Out of 43 world ETFs listed in NYSE that we track, 3 are trading above their 10-day SMA and 27 are trading above their 50-day SMA.
When Aldi arrived in Britain, Tesco and Sainsbury's were sure they had nothing to worry about. Three decades later, they know better. By On a Thursday morning in April 1990, in the suburb of Stechford in Birmingham, a strange grocery chain started trading in the UK.
I've been careful in my research on money not to call money a "store of value". There's a good reason for this which I will try to explain in this piece. The first two are uncontroversial.
Rational choice theory dictates that our decision making process should involve assessing all available options and then selecting the best possible one, or 'maximising utility'. This model is an example of a sound concept that fails when it encounters the real world.
MUMBAI: India's business titans are facing a worrying new development: in recent weeks, shadow lenders have been cutting them off from a key financing channel. Company founders have long fueled dreams to expand their business empires with loans they get by pledging stakes in their firms.
This was the water value investors were swimming in, yet we never knew it.


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Business District expands by 8,000 s/f on Huntington Ave.
November 16, 2018 - Front Section
Boston, MA Business District, a new level and experience in the shared workplace industry, is expanding to occupy a second, 8,000 s/f floor. The company will now operate both the 17th and 14th floors at 177 Huntington Ave. Every office has a view of the city through floor to ceiling windows. Business District offers C-Suite level offices, conference rooms and gathering spaces for those executives seeking a high-level work environment with amenities.
"Our goal is to be the rare business that exceeds expectations, and we think we did that on the 17th floor," said Matt LoGuidice, co-founder and CEO. "The new 14th floor will continue to push the boundaries in delivering unparalleled services and amenities unlike anything else available in the marketplace. The new floor will raise the bar even higher."
The new 8,000 s/f space will house 30 private offices ranging in size from 55 to 160 s/f, with a large conference room complete with equipment. In addition, the space will feature a recharge room equipped with an EnergyPod by MetroNaps. This revolutionary product, the first in a shared workspace in the western hemisphere, combines luxurious comfort, innovative technology and timeless design, fitting in perfectly with Business District's vision of creating a "five-star" level of services and amenities for businesses.
The 14th floor interiors were designed by Stack + Co., who created a classic yet modern space to complement the personality of the building, originally designed by I.M. Pei & Partners. "We wanted to create a perfectly tailored experience," said Andrew Wade Keating, principal of Stack + Co. "The interiors are intended to evoke a made-to-measure suit, complete with the pops of color normally found in a pocket square. For the carpets, we chose a woven tweed and the walls are lined with a Merino wool felt in deep jewel tones."
The views of Boston's Back Bay and South End neighborhoods are a key differentiator. Steps from the Prudential T stop, just off the Mass. Pike and 10 minutes from Logan Airport, Business District positions professionals in am area of high-end redevelopment, reinforcing this location as one of Boston's most desirable neighborhoods to live, work and play.
Business District was founded in 2016 by Medford natives business partners, LoGuidice and Ben Gunther. They opened Business District to offer a superior workplace experience for the modern successful professional, something the two felt was lacking in today's marketplace. In addition, Business District offers a fully equipped fitness center with locker rooms and showers, catering services, and meeting rooms with the latest technological support. Enter through a designed, contemporary reception lobby with a private concierge to greet members and guests, with round-the-clock security for the entire building. Members spend their workday in fully furnished offices equipped with Herman Miller adjustable height desks and Humanscale ergonomic chairs. The spaces have custom finishes and lighting.

