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\section{Introduction}

	The classical percolation model was proposed by Broadbent and Hammersley in 1957~\cite{broadbent} with the idea of modeling the flow of a fluid (deterministic) through a porous medium (random environment). In the ordinary Bernoulli bond percolation model, with parameter $p$, on a graph, each bond is  \textit{open} or \textit{closed}, independently, with probabilities $p$ and $1-p$, respectively. For values of $ p $ greater than one constant $p_c$, called \textit{critical point} (percolation threshold), an infinite sequence of connected open bonds (sites) appears. In this case, we say that \textit{percolation} has occurred. There are several variations of these models in the literature with applications in different areas of science, in [2-17] there are some examples.

	The present study aims to investigate properties of one of these variations, the so called Constrained-degree bond percolation model (CDPM) introduced in \cite{de_lima}. The CDPM is defined in a infinite graph $\mathcal{G} = (\mathcal{V}, \mathcal{E})$ connected and with bounded degree. The number of bonds that has some end on the vertex $ v $ is denoted for $\mbox{deg}(v)$ (degree of $v$). We fix a sequence of parameters (capacities or constrains) $(k_v)_{v \in \mathcal{V}}$, with $k_v \leq \mbox{deg}(v)$, and consider a time continuous percolation processes defined as follows: let $(U_e)_{e\in\mathcal{E}}$ be a sequence of independent and identically distributed random variables with uniform distribution on $[0,1]$. At the time $t=0$ all bonds are closed. Each bond $ e=<u,v> $ will try to open at time $U_e$, it will succeed if and only if $\overline{\mbox{deg}}(u,U_e) < k_{u}$ and $\overline{\mbox{deg}}(v, U_e) < k_{v}$, where $\overline{\mbox{deg}}(v, t)$ denotes the degree of $v$ considering only the open bonds at time $t$. We say that a site $ v $ percolates in time $ t $ if there is an infinite path of open bonds starting from the vertex $v$. Observe that when $k_v=\mbox{deg}(v),\ \forall v\in\mathcal{V}$, the CDPM reduces to ordinary Bernoulli bond percolation; otherwise, it is a dependent model whose dependence has infinite range, in particular the Fortuin-Kasteleyn-Ginibre (FKG) inequality (see \cite{grimmett}) does not work.

	In 1979, Gaunt proposed \cite{gaunt} a model called \textit{Percolation with restricted-valence} which is analogous to the CDPM, but considering site percolation instead of bond percolation. Kertész, Chakrabarti and Duarte \cite{kertesz} estimated the values of critical points and the \textit{maximum random concentration} for this model on the hypercubic lattice $ \mathbb{Z}^d $ for $ d=2,3 $. The CDPM is related to the study of dimers \cite{furlan} and polymers \cite{soteros, wilkinson1}.  Other types of constrained percolation models, where only specific configurations are allowed on the vertices, were studied in \cite{holroyd, garet}.

	From now on, we consider the CDPM on the hypercubic lattice $\mathbb{Z}^d$ and $k_v=k,\ \forall v\in\mathbb{Z}^d$. In Figure \ref{model_example} we show a part of $ \mathbb{Z}^2 $ considering the same sequence $ (U_e)_{e \in \mathcal{E}} $ for the cases $ k = 2,3 $.

	Let us denote by $\theta^d(t;k)$ the probability of the origin of $\mathbb{Z}^d$ percolates at time $t$ with constrained $k$. Since the function $\theta^d(t;k)$ is monotone in $t$, we can define the critical time as:
	\begin{equation}
	t_{c}^d(k) = \sup\{ t \in [0,1]; \theta^d(t;k)=0 \}.
	\label{def_tc}
	\end{equation}

	\noindent If $\theta^d(1;k)=0$, there is no percolation for any value of $ t $ and we define $ t_{c}^d(k) = \infty $. We denote by $\psi^{d}(t;k)$ the probability of there is at least one vertex that percolates. It is standard to show that $\theta^{d}(t;k)>0$ if and only if $\psi^{d}(t;k)=1$, since the underlying probability measure is translation invariant, that is $\psi^{d}(t;k)\in\{0,1\}$. So we can replace the function $\theta^{d}(t;k)$ in (1) by $\psi^{d}(t;k)$.

	As already mention, when $ k=2d $ this model is the ordinary Bernoulli bond percolation model with parameter $t$, therefore $ t_c^d(2d) = p_c (\mathbb{Z}^d)$ (the ordinary percolation threshold). For the case $k=1 $ there will be only isolated bonds, thus percolation does not occur for all $ t \in [0,1]$ and $d \geq 1$. It was proven in \cite{de_lima} that if $k=2$, $t_{c}^{d}(2)=\infty$ for all $d \geq 2$, that is, percolation does not occur for all times, included $ t = 1 $. The main result in \cite{de_lima} states that for the square lattice ($d=2$) $t_c^2(3)\in(\frac{1}{2},1)$, characterizing a phase transition for $k=3$. Apart these results, there are many questions and few answers.

	One of these intriguing facts is the following: fixed the dimension $d$, is the critical time a non-increasing function in $k$? that is, $t_c^d(k+1)\leq t_c^d(k)$? There is no trivial coupling proving this inequality (in Figure \ref{example2} we present an example of this situation). If the sequence $(t_c^d(k))_k$ is indeed monotone in $k$, we could define, for each dimension $d>2$, the critical restriction $k_c^d=\inf\{k;t_c^d(k)\leq 1\}$. The main purpose of this work is to perform simulations of $t_c^d(k)$ for several values of $d$ and $k$ that support the  monotonicity of the sequence $(t_c^d(k))_k$ as well as $k_c^d=3,\ \forall d\geq 2$. Observe that this is true for the square lattice, as shown in \cite{de_lima}, it holds that $t_c^2(1)=t_c^2(2)=\infty,\ \frac{1}{2}<t_c^2(3)<1$ and $t_c^2(4)=\frac{1}{2}$ (the ordinary percolation threshold for the square lattice proved by Harris \cite{harris} and Kesten \cite{kesten}).

	Using an algorithm based on the Newmann-Ziff algorithm~\cite{ziff01}, we determine $t_{c}^{d}(k)$ for $k~\in~\{2,3..., 2d\}$ ($d=2,3,4$) and the maximum random concentration ($ x_k $), which is defined as the expected value of open bonds in the lattice when $ t = 1 $. In \cite{gaunt}, $x_k$ is the expected value of open sites instead of bonds.

	As mentioned before, in the CDPM, when $k<2d $, the probability of a bond being open or closed depends on the status of the other bonds (long-range dependence), differently from what occurs in the ordinary Bernoulli percolation model. Therefore, it is not possible to use algorithms that assume that each bond is open (closed) independently, for example, the Leath Algorithm \cite{leath} or Invasion Percolation Algorithm \cite{lenormand, chandler, wilkinson2}. Such algorithms generate only a single cluster, rather than an entire lattice configuration and are often used to estimate the critical point of percolation models in higher dimensions, as they have low time and space computational complexities.

	\begin{figure}[t]
		\begin{center}
			\includegraphics[height=7.0cm]{exemplo.jpg}
			\caption{Part of the square lattice $\mathbb{Z}^2$ in which the order of the twelve first bonds that we will try to open is indicated. Bonds represented with dotted lines are closed and continuous lines are open. The configuration shown occurs when the twelfth bond is opened.}
			\label{model_example}
		\end{center}
	\end{figure}

	\begin{figure}
		\begin{center}
			\includegraphics[height=8.0cm]{config.jpg}
			\caption{A piece of $\mathbb{Z}^3$ where the numbers represent the order in which the bonds will be try to open. When $t$ is equal to the opening time of the fourteenth bond, we have that it will open if the constraint is $ k = 4 $, but the same bond will be closed if $ k = 5 $.}
			\label{example2}
		\end{center}
	\end{figure}

	We find numerical evidence that when $ d = 3,4 $, $ t_{c}^d (k) $ is monotonous in $ k $ and we determine that $ k_{c}^d=3$ for these cases. In addition, we also simulated the case $d=2$, verifying the results of \cite{de_lima} and obtaining numerically the value of $t_c^2(3)$ (that was also estimated in \cite{furlan}). Based on this results, we conjecture that $k_{c}^{d}=3$ and $t_{c}^{d}(k)$ is monotonous in $k$ to every $ d \geq 2 $. Furthermore, through the analysis of \textit{correlation length exponent} $\nu$, we found evidence that probably the CDPM (for $k \geq 3$) and the classic percolation model are in the same universality class. In \cite{furlan} it is shown that this occurs, when $ d = 2 $, through a detailed analysis of the critical exponents.

	The remainder of this paper is organized as follows. Section 2 describes our simulation procedure and Section 3 discusses the results obtained. Conclusions are summarized in Section 4.

	\section{Numerical Procedure}

	We consider the regular box $L \times ... \times L$ on $\mathbb{Z}^d$ with periodic boundary. The percolation criterion assumed is that the infinite cluster emerges in the box when there exists a cluster that wraps around one of the $d$ directions. From now on, we will omit $d$ and $k$ in the $t_{c}^{d}(k)$ notation if they are clear from the context.

