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PM Davis Announced Capital Expenditure Budget Reduction
NASSAU, The Bahamas – Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. Philip Davis said in the House of Assembly, on November 29, 2021, that the capital expenditure budget has been reduced by $54,230,383; and that the agency with the biggest reduction was the Ministry of Health, with a net reduction of $14,000,000.
"What we have done is moved the $19 million allocated for the Rand Hospital in anticipation of major works taking place in the next fiscal year," Prime Minister Davis said, during his remarks to commence debate on the Fiscal Year 2021/22 Supplementary Budget and Value Added Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2021.
"We have, in the short term, though, put in place $5 million dollars for hospital repairs and maintenance for this fiscal year," he added.
Prime Minister Davis noted that his Government had also reduced the Ministry of Finance's capital budget by $20,969,998.
"The highlights of this decrease include over $9,169,998 for IDB capital projects, $4,000,000 for the allocation for the development of the Prospect Ridge Subdivision, and $5,000,000 for Small Business Development," he said.
Prime Minister Davis pointed out that the Minister of Transport and Housing had already put into the public domain the facts with respect to the Prospect Ridge Development, so there was no need to discuss that matter further, except at some point the member for Killarney and former Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis would have to explain "how he came up with the price for these lots when there was no analysis done of the cost of the infrastructure".
"Our initial review of the project revealed that the development would cost the Bahamian people approximately 15 million dollars, and the collective price of the lots do not cover the estimated cost of the infrastructure," Prime Minister Davis said. "Perhaps Prospect Ridge was merely a distraction or a campaign ploy, without a real or sincere intention to see it through. It is difficult otherwise to understand the basic lack of analysis and cost projections."
Prime Minister Davis stated that the Inter-American Development Bank was the country's number one development partner. It was, therefore, disappointing to inherit a portfolio of IDB funded projects where the achievement of the developmental objectives were severely challenged without radical action, he added.
He said that that, in the case of both the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Finance, budget allocations to support IDB funded activities had been reduced, as there was no likelihood that the expenditures could be incurred before the end of the fiscal year.
"The Supplementary Budget also reduces the amount of funding expected from the IDB this fiscal period," Prime Minister Davis added.
He then noted that the reduction of the allocation for Small Business Development in the Ministry of Finance budget had been explained by the technical officers of the Ministry, but for clarity he wanted to restate the position.
"This administration is firmly committed to small business development," Prime Minister Davis said. "I remind this House that the Bahamas Development Bank, the Venture Capital Fund, and the Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) were all established by PLP administrations; so that is our commitment and it stays there."
Prime Minister Davis said that sustainable small business development requires a supportive environment; and the SBDC was designed to assist in providing just such an environment.
"During the pandemic, Bahamian ingenuity took hold at the SBDC and, through an army of private lenders, it was able to provide support to the small business community," he said. "This Government is interested in seeing this model continue in a structured manner and, at the same time, not have the SBDC duplicate the Bahamas Development Bank's efforts by engaging in direct lending."
Prime Minister Davis noted that, on the revenue side, his Government had taken a "very conservative approach". "We have adopted the existing revenue estimates for the remainder of the fiscal year and boosted them by only $92 million more than forecast," he said. "The
$92 million simply recognizes the actual revenue above forecast that was recorded in the first quarter of the fiscal year."
"We have made no adjustment for the ending of the emergency orders, the reestablishment of the revenue enhancement unit or the continuation of the vaccination programme," he added. "I note, however, that all of these things are revenue positives."
Prime Minister Davis said that his Government had taken that approach because it was cognizant of the fiscal risks that the country faces.
"The $1 billion difference in liabilities discovered upon taking office is perhaps the most visible risk; but it is not the only fiscal risk before us," he said.
"We are awaiting the final report from a private sector accountant firm on this matter; but I think I should be clear on a few things," Prime Minister Davis added. "The methodology used to derive this number is the same methodology which should have been used in the pre-election report, as specified in the Fiscal Responsibility Act.
"Hopefully, the accountant's report will shed light on why this methodology was not used in the pre-election report." Prime Minister Davis pointed out that the $1 billion figure contained liabilities that were known and immediately payable. "For example, there was the underfunding of pensions and gratuities for retired civil servants, which have now been incorporated into the Supplementary Budget," he said.
"It also contains debt maturities for which no refinancing arrangements have been made as of the 30th of September 2021."
"This would include the $246 million loan assumed by the Government on behalf of BPL and the $167 million Promissory Note issued by Resolve for the purchase of the distressed assets of the Bank of The Bahamas," he added. "I can, at this time, say comfortably that refinancing arrangements for those obligations have now been put in place."
Prime Minister Davis stated that the $1 billion figure also included contracts for which no funding was provided for in the May Budget. That included over $100 million in contracts executed by the Ministry of Works, for which no funding was provided, he said.
"A significant portion of the $1 billion relates to contingent liabilities related to the Government's breach of contracts, but this is not the lion's share of the amount identified," he said. "Rather, the lion's share identified relates to obligations known to the Government that were simply ignored, in a seeming violation of the Fiscal Responsibility Act.
"This is an important distinction which may have escaped some who have made simplistic and disingenuous public comments about the comparison of apples and oranges."
Prime Minister said that he wished to give comfort and assurance to the Bahamian public that the team in the Ministry of Finance had already begun the process to address the nation's unfunded liabilities, just as his Government had done in the past.
"This would include the creation of a sinking fund or funds to ensure that when obligations are due, we are able to pay them," he said. "It is for this reason the public will not see a line item for $1 billion in the Supplementary Budget; but I wish to be clear that this administration does not intend to default on any of its obligations."
"This administration will address its financial obligations in an orderly and timely manner," Prime Minister Davis added. "We will not betray the trust of persons who have engaged in business with the Bahamian government in good faith."
Prime Minister Davis also addressed "the talk in the public sphere" about the $2.1 million decrease in the Education budget. "The decrease was the result of the findings of an audit to remove all inactive persons from the payroll," he said. "Other savings were identified due to the continuation of virtual learning, with certain expenses associated with in-person learning and thus not required for a portion of this school year.
"To be clear, the operations of the Ministry and Department of Education were not impacted by this removal of inactive people from payroll or the reduction in expenses due to virtual learning."
"The Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Culture saw a $1.9 million dollar decrease in its budget that represented savings due to there being no Junkanoo parade this year," Prime Minister Davis added.
Prime Minister Davis pointed out that the Ministry of the Environment saw a $7.8 million decrease that represents moneys transferred to the Ministry related to the Bahamas National Trust, as well as the transfer of The Bahamas Public Parks and Beaches Authority to the Ministry of Works and Utilities. The Ministry of Disaster Preparedness, Management and Reconstruction no longer existed, he pointed out.
"I want to make it clear to the people of The Bahamas, and especially the people impacted by recent storms: we have not cut the nation's disaster response budget," Prime Minister Davis said. "Instead, the now defunct ministry's budget has been moved to the Office of the Prime Minister, where it can go towards the Bahamas Disaster Reconstruction Authority.
"As you can see, many of the so-called cuts that have been pointed out are simply instances in which the government has streamlined for efficiency or reallocated funds to achieve the same objective."
Prime Minister Davis said that, in that budget cycle, there will be the launch of the Public Debt Advisory Committee to strengthen the nation's debt strategy.
"We will see the re-establishment of a fully resourced Revenue Enhancement Unit with the goal of minimizing tax avoidance and fraud," he said. "We will also see the formation of the Revenue Policy Committee, comprised of our brightest fiscal and economic minds, to develop reforms related to revenue collection and policy.
"Our fiscal goals remain unchanged," he said. "As our term progresses, we will unveil further reforms to strengthen the country's revenue model."
For the record, Prime Minister Davis said, he noted that that debate on the Supplementary Budget will delay the tabling of the Fiscal Strategy Report.
"This report, which is mandated by the Fiscal Responsibility Act, will be tabled immediately after this debate and will provide the technical underpinning for our plan going forward," he said. "However, the discussion of revenue options to achieve the 25% Revenue to GDP target that is set out in the Supplementary Budget will be deferred until the Mid-Year Budget presentation."
Source: Bahamas Information Services, By Eric Rose
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Sometimes even I am surprised by things I hear at USC.
And the things often come from different areas, so it's not like one thing is wrong that continually causes the source of the eye rolling or head shaking.
For example, I hear USC athletic director Lynn Swann was at work only one day last week.
For example, I hear that a recruit was asked on a visit last week if he thought John Baxter was a good special teams coach? "No," the recruit said. This was heard by the recruit's parents and a coach.
For example, I hear a donor recently asked a USC official for an apology from Swann over the way Swann treated him at a football game. "That's not going to happen," the official said.
Keep an eye on Swann's whereabouts this week. The Master's has a women's amateur tournament. So Swann could spend two weeks there if he wanted to instead of just one. It's happened before.
Is all of this any way to run an athletic dept.?


