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NOTE: On 15 April, 2019, a fire destroyed large portions of Notre-Dame. Much of the historic wooden roof and spire were lost. As of this edit, the extent of the damage was still being assessed. The cathedral will be forced to close for the foreseeable future. Please check with local authorities for more information.
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About Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
[Editor's Note: On 15 April, 2019, a fire destroyed large portions of Notre-Dame. The much of the historic wooden roof and the cathedral spire were lost. As of this edit, the extent of the damage was still being assessed. The cathedral will be forced to close for the foreseeable future.] Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, known simply as Notre-Dame, is often described as the very heart of Paris. Construction work began in 1160 and was largely completed in 1260, through renovations and modifications occurred often over the following centuries. It is a stunning example of French Gothic architecture and particularly well-known for its many gargoyles and flying buttresses. The cathedral's stained glasses windows date from the 13th century, making them essentially priceless. Notre-Dame has played an important role throughout French history. In 1802, Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned Emperor of France here. Located on the Ile de la Cite in the Sine River, Notre-Dame is a true masterpiece.
I had the chance to visit Notre Dame sadly after the fire ruined the back part of the cathedral, because it was made of wood, so it was easily caught on fire. But luckily, the front part still looks very beautiful, and if you just stay at the front parr, you couldnt tell that something happened before. The Seine river beside this cathedral makes it look even more pretty. I didnt have the chance to go inside because it was closed for renovation at that time.
I was lucky enough to have the chance to visit this beautiful Cathedral in Paris before the tragic fire destroyed part of the structure. It is indeed a beautiful church with so many splendid artifacts inside like colored tainted glasses, sculptures and wall paintings. And there was a powerful and poignant air of Christianity inside the Cathedral when I paid my visit there. It is definitely a place of attraction one must visit in one's life time and I hope it can be repaired and renovated as soon as possible so that it will be restored to become one of the most impressive places of architecture in human history.
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Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is a church building located in the centre of Paris, France, on the West Bank of the Seine River. It is a Gothic Christian church. Notre Dame was built between 1163 and 1250. The whole church was completed in 1345 and lasted for more than 180 years. Notre Dame de Paris is a typical Gothic church. It is constructed entirely of stone, which is characterized by high-rise, magnificent, the whole building is solemn and harmonious. Notre Dame de Paris is the symbol of ancient Paris. Its position and historical value are incomparable. It is one of the most brilliant buildings in history. The church is famous for its Gothic architectural style, sculpture and painting art in altars, corridors, doors and windows, and a large number of art treasures from the 13th to 17th centuries hidden in the church. The famous French writer Victor Hugo's poetic depiction of Notre Dame in the novel Notre Dame de Paris is even more desirable. Nowadays, Notre Dame still holds religious activities. This is almost a must-have place for visitors to Paris. Visiting the church is free. If you want to go to the Bell Tower, you need to buy tickets on the north side of the church. The Bell Tower offers a panoramic view of Paris. It's very convenient to come here by subway or bus.
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I borrowed Hugo's masterpiece in school. There are a lot of words about architecture in it. I'm ashamed I haven't finished reading it. But when I was very young, I saw movies on black-and-white television, and Cassimodo blurted out. It's a pity that I didn't get to the Bell Tower because I was late. It takes a long queue to get into the hall without buying tickets, and the queue goes very fast. For the first time I saw the priest lead the man into the confession room. I think the local devout believers must not like so many tourists. As a functioning religious place, balancing the relationship with tourism is a test. Next time you must come earlier and buy tickets to the Bell Tower.
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Notre Dame de Paris is famous for Notre Dame de Paris. Notre Dame is situated near the Seine River. Many visitors visit Notre Dame de Paris. Driving to Notre Dame is also the result of car parking. The streets on both sides of Notre Dame must have authentic catering shops. There are also many local people in the square in front of Notre Dame who can't bring liquid things into Notre Dame under the trees. The security is relatively strict. People need to limit the flow of people and queue up to enter. While queuing up, you can take photos with Notre Dame. Ha-ha.
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The original French name of Notre Dame is the first Christian church built at this address. The site of Notre Dame has a tortuous history. In the 4th century, it was a Christian church to worship St. Stephen. In the 6th century, it became a Roman church. Twelve cornerstones of the church were taken from the site of the original Roman temple. It is also said that the cathedral was further rebuilt in 528 by Childebert I of the M&3; rovingiens Dynasty on the basis of pre-existing churches. By the time of Louis VII of the 12th century, the original Roman church had been destroyed. In 1160, Maurice de Sully, who was elected bishop of Paris, decided to build a magnificent church in the area comparable to the Cathedral of St. Etienne. There are also historical records showing that there were two churches here, one is St. Tanny's Cathedral, the other is the Church of the Virgin Mary. As early as the 10th century, St. Tanny Cathedral has become the religious center of Paris or France as a whole. However, because of this importance, people began to find that the original St. Stephen's Church was not in line with its heavy responsibilities, and the original church had become old over time, and began to think about rebuilding the church. Notre Dame de Paris was founded in 1163 and in 1345. The church used to be a meeting place for craftsmen and educational organizations all over Europe. Because of these historical origins, the most famous Sorbonne University in Paris is situated here. During the French Revolution at the end of the 18th century, most of the church's treasures were destroyed or plundered. Displaced sculptures and decapitated statues could be seen everywhere. The only bell survived the melting down, and Notre Dame was in a thousand holes. Later, the church was converted into a sanctuary of reason, and later into a wine warehouse. It was not until Napoleon came to power in 1804 that it was used as a religion. Victor Hugo, a famous French writer, once described Notre Dame most poetically in his novel Notre Dame de Paris. The novel was written in the Romantic era in French literary history. After the publication of the book in 1831, there was a great response. Many people hoped to build the ruined Notre Dame Cathedral and initiate a fund-raising program. It also aroused the attention of the government authorities at that time to the tragic situation of Notre Dame's building. Starting in 1844, the restoration project was presided over by historian and architect Eugene Viollet-le-Duc, reproducing the long-lost glory of Notre Dame. In 1845, Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Lassus, 1
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Notre Dame de Paris is a must for tourists to visit Paris. When I read the biography of Napoleon as a child, I learned that Napoleon's crowning ceremony was held in Notre Dame in Paris. He was shocked that Napoleon had snatched the crown from the Pope and put it on himself. He was not impressed by Notre Dame in Paris. After watching the film Notre Dame de Paris and reading Hugo's novel of the same name, I had the idea that I must see Notre Dame de Paris when I visited Paris.
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Notre Dame de Paris, as one of the symbolic buildings in Paris, is really worth visiting. There were too many front shots, so I took a side shot. There's no money to go in. If you want to go up to the top floor, you need to charge. The queuing time is very long because it is one-way entry and controls traffic. But for the weirdo of the Bell Tower, it's really worth it. The first floor is free, Notre Dame is charged for climbing the top, and the pass does not include, you can not go. Notre Dame as a landmark building really does not say, Gothic architectural style, standing on the island of Siti, the history of religion, the history of human civilization, to see. There are many people taking wedding photos in front of the door.
Notre Dame de Paris is indeed a great building, the interior does not say that the golden wall looks brilliant, there are ceremonies inside, after entering there has a solemn and solemn feeling! After coming out, I walked around Notre Dame de Paris and saw a very different Notre Dame de Paris. From every angle, I found its unique side. Standing at the back and side, you were shocked by the front. The bridge behind it is said to be the love bridge of France. There are many halls built on the riverside, and they don't open in the evening. My French colleague said that they would open in the morning. I was lucky to see an open door. All the small oil paintings are sold in it. The prices are in several euros and the sizes are different. When I turn to the front of Notre Dame in Paris, I find Paris shining like gold in the sunshine. It's beautiful! Suddenly, without the sun, there would be no shining light, and the sunshine would shine once it appeared! ____________ It's worth going!
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is a church building located in the centre of Paris, France, on the island of Sidi. It is also the Cathedral of the Catholic Paris diocese. Notre Dame was built between 1163 and 1250. It belongs to Gothic architecture. It is one of the most representative Gothic churches in France. The church was founded in 1163. It was decided by the Archbishop of Paris, Maurice de Sully. The whole church was completed in 1345 and lasted more than 180 years. Victor Hugo, a famous French writer, once wrote the most poetic description of Notre Dame in his novel Notre Dame de Paris. I believe many people, like me, know about this building through the film Notre Dame de Paris. When I came to Paris, of course I wanted to see it, but there was no chance. It was a pity that I saw it when I was passing by the Seine River cruise ship.
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The fourth season of the comedy television series, Modern Family aired on ABC from September 26, 2012 to May 22, 2013.

