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Mountain lions can usually escape wildfires,…
Mountain lions can usually escape wildfires, but the blazes can reduce their habitat
Fires like the Holy fire shown here don't appear to kill too many cougars but it can reduce their preferred, heavily vegetated habitat. (Photo by Shannon Pinck)
By Martin Wisckol | mwisckol@scng.com | Orange County Register
PUBLISHED: September 19, 2018 at 7:42 am | UPDATED: November 21, 2018 at 12:48 pm
Wildfires, like the Holy fire that torched 26,000 acres of the Santa Ana Mountains area in August, don't typically pose a significant threat to cougars, expert sprinters as well as long-distance travelers who are skilled at escaping such threats.
But one study of Southern California cougars — also known as mountain lions and pumas — suggests that the increasing frequency and intensity of fires could reduce the animal's habitat, which is already shrinking because of urbanization.
Cougar expert Winston Vickers worked on both that study and one on mountain lion mortality in Orange, Riverside and San Diego counties. The mortality study, which looked at 36 cougar deaths from 2001 to 2013, found that just two cats died from fires.
"They moved away from the fire as it moved," Vickers said of the two fire fatalities. "Then they moved back into the fire area, burned their feet and died. They couldn't hunt and probably starved to death. They didn't get burns on the rest of their bodies."
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In order to avoid firefighters, the two cats may have returned too early to the burn area, said Vickers, a veterinarian at the UC Davis Wildlife Health Center.
"Mountains lions mostly dodge the fire pretty well unless they get caught in between two areas that are burning," he said.
Long term effects
The other study, which looked at the longer term effect of fires on cougars, found that wildfires create and reinvigorate deer grazing areas. That can increase deer populations, bolstering the favored prey of mountain lions and attracting the cats to those new and renewed grazing areas.
But while they may make forays into more open areas while hunting, the notoriously stealthy mountain lions prefer more heavily vegetated terrain. The increase in wildfires poses a threat to that.
"Fire-inducing habitat changes in an urbanizing landscape will reduce the quality or availability of puma habitat in an ecosystem where their persistence is already threatened by urbanization and habitat fragmentation," according to the study.
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Martin Wisckol
Martin Wisckol covers coastal environment and development. Previously, he spent two decades as politics reporter and columnist for the Orange County Register. He's also held reporting positions in Miami, Jacksonville, Detroit and his hometown of San Diego, with an emphasis on land use and urban planning. He is a lifelong surfer and has spent most of his life on the coast. His work has been honored by the Society of Professional Journalists, the National Headliner Awards, the California Newspaper Publishers Association, the Florida Press Club and the American Planning Association Florida Chapter.
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Produce pioneer Frieda Caplan, who normalized shiitake and named kiwi, dies at 96


Story ….. Story….. Story…… We All Love Stories!
Yes, we all love stories. Throughout history humans have used stories to live and to survive. One good example is "One thousand and one Arabian Nights". Have you read it? Do you know how the legendary Persian queen, "Scheherazade" survived the deadly marriage? With becoming a storyteller and creating this legendary book! I have read them on and off but watching this Iranian TV Show "Shahrzad" made me curious to know more about these stories. I downloaded the book on my phone to read all of them. The stories reflect challenges that people dealt with in their life. There is a great amount of wisdom in each story.
The TV show we have been watching this past two weeks called "Shahrzad" is strongly written and played. It covers a few years in the 50s in Iran when the coup happened to overthrow the democratically elected Prime Minister Dr. Mohammad Mosadegh. In truth it represents the present status of the society too. The protagonist "Shahrzad" is a wise woman who faces so many challenges in her life living under autocracy.
Shahrzad knows so many of the "One thousand and one Arabian Nights" stories and uses the wisdom of the stories in her life. She tries to get the best out of life even in the worst situation when she is forced to an arrange marriage or when her baby is taken away from her. I am sure a lot of people deeply relate to the characters of this show specially her. It helped me to see my past more clearly and enabled me to see the causes and effects of what happened in my life under autocracy.
Watching the show has been helping me to picture the life style I used to live not long ago. It has been helping me to identify the fears that were created by that life style and that social structure; fears that I still carry with me. It is all about the impact of dictatorship on one's personal life!
Neither the open-minded nor the conservatives could survive the dictatorship's selfish decisions. The decisions flow down all the way to the most private parts of personal lives and limit people from thinking freely and even imagining their dream life. It kills dreams overtime!
In that life style you have to fit in or you are singled out and put under a lot of pressure. Not many choices are on the table. People have to repress all their desires and disappointments and even die with it.
The dust of the dictatorship covers every piece of the individual's life. Everyone lives in fear and that creates a demon inside them. A lot of people become selfish and aggressive to survive. It creates a dictator in each person. People even family members are scared of each other but they have to pretend they enjoy their relationships.
The population of open-minded who can smell democracy and are after human's right is very small. They are all under watch and face extreme danger in their lives. It is very hard to follow and respect human's rights. Human rights are a luxury in most cases. For a lot of people, aggressiveness becomes the way to claim their rights. Emotional violence in all different types become normal and creates a lot of inner-conflicts and social conflicts. Is there any way to change this? I left the country. America became home for me. I enjoy the taste of freedom in my life but I constantly deal with survivors guilt too. What about the millions and millions still living there? They deserve a better life style with liberty and inner peace. I don't have any answer yet but I am very hopeful for a good change.
This past week, I attended in June NAMW group coaching. Listening to people's conversations took me back to how I started my writing process. I thought I should share it here. When I was turning 40, I started creating a chronological list of my life milestones. This practice helped me to create the outline of the story later when I started writing my memoir. I also created a list of people who came to my life. As it was suggested in the group coaching session, it will help me if I write a few words about characteristic of each person in their relationship with me. I believe each person can show different sets of characteristics in different relationship. We build different relationships to fulfill different needs. One relationship can fulfill the family love we need to receive and the other one to have our intellectual conversations to feed that part of our soul. Self-reflection and looking back at my past and current relationships give me the opportunity to see my lessons learned more clearly. We also structure our relationships by bringing the best or the worst out of each other. That is why we get good vibes from some, stay neutral with others, and cannot stand some people.
This past week I listened to the rest of the Coursera course "Creative Writing: The Craft of Setting and Description" provided by Amity Gaige. I have two take-aways from this week lessons.
In order to feel the scene that I need to describe, I need to mediate on it, read about it, look at the related pictures and if possible go to that place again or simply live in it for a while. To start, I mediate and focus on nature on my walks and try to describe what I see as a practice.
The second takeaway was how to get inspired right before we start writing. Amity suggested reading poems can be inspiring and I found out I did the inspiring part naturally by listening to some writing courses before I start. I will try the poem as well.


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Edwin George
Personal Information | Media | Sources | Event Map | All | PDF
Name Edwin George [1]
Born 1847 St Briavels, Gloucestershire, England [1]
Died Sep 1938 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]
Person ID I4680 drabold
Father James George, b. 1804, Llanishen, Monmouthshire, Wales , d. 12 May 1873, Llanishen, Monmouthshire, Wales (Age 69 years)
Mother Ann Jones, b. Abt 1807, Llanishen, Monmouthshire, Wales , d. Jan 1874, Llanishen, Monmouthshire, Wales (Age ~ 67 years)
Married 06 May 1835 Llanishen, Monmouthshire, Wales [2]
Family Emma Jane Rudge, b. Apr 1853, Small Heath Birmingham
Married 17 Nov 1873 Rushall, Staffordshire, England [3, 4]
1. Sarah Ann E George, b. Abt 1874, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
2. Charles Edwin George, b. Abt 1877, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
3. Charles William George, .????, b. 18 Sep 1879, Bristol , d. 17 Feb 1963, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA (Age 83 years)
4. Frederick G George, b. Oct 1883, Gloucestershire, England
5. Mabel Gertrude George, b. Oct 1889, Gloucestershire, England
6. Albert J George, b. Abt 1891, St Lawrence, Bristol
7. Ernest Henry George, b. Jul 1892, Gloucestershire, England
1911 England Census
Birth date: abt 1849
Marriage date: 17 Nov 1873
Marriage place: Rushall, Staffordshire, England
Residence date:
Residence place: England
Born - 1847 - St Briavels, Gloucestershire, England
Married - 17 Nov 1873 - Rushall, Staffordshire, England
Died - Sep 1938 - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
England&Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
Class: RG14; Piece: 14948; Schedule Number: 219
Class: RG11; Piece: 2497; Folio: 31; Page: 14; GSU roll: 1341602.
Class: RG9; Piece: 3979; Folio: 20; Page: 6; GSU roll: 543216.
Class: RG13; Piece: 2388; Folio: 9; Page: 9.
Birth place: St Briavels, Gloucestershire, England
Residence date: 1871
Residence place: Aston, Warwickshire, England
Class: RG10; Piece: 3138; Folio: 13; Page: 19; GSU roll: 839228.
[S166] England&Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office.© Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Contro;).
Death date: Sep 1938
Death place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
[S435] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
[S167] England&Wales Marriages, 1538-1940, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - Genealogical Society of Utah. British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, copyright 2002. Used by permission.Original dat;).
[S221] 1911 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA), 1911. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England.;), Class: RG14; Piece: 14948; Schedule Number: 219.

