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"Lead by listening" - en route to a resilient recovery in Southeast Asia by Lauren Sorkin, GRCN
The Green Lead recently had the pleasure of hosting Lauren Sorkin, Executive Director of the Global Resilient Cities Network for a talk on how cities in Southeast Asia are going about ensuring resilient recoveries. Link to the full talk here.
Hosted by the Royal Danish Embassy, The Green Lead is an ongoing series of flash-talks with regional thought leaders aimed at sharing experiences, best practices, and linking up partners to drive the green transition through accelerated regional collaboration opportunities. Main take-home messages and key insights from each flash-talk will be summarized & shared via the Green Denmark in Southeast Asia portal.
Q: What are your key lessons learned from 100 Resilient Cities and how will you leverage this in the new Global Resilient Cities Network (GRCN)?
It was incredibly powerful for cities to have a common approach to addressing their resilience challenges in a holistic way - Lauren Sorkin.
Besides developing shared frameworks and definitions, one of the most important innovations coming out of the 100 Resilient Cities initiative was to build capacity within cities to address resilience challenges through a Chief Resilience Office.
During the 6 year lifespan of 100 Resilient Cities (from 2013 to 2019), every city appointed a Chief Resilience Officer to plan and prioritize initiatives driving resilience. Now, 6 years down the road, more than 80 cities sustain the Chief Resilience Office and have taken on the role of funding the office.
During the last year, 100 Resilient Cities has transformed from a program funded by a single donor to an independent organization in the form of the Global Resilient Cities Network (GCRN); a city-led impact focused network where cities are a force for change and collective actions.
GCRN continues to enjoy support from The Rockefeller Foundation as well as new donors such as Temasek Foundation International, and Singapore's Economic Development Board.
Q: How are cities in Southeast Asia building back better from COVID19 – should more be done?
Cities don't want to go back to a "normal". Cities want to build back better - Lauren Sorkin.
Many cities in Southeast Asia are still in the midst of dealing with the crisis. While responding to immediate challenges, cities are simultaneously planning to ensure that their path to recovery prepares them not just for today's challenges but also challenges of the future. For coastal cities within ASEAN it is especially important to plan for a world that is less secure in climate terms. Hence, recovery investments will be responsive to climate challenges. Equally so, investments will take into account the increasing urbanization rates in Southeast Asia.
Q: With Danish strongholds in mind, where do you see potential for collaboration in the region?
What's not going to be surprising is that most of our cities are really prioritizing initiatives like securing basic infrastructure, water & sanitation, and - in particular - looking at stormwater & wastewater management - Lauren Sorkin.
Cities are looking for green progressive technologies and partners who are used to looking at challenges and coming up with integrated solutions. This is where Danish companies and knowhow have a lot of opportunities in Southeast Asia.
When it comes to renewable energy, the region is growing by leaps and bounds. Cities are looking to complement and phase-out conventional energy systems with renewables. As an example, Vietnam is one of the top consumers of new renewable energy technologies.
Cities concentrate economic opportunity and business and therefore consume the lion's share of energy. For the same reason cities are looking at how they can guarantee supply and build more resilience into their systems, which may very well become a key driver for an integrated regional energy grid.
Q: What is your single best advice for Danish solution providers looking to contribute to Resilient City development in Southeast Asia?
Lead by listening and not with one size fits all solutions - Lauren Sorkin
Cities, in general, have received a lot of advice on how to get smart, become green, and design a low carbon resilient recovery. Hence, many cities already have plans in place. What they need are partners who are going to meet them where they are and help develop the projects that have already been prioritized.
Q: How can Danish solution providers work with you guys to share best practices and push for green recovery?
More than 60 cities worldwide, including ASEAN cities, have joined forces and formed a community of practice with private sector participation where knowledge and solutions are exchange to drive a green and resilient recovery.
The resulting Cities for a Resilient Recovery (C2R) community is ideally poised to capture opportunities that will be coming up over the next 12-18 months as cities are investing their recovery resources during the 3 phases of dealing with COVID19:
1. Immediate response to manage risks.
2. What is the recovery going to look like?
3. What do we want the day after to look like?
What is Cities for a Resilient Recovery?
Cities for a Resilient Recovery (C2R) is a coalition of cities and resilience practitioners committed to taking leadership, to embedding resilience in recovery, and to supporting each other through the recovery planning process by sharing knowledge, providing subject matter expertise, and facilitating both individual and collective action.
Leveraging the Network's core strengths (CRO community, holistic urban resilience thinking, broad partnerships, data-driven approaches), the Global Resilient Cities Network and its community of Chief Resilience Officers have launched an open, participatory, and collaborative platform where cities (within and outside of the Network) can exchange knowledge and learning, take stock of the current situation, and identify key actions and initiatives to address the impacts of the crisis and further future-proof their systems in the face of global challenges.
Join the coalition here.
How does Cities for a Resilient Recovery work?
The Cities for a Resilient Recovery platform is based on three pillars.
1. Real time knowledge exchange between practitioners in cities.
In collaboration with The World Bank and the University of Manchester organize:
A global community of practice of cities committed to embedding resilience in their recovery planning.
Community of Practice on Waste Management in Crisis and Recovery. We are partnered up with The Circulate Initiative and Ocean Conservancy to provide cities with the knowledge and tools they require to address the immediate need for emergency action to manage waste, and to provide urgent relief for waste workers.
Community on Practice on Urban Heat.
The Coronavirus Speaker Series: Sharing Knowledge to Respond with Resilience, a weekly knowledge sharing online session for the broader urban community.
Dedicated weekly briefings (newsletter and online sessions) for urban practitioners working on recovery planning that bring together international lessons and examples on recovery from Covid-19.
Monthly practice and technical notes on specific themes that support project development.
For more information about the Communities of Practice, please contact: fgubbels@resilientcitiesnetwork.org
2. Data-driven and system thinking approaches that support cities to understand and prioritize the necessary actions and policies to build their future.
Together with the community of Chief Resilience Officers co-design and identify a Toolkit for Resilient Recovery, with suitable methodologies and tools to plan a resilient recovery that can support the different stages within the crisis recovery process.
3. Rally resources and expertise from international organizations, private and non-profit sectors and align them based on city demand for specific priority themes that improve the lives of the most vulnerable urban communities and urban systems that have been impacted by Covid-19.
Community development and economic resilience: GRCN is initiating a Resilient Community Impact Fund to be put towards funding prioritized resilience projects focusing on equity building.
Waste management and circular economy: strengthening urban sanitation systems and protecting workers in the face of Covid-19, while planning for recovery to advance the circular economy.
Urban finance and local economies: support cities in strengthening their local SME ecosystems that have been impacted through Covid-19.
Climate resilience: strengthen cities' efforts to simultaneously protect vulnerable communities from climate and health threats, including urban heat and cascading crises (e.g. hurricane/typhoon and pandemic preparedness).
For more information please contact: ssarkozy@resilientcitiesnetwork.org
Get in touch for more information about business opportunities in Singapore:
Mark Edward Perry
Trade Advisor at Royal Danish Embassy Singapore
Email: markpe@um.dk
Join Green Denmark in Southeast Asia
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MainAll NewsInside IsraelMK Cabel: Investigate PM Residence's Budget
MK Cabel: Investigate PM Residence's Budget
MK Eitan Cabel asks State Comptroller to investigate the increase in the spending budget of the Prime Minister's official residence.
Tags: State Comptroller Eitan Cabel Prime Minister's Residence Budget
Elad Benari , May 14 , 2013 6:15 PM
MK Eitan Cabel
MK Eitan Cabel (Labor) sent a letter to State Comptroller Yosef Shapira on Tuesday, asking him to investigate the enormous increase in the spending budget of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's official residence.
Figures released on Monday show that the budget of the Prime Minister's Residence has increased by 80% over a period of four years.
The figures, which the Prime Minister's Office had to release to the public following an appeal to the Jerusalem District Court by the Movement for Freedom of Information, show that the budget of the Prime Minister's Residence was 3 million shekels in 2009, but jumped to 5.4 million shekels by 2012.
The numbers show an increase of tens of percentages in expenses in areas such as official hosting and food, cleaning and household, and purchases of furnishings and house wares, among others.
"At this time, when harsh economic measures are being imposed on the Israeli public, the fact that the Prime Minister is conducting himself as if he is in a parallel universe and totally divorced from reality is particularly striking," wrote Cabel in the letter to Shapira.
"At a time when the Prime Minister is signing off on a budget that hurts almost every home in Israel and asking the people to tighten their belts, we expect him to set a personal example and reduce spending that is funded by tax payers," he added. "Unfortunately, the data show that he chose the opposite way and brought about a disproportionate and ostentatious rise in the management of his residence."
Cabel called on Shapira to investigate whether the expenses, as presented in the figures published, were inevitable.
"It is clear to everyone that the Prime Minister's Residence is a place which is also used for work and hosting purposes and, therefore, enjoys generous budgets and rightly so, but it seems as though in this case any norm of modesty or proportionality has been trampled," said Cabel.
Netanyahu came under criticism from the Israeli public this week after it was reported that he ordered a double bed installed on jet that took him to Britain for Margaret Thatcher's funeral, at a cost of about 500,000 shekels. The bed served Netanyahu and his wife, Sarah.
Netanyahu's bureau explained that the bed was installed in order to enable Netanyahu to rest well after a very long working day in Israel and before another long day in Britain.
Several months ago, the Hebrew-language financial daily Calcalist reported that Netanyahu's staff had allocated an annual budget of 9,714 shekels for ice cream for the Netanyahu family. The ice cream was purchased from a local Jerusalem ice cream parlor which the Prime Minister had a particular fondness for, the report said.
In response, Netanyahu reportedly told his staff to cancel the arrangement with the ice cream parlor. "The prime minister said this is an unreasonable expense that is unacceptable to him," an official at the prime minister's office said.

