Being a libertarian, I'm used to disappointment. So when something actually goes according to plan, I get very happy.
On that basis, I should be utterly and deliriously overjoyed about my endorsement of Francois Hollande to be President of France. I wanted him to win, in part because he would engage in statist experiments that would help discredit bad policy.
Well, all my dreams are being fulfilled. Here's some of a new report in the Wall Street Journal.
French Socialist President François Hollande is set to increase the minimum wage by more than inflation, betting consumers will help revive the country's stalling economy, while his government levies more taxes on the wealthy and large corporations in a bid to reduce the budget deficit. …The government also is preparing to unveil tax increases to make good on its pledge to reduce the budget deficit to 4.5% of yearly output this year and 3% in 2013. The list includes a new tax on dividends, a new top income-tax bracket of 75% for people earning more than €1 million a year, and increases in the wealth and inheritance taxes.
It's not terribly surprising that Hollande's going the fully Monty with higher taxes. Indeed, I've already mocked those plans.
But I'm surprised that he's pushing a higher minimum wage as well, particularly with unemployment already at high levels. This video explains why minimum wages undermine job creation and hurt the less fortunate, but Hollande apparently thinks his plan will stimulate growth.
Other European nations have become more rational and now understand that labor markets need to be more flexible.
The Smic increase and the fiscal plan are in line with Mr. Hollande's election promises but position France at odds with most other euro-zone nations, which are seeking to keep a lid on labor costs to improve their competitiveness and rein in their budget deficits through spending cuts rather than tax increases.
The comment about "spending cuts" is nonsensical, however. Even though traditionally left-leaning organizations such as the World Bank have concluded that government is far too big in Europe, most governments have imposed huge tax increases. Only the Baltic nations have focused on spending cuts.
As such, we can expect more news like this in France.
In France, economic growth has evaporated, with national statistical office Insee forecasting a further rise in the jobless rate, from 10%. Flag carrier Air France last week said it needs to shed more than 5,000 jobs, around 10% of its workforce, by the end of next year.
The nation's dwindling productive class, meanwhile, will get even smaller since we're already seeing evidence that investors and entrepreneurs are going to escape to other nations with less punitive tax regimes.
I joked last month that Obama would never be able to make America as socialist as France, and Hollande is confirming that tongue-in-cheek prediction with his crazy policies.
But I should state that I don't actually want the French people to suffer. But if they elect bad people who impose bad policy, then I want to make lemonade out of lemons and at least help the rest of the world learn from their mistakes.
As my friend (and soon-to-be American citizen) Veronique de Rugy explained in a video, we don't want America to become more like France.


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Tata Harrier XZA+ Diesel AT Review. Mid-cycle refresh makes it better and stronger
By Raghav Sarma
Tata Harrier XZA+ Diesel AT
Bold and innovative styling
Contemporary design and aesthetics
Added chrome with LED DRLs and headlamps
The Tata Harrier has been around for almost four years now. During this time, it has successfully managed to maintain its position as one of India's most popular SUV offerings. Despite stiff competition from legacy brands and new entrants like the MG Hector, Harrier has managed to retain its strong position in the mid-size SUV space. We tested the Harrier when it was first launched back in 2019, and were left with mixed feelings. We loved its adventurous design, cabin space and comfort, but felt that it lacked the refinement and driving capabilities that some of its competitors offered. Since then, Tata Motors has responded to customer feedback and given the Harrier a mid-cycle refresh which addresses many of the drawbacks that we also pointed out during our review. With a redesigned facelift of the Harrier possibly on the way in the coming months, we decided to spend a week with the outgoing model to see how much of a difference the mid-life update has made.
In terms of styling, the Harrier remains unchanged from its original iteration, which is a good thing. When launched, the Harrier signalled a major design departure from Tata's earlier offerings, and took the brand's design philosophy in a whole new direction with its bold and innovative exterior design. The Harrier's road presence remains unmatched in this segment, with strong lines, bulging arches and a menacing front fascia. There's now some added chrome lining the front grille, LED DRLs and headlamps, along with a new set of alloy wheels which look more upmarket than the previous ones. Other than that, the largely unchanged exterior design of the Harrier still continues to turn heads. Despite its age, the SUV retains its aesthetic freshness and contemporary vibe. And we still stand by what we said when we first drove the Harrier – it's the best looking car to come out of the Tata stable till date.
Premium interiors
Floating island infotainment display
Good quality trims, fit & finish
Well bolstered seats
Large, spacious and comfortable
The interior of the updated Harrier also remains largely unchanged in terms of design, and while the Harrier's cabin is spacious and comfortable, it does feel a bit dated and not as tech-inspired as some of its rivals. The dashboard is dominated by the 8.8″ 'floating island' infotainment display, which while aesthetically pleasing, fails to provide the functionality of modern tech. The horizontally skewed resolution of the infotainment display means that Apple CarPlay and Android Auto can't fill the whole screen, making the actual display area rather small and cumbersome to use. The abnormally thick bezels around the screen don't help either, and the touchscreen's responsive could be improved as well. The resolution is poor and it's a strain to view information against the sun. Having said that, the rest of the cabin is well appointed, with the combination of brown upholstered seats and piano black finishes around the cabin lending a touch of elegance to the interior. The Harrier also comes with a decent feature list including wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay connectivity (it only worked with wire in our test variant), automatic climate control, auto headlamps, rain sensing wipers, cruise control, 8-way power adjustable driver's seat, 7" partially digital instrument cluster and a great JBL-tuned sound system. At its price point, it would have been nice to see features such as ventilated seats, wireless charging and 360 degree camera make way into the top end variants. But that will have to wait. One of our other major complaint with the Harrier was the lack of a sunroof, even in the top-end variant. Tata has responded by giving the Harrier a massive panoramic sunroof which makes the large and spacious cabin feel even more airy now. Other changes include a much more accessible USB port and far better build quality with consistent panel gaps and better quality materials, all of which were points of contention for us when we first drove the car. Even though some of the material could be better in their finish, such as the faux wood on the dashboard, the cabin quality overall has been significantly improved. Some of the switch work continues to be sub-par, and we aren't a big fan of the clunky hand brake lever and would rather have an electronic parking brake instead. At least in the automatic variants.
In terms of space and cabin comfort, the Harrier remains one of the top contenders in the segment, with the front seats providing good bolstering and back support. The second row is even more comfortable, and the width of the Harrier means you can comfortably seat five passengers with enormous amounts of leg and head room. Storage is also ample around the cabin, with spacious door pockets big enough to hold large water bottles and other knick-knacks.
Strong build quality and street presence
More powerful than before
Great ride and handling capabilities
Kryotec Turbocharged 2.0L diesel engine
Produces 170 bhp of power and 350 Nm of torque
The main mid-cycle changes to the Harrier comes under the hood, and that's what we were most excited to try out. In our initial review of the vehicle, we pointed out how the Harrier could do with a significant power upgrade to its Fiat sourced engine, and how it desperately needed an automatic variant as well. Tata once again responded well to these criticisms and customer feedback and provided a fix to both these issues. The refreshed Harrier comes up with a significant bump to its power numbers, with the Kryotec Turbocharged diesel engine now producing 170 bhp of power and 350 Nm of torque. The engine now also comes with the option of an automatic transmission, a 6-speed torque-converter unit. While an extra 30 bhp might not sound like a lot, the real world difference is tangible. The increase in the Harrier's power is instantly noticeable, and the car now provides the kind of surge we always longed for. Acceleration numbers are slightly improved, but what feels new is the relentless nature of the Harrier's power delivery. While there's still a bit of turbo lag in the lower RPMs, once you cross the mid range mark the Harrier pulls like never before. Reaching triple digit speeds is much easier, and the Harrier doesn't stop there, continuing to provide considerable thrust even past the 130 km/h mark. The new 6-speed automatic transmission also works very well in tandem with the engine, providing relatively prompt shifts every time you put your foot down to give you that surge of acceleration while performing overtaking manoeuvres. We loved the way it surges ahead even on flyovers, steep inclines and sharp bends quite effortlessly, leaving everything else on the road far behind. The gearbox performs even better in the city, making low speed driving during stop and go traffic a breeze. The brakes on the Harrier, however, were a bit of a letdown. Though they perform really well during high speed braking, the enormous amount of pedal travel makes the experience a tad jerky and unnerving for rear passengers in stop and go traffic.
One of our complaints with the earlier iteration of the Harrier also centred around the engine's noise and vibration levels, especially at high speeds or under hard acceleration, and we are happy to report that Tata has taken forward strides in that department as well. The engine, at least inside the cabin, sounds more refined than before, while sound and vibration levels at high speeds have also improved to provide a more insulated and refined driving experience. Sure, the Harrier does get a bit raucous when you put your foot down, or when you stand outside the vehicle during idle, but that's to be expected from a heavy diesel unit such as this.
The Harrier comes with three driving modes – City, Eco and Sport. Eco mode is much better than before, and provides an efficient drive without stifling power too much. Sport mode on the other hand gives slightly improved acceleration and the Harrier's engine feels punchier when compared to City mode. For most of our test, we left the car in city mode, and it did the job well.
The Harrier's suspension remains mostly unchanged, which means that the car stays as planted during cornering as before. The suspension feels confident when thrown around a tight bend, and while there is a bit of body roll, that's just to be expected from a car this size. In terms of steering, the Harrier did leave us wanting a bit more, due to its heavy steering which made parking and low-speed manoeuvring tedious, although the added weight to the steering made high speed cornering more enjoyable. One thing we noticed was a fair amount of steering kickback while driving over particularly bad stretches of road or big potholes, which makes the experience a little less reassuring.
3 drive modes – Eco, City and Sport
Spacious rear with ample leg and head room
Tata Harrier's best is yet to come
New Harrier to be announced in Auto Expo 2023
Overall, the mid-cycle refresh of the Harrier has done wonders to build upon the strong foundation that the Harrier provides. The extra grunt thanks to the uptick in power has made it significantly better than before, and the car now provides a punchy driving experience to match up to its looks. The automatic transmission option and added features like the sunroof make the Harrier a great package, and combined with its strong aesthetics and spacious cabin, it is much better placed in the premium mid-size SUV segment than ever before. It's great to see Tata listening to feedback from customers and critics, and its response in the form of the updated Harrier shows that this one is still work in progress, and we are yet to see its best version yet. Hopefully in a few months from now it would get even better.
Prices for the Harrier start at INR 14.80 lacs for the base manual variant, and go up to INR 22.35 lacs for the range topping automatic variant. For this review, we drove the Harrier XZA+ Diesel AT for over 750 kms, which has an ex-showroom price of INR 21.99 lacs.
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Reconstitution Scheme (Windblow)
Forest Roads Scheme
WIS - Thinning
WIS - Continuous Cover Forestry
Deer Tree Shelters and Deer/Hare Fencing Scheme
Native Woodland Conservation
NeighbourWood Scheme
Seed Stand and Seed Orchard Scheme
Reconstitution Scheme (Chalara)
Forestry Knowledge Transfer Group Scheme 2019
Reconstitution Scheme for Windblow
The purpose of the Windblow Reconstitution Scheme is to provide financial aid to land owners whose plantations were damaged by storm force winds that occurred between 5 December 2013 and 12 February 2014, with the most severe windstorm, named 'Storm Darwin', on 12 February 2014. The frequency and ferocity of these storm events, compounded by waterlogged soils on many sites, led to extensive damage on forest lands, affecting some 8,000 hectares overall.
Grant Aid
Conifer forests planted after 1 December 1989 and broadleaf forests planted after 1 December 1983 will be eligible to apply.
A maximum grant of €1,700 per hectare up to a total of 10 hectares will be made available under the Scheme to those private forest owners meeting the eligibility criteria. The budget allocated to the Scheme can provide funding in respect of a total of 2,000 hectares. In the event of applications received exceeding that amount, a selection process will be undertaken after the closing date for receipt of applications in an effort to ensure that funding is allocated on an equitable basis to favour those forests which suffered the greatest loss.
The level of support under the Reconstitution scheme for Windblow depends on whether the forest was insured for the costs of reconstitution or uninsured for the costs of reconstitution at the time of "the storm". For sites that were not insured for the costs of reconstitution, a maximum grant of €1,700/ha will be available for both conifers and broadleaves. The maximum grant payable for sites that were insured for the costs of reconstitution will be limited to the excess applying to the policy or less where over compensation may occur.
The closing date for receipt of applications will be 24 February 2017.
Relevant publications:
Reconstitution Scheme for Windblow (PDF)
2019/20 RDS Forest and Woodland Awards launched
Making the most cents out of timber harvesting
TResearch Summer 2019
Talking Timber 2019 – "Making the most cents out of harvesting"


The country's survival depends on water management, and its political structures allow for decisive, speedy action.
It's the catastrophe for which the Dutch have been planning for fifty years. Or, really, for as long as we've existed. We had cooperative water management before we had a state. The one created the other; either we pulled together as a collective or got swept away as individuals.
That collectivist attitude to survival has spurred the Dutch to create some of the world's most innovative and effective anti-flooding measures. And as climate change grinds along, global sea levels rise, and coastal areas around the world are becoming more and more familiar with inundation, the water-savvy citizens of this tiny nation have found themselves suddenly in fashion.
Dutch experts have been invited to Thailand, where 2011 floods soaked 65 of the nation's 77 provinces, overwhelmed large parts of Bangkok for weeks, and killed more than 800 people. Dutch consultants created flood simulation models, inspected failing dikes, and advised the government to implement an "integrated water plan," rather than relying on "the usual ad hoc engineering approach." They have done similar work in dozens of nations around the world, including Vietnam, Romania, Indonesia – and the United States. For the Dutch, water management is a growth industry.
Dale Morris, an American economist, has been working for the Dutch government on its U.S.-based efforts since the post-Katrina period, mostly in Louisiana, Florida, and California. He has seen how his colleagues not only disseminate their ideas to the rest of the world, but also how they learn new strategies from the nations where they're working. Morris has become conversant in Dutch flood control engineering techniques – barriers, dikes, floodwater retention, and the like – but he is also keenly aware of the societal mindset that undergirds the Dutch approach. That mindset, he says, is significantly different from the American one for a host of historical reasons.
American cities such as New Orleans, New York, Sacramento, and Norfolk, Virginia, face not just rising waters, but also political obstacles unknown to the Dutch when it comes to water management and flood protection, says Morris.
"The Dutch have in some ways an easy problem to solve," he says. "The entire nation is at risk if the western portion floods. So the entire country is united. It's not a question of should we do [flood protection], but how."
When it comes to water management, Americans are starting out way behind. Not only is there continuing denial about the growing risk and severity of flooding – especially as it relates to climate change – but in a large country such as ours, huge swaths of people can ignore the problem altogether. And our governmental structure, says Morris, reinforces the fragmented attitude.
"In the U.S., because of the way federalism works, it makes it more difficult for the U.S. to have an applied holistic approach," he says. The scarcity of financial resources makes a concerted effort even harder to achieve, as competing interests clutch at every one of the dwindling dollars Washington is handing out. Coordination seems laughably out of reach for Americans.
But for Dutch, coordination is a simple necessity. It's only coordination that has enabled the Dutch to hold their ground against a rising tide for the last few centuries – and to market their expertise around the world. Yes, they have built dikes and levees and barriers. Yes, they have drained inland seas and reinforced beaches. They have piloted programs that allow water to flow rather than just trying to push it back, such as the "Room for the River" initiative.
But the Dutch approach is about much more than engineering. It's about governance, openness to new ideas, flexibility, and a willingness to realize that sometimes, when the common good is threatened, stubborn individualism is useless.
All images courtesy Rijkswaterstaat and the province of South Holland.


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1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland
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Presidential elections
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Attorney General elections
Comptroller elections
General Assembly elections
2018(H,S)
County government
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The 1998 congressional elections in Maryland were held on November 3, 1998, to determine who will represent the state of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives. Maryland has eight seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 106th Congress from January 3, 1999 until January 3, 2001.
United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 1998[1]
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Democratic 4 0 0 0 50% 54.52% 802,081 +1.04%
Republican 4 0 0 0 50% 45.48% 668,983 -1.01%
Other parties 0 0 0 0 — <0.01% 10 -0.03%
8 0 0 — 100% 100% 1,471,074
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Jerusalem: New Ecumenical Accompaniers
Albin Hillert
Outgoing EAs light candles before stepping out of Saint Anne's Basilica, ready to head home.
Source: World Council of Churches
"Lead us from despair to hope, from fear to love, and may peace be in our hearts," said Rev Gabrielle Zander from the Augusta Victoria Church in an opening word of prayer, as participants in the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (WCC-EAPPI) gathered in Saint Anne's Basilica in Jerusalem in mid-April.
Since 2002, groups of Ecumenical Accompaniers (EAs) have been providing protective international presence to local communities, documenting human rights violations, and gathering eyewitness stories of life under occupation - stories that they can bring back to share in their home contexts.
At Saint Anne's, the mid-April ceremony saw one group of EAs pass on the challenges of their ministry to another. Some of the EAs have now spent three months in the Holy Land, others have just arrived. But they all share the same ministry - of witness, of accompaniment, of service.
"As humans, God created us with many differences, and these differences have created tension, conflict and misunderstandings" reflected Rev. Fr Dave Sullivan on behalf of the Missionaries of Africa of St Anne's Monastery and Basilica. "But God's dream is for us to all live in harmony. Different, but in harmony."
"Jesus taught us that 'blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the sons and daughters of God' - those who make peace, those who foster dialogue," Sullivan continued. "Each of you is blessed, as you have given up your time, your energy, and your resources, to make your contribution towards peace."
"During your time here, you will not resolve all the problems. But you are here, to make your contribution to God's dream of peace," he said.
Through a symbolic candlelight ceremony, the group of outgoing EAs then passed on the light of peace, as the responsibility of the EAs' witness now falls onto new shoulders.
"May you walk with kindness, hope, patience and love so that you are blessed and are a blessing to all," the group of outgoing EAs said.
"We accept the challenge to live and witness as EAs," the new group responded.
And while one group now moves back to their respective home contexts to share what they have seen, heard and experienced, the new EAs have already begun their service in the field.
Thousands of Christians from Jerusalem and beyond marched on 14 April from the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem's Old City, following in the footsteps of Jesus on Palm Sunday. EAs were onsite throughout the day, accompanying the procession as it marched through the city.
"Passing on the candles, passing on the responsibility to work for peace, and to communicate with the people here, was a very emotional experience," said one of the outgoing EAs, from Argentina, "I think we have being doing great work, and we try to leave everything now in a way that they can help strengthen the work more and more."
"I appreciated what was said," an incoming EA from Finland added. "And even though I am not really a very religious person, I still felt during the handover ceremony that it was real. It was real for me."
Since 2002, the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine in Israel provides a continuous presence of 25-30 Ecumenical Accompaniers, with a vision of just peace for all people in the Holy Land.
For three months, EAs accompany local communities, offering protective presence, collecting documentation, and witnessing daily struggles and hopes - be it for shepherds in the Jordan Valley, school children at risk of settler harassment, people passing through checkpoints in the separation barrier, or communities under threat of demolition.
Albin Hillert is communication officer for the World Council of Churches
Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel - http://eappi.org/en
Short presentation EAPPI - www.facebook.com/EAPPI.WCC/videos/791798477825619/
Tags: Ecumenical Accompaniers, Jerusalem, Holy Land
Holy Land eyewitness: Settlers do what they want with impunity
WCC renews call for just peace in Israel and Palestine


The Gourmet Uno L has been released for Fall/Winter 2011 in a new Papyros canvas upper with camouflage all over print. As you might have noticed by now, we are camo fans, if done right. Primitive has the sneaker in stock now.


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Weakley County Schools 'Canstruct' to Support Hunger Relief; Westview Takes First Place in 5 of 6
Three Weakley County Schools competed in the 5th Annual Canstruction Jr. competition held at Discovery Park of America [DPA] to support local food banks, and Westview High School secured first place in 5 of 6 categories.
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Clubs from Dresden Middle, Dresden High, and Westview High represented the district at the event on November 3.
Under the direction of STEM Club Advisor Laura Sterrett, Westview took home first-place crystal trophies in 5 of 6 categories to include Best in Show, Jurors' Favorite, Best Meal, Most Creative, and Structural Ingenuity. The team's colorful hot air balloon 'canstruction' represented breaking through the traditions of food insecurity to successfully meet the challenge of hunger. They were also awarded the honorable mention ribbon in the remaining Best Use of Labels category that was won by the Lake Road Elementary School Plus Class.
A total of nine schools participated in the competition, and each team received $500 from sponsors and purchased canned goods to build a pre-designed and practiced structure. The creations will be on display in an exhibition until the end of November, when the cans will be donated to local hunger relief organizations.
Westview's Club Advisor Laura Sterrett was blown away by the awards received.
"This is the third year of competition for our seniors. The last two years, they based their designs around the theme of 'transportation,' so they decided to keep that theme again this year. The team chose a rising hot air balloon in the mountains concept to symbolize conquering the battle over hunger. We are very proud of these nine members of the Westview STEM Club and the many hours of effort they put into the planning and execution. We are also proud that their work will bring food to area food banks," Sterrett commented.
Dresden High School STEM Club's design was inspired by breakfast and warm memories, while Dresden Middle's STEM Club built their theme around their group's collective state pride. Students are already preparing for next year's canned works of art, according to Club Advisors Rachel Abbott and Magan Cooper.
"We are very proud of our STEM Club students that competed against mostly high school students today. They worked well as a team, learning valuable skills as well as having fun putting our design together. Our students wanted to show the pride and value we have in our state with our design. While disappointed they did not win, they are already thinking of next year's competition and how to 'up their game' against the high school students," stated DMS Club Advisor Magan Cooper.
DHS Club Advisor Rachel Abbott said, "We couldn't be any prouder of our DHS STEM Club students. During the competition, they spent a lot of time designing, practicing, planning and working. Most importantly, though, the group laughed together and made a lot of great memories. I can't wait to see what the students do next year."
The 5th annual event was a great success according to Dr. Emalee Buttrey, DPA Director of Education, Programming, and Museum Experience.
"We are thrilled that so many students were excited to participate for this great cause. All of the constructions were terrific. It's inspiring when STEM combines with the arts to create something new and unique. We hope that everyone who participated had a great time. I hope the students are proud that they helped their community and had a part in building an exhibit that's on display in a museum," said Dr. Buttrey.
The canned goods were sponsored by Carol and Bill Latimer, Searcy Construction, Ben E. Keith Foods, Union City Energy Authority, and Leaders Credit Union.
The display will be on exhibit throughout November at DPA in Union City.
Westview STEM Club group picture provided by Discovery Park of America.
Members Pictured L to R:
Cannon Elliott, Joseph Roupe, Club Advisor Laura Sterrett, Christopher Ostenson, Alyssa Chua, Hunter Terrell, Samantha Bates, Nicholas Sterrett, Jacob Foltz, Matthew Moon
Westview High's Canstruction Design
Dresden High School's Canstruction
Side one of Dresden Middle's two-sided design
Side two of Dresden Middle's two-sided design


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Connotations—are they to some extent instinctive?
I've noticed that many synonyms are often not very alike. Yes, their core meaning is the same. But there are many differences in mood or tone. Often I understand the kind of meaning it will have by the sound of it.
Here's how I interpret two synonyms 'happy' and 'glad'
Being happy reflects a positive attitude or nature as a general overall feeling. Just feeling the wind on my skin makes me happy. Life going on peacefully and smoothly makes me happy. Being carefree makes me happy.
Gladness requires more of a benefit to oneself. You're usually glad because something was done. It eases your life in some way or it simply makes you feel happy. Either ways, it was beneficial and that makes you glad.
"Skinny" and "Slender"
Skinny has a sharp tang. It adds to the quality of being thin sometimes a certain sexiness and sometimes (mostly in Old English) an unhealthy and unattractive connotation.
Slender has the same basic meaning as 'skinny', but it paints a more graceful and eloquent picture of thinness. I automatically associate slenderness with a refined sense of beauty.
I have never learnt it anywhere but still whenever I see these words being used, that is how I understand them. Why is it that way?
I know all of it looks very confusing. It does to me too. To be honest, I hardly understand what my question is myself. Hopefully, somebody will be able to sort this mess out and identify what I'm asking.
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Except in lah-di-dah contexts like skinny latte, the word skinny is usually only marginally less derogatory than, say, scrawny, gaunt, bony, rangy,... But we have plenty of words like lean, spare, taut when we want to be appreciative. This is just how English works. We usually have many closely-related adjectives to describe common attributes, and since "natural language hates synonyms", people will always have (shared or personal) notions about exactly why most of us would rather be called slender than skinny. – FumbleFingers Dec 23 '17 at 19:24
Words are rarely exact synonyms. You need to look at their etymologies, not to mention usages. You could call a child skinny, but not a sapling (although slender would work for both). – Mick Dec 23 '17 at 20:06
FWIW, Google claims About 454.000 results for the text string wish you a happy Christmas, but wish you a glad Christmas only gets 10 hits - and several of those are just (accidental or deliberate) "bad translations". – FumbleFingers Dec 23 '17 at 20:09
I'd agree with your readings here. But not with your 'I have never learnt it anywhere'. You must have encountered these words somewhere (unlike say [till now] 'acnestis') (I'm guessing) as you use them here. So you will have been influenced by the contexts in which you met them, even though you don't remember the occasions involved. – Edwin Ashworth Dec 23 '17 at 20:21
Returning after quite a while (the post has been put near the top of the queue), I realise that the 'all words are infinitely polysemous' (ie have a continuum of nuances) quote hasn't been mentioned. Different people will have different perceptions of each word (person / painting / curry ...), based upon previous encounters. But also upon individual 'tastes'. A dictionary obviously can't capture all these shades of meaning. Some connotations are perceivable to most anglophones, while whispier ones will be picked up by far fewer. There's (probably a large) degree of subjectiveness involved. – Edwin Ashworth Jul 9 at 13:59
A Place to Start
English has many, many words that appear synonymous and are not real synonymous at all. One could say there is a base word or basic word (an anchor word for the set of words, [idea taken from the book cited below]) and then a series of quasi-synonyms** for many everyday words. Though some words mean the same thing in their Latin or Germanic variants (the verb to arrive can also be to get [here, there], for example, others have greater semantic specificity or uniqueness.
A very good example is the word shine: Here is a list of "synonyms": glimmer, glint, glitter, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle, flicker, wink, glisten, flash;
Lights can be described with any one of those (and of course other words as well). But each brings a particular flavor to the table. What is the difference? Well, a native speaker will be able to say straight away what the basic difference in meaning is, whether they can articulate it well or not. But each word has its specific meaning: twinkling lights are not shimmering lights. twinkling suggests and on/off type of thing, whereas shimmering suggests an extra layer of light hovering over a surface.
These semantic differences are absorbed by speakers through hearing them or reading them. Over time, their difference become apparent. I daresay, also, that education plays a role here. The more you read, the more you will absorb this "stuff" which, in the end, translates out to small semantic differences.
Unfortunately, I only have my own head as reference and, therefore, this is an opinion. But readings in teaching vocabulary such as this book will probably go a long way to clarifying this issue for you. But to answer the question: Are these meanings instinctive? No, these meanings are absorbed by the mind as one progresses through reading (different books, etc.) or hearing them spoken. Many are part of one's passive vocabulary and are not usually spoken aloud.
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It was established on ELU long ago that the only useful meaning of 'synonyms' is 'two or more words which are interchangeable for certain senses with no or insignificant change in meaning'. There are vanishingly few 'true synonyms'. I've even discovered recently that a Chilean 'Syrah' and a Chilean 'Shiraz' are likely to be distinguishable, even though the words are usually regarded as spelling variants. – Edwin Ashworth Dec 23 '17 at 20:40
@EdwinAshworth I can't be expected to know everything established on ELU long ago, with all due respect. In any event, one needs a way into a subject sometimes, and what I said doesn't really go against that. Proper names are another kettle of mulled wine, altogether, aren't they? But I doubt that car and automobile are not semantically equivalent. Their is a usage and style difference, though. Another kettle...of fish, actually. :) Cheers. – Lambie Dec 23 '17 at 20:47
You could look up 'synonym' and 'true synonym' before addressing a question about synonyms. [Do any English synonyms have exactly the same meaning?] turns up in the first 20 hits for the latter, leading to [Do synonyms have exactly the same meanings as each other in all contexts? 7 answers]. – Edwin Ashworth Dec 23 '17 at 20:53
@Edwin Ashworth You know what? It's not the greatest day for being so mean. The young lady needed a hand up, which I have given. If it doesn't please you, delete it. Be my guest. I believe I did address the issue, which wasn't really a formal question about synonyms and true synonyms and would not answer her question in the least....in fact, not at all. – Lambie Dec 23 '17 at 20:58
You know what? It's always a great day for upholding standards and accuracy, and for using a wheelbarrow instead of reinventing it. – Edwin Ashworth Dec 23 '17 at 21:02
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St Mark's history goes back more than 150 years. Prior to 1861 matters relating to the Church of England and its people, from and including Frankston to Portsea, were controlled by the Vicar of Frankston. In 1861 the Rev. James Glover was appointed incumbent of the newly erected church of St Peter's Mornington and he had oversight of the Parochial District from Frankston to Portsea where Dromana was served only once every six weeks. It is believed the first services were conducted under a tree on the foreshore.
In 1872 two acres of Crown Land on the foothill of Arthur's Seat was made available to the Church of England, and in 1876 a meeting was held to talk about the possibility of erecting a church, but no progress was made.
In 1877 a further meeting was called. It was decided that it was impractical for members of the Church of England to erect a church solely for themselves, and it was resolved that members of all protestant denominations be invited to assist in the proposal to construct a building of non-denominational character. The site eventually selected was situated on the corner of the Esplanade (now Pt. Nepean Rd) and Heales St, and after a few false starts regarding the building, the first service was held on the 18th May 1879 by the Rev. Thomas Quinton, who had become the Vicar of Mornington.
The first reference to the church of St Mark's was made at a meeting of the building Committee in 1883. Prior to that, all matters relating to any proposals were spoken of as 'The Church of England'.
About 1885, the new Parochial District of Sorrento was formed which included Dromana, Rye, Boneo, Rosebud and Portsea, and in 1886 the Rev. A.P. Chase became the first Vicar.
Unfortunately harmony in the Union church was never quite achieved and eventually the church was sold in 1891 under tender to the Presbyterian Church. The balance after business was then divided amongst the three participating member churches (the Church of England, the Presbyterian Church and the Independent Church).
From this point on the Church of England congregation worshipped in the Mechanics Institute and the congregation began to work in earnest towards a Church of their own. Eventually the present site on the corner of Pt Nepean Rd and O'Donohue St, was purchased and plans drawn up for the building. On November 7th, 1892, the foundation stone was laid, and on April 7th 1893, St Mark's was dedicated, but remained part of the Parochial District of Sorrento.
In 1960, St Mark's Dromana, together with All Saints Rosebud, and St Katherine's McCrae separated from the Parish of Sorrento to become part of a new parochial district. The new parish's first vicar was the Rev. John Davies.
In 1987 the Diocese was concerned at the imbalance which had occurred in the Parish of Dromana due to the large population growth in Rosebud. The solution proposed was that a new parish of Rosebud be formed, joining All Saints Rosebud and St Katherine's McCrae. As this left St Mark's with insufficient numbers to be viable as a 'stand-alone' parish, it was further proposed that St George's Red Hill be excised from Flinders and join with Dromana. Thus in 1988 St Mark's Dromana and St George's Red Hill became one parish. Where formerly there had been two parishes, each with three churches, there would now be three parishes each with two churches.
In August 2010, the Diocese de-amalgamated these two centres and St. Mark's looks forward to a bright new future serving the community of Dromana and surrounds as a parish in its own right.
A record of the Vicars over the years may be found here.
St Mark's in Time, Rosemary Kerr, 1992.
On Eagles Wings. A History of the Anglican Parish of Sorrento-Rye, David Wood, 1985.


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In today's day and age we generally take time out for our goals, our professional commitments, our social commitments, travel destinations, relaxation etc. But do we take time to focus on our health or fitness and nutrition?
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STANFORD, Calif. - Top-ranked Connecticut's record 90-game winning streak is over.
The Huskies never led and were beaten by No. 9 Stanford 71-59 last night, ending a remarkable run that drew national attention and acclaim to women's basketball.
Stanford was the last school to beat coach Geno Auriemma's team, in a 2008 NCAA Tournament semifinal.
Jeanette Pohlen hit five three-pointers on the way to a career-high 31 points, and the Cardinal (9-2) had the Huskies' number at last - a huge number at that. Stanford won its 52nd straight at Maples Pavilion in a rematch of last season's NCAA title game won 53-47 by two-time defending national champion UConn.
"I thought we let it get away from us," Auriemma said. "I think the atmosphere and what was going on and when Maya (Moore) couldn't get going early. I think it affected the rest of our guys. We just didn't play like ourselves. Give credit to Stanford. I think they played an unbelievably good game."
Last week, the Huskies (12-1) topped the 88-game winning streak set by John Wooden's UCLA men's team from 1971-74 by beating No. 22 Florida State 93-62, then won their 90th in a row this week at Pacific.
"When you see what happens tonight and how it happened, I think you can appreciate it even more what it took to get to that point and how many things can go wrong and how you can have bad nights," Auriemma said.
Moore was limited to 14 points on 5-of-15 shooting from the field.
Pohlen sealed it with six free throws in the final 42.5 seconds. She shot 8 of 15 overall and had nine rebounds and six assists. Nnemkadi Ogwumike added 12 points and six rebounds and Kayla Pedersen 11 rebounds for an inspired Stanford squad that held a 43-36 advantage on the boards.
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We have all seen on the news and social media lately that approximately 117 million LinkedIn usernames and passwords are being sold on TheReadDeal Marketplace for 5 bitcoins (this is about $2,200 USD). What most of us don't know is that the LinkedIn hack occurred back in 2012 and the hacker, known as Peace, is just now bringing it to the media's attention. From this data breach, we have learned what the top used passwords are among LinkedIn users. The bottom line is that users are not making smart password choices and the password policy settings are not complex enough to guide users in the right direction. This combined with LinkedIn's decision to use SHA1 with no salting (not an internet standard) was the perfect target for a hacker.
Looking at this from a CIO or CSO's perspective at a company, you can't blame an employee for selecting a weak password if there are no warnings to let the person know that it is not a secure password. It is the company's responsibility to effectively enforce a secure password policy and ensure their users are selecting strong passwords. This can be done through continuous employee education or implementing a software, like a password filter, that can police employee passwords for you. Employee education is timely and costly with no real benefit; without a password filter there is no way to make sure employees are actually following the company's written password policy.
With all of this data surfacing, Microsoft has decided to ban easy to guess passwords on Microsoft Account Service and Azure Active Directory, but none of their other platforms. ARS Technica states: "Blacklisting weak passwords at the platform level is probably one of the most effective measures service providers can take to improve passcode strength." This is is 100% correct! But, Microsoft is not completely blacklisting weak passwords. This article shows how Pa$$w0rd1 is still allowed with Microsoft's new attempt to make their security measures stronger. Many times, users think that by changing the letter 's' to a '$' makes a password more secure. However, it does not! Hackers know these common tricks and have letter-symbol replacements already included in their mind when hacking a company's network.
To properly execute blacklisting passwords, all variations of common passwords need to be included in order for it to be effective. For example, since "password" is a common password, the following should also be blacklisted: pa$sword, pa$$word, passw0rd (this is using a zero for the letter 'o'), password1, password1234, password1!, and there are so many more to list! Also, the blacklisting file (also known as a dictionary file) should be customizable for each company. For example, if a company is called ABC Laptops, then the dictionary file might also need to consist of words in the technology industry that hackers know are common terminology for the employees. These industry specific terms have a higher probability of being used due to the fact that employees think they are secure since they are terms just for their industry. Microsoft's attempt to create a blacklisted password list on a select few of their Microsoft programs is a great attempt, but it is just that – an attempt.


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ALI net profit grows to P15.2B
Philippine Daily Inquirer / 03:09 PM August 05, 2019
Property giant Ayala land Inc. grew its net profit in the first semester by 12 percent year-on-year to P15.2 billion as higher earnings from commercial leasing and office condominium and lot sales made up for the decline in residential development revenues.
Total revenue increased by 4 percent year-on-year to P83.2 billion during the period, led by office sales and commercial leasing businesses.
"We continue to benefit from the strong economic growth of the country," said ALI president and chief executive officer Bernard Vincent Dy in a press release on Monday (Aug 5).
Demand for residential, office and commercial properties translated to real estate revenues of P81.9 billion in the first semester. Property development revenues amounted to P58.9 billion, supported by the office for sale segment which grew by more than two-fold to P10.1 billion. Commercial and industrial lot sales increased by 11 percent to P4.3 billion.
Commercial leasing revenues jumped by 16 percent year-on-year to P18.6 billion. Shopping center revenues grew by 12 percent to P10.3 billion in the first semester, supported by same mall revenue growth of 11 percent. This was attributed to the increased contribution of Ayala Malls Feliz, Circuit Makati and Capitol Central, which supplemented the strong operations of Glorietta and Greenbelt in Makati, and Ayala Center Cebu. Six-month office leasing revenues also went up by 25 percent year-on-year to reach P4.6 billion as newly-opened offices in Ayala North Exchange, Vertis North and Circuit Makati gained traction.
The hotels and resorts segment also saw a 17 percent year-on-year growth six-month in revenues to P3.7 billion, due to strong performance of Seda Ayala Center Cebu, and Lio.
Redidential revenues for the six-month period stood at P44.5 billion, 11 per lower than the previous year mainly due to the full sell-out and completion of earlier projects launched by Ayala Land Premier and Alveo. /TSB
Asian stock tumble after China lets yuan sink
TAGS: Ayala, Condominium, development, economy, land, lease, Office


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Enter Deception is the debut full-length album by American power metal band Cellador.

Track listing
"Leaving All Behind"  – 3:13
"A Sign Far Beyond"  – 5:17
"Never Again"  – 5:13
"Forever Unbound"  – 5:59
"Seen Through Time"  – 7:09
"Wakening"  – 5:19
"Releasing the Shadow"  – 5:42
"No Chances Lost"  – 6:31

Japanese edition bonus tracks
9. "Forever Unbound" (demo version)
10. "No Chances Lost" (demo version)

Credits
 Michael Gremio – vocals
 Chris Petersen – lead and rhythm guitar
 Bill Hudson – lead guitar
 Valentin Rakhmanov – bass
 David Dahir – drums and percussion

2006 albums
Cellador albums
Albums with cover art by Jean-Pascal Fournier


No long lines unlike Mall of Asia! Just P200. Go to Starmall Las Pinas now! Their 3D cinemas are on the second floor.
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Look, I'm not gonna get too fluffy and chest-puffy here. Yes, my goal of finishing a marathon was achieved. However, my finish was not what I was looking for. I completed a marathon, yes, but I didn't complete it without having to walk at times. I did not complete it without feeling like I may die at times. I did not complete it with a strong upward-sloping momentum as I had envisioned. So in short, I have a marathon under my belt, kinda.
I have learned a lot about myself, my new self. The old me would have been complacent and satisfied with a finish, saying, "You did it, buddy. Good job." The new me's sentiments are more like, "ok Josh, you got 26.2 under your belt, but you know those results were not good enough. We are a runner now. Merely 'finishing' is no longer the goal." It feels good to look at something that seemed insurmountable three years ago as a somewhat satisfactory, not exemplary, outcome. Things in your mind change when you start addressing the impossible and changing them to the accomplished. My next impossible is a sub-4 hour effort. I am a long way from this goal, but it's the next hill on the horizon.
Speaking of hills, that's what punched me in the teeth on this marathon. I figured (with no real coach or training, by the way) I should complete the first half of the marathon about 10 minutes slower than the effort I gave at the Louisiana Marathon, which was a 1:58. So, I looked back to my run-tracking app to find my first 1/2 marathon time (3 half-marathons ago). That time was 2:13, and my app said a 9:47 pace (I now know this is off). My logic was based on me comparing a friend's half-marathon time to his first 1/2 of his last Marathon. The first half of his Marathon effort was 10minutes slower than what his 1/2 marathon time was. So, I aimed to do that too. I aimed even slower, 15 minutes slower than my half-marathon time of 1:58. However, because I had no overall time displayed on my new watch, I was just aiming at finishing the first half at a 9:47 pace, which actually, in retrospect, had me across the first half marker about 7 minutes faster than my plan. So, I had unwittingly pushed too hard in the first half. I felt really good, though. But then came unexpected hills.
You see, I've been running what we call the "city loop" here in NOLA. All my distance runs have been on this route. And in the first half of the marathon we were on portions of this familiar, flat route. I knew the last half of the marathon would be along the lake which is somewhere I hadn't run before. But, because I had run the Half at the Louisiana Marathon in Baton Rouge a few weeks ago, and didn't have a clue about where I was the whole time (which made the time fly), I figured leaving the second half of this race sort of a mystery would be beneficial. Well, the second half of this race had what was for me significant hillage. I was not ready. And because it was an out-and-back route, as I traversed the hills/bridges the first time, I knew that I'd have to come back over them a second time while even more tired than I already was. I started to get deflated mentally and physically. My pace started to wane. Next thing you know I'm taking walk breaks. Then I'm hearing myself moan and grunt, on the verge of tears. At this point I'm second-guessing everything I've done to prepare for this.
The other thing I was insufficiently prepared for was the timing of my calorie and electrolyte intake. I really had minimal planning here. I just brought some electrolyte gel, and one pack of Hammer Gel. And I should have been consuming more of this during the first half. This mistake in combination with running too hard and the unexpected hills had me cramping in mile 22.
This is where my beautiful, gym-rat-only-runs-because-I-do-and-we-are-a-team wife passed me. I had gone pale. I was queezy. I was cramping. My little world was crumbling. I wasn't feeling triumphant at all. In mile 24 the 4:30 pace group caught and passed me. "Damn!" I thought. I started to pick it back up. I had gotten a lot of water in me in mile 23, and my cramping seemed to dissipate. I pushed through 24. And in 25 I was smelling the finish, and was able to gut out an eleven minute mile to finish. I nearly broke down at the finish, but I was literally too tired, and probably dehydrated, to cry. My family and friends were there waiting for me which helped my spirits in a profound way.
Even with all the mistakes and disappointment, I felt some pride in what I had accomplished. I took a minute to look back from where I had come. And, I looked over at my brother who was still crusty with salt, and proudly wearing his finisher medal having just finished his first half-marathon, 150 lbs lighter than he was just last year. My wife was beaming, and I was so proud of the way she gutted that race out. Our friends and family who made up Team LaJaunie were doting over us; giving us water, fruit, a helping hand off the ground, a folding chair to rest in, a jacket to keep warm in, spirited displays of pride and affection for the runners of the day. Simply amazing.
I am humbled by this experience. I am proud of myself for doing something that most people think is "impossible". But, I am chomping at the bit to get back to making me a better runner.
Way to go Josh. I vividly remember my very first marathon, including the emotion, the pain and the desire to get back out there (eventually) to do even better despite how I was feeling at the time. You have come a long way and I have no doubts you WILL get the marathon finish you dream about but as an outsider, I still think you "won" that race. The influence you have had on not only your family (your brother is really down 150?!!) but also for the people in your town and the hundreds of people you touched through your interview with Rich Roll. You won!! No matter what, you won Josh. Pacing, fueling and negative splits come with practice …. what you have accomplished nationwide is straight from your god given talent as an inspirational human being.
Thank you for saying that. I don't mean to downplay something that was so life changing for me. But I want the next level…then the next. And I want to make sure I exhibit that mindset when talking about my running/fitness/nutrition. Thanks again.
That mindset means you have arrived as a runner and an athlete. 🙂 I look forward to more posts.
Thanks for sharing your stories. I am inspired. I have friends in Louisianna. They are all amazing cooks. Iam impressed that you eat a healthy plant based diet. My husband and I started in October. In such a short time it just seems normal. Of course many people think we are a little odd. Way to go!
Congrats Josh!! I'm just starting to read Matt Frazier's book to complete a marathon a year from now. Could you please tell me what those things are in your hands. All the best to you.
One is an iPhone holder (I use it for music and podcasts via blue headphones), and the other is a bottle electrolyte gel.
Congrats on the marathon!! I heard you on the Rich Roll podcast and was super inspired. I'm glad you're still sharing your story. It's so awesome to see you continuing to thrive. Love it!! Looking forward to hearing about that Sub-4 marathon!
Thank you! Training and Loving it.


A growing body of behavioral results demonstrates cross-linguistic sensitivity to the SSP (Daland et al. 2011; Berent et al. 2007; Berent et al. 2008; Jarosz to appear; Ren, Gao & Morgan 2010). These consistent findings suggest a role for prior bias in phonological learning, but recent modeling studies question this conclusion, showing that for some languages these preferences can be derived from the input (Daland et al. 2011; Hayes 2011). Building on these results and Jarosz's (to appear) developmental findings for Polish, the present paper investigates adult Polish speakers' sensitivity to the SSP experimentally and computationally. We report the results of an online acceptability judgment experiment focusing on initial clusters and present the results of computational simulations evaluating the ability of phonotactic models to predict participants' ratings on the basis of the lexical statistics of Polish. Our main findings are that 1) SSP is predictive of adults' ratings, 2) sonority projection arises in both attested and unattested clusters, 3) while phonotactic models have significant predictive value, they do not subsume the SSP preferences observed in the participants' ratings, and 4) participants' sonority sequencing preferences are not entirely compatible with the SSP, suggesting a combined effect of prior bias and experience.


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Q: Variance of the data explained by a single variable I'm trying to find a way to measure how much a single variable 'summarizes' a full set of continuous variables.  For instance, in a PCA the first principal component will explain a certain percentage of the total variability in a multivariate set. So, how can I obtain a similar measurement for a pre-existing (untransformed) variable?
For instance, how much does altitude (single variable) explains overall climatic variability (i.e. multiple variables: mean precipitation; mean temperature…)?
I am particularly interested in a measurement that is directly comparable to the variance explained by a PCA.

A: There is a more general question here of which this one is a special case:

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*Principal component analysis "backwards": how much variance of the data is explained by a given linear combination of the variables?
There are three answers there giving different answers, but I argue that my answer is the correct one :) Namely, if the covariance matrix of the data is $\newcommand{\S}{\boldsymbol \Sigma} \S$ and if we consider a unit vector $\newcommand{\w}{\mathbf w} \w$, then the variance explained by the projection on this vector is given by $$R^2=\frac{\|\S \w\|^2}{\w^\top \S \w \cdot \mathrm{tr}(\S)}.$$
This question asks about a single variable (e.g. the first one), which means that $$\w = (\begin{array}{}1&0&...&0\end{array})^\top.$$
Plugging it in the general formula, we obtain that $$R^2 = \frac{\sum \sigma_{1k}^4/\sigma_{11}^2}{\mathrm{tr}(\S)},$$ where $\sigma_{ij}^2$ are the elements of $\S$.
Note that if the first variable is uncorrelated with all the others (as is the case for PCA eigenvectors), i.e. $\forall \sigma_{1k}^2=0$ for $k\ne 1$, then the formula reduces to the well-known PCA expression: $$R^2 = \frac{\sigma_{11}^2}{\mathrm{tr}(\S)}.$$
Alternative derivation
We can obtain the same result via a different route. The proportion of variance of the $k$-th variable explained by the first variable is given by the square of the correlation coefficient $$R_{12}^2 = \rho_{12}^2 = \frac{\sigma_{12}^4}{\sigma^2_{11}\sigma^2_{kk}}.$$ The amount (not the proportion) of explained variance is given by $R_{12}^2\sigma_{kk}^2$. Taking the sum over all variables and dividing by the total variance, we obtain the same expression as above: $$R^2 = \frac{\sum R_{12}^2\sigma_{kk}^2}{\sum \sigma_{kk}^2} = \frac{\sum \sigma^4_{1k}/\sigma^2_{11}}{\mathrm{tr}(\S)}.$$


A 23-year-old woman who was found dead with blunt force trauma to her head in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park on Saturday morning has been identified as a resident of Quebec, Canada, according to the medical examiner's office.
A passerby found Audrey Carey, a resident of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, a city in the province of Quebec, dead near the bison paddock in Golden Gate Park around 9:15 a.m. Saturday.
Carey's death, which is being investigated as a homicide, coincided with hundreds of thousands of visitors who visited the park on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the city's 15th annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival.
Police have not said whether Carey attended the festival on Friday nor released any information on how she came to be in the park.
San Francisco police spokesman Officer Albie Esparza said today that police are seeking information from the public regarding the homicide.
Anyone with information should call SFPD at (415) 575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 with "SFPD" followed by the message.


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will be played in whites and club shirts again will be allowed.
emailed, the result cards should be retained in case of any dispute.
6. An abandoned match is deemed to have been completed if 10 ends have been played by each triple.
An abandoned match that is re-scheduled shall be played as a new match.
spare week(s) at the end of the league programme can be used for re-arranged matches.
8. The top two teams in each section will qualify for the play-off stage for the Stan Hardman Shield.
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The 25th edition of Miss Polski took place in Krynica-Zdrój, on December 7th, and had as winner contestant number 16, Ewa Bozena Mielnicka, 22, 1.80 m-tall. She is a student of Public Relations from the city of Ostrołęka. Ewa is expected to represent Poland in Miss World 2015.
2nd place went to contestant number 24, Agnieszka Wasilewska, 22, from Torun, and the 3rd position belonged to contestant number 23, Kamila Wasilewska, 19, from Szczecin.
Last year's winner is currently in London, competing in Miss World, and could not crown her successor.
Several former titleholders were present at a magnificent event held at the city's Ice Arena. The Miss Polski 2014 was elected at the end of a world-class event produced by Nowa Scena.


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International Journal of Molecular Science Best Paper Award 2014
Role of mtDNA Haplogroups in the Prevalence of Knee Osteoarthritis in a Southern Chinese Population
Signaling Involved in Hair Follicle Morphogenesis and Development
Analysis of the rs10046 Polymorphism of Aromatase (CYP19) in Premenopausal Onset of Human Breast Cancer
IJMS
10.3390/ijms15011671
Hsu, P.
Wang, C.
Su, H.
Juo, S.
Lin, T.
Voon, W.
Shin, S.
Lai, W.
Sheu, S.
The hOGG1 Ser326Cys Gene Polymorphism and the Risk of Coronary Ectasia in the Chinese Population
Po-Chao Hsu
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Chiao-Ling Wang
Ho-Ming Su
Suh-Hang Juo
Tsung-Hsien Lin
1,3,*,
Wen-Chol Voon
Shyi-Jang Shin
Wen-Ter Lai
1,3 and
Sheng-Hsiung Sheu
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
Medical Genetics, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
Center of Excellence for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2014, 15(1), 1671-1682; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms15011671
Received: 14 November 2013 / Revised: 6 January 2014 / Accepted: 20 January 2014 / Published: 22 January 2014
(This article belongs to the Collection Human Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Disease Diagnostics)
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Oxidative stress (OS) is related to vascular inflammation possibly, contributing to the development of coronary ectasia (CE). Base excision repair (BER) and nucleotide excision repair are the main DNA repair pathways that can help to remove 8-hydroxydeoxyguanine (8-OHdG), a marker of OS. Human 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase 1 (hOGG1) is a key enzyme of the BER pathway and catalyzes the removal of 8-OHdG. The aim of our study was to investigate the association between hOGG1 Ser326Cys gene polymorphism and CE in a Chinese population. Five-hundred forty-seven patients who underwent diagnostic coronary angiography in a tertiary medical center were recruited. The angiographic definition of CE is the diameter of the ectatic segment being more than 1.5 times larger compared with an adjacent healthy reference segment. The gene polymorphisms were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction. The urine 8OHdG concentration was measured using a commercial ELISA kit. The distribution of hOGG1 Ser326Cys genotypes was significantly different between CE and non-CE groups (p = 0.033). The odds ratio of CE development for the Ser to the Cys variant was 1.55 (95% confidence interval (CI), 1.04–2.31, p = 0.033). Both univariate and logistic regression analysis showed a significant association of hOGG1 Ser326Cys polymorphism in the dominant model with CE development (p = 0.009 and 0.011, respectively). Urine 8-OHdG levels were significantly higher in subjects carrying the hOGG1 Ser variant than in those with the Cys/Cys genotype (p < 0.03). In conclusion, our study suggests that the hOGG1 Ser326Cys gene variant might play a role in susceptibility to the development of CE. View Full-Text
Keywords: coronary ectasia; 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase; polymorphism coronary ectasia; 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase; polymorphism
Hsu, P.-C.; Wang, C.-L.; Su, H.-M.; Juo, S.-H.; Lin, T.-H.; Voon, W.-C.; Shin, S.-J.; Lai, W.-T.; Sheu, S.-H. The hOGG1 Ser326Cys Gene Polymorphism and the Risk of Coronary Ectasia in the Chinese Population. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2014, 15, 1671-1682.
Hsu P-C, Wang C-L, Su H-M, Juo S-H, Lin T-H, Voon W-C, Shin S-J, Lai W-T, Sheu S-H. The hOGG1 Ser326Cys Gene Polymorphism and the Risk of Coronary Ectasia in the Chinese Population. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2014; 15(1):1671-1682.
Hsu, Po-Chao; Wang, Chiao-Ling; Su, Ho-Ming; Juo, Suh-Hang; Lin, Tsung-Hsien; Voon, Wen-Chol; Shin, Shyi-Jang; Lai, Wen-Ter; Sheu, Sheng-Hsiung. 2014. "The hOGG1 Ser326Cys Gene Polymorphism and the Risk of Coronary Ectasia in the Chinese Population" Int. J. Mol. Sci. 15, no. 1: 1671-1682.
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Love the WHOLE you | Debbie Ford
Back in February 2011 work took me to spend an evening with the beautiful-from-inside-out Debbie Ford, when she visited Sweden for the first time with her inspirational lectures. It was an amazing and really crowded night at Grand Hotel in Lund (photo above) where she shared many of her life wisdoms as a Psychologist, best-selling author and transformative thought leader, known to a bigger audience via Oprah, Larry King and Deepak Chopra. Sadly Debbie Ford passed away at the age of 57 on Sunday. She is most remembered for her work called "The Shadow effect". This is a program, book and movie that brings you to think about what shadows you have in your life. We all have shadows, even though we believe to be light and happy. The trick is to recognise your hidden shadow/s and bring them out in the light, since this will make a huge effect on your personality, life and general wellbeing. It takes work though to see the parts of ones life that are a bit more hidden away. In every shadow there is a gift for us, says Debbie Ford. What can we learn from this shadow? At the end of the day, the shadow work mainly aims to help loving yourself, the whole you. There is no point in loving just parts of yourselves, according to Debbie Ford, who means that all of you must be recognised and loved. That will bring inner peace, help you let go of what´s holding you back in life, move you closer to your life purpose and just make your life so much better when embracing the whole you and not neglecting those "darker" corners in you.
"It's easy to love yourself when you feel good enough, when you feel special enough, when you're loved enough, when you have enough money, and you're appreciated. But what about loving yourself when you're crying and you're in pain, feeling powerless and hopeless; when you feel like a reject and nobody loves you? That is what shadow work demands from you. That you embrace those parts of you that you have deemed inappropriate or wrong." Debbie Ford told Laurie Sue Brockway at New Consciousness Review.
theshadoweffect.com
(Images from Debbie Fords official Facebook page)