BimlFlex metadata is entered using our robust Excel Add-in and is persisted in a database called BimlFlex. For the purpose of the framework we focus mostly on using technical metadata. Technical metadata represents information that describes how to access the data and includes things such as datatype, the name of the data in the enterprise information system, and other information that describes the way the native enterprise information system identifies the meta object.
Predefined Extensible Model designed to create complex metadata models and data mapping scenarios. The model describes the schema that will be used to store our metadata.
Instances store metadata in the format we described in our model.
Allows easy access to the metadata during development.
The properties are more accessible than using annotations.
It's much faster to develop and to build.
A metadata model describes what will be used to store the metadata that is subsequently authored by end users. It can be thought of as a database schema and provides the ability to create a general purpose Entity/Relationship model.
Below is an outline of the properties and relationships for each entity type. Note that later we use the metadata model to structure our metadata instance.
PersistHistory Determines whether to track history when defining a connection with an IntegrationStage = "PSA" for Persistent Staging Area. If this is not set and a PSA connection is configured then the database becomes a ODS without history. This is very useful to create an ODS by merely importing the source metadata.
SystemType Defines the connections system type. Depending on the type the relevant source and target components will be chosen. Below is a list of the current possible SystemTypes. For a full up to date list please refer to the [meta].[SystemType] table in the [BimlFlex] database.
ConnectionType Defines the connections type. This list will mirror the different types of connections that can be defined in Biml. Below is a list of the current possible ConnectionTypes. The list should be extended to include PDW.
IntegrationStage Defines the connections data warehouse layer or stage. This is an important attribute as it is used to determine what template get applied to its related objects. An example would be that the relevant source to staging Biml template will search for objects that relates to a connection with an IntegrationStage set to "SRC". The [meta].[IntegrationStage] table is an internal framework type (enum) and should be changed or added too only in consultation with Varigence. Below is a list of the current possible IntegrationStages.
ExcludeFromModel Entering Y into this column will determine if the objects associated with this connection's metadata will be excluded along with the rest of the BimlFlex solution.
ExcludeFromBuild Entering Y into this column will determine if the objects associated with this connection's will be built along with the rest of the solution when the BimlFlex solution is being compiled.
ExcludeFromValidation Entering Y into this column will determine if the objects associated with this connection's metadata will be validated along with the rest of the BimlFlex solution.
UseSsisExpress Set this value to Y when extracting data from a source that only has Sql Server Express install. Note that with SSIS Express there is limited functionality.
UseOrchestration BimlFlex comes with an orchestration framework that will control restartability. Set this attribute to N if you would like to bypass the dafault behavior.
PrecedenceConstraint BimlFlex Batches execute packages and the Precedence Constraint can be changed from Success to Completion to continue loading in case of individual failures.
Projects define the integration configuration between source and target. Specify the Connections for the project and attach the project to a Batch.
IntegrationTemplate Name of Integration template to apply. Below is a list of the current possible Integration Templates. Currently this is a place holder for future separation of ETL logic.
ExcludeFromModel Entering Y into this column will determine if the objects associated with this project's metadata will be excluded along with the rest of the BimlFlex solution.
ExcludeFromBuild Entering Y into this column will determine if the objects associated with this project's will be built along with the rest of the solution when the BimlFlex solution is being compiled.
ExcludeFromValidation Entering Y into this column will determine if the objects associated with this project's metadata will be validated along with the rest of the BimlFlex solution.
Object define the header information for both database tables and views and file structures.
ObjectType This field is used to setup object type. This field refers to ObjectTypes enumerator. Below is a list of the current possible Object Types.
ModelObjectType This column is used to define which model object this object is defined to be. For instance if this object is defining a HUB LINK or SAT this is where we can make this destinction. The framework will interpret the type when importing metadata from source and can be overridden after additional analysis. Please note that this attribute is only relevant when using BimlFlex to generate a Raw Data Vault model.
IsNotPersistent Defines an Override to the Persistent Staging Connection defined as part of the Project Entity. A good example of usage would be where the source system audits changes effectively and/or the source object size discourage persistence. Note that setting it to "Y" will exclude the object from being persisted.
ExcludeFromModel Entering Y into this column will determine if this object's metadata will be excluded along with the rest of the BimlFlex solution.
ExcludeFromBuild Entering Y into this column will determine if this object will be built along with the rest of the solution when the BimlFlex solution is being compiled.
ExcludeFromValidation Entering Y into this column will determine if this object's metadata will be validated along with the rest of the BimlFlex solution.
SameAsInherited Defines if the InheritFromObject is the same object. Entering Y into this column will instruct BimlFLex to reuse the inherited tables for loading.
UseInheritedName Defines if the InheritFromObject has the same object. Entering Y into this column will instruct BimlFLex to reuse the inherited tables ObjectName for loading.
FlatFileType The FlatFileType provides options for the type of flat file row format that will be used.
IsColumnNamesInFirstDataRow This value specifies whether more descriptive column names are provided in the first data row to replace the column names specified in the Flat File Format Columns collection.
RowDelimiter This value specifies the delimiter to use to segregate rows.
ColumnDelimiter This value specifies the delimiter string that will be used to mark the end of this column.
LastColumnDelimiter This value specifies the delimiter to use for column header rows.
IsUnicode This value specifies whether Unicode character and string manipulation will be used.
Columns define the detailed information to transform and map data from source to target.
ChangeType This value specifies the slowly changing dimension type for the column. Below is a list of the current possible Change Types.
DataType This value specifies the type of the data stored in this column using the unified type system. https://www.varigence.com/Documentation/Api/Property/AstTableColumnBaseNode/DataType Additional logic is required to cater for datatypes with a CustomType like 'hierarchyid'. Below is a list of the current possible Data Types.
IsPrimaryKey "Y" if this column is the primary key of the object. The PRIMARY KEY uniquely identifies each record in a database table. Primary keys must contain UNIQUE values. A primary key column cannot contain NULL values.
IsBusinessKey "Y" if this column is the business key of the object. Note that the framework allows only one business key per object. If the object has multiple columns that makes up the business key define a derived concatenated column.
IsAltBusinessKey "Y" if this column is the alternate business key of the object. This is generally defined if the object has multiple columns as the business key and a derived concatenated business key has been defined.
IsDerived "Y" if the value in this column is derived during the ETL process. This is generally set in conjunction with the SsisExpression attribute.
IsNotPersistent Defines an Override to the Persistent Staging Connection defined as part of the Project Entity. A good example of usage would be where derived columns should not be persisted. Note that setting it to "Y" will exclude the column from being persisted.
ExcludeFromModel Entering Y into this column will determine if this column will be built along with the rest of the solution when the BimlFlex solution is being compiled.
CustomAttributes are used to capture attributes that are sparsely used in the framework and to overwrite Configurations. Customers can also use this to extend our metadata model for bespoke coding requirements.
AttributeKey The attribute key is a unique name that we give each custom attribute so when we are generating our solution we can pin point one of many custom attributes for one object.
AttributeProperty This column contains the default value for the custom attribute if it is not specified in the AttributeValue.
IsNotPersisted "Y" if this parameter is not to be persisted in [BimlCatalog].[ssis].[ConfigVariable] table.
SystemType Defines the mappings system type. Depending on the type the relevant source mapping will be chosen. Below is a list of the current possible SystemTypes. For a full up to date list please refer to the [meta].[SystemType] table in the [BimlFlex] database.
IsMaster "Y" if the value in this column can be mapped to.
MappedToDataType This value specifies the type of the data stored in this column using the unified type system. https://www.varigence.com/Documentation/Api/Property/AstTableColumnBaseNode/DataType Additional logic is required to cater for datatypes with a CustomType like 'hierarchyid'. Below is a list of the current possible Data Types.
Configurations allows for customizing the default behaviour of BimlFlex. Many of the configurations can be used to switch functionality on or off depending on preference or requirements.
StagingAttribute The staging attribute is used to control whether a configuration is applied to a staging environment of the solution architecture. Simply enter the name of the annotation to use when being referenced in the framework.
PersistentStagingAttribute The staging attribute is used to control whether a configuration is applied to a staging environment of the solution architecture. Simply enter the name of the annotation to use when being referenced in the framework.
HubAttribute The hub attribute is used to control whether a configuration is applied to hubs when generating a datavault architecture. Simply enter the name of the annotation to use when being referenced in the framework.
SatelliteAttribute The satellite attribute is used to control when a configuration is applied to Satellites when generating a datavault architecture. Simply enter the name of the annotation to use when being referenced in the framework.
LinkAttribute The link attribute is used to control when a configuration is applied to links when generating a datavault architecture. Simply enter the name of the annotation to use when being referenced in the framework.
DimAttribute The dim attribute is used to control when a configuration is applied to dimensions when generating a data warehouse architecture. Simply enter the name of the annotation to use when being referenced in the framework.
FactAttribute The fact attribute is used to control when a configuration is applied to facts when generating a data warehouse architecture. Simply enter the name of the annotation to use when being referenced in the framework.


