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End Bloated Salaries in the Nonprofit Sector
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An average family participating in the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program costs taxpayers $400 a month. We pay $126 a month to the typical beneficiary of food stamps — the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
By contrast, Susan Desmond-Hellmann, the CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, costs us $44,200 a month. This figure may catch some readers by surprise, because they probably don't think of themselves as paying the salaries of people who work at nonprofit organizations. But we do pay her that amount, and it is a problem.
The salary of the Gates Foundation's CEO costs taxpayers money because we gave Bill Gates a large tax break that subsidizes his contribution to his eponymous foundation or any other philanthropy. If Gates was in the 40 percent tax bracket (a safe bet before the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act pushed by President Donald Trump), then the government effectively picked up the tab for 40 cents of every dollar that Gates decided to contribute to his foundation.
There is a tendency to treat tax deductions, for charitable contributions or other purposes, as being qualitatively different from direct government spending. This may be a convenient way of thinking for the people who most benefit from these deductions, who tend to be richer on average. But it is nonsense.
From the standpoint of the federal budget, it makes no difference whether the government pays someone $10,000 each year as a housing subsidy or allows them to deduct $10,000 from their income tax payments due to the mortgage-interest deduction. We construct a tax code that fits the government's needs for revenue. If we allow people to reduce their tax obligations through deductions, it increases the deficit just as if we added to spending by the same amount.
We should have this fact in mind when we consider the purpose of the charitable-contribution tax deduction. In effect, we are saying that certain categories of activities are serving a general public purpose. If individuals choose to support these activities, through religious organizations, educational institutions, or philanthropic organizations such as the Gates Foundation, we will subsidize their contributions by allowing them to pay less in taxes.
This is a reasonable policy for the federal government. It provides subsidies for organizations that address a wide variety of social ends in diverse ways. These subsidies can help promote new and innovative practices that may ultimately be adopted more broadly.
However, the government does put conditions on the sorts of organizations that are eligible for tax-exempt status. For example, they must not be for-profit organizations. The government does not, at least explicitly, allow deductions for money paid to profit-making corporations. Nonprofits also must serve the general public purpose. I cannot have a charity to pay the person who mows my lawn. Nonprofits cannot advance a partisan political agenda.
This is important background for thinking about the money that taxpayers effectively pay to support the salary of the Gates Foundation's CEO. Most people view the rise in income inequality as one of the major problems in the US economy. Desmond-Hellmann's $1.33 million annual salary is way above the cutoff for the top 1 percent of US wage earners. In fact, it is far above the cutoff for the top 0.1 percent of wage earners.
While many factors have led to the rise in inequality, part of the story is the excessive pay of CEOs and other top executives. This is more an issue in the corporate sector, where the average pay of CEOs now approaches $20 million a year. Nonetheless, when pay for top executives in the nonprofit sector crosses the million-dollar mark, even at philanthropies such as the Rockefeller Foundation that worry about inequality, this is also part of the problem.
Pay-Cap Savings
As fans of arithmetic know, the more money that goes to the CEO and other top executives, the less money is available to pay people lower on the ladder. This means less pay for both midlevel workers and the lower-level workers who clean the bathrooms and serve the food. And in the case of nonprofits, it also means less money for the beneficiaries of the charity in question.
While there are policies that the government can pursue to lower the pay of CEOs in the corporate sector (my preferred route is giving shareholders more power to rein in pay), government can act directly to lower CEO pay in the nonprofit sector. Specifically, it can impose a limit on pay as a condition of keeping nonprofit status for tax purposes. My preferred cap is the $400,000 annual salary that the president of the United States receives.
Just to be clear, this restriction is not about telling the Gates Foundation or other private charities how much they can pay their CEO or other highly skilled employees. They are free to pay them whatever they want. They just can't get the taxpayer subsidy through tax-exempt status if they choose to pay their CEO more than the president of the United States makes.
After all, the rationale for tax-exempt status is to promote a public purpose. Helping to generate inequality by paying excessive executive salaries is not a public purpose.
The larger foundations will undoubtedly claim that they cannot get good people if they must cap their CEO pay at only $400,000 a year. It's worth thinking about this objection for a moment.
A salary of $400,000 would put a worker well into the top 1 percent of the pay distribution. Does a charity really want to tell us that no one who was competent was prepared to make the sacrifice of working for pay that is far more than what 99 percent of other workers make, that is 30 times the median wage, that is more than 90 times the annual earnings of a minimum wage worker? If working for this nonprofit at that pay is too great a sacrifice, then perhaps this is not the sort of organization that taxpayers should be supporting.
Having worked in Washington, DC, for more than a quarter century, I can think of many highly qualified individuals — people who have advanced degrees from top universities — who routinely put in 60- or 70-hour weeks for less than half of this pay. Some of them receive less than one-quarter of this pay. Would the Gates Foundation really want to tell us that people place so little value on the public service it provides that no qualified person would be prepared to lead it for just $400,000 a year?
To see the implications of a pay cap, let's take the case of Harvard University, where its former president, Drew G. Faust, earned more than $1.5 million in 2016, her last year in the position. If her pay had been capped at $400,000, it would have freed up $1.1 million.
In addition to the president, many other people in top-level positions at Harvard earn salaries in the high hundreds of thousands of dollars, including the provost, college deans, vice presidents, and other executives. If we assume 30 people in such positions, with an average pay of $600,000, the potential savings would be $6 million.
Added to the savings on the president's pay, this would free up more than $7 million a year. That would be sufficient to give the 5,000 members of the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers a pay increase averaging more than $1,400 a year. That would be a very nice holiday bonus.
If this pay-cap policy were adopted, some organizations would inevitably try to circumvent it. One route would be to contract out for services. This may be fine for services such as managing the organization's endowment, but Harvard might feel a little embarrassed about contracting with its new president, Lawrence S. Bacow, LLC, for "presidential services." This cap is likely to be more enforceable than many items in the tax code.
It's also worth quickly heading off one obvious subterfuge. It would be pointless to have a compromise in which the money paid to CEOs in excess of $400,000 could not qualify for a tax deduction. The point is to change policy, not assuage liberals concerned about inequality.
We don't tell organizations that spend half of their money trying to get Democrats elected that they can only qualify for tax-exempt status on the other half of their money. Such organizations are simply ineligible for the tax subsidy. The same point should apply to organizations that find they cannot get good help for the same pay as the president of the United States earns.
CEOs and other top executives in nonprofits may legitimately argue that they are grossly underpaid compared with their counterparts in the corporate sector. This would be true. Corporate CEO pay has become bloated due to a badly broken corporate governance system that essentially allows CEOs to rip off shareholders. In fact, every worker is underpaid in relation to the bloated pay of corporate CEOs, so top executives in the nonprofit sector are not uniquely disadvantaged in this respect.
A Bad Use of Federal Dollars
As a practical matter, if we are serious about combating inequality, we have to recognize that we are not going to reverse a four-decade-long trend with a single step. If the beneficiaries of the policies that promoted inequality can protect their position by pointing to some other group that got even larger gains, then we will never be able to make any progress.
In this case, we should keep our eye on the ball. The federal government is providing enormous subsidies to the bloated pay of top executives at nonprofits. This is simply not a good use of federal dollars, and it is hardly in keeping with the idea that nonprofits should be serving a public purpose. We can try to develop government policies to reverse market outcomes that generate inequality, but we should first end government policies that promote inequality.
Source: CEPR.
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The phone rings. When you answer, a pleasant voice wishes you a good day and politely informs you that there is an issue with your Medicare account that needs to be remedied. When you ask what the problem is, you're told you need to provide your social security and a bank account or credit card number so the organization can update its files, send out a new Medicare card, issue you a refund for overpayment or some other logical-sounding reason. You comply with the request and go about your business, never realizing you've been scammed until it's too late.
It's a scenario all too familiar to many of America's more than 50 million citizens age 65 and over. In fact, Medicare-related fraud—including medical identity theft and fraudulent billing—costs taxpayers an estimated $60 billion each year. And according to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, a nonprofit alliance of consumer groups, insurance companies and government agencies fighting all forms of insurance crime, Medicare-related scams targeting seniors are unlikely to stop anytime soon.
RewardExpert spoke with the organization's Director of Communications, James Quiggle, about Medicare-related scams and what any senior can do to avoid becoming a Medicare fraud victim.
Senior citizens are a favorite target of scammers and fraudsters. In fact, 1 in 18 older Americans will fall victim to a financial fraud or scam each year according to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health.
Some of these scammers impersonate the IRS and demand payment of outstanding tax bills or pretend to be the friend of a grandchild in trouble and in need of money. However, Medicare-related scams are particularly prevalent.
While some crooks will claim to be Medicare representatives, Quiggle said others have developed more sophisticated swindles to separate seniors from their Medicare information and defraud the system through false claims.
Once they have those vital digits, they bill your Medicare account. "If the expenses are big enough, they can max out your Medicare account," Quiggle added, a situation that can lead to claims denial when you have legitimate medical expenses you need Medicare to cover.
Fortunately, Quiggle said there are steps you can take to prevent yourself from becoming a Medicare scam victim and it starts with learning to recognize the warning signs.
This includes callers claiming to be from Medicare and demanding payment or confirmation of your Social Security number before they can send out a new Medicare card. Medicare began mailing out the new cards—which feature random characters instead of Social Security numbers—in April. The updated cards are sent free of charge, and you can sign up for an alert to let you know when your card has been mailed.
Quiggle noted that it's important seniors know they cannot always trust the number that appears in the message window on the telephone. "Scammers have the ability to spoof Medicare," he said.
If you fear you've already fallen for a scam, Quiggle said you should call Medicare immediately. Seniors can find helpful tips for reporting Medicare fraud on the Medicare website. You may also want to reach out to the Senior Medical Patrol in your area.