Production
On May 10, 2012, ABC renewed Modern Family for a fourth season. Filming for the fourth season began on July 30, 2012, and the season premiered on Wednesday, September 26, 2012.

Cast

 Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett
 Sofía Vergara as Gloria Pritchett
 Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy
 Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy
 Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett
 Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker
 Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy
 Ariel Winter as Alex Dunphy
 Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy
 Rico Rodriguez as Manny Delgado
 Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily Tucker-Pritchett
Modern Family employs an ensemble cast. The series is set in Los Angeles and focuses on the family lives of Jay Pritchett (Ed O'Neill), his daughter Claire Dunphy (Julie Bowen), and his son Mitchell Pritchett (Jesse Tyler Ferguson). Claire is a homemaker mom  married to Phil Dunphy (Ty Burrell); they have three children, Haley (Sarah Hyland), the typical teenager, Alex (Ariel Winter), the smart middle child and Luke (Nolan Gould), the offbeat only son. Jay is married to a much younger Colombian woman, Gloria (Sofía Vergara), and is helping her raise her teen son, Manny (Rico Rodriguez). Mitchell and his partner Cameron Tucker (Eric Stonestreet) have adopted a Vietnamese baby, Lily (Aubrey Anderson-Emmons). The kids are only required to appear in 22 episodes.

Episodes

Reception
The fourth season of Modern Family was met with mixed reviews. Willa Paskin of Salon gave the season a negative review, writing, "As Modern Family has gotten older, its characters, and their dynamics, have settled into grooves, some more discordant than others." Halfway through the season, Rachel Stein of Television Without Pity wrote, "much as I liked the pairings and some of the dialogue, ["New Year's Eve"] is just another contrived episode of Modern Family we can cite when we talk later about how a different show should have won the 2013 Emmy for Best Comedy."

On the other hand, Robert Bianco of USA Today gave the season a positive review, calling it "TV's most appreciated great comedy." In addition, The A.V. Club was often complimentary towards the season. All 24 episodes were reviewed, with "A−" and "B" as the most common letter grades assigned to a given one. Donna Bowman, reviewing "Goodnight Gracie," wrote that there were "few comedies on television more satisfying" when the season was at its best.

Some of the more well-received episodes include "Schooled," "Yard Sale," "Diamond in the Rough," and "Goodnight Gracie".

Ratings

Awards and nominations

Primetime Emmy Awards
The fourth season received twelve nominations at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards in total, including its fourth consecutive nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series. The ceremony for the Primetime Awards was aired on September 22, 2013, on CBS. The Primetime Creative Arts Awards took place on September 15, 2013.

References

External links
 Episode recaps at ABC.com

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SPRINGDALE, Ark. - The Kansas City Royals announced the 2019 field staffs for all of their minor league affiliates on Monday, January 7 and tabbed Darryl Kennedy as the new manager of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals. Kennedy, promoted from the Wilmington Blue Rocks (2018) will become just the fourth field manager in team history as he takes over for Mike Rojas (2018).
For the first time since the 2014 season, the Naturals field staff will see wholesale changes across the board. Doug Henry will be the pitching coach after serving in that role on Kennedy's staff in Wilmington in 2018. Prior to last season, Henry enjoyed a five-year stint as the bullpen coach (2012-2017) with the Royals at the Major League level. Joining Kennedy and Henry from Wilmington is hitting coach Abraham Nunez, whom held the same title with the Blue Rocks during the 2018 season. Nelson Liriano, a hitting coach for the Naturals back in 2013, will join Kennedy's staff as a bench coach after serving as the hitting coach at Burlington (Rookie) last year. Certified athletic trainer Justin Kemp becomes just the second trainer in team history as he joins the staff after holding the same title in Idaho Falls for the previous three seasons. Will Gilmore will round out the 2019 field staff after being named the team's new strength and conditioning coach while entering his fifth year with the Royals.
Kennedy, takes the reins of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals - becoming just the fourth field manager in franchise history - after serving as the manager for the Wilmington Blue Rocks (Advanced-A) in 2018. He has been a mainstay in the Royals organization serving in a managerial role within the farm system since the 2007 season. He previously managed with Surprise (2010-2013, 2015-2017) along with stints in Wilmington (2008, 2014, and 2018), Burlington (2007) and Idaho Falls (2009).
Kennedy, 49, is a native of Florida and has been involved with professional baseball since being selected by the Texas Rangers as a catcher in the 37th round of the 1991 amateur draft. During his playing career, he spent six seasons in the Rangers farm system - making it as high as Triple-A in 1996 - before ending his career with the San Francisco Giants organization.
After his playing career ended, Kennedy joined the coaching ranks and managed in the Rangers farm system (1998-2006) before joining the Kansas City Royals organization in 2007. During his time with Texas, he won four (4) league titles in his first six (6) seasons as a manager. Kennedy won two (2) Gulf Coast League titles for the GCL Rangers in 1998 and 2000, a Florida State League title for the Charlotte Rangers in 2002, and a Northwest League title for the Spokane Indians in 2003. The veteran manager joins the Naturals having previous Texas League experience after managing the Frisco RoughRiders in 2005 and 2006. Overall, Kennedy has a .515 winning-percentage as a field manager, amassing 988 victories during his managerial career.
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One of my favorite stories is "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. How many other tales feature a miser, four ghosts, tombstones, and a goose?
Actually, before I read this story, I thought it was about somebody named Carol. See, I once had a girlfriend I called Christmas Carol, because we broke up every December.
But if you haven't read this fantastic Dickens classic, here's a brief synopsis:
Ebenezer Scrooge is crochety old geezer working Christmas Eve with his clerk Bob Cratchit. When his nephew Fred invites him to Christmas dinner, Scrooge says it's a waste of a workday, and tells the nephew to leave.
But when Scrooge gets home that night, he's visited by the ghost of his deceased partner Jacob Marley, who also lived a selfish life. He warns Scrooge that he'll soon be visited by three ghosts who might be able to save him.
The Ghost of Christmas Past reminds Scrooge he could have married if he had not chosen money over matrimony. The Ghost of Christmas Present transports Scrooge to the Cratchit household, where he sees a happy family enjoy the evening. (Sadly, they couldn't watch television, because 18th century TV offered few channels.)
Next, the scary Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come takes Scrooge to a graveyard, where he views his gravestone and hears negative comments about himself from acquaintances.
Christmas morning finds Scrooge a changed man, who helps Cratchit and suddenly becomes friendly and generous. This story reminds us that (1) a selfish life is a sad one, (2) it's impossible to find Christmas movies on a 200-year-old TV, and (3) giving money away brings a happier day.
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Boston-based drummer/singer/songwriter Jerry Velona has released his fifth album entitled About Funk in Time on his own label Karunabird Records.
The record contains 14 songs, 3 of which are original compositions
The record contains 14 songs, 3 of which are original compositions and the rest covers of classic soul, funk and R&B tunes from the 1960's and 70's. "This was the golden era for this style and I grew up loving this music and idolizing the singers and the bands," says Velona. "This music not only connects me to my youth but it's the foundation for a lot of hip hop records. I hope to re-introduce it in some small way to a newer, younger audience."
Velona chose several songs from the era that are not well known; such as "She's Lookin' Good by Rodger Collins, "It's Alright" by Larry Graham and his band Grand Central Station and "Mighty Mighty" done by Earth Wind and Fire. He also mines and pays tribute to some of the more recognizable tunes like Marvin Gaye's "Hitchhike" and Junior Walker's "(I'm a) Road Runner".
Vocally, Velona displays an impressive versatility; moving with ease from the Memphis soul rave-up She's Looking Good to the ballad You Don't Know Me which borrows from the classic Ray Charles version.
The album features some of Boston's best musicians and the tracks are tight and crisply recorded. In addition to the vocals, Velona plays drums on all the tracks. "Mighty Mighty" features nationally known rap and spoken word artist J Ivy. "One of the things we tried to do with the covers was to update the production values but keep the core, the groove and the energy of the original recordings. Mighty Mighty is such a positive, upbeat track. J was able to take it from there to an even higher level," says Velona.
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Eric Wrixon (29 de junio de 1947 - 13 de julio de 2015) fue un músico de Belfast, Irlanda del Norte, miembro fundador de las bandas Them y Thin Lizzy.

