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Data models
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The purpose of the data model is to abstract away the peculiarities of
the underlying file format.  The same data model may be used for data
created from scratch in memory, or loaded from FITS or ASDF files or
some future file format.

About models
============

Hierarchy of models
-------------------

There are different data model classes for different kinds of data.

One model instance, many arrays
-------------------------------

Each model instance generally has many arrays that are associated with
it.  For example, the `ImageModel` class has the following arrays
associated with it:

    - `data`: The science data
    - `dq`: The data quality array
    - `err`: The error array

The shape of these arrays must be broadcast-compatible.  If you try to
assign an array to one of these members that is not
broadcast-compatible with the data array, an exception is raised.

Working with models
===================

Creating a data model from scratch
----------------------------------

To create a new `ImageModel`, just call its constructor.  To create a
new model where all of the arrays will have default values, simply
provide a shape as the first argument::

    from jwst_lib.models import ImageModel
    with ImageModel((1024, 1024)) as im:
        ...

In this form, the memory for the arrays will not be allocated until
the arrays are accessed.  This is useful if, for example, you don't
need a data quality array -- the memory for such an array will not be
consumed::

  # Print out the data array.  It is allocated here on first access
  # and defaults to being filled with zeros.
  print im.data

If you already have data in a numpy array, you can also create a model
using that array by passing it in as a data keyword argument::

    data = np.empty((50, 50))
    dq = np.empty((50, 50))
    with ImageModel(data=data, dq=dq) as im:
        ...

Creating a data model from a file
---------------------------------

The `jwst_lib.models.open` function is a convenient way to create a
model from a file on disk.  It may be passed any of the following:

    - a path to a FITS file
    - a path to an ASDF file
    - a `astropy.io.fits.HDUList` object
    - a readable file-like object

The file will be opened, and based on the nature of the data in the
file, the correct data model class will be returned.  For example, if
the file contains 2-dimensional data, an `ImageModel` instance will be
returned.  You will generally want to instantiate a model using a
`with` statement so that the file will be closed automatically when
exiting the `with` block.

::

    from jwst_lib import models
    with models.open("myimage.fits") as im:
        assert isinstance(im, models.ImageModel)

If you know the type of data stored in the file, or you want to ensure
that what is being loaded is of a particular type, use the constructor
of the desired concrete class.  For example, if you want to ensure
that the file being opened contains 2-dimensional image data::

    from jwst_lib.models import ImageData
    with ImageData("myimage.fits") as im:
        # raises exception if myimage.fits is not an image file
        pass

This will raise an exception if the file contains data of the wrong
shape.

Saving a data model to a file
-----------------------------

Simply call the `save` method on the model instance.  The format to
save into will either be deduced from the filename (if provided) or
the `format` keyword argument::

    im.save("myimage.fits")

.. note::

   Unlike ``astropy.io.fits``, `save` always clobbers the output file.

It also accepts a writable file-like object (opened in binary mode).
In that case, a format must be specified::

    with open("myimage.fits", "wb") as fd:
        im.save(fd, format="fits")

Copying a model
---------------

To create a new model based on another model, simply use its `copy`
method.  This will perform a deep-copy: that is, no changes to the
original model will propagate to the new model::

    new_model = old_model.copy()

It is also possible to copy all of the known metadata from one
model into a new one using the update method::

    new_model.update(old_model)

History information
-------------------

Models contain a list of history records, accessed through the
`history` attribute.  This is just an ordered list of strings --
nothing more sophisticated.

To get to the history::

    model.history

To add an entry to the history::

    model.history.append("Processed through the frobulator step")

These history entries are stored in ``HISTORY`` keywords when saving
to FITS format.

Converting from ``astropy.io.fits``
===================================

This section describes how to port code that uses ``astropy.io.fits``
to use `jwst_lib.models`.

Opening a file
--------------

Instead of::

    astropy.io.fits.open("myfile.fits")

use::

    from jwst_lib.models import ImageModel
    with ImageModel("myfile.fits") as model:
        ...

In place of `ImageModel`, use the type of data one expects to find in
the file.  For example, if spectrographic data is expected, use
`SpecModel`.  If it doesn't matter (perhaps the application is only
sorting FITS files into categories) use the base class `DataModel`.

Accessing data
--------------

Data should be accessed through one of the pre-defined data members on
the model (`data`, `dq`, `err`).  There is no longer a need to hunt
through the HDU list to find the data.

Instead of::

    hdulist['SCI'].data

use::

    model.data

Accessing keywords
------------------

The data model hides direct access to FITS header keywords.  Instead,
use the :ref:`metadata` tree.

There is a convenience method, `find_fits_keyword` to find where a
FITS keyword is used in the metadata tree::

    >>> from jwst_lib.models import DataModel
    # First, create a model of the desired type
    >>> model = DataModel()
    >>> model.find_fits_keyword('DATE-OBS')
    [u'meta.observation.date']

This information shows that instead of::

    print hdulist[0].header['DATE-OBS']

use::

    print model.meta.observation.date

Extra FITS keywords
-------------------

When loading arbitrary FITS files, there will inevitably by keywords
that the schema doesn't know about.  These "extra" FITS keywords are
put under the model in the `extra_fits` namespace.

Under the `extra_fits` namespace is a section for each header data
unit, and under those are the extra FITS keywords.  For example, if
the FITS file contains a keyword `FOO` in the primary header, its
value can be obtained using::

    model._extra_fits.PRIMARY.FOO

This feature is useful to retain any extra keywords from input files
to output products.

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The Ken Burns effect in iMovie allows you to change the cropping of a video clip or photo over time. You can use this simple device to add movement to your visuals. You can also use this to effectively show detail in large photos of wide or long objects. With a little creativity, you can use a sequence of Ken Burns effects to highlight objects in a photo.
Closed captioning for this video is available on YouTube: iMovie Ken Burns Effect.
Hi, this is Gary with MacMost.com. Let's look at using the Ken Burns effect in iMovie.
I'm using iMovie 10 and we're going to take a close look at the Ken Burns effect. The Ken Burns effect can be used with video but it is most often used to enhance still photos in videos. By default you probably have it turned on.
So you drag and drop a photo like I have done here and you have the Ken Burns effect which makes the photo kind of zoom in or out depending upon which way you've got it.
Let's take a look by clicking Adjust and then going to Cropping. Here you can see it is set to Ken Burns. We've got a start rectangle and an end rectangle. We can adjust either one of these. For instance, for dramatic effect we can zoom in here and have it start on one of these faces here like this. Then we can have it end showing the whole group like this. Now when we Preview you it here, move the playhead back and preview it, we will see how it does that.
So there is a lot you can do. For instance on the second photo here you may want to have it start pretty wide and then end by zooming in here. This is a pretty high res photo so it should work really well. We can close the Adjust window here and then scrub across and see exactly what is going to happen there.
Now you can very easily reverse the Ken Burns effect swapping start and end there. Now we can see reverse there. So it comes in very handy for centering in on something or moving out from something in a video. It helps photos come alive.
You can do the same thing with a moving video. So let's look at that. For instance if I were to take this video clip here, move it to the beginning, and I can set the cropping to Ken Burns and have it start very close and then move out. Now, the video, while it is playing, is changing its cropping.
One of the reasons you don't see it very often with video is the resolution of the video, when you zoom in, is not that great. Because usually it is zoomed all the way out and that is the best resolution, matching what you are doing. Then zoomed in you are actually just magnifying in on pixels so it gets a little blurry.
One of the things that I like to do with the Ken Burns effect is to be able to show a large object in more detail. So let's look at this here, the lighthouse, and we can set it so that it starts at the base of the lighthouse and then ends with the top. Then we may want to go ahead and increase the duration of this, four seconds is probably too short. So now when we play it we get a nice detailed look at the lighthouse even though the resolution of the video isn't anywhere close to that of photos. You still get a lot of good detail in as you watch that happen.
You get the same thing here with this final photo that I have. This is actually a panoramic photo. If I would go in here and look at the cropping I would set it to Fit. You can see it is just a very long narrow photo. It is going to give me black bars at the top and the bottom. You won't be able to see much detail. These photos are now more common now that you can take them with the iPhone so using a Ken Burns effect here where I start at the left and move to the right creates a nice looking effect as you pan across the scene like this.
So for one final trick let's return to this video here where we've got three faces and let's say we want to go from one to the other and then to a third. That would be kind of neat. So let's do that here. We just go from one to two. We will do that over a period of say eight seconds. So you have eight seconds going from one to the other. Now we can preview that and see how that goes. One to the other. It would be nice to continue to go to the third face.
We can do that by basically taking this clip here, I'm going to copy it and paste it, and it is going to duplicate it here. But then I'm going to go into the cropping here and I'm going to reverse so I have start and end. It is going to be start and it is going to start on this face here which is where we ended, and I'm going to go down to this face. So we have it picking up and carrying on. Let's take a look at what happens now when we scrub past all of this. We go from one face to this face, and this face down to this face. You can just keep going with that. I can take this. I can copy, paste it, and have it go back to the original. Put it like that and have it end there.
So you can do it with a whole bunch of faces or objects or all sorts of things using that little trick plus the Ken Burns effect.
Love the trick at the end. Thanks for all your great videos!
Not sure how your still differ from regular photos — but it is easy to try it, so why not try it?
Great videos and tutorials ,please keep it up !