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global tea fair
NEWS: The 2019 Global Tea Fair China (Shenzhen) Spring, If Our Language Is Tea
posted Sunday Jun 23, 2019 05:15 PM
The 2019 Huajuchen Global Tea Fair China (Shenzhen) Spring organized by Shenzhen HJC Industrial Group will be hosted from June 27 to 30.
This Tea Fair at Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center allows participants to witness and experience everything about tea up close and in person. People can discuss the health benefits of drinking organic tea with tea farmers from the place of origin, discover the world of Zen among the tea products with the widest category and best quality, experience enthusiasm from various tea-themed events and competitions, and embrace new friends and opportunities among international delegations from different parts of the world.
If Our Language Is Tea
Haruki Murakami once wrote If Our Language is Whisky where he portrays the customs of Scotland. What he says can also be slightly altered as "If our language is tea, communication, of course, should be easier" which will perfectly fit when applylied to China.
Despite the fact that English has already been made a compulsory subject in China and there has been a surge in the number of people learning various foreign languages, China does not have a second official language, with the majority of Chinese people speaking mandarin Chinese. This appears to be the first barrier for people outside of China getting to know this country.
Not every Chinese person can understand English, but one thing they have in common is that almost all of them drink tea. If the language is replaced by tea with everyone sitting around the tea table, the language barrier will be eliminated by half just as Murakami puts it, "Fairly simple, really close and very accurate".
Tea is the first language participants use to communicate at the tea fair. They can sit back and enjoy a cup of tea with the brand owners from the place of origin or even the tea plantations to learn whatever tea they are interested in, green tea, black tea, oolong tea, dark tea, white tea, yellow tea, scented tea, fruit tea, orange pu'erh tea, they name it. Communication can either be realized through gesture or translation offered by those sitting around them who know English. The words of Murakami can be rewritten again as "I pass you a cup of tea and you sip it quietly after taking the cup. Voilà, everything is done". No language is needed.
Moreover, various tea-related events and activities will be hosted during the tea fair, such as tea art performances, tea studies sharing sessions and lectures about tea knowledge. Participants can fully immerse themselves into tea culture through these events.
As one of the essences of Chinese culture, tea culture itself is an ancient and elegant language. If participants don't know much about China or they have difficulty in understanding Chinese, they may as well start everything from tea.
Organic Health and Zen
Tea is a language, but more than merely a language.
Tea brings health along with enjoyment in taste and spirit and convenience in communication.
The tea fair has attracted over 1,000 brands, with more than 50 of them being brands of organic tea, enabling buyers to consider functions of health preservation apart from selecting the taste and quality of the tea.
Green tea has a high concentration of EGCG and has been widely studied. Its antioxidants may interfere with the growth of bladder, breast, lung, stomach, pancreatic, and colorectal cancers; prevent clogging of the arteries, burn fat, counteract oxidative stress on the brain, reduce risk of neurological disorders like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, reduce risk of stroke, and improve cholesterol levels.
Black tea has the highest caffeine content and forms the basis for flavored teas like chai, along with some instant teas. Studies have shown that black tea may protect lungs from damage caused by exposure to cigarette smoke. It also may reduce the risk of stroke.
One study showed that white tea has the most potent anticancer properties compared to more processed teas.
In an animal study, those given antioxidants from oolong tea were found to have lower bad cholesterol levels. One variety of oolong, Wuyi, is heavily marketed as a weight loss supplement, but science hasn't backed the claims.
One animal study showed that animals given pu-erh had less weight gain and reduced LDL cholesterol.
Incense appreciation as an indispensable part of tea culture fully reflects the harmony and tranquility in the art of tea and represents one of the sources of Zen in life.
The use of incense appears to stretch back to the beginning of the human history. Incense is mentioned frequently in the Pali Canon, scriptures that date to the life of the Buddha. Along with flowers, food, drink, and even garments, incense was a common offering made to a revered person, as a sign of respect.
While offering incense at an altar is arguably a universal Buddhist ritual, Buddhists don't always agree why. Most basically, incense is thought to purify the space, whether that space is a meditation hall or their own rooms. Incense can create a tranquil mood. In some schools, incense may have a particular symbolic meaning. Three sticks burned together might signify the Three Treasures, for example -- the Buddha, the dharma, and the sangha.
Whatever the symbolic meaning, making an incense offering before the daily chanting or meditation practice is a good way to focus people's attention and create a pure space for their practice.
The Fourth China (Shenzhen) International Eaglewood Industry and Incense Culture Expo as part of the tea fair will convey the profound Oriental incense culture and the world of Chan Buddhism to the visitors by showing them aroma diffusers, jewelry made from eaglewood, artifacts made from eaglewood and valuable eaglewood collections.
Tea Fun & New Friends
During the tea fair, various activities and competitions that combine professionalism and fun will energize visitors after experiencing the harmony and tranquility.
The International Tea Competition will be attended by active tea specialists in the industry. Tea specialists' performances in making tea, appreciating tea's liquid color and identifying tea quality will not only facilitate exchanges among tea practitioners from around the world but also enlighten beginners, supporting them to learn various aspects of professional tea art on the spot.
The Global Tea Cup will produce the annual king of tea by converging top tea products of different categories which will be evaluated by experts in the industry based on such dimensions as appearance, tea's liquid color, aroma, taste, leaves and pesticide residues.
National tea day series activities target at the general public to disseminate knowledge and culture about tea. These activities include tea art performance, tea making, tea giveaway, tea ware and books as rewards, tea riddles, singing songs related to tea and tea competition. These activities make learning tea enjoyable and are well-received among people.
Exhibition areas for countries or regions outside the Chinese mainland, namely overseas areas, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, are also set up in the tea fair in an effort to facilitate exchanges and alignment among relevant visitors. The overseas exhibitors are from Germany, South Korea, Japan, Sri Lanka, Laos, Vietnam, India, and Indonesia. More than 140 brands will be present with relevant products in tea industry being on display, including tea, tea ware from Japan and South Korea, ceramic art, modern tea ware, tea costumes, tea accessories, eagle wood and cultural and creative products.
As a large-scale expo, this tea fair will attract overseas buyers from 15 countries for purchase and exchanges. Among them, there are over 50 groups of professional buyer while numerous foreign friends will attend as individual buyers. For both participants coming from afar and foreign friends who lives in Shenzhen, the tea fair is an ideal platform for exchanges facilitating attendants to make new friends and seek business partners as well as potential opportunities. "Meeting friends through tea" is a reality taking place here.
Organizer: Shenzhen HJC Industrial Group
Shenzhen HJC Industrial Group is a world-class integrated tea service provider, a resource system covering the global tea industry chain. HJC has established long-term cooperative relationships with more than 500 industry media, 1,200 senior tea experts, industry associations and research institutes, and more than 8,700 cooperative enterprises, and mastered an industry database including 186,000 tea distributors and 3.26 million tea players. HJC Industrial Group has maintained close ties with tea associations and institutions in 18 countries including the United States, Britain, Japan, South Korea, India, Sri Lanka, and Kenya.
HJC Global Tea Fair China (Shenzhen) has been successfully held for the past ten years. Held twice a year, it has developed into the world's largest tea fair. Global Tea Fair is also equipped with an online distribution platform (Teayork Hub) and an offline tea culture mall.


A leading UK property group has entered the Northern Ireland market with the multi-million pound acquisition of Kilroot Business Park.
The 60-acre site on the outskirts of Carrickfergus was recently bought from Highcross by Canmoor.
And following the purchase, commercial property agency Lisney has been appointed alongside McConnell Chartered Surveyors as joint letting agent.
Andrew Gawley, associate director at Lisney, commented: "Lisney has a strong pedigree in successfully letting and selling business parks and will deliver a first-class service to current tenants requiring additional space as well as providing expert guidance in sourcing new tenants and purchasers for the site.
"We are the 'go-to' agent for high-profile commercial property projects such as this and we are looking forward to working with Canmoor on this development.
15,000 sq ft to 130,000 sq ft.
Tom White, director at Canmoor, said: "We appointed Lisney because the team has the required experience and expertise in the Northern Irish commercial property sector to deliver on the brief for this project.


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function [lat, lon, azi, rk] = gnomonic_inv(lat0, lon0, x, y, ellipsoid)
%GNOMONIC_INV  Inverse ellipsoidal gnomonic projection
%
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%   [lat, lon, azi, rk] = GNOMONIC_INV(lat0, lon0, x, y, ellipsoid)
%
%   performs the inverse ellipsoidal gnomonic projection of points (x,y) to
%   (lat,lon) using (lat0,lon0) as the center of projection.  These input
%   arguments can be scalars or arrays of equal size.  The ellipsoid vector
%   is of the form [a, e], where a is the equatorial radius in meters, e is
%   the eccentricity.  If ellipsoid is omitted, the WGS84 ellipsoid (more
%   precisely, the value returned by defaultellipsoid) is used.  projdoc
%   defines the projection and gives the restrictions on the allowed ranges
%   of the arguments.  The forward projection is given by gnomonic_fwd.
%
%   azi and rk give metric properties of the projection at (lat,lon); azi
%   is the azimuth of the geodesic from the center of projection and rk is
%   the reciprocal of the azimuthal scale.  The scale in the radial
%   direction is 1/rk^2.
%
%   In principle, all finite x and y are allowed.  However, it's possible
%   that the inverse projection fails for very large x and y (when the
%   geographic position is close to the "horizon").  In that case, NaNs are
%   returned for the corresponding output variables.
%
%   lat0, lon0, lat, lon, azi are in degrees.  The projected coordinates x,
%   y are in meters (more precisely the units used for the equatorial
%   radius).  rk is dimensionless.
%
%   The ellipsoidal gnomonic projection is an azimuthal projection about a
%   center point.  All geodesics through the center point are projected
%   into straight lines with the correct azimuth relative to the center
%   point.  In addition all geodesics are pass close to the center point
%   are very nearly straight.  The projection is derived in Section 8 of
%
%     C. F. F. Karney, Algorithms for geodesics,
%     J. Geodesy 87, 43-55 (2013);
%     https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00190-012-0578-z
%     Addenda: http://geographiclib.sf.net/geod-addenda.html
%
%   which also includes methods for solving the "intersection" and
%   "interception" problems using the gnomonic projection.
%
%   See also PROJDOC, GNOMONIC_FWD, GEODRECKON, DEFAULTELLIPSOID.

