Five of the top 10 cities in the U.S. with the highest eviction rates are in Virginia. Richmond is No. 2.
"Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City," by Matthew Desmond, Ph.D., which was awarded the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction, has been selected as Virginia Commonwealth University's 2019 Common Book.
"Evicted" is an ethnographic study that follows eight families in Milwaukee as they struggle to keep their homes while falling deeper into poverty. It reveals the impact of the nationwide eviction crisis that affects millions of families and has consequences — poverty, homelessness, educational disparities and health care among many others — for the wider community.
After "Evicted" shed light on the crisis, Desmond, a Princeton University sociologist, founded the Eviction Lab at Princeton, which built the first nationwide database of evictions. The lab determined that Richmond had the second-highest rate of evictions in the country in 2016. And four additional Virginia cities — Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk and Chesapeake — were in the top 10.
Matthew Desmond will give a public talk at at the Stuart C. Siegel Center at 6 p.m. on Oct. 16.
As VCU's Common Book, "Evicted" will be distributed to all first-year VCU students through the Common Book Program of the University College. The program's goal is to welcome new students to the vibrant intellectual culture of VCU and to provide them with an opportunity to explore complex social issues through an interdisciplinary lens.
Shelli Fowler, Ph.D., director of the Common Book Program and associate dean of University College and director of the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies, said "Evicted" was the clear favorite of this year's selection committee, which comprises faculty, staff, students and administrators who read and review nominated books.
Throughout the year, a series of events related to and inspired by "Evicted" will be held on both VCU campuses, as well as in the Richmond community.
Desmond is scheduled to visit VCU and give a public talk about "Evicted" at the Stuart C. Siegel Center at 6 p.m. on Oct. 16.
A number of partners will be working with the Common Book Program in the year ahead. The Graduate School, for example, will distribute copies of "Evicted" to first-year VCU graduate students. Other partners will include the Division of Student Affairs, the School of Social Work, the School of Education, the School of Pharmacy and the School of Dentistry. The program will also collaborate with a new community partner this year, Richmond Public Library.
One key campus partner working with University College's Common Book Program on "Evicted" will be the RVA Eviction Lab in the Center for Urban and Regional Analysis at the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs. The lab, co-founded by Kathryn Howell, Ph.D., and Benjamin Teresa, Ph.D., assistant professors in the Wilder School's Urban and Regional Studies and Planning program, launched in 2018 to conduct research and produce data on evictions in the Richmond region in support of the work of local government, community-based organizations, elected officials and other advocates.
Howell said she hopes "Evicted" gives VCU students and the wider community an understanding that eviction is not just a single event that occurs on a single day, but also a larger process that involves factors beyond simply nonpayment of rent.
For students who have themselves experienced housing instability as a result of eviction, she hopes the book gives insight into the bigger picture of their family's experience.
Howell added that she hopes "Evicted" prompts VCU students to engage in conversations about eviction and housing instability more broadly to understand the myriad ways eviction impacts households, communities and regions.


Each year, the Saint Mary's College Alumni Association awards a grant to a faculty member who has demonstrated that his or her project will help to enrich and influence the lives of students at the College. Our Board is proud to deliver the grant as it helps to strengthen our relationship with the College community, develops the culture of stewardship of alumni toward the College and helps to accomplish one of our mission goals. The grant to which you are applying and requesting funding should describe your project, how it is consistent with the Mission of the College and how it will improve your ability to teach in the Lasallian tradition.
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Q: Node.js http GET request takes substantially longer than browser, REST client, et al I am try to make a simple GET request in Node.js and the request takes 3-5 seconds to resolve whereas the same request in a browser or REST client takes ~400ms.  The server to which I am making the request is controlled by our server team, but before I bother them with request/resource monitoring, I was going to ping the community to see if there were any "hey, check this setting first" kind of tips you guys could offer.
The code essentially forwards incoming requests to our server:
http.createServer(function (req, res) {
    http.request({
        host: "our.private.host",
        port: 8080,
        path: req.url,
        headers: req.headers
    }, function () {
        res.end("DONE: " + Date.now());
    }).end();
}).listen(8001);

I open my browser and type in the following URL:

http://localhost:8001/path/to/some/resource

... which gets forwarded on to the final destination:

http://our.private.host:8080/path/to/some/resource

Everything is working fine and I am getting the response I want, but it takes 3-5 seconds to resolve.  If I paste the final destination URL directly in the browser or a REST client, it resolves quickly.  I don't know much about our server, unfortunately - but I am looking more for node tips at this point.  Note, the request pool isn't maxed out as I am only making 1 request at a time from my local machine.

A: The first step is gather some info on where the request is taking its time by looking at the exact timing of the network activity on your node server.  You can do that by getting a tool that watches all network activity.  I personally use Fiddler, but I know that WireShark is popular too.
Once that tools is installed and active, you can then see how long all these various steps in the process of your request are taking:

*

*DNS request to resolve target IP address

*Time to connect to the target server

*Time to send the http request

*Time to receive the http request

*Time to send response back to original request

Understanding which of these operations is much longer than expected will give you an idea where to look further for the problem.
FYI, there are pre-built tools such as nginx that can do this type of proxying by just setting some values in a configuration file without any custom coding.

