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Welcome to "Ask the White House" -- an online interactive forum where you can submit questions to Administration officials and friends of the White House. Visit the "Ask the White House" archives to read other discussions with White House officials.
Chuck Blahous
Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy
In Focus: Social Security
I'm delighted to have this chance to answer questions about the President's agenda for strengthening Social Security. As you may know, Social Security is sound for today's seniors, but it must be fixed if it is to be strong for our children and grandchildren. I hope to be able to provide responsive answers to your questions about the President's plans to accomplish this.
Doris, from Quebec,Canada writes:
I am an American residing in Canada,I am 60 years old and retired,I am looking forward to my Social Security check,will this change, to the system ,affect me in any way?
Thank you, Doris. President Bush has established some basic principles for strengthening Social Security, the first of which is that there will be no changes in the benefits of those now in or near retirement. If you are currently receiving, or are shortly about to receive Social Security benefits, then nothing would change for you.
jay, from anchorage writes:
why not invest portion of the social security trust funds into stocks instead only into u.s treasury?
The President believes that workers under Social Security should have the voluntary opportunity to save and invest a portion of their payroll taxes in a personal account. This account would enable them to build nest eggs for retirement, which they would own, which they would control, and which they could pass on to their children.
The value of voluntary choice is something in which the President strongly believes. This also includes the choice not to have a personal account, and to stay entirely within the current Social Security structure. It includes the voluntary choice, through a personal account, to invest in safe, prudent, diversified stock funds, but also the choice not to do so.
If we were, as in your question, to require that the payroll taxes each American pays into Social Security be invested in the stock market through the Trust Fund, this would run counter to the President's belief that we should allow individual workers ownership and choice, giving them a say in how their money is saved and invested.
There are important additional arguments against government-directed investment in the stock market. Historically, when governments have controlled the investment of pension funds in private markets, this has led to investments being steered to political purposes. A system of individually controlled accounts would prevent the political conflicts of interest that would arise from government-directed investment.
Kirk, from Waco, TX (Baylor University) writes:
Mr. Blahous,With social security reform being a hot topic on the horizon, what should I as I college student be concerned about in the upcoming months? In other words, what about social security reform most affects me?
Kirk Marshall
Kirk, it is commendable that you are following this issue because you will be much more affected by the decisions that are made on Social Security this year than would older Americans. The system will not change for today's seniors, but we will need to change the system if it is to be viable for you. Furthermore, the type of system that we have will determine the taxes that you as a worker will pay in your years ahead.
The one thing I would most advise you to watch for is whether reforms are enacted that would permanently strengthen Social Security, as opposed to changes that simply postpone the day of reckoning. In the past, there have been several instances of action to shore up Social Security temporarily, but not in a way that stabilized the system for good.
If we continue the pattern of minor changes that has characterized Social Security reforms in the past, then during your working career you will again face the likelihood of tax increases or further adjustments to your benefits.
President Bush has made a priority of fixing the system for good. That's the test against which we believe Social Security proposals should be measured.
Adam, from Washington DC writes:
As we look to rework the SS system to create a more sustainable benefit system, can we not curb a few of the payouts now that would fill the gap between the program funding and capital requirement?
Adam, we do not need to curb any benefit payments today, because the system has enough money to deliver full benefits to those now in or near retirement.
The problem with the current system is a vast difference between the benefits that it is promising in the future and the revenues that it will have on hand to pay them. Social Security, for example, is currently promising the average retiree in 2050 a benefit that is 40% higher, after adjusting for inflation, than an average retiree receives today. That benefit level is also approximately 30% higher than the current system would be able to afford to pay in 2050.
Clearly, decisions will need to be made in order to get the system back on track for our children and grandchildren. We want to work with Congress to find the best way to do it.
Stuart, from New Jersey writes:
How can we make the transition to invester owned social security without incurring 2 trillion in dept to fund current citizans recieving assistance?
As long as we have a Social Security system, there will be costs no matter what we do. The Social Security Trustees have told us the cost of maintaining the current system without change. It is approximately $10.4 trillion, in present value. That is the extra revenue that the system would need to have on hand today, above and beyond all payroll taxes, to meet the gap between taxes and promised benefits.
A number of comprehensive proposals have been put forward, some by Members of Congress, others by the President's bipartisan Commission to Strengthen Social Security. President Bush has not selected a specific reform proposal. Several of these proposals would fix the system permanently while considerably reducing the cost of sustaining the system under current law.
The current system would begin its "transition" from the black to the red in 2018. From that date onward, under current law, the current system would face a deficit that is growing worse with each following year. The President has proposed that we head off this event by beginning to invest now in the future of Social Security. We can do this for far less than the $10 trillion cost of sustaining the current system.
Mary, from Kyle, Texas writes:
Would it not make more sense to lift the income level of SSI Tax than to place more tax and take away more benefits from those who pay now? Same Tax rate whether it is a $1 income or $10 billion dollar income.
We cannot tax our way out of the Social Security problem.
To explain why, let's remember why Social Security has a problem. It has a problem because the number of elderly is growing faster than the workers that must support the Social Security system. In 1950, there were 16 people paying into Social Security for every one taking benefits. Today, there are slightly more than 3 workers to support each person on Social Security. By the time today's young workers retire, there will be only two workers to support each person on Social Security.
The result is that the cost of paying Social Security benefits, taken altogether, is rising relative to the size of the overall economy. If we were to raise taxes, that could only buy some time – future generations would simply have to come back and raise taxes again.
Currently, we expect that by 2018, the Social Security system will permanently cost more each year than it collects in taxes. Even if we were to subject every penny of wages in America to the payroll tax, this would only delay that onset of permanent deficits by six years, from 2018 to 2024. We simply cannot solve the problem that way.
R.D., from Furman University writes:
Mr. Blahous, How do you address critics who say that the President and the administration is exaggerating the crisis in the Social Security System? Is there really a need to address Social Security right now?
Thank you for the question.
There is a broad bipartisan agreement that action must be taken soon to fix the Social Security system.
The Social Security Trustees found in their 2004 report that the system is not sustainable under current financing arrangements, and urged that action be taken soon.
The Congressional Budget Office has also warned that Social Security is not sustainable under current law.
The General Accounting Office has found that the Social Security system faces substantial financing challenges, and that they will appear sooner than is apparent from the annual Social Security Trustees' reports.
You may also recall that President Clinton called for Congress to "Save Social Security First" and devoted a year of public education to the need to strengthen Social Security.
It is simply not credible to argue that Social Security's fiscal strains are distant or minor. The first Baby Boomers turn 62 in 2008. By 2025, there will be only 2.3 workers to support each person on Social Security. By 2018, the program will owe more in annual benefit obligations than it collects in annual taxes.
The problems facing Social Security have been long noted. The only thing different about this President's message is his commitment to resolving these problems.
Mike, from Albuquerque, NM writes:
I am 56 years old. How will privitization improve my retirement benefits? It seems to me that those who will benefit the most are those who need it the least. Thank you.
Thank you, Mike.
The first point I would make is that the President does not want to privatize Social Security. He wants to provide individuals with greater choice and control within Social Security. For those now on Social Security, nothing would change. For those who choose not to have a personal account, the traditional Social Security benefit would still be there for them. And even those who choose to have personal accounts would still draw benefits from the traditional Social Security system.
On your second point, you may be interested to learn that both the Social Security Administration and the General Accounting Office have performed studies of Social Security proposals and found that those who would gain the most from various personal account plans were the lowest-income participants. In the particular plans that they studied, the greatest gains of all would go to widows, largely due to the power of inherited assets from the personal accounts.
Bryan, from Roswell, GA writes:
Mr. Blahous, Many think of SS, as being something that cannot possibly be reformed. President Bush has taken this on reformation task. Should we expect a new form of SS, that will not have to be reformed again. Or just one that will enable it to be around only longer than what policy makers predict?