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Q: Why does Lua display 4.0 instead of 4 when dividing 8 by 2? If I run print(8 / 2), the Lua demo outputs 4.0. If I then run print(math.floor(8 / 2)), it prints 4. Why does Lua print the .0 in the first example? All of 8, 2, and 4 should be quite easy to represent accurately in binary, so surely there shouldn't be any rounding issues?

A: Lua 5.3 distinguishes floats and integers: 5 and 5.0 are of different numeric types.
tostring for floats will always include a decimal . and tostring for integers will never include a decimal ..
The / operator is for float division; the // produces integers.
https://www.lua.org/manual/5.3/manual.html#3.4.1

Exponentiation and float division (/) always convert their operands to floats and the result is always a float. Exponentiation uses the ISO C function pow, so that it works for non-integer exponents too.
Floor division (//) is a division that rounds the quotient towards minus infinity, that is, the floor of the division of its operands.

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One of the possible reasons for this could be that I struggle to find reading material that I actually like and won't get bored of after a couple of chapters. I'm a typical millennial and don't like reading something that will drag on, which is why I'm most definitely a magazine lover. Marie Claire, to be specific.
Another issue I face with finding a good book is the amount of non-fiction books that a just bullish*t. I like self-help books that aren't too self-helpish if you get me? I want someone to offer me a better solution to something without using that strange soothing tone, somewhat similar to a therapist that self help books often use. If you tell me to "Start from the begging, re-live it all" then I'll know this is not the book for me. I have hurled a self-help book across my room before, just FYI. They're not my thing.
However, there are a couple of books I've discovered that have the same message that a self-help book would offer, but they're written in a comedic way. Which is something I love, I don't like it when people take themselves too seriously. I think we all know what books I'm talking about right now... it's the Sarah Knight ones.
Whilst I was reading this, my Instagram inbox was full to the brim with messages from various different people asking how the book was or telling me how much they'd loved it when they read it. Turns out a lot of people had their eye on it, but weren't quite sure if it would be worth a read. Well I can confirm it definitely is.
Usually with a book like this, I'll enjoy the read but not really take much away from it. With this particular book this was not the case. I found myself questioning wether or not I gave a f**k about certain situations and wether or not they were worth my energy for a long time afterwards.
The book taught me to think of the f**k's I give as if they are money, or real life objects. You wouldn't go around handing out money to anyone or anything with no thought, or just to be nice. Why do it with your f**k's?
The F word seem's to be a bit of a reoccurring theme here!?
The F word is a book all about Female friendship and Lily Pebbles documents her experience of friendship with other women beautifully in the book. It was honestly one of the most relatable reads and you're bound to see your own friendships in the book as there is a chapter for each type of friend.
I loved the chapter titled 'The single friend'. Lily described her as the one who is always feeling a bit left out due to the circumstances, even when you try to include them it just doesn't work out for a reason you can't change. In her case, the single friend didn't feel comfortable being around their friends when their partners were there. This was the chapter I found the most relatable, although none of my friends are dating (were a lonely bunch.... jokes, were happy single!) I have experienced friends not being as involved in the group as others for a reason that can't be changed. Which was something I saw a similarity to in the chapter about the single friend.
These books have such cute covers! Always looking for books to add to my summer list.
I need to read these!
Books make everything better. Hopefully you enjoy yours!
Ohh I'm always loving good book recommendations! Also, these photos are beautiful too!
These looks really really fun read. Thanks for your recommendations dear.
I read the f word recently and despite loving lily and the idea behind the book, i was a little disappointed. it felt more like a summary of lilys life and friends than a guide to female friendships and it only scratched the surface at most.
How pretty are these books??? You've also convinced me to give these a read!!
Sounds like great books. I need to find time to read more, missed reading.
I love Sarah Knight's writing style - it's so to the point and relatable!
this look like fun books! thats neat you are a magazine lover!


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Q: what is the difference between kernel panic and software exception? A software interrupt, also called an exception, is an interrupt that is caused by software, usually by a program in user mode.
kernel panic is caused by Hosed updates, failing hardware, unsupported hardware, failed or missing drive or partition.
By this I came to the conclusion that software exceptions occurs in user mode and kernel panic is occurred in kernel (not sure about this conclusion).
is there any other differences between kernel panic and software exception?

A: According to wikipedia Kernel Panic
A kernel panic (sometimes abbreviated as KP1), also known as computer death or PC death, is an action taken by an operating system upon detecting an internal fatal error from which it cannot safely recover. The term is largely specific to Unix and Unix-like systems; for Microsoft Windows operating systems the equivalent term is "Stop error" (resulting in a "Stop error screen," or colloquially, a "Blue Screen of Death").
According to wikipedia Exception and how it is handled
Exception handling is the process of responding to the occurrence, during computation, of exceptions – anomalous or exceptional conditions requiring special processing – often changing the normal flow of program execution. It is provided by specialized programming language constructs or computer hardware mechanisms.

A: To add more points to the existing answer.

The kernel panic is Non mask able(NMI) interrupt, which kernel serves
immediately with high priority, unlike software interrupts.
More than this, we can also observe that when kernel panic happens,
system will have to reboot to recover and restore the system running.
However, this could not be the case, always!