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Egypt tourism industry expects moderate growth in 2015
Reuters , Monday 28 Sep 2015
Egypt's minister of tourism, Hisham Zaazou (Photo: AP)
Number of tourists in Egypt rose by 8.2 pct in 2015: CAPMAS
Accidental attack on Mexican tourists could impact Egypt's tourism sector: Head of Tourism Chamber
Egypt's tourism revenue up 3.1 pct year/year in first half
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Egypt eyes $26 bn in revenues from tourism by 2020: Minister
Egypt's tourism industry, hit by years of political upheaval and militant violence, is expected to post moderate growth this year and hopes a global advertising campaign will revive the sector vital for economic recovery, the tourism minister said.
Last year, 9.9 million tourists visited Egypt, a far cry from the 14.7 million that visited in 2010, before an uprising the following year triggered turmoil in the land of ancient sites and sea resorts.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has restored some stability since the army toppled Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in 2013 following mass protests against his rule but not enough to persuade large numbers of foreigners that it is safe to return.
Minister Hisham Zaazou expects around 10 million tourists this year or slightly higher, one million less than the previous forecast of 11 million.
"From January until the end of August the rise was very little, barely 5 percent," he told Reuters in an interview.
"So if we move at the same rate the numbers will be around 10 million... or slightly higher."
Around 6.6 million tourists visited so far this year, producing revenues of $4.6 billion, compared with 6.3 million in the same period last year, when $4.509 billion was generated.
"I cannot say that the general climate is positive but the figures show that there is a modest improvement," Zaazou said.
Zaazou expects tourism receipts to range between $7.5-8 billion by the end of the year. Receipts once peaked at $12.5 billion.
Tourism is a major source of hard currency in Egypt, where foreign reserves have tumbled from $36 billion before the uprising to $18 billion at the end of August.
Zaazou expects the tourism sector to pick up next year with double digit growth in the number of tourists and revenues ranging between $9-10 billion.
CHANGING PERCEPTIONS
The rapid advance of Islamic State -- a group seen as more extreme than al Qaeda -- has worried governments across the region, including in Egypt, a strategic U.S. ally which has a peace treaty with Israel and controls the Suez Canal waterway.
Egyptian officials say authorities have made great progress in the battle against militants and accuse Western media of exaggerating security threats.
Egypt has witnessed a rise in attacks on soldiers and police since then army chief Sisi toppled Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in 2013 after mass protests against his rule.
Sinai-based militants who support the ultra-hardline Islamic State group have killed hundreds, and have recently claimed attacks on Western targets, such as a bombing outside the Italian consulate in Cairo.
In a bid to restore confidence, Egypt will launch a global advertising campaign in November.
"The focus has been on such (negative) news even though we are sitting here, going to our work and dealing with the situation as if it is completely stable but this picture is not portrayed abroad," Zaazou said.
"I believe that (changing perceptions) must be a priority at this stage because the current views on the situation in Egypt is not good, so we must work on that."
Egyptian tourism has survived big setbacks in the past.
On Nov. 17, 1997 Islamic militants descended on Queen Hatshepsut's temple near the Nile town of Luxor. In a short time they shot or hacked to death 58 tourists and four Egyptians.
The following January and February, visitor numbers were down almost 60 percent from the previous year. Yet the industry staged a remarkable comeback.
Last year, the bombing of a tourist bus in Sinai killed two South Koreans and an Egyptian, reviving memories of an Islamist uprising in the 1990s that often targeted tourists and took years for then President Hosni Mubarak to crush.
So far, militants have not carried out high-profile attacks on tourists under Sisi.
This month, Egyptian security forces mistakenly bombed a convoy of Mexican tourists in the western desert while pursuing militants. Eight Mexicans and four Egyptians were killed.
Zaazou said steps would be taken to ensure such incidents do not occur again.
The tourism minister said he would concentrate on Red Sea resorts which have managed to attract visitors despite the uncertainty since 2011.
"I will focus on the bulk of tourist movement. While desert tourism is important, the highest figure for it was 350 thousand (people a year). Sharm El Sheikh, on the other hand, received more than 4 million tourists at some point, on its own," he said.
"I am going to work on everything related to those areas, from securing them and all else. I will focus on starting there."
Zaazou
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so Sisi didnt find any other telltale-teller than Zazuu? there were no mayor setbacks during Sisi's time? well,my relatives and friends for once don't see the beheading of the croation expat this year as a eid al adha gift... sometimes it seems, the egyptian officials dont care or cannot read the meaning,what goes on arround them in the world...NOBODY in his right mind will send bigger groups now to egypt exept the two locations easy to block off, hurghada and sharm!
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CA-30 Candidate Mark Reed Wants to Repeal AB5, Create 30-Day Triage Centers for Homelessness Individuals
By Charlotte Scott El Segundo
PUBLISHED 10:49 AM PT Oct. 30, 2020 PUBLISHED 10:49 AM PDT Oct. 30, 2020
Mark Reed (R) is running to represent California's 30th Congressional District.
During the primary election in March, Reed got 22.7% of the vote, while his Democratic challenger Brad Sherman got 58.1%, according to Ballotpedia.
Mark Reed (R) is running against Brad Sherman (D) to represent California's 30th Congressional District
Reed wants to create 30-day triage centers for homeless individuals experiencing mental health issues
Reed wants to repeal AB5
If elected, Reed said he will work to represent all of CA-30's residents, not just Republicans
Reed was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, which is encompassed in the 30th District.
"My great grandfather came over the Barham Pass on a horse, so we're very familiar with the San Fernando Valley," he said. "We call this home. I call this home. This is where my family roots are. This is where my family is. This is why I'm standing up to fight for the San Fernando Valley and bring back those principles and ideals that we all know exist in a very family-oriented community."
In order to tackle the homeless crisis in the Valley, Reed said he'd create a 30-day triage center in cooperation with the city, county, state, and federal governments.
"After the third encounter with a police or law enforcement agency, the homeless individual will be given the opportunity to go to the 30-day triage center, or be arrested and still be given at the judicial process in court the opportunity to go to the 30-day triage center," Reed said. "At the 30-day triage center, you will get a battery of testing for mental health, drug addiction. You will be given mental health therapy as well. You will be detoxed off of your drugs. At that point, you'll be able to be matched up to different resources that are available through the city, the county, or the state. This way you're no longer a danger to the current patients at these different facilities. You have now been detoxed, you've identified exactly what problems that you have."
Reed said individuals with mental health problems (schizophrenia, paranoia, bipolar disorder, etc.) should be given access to short- and long-term care facilities.
"Just leaving them on the street... what is happening now is not acceptable because it's not humane," he said.
Reed believes that these mental health facilities should be outside of the city limits in a more remote area.
"If you've ever dealt with anybody that has psychological issues, they cannot work or operate within the confines of society," he said. "We need to bring them outside of society for mental health, not just to get them out of people's backyards, but for the mental health aspect of it, because there's a lot of stress and strain from society and the workings on and the goings on of the community that actually adds to their problems. So you bring them out of that element in order to find that basic, base-line emotional and psychological balance that they have. Plus you need to do physical testing."
Reed's brother was homeless, so this issue is personal to him.
"After coming back from the Vietnam War, he actually created a major chemical imbalance, which created his schizophrenia, which created the problems that he had," said Reed. "Once they were able to figure that out, they created a cocktail of medications for him, and it took awhile for this to happen. Now he works for the VA. He has his own apartment. He's very functional in society. But it takes that real, one-on-one help. It takes an ability to find the baseline psychological or physical problems that the individual has to get them the help that they need. You can't do that in wrap around facilities in a residential area in a small hotel that's been converted into wrap around services. You have to have a real facility that's going to narrow down the root causes of the problem or why they're a homeless individual."
.@MarkReed1776 is running to represent California's 30th Congressional District. If elected, Reed's proposal to solve the homeless crisis involves a 30-day triage center: "You will be given mental health therapy [and] you will be detoxed off of your drugs." pic.twitter.com/5UX8kkQTPE
