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Bredesen Understands How the Healthcare System Works
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Governor Phil Bredesen is a candidate for the U.S. Senate who will put the community first, address the opioid crisis and tackle health care for Tennesseans. Courtesy Photo
By Arthur Franklin, Jr.
NASHVILLE, TN — Former Governor Phil Bredesen is running for the U.S. Senate to represent the state of Tennessee. He currently has several commercials explaining his various successes as a businessman, mayor, governor as well as why he should be our next U.S. Senator. At the conclusion of his commercials, he closes with "I am applying for the job".
The voters of Tennessee should accept his application and vote him in as our next U. S. Senator from the state of Tennessee. This is why:
The federal government consist primarily of about ten (10) big areas: criminal justice, domestic policy, economic policy, education, environmental, foreign policy and national security, healthcare, immigration, and transportation. Depending on when you ask the voters of Tennessee and also of the United States, healthcare usually is among the top three of important issues that matter most to voters.
Phil Bredesen understands how the healthcare system works both in Tennessee and in the United States. He understands how it should work in the long run. Last year prior to his announcement that he was running for the U.S. Senate, I heard him speak in front of a room full of accountants, his topic was healthcare policy.
He talked about the greatest impediment to healthcare is its spiraling cost. Healthcare is around 18% or more of the gross domestic product or GDP (the final value of the goods and services produced within the geographic boundaries of a country during a specified period of time) in the United States, whereby healthcare is approximately 11% of GDP of the next highest country. We have a very expensive healthcare system. It is too oriented to specialty care, end of life care and is not targeted toward preventive healthcare. It must be made more efficient and cost effective.
Medicare with its cost reimbursement policy was the beginning of spiraling increases in healthcare. Hospitals had no reason to control cost since they were going to get reimbursed for such costs. For example; I recently looked at an itemized bill from a local hospital, a tube of poligrip was charged four (4) times the cost of its regular price of which you could purchase at your neighborhood Wal-Mart, furthermore the hospital kept the tube also the same patient was charged $2.50 for a single roll of toilet tissue (which for that cost you could purchase at least four rolls and keep the tissue).
The Governor talked about even though the insurance companies are making good profits, one can add up all their profits together and they would not add up to the profits of one of the leading pharmaceutical companies. With Medicare Part D (prescription drugs), one could not negotiate with the pharmaceutical companies. This was put in to get that industry to support the new program. Most everything else in government (goods and services) is put out to bid and goes through a process (mostly to control costs, prevent favoritism, conflict of interest, etc.), this process would not have a negative impact on the quality of healthcare.
In 2010, then Governor Bredesen wrote a book regarding the healthcare system entitled, FRESH MEDICINE, How to Fix Reform and Build a Sustainable Healthcare System. From his book he states, "the American healthcare system needs a new set of principles". They should be:
• The highest quality in the world
• Able to keep cost under control, realistic in comparison to other priorities and fairly apportioned
• Paid for, and
• Universal, with a basic level of care a right for every American.
"Phil Bredesen knows the American healthcare system inside and out. He knows both theory and more importantly how things really work. His perspective is unique and wise, if you're interested in health reform, you do well to read, and consider what he has to say,"—Bill Frist, M.D., former Senate majority leader.
Former Governor Phil Bredesen knows healthcare from the standpoint of a healthcare management executive in the private sector and as a governor who rescued TennCare (the State's Medicaid program) from impending bankruptcy.
At this time, former Governor Phil Bredesen would be ideal for Tennessee to send to Washington D.C. Although a democrat, Bredesen is not particularly partisan in the sense that he would be inclined to find solutions from a broad spectrum of ideological views no matter the label. Beyond healthcare, Bredesen has a sense of acute awareness and expertise in some of the other national issues previously mentioned.
Let's give him a chance to see what he can accomplish. He has been successful as a healthcare executive, mayor and as governor. He is applying for the job as U.S. Senator. Let's hire him as our next Senator from Tennessee.
arthurfranklin@comcst.net
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Aug 5, 2019 · 8:27 am
Some sexual and sectarian attacks on female comics at the Edinburgh Fringe
Performing at the Edinburgh Fringe is an emotional strain on all performers but, in one way, perhaps more for female performers.
Yesterday's blog mentioned Samantha Pressdee and her show Covered (in PQA Venues @ Riddle's Court), which is largely about mental health.
Last night, she posted this on her Facebook page:
My night has ended with the police. I'm very grateful to the transport police. As I was entering Waverley Station to get my train back to where I am staying a man touched me.
I was just walking past and he grabbed my hand which was on my breast because I was holding my backpack straps. I just screamed at him "WHAT THE FUCK, YOU DON'T TOUCH WOMEN AT NIGHT!" (Or in the day. I was in distress. It's scarier at night on my own.)
Some station staff asked me if I was OK and I said: "It's fine, he just touched my hand." Then I realise he is following me, cocky in his body language and pouting his lips suggestively. I just started screaming at him that he was a disgusting pervert and, thankfully, the police were there and went after him. I thought, based on previous experience, There is no point making a statement, but they said the laws are different in Scotland. He could be charged with threatening behaviour. So I will make a statement.
It is not OK to just randomly touch a woman in the street anywhere on her body, EVER. It is this kind of entitlement some people seem to think they have to our bodies that drove me to become a free the nipple activist. My body is not for male gratification. My body is mine.
Meanwhile, it was a fairly normal day for Janey Godley.
In her bestselling 2005 autobiography Handstands in the Dark, she wrote about how her uncle sexually abused her from the age of 5 to 13. She successfully got him prosecuted and jailed 30 years later.
Janey was brought up in a Protestant family. Her uncle was a member of the Orange Order. She faces endless ongoing online sectarian and sexual attacks with occasional death and rape threats from men – often supporters of the Rangers football team (Rangers is traditionally a Protestant team; Celtic is traditionally a Catholic team).
Given that Janey was brought up Protestant and is, as far as I know, an atheist, the sectarian attacks on her as a Catholic are particularly bizarre.
The example below is a fairly mild version of what she gets.
Yesterday, she Tweeted a 1920 photo of the Edinburgh street where she is currently living during the Fringe and got a response.
Janey's response?
"A Rangers fan is angry at a street and thinks I am a Catholic. Poor Blair Muircroft. Imagine being this angry on a Sunday morning."
The last laugh (if that is the correct word) goes to Janey.
Because, also yesterday, her Fringe show at The Counting House got a 4-star review from Broadway World which ended:
"As ever, her show is completely free to attend and filled on a first-come-first-served basis. Many are turned away each day, so early queueing is strongly advised – up to an hour before being guaranteed entry."
Filed under Comedy, sectarianism, sexism
Tagged as comedy, edinburgh fringe, Handstands in the Dark, janey godley, Orange Order, Rangers, Samantha Pressdee, sectarianism, sexism
Jun 17, 2011 · 11:50 am
Guinness Book of Records spurns spaghetti-juggling as "too specialised"
The ghost of late, great godfather of alternative comedy Malcolm Hardee must be turning in his urn.
The Edinburgh Fringe this August will host The Malcolm Hardee Spaghetti-Juggling Contest – Year One but, today, Guinness World Records cruelly dealt a bitter blow to spaghetti-juggling enthusiasts worldwide when they shockingly refused to recognise spaghetti-juggling as a legitimate event.
"While we certainly do not underestimate your proposal," Guinness World Records write, "we do however think that this item is a little too specialised for a body of reference as general as ours. We receive many thousands of record claims every year and we think you will appreciate that we are bound to favour those which reflect the greatest interest."
How can people not be fascinated or, indeed, be obsessed by spaghetti-juggling?
I am sure I read somewhere that Nero juggled spaghetti while Rome burned. He later spread the rumour he was playing the violin because he wanted to seem more cultured.
My lifelong hopes and dreams of spaghetti-juggling becoming a recognised, legitimate – perhaps even Olympic – sport may have been dented today, but they will not be so easily crushed.
Spaghetti-juggling may not be in the Olympics next year nor in 2016, but the stupidity and pointlessness of an idea should be no barrier to its acceptance as an event. This is Britain, where stupidity and pointlessness have been widely cherished for centuries. And still are.
Clay pigeon shooting.
Marmite.
And spaghetti-juggling is an event in which Britain could take a decisive lead this August.
Throwing a javelin is a remarkably pointless thing to do in the 21st century, except possibly at Celtic v Rangers football matches. But people still get gold medals for it. Or arrested.
Spaghetti-juggling has the potential to rival javelin-throwing and curling – an Olympic sport which is basically just polishing ice as quickly as you can.
Spaghetti-juggling is the future for pointless sports. It has its days of glory ahead of it, starting this year at the Edinburgh Fringe Outside The Beehive Inn on 24th and 25th August.
Be there or risk missing the start of a cultural phenomenon.
Filed under Comedy, Food, Sport
Tagged as alternative, annual, August, Beehive, Britain, burned, Celtic, clay pigeon, comedy, contest, curling, edinburgh fringe, event, fiddle, funny, games, Guinness, Guinness Book of Records, humor, humour, javelin, juggling, Malcolm hardee, Marmite, Nero, Olympic, pointless, Rangers, Rome, shooting, spaghetti, sport, stupidity, uk, United Kingdom, violin, world records