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Children of War
The 1984 Robert F. Kennedy Book Award was presented to Roger Rosenblatt for Children of War. Based on a Special Report Rosenblatt wrote for Time magazine, Children of War reveals the beliefs, hopes, and fears of children caught in the fury of war through on-the-spot interviews with children in five war zones: Northern Ireland, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Thailand, and Hong Kong.
Robert Rosenblatt is the Distinguished Professor of English and Writing at Stony Brook University. A former literary editor and columnist for The New Republic and former essayist for Time magazine, Rosenblatt is the author of seventeen books and has written six off-Broadway plays. For his written work he has received numerous literary awards and honors.


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November 05, 2012 News & Opinion » News
Runaway train station?
By Christine Carrie Fien @CCFien
PHOTO BY MATT DETURCK
The much-maligned Central Avenue train station is due to be replaced by an intermodal station.
The New York State Department of Transportation has taken the intermodal station project off the City of Rochester's hands, and city officials are wary.
"Our concern is that we've invested a fair amount of time and effort in getting this design and this plan in place, and people are very attached to it," says Mayor Tom Richards.
The $27-million intermodal station for trains and buses will replace the aging Central Avenue train station, which was meant to be temporary when it was built in 1978. Conceptual designs harkening back to Rochester's old Bragdon station have been released.
Richards says there's no telling what state officials will do with the project: they may start from scratch. Another concern is that the state will spend most of the money on improving the tracks, while giving the building short shrift.
"Ultimately, they want to prepare the tracks for high-speed rail," Richards says. "High-speed rail is a wonderful thing, but it's a long time coming here. And we really don't think we should shortchange the terminal for the tracks."
The bulk of the funding for the intermodal station is coming from the state, and the state has been taking a more active role in projects in which it is significantly invested, Richards says.
But the DOT needs to know that the city is watching, he says.
"This is not a big project, so it's kind of fragile in terms of what could actually happen," Richards says. "But it may work out. And one of the ways to make sure it works out is by doing a little moaning and groaning in the beginning."
A state DOT representative said last week that the department is "knee deep in storm response" and couldn't provide comment on this story.
Tags: News, Rochester intermodal station, Rochester train station, Mayor Tom Richards, High-speed rail, Rochester transportation
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I got the inspiration for this post from personal trainer Taylor, who writes at LiftingRevolution.com. She has done a series titled, "10 Jaw Dropping Confessions Of A Personal Trainer" and I loved reading her confessions…mostly because I can totally relate!
I admit that… I have a crazy sweet tooth and "splurge" on a sweet treat 2-3 times per week. Usually something small, like a small cookie, or piece of dark chocolate. It has definitely gotten the best of me though, and there have been times when I just can't stay away from the Famous Amos cookies in the vending machine at work!
I admit that… I have a love/hate relationship with cardio. Sure, I love to run…but some days I just don't want to. Though now that it's warmer I feel like I will run more, but this past winter I had absolutely no desire to run, and I'm totally okay with that. Though my brother, dad and I did get in a good 2 miler yesterday!
I just hate other forms of cardio like the elliptical, biking, stepper, etc. I just get so bored! I'm all about the weightlifting.
I admit that… I will never be a morning person. I have tried SO many times to wake up and work out in the AM but it's always been a fail. I have slept in my workout clothes, but that has not made me any less apt to hit snooze. I just have way more energy in the evening. Why force something, right?
I admit that… I'm really not a huge fan of vegetables. I'm pretty sure I will never crave them, and I eat them because, well, I have to. I guess there are some I like over others but I can't think of any that I would say I LOVE. Just sat here staring at the screen trying to think if there's one I love…nope, I got nothing. Maybe tomatoes?
Which of these things can you relate to?
Do you like veggies? Give me a vegetable suggestion please!


This year has been another big year for Alison! To celebrate Alison's 2017, we've decided to write a "year in review" post. Featuring some of the important events and more of the year!
Today (December 29) Alison is celebrating her birthday! Alison Brie Fan would like to wish a very Happy Birthday to the wonderful Alison Brie!
Alison receives SAG Awards Nomination!
The Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations were announced on Wednesday morning. Alison has been nominated for her work in GLOW for the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series award. GLOW was also nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series. Congratulations to Alison and the GLOW cast and crew!
The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards nominations have been announced! Alison has been nominated for her work in GLOW for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy. Alison's other recent project, The Disaster Artist, was nominated Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Congratulations to Alison for her nomination! The Golden Globes will air on January 7, 2018 on NBC.
In terms of network, HBO nabbed 12 nominations total, while Netflix followed with nine and FX with eight.


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Listen to "Deep Shade"
Deep Shade is the first multi-track studio project from Jacob Lafever, and is a collection of anecdotes written to music from his true life. Each song is meant to capture a different state of being any person could find themselves in, from flying high up on top of the world to feeling six feet under, and just about everything in between. The soulful and relaxed tone of the record is underscored by the need to experience and process the real problems that come with living, but ultimately to live life in view of the good. The title 'Deep Shade' is inspired by the state of mind Lafever occupied while writing the music for this project and as he lives daily; "The difficulty of life is outweighed by its beauty, but you have to choose to see it that way. You can choose to remember a spot under an oak tree when it's windswept and frozen, or on a shady, breezy, warm summer day in June. Both are real and both happen, but the way you hold that place in your mind changes the way you feel about it. Cherish it for that place in the deep shade in June so that when winter comes around, you'll make it through to June again."
Jacob Lafever is a soul pop singer-songwriter whose music is characterized by soaring vocals and tasty melodies. With highly personal and authentic lyrics, his music spans a wide range of topics from the intense and emotionally deep, to the relaxed and playful. Like so many vocalists today, Jacob grew up singing in church and has heavy gospel influences, and also draws inspiration from a diverse set of musicians like Ms. Lauryn Hill, Prince, and Fleetwood Mac. Jacob's music covers a wide range of styles and flows freely between genres.
After releasing his debut single Dreamer in late 2019, Jacob began working with a record label in his hometown of Indianapolis to produce his upcoming EP Deep Shade, out everywhere September 2021.
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They Might Be Giants in Wellington
stuff.co.nz, May 17, 2013
They Might Be Giants are not like any other band. The core duo has been together for more than 30 years, have released 16 albums - the most commercially successful, 1990's Flood, which featured the stupidly catchy Birdhouse In Your Soul - and are known to the masses for the theme song for Malcolm In The Middle, Boss of Me.
The Brooklyn, New York, based band also successfully produce jingles, and their kids' records should be a staple in every science-loving household.
But, first and foremost, they are the overlords of geek-pop. TMBG are loved, not because they're excellent musicians who write great indie anthems, which they are too, but for their quirky lyrics.
An excited but slightly demure crowd welcomed John Linnell (vocals, keyboards, accordion and bass sax) and John Flansburgh (guitar and vocals) and their brainy genre-defying brand of music to New Zealand for the first time since 2001.
The nerd herd shuffled along happily while Linnell and Flansburgh, supported as always by Danny Wienkauf (bass), Dan Miller (guitar) and Marty Beller (drums), powered through about 30 songs (50 if every fragment of the wonderfully weird jingle-ride Fingertips count).
They played a set dipping into most albums of their 30-year career, bringing up Birdhouse in Your Soul and Dr Worm and Istanbul (Not Constantinople).
Another highlight were Flansburgh's synth-robot-vocals on the title track of their newly released album Nanobots, and the encores How Can I Sing Like a Girl and The Mesopotamians.
The only criticism I have comes from hearing about their recent shows in Australia.
In Wellington there was some banter, mainly from the bespectacled John but apparently we missed out on the epic crowd participation spectacles and puppetry, yes puppetry, that they gave audiences over the ditch.
But there's nothing really to complain about. TMBG played for almost two hours, came back for two encores and played all the hits.
Let's hope it won't take them another 12 years to return to New Zealand.