Thank you, Bryan. Yes, the President has taken on a major task, precisely because he does not want to leave our children and grandchildren with unresolved problems. We very much want to have a Social Security system that does not need to be fixed again in the future. You will probably hear the President continue to talk about this goal in the weeks to come.
Matt, from Gilroy, CA writes:
How much to private companies stand to make with the possible privitization of Social Security???
The President does not intend to "privatize" Social Security but to create personal ownership and choice within the Federal Social Security program. Because the Federal government would continue to operate Social Security, very little of the costs would be handled by private companies. As an example, consider the Thrift Savings Plan system of personal accounts that is available to federal employees. The costs of running this system are very low, and most of them are covered by the Federal government.
The Social Security Administration has estimated that administrative costs for a new system of personal accounts would equal only 0.3% of the balances in those accounts each year. Of this, the vast majority of expenses would be recordkeeping and basic administration, which would presumably still be handled by the Federal government.
Caleb, from Crawfordsville,IN writes:
Hello and good afternoon Mr.Blahous. My question for you is this: How often will you be meeting with the President to find ways to save social security for future generations as the baby boomers are retiring or getting ready to retire? Will these meetings focus on how to implement the individual personal acccounts as the President favors or will other solutions be brought forth so that there is just not one solution to this problem America will face in the coming years? Thanks and have a good new year.
Thank you, Caleb. We will continue to meet on this very important issue. In the meetings I have attended, there have been discussions not only about the best way to set up and structure personal accounts, but also how best to fix Social Security as a whole so that it is strong and sound for our children and grandchildren.
Gary, from Madison, WI writes:
A big issue during the last Presidential election had to do with Social Security and what to do about it so that future retirees would have something to look forward to as far as a source of income. Now that President Bush is still in charge, how long do you think it will be before we see any action as far as his proposing to privatize social security to individual accounts where each person could manage their own "nest egg.?"
The precise timetable for action is something that we will need to work out with Congress, but the President has made very clear that he will work hard to fix Social Security as soon as it can be accomplished.
The nature of the Social Security problem is such that the longer we wait, the tougher our choices become. By moving promptly and prudently, we can save Social Security for future generations.
Brady, from Port St. Lucie, Florida writes:
I'm 33 years-old and a public school educator. My question is, Will I have a Social Security benefit when I retire? How are the personal (Social Security) accounts going to help me?
Brady, you are of an age where you have a lot at stake in the current Social Security debate. The current system, by 2018, will owe more in annual benefit payments than it is collecting in taxes. At that point, the government would need to make some tough decisions about how to keep full benefits flowing. Even if the government produced additional money from 2018-2042, then by 2042 the system would still become insolvent – at a time when you are 70 years old, and counting on benefits.
You will get a Social Security benefit, but we will need to make changes to the system in order to make sure that it remains sound during your retirement. One of the changes we want to make is to give you the opportunity to start putting some of your payroll taxes aside in a personal account in which you can build a nest egg for retirement.
Laura, from Johnson writes:
I think that raising taxes would help put more money into social security Why does the bush administration believe otherwords aboutit?
In the past, Social Security taxes have been raised repeatedly. In 1937, the original tax rate was 2%. Because Social Security has needed to be shored up several times over the decades, the total rate has had to be raised time and again – eventually resulting in the 12.4% tax rate we have today.
Americans are collecting Social Security for longer and longer as lifespans lengthen in our country. Under our current system, this means that costs go up over time – rising faster than the economy as a whole.
What this means is that we can't really fix Social Security by raising taxes. Because costs are going up faster than the tax base, future generations would simply have to raise taxes again.
President Bush wants the Social Security system to be fixed for good, and does not want to leave future generations with a situation in which they would face still further tax increases.
Christi, from Oklahoma City, OK writes:
Dear Mr. Blahous,I am a 27 year old who has been working since I was 16 and paying into a Social Security account. Can you please address what will happen to my funds if Social Security becomes privatized?
Christi, thank you for your question. Unfortunately, the way that the system is now, you do not truly have a Social Security account. The Social Security Administration keeps track of your name and your earnings record, but it is not saving any of that money in an account for you. Your Social Security taxes are now used, mostly, to pay benefits for those now in retirement. The remainder of your Social Security taxes, under Social Security law, goes to finance the current operations of the federal government.
President Bush is proposing to allow you to designate some of your Social Security taxes to be saved for you in a personal account, where you can build a nest egg for your own retirement. This would not be a "privatization" of Social Security, but would rather add an element of personal choice and control and savings to the current Social Security system.
Thank you again for the opportunity to hear and to answer your questions, which were excellent. I hope you will all continue to follow and to participate in the unfolding debate over how best to strengthen Social Security for our children and grandchildren.
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Should CEO Succession be a Black AND White Issue?
It was notable that as Sasol's outgoing CEO David Constable wound up his latest results presentation, the last slide referred to succession.
He must be a hard worker, because his top job is to be taken over not by one man, but by two. The incoming joint-CEOs Bongani Nqwababa (who is black) and Stephen Cornell (who is not black) were there to bid farewell to the man with two jobs as they prepare for one each.
In a phrase which belongs more in an employment contract than in a media briefing, Constable said his twin successors would be jointly and severally accountable. Whatever that means.
Now it is about time that Sasol had a black CEO, partly because this is a new South Africa, and partly because it has had a stormy relationship with government – and black CEOs are perceived to be better at oiling the wheels in Pretoria than we pale-faces.
But why does any black CEO need an equal-in-status side-kick/partner-in-crime? Don't get me wrong. There is no suggestion that either new Sasol boss will be first among equals, or that Bongani is not up to the job and needs a bit of hand-holding.
But this is South Africa, where racists lurk behind every bush and perceptions can sometimes be more important than reality.
There is a similar relationship up the Rosebank hill from Sasol HQ – at Standard Bank, where again there is a joint-CEO structure with (black) Sim Tshabalala being in charge alongside (white) Ben Kruger.
Now Sim has undoubted qualities – which help to explain his leading position in the current dialogue between the business community and President Zuma.
But might he not command even more respect if he were doing the CEO job all on his own?
Certainly, any company which has two equal-in-status, of-any-colour, joint-CEOs will be faced with a higher executive wage bill, as neither would wish to be seen to be paid any less than their predecessor or their boardroom equal. And maybe there is indeed twice the value for twice the money?
However, returning to the issue of perceptions, and without any suggestion that either black joint-CEO is in any way under-qualified, it might have been better if these two giants of the business community, Sasol and Standard, had taken a slightly bolder step and had just appointed a stand-alone black CEO.
It would have saved a few rand, and given the racists less ammunition for their vile theories.
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Magarini Girls secondary school is the centre of excellence in Magarini Constituency in Kilifi County. The School exists as a full Girls Boarding since January 2017. It's located about 30 kilometres from Malindi town across the sabaki bridge. The students come from all walks of life, poor and rich alike. It has a very unique interesting beginning.
Magarini Secondary Students attending an asembly November 2015
The old existing buildings were built during Australlian sponsored resettlement scheme. It was the General investigation Station(G. I. S) used for Agricultural research. Later after the completion, the Magarini settlement scheme was taken by the UNHCR and Red Cross as a refugee camp for the Somalians in the early 1990s before they were moved to Kakuma and Daadab. It's location gives a conducive environment for effective teaching and learning activities. The School sits on an acreage approximately 60 acres of land. We have ample land for agricultural activities and future development. The school is proud to have a team of dedicated teachers, students, subordinate staff members and PTA/BOG members that has led to its excellence in academics and co-curricular activities.
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The school has a capacity of 450 students all are boarders. It also has a dedicated staff of 20 teachers of both gender. The school has just completed buildings sponsored by ESP facitilites and we expect to receive more funding to complete second and third phases of funding.
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Q: sed case insensitive match not working I am trying to match a word (which is actually a table alias) in an sql file and replacing it's column name with a different column name.
sed -ie s/$alias.${act_cols[a]}/$alias.$third_ele/gI $sql_file

