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The purpose of this post is to emphasize on all Baloch that please be careful when you are writing in Balochi because written is slightly different than spoken.
Here is an example of Spoken Baluchi[incorrect written form]: Tau koja bootagay?
the word 'Bootagay' actually written as 'bootag et' but most of the time we write our sentences words exactly as we pronounce them which is completely wrong in my view.
Correct sentence is : Tau koja bootag et?
in the above sentence 'warta' which is incorrect there is nothing such that 'warta' in written Baluchi.
The correct form should be 'wartag'.
one more incorrectly written sentence form: Aa kay wapsee.
which should be: Aa kaet Wapseet.
The mistakes presented above are those which are made mostly by indivisuals or Audio/Video companies when they print Film or Album Name, lyrics on the back sides of CD or Cassette covers.
and Companies especially Audio/Video Companies should be using correct Baluchi in Production levels.
I am being followed by a Dog called Ego !
Myself is weak in this regard.I guess the meaning of choose is Darchenag as noun , and Darchen as verb.
Blind are your eyes , your heart unfeeling . Your mind devoid of understanding , for lust , anger and burning desires, you are drowning without water .
Tao koja bootag ay' is the right way of writing and saying this for a singular second person 'tao' (you). 'et' used with plural. Shoma kojaa bootag et. aahi kojaa botag, aa kojaa botag ant. Man koja bootagaan.
Respected sis Raji and Waja Kolmir .
Thanks for words of praise.
Sorry , but i can not agree with you sir.
if we talk MORE about the sentence above, 'Tao' and 'Shoma' tells us whether the sentence is plural or singular one and also tells us that we are talking about 'first person'. Please let me clear you about 'et'. when we are talking about first person (singular and plural) we use the 'et' notation. and 'ay' doesn't exist in Baluchi in this context.
Please note these are never pronounced (in Makkoran specially) .
in French Language same is the situation.but almost in every word level. meaning that words are pronounced and written differently.
Waja Koulmir Namiran a harchi k gosht ha rast ey.
Bagopt e Syed Zahor shah..........har hama jaga ha k tu merdom ey a Mokateb kot point out kot o gosht (ekiara)....hauda "ay" kaith ............Mesal.......Tu Doshi kuja botagay? Marchi shap kai loga dar ay? tu zee neatk ay Parcha ? cha Kuja pedak ay........? ae rangeen redan(Sentencean) "et " karmerd nabeth...(Han albat Shuma e sara "et" karmard beth...shuma kuja botag et?).
ھو۔ ھنچوش کہ شما شون داتگ، من ھنچؤش نبشتہ کنگایاں۔ منا 20 سال إنت کہ یکـّوئی بلوچی نبشتہ کنگایاں۔ إے مدتا من مارتگ کہ ماں 'ءَ' ءَ سر وت بے جاہ کارمرز کنگائیں۔ ھمے ڈولا أگر 'ں'ءِ بدلا ما 'ن'ءَ کارمرز کنگایاں۔ إیشی سبب إیش إنت کہ دوئینانءِ نیاما ھچ فرق نہ کنت۔ پرچاکہ 'ں' إیوکا گالانءِ گڈسرا بلوچ نبشتہ کنگا أنت۔ گالانءِ نیامجیا 'نون گونا' نقطہ جنگ بیگا إنت۔ أگر گالانءِ نیامجیا بیت کنت، گڈا پچے گڈسرا بیت نہ کنت!
پشت کپتگین جاهان کہ "ءَ" ضروری اِنت آ چه نمبران رند اِنت۔ مثال: 2008ءَ جنگ باز بیتگ۔ 10ءَ 2 هؤر به کن 12ء بیت اِنت.
This happens mostly because balochi is more orall language then written !!!
However, u have a point !!


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Q: Plotting a piecewise function with strange subdomains I have a function, which analityc expression is $C=2*max[b-c,0]$(you can see the expressions of b and c down). Then I have to considerer $q_\pm=\frac{(1\pm \sqrt{ (1-C^2)})}{2}$ and then to plot $E_n=-q_+log_2(q_+)-q_-log_2(q_-)$.
I tried in this way:
b = (p*(2 - n)/4);
c = n*(1 + p)*(2 - n)/16 + (1 - p)*(2 - n)/8;
Conc = If[(b - c) < 0, 0, 2*(b - c)];
qplus = (1 + Sqrt[1 - Conc^2])/2;
qminus = (1 - Sqrt[1 - Conc^2])/2;
En = -qplus*Log[2, qplus] - qminus*Log[2, qminus]
Plot3D[En, {n, 0, 2}, {p, 0, 1}]

This is the output:

-(1/(2 Log[
      2]))(1 - √(1 -
          If[2 (-(1/8) (2 - n) (1 - p) + 1/4 (2 - n) p -
               1/16 (2 - n) n (1 + p)) < 0, 0, 2 (b - c)]^2)) Log[
      1/2 (1 - √(1 -
            If[2 (-(1/8) (2 - n) (1 - p) + 1/4 (2 - n) p -
                 1/16 (2 - n) n (1 + p)) < 0, 0, 2 (b - c)]^2))] + (1/(
   2 Log[2]))(-1 - √(1 -
         If[2 (-(1/8) (2 - n) (1 - p) + 1/4 (2 - n) p -
              1/16 (2 - n) n (1 + p)) < 0, 0, 2 (b - c)]^2)) Log[
     1/2 (1 + √(1 -
           If[2 (-(1/8) (2 - n) (1 - p) + 1/4 (2 - n) p -
                1/16 (2 - n) n (1 + p)) < 0, 0, 2 (b - c)]^2))]
Indeterminate expression (0 (-∞))/Log[2] encountered.

I don't know where is the error.
Thank you.

A: When $q_\pm=0$, you get $q_\pm\log_2q_\pm=0\cdot(-\infty)$ which is indeterminate. You can define your own function
f[x_] := Piecewise[{{x Log[2, x], x > 0}, {0, x <= 0}}]

and use that instead. By the way, you can also just write Conc = 2 Max[b - c, 0].
b = (p*(2 - n)/4);
c = n*(1 + p)*(2 - n)/16 + (1 - p)*(2 - n)/8;
Conc = 2 Max[b - c, 0];
qplus = (1 + Sqrt[1 - Conc^2])/2;
qminus = (1 - Sqrt[1 - Conc^2])/2;
f[x_] := Piecewise[{{x Log[2, x], x > 0}, {0, x <= 0}}]
En = -f[qplus] - f[qminus]
Plot3D[En, {n, 0, 2}, {p, 0, 1}, PlotRange -> All, Exclusions -> None]

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Tetris Game Boy
Tetris Nintendo Game Boy konsolille.
Alkuperäiset Game Boy pelit toimivat myös Game Boy Color ja Game Boy Advance konsoleilla.
Sisältö: Pelikasetti
Beams boxes zig-zags and L-shaped block drop down a narrow passage. Feel your pulse quicken as you spin shift and align the shapes for a perfect fit. It's challenging and demands a split second decision!
Tetris (テトリス Tetorisu) was released for the Game Boy in 1989. In North America and Europe it was bundled with the Game Boy, and later on sold as a stand alone game. It is the first game to make use of the Game Boy's Link Cable, an accessory that allows two Game Boys to connect to each other.