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Episode 39 recap: Storms could mean big studio setbacks and the teams are off to a tiny home challenge
The Blockheads are in the middle of studio week and the day isn't starting well for Tess and Luke.
Foreman Keith is blowing up because their stairs have been unloaded out into the back alley, but they've still got scaffolding up in the stairwell.
The newlyweds don't think it's their fault that this has happened, and they don't think they've got any space at all to store the scaffold after pulling it down.
Standing in their courtyard is Keith, yelling out that this is where they should put it for now.
"DIY" is the big theme of the week — not because the teams want to get their hands dirty, but because their budgets are so tight it's the only option to get through it.
Jesse of all trades is back on deck for House 5 and this time he's learning how to cut sheets of plaster and get them up on the wall from YouTube.
He's done so many jobs on his own, from laying the flooring to the tiling, that it's saved them a heap of cash.
Over in House 3 Andy and Deb are cutting costs too, although their plan is a lot riskier than YouTube tutorials.
They're the only team who aren't including an ensuite in their studio room and it's a bold move. They had made the provisions for the ensuite, but at the last minute decided to ditch the plans.
Brickwork and external building that had to be finished put Mitch and Mark almost two days behind, so in a bid to catch up they pulled the hipages lever.
With an army of trades now filling House 1, Keith is less than impressed with how the teams are all working and calls tools down until the whole space is clean.
The teams aren't the only ones hard at work this week either — Keith and Dan still don't have the roof finished, it's not watertight, and a little bit of bad weather could turn into a huge problem.
"There's a big storm on the way and Keithy and I are very worried," admits Dan.
You know it's serious and there's a lot on the line when Keith is being called 'Keithy'.
House 2 is at crisis point and Tess and Luke are throwing everything — including the last of their cash — at the studio in an effort to stay on the show.
They're not the only ones struggling with cash. Over in House 4 they've only got enough money for one tradie on site, which means El'ise is on the tools working alongside Matt.
Dan stops by to see how they're going and he's impressed with how much they're doing. He gives them the McCafé 'brighten your day' $5,000, and she's cheering.
But instead of using that cash on something like trades or plaster, El'ise heads down to The Block Shop, where an art box catches her eye. It's a unique piece she's got her heart set on for the studio space.
Jesse is still obsessing over his golf win, and calls Keith over to share some news. Turns out the editor of Golf Australia reached out after hearing about their match and Jesse has got the cover of the mag. Helllooooo, fame.
Despite saying he isn't going to rub salt in the wound, Jesse definitely is and Keith is sick of it. "Go stick your head up your a-- you f---ing idiot," he calls out as he walks off their site.9
Scotty thinks the teams deserve a little break so he invites them out for dinner. The only problem is when this happens it's never as simple as it sounds.
Instead of letting them know a challenge is coming via text, this week he's doing it in person, but he won't tell them what it is just yet.
The teams wake up the next morning to new water features in their homes because that predicted rain is hitting and the roof isn't watertight just yet.
Let's just say it's not the kind of water feature any of them had in mind.
Luke's taking it on the chin — he knows that this is a huge setback and that they might not finish, and he's putting the blame on Keith and Dan. Andy, on the other hand, isn't stressing, and admits you can't stop rain.
There's no time to try and fix the damage — it's challenge time and the teams head off, leaving Dan and Keith to clean up the mess.
Shelley greets the teams as they arrive and introduces five architecturally designed transportable units specifically for people at risk or experiencing homelessness. The teams will have to turn them into fully furnished living spaces with each home's Colorbond colour as the basis for the design.
The teams have $3,500 and six hours to complete the challenge, and with $5,000 prize money on the line you can bet your bottom dollar they all want a win.
There's a familiar face on hand to help out with this challenge: landscaping guru Dave Franklin is back to help out with the gardens.
The teams are struggling with the layout of the units and there are plenty of differing opinions on how to make the space functional.
It's a scramble to get things finished because time is absolutely flying, but most of the teams are still out shopping.
It's not just the contestants against the clock — Dave Franklin is feeling the pressure too, trying to get the gardens and outdoor area done before tools down.
It's time for judging and Mitch and Mark are up first. They're feeling confident with what they got done and the joy this space will bring.
Shaynna is a one-woman judging panel, going through the tiny homes with Shelley, and she loves the use of pops of colour. "I love the execution and the fact they've given some privacy to the bed," she explains.
But she thinks the couch and table might be a bit too big for the space.
Tess and Luke are up next. Shaynna loves the dining table outside, but she would have liked the couple to pick one that could be moved between the indoor and outdoor areas.
She likes the choice of flooring colour but thinks the newlyweds should have gone with a lighter colour to contrast with it, rather than going moody (their usual palette).
The coastal vibes continue down at Andy and Deb's unit, where the natural tones and a splash of colour are a hit with Shaynna.
"It just feels very relaxing," she says. But she would have liked to see an armchair in the room for a cosy place to watch TV.
El'ise and Matt are also going for a soft, calm space, and the addition of a doormat is something that takes Shaynna's eye from the start.
"It feels calm — we have the bed, we have the table and chairs like next door. Again I feel like we need an occasional chair," she explains.
Functionality is the main thing Jesse and Mel are going for in their space, with a separated bedroom, dining and living area, and Shaynna is impressed.
"The colour palette straight away with the flooring works beautifully with what's outside, and I think the colours work really well, especially with the throw," she says.
Shelley heads to HQ with Scotty for judging and to announce the winner — but he lets her know that the teams will blame her for what Shaynna thinks of their spaces (good one, Scotty).
The couple that got both the functionality and the colour palette right is Jesse and Mel, who win the $5,000 prize money.
It's yet another win for the St Kilda locals and they're pretty stoked with the extra money in the bank this late in the competition.
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Gates Scholarship recipient pursuing his dreams at Newman University
by Dana Beitey, May 12, 2016
Wichita North High School senior Rogelio Martinez was one of the recipients of the Gates Scholarship, and is looking forward to attending Newman University on his journey to become a neurosurgeon.
The Gates Millennium Scholarship, established in 1999 and funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, isn't an easy one to win. Martinez was one of 1,000 recipients, but there were more than fifty times as many applicants. Each recipient receives a full scholarship to the university of their choice.
The Newman incoming freshman feels blessed to have this opportunity and says it will help his family tremendously. Martinez and his girlfriend are the parents of a two-year old son, and this lifts a huge financial burden from their plates.
Martinez told KWCH Eyewitness News, "It's really big for us financially because as a teenage family we have to work and have to do other things in order to meet the needs for our family, and not having to worry about tuition and books and fees and all that is really helpful."
In order to be considered for the Gates Scholarship, one of the requirements was for Martinez to write around nine essays with a limit of 1,000 words each. The process took him six months in total.
The many determining factors include having a completed student application, nominations and recommendations as well as being evaluated on attributes like academic achievement, community service and leadership potential.
Martinez also told a KWCH reporter, "Whenever the road looks down, there's always hope for a better outcome which usually takes yourself and a really great support system which is needed in order to succeed in life." He added, "I'm just thankful for everybody who has helped me along the way."
Published May 12, 2016 By Dana Beitey
Categorized as Academics, Accomplishments, News, NU in the news, Science & Health


More than one in four New Yorkers lack access to broadband internet at home, according to the city comptroller. Race and class dynamics highlight this divide. Black and hispanic households are 23% more likely to be without broadband access, and people who lack formal high school education are 360% as likely to lack broadband as New Yorkers with bachelor's degrees or higher. In the comptroller's own words the "two major causes of Internet inequality in New York City are the high cost and poor quality of broadband compared to other cities" (Internet Inequality Stringer, City of New York 2014).
Our goal with this project is to get internet access and open-source software into the hands of people who have been purposefully excluded by the large telecommunications companies. We intend not only to install 50 nodes around three neighborhoods to extend cheap or free access to 50 more buildings (and at least two households per building). This will not only provide free, street-level access to anywhere between ½ a block and several blocks depending on building height, topography, and density, but will also make the marginal cost much lower for neighbors who don't get the free hardware.
Internet penetration rates are higher for men than for women in all regions, including Asia and the Pacific.


