I had to start with Jill, who still has the same magnetic charm for me she did when I read her as a pony-less child. I've chosen the first one because so much of it encapsulates what I was like: utterly pony obsessed but not able to do anything about it, only too aware that there was a golden strata of riding and horse ownership I didn't belong to, and like Jill, I'd moved somewhere new and strange.
I also liked Jill because when I was growing up, I literally knew no one else whose father had died, or whose father wasn't living with them. Everyone else had a father very much present, so Jill to me was a sort of touchstone. Of course when Ruby wrote the book in 1949, only too many of her readers would have been in Jill's situation, with family who had not come back from the war. But Jill was feisty, sparky and funny, not in the remotest bit self-pitying about her situation, and just incredibly good fun.
The Ten-Pound Pony by Veronica Westlake is the book that is absolutely guaranteed to make me cry every time I read it. I first found it at our local library, and read it pretty much obsessively until the terrible day when the library was 'updated' and all the 1950s books went I know not where. It's about another fatherless family (are you seeing something of a theme emerging here?) who move from London to the New Forest and slog and slog until they can manage to buy their pony. I loved the way that it is a huge effort for them to get the pony, and of course I particularly loved the fairytale ending, where the long lost is found (trying not to give too much of a spoiler here in case you have not read it). Veronica Westlake does give that little bit of edge to the ending too, with the heroine's acid comment on her family. In fact the sharp depiction of family relationships is another of the joys of this book.
This is the youngest of the books I've chosen. It's a fantasy about the water horses that live in the seas off the coast of an Irish island. These are not the loving, wafty creatures of the more Disneyfied fairytale. They'll kill you if they can. Many pony books are all about the mythical relationship only you have with your horse, and in many ways this turns that right on its head. Even the hero has to be careful with the horse-that-only-he-can-ride. The book is also brilliantly plotted and gripping from start to finish. If you want a book you can dive into, and emerge from a few hours later having been immersed in a completely believable alternative world, this is the book for you.
This book was published when I was in a (temporary) stage of not reading pony books, so I didn't catch up with it until I was well and truly adult. I love all the Jinny series, but this I think is probably my favourite because it tackles death and holding on to those we love absolutely head on. And why, you might well ask, would that make that book so relevant to me? I think because as my father died when I was small, death had always been something familiar, but it wasn't something that was talked about either in my family, or in society as a whole, so I was always aware of being different, and also aware that it wasn't something anyone was particularly keen to talk about. Perhaps that's because, growing up just 20 or so years post-war, people clung to the new normal of families where no one had died. Or perhaps it was symptomatic of changes in healthcare when people survived things they hadn't and death became that much more remote.
That's why I found this book so refreshing, even coming to it as an adult. Patricia Leitch did have a particular gift for tackling subjects no one else did.
It's a real fight to pick just one Monica Edwards, but I think one thing all the books I have chosen have in common is strong family relationships. Whatever state the family is in, you can see the strength of their bonds. The Punchbowl Farm books showed a family pulling together in the early stages of living in their ramshackle farmhouse, and connecting with the history of the place in perhaps surprising ways. I think if any family in a pony book represented an idyll to me, it was the Thorntons. They lived in the country, had plenty of animals, and an obviously warm and loving family. Still one of my favourite winter reads.
There are so many Jackie books I could pick that infuriate me beyond measure, but this is probably the worst. I had a few Jackies as a child, but they weren't favourites because I found Jackie's endless rushing impetuously on and never learning incredibly infuriating. Jill took on board what she'd done. Jackie did nothing of the sort: just berated herself and carried right on doing it again in the next book.
And as an adult, who has now read all the series, it's the attitude to boys that I find teeth-grindingly infuriating. There are so many of them marching through the series, men and boys, all of them finding Jackie and Babs irritating. Jackie and Babs know this full well, but happiness in the books is only ever found when Jackie and Babs do when the male figures think they should. The series pays lip service to girls' empowerment, but only sees it in terms of doing what the male figures think they should.
Off to the deep dark depths with you, Jackie series.
So that's my books: keep an eye out for the next in the series, when author Cressida Ellen Schofield tells us about her desert island books.
I think my list would be very slightly different. I would include Jill's Gymkhana, although it would have to be an early edition with the Caney illustrations. I would also include a Monica Edwards book, and have a bit of difficulty deciding which. There are three of the Romney Marsh books which are almost a complete tie, and those would be No Entry, The White Riders and The Nightbird. I think No Entry may have a slight edge, so it would probably be this one. As I'm not British, I have no problems including a couple of American books, and those would be The Black Stallion by Walter Farley (very appropriate for a desert island) and King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry. My final choice would be The Difficult Summer by Gillian Baxter - always my favourite of the three Shelta books. I would want all of them to be hardcovers with the original illustrations. There were so many others I'd like to include as well,of course, such as Sea Ponies and The Ponies of Bunts, and at least one or two by the Pullein Thompson sisters.
If I had to ditch one for good, it would most likely be Jill and Prince the Pony, although Belinda Rides to School comes a very close second.
Gillian Baxter I read when I was a little older but would include The Difficult Summer as I was heavily involved in my local riding school and could relate to the situation, quite apart from the lovely Shelta.
Ruby Ferguson was another early favourite, again very hard to choose, so as I had Jill's Riding School first I'll take that. Again, a riding school theme.
As someone has already said, these must be early editions with dustwrappers and illustrations so whichever Pullein Thompson book I take it has to have a cover illustration by Anne Bullen - I wanted a Pony will do nicely here, not my favourite cover but at that time I most certainly wanted a pony!
And Pat Smythe of course - this was the 50's, she was my heroine and naturally I wanted to be a show-jumper when I grew up, never mind that I didn't have a pony, that would come... I would choose Three Jays Over the Border because I, like Penny, fell in love with Lostboy.
Interesting that it has become a list of authors almost much as the specific book - all my books could be swopped by something else by the same author without too much heartbreak!
Over the side? Easy....A Horse Like Mr. Ragman by Rachel Rivers-Coffey. The horrible, ungrateful protagonist didn't deserve ANY horse, let alone the wonderful Mr. Ragman!


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Q: Did the teams cheat at this charity golf tournament? I was at a charity golf tournament yesterday, run by a very well known Fortune 100 company. There were 4 golf courses at the club. On each golf course there were 36 teams playing, so a total of 144 teams. At 12 holes on each of the golf courses, a charity organisation was stationed with a tent at the tees, so a total of 48 charities across the entire 4 courses. In order to encourage the teams to speak to the charities and find out more about each organisation, they put on a poker competition with prizes. Each of the 4 courses would have a prize for the best poker hand submitted at the end of the day. A deck of cards was given to each charity, and each team was to speak to the charities on the course and take a single card from each deck, as they passed each charity throughout the day.
Each of the 36 teams started with 2 teams to a hole on each of the 18 holes on that course. That way everyone moved from hole to hole around the course in the most efficient and timely manner. The 12 charities were spread across the 18 holes on each course, in no particular order. So each team ended up with 12 cards at the end of the day.
At the end of the day, the winning hand on each of the four courses was a royal flush. On announcement of the winners, the CEO remarked about needing to audit the process next year, due to the remarkable results - he naturally suspected there was some cheating involved.
So, I'm curious - what is the probability that a royal flush hand would appear as the winning hand on each of the 4 different courses?
Ask questions if you need clarity on anything. I'm curious to know the math used - I have basic understanding of combinatorics and probability, but this one is too complicated for me.

A: Calculating the exact probability would be somewhat complicated, but we can get an upper bound that shows that this was exceedingly improbable.
The probability that there is at least one royal flush on a course is bounded above by the expected number of royal flushes on a course (see first moment method), and this in turn is the sum of the probabilities of forming a royal flush of all $5$-tuples of cards. There are $36$ teams per course and $\binom{12}5$ $5$-tuples per team, and the probability for any given $5$-tuple to form a royal flush is $4\cdot5!/52^5$ ($4$ for the $4$ suits and $5!$ for the possible orderings), so the expected number of royal flushes on a course is
$$
\frac{36\cdot\binom{12}5\cdot4\cdot5!}{52^5}=\frac{13365}{371293}\approx0.036\;.
$$
This is an upper bound for the probability of a course having a royal flush, and the four courses are independent, so an upper bound for the probability of all four courses having a royal flush is
$$
\left(\frac{13365}{371293}\right)^4\approx1.7\cdot10^{-6}\;,
$$
i.e. a bit more than one in a million.