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Is police accountability working in San Francisco? (Part II)
by Eleni Balakrishnan August 12, 2022 January 18, 2023
Illustration by Molly Oleson
While the Department of Police Accountability has big bucks and a budget of some $10 million, San Francisco's seven-member civilian Police Commission gets peanuts.
Nevertheless, it purportedly has far more power: To set policy for the police department, hear discipline cases, and mete out punishment.
Despite this authority, however, critics say the commission fails to assertively press for reform within the San Francisco Police Department. Moreover, they said, it is similarly weak in its support of the Department of Police Accountability, which it also oversees.
The Police Commission needs to be "much more visionary," said Bill Ong Hing, a University of San Francisco professor and former police commissioner who left his seat in 2018, frustrated with the roadblocks and politics he faced on the commission.
Instead of "waiting and reacting," Hing said, the commission should proactively try to push for change.
The Department of Police Accountability is tasked with auditing the police department. In the last couple of years, it has presented audits, including policy recommendations, to the Police Commission regarding police use of force approaches and First Amendment activities. The Police Commission then works on developing policies, in collaboration with the SFPD and other stakeholders. The process to implement a new policy, including negotiations with the police union, can take years.
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by Eleni Balakrishnan August 4, 2022 August 12, 2022
Former SFPD bias trainer Dante King told Mission Local that the ball is in the Police Commission's court to actually follow up on those audits and policy recommendations. And, if the commission doesn't use its weight to push along much-needed reforms, King said the mayor needs to step in.
"At the end of the day, DPA and all of those other city departments report to the mayor," King said. But Mayor London Breed doesn't seem to have "any focus or concern with shifting these outcomes."
While some members of the Police Commission actively work to support reform efforts, others mostly sit quiet. Four of the seven commissioners are appointed by the mayor, and three by the Board of Supervisors. Often, the mayoral appointments fall into line with the mayor's agenda.
Current and former commissioners' participation on topics discussed at the Police Commission.
That happened in the case of Malia Cohen, who had a successful track record of police reform while she was District 10 supervisor, and even worked on the legislation to create the Department of Police Accountability. But when she joined the Police Commission as a mayoral appointee in 2020 — and then became its president — her leadership provided little concrete action on police reform. Instead, others said, she tried to unify a splintered board.
At times, when policy issues came up, she appeared oddly uninterested or irritated.
Earlier this year, for example, commissioners raised questions and concerns about a report that showed glaring and ongoing racial disparities in traffic stops and uses of force. It was a report based on the legislation Cohen drafted as a city supervisor.
Instead of digging into the evidence of racial bias by the SFPD, Cohen, who resigned as commission president in March to run for state controller, hurried the discussion along.
She interrupted a fellow commissioner questioning the inequities to note that the chief had no answers, and had no data analyst. It was a stance that appeared to give the police chief a pass.
"I remember being frustrated: It's always late, and then it's incomplete, not helpful," Cohen told Mission Local, referring to the reports and her reaction. She said the legislation's reporting requirements were clear, but the SFPD was "not willing to comply" and provide adequate analysis of the data.
Policing expert Barbara Attard and others closely familiar with the Police Commission have suggested that the mayor's majority on the board can, at times, sway the commission to act — or fail to.
Mayoral appointees Larry Yee and Jim Byrne have both sat on the commission for more than a year, and they rarely speak during commission meetings, let alone provide critical feedback to the SFPD or involve themselves in hot-button issues.
And last month, a divided Board of Supervisors approved the mayor's latest appointment to the commission: artist Debra Walker, who has served on two other city commissions but has minimal experience with policing or criminal justice reform.
Cheerleader vs. watchdog
John Alden, who worked for both the SFPD's Internal Affairs division and the Department of Police Accountability, said the commission's tendency to swing between watchdog and cheerleader mode "created mixed messaging about what their priorities were."
At times, good work was done, Alden said, like the new reform-minded use-of-force policy. Other times, things like discipline could be inconsistent when commissioners succumbed to pressure from the police union.
At a recent working group to overhaul the SFPD's traffic enforcement policy and possibly limit the use of controversial pretext stops, outspoken police reform advocate Phelicia Jones accused the Police Commission of not acting with urgency; she'd spent years speaking out against racial bias in traffic stops, she said.
Commissioner Cindy Elias attempted to defend herself by putting the onus on her colleagues. "I'm just one commissioner."
Newer commissioners on the oversight board appear to be joining Elias to bring the commission into "watchdog mode" once more: Jesús Gabriel Yáñez, Max Carter-Oberstone and Kevin Benedicto have each stepped up during their short tenures, and shown interest in moving reforms forward and questioning the status quo.
A slide from Commissioner Max Carter-Oberstone's presentation to the Police Commission.
It may be that the job holds little interest or incentive for many, because it comes with few benefits. Commissioners get a $100 monthly stipend for their after-hours work on the oversight board, making it "a thankless job in many respects," Hing said.
The politics behind police accountability
This, pressure from the mayor, or both, could explain the commission's inaction when the police chief suddenly moved to terminate an agreement directing the District Attorney's office to investigate police shootings and use of force, a major reform that took years to negotiate.
"When they all disagreed with the chief, but they didn't take action to push him to get back into that MOU, it seemed like some fix was in," Attard said.
Instead of channeling the widespread community outrage at the chief's move, then-president Cohen cut the discussion short. She insisted the subject was off-agenda and refused to acknowledge her colleagues' requests that the discussion be calendared for the next meeting.
"As a San Francisco resident, I was embarrassed," Attard said, noting that the commission shied away from handling the matter, and instead the mayor and state attorney general got involved. "They didn't exercise the strong authority that they have. … When they don't exercise the strong authority that they have, it undermines their authority."
Cohen declined to comment on the MOU dispute.
Hing said he was "upset at the politics" under which many commissioners often avoided disagreement with the police chief or the mayor. Dissenters, like former commissioners Angela Chan or John Hamasaki, both appointed by the Board of Supervisors, often face heat and risk not being reappointed when their term runs out.
Such politics still seem to be at play today; although the entire commission evidently disagreed with Scott's move to end the investigation agreement with the District Attorney, none pushed to compel the chief to keep the agreement. Former commissioner Hamasaki, who recently filed papers to run for District Attorney, pointed to this lack of action earlier this year, when he announced he would not seek a second term.
"This is where we need to be able to assert ourselves," Hamasaki said, at the time, to Mission Local, lamenting that the commission tiptoed around the chief, instead of compelling him to remain in the agreement with the DA's office.
"What are we gonna do when it's a harder call?" Instead of waiting to find out, Hamasaki announced that he would not seek another term on the commission. He stepped down in April.
Though he was only on the commission for a year and a half, Hing told Mission Local, "it was enough to fill my stomach with awful feelings about the Police Commission and the police." He recalled being frustrated with fellow commissioners who never voted for more oversight or disagreed with the chief.
Hing declined to renew his seat when his partial term ended in 2018.
Chan, once an outspoken commissioner, was not reappointed to the Police Commission in 2014, after completing her first term. Despite the strong progressive support for Chan, the Board of Supervisors split on its vote to replace her. Seven supervisors, including London Breed, Malia Cohen, David Chiu, and Scott Weiner supported Chan's replacement, Victor Hwang.
"She spoke truth to power, and that made people in office uncomfortable," said then-Supervisor John Avalos, who voted against removing Chan from the commission. "But, you know, our system is put in place to maintain the status quo."
Chan, now Chief of "Confront and Advocate" at the Public Defender's office, said that she sees the Police Commission as under a sort of regulatory capture by the police department.
"Generally, that is a pattern that I see across the country when it comes to police commissions that are supposed to set policy and administer discipline of officers," Chan said. "In many cases, these police oversight bodies get captured by the bodies they're overseeing."
In San Francisco, that is literally the case.
The Police Commission's office is on the sixth floor of the police headquarters. Its secretary is a sworn member of the SFPD; he writes commission reports and sets its agenda, but ultimately reports to the chief of police. The policy advisor tracking progress on 272 reform recommendations from the Department of Justice left in January, and his seat remains vacant; the commission is subject to the SFPD's current hiring freeze.
And the commission's legal counsel is the same City Attorney who represents the police department.
Independent oversight isn't here yet
For true oversight, the Police Commission needs its own staff and counsel, said Attard. The way things stand now, she said, "nothing can ever be confidential."
Some things, meanwhile, remain too confidential: Since a 2006 California Supreme Court ruling, police discipline cases have been held in closed session, meaning the public has little insight into alleged misconduct, which officers are disciplined, and how the DPA, the Police Commission, or the police chief approach discipline cases.
Like the Department of Police Accountability, the Police Commission also depends on the SFPD for disclosures and transparency that facilitate its oversight duties.
In May, a frustrated acting president Cindy Elias demanded an explanation after the SFPD allowed an important policy to expire without sounding an alarm: One outlining requirements for police interrogations of youth.
That department bulletin outlines how police officers can interact with children under 17, and ensures that an attorney or adult is present during interrogations. Since bulletins automatically expire after two years, per SFPD policy, the Written Directives Unit is responsible for ongoing review of all bulletins and tracking their upcoming expiration dates.
A lapsed bulletin could mean that police officers stop following the policy because, technically, it's no longer policy.
"Not only does it put juveniles in danger, but it also puts officers, I think, in a very hard position, because if they're not aware, or if they're not following it … you can't hold them accountable or discipline them," Elias said. And, even after the SFPD realized the lapse, Elias found, the police failed to notify the commission or the DPA.
SFPD members present were unable to explain the oversight.
Commissioner Max Carter-Oberstone, a newer member appointed by the mayor, said in January that he faced resistance from the police department in accessing pedestrian and stop data that the SFPD already collects and sends to the California Department of Justice.
"We need to have unfettered access to data that is already within the department's possession. Because if we don't have that access, we really can't do our jobs," Carter-Oberstone said.
He added he had faced "back-and-forth" and a delay in receiving the data, while legally, the information should have been public. (Then-president Cohen thanked Carter-Oberstone for "restating the obvious.")
But Carter-Oberstone's push made a difference; by the next week, Chief Bill Scott had agreed to automatically send the data in question to the DPA and the Police Commission.
It offers at least one small example of how a more aggressive stance can bring change.
Tagged: Department of Police Accountability, Police Commission, SFPD
Eleni Balakrishnan
eleni@missionlocal.com
REPORTER. Eleni is our reporter focused on policing in San Francisco. She first moved to the city on a whim nearly 10 years ago, and the Mission has become her home. Follow her on Twitter @miss_elenius.
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MF says:
It would be very helpful to have a visual aid to show which board, commission, group, etc., is which and what their relationships are to each other. For those like me who are not as well versed in this as the author, such a resource would make this important reporting more memorable and easier to process. Thanks!
CJ says:
The full list of boards and commissions is available on SF 311. Unfortunately it doesn't show relationships. https://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/boards/w/098a146c082ae14e