So, this is how they are different from each other.


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Stop The Sexual Assault!
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President Obama, in his weekly public address, noted that his administration has taken another important step to protect women in colleges by establishing the White House Task Force on Protecting Students from Sexual Assault.
The fact is an estimated 1 in 5 women is sexually assaulted at college, and the President said that strengthening the criminal justice system, reaching out to survivors, and changing social norms so that all Americans can feel safe and protected as they pursue their own piece of the American Dream is part of his administration quest.
The president said, "Sexual assault is an affront to our basic decency and humanity. And it's about all of us – the safety of those we love most our moms, our wives, our daughters and our sons."
He further noted, "When a child starts to question his or her self-worth after being abused, and maybe starts withdrawing… or a young woman drops out of school after being attacked… or a mother struggles to hold down a job and support her kids after an assault…it's not just these individuals and their families who suffer. Our communities – our whole country – is held back."
"Over the past five years, we've stepped up our efforts to stop these crimes," he said. He further argued that his administration is going to help schools do a better job of preventing and responding to sexual assault on their campuses.
He posited the view that college should be a place where young people feel secure and confident, so they can pursue and realize their goals.
"We've got to teach young people – men and women – to be brave enough to stand up and help put an end to these crimes. We've especially got to teach young men to show women the respect they deserve. I want every young man in in America to know that real men don't hurt women," he said.
The President also noted it is important for people who have been sexually assaulted to know that they have the support of his administration; moreover, it is an area to which he will be paying special attention as well as treating with priority.
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Sometimes King David would cry out to God in prayer. For example, "Give ear to my words, O LORD, Consider my meditation. Give heed to the voice of my cry" (Psalm 5:1-2). In our verses for today, on the other hand, he simply waits for God in silence. Sometimes, after the cries and the supplications to God have been sent up to heaven, it is simply time to wait in silence; it is simply time to settle down and settle in for the wait.
David is able to settle down and settle in for the wait because he knows by faith that God is the source of his salvation. Indeed, only God is the source of his salvation. True, there may be many factors that will play a role in saving David from his troubles. In the final analysis, however, it is the Lord God that sovereignly controls them all. Nothing will move into action until God gives the command. God alone is the rock you can depend upon. God alone is the one worth waiting for.
God alone is David's defense. David is able to keep his composure despite the threats to his well-being because he knows by faith that God is protecting him from his troubles. The temptations to lose control, to frantically reach out to mere human beings, or to simply turn tail and flee the situation are real enough, but David is able to resist them. His faith in the rock of his salvation allows him to remain stable despite the difficulties.
And David has confidence that he will not be greatly moved. He will not be pushed around by his troubles and by those who are giving him trouble. Because he looks in faith to the rock, he will be able to stand fast like a rock and withstand the pressures. The forces that are trying to intimidate him into losing his faith and his composure will run up against the rock and break into pieces.
There is no need to break silence and abandon the wait today. The rock of your salvation is there for you--and you will not be greatly moved.
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that sink deep into one's heart.
It is as hard to refuse to listen to gossip as it is to turn down a delicious dessert. Taking just one morsel of either one creates a taste for more.
You can resist rumors the same way a determined dieter resists candy—never even open the box. If you don't nibble on the first bite of gossip, you can't take the second and the third.
Psalm 22:1 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
We here behold the Saviour in the depth of his sorrows. No other place so well shows the griefs of Christ as Calvary, and no other moment at Calvary is so full of agony as that in which his cry rends the air--"My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" At this moment physical weakness was united with acute mental torture from the shame and ignominy through which he had to pass; and to make his grief culminate with emphasis, he suffered spiritual agony surpassing all expression, resulting from the departure of his Father's presence. This was the black midnight of his horror; then it was that he descended the abyss of suffering. No man can enter into the full meaning of these words. Some of us think at times that we could cry, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" There are seasons when the brightness of our Father's smile is eclipsed by clouds and darkness; but let us remember that God never does really forsake us. It is only a seeming forsaking with us, but in Christ's case it was a real forsaking. We grieve at a little withdrawal of our Father's love; but the real turning away of God's face from his Son, who shall calculate how deep the agony which it caused him?
In our case, our cry is often dictated by unbelief: in his case, it was the utterance of a dreadful fact, for God had really turned away from him for a season. O thou poor, distressed soul, who once lived in the sunshine of God's face, but art now in darkness, remember that he has not really forsaken thee. God in the clouds is as much our God as when he shines forth in all the lustre of his grace; but since even the thought that he has forsaken us gives us agony, what must the woe of the Saviour have been when he exclaimed, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
Jeremiah 50:34 "Their Redeemer is strong, the LORD of hosts is His name; He will vigorously plead their case So that He may bring rest to the earth, But turmoil to the inhabitants of Babylon.
Amos 5:12 For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are great, You who distress the righteous and accept bribes And turn aside the poor in the gate.
Psalm 89:19 Once You spoke in vision to Your godly ones, And said, "I have given help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
Isaiah 49:26 "I will feed your oppressors with their own flesh, And they will become drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine; And all flesh will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob."
Isaiah 63:1 Who is this who comes from Edom, With garments of glowing colors from Bozrah, This One who is majestic in His apparel, Marching in the greatness of His strength? "It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save."
John 3:18 "He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Isaiah 50:2 "Why was there no man when I came? When I called, why was there none to answer? Is My hand so short that it cannot ransom? Or have I no power to deliver? Behold, I dry up the sea with My rebuke, I make the rivers a wilderness; Their fish stink for lack of water And die of thirst.
Romans 8:35,38,39 Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? • For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, • nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Las Vegas is thriving under a population boom, expert says
Jeremy Aguero, principal analyst at Applied Analysis, said Tuesday 4.9 people on average have moved to Las Vegas every hour over the last year.
Jeremy Aguero, a principal analyst with Applied Analysis, during a Las Vegas Stadium Authority meeting at the Clark County Commission Chambers in Las Vegas, Thursday, March 1, 2018. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco
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Las Vegas is thriving under a population boom.
Speaking to a crowd of more than 600 at the 38th annual Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance's Perspective event, Aguero said the population expansion in Nevada over the last year was nearly three times the national average and placed the city at second for fastest-growing population rate in any state.
"It's been fantastic for us," he said during the event at Park MGM. It "means new business opportunities. Every one of them is a new consumer, every one of them is a new employee."
Of those new residents, 34 percent came from California. Aguero said many were attracted to the neighboring state's affordable homes, growing tech sector and reputation as a business-friendly state. Today, San Jose natives can expect to pay around $2,000 to rent a U-Haul to Las Vegas. Returning would cost only $100, he said.
"They'll essentially pay you to bring it back," Aguero said.
In part due to this rapid growth, more investors are finding economic opportunities in Las Vegas. There are currently $18 billion in planned, proposed and current construction projects in Las Vegas today, ranging from the new Raiders stadium to road work.
I know Project Neon is a giant pain … (but) when it is done, that 30 percent increase in capacity in that area is going to change the potential for our community as a whole … it's putting people back to work and reinvesting in our community.
Jeremy Aguero
In order to continue this growth, Aguero said the state needs to invest in transportation and education. With more businesses coming to Nevada — there have been 9,900 new businesses in the state since 2011, he said — there's a lack of employees for businesses that want to grow.
A fundamental step to drawing in more businesses and people is "building that market and making the best Southern Nevada that we can to get the most growth and the most out of our market," Aguero said. "And we are doing that."
Only 23.5 percent of Nevadans have a bachelor's degree or higher, making it the 45th lowest state for this level of educational attainment. Aguero pointed to a lack of bilingual teachers and large class sizes within Clark County School District, among other factors.
"We are going to have to attack it where it is broken," he said. "If we are going to be honest with ourselves in terms of funding education, we have to figure out how to do it and how to do it right."
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Q: Making NFA of Regex ^[a-zA-Z0-9]{3,16}$ I'm trying to make a NFA of regex ^[a-zA-Z0-9]{3,16}$. I've understood that this regex means the language will only accept strings of length 3 to 16 which may include a to z, A to Z or 0 to 9.
I've tried to make this but the main issue I'm facing is how I can make the condition that it can only go to final state if string length is 3 or 16 and gets discarded otherwise. Any help would be appreciated.
Here's my attempt in which you can see the (3,16) on state 5 which I think is not a valid way to draw a NFA.