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(Re)Distribution of Personal Incomes, Education and Economic Performance Across Countries 0 0 0 19 0 1 4 127
(Re-)Distribution of Personal Incomes, Education and Economic Performance Across Countries 0 0 2 87 0 2 9 309
(Re-)Distribution of Personal Incomes, Education and Economic Performance across Countries 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9
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Economic Growth, (Re-)Distributive Policies, Capital Mobility and Tax Competition in Open Economies 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 310
Economic growth and (R-) distributive policies: a comparative dynamic analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
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Endogenous Policy and Cross-Country Growth Empirics 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
Endogenous Policy and Cross-Country Growth Empirics 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 173
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Essays on Distributive Policies and Economic Growth 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 6
On "rusting" money: Silvio Gesell's Schwundgeld reconsidered 3 4 16 61 7 19 56 133
On 'Rusting' Money Silvio Gesell's Schwundgeld Reconsidered 0 0 19 19 2 5 12 12
Optimal Capital Income Taxation, Investment Subsidies and Redistribution in a Neoclassical Growth Model 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2
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Public Policies and Education, Economic Growth and Income Distribution 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 423
Public Policies and Education, Economic Growth and Income Distribution 0 1 1 4 0 2 3 13
Redistribution and Economic Growth in Integrated Economies 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
Redistribution and Economic Growth in Integrated Economies 0 0 0 17 0 4 13 97
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Redistribution, wealth tax competition and capital flight in growing economies 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 8
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Why Run a Million Regressions? Endogenous Policy and Cross Country Growth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Why Run a Million Regressions? Endogenous Policy and Cross Country Growth Empirics 0 0 0 16 0 2 5 82
Why Run a Million Regressions? Endogenous Policy and Cross-Country Growth Empirics 0 0 0 106 1 1 2 280
Why Run a Million Regressions? Endogenous Policy and Cross-Country Growth Empirics 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
Why are the Data at Odds with Theory? Growth and (Re-)Distributive Policies in Integrated Economies 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 114
Why are the data at odds with theory?: growth and (re-)distributive policies in integrated economies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Wissen und Neue Wachstumstheorie: Die Rolle von fachspezifischem Humankapital 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 5
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'Love of Wealth' and Economic Growth 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 7
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Distributive Policies and Economic Growth: An Optimal Taxation Approach 0 1 3 6 0 1 10 29
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Economic Growth and (Re-)Distributive Policies in a Non-cooperative World 0 0 2 18 0 0 3 88
Education Policies, Economic Growth and Wage Inequality 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 274
Education, Economic Growth and Measured Income Inequality 0 0 2 179 0 0 3 526
Endogenous (re-)distributive policies and economic growth: A comparative static analysis 0 0 0 6 0 1 4 51
Redistribution and economic growth in integrated economies 0 0 0 28 0 1 4 149
Roemer, J. E.: Democracy, Education, and Equality 0 0 1 69 0 0 1 169
Why Run a Million Regressions? Endogenous Policy and Cross-Country Growth Empirics 0 0 1 23 0 0 1 90
"Love of wealth" and economic growth 0 0 0 4 1 3 10 26
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The Mixtape ft. Lead Poisoning, More AI, & Tiny Concerts
The 21st century has been an interesting point in the digital revolution and development of computers. Think back to the 50's and 60's and we thought that the world would be full of flying cars by 2020. Obviously, we know that's not the case. But we still have that same mindset. New concepts and technologies are constantly being released, claiming to the be the next big thing. How do we really know what is going to be the next big thing? Perhaps that's why there's an entire industry surrounding tech blogging and speculation. This week is more focused on how technology and science have shaped and will shape our future. Obviously, two little articles can't even come close to representing the complexity of our world, but it's a fun start.
The Most Important Scientist You've Never Heard Of
The title makes it pretty clear. Unless you are a fan of "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey," it's likely you have never heard the name of Clair Patterson. It's a shame really. We all learn about Darwin, Magellan, Einstein, or Edison, but it is rare to learn of Patterson. Because of him, you have probably noticed that friendly little "unleaded fuel only" sticker on your car. But, he did more that just tell us how much we were poisoning ourselves with leaded fuel, he figured out the age of the earth. No big deal.
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AI, The Humanity!
Another milestone has been achieved in the development of artificial intelligence. This time, it's not autonomous vehicles or drones, it's games and strategy. There have been quite a few weird experiments with AI in the past few years. Many scientists agree that AI could be a massive milestone in the advancement of humanity. Others, think it will trigger a doomsday event. Whether or not you are fearful of the day singularity is achieved, it's a fascinating subject that will likely change the way we work forever. This time, AI has mastered the Chinese game of Go.
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It's easy to forget that behind every successful album, artist, or over-the-top concert is a group of talented artists working together to create something that scratches a creative itch. A project of NPR, Tiny Desk Concerts are a great way to take a peek behind the curtain and see the passion carried by musicians.
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Succession Planning's Greatest Unknown: Will Estate Taxes Cost Me My Company?
Succession planning could almost be a full-time endeavor for the owner(s) of a privately held HVACR distributor or manufacturer. Planning on the management/strategy side of the list of succession issues is a complicated and massive undertaking unto itself. However, often the most significant barrier many firms face to thorough and effective succession planning is navigating the black hole that is U.S. estate tax policy past the year 2010. While HARDI has become very active on a number of legislative fronts, few issues demand more proactive efforts from the business community than achieving estate tax certainty and reason.
The major tax reforms earlier this decade that were to phase out estate taxes by 2010 and greatly reduce capital gains taxes are set to expire on Dec. 31, 2010. Republican majorities in Congress failed in two efforts to make permanent these reforms during their reign, and the swing in party power in Washington has only added to the uncertainty of the situation. A handful of bills has been introduced in the House recently to establish some form of estate and capital gains tax policy beyond 2010 (some good, some not so good), but none have been aggressively pushed to date. In the Senate, the Finance Committee recently held its first of what most expect to be at least two and possibly three hearings on the estate tax. HARDI submitted written testimony for the first hearing, featuring several testimonials from HARDI distributor members, making an extremely compelling case for estate tax repeal or, at the least, significant reform (a copy of HARDI's testimony can be found in the November archives of the "News" section of www.hardinet.org).
Reforming U.S. estate tax policy requires the reconciliation of a few key issues. First, nearly every organization representing small to corporate businesses is calling for a full repeal of estate taxes, citing their regressive and duplicative nature. The indifference that traditional business constituents expressed toward many Republicans in the 2006 elections was undoubtedly due, in part, to the former majority's inability to make permanent 2010's full estate tax repeal. Before losing control of Congress, the Republicans also tried, and failed, to achieve some long-term estate tax certainty through compromise bills whose fates were almost certainly doomed by a lack of consensus on the specifics of a compromise, namely exemption limits (referred to as the "unified credit") and tax rates.
The unified credit is the amount exempted from estate taxes (given to heirs at time of death) and gift taxes (given while living). For 2008, the unified credit is $2 million (per spouse, if married), increasing to $3.5 million in 2009. In 2010, there is no unified credit, since the estate tax is fully repealed (but not the gift tax) for that year only before reducing to the 2001 level of $675,000 in 2011. The estate tax rate for 2008 and 2009 is 45 percent, 0 percent in 2010, then regresses to the 2001 level of 55 percent in 2011 if nothing is done between now and then. Annual tax-exempt gift limits are $12,000 per spouse (and might increase in 2009 and 2010). There is a capped lifetime exemption equal to the unified credit (and back to $1 million in 2010 and after).
The 2011 deadline has provided some impetus for those in Washington to get something done soon. Staunch opponents of estate taxation fear a regression to 2001 rates, while estate tax proponents fear a revenue-free 2010. This would suggest an environment conducive to compromise; however, neither the pro-tax nor the anti-tax lobbies are internally in agreement with what those compromises might look like.
The last serious attempt to reform estate tax policy beyond 2010 found opponents of estate taxation falling into three distinct camps. First were the hard-core, full-repeal-or-nothing advocates that opposed anything other than a complete repeal, thereby splitting the anti-tax lobby. Second, larger businesses and estates favored plans with greatly reduced estate tax rates but lower unified credits, while third, smaller businesses and estates were willing to negotiate on tax rates but only in exchange for higher unified credits. On the other side, those who favor estate taxation do so largely due to the "Trust Fund Baby" factor, simply unable to reconcile why wealthy heirs and heiresses should get so much "free money." And herein lies the real issue: There is no division between estates owning businesses and estates built on trust funds. To the fiscal purist, it doesn't matter (either way, it's double taxation), but to the political realist, it is all that matters.
The time is right, however, to seize an opportunity. Frankly, when Whoopi Goldberg is making a strong case against the estate tax on national television on a show like "The View," the tide is turning. What is obvious is that legislators need to know more intimately what their family business constituents are dealing with. HARDI considers a $40 million, family-owned company a pretty typical member. Assuming married ownership, that's a max of $24,000 in exempt annual giving per year to one family member. They could successfully transfer that business to a son or daughter tax-free in 1,666 years, 833 years if they have two kids, or only 166 years if they have 10 sons, daughters, grand-children, etc.! And this all assumes that they spent so much time planning their estate that they've not had time to grow the company one cent in 166 or 833 or 1,666 years. No wonder Ted Williams needed to go into cold storage.
These are the kinds of stories your House and Senate representatives need to hear. Unfortunately, these days, lobbying needs to be an integral part of your succession and estate planning. HARDI members facing the estate tax crunch must engage with the association because it is likely that 2008 or 2009 will present some decisions for the business community. Doing nothing is not an option, and, sadly, a complete repeal of the estate tax has become less likely than it was after its last debate. Deciding what lies in between is the responsibility of those most affected by the future policy.
While the focus of HARDI's first Congressional Fly-In, April 30?May 1, 2008, is on the HVACR industry and its distributors, the central business issue will most likely be estate and capital gains tax policy. Family business owners literally cannot afford to miss this.
Editor's Note: Always be sure to consult with your personal accountant and attorney whenever you begin the process of succession and estate planning.


