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Tony Ramey is an Americana and Country Music singer and songwriter. During his career, he has recorded eleven albums and EPs and had dozens of songs recorded by other country music artists. His repertoire of songs reaches over 3,400 in number and his songwriting career spans twenty-four years as a professional.  Ramey wrote and performed the title song for the movie, The Last Ride a fact-based drama about the final days of troubled country-music legend Hank Williams. His music can also be heard on the soundtrack for Pure Country 2: The Gift. He has performed a duet with Willie Nelson on his Soul Survivor album, which brought some acclaim to his status as a troubadour. His songs have appeared in television as well on daytime drama series "The Young and the Restless" and on outdoor television shows such as "Canada in the Rough".

Early life

(Tony) Anthony Ramey was born on April 17, 1974 in Kenova, West Virginia. He grew up in Kenova where his father was a journeyman for Owens-Illinois Glass Company and his mother was a law department assistant. Tony has one older brother, Aca Ramey, a federal park ranger in Huntington, WV for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Tony began earning royalties from his songs when he was only seventeen years old—garnering song credits on Nashville independent artists and acts working out of Branson Missouri.

After graduating from Ceredo-Kenova High School, Tony earned bachelor's and master's degrees in English Literature at Marshall University.  While in college, Tony formed the Dixie Flyer Band, a country music cover band who also played Tony's original songs he had begun writing at the age of 11. After winning the True-Value Country Showdown, Dixie Flyer toured extensively throughout Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia, performing at fairs, festivals, and other music venues.  Tony moved to Nashville and later worked on a PhD in English Literature with Concentrations in Old English, Romanticism, and American Literature.  His scholarship and work in Samuel Taylor Coleridge garnered a Wolfe Award from MTSU's graduate school for excellence in critical writing and research.

Music career

Ramey's frequent performances included opening for Billy Ray Cyrus, Dan Seals, Reba McEntire, Lorrie Morgan, George Jones, Keith Whitley, Glen Campbell, and other Country Music artists.

Ramey was offered a deal on Polydor Polygram/Mercury Records, but shortly thereafter the Polygram division was bought by A&M of California and the Nashville office was closed.  Ramey began working with Tom Collins, a producer and publisher on Nashville's Music Row.  Ramey's first gold record as a songwriter, "I Don't Want This Song to End, was recorded by John Michael Montgomery.

Several years later, Tony and Tom Collins amicably parted ways. Not long after, Ramey was invited to do a songwriting round at the Bluebird Café. While performing at Bluebird, Ramey was seen by the creative director of Muy Bueno Music, owned by country music artist George Strait.  While at Muy Bueno, Ramey amassed a catalog of more than 900 songs and several country Top Forty, international Top Forty, and gold record and platinum record hits.

In 2007, Tony left Muy Bueno to sign with Cherry Lane Music of New York, which began by publishing songs from the iconic John Denver and Elvis Presley.  Ramey's songs were performed on television and in film, and by Canadian, Australian, and European musicians.  While at Cherry Lane, Ramey produced and released his self-titled fifth studio album.

When BMG Germany acquired Cherry Lane in 2010, Ramey joined Davis Music Group in Nashville as creative director/songwriter for the company's publishing division.  His stint there would only last a year and the road would call him out again to begin touring as a troubadour.

In the spring of 2011, Tony moved to Greenville, Texas where he is continuing to write music, and has undertaken a concert tour throughout the US.  After moving to Texas, he recorded CDs Throwback, Soul Survivor (which features Willie Nelson), and The Spirit of Hank and the Heart of James Dean.  He is the recipient of the Country Music Association of Texas Independent Artist of the Year Award in 2016.  In 2015, Country Music icon Ray Price recorded a song Tony co-wrote called "No More Songs to Sing" for his Beauty Is:  The Last Sessions Album.  Most recently (2015-16), Mark Chesnutt recorded Tony Ramey's song "Oughta Miss Me By Now" and Marcus Lindsey of The Marcus Lindsey Band recorded "Too Much Ain't Enough" in 2015 for his self-titled debut album Marcus Lindsey.  His song credits on current releases include the 2018 Spotify and Texas Country Radio hit "Any Night in Texas," the title song from Jon Wolfe's 2018 album release, and "A Country Boy's Life Well Lived from the same collection."

Career and awards

Gold records

I Don't Want This Song To End by John Michael Montgomery (Album: Leave A Mark)
Second Chance by Trisha Yearwood (Album: Inside Out)
Hot Grease and Zydeco by George Strait (Album: Twang)
Something To Write Home About by Craig Morgan (Album: Craig Morgan)

Awards
"American Idol Underground" - Winner, Country music genre (March 2006)
"Country Music Association of Texas" - Winner, Independent Artist of the Year Award (2016)
"Broadcast Music Incorporated" - Winner, BMI Award for "Make Up in Love" as one of the most played songs of 2000.

Songwriter's credits

Discography

Tony Ramey and the Dixie Flyer Band (Copper Creek Records, 1994)
True Calling (Copper's Creek Records, 1997)
Places (Music Mill/Copper Creek Records, 2004)
Tony Ramey (Airastar/Copper Creek Records, 2006)
Is It Worth My Broken Heart (EverSong Records, 2008)
Once Again (Dig It Deep Records, 2010)
Throwback (Dig It Deep Records, 2012)
Soul Survivor (Dig It Deep Records, 2014)
Spirit of Hank and the Heart of James Dean (Rhyme Heart Records, 2016)
I've Aways Had a Song (Rhyme Heart Records, 2019)

Re-mastered Releases

 Places (Rhyme Heart Records 2018)
 Soul Survivor (Rhyme Heart Records 2018)

Singles

 "Into the Sun (Rhyme Heart Records 2018)

References

 Music Review: George Strait- Twang [MCA Nashville] | Twang Nation - The Best In Americana Music
 News Archive | RoughStock
 News Archive | RoughStock
 Tony Ramey at Dallas Songwriters Association : Scene in Town
 Texas Singer/Songwriter Tony Ramey On KTEN News Midday - Vancouver Star

External links

 http://www.thelastridefile.com/
 http://www.countrymusicassociationoftexas.com

1970 births
Living people
American country singer-songwriters
21st-century American singers
People from Kenova, West Virginia
Country musicians from West Virginia
Singer-songwriters from West Virginia

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El Rancho Vegas fue uno de los primeros hoteles en el Strip de Las Vegas (U.S. Route 91). Estaba localizado en la dirección de 2500 Las Vegas Boulevard, en la esquina suroeste de Las Vegas Boulevard y la avenida Sahara, y abrió el 3 de abril de 1941. El hotel fue destruido por un incendio en 1960. En 1982 el antiguo hotel Thunderbird fue cambiado de nombre a "El Rancho." Debido a que dos hoteles ya usaban el mismo nombre de "El Rancho" muchas personas se confundían.

Historia
Cuando Thomas Hull abrió el hotel El Rancho el 3 de abril de 1941, era parte de la franquicia "El Rancho", e incluía hoteles similares en las ciudades de Sacramento, California, y Bakersfield, California. El Rancho Vegas fue el primer resort en lo que pronto se convirtió en el Strip de Las Vegas. Fue diseñado por el arquitecto Wayne McAllister y ofrecía paseos a caballo, una gran piscina y espectáculos en el salón "Round Up Room" (Después cambiado al teatro "Opera House"). El resort pasó por muchos cambios y remodelaciones y diferentes dueños antes que Beldon Katleman, quien recibió una acción de propiedad a la prematura muerte de su tío, Jake Katleman, en 1950, compró las otras acciones y se convirtió en el propietario universal.

La legendaria estríper Candy Barr era titular en El Rancho Vegas en 1959 cuando ella fue arrestada por el FBI después que apelara los cargos ante una corte en Texas por el uso de marihuana, y la sentencia a prisión, fue rechazada por la Corte Suprema de EE. UU.

Harry James y Betty Grable estaban realizando un espectáculo cuando un incendio destruyó el hotel el 17 de junio de 1960.

