Unquestionably, 2019 is expected to feature another battle of the sequels, as institutional investors are expected to release lots of syndicated funds into the nation's real estate market. Olaniyi Ola reports.
Stakeholders in the housing and construction sector, therefore, have predicted that strong demand will trigger an unusual supply for housing finance-related products from banks, primary mortgage institutions, and other financial concerns as the quest for homeownership among Nigerians surges to new levels.
After beefing up the capital base of FMBN thereby providing adequate funds for it operations, real estate operators do not expect any hesitation on the part of the Federal Government to renege on its promise to inject N500 billion into the apex mortgage bank in Nigeria over the next five years in a bid to improve access to mortgage loans and home ownership for Nigerians.
This is coming on the heels of the leadership aggression and innovation of the Ahmed Musa Dangiwa led management of the Bank.
However, industry pundits have said that fears being expressed about corruption and embezzlement are untenable as it is the undeniable responsibility the government to institute all necessary administrative, audit and crime prevention mechanisms that will ensure the safe and effective application of the N500 billion capital injection. With regard to the funding of the secondary mortgage market, these practitioners want the Federal Government to take some drastic steps to ensure that PMIs play their intended role in providing mortgage for prospective homeowners.
However, they believe that it is unrealistic to expect credit institution to issue loans at any rate of interest below the prevailing market rate of interest in an environment where there are insufficient loanable funds. "If government wishes to have the PMIs give out soft loan, it must provide the funds and guarantee the loans," the real estate practitioners chorused.
Another cross-section of housing and construction industry operatives believes that there is the need to be comprehensively designed and packaged the housing sector to achieve optimum opportunities and benefits. This group wants the Federal Government to plunge more than 80 per cent of the monies starched within the National Pension Fund into real estate in view of the fact that this is the only sector that has the capacity to get Nigeria out of its present economic imbroglio. They also said that the introduction of mortgage backed securities has predisposition to curtail corruption, as more people will own their homes.
This year, industry pundits want the Federal Government to pursue an aggressive private-sector driven real estate and mortgage finance market with structural and institutional reforms as ways to enhance depth, liquidity and efficiency of the sector while the proposed housing policy reforms should entail the review of the regulatory and legal framework of institutions and practices. These operatives also advised that FMBN must be transformed into a government interventionist agency to stabilize the market and enhance investors' confidence by government-backed guarantee. They also wants the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) to set a time frame to their policy formulation in the quest to deepen the Nigerian Capital Market as a catalyst of re-invigorated economic development and that the capital market regulations should relax quotation requirement to encourage quotations by Primary Mortgage Institutions and real estate developers.
However, real estate operatives have said that priority areas in 2019 should concentrate on site and services that will create more infrastructures like access roads, electricity, water, security, school and other things. Reacting to the issue of homeownership in the country, these operators also said that the factor militating against such is mortgage finance. They added that it is not a problem that can be solved overnight but serious attention should be given to it in 2019.
The Federal Government has also been enjoined by housing and construction industry operatives to provide an enabling environment for property developers to source for funds that would enable them build low-income houses for the working class members of the society. They said that the development would go a long way to enhance effective housing delivery. They regretted that most of the houses being built by private property developers were mainly for the top class members of the society. They expressed optimism that the housing sector would witness a boom in 2019 and added that more houses would be built as more funds are being made available to execute housing projects by respective investors.
The operators explained that issue of homeownership should not be viewed as a dream that could only be realised by the rich in the society. They said that both the rich and the poor should own their houses which he described as one of the essential need of man anywhere in the world.
The need to step up the application of private public partnership models for housing delivery, which involves direct engagement and mutual partnership between the government and organised private sector, has been suggested. This means that the physical construction of houses and its provisions shall be private sector driven with government creating and sustaining an enabling and operational environment. In this process, it will enhance multiple investments in real estate development.
The need for various stakeholders in the road sector to become more involved in road project programming and execution has also been stressed. Reacting to the 2019 budget proposal, industry pundits say that one of the ways Nigerians will reconnect to the annual ritual of allocating resources to value chain sectors is for the Federal Government to translate figures into programmes and projects that would build capacity and impact positively on the citizenry in the areas of good road network. They said that Nigerians want the reduction expenditure on the payment of salaries, wages and other emoluments as done in the 2018 budget to reflect in the provision of vital infrastructure. "The citizens are really optimistic that government will be able to save enough to spend on building roads and develop other critical sectors," they quickly added. As the state of the nation's road infrastructure continues to deteriorate and some parts of the country are increasingly being cut off from the rest, Nigerians expect the allocation to works in the budget, despite the fact that it is low, to provide some form of improvement on the appalling state of road networks in the country. This move, the stakeholders noted, will promote value chain in agriculture and other cottage industries whilst opening up rural roads to promote the development of the rural agrarian communities.
As part of effort to promote economic and social development in Nigeria, operators want the Federal Government to introduce new environmental management strategies for the country. They want the initiative to establish a benchmark standard in the environmental management and guide corporate social responsibility of the institutional investors and conglomerates in the Nigerian business terrain. To be known as Environmental Review System (ERS), the stakeholders canvass that it serves as the foundation for developing an environmental management system by identifying significant issues bordering on policy and performance criteria. They also want the initiative to provide avenue for regular review of the plans taking into account legislative and other changes as well as produce and publish an annual environmental review report and establish a number to relevant environmental indicators with targets to measure progress.
Operators are seeking that the system should afford the opportunity to define the basic standard of good practice for all the elements of the productive sector, which will form the basis for the operators to progress successively to more comprehensive international certification systems. It will also enable the operators to consult adequately with local community on their environmental concerns. Although the national guidelines on environmental audit and environmental management systems have guided the conduct of environmental audits and the implementation of the environmental management systems in various enterprises, the highly specialised nature of the environment challenges faced by the productive sectors implies that a 'tailor-made' approach is needed to address the peculiar environmental issues in these areas.


Most of the organizations that handle large amount of data is very much dependent on MS SQL Server for their operations. However, an MS SQL database corruption, can cause a lot of troubles to the organization owing to the criticality of the data contained in the database. Fortunately, many SQL Server recovery tools are available in the market. We will try to understand the features, working, and benefits & drawbacks of a popular, SQL recovery tool—the Kernel for SQL Database.
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Licensed version is the fully featured version of the software and is available on purchase only. It can save all the recovered data.
How to use Kernel for SQL Database to repair corrupt MDF files?
The Open button (in the main page of the software) opens the Select SQL Database dialogue box. In this dialogue box, one can browse for the corrupt database. If users are sure about the SQL server version, the can select the version. Otherwise, they can use the auto detect option. Finally, the recovery process can be initiated by clicking the Recover button.
Once the software displays the recovered objects, the users can click an object on the left tree to preview its data.
Two saving options are available—saving to SQL Server and saving to batch file. The first option allows to save directly to an SQL Server either through server authentication or through Windows authentication. In the Batch File option, the data is stored in script files in the desired location (which can be copied to a new database).
The software interface itself provides information on how to execute the recovery process. So even non-technical users can perform recovery without any help.
Everything recovered can be viewed on the software's preview pane before saving. Previewing helps users to know about the recoverability of the data.
If the users know the version of the SQL, they can select it. But if they do not know, the software can automatically detect the SQL version.
The software saves the recovered MDF file files to SQL Server directly. In addition, it can save files in batch file, which users can copy to a new database when required.
The trial version of Kernel for SQL Database cannot save the data. With this version, users can only preview the data.


