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February 22, 2018 - From the February, 2018 issue
White House's "Jump Ball" Infrastructure Financing Plan: Unpacking Its Impact on Water Projects
Adam Krantz
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Last week, the White House unveiled its long-awaited plan for addressing the nation's $1.5 trillion in pressing infrastructure needs. In this TPR interview, National Association of Clean Water Agencies CEO Adam Krantz unpacks how the administration's proposal would impact water infrastructure projects around the country, especially in contrast to other Congressional proposals under consideration. While supportive of elements of the plan that promote innovation and private-sector collaboration, Krantz stresses that any successful infrastructure program will need to include substantial direct federal spending. He compares the administration's framework—which puts the onus on already overburdened municipalities to raise capital—with House and Senate plans, arguing for a combination of traditional and new funding mechanisms to create resilient water infrastructure nationwide. For more information about NACWA's response to the White House plan, their response is accessible here.
"We're proud that the water sector is becoming recognized as a core infrastructure sector; that's the silver lining of this proposal. But at the end of the day, we're not talking about a sum of money that can cut at the vast climate resiliency needs across this country." - Adam Krantz
The White House's long-awaited proposed national infrastructure financing plan was unveiled earlier this month. Given the country's substantial water infrastructure needs that NACWA has identified over the years, please share your reactions.
Adam Krantz: There are two ways we evaluate proposals like this. First: Is water included in the proposal in a serious way? In many infrastructure bills and stimulus packages, water is not considered on an equal basis with highways, transportation, ports, bridges, schools, etc. The good news is that in this particular bill, water is a critical focus—at times, even the majority focus.
The funding is split among the Department of Transportation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Environmental Protection Agency. Two of those three agencies are governed by core water projects, so it does put the levers of decision-making and control for the funds into agencies that have a clear focus on water. That's very important—and it's something we haven't seen before. We're proud that the water sector is becoming recognized as a core infrastructure sector; that's the silver lining of this proposal.
The problem is that it takes what is being called a "jump ball" approach —where infrastructure projects from different sectors have to compete, and those who come to the table having leveraged the most money on their own are the most likely to succeed in getting federal dollars. About $100 billion over the next 10 years—or $10 billion a year—is meant to leverage state and local funds as well as private-sector investment into a $1.5 trillion investment in infrastructure. That is not sufficient.
Already, local and state governments shoulder the lion's share of infrastructure investment for water across this country. A 20 percent federal share, while an improvement, is still insufficient—especially since the projects likely to be chosen would be in addition to projects already planned. Most importantly, we'd like to see a more even cost-share that brings the federal government in as an equal partner over the long-term.
We'd also like greater certainty that a significant portion of the funds will go toward water infrastructure. With jump ball money, where that money goes and how much goes to which municipality or state or to which type of project remains a question mark.
After his election, President Trump said that one of his core infrastructure goals was to triple federal funding for the state revolving funds (SRFs). That was not in this package, and it should have been. In our view, though, the game has just begun. The real meat on the bones will be developed in the House and the Senate, where we're working diligently to encourage more direct funding for water.
Compare and contrast the administration's proposal with other congressional proposals on water infrastructure financing currently being debated in Washington D.C.
The important difference is that many in Congress support more direct federal spending. We are intimately involved with the bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus Infrastructure Working Group.
A Senate bill has also been put forward several times by Senators Schumer (NY), Sanders (VT), Gillibrand (NY), and Cardin (MD). It was a trillion-dollar-plus infrastructure funding bill that devotes direct funding to water and wastewater projects across the country.
There have also been numerous bills to reauthorize the SRF, which has not been reauthorized in decades, as well as bills to create a trust fund for water on equal footing with the Highway Trust Fund, and to address low-income water affordability. There is no shortage of good ideas circulating in the halls of Congress on water infrastructure investment that could strengthen a broader infrastructure package.
From the White House, on the other hand, we're seeing a limited federal contribution intended to leverage more spending at the local level. That's not, in and of itself, a bad idea—but we know that direct spending works, and that the SRFs and the Water Infrastructire Financing Innovation Act (WIFIA) are already oversubscribed. At a certain point, this package has to evolve to mirror some the proposed legislation that provides more direct funding for water and wastewater.
If the administration's infrastructure package were adopted as proposed, how successfully would it meet the needs and affect the cost of local water infrastructure projects across the United States?
It's important not to take the White House package out of context of their other recent actions. When the tax reform package passed, municipal interests were pleased to see that they were able to still take advantage of tax-exempt bonds, which are the core means by which municipalities fund capital improvement projects (as well as rate increases).
But the tax bill also took away advanced refunding, which allowed municipalities, once a decade, to buy back bonds when interest rates are low and then reissue them. That saved cities significant funds—sometimes in the tens of millions of dollars. That's no longer available, and we estimate that that fact will cost municipalities up to $3 billion that they otherwise could invest in infrastructure. Already, that puts municipalities at a deficit.
It's also important to note that, counter to popular perception, this administration has not stopped regulating the water sector. But at the same time, it has decreased funding in many areas. One of the only three rules that the administration has passed since the election requires municipal wastewater agencies to work with hundreds of thousands of dentists' offices to ensure that mercury doesn't make its way into the nation's waterways. Another rule requires the Great Lakes States to adhere to stringent sewer overflow notification requirements. And now, they're looking at surveying 15,000 wastewater treatment plants across the country to determine how effectively they're removing nutrients from their plants.
Despite these regulations, we are seeing a decline in federal funding overall. To make up for that, there has to be direct federal investment that is both long-term and reliable for water infrastructure. But the new infrastructure package does not provide that.
It would increase eligibilities under WIFIA to include Army Corps and Superfund projects—without adding more funding. That would simply take money away that was intended by Congress solely for water and wastewater infrastructure. Similarly, the package expands Clean Water State Revolving Fund eligibilities to private entities—again, not adding money to the pool, but watering it down. That's the White House proposal again costing municipalities money.
Now, I think wastewater utilities are in a fairly good position to access the money in this package, because they have a ready rate base that they can draw from in order to piece together the required 80 percent share for a project. But ultimately, this is not going to save municipalities money. It's going to require municipalities to raise more money—more capital and more investment dollars—to do large new projects.
The money in this package is meant to be additive—for new projects that are large and innovative, not for existing infrastructure. Yet there is a trillion-dollar funding gap for existing infrastructure. It's also not going to help with the affordability issues that utilities are facing across the country. Many utilities are seeing 30-40 percent of their population paying 4-7percent of their median household income on water and wastewater infrastructure services.
The White House proposal is insufficient to get at those larger, cloying issues that already exist. And that's where other bills looking at more traditional funding streams—or some mix of the two approaches—would be appropriate.
Are responses to the White House's infrastructure financing proposal garnering different response based on geography? Is Southern California, for example, which already contributes a large share of local money, reacting differently than jurisdictions in the Midwest or Southeast?
I don't think so. Whether you want to work on water quantity in California or on aging infrastructure and wet weather in the Midwest, the needs are the same—and they're vast.
Municipalities are still shouldering 95-97 percent of infrastructure costs. All are facing similar issues of affordability. Many are facing similar needs to upgrade capacity. And all believe quite strongly that the federal government, to the extent that it has consistently ramped up regulatory requirements, should ramp up funding going forward as well.
You participated in the annual VerdeXchange Conference this past January, joining water resiliency officials from cities like Houston, Mexico City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Speak to how the administration's proposed infrastructure investment program addresses the "new normal" impacted by climate change.
All cities have a great to become resilient, whether by building a seawall or using green infrastructure. But I don't think anyone is holding their breath for anything coming out of Washington, DC to meet that need.
To reiterate, we're talking about $10 billion a year divided among a host of different types of projects. Even then, the money has to be leveraged with an 80 percent match from local, state, or private investment. It's better than nothing. But at the end of the day, we're not talking about a sum of money that can cut at the vast climate resiliency needs across this country—whether it's wet weather or drought.
That being said, resiliency projects may be particularly well suited for this administration's approach. I'm already seeing municipalities coming to DC to talk to their representatives about building off of the administration's opening salvo to create a meaningful infrastructure bill. Everyone is rolling up their sleeves and getting their hands into this effort. But I don't think anyone has blinders on; we don't view this package as a solution.
Municipalities should move forward under the assumption that whatever comes out of DC—if anything—may be helpful, but they shouldn't delay core projects out of some hope that this will be a funding solution.
To close, what do you ultimately anticipate will be Congress' formula and funding level for water infrastructure?
It's going to require a lot of stars to align. After a tax reform bill and a budget agreement that added to the deficit, it might be hard to get deficit hawks in the House to look at a new spending bill with an open heart.
Ideally, I would like to see a mix of the administration's effort and the Legislature's approach. The administration's overlay of innovation is a good thing, and should stay part of any bill. But there also has to be a very strong grant component that builds on programs proven to be successful. We need both if we are to make any headway on the funding gap and affordability issues plaguing utilities across the country.
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With the passing of retired LAFD member George Fischer in September, 2018, I thought that it would be appropriate to tell about one of the most crucial events in our lives.
In the simple days of the 1960's there were no Indian casinos in Southern California so, with a few exceptions, the gambling was in Nevada. El Capitan Casino, a small casino in Hawthorne, Nevada contracted old Douglas DC-3 airliners to transport gamblers from Burbank airport to Hawthorne for a night of gambling. The tickets were $5 each and came with a free steak dinner. Hawthorne lies almost due north of Bishop and the route of flight traversed the Owens Valley on the east side of the High Sierras. On one fateful flight in February, 1969, LAFD Firefighter Robert Kelly, FS12-B, his wife, brother and fiancé decided to take this seemingly good deal and flew with 27 other souls to Hawthorne. It turned very stormy that night but the pilots decided to attempt the flight home. They never made it. The news of the ancient DC-3's disappearance activated one of the largest aerial searches in California and Nevada history.
Civil Air Patrol airplanes were tasked with searching the mountains along the supposed route. Because a firefighter and his family were onboard, it seemed like every off-duty firefighter or police officer that were pilots and CAP members were involved in the search.
One of those aircraft was piloted by Firefighter George Fischer, FS 95-A. After the "Gamblers Special," as the press named it, went missing, the weather turned especially nasty with "Sierra Wave" conditions – severe downdrafts on the eastern side of the High Sierras. George and his crew of two were tasked with searching Mt. Tom, northwest of Bishop. Caught in the wave, George's Beechcraft Bonanza was slammed into the 11,000-foot side of the mountain. George and his crew all survived the crash but were seriously injured and all had broken backs. The search base at Bishop Airport surprisingly never missed the downed crew and closed for the night. Very early the next morning, a call for all available CAP search aircraft was issued.
Later that morning, a North American T-6 search aircraft, piloted by a LAPD sergeant, Robert Herrera found the missing search plane and determined that the crew was alive. All other search aircraft were returned to Bishop. As part of the search party, I landed my plane at Bishop Airport and inquired as to who was going to rescue George and his crew. The search base personnel's reply was they were waiting for the military to figure something out. Knowing that a military response would take many hours in worsening weather, and that George and his crew were injured, I decided to attempt to organize a rescue.
I noticed a Bell 47G3B-1 helicopter owned by Western Helicopters parked out on the ramp so I called the pilot, Jerry Leeper at his motel and he rushed to the airport. He inquired as to how high it was at the crash scene. He then proceeded to adjust the turbocharger on the helicopter to its highest setting and took off for the 11,000-foot level of Mt. Tom by himself. In a daring feat of helicopter airmanship at extremely high-density altitude and severe downdrafts, Jerry was able to rescue all three injured crewmembers and save their lives.
The Gamblers Special DC-3 was found the following August after the snow had melted on the northeast face of Mt. Whitney. There were no survivors.
George became a lifelong friend and he maintained a close friendship with Jerry Leeper until Jerry's passing several years ago. George lectured about his experiences on Mt. Tom for decades afterwards.
Pat Quinn is a Wright Brothers master pilot having no accidents or violations for 50 years. He invites all firefighters and friends to visit him at Hangar 8, Stearman Taxiway at the historic Santa Paula Airport.