A: Finite machine states do not have any auxiliary data. They are just a state, and all they can do is transit to another state using a fixed set of transition rules.
You can still count up to a known finite number; you just need one state for each possible value. But you cannot "count" in any normal sense of the word. You can't see if two subsequences are the same length, for example.
So to accept sentences of fixed length up to 16 you will need 16 states, not including the start state nor the "sink" state where you go when the input does not match. (Usually NFAs are not required to be complete, so the sink state is implicit; it is used for any input for which there is no transition.)
That means your NFA will look roughly like this:

As it happens, there is no non-determinism there, so it's also a DFA.


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Denials all around after Thomson's address
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Craig Thomson attacked the Opposition, union officials and the media during his speech. (AAP: Alan Porritt)
abc.net.au/news/union-officials-reject-thomson-allegations/4024438
Health Services Union (HSU) officials have been quick to reject accusations made against them by Craig Thomson during his address to Federal Parliament.
In an hour-long speech, Mr Thomson again rejected a Fair Work Australia finding that he spent union money on prostitutes and his election campaign.
The embattled MP detailed death threats against him as well as taking a swipe at the Opposition, the media, and Health Services Union officials he claimed were out to ruin him.
And under the protection of parliamentary privilege, he accused Victorian union official Marco Bolano of threatening to "ruin any political career that I sought and would set me up with a bunch of hookers".
Denials from the subjects of Mr Thomson's attacks followed, and the Opposition vowed to keep up its pressure on him in Parliament.
Mr Bolano said Mr Thomson was "drowning in a river of delusion" and that his claims were false.
Accused hit back at Thomson's claims (Samantha Hawley)
"There was a conversation, not with Mr Thomson, there was a conversation with Mr Thomson's half-brother or step-brother. I don't know what he is precisely," he said.
"I don't remember the particulars... I saw his brother and I let it be known to his brother words to the effect of that Mr Thomson was dishonourable and had misled us.
"There was a bit of colourful language, but it was quite an insignificant interaction until now, obviously.
"(There were) no threats to set him up, no intention to set him up, no mention of hookers.
"Mr Thomson has - in my view - dudded us on a demarcation dispute."
Mr Bolano says Mr Thomson's speech failed to answer many questions.
"He failed to explain why he signed off on statements that showed expenditure at brothels which should have been unusual to him if he did not do it," he said.
'Sad, pathetic'
Kathy Jackson responds to Thomson allegations (Chris Uhlmann)
HSU national secretary Kathy Jackson was also in Mr Thomson's firing line after he questioned her use of union funds.
She said she was gobsmacked by the address.
"Mr Thomson is desperate and he'd say anything... if for one minute I believed the people of Australia believed him, then I would be concerned, but now it's just sad and pathetic," she said.
In an interview with ABC1's 7.30, Ms Jackson hit back at Mr Thomson's accusations that her partner Michael Lawler, who happens to be Fair Work Australia's vice president, used his position to go hard on him.
Thomson's statement: key points
Thomson used parliamentary privilege to name Marco Bolano, a Victorian union official, as the man he said set him up over allegations he used union money to pay for prostitutes.
"Since allegations were first raised I have consistently and on many occasions made clear that I have done nothing wrong," he said.
"In making this statement I'm very conscious that in the eyes of many of the public I have been charged, convicted and sentenced."
"None of the allegations have been tested in any court or tribunal."
He told MPs he had been sent emails saying he should have hung himself or cut his throat.
He said the Coalition's handling of the issue had unleashed a lynch mob, and the media had fanned it.
Thomson took aim at HSU officials Kathy Jackson and Michael Williamson.
He touted his reforms at the HSU but added: "I was approached by the now-national secretary Kathy Jackson and Michael Williamson saying: 'What are you doing? Why don't you just collect your salary and do nothing, and do nothing?'"
Thomson said the Fair Work Australia report into the HSU was "selective and biased".
He said Kathy Jackson's partner was "second in charge" of Fair Work Australia; "what influence did he have in relation to the writing of the report... what relationship, if any, does he have with the Liberal Party?"
Thomson said Tony Abbott's "concept of guilt, of course, means trial and conviction by media".
He cried when recalling instance of a television reporter outside his bathroom window while his pregnant wife was showering.
Thomson finished by saying Tony Abbott was not only unfit to be a prime minister, but "is unfit to be an MP".
She said Mr Thomson's allegations against her partner were "totally wicked".
Ms Jackson said she did talk to Mr Lawler about the HSU.
"I think it's very appropriate as my partner that I ask him advice and assistance. But he is not running the case for the HSU. I tell him what I'm doing, not the other way around," she said.
Acting HSU head Chris Brown says Mr Thomson's speech changed nothing.
"That just raises for, I think, many people more questions than it answers." he said.
A spokesman for Channel Seven was also quick to deny allegations made by Mr Thomson that its reporters hovered near his bathroom window while his pregnant wife showered.
Opposition furore
The Opposition said Mr Thomson's account was riddled with inconsistencies.
"Does the Acting Prime Minister agree with the Prime Minister that it is not appropriate for the Member for Dobell to participate in the Labor Caucus, but it is still appropriate for the Government to accept his vote in the parliament?" Opposition frontbencher Christopher Pyne asked in Question Time.
With Julia Gillard overseas, Treasurer Wayne Swan was sitting in the Prime Minister's chair.
"They want to turn the parliament into a kangaroo court for their own political purposes, because there's no institution, there's no principle that this Leader of the Opposition won't trash," Mr Swan said.
Mr Pyne tried to debate Mr Thomson's statement, but Leader of the House Anthony Albanese moved to shut him down.
This time the Government did not get the support of the independents, but the Opposition did not have the numbers to continue with its debate because it needs an absolute majority.
"Mr Pyne's end game is just to create chaos and a fervour that somehow there's issues around. It wouldn't have mattered what Mr Thomson said today, the Opposition wouldn't have been satisfied," Mr Albanese said.
But Mr Pyne says if Mr Thomson's statement is found to be untruthful, the Opposition may try to suspend him from the parliament or refer the matter to the Parliamentary Privileges Committee.
"I think in terms of the court of public opinion, it's more likely that people will believe Fair Work Australia than the unbelievable statement of the Member for Dobell today, which, quite frankly, has more conspiracies built upon conspiracy than I've ever heard in my 19 years in parliament," he said.
Thomson delivers hour-long defence (Sabra Lane)
Presumption of innocence
Despite the Opposition's outrage, two crucial independents say Mr Thomson deserves the presumption of innocence.
Independent Andrew Wilkie says the whole saga stinks, and Tony Windsor says parliament cannot make a judgment on Mr Thomson.
"I'd rather not be in the building if I'm suddenly asked to be judge and jury," he said.
Mr Thomson is not the only one in the spotlight.
In signs of tit-for-tat, the Government is still demanding answers from Mr Pyne over his dealings with James Ashby, the man who has accused Speaker Peter Slipper of sexual harassment.
"Well, I've answered all these questions over and over again. And the email that was revealed last week was so innocuous as to be boring," Mr Pyne said.
The Government has also accused Liberal backbencher Craig Kelly of failing to properly declare his interests in a number of companies - charges he denies.
Thomson makes speech to Parliament (ABC News)
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Union official threatened to set me up: Thomson
Oakeshott pushes for debate on Thomson findings
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These are really fun, and well done. I know there's already a couple versions out there, but I'd like to see what you could do with the parts of the body.


