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The unresolved issues with the Marcoses are strong indictments of Filipino cultural dysfunction
November 30, 2016 December 1, 2016 - by FallenAngel - 8 Comments.
It is tempting to think of the unresolved issues with the Marcos family – their alleged ill-gotten wealth, the lack of compensation for all those who supposedly suffered during the Martial Law era, and now the purportedly "undeserved" burial of the late strongman Ferdinand Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB) – as political issues that the people should forever be reminded of. As long as there is even just one member of that Marcos clan remaining on God's green earth, he/she, and all other Filipinos, should be constantly reminded that that family is tainted with original sin.
Thirty years down the line, however, and with no settlement or resolution in sight, certain influential forces still insist on blaming only the Marcoses and those who show even the slightest bit of "support" for them. Current president Rodrigo Duterte has also copped his share of criticism for not stopping the burial. Critics of Duterte and the Marcoses claim that while no law stops the burial, no law compels him to proceed with it either. Duterte, however, true to his campaign promise, defended his decision not to change his mind on it.
Things don't work that way. Blaming the Marcoses for the lack of resolution has its limits. No doubt that certain powers-that-be would like to keep that from Filipinos in order to hide their own shortcomings in "doing their part."
Here in Get Real Post, we assert that the social, political, and economic issues that Filipinos face will always stem from the cultural issues that they have. The issues with the Marcoses – particularly the lack of resolution of them – are no exception. In fact, they present a strong indictment of certain cultural dysfunctions that Filipinos have refused to flush out of their systems
There is a strong indictment of pwede-na-iyan. Those who opposed the burial, claim that Duterte is solely to blame for the "predicament" because he shouldn't have rocked the boat. All the presidents who came after the Marcoses didn't touch the issue. Ask, however, of a law that explicitly bars Ferdinand Sr. from being buried there, and you get…crickets.
"But, but, the spirit of the 1987 Constitution was that it was a response to the Marcos excesses!"
All the same, you cannot legislate what is not explicitly stated. Diba, lawyers and wannabe lawyers?
Blaming Duterte for "rocking the boat", because you didn't plug the loopholes yourselves, is, quite simply, a loser's retort. The bottom line is, 30 years of post-Marcos government, most of it still influenced by the LP and Yellowtardism, did nothing to prevent the burial.
There is a strong indictment of bahala na. The way the Marcos issues have been handled, the burial being just one of them, remind me of the way Filipinos generally regard maintenance of equipment. Pwede na iyan, total tumatakbo pa. (That'll do, it's still running anyway.) But once it breaks down, however, they are usually panicky, helpless, and clueless as to why it did.
In addition, as GRP webmaster benign0 has pointed out, the anti-Marcos movement has yet to articulate any sort of endgame. Ano ba gusto talaga nila mangyari? (What do the people really want to happen?) What is the plan to hold the Marcoses accountable, finally? What do people have to help them in their quest? What is the alternative if they do not get what they want?
The answer to all those questions, so far, seems to be: nothing. Perhaps the anti-Marcos movement just wants Filipinos to keep on crying, "Never Forget". Bahala na.
Problem is, not everyone wants to keep on crying with them. Not because they believe Marcos was a saint, but simply because they don't see the point in continuing to do so anymore.
There is a strong indictment of Filipino-style democracy. Among those who are anti-Marcos, some say that their ongoing fight against that family should not be reduced to a family feud between the Aquinos and the Marcoses. Rather, it should be viewed as "people of the Philippines vs. the Marcoses".
The trouble with that statement is that, post-Marcos, the people chose the Aquinos and their ilk to represent their interests. Or maybe so they thought. Whatever the reason post-Marcos governments have (e.g. the Marcoses "were not cooperating") for not being able to resolve the Marcos issues (e.g. throw them in jail), the net result is that the people have failed because their representatives have failed, despite the power of an entire legitimate government behind them.
Filipinos, however, until now, fail to understand that in institutions like democracy, rights accorded have corresponding responsibilities. The biggest responsibility that they fall short in is to keep their leaders accountable. Filipinos have seemingly assumed that democracies run themselves, especially after the votes have been cast.
Laws don't implement themselves, and issues don't solve themselves; it takes active deeds, active participation from all the people, to make these things happen.
Remember that the anti-Marcos movement asked the Supreme Court (SC) to decide on the matter. The SC decision was one they didn't like. What happened? They cried foul against the SC.
They played by the rules of democracy. They played by the rules of the law. They didn't get what they want, so no they cried foul, and persecution, and are currently trying to revive the extralegal "People Power" movement. "Getting what you want" is not always the outcome of "playing by the rules."
But the rules need to be followed nonetheless.
It is becoming more and more preposterous, as time goes by, to hear Filipinos blame their misfortunes solely on one man or group of people.
The underlying question that needs to be answered is: How long will it be until Filipinos get that their cultural dysfunctions are leading them to ruin?
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8 Comments on "The unresolved issues with the Marcoses are strong indictments of Filipino cultural dysfunction"
717Hyden007Toro99999.999 says:
The Marcos Sr. Blame Game is a result of the disinformation of the Aquino Cojuangco political axis; and the U.S./C.I.A. Textbooks were written and taught in public schools, on how bad Marcos Sr. was; and that the Aquinos were heroes and saints.
All their corruption, incompetence, and bad governance are blamed on Marcos Sr., and the Marcos family.
The EDSA generation was Brainwashed by the Aquino Cojuangco political axis.
Did you notice that our country has a problem of widespread illegal Shabu drug use…no YellowTard demonstrated or raised a voice against those who were responsible for this illegal Shabu drug proliferation.
There were DAP, PDAF, Pork Barrel Bribery , Lag lag Bala scam, etc…nobody demonstrated or raised a voice against these evils.
There were Maguindanao massacre, Mamapasano massacre, Hacienda Luisita massacre, etc…until now these murders are unresolved. Nobody demonstrated , or raised a voice against these murders…
Blame Game is the trick ; the Aquino Cojuangco political axis use this blame game, to divert the attention of people…
There is an illegal Shabu drug dealings being investigated…so they bring up the Ghost of Marcos Sr., who had been dead for more than 30 years…it is a Cover up political trick !
And, most Filipinos are too stupid to swallow the bait !
Tak says:
More of just a scapegoat to grandstand more than anything else. Without the Marcoses to demonize, there are no more boogeymen to fight that will make a lot of these opportunists look good in front of the lemmings. Good thing their media-controlled propaganda machinations are having a hard time with the likes of this site, ThinkingPinoy and Mocha Uson. People are not as gullible as they used to be when they had the say on everything related to the news, media and opinion-making. Isang tikom-kamao (na nakataas ang gitnang daliri) sa mga walang puknat ang pakikibaka at kaka-selfie sa EDSA!!!
You both hit it right! These anti marcos people will never stop until they get what they demand. They're like spoiled brats! Blame everything on one man who's been dead for 30 years! It's become preposterous. Like they know better, like they're the only true filipinos.
Nakakapagod na rin!
6786Hyden007Toro9999.999 says:
This is bad…for these young people to have a mindset of: if you don't get what you want; you whine and make trouble.
In the realities of life: sometimes, you lose, sometimes you win…in all cases, you have to follow the law. Much more, if you are an OFW. A slight infraction of the laws, of your host country; can get you into much trouble…
So, young people; learn lessons from us, the older generation !
d_forsaken says:
Indictments of any kind are serious. That being said, let's not forget that an indictment is not a conviction. They still have due process in the Failippines. (Or so they thought)
For if they do, then shouldn't they blame the whole system? And if the whole system is guilty, then isn't this an indictment of the Failippines educational institutions in general? I put it to you, Failipinos – isn't this an indictment of your entire Failippines society?
What more chilling indictment of the Failippines is there than this: that the condition of the Failipino is that of a dumb animal. Moooo!
Here're more protests. And I know why.
Aphetsky Lasa says:
The blame game played against Macoy sprang from the fact that Philippine history was rewritten in favor of the Aquino-Cojuangco clan. It gave those opposed to the Marcoses no chance to examine the story from their side. Too much propagandizing contributed to people's decreased awareness of the real situation because it diverted the people's attention away from the truth. It lasted till today, such that even the most intellectual of the lot, professionals and students alike, rely on this bias. And without bashing an eyelash believe it. The powers that be perpetuated a lie and soon that lie eventually became what these protesters claim to be the truth today. It will probably help to rewrite our history again and include everything pro and against Macoy to give the people the chance to judge Macoy for themselves, and not rely on historical fiction. Fair is fair.
888Hyden007Toro9999.999 says:
"If you repeat a lie, over and over again. It will soon become the Truth"…from Joseff Goebbels, NAZI Germany's Propaganda Minister of NAZI Fuhrer Adolf Hitler…
Sounds like the Aquino Cojuangco propaganda machine people studied Joseff Goebbels !


