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Q: Getting Linq query to return null if two variables are not equal Trying to use a query like this:
var checkName = from nn in xdoc.Root.Elements("string")
                        where nn.Attribute("id").Value.Equals(newTag)
                        select thisbool = true;

To see if, in my XML, there exists a node string where the value of attribute id equals this string variable newTag. If there does NOT exist such a string node, I would like to return null, or something that I can check using an if statement directly below so that I may disallow a particular change to be made, i.e.
 if (thisbool)
        {
            MessageBox.Show("The string ID you entered is already in use. Please enter a different string ID.");
            tagBox.Text = undoTag;
            return;
        }

This is my current setup. I also tried just selecting nn and using if(nn != null) but nothing seems to work. I'm sorry if this is a newb question -- I'm entering a bit of a time crunch, and I did indeed try to find an answer and test things out for 45min-1 hour.

A: This query will just all the elements that match your condition:
var checkName = from nn in xdoc.Root.Elements("string")
                        where nn.Attribute("id").Value.Equals(newTag)
                        select nn;

And then your if statement is as simple as checking if any such elements exist:
if (checkName.Any())
{
    // Code if condition is met by any tag here
}

If you really need a bool instead, you can combine the query like so:
bool anyMatches = xdoc.Root.Elements("string")
                   .Where(x => x.Attributes("id").Value.Equals(newTag)).Any();

Finally, for completeness sake, you can move the predicate from the Where() into Any():
bool anyMatches = xdoc.Root.Elements("string")
                       .Any(x => x.Attributes("id").Value.Equals(newTag));

I pesonally prefer one of the former two methods, since I think they spell out more clearly what's going on. Up to you which you prefer, of course.

A: bool thisbool = xdoc.Root.Elements("string")
    .Any(e => e.Attribute("id").Value == newTag);

A: Just off the top of my head
from n in source
let x = n.Prop1
let y = n.Prop2
select (x == y) ? value : null;

A: bool anySuchElementExists
    = xdoc.Root.Elements("string")
      .Any(e => e.Attribute("id").Value == newTag);

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Biografie
Ruth Lorenzo brak in 2008 door bij het grote publiek door haar deelname aan The X Factor, een Britse talentenjacht. Ze wist het acht weken uit te houden, en strandde uiteindelijk op de vijfde plaats. In juni 2011 bracht ze haar eerste single uit op de Spaanse markt, getiteld Burn.

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Externe link
 Officiële website

Spaans zanger
Deelnemer aan het Eurovisiesongfestival 2014
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Q: Round float columns in pandas dataframe I have got the following pandas data frame
          Y         X id WP_NER
0 35.973496 -2.734554  1  WP_01
1 35.592138 -2.903913  2  WP_02
2 35.329853 -3.391070  3  WP_03
3 35.392608 -3.928513  4  WP_04
4 35.579265 -3.942995  5  WP_05
5 35.519728 -3.408771  6  WP_06
6 35.759485 -3.078903 7 WP_07

I´d like to round Y and X columns using pandas.
How can I do that ?

A: You can now, use round on dataframe
Option 1
In [661]: df.round({'Y': 2, 'X': 2})
Out[661]:
       Y     X  id WP_NER
0  35.97 -2.73   1  WP_01
1  35.59 -2.90   2  WP_02
2  35.33 -3.39   3  WP_03
3  35.39 -3.93   4  WP_04
4  35.58 -3.94   5  WP_05
5  35.52 -3.41   6  WP_06
6  35.76 -3.08   7  WP_07

Option 2
In [662]: cols = ['Y', 'X']

In [663]: df[cols] = df[cols].round(2)

In [664]: df
Out[664]:
       Y     X  id WP_NER
0  35.97 -2.73   1  WP_01
1  35.59 -2.90   2  WP_02
2  35.33 -3.39   3  WP_03
3  35.39 -3.93   4  WP_04
4  35.58 -3.94   5  WP_05
5  35.52 -3.41   6  WP_06
6  35.76 -3.08   7  WP_07

A: You can apply round:
In [142]:
df[['Y','X']].apply(pd.Series.round)

Out[142]:
    Y  X
0  36 -3
1  36 -3
2  35 -3
3  35 -4
4  36 -4
5  36 -3
6  36 -3

If you want to apply to a specific number of places:
In [143]:
df[['Y','X']].apply(lambda x: pd.Series.round(x, 3))

Out[143]:
        Y      X
0  35.973 -2.735
1  35.592 -2.904
2  35.330 -3.391
3  35.393 -3.929
4  35.579 -3.943
5  35.520 -3.409
6  35.759 -3.079

EDIT
You assign the above to the columns you want to modify like the following:
In [144]:
df[['Y','X']] = df[['Y','X']].apply(lambda x: pd.Series.round(x, 3))
df

Out[144]:
        Y      X  id WP_NER
0  35.973 -2.735   1  WP_01
1  35.592 -2.904   2  WP_02
2  35.330 -3.391   3  WP_03
3  35.393 -3.929   4  WP_04
4  35.579 -3.943   5  WP_05
5  35.520 -3.409   6  WP_06
6  35.759 -3.079   7  WP_07

A: Round is so smart that it works just on float columns, so the simplest solution is just:
df = df.round(2)

A: you can do the below:
df['column_name'] = df['column_name'].apply(lambda x: round(x,2) if isinstance(x, float) else x)

that check as well if the value of the cell is a float number. if is not float return the same value. that comes from the fact that a cell value can be a string or a NAN.

A: You can also - first check to see which columns are of type float - then round those columns:
for col in df.select_dtypes(include=['float']).columns:
     df[col] = df[col].apply(lambda x: x if(math.isnan(x)) else round(x,1))

This also manages potential errors if trying to round nanvalues by implementing if(math.isnan(x))


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However, the App Store still shows the version as 1.1.6, and when you install the app it shows as 1.1.6 on the device.
What happened to the 1.1.7 version number? I have read through the iTunes guide for new versions and I think I got everything right. Can anyone shed light on how to get the version number to update when a new version is submitted?
I have another update (1.2.0) but don't want to submit it until I understand how to get the version number to change. Thanks.
EDIT: Some additional info. Version 1.1.6 and 1.1.7 were essentially released at the same time. 1.1.6 was "Ready for Sale" but had not been released to the app store. Once 1.1.7 was approved, we released them at the same time. Not sure if that matters or not.


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Q: Replacing dependents with another cell reference in VBA I've written some VBA code which takes a single cell and identifies all its dependents in the workbook (via a NavigateArrow analysis) and adds their range location to an array. From here I want to be able to update each dependent and change the reference to the original single cell to another single specified cell.
The particular difficulty I'm having here is that although I know where each dependent is, the reference to the original cell may be at the start, middle or end of a formula, and may be unanchored, row/column/both anchored, may be on a different worksheet and hence have a worksheet reference preceding it, etc, etc. Therefore I can't make an easy find and replace in each dependent cell, because of these potential differences, plus I want to maintain the original anchoring held in each cell reference.
Is there an elegant - or even inelegant - VBA solution to this problem?