A pesar de los votos para reconstruir El Rancho Vegas después del fatídico incendio, los planes nunca se materializaron. En 1970, el multimillonario Howard Hughes compró 60 acres (243,000 m²) de tierra. En 1978, el resto del antiguo resort fue demolido y actualmente el solar se encuentra vacío.

Uso del nombre de El Rancho
El Rancho fue también el nombre del antiguo resort Thunderbird, el cual adoptó el nombre en el año de 1982 hasta su clausura en 1992. Por muchos años hubo planes de desarrollar algún proyecto en los terrenos del hotel, pero muchos de los proyectos no fueron aceptados o aprobados por la ciudad. Finalmente, en el 2001, una parte del terreno vacío fue comprado por Hilton Hotels Corporation para construir una multipropiedad, que abrió en 2004.

Enlaces externos
 Historia de El Rancho Vegas
 Hotel El Rancho está embrujado

Referencias

Edificios y estructuras de Paradise
Casinos de Las Vegas
Hoteles de Las Vegas
Casinos cerrados
Arquitectura de Estados Unidos de 1941


Species that are listed as threatened, and migratory species listed under international agreements are protected as matter of national environmental significance under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
The Australian Government seeks to develop targeted collaborative programs to coordinate species recovery and environmental protection efforts across Commonwealth, State and Territory agencies with responsibilities for the marine environment. It also seeks relevant, accessible and evidence-based information to support decision-making associated with development proposals. The task of protecting listed species, however, is challenged by the number of species involved, and the number for which insufficient data are available to develop or measure progress against species recovery plans.
Marine species are listed under the EPBC Act in all categories from critically endangered to conservation dependent, and across most taxa including bony fish, cartilaginous fish, seasnakes, turtles, mammals, birds, and invertebrates. It is difficult to estimate the abundance of most of these species because they are typically both rare and widely distributed; for some species, such as the Largetooth Sawfish or Speartooth Shark, adults are rarely or never observed.
New methods are needed to assist with species recovery plans, to support managers in decisions relating to new development and non-detriment findings for the export of CITES-listed species, and to support international obligations. Marine Biodiversity Hub scientists, building on recent developments to estimate the abundance of over-exploited commercial fish populations, developed new genetic approaches combined with acoustic telemetry to estimate abundance and determine movement patterns and habitat use. These were applied to threatened river sharks in the Northern Territory, even when no adults could be directly sampled. The goal was to develop an effective and affordable technique that could be used for other rare and threatened mobile species.
Following the recent shark attacks in Western Australia attributed to White Sharks, the Australian Government requested Hub scientists to apply these new methods to estimating the abundance of the White Shark (eastern and western populations) as well as the Grey Nurse Shark (eastern population).


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Our Work With Museums /
Special Projects /
Whitechapel Gallery: Collection Displays
Midlands: The best is not too good for you
By Ingrid Swenson
19 March – 1 June 2014
TOUR: Rugby Art Gallery & Museum
28 June – 30 August 2014
Bright and bold pots and prints by leading British and international Pop artists are part of this display. It features Picasso's face plates from the early 1960s; Babe Rainbow (1967) by the British Pop artist Peter Blake;and Turner Prize-winner Grayson Perry's huge pot, Designer Rebellion (1999), depicting skateboarders. Taking its title from a 17th century posset pot, the exhibition looks at what is meant by the intrinsic value of objects and asks what does 'the best' mean? Viewers are met with intriguing objects at every turn as over 80 pots and prints fi ll the gallery – ranging from a medieval face jug to British Pop artist Richard Hamilton's 1966 screen print of Marilyn Monroe. The display of both handmade and mass-produced objects also includes an Andy Warhol screenprint Birmingham Race Riot (1964); a Margaret Thatcher teapot made by the creators of Spitting Image, the 1980s satirical television programme; an 18th century medallion worn in support of the abolition of slavery; and Staffordshire ceramics from the famous Wedgwood, Spode and Minton potteries.
Drawn from the collections of Contemporary Art Society member museums across the Midlands in England this display considers the notion of value in relation to fine and applied art and is part of the Whitechapel Gallery's programme of opening up public and private collections for everyone. This display is conceived in collaboration with the Contemporary Art Society and Arts Council funded Curatorial Fellow Ingrid Swenson hosted by Wolverhampton Art Gallery.
Contemporary Art Society displays at Whitechapel Gallery: Midlands – Ingrid Swenson from Contemporary Art Society on Vimeo.
Selected Works & Context
North West: Nothing Beautiful Unless Useful
East Coast: Damn Braces: Bless Relaxes
South: Twixt Two Worlds
Publication: The Best is Not Too Good For You
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Q: What I know is that I×R is always subtracted from EMF but here in this article, it's saying something elese Please explain me the first point.
What exactly I need to know is; that the product of current and internal resistance is subtracted or added? Explain the reason also.
E-IR   Or E+IR ?

A: The text is addressing two different situations. Both formulas are correct, each to a different situation.
If the current $I$ is flowing in the same direction as the emf of the cell, then there is a potential drop $Ir$ across the internal resistance $r$ and a potential increase of $E$ across the cell. The current enters the cell at the -ve terminal and comes out at a higher potential at the +ve terminal. So the terminal PD is $V=E-Ir$. This would happen if there are no other sources of emf in the circuit.
If the current $I$ is flowing in the opposite direction to the emf of the cell, then again there is a potential drop $Ir$ across the internal resistance $r$ but now there is also a potential drop of $E$ across the cell. This is because current is flowing backwards through the cell, against the direction in which the cell is trying to drive the current. Current flows in at the +ve terminal and comes out at a lower potential at the -ve terminal. The terminal PD is now $V=-E-Ir=-(E+Ir)$. This would happen if there are other sources of emf in the circuit which are stronger than the emf of the cell.

A: In a lot of cases it is convenient to represent a real cell as a series combination of an ideal cell of emf $\mathcal E$ and a resistor of resistance $R$.
For a resistor the potential at the node A where the current $I$ enters the resistor is always higher than the potential at the node B where the current leaves the resistor by an amount $IR$.
I have shown this as the left potential $V$ diagram below.

For a cell of emf the positive terminal C is always at a higher potential than the negative terminal D by an amount $\mathcal E$ which is the emf of the cell.
The left diagram below shows what happens if the current enters the positive terminal of a real cell (cell being charged) and the right hand diagram shows what happens if the currents leaves the positive terminal of a real cell (cell being discharged).

For the left hand diagram the current enters at node E and the potential drops by $IR$ going through the resistor and then drops again by $\mathcal E$ whilst going through the ideal cell to reach node F.
So the potential difference across the real cell is $\mathcal E + IR$ with the potential of node $E$ being higher than the potential of node F by $\mathcal E + IR$.
For the right hand diagram the current leaves at node G and the potential rises by $IR$ going through the resistor and then drops by $\mathcal E$ whilst going through the ideal cell to reach node H.
So the potential difference across the real cell is $\mathcal E - IR$ with the potential of node $G$ being higher than the potential of node H by $\mathcal E - IR$.
So if a real cell is discouraging the potential difference across it is $\mathcal E - IR$ and if the cell is being charged the potential difference across it is $\mathcal E + IR$.

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the product of current and internal resistance is subtracted or
  added?

Succinctly, there are two cases:
(a) If the source is supplying$^1$ power to the external circuit, subtract.
(b) If the source is receiving$^2$ power from the external circuit, add.
$^1$The source is supplying power if the current out of the $+$ terminal is positive
$^2$ The source is receiving power if the current out of the $+$ terminal is negative.

Explain the reason also

Here's an intuitive way to see why this must be:
(1) The internal resistance can only dissipate energy and so, if the emf source with internal resistance is supplying power, the circuit must be receiving less power than it would if the internal resistance were zero .
(2) The power supplied to the circuit by the source is the product of the terminal voltage and source current
(3) So it must be that the terminal voltage is less than the emf when the source is supplying power to the circuit.