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Akbar Ganji, Contributor
Dissident Iranian journalist; Intl. Press Association World Press Freedom Hero
U.S. Policy is Harming Iran's Moderates and Reformists
04/19/2016 04:10 pm ET Updated Apr 18, 2017
Recent nuclear agreements between Iran and Western countries, led by the United States, have been well-received by the Iranian people. Sanctions have been removed, as promised by President Hasan Rouhani, and now the people expect improvements in relationships between the Islamic Republic and the West, as well as with the Arab countries. But more importantly they are looking forward to greater political freedoms. The nuclear accords were the first step taken by the Rouhani government towards reform.
The opposition groups, moderate forces within the regime, and the Reformists who were in favor of the agreement are now expecting the same improvements to occur domestically in order to usher in national reconciliation and political reform culminating in a passage to democracy . But since the traditional conservatives and extremists, led by Ayatollah Khamenehie, are vehemently against the agreement, and particularly oppose any domestic reforms in the wake of the implementation of the agreements, a severe confrontation has emerged between Ayatollah Khamenehie on the one hand and Rouhani and Rafsanjani on the another.
The February 26 , 2016 election of the Expediency Council was a great success. In this election, people voted against the most influential candidates supported by Khamenehie, and in this way said 'no' to him. In addition, the people managed to elect a group of moderate representatives in the parliamentary elections. On April 29, 2016 the representatives who did not win a clear majority will compete in runoff elections. The new "Majles" will convene on May 27, 2016. There is every reason to hope that the moderate parliament will be in favor of Rouhani's agenda. But this is a small step toward shaping the country's internal affairs along the agreement's lines, and one should not underestimate the possibility of a repetition of the period of Mahmood Ahmadinejad and Saeed Jalili in the next round of the presidential elections.
The Presidential Elections and the threat of the resurgence of the Ahmadinejad/Jalili camp.
The presidential elections of the Islamic Republic of Iran will take place 14 months from today, and almost 4 months after the inauguration of the new president of the United States on January 20, 2017.
The conservatives, led by Khamenehie, have been preparing for some time. Khamenehie is harshly attacking Rouhani. He repudiates the agreement, criticizing for not having servedg the interests of the Islamic Republic. He states that Iran has fulfilled all its agreements while the United States not only has not yet lifted the sanction, but has imposed new additional sanctions. Indeed, the United States still prevents the other countries from having open relationships with the Islamic Republic and does not allow the release and return of Iranian's frozen assets.
According to Khamenehie, the agreement means surrendering to the United States' demands with nothing in return, and - he claims -- that is the American style of agreement which means nothing but domination. Is it wiseor in our national interest, he argues, to agree to such a contract; to give up everything and receive nothing in exchange? He also says that Rouhani, Rafsanjani, and Khatamee, along with groups like the Reformists and the moderates, who are talking about a domestic reforms in the wake of the nuclear agreements, either consciously or unknowingly have turned into agents of America, following and implementing its imperialistic designs.
General Mohammad Ali Jaffary, The Commander in Chief of the Revolutionary Guards, claimed in his speech on March 28, 2016
"The sanctions have not yet been lifted even after the nuclear agreement, and apparently there is no intention for this, or if there is any, it seems it is going to be too gradual, drop by drop!"
On the same day Amir Ali Haji Zadeh, then Commander in Chief of the Revolutionary Guards' Air Force, referring to the recently imposed nuclear sanction by the United States, declared that Iran should not worry about an American military attack. Rather, "Our chief worry is here at home. Those who worry us are the sons and nephews of the authorities and those who can influence the decision makers."
On March, 30, 2016 Kamenehie, in response to Hashemi Rafsanjani's Tweets, accused him of betraying the country, and said that in today's world negotiations and military preparedness are both essential. Without military power small country will militarily threaten you. . Meanwhile, he expressed his dissatisfaction over the actual process of the nuclear agreement, claiming that the Americans have swindled Iran:
"One has to be forceful in negotiations, and should negotiate in a way to avoid being deceived. If we agree and sign a contract, and they just pretend that they are keeping their agreement but do not lift the sanctions and continue the trade embargo, this indicates a problem. We should not let these problems be created, we should be proactive there as well by boosting our defenses."
It seems like Khamenehie's criticism of the Reformists has encouraged the Revolutionary Guard commanders to attack the moderates and Reformist factions within the regime. On, in April 5, 2016 Jaafari said that whoever, including the Khatamee's government, the [Reformist] Sixth Parliament, or the Green Movement, which intended to transmogrify the regime, was in turn "destroyed and lost credibility. No one needs be concerned about Rafsanjani or Rouhani, since the Iranian regime was strong enough to bypass even the deviance of Ayatollah Montazeri." Even if they occupy both the legislative and executive powers, these people "will eventually be pushed away." There are those who are inclined toward the West and who have penetrated the regime, but the Revolutionary Guards "will never allow the seeds of treason to grow to maturity."
The recent nuclear agreement has not a document to be proud of. It was not such a success story to deserve second and third retelling on the domestic scene as a governmental fable". It has been embarrassing and humiliating enough and "we would never think about repeating such an experience in other occasions". " We are not afraid of the United States treats, and "prior to any other way of responding, we have prepared ourselves for a military response." He also added that
"The Revolutionary Guards are prepared with an exact plan about how to respond to the provocative and stupid actions of backward regimes like Bahrain and Saudi, which is the result of their reliance on the support they receive from Americans, and we will retaliate, if necessary, upon receiving an order."
Rouhani in his speeches delivered on April 4, and April 9, 2016, defended the nuclear agreement, tolerance, and friendship with the world, and responded to Khamenehie, and Jaafari, saying, "if we wanted to continue Ahmadinejad's policy today, our oil exports would be zero. If not for the agreement, however gradual, we could not have even exported one barrel of oil." He called his opponents extremists who cause Iranophobia and push the country to the brink of destruction. In response to Jaafari, he said ,
"We are not a threat to any country, we have not plotted against any country; nor do we intend to do so. The safety and security of our neighbors and the region is our safety and security. Any defensive measures are only to serve the maintenance of our security as well as that of the region's security. All our neighbors should keep in mind that Iran's plan is to support its neighbor and other Islamic countries, and if any country thinks that Iran is a threat to itself, it has in all likelihood made a grave miscalculation. Iran is no threat to anybody, and has never declared was against any nation and won't do so in future."
He also said that by inducing fear and with tough baseless words, the leadership of the Revolutionary guards could destroy all the opportunities achieved through nuclear agreement.
Iran's Economic Situation
According to the World Bank , the growth rate of Iran's gross domestic production during the presidencies of Rafsanjani, Khatamee, and Ahmadinejad was 5.1%, 4.3%, and 3.2% respectively. The average economic growth rate in Iran during the years of 1989-2011 has been 4.7%. Under the crippling sanctions, Iran's economic growth in 2012 and 2013 was reduced to -6.6% and -1.9%, and will probably reach .5% in 2015.
Not only Rouhani, but even the Americans promised that the economic situation in Iran would noticeably improve with the nuclear agreement and removal of the sanction. But even at the outset of the negotiations some distinguished American analysts and personalities gave false information concerning the fate of Iran's frozen assets in the United States . They argued that a large portion of these assets should be paid as compensation for all the terrorist activity that Iran had been involved in after the sanctions were lifted. Iran has fulfilled all its agreements.
However, the United States has placed Iran in a bind: Iran is still under sanctions regarding banking transactions with American banks. It cannot use dollars in its trade since non-American banks are worried about the heavy penalty for trade with Iran, even if it does not use dollars. Iran is not even able to use its free assets due to the above restrictions. Under these conditions, in fact, no improvement has taken place, and it is as if the nuclear agreement did not bring any economic improvement for Iran. Moreover, the American Congress is opposed to these nuclear agreements too.
These are independent of all the new sanctions and penalties that the Congress and various criminal courts have issued. For example, New York Supreme Court judge George Daniels sentenced the Islamic Republic to pay $10.7 billion dollars (with the addition of 9% the interest over the period since the incident it will amount to 21 billion dollars) as compensation for losses during the September 11 terrorist attack. Needless to say, 15 out of 19 people who were involved in this terrorist attack were from Saudi Arabia.
Under these circumstances, foreign investment and the importation of high technology which is a necessary condition for economic development, job creation and improving that national welfare is impossible. Rouhani must be able to effect economic growth at least by six percent in order to fulfill these needs. But according to the most recent report from the World Economic and Financial Surveys , the rate of unemployment in Iran would increase during the years of 2016- 2017, and the rate of economic growth would reach to 4% in 2016 and 3.7% in 2017.
Helping the extremist conservatives to take over?
Extremist conservatives harshly blamed the Rouhani government as well as the moderate and reformist elements within the regime, for entering agreements that resulted in no benefits for Iran and has caused the economy to go from bad to worse. The inconclusiveness of the nuclear agreements, plus economic recession, poverty, unemployment, the closing of the industries and factories, have altogether given the conservatives an excuse for such attacks. Even India could not repay its debts to Iran due to the present banking sanctions.
The extremists aim is to topple the Rouhani government and replace it with a government such as Ahmadinejad's. Even Ahmadinejad has increased his own activities and clearly stated that, "Since they (the Rouhani government) have created a mess,"... the people are demanding my candidacy." He has said that he is looking forward to the 2017 elections to appear as a presidential candidate again. Saeed Jalili on March 11, 2016 has also said: "BRJAM, (the acronym for nuclear agreement in Persian), turned from a shining sun has into a rapidly passing cloud" and said if he would have been elected as president "... I would never have signed such an agreement since I think very differently."
Some of the extremist conservatives claimed that Ahmadinejad could get up to 65% of votes the next election, but many others say that if he runs against Rouhani, he may even receive up to 75% .
The other important issue is Khamenehei's illness and the question of his succession. Naturally each faction tries to propose a candidate affiliated with itself. While moderates think a reformist candidate would help pave the road to democracy, the hardliners and conservatives want an even more radical person than Khamenehei.
However, the conditions created by the Western countries for Iran, and the increasing pressures they impose on Iran could, very likely, benefit the hardliners and conservatives and may eventually result in the total elimination of the reformists and the moderates. It seems that many Western governments have deliberately chosen a policy that keeps the power in the hands of hardliners and extremists. But it is not yet clear if the United States would follow their policy or consider it to be in its national interest. Such a policy Undoubtedly would make the United States unreliable. Even the Europeans would protest it.
If the sanctions are not lifted and the nuclear agreements doesn't lead to any tangible economic improvement, and indeed more sanctions are imposed, the situation will shift in favor of the conservatives and extremists and they are very likely the ones who will be the winner of upcoming presidential elections.
This article was translated by Mina Zand .


Olivier Giroud has opened the door to a potential return to France amid his lack of regular playing time at Chelsea.
The striker has started just six Premier League games and scored once under Maurizio Sarri this term, but remains as first choice striker for France under Didier Deschamps and scored in the 4-1 win over Moldova in a Euro 2020 qualifying match on Friday.
The 32-year-old has scored 15 goals in 52 appearances overall since joining Chelsea from London rivals Arsenal in January 2018, but the arrival of Gonzalo Higuain this season has seen the Frenchman fall further out of favour at Stamford Bridge.
Giroud is out of contract in west London at the end of the season and has been linked with a move to Ligue 1 side Lyon, and the striker told Telefoot of the rumours: "It's a possibility. But I didn't make any calls. I'm happy in England.
"It's always a pleasure [to be linked] especially since under president [Jean-Michel] Aulas, Lyon is a good club."
Giroud's future could be affected by Chelsea's recently-imposed transfer ban, which means that the club are unable to recruit new players in either of the next two transfer windows, and the Blues could therefore seek to tie the Frenchman down to fresh terms.
"Am I afraid of being stuck? No," Giroud added. "We will see what the future holds for me, since for the moment it is true that the club cannot recruit.
"I'm definitely looking for more playing time. I aspire to find an important role in a team, now we'll see what happens."
Giroud has found himself as something of a second-rate option at Chelsea, having started more regularly for the Blues in the Europa League, scoring nine goals in as many games in the European competition.
However, the former Montpellier forward continues to star ahead of other illustrious names in the attacking pecking order for his country and has scored 34 goals for France, a record bettered only by Thierry Henry (51) and Michel Platini (41).