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\section{Introduction}
\label{sec:intro}

A recent line of work has explored the interpretation of residual
neural networks~\cite{He16Deep} as a parameter estimation problem of
nonlinear dynamical
systems~\cite{Haber17Stable,WE17Proposal,Lu18Beyond}.  Reconsidering
this architecture as an Euler discretization of a continuous system
yields to the trend around Neural Ordinary Differential
Equation~\cite{Chen18NODE}.  This new perspective on deep learning
holds the promise to leverage the decades of research on numerical
methods. This can have many benefits such as parameter efficiency and
accurate time-series modeling, among others.

Numerical solvers for ODE act as a bridge between the continuous time
dynamical system and its discrete counterpart that builds the deep
neural network. As introduced by~\cite{Chen18NODE}, modern ODE solvers
can provide important guarantees about the approximation error while
adapting their step size used for integration. Therefore the cost of
evaluating a model scales with problem complexity, in theory at
least. This paper address this question empirically using the
Lorenz'63 system described in section~\ref{sec:node} as a testbed for
dynamical systems modelling. Our neural ODE framework relies on
Fehlberg's integration method which proposes a strategy of step-size
adaptation as summarized in~\ref {ssec:fehlberg}. A first round of
experiments is reported in~\ref{sec:first-exp} to assess how this
adaptive method impacts the inference of the model and the training
process. We show empirically that the adaptive strategy is in fact
ignored.  In section~\ref{sec:fehlberg-training}, a simple solution,
called \textit{Fehlberg's training}, is introduced that requires to
open the black-box of the solver for a tighter interaction with the
training process\footnote{The code to reproduce the
  results:\url{https://github.com/Allauzen/adaptive-step-size-neural-ode}}.

\section{Neural ODE applied to the Lorenz'63}
\label{sec:node}

To empirically analyse how an adaptive solver interacts with the
training procedure of a neural ODE model, we consider the
Lorenz'63 system~\cite{Lorenz63}. This ``butterfly'' attractor was
originally introduced to mimic the thermal convection in the
atmosphere, but nowadays this chaotic system is broadly used
as a benchmark for time series modeling. See for
instance~\cite{Nassar18Tree,Champion19Data,Greydanus19Hamlitonian,Dubois20Data,Gilpin21Chaos}
just to name a few recent work. Consider a point $\x \in \ensuremath{\mathbb{R}}^3$ with its three
coordinates $x_1, x_2, x_3$. The Lorenz'63 system consists of three
coupled nonlinear ODEs:
\begin{equation}
  \label{eq:lorenz}
  \dot{x}_1 = \frac{dx_1}{dt} = \sigma (x_2 - x_1),\phantom{5ex}
  \dot{x}_2 = x_1(\rho - x_3) - x_1,\phantom{5ex}
  \dot{x}_3 = x_1x_2 - \beta x_3.
\end{equation}
In this work we consider the standard setting
($\beta = 8/3,\ \sigma = 10,\ \rho = 28$), such that the solution
exhibits a chaotic regime. The dataset generation uses the explicit
Runge-Kutta (RK) method of order 5(4) with the Dormand-Prince
step-size adaptation in order to get an accurate integration.

\subsection{Neural ODE model}
\label{ssec:NODE-1}

The goal is to learn a generative model of this attractor, given a
training set $\ensuremath{\mathcal{D}}=(\tx_{i})_{i=1}^{\ensuremath{N}}$ made of $\ensuremath{N}$
examples. For time series modelling, recurrent
architectures~\cite{Nassar18Tree,Dubois20Data} or physically inspired
models~\cite{Greydanus19Hamlitonian} are often considered with
success. However, the system understudy derives from an ODE and Neural
ODE is also a well suited framework to consider.
The main idea is to learn the dynamics underlying the generation of
$\ensuremath{\mathcal{D}}$. The neural network aims at learning
$ \dot{\x} = \ensuremath{f_{\params}} (\x)$, where $\ensuremath{f_{\params}}$ is an arbitrary architecture
defined by its set of parameters $\ensuremath{\boldsymbol{\theta}}$. Inference with Neural ODE
thus requires a numerical solver denoted by $\textrm{ODE\_Solve}$ to
compute the output. In our case, we consider the prediction task of
the point ${\x}_{i}$ at time $i$, given the previous training point
$\tx_{i-1}$, such that ${\x}_{i}=\textrm{ODE\_Solve}(\ensuremath{f_{\params}}, \tx_i)$.
The model is learnt by minimizing the Mean-Squared-Error:
$\ensuremath{\mathcal{L}}(\ensuremath{\boldsymbol{\theta}}, \ensuremath{\mathcal{D}}) = \sum_{i=1}^{N} ||\tilde{\x}_i - \x_i
||^2$.

An advantage of Neural ODE is the  choice of the solver and
especially the possibility to adapt the step size depending on the
problem complexity. In this paper, we focus on the Fehlberg's 3(2)\footnote{The Runge-Kutta method of order 3 (RK3)
  along with second order version for the error control.}
method~\cite{Fehlberg68}, for its
simplicity of exposition, since our goal is to analyse  how the interaction between the solver
and the training process.

\subsection{Fehlberg's method under the hood}
\label{ssec:fehlberg}

In general, variable step size methods all rely on the same idea: for
an inference step, try two different algorithms, giving two different
hypotheses called $A_1$ and $A_2$. The two algorithms are chosen so that:
i) the difference $A_2-A_1$ provides an approximate of the local
truncation error; and ii) both algorithms use at most the same
evaluations of $\ensuremath{f_{\params}}$ to limit the computational cost.  In our case,
the method requires three evaluations \footnote{In
  general, evaluations $f_1,f_2f_3$ are respectively associated to the
  time $t_i,t_{i+h},t_{i+h/2}$. In our case, the function $\ensuremath{f_{\params}}$ is
  time invariant and $t_i=i$. } of $\ensuremath{f_{\params}}$ defined as follows for the step size denoted by $h$:
\begin{equation*}
f_1 = \ensuremath{f_{\params}}(\x_i),\phantom{5ex}
f_2 = \ensuremath{f_{\params}}(\x_i+hf_1), \phantom{5ex}
f_3 = \ensuremath{f_{\params}}(\x_i+\frac{h}{4}[f_1+f_2])
\end{equation*}
With these three evaluations, two approximations for the next point can be derived:
\begin{equation}
  \label{eq:hyps}
   A_1 = \x_i+\frac{h}{2}[f_1+f_2] \text{ (RK2 method), and } A_2 = \x_i+\frac{h}{6}[f_1+f_2+4f_3] \text{ (RK3).}
\end{equation}
Considering the property of these two algorithms, we can estimate the
following error rate:
\begin{equation}
  \label{eq:error}
  r = \frac{|A_1-A_2|}{h} \approx Kh^2
\end{equation}
If this error rate exceeds a chosen tolerance $\ensuremath{\epsilon}$, the hypothesis
$A_2$ is rejected and we need to restart the computation with a new
step size: $ h'= S \times h\sqrt{\epsilon/r}, $ with $S$ a safety
factor. The initial time step is $h=1$, and we use the default value:
$S=0.9$ and $\ensuremath{\epsilon}=0.1$. This strategy allows the model to increase the number
of integration steps\footnote{In practice, $1/h'$ is rounded up to
  determine the number of steps.} when predicting the next point
$\x_{i+1}$ to adapt the expected precision given $r$.