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Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test
If you decided to accept the request of a Field Sobriety Test, the officer will commonly begin by administering the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test (HGN). The officer will pull out a penlight and ask you to look at the light without moving your head. The officer will move the light about one foot away from your face. The idea is that your eyes are supposed to jerk as they move (known as "nystagmus") if you have been drinking, instead of following the light smoothly.
NOTE: Even though the HGN is almost always given (and administered first), it has come under criticism for being an inaccurate indicator of impairment. A significant portion of the population naturally exhibits nystagmus when sober, and the test has been shown to be unreliable when it is not administered by a qualified individual. As such, there are only a handful of qualified police officers (known as Drug Recognition Experts) who can testify at trial about a defendant's performance on the test. In fact, some courts in Florida won't even allow the HGN as evidence.
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NOTE: Officers are recording every error you make such as using your hands for balance, incorrect turning, taking an incorrect number of steps, and even starting before you are supposed to.
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If an officer asks you to perform the Field Sobriety Test, you have the right to say no. If you refuse to take an FST, then the officer can still take your refusal and his other observations as evidence against you and conduct an arrest. However, without evidence of your performance on the FSTs, it becomes more difficult to prosecute your case. Please note that your refusal may be admitted into court as evidence against you.
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I grew up with the cranberry sauce in a can – with the funny little ridges. And do not get me wrong, I loved that stuff. No, really loved it, but this recipe was just such a lucky, fortunate fluke – sometimes you just have to take the wins where you can get them.
So many people think, ugh – horseradish, but honestly. Give it a go – even if you only do a half recipe while the fresh cranberries are on sale (at the Publix). You might just find a new favorite.
Other advantages – keeps well in the fridge for months; is excellent with other roasted meats, esp. chicken and pork; and amazingly good on the obligatory leftover turkey sandwich on white bread with bleu cheese dressing (miss you, Walt). Oh, and good on a cheese plate as well – sweet and sour with a little heat from the horseradish. I have a friend that I make this for that uses it on a peanut butter and "jelly" sandwich. O…kay. I will never do that but I am glad he does and enjoys it. To each his own.
How do I explain the cloves? This recipe is the only reason I buy ground cloves.
Definition – "the dried flower bud of a tropical tree, Syzygium aromaticum, of the myrtle family." Means nothing, thank you dictionary.com. Oh, and "Food Lover's Companion," my go to food bible – again – thanks for nothing. Just spend the money and get the tiny jar of ground cloves. It is kind of like allspice in way – hard to explain, complex, but in this case, very necessary.
Rinse cranberries, removing any that seem suspect. Combine sugar and orange juice in a large saucepan. Heat on medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Add cranberries and mix until the cranberries start to burst. Simmer for a bit. Let cool completely. Mix in the horseradish and the cloves. Refrigerate. This will keep for months. And that is an excellent thing. Because you never know when you are going to need it. Yes, need it.
Always check the horseradish and cloves before making. Usually, this is when I buy horseradish and cloves for the year. Cloves keep a little better, but you might need to add more than usual, but I have learned my lesson with the horseradish. Unless you have access to a horseradish root (lucky devil), get the freshest prepared horseradish you can – if it somewhere close to local – all the better. This is the time of year, I use horseradish a lot.
18 November 2017 – gifts – Sandy, Traci, Joyce, Doug, Tony. Elaine, Josh … etc.
Cranberries on sale – at the Publix right now – 2 packages for $3. Excellent. I will just keep making this for the next month for sure. There is never enough cranberry relish and never enough friends to share it with.
Me taking pictures again. Not horrible, but not great either. Rhino in the bkgd.
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So what do you do when you have extra roasted sweet potatoes at Thanksgiving? Make anything that sounds good then feed the rest of the sweet potatoes to the dog. At least that is what we do at our house. Who knew dogs liked sweet potatoes? The things you learn. This is half the original recipe and makes 12 cupcakes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place pecans/walnuts on a baking sheet and bake for 8 – 10 minutes until fragrant.
Over a piece of waxed paper, sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt, Grate nutmeg over the top of the mixture and whisk together.
Beat together sugar and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer until blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing until incorporated.
Whisk together sweet potatoes, orange juice, and vanilla. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with sweet potato mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix until just blended; fold in pecans (again – oops).
Line cups of muffin pans with foil liners and spray with vegetable spray. Spoon batter into cups filling 2/3 full. Bake at 350 degrees for 28 – 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Remove immediately from pans and cool for 1 hour until completely cool.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together cream cheese, butter, vanilla, lemon juice and lemon juice powder – taste and adjust. Once smooth, sift in powdered sugar (sifting keeps the frosting smooth). Frost cupcakes and top with chopped pecans if desired.
Need cupcake carrier – this is just sad.
Good without frosting too, we'll just call it breakfast, yep. Not sure, but I think it is the orange juice that makes it. Will certainly be making these again. Think they will go over well at the office.


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Faces ist ein 2004 erschienenes Soloalbum von Chris Caffery, dem Leadgitarristen der Band Savatage. Wenn man Cafferys früheres Projekt Doctor Butcher nicht als Soloprojekt gelten lässt, ist "Faces" sein Solo-Debüt.

Aufgrund der dem Album beiliegenden Bonus-CD "God Damn War" wird das Album häufig als Doppelalbum unter dem Titel "Faces/God Damn War" geführt.

Werksgeschichte
Nach Beendigung der Tournee zum Album "Poets & Madmen" im Jahr 2002 legten Savatage eine längere Pause ein. Die Bandmitglieder nutzten diese Pause zum einen für das kommerziell sehr erfolgreiche Nebenprojekt Trans-Siberian Orchestra, zum anderen bereiteten Sänger Jon Oliva und Gitarrist Caffery in den Jahren 2003 und 2004 unterschiedliche Soloalben vor, da Oliva bei verschiedenen Interviews eine Rückkehr der Band nicht vor dem 25-jährigen Jubiläum der Veröffentlichung des Debütalbums "Sirens" aus dem Jahr 1982 in Aussicht gestellt hatte.

Wie Caffery in Interviews angab, komponierte er sämtliche Musikstücke des Albums alleine und spielte sie in seinem Appartement im New Yorker Stadtteil Astoria (Queens) als Demoaufnahmen am Computer ein. Anschließend nahm Caffery die Lieder in den Spin Studios mit Nik Chinboukas als Co-Produzent auf. Für die Sessions engagierte Caffery auch den Savatage-Schlagzeuger Jeff Plate, den an verschiedenen anderen Projekten beteiligten Bassisten Dave Z. sowie den bereits mit Doro und Rainbow aktiven Keyboarder Paul Morris. Bei den gleichen Aufnahmen wurden auch die beiden Nachfolgealben "God Damn War" und "W.A.R.P.E.D." aufgenommen.