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Olympus launches second global image of the year award
Sep 16, 2020 Award, Global, Image, launches, Olympus, Year
Following the success of the first Global Image of the Year Life Science Light Microscopy Award, Olympus has launched its second annual Global Image of the Year Award to recognize the best in life science imaging. Those interested in participating can enter through Jan. 10, 2021 by uploading up to three images, with a description of the equipment used, at Olympus-LifeScience.com/IOTY. Winners will be selected by a jury panel and announced in March 2021.
Prizes include an Olympus SZX7 stereo microscope with a DP27 digital camera for the global winner and an Olympus CX23 upright microscope for the regional winners in Asia, Europe and the Americas.
The jury consists of global representatives from both science and the arts, including Wendy Salmon, a light microscopy specialist at Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at MIT; Geoff Williams, the manager of the Leduc BioImaging Facility at Brown University; Harini Sreenivasappa, the microscopy facility manager of the Cell Imaging Center at Drexel University; Safa Shehab, a professor at United Arab Emirates University; Siân Culley, a postdoctoral research associate at the MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology at UCL; Stefan Terjung, the operational manager of the Advanced Light Microscopy Facility at EMBL Heidelberg; Xiang Yu, a professor in the School of Life Sciences at Peking University and investigator of the Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences and the McGovern Institute for Brain Research; Graham Wright, the chief technology officer at A*STAR's Research Support Centre; and Ikuko Koyama-Honda, the project lecturer of the Graduate School and Faculty of Medicine, the University of Tokyo.
All entries will be evaluated based on artistic and visual aspects, scientific impact and microscope proficiency.
About the image of the year (IOTY) award
Olympus' IOTY Award began in 2017 as the Image of the Year European Life Science Light Microscopy Award with the aim to celebrate both the artistic and scientific value of microscopy images. Today, the competition stays true to this mission by encouraging people across the world to look at scientific images in a new way, appreciate their beauty and share images with others.
More information about the Global Image of the Year Life Science Light Microscopy Award, including jury members' biographies, last year's winning images and the full terms and conditions, can be found at Olympus-LifeScience.com/IOTY.
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HomeStatisticsDirector/ProducerDominic West Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
Dominic West Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
Dominic West Quick Info
Height 6 ft
Spouse Catherine FitzGerald
Dominic West is an English actor, director, and musician who is popular for playing the roles of Jimmy McNulty in The Wire (2002-2008) and Noah Solloway in The Affair (2014–2019).
Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West
Dominic as seen at the Toronto Film Festival for the premiere of Pride (GabboT / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 2.0)
Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Father – Thomas George Eagleton West
Mother – Pauline Cleary (Actress)
Siblings – He has 5 sisters and 1 brother.
6 ft or 183 cm
Dominic has dated –
Polly Astor – He has a daughter named Martha (b. November 9, 1998) with his former girlfriend, Polly Astor.
Catherine FitzGerald (1991-1994, 2007-Present) – Dominic got married to his ex-girlfriend Catherine FitzGerald on June 26, 2010. They have 2 daughters named Dora and Christabel and 2 sons named Senan and Francis.
Lily James (2020) – He was caught canoodling with his much-younger co-star Lily James in Rome in October 2020. Shortly after, Dominic and his wife orchestrated a joint appearance to dispel rumors of marital discord.
Dominic (second from left) as seen with the cast of Money Monster at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival (GabboT / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 2.0)
He has English and Irish ancestry.
Dominic West Favorite Things
Word – Lafite
Artwork – Whistler's Mother (by James Abbott McNeill Whistler)
Work Of Architecture – Saint-Paul Saint-Louis Church in Le Marais
Source – The Guardian, Independent
Dominic West as seen in 2008 (Simon Kisner / Wikimedia / CC BY 2.0)
Dominic West Facts
As a kid, he aspired to be a race car driver.
His style icon is Sylvester Stallone.
Dominic turned down the role of Mance Rayder (eventually played by Ciarán Hinds) in HBO's Game of Thrones.
He participated in a fundraising event for Walking With The Wounded where he successfully led his Team Canada/Australia, along with Prince Harry for Team UK, and Alexander Skarsgård for Team America to the top of the South Pole on December 13, 2013.
Featured Image by GabboT / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 2.0
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In considering the price to pay for a property, the first step you must take is to know the ARV (After Repair Value), of a property. Of course there are other costs to consider in buying and selling but it all starts here…The value of the property.
I want to start by sharing that comps, or comparables, are regarded as the single-best tool in determining a home's value. Comps will compare criteria from recently-sold properties in a neighborhood, such as sale price, age of house, size, and square footage and come up with an average value based on these elements.
I like to look at the last 90 days SOLDS and use ½ mile radius at most when considering comps around a property I am looking to value.
want to start by sharing that comps, or comparables, are regarded as the single-best tool in determining a home's value. Comps will compare criteria from recently-sold properties in a neighborhood, such as sale price, age of house, size, and square footage and come up with an average value based on these elements.
Answer: COMPS! You need to use comps to come up with value. This is what the banks use to come up with how much they loan. This is what appraisers use. This is the common way to come up with base valuation of property.
2nd Question: So you next question I get is, "Where do I find good comps?
Some of you reading this might be a Realtor and have easy access to comps.
However, others who are not Realtors, finding good comps is not so easy. And I know I hated to bother my Realtor to have to look up comps when I am making 20+ offers a day.
2nd Answer: So here ya go…here are some free resources that will help you in getting started in valuing a property using some simple online tools.
NOTE: Most of these sites include the value of a mortgage when it goes into Foreclosure as a sale, which can make these numbers skewed from facts. Be aware of this. However, these are good starting points and can be used in your initial evaluation.
NEW – In Beta Form- Find Comps Now – www.FindCompsNow.com Seems to utilize Zillow yet lists the properties used to come up with estimate but adds some interesting features like separating out the cash buyers' purchases from those who were purchased with mortgages.
Most Comprehensive – Redfin – www.redfin.com Study showed they had 100% of all homes listed by compared to others.
Easy Sort feature to weed out comps that don't apply (Foreclosures, too old, too far).Trulia – www.Trulia.com Do not just take the value shown.
Follow these instructions to get the best free comps from Trulia.
Type in the address, city, state and if possible, the zip code for the property you need to run comps.
Note: This site also takes into account properties the bank has taken back at full price owed because they buy these on the court steps. Therefore, ignore the property prices that are out of line with the majority.
Use the Per Square Foot price located on the right side.
Multiply this per square foot price by the square footage of your subject property.
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What is the potential tax take for Medical Marijuana?
As the United States government is looking at various ways to cover the deficit and balance the national budget, there are several ways that are being suggested by the experts. However, a significant tax source is being ignored by the federal government. According to a research by Cato Institute, the legalization of marijuana by the federal government could help in creating a large revenue stream for the administration.
There has been no official research done by the government to determine the size of the medical marijuana market and the impact that its revenue collection would have on the budget. However, analysts believe that legalization would bring more revenue to the sales and income tax departments. A study that was conducted by Cato Institute in 2010 estimated that the legalisation of marijuana would bring nearly $8.7 billion to the federal and state tax revenue per year. While doing this research it was assumed that the tax on marijuana would be similar as to tobacco and alcohol. It was assumed that standard sales and income tax would be applied to the marijuana producers throughout the country.
that sell this product according to a 2009 report in The Pasadena weekly. TIME magazine reported that marijuana is the most valuable crop in California as its growers contribute close to $14 billion in sales every year. Based on these inputs Bloomberg Business week reported in 2010 that the legalisation of medical marijuana by the federal government could help in creating a $45 to $100 billion industry.
There are several expenses which the governments would save that are spent on the implementation of prohibition of marijuana. According to a paper that was endorsed by nearly 300 economists, The administration would save nearly $13.7 billion of tax revenue, which is spent on the enforcement of prohibition of marijuana. According to a 2007 study done by AlterNet reports, the inmates in the prisons who are sentenced for marijuana trade, cost an additional $1 billion every year to the government. According to a report in Forbes in 2007, the prohibition of marijuana costs tax payers nearly $41.8 billion per year.
It is no surprise that according to a poll conducted by CNBC-Associated Press, 60 percent of the states agreed on the taxation of marijuana and 33 percent of the Americans felt that legalizing marijuana would give boost to the country's economy.
All the above data suggests that the legalization of medical marijuana by the federal government of the United States would not only result in increased tax revenues, but would also result in the savings of huge sums of money that is spent on the prohibition of marijuana. Legalization of marijuana would also result in the creation of a multi-billion dollar industry which would further result in the creation of more jobs and revenue. What would you like to see with Medical Marijuana in the United States?