\section{First round of experiments}
\label{sec:first-exp}

\begin{figure}[thb]
  \hspace*{-2cm}
  \includegraphics[width=1.2\textwidth]{./figs/baseline_lorenz_3}
  \caption{The trajectories predicted after a regular training, using
    the Fehlberg's solver as a black box. Each figure depicts a
    different time slice of the generated trajectory and of the
    original training data: from 0 to 600, 600 to 1200 and 2000 to 2600. }
  \label{fig:baseline_lorenz}
\end{figure}

For the first set of experiments, a simple ODE model is trained with
L-BFGS~\cite{Liu89LBFGS} wrapped in the Fehlberg's method. The neural
network $\ensuremath{f_{\params}}$ is a simple feed-forward architecture with two hidden
layer of size $50$ and ReLu activation. The trained model is then used
to generate data, starting from the same initial condition and the
figure~\ref{fig:baseline_lorenz} shows the results obtained for
different time windows. This task differs from the training phase, and
we can see that the model fails to accurately reproduce the trajectory
of the original dynamical system. Especially the beginning of the
trajectory greatly differs. The combination of the accumulated
truncation errors with the chaoticity of the Lorenz'63 leads to too
challenging generation task while the model can capture some important
features like the ``butterfly'' aspect. The same trend is observed on
the development set.

\begin{figure}[thb]
  \centering
  \includegraphics[width=1\textwidth]{./figs/baseline_time_series_2x2}

  \caption{Time evolution of (from left to right and top to bottom):
    the MSE, the evolution of $x_1$, the MSE \textit{w.r.t} the true ODE of
    Lorenz'63, and  the number of
    steps.}
  \label{fig:baseline_series}
\end{figure}

This disappointing performance can be explain by the
figure~\ref{fig:baseline_series} which represents the time evolution
of different quantities of interest. The evolution of the MSE
highlights its limitation to evaluate chaotic system modelling:
errors on the first points are small in terms of MSE, while
inducing an important time distortion later. This can be observed by comparing the
trajectories of the first component $x_1$. Since we have access to the
physical system, we can measure another MSE by comparing each point
$\x_i$ generated by the model, with what would be generated by the
Lorenz ODE of equation~\ref{eq:lorenz} from the previous predicted
point or $\x_i^*=Lorenz(\x_{i-1})$. This quantity is the third time
series represented in figure~\ref{fig:baseline_series} and provides a
different insight on the performance.  More importantly, the last plot
monitors the number of integration steps for each prediction. In most
of the case, this number is stuck to 1, showing a very limited usage
of the step size adaption.

To further understand this fact, we investigate what happens during
the training process by monitoring three different quantities measured
after each epoch and represented in figure~\ref{fig:training_series}.
The first column corresponds to the standard training method which
considers the adaptive solver as a black-box as described in the
seminal paper~\cite{Chen18NODE}. We can observe from the second row
that the Fehlberg's method accepts the vast majority of the RK3
prediction with one step, without resorting to an adaptive step
size. Moreover, the step size is just slightly increased for a handful
of training examples (see the third row). We can conclude that the
adaptive step size is not harnessed by the Neural ODE model.

In fact, the model is randomly initialized with values around zeros,
and the error estimation in equation~\ref{eq:error} falls under $\ensuremath{\epsilon}$
in most of the case, and whatever the input of the model is. A first
workaround would be to explore a tailored initialization scheme, with
the goal of increasing this initial estimate. Another workaround
consists in lowering the tolerance factor $\ensuremath{\epsilon}$ to let the Felhberg's
method reject more hypotheses and therefore adapt the step size more
frequently.  However, this introduces a new hyperparameter to
tune\footnote{Additional experiments in Appendix~\ref{sec:eps} show the limits of this remedy.}.

\section{Fehlberg's training }
\label{sec:fehlberg-training}

\begin{figure}[thb]
  \centering
  \includegraphics[width=0.49\textwidth]{./figs/batch_training}
  \includegraphics[width=0.49\textwidth]{./figs/fehlberg_training}
  \caption{Time evolution for two training conditions of: the MSE loss; the percentage of
    accepted hypotheses $A_2$; the new number of steps for the rejected
    hypotheses (before rounding).}
  \label{fig:training_series}
\end{figure}

In this paper, we propose another solution which modifies the training
procedure. The idea derives from the Fehlberg's method by simply
changing how the local truncation error is estimated. Let us consider equation~\ref{eq:hyps} defining the error rate.
When predicting the value $\x_i$ from $\tx_{i-1}$, we can use directly the target value $\tx_i$, which is available during training,  instead of the raw estimate $A_1$ given by the Heun's method (\textit{aka} RK2). The basic
hypothesis $A_2$ is still obtained with one step of RK3.
Given this modified error rate, the step-size adaptation remains
unchanged. This new method greatly impacts the training process. On
the second column of the figure~\ref{fig:training_series}, we observe
a very different trend: the proportion of accepted hypotheses starts at 0 and
progressively increases to reach approximately 98\%.
For the rejected hypotheses, the new number of steps (before rounding)
starts at the high value of $7$ and affects all the training examples:
after the random initialization of $\ensuremath{f_{\params}}$, all the training examples
are considered as difficult, while the high number of steps multiplies
the amount of updates for $\ensuremath{\boldsymbol{\theta}}$.  Then the number of steps
smoothly decreases to converge to a value just under $2$ and affects
about 2\% of the training points. We can conclude that the new
training scheme allows the Neural ODE model to really leverage the
adaptive step size strategy. Of course it requires to interact with
the adaptive solver, but without adding new hyperparameters or
trade-offs. See Appendix~\ref{sec:add_fehlberg} for more figures and
comparisons.

\section{Conclusion}
In this experimental paper, we investigated how the numerical solver
interacts with the training process of a neural ODE model. We focused
our work on a solver able to adapt its step size.  With a simple
experimental setup, the results showed that using a solver as black
box drastically hinders the promise of the adaptive strategy for the
step size. This is a real issue to model more complex dynamical
systems. We proposed a simple yet efficient solution that requires a
tighter interaction between the solver and the training process. With
our results, it will be possible to tackle more challenging tasks and
while we focused on generative models for time series forecasting, it
could be useful to extend our approach to classification tasks.

\textbf{Aknowledgment:} This work was funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR
SPEED-20-CE23-0025). Thanks to Clément Royer for his help.