The ongoing economic turbulence has been both fascinatingly thought-provoking and deeply troubling. While I believe that more good than bad will ultimately result it's obvious that a public formerly in denial of its excesses will naturally underestimate the required depths of its impending catharsis. It's my hope that the public and media will take a reflective deep breath and appreciate how long this healing process will take.
The list of problems we now face is lengthy and undeniable complex. Few economists would argue that our administration's first concern should be to buffer the dramatic free fall in output that has resulted from a multitude of factors: increased job losses, less availability of credit, deteriorating confidence, shifting demographics, a stronger dollar, and a higher propensity to save (rather than spend). The methods by which one cures this economic downward spiral are being debated across the globe in every media forum known to man. Rather than weigh in on this discussion I'd like to begin thinking about what comes next. Once aggregate demand is restored to a more palatable trajectory a different set of important societal challenges will emerge.
#1.) How do we dismantle the ideological trap doors that led us into our current state of financial chaos?
#2.) How do we recreate a financial system that aligns the interests of its employees with those of its shareholders, the financial system, and the public at large?
#3.) How do we empower individuals to better understand their own personal finances in the context of the increasingly complex and ever-changing global economy?
The purpose of this note isn't to delve into the lengthy discussions of challenges #1 and #2 though I would argue that the keys to their resolution lie in curing the ills of challenge #3. And while most would not consider challenge #3 as the most near term critical it's certainly an issue that is consistently and mysteriously overlooked despite its importance.
I applaud your administration for establishing a committee aimed at harvesting the public's collective knowledge for help in solving the endless problems we now face. It's this type of intelligent humility that consistently evades many of society's important interactions, most certainly at its own peril. In this spirit of knowledge sharing I would like to make a policy suggestion that I strongly believe to be imperative for solving the root cause of our current state. This administration should introduce policy requiring one year of mandatory student education on the mechanics of global capital markets and personal finance.
The multidisciplinary curriculum will avoid espousing one-track convention wisdom and focus on building a framework to understand our manufactured financial architecture from varying critical viewpoints. The class recipe would consist of these ingredients: three parts history, three parts corporate finance, three parts personal finance, two parts applied macroeconomics, two parts sociology, one part accounting, one part comparative literature, and one part psychology.
The most basic assertions of modern economic thought will be stripped bare and discussed at length. What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and why is its growth synonymous with economic progress? What is inflation and how is its control crucial to our prosperity? What purpose do banks serve? Why is the stock market supposed to increase in value over time? What are the origins of credit and why have economies all over the world become so dependent on it?
While exploring the history of modern capital markets students will consider why central banks like the Federal Reserve were created and how they operate, gold backed currency versus fiat currency economies, and how monetary and fiscal policy levers are used to guide sustainable growth and moderate inflation. Students will examine the gears of our economic engine by following the money trail that begins in FDIC insured savings accounts and ends up as bank loans in the hands of small business. The role of banks as this crucial lending intermediary should provide another important centerpiece for lengthy discussion.
On the topic of personal investments we will begin by surveying the dense layer cake of financial instruments representing the incremental risk and potential return to which an individual can gain exposure. Students will think about what shares of company stock actually represent, under what conditions they may increase in value, and how this investment differs from gold bullion, US Treasury Bills, farm land, corporate bonds, a barrel of crude oil, foreign currency, baseball cards, a cask of whisky, or a piece of art. They will read selections from Mackay's Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds and Taleb's Fooled by Randomness alongside more conventional investing canons like Graham & Zweig's Intelligent Investor and Schwager's Market Wizards. Academics, journalists, and financial practitioners will help source reading material from recent magazine articles, psychological studies, Wall Street research, Op-Ed pieces, and blogs. The class will undoubtedly require a module on credit, examining the purpose it serves, and the various implications of buying assets with borrowed money.
While the complexity of our financial system has been allowed to increase exponentially there has been almost nothing done to help society decipher the implications this has for its members. It has now become painfully clear that financial education deserves the same attention in schools as classes in science, math, social studies, and language. I urge this administration to rise above our country's quick-fix mentality and set into place an educational policy that will make a long lasting difference for generations to come.