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A Wrixon se le ocurrió el nombre de la banda "Them", basado en la película de ciencia ficción Them! de 1954, pero como era menor de edad sus padres se negaron a firmar un contrato de grabación en su nombre y fue reemplazado en julio de 1964 antes de grabar con la banda. En agosto de 1965, había completado sus estudios y muy brevemente regresó a la agrupación.

Wrixon fue miembro del grupo de R&B The People. Dejó la banda a mediados de 1966 para unirse a otra banda de Belfast, The Wheels, con la que grabó el sencillo Kicks en agosto de 1966.

Thin Lizzy y Them
En 1967 se mudó a Alemania con The Never Never Band y posteriormente se unió al grupo de pop irlandés The Trixons, que también lanzó varios sencillos a finales de la década de 1960. Renunció en 1969, cuando él y su compañero, el guitarrista Eric Bell, comenzaron a formar una nueva banda para presentarse en la escena musical de Dublín. El resultado a principios de 1970 fue Thin Lizzy, pero Wrixon se fue en julio de ese año por falta de dinero y regresó a Alemania.

Wrixon se unió brevemente a un reformado Them en Hamburgo, grabando el álbum de 1979 Shut Your Mouth, pero abandonando de nuevo antes de su gira promocional. En 1993 formó Them, The Belfast Blues Band, para realizar actuaciones en directo por toda Europa (incluyendo una gira en 1996). Más tarde Wrixon se mudó a Italia y realizó allí algunas giras. Wrixon murió el 13 de julio de 2015 en tierras italianas a la edad de 68 años.

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Nato's recognition that future wars will be fought at least partly in cyberspace has led the alliance to consider the operational, legal and political challenges for its members.
Two years after recognising cyberspace as a domain for military activity, Nato is grappling with the implications for its members of the new cyber-warfare reality, according to officials speaking yesterday at the Cybersec Forum 2018 in Krakow.
The officials, from Nato and member countries, was entitled "Operationalizing Cyber Defence: a key shift in Nato policy and planning" and was chaired by Romanian ambassador Sorin Ducaru, senior fellow of the Hudson Institute and former assistant secretary general for emerging security challenges at Nato.
Antonio Missiroli, assistant secretary general for emerging security challenges at Nato, told the audience that Nato members are spending more on cyber-defence. In fact, he said that for many members, increasing spending on cyber-defence is easier than finding more money for conventional military capabilities.
Recent statements by the UK and Netherland intelligence services regarding cyber-attacks planned by the GRU intelligence agency in Russia – and subsequent supportive statements from the European Union – demonstrate that Nato and Europe are presenting a united front against Russian aggression, he said.
But he said that this is not the final word on the topic – cyber is a fast-moving policy domain and he expected to see many new developments in the next year.
Tomasz Zdzikot, secretary of state at the Polish Ministry of National Defence, said that the challenge for Nato members now is to develop the cyber capabilities to be able to support cyber-operations. However, cyber-capability in itself is not enough, he said – states must also develop the legal framework to justify and control cyber-operations, especially those of an offensive nature.
While cyberspace is a new domain for warfare, it is not inherently special, said Brigadier General Hans Folmer of the Netherlands Army. The use of cyber-weapons has ramifications, not only in direct effects on an opponent but also in terms of political implications.
Folmer said that development of specialist software – or offensive malware – is not sufficient to create a cyber-offensive capability: states must also develop the right people and processes to control the use of cyber-weapons because ultimately control lies with the politicians.
Commander Michael Widmann, head of the strategy branch at Nato's Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE), told the audience that Nato's cyber-operations doctrine is currently in its third draft. He said that significant progress had been made in several areas but members were currently stuck on the definitions of defensive and offensive cyber-operations.
"I think we are close enough now, the mindset of the alliance has shifted enough, to realise that you cannot be a bystander when it comes to cyber," he said. Even though Nato is a defensive organisation, it does not mean that Nato cannot have offensive capabilities, he added.
He noted that a key concern for Nato – which it is addressing in its education programme – is how to integrate cyber into conventional operations, and he added, many conventional military exercises now incorporate cyber as a key component.
He expects the doctrine to be finalised early next year.
A challenge for Nato countries is responding to cyber-attacks because of the sheer speed at which they happen, said Missiroli. Nato is developing a "cyber playbook" as guidance for network operation centres which must respond to incidents.
Zdzikot said that cyber commanders have guidance, doctrines and strategies which are very good but what is needed now is a legislative framework within Nato countries to support cyber-operations.
He warned against each country developing legal frameworks by itself. "It's a challenge, it's a task for the Nato alliance and the international community to create more law and less political operation," he said.
Speaking to SC Magazine UK after the session, Ducaru reiterated the importance of Nato members developing the capabilities and the legal framework to deploy defensive and offensive cyber-tools.
Five members of Nato have enacted domestic legislation to support cyber-offensive operations. Those countries which have not developed that legislation are not in a position to offer support for action, he said.
"They don't have legislation to support it, but Nato has already decided under what parameters it would think about employing offensive cyber-capabilities," Ducaru said.
He said that the cyber-operations domain should be treated just like other domains of warfare, with an approach adopted that matches the planning, training and doctrines of conventional warfare.
Cyber is still a work in progress for Nato, and while cyber-operations centres have been created, the concept of operations, or CONOPS, is still in development, he said.
However, cyber-offensive capabilities will be essential to the defence of the alliance, he said, because there is a recognition that states cannot be bystanders to cyber-attacks and the ability to retaliate – through political, diplomatic, cyber or conventional military means – is essential for deterrence.