	We denote by $\psi_{L}(t;k)$ the probability of percolation in the box of length $L$. For each configuration $ (U_e)_{e \in \mathcal{E}} $, we define $\mathcal{O}_t$ as the number of bonds that we will try to open until time $t$, formally we have:
	\begin{equation}
	\mathcal{O}_t = \# \{e \in \mathcal{E}; U_e \leq t \}
	\end{equation}

	\noindent where the $\#$ symbol denotes the number of elements in the set. Note that the probability of a bond belongs to $\mathcal{O}_t$ does not depend on the state of any other bond (the same does not occur when we consider the set formed only by bonds opened up to time $t$). This independence allows us to write the equation (\ref{psi_L}) and estimate $t_{c}$ as follows.

	Using the \textit{Partition Theorem} \cite{grimmett_prob}, the probability of percolation in the box of length $L$ can be write as:
	\begin{equation}
	\psi_{L}(t; k)= \sum_{i=0}^{N} \mathbb{P} (\mathcal{O}_t=i) \cdot \overline{Q_i} = \sum_{i=0}^{N}
	\left(\begin{array}{c}
	N \\
	i
	\end{array}\right) \cdot t^{i} \cdot (1-t)^{(N-i)} \cdot \overline{Q_i}
	\label{psi_L}
	\end{equation}

	\noindent where $\overline{Q_i}$ is the probability of percolation, at time $t$, conditioned that $\mathcal{O}_t=i$. Differentiating (\ref{psi_L}) \cite{choi}, it holds that
	\begin{equation}
	\dfrac{d\psi_{L}(t; k)}{dt}= \sum_{i=0}^{N}
	\left(\begin{array}{c}
	N \\
	i
	\end{array}\right) \cdot (i-Nt)\cdot t^{i-1} \cdot (1-t)^{(N-i-1)} \cdot \overline{Q_i}.
	\label{dpsi_L}
	\end{equation}

	To estimate $\overline{Q}_{i}$, we perform an analysis similar to that used in the Newmann-Ziff algorithm~\cite{ziff01}. A single run of the algorithm is obtained as follows:

	\begin{figure}[t]
		\begin{center}
			\includegraphics[height=6.8cm, width=16.5cm]{psi.jpg}
			\caption{Graphs of the $\psi_{L}(t; k)$ functions when $k=3$ and $d=2,3,4$. The dashed line marks the critical time obtained using the FSS (\ref{tc}). The graph's slope near the critical time grows as the $ L $ increases. }
			\label{psi}
		\end{center}
	\end{figure}

	\begin{itemize}
		\item[(i)]  Create a list with a permutation of all the $ N = dL^d $ bonds ($ e_1, e_2, ..., e_N $).
		\item[(ii)] Try to open the bonds following the order $ e_1 $, ..., $ e_N $ and check if percolation has occurred. If a bond does not satisfy the $ k $ constraint, then it remains closed.
		\item[(iii)] If percolation occurred when the bond $ e_i $ was opened, then we define $Q_j = 1$ for $j \geq i$. Otherwise $ Q_i = 0 $.
	\end{itemize}

	\noindent The estimate of $\overline{Q}_{i}$ is obtained as the mean of a large number of samples of $Q_i$.

	We study system with sizes $32 \leq L \leq 1024$ ($d=2$), $22 \leq L \leq 176$ ($d=3$) and $18\leq L \leq 46$ ($d=4$), with 6 values of $L$ for each $d$. The number of samples varies between $50000$ ($L=48$, $d=4$) until $10^6$ ($L=32$, $d=2$).

	For each $k$ and $d$, the critical time ($t_c$) is obtained by the finite-size scaling (FSS)
	\begin{equation}
	|\overline{t}_L-t_c| \sim L^{a},
	\label{tc}
	\end{equation}

	\noindent where $\overline{t}_L=\int_{0}^{1} t \cdot \frac{d\psi_{L}(t; k)}{dt} dt$ is the average concentration when percolation occurs for the first time and $a$ is a fitting parameter \cite{stauffer94}. The exponent $\nu$ was estimated from the scaling relation
	\begin{equation}
	\mbox{Max}\left[\dfrac{d\psi_{L}(t; k)}{dt} \right] \sim L^{-\frac{1}{\nu}},
	\label{nu}
	\end{equation}

	\begin{table*}[t]
		\centering
		\begin{small}
			\caption*{\ \textbf{Table 1:} Values obtained for $\frac{1}{\nu}$ and $t_c$. When $d=4$, the central values obtained for $t_c(7)$ and $t_c(8)$, marked with $^{*}$, were $ 0.16011996$ and $0.16011964$, respectively.}
			\label{tabela1}
			\begin{tabular}{|c|cc||c|cc||c|cc|}
				\hline

				\multicolumn{3}{|c||}{$d=2$} & \multicolumn{3}{c||}{$d=3$} & \multicolumn{3}{c|}{$d=4$} \\
				\hline
				$k$    &      $t_c$ &   $\frac{1}{\nu}$  &  $k$  &    $t_c$ &  $\frac{1}{\nu}$ &  $k$  &   $t_c$ &  $\frac{1}{\nu}$  \\  \hline
				\multirow{4}{*}{3}      &        \multirow{4}{*}{0.532393(15)}   &        \multirow{4}{*}{0.749(4)}    &  \multirow{1.5}{*}{3}    & \multirow{1.2}{*}{0.277691(10)}   &   \multirow{1.2}{*}{1.15(2)}    &  \multirow{1.2}{*}{3}  & \multirow{1.2}{*}{0.183205(30)} & \multirow{1.2}{*}{1.47(5)} \\
				\multirow{7}{*}{4}  &  \multirow{7}{*}{0.499994(16)}   &     \multirow{7}{*}{0.751(3)}      &   \multirow{3}{*}{4}   & \multirow{3}{*}{0.251319(6)} & \multirow{3}{*}{1.15(2)}     & \multirow{1.4}{*}{4}  &    \multirow{1.4}{*}{0.162716(22)}    &     \multirow{1.4}{*}{1.46(5)} \\
				&    &         &  \multirow{4.7}{*}{5}  & \multirow{4.7}{*}{0.248922(8)} & \multirow{4.7}{*}{1.14(2)}    & \multirow{1.8}{*}{5}    &  \multirow{1.8}{*}{0.160348(15)}    &  \multirow{1.8}{*}{1.47(3)}     \\
				&   &       &      &  &     & \multirow{2.3}{*}{6}     &  \multirow{2.3}{*}{0.160131(14)}  &  \multirow{2.3}{*}{1.47(4)}  \\
				&   &       &  \multirow{4.8}{*}{6}      & \multirow{4.8}{*}{0.248810(7)} &  \multirow{4.8}{*}{1.14(2)}   & \multirow{2.8}{*}{7}    &   \multirow{2.8}{*}{\ 0.160120$(15)^{*}$}    &  \multirow{2.8}{*}{1.46(4)}  \\
				&   &      &        & &     & \multirow{3.2}{*}{8}    &  \multirow{3.2}{*}{\ 0.160120$(15)^{*}$}    &   \multirow{3.2}{*}{1.47(4)}   \\
				&   &      &       &  &  &       &  & \\
				\hline
			\end{tabular}
		\end{small}
	\end{table*}

	\noindent where the left-hand side represents the maximum of $\frac{d\psi_{L}(t; k)}{dt}$ for size $L$.

	We obtained five independent estimates for each parameter studied; the central value is the average of them. The uncertainties were obtained using the standard deviation of the mean.

	\section{Results}

	Although analytical or numerical results already exist, we also simulate the cases $k=2$ and $k=2d$ for each $d$. When $k=2$ we found that $t_c=\infty$ for all $d$, as obtained analytically in \cite{de_lima}. When $d=2$ and $k=4$ , we get $t_c=0.499994(16)$ that is consistent with the exact value $t_c=\frac{1}{2}$ (see \cite{grimmett} for a rigorous proof). For $d=3$ and $k=6$, we estimated $t_c=0.248810(7)$; for $d=4$ and $k=8$, we estimated $t_c=0.160120(15)$. These values are consistent with the numerical results for the ordinary Bernoulli percolation threshold obtained for $d=3$: $0.2488126(5)$ \cite{lorenz_d3_1}, $0.2488125(25)$ \cite{dammer_d3_2} and $0.24881182(10)$ \cite{wang_d3_3}; and for $d=4$: $0.1601310(10)$ \cite{dammer_d3_2}, $0.16013122(6)$ \cite{mertens_d4_1} and $0.1601312(2)$ \cite{xun_d4_2}.

	\begin{figure}[t!]
		\begin{center}
			\hspace{0.11cm}\includegraphics[height=5cm, width=8.5cm]{pcZ2k3.jpg} \quad
			\includegraphics[height=5cm, width=7.3cm]{vZ2k3.jpg} \\[10pt]
			\includegraphics[height=5cm, width=8.5cm]{pcZ3k3.jpg} \quad
			\includegraphics[height=5cm, width=7.3cm]{vZ3k3.jpg} \\[10pt]
			\includegraphics[height=5cm, width=8.5cm]{pcZ4k3.jpg} \quad
			\includegraphics[height=5cm, width=7.3cm]{vZ4k3.jpg}
			\caption{Graphs obtained for $k=3$, considering $d=2,3,4$, to determine $t_c$ and $\frac{1}{\nu}$. The left plots were obtained using the FSS (\ref{tc}), and the right plots through log-log plots using (\ref{nu}). The error bars are smaller than the symbols in the graphics where they are not shown.}
			\label{k3}
		\end{center}
	\end{figure}

	For the case $k=3$ when $d=2,3,4$, Figure \ref{psi} presents graphs of the function $\psi_{L}(t,k)$, and Figure \ref{k3} the graphs obtained through the relations (\ref{tc}) and (\ref{nu}) to estimate $\frac{1}{\nu}$ and $t_c$, respectively. Table 1 shows the results obtained for $\frac{1}{\nu}$ and $t_c$ for all $k$ and $d$ values analyzed. For $d=3$ it becomes clear that $t_c$ is monotonous in $k\geq 3$. If $ d = 4 $, the central values also suggest such behavior, however, considering the uncertainties obtained, we can only say that such behavior will occur for $k \leq 6$.