Das Album wurde im September 2004 europaweit über das griechische Plattenlabel Black Lotus Records veröffentlicht und von verschiedenen Firmen weltweit vertrieben. In den USA erschien das Album erst im Januar 2005.

Es erschienen zwei Ausgaben, eine im Jewelcase und eine im Digipak. Beiden Ausgaben lag die Bonus-CD "God Damn War" mit einer Spielzeit von ca. 40 Minuten bei. Zudem erschien 2006 eine Ausgabe, die drei CDs im Digipak umfasste und auch das Nachfolgealbum "W.A.R.P.E.D." einschloss. Dem Erscheinen des Albums war die Single "The Mold" vorangegangen, später wurde noch die EP "Music Man" veröffentlicht. Beide Auskopplungen enthielten neben den Titelsongs und anderen Lieder der beiden Alben bisher unveröffentlichte Stücke. Über seine Homepage veröffentlichte Caffery im Vorfeld des Albums auch eine Version von "Pisses Me Off", der die Gesangsspuren fehlten, und bat seine Fans darum, ihm eigene Versionen des Liedes zu schicken.

Im Winter 2004 und im Frühjahr 2005 ging Caffery mit einer neuen Besetzung auf Tour durch Amerika und Europa.

Stil
Der Stil auf dem Album lässt sich im Großen und Ganzen sehr mit dem von Savatage vergleichen, weist jedoch ein breiteres Spektrum an Einflüssen auf.

Das Album bietet schnelle und harte Stücke, die der Doctor-Butcher-Interpretation des Begriffs "Power Metal" entsprechen. Diesem Schema entsprechen zum Beispiel "Faces" und "The Mold". Daneben gibt es mittelschnelle bis langsame Lieder, die vor allem von einer Vielzahl abwechselnder Riffs bestimmt werden, wie zum Beispiel "Pisses Me Off" oder "Fade Into The X". Deutlich eher am symphonischen Savatage-Stil sind jedoch etwa die Lieder "Remember" und vor allem das vom Instrumentalstück "Preludio" eingeleitete "Abandoned". Charakteristische Merkmale der Band wie zum Beispiel den typischen Chorgesang findet man jedoch in praktisch allen Songs, darüber hinaus erinnert Cafferys rauer Gesang stellenweise sehr deutlich an den Savatage-Sänger Jon Oliva.

Aus dem Rahmen fallen jedoch vor allem deutlich ruhiger arrangierte Lieder wie zum Beispiel das halbakustische "Music Man", auf dem Caffery deutliche Blues-Einflüsse verarbeitet. Ähnliche Elemente finden sich auch auf anderen Tracks, insgesamt klingt Cafferys Album daher weitaus vielfältiger als die Werke von Savatage.

Textlich präsentiert Caffery auf diesem Album kein durchgehendes Konzept wie auf den letzten Savatage-Alben, sondern eine Auswahl von Geschichten über alltägliche Probleme, Lebensgeschichten und -erfahrungen. Im Gegensatz dazu präsentiert das zeitgleich aufgenommene "God Damn War"/"W.A.R.P.E.D." ein politisch engagiertes Konzept über den Themenkomplex Krieg.

Titelliste

Faces
Alas (1:34)
Faces (4:36)
Fade Into The X (5:14)
Pisses Me Off (5:25)
Remember (4:02)
The Fall (4:04)
Music Man (4:52)
Life, Crazy Life! (4:32)
The Mold (5:04)
Bag O' Bones (3:31)
Evil Is As Evil Does (3:20)
Never (6:43)
So Far Today (4:49)
Jealousy (6:06)
Preludio (4:56)
Abandoned (6:51)
Gesamtspielzeit: 76 Minuten 19 Sekunden

Alle Lieder wurden von Chris Caffery geschrieben. Bei "Pisses Me Off" schrieb Cafferys Freund Kemp Muhl am Text mit, "Bag O' Bones" wurde zusammen mit Steve Broderick geschrieben.

The Mold
The Mold (5:03)
Fade Into The X (5:14)
God Damn War (6:33)
Fright Knights (6:38)
Forever We'll Be (5:12)
Gesamtspielzeit: 28 Minuten 40 Sekunden

"Forever We'll Be" ist auf keinem Studioalbum von Chris Caffery enthalten; "Fright Knights" war für das "W.A.R.P.E.D."-Album vorgesehen, entfiel jedoch aus Platzgründen.

Music Man
Music Man (4:52)
What Child Is This? (4:10)
Christmas Is (4:16)
Forever We'll Be (5:20)
Pisses Me Off (Radio-Edit, 4:23)
Abandoned (8:27)
Amazing Grace (1:39)
Pisses Me Off (4:20)
Gesamtspielzeit: 37 Minuten 25 Sekunden

"What Child Is This?" und "Christmas Is" sind neue Tracks, "Pisses Me Off" wurde gekürzt. "Abandoned" liegt als Zusammenschnitt mit dem gekürzten "Preludio" vor.

Weblinks
 Homepage von Chris Caffery
 Rezension bei Laut.de
 Rezension des Metal Observer

Album (Power Metal)
Album 2004

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X-Seed 4000 — один из гипотетических проектов самого высокого здания мира.

Его высота должна составлять 4000 метров над уровнем моря, а количество этажей — 800. Благодаря основанию шириной от 5 до 6 км конструкция сможет размещаться прямо над морем. X-Seed 4000 должен вмещать от 700 000 до 1 000 000 жителей.

Согласно гипотезе, проект разрабатывался для столицы Японии строительной компанией «Тасаи Корпорейшн» как здание будущего, где будут совмещены ультрасовременная жизнь и взаимодействие с природой. В отличие от обычных небоскребов, X-Seed 4000 будет защищать своих обитателей от перепадов давления и смены погодных условий по всей высоте здания. Его конструкция предусматривает использование солнечной энергии для энергообеспечения всей системы поддержания микроклимата в здании.

Одной из основных проблем гипотезы проекта является его расположение в районе «Тихоокеанского огненного кольца» — зоны сильнейшей в мире вулканической активности, так что угроза землетрясений и цунами для здания весьма велика.

Лифты рассчитаны на 200 пассажиров и доставляют на верхний этаж за 30 минут. Помимо тысяч квартир и офисов в X-Seed 4000 будут и развлекательные центры, парки, и леса.

Предполагаемая стоимость постройки X-Seed 4000 — 600—900 миллиардов долларов в ценах 2006 года (585 миллиардов — 1,05 триллиона долларов на 2014 год).

План X-Seed 4000 рассчитан на 8 лет строительства.

По мнению Джорджа Байндера (George Binder), управляющего директора компании, компилирующей данные о зданиях по всему миру, X-Seed 4000 «никогда не подразумевалось [реально] строить...  Целью планирования было достижение некоторой узнаваемости фирмы, и это было достигнуто».

Проект X-Seed 4000 попадает под определение аркологии.

В 1966—1967 годах главный конструктор Останкинской телебашни Н. В. Никитин совместно с В. И. Травушем по заказу японской компании (владелец Мицусиба) разработал проект стальной сетчатой башни-оболочки высотой 4 километра (4000 метров), аналогичной X-Seed 4000.

Проект был закрыт на неопределённый срок.

См. также
 Башня Никитина-Травуша 4000
 Скай-Сити 1000

Примечания

Ссылки
 Infuture.ru: Высочайшее здание из когда-либо задуманных

 PRIAN.RU: Четырёхкилометровый небоскреб оказался PR-уткой
 Японское чудо советского происхождения

Невоплощённые сверхвысокие строения
Башни Японии
Аркология
Мегаструктуры


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Enjoy some free time exploring the city before a visit one of China's greatest archaeological treasures—the Terracotta Warriors. After enjoy a local lunch at a farmhouse before hopping on an overnight train to Suzhou.
Visit Suzhou, the "Venice of the East." Explore the Master of the Nets Garden, one of China's most exquisite gardens.
Travel by metro and train to Shanghai. After an orientation walk along Shanghai's famous Bund, you are free to explore the delights this modern Chinese city has to offer.
Enjoy free time in this bustling city.


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The Beginner's Guide to MCTs
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While commonly known as fats to most people, triglycerides are the technical term for this particular macronutrient. All triglycerides are constructed of a glycerol backbone that has 3 fatty acids joined to it. While most dietary fats contain long-chain fatty acids, MCTs are generally derived from palm and coconut oils. But the real difference between these dietary fat sources is how the body digests them.
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require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../../test_helper')

module Graticule
  module Geocoder
    class GoogleTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
      def setup
        URI::HTTP.responses = []
        URI::HTTP.uris = []
        @geocoder = Google.new(:key => 'APP_ID')
      end

      def test_success
        return unless prepare_response(:success)

        location = Location.new(
          :street => "1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy",
          :locality => "Mountain View",
          :region => "CA",
          :postal_code => "94043",
          :country => "US",
          :longitude => -122.083739,
          :latitude => 37.423021,
          :precision => :address
        )
        assert_equal location, @geocoder.locate('1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA')
      end

        # <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><kml xmlns='http://earth.google.com/kml/2.0'><Response><name>15-17 </name><Status>200<request>geocode</request></Status><Placemark id='p1'><Point><coordinates>-17.000000,15.000000,0</coordinates></Point></Placemark></Response></kml>
        def test_only_coordinates
          return unless prepare_response(:only_coordinates)

          location = Location.new(:longitude => -17.000000, :latitude => 15.000000)
          assert_equal location, @geocoder.locate('15-17 & 16 Railroad Square, Nashua, NH, 03064')
        end

      def test_partial
        return unless prepare_response(:partial)

        location = Location.new(
          :locality => "San Francisco",
          :region => "CA",
          :country => "US",
          :longitude => -122.418333,
          :latitude => 37.775000
        )

        assert_equal location, @geocoder.locate('sf ca')
      end

      def test_bad_key
        return unless prepare_response(:badkey)
        assert_raises(CredentialsError) { @geocoder.locate('x') }
      end

      def test_locate_missing_address
        return unless prepare_response(:missing_address)
        assert_raises(AddressError) { @geocoder.locate 'x' }
      end

      def test_locate_server_error
        return unless prepare_response(:server_error)
        assert_raises(Error) { @geocoder.locate 'x' }
      end

      def test_locate_too_many_queries
        return unless prepare_response(:limit)
        assert_raises(CredentialsError) { @geocoder.locate 'x' }
      end

      def test_locate_unavailable_address
        return unless prepare_response(:unavailable)
        assert_raises(AddressError) { @geocoder.locate 'x' }
      end

      def test_locate_unknown_address
        return unless prepare_response(:unknown_address)
        assert_raises(AddressError) { @geocoder.locate 'x' }
      end

    protected

      def prepare_response(id = :success)
        URI::HTTP.responses << response('google', id)
      end

    end
  end
end

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This Service Learning institute is designed specifically for educators K-12 to support the implementation of authentic service learning within schools. Curriculum development using the 5 Service Learning Standards ( Investigation, Planning and Preparation, Action, Reflection and Demonstration/Communication) will be shared with the opportunity to engage in collaboration on service learning models, resources, integrated service learning units, and engaging teaching strategies to help educators successfully embed service learning at their schools. This course will also help with understanding the IBDP CAS Guidelines.
The aim of this workshop is to introduce teachers to the concept of Service Learning and allow them to familiarize themselves with the stages of service learning and how they relate to subject areas and developmental levels of students.
Participants will consider what service and service learning currently "look" like in their schools and take the opportunity to consider the different ways that service learning can be embedded into a school - both through community partner programs and within the curriculum.
Learn about a variety of entry points for service learning.
Understand how to integrate service learning in the current curriculum.
Gain knowledge of how to select partners and collaborators for sustainability.
Learn about student leadership and mentorship for sustainable activities.
Deanna Milne is the CAS Coordinator at the International School of Tanganyika and works with the Servelearn organization as a consultant providing professional development workshops, coaching and resources for the implementation and integration of service learning into a school's curricular and/or co-curricular program.


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This is another part of the tale of Piyu and Kellamon. The two unlikely friends were merely associates during the Awakening. When the Awakening Wars started they fled, like many the fled to Telse and the Everflow in a search for peace.
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How do you remove the bottom tray in freezer to get to defroster?
To access the evaporator and the defrost components in the freezer you are going to have to remove the back wall of the freezer.
All the parts are located behind the back wall. This will include the defrost heater, defrost thermostat.
Basically open up the door to the freezer, and go straight back. There are going to be two screws, on either side about half way up on the rear panel. Take those out and the back wall will pull away and you will see the defrost components there.


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Liz is a wonderful lady filled with endless stories and tales. She's worked more different jobs that I can remember, ranging from ambassador for Disneyland to choreographer for her church. (She's also in the process of writing a book.) As a choreographer she needed some photos taken for her reel and so we set out for a little shoot at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach. Saying we had a good time is kind of a given with Liz, she is always having a good time with a smile on her face.
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Home > Archives (2006 on) > 2007 > December 1, 2007 > My Reminiscences of Professor Hiren Mukerjee
Mainstream, Vol XLV, No 50
My Reminiscences of Professor Hiren Mukerjee
Monday 3 December 2007, by Rabi Ray
I had the good fortune of knowing Hiren Babu intimately when I was elected to the Fourth Lok Sabha in 1967. I had also the unique privilege to come in close contact with a distinguished galaxy of veteran parliamentarians like Dr Rammanohar Lohia, S.A. Dange, Acharya J.B. Kriplani, H.V. Kamath, Nath Pai, Madhu Limaye, Morarji Desai, Dr Karan Singh, Surendra Dwivedi, Atal Behari Vajpayee, Justice M.C. Chagla, Dr Ram Subhag Singh, Ram Sevek Yadav, Hem Barua, R. Umanath, Smt Tarakeshwari Sinha, George Fernandes, P.K. Vasudevan Nayar, N.C. Chatterjee, Krishna Menon. It was but natural for me to come in close contact with them in my capacity as the leader of Samyukta Socialist Party in the Lok Sabha then.
The Congress Parliamentary Party led by the then Prime Minister Mrs Indira Gandhi, had a thin majority in the then Lok Sabha. Shri Hiren Mukerjee belonged to the CPI parliamentary group. He was a a contemporary of prominent communist leaders like P.C. Joshi, Ranen Sen, Somnath Lahiri and Bhowani Sen including the veteran Muzaffar Ahmed.
Whenever Hiren Babu rose to speak in the Lok Sabha on various issues including subjects like literature, arts and culture he was heard with rapt attention in the House. His oratorial skill was such that it had an instant impact on the minds of his listeners.
SHRI SANJEEVA REDDY, prior to his becoming the President of India, was the Speaker of the fourth Lok Sabha. I was a member of a parliamentary delegation led by him along with Hiren Babu to the erstwhile Soviet Union and Hungary. That was the occasion when I came in close personal contact with Hiren Babu in far-off Moscow. It was in the fitness of things that as a Communist intellectual he was well-versed about the genesis of the emergence of the first communist state in the world. We had a very wonderful time in both the Soviet Union and Hungary. Hiren Babu's presence in the delegation was bound to be taken note of by the powers-that-be in Moscow with whom he had developed close intellectual contacts. He was bound to be an asset to the delegation.
I had the occasion to visit Calcutta just two years back on the invitation of the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of West Bengal to address the Members of the Legislative Assembly. My friend Hashim Abdul Halim, the Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, presided over this meeting. It was a good coincidence that both Shri Jyoti Basu and Shri Hiren Mukerjee also addressed the said meeting. It was after a long gap of many years that I met him there. It was, nevertheless, an unforgettable meeting that can never be erased from my memory. I never imagined then that that would be my last meeting with him. In his death India has lost one of the outstanding parliamentarians of our time, and an intellectual of high calibre and a fine human being.
Now he belongs to the ages.
The author is a former Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
December 22, 2007 - Annual Number 2007
Share Market Gyrations:
Buddha's Killing Fields of Nandigram!
Nandigram: A Dangerous Chapter in the History of Human Rights
Nandigram : CPM Exposed
Transparancy versus Contempt of Court
Reminiscences of Radhakrishnan
Remembering Hiren Mukerjee
A Communist Rishi