While the club was founded in 1880, the course as it exists today is the result of a major redesign by the notable architect Harry S. Colt in 1937. Visitors are welcome; rates vary by season and are posted on the club's web site. Junior, county card-holder, twilight, and guest-of-member rates are offered.
A course in very good condition with fantastic views. No bad holes but only two Par 5s and 3 Par 3s so a little same'e with 13 Par 4s.


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Olympic National Park has it all – beautiful coastline, lust rain forests, and soaring mountains.
Olympic is full of natural beauty, diversity, and endless of things to do – making it one of the most visited parks in the country.
You can access the park year-round, though some roads and facilities do close from October through May. Summer is the busiest time in Olympic National Park, with Spring also drawing crowds for viewing rushing waterfalls and blooming flowers.
The Hoh Rain Forest is one of the largest temperate rain forests in the U.S. and an absolute must-see when visiting Olympic National Park.
Rain falls frequently in the Hoh Rain Forest, contributing to a yearly precipitation total of 140 to 170 inches each year! The outcome is an incredibly lush canopy of mosses and ferns that blanket almost every visible surface.
The Hall of Mosses Trail is the most popular trail in the Hoh Rain Forest – and rightfully so! The enchanting 0.8-mile trail traverses under maples draped with large growths of spikemoss.
You can also find the Spruce Nature Trail (1.2-miles) nearby, which offers various interpretive signs along the forest scenic walk.
Hurricane Ridge provides panoramic views of the park and surrounding areas. You can drive the scenic road and easily witness jaw-dropping mountain views from the parking lot.
There are also some short (and longer) walks in the area for those wanting to stretch their legs. The road is open throughout summer and Friday-Sunday during the winter season.
The Marymere Falls Trail is a wonderful and short (0.9-mile) walk through old-growth forest, across log bridges and by flowing streams. The endpoint provides visitors with views of Marymere Falls – dropping 90 feet into a mossy, fern-laden ravine.
High Divide Loop is a popular 18-mile backcountry hike within Olympic National Park. Said to be the "quintessential alpine experience", the High Divide Loop sees hikers traverse mountain passes, explore wildflower meadows and camp in some of the most scenic spots in Washington. This hike shouldn't be missed for any backcountry lover!
Ruby Beach is a very popular spot for photography in Olympic National Park. Ruby Beach is easy to access and has a variety of photography opportunities – sea stacks, tide pools, marine life, driftwood formations, migratory birds, and colorful starfish. Other popular locations for photographers are Sol Duc Falls and the Hoh Rain Forest.
Olympic was designated a National Park on June 29, 1938.
There are 8 Native American tribes in the Olympic region, including the Jamestown S'Klallam, Elwha Klallam, Hoh, Makah, Port Gamble S'Klallam, Quileute, Quinault, and Skokomish.
Wildlife found within the park include elk, mountain lions, black bears, black-tailed deer, foxes, coyotes, skunks, marmots, lynx and mountain goats. Marine life includes whales, dolphins, sea lions, seals, otters and more. There are also more than 600 species of birds in the park!
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A couple of months ago the Boston Consulting Group released an interesting report on the 'Power of Buy and Build' in Private Equity deals. To quote the first sentence of the report, "buy-and-build deals, in which private equity firms introduce operational improvements to their portfolio companies through add-on acquisitions, are now the PE value creation strategy of choice".
My first remark involves the very definition of 'buy-and-build' "in which private equity firms introduce operational improvements to their portfolio companies through add-on acquisitions", according to the report. Although post-merger integration phases can sometimes trigger the implementation of a wider operational improvement plan, enhancing a given company's processes can most often be done independently of any acquisition activity.
2. The report seems to overlook the distinction between 'value creation' and 'value capturing'. As explained by Berg and Gottschalg in their paper Understanding Value Generation in Buyouts, value creation "is directly linked to a fundamental change in the financial performance of the target organisation" while value capturing "reflects the fact that [an increase in the equity value of the company] can occur without any change in the underlying financial performance of the business". Value generation is simply obtained by summing up the two components. The BCG report states that multiple arbitrage is the key driver of superior performance behind buy-and-build deals. And multiple arbitrage is typically one of the value generation drivers that cannot be considered as value creation but value capturing.
Contribution of value drivers to deal Internal Rate of Return ('IRR') – in percentage points. Source: BCG.
Classification of value generation drivers according to Berg and Gottschalg.
3. An increase in multiple is not simply attributable to "increased expectations of profit growth", as mentioned by the report, but also reflects the dynamics of the sale process. An asset coveted by a larger number of buyers will likely sell at a higher price. Bain's Private Equity Global Report 2016 is in that sense right to state that "by adding on enterprises in the same or related business to a portfolio holding, GPs can target companies that are often too small to attract the attention of big corporate acquirers and can be bought at reduced prices" – we could extent the argument to the competition coming from mid to large-cap PE funds which benefit from an extensive sourcing network and an abundance of liquidity.
4. For a given average financial performance level, more stable cash-flows will often lead to a higher multiple. Meeting the debt schedule is indeed a key requirement for any PE-owned company. This enhanced cash-flow stability can be achieved by widening the 'business base' and developing new (adjacent) business lines, entering new geographies etc. If the PE owner decides to combine two 'narrow base' businesses, it can create a merged 'wide base' business which will benefit from a massive multiple uplift without having delivered any value, simply on the basis of unproven and undelivered potential growth. The uplift will be even more significant the smaller the standalone companies originally are.
5. Furthermore, the BCG report concludes that "deals that include one or two add-on acquisitions outperform both standalone deals and those that include more than two acquisitions". This conclusion holds if we consider IRR as the only performance metric, but can be challenged if we take the money multiple ('MoM') into consideration as well. Indeed, each additional add-on acquisition may enable the PE owner to capture incremental value in nominal terms, but the extra time required to complete and integrate the additional transaction may penalise the deal's IRR. A concrete example is outlined at the bottom of this post and is a perfect illustration of the conflict which may arise between the two concepts and ultimately between the main stakeholders – GPs are incentivised to sell as soon as the multiple arbitrage related to the first add-on acquisition has cristallised whereas LPs would be financially better-off by waiting for another acquisition. Historically, IRR was the key measure to ensure that investors were directing their money towards the most profitable investments at any point in time. Today, with limited growth, negligible inflation and sometimes negative interest rates, we could wonder if IRR has not actually become a secondary indicator – but we will pursue this debate in another post.
6. Last but not least, when we come back to the true definition of 'value creation' and when we look at the chart above, we could actually conclude that add-on acquisitions deliver almost no incremental value – 'synergies' – and potentially destroys some. In a standalone deal, the IRR attributable to operational improvement is 12.9% (7.4% + 5.5%) whereas the buy-and-build deal only delivers 12.2% (5.0% + 7.2%). In his book Thinking: Fast and Slow, Nobel Prize Daniel Kahneman – whom we have already talked about in another post – has identified a couple of unconscious phenomenons underpinning our 'overconfident' self: 'planning fallacy' is the tendency to take on a risky project confident of the best case scenario without seriously considering the worst case scenario and our 'optimistic bias' gives unwarranted optimism which does not calculate the odds and therefore could be risky.
The conclusion is simple: buy-and-builds are not value creation processes but are sources of value captured by private equity funds as a reward for consolidating markets and making companies more financially robust; an arbitrage mechanism rather than a pure operational effectiveness program.
We suppose here that the Enterprise Value ('EV') perfectly corresponds to the price the PE owner can buy or sell companies for. The year count starts at 0.
As a consequence, while investors would ultimately make a larger nominal profit under scenario 3, the IRR, which drives GPs' behaviour (and carried interest), is actually lower.
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The announcement comes 16 months after the three-time Tour de France winner tested positive for the steroid clenbuterol.
THE COURT OF Arbitration for Sport has declared its intention to publish a final judgement in the case of Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador this coming Monday.
The three-time Tour de France winner tested positive for the steroid clenbuterol in September 2010. The Spaniard later claimed the result could be traced to contaminated beef, an excuse deemed satisfactory by the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC), who cleared the rider to compete during the 2011 season.
That decision was subsequently challenged by both the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), a move that spurred a protracted legal battle between the two sides.