Hayward has gotten courtesy for his video diversion unrestrained before, as he wrote a blog post in 2014 observant he could vanquish LeBron James one-on-one… in a video diversion League of Legends.
He also appeared on Colin Cowherd's uncover "The Herd" final Oct to mount adult for eSports.
Now, in Thursday's editorial, Hayward opens by recalling an ungainly review with a destiny manager about removing accede to play in a "Halo" tournament.
He pronounced a quick relocating puzzles encourage an active mind and raise hand-eye coordination–traits an NBA star substantially knows a small bit about.
Hayward compares a interest of video games to a interest of competing in sports, observant that as a teen he used to get capricious formed on how he'd achieved while personification "Halo" online. He pronounced he played so most his relatives set a time extent on his digital gaming and would even close off a domicile Internet tie to get him to go to bed.
Hayward goes on to make a box for rival eSports and a people who like examination them, observant a increasing complexity and plan in stream games like "Starcraft 2". He also had some oppressive difference for anyone who doesn't like a tenure "professional" practical to gaming.
Hayward pronounced he isn't fortifying gaming, since he pronounced a activity does not need defending. He pronounced he only wants people to commend a approach video diversion enlightenment has turn mainstream.
Hayward's full essay can be review during The Player's Tribune website.


Intel says it will be delivering Modern Windows Drivers today and these drivers can be installed on Windows 10 Fall Creators Update or newer.
It's worth noting that the new modern drivers will replace the current drivers, which are now termed as legacy.
There is no need to worry about anything as Intel and Microsoft have worked together to make this transition seamless. Intel version 25.20.100.6444 is the first WMD or UWD based drivers and it's available for download via Intel's website.
Intel Graphics Driver UWD version 25.20.100.6444 is available for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, Windows 10 April 2018 Update and Windows 10 October 2018 Update.
This new version of Intel Graphics Driver is based on UWD or WMD, and these drivers are not backwards compatible with the previous graphics drivers which are not considered Legacy.
Performance improvements and optimizations for Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden*, Monster Hunter World* and Battlefield V* on 6th Generation Intel® Core processors or higher.
Improved performance and image quality when Conservative Morphological Anti- Aliasing (CMAA) is enabled for Games and 3D applications.
System may hang intermittently when resuming from sleep or hibernate mode while using Collage mode.
Stability improvements in PowerDVD* Video Playback.


Popular shareholding in the context of Africa would seem doomed to failure, yet it has now become a major development area for African financial markets. This type of equity ownership seems to have met with real popular success, particularly with urban executives. But it has especially been a success for governments who see it as the tool they require to implement privatizations.
Today, Africa continues to remain poor with an extremely low level of access to banking services. If popular shareholding is to be developed, there must be relatively sophisticated financial markets, but the population must also have high savings capacities. Any attempt to establish it in Africa would consequently seem doomed to failure. And yet despite this difficult context, popular shareholding is for most governments and stock market authorities in developing countries a key area for strengthening their financial markets. It is also used as a real communication tool to promote privatization programs. Very few studies have aimed to study popular shareholding in this context and yet it would appear essential to analyze its importance. To do so, its political dimension must not be neglected and it is necessary to show how it may possibly – in various ways – foster the development of the poorest countries.
The recent study conducted by Grout et alii (2009) gives a comprehensive overview of popular shareholding in developed and developing countries. Although individual results are surely questionable – due to the lack of reliable data in many countries – the overall analysis is relevant. Stock market penetration rates among populations range between 10 and 20% in developed countries, between 2 and 8% in emerging countries (or Eastern Europe) and between 0 and 3% in poor countries. The situation in Africa – as shown by the study – is generally difficult, but bears little resemblance to preconceived ideas: a country like South Africa has proportionately more shareholders than Spain, and the figures for Ghana (1.5% of the population) are quite honorable compared to those for middle-income countries.
These figures are made even more interesting by the fact that they apply to countries where there are extremely high wealth gaps and where investment via funds or collective investment entities – the main vehicles for stock market investment in developed countries – is made difficult or even impossible by the low level of market sophistication. In addition, correlation studies show – in a rather counterintuitive manner – that most macroeconomic determinants have little influence on the success of popular shareholding in a country: this is particularly the case for the Gini coefficient that measures income disparities. The only influential criterion is GDP per capita which is shored up in rich countries by the extre-mely high levels of shareholding.
The phenomenon of popular shareholding in Africa – although it does still remain limited – has therefore become a reality. This shareholding has developed in a difficult context: these emerging stock markets have little liquidity and by nature carry risks. The level of savings in these countries is also very low1 – even though the level of informal savings, which is difficult to estimate accurately, is high. Unfortunately, here again very few studies exist on the behavior of individual African shareholders. Data from field experiments does however provide some indications on their identity; they are mainly urban executives from the middle – or wealthy – classes and work in both the public and private sectors. This investment is seen by the vast majority of them as a long-term investment that will provide regular income in the form of dividends and will consequently build up a nest egg for their retirement. This almost "bond-oriented" vision of investment in shares is reflected in some of the main features of Africa's stock markets: extremely high returns on dividends (three to four times higher than in Europe), often higher than the money market, and the very low level of liquidity. These shareholders have a much stronger attachment to the companies than in Europe – this can be seen by the extremely high attendance rates at shareholder meetings. This conception of shareholding has, however, tended to evolve over the past few years and has fostered the development of margin loans (loans to buy shares) that are widely available in Nigeria. This type of financing naturally promotes a "short-term" logic and behavior and can cause a major systemic risk in markets that have low liquidity levels. The recent stock market crisis in Nigeria was widely caused by margin loans and should, moreover, make regulators take more rigorous measures. Be that as it may, generally speaking stock market investment in Africa remains an attractive long-term savings product that is adapted to the characteristics of the continent and a financial environment which offers small savers very few choices.
The development of popular shareholding in Africa mainly stems from political targets – particularly the one that in the 1990s and 2000s led to the implementation of privatization programs inspired by the major donors. Following the example of countries like France at the end of the 1980s, a large number of African governments used the stock market as a tool to promote their privatization programs and allow the population to participate in them. In the 1990s, Côte d'Ivoire made around 20 such operations; Senegal, Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia and Ghana are implementing similar operations. This explains why there is such a high level of shareholders in Ghana. The amounts raised may be modest – proportionate to the size of these economies – but the target remains the same: the general public.
The initial public offering (IPO) of ONATEL2 in Burkina Faso at the beginning of 2009 is a good example of the reasons for which authorities in these countries support popular shareholding so much. ONATEL, a national telecommunications company that enjoyed a monopoly, was partly sold to Maroc Telecom (Vivendi Group) in 2006 in the framework of a privatization operation. This profitable and renowned company – a flagship for the public sector – was the ideal candidate for an IPO, but its sale to a foreign group caused intense political debate in Burkina Faso. The authorities consequently envisaged the IPO as much as a financial operation (the State sold 20% of its capital via this method) as an operation of political communication and to promote national identity. It was supported by a vast audiovisual campaign mainly targeting the general public which aimed as much to justify the privatization operation as to promote ONATEL. The public was offered preferential price conditions ("ONATEL for the people of Burkina Faso") and priority access to shares.
The operation aimed to raise 29 billion CFA francs (44 million euros). It was, of course, managed by the country's only brokerage firm – SBIF3 – and was a success: the oversubscription rate reached 140% and 73% of funds raised came from investments made by 3 300 local shareholders in Burkina Faso. This figure may seem low in a country of 14 million inhabitants, but it does become respectable if it is compared to the number of people in Burkina Faso that have a formal job – only 200 000 people, most of whom have a monthly salary that is only slightly above the price of an ONATEL share (80 euros). The target was therefore fully reached: ONATEL was once again a "national company" in the minds of the population. Quite a considerable number of wealthy city dwellers that had become shareholders will consequently feel they are involved in the success of the company. No classic promotional operation could have obtained this result – the strong attachment to shareholding (and dividends) means the message will be exceptionally sustainable.
The stock market can also be used as an instrument to promote the participation of a company's employees in its privatization. SONATEL4 in Senegal followed a path that was very similar to ONATEL. Its IPO in 1999 gave rise to an even greater alliance between economic targets (mainly for savings) and socio-political targets. In a profitable and highly unionized institution such as SONATEL, the privatization would only be accepted if it was accompanied by active employee participation in the company's earnings – this participation was implemented in two phases. In 1999, the State – which was selling the shares – initially granted reductions that allowed 1 470 employees to purchase 10% of the company's capital, valued at 32 million euros at the time. The payment was spread out over time and was withdrawn from the paid-up dividends. This participation today represents some 90 million euros, i.e. 40 000 euros per employee, in a country where GDP per capita stood at USD 1 066 in 2009. In addition, in the second phase the company sought to both stabilize this shareholding and use this resource to solve the retirement problem – as the public system only left the retired with a very low income. Following an agreement with the unions, in 2004 practically all the shares were transferred to a corporate mutual fund. This type of product was completely new in the country. The mechanism guarantees a nest egg for employees when they retire and means they can top up their income and consequently keep it at the same level.
The development of popular shareholding can consequently be fully justified by the simple need to support the series of privatizations that have been taking place in Africa for the past 20 years. These operations – which have widely benefited foreign and often European players – have often been perceived as having been imposed by donors. Moreover, they have often been accompanied by painful restructuring processes. They could therefore only be made with the agreement and participation of the local population and employees. This popular support was even more essential because the privatizations often coincided with a wider democratization movement which compelled governments to be more regularly accountable to populations.
The stock market is consequently a tool that has made it possible to meet several targets – both political and economic – at the same time: involve the population in privatization operations in order to gain its support and, of course, guarantee a high level of national investment in capital. But the main objective was to create a long-term link between the new private company and the local population by targeting the segment of the population that was most likely to influence future political choices – the emerging urban middle classes that are currently propping up the development of the continent. Beyond this socio-political aspect, share investment has also demonstrated its interest as a savings product in countries which often lack such products. The percentage of small investors in these poor countries which is, ultimately, high shows the extent to which the stock market is an instrument that has become a local reality.
1 For example, the rate of access to banking services in Burkina Faso is below 10%.
2 ONATEL, the national telecommunications office, is the traditional operator in Burkina Faso's telecoms sector. In 2006, 51% of its capital was sold – following an international bid invitation – to Maroc Telecom, a 53%-owned subsidiary of Vivendi Group.
3 Burkina Faso financial intermediation company.
4 The national telecommunications company was set up in 1985 and has traditionally been Senegal's leading telecommunications operator.
References / Grout, P., Megginson, W., Zalewska, A., 2009. One Half-Billion Shareholders and Counting: The Cause and Consequences of Rising Equity Ownership, University of Bath, United Kingdom, Working Paper, 22nd Australasian Finance and Banking Conference.