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Reed wants AB5 to "be repealed in its entirety."
"Mothers Against Drunk Drivers don't want to lose that service for individuals who happen to be out partying or at a local club," he said. "When they get drunk, they call up an Uber driver to be brought home. However, the AB5 goes way further than that, into the gig workers, into the 1099 freelance workers. It touches so many different businesses and vocations that it is very destructive in the economy... It's very destructive right here in the San Fernando Valley. My opponent has taken it national. He wants a national AB5, which is going to destroy all the freelance workers' and gig workers' abilities to make a living. And that's one of the things that we value and cherish is our independence to be able to go out, earn the living, bring the money home, and take care of our families. So I am a person against AB5. We need to repeal it. I would fight heavily to never let it go federal, never let it go national."
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If elected, Reed said he's committed to serving the San Fernando Valley in its entirety.
"I'm not here to represent my party. I'm here to represent the 30th Congressional District, whether you're Republican, Democrat, Independent — even if you're not registered to vote. That doesn't bother me. A congressman's most important part of his job is representing the district that he has been elected to represent."
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30 years ago, voters forced shutdown of Rancho Seco nuclear plant in Sacramento County
Sacramento Bee (CA)
June 06-- Jun. 6--June 6 is the 75th anniversary of D-Day, but in Sacramento, the date has another important meaning.
Thursday is the 30th anniversary of the vote that permanently closed down the Rancho Seco nuclear power plant in southern Sacramento County. With the defeat of Measure K, Sacramento became the first community in the world to close a nuclear plant by public vote.
Phil Angelides, the former state treasurer, was a local businessman in Sacramento at the time, and he was involved in the movement to close Rancho Seco.
"The plant was an enormous liability for Sacramento," Angelides said. "It was first generation plant technology, it just didn't function."
Angelides said Rancho Seco was preventing Sacramento from developing a diversified, forward-looking energy portfolio capable of sustaining the region's growth because of how costly and inefficient the plant was.
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District opened the Rancho Seco power plant, about a 30-minute drive from downtown Sacramento, for commercial operation in 1975, but for years it was plagued by a series of outages.
In 1985, operators lost control of the plant during an "overcooling" event, which forced an automatic shutdown. The resulting 27-month outage cost SMUD $400 million, according to a report from the Union of Concerned Scientists.
SMUD also paid $745,000 in federal fines for various violations related to the facility through 1989, The Sacramento Bee reported.
Outcry against Rancho Seco unfolded when the safety of nuclear energy was in question. In 1979, the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant near Harrisburg, Pa. suffered a partial meltdown, and in 1986, the accident at Chernobyl became the worst nuclear disaster in human history.
Chernobyl is getting renewed attention this year with the release of an HBO series dramatizing the disaster, which this week became the top show on IMDb's all-time TV rankings just days after the series concluded.
In light of these major disasters, accidents at the Rancho Seco plant became increasingly intolerable for many SMUD customers. Protestors voiced concerns even before the plant opened, and over the years, citizen resistance grew.
Just days after the Three Mile Island disaster, people climbed over the fence at Rancho Seco during a protest demonstration.
More than 100 other demonstrators cheered with cries of "shut down now, no meltdown later" as 13 protestors climbed the main gate of the plant. The 13 people were arrested for trespassing, and some demonstrators vowed to go on a hunger strike until the 13 were released from jail.
But some say that it wasn't a fear of nuclear power that led residents to rebel against SMUD, but frustration with the plant's inefficiency, which caused rates to rise by 25 percent each year for the four years prior to the vote. Over its 14 years of operation, Rancho Seco operated only a third of the time, according to people involved in the anti-Seco movement.
Bob Mulholland ran the fight against Rancho Seco with Campaign California, and he said his argument to voters was focused primarily on the economic waste the plant was causing ratepayers.
Mulholland remembered polling Sacramentans and discovering that people mostly didn't want to make a decision about nuclear power. "They felt it was above their pay grade," Mulholland said.
But the bad economics of the situation caught people's attention, according to Mulholland.
"We ran the campaign on performance," Mulholland said. "Don't keep spending money on something that's breaking down."
Mulholland recalled a TV advertisement Campaign California ran before the vote that showed a baseball team striking out. Each time a batter swung for a strike, a message about the problems at the plant appeared on the screen. When the last batter struck out, the advertisement said "Vote 'no' on Measure K," Mulholland said.
The situation reached its breaking point in 1988 when a citizens' initiative called Measure B that would force Rancho Seco to close was narrowly defeated. SMUD asked for another year to try to get the plant up to par, and voters agreed.
But when Measure K again asked voters in 1989 whether to keep Rancho Seco open, customers were fed up.
On June 6, 1989, Measure K was defeated by a margin of more than 13,000 votes, and the plant began the process of shutting down the next day. Measure K did more than just shut down the plant, too. It led SMUD to rethink how it did business.
After the plant shut down, SMUD diversified its energy supply and increased investment in energy efficiency programs that have resulted in customer savings of more than $600 million, SMUD officials said.
While the plant was still running, SMUD built one of the first utility-scale solar plants at Rancho Seco, which was decommissioned and replaced in 2016. The solar array powers downtown buildings like the state Capitol and the Golden 1 Center.
SMUD is now constructing the Rancho Seco Solar 2 project, a second array of solar panels that will be the largest facility in the county when it comes online. Construction is scheduled to start in August.
SMUD converted the land near the decommissioned nuclear power plant into the Rancho Seco Recreational Area. In 2006, it added the Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail to the park.
Still, the shutdown process for the plant was long and arduous. It took 20 years for the plant to be fully decommissioned by the federal government, costing ratepayers $500 million, The Bee reported.
Disposal of the radioactive waste at the plant hasn't yet been settled, either. SMUD spends $5 million per year to provide security and oversee proper storage of spent uranium.
The materials have been in dry storage at Rancho Seco since decommission and will remain there until the federal government can come up with a solution, according to SMUD.
Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, on Thursday introduced a bill that would initiate a program for both decommissioned plants like Rancho Seco and active plants to store spent nuclear fuel in a consolidated program at the Department of Energy.
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Mansfield: Dan Hafford Jr., 79, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2015, at Oak Grove Manor after an extended illness. Dan was born July 9, 1935, in Brownsville, TN, to the late Dan Hafford Sr. and Beatrice Taylor-Hafford; the fourth of nine children and the eldest son. Dan moved to Mansfield in July 12, 1955, and worked at Ohio Brass and Mansfield Tire for many years. Dan leaves to cherish in his memory three sons, Vincent Hafford and Van Hafford, both of Mansfield and Michael Outlaw, of Brownsville TN, two granddaughters, Lisa (Georgio) Brent, of Columbus, and Rashaun (Andreus) James, Reynoldsburg; two sisters, Maxine McDowell, and Bobbie (Reginald) Baugh, both of Anbor, MI; John (Angela) Hafford Sr., of Akron; best friends, Randy Braggs, Rufus (Popeye) Reed and Jeff Trumpower, all of Mansfield; Clarence and Jackie Rawls family and his #1 girl, Rashida Rawls; a hosts of nephew, nieces, relatives and friends. Dan was preceded in death by his father, Dan Hafford Sr.; mother, Beatrice Taylor, three sisters, Laverne Martin, Beatrice Bond and Elma Howard; two brother, Oliver Hafford, and Joe Hafford. The services will be held Saturday, March 21, 2015, at 11 o'clock a.m., with one hour prior calling at Small's Funeral Services, 326 Park Ave. W., with Dr. Larry Rawls, of Mount Sinai Church. officiating. The committal service will be held at the funeral home. The family has entrusted Small's Funeral Services with the arrangements.
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Q: How to encode an n-level categorical variable as dummies, for glmnet? When feeding a categorical variable into glmnet do I code n or n-1 dummy variables?
For instance if using days of the week as an independent variable would I use 6 dummies or 7?
If the answer is 6, how do I interpret coefficients, etc for dropped category?
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Here's some example code:
library(glmnet)
library(caret)