"The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) intends to publish its decision in the arbitration procedure involving the International Cycling Union (UCI), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Alberto Contador and the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC) on Monday 6 February 2012.
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Justice Department Sends out Fewer Election Monitors Than 2012
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The Department of Justice will send over 500 election monitors to 28 states to help ensure federal voting rights are enforced in 67 jurisdictions. Compared to 2012, there are fewer monitors to go around, and more states and jurisdictions are being covered. During the last presidential election, the Justice Department sent 780 monitors to 51 jurisdictions and 23 states.
The sharp decrease follows the Supreme Court's 2013 ruling in Shelby v. Holder, which struck down a pivotal section of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Section 4(b) had allowed the Justice Department to monitor jurisdictions that had a history of discrimination. However, the 2013 ruling significantly limited the Department's power.
The Department declined to share how many people will be monitors and how many will be observers. Observers are typically stationed inside polling sites and have more power than monitors. Observers also had the power to have poll officials removed if they were engaging in discrimination against voters.
With such strict provisions in place this year, many people are worried that the Justice Department's efforts will not be enough.
"Really, none of these efforts are an adequate substitute for the protections that had long been provided by the federal observer program," Kristen Clarke, president of the nonpartisan Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, said last month.
In a statement announcing the number of polling monitors Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch said, "The bedrock of our democracy is the right to vote, and the Department of Justice works tirelessly to uphold that right not only on Election Day, but every day."
"As always, our personnel will perform these duties impartially, with one goal in mind: to see to it that every eligible voter can participate in our elections to the full extent that federal law provides," Lynch said. "The department is deeply committed to the fair and unbiased application of our voting rights laws and we will work tirelessly to ensure that every eligible person that wants to do so is able to cast a ballot."
Vanita Gupta, principal deputy assistant attorney general and head of the Civil Rights Division for the Department of Justice, said that despite having fewer monitors they will still largely be able to engage in the same activities they did prior to the ruling.
"In most cases, voters on the ground will see very little practical difference between monitors and observers," she said. "We work closely and cooperatively with jurisdictions around the country to ensure that trained personnel are able to keep an eye on the proceedings from an immediate vantage point."
Civil Rights Division staffers can be reached via a Justice Department hotline all day on Election Day, toll free, at 1-800-253-3931 or 202-307-2767 (or TTY 202-305-0082). Voters may also send complaints via fax at 202-307-3961, by email at voting.section@usdoj.gov or by using the Department's online complaint form at https://www.justice.gov/crt/complaint/votintake/index.php.
Justice Department Monitors vs. Trump 'Election Observers'
As the Justice Department gears up to monitor approved areas for discrimination or any violation of voting rights, supporters of Republican nominee Trump have stated they will do some poll watching of their own. Trump has repeatedly called the election "rigged" and has called on his supporters to be "Trump Election Observers."
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At numerous rallies Trump has told his supporters to watch "certain areas" on Election Day to ensure voter fraud does not take place.
"I hear too many bad stories, and we can't lose an election because of you know what I'm talking about," he said in October.
Voter fraud has been concluded to largely be a myth that enables voter suppression. The Brennan Center for Justice published "Debunking the Voter Fraud Myth" in September. According to the analysis, incidents of voter fraud are most often the result of "clerical errors or bad data matching practices" and in fact only occur at rates between 0.00004 and 0.00009 percent.
"As historians and election experts have catalogued, there is a long history in this country of racially suppressive voting measures — including poll taxes and all-white primaries — put in place under the guise of stopping voter fraud that wasn't actually occurring in the first place," the text states. "The surest way toward voting that is truly free, fair, and accessible is to know the facts in the face of such rhetoric."
Despite the lack of evidence to support his paranoia, however, Trump's suggestion has turned into a concerted effort. Trump has a page on his website for people to be a "Trump Election Observer" that says, "Help Me Stop Crooked Hillary From Rigging This Election!"
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According to campaign observers, the "certain areas" Trump has asked his supporters to watch are primarily areas with large support for Democrats — and with large populations of Black and Latino voters.
Democrats have tried to fight back, engaging in a legal battle to restrict the power Trump and his supporters could have at the polls. They reached a setback on Monday in Ohio, North Carolina and Pennsylvania when the Supreme Court rejected rules set forth regarding partisan poll watchers.
Democrats have also been fighting a legal battle against the Republican National Committee but hit a wall in New Jersey this weekend. On Saturday a U.S. judge denied the motion that the RNC should be prevented from supporting the "poll watching" efforts set forth by their party's front man and his supporters.
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Five centuries after Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses to a church door in Wittenberg, Germany, the meeting featured sermons on each chapter of the biblical book Galatians as well as historical addresses on key Reformation figures. More than a dozen conference workshops also explored Reformation themes, including the movement's missionary legacy and why Reformation leaders weren't more united.
About a quarter of the meeting's 70 plenary session and workshop speakers had ties to Southern Baptist churches or Southern Baptist Convention entities. Seven SBC entities were among conference exhibitors.
The Gospel Coalition website describes TGC as "a broadly Reformed network of churches" founded by New Testament scholar D.A. Carson and New York pastor Tim Keller. The group seeks to unite believers "across denominational, ethnic and class lines," according to the website.
Daniel Akin, a TGC Council member and president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, called the conference "encouraging and fruitful."
"It is encouraging to see evangelicals come together around biblical fidelity, expositional preaching and Gospel centeredness," Akin told Baptist Press in written comments. "Southern Baptists have been very involved this week, from interactive exhibits and personal contact to multiple workshops, and culminating with a powerful message from pastor Thabiti Anyabwile on the last morning. I have personally been blessed and glad to participate with thousands of people coming together to honor our Lord."
Anyabwile, pastor of Anacostia River Church in Washington, D.C., delivered a plenary address on Galatians 5. Preaching about freedom in Christ, Anyabwile said, "God's will for your life is that you use your freedom to serve others," according to The Gospel Coalition Twitter feed.
Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission President Russell Moore participated in a plenary session panel discussion on racial reconciliation and introduced an address by U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb.
Also during a plenary session, the ERLC announced plans to cohost with TGC next year an event on the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. Known as "MLK50: Gospel Reflections from the Mountaintop," the event will focus on racial reconciliation and occur April 4, 2018, in Memphis, Tenn., the city where King was murdered.
The ERLC hosted an April 3 TGC pre-conference at the Indianapolis meeting on "Gospel courage in a complex culture," with 900 in attendance.
SBC entity leaders to speak at TGC workshops included Akin; Moore; Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President R. Albert Mohler Jr.; and Zane Pratt, the International Mission Board's vice president for global training.
Among pastors to address TGC workshops were Matt Carter of Austin Stone Community Church in Austin, Texas; Andy Davis of First Baptist Church in Durham, N.C.; and Juan Sanchez of High Pointe Baptist Church in Austin, Texas.
Kentucky Baptist Convention associate executive director for convention relations Curtis Woods was among workshop speakers, as were professors and staff members from Southeastern, Southern, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and LifeWay Christian Resources, which operated the conference's 15,000-square-foot bookstore.
Southern and Midwestern offered courses for seminary credit at the conference, according to TGC's website.
SBC entities represented in the exhibit hall included: the ERLC, LifeWay, Southeastern, Southern, Midwestern, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The New Orleans Seminary exhibit featured Reformation-themed items from the seminary's Museum of the Bible and Archaeology, including two pamphlets by Martin Luther.
Kyle Walker, Southwestern's vice president for student services, told BP the conference is an occasion for evangelicals of all stripes to unite around the Gospel -- even those who do not fall under TCG's "broadly Reformed" banner.
"TGC was a great opportunity for us to connect with prospective students, alumni and fellow partners in the Gospel," Walker said in written comments. "Amid our theological distinctions runs a shared commitment to the advancement of the Gospel. We celebrated that commitment at TGC and invited those God has called to ministry to see how Southwestern can equip them to 'Be Ready!'"