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Here are the days French train workers will be on strike the coming 3 months. Check with the sncf.fr website the status of your train 24 hours before departure on these days. Good luck et bon voyage!
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PeopleNet Explains Need for AOBRD Waiver for ELD Rule
February 2, 2018 • David Cullen • Bookmark +
PeopleNet has issued an advisory on the need for an AOBRD waiver of the ELD rule for its customers. Photo: PeopleNet
With the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration having granted a waiver that gives PeopleNet customers that integrate existing AOBRDs with fleet management and safety systems until March 18 to continue installing ELD-compatible devices running AOBRD software, the supplier has put together material to help address the need for the waiver.
Last month, FMCSA issued a 90-day exemption to ODFL and other PeopleNet customers to address a portion of the ELD rule's grandfather clause, which states that if a fleet adds any trucks between now and 2019, they must use an ELD, not an AOBRD. That short-term exemption gives affected fleets until March 18, 2018 to integrate their existing AOBRDs to fleet management and safety systems.
FMCSA is now considering a request by one motor carrier for a one-year exemption from the electronic logging rule so that PeopleNet can provide a specific type of software as having been made "on behalf of all motor carriers in similar situations concerning the integration of PeopleNet's ELD software into fleet management systems."
Click here for our story on the one-year PeopleNet exemption
"We stand behind our customers, and the limited three-month [ELD rule] waiver allows a more flexible, seamless transition from AOBRD to ELD software," said Eric Witty, PeopleNet vice president, product management, in a Feb. 2 statement.
"We are confident that any current challenges will be short-lived as we continue to look ahead past the ELD mandate and build out the PeopleNet platform to meet our customers' larger long-term needs," he added. "We will continue to put our customers first as we evolve the platform and invest in their future success."
PeopleNet Issues Q&A Advisory
Wanting to "provide clarity on this complex topic," Witty said PeopleNet has put together an advisory in the form of a set of frequently asked questions, including these, which have been edited for length:
Q: Why did the FMCSA grant a waiver for some PeopleNet customers?
A: "The limited three-month waiver allows a more flexible transition for our customers from AOBRD to ELD software. It is also important to note that PeopleNet's eDriver Logs solution is registered with the FMCSA and remains self-certified and fully compliant with the ELD mandate."
Q: Why do some PeopleNet customers need a waiver?
A: "With the ELD mandate now more than a month old, many fleets are still interpreting the complexities of the final rule, particularly as it relates to the grandfather clause. We stand behind our customers and in this case agreed that the grandfather clause was not flexible enough to cover the operational complexities of the fleets we serve. As the FMCSA waiver notes, the PeopleNet system 'achieve(s) a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level of safety that would be obtained in the absence of the waiver,' including capturing driver duty status and monitoring the real-time status of driver's hours-of-service compliance… This waiver provides PeopleNet customers with even more flexibility and time. PeopleNet is committed to facilitating a transition that minimizes disruption and supports giving fleets, especially those with business-critical back office integrations, more flexibility in the transition. The waiver also allows customers to implement a holistic compliance platform that will better meet their long-term needs."
Q: How is PeopleNet addressing customers' long-term needs and success?
A: "Last year's acquisition of ISE was the first step of our long-term strategy to build a new, future-proof platform for hours of service (HOS) data collection and compliance. By incorporating the ISE eFleetSuite solution into our eDriver Logs platform, we can leverage an industry-leading ELD solution, powered by an Android operating system that also incorporates other compliance features like DVIR. While this transition may cause some difficulties in the short-term, our decision to completely change how we capture HOS data will give us the ability to be more agile in introducing new solutions in the months and years to come, which will greatly benefit fleets by improving safety and efficiency."
Q: What does the FMCSA 90-day waiver mean for PeopleNet customers in the short-term?
A: "As the mandate states, fleets that use AOBRDs today have an additional two years to implement ELDs. However, per the grandfather clause, if a fleet were to add any trucks in those two years, they must use an ELD, not an AOBRD. This scenario of a 'mixed fleet' — consisting of both AOBRDs and ELDs — can pose safety and operational challenges, both for drivers as well as critical back office integrations.
The FMCSA waiver gives our customers who integrate their existing AOBRDs to fleet management and safety systems up to three months, until March 18, 2018, to continue to install ELD-compatible devices running AOBRD software on any truck added to their fleet. This additional time gives our customers the ability to ensure their ELD data can seamlessly integrate with other back office software. These system-to-system integrations include dispatch, fleet maintenance, payroll and safety software.
This waiver allows fleets to continue to purchase ELD-ready hardware devices and operate them on AOBRD software until March 18, 2018. This also means that if a customer that qualifies for the waiver adds a new vehicle to their fleet between now and March 18 and installs it as AOBRD, that unit will be able to continue to function as an AOBRD until December 18, 2019."
Q: Why has FMCSA published a notice of application for exemption and request for comments?
A: "Since, by law, an FMCSA waiver is only good for 90 days, an exemption request has been filed with FMCSA that seeks to extend the waiver for another nine months (from March 18 - December 18, 2018). If granted, this exemption request would apply to all PeopleNet customers who integrate their existing AOBRDs to fleet management and safety systems. The FMCSA has published a 'Notice of application for exemption; request for comments' to seek comments on whether the Agency should grant this exemption request. Comments are due no later than March 1, 2018. If granted, this ELD-related exemption will also apply to other carriers who are in a similar situation."
Related: FMCSA-- Carriers Stymied by PeopleNet AOBRD Issue May Seek Exemption
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Liberal think tank says graduated tax system in N.J. lightens load on Gov. Christie, other top earners
Updated Apr 01, 2019; Posted Nov 29, 2010
By Ginger Gibson/Statehouse Bureau
Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie and his wife Mary Pat paid $33,619 in taxes on $540,792 in taxable income. That's 6.2 percent of their New Jersey taxable income, considerably less than one would expect them to pay given their 10.25, according to liberal think tank New Jersey Policy Perspectives.
TRENTON — Using Gov. Chris Christie's 2009 income tax filings as an illustration, the liberal think tank New Jersey Policy Perspectives is countering the claims that the state has abnormally high levy rates. While the more than 10 percent tax rate for top earners seems high, the graduated system creates a lower actual tax burden, the report found.
Christie has argued that the top tax rate makes New Jersey less competitive for business and residents than surrounding states. He vetoed legislation in May that would have created an income tax surcharge for those making more than $1 million. But NJPP is arguing that the state's tax structure makes the state income tax actually lower than neighboring New York or Philadelphia.
The income tax still makes New Jersey less competitive with neighboring states, Christie spokesman Mike Drewniak said.