	In order to obtain more evidence of the possible monotonicity from $t_c(k)$ when $k \geq 6 $, we simulated the model, for $ L = 46 $, considering $M=2 \times 10^5$ configurations $U^{i}=\{U^{i}_{e}\}_{e \in \mathcal{E}}$, $1 \leq i \leq M$. Once a configuration $U^{i}$ is fixed, we denote by $t(k;i)$ as the time that the system percolated for constraint $k$. We found that $t(8;i) \leq t(7;i) \leq t(6; i)$ for all $1\leq i\leq M$. Furthermore, $t(8;i)<t(7;i)$, $t(7;i)<t(6;i)$ and $t(8;i) < t(6;i)$ for $0.096\%$, $3.429\%$ and $3.52\%$ of the analyzed configurations, respectively. Such results support the statement that the critical time will also be monotonous, in $3\leq k \leq 8$, when $d=4$.

	The values obtained for the critical exponent $\nu$, for all $k$, are compatible with the values of ordinary Bernoulli percolation model in $d=2$ ($\frac{4}{3}$ \cite{stauffer94}), $d=3$ ($0.87619(12)$ \cite{xu}, $0.8774(13)$ \cite{koza}) and $d=4$ ($0.6845(23)$ \cite{zhang}). This fact suggests that probably the CDPM is in the same universality class of the ordinary Bernoulli percolation model for all $d$ and $ k \geq 3$.

	The estimates obtained for $x_k(L)$, for $k=1,2,3$, when $d=2$ show that its value varies less than $0.009\%$ when we vary $L$ from $32$ to $1024$. In addition, the uncertainty in the estimate decreases from $\approx 3 \times 10^ {-3}$ to $\approx 8 \times 10^{-5}$. For this reason, we estimate $x_k(L)$ only for the highest value of $L$. Table 2 lists the values obtained. Through a plot of $x_{k}$ versus $k$, we see that for all $d$ its values grow linearly (Figure \ref{lin}).

	\begin{figure}[t]
		\begin{center}
			\includegraphics[height=7.5cm]{max_ocup.jpg}
			\caption{Estimates for maximum random concentration. Dimension $d=2$, triangles; $d=3$, circles; $d=4$, squares. The slopes obtained were $0.2419(16)$, $0.1626(6)$, and $0.1225(3)$ for $d=2,3,4$, respectively. The error bars are smaller than
				the symbols.}
			\label{lin}
		\end{center}
	\end{figure}

	\begin{table*}[]
		\centering
		\begin{small}
			\caption*{\ \textbf{Table 2:} Estimated random maximum concentration ($x_k$) for all $ k $ and $ d $ values.}
			\begin{tabular}{c|ccccccc|}
				\cline{2-8}
				& $x_1$      & $x_2$      & $x_3$      & $x_4$      & $x_5$      & $x_6$      & $x_7$      \\[2pt]  \hline
				\multicolumn{1}{|c|}{$d=2$} & 0.22670(6) & 0.46578(8) & 0.71094(5) & -          & -          & -          & -          \\[3pt]
				\multicolumn{1}{|c|}{$d=3$} & 0.15307(2) & 0.31346(2) & 0.47511(3) & 0.63817(3) & 0.80474(3) & -          & -          \\[3pt]
				\multicolumn{1}{|c|}{$d=4$} & 0.11611(2) & 0.23710(2) & 0.35869(2) & 0.48070(2) & 0.60324(3) & 0.72672(2) & 0.85274(2) \\ \hline
			\end{tabular}
		\end{small}
	\end{table*}

	\section{Conclusion}

	We study proprieties of the critical time for the Constrained-degree percolation model on the hypercubic lattice $\mathbb {Z}^d $ when $d=2,3,4$. It has a long-range dependence and applications in the study of dimers and polymers. One interesting problems related to this model is to check if $t_c(k)$ is a monotone function in the constrained parameter $k$; if the answer is affirmative, it is natural also to ask what is the smallest value of $k$ such that the model has a non-trivial phase transition ($t_c \leq 1$). When $k=1$ there will be only isolated bonds (there is no percolation) and when $k = 2d$ this model reduces to ordinary Bernoulli bond percolation, therefore the non-trivial cases occur when $k \in \{2, ..., 2d-1\}$.

	In \cite{de_lima}, it was proven that: {\it (i)} for all $d\geq 2$ and $k=2$ there is no percolation or an time $t$ and {\it (ii)} for the squares lattice $d=2$, when $k=3$ it holds that $\frac{1}{2}<t_c<1$, that is, there is a non-trivial phase transition (the exact value of $t_c$ is not known when $ k=3$).

	In this work we determined, via numerical simulations, the value of $t_c$ for all non-trivial cases and observed there is a phase transition for constrained $k=3$, for $d=2,3,4$. In addition, we find numerical evidence that $t_c$ is monotonous in $k$,  and that the expected value of open bonds in the lattice when $t=1$ (maximum random concentration, $x_k$) grows linearly in $k$. We also estimated the correlation length exponent $\nu$ and obtained values compatible with those of the ordinary Bernoulli percolation model, suggesting that both models probably are in the same universality class.

	This present study can contribute to the analysis of applied models related to the Constrained-degree percolation model on $\mathbb{Z}^{d}$, besides helping researchers in the analytical and numerical study of this model.

	\section*{Acknowledgments}
	We thank the authors of \cite{de_lima} for the example of Figure 2. The research of A.P.F.A.\ is supported in part by CNPq grant 308792/2018-1 and FAPEMIG. The research of B.N.B.L.\ is supported in part by CNPq grant 305811/2018-5 and FAPERJ (Pronex E-26/010.001269/2016).

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In an effort the make the Main Street to the Mountains trail system more accessible, the Gallatin Valley Land Trust (GVLT) offers guided trail walks throughout the summer. Beginning in June, they'll host several hour-long walks per week, ranging in difficulty, with themes like fitness, learning, and family. "The goal of the program is to get people to explore new trails and bring the community together," according to EJ Porth, GVLT's communications and outreach manager. The trail walks are completely free and open to the public, but private walks for businesses, nonprofits, or other groups can be reserved. The walks are volunteer-led, so if you're interested in becoming a guide, contact EJ at [email protected].