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Go away, you bad global world
Europe's political left is incensed by the the cuts in social and welfare programmes, but seems to accept the political consensus that there are no alternatives.
By John Wyles
April 3, 2012	9:44 pm
As predicted in these and other columns over the past two years, strikes and protest demonstrations are again facts of political life in many member states of the European Union. Mercifully, street violence elsewhere has not yet reached Greek levels, but anger and vehement rejection of the EU's current economic orthodoxy have been the dominant moods from Madrid to London, Paris to Lisbon.
Greece apart, no other political system in Europe has yet seemed seriously threatened by a popular revolt against cuts in social and welfare programmes. Rather, much of the continent is now gripped by a political consensus that recalls British former prime minister Margaret Thatcher's battle cry "TINA" during the 1980s – (T)here (I)s (N)o (A)lternative. The thought processes of the European political appear stifled. Though sickened by the current policy mix brewed in Brussels, the left lacks a prescription for mobilising popular support for radically different approaches.
In the ideological void of the 21st century, TINA is feeding the disillusion and disappointment with politics and with politicians that is infecting attitudes across the continent. It dominates policy-thinking and discussion in most member states (with some kick-back in some countries, such as Hungary and France) and foments a feeling of helplessness in the face of the harsh and seemingly immutable laws of globalisation. Intellectual paralysis on the left reflects this helplessness. I am not aware of any member state in which a left-wing opposition is winning, or is even trying to win, the argument that financial crisis and economic recession can be beaten by a strategy protecting public-sector jobs and spending on social entitlements.
Instead, mainstream centre-left politicians accept the orthodoxy practised by the vast majority of EU governments, while challenging its application as unfair and unnecessarily austere. Their analysis is a simple one: that the underprivileged and the socially vulnerable are being made to pay an unacceptable price for a crisis caused by bankers whose punishment, by contrast, requires only minor amendments to household bills for caviar and fine wines.
But the left's policy prescription offers little more than a more relaxed timetable for restoring fiscal discipline, together with a stronger bias towards fairness in reforming social and welfare programmes. This may mean taxing high earners heavily, and giving back rights and benefits previously taken away. Thus, if François Hollande wins the French presidency in May, he says he will reverse the recent increase in France's retirement ages and impose a top tax rate of 75%. Dutch Socialists, now leading in the polls, want to build a protective wall around health and education.
What we are missing from the left is any kind of vision of an alternative role for the state beyond modestly redistributing wealth and periodic interventions to correct and constrain excessive behaviour by market operators. The extra-parliamentary left, as represented by the Occupy Wall Street movement, more radically campaigns for dismantling the institutions and functions of finance capitalism. But it has nothing credible to put in its place, inviting the conclusion that Europe should go down this path only if it wants to destroy its banking system, discourage foreign investment and shrink employment.
As the ideological conflicts of the 20th century fade in the rear-view mirror, at least one once-discredited pillar of communism is being given a fresh coat of paint and rolled out as fit for the fast lane of the global economic highway. Modern versions of state capitalism in some emerging economies are winning admiring glances for China as well as Malaysia, Brazil and Russia itself. State-backed companies reportedly accounted for one-third of the emerging world's foreign direct investment in 2003-10. However, critics say that these giant state-controlled multinationals are a source of potential instability in the world economy. They are managed by social and political elites who are playing fast and loose with international rules on everything from trade to investment and intellectual property.
If the EU is condemned to many more years of economic stagnation and high unemployment, the mainstream centre-left may possibly take more seriously the idea of updating the notion of 'Fortress Europe' that was once mistakenly thought to have inspired the 1992 single-market programme. At its extreme, the slogan would then be 'let globalisation go hang' and require the Union to exercise tighter controls over financial institutions and capital movements. Drawing comfort from the belief that the EU economy is far too large and important to be abandoned by international investors and global corporations, the EU and its governments would practise a new form of quasi-French dirigisme across key industrial and trade sectors.
This prospect lends symbolic importance to France and Germany's readiness to face down threats to flee Europe by global firms fighting the proposed financial-transaction tax. This levy would be widely supported because it would show governments refusing to be intimidated by so-called laws of globalisation that must allow capital to flow to where it can extract maximum profit at least cost. Europe would still prefer the world to embrace its social model and political construction. But if the world does not want to, and the internal misery index keeps rising, European voices will ever more stridently tell the world to go away.
John Wyles is an independent consultant based in Brussels.
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Q: Pairwise Cohen's Kappa of rows in DataFrame in Pandas (python) I'd greatly appreciate some help on this. I'm using jupyter notebook.
I have a dataframe where I want calculate the interrater reliability. I want to compare them pairwise by the value of the ID column (all IDs have a frequency of 2, one for each coder). All ID values represent different articles, so I do not want to compare them all together, but more take the average of the interrater reliability of each pair (and potentially also for each column).
N.  ID.     A.  B.
0   8818313 Yes Yes     1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
1   8818313 Yes No      0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
2   8820105 No  Yes     0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
3   8820106 No  No      0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0