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The Keto Diet What is it?
The keto diet is low carbohydrate, high fat and moderate protein that puts the body into a state of ketosis. Rather than drawing energy from glucose, a person in ketosis stays fueled off of these circulating ketones or ketone bodies — essentially, burning fat for fuel. This is the principal goal of the ketogenic diet, which can be achieved by adhering to the macronutrient targets.
Aim to drink at least half of your body weight in ounces of alkaline water per day. The ketogenic diet can increase risk for dehydration because the glycogen in the muscles (that hold water) are depleted due to the ketosis state. My favorite alkaline water is AQUA-OH! The Aqua OH actually helps eliminate acid by the OH- combining with the H+(which causes acidity) and forming water. This helps eliminate inflammation and ultra hydrates you and helps with detoxification by clearing out the pathways.
The keto diet works for such a high percentage of people because it targets several key, underlying causes of weight gain, including hormonal imbalances, especially insulin resistance coupled with high blood sugars, which is common in those who have type 2 diabetes or hypoglycemia. The common cycle of restricting and "binging" on empty calories due to hunger that so many dieters struggle with is not common with those who adopt the keto lifestyle and the healthy whole foods that are on it's food list.
Contraindications to a ketogenic diet include those with compromised kidney and liver function, it is not forbidden but it is important to be under your doctor's supervision and approval before starting a diet like this one.
Increased ability to lose weight and excess fat, this is due to the body's ability to transfer its primary fuel source from sugar to fat. This happens naturally when the carbohydrates and sugar are not available for fuel.
The ketogenic diet reduces the risk for chronic diseases such as Type 2 Diabetes, Cancer, and heart disease. There are several different reasons that disease risk is lower including decrease inflammation due to less processed foods consumed. Most people who follow a keto diet as a lifestyle achieve long-term results of healthy body weight management, decreasing the risk for chronic diseases associated with being overweight and obese. Sugar can essentially feed cancerous cells allowing them to grow at a faster rate. Cancerous cells actually uptake sugar 10-12 times higher then normal cells.
Ketogenic diet reduces risk for Alzheimer's Disease and other brain disorders. Over the past century, ketogenic diets have also been used to treat and even help reverse neurological disorders and cognitive impairments, including epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease.


Have you been flying along and watched your fuel gauges show that your left tank is going down while the right tank remains full even with the fuel selector on "Both"? This is a common problem with Cessna 182 Skylanes before the 1979 model year. And the real shocker is that while the right tank is remaining full the engine is actually running off of fuel from the right tank!
What causes the situation is the way Cessna designed the fuel tank venting system. When fuel is used from a tank it must be replaced with something, otherwise a vacuum is created which will either cause interruption of fuel to the engine or cause the bottom of the bladder tank to be "sucked" up. To avoid this in almost all fuel systems, whether they are in an aircraft, a car or a lawnmower, fuel that is used from the tank is replaced by air from the outside.
In the Cessna 182 Skylane this venting occurs by connecting the upper outboard portion of the left tank to the "L" shaped vent tube underneath the wing behind the left wing strut. This allows air into the left fuel tank as fuel is used. To vent the right tank, a vent inter-connect line is run from the upper inboard area of the left tank to the upper inboard area of the right tank thus, in theory, venting the right tank to the vented airspace of the left tank.
Unfortunately, wing dihedral, where the wing tip is higher than the wing root, was not sufficiently considered. When the wing tanks are full, the vent interconnect line is actually submersed in fuel and thus as fuel is used from the left tank, the air coming in from the vent pushes fuel from the left tank through the vent interconnect line into the right tank, thus replacing fuel that is used from the right tank. And even after enough fuel is used from the left tank to bring the fuel level below the vent interconnect line the condition will continue as fuel sloshing in the tank periodically gets into the interconnect line and pushed through to the right tank.
In really severe cases fuel usage from the right tank might not be indicated on the gauge until the fuel level in the left tank is as low as 1/3 capacity. The positive thing to keep in mind when experiencing this condition is that fuel is actually being used from the right tank and that fuel being used from the right tank is merely being replaced by fuel from the left tank. This means that even if the left fuel tank should go to empty you will not experience fuel flow interruption as long as there is fuel in the right tank and the fuel selector is on "Both".
This condition can be minimized somewhat by adjusting the position of the fuel vent behind the lift strut on the left wing, making sure that fuel caps seal tightly so that the "head pressure" in one tank is not altered by a leaking cap, and assuring that the wing strut fairing is sealed against the strut, thus avoiding burbling air right in front of the vent. However, in the end the design of the system does not allow for complete resolution of the problem. The Cessna Pilots Association has a handout available to its members that discusses this situation in even greater detail.
Beginning with the 1979 model year the Cessna 182 Skylane went to an integral bay "wet wing" fuel system with vents under both wings which went a long way to reducing the problem.
A little uneven fuel feeding is not a big problem, but does anybody know why a significant difference in left/right feeding would suddenly develop after a new left tank is installed? The mechanic has adjusted the L-shaped vent tube under the left wing several times and that hasn't helped. Any ideas?