"They ignore the fact that raising tax rates on higher incomes, which is what they appear to endorse, will drive more small business owners and corporate executives from the state, at just the time when we desperately need those incomes and the jobs, spending and tax income they create," Drewniak said in a statement. "The consequence of higher tax rates would be reduced state revenue and benefits to New Jersey, not increased revenue."
The NJPP report, released today, demonstrates how Christie and his wife Mary Pat paid a total 6.2 percent tax rate on their combined income because of the state's graduated tax rate. While the top brackets levy a more than 10 percent tax, only the portion of income that falls into that margin is taxed at that rate.
"In New Jersey, opponents of progressive taxation like Governor Christie argue that rates are too high," the report states. "But a full understanding of the state's tax structure shows that New Jersey is actually quite competitive."
Christie made his tax returns available to the public in October and posted copies on the state's website. In 2009, the Christies reported $540,792 in taxable income and paid $33,619 in taxes.
"To most, that sounds like a lot of money but to them that's 6.2 percent of their New Jersey taxable income, considerably less than one would expect them to pay given their 10.25 percent tax bracket," the report stated.
That is because only the $40,792 over $500,00 was taxed at a 10.25 percent rate. The rest of their income was taxed at a lower rate.
When comparing the overall rate, with surround states, NJPP found the Christies are paying less than some of their neighbors.
"The 6.2 percent effective income tax the Christie's paid to New Jersey is less than they would have paid to New York State if Mrs. Christie's job were there; less than they would have paid if she had worked in Philadelphia; and about what they would have paid if they had lived in Georgia," the report found.
NJPP president Deborah Howlett worked for former Gov. Jon Corzine before moving to the organization.
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In June 2013 the School received a visit from Ofsted and we were delighted with the Inspector's assessment which graded the School as "Good" with some outstanding features. As a school, we have worked hard to drive up our standards whilst still maintaining our child-centred ethos. We continue to challenge ourselves and our current goal is to achieve "Outstanding" at our next Ofsted inspection.
We then had another short visit form Ofsted in 2017. We were pleased to maintain our status of "Good" with many outstanding features. We still coninue with our goal to be awarded with an outstanding Ofsted report.
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The use of the Pupil Premium Grant is outlined in the policy. A breakdown of the identified activities which are funded through the grant can be seen, along with the impact of these in the documents attatched. The current year 2018 -19 is updated each term to show the ongoing progress and impact of these interventions. The impact is measured in a range of approaches but where appropriate this is a progress measure of points identified through our online tracking system.
The main barriers identified by the school of eligible pupils is the consolidating of basic skills within reading, writing and maths to be able to use and apply these in a wider context. As well the importance of accessing to a range of opportunities to develop, engage and inspire them as learners. The development of confidence and self esteem as well as independence and responsibility for their own learning, heath and wellbeing is a key driver for our work.
As a school we have identified groups of children, which include those in receipt of pupil premium, who would benefit from additional academic support specifically in reading, writing and maths. But also those children who would benefit from additional opportunities to bring greater challenge. These groups are identified through pupil progress meetings each half term and the appropriate programme is identified. These may be through quality first teaching intervention or Teaching Assistants who have been trained for the specific interventions led. These may include Project X Code, Maths Catch up, Early Literacy Support, Fresh Start Phonics, as well as bespoke programmes of work.
In addition we believe that the children also gain from a wide range of opportunities that prepare and inspire the children to be learners as well as take responsibility for their own wellbeing. As such a range of programmes have are supported through this grant including an annual programme of a range of Health and Well Being workshops, musical instrument tuition, playground opportunities and support, as well as residential events and a variety of educational visits throughout the year. In addition the work of the learning mentor, is part funded through the grant. Through this role support for our more vulnerable children is given and has proved to have a significant impact in helping them to improve self esteem and confidence and become positive learners.
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Human rights groups warn that many countries up for seats on UN Human Rights Council are unfit under UN membership criteria.
As the 193-member U.N. General Assembly prepares to vote Monday for 18 of the 47-members of the Human Rights Council, in an election where the U.S. may lose, human rights groups have warned that many counties up for election remain unfit under the U.N.'s own membership criteria.
Pakistan, Venezuela, Kazakhstan, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, and the United Arab Emirates—all of whose candidacies are uncontested and therefore virtually guaranteed—are unfit to serve in a council that claims to uphold human rights, while the qualifications of Kenya and Sierra Leone remain "questionable", UN Watch said in a statement.
The evaluations were published today by two non-governmental organizations, the Geneva-based UN Watch and Human Rights Foundation, after being presented Friday at a U.N. Headquarters briefing before diplomats and reporters from international news agencies.
"Pakistan, Venezuela, Kazakhstan, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, and UAE systematically violate the human rights of their own citizens," said UN Watch executive director Hillel Neuer, "and they have consistently voted the wrong way on U.N. initiatives to protect the human rights of others."
UN Watch this year led an international coalition of 40 MPs and NGOs that appealed to U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice, the EU, and world leaders to oppose the bids by Chavez and Pakistan.
"Regrettably," said Neuer, "neither the U.S. nor the EU said a word. By turning a blind eye as human rights violators easily join and subvert the council, leading democracies are complicit in the world body's moral decline."
"We saw the same indifference last week when Sudan, whose leader is wanted for genocide by the International Criminal Court, was elected by 176 votes -- with support from at least 10 if not 15 EU states -- to ECOSOC, a principal U.N. organ that oversees the accreditation and work of human rights NGOs, and decides the composition of U.N. women's rights bodies."
Chavez backs the murderous regime of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, and threw a judge in jail after she released a political prisoner in compliance with a U.N. ruling.
Pakistan has a Christian mother of five on death row and coddles the extremists who shot a girl in the head for advocating education for women and girls.
It will be an insult to their victims -- and a defeat for the global cause of human rights -- if the U.N. helps gross abusers act as champions and global judges of human rights.
"When the U.N.'s highest human rights body becomes a case of the foxes guarding the chickens, victims of massive rights abuses will pay the price," said Neuer.
The United States is competing against four other Western countries-- Germany, Greece, Ireland and Sweden-- for three seats on the Human Rights Council in the only contested election at the U.N.'s top human rights body.