I've been able to find some instructions of the cohen's k, but not of how to do this pairwise by value in the ID column.
Does anyone know how to go about this?

A: Here is how I will approach it:
from io import StringIO
from sklearn.metrics import cohen_kappa_score

df = pd.read_csv(StringIO("""
N,ID,A,B,Nums
0,   8818313, Yes, Yes,1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
1,   8818313, Yes, No,0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
2,   8820105, No,  Yes,0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
3,   8820105, No,  No,0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 """))

def kappa(df):
    nums1 = [float(num) for num in df.Nums.iloc[0].split(' ') if num]
    nums2 = [float(num) for num in df.Nums.iloc[1].split(' ') if num]
    return cohen_kappa_score(nums1, nums2)

df.groupby('ID').apply(kappa)

This will generate:
ID
8818313    0.000000
8820105    0.076923
dtype: float64

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U.S. equities rebounded on Tuesday, reclaiming a little more than half of their Monday losses in a broad-based rally. The S&P 500 advanced 1.3% to 2614.45, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1.7% to 24033.36, and the Nasdaq Composite jumped 1.0% to 6941.28.
The major averages bounced around with modest gains for much of the session, but shot to new highs in the late afternoon following a headline that the White House doesn't have any specific plans for action against Amazon (AMZN 1392.05, +20.06). The news wasn't really new -- Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders made a similar statement last week -- but, nonetheless, it served to temper fears following critical comments from President Trump, who alleges the company is taking advantage of the U.S. Post Office and gets unfair tax treatment.
Amazon jumped following the headline, and the broader market came along with it -- thanks in part to some short-covering activity. AMZN shares, which were down as much as 1.2% on Tuesday, finished higher by 1.5%, while the S&P 500 finished near its session high and about 25 points above its 200-day simple moving average (2590). The benchmark index settled below the key technical level for the first time since June 2016 on Monday.
All 11 S&P sectors finished Tuesday in positive territory, with energy (+2.1%) being the top performer as WTI crude futures rebounded from a two-week low, climbing 0.7% to $63.45 per barrel. The financials (+1.4%), consumer discretionary (+1.2%), industrials (+1.4%), materials (+1.5%), health care (+1.5%), and consumer staples (+1.4%) sectors also finished with solid gains, while the lightly-weighted utilities (+0.4%) and real estate (+0.3%) sectors lagged.
The most influential group -- information technology -- finished higher by 1.0%, but struggled up until the late-afternoon rally, losing as much as 0.7% earlier in the session. The group's turnaround helped boost investor sentiment, which has suffered in recent weeks amid a lack of sector leadership; the technology group has underperformed as of late after pacing last year's rally and a once positive start to 2018. Likewise, the financial sector's upbeat performance was also notable tailwind for investor sentiment.
Investors did not receive any economic data on Tuesday, but automakers did report sales figures for the month of March. General Motors (GM 36.94, +1.18), Ford Motor (F 11.15, +0.29), and Fiat Chrysler (FCAU 21.79, +1.84) advanced 3.3%, 2.7%, and 9.2%, respectively, after all three reported year-over-year increases in sales; Fiat Chrysler's sales increased 14.0%, while GM's and Ford's sales increased 16.0% and 3.4%, respectively. Electric automaker Tesla (TSLA 267.53, +15.05) also climbed, adding 6.0%, after reporting Model 3 production just below its target and reaffirming its production outlook.
In the bond market, U.S. Treasuries tumbled on Tuesday, pushing yields higher across the curve; the yield on the benchmark 10-yr Treasury note climbed five basis points to 2.78%, rebounding from an eight-week low, while the 2-yr yield also advanced five basis points, closing at 2.29%.
Looking ahead, investors will receive several reports on Wednesday, including the weekly MBA Mortgage Applications Index at 7:00 AM ET, the ADP Employment Change report for March (Briefing.com consensus 203K) at 8:15 AM ET, and both February Factory Orders (Briefing.com consensus +1.8%) and the ISM Services Index for March (Briefing.com consensus 59.0) at 10:00 AM ET.


Wow, my hundredth outfit post - who would have thought?! Let's gloss over the fact it's taken me about three years to do this, shall we? Truth is I get dressed while half asleep most days and only realise I look like a bag lady once I've been at my desk for a few hours... not really worth photographing now is it?!
Despite it still only being October, I'm beginning to feel festive now the leaves are starting to fall and I'm having to dig out my knitwear once again. I actually had to be deterred from buying pumpkins and a holly wreath at the supermarket this morning - it is just some kind of condition I have that as soon as the temperature drops below 15 degrees I start buying mulled-wine-scented candles and twinkly lights. I'm seriously counting down until the day we can put up the tree!
In the meantime I shall try and distract myself with the odd wintery treat here and there, such as this awesome cosy jumper. I bought the white one a few weeks ago (funnily enough on a day when it was about 20 degrees - my mother was in sandals, while I was hugging jumpers in Bluewater squealing IT'S SO FLUFFY) and it's so warm and cosy and bulky but not too frumpy, I just had to have two. They also have a gorgeous powder blue one that I think I'm going to have to add to my wardrobe.
Can I just take a second to give this necklace some appreciation as well? I adore my jumpers but often end up looking a bit like a frump with the higher necklines thanks to the larger than average bust I was cursed/blessed with. Dainty little pendants just won't cut it in this instance, so I've taken to wearing statement necklaces, the bigger the better! This one is so stunning and really adds a lovely touch to any outfit - I'm planning on teaming it with a high necked black dress for my next night out.
I think between the jumpers, the scarf and the necklace I've basically got my A/W style sorted for now - what are your cold weather essentials this year?
So beautiful! I love your necklace, it looks stunning with your snuggly jumper!