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Notre Dame's Intellectual Culture
September 19, 2018 by JMC
Charles Murray's visit to Notre Dame illustrated the University's commitment to truth-seeking.
Notre DameFreedom of SpeechPublic DiscourseConstitutional Studies Program
The Public Discourse reproduced JMC faculty partner Vincent Philip Muñoz's remarks from the US Department of Justice Forum on Free Speech. In his remarks, he draws lessons from Charles Murray's visit to Notre Dame about free inquiry's role in the university .
Muñoz notes that the Constitutional Studies Program (the program that invited Murray) is committed to exposing students to competing ideas. Doing so reveals the reasonableness of others' opinions and cultivates "intellectual moderation." Muñoz is the director of the Notre Dame's Constitutional Studies Program, a JMC partner program.
Securing Free Speech and Free Inquiry on Campus: Lessons from Charles Murray's Visit to Notre Dame
By Vincent Phillip Muñoz
From The Public Discourse
These remarks were delivered at the US Department of Justice Forum on Free Speech in Higher Education on September 17, 2018.
I am a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame where I have the privilege of directing the University's Potenziani Program in Constitutional Studies. My program hosted one of Charles Murray's first post-Middlebury lectures. As you might imagine, the event was quite controversial. It generated a large protest and considerable media attention. But unlike at Middlebury, Dr. Murray was able to deliver his lecture without interruption. I think Notre Dame did a number of things right that might provide insight on how to better protect and promote free speech and free inquiry on our nation's campuses.
On the afternoon of March 2, 2017, students hung posters all over campus advertising Charles Murray's visit to Notre Dame, which was scheduled for later that month. That very evening, Murray visited Middlebury. So on the morning of March 3, as Notre Dame students, faculty, and administrators were learning about the Middlebury riot, they also learned that Murray would soon be visiting Notre Dame.
My inbox exploded.
Continue reading at the Public Discourse >>
Vincent Phillip Muñoz is the Tocqueville Associate Professor of Political Science and Concurrent Associate Professor of Law at The University of Notre Dame. He also serves as Director of Notre Dame's Tocqueville Program for Inquiry into Religion and Public Life and the Potenziani Program in Constitutional Studies.
Dr. Muñoz writes and teaches across the fields of political philosophy, constitutional studies, and American politics. His research has focused on the theme of religious liberty and the American Constitution. His first book, God and the Founders: Madison, Washington, and Jefferson (Cambridge University Press, 2009), won the Hubert Morken Award from the American Political Science Association for the best publication on religion and politics in 2009 and 2010. His First Amendment church-state casebook, Religious Liberty and the American Supreme Court: The Essential Cases and Documents, was published in 2013 (Rowman & Littlefield, revised edition 2015) and is being used at Notre Dame and other leading universities.
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Almaty KazakhstanGeography - Almaty Kazakhstan
» Kazakhstan » Geography
As it extends across both sides of the Ural River, considered the dividing line with the European continent, Kazakhstan is one of only two landlocked countries in the world that has territory in two continents (the other is Azerbaijan).
Charyn Canyon in northern Tian Shan
With an area of 2,700,000 square kilometres (1,000,000 sq mi) – equivalent in size to Western Europe – Kazakhstan is the ninth-largest country and largest landlocked country in the world. While it was part of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan lost some of its territory to China's Xinjiang autonomous region[citation needed] and some to Uzbekistan's Karakalpakstan autonomous republic.
It shares borders of 6,846 kilometres (4,254 mi) with Russia, 2,203 kilometres (1,369 mi) with Uzbekistan, 1,533 kilometres (953 mi) with China, 1,051 kilometres (653 mi) with Kyrgyzstan, and 379 kilometres (235 mi) with Turkmenistan. Major cities include Astana, Almaty, Karagandy, Shymkent, Atyrau and Oskemen. It lies between latitudes 40° and 56° N, and longitudes 46° and 88° E. While located primarily in Asia, a small portion of Kazakhstan is also located west of the Urals in Eastern Europe.
Karaganda Region
Kazakhstan's terrain extends west to east from the Caspian Sea to the Altay Mountains and north to south from the plains of Western Siberia to the oases and deserts of Central Asia. The Kazakh Steppe (plain), with an area of around 804,500 square kilometres (310,600 sq mi), occupies one-third of the country and is the world's largest dry steppe region. The steppe is characterised by large areas of grasslands and sandy regions. Major seas, lakes and rivers include the Aral Sea, Lake Balkhash and Lake Zaysan, the Charyn River and gorge and the Ili, Irtysh, Ishim, Ural and Syr Darya rivers.
The Charyn Canyon is 80 kilometres (50 mi) long, cutting through a red sandstone plateau and stretching along the Charyn River gorge in northern Tian Shan ("Heavenly Mountains", 200 km (124 mi) east of Almaty) at 43°21′1.16″N 79°4′49.28″E. The steep canyon slopes, columns and arches rise to heights of between 150 and 300 metres (490 and 980 feet). The inaccessibility of the canyon provided a safe haven for a rare ash tree Fraxinus sogdiana that survived the Ice Age and is now also grown in some other areas. Bigach crater, at 48°30′N 82°00′E, is a Pliocene or Miocene asteroid impact crater, 8 km (5 mi) in diameter and estimated to be 5±3-million years old.
Kazakhstan map of Köppen climate classification.
The climate is continental, with warm summers and cold winters. Indeed, Astana is the second coldest city in the world after Ulaanbaatar. Precipitation varies between arid and semi-arid conditions.
Average daily maximum and minimum temperatures for large cities in Kazakhstan
July (°C)
July (°F)
January (°C)
January (°F)
Almaty 30/18 86/64 0/−8 33/17
Shymkent 32/17 91/66 4/−4 39/23
Karaganda 27/14 80/57 −8/−17 16/1
Astana 27/15 80/59 −10/−18 14/−1
Pavlodar 28/15 82/59 −11/−20 12/−5
Aktobe 30/15 86/61 −8/−16 17/2
There are ten nature reserves and ten national parks in Kazakhstan that provide safe haven for many rare and endangered plants and animals. Common plants are Astragalus, Gagea, Allium, Carex and Oxytropis; endangered plant species include native wild apple (Malus sieversii), wild grape (Vitis vinifera) and several wild tulip species (e.g.. Tulipa greigii) and rare onion species Allium karataviense, also Iris willmottiana and Tulipa kaufmanniana.
Common mammals include the wolf, red fox, corsac fox, moose, argali (the largest species of sheep), Eurasian lynx, Pallas's cat, and snow leopards, several of which are protected. Kazakhstan's Red Book of Protected Species lists 125 vertebrates including many birds and mammals, and 404 plants including fungi, algae and lichen.
Kazakhstan is divided into fourteen regions (Kazakh: облыстар, oblıstar). The regions are subdivided into districts (Kazakh: аудандар, awdandar).
The cities of Almaty and Astana have status "state importance" and do not belong to any region. The city of Baikonur has a special status because it is being leased until 2050 to Russia for the Baikonur cosmodrome.
Each region is headed by an akim (regional governor) appointed by the president. Municipal akims are appointed by region akims. Kazakhstan's government relocated its capital from Almaty, established under the Soviet Union, to Astana on 10 December 1997.
A clickable map of Kazakhstan exhibiting its 14 regions.


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Greg hands out top prize at Junior Enterprise Challenge
Friday, 7 June, 2019
The future entrepreneurs of Tunbridge Wells converged at the Salomons Estate on Friday to see which school would win this year's coveted Junior Enterprise Challenge.
Pupils from 14 schools across the area took part in the three day event, which this year saw teams of year five and six pupils come up with their own version of an educational game which they could then market.
The winning team this year was The Wells Free School for their boardgame BATTLE, which stands for Battle, Adventure, Treasure, Trapped, Life, Energy.
Following a speech in which he thanked the organisers and judges for their efforts in making the event such a success, Mr Clark handed out the first places prizes to The Wells Free School pupils.
Speaking after the event, Mr Clark said: "The games showcased today are of such a high calibre that I wouldn't be surprised if I saw some of them in the shops by before long.
"Every team which took part today should feel proud of their achievement, but I would like to particularly congratulate The Wells Free School for their excellent game BATTLE. I am sure that I have just met some of the future business leaders of Britain."


