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Justia › US Law › Case Law › California Case Law › Cal. 2d › Volume 20 › Bila v. Young
Bila v. Young
[L. A. No. 17904. In Bank. Sept. 29, 1942.]
ROSANNA BILA, Respondent, v. ARCHIBALD B. YOUNG et al., Appellants.
Earl Warren, Attorney General, L. G. Campbell, Deputy Attorney General, and Clarence A. Linn for Appellants.
Joseph K. Coady and Henry K. Elder for Respondent.
In this mandamus proceeding, petitioner sought to compel the respondent Social Welfare Board, and its individual members, to make an award of old age security payments in the sum of $40 a month. Pursuant to the provisions of the Welfare and Institutions Code (Stats. 1937, ch. 369, as amended), petitioner made application in March, 1939, to the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County for monthly old age security payments. After extensive investigation on the part of the board this application was denied in October, 1939. Thereafter, as provided in Welf. & Inst. Code, § 2182, an appeal was taken from the decision of the board of supervisors to the respondent board. The appeal was dismissed after a hearing thereon as provided by statute and the present action was then instituted.
The Social Welfare Board (hereafter called the Board) demurred to the first amended petition for a writ of mandate. After further amendment, the demurrer was overruled and an answer was filed. The evidence presented consisted of the [20 Cal. 2d 867] transcript of proceedings before the Board. Thereafter judgment was rendered in favor of petitioner, and the Board brought this appeal upon a bill of exceptions in which the specifications of error challenged the court's power to review the Board's action and the sufficiency of the evidence to support the judgment.
[1] Insofar as respondent's first specification of error is concerned, we think the trial court was clearly correct in holding that the petition states a cause of action entitling the court to examine the action of the Board. Under the allegations of the petition a question of law is presented as to whether the Board properly interpreted the provisions of the statute under which it operates. Thus, it is alleged that the Board acted arbitrarily and capriciously in that it "made the granting of old age security to your petitioner contingent upon your petitioner securing a life estate in certain property of which she was not the owner; that such a contingency was not then and is not now a requirement for the securing of old age security under the Social Welfare Act." [2] Where the action of an administrative board involves construction of the statute under which it functions, a question of law is presented which may be reviewed upon mandate under the procedure existing in this state. (Sweesy v. Los Angeles etc. Retirement Board, 17 Cal. 2d 356 [110 P.2d 37]; Dillard v. City of Los Angeles, ante, p. 599 [127 P.2d 917]; cf. Dillon v. Board of Pension Commrs., 18 Cal. 2d 427 [116 P.2d 37, 136 A.L.R. 800]; Bowman v. Los Angeles City Board of Education, 46 Cal. App. 2d 319 [115 P.2d 906]; Simmons v. Board of Police etc., Commrs., 48 Cal. App. 2d 682 [121 P.2d 39].) Under the allegations of this petition, therefore, a cause of action was stated and the court was entitled to examine the petitioner's contention that the Board erroneously interpreted the provisions of the statute.
[3a] Under the allegations of the petition and the evidence produced, it seems clear that the Board misconstrued the provisions of the statute. The order of which petitioner complains resulted from the Board's doubts concerning a transfer of Los Angeles real property assessed at $550 from petitioner to her brother. The property was the petitioner's home, and the transfer occurred after her application for old age payments had been denied by the board of supervisors. At the original hearing before the Board this transfer of real property was questioned, as was the transfer of $1,000 [20 Cal. 2d 868] to the same brother in 1938, several months prior to the application for old age payments. The ground for the Board's doubt is found in sec. 2160 of the Welf. & Inst. Code, which provides that aid shall be granted to any person who meets the conditions specified and "(g) Who has not made any voluntary assignment or transfer of property for the purpose of qualifying for such aid." Sec. 2163 of the Code states: "No aid under this chapter shall be granted or paid to any person who owns personal property the value of which exceeds five hundred dollars." Sec. 2164 provides: "No aid under this chapter shall be granted or paid to any person who owns real property the assessed value of which, as assessed by the county assessor, exceeds three thousand dollars at the time such person makes application for aid." Petitioner claimed that the transfer of the $1,000, which was received from an earlier sale of Colorado property, and the transfer of the Los Angeles property were made in consideration of prior debts which she owed to her brother. The Board was dissatisfied with the evidence of petitioner's debt to her brother and continued the hearing for further information. It was stated by the chairman and the members of the Board at that time, however, that an attempt should be made to secure a reconveyance to petitioner of a life estate in the Los Angeles property in order to clear any suspicion that the transfer was made to qualify her for aid. At the final hearing on the matter the Board was informed that the brother declined to reconvey a life estate in the Los Angeles property. Thereupon a motion was made and carried that petitioner's appeal be denied.
The final denial of petitioner's appeal resulted, it is clear, from the Board's conclusion that the transfer of the Los Angeles real property was made to qualify petitioner for old age payments and from the refusal of petitioner's brother to comply with the Board's request for re-conveyance. The Board's position in interpreting Welf. & Inst. Code, § 2160 (g), as indicated in this case, is that a conveyance of real property for an inadequate consideration disqualifies an applicant even though the value of the property is less than the statutory maximum permitted, but that any re-acquisition of a life interest in the property would operate to remove the disqualification. [4] This position is expressed formally in the rules adopted by the Board of which we may take notice. [3b] Rule 135-00 provides in part: "A transfer or assignment of real property by an applicant ... without receipt of [20 Cal. 2d 869] adequate consideration ... may render him ineligible for aid, even though the value of the property does not exceed the maximum set by law." Rule 135-80 provides, however, that a transfer of real property with a reservation of a full life estate will not be interpreted as a voluntary transfer for the purpose of qualifying for aid, and Rule 136-30 states that, despite a prohibited transfer, the county "may grant ... aid if the applicant ... is otherwise eligible, provided the property is reconveyed, and adequate consideration is received, or the full privileges of a life estate are secured."
We think that the Board's order in this case, based upon its interpretation of Welf. & Inst. Code, § 2160 (g), resulted from an error in construing the statute. The question of the Board's power to grant aid where the property is re-acquired, despite a voluntary transfer in violation of the statute, need not be determined at this time since no order granting aid under such circumstances is involved here. Nor need we be concerned about the transfer of $1,000 to petitioner's brother some months prior to her application for aid because, although the Board considered that factor at some length at the first hearing, its order entered at the final hearing was based solely upon its conclusion with respect to the Los Angeles real property. The conveyance of that property which concededly was assessed at less than $3,000 constituted, in the Board's mind, a transfer for the purpose of qualifying for aid. But under Welf. & Inst. Code, § 2164, ownership of real property does not disqualify a person unless the assessed value of the real property amounts to $3,000. If ownership of this particular property could not have disqualified petitioner from receiving aid, there is no ground under the statute for concluding that a transfer of the property was made in order to qualify petitioner for aid. In other words, the Board's conclusion, embodied in Rule 135-00, that a transfer for an inadequate consideration will "render ... (an applicant) ... ineligible for aid, even though the value of the property does not exceed the maximum set by law" does not constitute a proper interpretation of the statute under which it functions. The Board's order, having resulted from a misconstruction of the statute, must be held to be erroneous.
[5] The judgment entered by the trial court, however, instructing the Board to make payments in the sum of $40 a month from the date of petitioner's first application is incorrect. Since the administration of this statute is conferred upon local boards of supervisors and the respondent Social [20 Cal. 2d 870] Welfare Board, the trial court had no power to determine the amount of payments or the date at which such payments should be made. The judgment is therefore reversed with directions to the trial court to issue a peremptory writ of mandate directing the respondent Board to determine petitioner's right to old age security payments in accord with the principles set forth herein. Each side is to bear its costs upon this appeal.
Shenk, J., Curtis, J., Edmonds, J., Carter, J., Traynor, J., and Peters, J. pro tem., concurred.