1.2.1.1 Steps to download Jharkhand Teacher Paper-II Call letter?
Check out the Jharkhand Teacher Eligibility Test Exam Dates information here. An applicant who wants to apply for the teacher jobs in Jharkhand, this examination compulsory. All the interested and skilled persons have enrolled their names and started preparation. We are advising, please stop your preparation for a while and have a look at this article to know the Jharkhand TET Admit card 2019 information. The exam will conduct on 20th November 2019 in the entire state. The officers will give permission to get the JAC TET Call Letter from 30th October 2019 onwards through it home page jac.nic.in. The officials will conduct exam on both morning and evening session. Those who are preparing the exam must use their application ID and DOB values to bring the Jharkhand Academic Council TET Hall Ticket. The necessary information to download the JAC JTET Paper-I Admit card is beneath in the following paragraphs.
The Jharkhand Teacher Eligibility Test is shortly called as JTET. It is the state government of Jharkhand entrance examination. The Jharkhand Academic Council is conducting this test on behalf of state government. This test is mandatory for all the aspirants who want to become the teachers in govt schools. The TET is introduced by the Government of India to improve the teaching standards The Teacher Eligibility Test is necessary for both Central & State Government schools from Class I to Class VIII. The Paper-1 is for primary level standards who want to teach from Class 1 to Class 5 whereas the Paper-II is for Upper Primary level from Class 6 to Class 8. In India, every state will conduct this examination separately. Currently, the state government of Jharkhand has freed the JAC JTET Notification 2019 and welcome the online applications form suitable applicants. A huge response has come from the applicants. Find out the Jharkhand Teacher Eligibility Test Exam Dates to attend the test.
Before going to download the Jharkhand TET Admit card 2019, find out the exam dates. Applicants need to write the two papers. Both the papers are Objective Based examination. Each Question carries one Mark. The Primary Teachers (Class I –V) is having a total of 150 multiple choice questions for 150 marks. We have also mentioned Jharkhand Teacher Paper-II (Class 6th –Class 8th) Syllabus also. The Paper-II will contain the 210 multiple choice questions for 210 marks. The JAC officers are going to hold the exam on 20th November 2019. Check out the complete Jharkhand TET Syllabus by click on this link. The officers will give permission to get the Jharkhand TET Admit card 2019 from 30th October 2019 onwards. Lastly, the JAC TET Call Letter is maintaining the data like applicant name, college details, date and time. Everybody is known that the Jharkhand Academic Council TET Hall Ticket is made available on its home jac.nic.in. Check out the details which are mentioned on the Jharkhand Teacher Paper-II Call letter correctly or not.
Steps to download Jharkhand Teacher Paper-II Call letter?
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Whether you spent your weekend poolside, grilling on the patio or beach bumming around, we trust you enjoyed your fair share of R&R and fun in the sun…possibly, even, a little too much fun in the sun? Maybe your sunscreen failed you, maybe you underestimated how much SPF would be enough SPF, but now the work-week is looming, and you not only have to power-down on vacation mode, you also have to struggle with a sunburn. While we can't chase away the Sunday Scaries, we've got you covered on skin-soothing essentials to at least help take out the sting. And, since the sun can do a number on your strands as well, we've rounded up the best hair repair treatments too. Ahead, our curated collection of after-sun recovery must-haves for your face, body and hair, with options for every price point.
Enriched with pure aloe vera, this ultra-cooling gel instantly refreshes irritated skin upon contact, plus delivers intense moisture and regenerative benefits to help prevent peeling.
This luxe dry body oil not only pampers and nourishes rough, sensitive skin, thanks to its lush blend of rosehip and argan oils and anti-inflammatory pomegranate seed oil, it also envelops your body in a subtle bronze shimmer.
This gentle, paraben-free formula is packed with a whole host of hydrating, calming ingredients, like aloe vera, linden flower extract, coconut oil and glycerin. It absorbs quickly to effectively replenish skin's natural moisture levels and helps downgrade your complexion from sunburned to sun-kissed.
Infused with Avène's exclusive thermal spring water, this lightweight lotion softens rough skin, drenches it in rich moisture and relieves itchy, dry patches.
Show your strands a little post-sun TLC with this restorative leave-in conditioner. Just like our favorite skincare essentials, it's formulated with aloe vera, plus antioxidant-rich vitamin E to help repair signs of damage from sun exposure and leave hair touchably soft.
UV rays can leave hair lackluster, brittle and frizzy, to say the least. Good thing this ultra-creamy conditioning treatment is developed with unique, algae-based "Ocean Silk Technology" to strengthen and repair strands from the inside out. Leave it in, rinse it out, either way, your locks will be looking luminous again.


After completing her studies at San Diego State University and attaining her Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Pat eventually relocated to Illinois. She joined the practice in 1994 and truly loves being part of such a talented and dedicated team. She resides in Sugar Grove with her husband and two children (plus her two dogs Miley & Duke).
Traci, joined our practice in the spring of 2014 and is a valued member of our Administrative team. She brings with her many years of outstanding dental experience and has been an excellent fit with, not only the other staff members, but also as an individual that demonstrates our patient focused values. On her days off she enjoys family time with her husband and two little girls.


Will I be offered the job I interviewed for last week? I really like it there and I'm hoping I got it.
I feel like they never really made a decision on you whether yes or no, so there's still future chances.


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How to Bring Your Fave Drink on a Flight
This TSA-Approved Travel Hack Will Let You Bring Your Favorite Drink Through Security
Word to the wise!
By Madison Flager Updated: Dec 20, 2018
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If you've flown on an airplane in the last decade or so, you've likely encountered the 3-1-1 rule: No liquids more than 3.4 ounces can pass through airport security. There are two exceptions to the rule — medications and infant or child nourishment, which includes formula, breast milk, and juice. Other than that, you're out of luck if you want to bring your favorite soda, coffee, or juice through security. Unless, that is, you follow The Points' Guy's sneaky hack.
The travel blogger shared this pro tip last year, and it's worth repeating. According to TSA's rules, "Frozen liquid items are allowed through the checkpoint as long as they are frozen solid when presented for screening. If frozen liquid items are partially melted, slushy, or have any liquid at the bottom of the container, they must meet 3-1-1 liquids requirements."
So, if you are so inclined, you could get away with bringing that must-have drink (Cheerwine, for example) with you onto the airplane. But you'll have to freeze it ahead of time, and make sure it gets to the airport and through the security line frozen solid. If your regular-sized drink is at all melted, TSA will make you dump it out.
Also worth noting: Per TSA, "The final decision rests with the TSA officer on whether an item is allowed through the checkpoint." So if you get a cranky officer, you might still have to toss it. It's kind of a big commitment, but hey, you gotta do what you gotta do.
On a related note, if you have any other packing questions, may I suggest following TSA on Instagram. They regularly drag people for trying to bring strange objects through security, and it's hilarious. You're welcome.
From: Delish US
Madison Flager
Lifestyle Editor
Madison Flager is the Lifestyle Editor at Delish.com; she covers food news and trends, travel-worthy food experiences, and the products you need in your kitchen right now. She has a deep love of coffee and manchego cheese.