This three-week trip begins and ends in Auckland. If you're a foodie, you're in for a treat, or rather many treats, as you eat your way around the North Island of New Zealand, sampling divine regional produce and dining at exquisite restaurants. Everyone knows the best way to experience a country is by indulging in its food, so let's get started!
The first thing you should do after picking up your campervan hire in Auckland is nip to a supermarket. There are plenty near the airport. Buy some basic breakfast foods, muesli bars, bottles of water and cleaning supplies, before heading into the city centre in search of an interesting eatery.
We recommend booking a table at Orbit, the revolving restaurant at the top of the Sky Tower. It's expensive, but a visit to the observation decks is included, and the food is orgasmic. There's no better way to get your bearings in Auckland than to see it from the top of the Southern Hemisphere's tallest building. Furthermore, the restaurant aims to be a showcase for New Zealand cuisine, continually sourcing the best local produce.
For lunch, drive into Kumeu, West Auckland's wine country. Of course, there are many wineries to choose from. We recommend Soljans, but if you'd prefer somewhere less fancy, check out Carriages, a café made to look like an old train station. (If you do go to Soljans, book a tasting with a cheese platter.) For the rest of the afternoon, you could hang out at one of West Auckland's wonderful black sand beaches, such as the wild Piha, the mysteriously beautiful Bethells, or Muriwai, which is home to a colony of gannets.
It's time to drive up to Kerikeri, a picturesque town in the Bay of Islands, surrounded by orchards. You'll get there about lunchtime. (If you need to stretch your legs on the way, you could stop at the Whangarei Quarry Gardens.) Have lunch at the Honey House Café in the idyllic Kerikeri Basin, an area of historic buildings down by a river. They'll give you a picnic blanket if you want to eat on the riverbank, or you can sip tea on their old-timey veranda.
Speaking of honey, make sure you visit the Bay of Islands Honey Shop, where you can see New Zealand's biggest beehive at work! As well as vineyards and olive groves, Kerikeri is home to a number of blueberry orchards. We recommend getting a fresh blueberry ice-cream at Blue River, perhaps following a visit to Rainbow Falls. Have dinner at Food at Wharepuke – it's not known as the best restaurant in Kerikeri for nothing. As for where to camp, book a spot on Aroha Island – it's an eco-sanctuary, so after dark you can look for New Zealand's elusive national bird, the kiwi.
The delights of Kerikeri deserve more than one day. If you can, time your visit to coincide with the farmers' market, as it's one of the best in the country. Sample local fruit, olive oil, bread and cheese, and don't miss the craft stalls! Take your purchases for a picnic at Charlies Rock or in the beautiful Puketi Forest, where you can walk amongst the amazingly tall kauri trees.
An hour's drive from Kerikeri, the charming historic town of Russell is a haven for seafood. Stroll along the Strand and relax at a restaurant by the sea, perhaps The Gables, the oldest operating restaurant in New Zealand. You can go on a fishing tour, if that sort of thing interests you, or a swimming-with-dolphins tour, or just a regular Bay of Islands cruise. There's a Victorian printery to visit, as well as a church pockmarked with musket ball holes, or you can simply go to the beach. Camping in Russell is limited and not cheap – the nearest free camping spot is in Kawakawa, so use the Camping NZ app to find the best spot for you.
On your drive back down to Auckland, we recommend stretching your legs in Waipu, as it's an interesting little town. You should be in Auckland in time for lunch, so get yourself to the Viaduct Harbour. There, you'll find a myriad of bars and restaurants, as well as a fish market. After eating, go for a walk around the Wynyard Quarter and along the seafront. You might like to check out Euro, the restaurant of famous Kiwi chef Simon Gault.
Waiheke is an island off the coast of Auckland famous for its vineyards. You can get yourself and your campervan there on a Sealink ferry. Book a morning voyage and have lunch at one of the island's many wineries. Spend the afternoon strolling around Connell's Bay Sculpture Park, before having dinner at yet another winery! Retire to Poukaraka Flats Camping Ground – it's the island's only campsite, but it's a nice one.
We recommend a lazy day exploring the island before getting the ferry back to Auckland. There are plenty of walking tracks to enjoy, as well as art galleries, horse riding and a host of other activities. And make sure you take advantage of the fabulous fresh seafood while you're there! Once back on the mainland, drive an hour southeast towards Miranda, where there's a great free camping spot called Ray's Rest Camping Reserve. Miranda is best known for its hot pools, but it's a prime spot for birdwatching too.
If you want fresh scallops, oysters and mussels, head up the Coromandel Peninsula. From Miranda, it's a short drive to Thames, where we recommend looking around the Rapaura Watergardens. Continue driving north and stop for lunch at the Coromandel Oyster Company. Their food is simple, but therein lies its brilliance. Spend the afternoon walking in the bush or relaxing at the beach, before heading to Whitianga for dinner. (It might be worth noting that Whitianga has a scallop festival every September.) You don't need to worry about finding somewhere to camp in this area – it has an abundance of free spots for campervans!
On your second day up the Coromandel, you should visit Cathedral Cove, both the beach and the macadamia orchard. The beach at Cathedral Cove is one of the most stunning in the world, and the macadamia orchard is open for tours. Of course, it has a gift shop full of nutty oils, butters and chocolates!
The Bay of Plenty is plentiful in kiwifruit, avocadoes and fresh fish – so many companies offer fishing tours! You may find it strange, therefore, that we're recommending a glowworm kayaking tour. Waimarino offers an enchanting evening paddle across a beautiful lake teeming with birdlife, into a magical glowworm dell. We're recommending it as part of this food-themed trip because it includes a lakeside picnic of local wines and cheeses. The wines come from Mills Reef, which has a wonderfully situated restaurant just outside of Tauranga. Like the Coromandel, the Tauranga area has an abundance of free camping spots.
An hour's drive south of Tauranga, the bubbling city of Rotorua offers not only a taste of adventure, but of traditional Māori cuisine. The camping opportunities aren't as abundant here, so have something sorted before you arrive. We recommend Cosy Cottage Thermal Holiday Park – it's expensive, but has natural hot pools you can use and even a place you can cook your own hāngi! A hāngi is a traditional Māori pit-roasted meal, and it's why we've come to Rotorua in the first place. To see how it's done properly, get yourself to Whakarewarewa, a living Māori village where you can see a cultural show, walk around some amazing geothermal features such as hot pools, mud pools and geysers, and indulge in a succulent feast. They even have corn-on-the-cob cooked in one of the volcanic pools!
You need more than one day to take in the geothermal wonders of Rotorua, and don't forget all the adventurous activities on offer too! We recommend getting a gondola to the top of Mt Ngongotaha, where you can try luging, extreme swinging and even wine tasting. Whether you seek thrills or award-winning food, this place has you covered. You could also check out Eat Streat, a street of fashionable eateries on the heart of the city. It still has some way to go, but Rotorua is an up-and-coming foodie destination.
Taupō is not a long drive from Rotorua, but there are plenty of geothermal attractions along the way, such as Wai-O-Tapu and the Craters of the Moon. Being a major tourist town, Taupō is teeming with attractive restaurants. You could stay the night at DeBretts Spa Resort, which, as well as being a good campground with a hot pool complex, is next-door to a restaurant with outstanding food, Bistro Lago. If you would prefer to camp somewhere free, there are a few good spots on the eastern shore of Lake Taupō.
Two hours southeast of Taupō, Napier is an Art Deco paradise. The east coast city was destroyed by an earthquake in the 1930s and rebuilt with flair. Today, it takes full advantage of the glamour that entails. There are many wonderful restaurants to choose from, but the main culinary attraction of Napier is its multitude of nearby wineries. One of the best is Elephant Hill, which has food to die for.
Happily for campervanners, Elephant Hill is right next-door to an excellent free campsite, so take advantage of it! Napier also has rather good dump stations – we recommend the one on Marine Parade, at the end of Ellison Street. Speaking of Marine Parade, a walk along it is a must-do for all Napier visitors. Afterwards, take your time exploring the city's delightful shops, or dress up and take a tour in a vintage car.
As well as wineries galore, Napier has a chocolate museum with a chocolate café and, of course, a chocolate shop. It's fast becoming a premier destination for artisan foods. If you're there on a weekend, check out one of the farmers' markets.
The Wairarapa Region has yet more wineries for you to conquer, but that's not all. Driving from Napier, you should get to Masterton, the major town of the region, before lunchtime. We recommend visiting the Kingsmeade Artisan Cheese Shop and stocking up for a picnic in Queen Elizabeth Park. Next, drive to Greytown, a charming, Victorian-style village full of boutique shops and cafés – make sure you get some weird and wonderful chocolates from Schoc. Finally, drive to the vineyard-cradled village of Martinborough and take your pick of exquisite places to dine. The only campsite in Martinborough is expensive, but it's probably worth it not to have to do any driving after dinner!
New Zealand's capital city may be lacking in campgrounds, but it's certainly not lacking in fantastic restaurants. Sort your accommodation in advance so you can leap straight into the food! Wellington's supposed to have more restaurants per capita than New York, so there's plenty to choose from. If you want award-winning local seafood overlooking the harbour, try Whitebait; if you want something less fancy, but equally exciting, head to one of Wellington's markets; if you want to eat where the Lord of the Rings stars ate, seek out the Chocolate Fish Café. For the ultimate food tour, book a few hours with an Odyssey expert.
It's time to start the long drive back up to Auckland, via Tongariro National Park and Hamilton. The Chateau Tongariro is one of the poshest hotels in New Zealand and has dining to match – this is definitely a restaurant for which you have to book! It's located in Whakapapa Village, nestled at the foot of Mt Ruapehu and overlooking Mounts Ngauruhoe and Tongariro, a grand 1920s building that harks back to a more glamourous time. As the drive from Wellington to Whakapapa is approximately four hours, we recommend stopping for a break in the somewhat less glamourous town of Bulls – they know how funny their name is and they've run with it. When you get to Whakapapa, you'll have time to explore the national park a little before dressing for dinner. Check out the excellent visitor centre to help you choose which walk to go on.
Hamilton lies at the heart of the Waikato Region, which is primarily dairy farming country – artisan cheeses abound! Make sure you drive to Hamilton via Putaruru, so you can visit the Over the Moon Dairy Company cheese factory. It has a special tasting room and even runs cheese making courses. Hamilton itself is home to a top-notch craft beer brewery, Good George. Their flagship pub is in an old church, so settle in for an afternoon tipple. Or, if you're the sort of person who prefers afternoon tea to afternoon beer, head to Zealong, New Zealand's only tea estate. For dinner, we recommend Hamilton's Victoria Street Bistro. Their award-winning food is nothing short of divine.
On your way back to Auckland to return your campervan, stop in Pokeno for some bacon and a big ol' cone of ice-cream!