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Ghengis Khan wonder berry could conquer heart disease
Berries taken since the time of Ghengis Khan could form the basis of the next big thing in heart health. Sea buckthorn is a known source of biologically active chemicals and is used in Tibet, Mongolia, China and Russia for health drinks and various cosmetics. Juice extracted using current methods is of poor quality, but scientists in India have developed a highly efficient technique to extract large quantities of cholesterol-lowering compounds. Two companies have shown interest in the process including one based in Mongolia.
In research due to be published this week in SCI's Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (DOI 10.1002/jsfa2620) Dr C Arumyghan and his team at the Regional Research Laboratory, Trivandrum report the implementation of a new process which retains more than 40% of polyphenols - the same beneficial chemicals found in red wine, 50% of flavonoids and 70% of vitamin C present in the pulp of the red berries.
Antioxidants in the berries inhibit so-called 'bad' LDL cholesterol oxidisation, which could provide a new weapon to fight cardiovascular disease. When LDL cholesterol is oxidized, it sticks to the lining of blood vessels. Consuming the berries in food or drinks is expected to prevent the arteries from clogging up.
Arumughan is confident that this technology had great potential, saying "No previous report has shown efficiency matching ours". Arumughan's team have unlocked the nutrients by applying novel processing technique for the first time. The key to their success is using continuous high speed centrifugation (spinning) to separate the juice and the solid sludge.
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Malcy's Blog – Oil price, IOG, Rockhopper Exploration & finally
WTI $63.82 -$2.26, Brent $67.05 -$2.27, Diff -$3.23 -1c, NG $2.97 n/c, UKNG 68.0p +3.66p
By Malcolm Graham-Wood
The Colonial Pipeline ransom was brought to a conclusion yesterday after the company paid up, believed to be c.$5m. We all know where to go to next, the spineless who just pay up…Indeed there is nothing like the American driver without his or her gasoline but no one likes paying Georgian crooks either, I suppose it's the outage followed by the outrage…
Inflation worries have dominated this week and with labour shortages and commodity costs rising it aint getting any better anytime soon. Finally India reported even more Covid cases and Japan is looking seriously like scrubbing the Olympics. This at a time when the US took away the requirement for people to wear masks…
IOG plc has announced that it has signed a collaboration agreement with GeoNetZero CDT, Heriot-Watt University's Centre for Doctoral Training, a leader in applying geoscience to the challenges of progress towards a Net Zero economy. Under this agreement, IOG will support research into carbon capture and storage and other renewable opportunities across quads 48, 49, 52 and 53, the location of its asset portfolio and broader Bacton catchment area in the UK Southern North Sea.
'As an environmentally low-impact domestic gas developer, IOG supports the UK government's Net Zero target and the revised OGA Strategy's promotion of CCS to help decarbonise the North Sea and progress the energy transition. The Company also believes that the infrastructure, knowledge and skills generated by over 50 years of the SNS gas industry can play a constructive role in this transition. Extending the economic life of the SNS basin in a sustainable way is likely to involve long-term integration of the established gas industry with wind, hydrogen and CCS solutions. In particular, a successful blue hydrogen-CCS cluster in the Bacton area will require consistent gas supply – IOG's core business – as well as steam reformation facilities and secure offshore carbon storage sites, all in reasonable proximity'.
'This important latter storage element is the focus of this research, filling the gap in the geological analysis of the factors that maintain seal integrity at subsurface sites. Drawing on an extensive gas industry archive of seismic, well and core data, the key focus will be on proving which fields and aquifers across the Bacton catchment area are the most suitable carbon sinks, particularly where existing infrastructure could provide operational synergies'.
This is important as it shows that IOG is thinking ahead with regard to how they should position themselves within the energy transition. Their strategic focus in and around Bacton which has onshore and offshore assets, positions them very well to monitor and evaluate the emerging opportunities in the area as they grow into a 'multi-phase' domestic gas producer. IOG seem to be ticking all the boxes in this important area as will all leading players in this market need to.
Rockhopper Exploration
Rockhopper has provided an update on its international arbitration against the Republic of Italy in relation to the Ombrina Mare field. Further to the Company's announcement of 31 March 2021, the Tribunal has today provided the following update:
"The Tribunal anticipates that it should be in a position to render its award* in the course of July. The Tribunal will revert to the Parties towards the end of June to confirm this timeframe."
Rockhopper continues to believe it has strong prospects of recovering very significant monetary damages – on the basis of lost profits – as a result of the Republic of Italy's breaches of the Energy Charter Treaty. All costs associated with the arbitration are funded on a non-recourse ("no win – no fee") basis from a specialist arbitration funder.
Life has been very quiet for Rockhopper lately as the restructuring of Premier takes place and the Tribunal ruminates. Today's news obviously says nothing solid but it must be good to be closing in on an answer to the question after such a long time. Whatever the outcome RKH still has an enviable position at Sea Lion which at todays oil price must have very positive economics.
Last night in the Prem the Gooners and the Toffees drew 0-0 whilst Liverpool kept their Champions League hopes alive beating the Red Devils 2-4. Today sees the Magpies host the Noisy Neighbours whilst tomorrow it's Burnley v Leeds, Saints host the Cottagers and the Seagulls host the Hammers. On Sunday the Eagles host the Villa, Spurs entertain Wolves, the Baggies host Liverpool and the Blades go to the Toffees.
Of course it's the FA Cup Final tomorrow, a fixture that doesn't seem to have the Cache of the past but then again what does? Chelski and the Foxes will fight it out at Wembley.
After a good few days at York's Dante meeting which finishes today there is plenty of racing over the weekend with the Lockinge at Newbury and Newmarket as well.
Perhaps more interesting is the Triple Crown event at Pimlico in the USA, the Preakness Stakes is made more key as the winner of the Kentucky Derby, Medina Spirit which was found to be tested positive for drugs has been allowed to race, only in US horseracing…
(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Share Talk.)
Malcolm Graham-Wood
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Brett T. Ray Washington: Mr. Brett Terrell Ray, 57, of W. Sheraton Dr., died Thursday, May 28, 2015. Mr. Ray was born in Atlanta, GA, and had lived in Wilkes County for the last 36 years. He had been a supervisor both at SCT Yarns, Inc., and at Concord, and was the son of Lonnie Ray and Jerri B. Denard. He was a Wilkes Academy graduate, and attended Presbyterian College and the University of Georgia. He was of the Methodist faith. Mr. Ray is survived by two daughters, Brittany Ray and Brandy Ray, both of Washington; a granddaughter, Madalyn Ray; his mother, Jerri B. Denard (Odian), of Washington; his father, Lonnie Ray, of Washington; one brother, Shawn Ray, of Washington; his former wife, Joy P. Ray, of Washington; and cousins, Eddie and Carol Effel and family, of Loganville. Memorial services are incomplete and will be announced later by Hopkins Funeral Home.
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Idris Elba apparently had a blast helping Guillermo del Toro bring Pacific Rim to life.
The Luther star plays one of the main characters in the Blade II director's upcoming giant robots vs. enormous monsters movie. Elba, who said he has a "young imagination," practically jumped at the chance to work with the acclaimed filmmaker.
Although the director gave his cast sketches and descriptions of the monsters and robots featured in Pacific Rim, they never saw any of them on-set. Elba said he was simply stunned when he witnessed the finished product on the big screen for the very first time.
"The detailing. The detailing was incredible. If I wasn't in this movie but I was going to take my daughter to see it and spent at least 50, 60 bucks on two tickets and Coke or whatever, I would walk into the movie and say that was money well spent. Because these guys did not leave one stone unturned," the actor explained.
Although Idris Elba is understandably excited about the release of Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim, he told Entertainment Weekly that he's really hoping his BBC series Luther gets the big-screen treatment.
"It's our engine at the moment. [Creator] Neil [Cross] wants to make it and so do I, and we are hopefully making steps towards that. It's a long process. I think we probably go back to the beginning and start from an origin story," the actor said.
Are you a fan of Idris Elba? Are you planning to catch Pacific Rim when it lands in theaters on Friday?


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      The Rule

The rule is a polymorphic parser that acts as a named place-holder capturing
  the behavior of an EBNF expression assigned to it. Naming an EBNF expression
  allows it to be referenced later. The <tt>rule</tt> is a template class parameterized
  by the type of the scanner (<tt>ScannerT</tt>), the rule's context
  and its tag. Default template parameters are provided to
  make it easy to use the rule.

    template<
        typename ScannerT = scanner<>,
        typename ContextT = parser_context<>,
        typename TagT = parser_address_tag>
    class rule;

Default template parameters are supplied to handle the most common case. <tt>ScannerT</tt>
  defaults to <tt>scanner<></tt>, a plain vanilla scanner that acts on <tt>char
  const*</tt> iterators and does nothing special
  at all other than iterate through all the chars in the null terminated input
  a character at a time. The rule tag, <tt>TagT</tt>, typically used with ASTs,
  is used to identify a rule; it is explained here. In trivial
  cases, declaring a rule as <tt>rule<></tt> is enough. You need not be
  concerned at all with the <tt>ContextT</tt> template parameter unless you wish
  to tweak the low level behavior of the rule. Detailed information on the <tt>ContextT</tt>
  template parameter is provided elsewhere.