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"Survival of the Richest"
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New report evaluates Norway's effort to curtail tax evasion: acceptable work in some areas, but completely fails in the field of tax treaties. – Norwegian tax treaties are directly harmful to developing countries, according to the report from Eurodad.
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On the 7th of December the European Network on Debt and Development (Eurodad) published the report "Survival of the Richest", which assesses European countries work on tax policy and how this affects developing countries. In Norway the report was launched as a cooperation between Norwegian Church Aid and Tax Justice Network Norway.
–Taxing rights of the developing countries
According to the report Norway is doing fairly well compared to other countries, but received a very bad score in one area: Norway is one of the 18 countries in the survey with the most harmful tax treaties. Out of Norway's 44 tax treaties with developing countries, 8 of them are considered 'very restrictive'. For instance ActionAid estimates that Norway's tax treaty with Bangladesh has inflicted a loss of about 2 million US dollars for Bangladesh, based on lower tax income on dividends alone. – Very restrictive tax treaties include strong limitations on the taxing rights of the developing countries which are signatories, according to the report.
Only Italy, Germany and United Kingdom has a higher number of very restrictive tax treaties in the survey.
However, Norway also got praised for its work on a beneficial ownership register. Even though the register is not in place, a proposal for the register was sent to consultation in the parliament on December 16th 2016. It is expected to be implemented during 2017. There has however been a strong support for the ownership registry to be open to civil society, but so far this is not included in the amendment proposal.
«If You're Not at the Table, You're on the Menu"
Norway used to be a driver for international tax cooperation in the United Nations. Many believe this is the most appropriate method since it ensures the developing countries a seat at the discussion table. However currently the OECD is the leading actor in international tax work, but this has been heavily criticized for not including developing countries. Lately Norway has supported the OECD, but remained neutral on a possible initiative in the UN system, which is criticized in the report from Eurodad.
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The second annual continental convention commenced on the 9th to 12th of August 2017. Backed by Plan International PAO and Biola University, it gathered a hundred passionate and bright young minds from over 17 African countries. For four days, participants brainstormed, debated and resolved on six thematic areas that would input to the Ten Year Implementation Plan of Agenda 2063.
We had a Tech-Team who conducted a Hackathon that carried out throughout the nights as well. This team came up with software solutions to serve Africa and the Union. One of the products they presented was a mobile and web app 'Africa 2063' that could serve as a knowledge sharing platform, creating ease to share the vision with the young population. They also presented 'Survey Africa' – a data collection system that utilizes basic technology to enable policy makers to access real data from even rural communities.
A team discussing Human Resource came up with a project-based recruitment strategy for Pan-African organizations to realize the aspiration of 'An Africa whose development is people driven.' With the moto that character was more crucial than skill, the recruitment strategy they drafted would enable the continent to have a work force with a servant heart.
A team on Pan-Africanism discussed how it could be translated to the younger generation, in relevance to the challenges we face today. As we strive for 'An Africa united based on the ideals of Pan-Africanism', this team has suggested that there is need for it to be revisited and defined in today's perspective. Mentioning that it has become too political than it needs to be, the Think'rs in this team suggested that Pan-Africanism be spread as a belief system that Africans ought to have – one of solidarity, cooperation, hard work and love.
A team on Communications discussed the communications strategy of Pan-African Organiations such as the African Union, as such organizations carry the image of the continent globally. Their outcome was a recommendation for the African Union titled AUCares.
A team on Economics discussed the aspiration 'An integrated contient, politically united…' from the Agenda 2063. As the team interrogated the concept, they came up with the 'Freedom Bus' model – a recommendation that the main focus on the African Union should be economic integration, finding a binding mechanism for its operations in unifying the continent. This team believes that we should build on the existing work of the RECs towards building a united Africa.
Finally, there was a team working on Finance. The team built on President Kagame's F10 strategy to propose alternatives for financing Africa's development.
The outcomes were warmly welcomed by the high-level AU delegation that was present during presentations.
All outcome documents will be shortly made available.


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Gabby Sidibe puts slimmer curves on display in off-shoulder top & black skirt in pic with friend
August 29, 2018 | by Monica Otayza
Award-winning actress Gabourey Sidibe from the film "Precious" shared how happy she was to be hanging out with her friends after being quite busy.
After reuniting with her friend, the duo took a mirror selfie while posing happily beside each other. Dressed in a lilac top and a black skirt with printed ruffles on its hemline, Gabby stuck her tongue out while holding her phone up.
Meanwhile, her lovely friend stood behind her, dressed in a pair of neon orange pants, a long black shirt, and sneakers. Her hair was braided colorfully, with her long green and blue hair falling down her shoulders.
A post shared by Gabby Sidibe 👸🏿 (@gabby3shabby)
"Back to hanging out and doing hood rat stuff wit my frenz."
Sidibe has been oozing with confidence lately, being more comfortable in her own skin. She has been posting more photos of herself, trying to share a bit more about her life with her fans.
In one of her recent posts on Instagram, she shared that sometimes, her work ends as early as 10 am, and so she has a lot of time to herself that she uses to take naps.
However, her slimmer figure proves that although she takes time to nap, she also makes sure to take care of her body. Gabby looks visibly thinner than before in a white shirt, a pair of camo leggings and sneakers which showed off her curves.
Several fans and followers have noticed the change in her weight, making sure to hit the comment section to point it out. Deciding to praise her for the work she put into her body and motivate her to keep going, Instagram users like Carolyn Thrower said that she was "looking good and slimming down".
Kandi Burruss' daughter, 16, flaunts slimmer body in pink top & skirt after she dropped 50 lbs
The "Precious" star started her weight-loss journey in May 2016 when she underwent a laparoscopic bariatric surgery for preventive measures. The surgery was caused by her type 2 diabetes diagnosis, which she did not want to worry about.
After her stint on "Precious", she now focuses her time on the TV series "Empire", where she plays Becky Williams.
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Kandi Burruss' daughter shows off slimmer figure in sheer top & camo jacket after losing 50 lbs


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I have been in solo psychiatric private practice for 33 years and continue to truly enjoy my work. But the stress level was building because of reimbursement realities and administrative hassles, so in the fall of 2005, after a lot of thought, I opted out of all health plan and insurance provider agreements.
I now ask my patients, including those on Medicare, to pay at the time of service in my office. My administrative assistant then promptly sends insurance forms to the patient's health plan(s) so that enrollees are directly reimbursed.
Making the decision to change to a cash practice was not easy. I was afraid about losing access to patients and disrupting the care of my established patients, since most parties rely on employer-based or government health care coverage. Nonetheless, in 2005, the future looked grim for my private medical practice, given the mounting administrative costs of chasing insurance payments coupled with diminishing payments for psychiatric services.
A little more than a year later, the good news is that the switch to a cash medical practice has worked. I now have no accounts receivable for patient care rendered. And patients have been surprisingly receptive to a cash medical practice model as well. They tell me that they are now actually getting better customer service and prompt payments from their insurance companies. As before, patients get timely administrative and clinical support from my office to provide insurance company documentation and challenge benefits denials.
Some patients, armed with their health insurance contracts, enlist support from their employer's human resources department to clarify and receive their contracted mental health coverage.
Patients also like the privacy and confidentiality safeguards of a cash practice because I don't share details of their psychiatric care sessions with their insurers. I consult patients before disclosing any information about their care to any outside party, and the patient or the patient's legal representative and I discuss the details of any proposed information disclosures in advance of release. By moving the insurer out of the consulting room, I am now accountable to my patients, rather than to the insurer, and am an effective advocate in helping my patients obtain payments for their covered psychiatric services.
One of the main reasons behind my decision to switch to a cash-only practice was the continuing decline in reimbursement for my professional services. Mental health coverage has lost ground relative to coverage for medical-surgical care over the past decade. Health care premium costs to employers (which are passed on to patients) have increased an average of 10% a year for the past decade, while mental health benefits have slipped from 7.5% of annual health care spending in 1975 to less than 3% in 2004, according to the Hay Group and the American Psychiatric Association.
How have the cuts been implemented? The instruments of cutting mental health payments in Minnesota, for example, for both private insurance enrollees and Medicaid patients, are behavioral health "carve-outs," which are mental health services that are administered and funded separately from general health care services. Such carve-outs separate budgets and payments for mental health from general medical services, and restrict and manage mental health provider networks to cut costs.