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NextDNR issues new smelt consumption advisory for Lake Superior
News around the North — January 2021
Jessica de la Cruz on 22 Jan 2021
Two northwest Wisconsin communities warned to avoid drinking municipal water
This December, Grantsburg and Balsam Lake residents were told that their municipal water supply contained elevated levels of manganese.
Northwest, Wis. — Residents in both Grantsburg (in Burnett County) and Balsam Lake (in adjacent Polk County) are dealing with what is reported to be increased levels of manganese in the local water supply. In both communities, citizens were warned that infants and adults over the age of 50 should not drink water from municipal sources. The Burnett County Sentinel reports that Grantsburg's public works director received notification from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to print a public notice stating in bold letters across the top – DO NOT DRINK THE WATER. Balsam Lake's public works director, David Patterson, was given a similar notice. The Inter County Leaders reports that Patterson stated that the levels were no different than in the past, when both the Department of Natural Resources and the Public Service Commission assured the village that there was no major health concern.
Passenger Rail service in the works for Western Wisconsin
Eau Claire, Wis. — Passenger rail service is in the planning stages between Eau Claire and the Twin Cities metro area. WQOW reports that the Eau Claire City Council has voted to create a group for overseeing the development of the new service. The train would connect Eau Claire to St. Paul, with potential stops in Menomonie, Baldwin, Hudson and Stillwater, Minn. The project would save costs by using existing track owned by the Union Pacific Railroad.
Bloomer and Eau Claire tap funding to replace lead pipes
Bloomer, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) is considering two applications for funding through its Safe Drinking Water Loan Loan Program (SDWLP), for both the City of Bloomer and City of Eau Claire. According to the WDNR, the funding would be used to address deficiencies within each city's public drinking water system, primarily the replacement of lead service lines. In each case, an environmental review determined that the respective project would not result in significant adverse environmental effects. Public comment is now being solicited, and can be sent to kevin.olson@wisconsin.gov before January 26th for Bloomer, and before February 2 for Eau Claire.
Five republicans vie for 89th assembly seat
Wisconsin's 89th Assembly District sits to the west of Green Bay.
Green Bay, Wis. — A five-way primary election will take place this February 16 in northeast Wisconsin to fill a seat vacated by the resignation of republican John Nygren. Residents in Wisconsin's 89th Assembly District, which resides to the north and west of Green Bay, will decide between five republican candidates on the ballot. They are Elijah Benke of Oconto; Debbie Jacques of Green Bay; David J. Kamps of Coleman; Michael T. Kunesh of Marinette; and Michael Schneider of Suamico. The winner will challenge democratic candidate Karl Jaeger of Marinette on April 6.
Former corrections officer charged with soliciting prostitution, misconduct in office
Jacob Petitt, 26, Rhinelander
Rhinelander, Wis — As a result of allegedly exchanging information for sexual favors, Jacob Petitt, a former Oneida County Corrections officer, has been charged with felony solicitation of prostitution and misconduct in office. The 26-year-old Petitt, from Rhinelander, is alleged to have had sexual contact with females who were incarcerated at the Oneida County Jail. Petitt was taken into custody on January 12, and has since resigned his position at the jail. He is awaiting further court proceedings. A substitute judge has been requested in the case.
12-year-old charged in stabbing of younger brother
Superior, WIs.–A former Bloomer 12-year-old is charged with trying to kill his seven-year-old brother by stabbing him four times in the torso, according to documents filed further north in Douglas County Court this week. The boy is charged with attempted 1st degree intentional homicide, physical abuse of a child, and 1st degree reckless injury. Wisconsin law dictates that juveniles over the age of ten who are charged with attempted 1st degree intentional homicide first be sent to adult court, where a judge could refer the case to juvenile court. A $100,000 cash bond was ordered in the case. The boy is being held in juvenile detention in Eau Claire pending a preliminary hearing scheduled for January 26.
Seven hospitals, 21 clinics to change ownership
Seven area hospitals have been purchased by Aspirus.
Wausau, Wis.–Many hospitals and clinics throughout northern and central Wisconsin will soon change to the Aspirus name, according to a news release provided by the organization. Aspirus is acquiring seven hospitals, 21 physican clinics, as well as air and ground medical transport services throughout the region which had been owned by Ascension. The acquisition includes Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk, Good Samaritan Hospital in Merrill, Mary's Hospital in Rhinelander, Eagle River Hospital in Eagle River, Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff, Our Lady of Victory Hospital in Stanley, and Michael's Hospital in Stevens Point. A January 12th press release from Aspirus didn't provide any information as to the timeline of the acquisition, other than an agreement has been signed.
Fish eggs return from trip to outer space
Hayward, Wis.–A special delivery from the International Space Station returned to earth this week—a package of fish eggs for 8th graders at the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe School in Hayward. The students had sent the rainbow trout eggs to astronauts for experiments in space as part of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program in partnership with NASA. The Hayward school was the first tribal school to participate in the program and only the second in Wisconsin. The students will compare the hatching and development of the fish from space to that of fish back at their school's lab. The $25,000 needed to participate in the program was raised by the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium, Subaru, LCO Youth and Education Fund and the LCO Tribal Governing Board.
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DNR issues new smelt consumption advisory for Lake Superior