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Stephen Harris' postseason Bruins report card
(Boston, Mass., 04/28/13) -- Bruins forward Brad Marchand breaks away from Senators forward Jakob Silfverberg, top, and Senators forward Mika Zibanejad in the first period of their NHL hockey game at the TD Garden on April 28, 2013. Herald Photo by KELVIN MA.
LINE HIM UP: Kaspars Daugavins could be part of an interesting shuffle for the Bruins in tonight's Game 1 at the Garden.
(Boston, MA 05/19/2013) Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask stops a shot by New York Rangers right wing Ryan Callahan in the second period with the help of defenseman Johnny Boychuk in game 2 of the conference semifinals at TD Garden on Sunday, May 19, 2013. Staff Photo by Matt West.
(Boston, MA, 05/20/13) Peter Chiarelli watches the Bruins practice at the TD Garden. Monday, May 20, 2013. Staff photo by John Wilcox.
PUBLISHED: June 30, 2013 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: November 17, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.
No one in their right mind, after watching the Bruins struggle individually and collectively through a mediocre regular season, could have imagined the team would come within two wins of hoisting the Stanley Cup.
Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli characterized it as a "difficult regular season."
"We were the fourth seed and everything," he said. "But just the way that we played, it was a challenge."
The Bruins opened the postseason May 1 with a 4-1 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs. It spoke volumes about the season that this game, after 48 regular-season matches, was regarded by many as the first truly strong, complete game the B's had played.
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It turned out to be a valid indicator that the team had indeed been able to "flip the switch" and start playing the right way when it mattered most. Yes, there were some severe relapses to mediocrity during that first-round series, and the B's had the Hockey Gods on their side when they pulled off the miracle comeback late in Game 7.
Having survived that looming calamity — and avoided all the repercussions that might have ensued — the Bruins made it look remarkably easy against the New York Rangers and then, astoundingly, the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Chiarelli said he, "was amazed, actually — not surprised, but amazed at our push in the playoffs."
It wasn't surprising, because anyone who watched the B's capture the 2011 Stanley Cup knew what this team was capable of. But it was amazing to see it after such a sub-par regular season.
So many incredible things happened to the Bruins over the past seven weeks. So many individuals played to the peak of their talents. The team executed the Claude Julien game plan well. And with a better bounce of the puck here or there, we might well have seen a Duck Boat parade down Boylston Street this weekend.
So as painful as it was to see the Chicago Blackhawks passing around the Cup at the Garden Monday, nobody interested in the Bruins should feel anything but elation and pride over what this team accomplished in these playoffs.
With that we hand out our postseason grades:
Tuukka Rask A
Not many observers outside of Boston would have ranked Rask on the short list of elite goalies two months ago. That has changed, after the 26-year-old delivered a sensational postseason — featuring a 1.88 goals-against average, .940 save percentage and three shutouts, despite the fact he faced 87 more shots than Chicago's Corey Crawford, in one fewer game. Rask can easily demand a $6 million-plus (average) new deal.
Johnny Boychuk A
After scoring one goal in 44 regular-season games, the hard-shooting D-man potted six in the playoffs. Matched against some very strong second lines, he was plus-4. He led the league by blocking 62 shots — many of them very painfully — and had 74 hits.
Zdeno Chara A-
Yes, Chara struggled in the final — maybe because of a painful hip ailment. The Blackhawks eventually stopped trying to avoid him and instead directly attacked him, and he was on the ice for nine of their last 10 goals. Still, he had an excellent postseason, with 3-12-15 totals and plus-7, averaging a league-high 29:31 — including 45:05 in the triple-overtime Game 1 of the finals.
Torey Krug A
The unsung youngster was a game-changer for the B's, arriving for the start of the second round (after playing just three previous NHL games) and scoring a goal in four of his first five games. He had 4-2-6 totals and a plus-5, played fine defensively and figures to be a key Bruin going forward.
Adam McQuaid B+
The lanky 26-year-old quietly played his sound and physical game, with 59 hits and 37 blocked shots. Posted totals of 2-2-4 and a plus-9, which led B's blueliners. He scored one of the most satisfying goals of the playoffs in beating the Penguins, 1-0, to sweep that series.
Dennis Seidenberg B
Like Chara, he struggled in the finals (minus-5), outplayed by the top Chicago line centered by Jonathan Toews. He totaled just one assist in 18 games, but played very strong, shutdown D in the first three rounds.
Andrew Ference B
He suffered a broken foot early in the playoffs and missed seven games, but returned and played well beside Boychuk. Now a salary cap victim, his agility, puck-moving, smarts, toughness and off-ice leadership will be missed — and valued highly by his next employer.
Matt Bartkowski B
Another youngster prepared well by AHL time at Providence, he played two games vs. Toronto and all five vs. New York. Had 1-1-2 totals and minus-1. He played with confidence and skated the puck up ice very effectively. B's fans should be very happy this guy wasn't dealt for Jarome Iginla.
Wade Redden B
The veteran played five of the first six playoff games and scored the B's first goal in Game 1 vs. Leafs. The unrestricted free agent is still a useful D-man, maybe here.
Dougie Hamilton B-
A healthy scratch six of last nine regular-season games, the 19-year-old played seven games vs. the Leafs and Rangers and did well, averaging 15:47, with 0-3-3 totals and an even plus/minus. The B's need this kid to become a Rob Blake-type star and have good reason to believe he will.
Patrice Bergeron A+