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Yes I've actually eaten the rest of it today Jenna, it was so good. I had it toasted for breakfast and lunch with coconut oil, peanut butter, banana & cinnamon!
Hello. I have a nut allergy so that rules the walnuts out, and it might rule out sunflower seeds if I can't find any of them without nut warnings. What could I use in their place? Chia seeds? Want to try bake this at the weekend!
Hi Lisa, any seeds would work and the walnuts are just an optional extra. Try poppy seeds, linseeds or chia seeds! Be warned, this bread is seriously addictive, you will probably eat the lot although it is seriously good for you so no worries there! It makes fab toast ! Good luck!
Bread is in the oven. So looking forward to trying my 1st homemade spelt loaf.
Late supper for the Jardines. Cudnt wait to try the bread. Scrummy.. I am converter. Even my fussy hubby enjoyed it. I have been slowly but definitely weaning us all off white bread then on to granary but the deed is now done. Spelt bread will be a regular in the Jardine household. Cannot wait to let my daughter sample. I am so glad I have access delicious healthy recipes. Coconut scones are next on the list.
Hi Ella, delighted to hear you and your family enjoyed the spelt bread!
It really is so much better for our health and its a great swap to make since shop bought bread is just full of additives & preservatives!
You will love the coconut scones, they are just delicious! You may want to check out my blog post on BestBeforeDates for some serious discounts on organic products. I bought fab organic spelt flour for 50p!


WASHINGTON—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today the expansion of Global Entry to citizens of Colombia. Global Entry, a CBP Trusted Traveler Program, allows for expedited clearance of pre-approved, low-risk travelers. Colombian citizens can begin applying for Global Entry through the Global Online Enrollment System (GOES) website. Colombia becomes the first country in South America and the eighth country overall whose citizens will be eligible to enroll in Global Entry.
Currently available at 49 U.S. airports and 13 Preclearance locations, Global Entry streamlines the international arrivals process at airports for trusted travelers. Global Entry members bypass the traditional CBP inspection lines and use an automated kiosk to complete their admission to the United States. The program has enrolled more than 3.1 million members, and CBP receives approximately 100,000 new applications for Global Entry each month. As an added benefit, Global Entry members are also eligible to participate in the TSA Pre✓™ expedited screening program.
U.S. citizens, U.S nationals and U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents may apply for Global Entry as well as citizens of certain countries with which CBP has trusted traveler arrangements, including Mexico, the Netherlands, Panama, the Republic of Korea, Germany, Singapore, the United Kingdom and now Colombia. Canadian citizens and residents enrolled in NEXUS may also use the Global Entry kiosks.
The non-refundable application fee for a five-year Global Entry membership is $100 and applications must be submitted online. Once the application is approved, a CBP officer will conduct a scheduled interview with the applicant and then make a final eligibility determination.
CBP continues to maximize its resources to support a 16 percent growth in international air arrivals since 2009. CBP is working to bring advances in technology and automation, such as Automated Passport Control kiosks, the Mobile Passport Control app and I-94 form automation, to the passenger processing environment while exploring public-private partnerships to help support current and future mission requirements.


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    "use strict";

    /* All of the healthBam.programArea module's tests. */
    describe("healthBam.programArea module", function () {

        beforeEach(
            function () {
                /* Load the module to test. */
                angular.mock.module("healthBam.programArea");
            }
        );

        describe("ProgramArea $resource", function () {

            var ProgramArea,
                $httpBackend,
                endpoint,
                handlers;

            /**
             * Helper function for creating an ProgramArea instance.
             * @param {number} id of the ProgramArea.
             * @returns ProgramArea instance.
             */
            function createProgramArea(id) {
                return new ProgramArea(
                    {
                        id: id
                    }
                );
            }

            beforeEach(
                function () {

                    endpoint = "api/program-areas";

                    /* Inject dependencies. */
                    angular.mock.inject(
                        function ($injector) {
                            ProgramArea = $injector.get("ProgramArea");
                            $httpBackend = $injector.get("$httpBackend");
                        }
                    );

                    /* Create handlers spy for promise tracking. */
                    handlers = jasmine.createSpyObj(
                        "handlers",
                        [
                            "onSuccess",
                            "onError"
                        ]
                    );

                }
            );

            describe("query", function () {

                it("should be exposed", function () {
                    expect(ProgramArea.query).toEqual(jasmine.any(Function));
                });

                it("should GET to endpoint and return array on success", function () {

                    var actual,
                        expected = [],
                        promise;

                    expected.push(
                        createProgramArea(1)
                    );
                    expected.push(
                        createProgramArea(2)
                    );
                    expected.push(
                        createProgramArea(3)
                    );

                    $httpBackend.expectGET(
                        endpoint
                    ).respond(
                        angular.toJson(expected)
                    );

                    actual = ProgramArea.query();

                    promise = actual.$promise;

                    promise.then(handlers.onSuccess);
                    promise.catch(handlers.onError);

                    $httpBackend.flush();

                    expect(
                        actual
                    ).toEqual(
                        jasmine.objectContaining(expected)
                    );

                    expect(handlers.onSuccess).toHaveBeenCalled();
                    expect(handlers.onError).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
                });

                it("should GET to endpoint and call catch on error response", function () {

                    var actual,
                        promise;

                    $httpBackend.expectGET(
                        endpoint
                    ).respond(
                        418
                    );

                    actual = ProgramArea.query();

                    promise = actual.$promise;

                    promise.then(handlers.onSuccess);
                    promise.catch(handlers.onError);

                    $httpBackend.flush();

                    expect(handlers.onSuccess).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
                    expect(handlers.onError).toHaveBeenCalled();
                });

            });

            describe("get", function () {

                it("should be exposed", function () {
                    expect(ProgramArea.get).toEqual(jasmine.any(Function));
                });

                it("should GET to endpoint and return ProgramArea on success", function () {

                    var actual,
                        expected,
                        promise,
                        programAreaId = 789;

                    expected = createProgramArea(programAreaId);

                    $httpBackend.expectGET(
                        endpoint + "/" + programAreaId
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                        angular.toJson(expected)
                    );

                    actual = ProgramArea.get(
                        {
                            id: programAreaId
                        }
                    );

                    promise = actual.$promise;

                    promise.then(handlers.onSuccess);
                    promise.catch(handlers.onError);

                    $httpBackend.flush();

                    expect(
                        actual
                    ).toEqual(
                        jasmine.objectContaining(expected)
                    );

                    expect(handlers.onSuccess).toHaveBeenCalled();
                    expect(handlers.onError).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
                });

                it("should GET to endpoint and call catch on error response", function () {

                    var actual,
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                        programAreaId = 789;

                    $httpBackend.expectGET(
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                        418
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                    actual = ProgramArea.get(
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                            id: programAreaId
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                    promise = actual.$promise;

                    promise.then(handlers.onSuccess);
                    promise.catch(handlers.onError);

                    $httpBackend.flush();

                    expect(handlers.onSuccess).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
                    expect(handlers.onError).toHaveBeenCalled();
                });

            });

        });

    });

}(window.angular, window.jasmine, window.beforeEach, window.describe, window.it));

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This stopper will put a smile on the face of any serious golfer! "Life is a Game and Golf is Serious" is written in a white font on a black enameled disk in a silver bezel on a flat-topped stopper. The stopper has multiple suction rings which create a secure seal.