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Reflections on Bullying Short Film
In the Fall 2013, I directed a student film with middle school students. We finally finished post production of it and I wanted to share it. Since it's middle school students, the names have been abbreviated. We may send it to student festivals to check out the responses. Thanks for the support for my drama students.
Reflections on Bullying
Posted by Kim on April 11, 2014 in Arts Education, Film/Television/Theatre, Uncategorized
Tags: middle school students, post production, student festivals, student film
Debt Freedom & Broke, the play
Right now, I'm taking a class in becoming debt free. I'm actually enjoying it, although, I find it mind-boggling. There are a lot of things that we can do or work on that I've not considered. The program uses Dave Ramsey as a textbook, using Christian principles and scripture.
There are things that I can do now: let go of cable or get basic cable since I work so much, I don't have time for TV anyway. Sell some furnishings. Get basic services for phone use, etc.
My mind has accepted this new reality. I don't need a lot of stuff. lol. I grew up in the 80s. That decade was my teen years. Also, Starbucks has GOT to go! Brewing at home is better. A five dollar daily coffee fix is high-class robbery.
Is anyone permanently working on getting out of debt? Send me your comments.
BTW, the play, BROKE by Janece Shaffer, is an awesome play about the economy. It's a new play at the Alliance Theatre from September 23 – October 23, 2011. Kudos to the actors: Tess Malis Kincaid, James M. Leaming, Elisabeth Omilami (owner of the non-profit, Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless), and Galen Crawley for a job well done. Every person should see this play. Everyone. I mean it. Go see it or read the play.
Posted by Kim on October 16, 2011 in Film/Television/Theatre, Uncategorized
Essential Theatre Festival 2011
A Thousand Circlets by Theroun Patterson: A Review
Watching the world première of A Thousand Circlets by Theroun D'Arcy Patterson, Winner of the Essential Theatre playwriting Award, was an enjoyable experience. The new play by Mr. Patterson who was in the audience (every performance night) is a five person play about a dysfunctional family, regret, Alzheimer's disease, and a family architectural company.
The play involves an African-American family and the father patriarch played by Tony Vaughn, who has Alzheimer's; however, his wife, played by Yvonne Singh, won't accept it. The three adult children, played by Tony Goolsby, a business person who works in the family business, and his sister played by Precious Bright, were always close although they have a love-hate friendship among them. The step-brother, Olubajo Sonubi, is an architect but lives with the fact that his design caused someone's death when the building collapsed.
The step siblings have a sexual relationship that is later discovered by Caleb (Goolsby). As a matter of fact, Caleb is having marital problems with his wife whom the audience never meets. Eventually, love between the Patriarch, Earl Leighton, (played by Vaughn), and wife Liz Kensey Leighton, (played by Singh) prevails. Getting there is half the fun.
The play for me was extremely strong in Act I and weaker in Act II. The script echoes a television script due to the fact that a technical dilemma in Act II when step siblings Rebecca and Grey fight over their love for each other and the love of the family business. They are forced to face each other for a good 15 minutes of dialogue while the audience watches their profiles. The director, Betty Hart, can't do anything about this. It's stronger if they just talk to each other but weaker for the audience since the audience are forced to look at 15 minute profiles. It's intense and the audience wants to see their eyes but can't. This is when a POV from a camera shot would work beautifully here but it's theatre, no such luck.
The flashback in Act I works beautifully and is scripted well with a nice transition afterwards with Earl responding to his wife in the present as if he was still in 2001 in New York City. It's 2011 and his Alzheimer's is severe to the point that he can't function at work anymore, to the dismay of his cussing every minute son, Caleb.
It's good theatre. For me, it resembles a television script on stage. It's still strong theatre with excellent volatile performances by the women, who keep you guessing what they will do next. The writing is eloquent, elevated language with the Act I over an hour and Act II also over an hour with a 10-15 minute intermission.
It's a strong, very enjoyable, and ambitious first play written by Mr. Patterson. It's an excellent career taking off into high gear that hopefully will continue at a steady pace for a long career ahead of him.
Posted by Kim on July 27, 2011 in Film/Television/Theatre
Essential Theatre Play Festival 2011
A Sleeping Country by Melanie Marnich and Great Falls by Lee Blessing: A Review
I decided to purchase the Flex Pass for all three shows. A Thousand Circlets, I will see later in the month. Overall, it was nice to hear about two married playwrights that were chosen by Essential Theatre to première its Southern regional première at Actors Express Theatre.
A Sleeping Country directed by Peter Hardy was a comical view on a disturbing sleeping disorder that has Julia, played by Kelly Criss, up 24/7. She goes to her good friend, Midge, a psychologist, played by Megan Hayes, for help. Greg, Julia's fiancée, played by Matthew Myers, becomes exasperated when he discovers that Midge has given her drugs to commit suicide if she needs them. Midge also researches her illness on the internet and shares that the origin of her disorder is located in Italy. Isabella, an Italian whose family has the illness, played by Holly Stevenson, meets Julia for the first time in Italy and decides to help her discover if she has the malady.
Enjoyable, with great comic effect, everyone has great moments in the play. The true tragedian is Julia who never finds the true cause of her illness but still keeps the affection of her fiancée in the end. I like Marnich's twist of the main character going to Italy to make discoveries of her own. The witticisms of Isabella were hilarious and having the butler, son of Isabella, including Greg played by the same character had great comic moments as well. Precise and distinctive, I enjoyed each character/personality presented. It would have been nice to find more comic moments for Julia since she played the role seriously straight throughout. As a matter of fact, I'm not able to recall a comic moment with Julia. The other characters create the comic relief needed for this play, especially Isabella.
Great Falls directed by Ellen McQueen was a completely opposite play, which I appreciated. I'm enjoying the diversity of all plays selected for the Festival. It was spot on with its interpretation of the script by the actors Emmett Furrow as Monkeyman and Ashleigh Hoppe as Bitch. Tragedy for me makes me contemplate the issues long after the play was over. This was no different. It's less complicated in plot but more intense in story. A step-father and his step-daughter take a trip. Actually, Bitch was abducted into a cross-country visit to the midwest for family time. Both are writers and that's their common bond. However, Bitch hates her step-father until he reveals why he left her mother. I was struck by the great moments in this play with the dad explaining to his step-daughter how a man feels about his sexual relationship with his former wife and why he had to cheat. Meanwhile, Bitch's relationship with men including her mental psychotic state has devastating effects to her life. There is a long history of sexual abuse within the family that Monkeyman, tries to reconcile with his former wife but he leaves her anyway. I, as an audience member, wants to sympathize with the wife, but I end up sympathizing with the husband, especially when he shares his point of view. Discovering that he was a coward for not helping his wife, that becomes minor when he discovers that Bitch is pregnant by either three men who raped her. Bitch reconciles with her step-dad when he helps her get an abortion.
I'm struck on how this father-daughter relationship is about sex, marriage, date-rape, a road-trip, all into one. It wasn't a pleasant experience to sit through. The yelling of Bitch actually got on my nerves for a while but both actors play their roles with honest abandon. It also ends with the two never to see each other again. In the end, you don't blame the dad. He did his best. He was honest with his former wife and step-daughter and didn't mistreat them, although he gets most of the blame for ending the marriage. He has to leave – no hugs are given – appropriate, and they part without further remorse.
Out of this husband and wife team, Great Falls, gave me more points on how "one man" thinks about marriage, sex, and committment. Strong monologues for men and early 20s women are here. The residue of this play gave me a stronger imprint on my mind.
The review of A Thousand Circlets will come later.