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iCloud will get locked when a phone is stolen or when you purchase a fairly used iPhone. It is very necessary to setup your device with an Apple Id and Password in order to activate it.
iCloud comes into action because Apple requires you to setup the account in order to activate and secure your data on iphone and most at times imported phones which are fairly used cannot be activated due to this lock.
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Florentino Pérez attended an event to mark the 30th anniversary of the Ramón Mendoza Supporters' Group in Alcalá de Henares today. The Real Madrid presidentshared the presidential table with José Antonio Salguero, Manuel Sanchis, Raúl, Nacho Fernández and Keylor Navas, who was named an honorary member of the supporters club. During his speech, Florentino had a few words to say about the Costa Rican goalkeeper's future at Real Madrid with the possibility that the club might sign another keeper over the summer.
"That this supporters group has named Keylor Navas as an honorary member is a great gesture. Keylor, you have won the love and affection of everyone in Madrid. You have done that through talent, professionalism and by your comportment; because you have identified with Real Madrid's values. We are very proud to have you as our goalkeeper, regardless of what others might say. Keep working hard and I'm sure that you will be with us for many years to come", the president said.


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ECPAT UK updates flagship publication on child trafficking
Tuesday, 30th April 2019
ECPAT UK has updated its flagship FAQs on child trafficking publication five years after its launch. The publication has become an essential resource for practitioners, campaigners, policy makers and the general public to inform themselves about child trafficking and children's rights, and ensure the needs of trafficked children are considered at every level of UK society.
The FAQs on child trafficking were developed in response to the issues identified and questions received by ECPAT UK staff in daily interactions with frontline practitioners and children who have been trafficked. The publication aims to fill these gaps and provide a comprehensive resource that enhances knowledge, policy and practice.
The guide has been updated to reflect emerging trends in child trafficking and exploitation, as well as changes to legislation, policy and practice.
Debbie Beadle, Director of Programmes at ECPAT UK, said
'The number of children identified as potential victims of trafficking in the UK continues to rise each year. Last year, over 3,000 children were identified as potential victims by practitioners, although we know this is likely to be the tip of the iceberg as many victims remain unidentified.
'We're pleased to see that five years after its initial release, our FAQs on child trafficking are an invaluable resource for practitioners and others across the UK. Child trafficking is a complex issue, but our accessible guide is helping practitioners identify victims and ensure they are supported and protected in accordance with their rights and needs.'
ECPAT UK continues to call on the government to immediately strengthen protection for trafficked children through legislation, policy and practice. Our current campaign calls on the Home Secretary to provide independent guardianship for all trafficked and unaccompanied children, to support them to access their rights within the many complex systems they face.
The FAQs on child trafficking supports our campaigns by enhancing understanding about the particular issues faced by trafficked children.
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Discover Kathmandu's spiritual side, stunning surrounds and a game-changing social enterprise on this short break adventure.
This is a join-in trip, so if other travellers have booked on the same date you will share included activities. As this is not a group itinerary you may be travelling or accommodated on your own, without other Intrepid travellers. If you would prefer the experience of travelling with others, please consider our HNKA - Classic Nepal (Comfort) or HNSC - Experience Nepal (Original).
Your short break adventure begins at 3pm with a tour of Kathmandu covering all spiritual bases. Visit the holy Hindu temple of Pashupatinath, dedicated to Shiva, and get the lowdown on Buddhism from the monks at Boudhanath, one of the largest stupas in the world. Spend some time with the Sadhus (Hindu holy men), and peer into your future with a local astrologer before being dropped back at your hotel. Spoiler alert: there are mountains aplenty, and probably dinner and a drink.
Escape the city with an early departure to explore Kathmandu's beautiful surrounds, accompanied by a guide. Take local transport to Budhanilkantha and visit the temple dedicated to Vishnu, then begin hiking through the surrounding farmlands into Kathmandu's nearest forest reserve – Shivapuri National Park. Hike to Nangi Gompa, a hidden Buddhist monastery, and take in the spectacular views of Kathmandu Valley and the surrounding snow-capped peaks. Descend through the woodlands and past waterfalls to the end point at a local bazaar. From here, you'll travel back to Kathmandu on the local bus to enjoy a free evening in town.
Today you'll take a Nepali cooking class with a local social enterprise helping marginalised women. The class will be run at the headquarters of Seven Women, which began in 2006 after an Australian woman met seven struggling women in a tin shed in Kathmandu. She paid for a trainer to teach the women how to make products to be sold both locally and internationally. Now,12 years later, over 5000 women have been educated, trained and employed by Seven Women. You'll meet some of the women involved and hear the stories of how this social enterprise has made such a massive difference in Nepal through literacy classes, skills training and income generation program. Later, take a tour through the local greenhouse and learn about Nepalese vegetables and seasonal produce, then use them to cook some of Nepal's delicious traditional dishes. Once the meal has been prepared, you'll sit down and dine together. Tonight experience the wonderful and sights of Kathmandu by night on a rickshaw tour.
Your short break comes to an end today and there are no activities planned. There are no activities included today, but if you'd like to continue exploring there are more fantastic Urban Adventures available, including exploring the ancient cities of Patan and Bhaktapur.
There are currently no scheduled departures on our Kathmandu Discovery trip. If you are interested in other trips in the region visit one of the links below.
2. This is a join-in trip, so if other travellers have booked on the same date you will share included activities. As this is not a group itinerary you may be travelling or accommodated on your own, without other Intrepid travellers. If you would prefer the experience of travelling with others, please consider our HNKA - Classic Nepal (Comfort) or HNSC - Experience Nepal (Original).
3. June to August is monsoon season. Please see the Essential Trip Information for more about how this may affect your trip.


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e-Petition: Prohibit Online Use and Electronic Voting by Assembly Members in the Senedd Chamber
We call on the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to ensure that Assembly Members are prohibited from using the internet during Senedd sessions and to ensure voting in the Senedd is either done by a show of hands, orally or by paper ballot.
It is of concern that the use of the internet during Senedd debates could diminish the integrity of Welsh political debate and legislation. Debating sessions should hold the full attention of Assembly Members at all times. If Assembly Members are not fully paying attention to Senedd debates, how can they be properly relied upon to be looking out for the interests of the people they represent?
Voting should also be done using a show of hands, orally or by a paper ballot or registration to ensure full transparency. Technology and the internet are a great aid in administration and research but should not be relied upon or allowed to influence the democratic process and healthy robust political debate in general.
As reference points, the Northern Ireland Assembly Members have voted against electronic voting in their Assembly chamber. And in Scotland, whilst electronic devices are allowed as an alternative to paper notes for speaking in Scottish Parliamentary sessions, the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament has prohibited internet use.
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Bent Persson (* 6. September 1947 in Karlskrona) ist ein schwedischer Jazztrompeter und -kornettist, der vor allem für seine vielschichtigen Interpretation der Transkriptionen früher Soli von Louis Armstrong bekannt wurde.

Leben
Persson, der in Stockholm aufwuchs, spielte ab 1968 mit den Stockholm Stompers Dixieland und Swing. Er erhielt von 1976 bis 1979 Trompetenunterricht bei Claes Strömblad. Zwischen 1977 und 1981 studierte er am SMI Stockholms Musikpedagogiska Institut.