In your areas is Doggy day care a big thing?
What courses beside dog first aid should I take, I have never taken any courses but I read a lot.
Is there any courses on line I can take? they don't offer any animal care tech courses around here. Not a vet tech course, just animal care tech.
I know a behaviorist in my area, I was thinkin about talking to her about behavior. I do know some stuff.
I will have to check out zoning and also find a rentable area where I could have a fenced in area. It will also have to be easy for people to drop off and pick up on their way to/from work.
should I make up a survey and drop off at the local dog groomers and vet shops to see if there is a demand?
should I make sure Im not steppin on any ones toes? I am pretty sure there are no doggy day care as there is nothing listed in my phone book.
Does any one know a good site. I have been surfing the net and can't find any good sites.
Is it hard to set up your own business. Im not married and have no one to support me, am I crazy?
Do I have to be a behaviorist or obedience trainer before starting some thing like this?
I dint know what kind of training is required, but you;d have to understand doggie behavior, be able to spot potential "non get-alongs" ahead of time, and you'd need insurance. And lots of it, just in case.
eating establishments, because of the barking. You'll need permits, and a site inspection, every year. I would check with the better business bureau, for places in your area you could call to get more info.
This is a crazy dream of mine which will probably never pan out. But, I am really going to look into it and make sure I get proper courses first. Think Ill go up to city hall tomarrow about zoning and bylaws.
There are two doggy day cares in my area run by the same people, but I don't think they're that well known, because when I got Peanut, I was telling people about enrolling him there and nobody knew what I was talking about.
I love doggy day care. I enrolled Peanut in Pee-school, where they help potty train your puppy. Total hooey, at least in the case of the smaller dogs that they don't see having a pee until it's over, but it was SUPER for socializing Peanut to all sorts of other dogs and humans. Now when we meet another dog or human, he is super excited to make friends. I didn't enroll Pixie, because it costs a lot of money to teach your dog it's ok to potty wherever you want to, and I can definitely tell the difference socialization-wise.
Plus, as a bonus it wears the little guys out to be running around all day, and they just snooze like anything at night. I was talking to another owner one time when dropping Peanut off, and she told me she brought her dogs in every Friday to let them get their energy out so she could go out.
The pet industry is at an all time high right now. Baking dog treats is another profitable, popular business you can start (if you like to bake that is).
Thanks every one so much. The information is wonderful, I havent had a chance yet to look at the sites but Im going to do that right now.
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A second superyacht collides with operator booth in St Maarten
The operator booth on Simpson Bay Bridge on St Maarten island in the Caribbean is perhaps one of the most unfortunate in the region, if not the world, having been hit by two superyachts within the space of three years.
The 43-metre Royal Denship Babca collided with the operator booth on January 8th in a carbon copy of an incident in early 2019 when the 86m superyacht Ecstasea ripped the booth from the pier.
The Royal Denship Babca hit the bridge on its starboard side, before heeling to port. No-one was injured in the incident and the yacht was successfully piloted into the lagoon, although it was unclear how much damage the yacht sustained.
Local media reports said that conditions were unusually windy at the time.
On Monday the Simpson Bay Lagoon Authority (SLAC) reported that officials from Port St Maarten Group (PSG) had carried out a preliminary assessment of the bridge. It had discovered some damage to wires leading to the operations consoles. It said that operations were now continuing as normal from the machine room and that the bridge was once again fully operational.
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The Founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Pastor T.B. Joshua, actually predicted the postponement of the 2019 general elections in Nigeria by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Joshua, who spoke with an online news reporter after the service, warned that the election "may likely be postponed" because of "many challenges," adding that even in such a scenario, God remained "in control".
The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, in the wee hours of Saturday announced the postponement of the elections.
The Presidential and National Assembly elections were moved from February 16, 2019 to February 23, 2019, while the Governorship, House of Assembly and Federal Capital Territory Area Councils elections were moved from March 2, 2019 to March 9, 2019.
The Founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Pastor T.B. Joshua, has given both a message of hope and warning to Nigerians regarding the upcoming presidential election.
Pastor Joshua spoke on the election in his Sunday sermon.
The message is coming after Joshua called on congregants last year to pray against "the interruption of the democratic practice" in Nigeria.
"Your hard work alone is not enough to help your company grow but also your reporting whatever is happening in the company," he counselled.
After the service, an online news reporter claimed he saw Joshua who additionally warned that the election "may likely be postponed" because of "many challenges," adding that even in such a scenario, God remained "in control".
The fiercely contested presidential election scheduled to be held on February 16, 2019 pits incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress against his main contender, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party.