If there was a higher grade, he'd get it. The incredible courage Bergeron displayed in playing Game 6 vs. Chicago with multiple, severe injuries is now part of NHL lore. The entire postseason was filled with his hockey heroics: He had the game-tying goal at 19:09 of the third period in Game 7 vs. Toronto, and then the OT winner; he set up a Game 1 overtime goal vs. New York; he had a second-OT goal in Game 3 vs. Pittsburgh. He posted totals of 9-6-15, plus-2 and led NHL with 61.5 faceoff rate. He played smothering defense vs. superstar opponents. Is there a better all-round forward in the game?
David Krejci A
As in 2011, he led the playoffs in scoring (9-17-26 in 22 games), seven points more than runner-up Patrick Kane got in 23 games, and was plus-13. Totaled 0-5-5 and minus-1 in finals. Dominated the Toronto series with 5-8-13 totals.
Milan Lucic A
His great leadership qualities were obvious — and so was the fear he put into opposing defensemen as he thundered in on the forecheck. Totaled 7-12-19 and a plus-12 in the postseason, 4-2-6 in the finals. His 102 hits led the league, 17 more than the next guy. He even went 18-16 on faceoffs.
Nathan Horton A
Re-dislocated his shoulder in Game 1 of finals yet kept playing. With arm motion limited, he totaled just 0-2-2 in the six games. Overall, though, he logged 7-12-19 and plus-20 — one of the best playoff plus/minuses ever — and had two game-winning goals. A UFA-to-be, he earned $5.5 million (pro-rated) this season, and will be a tough re-sign for cap-pressed B's, but a guy you'd hate to see walk away.
Gregory Campbell A
The courage he showed in playing for nearly a minute on a broken legin Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals will never be forgotten, but he also performed quite well in 15 playoff games. He totaled 3-4-7 and a plus-7 and scored twice in Game 5 vs. New York. Would a healthy Campbell have meant the Cup? Maybe.
Daniel Paille A-
The erstwhile fourth-liner took on far larger role and posted 4-5-9 totals and plus-4. Netted three game-winners, two in finals: Game 2 (OT) and Game 3.
Brad Marchand B-
The fast, pesky winger had three strong rounds (16 games; 4-9-13, plus-7), but then accomplished little in final — going scoreless and minus-3, with just 10 shots-on-goal. He had the overtime goal in Game 1 against the Rangers.
Jaromir Jagr C
Much-maligned for scoring zero playoff goals despite 58 shots, he did contribute 10 assists. As slow as he was, Jagr's ability to hang on to the puck did draw and occupy defenders. Final analysis? A curious sideshow.
Chris Kelly C
Just couldn't find an offensive touch, with 2-1-3 totals in 22 games, including the first goal on Game 6 of the title series. Was a minus-7. A key guy on pretty strong penalty-kill unit (88.7 percent).
Shawn ?Thornton C
Did his gritty job fairly well in limited ice time (7:20 per game), totaled 0-4-4 and a plus-3, and was often trusted by coach Claude Julien with shifts late in tight games.
Rich ?Peverley C-
Another cog in a B's third line that was so good in 2011, yet so disappointing this year. The speedy forward had just 2-0-2 totals and minus-8 in 21 games.
Kaspars ?Daugavins D
He had little to offer in limited duty, going scoreless in six games.
Tyler Seguin D-
This probably ought to be an F, but 21-year-old did display an improved compete-level and grit at times. However, for a No. 2-overall pick handed a six-year, $34.5 million contract extension, one goal in 22 playoff games — despite 70 shots-on-goal, plus a few posts — is a career low-point. Was an injury involved? No one's ever confirmed that.
Carl ?Soderberg Inc.
Tossed into the fire in Game 5 vs. Chicago, he did some good things. But looks a bit slow for this level.
Claude Julien & Co. A
Julien's chief assistant, Geoff Ward, doesn't get nearly the credit he deserves. Indeed, his whole staff — Doug Houda, Doug Jarvis and Bob Essensa — does a terrific job. The Bruins didn't play their system well in the regular season, but snapped back into it in the postseason. Julien & Co. actually opened up more offensively, with very aggressive and effective pinching by D-men. The coaches did a great job on matchups, and in juggling the personnel when numerous players were limited by injuries.
Peter Chiarelli B
Chiarelli's acquistion of Jagr was kind of a success, although pricey (this year's first-round pick, plus two minor-league prospects). Watching Iginla play so lazily on the backcheck, Bruins fans should be delighted that the B's deal for him (Bartkowski, Alex Khokhlachev) fell through. Redden proved to be useful pickup. And last year's NCAA free agent signee, Krug, goes down as a great move. Now, Chiarelli has his work cut out for him, trying to build his '13-14 roster under a squeezed salary cap — so that the B's have a happier ending next year.
# GOALIE GPI GS MIN GAA W L OT SO SA GA SV% G A PIM
40 Tuukka Rask 22 22 1466 1.88 14 8 3 3 761 46 .940 0 0 0
# POS PLAYER GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%
55 D Johnny Boychuk 22 6 1 7 4 10 0 0 1 63 9.5
47 D Torey Krug 15 4 2 6 5 0 3 0 0 34 11.8
33 D Zdeno Chara 22 3 12 15 7 20 0 0 0 55 5.5
54 D Adam McQuaid 22 2 2 4 9 10 0 0 1 11 18.2
6 D Wade Redden 5 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 9 11.1
43 D Matt Bartkowski 7 1 1 2 -1 4 0 0 0 12 8.3
27 D Dougie Hamilton 7 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.0
21 D Andrew Ference 14 0 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 19 0.0
44 D Dennis Seidenberg 18 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 30 0.0
46 C David Krejci 22 9 17 26 13 14 1 0 2 56 16.1
37 C Patrice Bergeron 22 9 6 15 2 13 4 0 2 71 12.7
11 C Gregory Campbell 15 3 4 7 7 11 0 0 1 20 15.0
23 C Chris Kelly 22 2 1 3 -7 19 0 0 0 26 7.7
49 C Rich Peverley 21 2 0 2 -8 12 1 0 0 35 5.7
19 C Tyler Seguin 22 1 7 8 -2 4 0 0 0 70 1.4
34 C Carl Soderberg 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0
17 L Milan Lucic 22 7 12 19 12 14 0 0 0 42 16.7
63 L Brad Marchand 22 4 9 13 4 21 0 0 1 57 7.0
20 L Daniel Paille 22 4 5 9 4 0 0 1 3 27 14.8
22 L Shawn Thornton 22 0 4 4 3 18 0 0 0 26 0.0
16 L Kaspars Daugavins 6 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 9 0.0
18 R Nathan Horton 22 7 12 19 20 14 2 0 3 38 18.4
68 R Jaromir Jagr 22 0 10 10 -1 8 0 0 0 58 0.0