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The program was established by the Missouri General Assembly in the Fiscal Year 2010 budget – providing forty million dollars to help increase health care training capacity in Missouri colleges.
Governor Nixon speaks with nursing students at a remote site and in a classroom at the UMKC School of Nursing.
Governor Nixon greets individuals in the School of Nursing on his way to the press conference.
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Senator Joan Bray, D-St. Louis, just finished her seventeenth session in the legislature (ten in the House) and will be termed out of the Senate in 2010. Tuesday night she offered the Bonhomme Township Democrats her take on the just completed session.
She called this one unique because having a Democratic governor "made life much more bearable"; because there was new leadership in the House and Senate; and because in the Senate, where more time is allotted for an individual to talk and even filibuster, the Republicans have begun fighting among themselves.
The infighting is a natural evolution once a party has been in power for a few years. Republicans, in their sixth or seventh year in the majority, she said, have gotten the hardline policies enacted (changes to tort law and workmen's compensation, cutting people off of Medicaid, and increased abortion barriers). Now they're down to their third tier issues, so they start disagreeing.
Where I spent my first six years in the Senate filibustering a lot, this year, they were filibustering their own bills. And Senator Days and I remarked one day that we actually got to–when they brought in supper for us because we were staying late–we actually got to go into the lounge and have supper with everybody else because we weren't out on the floor having to keep the conversation going for fear something bad would happen.
In these very, very acrimonious debates, some of the worst moments on the Senate floor since I've been there took place this year of Republicans against Republicans.
A transcript is below the fold, but don't depend on that alone. When Bray gets started on the House Budget Committee, it's almost like watching a cross between a preacher and a standup comedian.
My observation of, of, of … that the processes just don't work as well. People don't know the rules. And there's reasons for all those rules, for doing things the way they're done. And because there's nobody left in the House who has, you know, a long, in depth knowledge and experience of working [garbled], knowing how things should get done, it's gotten very sloppy. And when they come to the Senate from the House, they have a real hard time adapting to the different ways of the Senate, and it's just … right before we went on spring break, like the night before we went on spring break, I just … said, you know, we're a mess. I mean, we were just a mess. People didn't know how to make a motion, they didn't know how to talk, they'd be laughing and talking with each other on the floor when …. None of this is allowed when you're trying to [garbled].
Anyway, the Secretary did some remedial classes with the folks, [laughter] trying to get things back on, you know, the way things should be done. But I, you know, I, when someone like me and my class are going out [inaudible].
Uh, let me talk a little bit about the budget. I spend most of time working on the budget. I'm the ranking member on the Appropriations Committee. And we're organized a little differently from the House [inaudible]. The House has several appropriations committees and then the Budget Committee. And they do their work, and they send it over to the Senate Appropriations Committee. We've gone through the budget all along, and we go through it another time and go through it another time and then go off to conference and get it done.
This year was a huge different environment because of, first of all, the state shortfall in general revenue. Which I've experienced before. I was here in the early part of this decade when we spent night after night after night trying to figure out where we could squeeze a few dollars out here, there, wherever, and foresaw that was gonna be the case this year, but then that great, you know, fairy godmother called Washington D.C. sent down this stabilization money and stimulus money. And, uh, that was real interesting exercise.
Uh, thank goodness the nut cases in the, in the Republican party didn't prevail, so we did … take … the money. [Laughter] You know some states didn't. And I thought we did a fairly good job of [inaudible] the budget. I will, not to disparage my sister's [puts a hand on Rep. Jill Schupp sitting next to her] uh, uh, body, but the House, well, I want to tell you, it's been a real trip watching the House budget the last six, seven years. Omigosh, I've had, I mean… 'How shall we do it this year? [waving hands in the air] How shall we do it…? You know, what's a [inaudible] We recreate the wheel every time we do this. It's just crazy.
There is a good [inaudible]. The Senate did a, the Senate Appropriations Committee did a really good job crafting a budget. We tried to, with the general revenue we had, we tried to fill the gaps in services, using stabilization money from the feds, and, uh, you know, tried to do it real thoughtfully and carefully, and I think came out with a really good budget. But then we had to go to conference, and the Senate can't win on everything. The House, with its crazy budget, had to win on something. And as a result, they won on things that were just heartbreaking, that did not have to happen.
Like, we did not have to cut 500 people off alcohol and drug services. We didn't have to cut 600 people out of mental health services and close eleven community health centers. We didn't have to do that. But because they had to win on some things, guess where they cut. You know, they went on with the cuts in mental health and alcohol and drug treatment. So that was really discouraging.
But by and large, the Senate prevailed on the budget. We did use the stabilization money properly.
I can see why Bray got elected. She's a live one, who–as it just so happens–also takes her job seriously.
Governor Nixon came to Kansas City today to do a quick tour of the School of Nursing and conduct a press conference at UMKC to introduce Caring for Missourians, a new initiative that will train more than 900 additional high-demand, critically needed healthcare professionals each year. He chose to introduce the program at UMKC because it is the largest recipient of funds that will go to 26 two and four year schools and professional programs all over the state. UMKC is the largest recipient because it is the only institution that has all the programs that are part of Caring for Missourians on one campus – Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Medicine – as well as a full compliment of the allied health professionals like clinical laboratory science and occupational therapy.
Missouri is facing a dearth of qualified healthcare providers,especially outstate. Let me put that in perspective – we are a state with 114 counties, and 79 of them have provider shortages.
This morning in Sedalia, Senator Claire McCaskill (D) held a town hall meeting, taking questions from the audience on the economic recovery (and other issues), in the Parkhurst Commons, Stauffacher Building on the campus of State Fair Community College. There were approximately one hundred fifty people in attendance. After the meeting ended she spent a few moments taking questions from the media. A transcript of that press opportunity follows. Transcripts of the town hall meeting will appear in subsequent posts about the hour long event.
…Senator Claire McCaskill: Well the most important thing is job creation. You know, we've got a, a recession is obviously a retraction, where people lay off people, and, and hunker down, get smaller. We now have to turn that corner and see that growth. We're beginning to see the green shoots of growth. I think the stimulus money has helped. I think the TARP funds have helped in terms of loosening up credit. And now it's just a matter of us continuing to put one foot in front of the other. I think in another eighteen months we should be back to where we were, maybe not when the recession began, but certainly in a much healthier position.
Question:…like they were twenty five years ago?
Senator McCaskill: Well we have to have some kind of regulation over investment banks. When we unhooked investment banks from regulation everyone thought, well, if we just let 'em go, they'd only act in their best interests, 'cause it's not in their best interests to, to over leverage. Or to slice and dice exotic security instruments. To the point that nobody even understood what they were buyin' and sellin'. But it made their salaries go up. So yeah, we're gonna have to have some more oversight there. The tricky part is making sure we don't go too far. We don't want to squeeze the life blood out of the economy by over regulating, but obviously, we've gotta have some kind of framework of regulations in place.
Senator McCaskill: Well that would. The company you refer to, we did help. And were, they were able to get a reprieve because we made an effort to try and intervene and at least talk to the, their creditors and explain that. And that's what's happened, when this, when credit retracts companies that are profitable, that are employing people, actually end up having to shut their doors. And this was a situation that this was the case. I mean, this wasn't a company that was in economic distress. It was just, they weren't able to get the credit they had gotten before. And so we were pleased that we were able, I think it was seven hundred jobs? Seven hundred jobs out there that we were able to hold on to. And, in fact, I was gonna try to get by there today, and I'm just not gonna have a chance, but hopefully some of them were here.
Show Me Progress: What, what are the prospects of for procurement oversight with, with your subcommittee, in making accountability more permanent?
Senator McCaskill: Well I think we've got a lot of work to do. And I am, it's almost unhealthy how excited I am about the opportunities we're gonna have in that committee. We've got waste and fraud and abuse in almost every agency in the federal government as it relates to contracting. No one's been minding the store. No one's been watching the contractors. I mean just between Department of Defense and Homeland Security you have contractors watching contractors that are writing their own contracts and getting performance bonuses on contracts where they didn't perform. It is really almost like, it, it's nuts how out of control it has been. So, it, there's so much work to do and I'm excited that we're gonna be able to have some hearings. I think the hearings we have are gonna be dramatic and I think they're gonna help. We have one coming up on, on ANCs, which is a thing that was created to allow cer…, certain corporations [to] not compete at all. We have some other hearings coming up as it relates to cost plus contracts and oversight of them. Cost plus is a contract where the contractor gets to make whatever the contract costs him plus. So, I mean, where's the incentive there? I mean, it's like, okay please, let me take more taxpayer money than I need to, if I've got a cost plus contract. When you look at the LOGCAP contract alone in Iraq, which is the KBR contract that has become so famous. That was cost plus, noncompetitive in the beginning, and they were writin' the contract. And, so no wonder that they were monogramming hand towels for the battlefield.
Show Me Progress: So, what do you believe are the prospects for, for fixing this?
Senator McCaskill: I think they're pretty good. I have been encouraged by Secretary [of Defense] Gates' commitment in accountability. He has fired generals. On accountability issues. He got rid of the general that was over Walter Reed [hospital] when we realized that that situation had run amok. He got rid of the head of the Air Force. There was a bad contract there. There was some insider taking care of a friend contract. And he, he, unlike some of the secretaries of defense before him, he is not content to let the low level folks get in all the trouble. He holds the people at the top accountable. And in the budget he announced he has a huge plus up for acquisition. Somebody said to me. "Well you don't want to grow government. Why are you doing acquisition?" Said, "Are you kiddin'?" That's exactly the problem. We have to have government people who understand contracting, that know how to oversee it, so his announcement of additional personnel in acquisition was music to my ears.
Question: Senator, what would you like to see happen with Guantanamo Bay, in your opinion?
Question: Our prisons are secure.
Senator McCaskill: Our prisons are very secure. We have terrorists right now in America in our prisons. Dozens of 'em. And they are secure because we don't let dangerous people escape from prisons in America. I'm hopeful still that the vast majority of those folks will be placed other places than America. And I think that there is a, a likelihood that may happen. So I think Guantanamo will close, it should close. It is going to take some time. And I think just because the President announced he was gonna close it, I think everyone understood that he set the right tone when he announced he was gonna close it right after he was inaugurated. But that doesn't mean he's not gonna do it carefully and with caution. And that's what you're seeing now.
Senator McCaskill: Thank you guys.
A part of the audience listening during the town hall.
John Greenleaf Whittier wrote: "For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'" Public policy makers bear a heavy–usually unacknowledged–burden in the "might have been" department. Suppose, for example, this state took public education seriously.
Sarah Burd-Sharps, one of the authors of The Measure of America, is giving you a way to see "what might have been" if education were better. She wrote to tell me about a new, interactive site that she and her colleagues have designed. Click on Missouri when the site map comes up, and you will see along the left edge what level of educational achievement Missourians now have. You can use the mouse to move those levels up and see how our lives would improve. From the tabs along the top, you can choose to learn how health, financial stability, education (kids' performance in school) and community involvement would change.
Looking in particular at Missouri, you can see that if all adults 25 and over in the state had graduated from high school, average earnings would rise $1,000/person, 70,515 fewer people would live in poverty, 156,000 more people would vote and there would be 22,577 fewer prisoners.
In the arena of education, Burd-Sharps bemoans first the way Americans expect their educational system to handle all the problems that children bring to school with them. If they arrive hungry or if they come from a situation that is violent or abusive, we can't expect teachers to solve those problems. Because poorer districts face more such problems, they need more funds if they're to make any headway in teaching those kids. Yet their funds are less because the U.S. is one of the only countries that bases its educational spending on property taxes.
$6,000 annually for public four-year college tuition, vs.
$25,000 a year per inmate.
If we spent the necessary money to get most people to graduate from high school, the state would save over $564 million every year on its prison system. Maybe it would take that much money to get everybody to graduate. Maybe we'd only break even financially. Maybe the only reward we would reap would be feeling less threatened by crime and knowing that lives which might have been ruined are now productive–thus creating a state, by the way, that would lure companies with well paying jobs to offer.
But the rewards for educational spending would be years down the road, long after the legislators who voted for it were termed out. If the Republicans who control our legislature had that much vision, they wouldn't be Republicans. All we can do is work to elect Democrats and hound them to improve educational spending, knowing that unless we keep up, other states and other countries with wiser policies will reap the rewards of better education.
State Senator Gary Nodler is expected to run for Congress, which would be more shocking, if it didn't happen in 1996 (losing to Roy Blunt) and 1988 (losing to Mel Hancock). Nodler's opponents, so far, are St. Sen. Jack Goodman, Auctioneer Billy Long (who would be a force to be reckoned with in one minute speeches), Greene County prosecutor Darrell Moore, and College Instructor Jeff Wisdom.
No word on how many more Republicans will show up here. I'd need to check the math, but the Joplin/Springfield split could get Goodman elected if he can carry his district.
And no word on which Democrats are going to run in this district (which Hulshof won, and which I think Hubbard defeated Robin Carnahan).
In Germany, every citizen is mandated to purchase health insurance through government organized Health Funds, unless your income is above 48,600 Euros per year, or approximately $68,000 at current exchange rates. If you make over the threshold, you may purchase health insurance from private insurance companies. Approximately 90% of Germans purchase their health insurance through the government administered Health Funds, many of whom have the option of purchasing private insurance instead.
Knowing these facts, if I told you there was a city where 94% of the insured purchased insurance through one provider, and the next largest provider insured only 2% of the insured in the metropolitan area, you might think we were talking about a German city where fewer people met the threshold for opting out of the government system. But I'm not talking about Germany – I'm talking about Joplin, MO! The major provider, Wellpoint, Inc, the largest health insurance company in the United States, insures 94% of all policyholders in the metropolitan area of Joplin. That's a city in the "free market" health care system here in the US, right here in Missouri.
For Missouri as a whole, Wellpoint insures 68% of the population lucky enough to have health insurance. Now, to be clear, I don't have a problem with the market share per se – if a company is awesome and provides quality, affordable health insurance for its policyholders, making sure that they have access to effective treatments, pooling risk and employing other cost containment measures to make sure prices don't skyrocket, well then, that would be worth high praise. But as you can see from the graph below, costs are spiraling out of control. The average premium has increased 76% (!!) in the last eight years, while incomes have risen only one quarter that rate.
And lest you think these premiums were going straight back into investing in increased quality, think again. As market share increased, Wellpoint's bottom line rose by a staggering 1,380%! During the same time, Missouri continues to lag behind other states in terms of quality and access, ranking 37th overall in a Commonwealth Fund health care report.
It's pretty clear that the "free market" has failed us in terms of quality, access, and affordability. It has allowed the favored few to create a bigger pool for themselves to play in, while we get stuck with the bill. That's why we need a public plan to offer a real option for Americans to get quality affordable health care. If the health insurance companies think that competition is the best way to deliver quality health care, they'll actually have to start competing against someone who aims to deliver it.
More on the public plan tomorrow.
I don't know what Chad is whining about here. And to be fair, it's not necessarily clear that he is whining at all. He may be completely unaware that retweeting, or reposting someone else's comment on Twitter, usually carries with it your stamp of approval even if it's attributed properly.
Demonstration at the J.C. Nichols fountain in the park at 47th and Main in Kansas City on November 15, 2008.
They cut the baby in half.
You can bet there'll be more.
Will Bond Vote Against Cloture on Sotomayor's confirmation?