df1 <- data.frame(id = 1:210, var1 = rep(c('Mon','Tues','Wed','Thurs','Fri','Sat','Sun'),30))
df1$targetVar <- runif(210)
    df1$mktVol <- round(runif(210)*1000000,0)
df1$mktVol <- ifelse(df1$var1 %in% c('Sat','Sun'), 0, df1$mktVol)

df1
vtu <- c('mktVol','var1')
dv1 <- dummyVars( ~.,data = df1[,vtu])
df2 <- data.frame(predict(dv1,df1))

glmnet1 <- cv.glmnet(df2$targetVar, data.matrix(df2[,-c('targetVar')]), nfolds = 5)

glmnet1 <- cv.glmnet( data.matrix(df2[,-1]), df2[,"mktVol"] ,
      family="gaussian", alpha=.95, nfolds=5, standardize = FALSE,
      type.measure="mse")

Coefficients1 <- coef(glmnet1, s = glmnet1$lambda.min)
Active.Index <- which(Coefficients != 0)
Active.Coefficients <- Coefficients[Active.Index]
names(X1)[varsToUse[Active.Index]]

##############################

df1 <- data.frame(id = 1:210, var1 = rep(c('Mon','Tues','Wed','Thurs','Fri','Sat','Sun'),30))
df1$targetVar <- runif(210)
    df1$mktVol <- round(runif(210)*1000000,0)
df1$mktVol <- ifelse(df1$var1 %in% c('Sat','Sun'), 0, df1$mktVol)

df1
vtu <- c('mktVol','var1')
#dv1 <- dummyVars( ~.,data = df1[,vtu])
#df2 <- data.frame(predict(dv1,df1))
dv1 <- model.matrix(~.,data = df1[,vtu])

#glmnet1 <- cv.glmnet(df2$targetVar, data.matrix(df2[,-c('targetVar')]), nfolds = 5)

glmnet1 <- cv.glmnet( data.matrix(df2[,-1]), df2[,"mktVol"] ,
      family="gaussian", alpha=.95, nfolds=5, standardize = FALSE,
      type.measure="mse")

Coefficients2 <- coef(glmnet1, s = glmnet1$lambda.min)

##############################

df1 <- data.frame(id = 1:210, var1 = rep(c('Mon','Tues','Wed','Thurs','Fri','Sat','Sun'),30))
df1$targetVar <- runif(210)
    df1$mktVol <- round(runif(210)*1000000,0)
df1$mktVol <- ifelse(df1$var1 %in% c('Sat','Sun'), 0, df1$mktVol)

df1
vtu <- c('mktVol','var1')
#dv1 <- dummyVars( ~.,data = df1[,vtu])
#df2 <- data.frame(predict(dv1,df1))
dv1 <- model.matrix(~ 0+ .,data = df1[,vtu])

#glmnet1 <- cv.glmnet(df2$targetVar, data.matrix(df2[,-c('targetVar')]), nfolds = 5)

glmnet1 <- cv.glmnet( data.matrix(df2[,-1]), df2[,"mktVol"] ,
      family="gaussian", alpha=.95, nfolds=5, standardize = FALSE,
      type.measure="mse")

Coefficients3 <- coef(glmnet1, s = glmnet1$lambda.min)
Coefficients1
Coefficients2
Coefficients3

A: "In the extreme case of k identical predictors, they each get identical coefficients with 1=kth the size that any single one would get if t alone. From a Bayesian point of view, the ridge penalty is ideal if there are many predictors, and all have non-zero coefficients (drawn from a Gaussian distribution).
Lasso, on the other hand, is somewhat indifferent to very correlated predictors, and will tend to pick one and ignore the rest. In the extreme case above, the lasso problem breaks down. The Lasso penalty corresponds to a Laplace prior, which expects many coefficients to be close to zero, and a small subset to be larger and nonzero."
Page 4, Regularization Paths for Generalized Linear Models via Coordinate Descent, Jerome Friedman, Trevor Hastie, Rob Tibshirani.
So, you can leave all of them in--since Ridge guarantees that the (X'X) matrix is invertible---but I wouldn't recommend it.

A: The question seems have little thing to do with glmnet, but factor encoding and interpretation on coefficient in general.
I would suggest to look at logistic regression that uses categorical variables as a start. R Library: Contrast Coding Systems for categorical variables a great resource to learn different types of encoding and interpretation. The key is "comparing to base level". For example, if we want to encode days of weeks. We can use Sunday as a base level, and all other days will compare against it.


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Kaiserdamm i stadsdelen Charlottenburg i Berlin är en paradgata anlagd på önskan av kejsaren (Kaiser) Wilhelm II. Den stod klar 1906.

Kaiserdamm är en förlängning av Bismarckstrasse. Kaiserdamm var under Tredje riket en del av Ost-West-Achse och byggdes om bland annat med de typiska gatlyktorna som även finns på Strasse des 17. Juni. 1967 försökte man byta namn till Adenauerdamm men namnet ändrades tillbaka redan 1968.

Kaiserdamm börjar vid Sophie-Charlotte-Platz och är fortsättningen på  Unter den Linden - Strasse des 17. Juni - Bismarckstrasse. Sedan 1950 är Theodor-Heuss-Platz det västliga slutet.

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I know now the reason for my unhappiness. All the riches I enjoyed were not mine. They were my husband's. Despite my erstwhile social status, I really was nothing more than a dimwit.
For the next two decades, the couple led a quiet life, driving their Harley-Davidson jeeps around. Flanking their farm were three waterfalls, and they spent many carefree days lost in the music of nature. Possessing jejune knowledge of farm operation, they left their asset in the care of the locals, an ill move that eventually rang up losses. But they felt true bliss.
At the sprawling farm, Ginny and her husband reared many horses and cows.
Suddenly thrust with the responsibility of making legal decisions, Ginny felt the heft of being the sole inheritor of her husband's multi-million assets. The legal speak was mumbo jumbo to her; and the contracts were drafted in Spanish which she did not understand. She confided in a Korean lady who ran the beauty salon she frequented, her only acquaintance in Nicaragua who was well versed in Spanish. "She said she'd take care of everything for me, and I trusted her." For three years, they remained on friendly terms, and Ginny would even cook Chinese cuisines for her.
It was only when a buyer showed interest in the farm that the truth came to light: The Korean lady had misled Ginny into transferring all the assets to her. "I was in Singapore at the time because of a health scare, and when my lawyer broke the news over the phone a numbness took hold of my body. I could not believe it." What ensued was a legal battle, but Ginny fell prey to the rampant corruption, losing another fifty thousand dollars as her lawyer jumped ship.
Ginny used to pattern herself after Elizabeth Taylor, but she now says it was a pretentious life she led.
When she awoke, Ginny lamented the fact that she was still alive. In the face of sheer emotional agony, she began medicating herself, smoking marijuana cigarettes that gave her moments of clarity and peace. One day, she was on her computer searching the news when she chanced upon Matt Redman's uplifting 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord).
"Though I lost my faith, the lyrics resonated with me, and I began reminiscing about the life I've had with my husband. And what a life it was: To have loved someone so deeply, and at one point to have it all." Like seasoned wood to a withering fire the song was, and Ginny's resolve reignited and burnt the hotter. She packed the remnants of her old life, flew back to Singapore along with her dogs, and now stays with her two daughters.
I have nothing. I am free.
No longer content with being a deadweight, Ginny began looking for a part-time job. Rejections came, as boutique owners found her too old to be a salesperson. She applied for a job at a supermarket, but never got a callback. Finally, through a friend, she found online portals such as Fuss.sg, which connect homeowners with cleaners.
"My friend was initially startled that I even considered to be a house cleaner, as I had never worked a day in my life before. But I was not afraid of getting my hands dirty." However hardened and motivated she was, Ginny still had butterflies in her stomach on the day of her first assignment. She did not know where to start. A windowpane would eventually be her stumbling block: The harder she wiped the more smudges appeared. Panicked, she immediately called her friend, who came to her rescue. "It was then I learnt that cleaning rags were oily, and that I had to use the newspaper when cleaning windows." Such tricks of the trade Ginny had to learn, painstakingly, at the age of sixty-five, a time when her peers would start enjoying their golden years. From an unhappy first customer who discontinued her services, Ginny now has a few regulars to call her own.
Enjoyed this story? Read Dr Siew Tuck Wah on Breaking the Poverty Cycle, Saving Singapore's Street Dogs and Finding Buddhism.