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Coding for everyone
Learn how to code for free with Area 120's new app 'Grasshopper'
Available now for Android and iOS.
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Google's a company that wears many different hats, and for all of those one-off projects that are especially experimental, they're dreamed of and made at Area 120. Area 120 made news most recently for its intuitive Reply app that brought Smart Replies to all of your messaging apps, and now it's back in the spotlight with Grasshopper.
Grasshopper is a new app that's available for Android and iOS, and its main goal is to teach you how to code in JavaScript for free.
Upon opening the app and logging into your Google account, you'll be asked whether you're new to coding or if you've coded before. After selecting this and completing a brief tutorial, you'll be able to choose a practice schedule. Grasshopper recommends that you practice daily to build a habit of doing so, but you can also choose to be reminded every other day, twice per week, or not get any reminders at all.
You'll start out learning the fundamentals of coding, and as you complete increasingly difficult puzzles, you'll unlock Animations and Animations II. You can also take quizzes at any time to test your knowledge about what you're learning.
Rounding out the experience is an Achievements tab that shows you your coding streaks, the JavaScript keys you've learned, and all of the concepts you've unlocked. There's also a Code Playground section that gives you free range to create whatever you'd like.
Grasshopper is available for download now, and while it's still a little rough around the edges, does a great job at creating a warm and welcoming environment that makes you want to keep coming back for more. I'll likely be keeping it on my Pixel 2 to check it out from time to time, and I'd love to hear your thoughts on the app down in the comments below.
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Formula One: Ferrari Mechanic Suffers Fracture; Team Fined 50,000 Euros For Unsafe Release
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Updated: Wednesday, April 11, 2018, 20:27 [IST]
Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 team on Sunday were fined 50,000 euros (Rs 40.04 crore), for an unsafe release in the pit lane. Kimi Raikkonen who came in for a tyre change on lap 35 of the 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix went over one of the mechanic's leg while trying to change tyres.
The Ferrari mechanic named, Francesco, suffered a shinbone and fibula fracture and was admitted to a hospital for surgery post the race. He later took to Instagram, confirming that he is recovering well from the surgery.
The FIA stewards later reviewed the incident and handed Ferrari the fine, stating the reason as,the unsafe release of Raikkonen while endangering team personnel and causing injury.
Raikkonen who was running in third place with a possible podium finish before the incident occurred, unfortunately, had to retire his car and end his race. He later stated, "I don't know yet, we'll see. My job is to go when the light changes green. That's the only thing that we look at. Unfortunately, one of the guys paid a hefty price for whatever the mistake is. So, for sure, not very good."He further added, "I'm sure there is the best possible people to take care of him and hopefully he gets better".
Sebastian Vettel who went on to win the 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, later commented, "I'm a bit sad as I think in the pit-stop with Kimi one of our mechanics got injured, so send him my best regards."
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Blog Lincoln MitchellWill We Have Another Election with No Discussion of Jobs?
The financial crisis, which led to the recession from which the U.S. still has not recovered, began after the 2008 presidential campaign was well underway. Some have asserted that the economic crisis played a key role in President Barack Obama's election. This is something of an overstatement. While the crisis, and the recession that followed, helped the challenger, Obama was the clear frontrunner by late summer of 2008. Other than John McCain's surreal and brief suspension of his campaign allegedly to devote his attention to the crumbling economy, the recession played a relatively small role in the 2008 election as much of the storylines around the two candidates, such as the historic nature of Obama's campaign and the widespread frustration with the Bush administration, had been established by the time the economy took its sharpest downward turn.
President Obama took office at a time when addressing the problems caused by the recession was the paramount issue facing the American people, after running a campaign that for the most part was focused on a nebulous notion of change. Perplexingly, much of the attention paid to the fallout of the economic crisis was oriented around the finance sector, rather than on jobs, which was, for many American citizens, the biggest issue facing their communities following the economic crisis.
Jobs were, therefore, not a major focus of the 2008 campaign, but given the relatively high, and stable, unemployment numbers since Obama took office, one might expect jobs to be a major part of the 2012 campaign. As the 2012 election approaches, however, is it becoming very likely that another presidential election will occur without a strong emphasis on jobs. This is quite extraordinary given the relatively high unemployment rates and widespread concern over jobs and joblessness.
It is obviously in the interest of the American people for jobs to be at the center of the upcoming presidential election. If both candidates, and parties, focused on job creation during the campaign, offering competing visions to address the issue of job creation, than the issue that dominates the lives and outlook of many Americans would get the attention it deserves. A campaign in which joblessness is viewed as a central problem that needs to be addressed is not likely because, while it may be what the people want and need, it does not help either of the major parties, or their likely, and in the case of the Democrats, all but certain, nominees.
If the economy turns around and starts adding jobs in substantial numbers, pushing the unemployment rate below 6 percent for the first time since before the economic crisis began in earnest, President Obama will be able to tout a tremendous success story and will be reelected easily. This, however, is extremely unlikely to occur. It is far more likely that the unemployment rate will remain at or around 9 percent, as it has for most of Obama's presidency. In that scenario, Obama will have almost no incentive to emphasize jobs in his campaign because the emphasis would do little more than underscore Obama's inability to solve this extremely pressing problem during his first term.
Obama's incentive for campaigning on issues other than job development, barring a genuine economic recovery, is clear and not unreasonable. The Republicans are likely to focus on issues other than jobs for a different set of reasons. For the Republicans, the economic crisis and the recession that followed was never really seen as being primarily about jobs, unemployment or the economic grievances facing ordinary people in the U.S. Instead, Republicans saw the recession as yet another example of the problems of big government and made deficits, rather than jobs their primary concern.
The Republican job creation strategy in 2012 will likely be the same as what it has been for most of the last several decades -- more tax cuts for the richest Americans. This, according to Republican dogma, will lead to businesses magically creating more jobs. It is not clear that even most Republican candidates believe this anymore, but because there has never really been an alternate Republican job creation plan, it is likely that the party's candidate will simply focus on other issues, like the debt and creeping socialism.
The likely absence of any meaningful, or even less than meaningful, discussions of jobs and job creation during an election that will probably occur in the middle of a prolonged period of widespread unemployment is a good indicator of the problems of the political system and of the disconnect between political elites and the citizens they claim, or seek, to represent. It also suggests that, at least at the elite level, there is a growing acceptance of widespread unemployment, as few believe anything can be done to bring these jobs back. This might be the worst election news of all for the American people.