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Антоан Прево (), известен като абат Прево, е френски духовник, журналист, преводач и писател на произведения в жанра драма, исторически роман, любовен роман и документалистика.

Биография и творчество
Антоан Франсоа Прево д'Ексилес е роден на 1 април 1697 г. в Еден, графство Артоа, Франция. Той е вторият от петимата синове на адвокат Лиевин Превос и Мари Дюкле. Учи в йезуитското училище в Еден и проявява блестящи способности. В продължение на 16 години е послушник на ордена на йезуитите в Париж, следвайки едновременно обучение в колежа в Ла Флеш.

Неспособен да понесе дисциплина на ордена, в края на 1716 г. напуска и се включва в армията. През 1719 г. връща в Париж и отново се включва в ордена на йезуитите. Не след дълго отново го напуска, вероятно заради нещастна любов. През 1721 г. той се присъединява към към научната общност на бенедиктинските монаси от Сейнт Маур в абатството Фонтенел, след това полага монашески обет в абатството Юмиеж и прекарва следващите 7 години в различни институции на ордена в Нормандия, където преподава проповядва и учи. През 1728 г. е в абатството Сен Жермен де Пре, участва в разработването на научните трудове на бенедиктинците, като се счита, че един от томовете на сборника Gallia Christiana е написан почти изцяло от него. През 1728 г. напуска и отива в Англия.

В Лондон придобива широки познания по английска история и литература. Преди да напусне бенедиктинците започва най-известния си роман Mémoires et aventures d'un homme de qualité qui s'est retiré du monde, първите четири тома от които са публикувани в Париж и в Амстердам в периода 1728 – 1932 г.

През 1729 г. той заминава от Англия за Холандия. Докато е в Хага, прави преводи на Жак Огюст де Ту. Там започва да публикува в периода 1731 – 1739 г. произведения в 8 тома Le Philosophe anglais, ou Histoire de Monsieur Cleveland, fils naturel de Cromwell, écrite par lui-même, et traduite de l'anglais, петият том, от който, съдържа атаки срещу йезуитите.

Седмият том съдържа известния му роман "Манон Леско" (Histoire du chevalier de Grieux et de Manon Lescaut). Седемнадесетгодишният де Грийо, произхождащ от знатно и богато семейство избягва с куртизанката Манон Леско в Париж. Богатството на Де Грио свършва бързо и двойката се озовава в Ню Орлиънс, където се представят за семейство. Когато лъжата се разкрива, възниква съперничество на Грийо с племенника на губернатора, довело до дуел. Племенникът пада повален, а двойката бяга през пустинята на Луизиана, надявайки се да достигне английско селище. По пътя Манон умира от изтощение, а де Грийо се връща във франция. Книгата е забранена във Франция и се разпространява апокрифно, което увеличава популярността ѝ. През 1953 г. авторът прави ревизия на книгата като смекчава някои скандални подробности. Книгата е в основата на операта на Джакомо Пучини "Манон Леско" и операта "Манон" на Жул Масне. От 1908 г. романът многократно е екранизиран във филми и сериали.

През 1733 г. Прево отива отново в Лондон. В Англия издава до 1740 г. с прекъсвания седмичния вестник Le Pour et le Contre (За и против) съдържащо есета, разкази и анекдоти.

През есента на 1734 г. Прево се помирява с бенедиктинците и, връщайки се във Франция, е приет в бенедиктинския манастир La Croix-Saint-Leufroy в диоцеза Евре, за да премине през ново замонашване. През 1735 г. е освободен от пребиваване в манастира и става свещеник към принц де Конти, а през 1754 г. получава приора на Сейнт Жорж де Женес.

Продължава да пише и да прави преводи от английски. С изключение на кратко пребиваване в Брюксел и Франкфурт в периода 1741 – 1742 г. остава в Шантили.

Антоан Прево умира внезапно от инсулт по време на разходка на 25 ноември 1763 г. в Куртей, Франция.

Произведения
 Les Aventures de Pomponius, chevalier romain (1724)
 Mémoires et aventures d'un homme de qualité (1728 – 1731)
 Histoire du chevalier de Grieux et de Manon Lescaut (1731)Манон Леско, изд.: "Народна защита", София (1898), прев. Антон ДелевМанон Леско, изд. "Хемусъ" (1918), прев., Димитър БръзицовМанон Леско: Историята на една безгранична любов, изд. "Т. Д. Пиров" (1941), прев. Александър ПорняковМанон Леско, изд.: "Народна култура", София (1975, 1976), изд.: "Пегас", Велико Търново (1992), изд.: "Полюси", София (1992), прев. Пенка Пройкова
 Le Philosophe anglais ou Histoire de M. Cleveland, fils naturel de Cromwell (1731 – 1739)
 Le Doyen de Killerine (1735 – 1740)
 Histoire d'une Grecque moderne (1740)
 Histoire de Marguerite d'Anjou (1740)
 Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire de Malte (1741)
 Campagnes philosophiques, ou Memoires de M. de Montcal (1741)
 Manuel lexique ou dictionnaire portatif des mots François (1750)
 Le Monde moral ou Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire du cœur humain (1760)

Разкази
 Furori sacrum (1728)
 L'homme changé en arbre (1728)
 L'homme changé en ours (1728)
 Exemple merveilleux de la force de l'imagination (1734)
 Les revenants de la terre de Cléray (1735)
 Ordre, règles et discipline des sorciers (1735)

Преводи
 Historia sui temporis, т.1 (1545) от Жак Огюст де Ту
 Tout pour l'amour (1735) от Джон Драйдън
 Pamela ou la Vertu récompensée (1741) от Самюел Ричардсън
 Lettres anglaises ou Histoire de Miss Clarisse Harlovie (1751) от Самюел Ричардсън

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  Биография в Университета на Кент
  Биография и библиография в WikiPoemes

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