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Trouble Is A Servant
'Trouble is a Servant' is a poem by John Wright Follette, from the book his book "Broken Bread".
I first heard the poem years ago when doing a 'Living Wisdom' course run by David Riddell, and I've often reflected on the poem and found it incredibly insightful and encouraging. So I thought it would be good to blog it in the hope that it's a blessing and encouragement to others.
"All of us know trouble – at least I hope we do;
Trouble is a servant, but known as such to few.
We are taught to shun her and, if she comes too near,
Seldom do we face her but run away in fear.
Good and bad must meet her, the universe around –
Sinners, saints, kings and knaves – she comes where man is found.
Always make her serve you, for she can serve you well;
Just HOW you may use her your life will always tell.
Trouble is but passive – it's by our power to will
We make her either bless us or do the soul some ill.
How do you translate her from phrases filled with pain
To messages of strength – from loss to endless gain?
By faith we see behind the outer frightful mask
A servant in disguise, to do a gracious task.
Hearts may feel her wounding and life may suffer loss;
Faith translates her working, as freeing gold from dross.
Trouble will discover to any yielded heart
Hidden depths of power it only knew in part;
Sympathizing power, and love that understands;
Strength to help another with trouble-tested hands.
Trouble will release you from self and make you kind,
Adding new dimensions to heart and soul and mind.
Do not shun this servant, but look beyond her task
To beauty she will work – for which you daily ask.
Always see in trouble a chance to grow in grace,
Not a stroke of evil to hinder in your race.
Live the life triumphant above her fiery darts;
Rich fruitage will be yours to share with needy hearts."
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New Conservatives - Committed to the Continuation of the Abortion Holocaust
"Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees." (Isaiah 10:1)
The New Conservative Party Abortion Policy - A ReviewThe New Conservative party (formerly named the Conservative party) is the main conservative political party in New Zealand. After recent frustrating attempts to discuss the problems with the NC party abortion policy with the leaders and supporters of the NC party I've decided that it would be good for me to write a blog post that analyses the serious problems with the NC abortion policy.
I posted about these problems recently in their facebook group, and was basically booted out of the group because of it. It looks like I'm going to be allowed back into the group on the condition that I don't post any graphic abortion images and basically that I generally tone down my opposition to abortion. One of the reasons that I was booted from the group was that I asked their deputy leader Elliot Ikilei this question: "Do you accept that babies in the womb are fully human, and just as human as you or I?"
The answer I got from Elliot was that "there is little difference between born babies and babies in the womb." I wasn't happy with this answer because it doesn't really answer the question, so I repeated the question to him and asked for a yes or no answer from him. Elliot then repeatedly obfuscated at least a dozen times and said that he had answered the question. His answer that there is little difference between them would be a good answer if I'd asked him 'how much difference is there between born and pre-born babies?' But I didn't ask him that. Of course there is some difference in terms of levels of development between born and pre-born babies, but there is no difference in terms of their humanity, which was what I wanted Elliot to say that he accepts. Then when I tried to make a new post addressing this question directly my post was not posted, so I tried to get an answer from Elliot on a different post, all of which eventually led to my being booted without warning. (Which was especially surprising given the strong stance that NC leaders such as Elliot take on freedom of speech).
NC Abortion Policy (with their policy in bold italics and between // //)
With that said, let's look at the policy itself (found on their website here):
//New Conservative is opposed to the decriminalisation of abortion.//
Already we're off to a bad start. While abortion is technically illegal in N.Z. there are so many loopholes in the current law that make it easy for women to get abortions. To oppose the further liberalization of abortion is a weak stance. Instead of merely opposing the further liberalization of abortion they should be totally opposing abortion altogether and calling for the abolition of abortion.
//New Conservative is committed to ensure that abortion as practiced under The Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion Act 1977//
More serious problems - they should be opposing the 1977 law and calling for it to be abolished and replaced with laws that criminalize all abortion as murder. In fact no new laws would be required - they'd just need to extend our current laws against murder to include all human beings and to do away with the abortion loopholes.
// is actually practiced in accordance with that law, when "serious danger to the life,//
Serious danger to the life of the mother is very rare (around 1% of pregnancies), and in cases where the life of the mother is at serious risk then everything should be done to save both mother and child. In the process of trying to save both lives this may result in the sad death of the unborn baby through a premature delivery. That kind of emergency situation is totally different from the deliberate butchering of the pre-born baby through abortion.
//or to the physical or mental health, of the woman or girl" exists,//
Killing a baby just because the mother goes crazy is never justified. In situations such as severe depression everything should be done to treat the women's depression and to save her baby. It would also be very difficult to objectively know for sure whether a women is really depressed or just telling herself and others emotionally based lies / misbeliefs.
// and "having full regard for the rights of the unborn child."//
You can't have massive loopholes like there are currently in the law and also have full regard for the rights of the unborn child. It is good though that they do mention the rights of the unborn child, and call the pre-born baby an unborn child - thus they acknowledge here the full humanity of the baby in the womb and do not accept that the unborn child is just a fetus or just a blob of tissue without the right to life and without the right to not be murdered. However the rest of what they have said contradicts their desire to have full regard for the rights of the unborn child.
The reality is that there is no moral difference between murdering a born baby, and killing a baby in the womb through abortion. Both in God's sight are murder.
//The Rights of the unborn child need to be defined in New Zealand law reflecting the recognition of the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child 1989 that "the child, by reason of his physical and mental immaturity, needs special safeguards and protection, including appropriate legal protection, before as well as after birth," and in Article 6 "every child has the inherent right to life."//
This is good, but as I've already mentioned, the rest of what they're saying in their policy totally contradicts this and would suggest that they don't really believe it.
//New Conservative would ensure that anyone seeking abortion is given sufficient factual information through compulsory independent counselling and a minimum of 48 hours reflection time to enable them to make an informed choice as to whether they continue to seek an abortion in accordance with the law or not. Such advice would include information regarding Pill Reversal for chemical abortions, alternative paths such as adoption with prenatal and postnatal care and support.//
Given that in God's sight there is no moral difference between the intentional killing of a baby before it's born, there is also no moral difference from that and killing a born baby, or for that matter an adult. All are fully human and have the right to not be murdered. With that in mind let's reread their policy with the words altered slightly from abortion to 'killing a Jew'.
The New Conservative Policy on Jew Killing
New Conservative would ensure that anyone seeking to kill Jews is given sufficient factual information through compulsory independent counselling and a minimum of 48 hours reflection time to enable them to make an informed choice as to whether they continue to seek to kill a Jew / Jews in accordance with the law or not. Such advice would include information regarding chemical gas poisoning reversal for gas chamber killings, alternative paths such as adoption with appropriate care and support.
//New Conservative would ensure that the matter of coercion and other factors that may render an abortion illegal such as the fabrication of health risks to the mother be addressed, and that "persons of influence" in such cases could be liable under the Crimes Act.//
New Conservative would ensure that the matter of coercion and other factors that may render killing Jews illegal such as the fabrication of Jewish race identity be addressed, and that "persons of influence" in such cases could be liable under the Crimes Act.//