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Q: How to switch internet access over multiple ISP connected via LAN ports? I have two lan ports, I am connected to two different ISP simultaneously.
I am aware that I can use only one ISP at a time. My problem is how to switch active ISP? I want to do this because sometimes one of the ISP becomes slow and I dont want to disconnect and reconnect because it will break my active connection.

A: There is no easy way to do this... if you change your default route, you will break all of your existing connections.
There is a section in the famous Linux Advanced Routing and Traffic Control HOWTO about routing for multiple upstream providers.  But it's not light reading.  Expect to spend a good amount (possibly many hours, depending on your current level of network understanding) of time reading to understand all of the relevant concepts, then another good while with configuration and testing.


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Q: read a specific line in the sub folders and calculate average I'm new to Linux scripting. I have folders lets say
/movies
/movies/starting_with_a/metric.txt
/movies/starting_with_b/metric.txt

Example contents of metric.txt:
dummy_first_line
actual data = 8

I want to read metric.txt in all the sub folders and calculate the average for that folder.
My current code to extract the values is:
for i in $(find . -name 'metric.txt');do cat "$i" | sed -n '2p'|awk '{print $NF}'

A: You almost got it right. You just needed to feed the output of your command:
for i in $(find . -name 'metric.txt');do cat "$i" | sed -n '2p'|awk '{print $NF}'

to AWK to compute average:
awk '{ sum += $NF; cnt += 1 } END { printf "%.2f\n", sum/cnt }'

Here I do it with two AWK commands (no need to do cat and sed):
for i in $(find . -name 'metric.txt'); do
    awk 'NR == 2 { print $NF }' "$i";
done  |  awk '{ sum += $NF; cnt += 1 } END { printf "%.2f\n", sum/cnt }'


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"We apologise sincerely for our forced radio silence (more on that) and delay in our promised updates, but please know we have been, and are still, working on the Vega+ final production and delivery," said the firm in its first Indiegogo update since May.
RCL also blamed "a production issue and outside influences beyond our control" for not starting production sooner. We have asked Smart Made Simple Electronics, RCL's manufacturing partner, to comment and will update this article if they respond.
The company has failed to meet its previous deadlines for delivering the ZX Spectrum-themed Vega+, a handheld gaming console that was meant to have 1,000 games bundled with it upon delivery. It has taken more than half a million pounds in crowdfunded donations to make the console and has delivered nothing to those who handed over £105 each in expectation of receiving a Vega+.
In recent days Paul Andrews, a former director (and current shareholder) of RCL who claims he is fighting to ensure the company delivers its promised product, said that he had obtained the company's full bank statements. He claimed he was able to do this because RCL's current directors left him as a named party on the company bank account, and says he obtained the statements by going to a branch and doing so in person.
Although Andrews initially said he would release the statements publicly, he did not do so, saying his lawyer had told him it would be "inadvisable" to reveal the statements' contents.
For its part, RCL alleges that Andrews "unlawfully" tried to access the bank account. The company also says he "unlawfully received a new bank card", while Andrews claims the card arrived out of the blue in the post and that he immediately returned it to the bank.
The basic contention of RCL's customers – backers, to use the Indiegogo phrase – is that the company has taken their money but seems to continually extend the deadline for when it will give them a product. Although a small number of vocal backers have asked for and received refunds, others have yet to get their money back – though some have told El Reg that they have managed to obtain refunds through their banks and credit card providers.
Meanwhile, RCL continues to insist that production is only a few weeks away. The firm told El Reg a few months ago that it would go into production in July, something it now admits it has not done.
What none of the to-ing and fro-ing indicates is whether we will see the Vega+ delivered to its customers.


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<?php

namespace BL\SGIBundle\Controller;

use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\JsonResponse;
use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;

use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\Controller;
use Sensio\Bundle\FrameworkExtraBundle\Configuration\Method;
use Sensio\Bundle\FrameworkExtraBundle\Configuration\Route;
use BL\SGIBundle\Entity\Pipeline;
use BL\SGIBundle\Form\PipelineType;

/**
 * Pipeline controller.
 *
 * @Route("/pipeline")
 */
class PipelineController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Lists all Pipeline entities.
     *
     * @Route("/", name="pipeline_index")
     * @Method("GET")
     */
    public function indexAction()
    {
        $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getManager();

        $pipelines = $em->getRepository('SGIBundle:Pipeline')->findAll();

        return $this->render('pipeline/index.html.twig', array(
            'pipelines' => $pipelines,
        ));
    }

     /**
     * Create Pipeline entities via ajax.
     *
     * @Route("/nodeadd", name="ajax_createnode")
     * @Method("GET")
     */
    public function ajaxCreateNode(Request $request)
    {
        $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getManager();
        //primero creo elcampo en fields altinv trackable true
        $object= new \BL\SGIBundle\Entity\PipelineNode();
        //$object->setDescription(  );

        $desc=$request->get('id');
        //die(var_dump($desc));
        $res=count($desc['nodes']);

        //$em->persist($object);
        //$em->flush();
        /*$id_field=$em->getReference('BL\SGIBundle\Entity\FieldsAltinv', intval($object->getId()));