The problem is that the I option for case insensitive match seems not working. Here $alias contains value "red1" and $act_cols is an array of columns and act_cols[a] we can assume the value as "NAME" and $third_ele contains the replacement column name say "COLUMN_01".
The file contains alias as RED1 (in caps) at some places, for these instances the column names are not replaced.
e.g. red1.NAME is correctly replaced as red1.COLUMN_01
but RED1.NAME is not replaced with RED1.COLUMN_01
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

A: I think only GNU sed has I/i modifier .
Just , if your sed doesn't support I/i , you can use it like below to avoid
case sense.
Assign the alias variable like below and use sed as :
$ alias="[Rr][Ee][Dd]1"
$ echo "RED1.NAME and red1.NAME and red1 and Red1" | sed -e "s/\($alias\).NAME/\1.COLUMN1/g"
RED1.COLUMN1 and red1.COLUMN1 and red1 and Red1

OR if alias variable is dynamic , you can use perl or awk like below;
$ alias="red1"
$ act_cols="NAME"
$ third_ele="COLUMN1"
$ echo "RED1.NAME and red1.NAME and red1 and Red1" | perl -pe "s/($alias).$act_cols/\1.$third_ele/gi"
RED1.COLUMN1 and red1.COLUMN1 and red1 and Red1

Using awk:
$ echo $alias
red1
$ echo "RED1.NAME and red1.NAME and red1 and Red1" | awk -v value=$alias 'BEGIN {IGNORECASE = 1} { gsub(value".NAME",value".COLUMN1");print }'
red1.COLUMN1 and red1.COLUMN1 and red1 and Red1

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The Huffington Post Means Business – Goes with Largest Font-Size Every Made
September 16, 2008 ~ Wiberg ~ 1 Comment
With the 2008 election only 48 days away, The Huffington Post announced they would begin using the largest font-size ever on their front page headlines.
1,000 pt.
Tired of their 60 pt font, editors at the HuffPost said they would get their stories across better if they used a larger font.
"Tomorrow we're going with, 1,000 pt font-sizes announcing that John McCain is the devil. We tried it in 48 pt font and we convinced only 14,357 people. We need to convince more."
Turn it up to 11.
Insiders say the new font-size will require two monitors to read.
"It's stupid, but it's definitely innovative," said one expert via his Go Phone.
Arianna TheHuffingtonpost, the owner of the site, who coincidentally shares the same name as the website, said something at a press conference but nobody could understand a word.
Joe Biden: Why Can't I Be Smeared!
September 12, 2008 ~ Wiberg ~ 3 Comments
Late Friday night, Delaware-not-Pennsylvania Senator and vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden complained to the press that absolutely nobody was investigating him. He admitted he was extremely disappointed that the McCain campaign had yet to send a team of lawyers to his home state to research his activities.
"I won't be ignored." Senator Joe Biden wants his time in the spotlight to make a gaffe.
"I have skeletons in my closet, people. I have a high IQ, so my skeletons are very smart. The closet is unlocked, too. Please, pick up the phone, find something out about me. I'm a baaad guy."
Despite hundreds of hours of media spent on the Republican vice-presidential canddiate, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama's choice has barely registered with the American voter.
"Give me time, and I promise, I will make a gaffe or say something so inappropriate that you'll wonder why I'm not in prison. I'm a gaffe-making-machine – just turn me on!"
Biden said if needed, he would buy air time to reveal some of his awful decisions made while a U.S. Senator for over 30 years.
"I will pay to be smeared. That's how serious I am about winning the vice-presidency.
"I've been here forever, and believe me, in what little I've done, there are plenty of scratch-your-head moments. Did you know I voted for the United States to bomb Canada during the Stanley Cup finals? I did. I'm a total f*ck up. Just look into it, for Chrissakes!"
Barack Obama couldn't be reached for comment, according to his advisors. "He's too busy emailing his suporters. Something John McCAin cannot do."
Barack Obama: John McCain Can't Send Email…McCain: I can IM like a mutha
September 12, 2008 September 12, 2008 ~ Wiberg ~ 5 Comments
Today, Barack Obama's campaign unveiled an ad pointing out the fact that John McCain does not use email. OMG!
(Nevermind that John McCain cannot use a keyboard due to the injuries suffered as POW. Oops! I'll leave that to the other sites to dissect)
Anyway, later the John McCain campaign, in response to the ad, released transcripts demonstrating that John McCain wasn't big on email, but loved to IM.
Here, for example, was Senator McCain's IM log from late 1999, to wife Cindy McCain:
McCain2000Prez4sure: yo, C, what's up?
AZGirl54: not much. just chillin'. getting my eBay fix.
McCain200Prez4sure: Sweet. Hey, have U talked 2 the kidz?
AZGirl54: oh, wait. BRB.
McCain200Prez4sure: OK.
AZGirl54: I'm back. I talked 2 kids y-day.
McCain200Prez4sure: R they coming 2 the rally next week?
AZGirl54: Just 1/2 of them.
McCain200Prez4sure: Which 1s?
AZGirl54: Does it matter?
McCain200Prez4sure: No. LOL.
AZGirl54: LOL. Ooh. I just won some dishes. Do we have a PayPal account, yet?
McCain200Prez4sure: We do 🙂
AZGirl54: Gr8.
McCain200Prez4sure: R U going 2 join the St8t Talk Xpress 2moro?
AZGirl54: IDK. I'll get back 2 U.
McCain200Prez4sure: GGN
AZGirl54: Bye.
John McCain can IM.
Obama Fundraiser: $2,500 to hear Barbara Streisand, or for $5,000 you can stay home.
September 8, 2008 September 8, 2008 ~ Wiberg
It was reported today that "Change You Can Believe In" presidential candidate Barack Obama will collect some cash from a September 16th fundraiser headlined by cutting-edge artist, and 17-time MTV VMA winning artist, Barbara Streisand, who currently resides at the Smithsonian.
Singer/Actress Barbara Streisand has an IQ of 323, and has helped 1 out of 4 politicians reach the White House with her superior singing and dance skills.
The event will be a $2,500 a plate reception, with the option for Democrats in attendence to donate $5,000 if they want to leave early and avoid Streisand's act.
Barack was said to be thrilled. "I can't tell how many times Michelle and I listen to Barbara's records. Really, I can't."
As an earlier supporter of Hillary Clinton's campaign, and John Kerry's in 2004, and Al Gore's in 2000, Barbara Streisand was the obvious choice for a fundraiser.
"Hey, a broken clock is right twice a day. Sooner or later she's gonna back a winner, and I have a good feeling about this time," a Obama spokesman was sorta quoted as saying.
Sarah Palin – One Heartbeat Away From Presidency? Probably Not. How Presidents Die In Office
September 7, 2008 September 7, 2008 ~ Wiberg ~ 1 Comment
A semi-serious post:
All week long, the world wrings its hand and thinks "if John McCain wins, Sarah Palin will be one heart beat away from the Presidency!!! OMG!"
A review of Wikipedia's page on Presidents Who Died In Office, indicates that Presidents generally don't die by first losing their heart beat, ie 'heart attack', but by other, more preventable methods!
Four were assassinated (Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, Kennedy), one died from pneumonia (Harrison), and another from gastroentitis (Taylor). Franklin Delano Roosevelt died from a cerebral hemorrhage.
Warren G. Harding was the only one, it seems, who died in office of a heart attack in 1923. Four presidents have been assassinated while in office, so that is a concern. But nobody goes around saying "If John McCain wins, Sarah Palin will be one bullet away or one uncooked steak away from the Presidency!! OMG!" because that would be tacky.
When he wasn't playing MurderBall at the White House basketball court, FDR was running the country. He died in 1945 from a cerebral hemorrhage, ending the longest presidency in U.S. history.
So, the chances any president is going to die while in office is slim to none. Joe Biden or Sarah Palin will just have to sit back, attend funerals and stay awake during the President's State of the Union speeches.
And remember, this person is TWO heart attacks away from the presidency! OMG!:
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi sends pizzas, bacon cheesburgers, and donuts everyday to the offices of the current President and Vice-President.
Obama: "We're Not Going to Be Bullied!" Reality Responds: "Um, Yes You Are."
Bon Jovi superfan and presidential candidate Barack Obama today said that his campaign "would not be bullied." He issued this statement at a Bon Jovi concernt, in front of dozens of NJ residents.
Obama can hear music 5 miles away.
When asked to name his favorite Bon Jovi song, Obama responded: "Living On A Prayer, of course. A Christian prayer, by the way, because I am a Christian and nothing else."
In 2004, rocker Bon Jovi helped John Kerry all the way to 2nd Place in the Presidential contest!
Obama added that they were not going to be smeared or lied about.
The McCain / Palin campaign responded quickly. "Once again, Barack Obama is wrong. He was wrong on the war, wrong on the surge, and he is wrong at the Bon Jovi concert. He will, in fact, be bullied, smeared, and lied about. That's what we do and that's what they do. It's called politics and, like making sausage, it gets kinda ugly."
Later, a reporter was able to ask vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin what her favorite Bon Jovi song was, and she responded without hesitation. "Thank You For Loving Me."
Sarah Palin - Slippery When Wet? Or just a Blaze of Glory?
Other candidates weighed in.
Joe Biden: "No idea who Bon Jovi is, sorry."
John McCain: "Let me get back to you on this. I have seven of their albums, I'm just not sure which ones."