My most treasured souvenir is a tiny box filled with four dolls made of pressed paper and colored thread. These are 'worry dolls', or small handmade dolls that originate from Guatemala. The tradition is to place these dolls under your pillow and sleep over your sorrows, and by the next morning, the dolls will have taken them away. A Guatemalan student at my school, now one of my closest friends, passed these out to us, and although most brushed them off as a cute, superstitious trinkets, I felt a powerful sense of compassion for these dolls. To swallow human suffering and spin it into nothingness is no simple feat-- it filled me with the urge to go out into the world and set free all the birds caged in by pain and fear.
Helli Fang is a senior at Walnut Hill School for the Arts in Natick, Massachusetts, and will be attending Bard College in the fall. Her poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in The Glass Kite Anthology, Wildness, and Yellow Noise, and has been recognized by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Bennington College, Columbia College of Chicago, and The Adroit Journal. She has also attended the Iowa Young Writer's Studio. When Helli is not writing, she enjoys playing the violin and climbing trees.


Izvornik: FENS Abstract Book / Federation of European Neurosicence Societies (ur.). - Wien : Federation of European Neurosicence Societies , 2006. A092.9, p. 142-142.
Mjesto i datum: Austria, Beč, 08-12.07.2006.
Abnormal hyperphosphorylation of the microtubule-associated protein tau and its incorporation into neurofibrillary tangles are major hallmarks of the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Using monoclonal antibodies, different tau phosphoepitopes can be sensitively detected in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). A significant elevation in the levels of tau protein phosphorylated at threonine 231 (p-tau231) has been recently observed in CSF of AD patients (Hampel H et al., Arch Gen Psychiatry 2004 ; 61: 95-102 ; de Leon MJ et al., J Intern Med 2004 ; 256: 205-223). We analyzed a group of patients with a clinical diagnosis of AD, with possible AD, and nondemented controls. CSF levels of p-tau231 were measured using a specific antibody against the 231 tau phosphoepitope by both Western blot (using an antibody provided by Peter Davies, New York, USA) and ELISA (antibody and kit from Biosource, Camarillo, CA, USA). CSF levels of p-tau231 were significantly elevated in the patients with definite AD compared to the nondemented controls. Our preliminary results in a small group of cases with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) largely confirmed two earlier studies, which suggest that such an elevation may be a specific indicator of AD-related changes and could improve early detection and tracking disease progression. We conclude that p-tau231 in CSF represents a promising potential biological marker of AD.


You say "tomato" and I say "tomatoe" but really what is the difference? You could say a "tomato" is a red juicy vegetable that is sweet in taste. Where as I can say a "tomatoe" is a succulent crimson sphere full nectar from the heavens. The point here is a "tomatoe" really is a "tomato" but depending on how you look at it a "tomato" can be so much more.
What does your service offer? What are the features of your product? Above all showcase the benefits of your service and/or product.
Customer association: this has to do with what you want the customer to view your business as. How you want them to view your business, your service and/or your product. It is in this aspect of branding that you need to showcase why a potential customer should come to you above your competition.


Tonight was my final UGA basketball game of the season for The Associated Press. Given that, I wanted to do it right and knock out everything I felt I'd been lacking over the past few months. If only I'd been able to figure it out faster.
First thing I did was be realistic, Georgia didn't have a chance so I shot Florida for the first half. It was the right call. Also, I tried to get some good reaction shots of the coaches and players.
So, hopefully I left a good impression.
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This Edition was published in 1995, it's in good pre-loved condition, all in all pages are clean, bright and tight bound. Watermarked last page. Care of the Horse consists of some black & white illustrations.
By the British Horse Society.
The aim of this series is to provide a comprehensive reference library offering advice and information on the care and management of the horse.
Compiled by experts, the books are essential reading for students...and invaluable for anyone who owns or rides a horse.


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L'escola Gavina és una escola cooperativa de Picanya (Horta Sud, País Valencià), fundada el 1975, que fou pionera en l'ensenyament en valencià.

Des dels seus inicis, s'ha definit com a valenciana, co-educadora, plural i laica, i fa èmfasi en la cooperació entre família i escola, a més de donar a l'alumne participació en el seu propi ensenyament. Actualment és una escola concertada. Disposa d'un edifici per l'Educació Primària i un per l'Educació Secundària Obligatòria, situats a l'horta del terme municipal de Picanya, concretament al camí Partida de la Martina. Publica periòdicament la revista Martinanews (Premi Baldiri i Reixac).

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Brexit – is the tide turning against Leave?
tags: Brexit negotiations, Chequers Agreement
A month is a very long time in Brexit politics. At the start of July Theresa May had stayed at the helm and held together her minority government for a year longer than many thought likely. She was edging towards getting her fractious party and cabinet to accepting a carefully crafted Brexit plan that delivered an exit from EU institutions while seeking to minimise the damage to trade. A cabinet away day at Chequers endorsed the plan. Two years after the referendum and a year after losing her majority in a general election, the Prime Minister at last had a deal that could be presented to Monsieur Barnier as the definitive British objective in their negotiations.
Within 48 hours harmony had turned to discord and rupture. Her Brexit Secretary resigned, followed by the Foreign Secretary and a clutch of minor members of the government. By the end of the month the Chequers Agreement was in tatters, amended in the Commons as May caved in to the Rees Mogg led Brextremist faction in her party. In trying to hold together her party it seems May had pleased nobody. The Brextremist faction (numbering perhaps 50 MPs) pulled one way and the Tory hard core Remainers (now as low as about 15 MPs) tugged another way but the party and government has now moved onto true hard Brexit territory.
This raises the prospect of Britain leaving the EU in March next year without agreeing exit terms or a trade deal. Theresa May's second most (in)famous Brexit related phrase is that "a no deal is better than a bad deal" but she must now realise that this is as fatuous as "Brexit means Brexit." Representatives of British industry have become louder in their warnings about the chaos that will ensue if there is no deal. As her new Brexit Secretary was appearing before a Commons committee, Downing Street announced that the Prime Minister was taking the lead in the remaining stages of negotiations with Brussels. Dominic Raab's rather unhelpful metaphor for describing his demotion was that it was a "rearrangement of the deck chairs" of government. Let's hope there are enough lifeboats.
If the government has abandoned "cakeism" and accepts that the EU will agree a Canada style trade deal but not cherry picking current arrangements, then Mrs May's problem is that her Brexit ultras now appear to prefer a no deal outcome. Liam Fox has indicated his preference for such a "clean Brexit" and the government has prepared a series of 70 'technical notices' for what we should expect in a no deal scenario. This has led to speculation that the supply of certain foods and medicines that are sourced from the EU will quickly dry up, the approach roads to ports will be jammed with lorries and the army will be deployed to get essential supplies to hospitals and vulnerable people.
Such talk has previously been dismissed by the Brexit brigade as "Project Fear" and scaremongering. But more of the public, including many Leave voters, are now appreciating that exiting the European Union comes at an enormous cost. They also believe that the government has failed so far and is unlikely in the future to agree a beneficial deal with the EU. Support is growing rapidly for a referendum on the terms of the exit deal, with an option for abandoning Brexit altogether and staying in the EU. Several polls now show strong support for a "Peoples Vote" on Brexit, rather leaving it up to a dysfunctional Parliament.
A Sky News poll today shows that a slight majority of people now believe that Brexit will be bad both for themselves and the country. A huge majority of 78% believe that the government has done a poor job of negotiating with the EU. The poll also shows that if there were to be another referendum, the Remain option would be the clear winner. If people are presented with the three options of Remain, the government's Chequers Agreement or No Deal then Remain comes out ahead with 48% support with No Deal on 27% and the government deal with just 13% support and 3% don't know. When asked about second preferences Remain wins with 59% support. What stood out the most for me was that my home country of Wales, which voted narrowly for Leave in 2016, now becomes the leader of the pack in EU support with 73% backing Remain, a truly remarkable turnaround. The Sky poll was limited to Great Britain. Several separate polls have shown a solidifying of Remain support in Northern Ireland. The Brexiters will no doubt now start to panic that the "dream of Brexit", to quote Boris Johnson's self-serving resignation letter, is slipping away from them. Expect to see more comments about a "great betrayal" and a "stab in the back" as the Brexcrement hits the fan.
Delivering Brexit was never going to be the walk in the park predicted by the Brexiters. They said negotiating a trade deal with the EU would be easy, as they needed us more than we needed them. Davis and Johnson have fled the field. Fox and Gove remain in post, believing in a Britain free from the EU but closer to the US. They now have to work with May to salvage Brexit, while reality dawns on more people inside government that the project may be undeliverable.
The Brexiters' chickens have now come home to roost. With Trump in the White House, demanding "America First" trade deals, those chickens will be chlorine washed. I've thought since 2016 (perhaps with a dose of wishful thinking) that Brexit would eventually collapse, pulled apart by its internal contradictions. With eight months to go I am now more hopeful than ever that this national act of self-mutilation will be averted. The public have got wise to the snake oil salesmen of Brexit. The tide is turning but eight months is a very long time and who knows what twists and turns lie in the road ahead.
The full data set of the Sky News poll can be read at https://interactive.news.sky.com/brexitshifttabs.pdf
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A truly remarkable turnaround in Wales & in the referendum in Scotland it was 64% Remain 36% Leave
almost 2 :1 . Do you think the Scots are going to be happy if Brexit goes through? It's Madness utter Madness.