        $id_altinv = $em->getReference('BL\SGIBundle\Entity\Altinv', $request->get('id_altinv'));

        $object= new BlAltinv();
        $object->setIdField($id_field);
        $object->setIdAltinv( $id_altinv);
        $em->persist($object);
        $em->flush();
        */

        return new JsonResponse($res);
        //return new JsonResponse($object->getId());
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new Pipeline entity.
     *
     * @Route("/new", name="pipeline_new")
     * @Method({"GET", "POST"})
     */
    public function newAction(Request $request)
    {
        $pipeline = new Pipeline();
        /*$form = $this->createForm('BL\SGIBundle\Form\PipelineType', $pipeline);
        $form->handleRequest($request);

        if ($form->isSubmitted() && $form->isValid()) {
            $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getManager();
            $em->persist($pipeline);
            $em->flush();

            return $this->redirectToRoute('pipeline_show', array('id' => $pipeline->getId()));
        }
*/
        return $this->render('pipeline/new.html.twig', array(
            'pipeline' => $pipeline,
            //'form' => $form->createView(),
        ));
    }

    /**
     * Finds and displays a Pipeline entity.
     *
     * @Route("/{id}", name="pipeline_show")
     * @Method("GET")
     */
    public function showAction(Pipeline $pipeline)
    {
        $deleteForm = $this->createDeleteForm($pipeline);

        return $this->render('pipeline/show.html.twig', array(
            'pipeline' => $pipeline,
            'delete_form' => $deleteForm->createView(),
        ));
    }

    /**
     * Displays a form to edit an existing Pipeline entity.
     *
     * @Route("/{id}/edit", name="pipeline_edit")
     * @Method({"GET", "POST"})
     */
    public function editAction(Request $request, Pipeline $pipeline)
    {
        $deleteForm = $this->createDeleteForm($pipeline);
        $editForm = $this->createForm('BL\SGIBundle\Form\PipelineType', $pipeline);
        $editForm->handleRequest($request);

        if ($editForm->isSubmitted() && $editForm->isValid()) {
            $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getManager();
            $em->persist($pipeline);
            $em->flush();

            return $this->redirectToRoute('pipeline_edit', array('id' => $pipeline->getId()));
        }

        return $this->render('pipeline/edit.html.twig', array(
            'pipeline' => $pipeline,
            'edit_form' => $editForm->createView(),
            'delete_form' => $deleteForm->createView(),
        ));
    }

    /**
     * Deletes a Pipeline entity.
     *
     * @Route("/{id}", name="pipeline_delete")
     * @Method("DELETE")
     */
    public function deleteAction(Request $request, Pipeline $pipeline)
    {
        $form = $this->createDeleteForm($pipeline);
        $form->handleRequest($request);

        if ($form->isSubmitted() && $form->isValid()) {
            $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getManager();
            $em->remove($pipeline);
            $em->flush();
        }

        return $this->redirectToRoute('pipeline_index');
    }

    /**
     * Creates a form to delete a Pipeline entity.
     *
     * @param Pipeline $pipeline The Pipeline entity
     *
     * @return \Symfony\Component\Form\Form The form
     */
    private function createDeleteForm(Pipeline $pipeline)
    {
        return $this->createFormBuilder()
            ->setAction($this->generateUrl('pipeline_delete', array('id' => $pipeline->getId())))
            ->setMethod('DELETE')
            ->getForm()
        ;
    }
}

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Carlo Annovazzi (n. 24 de mayo de 1925 - 10 de octubre de 1980) fue un futbolista italiano que jugó para el AC Milan, Atalanta, Ancona, Gallaratese y Città di Castello.

Representó también a la Selección de fútbol de Italia en la Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 1950, siendo capitán de la misma entre 1952 y 1953.

Clubes

Enlaces externos
 Perfil del Jugador en la FIFA

Futbolistas de la Associazione Calcio Milan
Futbolistas del Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio
Futbolistas de Italia en la Copa Mundial de 1950
Futbolistas de Milán
Nacidos en Milán
Fallecidos en Milán