Mit den Maggie's Blue Five um Tomas Örnberg widmete er sich schon als Heranwachsender der frühen Musik von Louis Armstrong und Sidney Bechet. Dann spielte er in der Weatherbird Jazzband mit Pianist Ulf Johansson, mit der zwischen 1975 und 1982 fünf LPs mit Louis Armstrongs 50 Hot Choruses for Cornet einspielte, wobei er transkribierte Soli Armstrongs interpretierte, die von längst verschollenen Wachszylinder-Aufnahmen Armstrongs 1927 bei Melrose Brothers veröffentlicht wurden. Daneben spielte er bei der Kustbandet, für die er auch arrangierte und mit denen er auch international auftrat. Seit 1985 tourte er auch mit den Swedish Jazz Kings. Mit der Nachwuchs-Bigband Jazzin Topzies spielt er auch Werke des jungen Duke Ellington. Er hat auch mit Maxine Sullivan, Bob Wilber, Joya Sherrill, Keith Nichols und Eva Taylor aufgenommen.

Auch lehrt er die Geschichte des Jazz an der Universität Uppsala und der Königlichen Musikakademie und gibt sein Wissen auf Sommerkursen in Visings und Lenk weiter.

Diskografie
 Louis Armstrong's 50 Hot Choruses 1927 (1975–86, 1976–2002)
 Bent Persson's London Stompers (1987)
 Alain Marquet–Bent Persson Melody Boys featuring Neville Dickie New Orleans Hop Scop Blues  (1990)
 Däumlings Jive & Bent Persson (1993)
 Bent Persson Sextett (1994)
 Bent Persson with Royal Blue Melodians (2001)

Literatur
 Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather, Brian Priestley: Rough Guide Jazz. Der ultimative Führer zur Jazzmusik. 1700 Künstler und Bands von den Anfängen bis heute. Metzler, Stuttgart/Weimar 1999, ISBN 3-476-01584-X.

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 Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians

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Kornettist
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Schwede
Geboren 1947
Mann

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PENSACOLA, Florida – The 76-person Gulf Power storm team was released on Thursday, shortly after beginning their trip to the Carolinas to assist with restoration following Hurricane Florence.
The Gulf Power storm team was placed on standby.
The storm is forecast to be a tropical storm as late as Saturday night in South Carolina.
The unpredictability of tropical storms means planning is constantly shifting. Gulf Power is part of the Mutual Assistance group of the Southeastern Electric Exchange, which coordinates the placement of utility restoration teams with the host utilities that might need them.
"Once the utilities in North and South Carolina assess how much damage there is from the winds of Hurricane Florence and the flooding, we could very well be called to assist one of them," Paulus said. "We are ready to help.


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package soot.jimple.infoflow.aliasing;

import java.util.Set;

import soot.SootMethod;
import soot.Value;
import soot.jimple.Stmt;
import soot.jimple.infoflow.data.Abstraction;
import soot.jimple.infoflow.solver.cfg.InfoflowCFG;

public abstract class AbstractInteractiveAliasStrategy extends AbstractAliasStrategy {

	public AbstractInteractiveAliasStrategy(InfoflowCFG cfg) {
		super(cfg);
	}

	@Override
	public void computeAliasTaints
			(final Abstraction d1, final Stmt src,
			final Value targetValue, Set<Abstraction> taintSet,
			SootMethod method, Abstraction newAbs) {
		// nothing to do here
	}

}

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According to Yoga philosophy, there are seven energy centers, or 'chakras', that run through the core of the human body. Starting at the base of the spine and moving upward, each chakra related to a different region of the body, governing and protecting the energetic and physiological functions of its particular region. Considered the anatomy of the subtle body, the charkas govern the body's energetics, and have a powerful effect on health and well-being.
Each of the seven chakras has a name, a symbol, and a color. The second chakra is orange and governs the womb. It is called Svadhisthana in Sanskrit, which translates into English as 'Sweetness'. All Sweetness products worn around the low abdomen are lined in orange silk.
The fourth chakra is green and relates to the heart. It is called Anahata in Sanskrit, which means 'unstruck'. The Sweetness Sling, which holds the baby close to the heart, is lined in green silk to represent this energy center.


These tax breaks to buy cars are ridiculous and unfair to the taxpayer.
A Tuesday letter to the Review-Journal from Chris Wolfe of Haddonfield, N.J., frets that, under the GOP tax proposal, customers who purchase the Tesla Model 3 won't receive the $7,500 federal tax credit. The Model 3 will range from $35,000 to $55,000 and is run on battery power. I recent purchased an SUV for $40,000. I paid for it and did not receive any tax break.
These tax breaks to buy cars are ridiculous and unfair to the taxpayer. While I realize Mr. Wolfe comes from a state that levies high taxes on income and property, he should not be able to stick his hand in my pocket to help him pay for his car. If he wants to pay for an electric car, he should pay for it with his own money.
In addition, the tax breaks benefit the owner of Tesla, Elon Musk, who is worth more than $12 billion — and much of his wealth was accumulated thanks to federal, state and local subsidies.


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In the catholic world, people still believe that they can be possessed by demons. And the clergy legitimises that delusion by offering exorcisms. Di Giacomo explores the current mass hysteria in Sicilia through a fly-on-the-wall style documentary. That is perhaps the least biased method of documentary film making, as the viewer gets the info straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak. Of course, if the fly only ever sits on the walls of those suffering from the religiously induced psychosis and of the men in power, needing the charade to go on in order to maintain their power, the balance is off. But since demon possession is so demonstrably stupid to anyone not indoctrinated and the priests are such obvious arseholes for perpetuating the myth, the film doesn't really need an opposing viewpoint in order to win the non-existing debate. The game is over before it even starts, and one soon loses interest. Padre Cataldo is one arrogant piece of feces, though.


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Hearne, Barber, and Tchaikovsky at SF Symphony
Posted on 8 October 2015 by dsmarley
Last Friday Dave and I went to Davies Symphony Hall to hear the San Francisco Symphony play a new work by Ted Hearne called Dispatches, Samuel Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915, and Tchaikovsky's Symphony 6, Pathétique. A young composer named Christian Reif conducted the Hearne piece, and Michael Tilson Thomas conducted the other two.
Dispatches is scored for a large orchestra including lots of unusual percussion (including various kinds of drums and cymbals, glockenspiel, ratchet, Thai gongs, marimba, xylophone, wood blocks, and — according to the program — a "set of kitchen knives") as well as electric guitar and electric bass. The music was full of interesting and unexpected sound combinations, but I found it hard to detect much structure running through it. I'm sure it was there, but it seemed to me to be obscured rather than made clearer by the controlled chaos of the orchestration. It was rather like listening to a kid with a brand new box of 64 musical crayons who was determined to use all of them in one picture.
Knoxville was beautifully played and sung. The soprano, Susanna Phillips, has a beautiful, rich voice, but she could have been singing in Hawaiian for all the consonants I could make out, and while the text (words by James Agee) was printed in the program, the house lights were brought down nearly all the way so that it wasn't possible to follow along. You could appreciate the wonderful music during the performance, and then appreciate the wonderful text afterward during intermission, but you couldn't appreciate both together at the same time. So that was a shame. Still, beautifully played and sung.
The program ended with a terrific performance of the Pathétique. It's a very familiar work, but MTT nevertheless found some ear-opening new aspects to bring out. He played down the romantic side of it; I don't think I've ever heard the first movement played so bleakly, so that even the Big Theme sounded like something out of Sibelius. I have heard the big march in the third movement played as sincerely triumphant, as ironic, as desperate, but I think this was the first time I've heard it sound angry and rigidly defiant.