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Q: object and NSPredicate In my application i have a large table of around 12000 entries. I am displaying it on tableview. But the search bar is too slow while doing dynamic search. I have read that NSPredicate method is more permorfant then NSRange.
This is my old the code:
[self.filteredListContent removeAllObjects];
listContent = [[NSArray alloc] initWithArray:[dbAccess getAllBooks]];

for (Book *book in listContent)
{

    NSRange range = [book.textBook rangeOfString:searchText options:NSCaseInsensitiveSearch];

    if (range.location != NSNotFound)
    {
        [self.filteredListContent addObject:book];
    }
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My new code:
 [self.filteredListContent removeAllObjects];
 listContent = [[NSArray alloc] initWithArray:[dbAccess getAllBooks]];

 NSPredicate *predicate = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:@"SELF like[c] %@",searchText];

 [self.filteredListContent addObject:[listContent filteredArrayUsingPredicate:predicate]];

When i try to execute this code i received this error: "Can't do regex matching on object .'"

A: I would do something more like...
NSPredicate *predicate = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:@"%k like[c] %@",propertyIAmLookingFor,searchText];

A: Is your book class a string?  If not then you cant use SELF like.  You need to substitute the name of the property you are comparing.


July 24, 2018 July 27, 2018 Molly G.
Hi everyone! I have been nominated by Laura at Beautiful Things for the Liebster Award. Thank you Laura!
For those that may not know what a Liebster award is – It is kind of like chain mail. One blogger nominates eleven other bloggers for the award, then those eleven nominate eleven other bloggers for the award too! It just keeps getting passed around. The award is basically a badge that you put on your blog for all to see. There are rules that each nominee has to follow as well. Here are the rules that Laura gave her eleven nominees to complete and I will be giving you the same rules as well.
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(Last one, this had better be good!) I'm a child of the King of Kings! On this blog I try to shine for Jesus!
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Some of those were really silly. 😛 I guess I was running out of ideas!
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Thanks for the tag, Molly! Wow, I really want to go dear-hunting!!
You should, it's a lot of fun!
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I loved the boss mixup bug so much that I had the idea that it would be super fun to do it on purpose as an event. Just for a day as a special event on Friday the 13th all the bosses in the game could have different levels than normal. There could be a few surprise new drop items that are added to the boss loot tables just for the event, weapons and clothing, that would make them super rare in general as you could only loot them on Friday the 13th. The items should not be announced, so if no one gets them no one will know that they ever were in the game. The prize weapons would be of famed level and clothing unique and of a spooky nature. What do you think?
That sounds like a great idea! It was fun defeating the lv 37 Malicioso and got some nice loot, so I'm definitely for this!
The normally low level bosses being high level was great fun and I've heard quite a few people say they enjoyed more easily defeating some of the normally higher level bosses too, although I never really tried that myself.
There is but one problem with this idea, Friday the 13th already had an event attached. Muertos Moon.
Muertos Moon is a Halloween event lasting like a week or so if memory serves me???
There was talk back in POTCO that the invasions would evolve and feature all the undead bosses, each leading their own "legion" into battle. Nothing came of it as far as I recall, but the idea is awesome!
I would like this a lot.


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With hopeful headlines in major publications and plenty of hype in the traditional financial sector, security tokens are the hottest new investment product around. All of the excitement seems to center around what digital securities can do for the buyer of the security, however, and while there's many such advantages, the nature of digital securities actually more directly impacts another player in the securities business: the broker.
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The securities broker business is, first and foremost, time-consuming. It's not just the many hours it takes to produce the paperwork needed to begin even the slightest sale or change, it's the months it takes to actually take such deals from beginning to end. During this time, legal requirements for the use and transfer of funds keep liquidity low, making the sale itself a major imposition on the company's behavior.
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When Michael Piwowar, acting chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, pushed the pause button earlier this week on the rule requiring companies to disclose the pay ratio between a company's median employee and its chief executive, he turned up the heat on the simmering debate over the disclosure's usefulness for investors. The rule, part of the Dodd-Frank Act and implemented by the SEC in 2015, is a costly compliance burden that brings little new information to investors who already have plenty of tools to understand and even intervene on CEO compensation, said some employment specialists.
Defining the median total compensation for an employee is a difficult task, said Jim Barrall, counsel at law firm Latham & Watkins LLP and a senior fellow at UCLA Law School. Arriving at a ratio for a company with global operations that has franchises or outsources some of its inputs, and then comparing that with a peer with a different structure or a different tax burden, won't heed useful data, he said. "The CEO pay ratio rule is a very blunt tool and was inserted in the statute to name and shame companies," said Mr. Barrall. There is the question of whether such a rule was meant to address issues of inequality, in which case publicly listed companies shouldn't be bearing the costs of it, said Mark Poerio, a senior counsel at the employment law group at law firm Paul Hastings. "The question is, should the security laws be used for social change and, if so, how far should we go with that?" said Mr. Poerio.
Some investors value the extra information and transparency around governance, though. "It is beneficial to have some metric that is comparable across the industry, such that both investors and stakeholders--internal and external--can be aware" of pay ratios, said Louise Dudley, a portfolio manager and an environmental, social and governance specialist at the global equities team at Hermes Investment Management. Also of benefit, she said, is after compiling the numbers companies can explain what they represent, why management believes they are representative, and investors can monitor them over time. Much of the discussion on compensation has been focused on CEO pay, and that's a good discussion to have, "but having the pay ratio makes it more real," said Ms. Dudley. "Certainly for some companies and some CEOs, they may look at that pay ratio and decide they don't want to be at the top end of that [highest ratio]," she said. In the U.K., companies have been required since 2013 to disclose average pay changes year-on-year, but it allows companies the discretion to determine which group will be used in the calculation.
Cobalt International cleared in bribery investigation. Cobalt International Energy said the U.S. Justice Department dropped its foreign-bribery investigation of the oil-exploration firm. The Houston-based company said Thursday it received a letter from the Justice Department that said prosecutors closed their investigation of potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Cobalt's operations in Angola.
Appeals court rejects Trump travel ban. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in a 3-0 vote refused Thursday to reinstate a temporary travel ban for people from seven Muslim-majority countries that was out into effect by President Donald Trump through an executive order, Reuters reports. The Trump administration said it would continue its court fight to reinstate the ban.
Plan would put CFPB under Trump's control. U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling, (R-Texas), is planning legislation as part of the Dodd-Frank Act overhaul that would curb the powers of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and place the agency under the purview of President Donald Trump, The Hill reports after seeing a memo outlining the plan.
Japanese PM won't pay for trip to Mar-A-Lago. The White House said Thursday that President Donald Trump would host Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at his Palm Beach, Fla., golf resort as a "personal gift" to the Japanese leader, after ethics experts had raised concerns about who would finance the trip, WSJ reports. Ethics questions persist around this weekend's trip to Mar-a-Lago as the president's frequent visits—now accompanied by a foreign leader—are likely to create more business for the resort.
In this Nov. 27, 2016 file photo, Mar-a-Lago is seen from the media van window in Palm Beach, Fla.
Ethics probe of Trump aide requested. The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee said he would refer an ethics investigation for Kellyanne Conway, a senior advisor to President Donald Trump. Ms. Conway said in a television interview Thursday that people should buy clothes sold under Ivanka Trump's fashion brand, an apparent violation of government rules preventing government officials from using public office to promote products, the New York Times reports.
Price confirmed as health secretary. U.S. Rep. Tom Price, (R-Georgia), was confirmed Friday by the U.S. Senate to be the next secretary of health and human services. Mr. Price will be in charge of overseeing efforts by the Trump administration to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, the New York Times reports.
Two in contention for EPA No. 2 post. President Donald Trump is said to be considering two people for the job of deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The two candidates are Andrew Wheeler, a former top aide to Sen. James Inhofe (R., Okla.) and a current lobbyist representing fossil-fuel companies, and Donald van der Vaart, secretary of the environment for North Carolina under former Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, WSJ reports, citing unidentified people close to the administration.
California extends drought rules. Despite heavy winter storms all winter, water regulators in California decided to extend water-conservation rules until April, even though 80% of the state's water districts saying they have enough water, Associated Press reports.
Brussels Airport probes cyberattacks. Belgian federal prosecutors on Thursday said they are investigating cyberattacks targeting the Brussels airport website around the time the city was hit by terrorist attacks last year. Authorities said they solicited help from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate the cyberattacks, which took place the nights of March 22 and March 23 but were unsuccessful at taking down the website and infiltrating the computer system, WSJ reports. The FBI searched a house in Pittsburgh and interrogated a U.S. minor who confessed to having committed the attempts, the Belgian authorities said.
What constitutes cyberwar? Michael Schmitt, chair of the U.S. Naval War College's International Law Department, said Russia's interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election does not reach the level of an act of war, the Washington Post reports.
French presidential candidate asks for probe to be dropped. An attorney for French presidential candidate Francois Fillon is asking prosecutors to halt an investigation into whether he misused public money when he hired his wife as a legislative aide, Bloomberg reports.
French nuclear plant investigates explosion. An explosion at a nuclear power plant in northern France does not pose a contamination risk, authorities said. Electricité de France SA said the explosion was caused by a fire in the turbine zones of the facility, away from the nuclear areas of the facility, the Guardian reports.
Slowdown in foreign direct investment portends broader worries. Foreign direct investment into emerging markets—the lifeblood of economic growth for industrializing nations—is set to slide to postcrisis lows this year, curbed in part by U.S. President Donald Trump's protectionist trade agenda. The Institute of International Finance, a group representing more than 500 of the world's biggest banks, hedge funds and other financial firms, said Thursday that foreign direct investment is likely to fall to $386 billion this year, WSJ reports. The figure is another marker in a broader slowdown in globalization worrying policy makers around the world.
Mine workers strike in Chile. Workers at a copper mine in Chile operated by BHP Billiton walked off the job on Thursday, protesting what they say are the company's efforts to cut benefits and not commit to offering new workers the same level of benefits existing employees receive, Reuters reports.
A miner checks copper cathodes at the copper cathodes plant inside Escondida, the world's biggest copper mine, in Antofagasta, Chile, in a 2008 file photo.
Silicon Valley, India square off over H1-B visas. Silicon Valley technology firms, worried about their ability to bring foreign workers to the U.S. under President Donald Trump, are distancing themselves from Indian outsourcing firms, which are heavy users of the same visa program that U.S. tech firms rely on. U.S. tech companies hope that any new restrictions on the H-1B visa program, which provides visas for highly skilled foreign workers, will be directed at the Indian firms and that U.S. tech companies can escape with more minimal changes to their practices, WSJ reports.
Anthem to appeal merger rejection. Anthem Inc. said it would appeal a federal judge's decision to block its acquisition of Cigna, but the future of the deal was unclear amid discord between the two partners, WSJ reports. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said the proposed $48 billion deal between the two health insurers violated federal antitrust law because it would create an unacceptable reduction in the number of companies able to serve large multistate employers that insure their workers.
A logo sign outside of a facility occupied by Anthem Inc., in Indianapolis on Aug. 15, 2015.
EY pays to settle Indonesian allegations. Accounting firm Ernst & Young's Indonesian affiliate agreed Thursday to pay $1 million to settle with U.S. audit regulators over allegations that E&Y blessed a client's financial statements without having sufficient evidence to do so, WSJ reports. KAP Purwantono Suherman & Surja, E&Y's Indonesian member firm, issued its 2011 audit opinion on a telecommunications company even though it hadn't obtained enough evidence to justify the company's accounting for more than 4,000 leases for slots on cellular towers, the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board said.
Kroll steps down as CEO of rating agency. Former private investigator Jules Kroll is stepping down from the chief executive job at the credit-rating firm he started in 2010. Mr. Kroll, 75 years old, will remain chairman of Kroll Bond Rating Agency Inc. and hand day-to-day running of the company to co-founder and President Jim Nadler, who will become CEO later this month, WSJ reports.