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Q: c# issues with filtering sql query from checkboxlist Here's my problem. I have a textBox in which can be realised research with keyword. I have a checklistbox with different topic (ADV, Logistic, Finance, Administration) to filter the sql queries. If I search for a key word and I checked "logistic" the return result will only be related to "Logistic". This works well, the problem is that, if I check 2 checkbox, "logistic" and"finance" for example I will only have result related to "logistic" but I would like to have the 2 results.. I made it worked like 20 minutes ago and suddenly doesn't work anymore I don't undersand why. Can anyone tell me what am I missing ?
Here's my code :
string word = tbSearch.Text;

string strSql = @"SELECT CAST(ID as VarChar(50)) ID, Aggregation, DateDerniereSolution, DateDescription, DerniereSolution, DescriptionDemande, FileDeTraitement, NomContact, Numero, SousRubrique, TitreDemande
               FROM cfao_DigiHelp_index.DigiHelpData WHERE ( 1 = 1 )";

string selectedValue = "";
bool IsFirst = false;
strSql += @" AND (";

foreach (ListItem item in CheckboxID.Items)
{
    if (item.Selected)
    {
        selectedValue +=  item.Value ;

        if (IsFirst)
        {
            strSql += " OR ";
        }

        strSql += " SousRubrique Like '%" + selectedValue + "%' ";
        IsFirst = true;
    }

    if (CheckboxID.SelectedIndex == -1)
    {
        Label2.Visible = true;
        Label2.Text = "Veuillez cocher au moins une rubrique";
    }
}

strSql += @"  )";

A: This line
 selectedValue +=  item.Value ;

wreak havoc your query, because at every loop you keep concatenating to the selectedValue the value of the checked item. Just use the item.Value
strSql += " SousRubrique Like '%" + item.Value + "%' ";

Also, if your checked items match exactly with the SousRubrique contents you could avoid using the LIKE and the wild search pattern "%" but use just the equal operator
Keep in mind that you need to have a strict control on the contents of your checkedlistbox item because if your user is able to write the value for SousRubrique your code is exposed to a Sql Injection attacks.

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While climate, energy and water remain top concerns, those issues don't hold the same urgency as they once did for sustainability professionals.
That's one of the sobering findings in a report published today by research firm GlobeScan Inc. and think tank and strategy consultancy SustainAbility Ltd. The project partners periodically take the pulse of sustainability professionals in business, government, NGOs and academia on a number of issues.
"We've scratched our heads about what's behind the decline," said Jeff Erikson, senior vice president in SustainAbility's office in Washington, D.C.
The chart below shows that since 2009, sustainability professionals participating in the survey have considered the problems of climate change, water scarcity, food security, poverty and loss of biodiversity as major global concerns. Yet each year since, the experts have also deemed those issues less urgent.
Erikson, Whitaker and GlobeScan Senior Vice President Chris Coulter said the decline is likely to be the combination of several factors, including acceptance of the issues or simply familiarity with them; the lingering poor economy; the persistent lack of political will among government leaders to act on issues; and the overwhelming nature of the problems.
It's possible, Erikson said, that the concerns have become "accepted as the new normal ... and the perceived of the landscape of the future."
"My take is the drop was more significant between 2009 and 2010 and less so between 2010 and 2011," Coulter said. "I think that Cop15 in Copenhagen was a significant blow to these folks. There was such an emotional connection and buildup [to the climate talks]. That brings us to Rio +20. What does this [sustainability professionals' view on urgency] mean for that event? Where do their expectations come in?"
Food security was the third most pressing issue on the global front, but food issues of scarcity and quality claimed the 14th spot in a 17-item list of anticipated challenges in respondents' countries.
The anticipated in-country challenges likely reflect where the respondents live and the level of economic development of in their countries. Most of the participating sustainability professionals are from North America or Europe.
For example, respondents in developed and emerging markets also differed in selecting the top two challenges for their regions. North Americans and Europeans say energy and climate are the No. 1 and No. 2 issues that will confront their areas. Respondents from emerging markets in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Caribbean said energy and water would be the most important.
Another telling point in the study is that the gap is growing between perceived sustainability needs and industry performance on environmental issues. Not one industry in 17 was considered to be doing well in moving toward sustainable development.
"For companies to thrive, they need to take much bolder action than they have been," Erikson said. "This is not just a societal risk, but also a business risk. Companies should be taking an integrated, if not holistic, approach.
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NZ-Chile: Chile pact has potential to rival huge northern blocs
Chile pact has potential to rival huge northern blocs
By GREG ANSLEY in Canberra
A new trade deal with Chile could be a significant spur for the development of a Southern Hemisphere counterweight to huge northern pacts such as the European Union and the North American free trade agreement, a study by Victoria University researchers says.
But the paper also warns that if it is not handled carefully, the common economic partnership (CEP) being pursued in Wellington and Santiago could hand most of the benefits to powerful corporate players.
As it stands, Warwick Murray and Edward Challies argue in an article in the Australian Journal of International Affairs, the two countries see sufficient potential economic and strategic gains to seriously consider an agreement that could open much wider doors for both.
These include the major markets of North America for New Zealand, and Southeast Asia for Chile.
Murray is senior lecturer in human geography and development studies at Victoria University's Institute of Geography. Challies is a master's candidate at the institute.
They say the potential transpacific relationship would be keenly watched by other members of the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation forum - especially Australia and Singapore, which has free trade agreements with both Wellington and Canberra, and which was likely to be a member of any eventual three-party pact.
"There can be little doubt that a 'P3' agreement involving New Zealand, Chile and Singapore has the potential to broaden regional integration and provide a solid connection between the Asia-Pacific and Latin American markets," Murray and Challies argue.
"A CEP between New Zealand and Chile has the potential to set a benchmark for trade liberalisation within Apec and promote free trade in the region, which under certain circumstances may contribute to the betterment of living standards in some cases.
"However, it also has the potential to trample on the livelihoods of people on both sides of the Pacific if it is not thoroughly negotiated and researched."
Murray and Challies say similarities in the commodities produced and exported by New Zealand and Chile, similar economic reforms and similar challenges in the global market place could promote closer integration that could be seen as a step towards collective action in the Southern Hemisphere to help it face big northern trading blocs.
But they warn it could also further open the door for "powerful oligopolistic trading interests", and argue that this is, in fact, the main motivator driving the present talks.
The two economies are remarkably alike, with exports lodged overwhelmingly in primary commodities: New Zealand in dairy products, meat, forestry and wood products, fish, aluminium, fruit and wool, and Chile in copper, forestry and wood products, fruit, processed food, fish and wine.
Commodity trade between the two countries has fluctuated widely over the past 30 years, with the balance in New Zealand's favour and overall levels of trade likely to increase over the coming years.
New Zealand is already a significant investor in Chile, pumping in US$412 million between 1974 and 1996 and ranking at that time as Chile's 10th most important source of direct foreign investment.
Murray and Challies say New Zealand interests have played a major role in the development of Chile's forest industry through Carter Holt and Fletcher's (now-sold) investments, with further involvement in fruit.
But the most important sector has been dairy, with Fonterra's 51 per cent majority holding in Soprole, one of Chile's big four dairy players. In contrast, Chilean investment in New Zealand has been minuscule.
With only limited importance to each other in commodity trade, and only small gains likely from a CEP, Murray and Challies say the attraction more likely lies in the value to each other as door-openers to much larger markets, in potential transfers of technology, and in the centre-left politics of the present Governments.
New Zealand is eyeing Chile's associate membership of Latin America's Mercosur pact and the Free Trade of the Americas (FTAA) negotiations, and has noted Santiago's aggressive pursuit of free-trade agreements - including those it has signed with both the EU and the US.
Chile is immediately attracted by Wellington's agreement with Singapore.
"The most significant motivation driving a CEP then appears to be the potential for both countries to gain better access to regional markets with which the other is associated," Murray and Challies say.
New Zealand believes Chile's FTAA prospects and the likelihood of its becoming the fourth member of the North America Free Trade Agreement - with the US, Canada and Mexico - would secure its position in the Americas. Chile sees New Zealand as a relatively easy stepping stone into the Asia-Pacific market.
For both, a CEP would set a high benchmark for free trade measures and help promote trade liberalisation within Apec.
But Murray and Challies warn there could be substantial socio-economic costs, especially for Chile's dairy sector, which employs thousands of small-scale producers in the south.
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use hir::def::Def;
use hir::def_id::DefId;
use hir::{self, HirId, PatKind};
use syntax::ast;
use syntax_pos::Span;

use std::iter::{Enumerate, ExactSizeIterator};

pub struct EnumerateAndAdjust<I> {
    enumerate: Enumerate<I>,
    gap_pos: usize,
    gap_len: usize,
}

impl<I> Iterator for EnumerateAndAdjust<I> where I: Iterator {
    type Item = (usize, <I as Iterator>::Item);