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Home » Olympus inks endoscope image sharing deal with InterSystems
Olympus inks endoscope image sharing deal with InterSystems
April 20, 2018 By Fink Densford
Olympus (TYO:7733) said yesterday it inked a deal with InterSystems to enhance Olympus' Knowledge Exchange System with InterSystems HealthShare, which allows for the sharing of images taken during endoscopy procedures.
Olympus said its KE system is a software platform for centralized reprocessing record and image management that connects to its Olympus devices.
The company added the system eliminates the need to transfer images to external devices to share with patients and other providers, and that with the addition of HealthShare it will now be able share endoscopic images and to directly connect to electronic medical records.
"Hospitals have invested millions of dollars in the implementation of EMRs. But, they still haven't realized the full value of the systems, particularly when it comes to sharing information across disparate sources. With the addition of HealthShare, Olympus KE eliminates a major barrier to data integration, allowing physicians to provide better care to patients by accessing a more complete health record," Olympus endoscopy division group VP Kurt Heine said in a press release.
"We're entering the 'Golden Age of Interoperability,' where the solutions offered by technology providers such as Olympus and InterSystems allow hospitals to take full advantage of the promise of information sharing. Together, both organizations are bringing next-generation care delivery to the forefront," HealthShare InterSystems VP Don Woodlock said in a prepared statement.
Earlier this month, Olympus said it inked a deal to acquire lithotripsy system design and production technology from Cybersonics for an undisclosed amount.
Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Endoscopic, Imaging, Software / IT Tagged With: intersystems, Olympus


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Global karate organization BoutsPro aims to bring together an estimated 190-mln strong karate community by using Blockchain. As there are so many different styles of karate, there are many different governing organizations (Such as ITKF, WKF and WFF) overseeing tournaments and rankings. The BoutsPro white paper outlines how bringing all elements together needs a strong fund management system which can generate revenue from multiple sources, for example, sponsorship and advertisements.
The company highlights how the teaching of karate differs from other mainstream sports such as football, where players can get started and develop without the need for direct contact with a coach; karate students need an expert to personally guide them from the beginning, both physically and mentally. So now through the use of Blockchain and cryptocurrency, BoutsPro claims they have found a way to effectively manage these important relationships around the world.
The white paper explains that by implementing Blockchain, it will 'allow trust management and efficiency on the technological level. This will help to establish the system which can manage the whole system as well as the market requirements.' They also say that this will be attractive to companies not yet involved in karate, as well as those already invested or involved in sponsorship with the sport. The team of karate 'legends' hopes to use cryptocurrency to 'transform traditional karate to professional karate,' thus upping the profile of the ancient martial art.
As a result, BoutsPro has launched their own crypto token (BOUTS, type ERC20) based on Ethereum Blockchain technology (1 ETH = 9,000 BOUTS). The ICO began on March 11th (no presale or private sale– the team would like to emphasize that it has a focus on equal opportunity) and will continue until March 25th.
There are extensive ways for holders to utilize their tokens. The centralized portal of BoutsPro will allow users to access lots of karate information relevant to them, such as details on ranking and tournaments, plus access to training tips. Tickets to events can also be purchased online using BOUTS. Private clubs and teams (to participate in the World Professional Karate League) will be franchised and sold on the revenue share module.
Other developments include BoutsPro TV (in partnership with QuickMedia and Pozetta Broadcasters) featuring live streaming and on-demand services for users. They aim to be creating content by later on in 2018. Relating to this are their plans to enter film production. Inspired by the success of martial arts titles such as 'Karate Kid,' BoutsPro hope to produce 'one world class movie based on karate, per year.' Users can also exchange BOUTS for participation in the dedicated online gaming platform, which aims to 'provide healthy entertainment and educate basics of karate to the common people as well athletes.' Finally, BoutsPro is planning to create world-class stadiums and dojos around the world for their members, as well as launching specialized sports insurance for BoutsPro athletes.


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I drew a heart in the sand.
Someone came alongside me and pointed to the outline. "A turtle," he exclaimed.
He called his friend over. The woman looked at the stick drawing, the ocean foam lapping closer to the edges.
More people gathered … pointing and debating. Despite my protestations, few saw the intended design.
The tide came in and washed the traces of it away.
In relief … and frustration, I sat on the hot sand, staring at where my picture had been.
Was it a snowflake or a cloud?
"It was a heart," I declared, willing it to return beneath the water.
Our intentions are not changed by people's perception of them.
In the end, I will stand before God. He'll see the curves to the lines, viewing that snapshot among the many in my life.
He will see the heart.
God doesn't have misconceptions, He knows our true intentions.
Have you had someone misunderstand your intentions or something that came out of your mouth?
When Jesus was confronted by false accusations, He remained silent. He committed the whole situation to the One who judges righteously.
Is there a way we could do the same and not try to take things into our own hands or "fix" a false impression or accusation?
Share your thoughts or experiences with being misunderstood in the comments below.
My favorite verse is in 1 Samuel 16:7 where he says men look at the outside but God looks at the heart. For years I was a mess – just trying to figure out how to Follow Jesus like the Bible says… messing up every day. Now that I have found some stability – people in my life who have known me forever -misunderstand and judge me as I try to help others find their way. It is hard. So thankful for Jesus grace and love an my example!
Misunderstandings of our intentions can be so frustrating and painful. Good intentions skewed under others perceptions. We can become quick to try to fix and smooth but often we can't change the other person's view. Jesus' model is best (as always) to remain silent. He knows our heart.
Wow, what perfect timing for this post! I need to remain silent when confronted with false accusations. If my face shines Jesus, that is all that matters.
I love that … "if my face shines Jesus" !! <3 Great visual.
Uff the hurt of being misunderstood is something that kills. When your right motive is manipulated to some stupid assumption… but God! That's where we come back to track knowing He sees it all.
Soo true. And it happens all.the.time!
I'm learning to remain quiet and let God sort it out. Things fall so much easier around me and softer when I do this.


Ben ran up and down these steps in the park over and over again today. It was a bit like the scene in Rocky where he is training by running up and down the steps outside the National History Museum in Philadelphia.
Bet that tired him out for bed time!


Many years ago, a friend of mine and I were standing up to our knees in the middle of a small, wooded stream somewhere in the backwoods of the Adirondacks in New York State. He remarked that trout seem only to live in places of great natural beauty. That simple statement summarizes for me the only reason why I never lost my passion for trout fishing. Most of my professional life was spent as a laboratory-based scientist, trying to work out the details of life between a parasitic worm and its mammalian host. Along the way, I also became knowledgeable in the basics of stream ecology as it related to trout and their biology, since all my recreational spare time in the summer months was spent fishing for them. I have witnessed first-hand the beauty of my local rivers transform into not-so-beautiful places. Some have now been reduced to urban drainage ditches; sort of a reverse take on "The Ugly Duckling" story. Most of the ones that supported trout that were close to the place where I grew up fall into that category, unfortunately. Remarkably, these changes have come about over just the last 30 years. It is good to be reminded of the fact that one can still catch a wild trout in the River Test that still gently flows in the south of England. Izaak Walton, in 1653, first set down the principles of his philosophy that endure to this day (Figure 1). Actually, Walton's Compleat Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, plagiarized a good portion of Dame Juliana Burners' original classic essay written in 1496, A Treatyse of Fysshynge Wyth an Angle, found in the second Book of Saint Albans (Figure 2). In those days, plagiarism was apparently a respected literary activity. My, how times have changed. Prior to the 1960s or there about, all that most of us had to do to get to a good spot on a trout stream was to drive several miles and start fishing. If we encountered anyone around the next bend, one usually could avoid actually running into them, and quickly found another spot of equal quality somewhere up or down the same river.
Today, every angler, regardless of where they live, knows nothing else but the crowded scenes routinely found on most no-kill stretches of an ever-dwindling number of functional cold-water rivers. Ironically, the stronger our pursuit of pristine places to fish, the more we end up polluting the environment just to get there. Many of us travel hundreds, even thousands of miles to get to a quality piece of water, only to find it jammed with others looking for a remnant of solitude. Furthermore, it is not uncommon to hear stories about guides literally getting into fistfights over the right to cover a given stretch of prime water. Walton's code of behavior has regrettably been displaced, shoved aside by a different, certainly more mean-spirited one, which not infrequently involves blatant competition between fishermen, rather than engaging each of us against the wiles of the fish. But in the end, despite the occasional bout or two of bad sportsmanship, most who fish for trout are good-natured soles simply seeking respite from their busy, urban/suburban lives.
Can we return to a gentler, kinder sporting ethic? At the same time, can the public at-large become more active in the stewardship of our precious rivers and streams? I believe that if something is broken, its blueprints contain ample information, albeit implicit rather than explicit, regarding its repair. My intent is to write about the normal (i.e., functional) environment of where trout live, rather than produce another how-to-fix-it book. There is a growing stack of quality books on this subject (see Appendix II), with more to come, no doubt, in the near future.
I will set down the basic principles of stream ecology in terms that can readily be understood. How can we help rehabilitate rivers that have had their very spirit broken by pollution, encroachment, acid deposition, and other industrial-age atrocities if there is no fundamental understanding of their ecology? Armed with a working knowledge of the basics of trout stream ecology, any dedicated naturalist/angler could simply by observation, decipher the natural cycles at work in their own home waters. Things that need improving will become evident once the normal functions of a river are understood. Numerous Trout Unlimited chapters have been very active and effective in stream improvement activities, and I salute their continued efforts to make trout fishing a national sport worth getting involved in.
Whenever a bolded word is encountered, you can find its definition in the Glossary.
Appendix I is a comprehensive list of all known salmonid species and their geographic range.
The essays are mere "executive summaries" of a much larger body of information on each subject, interspersed with personal experiences that led me to examine closer those things that make up a river's biological character. A mountain's worth of original research literature exists on stream ecology and related subjects, and for those with a more scientific bent, I list in Appendix II a selected set of references on each topic. Many of these have been gleaned from the original scientific literature.
I include images that I feel best illustrate a given aspect of the ecology of moving waters. My temptation is to show you all of them, since indeed, trout do live in beautiful places. Some essays emphasize the importance of the energy flowing into the river, while others describe the kinds of rivers that favor the survival, growth, and reproduction of trout. Hopefully all of this pictorial effort will go a long way towards obviating the necessity of relying heavily on excessive volumes of boring text.
Finally, even though I'm now in my 70's, I remain child-like, in awe of the trout stream and its life forms. Each time I go into the river, I go with as much hope and anticipation for the quest as I did during my beginning days as a fisher, or at least I feel that I still do, and in the end, that's all that really matters. I remain a perpetual student in their classroom.
To achieve enlightenment while angling, Walton coined a motto: Study to be quiet (Figure 1). If we practice this simple behavior, then the ecology of the river will reveal itself to us and we will come to understand it on our own terms. My words on this subject will serve only to reinforce what is already a part of our sub-conscious awareness of the world around us; that we are all biologically and spiritually connected to all the other life forms on the planet, but especially to those special places that trout call home. We need to remain connected with them throughout our own natural lives.