% Copyright (c) Charles Karney (2012-2015) <charles@karney.com>.
%
% This file was distributed with GeographicLib 1.42.

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    Z = zeros(size(lat0 + lon0 + x + y));
  catch
    error('lat0, lon0, x, y have incompatible sizes')
  end
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    error('ellipsoid must be a vector of size 2')
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  numit = 10;
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  rho(~little) = 1 ./ rho(~little);
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  end
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    lat(c) = NaN;
    lon(c) = NaN;
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    M(c) = NaN;
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Republicans writing off hard-line DHS candidate
By Alexander Bolton - 04/11/19 06:00 AM EDT
Senate Republicans are waving President Trump Donald John TrumpTrump's newest Russia adviser, Andrew Peek, leaves post: report Hawley expects McConnell's final impeachment resolution to give White House defense ability to motion to dismiss Trump rips New York City sea wall: 'Costly, foolish' and 'environmentally unfriendly idea' MORE off from nominating Kris Kobach, a favorite among conservatives who want tougher enforcement of immigration laws, to serve as the next secretary of Homeland Security.
GOP lawmakers are already scrambling to contain the controversy surrounding two potential nominees to the Federal Reserve Board — Stephen Moore and Herman Cain — and they don't want to find themselves in another political fight with the White House over the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Sen. John Cornyn John CornynSunday shows preview: Lawmakers gear up for Senate impeachment trial Parnas pressure grows on Senate GOP Hillicon Valley: Biden calls for revoking tech legal shield | DHS chief 'fully expects' Russia to try to interfere in 2020 | Smaller companies testify against Big Tech 'monopoly power' MORE (R-Texas), a member of Senate leadership on the Judiciary Committee, warned Wednesday that he could not stand behind Kobach if the former Kansas secretary of state is nominated to replace Kirstjen Nielsen Kirstjen Michele NielsenActing DHS secretary says he expects Russia to attempt to interfere in 2020 elections House Homeland Security rip DHS's 'unacceptable' failure to comply with subpoena Trump puts Kushner in charge of overseeing border wall construction: report MORE as DHS chief.
"I wouldn't be able to support him," Cornyn said. "I think his rhetoric on immigration is very damaging to Republicans and would not help us solve what is a very complex problem, which is going to require some negotiation and compromise."
A Senate Republican aide predicted that Kobach would be stuck in the role of acting Homeland Security secretary, as he would be unable to win a simple majority for Senate confirmation.
Asked about the prospect of the White House nominating Kobach, the source said, "It depends if they want to have another acting secretary, because there's no way Kris Kobach will be confirmed."
Trump said Wednesday that he hasn't given much thought to nominating Kobach.
"I have respect for him, but I haven't really thought about that," the president told reporters in Texas.
GOP lawmakers are frustrated that Trump floated Moore and Cain, two controversial Fed picks, with little prior consultation. The move put them in the awkward position of having to respond to reporters' questions with little preparation.
"The president now figures he doesn't need a lot of advisers because he wants to do it himself, but there are a lot of informal mechanisms and avenues for sharing information that are not really working very well now," Cornyn said. "The best thing about the president in that regard is that you can call him on the phone and he will talk to you."
A Republican senator who requested anonymity said there's already concern over Cain and Moore.
"There are a lot of Republicans who think politicizing the Fed is a bad idea," the source said.
Republican lawmakers are also worried about the ascendance of senior White House adviser Stephen Miller, a determined proponent of the administration taking an even tougher immigration stance.
Miller was reportedly behind the DHS shake-up that resulted in the ouster of Nielsen and acting Deputy Secretary Claire Grady.
Kobach is seen as someone who would be more in step with Trump's views on immigration, something the president may want after venting his frustration with Nielsen at multiple Cabinet meetings.
Kobach is known for helping draft Arizona's controversial 2010 immigration law, considered at the time one of the nation's toughest, which required police to demand proof of legal residency from suspected immigrants.
He supported a 2011 Kansas law that required voters to show proof of citizenship and later served as vice chairman of Trump's voter fraud panel that was assembled to investigate the president's claims of widespread illegal voting in the 2016 election, when former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton Democrats plot new approach to win over rural voters The Memo: Sanders-Warren battle could reshape Democratic primary Rosenstein says he authorized release of Strzok-Page texts MORE won the popular vote.
Kobach has also come under criticism for his tenure as a White House fellow during the George W. Bush administration, when he worked on a database to track immigrants from majority-Muslim countries and other nations considered high risk.
When he served on Trump's transition team he was seen as influential in shaping the president's views on the need for a crackdown on voter fraud.
And his jockeying for the Homeland Security job has the support of conservative activists.
He told The Washington Examiner on Tuesday that he wants the post.
"He's got an important decision to make," Kobach said, referring to Trump's eventual pick to lead DHS. "If he wants to have me serve in this capacity, and thinks it would be the best thing for the country, I would certainly do so."
But Senate Republicans are trying to hit the brakes on his candidacy before he gathers any momentum.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamSunday shows preview: Lawmakers gear up for Senate impeachment trial Parnas pressure grows on Senate GOP Senate GOP mulls speeding up Trump impeachment trial MORE (R-S.C.) said Kobach would face a tough road to confirmation even though Republicans control 53 seats, implying a number of his GOP colleagues would vote against him.
"He would be a hard guy to confirm," Graham said, pointing to "some of the things he said."
"That would be a tough one," he added.
Graham said, however, he would keep an "open mind."
Sen. Pat Roberts Charles (Pat) Patrick RobertsSenate GOP hopes to move new NAFTA deal before impeachment trial The Hill's Morning Report - Worries about war in world capitals, Congress Pompeo tells McConnell he's not running for Senate MORE (R-Kan.), Kobach's home-state senator, said nominating Kobach to lead DHS would be a non-starter.
"Don't go there. We can't confirm him," Roberts told The Kansas City Star on Tuesday.
Douglas Rivlin, communications director for America's Voice, a group that favors giving immigrants a path to citizenship, said Kobach has extreme views on immigration.
"From Trump's point of view, this is all about trying to look tough for his voters in 2020," he said. "It's almost like he's casting a surrogate role for whoever he's going to put in place at DHS.
"Even having a proven hard-liner like Kobach, who is squarely in the mass-deportation and opposition-to-legal-immigration camp, isn't going to change a lot of the constraints on the president's policies," he added.
But Kobach has the backing of conservative activists who want a crackdown on illegal immigration, which they say has been fueled by lackadaisical enforcement of federal laws.
"Kobach has championed taking away the ability to hire illegal aliens, for example. He's championed the state E-verify laws. He knows the system inside and out," said Roy Beck, president of NumbersUSA, a grass-roots group that advocates for reduced immigration levels.
"He's the benchmark," he said.
Beck said Kobach has only pushed for enforcing laws that are already on the books.
"Some of the things that Kobach is saying on TV is the law says this, this and this and we ought to enforce the law. It's really a question of saying we think the law is too extreme," Beck said.
Beck said in an interview Monday that his organization has endorsed Kobach as a candidate to replace Nielsen, and that they communicated that to the White House and members of Congress.
Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, a group that supports tougher immigration laws, said Kobach "definitely knows the subject matter."
"He's deeply experienced and knowledgeable about immigration law," Krikorian said.
He noted that while key sections of the 2010 Arizona immigration law Kobach helped draft were struck down by the Supreme Court, "most of it was upheld."
He said Kobach's track record of working on a tough immigration law that passed legal muster may be appealing to the White House at a time when the president's agenda has suffered several setbacks in the courts.
"Fighting stuff in the courts is something he has experienced as well," he said.
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Liu v. SEC: Implications for Disgorgement Calculation | USA
David De Klerk - Forensic Risk Alliance Rik Workman - Forensic Risk Alliance
on 03 Aug 2020
The US Supreme Court's specific reference to "net profit" might signal a new bench...
The US Supreme Court's specific reference to "net profit" might signal a new benchmark for calculating disgorgement. Given that "net profit" sits far below "gross profit" in a company's Income Statement, this lower baseline may lead to smaller gains being calculated and smaller payments to the SEC.
What does the shift from "gross profit" to "net profit" signal for the calculation of gains from corrupt activity?
The ongoing legal debate over the use of disgorgement remedies by the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") opened a new chapter last month in the case of Liu v. SEC, in which the US Supreme Court ruled in favour of the SEC regarding the agency's right to disgorge ill-gotten gains. There were three key elements to the Court's ruling, but this article will focus on one in particular: that any disgorgement should "not exceed a wrongdoer's net profits".
What has shifted?
The issue at hand was the extent to which legitimate business expenses should be deducted from a disgorgement calculation. In essence, the Court evaluated whether legitimate expenses should be deducted in arriving at an equitable disgorgement level. In Liu v. SEC, the question was whether these costs, cited as "lease payments and cancer treatment equipment", should be taken into consideration in determining net profit for the purpose of calculating disgorgement, or whether these expenses were merely "fuelling a fraudulent scheme".
Encouragingly, the ruling did emphasize the distinction between legitimate business expenditure and costs incurred in "fuelling a fraudulent scheme". The key is recognizing that continued fraudulent behaviour or a fraudulent enterprise is different from a commercial contract secured through illicit means and ultimately delivering legitimate economic benefit or utilization to the customer. The Ninth Circuit Court now has to decide whether or not such a benefit was indeed delivered in Liu's case – an issue the Supreme Court has remanded for further action. This principle consideration was omitted in Liu v. SEC and arguably conflicting with the position the SEC has often taken in past cases.
In this case, the ruling referenced the accounting term "net profit" as the appropriate basis of illicit profit to be disgorged. From a financial calculation perspective, the Court's specific reference to net profit presents an updated benchmark as to where disgorgement should sit. Those working in the arena know that net profit sits far lower down on a company's Income Statement than other levels of profit, leading implicitly to smaller disgorgement levels.
What does it mean for future calculations?
Companies found guilty of wrongdoing and ordered to disgorge their ill-gotten gains have traditionally done so by using gross profit as their starting point. Gross profit is essentially the difference between project revenues and the direct cost of generating those revenues. It is a common financial accounting term which is readily identifiable in most published financial statements. From there, the companies and their advisors would typically examine which other costs below the gross profit line might be considered legitimate business expenditure and argue for their inclusion in any disgorgement exercise, thereby reducing the amount to be disgorged. This may include other directly attributable costs or other variable costs associated with the project, although the onus to demonstrate their eligibility rests very much with the company.
The shift toward "net profit" in Liu v. SEC, however, may effectively ease that burden on companies if costs below the gross profit line can be presumed deductible. These costs would more likely be considered legitimate business expenditure and therefore worthy of deduction. More companies will start to base their calculation of profits to be disgorged on net profit. This new approach of working one's way up the Income Statement might then mean the SEC will need to justify the exclusion of some costs from legitimate expense, instead of the company arguing for inclusion.
What does it mean for the SEC, financially?
The SEC Division of Enforcement's latest annual report notes that the agency ordered disgorgement of $3.2 billion in 2019 – an increase of $742 million from 2018. Including $1.1 billion in penalties, the SEC will receive a total of $4.3 billion from last year. Despite this noticeable increase in disgorgement, the report cited the "significant impact" of the Supreme Court's June 2017 decision in Kokesh v. SEC, i.e. that the SEC must claim for disgorgement within the five-year statute of limitation. The SEC reported that it had to forgo approximately $1.1 billion in disgorgement in 2019 as a result. A change in focus to net profit as a point of departure for gain calculations could further encumber the SEC's ability to order maximum disgorgement amounts, ultimately resulting in fewer orders.
Consider the separate example of the June 2020 order against Novartis AG, wherein Novartis was ordered to pay $92.3 million as a result of being unjustly enriched by said amount (no civil penalty was imposed by the SEC). The difference between the Novartis Group's 2019 annual gross profit and net profit was an estimated 74%, or a reported gross profit of $34 billion versus an income before tax of $9 billion. If the "net profit" approach is applied, the company could argue for a reduction in the imposed disgorgement. Even a conservative argument for a 50% reduction (as opposed to the full 74%) would mean an estimated $46 million in revised disgorgement for Novartis.
By our estimation, applying a closer "net profit view" to the overall 2019 SEC disgorgement figures could mean a total reduction in disgorgement of between $800 million and $1.6 billion.
Is it really that simple?
As with most disgorgement matters – no. Some questions still need to be answered as we explore the boundaries between gross and net profit. Whilst the business would still need to demonstrate the connection to the project in question and the legitimacy of the costs, perhaps it is not so much a question of whether the costs are directly attributable or not, but rather the validity of the business expense in the context of the project. Did the project obtain any benefit from the salaries or overheads allocated from head office? Does the on-charging of capital overheads or financing costs appear valid in the context of such a big undertaking by the organisation, which could otherwise not have been feasible without an investment?
The proof provenance could very well be shifting slightly from the company to the SEC, which may lead to greater scrutiny and understanding of the detailed management accounts and reports that make up net project profit. Supporting these legitimate business expenditures could significantly reduce the overall disgorgement. The use of internal management reports could become more important in showing the allocation of legitimate business expenditure, and result in more companies spending time and effort to understand and highlight these costs during the disgorgement proceedings.
Even if the "net profit" standard does play out in the companies' favour, the SEC holds another arrow in its quiver. As calculating disgorgements requires an increasing investment of time and effort, combined with the mounting pressure from Kokesh v. SEC, the SEC might just place more emphasis on civil penalties instead. For the SEC, a civil penalty would still have the desired effect of removing ill-gotten gains from corrupt actors. For companies, the shift towards net profit could just be a case of winning on one hand only to lose from the other.