I see the numbers on the scale trending downward. Some days I find I've lost a good bit then the next day or two I find I've regained some, but the general trend is downward.
I've been listening to a lot of podcasts, especially about investing, weight loss, and anxiety. A common theme I've found – especially between investing and weight loss- is that the day-to-day numbers only matter to someone who's only interested in the short term. Say you're interested in making money this month or this quarter, then you'll be watching your stocks' prices day by day. If however you're on a journey, for 12 years or 50 years or the rest of your life, the number day by day is just noise to you. What you watch for is the trend. And what you know about the company's practices and any changes in management. Also what the true value of the stock is, regardless of the economic situation.
Same with weight loss. While I still weigh myself almost every day (some weeks), the important thing is the trend downward. And what I know about the way clothes fit and the way I look and what changes I know I've made in my eating and exercise. If I know I've been sedentary but eating like I'm very active I know I'm delaying my weight loss progress. If I feel awful because I've been eating very hearty foods or huge amounts of non-fiber foods, then I know I'm heading in the wrong direction. If I'm sitting there watching TV with a tub of ice cream in my hand, I know something's up. And I need to take action before things go wrong.
For now, while I'm not losing as fast as I would've liked, I see I'm trending down again. And that feels good.


Deep system analysis of trading quotations of basic assets for binary trading with the help of specialized tools has enabled us to create a high-quality forecasting system «Brook». In a stable mode, this trading strategy enables traders to receive up to 88% of trade contracts with a positive result, which makes this method of work in the options market extremely effective. In addition to the best possible performance, the system appears to be a simple and understandable method of generating forecasts, which will be understood by any private investor. The system is universal. It doesn't require additional technical tools for use, a standard set of indicators would suffice.
As you can see, the system is characterized by well-identifiable signals, and the settings of the analysis tools enable you to evaluate the market of absolutely all financial instruments in any time frame of the trading chart.
To determine the range of option redemption, you need to use the rule of 5 candles. The given expiration calculation method enables you to set an optimal expiration period on any timeframe of the trading chart. The main principle is very simple – set the expiration in such a way that at the time of expiration 5 candles of quotations would show up on the chart. So, on a minute frame of the trading chart, the expiration time will account for 5 minutes.
The system is quite effective; therefore the level of risks here is minimal. However, it doesn't mean that a trader can use overvalued bids. The optimal risk management mode, in this case, will be the use of bids, which don't exceed 5% of the available operating capital or contracts with a minimum value.


I.e. if the domain is blocks world and user input is "drop block A off the table," the interpreter might create an action drop(?o1) which has effect not o1 on table and modify the current state by the action drop(A) -> not A on table.
If the player then asks to "place B next to A on the floor", the interpreter might create an object floor and modify the drop action to also have effect A on floor, altering any previous states where things were dropped. Then, recognizing existing action place, place(B, floor) -> B on floor.
If the player had instead asked to "place B next to A on the forest floor," the interpreter might reject this as out-of-genre, since the blocks world is an office-drama story domain.
If the player had instead asked to "place A on itself," the interpreter should reject this as contradictory. If the player had asked "place A on camel", the interpreter should reject this as not possible, since it's unreasonable for a non-existant and unrelated object to be here.
Stretch goal: Using similar techniques, the interpreter could generate new (reasonable) symbols relating to a few symbols in a domain. This is so a narrative planner isn't constrained in its search space by what humans have authored.
Ideally, the interpreter could generate symbols that are likely to enable some effect in the world. This is stretchiest stretch goal, allowing a narrative planner to free itself of tricky dead ends.
Incorporating new symbols into existing symbols. Validity? Modifications?
How could a planner filter these symbols by desirability?