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ProgramsJustFaith
The new JustFaith program invites participants to look at contemporary issues through the lens of Christian faith by engaging in reading, prayer, thought-provoking dialogue, encounter, and by building lasting relationships with a small group. JustFaith is now available as a 24-week program or in three eight-week phases that can be done individually or together. JustFaith is also available in a Catholic social teaching version with slightly different phase topics.
Phase I: Living Compassionately – Caring for the Poor
JustFaith participants focus on poverty, consumerism, and the Gospel call to care for the poor.
Phase II: Living Justly – Caring for Each Other
Inspired by a new level of understanding about issues of racial and economic justice, JustFaith participants will develop new levels of passion and compassion for the ongoing work of social justice.
Phase III: Living Simply – Caring for the Earth
JustFaith participants embrace the invitation to care for the Earth as they investigate the teachings of our faith.
Using materials provided upon registration, two or more participants co-facilitate the process.
JustFaith is available as a single program that includes twenty-four 2 ½-hour sessions, or by taking the program over time in three phases that include eight 2 ½ hour sessions each. All sessions include prayer, dialogue, active listening, and relationship-building. Some sessions also include videos and/or guest speakers.
The most essential resource is the community formed through the JustFaith process. Participants deepen their understanding through in-depth reading of several books and viewing a number of online materials.
The ideal group size is 8–12 people; a small faith-sharing group that is connected through deep listening, dialogue, and trust.
Immersions and Retreats
To broaden perspectives, each of the 3 phases include an immersion where participants visit local organizations and connect with those living and working on the margins of society. Each phase also contains a retreat that provides a foundation for community building.
JustFaith Overview, Sample and Flyers
To get access to this program's overview, sample session and promotional flyers, complete the form below and you will receive an email with the downloads.
JustFaith Promotion Kit
If you would like to make promotion easy by receiving a weekly email with one promotion task a week for up to 25 weeks, click here.
JustFaith is also available in a Catholic social teaching version with slightly different phase topics.
JUST FAITH TESTIMONIALS
- Jack K., Austin, TX
"JustFaith was a major conversion in my life. The lens through which I look at the world—politics, economics, relationships, etc.—changed. I now see the world through the eyes of those who live on the margins, and ask myself how I can better serve my fellow members of my human family. Every segment of JustFaith awakened something deep within me that helped to form me in new ways, ways that were noticeably more compassionate than what I had previously been living."
Rev. John D.
"I discovered many treasures during my JustFaith experience. One was the rich reading materials and powerful books educating me about the systems which perpetuate injustice. The second was the spiritual richness experienced in a small group of people exploring the call to Christian social gospel. The group sharing and prayers were a true gift."
- Steve R.
"JustFaith enlarges a person's perspective on the world. By looking at sometimes difficult truths, we see beyond the comfort of our secure environment. JustFaith shows us how to be an authentic follower of Christ and a true citizen of the planet."
During the JustFaith program, a deep awakening took root in me to make a difference in the world, no matter how large or small.
– Mary L., Janesville, WI
JustFaith is a small-group experience and usually offered within a church, parish, or organization.
Click here to order a Catholic social teaching version with slightly different phase topics.
JustFaith (24 weeks)
Comprehensive materials for each session, revised annually
Facilitation guides and support
Retreat and immersion design
Access to program staff for support
Other program costs include books for participants and access to one streaming movie for your group.
The approximate cost of participant books is $100 per person.
JustFaith 2019-20 Register
JustFaith (3 Phases)
Other program costs include books for participants and access to one streaming movie for your group (Phase 3).
The approximate cost of participant books for each phase is $45.
If you plan to buy all three phases at the same time, please contact us to discuss usage.
JustFaith Phase I 2019-20
Living Compassionately: Caring for the Poor
$175 Register
JustFaith Phase II 2019-20
Living Justly: Caring for Each Other
JustFaith Phase III 2019-20
Living Simply: Caring for the Earth
Are participants expected to complete all the phases?
The JF program can be offered in one of two ways:
As a full 24-week program with the same participants from beginning to end and with an extended two-day opening retreat and closing retreat. If offering JF as a 24-week program, we recommend weekly meetings with no more than two weeks between phases.
As three (separate) eight-week phases in which anyone can register for one, two, or all three phases. If JF is offered in the three phase format, there is a shorter, community-building retreat; an immersion experience, and a call to action in each phase. There is no closing retreat if offering JF in three phases.
Does the program registration fee cover the full cost of the program?
No. Program fees and resources provide only about 25% of the cost of program development and maintenance. The majority of the cost of each program is provided by generous donations from past program participants. We are also sustained by the support of our partner organizations and grants. JustFaith Ministries relies on these partners to make sure all programs are affordable for churches, organizations, and individuals who want to participate in our mission.
What is required of co-facilitators?
Facilitators are not expected to be the expert or "teacher" with all the answers.
Guided by user-friendly materials and with support from JustFaith Ministries staff (as needed),
JustFaith co-facilitators:
gather materials, coordinate logistics, and prepare to facilitate a session
express a genuine interest in the social mission of the Church
are capable of overseeing a group conversation
are attentive to the needs and energies of the group


It's no secret that creativity and craftsmanship are important to us at Cotton & Pine. They are what Cotton & Pine was founded upon and what drives our entire operation.
And we believe that creativity and craftsmanship should be cultivated, celebrated, and above all, shared.
So we created our in-house retail space, C&P Mercantile, to do just that. We wanted a space where we could easily share our work, in a convenient ready-made format—but also where we could share with our customers and clients some artisan goods that we love, made by excellent Southern craftsmen.
And because we are so passionate about this, we've made it even easier to shop C&P Mercantile, with our online store—www.CPMercantile.com!
We think that old-fashioned quality craftsmanship is far too scarce these days, so we want to celebrate artisans who love what they do, take pride in what they make, and believe that creating the highest quality products from the best materials available is well worth the extra effort, time, and care.
C&P Mercantile is our way of celebrating fine craftsmanship and good old Southern creativity—and of sharing it with you.
So please stop by the shop or visit C&P Mercantile online at www.CPMercantile.com, to discover some handmade 100% Southern treasures.
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At this week's National Bike Summit, being held in Washington, DC, awards were announced for the newest "Bicycle Friendly America" category, Universities (joining Communities, States and Businesses). The University of Oregon was one of 32 applicants for the recognition and was one of 9 communities awarded the Silver level award by the League of American Bicyclists. A total of 20 schools were given the award with two receiving Gold (University of California's Davis & Santa Barbara) and one Platinum (Stanford University).