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Biografia

Figlio di Giuliano Toraldo di Francia, dopo essersi laureato in Architettura all'Università di Firenze fondò nel 1966, assieme a Adolfo Natalini, il "Superstudio", dove linguaggio architettonico e design vennero rielaborati sulla base di metodi di rottura fortemente ironici. Dopo questa esperienza, nel 1980 continuò la carriera professionale in proprio, ispirandosi soprattutto al linguaggio dell'architettura toscana del Cinquecento.

Nel 1973, all'apice della produzione del Superstudio, avviò, assieme a Adolfo Natalini, il programma di Architettura della California State University a Firenze. Cominciò così un percorso didattico che, in questa struttura, durerà quasi trent'anni.

Agli inizi degli anni novanta, trasferitosi nelle Marche, Cristiano Toraldo di Francia diede vita a una serie di iniziative tese a mettere a confronto la cultura progettuale statunitense e quella italiana. In particolare, i "Seminari di Filottrano" (dal 1992) istituirono un ponte tra la Toscana e le Marche per generazioni di studenti provenienti da Cal Poly San Luis Obispo e Cal Poly Pomona.

Toraldo di Francia fu professore di II fascia nella Facoltà di Architettura (oggi Scuola di Architettura e Design "Eduardo Vittoria") dell'Università degli Studi di Camerino, con sede nella città di Ascoli Piceno, dalla sua fondazione nel 1993 sino al pensionamento per sopraggiunti limiti di età.

A Firenze realizzò la pensilina di Santa Maria Novella, che fin dalla costruzione attirò feroci critiche: venne soppressa vent'anni dopo.

Opere principali
 Istituto Bancario San Paolo (Prato)
 Stazione di Firenze Statuto
 Banca Cooperativa del Chianti Fiorentino
 Terminal degli autobus di Santa Maria Novella (distrutto)
 Chalet del lungomare di Livorno
 Teatro Torquis di Filottrano

Pubblicazioni
 C. Toraldo di Francia e F. Bandini, Firenze materiali e colore, Alinari, Firenze 1986.
 A. Natalini, L. Netti, A. Poli e C. Toraldo di Francia, Cultura materiale extraurbana, Alinea, Firenze 1983.
 Cristiano Toraldo di Francia (a cura di), Case di costa, Alinea, Firenze 1999.
 Cristiano Toraldo di Francia (a cura di), Fabbriche ibride, Aliena, Firenze 2002.
 Cristiano Toraldo di Francia (a cura di), Arte e tecnica delle superfici verticali in cotto, Il Palagio, Firenze 2002.
 Superstudio, La vita segreta del Monumento Continuo. Conversazioni con Gabriele Mastrigli, Quodlibet, Macerata 2015.
 Superstudio, Opere 1966-1978, a cura di Gabriele Mastrigli, Quodlibet, Macerata 2016.
 Cristiano Toraldo di Francia, Ri-vestire. Vestire il pianeta/vestire un corpo: dalla Supersuperficie al Librabito. Dressing the planet/dressing a body: from Supersuperficie to Librabito, Quodlibet, Macerata 2018

Note

Bibliografia
 Gianni Pettena, Cristiano Toraldo di Francia, progetti ed architetture 1980-1988, Electa, Milano 1988.

Collegamenti esterni

Professori dell'Università degli Studi di Camerino
Studenti dell'Università degli Studi di Firenze

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Until recently, metalenses—flat 'lenses' that can focus light using nanopillars on their surface—were a cool-but-limited area of study when it came to photography. Sure, these flat lenses are 100,000x thinner than glass, but they could only work with a limited range of colors, making it unlikely they'd appear in a cameras module any time soon.
That all changed this week, however, when a team at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) announced that they had succeeded in developing the first metalens that can focus the entire spectrum of visible light, including white light, onto a single point in high resolution.
This is a huge breakthrough, and a big leap forward from the same teams' announcement last February that they had managed to focus all the colors from blue to green.
The research was published in the journal Nature Nanotechnolgy, where the team describes a metalens that uses "an arrays of titanium dioxide nanofins to equally focus wavelengths of light and eliminate chromatic aberration." In other words: where a traditional lens needs multiple curved glass elements of varying thicknesses to focus the entire spectrum of visible light onto a single point, this flat metalens does the exact same thing using nano structures.
Metalenses are thin, easy to fabricate and cost effective. This breakthrough extends those advantages across the whole visible range of light. This is the next big step.
The next step for the SEAS team is to make the lens bigger; they're aiming for 1cm in diameter. In the meantime, Harvard has already licensed the tech to a startup for commercial development, so a real-world product that uses these metalenses might not be as far off as you might imagine.
To learn more, or dive into the research paper itself, head over to the SEAS website or read the full paper in Nature Nanotechnology.


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Garlic is an important aromatic and flavoring herb mostly used in Indian cuisine. It is treated as an essential ingredient in many Indian dishes. This herb not only is famous for its strong flavor, but is also quite famous for its medicinal properties. Since ancient times this herb is used in traditional medicines in many cultures. Adding garlic to our regular diet provides us several health benefits like, it reduces cholesterol levels, reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases, prevents obesity, provides relief from stubborn cold and flu, boosts immunity, fights cancer, beneficial for skin and hair, improves bone health, prevents yeast infections, reduce the risk of Asthma attacks and also controls high sugar levels.
Today, let us discuss this superb herb and how including it in the regular diet helps to prevent many chronic health disorders.
Garlic is one of the most popular and oldest herbs used in many cultures for thousands of years. It is native to Central Asia and is closely related to the family of onions, shallots, and cloves. Garlic covered in the white colored paper like skin can be eaten raw, roasted and can also be used as a flavoring ingredient in many dishes. Garlic cloves are actually eaten raw to get relief from cold and flu.
Garlic's are rich source of fibre, folate, thiamine, niacin, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin B6, sulfur, iron, zinc, magnesium, calcium, potassium and phosphorus.
Reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases- Garlic helps to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases by reducing bad cholesterol (LDL). It is also believed that eating a raw single clove of garlic daily in the morning keeps heart diseases at bay. Garlic works effectively in reducing hypertension, which is considered to be one of the common causes of heart problems.
Prevents Obesity- If you want to lose some weight and reduce the risk of obesity, include garlic in your regular diet. It burns fat accumulations and is also low in calories. A compound present in garlic called ajoene is said to prevent the risk of obesity by converting destroying fat cells.
Treats cold and flu- Eating raw garlic cloves provides instant relief from cold, cough and flu. The antioxidants present in garlic boosts immunity and reduce your risk of infections like flu.
Reduce the risk of Asthma attacks- Regular intake of garlic and garlic supplements benefits us in many ways. Intake of garlic cloves with a warm glass of milk before going to sleep helps to reduce the risk of asthma attack. It treats chest tightness and induces sleep. Garlic also helps to treat allergies by improving immunity.
Improves bone health- Garlic is said to improve bone health and prevent bone damage. It also works effectively against bony problems like arthritis and osteoporosis. Especially garlic is highly suggestible for menopausal women, it improves estrogen levels and reduces the risk of bone loss.
Prevents Cancer- sulfur compounds and selenium present in garlic are said to have cancer-fighting properties. Intake of garlic reduces the risk of certain cancers like breast, brain, skin, lung, stomach, prostate and colon cancer.
Beneficial for skin and hair- Garlic is also said to be beneficial for skin and hair. Garlic for skin helps by delaying signs of aging, reducing acne and treating eczema. Garlic also benefits hair, it prevents hair loss and promotes hair growth.
Controls Diabetes- Raw garlic cloves are said to control sugar levels. It also reduces the risk of diabetes. Garlic not just controls diabetes but also prevents complications of diabetes like nephropathy and atherosclerosis.
Along with the above health benefits, garlic also reduces the risk of yeast infections, detoxifies heavy metals in the body, and prevents Alzheimer's disease and Dementia.