    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<(usize, <I as Iterator>::Item)> {
        self.enumerate.next().map(|(i, elem)| {
            (if i < self.gap_pos { i } else { i + self.gap_len }, elem)
        })
    }

    fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
        self.enumerate.size_hint()
    }
}

pub trait EnumerateAndAdjustIterator {
    fn enumerate_and_adjust(self, expected_len: usize, gap_pos: Option<usize>)
        -> EnumerateAndAdjust<Self> where Self: Sized;
}

impl<T: ExactSizeIterator> EnumerateAndAdjustIterator for T {
    fn enumerate_and_adjust(self, expected_len: usize, gap_pos: Option<usize>)
            -> EnumerateAndAdjust<Self> where Self: Sized {
        let actual_len = self.len();
        EnumerateAndAdjust {
            enumerate: self.enumerate(),
            gap_pos: gap_pos.unwrap_or(expected_len),
            gap_len: expected_len - actual_len,
        }
    }
}

impl hir::Pat {
    pub fn is_refutable(&self) -> bool {
        match self.node {
            PatKind::Lit(_) |
            PatKind::Range(..) |
            PatKind::Path(hir::QPath::Resolved(Some(..), _)) |
            PatKind::Path(hir::QPath::TypeRelative(..)) => true,

            PatKind::Path(hir::QPath::Resolved(_, ref path)) |
            PatKind::TupleStruct(hir::QPath::Resolved(_, ref path), ..) |
            PatKind::Struct(hir::QPath::Resolved(_, ref path), ..) => {
                match path.def {
                    Def::Variant(..) | Def::VariantCtor(..) => true,
                    _ => false
                }
            }
            PatKind::Slice(..) => true,
            _ => false
        }
    }

    pub fn is_const(&self) -> bool {
        match self.node {
            PatKind::Path(hir::QPath::TypeRelative(..)) => true,
            PatKind::Path(hir::QPath::Resolved(_, ref path)) => {
                match path.def {
                    Def::Const(..) | Def::AssociatedConst(..) => true,
                    _ => false
                }
            }
            _ => false
        }
    }

    /// Call `f` on every "binding" in a pattern, e.g., on `a` in
    /// `match foo() { Some(a) => (), None => () }`
    pub fn each_binding<F>(&self, mut f: F)
        where F: FnMut(hir::BindingAnnotation, HirId, Span, ast::Ident),
    {
        self.walk(|p| {
            if let PatKind::Binding(binding_mode, _, ident, _) = p.node {
                f(binding_mode, p.hir_id, p.span, ident);
            }
            true
        });
    }

    /// Checks if the pattern contains any patterns that bind something to
    /// an ident, e.g., `foo`, or `Foo(foo)` or `foo @ Bar(..)`.
    pub fn contains_bindings(&self) -> bool {
        let mut contains_bindings = false;
        self.walk(|p| {
            if let PatKind::Binding(..) = p.node {
                contains_bindings = true;
                false // there's at least one binding, can short circuit now.
            } else {
                true
            }
        });
        contains_bindings
    }

    /// Checks if the pattern contains any patterns that bind something to
    /// an ident or wildcard, e.g., `foo`, or `Foo(_)`, `foo @ Bar(..)`,
    pub fn contains_bindings_or_wild(&self) -> bool {
        let mut contains_bindings = false;
        self.walk(|p| {
            match p.node {
                PatKind::Binding(..) | PatKind::Wild => {
                    contains_bindings = true;
                    false // there's at least one binding/wildcard, can short circuit now.
                }
                _ => true
            }
        });
        contains_bindings
    }

    pub fn simple_ident(&self) -> Option<ast::Ident> {
        match self.node {
            PatKind::Binding(hir::BindingAnnotation::Unannotated, _, ident, None) |
            PatKind::Binding(hir::BindingAnnotation::Mutable, _, ident, None) => Some(ident),
            _ => None,
        }
    }

    /// Return variants that are necessary to exist for the pattern to match.
    pub fn necessary_variants(&self) -> Vec<DefId> {
        let mut variants = vec![];
        self.walk(|p| {
            match p.node {
                PatKind::Path(hir::QPath::Resolved(_, ref path)) |
                PatKind::TupleStruct(hir::QPath::Resolved(_, ref path), ..) |
                PatKind::Struct(hir::QPath::Resolved(_, ref path), ..) => {
                    match path.def {
                        Def::Variant(id) |
                        Def::VariantCtor(id, ..) => variants.push(id),
                        _ => ()
                    }
                }
                _ => ()
            }
            true
        });
        variants.sort();
        variants.dedup();
        variants
    }

    /// Checks if the pattern contains any `ref` or `ref mut` bindings, and if
    /// yes whether it contains mutable or just immutables ones.
    ///
    /// FIXME(tschottdorf): this is problematic as the HIR is being scraped, but
    /// ref bindings are be implicit after #42640 (default match binding modes).
    ///
    /// See #44848.
    pub fn contains_explicit_ref_binding(&self) -> Option<hir::Mutability> {
        let mut result = None;
        self.each_binding(|annotation, _, _, _| {
            match annotation {
                hir::BindingAnnotation::Ref => {
                    match result {
                        None | Some(hir::MutImmutable) => result = Some(hir::MutImmutable),
                        _ => (),
                    }
                }
                hir::BindingAnnotation::RefMut => result = Some(hir::MutMutable),
                _ => (),
            }
        });
        result
    }
}

impl hir::Arm {
    /// Checks if the patterns for this arm contain any `ref` or `ref mut`
    /// bindings, and if yes whether its containing mutable ones or just immutables ones.
    pub fn contains_explicit_ref_binding(&self) -> Option<hir::Mutability> {
        // FIXME(tschottdorf): contains_explicit_ref_binding() must be removed
        // for #42640 (default match binding modes).
        //
        // See #44848.
        self.pats.iter()
                 .filter_map(|pat| pat.contains_explicit_ref_binding())
                 .max_by_key(|m| match *m {
                    hir::MutMutable => 1,
                    hir::MutImmutable => 0,
                 })
    }
}