A: Regular Expressions, or Regexp, are what you are looking for I think.
The following Pattern
([A-Z0-9]*)!(\${0,1})([A-Z]{1,3})(\${0,1})([0-9]*)

will match anything like "Sheet1!A1", "Sheet1!$A$1", "Sheet1!$A1", "Sheet1!A$1"
Explanation:
([A-Z0-9]*)!  =  Find anything that is before "!"
(\${0,1}) = $ or nothing
([A-Z]{1,3})  = between one and three letters
([0-9]*)  = Any number

You should easily be able to modify that pattern to match only what you want. In particular, ([A-Z0-9]*)!(\${0,1})B(\${0,1})1, will only match something with B($)1 in it...
Construct the Regexp pattern with string manipulation and should be good.
You'll need to reference (Tool > Reference) the "Microsoft VBScript Regular Expressions 5.5"
Try the following code, this should give you all the tools to achieve your goal
Sub ReplaceReference()
' Reference: Microsoft VBScript Regular Expressions 5.5

Dim RegEx As Object
Set RegEx = New RegExp

Dim s As String

' Here I have hardcoded the reference to the original cell for demonstration purposes
s = "Sheet1!$AB$2"

' Replacement: New sheetname, New Column, new row number
Dim NewCol As String, NewRow As String
NewCol = "C"
NewRow = "10"

Dim NewSheet As String
NewSheet = "Sheet2"

With RegEx
    .Pattern = "([A-Z0-9]*)!(\${0,1})([A-Z]{1,3})(\${0,1})([1-9]*)"
    .IgnoreCase = True
    .Global = True
End With

Debug.Print RegEx.Replace(s, NewSheet & "!" & "$2" & NewCol & "$4" & NewRow)

End Sub

Cheers,
Julien

A: Why not have the VBA cut and paste the source cell? Then, Excel will adjust the cell references in all their glorious variety.
I created a few cells with references, and then used the Macro recorder to see what could happen in the generated VBA when selecting a cell, cutting and copying the contents. The behaviour is as expected, as follows:
Range("A1").Select
Selection.Cut
Range("B1").Select
ActiveSheet.Paste

This will apply to the following worksheet:
A1  1
A2  =A1
A3  =$A$1
A4  =1+A1
A5  =1+A1+1

After running the macro, all the references point to the B1 destination cell.


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Q: calculate exchange price depending on user choice from array I am getting data with php from database, converting to js array using json_encode. All good. But there are 4 indexes in array, and i'm trying to use specific index depending on user choice in  in html. I want to do this with jquery/js. Look at code for deeper explanation!
jsfiddle: EDIT: updated syntax in jsfiddle
https://jsfiddle.net/Lqd9vjnh/2/
html

 Amount

                                    <input type="text" class="form-control" id="amount" name="gpamount" required>

<select class="form-control" name="goldtype" style="margin-top:30px; width: 70%;" id="goldtype">
                                            <option value="x">Val1</option>
                                            <option value="y">Val2</option>
                                            <option value="z">Val3</option>
                                        </select>

 Price

                                        <input type="text" class="form-control" id="price" >

js/jquery
var amount = $('#amount'),
  goldtype = $('#goldtype'),
  exchange = ["0.5", "1.5", "3.5", "$"] //I will set static array here. //<?php echo json_encode($exchangeRates);?>,
price = $('#price');

var choice = goldtype.val();
if (choice = x) {
  goldtype = exchange[0];
}
if (choice = y) {
  goldtype = exchange[1];
}
if (choice = z) {
  goldtype = exchange[2];
}

amount.add(goldtype).on('change input', function() {
  price.val(function() {
    return (amount.val() * goldtype.val().toFixed(2) + '')
  })
});

A: Please try being more explicit when asking for help because not only does it save other people time, but it also lowers the chance of your question being downvoted and dismissed.
I've come up with something that I THINK should be the answer to your problem, and if not please say so.
The following code finds out which of the options was chosen and multiplies the amount with the exchange value of the same index.
goldtype.change(function () {
    var exchangeIndex = $("select[name='goldtype'] option:selected").index()
    price.val(amount.val() * exchange[exchangeIndex]);
})

I also threw in a piece of code that changes your options according to the exchange array when you first click the array (hope that helps).
You can find the codepen here.