This article was first published here.
David De Klerk
Forensic Risk Alliance
Rik Workman
US Securities and Exchange Commission
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Liu v. SEC
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Saskatchewan Marks National Indigenous Peoples Day for 2022
By Jeanelle Mandes – Global News – Posted June 21, 2022
Celebrating Indigenous culture, heritage and pride kicks off summer solstice. On June 21, Saskatchewanians can participate in National Indigenous Peoples (NIP) Day celebrations across the province.
The significance is to recognize and honour the outstanding achievements of the Indigenous peoples of Canada and to celebrate the summer solstice. This will be Regina's first year back since the pandemic of celebrating NIP Day in person.
Organizers are excited to have the annual event return to the Queen City.
"A day like this is about bringing the community together," said Cherish Jean Baptiste, SaskGaming Manager of Indigenous Strategy and Management. "Those Indigenous and non-Indigenous community members inspired just to gather to celebrate."
The day kicks off at 10 a.m. with a Street Fair Celebration located at 1635 11th. Avenue where there will be performances, entertainment and guest speakers such as Cowessess Chief Cadmus Delorme.
From 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the NIP Day celebrations continue at City Square Plaza near Victoria Park with numerous performances and speakers.
"We (will) have a ton of events for for everybody here in downtown Regina," said Baptiste. "We have everything from (a) grand entry that starts at 11 a.m.. Performers from Manitoba's on the Asham Stompers, as well as Red Dog Drum Group and the Star Blancket traditional powwow dancers.
"We're bringing in some local children's drum group … we (will) have a kids zone, face painting (and) we have Indigenous food trucks."
From 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., a Saskatchewan Residential School Memorial will be unveiled at Government House. In the evening, the Royal Saskatchewan Museum will host the Celebration Solstice Speaker Series with Errol Kinistino and friends starting 7:00 p.m. and continuing to 8:30p.m.
The Moose Jaw mayor Clive Tolley has proclaimed Tuesday, June 21 as National Indigenous Peoples Day in the city. A proclamation signing between Mayor Tolley, Kawacatoose First Nation Chief Lee-Anne Kehler and Clayton Getz from the Wakamow Aboriginal Community Association was held in Tatawaw Park.
Due to rainy weather condtions, Reconciliation Saskatoon decided to cancel the Walk for Reconciliation "Rock Your Roots" in Victoria Park. NIP Day afternoon events hosted by the Saskatoon Indian Metis Friendship Centre will be held in Victoria Park from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
A traditional powwow will kick off NIP Day celebrations at the Western Development Museum starting at 11:00 p.m. and continuing to 7:00 p.m., where admission donations will go towards Saskatchewan residential school surivors.
The following day, the Battlefords Indian and Metis Friendship Centre will host a community BBQ with entertainment from 4:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m.
A teepee rising and pipe ceremony will start the day at 9:00 a.m. and NIP Day opening ceremonies and a round dance will occur in Kinsmen Park from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Reference site: https://globalnews.ca/news/8934059/saskatchewan-marks-national-indigenous-peoples-day-for-2022/
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Airlines are expanding their international networks as the world's borders slowly open after nearly 2 years of uncertainty — here are 13 high-profile long-haul routes coming in 2022
United Airlines at LAX
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Airlines are expanding their international networks to and from the US in 2022 despite the Omicron variant.
New destinations include places like Jordan, Qatar, India, Spain, Portugal, Norway, and Finland.
However, some experts say country border restrictions in response to Omicron could impact the routes.
The airline industry has been on a rollercoaster ride of uncertainty as the pandemic continues into 2022, but that is not stopping airlines from expanding their international networks.
Since the summer, the demand for air travel has been booming as many people finally feel comfortable flying on aircraft again. With the surge, the big three carriers in the US, including Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, and American Airlines, as well as foreign carriers, have been eager to bring back their long-haul markets and have announced a plethora of new international routes.
However, the rise of the Omicron variant has added some uncertainty to the equation. Fitch Ratings, a credit rating agency, lowered its projected global air traffic from 15% below 2019 levels to 30%, citing "slow rebound in international traffic and constrained business travel." Nevertheless, some airlines do not believe the new variant will impact the launch of the new international service.
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby told reporters in early December that the company is seeing some cancellations, but it is "too early to tell." Regardless, he said he is optimistic about future demand, saying he does not think bookings will decrease as much as they did for the Delta variant, according to CNBC.
Meanwhile, when asked if their 2022 international network will be impacted by Omicron, American, Delta, and United told Insider their routes are still on track to operate.
"Our scheduled start dates remain intact, albeit tentative in nature pending the impact of external factors that may necessitate change, as has been the case in regards to international routes, especially throughout the pandemic," Delta told Insider.
However, whether or not airlines want to fly to these places, Henry Harteveldt, travel analyst and president of Atmosphere Research Group, explained it depends on how countries respond to the Omicron variant.
"We are not sure if countries will impose new restrictions on US visitors, like pre-arrival COVID tests," he said. "We also do not know how open or locked down the key cities, attractions, and businesses that cater to tourists are going to be, or if conventions, conferences, and offices will be open. All of these factors affect leisure and business travel."
Most of the high-profile routes coming in 2022 are to Europe or the Middle East, with many Asian countries being left behind by carriers. Harteveldt explained that this is mostly due to the continent's slow recovery and delayed opening of country borders.
American Airlines' vice president of network planning Brian Znontins echoed Harteveldt, telling Insider that demand to Asia will take a year or two to rebound. Moreover, he explained bilateral issues with the Chinese government have impacted the airline's return to Shanghai and Beijing.
"They [the Chinese government] are only letting us fly two times a week to China right now, which is well below the bilateral negotiations between the US and Chinese permits," Znontins told Insider.
Here's a closer look at 13 high-profile international routes coming in 2022.
Between New York and Doha, Qatar
Doha, Qatar.
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American is launching an all-new daily route to the Middle Eastern city of Doha, Qatar on June 4 using a Boeing 777 aircraft. The flight will operate alongside the airline's Oneworld partner Qatar Airways, which also operates daily service to the country.
"We continue to creatively find ways to build a network that gets customers where they want to go when they are ready to travel," American's vice president of network planning, Brian Znotins, said. "Adding Doha to our expansive global network and resuming a significant portion of our European routes provides our customers with more choices as they plan next year's vacations."
Between Dallas/Fort Worth and Tel Aviv, Israel
Tel Aviv cityscape.
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American postponed its service between Dallas and Tel Aviv this year due to "continued entry restrictions into Israel and the slower-than-expected return of international business travel," the airline told The Points Guy.
However, the company is hoping to officially launch the flagship route come March 5, though the delay of Dreamliner deliveries from Boeing has forced American to change the aircraft. Instead of operating on a Boeing 787-9, the thrice-weekly route will use a Boeing 777-200ER, according to Aviacionline.
Between Seattle and Bangalore, India
Bangalore, India.
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American's high-anticipated route between Seattle and Bangalore is finally launching on October 29 using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The daily service will be the carrier's longest route once its launches, covering a whopping 8,078 miles. The route, which was initially scheduled to start in October 2020, is intended to serve corporate customers looking to travel to the heart of India's tech industry.
Moreover, it will serve as a gateway to the US via American's Oneworld alliance partner Alaska Airlines, which can shuttle international passengers from India through its domestic network, according to the carrier.
"India is a grossly underserved market, despite the number of businesses with a major presence in both India and the West Coast," Vasu Raja, American's senior vice president of network strategy, said in a press release. "By adding Seattle to Bangalore, we're giving customers from more than 70 U.S. cities access to India in one stop or less — versus the two, three, or four stops they'd have to make to get there in the past."
Between San Francisco and Bangalore, India
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United is also heading west across the Pacific to Bangalore, though it is planned to launch ahead of American on May 26 using a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The daily service will be the carrier's longest route at 8,701 miles and will compete with Air India.
Like American, United is hoping to tap into the business demand heading to India, connecting the two tech hubs of San Francisco and Bangalore, according to the carrier.
Between Washington D.C. and Amman, Jordan
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United is launching to a handful of new international destinations next year, including five to "new, unexpected places," according to Patrick Quayle, United's senior vice president of international network and alliances. One of which is thrice-weekly service between Washington D.C. and Amman beginning May 7 using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The carrier will compete with Royal Jordanian on the route.
"I think United's announcement shows a bold sense of optimism for summer 2022 travel demand," Henry Harteveldt, travel analyst and president of Atmosphere Research Group, told Insider. "There are no blinding glimpses of the obvious when it comes to the route additions that they have made. These are compelling leisure destinations."
The announcement is the carrier's longest transatlantic expansion to date, according to the carrier.
Between Newark and Ponta Delgado, Portugal
Ponta Delgado, Portugal.
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The second United route starting next summer is between Newark and Ponta Delgado operating daily beginning May 13. The seasonal route will operate through September 28 using a Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft and face competition from Portuguese carrier Azores Airlines.
The choice to use a MAX 8 comes as many airlines start opting for narrowbody jets on routes across the Atlantic because of their high efficiency and profitability for low-demand city pairs.
Between Newark and Bergen, Norway
Bergen, Norway.
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The third United route starting next year is between Newark and Bergen operating thrice-weekly beginning May 20. The seasonal route will operate through September 23 using a Boeing 757-200 aircraft and face no competition.
Like the route to Portugal, the airline will use a narrowbody jet on the route.
Between Newark and Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
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The fourth United route starting next year is between Newark and Palma de Mallorca operating thrice-weekly beginning June 2. The seasonal route will operate through September 22 using a Boeing 767-300ER aircraft and face no competition.
Between Newark and Tenerife, Spain
Tenerife, Spain.
The fifth "new, unexpected" United route starting next year is between Newark and Tenerife operating thrice-weekly beginning June 9. The seasonal route will operate through September 29 using a Boeing 757-200 aircraft and face no competition.
Between Frankfurt and St. Louis, Missouri
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Lufthansa will start service between Frankfurt and St. Louis beginning June 2022. The airline has not revealed details about the number of frequencies or aircraft type, but the historic flight will be the first time in nearly 20 years the airport has offered transatlantic service.
The move comes as the St. Louis Port Authority and local business group Greater St. Louis Inc., along with a handful of its members, put up a collective $5 million in subsidiaries to operate in the city. St. Louis has a number of large international corporations in the metropolitan area, including some tied to Germany, including pharmaceutics company Bayer AG, seed company KWS, and chemical company Merck KGaA, according to St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Between London and Portland, Oregon
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British Airways is launching its service between London Heathrow and Portland on June 3 using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The route will operate five times weekly with fares starting at $562. The highly-anticipated route was initially scheduled to start in June 2020 but was postponed due to COVID-19, according to Travel Weekly.
The route is part of BA's joint venture with American Airlines, Finnair, Iberia, LEVEL, and Aer Lingus, known as the "Atlantic Joint Business."
Between Helsinki and Seattle
Helsinki, Finland.
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Another route launching as part of the Atlantic Joint Business is Finnair's service between Helsinki and Seattle. The seasonal route will operate thrice-weekly through October 29 using an Airbus A330 jet. The carrier will face no competition and tickets start at $877.
The route will be an important feeder for Oneworld alliance partner Alaska Airlines, according to Travel Weekly. The Seattle-based carrier can be a gateway for US-bound international travelers via its strong domestic network.
Between New York and Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden.
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Delta Air Lines is starting daily service between New York and Stockholm on June 1 using a Boeing 767-300 aircraft. The airline will compete with several carriers on the route, including Finnair, United, and Scandinavian Airlines. The flight marks the first time in five years Delta has operated the route, the carrier told Insider.
"We're focused on bringing back the routes and destinations our customers love. Customers planning next summer's European vacation will discover more routes, premium seats, and destinations in 2022," Delta said in a statement.
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Q: Boost Combination with networking and shared memory for Inter Process Communication This seems like a trivial question for me, but I could not find the answer for it..
I am trying to think of a module of master and multiple slaves (Sends all of them data and receives from all of them results), and I've been looking to some IPC methods,
I see that Named Pipes select the communication channel for me(if the process is on the same computer or not),
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Q: Build table with different cells sizes I have written this code for the table shown bellow on the left but I like to make some modifications so it looks like the table on the right. Can you help me?
\begin{table}[t]\footnotesize\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.2}\addtolength{\tabcolsep}{-1pt}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{ c || c | c || c | c ||}
\hline
{\bf Types} & \multicolumn{2}{c|}{\bf Line A} & \multicolumn{2}{c|}{\bf Line B} \\\hline\hline
 & a  & b & a  & b \\\hline
x & d  & 2 & 76  & 2 \\\hline
y & 1 & 3 & 74 & 3 \\\hline\hline
z & \multicolumn{2}{c|}{4a} &\multicolumn{2}{c|}{4a} \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{ll}
\label{table:senspec}
\end{center}
\end{table}