Today is the memorial of the Queenship of Mary.
be a copy of one that was painted by St. Luke the evangelist who tradition states knew and spoke to the Blessed Mother.
A 6th century icon of Mary and Jesus displays a coronation theme portraying the Blessed Mother and her Son in Heaven. Mary sits on her throne with Her Son on her lap, surrounded by St. Theodore on the left and St. George on the right, while two angels look up as the hand of the Father gives a blessing. This icon is found in the Monastery of St. Catherine in the Sinai Peninsula.
Iconic images painted ("written") by orthodox iconographers of both the Latin, Greek, Russian, Coptic, and other Rites agree with images found within our Holy Scriptures. For example, a Gospel passage tells us "… the Lord God will give to Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end." This Scripture explains that the Lord willingly takes the initiative to come forth, with hands extended, to meet us and share the reign of His kingdom.
In sacred art we visualize this not only in the extension of Christ's hands on the cross – but also, in the extension of the infant Jesus' hands, to give us a blessing as He sits in His mother's lap, or is caressed in her arms, an image that is found not only in the above sacred images but in numerous statues found in Latin Rite churches throughout the world.
The prophet Isaiah also speaks of Christ in regal terms as Emmanuel (God is with us) and the "Prince of Peace." We can even get apocalyptic and speak of the Books of Daniel and Revelation which recall the truth that the world will be transformed through the birth of the Redeemer, made possible by Mary. She is a "a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars… who gave birth to a son, a boy destined to shepherd all the nations with an iron rod. Her child was caught up to God and His throne." So we see that Mary enables the incorporation of the reign of God into the world. She is the woman destined to crush the head of the apocalyptic serpent.
So in today's memorial, Mary, the humble daughter of Joachim and Anna and the chosen daughter of our Heavenly Father, is garbed in the majestic robes of a queen. She takes her rightful place next to the throne of her resurrected and ascended Son.
Because the Church desires to teach us that Mary is privileged, beyond all other women and men, to be the first and most significant human being to participate in the glory, triumph, and reign of God. By her very willingness to become the Mother of God, the Theotokos, she agreed to become our spiritual Mother, too.
In this beautiful sacred image by Blessed John of Fiesole, also known as Fra Angelico the great Dominican artist of 15th century Florence, portrays the moment of Our Lady's Coronation with the Heavenly court surrounding her.
We observe men and women saints that were alive thousands of years after Mary's Coronation observing the event.
Why did the good Friar do that?
He is expressing the fact that Heaven is within the eternal now of the Trinity, so it follows that all the saints are knowledgeable of the truths of Heaven. If we carefully observe the painting we see that the knowledge of that coronation moment is known by St. Thomas Aquinas. We see him looking out at us (in the lower left corner), noting the truth, goodness, and beauty of God, and the fact that God desires this coronation for His beloved and humble human daughter, the Queen of Heaven.
The Blessed Mother, in her regal beauty, authority, and power, has not left us orphans. She is "the Living Temple of the Holy Spirit, the Inviolate Mountain, the ladder" that joins Heaven and earth. Mary is the "One who Shows the Way" (as the Greeks would say the Hodigitria) to her Son and to our Heavenly reward.
If we remain faithful and loyal to the teachings of Jesus Christ, as expressed through our Sacred Scriptures and our Church, and act on that faith, then we, too, will reign alongside our Heavenly Mother and give praise and glory to God. Our Lady, Queen of Heaven, pray for us.
Thanks for visiting and commenting on the article. God Bless you.


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How You Can Avoid a BadUSB Attack
Image: Getty Creative
By Lance Ulanoff 2014-10-03 19:13:27 UTC
Thanks to a couple of enterprising (or thoughtless) security experts and hackers presenting at Derbycon in Louisville, Kentucky, last week, BadUSB is now out in the wild — Or at least downloadable on GitHub. It's enough to make your stomach turn and certainly leave you wondering: How do I avoid BadUSB?
To know how to stop BadUSB, the seemingly unstoppable USB stick hack that can turn a USB memory stick into a system-lethal weapon, it's instructive to understand what it is and isn't. BadUSB is not malware. It's not a file you can download from email or off an infected device that can then run rampant on your computer and network. BadUSB is, as the name suggests, a bad USB drive that has been altered to connect to a computer in ways that normal USBs do not.
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If you plug such an altered USB into your computer it can, because it's actually a tiny computer all by itself (as are all USBs), run commands, execute files and generally wreak havoc.
While it's not easy to create these kinds of dangerous USB devices, it's also impossible for you to tell the difference between a regular USB and an altered one. Worse yet, since the files stored on the USB will not likely be infected, standard security software probably won't even detect that these are dangerous little pieces of hardware when you plug them into your computer.
We spoke to some security software firms about their best advice for avoiding BadUSB and their recommendations were remarkably analog.
Representatives from the Security Response team at Symantec, which makes the popular Norton family of security software products, acknowledged that traditional anti-virus technology can't "inspect the drivers running inside a USB device."
For consumers they recommend:
Only insert trusted USB devices into computers
Do not use or purchase pre-owned USB devices (they could potentially contain malicious software).
Never leave your computer or mobile devices unlocked or unattended.
Security software company McAfee echoed Symantec's advice. Gary J. Davis, the company's chief consumer security evangelist, told us, "The best practical advice McAfee can give consumers regarding the BadUSB attack is to avoid thumb drives that are not from a credible source, such as a big box retailer or they have not previously used. Additionally, we would discourage consumers from using promotional thumb drives that are given away at events."
Davis' last bit of advice points to what may be one of the chief distribution vectors for BadUSB. Trade show exhibitors long ago gave up handing out pamphlets and folders to show goers and now favor bowls full of USB sticks pre-loaded with information about their products and services. Many of us simply grab every one of them in sight, knowing that we can wipe the data and reuse them for personal storage. However, what if there's a bowl full of BadUSB drives? Erasing the data will not remove the threat.
Until there's a technical fix for BadUSB, which likely means re-architecting the fundamentals of USB hardware, we may have to call a moratorium on free USB keys.
Businesses are, perhaps, even more vulnerable than homes. The USB drive is the 21st Century 3.5-inch floppy. While everyone is on a network, it's not unusual to sneakernet it and hand someone a USB drive with the needed file or presentation. And how often are we handing around reused USB sticks?
As Symantec's Security Response Team notes, though, there is a way around this practice.
Administrators can lock USB port use on Windows 7 and 8 PCs or they can install endpoint software like Symantec Endpoint Protection, which offers a device control module that prevents USB devices from mounting on systems. There are actually a wide variety of tools for system administrators including Safend Protector, Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection and Skyrecon StormShield Endpoint Security.
Fears over how to manage and share files and documents across a company and between partners without running into BadUSB may prompt more people to adopt the cloud. (Cloud storage is, of course, an Internet-only option for sharing and synchronizing all kinds of files. )
There's hope
If you do plug a BadUSB into your computer, there is a chance that security software could protect you. Symantec points out that while the BadUSB may be able to cloak its nefarious purpose, as soon as it tries installing or running malware on a protected system, resident security software should detect and block it. "So the threat may remain hidden," said one Symantec analyst, "but it will not be able to infect a protected machine."
At least in practice. In the meantime. it's unlikely anyone will stop using USB ports for storage and data transfer, but if USB goes from GitHub to your desktop, you'll want to change your USB stick-sharing ways.
Topics: BadUSB, Gadgets, malware, Mobile, security, Tech, usb