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Ten fascinating museums in Spain you REALLY must visit
The weird and wonderful Cesar Manrique Museum on Lanzarote. Photo: 123_456/ Flickr
While millions of tourists flock to Spain every year to visit amazing galleries like the Prado and the Reina Sofia, the country is also home a wealth of other lesser-known museums you may not know. Here are ten of the best.
Fancy visiting a tranquil artist's villa full of astonishing paintings in the middle of busy downtown Madrid?
Or how about a contemporary arts centre built onto a bed of volcanic rock in the Canary Islands?
Check out these amazing Spanish museums you might never have heard of but should visit at least once in your life.
César Manrique Fundacion, Lanzarote
Photo: Dr_zoidberg/Flickr
On the volcanic Canary island of Lanzarote, the César Manrique Foundation is an eye-catching architectural and aesthetic tribute to the late local artist and environmentalist of the same name, with exhibitions of his painting and others' work among avant-garde gardens, all built out of the suggestive forms of five bubbles in the volcanic rock.
Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, Mérida
Photo: Trevor Huxman/Flickr
The National Roman Art Museum in Mérida, one of the most important cities in Roman Hispania, was designed by architect Rafael Moneo to replace an older version. It was opened in 1986 and is a must-see for ancient history buffs.
Museo de Evolucion Humana, Burgos
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Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona
Photo: Matilde Martínez
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Museo de Bellas Artes, Bilbao
Photo: Clar Gueibol
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Museo Sorolla, Madrid
Photo: Alejandro/ FlickrNear Madrid's downtown business district there is an oasis of calm and beauty in a villa where the Valencia-born painter Joaquín Sorolla (1863-1923) made his home. His widow, Clotilde García del Castillo, decided it should become a shrine to the artist and some of his most luminous and sensual paintings. The gardens alone, modelled on those at Seville's Alcázar Palace, make this museum worth a visit.
READ ALSO: Off the beaten track: Eight Madrid museums you've probably never heard of
Museo Vostell Malpartida, Cáceres
Photo: MichaelDeVos
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Oceanogràfic, Valencia
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NMAC Foundation, Cadiz
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From foster homes to social media fame, Paige Hathaway is Instagram's fitness queen
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Paige Hathaway
At last count, social media star Paige Hathaway has 4.3 million Facebook likes, 3.2 million Instagram followers and 172,000 Twitter followers.
At 28-years-old, she is one of the top fitness celebrities on social media and thousands of new people click the "follow" button on her accounts every day.
Hathaway's photos range from shots in the gym from shots in her kitchen, from professional pictures to filtered selfies showing off her stunning, strong physique.
While some of the photos are NSFW-ish, her lifestyle is designed to inspire and motivate her loyal fans — and the comments underneath many of her pictures assure her that she's doing a good job.
"Thank you Paige!!!! For being my inspiration," one commenter wrote underneath a recent Instagram upload.
But just a few years ago, Hathaway could never have imagined anyone would be thanking her for inspiring them on the internet.
A rough childhood
When she was young, Hathaway's parents divorced, and she was forced to split her time between her parents. Her father was an alcoholic.
"We lived in a trailer. We lived on food stamps. Any type of government aid that you could get, my mom had," Hathaway told Tech Insider.
As a custody battle between her parents raged on, Hathaway's mother was told she couldn't leave Minnesota. But that didn't stop Hathaway's mom from fleeing to Texas to be with a guy she met online. She took 4-year-old Paige with her. When the police finally tracked Hathaway and her mom down in Texas, she was taken from her mother's care and moved back to Minnesota under the custody of her paternal grandmother.
Paige Hathaway at 6-years-old
Her home life remained unstable throughout her childhood. She moved between a foster home and two other families in the span of 12 years.
But once she turned 16, Hathaway wanted to take control of her life. A judge granted her the right to emancipate herself.
Getting the fitness bug
Though Hathaway was an athletic high school student and played a handful of sports, she never considered fitness something that would get her through life after graduation. In fact, Hathaway planned on being a dentist, and between 2006 and 2010, the college student worked various part-time jobs to put herself through Oklahoma University. And when she wasn't working or studying, she'd head to a gym on campus to work out.
Eventually, a trainer who had noticed Hathaway approached her and asked if she'd ever considered participating in what he called "fitness shows."
Her response? She'd never heard of them.
The trainer gave a simple explanation. Fitness shows were competitive performances where one person would be declared a winner. They were not unlike beauty pageants, but instead of talents like singing and dancing, fitness shows revolved around three cornerstones: diet, exercise, and performing physical routines on stage.
"I was like dieting? No way! I was in college! I was in a sorority, I was going to parties," Hathaway recalls. "I didn't want to give that up."
Paige Hathaway at 2012 NPC Ronnie Coleman Classic
