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Providing Fresh Water to Weligahakandiya Residents in Batticaloa District
The community now frequents the newly constructed well in Weligahakandiya village.
Water is a precious resource in Sri Lanka's dry zone. As most rural areas are not linked to pipe borne water, families usually obtain water from available sources including wells, rivers and irrigation tanks. The village of Weligahakandiya in Batticaloa district is no exception. The community in this conflict affected village depend mainly on small dug wells and tube wells to obtain water for their daily needs. With funding from the "Improving Living Conditions in Returnee Areas of Sri Lanka through Housing" project, a community well was constructed in the village, which is now providing fresh water to 15 households throughout the year. Altogether, over 37 families will benefit from this initiative, particularly when water is scarce during the dry season.
Weligahakandiya village is located in Koppavely Grama Niladhari division of the Eravurpattu Divisional Secretariat (DS) division in Batticaloa. The village is located about a kilometre from the main A5 road and consists of 57 families. Agriculture, fishing and daily wage labour are the main livelihoods of the residents. Farmers cultivate rice paddy with water from the Weligahakandiya and Panichaiyadithakulam irrigation tanks while fishermen use the tanks to catch fish. Many residents undertake casual wage labour to make ends meet.
New well constructed in Weligahakandiya village.
Due to the intensification of the conflict in the East from the 1990's to 2007, the Weligahakandiya residents were displaced on multiple occasions. The families moved to safer areas in Batticaloa district, including the town of Chenkalady where they lived in Displaced Persons Camps and with host families. In mid-2007, with the end of hostilities in the Eastern Province, the families returned to their village. As the conflict had damaged housing and community infrastructure, they faced many challenges including the lack of permanent shelter, sanitation, electricity, fresh water and regular income sources.
A small dug well used by the Weligahakandiya community to collect fresh water.
The human-elephant conflict is a challenge faced by many farmers in the area. Obtaining fresh water is also a serious issue in Weligahakandiya as there is no pipe borne water supply network. The residents collect water from three small dug wells and two tube wells in several locations. However, these wells do not provide water throughout the year as they dry up during periods of drought.
As the families in the village lack adequate financial resources, they were unable to construct a well deep enough to obtain year round water supply resulting in hardship during the dry season.
The Improving Living Conditions in Returnee Areas of Sri Lanka through Housing project is a housing reconstruction initiative providing support to returning Internally Displaced Persons in the North and East of Sri Lanka. Funded primarily through a grant of € 11.8 million by the European Union, donor partners include the Australian Government and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. From 2013-2014, 36 families were supported in Weligahakandiya to construct permanent homes with funding from this project. In addition to housing, the project also supported communities to construct small community infrastructure facilities in order to facilitate holistic village development.
When the project commenced in Weligahakandiya in 2013, a Settlement Improvement Planning Workshop was conducted by UN-Habitat to identify the priority issues of the community. The community members identified the need for water supply schemes including community wells for families to access fresh water more easily. Hence, the construction of a deep dug well was selected for funding through the project.
Construction of the new well in progress.
In March 2014, funding was provided to build the community well in a strategic location which would benefit a number of families with easy access to potable water. The location was identified by the community based on the availability of a high water table throughout the year. The land was generously provided by one of the senior residents called Velliyar Mama and the Eravurpattu Divisional Secretary assisted in regularizing the 10 perch land area for the construction of the well. As UN-Habitat follows a participatory process of project implementation, the construction work was entrusted to a Community Based Organisation, the Rural Development Society (RDS) of Koppavely through a community contract, following a rigorous selection process. With a grant of LKR.483,000, the RDS commenced work on the well construction in March 2014. Technical assistance including the design of the well, preparation of the bill of quantities and advice on selecting building materials was provided by UN-Habitat. Skilled construction workers were hired by the RDS to dig the well and construct the appurtenant components.
Mr. Arumugam, the RDS President, discussing the initiative said "This is the first time our organisation managed the construction of a community well. We have learned good management practices through this project, including obtaining competitive bids for building materials and skilled labour. Careful planning and regular monitoring helped us to complete the project within the specified time period".
The completed well is 8 feet in diameter and 27 feet deep. It has been constructed using cement-sand blocks. The CBO and the masons were trained by the UN-Habitat technical team on the incorporation of standard structural and safety components including reinforced column and apron construction, casting tie beams every 5ft, 3ft high external wall and rung ladder construction.
The construction of the well was completed in January 2015 and the Weligahakandiya residents are now using the well for their daily water needs. A resident of the village stated "It is really useful to have this well close by. We use it daily to collect fresh water for drinking and for other domestic chores."
A permanent house constructed with funding from the project in Weligahakandiya during the house warming ceremony by the EU delegation in 2014.
The Grama Niladhari Officer stated. "The donors and UN-Habitat have helped the residents to fulfil some of their basic needs. These include building permanent homes and a community well to obtain fresh water. By involving the community in this project, knowledge on good construction and management practices have been shared with us for future initiatives".
The "Improving Living Conditions in Returnee Areas of Sri Lanka through Housing" project is being implemented from January 2013 to June 2015 in the districts of Killinochchi, Mullaitivu and Mannar in the North and Batticaloa in the East. The project is supporting the construction of 4,600 houses and a number of infrastructure initiatives including 12 preschools, 14 community centres, 17 wells and the rehabilitation of approximately 38 km of internal access roads.
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With Tom Brady suspended for the first four games of the 2015 season, this question has come to the forefront. More specifically, what kind of player is the second-year quarterback out of Eastern Illinois?
What's the scouting report on Jimmy Garoppolo?
When the Patriots selected Garoppolo with the 62nd overall pick in the 2014 draft, the move was lauded in NFL circles as a perfect match between prospect and scheme. Garoppolo shined at Eastern Illinois as a quick-rhythm passer with exceptional accuracy, ball placement and timing. In addition, he displayed outstanding arm talent and a high football IQ while directing the Panthers' warp-speed attack against FCS competition. He quickly got the ball out of his hands on an assortment of catch-and-throw plays designed to distribute the ball to his playmakers at short and intermediate ranges. Although the dink-and-dunk nature of Eastern Illinois' offense led to questions about Garoppolo's arm strength and range, the small-school standout eliminated these concerns with a pair of strong performances at the East-West Shrine Game and Senior Bowl.
Watching Garoppolo play throughout the preseason last year, I believed his skills translated well to the pro game, as evidenced by his 99.0 passer rating and 5:1 touchdown-to-interception ratio. Garoppolo displayed outstanding poise, confidence and leadership skills while moving the Patriots' offense against the second- and third-team defenses in exhibition games. He looked razor-sharp delivering passes to playmakers working free against tight coverage on the perimeter; his accuracy and ball placement was impressive for a young player acclimating to the pro game. Based on his impressive preseason performance, the Patriots elevated Garoppolo to the No. 2 position on the depth chart and entered the season with a rookie as Tom Brady's backup.
In the regular season, Garoppolo only saw legit action in three games (at Kansas City in Week 4, vs. Chicago in Week 8 and vs. Buffalo in Week 17), but continued to impress. The rookie repeatedly delivered the ball on time on quick-rhythm throws to the perimeter. He not only routinely put the ball right in the receiver's strike zone, but also flashed the ability to throw guys open with anticipation tosses through traffic. Given the importance of accuracy and decision-making when it comes to winning quarterback play, Garoppolo's pinpoint placement and sound judgment should serve him well as the director of the Patriots' offense during Brady's suspension. Granted, the sample size is small, but Garoppolo certainly looks like he has the tools to be an effective starter in the short term.
In terms of concerns with Garoppolo's game, I would point out that he took five sacks in mop-up duty, including three in the second half against Buffalo. He failed to get the ball out of his hands quickly against pressure, leading to negative plays in the passing game. Of course, it is not necessarily Garoppolo's fault that the offensive line failed to effectively pick up some of the five-man pressures that collapsed the pocket, but he must show the necessary awareness to toss the ball away or alter the play call when he senses blitz prior to the snap. Although blitz recognition is something that takes a while for some young quarterbacks to grasp, it is imperative he understands the importance of avoiding negative plays as the signal-caller.
How will the Patriots' offense operate with Garoppolo at the helm?
Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is one of the best in the business at crafting a game plan around the talents of his quarterback. He played an integral role in Matt Cassel's strong performance as New England's fill-in QB in 2008 (when Brady tore his ACL in the season opener). McDaniels definitely will tweak the Patriots' offensive emphasis to ensure Garoppolo's success as the team's starter during the opening month of the season.
First, the Patriots will lean on the power running game to alleviate some of the pressure on Garoppolo. New England will align in an assortment of run-heavy sets and bludgeon opponents with the combination of LeGarrette Blount, Jonas Gray and Travaris Cadet. (Blount's actually suspended for the season opener, so Gray, Cadet and possibly Brandon Bolden/James White will be tasked with carrying the load.) The threat of pounding the ball out of "12" (1 RB, 2 TEs, 2 WRs), "13" (1 RB, 3 TEs, 1 WR) and "22" (2 RBs, 2 TEs, 1 WR) formations will force opponents to employ more single-high-safety looks, creating one-on-one opportunities on the outside. This will help Garoppolo rack up completions on high-percentage throws on early downs. Most importantly, the presence of a strong running game will help the Patriots stay ahead of the chains and keep the young quarterback from facing the exotic blitzes that accompany long-yardage situations.
From a passing perspective, I would expect the Patriots to continue with the diverse aerial attack used when Brady is under center. Granted, McDaniels probably will scale down the volume of plays in the game plan, but he will still rely on the basic concepts that have helped New England systematically pick apart defenses for years. The Pats use an assortment of quick-rhythm passes to form the foundation of the playbook. These plays successfully counter blitzes while helping the quarterback get into a rhythm from the pocket. Also, these are the kind of plays Garoppolo executed in college, and in the NFL, familiarity breeds confidence.
The Patriots are one of the few teams in the NFL to prominently feature the WR screen. Last season, Brady routinely tossed the ball to Brandon LaFell, Danny Amendola and Julian Edelman on an assortment of "now" screens designed to let them take advantage of soft coverage and lumbering defenders in space. The catch-and-throw concept is familiar to Garoppolo, based on his experience directing a spread attack at Eastern Illinois.
The Patriots earned raved reviews for their game plan against the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX, with the slant/flat combination featured prominently on the call sheet. The concept is a staple of New England's game plan and one that I expect McDaniels to use frequently with Garoppolo on the field. The second-year pro is a quick decision-maker with a compact delivery, which allows him to quickly get the ball to pass catchers in tight windows. With the slant/flat combo working off a designated defender in the flat, Garoppolo can register easy completions on a variety of one-read plays.
The Patriots will use a variety of run-heavy sets and jumbo personnel groupings to fuel a power running game -- and set up big-play opportunities off play action. Brady is one of the best in the business at carrying out play fakes in the backfield before setting up to take a deep shot down the field. The clever use of play action, which lures defenders to the line of scrimmage, allows a quarterback to take advantage of one-on-one coverage on the perimeter or exploit overaggressive linebackers between the hashes. These concepts are not only easy for young quarterbacks to read, but they allow the offensive coordinator to utilize max protection to neutralize pressure tactics.
Garoppolo didn't have a lot of experience executing play action as a collegian, but he already has shown signs of becoming an effective play-action passer with the Patriots. He makes strong play fakes in the backfield, yet quickly gets his eyes to the target and delivers accurate strikes.
The Patriots rarely use movement passes with Brady under center, due to his limited mobility, but Garoppolo is a solid athlete capable of making pinpoint throws on the run. To take advantage of his athleticism, the Patriots incorporate bootleg passes into the playbook. This allows New England to feature some half-field reads for the young quarterback while tricking the defense with misdirection action in the backfield. In addition, it provides Garoppolo with the option to take off downfield if the primary and secondary receivers are covered in the route.
This kind of concept offers little risk, but generates big gains and allows a young passer to develop confidence from the pocket.
How will opponents attack Garoppolo as an inexperienced starter?
Whenever a quarterback with limited game experience steps onto the field, defensive coordinators attempt to rattle the youngster with aggressive tactics designed to create confusion and hesitation. Garoppolo's moderate success in mop-up duty will prompt defensive play callers to take away his fastball (quick passes and screens) and force him outside of his comfort zone. Opponents will use a host of pre-snap disguises and late shifts to mess up his protection calls. In addition, the defensive movement could force misreads on passing plays, leading to errant throws or turnovers from the pocket.
From a coverage standpoint, opponents likely will blanket the Patriots' receivers with various man-to-man tactics complemented by blitz pressure. The man coverage will position defenders closer on quick throws, with the blitz producing negative plays if Garoppolo is uncertain about his "hot reads" or sight adjustments against pressure. These tactics were effective against the youngster in Year 1, particularly in the Bills game.
I expect the Patriots' early-season opponents to ratchet up the pressure and really get after Garoppolo.


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The Phoenix Rises in HGO's World Premiere of a Real Life Gifted Librettist, Lorenzo da Ponte
Margaret Downing April 18, 2019 4:00AM
The Phoenix, a story of a real life gifted librettist, gives Lorenzo da Ponte his due. Photo by Felix Sanchez
Mozart's name is tied to some of the best music ever composed: including the operas Don Giovanni. Cosi fan tutte and The Marriage of Figaro. What has pretty much been left in the shadows — at least not a household name in 2019 — is the role of Lorenzo da Ponte, the libbrettist, who wrote the words to the music of those three operas.
Thanks to Houston Grand Opera that's about to change a bit with the world premiere of The Phoenix by composer Tarik O'Regan and librettist John Caird which tells da Ponte's sometimes sordid story complete with re-set after re-set in a life where re-invention necessitated by dire circumstances occurred more than once. It will run in repertoire with Don Giovanni — appropriate because more than one source says da Ponte's life was the source for the Don Giovanni title character.
The Italian Da Ponte was more or less rescued thanks to a meeting and subsequent partnership with Mozart after he was banished from Venice. His ouster came after da Ponte, who was then a Roman Catholic priest and poet, was discovered to have a secret family with two children, as well as connections to the local brothels. He met Mozart in Austria and the success they enjoyed together meant that he traveled in the highest levels of society.
But his luck turned bad again and bankrupt, da Ponte fled to America where he became a grocer of all things. But he still had another last act in him as he somehow ascended again and in 1833 established New York City's first opera company.
All of which makes perfect fodder for an opera, as its full title — The Phoenix or The Operatic Adventures of Lorenzo Da Ponte on Two Continents in Two Acts — makes clear. And it's a comedy.
Canadian-Tuniasian mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb is making her HGO debut in a trio of roles: as Maria Malibran, as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and as da Ponte's wife, Nancy. Her main role is of Maria Malibran. "She was a singer of the time, who did exist, who plays the role of Mozart and of Nancy da Ponte at various stages of her life," she says.
"It is very complicated and it is more complicated when I think about the costume changes," she says. The opera is not just about da Ponte the librettist, she says. "It's also da Ponte the man with a thousand faces and a thousand tricks in his bag,"
She auditioned in person in London to O'Regan while Caird watched it on Skype. "They wanted someone who can sing low, can sing high, can do coloratura." The music she says is definitely contemporary. " It's very tonal. Tarik, his background, he's written a lot of choral music. For me the choral numbers in this opera are to die for."
"Maria Malibran is sort of the perfect diva of the time. She died at 28. She had such a big intense career and she died of basically not being able to stop. She wanted to do and sing and do everything. She had FOMO which is fear of missing out. And she died from it because she got sing and she didn't want to cancel and she died.
"I think of her like any young, professional opera singer who wants to get there." Her own career, Chaieb says, took her from a spot in a heavy metal band to opera after her fellow band members told her she had to take singing lessons for polishing. She googled "voice lessons Montreal" and ended up with a classical music teacher. "After two lessons I was like 'I'm done. This is what I'm doing.' I ditched my band." (She also has a college degree in math.)
Mozart was the hardest for her to play, she says. "I didn't want him to be so much like the movie Amadeus. He's very wild. You can hear that in his music. I did not ant to be a copy of that. Also you see the interactions between da Ponte and Mozart, these are very professional. We don't get so much into Mozart's personal life which was a mess. This is at the height of his career, his reputation. So we see him as more of a businessman as in, who am I going to have to hire for this next big thing that I have to write."
"Between Maria, Mozart and Nancy they are all people very forward-looking. They are all very independent people," she says. "They ll come into da Ponte's life at certain moments of his life kind of like little keys in the loc. Because he met Mozart and then Mozart dies and something else happens. He was living a certain lifestyle that was not good for him and that's when he meets Nancy and Nancy kind of gives him a sense of home, security, a sense of belonging. He's air, she's earth."
Like Mozart, da Ponte was not very good with money, Chaieb says. "Nancy was. She kept the books. She kept the family running. And she at the end of the day, she made the decisions."
One of the most compelling scenes is toward the end of the opera when Nancy makes a difficult decision that she knows da Ponte, who generally takes her for granted, won't like. "There's no words to describe it. They love each other."
Performances are scheduled for April 26 through May 10 at 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturday and Tuesday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Wortham Center, 500 Texas. For information, call 713-228-6737 or visit houstongrandopera.org. Sung in English and Italian with projected English translation. $20-$245.
Margaret Downing is the editor-in-chief who oversees the Houston Press newsroom and its online publication. She frequently writes on a wide range of subjects.
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Schloss Herrenchiemsee, a palace built by king Ludwig II to surpass Versailles, is located on Herrenchiemsee. After a scenic walk or carriage ride through the park one reaches the impressive palace and can join a guided tour to explore the glory of royal architecture and discover what happens if a king runs out of money half-way through. There's a charming little Romanesque church affiliated to a small convent on Fraueninsel, and some of the best Bavarian restaurants can be found there. A guided ship tour is also an option for visitors.
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Q: inode_operations , warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type I'm trying to compile a simple Kernel program that read and write from a proc file.
I'm trying to set permission to that file by overriding the permission fp in inode_operations struct (.permission)
static int module_permission(struct inode *inode, int op, struct nameidata *foo)

{
    . . .
}
static struct inode_operations Inode_Ops_4_Our_Proc_File = {
    .permission = module_permission,        /* check for permissions */

};
Our_Proc_File->proc_iops = &Inode_Ops_4_Our_Proc_File;

For some reason, when I compile this i get -> warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type on the following line:
        .permission = module_permission,        /* check for permissions */

Any idea how to solve this?
Thanks!

A: What kernel version are you using ? I am on 2.6.33 and this is how inode_operations is declared :
struct inode_operations {
    ...
int (*permission) (struct inode *, int);
    int (*check_acl)(struct inode *, int);
int (*setattr) (struct dentry *, struct iattr *);
    int (*getattr) (struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *, struct kstat *);
    ...
}

If your kernel has the same thing, then the function signature of your module_permission function is (struct inode *, int, struct nameidata *) where as .permission expects (struct inode *, int)

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Sheffield refugee Reza Yosefi detained again
By Hazara People on	 March 4, 2011 0 Comments
Mr Yosefi came to the UK aged 16 from Iran
An asylum seeker who won a last-minute reprieve when he was due to be deported to Afghanistan in November has been detained again.
Reza Yosefi, 20, has lived in Sheffield for the past four years and claims he has never lived in Afghanistan, though his parents were born there.
The European Court of Human Rights had previously blocked his removal in November "until further notice".
A spokesman for the UK Border Agency said that ruling had now been lifted.
The agency said Mr Yosefi was not in need of protection.
Mr Reza said he felt "confused and scared" after being detained.
Campaigner Marishka Van Steenbergen said he was held after signing on at the Home Office base at Vulcan House, Sheffield.
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She said a letter he was given told him his removal from the UK was imminent as he had not provided satisfactory evidence of his identity, nationality or lawful basis to be in the UK, and had previously refused to leave the UK when he had been required to do so.
Jeremy Oppenheim, regional director for the UK Border Agency, said:
"Both the UK Border Agency and the courts have fully considered Mr Yosefi's case and have found he is not in need of protection and must return to Afghanistan."
"Throughout his claim, Mr Yosefi has consistently informed the UK Border Agency and the courts that he is from Gazni in Afghanistan."
"Where someone is found not to be in need of protection we expect them to return voluntarily.
"If they do not we will seek to enforce their removal from the UK."
Mr Yosefi has claimed he grew up in Iran as the son of illegal Afghan refugees, before fleeing to the UK.
He said he arrived as an asylum seeker when he was 16, after a seven-month journey.
As a minor he was looked after by social services in Sheffield but once he turned 18 he was refused permission to remain indefinitely.
Mr Yosefi said that because his parents are considered illegal immigrants in Iran they have no Iranian citizenship and he has been told he must return to Afghanistan – but he has no family or friends there.
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SCOTUS Comes Calling on Public Sector Unions
A case that could decimate public sector unions is now headed to the Supreme Court.
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The Supreme Court was dishing out win after win for liberals: Affordable Care Act subsidies upheld; same-sex marriage made the law of the land; a legal blow administered to the undemocratic process of gerrymandering. But through it all labor activists were holding their breaths as a case that could decimate public sector unions inched perilously toward the Supreme Court.
Then late last month labor's worst fears were realized when the Court announced that in its 2015-2016 session it will hear Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, a case that centers on the constitutionality of so-called "agency fees," which require non-members to pay fees related to union bargaining and member representation efforts.
"This is a very significant case. It may well be life or death for the unions," Harvard Law School professor Benjamin Sachs told the Los Angeles Times. "This is asking the court to essentially hold that 'right to work' [receiving union benefits without having to pay union dues] is a constitutional requirement in the public sector."
Since unions legally must bargain for all workers they represent, the fees have traditionally been a way public sector unions can avoid the "free-rider" problem-essentially ensuring that workers who benefit from collective bargaining and union representation in their disputes with managers, but don't pay member dues, are still contributing something for the benefits they receive.
In challenging this fee structure, the Friedrichs case has the potential to overturn decades of legal precedent that has become intractably embedded in union strategy-and state law.
"The Supreme Court is revisiting decisions that have made it possible for people to stick together for a voice at work and in their communities-decisions that have stood for more than 35 years-and that have allowed people to work together for better public services and vibrant communities," leaders from the American Federation of Teachers, National Education Association, California Teachers Association, Service Employees International Union, and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees said in a joint statement.
The precedent goes back to 1977 when the Court ruled in favor of the "agency fee" arrangement for public sector unions in a case called Abood v. Detroit Board of Education. That decision said that because a union must "fairly and equitably…represent all employees," fair-share fees have "been thought to distribute fairly the cost of these activities among those who benefit, and it counteracts the incentive that employees might otherwise have to become 'free-riders'…"
Workers represented by unions are required to pay for costs attributed only to collective bargaining and worker representation efforts, not any political activities.
But Rebecca Friedrichs, a teacher from Orange County, California, and the plaintiff in the Court's upcoming public sector union case, see things differently. Together with the Center for Individual Rights (which has been key to pushing this through the courts), she argues that such fees amount to compelled association and thus an abridgement of her freedom of speech rights.
Just last year the Supreme Court heard a similar case. In Harris v. Quinn, a 2014 case over whether Illinois home-care workers are public employees and subject to agency fees, the Court ruled that these workers are not required to pay such fees.
Many court-watchers say that ruling offers numerous indications as to how Friedrichs could play out. As David Savage points out in the Los Angeles Times, the Harris decision was narrow and "skirted the broader issue of whether all mandatory fees were constitutional, but opened the door for the next case, Friedrichs vs. California Teachers Assn., to challenge the forced fees on free-speech grounds."
"Except perhaps in the rarest of circumstances, no person in this country may be compelled to subsidize speech by a third party that he or she does not wish to support," Justice Alito wrote in the majority opinion. Alito has also questioned the solidity of Abood's legal precedent, and all but invited union opponents to file a case challenging the decision. Friedrichs is that case.
While agency-fee payers are by no means a large portion of public sector unions' revenue stream, in a time of already dwindling membership rolls budgets don't have a whole lot of cushion.
Of those represented through California Teachers Association contracts, roughly 9 percent-31,000-are agency–fee payers covered by its contracts, as opposed to the 325,000 teachers covered by its contracts as CTA members. CTA's national affiliate, the NEA, has about three million members and counting-only 90,000 are agency-fee payers.
About 8 percent of those represented by AFT and SEIU are agency-fee payers. Ninety-one percent of public-sector workers covered by union contracts are union members. In both the AFT and SEIU, 92 percent of those covered are members.
Whereas Harris only threatened the member bases of SEIU and AFSCME, which have unionized large numbers of home-care workers, this time around all unions with public sector workers are exposed. The challenge now for public sector unions is to reach out to as many fair-share workers as possible and convince them to join as a full union member. The larger challenge is to reinvest in member relations so if the case does go downhill, fewer members will be enticed to become free-riders.
In short, there's work to be done at home. These unions are embarking on what could be characterized as re-organizing campaigns-shoring up its bases in a pinpointed, hyperlocal manner. Union officials recognize that they must increase their union's presence in and relevance to their members' work lives-and not just during contract negotiations.
In The Washington Post, Lydia DePillis has chronicled how the looming Friedrichs decision has lit a fire underneath the public sector unions' organizing departments-most notably AFSCME, which has the highest public sector membership density of any major union. AFSCME President Lee Saunders told DePillis, "I think we took things for granted. We stopped communicating with people, because we didn't feel like we needed to. That was the wrong approach and we don't want to fall back into that trap."
AFT is charging up its local organizing efforts as well. It has analyzed which states and industry sectors under its coverage have the greatest concentrations of agency-fee payers and targeted its efforts there.
"As the attack on labor has intensified by those who don't want working families to have a voice and has moved from the statehouse to the courthouse," AFT President Randi Weingarten said in an e-mail statement, "our affiliates understand that engaging our communities and our members and organizing new members is the key to repelling those attacks and growing a strong middle class." She points to the Washington Teachers' Union, an AFT affiliate, which convinced 1,500 agency-fee payers to convert to full membership.
Over the past four months, the National Education Association (NEA) has also been ramping up targeted organizing drives. Organizers have already converted 13,000 fair-share payers, with a total goal of 45,000 new full members by January. "We do more listening than we do pitching," says Jim Testerman, NEA's senior director of organizing. "They tell us about the work that they care about and we connect our own work to that."
For unions like SEIU that are active on numerous fronts, dealing with this development will likely be more complex. The union is still reeling from the blow dealt to its revenue stream as a result of Harris. It is also stretched across the landscape of organized labor more than any other union-and must allocate its resources thoughtfully because of that. The union is betting heavily on the success of its Fight for 15 campaign, which is unlikely to reap any fiscal returns anytime soon (unless it attracts some big money donors). It also continues to roll out its ambitious nationwide adjunct faculty unionization effort. The question is, how can SEIU continue to devote the resources it's been spending on these activities if it has to devote mega-resources to sustaining its public sector membership?
Meanwhile, if you haven't heard, 2016 is coming soon. And national labor unions are sure to spend heaps of money on not only the presidential election, but also a slew of Senate, House, and state races in an effort to stem the rising tide of anti-worker Republicans.
But moving back to the more immediate shadow that Friedrichs now casts over labor, early outreach in California-ground zero for any outcome-is even more crucial. The CTA is most likely to be impacted by a conservative ruling, no matter how narrow, and so it too is reinvesting in its rank-and-file.
"We're hoping for the best outcome, and preparing for the worst outcome," says California Teachers Association spokesperson Frank Wells. The union is reiterating to its local chapters the importance of membership engagement, and is actively reaching out to non-members. "If in fact the Court does rule against us, we'll have a robust and actively engaged leadership," Wells says.
It is still very early for speculation regarding how the Court will come down-things will become much clearer once arguments begin. However, it does appear that Justice Scalia may be the deciding factor, which makes this all the more disconcerting for labor.
In past decisions Scalia has voiced his support for fair-share payments, but seemed to have contradicted himself when joining the majority in Harris v. Quinn. But as law professor Catherine Fisk explains at the blog On Labor, Scalia noted in the opinion that the union's role in enforcing the contracts of free-riding home-care workers was negligible. Not so in Friedrichs-teachers unions are obligated to enforce the far more extensive rights of non-member teachers, Fisk contends. "It's not at all clear that the Court's decision to hear Friedrichs will lead inevitably to the Court holding that all public sector employment must be on a right-to-work basis. The Court may instead decide simply to reaffirm Abood because it is the best compromise among the First Amendment rights of unions, union members, and employees who oppose the union that represents them."
"All we know is that four people voted to accept the case," says Craig Becker, general counsel for the AFL-CIO, which will be very active in the legal preparation for the case. "Our job is to make the best possible argument."
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Hi friends, I hope you're staying nice and toasty this January. Here in Colorado it's been freezing and I've just been trying to cuddle up under blankets for as long as possible. By the way, I'm Cat from The Rustic Willow and this is my first (of many!) posts on My Crafty Spot and I'm so excited to be here and share one of my favorite projects with you.
So, freezing weather sometimes makes me feel gloomy. Do you know what I mean, or am I alone in this? I'm definitely an outdoorsy kind of girl, and all I want to do is go outside and have a picnic and go for a swim. However, this freezing weather forces me to stay inside the walls of my house all day. What a drag.
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There are so many ways to get active these days. Some time ago, people would do basic things to get fit: go for a run, swim or ride their bike etc. While these are still very common activities and all beneficial to a persons wellbeing, in addition we now have endless classes on offer such as Soul Cycle / spin, Cross Fit, "power" yoga, barre, boot camp, Pilates and Zumba – just to name a few. When it comes to health and fitness, it doesn't matter what you do, as long as it is something you love and that works well for your unique body type.
While it is extremely important to move your body on a daily basis, this doesn't always need to be in the form of a "workout". Simple tasks such as walking the dog, playing with your kids, gardening and cleaning the house are great ways to stay in shape physically. It's important to listen to your body when it comes to exercise… too little and too much can have big health consequences. It's all about finding the right balance. For me, that's going for a trail run with my dog in the morning, following it up with a restorative yoga class in the evening, and then going for a relaxing hike the next day to balance it all out.
I suggest making nature your gym. It's free and is an environment that boosts your life force, rather than depleting it like many commercial gyms can. Invite friends along to join you for a swim in the beach or a walk in the park. That way, you are multi-tasking – getting zen time in nature, getting physically active and being social! WIN WIN WIN! Can't find anyone to join you? Join a group in your community that likes to do similar activities you are interested in. Meetup.com is a great resource for this. Alternatively, you can play your favorite music while working out in the great outdoors, or simply notice the natural sounds around you.
When you do things you truly love to stay fit, it is more sustainable in the sense that you are more likely to stick with it and do it regularly. Starting your fitness regime is the hardest part, but once you get into the flow, it gets easier as your body adapts to the new movement, so don't be discouraged at your first or second attempt. Ensure you get some cardio, stretching for flexibility and some strength training in your weekly routine. By strength training, I don't mean lifting a ton of weights, for me, holding my own body weight in yoga is enough. I hope this helps you to consider what truly is the best form of physical activity for your body and personal needs. If you are someone who "hates exercise" – then maybe you just haven't found the right fit yet. Keep trying something new until you do! After all, variety is the spice of life.


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My family welcomed a new addition last week. This makes number four for us, and she is absolutely gorgeous if I do say so myself.
She was born on Earth Day, which makes me wonder, did we harm or help the planet?
Are arrogant people drawn to medicine or does medicine make people arrogant? Either way, I have yet to meet a humble, likable doctor.
Speaking of doctors, for the second time we were "warned" during pregnancy that our baby had a higher risk of having downs syndrome, and for the second time the doctors were wrong. Which isn't a big deal until you consider the amount of stress that pronouncement puts on a pregnant mother, coupled with the fact that the tests they use to make that prognosis is next to meaningless and only serves as a gateway to a more reliable test which just happens to carry a risk of miscarriage with it. So thanks again, doctors. Next time, how about not having a clueless office worker (not her fault, she's just doing her job) call to schedule a follow up appointment because our baby is high risk for developmental problems, and not have anyone available to explain anything to us?
We delivered at Jordan Valley hospital in Sandy and it was superb. The nurses and staff were great.
There is nothing in this world quite like holding a newborn baby. Their smell, the little noises they make, their eyes as they look up at you. It's incomparable.
Welcome Olivia, thank you for making our lives a little brighter.
Congratulations - she's a cutie.
First off, Congratulations on the new little one. She is adorable.
Second, my wife has an excellent doctor. If you are planning on having another one, let me know and I will give you his name. His office is in the South West of the Salt Lake Valley.
Have you considered that a doctor who tells you that there is a chance the baby could be born with Down's Syndrome is a kind of encouragement to consider abortion?
Lots of money in killing babies.


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BURLINGTON, Ont. – Ontario University Athletics (OUA) announced Friday that women's water polo has been removed from the OUA sport offering as per the OUA Policy for the Sanctioning and Deletion of Competitive Level Sports.
In the OUA Sport Model, a Competitive Level Sport must have a minimum of six (6) of the twenty (20) member institutions participating in the annual OUA Championship. Given that women's water polo falls below the minimum requirement, the OUA Board of Director's confirmed that women's water polo would be removed from the OUA sport offering.
As per OUA regulations, OUA Competitive Level Sports that do not have six (6) member institutions participating in the annual OUA Championship are placed on probation for a period of one (1) year. Women's water polo was first placed on probation on May 28, 2012 and once again on February 4, 2013. Following the 2014 OUA Championship, the sport was placed on probation for a third time on December 14, 2014.
While on probation, other structures and competitive opportunities were explored by the coaches and Athletic Directors in consultation/collaboration with the OUA Sport Committee, however, a viable solution was not found.
Application for the reinstatement of women's water polo back into the OUA sport offering will be accepted following a waiting period of three (3) years, granted that the minimum requirements for competition have been met.
At the May 2016 OUA Annual General Meeting, the Board of Directors will review opportunities for a women's sport to be added to the Competitive Level of the Sport Model.
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I am currently reading Contrarian Investment Strategies by David Dreman and enjoying the rules that pop out throughout the book. There are 41 in total for the contrarian. There are many obvious rules. My comments are in bullet points and the highlighted rules are the ones I found interesting.
The list of 41 rules is quite long so I'll break it into 2 parts. Part 2 will be posted tomorrow.
Having too much information and thinking that one has mastered the details causes the investor to become overconfident.
Rule 5: There are no highly predictable industries in which you can count on analysts' forecasts. Relying on these estimates will lead to trouble.
Analysts cannot predict the future any better than you and me.
Rule 10: Take advantage of the high rate of analyst forecast error by simply investing in out-of-favor stocks.
Interesting point. He is saying that beaten down stocks don't go down as much because nobody expects much, but if it does better, everyone is surprised and up it goes. Vice versa for darlings.
(C) Negative surprises result in major drops in the price of favorites, while having virtually no impact on out-of-favor stocks.
Rule 13: Favored stocks under-perform the market, while out-of-favor companies outperform the market, but the reappraisal often happens slowly, even glacially.
Rule 14: Buy solid companies currently cut of market favor, as measured by their low price-to-earnings, price-to-cash flow or price-to-book value ratios, or by their high yields.
Very guilty on this one. My expenses are too high.
I've written about diversification here. Dreman is more of a mechanical investor so he doesn't have to keep up with 20-30 companies. The point about industries is relevant.
That is the first part of the Contrarian Investment Rules. Be sure to visit tomorrow for the remaining half.
So who do you see as his intended audience? Portfolio managers, DIY investors? If the latter, I disagree as well with Rule 19. The DIY won't find much of an edge on the big companies.
You say you disagree, but the point of the book is that he is developing rules based upon what would have worked historically. You say you disagree with buying on low ratios yet that is really the basis of the whole book. Historically if you had divided the market into fifths by P/BV, P/E, etc and bought the lower fifth each year you would have beaten the market. So to say you disagree with this is kind saying you disagree with the premise of his whole book. While this is tough to do and contrarian, that is why he spends so many pages talking about the psychology of investing and keeping your discipline and emotions in check.
I like this strategy, and then when you combine it with "value investors add value," meaning that you probably can't afford to buy the entire bottom 5th, but you can hand pick a large chunk of them, you can probably do pretty well. For those who haven't head on over to the library and read the book, it is an excellent read.
I'm about halfway through the book and yes, I do disagree with a majority of it. Dreman like all other fund managers is concerned with beating the market which is one of the first points I disagree with. A hefty amount of the book is also focused on discussing historical numbers. Some were worthwhile to note but not all. I'm sure it helps in strengthening the case but other disciplines (value, growth, trading) all have their own data to back up why their strategies work better.
My thoughts would be to use it as a screen, but did Dreman really have to write so much for a screen with low ratios?
I do like the psychological aspect of the book but overall mechanical investing doesn't suit me. I love finding out about companies, learning what they do and how they do it. It's the details that make it interesting for me which Dreman says that we shouldn't bother with.
It is directed to the DIY investor. Agree that you're not going to have much of an edge on larger companies unless they are really beaten down.
Good recap Jae. Dreman had a disastrous year last year but he'll still one of the top contrarians IMO. I'm contrarian wanna-be ;), although a concentrated investor, and I think he captures the core tenets of contrarian investing.
As for the point about buying mid-cap or larger, I have to disagree with WideMoat and Jae if we are talking about contrarian situations. I think sticking with mid-cap or larger is fine if you are a contrarian. Since contrarians, and certainly what Dreman would suggest involves, buying out of favour stocks, I would argue that the potential return is arguably as attractive as many small-caps or smaller ones. Some of Buffett's biggest successes were with out of favour mid-caps or large-caps. Certainly Coca-Cola and Gillette were large-caps. But, someone correct me if I'm wrong, his investments in Washington Post and American Express may have been in mid-caps or large-caps. I'm not really sure if Amex was a large-cap back in the 60's but supposedly it was the leader in traveler's cheques and the like, so it may have been a mid-cap (rather than small-cap). Washington Post may also not have been small cap although I'm not entirely sure.
However, I think for non-contrarian investors (i.e. not looking at a beaten down, distressed, stock,) small-caps or microcaps will beat the larger ones.
I agree about reading it for the details. It took me about 7 or 8 detailed books like this to develop my own screens and calculations. Is my system the best, far from it, but it is fun and interesting to develop your own that makes sense to you and is within your capability. Full agreement that at the very least Dreman offers a good starting point for basic screening and the logic to back them up.
He is very long winded and tends to beat the dead horse over and over, but the book was still an easy read.
For a good follow up read "Value Investing with the Masters." Also a great read with specifics. Take these twenty guys ideas and blending makes for an easy start to value investing.
Once I get through the list of books that are waiting to be read, I'll have to take a look at "Value Investing with the Masters". Thanks.
Personally I just buy em it's a no brainer.
detailed Value investing is the most brillant form of investing because it makes you into a good business person, with a great understanding for business, you can go in many different areas with it. But you also have to recognize what is under your nose.
Contrarian investors are those that oppose public opinion or the market consensus. Some of the greatest investors of our time are contrarians. If you'd like to learn more about the contrarian strategy, check out Invest Your Way to Riches by Ketul Kothari.


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For most landlords, finding the best tenants for their property is the hardest part of renting out a home. Not only does the tenant need to be respectful of the property, but they also need to be able to afford rent month after month. If you've never had to screen tenants before, it's easy to get confused or not know where to start. Here are a few qualities to look for when searching for the perfect tenant for your home rental.
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This distinct factor of the Psychology Press magazine reminiscence spotlights and goals to motivate study that makes use of a sensible method of examine autobiographical reminiscence (AM) in daily life. This technique depends on learning cognition, subsequently AM, taking into consideration the mental, social, or cultural-historic context during which it happens. components of curiosity contain realizing to what ends AM is utilized by members and in social relationships, the way it is said to different cognitive talents and emotional states, and the way reminiscence represents our internal and outer global. One perception won by means of taking this procedure is that degrees and kinds of accuracy needn't constantly be considered as reminiscence 'failures' yet are often imperative to a self-memory process that serves numerous significant ends of human job. The papers during this factor comprise theoretical and empirical paintings through people who have made relevant contributions to our knowing of reminiscence features of their programmatic paintings. formerly hypothesized capabilities of AM fall into 3 large domain names: self, social, and directive. every one paper addresses how AM serves a number of of those capabilities and thereby examines the usefulness and adequacy of this trio.
The assumption of one's reminiscence "filling up" is a funny false impression of the way reminiscence quite often is believed to paintings; it really is truly has no means restrict. besides the fact that, the belief of a "full mind" makes extra feel just about operating reminiscence, that is the constrained volume of knowledge anyone can carry quickly in an extremely available shape to be used within the final touch of virtually any difficult cognitive activity.
Intentions in conversation brings jointly significant theorists from synthetic intelligence and computing device technological know-how, linguistics, philosophy, and psychology whose paintings develops the principles for an account of the function of intentions in a finished concept of conversation. It demonstrates, for the 1st time, the rising cooperation between disciplines inquisitive about the elemental function of purpose in conversation.
This publication covers a large spectrum of subject matters, from experimental philosophy and cognitive concept of technological know-how, to social epistemology and learn and innovation coverage. Following up at the formerly released quantity 1, "Mind, Rationality, and Society," it presents additional purposes of methodological cognitivism in components corresponding to clinical discovery, expertise move and innovation coverage.
A better examine family tree, incorporating how organic, anthropological, and technical components can impact human lives we're at a pivotal second in realizing our distant ancestry and its implications for the way we are living this day. The boundaries to what we will be able to learn about our far away relations were falling because of medical strengthen, resembling interpreting the genomes of people and Neanderthals, and bringing jointly various views to reply to universal questions.
Moreover, this manipulation altered people's reports of subjective distance from the target event: They felt psychologically closer to the events that were spatially closer to the present. Next, we assessed the impact of feeling close to or far from past episodes on participants' current evaluations. Respondents who were induced to feel close to former failures evaluated their current self less favourably than those who were persuaded to feel distant from the same failures. In contrast, participants encouraged to feel close to earlier successes appraised their current self more favourably than those who were persuaded to see the same successes as more remote.
In contrast, individuals may regard more psychologically remote former selves as no longer associated with their current identity—distant failures lose their power to taint and glories to flatter the present self. As a result, people can view distant selves more dispassionately, heaping scorn when it is due. Indeed, people might think of past selves as akin to other individuals who vary in closeness to their current self. Recent selves may be comparable to intimate others and distant selves to mere acquaintances or even strangers.
Feelings of temporal distance could thus contribute to the derogation of pre-trauma selves evidenced in the McFarland and Alvaro (2000) study. Personal experiences may cause the past to feel close as well as distant. For example, revisiting a childhood haunt or attending a school reunion may pull ancient history back into the psycholo gical present in much the same way as tasting the madeleine did for Proust (1934). Such enhanced feelings of closeness should make happy memories even more pleasurable and distressing events more disturbing.


Sarah Kelly Interview: A new album, a new music school and getting comfy in her corner of heaven.
Recently, I had the chance to speak to one of my favorite singers and artists, Sarah Kelly, chatting for over an hour about life, love, Sweden, her new music school, her favorite foods and her new album, My Corner of Heaven.
Back in 2006, I was visiting a church in Uppsala, Sweden for Christmas when I first discovered the soulful voice and talent that is Sarah Kelly. She was a guest worship leader for Word of Life Church on this chilly night in Uppsala, a small college town about 50 miles outside of Stockholm. I was smitten from the first song that night and downloaded all of her music that very night and personally connected to the whole album, Where the Past Meets Today.


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Q: What is this knitr magic that produces a plot by calling <>? I am trying to work out how this report  on a STAN model for the 2016 US presidential elections is generated using rmarkdown:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pkremp/polls/master/report.Rmd
I have looked at the source code available on github, which contains lines like:
# Electoral College

```{r echo=FALSE, message=FALSE, fig.align='center'}
<<plot_ev>>
```

The command <<plot_ev>> seems to generate plots from code in graphs.R:
# Not accounting for the EV allocation rules of Nebraska and Maine

# @knitr plot_ev

ggplot() +
    geom_histogram(data = data.frame(ev = result_ev_all_states), aes(ev, fill = ifelse(ev >= 270,"Clinton","Trump")), binwidth = 1) +
    scale_fill_manual(values=c("#6E90F8", "#FF6666"), guide = guide_legend(title = "Winner")) +
    xlab("Electoral Votes for Clinton") +
    theme(axis.ticks.y = element_blank(), axis.text.y = element_blank(), axis.line.y = element_blank(), axis.title.y = element_blank()) +
    ggtitle(paste("EV distribution - Pr(Clinton wins) = ", round(mean(result_ev_all_states >= 270)*100, 0), "%", sep = ""))

How does this work?


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Рубаї́ (перс.: رباعی rubāʿī, "катрен"), у множині — рубаят (rubāʿiyāt رباعیات)  — чотиривірш, як правило філософського змісту, за схемою римування: ааба чи аааа (різновид монорими).Рубаї як викінчений мініатюрний віршовий твір, що виражає певну думку, підкреслену в останньому рядку строфи, — одна з найпопулярніших версифікованих форм у ліричній поезії народів Сходу, сягнула своєї досконалості в тюркомовному (Захіреддін Бабур) та іранському (Омар Хаям) літературному середовищі. Рубаї запозичені з фольклору таджиків і персів (фольклор. назви — дубайті та таране). Літературна тема зазнає у рубаят філософського осмислення, при цьому, як правило, перший бейт(дворядковий вірш) являє собою засновок, а третій рядок — висновок, що підкріплюється афористичним виразом в останньому. Можливе вживання редифа, тобто повторення слова або словосполучення в кінці кожного віршованого рядка після рими. Розквіт рубаят припадає на XI ст. і пов'язаний з творчістю неперевершеного майстра цієї жанрової форми Омара Хаяма:

 І юних, і старих — всіх поглинає час, (а)
 І невеликий нам дається днів запас. (а)
 Ніщо не вічне тут: ми підемо так само, (б)
 Як ті, що вже пішли й що прийдуть після нас. (а)
у перекладі В. Мисика

З середини XII ст. рубаї втрачають свою роль і поступаються місцем газелям, хоча й не зникають. Так, майстрами рубаї були поет Нізамі Ганджеві (1141—1209), Захиреддин Мухаммед Бабур (1483—1530). У казахській поезії називається ельон (одинадцятискладник з медіаною після шостого складу).Європейська поезія засвоювала рубаї спершу через збірник переказів німецького поета Ф. Рюккерта «Сліди троянд» (1859), згодом з англійського вільного перекладу Е. Фіцджеральда «Рубаят Омара Хаяма» (1859).Цей переклад вважають одним з найкращих здобутків англійської поезії. Українські переклади Омара Хаяма зроблено академіком А.Кримським, Т. Масенком, В.Мисиком. Звертаються до вишуканої віршової форми рубаї й українські поети. Так, Д. Павличко у 1987 видав збірку «Рубаї»:

 Мені нагадують людські серця
 Крихке й тоненьке серце олівця —
 Зламати легко, застругати важче,
 Списати неможливо до кінця.

В українській літературі рубаї писали Василь Мисик, Микола Бажан, Дмитро Павличко, Володимир Ляшкевич, Віталій Ігнащенко, Володимир Ящук, Данило Кононенко, Юрій Хабатюк та інші.

Див. також
 Газель (жанр)
 Хайку

Джерело

 Літературознавчий словник-довідник за редакцією Р. Т. Гром'яка, Ю. І. Коваліва, В. І. Теремка. — К.: ВЦ «Академія», 2007

Посилання

  Омар Хаям. Рубаї. (авдіокнига) Переклад Агатангела Кримського
 Рубаї Дмитра Павличка
 Омар Хаям. Рубаї / Переспіви Володимира Ящука
 Рубаї Омара Хаяма

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Fourth of July marks the day America celebrates its founders' shot taking efforts that led to its independence. They all pledged their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor for liberty and for America. There's no better way to party like its 1776 than with a brand that encourages breaking traditions and shot-taking.
Hornitos Tequila has two red and blue cocktails that are sure to be the stars of any Independence Day party. Hornitos' Blueberry Mint Smash and Watermelon Paloma are just as patriotic as they are refreshing, perfect for relaxing by the pool or watching the fireworks.
Preparation: Lightly muddle 6-8 blueberries and 3-5 mint leaves in a shaker. Add remainder of ingredients into the shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a julep cup over crushed ice. Garnish with a mint sprig and blueberries.
Preparation: Add all ingredients into a mixing glass, excluding seltzer. Shake well for approximately 5 seconds. Add seltzer and double strain into a Collins glass. Garnish with a watermelon wedge and rim the class with paprika sea salt.
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You won't need to purchase an insulated box and use expedited shipping with this version of the Staff Favorites Gift Box. We picked out our favorite Michigan products and filled up this gift box to overflowing. To share or not to share, that is the question.


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1963 COOPER T65 FORMULA JUNIOR £69,950
Chassis FJ-15-63 first appeared at the 1963 Racing Car Show fitted with hydrolastic suspension and known as the Hydro Proto Car. This arrangement proved to be unsuitable and the car was converted to coil springs and run during that season by the Tyrrell Racing Team. The Cooper then ran in International F3 in 1964 before being purchased by Peter Stewart who competed in Scottish races and hill climbs until 1970. The car was then laid up until 2007 and not used in competition until purchased by the current owner in 2009.
Very successful and reliable, the T65 has been campaigned continuously over the last 10 years, mainly in the FIA Lurani Championship where it won class E2 in 2014, 2015 and 2016. The T65 has raced at all the major Grand Prix Circuits and many other major events including Laguna Seca, Watkins Glen and the Vernasca Silver Flag. The T65 was invited to the Goodwood Revival in 2018 where it competed in the Chichester Cup.
The car is in race ready condition and is fitted with a very strong Swiftune engine with only 30 minutes running since rebuild. The six speed Jack Knight ERSA gearbox has had a major rebuild and has zero hours running since. The tyres have only been run at the Silverstone Classic and Goodwood and the T65 has current HTP papers expiring in 2026. It comes with a large spares package and is also eligible for Historic F3 Racing when fitted with a 1000cc engine. The correct F3 gearbox (requiring rebuild) comes with the car.
Complete with a detailed period documented history, including articles (with cut away drawings) in Autosport and Sports Car Graphic and all invoices and race results since purchased by the current owner in 2009. In excellent mechanical and cosmetic condition and eligible for some superb events worldwide.
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Raise your hand if your allergies are kicking your tail, too.
Zero fun, sir. Kenneth and I are hackin' and coughin' so much it's almost a comprehensible discussion. Makes for restless nights, noisy showers, and lots of new snoring techniques. If you recall, my new best friend is a little guy named ambien so Kenneth is left to deal with the orchestra of sounds I produce during the night.
So the more snot, the more labored my breathing becomes. The more energy I use on breathing, the less I have for anything, or everything, else. And I yawn, a lot. Have you ever seen me yawn? It's a full body effort, which slows down the already snail-speed agenda of my daily routine, requiring more energy needed just to get out the door.
In honor of full disclosure, yes, I do have off days and yes, contrary to popular belief, I do take time to rest. Sometimes. Not usually though. I mean, how do you tell that face no? He's such a good snuggler, and doesn't mind my snot or snoring.
Hey, random, did you know that no one knows exactly why yet, but unborn babies yawn?


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Jeremy Houghton Exhibition Announcement
We are delighted to announce that from June 9th to 16th 2016, we will be exhibiting the works of award-winning visual artist Jeremy Houghton at Trinity House Paintings, in Jeremy's home village of Broadway.
Jeremy was born in the Cotswold village of Broadway, and still lives and works here today. His work has been exhibited throughout Europe, the USA, India and South Africa.
A broad variety of adventures and experiences have shaped an artistic development that has been chronicled through a rich context of specific commissions, international exhibitions and residencies. The many prestigious residencies have taken him into close proximity with the sources of his work, enabling him to witness important events, and draw on the immediacy and vibrancy of places to provide images that energize his narrative. The following are just some of his achievements:-
– Awarded Best Sporting Artist by S.E.A. in 2012
– Official BT Olympic Artist at the London 2012 Olympic Games
– Official Tour Artist for the Aston Martin Centenary Tour of Europe 2013
– Artist in Residence at Windsor Castle for HM The Queen in 2014
– Artist in Residence at Goodwood for 2015/16, painting the summer season of speed
– Artist in Residence for Land Rover Ben Ainslie Racing, visually recording the journey towards the America's Cup in Bermuda 2017
– More recently, the James Hunt Foundation has commissioned Houghton to produce the official collection of paintings for the 40th anniversary of James Hunt's Formula One World Championship in 1976.
Paintings made in his Broadway studio embrace the natural world at full tilt and further a personal theme of dynamic motion. Sparked by remembered experiences and a more imaginary approach, they often explore the spaces and actions of birds congregating and migrating, edging the liquidity of oil paint or watercolour, to processes which encourage his pictures to float in and out of abstraction.
In experiencing all his paintings as a journey, our senses are richly stimulated: sensual colour or contrasting tonal relationships lead us to discover visual pathways; imagery leads us to anticipate memories; forms and movement are implied by the play of light and shade; objects seem to coalesce or evaporate before our eyes.
Mark Riley2018-06-22T17:06:48+01:00
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In turbulent market times, how can you avoid panic selling and protect your portfolio? The great pressure on selling triggers the herd mentality, only to surprise panicked sellers with a rebound once the price massacre hits its support levels. While your fingers may be numb from pushing "sell" during the last month of trading, you can still find opportunities to generate investment income and retain your capital.
Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRIPs) can be an effective strategy to avoid any panic selling in a bearish market. DRIPs provide an investor with the option of receiving additional shares of a company and not dividends. Once an investor enrolls in this plan, any cash dividends paid by a company are used towards the purchase of more shares of the same stock or company.
This strategy is more useful for those investors who can live without dividends for a long time, preferring to forgo any dividend payments for acquiring more shares. Indeed, DRIPs are best suited for the long-term investor.
With DRIPs, the investor benefits from a compounding effect. While investors obtain more shares, they are simultaneously increasing the value of their holdings and portfolios.
The rationale behind DRIPs is that investors will eventually weather out short, but violent, movements in the value of stocks. Not focusing on short market movements, DRIP investors look towards the long-term horizon for eventual capital growth.
Under this plan, it is not easy to sell shares. Although there are no restrictions on selling your DRIPs, the process can be complicated, time-consuming, and costly. Though these can be considered drawbacks, it ensures that the investor does not fall victim to panicked or impulse selling.
There are two types of DRIPs. One is directly offered by the companies. The second type is directly offered in-house by brokers. The former are typically better investments and more lucrative.
One major drawback with in-house DRIPs is that they are available only in whole numbers, and therefore, you cannot buy partial shares. On the other hand, you can buy even partial shares under DRIPs offered by companies directly. For example, say you obtain a dividend of $30 and the price of a share of that company is $20. With an in-house broker, you can buy only one share, leaving a balance of $10. In comparison, with direct company DRIPs, you can qualify to buy one and a half shares – fully maximizing your capital.
1.The first step is to research which companies offer DRIPs, or whether the symbol you are particularly interested in offers this program. Remember that all the companies do not have DRIPs.
2.Buy shares for that particular company in the open market.
3.Transfer your share into your own name. You must contact the registrars of the company to request that the shares are transferred. This does involve the payment of fees.
4.Once the shares have been transferred to a particular name, you can contact the registrar and apply to be enrolled under DRIP of that company.
5.Once enrolled, whatever dividend you receive monthly or quarterly is automatically spent on the purchase of equivalent shares. There is no additional need for transfers.
DRIPs can be a lucrative, intelligent financial instrument for the long-term investor. And with these current market conditions, we may all need to focus on our long-term portfolios.
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India's state-owned oil and gas company Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. (IOC) has launched its SERVO brand of lubricants and greases in Saudi Arabia, through a partnership with the Mohammed Yousef Naghi & Brothers Group.
Based in Jeddah, Mohammed Yousef Naghi & Brothers is involved in four key business sectors: automotive, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), transportation and automotive financing.
"The launch of SERVO products in Saudi Arabia for us comes as a very important stage in our global expansion and we look forward to our partnership with Mohammed Yousef Naghi & Brothers Group in a step to further expand our range of offerings in Saudi Arabia," said K.L. Murthy, executive director of Indian Oil Corp.
Murthy, along with senior company officials, addressed a press conference where he spoke about the company's future expansion plans. Saudi Arabia's lubricants market is estimated at around 420,000 tonnes, with a growth rate of about 3.5%, significantly higher than the mature markets of North America and Europe.
"With this new expansion in Saudi Arabia, SERVO lubricants will now be available in 27 international markets. SERVO aspires to meet the discerning needs of all segments of customers in Saudi Arabia, especially in industrial oils, automotive oils, marine oils and greases," he said.
SERVO brand, which is the market leader in India, has a strong presence in Africa, Southeast Asia and West Asia.
"We are very pleased to announce our partnership with Servo world-class lubricants and looking forward to positive results in the coming years," said Abdul Wahab Itani, senior vice president of Mohammed Yousef Naghi & Brothers Group.
Amitabh Akhauri, managing director of IOC Middle East FZE, said that Indian Oil Corp.'s target is to corner a 5% market share through this alliance.
"In view of the keen desire of Mohammed Yousef Naghi Motors Company in providing additional distinctive services to our customers in the area of after sales services, we found that the partnership with Indian Oil Corporation is an excellent opportunity to achieve this goal," said Khalid Al Harthy, market manager of Mohammed Yousef Naghi & Brothers Group.
The announcement was made at the Jeddah Hilton on Monday in the presence of the above officials as well as Indrajit Bose, executive director (CC & Branding) of Indian Oil Corp.


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Maisie Williams Thinks Arya's Having an Identity Crisis
The actor behind the House of Black and White's Последнее acolyte chats about her character's Faceless Man training, Arya's "psychotic side" and filming the finale's reveals.
Game of Thrones' Season 6 shouldn't return to the Стена или Jon Snow
The biggest Вопрос coming out of "Game of Thrones'" Season 5 finale is, "Is Jon Snow forever-dead?" That's why Season 6 of the HBO series should avoid answering the Вопрос altogether.
This is how Maisie Williams reacted to the season finale of Game of Thrones
Maisie Williams, a.k.a. Game of Thrones' Arya Stark, reacted to the season 5 finale of the hit HBO series like everyone else did: with shock, awe and sadness.
Game of Thrones TV Book Club: The future of Westeros...and the end of Book Club
All клубы must die.
How the feminist representation of Arianne Martell could have improved this season of GoT
"I was a foolish willful girl, playing at the game of thrones like a drunkard rolling dice."
Game of Thrones S5 finale breaks 8 million and its Назад viewership record!
The available data shows that 8.11 million people watched the initial airing of the Game of Thrones season finale, 'Mother's Mercy'.
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'Those scenes are difficult, and they should be difficult'
Still Crying Over Game of Thrones? Here's All the Best Theories on Why [SPOILER] Isn't Truly Dead
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Well, first of all, we're out of Источник material, but it'll be nice to be surprised Далее year!
Game Of Thrones': Forget Those Other Deaths, Here's The One That Hurt Most
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Some cool, colourful captures by one of my favourite Guelph photographers, Flailchest, also known as Andrew Beveridge.
If you've never visited his photostream you really should... and STAT! His work is all that... inspiring, clever, dark, colourful, moody, playful and creative.
I truly love the way he sees.


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Taobuk, international literature festival
A tableau of family life through the major transformations of history
Sunday 20 June 13:00
A new chapter in the story of the Dos Santos family: is love just a representation?
In Ovunque io sia, the Portugal depicted by Romana Petri is the backdrop for the stories of three women who, from the 1940s to nowadays, experience life in a Lisbon of poignant beauty. In the second book of the saga, Pranzi di famiglia, three brothers in search of themselves undertake a deep journey in family relations, in what is said and, especially, what is kept silent. With a strong narrative power, La rappresentazione (Mondadori), third chapter of the story of the Dos Santos family, portrays the dramatic coming and going between Italy and Portugal of paintress Albertini and her husband Vasco.
Romana Petri
Writer, translator, editor and literary critic. Her books have been translated in France, Spain, Serbia, the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, England and the United States. Among her works, Ovunque io sia (2008), Le serenate del Ciclone (2015), Pranzi di famiglia (2019), Figlio del lupo (2020).
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