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Camrail exploite le réseau ferroviaire du Cameroun, depuis le , dans le cadre d'un contrat de concession signé avec l'État du Cameroun. Son actionnaire de référence est Bolloré Africa Logistics.

Historique

Création du réseau ferré

À l'accession du Cameroun à l'indépendance le  1960, le nouvel État camerounais avait hérité d'un réseau de chemin de fer à voie unique, avec écartement métrique, de , aux courbes serrées et au profil peu facile.

Ces  avaient été réalisés, pour une partie par la France et pour l'autre, par l'Allemagne :
 ligne Douala - Yaoundé, construite entre 1908 et 1927 ;
 construction par les allemands entre Douala à Éséka ;
 construction par les français entre Eséka et Yaoundé ;
 ligne Douala - Nkongsamba, construite entre 1906 et 1911.

La Régie nationale des chemins de fer du Cameroun et l'extension du réseau

La Régie nationale des chemins de fer du Cameroun, en abrégé «  Regifercam », est créée par l'arrêté du  et exploite le réseau jusqu'à sa privatisation en mars 1999.

À l'indépendance en 1960 et 1963, le réseau routier est très limité : le développement de l'État se fait par le chemin de fer. L'Office du Chemin de Fer Transcamerounais est chargé de conduire d'importants travaux de construction et de rénovation, les trains restant exploités par la Regifercam . Le réseau se développe jusqu'à la région de l'Adamaoua (la construction de la ligne Yaoundé-Ngaoundéré a lieu entre 1964 et 1974), puis à l'ouest lors de l'Unification (ligne de Mbanga à Kumba). À l'occasion de la pose du premier rail de cette dernière le 28 mars 1964, la République fédérale du Cameroun émet deux timbres. L'un représente la stèle commémorative, l'autre une locomotive.

La Regifercam est inscrite en 1996 dans processus de privatisation par l'État camerounais, alors qu'elle présentait un déficit moyen annuel d'exploitation de l'ordre de 4 milliards de francs CFA par an entre 1994 et 1999.

La liquidation de la Regifercam est chargée, conformément à la législation et à la réglementation en vigueur, de la réalisation de l'actif et de l'apurement du passif, dont les éléments respectifs ne sont pas repris pour le compte du Concessionnaire, au titre de la Convention de concession de l'activité ferroviaire au Cameroun signée le  entre la République du Cameroun et la société Camrail. Il s'agissait pour l'État de réduire sa charge financière liée au transport ferroviaire, inverser les flux (entre l'État et le concessionnaire) et d'améliorer durablement l'efficacité du secteur des transports ferroviaires (augmentation de l'offre de transport ferroviaire et de la productivité du personnel.

La Regifercam est dissoute par le décret présidentiel du .

Concession d'exploitation et création de Camrail

La convention de concession a été signée le , pour une durée de 30 années. La reprise de l'activité ferroviaire est effective depuis le  1999.

Cette convention concède à Camrail :
 l'exploitation technique et commerciale des services de transport ferroviaire ;
 la maintenance, le renouvellement, l'aménagement et l'exploitation des infrastructures ferroviaires ;
 la gestion courante du domaine ferroviaire.

La convention de concession a connu un premier avenant en 2005. Puis complétée par l'avenant  signé le , qui consacre des investissements destinés à l'acquisition du matériel roulant et à la modernisation des infrastructures et le matériel roulant.Cet avenant prévoit sur la période 2009-2020, des investissements de l'ordre de 230 milliards de francs CFA dont 158 milliards à la charge du concessionnaire.

À ce titre, deux locomotives neuves de type CC 3300 ont été mises en service le  et six nouvelles locomotives CC 2500 ont été réceptionnées en 2012.

En 2015, le concessionnaire a acquis neuf nouvelles locomotives de type CC 3300 fabriquées par la société Sud-Africaine Grindrod. Chacune de ces locomotives dotées d'une puissance de , offre la possibilité de tracter en moyenne  de marchandises.

Côté matériel remorqué, 50 wagons plats ont été réceptionnés en 2013 ; 25 wagons citernes, et 40 voitures voyageurs livrés. Camrail a également mis en service le train direct InterCity entre Douala et Yaoundé.

L'entretien de la voie ferrée, propriété de l'État, était confié à la Sitrafer de 2001 à 2010. Plusieurs problèmes à la Sitrafer (non-paiement des employés) ont amené la Camrail à favoriser l'ouverture à la concurrence. L'entretien des voies est aujourd'hui assuré par quatre entreprises sous-traitantes de Camrail : SCIN, Socarrema, NASMO et Sitrafer).

Dans le cadre du matériel de maintenance, Camrail a acquis et mis en service un autorail de contrôle de la voie le . Cet engin de dernière génération d'une valeur de 2,3 milliards Fcfa permet de diagnostiquer la voie afin de déterminer avec précisions les anomalies de la voie et fournir des résultats en temps réel. Camrail poursuit aussi les travaux de réhabilitation de  de voies entre Batchenga et Ka'a

Camrail a également procédé à la rénovation de ses ateliers notamment, l'atelier Essieu avec l'acquisition entre autres d'une grenailleuse, des postes de magnétoscopie et d'une machine DALIC pour la métallisation des fusées d'essieux.

En janvier 2022, est annoncé que l'armateur MSC allait reprendre la société Bolloré Africa logistics, gestionnaire du Sitarail, du Camrail et du Benirail.

Réseau ferroviaire
Camrail gère un réseau à voie unique d'environ , à écartement métrique.
 Lignes du Transcamerounais :
 Transcam I : Douala-Yaoundé ()
 Transcam II : Yaoundé-Ngaoundéré ()
 Ligne de l'Ouest : Douala-Mbanga (), Mbanga-Kumba ()

38 gares sont présentes sur le réseau qui compte 658 ouvrages d'art,  ouvrages hydrauliques, 35 ponts métalliques, 3 viaducs et 4 tunnels.

Les lignes Otélé - Mbalmayo et Mbanga - Nkongsamba étaient autrefois exploitées et ont disparu lors de la privatisation.

Un projet de ligne vers le Tchad est parfois évoqué.