//New Conservative would ensure that, except in exceptional circumstances, parental notification occurs in regards to abortion procedures sought for children aged 16 and under.//
New Conservative would ensure that, except in exceptional circumstances, family notification occurs in regards to Jew killing procedures sought for children aged 16 and under.
As you can hopefully see all of this is totally insane. You shouldn't have a policy that basically says it's ok to murder babies as long as you notify the family first, or that it's ok to murder babies as long as you get 48 hours counselling first.
//Other party positions on abortion*:
National and Maori/Mana support abortion//
The New Conservative Party supports abortion too.
//Labour, Greens, TOP and Act support further liberalisation of abortion//
Our laws are already far too liberal. Liberalizing them further would make very little difference in terms of the overall numbers of babies being murdered. But conservatives use this kind of rhetoric as a scare tactic to distract from what they should be calling for - total abolition of abortion.
//NZ First oppose abortion//
NZ First doesn't oppose abortion any more than the NC party does. And now that the current deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters is in power (and was for a few months the acting PM) it's clear that he has no real interest in opposing abortion at all.
//* source: Family First New Zealand and other Party statements//
Family First and Bob McCroskie are just as corrupt as the NC party. I've had email conversations with him and it's clear that he will not call for the abolition of abortion but instead has the same kind of wishy washy and sinful pro-life thinking as most conservatives.
In conclusion, we must call for the total abolition of abortion, and not compromise just because we pragmatically think that most people accept abortion as a necessary evil or something that we can't change.
It's a sad reality today that most people (even most conservatives) think that it's worse to oppose abortion than it is to be apathetic about it.
The bottom line is that abortion is murder, and incremental legislation to try and regulate how a person can murder another person is corrupt and insane. We must stop voting for the lesser evil because it's the lesser evil compromises that are keeping abortion legal. In NZ that has resulted in the murder of over 500,000 babies in the last 4 decades of the abortion holocaust.
I'd also like to mention that there is one party in New Zealand that does have a policy to abolish abortion - the GodsownNZ party. But unfortunately that party is not an official registered party because it doesn't have the required minimum 500 members to become an official party.
Finally, if you are not already an abolitionist I encourage you to become one! Join the fight to abolish abortion in New Zealand. Abortion must be abolished.
- Abolish Human Abortion.
- The Difference between Pro-life and Abolition.
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Meet The Women Of The Year
Marie Claire Australia|December 2020
Whether leading with courage, fighting for change or making us smile, these inspirational women have risen to the challenge in 2020. A round of applause for the game-changers and hope-makers
Sarah Grant, Kathryn Madden And Alley Pascoe
HEALTHCARE WORKERS ON THE FRONTLINE OF COVID-19
Healthcare workers are not heroes. Such is the stance of medical professionals across the globe as they fight COVID. Healthcare workers are not superhuman; they're real people with real pain, fears, and emotions, who've been thrust onto the frontline of a deadly pandemic. And we salute them.
It's been nearly 300 days since Australia reported its first case of the novel coronavirus, which was found in Melbourne. Since then, the women pictured here – nurses at The Royal Melbourne Hospital – have worked in a pressure-cooker environment. They've endured grueling hours, PPE shortages, and periods of separation from loved ones, and they've watched patients suffer and die without family at their bedside. At the time of print, Australia's death toll was 905.
The personal health risk has also been immense. "I was one of the first few staff members who caught COVID at the start of [Victoria's] second wave," says Michele Wigg, a nurse in the Acute Medical Unit. "I believe I caught it from an elderly gentleman; I knew there was a risk in nursing this patient. I was not able to physically distance from him due to the type of care he required, but I had to give him the same care that I would give any other patient. He tested positive at the end of my shift and died four days later."
Wigg, who isolated in a hotel, was just one of the thousands of infected hospital workers. As of October 14, 3500 health care professionals in Victoria had reportedly tested positive for COVID. Between July 1 and August 31, RMH identified 262 positive cases among staff.
But 2020 has also brought moments for pause and faint silver linings. "As the demand placed on our intensive care services grew, so did our camaraderie," says ICU nurse Laura Gordon of her intense year. "We came together in the face of adversity to support each other through the toughest days and nights." Adds Susan Harding, nurse unit manager in the emergency department, "We've learned the value of celebrating the simple things. Never before have family and health been more important."
For NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, 2020 has been defined by both political plaudits and personal anguish. She's led her state through fire, flood, and plague, and found herself entangled in a headline-grabbing corruption scandal. And it's been her most revealing year yet.
Berejiklian can remember the moment the new year ticked over. "I was expecting to host my extended family at home, but spent the whole day at Homebush at the RFS [Rural Fire Service] headquarters … But in a strange way, the bushfires prepared me for COVID. I had the benefit of experience."
Her pandemic response was quick, cool, and calm, though intensely taxing behind the scenes. "Putting NSW into lockdown was tough," she recalls. "At the beginning, I don't know if any of us thought we would cope with the restrictions. Especially around Easter; I'd never spent Easter by myself before." And yet, despite a few scares, the premier and her team have managed NSW's outbreak thus far.
She's one of a group of global women lauded for her leadership in 2020. "I don't think it's a change in how women have responded [to a crisis], it's a change in how society is responding to female leaders," says Berejiklian.
That said, the premier's leadership was called into question in October when it emerged she'd had a five-year relationship with disgraced former MP Daryl Maguire, the subject of a corruption investigation. While she admitted she'd "stuffed up" in her private life, she's remained steadfast that the relationship did not impede her professional integrity – and has been overwhelmed by public support.
"I haven't really let myself process everything yet, [I've been] in action mode," says Berejiklian of the past 12 months, adding that she's looking forward to a day when she can "just lie by a pool". But she affirms 2020 has been a year of great personal growth. "When any of us go through a difficult time, you change or grow as a person," she says. "I care far less what people think about my decisions."
HANNAH CLARKE
When Hannah Clarke and her three children were killed by her estranged husband on February 19, the nation mourned. The Brisbane mum was driving Aaliyah, six, Laianah, four, and Trey, three, to school when they were ambushed by Rowan Baxter, who doused the family in petrol and set them alight.
The horrific act of domestic violence devastated Australians, while Hannah's parents, Lloyd and Sue Clarke (pictured), we're left grappling with grief that felt insurmountable. But they have managed to find some comfort in realizing the impact of their daughter's incredible bravery.
"Though she had burns to 97 per cent of her body, Hannah still managed to give police a clear and articulate statement," says Sue. "Afterwards, she passed out, but when she came to for a brief period, she pushed herself to repeat it. The police were in awe. It was truly to make him pay – she didn't know he was dead. She was going to fight for her babies to the end."
The ambulance officers who took Hannah to the hospital told the Clarkes that her final heroic act had been life-changing. "Because Hannah was so brave, they told us that it had made them stronger too; it's changed them for the better," says Sue.
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Fresh off the success of her 2018 Get Over It! Tour, Iyanla returns in 2019 with Acts of Faith: The Remix Tour. This 33-city landmark inspirational and interactive event celebrates the updated 25th-anniversary edition of this internationally acclaimed bestseller. The encouragement, comfort and faith-building wisdom found within "the little purple book" goes from page to stage with Iyanla's signature straight-talk, love, and humor. The beloved life coach to millions will lead audiences of all hues through the transformative work that unites the humanity in all of us.