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We are all alive in a historical moment of great contradictions. Never before in human history have people had so much. We are more educated, healthy, rich, connected, and awash in material goods than any people in history. At the same time as the world gets more connected people find themselves increasingly isolated, alone and frustrated as life seems to be passing them by. Suffering from a lack of purpose we get caught up in acquiring things and staying busy rather than face the feelings of emptiness and the lack of genuine satisfaction with our lives. Deep inside there is a lingering sense that we should be up to something more important, that we were destined for something bigger and better.
Without purpose no amount of 'stuff' is ever going to be truly satisfying and it is simply not possible to stay so busy that the little voice calling you to your destiny, telling you 'its time' can be completely ignored. You can only stay asleep for so long and then one day it happens. You catch a glorious sunset, the reflection of light off the lake, a smile in the eyes of a child, the gentle touch of a breeze or the excited wag of a dogs tail and you remember. Some deep part of you remembers that there is more to life, that it wasn't intended to be a struggle, that you have the latent capacity to be, do and have more. That's the moment that we live for, as it is at that moment that we can help you design and deliver a new future for yourself.
The HP2ONLINE team is made up of a cadre of deeply experienced professionals. Collectively they have hundreds of years of experience in delivering individual and organizational transformations and enabling people to live richer, fuller, more satisfying lives. They are all dedicated to one simple, single purpose. Helping you live the life of your dreams.
Our clients are just like you - almost. They are people who have had success in life and yet they had the same lingering sense that you do. They knew there was more to life. They knew they had more potential for satisfaction, joy, accomplishment, dignity, grace, authenticity, and the rewards that come with it and yet they didn't know what to do to realize more of their potential. The difference between our clients and everybody else is that they were willing to set aside their hesitation, cynicism, reasons, and excuses for not acting and they enrolled in the Foundation program. At that moment they set their sights on bold new future and for all of them life has never been the same. All you have to do is make the same powerful move and open the door to a new future for yourself and the people that you care about.
HP2Online has a unique history. We started working in the world of athletic performance and brought lessons learned there to the military. From there we moved into the business world and now on to you!
Our unique history will enable your new future!
We come from the world of performance. HP2 was started in the early 80's and our initial mission was simple. We worked exclusively with athletes to isolate and reproduce in them the elements that enabled consistent winning performance. Initial success with individual performers took us to the world of teams and we expanded our work to include new practices of enhancing team performance. We had the opportunity to work with and generate success with a number of teams of all sizes and types - amateur, Olympic, and professional.
This success caught the attention of the military and we designed and delivered a series of programs for the Army, Army Special Forces, and Marines. In each case we enabled high performing individuals and units to exceed their historical best performances.
In the late 80's we turned our attention to the corporate world and brought the same level of rigor to this new world that we brought to the arenas and playing fields. What we saw was that as the world continued to change dramatically, the traditional approaches to business leadership, management, and learning were increasingly ineffective. It took us some time and a lot of experimentation until we succeeded in crafting a coherent body of work that consistently produces new levels of performance, innovation, and satisfaction. Central to everything is the understanding that in today's world 'work' is no longer about manual labor, tedious factory jobs, or endless grey cube farms. It is the making and fulfilling of commitments. Therefore management must be oriented around practices that enable the effective coordination required to produce internal and external customer satisfaction. From our work with athletes and soldiers we knew what it took to produce effective coordination, as in those worlds the results speak for themselves. Our challenge was to make these same practices relevant and applicable to the corporate world. Thus was born Commitment Based Management.
This new work on management has begun to make its way into the business mainstream and over the years we have had the opportunity to work with some of the greatest companies in the world. Firms like AT&T, Intel, Microsoft, CapitalOne, Amgen, Allianz, Nike and a host of others have entrusted our team with helping them shape their futures. With each of these clients we worked with their top leaders and managers to shape new futures and open new worlds.
What has all of that got to do with you? Nothing and everything at the same time. We are not working with you to be managers and leaders or to enhance your athletic performance or the performance of your military unit. Any or all of that may well occur, and it isn't our goal. Our goal is help you live the life of your dreams and we are going to do that by sharing with you all of the methods and practices that have been effective in transforming the lives and careers of thousands of athletes, soldiers, and corporate leaders and managers - people just like you! You are the beneficiary of all of these years of work, experimentation, and success. We now know with certainty what it takes to produce and sustain an authentic transformation. How do we know? Because we have been doing it for 30 years!
Along the way we have been innovators in the the practices and methodology of transformation and now bring to you an established, tested, proven body of work that is designed for just one purpose. To enable you to life the life of your dreams!
Chris Majer is the founder and CEO of the Human Potential Project Online (HP2Online) and the designer of all of our programs. He is a modern day entrepreneur, innovator, and adventurer who has trekked the wilds of Africa, Alaska, and the Amazon. He is a Rugby player with a Master Degree who has taught hand-to-hand combat to Marines, performance principles to the Special Forces, and leadership, management, strategy and innovation to the corporate world.
Chris' work evolved out of his early days as a competitive rugby player. In 1981 he began by working exclusively with athletes to isolate and reproduce the elements of consistent winning performance. His success with individual athletes and teams caught the attention of the military and he and his firm spent nearly three years working with the Army to design new ways of training soldiers. This work culminated in a year long classified project with the Army's Special Forces.
In the mid 80s the firm began working with corporate clients, again generating remarkable results. Under Chris' leadership, the firm grew into a skilled team of professionals working globally. Chris was the principal architect of transformational projects for corporate clients such as AT&T, Cargill, Microsoft, Intel, EDS, Capital One, Amgen, and Allianz Life of North America.
Chris has spent over two decades developing innovative and highly effective approaches for enabling individuals and organizations of any size to maximize their performance. Now he has distilled all of this experience into a series of programs for a select consumer audience.
He is the author of 20 white papers and The Power to Transform – Passion, Power, and Purpose in Daily Life, which was published by Rodale.
Chris earned a MPA in Organizational Development from the University of Washington. He also studied extensively with philosopher Dr. Fernando Flores, known for his work on the ontology of language. In addition he has been an Aikido student and spent time with various martial arts teachers, Buddhist Monks, Zen Masters and a host of other practitioners.
He has been featured in Time, People, Mens Health, and Esquire and has appeared on the Today Show, Charlie Rose, and the MacNeil/Lehrer Report. Chris has also been a keynote speaker at venues around the world.
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OUR UNIQUE WAY OF WORKING
Over 25 years we have developed a precise road map for developing human potential. It isn't about motivation, inspiration, information and understanding. Instead we have a comprehensive way of working that consistently produces results.
AUTHENTIC LEARNING
HP2ONLINE offers a unique type of development work. We refer to it as authentic learning. Here is how it is different, why it works, and what the elements of it are.
One of the fundamental breakdowns in our society is that we have a dysfunctional view of learning. Part of the issue is that there are three very different definitions of the learning. We will use some sports examples here to illustrate the breakdown both because we are deeply familiar with them and because they are easy to understand. You can substitute most anything in the place of the sports below.
1. Learning as to become aware of. " I saw Serena Williams on TV last night and she made the most amazing new tennis shot." In this case learning is seen as the process of expanding your awareness. You have become aware of something that you were not previously aware of and you now saw you have 'learned.'
2. Learning as to understand. I watched Tiger Woods on TV at the Masters and he was making these amazing chip shots. I got so inspired I bought and read Tiger's new book and in it he explained in detail how to make a chip shot." In this case you went past awareness and delved deeper into the pursuit of learning and read a book. Now you 'understand' how to make the chip shot and again, you can say that you have 'learned.'
The dilemma with these first two views of learning is that neither one of them enables you to do anything new, better, or different. Your chipping will be no better as a result of seeing the TV clip or reading the book. That you are aware of or understand something doesn't mean you can do it. That is why we need to move to the third view on learning – what we call authentic learning.
3. Learning as the development of new competence. "I worked with the pro at the course for six weeks and hit 5,000 practice shots. Now I have learned how to chip." This is what we are pointing to, the development of new competence, a new capacity for action.
Our product is what we call embodied competence. Embodied means you can take the new action without having to stop, think, or look it up in some book. It is now part of your repertoire of available actions for moving in the world. Competence is simply the capacity to produce the desired result. There is only one way to develop competence and that is via practice. No amount of awareness or understanding ever produced competence.
Most of the seminar programs that are available these days tend to produce awareness, understanding or motivation. In our view motivation is to authentic learning as cotton candy is to authentic nutrition. It's great as a little treat now and then but don't confuse it with anything that is going to sustain you. We are in the business of helping you design and deliver a new life for yourself. The process starts with awareness, includes understanding and it isn't complete until you have developed new embodied competence.
At HP2Online the real learning happens after the seminar is over. At the end of the session you will become part of a learning team. Your team will meet for at least three times after the program as that is where the real work to bringing the lessons of the seminar alive happens. Embodiment comes in working with your learning team to sustain the new competencies as it isn't your new understanding or motivation, its' your new competencies that will enable you to have a new future. Welcome to a new world!
HP2ONLINE Founder Chris Majer has spent years working with a variety of teachers and thinkers to assemble and test a coherent body of work that consistently produces life changing results. Over the years he worked with some of the legendary figures in the world of personal growth and development. George Leonard, Will Schutz, Fernando Flores, Hirata Sense and Umberto Maturana all helped shape his thinking and program designs. The result is that over 30 years he has developed a keen sense and rich body of evidence for what works and what doesn't. As such at HP2ONLINE you won't find us dispensing simplistic tips and techniques, giving you check lists, or motivational pep talks. Instead we will deliver a rich, deep, consistent and coherent body of work that will enable you to make the lasting transformation you are seeking.
The basic elements of personal transformation are actually easy to understand, but in the world of HP2ONLINE understanding is not what matters. The crafting of a successful transformational program requires a carefully integrated approach to learning, systems, process design, and a finely designed structure for fulfillment. To enable your successful and sustainable transformation as produced by this new way of working we have built all of our programs on the following methodologies.
ADVANCED LEARNING THEORY
Our experience with athletes and the military has now been validated by a host of other contemporary authorities who concur that while the mind understands, it is the body that learns. The body can only learn through practice. No amount of tips, techniques, checklists, motivation, or understanding will produce competence, only practice will. Thus, our work focuses on teaching a specific set of powerful practices using an integrated approach that accounts for various learning styles and personality types.
SOMATICS
The term 'Somatics' has ancient roots. It comes from the Greek word for unified mind/body. In current usage, the term refers to the unity of mind-body-spirit. Since it is the body that learns, our work has a very strong somatic component that weaves through all of our practices. We don't just provide understanding, but work somatically to produce embodied new practices. In this way what begins as understanding quickly becomes embodied new competence.
Everything we do occurs in language; it is the medium we exist in. Effectiveness in today's world requires competence in the basic "linguistic moves." This substantial body of work, developed by John Austin, John Searle, and Dr. Fernando Flores, has begun to move into the mainstream of both business and the world of personal growth and development. When linguistic moves are combined with somatic practices, they become the foundation for a new set of reliable and sustainable leadership and management practices.
CONTEMPORARY SYSTEM DYNAMICS
Contemporary System Dynamics is a body of work that looks at the nature of the human systems that we call families, teams, departments, divisions, and companies. In this case the focus is on teams and the phenomena of leadership, coordination, and mobilization inside of them. This element adds a depth to the work that can otherwise be dismissed as mere "team building." Much of the work you will do with us occurs in small learning teams and thus it is important that you develop the competencies required to be an effective team member and team leader. It's simply an added bonus that these skills are readily transferable to work and every other aspect of your life.
Experiential Education is another well-established body of work, which holds that people learn most effectively from experience. HP2ONLINE tempers experiential work with reading, designed reflection, small group and one-on-one sessions, and ongoing feedback so that the intended lessons are derived from a given experience. In our view experience in the absence of context is simply entertainment and we are not in the entertainment business, we are in the transformation business.
What we hope you see from this is that HP2ONLINE's work is built on a solid foundation of validated theory and practice. Our work isn't for everyone as we take what we do seriously and expect the same from you. Authentic transformation requires commitment, persistence, and a bit of patience. With those in hand we can take you to entirely new worlds. You see real transformation is not something we can do to or for you. We can only do it with you. We have the methodology and technology to make it work. If you bring the desire and commitment together we can craft a bold new future.