HONOLULU — As a mark of respect for the late former state Rep. Alvin T. Amaral, Gov. David Ige has ordered that the flags of the United States and State of Hawaii shall be flown at half-staff at all state offices and agencies, as well as the Hawaii National Guard, from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, the day of his memorial service.
Born in Puunene, Maui, Rep. Amaral, 86, served in the Hawaii State House of Representatives from 1973 to 1976 and the Maui County Council from 1977 to 1978. A former real estate agent and land developer, he was a delegate to the 1968 Hawaii State Constitutional Convention and the 1976 Republican National Convention.


This year, 2015, February 26th. Will be my 2 year anniversary as a shop owner on etsy.
I am so very glad I took the plunge. As of today I have 338 sales.
When I first started I just couldnt see how I was going to get past that first 6 sales, let alone 20 sales, 100 sales.
If you are an artist and want to show and sell your work to a worldwide market I encourage you to try etsy. It can all be done at your own pace. Obviously with anything the more you work at something the more successful it will be. I am yet to discover the magic product that people go crazy about. I do however enjoy the slow steady build of meeting new customers and packing and mailing out my art to all around the world.
I plan to update this blog more, with new things I am working on.
Looking forward to a dazzling 2015!


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Asetek Announces New Installations in the TOP500 Supercomputer List
Asetek
OSLO, Norway, Nov. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Asetek® (ASETEK.OL) today announced the November 2017 edition of the TOP500 fastest supercomputers features eight systems incorporating Asetek RackCDU D2C™ (Direct-to-Chip) liquid cooling technology, including the 9th fastest HPC installation in the world.
New additions to the list featuring RackCDU D2C include Peta HPC (#95), installed at the National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC) Taiwan and D.A.V.I.D.E (#440), an innovative OpenPOWER-based HPC cluster from E4 Computer Engineering in Italy.
"Asetek is pleased to see two new installations added in this edition of the TOP500 resulting in three systems in the top 100 and six in the top 200," said John Hamill, Asetek Chief Operating Officer 'A number of major HPC clusters using D2C are in the process of being installed and we expect the number of D2C systems to be in the double-digits when the rankings are next updated."
Ranked #9 on the list is Oakforest-PACS. The installation features Asetek liquid cooled Fujitsu® PRIMERGY™ servers installed at the Joint Center for Advanced High-Performance Computing (JCAHPC) in conjunction with University of Tokyo and Tsukuba University.
Also included are Asetek liquid cooled Penguin Computing® Tundra™ clusters under the National Nuclear Security Administration's tri-laboratory Commodity Technology Systems program (CTS-1). These clusters are located at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL). They include LANL Grizzly (#85), SNL Serrano (#112), SNL Cayenne (#113) and LLNL Topaz (#327.)
Ranked 177th is the Fujitsu installation at A*STAR Computational Resource Centre (A*CRC) and National Super Computing Centre (NSCC) in Singapore.
8 Asetek installations were also listed on the GREEN500 Supercomputer list: Oakforest-PACS (#22), D.A.V.I.D.E. (#18), Peta HPC (#30), SNL Cayenne (#64), SNL Serrano (#65), LANL Grizzly (#66), LLNL Topaz (#77), NSCC (#217).
Asetek is currently showcasing its breadth of worldwide HPC installations and range of solutions at SC17 booth #1625 in Denver, Colorado.
About the TOP500 List
The first version of what became today's TOP500 list started as an exercise for a small conference in Germany in June 1993. Out of curiosity, the authors decided to revisit the list in November 1993 to see how things had changed. About that time they realized they might be onto something and decided to continue compiling the list, which is now a much-anticipated, much-watched and much-debated twice-yearly event.
The TOP500 list is compiled by Erich Strohmaier and Horst Simon of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Jack Dongarra of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; and Martin Meuer of ISC Group, Germany.
About Asetek
Asetek is the global leader in liquid cooling solutions for data centers, servers and PCs. Founded in 2000, Asetek is headquartered in Denmark and has operations in California, Texas, China and Taiwan. Asetek is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (ASETEK). For more information, visit www.asetek.com
Zack Fanning
Asetek Marketing Communications Manager
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Brand of the Month - Under Armour
Categories: Brands ,
Founded 19 years ago, American sportswear and accessories supplier Under Armour have very quickly, and quite stealthily, put themselves in the spotlight for most watched brands. From humble beginnings as a base layer manufacturer they are now full apparel, from hats right down to shoes and everything in between. Granted they've quite a way to go to reach the same heights as fellow American sports brand Nike or German giants Adidas, but non-the-less, we really like what they're doing, how quick they are doing it and are massive fans of their brand! Who do they sponsor? Football - Memphis The Manchester United no.7 is one of the most high profile faces in Under Armour's footballing roster.
Golf - Jordan Spieth Jordan is tipped as the hottest prospect in golf since Tiger Woods and is considered as one of the strongest marketing figures in the sport. Having won back to back majors at the age of 21 he's something of a phenomenon (and a truly nice guy apparently!)
MMA - Georges St-Pierre The former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion known commonly as 'GSP' is one of the most influential fighters in the UFC brand's history with an impressive record of 25-2 and a wealth of achievements.
Tennis - Andy Murray British Wimbledon winner and Olympic Gold Medalist Andy Murray is one of the most established sportsmen in the brand's team.
Rugby League - Salford Red Devils The North West Rugby League Side are the only club team to have adopted Under Armour as a sponsor.
Rugby Union - Wales National Team The Welsh side are one of few National teams to be backed by the brand along with Georgia and Canada, whilst the only players backed by Under Armour being Welsh nationals, Dan Lydiate, Jamie
Robers, Taulupe Faletau and Leigh Halfpenny.
Premier league - Tottenham Hotspur The Barclay's Premier League side are one of the most popular football clubs to wear Under Armour shirts along with Brazilian side Sao Paulo and Dutch team AZ Alkmaar.
With many brands (Nike and Adidas) having sports sponsorship deals they would now rather not have it's interesting which profiles UA have gone for. Maybe it's a bit of luck and a bit of good judgement. However, if they're that good at spotting the top talent then it's probably a good idea for them to put a big wager on their next target too.


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Q: How to read google spreadsheet using google colab We can list out spreadsheet present in google drive using below command
 from google.colab import drive
 drive.mount('/content/drive')
 !ls -l /content/drive/'Shared drives'

but unable to read spreadsheet using below command
import gspread
from oauth2client.client import GoogleCredentials

gc = gspread.authorize(GoogleCredentials.get_application_default())

gc.open('/content/drive/'Shared drives/data.gsheet').data available

and also one more problem we have space in sheetname(data available) and we don't have access to change sheetname
I have refer link:: https://colab.research.google.com/notebooks/io.ipynb
Kindly help on it.

A: You can use gc.open_by_url('gsheets_url') to open the document (no need to mount the drive). For the sheet name, you can use gsheets.worksheet('sheet name').
So on your case it'd go something like:
from google.colab import auth
auth.authenticate_user()
import gspread
from oauth2client.client import GoogleCredentials

# setup
gc = gspread.authorize(GoogleCredentials.get_application_default())

# read data and put it in a dataframe
gsheets = gc.open_by_url('your-link')
sheets = gsheets.worksheet('data available').get_all_values()
df = pd.DataFrame(sheets[1:], columns=sheets[0])

(credits to this post)

A: Update to the answer by Murilo Cunha, as it gives errors for authentication
from google.colab import auth
auth.authenticate_user()

import gspread
from google.auth import default
creds, _ = default()

gc = gspread.authorize(creds)

import pandas as pd
# read data and put it in a dataframe
gsheets = gc.open_by_url('Your link')
sheets = gsheets.worksheet('data available').get_all_values()
df = pd.DataFrame(sheets[1:], columns=sheets[0])

A: It's helpful if you could say what is the exact error you get when you run this script. However, I notice there are redundant quotes in following script,
gc.open('/content/drive/'Shared drives/data.gsheet')
replace extra above by following,
gc.open('/content/drive/Shared drives/data.gsheet')
Another option is to try  gc.open_by_url() instead of gc.open()