Bankruptcy can provide a fresh start for people who are overwhelmed by their debt.
But deciding to throw up that white flag is one thing. The actual process of completing the bankruptcy can be a huge barrier for people who are already feeling down and out.
That's why a Brooklyn-based nonprofit wants to make it easier and cheaper for people to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy — while working to chip away at the stigma against bankruptcy, too.
Upsolve was developed by Rohan Pavuluri and Jonathan Petts, who opened a brick-and-mortar legal aid clinic in 2016 before realizing that a software product could help far more people than they could accommodate in their office. At the time, Pavuluri was still a student at Harvard.
So far, several hundred people have filed their bankruptcy forms via Upsolve. The website has helped forgive more than $10 million in debt.
And the organization hopes it's just the beginning.
Those considering bankruptcy can visit the Upsolve website and answer 10 questions to find out if they're a good fit for Chapter 7 bankruptcy — the kind Upsolve facilitates.
Pavuluri explained that people seeking Chapter 7 bankruptcy, commonly referred to as liquidation bankruptcy, are often not just down on their luck. They've usually faced long-term economic disadvantages.
He said all of Upsolve's users are also under the median income; if you have a higher income or hold considerable assets, Chapter 7 bankruptcy is likely not a good fit.
Next, the website asks another series of questions, inviting users to upload photos of their pay stubs and other necessary documents to populate bankruptcy-filing forms. An Upsolve staff member reviews these forms before the user files them with their local bankruptcy court. Then, the user comes back to the Upsolve site for credit and savings education.
Credit counseling is legally required for individuals filing for bankruptcy. But Pavuluri said that component of the process (although provided by certified organizations) lasts just an hour or two.
And Pavuluri said that just isn't enough.
The cost? Zero dollars for each and every user, instead of the $1,000 — or more — an attorney may charge to assist a client filing for bankruptcy.
But after users started returning to Upsolve to ask how they could contribute, the team began suggesting a $25 donation for those who have been satisfied with their experience.
"It's a good way for us to be accountable to our users," Pavuluri explained. The nonprofit has supplemented fundraising sources with this very tangible (but optional!) feedback from users.
Should Filing for Bankruptcy Be Any Easier?
More than 472,000 people filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2017, according to government data. That number has been dropping since hitting its peak of more than 1 million per year in the period immediately following the recession.
But a recent study analyzing data from the Consumer Bankruptcy Project found that the number of bankruptcy filers age 65 and older has increased almost 500% since 1991. And Pavuluri said that an estimated 5 million to 10 million people in total could benefit from the fresh start bankruptcy provides.
"We think it should be easy for people who are in financial distress and need to be able to access their lifeline to be able to get a fresh start," Pavuluri said.
He said the access to that fresh start could help people struggling with debt to become more involved participants in the economy.
Chapter 7 bankruptcy remains on your credit report for 10 years, although your score can bounce back over time. "How much and how quickly the score rises will depend on the individual and specifics to that person's credit," Tayne said.
But Pavuluri stands behind his primary fight: to reduce barriers to bankruptcy filing.
One of the major challenges for Upsolve is the persistent stigma of admitting financial failure through bankruptcy, some of which was developed by lenders who remind borrowers that it's immoral to dip out on your debt, Pavuluri said.