Order of parameters

As of v1.8.0, the <tt>ScannerT</tt>, <tt>ContextT</tt> and <tt>TagT</tt> can
  be specified in any order. If a template parameter is missing, it will assume
  the defaults. Examples:

    rule<> rx1;
    rule<scanner<> > rx2;
    rule<parser_context<> > rx3;
    rule<parser_context<>, parser_address_tag> rx4;
    rule<parser_address_tag> rx5;
    rule<parser_address_tag, scanner<>, parser_context<> > rx6;
    rule<parser_context<>, scanner<>, parser_address_tag> rx7;

Multiple scanners

As of v1.8.0, rules can use one or more scanner types. There are cases, for
  instance, where we need a rule that can work on the phrase and character levels.
  Rule/scanner mismatch has been a source of confusion and is the no. 1 FAQ.
  To address this issue, we now have multiple scanner support. Example:

    typedef scanner_list<scanner<>, phrase_scanner_t> scanners;

    rule<scanners>  r = +anychar_p;
    assert(parse("abcdefghijk", r).full);
    assert(parse("a b c d e f g h i j k", r, space_p).full);

Notice how rule <tt>r</tt> is used in both the phrase and character levels.

By default support for multiple scanners is disabled.  The macro
  <tt>BOOST_SPIRIT_RULE_SCANNERTYPE_LIMIT</tt> must be defined to the
  maximum number of scanners allowed in a scanner_list.  The value must
  be greater than 1 to enable multiple scanners.  Given the
  example above, to define a limit of two scanners for the list, the
  following line must be inserted into the source file before the
  inclusion of Spirit headers:

    #define BOOST_SPIRIT_RULE_SCANNERTYPE_LIMIT 2

     See
      the techniques section for an example
      of a grammar using a multiple scanner enabled
      rule, lexeme_scanner and as_lower_scanner.

Rule Declarations

The rule class models EBNF's production rule. Example:

    rule<> a_rule = *(a | b) & +(c | d | e);

The type and behavior of the right-hand (rhs) EBNF expression, which may be
  arbitrarily complex, is encoded in the rule named a_rule. a_rule may now be
  referenced elsewhere in the grammar:

    rule<> another_rule = f >> g >> h >> a_rule;

     Referencing
      rules

      When a rule is referenced anywhere in the right hand side of an EBNF expression,
      the rule is held by the expression by reference. It is the responsibility
      of the client to ensure that the referenced rule stays in scope and does
      not get destructed while it is being referenced.

    a = int_p;
    b = a;
    c = int_p >> b;

Copying Rules

The rule is a weird C++ citizen, unlike any other C++ object. It does not have
  the proper copy and assignment semantics and cannot be stored and passed around
  by value. If you need to copy a rule you have to explicitly call its member
  function <tt>copy()</tt>:

    r.copy();

However, be warned that copying a rule will not deep copy other referenced
  rules of the source rule being copied. This might lead to dangling references.
  Again, it is the responsibility of the client to ensure that all referenced
  rules stay in scope and does not get destructed while it is being referenced.
  Caveat emptor.

If you copy a rule, then you'll want to place it in a storage somewhere. The
  problem is how? The storage can't be another rule:

    rule<> r2 = r.copy(); // BAD!

because rules are weird and does not have the expected C++ copy-constructor
  and assignment semantics! As a general rule: Don't put a copied rule
  into another rule! Instead, use the stored_rule
  for that purpose.

Forward declarations

A <tt>rule</tt> may be declared before being defined to allow cyclic structures
  typically found in BNF declarations. Example:

    rule<> a, b, c;

    a = b | a;
    b = c | a;

Recursion

The right-hand side of a rule may reference other rules, including itself.
  The limitation is that direct or indirect left recursion is not allowed (this
  is an unchecked run-time error that results in an infinite loop). This is typical
  of top-down parsers. Example:

    a = a | b; // infinite loop!

     What
      is left recursion?

      Left recursion happens when you have a rule that calls itself before anything
      else. A top-down parser will go into an infinite loop when this happens.
      See the FAQ for details on how to
      eliminate left recursion.

Undefined rules

An undefined rule matches nothing and is semantically equivalent to <tt>nothing_p</tt>.

Redeclarations

Like any other C++ assignment, a second assignment to a rule is destructive
  and will redefine it. The old definition is lost. Rules are dynamic. A rule
  can change its definition anytime:

    r = a_definition;
    r = another_definition;

Rule <tt>r</tt> loses the old definition when the second assignment is made.
  As mentioned, an undefined rule matches nothing and is semantically equivalent
  to <tt>nothing_p</tt>.

Dynamic Parsers

Hosting declarative EBNF in imperative C++ yields an interesting blend. We
  have the best of both worlds. We have the ability to conveniently modify the
  grammar at run time using imperative constructs such as <tt>if</tt>, <tt>else</tt>
  statements. Example:

    if (feature_is_available)
        r = add_this_feature;

Rules are essentially dynamic parsers. A dynamic parser is characterized by
  its ability to modify its behavior at run time. Initially, an undefined rule
  matches nothing. At any time, the rule may be defined and redefined, thus, dynamically
  altering its behavior.

No start rule

Typically, parsers have what is called a start symbol, chosen to be the root
  of the grammar where parsing starts. The Spirit parser framework has no notion
  of a start symbol. Any rule can be a start symbol. This feature promotes step-wise
  creation of parsers. We can build parsers from the bottom up while fully testing
  each level or module up untill we get to the top-most level.

Parser Tags

Rules may be tagged for identification purposes. This is necessary, especially
  when dealing with parse trees and ASTs to see which
  rule created a specific AST/parse tree node. Each rule has an ID of type <tt>parser_id</tt>.
  This ID can be obtained through the rule's <tt>id()</tt> member function:

    my_rule.id(); //  get my_rule's id

The <tt>parser_id</tt> class is declared as:

    class parser_id
    {
    public:
                    parser_id();
        explicit    parser_id(void const* p);
                    parser_id(std::size_t l);

        bool        operator==(parser_id const& x) const;
        bool        operator!=(parser_id const& x) const;
        bool        operator<(parser_id const& x) const;
        std::size_t to_long() const;
    };

parser_address_tag

The rule's <tt>TagT</tt> template parameter supplies this ID. This defaults
  to <tt>parser_address_tag</tt>. The <tt>parser_address_tag</tt> uses the address
  of the rule as its ID. This is often not the most convenient, since it is not
  always possible to get the address of a rule to compare against.

parser_tag

It is possible to have specific constant integers to identify a rule. For this
  purpose, we can use the <tt>parser_tag<N></tt>, where N is a constant
  integer:

    rule<parser_tag<123> > my_rule; //  set my_rule's id to 123

dynamic_parser_tag

The <tt>parser_tag<N></tt> can only specifiy a static ID,
  which is defined at compile time. If you need the ID to be dynamic
  (changeable at runtime), you can use the <tt>dynamic_parser_tag</tt> class as
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Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers
The home team has won 14 of 17 matchups in the all-time series between the Seahawks and Steelers, in which Seattle owns a slight 9-8 edge. The Seahawks are just 2-7 in Pittsburgh, though, and have been shut out in each of their last two visits there in 2007 (21-0) and 2011 (24-0).
The Steelers will try to rebound from last week's 33-3 defeat at New England, their most lopsided loss in a season opener since 1997 (37-7 to Dallas) and second-largest under coach Mike Tomlin, surpassed only by a 34-3 loss at Philadelphia in 2016. Pittsburgh has started 0-2 just once (2013) in Tomlin's first 12 seasons in charge.
Russell Wilson will make his 114th career start for Seattle and is two touchdown passes away from becoming the fifth-fastest player in NFL history to reach 200 (Dan Marino, 89 games; Aaron Rodgers, 99, Peyton Manning, 106; Brett Favre, 107).
The Steelers rushed for only 32 yards in the opener and are averaging an NFL-low 65.8 per game on the ground since Week 11 of last season. Seattle ranks second in that category over that period (155.6 ypg) and is 34-2 since 2013 when allowing 75 rushing yards or less. Only the Patriots (26-0) and Cowboys (26-1) have better records when doing so during that time frame.
Ben Roethlisberger had a 26-game streak with at least one touchdown pass -- the second-longest of his career -- end in the New England loss. Since Roethlisberger entered the NFL in 2004, the Steelers are one of two teams with a winning record (20-19) in games where its quarterback did not throw a TD pass (Ravens, 34-29).
DK Metcalf set a Seahawks record for receiving yards by a wide receiver in his NFL debut when the rookie had 89 against the Bengals last week, breaking Hall of Famer Steve Largent's mark of 86 yards in 1976. Tight end Will Dissly holds the franchise record for receiving yards by a player in his NFL debut when he compiled 105 in last year's opener at Denver.
21.0 Points 3.0
195.0 Pass Yds 276.0
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PITTSBURGH (AP) Pete Carroll watched the tape. The Seattle Seahawks coach isn't buying what he saw from the Pittsburgh Steelers in a lopsided Week 1 loss to New England.
"Opening games are always difficult," Carroll said. "You don't know what you're going to get. New England couldn't have looked better. Not everybody starts the way they think and not everybody stays the way they start. (The Steelers are) a loaded team."
Maybe, but Pittsburgh (0-1) didn't exactly look like one against the defending Super Bowl champions. The offense managed a measly field goal. The defense let 42-year-old Tom Brady do whatever he wanted whenever he wanted, just like always. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin called it the football equivalent of laying an egg.
Carroll and the Seahawks (1-0), however, remain wary. Pittsburgh's proven plenty resilient during the long and largely successful marriage between Tomlin and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. The Steelers are 8-1 after losses by at least 20 points during Roethlisberger's 15-plus years in the league. Carroll doesn't expect another clunker in Pittsburgh's home opener, which means his team needs to play better than it did in a Week 1 victory over Cincinnati.
Seattle escaped with a 21-20 win despite getting nearly doubled up in yardage (429-233) and allowing the Bengals to hog the ball for nearly 36 minutes.
"We didn't play the kind of game we'd like to play in the opener," Carroll said.
Then again, neither did the Steelers. Not by a long shot. Yet Pittsburgh has started 0-2 just once in Tomlin's dozen years on the sideline and the Seahawks haven't scored a point in the Steel City since 1999. So the Steelers have spent the week hitting reset, eager to move hoping their season won't be defined by another nightmarish performance in New England.
"This one counts just as much, (though) maybe not as much in terms of confidence," guard David DeCastro said. "But you've got to look at it that way. Otherwise, you'd get worn down."
Some things to look for as Seattle searches for an early signature victory while Pittsburgh will attempt to avoid falling into an early hole in what should be a very competitive AFC North.
LEGION OF GLOOM?
It was eye-opening to see Andy Dalton throw for a career-high 418 yards against Seattle in the season opener. Part of Dalton's success was because of Seattle's game plan of allowing the Bengals to complete throws underneath. Where Seattle ran into problems were two big plays that both went for touchdowns, including a 55-yard strike to John Ross that safety Tedric Thompson badly misplayed.
Seattle isn't expected to make any changes, other than the addition of veteran Jamar Taylor, who was signed this week. But the Seahawks know they must be better on the back end against Roethlisberger and the Steelers.
"We understand we're playing a really good quarterback, and he probably seen the same film that they saw. So they're going to try to attack us in the pass game," Seattle's Bobby Wagner said.
CROSSING CONCERNS
Brady sliced up the Steelers for 341 yards and three scores, many of his 24 completions coming on shallow crossing patterns that allowed Julian Edelman and company to have the ball in open space. Though Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson tends to look downfield more than Brady, Pittsburgh's defense knows until it shows it can stop the crossing routes, they'll keep seeing them.
"It's a copycat league," said nickel back Mike Hilton. "We know it's something we need to shore up by working on our communication."
Jadeveon Clowney had a strong debut with Seattle, playing 48 of 77 plays - more than expected - while getting a sack and deflecting a pass he nearly intercepted. Perhaps more importantly, the presence of Clowney forced Cincinnati to give him extra attention and allowed others on Seattle's defensive line to stand out. Quinton Jefferson had the best game of any defensive lineman with six tackles and two sacks.
That pass rush could get even better for Seattle this week if Ziggy Ansah is healthy enough to play. Ansah was inactive last week after soreness developed in his surgically repaired shoulder. If Ansah plays, he'll likely have a restricted number of plays, but it will be the first chance to see him in action with Clowney.
GROUND GAME
Seattle led the NFL in rushing last season at 160 yards per game. It was a far greater struggle in the opener as Cincinnati loaded up against Seattle's run game and held the Seahawks to 72 yards on the ground. Part of the problem was Seattle's inability to sustain drives and going three-and-out six times. The lack of total plays limited Chris Carson to just 15 carries and Seattle to 25 total rushes as a team. Expect the run to be a priority.
"We have to be more consistent, we've got to stay ahead of the sticks, we have to be more effective running the ball on early downs," Carroll said.
The Steelers were even worse. Pittsburgh managed just 32 yards rushing in New England, 7 of them coming on a scramble by the 37-year-old Roethlisberger. Pittsburgh will try to get the running game going without fullback Rosie Nix, who is out with a knee injury.
AP Sports Writer Tim Booth in Seattle contributed to this report.


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Sutherland labs is an Experience Design company, and is the British partner of the UXAlliance group.


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Drawing on national forest visitor use data from 722 overnight use recreation sites across 27 National Forests with oil and gas development, this work examines whether the presence of oil and gas development within five kilometers of an overnight recreation site affects site visitation. Findings suggest that sites within five kilometers of oil and gas wells see less visitation, compared to sites farther away from wells.
Over the past 40 years, the number of forest campers has grown from 13 million in the 1960s to approximately 56 million in 2000 (table 4.6). Camping is now one of the more common ways that Americans spend time in the outdoors, with over one-fourth of the U.S. population participating in some form of camping.
Wilderness should provide opportunities for stress reduction and restoration of mental fatigue. Visitors, surveyed as they exited wilderness trailheads, were asked for self-assessments of stress reduction and mental rejuvenation and the extent to which they experienced various restorative components of the environment-attributes deemed by attention restorative theory to be conducive to restoration.
Recreation ecology, the study of environmental consequences of outdoor recreation activities and their effective management, is a relatively new field of scientific study having emerged over the last 50 years. During this time, numerous studies have improved our understanding of how use-related, environmental and managerial factors affect ecological conditions and processes.
As the United States population has grown, so has all-terrain-vehicle (ATV) use on national forests and grasslands and other public lands. Annual sales of ATVs have increased over 272 percent since 1994 to an estimated 876,000 units in 2005 (Specialty Vehicle Institute of America - Special Report Summer 2006). ATVs are a popular choice for outdoor recreation.
A long-term problem that continues to grow in many wildland areas is the displeasure hikers express about meeting recreational livestock (primarily horses and mules) and seeing impacts from stock use. Three studies were conducted to provide a broad look at this interaction in wilderness and some of the contributors to the conflict between hikers and horse users.


Drive Culture Will Japan have self-driving cars on the road in time for the 2020 Olympics?
During the Tokyo Olympics, Toyota's e-Palette will be used to ferry competitors around the Athletes Village.
On the first of October, 1964, at precisely 10 a.m., two Hikari Super Express Shinkansen trains pulled into stations at Osaka and Tokyo, respectively. The bullet trains were right on time, and their arrival just weeks before the start of the summer Olympics marked a massive change in transportation for the people of Japan. Now, Tokyo is looking forward to a new Olympics in 2020, and toward a potential new era in mobility.
Ambitious infrastructure projects are in full swing, including a new national stadium that threatened to be the most expensive in the world before plans were sent back to the drawing board. Elsewhere, billions of yen are being spent on highway upgrades and a push for hydrogen-powered vehicles. There's also an initiative to make the 2020 Olympics a showcase for Japanese technology, and in today's automotive world, that means autonomous vehicles.
There are a number of factors that make Tokyo an ideal place for vehicle autonomy to gain wider acceptance. First, there's governmental will behind the decision. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government has set ambitious targets for a fleet of self-driving cars by 2020, with aims to make the service commercially viable by 2022.
Second, residents of Tokyo are already used to giving up their steering wheels. With expensive toll roads everywhere, heavy traffic and limited parking, owning a car in Japan's capital city is generally more trouble than it's worth. In urban environments, a fleet of autonomous cars is likely to generate excited curiosity rather than suspicion.
Lastly, there's the well-developed Japanese infrastructure. With smooth, well maintained toll roads throughout the country, limiting automated functions to specific areas via geo-fencing is a straightforward proposition.
However, all is not smooth sailing toward the future. The Olympics themselves, for instance, are set to cost four times their initial budget. The scandal surrounding Nissan chief executive Carlos Ghosn comes at a time when ambitious leadership is required to deliver on the promise of a fleet of fully autonomous electric Nissan Leafs by 2020. Further, while the Japanese government seems generally willing to support the testing of automated vehicles on public roads, official legislation regulating autonomy is not due until next year.
In Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, the mood seems cautiously optimistic. Toyota became an official Olympics and Paralympics partner in 2015 and, as Japan's largest automaker, is deeply involved in planning for the huge influx of tourists.
However, Toyota's big project is not full autonomy but hydrogen- and hybrid-powered vehicles. The goal is to have some 3,000 fuel-cell and plug-in hybrid vehicles in service for logistics and transportation during the games, including everything from the fuel-cell-powered Sora bus to the Mirai passenger car to fuel-cell forklifts. Honda will also be diving into hydrogen power, and the Japanese government is set to provide about 45.2 billion yen (more than $541-million) in hydrogen infrastructure and subsidies.
The Toyota i-Road, right, will be used by security teams during the 2020 Olympics.
By comparison, Toyota's autonomous vehicles will operate in more of a showcase capacity. Their boxy e-Palette autonomous EV will ferry competitors around the athlete's village, while the Concept-i will be used for demonstrations.
On the busy roads beneath Tokyo's towering concrete overpasses, you can see why the Japanese have evolved a disciplined approach to public transit – just watch any escalator in operation during rush hour, as stationary people stand in a strictly ordered line to the left – but the country's city traffic is chaotic. Cars and trucks flip on their four-way-flashers and park in the curb lane, while scooters carve up traffic.
This is to say nothing of narrow alleyways that aren't even wide enough for two of the tiny kei-cars to pass abreast, nor of the surprisingly flexible Japanese attitude toward merging. The highways will be easy, but the cut-and-thrust of regular Tokyo traffic presents more of a challenge to computerized brains and sensors.
Toyota and others are therefore taking a split-level approach toward automation, with privately owned vehicles proceeding step-by-step through ever greater driver assistance, and full autonomy being deployed experimentally. Toyota's goal is a zero-accident games, something they hope to achieve with improved automated safety systems.
The idea of a car that protects society with pedestrian detection and automated emergency braking is a relatively easy sell to western markets. Toyota's future plans for data collection may not be as easy to translate. For the Olympics, the ability to manage fleet logistics via vehicle tracking makes a great deal of sense. A Japanese acceptance of vehicle telematics being tied to insurance rates, as is currently present in the mid-sized Toyota Crown sedan, might not fly in the North American market.
It's worth noting that the Shinkansen themselves are not without their critics. Their construction had considerable environmental impact, and the long-term effect on Japanese society has been increasing city sprawl and the draining of youth from rural areas.
By 2020, vehicle autonomy will be on display in Japan, but still likely in an early phase. The creation of hydrogen-fuelling infrastructure will likely be the larger change in the short term.
But perhaps don't expect upheaval like that driven by Japan's high-speed rail revolution. The trains arrived, just on time, with the speed of a bullet. Autonomous vehicles, even in highly organized Japan, seem to be plotting a slower course.


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Geochemical Baseline Atlas Of India
Environmental Pollution, Degradation & Climate Change
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Recently, the CSIR- National Geophysical Research Institute has brought out the Geochemical Baseline Atlas of India for environment management purpose.Consider the following given statements about the Atlas:
The atlas consist 45 maps of metals, oxides and elements present in top and bottom soils across India.
The map trace elements from top soil i.e. top 25 cm depth and bottom soil at 100 cm depth from the year 2006 to 2011.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
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Right ans is B
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Geochemical Baseline Atlas of India has been developed by CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Hyderabad for use by policy makers to assess environmental damage.
This is the third map among the series of maps published by NGRI. Earlier, The Gravity map of India and Seismic map of India were released by the research institute.
The geochemical data presented in these maps will be a part of the Global Map to be prepared by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGC).
The atlas consisting 45 maps of metals, oxides and elements present in top and bottom soils across India will serve as a reference against which future generations of the country would be able to assess the chemical compositional changes on Earth's surface.
To develop the maps, the globe was divided into 5,000 cells of 160 km by 160 km each. Of it, India has 122 cells.
The map trace elements from top soil i.e. top 25 cm depth and bottom soil at 100 cm depth from the year 2006 to 2011. Across India, over 545 samples were collected.
It will help the country to assess the presence of toxic chemicals in soil and how it varies from place to place.
It also helps in identifying how soil pollution is contributing to groundwater contamination.
The map will also support in choosing the right soil that's rich in certain micronutrient elements required for each plant growth.
It will help to plan the land use in different parts of the country.
It helps in finding out future contamination caused by industries or other bodies which cause pollution.
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Movie Exclusive – Six New Stills from "Divergent" Movie
The Divergent movie adaptation is a mere ten weeks away from officially hitting theaters. Of course, this means that Summit Entertainment will be busy doing final promotions to get fans and other audiences excited about the film.
The studio recently released exclusive images online and through the recent issue of Entertainment Weekly. Several of these new stills feature Shailene Woodley as Tris and Theo James as Four. There are a few new stills of Woodley alone as well.
Divergent was directed by Neil Burger and also stars Ansel Elgort, Kate Winslet, Maggie Q, Miles Teller, Zoe Kravitz, Ashley Judd, Ray Stevenson, Tony Goldwyn, and Jai Courtney. Are you a fan of the Divergent series? Are you looking forward to seeing the movie when it hits theaters on March 21, 2014?
Take a look at the rest of the exclusive new still below. Check back in for more exclusives from the Divergent film as we get closer to the release date!
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Movie Exclusive – Character Portraits and Bios Released for "Divergent"
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Summit Entertainment recently released some beautiful new character portraits and short character bios for the Divergent adaptation. These portraits and bios will help those new to the franchise learn more about some of the major characters. Plus, it might also remind fans of the novel of character details that they may have forgotten.
The portraits feature some of the main characters, such as Tris (Shailene Woodley), and some of the important secondary characters, such as Eric (Jai Courtney). The bios all share important details about the character and some of their personality traits. Take a look at Tris's portrait and bio below:
Divergent is directed by Neil Burger and also stars Theo James, Ansel Elgort, Maggie Q, Kate Winslet, Ashley Judd, Tony Goldwyn, Zoe Kravitz, Miles Teller, Mekhi Phifer, Ray Stevenson, Christian Madsen, Amy Newbold, and Ben Lloyd-Hughes. Be sure to take a look at all of the character portraits and bios in the gallery below!
Are you excited for the Divergent movie? What do you think of the cast behind this project? What do you think of these new portraits?
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Exhilarating New Trailer and Stunning Poster Released for "Divergent" Adaptation
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The film adaptation of Veronica Roth's Divergent is not set to hit theaters until this March, but Summit Entertainment is busy promoting the film. The studio has been sharing new character posters and recently released an exhilarating full-length trailer for the film. They also released a stunning new poster featuring Tris (Shailene Woodley) and Four (Theo James) standing in front of the Chicago skyline.
This new trailer takes us even deeper into the Divergent world and gives us our first glimpse of many exciting scenes. Some of the new footage includes more from the aptitude tests, fear simulations, initiation, and the faction dynamics. Watch this amazing new trailer and check out some photos below:
Fans of the character Tobias "Four" Eaton (James) will be happy with this new trailer as well because we get to see more of him as well. Divergent was directed by Neil Burger and also stars Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Kate Winslet, Maggie Q, Miles Teller, Zoe Kravitz, Ashley Judd, Ray Stevenson, Tony Goldwyn, and Jai Courtney.
What do you think of all of these new posters? Did you enjoy the new trailer or do you think they gave away too much?
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Movie Exclusive – Featurette and Final "Divergent" Character Poster Revealed
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Fans of Veronica Roth's Divergent series have probably been following the exciting character poster reveals that Summit Entertainment has been doing all week. The production company has been slowly revealing new posters for the highly awaited adaptation, and TrulyLuminary has had exclusive coverage of these reveals!
The final poster to be revealed features Miles Teller as Dauntless initiate Peter Hayes. For those unfamiliar with the story, Peter constantly taunts and antagonizes Tris (Shailene Woodley), which causes a great deal of conflict between them.
Miles Teller as Peter Hayes
If you have not seen any of the other six posters, take a look at them in the gallery below. These are definitely an exclusive you don't want to miss if you are an Divergent fan! Plus, Fandago has an exclusive behind-the-scenes featurette.
What do you think of all of these character posters? What do you think of the new featurette Fandago shared? Which faction do you think you would belong to? Divergent is directed by Neil Burger and will be hitting theaters on March 21, 2014.
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Shailene Woodley as Beatrice "Tris" Prior
Theo James as Tobias "Four" Eaton
Maggie Q as Tori Wu
Mekhi Phifer as Max
Jai Courtney as Eric
Zoe Kravitz as Christina
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Movie Exclusive – Two New Character Posters Revealed for "Divergent" Adaptation
Summit Entertainment is busy with promoting the highly awaited movie adaptation of Veronica Roth's Divergent by sharing stunning new character posters.
The first set of character posters, which featured Tris (Shailene Woodley) and Four (Theo James), were released back in September. However, the studio started releasing a new set of posters earlier this week. In this new set, the first poster featured Maggie Q as Tori and the second featured Mekhi Phifer as Max.
Fans may be excited to hear that the next two character posters from this set feature Jai Courtney as Dauntless leader Eric and Zoe Kravitz as Dauntless initiate Christina. For those unfamiliar with the story, Eric is one of the central villains who is quite ruthless when training the new Dauntless initiates and Christina becomes one of Tris's best friends during the initiation process.
These new posters give us closer looks at the Dauntless characters and their unique tattoos. In being a part of the Dauntless faction, you typically get tattoos to represent fears that you have overcome. Of course, each character has their own fears, hence the unique nature of the tattoos.
What do you think of all of these posters? Who is your favorite character from the Divergent series? Which faction would you want to join?
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Movie Exclusive – New "Divergent" Character Poster Featuring Actor Mekhi Phifer
Summit Entertainment has shared another character poster for the upcoming Divergent movie adaptation. Yesterday production company released a poster featuring Maggie Q as her character Tori Wu. If you haven't already, be sure to check that one out.
This new poster features actor Mekhi Phifer as his character Max, who is one of the main leaders of the Dauntless faction. Stay tuned for more posters as Summit will be releasing more over throughout the week!
What do you think of this new poster? Does Phifer seem right for the role of Max? Which faction do you think you would belong to? Divergent is directed by Neil Burger and will be theatrically released on March 21, 2014.
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Movie Exclusive – New "Divergent" Character Poster Featuring Actress Maggie Q
Summit Entertainment recently released a stunning new character poster for Divergent. This new poster feature actress Maggie Q as her character Tori Wu.
For those unfamiliar with the story, Tori is an aptitude test volunteer and a tattoo artist who is a member of the Dauntless faction. When Beatrice "Tris" Prior (Shailene Woodley) transfers to the Dauntless faction, she becomes friends with Tori and goes to her for support.
What do you think of this new poster? Are you a fan of the Divergent series? Will you be heading to theaters when the Divergent movie comes out on March 21, 2014?
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At times like this we wish we'd paid more attention in our physics classes. Because then we'd know whether this video shot from inside a guitar was genuine, fake, or just a curious product of technology. As it is, all we can say for sure is that it's awesome.
The video starts with a guitarist taking his iPhone 4 and sliding it into his guitar, before positioning it so that the camera is angled to look out towards the strings.
Already this is another idea we wish we'd had (much like this firework cam) but it's when he starts plucking and strumming away our minds were blown -- because the strings appear to move in a very weird way.
Each string wobbles like a sound wave when strummed, and with each one moving at different speeds it creates an almost hypnotic effect in the video which the uploader 'justkylevids' has labeled "Guitar Oscillations Captured with iPhone 4".
But this title caused much uproar on YouTube, because the freaky effect is obviously not the normal movement of the stings and many people claimed the video was a post-production fake.
However -- and here's the science bit -- the general consensus is now that the wavy line stings are caused by the rolling shutter of the iPhone camera (it scans across the frame rather than taking a series of snapshots) creating a stroboscopic effect.
Because the video is being captured at a slightly different rate from the sting vibration, it produced the awesome wiggling look. But it's not just guitars, similar freakiness can be seen when filming things like propellers too, which you can check out here.


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"The problems of symmetry in physics have become significant, particularly in the clash of renormalizable gauge field theory and general relativity or in 'symmetry-breaking' in condensed matter physics. Here, Debs and Redhead (both, London School of Economics) tackle the problem of whether invariance under transformations endow the invariants with objectivity or reveal merely convention-generated presupposition." —P. D. Skiff, Choice
"Debs and Redhead claim that invariants in the fundamental theories of physics are ultimately 'perspectival' because invariance is always relative to specified transformations or symmetries. Moreover, they argue, the choice of a perspective is ultimately conventional. These and other controversial claims are sure to engage not only philosophers of physics but other philosophers of science and the broader science studies community as well." —Ronald N. Giere, Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Minnesota
"In this engaging book, Debs and Redhead offer a courageous and novel answer to two questions that are still at the frontier of current scholarship: What precisely is being presented by scientific presentations? Are they attempts to approximate an objective representation of reality, or is any such attempt fatally undermined by its inescapable conventionalist choices? The evenhanded and persuasive answers to these questions, bolstered by three case studies from modern theoretical physics, will greatly interest a wide range of scholars—historians and philosophers of science, social constructivists as well as realists." —Gerald Holton, Mallinckrodt Research Professor of Physics and Research Professor of History of Science, Harvard University


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Unter dem Titel Reichsberufswettkampf wurden im nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Reich von 1934 bis 1939 zentralisierte berufliche Leistungswettbewerbe veranstaltet, an denen Jugendliche aller Berufe und Betriebe teilnehmen konnten. Durchgeführt wurde er von der Deutschen Arbeitsfront (DAF) in Zusammenarbeit mit der Hitlerjugend (HJ) und dem Nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Studentenbund (NSDStB). Der Wettbewerb umfasste drei beziehungsweise vier Themenfelder: berufliche Praxis, berufliche Theorie, weltanschauliche Schulung und für Mädchen zusätzlich Hauswirtschaft.

Geschichte
Die Durchführung des Reichsberufswettkampfs wurde Ende 1933 von der Reichsjugendführung, vertreten durch Artur Axmann, und der Deutschen Arbeitsfront unter Robert Ley vereinbart. Axmann übernahm die Leitung des zuständigen Referats der Deutschen Arbeitsfront. Der Wettkampf selbst war keine neue Idee, entsprechende kleinere Wettbewerbe wurden vor 1933 unter dem gleichen oder einem ähnlichen Titel von verschiedenen Berufsverbänden veranstaltet, unter anderem vom Deutschnationalen Handlungsgehilfen-Verband.

Am ersten Reichsberufswettkampf 1934 nahmen etwa 500.000 Jugendliche teil, er stand unter dem Motto: Von der beruflichen Ertüchtigung des Nachwuchses hängt im Wesentlichen der Erfolg unseres Kampfes um den Wiederaufbau der deutschen Wirtschaft ab. Bis 1939 stieg die Teilnehmerzahl auf 3,5 Millionen, wobei ab 1938 auch Erwachsene zugelassen wurden.

Mit dem Ausbruch des Zweiten Weltkriegs wurde der Wettbewerb nicht mehr flächendeckend umgesetzt, so wurde 1943 in der Berliner Krolloper bzw. 1944 im Dresdener Deutschen Hygiene-Museum ein "Kriegsreichsberufswettkampf" veranstaltet. Die beiden in Dresden erschienenen Tageszeitungen Dresdner Zeitung und Der Freiheitskampf berichteten von Mitte April 1944 bis Anfang Mai 1944 in vielen, teilweise umfangreichen Artikeln über die einzelnen Wettbewerbe und das Rahmenprogramm.

Durchführung
Der Wettbewerb war in circa zwanzig unterschiedliche Fachsparten für Ausbildungsberufe unterteilt, dazu kamen ab 1935 weitere Sparten für studentische (Reichsberufswettkampf) Teilnehmer. In den Berufssparten wurden die Vergleiche auf drei Ebenen durchgeführt: Ortswettkampf, Gauwettkampf und Reichswettkampf.

Überprüft wurden im Wettbewerb Fachpraxis und -theorie sowie die weltanschauliche Schulung der Teilnehmer. Teilnehmerinnen mussten zusätzlich ihre hauswirtschaftlichen Fähigkeiten unter Beweis stellen.

Der Sieg auf Gau- oder Reichsebene brachte in der Regel erhebliche berufliche Vorteile und stärkte auch das Ansehen des ausbildenden Betriebs. Besonders ausgezeichnete Sieger wurden in Förderstiftungen aufgenommen, die Reichssieger wurden am 1. Mai Adolf Hitler vorgestellt.

Die Bedeutung des Reichsberufswettkampfs

Im Wettbewerb wurden zentrale Interessen der Hitlerjugend und der Deutschen Arbeitsfront gebündelt. Die Hitlerjugend erhielt als Mitveranstalter eine reichsweite Plattform zur Selbstdarstellung ihrer weltanschaulichen Position und gewann gleichzeitig mit der Deutschen Arbeitsfront einen finanzstarken Verbündeten innerhalb der NSDAP. Der Reichsberufswettkampf war neben dem Reichssportwettkampf die wichtigste außenwirksame Veranstaltung der Hitlerjugend.

Für die Deutsche Arbeitsfront bot der Reichsberufswettkampf vor allem die Möglichkeit, den Ausbildungsstand der Teilnehmenden zu vereinheitlichen und zentral zu überprüfen. Auf Betriebe mit unterdurchschnittlichen Leistungen im Wettbewerb wurde deshalb Druck ausgeübt, im Extremfall wurde die Ausbildungserlaubnis entzogen.

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks
 Artikel im Online-Lexikon zum Dritten Reich aufgerufen am 15. November 2013

 Ufa-Tonwoche Nr. 237 vom 20. März 1935, Minute 1:00 bis 2:00: Eine Million Jungen und Mädchen beteiligten sich am Berufswettkampf (Auszüge aus einer Rede von Reichsjugendführer Baldur von Schirach)

Literatur
 Artur Axmann: Olympia der Arbeit: Arbeiterjugend im Reichsberufswettkampf. Junker & Dünnhaupt, Berlin 1936
 Artur Axmann: Der Reichsberufswettkampf. Junker & Dünnhaupt, Berlin 1938
 Michael A. Kather: The Reich Vocational Contest and Students of Higher Learning in Nazi Germany. In: Central European History 7,3 (1974), S. 225–261
 Günter Kaufmann: Der Reichsberufswettkampf: die berufliche Aufrüstung der deutschen Jugend. Junker & Dünnhaupt, Berlin 1935
 Markus Stappen: "Die Abzeichen und Dokumente im Reichsberufswettkampf / The Badges and Documents in the National Trade Competition", Verlag Sascha Ulderup, 2017
 Werner Staudinger: Die heilkundliche Thematik im Reichsberufswettkampf. Medizinische Dissertation. Würzburg 1985.

Wirtschaft (Deutsches Reich, 1933–1945)
Bildung und Erziehung im Nationalsozialismus
Deutsche Arbeitsfront
Berufsbildung in Deutschland
Handwerk (Deutschland)
Wettbewerb in Deutschland
Veranstaltung im Nationalsozialismus

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Q: django guardian importerror but other examples work First off, I am new to both django and python.
I am working on an existing project that is using django-guardian 1.3.2. I verified the server this app is deployed is also using 1.3.2 via pip list.
I am trying to understand the cause of an exception.
There are existing admin.py files, which load just fine.
#!/usr/bin/env python
# coding: utf-8
from guardian.admin import GuardedModelAdmin
from django.contrib import admin

from devices import models

class SomeModelAdmin(GuardedModelAdmin):
  pass

admin.site.register(models.SomeModel, SomeModelAdmin)

I added mine, and this also works (on my machine).
#!/usr/bin/env python
# coding: utf-8
from guardian.admin import GuardedModelAdmin

from django.contrib import admin
from common import models

class MyModel1Admin(GuardedModelAdmin):
    pass

admin.site.register(models.MyModel1, MyModel1Admin)

class MyModel2Admin(GuardedModelAdmin):
    pass

admin.site.register(models.MyModel2, MyModel2Admin)

We deployed the app, and now it fails to start with the following exception:

Traceback (most recent call last):   File
  "/usr/local/share/.virtualenvs/my_app/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/handlers/wsgi.py",
  line 187, in call
      self.load_middleware()   File "/usr/local/share/.virtualenvs/my_app/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py",
  line 47, in load_middleware
      mw_instance = mw_class()   File "/usr/local/share/.virtualenvs/my_app/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/middleware/locale.py",
  line 24, in init
      for url_pattern in get_resolver(None).url_patterns:   File "/usr/local/share/.virtualenvs/my_app/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/urlresolvers.py",
  line 365, in url_patterns
      patterns = getattr(self.urlconf_module, "urlpatterns", self.urlconf_module)   File
  "/usr/local/share/.virtualenvs/my_app/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/urlresolvers.py",
  line 360, in urlconf_module
      self._urlconf_module = import_module(self.urlconf_name)   File "/usr/local/share/.virtualenvs/my_app/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/utils/importlib.py",
  line 40, in import_module
      import(name)   File "./sites/zpanel/urls.py", line 19, in
      admin.autodiscover()   File "/usr/local/share/.virtualenvs/my_app/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/contrib/admin/init.py",
  line 29, in autodiscover
      import_module('%s.admin' % app)   File "/usr/local/share/.virtualenvs/my_app/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/utils/importlib.py",
  line 40, in import_module
      import(name)   File "./common/admin.py", line 3, in
      from guardian.admin import GuardedModelAdmin ImportError: No module named admin

The server is running python 2.7.6, and I am using 2.7.10. I wouldn't think this is an issue since other admin.py files import from guardina.admin just fine.
INSTALLED_APPS = (
    'django.contrib.admin',
    'django.contrib.auth',
    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
    'django.contrib.sessions',
    'django.contrib.messages',
    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
    'django.contrib.sites',
    'sites.this_app',
    'notifications.email',
    'raven.contrib.django.raven_compat',
    'guardian',
    'my_stuff',
    'existing_ones'
    'rest_framework',
    'rest_framework.authtoken',
    'south',
    'djangular',
    'widget_tweaks',
    'djrill',
    'corsheaders',
    'django_extensions',
    'parler',
    'watson',
    'baldr',
)

A: As it turns out, there was a directory called guardian in the same directory as my admin.py file. This directory isn't in the source (anymore), nor is it on my local machine. I guess it was some residue from some deployment long ago...

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While not strictly dealing with amateur radio. in the early 1900s there were many similarities between amateur and commercial services. The operation of the RMS Titanic service gives a good insight into what radio was in its infancy.
The RMS Titanic was the largest, most luxurious ship afloat when it set sail on its maiden voyage on April 10, 1912. Five days later, she was a broken wreck on the floor of the Atlantic, having struck an iceberg.
Both attended the Marconi school in England to obtain their certification as Marconi operators. The course of instruction was very inclusive. In addition to general telegraphy, students were expected to have an in-depth knowledge of radio devices in order to repair them, weather as affecting radio propagation, and numerous other facets. The school was originally a six week program, but quickly became much longer. Harold Bride attended for eight months.
For their pains, their starting pay was 30 shillings (about $1.50) per week, which equates to $37.50 in 2017 dollars. It went up fairly quickly. Bride was making £4 (about $20) per month ($502 in 2017). A senior operator could make double that.
That was for operators on British ships. Operators on American ships made about $45 per month.
Operators were hired and worked for the Marconi Company, not the shipping lines. They signed ship's articles to be placed under the command of the captain.
Only the larger ships carried two operators. Most only had one. They set their own hours, although they were expected to be on duty whenever they were near other ships. Operators were issued a chart showing the sailing routes, with projected times they would be close to other vessels.
One of the results of the Titanic disaster was that a 24 hour listening watch became mandatory on all ships having wireless.
Titanic's radio was described in the post-disaster hearings as a "five kilowatt set, the disk discharger fitted with magnetic detector and valve and receiver and emergency gears". It was a spark-gap transmitter, Morse code only. It operated on both 300 and 600 meters. The range during the day was about 400 miles and up to 1000 miles at night.
The Titanic disaster was the first use of the signal SOS. Up until then, the general call for an emergency was CQD.


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Sourcing Journal Covers USFIA Annual Conference
Sourcing Journal published several articles about the 2021 Virtual Apparel Importers Trade & Transportation Conference. They covered EAC Highsmith's remarks in CBP's Highsmith: 'Together We Can Put an End to Modern Day Slavery, 2021 Conference Silver Sponsor Cotton Incorporated's session in Have Sky-High Raw Materials Prices Peaked?, and the Supply Chain Roundtable in Port of Long Beach Exec Calls for National Freight Strategic Policy.
CBP's Highsmith: 'Together We Can Put an End to Modern Day Slavery'
Fashion is top of mind for the nation's customs watchdog.
Textiles and apparel "continue to be a priority trade issue for the agency," AnnMarie Highsmith, executive assistant commissioner for the Office of Trade at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), said in a keynote addresses at the U.S. Fashion Industry Association (USFIA) and American Import Shippers Association Trade & Transportation Conference this week.
In fiscal year 2021, textile imports totaled more than $128.7 billion, which represents a 4 percent increase from the fiscal year 2020 value of $124 billion. Textiles accounted for approximately 15 percent or $13 billion of the $85.5 billion in duties that CBP collected and all of fiscal year 2021, Highsmith said.
The article goes on to discuss David Spooner's comments on China:
USFIA Washington counsel David Spooner noted that the recently passed China legislation in the Senate contained an amendment that would require USTR to consider China Section 301 tariff exclusion requests. These would be valid for 18 months and would require USTR to dispose of the requests "not later than 90 days before the duty is due to be paid."
"The amendment is not perfect," Spooner said. "It would permit USTR to refrain from product exclusions if it declares that exclusions would undermine U.S. leverage in trade negotiations and establishes vague criteria for evaluation."
Highsmith said some of the primary tools CBP relies on to facilitate trade in apparel and textiles are free trade agreements and preference programs.
The most utilized preference programs for textiles and apparel are the U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement and the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA), which account for 31.8 percent and 31.5 percent of preference program utilization, respectively.
One of those programs is the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), from which President Biden has said he will eliminate Guinea and Mail for "unconstitutional change in governments," and Ethiopia, for "gross violations of internationally recognized human rights being perpetrated by the government…and other parties amid the widening conflict in northern Ethiopia."
Spooner said he didn't see a way for that to be avoided, particularly in the case of Ethiopia, once seen as apparel production up-and-comer, given continued military and civil action and unrest.
Asked if he thought Nicaragua's recent highly criticized election would put the country in jeopardy of losing DR-CAFTA trade status, Spooner said he wasn't aware of a mechanism in the FTA for that to happen and would more likely result in sanctions.
The article closes with Highsmith's comments on forced labor and the shipping crisis:
"We are committed to improving our ability to peer deep into supply chains and we'll continue to partner with the industry," Highsmith said. "We will continue to meet with vendors to explore tracing technology to enhance transparency and streamline the force labor enforcement. We do look forward to working together with USFIA members to eliminate force labor. Together we can put an end to modern day slavery."
"CBP is working with port facilities to expedite cargo clearance, examine high risk cargo as expeditiously as possible and to facilitate the movement of cargo as rapidly as possible," Highsmith said. "Our industry partners have demonstrated extraordinary creativity and are the best in the business at overcoming challenges. but we welcome your input on how to address this temporary supply chain. Anything that you think that we can be doing or doing better doing differently, any changes, big or small. that may add up to an impact in this area, please let us know."
Have Sky-High Raw Materials Prices Peaked?
The unusual business patterns resulting from the global pandemic have twisted the supply and demand cycle for raw materials and their prices in new directions.
For example, Mark Messura, senior vice president of global supply chain marketing for Cotton Incorporated, told the U.S. Fashion Industry Association and American Import Shippers Association Trade & Transportation Conference this week that cotton prices continue to rise despite data indicating ample reserves in global stocks.
Cotton Inc. noted that "open interest has been migrating out of the December contract ahead of its expiration and into the March contract," which has been trading a little lower than December, with the latest values near $1.14 per pound. The A Index average of global cotton prices increased to $1.25 per pound from $1.20 in the last month.
Current USDA estimates put world stocks at 86.9 million bales and world-less-China stocks at 50.5 million bales. In terms of stocks-to-use, the global ratio is 70 percent and the figure for the world-less-China is 53.4 percent. Cotton Inc. said this contrasts sharply with the supply situation 10 years ago during the 2010-11 price spike, when global stocks were only 49.3 million bales and world-less-China stocks totaled 38.7 million. Stocks-to-use ratios in 2010-11 were 42.7 percent for the world and 45.2 percent for the world-less-China.
"Our inventory and use levels aren't really supporting the idea of prices at these at these current levels," Messura said. "So, fundamentally we're in a period where something else is going on, whether that's investors or speculators coming in the market, or just maybe a little bit of overheating in prices. Fundamentally, there's not a strong case to say that that world supply demand fundamentals really support this this current level of price trades."
Port of Long Beach Exec Calls for National Freight Strategic Policy
In a keynote speech at the U.S. Fashion Industry Association and American Import Shippers Association Trade & Transportation Conference this week, Dr. Noel Hacegaba, deputy executive director and chief operating officer at the Port of Long Beach, seemed to channel the Beatles' lyrics "a little better all the time, it can't get no worse" when detailing the port's congestion situation.
"I think all of us would agree that in normal times the supply chain is invisible," Hacegaba said. "But the pandemic-induced disruption and backlogs that it has triggered across the global supply chain has made the supply chain very visible, some would say too visible."
Hacegaba said the connection between the supply chain, the economy and consumers has never been clearer or more understood, and "all eyes are on the ports and in our case the ports of Southern California, where approximately 40 percent of the nation's cargo enters."
"So, there's a lot riding on help with the backlog and getting the supply chain back in motion again," he said. "With the engagement of the administration [and] the cooperation of all segments of the supply chain, I believe we have a once in a lifetime opportunity to reimagine and reinvent the supply chain and not let this crisis go to waste but use it as an opportunity to transform our aging transportation freight network and make it more resilient."
Hacegaba noted this week's passage of the infrastructure bill and said the port is encouraged by the prospects of it, specifically the $17 billion allocated for ports.
"But infrastructure investments are just one way to solve our supply chain challenges," he said. "We also need policy. We are long overdue to have a national freight policy, a strategic plan…If we're serious about competing with other nations, we need a holistic, comprehensive and innovative trade policy. In my view, this is the only way we'll be able to fully maximize historic infrastructure investments.'
In addition, Hacegaba said the country and industry also need to reimagine the supply chain. "We have the tools and technology and even the talent, and with all eyes on the supply chain, I'd like to think we have the will, as well," said. "It's the only way we're going to be able to clear the backlog and demonstrate to the world that we're ready for more growth."


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Timetable 2022 (NeTEx) - Alphatest
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Number of annual group subscription per postcode
The dataset contains the sold annual subscriptions of a network, which were valid at the end of the year, divided into the postal code of the bill recipient. The dataset only co...
General season ticket and Half-Fare travelcard list
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package org.libj.xquery;

import org.libj.xquery.compiler.Compiler;
import org.libj.xquery.compiler.Target;
import org.libj.xquery.lisp.Cons;

import java.io.*;

public class Compile {
    public static Cons compileToAST(Reader reader) {
        return new Compiler().compileToAST(reader);
    }

    public static Cons compileToAST(String xquery) {
        return new Compiler().compileToAST(xquery);
    }

    public static Cons compileToAST(FileInputStream input) {
        return new Compiler().compileToAST(input);
    }

    public static Cons compileToAST(File path) {
        return new Compiler().compileToAST(path);
    }

    public static Target compileToTarget(Cons ast, String className, String... vars) {
        return new Compiler().compileToTarget(ast, className, vars);
    }

    public static byte[] compileToByteArray(Cons ast, String className, String...vars) {
        return new Compiler().compileToByteArray(ast, className, vars);
    }

    public static void compileToDir(Cons ast, String className, File dir, String...vars) {
        new Compiler().compileToDir(ast, className, dir, vars);
    }

    public static void compileToFile(Cons ast, String className, File path, String...vars) {
        new Compiler().compileToFile(ast, className, path, vars);
    }

    public static Class compileToClass(Cons ast, String className, String...vars) {
        return new Compiler().compileToClass(ast, className, vars);
    }

    public static XQuery compileToXQuery(Cons ast, String className, String...vars) {
        return new Compiler().compileToXQuery(ast, className, vars);
    }

    public static XQuery compileToXQuery(Cons ast) {
        return new Compiler().compileToXQuery(ast);
    }

    public static XQuery compile(String xquery, String...vars) {
        return new Compiler().compile(xquery, vars);
    }

    public static Object eval(String xquery) {
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}


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Politics of Monday, 8 December 2008
Source: GNA
Electorates commended for peaceful elections
Assin Kyekyewere (C/R), Dec. 8, GNA - Police Superintendent G.D. Hoxdzi, Elections Task Force Commander for Assin South Constituency has commended the people in the area, particularly the electorates for their high sense of discipline and comportment during and after the elections. According to Superintendent Hoxdzi, the co-operation and understanding exhibited by the people contributed immensely to the orderly and smooth execution of elections in the area.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency after the exercise, the taskforce commander also commended security personnel and workers of the Electoral Commission for their sense of patriotism and commitment to national goals. Similar peaceful polls took place in the Assin North Constituency. The NPP Parliamentarians for the two constituencies, Professor Dominic Fobih, and Mr Kennedy Agyapong retained their seats. 8 Dec. 08