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At that first meeting, she dismissed the trainer, but continued to run into him every so often at the gym. And every time she did, he'd ask her if she was ready for a show. And every time he asked, Hathaway politely declined.
But ... at some point, she told us, her "sorority phase" went away and she finally gave in to the idea. The trainer was ecstatic. She trained — a rigid, difficult, time-consuming training schedule — for four months, ultimately taking second place in her division of the 2012 Ronnie Coleman Classic.
Riding high off of her first competition and relishing the chance to compete again, Hathaway entered into two additional shows, but practically finished in last place for both. Though she was extremely discouraged, she couldn't deny she had caught the bug.
"I knew I wanted to spread health and wellness to individuals," she explained to TI.
She didn't know how she was going to do that, only that she knew she could cast a wider net than just participating in fitness competitions — somewhat of a niche world. She thought about writing or modeling for different fitness magazines, but she didn't have any connections, not to mention an agent or money to pay on.
So she cold-emailed every publication she had ever heard of, and a few she hadn't.
"No one wrote me back. It was like months later and I finally got a reply —someone from Women's Health in New York," she remembers, "And they said, 'We would love to meet you. Can you come in this Thursday or next Thursday?'"
Hathaway hadn't considered having to come up with the funds to travel to one of these magazine's headquarters. "I was broke, working two jobs and trying to pay rent and for school," Hathaway explained. But luckily, an aunt stepped in and gave Hathaway the money to travel to New York City.
"She knew it was my dream," Hathaway remembered.
Despite strong interest from Women's Health, they could not sign Hathaway as a fitness model for their publication since she did not have official representation from an agency. Feeling downtrodden, Hathaway returned to Oklahoma, thinking she had hit rock bottom.
Trying to rally, she entered the 2012 Olympia Expo, a fitness expo in Las Vegas where fitness personalities and companies convene and network. Thinking it might be a good opportunity to meet someone who could represent her, Hathaway brought a stack of comp cards, a small portfolio of photos often used by models and actors, and passed them out until they were gone.
She had one bite: Shredz, a small bodybuilding company at the time, was eager to sign her on. Shredz is a nutritional supplement and fitness information company that has built its loyal following via social media and association with fitness celebs like Hathaway. According to Forbes, in its first year in 2012 it grossed $90,000. A year later and with Hathaway on their roster of talent, they exploded to $5 million gross revenue, evidence of the power of social media.
Hathaway has been the face of Shredz for three years.
Even on Saturday #WeWork 💪 - My ultimate goal is to be someone in the fitness world that's able too make a difference in many lives around the world. My dream was to succeed in my goals so that I can empower you to do the same. To show you that you too can achieve anything you set your mind too. With each dream there are different sacrifices that need to be made. Remember greatness will not find you: you have to find it, and work damn hard for it too. If opportunities don't knock - build your own door thru hard work, practice and sacrifice. Is it possible to do what you love, be successful, and be happy the rest of your days? Absolutely – but you have to WORK REALLY HARD, EVERY SINGLE DAY to get there. DOUBLE TAP IF YOU WORK ON IMPROVING YOURSELF - EVEN ON THE WEEKENDS! 🙋#teamnodaysoff
A photo posted by @paigehathaway on Jul 11, 2015 at 1:02pm PDT Jul 11, 2015 at 1:02pm PDT
From fitness shows to social media stardom
Though Hathaway was thrilled working with Shredz, she admits that her career really took off when she created an Instagram account.
As she continued to post photos of her workouts and her selfies, she saw millions of followers pour in. Actually, she says it happened so fast Hathaway finds it hard to pinpoint the one singular moment where she felt social media stardom had fallen on her shoulders.
With a massive fan base, she's in the midst of building a fitness empire all on her own. She has a subscription site, creates personalized training programs for clients, carefully selects her endorsements and keeps her followers happy with daily photos and videos. Recently she signed a 1-year deal with two additional one year options with Healthost for an equity stake worth around seven figures. There she'll write, create videos and make various appearances for the site that connects individuals dealing with similar medical conditions or issues.
So how does Paige Hathaway spend her day? Forget the multiple part-time jobs and long nights of studying for exams.
Her mornings often start with cardio or a yoga class, followed by conference calls at her home office and breakfast. From there, the rest of her day can range from anything to photo shoots to writing blog posts. She's not all about fitness though — she also manages her own online clothing boutique. A team of six employees help Hathaway manage her life, social media accounts and websites, all paid for through money earned through lucrative endorsement deals. When she breaks for lunch, she'll usually gravitate towards her favorites — "ground turkey or chicken breast with steamed vegetables" and either brown rice or a baked potato. The day ends with a long workout at the gym — she tells us it's where she gets a moment to be by herself.
Hathaway says she's happy.
"I used to be so ashamed. I hated where I came from. But now, looking back ... I see it's made me who I am today. It made me want a lot more for myself."
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package rapture.series;