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Ok so anyone who knows me knows I'm always super excited for my birthday until about a week before, then I typically get super bummed and closer in I get really excited again. Well the big birthday is only 9 days away and I'm kind of in that mix of excited and bummed. Excited because it's my birthday month! Literally on the countdown until the 19th and I mean 25 is a big deal! Kind of bummed because all my closest girlfriends have now moved and who am I suppose to celebrate with? I mean there is my boyfriend Jeff but obviously we're doing something together that's a given! But I'm the kinda girl who likes to put on a show! I like to be amongst a group of people, get dressed up and maybe even show off a little I mean after all my birthday only comes once a year!
But anyway knowing how much I love being on the receiving end of gifts I decided to make things easier on everyone this year and create a carefully cultivate birthday wishlist! This list is full of pieces I've been coveting for awhile now, From shoes to accessories and almost nothing else (LOL) this list is full of things I want for my birthday!
If anyone is looking to get me a gift any of these will do!


Are you looking for fun, yet easy crafts for kids or one to create with your child this summer? If so, this easy, kid friendly craft is a wonderful way to enjoy some time together, as well as an opportunity to learn how to follow simple directions and build their self esteem.
Pour puzzle pieces onto a paper plate and ask your child to pick out some of their favorite pieces.
Apply "Tacky Glue" and place puzzle pieces on the frame.
On the back, encourage your child to write a simple sentence (e.g. "I love you to pieces!") or even just their name and the date.
During this easy craft project, I invite you to give your child simple directions and then watch the magic unfold. Part of the beauty of creating art, is letting your child guide themselves, problem solve and follow their own lead. If during the craft, your child asks for help, try and encourage them by asking open ended questions (e.g. "What colors would you like to use?", etc.), but do not interfere.
Once the craft is finished, ask your child if he or she might like to keep the frame or give the frame to someone special. As your child is speaking, listen with your heart and capture their sweet thoughts to your memory. Art can be a very special way to create a deep and meaningful connection with your child. It can also be an opportunity learn more about them and how to best support and encourage them in their growing development.
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Fashion bloggers often tend to measure their popularity by the number of designer bags or shoes they have in their closet, or how many exclusive designer shows they attend. We don't always want to see and hear about glamorous lifestyles of the rich and famous, or how many thousands of dollars it costs for the latest high fashion accessory.
Nadia Aboulhosn,26, an Arab-American style blogger, is a "breath of fresh air." She has both Lebanese and American parents and was raised in the US. Her successful blogging career has been going for over five years. During this time, she has even modeled for magazines including, "Stylist" and "Addition Elle." These days she is considered as an "Instagram Star" and has over 180,000 followers.
She likes to show pictures of herself as she really is, for instance, without having her hair or make-up done, or while she is wearing glasses. Nadia says that she wants to show other people all sides of her life, so they realize that the individuals writing blogs on social media are just like everyone else too.
She has also tried to move away from the skinny images of women portrayed by the fashion industry. She is a size 14-16 and feels that women should embrace the way they look, and not be too concerned about their size. She believes that women should not be referred to as plus size as this only separates them.
Nadia says that she does not consider herself as a role model, but just by being herself and having a positive attitude she can inspire other women. She isn't pressurized to cover her body due to her Arab heritage but finds that people expect larger women to cover their bodies because of their size and not because of religious views.
She was asked exactly how it is that she finds herself relating to Arab culture, and responded by saying, "My eyebrows!" Nadia even designed her own T-shirt, which read, "Eyebrow game too strong," which included an image showing sultry eyes and long lashes and brows.


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Dash-For-Cash Ahead Of The Next Market Crash: Ultra Rich Prepare For Economic Storm
We have described, in the last several days, a fascinating trend that is developing: the dash for cash ahead of the next market crash.
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) warned over the weekend about an imminent financial crisis, while it was reported on Monday that billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Singer is building cash to take advantage of opportunities after the next crisis. On Tuesday morning, we noted how 200 institutions that manage a combined $4.1 trillion in assets, are becoming increasingly bearish ahead of 2020. Now Bloomberg is reporting that family offices around the world are stockpiling cash ahead of a market meltdown.
Bloomberg spoke with Rick Stone, a former partner at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, who sees economic storm clouds ahead, if not already here.
Stone warned about low bond market returns over the next decade. He said equity markets would crash and then go flat, and said venture capital and private equity money would continue the hunt for yield in very few opportunities.
Stone currently runs the Palm Beach Investment Research Group, a network of 35 family offices in Palm Beach, Florida. "The areas to invest in are fewer, and there is a lot of money looking for those spaces," he said.
The bearish macro view shared by the family offices in South Florida is also shared by 360 global single- and multi-family offices surveyed in the 2019 UBS Global Family Office Report, which was conducted in conjunction with Campden Research and published Monday, Bloomberg said.
The survey said most family offices expect the global economy to tumble into a recession by 2020, with the most doom and gloom in emerging markets. About 42% of family offices around the world were quickly building cash by late summer ahead of an economic downturn.
"There's more caution and fear of the public equity markets among ultra-high-net-worth investors," said Timothy O'Hara, president of Rockefeller Global Family Office. "That has more people thinking about private investments, alternative investments or cash."
Campden said the family offices in the UBS survey had $917 million under management. The survey was conducted between February and March.
Most offices had 5.4% returns over the 12 months before taking the survey, with disappointing returns in developed markets (2.1%) and significant returns in Asia-Pacific and emerging markets regions (6.2%). North America yielded 5.9% returns, and Europe was 4.3%.
And we wonder why family offices around the world are building cash? Maybe because the twilight period of global equities is coming to an end, and a growth scare could be imminent (remember fall of 2018?).