A: This is not really an answer to your question, merely a suggestion and an answer:
Notes

*

*\bf is a bad idea.

*You can use \cline{2-3} to only draw a horizontal line from column 2 to 3.

*The center environment adds vertical space (it's a list). If you don't want this use \centering (like I did in my examples).

What I would suggest
This takes advantages from the excellent booktabs package.
There are the following rules when it comes to this package (and others claim this a valid for good style, too):

*

*Don't use vertical lines.

*Obey rule 1.

Code
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\renewcommand{\cmidrulekern}{.25em}
\begin{document}
\begin{table}[t]%\footnotesize%\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.2}\addtolength{\tabcolsep}{-1pt}
\centering
\begin{tabular}{ccccc}
    \toprule
    \bfseries Types & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\bfseries Line A} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\bfseries Line B} \\
    \cmidrule(r){2-3}\cmidrule(l){4-5}
                    & a &                b                 & a  &                b                \\
    \midrule
           x        & d &                2                 & 76 &                2                \\
           y        & 1 &                3                 & 74 &                3                \\
    \cmidrule(r){2-3}\cmidrule(l){4-5} % Maybe don't use these cmidrules.
           z        &        \multicolumn{2}{c}{4a}        &        \multicolumn{2}{c}{4a}        \\
    \bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\caption{second way}
\label{table:senspec}
\end{table}
\end{document}

Output

Kind of what you wanted
The vertical lines between "Types" and "Line A" as well as between "Line A" and "Line B" seem to need a little tweaking.
I'm sure someone with more (plain)TeX table experience can help us out here.
Code
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{table}[t]\footnotesize%\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.2}\addtolength{\tabcolsep}{-1pt}
\centering
\begin{tabular}{|c|@{\extracolsep{2pt}}c@{\extracolsep{-2pt}}|c|@{\extracolsep{2pt}}c@{\extracolsep{-2pt}}|c|}
\hline
    \multicolumn{1}{|c|}{\bfseries Types} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\bfseries Line A} & \multicolumn{2}{|c|}{\bfseries Line B} \\
\hline\noalign{\smallskip}
\cline{2-3}\cline{4-5}
            \multicolumn{1}{c}{}          & \multicolumn{1}{|c|}{a} &                b                 & \multicolumn{1}{|c|}{a}  &                 b                 \\
\cline{1-1}\cline{2-3}\cline{4-5}
                      x                   & \multicolumn{1}{|c|}{d} &                2                 & \multicolumn{1}{|c|}{76} &                 2                 \\
\cline{1-1}\cline{2-3}\cline{4-5}
                      y                   & \multicolumn{1}{|c|}{1} &                3                 & \multicolumn{1}{|c|}{74} &                 3                 \\
\cline{1-1}\cline{2-3}\cline{4-5}
\noalign{\smallskip}
\hline
                      z                   &        \multicolumn{2}{c}{4a}        & \multicolumn{2}{|c|}{4a}               \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{Prediction Accuracy of the Enose System in Lung Cancer Detection}
\label{table:senspec2}
\end{table}
\end{document}