import java.io.IOException;

import rapture.common.client.HttpLoginApi;
import rapture.common.client.HttpSeriesApi;
import rapture.common.client.SimpleCredentialsProvider;

public class FuturesCSVLoadTest {
    public static void main(String arg[]) throws IOException {
        String username = "rapture";
        String password = "rapture";
        String url = "http://localhost:8665/rapture";
        final String authority = "dev";
        final String repo = "futures";

        System.out.println("Starting up");
        switch (arg.length) {
            case 3:
                username = arg[1];
                password = arg[2];
            case 1:
                url = arg[0];
            case 0:
                break;
            default:
                System.err.println("Usage: java rapture.series.FuturesCSVLoadTest [url [username passord]]");
        }

        CSVSeriesLoader loader = CSVSeriesLoader.newBuilder()
            .setAuthority(authority)
            .setRepo(repo)
            .setSortColumn(0)
            .bindAllAsDecimals("future_series/")
            .build();
        System.out.println("Logging in...");
        HttpLoginApi login = new HttpLoginApi(url, new SimpleCredentialsProvider(username, password));
        login.login();
        System.out.println("Logged in");
        HttpSeriesApi api = new HttpSeriesApi(login);
        CSVSeriesLoader.setApi(api);
        System.out.println("Creating Repo");
        //api.createSeriesRepo(authority, repo, "SREP {} USING MEMORY { }");
        api.createSeriesRepo("//" + authority + "/" + repo, "SREP {} USING CASSANDRA { cf=\"futures_table4\" , keyspace=\"futures_repo4\" }");
        System.out.println("Adding rows...");
        loader.load("/Users/mel/csv/Futures_Series.csv", true);
    }
}


ABB officially inaugurated its fifth factory in Brazil in the presence of the Minister of Development, Industry and International Business, Mauro Borges, and the Governor of São Paulo Geraldo Alckmin. The new plant is part of a $200-million investment to expand ABB's technology development and production capacity to serve increasing domestic demand from industries such as petrochemicals, pulp and paper, oil and gas, and mining, as well as energy.
The new greenfield plant, located in the city of Sorocaba in the state of São Paulo, began operating in the second half of 2013 and by 2015 is expected to have generated 1000 jobs directly and indirectly, in the region. ABB will for the first time assemble in one location compact power substations ( "e-houses") as well as manufacture motors, generators, drive systems, measurement equipment and low-voltage products.
Typically, customers in Brazil have tended to procure their electrical equipment from multiple suppliers. With its new factory, ABB can act as a single vendor capable of engineering, designing, assembling, packaging, testing and delivering equipment, including switchgear, drives, periphery distribution equipment and automation systems, as well as managing the assembly of compact substations.