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is a Japanese singer, actor and dancer who is a member of the group AAA.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Guest appearances

Filmography

TV series

Theater plays

Miscellaneous

References

External links
 Official AAA profile (Japanese)
 shuta shueyoshi on Twitter

1986 births
Living people
Japanese male singers
21st-century Japanese male actors
Japanese male dancers
Japanese male musical theatre actors
Japanese male stage actors
Japanese male television actors
People from Nagasaki

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Cantors: This ministry is open to Confirmed Catholics. Cantors are scheduled on a rotating basis for all parish liturgies that require music. The cantor leads the congregation in sung prayer - hymns, acclamations and proclaims the psalm in chant. Rehearsals are scheduled privately as needed. Cantors are scheduled approximately twice a month. Auditions are required.
Adult Choir: High school students and adults who love to sing, are encouraged to join this ministry. The choir sings at the 9:30am Sunday Mass September through Corpus Christi and at special holydays and holidays throughout the year as needed. Rehearsals are conducted September - May on Tuesday evenings from 7 - 8:30pm in the church. No audition is required.
Handbell Ensemble: High school students and adults are invited to participate in this ministry. The ensemble plays at either a 5pm Saturday night liturgy or 8am Sunday morning liturgy approximately two times a month, September - May, and at special Christmas and Easter liturgies. Basic music reading skills are required. Ringing techniques are taught at rehearsals held on Wednesday evenings, 7 - 8:30pm, September - May, in Conference Room A.
Funeral Choir: This choir provides music for parish funerals as requested by the family of the deceased. Rehearsals are in the choir loft and begin 45 minutes prior to the funeral liturgy. Members are called when needed and sing when available. No auditions are required.
Youth Ensemble: The ensemble is open to students in grades 6 through 12. The choir rehearses two times a month, September - May, on Wednesday evenings at 6pm in room 108 of the school and sings for a monthly 11am Sunday liturgy, September - May. The ensemble also joins with the Adult choir for the Holy Thursday and Good Friday liturgies. No auditions are required.
Children and Youth Seasonal Choirs: The Parish Children / Youth Choir is open students grades 2 - 12. The choir sings for the 4pm Christmas Eve Mass, 11 am Mass on Epiphany or Holy family Sunday , 11am Mass on Palm Sunday, and at the 9:30am Mass on the first Sunday of May (May Crowning). Rehearsals are on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 - 7pm in room 108 of the school. Rehearsals are scheduled seasonally for each of the scheduled liturgies. No auditions are required.
Instrumentalists: Instrumentalists provide enhancement to the music at Masses throughout the year. Please call the Director of Music for more information. Auditions are required.


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Begum Shamim Akhtar laid to rest in Jati Umra
Shehbaz Sharif, Hamza Shehbaz and others attended funeral of Begum Shamim Akhtar at Football stadium of Sharif Medical Complex.
LAHORE: (UrduPoint/Pakistan Point News-Nov 28th, 2020) Begum Shamim Akhtar, mother of Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif, laid to rest in Jati Umra on Saturday.
Her funeral prayer was offered at Football ground of Sharif Medical Complex. Son Shehbaz Sharif, grandson Hamza Shehbaz and many others including the leaders of the PML-N attended funeral of Begum Shamim Akhtar.
She was buried along with other members of Sharif family.
Earlier today, the dead body of Begum Shamim Akhtar, the mother of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shahbaz Sharif arrived in Lahore.
Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shehbaz both reached Allama Iqbal International Airport to receive the body of Begum Shamim Akhtar.
Shehbaz Sharif, the President of PML-N, who was released on five-day parole reached Lahore airport to receive her mother's body. Other members of the Sharif family were also present there at the airport.
According to the latest reports, funeral prayers of Begum Shamim Akhtar would be held at 1: 30 pm at Sharif Medical City and she would be laid to rest at Sharif family's graveyard next to the grave of her husband, Mian Sharif.
The Qul ceremony of Begum Shamim Akhtar will be held at Jati Umra which will be attended by Sharif family's members.
Punjab government on Friday released Mian Shehbaz Sharif and son Hamza Shahbaz on parole for five days to attend his Begum Shamim Akhtar's funeral and burial. The two have been released for a period of five days.
According to sources, Mian Shahbaz Sharif and Hamzqa Shehbaz have left for Jati Umrah to make arrangement for Begum Shamim Akhtar's burial. Last year, PML-N leader Mian Nawaz Sharif was also released on five-day parole for the funeral of his wife Kulsoom Nawaz.
The government issued the notification of their release, which said that the PML-N president and his son would remain free from November 27 to December 1 on five-day parole. PML-N had requested for fourteen-day parole.
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Paul Savage Finds Every Joke in the Bible
By Charlotte Ivers
Accompanying Paul Savage on his quest to find every joke in the Bible is an enjoyable way to spend an hour. There isn't anything particularly revolutionary in his set, but there is a steady stream of laughs and Savage held my, and the audience's, attention for the full hour.
He deals with the audience's reticence well, swiftly segueing into the next joke.
Savage knows his audience as well as he knows his Bible: perfectly pitching his jokes within the bounds of what will be found acceptable, always with a wry self-awareness. There are a few sharp observations and amusing new takes on the material and Savage's obvious nostalgia for his childhood makes for an enjoyably light-hearted journey through some of the grislier parts of the Old Testament.
Unfortunately, Savage's attempts to get the audience to participate often fall flat, indicating perhaps that he has not quite succeeded in creating an engaging atmosphere in the room. Having said this, he deals with the audience's reticence well, swiftly segueing into the next joke.
In all, I enjoyed Paul Savage's comedic take on Biblical scholarship. His treatment of the material is affectionate and gently comedic. This isn't an angry Richard Dawkins style rant at the absurdities of religion, nor is an attempt at conversion. Rather, it is an engaging and affable labour of love by a man determined to find comedy in the most unlikely of places.
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Charlotte is a student at Cambridge University. Her determination to avoid this fact has led her to everything from writing a pantomime to producing Shakespeare. Previously, she has attended the Fringe as the publicity director of a sell-out show, and this year she is back to experience the festival from the other side.
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Savage's dad (a Baptist preacher) claims there's only one joke in the Bible. It's not a good one. The award-winning comedian finds the others. Features wizard battles, talking donkeys, invincible warrior monks and their throwaway one liners. Also contains enough incest, genocide and gangrape to keep any Game Of Thrones fans happy. 100% biblically accurate. 'Genuinely brilliant, an all round hoot' (Guardian).