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Dominican Laity Newsletter #16
DOMINICAN LAITY
Newsletter #16
Dear members of the New Zealand Dominican family
This newsletter is a little later than planned – as usual, other things intervened. One was the death, on Easter Sunday, of Fr Terry Dibble in Auckland. Terry was not a Dominican but he might as well have been! Theologian, community builder, social activist, a man who "spoke the truth to power", Terry was one of whom Church and state authorities might well have said, "Who will rid me of this turbulent priest?" And his funeral, in a crowded St Pat's Cathedral, with a cardinal and two bishops, might well have been, as eulogist Pat Snedden said, a moral victory for Terry! May he who died on Easter Day share in the Resurrection of Christ.
We note also the recent death of Sister Imelda, in Invercargill. A reflection on the life of Sr Imelda will be printed in the next newsletter.
On a more cheerful note, we welcome the arrival of Fr Luke Rawlings OP to join the friars in Auckland.
EASTER MESSAGE
From David Kammler OP, Friar Promoter of the laity.
Convento Santa Sabina (Aventino) Piazza Pietro d'Illiria, 1 –
00153 Tel.: (39) 06-57940-657 ROMA, ITALIA Email: laici@curia.op.org
Here is a quite challenging Easter picture of the Gospel story of John 20, 19-29 painted some centuries ago by an anonymous Italian. From the Dominican point of view, rather than artistically depicting St. Thomas and the apostles meeting the Risen Christ, here we see St. Dominic and the community of friars preachers, among them St. Peter of Milano. St.Catherine of Siena embraces the feet of Christ, representing the Lay branch and the sisters of our Order. St. Dominic is closest to Christ's chest in a gesture of love, as if listening to his heart-beat.
The others appear to be endeavouring to touch and kiss the wounds of their beloved Master and Lord. St. John the Baptist and St. Catherine of Alexandria are to be seen in the background watching and blessing this special Dominican Family meeting. The biblical story is not interpreted here as a unique event of the past, but transferred into the apostolic mission of Christ to the Church of all centuries: "You will be my witnesses!" (Acts 1,8).
In the same way, as the preaching Dominican Family, today we are sent by the living Jesus Christ as his witnesses. For me this painting is a most fitting illustration of our 2011 Jubilee Novena theme: "Preaching and Community, Preaching and Culture". It is our apostolic community that accepts us in our doubting and contested faith; but it is also this same community that reveals to us the living Master and Lord of our life. Our common preaching mission as members of our Order becomes credible when we get into close personal and communal contact with the crucified and risen Jesus
Christ, as did St. Dominic and St. Catherine, the outstanding representatives of our family of preachers. After having touched his wounds, we are moved by being touched by the multiple wounds of the whole Creation. Having experienced him as the victor over death, we can share our paschal hope of small "Resurrections" in the midst in our daily life and beyond! My fervent wish for Easter: as daughters and sons of St. Dominic, let us preach together the "mighty acts of God" (cf. Acts 2:11) more and more!
A Happy Easter 2011 to you and your communities!
Fr. David M. Kammler OP
Promoter General of Dominican Laity
Feast of St Catherine of Siena – 29th April
This feast for the whole Dominican Family occurs within the Octave of Easter, therefore it will not be celebrated liturgically this year in most churches. However, we appreciate the yearly reminder of this great Dominican woman.
In her book Speaking With Authority, Paulist Press, P.138, Mary Catherine Hilkert writes:
"Perhaps it is precisely here – in her fragility and brokenness – that we can recover a connection between the authority of Catherine's speech and the authority of solidarity in suffering. Catherine of Siena was a woman 'acquainted with grief' from the pain of her own body to the pain of the body of Christ and the body politic. Her questions and her assumptions may not always be ours, but the words she spoke, believed and lived came from sharing the struggles and pain of the human condition. Her wisdom developed from her experience of chronic illness; from the daily life struggles of families – including her own; from nursing plague victims and feeding the poor; from counseling political prisoners and keeping vigil with them to the end. Her wisdom deepened in searching for a word of encouragement for those who turned to her for advice; in political struggles for peace and reconciliation even when they appeared fruitless; in her bouts of loneliness in the absence of friends; in praying and working for the church to become more fully the body of Christ. She learned from experience that the contemplative wisdom she wanted to seek in the seclusion of her room was to be found in turning to the neighbour in need.
In embracing what God holds dear in creation and the incarnation, Catherine discovered the one whose name is Mercy, the God who loves us 'unspeakably much'."
PARABLE RETREATS FOR 2011
In alternate years the Dominican family holds one of these retreats. A parable retreat is a very powerful experience that will make the lives of those who take part inevitably different from before.
Two venues: Auckland ( Franciscan Friary) and Dunedin (Mosgiel).
Auckland: 4-10 September
Dunedin: 18-24 September.
Preachers: Angela Campion OP and Donagh O'Shea OP from the Tallaght Retreat Centre, Dublin; Joan Hardiman OP and Mike Kelly OPL, New Zealand.
Details are to come – but pencil the dates in your diary now. Places are likely to be limited, so watch for the booking dates.
What is a parable retreat? ENCOUNTER WITH THE WORD With brothers and sisters who want to live what they preach, this retreat model focuses on key aspects of Dominican spirituality: the Word, preaching, liturgy and community. Using the Scriptures given by the Church in daily liturgy, the retreat day will balance a time for silence with three communal events: Morning Prayer with preaching; Eucharist with preaching; and in the evening, communal reflection on the day's encounter with the Word. Participants have the option of a daily conversation with a member of the retreat team.
WANTED: WEBSITE EXPERT
For some years now the Sisters have had a website (http://www.dominicans.org.nz/) but it has been a fairly basic site. The Dominican family would like to develop this resource, make it a vibrant and informative place that will attract and assist people with an interest in the Dominican way. It would be a resource for everyone – friars, sisters and laity – with archives, news and ever-changing material on liturgy, social action, spiritual formation, and many other things.
But we need three kinds of person:
a person with time and experience in developing a website.
photographers or artists who would create, search for and provide enticing images
contemplative poets and writers who would be interested in contributing on a regular basis (short pieces)
It will be a project for people from all branches of the Dominican family. And it is certain that there are wonderful, talented people on our mailing list who can make this a spectacular website for the New Zealand presentation.
Perhaps you, or someone you know, is that very special person. If so we would love to hear from you. Send an email to this newsletter, or phone Sr Judith McGinley at 04-477 0751
Jacqui Ryan OP at the UN
Jacqui's time at the UN is coming to an end. She writes:
Just a quick email with attached photo to show that I really did have a cuppa with Helen Clark while at the UN. I met her at a lecture in Auckland last year and when I said I was heading to NY she gave me her calling card and suggested I make contact on arrival. Finally got to speak with her this past week. Spoke about all kinds of issues from UN, to USA, NZ and lots in between.
Jacqui's latest UN report follows:
Harmony with Nature: Respect for Mother Earth
On April 20, the UN General Assembly held an interactive dialogue on the theme "Harmony with Nature" to commemorate International Mother Earth Day. Through a resolution sponsored by the Bolivian representative, and adopted by the UN in 2009, April 22 is celebrated as International Mother Earth Day, when the countries of the world intentionally focus on respect for the earth, our mother, who sustains us.
His Excellency, Mr. Pablo Solon, the Permanent Representative of Bolivia to the UN, opened the debate with an address quoting from Victor Hugo: "It is a huge sadness that nature speaks and humans do not listen." He posed and commented on what he believes are three fundamental questions:
What is nature? Is it a thing, a source of resources, a system, a home, a community of living and interdependent beings?
Are there rules in nature? Are there nature laws that govern its integrity, interrelationships, reproduction and transformation?
Are we as states and as a society recognizing, respecting and making sure that the rules of nature prevail?
Mr. Solon noted that nature cannot be submitted to the wills of the laboratory; that science and technology are capable of everything, including destroying the world itself. He commented that "all technologies should be evaluated to gauge their environmental, social, and economic impacts, [and that] the answer for the future lies not in scientific inventions but in our capacity to listen to nature which is ruthless when it is goes ignored." Following an impassioned plea to respect the earth, our mother, Mr. Solon concluded by quoting Albert Einstein: "The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing." Solon's response: "We have not come here to watch a funeral!"
Four excellent panellists spoke on the debate theme, 'Ways of promoting a holistic approach to sustainable development in harmony with nature." While it is not possible to recount the entire debate, the following comments from the speakers are worth recording.
Ms. Vandana ShivaQuantum Physicist and Philosopher, IndiaLaws of the market are in direct collision with the laws of nature; harmony with nature is a human imperative not a luxury; earth rights are human rights—protecting the earth guarantees the rights of people to food and water and other necessary elements for our survival; limitless resource exploitation leads to resources grab; around the world today, people are rising up to keep capitalism from grabbing resources; extreme consumption by humans leads to extreme response from nature. Recommended book:"The Death of Nature" by Carolyn Merchant.
Mr. Peter BrownProfessor, McGill University, CanadaWe need to take holism seriously; the current neo-classical framework is failing because (1) it is a-scientific (grounded in 17th century science and 18th-century theology); (2) it seeks growth when growth is already too large overall (de-growth is essential); (3) it is grotesquely unfair to the poor, future generations (discounting) and other species; (4) it measures the wrong things; (5) it is unsustainable financially, socially and ecologically; we need to recognise sacred goods and cultural fiduciary obligations across all cultures; we need to take seriously the principles of the Earth Charter. Concluded by quoting Thomas Berry and recommending his publications.
Mr. Cormac CullinanEnvironmental Lawyer, South AfricaWe are living on borrowed time; while we have modified our species and natural resources to support our offspring, humanity has reached the point where our modifications of earth's resources mean our offspring are likely not to survive in the future; our transition in thought and actions should account for millions of years, not just a year or decade; the current transition we are engaged in is unparalleled in the history of our species; we need a major shift in world view—at present everything revolves around humans; humans need to see that the earth is the centre; global legal instruments are not supporting real change, only supporting political positioning; governance systems are not fit for the purpose any longer; Rights of Nature movement calls for respect of the rights of all people to live and participate with nature.
Ms. Riane EislerAuthor, USADynamics of transformative change require fundamental changes—we cannot tack on earth issues to existing systems; "We cannot solve problems with the same thinking that created them" (Einstein); use this time of dislocation to look at the issues of economics of domination/exploitation of people and nature which are not sustainable and will lead to an evolutionary dead end; 'trickle down' does not work—akin to paupers eating crumbs from the plate of the rich and being told to be content; old methods of thinking and current paradigms—especially related to economic policies, may be termed 'Weapons of Mass Distraction'!
Some of the content I had heard before. Some was refreshingly new and persuasive. The combination and a caliber of speakers from varying professional backgrounds and their passionate delivery combined to make this probably THE most inspirational and impressive debate I have attended at the UN during my brief internship. I am indebted to the Bolivian representative for providing the forum where a debate of this quality could take place.
Jacqui Ryan, OP (New Zealand)
(I)may go out into the fields and say (my) prayers and know God, or (I) may go to church and know God: but if (I am) more aware of God because (I) am in a quiet place, as is usual, that comes from (my) imperfection and not from God: for God equally comes in all things and all places, and is equally ready to give Himself as far as in Him lies: and I know God rightly (if I) know God equally in all things.
Mike Kelly and Jenny Wilson
Co-ordinators
Ph 06 370 2084 Email: kelly-wilson@ihug.co.nz
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There really isn't any more damage other than the right fairing infill panel.
Thank God you acted quickly and were in the right place.
I am considering ordering one of these to keep in my top box.
Considering our bikes reputation for self-immolation, that seems like a really good idea. How fast can you get into your box in an emergency situation Referring to an adrenaline fueled moment when we revert to caveman instincts. I know I'm not fast getting into the hard luggage. Except for theft, I'd like to mount something like that to the outside of the bike.
I barely had time to grab my tank bag. If it had been strapped on instead of just magnets, I wouldn't have been able to. That said, I really wish I had one when mine burned down. The worst feeling is standing there watching it burn, helpless.
I really wish I had one when mine burned down. The worst feeling is standing there watching it burn, helpless.
Having seen the photos of your FJ and the aftermath, Your mishap actually entered my mind as I ran into the Restaurant.
Just an advice, buy such things only in US stores. That way you can (probably) be sure it complies to the neccessary standards and that it is safe. After all, it is a pressurized container and I believe you have some regulations in the US that monitor such things.
Is is your belief those wires chaffed and caused the source of ignition?
The reason I ask is because those two sensor wires are grounding circuits that illuminate the specific warning light. If either of those two wires chaffed and contacted each other or the case, you would have only had a dash warming light stuck on.
Once we get the carbs and perform an autopsy, maybe the source can be determined. I recall you saying in one of the original posts, the engine was missing when you pulled into the parking lot. That and the running issues just prior to departing on the trip is in my opinion pointing to fuel flooding out of a carb or two.
We will be very methodical in diagnosing the carbs when they are disassembled.
The source and cause of ignition is really guess work on my part. I am trying to work on an educated guess from the damage that I am finding while doing repairs and the location of the most damage. The worst wiring damage is located in the fed circle of the posted photo. Also that is the same location that all of the carb overflow hoses were routed. I left the hoses attached for the carbs. You will be able to see the heat damage on the hoses.
Well, if I can save just one FJ's life, it's all been worth it!
Rick, remind me, you split a fuel line at the fuel filter, correct?
Fred, I'd be surprised if anything other than fuel/fuel vapour could ignite down there, it would need a spark to set it off and the alternator is the most likely source for that. Hot engines, hot exhaust pipes, hot wires won't do it.
The engine stumbling just beforehand sort of adds weight to carbs flooding.
I would agree with Noel.
Fuel is actually very hard to ignite without a spark. A hot engine will not ignite Gasoline.
There has been a few instances where I had fuel pour/spray directly onto my just-turned-off FJ engine. It simply boils off and flashes into vapor instantly. No spark + No Ignition.
Unless you have an open flame, you will not light any oil/lube on fire. A spark will not ignite it either.


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