Thus, the ability to think in opposites is helpful when one is working to shift a negative dynamic in a couple's pattern of behavior. There are many examples of reciprocity in a couples relationship, some of which include overfunctioning/underfunctioning, pursuing/withdrawing; spending/saving; or liberal parenting style/strict parenting style. In the case of overfunctioning/underfunctioning reciprocity, for example, the overfunctioner is, in actuality, defining the underfunctioning of the other person and vice-versa. This is disempowerment at its best! It is usually the overfunctioning partner who is in more discomfort and, therefore, the therapist will work first with this person to decrease the overfunctioning. The underfunctioning partner has a "cushier," more comfortable position and may not be as motivated toward change. Can you think of any more examples of reciprocal or opposite positions in your own couples dynamic? The key is to remember that a couple may be exaggerating their "automatic" behavior in reaction to their partner's mirror opposite "automatic" behavior. Thus, polarization is the outcome over time in the old adage "opposites attract." While attraction to an "opposite" may be true initially, the very thing that may have once attracted begins to repel.
*Kerr, M.E. & Bowen, M. (1988). Family evaluation. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
Thoughts on Distance in Relationships after Seeing Social Network.
Relationship Counseling is not for Sissies!
Oftentimes, I get calls from potential clients who say their partner finally agreed to "come along" to therapy even though they insist they are not the one that "needs" it. Most of the time, people who rail on about how the other person needs the help are anxious and frightened to look at their part in a relationship problem. They are afraid that if they admit to even a small part in the relational problem, their partner will use it "against them" and they will be even more unhappy. A competent therapist can see that both people are free to state their truths without being "clobbered" by the other person. Anne Morrow Lindbergh had it right when she said, "If one is out of touch with oneself, then one cannot touch others." Relationship counseling should provide a safe, holding environment so that each partner can feel confident that if they are called upon to self-examine and then to change an aspect of their behavior, the benefits will far outweigh the costs of admitting fallibility. In my practice, clients are routinely called upon to look at their own part in the relational dance, to have the courage to make changes in their way of coming toward their partner, and to look at ways they are being frightened and moving "away" rather than moving in the relationship as an effective partner. To be able to look within and then to be able to look at your part takes courage. Relationship counseling is definitely not for sissies! To learn more about Dr. Cunningham's model of relationship counseling, click on "model of practice" at her web site: http://www.Cunninghamtherapy.com or feel free to call for a complimentary phone consultation. Relationship counseling is a proven way to begin to heal the attachment wounds that may be impacting your couplehood. The longer you wait to call, the more work will need to be done. Call now and get started on a path of healing and love.
Technology has allowed us to connect with more people who live farther away than ever before in history. Is this a blessing or is it a problem? Is technology a way that we can maintain the appropriate amount of distance that we need emotionally before we begin to feel emotionally crowded and then have to cut off? Can technology like Facebook actually wreck a relationship? Has technology ruined a relationship for you? While these questions are not addressed in the movie SOCIAL NETWORK, this is what came to mind for me as I watched the film unfold. I have had clients come to my practice with the misery of discovering something about their relationship with an important other by reading about it on Facebook.
As the youngest billionnaire, Zuckerman has already become an icon in the 21st century world of communication. Facebook is an amazing social tool. The genius of its creators will long be honored as a marker of the early part of this century. Nevertheless, I wonder if your participation on Facebook has allowed you more than the mere ability to stay connected with old friends and make new ones. Think about it. Is it easier to be friends on a screen? Would you connect with "all" your friends on your list if given the choice and if you had the time? Do you have some Facebook friends that are fine for "The Wall," but who you could never spend an afternoon chilling with? Did you change your status to single on Facebook before you informed your former partner that you were doing so? Have you posted pictures of yourself with someone who was already attached and/or married?
To learn more about Dr. Cunningham's model of practice, which addresses the emotional connections most important in your lives and how to manage our competing needs for connectedness and distance, go to http://www.Cunninghamtherapy.com or call for a complimentary phone consultation.
After a Great Weekend Together, Why Does He Push Me Away?
One of my clients complains that it is almost predictable that when she and her husband have had a weekend that has been unusually close and harmonious, he will invariable start a fight or put up walls to push her away. She recalls how wonderfully he surprised her with a phenomenal anniversary staycation. She was so impressed with his efforts, so touched by his many acts of tenderness and affection-indeed, the weekend was full of positive and unforgettable memories. Then, BOOM! He started a fight with her over some trivial issue that neither of them could remember in session. When one thinks about this phenomenon, it seems contradictory that problems would develop right after good times. Yet I hear similar stories frequently in my practice! So what gives?
There is hope for couples who get "stuck" in this unhelpful sequence. To be able to know how to remain, at times, separate from an intimate other while, at other times, remaining connected to an intimate other is, from my theoretical practice perspective, the stuff of healthy relationship dynamics that can stand the test of time. The effort to master this challenging but rewarding relational dance takes time and a commitment to practicing theory between sessions. Please visit me at my web site to learn more about my model of practice and get some free tips just for stopping: Just go to http://www.cunninghamtherapy.com/ and look around!
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How I'd buy BP to invest £200 in the FTSE 100
Fevertree Drinks shares just crashed 25%. Here's what I'd do now
Last year I said buy Boohoo and shun ASOS. Did I make a complete fool of myself?
Harvey Jones | Sunday, 8th December, 2019 | More on: ASC BOO
I must be feeling sentimental – it happens at this time of year – but I've been poring over some of my old stock picks, to see how they turned out.
The first article that jumped out was published in December last year, under the headline: The 40% ASOS crash might be the perfect time to buy the Boohoo share price. At the risk of making myself look foolish, I thought I'd look at how those two online fashion retailers have fared in the 12 months since then.
At time of writing last year, so-called King of AIM ASOS (LSE: ASC) had just seen its shares crash 40%, after reporting a significant deterioration in November trading, which it blamed on economic uncertainty, weaker consumer confidence, and high levels of discounting and promotional activity, as retailers scrapped for market share.
By contrast, fellow AIM flyer Boohoo Group (LSE: BOO) was cutting a dash after posting record Black Friday sales across the group, and continuing to trade comfortably in line with market expectations.
My conclusion? Both were hugely expensive, with ASOS trading at more than 26 times earnings, and Boohoo 47 times, but the latter had the edge: "I'd buy Boohoo over ASOS, but it does look pricey, given the risks."
Jones, vindicated
So how did that turn out? Rather happily, so far. The Boohoo share price is up almost 55% over the past 12 months, while ASOS is down 37%. Although I would never have imagined they would have shot off on such entirely different trajectories.
Boohoo's December update is a carbon copy of last year's, with another record Black Friday weekend performance, and the stock trading "comfortably in line with market expectations". New-to-the-group brands Karen Millen, Coast, and MissPap have been successfully integrated onto its platform.
In September, it reported a "robust balance sheet", with net cash up 33% to £207.4m, and free cash flow up 22% to £30.1m. The inevitable result is that the £3.22bn group is now whoppingly expensive, trading at 60.1 times forward earnings.
Forecast earnings look set to slow after four incredible years, which saw figures of 48%, 101%, 48% and 28%. City analysts expect 25% growth both this year and next, which most companies would kill for, but it can't afford any slips given that towering valuation.
A tricky year
This year has been a mixed bag for ASOS, which posted an 87% drop in pre-tax profits to £4m in April, as it suffered from warehouse IT issues, slowing active customer growth, and a failure of price cuts to boost sales. The share price spiked after October's finals showed a 13% rise in retail sales to £2.66bn with strong growth across all its global markets, but it has slipped again.
The ASOS market cap has now halved from its peak of £5bn to hit £2.5bn, but the future could still be bright, with analysts forecasting earnings growth of 82% in the year to 31 August 2020. It needs all the growth it can muster, as it now trades at an almighty forward valuation of 100 times earnings.
Both Boohoo and ASOS have a massive market to aim at as online retailing grows around the world. But today's valuations are just too high for me to recommend either of them this time round. Now let's see what 2020 holds.
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Green Drinks offers networking for environmental field
CeNique Yeldell
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Green Drinks is an event hosted by WMEAC each month for people interested in the environmental field to network, exchange ideas and have casual conversation. The next Green Drinks will be held at Grand Rapids Brewing Company.
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When: Thursday, Feb.19, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Location: Grand Rapids Brewing Company
1 Ionia Ave. Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Learn more on the WMEAC website
The West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC) is the local host for Green Drinks in Grand Rapids. Green Drinks is a self-organizing network that is active in over 600 cities in the world. The event is an informal networking session and cocktail hour for people working in the environmental field and those looking for connections to work in the environment field. The next meeting will be Feb. 19 from 5-7 p.m. at the Grand Rapids Brewing Company. The company is the first USDA certified organic brewery in Michigan.
Jennifer Smith, a volunteer on WMEAC's event committee, first attended Green Drinks in 2008 when she was a soon to be a graduate. There she met Dave MacKenzie, the owner of LiveRoof, a leading supplier of practical and sustainable green roof products that sells its products globally. She was hired by the company and continued working there for three years.
Smith says she had been looking for ways to get more involved in her community. She was looking for an opportunity that wasn't just doing manual labor or helping with a long term event. Green Drinks was something she had to make a commitment to and utilize her skills for.
"Green Drinks is an easy way to meet like-minded people within the sustainable community in Grand Rapids. It's a laid back atmosphere and the venues are fun. You'll meet a variety of people from designers to students to lawyers that specialize in patent law," Smith says.
David Heitz, a designer for the architectural firm Hooker De Jong, has regularly attended the monthly events for the past eight years. Heitz says what keeps him going to the events is meeting new people and gaining ideas that could help him in his business.
"I met a young man there who was looking for a job at an architectural firm and he came in for an interview and still works for us after four years. It's a good opportunity for those looking for a job position," Heitz said.
Green Drinks takes place on the third Thursday of each month at a different Grand Rapids location. February's Green Drinks is at Grand Rapids Brewing Company. In March, Green Drinks will be at Rockford Construction. The company will be providing free drinks and hors d'oeuvres.
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The Epidemiology and Genetics (E&G) Core provides a central focus to translate the findings from clinical and cellular studies to applications in ongoing epidemiologic studies. It provides consultation on study design, on the analytic approaches to data from clinical trials and epidemiologic and genetic studies, and the presentation of results. To provide these services, the core conducts a regular working group in obesity research where plans, preliminary analyses, and research results are presented. Core faculty also meets one-on-one with researchers. Programming support is also provided to studies lacking the necessary expertise.
The E&G Core builds on the large cohorts of men and women that have been established to relate lifestyle factors, including diet, anthropometric characteristics, and exercise, to the incidence of major illnesses and subsequent mortality. These cohorts include the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (HPFS), the Nurses' Health Study (NHS), the NHS II, and the Growing Up Today Study, a cohort of adolescents and young adults (based at Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham and women's Hospital). New cohorts that will be made available through the BNORC include the NHS 3 and the nutritional component of the EARTH Study (based at MGH). Additional cohort studies that are available to core members include the Framingham Heart Study (based at Boston University), the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study (based at Tufts University and Northeastern University), and the Black Women's Health Study (based at Boston University). The investigators have developed analytic and data management software to facilitate the analysis of large volumes of information in a cost-effective manner. In addition, these cohort studies have collected more than 200,000 plasma and 300,000 DNA samples for biomarker and genetic analyses.
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Provide access to large longitudinal datasets at Harvard for potential collaborations and meta-analyses. The cohorts include the NHS, NHS II, NHS 3, HPFS, GUTS, Framingham, Project Viva, and several national datasets. Detailed and repeated measures of diet, lifestyle, BMI, waist/hip circumference, weight change have been collected in these cohorts.
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Collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) are asset-backed securities formed from bundles of residential mortgages. These structures supplied the capital delivery mechanism that helped inflate the Fantastic Housing Bubble. CDOs are merely a tool. If utilized appropriately, they could speed the delivery of capital and make a extra efficient capital marketplace. If used inappropriately, they could be a economic weapons of mass destruction, and they are able to threaten our entire capitalist program.
Collateralized debt obligations, like other asset-backed securities, are divided in segments called tranches (rhymes with launches). These tranches are generally titled: senior, mezzanine and equity determined by their risk exposure. There is certainly no single structure or formula for a CDO, and quite a few contain quite a few subdivisions resulting in more segments than the 3 described.
Equivalent for the lien order of mortgage obligations, these tranches are paid in order of priority. The senior tranche is paid first, the mezzanine tranche is paid subsequent, and ultimately the equity tranche is paid any remainder. Considering that these obligations are paid in order, the senior tranche has the least risk exposure and lowest returns, and also the equity tranche has the highest danger and greatest prospective for return. To additional lessen danger (and make the transaction much more difficult) insurance policies are usually issued to insure the purchaser of a senior tranche against loss. These policies generally known as credit default swaps had been a very profitable small business through the Excellent Housing Bubble. It was such fantastic company that several insurers took excessive risks and lost an excellent deal of cash when home costs declined.
The real magic of structured finance is its potential to take assets of low investment high quality and turn it into a thing viable. George Soros aptly titled his book, "The Alchemy of Finance." like the alchemists of medieval Europe, modern day investment bankers try to turn lead into gold. The syndicators who create and handle collateralized debt obligations assess the risk of loss around the underlying asset and break it down into 3 categories corresponding to the 3 tranches.
The equity tranche in a CDO assumes the expected danger of loss. By way of example, if subprime loans expect an 8% loss from defaults, then the equity tranche will probably be 8% of your CDO. The syndicator commonly keeps this equity tranche as a part of their incentive charge, but practically speaking, the discount could be so steep it is actually hardly worth promoting. If defaults losses are less than 8%, they see tremendous income, and if it is actually over 8%, they see nothing.
The Mezzanine tranche assumes the threat beyond the expected danger. In the event the average default loss is around 8%, along with the highest default loss ever recorded is 24%, the mezzanine tranche exists to take on this threat. There's a quite superior chance they will see most or all of their funds mainly because the typical default loss is being absorbed by the equity tranche.


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Гекон пласкохвостий (Uroplatus) — рід геконів підродини Справжні гекони. Має 19 видів. Інша назва «гекон листохвостий».

Опис
Довжина представників цього роду геконів коливається від 8 до 30 см. Колір їх шкіри коливається від сірувато-коричневого до чорного або зеленувато-коричневого з різними візерунками, які нагадують місцевість, де вони мешкають. Є два варіанти маскування цих геконів — у формі листя або кори. Завдяки цьому вони гарно маскуються та мімікрують під середовище. Череп сильно окостенілий з дуже високим числом зубів. Має дуже міцний хвіст, який застосовує при пересуванню по деревах. відсутнє звичайне у геконів розширення ключиці з отвором на внутрішньому боці кінцівки.

Спосіб життя
Живе у тропічних лісах. Більшу частину світлого часу доби пласкохвості гекони висять вертикально на стовбурах дерев, опустивши голову, нагадуючи листя. Активні вночі. Харчуються комахами, фруктами та нектаром.

Це яйцекладні гекони. Зазвичай самка відкладає від 2 до 4 яєць. Протягом сезону буває декілька кладок.

Розповсюдження
Ендеміки Мадагаскару, хоча іноді трапляються на дрібних островах поблизу.

Види
Рід містить 19 видів:
 Uroplatus alluaudi Mocquard, 1894
 Uroplatus ebenaui (Boettger, 1879)
 Uroplatus fetsy Ratsoavina, Scherz, Tolley, Raselimanana, Glaw, & Vences, 2019
 Uroplatus fiera Ratsoavina, Ranjanaharisoa, Glaw, Raselimanana, Miralles & Vences, 2015
 Uroplatus fimbriatus (Schneider, 1797)
 Uroplatus finaritra Ratsoavina, Raselimanana, Scherz, Rakotoarison, Razafindraibe, Glaw & Vences, 2019
 Uroplatus finiavana Ratsoavina, Louis, Crottini, Randrianiaina, Glaw & Vences, 2011
 Uroplatus fotsivava Ratsoavina, Gehring, Scherz, Vieites, Glaw, & Vences, 2017
 Uroplatus giganteus Glaw, Kosuch, Henkel, Sound & Böhme, 2006
 Uroplatus guentheri Mocquard, 1908
 Uroplatus henkeli Böhme & Ibisch, 1990
 Uroplatus kelirambo Ratsoavina, Fanomezana, Gehring, Scherz, Vieites, Glaw, & Vences, 2017
 Uroplatus lineatus (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836)
 Uroplatus malahelo Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 1994
 Uroplatus malama Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 1995
 Uroplatus phantasticus (Boulenger, 1888)
 Uroplatus pietschmanni Böhle & Schönecker, 2003
 Uroplatus sameiti Böhme & Ibisch, 1990
 Uroplatus sikorae Boettger, 1913

Джерела
 A. M. Bauer: Gekkonidae, Geckos. In: Steven M. Goodman, Jonathan P. Benstead, Harald Schütz: The Natural History of Madagascar. University of Chicago Press, ISBN 0-226-30307-1
 Словник-довідник із зоології. — К., 2002.

Тварини, описані 1806
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Ендемічна фауна Мадагаскару
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Rishikesh is the best tourist city in India, there are variety of river side camps which it can offer to the tourist. There is something for everyone who comes here. Rishikesh can't disappoint anyone. All of you need is a good river rafting with reasonable prices.


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Green Energy Colonialism? Local Experts Left Out of Puerto Rico's Post-Hurricane Energy Planning
"We have not been able to get into the conversation," say Puerto Rico energy experts.
Emma Foehringer Merchant March 08, 2018
Emma Foehringer Merchant
Emma is a staff writer at Greentech Media. She previously covered environmental policy, politics, and climate change at Grist and the New Republic. Emma studied Environmental Analysis at Pomona College.
As Puerto Rico moves toward recovery, local academics feel their views have been left out.
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At a November listening session hosted by Puerto Rico's federally appointed fiscal management board, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez professor Marcel Castro Sitiriche was set to testify on the island's education system.
Castro Sitiriche, a professor of electrical engineering, was there on behalf of the university's professors' association. As he stood among the crowd gathered at the Automobile Accident Compensation Administration building in San Juan*, he spoke about the future of his university, but he also criticized conflicts of interest he perceives among members of the fiscal board.
Rather than endure Castro Sitiriche's remarks, he said meeting managers simply turned off his microphone.
"It's ironic they called it a listening session," he said.
It wasn't the first time professors had publicly criticized the fiscal management board. But Castro Sitiriche said that incident -- which the board did not confirm -- smacks of larger issues at work in Puerto Rico. Castro Sitiriche and other Puerto Rican professors who specialize in energy and sustainability told Greentech Media they feel sidelined in conversations about the future of Puerto Rico's grid.
The island remains in a dire energy crisis -- about 10 percent of customers still live without electricity more than five months after the devastating hurricanes -- and Governor Ricardo Rosselló plans to privatize the island's utility company and sell off its assets. The energy commission filed a lawsuit this week against the fiscal board to assert its regulatory control over the utility. At the same time, a swath of mainland and international clean energy and construction companies are pouring into Puerto Rico with promises to remake the energy system as a renewables-dominant model that could act as a test case for the rest of the globe.
It's the "blank slate" point of view that strikes many professors as problematic, at a time when the expertise of academics who have studied Puerto Rico's electric system for decades is more important than ever.
"Hurricane Maria brought a whole new set of stakeholders from outside, like Tesla and FEMA, or Governor Cuomo," said Marla Pérez Lugo, an environmental sociologist at UPR-Mayagüez. "All of those are right now putting their hands into energy policy in Puerto Rico."
Aside from a few researchers who have managed to break into talks, Pérez Lugo said, "We have not been able to get into the conversation."
Instead, they've resorted to submitting comments via public processes and speaking with members of the media in hopes that their views will be disseminated or considered in policymaking.
"There is not a lot of institutional involvement of the university in policymaking at all," said Pérez Lugo.
"In energy in particular," added Cecilio Ortiz García, a professor at UPR-Mayaguëz that focuses on public policy and energy policy. He is also Pérez Lugo's husband.
Professors including Pérez Lugo and Ortiz García founded the Instituto Nacional de Energía y Sostenibilidad Isleña (INESI) in 2015 to change that. A coalition of energy-focused faculty members at the island's universities, INESI fosters collaboration among researchers, encourages policy dialogue, and promotes sustainable community energy projects.
But even with that coalition, and the comments and plans professors have submitted officially and unofficially, Pérez Lugo and Ortiz García said academics have largely gone unheard in post-Maria decision-making.
"Much more needs to be done by the territorial government to not only listen to, but also to integrate fully the concerns, insights and experiences of local energy studies scholars, such as those from INESI," said Catalina de Onís, a rhetorical studies scholar and professor at Willamette University who recently published a journal article on energy colonialism in post-Maria Puerto Rico.
"Without these non-governmental leaders, a just transition to decentralized, renewable and sustainable energy systems that reimagine power -- both in terms of electricity and human relationships -- will not be achieved."
"Party cronyism"
Academics attribute some of their exclusion to historic precedent.
"I do not think any government, not only the present government, has really paid much attention to the impact or advice from either UPR or other academic institutions," said Efraín O'Neill Carrillo, a professor of electrical engineering at UPR-Mayagüez.
According to Ortiz García, "extreme party cronyism" sows distrust within the government about academic research.
"If you are not a recognized member of a political party, when that party is in power, you will not be called for anything," said Ortiz García. Castro Sitiriche said that the regional government and governor's office is generally wary of including "independent judgment from scholars unaffiliated with parties.
But post-Maria, Ortiz García said local government has stepped up in a new way. While academics believe coordination between the fiscal board, the governor, and other stakeholders is lacking, Ortiz García sees the reputation of the island's mayors as improved.
He cited the city of San Sebastián, where the municipal government formed the Pepino Power Authority, a group of resident electricians who strung wires instead of continuing to wait for federal help. And San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz is largely recognized as among the most vocal advocates for Puerto Rico's needs.
Founding INESI member Agustín Irizarry Rivera, another professor of electrical engineering at UPR-Mayagüez, said local politicians tend to take advantage of academic expertise more than do other levels of government. But he said interest is still lacking from authorities.
"This administration never touches base with the university," he said. "All their experts must come from the [mainland] U.S. We don't have much opportunity to work with them, despite being willing and able."
Disaster capitalism
Government has, however, been willing to work with stakeholders across the mainland United States, including utilities and clean energy companies like Tesla.
Irizarry Rivera said the steady flow of corporate interest in Puerto Rico's plight has been the same story for decades. Willamette University's de Onís calls it "green capitalism," and she worries it could perpetuate the colonial "outsider-knows-best" ideology that has long dogged the island.
"Every disaster is an opportunity for people to [do] business, right?" said Irizarry Rivera. "I've seen a lot of people coming in. They show up at our door saying they have a gift for us. You have to be wary."
All the professors Greentech Media spoke with echoed that skepticism.
"There are all sorts of approaches. There are some savvy, more corporate-type organizations and individuals, and there are some that mix that with actual, genuine desire to help," said Ortiz García. "In business, those things are not mutually exclusive."
Several academics said they're grateful for help from mainland companies, and think that many are doing good work. But they've also seen the island taken advantage of, and remain concerned that many newcomers aren't taking the time to understand the social, political or geographic contexts integral to addressing the island's needs. It doesn't help matters that many meetings and hearings concerning the future of the island are held in New York or Washington, D.C.
Data compiled by Pérez Lugo's students showed that most of the 22 energy projects they identified in response to Hurricane Maria were concentrated in a few areas, and there wasn't a relationship between their location and the vulnerability of the grid. "There is no coordination among them, either," said Pérez Lugo.
But Pérez Lugo doesn't place all the blame on companies looking to make a buck. She said a skewed portrait from the mainland press has also contributed to opportunism and disregard for the social, political and historic landscape of Puerto Rico.
"When these groups and companies come to the island expecting a blank slate, and they find out eventually that there are forces inside the energy policy environment, it's hard for them to overcome," said Pérez Lugo. "But they are coming with the wrong assumptions."
That could create unexpected challenges for the very technologies that many companies are hoping to prove.
"If you take any technology and implement it in the wrong way, without considering the social or environmental context, it can be damaging," said O'Neill Carrillo.
The concerns don't stem from opposition to the vision that many companies are promoting, but rather the approach and attitude.
Irizarry Rivera supports an increase in distributed resources like microgrids, but doesn't believe Puerto Rico should become a large-scale testing ground for technologies that haven't yet been deployed at scale.
"I often wonder if this type of experiment would be taking place in Texas," said Irizarry Rivera. "It's not time to be experimenting with people. We need to get electricity."
Unlike several of the professors, Irizarry Rivera said all traditional power should be restored before the government remodels the system.
Ortiz García suggested companies take cues from communities, grassroots leaders, and experts from the island rather than peddling preformed ideas.
"Not a lot of walking"
About two months before Hurricane Maria, several professors affiliated with INESI sent a letter to District Court Judge Laura Swain, who has presided over the island's bankruptcy proceedings, outlining a vision for Puerto Rico's energy future. In three pages, the academics presented a renewable-powered vision they had spent much of their careers studying.
The plan included distributed rooftop solar and "solar communities," microgrids, demand response programs, and energy storage. In written testimony provided at the beginning of February to the fiscal board, a similar grouping of professors lobbied for citizen-owned generation.
"Keeping the same type of electric system and simply transferring it from public to private hands will not resolve our electricity challenges," they wrote. "A rooftop solar-based electrical grid could leapfrog a centralized, hierarchical system to a distributed, prosumer[-oriented], transactive energy market in which public policy facilitates citizens' investments in the electrical system mainly through rooftop solar, distributed energy storage and smart meter technology."
Many of the proposals from academics mirror suggestions from mainland interest groups and clean energy companies. In a now infamous exchange, for instance, Tesla CEO Elon Musk proposed a remake of Puerto Rico's grid using solar. In a tweet, Musk said: "Such a decision would be in the hands of the PR govt, PUC, any commercial stakeholders and, most importantly, the people of PR." Later, he fleshed out his ideas in several conversations with Gov. Rosselló.
Pérez Lugo said she does see some evolution in the way the government is approaching and talking about energy. But she's unsure concrete change will come next.
"There's a lot of talking, but not a lot of walking in that sense," said Pérez Lugo.
O'Neill Carrillo said in practice he sees a contradiction between discussions about privatizing the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) and selling off its generation assets, and proposals to incorporate more renewables into the island's generation mix.
"I think we have lost the perspective that electricity is a tool...that you use to develop the country you want to be in the future," said Pérez Lugo. "We are wasting a very good opportunity to rethink, re-visualize our [island] in all aspects -- including in the energy sector."
Whatever comes next, the professors say the process needs to be democratic, with a focus on the island's socioeconomic development.
*This article has been amended to include the proper location and timing of this meeting.
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Global Nomads, Giving Back, Education, Interviews, Leadership, sports, Third Culture Kid, Third Culture Kids
Society needs to do better and it starts with us. We can't afford to think our differences are a negative thing. No we must embrace them! I started www.uydmag.com and the "As Told By Nomads" podcast for this very reason. I wanted to create platforms that showed us what it was like to live in different cultures while promoting the idea of thinking outside the box. I believe that in order to develop the next set of global leaders, these are two concepts that need to be embraced. Diversity and multiculturalism is the new normal so it's time we stop denying it. Let's do better. Let's use our differences to make a difference. Hear more of my thoughts here or watch below.
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Brittani Sonnenberg is the author of the novel Home Leave, published by Grand Central in the US, Arche Verlag in Germany, and AST in Russia. Sonnenberg has an MFA from the University of Michigan and lives in Berlin, where she is a frequent contributor to Berlin Stories on NPR. She is currently a visiting lecturer at the MFA program of the University of Hong Kong. Her award-winning fiction has been widely published in magazines such as Ploughshares, anthologized in the O'Henry Short Story Prize Series, and received distinguished story recognition by Best American Short Stories. Her non-fiction has been published by Time Magazine, the Associated Press, NPR, Minneapolis Star Tribune, and elsewhere. She studied English literature with a citation in Mandarin Chinese at Harvard University. She was a European Journalism Fellow at Berlin's Freie Universität from 2009-2010 and served as the editor of the American Academy's Berlin Journal from 2011-2013.
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Tales From Germany, England, NYC & Hollywood with Sheila Scott Wilkinson
I really enjoyed this episode with Shiela! It was like story time for me hearing her recount all her experiences. Shiela Scott-Wilkinson is the Founder, Executive Director and Artistic Director of Theatre Of Hearts/Youth First (TOHYF), where she oversees day-to-day operations.
Prior to her work with Theatre Of Hearts/Youth First, Scott-Wilkinson studied and worked in Europe, where she became an acclaimed actress of the stage and screen. Scott-Wilkinson completed training at the Frankfurt Conservatory of Music in Frankfurt, Germany, and the London Drama Center, England. While in Europe, Scott-Wilkinson starred in numerous stage productions at the famed National Theater of London, such as David Hare's Map Of The World. Scott-Wilkinson also starred in a number of productions in theatres throughout England, such as London's Royal Court Theater, the Welsh National Theater, the Liverpool Playhouse, the Theater Royal in Windsor, and many theatres throughout the West End of London. Scott-Wilkinson starred in Peter Nichols' The National Health, a feature film shot for Columbia Pictures. She starred in three television series: Diamond Crack Diamond (London Weekend Company), Special Branch, and Marked Personal (Thames T.V.). She received the Best Actress award by the Jamaican International Film Festival in 1977 for her role in Pressure, the first black feature film shot in England for the British Film Institute. She received two DramaLogue Critics Awards for her work as an actress in The Book Of The Crazy and Jack Jackson's Piano Bar, performed at the Skylight Theater, Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles Cultural Center. Scott-Wilkinson is regarded as one of the major talents of British and American theater, and her work is mentioned in Michael Billing's The Modern Actor and Katherine Worth's Revolutions In The Modern English Drama and At The Royal Court: 25 Years Of The English Stage Company.
Highly concerned with social issues, Scott-Wilkinson was actively involved in fundraising for the Royal National Institute for the Blind between projects in England. Later, after returning to the United States and settling in Los Angeles, Scott-Wilkinson's professional interests turned to the community, particularly regarding youth arts education. She served as a Program Coordinator for Artsreach from 1987-1998 where she taught, designed, developed, and implemented arts programming for Arts-in-Correction and for incarcerated youth at Nelles School for Boys. In response to the severe civil unrest in Los Angeles in 1992, she established the Youth First Artist-In-Residence Program to prevent and intervene in youth-on-youth violence. In 1995, for her innovative city- and county-wide program design, Scott-Wilkinson received a Certificate of Recognition from the City of Los Angeles, and a State of California Resolution. In 1997 she was awarded a Fellowship by the Eureka Foundation. Scott-Wilkinson was a three-year recipient of a California Arts Council Artist-in-Residence individual grant to teach theater at the William Grant Still's Arts Center for youth ages 9-16. Scott-Wilkinson participates on the initial Steering Committee for Arts for All, the Los Angeles County Regional Blueprint for Arts Education with the Los Angeles County Office of Education Community Arts Team. Most recently, Scott Wilkinson was invited to participate in the Los Angeles Arts Commission Arts Leadership Initiative, the Executive Learning Group. She continues to pursue her passion for Theatre Of Hearts/Youth First, which has served over 93,000 youth to date and is one of the most successful youth arts education organizations in Los Angeles.
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Q: Packet tracer UI zoomed in (double the size) I've an issue with some of the programs, packettracer among them, having a zoomed in feel to them and it is eating up screen real estate. Unfortunately I have no idea how to switch to default nor what exactly caused it.
From picture below the icons are bigger than usual, even pixelated. I maximized window to show the extent of it (close, minimize and maximize buttons are visible once mouse is hovering at the menu bar).
Here's an example of what I see:
Compared to what it should look like:
Please ignore the launcher size --- it is irrelevant to the problem.
Program in question, packettracer was downloaded from here and installed from command line.
Running Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS with 1920x1080 resolution
Any help is greatly appreciated!
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A: Might be a DPI issue as @muru pointed out. Thank you, btw. When resolution is changed to 1600x900 everything is OK and bigger (better for the eyes)

A: Also had this issue recently where the icons in packet tracer were over zoomed and pixelated when running in 1920x1080 (only looked right running at 1600x900).
I believe your issue is due to the environment variable, 'QT_DEVICE_PIXEL_RATIO=auto' being set in /etc/profile during installation of packet tracer. When running 'env | grep QT_DEVICE_PIXEL_RATIO' the variable was set at 2.
For me, commenting this out and rebooting resolved the issue.

A: Had the problem that QT_DEVICE_PIXEL_RATIO resets to auto after reboot. This can be fixed by going to the /home/user and adding the line QT_DEVICE_PIXEL_RATIO=1 to the file .bashrc

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Into the DTV era, with no broadcast flag mandate
By Seth Schoen
Today (June 12, 2009) marks the completion of the U.S. transition to digital television, as TV stations switch off their analog transmitters.
Just a few years ago, some broadcasters and movie studios argued that this transition couldn't happen without a DRM mandate -- a legal requirement for devices to obey the broadcast flag and apply DRM restrictions to free, over-the-air broadcasts. And they said they would hold up and obstruct this transition unless they got their way.
The DMCA has already been used to restrict the ability to produce innovative, useful products that copyright holders disapprove of. But at least the DMCA only applies to proprietary, encrypted media. The broadcast flag rule proposed to apply the same kinds of controls even to an open, unencrypted format, something Congress originally specifically declined to do with the DMCA. The broadcast flag concept threatened to give the entertainment industry a veto even over features of devices that want nothing to do with DRMed media. And it was just one in a series of technology mandates Hollywood was after; each one was meant to plug yet another "hole" in Hollywood's control of technology, including "holes" left behind by previous mandates.
We and our colleagues said no; we said that entertainment industries already have too much control over our living rooms. We went to the meetings where the broadcast flag was planned, we lobbied the FCC, and together with Public Knowledge, the American Library Association and other library associations, Consumers Union, and the Consumer Federation of America, we went to court to stop the broadcast flag mandate from becoming law. We won, ultimately succeeding in getting the FCC's broadcast flag mandate thrown out.
But while all this was happening, the entertainment industries made a series of dramatic threats. They said the DTV transition would suffer unless the mandate went through; they said they would pull programming off the air and not license movies for broadcast.
MPAA's Fritz Attaway said that "high-value content will migrate away" from television if the broadcast flag wasn't imposed; he told Congress that fears of infringement without a broadcast flag mandate "will lead content creators to cease making their high-value programming available for distribution over digital broadcast television [and] the DTV transition would be seriously threatened". Most famously, Viacom said that
[i]f a broadcast flag is not implemented and enforced by Summer 2003, Viacom's CBS Television Network will not provide any programming in high definition for the 2003-2004 television season.
It's six years later and these threats have all fallen flat. This week, CBS will broadcast dozens of popular programs, like CSI , Without a Trace , Survivor , and The New Adventures of Old Christine , in high definition via over-the-air broadcast. So will all the other major networks. Digital TV also continues to feature popular movies with no DRM.
Entertainment industries like to argue that they "need" DRM to make works available. And policymakers have eagerly adopted this argument. But when the bluff is called, it turns out that the DRM wasn't so necessary after all.
We're proud of our part in defeating the broadcast flag and we're grateful to all of our partners in that fight. We want to extend a special thanks to Public Knowledge and to Gigi Sohn and her staff, past and present, for the tremendous amount of work they've done on this issue, and to the legal team at Steptoe and Johnson for adroitly and effectively handling a complex court challenge to the FCC's ruling.
As we said all along, digital TV is more functional and the equipment to view it is cheaper and more available without the "compliance and robustness" requirements MPAA sought to impose. If you have a computer, the cheapest way to get digital TV broadcasts isn't to buy a fancy new TV. It's to get an innovative, inexpensive device to let your computer receive TV signals. Some of these devices stream TV over a LAN to a computer, some connect externally via USB, and some install inside a desktop case. It's cheaper than a new TV, it's convenient, and it's DRM free. Happy DTV transition!
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EFF established that the FCC and Hollywood don't control your TiVo - you do. The FCC's "broadcast flag" mandate would have given copyright holders and the government a veto over development and use of digital television tuners. Only technologies crippled by copy protection would have been legal. The DC Circuit...
Deeplinks Blog by Tim Jones | January 13, 2010
12 Trends to Watch in 2010
It's the dawn of a new year. From our perch on the frontier of electronic civil liberties, EFF has collected a list of a dozen important trends in law, technology and business that we think will play a significant role in shaping online rights in 2010.
In December,...
Deeplinks Blog by Tim Jones | November 2, 2009
DVR is TV's New BFF
Digital Video Recorders, once considered a mortal threat by the entertainment industry, have now become its new best friend. It's just the latest example of how the industry's constant warnings of the dangers of "piracy" frequently turn out to be baseless hysteria.
Remember 2001? Digital Video Recorders ("DVRs") like...
Deeplinks Blog by Danny O'Brien | September 14, 2009
License to Kill Innovation: the Broadcast Flag for UK Digital TV?
The British MP Tom Watson has highlighted a digital TV consultation by UK regulator Ofcom, held in response to an inquiry from the BBC (the consultation deadline is this Wednesday):
The BBC has indicated that third party content owners are seeking to ensure that reception equipment will...
Deeplinks Blog by Danny O'Brien | May 27, 2008
Watching the Detectors
In the absence of NBC or Microsoft coming clean about what they've done -
what flags NBC sent, and what flags Microsoft obeys, we've been doing some detective
work of our own -- and we'd like your help.
NBC have already said that their activation of their...
Microsoft's Masters: Whose Rules Does Your Media Center Play By?
While its customers are still puzzling over why Vista Media Center is suddenly refusing to record over-the-air NBC digital TV, Microsoft has come out with an astounding admission, courtesy of Greg Sandoval at CNet News:"Microsoft included technologies in Windows based on rules set forth by the (Federal Communications Commission),"...
Update: Why is NBC Flagging Digital TV Programs - and Why is Microsoft Obeying It?
After further investigation of reports of Vista refusing to record NBC, we have found at least one case where a user receiving digital TV over-the-air has been blocked from recording TV shows. Justin Sanders, who took this screenshot, says he was recording Raleigh's HDTV channel WNCN-DT1 on his...
Does NBC Control Your TV?
Reports are coming in of digital video recording systems refusing to record NBC programs - both on digital cable and over-the-air transmissions.We're still investigating whether these involved over-the-air digital TV, which would mean that NBC was the first broadcaster to attempt to revive the abandoned ATSC "broadcast...


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The Scottish Terrier Club of Greater Dayton, INC. (STCGD) started in 1973, and was established to encourage and promote the breeding of purebred Scottish Terriers. Our club encourages sportsmanlike competition at dog show as well as educating the public about the characteristics of the breed. Every year, the club conducts a Specialty show that is sanctioned and licensed by the American Kennel Club (AKC).
The STCGD is open to all who own or co-own a Scottie and are in good standing with the AKC. While the membership is unrestricted as to residence, the Club's primary purpose is to represent owners, breeders and exhibitors within the greater Dayton area. For membership, the club requires the attendance of 3 functions/events in one calendar year, in order to be sponsored for membership.
Approximately 11 meetings are held each year. Picnics, Scottie walks and fun matches are held in the warmer months. The annual meeting is held in mid August .
A quarterly newsletter, the Scots Chatter, includes club news as well as articles to encourage the well being of Scotties. It also provides other information to its members and subscribers to promote interest in the breed. The club's web site, www.STCGD.com, includes the latest news and activities.
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Moral Policing begins for Valentine's Day : This time, it's hit the schools
It wasnt very long ago when two Soundarya Composite PU College Bagalgunte students fought on campus over a girl both loved and one of them ended up stabbing the other to death Incidents like these have been on the rise in schools where boys end up fighting over a girl they both fancy Upcoming event of Valentines Day has put the Karnataka Associated Management of Primary and Secondary Schools
BENGALURU: It wasn't very long ago when two Soundarya Composite PU College( Bagalgunte) students fought on campus over a girl both loved and one of them ended up stabbing the other to death. Incidents like these have been on the rise in schools where boys end up fighting over a girl they both fancy. Upcoming event of Valentine's Day has put the Karnataka Associated Management of Primary and Secondary Schools (KAMS) on alert.
On what may be considered moral policing, the Association that has 3000 schools registered as members has asked parents and schools to be vigilant about the activities the school children indulge in, in the name of Valentine's Day. Schools were asked to ensure students don't wear "bright red" clothes or exchange gifts.
Teachers and PTAs have been asked to check school bags for any Valentine's Day related merchandise. Schools have been asked to communicate this to parents via SMS and not the school diary, which the students have access to.
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I've had the opportunity to photograph the Gendron family a couple of times now, and each time they just keep getting sweeter and sweeter. Piper was the perfect model that day – those cheeks and that ruffle dress were just so precious. Mama Gendron looked absolutely stunning as well, in her soft blush dress, and gorgeous earrings. And, even though the skies were a bit cloudy, the reflection of the sand dunes gave these images the perfect glow. I adore this sweet Family so much. I hope you enjoy these sneak peeks as much as I do! Can't wait for Christmas!


Here I am trying to fetch data from MS-SQL Server 2008 to my Rails application on Ubuntu 10. But I am unable to install tiny_tds. I follow the step given at github. But no response. Please guide me to setup correctly.
Can not find FreeTDS's db-lib or include directory.
Gem files will remain installed in /home/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180@rails3/gems/tiny_tds-0.4.5 for inspection.
Did you install freeTDS prior to install the gem?
As ar3 says, the answer above is correct. For those on CentOS, the RPM is freetds-devel, not freetds-dev (in case you're as soft with sysadmin as I am).
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Q: Woocommerce subscription WC()->cart->add_to_cart monthly is not working We are selecting the number of products to insert in cart. We are using woocommerce subscription plugin for variation on yearly and monthly basis.
if We are selecting 5 products to insert in cart we are using the while loop for getting variation product related to monthly and yearly with count 5 and using code to insert in cart as.
 WC()->cart->add_to_cart( $parent_id, $quantity = 1, $variation_id );

it is not working with this code as we want 5 different products to add in cart. but is use the code with variation_id it is working but the product remains the same.
WC()->cart->add_to_cart( $parent_id, $quantity = 1, $variation_id = 2918 );

this code is working but with the same product 5 times.
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MUTEFISH are culturally diverse six piece band from Ireland, Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine. They fuse the musical sounds and cultures of Eastern Europe with traditional Irish influences resulting in an engaging melodic compilation of tracks. Each band member brings their distinct musical backgrounds and tastes giving them their unique sound which makes it difficult to label their style or genre.
Bo guitar/mandolin, Marka guitar, Rafal violin, Tomas bass, Peter percusions/melodica/keys and Philip drums.


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With indoor motor home storage, individuals can be assured that their RV is not outside in the elements taking a beating by the sun, rain, hail, and snow. Storage facilities such as Vines Storage offer both indoor and outdoor RV storage, so you can determine which is best for you and your vehicle. Additionally, Vines Storage offers video surveillance to protect and monitor your RV.
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Iranians march to back Palestinians, reject Trump Mideast plan
Iraqi Shi'ite Muslims march during a parade marking the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Baghdad, Iraq, May 31, 2019. — Reuters pic
DUBAI, May 31 — Tens of thousands of Iranians marking the annual "Quds (Jerusalem) Day" in the Islamic Republic today condemned a planned Middle East peace plan touted by US President Donald Trump as the "deal of the century."
State television said state-sponsored marches were being held in 950 communities across Iran and showed demonstrators carrying banners with slogans such as "Jerusalem is the eternal capital of Palestine" and "Death to America".
"No to the deal of the century" read a banner splashed across the news screen on state TV, which also showed a Quds Day march in neighbouring Iraq's capital Baghdad.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday that Washington's long-awaited Israeli-Palestinian peace plan was doomed to fail and that the Palestinian resistance movement would respond firmly to those who proposed it.
Palestinian officials have already spurned the plan, believing it will be heavily biased in favour of Israel.
Opposition to Israel is a cornerstone of Shi'ite-led Iran. It backs Palestinian and Lebanese Islamist militant groups opposed to peace with Israel, which Tehran refuses to recognise.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said the Trump plan would fail, and President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that the deal of the century would be the "bankruptcy of the century" for its who proponents.
Israel, the United States and its chief Sunni Arab ally Saudi Arabia accuse Iran of fomenting tension in the Middle East and of sponsoring terrorism. Tehran denies this.
Quds Day was launched by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, and is held on the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. — Reuters
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Born Name : Larry Wheels
Birth Sign : Sagittarius
Occupation : Professional Powerlifter, Bodybuilder
Birthplace : Bronx, New York City, USA
Location : Bronx, New York, USA
Skin Type : Fit
Net Worth : $750,000 US Dollars
Race / Ethnicity : Multiracial.
Weight : Over 103kg / 226.6lbs
Hair Type : Afro
Reliationship : Nicole Drinkwater, Chelsea King (Separated in 2019)
Other : Actor: Vin Diesel. Actress: Jennifer Lopez. Favorite Color - Black and White. Love to do - Music, Traveling, & Working out in the gym. Favorite Dishes - Italian Cuisine.
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Larry Wheels Facts
Born on December 3, 1994, in The Bronx, New York City under the Sagittarius sign, Larry "Wheels" Williams is an American powerlifter. He grew up in tough streets and he wanted to get stronger so he wouldn't be scared of anyone. As he was poor, Larry had no other option but to exercise in his room.
Larry Wheels is a famous American Powerlifter, Bodybuilder, Strongman, and Social Media Influencer. Larry grew up in a poor family and spent time in the foster care system. He always wanted to be as strong and big as he could be so he trained to become an athlete.
On Their Instagram He Have 1.8M Followers Where He Usually Shares all The Images and What's Going on in Their Life Which The People Loves as He is The World Record Hold Person Who always Done Their Work With The Lot of Passion.
When Their Study Got Completed at That Time He Had Started Their Career By Following The Passion of The Life and He also Had Done all The Things to Make It Possible at The End Their Hard Work Brought Up a Massive Success For Him also.
His zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
He started his own clothing line on November 9th 2018.
As an entrepreneur, he sells apparel, supplements, gear, and workout plans under his own line of merchandise.
According to reports, he is dating social media influencer Nicole Drinkwater.
He also run a sef-titled YouTube channel.
Larry Wheels Height, Weight
Height : Feet & Inches: 6′ 1″. 1.85 cm
Weight : Pounds: 255 lbs 115 Kg


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Dynamic and Driven: The Class of 2022 Launches at Tuck
As their MBA studies begin, the Tuck class of 2022 sets school records for percentage of women, international representation, and more.
Tuck's Class of 2022 is comprised of 49 percent women. Forté Foundation fellow Katie McMurray T'22, pictured above, joins Tuck from Teach for America and Slack.
by Tuck Communications
The 289 students comprising Tuck's newest class demonstrate the numerous pathways aspiring leaders take to the MBA program and the diversity of perspectives and experiences to be found among the school's immersive community.
Sustaining Tuck's reputation as a top MBA program for female leaders, 49 percent of T'22s are women—a Tuck record that echoes the enthusiasm of the school's year-long Women at Tuck celebration.
"Creating more opportunities for women in business is imperative to developing wise, decisive leaders who celebrate excellence and impact across gender identities," says Luke Anthony Peña, executive director of admissions and financial aid. "This milestone reflects the effort of all those in our community who share this conviction, and the recognition by T'22 women that Tuck offers an unparalleled platform for growth as a leader."
The class of 2022 also attests that Tuck's mission of developing wise, decisive leaders is one with substantial global reach. First-year students represent 47 different countries by citizenship, the largest number for a single class in school history. Including dual citizens and U.S. permanent residents, 37 percent of the class is international. Among U.S. students, 32 percent represent a U.S. minority.
"In Tuck's distinctly immersive learning environment, the diverse experiences and global perspectives our students bring are particularly enriching to the community," Peña says. "Tuck's mission and values continue to resonate with aspiring leaders across a range of lived experiences, and we are excited to see the many ways T'22s will engage, explore, and embrace these differences over the next two years and beyond."
The average GMAT score for the class is 720, with GRE averages of 161 verbal and 159 quant. The highly accomplished first-year students come to Tuck from 230 unique employers, and have on average more than five years of professional experience.
Learn more about the class of 2022 by visiting the online class profile.
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Tuck Looks Toward the Class of 2023 with Few Changes for the Admissions Cycle Ahead
Tuck's 2020 – 2021 MBA application will open on June 30 and will include the addition of a rolling Round 4 to give more prospective students time to apply.
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Q: how to get the average and std deviation of daily totals from table in which date values are stored by hour mysql? I a do have a table that stores a total count of error by hour, by day.
I need to calculate the average of the total number of errors by day, I was trying something like this:
SELECT
  error_code,
  AVG(total) as avg,
  STDDEV_SAMP(total) as std
FROM
  error_monitoring
WHERE
  date_sub(curdate(), interval 30 day) <= date
GROUP BY
  error_code

But the result of the query is based on the hourly values I have in the table and no the daily totals.
The table in database shows as follow:
id | error_code | total | average | standard_deviation | date
1  | W0334      | 2131  | 81      | 163.349            | 2016-12-20 23:00:00
2  | W0096      | 910   | 45      | 132.915            | 2016-12-20 15:00:00
3  | W0334      | 120   | 81      | 163.349            | 2016-12-20 08:00:00

So, how I can calculate this based on daily totals?

A: If you want the "average by day", you can calculate the total and then divide by the number of days:
SELECT error_code, SUM(total) / COUNT(DISTINCT date(date)) as avg
FROM error_monitoring
WHERE date_sub(curdate(), interval 30 day) <= date
GROUP BY error_code

Your code also includes STDDEV_SAMP().  If you also want that calculation, then you would need to use a subquery, aggregating by day.  Assuming that all error codes are available on each day:
SELECT error_code, AVG(day_total), STDDEV_SAMP(day_total)
FROM (SELECT error_code, date(date) as dte, SUM(total) as day_total
      FROM error_monitoring
      WHERE date_sub(curdate(), interval 30 day) <= date
      GROUP BY error_code, date(date)
     ) em
GROUP BY error_code;


This sauce boat was made in Calcutta (India) by Hamilton & Company, which was established by Robert Hamilton and others at the beginning of 19th century. Due to the fact that the British regulation on hallmarking was not in force in the British Colonies, immigrated silversmiths were use to mark the silverware with their trade mark and a series of pseudo-hallmarks similar to those used in England and Scotland for sterling silver.
Marks, struck in line on the body: H & Co Ltd. (trade mark of Hamilton & Company Limited); an elephant, a roman capital I (date letter for 1945 or 1970) and the word 'silver'.
The sauce boat is of very good gauge and mainly hand made. It is not clear if at the date of crafting of this salver, silversmiths working in India were using the former alloy of 916/1000 purity or the sterling standard like in the U.K.


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South African police are twice as deadly as American cops – but they're also six times more likely to die on duty
In a feature titled The Counted, the Guardian is keeping track of the number of people killed by police action in the United States. "US police kill more in days than other countries do in years," says the Guardian.
We wondered how the police in South Africa compared as the Guardian report contains alarming statistics:
In the first 24 days of 2015, US police shot dead 59 people. UK and Wales police have shot dead 54 people in the past 24 years. Only one person has ever been killed in Iceland – population 324 000 – since it became a republic 71 years ago. Three people have been killed in Stockton California – population 300 000 – this year. There were 97 fatal shootings by US police in March 2015 compared with 94 by Australian police from 1992 to 2011. The article leaves readers in no doubt about the deadliness of the US police force.
So how does South Africa compare? Our police force is more lethal by far:
A police officer in SA in 2013 was twice as likely to kill someone as in the US.
A police officer in SA in 2013 was 4.3 times more likely to be killed than in the US.
There were 17 068 murders in SA compared with 16 121 in the US in 2013.
The Guardian says: "It's rather difficult to compare data from different time periods, according to different methodologies, across different parts of the world, and still come to definitive conclusions." It also says: "At least there is some accountability in America – even if data from the rest of the world is still catching up."
Challenge of finding accurate data
It isn't easy to get accurate year-by-year data on people killed by police action in the US, as Carl Bialik explains on FiveThirtyEight. The official count is about 930 people per year, but Bialik says this excludes people killed by local law enforcement agencies and that the actual number is in the region of 1 240.
The number of people killed by the South African Police Service (SAPS) is recorded in the annual report by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid). As with the American data, there are questions about accuracy. It's not clear if this includes lethal force used by Metro cops. Also, the killings are divided between deaths in police custody and deaths as a result of police action.
To compare US and South African police lethality, we've used data from 2013 (or, to be precise, the 2013-2014 South African financial year) and where data is unclear we have made assumptions that err in favour of understating the lethality of the SAPS.
According to Ipid, the number of people killed by police action in South Africa in 2013 was 409. This was down from 485 in 2012, the year the Marikana massacre took place. It excludes the deaths of people in police custody.
Assuming the figure cited by Bialik of 1 242 police fatalities a year in the US, then taking into account that the US population is six times greater than South Africa's, the SAPS are twice as lethal as their US counterparts.
SA more violent
South Africa is much more violent than the US. In 2013, 17 068 homicides were recorded in South Africa compared with 16 121 in the US. You're about six times more likely to be murdered in South Africa.
South Africa is also a more dangerous place to be a cop, with 77 officers killed in the line of duty in 2013 compared with 107 in the US. Corrected for population, South African cops are six times more likely to die on the job.
Interestingly, in 2013 there were a lot fewer officer deaths in the US than in 2012 and 2014, but this doesn't materially change things: being a cop in the US is substantially safer than being one in South Africa.
This article first appeared on Ground Up.
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Q: MQL5 CTrade Buy() function I am new to MQL5. I used to develop a lot in MQL4 and now I am trying to get my code work in MQL5 too. For some reason it seems I can't get very simple things working like opening a Buy position. I am using something like this:
 CTrade m_trade
 if (  PositionsTotal() == 0 )
       m_trade.Buy( 0.1, Symbol(), price, 0, 0 );

All I want is to open a Buy position with a lot size of 0.1.
In the StrategyTester, it first opens a position with a lot size 0.1 (so far so good), but then after a while the position gets closed (don't know yet why its getting closed) and then a new Buy position gets opened with a lot size as huge as it can possibly be.
What am I doing wrong?

A: First:
Before going deeper, let's first also diagnose the situation a step better:
#include<Trade\Trade.mqh>
...

CTrade m_trade;
...

if (  PositionsTotal() == 0 )
{
      if (  !trade.Buy( 0.1, _Symbol ) )
      {
          //--- failure message
            Print( "The .Buy() method failed. The return-code = ",
                    trade.ResultRetcode(),
                   ". Code description: ",
                    trade.ResultRetcodeDescription()
                    );
      }
      else
      {
            Print( "The .Buy() method executed successfully. The return-code = ",
                    trade.ResultRetcode(),
                   " (",
                    trade.ResultRetcodeDescription(),
                   ")"
                    );
      }
}

Next:
If the Print()-ed output above confirms the operation was successful, you may add more details to the .Buy() method and re-test:
#include<Trade\Trade.mqh>
...

CTrade m_trade;
...

double aVolume     = 0.1;
double aPoint      =       SymbolInfoDouble(  _Symbol, SYMBOL_POINT  );
double anAsk       =       SymbolInfoDouble(  _Symbol, SYMBOL_ASK    );
double aBid        =       SymbolInfoDouble(  _Symbol, SYMBOL_BID    );
int    aNumDigits  = (int) SymbolInfoInteger( _Symbol, SYMBOL_DIGITS );
double aLongOpen   =       SymbolInfoDouble(  _Symbol, SYMBOL_ASK    ),
       aLongSL     =       aBid - 1000 * aPoint,
            SL     =       NormalizeDouble( aLongSL, aNumDigits ),
       aLongTP     =       aBid + 1000 * aPoint,
            TP     =       NormalizeDouble( aLongTP, aNumDigits );

if (  !trade.Buy( aVolume, _Symbol, aLongOpen, SL, TP, "Does this work?" ) )
{ ... }

For going Short, aShortOpen, anAsk-based { TP, SL }-prices and symmetric edit changes apply.

A: Just use "CTrade.PositionOpen" instead.
Sample:
 Ctrade ctrade;
 double dAsk = SymbolInfoDouble(_Symbol, SYMBOL_ASK);

 bool bRet = ctrade.PositionOpen(_Symbol, ORDER_TYPE_BUY, 0.1, dAsk, 0, 0, "");

A: I Simply Use Custom function To Execute Buy And Sell,
buy();
sell();

it will buy / sell  0.01 lot by default, with stop loss 250 & take profit 115 points,
below is the whole custom function
#include<Trade\Trade.mqh>
CTrade trade;

    void buy(double lot = 0.01, double take_profits = 115, double stop_loss = 250){

        double ask_sell = NormalizeDouble( SymbolInfoDouble(_Symbol, SYMBOL_ASK), _Digits );

        double sl = ( ask_sell - stop_loss* _Point );
        double tp = (ask_sell + take_profits* _Point);

        trade.Buy( lot, NULL, ask_sell, sl, tp , NULL );
    }  // buy

void sell(double lot = 0.01, double take_profits = 115, double stop_loss = 250){

        double bid_buy = NormalizeDouble( SymbolInfoDouble(_Symbol, SYMBOL_BID), _Digits );

        double sl = ( bid_buy + stop_loss* _Point );
        double tp = ( bid_buy - take_profits* _Point );

        trade.Sell( lot, NULL, bid_buy, sl, tp, NULL );
    }

How To Use
step 1: Create filename.mqh
step 2: in you next EA or Script , just import it like step 3
step 3: #include "..\foldername\fileName.mqh"
step 4: buy();   -> to buy 0.01  step 5: buy(0.08); -> to buy 0.08 lots.

Same goes for sell();  just 2 line in every ea or Script ,

*

*import mqh file, which containing the code. to buy and sell

*just type buy(); or sell();  or with custom lot ,  buy(0.5);  or sell(0.04);


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Acceptable in the '80s*
We're back in the 1980s today, and one of the greatest battles in rallying history. The Group B rally era from 1982 to '86 created some of the wildest (and most dangerous) racing cars ever seen. Minimal regulations and the arrival of turbo-charging and all-wheel-drive led to huge speed, and the cars – whilst outwardly similar – had almost nothing in common with their road-going counterparts.
By the mid-'80s engines were mounted in the middle and surrounded by space-framed shells of composite and magnesium. Peugeot's ridiculous 205 Turbo 16 took power to well over 400bhp from just 1.8 litres and won the final two Group B Championships in '85 and '86. Previous champions Lancia come in second with their carbon-composite Delta S4, the first car to be both turbo and super-charged (known as twin-charging). It was tragically this car that led to the cessation of Group B, when in 1986 Henri Toivonen and Sergio Cresto's S4 left the road on the Tour de Course and burst into flames, killing both men. The FIA had to act and Group B, rallying's maddest era, was banned.
MOCpages' Fabrice Larcheveque remembers the fastest rally cars ever seen with his 6-wide replicas of both the Peugeot Turbo 16 and and Lancia Delta S4. Each includes a detailed engine and interior under removable bodywork, but our favourite elements are the stunning liveries, recreating those seen on the real cars brilliantly in miniature. There's more to see of Fabrice's Speed Champions-style Group B racers on MOCpages – click the link above to head back to 1986.
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In game theory they talk about deciding your move based on what rational opponents would react. A variant of that strategy is to convince your opponent that you are no where near rational so they better not expect you to do the rational reaction to your action.
For example if you are playing a game of chicken in cars, if you were to break the steering wheel and toss it out the window in front of your opponent then he knows you are not going to swerve. (source: Art and Science of Negotiation). That is strategic irrationality.
Mr.Bezos has signaled to all other players that he has thrown away his steering-wheel and placed a brick on his gas pedal. They are not going to let up on lowering prices and they can keep at it as long as they can because they have the full trust of their shareholders.
The right move in this game is not to do exactly the same and agreeing to match prices. But other retailers don't seem to get it.
Target is the latest retailer who decided to play the price matching game not realizing their opponent's stated irrationality. Target announced they will match all Amazon prices if customers can show proof.At least, unlike BestBuy's mistake of making it easy for customers to get the price match, Target has added manual steps for customers. But that isn't enough to stop the bleeding – either customers will do that additional work or simply go to Amazon.
If one player in a market says they will match any lowest price in the market the rational move for others is not to lower their prices because they get no advantage from it and only erode their margins. But Target is not dealing with rational player.
"what unique value the store provides to its target customers and what is the right product mix that makes the customers buy from them".
Even if this would result in severe revenue reduction – because they end up eliminating many products from their shelves – in the long run it would help make Target a profitable venture.
Instead they chose to play the game of chicken with with an opponent who has given up on steering.
This isn't going to end well for Target. Circuit City here we come.


I am flattered that this image of a nineteen-foot high giraffe running towards me on the dry bed of Lake Amboseli truly grabs the attention of those that chance upon a limited edition print. I knew I had a cracking picture after I breathlessly picked myself up from the arid ground immediately after this brief encounter. The angle of view and the composition is close to perfect and that is presumably what engages the buyers of the work. There are generic giraffe pictures and then there is this. It transcends the banal and I am proud to have taken it.
Amboseli is the perfect canvas on which to tell stories because it is flat, elemental and free of distractions. The lack of noise emboldens this image – it is unequivocally all about a giraffe – albeit a large adult one, moving at a fair speed. The picture could have been taken anytime over the last 10,000 years.
There is another helpful component to this photograph in that the soft early morning light offers a calm and detailed portrayal of this majestic animal. If the giraffe was harshly sunlit – from either behind or from in front, I think the image would be too busy and have far less soul. As it is, this is all about the surreal subject matter, not the real weather.
I will always remember the first time I showed a big print of this to anyone. It was in Upper East Side, New York at a famous French restaurant. The owner – who has long been a reputable collector of photographs – was spellbound and I was humbled as he gathered his friends and family around the print. Today, this imperious giraffe looks down on everyone that is eating at his iconic lair.


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Amazon Studios has announced that award-winning filmmaker Alma Har'el's critically acclaimed "Honey Boy" will open in select theaters on November 8th. Shia LaBeouf wrote and stars alongside Noah Jupe, Lucas Hedges and FKA Twigs in the film which is a fictionalised take on LaBeouf's own experiences as a child star and subsequent adult crash-landing into rehab and recovery (LaBeouf is playing a proxy of his own father in the film – an ex-rodeo clown and felon character). [Source: Amazon Studios]
FX and BBC are set to team up for a new three-part event series take on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" which is being produced by Scott Free and actor Tom Hardy. Guy Pearce leads the cast as Ebenezer Scrooge in this first of a planned series of new adaptations of classic Dickens novels. The project also stars Andy Serkis, Rutger Hauer, Stephen Graham, Joe Alwyn, Charlotte Riley and Lenny Rush. Steven Knight will pen the script and Nick Murphy will direct. [Source: The Live Feed]
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Invisalign is a popular teeth alignment system for teens and adults. Unlike traditional braces that require bulky brackets and wires, Invisalign uses a series of clear trays to reposition teeth for a straighter smile.
Overcrowded teeth can cause one's smile to look cramped, while gaps can make the teeth appear small. Both conditions can be embarrassing and make an individual self conscious about their smile. Teens and adults alike may postpone fixing their teeth especially if they have already experienced traditional metal braces that are easily noticed and hard to conceal. However, modern orthodontic systems such as lingual braces and clear aligners have made adult braces a more practical solution to crooked smiles. Invisalign is one of the most well-known clear aligner programs that uses a progressive system of trays to gently reposition the teeth into a straighter, more aesthetically pleasing smile. A visit to an orthodontist will be necessary to determine if your dental concerns can be corrected by Invisalign. Patients with more severe issues who also require jaw realignment may better benefit from a more aggressive orthodontic treatment. A 3D scan will be taken of the teeth in order to create a treatment plan. Additional x-rays and images may be taken during your appointment as well. It will take 3-4 weeks to create the first tray. Once the tray arrives, patients will return to the orthodontist's office to ensure proper fit. Trays will be worn for a period of 2 weeks and should only be removed for eating and brushing the teeth. For optimal results, trays should be worn for 20-22 hours daily. Certain Invisalign systems will have a blue indicator dot on the upper back molars that will gradually disappear with wear, easily notifying your provider if you are wearing your Invisalign tray for the required time. After 2 weeks, a new tray will be worn. Trays will be replaced every 2 weeks for the duration of treatment which typically lasts 10-15 months but can be as short as 3 months or as long as 2 years.
The goal of Invisalign is to correct various dental imperfections such as crowding, too much space between teeth, overbite, crossbite, openbite, and overjet.
Invisalign uses a series custom of clear trays to reposition teeth for a straighter smile. Here is a quick guide for what to expect before, during, and after Invisalign treatment.
Once the Invisalign tray is in place there is typically minimal irritation and discomfort associated with this teeth straightening system. Invisalign trays are designed and cut to not irritate the gums. No recovery time is needed.
The ideal candidates for Invisalign are those whose teeth are in good general health and wish to improve dental imperfections such as mildly crooked teeth, protruding teeth, serious malocclusion, mild overbites, mild underbites, gaps in the teeth, overcrowding of teeth, open bites, crossbites and overjets.
Invisalign is not recommended for children as their mouths are still growing and generally do not have the dedication to finish the program. Patients with severe orthodontic issues are not candidates if the jaw needs to be shifted.
Invisalign trays are typically well tolerated however side effects may include impediments or hindrance to proper and comfortable speech. Patients may also experience excessive saliva and drooling, bad breath, or dry mouth.