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Starting tomorrow West Virginians can request an absentee ballot for the November election
Shakeria Hawkins
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WOAY) – Beginning Tuesday, West Virginians may apply for an absentee mail-in ballot to vote in the 2020 general election.
Many are concerned about safety when it comes to in-person voting for this upcoming election. If you would like to vote by mail, you must personally fill out and submit the appropriate form to your County Clerk to be considered for absentee voting by mail.
"If you come out to vote in person, our poll workers will have masks on, and there will be hand sanitizer and gloves. If you are still afraid to come out, you can request an absentee ballot starting tomorrow," said Fayette County Deputy Clerk Sara Tucker.
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Home to the most beloved fossil-fueled car brands, Germany has been lagging behind in EV adoption. As of the beginning of 2018, Germany had over 41 millions cars on the roads, and less than 100 000 of them were electric. But is the motherland of Mercedes and Volkswagen really losing the EV race? Not exactly. Even though the overwhelming majority of Germans still drive[…]
Is now the time to buy an EV?
For more than a century internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles have served transport demand across the world. However, not for too much longer. The push towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions is causing industry and policymakers to rethink the status quo. Electric vehicles (EVs) have emerged as the next technology to disrupt the transport sector, but, before EVs become widespread, various barriers require attention. Barriers[…]
The EU is playing 'catch-up' with China when it comes to electric car sales
Over the last 17 years, China has led the way for other nations and regions in terms of EV production. The production of EVs in China began in 2001 with the "863 EV Project". This was the combination of a fuel cell, Hybrid Electric Vehicle, and a pure Electric Vehicle. The growth in the production of new energy cars in China has been evident[…]
What can we learn from France about EV adoption?
There is no doubt, the automobile landscape is changing, and France is powering ahead when it comes to EV adoption. Last year alone 41,724 plug-in vehicles made it to the French homes, and the numbers are expected to be multiplied by five times within the next three years. To meet the air quality and climate change goals, France is keen to banish the sales[…]
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In the automotive industry, EV news is front-page news every day. Battery-powered electric vehicles continue to be under development with the occasional release. Yet, EV adoption is still slow, with less than 2 percent of new vehicle sales comprised of electric models. It's important to note, however, that EV adoption is taking off like never before. In the past months, there have been big[…]
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What can we learn from The Netherlands about EV adoption? Being the fifth-largest electric-vehicle market in the world, The Netherlands definitely has a few lessons to teach. With a comprehensive zero-emission taxation policy combined with rapidly developing plug-in cars infrastructure, EV market is booming, and it does not show any signs of stopping. As of 31 December 2017, there were 121,542 light-duty plug-in electric vehicles registered[…]
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Sumburgh is a small settlement in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Sumburgh is located at the south end of the Mainland on Sumburgh Head. Sumburgh Airport is just outside the village to the north. Sumburgh has a population of approximately 100. Jarlshof is situated to the west of Sumburgh, adjacent to Sumburgh Hotel. Sumburgh is within the parish of Dunrossness.

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Villages in Mainland, Shetland


Mariamman Hindu Temple is the principal temple for the Hindus, the only one still in use in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).
The temple was built at the end of the 19th century and dedicated to the Hindu goddess Mariamman, the Hindu goddess of strength, and a major deity for the Tamil Hindus who form a small minority in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).
It has been well maintained with assistance from the government.
Many of the worshippers at the temple are Buddhists who come here looking for good luck.
With a colourful facade that jumps out amongst less ornate neighbours, the Mariamman Hindu Temple seems out of context. Inside, the atmosphere is lively and the smell of incense hangs in the air.
The temple is only a short walk from the Ben Thanh Central Market so is certainly worth a visit.


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Q: CXX0017: Error: symbol not found in static library When I try to watch some variables in a static library linked with current startup project I receive this error:
CXX0017: Error: symbol not found

I've tried to rebuild the project/close IDE but I have same error. I can use breakpoints/step/other features.
Do you have any idea why is this happening? Maybe some weird compiler flags or else...
Edit: Only some variables can't be viewed in debugger! In general local variables.

A: I am using Cplex solver and I had this problem, I changed the following setting to "disabled(/od)":
from property pages > configuration manager > c/c++ > optimization >optimization
and now it works :)

A: Taken From http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vsdebug/thread/8d1007d4-c85a-44e8-970a-1c2a7b638ce4

please check whether pdb file have loaded properly from correct
  project folder, you can select Debug -> Windows -> Modules, on the
  Modules window, right click the symbol item, select Symbol Load
  Information, from the pop up window, you can see whether the pdb file
  is loaded and where the pdb file is loaded from.

A: I have bumped in to the same problems, and I'm using VS2005. About changing the setting to(/od) in the Projects - propoties - C/C++ Optimization and failed.
Then, I found Souce File and right click the file then click propoties, in this page I found another C/C++ Optimization and chose /od. It helps.