Not many spearo's need an introduction to the snapper. Snapper (Pagrus auratus) as they are referred to scientifically - are probably one of the most abundant and prized fish speared in New Zealand.
covered in luminous silver/blue spots, predominantly on the younger snapper, which are referred to as 'squires' or 'pannies' (pan-sized snapper). As the snapper grow, these spots begin to fade and the snapper become more solidly colored. Probably their most recognizable features would have to be their long spiny pectoral and dorsal fins, as well as their large sloping foreheads which are found particularly on adult snapper. They are also called hump head snapper, moochers or 'old man snapper'. Snapper are known to school but it's also common to find larger adult snapper in pairs or by themselves. Snapper generally range in size from 30cm to 90cm; from 2kg to 10kg in weight – although some monster specimens have been caught and encountered close to the 20kg mark.
As one of the more abundant species, snapper inhabit most of the coastal regions around the country. Larger populations are concentrated around the North Island, on the east and west coast – with their major spawning grounds found in the Hauraki Gulf. Snapper can be encountered in a variety of grounds from scattered sandy areas near weed edges (on weed lines) to shallow inshore, rocky areas, where they like to hide amongst the kelp. Snapper love to sit in the current or surge around the rocks and often a strong current / surge is a good sign that you might run into snapper. It's common to find big moochers sitting in the shallows sunning themselves in the early morning – divers have actually reported them sleeping in the sun in the shallows. Snapper have large and very effective teeth – with sharp canines in the front and rounded molars at the back that they use to crush a variety of small fishes, invertebrates and crustaceans. They feed on over 100 different species such as crayfish, kina (sea urchins), crabs, pilchards etc. Often using one of these species as burley will bring them in.
eating fish in New Zealand. They have soft white meat and quite a few bones. Their flesh is delicate in flavour and texture. The fish can be adapted to a variety of recipes, but are best lightly pan-seared or smoked. Cooking them whole is another great way to preserve the succulent flavor.


The Hoosier State is full of fun things to do in Indian. Start your engines at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway or set your pace at a Indiana Pacer game. Have fun on your ATV, canoe, kayak or drive a Indy race car. Caving, rafting and sky diving are just a few fun things to do in Indiana. The Wabash River state offers a near infinite array of fun things to do in Illinois that live forever in memory.


I got my first taste of the music biz when my band of fellow 9th-graders scored a gig playing in an auto repair shop for a crew of beer-drinking mechanics at the end of their shift. As our first song concluded... silence. Until a guy named Roger hollered, "Tune yer #@$& guitar!" After that humble (and humbling) beginning, and lots more after-school rehearsal, my band THE RITZ eventually forged an identity as one of the region's top acts. Our first single, released when we were still in high school, scored airplay on 4 radio stations (hey, it was a start) and became a jukebox favorite in pizza parlors and teen centers. Years of touring eventually followed, entailing thousands of shows all over the US and Canada (I got stories!). I have also appeared as a vocalist on several other artists' recording projects, various specialty CD's, and have even sung on a few advertising jingles. My songs have been featured in two indie films, I've written music for Chicago's Second City Theater, and one of my tunes has been featured on NBC-TV (KARE 11). I appeared as a lead vocalist on the Target Corporation CD Praise & Worship Christmas (32,000 copies sold) and am the recipient of a Billboard Musical Achievement Award. Still, my greatest achievement is simply having been able to entertain, encourage and enrich other people by sharing the musical gifts with which I've been blessed. I recorded my first album, Everybody & Their Brother in 2002. My sophomore set, Then Went the Demons was released in 2006. In 2014, my band FROM ORDINARY debuted the album 211 Degrees, which was largely funded through a successful Kickstarter campaign. After years of people asking me to record a Holiday album, in 2015 I released 'Christmas Peace'. Along the way, I've also released several singles. My latest album is a best-of collection entitled The Road So Far, which brings together 18 favorite selections spanning my 20-year recording career. My songs have gotten airplay on radio stations across the US and around the world... Pretty cool, but it hasn't changed my life all that much... I still do my own laundry:) You can catch me performing in solo shows, or my music duo COSTELLO & HIPPS, or in my Spirit-fueled rock band FROM ORDINARY, depending on the venue and type of event. I take great pleasure in occasionally serving as a guest music worship leader at various churches, and my associations with the MN Assistance Council for Veterans, Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Crossroads Chapel at the MN State Fair, North Memorial Hospital/The Humphrey Cancer Center and other charitable causes and ministries. One of the major turning points in my life & career: I underwent a kidney transplant 22 years ago. After being diagnosed with chronic kidney failure, I lost my health, my singing voice, and my hope for a future. My sister donated a kidney and God performed a miracle (that's what he does). I got a second chance, and I'm trying to make the most of it. In fact, I wrote a song about the experience entitled, "Second Chance", which the MN Kidney Foundation used as their official theme song. Not long after, I was asked to perform that song (and a few others) and tell my story in the rotunda at the Mall of America, and I happily obliged. Any time I'm asked to share a bit of myself through music, more often than not I'm going to take the gig!


When removing javafx.scene.shape.Sphere-objects from a group or container with container.getChildren().clear() the memory is not freed by the garbage collector. This causes an out-of-memory-exception when a certain number of spheres is added.
The problem arises only when the spheres have different radii. If all spheres have the same radius the memory is freed in the proper way.
One of the members has analyzed the issue and found the cause of the problem. It is most probably located in the javafx.scene.shape.PredefinedMeshManager-class. Each time a sphere (or another 3D shape) is created its associated TriangleMesh-object is added to a HashMap. For spheres the key of the HashMap is based on their radius and number of divisions. Thus, spheres with a different radius have different keys whereas spheres with the same radius have the same key (same number of divisions assumed). Therefore, adding spheres with different radii causes a continuous increase of the HashMap in contrast to spheres with identical radius. When the container is cleared by the user the PredefinedMeshManager DOES NOT CLEAR the HashMap as well. As a result the application is exhausting memory and finally crashs with an out-of-memory exception. In order to prevent this behavior the cache of the PredefinedMeshManager has to be freed when the container is cleared either automatically (i.e. triggered somewhere in the JavaFX code) or by the user via an appropriate method.
- The memory of spheres no longer referenced is not released. Heap memory run out. An out-of-memory-exception is thrown.
// Each call increases the used memory although the container is cleared and the GC is triggered.
// The problem does not occur when all spheres have the same radius.


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During winter months I may have a glass of wine here or there, but when the weather starts warming up, I go in to cocktail mode. Gin and tonics are my go-to drink ever since I discovered Hendricks (my favorite) but when I had some strawberry simple syrup left over from making Pocket Pies over the weekend, I thought it would be a nice touch to jazz up my old standard. I added a little bit of basil to tone down the sweetness and bring in an earthy undertone and – yum! Perfect for summertime porch sitting.
If you make strawberry pocket pies, then you simply pour off the excess syrup that is formed from macerating the strawberries with sugar. But if you need to make it from scratch it's super simple. You just mix equal parts cut strawberries, water and sugar (so 1 cup, 1 cup, 1 cup for example – increase or decrease depending on how much you want) and bring to a boil for 10 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer for another 10-20 minutes or until it's thick and syrupy. Remove from heat and strain the strawberries to capture the syrup. Store chilled up to a week. *If you want more basil flavor in your cocktail, make a strawberry-basil simple syrup by adding in basil before cooking.
Add basil and a cut strawberry in bottom of shaker and muddle. Pour 1 oz. (or 2 tablespoons) gin, a splash of St. Germain (1/2 a tablespoon or so), and 1 to 2 ounces strawberry syrup over ice in shaker. Shake well. Pour in to glass and top off with tonic water. Stir and enjoy!


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Sabor Restaurant – restaurang som serverar frukost, lunch och middag.
Nice location and the property is well equipped. They are currently remodeling, so it should get even better. It is sometimes difficult to find someone at the front desk.
I really enjoyed my stay. Myself and my family were pleased with the room and the service. The only thing I didnt like was that there was no free breakfast.