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2017 Leaders' Declaration
Da Nang, Viet Nam | 11 November 2017
THE 25TH APEC ECONOMIC LEADERS' MEETING
Da Nang, Viet Nam 11 November 2017
Da Nang Declaration
Creating New Dynamism, Fostering a Shared Future
We, the Leaders of APEC, gathered in Da Nang, Viet Nam under the theme Creating New Dynamism, Fostering a Shared Future, determined to take bolder and sustained collective actions to inject new dynamism into APEC cooperation to promote sustainable, innovative and inclusive growth, deepen regional economic integration, realize the full potential of the business sector, particularly micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), and enhance food security and sustainable agriculture.
A quarter-century after the first APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, APEC has proven to be the premier economic forum in the Asia-Pacific, a driver of economic growth and integration, an incubator of ideas for future economic cooperation, a coordinating mechanism of trade agreements, and a global leader in addressing pressing problems. For nearly three decades, APEC has contributed to sustaining growth and advancing economic integration in the Asia- Pacific region, a process that has created millions of jobs and lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty.
We meet at a time when the regional and global landscapes have experienced complex and fundamental shifts, coupled with the emergence of far-reaching challenges and opportunities. Regional and global economic recovery is on firmer footing, but medium and long-term risks remain. The Fourth Industrial Revolution and advancements in technology are altering the nature of work, transforming our societies and the ways we connect and interact. Trade and investment have brought unprecedented prosperity to the Asia-Pacific region, but serious challenges persist.
We, therefore, recommit to our common purpose – to foster a shared future of a peaceful, stable, dynamic, inter-connected and prosperous Asia-Pacific community. We reaffirm our support for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as a framework for inclusive growth.
We reaffirm our long-standing commitment to APEC's mission of supporting sustainable economic growth and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region. Recognizing the significant challenges our economies face, we pledge to work together and take the following actions:
I. Promoting Innovative Growth, Inclusion and Sustainable Employment
Quality Growth, Structural Reform and Innovation
We reaffirm our aspirations towards balanced, inclusive, sustainable, innovative, and secure growth in the APEC region through monetary, fiscal and structural policies, individually and collectively, and highlight the importance of achieving quality growth.
We underscore that structural reform, including competition policy, ease of doing business, regulatory reform, strengthening economic and legal infrastructure, corporate and public sector governance, and promoting human capital development, is key to balanced, sustainable, innovative and inclusive growth, job creation, productivity and competitiveness. We reaffirm our commitment to foster integrity in the public and private sectors and fighting corruption and bribery, and denying safe havens for corrupt officials and stolen assets. We instruct economic and finance officials to work jointly on the 2018 APEC Economic Policy Report on Structural Reform and Infrastructure.
We emphasize the importance of innovation, science and technology as key drivers for economic growth and international trade and investment in the APEC region. We recognize the vital importance of continuing to work for quality and equitable education to enable people of all ages to meet the challenges of rapid changes in today's world. We commit to promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and the pursuit of STEM-based entrepreneurship.
We resolve to enhance energy security to sustain economic growth in the APEC region. We encourage the facilitation of energy-related trade and investment, enhancement of access to affordable and reliable energy, and promotion of sustainable, efficient, and clean energy sources, which, in particular, would contribute to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions.
We note the need for urbanization to be people-oriented, sound and sustainable and encourage knowledge sharing and policy exchange in this area.
Economic, Financial and Social Inclusion in a Globalized World
Recognizing new opportunities and emerging challenges presented by globalization and digital transformation, we resolve to advance economic, financial and social inclusion, with a vision to build an inclusive, accessible, sustainable, healthy and resilient APEC community by 2030, consistent with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. We endorse the APEC Action Agenda on Advancing Economic, Financial and Social Inclusion (Annex A) to guide our efforts moving forward. We commit to advance progress towards achieving full, productive and quality employment and equal pay for equal work; ensure access to banking, insurance and financial services, and increase financial literacy and capability of all to access finance; and progressively achieve and sustain income growth for all members of society, especially women, and youth, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, and enable them to seize global opportunities. We encourage APEC economies to invest in their health systems to increase productivity and economic growth.
Acknowledging that greater economic participation by women spurs economic growth, we encourage economies and the private sector to implement initiatives that enhance women's economic empowerment, improve women's access to capital, assets and markets, increase women's participation in high-growth and high-wage sectors, and promote women's leadership, entrepreneurship, skills and competencies.
Quality Human Resources Development in the Digital Age
We place importance on the need to prepare our people and all workers, especially vulnerable groups, for the changing world of work. We endorse the APEC Framework on Human Resources Development in the Digital Age (Annex B). We are committed to strengthening human resources development, including through education and life-long learning, technical and vocational education and training (TVET), and up- and re-skilling to increase workers' employability, mobility and preparedness for the digital age; and ensure that active labor market policies can better match the needs of the labor market with various aspects of skills training and development.
II. Creating New Drivers for Regional Economic Integration
Advancing Free and Open Trade and Investment
We commit to attaining the Bogor Goals of free and open trade and investment in the Asia- Pacific region. We agree to accelerate efforts to address WTO-inconsistent barriers to trade and investment and take concrete actions towards the achievement of the Bogor Goals by 2020. We also note the importance of non-discriminatory, reciprocal and mutually advantageous trade and investment frameworks. We will work together to make trade more inclusive, support improved market access opportunities, and address unfair trade practices. We urgently call for the removal of market-distorting subsidies and other types of support by governments and related entities.
We are committed to carrying out further actions to promote an enabling and conducive environment for investment in the Asia-Pacific region.
We will work together to realize the potential of the internet and digital economy, including through appropriate regulatory and policy frameworks, and taking into account fair competition to encourage investment and innovation. We welcome the adoption of the APEC Internet and Digital Economy Roadmap and the APEC Framework on Cross-border E- commerce Facilitation. We will consider actions to facilitate the development of the internet and digital economy, including e-commerce and digital trade.
We are committed to further actions to increase APEC's competitiveness in the services sector by 2025 and intensifying our efforts to address barriers that inhibit our businesses from competing or trading in services markets.
Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP)
We reaffirm our commitment to advance in a comprehensive and systematic manner the process toward the eventual realization of an FTAAP to further APEC's regional economic integration agenda. We commend the efforts of economies to advance work related to the eventual realization of an FTAAP, including capacity building initiatives and information sharing mechanism. We encourage economies to make further progress and to develop work programs to enhance APEC economies' ability to participate in high quality, comprehensive free trade agreement negotiations in the future.
Multilateral Trading System
We welcome the entry into force of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) and call for its full implementation, recognizing that it helps bring about meaningful and widespread benefits for all economies and businesses. We commit to work with other members of the WTO towards a successful 11thWTO Ministerial Conference.
We underline APEC's crucial role in support of a rules-based, free, open, fair, transparent, and inclusive multilateral trading system. We commit to work together to improve the functioning of the WTO, including its negotiating, monitoring, and dispute settlement functions, to adequately address challenges facing the system, bringing benefits to all of our people and businesses. We will work to ensure the effective and timely enforcement of the WTO rules.
We note the importance of bilateral, regional and plurilateral agreements, and commit to working to ensure they complement the multilateral trade agreements.
We will strive for a climate conducive to investment and job creation. We will work to ensure a level playing field through continuing APEC's leadership in pursuing open markets. We recall our pledge to extend our standstill commitment until the end of 2020 and recommit to fight protectionism, including all unfair trade practices, recognizing the role of legitimate trade defence instruments.
Fostering Regional and Sub-regional Comprehensive and Inclusive Connectivity