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Inside the Adventurous World of Frozen Dessert
The frozen-dessert world is getting more creative, innovative—and more Instagrammable.
Consumer Trends June 2018 By Barney Wolf
Afters Ice Cream
Afters Ice Cream's signature Milky Bun stuffs ice cream in a warm doughnut-like bun.
Frozen treats and desserts have been around for centuries, but there may be no more creative period than today. All kinds of new flavors, textures, ingredients, and colors are appearing in iced innovations at limited-service food settings across the country, echoing many ongoing culinary trends and creating some new ones.
"Food is great, but dessert is better," says Scott Nghiem, cofounder and chief executive of Afters Ice Cream, based in Fountain Valley, California. Frozen desserts are indulgent, "but they're also fun."
Frozen treats have long been a category for creativity—not just in ice cream flavors, but also in sundaes, milkshakes, mix-ins, and carriers. Today's icy concoctions often feature artisanal touches, including the use of local, natural, and seasonal ingredients. Some employ culinary innovations to create intriguing flavors and textures. And these items look great—perfect for the buzz and visuals of social media like Instagram.
Over the past two decades, dozens of creative chefs have come up with ice creams—along with sundaes and milkshakes—that have not just sweet and salty notes, but also savory ones from vegetables, herbs, florals, alcohol, and even meat.
At Scottsdale, Arizona–based Sweet Republic, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in May, chef and co-owner Helen Yung says she tries to work with as many fresh ingredients as possible, and the ice cream base is scratch-made in house.
"It takes a lot of equipment and time and cost to do this right," she says, which means operators need to be serious about their craft, even if the business is fun. Sweet Republic now has two shops and several other retail locations.
Yung has created ice cream using ingredients ranging from corn to bacon and blue cheese to activated charcoal, with various ethnic flavors. The most popular variety was an early favorite: salted butter caramel swirl. "The longer you're open, the harder it is to introduce too many new flavors," she says. "People really get attached to their favorites."
While Sweet Republic changes a quarter of its menu regularly, New York's Oddfellows Ice Cream Co., which also makes ice cream from scratch using fresh, local ingredients, changes the menu often. "We want to keep people guessing," says co-owner Mohan Kumar.
Oddfellows gets its name in part from the hundreds of unusual ice creams it has made, featuring ingredients like beets, cornbread, chorizo, popcorn, and beer. "Meat always surprises," Kumar says. "So does anything boozy or with vegetables."
The newest Oddfellows shop, named Coffee and Cream, opened in April and focuses on those two ingredients both separate and together. For example, there's the Odd-fogato, which is a shot of espresso poured over a guest's favorite scoop and toppings.
One way ice cream shops create new items is with baked carriers. Afters Ice Cream created the Milky Bun, which puts a scoop of its premium ice cream—the 14 flavors range from French Toast Churro to Peanut Butter S'mores—inside a specially created warm doughnut-like bun that keeps the ice cream cold inside.
"When I saw the Cronut, it gave me an insight into what customers want today," Nghiem says. The Milky Bun not only tastes great, but it looks good, too, he adds, and it racks up about 40 percent of sales at the company's 20 Southern California parlors.
Dessert waffles are at the heart of the two-unit Los Angeles enterprise Dolly Llama, and one type is the Hong Kong–originated bubble waffle, a billowy waffle formed into a cone and filled with one of eight flavors of ice cream. Syrup and toppings are added. "I tried one in Europe and the taste was amazing," says co-owner and European restaurateur Samuel Baroux.
For Churned Creamery, the CroCream is "our most popular item," says Joanne Truong, operations manager. "It's what distinguishes us from everybody else." The frozen treat is a buttery croissant stuffed with one of 16 freshly churned daily ice creams, along with toppings and sauces.
The Southern California company's ice cream is also unique because it is produced in automated machines from Italy, allowing customers to get freshly churned premium ice cream from the machines. "It's constantly churning throughout the day," she adds.
Technology is also key at Creamistry, where employees make dense, handcrafted ice cream in minutes using liquid nitrogen. The brand offers customization from beginning to end in making any of the several dozen ice cream flavors to order and then adding the customers' requested toppings, says Kenny Cho, marketing director.
Each of the Santa Rosa, California–based company's nearly 50 units in four states have four or five liquid nitrogen ice cream machines. "There's no denying their visual appeal, as smoke is billowing from them," Cho says.
More culturally diverse ice cream is also showing up, such as Thai ice cream that is flattened, rolled, and put in a cup with toppings. Even more popular, and much better known, are Mexican paletas (fruit bars) and ice creams. La Michoacana Premium, which has more than 60 locations in and around Chicago, Southern California, and Nashville, Tennessee, is an example. It features dozens of flavors of water and ice paletas and upward of 73 ice cream flavors that rotate. The paletas can range from strawberry to pine nut to mango with chamoy.
"There's nothing that is as colorful and tasteful as the paletas," says Patty Cabezas, a real estate expert who works with the company, noting the products' big chunks of fruit and other ingredients. La Michoacana Premium units are often near Mexican grocers but draw in a diverse clientele, she says. "They're a hit with everybody."
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Pierre Duguay
Former Deputy Governor (2000 - 2010)
Pierre Duguay served as a Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada from January 2000 until his retirement from the Bank in July 2010. As a member of the Bank's Governing Council, he shared responsibility for decisions with respect to monetary policy and financial system stability, and for setting the strategic direction of the Bank.
Mr. Duguay joined the Bank in 1973 as an Economist in the Research Department. In 1978, he moved to the Department of Monetary and Financial Analysis as Senior Economist. He was appointed Deputy Chief of the Research Department in 1984, Chief of the Department of Monetary and Financial Analysis in 1987, Chief of the Research Department in 1991 and Adviser to the Governor in 1992.
Born in Verdun, Quebec, Mr. Duguay received a bachelor of economics degree from the Université du Québec à Montréal in 1971 and a master's degree in economics from the Université de Montréal in 1974.
Senate Committee on National Finance
Opening statement Pierre Duguay Senate Committee on National Finance Ottawa, Ontario
At year-end 2009, there were 1.8 billion bank notes in circulation, with a total value of $55.5 billion – approximately $1,630 per Canadian. The Bank of Canada is not responsible for coins. Decisions on coinage rest with the federal government, in particular, the Department of Finance, and with the Royal Canadian Mint.
Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
Promoting Canada's Economic and Financial Welfare
Presentation Pierre Duguay Lévis Chamber of Commerce Lévis, Quebec
Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Presentations
Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
Opening statement Pierre Duguay House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Ottawa, Ontario
As we have consistently emphasized, stabilization of the global financial system is a precondition for economic recovery, both globally and in Canada. To that end, policy-makers around the globe have acted aggressively and creatively by initiating a series of unprecedented actions aimed at stabilizing the global financial system.
Financial Stability through Sound Risk Management
Remarks Pierre Duguay Risk Management Association, Toronto Chapter Toronto, Ontario
The extraordinary turmoil of 2007 and 2008 has brought to the fore many issues and challenges, most of which will be with us for some time as we deal with what has become the deepest financial crisis since the 1930s. Policy-makers around the world have taken bold and timely steps to deal with the financial instability and economic crisis, but it will take time for confidence to be restored and for markets to become fully functional again.
Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
Fostering Financial System Stability
Remarks Pierre Duguay Pictou County Chamber of Commerce Pictou, Nova Scotia
The Canadian financial system has fared relatively well through this crisis, thanks to effective regulation and prudent practices that have worked like sandbags to protect our financial system from the storms in today's global economy.
The Quest for Confidence: 400 Years of Money – from La Nouvelle France to Canada Today
Remarks Pierre Duguay students and faculty of Laval University Québec, Québec
As we celebrate the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec, I thought it would be fitting for me, as a central banker, to take a look at how money has evolved over part of the past four centuries.
Managing Risks to Financial System Stability
Remarks Pierre Duguay CFA Québec Québec, Québec
The recent dislocations in credit markets have brought these issues into sharp focus. Among other things, the market turbulence has highlighted the critical role that confidence and liquidity play in financial markets.
The Bank of Canada's Research Agenda and the Future of Inflation Targeting
Remarks Pierre Duguay Canadian Association for Business Economics Kingston, Ontario
The last few weeks have been a time of turbulence in financial markets. In times such as these, it is common for people to focus on day-by-day or even hour-by-hour events, and to lose sight of the future. But tonight, I want to focus on the future; specifically, the future of inflation targeting in Canada.
Productivity, Terms of Trade, and Economic Adjustment
The Bank of Canada is keenly interested in productivity - for a number of reasons. Productivity gains are a key determinant of growth in potential output and, hence, of Canada's sustainable pace of non-inflationary economic expansion.
The Conduct of Monetary Policy: Dealing with Changes in the Terms of Trade
Remarks Pierre Duguay School of Business, Okanagan College Kelowna, British Columbia
The ultimate goal of Canadian monetary policy is to help our economy achieve its maximum sustainable growth, and thus contribute to rising living standards for Canadians. The best way to achieve this goal, we've learned from experience, is to keep inflation low, stable, and predictable.
Les effets macroéconomiques des déficits budgétaires : résultats d'un modèle de simulation
Technical Report No. 47 Pierre Duguay, Yves Rabeau
An increase in a government deficit can have two effects: short-term stimulation of aggregate demand and employment, and long-term contraction of potential output. In this paper, these effects are illustrated using a dynamic, macroeconomic simulation model. The model is not a forecasting tool; it is intended to bridge the gap between Keynesian and supply-side economics […]
Content Type(s): Staff research, Technical reports Topic(s): Economic models, Fiscal policy JEL Code(s): H, H6, H60
Bank publications
Bank of Canada Review articles
Measuring Durable Goods and Housing Prices in the CPI: An Empirical Assessment
Bank of Canada Review - Autumn 2015 Patrick Sabourin, Pierre Duguay
While the CPI is the most commonly used measure to track inflation, it is not fully consistent with a true cost-of-living index (COLI). Although the official treatment of durable goods and housing in the CPI represents an acceptable compromise in the current environment of low and stable inflation, Sabourin and Duguay suggest that it would be worthwhile to consider treating housing and durables in the same way and bringing the actual CPI closer to a COLI. This could be accomplished by employing an enhanced user-cost approach to calculate the imputed cost of the services provided by the use of durable goods or housing.
Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles Topic(s): Inflation and prices JEL Code(s): E, E3, E31, E5, E52
Economic and Financial Developments to 16 February 2000: An Update to the Monetary Policy Report
Bank of Canada Review - Winter 1999–2000 Tim Noël, Sheryl Kennedy, Gordon Thiessen, Malcolm Knight, Pierre Duguay, Paul Jenkins, Charles Freedman
Highlights * The pace of economic activity in the United States remains strong, exceeding earlier expectations. * With the stronger momentum of external demand, the Bank now expects Canada's real GDP growth in 2000 to be in the upper half of the 2.75 to 3.75 per cent range projected in the last Monetary Policy Report. * Core inflation was below expectations in November, partly because of price discounting on certain semi-durables. * The Bank expects core inflation to increase to 2 per cent in the first quarter of 2000. * Because of higher energy prices, the rate of increase in total CPI is expected to rise to close to 3 per cent early in the year. * Developments during the last three months underscore the risks to Canada's economic outlook highlighted in the last Report : stronger momentum of demand for Canadian output from both domestic and external sources and potential inflationary pressures in the United States. Information received since 14 January, when the update to our November Monetary Policy Report was completed, continues to point to a strengthening outlook for the world economy and for Canada. In the United States, real GDP again exceeded expectations—rising at an annual rate of 5.8 per cent in the fourth quarter. While some price and cost pressures are evident in the United States, strong productivity growth has thus far held unit labour costs down. Because of the rapid expansion of demand above the growth of potential capacity, however, and the associated inflation risks, the Federal Reserve increased its federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 5.75 per cent on 2 February. Although trend inflation remains low in the industrial countries, a number of other major central banks have also raised their policy rates in the last couple of weeks because of concern about future inflation pressures, given strengthening demand. The buoyancy of external demand, particularly that coming from the United States, continues to show in our latest merchandise trade numbers. Export growth in November remained strong, with the overall trade balance in large surplus. World prices for our key primary commodities also continue to firm in response to rising global demand. On the domestic side, the latest information on demand and production points to continued robustness. Real GDP (at factor cost) rose 0.6 per cent (4.6 per cent year-over-year) in November, and employment continued to grow strongly through year-end and into January. Other indicators, including the latest data on the monetary aggregates, support this strong economic picture. The Bank now expects real GDP growth in 2000 to be near the top of the 2.75 to 3.75 per cent range projected in November. Our core measure of inflation was 1.6 per cent (year-over-year) in December, slightly below expectations, partly because of temporary discounts on certain items. Core inflation is still expected to move up to the midpoint of the Bank's 1 to 3 per cent target range in the first quarter. Over the same period, the total CPI will likely rise to close to 3 per cent because of the recent sharp step-up in energy prices but is still expected to come down towards the core rate during the course of 2000 as energy prices moderate. The Bank of Canada raised its Bank Rate by 25 basis points to 5.25 per cent on 3 February. The factors behind this decision included the strong momentum of demand in Canada from both external and domestic sources, the importance of approaching full capacity in a prudent way, and the risk of a spillover of potential inflation pressures from the United States.
Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles Topic(s): Recent economic and financial developments