Output

A:
hhline can help here (unrelated but never use \bf in LaTeX they are not defined at all in the format and only included in the standard classes for compatibility with LaTeX 2.09)
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{array,hhline}

\begin{document}

\begin{table}[t]\footnotesize\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.2}\addtolength{\tabcolsep}{-1pt}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{| c || c | c || c | c |}
\hline
\multicolumn{1}{|c|}{\textbf{Types}} & \multicolumn{2}{c|}{\textbf{Line A}} & \multicolumn{2}{c|}{\textbf{Line B}} \\
\hline
\noalign{\vskip\doublerulesep}%
\hhline{~--||--}
\multicolumn{1}{c|}{} & a  & b & a  & b \\
\hhline{-||-|-||-|-|}
x & d  & 2 & 76  & 2 \\
\hhline{-||-|-||-|-|}
y & 1 & 3 & 74 & 3 \\
\hhline{:=:b:=:=:b:=:=:}
\multicolumn{1}{|c|}{z} & \multicolumn{2}{c|}{4a} &\multicolumn{2}{c|}{4a} \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{ll}
\label{table:senspec}
\end{center}
\end{table}

\end{document}

A: I was able to get to the following. It still needs improvement as the borders for first and last row do not align properly with the borders of other rows. Also width of two columns under Line A do not match.

\documentclass{article}

\begin{document}

\begin{table}[t]
\centering
\begin{tabular}{| c |@{}c@{\,}| c | c |@{}c@{\,}| c | c |}
    \hline
        \textbf{Types} & \multicolumn{3}{|c|}{\textbf{Line A}} & \multicolumn{3}{c|}{\textbf{Line B}} \\
    \hline
    \multicolumn{1}{c}{} \\[-0.9\normalbaselineskip]
    \cline{3-4} \cline{6-7}
        \multicolumn{1}{c}{} & & a  & b & & a  & b \\
    \cline{1-1} \cline{3-4} \cline{6-7}
        x & & d  & 2 & &  76  & 2 \\
    \cline{1-1} \cline{3-4} \cline{6-7}
        y & & 1 & 3 & & 74 & 3 \\
    \cline{1-1} \cline{3-4} \cline{6-7}
    \multicolumn{1}{c}{} \\[-0.9\normalbaselineskip]
    \hline
        z & \multicolumn{3}{|c|}{4a} & \multicolumn{3}{c|}{4a} \\
    \hline
\end{tabular}

\caption{ll}
\label{table:senspec}
\end{table}

\end{document}


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Q: How to get the item selected from ListVIew ok, i hope you understand me...
i have a listView. The ListView is filled with a collection (List  lists) of data, but each item within the ListView has the same template (border, grid, border, textblock), so, how do I get the text property of the textblock when I select an item  ??
xmlns:vmSegments="using:EC_UsuarioWin8.ViewModels"

<Page.Resources>
   <DataTemplate x:Key="ItemTemplateStyleSegment">
        <Border  Margin="-10,0,0,0" Background="White" >
            <Grid Height="120" Width="200">
                <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                    <RowDefinition/>
                    <RowDefinition/>
                </Grid.RowDefinitions>
                <Border Grid.Row="0">
                    <Image Source="{Binding SegmentImage}" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="10"/>
                </Border>
                <Border Grid.Row="1" >
                    <TextBlock Text="{Binding SegmentName}" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Foreground="#FFE0241B" FontSize="20" />
                </Border>
            </Grid>
        </Border>
    </DataTemplate>
</Page.Resources>

<Grid>
   <Grid.Resources>
                <vmSegments:ViewModelSegments x:Key="SegmentCollectionVM" x:Name="SegmentCollectionVM"/>
   </Grid.Resources>

<ListView x:Name="ListVIewSegments" ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource SegmentCollectionVM}, Path= SegmentList}" Grid.Row="1" Margin="20" ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource ListViewSItemtyleECFood}" ItemTemplate="{StaticResource ItemTemplateStyleSegment}" SelectionChanged="ListViewSegments_SelectionChanged">
</ListView>

</Grid>

My Class ViewModelSegments:
public class ViewModelSegments : BindableBase
{

    private SegmentsCollection _segmentList = new SegmentsCollection();
    public SegmentsCollection SegmentList
    {
        get { return _segmentList; }
        set { SetProperty(ref _segmentList, value); }
    }
}

My class SegmentsCollection:
public class SegmentsCollection: ObservableCollection<Segment>
{

}

My Class Segment:
public class Segment : BindableBase
{
    //Propiedad SegmentName
    private string Name;
    public string SegmentName
    {
        get { return Name; }
        set { SetProperty(ref Name, value); }
    }

    //Propiedad SegmentPicture
    private Uri image;
    public Uri SegmentImage
    {
        get { return image; }
        set { SetProperty(ref image, value); }
    }

}

A: Use ItemClick event of ListView
//Here sender is your list view
public delegate void ItemClickEventHandler(object sender, ItemClickEventArgs e)
{
   ListView lv = sender as ListView;
   Segment seg = e.ClickedItem as Segment;

   if (lv != null)
   {
      //Use your lv if you want to
   }

   if (seg != null)
   {
      string name = seg. SegmentName;
   }
}

Update
private void ListView_SelectionChanged(object sender,SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
{
    lv.SelectedItem; // If you have set SelectionMode="Single" then it will do
    //the trick but if you set SelectionMode="Multiple" then it's the first
    //selected item

    lv.SelectedItems; // It will give you the selected list of item view models

    e.AddedItems; //This will give you the added items. As it is a list so can
    //be multiple but when it can be multiple I don't know that case.

    e.RemovedItems; //Similarly removed items
}

A: In your view model create a property like this:
    public class ViewModelSegments : BindableBase, INotifyPropertyChanged
    {

      private SegmentsCollection _segmentList = new SegmentsCollection();
      public SegmentsCollection SegmentList
      {
        get { return _segmentList; }
        set { SetProperty(ref _segmentList, value); }
      }

      //Bind this property to your ListView SelectedItem property in the xaml

      Segment _selectedSegment;
      public Segment SelectedSegment
      {
        get
        {
           return _selectedSegment;
        }
        set
        {
           _selectedSegment=value;
           NotifyPropertyChanged("SelectedSegment");
        }
      }

      public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;

      public void NotifyPropertyChanged(String propertyName)
      {
        if (PropertyChanged != null)
            PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
      }

   }

In your xaml change your ListView to this:
<ListView x:Name="ListVIewSegments" ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource SegmentCollectionVM}, Path= SegmentList}" Grid.Row="1" Margin="20" ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource ListViewSItemtyleECFood}" ItemTemplate="{StaticResource ItemTemplateStyleSegment}" SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedSegment}" SelectionChanged="ListViewSegments_SelectionChanged">
</ListView>

Now whenever your ListView selection changes, the SelectedSegment changes with it, and then you can access the SelectedSegment.SegmentName

A: Something like this?
        string items = "";
        foreach(ListViewItem item in listView1.SelectedItems){
            items += "Item: " + item.Text + "\n";
            foreach (ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem subitem in item.SubItems)
            {
                items += "SubItem: " + subitem.Text + "\n";
            }
        }
        MessageBox.Show(items);

A: thks to Inder Kumar Rathore and DJ Burb to guide me to find the answer.
so, here is
Segment seg= ListView.SelectedItem as Segment;
if (seg!= null)
{
    tbckChoiceSelected.Text = compa.CompanyName;//TextBlock called bckChoiceSelected
}

it was very easy. again, thnks.


That Samui photoshoot took place in the jungle on the way to the waterfall, we found ourselves in the best scene, in that background I did not need creative ideas it was enough just to take the camera and shoot the romantic couple against the background of luxury palms and exotic lianas. But it was not that simple.
To get such a picture we had to climb up the waterfall at the air temperature of 25-30 degrees. But our efforts were worth that and we were rewarded by unique shots against the background of the fairy nature of the island. Our walk turned into a pleasant excursion in the process, and I clearly showed the guys why I had chosen Samui!


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Susanna Rahkamo, née le  à Helsinki, est une patineuse artistique finlandaise.

Avec Petri Kokko, qui deviendra son époux, elle remporte la médaille d'or en danse sur glace des Championnats d'Europe de patinage artistique 1995, la médaille d'argent des Championnats du monde de patinage artistique 1995, la médaille de bronze des Championnats du monde de patinage artistique 1994 et des Championnats d'Europe de patinage artistique 1993 et termine quatrième des Jeux olympiques de 1994.
Le duo est également vainqueur du Skate Canada 1992, deuxième du Skate America 1991, troisième du Trophée de France 1989.

Elle est la fille de Kari Rahkamo.

Biographie

Carrière sportive

Palmarès

Liens externes

Patineuse artistique finlandaise
Patineuse artistique aux Jeux olympiques d'hiver de 1994
Naissance en février 1965
Naissance à Helsinki

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


By Rail from Melbourne, Australia to Adelaide, Australia.
I travelled this week the 828km between these two Australian cities on the Overland train. Departure was 08:05 am and the arrival a mere ten hours and 45minutes later!
The Overland began running as the Intercolonial Express train in October 1887. In 1926, the overnight rail service became The Overland in 1926.
In the 1950s, The Overland introduced air-conditioned carriages and was the first train in the world to have on board showers!
Unfortunately, trains in Australia have not had the similar investment, European railways have enjoyed. Today, the train journey takes much about the same time as it did in the 1950s. Passenger numbers are such that there is a train three times a week in each direction today. This compares with two trains a day just a few years ago.


text:
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namespace Mockery\Matcher;

/**
 * @deprecated 2.0 Due to ambiguity, use Hamcrest or PHPUnit equivalents
 */
class MustBe extends MatcherAbstract
{
    /**
     * Check if the actual value matches the expected.
     *
     * @param mixed $actual
     * @return bool
     */
    public function match(&$actual)
    {
        if (!is_object($actual)) {
            return $this->_expected === $actual;
        } else {
            return $this->_expected == $actual;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Return a string representation of this Matcher
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function __toString()
    {
        return '<MustBe>';
    }
}


The tragic event was this sudden passing of Martin's father, Gregory, following a heart attack. The news devastated Martin and the entire Freeman family. In the aftermath of his father's death, Martin moved in with his mother who has now remarried. Her new husband, Martin's stepfather, was called James, and according to a comment by Martin in an interview with The Scotsman and 2009, 'ran pubs' as his line of work.
By the time he had won himself a place on the British national squash team, a step up from playing for the Surrey squash squad. The more expert he became and the more he competed, the more his family began to suspect that his future was to be that professional squash player.
Martin was also keen on playing and watching football and sometimes enjoyed daydreams in which he transformed himself – as if acting – into the character of whichever celebrated footballer he was in awe of at the time.
When he turned 11, Martin started at Salesian School, a Voluntary Aided Roman Catholic comprehensive secondary school in the town of Chertsey.
In terms of setting a key influence, Sleuth also the notion to Martin that Michael Caine was a great actor. He has since said often that Michael Caine is one of the reasons I wanted to become an actor.
Aside from Sleuth, Martin was also an avid fan of The Goodies, a comic British TV show, starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie, which enjoyed its successful run on British TV from 1970 to 1982.
Other shows that Martin enjoyed included mighty Python's Flying Circus, the good life, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and Fawlty Towers.
Another key influence for Martin occurred when he read Animal Farm by George Orwell at school. He has said in interviews that the book has remained a personal favorite of his and that he has since read his way through all of Orwell's works.
Adding to his original catalog of style icons that included Paul Weller, Steve Marriott, Terry Hall, Jerry Dammers, and Michael Caine, came several new sartorial heroes: reggae musician Peter Tosh and the American actor Steve McQueen.
As acting and music started to rise to the top of the teenage Martin's agenda, he conversely lost interest and squash.
But once Martin started wading into his teens, the agenda changed as he told The Hunger in 2012′ "You discover other things. Usually, people say something rock 'n' roll like, 'I discovered girls', but I didn't discover girls when I was 14, I have to say." Even if it wasn't girls, Martin what is however about to discover a lasting passion that would take over from squash, and promise a bright, exciting future.
A Passion for Squash and All Things Mod!
Chapter 3 of [From Slough to Middle Earth] begins with Martin's mother moving to Teddington, unlike the Arthur of the book though, we'll skip the history of the town and focus more on Martin Freeman.
By now Martin's mother had moved to Teddington, a predominantly residential area located to the south west of London, in the borough of Richmond. It was in this home, during one of those living room performances, Martin fainted. He had also fainted at school when overexerting himself in playing sports.
Martin told The Mirror in 2002, "I remember when I was singing and dancing for my Mum and Sister, I kept blacking out. At first, they thought it was part of the act. They were in hysterics. Eventually, after it happened several times, they realized it wasn't an act and I was having problems breathing. It was then they discovered I had asthma.
Martin's illness, coupled with being quite short for his age and having parents who were separated, set him up with a pronounced sense of underdog status.
This determination to get on with life regardless of what came his way led Martin to discover a major sporting passion when he was nine… Squash!
His love for the squash would become an intense point of focus over the next five years and would dominate his leisure time. In a 2012 interview with Radio Times, Martin explained how he first discover his interest in the sport. "He had started playing squash at the club where his father ran the bar, and his mother the kitchen." [It is also hinted that this is Martin stepfather that ran the pubs].
His discovery of squash and his talent for playing dominated his ninth year as 1980 turned into the 81.
Above Paul Weller and Pete Townsend, 1980.
Even if squash held his competitive focus, his love for music was raging on unabated. He had become a big fan of The Jam and thought highly of the band's frontman, Paul Weller.
Martin's love for Paul Weller in The Jam launched an interest in the mod revival that The Jam represented and, with that, a backward-looking appreciation of the 60s British band The Small Faces.
Part of the appeal was that The Jam, was virtually a local band, for a boy who had been born in Aldershot and was growing up and Teddington.
With those core mod influences set firmly in place, Martin made another major musical discovery in the summer of 1981, a few months short of his 10th birthday.
The discovery came in the form of Ghost Town by The Specials. For a start, Martin loved the song the second he heard it, the lumbering baseline, the eerie vocals, the apocalyptic lyrics. It was also the first record Martin ever bought himself, using pocket money for a music lover like Martin, such episodes are important life moments.
If 'Ghost Town' affected Martin Freeman musically, the bands previous single, 'Do Nothing/Maggie's Farm' spoke to him and strictly fashion terms.
On the sleeve of the single, the band posed in a black-and-white photograph. Terry Hall, the band's frontman, sat on a backward-facing chair, staring into the camera, wearing a shirt, sweater, tight tartan check trousers and what appeared to be white socks and loafer shoes.
As so often happens to boys at that age and throughout adolescence, Martin saw that image of Terry Hall and decided he had happened upon a role model in terms of how he wanted to look. He later told the Daily Mail that ever since he saw the sleeve of that single, loafers had been a staple of his wardrobe.
To the same newspaper, he talked about trying his best to emulate how The Special looked, "I thought I looked like one of the specials, but really I was just this nine-year-old kid who didn't even know that rude boy term for a Jamaican gangster.
With squash and music filling Martin's life, it seemed like everything was looking up, but while that was true, a tragic event was about to turn Martin's life upside down.
Look for another chapter spotlight soon!!
Running as always, but had to share some amazing art, throughout my busy day! This AMAZING selection by PJ Palit, follow this talented fan on DeviantArt, Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, and Instagram!
I promise more goodies soon, plus that next chapter I've promised on Martin Freeman! Always a Busy Blogger!


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State suicide rates among adolescents and young adults aged 10–24 : United States, 2000–2018
National vital statistics reports	; v. 69, no. 11	; DHHS publication	; no. (PHS) 2020–1120	;
National vital statistics reports	; v. 69, no. 11	; DHHS publication	; no. (PHS) 2020–1120	Less ▲
Curtin, Sally C.
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.). Division of Vital Statistics.
Objectives—This report presents suicide death rates among persons aged 10–24 for the United States and by state for 2000 through 2018 and percent change between 3-year periods of 2007–2009 and 2016–2018. Suicide rates are compared among states for 2016–2018.	Methods—Data are from death certificates from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Suicide rates among persons aged 10–24 per 100,000 population are computed for each year from 2000 through 2018 for the states and years where sufficient cases existed to produce reliable rates. Percent change between 3-year averages of suicide rates for 2007–2009 and 2016–2018 are computed for each area except the District of Columbia. Suicide rates for 2016–2018 are compared among states.	Results—Nationally, the suicide rate among persons aged 10–24 was statistically stable from 2000 to 2007 and then increased 57.4%, from 6.8 per 100,000 in 2007 to 10.7 in 2018. Between 2007–2009 and 2016–2018, suicide rates increased significantly in 42 states, increased nonsignificantly in 8 states, and were not possible to assess in the District of Columbia due to small numbers. Significant increases ranged from 21.7% in Maryland to a more than doubling of the rate in New Hampshire. In 2016–2018, suicide rates for persons aged 10–24 were highest in Alaska, while some of the lowest rates in the country were among states in the Northeast.	Youth suicide has become an increasingly prominent public health issue (1,2). Recent research has documented increases from 2005 to 2017 in serious psychological distress, major depression, and suicidal thoughts and attempts among adolescents and young adults (3). A recent report from the National Center for Health Statistics found that the suicide death rate among persons aged 10–24 increased 56% from 2007 through 2017 (1). This report extends the previous analysis of deaths by suicide among youth aged 10–24 by including rates for 2018, the latest year for which final mortality data are available, and by presenting suicide numbers and rates for persons aged 10–24 by state where it is possible to provide a statistically reliable rate, from 2000 through 2018. Three-year averages of suicide rates for 2007–2009 are compared with those for 2016– 2018 for all states.	Suggested citation: Curtin SC. State suicide rates among adolescents and young adults aged 10–24: United States, 2000–2018. National Vital Statistics Reports; vol 69 no 11. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2020.	CS319732	nvsr-69-11-508.pdf
Abstract -- Introduction -- Data Source and Methods: Rates and significance testing -- Results: Trends in suicide rates; State comparisons in suicide rates for 2016–2018 -- Summary -- References -- Detailed Table.
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Births : final data for 2008
Martin, Joyce A., M.P.H.; Hamilton, Brady E.; Sutton, Paul D.; Ventura, Stephanie J.; Mathews, T. J.; Osterman, Michelle J. K.;
National vital statistics reports ; v. 62, no. 1
National vital statistics reports
DHHS publication ; no. (PHS) 2011–1120Objectives: This report presents 2008 data on U.S. births according to a wide variety of characteristics. Data are presented for maternal demographic characteristics including age, live-birth order, race and Hi...
Deaths : final data for 2002
Kochanek, Kenneth D.; Murphy, Sherry L.; Anderson, Robert N.; Scott, Chester;
DHHS publication ; no. (PHS) 2005-1120Objectives: This report presents final 2002 data on U.S. deaths and death rates according to demographic and medical characteristics such as age, sex, Hispanic origin, race, marital status, educational attainment...
Martin, Joyce A., M.P.H.; Hamilton, Brady E.; Ventura, Stephanie J.; Osterman, Michelle J. K.; Mathews, T. J.;
DHHS publication ; no. (PHS) 2014–1120Objectives: This report presents 2011 data on U.S. births according to a wide variety of characteristics. Data are presented for maternal characteristics, including age, live-birth order, race and Hispanic orig...
Primary cesarean delivery rates, by state: results from the revised birth certificate, 2006-2012
Osterman, Michelle J. K.; Martin, Joyce A., M.P.H.;
DHHS publication ; no. (PHS) 2014–1120Objectives: This report describes state-specific trends in primary cesarean delivery rates from 2006 through 2012 for reporting areas that implemented the 2003 U.S. Standard Certificate of Live Birth by January...
Hoyert, Donna L.; Heron, Melonie P.; Murphy, Sherry L.; Kung, Hsiang-Ching;
National vital statistics reports ; v. 54, no. 13
DHHS publication ; no. (PHS) 2006-1120Objectives: This report presents final 2003 data on U.S. deaths; death rates; life expectancy; infant and maternal mortality; and trends by selected characteristics such as age, sex, Hispanic origin, race, marita...