Parc de matériel roulant

58 locomotives de ligne et de manœuvre
 BB 1000 (locomotive de manœuvre)
 BB 1100 (locomotive de manœuvre)
 BB 1200 (locomotive de manœuvre)
 Bombardier Transport  CC 2200 (trains marchandises et voyageurs)
 General Motors CC 2600 (usage pour trains marchandises)
 NREC CC 3300 (usage pour trains marchandises)
 NREC CC 2500 (usage pour trains marchandises)
 Des automotrices et autorails
 ZE 500
 1210 wagons
 wagons plats
 wagons couverts
 tombereaux
 288 wagons citernes (2020).
 Un autorail d'inspection des voies Plasser & Theurer

Trafic

Trafic voyageurs

Le transport de passagers est assuré sur trois liaisons :

 la desserte de la  (Douala - Kumba) est assurée par des voitures classiques, adaptées au déplacement des populations entre le Sud-Ouest et le Littoral, mais également au transport et à l'expédition des colis et bagages.
 le TransCam 1 (Douala – Yaoundé)  est desservi par trois types de trains :
Le train direct « InterCity » (151/152 et 153/154) sans arrêt qui rallie Douala à Yaoundé en 3 h 40. Ce train est composé de deux voitures de première classe climatisées et de quatre voitures « Premium » ventilées. La liaison est suspendue, depuis l'accident ferroviaire en 2016 à Éséka. L'InterCity a permis de faire baisser la mortalité sur la route de 25%.
 des trains Omnibus (103/104) desservent toutes les gares et arrêts ; ils sont composés de voitures de  et fourgons collecteurs adaptés au transport des colis et bagages. Ils aident au désenclavement des zones rurales et permettent l'acheminement des produits vivriers vers les grandes villes.
 des trains semi-directs(181/184), composés de rames classiques (voitures  et , bar restaurant, fourgons générateurs) desservent les grandes zones et chefs-lieux d'arrondissement.
 Le TransCam 2, (Yaoundé – Ngaoundéré) est également assuré par deux types de trains :
 des trains omnibus (112/113)  desservant la zone de Bélabo à Ngaoundéré, permettent aux populations riveraines de se déplacer et d'acheminer leurs vivres vers les grands axes.
 des trains semi-directs (191/192) de Yaoundé à Ngaoundéré dont la composition peut comporter des voitures-lits, des voitures de première classe, des voitures bar-restaurant.

Trafic fret

Camrail transporte en moyenne 1,7 million de tonnes de marchandises par an.

Camrail dispose de deux terminaux à Bélabo et Ngaoundéré, qui permettent de desservir sur le plan national et sous régional (Tchad, République centrafricaine et Congo).

Sûreté et sécurité
La sûreté des passagers et des marchandises est assurée par :
Sécurité Camrail
Police spéciale du chemin de fer subdivisée en quatre commissariats
quatre sociétés de gardiennage assurent la sécurisation des postes fixes et du matériel roulant
SEMIL et Gendarmerie assurent respectivement la gestion des hommes en tenue et la sécurité des sites sensibles.
 les riverains qui assurent l'entretien et la surveillance de la voie.

La sécurité incendie est animée en interne par des agents Camrail formés selon normes en vigueur. Elle est structurée autour des dispositifs de :
Prévention : (Formation / sensibilisation du personnel et tiers opérateurs)
Intervention : (Parc de 800 extincteurs portatifs et fixes répartis sur l'ensemble du réseau et trois camions incendie

La sécurité de l'environnement des emprises ferroviaires, se décline à travers plusieurs actions :
 Gestion des rapports avec les riverains du rail (Politique de proximité de 400 millions Fcfa en moyenne par an pour les travaux de désherbage, nettoyage/curage des ouvrages d'arts.)
Prévention de la pollution:
Assurer la dépollution des sites de Yaoundé, Bélabo et N'Gaoundéré (avec appui Banque mondiale)
Prévenir la pollution éventuelle du fait de nos activités (maitrise et traitement des effluents)
Gestion écologique des déchets (tri sélectif, incinération des déchets spéciaux, recyclage des huiles usées et de la ferraille)
Assainissement et maintien en état de propreté des lieux de travail et sites Camrail (entretien des bâtiments et des espaces verts, de la station d'épuration et des séparateurs d'hydrocarbures, vidanges des fosses septiques, désinsectisation et dératisation des locaux)
 Contribution à la protection de la faune et de la flore :
Signature d'un mémorandum avec le ministère chargé de la faune et de la flore
Partenariat avec l'Organisation Non Gouvernementale CARFAD d'appui technique en vue de l'éradication du transport par train des produits fauniques

 Veiller au transport du bois légal

Le , le train de voyageurs à destination de Yaoundé déraille la nuit entre Bitom et Pangar. L'accident fait 28 blessés.

À la suite de plusieurs accidents mortels en 2019, une opération de sensibilisation à la sécurité aux passages à niveau est organisée en 2020.

Accident ferroviaire d'Éséka

Le 21 octobre 2016 à , près de la gare d'Éséka sur la ligne de Douala à Yaoundé au Cameroun, un déraillement du train 152 de fabrication chinoise occasionne le décès de 79 personnes et des blessures à 551 personnes. La cause est l'effondrement d'une buse, et le bilan est dû à la surcharge du train, seul moyen de transport à ce moment-là du fait de la coupure de la route nationale 3.

À la suite de l'accident, l'InterCity ne circule plus. Les voitures chinoises ont été écartés par le gouvernement camerounais. Pour compenser ces matériels déclarés inaptes, l'achat de cinq autorails Stadler et de vingt-cinq voitures voyageurs (construites par CIM-SSRT) est en négociation. Les autorails pourraient relier Douala à Yaoundé en deux heures une fois la voie modernisée, en remplacement de l'InterCity. Neuf locomotives ont été commandées auprès de General Electric (4 locomotives pour trains de voyageurs par l'État et 5 pour les marchandises par Camrail) et sont, en mai 2018, non livrées car en attente de paiement.

Développements techniques et technologiques

Pour augmenter sa productivité, Camrail s'est lancée dans un vaste programme d'acquisition de nouveaux équipements techniques:
Acquisition et mise en service d'un Autorail de contrôle le ,pour un montant de 2,310 milliards de Fcfa
Rénovation de l'atelier essieux : Grenailleuse, potences, tables élévatrices, machine à laver les roulements, machine pour la métallisation des fusées, outillage de contrôle, postes de magnétoscopie, aspirateur de fumées, gerbeur…
Acquisition de nouveaux matériels : Paire de portiques de pose et de dépose de la voie, Paire de tourelle pour transport de portiques ; Traveleuse à chaînette pour la pose des Traverses en béton armé; Palonnier à chaînette; Chariot poseur de rails, Bourreuse mécanique, Tractopelle, Tour et fraiseuse…

Camrail a également engagé la modernisation de son système d'information avec la mise en place de :
la plateforme de connexion sécurisée, permettant aux clients d'accéder au logiciel de suivi de wagons Okapi (système de gestion de l'exploitation ferroviaire et de la facturation du transport des marchandises). Ce qui leur permet d'avoir en temps réel le positionnement et le statut de leurs wagons tout au long du trajet sur l'ensemble du réseau Camrail
 la Gestion de la Maintenance Assistée par Ordinateur (GMAO) avec le logiciel MAXIMO et contribue à l'amélioration du suivi, de la disponibilité et la fiabilité des matériels roulants et des infrastructures
 dispatching : système de communication ferroviaire qui permet au régulateur des circulations ferroviaires de communiquer avec toutes les gares, assurant ainsi une régulation du trafic sur l'ensemble du réseau

Social

Ressources humaines

Le salaire mensuel moyen d'un agent Camrail a doublé en 10 ans, passant de  Francs CFA à  Francs CFA.