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As the newest addition to Valrhona's innovative Blond®; Range, ORELYS®; 35% gets its unique bronze color and distinct earthy flavor from a special ingredient: Mauritian Dark Muscovado Sugar. This gourmet chocolate's sweet freshness is clear from the very first bite thanks to its maple and light licorice notes. Hints of biscuit complement the freshness as you taste the chocolate.
Five years after creating DULCEY®; 32%, the first luxury Blond®; chocolate, Valrhona once again distinguishes itself in the category with ORELYS®; 35%. It took four years of research and exploration to find the ingredient which gives ORELYS®; 35% its rich flavor: Mauritian dark muscovado sugar. To obtain this natural sugar, sugar cane is crushed then pressed to extract the juice. This juice is heated, dried, and ground. Beacuse of its natural molasses content, muscovado sugar has a rich brown color and delicate maple aromas.
Muscovado sugar is a pure, unrefined cane sugar renowned for its strong molasses flavor and moist texture. The name of the sugar finds its origins from the Spanish word for unrefined, "mascabado," since this sugar never undergoes the spinning process used to dry and remove plant material from other sugars. This keeps more molasses and mineral richness giving it that unique flavor which characterizes ORELYS®; 35%.
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Vilnius, Lithuania, November 6, 2020 – Belarusian authorities should stop arresting and prosecuting journalists and allow news media to report on the country's political situation freely and safely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Yesterday, police in the capital Minsk detained Nasta Zacharevich of internet news portal Zeleny, according to the Belarusian Association of…
At least 49 journalists detained in Belarus while covering recent protests; 8 still held
New York, October 13, 2020 – Belarusian authorities should immediately release all journalists detained while covering nationwide protests, stop targeting and harassing members of the press, and allow them to work freely and safely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. At least 49 journalists were detained between October 11 and 12 while covering protests…
At least 10 journalists detained covering protest in Belarus, 6 remain in custody
Vilnius, Lithuania, September 2, 2020 — Belarusian authorities should immediately release journalists detained while covering protests in the country, and stop harassing and arresting members of the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Yesterday, police in Minsk, the capital, detained at least 10 journalists covering a student rally demanding the resignation of President…
Independent media advocate and journalist tell of challenges covering Belarus's upcoming elections and coronavirus
As Belarus's August 9, 2020, presidential election nears with President Aleksandr Lukashenko vying to remain in power after 26 years in office, press freedom advocates say Belarusian authorities are cracking down on journalists and government critics. Over three days starting June 25, Belarusian authorities arrested several popular bloggers: Ihor Losik, Serhei Petrukhin, Aleksandr Kabanau, Volodimir…
Belarus police raid independent media offices, detain journalists
Kiev, August 8, 2018–Belarusian authorities should immediately release detained journalists and stop harassing independent media outlets, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Police raided the Minsk offices of at least three independent Belarusian news outlets and detained at least 17 journalists yesterday and today, accusing them of unlawfully obtaining information from a state news…
Dozens of journalists obstructed from covering Belarus protests
New York, March 23, 2017 – Belarusian authorities should immediately drop all charges against journalists prosecuted for covering a wave of nationwide protests and should cease interfering with journalists doing their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Security forces have detained or otherwise obstructed at least 32 journalists in an effort to censor…
AP, Reuters journalists beaten, detained in Belarus
New York, September 18, 2012–Authorities in Belarus must immediately investigate the attack and detention of at least seven journalists reporting on a protest in downtown Minsk today and bring the perpetrators to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.Agents in plainclothes repeatedly hit several journalists covering an opposition protest organized by activists calling for a…
Belarus police detain and beat a dozen reporters
New York, June 30, 2011–In a new crackdown against the independent press, Belarusian police briefly detained and beat more than a dozen reporters, and broke their equipment at a Wednesday protest rally in Minsk and Brest, according to news reports and CPJ sources in Belarus.
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New York, December 20, 2010–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the violent government crackdown against journalists covering demonstrations in Minsk against Sunday's flawed presidential vote won by President Aleksandr Lukashenko. Security police have arrested at least 20 journalists and beaten at least 20 more between the outbreak of rallies Sunday evening and their forcible dispersal…


Understanding the constraints to agricultural growth in Africa relies on the accurate measurement of smallholder labor. Yet, serious weaknesses in these statistics persist. The extent of bias in smallholder labor data is examined by conducting a randomized survey experiment among farming households in rural Tanzania. Agricultural labor estimates obtained through weekly surveys are compared with the results of reporting in a single end-of-season recall survey. The findings show strong evidence of recall bias: people in traditional recall-style modules reported working up to four times as many hours per person-plot as those reporting labor on a weekly basis. Recall bias manifests both in the intensive and extensive margins of labor reporting: while hours are over-reported in recall, the number of people and plots active in agricultural work are under-reported. The evidence suggests that this recall bias is driven not only by failures in memory, but also by the mental burdens of reporting on highly variable agricultural work patterns to provide a typical estimate. All things equal, studies suffering from this bias would understate agricultural labor productivity.


Home > News > india > Terrorists Continue To Kill Innocent Civilians In Kashmir. 3 Killed, 30 Hurt In Fresh Attack.
Terrorists Continue To Kill Innocent Civilians In Kashmir. 3 Killed, 30 Hurt In Fresh Attack.
At least three civilians including a woman were killed and 30 others injured when suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists attacked the cavalcade of roads & buildings minister Naeem Akhtar in Tral, 32 km south of Srinagar on Thursday morning.
Pakistan-sponsored terror groups in Kashmir have intensified their attacks against the PDP ever since it forged an alliance with the BJP to form the government in the state. Several PDP leaders and members have been targeted in the last three years.
Akhtar, one of the closest aides of chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, had gone to Tral for inauguration of a civil works project in the town. Tral is the home town of former Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, who was killed in an encounter with security forces last year in July, which resulted in massive protests and violence for over four months, leaving over 80 people dead and hundreds injured.
PDP MLA of Tral Mushtaq Ahmad Shah, who was traveling in one of the cars, said the terrorists attacked the motorcade with a hand grenade and gunfire from automatic rifles. "The minister escaped unhurt but my bullet-proof car received several gunshots," Shah said.
DG police S P Vaid said, the target of the attack was the minister. The assailants, he said, managed to escape in the melee caused by the grenade attack.
Ten critically injured people, besides the officials who were accompanying the minister, were taken to Srinagar hospital, block medical officer of Tral said. The slain civilians were identified as Pinky Kaur (a Sikh woman student of Islamic University), 80-year-old Ghulam Nabi Trag and Mohammad Iqbal Khan. Tral has a substantial Sikh population.
Police said nearly 18 pedestrians including many officials were injured in the grenade attack. Six persons who sustained injuries due to grenade splinters including a woman and an engineer were shifted to SMHS in Srinagar.
Soon after the attack, local youth came to the streets raising pro-Azadi and pro-Pakistan slogans and pelted stones on the security forces deployed in the town for the minister's security. To disperse the agitating mob, security forces used tear gas shells, police claimed. More than two dozen people including one police constable sustained pellet injuries, according to BMO of Tral sub-district hospital.
However, police in a statement, denied the use of pellet guns.
R&B minister Naeem Akhtar, who is known to share a good rapport with separatists, criticized the attackers, "These people (terrorists) are importing hand grenades and using on their own people. What crime had these pedestrians committed that they were killed?" He pointed out that he was there because the government has undertaken civil works worth Rs 100 cr in Tral.
Terror outfits Hizbul Mujhadeen and Lashkar-e-Taiba condemned the terror attack and blamed the "Indian agencies" for it. Police officials said terror groups in Kashmir always deny responsibility when their terror attacks cause only civilian deaths.