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Pluto TV Launches Classic Channels Streaming Happy Days , The Love Boat , Laverne & Shirley and More
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Pluto TV is adding to its channel lineup, just in time for Thanksgiving.
As of Tuesday, Happy Days, The Love Boat, Laverne & Shirley and more classic shows are available to stream for free through the ViacomCBS-owned service.
"In a year that has been challenging for so many across the globe, Pluto TV is bringing the joy, love and laughter that is synonymous with these series from an unforgettable era and inviting viewers to escape with their favorite characters and stories that shaped a generation of television," the streaming television service said in a statement.
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Family Ties, Wings, The Beverly Hillbillies, Mission: Impossible and Mork & Mindy will also be available to stream for free.
In addition to the new channels, PlutoTV announced a donation to World Central Kitchen to support its food-providing efforts, as well as a push on social media to feature holiday recipes from the stars of the classic shows that have been added to their lineup.
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"In the spirit of the season, building on the nostalgia and comfort of classic television, Pluto TV is making a donation to World Central Kitchen to support their ongoing efforts to use the power of food to heal communities and strengthen economies during times of crisis and beyond," said Pluto TV in a statement.
The statement continued, "Throughout the holiday season, to drive even greater awareness to this noteworthy cause and amplify the efforts for World Central Kitchen, Pluto TV's social media will feature curated holiday recipes inspired by these shows and favorite recipes from beloved stars of the series."
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Abraham Lincoln is America's better angel – Joe Biden must draw on his spirit
The 16th president gave inaugural addresses at the outset and end of civil war. His successor must bind similar woundsBiden faces an inauguration like no other Abraham Lincoln delivers his second inaugural address, on the steps of the US Capitol in 1865. Photograph: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images When the President-elect Joe Biden gives his inaugural address on Wednesday, one former president will tower above all others, and not merely because of his celebrated stovepipe hat. Abraham Lincoln is always famous, but he turns into something more than that when Americans are bitterly divided. In moments of crisis, he becomes a kind of guardian angel, not unlike the phrase he was looking for when he closed out his own inaugural address in 1861. Given "guardian angel" by his adviser, the New York senator William Seward, he improved it to "better angel". So surely did he find the moment that politicians are still laboring to come up with anything new. After the Capitol putsch of 6 January, the House minority leader, Kevin McCarthy, lamely called on Republicans to find their "better angels", after they sought to garotte the vice-president. Centuries from now, archeologists may have trouble piecing together the values that drove the US between 2017 and 2021. There may be a few signs – a golf cart here … a My Pillow there … and all of the phones, by the millions, rusting in the shallow waters that cover Washington, with just the statue of Armed Freedom pointing above the waves. But the actual ethics of this complex society may be elusive, as remains the case with other four-year realms. That is why Lincoln still speaks to us, unlike so many presidents. His moral compass worked. He was elected at a time when no one in their right mind would have wanted the job. Despite constant hatred from his enemies, he fought to unite Americans and in doing so he restored a measure of racial justice. He reminded them that their own words were important, and the truth mattered. That helped the country live up to its ideals, as expressed in the declaration of independence. He did all of these things while writing in a kind of prose poetry that still sounds musical. Lincoln delivered two inaugural addresses, each clairvoyant about problems the nation would face. In 1861, he asked Americans not to go to war; in 1865, he asked them to come back together, "with malice toward none; with charity for all." Those two speeches, standing like bookends at the beginning and end of the civil war, feel especially relevant in the dark winter of 2020-21, when charity is in such short supply. Lincoln appeared briefly on 6 January, the night of the Capitol putsch, as Biden quoted from the 1862 annual message, in an attempt to calm the waters. It would not be surprising if Lincoln returned during the inaugural address at the Capitol on 20 January. In 1861, the Capitol was already a battleground, filled with treasonous southern politicians who had stayed in Washington while their colleagues were leading an effort to launch a new country, founded upon slavery. Lincoln deftly walked through those landmines, delivering an effective speech that pleaded for Americans to remain a single country. It was a lawyer's speech, rejecting the argument for secession, but it included a poet's peroration, the final paragraph in which Lincoln asked the south to pause before separating. "We are not enemies, but friends," he wrote, in language that would sound just as resonant in 2021. "We must not be enemies." Four years later, Lincoln returned for another inaugural. This time he was more preacher than lawyer, seeking to explain the shocking sacrifice of 750,000, a number we continue to revise upward. Americans badly needed a message of redemption. Lincoln found it, using his gift for language and some stagecraft too. Behind him, the same Capitol that had looked so forlorn four years earlier was now completed, with a sparkling new dome and that curious statue on top – cast by an African American liberated by Lincoln. As the president spoke, he stood next to a table constructed from materials used to complete the dome. But Lincoln was too honest to simply say good had prevailed over evil. With a deceptive simplicity – there were only 703 words, 505 with one-syllable – he delivered a kind of theological self-assessment unlike any other presidential speech. It acknowledged blame for "American slavery" – notably, he did not say "southern slavery". But it also accused slavery's defenders of a gaudy and insincere patriotism, fortified by violence rather than truth, as evidenced by their willingness to "make war rather than let the nation survive". In the end, resorting to violence was a shabby way to promote democracy. Lincoln quoted the Bible liberally, to explore the ways in which Americans might atone for their sins. That was new territory for a president, especially one with unconventional views of his own. But Lincoln's faith had intensified, perhaps in some measure because of his own severe trauma as the parent of a beloved child who died. After proposing that God might have wanted the civil war to come, to atone for the crime of slavery, Lincoln softened again, as he did at the end of the first inaugural. He concluded by asking Americans to be gentle with each other, to take care of the widows and orphans dotting the landscape, and the amputees attending the ceremony. African American soldiers were out in force as well, as seen in one striking photograph from that day. A crowd at Abraham Lincoln's second inauguration. Photograph: Alexander Gardner/Library of Congress That was another improvement: African Americans were not allowed on the grounds of the Capitol at previous inaugurations. In 1865, as recounted by a fine book, Edward Achorn's Every Drop of Blood, many distinguished Americans attended. Among them were a well-known actor, John Wilkes Booth, and a leading African American author, Frederick Douglass, each feeling quite differently as Lincoln summoned a kind of Old Testament anger against the sin of racial injustice. Lincoln and Booth both loved Shakespeare. Booth may have felt he was on another stage, contemplating the murder of a Caesar, likewise killed in a Capitol. That tragedy played out six weeks later. But Booth could not extinguish Lincoln's words. Instead of giving Americans a simplistic message of self-congratulation, Lincoln had delivered a sterner measure, one that offered the tools for self-salvation. In a country still struggling to live up to its ideals, that remains a potent message. Ted Widmer is distinguished lecturer at Macaulay Honors College of the City University of New York, and the author of Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington
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The branch of theology called Christology does nothing more than explore answers to the question posed by the old Christmas hymn: "What child is this?" Many Scripture passages about the nativity and early life of Jesus reflect on the question of His identity. For example, the three gifts of the Magi represent the Person before whom they prostrate themselves. When Mary and Joseph are confused at finding the child Jesus in the Temple, Jesus drives home the point that He is the Son of God who belongs in His Father's House.
Of course, for a disciple of Jesus, we want to know more about Him not for the sake of knowledge itself. We want to know who Jesus is so that we might love Him better: more thoroughly, more deeply, and more selflessly.
Throughout the Christmas Season, the Sacred Liturgy turns to St. John the Beloved Disciple for an answer to that hymn's question, "What child is this?" Throughout John's Gospel account, and even more so in his epistles, the Beloved Disciple teaches us that "God is love", and John teaches us what it means for a disciple to enter into this love.
In today's First Reading from the First Letter of Saint John, the Beloved Disciple responds to the question of "How do we know Jesus?", which is a variation on "What child is this?" John's response is that "the way [to] know Jesus is to keep His commandments." This might seem an odd answer: how would one's commandments tell us about the commander's identity? If we were to reflect further on this question, we might realize how one generally commands about matters only of importance to oneself. In the case of God, His commands are commands to live in Him: to live in love, or rather, simply to love.


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from nssrc.com.citrix.netscaler.nitro.resource.base.base_resource import base_resource
from nssrc.com.citrix.netscaler.nitro.resource.base.base_resource import base_response
from nssrc.com.citrix.netscaler.nitro.service.options import options
from nssrc.com.citrix.netscaler.nitro.exception.nitro_exception import nitro_exception

from nssrc.com.citrix.netscaler.nitro.util.nitro_util import nitro_util

class locationdata(base_resource) :
	""" Configuration for location data resource. """

	def _get_nitro_response(self, service, response) :
		ur""" converts nitro response into object and returns the object array in case of get request.
		"""
		try :
			result = service.payload_formatter.string_to_resource(locationdata_response, response, self.__class__.__name__)
			if(result.errorcode != 0) :
				if (result.errorcode == 444) :
					service.clear_session(self)
				if result.severity :
					if (result.severity == "ERROR") :
						raise nitro_exception(result.errorcode, str(result.message), str(result.severity))
				else :
					raise nitro_exception(result.errorcode, str(result.message), str(result.severity))
			return result.locationdata
		except Exception as e :
			raise e

	def _get_object_name(self) :
		ur""" Returns the value of object identifier argument
		"""
		try :
			return 0
		except Exception as e :
			raise e

	@classmethod
	def clear(cls, client, resource="") :
		ur""" Use this API to clear locationdata.
		"""
		try :
			if type(resource) is not list :
				clearresource = locationdata()
				return clearresource.perform_operation(client,"clear")
		except Exception as e :
			raise e

class locationdata_response(base_response) :
	def __init__(self, length=1) :
		self.locationdata = []
		self.errorcode = 0
		self.message = ""
		self.severity = ""
		self.sessionid = ""
		self.locationdata = [locationdata() for _ in range(length)]

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How Do We Feel About Higher Education? Look to the Movies
They're just summer blockbusters, sure, but they present a rather dim view of the importance of the classroom.
Seth Masket
Monsters University. (PHOTO: COURTESY OF PIXAR)
At a time when policymakers are debating the value of higher education, it's interesting to look around and see just how the public perceives our college and university systems. And if recent films are any guide, higher education doesn't necessarily have a great image. So, with apologies for some spoilers, I'd like to describe the depictions of higher education in several recent summer films: Monsters University, Man of Steel, and Star Trek: Into Darkness. (Yes, these are basically the only films I've seen in the theater this year.)
Let's start with Pixar's Monsters. This is a pretty bleak view of the modern university; indeed, it doesn't seem terribly modern. As Kieran Healy notes, the pedagogy there is pretty old school and uninspired:
Instruction is resolutely "chalk and talk", with faculty members presenting dull lectures to (often very large) classes of obviously disaffected students. The campus has a machine shop devoted to manufacturing doors, but that seems to be about the extent of its capital investment in anything other than faux collegiate gothic buildings. Lecture theaters are ill-suited for anything but the most direct sort of instruction, and the physical plant has clearly failed to keep pace with the diversity of the student body.
Nor does the University seem interested in pursuing any sort of egalitarian vision. The dean of students blatantly ignores academic achievement and instead determines which students will succeed and which will be drubbed out of school based on their performance in Greek system sporting events. This would be an outright scandal at most universities; at MU it's the MO.
But beyond that, recall what happens at the end. (Here comes the spoiler.) Sully and Mike Wazowski are kicked out but still end up with their dream jobs as scarers at Monsters Inc. Yes, they have to work their way up from the mailroom, presumably over several years, but many of those years were years they would have spent in college anyway. So what was the point of the college education? If the university isn't the gatekeeper to the elite jobs, why attend? Just to pay tuition and get humiliated by high status kids?
OK, let's jump over to Man of Steel. One of the film's notable departures from the Superman canon in general, and from the 1978 Superman film specifically, is Clark Kent's life after high school but before the Daily Planet. In the earlier film, he spent 12 years at the Fortress of Solitude being tutored by a hologram of his dead father, learning about physics, history, chemistry, etc. No, Clark never had a formal degree, and Superman was never really supposed to have been as educated as, say, Iron Man or Batman, but he still had some serious training, and he knew what to do and how to do it before donning the blue suit.
In Man of Steel, however, Clark is basically a drifter, learning about the world by working as a commercial fisherman, a restaurant busboy, and other odd jobs. He starts trying to save the world literally hours after learning how to fly. This is Sarah Palin's Superman, guided by his gut instincts and his decent midwestern upbringing rather than any sort of expert training. Superman's foe, General Zod, mentions his own superior education, and of course he (spoiler coming) loses in the end.
Finally, Star Trek. As I've mentioned elsewhere, the earlier Star Trek reboot film from 2009 had a dim view toward higher education, in that the topic of Christopher Pike's dissertation clearly didn't matter. That is, he ended up with the exact same job in both timelines even though his dissertation subject necessarily changed. Meanwhile, Jim Kirk ends up captain of the Enterprise despite not even having finished at Starfleet and despite him being accused of cheating on a crucial exit exam.
The new film, Into Darkness, has a somewhat more nuanced view of education. Pike is clearly concerned that Kirk has advanced too far too quickly, and in the early part of the film, he demotes Kirk from captain and sends him back to Starfleet to learn some humility. But Kirk ends up back in the captain's chair within half an hour, running the ship with his usual bravado and recklessness. He does ultimately learn humility, in a deeply painful way, but again, he learns it outside of the academy.
So maybe I'm watching the wrong films, but it seems to me that the message that is being conveyed from summer blockbusters is that college is capricious, outmoded, and unnecessary. If you want to know why your kids don't seem that interested in applying a few years from now, remember the films that they saw in the summer of 2013.
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Seth Masket, a Pacific Standard contributing writer, is a political scientist at the University of Denver, specializing in political parties, state legislatures, campaigns and elections, and social networks.
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The film's central story concerns a father who is trying to organize an enormous, chaotic and expensive wedding for his daughter, Aditi, for whom he has arranged a marriage with a man she has known for only a few weeks. A wedding is one of the few times each generation that an extended Punjabi family comes together from all corners of the globe, bringing its emotional baggage along. The four-day arrangements and celebrations will see clumsy organization, family drama, dangers to the happy end of the wedding and lots of music. Sponsored by UB International l Student and Scholar Services Office and the Undergraduate Academies.


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VH1's 'Best Week Ever' Comedian to Co-Headline YLD Comedy Night Saturday, May 10
Join the YLD for a night of laughs on Saturday, May 10 featuring opening act Anton Shuford and co-headliners Lynne Koplitz and Doug Benson of VH1's "Best Week Ever." Tickets are available now and include open bar, heavy hors d'oeuvres, a silent auction and a DJ.
For sponsorship information, please contact Brian Chacker. To donate items to the silent auction, please contact Abbie DuFrayne.
All proceeds benefit the Philadelphia Bar Foundation.
Bench-Bar Annual Conference Registration Open
Registration is now open for the Association's 2008 Bench-Bar and Annual Conference on Sept. 19-21 at Bally's Atlantic City.
This year's conference is expected to bring together more than 500 lawyers and judges from the Philadelphia area for three days of CLE programming that lets practitioners and the judiciary share ideas and best practices. The theme of this year's conference is "The Sound of Philadelphia."
Registration for the full three days of the conference is $549 for those members who register by Aug. 15. That rate includes all meals and CLE. For public interest attorneys, government attorneys and members of the Young Lawyers Division who register by Aug. 15, the full conference registration fee is $399. Other one-day and two-day registration packages are available. For those prices, visit philadelphiabar.org.
Bally's Atlantic City offers a world-class spa, salon, fitness center and 18 restaurants to meet every craving. Experience the Old West at Bally's Wild Wild West Casino with nearly 74,000 feet of gaming accessible via a short walkway connected to Bally's.
Bally's is now accepting hotel reservations for attendees. Book early for the best rates: rooms on Thursday, Sept. 18 are $99; rooms Friday, Sept. 19 are $144, and Saturday, Sept. 20 rooms are $189. A limited number of room are available for the $189 rate on Saturday night. Call 1-800-345-7253 for reservations and mention you are attending the Philadelphia Bar Association's Bench-Bar and Annual Conference to get these special room rates.
Sixers Sprinting to Playoffs
by Jeff Lyons
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Civil Gideon Plenary Session April 10
The Public Interest Section and the Pennsylvania Bar Association will hold the plenary meeting "Civil Gideon: A Right to Counsel in Civil Cases" on Thursday, April 10 at 4 p.m.
The program will feature opening remarks by Chancellor A. Michael Pratt and Andrew F. Susko, president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Panelists include Pa. State Rep. Kathy M. Manderino; Debra Gardner, legal director, Public Justice Center of Baltimore; and Laura Abel, deputy director of the Justice Program, Brennan Center for Justice, New York University School of Law.
A wine and cheese reception follows this free program, which will be held in the 11th Floor Conference Center of Bar Association headquarters, 1101 Market St. Space is limited. Click here to register for this program.
Discussion with Justice McCaffery April 9
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery will be the guest speaker at a joint meeting of the Appellate Courts Committee and the Public Interest Section on Wednesday, April 9.
The program begins at 12 p.m. in the 11th Floor Conference Center of Bar Association headquarters, 1101 Market St. Lunch is available for $7.50 for those members who register in advance. Click here to register for this program.
Volunteers Needed for Law Week April 28 - May 2
The Young Lawyers Division of the Philadelphia Bar Association seeks volunteers for Law Week events. Law Week is a series of programs that place Philadelphia lawyers of any age and law students in the community to educate the city's youth and public about the law through direct interaction.
Some of our Law Week activities include:
Lawyer in the Classroom – Volunteer lawyers and law students will visit different schools throughout the week to address students' concerns about the law and the legal issues that affect them as they enter adulthood and answer questions about the legal profession. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Kelly Gastley or Josh Ryan.
Legal Advice Live! - A free, daylong ask-a-lawyer event spanning across Philadelphia. On Wednesday, April 30, dozens of Philadelphia attorneys will gather on Independence Mall to provide free, in-person legal advice from noon to 2 p.m. in Center City. Attorneys will provide answers to legal questions on a broad range of topics, including landlord/tenant law, divorce and child custody matters, wills and estate planning, real estate law and employment law. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Abbie DuFrayne.
Also on Wednesday, April 30, volunteer attorneys will go into the community and give free legal advice at select Free Library of Philadelphia branches. Volunteers are needed at the South Philadelphia Branch at Broad and Morris Streets and the Tacony Branch at Torresdale Ave & Knorr Streets from 1 to 3 p.m. To volunteer contact Abbie DuFrayne.
Legal Line - Also on Wednesday, April 30, from 5 to 8 p.m., area residents can call lawyers at 215-238-6333 and have their legal questions answered free and confidentially. The lawyers will staff a phone bank at the headquarters of the Philadelphia Bar Association, 1101 Market St., 11th floor. If you would like to volunteer for Legal Line (either April 30 or a future date), please contact Stephanie Mensing.
The Trials of Goldilocks and the Big Bad Wolf – On Thursday, May 1 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., volunteer attorneys will use the facts of the well-known fairytales, Goldilocks and The Three Little Pigs, as the basis for criminal trials. Volunteers act as prosecutors, defense attorneys and witnesses in the criminal trials, which include opening statements, examinations and cross-examinations of witnesses, closing arguments, and instructions of the juries. At the conclusion of each trial the students are given the role of the jury and determine whether the Big Bad Wolf or Goldilocks are guilty of a crime. To volunteer please contact Heather Herrington.
Lawyer for a Day - Volunteer attorneys, law students and judges pair with high school students and take them into the courts to learn more about the process of the judicial system as well as the role lawyers, judges and juries play in our community. Several city courtrooms will be open to allow the participants to observe proceedings. This program starts at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, May 2 at the Philadelphia Bar Association, and all participants are invited back to the Association's 11th floor Conference Center at noon for a concluding lunch, which includes a keynote by a guest speaker. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Carey Chopko or Corey Davis.
Also if you know 4th, 5th, 6th or 12th grade students, teachers or parents at a Philadelphia public, parochial, charter or private school, we are seeking submissions for:
· Edward F. Chacker Essay Contest - Named for past Philadelphia Bar Association Chancellor Edward F. Chacker, the 2008 contest offers a $1,000 college scholarship to a high school seniors who attend public, parochial, charter or private school in Philadelphia. Seniors are asked to write an essay of at least 1,000 words on the question:
Do you think that school officials should be permitted to search a student's computer, iPod or iPhone? Why or why not? What factors should a court consider when deciding whether it is proper for a school official to search the contents of a student's computer, iPod or iPhone?
The 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is supposed to protect the privacy and security of individuals against unreasonable searches by government officials. However, school officials also have an interest in protecting the safety of their students and teachers. Students may want to address the possible kinds of information that could be on a computer, iPod or iPhone - like voicemails, emails, text messages, documents, videos, etc. - that could be illegal or perfectly legal but highly private information.
In addition to the scholarship, the winner will read their essay at a Naturalization Ceremony on May 1, 2008. Submissions should include the student's name, address, telephone number and school on a cover sheet accompanying the essay. All entries must be received by Amy Muldoon at the Philadelphia Bar Association, 1101 Market Street, 11th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107 or amuldoon@philabar.org by NOON on Friday, April 11, 2008.
· 2008 Poster Contest - All 4th, 5th and 6th grade students who attend Philadelphia public, private, charter and parochial schools are invited to participate in the 2008 Poster Contest. Students are asked to: Draw a picture that best illustrates how law provides opportunity and equality in our community. Posters should be produced on standard 22" x 28" poster board and students should include their name, address, telephone number and school on the back of the poster. First, second and third prize savings bonds will be awarded. All entries must be received by Amy Muldoon at the Philadelphia Bar Association, 1101 Market Street, 11th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107 by NOON on Friday, April 11, 2008.
If you would like to volunteer or know of someone who can, please contact us or forward this information to them (including teachers or parents of students in the 4th, 5th, 6th or 12th grade). With your help, we look forward to a week of successful events.
Sixers Sprinting to Playoffs by Jeff Lyons
After watching last night's remarkable comeback win against the East-leading Boston Celtics, I've decided the Sixers are for real.
The Sixers used a 19-0 run to beat Boston in Boston. How special is that? Consider that in early February, the Sixers were 12 games under .500. Since then, they've won 18 of their last 23 games and now sit in sixth place in the NBA's Eastern Conference. They are now one game over .500 at 36-35 and trail the fifth-place Washington Wizards by just a game. They've already won more games this season than all of last season.
How are they doing it? New GM Ed Stefanski and Coach Mo Cheeks have given the younger players more minutes and they're playing an up-tempo game. The have five players (Andre Iguodala, Andre Miller, Willie Green, Louis Williams and Samuel Dalembert) averaging more than 10 points per game. Youngsters Williams, Thaddeus Young and Rodney Carney have provided offense from the bench and the defense has been aggressive, tenacious and effective.
"The Sixers are just aggressive, athletic. They play hard, and if you let them hang around, they'll beat you, because they are a team, a young team," Celtics coach Doc Rivers told The Philadelphia Inquirer after Monday night's game.
The key for the Sixers to play deep into the spring will be to retain their work ethic and not take anything for granted. If they relax, they'll slide out of the playoffs just as quickly as they've joined the race.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Opening Day is less than a week away and the Phillies still have a couple of question marks. Closer Brad Lidge hasn't regained his arm strength and he'll be on the disabled list until at least April 5. That means the ancient Tom Gordon, he of the creaky arm, will be forced into duty as the Phillies closer for the first week of the season.
It says here the Phillies will go with 12 pitchers to start the season. Your starters are Cole Hamels, Brett Myers, Jamie Moyer, Kyle Kendrick and (shudder) Adam Eaton. The bullpen will include Gordon, Ryan Madson, J.C. Romero, Chad Durbin, Clay Condrey, Travis Blackley and J.D. Durbin. I look for JD to get released once Lidge's fastball is crackling past 95 mph.
A 12-man staff leaves the Phillies with five bench players – Eric Bruntlett, Greg Dobbs, So Taguchi, Chris Coste and either Chris Snelling or Wes Helms. The Phils will try to trade Helms but will probably end up releasing him and eating his contract.
I always start to obsess about the weather for Opening Day around March 15. I've sat through some horrific conditions for baseball. I remember driving to the Vet during a snow squall one year. Last year's conditions were just about perfect. It was sunny and close to 70 degrees. Here's the outlook so far, from three different sources:
National Weather Service: Sunny with a high of 53.
weather.com: Mostly cloudy with a high of 52.
AccuWeather.com: Times of sun and clouds, high of 56.
I'll be there, no matter what the weather is like.
Jeff Lyons, senior managing editor of the Philadelphia Bar Reporter and Bar Reporter Online, is a fanatical Philadelphia sports fan. His e-mail address is jlyons@philabar.org.
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Unravel the story of how owner William Duff and architect William Adam clashed over the creation of this splendid Georgian mansion.
Discover the ruins of a uniquely Scottish site atop a mound of rock.
See the mighty hilltop castle built by Robert II in the 1370s, soon after he came to the Scottish throne.
Visit the secluded spot where Mary Queen of Scots sheltered during her last hours in Scotland.


National Health Mission (NHM), Diu invited applications for the post of Medical Officer, Dist. Programme Manager and Other. The eligible candidates can appear for walk in interview on 4 January 2018.
Paediatrician – MBBS with PG Degree or Diploma in respective subject, 2 Years experience in cases of PG Degree or 3 years in case of PG diploma.
District Programme Manager – MBA/PG Degree or Diploma in Health Administration, Public Health Management, Rural Management, Social Work, Community Development, Sociology, Population Sciences, MD-PM/PSM/CHA/MCH by recognized university.
Medical Officer – MBBS from recognized university, compulsory rotator internship with MCI Registration.
Ophthalmic Assistant – HSC (Science) or equivalent from a govt. recognized board; Diploma in Ophthalmic Techniques from a recognized Institute or certificate course in Ophthalmic care from a govt. recognize institute.
Eligible candidates can appear for walk in interview on 4 January 2018 in the office of the collector, Collectorate-Diu along with documents.


The American Healthcare Act would however offer estimated savings of $337bn to the federal budget by 2026.
Newly released estimates by the US nonpartisan analysis agency, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), have shown that the American Health Care Act (AHCA) currently being pushed by Republicans would leave 52 million Americans without health insurance by 2026.
More short-term estimates equally show that, compared to life under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), brought in by former president Barack Obama in a landmark healthcare bill that Republicans in Congress are attempting to repeal - numbers of people without insurance would increase by 24 million under the ACHA.
This number would rise to 20 million in 2020, and then 24 million in 2026, leaving an estimated 52 million uninsured by 2026.
Under Obama's ACA however, also known as Obamacare, the CBO predict that the number would be 28 million in the same year.
The estimates are good news for the US federal budget however, with the CBO saying that $337bn (£276bn) would be saved by 2026, mostly from "reductions in outlays for Medicaid" and the elimination of health insurance subsidies. Although a new tax credit plan would see revenue fall.
However, the statistics make grim reading for President Donald Trump, who previously claimed he would not cut Medicaid.
The CBO findings found that "several major provisions affecting Medicaid would decrease direct spending by $880 billion over the 2017-2026 period". It also said that 14 million fewer people would be enrolled by 2026 than under current laws.
The report also goes on to cast doubt over Trump's claim that his new bill would provide "insurance for everybody".
However, the president tweeted on Monday (13 March) that "ObamaCare is imploding", adding that "Republicans will come together and save the day." This was fundamentally rejected bu the CBO and Joint Committee on Taxation's assessment, which argued "the nongroup market would probably be stable in most areas under either current law or the legislation."
Standing outside the White House, US Health Secretary Tom Price said "we disagree strenuously with the report that was put out."
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, a figurehead of the new healthcare bill, instead claimed that the CBO findings in fact supported the new bill.
"This report confirms that the American Health Care Act will lower premiums and improve access to quality, affordable care. CBO also finds that this legislation will provide massive tax relief, dramatically reduce the deficit, and make the most fundamental entitlement reform in more than a generation."
Democratic House Leader, Nancy Pelosi called the bill "immoral", asking "how can Republicans look their constituents in the eye and tell them their bill will kick 24 million off coverage?"


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Accident on M-59 claims 1 life, injures 3
On behalf of Law Offices of Kurt M. Schultz, PLLC posted in car accidents on Friday, January 13, 2017.
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Phone app blocks could curb distracted driving
By Kurt Schultz of Law Offices of Kurt M. Schultz, PLLC posted in car accidents on Tuesday, December 13, 2016.
Last year, 35,092 people died on U.S. highways. Up 7.2 percent from 2014, the spike in deaths is the largest single-year increase in traffic fatalities since 1966. The U.S. Department of Transportation cites increased distractions from cell phones as one reason for the rise in deaths.
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Government safety plan aims for no traffic deaths in future
On behalf of Law Offices of Kurt M. Schultz, PLLC posted in car accidents on Wednesday, October 12, 2016.
Michigan drivers may be interested to learn that on Oct. 5, the U.S. Department of Transportation released a traffic safety plan. The early stages of the plan call for increasing rumble strips, grooves or bumps in the road that warn drivers when they veer out of their lane, and for raising awareness about the importance of wearing seat belts. There will also be increased efforts to educate the public about the dangers of driving while drunk or distracted. Ultimately, the goal of the agency is to have no deaths or injuries from motor vehicle accidents in 30 years.
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Bill could make talking on the phone while driving illegal
On behalf of Law Offices of Kurt M. Schultz, PLLC posted in car accidents on Friday, September 30, 2016.
Michigan drivers should already be aware that texting and driving is illegal within the state. In order to take further actions to prevent distracted driving, a state representative has sponsored a bill that would make it illegal for drivers to engage in cellphone-to-ear conversations.
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The elderly may benefit from auto tech advancements
On behalf of Law Offices of Kurt M. Schultz, PLLC posted in car accidents on Tuesday, September 13, 2016.
Older Michigan drivers may benefit from new innovative vehicle safety features such as automatic robotic braking and oncoming traffic detection systems. While certain model vehicles already carry smart technology such as blind-spot warning systems, more of these features will be required for new cars by 2020, according to reports.
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Highway traffic deaths increased in 2015
On behalf of Law Offices of Kurt M. Schultz, PLLC posted in car accidents on Thursday, September 1, 2016.
According to government data, 2015 was not a good year for drivers in Michigan and across the United States. That's because the number of individuals killed on the nation's highways rose by 7.2 percent from 2014.
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Drowsy driving kills 5,000 every year
On behalf of Law Offices of Kurt M. Schultz, PLLC posted in car accidents on Wednesday, August 17, 2016.
Road safety campaigns in Michigan and around the country in recent years have generally focused on reducing crashes caused by drunk or intoxicated motorists. However, drowsy driving remains a serious threat to all road users according to a report from the Governors Highway Safety Association. The report, which was published on Aug. 8, reveals that more than 80 million fatigued Americans get behind the wheel each day. Such drivers cause accidents that claim the lives of 5,000 road users every year.
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Cellphone use and driving
On behalf of Law Offices of Kurt M. Schultz, PLLC posted in car accidents on Tuesday, August 2, 2016.
According to one survey of high school age drivers, 70 percent of them admitted to use phone apps while behind the wheel of their vehicle. Respondents to the survey conducted by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Students Against Destructive Decisions said that sending a text message was among the top dangers on the road, a view that is shared by most Michigan motorists. However, only 6 percent said that using social media is the most distracting behavior while driving.
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Report from CDC indicates high car crash death rate in U.S.
On behalf of Law Offices of Kurt M. Schultz, PLLC posted in car accidents on Thursday, July 21, 2016.
Residents of the Detroit metropolitan area may feel as though their roads can be unsafe, and they're not alone. A July report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a disturbing trend on American roadways, one the organization referred to as a 'serious public health issue." According to the CDC, the United States has the highest rate of car accident fatalities among high-income countries, as well as the second-highest percentage of traffic deaths attributed to alcohol. The U.S. also came out on top in crash death rates per 10,000 registered vehicles.
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Crash leads to closure of Michigan freeway
On behalf of Law Offices of Kurt M. Schultz, PLLC posted in car accidents on Thursday, July 7, 2016.
A truck driver told authorities he was watching another truck exiting the freeway at Stoney Lake Road when he hit a Subaru Outback and a Mazda 6 with his semi on Route 31. The crash took place at about 12:45 p.m. on July 5 near the small Michigan town of New Era, and seven people were injured in the accident. All five occupants of the Outback were injured and taken to the hospital for treatment.
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Further investment in the child care subsidy
Enduring norms regarding gender and work have proven harmful to our economic welfare by sidelining the careers, and limiting the potential, of women across the income spectrum. In the latest of a series of reports which aim provide ideas to cut Australia's workforce participation gap between men and women, KPMG proposes targeted amendments to the child care subsidy (CCS) to help alleviate the burden that these norms continue to have on our economic potential.
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Quantifying the challenge – the Workforce Disincentive Rate (WDR)
KPMG's report, Unleashing our potential – the case for further investment in the child care subsidy, makes proposals to reduce what we call the Workforce Disincentive Rate ("WDR") in the cases where it presents the most extreme deterrent to a primary carer – most often the mother – taking on additional days of work.
The WDR is the percentage of income from taking on an extra day's work that a primary carer loses to income tax and Medicare levy, withdrawn family tax benefit, reduced child care subsidy and increased out-of-pocket child care costs.
For example: a woman healthcare worker earning $50,000 and working 4 days a week has a marginal day's income of $12,500. She might currently lose 88 percent of the income by working that fourth day – $6,200 in income tax and withdrawn family tax benefit and $4,800 in additional childcare costs for two children (net of CCS). So she would currently keep just $1,500 of the $12,500 earned by the fourth day's work each week over the year.
But under KPMG's preferred proposal, she would keep almost 50 percent of the money earned by that fourth day's work. Her WDR cap (marginal income tax rate plus 20 percent) would be 54.5 percent instead of the current 88 percent and she would receive a top-up payment of $4,188.
How can we address this, and what are the impacts?
Our preferred option, which could boost annual GDP by almost two times what it would cost in net additional government expenditure, would be to cap the WDR at the primary carer's marginal income tax rate, plus 20 percentage points. This would progressively benefit lower income household situations where a combination of high child care costs and the phase-out of family tax benefits can otherwise move the WDR towards 90 percent or more. Our report explains how this would work, and how it would benefit the economy even with a modest uptake in additional workdays by primary carers.
Another initiative to address the highest WDRs would be to provide more assistance to families with more than one child in long-day care. These households experience a relatively high WDR, as the CCS reimburses a maximum of 85 percent of the child care costs for each child, and can therefore be under the most stress in terms of making ends meet. This would involve increasing the CCS to 100 percent (up to a maximum of the CCS's capped hourly rate) for all households, regardless of income for the second (and any additional) child in simultaneous long-day care.
If we aspire to have equal workforce participation and leadership progression we must ensure men and women are equally empowered, socially and financially, to share the care-giving role.
By alleviating the cost of child care, targeted spending can remove a major barrier facing primary carers seeking to return to work. The reduction in WDRs that would flow from KPMG's policy options to improve child care policy can therefore create a range of benefits for Australian society.
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A radical plan to revamp Child Care Subsidy
A radical plan to revamp Child Care Subsidy could help parents back to work.
Other reports in the series
Delivering equity: A new deal for women pensioners who rent
The cost of coming back: Achieving a better deal for working mothers
The child care subsidy: Options for increasing support for caregivers
This report discusses how affordability of child care looms as a key factor in parents' ability to secure their desired place in the workforce.
Achieving a better deal for working mothers
The second in the series of reports addressing issues in gender inequality in the workplace. It discusses the cost of mothers returning to work.
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You don't need to be a self-confessed fashion devotee to know that leopard print was the leader of the pack on the SS19 runway with the likes of Richard Quinn, Giambattista Valli and Ashley Williams all dabbling in the trend.
Now, animal spots are back for another round and Donatella Versace has upped the stakes.
Not one to hide behind sartorial boundaries, the Italian designer sent models down the runway during Milan Fashion Week Men's decked in leopard-emblazoned floor-skimming coats.
But rising star, Brazilian model João Knorr, stole the spotlight from fixtures Bella Hadid and Emily Ratajkowski with a gram-worthy buzzcut to match.
A vision brought to life by hair stylist Guido Palau and colourist Davide, the aesthetic proved popular on Instagram after Knorr shared a snap via Instagram.
One fan took to the comments section to write, "I've seen your hair a couple times today! Every time I see it, I go wow and I'm not tired of it!" Another commented: "Obsessed with your hair".
But just how easy is it to replicate off the runway?
After trawling the Internet, it seems leopard print hair has long been in the pipeline after Bleach London also shared an image of the striking buzzcut back in April 2017.
Shortly after the Versace show, stylist Katy England also took to the social media platform to prove that the trend was alive and kicking back in the early nineties.
Although a buzzcut is not necessary to achieve the aesthetic, it seems shorter locks can make the whole process a little easier.
Hair colourist Davide took to Instagram to share a behind-the-scenes video on how he created the runway-ready look.
In the clip, he can be seen applying dye to the model's head using several make-up brushes.
Donatella herself dubbed the hair-coat match "everything" alongside a photograph of herself and Knorr on Instagram and let's be honest, who are we to argue?
From headaches to split ends, just how damaging are high ponytails for your hair?
Can you train your hair to need less washing?


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The Learning + Technology Group (or just LeTech for short) focuses on computing education, educational technology and software visualization. We adopt a research perspective on learning and teaching that allows us to improve education through better educational technologies and teaching methods.
Learning + Technology group (LeTech) at Aalto University, Finland, provides two salaried doctoral student positions (4 years) in the area of computing education research. For more information, check our research topics here.
"Leader of the research group, professor Malmi is interested in topics related to computing edication research, in particular: "How do we carry out computing education research? What can we learn from digital traces of student's actions?"
For more information, please visit professor Lauri Malmi's site . For contact, please e-mail him at lauri.malmi@aalto.fi .
My research interests are on data structures and algorithms, learning analytics, and software visualization. Especially I'm interested in developing applications for online teaching and learning in the context of computer science education. My current work is concerned with software tools and principles in the area of automatic assessment systems. I also act as an instructor and teacher for several courses.
For more information, please visit Ari Korhonen's site . For contact, please e-mail him at ari.korhonen@aalto.fi .
My research interests within CER include: the learning and teaching of introductory programming (especially at the university level), learners' understandings of programming concepts, cognitive approaches to CER, program visualization, phenomenography, and learning environments and tools.
For more information, please visit Juha Sorva's site . For contact, please e-mail him at juha.sorva@aalto.fi .
For more information, please visit Otto Seppälä's site . For contact, please e-mail him at otto.seppala@aalto.fi .
For more information, please visit Lassi Haaranen's site . For contact, please e-mail him at lassi.haaranen@aalto.fi .
My current research interests are how students comprehend code using different plan composition strategies with distinct levels of complexity.
For more information, please visit Rodrigo Duran's site . For contact, please e-mail him at rodrigo.duran@aalto.fi .
For former doctoral student's thesis and completed Master's Degree thesis of former LeTech members, please refer to the Publications section.


There's so much that the brand new Borderlands: Game of the Year remaster will get proper. Yes, there are clear and apparent upgrades over the unique launch, not least the availability for greater high quality textures that make sure that the sport holds up nicely on a contemporary 4K show. Then there are the improved choices and high quality of life enhancements and the truth that PC homeowners of the unique decade-old launch get the brand new model totally free – however simply how good are the varied console ports?
Without head-to-head comparisons, the preliminary impression when loading up the GOTY version is that that is basic Borderlands simply as you bear in mind it – and it is honest to say that the sport's cel-shaded type nonetheless manages to carry up right this moment. The key visible improve is certainly to texture high quality, with way more element – and this may increasingly account for a 19GB obtain dimension on PC up towards the unique's 12GB. Lighting and color grading additionally appears considerably punchier too up towards the older model.
While the target is to ship a presentation match for 4K shows, the identical upgrades are current and proper throughout all variations of the sport, with each base and enhanced machines delivering the identical core artwork. Interestingly although, whereas HDR is supported, it's restricted to consoles solely – the PC model is left behind on this space.
While there are variations elsewhere between the consoles, the excellent news is that gameplay tweaks are constant throughout the board. These adjustments are small however vital, beginning with the inclusion of a revised mini-map and stock system that is a lot simpler to deal with, and related in nature to that featured in Borderlands 2. Characters additionally acquire well being and ammo mechanically now, whereas the choice to tweak discipline of view additionally proves welcome. Also spectacular is a bump to native split-screen play from two gamers to 4, although online-enabled accounts are required for every participant, which is a little bit of a ache.
First impressions recommend that a respectable stage of thought and energy has gone into this remaster, however there are some considerations concerning the high quality of the console conversions, significantly when it comes to GPU utilisation. Borderlands all the time ran nicely on PC and making an allowance for that we're taking a look at a decade-old title right here taking part in out on way more superior hardware, efficiency is much less spectacular than anticipated.
A video breakdown detailing how Borderlands GOTY compares throughout all variations.
On the plus aspect, 60 frames per second is the goal on all programs – however In order to maintain frame-rates comparatively constant, dynamic decision is in place on all consoles. That means we're taking a look at a variety between 1536×864 to full 1080p on the bottom PlayStation 4 (albeit with few dips beneath the goal) which drops to a noticeably extra variable 1440×810 to 1080p on the usual Xbox One. Meanwhile, the improved consoles additionally range, with a 1440p to 1800p decision window on PS4 Pro, widening out to 1440p to 2160p on Xbox One X.
Visual variations between the 4 console builds are minimal. Each receives the identical texture pack, although the standard of anisotropic texture filtering improves considerably on the improved machines – although this could possibly be all the way down to the elevated sampling delivered by a better native decision. Shadow readability additionally will get a small improve on the improved consoles, presenting barely crisper edges.
Bearing in thoughts that this recreation is nearly a decade outdated now, it is a bit of disappointing to see that although DRS is in place, Borderlands GOTY nonetheless has some efficiency issues. All 4 console releases goal 60 frames per second – but when the present scene cannot render in time, v-sync is briefly disabled, leading to tearing travelling throughout all the display screen. It retains latency low, but it surely's considerably baffling to see Xbox One X's six teraflop GPU unable to carry a constant stage of efficiency and likewise with the opposite consoles and their decrease decision targets. Pro and X follow 60fps greatest, however even right here, episodes between 50-60fps are potential. The efficiency window expands out a contact on the vanilla consoles, seeming to 45-60fps. The base PS4 is pretty stable total, however it's nonetheless susceptible to some drops and tearing, whereas the bottom Xbox One is much less constant total than any of the opposite variations.
Performance points aside, Borderlands GOTY does the job in delivering a good sufficient remaster for the current-gen programs however revised textures aside, it is really the standard of life tweaks that take advantage of impression right here for the solo participant. That mentioned, boosting split-screen performance from two to 4 gamers is a nice addition – it halves the frame-rate goal from 60fps to 30fps, and there are nonetheless efficiency drops even then, but it surely does add somethng new to the general expertise. It's an enchancment, however not fairly every part you need it to be – one thing that sums up the console variations of Borderlands GOTY fairly succinctly.


Capture your child's first day of school with these adorable free printable signs! These printables are available in two different adorable designs for Pre-K through Eighth Grade.
*Be sure to stop by and check out these cute Apple First Day of School signs HERE.
I can't believe I am saying this…it's almost SCHOOL TIME!
I am not sure where this summer has gone. I know we've been crazy busy but it all seems like a blur. We've gone on vacation, knocked out some crafts, and even had some mommy-daughter time making homemade ice cream sandwiches. But now that we are headed toward the end of our summer, and it's time to get into back-to-school mode.
I have so many exciting back-to-school ideas that I'll be sharing with you over the next few weeks, and this free printable of First Day Of School Signs are the perfect way to get things started.
My very dear friend Megan is a graphic artist. She is super talented and I am beyond excited that she put together this free printable for you all.
These adorable First Day of School Signs are the perfect way to mark the start of the new school year for each of your kids.
And if you missed it, earlier this summer, Megan created this free printable for your first day of school pictures…see it HERE.
Megan was so smart and made this free printable 8″x10″, so any picture frame will work perfectly. I happened to have this frame at home but you can find some really cute ones at Walmart for around $3-$4, and I've even seen some at the Dollar Store that would work.
Here's a little tip: take out the glass from the picture frame. This will eliminate any potential glare when you take your picture and it's much safer for the little ones to hold.
So take your pick! You can find each free printable just click on one of these links below.
Have a GREAT first day back to school and don't forget – stop over HERE and check out this cute Apple First Day Back to School Sign free printable!
I love these! Is there any chance you might make some for this back to school year?
Tank you! And yes…working on more for this upcoming school year so be sure to check back on ezeBreezy.com in August:) Thanks again.