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(-) System leadership
(-) Brexit
A citizen-led approach to health and care: Lessons from the Wigan Deal
In 2011, Wigan Council had to make unprecedented savings after significant cuts in funding from central government. Drastic measures were needed, including a radical reshaping of the relationship between the council and residents. This became known as the Wigan Deal.
By Chris Naylor et al - 26 June 2019
Brexit: the implications for health and social care
Brexit has major implications for health and social care in England. Here we look at some of the latest developments that could impact the health and care system in England.
By Beccy Baird et al - 22 February 2019
The NHS long-term plan explained
On 7 January, the NHS long-term plan was published setting out key ambitions for the service over the next 10 years. In this explainer, we set out the main commitments in the plan and provide our view of what they might mean, highlighting the opportunities and challenges for the health and care system as it moves to put the plan into practice.
By Anna Charles et al - 23 January 2019
The NHS 10-year plan: how should the extra funding be spent?
The government has announced increases in NHS funding and has asked the NHS to come up with a 10-year plan for how this funding will be used. After eight years of austerity, there is now an opportunity to tackle the issues that matter most to patients and communities and to improve health and care.
By Professor Sir Chris Ham et al - 12 July 2018
Talking leadership: Ben Fuchs on 'advantage blindness'
Ben Fuchs is a Senior Consultant in our Leadership and Organisational Development team. Ahead of our annual leadership summit on compassionate and inclusive leadership, we explore why it's important for those in management and leadership roles to be aware of potential blind spots.
By Ben Fuchs - 24 May 2019
Clicks and mortar: Technology and the NHS estate
Financial pressures and growing demand mean that health and social care services will need to work differently. This report reviews how technology in the NHS estate is currently being used, and imagines how the 'estate of the future' might look.
By Lillie Wenzel et al - 21 May 2019
Talking leadership with Suzie Bailey
Suzie recently joined The King's Fund as Director of Leadership and Organisational Development. We talk to her about the challenges facing leaders from across the health and care system.
By Suzie Bailey - 25 September 2018
Breaking the leadership mould
Suzie Bailey and Saffron Cordery from NHS Providers reflect on the findings of our joint report and the challenge of recruiting and retaining leadership roles.
By Suzie Bailey et al - 22 August 2018
Leadership in today's NHS: delivering the impossible
Leaders in today's NHS operate in a climate of extreme pressure. Staffing vacancies are rife, there are widespread challenges in meeting financial and performance targets and demands on services continue to increase. What can be done to support current leaders and encourage future ones?
By Siva Anandaciva et al - 18 July 2018
Leading across health and social care in Scotland: learning from chief officers' experiences, planning next steps
This report, commissioned by the Scottish Government in collaboration with the chief officers of integration authorities, looks how the chief officers have developed their role in the Scottish health and social care system so far.
By Alex Baylis et al - 21 June 2018
'The world's biggest quango' the first five years of NHS England
Nicholas Timmins explores the fate of one of the central provisions of the Health and Social Care Act, NHS England, established as a statutorily independent board with the aim of distancing politicians from the day-to-day running of the NHS.
By Nicholas Timmins - 24 May 2018
Transformational change in health and care: reports from the field
We interviewed 42 people who were involved in leading, supporting, delivering, receiving or witnessing transformational change. Our report shares their experiences and reflections.
By Durka Dougall et al - 10 May 2018
Talking leadership: Mark Redhead on the Top Manager Programme
As we launch a new scheme for alumni of our Top Manager Programme, Mark Redhead talks to us about his experience of the programme and how he is applying what he learned to his work.
By Mark Redhead - 29 August 2017
Briefing: House of Commons debate on the address: health, social care and security
Ahead of debates on the address on Wednesday 28 June in the House of Commons and Thursday 29 June in the House of Lords, The King's Fund has produced this written briefing on the key issues for health and social care in the new parliament.
The general election, the NHS, and social care: a less damaging deal on Brexit and more funding may result
The outcome of the general election will mean more of the same for the NHS and social care in the short term, and huge uncertainty on two fronts in the medium term, says Chris Ham.
By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 12 June 2017
What impact will Brexit have on the health and social care workforce? big election questions
Ahead of the general election, we consider the impact Brexit will have on the health and social care workforce.
By Helen McKenna - 12 May 2017
Evidence submission: Health Committee's inquiry into Brexit and health and social care
Our response focuses on the issues to which attention will need to be paid in the withdrawal negotiations in relation to health and social care and, where applicable, the outcomes that should be sought.
Policy changes to implement the NHS five year forward view: a progress report
Two years on from the publication of the NHS five year forward view, we assess how much progress has been made and what still needs to be done to align policies with the plan.
By Professor Sir Chris Ham et al - 27 October 2016
Five big issues for health and social care after the Brexit vote
In the aftermath of the Brexit vote, we consider what lies ahead for health and social care, and the five big issues that will need to be considered.
By Helen McKenna - 30 June 2016
Supporting integration through new roles and working across boundaries
Our report, commissioned by NHS Employers and the Local Government Association, looks at the evidence on new roles and ways of spanning organisational workforce boundaries to improve the delivery of integrated health and social care.
By Helen Gilburt - 30 June 2016
Health and wellbeing boards (HWBs) explained
What are health and wellbeing boards (HWBs) and what role could they play in developments such as integrated commissioning and place-based systems of care?
Place-based systems of care: A way forward for the NHS in England
Our report looks at how NHS organisations can move towards place-based systems of care, in which NHS organisations and services work together to address the challenges they collectively face. The report suggests 10 principles to guide the development of such systems.
By Professor Sir Chris Ham et al - 12 November 2015
The practice of system leadership: Being comfortable with chaos
This report draws on the experiences of 10 senior leaders to look in depth at the skills needed to be a system leader. The 10 individuals are from different backgrounds and work in different contexts, and give some very candid reflections on their successes and failures.
The NHS needs system leadership
If Florence Nightingale worked for the NHS of today, she would be looking outwards to find people to make her wards work better. These people would be system leaders, not just strong leaders of single organisations, says Nick Timmins.


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package com.fishercoder;

import com.fishercoder.common.classes.TreeNode;
import com.fishercoder.common.utils.TreeUtils;
import com.fishercoder.solutions._653;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.BeforeClass;
import org.junit.Test;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;

import static junit.framework.Assert.assertEquals;

public class _653Test {
    private static _653.Solution1 solution1;
    private static boolean expected;
    private static TreeNode root;

    @BeforeClass
    public static void setup() {
        solution1 = new _653.Solution1();
    }

    @Before
    public void setupForEachTest() {
        root = null;
    }

    @Test
    public void test1() {
        root = TreeUtils.constructBinaryTree(new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(5, 3, 2, 4, 6, 7)));
        expected = true;
        assertEquals(expected, solution1.findTarget(root, 9));
    }

    @Test
    public void test2() {
        root = TreeUtils.constructBinaryTree(new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(2, 1, 3)));
        expected = true;
        assertEquals(expected, solution1.findTarget(root, 4));
    }

    @Test
    public void test3() {
        root = new TreeNode(1);
        expected = false;
        assertEquals(expected, solution1.findTarget(root, 2));
    }

    @Test
    public void test4() {
        /**
         *       2
         *      / \
         *     0   3
         *    / \
         *   -4  1
         *
         *   target = 1;
         *   expected = true;
         * */

        root = TreeUtils.constructBinaryTree(new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(2, 0, -4, 1, 3)));
        expected = true;
        assertEquals(expected, solution1.findTarget(root, -1));
    }

    @Test
    public void test5() {
        root = TreeUtils.constructBinaryTree(new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(2, 1, 3, -4, 0)));
        expected = true;
        assertEquals(expected, solution1.findTarget(root, 2));
    }

    @Test
    public void test6() {
        root = TreeUtils.constructBinaryTree(new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(
                3393, 2264, 4972, 1908, 3252, 4128, 5140, 965, 2018,
                3082, null, 3838, 4196, 5085, null, 559, 1187, null, 2143, 2968,
                null, 3810, 3957, null, 4825, null, null, 0, 908, 1135, 1659, null,
                null, 2764, null, 3581, null, null, 4106, 4498, null, null,
                498, 821, null, null, null, 1262, 1826, 2513, 2910, 3486, 3708,
                null, null, 4377, 4673, 231, null, null, null, null, 1482,
                null, null, 2386, 2690, null, null, null, null, null, null, 4349, null,
                null, null, 170, 376, 1421, 1613, null, null, 2534, null,
                null, null, 96, null, null, null, 1303)));
        expected = true;
        assertEquals(expected, solution1.findTarget(root, 5831));
//        TreeUtils.printBinaryTree(root);
//        assertEquals(expected, mapSolution.findTarget(root, 5831));
    }
}


First some background. At any particular moment, our brains are bombarded by a massive amount of information from the sensory organs of the body - visual data, auditory data, information about body position, balance, and potential threats to tissues from mechanical, thermal or chemical stimuli. This information goes to the brain for processing, and often results in a subjective perception, such as sight, sound, kinesthetic sense or pain. So the sensory information can be considered an input to the brain and the sensation is an output of the brain. This is an important distinction.
Not all the inputs from the body actually result in a perceptive output. For example, just because your brain receives auditory information, this doesn't mean you will hear a sound. A good deal of sensory information gets filtered out before becoming an actual sensation, because the information is deemed to be redundant, irrelevant or for whatever reason not worth turning into a perception. The result is that a good deal of the sense data gathered by our bodies never becomes part of the movie in our heads.
This is probably because if we subjectively perceived all the information that was available to us at one time, we would be completely overwhelmed. Like watching four movies at once, we wouldn't get the message from any of them. So the brain picks and chooses what streams of information to turn into actual perceptions based on what it considers to be useful. This filtering process is sometimes called the cocktail party effect, based on the familiar experience of being able to tune in and out of different conversations at a party based on where your attention goes. Wouldn't it be great to be able to focus on the good not the bad, the happy not the sad, the pleasure not the pain? Didn't Bobby McFerrin write a song about that?
When attentional focus is shifted, alpha wave activity in the brain changes. Specifically, greater amplitude alpha waves means more filtering of information. For example, research shows that focusing attention on the left hand is associated with a drop of alpha wave amplitude in the brain map for the left hand.
Persons trained in an eight week mindfulness program display quicker and larger amplitude changes in alpha waves when shifting their attention from the foot to the hand.
So, to use the cocktail party analogy, meditation can help you improve your alpha wave function, which can make it easier for you to stop hearing the boring talker next to you and listen in on a more interesting conversation nearby.
... metacognition is an emergent property of mindfulness practice in ST-Mindfulness that is derived from training in subsidiary mechanistic processes including attention and emotion regulation. Drawing on this emergent metacognitive capacity, ST-Mindfulness practitioners learn to monitor their moment-by-moment experience so that they can "step back" from negative, distressing thoughts and feelings in order to view them as "mental events" rather than as unmediated reflections of reality.
Whoa. Sounds deep. And it sounds like the Feldenkrais quote about knowing what you are doing and doing what you want.
Based on multiple randomized clinical trials, there is good evidence for the efficacy of these ST-Mindfulness programs for preventing mood disorders in people at high risk of depression (Teasdale et al., 2000a,b;Ma and Teasdale, 2004; Segal et al., 2010; Fjorback et al., 2011; Piet and Hougaard, 2011), improving mood and quality of life in chronic pain conditions such as fibromyalgia (Grossman et al., 2007; Sephton et al., 2007; Schmidt et al., 2011) and low-back pain (Morone et al., 2008a,b), in chronic functional disorders such as IBS (Gaylord et al., 2011) and in challenging medical illnesses, including multiple sclerosis (Grossman et al., 2010) and cancer (Speca et al., 2000). ST-Mindfulness has also been shown to decrease stress in healthy people undergoing difficult life situations (Cohen-Katz et al., 2005), such as caring for a loved-one with Alzheimer's disease (Epstein-Lubow et al., 2006).
...ST-Mindfulness is reported to reduce self-reported rumination (Ramel, 2004; Deyo et al., 2009), which is the negative repetitive, self-related internal cognitions that predominate in major depression (Nolen-Hoeksema, 2000). In chronic pain and functional disorders, ST-Mindfulness is reported to reduce patients' tendency to catastrophize and engage in repetitive negative cognitions such as, the pain is "terrible and I feel it's never going to get better" (Garland et al., 2012).
Is there a drug that can do all this? Meditation seems like powerful medicine indeed, perhaps second only to general exercise in its health benefits. I find it fascinating that this all purpose mental muscle can be developed by something as simple as focusing attention on bodily sensations.
So don't just sit there!
Pay attention to just sitting there! You might get better at playing the mental movies you want to watch.