En outre, Camrail :
assure à 80 % la couverture des soins médicaux des agents et de leur famille ; ce qui représente un effectif social de  personnes ;
emploie 2100 agents et développe la sous-traitance avec  emplois directs au travers d'une vingtaine de sociétés ;
assure divers services (cantines, dortoirs…) ;
assure la prise en charge intégrale des agents porteurs du VIH ;
développe une politique associative avec la présence d'une Association Sportive (AS Camrail), et d'une mutuelle des travailleurs du rail (MUTRARAIL)
a mis sur pied une politique soutenue de formation du personnel ( heures de normatif pour 200 millions de Fcfa d'investissements en 2013
dispose d'un service de restauration du personnel offert à travers des cantines dans les principaux sites du réseau et des dortoirs aménagés pour le personnel d'astreinte.

Un dialogue agissant entre la Direction Générale et le personnel a été institué. Des commissions paritaires se tiennent deux fois par an entre les représentants du personnel et la Direction générale.

Mouvements sociaux
La Sitrafer, chargée par Camrail de l'entretien des voies, fait plusieurs fois grève entre 2012 et 2014 en bloquant les voies. Les grévistes dénoncent leurs conditions de travail et de rémunération. À la suite de cela, Camrail ne renouvelle pas le contrat de maintenance avec la Sitrafer et ouvre la voie à la concurrence.Quatre entreprises font ainsi leur entrée dans ce secteur:SCIN, Socarrema, NASMO et Sitrafer.

Développement durable

. Elle s'est distinguée par des actions telles que :
 l'aménagement de 32 points d'eau potable (puits et forages) dans plusieurs gares du réseau.
 le soutien d'un montant de près de 400 millions de Fcfa par année aux populations impliquées dans le désherbage et la sécurisation de la voie ferrée.
 la lutte contre le braconnage, à travers des actions destinées à la protection de la fauneet de la flore qui sont encadrés par un mémorandum d'entente, avec le Ministère des forêts et de la faune.
 Le soutien aux formations hospitalières (dons de 75 matelas à l'hôpital protestant de Ngaoundéré, ...)
La mise en place d'une ligne de bus électriques desservant l'université de Yaoundé
La construction des passerelles piétonnes à Mvolyé (Yaoundé) et Bassa (Douala).
Des appuis multiformes aux organisations publiques et privées

Notes et références

Notes

Références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Transcamerounais
 Gare centrale de Ngaoundéré
 Gare de Yaoundé
 Gare de Bessengué
 Accident ferroviaire d'Éséka
 Histoire des chemins de fer en Afrique de l'Ouest et en Afrique centrale

Bibliographie

Liens externes

 Site officiel Camrail
 Site officiel Bolloré Africa Logistics
 Railphot album photo
 Cameroon Railways par Logistique Conseil
 Réussir ensemble à l'exemple de Camrail (film wmv du COPIREP)
 Secteur Privé & Développement : "Quel rôle du secteur privé dans le développement du rail africain ?" Le cas de Camrail

Entreprise de transport ferroviaire ayant son siège au Cameroun
Écartement métrique
Entreprise ayant son siège au Cameroun
Histoire des chemins de fer en Afrique de l'Ouest et en Afrique centrale


I always end my day with the news headlines and maybe if I can stretch to "the Newspaper headlines", thanks to the Sky news channel. Anyway in media the big hoo ha at the moment is bringing everyone into broadband. Like the BBC there is a tax proposal, whereby everyone in the UK who has a fixed telephone line would be charged about 50-60 pence per month. Thus raising the revenue to enable those out in the sticks to have access to super fast broadband.
I think this is absolutely ridiculous. Phone bills are costly enough without having extra taxes added onto them. The phone companies will simply pass this charge onto the customer. When surely if the telecommunication industry want to reach more rural customers they need to use some of their revenue and invest in laying whatever pipes would be needed. Taxes are too high in Britain already and why take more away from us. Before you know it you will be paying the same amount per year as the BBC receives. At least half of the BBC should get his money elsewhere. Plus they have all those foreign branches of no benefit to us in the UK. Kiss Teet !!!!!!
BT are teef as it is, and they already control everything! Whether you're with them or some other provider, you're still bound to them!


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/**
\class Mask
\brief This class is a subclass of itkImage that provides the concept of "valid" pixels
       and hole pixels. Pixels that are any other value are never used in computations.
       Using itkImageFileReader, the first channel of any input image will be attempted
       to be converted to a Mask. NOTE: If the image is a 4 channel image where the 4th
       channel represents alpha, the reader sometimes produces a blank image. Ideally
       a 3 channel grayscale (all channels are the same) or 1 channel image is used
       as input.
*/

#ifndef MASK_H
#define MASK_H

// ITK
#include "itkImage.h"

class vtkImageData;

// Custom
#include "Types.h"

class Mask : public itk::Image< unsigned char, 2>
{
public:
  /** Standard typedefs. */
  typedef Mask                       Self;
  typedef itk::Image< unsigned char, 2> Superclass;
  typedef itk::SmartPointer< Self >              Pointer;
  typedef itk::SmartPointer< const Self >        ConstPointer;
  typedef itk::WeakPointer< const Self >         ConstWeakPointer;

  /** Method for creation through the object factory. */
  itkNewMacro(Self);

  /** Run-time type information (and related methods). */
  itkTypeMacro(Mask, Image);

  /** Dimension of the image. */
  itkStaticConstMacro(ImageDimension, unsigned int,
                      Superclass::ImageDimension);

  /** Types derived from the Superclass */
  typedef typename Superclass::IndexType IndexType;

  typedef typename Superclass::IOPixelType IOPixelType;

  /** Tyepdef for the functor used to access a neighborhood of pixel
  * pointers. */
  typedef itk::NeighborhoodAccessorFunctor< Self >
  NeighborhoodAccessorFunctorType;

  /** Return the NeighborhoodAccessor functor. This method is called by the
   * neighborhood iterators. */
  NeighborhoodAccessorFunctorType GetNeighborhoodAccessor()
  { return NeighborhoodAccessorFunctorType(); }

  /** Return the NeighborhoodAccessor functor. This method is called by the
   * neighborhood iterators. */
  const NeighborhoodAccessorFunctorType GetNeighborhoodAccessor() const
  { return NeighborhoodAccessorFunctorType(); }

  /** Determine if a pixel is a hole pixel.*/
  bool IsHole(const itk::Index<2>& index) const;

  /** Determine if an entire region is valid.*/
  bool IsValid(const itk::ImageRegion<2>& region) const;

  /** Determine if a pixel is valid.*/
  bool IsValid(const itk::Index<2>& index) const;

  /** Invert the mask by switching the hole and valid pixel values.*/
  void Invert();

  /** Snap the pixel values to either 'hole' or 'valid'.*/
  void Cleanup();

  /** Slightly dilate the hole.*/
  void ExpandHole();

  /** Specify which value should be considered a hole.*/
  void SetHoleValue(const unsigned char value);

  /** Specify which value should be considered valid.*/
  void SetValidValue(const unsigned char value);

  /** Get the value that is considered a hole.*/
  unsigned char GetHoleValue() const;

  /** Get the value that is considered valid.*/
  unsigned char GetValidValue() const;

  /** Print information about the Mask.*/
  void OutputMembers() const;

  /** Copy a mask.*/
  void DeepCopyFrom(const Mask* inputMask);

  /** Find the boundary of the Mask.*/
  typedef UnsignedCharScalarImageType BoundaryImageType;
  void FindBoundary(BoundaryImageType* boundary) const;

  /** Recolor the hole pixels in 'image' a specified 'color'.*/
  template<typename TImage, typename TColor>
  void ApplyColorToImage(const TImage* const image, const TColor& color) const;

  /** Change the hole pixels in 'image' to a specified 'holeValue'.*/
  template<typename TImage>
  void ApplyToImage(TImage* const image, const typename TImage::PixelType& holeValue) const;

  /** Recolor the hole pixels in 'image' a specified 'color'.*/
  template<typename TImage, typename TColor>
  void ApplyToVectorImage(TImage* const image, const TColor& color)const ;

  /** Create a VTK image from the mask.*/
  template<typename TColor>
  void MakeVTKImage(vtkImageData* const image, const TColor& validColor, const TColor& holeColor, const bool holeTransparent, const bool validTransparent) const;

  /** Create a mask from a mask image.*/
  template<typename TImage>
  void CreateFromImage(const TImage* const image, const typename TImage::PixelType& holeColor);

  std::vector<itk::Index<2> > GetValidPixelsInRegion(const itk::ImageRegion<2>& region) const;
  std::vector<itk::Index<2> > GetHolePixelsInRegion(const itk::ImageRegion<2>& region) const;

  unsigned int CountHolePixels(const itk::ImageRegion<2>& region) const;
  unsigned int CountHolePixels() const;

  unsigned int CountValidPixels(const itk::ImageRegion<2>& region) const;
  unsigned int CountValidPixels() const;

private:

  Mask(const Self &);    //purposely not implemented
  void operator=(const Self &); //purposely not implemented

  Mask();

  unsigned char HoleValue; // Pixels with this value will be filled.
  unsigned char ValidValue; // Pixels with this value will not be filled - they are the source region.