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Football Manager 2021 Coming to Xbox One and PC on November 24
September 24, 2020 Mark Smith	Leave a comment
Football fans can finally mark the date in their calendar – Football Manager™ 2021 will be released on November 24th on the Epic Games Store and Steam. This year the FM series will be available on more platforms than ever before including a return to Xbox for the first time since 2007.
FM21 is the follow-up to Sports Interactive™ and SEGA®'s record-breaking FM20 which has just enjoyed a hugely successful free to own period on the Epic Games Store. From today until launch, fans who pre-purchase FM21 (for PC and Mac), from a SEGA approved digital retailer* will receive a 10% discount and the chance to kick-off their managerial career ahead of schedule with Early Access to FM21. Early Access will be available roughly two weeks prior to the official street date and single player careers started in that period can be carried across to the final game. Early Access will be available for the first time on the Epic Store, as well as Steam.
FM21 places a renewed focus on the role of the manager, adding more tools that allow managers to develop their personalities and prowess. New additions and game upgrades deliver unparalleled levels of football authenticity and extra layers of depth and drama. We'll be unveiling features and licensing updates from early October across the Football Manager social media channels and the Football Manager website.
Sports Interactive's studio director, Miles Jacobson: "Football Manager 2021 is a historic release for us as a studio. We're bringing FM to more platforms than ever before and giving more people the chance to manage their favorite club – whether that's on their PC, from the comfort of their sofa or on their phone or tablet."
For the first time in over a decade, Football Manager returns to Xbox. Releasing before the end of the year, Football Manager 2021 Xbox Edition is a specifically tailored version of the game – modelled on the popular Touch series – that has been fully customized for optimal performance with the Xbox controller.
FM21 Xbox will be available from the Xbox Store and is a Play Anywhere digital title that allows players to play their save games across their Xbox console and any Windows 10 PC. The game will be available on Xbox One and the forthcoming next generation of Xbox consoles – Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X – and you pay just once to play across the Xbox ecosystem.
Full feature and functionality information will be revealed on the FM social channels in early November.
Football Manager Touch (on Epic, Steam, Nintendo Switch™ iOS and Android) and Football Manager Mobile (on iOS and Android) are coming soon. As in previous years, FM21 Touch on PC and Mac is available both as a standalone game on Epic Games and Steam and free for anyone who purchases FM21 for Steam or Epic Games. FM21 Touch on Nintendo Switch™ will join the squad in December and release details for other platforms will be revealed via our social media channels in October. Full feature information for both Mobile and Touch can be expected in early November.
For more information on the FM21 series on all platforms, visit www.footballmanager.com
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package com.google.dosidos;

import com.google.common.base.Strings;

/**
 * Holds the configuration information.
 */
public class Settings {
  private final static String DEFAULT_LAT_HEADER_NAME = "X-LAT";

  private final String aesKey;
  private final String latHeaderName;
  private final long latLifetime;

  private Settings(
      String latHeaderName,
      long latLifetime,
      String aesKey) {
    this.latHeaderName = latHeaderName;
    this.latLifetime = latLifetime;
    this.aesKey = aesKey;
  }

  public String getLatHeaderName() {
    return latHeaderName;
  }

  public long getLatLifetime() {
    return latLifetime;
  }

  public String getAesKey() {
    return aesKey;
  }

  public static class Builder {
    private String aesKey;
    private String latHeaderName;
    private long latLifetime;

    public Builder aesKey(String aesKey) {
      this.aesKey = aesKey;
      return this;
    }

    public Builder latHeaderName(String latHeaderName) {
      this.latHeaderName = latHeaderName;
      return this;
    }

    public Builder latLifetime(long latLifetime) {
      this.latLifetime = latLifetime;
      return this;
    }

    public Settings build() {
      if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(aesKey)) {
        throw new IllegalArgumentException("AES Key cannot be empty.");
      }
      if (latLifetime <= 0) {
        throw new IllegalArgumentException("LAT lifetime must be postive.");
      }
      if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(latHeaderName)) {
        latHeaderName = DEFAULT_LAT_HEADER_NAME;
      }
      return new Settings(
          latHeaderName,
          latLifetime,
          aesKey);
    }
  }
}

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Infantino reiterates support for 48-team World Cup
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Fifa president dismisses claims that the expansion would ultimately dilute the quality of the competition.
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino has reiterated his support for a 48-team World Cup, arguing it gives "more of a chance to more teams".
Infantino, 46, was elected to succeed the disgraced Sepp Blatter as FIFA president earlier this year, and he appears determined to create his own legacy.
"We can consider a World Cup of 48 teams which would in fact be a 32-team format because we have seen that the ideal format is 32 teams," Infantino told AFP.
"The idea would be that the best 16 teams in qualifying would qualify directly for the group phase."
He confirmed that the 32 other teams would contest a play-off round from which the winners would qualify to join the existing 16 teams
"This gives more chances for more teams. Furthermore, there would be no impact on the football calendar because these play-off matches would be played instead of friendlies before the World Cup," he added.
"From the point of view of the promotion of football, there would be '16 finals' before the real start of the group phase, real matches taking place to determine the 16 teams."
Infantino said that the projected increase to 48 teams "is certainly going to be discussed on October 13 and 14 when the next FIFA Council meets".
"It's a project, it's an idea just as the World Cup with 40 teams is already on the table with groups of four or five teams.
"We will certainly make a decision next year. We need to see what the impact for football at international level is going to be."
The suggestion to widen the World Cup to 48 countries will not be to everyone's liking.
The Euro 2016 finals, which featured 24 teams in a month-long tournament with just eight countries being eliminated at the end of the first stage, were criticised for what many perceived to be a dilution of overall quality and the spawning of too many dead rubber matches.
Infantino believes a 48-team World Cup would represent "a high sporting level because from each play-off the best teams would qualify.
"People talk a lot about a decline in the standard but in my opinion the quality of the Euros was not less good, on the contrary. There were teams who you could not imagine could be so strong and the level was very high," he added.
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Q: Unit Testing by mocking S3 bucket I am new to unit testing and I require to perform some simple unit tests for an object storage class.
I have a class named OSBucket as follows:
def __initBucket(self):

        ecs_session = boto3.Session(
        aws_access_key_id="OSKEY",
        aws_secret_access_key="SECRETKEY"
        )