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namespace chromeos {

namespace {

// The FlimflamServiceClient implementation.
class FlimflamServiceClientImpl : public FlimflamServiceClient {
 public:
  explicit FlimflamServiceClientImpl(dbus::Bus* bus)
      : bus_(bus),
        helpers_deleter_(&helpers_) {
  }

  // FlimflamServiceClient override.
  virtual void SetPropertyChangedHandler(
      const dbus::ObjectPath& service_path,
      const PropertyChangedHandler& handler) OVERRIDE {
    GetHelper(service_path)->SetPropertyChangedHandler(handler);
  }

  // FlimflamServiceClient override.
  virtual void ResetPropertyChangedHandler(
      const dbus::ObjectPath& service_path) OVERRIDE {
    GetHelper(service_path)->ResetPropertyChangedHandler();
  }

  // FlimflamServiceClient override.
  virtual void GetProperties(const dbus::ObjectPath& service_path,
                             const DictionaryValueCallback& callback) OVERRIDE {
    dbus::MethodCall method_call(flimflam::kFlimflamServiceInterface,
                                 flimflam::kGetPropertiesFunction);
    GetHelper(service_path)->CallDictionaryValueMethod(&method_call, callback);
  }

  // FlimflamServiceClient override.
  virtual void SetProperty(const dbus::ObjectPath& service_path,
                           const std::string& name,
                           const base::Value& value,
                           const VoidCallback& callback) OVERRIDE {
    dbus::MethodCall method_call(flimflam::kFlimflamServiceInterface,
                                 flimflam::kSetPropertyFunction);
    dbus::MessageWriter writer(&method_call);
    writer.AppendString(name);
    FlimflamClientHelper::AppendValueDataAsVariant(&writer, value);
    GetHelper(service_path)->CallVoidMethod(&method_call, callback);
  }

  // FlimflamServiceClient override.
  virtual void ClearProperty(const dbus::ObjectPath& service_path,
                             const std::string& name,
                             const VoidCallback& callback) OVERRIDE {
    dbus::MethodCall method_call(flimflam::kFlimflamServiceInterface,
                                 flimflam::kClearPropertyFunction);
    dbus::MessageWriter writer(&method_call);
    writer.AppendString(name);
    GetHelper(service_path)->CallVoidMethod(&method_call, callback);
  }

  // FlimflamServiceClient override.
  virtual void Connect(const dbus::ObjectPath& service_path,
                       const base::Closure& callback,
                       const ErrorCallback& error_callback) OVERRIDE {
    dbus::MethodCall method_call(flimflam::kFlimflamServiceInterface,
                                 flimflam::kConnectFunction);
    GetHelper(service_path)->CallVoidMethodWithErrorCallback(
        &method_call, callback, error_callback);
  }

  // FlimflamServiceClient override.
  virtual void Disconnect(const dbus::ObjectPath& service_path,
                          const VoidCallback& callback) OVERRIDE {
    dbus::MethodCall method_call(flimflam::kFlimflamServiceInterface,
                                 flimflam::kDisconnectFunction);
    GetHelper(service_path)->CallVoidMethod(&method_call, callback);
  }

  // FlimflamServiceClient override.
  virtual void Remove(const dbus::ObjectPath& service_path,
                      const VoidCallback& callback) OVERRIDE {
    dbus::MethodCall method_call(flimflam::kFlimflamServiceInterface,
                                 flimflam::kRemoveServiceFunction);
    GetHelper(service_path)->CallVoidMethod(&method_call, callback);
  }

  // FlimflamServiceClient override.
  virtual void ActivateCellularModem(const dbus::ObjectPath& service_path,
                                     const std::string& carrier,
                                     const VoidCallback& callback) OVERRIDE {
    dbus::MethodCall method_call(flimflam::kFlimflamServiceInterface,
                                 flimflam::kActivateCellularModemFunction);
    dbus::MessageWriter writer(&method_call);
    writer.AppendString(carrier);
    GetHelper(service_path)->CallVoidMethod(&method_call, callback);
  }

  // FlimflamServiceClient override.
  virtual bool CallActivateCellularModemAndBlock(
      const dbus::ObjectPath& service_path,
      const std::string& carrier) OVERRIDE {
    dbus::MethodCall method_call(flimflam::kFlimflamServiceInterface,
                                 flimflam::kActivateCellularModemFunction);
    dbus::MessageWriter writer(&method_call);
    writer.AppendString(carrier);
    return GetHelper(service_path)->CallVoidMethodAndBlock(&method_call);
  }

 private:
  typedef std::map<std::string, FlimflamClientHelper*> HelperMap;

  // Returns the corresponding FlimflamClientHelper for the profile.
  FlimflamClientHelper* GetHelper(const dbus::ObjectPath& service_path) {
    HelperMap::iterator it = helpers_.find(service_path.value());
    if (it != helpers_.end())
      return it->second;

    // There is no helper for the profile, create it.
    dbus::ObjectProxy* object_proxy =
        bus_->GetObjectProxy(flimflam::kFlimflamServiceName, service_path);
    FlimflamClientHelper* helper = new FlimflamClientHelper(bus_, object_proxy);
    helper->MonitorPropertyChanged(flimflam::kFlimflamServiceInterface);
    helpers_.insert(HelperMap::value_type(service_path.value(), helper));
    return helper;
  }

  dbus::Bus* bus_;
  HelperMap helpers_;
  STLValueDeleter<HelperMap> helpers_deleter_;

  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(FlimflamServiceClientImpl);
};

// A stub implementation of FlimflamServiceClient.
class FlimflamServiceClientStubImpl : public FlimflamServiceClient {
 public:
  FlimflamServiceClientStubImpl() : weak_ptr_factory_(this) {}

  virtual ~FlimflamServiceClientStubImpl() {}

  // FlimflamServiceClient override.
  virtual void SetPropertyChangedHandler(
      const dbus::ObjectPath& service_path,
      const PropertyChangedHandler& handler) OVERRIDE {}

  // FlimflamServiceClient override.
  virtual void ResetPropertyChangedHandler(
      const dbus::ObjectPath& service_path) OVERRIDE {}

  // FlimflamServiceClient override.
  virtual void GetProperties(const dbus::ObjectPath& service_path,
                             const DictionaryValueCallback& callback) OVERRIDE {
    MessageLoop::current()->PostTask(
        FROM_HERE,
        base::Bind(&FlimflamServiceClientStubImpl::PassEmptyDictionaryValue,
                   weak_ptr_factory_.GetWeakPtr(),
                   callback));
  }