 Situs | Commercial Real Estate: Yield curve inversion: Recession signal or noise?
Commercial Real Estate: Yield curve inversion: Recession signal or noise?
Some investors are worried that a recession may be looming in the US – next year, if not sooner. Many investors and analysts are closely watching the yield curves, which have been a reliable leading indicator of recessions for the last 50 years. Data from the Research Division of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED) indicate that the two-year and 10-year Treasury yield curve declined dramatically between late November and early December 2018. The two-year and 10-year spread reached its tightest level since June 2007 on both December 4 and December 11 at 11 basis points (bps).
Simply put, an inverted yield curve occurs when a short-term Treasury bond has a higher yield than a longer-term bond. The most commonly watched yield curve is between the two-year and 10-year bonds.
Yield curves in general represent the yields on US Treasurys with different maturities. Short-term yields are heavily influenced by the actions of the Federal Reserve Board (Fed), while long-term yields are more heavily influenced by the market's longer-term view on economic growth. The Treasury yield curve, therefore, is often a proxy for investor sentiment on the direction of the economy.
According to CNBC, a 10-year Treasury bond usually pays a higher interest rate than a two-year Treasury bond to compensate investors for the risks associated with a longer holding period. The difference between these two bonds is called the spread. If the spread is greater than zero, the yield on the 10-year bond is higher than the yield on the two-year bond. Under this circumstance, the spread between these two bonds will create an upward-sloping yield curve. However, when the spread is negative, the two-year bond has a higher yield than the 10-year bond, and the yield curve inverts.
CNBC also explains that banks make more profit by borrowing short term at lower interest rates and charging borrowers higher longer-term interest rates. When the spread is negative, banks will lose money on their loans, turning their business unprofitable and forcing them to cut down on their lending. This will likely trickle down to reduced business investments and hiring as businesses won't be able to access capital from banks. If such an environment persists, the US economy will slip into a recession. It is important to remember that the statistic that specifically refers to an inversion is the spread between the two-year and 10-year Treasury bonds. The alarm in the markets in December 2018 was caused by the inversion of the two-year and three-year Treasury bonds and the five-year Treasury bond. According to the aforementioned CNBC article, the three-year and five-year Treasury yield curve inverted an average of 26.3 months before the recession in the last three recessions.
The three-year and five-year yield curve inversion may be foretelling that a recession is imminent; however, a yield curve is not a singular factor that could move the economy from growth to recession overnight. Yield curves tend to move slowly, and investors should view the inversion as a process rather than an event. The yield curve has been flattening for a few years, but the economy has kept humming along. Many factors have counteracted the effect of the yield curve on the overall economy, including the tax cuts signed into law by President Trump in December 2017, a strong labor market and robust consumer confidence.
At the same time, markets have gyrated on factors like the US-China trade tensions, rising short-term interest rates, the length of the current business cycle and declining bond buying by the world's central banks. The Financial Times reported that not a single company in the US had borrowed money through the high-yield corporate bond market in December 2018 at the time of the writing. It would be the first time since November 2008 that no high-yield bonds were issued in the market, further illustrating the uncertainty in the markets.
The yield curve should not be ignored completely, but it's important to weigh all the risk factors cautiously and find opportunities in the mix. Rising interest rates usually translate to rising cap rates and, thus, declining property prices. In general, higher interest rates also mean that investors will have to make higher interest payments on their debts. It's reasonable to believe that the yield curve will likely widen through 2019, but remain at low levels. Investors should be vigilant about their loan-to-value (LTV) ratios, income growth projections and whether their income growth will be able to service their debt. This may mean negotiating lease renewals now when the economy is still healthy and refinancing the loans at a lower rate while it is still available.


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Daughter of Philippine President Duterte files candidacy for vice president
Duterte-Carpio's decision to seek the country's No. 2 job came as a surprise as she has led opinion polls throughout this year as the preferred presidential candidate.
"It was a surprise," Antonio La Vina, professor of law and politics at the Ateneo de Manila University told Reuters. "Next surprise is VP for whom."
In the Philippines, president is elected separately from the vice president.
The daughter of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte filed her candidacy for the vice presidency, her spokesperson said on Saturday, ending months of speculation about her 2022 election plans.
Sara Duterte-Carpio, 43, entered the vice presidential race by way of substitution after her political party's original candidate withdrew, her spokesperson, Mayor Christina Garcia- Frasco said in a statement.
Shortly after her candidacy papers were filed by a representative, the political party of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son and namesake of the late Philippine dictator who has registered to run for president, adopted Duterte-Carpio as its vice presidential choice.
Garcia-Frasco said Duterte-Carpio would be releasing a statement shortly.
Duterte-Carpio's 76-year-old father is barred by the Constitution from seeking a second six-year term. He said last month he was retiring from politics.
The Southeast Asian nation of 110 million people holds elections in May 2022 for positions from president down to governors, mayors and local officials.
Apart from Marcos, other presidential aspirants in next year's polls include former boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, vice president Leni Robredo, Manila mayor Francisco Domagoso, senator Panfilo Lacson, and Duterte's former police chief Ronald dela Rosa.
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Lucas and Kelly are both passionate about cooking; the couple met while travelling overseas. Now, married with two adorable daughters, they decided to settle down in Kaohsiung. The kids are still pre-school age, which was why at the initial stages of design conception, the couple requested an open kitchen so they could have a full view of the kids' living room activities while making meals in the kitchen.
The living room, which serves as their children's designated play space, is furnished with lazybones style sofas and furniture items with reduced heights such as low, round coffee tables to give the overall vision more of permeability. Wooden grid paneling on the ceiling serve as simple, harmoniously detailed spatial partition. When the children grow older, the space below the partition will provide them with a library- like reading space.
The windows that frame and reflect the everyday lifestyle of this happy family are also a main feature of this extended spatial design. Each time a family member steps into the home, their line of sight will automatically rest upon the pleasing landscape afforded by the large, expansive window. The comfortable built-in window seat means that Lucas can lounge a little while enjoying a view of the city, rain or shine, while Kelly may also tuck into the cozy space with her computer and enjoy a leisurely afternoon of writing and home-brewed coffee.
The kitchen and dining rooms are undoubtedly the heart and soul of the entire household. Both being passionate cooks, the couple often prepares family meals side by side. Based on their personalities, we employed a subtle, modern contemporary style in our design of the kitchen island and back wall, paving them with black mosaic tiles to color-coordinate with the grey ceilings of fair-faced concrete coating, all of which exude a sense of wintry coolness. Tall sky-blue wood grain cabinets were inserted to match the concrete surface Scandinavian chandelier and imbue the space with a little warmth.
The extended wooden table is reminiscent of a stretch of canvas that quietly complements the vibrant colors of each delectable dish. Both kitchen and dining are structured with a variety of materials in gradations of blue that create a strong sense of spatial dynamic. For instance, the kitchen door that leads to the balcony is made out of a perforated board from which S-shaped hooks can be hung to accommodate kitchenware display. The perforation serves as both ventilation and storage, a design that is at the same time practical and aesthetically pleasing.
To help the children cultivate their creativity, we create secret hide-outs across the home so the kids could engage in creative projects in freedom. These include the Lego painting in the foyer, which encourages the children to try their hand at collage and enhances their sensitivity toward color. In the living room we also set up a wall of blackboard, on which we drew cute cartoon characters that attract their attention and inspire them to draw and doodle.
The children's room, instead of the usual pink chosen by most parents to satisfy their young daughters, features doors and cabinets painted in vibrant, neutral colors of blue, green and yellow, shades that work perfectly with the muted grey of the concrete walls. The space is fun, colorful and at the same time calming and serene. Inside the wardrobe are specially-shaped drawers and shelves that give the space interesting visual effects. These designs not only satisfy all the storage needs at different phases of the children's lives, but also give them the opportunity to express themselves via the arrangements of their personal belongings.


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