};

#include "Mask.hxx"

#endif

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Attagenus robustus is een keversoort uit de familie spektorren (Dermestidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd in 1899 gepubliceerd door Maurice Pic.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday invoked the nation's birth in defending her decision to delay sending impeachment articles to the Senate. "Our Founders, when they wrote the Constitution, they suspected that there could be a rogue president," she said.
Don't Withhold the Articles of Impeachment
The House of Representatives took a historic step this week by approving two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Now the House's leaders are mulling an Read original
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The House of Representatives voted to impeach Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress on Wednesday. For most of the members of the House who were there, it will likely be the most important vote they ever cast. Impeachment is an extraordinary process by any standard. In the 230-year history of the Constitution, only three presidents have been subjected to it.
The Truth Is, Donald Trump Wants No Part of This
A recurring theory is that President Donald Trump wants to be impeached, or that he is at least eager for the political brawl it represents. The New York Times' Ross Douthat mused in September that Trump "might kind of want to be impeached" because, among other reasons, "the circus is the part of politics that he fundamentally enjoys.
How the Democrats Blew Trump's Impeachment
Throughout the day Wednesday, the impeachment of President Trump was compared variously by Republicans to the Salem Witch Trials, Pearl Harbor, and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. As of 4 p.m., 9/11 remained untouched. But the day is still young—the House will vote on its articles a little after 7 p.m., bringing an end to the first stage of a process that so far, behind all the allusions and grandstanding, has been remarkable mostly for its banality.
Stop Overthinking Impeachment Politics
At 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning, House Democrats formally unveiled two articles of impeachment that they would bring against President Donald Trump. The announcement brought the House one step closer to impeaching a president for only the third time in the nation's history. "Our president holds the ultimate public trust," Jerry Nadler, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Read original
The Man Behind the Right Wing's Favorite Conspiracy Theories
No one is sure where President Trump got the idea that the Democratic National Committee's hacked server was hidden in Ukraine. As the impeachment saga unfolds, even the president's most ardent defenders, from Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, would rather talk about quid pro quos or revive the discredited claim that Ukraine, not Russia, interfered in the 2016 United States presidential election—anything to avoid discussing an evidence-free case that borders on lunacy.
Don't Embrace Originalism to Defend Trump's Impeachment
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In the pending congressional impeachment inquiry, the House Judiciary Committee is charged with (among other things) taking up the question of what the constitutional process of impeachment means. To aid them in this solemn task, committee Chairman Jerry Nadler and his colleagues on Wednesday Read original
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If you have a small business, you're probably trying to cut corners. And one of those corners may be a business phone.
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Brisbanetimes --> Public transport sees 15th consecutive month of year-on-year growth
Public transport is in vogue in south-east Queensland, with increasing numbers of people hopping on board.
TransLink data, due to be released on Friday, reveals there was a 6.5 per cent increase in trips in December 2018 compared with the same month the previous year.
That represents almost 1 million extra trips, with 15.26 million trips taken across the network in December 2018.
Transport Minister Mark Bailey said the December patronage data marked the 15th consecutive month of year-on-year growth.
"Since October 2017, monthly patronage figures on buses, trains, trams and ferries across the south-east have vastly improved when comparing with the same period the year prior," he said.
Mr Bailey attributed the figures to the popularity of Gold Coast light rail, the Redcliffe Peninsula train line and the roll-out of the New Generation Rollingstock.
"The data also speaks to the Palaszczuk government's action on fare prices through Fairer Fares, which has saved Queenslanders more than $138 million since it was introduced," he said.
There was also a boost in patronage from July to September 2018, with people taking 49.17 million trips, representing a 7 per cent increase, or about 3.3 million trips, compared with the same period in 2017.
Buses remained king in south-east Queensland, with almost two in three public transport trips taken by bus.
There was an increase in trips taken by bus, train and tram in quarter one 2018-19 compared with the same quarter the previous year, but there was a drop in ferry patronage.
That is despite CityCat passengers being the happiest public transport users.
A survey of public transport users found bus users rated overall satisfaction at 72 out of 100, train commuters gave a score of 71, while ferry passengers said 81.
Scores of 75 and above are considered "best practice", while 60 and above is "satisfactory".
The percentage of buses on time during the quarter was 93.98 per cent, while peak on-time running for trains was 95.52 per cent.
Overall customer complaints to TransLink were 2.06 per 10,000 trips.
Passengers used go cards on 87 per cent of all trips.
The average fare per trip paid by customers was $1.88 and the average Queensland government subsidy per trip was $6.75.
It follows a total of 182.83 million trips taken on south-east Queensland public transport in 2017-18, not including the more than five million trips taken during the Commonwealth Games.
http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2019/2/8/65-surge-in-seq-public-transport-trips-after-15th-consecutive-month-of-growth
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6.5% surge in SEQ public transport trips after 15th consecutive month of growth
More and more people continue to take public transport in south east Queensland after the fare cuts by the Palaszczuk Government.
New data published by the Queensland Government today shows a 6.5 per cent increase in south east Queensland public transport trips, up by 929,000 journeys, when comparing December 2017 with December 2018.
Additionally, there were 49.17 million trips taken in SEQ during first quarter of 2018/19, representing a 7 per cent increase when compared with the same period in 2017/18.
Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said the December 2018 patronage data marked the 15th consecutive period of year-on-year growth.
"Since October 2017, monthly patronage figures on buses, trains, trams and ferries across the South East have vastly improved when comparing with the same period the year prior," Mr Bailey said.
"These are positive figures which speak to the popularity of new public transport infrastructure including the Gold Coast Light Rail and Redcliffe Peninsula Line, and the ongoing rollout of NGR trains across the south east.
"The data also shows the Palaszczuk Government's action backing commuters with fare cuts through Fairer Fares is working, which has saved Queenslanders more than $138 million since it was introduced.
"We know just how important investing in major infrastructure projects is to supporting this growth, and to delivering more frequent, reliable transport, which is why we built Gold Coast Light Rail Stage Two, why we're delivering the transformational $5.4 billion Cross River Rail project and why we're funding the Sunshine Coast rail duplication."
Weekly patronage data is published online every month. For more information on public transport contact translink.com.au or phone the 24/7 contact centre on 13 12 30.
December 2018 Open Data and Q1 2018/19 TransLink Tracker Report Highlights:
December 2018 marks the 15th consecutive period of year-on-year patronage growth in the SEQ public transport network.
There was a 6.5 per cent increase in SEQ public transport trips (929,000) when comparing December 2018 (15.26 million) with December 2017 (14.33 million).
There were 49.17 million trips taken in SEQ during Q1 2018/19. This is an increase of 7 per cent or about 3.3 million trips compared with the same period the previous year.
This includes 30.15 million bus trips, 14.4 million train trips, 2.85 million tram trips and 1.78 million ferry trips
It follows a total of 182.83 million trips taken on SEQ public transport in 2017/18 (this excludes the five million-plus trips that were also taken during the Commonwealth Games)
TransLink Tracker quarterly report - July to September (Q1) 2018-2019
> https://publications.qld.gov.au/dataset/translink-division-quarterly-reports/resource/67166c14-ed35-4065-93f0-704ef7f733b8
https://twitter.com/railbotforum/status/1093755004328890368
Gold Coast patronage is strong over the last year:
Light rail - 32.56% increase
- 2.15m for Q1 17/18 (pre-Helensvale opening)
- 2.85m Q1 18/19
Bus - 1.7% drop
- 3.52m for Q1 17/18
Total tram and bus - 11.29% increase
Trams are now carrying 45% of all local patronage. In only a few years I expect it will be carrying more than 50%. By the time Burleigh happens it could be as high as 60%+
It does concern me that bus patronage is not growing very strongly. I suspect the high frequency routes will be doing well and a good chunk of the decline can be attributed to the 709 being withdrawn, but the feeders are a lingering problem. Lack of investment, plain and simple. TransLink have to spend money where it will do the most good, and they are not getting the resources they need to fix anything outside the busiest parts of town.
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Q: Entity Framework using Generic Predicates I use DTO's to map between my Business and Entity Framework layer via the Repository Pattern.
A Standard call would look like
public IClassDTO Fetch(Guid id)
{
    var query = from s in _db.Base.OfType<Class>()
        where s.ID == id
        select s;