We reaffirm our commitment to build a seamless and comprehensively connected and integrated Asia-Pacific by 2025. In this regard, we welcome economies' efforts in promoting cooperation to advance policy collaboration, trade facilitation, connectivity, financing, and people-to-people exchanges. We reiterate the importance of quality infrastructure for sustainable economic growth and pledge to promote infrastructure in terms of both quantity and quality through adequate investment and strengthened public-private partnership. We encourage further collaboration and synergy among various connectivity initiatives and work on advancing economic development and integration of sub-regional, rural and remote areas in the region, including efforts to develop safe, secure, resilient, efficient, affordable and sustainable transportation systems.
We underline the need to develop policies that take full advantage of global value chains. We encourage further actions to enable better participation, greater value added and upward mobility of developing economies and MSMEs in GVCs. We appreciate initiatives such as Asia-Pacific Model E-port Network and APEC Green Supply Chain Network and their positive contribution to supply chain connectivity.
We commit to promote sustainable tourism, and explore its potential for development in remote areas as an important part of APEC economic growth strategies and enhanced people-to-people connectivity. We are determined to reach the target of 800 million APEC tourist arrivals by 2025.
We express concern over the growing threat of terrorism in the APEC region, which stems from ISIL, Al-Qaida and other terrorist organizations, and is exacerbated by the cross-border travel of foreign terrorist fighters and emerging sources and channels of terrorist financing. APEC economies commit to continually and effectively respond to the terrorist challenges in the region and their economic impact, as guided by APEC's strategy to secure supply chains, travel, finance, and infrastructure.
As the Asia-Pacific is highly exposed to natural disasters, we commit to strengthen cooperation, including with the private sector, to enhance resilience to disasters through effective mitigation, preparedness, disaster risk reduction, response and recovery efforts. This includes advancement in policy, innovation, science and technology, business continuity planning, early warning systems, and search and rescue. We underline the importance of financial instruments and policies against disaster risks.
III. Strengthening the Capacity and Innovation of MSMEs
We commit to strengthen the ability of MSMEs to compete in international markets and participate in global value chains through the following actions:
Increase MSME's innovation capacities, including by facilitating their access to finance, technology and capacity building, especially for women and youth-led businesses;
Improve access to the internet and digital infrastructure;
Enhance MSMEs digital capabilities, competitiveness and resilience;
Create an enabling environment for MSMEs, including by promoting business ethics; and
Support start-ups through establishing an innovative start-up ecosystem with conducive regulatory frameworks that promote a business-friendly environment, ensuring access to resources, and building start-up networks and partnership.
Acknowledging efforts to promote supporting industries, we encourage economies to enhance competitiveness and facilitate industries' participation in global value chains.
We welcome the endorsement of the APEC Strategy for Green, Sustainable and Innovative MSMEs.
IV. Enhancing Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture in Response to Climate Change
We underscore that APEC can play a key role in ensuring food security and sustainable agriculture, aquaculture and fisheries in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond, particularly in the context of climate change and rural-urban development. We reiterate our commitment to achieve a sustainable APEC food system by 2020. We welcome the adoption of the Food Security and Climate Change Multi-Year Action Plan 2018-2020. We urge economies to work together to promote sustainable agriculture, aquaculture and fisheries to assess and reduce food loss and waste, enhance food safety, agricultural productivity and resilience against climate change, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, where appropriate.
We commit to take actions to enhance regional food markets, food standards and supply chain connectivity to reduce costs of food trade, improve market transparency and help both importing and exporting economies adapt to food price volatility. We recognize that APEC can contribute to addressing challenges to food security, including by taking steps to integrate food producers into domestic and global food supply and value chains, address chokepoints arising from infrastructure gaps, and burdensome and unnecessarily restrictive trade measures. We underscore the need for an enabling policy and regulatory environment to facilitate investment in rural infrastructure, logistics and agro-industry to improve the connectivity of food markets. We support public-private partnerships on strengthening rural- urban development at the economy and regional levels. We welcome the adoption of the APEC Action Plan on Rural-Urban Development to Strengthen Food Security and Quality Growth.
We reaffirm our commitment to promote sustainable management of natural resources in achieving sustainable food security and higher productivity of the agriculture, aquaculture and fisheries sectors. We commit to continue to foster APEC cooperation on sustainable use and integrated management of land, forest, marine and water resources, through trans- boundary cooperation and collective efforts.
V. Fostering a Shared Future
We appreciate deliberations on APEC toward 2020 and beyond that started in Peru in 2016 and furthered in Viet Nam, as the Bogor Goals target date approaches and APEC is about to enter its fourth decade. We look forward to APEC intensifying efforts to achieve free and open trade and investment in the region by 2020 and setting a strategic, aspirational and action-oriented vision for its future.
We reaffirm our enduring commitment to underwrite dynamism, inclusiveness and prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region and to build a responsive, responsible and people- and business- centered APEC toward a shared future – resilient to challenges and accountable to its businesses, workers and people. We pledge to uphold the Asia-Pacific partnership based on mutual respect and trust, inclusiveness and mutually beneficial cooperation. We recognize APEC's contribution toward achieving sustainable development. We further encourage the participation of relevant stakeholders in APEC cooperation so that cooperation achievements can benefit larger population across the Asia-Pacific.
We are committed to carrying out further concerted actions to maintain APEC as a key driver of regional and global economic growth and integration and a major contributor to the regional economic architecture. We welcome members' initiatives that promote trade and investment in the region. In an increasingly interconnected world, we pledge to enhance synergy and complementarities with other regional and international institutions and fora. In this connection, we congratulate the ASEAN on its 50th Anniversary and commend its contributions to regional development and prosperity. We will strengthen APEC's global leadership in addressing the most pressing economic challenges.
We welcome the establishment of the APEC Vision Group to assist Senior Officials in shaping the post-2020 Vision, including through consultations with relevant stakeholders. This Vision would build upon past achievements, addresses unfinished business, and explore new areas of cooperation to better respond to new and emerging challenges and pressing issues in the coming decades.
We highlight the importance and welcome the contribution of capacity building efforts by member economies. In this regard, we note with appreciation new initiatives, including the establishment of the Women and the Economy Sub-fund, and encourage more contributions, especially untied contributions.
We thank Viet Nam for its leadership this year, eleven years after its first hosting of APEC, in advancing the APEC process built on the vision and work of the previous APEC hosts.
We look forward to meeting again in Papua New Guinea in 2018.
Annexes:
Annex A: APEC Action Agenda on Advancing Economic, Financial and Social Inclusion
Annex B: APEC Framework on Human Resources Development in the Digital Age
2017 Economy Representatives ANNEX A: APEC ACTION AGENDA ON ADVANCING ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL INCLUSION IN THE APEC REGION ANNEX B: APEC FRAMEWORK ON HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT IN THE DIGITAL AGE
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1993-02-16T18:31:00-05:00https://images.c-span.org/defaults/capitol.jpgMr. Magnusson discussed issues relating to his article about employment, the economy and President Clinton's proposals.
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George Burgess called for disciplinary treatment
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The match was held for the full team of Kiwisa Dallin Watene-Zelezak for the treatment of eye damage, soon after coming into contact with the ground in southern Sydney.
The incident, which took place 20 minutes from the end of 20-14 victory in England, Judge Gerard Sutton remained impunity and Watene-Zelezniak eliminated the clash in the interviews after the race.
However, on Monday, the Rugby Football League announced that New Zealand had indicated the matter and that Burgess was on a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday night.
In a statement, he said: "The Rugby Football League Review Panel, for the series, found that the incident was a Class D Damage Class, which is contrary to the real spirit of the game."
Scoring D usually takes three to five matches, making Burgess's site on the third-Sunday test site on Elland Street in danger.
The ban on more than one match would have been transferred to the NRL 2019 season.
The case will be heard by a three-member committee, including one representative from England and New Zealand.
Burgess has warned England about a two-year absence for the opening autumn international match against France and has also played in both matches against Kiwis so far.
English coach Wayne Bennett said that although the series would return to the game, he should not have changed for the third test, although he would have to find a replacement for Daryl Clark after he broke the rib on Anfield.