        OS_resource = ecs_session.resource('s3', verify=cert, endpoint_url=endpoint)
        self.mybucket = OS_resource.Bucket(OS_BUCKET)

def get_mybucket(self):

   return self.mybucket

def download_file(self, fileName,filepath):

   self.mybucket.download_file(fileName, filepath)

def upload_file(self, filepath,dest_file_name):
   self.mybucket.upload_file(filepath, '%s%s' % ("/",dest_file_name))

The method __initBucket is called in the constructor of the class.
How could I start creating a unit test class to test, for example, the download_file method?
UPDATE 1
        moto_fake.start()
        conn = boto3.resource('s3', aws_access_key_id="fake_id",
        aws_secret_access_key="fake_secret")
        conn.create_bucket(Bucket="OS_BUCKET")

        os_bucket = OSBucket.OSBucket(thisRun)

        sourcefile = "testingMoto.txt"
        filePath = os.path.join("/", sourcefile)
        os_bucket.upload_file(filePath, sourcefile)

which executes the moto_fake.start() before creating the os_bucket object does not work for me.
UPDATE 2
Using patch.object to change the endpoint variable to None, makes the test pass

A: First Approach: using python mocks
You can mock the s3 bucket using standard python mocks and then check that you are calling the methods with the arguments you expect.
However, this approach won't actually guarantee that your implementation is correct since you won't be connecting to s3. For example, you can call non-existing boto functions if you misspelled their names - the mock won't throw any exception.
Second Approach: using moto
Moto is the best practice for testing boto. It simulates boto in your local machine, creating buckets locally so you can have complete end-to-end tests.
I used moto to write a couple of tests for your class (and I might have found a bug in your implementation - check the last test line - those are the arguments needed to make it find the file and not throw an exception)
import pathlib
from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile

import boto3
import moto
import pytest
from botocore.exceptions import ClientError

from os_bucket import OSBucket

@pytest.fixture
def empty_bucket():
    moto_fake = moto.mock_s3()
    try:
        moto_fake.start()
        conn = boto3.resource('s3')
        conn.create_bucket(Bucket="OS_BUCKET")  # or the name of the bucket you use
        yield conn
    finally:
        moto_fake.stop()

def test_download_non_existing_path(empty_bucket):
    os_bucket = OSBucket()
    os_bucket.initBucket()
    with pytest.raises(ClientError) as e:
        os_bucket.download_file("bad_path", "bad_file")
    assert "Not Found" in str(e)

def test_upload_and_download(empty_bucket):
    os_bucket = OSBucket()
    os_bucket.initBucket()
    with NamedTemporaryFile() as tmp:
        tmp.write(b'Hi')
        file_name = pathlib.Path(tmp.name).name

        os_bucket.upload_file(tmp.name, file_name)
        os_bucket.download_file("/" + file_name, file_name)  # this might indicate a bug in the implementation

Final notes:

*

*I actually gave a pycon lecture about this exact topic, watch it here

*The source code for the lecture can be found here


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package alluxio.client.block;

import alluxio.annotation.PublicApi;
import alluxio.wire.WorkerNetAddress;

import com.google.common.base.Objects;
import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;

import javax.annotation.concurrent.ThreadSafe;

/**
 * Information of an active block worker.
 */
@PublicApi
@ThreadSafe
public final class BlockWorkerInfo {
  private final WorkerNetAddress mNetAddress;
  private final long mCapacityBytes;
  private final long mUsedBytes;

  /**
   * Constructs the block worker information.
   *
   * @param netAddress the address of the worker
   * @param capacityBytes the capacity of the worker in bytes
   * @param usedBytes the used bytes of the worker
   */
  public BlockWorkerInfo(WorkerNetAddress netAddress, long capacityBytes, long usedBytes) {
    mNetAddress = Preconditions.checkNotNull(netAddress, "netAddress");
    mCapacityBytes = capacityBytes;
    mUsedBytes = usedBytes;
  }

  /**
   * @return the address of the worker
   */
  public WorkerNetAddress getNetAddress() {
    return mNetAddress;
  }

  /**
   * @return the capacity of the worker in bytes
   */
  public long getCapacityBytes() {
    return mCapacityBytes;
  }

  /**
   * @return the used bytes of the worker
   */
  public long getUsedBytes() {
    return mUsedBytes;
  }

  @Override
  public String toString() {
    return Objects.toStringHelper(this)
        .add("netAddress", mNetAddress)
        .add("capacityBytes", mCapacityBytes)
        .add("usedBytes", mUsedBytes)
        .toString();
  }
}