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Q: knitr gets tricked by data.table `:=` assignment It seems that knitr doesn't understand that DT[, a:=1] should not result in an output of DT to the document.  Is there a way to stop this behaviour?
Example knitr document:
Data.Table Markdown
========================================================
Suppose we make a `data.table` in **R Markdown**
```{r}
DT = data.table(a = rnorm(10))
```
Notice that it doesn't display the contents until we do a
```{r}
DT
```
style command.  However, if we want to use `:=` to create another column
```{r}
DT[, c:=5]
```
It would appear that the absence of a equals sign tricks `knitr` into thinking this
is to be printed.

Knitr Output:

Is this a knitr bug or a data.table bug?
EDIT
I have only just noticed, that knitr is being weird when it is echoing the code.  Look at the output above.  In my source code I have DT[, c:=5] but what knitr renders is
DT[, `:=`(c, 5)]

Weird...
EDIT 2: Caching
Caching also seems to have a problem with := but that must be a different cause, so is a separate question here: why does knitr caching fail for data.table `:=`?

A: Why not just use:
```{r, results='hide'}
DT[, c:=5]
```

A: For anyone returning to this in 2017 with RMarkdown 1.3 and data.table 1.10 or similar, there was a resurgence of this bug, as identified and documented here
This was subsequently fixed in RMarkdown 1.4

A: Update Oct 2014.  Now in data.table v1.9.5 :

:= no longer prints in knitr for consistency with behaviour at the prompt, #505. Output of a test knit("knitr.Rmd") is now in data.table's unit tests.

and related :

if (TRUE) DT[,LHS:=RHS] now doesn't print (thanks to Jureiss, #869). Test added. To get this to work we've had to live with one downside: if a := is used inside a function with no DT[] before the end of the function, then the next time DT is typed at the prompt, nothing will be printed. A repeated DT will print. To avoid this: include a DT[] after the last := in your function. If that is not possible (e.g., it's not a function you can change) then print(DT) and DT[] at the prompt are guaranteed to print. As before, adding an extra [] on the end of a := query is a recommended idiom to update and then print; e.g. > DT[,foo:=3L][]

Previous answer kept for posterity  (the global$depthtrigger business is no longer done as from data.table v1.9.5 so this is no longer true) ...
Just to be clear I understand then: knitr is printing when you don't want it to.
Try increasing data.table:::.global$depthtrigger a little bit at the start of the script.
This will be 3 for you currently :
data.table:::.global$depthtrigger
[1] 3

I don't know how much eval depth knitr adds to the stack. But try changing the trigger to 4 first; i.e.
assign("depthtrigger", 4, data.table:::.global)

and at the end of the knitr script ensure to set it back to 3. If 4 doesn't work, try 5, then 6.  If you get to 10 give up and I'll think again.  ;-P
Why might this work?
See NEWS from v1.8.4 :

DT[,LHS:=RHS,...] no longer prints DT. This implements #2128 "Try
  again to get DT[i,j:=value] to return invisibly". Thanks to discussions here :
how to suppress output when using `:=` in R {data.table}, prior to v1.8.3?
http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Avoiding-print-when-using-tp4643076.html
          FAQs 2.21 and 2.22 have been updated.
FAQ 2.21 Why does DT[i,col:=value] return the whole of DT? I expected either no visible value (consistent with <-), or a message or return
  value containing how many rows were updated. It isn't obvious that the
  data has indeed been updated by reference.  This has changed in v1.8.3
  to meet your expectations. Please upgrade. The whole of DT is returned
  (now invisibly) so that compound syntax can work; e.g.,
  DT[i,done:=TRUE][,sum(done)]. The number of rows updated is returned
  when verbosity is on, either on a per query basis or globally using
  options(datatable.verbose=TRUE).
FAQ 2.22 Ok, thanks. What was so difficult about the result of DT[i,col:=value] being returned invisibly?  R internally forces
  visibility on for [. The value of FunTab's eval column (see
  src/main/names.c) for [ is 0 meaning force R_Visible on (see
  R-Internals section 1.6). Therefore, when we tried invisible() or
  setting R_Visible to 0 directly ourselves, eval in src/main/eval.c
  would force it on again. To solve this problem, the key was to stop
  trying to stop the print method running after a :=. Instead, inside :=
  we now (from v1.8.3) set a global flag which the print method uses to
  know whether to actually print or not.