Many camps participate in Google's Adwords program. In case you're unfamiliar, Adwords allows you to create your own ads based on keywords people use to search for your camp online. Then, when people search for your camp with those keywords, your ad appears next to or above Google's search results page. If people click on your ad, it leads them right to your website and you pay a fee to Google each time someone clicks on your ad.
Personally I'd rather see you work harder to get your camp to come up in the organic (free) search results than pay money for online advertising. At the same time, participating in the Adwords program can be a fast, easy, and (occasionally) affordable way to increase traffic to your camp's website. So there's no doubt paid advertising can be helpful. But you owe it to yourself to investigate other options besides Google's Adwords program.
You might find Adwords works the best for you, but if you are considering paid internet advertising for your camp, Adbrite and Bidvertiser are two other programs you might consider.
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Eleven Civil Servants Terminated, 8 Dismissed
Muhammad Bah The Chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC), Mr. G.O Bright, told lawmakers that in the year 2012, eleven civil servants were terminated and eight were dismissed. Mr. Bright speaking in parliament on Monday 10th November 2014 explained two concepts, which he said, are different in the civil service. He said termination is less severe than dismissal; saying in termination, the officer is entitled to pension or gratuity if terminated. He said the reason that could lead to termination is persistent lateness and absenteeism, unsatisfactory performance of duties and improper conduct or behavior of the civil servant. Mr. Bright stressed that government under the terms of employment can terminate a civil servant's appointment by giving a month's notice or paying the person's salary in lieu of notice. He added the officer should be paid terminal benefit if entitled to it. He also said a civil servant can terminate his/her appointment by giving a month's notice or paying a months salary in lieu of notice. On dismissal, the PSC Chairman, Mr. Bright said this is the most severe punishment meted to civil servants, adding it entails the forfeiture of all pensions and/ or gratuity of the person. He explains it occurs in cases of serious misconduct, malpractices and criminal conviction. He told deputies that in 2012 four civil servant were dismissed and in 2013 it rose to 8 dismissals. Mr. Bright said the 1997 Constitution dictates that the aim of the PSC is to maintain an effective and efficient civil service to ensure individuals who meet the criteria for jobs are recruited, trained and disciplined in an unbiased, fair an impartial manner. He said the commission also provides an effective and efficient service for all civil servants and other stakeholders throughout the country to formulate management issues and supervise the implementation of government polices in relation to recruitment, development and discipline of civil servants. Hon. Lamin K.Jammeh of Illiasa said the PSC failed to respond to the issue of conflict of interest within the commission in the area of procurement. He said it was pointed out by the Gambia Public Procurement Authority (GPPA) that there is a suspected conflict of interest in the procurement contract awarded to YAMM Enterprise whose owner is a commission member and the direct beneficiary of office furniture purchased by the PSC. This, he said, contravenes GPPA regulation 142, 143, and 144. In his contribution, Hon. Lamin Jaddama, said the board should be aware of these breaches and stopped board members and employees from doing business with public institutions. He said if members want to do business with public institutions, that should be made clear and not carried out under the institutions working manual. The Board Chairman said his team is not aware of this matter. The NAMs suggested that secretary to the PSC should have been with the board or her assistant to give answers to their questions as the board's response appeared futile to the lawmakers. Hon. Abdoulie Saine of Banjul Central observed that there is big gap between the secretariat and the board and that needs to be addressed. Hon Lamin K Jammeh and Hon Lamin Jadama indicated that the Gambia Public Procurement Authority had pointed out that they have sent a letter to the Public Service Commission asking them to respond within ten days as required by GPPA rules concerning answers to procurement queries. They added that there was no reply to that letter and yet they went ahead to finalize their report Mr. Lamin Camara procurement officer at GPPA confirmed to the Assembly that a letter was sent to the PSC through the secretary and the letter was not replied. The deputies pointed out that the PSC has broken the rules to reply GPPA observations within 10 days.]]>
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Jo has decided that I need to get in on the cooking videos, but I dont do very well with preset recipes – I am better at just making things up as I go along.
So here are my Chilli Con Carne Meatballs, great thing is when paired with spiralized veg instead of pasta makes it perfect for a low carb diet.
If you want to suggest stuff for me to make, stick it in the comments and I will look at making it.


Экологическая организация "Маленькая Земля" - The documentary "Bartang – the Valley of hopes"
The documentary "Bartang – the Valley of hopes"
The environmental organization "Little Earth" with the support of the Norwegian Society for Nature Conservation has produced a small documentary devoted to the life of remote mountain villages in the Bartang river valley in Pamir.
Harsh natural conditions of highlands, hard life, limited resources, remoteness from major cities and the proximity to a dangerous Sarez lake - an everyday reality for the inhabitants of the Bartang valley. For many years they lived in their native land in harmony with nature, but misallocation of resources and an active forests and bushes cutting for firewood led to the destruction of fragile ecosystems and worsened the already difficult situation of mountain villages.
For more than a seven years, "Little Earth" promotes mobilization of local communities and the introduction of new resource-efficient technologies. It helps lighten daily work and improve the quality of life of local communities. Working together with the local people in the valley, we not only strive to ensure environmental sustainability, but also to promote the communities' development as a whole.


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Q: mysql convert date from mm-dd-yyyy to YYYY-MM-DD format I want to convert  given date  from mm-dd-yyyy to YYYY-MM-DD format
I have tried following
SELECT DATE_FORMAT("09-02-2018",'YYYYMMDD')

SELECT DATE_FORMAT("09-02-2018", "%MM %dd %YY");

SELECT CURDATE("09-02-2018");

SELECT DATE_FORMAT("09-02-2018", "%Y-%m-%d")

It works fine for current date, but not for a given date.

A: You will need to use STR_TO_DATE function. From MySQL documentation:

It takes a string str and a format string format. STR_TO_DATE()
  returns a DATETIME value if the format string contains both date and
  time parts, or a DATE or TIME value if the string contains only date
  or time parts. If the date, time, or datetime value extracted from str
  is illegal, STR_TO_DATE() returns NULL and produces a warning.
The server scans str attempting to match format to it. The format
  string can contain literal characters and format specifiers beginning
  with %. Literal characters in format must match literally in str.
  Format specifiers in format must match a date or time part in str.

*

*%m represents Month name as a numeric value (00 to 12)

*%d represents Day of the month as a numeric value (01 to 31)

*%Y represents Year as a numeric, 4-digit value

Since your input date is in mm-dd-yyyy format, we use %m-%d-%Y as the format here. Check the following code:
SELECT STR_TO_DATE('09-02-2018', '%m-%d-%Y');

A: The original format is not the MySQL format, so DATE_FORMAT won't work
You should do something like
SET @toconvert = '09-02-2018';
SELECT
    CAST(CONCAT(SUBSTR(@toconvert,7,4),'-',SUBSTR(@toconvert,4,2),'-',SUBSTR(@toconvert,1,2)) AS DATE);

A: You can use the following syntax to get date in format.
DATE_FORMAT(STR_TO_DATE(myVal, '%d.%m.%y'), '%Y-%m-%d')

Thank You

A: Use STR_TO_DATE function to convert your string date to date type. For example:
SELECT STR_TO_DATE("09-02-2018", '%d-%m-%Y')

A: use STR_TO_DATE http://sqlfiddle.com/#!9/a6c585/71892
SELECT STR_TO_DATE("09-02-2018", '%d-%m-%Y')

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"THE BEST MUSICAL OF THIS CENTURY.
Heaven on Broadway! A celebration of the privilege
of living inside that improbable paradise called a musical comedy."
Ben Brantley, THE NEW YORK TIMES
Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON, which played a record-breaking two-week run in 2013 returns to Austin for a limited engagement December 8 – 13 at Bass Concert Hall. Tickets are available at the Bass Concert Hall box office, 2350 Robert Dedman Drive, all Texas Box Office outlets, by visiting BroadwayinAustin.com, or by calling (512) 477-6060. Group orders of 10 or more may be placed by calling (877) 275-3804 or email Austin.groups@broadwayacrossamerica.com.
THE BOOK OF MORMON features book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. Parker and Stone are the four-time Emmy Award-winning creators of the landmark animated series, "South Park." Tony Award-winner Lopez is co-creator of the long-running hit musical comedy, Avenue Q. The musical is choreographed by Tony Award-winner Casey Nicholaw (Monty Python's Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone) and is directed by Nicholaw and Parker.
THE BOOK OF MORMON is the winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Book (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Direction (Casey Nicholaw, Trey Parker), Best Featured Actress (Nikki M. James), Best Scenic Design (Scott Pask), Best Lighting Design (Brian MacDevitt), Best Sound Design (Brian Ronan) and Best Orchestrations (Larry Hochman, Stephen Oremus); the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical; five Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album; four Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best Musical, and the Drama League Award for Best Musical.
THE BOOK OF MORMON features set design by Scott Pask, costume design by Ann Roth, lighting design by Brian MacDevitt and sound design by Brian Ronan. Orchestrations are by Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus. Music direction and vocal arrangements are by Stephen Oremus. The Original Broadway Cast Recording for THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, is available on Ghostlight Records.
For more information, visit www.BookofMormonTheMusical.com, and follow THE BOOK OF MORMON on Twitter and on Facebook.


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Jab Harry Met Sejal: Movie Review
You probably don't have much time to read a three page film review and you probably want the basics. We'll make it quick and easy to save you time. This is the Jab Harry Met Sejal movie review.
Bollywood has always been an enigma to me. Their films average almost three hours long, with three different plots occurring one after the other, and sporadic musical moments. Jab Harry Met Sejal is nothing like that. If anything its one of the more Western-style films I've seen from Bollywood. The film flows flawlessly with a perfect mixture of songs, drama, and signature out-of-nowhere comedy.
Harry (Shah Rukh Khan) is a tour guide that works through taking obnoxious travelers throughout Europe. Sejal (Anushka Sharma) is one of those obnoxious travelers who lost her engagement ring somewhere on the tour and needs Harry's help to find it. Let's just say, the perfect set-up for film stars and a crew who just want to travel across Europe. The pair go from the Netherlands to Prague and all the way over to Lisbon in search for this missing ring, which Harry never tries questioning its existence for even a second. The ring is real and is found in the most hilariously stupid way. The two eventually fall in love halfway through the two and a half hour movie, creating a good amount of romance throughout the comedic moments.
Anushka Sharma as Sejal in Jab Harry Met Sejal; Courtesy of Red Chillies Entertainment
For an audience that's not as into musical numbers and over-stretched plots, Jab Harry Met Sejal is a perfect introductory film. The energetic music is added effortlessly into the story and there's a piece of the story for any audience to enjoy. The film is even multilingual, incorporating Hindi, English, French, Spanish, and German.
As stated prior, the length of this film matches the length of any other Bollywood film. The story is overstretched at times in order to build unnecessarily extra character and depth. This is not a bad thing and shouldn't be taken as such, but there are weary moments that dull the film. Khan and Sharma's onscreen chemistry is also often dull. The high points are in the middle of the film where the majority of their relationship flourishes. Then there's the laughable location of the engagement ring; but at this point the film has provided enough insane comedy that you're prepared for anything.
Grade: B+
Good Qualities: Music, story, and characters
Bad Qualities: Overstretched film, some missed chemistry
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At present fees can only be paid by cheque. Cheques for fees should be made payable to Harborough District Council, and should be included with any documentation/plans sent to the Land and Property Data Manager.
If you are unsure of the correct fee, please contact the street naming and numbering officer prior to raising the cheque. Confirmation of receipt of payment shall be made by email wherever possible.
A new street should be numbered with even numbers on one side and odd numbers on the other (normally left and right sides respectively) except for a cul-de-sac where consecutive numbering in a clockwise direction is preferred. Additional properties in streets that are currently numbered will always be allocated a property number.
Private garages, annexes and buildings used for housing cars or livestock will not be numbered separately from a main property.
A sequence will be maintained with the number 13 included. Once numbered we will not normally re-number properties. We will only re-number a property where there can be shown to be consistent delivery problems or during the course of a development. Buildings (including those on corner sites) are numbered according to the street in which the main entrance is to be found and the manipulation of numbering in order to secure a "prestige" address or to avoid an address will not be allowed.
Apply for new property numbers (DOC, 921KB).
In multiple occupancy buildings (blocks of flats) it is preferable to give a street number to each dwelling with individual access to the street. When the flats share a common entrance or there are not sufficient numbers available because of existing development, the building should be given a number where possible or a name, and the flats numbered separately internally.
Flats will be numbered in the form of 'Flat 1', 'Flat 2', etc. Any other form of naming or numbering is discouraged (for example 'First Floor Flat' or 'Flat A' is unacceptable and will be known as 'Flat 1').
If a multiple occupancy building has entrances in more than one street, then each entrance can be numbered in the appropriate road if required.
Where a property has a number, it must be used and displayed. Where a name has been given to a property with its official number the number must always be included. The name alone cannot be an alternative.
The official address will be the property number and any name will be held on our database as an alternative for completeness of identification only. This applies both to domestic and commercial property. This is to ensure consistency of records over time, reduce costs and aid delivery of mail and emergency service response.
Historically, some rural areas do not have a numbering sequence. Individual houses and small developments in these areas, on existing unnumbered roads, will normally require property names. Proposals for naming unnumbered properties should meet the general criteria set for Street Naming and should not repeat the road name, or that of any house of building in the area.
Request a new name or to change a name (DOC, 921KB).
In the case of an infill development of more than 5 units in one structure (eg terrace properties or flats) a building name may also be agreed. Any such agreed name will form part of the postal numbering and as such should be prominently displayed.
Apply for new property numbers or names (DOC, 922KB).
Complete an application form for the naming of streets in a new development (DOC, 127KB).
Within 5 working days of receiving the developer's 3 preferred names, and making sure they meet our policy guidelines, the relevant Ward Councillors and Parish Council will be consulted. The consultation will last for 14 days from the date of the covering letter to the Ward Councillors and Parish Council. This is a strict deadline date as there is a legally imposed time limit.
If by the deadline date one of the offered names is considered acceptable by all or a majority of the consultees then that name will be adopted. The properties within the new street will be numbered and an official plan produced. The plan will be sent to the developer, Royal Mail and other relevant bodies.
If no response is received from consultees by the specified 'deadline' date, then the GIS Manager will select one of the 3 preferred names, the properties within the new street will be numbered, an official plan produced and distributed.
If none of the offered names are considered acceptable by the Ward Councillors and Parish Council and they have put forward their own preferred name within the deadline date the developer will be immediately informed by a written notice of objection to their preferred name. The developer will be asked to accept the name put forward by the Ward Councillors and Parish Council. If the developer declines, they have the legal right to appeal to a Magistrates' Court within 21 days of the service of the notice of objection.
Developers are responsible for the cost and installation of street nameplates. We will cover maintenance costs once the street has been officially adopted. Street nameplates must meet our specifications.
Maintenance of street signs becomes our responsibility once a street has been adopted.
It is not lawful to erect a street nameplate until we have confirmed the street name in writing.
Developers and Parish Councils should follow these guidelines for any suggested street names.
New street names should not duplicate any similar name already in use in a town or village or in the same postcode area. A variation in the last word (eg "street", "road", or "avenue") will not be accepted as reason to duplicate a name.
A common request is to repeat existing names in a new road or building title (eg a request for "St Mary's Close" off an existing St Mary's Way, near St Mary's Church). This is not allowed as it can have a harmful effect in an emergency situation.
Street names should not be difficult to pronounce, awkward to spell or names where punctuation may give rise to variations.
We will not adopt any unofficial 'marketing' titles used by developers in the sale of new properties.
Names will not be considered that may be construed as nationalist, obscene, racist or contravene any aspect of our Equality and Diversity Policy or would undermine the cohesiveness of local communities.
The use of North, East, South or West (as in North Road and South Street) is only acceptable where the road is continuous and passes over a major junction. It is not acceptable when the road is in two separate parts with no vehicular access between the two.
We will avoid having 2 phonetically similar names within a postal area and, if possible within the district eg 'Churchill Road' and 'Birch Hill Road'.
The use of a name that relates to people either living or those alive during living memory should be avoided if possible. Only exceptional circumstances will be given consideration and justification will be required as well as the consent of either the person concerned or their family.
We are not responsible for issuing new postcodes. When an approved address is agreed by all parties, Royal Mail will confirm a postcode; however they will not issue a postcode for a new street or property until we request this. The maintenance and any future changes to this postcode are Royal Mail's responsibility.
Localities within the official postcode and post town address are the responsibility of Royal Mail. Applicants objecting to a post town in their postal address, must speak to Royal Mail who have a procedure laid down in their code of practice by the Postal Services Commission for adding or amending the details.


Anyone feeling sore in their bums today? Hope Day 1 went well, and welcome to DAY 2!
TODAYS CHALLENGE: go to bed before 22.00!
Set your alarm as a reminder to get to bed early and, well, go to bed!
Sleeping is one of the most fundamentally important processes in the body. So important that forcing people to go without sleep has been used as a means of torture in the past.
brain process all the impressions of the day and sort them all into your "memory bank"
Sleep is crucial for the body to work optimally, and for you to feel healthy, energized and alert. Studies shows that we are more sleep deprived than ever, and although adults should get anything from 7-9 hours of sleep a day, the general average is around 6hours, which is way to little for most people..!
Want to learn more? Here is a great article on ways to help you fall asleep!


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Sights from OU/Texas - Photo Gallery
Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley arrives before the Red River Showdown college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas Longhorns (UT) at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. [Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman]
A fan does the Horns Down as Texas players arrive before the Red River Showdown college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas Longhorns (UT) at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. [Sarah Phipps/The Oklahoman]
Fans cheer as Oklahoma arrives before the Red River Showdown college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas Longhorns (UT) at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. [Sarah Phipps/The Oklahoman]
Oklahoma fans cheer as OU arrives before the Red River Showdown college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas Longhorns (UT) at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. [Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman]
Oklahoma's Jalen Hurts arrives before the Red River Showdown college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas Longhorns (UT) at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. [Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman]
Fans walk past Big Tex before the Red River Showdown college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas Longhorns (UT) at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. [Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman]
The Oklahoma team arrives before the Red River Showdown college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas Longhorns (UT) at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. [Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman]
A Texas fan cheers as Oklahoma fans do the Horns Down as Texas arrives before the Red River Showdown college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas Longhorns (UT) at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. [Sarah Phipps/The Oklahoman]
Oklahoma's Jalen Hurts walks on the field before the Red River Showdown college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas Longhorns (UT) at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. [Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman]
A RUF/NEK holds an American flag before the Red River Showdown college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas Longhorns (UT) at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. [Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman]
Fans look for their seats before the Red River Showdown college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas Longhorns (UT) at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. [Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman]
The Pride of Oklahoma enters the stadium before the Red River Showdown college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas Longhorns (UT) at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. [Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman]
The Texas band walks on to the field before the Red River Showdown college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas Longhorns (UT) at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. [Sarah Phipps/The Oklahoman]
Oklahoma and Texas players shove each other in the tunnel before the Red River Showdown college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas Longhorns (UT) at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. [Sarah Phipps/The Oklahoman]
Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley walks on to the field before the Red River Showdown college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas Longhorns (UT) at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. [Sarah Phipps/The Oklahoman]


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Fact check by disability advocacy group on voting day in Rajasthan throws up gaps in accessible election promises
Accessibility December 10, 2018
It's not just the 22 lakh missing voters in Telangana that the the Election Commission of India (ECI) is getting flak for.
A fact-check of polling booths in Jaipur, Rajasthan and Mizoram by the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) has revealed major shortcomings in accessibility for disabled people and the elderly.
In a series of tweets along with pictures taken across Jaipur has shown how in many places makeshift, unwieldy ramps were propped up for wheelchair users. The arrangements made across polling booths were not done in a planned, holistic manner as the EC had promised to.
Many polling booths had no accessible toilets, Braille sheets were missing in some, while some had no ground levelling. At the polling centre at Jyoti Nagar, while a ramp and wheelchair was available, the passage to the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) was too narrow for a wheelchair to negotiate.
The shoddy arrangements have come as a disappointment after the accessible election promises made by the EC. In a strongly worded tweet, Arman Ali, Executive Director, NCPEDP, called it "a joke on people with disabilities".
Disability rights leader Dr Satendra Singh, also took to social media to express his outrage. "The country which takes pride in #StatueofUnity has this for people with disabilities. This is totally unacceptable. No more charity, give us our dignified rights".
NGO Umang which has worked closely with the state election commission in Rajasthan to implement the EC's Accessible Election guidelines, is doing an in depth survey into how these measures actually worked out on the ground.
Deepak Kalra, Director, Umang said the NGO sent 11 teams across various polling centres in Jaipur on voting day.
So far we have feedback from seven booths and we are waiting for reports from other parts of the state. What we are hearing is that basic things like ramps and wheelchairs were in place and so were ballot papers in Braille. Many schools had good quality ramps but in many areas, tables were used which were not stable. Toilets were not there in many centres and nor was accessible parking possible at many centres. – Deepak Kalra, Director, NGO Umang
There were also unexpected demands for wheelchairs raised at certain centres by people with injuries, says Kalra, which officials were not prepared for.
"One other issue which we plan to raise with the EC is the quality of staff. There were scouts and NCC cadets placed to guide people but they were not trained at all. In fact, they were even found to be misguiding people".
Clearly, rolling these measures out on the ground is a separate challenge altogether, one that the EC will hopefully address better in subsequent elections.
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Killay, Dunvant and Surrounding Areas - Look No Further As Christmas Is On Your Door-step!
For years I've avoided dining out at British restaurants in the run up to Christmas as one usually ends up with only a 'Christmas menu', which by the time the 25th December lunch becomes a bit of an anti-climax. This year it's different! I've broken from my tradition to sample what I consider to be an unusual take on a Christmas lunch/dinner. The Village Bar Cafe in Killay Precinct is the venue and knowing the chef involved, Michele Treharne, I knew I was in for something special. Since its launch earlier this year dining at The Village has centred around 'tapas dishes' and this Christmas lunch was no exception. Branded as a Christmas Tapas Menu, I was intrigued to see what came out of the kitchen....and I wasn't disappointed in the slightest! It's a clever menu which caters for carnivores, vegetarians and vegans alike so there is something for everyone.
We were delighted to visit Sosban recently as guests of Executive Chef Andrew Sheridan. The English-born, honorary Welshman has been making quite a name for himself and the Llanelli restaurant since taking the helm back in 2017. Andrew's 'maverick style' and spectacular creations gained national interest during September, thanks to his appearance on the BBC's 'Great British Menu', where he competed with two other chefs to represent Wales at a banquet celebrating 70 years of the NHS.
Upon entering Sosban - which is housed in a listed Victorian Pump House just 10 miles west of Swansea - we were immediately greeted by a smiling member of staff, dressed immaculately and oozing the right amount of professionalism and hospitality that fits such a grand and impressive venue. We took our seats and discovered that not only would we be sampling Andrew's food at a table offering spectacular views of the building and surrounding dock, but that there'd be a full seven courses of it!
Food and wine matching evening.
I had the good fortune to get hold of an exclusive ticket to the recent Six Course Gourmet Dining Evening in association with N D John Wines Merchants and Moet Hennessy at The New Gower Hotel, Bishopston, delightfully hosted by co-owner Linda Clayton-Evans, (Thank you Andrew Whitty for arranging my attendance!). Having not yet had the opportunity to try out their fine dining restaurant, Monroe's, since Linda and Executive Chef Mark took control of the venue, I was really interested to see what lay ahead for this special evening.
I've known all the previous owners for the last 14 years or more, when the premises was named Winston's Hotel, and I was keen to see what slant Linda and Mark had introduced to ensure its long term success. As a hotel venue it has always appeared to be a great peaceful location away from the busy main road, but as a restaurant venue past history suggests it hasn't really delivered.


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Apologia – Trafalgar Studios, London
Posted by: The Reviews Hub - London in Comedy, London, Review 04/08/2017	Comments Off on Apologia – Trafalgar Studios, London
Writer: Alexi Kaye Campbell
Director: Jamie Lloyd
Reviewer: Alex Ramon
Following on from his popular 2008 Royal Court debut with the dual-timeline gay drama The Pride, Alexi Kaye Campbell's second play Apologia was produced at the Bush in 2009. It's one of a number of plays of its period (Mike Bartlett's Love Love Love and Stephen Beresford's The Last of Haussmanns spring to mind) that attempted to explore the legacy of 1960s radicalism by focusing on the generational conflict between the now-ageing radicals (often represented by a strident maternal figure) and their offspring in the present day. While these works differed a little bit in their attitudes, it's notable that most offered a judgmental and unsympathetic take on the '60s generation, flagging up the hypocrisies and compromises of the baby boomers in a way that seemed designed to flatter younger audiences eager to view themselves as victims of the older generation's selfishness.
Somewhat tweaked, Kaye Campbell's play now receives its first major revival at Trafalgar Studios in a production by Jamie Lloyd that casts Stockard Channing as the '60s representative. Kristin Miller is a leading art historian who was a firebrand of the radical Left in her youth. She's just published a memoir, in which her two sons, Peter and Simon, have not been mentioned. The dramatic device used to bring her and said sons into collision is, predictably enough, a dinner party, at which Peter, a banker, arrives with his American girlfriend Trudi, to be joined by Simon's girlfriend, Claire, an ambitious actress currently starring in "a serialised drama that happens to follow the trajectories of various people's lives". Simon himself, a depressed failed novelist, is late to the party, but also along for the bumpy ride is Kristin's bawdy gay pal, Hugh.
It's the most conventional of dramatic set-ups, then, and one that's not entirely persuasive. We're meant to see how Kristin's "neglect" of her sons has led them to life choices that directly oppose hers, but details such as Peter's having met Trudi at a prayer meeting (to his mother's horror) never completely convinces. Kaye Campbell certainly tries for fair-mindedness in his presentation of the characters but sometimes accomplishes this by foul means, briskly scuttling two characters off-stage so that a third can deliver a sympathetic speech that's meant to fundamentally change our view of the heroine.
Reining in his tendency for pushy touches, Lloyd's production treats the play in an unfussy manner, with Soutra Gilmour supplying an attractive kitchen set (encased in a picture frame). The production has an interesting rhythm, its broad comic tone giving way to a quiet, tender (if overextended) mother/son scene at the mid-point. And the essential mediocrity of the material is partially compensated for by a couple of fantastic performances.
Joseph Millson doubles efficiently though not scintillatingly as the resentful sons, while Desmond Barrit gets laughs for fruitily playing Hugh as the ever-quipping quintessence of camp. (Nonetheless, the character is a stereotype, with no suggestions of interior life; it's a jarring touch when we learn that he and Kristin are still out there attending protest marches.)
Channing is absolutely terrific, though, underplaying effectively to avoid making Kristin a mere monster; with stillness and economy, she suggests the doubts and disappointments lurking beneath the character's implacable facade. Kristin's trajectory – from icy intelligence to inevitable emotional breakdown – is highly problematic but Channing makes that arc a whole lot less gruesome than it might be, scrupulously avoiding sentimentality.
The production's other great performance comes from Laura Carmichael (so memorable in Lloyd's scintillating production of The Maids last year) who finds the goodness and integrity in Trudi's comically perky politeness. Freema Agyeman is less consistent but gives some gusto to Claire's run-ins with Kristin. "It's not a soap," goes the running gag about Claire's TV show. Campbell's play is, at heart, a sitcom. Its conflicts frequently feel contrived, but the cast sometimes succeeds in bringing a few sparks of truth to the table.
Runs until 18 November 2017 | Image: Marc Brenner
Writer: Alexi Kaye Campbell Director: Jamie Lloyd Reviewer: Alex Ramon Following on from his popular 2008 Royal Court debut with the dual-timeline gay drama The Pride, Alexi Kaye Campbell's second play Apologia was produced at the Bush in 2009. It's one of a number of plays of its period (Mike Bartlett's Love Love Love and Stephen Beresford's The Last of Haussmanns spring to mind) that attempted to explore the legacy of 1960s radicalism by focusing on the generational conflict between the now-ageing radicals (often represented by a strident maternal figure) and their offspring in the present day. While these works…
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Can what I say during family dispute resolution be used against me in court?
The short answer is no – what is discussed in family dispute resolution may not be used against you in court.
First, what is said during this process is protected by rules regarding confidentiality. Statements that you offer to a family dispute resolution practitioner, or to your lawyer in front of a family dispute resolution practitioner are protected. Such a practitioner can only disclose statements made during a previous family dispute resolution session in a limited number of circumstances. For instance, if the practitioner reasonably believes disclosure is necessary to protect a child from harm, or to report or prevent damage to property they may disclose statements indicating such.
While rules of confidentiality are implicated, you should also know statements made in a family dispute resolution are also inadmissible in court proceedings. While there are a few narrow exceptions to this rule, you should be aware that statements made during a dispute resolution session are generally not admissible in court.
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Manitobans with disabilities look to government to develop, manage and fund services that provide essential supports and enable them to participate in all aspects of the community. Some Manitobans with disabilities receive prompt and effective services. But many other Manitobans with disabilities and their families have very real, pressing and often urgent needs that simply are not being met.
The failure of these systems comes at a very high cost. At the most fundamental level, the human costs are enormous. Long delays in accessing different programs mean months and even years of anxiety and crisis. Due to wait lists, some individuals no longer meet the eligibility requirements by the time their turn arrives, resulting in significant loss of opportunities and unrealized potential.
These failures create long-term costs to the public purse and taxpayers. Delayed care leads to more acute issues and an increased use of much more costly medical and non-medical government services, including the criminal justice system and health care system. For many types of disabilities, the important choice is to pay a little now to provide effective services when they are first needed, or to pay a lot more later because the needs were not met when effective programming could have made a lasting difference. And the current and future well-being of Manitobans with disabilities and their families lie in the balance.
Waiting lists for early intervention services for children with autism now exceed two years. Most disturbing is that some of these children never actually receive these essential supports because they are too old and are no longer eligible when the services become available.
People with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other mental health issues currently do not have timely access to treatment. Waiting lists for access to psychologists in the public health system is an estimated two years.
Some families with adult children with intellectual disabilities are waiting up to ten years, and sometimes even longer, to access residential services.
The wait times for homecare services required by persons with disabilities and seniors living in the community in Winnipeg and southern Manitoba is 37 and 31 days respectively after first referral. Even then, Manitoba's Auditor General found that the services provided were not always reliable.
Ensuring responsive and inclusive access to these services and service systems is good public policy. It's also Manitoba's obligation under the Article 26 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).