With environmental issues around plastics and waste incredibly topical at present, 10% of proceeds from the event will be donated to the charity Little Feet Environmental. We also stand by our belief that as an island we should be committed to the safety and cleanliness of the beaches and seas that surround us. The community matters to us here at Close Finance, hence we want to make sure our beaches are clean, safe, and ready for you and your family to take full advantage of this summer!
We hope to see you down there, so come and join us for an hour or two, or just watch us at work and we look forward to meeting like-minded members of the community that care for Jersey as much as we do.


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The Administrate password policy has now been enforced on the LMS. Users changing their passwords will now have to pick a secure enough password.
Now customers in UAE/KSA regions can choose to have the word 'tax' prepended to 'invoice' and 'credit note' in English, in order to make them legally compliant in these regions.
We added a mobile friendly layout for event lists to the WordPress plugin. Note: styling changes made to the original layout may not be compatible with the mobile friendly design.
Take caution when enabling this option with a previously styled Administrate plugin.
After editing student attendance in the 'Edit Attendance' or 'Record Attendance' modal, the percentage in the 'Attended Column' in the Events Students table automatically updates without having to refresh the page.
Now the event title suggestion will only show event titles and not include course titles which aren't used on an event.
Resolved an issue which could cause students to be added to a CloudShare class, even after they were removed from an event.
Resolved an issue where the initial balance reported for a token issue would change when the balance was adjusted.
We have fixed an issue in the new events list where the expand icon was not disabling if on resizing the page no expansion is needed.
We have cleaned up some private locations by removing tabs and new lines and spaces from the the beginning and end. We are also now cleaning private locations as they added from the event setup.
We have fixed the styling of the new events list when columns are hidden on IE, Firefox and Safari.
Fixed the position of the training token account balance.
Fixed an issue whereby unmarked checkboxes were not showing in Chrome when using the 'Attendance Tool' in the NES, making it now easier to mark student attendance in Chrome.
The comment box in Sales Invoices no longer shifts text to the right.
We have reinstated highlighting for related invoice rows on the financial tab of the account page.
We resolved an issue where the weblink would render the events list in a different format, rather than the usual table.
Fixed a bug that let non super users accidentally change the visibility of an account when they navigate to and edit the account.


They are fabricating the caps for the rails on my luggage rack. I am excited.
This family of ducks was on my front yard today. Pumpkin wanted to eat them. I yelled at her and she was very upset with me. Baby ducklings are her perfect prey - just tough enough for her to tackle.


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Yolande's Yard: You Don't Need Feet To Dance (video)
By Yolande Brener
The first five minutes of You Don't Need Feet shows Sidike Conde going through his daily routine, getting out of bed, brushing his teeth, getting dressed, going out. Seeing how effortful these activities are for a man without the use of his legs, it's incredible that Conde has accomplished as much as he has.
Filmmaker Alan Govenar met Sidike Conde when he won the Heritage Foundation award in 2007.
"I was completely captivated by his story and his circumstance and his attitude," said Govenar. "He is this extraordinary person with this incredible attitude that I think we all can learn from."
Sidike traveled to America from Guinea to perform with his band. He is also an accomplished educator. And he has done all this despite being disabled.
Sidike developed polio as a teenager and at the age of 14, he fell down one day and never got up again. At the age of 17, Sidike was almost excluded from a circumcision ritual that welcomed young men into adulthood. Determined, he learned to dance on his arms, to play drums and to do everything the other boys could.
"Stylistically, this pushes my art form to a new level," said Govenar. "This is the most intimate documentary I've ever made."
The film is almost entirely filmed using natural light and with a handheld camera.
And much of the content was unplanned.
Toward the end of the film, there is a party to which all their closest friends are invited, but no one turns up. This is a sad moment and Govenar discussed with Sidike whether to leave this out but they decided to keep it in because that is what they experienced. Another sad moment is when Sidike cries because he misses his mother who never lived to see the success he has made of his life.
One of the most uplifting moments in the movie is when Sidike helps lead an after school music class. The children in the class obviously love his drumming and music lesson. Although it isn't clear from watching, several of the children have different degrees of disability. The occupational therapist recounts how Sidike inspired the children when they felt unable to participate.
"Look at me," he said. "If I can do this, you can."
"I'm hoping people will be inspired to the extent at which it can help their own lives," said Govenar. "But I'm also hoping it will motivate people to know more about Sidike, and that it can tangibly make a difference in his life."
You Don't Need Feet To Dance opens on March 22nd at the Quad Cinema.
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Shirland Fitzgerald, a federal inmate proceeding pro se, filed a motion pursuant to Rule 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure seeking to vacate this court's January 28, 2013 memorandum opinion and order denying his motion to vacate, set aside, or correct sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The court finds that Fitzgerald's instant motion is, for all intents and purposes, an unauthorized, successive § 2255 motion and, therefore, dismisses it without prejudice.
In 2009, after a jury trial, the court convicted Fitzgerald of six counts of conspiring to commit money laundering. Fitzgerald appealed and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed his convictions and sentence. United States v. Fitzgerald, 416 F. App'x 236 (4th Cir. 2011). Fitzgerald then filed a § 2255 motion, asserting that his counsel was ineffective in various respects. The court dismissed his § 2255 motion, finding that none of his claims had merit. See ECF Nos. 583 and 584. Fitzgerald appealed and the Fourth Circuit dismissed his appeal. United States v. Fitzgerald, No. 13-6317 (4th Cir. 2013). Fitzgerald has now filed the instant motion, requesting the court vacate his criminal conviction and re-sentence him because his sentence violates the Ex Post Facto Clause.
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including Rule 60(b), govern civil actions filed in federal district courts. "Such rules, designed to govern litigation of civil actions, do not and cannot provide authority for attacking or overturning a criminal judgment." United States v. Merica, Nos. 5:04CR00015, 5:11CV80375, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 144998, 2011 WL 6325881, at *2 (W.D. Va. Dec. 16, 2011); see also United States v. Bernier, 421 F. App'x 292, 293 (4th Cir. 2011) ("The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure do not provide a vehicle by which [a defendant] may challenge his criminal judgment."). To this end, a "Rule 60(b) motion that seeks to revisit a judgment dismissing a § 2255 action as without merit should be dismissed as a successive habeas petition to prevent defendants from using such a motion to circumvent the rule against successive § 2255 actions in § 2255(h)." Merica, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 144998, 2011 WL 6325881, at *2 (citing Gonzalez v. Crosby, 545 U.S. 524, 531-32 (2005)). "Similarly, a motion which seeks to advance one or more substantive claims allegedly omitted from the initial § 2255 motion or to submit new evidence or argument in support of a claim raised in the prior § 2255 motion must also be construed and dismissed as a new, successive § 2255 motion." Id. (citing Gonzalez, 545 U.S. at 531-32). However, a Rule 60(b) motion that attacks the collateral review process in a § 2255 proceeding may not be construed as a successive § 2255 motion. Gonzalez, 545 U.S. at 532; United States v. Winestock, 340 F.3d 200, 207 (4th Cir. 2003).
Fitzgerald's Rule 60(b) motion does not allege a defect in the civil collateral review process. Instead, it raises a new claim, attacking the validity of his criminal conviction and sentence, which was not raised in his prior § 2255 motion. Regardless of "[w]hatever title or twist [Fitzgerald] attaches to his current motion, it is clear that his intention is to obtain relief from the criminal judgment against him." Merica, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 144998, 2011 WL 6325881, at *2. As such, Rule 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure fails to supply him with the authority for the remedy that he seeks in this criminal action. Fitzgerald's Rule 60(b) motion must, therefore, be construed by this court as a successive § 2255 motion.
This court may consider a successive § 2255 motion only upon specific certification from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit that the claims in the motion meet certain criteria. 28 U.S.C. § 2255(h). As Fitzgerald has not submitted any evidence of such certification by the Court of Appeals, the court must dismiss the instant § 2255 motion as successive.
Petitioner is hereby advised of the procedure for obtaining certification from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to have this court review a successive § 2255 motion. Petitioner must submit a copy of the successive § 2255 motion to the Court of Appeals, along with a motion requesting a three-judge panel certification that the district court may review the successive § 2255 motion. See 28 U.S.C. § 2244 (as amended, 1996). A Fourth Circuit form and instructions for filing this motion will be included with this notice or are available from the Fourth Circuit at the following address: Office of the Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 900 E. Main St., Richmond, VA 23219.
For the reasons stated, the court construes Fitzgerald's motion as a § 2255 motion and dismisses it as successive.