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Home / News / Press Releases / Westbrook Partners And Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers Jointly Acquire Vattenfall Building In Berlin Mitte
Westbrook Partners and Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers jointly acquire Vattenfall building in Berlin-Mitte
Berlin, 21 April 2016 – Westbrook Partners and Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers GmbH (Cornerstone Germany) have acquired the Vattenfall headquarters at Chausseestrasse 23, in Berlin-Mitte, in a joint venture, in which the management team of Cornerstone Germany is participating. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
The vendor is Vattenfall GmbH, which has taken a lease of the entire building. Cornerstone Germany is taking over the asset management of the property.
The office building, built in a prominent corner location in 1998, features an impressive façade and two generously sized inner courtyards. The property provides a lettable area of c. 18,500 sq m as well as c. 100 underground car parking spaces. The property is located in a highly sought-after, up-and-coming area of Berlin-Mitte, close to several federal ministries and the central railway station. This metropolitan environment provides a lively cultural, residential, café/restaurant, office and retail offering.
Grossmann & Berger advised the vendor. Hogan Lovells acted as legal adviser to the purchasers. Berlin Hyp has financed the transaction.
Nick Puschkasch, branch manager of Cornerstone Germany's Eastern region, comments: "With this transaction, we have not only made an interesting investment in one of Berlin's fastest-developing areas but have also acquired a new client, Westbrook Partners, for Cornerstone Germany. We are delighted with this new collaboration."
Ruben Herrmann, Principal of Westbrook Partners, says: "We are very pleased to continue our investment activities in Germany with this further acquisition. Together with such a strong partner as Cornerstone, we are delighted to acquire this outstanding property in a very good location with Vattenfall as tenant."
Gunther Deutsch, Head of Investment Transactions Europe at Cornerstone, adds: "We are pleased to have successfully concluded this transaction with the team from Westbrook Partners and Vattenfall. We were able to work together to develop a lease structure that takes into account the requirements of both the tenant and the new owners of the property. This transaction marks our first acquisition of a single-tenant property in Germany. We plan to make further comparable investments in the future."
Gero Bergmann, member of the Management Board of Berlin Hyp, comments: "We have every confidence in the expertise and strategy of the joint venture between Cornerstone and Westbrook Partners and are pleased to be acting as financing partner."
About Westbrook Partners
Westbrook Partners, founded in April 1994, is a privately-owned fully integrated real estate investment company with global offices including New York, London, Munich, Paris and Tokyo. Westbrook has been among the most active investors, having raised and invested more than $16 billion of equity in over $50 billion of real estate transactions in major markets throughout the world since 1994. Westbrook is capitalized by US institutions and its current fund, Westbrook Real Estate Fund X, L.P., has approx. $2.85 billion of equity capital commitments
Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers Europe is a subsidiary of Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC, of Hartford, Connecticut. With subsidiary and affiliate offices in the U.S., UK, Europe and Asia, Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC is one of the largest global real estate investment managers. It provides core and value-added investment and advisory services, including a comprehensive suite of private and public real estate debt, equity and securities expertise and services, to institutional and other qualified investors around the globe. Cornerstone is a member of the MassMutual Financial Group. For more information, visit www.cornerstoneadvisers.com.
Since July 2014, Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers GmbH ("Cornerstone Germany") has operated as the German platform of the global Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers group. The range of services offered by Cornerstone Germany includes active asset management, letting and transaction management for single assets or portfolios ranging from opportunistic to core for institutional investors and banks, as well as development of new and existing properties. Going forward, the creation of real estate investment products for German and foreign institutional investors will represent an increasingly important part of Cornerstone Germany's business. Cornerstone Germany has offices in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich.
About Berlin Hyp
Berlin Hyp specialises in large-volume real estate finance for professional investors and housing societies, for whom the Bank develops individual financing solutions. As an enterprise forming a Group together with the German savings banks, it also makes an extensive spectrum of products and services available to these institutions. Berlin Hyp's clear focus, almost 150 years of experience and its close proximity to the Savings Banks Finance Group characterise the Bank as a leading German real estate and Pfandbrief bank.
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T +49 89 210 25 60 M +49 160 896 14 82
GDeutsch@cornerstoneadvisers.com jg@targacommunications.de
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Featured articles · Volcanoes
No evacuation orders issued for residents living near Soufriere volcano, St. Vincent and The Grenadines
Monday, January 4, 2021 Friday, March 4, 2022 Updated on Friday, March 4, 2022 18:26 UTC
On Sunday, January 3, 2021, the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) advised all citizens and residents of St. Vincent and The Grenadines that no evacuation order has been issued to any section of the population.
False information about evacuation orders for residents living near Soufriere volcano was published in several local and international media outlets.
The alert level remains at Orange.
The Volcano continues to exude magma on the surface and steam can still be observed from the Belmont Observatory.
Persons living in areas close to the volcano should expect strong sulfur smells for several days to weeks, depending on changes in wind direction.
"Several media outlets both locally and abroad have published false information to this effect. These reports are inaccurate and misleading," NEMO officials said at 17:00 UTC on January 3, 2021.
The organization reminded all citizens and residents to always ensure that any information regarding the La Soufriere Volcano and the current emergency are from credible and official sources only.
The official sources of information in this regard are the NEMO and the UWI Seismic Research Center (SRC).
NEMO said they continue to monitor the ongoing activity at the La Soufriere volcano with assistance from the team of experts from the UWI SRC, lead by Professor Richard Robinson, and 'would update the nation of any change in status as soon as this occurs.'
Aerial flight observations continue, when possible, over the crater to track changes to the growing dome.
The volcano continues to be dangerous and the public is advised to avoid the area, UWI-SRC said.
Soufriere volcano on Sunday, January 2, 2021. Credit: UWI-SRC/Jason Veira.
Soufriere volcano on Sunday, January 2, 2021. Credit UWI-SRC/Jason Veira.
The UWI-SRC team led by Vincentian Geologist Prof. Richard Robertson continued their work to upgrade the Volcano Monitoring System on Saturday, January 1.
A Web Cam Monitoring System was installed at Rose Hall to constantly monitor the summit of the Volcano. A Data Centre was also established at the Observatory at Belmont, to analyze the data collected from the volcano. The team also conducted an alternate site exploration at Fancy and other areas to identify new sites where equipment will be installed.
The North Leeward District Disaster Committees met last Wednesday, December 30, 2020, to sensitize members of the communities and to review the Volcano Emergency Plans developed in 2019, in preparation for the Trade Winds Exercise. During this meeting, the members of the committees revisited the rendezvous point and the vulnerable person's database.
The disaster committees will meet this week to sensitize the members of the communities and to update their community evacuation plans.
NEMO is also appealing to the public to desist from visiting the La Soufriere Volcano until the scientists advise that it is safe to do so.
Volcanic Hazard Map – St. Vincent.
The map only shows hazard zone on land. However, lahars and pyroclastic falls, flows and surges will also impact areas offshore to varying degrees, and as such, the hazard zones must be envisaged as extending some distance offshore.
Hazard Zone 1 (Red Zone) – Very High Hazard:
This includes all areas expected to experience maximum damage in the short term and is the zone where all hazardous events have their greatest influence. It is defined by the zone of expected total destruction from pyroclastic flows, surges, and mudflows and by the zone of maximum expected damage from all projectiles. This zone is likely to experience more than 30 cm (12 inches) of ash. During the course of an eruption, this zone would be unsuitable for human habitation.
Hazard Zone 2 (Orange Zone) – High Hazard:
This includes all areas of moderate pyroclastic flow and surge hazard, areas within the 5 km (3.1 miles) projectile zone, and areas likely to experience between 10 and 30 cm (4 – 12 inches) of ashfall. These areas will be affected in a similar manner as Zone 1 during large scale eruptions.
Hazard Zone 3 (Yellow Zone) – Moderate Hazard:
This zone will be free from the effects of flows and surges but will be affected by 5 to 10 cm (2 – 4 inches) thick ashfalls, minor earthquakes and lightning strikes. This zone will experience significantly less physical damage than Zones 1 and 2.
Hazard Zone 4 (Green Zone) – Low Hazard:
This zone includes areas likely to be relatively safe from hazardous events, except for minor ashfall of less than 5 cm (2 inches). Crop damage and disruption of water supply due to ashfall will be the main effect but other physical damage will be minimal.
St. Vincent island on December 9, 2020. Credit: Copernicus EU/Sentinel-2, TW
Soufriere volcano on January 3, 2021 – Natural color. Credit: Copernicus EU/Sentinel-2, TW
Soufriere volcano on January 3, 2021 – SWIR. Credit: Copernicus EU/Sentinel-2, TW
Geological summary
Soufrière St. Vincent is the northernmost and youngest volcano on St. Vincent Island. The NE rim of the 1.6 km (1 mile) wide summit crater is cut by a crater formed in 1812.
The crater itself lies on the SW margin of a larger 2.2 km (1.3 miles) wide Somma crater, which is breached widely to the SW as a result of slope failure.
Frequent explosive eruptions since about 4 300 years ago produced pyroclastic deposits of the Yellow Tephra Formation, which blanket much of the island.
The first historical eruption took place in 1718; it and the 1812 eruption produced major explosions.
Much of the northern end of the island was devastated by a major eruption in 1902 that coincided with the catastrophic Mont Pelée eruption on Martinique.
A lava dome was emplaced in the summit crater in 1971 during a strictly effusive eruption, forming an island in a lake that filled the crater prior to an eruption in 1979.
The lake was then largely ejected during a series of explosive eruptions, and the dome was replaced with another.
Featured image: Soufriere volcano on Sunday, January 2, 2021. Credit: UWI-SRC/Jason Veira.
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Fireball as bright as the full Moon spotted over southern Spain
Abundant dark and dense ash emission at Etna volcano, Aviation Color Code raised to Red, Italy
Thomas Edward Magner says:
Monday, January 4, 2021 at 11:51 UTC
Look at the size of the old crater. This new smaller might be the start of somtehing much bigger.