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Anwar Ibrahim sodomy trial poses key test for Malaysia courts
Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim will stand trial Wednesday on a sodomy charge, which he says is politically motivated. Anwar was jailed for a sodomy conviction that was overturned in 2004. In a rerun of a highly polarizing 1998 case, Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim,will stand trial Wednesday on a charge of sodomy that, if proven, could sink his resurgent political career.
The trial in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, is shaping up as a test of the independence of Malaysia's judiciary, which has been dogged by scandals over influence-peddling and political interference.
Anwar, who was jailed for a sodomy conviction that was overturned in 2004, says that his accuser, a former aide, is part of a political conspiracy. At a pretrial hearing Tuesday, he told reporters that he would subpoena Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife, whom he accuses of cooking up the charge, to testify in court.
Homosexuality is illegal in Malaysia, a majority-Muslim country that has struggled in recent years with interfaith tensions. Last month, churches and mosques were attacked in a furor over the use of 'Allah' by a Christian newspaper, which some Muslims say infringes on their rights. Sodomy is punishable by up to 20 years in jail.
Mr. Najib took power last April and has sought to shore up a shaky ruling coalition in the face of Anwar's opposition movement. He has denied being behind the sodomy accusation, which was lodged in 2008 just as Anwar was preparing a successful run for parliament after a court-ordered ban expired.
But there seems little doubt that 'Sodomy 2', as Malaysian media have dubbed the trial, plays directly into the rivalry between the two politicians, who were colleagues in the ruling coalition before Anwar's fall from glory and subsequent jailing.
It's clearly an attempt to weaken the opposition leader in a political maneuver.
The 1998 trial followed the sacking of Anwar, then deputy prime minister, by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. It was widely seen as a plot by Mr. Mahathir to destroy Anwar's career and drew foreign criticism as a show trial. Vice President Al Gore said it "mocked international standards of justice."
Critics say court is biased
In pre-trial hearings, Anwar's lawyers have sparred with judges over the sharing of prosecution evidence, including medical records of the accuser. Critics have derided the court as biased and pointed out that the current Attorney General Gani Patail was found to have fabricated evidence in the 1998 case.
But it's too soon to assess the court's ability to handle the controversial case. In 1998 you could say quite safely that Malaysia had a judiciary that was extremely responsive to executive dictates. The judiciary right now … do not seem to be as much under the thumb as they used to be. By Simon Montlake for The Christian Science Monitor
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When we talk about this new generation of electric cars, we're generally happy to highlight that we can now get relatively affordable electric cars that have relatively long driving range on a single charge. Depending on how you evaluate this, the Renault Zoe might have been the first such car (in Europe). If your requirement is over 200 miles of real-world range and/or you are focused on the North American market, the first car to offer this combo was the Chevy Bolt EV.
Tesla is implying one or two things in that line. It's implying that the Chevy Bolt isn't priced on par with its gasoline-powered equivalents and/or it's implying that the Bolt isn't a "mass market" electric vehicle. If Elon and crew gave it much thought — which I think they must have — it's probably a two-point knock.
The Tesla Model 3 competes with the Audi A4, BMW 3 Series, and similar vehicles. That's the class it's in. However, the Model 3 beats them on most key points — acceleration, efficiency, autonomous-driving tech, cargo space, and more. Some BMW fans, Audi fans, or other conventional car fans may still prefer these other models over the Model 3, but there's no denying these vehicles compete with each other. See "Tesla Model 3 vs 22 Competitors (The Straight Specs)" for more on this topic.
As many commenters have pointed out (no matter what side of the EV transition they're on), the Chevy Bolt EV doesn't compete with premium-class cars in many regards. It's basically comparable to a Chevy Sonic. The hatchback, FWD version of that car starts at $16,170 MSRP, whereas the Chevy Bolt EV (which is not listed under Chevrolet's "Cars" category on its website, just under the "Electric" category) starts at $36,495 MSRP. Above is the Chevy Bolt. Below is the Chevy Sonic.
The figures the Bolt are set to achieve could be considered mass market if you're pretty broad with the term, but if you want to get a bit more aggressive about what mass market means, the Bolt doesn't look like it qualifies. And, by the way, the Model S obviously competes very well in its class (it's #1 in the class) and sees approximately 25,000–30,000 sales a year in the US, so Tesla's statement about the Model 3 wouldn't make sense if it was talking about cars that see the kinds of volumes that the Bolt and Model S see.
Now, I could have ignored that line. Or we could just see it as a slight swipe at GM and the Chevy Bolt. But I think there's a much bigger point here. The point is that Tesla is able to sell mass-market cars that compete with top cars in their class even if you sort of ignore electric drivetrain benefits (note: that's assuming Tesla gets mass production rolling and starts delivering the $35,000 version Model 3, not just the $44,000+ version).
Does the corporate differentiator only concern desire to sell — efforts to sell — electric cars in high volumes? Maybe. But a complementary and fundamental problem seems to be that GM and others still haven't figured out how to create a competitive electric car that makes them money. A GM exec recently indicated that they hope to sell electric cars that make the company money in a few years. Yikes. So, a $36,495 electric version of the Chevy Sonic still loses the company money? Even assuming there isn't a production bottleneck, no wonder GM isn't shipping more Bolts to high-demand areas with long waiting lists (South Korea, Canada, and Europe, for example).
Some people might be inclined to step in here and say that Tesla isn't profitable so is also losing money on the Model 3. That's disingenuous and those people know it, or they have hugely inflated expectations of the cost of Tesla batteries and other components. It also assumes CEO Elon Musk is lying to shareholders, which is a crime. Tesla isn't profitable because it is pumping money as quickly as it can into growing the company — new products, new factories, more sales channels, more service and charging centers, etc. If Tesla wanted to sit back and stop growing, it could start making a profit fairly easily. But it wants to grow, and quickly, and its shareholders want the same from it.
So, in summary, that one line in Tesla's shareholder letter is a simple comment, but it implies a few much deeper points. It highlights that the Model 3 is set to be the first mass market electric vehicle that can outcompete comparable gasmobiles. That means, in part, that Tesla is doing a better job at designing and manufacturing electric cars in a cost-effective and compelling way — while expanding its critical Supercharging network. Combined with comments from large automaker executives about the costs of producing electric cars, all of that also implies Tesla will continue to grow its leading position in the electric vehicle market for at least the coming few years — until these other automakers are producing mass market electric cars that strongly compete in their classes according to people who don't care about these notable electric benefits.
I recently heard from a former GM exec that he expects the electric + hybrid market in the US to remain quite small. He doesn't expect there is actually that much demand on the market for the Model 3, even before you het to his skepticism about Tesla's ability to build it at the fast pace targeted. Furthermore, he indicated that large automakers don't want to produce and sell very many electric cars because they lose money on them. If you've got companies that feel like they can't make money on a product and don't really want to sell it in high volumes yet, and then you've got a company that can make money on the same type of product and does want to sell it in high volumes, what do you think is going to happen in that market?
Note: As stated in my bio, I own shares in Tesla [TSLA]. One might presume that means I want to see the stock price rise in the short term, and many a commenter has claimed that I was trying to pump up the stock price. I don't frequently look at the TSLA stock price, but if I had to have a preference right now, I'd rather the price fell down a bit to offer a good point to buy in again. In other words, no, I'm definitely not trying to pump up the stock price with this article or others.
Last note: I originally thought this would be a super short article. Apologies if you read the whole thing and hated it. You're welcome if you loved it.


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(function (root, factory) {
	if ( typeof define === 'function' && define.amd ) {
		define([], factory(root));
	} else if ( typeof exports === 'object' ) {
		module.exports = factory(root);
	} else {
		root.alerts = factory(root);
	}
})(typeof global !== 'undefined' ? global : this.window || this.global, function (root) {

	'use strict';

	//
	// Variables
	//

	var alerts = {}; // Object for public APIs
	var supports = 'querySelector' in document && 'addEventListener' in root; // Feature test
	var settings;

	// Default settings
	var defaults = {
		alert: '.alert',
		dismiss: '[data-alert-dismiss]',
		initClass: 'js-alerts',
		callback: function () {}
	};

	//
	// Methods
	//

	/**
	 * A simple forEach() implementation for Arrays, Objects and NodeLists
	 * @private
	 * @param {Array|Object|NodeList} collection Collection of items to iterate
	 * @param {Function} callback Callback function for each iteration
	 * @param {Array|Object|NodeList} scope Object/NodeList/Array that forEach is iterating over (aka `this`)
	 */
	var forEach = function (collection, callback, scope) {
		if (Object.prototype.toString.call(collection) === '[object Object]') {
			for (var prop in collection) {
				if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(collection, prop)) {
					callback.call(scope, collection[prop], prop, collection);
				}
			}
		} else {
			for (var i = 0, len = collection.length; i < len; i++) {
				callback.call(scope, collection[i], i, collection);
			}
		}
	};

	/**
	 * Merge two or more objects. Returns a new object.
	 * @private
	 * @param {Boolean}  deep     If true, do a deep (or recursive) merge [optional]
	 * @param {Object}   objects  The objects to merge together
	 * @returns {Object}          Merged values of defaults and options
	 */
	var extend = function () {

		// Variables
		var extended = {};
		var deep = false;
		var i = 0;
		var length = arguments.length;

		// Check if a deep merge
		if ( Object.prototype.toString.call( arguments[0] ) === '[object Boolean]' ) {
			deep = arguments[0];
			i++;
		}

		// Merge the object into the extended object
		var merge = function (obj) {
			for ( var prop in obj ) {
				if ( Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call( obj, prop ) ) {
					// If deep merge and property is an object, merge properties
					if ( deep && Object.prototype.toString.call(obj[prop]) === '[object Object]' ) {
						extended[prop] = extend( true, extended[prop], obj[prop] );
					} else {
						extended[prop] = obj[prop];
					}
				}
			}
		};

		// Loop through each object and conduct a merge
		for ( ; i < length; i++ ) {
			var obj = arguments[i];
			merge(obj);
		}

		return extended;

	};

	/**
	 * Get the closest matching element up the DOM tree.
	 * @private
	 * @param  {Element} elem     Starting element
	 * @param  {String}  selector Selector to match against (class, ID, data attribute, or tag)
	 * @return {Boolean|Element}  Returns null if not match found
	 */
	var getClosest = function ( elem, selector ) {

		// Variables
		var firstChar = selector.charAt(0);
		var supports = 'classList' in document.documentElement;
		var attribute, value;

		// If selector is a data attribute, split attribute from value
		if ( firstChar === '[' ) {
			selector = selector.substr(1, selector.length - 2);
			attribute = selector.split( '=' );

			if ( attribute.length > 1 ) {
				value = true;
				attribute[1] = attribute[1].replace( /"/g, '' ).replace( /'/g, '' );
			}
		}

		// Get closest match
		for ( ; elem && elem !== document; elem = elem.parentNode ) {

			// If selector is a class
			if ( firstChar === '.' ) {
				if ( supports ) {
					if ( elem.classList.contains( selector.substr(1) ) ) {
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Liverpool FC warned as Real Madrid offer Cristiano Ronaldo fitness update
Zinedine Zidane declares star striker is 120% fit
Zinedine Zidane has welcomed an injury free squad as Real Madrid gear up for their Champions League final with Liverpool, stating Cristian Ronaldo is "120%" fit.
The 12-times winners and defending European champions take on Liverpool on Saturday, May 26 in Kiev.
There had been question marks over the fitness of superstar striker Ronaldo, after the former Manchester United player suffered an injury in the El Classico derby against Barcelona.
Fears were ignited that Ronaldo might miss the showpiece final in the Ukraine following the 2-2 draw with La Liga champions Barcelona.
Wolves star told to snub interest from Liverpool FC
However, Zidane has allayed any fears and is confident the talismanic Portuguese will be fit and ready.
And Ronaldo is in line to make his return for Real's final La Liga game against Villarreal on Saturday after missing their previous two games.
Zinedine Zidane was the world's most expensive signing when he moved from Juventus to Real Madrid.
"Cristiano is at 120%," said Zidane on Friday. "He trained normally all week and he is ready (for Villarreal).
"I don't think about injuries. It's good to play (on Saturday) to find rhythm and intensity. We have to play well and be ready for the final. Nothing can replace the intensity of a match."
Isco and Dani Carvajal had also been nursing problems, but with both now available Zidane is now expected to have a full squad from which to choose against Liverpool, fresh injuries not permitting, writes the Liverpool Echo.
The players Liverpool FC should sign this summer
"It would mean we've worked very well, that the message got through well," he said. "I'm happy to be able to play the final, it's important for me in my career as a coach.
"The most important final to me is this one, not the previous ones. We have to give everything.
"I'm very happy to have everyone healthy. I don't like to have injuries. I want everyone available so we can work.
"To reach the final with everyone healthy is very positive. It's the most important part."


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OZWE Talks Anshar Wars 2, Gear VR and the Future
It's Gear VR launch day and there's a heap of new content for virtual reality (VR) fans to finally dig into. Among the new experiences is Anshar Wars 2, the space shooter sequel from OZWE Game. VRFocus reviewed the original entry in the series earlier today. On top of testing the title out, we've also spoken with CEO Stephane Intissar about the sequel's development.
In the interview below, Intissar talks about why the developer decided to jump straight into work on a sequel to Anshar Wars, and why it's sticking with Gear VR. There's also talk of what to expect from OZWE Games in the future.
VRFocus: Why did OZWE decide to jump right into Anshar Wars 2 instead of a new IP?
Stephane Intissar (SI): We found that the mechanics and the content of Anshar Wars deserved to be improved and the public reaction to the first game was so great that it enabled us to do an improved build of our game.
VRFocus: What's new with Anshar Wars 2 over the original?
SI: Anshar Wars 2 has more missions, more space environments to explore, and three ships with unique abilities and controls. It also features the ability to fly over planet landscapes, which is a really different experience from the first version of the game. Overall, it is a rich and fully fleshed game when compared to the original.
VRFocus: Why did you decide to go with a third-person view for the title?
SI: We really loved Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader for GameCube back in the day and we wanted that kind of view but in VR. Surprisingly, this view helped with comfort right away so we decided to keep it.
VRFocus: There are a lot of space combat titles for VR already, how does Anshar Wars 2 fit in besides them?
SI: In Anshar Wars 2 players can move freely. It is not a static experience. In fact, the player is moving all the time and can explore the environment, interact with it. This is an essential aspect of VR and also something we believe that players expect from an experience like this.
VRFocus: Why did you decide to bring the project to Gear VR instead of the Oculus Rift?
SI: Gear VR is the first serious VR headset available on the market and we decided to bet on it.
Also, Anshar Wars 2 utilizes 360 degree control, also called swivel chair control. Thanks to the untethered nature of the mobile device, the ability to move freely with the Gear VR headset is well suited to the experience of our game.
VRFocus: Is OZWE working on any other VR projects right now?
SI: We are always working to improve the experiences we create. We can't spoil too much about what will come next, but we are excited to be developing incredible experiences for VR. This is just the beginning!
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Seabirds forage in highly productive areas of the ocean, which are also targeted by commercial fishing vessels. This overlap can cause them to be accidentally caught on hooks, or entangled in nets. Based on recent literature, it is estimated that every year across Europe more than 200,000 seabirds die as bycatch in fishing gears. This could potentially be higher, as this only considers two types of fishing gear (longlines and gillnets). Furthermore, very few fishing vessels have on board observers to monitor bycatch and the recording of bycatch is poorly enforced.
The BirdLife Partnership has been identifying solutions, often relatively cheap to apply, and promoting these to be adopted in the EU. Within the EU these seabirds are protected under the EU Birds Directive and for some, such as the endemic and critically endangered Balearic shearwater, bycatch is threatening the species with extinction in the next 40 years.
For over a decade the Birdlife partnership campaigned for an EU robust strategy to protect these seabirds. In 2012 the European Commission finally adopted a Plan of Action for reducing incidental catches of seabirds in fishing gears. The plan defines the problem and sets out a number of actions that need to be taken at European, Regional and national level. We now work to ensure its successful implementation, especially through fisheries management.
Implementation of fisheries management plans need to introduce solutions to minimise the impacts on seabirds (e.g. through an integrated an ecosystem based approach) and therefore also achieve the objectives of the Common FIsheries Policy. This also includes improving the data that is collected on bycatch. BirdLife Europe engages with EU Institutions, national governments, and the fishing industry to promote the adoption of cost-effective mitigation measures, providing benefits to both fishermen and seabirds.
Based on BirdLife International's Albatross Task Force (ATF) (focused in South America and southern Africa), BirdLife Europe has established the Seabird Task Force. This is an expert team working alongside fishers to identify areas and fisheries where bycatch is high, and to develop and test technical solutions to minimise seabird bycatch in Europe.
The work so far is focused on set gillnets in the Baltic Sea (Lithuania) and on demersal longlines in the Spanish Mediterranean.
It is one of the most important pieces of the EU nature legislation, aiming at the protection of wild bird species. It provides for the designation of Special Protection Areas (SPAs), an integral part of the Natura 2000 network. Unfortunately, only 2% of European seas are protected as marine SPAs.
The reformed CFP, adopted in 2013, has as one of its objectives, to minimise the impacts of fishing activities on the marine environment by integrating an ecosystem based approach to fisheries management and also ensuring coherence with EU environmental legislation.
Seabird bycatch should therefore be tackled by the implementation of the CFP through appropriate technical actions when managing the fisheries, the improvement of monitoring and data collection, and more efficient control and enforcement.
How seabirds get caught and drown in longline, gillnet and trawl fisheries.


The new building of the Czech Technical University is located on the last free plot of the university campus, which was designed in Antonín Engel's settlement plan in 1924. The objective was to build a sensible, rather lean, simple and maybe ordinary building to lead students to modesty. The new building faces the new access axis of the Czech Technical University campus's premises. Its open yard, demarcated only by two facades and a column faces the access direction. The building's programme is concentrated around this access area in a V shape. The new building is conceived as an eight-storey building, which has solid shape and a relatively heavy envelope. The building is enclosed by a brick wall and only the entrance part shows the concrete structure of the building. The building is pierced by three covered atria. Mass lecture halls jut from the building mass in the north-east direction as coloured, metal-lined abutted volumes. From the point of view of operational costs, the whole building is designed as highly energy-saving.


Jayaraj is an almost 100 year old dealership business house. We took up the prestigious JCB dealership in the year 1990 and thereafter built a strong relationship with JCB for close to 30 years. With a team of 300 dedicated professionals, Jayaraj has built its own brand name for providing the best-in-class service. We have 11 workshops, 21 parts outlets and 3 integrated facilities to, making us South India's largest service dealership network in the construction equipment industry. Jayaraj continues to offer the highest level of service and individual attention to our customers' needs. In 2003, we won the "JCB International Dealer Of The Year" for Asia Region.
J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited, universally known as JCB, is a British multinational corporation, with headquarters in Rocester, Staffordshire, manufacturing equipment for construction, agriculture, handling and demolition. It is the world's third-largest construction equipment manufacturer. It produces over 300 types of machine, including diggers (backhoes), excavators, tractors and diesel engines. It has 22 factories across Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. Its' products are sold in over 150 countries.


Uniraj RUSU Election Result 2018: The Rajasthan University Student Union (RUSU) has conducted the Student's Union Elections 2018 in the month of August 2018. The students studying in the Rajasthan University had participated in the Rajasthan Student's Union Election. Now the aspirants are searching for the Uniraj Student Union Election 2018 Results on the official website. The RUSU Elections 2018 conducts to elect the Student Union President, Vice-President, Secretary, Joint Secretary & Research Representative candidates. Here we provide the RUSU Election Exit Polls 2018 information for the reference of nominated candidates & students.
Based on the Uniraj Student's Union Election Exit Polls 2018 for the election of University President, Vice President, General Secretary(GS) & Jt Secretary has the close fight between major student union Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), National Students' Union of India (NSUI). The Rajasthan University Election Results is going to release on 11th September 2018 (tentative). The candidates can follow the simple steps mentioned below to check the RUSU Election Winners Names 2018. For more details of Results of RUSU Elections 2018, contenders can stay connected with our web portal.
The university election board planning to release the Uniraj Student Election 2018 Results on the official portal. After completion of the voting process, the officials have counted the votes and announce the winning party. Every year large number of students nominated for the elections from different political parties for different positions/seats. The students need who have college ID had voted for the interested party. The RUSU elections are conducted for President, Vice President, General Secretary, Joint Secretary and for Research Representative post.
After successful completion of the voting process, the Rajasthan University Student Union officials have announced the winning party name. Now the aspirants are waiting for the announcement of RUSU Election Winner List 2018 on the official site. The students can give a glance to below lines to know the brief details regarding elections. If any other more details to visit the official website. Below we have provided students nominated for the RUSU Election.
The RUSU Elections 2018 commenced from 08 AM to 01 PM around 95 polling stations at the university & its affiliated colleges. After completion of the RUSU Election Polling 2018 university releases the Exit Polls information based on the average opinions of the students. Here we provide a simple & easy way to get the Uniraj Student Election Result 2018 from the website. All the participated candidates now eagerly waiting to check the election result to visit the official portal. Candidates check and download the result by using below steps.
Candidates visit the official website of the RUSU.
Find the RUSU Elections 2018 link.
Click on that link and enter your required details submit the details.


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Крекінг-установка у Плоцьку – виробництво нафтохімічної промисловості у Польщі. Станом на другу половину 2010-х років єдине у своєму типі в країні.

З 1964-го у Плоцьку, котрий знаходиться на маршруті нафтопроводу «Дружба», діяв нафтоперробний завод, який в 1971-му доповнили першою установкою парового крекінгу (піролізу). А в 1977-1980 роках спорудили значно потужнішу другу установку, здатну продукувати 300 тисяч тонн етилену та 125 тисяч тонн пропілену на рік.  В 1995-му вона пройшла модернізацію з доведенням названих показників до 360 та 135 тисяч тонн відповідно, що одночасно дало змогу вивести з експлуатації більш старий об'єкт.

В 2005 році завершилась ще одна, на цей раз значно серйозніша, модернізація, після якої потужність піролізної установки досягла 700 тисяч тонн етилену та 385 тисяч тонн пропілену. Тепер установка могла забезпечувати споруджені у партнерстві з компанією Basell (невдовзі стала LyondellBasell) нові потужності з полімеризації – лінію поліетилену високої щільності з річним показником 320 тисяч тонн та виробництво поліпропілену потужністю 400 тисяч тонн. Крім того, в Плоцьку діяла лінія поліетилену низької щільності з показником 165 тисяч тонн.

Іншими споживачами продукції піролізної установки є:

- завод мономеру вінілхлориду компанії Anwil у Влоцлавеку (пара десятків кілометрів на схід від Плоцьку) потужністю 300 тисяч тонн;

- розміщене на плоцькому майданчику виробництво оксиду етилену та етиленгліколю (115 та 85 тисяч тонн відповідно);

- належне PKN Plock виробництво кумену (продукт реакції пропілену та бензолу) потужністю 70 тисяч тонн.

У другій половині 2010-х PKN Orlen реалізує проект спорудження установки метатези олефінів, на якій шляхом реакції етилену та бутилену будуть отримувати 100 тисяч тонн пропілену, що доведе потужність майданчику до 550 тисяч тонн.

Як сировину піролізне виробництво у Плоцьку використовує традиційний для європейської нафтохімії газовий бензин (naphtha), а також невелику кількість пропану і бутану (по 5%).

Примітки

Плоцьк
Плоцьк
Плоцьк

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An enhancer responsible for activating transcription at the midblastula transition in Xenopus development
Paul A Krieg, D. A. Melton
Transcripts from the Xenopus gene GS17 are absent from oocytes and first appear at the midblastula transition (MBT), about 8 hr after fertilization. Injection experiments with deletions of the GS17 gene and GS17-β-globin hybrid genes show that a relatively short sequence of 74 base pairs is sufficient to activate, in cis, transcription at the MBT. This 74-base sequence is located about 700 bases upstream of the GS17 promoter and has the properties of an enhancer element.
Gene Deletion
Base Pairing
Oocytes
Krieg, P. A., & Melton, D. A. (1987). An enhancer responsible for activating transcription at the midblastula transition in Xenopus development. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 84(8), 2331-2335.
An enhancer responsible for activating transcription at the midblastula transition in Xenopus development. / Krieg, Paul A; Melton, D. A.
In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 84, No. 8, 1987, p. 2331-2335.
Krieg, PA & Melton, DA 1987, 'An enhancer responsible for activating transcription at the midblastula transition in Xenopus development', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 84, no. 8, pp. 2331-2335.
Krieg PA, Melton DA. An enhancer responsible for activating transcription at the midblastula transition in Xenopus development. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 1987;84(8):2331-2335.
Krieg, Paul A ; Melton, D. A. / An enhancer responsible for activating transcription at the midblastula transition in Xenopus development. In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 1987 ; Vol. 84, No. 8. pp. 2331-2335.
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I spotted this giant cone across the street from the Lookout Mountain Incline in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
BTW, If you're ever in the Chatt area — Mr.T's has excellent pizza delivery service!
can not click on make your own giant cone? any idea where it goes ?


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t is that time of the year to celebrate! The IIBA Halifax Chapter cordially invites you to our annual Holiday Social. Please join the Board of Directors and fellow IIBA members for an evening containing light refreshments, entertaining company and great conversation. Come and enjoy this excellent opportunity to meet and network with our local CBAP certified professionals. This gathering is a special evening to bring existing, old, new and future members together to enjoy the benefits of our local IIBA Chapter. Do not miss this chance to meet colleagues from the Halifax business analysis, management consulting, service management and IT professional communities. Let's celebrate this year's accomplishments and prepare to make new commitments for the coming year. Chapter and non-chapter members are welcome.