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2019 is the year of Dior in speaking terms of exhibitions. Four museums all over the world present the magnificent work of the fabulous designer and his fashion legacy: "Christian Dior, les Trésors de la collection", "Dior. From Paris to the World","Fabulous Fashion: From Dior's New Look to Now" and "Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams".
Until the 6th of January the exhibition "Les Trésors de la collection" can be seen in the Christian Dior Museum – Granville. In the little town Granville, the designer grew up and they're showing his creations regularly.
The second exhibition takes place in Denver until March 3, 2019. "From Paris to the World" surveys 70 years of the House of Dior's enduring legacy and its global influence. A selection of more than 200 couture dresses, as well as accessories, costume jewelry, photographs, drawings, runway videos, and other archival material, will trace the history of the iconic haute couture fashion house, its founder, Christian Dior, and the subsequent artistic directors who carried Dior's vision into the 21st century.
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Last but not least, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London presents one of Dior's biggest retrospectives. The exhibition also investigates Dior's creative collaborations with British manufacturers, including Dents (gloves), Rayne (shoes), Lyle & Scott (knitwear) and Mitchel Maer (costume jewelery). Meet celebrities from Nancy Mitford to ballet dancer Margot Fonteyn. A highlight will be the Christian Dior dress worn by Princess Margaret for her 21st birthday celebrations, generously on loan from the Museum of London following conservation work. The exhibition furthermore is a remembrance of Dior's spectacular fashion shows staged in the UK's most luxurious stately homes, including Blenheim Palace in 1954, of which several ensembles are now in the V & A's collection.


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Qinru Qiu Named a Distinguished Member of the Association for Computing Machinery
Thursday, December 8, 2022, By Alex Dunbar
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Qinru Qiu, professor of electrical engineering and computer science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been named a Distinguished Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world's largest and most prestigious association of computing professionals.
Qinru Qiu
Qiu was selected by her peers for her outstanding scientific contributions to computing. The ACM Distinguished Member program recognizes up to 10 percent of ACM worldwide membership based on professional experience and significant achievements in the computing field. To be nominated, a candidate must have at least 15 years of professional experience in the computing field, five years of professional ACM membership in the last 10 years and must have achieved a significant level of accomplishment or made a significant impact in the field of computing, computer science or information technology. A Distinguished Member is expected to have served as a mentor and role model by guiding technical career development and contributing to the field beyond the norm.
"This is an important and well deserved honor for Dr. Qiu," says Engineering and Computer Science Dean J. Cole Smith. "Throughout her career she has been an innovator in the field of green computing, and I have been fortunate to learn about some of her contributions in brain-inspired neuromorphic computing techniques. In addition to her brilliant scholarly innovations, the College of Engineering and Computer Science has also benefited from her very significant leadership and instruction efforts. Dr. Qiu is thoughtful and reliable in every component of her job, and we are thrilled to see her honored by the ACM."
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Connor Chapman Review: Shopify Mentorship Worth It?
Connor is one of the countless Shopify entrepreneurs and experts claiming to coach hundreds of students. He has a YouTube channel all around his own eCommerce experience, and he's also our topic for today.
We're going to take a look at who he is and what service he offers to determine whether or not he's actually the expert he claims to be.
He doesn't have a course available so far, but with his growing channel, it might be in the works already. He's been around for a while, and he already has a few thousand subscribers.
Who's Connor?
Connor says he's an entrepreneur who managed who quit is full-time job after a successful dropshipping venture; he's also 25 years old, or so it seems. According to him, he owns several 6-figure businesses on Shopify, and he wants to do the same for aspiring businessmen via YouTube.
His channel is still quite small, just heading to the 100,000 views mark. His overall engagement is also quite low, especially compared to your average eCommerce guru on YouTube.
He claims to be a US resident, and his YouTube channel has over 50 videos available. Other than that, there's very limited information about him on the internet, and I couldn't find his stores or more information other than what he says.
His YouTube
His YouTube channel centers about educational videos on tips and strategies, like step-by-step tutorials to reach certain milestones. His content is quite standard: how to reach profit marks, finding products, and marketing tips.
The titles themselves aren't particularly original, mostly your regular "top X tips", "top X mistakes you should avoid" and case studies.
Nevertheless, he does look like he knows about the business model. I actually quite enjoyed his videos while sorting through his channels, and he's simply likeable. You can see him being quite genuine instead of another guru selling a get-rich-quick scheme.
His Mentorship
While not promoting a course, he does offer a product: private mentorship, and you might see him stating that he's looking to turn this new venture into "another success story".
It's quite interesting in how it works. He directs you to a shortened link that takes you to a "discovery call". It's personal, and it's basically an application, and you're basically entitled to 30 minutes with him. During this time, he'll "evaluate" whether or not you're compatible to work with him.
It's easy to see this as just a scarcity tactic to create some sense of urgency or exclusiveness. One of the signs that make me believe this is how the times available are quite limited.
The call itself isn't out of the ordinary. You must answer some questions like what your bigger strengths are, why you wish to succeed, whether or not you're employed, how much money you make every month, what's your budget, etc.
I couldn't really find which students are "incompatible" with his coaching, but I have my doubts about him actually rejecting aspiring students. Likewise, I couldn't find any student testimonials other than the case study he shows in his channel.
Is coaching worth it?
I don't really understand why successful entrepreneurs feel the need to offer private coaching. It takes quite some time that they could otherwise spend on growing their own stores.
His business model seems to be more of the same as other gurus—as much as he separates himself from them. He basically offers some free value to entice people to buy into his real product: private coaching.
I'm not saying he's a scammer. As far as I've seen, there seems to be real knowledge behind what he says, and I don't really have reasons to believe he's a scammer like many others.
It just seems weird why he would go for a coaching package instead of creating a course. It would only take him a time investment once, and then he can go back to managing his stores. What doesn't make a lot of sense is such a time-consuming approach like coaching.
If he makes 6 figures dropshipping, there's really no reason to offer coaching sessions. Even if he makes $100,000, it would add up to about $33,333 daily. That's almost $1,400 per hour, so why would he go for a much lower hourly rate than just spending time building on that success?
Therefore, I can't really recommend his premium coaching. He seems genuine, but it simply doesn't add up.
I always recommend a high-quality course like eCom Elites instead of coaching because Franklin (author of Ecom Elites) himself says he doesn't have time to do 1 on 1 because they are just not worth the time if he's making so much money he should focus on his business.
That's why I can't recommend this course, especially considering other courses like eCom Elites, which costs $197 ($297 for the premium package), and it still offers over 200 videos on all the topics covered here with a lot more depth and dozens of more strategies.
Once again, thanks for reading my Connor Chapman Review and I wish you the best of luck.
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Just before going on holiday, I got a little package with some of the new MONKI (yes the young Swedish clothing brand) makeup.
The appearance of the makeup is young, fun, and appealing. I must admit I dig the shiny holographic wrapping (I mean if you?re gonna use a good amount of packaging like this, this how it?s done,- although I prefer less in general). The concept of the makeup/cosmetics line is ?have fun, play, don?t hide away?. With elements like glitter, huge liquid eyeliner pens, cool makeup bags and much more at very affordable prices I think Monki nailed it, perfect for their young consumers.
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The distinction between 4WD systems is esoteric for everyday driving, but for both extremes of on- and off-road performance, you'll want the upgraded system and the accompanying Dynamic hardware.
The 2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport has the most convincing answer to the sporty-SUV conundrum.
The Land Rover Range Rover Sport has been the stubbier, sexier companion to the bigger Rangie since the middle of the last decade. We've called its performance surprising--but its cabin, we've found it a little too cozy in the past. No more: for the 2014 model year the Range Rover Sport moves to the architecture of the latest Range Rover, and gets better, handsomer, more capable, and more efficient all in one fell swoop.
The science and engineering devoted to making it lighter and more nimble comes down to one word: aluminum. The Range Rover Sport has migrated from its old steel body to an aluminum frame like the one on the latest Range Rover. As a result, the Sport drops about 800 pounds, getting it on average under 5,000 pounds net, while it picks up scads of drivetrain and handling tech that thrusts it more convincingly into the small set of sporty SUVs that really, truly live up to that confusing duality.
In essence the Sport's a slice off the Range Rover, but there's plenty of influence from the smaller Evoque in its profile. It's almost pure Range Rover from the doors forward, save for a slimmer nose and winged headlamps. The roofline drops with the drama of the Evoque, and the Sport's summed up with an abbreviated tail clearly inspired by the hit compact ute. The cabin's pure Range Rover, calm and architectural, drawn to play up pure stretches of leather and aluminum, filtered clean of buttons and switches as much as possible.
The split between drivetrains divides the Sport into nicely-done and awesomely-hot camps. A new supercharged, 340-horsepower 3.0-liter V-6 engine is the new base engine, delivering a nice 90-degree V-6 snarl and sub-7-second acceleration, in tandem with a sweet paddle-shifted ZF eight-speed automatic. The supercharged V-8 comes from a different planet entirely, one maybe with a timeshare in the American South: it barks out 510 horsepower with NASCAR authority, ripping off 5-second runs to 60 mph.
With either, the Sport's ride/handling worldview tilts firmly to sport. The bigger Range Rover specializes in coddling; the Sport's air dampers and variable-ratio steering quicken up the pace, and with the V-8's Dynamic setting, dial out much of the innate lean and scrub dictated by its height and weight. It's much closer now to the benchmarks set by the uber-utes from Germany.
At the same time, it's an incredibly capable muckraker, with either the base Torsen four-wheel-drive setup, or the more advanced dual-range system, with its active rear locking differential. With more ground clearance than ever, the Sport can extract itself from almost anything the bigger Range Rover can, and its slight size advantage might let it squeeze through where the executive-class Landie might not.
The Sport's cabin has never looked better, and extra room in almost all dimensions solves one of the least happy aspects of the first-generation ute, though the second-row seat isn't quite as supportive as the Range Rover's. These are the sacrifices. New features for the 2014 model includes so-called "5+2" third-row seating, allowing occasional transport of up to seven people, with full-time seating for five. You won't want to be back there if you can say your ABCs, trust us.
Four trim lines are available in the 2014 Range Rover Sport: the base SE and upgrade HSE, both outfitted with the supercharged V-6 engine; the Supercharged, with a 510-horsepower supercharged V-8 engine; and the Autobiography, which shares the 510-horsepower V-8, but adds a range of unique design elements.
All 2014 Range Rover Sport models come nicely equipped, including custom Meridian audio systems (three in total, ranging up to 1,700 watts and 23 speakers); advanced safety systems aided by cameras; an 8-inch touchscreen infotainment interface that frankly could use a couple of Palo Alto software geeks and a quick reskin; and of course, the latest generation of Land Rover's Terrain Response 2 traction management system.
Land Rover's rugged, spare styling is summed up very smartly in the Range Rover Sport.
A little Evoque, a lot of Range Rover -- the Range Rover Sport could be guilty of worse sins than its "column A, column B" approach to styling.
The family resemblance is strong with this one. The Sport's glassy greenhouse floats, just like its kin, and the details are kept to a minimum. It's the fender and hood vents that stand out, even when they're muted in a darkened, "Dynamic" metallic finish. The Sport's nose is slimmer than the Range Rover's, and the headlamps fare into the fenders with a longer wing that wraps around the corners. Toward the abbreviated tail, the wheel arches swell a bit more, and the lower roofline dips faster, like the smaller Evoque. It's tightly drawn, and the proportions read a little more classically Range Rover than either its bigger, upkicked companion or its stiletto-styled sibling.
The cabin's squarely in the Range Rover camp, pared down and honed to the essentials. Buttons and switches have been filtered off the dash, thanks to the touchscreen controls, leaving the structural appeal of the design to speak for itself. Even when fitted with the most extravagant color combinations, it's sturdy and serene, a pairing that doesn't always work well.
Some visual tricks make the cockpit snug in around the passengers more cozily--a higher center console, a smaller-diameter steering wheel, more seat bolstering. The lush of the full digital gauges on some models doesn't align with the more dated interface of the touchscreen controls, but in that case, beauty might only be a firmware upgrade away.
A serious off-road appliance, the Range Rover Sport can also deliver muscular grip and ethereal acceleration.
The Range Rover Sport shares nearly all its structure and powertrains with the bigger Range Rover, and it shows--on the scale, on the way it keeps an even keel when it's sunk knee-deep in mud.
That's created its own problem: how to make the Sport distinctive when the Range Rover's so supple and powerful?
The same gut-wrenching changes that were applied to the Range Rover's body are in force in the Sport. Switching from a body-on-frame design stamped in steel, to an aluminum unibody that's bonded and riveted into a whole has shorn about 800 pounds from the Sport's curb weight. It's still above 4,700 lbs in base form, more than 5,100 lbs all dolled up, about a hundred pounds less than the bigger Rangie.
The magnitude of change pulls some exciting numbers out of either of the Sport's drivetrains. The new 3.0-liter supercharged V-6 is rated at 340 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque; it's an assertive-sounding engine at full throttle, with a hearty snarl that subdues quickly as the Sport flicks into higher gears, back into a more relaxed part of the powerband. Zero to 60 mph happens in about 7 seconds, and top speed's rated at 130 mph.
But it's really the 5.0-liter supercharged V-8 you want, if only for the NASCAR intake and exhaust riffs that were frankly the inspiration for its soundtrack. It's scored at 510 hp and 461 lb-ft of torque, and ripping off a 60-mph run in 5 seconds is in the realm of Cayenne Turbos and Grand Cherokee SRTs. Top speed is 140 mph, unless the Dynamic pack's specified--it's lifted to 155 mph. Either way, the Sport's stick shifter is in control--it's not a rotary like the control in the Range Rover or Evoque--unless you flick the paddle shift controls, letting the ZF automatic do what it does best, click off clean shifts without any drama.
The Range Rover Sport's more obviously, and vastly, better on pavement than it was in its first lifetime. A procession of electronic assistants get tuned for more focus and more grip than they do in the bigger Range Rover. If you don't see as much daylight between the bigger ute and the Sport, you'll feel it, particularly in the V-8 versions.
The Sport's stock and trade are some of the same air suspension and electric-steering bits as in the Range Rover, but that flagship's setup is deliberately set for a more relaxed feel. The Sport's most neutral state, when its ride height is set to normal via a console-mounted switch, and its Terrain Response system dialed into street driving, still yields quicker steering responses with more deliberate counterweight and a much calmer ride than the first-gen Sport.
The V-8 Sport goes a few electromechanical steps further to close the gap between its SUV side and its sport-sedan intentions. The Terrain Response system has continuously adjustable dampers and an active anti-lean system. It also tops off the Terrain Response system with a Dynamic mode that speeds up shifts, throttle response, removes most of the slack from the adjustable dampers, and lets the stability control system take a little bit of a break. There's also an active locking rear differential and simulated torque vectoring that increases its braking input by 15 percent, to draw the Sport's cornering lines tighter. All told, the pieces craft a handling personality for the V-8 Sport that's strikingly different from the base Sport, from the Range Rover, and about as deft as the other ultra-powerful SUVs (even if the SRT Jeeps and Cayenne Turbos are still ultimately, slightly, quicker).
If it's not quite the thunderclap that is the Cayenne Turbo or the SRT Jeep, the Range Rover Sport makes up for the tenth or two of acceleration with unbelievable off-road talent. The basic, lighter-duty setup this year is a new four-wheel-drive system with a Torsen limited-slip differential and anti-lock brakes limiting wheelspin, and a 42:58 torque split that can shift to 62 percent front, or up to 78 percent to the rear. It's offered only on the V-6, and wasn't ready in time for our first drives.
The more rugged version, standard on the V-8 and available on the V-6, has a low range and locking differentials, with a torque split of 50:50 that can switch to 100 percent, front or rear wheels, as traction suffers. We spent the better part of two days in Welsh hills and English river beds, letting Terrain Response's Auto mode do all of the work some of the time, and opting for its individual modes (Grass/Gravel/Snow, Mud/Ruts, Sand, and Rock Crawl) as we trudged through the countryside without the benefit of pavement.
The Sport's slight size benefit versus the Range Rover isn't so noticeable, but the increased ground clearance over its last-generation edition is. It's up to 11.2 inches, and the air suspension can extend itself another inch and some change when it needs to extract itself from especially difficult off-road scenarios. With 21.5 inches of cross-wheel articulation, that doesn't happen too often--but when it does, the Sport can isolate its roll bars, and make the most of its wheel travel. It can even deploy that additional reserve of ground clearance when it's wading close to its 33.5-inch maximum, and seconds later, lower itself almost silently down a steep grade thanks to a much quieter hill-descent control system.
Almost as big as the Range Rover now, the Sport trims back only slightly in second-row seat comfort.
Longer and much more space-efficient than the first-generation model, the Range Rover Sport is growing into its role in the Land Rover family. It's up 2.5 inches overall from last year's version--and at 191 inches long, with a 115.1-inch wheelbase, it's just a few inches shy of the last-generation Range Rover.
The Sport also sits about 2.2 inches lower at the roofline than the Range Rover, and about 100 pounds lighter comparably equipped, though its weight rides a little higher than the Range Rover's and its dash and center console are taller, too.
Those distinctions are important more for the way the Sport behaves than for the way it coddles passengers, but it's obvious right away that the Sport's much closer to the Range Rover's comfort levels this time around the estate. The front-seat space is virtually the same, with scads of head room, but the Sport's adjustable seat bolsters and more snug cushions suit its mission better. Heating is standard and ventilation is available where it's not included.
It's a little thing, but vital to us: the Sport might have the most comfortable door caps of any SUV. The padding's soft, and the height's about perfect for confessed one-hand cruisers.
The second-row seats on the Sport don't have the spread-out knee room of the Range Rover, and there's less bottom cushion, too. The seatbacks recline for great touring comfort, and heating/cooling control is on the features list, but the abbreviated cushions will leave taller passengers with knees riding high above the seat. There's an inch more knee room, though, so contact's only a remote possibility.
With each revision of the Range Rover Sport, the impression of quality's grown deeper. The launch model's plasticky cabin was banished in a redo a few years ago; the completely new Sport's cabin is a subtle knockout, almost indistinguishable from the Range Rover's in its stripped-down appeal and its boutique use of aluminum, wood, and leather.
Safety gear from blind-spot monitors to surround-view cameras are now available, but crash-test scores still aren't.
Because it's brand-new, the 2014 Range Rover Sport hasn't been crash-tested yet by either the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) or by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Its score here is based on the usual attributes of SUVs, on its aero-style construction, and its safety technology.
All versions come with airbags and stability control, and the Sport's stability system is programmed with lots of subroutines to be run as accident avoidance. There's roll-stability control, trailer-sway control, as well as corner-brake control--all of which apply brakes selectively to neutralize the threat of diminished vehicle control. Hill-start assist and hill-descent control are also standard, as is a rearview camera.
The Sport also will be getting its own dose of the latest technology, including lane departure warnings; blind-spot monitors; proximity sensors; a surround-camera system; parking assist with help for parking in both parallel and perpendicular spots; and automatic high-beam actuation. Some of these features won't be available until later in the 2014 model year.
Land Rover's adaptive cruise control system adds more features this year in the Sport, too. At stop-and-go speeds, the system will bring the Sport to a complete halt, and a tap on the gas will resume cruising speed.
Excellent Meridian sound systems and rear jump seats aren't overshadowed by the Range Rover Sport's flawed infotainment system.
Four variations of the 2014 Range Rover Sport will be offered in the U.S.: the base $63,495 SE, with a 3.0-liter supercharged 340-horsepower V-6; the $68,495 HSE with the same engine but upgraded features; the $79,995 Range Rover Sport Supercharged, with a 510-horsepower 5.0-liter supercharged V-8; and the $93,295 Range Rover Sport Autobiography, with the same engine as the Supercharged model, but with even more equipment and its own distinctive color and trim combination.
All versions come with the usual passel of luxury and functional features, from automatic climate control to power windows, locks, and mirrors; 14-way power front heated seats; cruise control; leather upholstery; wood trim; 19-inch wheels; a power tailgate; and an AM/FM/CD player as part of an audio system with Meridian sound. That Meridian system can be optioned up to a 1,700-watt soundbath, but concessions are made: its Signature version only has 23 speakers in the Sport, versus 29 in the Range Rover.
To that, the Range Rover Sport adds standard Bluetooth connectivity with audio streaming, voice commands, and a USB port. A rear-seat entertainment system with wireless headphones is an option, as are satellite and HD radio and a panoramic sunroof. Wheels can be upgraded to 22-inchers, and to off-road tires.
The audio system, phone, the standard navigation system, and other ancillary functions can be controlled on the Range Rover Sport's 8.0-inch touchscreen display on the dash, paired with a 5.0-inch display tucked between the gauges or, on some versions, a full 12.3-inch high-resolution display that replaces the gauges entirely.
The options list is more extensive when you consider the Sport's palette of paint colors and leather trims. Options on some versions include a cooler built into the center console; ambient LED lighting with colors you can choose by mood; and a package of heating controls for the windshield, steering wheel, and seats. There's also a +2 seating package, which we discuss more in the Quality section.
If we could, we'd lobby the NHTSA and Land Rover for two options we're not allowed in the U.S. The first--a dual-view touchscreen that lets drivers see controls while passengers watch a movie--and the second, a set of sonar sensors that show how deep the Sport is fording--and triggers the air suspension to its extended height when it detects water deeper than its maximum 33.5-inch rating.
EPA gas mileage ratings are up considerably--into the 23-mpg highway range.
The 2014 Range Rover Sport gets much better gas mileage than it did in its last iteration. The previous-generation Sport's EPA numbers checked in at 13/18 mpg, or 15 mpg combined.
Now, with a new aluminum architecture and a choice of drivetrains, the Sport exceeds those numbers by as much as 30 percent. With its new supercharged V-6, the Sport gets EPA ratings of 17 miles per gallon city, 23 miles per gallon highway, or 19 mpg combined. Upgrade to the supercharged V-8, and it's rated at 14/19 mpg, or 16 mpg combined.
Stop/start is included on either Sport drivetrain. Plug-in hybrid technology is coming to Land Rover, but since we're not on the short list for the plug-in hybrid diesel coming to the European Range Rover, it's unlikely to make it to our Sport, either.


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Q: Need to add row above the headers of Dataframe in pandas I have a dataframes, I need to add 8 rows above the header of dataframe, I am sharing dataframe and the desired output
Dataframe:-
   Toll     No.     Vr.name
   245      2487    XR
   145      3754    MY
   55       7356    DF
   65       4487    DF
   28       7785    MY
   47       8235    XR
   87       2468    PQ
   75       9735    GR
   98       6486    TY
   240      1023    PQ

rows need to be added
    Car      8425
    Booth No 24
    Toll TR. Mr.XYZ
    Date     05-JAN-22
    Amt      123
    Time     11:02:01
    Mode     QR
    Tag      YES

What Needed :-

*

*Want to add rows in dataframe above the header of dataframe.

*No. of rows may increase in some cases.

Desired Output
   Car      8425
   Booth No 24
   Toll TR. Mr.XYZ
   Date     05-JAN-22
   Amt      123
   Time     11:02:01
   Mode     QR
   Tag      YES

   Toll     No.     Vr.name
   245      2487    XR
   145      3754    MY
   55       7356    DF
   65       4487    DF
   28       7785    MY
   47       8235    XR
   87       2468    PQ
   75       9735    GR
   98       6486    TY
   240      1023    PQ

A: I made a separate datframe of rows, now I have two dataframes.
DF -
    Car      8425
    Booth No 24
    Toll TR. Mr.XYZ
    Date     05-JAN-22
    Amt      123
    Time     11:02:01
    Mode     QR
    Tag      YES

DF2:-
   Toll     No.     Vr.name
   245      2487    XR
   145      3754    MY
   55       7356    DF
   65       4487    DF
   28       7785    MY
   47       8235    XR
   87       2468    PQ
   75       9735    GR
   98       6486    TY
   240      1023    PQ

Code to add both dataframe in CSV :-
with open((file_name), 'w',newline='') as f:
    writer = csv.writer(f)
    for index,row in df.iterrows():
       writer.writerow(row)
    writer.writerow(New_out)
    for index1,row1 in df2.iterrows():
       writer.writerow(row1)

I directly write both the dataframe in CSV file.
Outtput I got:-
   Car      8425
   Booth No 24
   Toll TR. Mr.XYZ
   Date     05-JAN-22
   Amt      123
   Time     11:02:01
   Mode     QR
   Tag      YES
   Toll     No.     Vr.name
   245      2487    XR
   145      3754    MY
   55       7356    DF
   65       4487    DF
   28       7785    MY
   47       8235    XR
   87       2468    PQ
   75       9735    GR
   98       6486    TY
   240      1023    PQ


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Politics & Government / The Breeze
Berniecrats Were Not Necessarily Democrats In The 2016 Election Similar To Hillary Supporters in 2008 And That's OK
by KTB Editors · August 24, 2017
Jason Le Miere reports that according to the analysis of the 2016 Cooperative Congressional Election Survey, fewer than 80 percent of Berniecrats, those who voted for independent turned Democrat turned independent in the Democratic primary, did the same for Clinton when she faced off against Trump a few months later. What's more, 12 percent of those who backed Sanders actually cast a vote for Trump.
The impact of those votes was significant. In each of the three states that ultimately swung the election for Trump—Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania—Trump's margin of victory over Clinton was smaller than the number of Sanders voters who gave him their vote.
Berniecrats Are Not Democrats
Of those who switched their allegiance from Sanders to Trump less than 10 percent considered themselves strong Democrats, while less than 50 percent even leaned Democrat. The number of Sanders supporters who crossed party lines to vote for Trump in 2016 may not be that unusual though. A 2010 study in Public Opinion Quarterly found that in the 2008 election 25 percent of those who voted for Clinton in the Democratic primary ended up voting for Republican John McCain, rather than Barack Obama, in the general election. What's clear is that John McCain is not Donald Trump. It seems that in both 2008 and 2016, about 1 in 4 Democrats don't vote for the party's eventual nominee.
The reason this is important is because Berniecrats are now attacking Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Deval Patrick, Kirsten Gillibrand, Andrew Cuomo and anyone else who is not Bernie Sanders that may possibly run in 2020. This is not only unproductive, but indicative of a larger problem.
The winner of the Democratic primary, will have to anticipate 20 to 25% of his primary opponent's voters crossing party lines. This was something Barack Obama was able to overcome in 2008 that Hillary Clinton was not in 2016. Moving forward, the Democratic Party must do a better job of instilling party loyalty.
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THERE ARE 12 CUPCAKE PICKS WITH B1 ON DOUBLE SIDED & 12 WITH B2 ON DOUBLE SIDED.


The ninth annual Cupcake Tasting Event is back this month at the MGH Blood Donor Center. Donors– such as Aaron Tripp, of MGH Neurology, pictured right – who come in any Thursday in February can enjoy a sampling of some of Boston's best cupcakes. This year's lineup features treats from Lyndell's Bakery, Montilio's, Magnolia Bakery, Treat Cupcakes, Sweet, Yum Bunnies, JP Licks, Georgetown Cupcake and Party Favors.
Also during February, all blood and platelet donors will receive a special long-sleeve MGH Blood Donor Center T-shirt.
Walk-ins are welcome or contact Alyssa Greenstein at 617-726-8171 or argreenstein@mgh.harvard.edu to book an appointment.


In order for your landscaping to be healthy and look its best, it is critical that it drain properly. Having the right landscaping drainage solutions is especially critical whenever there is a high water table, dense soil or flat land.
If the right drainage systems are not in effect, water can collect and drown plants, undermine structures and turn your new landscaping into a swamp. The potential for so much damage makes it imperative to address drainage issues before designing and planting any new landscaping.
Does Your Landscaping Have Drainage Problems?
The first thing you need to do is analyze your backyard and its nature. You may need to get help from a professional landscape architect in order to assess what the exact topography is. The site might appear very flat, but there can also be spot elevations which can potentially cause problems as well.
Another factor that often plays an important role when it comes to drainage is ground water. This relates directly to rainfall patterns. For example in the South in low lying areas, the water table is often only a few inches underneath the surface. These types of conditions can limit what your planting options are and also cause all kinds of construction problems.
Rainfall is often a catalyst for drainage problems to emerge. In areas where heavy downpours are quite common, sites that drain poorly can flood very quickly if the proper drainage solutions have not been implemented. When heavy rainfall is added to a high water table, the potential for damage to occur increases substantially.
There is a simple test that you can do to determine what is taking place underground. Dig a hole that is approximately two feet wide and deep. Fill the hole with water. If it drains completely in around one hour, you have excellent drainage.
You may have a problem if it takes approximately 12 hours for it to drain, and if it takes over 24 hours you have a serious problem that can negatively impact the deep roots of your shrubs and trees.
Sites with clay soils tend to have problems with water lingering on the surface. In theory, all lots are graded so that water flows from the backyard down into the side yard to a storm drain or the curb. However, lots are not always properly graded by builders and water becomes trapped.
This causes muddy areas in gardens and lawns. In order to combat this problem, surface grading is one drainage solution that can be used to help ensure there is sufficient fall in order for the water to drain.
One ancient drainage solution is the French drain. It gathers the water and then a place is provided underground where it can percolate down through the dense soil. Basically this solution entails digging a trench and then filling it with gravel and sometimes a perforated drain line as well.
Geotextiles or roofing felt is then placed over the gravel and then the soil is replaced. In order to drain the trench, the surrounding area gets graded so that the water will not gather on the ground's surface any longer and cause problems.
If the soil contains a hard pan layer, the whole site might suffer from standing water and poor drainage. It is too challenging to try and use spot solutions in this type of situation. You need site-wide grading along with a drainage plan that includes an underground piping system that is fed by trench drains or drop inlets. New plastic piping is easier to install and it is also easier to remove water from the site and into the storm drain directly.
In areas with high rainfall like the Pacific Northwest or Florida, your drainage plan might be the most critical aspect of your landscaping. These types of drainage systems are more expensive to install, but they are well worth it.
Where a storm drain is either inaccessible or nonexistent, the type of system can flow into a sump underground. It is basically large hole that is filled with gravel. The water stands in the sump until it finally drains away.
Low lying areas that have a high water table are difficult to landscape with. During the growing season, plant roots that are in saturated soil do not get a sufficient amount of oxygen and rot quickly, similar to what happens to an over-watered house plant. Certain plants that grow in wetlands and river bottoms can thrive in a high water table landscape.
Some good options include riparian species that are from local swamps, fens and bogs since they have adapted naturally to your soils and climates. Another good candidate is trees that come from similar wetlands from other areas of the world. They add more diversity than what may be available from plants that are native to your area.
Another drainage solution for landscapes with a high water table is raising the planting area. This option is expensive but also very effective.
Raised beds and planters can often be used to help combat the problem of a high water table.
Too much water can wreak havoc on your gardens and lawn. The 3 landscaping drainage solutions above are some of the most effective ways to combat poor drainage conditions. To avoid problems in the first place, consider these solutions before planning any new landscaping project.


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Border Fire grows to 1,500 acres, Potrero evacuated
By ABC7.com staff
Crews battled a massive brush fire near the California and Mexican border on Sunday, June 19, 2016.
POTRERO, Calif. (KABC) -- Extreme heat and gusty winds helped to fuel a fast moving brush fire east of San Diego near the border with Mexico on Sunday.
Cal Fire officials said the blaze broke out at about 11 a.m. north of the Tecate Junction.
Authorities said the Border Fire burned about 1,500 acres of brush and continued to grow.
More than 200 firefighters were dispatched to battle the flames from the ground and air.
About 75 residents in the Potrero area were under a mandatory evacuation order.
Route 94 was closed from Route 188 to Potrero Valley Road due to the Border Fire.
The latest numbers indicated 5 percent of the fire was contained. According to fire officials, four out-buildings had burned and one firefighter was injured battling the blaze.
The City News Service contributed to this report.
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