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Lavington Kindergarten is by far and away the best school in this area. We had two of our own children, very different personality's, go through the school, and both absolutely thrived.
They made firm friends with two other children there, and all four have stayed friends for the last ten years.
From Lavington they each got a strong foundation not only in how to learn, but how to interact & how to be great with each other & all those around them.
All four have gone on to excel in many ways. One the head boy at Braeburn, one onto a Leadership Scholars programme at Pembroke and now Hillcrest, one is excelling as a master sportsman at Hillcrest, and one secured an very generously assisted place at one of the UK's leading boarding schools.
It speaks volumes of the kind of creativity, responsbility and confidence encouraged by the school. Over the years I have become an expert of sorts in what to look for in a school both here and in the UK. The success of the school is always driven by the commitment, love and thinking of the headteacher. Carol Heitemier's commitment is extraordinary, her compassion rare, her experience invaluable.
Lavington may not have the biggest shiniest of facilities, but it is exactly the kind of school I would want to go if I could have my time over. In fact we have a third child starting there next term and we are so looking forward to her already bubbly character blossoming even more under Mrs Hetimeir's nurturing and stimulating care.
"We love Lavington Kindergarten and will always have special memories of our time here with you. Our children Rohan and Aryana have had a great start with you and we feel they now have a solid foundation on which to build their character and future education.
" —-and the great education that Lavington Kindergarten has provided both Mikhail and Adam. Nadeem and I have been taken aback by Adam's tremendous progress while in your care.
When I was a baby I was in Lavington Kindergarten. I had alought (a lot) of fun there, but now I have grown older and I am in KIANDA.
I always come to visit when I am free. Because I love that school very much.


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So, you laughed when Narendra Modi gassed about the 'chaiwala' who used "gutter gas" to fire up his stove? Don't.
There can be no doubt in any rational Indian's mind that India has come a long way since May 2014—a long way backwards, that is from 1946, when Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru spoke of the "scientific temper".
Convinced that freedom also means the freedom to say anything without establishing a synaptic link between the brain and the mouth, several worthies of the 'Tongue Parivar' have been spouting what at best can only be classified as lunatic science.
The latest piece of icing on the cake, of course, is Pradhan Sevak Narendra Modi regaling scientists on Biofuel Day yesterday, of his brilliant brethren, the chaiwala who used gas from a drain to light up his stove to make tea.
So, bhakton, here's an Independence Day quiz to test how well up you are with the latest advances. Who, amongst your crazy lot, made these bizarre claims?
"We all read about Karna in the Mahabharata. If we think a little more, we realise that the Mahabharata says Karna was not born from his mother's womb. This means that genetic science was present at that time. That is why Karna could be born outside his mother's womb." Answer: here.
"Internet and satellite communication had existed in the days of Mahabharata. Sanjay [the charioteer of king Dhritarashtra] using the technology gave a detailed account and description to the blind king about the battle of Kurukshetra. How could Dhritarashtra see through Sanjay's eyes? There was technology available at that time… Internet was there, satellite communication was there." Answer: here.
"We worship Lord Ganesha. There must have been some plastic surgeon at that time who got an elephant's head on the body of a human being and began the practice of plastic surgery." Answer: here.
"Today we are talking about nuclear tests. Lakhs of years ago, Sage Kanad had conducted a nuclear test. Our knowledge and science do not lack anything." Answer: here.
"Charles Darwin's theory (of evolution of humans) is scientifically wrong. Since the man is seen on Earth he has always been a man. Nobody, including our ancestors, in written or oral, have said they saw an ape turning into a man. No books we have read or the tales told to us by our grandparents had such a mention." Answer: here.
"Gai ekmatra prani hai jo oxygen grahan karta hai, aur oxygen hi chodta hai (The cow is the only animal that takes in oxygen and also releases oxygen)." Answer: here.
"Our scientists discovered the Pythagoras theorem, but we … gave credit to the Greeks. We all know that we knew 'beejganit' much before the Arabs, but very selflessly we allowed it to be called Algebra. This is the base the Indian scientific community has maintained." Answer: here.
"If a civil engineer becomes an Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer, he can give inputs in construction projects, which mechanical engineers cannot. One should not opt for civil services after studying mechanical engineering. Civil engineers have the experience and knowledge to help build administration and society. Civil engineering gives that kind of knowledge." Answer: here.
"We know that television was invented by a priest from Scotland called John Logie Baird in 1926. But we want to take you to an even older Doordarshan… Indian rishis using their yog vidya would attain divya drishti. There is no doubt that the invention of television goes back to this… In Mahabharata, Sanjaya sitting inside a palace in Hastinapur and using his divya shakti would give a live telecast of the battle of Mahabharata… to the blind Dhritarashtra". Answer: here.
"Your Google has started now, but our Google started long time back. 'Narad Muni' was the epitome of information. He could reach anywhere and transfer a message from one place to another by saying 'Narayana' three times." Answer: here.
"What we know today as the motorcar existed during the Vedic period. It was called anashva rath. Usually a rath (chariot) is pulled by horses but an anashva rath means the one that runs without horses or yantra-rath, what is today a motorcar. The Rig Veda refers to this…" Answer: here.
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Please also provide a brief list of superstitions that the Congress spouts. For starters, dynastic rule by the Nehru-Gandhi clan is divinely ordained and the family has held the nation together through its visionary, intellectual DNA.