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Q: Why is the order of output of a C program different when its stdout is redirected to a file? Here is my program.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main()
{
    printf("Hello\n");
    system("uname");
    return 0;
}

Here is the output.
$ gcc foo.c
$ ./a.out
Hello
Linux

However, if I redirect the output of the program to a file, I see that the order of the output is reversed, i.e. Linux is printed before Hello.
$ ./a.out > out.txt
$ cat out.txt
Linux
Hello

Why is the order of the output different when redirection is involved?

A: Since buffering is done on the terminal, the order of output might be different.

A: This is because stdout is buffered in different ways. When you call your program without the redirection, the buffering defaults to linewise buffering. In the second call, the buffer is much larger, and get written when your program terminates. Since your call to uname terminated before, this output now shows up earlier in the file. When you depend on the ordering, you can either explicit call fflush(stdout) after your printf call, or you can call uname via popen and print its output explicit.


Provides the 'parametric effect monad' structure to Haskell with a number of analogous of familiar monads (Reader, Writer, State, Maybe, Ticks) and a wrapper over normal monads (Control.Effect.Monad). This provides a way to embed effect systems into Haskell. For more information see http://dorchard.co.uk/ixmonad and the examples in https://github.com/dorchard/effect-monad/tree/master/examples.


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Grantola (Grantùla in dialetto varesotto) è un comune italiano di  abitanti della provincia di Varese in Lombardia.

Storia

Simboli
Lo stemma e il gonfalone è stato concesso con decreto del presidente della Repubblica del 28 maggio 1962.

Il gonfalone è un drappo troncato di bianco e di azzurro.

Monumenti e luoghi d'interesse
 Chiesa di San Pietro, dell'XI secolo, già Chiesa delle Parrocchie di Grantola e Mesenzana. Presenta alcuni pregevoli affreschi all'interno.
 Chiesa di San Carlo, realizzata nel XVII secolo su progetto del Richini, fu edificata su volere dello stesso San Carlo Borromeo, ora tristemente abbandonata in attesa di fondi, seppur saltuariamente utilizzata per conferenze culturali, ma un tempo era l'unico punto di aggregazione sociale, quando la Chiesa era anche un vivaio di belle voci!
 Chiesa dei SS. Pietro e Paolo, casa di culto edificata fra gli anni '50 e '60 dello scorso secolo.
 Palazzo De Nicola, biturrito, edificato nel XVII secolo e successivamente ristrutturato. Presenta sulla parete esterna, oltre a simboli massonici, una curiosa immagine arancio che ritrae la locomotiva di Stephenson, a ricordare l'attività di Gaspare De Nicola, costruttore nel 1870 di ferrovie in Italia e in Portogallo.

 "Le Mura", resti di un antico edificio, sotto certi aspetti ancora misterioso, che sorgono sulla riva del torrente Grantorella. Si presume - senza alcuna prova - si tratti di resti del colossale castello distrutto dai Lanzichenecchi nel '500. La costruzione, fra le più importanti dell'altro varesotto, realizzata con tipica pietra del posto, si sviluppava su entrambe le sponde del torrente Grantorella, interessando anche l'area attualmente occupata dal Palazzo De Nicola.
In realtà si tratta di uno sfondo neogotico dei primi del Novecento, di giardini uniti al Palazzo De Nicola da un ponte in seguito crollato, come tramandato da una zia-testimone al Sig. Franco Broggini,con la conferma di non-antichità da parte dello studioso Prof. Franco Brichetti.

 "Madonna delle Nevi", affresco datato 17 novembre 1618, ubicato a lato del lavatoio comunale.
 Da Grantola transitava la tranvia Varese-Luino, inaugurata ai primi del Novecento e dismessa negli anni cinquanta, il cui tracciato si snodava strettoie prealpine e della Valganna.
 Tutti i ciclisti, dilettanti e non, ben conoscono "la Grantola", quei duri tornanti della provinciale che da Grantola salgono verso Cunardo, e sempre inclusi nelle classiche Tre valli varesine

Società
Grantola è spesso citata dal cantautore Biagio Antonacci, perché luogo di soggiorno delle sue estati in età adolescenziale. Se pur non nominata direttamente, Grantola è spesso richiamata nei testi delle sue canzoni.

I grantolesi sono chiamati "maràn" (marrani) dagli abitanti dei paesi vicini.

Grantola ha dato i natali al Maestro Compositore Quirino Besati e a Giacomo Pierino Gandini, primo clarinetto dell'orchestra sinfonica della RAI radiotelevisione italiana.

Grantola era inoltre il luogo di villeggiatura dell'avvocato Alberto Dall'Ora, principe del foro di Milano.

Evoluzione demografica
 186 nel 1751
 192 nel 1805
 annessione a Mesenzana nel 1809
 440 nel 1853
 551 nel 1901
 annessione a Montegrino Valtravaglia nel 1927
 669 nel 1961

Amministrazione
Grantola fa parte della Comunità Montana Valli del Verbano.