As promised by the weather forecast, the rain in Toronto ended overnight and we were welcomed back to Toronto Island by dazzling sunshine and blue skies. Saturday at Bestival was noticeably fuller but as easy-paced as the day before. Musically, the lineup was just as diverse and interesting as Friday's and included highlight performances by Banks and Caribou on the main stage, Bakermat and Keys N Krates in the Big Top tent, and DJ Tennis in the Bollywood booth. Only the most patient of partiers willing to endure a long line up would get anywhere near the Sunday Best beach party as the sunshine made dancing barefoot on the sand a very popular attraction.
As the sun crept down and Toronto's beautiful city skyline came to life, belching towers of flame from Bollywood would continue to ignite the sky. The Perrier greenhouse glowed its alienesque neon emerald and the trees around the site awakened in the brilliance of a thousand twinkling pinpoints of light. The first year of Bestival in Toronto was coming to a close. When we look back and realize the size and scope of what Rob and Josie da Bank were trying to accomplish here, the minor hiccups were inconsequential. Bestival was overwhelmingly positive and brought an atmosphere to our city that is not often or easily accomplished. One of unity, fun, and celebration in a safe space surrounded by nature. We can't wait to see what's next.


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Ranking WrestleMania main events worst to best, #10: Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart
Ranking each of the 29 WrestleMania main events from worst to best. Up next is the the match that fulfilled a boyhood dream.
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REMEMBER WHEN TWO TALENTED WORKERS JUST "WRESTLED" IN THE MAIN EVENT OF WRESTLEMANIA? PEPPERIDGE FARM REMEMBERS
(THE ONE WHERE VINCE ONLY HAD LIKE 20 GUYS ON THE ROSTER, SO SOMETHING HAD TO GIVE)
The year was 1995. Shawn Michaels challenged Diesel for his World Wrestling Federation championship in the number two match at WrestleMania 11. He had won the Royal Rumble and despite his size (he's Vince McMahon's A-cup, after all) managed to rise to the main event level on account of natural charisma and a high flying style.
Though he came out of WrestleMania a heel, he was viciously attacked by his psychotic bodyguard Sid. The kayfabe beatdown led to a legit injury, however, and prevented him from challenging Diesel in a rematch. He would return that summer as a babyface and win the Intercontinental championship. Just when it looked like he was climbing the ladder back to the main event scene he was injured outside of a nightclub and forced to vacate the title. All that without mentioning the superstar was dealing with a lot of so-called "personal demons."
1995 was not his year, to say the least.
Bret Hart, on the other hand was having a fine 1995. Though he was out of the title picture for most of the year, he was always involved in a hot-enough storyline (matches with Jerry Lawler and Isaac Yankem aren't going to set the world on fire) to keep him around the upper card.
Hart would stay out of the title scene in 1995 until Survivor Series when he won his third WWF Championship from Diesel, who had been the champion for a year but had failed to take off as a major draw. With WrestleMania 12 approaching and the financial stability of the company still an issue, McMahon needed the best match-up he could offer potential buyers.
Michaels won the Rumble for a second year in a row. This time he won it as a babyface, taking out seven men single-handedly. His up-and-down 1995 was behind him; this was a "Heartbreak Kid" ready to make an impact in 1996.
The February In Your House event provided for plenty of pre-WrestleMania drama, as the top two matches featured four guys with plenty of history between them. Owen Hart challenged Michaels for his number one contender spot, teasing a potential Owen vs. Bret WrestleMania 10 rematch. Also, Bret took on Diesel for the championship, teasing a potential Diesel vs. Michaels WrestleMania 11 rematch.
Instead, Hart remained the champion and his WrestleMania 12 challenger would be Michaels.
If you haven't watched the fantastic documentary chronicling the intertwined careers of these two legends, you must. Go here and watch it now.
The history between those two men, from the tag ranks, to the undercard, mid-card and then, finally, main event level, is incredible. These were two guys who waded through the tail end of the "Titan Era" where being big meant more than being able to wrestle. They had climbed to the top of the ladder and now, being the unquestioned top two "wrestlers" in the company, they were set to go one-on-one for the top "wrestling championship" in the company.
The promise of a one hour IRON MAN match accomplished two things. For one, it adequately masked the shortage of talent at Vince's disposal in 1996. The show only had six matches, and one of them was a two minute Ultimate Warrior squash. I don't know if Vince had enough talent on hand to book a more traditional 8-10 match card.
The second objective the IRON MAN stipulation achieved, was it let the people know just what they were guaranteed to get. It used to be that the WWF was known for big lumbering guys going at it for 10 minutes in a championship bout. Meanwhile the NWA would have Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat dancing around the ring for 30 minutes.
By 1996, WCW was main-eventing shows with Hogan, The Giant (aka Big Show) and Lex Luger in 10-12 minute slugfests. The WWF, on the other hand, was in the midst of the "New Generation" era, offering workrate and athleticism as the counter to WCW's main event scene.
In fact, that became a driving point during the build up to the event. Videos were shown with montages of Bret and Shawn training for the grueling hour-long contest. The story of the match was face vs. face and while other WrestleMania main events have featured a similar dynamic, those matches were all about "who is willing to do more to win" (Austin/Rock) or "who has the most passionate supporters" (Hogan/Warrior) or "who will go down as the greater competitor" (Rock/Cena). This might be the only one where the story was "Whoever is the better wrestler is going to win the belt."
How novel.
Bret came into the match just as popular as ever, but it was clear who the star of the show was that night. It was the guy who ziplined into the ring while Vince McMahon squealed like a woman during a Rick Rude entrance.
I know this match has a lot of haters, and I freely admit the IRON MAN match between Rock and Triple H surpasses this one in terms of excitement, fan enthusiasm and in the "stuff happening" department. This is not the kind of match you put on the network at 11:00 p.m. If you do, expect to wake up at 3 a.m. to the voice of "brown Gene Okerlund" interviewing some jobber on an early episode of Raw.
This is the kind of match you put on as you're typing a 1,500 word article about WrestleMania main events. This is smooth jazz, not Master of Puppets. You have to watch this from a critical perspective to really enjoy it. You almost have to feel snooty, like you need opera glasses in one hand as you say "Nnnyes quite an armbar there. Indubitably." Like you're Fraiser Crane discussing the quality of a bottle of sherry.
So, yes, I understand the criticism of the match. It sometimes feels like the longest 20 minute match ever: I mean, your typical armbar in pro wrestling lasts 20 seconds. These suckers lasted a minute. Your typical headlock? That's a good three minute maneuver, with counters and reversals worked around them. Hart and Michaels work those babies for what felt like nine minute stretches. I think I saw the same sequence of moves (hold, counter, reversal, hold, etc.) done five different times in that hour. Rock vs. Triple H had more pins in the first 30 minutes than Hart vs. Michaels had pin attempts!
Having said that, it's one of those matches that you can sit back with a bowl of popcorn and Dr. Pepper and just calmly enjoy. I can, at least.
The finish is memorable, of course, what with Hart totally winning the match and then (kayfabe) totally being screwed by Gorilla Monsoon. Correct me where I'm wrong, but a non-decision favors the champion in pro wrestling. Count-outs, disqualifications, and in the case of IRON MAN matches, TIES go to the champ. Hart walked out of the ring, slapping hands with the fans and holding his belt tight, because according to the rules, he didn't lose the title. He didn't win the match either, sure, but so what. Michaels gave it his all, he didn't tap to the Sharpshooter but also didn't pin the champ. Freaking Fink announced "GORILLA SWERVE! There must be a winner! Sudden death!" a couple superkicks later (and Hebner's patented slow count) and Michaels wins the belt.
I'm kidding, of course; the finish was good storytelling. "HBK" comes close but can't get over the hump, then he gets a lucky break and capitalizes on it. The finish is good but how they got there hindered the match a bit. Announcing "most falls wins" leads one to think you will see more than the standard "one" fall. It's one of those ideas that maybe works better on paper than it did in execution.
Still, this match, though deliberately paced, is up there with the WresteMania III Intercontinental title match and the WrestleMania X ladder match as one of the matches that look like the forerunners of the modern in-ring product. Wrestlers look at this match like an encyclopedia for technical workmanship and psychology (even if both guys only sold a move for a few minutes at a time) the way Michaels and Razor Ramon paved the way for the insanity of modern ladder matches, or the way Savage and Steamboat opened the door for a new way to work a match (heavily planned vs. improvised).
That, plus the great story the two men told in the ring, the uniqueness of the main event, the great history between the two (and what followed between them), makes this a landmark main event in WrestleMania history. Its placement in the top 10 is indicative of the quality of the work both men put into it. It's not the greatest WrestleMania main event of all time, but on a technical level it is certainly up there.
Sound off, Cagesiders. What are your thoughts on this match? I know there are true wrestling purists who say this should be a top three main event. Those same ones will put Hogan vs. Andre in the bottom-tier. I just don't look at things that way. Every main event is different and climaxes its own particular history. I think the journey and conclusion to the story told here (both outside of and in the ring) is the 10th best in WrestleMania history.
What do you think? Let us know in the comments below.
Tomorrow's main event featured a superstar at his peak surrounded by a packed house of adoring fans that were happy to see something entertaining for a change.
Ranking Mania main events #10: Michaels vs. Hart
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Q: Searching IP address from a CSV file I have a CSV file where the columns contain several strings with IP addresses. I successfully ran the regex query but it is adding random characters in the output.
descr = df.loc[:, 'desc']

arr = []

pat = re.compile("(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)")

for i in descr:

     test = pat.findall(i)
     arr.append(test)

df["IPA"] = arr

It gives IP address output, but I want the output as 10.35.50.4 etc
[(10, 35, 50, 4)] and [(10, 35, 50, 3)].

A: You need to transform your groups (Anything inside a parentheses) into non-capturing groups. You can do that by adding a "?:" right after opening the parentheses.
pat = re.compile("(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)")

The reason is written on the definition of the function "findall":

Return all non-overlapping matches of pattern in string, as a list of strings. The string is scanned left-to-right, and matches are returned in the order found. If one or more groups are present in the pattern, return a list of groups; this will be a list of tuples if the pattern has more than one group. Empty matches are included in the result.

Therefore it was returning all the groups, numbers inside your address, separately.