    return query.First();
}

Now I wish to pass in filtering criteria from the business layer so I tried
public IEnumerable<IClassDTO> FetchAll(ISpecification<IClassDTO> whereclause)
{
    var query = _db.Base.OfType<Class>()
        .AsExpandable()
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}

The Call from the business layer would be something like
Specification<IClassDTO> school =
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IEnumerable<IClassDTO> testclasses = _db.FetchAll(school);

The problem I am having is that the .Where clause on the EF query cannot be inferred from the usage. If I use concrete types in the Expression then it works find but I do not want to expose my business layer to EF directly.

A: Try making FetchAll into a generic on a class instead, like this:-
public IEnumerable<T> FetchAll<T> (Expression<Func<T,bool>> wherePredicate)
  where T:IClassDTO  //not actually needed
{
    var query = _db.Base.OfType<T>()
        .AsExpandable()
        .Where(wherePredicate);

    return query;
}

pass in school.Evalpredicate instead.  FetchAll doesn't appear to need to know about the whole specification, it just needs the predicate, right?  If you need to cast it to IClassDTO, do that after you have the results in a List.

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Deputy Prime Minister, Charles Abel, said this during the 3rd Petroleum and Energy Summit.
He said there were further encouraging signs with a modest but steady decline in inflation, which is expected to be around 5.4 percent.
The Deputy Prime Minister said Treasury will soon release the final Budget outcome for 2018 and there are some positive signs.
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PNG resource industry's contribution
BY: Loop Business
The industry contributed over 26 percent of PNG's Gross Domestic Product and around 80 percent of the nation's export revenue valued at K23 billion (approximately US$7.3 billion) as of September 2017.
The industry also directly employs over 20,000 people, with significantly more working in other sectors dependent on the industry, including landowner businesses.
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2017 Budget meets targets and requirements
That's according to Secretary for the Department of Treasury, Dairi Vele, during the 2017 National Budget Press Lock Up at Parliament House.
Vele referred to a 'Cash In/Cash Out' equation stating the projected revenue of K11, 088.9 million and an expenditure plan of K12,623.3 million resulted in a budget deficit of K1.876.5 million (K1.9 billion)
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He said the domestic debt service burden in 2015 was K991 million and external debt service was K84 million.
This comprised 7.3% and 0.6% of total expenditure, respectively.
Bakani was speaking at the recent 32nd Australia-PNG Business forum in Cairns pointing out some key economic areas which was raised by critics in the past years and months.
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Stress. It's an ubiquitous aspect of modern life. Just as prolific are brands and marketing campaigns promising stress-relief—but it's likely these marketing strategies are failing to attract women.
You see, women feel stress differently from men. And marketing to women requires a different approach to stress. Let's take a brief look at the science behind women's stress.
It had long been established that in times of stress, the human body triggers a surge of adrenaline that preps the body for the classic "fight or flight" options. But a couple of women researchers at UCLA, Dr. Laura Klein and Dr. Shelley Taylor, were musing one day that when they feel under stress, their natural reaction was quite different: talk to a girlfriend.
When they looked a little more deeply into the studies that "established" the adrenaline response, they were amused to see that 90% of the respondents were men, and only 10% were women.
So they did their own study, this time with women only. What they learned was that, in women, stress triggers the production of oxytocin, the hormone produced during childbirth that stimulates the emotions of nurturing and closeness to another person. So instead of a "fight or flight" reaction, women experience what these researchers named the "tend and befriend" response.
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Large-scale urban renewal is often associated with the radical visions of the avant-garde in the first half of the twentieth century. This association often carries a negative connotation. The wanton demolition involved in projects such as Le Corbusier's Plan Voisin and Hilbersheimer's Hochhausstadt is a source of criticism.
These proposals were propelled by an optimistic faith in the idea that the world could be designed to order, an aversion towards the stagnating traditional city and – later – the reality of the devastation wrought by the Second World War.
After the war, a fierce debate began to emerge among the protagonists of the Modern Movement. The ideas on the renewal of the modern city advocated by CIAM were critically examined and rejected by a new generation of architects. Team 10 presented itself as the new avant-garde, with a discourse centred on the living environment (the street, the neighbourhood).
Yet the compulsion toward large-scale projects did not wane – only the strategy changed. Team 10 concentrated explicitly on large-scale (expanding) structures laid over the existing city. In these ideas the paradigm of radical renewal was just as prevalent as in Le Corbusier's and Hilbersheimer's revolutionary projects. The concept of the megastructure found many adherents beyond Team 10 as well, in the work of Piet Blom, for instance.
Only a handful of these plans ever made it off the drawing board. Jane Jacobs's books in hand, opponents were soon fighting urban modernization projects tooth and nail. The modernists' ideal of reshaping society became anathema, so much so that critics were able to dismiss the colossal concrete structures of one project that was built, the Barbican in London, as totally passé by the time it was completed.
A look at the past, however, reveals that large-scale renewal projects are not unique to the Modern Movement. The challenge has been approached in a variety of ways throughout history, including by practitioners of classical urban design. Time and time again designers have attempted to improve cities by imbedding their visions of the ideal city in the existing urban fabric. This resulted in enclaves within the city – with their own structure, arrangement and internal world – that, although they were formulated as critiques, are complements to that city.
A link to historical models of ideal cities can be traced via such precursors as the Groot Begijnhof in Leuven. These models, which now also include the modernists' urban ideal, remain a source of inspiration for the construction of large-scale projects in the existing city to this day. Recent projects in Amsterdam – from the GWL site to Funen Park – demonstrate that this challenge is not merely very much alive, but in fact seems to be experiencing a boom.
DASH 5 is the product of an investigation into large-scale housing projects in the inner city, both historical and contemporary. Essays by Dirk van den Heuvel and Lara Schrijver examine divergent ideas related to large scales and the city, based on the work of Piet Blom and of Oswald Mathias Ungers, respectively. Elain Harwood analyses the evolution of the notorious Barbican in London, and Christopher Woodward charts the creation, in the same city 200 years previously, of the Adelphi, often cited as an inspiration for the Barbican. In an interview, architect and urban designer Rob Krier expounds on the historical models he uses for his urban renewal projects.
The planning documentation contains a selection of urban enclaves old and new, extensively analysed and documented with drawings and photographs. The focus of the analysis is the urban structure of the enclave itself and the way it connects to the surrounding city.