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Big Ten Geeks: Illini Offense Broken
BTN.com staff, December 21, 2011
Illinois once again put on a dismal offensive display against Cornell. Things started out well, with Bruce Weber's team taking a 10-3 lead out of the gate, but the offense completely fell apart from there. But we've seen numbers like this from Illinois before:
First 6 possessions 10 1.67
Middle 41 possessions 26 0.63
Final 17 possessions 28 1.65
It's nice that the Illini were able to crank up the efficiency down the stretch and avoid a bad loss, but this makes it three out of four games in which their offense was putrid for long stretches. As a reminder, here's the numbers from the St. Bonaventure game:
First 11 possessions 17 1.55
Next 40 possessions 13 0.33
Final 8 possessions 18 2.25
UNLV held the Illini to just 0.67 points per trip for the entire game. This offense is broken right now, outside of a few timely bursts of life, and there's very little time to fix it with a game against Missouri looming on Thursday.
One glaringly obvious weakness over this rough patch has been the play of the Illinois bench. Against Cornell, seven bench members combined for the following statline:
41 minutes, 0 points, 0-10 FG, 7 rebounds, 2 turnovers, 5 fouls
If one player put up those numbers, everyone would be asking why he's even on the team. To be fair, this group includes five freshmen and two inexperienced sophomores, so it's possible they are hitting the proverbial wall with the semester coming to an end. Regardless, Illinois absolutely must get something out of its bench going forward if it hopes to be a tournament team.
Nebraska nearly blew a double-digit lead but managed to hang on late in a slow-paced shootout against Central Michigan. The Chippewas posted their highest efficiency of the season at 1.15 points per trip, showing once again that this Nebraska defense isn't nearly as good as we expected it to be. Last season, the Huskers made it into January before they allowed over a point per possession; this season, it's already happened three times.
The defensive dropoff is a bit surprising, as Nebraska returned most of its rotation from a season ago, but the numbers may tell us why it is happening. Check out some of the key defensive stats for the Huskers compared to last season:
OR%
Nebraska 2010-11 45.6 20.2 26.8 34.4
Nebraska is forcing slightly more turnovers and rebounding slightly worse, so those two factors should cancel each other out. Clearly the difference is in field goal defense, and that can be broken down further:
Nebraska 2010-11 42.4 33.6 11.4
The Huskers are still blocking a lot of shots and defending twos quite well, but opponents are shooting a lofty 36 percent on threes. That's your main difference, and it's not implausible that the loss of guards Lance Jeter and Drake Beranek is behind it. If Doc Sadler can't get his team to defend the three more like they did last year, it's going to be a long conference season.
Elsewhere, Indiana, Iowa, Purdue, Michigan State, and Ohio State beat up on the dregs of Division I. Most notable was Indiana's performance–even against a team as bad as Howard, 1.47 points per possession is an amazing offensive performance. That's a new high for the Tom Crean era, and you have to go back to the days of Roderick Wilmont and Earl Calloway to find a better Hoosier efficiency. There's little doubt at this point that this Indiana squad is for real–KenPom now has them ranked seventh in the nation–and it will be fascinating to see them open B1G play at Michigan State next week.
Tonight, Penn State looks to hold off the Cornell team that just gave Illinois a scare (6:30pm CT, BTN). Thursday brings some very interesting games, most notably Northwestern at Creighton and Illinois vs Missouri. Both of these Land of Lincoln teams could change their seasons with an unexpected win.
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Progress with WVDP decommissioning to continue in 2023
By editor@springvillejournal.com | on January 12, 2023
Max Borsuk
WEST VALLEY – Workers at the West Valley Demonstration Project continue to move forward in their efforts to decommission the West Valley Nuclear Service Center and build on the success from last year. New projects and goals have been set for 2023 as crews continue work on the site.
The Department of Energy's West Valley Demonstration Project in New York began the controlled deconstruction of the Main Plant Process Building on September 21, 2022. The demolition is expected to take approximately 30 months to complete. The MPPB is one of the last remaining major facilities at West Valley, and the successful deconstruction of this facility will further reduce environmental risks and position the site for the next phase in cleanup.
In September, the U.S Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management and its prime contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley, LLC at the West Valley Demonstration Project started one of their biggest projects with the demolition of the Main Plant Process Building. The demolition of the Main Plant Process Building, which is one of the last remaining major facilities at the site, is expected to take 30 months to complete. Over the past two decades, crews have conducted work to prepare the MPPB for demolition in a way that was protective to human and environmental health, which included the reduction of over 98 percent of the contamination through the removal of more than seven miles of contaminated piping and over 50 tons of contaminated equipment.
"Our dedicated workforce completed the safe and deliberate deactivation of the remaining cells inside the Main Plant Process Building, which paved the way for the next chapter of cleanup at the site – its controlled demolition," WVDP Project Director Bryan Bower said. "This is the culmination of more than two decades of work that has been performed safely and compliantly by our skilled West Valley Demonstration Project team. I'm proud to be a part of a team that prides itself on delivering results in a safe and compliant manner. Our accomplishments on this project would not be possible without the commitment and talent of our employees; and I look forward to continuing our work together."
The deconstruction of the Main Plant Process Building began on September 21, 2022.
Crews also completed demolition of the Load-in Facility this past year, which was the last of the seven ancillary support structures. The demolition of the Load-in Facility brought the total number of structures removed to 69 at the WVDP site.
Workers also completed the restoration of an area where they removed soil and a structure associated with a project to build a groundwater treatment system, known as a permeable treatment wall. An upgraded rail line was used to ship 300 containers of soil and 131 containers of debris generated from this project. These shipments added to the safe transportation record at the WVDP site of more than 25,000 rail miles from January through May.
Looking forward to 2023, a number of goals have been set for the new year at the WVDP site. Goals include completing the new guard house; completing processing, packaging and disposal of four Chemical Process Cell degraded containers; completing the disposal of two of eight High-Integrity Containers; continuing rail shipments from WVDP for Main Plant deconstruction and demolishing and disposing of 9,000 tons of MPPB waste.
"The work we accomplished this year, including the start of the Main Plant Process Building deconstruction, could not have happened without our dedicated workforce. Over two decades, this team has carried out a heavy lift to perform work safely and compliantly, while working among heavy construction equipment, in areas with radiological, industrial and hazardous materials, in changing conditions and in all sorts of weather," CHBWV President and General Manager John Randall said. "I am very proud of this workforce and it's humbling to oversee an organization that day-in and day-out consistently delivers results safely, compliantly and efficiently. I look forward to continuing this important work together."
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Yes, it's time again to do another favorites post and talk all about the products that I really loved during the month of July. Last month was a little lackluster and honestly, so was this month. I had the intention to really try out products and have fun, which I did a little but I have been so busy in July with work and half of the month my face hurt so I just didn't want to rub makeup onto it. Anyway, let's just dive into the picks I have for this month.


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Q: Структура БД, если у каждого производителя подкатегории своя структура таблицы Привет друзья!
Мучаюсь с данным вопросом уже почти двое суток..
Суть в том что есть сайт у которого 4 категории, в каждой категории ещё по 2 категории и в каждой категории множество производителей.
Всё работает через .csv файлы, т.к. много производителей и у каждого производителя свой прайс, который клиент закачивает через csv файл. Свой прайс – подразумевает разное количество колонок (у одного может быть 5, у другого производителя 10 и т.д.).
Всё бы ничего, но когда пошли файлы по 300 000K строк, memory_limit в 256М стал не выдерживать (больше не сделать). Понял что пора заняться переносом всей этой кухни на БД (mysql), но вот собственно сабж – у каждого же производителя своя структура csv, при том что я заранее о ней не знаю (клиент сам заливает csv).
Со своих идей, есть предложение создать две таблицы:

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*products_headers: id, brand_name, header, category, subcategory

*products: id, brand_name, content

В первой хранить заголовки csv и связывать их со второй через поле id. Весь контент в json или csv формате, но это самое бредовое что могло только прийти.
Возможно кто-то сталкивался с подобными задачами и знает решения?..


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