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Q: Double y axis in ggplot (ggfan) but secundary axis have especific annotations I would like to have a double y axis in a plot and put specific annotations that includes some labels. Here is a reproducible example of what I have (the issue is at the end, in the plot):
#libraries
library(dplyr)
library(tidyr)
library(ggplot2)
library(ggfan)
library(gridExtra)
library(stringr)
library(scales)

#Create a dataframe
month <- 1:120
price_a <- 5000
demand <- 10
data <- data.frame(month, price_a, demand)

#Create 100 simulations to project price_a and demand for the future
simulations <- 100
intervalo <- seq_len(120)
set.seed(96)
lista_meses <- lapply(setNames(intervalo, paste0("data", intervalo)), function(i) {
  cbind(
    data[rep(i, simulations),],
    growth_pricea = as.numeric(runif(simulations, min = -0.02, max = 0.05)),
    growth_demand = as.numeric(runif(simulations, min = -0.03, max = 0.03)),
    revenue = demand*price_a
  )
})

#Calculate the growth of each variable and revenue
for (i in 2:length(lista_meses)){
  lista_meses[[i]][["price_a"]] <- lista_meses[[i-1]][["price_a"]]*(1+lista_meses[[i]][["growth_pricea"]])
  lista_meses[[i]][["demand"]] <- lista_meses[[i-1]][["demand"]]*(1+lista_meses[[i]][["growth_demand"]])
  lista_meses[[i]][["revenue"]] <- lista_meses[[i]][["price_a"]]*lista_meses[[i]][["demand"]]
}

#Extract revenue columns from all dataframes in list
time <- 1:120 #10 years.

extract_column <- lapply(lista_meses, function(x) x["revenue"])

fandataq <- do.call("cbind", extract_column)
mandataq <- as.matrix.data.frame(fandataq)
pdataq <- data.frame(x=time, t(fandataq)) %>% gather(key=sim, value=y, -x)

#Extract quantile vlues
# OR, using ggfan::calc_quantiles:
label_table <- calc_quantiles(pdataq, intervals = c(0.95, 0), x_var = "x", y_var = "y") %>%
  ungroup() %>%
  filter(x == max(x)) %>%
  mutate(y_label = scales::comma(y),
         intervalo = ifelse(quantile == 0.500, 50,
                            ifelse(quantile == 0.025, 2.5, 97.5)))

label_table <- label_table[-nrow(label_table),]

#Graph: I WANT TO SHOW DOUBLE Y AXIS WITH THE LABELS ON IT
ggplot(pdataq, aes(x=x, y= y)) +
  geom_fan(intervals =c(95)/100, show.legend = F) +
  geom_interval(intervals = c(0), show.legend = F) +
  scale_fill_gradient(low="steelblue1", high="steelblue")+
  scale_y_continuous(labels = scales::comma)+
  geom_text(data = label_table,
            aes(x = 125, label = paste0(intervalo, "% (",y_label,")")),  nudge_x = 1.5, size = 4.5) +
  coord_cartesian(clip = "off") +
  scale_x_continuous(expand = expansion(add = c(5, 20))) +
  theme_bw()

This code generates the following graph:

I would like axis y to be at the end of the plot and the labels of geom_text to be the axis numbers. Is it possible? It would be something like this:
Thanks in advance!

A: Sure is that possible. You could add your labels via the secondary axis trick by making use of a secondary or duplicated y axis:
ggplot(pdataq, aes(x=x, y= y)) +
  geom_fan(intervals =c(95)/100, show.legend = F) +
  geom_interval(intervals = c(0), show.legend = F) +
  scale_fill_gradient(low="steelblue1", high="steelblue")+
  scale_y_continuous(labels = scales::comma,
                     sec.axis = dup_axis(
                       breaks = label_table$y,
                       labels = paste0(label_table$intervalo, "% (",label_table$y_label,")")))+
  coord_cartesian(clip = "off") +
  scale_x_continuous(expand = expansion(add = c(5, 0))) +
  theme_bw()

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Q: MYSQL Query to find the value I've a table called PO_JOBS which contains a column called PO_NUMBER. The value should be in the format of PO_2014_JAN_1 (Prefix with PO_ , current year, three letters of month, and the last value is incremented).
For example,
The PO_Numbers for every month is
PO_2014_JAN_1
PO_2014_JAN_2
....
PO_2014_FEB_1
PO_2014_FEB_2
...
PO_2015_JAN_1
....

I've tried this
SELECT
     CONCAT(('PO_'),
     YEAR(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP),
     '_',
     SUBSTRING(UPPER(MONTHNAME(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)),1,3),
     '_',
     IF(
       LOCATE(
          CONCAT(YEAR(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP),
          '_',
          SUBSTRING(UPPER(MONTHNAME(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)),1,3)),
       PO_NUMBER)>0,
          MAX(CAST(SUBSTRING(PO_NUMBER,13) AS UNSIGNED))+1,
       1))
 FROM PO_JOBS

But it doesn't increment the value (ie) always return 1 (PO_2014_FEB_1). I hope you understand my problem.
My goal is to generate PO_NUMBER based on PO_current year_Three letters of current month_incremented value

A: Try the following query:
set @prefix := concat('PO_', year(current_timestamp),'_', SUBSTRING(UPPER(MONTHNAME(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)),1,3), '_');

SELECT concat(@prefix, IFNULL(max(number), 0) + 1) AS next FROM
(

  SELECT CAST( replace(PO_NUMBER,@prefix,'') AS UNSIGNED ) AS number

  FROM PO_JOBS WHERE PO_NUMBER LIKE concat(@prefix,'%')

) AS numbers

A: I've solved this by the following query. Thanks to vadaica's helpful answer
SELECT
    CONCAT(
        ('PO_'),
        YEAR(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP),
        '_',
        SUBSTRING(UPPER(MONTHNAME(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)),1,3),
        '_',
        IFNULL(MAX(CAST(
            replace(PO_NUMBER,
            concat('PO_',
                year(current_timestamp),
                '_',
                SUBSTRING(UPPER(MONTHNAME(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)),1,3),
                '_'),'') AS UNSIGNED ))
        +1,1)) AS number
    from po_jobs

A: It sound like an auto increment problem. I think that from efficiency reasons it would be better to add columns of insertion \ update date and another row of auto increment value.
Another option on insertion would be to extract this number based on the number of lines in the table but it I see may troubles that can come out using this option.


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DVLA Urged To Offer Superior Services
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia Tuesday launched the new Smart Drivers' Licence and Smart Vehicle Registration Card, developed by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) to ensure the safety of commuters and enhance national socio-economic development.
To make the system successful, Vice President Bawumia urged the DVLA to offer superior services to the public and ensure optimal financial inclusion so that the majority of the populace could make payment through the electronic payment channels.
He said applicants could obtain their drivers licences within a maximum of two to three weeks, whiles those who applied for the premium services could obtain it within a day.
Vice President Bawumia said this at the launch of the DVLA's new Smart Drivers Licence and Smart Vehicle Registration Card in Accra, under the theme:"Transforming Driver and Licensing through "People, Processes and Technology".
The new smart vehicle registration card and drivers' licence have enhanced security features, which would enable the DVLA to authenticate the identity of users.
Applicants can also apply online after which they would be given a date for testing and this will eliminate the middle-men popularly called "Goro Boys" from the system.
Vice President Bawumia said the introduction of the new products was a clear manifestation of the tremendous efforts put in place by the DVLA in the past few months, to achieve the remarkable feat, adding that, "The two new products shows that the paperless revolution has arrived at the DVLA"
He said road transportation facilitated the movement of people, goods and services in all sectors of the economy, including tourism, trade, mining, education, agriculture, among others, with estimated 98 per cent of passengers and freight traffic in the country being carried by road transportation.
He noted that efficient and effective transport sector would promote poverty alleviation, enhance road safety and engender socio-economic growth.
He said there are many challenges in the transport sector such as fake licences, road worthy stickers, number plates and driving documents, and all these lead to security threats and revenue shortfalls to the government.
He therefore urged the DVLA to institute a credible and secure payment options with several variations to its clients so that the system would be friendlier to the users.
"The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been categorical about his unwavering desire to see the country's economy transformed under his leadership and we are working day and night to ensure this happens to the benefit of the people of Ghana, who have reposed their confidence in us," he said
As part of the transformation agenda, Vice President Bawumia said, the government had set out to transform the economy and that, several initiatives had been taken in that direction, so that every Ghanaian and foreigners living in the country could be identified appropriately and offered unparalleled opportunity to do business.
He mentioned some of the recent initiatives as the National Identification Project, Paperless Port Project, Electronic Procurement at the National Procurement Authority, e-Registration and Certification of businesses at the Registrar General's Department and the National Digital Property Addressing System, adding that, the country was on course to modernisation.
He said these initiatives were expected to operate collaboratively to ensure the country becomes the friendliest nation of doing business in Africa and beyond.
He said he was looking forward for efficient and sustainable DVLA in the years ahead so that the road transportation sector would witness a huge transformation.
Dr Bawumia said the Authority began adopting digital services a few years ago, which was yielding dividends and entreated other public sector institutions to emulate it to accelerate national development.
"Let me say unequivocally that I fully support any effort to make our public sector efficient, effective and devoid of corruption.
"Indeed, it fits into government's anti-corruption agenda and I can promise you that the government will get the public sector institutions to make the necessary adjustments, including making electronic payment the default form of receiving taxes, levies and fees," he assured.
The Vice President noted that in the next decade, the country would witness a complete transformation of Ghana's driver licensing and vehicle registration system.
"After 60 years of independence, it can no longer be business as usual. We all must roll our sleeves and work to transform our country.
"We owe it a duty to bequeath to the younger generation, a Ghana that we can all be proud of, a Ghana that has enough jobs for its citizens, a Ghana that gives opportunities to its citizens, and a Ghana that is truly the shining star of Africa".
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Do you have pigeons nesting under your solar panels?
I specialise in the cleaning and bird-proofing of solar panel systems to ensure that they're running as efficiently as possible. All my work is neat and tidy, professionally fitted and reasonable priced, so you can be rest assured that we will be able to increase your solar efficiency and deter feathered pests from your system. Furthermore, our highly trained team can also assist with the bird-proofing of all different kinds of structures to match your needs.
Our service extends throughout the Glasgow, Greater Glasgow & Clyde, Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire & Edinburgh.
The number one bird that likes to live under solar panels is pigeons (Columbia Livia). The great height combined with the overhead coverage and the warmth solar panels provide mean that they are incredibly attracted to solar panels on your roof.
Now we as bird management experts look at the problem of birds nesting under solar panels in terms of bird pressure when assessing what solution to use in each area.
You get light, medium and heavy pressure areas. The heavier the pressure the harder it is to get birds away from a specific area.
As a rule of thumb light pressure areas are where birds like to roost.
Finally, heavy pressure is where birds like to nest.
In most cases I have seen when pigeons have got under solar panels they are nesting there. This means that they are going to do their absolute best to stay. In this scenario scaring them away simply isn't going to work and neither are spikes in most cases. The method that will work best is to install a metal mesh around the perimeter of the solar panels. This results in an impenetrable barrier that they can't push or pull their way through.
This will take at least a 2-man team one day to install and once fitted is a permanent solution.
You have to be careful not to drill or glue onto the panels as that can invalidate the warranty. We use mechanical fittings which can be undone and replace if there was ever a need to in the future without damaging the actual panels.
The process of bird proofing solar panels is a dangerous task which involved working at a height on a pitched roof with bird fouling and nests. You can even get an electric shock from the panels.
This means great skill and care are required to do this sort of work.
Having installed hundreds of such systems I can assure you me and my team are the people to call if you need to stop pigeons getting under your solar panels.
In most cases we install a metal weld mesh to the perimeter of the panels. In our experience this is an extremely effective method of bird proofing solar panels.
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In all our jobs we use high-quality material and the best workmanship possible to give you a nice clean finished result. This means that the vast bulk of our installation are neat and tidy and do not look an eyesore from the ground. In most cases do to the height and with the way the mesh is fitted it is usually very hard to see the mesh from the ground.
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Can you remove bird fouling from the solar panels themselves?
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Our professional certified installers use the access equipment required from ladders , scaffolding to hoists depending on the job in hand.
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What Apple should do with its mountain of cash
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Not long after Steve Jobs died last year, wags eulogised the Apple co-founder with a joke: "Ten years ago we had Steve Jobs, Bob Hope and Johnny Cash. Now we have no jobs, no hope and no cash." Apple may no longer have Jobs, but it fills investors with hope and is brimming with cash. Its market capitalisation recently passed US$500bn, and it has a whopping $100bn or so of cash on its balance sheet.
That mountain of money is about to get higher. Apple aficionados are poised to snap up the new gadgets that the company unveiled on 7 March. These include a new iPad, the latest in the firm's wildly popular range of tablet computers, and a revamped Apple TV device.
If the new iPad, which boasts a super-sharp screen and lightning-fast connectivity, wins friendly reviews, it will give a big boost to Tim Cook, Jobs's handpicked successor.
But the extra cash it delivers will also increase pressure on Apple's boss and board to explain what they plan to do with the company's embarrassment of riches. Last month Cook admitted that the firm has more cash than it needs for its operations. It's a nice problem to have.
The obvious solution would be to give cash back to shareholders, either via dividends or share buybacks. This is a surprisingly sensitive subject. Jobs was obsessed with hoarding cash, not least because of Apple's near-bankruptcy in the mid-1990s. Returning money to shareholders would mark a big departure from the revered founder's philosophy. Another reason Cook will want to tread carefully is that some pundits see a tech firm's decision to start paying dividends as a signal that its glory days are behind it. One oft-cited example is Microsoft, whose growth slowed after it began returning cash to shareholders in 2003.
Apple is unlikely to suffer a similar fate. Demand for its iGizmos seems insatiable. That is why it needs to come up with ways to invest more of its cash sensibly. Tim Bajarin of Creative Strategies, a consulting firm, reckons Apple could ramp up its forward purchases of components and set up its own semiconductor factories, to give it a tighter grip on a critical link in its supply chain. It could open more physical stores — though their sales would only add to its cash pile. And it may have to fork out more on lawyers' fees to fight patent lawsuits and deal with other problems, including allegations that it colluded with publishers to fix the price of digital books.
On the acquisition front, the firm has long shunned megadeals, preferring to swallow smaller firms with technology and people it covets. That policy is unlikely to change, though Apple may well accelerate its deal-making tempo. Among its likely targets are firms that offer video and other entertainment content, and others with data that could enhance services such as Siri, its virtual personal assistant.
None of this would put much of a dent in $100bn. So Apple will probably start handing cash back to shareholders later this year. Working out how to do so will take time, not least because the firm holds much of its money outside America in order to avoid hefty US corporate tax rates.
Some Apple fans fret that if the company decides to pay regular dividends, it could end up regretting it. "Apple needs to watch out for dividend addicts," says Aswath Damodaran, a finance professor at New York University who owns Apple stock. Such shareholders, he adds, will be obsessed with extracting as much cash as possible from Apple rather than with its mission of making mind-blowing products. Perhaps. But the point of shares is that they confer ownership. They are valuable only because shareholders expect — and are entitled to — a share of profits. Apple may have trouble finding a good use for its cash, but its shareholders will not. — (c) 2012 The Economist
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Kawasaki have shaken up their model line-up for 2017 with a slew of Euro 4-compliant offerings to replace their current motorcycles. The 2017 Z650 is similar to its predecessor, the ER-6n, with a 649-cc parallel twin and that naked streetfighter form; however there are quite a few changes that make this all-new motorcycle stand out.
The family resemblance with the ER-6n is clear, although the redesigned headlight and muscular fuel tank with new tank extensions do seem more in line with Kawasaki's Z design philosophy. The redesigned tail section is broader and seems to meld well with the sporty look, and the prominent side-mounted rear monoshock has been replaced with a more conventional centrally-located unit. The exhaust is still underslung, but you now get an unobstructed view of the bend-pipes as the bellypan has been scrapped to be more in line with the naked look. The single-pod instrument cluster is similar to the one on the outgoing model, with large central tachometer, however it is an all-new unit, with the digital display extended to include more information, a digital tacho needle and an adjustable shift light.
The Z650 is powered by the same 649-cc, liquid-cooled, twin-cylinder powerplant as the ER-6n, however, for 2017 this engine is now Euro 4-compliant and makes 68 PS at 8,000 RPM. Although this is less than the outgoing model, the new tubular trellis chassis and redesigned swingarm on the Z650 weigh in at about 20 kilograms lighter than before. This weight saving, along with the additional 1.7 Nm twist that comes in 500 RPM earlier (65.7 Nm at 6,500 RPM), should improve performance and make the new bike even more fun to ride, while the much-overdue addition of ABS earns points for safety.
The most affordable big bike from the Kawasaki stable just got a whole lot more desirable, with a new name and fresh guise. The motorcycle melds practicality with good looks and sporty manners, and at Rs 5.19 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) gives even more bikers access to Kawasaki's aspirational 'Z' line of naked streetbikes. Expect to see a lot of these lime-green-accented motorcycles on our roads this year.


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