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni


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2013 Len Crome lecture: Homage to Catalonia 75 years on
Over the last ten years, the hugely successful annual Len Crome lecture series has seen a number of academics from Britain, Spain and America deliver keynote lectures on their particular areas of expertise, at the Imperial War Museum in London. A collection of the first ten lectures was published by Lawrence and Wishart in 2010 as Looking Back at the Spanish Civil War. However, the closure of the Imperial Museum in 2013 for refurbishment forced a re-think.
The decision was helped by this year being a major George Orwell anniversary, marked by a number of programmes on BBC radio 4, including a radio dramatisation of Orwell's famous account of his time fighting in the Spanish Civil War, Homage to Catalonia. Consequently, it was decided to bring together a number of historians to discuss Orwell's account of his time in Spain and, in particular, the significance of the infamous events in Barcelona during May 1937.
The event was held in the Manchester Conference Centre, on 2 March 2013. Chaired expertly by Mary Vincent, Professor of Modern Europen History at the University of Sheffield, the four speakers and their papers were:
Richard Baxell: George Orwell and the British Battalion
Paul Preston*: George Orwell and the Spanish Civil War
Tom Buchanan: Homage to Catalonia; its reception and impact
Chris Hall: Not Just Orwell; the Independent Labour Party Volunteers
*Sadly Paul Preston was unwell, but he very kindly allowed his paper to be read out by a proxy (IBMT Secretary, Jim Jump).
Jim Jump delivering Paul Preston's paper on George Orwell and the Spanish Civil War
© Creative Commons, BY-NC-SA 3.0, IBMT and Marshall Mateer
For those who missed what was a very successful and popular event, the four lectures will be placed online and a short video of some of the highlights will be available on Youtube. In the meantime, Marshall Mateer has put some material on the IBMT's Flickr site and Lydia Syson, author of A World Between Us, has written an account of the day on her blog.
L to R: Chris Hall, Mary Vincent, Richard Baxell and Tom Buchanan


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Thierry Perrier (ur. 16 kwietnia 1950 roku w Boulogne) – francuski kierowca wyścigowy.

Kariera
Perrier rozpoczął karierę w międzynarodowych wyścigach samochodowych w 1980 roku od startów w World Challenge for Endurance Drivers, gdzie jednak nie zdobywał punktów. W późniejszych latach Francuz pojawiał się także w stawce World Championship for Drivers and Makes, FIA World Endurance Championship, Porsche 944 Turbo Cup France, Global GT Championship, French GT Championship, 24-godzinnego wyścigu Le Mans, FIA GT Championship, American Le Mans Series, Grand American Rolex Series, V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne, V de V Challenge Endurance, V de V Endurance GT Tourisme, V de V Michelin Endurance Series oraz Dunlop 24H Dubai.

Bibliografia
 Thierry Perrier

Urodzeni w 1950
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Dachshunds Save 1-Year-Old Boy from Cobra in Kidapawan
A lot of people prefer to have dogs at home, not just because they love animals but because they feel safer when there are dogs that are protectors for the home. Many pick big dogs for extra protection, but small dogs have proven that they are also great protectors.
Dachshunds are short, adorable dogs that many view more as toy pets than protector dogs. But two Dachshunds proved that they can also be excellent protectors and guard dogs when they fought a cobra that snuck into their house in Barangay Lanao, Kidapawan City in North Cotabato, southern Philippines.
Photo credit: Jaim Bugtay Selim / Facebook
In a post on Facebook, Jaim Bugtay Selim thanked their two Dachshunds for protecting the life of his 1-year-old son, Skye.
On Friday, July 19, a cobra managed to enter the house. At the time, the family's 1-year-old baby was sleeping alone in the room.
Seeing the cobra, the family's two Dachshunds immediately barked and tried to drive it away. But as the snake continued to move inside the house, the Dachshunds fought hard to make sure the family was safe.
One of the Dachshunds fought the hardest but was also hit the hardest, with the cobra biting it many times and spewing its venom on the poor dog. Sadly, this Dachshund was lost but its sacrifice was not in vain as the cobra was later found sprawled on the floor, without life.
Photo credit: Clareon Skye Albores Selim / Facebook
But while the dog's heroism did not go unrewarded, the family grieved the loss of a loyal pet. The other Dachshund got bitten in the eye but survived the ordeal. It was immediately taken to the vet for treatment.
Selim thanked the dogs for their heroism in saving Skye's life.
What is a Dachshund?
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Suckered tracks the infiltration of one of America's greatest threats, a silent killer 10,000 years in the making, sugar.
For the Truth About Sugar
Suckered tracks the stealthy infiltration of one of America's greatest threats, a silent killer 10,000 years in the making — sugar. From Napoleon to Fidel Castro, sugar's role in transforming societies and defining national boundaries is explored and reveals the shocking truth of how sugar has come to saturate our diets. Dr. Eisenberg unveils this addictive toxin's ability to wreak havoc on our biological systems, from diabetes to cancer, heart disease to dementia, hypertension to obesity, and more. With a plan for the future to empower personal and nationwide change, Suckered provides insight into combating the nation's biggest addiction.
This book is the result of over a year of dedicated and diligent research work and consultations to discover the deadly truth about how sugar works in our bodies. With cutting edge science and new theories of the damaging properties of sugar, you can expect to become an advocate for a sugar-free life. By tracing the history of sugar back tens of thousands of years, it becomes clear how we've all been so blind to the stronghold it has gradually placed us in.
Jeffrey Eisenberg, M.D.
Dr. Eisenberg, a Virginia native, received his undergraduate degree in Biopsychology from the University of Virginia. He also obtained his Doctorate of Medicine at UVA and subsequently completed his pediatric residency at Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong Memorial Hospital.
During his thirty-year tenure in primary care, Dr. Eisenberg has been a member of his local Medical Society and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He maintains a clinical appointment at the University of Rochester, and was voted one of the top 100 pediatricians in the nation.
His specialty interests include the evaluation and management of attention deficit disorder, anxiety, depression, and obesity. Additionally, he consults patients in the disciplines of exercise physiology and nutrition.
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Sandra Canosa is a writer from Rochester, New York. She focuses in writing on food, music, and culture. She graduated summa cum laude from Wells College in Aurora, New York, and is currently completing her Master's degree at Western University in London, Ontario
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From the book: Some members of the group who had just returned from holidays were lamenting that they had left for the summer with charged batteries, but that little by little, everything was ebbing away. They said they were losing attention and were giving up their exercises.
About Michel Conge: Michel Conge was born in Pau, southwest France, in 1912. Early in his life he decided to devote himself to "seeking the real behind appearances". His quest first led him to medicine. While working as a medical biologist at the Pasteur Institute in Paris he met the writer René Daumal, who introduced him to Jeanne de Salzmann. She soon invited him to work directly with G.I. Gurdjieff. Beginning in 1949, and with the active encouragement of Gurdjieff and Mme de Salzmann, Conge gathered around himself and his wife, Gilles, a nucleus of men and women whose search he accompanied and led until his death in 1984.
The book includes a talk by Conge given in Santiago in August 1966.