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The Private and External Costs of Germany&Apos;S Nuclear Phase-Out
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Many countries have phased out nuclear electricity production in response to concerns about nuclear waste and the risk of nuclear accidents. This paper examines the impact of the shutdown of roughly half of the nuclear production capacity in Germany after the Fukushima accident in 2011. We use hourly data on power plant operations and a novel machine learning framework to estimate how plants would have operated differently if the phase-out had not occurred. We find that the lost nuclear…
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Dynamic Costs and Market Power: Rooftop Solar Penetration in Western Australia
A. Jha, Gordon W. Leslie
Production from zero marginal cost solar panels reduces the amount of energy produced by fossil-fuel-fired power plants during the day. Yet, we find that the operating profits earned by fossil-fuel…
EU gas infrastructure resilience: Competition, internal changes, and renewable energy pressure
A. Sutrisno, F. Alkemade
Towards Sustainability in Air Traffic Management
Utku Kale, I. Jankovics, A. Nagy, D. Rohács
The developed concept of dynamic approach and landing procedures, aircraft will be able to follow better trajectories to avoid residential areas around airports to reduce ground noise, and emission, and avoid encounters severe weather and prevent incidents and accidents.
Federal Regulation and Mortality in the 50 States
James Broughel, D. Chambers
Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis
Previous research speculates that some regulations are counterproductive in the sense that they increase (rather than decrease) mortality risk. However, few empirical studies have measured the extent…
The Humanitarian Atom: The Role of Nuclear Power in Addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
S. y Leon, J. Lindberg
Nuclear Law
After decades of mostly rhetoric on climate change, robust and urgent actions must be taken to avoid its worst effects. However, the energy transition discourse reflects an anti-humanitarian…
Environmental Risk and the Anchoring Role of Mobility Rigidities
Renaud Coulomb, Yanos Zylberberg
Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
We analyze the anchoring role of mobility rigidities following a news shock on environmental risk. Using an exhaustive registry of housing transactions in England between 2007 and 2014, we identify…
The Political Economy of Nuclear Energy: Why there is not broad public support for nuclear policy & why there should be
Willa Grace Mei Lee
Safe, clean, proliferation resistant and cost-effective Thorium-based Molten Salt Reactors for sustainable development
J. Emblemsvåg
International Journal of Sustainable Energy
ABSTRACT Sustainable development requires sustainable energy sources. Nuclear energy is proposed, but it is perceived as problematic in terms of proliferation, waste, safety and costs. In this paper,…
Germany's Nuclear Phase-out: Sensitivities and Impacts on Electricity Prices and CO2 Emissions
B. Knopf, M. Pahle, H. Kondziella, F. Joas, O. Edenhofer, T. Bruckner
Following the nuclear meltdown in Fukushima Daiichi, in summer 2011 the German parliament decided to phase-out nuclear power by 2022. When this decision was taken, a number of model-based analyses…
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The economic costs of the nuclear phase-out in Germany
J. Keppler
In the immediate aftermath of the March 2011 TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, the German federal government decided to temporarily halt the operation of the country's eight…
Electricity generation and health
A. Markandya, P. Wilkinson
Environmental Science, Political Science
Imperfect Markets Versus Imperfect Regulation in U.S. Electricity Generation
Steve Cicala
This paper measures changes in electricity generation costs caused by the introduction of market mechanisms to determine output decisions in service areas that were previously using…
Of Disasters and Dragon Kings: A Statistical Analysis of Nuclear Power Incidents and Accidents
Spencer Wheatley, Benjamin Sovacool, D. Sornette
This study provides and analyzes a data set that is twice the size of the previous best data set on nuclear incidents and accidents, comparing three measures of severity: the industry standard International Nuclear Event Scale, the Nuclear Accident Magnitude Scale of radiation release, and cost in U.S. dollars.
Market Impacts of a Nuclear Power Plant Closure
Lucas W. Davis, Catherine Hausman
Falling revenues and rising costs have put US nuclear plants in financial trouble, and some threaten to close. To understand the potential private and social consequences, we examine the abrupt…
Air pollution emissions and damages from energy production in the U.S.: 2002–2011
P. Jaramillo, Nicholas Z. Muller
Environmental Science, Economics
Decompositions and Policy Consequences of an Extraordinary Decline in Air Pollution from Electricity Generation
S. Holland, E. Mansur, Nicholas Z. Muller, Andrew Yates
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
Using integrated assessment models, we calculate the economic value of the extraordinary decline in emissions from US power plants. Annual local and global air pollution damages fell from $245 to…
How natural disasters can affect environmental concerns, risk aversion, and even politics: evidence from Fukushima and three European countries
Jan Goebel, Christian Krekel, Tim Tiefenbach, Nicolas R. Ziebarth
We study the impact of the Fukushima disaster on environmental concerns, well-being, risk aversion, and political preferences in Germany, Switzerland, and the UK. In these countries, overall life…
Be Cautious with the Precautionary Principle: Evidence from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident
Matthew Neidell, S. Uchida, M. Veronesi
This paper provides a large scale, empirical evaluation of unintended effects from invoking the precautionary principle after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. After the accident, all nuclear…


If the idea of a conceptual emergency seemed original when it was introduced in the first edition of this booklet, it now appears inescapable. Brought on by the global credit crunch and the collapse or effective nationalisation of so many familiar institutions (HBOS, Lehman Brothers, Woolworths...), we face a fresh crisis of faith, as the instability of our previous perceptions of identity, morality, cultural coherence and social position is revealed. In a world where we are losing our collective bearings, we urgently need leadership inspired by fresh and insightful thinking. This little book provides a remarkable amount of both.
The authors are writing under the banner of the International Futures Forum (IFF), an innovative and forward-thinking group that has inspired many communities to respond powerfully to severe social and economic challenges. Ten Things records IFF's learning over seven years on how to take more effective and responsible action in a world we do not understand and cannot control. This second edition has been expanded and updated with seven inspirational case studies from around the world, generated by IFF's work.
Insightful yet playful, compact, readable and touchingly illustrated, this is a gem of a book. It will appeal to managers and organisational and political leaders but also to environmental campaigners, social psychologists and educationalists.
Anyone seeking to change the way communities and organisations think and behave in relation to the future.


Teresa Mendoza knows the joy of welcoming a new baby after a tragic loss.
Mendoza found hope in October when she welcomed a healthy baby boy named Leo. Still, she struggled with the term "rainbow baby" as a descriptor for her son. A week after his birth, she wrote about her conflicting emotions in a powerful Instagram post.
Mendoza added that her husband helped her change her perspective on the term and embrace it as a description of her family.
In sharing her experience and feelings about the term "rainbow baby," Mendoza hopes to make other people in her position feel less alone.
For those who haven't experienced loss, Mendoza hopes her post makes them think twice before questioning a grieving parent's thoughts and words. "It's so muddy and confusing and just because an emotion exists one minute, doesn't mean it's there the next," she said.
She also hopes it breaks down the distance between grieving parents and loved ones who aren't quite sure what to say.
"So often with the loss of a child people are fearful of reaching out to the parents or if they do, saying the wrong thing. There is no right thing to say, but presence and human connection is very important," the mom explained.
Mendoza said it can mean the world to a parent to know that you are thinking of their child too.


Brooch by Sterlé depicting a winged archer, possibly Eros the Greek god of love. A large natural pearl forms the torso of the figure, the face, hand and boy in 18kt yellow gold, the 18kt feathers enamelled in either green or red, or pavé-set with diamonds around the face. Signed and numbered by Sterlé Paris to the rear, with relevant hallmarks.


During an interview on CNBC Squawk Box this morning and in my Wall Street Journal oped of last Friday (June 1), I mentioned that the Federal Reserve purchased 77% of the net increase in the debt by the Federal government in 2011. Several people have asked for references for that amazing percentage. The calculation is due to my colleague John Cogan, and is based on data reported in the Federal Budget, FY2013 Historical Tables, Table 7.1: Federal Debt at the End of Year: 1940–2017.
Here is how it is calculated. Table 7.1 shows that federal debt held by the public increased from $9,018,882 million at the end of fiscal year 2010 to $10,128,206 million at the end of fiscal year 2011 for an increase of $1,109,324 million during fiscal year 2011. The same table shows that Federal Reserve holdings of federal debt increased from $811,669 million to $1,664,660 million during the same period for an increase of $852,991 million, which is 77 percent of $1,109,324 million.


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Street environment with distant childrens voices. Cars and trucks pass by. Calm and airy. Travel bag on wheels passing by. Part of the LYN101 package of City Sounds. To find more in this package, search LYN101.


Whitespace on Estate Agent website design is not a hard concept to grasp by any means, but it could quite possibly be the most underused tool in many designers' website tool bag. Too many Estate Agent websites are overcrowded and stuffed with as much as they can fit on the screen as possible.
In a recent article, Google announced the top 1000 websites. The Chinese property website soufun.com, which reached number 141 on the list, many will argue that is a clear example of information overload. If you do not have it, Resource Techniques recommends that Estate Agents download the Google toolbar to translate the soufun.com website.
For those Estate Agents that are not sure, whitespace on a website are empty spaces on the web page. These whitespaces do not necessarily have to be white and is often referred to in design terms as negative space. Whitespace should not be thought as just unfilled space on an Estate Agent website, but it is certainly an important part of the overall website design process.
Estate Agents can think of whitespace in Estate Agent websites as the herbs and spices in cooking. They add flavour and under confident cooks can easily add too much, or too little.
Troy Stanley, CTO of Resource Techniques comments which Estate Agent websites he considers are the best use of whitespace, 'Penyards, Chinneck Shaw and Scrivener and Reigner all use whitespace brilliantly.
Each of these Estate Agent websites clearly has whitespace in its website design. This then allows the property searcher to not only feel at ease with the information presented in front of them but they then also have clear calls to action.
Does your Estate Agent website feel a little cluttered? If not maybe it's time to tell your website designer that you need some space! – Troy Stanley.


Gym supplements are commonly used and freely available online and over the counter. However they may not necessarily be free from side effects.
They may contain undeclared anabolic steroids and stimulants, which according to one Australian study may be present in 1 out of 5 supplements. Androgen deficiency (low male hormones) may happen with their use. Patients whose sports supplements contain androgenic steroids may present with features of androgen deficiency due to suppression of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis. Symptoms can be non-specific, such as lethargy, fatigue, low mood, irritability and poor concentration. More specific problems include male pattern hair loss, acne, liver injury, increased cardiovascular risk, osteopenia or osteoporosis, reduced muscle mass and strength, increased fat mass and gynaecomastia.There may be reduced sexual and reproductive function, with low libido and erectile dysfunction.Infertility may also occur. Think about whether supplements are safe, effective or necessary. Similar improvements in fitness may be gained through changes in nutrition or training.


Primos continues to use resources to bring you the best in blood trailing technology. The Bloodhunter HD uses a custom optical filter that reduces select colors in order to amplify blood. It truly is the best light to use to find blood. Not every animal drops in its track. Have the right tool for the job. Make every drop count. Because at the end of every blood trail you need to rest in peace.


We seek long-term capital appreciation by investing in emerging market countries where economies are developing strongly and markets are becoming more sophisticated. We believe that future economic growth matters a great deal for stock returns and that identifying those countries where growth could beat expectations over three to five years is critical to amplifying the portfolio's potential returns. We seek to translate our original macro-thematic research and fundamental bottom-up analysis into a growth-oriented portfolio.
2 The MSCI Emerging Markets Net Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. The term "free float" represents the portion of shares outstanding that are deemed to be available for purchase in the public equity markets by investors. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index currently consists of 23 emerging-market country indices. The performance of the index is listed in U.S. dollars and assumes reinvestment of net dividends.


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Get The U.S. Out Of The United Nations
Once again a bill has been introduced in Congress to withdraw the U.S. from the United Nations (UN). Alabama Rep. Mike Rogers introduced H.R. 204, the American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2019, to the House on 1/3/19, which has been referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Fellow Rep. Thomas Massie from Kentucky has been a regular co-sponsor. Rep. Rogers has attempted this before without success. However, his home state of Alabama was the first to create a law banning participation in Agenda 21. Another supporter is Sen. Rand Paul whose father, Rep. Ron Paul, introduced previous versions in 1997 and 2009.
President Trump has already provided direction on withdrawal from the UN. One UN organization he withdrew the U.S. from is the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) which has been the driving force behind the change in our educational system. Other activities he pulled the U.S. out of include the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), UN Migration Compact, and the Paris Climate Agreement.
Not only is there grave concern about UN anti-Semitism, there is also the outrageous amount of money the U.S. gives to the UN, more than any other country. H.R. 204 would end that cost. This Act would also repeal various federal statutes that authorize U.S. involvement in the UN, prohibit the use of U.S. troops by the UN, close the U.S. Mission to the UN, remove the UN headquarters from U.S. soil, and formally repeal U.S. participation in UNESCO, the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), and World Health Organization (WHO), while ending involvement in conventions and agreements and all participation in any UN organ, specialized agency, commission, or other formally affiliated body.
Contact your Congressional representatives and ask them to co-sponsor this bill and vote in favor of its passage.


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Even when you stay only a single night, you will be able to take full advantage of all the included attractions (the Dachstein Glacier Lift is included with a minimum stay of 2 nights), both on your arrival and on your departure days, at no charge and without restriction. A comprehensive listing of our all-inclusive and bonus partners is included in this packet.
True to our motto "all-inclusive", from May 29 until October 13, 2019, you can take advantage of most of our local tourism and recreational attractions at absolutely no charge! With this all-inclusive card, you will enjoy countless attractions for free, from mountain lifts and toll roads, to our region's in- and outdoor pools.


How about a game – Cute Princess, angry old Duke – Is that why you came?
You'll need a time card- Find clock times to open safe – Don't run, be on guard!
Start in the Cafe- Find score card, fill in the blanks – It's simple to play.
Now two the basement – Find the cold Dukes secret way – Get the odd placement?
It's a triangle – Zorn, Saralinda, the Duke – Control room tangle.
Back in 2008, as we were beginning to open the mill to the public, we decided to create a scavenger hunt that would tour the Mill. It was to be based on Thurbers's story The Thirteen Clocks and who better to test the game than my daughter Saralinda who is named after the Princess in the story and her CMU friends. To win the game you had to open the combination safe in the old Mill safe with numbers and story information found at thirteen stations around the Mill and Flour House. Stay tuned!


Jason Wingfield is one of the nation's top shearers, but competition is simply the icing on the cake for this committed contractor who's shorn all over the country and internationally for nearly two decades.
Jason Wingfield's white Toyota HiLux pulls up at the ultra modern Tuppal Station shearing shed in Tocumwal, in southern New South Wales. The ute is covered with a layer of fine red dust that is foreign to these parts and, coupled with the fat diary and paperwork on the passenger seat, it suggests a busy man who has travelled far. He is settling into his new role as a shearing contractor and has just driven seven hours to get to Tuppal, which is not far from his home town of Barooga.
After completing Year 11, Jason worked at Geelong's Port Adelaide Wool Company as a junior store-hand while he studied wool classing at nearby Gordon Technical College (now The Gordon). When the wool store closed, Jason went shearing to fill in time while finishing his studies. "Nineteen years later, I'm still filling in time, but I did finish my studies," he says with a grin.
Getting started is tough, and in Lexton alone there were about 10 good shearers. "It was hard to get work as a new bloke in 1993/94," he says. "I decided I had to promote myself, so I took up competition shearing to see how I'd go. At the first national titles I made the finals and thought, 'Well, I'm not stopping now', and as I became more involved I got more competitive. I kept getting placed and it took 10 years to win the nationals, but when I won, it felt like a huge weight had been lifted from my shoulders." He has now been competing at the top level for 14 years. "There are about three or four of us who have been together at the top for nine years, and we keep pushing each other along, so the standard has crept up," he says.


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package com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp;

import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
import com.google.common.util.concurrent.AsyncFunction;
import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Futures;
import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
import com.google.common.util.concurrent.MoreExecutors;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.actions.ActionExecutionContext;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.actions.Artifact;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.actions.EnvironmentalExecException;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.actions.ExecException;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.actions.UserExecException;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.profiler.Profiler;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.profiler.ProfilerTask;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.profiler.SilentCloseable;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp.IncludeScanner.IncludeScannerSupplier;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp.IncludeScanner.IncludeScanningHeaderData;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.skyframe.serialization.autocodec.AutoCodec;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.vfs.FileSystemUtils;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.vfs.PathFragment;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;

/** Runs include scanning on actions, if include scanning is enabled. */
public class IncludeScanning implements IncludeProcessing {

  @AutoCodec public static final IncludeScanning INSTANCE = new IncludeScanning();

  @Nullable
  @Override
  public ListenableFuture<List<Artifact>> determineAdditionalInputs(
      @Nullable IncludeScannerSupplier includeScannerSupplier,
      CppCompileAction action,
      ActionExecutionContext actionExecutionContext,
      IncludeScanningHeaderData includeScanningHeaderData)
      throws ExecException, InterruptedException {
    // Return null when no include scanning occurs, as opposed to an empty set, to distinguish from
    // the case where includes are scanned but none are found.
    if (!action.shouldScanIncludes()) {
      return null;
    }

    Preconditions.checkNotNull(includeScannerSupplier, action);

    Set<Artifact> includes = Sets.newConcurrentHashSet();

    final List<PathFragment> absoluteBuiltInIncludeDirs = new ArrayList<>();
    includes.addAll(action.getBuiltInIncludeFiles());

    // Deduplicate include directories. This can occur especially with "built-in" and "system"
    // include directories because of the way we retrieve them. Duplicate include directories
    // really mess up #include_next directives.
    Set<PathFragment> includeDirs = new LinkedHashSet<>(action.getIncludeDirs());
    List<PathFragment> quoteIncludeDirs = action.getQuoteIncludeDirs();
    List<PathFragment> frameworkIncludeDirs = action.getFrameworkIncludeDirs();
    List<String> cmdlineIncludes = includeScanningHeaderData.getCmdlineIncludes();

    includeDirs.addAll(includeScanningHeaderData.getSystemIncludeDirs());

    // Add the system include paths to the list of include paths.
    for (PathFragment pathFragment : action.getBuiltInIncludeDirectories()) {
      if (pathFragment.isAbsolute()) {
        absoluteBuiltInIncludeDirs.add(pathFragment);
      }
      includeDirs.add(pathFragment);
    }

    List<PathFragment> includeDirList = ImmutableList.copyOf(includeDirs);
    IncludeScanner scanner =
        includeScannerSupplier.scannerFor(quoteIncludeDirs, includeDirList, frameworkIncludeDirs);

    Artifact mainSource = action.getMainIncludeScannerSource();
    Collection<Artifact> sources = action.getIncludeScannerSources();

    try (SilentCloseable c =
        Profiler.instance()
            .profile(ProfilerTask.SCANNER, action.getSourceFile().getExecPathString())) {
      ListenableFuture<?> future =
          scanner.processAsync(
              mainSource,
              sources,
              includeScanningHeaderData,
              cmdlineIncludes,
              includes,
              action,
              actionExecutionContext,
              action.getGrepIncludes());
      return Futures.transformAsync(
          future,
          new AsyncFunction<Object, List<Artifact>>() {
            @Override
            public ListenableFuture<List<Artifact>> apply(Object input) throws Exception {
              return Futures.immediateFuture(
                  collect(actionExecutionContext, includes, absoluteBuiltInIncludeDirs));
            }
          },
          MoreExecutors.directExecutor());
    } catch (IOException e) {
      throw new EnvironmentalExecException(e);
    }
  }

  private static List<Artifact> collect(
      ActionExecutionContext actionExecutionContext,
      Set<Artifact> includes,
      List<PathFragment> absoluteBuiltInIncludeDirs)
      throws ExecException {
    // Collect inputs and output
    List<Artifact> inputs = new ArrayList<>(includes.size());
    for (Artifact included : includes) {
      // Check for absolute includes -- we assign the file system root as
      // the root path for such includes
      if (included.getRoot().getRoot().isAbsolute()) {
        if (FileSystemUtils.startsWithAny(
            actionExecutionContext.getInputPath(included).asFragment(),
            absoluteBuiltInIncludeDirs)) {
          // Skip include files found in absolute include directories.
          continue;
        }
        throw new UserExecException(
            "illegal absolute path to include file: "
                + actionExecutionContext.getInputPath(included));
      }
      if (included.hasParent() && included.getParent().isTreeArtifact()) {
        // Note that this means every file in the TreeArtifact becomes an input to the action, and
        // we have spurious rebuilds if non-included files change.
        inputs.add(included.getParent());
      } else {
        inputs.add(included);
      }
    }
    return inputs;
  }
}

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Q: "Rogative" root (as in prerogative, derogative, interrogative) Prerogative, derogative, and interrogative all seem to have the root "rogative" (or perhaps it's not a root at all) and I'm wondering what it means. I was having trouble seeing a connection between the three words. For assistance, here are their dictionary definitions:
Prerogative: A right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class.
Derogative: Intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value.
Interrogative: Having or conveying the force of a question.
The Latin root rog means "ask" (as in the Latin rogare), but that seems to explain only interrogative and not the other two. Is there a connection between all three them involving "rogative," or is it just a coincidence that they have the same pattern?

A: Their roots are all in the Latin word, rogāre, to ask. They all have to do with asking.
Prerogative, meaning to have a right, is from Latin praerogātīvus, meaning asked first, to ask before anyone else. (prae-, pre- + rogāre, to ask.)
Derogative is from Latin dērogāre, meaning  to repeal some part of a law, modify it. It is from Latin de-  + rogāre  to ask; sort of like asking back.
Interrogative's root in rogare is clear, to ask between (another in conversation), ask someone else.
Other words with a [prefix + rogare] as a root:
rogation (a prayer - to ask [?])
arrogate: claim for oneself; presume (to ask to/for/towards)
arrogant: proud; presuming. (ask/claim for oneself)
abrogate: do away with; annual; (ask away from)
interrogate: (obvious)
surrogate : (ask in place of, in substitution)
There are more, mostly used in Law. But you can see they are all about asking

A: Etymology seems to comferm the 'rogare' thesis .
derogative (adj.)
late 15c., from Middle French derogatif, from Latin *derogativus, from past participle stem of derogare (see derogatory).
interrogative (adj.)
c.1500, from Late Latin interrogativus "pertaining to a question," from Latin interrogat-, past participle stem of interrogare "to ask, question" (see interrogation) + -ive.
prerogative (n.)
"special right or privilege granted to someone," late 14c. (in Anglo-Latin from late 13c.), from Old French prerogative (14c.), Medieval Latin prerogativa "special right," from Latin praerogativa "prerogative, previous choice or election," originally (with tribus, centuria) "unit of 100 voters who by lot voted first in the Roman comita," noun use of fem. of praerogativus (adj.) "chosen to vote first," from praerogere "ask before others," from prae- "before" (see pre-) + rogare "to ask" (see rogation).

A: There is a connection between the three words indeed and the common element is the verb "rogare". This verb means "ask for, plead", but it also means "propose a law". If you consider also this second meaning you can easily explain why the three words are connected.
"Prerogativus" in latin indicates a person who votes before the others, or better, a person who "is asked to vote for first" (=praerogare).
"Derogative" comes from the verb "derogate", which in its transitive form means "diparage, insult"; but as an intransitive verb "derogate" means to "take away a part so as to impair, to detract". Here what the Merriam-Webster say about the origin of DEROGATE:
"Middle English, from Late Latin derogatus, past participle of derogare, from Latin, to annul (a law), detract, from de- + rogare to ask, propose (a law)"

A: Yes: the root is ultmately rogare, "ask".
Interrogative: asking at intervals, or between people.
Prerogative: this comes from Latin, "to be asked first" and connotes privilege.
Derogative: this means partial abrogation. Abrogation comes directly from a Latin root abrogare "to repeal, to disregard, ignore, repudiate, to cancel, revoke, to take away" (OED). This is how [for example] the UK can implement a derogation from European Union law: it disregards the undesirable part of it.
The meaning of derogative in the sense of "belittling" is an extension of this, detracting from or disregarding reputation.

A: It turns out that they do all come from rogare, but the prefixes' meanings have stretched a bit over the years.
If we consider "prerogative," it comes from the Latin praerogativa, itself the feminine nominalization of rogare, with prae- as a prefix. Praerogativa referred to "the verdict of the political division that was chosen to vote first in the assembly". So the word always contained a notion of exclusive power or ability, and came pretty easily into English.
"Derogative" comes from the Latin derogare. It turns out the Latin de- referred to a motion aside. It became synonymous with abrogare, or our word "abrogate," which refers to a repealing or a "doing away with". From that, we get the notion of putting something down or looking down on something - we're kind of repealing or rejecting that which we are derogatory towards.

A: "Rogative" as a complete word is used in the English translation of Isabel Allende's wonderful historical novel "Inés of my Soul" (originally written in Spanish) in the sense of a repetitive supplication or prayer. Apparently (according to one of the responses above) this is in the OED (to which unfortunately I don't have access) although I note the Macquarie (Australian) dictionary lists "rogation" in this sense, but not "rogative". Perhaps the translator lifted this word almost directly from Spanish?

A: The complete etymology of "rogare" is "ask, question; propose," apparently a figurative use of a PIE verb meaning literally "to stretch out (the hand)," from root *reg- "move in a straight line."
So, in that case, same meaning for three of "rogatives" is "to create a direction."
See the Online Etymology Dictionary on prerogative.


Well the story of Elise and Brown Sheep continues from her fateful initiation in Harvard Square. It was in a Harvard Square restaurant, too, not so many years later, that Kevin convinced Elise to marry him. His love for her naturally extended to him loving Brown Sheep yarns, too. She was, after all, always knitting, and there was a good chance that what she was knitting on was Lamb's Pride.
After that evening in the restaurant, chances are what she was knitting was for him (when he was lucky, anyway). What great sweaters Kevin got (reason enough to marry her)!
Years passed. Love grew. Children grew. Kevin grew. Those well-used well-loved sweaters no longer fit and so got packed away. Surprise! Kevin and Elise's son, Ariel, while searching for hand-me-down clothes for his baby, found this wonderful stash of decades-old sweaters and snatched them up for himself! After all that wear, they were still in perfect shape, and they looked great on him, lucky boy!
Content: 85% wool, 15% mohair.
Lines: Bulky and Worsted weights.
Care: Hand-wash, dry flat; or dry clean. Permanently moth-proofed with no odor treatment.


The Pro-Diligence approach is simple. Our team conducts a thorough valuation of a business situation to mitigate our client's level of risk. Proper planning and risk mitigation are essential to avoiding major business losses in today's climate. We employ an integrated strategy to address the essential components of every business (1) Sales/Marketing (2) Operations (3) Finance to determine identity areas of exposure to mitigate risk.
Pro-Diligence is committed to protecting our client's investments.


A scientific trial has begun on Romney Marsh, to test the efficiency of three types of seed drill in the battle against black grass.
Burden Bros Agri has linked with Andrew Martin of Broad Stream Farming to carry out the test drillings near Newchurch. A field with a history of black grass has been divided into three 72-metre pitches, one drilled by a John Deere 750A, another by a Sumo DTS and the third by a Vaderstad Rapid.
Burden Bros Agri's FarmSight consultant Kris Romney explained: "My colleague George Whelan and I had the idea in August of running the seed drill trials and began the search for a suitable field. Ideally, we needed one which was prone to black grass, so we could see how the different drills affected growth of the Zyatt winter wheat.
The team will now monitor the field regularly, carrying out tiller counts to see how the different drills and methods impact on the establishment of the seeds. Burden Bros are holding a "crop walking day" at the farm on 11 December, to allow interested parties to see how the experiment is going. South East Farmer will report back on the results of the two-year trials and revisit the issue every quarter.
The project is being monitored scientifically by Andy Pendry and Rob Purvis of Agrovista, who specialise in agronomy and crop protection.
Kris is excited at the prospect of the trial and acknowledges that it might show that the Vaderstad – a brand not sold by Burden Bros – to be the most efficient. However, looking at it from a cost of establishment, the results could be very different again.
The programme for the crop walking day on 11 December is to meet at the Ivychurch branch of Burden Bros at 9am, for a presentation by Total Crop Solutions on the trials, followed by a tyre and track discussion on compaction and then to leave for the crop walk, returning to the branch for further debate and questions. If a large number of visitors sign up, they will be split into two groups, with one staying at the branch while the others walk the test site, then swapping over.
Kris said the weather would obviously affect the results. The ground was very dry when it was sown, but since then there has been a large amount of rain and the site is "extremely wet", he said.
Burden Bros will return to the same field next year to perform more drill trials, to add data to the first sowing.
Burden Bros are bringing in their technicians to share their expertise with farmers over the drill project. The company has two with a particular interest in seed drills – Matt Butler based at the Framfield branch and Luke Crowhurst at Ivychurch. Both have shown an interest in continuing their development and becoming specialists in drilling.
Kris said many farmers already have access to technology, but he believed the majority did not use it. "Data like yield mapping is readily available, we need to show how it can help make their lives easier and more productive," he said.


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Celebrate NYC's Culture at this International Market
By Nicoletta Richardson
Photo courtesy of Keelan Durnien
The Queens International Night Market on opening night in Flushing, New York
Check out the many identities within this five-borough city, all in one place.
The subways in New York City are always unpredictable on the weekends, and this particular Saturday was no exception. It was opening night for the second annual Queens International Night Market: a large, open-air fair that features small businesses, live entertainment, and representation of what seemed like every culture living in the city's five boroughs. It took nearly an hour to catch a train toward Flushing, Queens, where the market was taking place outside the New York Hall of Science. Perhaps it was because of the usual construction and delays, but the energy in the air said something different.
These excited New Yorkers were going to the international extravaganza, just like me.
Once I leaped into the crammed 7 car and the doors snapped shut, I caught my breath and began to listen to the surrounding commotion: the flood of languages, the thrilled voices, the booming tones. "Why is the 7 so crowded today? It's not like there's a game or anything," said a nearby quiet voice. I looked over my shoulder, smiled, and proclaimed, "It's the International Market today, that's why."
The whole concept began with local John Wang, founder of the Queens International Night Market. After seeing his share of night markets around the globe, John realized there wasn't one anywhere in New York City, which he saw as an opportunity for a diverse population to come together and learn from one another. For opening night, 43 food and retail vendors signed up, and Wang expected a few thousand visitors to show up for this market concept entirely new to the city. The turnout of tens of thousands of people was shocking, and that's when Wang knew this idea was worth pursuing.
This year, the market moved to a more spacious park outside the Hall of Science to accommodate a larger crowd. Among the 82 vendors (52 selling food and 30 retailers) at opening night were those cooking up every type of ethnic cuisine imaginable (from Japanese rice flour crepes to Southern styled fish & chips), plus retailers marketing cultural crafts and jewelry.
Although the market takes place every Saturday throughout the summer, many wanted to capture the energy of opening night—myself included. Once I got off the subway, I followed the crowd heading to the outdoor event. As the crowd increased at the entrance, I saw a smiling woman who clicked a device every time someone passed her. I could almost read her mind: The turnout was, once again, surpassing expectations.
On one side of the grassy field, there was a bar section where a rock band was playing. Four to five musical bands varying in genre circulated throughout the evening, some performing for publicity while others were there for the fun of it. Rows of picnic tables provided a safe haven for large families looking to take a break and enjoy their fair food out of red-and-white paper containers.
The tented food area felt like another planet. As I walked right of the market's entrance, I was suddenly shoulder-to-shoulder with a swarm of the city's population. Lines of eager customers waited for their cuisine of choice, and as I tried to dodge the madness, I spotted a vendor called Headbanders with vibrant jewelry spread out on the table. Specifically, what caught my eye was the evil eye bracelets, or as we Greeks call it, mati. I moved toward the collection of beaded bracelets with painted-on eyes, and a heavily accented voice piped up next to me.
"You know what that is? My friend has one of those," the Hispanic woman said. "It's supposed to take away evil spirits, or something like that." I smiled at her as I rolled up my right sleeve, revealing a blue-and-white evil eye bracelet, and received a warm smile back. She and I had no idea who the other was or where we came from, but in that moment, we made a connection.
Although the market was jam-packed, resulting in moments of frustration and annoyance, its incredible energy reflected the surrounding borough and NYC at large filled with international influence.
"One of the cool things about the market is the demographic of our visitors, because there is no demographic," Wang told AFAR. "You can probably go to other markets and pinpoint the audience, but here it's not a certain kind. Just an audience."
The Queens International Night Market will take place every Saturday from 6 p.m. to midnight until August 20 at the New York Hall of Science in Flushing, Queens. And with different performers and vendors circulating on a weekly basis, every visit will deliver a unique experience.
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Motivation Monday: Five Tips To Help You Take On The Day — Heart & Soul PR, Inc.
1. Alarm: The first sound you hear when you wake up sets the mood for your morning and potentially for the rest of your day. Most of us wake up dreading the day when it hasn't even started yet, but getting up in the morning should be a pleasant experience! Make your mornings easier by setting your alarm to your favorite song. Think of a song that brings back good memories or feelings of comfort and a song you can never get sick of that will help you wake up feeling ready to take on the day.
2. Time is Precious: Speaking of alarms, try setting yours to go off an hour earlier. If you normally wake up at 8 a.m. start setting your alarm to 7 a.m. for one week. Then set your alarm to 6 a.m. the week after and see if you can gradually make it to 5 a.m. The trick here is to go to bed earlier because you ideally want six hours of sleep to be fully functioning and productive the next day. It might seem scary at first but it is completely doable and less traumatic of an experience as it may seem. The idea here is you will gain more time in the day to be more productive and less rushed, as well as fit in time for more of the things you love.
3. Dream While Awake: Once you start waking up earlier, you now have that extra hour, or two hours, to take advantage of early mornings and start dedicating that time to developing your dream. Start making a plan right now for what you want to accomplish this month, then set a plan for the next three months, then for the rest of the year. Try doing something every morning to work towards that goal. Have something by your bedside or bathroom mirror that reminds you of this goal when you wake up – it will make mornings much more exciting.
4. Do Something for Yourself: Getting up earlier doesn't have to be all work if you don't want it to be. You can do morning yoga, meditate to soothing music for an hour, make yourself a proper hearty breakfast while watching your favorite show, or even go for a run and enjoy the crisp morning air. Whatever it is, you can use that extra time in the morning to treat yourself. If you have a really hard time getting out of bed in the morning, plan something exciting that will rejuvenate and make you excited for the day to come the night before. You will go to sleep looking forward to this treat and it will motivate you to get out of bed in the morning.
5. Our Bodies are Made to Move!: Before you head out to start your workday, try to incorporate some kind of physical activity in your morning routine. It doesn't have to be something that requires a lot of effort like spin class or a five-mile run. Aim for light yoga or even simple stretches in the morning to wake up your stiff body and get your blood flowing again to feel awake and energized. If you're not into yoga, you can even go for an early swim or bike ride or a quick stroll through a park nearby. Try to make physical activity, however light, a permanent part of your morning routine. You will feel much more focused and motivated throughout your day.