  // FlimflamServiceClient override.
  virtual void SetProperty(const dbus::ObjectPath& service_path,
                           const std::string& name,
                           const base::Value& value,
                           const VoidCallback& callback) OVERRIDE {
    PostSuccessVoidCallback(callback);
  }

  // FlimflamServiceClient override.
  virtual void ClearProperty(const dbus::ObjectPath& service_path,
                             const std::string& name,
                             const VoidCallback& callback) OVERRIDE {
    PostSuccessVoidCallback(callback);
  }

  // FlimflamServiceClient override.
  virtual void Connect(const dbus::ObjectPath& service_path,
                       const base::Closure& callback,
                       const ErrorCallback& error_callback) OVERRIDE {
    MessageLoop::current()->PostTask(FROM_HERE, callback);
  }

  // FlimflamServiceClient override.
  virtual void Disconnect(const dbus::ObjectPath& service_path,
                          const VoidCallback& callback) OVERRIDE {
    PostSuccessVoidCallback(callback);
  }

  // FlimflamServiceClient override.
  virtual void Remove(const dbus::ObjectPath& service_path,
                      const VoidCallback& callback) OVERRIDE {
    PostSuccessVoidCallback(callback);
  }

  // FlimflamServiceClient override.
  virtual void ActivateCellularModem(const dbus::ObjectPath& service_path,
                                     const std::string& carrier,
                                     const VoidCallback& callback) OVERRIDE {
    PostSuccessVoidCallback(callback);
  }

  // FlimflamServiceClient override.
  virtual bool CallActivateCellularModemAndBlock(
      const dbus::ObjectPath& service_path,
      const std::string& carrier) OVERRIDE {
    return true;
  }

 private:
  void PassEmptyDictionaryValue(const DictionaryValueCallback& callback) const {
    base::DictionaryValue dictionary;
    callback.Run(DBUS_METHOD_CALL_SUCCESS, dictionary);
  }

  // Posts a task to run a void callback with success status code.
  void PostSuccessVoidCallback(const VoidCallback& callback) {
    MessageLoop::current()->PostTask(FROM_HERE,
                                     base::Bind(callback,
                                                DBUS_METHOD_CALL_SUCCESS));
  }

  base::WeakPtrFactory<FlimflamServiceClientStubImpl> weak_ptr_factory_;

  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(FlimflamServiceClientStubImpl);
};

}  // namespace

FlimflamServiceClient::FlimflamServiceClient() {}

FlimflamServiceClient::~FlimflamServiceClient() {}

// static
FlimflamServiceClient* FlimflamServiceClient::Create(
    DBusClientImplementationType type,
    dbus::Bus* bus) {
  if (type == REAL_DBUS_CLIENT_IMPLEMENTATION)
    return new FlimflamServiceClientImpl(bus);
  DCHECK_EQ(STUB_DBUS_CLIENT_IMPLEMENTATION, type);
  return new FlimflamServiceClientStubImpl();
}

}  // namespace chromeos

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Leaders of the York Water Co. will be celebrating a special occasion in New York on Thursday.
To commemorate the company's 200th anniversary, company President and CEO Jeffrey Hines, members of its board of directors and employees will ring the Nasdaq Stock Market closing bell from 3:45 to 4 p.m.
The water company officials also will be joined by York College students in New York.
York Water is the oldest investor-owned water utility in the United States, and has been a publicly traded company since 1816, making it the oldest such company listed on any major exchange.
It serves an estimated 192,000 people in 48 municipalities in York and Adams counties.
York Water's average daily consumption is 18.5 million gallons, and its current average daily availability is around 35 million gallons, company officials said.


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2. "Will you come to tea on Wednesday ?" I said.
"Yes, thank you," he said.
I asked him to come to tea on Wednesday and he accepted.
I asked him if he had gone there the day before, and he said he hadn't.
"Yes," said the peasant, "do you want the one in which you can spend the night ?
The traveller asked the peasant if he could tell him the way to the nearest inn. The peasant replied that he could, and asked whether the traveller wanted the one in which he could spend the night. The traveller answered that he did not wish to stay there, but only wanted a meal.
"Certainly, sir," replied Mr. Weller.
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" I will, sir," replied Sam.
"Oh, I'll find him if he's anywhere," rejoined Sam with great confidence.
Mr. Pickwick grasped Sam's hand and assured him that he considered him a capital fellow, an invaluble fellow. Then he told him that he must follow the man; and Sam readily agreed. He instructed Sam that he was to write him as soon as he discovered the ruffian and that if he attempted to run away, Sam was to knock him down or lock him up, with Mr. Pickwick's full authority. Sam replied that he would be very careful. Mr. pickwick then continued telling him to be sure to let the villain know how excited, how displeased, how indignant Mr. Pickwick was, and Sam promised to do this also. Then Mr. Picwick looked earnestly in his face and asked him if he thought he could find him, and Sam answered confidently that he would find him if he was anywhere.
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The headmaster said, "Please give your father my greetings when you meet him. We were at school together. Did you know that ?
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'I just needed to clear my head': The European holiday which convinced Halloran to make Hyundai A-League return
It took a short holiday in Europe for Ben Halloran to realise he wanted to resurrect his career in the Hyundai A-League with Adelaide United.
After cutting ties with Japanese outfit V-Varen Nagasaki midway through 2018, Halloran was without a club and unsure what his next move would be.
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The 26-year-old decided to take some time off from football to travel and decide which direction he'd like to go next.
"I spent some time in Europe just travelling because I always wanted to do that, just to take a step back and travel and just clear my head," Halloran told www.a-league.com.au.
"After a few weeks off I knew pretty quickly I wanted to move to Australia, just as it was something more comfortable and more familiar.
"Adelaide was the perfect fit. It's a great size city for me and I have some family there as well with some of my old man's family coming from Kangaroo Island which is just off the coast of Adelaide.
"For me, it just ticked all the right boxes."
Halloran has fitted into Marco Kurz's Reds team fairly seamlessly, already helping the club lift the FFA Cup while he scored a brace in last Friday's 2-1 win over Brisbane Roar.
He's returned to Australia a far more well-rounded player than which last appeared in the Hyundai A-League back in 2013 with the Roar.
Halloran, who started his Hyundai A-League career as a teenager with Gold Coast United, spent one season with Brisbane before being signed by German club Fortuna Dusseldorf.
"I didn't necessarily have any intentions of playing overseas at the time when I was at Brisbane," Halloran explains.
"I got a call from my agent after my season at the Roar, he said there was interest from a Bundesliga club in Germany.
"Within the space of a week I packed up my bags and moved over there.
"I didn't know what to expect but I definitely don't regret it. I was there for four-and-a-half years…I would definitely say Germany is my second home now."
Hear more from Halloran's EXCLUSIVE chat with www.a-league.com.au in the video player above.
You can watch Halloran in action when the Reds travel to take on Melbourne Victory on Saturday, December 8 at Marvel Stadium.
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