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Recently in the Bible study group I am attending we were studying the Epistle to the Hebrews. As we were reviewing this fascinating New Testament letter I remembered some notes on the Hebrews I wrote twenty years ago. I am now sharing those notes, put together and slightly updated.
The entire Old Testament, or the old covenant religious system – with its law, tabernacle, sacrifices, festivals, observances and every other aspect of religious life – was a shadow, or a copy of the real deal, Jesus Christ, the Word Incarnate, God's final and complete word to men. By the virtue of His redemptive work, achieved through the ministry of His life, death and resurrection, Jesus inaugurated a new covenant, or "the time of the new order", thus making the old one obsolete (Hebrews 7:22., 8:7.13., 9:10). The entire Book of Hebrews majors on underlining the supremacy of Jesus over every detail of the old covenant.
Thus Jesus stands for – a better Moses (3:2.), a better Sabbath (4:9.), a better priesthood (7:12.24.), a better law (7:12.), a better high priest (7:15.16.26.27.), a better sacrifice (7:27., 9:26., 10:12.), a better ministry (8:6.), a better hope (7:18.), a better promise (8:6.7.), a better covenant (7:22., 8:13., 9:13.), a better order (9:10.11.), a better tabernacle (chapter 9), and a better access to the Father (6:19., 10:19-22.).
As the destination of our journey is superior to all the signs pointing to it along the way, and as all the signs become obsolete once we have reached the destination, so it goes with all the elements of the Jewish religious décor which were only the prophetic signposts along the Old Testament road to Christ; they are now obsolete and void (Hebrews 8:13) because they were consumed and contained in the Real Deal, namely in Jesus Christ. A copy, or a shadow of an important object only has a meaning and purpose as long as the object it reflects is out of sight. Likewise, a shadow (or a copy) of an object is always inferior to the entity it represents. Once the real thing is revealed, to continue adoring its shadow might easily become an act of idolatry.
Here is the case in point.
In our understanding of the heavenly intercessory ministry of Jesus Christ, we may go with the logic that the heavenly sanctuary (tabernacle, temple) is only a better shadow of the earthly one; only a more solid and better looking physical object. We may look only for a higher quality of design, more impressive liturgy, more grandiose furniture, without ever asking: does the pattern, according to which Moses was asked to build the tabernacle, point only to a more lavished pattern somewhere else? Or, does it go beyond the geography, the visual, the physical – reaching its true meaning and purpose in something by far more important than physical walls, tables, altars, veils, even if they were all made of the most precious materials? What if the entire décor of the heavenly tabernacle has very little to do with a grandiose physical object somewhere in the distant celestial spaces? What if it has to do much more with the divine plan and certainty of salvation, and the assurance of our secure place in the embrace of God, thanks to the perfection of the saving work of Jesus Christ, our only true Intercessor, High Priest, and the eternal King of Kings?
Heaven is for real. The Kingdom of God is for real too. Salvation is for real, and the life eternal is for real too. However, we need to recognize in all humility that "all language, except about objects of sense, is metaphorical through and through" (C.S. Lewis). In other words, from the moment our human existence became drastically altered by sin, and our alienation from God became real, God has been painstakingly working in and through Christ on making His and our reconciliation story real, truthful and meaningful to us despite the workings of all our limitations.
At the end of the day the promise remains: "What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived, (these are) the things God has prepared for those who love him". 1. Cor. 2:9.
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Randall said that next week's meeting and every third meeting subsequently will be at 9am in order that overseas participants may attend remotely.
Tommy has sent a draft of the paper to Catherine.
Tommy has rebuilt the RDF routines, which are used to generate FieldML metadata. This is used to build the initial view for Zinc.
Randall: As discussed previously, we want to also include CellML simulator style exposures in one of the next versions of PMR2.
Andre said that users should be able to see any revision as an exposure.
Tommy said that dynamically generated content puts an excessive computational strain on the PMR2 server. We need static exposures to reduce this.
There was a discussion about PMR2 code/view generation.
There was a discussion about a possible web-service that dynamically creates an exposure view from a revision. Randall said that if for example you want to view some graphs and change the simulation parameters on the exposure page, this would have to be dynamically generated.
Andre said that exposures should be able to show subsets of workspaces - Tommy said that this is what they currently do.
Andrew suggested that a webservice could dynamically generate views for revisions, and then cache them for subsequent views.
There was an extensive discussion about exposures and curation.
Andre said that modellers (PMR2 users) want to be able to curate models.
It was noted that a system will probably be required to authenticate commits/pushes.
3) Discussion of possible section of PMR2 paper on links with CAP database.
Randall said that we might want to mention future plans for PMR2 features in the paper.
There was a discussion of the differences between the CAP database and PMR2, especially the DVCS of PMR2 vs. the simple linear versioning of the CAP database.
Andrew has sent out another draft of the paper for comments.
Randall said that exposures and exposure styles are important ideas to mention in the paper.
Andrew replied that all of the concepts in the paper should relate to the use of a DVCS in biological databases.
There was a discussion about how much to cover about exposures in the paper.
Randall suggested that exposures are the fundamental difference between PMR2 and any other normal use of DVCSs. When a paper introduces a new approach, including some key implementation details lends credibility, showing that the approach has been put into practice to validate it.
Geoff has added Gupta et al. 2009 to the repository, which Catherine has pushed and exposed.
Geoff continues to work on the calcium dynamics category.
Geoff found an old model by Catherine which used the sum operator, which can only be applied to vectors. He asked whether vectors were ever going to be supported in CellML.
There was a discussion about the support of vectors.
Andrew said that ModML will support vectors through transformations.
Randall suggested that the model be left in the repository with the sum operator intact. It will be easier in future to convert a model in this form to a format which supports the sum operator, rather than expanding it.
5) (Dougal) Alternatives for help systems, and should a help system demo be included in Justin's metadata editor?
This item was included in discussion about OpenCell development.
Randall said that a lot of energy has now been spent on the JVM/Scala prototype. We now need to get feedback from other development groups in the ABI.
Randall suggested that this means we should probably go ahead and include IDA support in the XULRunner version of OpenCell, as this is probably enough of an addition to release version 0.8.
Andrew has helped Geoff to try to get a model working with IDA. This is not working at yet.
Geoff said that the model can be broken up into components, each of which can be tested with IDA.
Andrew said that we may not want to use the IDA initial conditions solver; we could just turn it off and provide the initial conditions.
Randall mentioned tracker item 2542: offering both levmar and KINSOL solvers as options for the decoupled DAE solver approach.
Randall said that he will have a written summary of discussions by next week, when a decision can be made.
Andre reported back from the SED-ML hackathon; there is a big push for SED-ML at the moment, with several grants being applied for to support it. Nicolas is keen to push the initial spec out, which could work with CellML even though it does not mention the variable of integration. Andre said that we need some tool support for SED-ML so that we can begin testing. There is a complete draft of the spec available.
Justin has been helping Sarala to try to get the CellML API to build on her Win7 64 machine. So far this has not been working.
It is Geoff's last week here, and we would all like to thank him for the great work he has done.
Andrew has been looking at time delays and available DDE solvers and thinks that the best approach may be to take IDA or CVODE as the basis for building a custom delayed DAE solver. Randall did a small amount of reading and investigation into DDE solvers. An article from a Mathematica tutorial introduces one of the aspects of handling delayed ODE's: The propagation of discontinuities. Discontinuities arise because the state histories that are provided to the solver need not satisfy the "constraints" (i.e. the ODE systems equations). Hence, there are often discontinuities in first derivatives or higher derivatives. As the solution progresses, future points in the solution have terms that are delays that pass through the prior discontinuities, and so cause the discontinuities to occur again. The propagation of these discontinuities becomes complicated if there are fixed delays of different durations, and even more so if there are state dependent delays. DDE solvers essentially restart at the discontinuities. Randall also pointed out that handling delayed DAE's is more complex than delayed ODE's since restarts of the DAE solvers like IDA requires re-establishing consistent initial conditions, which experience has shown us is fraught with difficulties.
There was a discussion about DDE solvers.


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Factoring in the Fed - Where to now for the Dollar?
Wall Street leapt higher last week after the Federal Reserve calmed investors' fears about a sinking economy, implying that risks to the financial markets from the summer's credit crises have eased, says BetOnMarkets.com's Michael Wright.
Stocks initially zigzagged after the Fed lowered interest rates on Wednesday, because some investors balked at the notion that the Fed might not lower rates again at its December meeting. However, investors eventually appeared relieved after interpreting the Fed's comments to mean that the central bank is now able to return to more 'regular' worries such as price inflation.
Wall Street was pleased by the fact that investors, businesses and consumers alike will be getting cheaper access to cash, because of the widely anticipated quarter-point rate cut. The Fed funds rate now stands at 4.50 percent. Last month, the Fed surprised the market with a larger-than-expected half-point cut in the funds rate.
After months of agonising over a weak credit market, investors appeared to take some comfort from the fact that the Fed found room to offer a less accommodative statement than some had expected. In comments following its two-day meeting, central bank policymakers said recent spikes in energy and commodity prices, are among the forces that could be adding to inflationary pressures, and that with its latest move "the upside risks to inflation roughly balance the downside risks to growth."
While a more accommodating statement would have left the door open for yet another rate cut, traders worried about what would happen to the US dollar if there was another cut. Some analysts have gone on record to point out that the recent surge in the oil prices have been partially attributed to the weaker US dollar.
The focus remains on the once mighty US dollar, which now trades just shy of 2.08 against the British Pound, and near an all time high of 1.45 for every Euro. The Bank of England's chief economist was rather hawkish in his latest comments, dashing many people's hopes of a rate cut here in the UK. This coupled with the US cuts, has pushed the USD/ GBP exchange rate ever closer to 2.10.
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VAIL, Colo. — Vail Resorts plans to put some colour on its websites, advertisements, and other collateral material. To that end, photographers have been taking photographs of African-Americans, Hispanics, and other racial minorities on the ski slopes.
This is part of a greater drive toward inclusivity being pushed by Roberto Moreno, a Denver-based former ski instructor and ski patroller. Moreno argues that ski areas have perhaps unwittingly turned a cold shoulder on racial minorities, failing to extend a welcoming hand. One way of extending that hand, he says, is to have people of colour in front-line positions, such as is in ski schools and at ticket windows. But he also argues that ski areas need to make racial minorities feel welcome by showing them on websites.
Bill Jensen, the chief operating officer for Vail Mountain, has been supportive of Moreno's work, and this year gave 2,000 lift ticket/lesson/and rental packages to Moreno's organization, Alpino. Copper Mountain, Eldora, and other ski areas in Colorado have given another 2,000 similar packages, and next year Moreno expects Steamboat Springs to participate.
Moreno points out that if ski areas hope to boost their numbers after 27 years of so-so growth, they will have to reach out to minorities, whose populations are growing more rapidly than the general population rate. In Denver proper (but not the Denver metropolitan area), the various minorities collectively are now the majority.
Although Vail Mountain still appeals to the world's wealthiest skiers, it will join California's Mountain High, which caters to the hip-hop culture kids from nearby Los Angeles, and New York's Hunter Mountain as being one of the few ski areas to show racial minorities on skiing websites. Ski areas have had the most success and have worked hardest at reaching out to Asian-Americans, who have income and educational levels most close to those of the ski industry's traditional market.
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Telluride Mayor John Pryor is reluctant to directly assume the task of managing the economy, but the idea is being reviewed in a town planning effort.
While mandating "affordable retailing" is a new frontier, city and county governments in this country have long engaged in attempting to manage their economies. Transportation, from subsidized direct flight programs to subsidized parking garages, are the most obvious example, but similar are marketing programs and affordable housing.
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Mark Hunt Downs Derrick Lewis in 4th Round at UFC Fight Night
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Derrick Lewis' impressive six-fight win streak in the UFC's heavyweight division is over, courtesy of Mark Hunt. Fighting in front of his hometown crowd, Hunt (13-11-1) defeated Lewis via TKO at 3:51 of the fourth round Saturday. The heavyweight bout headlined UFC Fight Night inside New Zealand's Vector Arena. Lewis (18-5) has been the recipient of plenty of hype, but he was clearly overmatched against Hunt. Hunt, 43, walked Lewis into the fence throughout and punished his body with punches. Referee Marc Goddard stopped the bout even though Lewis never went down, but there was no protest from Lewis.
Immediately after the loss, Lewis said Saturday would "most likely" be his last fight in the UFC. A pro since 2010, Lewis said he doesn't want to continue to put his family through the stress of his career.
Hunt has been a loud opponent of performance-enhancing drugs since last summer, when he suffered a decision loss to Brock Lesnar at UFC 200. It was later revealed that Lesnar had tested positive for a banned substance before the fight but was allowed to compete because the results were not available before the event. Even at 43, Hunt remains one of the most dangerous finishers in the UFC. He staggered Lewis several times in the fight, mostly with the right hand. Despite being 11 years younger, Lewis appeared tired as early as the second round, placing his hands on his hips and leaving his chin exposed high. Lewis had some success early by throwing low and high kicks, but the strategy might have contributed to his empty gas tank.
Lewis wasn't able to get away from the fence in the fourth round, and Hunt took full advantage of that. The body shots Hunt landed on Lewis started to add up from the third round on. The loss is Lewis' first since June 2015. Coming into the fight, he was the No. 8-ranked heavyweight, according to ESPN.com. For Hunt, it was the 10th knockout win of his career. He rebounded from a knockout loss to Alistair Overeem at UFC 209 in March.
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