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When History Is Personal
Mimi Schwartz
24 photographs, 2 illustrations
(Requires Adobe Digital Editions)
When History Is Personal contains the stories of twenty-five moments in Mimi Schwartz's life, each heightened by its connection to historical, political, and social issues. These essays look both inward and outward so that these individualized tales tell a larger story—of assimilation, the women's movement, racism, anti-Semitism, end-of-life issues, ethics in writing, digital and corporate challenges, and courtroom justice.
A shrewd and discerning storyteller, Schwartz captures history from her vantage as a child of German-Jewish immigrants, a wife of over fifty years, a breast cancer survivor, a working mother, a traveler, a tennis player, a daughter, and a widow. In adding her personal story to the larger narrative of history, culture, and politics, Schwartz invites readers to consider her personal take alongside "official" histories and offers readers fresh assessments of our collective past.
Mimi Schwartz is a professor emerita in the writing program at Stockton University. She is the award-winning author of Good Neighbors, Bad Times: Echoes of My Father's German Village(Nebraska, 2008) and Thoughts from a Queen-Sized Bed (Nebraska, 2003) and is the coauthor of Writing True: The Art and Craft of Creative Nonfiction. Her essays have been widely anthologized, and ten of them have been listed as Notables in the Best American Series.
"Although the essays are highly personal, most readers will relate to the larger pictures of human rights, racism, the women's movement, and a score of other topics. Expressive, intimate snapshots of one woman's life set atop the backdrop of global history."—Kirkus
"It's all here—a whole life—and one imagines Schwartz's family must feel immense pleasure in having such a complete record to pass down to further generations. . . . Schwartz's work certainly could serve as inspiration for those keen to write memoirs of their own."—Laura Farmer, Gazette
"The book offers a deep sense of place, whether that place is a chicken farm on Long Island, an historic home in Princeton, or the German village where the author's father spent his boyhood before World War II."—Johanna Ginsberg, New Jersey Jewish News
"Schwartz opens herself and her life up to be examined and used to compare to your own life in a way that will allow you to see how you have influenced your own history and the world around you."—Nerdy Girl Express
"Schwartz quite skillfully creates pictures with her words. In writing about issues large or small, her prose is a pleasure to read. She captures scenes and recounts dialogue in a way that makes each of these essays a jewel. Her ability to choose the telling detail—a phrase from a song lyric, the description of a tattoo used to hide a breast cancer scar, the words said by a nurse as her husband is dying—is the mark of an effective storyteller."—Vicki Mayk, Hippocampus Magazine
"Perfect-pitch, impeccable observation, penetrating insight. . . . A fresh and vivid approach to many dominant themes long cherished by American writers—the dynamics of remembering and forgetting, the significance of place, the conflict of individuals and institutions, the inseparability of past and present."—Robert Atwan, series editor of Best American Essays
"How do you write personal history—memoir—without narcissism? I watch Mimi Schwartz do it with sheer enjoyment. In a world racked by conflict, Schwartz is a clear-eyed advocate of storytelling that connects things with their supposed opposites—sibling to sibling, white neighbor to black neighbor, Israeli to Palestinian, Jew to German, age to youth, a New England hair salon to the opiate epidemic, grief to renewal, and the individual self to the world. 'Both sides' is her mantra. And how write about aging without self-pity? With humor, thank you, and also—as in tennis—'[while] leaning toward the ball, however hard and fast it comes.'"—Alicia Ostriker, author of Waiting for the Light
"The essays in When History Is Personal, by turns incisive, sobering, funny, lyrical, and challenging, accrue to a complex inquiry that examines the way we negotiate between the ways we know ourselves and the identities we are assigned by history and culture. Schwartz shows us that the way to repair the disruptions of history is to look from within one's own story. Her writing is vivid and compelling, but also something more, a re-substantiation of lives that mattered, a testament. Brava!"—Richard Hoffman, author of Half the House
"In this absorbing, compelling set of twenty-five connected essays, Mimi Schwartz takes readers along on a journey across decades and continents to explore the ways in which the personal and historical, the familial and the political, shape us and anchor us in the world. As one essay opens into the next, Schwartz, a magnificent writer and storyteller, moves gracefully and effortlessly between narrating and reflecting, weaving her reflections into a most pleasurable and satisfying essay collection. This is creative nonfiction at its finest."—Nancy Sommers, Harvard University
Part 1. Family Haunts
My Father Always Said
The Coronation of Bobby
Love in a Handbag
When to Forget
"It's Just Like Benheim"
Part 2. In and Out My Front Door
First Thanksgiving, 1962
Off the King's Highway
A Trunk of Surprise
What's a Rally to Do?
At the Johnson Hair Salon
Echo across the Road
Part 3. Storyscapes
Story on a Winter Beach
Go Away, Bear
Writing with Carly
My Z Man
Who Will I Be in Your Story?
In the Land of Double Narrative
Part 4. Border Crossings
Ad In, Ad Out
On Stage and Off
Lessons from a Last Day
Lyrics and the Way We Love
A Vine of Roses
Fix-It Fantasy
How the Light Gets In
Source Acknowledgments
The Kid and Me
Frederick Turner
When the Wanderers Come Home
Patricia Jabbeh Wesley
Melissa Fraterrigo
American English, Italian Chocolate
Rick Bailey
Black Jesus and Other Superheroes
Venita Blackburn
No Confession, No Mass
Jennifer Perrine
My Wife Wants You to Know I'm Happily Married
Joey Franklin
The Kitchen-Dweller's Testimony
Ladan Osman
Foreword by Kwame Dawes
Hemingway on a Bike
Eric Freeze
Now We Will Be Happy
Amina Gautier


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California Barrel Cactus To Run For Governor in 2010
Posted on October 8, 2009 by Chuck
HEAD MUSCLE PRESS (8 October) In a surprise press conference earlier today, an alliance of California-based environmental and animal rights groups known as Code Green, announced that they would "radically depart from tradition" an endorse a Coastal Barrel Cactus as their candidate for Governor in 2010. "This is a great day for the people, and succulents, of California," newly appointed alliance spokesperson Cindy Sheehan proclaimed. "It is my privilege to announce that Code Green has chosen to formally endorse an outstanding plant, Genus Ferocactus, as the next governor of this great state. Unfortunately, Genus is not able to be with us in person for this announcement as he is firmly rooted on a coastal hillside just south of La Jolla. However, I am happy to say that our candidate will soon be transplanted to a special portable container for the duration of the campaign." Ms. Sheehan went on to further explain the choice. "We have chosen this Barrel Cactus because we believe that he embodies the struggle that all of our flora brothers and sisters have had to endure since the founding of our cruel plant killing nation. They have been cut down, harvested, picked, burned, and trimmed against their will for centuries and, by endorsing a Succulent-American for Governor, we are saying enough is enough!" The announcement was met with cheers and accolades by green groups around the state. It has also received early support from the Obama administration's Science and Technology Czar John P. Holdren. "This is nothing short of a plant rights revolution!" he quipped to press members who, ironically enough, caught him at lunch eating a salad. "It is about time that we recognized the fact that plants are people too – only crunchier…"
Upon further investigation, HM discovered that one of the key groups behind this endorsement is the little known California Nogan Society (CNS), founded by long-time plant activist Perry Millet. "With this daring and provocative nomination, we have once again put the spotlight on vegetable rights," he stated in a coordinated press release. Millet started the California Nogan Society after he gained notoriety among radical environmentalists in the late 1980's, by marrying a stalk of broccoli. Shortly afterward, he used his newly realized fame to start CNS. Like Vegans, Nogans believe that it is morally reprehensible to eat meat or dairy products. Nogans take it a step further however, by refusing to eat any plant-based food as well. Some, hardliners in the group have even ruled out water. The current rumor is that Millet sent his support for the Barrel Cactus endorsement via press release, because he is currently…well… dying. This has been a wide spread problem across the CNS organization. Though recruiting remains strong in green circles, retention has been a real problem. Wanting to get more information on this landmark endorsement however, HM Press arranged a late afternoon telephone interview with Mr. Millet:
HM – So, Mr Millet thank you for the opportunity to talk to you about today's endorsement of a Coastal Barrel Cactus for the 2010 California gubernatorial election.
Millet – His name is Genus Ferocactus you know – you could use it. How would you like it if I called you "Caucasian Human Being" every time we spoke?
HM – Um, sorry about that. So why Genus?
Millet – Well, it is time for flora discrimination to come to an end. I mean do we really think that only "humans" are entitled to hold office? When you count single cell algae strains there are approximately three hundred fifty trillion plants on earth for every person. I mean where is their representation?
HM – Most people would say that it is absolutely ludicrous to nominate a plant as governor. They would argue that a cactus has no brain or self awareness and would be completely incapable of executing the office. What do you say to these folks?
Millet – First, they're nothing but a bunch of bigoted Floraphobes. Second, these are the same idiots that elected Grey Davis and then replaced him with Arnold Schwarzenegger! Why on earth would they be upset with a cactus?
HM – So what is the campaign message going to be?
Millet – Well, we are still in our focus groups on that, but I want to play off of Obama's winning "Hope" and "Change" platform. I am thinking something like "Growth" or "Roots."
HM – Interesting…So let's say hypothetically your cactus wins the election and now governs the eighth largest economy in the world…what's next?
Millet – Oh this is only the beginning. Our alliance has ongoing operations in almost every county of the state. We plan to start a major push for representation in the legislature as well.
HM – More succulents?
Millet – Nope, we will be past that. We are thinking big. We have a Long Horn Fairy Shrimp that has agreed to run in San Mateo for the District 8 seat, and a very promising fern that we are marketing in Marin County. I think it is just a matter of time before we really change the political demographic in our state.
Shortly after Millet's last comment the phone went dead. His administrative assistant called us back and explained Mr. Millet had not been feeling well since his weight had dropped below 35 pounds, and that he was taking a nap. Millet is not the only outspoken advocate for this cause however. A group of activists in San Diego are said to be working on legislation classifying companies like Orkin, Terminix, and Scott's as "hate groups." Other states are also poised to follow in California's steps should the Barrel Cactus get elected. Reports are that a moose is being urged to run for Mayor of Alna Maine, and a farmer in Rolla Missouri has a clump of clay that is quickly gaining popularity. If this radical trend continues, as some say it will, analysts project that potted plants and slugs alone could comprise almost 12% of the US voter base by 2020. Analysts say that this will only spell greater trouble for "red states" as ferns, cacti, and fairy shrimp typically vote liberal. Regardless of what happens anywhere else however, all eyes will be on California in 2010 to see if an unassuming Coastal Barrel Cactus can bring eager Californians the "change" that their state so sorely needs.
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4 thoughts on "California Barrel Cactus To Run For Governor in 2010"
mainenowandthen on October 8, 2009 at 11:55 pm said:
Chuck, you do make me smile.
Good satire must contain an element of truth and it is not so far-fetched to picture some branch of the lunatic fringe coming up with a truly outrageous candidate for a major political office – but wait, they already have, many times, actually.
Chuck on October 9, 2009 at 5:09 am said:
Maine,
Thanks much for your comment. I tend to gravitate toward satire. I love reading and writing it. If done correctly it can really cut into an issue much more deeply than direct analysis.
As far as the lunatic fringe goes, a couple of years ago we had a lady in California marry a dolphin. We have stopped major developments for fairy shrimp (aka sea monkeys), and have shut down an entire agricultural industry because of a small fish. Truth is even stranger than satire in California's case.
Diane on October 20, 2009 at 4:22 am said:
That is really an obscene looking cactus. It's going to confuse a lot of people who were surfing for porn and googled "head" and "muscle" and ended up here. I hope nobody gets injured.
Chuck on October 21, 2009 at 6:01 am said:
Thanks Diane. I now see something subliminal in the photo that is somehow appropriate to the post….