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Teen found, arrested for child abuse several days after assault
Oct 9, 2022, 1:39 PM | Updated: 2:29 pm
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MIDVALE, Utah — A 19-year-old was arrested for the offense of aggravated child abuse several days after assaulting his 16-year-old girlfriend, according to police.
The teen arrested, identified as Alek Garff, was found at a Motel 6 in Midvale on Friday, Oct. 7.
Eight days earlier, the Taylorsville Police Department responded to a call from a mother reporting an assault to her daughter after walking in and witnessing Garff punching her daughter.
The victim had a broken nose, cervical spine fracture, and concussion, and still showed bruising and swelling of the face on Oct. 5, according to police.
Police were unable to locate Garff until Friday, when he was arrested without incident and refused to give a statement.
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Keith Ulmer pursues research in experimental elementary particle physics, which explores the fundamental constituents of matter and their interactions. He works on the CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the CERN laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland. The CMS detector records the results of very high energy proton-proton collisions provided by the LHC, which are analyzed to study fundamental interactions. His current effort is focused on searches for evidence of physics beyond the standard model of particle physics motivated by a potential new symmetry of nature known as supersymmetry, which may help explain such fundamental questions as the nature of dark matter and the origin of electroweak symmetry breaking. He is a former leader of the CMS supersymmetry group, and currently co-leads the 'Beyond the Standard Model' working group studying future upgrades to the LHC.


Ordinary mirrors are found in bathrooms, dormotories and on corridors in Hogwarts.
There is a mirror in corner of the dormitory, as Harry rushed to it to look at himself with his body invisible in the invisibility cloak (PS12). Ron used it to look at himself in his dress robes before the Yule ball (GF23).
Mirrors are also found in bathrooms, such as Moaning Myrtle's bathroom (CS9), where an old, cracked, spotted and large one hangs. This one is mentioned most often in canon. Another old one is found in the boys bathroom (HBP21).
There also used to be a secret passage out of Hogwarts behind a mirror on the fourth flour (PA10). However, the passage was blocked in Harry's second year, according to Fred.
Hand-held mirrors are available at Hogwarts as well (HBP15). Hermione uses this to deflect the gaze of the basilisk (CS16).
Talking mirrors are not mentioned at Hogwarts, but they are present at the Burrow (CS4) and The Leaky Cauldron (PA4).


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RIDOT's Wrong-Way Driving Systems Halt Close to Fifty Potential Crashes
One year after its debut, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT)'s investment in wrong-way driving detection technology is proving to be very successful – none of the 47 wrong-way driving incidents where these systems have been installed has resulted in a wrong-way crash.
"We are extremely pleased with the results of this system," RIDOT Director Peter Alviti, Jr. said. "Improving highway safety and saving lives is integral to the mission of our Department. Even if the systems only prevented one wrong-way crash and the serious injuries or deaths that could have resulted, this program has proven to be a wise investment."
Working with the Rhode Island State Police, RIDOT identified 24 high-risk locations for installing this technology at select ramps along I-95, I-195, Route 146, Route 10, Route 4, Route 6 and Routes 6/10 at Memorial Boulevard in Providence. The detectors are designed to sense if a driver is going the wrong way and notify both the driver and RIDOT. When a wrong-way driver is detected, LED lights embedded in wrong-way signs begin flashing at the driver. If the wrong-way driver continues to drive beyond the flashing signs, State Police and local police are notified, and a message is displayed on the State's overhead electronic signs to warn other drivers in the immediate area.
The detection system cost approximately $600,000, and was part of a larger $2 million investment which also included upgrading the signing and striping at 145 locations (more than 200 actual ramps) across the state. The overall goal was to clearly distinguish exit ramps from entrance ramps and prevent driver confusion.
News of RIDOT's work toward reducing wrong-way crashes has spread beyond Rhode Island, and was featured in a story this week aired on WNEP Channel 16, an ABC affiliate in Scranton, Pa. A similar story aired in February on WBZ Channel 4, a CBS affiliate in Boston. RIDOT has posted a brief clip of cars observed traveling the wrong way on the off-ramp from Route 10 North to Reservoir Avenue at https://youtu.be/OdXvrZ56L_k.
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In 2018, RIDOT plans to go out to construction to make ramp modifications and install wrong-way driving systems at 25 additional locations. RIDOT and the State Police continue to analyze crash data and ramp configurations to determine the most suitable locations for these detectors.
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Global HER Act Reintroduced in House and Senate
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JANUARY 28, 2021
We're pleased that Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Representatives Barbara Lee, Ami Bera, and Jan Schakowsky introduced the Global Health, Empowerment and Rights (HER) Act today.
President Biden's order lifting the Global Gag Rule is a crucial first step toward undoing the harm of that policy. But Congress must act quickly to pass this important bill to prevent a future president from reinstating the policy with the stroke of pen.
U.S. support for family planning programs around the world has helped countless women and families improve their lives. Access to the full range of reproductive health care, including contraceptives and safe abortion, is crucial to health, autonomy, and economic security. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was right when she said that investing in these programs is essential to helping build "stronger families, stronger communities and stronger countries."
The Global Gag Rule has undermined reproductive health care for millions of people around the world. The Global HER Act can provide a sense of security to health care agencies and, more importantly, the people who rely on them for care throughout the developing world.
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Ray's work is internationally recognized and he has conducted hundreds of workshops for clients that include Fortune 100 companies, the U.S. Army and Air Force, government agencies such as the Office of Personnel Management and the Department of Health and Human Services, the District of Columbia, and major universities.
Ray has a B.A. in Economics and an MBA in Finance and Economics from Binghamton University. He is author of three books, and his many media appearances include a feature story on CNBC, USA Today, the Washington Post, the Boston Herald, Leadership, and The Bulletin of Psychological Type. Ray is associated with several world-class organizational and leadership development firms, is an adjunct faculty member at the Federal Executive Institute, and served on the board of the Association of Psychological Type International. Prior to his current work, Ray's business experience includes corporate and investment finance, fundraising and development, and private school administration.


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I started to play keyboards at the age of five - first by ear and five years later continued to goal oriented classical piano studies. I accomplished classical piano degrees and music theory studies, performed regularly in solo piano concerts and eventually entered conservatory and music high school. There I played keyboards in different kinds of bands (from funk & soul through jazz rock to heavy metal), studied singing and performed in big choir productions with orchestra (e.g. Requiems by Mozart and Brahms) as choir singer. Music high shool offered also studies of free accompaniment and music knowledge and in total I have completed 8 music degrees. After graduation I was full-time musician for four years and later part-time musician, playing mostly Finnish schlager music and top40 covers.
What I really wanted to do, was to play melodic hard rock and metal. In 2004 I joined power metal group Twilight Guardians, with whom I released two albums (Sintrade 2006, Ghost Reborn 2007) and hit the stages of rock clubs in Finland. TG quitted in 2008 and some members continued forming rock/metal group Ponies to Kill, which has released 1 single and 2 EP albums. The band is currently inactive.
I have also worked as teacher - in rock band school and guiding private students in classical piano and on the synthesizers. Additionally, I have worked as synth consultant in multiple occasions, as synth engineer in studio sessions of Lordi's Deadache album (2008) - and - for example played in Guitar Heroes album (2007) and chart topping Hevisaurus (2012). Korg Artist contract was signed 2011-2013.
I'm a big fan of synthesizers (+ music gear & technology) and I'm running a keyboard studio that consists of hardware and software synths. I've worked with musical instruments since 2001, currently as Product Specialist for Roland Finland where my field include Synthesizers, Digital pianos, V-Accordions, Arranger keyboards, Dance/DJ products etc.
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