That global flag is data.table:::.global$print.  At the top of data.table:::print.data.table you'll see it looking at it. That's because there is no known way to suppress printing from [ (as FAQ 2.22 explains).
So, inside := inside [.data.table it looks to see how "deep" this call is :
if (Cstack_info()[["eval_depth"]] <= .global$depthtrigger) {
    suppPrint = function(x) { .global$print=FALSE; x }
    # Suppress print when returns ok not on error, bug #2376.
    # Thanks to: https://stackoverflow.com/a/13606880/403310
    # All appropriate returns following this point are
    # wrapped i.e. return(suppPrint(x)).
}

Essential that's just saying:  if DT[,x:=y] is running at the prompt, then I know the REPL is going to call the print method on my result, beyond my control.  Ok, so given print method is going to run, I'm going to suppress it inside that print method by setting a flag (since the print method that runs (i.e. print.data.table) is something I can control).
In knitr's case it's simulating the REPL in a clever way. It isn't really a script, iiuc, otherwise DT[,x:=y] wouldn't print anyway for that reason.  But because it's simulating REPL via an eval there is an extra level of eval depth for code run from knitr. Or something similar (I don't know knitr).
Which is why I'm thinking increasing the depthtrigger might do the trick.
Hacky/crufty, I agree. But if it works, and you let me know which value works, I can change data.table to be knitr aware and change the depthtrigger automatically.  Or any better solutions are most welcome.

A: Just surround the expression with invisible(). This works for me.

A: I've run across the same problem and I solved it fairly easy by re-assigning the variable. In your case:
DT <- DT[, ':=' (c, 5)]

It's a bit more verbose though, especially if the variable name is big.

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If you have an intolerance to eggs, your body reacts to the proteins present in the yolk, egg white or both. If you have an egg intolerance it is best to avoid all eggs and unlike milk, it does include all forms of egg i.e duck, quail, goose etc as they each have similar proteins to chicken.
'BFree' is our favourite gluten free and egg free bread brand. Not only is their bread predominantly egg and gluten free, it is often yeast free and tastes delicious.
Missing out on pasta doesn't have to be difficult either. You can carry on enjoying pasta salads or pasta based meals if you shop in Waitrose. They offer a variety of vegan pastas that are free of all dairy products such as their pasta made from green pea flour.
Be wary of meat with breadcrumbs as this is most definitely going to have an egg based product within it. However, cooked, fresh meats should be fine to consume. Try to opt for breast that is of skin and sauces.
'Lazy Day & Moo Free' are fantastic food brands that have launched a line of desserts and snacks that often have a chocolate base and are completely vegan, meaning, definitely no eggs.
If you are desperate for some mayonnaise in a sandwich or a wrap then you can sneak some in without having to encounter any eggs. 'Biona' a brand sold at Planet Organic have an egg free mayo that you can buy which is also vegan and organic. In fact, this brand is very good at producing tasty vegan foods in the form of snacks, sauces, spreads, sweets and pastas.
So, what are we saying?
In essence, an intolerance to eggs is not as dire as it may sound at first. With a bit of meal planning and shopping for specific ingredients, you will find that you don't need to cut back or make many changes to the food you eat at all. Our recommendation is to eliminate all egg products from your diet for at least 90 days. After this, re-introduce the food slowly and see if your body reacts negatively and the chances are that it won't. If it does cause you some bother, go back to avoiding it. The fact is, these alternatives are so tasty, you might not want another egg again anyway.
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Q: moz-appearance is not working it seems i have style my select box and its working fine on chrome and safari.
now my problem is in FF i can still see the dropdown arrow with my select box.
i have tried to refer this solutions and this solutions but it didn't help me.
Code :
  <select placeholder="Search" name="search_cat" class="search_select">
     <option value="">Everything</option>
     <option value="resource">Resources</option>
     <option value="734">Blog Posts</option>
     <option value="8">Pictures</option>
   </select>

css :
 -webkit-appearance: none;
 -moz-appearance: none;
  appearance: none;
  background: url("Search-bar-Arrow.png") no-repeat scroll 70px center #80B83B;
  border: none;
  color: #FFFFFF;
  height: 27px;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 4px 0;
  vertical-align: top;
  text-indent: 0.01px;
  text-overflow: "";
  width: 91px;

do anyone have trick or solution for this?
Thanks a lot in advance

A: Not too sure of what you expect in final.
you could try to use a basic oldish method with negative margin, float and an extra element as a mask .A pseudo element can be used as a mask to add an image or icone. DEMO
div {
  display:inline-block;
  border:1px outset;
  overflow:hidden;/*where no pseudo is used;*/
}
div.pseudo:before {
  content:'⇓';
  text-align:center;
  float:right;
  width:1.1em;
  height:1.3em;
  background:tomato;
  position:relative;
}
select {
  margin-right:-1.25em;
  margin-left:-1px;
  border:none;
}

You could see to serve this only to mozilla : DEMO2
@-moz-document url-prefix() {
    div {
      display:inline-block;
      border:1px outset;
      overflow:hidden;/*where no pseudo is used;*/
    }
    div.pseudo:before {
      content:'⇓';
      text-align:center;
      float:right;
      width:1.1em;
      height:1.3em;
      background:tomato;
      position:relative;
    }
    select {
      margin-right:-1.25em;
      margin-left:-1px;
      border:none;
    }
}