This blog was written by Suki Wan MSYP on her experience of the visit to Aberdeen. Suki is an elected member of the Glasgow Youth Council and the Scottish Youth Parliament for Glasgow Shettleston. She was recently voted in as Vice Chair of SYP and is committed to advocating for equalities and human rights throughout her work.
Sounds like a pretty good summary of our day right? You know where we were, when we were there and what we were doing. But that itinerary fails to reflect one thing (other than the amount of caffeine we had to keep us going from a 5am wakeup call) and that is the sheer amount of commitment, knowledge and love for children's rights that we came across time and time again throughout our day.
At Harlaw Academy, children and young people were working on their visions for the future of their city centre. Print-outs of different articles from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) were scattered around the tables, in between plasticine models of colourful bridges, swings and climbing trees and amongst the carefully drawn out plans for a Junior Olympics Event; an accessible amusement park built for the non-able bodied and 'Hobbyfest' where children and young people met to showcase their hobbies and meet new friends.
Over lunch we had conversations about Harlaw Academy's elected pupil representatives who were working hard to increase youth voice and engagement within the school population. This is supported by the innovative development of the online hub which will allow every pupil to feed in and have a say about the environment in which they learn and grow in – a clear development in Article 12 on the rights of children and young people to have their voices heard and taken seriously.
At Riverbank Primary School, we enjoyed a very well-delivered tour by Michael and Casper – two of Riverbank's pupils and we saw exactly how and why Riverbank is a Level 2 Rights Respecting School. At Riverbank, rights are integral to the school curriculum and most importantly they are a part of the everyday. Articles from the UNCRC could be seen throughout the school in what would seem like the unlikeliest places but they made sense when taken a closer look at. Article 31 – the right to play – was up on the wall under the diagram of playground monitors. Article 12 – the right to have your opinion heard – under the list of pupil council representatives. Article 30 – the right to learn and use languages and customs – was posted under the language tree made up of the different languages and cultures that pupils inhabited. At Riverbank, rights are the everyday.
Finally, we met with Aberdeen City Youth Council and had a chat about how our youth councils operated, giving each other advice and stories about our experiences running youth participation forums in our respective cities. This wasn't an explicit conversation on rights but I realised afterwards just how powerful a conversation it was: we represented two groups of young people who were making decisions – choosing and being empowered every day to exercise those rights. This conversation was important because Aberdeen City Youth Council represent the core of Aberdeen's dedication to rights and showed how the young people of the city were taking ownership and claiming their rights as something that is inalienable and fundamental.
I'll be honest with you, when we first turned up to Seminar #1 on the 'UNCRC in Law', we had no idea that this was the path it would lead to.
To becoming fiercely passionate about the UNCRC and all of it's accompanying documents. To wanting to scream and to shout about our rights as young people from the rooftops. To joining the Children's Rights Tribe as articulated in practice by the Children's Parliament.
Thank you SUII. Thank you Together. Thank you Aberdeen City Council.
Thank you to the Children's Rights Tribe – we're about to get a lot bigger!
In their most recent sitting, the Scottish Youth Parliament voted for their 2017-18 national campaign to be on children and young people's rights. Together looks forward to working closely with the Scottish Youth Parliament over the coming year on this campaign.
To become part of the Child Rights Tribe, please visit the Children's Parliament site to become an Unfeartie – someone who listens to children, views children as capable and an asset to their communities, strives to ensure children's voices are heard, challenges infringements of children's human dignity, helps children learn the values of honesty, empathy, respect and social justice, promotes greater awareness and understanding of children's rights, and speaks up about their Unfeartie role!


A lavish Turkish restaurant located in the newly opened Zabeel Saray hotel, guests will quickly be charmed by Lalezar's stunning Ottoman interiors and gracious staff. Dubai's first Anatolian restaurant, Lalezar's stellar selection of classical Turkish cuisine with a contemporary twist whisks guests back to the spirit of the Ottoman Empire. The ambiance is enhanced through the restaurant's exquisite period decor; the cuisine is just as refined as the surroundings.
My meal began with a delicious selection of appetizers including Gavurdagi salatasi, a spiced tomato cucumber and spring onion salad with pomegranate sauce; Zeytinyagli enginar, a tasty marinated artichoke with olive oil and pan glazed fresh scallops and roasted pepper tarator; Cig borek, a warm puffy pastry stuffed with minced meat and served with homemade apple compote and lastlya wonderful selection of Lalezar`in Mezelerinden-elegantly arranged bites of Turkish hot and cold mezzes. What stood out was the freshness of the ingredients and the care in which each appetizer was made; the unique flavorings of Anatolia enlivened the senses of taste and smell.
After such a feast of appetizers my guest and I were stunned at the abundant selection of main dishes each arriving with the same exquisite regality. We were first served Adana kebap, named after the city of Adana, Turkey and featuring a Minced lamb kebab dish with butter stirred white rice, grilled tomato and onions. We were served Adana kebap, a delicate minced lamb kebab served with butter stirred white rice, grilled tomato and onions and named after the city of Adana, Turkey. Kuzu pirzola, a dish of lamb chops with spiced pilaf and eggplant salad with yoghurt was a personal favorite; I'm a great lover of eggplant and found the dish to be a perfect blend of spicy flavoring with a sweet yogurt finishing. For those who prefer fish, Lalezar has a wonderful selection of seasonal seafood. A recommended dish would be the Deniz urunleri sis, featuring seasonal sea food and fish skewer accompanied by potted spinach and garden lettuce was fresh and delightful.
To round off this abundant array of succulent Turkish dishes was the not-to-be-missed selection of sweets. We opted for AyvaTatlisi, baked quince with green apple sorbet and clotted cream and Karisik Tatli Tabagi, a selection of semolina sponge cake, Sobiyet Baklava, baked quince, and rice pudding. Both my guest and I had second helpings on the green apple sorbet, a lovely way to digest the meal with something smooth and sweet. As we plunged our spoons into the second round of AyvaTatlisi, our waiter informed us that world-renowned former Argentinian football player Maradona was entering the restaurant with Sheikh Hamdan, astonishing news after our thoroughly palatable Anatolian dinner. Treat after treat, Lalezar is an mesmerizing experience definitely worth a return.


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# encoding: UTF-8
require "test_helper"

describe "Repository Farm" do
  it "should export as array of hashes with an xref value" do
    farm = Treet::Farm.new(:root => "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/../repos/farm1", :xref => 'test')
    farm.repos.count.must_equal 2
    farm.export.must_equal [
      {
        'name' => {
          'full' => 'John Bigbooté'
        }
      },
      {
        'name' => {
          'full' => 'John Smallberries',
          'first' => 'John',
          'last' => 'Smallberries'
        },
        'emails' => [
          {
            "label" => "home",
            "email" => "johns@lectroid.com"
          },
          {
            "label" => "work",
            "email" => "johns@yoyodyne.com"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  end

  it "planting should create a directory of UUID-labeled repos" do
    farm = Treet::Farm.plant(:json => jsonfile('master'), :root => Dir.mktmpdir)

    Dir.glob("#{farm.root}/*").count.must_equal 3
    Dir.glob("#{farm.root}/*/emails/*").count.must_equal 5
    Dir.glob("#{farm.root}/*/addresses/*").count.must_equal 1

    FileUtils.rm_rf(farm.root)
  end

  # it "should be retrievable by repo label/xref" do
  #   farm = Treet::Farm.new(:root => "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/../repos/farm1", :xref => 'test')
  #   farm['two'].root.must_equal "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/../repos/farm1/two"
  #   farm['two'].to_hash['xref'].must_equal {'test' => 'two'}
  # end

  it "should allow direct fetch by id" do
    farm = Treet::Farm.plant(:json => jsonfile('master'), :root => Dir.mktmpdir)
    repoid = farm.xrefs.sample
    farm.repo(repoid).wont_be_nil
    farm.repo("BOGUS").must_be_nil
  end

  it "should take additions" do
    farm = Treet::Farm.plant(:json => jsonfile('master'), :root => Dir.mktmpdir)
    farm.repos.count.must_equal 3
    farm.count.must_equal 3

    bob_hash = load_json("bob1")
    repo = farm.add(bob_hash)
    repo.root.must_match /#{farm.root}/
    Dir.glob("#{farm.root}/*").count.must_equal 4

    farm.repos.count.must_equal 4

    # now try with a predefined ID
    repo = farm.add(bob_hash, :id => '12345')
    repo.root.must_equal "#{farm.root}/12345"
    Dir.glob("#{farm.root}/*").count.must_equal 5

    FileUtils.rm_rf(farm.root)
  end
end