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Oroville Dam Highlights Infrastructure Risks
Caroline McDonald
April 3, 2017 April 3, 2017 No Comments
America's Crumbling Infrastructure
The near-collapse of the Oroville Dam in northern California in February could have been catastrophic. Communities as far as 100 miles downstream from the dam were at risk of flooding that could have resulted in $21.8 billion in structural damages, according to Risk Management Solutions. What's more, a bad situation would have been made worse by the fact that many of the properties near the dam were uninsured. Thankfully, this did not happen.
Problems at the Oroville Dam began when the dam's main water channel, or sluice, was damaged after a winter season of record rain and snowfall, following five years of drought. Torrential rainfall caused water levels to rise so quickly that large amounts needed to be released to prevent the dam from rupturing and sending a wall of water to the communities below.
But when the force of the cascading water created a large hole in the main spillway, the emergency spillway was required. This safety backup, however, also nearly failed because the dirt spillway, which had never been fortified by concrete, began to erode, increasing the risk of damage to the dam. In anticipation of a possible disaster, almost 200,000 residents living in the shadow of the dam were temporarily evacuated.
Fortunately, the crisis subsided after the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) was able to repair the main spillway by plugging the hole with large bags of rocks dropped by helicopter.
According to Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.), whose constituents include 150,000 of the evacuees, although there were many factors in the dam's near-failure, the situation was made worse by changing weather patterns thought to result from climate change.
Increasingly warmer weather has been melting the snowpack in the mountains and affecting the flow of the rivers that feed the dam. "The biggest reservoir in California—the snowpack—is getting smaller," Garamendi said. The warmer weather also means that precipitation that previously might have been snow that would melt in May or June is now falling as rain. These changes in precipitation alter the volume, movement, and quality of the river water, putting increased pressure on the dam. Adding to the situation is the Pineapple Express—warm storms emanating from the southwestern Pacific Ocean that are now occurring in non-El Niño years.
New Method for Modeling
Changing weather patterns have highlighted inadequacies in the system used to determine how much water is stored and how much is released from the reservoir. These operations are determined by a manual put together by the Army Corps of Engineers, which is responsible for the reservoir's flood management. The system used is based on historic averages of a river's hydrology, but it needs to be changed.
"We're seeing that the operational manual is not pertinent to the new circumstances of climate change," Garamendi said. "We've known this for some time."
Anticipating the need for a change, engineers began a process 10 years ago to develop a new algorithm for the American River, which flows from the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range to the Sacramento River, eventually finding its way to the Oroville Dam. The system uses real-time monitoring from satellite imaging, checking the soil's capacity for water and locating snow. The data is proving useful in anticipating problems, thereby improving flood safety and the storage capacity of the reservoir. "For example, while the historic model may say that, on April 1, the reservoir should be at a certain level based on the amount of snow on the Sierra Nevadas, it may be that warm temperatures cause the snow to melt quickly and therefore maybe we ought to have more flood capacity. Or maybe the snow is not there at all, so we don't need flood capacity," he explained.
Hopefully, changes are on the way. "We've introduced legislation in Washington to change the law and authorize the Corps of Engineers to do this by real-time (rather than historic) monitoring," Garamendi said.
Infrastructure's Decline
The Oroville Dam crisis underscores the risks present in the nation's aging infrastructure. Why did the spillway fail? Why didn't the emergency spillway work in an emergency? "While these questions are profoundly important to this dam, the same questions must be asked of every other reservoir and dam in the state," Garamendi said, noting that there are more than 1,400 dams in California alone. While those dams vary in size, most are upstream from a significant city or community, making structural integrity even more important.
This a national problem as well. There are 94,580 dams around the country, many of which are starting to show their age. In its recent 2017 Report Card for America's Infrastructure, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) gave dams in the United States a grade "D," or "poor." The average age of these structures is 56 years old, and many that were built 50 years ago used less stringent criteria because of the lack of development below the dam. As scientific and engineering data have improved, however, experts anticipate that many dams will not safely withstand current earthquake and flood predictions, according to the report.
This year, 15,550 dams were classified as high-hazard, meaning a failure is anticipated to cause loss of life, up from 13,991 when the study was last conducted in 2013. Another 11,882 dams were labeled as a significant hazard, meaning a failure would not necessarily cause loss of life, but could result in significant economic losses.
The Association of State Dam Safety Officials estimates it would require about $22 billion to repair just the country's high-hazard dams.
Often it is a question of economics and political will. For example, in 2005, the environmental groups Friends of the River and Sierra Club issued a report questioning the viability of the Oroville Dam's earthen emergency spillway. "The upgrade would have cost millions of dollars and no one wanted to foot the bill," Ronald Stork, senior policy advocate for Friends of the River, told the Washington Post.
Garamendi agreed that the underlying issue is funding for upkeep and repairs. In the case of the Oroville Dam, "it will probably be a couple-hundred million dollar repair job, and that's just one dam," he said. "The old 'penny-wise, pound-foolish' adage certainly applies here."
According to the ASCE Report Card, California's budget for dam safety is $11.14 million. But whatever the cost of repairs, lives are at stake and action needs to be taken.
"The situation in Oroville should remind us all of the importance of investing in our infrastructure, whether that is roads, bridges or dams," Garamendi said. "It is beyond question that investments in our infrastructure will create jobs, strengthen our economy, and make our nation healthier and safer. It's time for both Congress and the President to step up to the plate and invest significantly in rebuilding America."
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– An Officer who will act as the liaison officer in respect of contract management.
Assistance in rehabilitation and medical intervention programmes, such as counselling and physiotherapy.
Placement assessments to assess individuals suitability / compatibility to work taking account of any previous illness.
Management referrals and follow up health interviews for absence management.
Clear concise reports from occupational health provider.
– The option to access to physiotherapy treatments within 48hrs.
Solicitors, financial advisors and other professionals which covers legal, financial, family / marital, health and addiction issues.
Face to face or telephone counselling.
access via telephone to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
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Our current EAP provider is Health Assured, the leading provider in the UK dealing with many of the UK's leading organisations across private, public and non-profit sectors.
Our current Physiotherapy provider Dave Roberts, is known as 'physio to the stars' treating stars such as Jason Orange from Take That, Paddy McGuiness, Sarah Lancashire, Freddie Flintoff, Ian Botham and Mike Atherton to name but a few.


John Gray is a highly respected senior member of the personal injury and accidents at work teams based in Thompsons Solicitors' Newcastle upon Tyne offices and takes cases from all over the North East.
John has more than 20 years' experience of a wide range of personal injury cases: work and non-work accidents – including those on the road - industrial disease cases and high value complex claims. His caseload involves all kinds of serious injuries and sometimes fatalities.
John's aim is to win the best possible result for his clients in the shortest possible time. He is proud of Thompsons' strong links with the labour movement and its record of only representing injured people to ensure they receive justice.
John's time away from work is taken up with his family, although in his younger days he played American football.
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John acted for a client who suffered an accident at work in which both feet were crushed and one foot had to be amputated. The defendants argued that the accident was at least partly the client's fault. Court proceedings were issued and after arguments advanced by John the defendant accepted full responsibility. John negotiated a settlement of £734,343 shortly before trial.
Thompsons acted for a fire fighter who was injured attending the scene of a road traffic accident. The client injured his back but not to the extent that it prevented him working. Court proceedings were issued and John was able to negotiate a settlement of £42,000.
Thompsons secured compensation of £397,500 for a trainee doctor who slipped on a wet floor. Liability was admitted but the extent of the injuries and the effect they had upon the client was disputed. Court proceedings were issued and extensive medical evidence was obtained in numerous areas of expertise. John negotiated the settlement shortly before the case was due to go to trial.
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Thompsons acted for a client who tripped and fell over in a paved area of a pub car park at night suffering an injury. John argued that lighting in the car park was not working and that the client could not have seen the paved area. Liability was denied and the defendants argued that there was a defect with the lighting and no repairs had been carried out to it. Court proceedings were issued. The defendants were asked to produce documents to show that there was a system of inspection of the lights and were unable to do so. Photographs were obtained and disclosed to the defendant showing times when some of the lights were working and not others and also when all of the lights were working to show the difference. The defendants accepted responsibility. The case was settled for £8,000 two days before trial.


I have always had a love for anything mechanical, whether it's a spinning wheel from the 1800's or a modern jet engine. As a kid, I loved taking things apart to see how they worked. I wasn't the greatest at putting them back together though, because I was rather destructive. As I got older, I learned to take things apart and copy them, so I could not only put them back together, but restore them to what they once were. That's what I do now as a blacksmith.
Focused. Sure, I dabble in laser cutters and electronics and clay and robotics, but I always come back to metalworking.
A couple of Lobos, zombie killing tools as described in the book World War Z. Those were so much work, but so much fun!
Canister Damascus bracelets. All those little bits and pieces of recycled steel fusing together to make beautiful jewelry, now that's just neat!
Never stop learning; read, watch, explore. It's an amazing world we live in!
What will you be sharing at Maker Faire Milwaukee?
I will be doing blacksmithing demonstrations while giving historical and technical information, answering questions, and telling some amusing stories I've gathered over the years.
Sam will be showing off his blacksmithing skills at Maker Faire Milwaukee, which is happening September 23 & 24, 2017 at the Expo Center at Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis.