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Views of regional spatial strategies
1. The Government must ensure that the beneficial and positive aspects of RSSs, in particular for integrating infrastructure, economic development, housing, data collection and environment protection, are not swept away, but are retained in any new planning framework. (Paragraph 13)
Implications of the abolition of regional spatial strategies
2. The High Court ruling against the attempted revocation of regional spatial strategies means that there is time to think through appropriate transitional arrangements before RSSs are abolished. We recommend that the Government adopt a more evidence-based and consultative approach to policy making in the future, especially in an area such as planning, where pragmatism and consensus are valuable assets in securing active rather than reluctant consent to new approaches to local involvement in decisions affecting people's everyday lives. (Paragraph 19)
3. The peremptory abolition of Regional Spatial Strategies has created a hiatus in the planning framework, which risks producing a damaging inertia. We recommend that the Government issue guidance, as soon as possible, compliant with the existing law, to assist local authorities and others on how to address the important strategic planning issues covered by RSSs and how to continue work on Local Development Frameworks. When the law changes, there will be a need for formal transitional arrangements, and the Localism Bill should clarify those arrangements to explain how the current planning system will be enabled to continue to guide development after the Localism Bill becomes law until the new arrangements are up and running. (Paragraph 27)
4. We recommend that the Government include effective strategic planning arrangements in the Localism Bill, and that it work with all sectors to devise and promulgate an agreed approach to larger-than-local planning across a number of authorities. The Government needs to ensure a biting obligation on local authorities to have regard to the evidence and to meet identified needs. This obligation should be specified in national policy and in particular, the tests of soundness for local development frameworks. In each case, national policy should highlight the objective, the data sources or assessment mechanisms used to identify the need, and the mechanism for ensuring that each local planning authority makes an appropriate contribution to meeting the need identified (reflecting different environmental constraints, policy objectives or other practical considerations). The Planning Inspectorate should implement these requirements to ensure a consistent basis for assessing plans brought forward at the local level. (Paragraph 43)
Controversial strategic issues
5. The supply of aggregate minerals and planning for waste will, for the time being, remain within local planning authorities. These are matters that reside well with upper tier authorities, although there should also be guidance to them from the strategic level. We are concerned that the confusion that arose in evidence over whether the function might move to the Planning Inspectorate (as successor to the Infrastructure Planning Commission) shows again the unduly hasty approach to reform of RSSs. A body of skill and experience has built up over the years, in partnership forums, to shape planning for both aggregate minerals and waste planning. We urge the Government to retain these arrangements, which have shown themselves to be advantageous, cheap and a means of keeping the anxiety over these difficult planning issues to a minimum. (Paragraph 48)
6. We support the continuation of the CLG Gypsy and Traveller Forum, but see the need for urgent guidance to local authorities to support them in their new role following the abolition of planning for Gypsies and Travellers at the regional level. (Paragraph 57)
7. We recommend that the Government ensure that a new strategic framework is developed to incorporate the environmental aspects of planning; that framework should be included in the Localism Bill. National targets on environmental issues such as renewable energy will need to be distributed to each local authority preparing a local development framework, following a period of consultation and engagement with interested parties. (Paragraph 60)
Local authorities' 'duty to co-operate'
8. We look forward to the Government bringing forward amendments to the Localism Bill which will provide a framework for local authorities to work within, outlining what actions local authorities should take in their duty to cooperate, how they measure success or failure, how parties may insist on the delivery of what has been agreed, and default options if there is inadequate cooperation. (Paragraph 72)
Local Enterprise Partnerships
9. We support the concept of local partnership arrangements to which local enterprise partnerships are giving effect. Nevertheless, we are pleased that the Government has not advocated giving planning powers to LEPs. LEPs are not under any compulsion to consider environmental or social issues or to consider the multitude of interests that concern planning. Their primary purpose is 'enterprise', which as an advocacy function cannot sit comfortably with statutory democratic regulation. Local authorities and others need to work with LEPs, and to have regard to them in preparing their local development frameworks and when deciding planning applications; for their part, LEPs should demonstrate a responsibility for achieving sustainable development. However, LEPs are not a suitable vehicle for strategic planning. (Paragraph 81)
10. We recommend, in line with our earlier recommendations about the framework for 'larger-than-local' planning, that the Government ensure that a robust mechanism is in place to assess, and ensure that each local authority plays its part in meeting, wider housing need. (Paragraph 101)
Housing targets
11. We welcome the Government's recognition of the need for more homes. We especially welcome its intention of ensuring that more homes are built in total than were built immediately before the recession, and of building 150,000 affordable homes over the next four years (although this is not an exceptional number by historic standards). However, we question whether either of these aspirations will be achievable under the Government's current proposals for the planning system. With the figures for new house building contained in local authorities' plans already estimated to have reduced by 200,000 following the announcement of the abolition of RSSs, we conclude that the Government may well be faced with a stark choice in deciding whether to compromise either on its intention to build more homes than the previous Government, or on its desire to promote localism in decisions of this kind. No evidence was produced to support the Government's view that local authorities will achieve comparable rates of house building to those in the past, let alone an increase. If the evidence of success fails to materialise very quickly, the Government is going to have to review its selection of levers of influence. We recommend that the Government report back to the House in two years' time on the extent to which the measures it is taking are achieving the aim of increasing the rates of building of both affordable and market homes. (Paragraph 102)
New Homes Bonus
12. We recommend that the Government ensure that the New Homes Bonus scheme keeps the local development plan at its heart, where planning decisions are based on sound evidence and judged against criteria which include issues of sustainability. It should do so by explicitly linking the Bonus to homes provided for in the local plan following robust assessments of housing need. We agree that it should be paid only when those homes are actually built. (Paragraph 132)
13. We recommend that the Government redesign the New Homes Bonus so that it better rewards the meeting of demonstrable need for affordable housing. (Paragraph 133)
Evidence and monitoring
14. We recommend that the Government bring forward proposals which will ensure that robust and consistent evidence to support local development plans is produced and regularly updated in the most effective and efficient manner. It is not acceptable for Ministers to abdicate their responsibilities in this regard by leaving all the responsibility with under-resourced and under-skilled local planning authorities. (Paragraph 143)


Inspired by the traditional Ukrainian Easter eggs, this version uses stranded knitting and embroidery to create ornaments for Easter or Christmas decoration. Each egg uses roughly 20-25 yards of yarn, so a great way to use up small amounts of leftovers. The samples were knit in Palette, in serrano, grass, turmeric, black, and white.
The pysanky are knit flat, embroidered, then sewn up and stuffed. The pattern includes graphs for 12 different eggs and a variation on one. Knit at the recommended tension, each egg is 3-3.5" high, and they will fit in a large egg carton.
Note: I am not recommending this pattern for beginners. You will be doing stranded knitting on both right and wrong sides of the work, coupled with some fairly abrupt increases and decreases. Embroidery suggestions are given, but some experience of embroidery would be helpful. Most of the eggs will also look good without embroidery, though.


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Dundee Liberal Democrats today (Tuesday 18th September) backed radical new tax plans that will drop the basic rate of income tax to its lowest level since 1916.
The plans, adopted by the Liberal Democrat Conference, will lift the tax burden on low and middle income earners, whilst making the rich and people with environmentally damaging lifestyles pay a fairer share.
The proposals in the document "Reducing the Burden" include reaffirming the commitment to abolishing Council Tax, replacing it with a tax based on ability to pay, removing tax loop-holes exploited by the super-rich, radically simplifying the tax code and reforming stamp duty to reduce the amount of tax paid on properties worth less than £500,000.
Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor Vincent Cable MP said, "Our new proposals will put fairness back at the heart of the tax system. Tax cuts for the majority will be paid for by the wealthy minority, as well as those with environmentally damaging lifestyles."
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I want to fire a callback function when the user clear/deselect a date and I want to pass the deselected date to the function. How can I do this?
I have implemented it like this so far: https://jsfiddle.net/nipunadodan/9dqu3gb6/9
But clearDate doesn't seems to fire up when deselecting a date.
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The 2014 Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet
Written By: Prerna Malhan February 6, 2014
It's just not the Land Rover that has got the cheeks to pull off an SUV that's a convertible too. The automaker, Nissan with its 2014 Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet does just the same. Topless utility vehicles have a charm of their own. It's like owning the best of both worlds in a single vehicle. Of course, this is an unconventional pairing but hey! Who doesn't want to ride a convertible? A convertible SUV!
Nissan Murano has been a well known competitor in the midsized crossover niche and the Murano CrossCabriolet carries about the same size besides a little increment in its height. The standard all wheel drive, this topless crossover, is one fine ride and offers enough ruggedness to be driven in every sort of weather.
Under its hood, the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet features a 3.5 liter six-cylinder engine that readily produces 256 ponies and 248 pound feet of twist. Both the numbers travel a notch up as compared to the Murano with a fixed roof. Along with the all wheel drive, that is standard, as told, the Murano CrossCabriolet's engine is mated to a continuously variable transmission. 2014 Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet is capable of reaching 60 mph from rest in a sprint time of 8.2 seconds, which is quite comparable to the regular version of the vehicle. Offering 17 mpg city and 22 mpg highway, the 2014 Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet gives an EPA rating of 19 mpg combined.
On the inside, the Murano CrossCabriolet carries interiors, just as indulging as the regular Nissan Murano. There is a prominent use of chic and plush materials like leather and wood to add to the richness of the whole look. The vehicle, to anyone's surprise, is also quite roomy. One can easily enjoy a laid back drive in this ragtop. Also, the user interface of Murano CrossCabriolet's navigation system is amazingly simple to use, grabbing a positive mark for the vehicle.
The 2014 Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet drives quite finely. The engine is just right to provide the needed power for the vehicle and it becomes fun driving a Murano convertible. The CVT is a good choice for this vehicle, enabling smooth shifts as well as sparing you from the awful noises that are usually accompanied with a continuously variable transmission. Handling doesn't impress as much when it comes to the 2014 Nissan Murano convertible. Also, while the convertible cruises comfortably, offering a relaxing ride, it does not give you the least bit of the pleasure of athletic turns and sporty driving. Foe the very reason that its roof is missing, the 2014 Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet has got a tad bit of rickety frame and henceforth, a shaky steering.
A utility vehicle that lets you take the roof off when you're cruising on an expressway, on one fine sunny day, is somewhat of a treat and the 2014 Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet is one such treating vehicle. Appropriate for easy leisurely cruising, the 2014 Murano Convertible looks simple and drives sensible, while offering all the space one could need from a vehicle this size.
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After an early breakfast in budget hotel in Aswan, Pick up from your hotel to private Felucca boat – start sail north of Aswan and down the river toward Kom – Ombo.
Lunch will be served in boat by our crew, more sail toward Kom Ombo, dinner in island under sky stars, nights in board.
Breakfast on board, more sail in the early morning to reach Kom Ombo – check out the board – a tour to visit the Crocodile God Temple of Kom Ombo where can view the remains of an ancient mummified crocodile, after the sight visit, travel by private touring van to Luxor.
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How to Choose The Right Influencer for Your Next Campaign
Despite its growing popularity over the past few years, influencer marketing is not a new concept. Celebrities, socialites, politicians, royals and anyone else who has exposure to the spotlight have been endorsing brands for as long as we can remember, both in a professional capacity and sometimes without even being paid for promotion. How many times have we seen Kate Middleton wear a dress in public, only for it to be shared across media outlets the next day on where you can buy your own version?
It's not just well-known faces either. We've all been guilty of scrolling through Instagram and seeing someone wearing something that you have to have, even if you don't know them. It even happens with people we do know, we almost have this form of FOMO that has us reaching for our credit cards and splurging on something, just because somebody else tells us it's great. The influence that others can have over our buying decisions is powerful and it's one of the main reasons why influencer marketing works so well.
But gone are the days where it was only A-list celebrities being used to promote products and services. This new wave of what we perceive as an 'influencer' now means that we are seeing 'normal', yet talented, creators building their own brand and presence across social media platforms. We've even seen a shift in sectors using this type of marketing, beyond what we would traditionally think of as a product that a celebrity would promote. Whereas you'll still find that fashion and beauty products are continuing work with endorsements, interests such as gaming, cleaning and even cryptocurrency are all implementing influencer activity into marketing strategies and it's working.
We're now at the point where you can think of the most obscure interests and you'll likely find some authoritative voices in the space. For example, cleaning guru Mrs Hinch has over 4.1m followers on Instagram thanks to her genius cleaning hacks and immaculate home. She's even managed to coin a new term, 'Hinching', which other influencers have even jumped on in their own content. Who would have thought that ten years ago, we'd be actively excited to see how someone cleans their kitchen bench?This interest in influencers and their content has only increased over the years. In 2021, the influencer marketing industry is set to grow to approximately $13.8 Billion, up from $9.7 billion in 2020. These are huge numbers that we are talking about and if you aren't yet investing for your brand, could now be the time?
With more and more brands dipping their toes, or jumping headfirst, into the influencer marketing waters, discussions around effective strategies are vital. How much should we be investing? Which platforms are the best for our brand? What should we be saying? Who should we be working with? All questions are equally important and when you've decided on those all important platforms and a proposed budget, it's time to pick your influencers.
For global brands, celebrity endorsements are often the first choice when it comes to choosing someone to represent your products and services. Companies such as Nespresso, Chanel and Pepsi have all spent millions of dollars on celebrity endorsements, with the likes of George Clooney, Beyonce, Nicole Kidman and Tiger Woods amongst the stars appearing front and centre of campaigns and advertisements.
But what if you don't have millions for a budget and can't afford for Ronaldo or Venus WIlliams to front your new range of sportswear? Does that mean you shouldn't invest in an influencer marketing strategy? Well actually, it might work in your favour if you use that budget on some lesser known faces.
For those who work in marketing, the 'micro influencer' buzzword has been banded around for a little while now. Whereas it had us initially scratching our heads as to what this even meant, we've now established that these influencers could actually be crucial when it comes to influencer marketing strategies and according to Influencer Marketing Hub's recent report, these influencers are actually attracting the highest engagement rates, particularly on Instagram and YouTube.
Typically harnessing communities of followers in the 10k-50k mark, micro influencers aren't known for featuring on our screens and radio. Rather, these influencers are almost exclusively discovered through social media, establishing and growing engaged followers that have a genuine interest in their content. These influencers tend to be really involved in the community they have created also, whether that's through exclusive Discord channels, Facebook Groups or simply dedicating time to responding to individual comments and messages.
How to Choose The Right Influencer for Your Next Campaign:
The argument for micro influencers
What about macro influencers?
Choosing the most effective influencer for a campaign
Trust in the data
Know your platforms
Don't run before you can walk
Brand consumption has changed and audiences are now expecting more experiences from businesses that they engage with. This has since been heightened by the coronavirus pandemic and as we were forced to live our lives online, we have become even more reliant on shopping and living almost exclusively digitally. That also has an impact on how we communicate, with digital presence now an absolute priority for success. Aside from the topic of increasing digital engagement, which is very much a conversation in itself, we're also now competing in a much noisier marketplace, with the need to stand out even greater than ever before. This is why influencers can be so beneficial, because they already have an audience that you can tap into straight away.
When it comes to micro influencers, these audiences are proven to be more engaged and therefore it's more likely that your brand will be seen. Micro influencers also tend to only feature products and brands that exclusively resonate with their audiences, taking pride in the fact they have this exclusive range of followers who come to them for suggestions and inspiration.
This also ties into the topic of considering values. All influencers are people in their own right, meaning that they all have their own values and beliefs. However as influencers grow in popularity, it has been known for these values to become slightly blurred. We've all seen the posts of celebrities being contracted to promote whitening toothpaste and detox teas, only to delete the posts a matter of weeks later. This has also brought in the discussion of how legitimate influencers actually are and it has caused consumers to become sceptical. An effective influencer will only be happy to create content that they truly care about and that they know their audience will engage with, not featuring something because it gives them a high paycheck.
As with many content creators, micro influencers know their audience better than anyone. They know the content they want to see and the conversations they want to have, which contributes to engagement rates.
Of course just choosing a micro influencer without any research is unlikely to result in an impressive ROI. But through engagement rates that are reported from this group of influencers, surely they should be an option we are opting for?
When it comes to choosing between an influencer with 10k followers or someone with 1 million followers, quantity isn't necessarily synonymous with quality. In fact, we've already shared an argument for why using micro influencers can be more effective. But if we look specifically at macro influencers, those who have between 500k to 1 million followers, there are still benefits.
Not requiring the same level of spend as an A-list celebrity would, macro influencers may have less of an engagement rate than their micro counterparts, but that doesn't mean they aren't worth the investment. Macro influencers are often considered experts in their chosen sector and can regularly be considered a household name. This can make collaborations fruitful, particularly if the influencer has values that align with your brand. Their potential celebrity status may not make them as relatable as micro influencers are, but their content is likely to be talked about regardless.
Whether you are working with a micro or a macro influencer, research is vital for a high ROI. It's not enough to pick an influencer based on how incredible their content may look, you have to look deeper into the engagement, data and audience.
Start by asking yourself what type of audience you want to attract and in which sectors. Who are the big players? Who seems to engage and interact with their audience the best and iImportantly, who presents themselves in a way that aligns with your brand and key messaging?
Choosing influencers might seem tricky, but it doesn't have to be. Here's three ways that can help you to pick the best brand representatives for your next campaign.
The word 'data' can make some marketers want to run a mile, but data does give us a solid basis of why we should implement certain activities over others. In the case of influencer marketing, understanding crucial data on engagement and impressions can be hugely important to the success of an overall campaign.
There are a number of ways to analyse how content posted from an influencer could perform, from requesting individual media packs that outline reach and engagement data, to analysing site traffic or tracking purchases once an influencer has posted content as part of the campaign activity.
One tool, Kairos Insight, is also an option for those who want to analyse influencer activity from the very beginning. When starting out, Kairos Insight allows users to establish which influencers would be the most effective for a campaign and it takes rich performance data pulled from the creator's social profiles, combined with data from its own proprietary in-platform database of over 1,500 campaigns and 75,000 influencers, to showcase the most effective way to spend budget.
During the campaign you can even track activity in real-time, with the dashboard working with Twitch, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to track content as and when it's posted, with the added ability to view metrics on live content broadcasts and Reels.
In summary, data is your best friend when it comes to creating a successful influencer marketing campaign and should be incorporated from the initial planning phase.
Social media channels change rapidly, from introducing new algorithms to updating features that provide a better experience for users. It's the fast-paced nature of social media that keeps it exciting and it's crucial that your finger is on the pulse with the channels you are using.
Whereas you don't need to be an expert in the ins and outs of every social media trend, which would easily take hours out of your day, you do need to familiarise yourself with the platforms you intend to work with influencers on.
How does my audience use this channel?
What kind of language is used?
How does my influencer create content for this platform?
Is this really where the majority of my audience is consuming content?
What type of content should we be pushing?
It's also worth considering that not all influencers will have a strong presence on every single social channel and just because a Twitch streamer has millions of followers on their Twitch profile, doesn't necessarily mean that they have the same engagement on Facebook. Make sure you are aware of how your influencer performs specifically on the platform you are targeting.
Influencer marketing can be overwhelming - from the amount of creators available to transparency issues, fake followers and establishing impact and ROI. When you get influencer marketing right the payoffs are huge, but spending thousands on creators with little thought is unlikely to get those high ROIs.
Do your research carefully, look at what competitors are doing and familiarise yourself with what you can expect from influencer partnerships and endorsements. Establish what it is that you want to achieve and test the waters by speaking to experts that can advise on who the most impactful influencers will be.
Engage with professionals and agencies that focus on influencer marketing so that you can set yourself up for the best chance of success, rather than winging it and hoping for the best.
In short, influencer marketing can have a huge impact on your overall marketing strategy and when you do it right, you'll see more successful ROIs, stronger relationships with content creators and an increase in audience reach beyond what you are currently working with.
Drew Townley, Managing Director, Kairos Media
A specialist in gaming and esports, Drew runs Kairos Media and works with endemic and non-endemic global brands looking to enter or expand into the gaming and esports space. An expert at authentic and credible activation, their creative-led team provides consultation and support across: creative strategy, social strategy, paid media, influencer marketing and tournament creation. Drew has been at the heart of competitive gaming for over 10 years from competing in some of the earliest online esports competitions to developing award winning global esports activations & entry to market for the likes of KFC and Vodafone.
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The intrasaccular flow disruptor, the Woven EndoBridge device, is increasingly used for the treatment of wide-neck intracranial aneurysms. Due to unfavorable anatomy, additional stent placement is sometimes required to avoid Woven EndoBridge protrusion into bifurcation branches. We report our experience with the Woven EndoBridge associated with stent placement for the treatment of complex intracranial aneurysms.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients with aneurysms treated with the Woven EndoBridge Single-Layer plus stent placement were evaluated retrospectively with prospectively maintained data. The technical feasibility, procedural complications, aneurysm occlusion, and clinical outcome were studied.
RESULTS: Seventeen patients and aneurysms treated with the Woven EndoBridge plus stent placement were included. The mean aneurysm size was 7 ± 3.1 mm. Aneurysm locations were the following: MCA (10 patients), anterior communicating artery (3 patients), basilar tip (3 patients), and posterior communicating artery (1 patient). Two lesions were ruptured and treated in the acute phase. The Woven EndoBridge and stent placement were successfully delivered in all cases. There were no permanent/major complications. Among the 2 patients with SAH, minor and completely reversible in-stent thrombosis occurred during treatment. An asymptomatic occlusion of the angular artery with a distal nonbifurcation aneurysm was discovered during the angiographic follow-up. Long-term (10.4 months) angiographic complete (Raymond-Roy I) and near-complete (Raymond-Roy II) occlusion was obtained in 11 (69%) and 2 (12.5%) aneurysms, respectively. The mean sizes of aneurysms showing Raymond-Roy I/Raymond-Roy II and Raymond-Roy III occlusion were 5.5 ± 2.1 mm and 10 ± 1 mm, respectively (P = .003). The mean fluoroscopy time was 35 ± 14 minutes.
CONCLUSIONS: Aneurysm embolization with the Woven EndoBridge device associated with stent placement appears technically feasible and effective for the treatment of lesions with unfavorable anatomy. In our study, this strategy was relatively safe with a low rate of relevant procedure-related adverse events.
Disclosures: Pierre-Henri Lefevre—UNRELATED: Payment for Development of Educational Presentations: Medtronic. Alain Bonafe—UNRELATED: Consultancy: Stryker Neurovascular, MicroVention. Vincent Costalat—UNRELATED: Consultancy: Medtronic, Stryker Neurovascular, Balt Extrusion, MicroVention; Grants/Grants Pending: Medtronic, Balt Extrusion*; Payment for Development of Educational Presentations: Medtronic, Balt Extrusion, Stryker Neurovascular. *Money paid to the institution.


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The Dark Money Is on a Contested Convention and Paul Ryan
Submitted by Mary Bottari on April 13, 2016 - 8:59am
Madison – With Donald Trump on the news every day declaring that the "rules are rigged" and speculation rampant that the GOP may see a contested convention, the Wisconsin GOP can be forgiven for getting all starry-eyed about the possibility that native son Speaker Paul Ryan might throw his hat into the ring.
After all Ryan is working on his own "parallel platform," says the New York Times; he is fundraising with major GOP donors, he is releasing videos that look a heck of a lot like campaign ads and he just jetted to Israel to kiss the ring of Benjamin Netenyahu, a ritual only candidates undertake.
But Ryan dashed the hopes of many when he held a press conference at the RNC yesterday to declare:
"Let me be clear: I do not want, nor will I accept the Republican nomination."
This would have been more convincing had Speaker Ryan not told us that he would "never" become House Speaker a short time ago.
Ryan will Chair the GOP Convention in Cleveland in July. What else could he say? "Yes, the rules are rigged and they are in my hands, mwahahahaha?"
It is his job to talk about rules, right up until the moment they change, and if he decides to throw his hat into the ring to save the GOP from Donald Trump, he will have powerful players at his side including Wisconsinite and RNC Chair Reince Priebus; dark money man Eric O'Keefe, who was key to Donald Trump's loss in Wisconsin; head of delegation Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker; and even the Koch Brothers, who have long supported Ryan's career.
And these folks don't always play by the rules.
Dark Money Don Dreams of Smoke Filled Back Rooms
Nostalgic for the smoke-filled back rooms of yesteryear, Wisconsin's dark money don Eric O'Keefe was given almost a full page in the Wall Street Journal's opinion section over the weekend to call upon GOP convention delegates to seize the nominating process to stop Trump and ensure that the right kind of candidate is chosen. The paper's opinion page, of course, is run by Green Bay native Paul Gigot.
O'Keefe "sees a contested convention as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the delegates of a private political party to assert their power," writes the paper.
And when asked if allowing delegates to decide means a return "to the smoke-filled backroom bargaining of the past?" O'Keefe opined, "And what's wrong with that process? It worked well. Those rooms were full of engaged citizens."
O'Keefe is no stranger to back rooms. He has deep ties to the Koch brothers going back to David Koch's 1980 run for VP on the Libertarian ticket. O'Keefe and his Wisconsin Club for Growth (WCFG) dark money group were previously under investigation for secretly funneling the money of millionaires and billionaires into the Wisconsin recall campaigns. After almost 1,000,000 Wisconsin residents signed recall petitions, WCFG funneled $20 million into multiple committees with names like "Citizens for a Strong America" to give the impression that Walker had broad support from the community. Combined groups and committees fighting the recall outspent pro-recall forces $59 million to $22 million. O'Keefe's bank of lawyers succeeded in getting a compromised Wisconsin Supreme Court (elected to office with $10 million in expenditures by the parties under investigation) to shut down the investigation, but the case is likely to be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
O'Keefe did not say who his perfect candidate was for the GOP convention in Cleveland, but given his history, Paul Ryan and Scott Walker would be on a very short list.
The Kochs seem to be leaning in that direction as well. An unnamed source "close to" the Koch brothers told the Huffington Post that Charles Koch believes Ryan is a "shoo-in" for the nomination at a brokered GOP convention. Koch Industries has long been one of Representative Ryan's top contributors, and now is one of Speaker Ryan's biggest boosters. This quarter, the Koch's are helping to fuel his staggering $17 million war chest, reports Politico. Charles Koch, CEO of Koch Industries, and his wife gave his "Team Ryan" fundraising vehicle $488,400 in March alone; Koch Industries gave $71,000.
Cheddar Mafia Wants to Stop Trump, Elect Ryan
In the run-up to Wisconsin's April 5 primary, the state's GOP machine worked in lockstep to throw their support behind Ted Cruz in a last ditch effort to block Trump.
First, Scott Walker suggested that with an open GOP convention, "it's very likely [the nominee] would be someone who's not currently running."
Then right-wing radio hosts lead by WTMJ's Charlie Sykes savaged Trump on the air. In Sykes' view, it is Ryan who represents Wisconsin's "sort of inclusive, aspirational style of conservatism" that could win support.
Then Walker made a last minute, tepid endorsement of Cruz on Sykes' show, saying Cruz was "the best positioned by far" to beat Trump.
Then national Club for Growth spent a whopping $1 million on TV ads instructing the GOP faithful to skip John Kasich and support Ted Cruz as the only way to stop Trump.
Watching all this U.S. Rep. Scott Krug, a bemused Kasich supporter, explained: "I think this is a three-corner bank shot." Krug told the right-wing outlet Breitbart, "I don't think there's that much of a lovefest for Ted Cruz, but they're just using him to keep Trump below 1,237 delegates so they can broker the convention for Paul Ryan."
In the end, Trump won the majority of Wisconsin counties, 44 out of 72, but lost the key counties where the right-wing radio hosts had the best opportunity to pound home the Club for Growth message.
Beware "Wisconsin Nice"
If the anti-Trump wing of the GOP coalesces around Ryan, it won't be because the Ayn Rand fan represents a moderate, "inclusive" conservatism when it comes to policy. Ryan just puts a smiling face on the same extremist policies the Kochs and their allies have been pushing all along.
For years, Ryan has been in charge of producing the GOP budget, and he has trotted out budgets so extreme and damaging, nuns had to take to the road to educate the public about how harmful they would be. They made a stop in Ryan's home town some years ago and were part of the reason Ryan lost his hometown of Janesville in the 2012 election, his county, and even his precinct.
Economist Dean Baker has read every one of the Ryan budgets and writes that Ryan is willing to cut government to an astonishing degree: "In addition to wanting to privatize both Social Security and Medicare, Ryan has indicated that he essentially wants to shut down the federal government in the sense of taking away all of the money for the non-military portion of the budget."
While Ryan tends to avoid controversial statements when it comes to issues like immigration and reproductive health, his stated positions are hardly less extreme than Cruz's or Trump's. Ryan's "immigration reform" policy would spend hundreds of millions more on border security and would increase deportation of child refugees.
Anti-abortion groups were elated when Ryan became House Speaker. Ryan is "proud" of his anti-abortion record and has strong support from anti-abortion groups, thanks to his consistent voting record and the occasional photo ops at rallies.
As Trump works to make sure his delegates make it into the convention, he should be aware that they will be up against a very sophisticated crew that does not always play by the rules.
Jessica Mason contributed to this article.
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Amid public concerns over Cambridge Analytica's use of Facebook data, the enforcement of new data privacy regulations under GDPR, and continuous headlines about data breaches such as the ones from Twitter and Facebook this week, we're constantly reminded that exchanges between brands and customers sent through social networks can pose security risks.
Now is a great time to either implement or revisit best practices and SLAs with your agent team, to ensure everyone is following guidelines for protecting customer data, especially when exchanging information over third-party networks like Twitter, Facebook, or WeChat. Even if you're using private messages or direct messages (DMs) on those networks, you're not entirely in the clear; since mitigating security risks is the responsibility of the social networks and data is subject to their Terms of Service, brands have very little control over that data. And if you work in a regulated industry or have a customer base that may be more sensitive to data breaches, it might be time to consider adding a secure brand-owned channel into your customer care mix.
When discussing issues without any personal data, such as providing steps to reset a password or hours of operation, public communication is ideal, especially if other customers would benefit from seeing the content. Direct Messages (DMs) or 1-on-1 messages are a great way for brands to take customer conversations to a private destination when necessary— for example, when you need more than 140 characters to resolve the issue, or when you need to share details that the brand or customer may not want the world to see.
If a customer reaches out to your brand with a public Tweet and it's clear that personal information might be exchanged, you can ask them to send a Direct Message (DM) instead; it's simple for an agent to add a link to a public response which will take the customer directly to where they can compose a DM. From there, your agent can interact privately with the customer to work towards a resolution.
For many brands, this method of moving to private social messages allows their agents to have more in depth conversations and collect more detailed information from customers, such as a product description. But if the brand or the customer needs to share more personal information, such as an email address, phone number, or birth date, the conversation should be transferred to a more secure channel to protect that data.
While this may sound simple, it's important to get it right. Too often, brands must deflect customers from social to phone or email in order to authenticate the customer's identity and securely discuss personal data. This raises support costs for the brand and creates a frustrating and fragmented experience for the customer. A recent study found that 'getting passed around' - switching channels or switching agents - was one of the top three most annoying customer service issues consumers encounter.
Make sure agents know when a public inquiry needs to be moved to direct messages, and make it as easy as possible for agents and customers to transfer into that channel. Better yet, equip agents with a list of the specific data types that can and cannot be exchanged, even in private, direct messages. Cross reference this list with any industry specific or local regulations like GDPR.
If your customer hasn't already been authenticated, confirm the customer is who they say they are via secure authentication. Ideally, authenticate customers digitally— their chosen communication style—and then either return them back to their original channel or transfer them to a secure brand owned messaging channel to resolve the issue.
Add a secure, brand-owned messaging channel to your customer care mix so you can easily move conversations into an encrypted space where your brand is in control of the data. To reduce costs, go live more quickly and and scale more effectively, make sure this channel is integrated with your existing social care platform rather than a standalone technology.
If for some reason you're unable to implement a secure, brand-owned conversation channel, it's critical you have a workflow established for transferring conversations to phone. Customer privacy should always be your top priority, but it's important to also minimize customer frustration as much as possible.
We continue to believe that social networks are an effective and preferred way for brands to engage with their customers, and recent news shouldn't deter you from leveraging those channels. While your first instinct may be to create tighter guidelines around when to transfer conversations to your call center, it's worth your while to consider whether brand owned messaging might be a good fit for your customer care department.
Up until recently, Sprint had a policy to deflect social inquiries involving account data to the phone in order to authenticate customers' identity and securely discuss personal data. But this year, Sprint implemented a brand-owned, secure messaging solution through Lithium to safely engage customers in digital conversations without the inconvenience of diverting to a different channel. The implementation has resulted in a 77% reduction in calls back to a customer and a significant increase in positive customer sentiment.


This specialized physician sees and treats patients who suffer from any gastrointestinal issues. These doctors specialize in this field, so they are qualified to diagnose and treat any disorders, diseases, or irregularities that pertain to the digestive tract. Primary care physicians usually refer patients to gastroenterologists.
Gastroenterologists must be experts in their field as patients come to them for proper diagnosis and relief from the problems that are plaguing their health. They may perform any number of tests on patients, including blood work, colonoscopies, and endoscopies. They must be adept at performing these tests and reading the results so that they can convey to patients what their problems may be.
They see patients initially in consultations, where they work to understand what the specific problems of the individual patients are. They then perform a physical exam and work with the notes and recommendations of the primary care physician. Gastroenterologists work to understand the symptoms of each patient, so that they can apply all of this information to a proper diagnosis. They may perform tests or may prescribe medication, as the treatment plan for each patient is as unique as each condition.
Gastroenterologists often run their own practice or are involved in a smaller one with just a few other doctors. As they are the one type of physician specialized in the field of the digestive tract, gastroenterologists must perform necessary surgeries that are required to fix any problems within this area of the body. They are not just physicians that see patients in the office, but they are also surgeons when such action is required for certain conditions. They not only see patients but have to handle all of the responsibilities necessary to run a business. They hire a staff and oversee all functions to ensure that the financial, marketing, and other functions are handled properly. Patient care is usually the most important aspect of this job, but along with it come many other responsibilities to keep gastroenterologist's business running.


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Client	: OÜ Tardamel
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Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Status: Partially completed. Phase 2 and 3 currently under construction
Size: Site: 18,000m². Buildings: 8,500m² (total), incl. 23 apartments, 10 single-family residences
Program: Residential
Project team: Alver Architects (Andres Alver, Tarmo Laht, Indrek Rünkla, Ulla Mets, Sven Koppel)
"Hiiu" is an ongoing residential development by OÜ Tardamel located in Tallinn, Estonia. The complex includes 8,500 m² of residential units – 23 apartments (phase 1 – built) and 10 single-family residences (currently under construction), all integrated into the surrounding landscape of the Tallinn's picturesque historic garden neighborhood of Nõmme. The project was defined by its site and the local zoning regulations which restricted the amount of developable space to a maximum of 33 housing units (600 m2 of plot area per unit) with a very low total FAR. Thus, the overall concept of the project became to be "Buildings in the park".
The apartment houses are put into a relatively dense arrangement on the western side of the site to provide for a more urban/communal atmosphere, in contrast to the rest of the development which is comprised of individual buildings placed discretely into the site. The parking level is located under ground, reducing the bulk of the development and tying the buildings together both under ground and above via a communal public space. Between the apartment houses and the private residences there is a water feature, embellished by a sculpture which provides for a picturesque living environment for the residents.
There were a number of factors that defined the solution for the facade of the apartment complex.
First and foremost, it was the picturesque environment in which the complex was to be placed. The architects wanted to blend the complex into the environment, but to do it in a modern way. Thus, it was decided to go with copper cladding. Given its chemical properties, copper will turn green over time, letting the building age elegantly while slowly blending into its surroundings.
Using copper was also dictated by the will of the architects to merge the roofs and walls of the buildings. In Nõmme, the picturesque historic area of Tallinn, the zoning regulations restrict the maximum bulk of buildings to two floors with a half-floor attic. While typically this results in a default gable-roof typology, Alver Architects used the restriction as a creative form-generating tool, while using copper to visually merge the walls and the roofs of the buildings. The result is a development which while conforming to the regulations, still boasts a unique character, and generates extra value for the developer.
The stripy texture of the facade of the apartment houses was a solution to the tight budget constraints. As it is cheaper to procure thin stripes of copper rather than large uniform panels or sheets, the facade was composed of thin copper ribbons of different length and width. Once the copper facade was laid out, the windows were placed into it in such a way that they matched the module of the facade, while following the inner logic and insolation requirements of the apartments inside.


The accommodation is provided in Hotel Družba on the riverside of Danube. Please check in at the hotel reception by yourself, saying you are a MEi:CogSci conference participant.
Breakfeast options: there are two supermarkets in walking distance (10 min or 1 tram stop) westward from the hotel Družba, and the restaurant Machnáč that serves breakfeast eastward from Družba (also 10 min walking or 1 tram stop). See the map.
Local public transport in Bratislava (timetables, routes, ticket info, journey planner).
Take the bus no. 32, get off at the bus stop Botanická záhrada (approx. 13 min).
Take the bus no. 91 or 191 to Nový most (approx. 4 min), then change for the tram no. 4 or 9 to Botanická záhrada (approx. 6 min).
Take the bus no. 61 to the Central railway station (Hlavná stanica, approx. 25 min), then change for the bus no. 32, get off at the bus stop Botanická záhrada (approx. 13 min).
Take the bus no. 70 to Nový most (aprox. 5 min), then change for the tram no. 4 or 9 to Botanická záhrada (approx. 6 min).
If coming from Austria or Hungary, follow the motorway D2 (E65), and right after crossing the Danube take exit 62 (Mlynská dolina, Devín), then turn left toward Karlova Ves. Turn left at the first traffic lights (toward the petrol station) and you are at the hotel Družba (see the map).
If coming from Czech Republic, follow the motorway D2 (E65), right after coming through the tunnel Sitiny, take exit towards Devín, Karlova ves, Centrum, continue straight on, then turn right.Turn left at the first traffic lights (toward the petrol station) and you are at the hotel Družba (see the map).
The conference takes place at the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, in Mlynská dolina, Bratislava. The registration is open on Friday between 8:00 - 9:00 am and 1:00 - 2:00 pm.
Update: the conference coffee break donation of usual 5 Euro should be given already at the registration.
The conference programme is here. Link to the main conference website is here.
Wifi is available at the faculty through Eduroam.
The conference venue is in the walking distance (5-10 min) from the Hotel Družba. From the hotel Družba cross the big street via the overbridge and continue straight on. Pass the Faculty of Natural Sciences (Prírodovedecká fakulta) on the left and the next building on your left is the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics. Enter from the eastern side (close to the statue of Nicolas Copernicus), then follow the signs for the MEiCogSci conference (see the map).


Global iconic brand 'CLUBLAND' lands into Darlington for the first time in what's set to be the biggest Teesside event this Easter!
Featuring international superstar DJ SAMMY heading the bill alongside all the Clubland legends as well as a special live performance from SWEET FEMALE ATTITUDE singing dance anthem 'Flowers'!
A day and night spectacular set outdoor & indoor in the heart of the town centre that promises to deliver the 'ride of your life' - Don't miss out!
** We are expecting the festival to be very busy from the start so recommend arriving early to avoid missing out on any of the amazing artists we have on offer! We have extra staff & entry lanes to ensure everyone can get in quickly and safely. Please note there will be no re-admission on the day and entry will only be permitted with a valid e-ticket.
• Cash: We will be accepting card payments and offering cash-back but bringing any cash you might need will give you more time to party!


I've always loved Vera prints and patterns......Always! So many artists are inspired by this amazing woman who dominated style in the late 50s, 60s and 70s. Recently I found an amazing Vera scarf with the most beautiful flowers (see below) and I decided it would make a fun "Let's Make Art" video. I love this classic 70s color combo, too! I'm also pretty sure my parents had bedsheets in this pattern. Remember.....Have fun. Make art. Make messes!


Tension. Thunder. Go behind the score of Netflix's Triple Frontier with From Chaos to Composure — the music behind the helicopter sequence — featuring original compositions by Disasterpeace and additional percussion by Lars Ulrich.


Once collected from your home, your recycling is delivered to our bulking station in Newton Abbot.
Here all of the materials are prepared for transportation to reprocessors across the UK.
The income generated from the sale of the glass, plastics, cans, cardboard and paper helps towards the cost of the collection service.
The below information is subject to change.
Aluminium cans are sent to Merseyside to be shredded and melted before being made into new drinks cans!
Plastic packaging is sent to the East Midlands. It is sorted, shredded, washed, melted and made into pellets. It is then used by manufacturers that make items such as plastic bottles and garden furniture.
Glass bottles and jars are taken to Yorkshire. They are crushed and sorted into colours before being melted and blown into new bottles and jars.
Paper is sent to Norfolk where it is pulped and dried onto large rolls and made into high quality newsprint.
Steel cans are sent to Wiltshire where they are melted before being made into products such as bikes, car parts and new food cans!
See Aluminium cans above for a video of the can recycling process.
Cardboard is currently being sent to Kent or mainland Europe. It will be made into a pulp before making new boxes and packaging.
See Paper above for a video of the process involved in recycling paper and card.
Food waste is taken to an anaerobic digestion facility in Devon where it is converted into electricity and a fertiliser. The plastic bags are filtered from the process and sent to an energy from waste facility.
Garden waste is composted at a site in Devon. It is shredded and laid out in long piles to decompose in the open air.
Anything you can't recycle or use which is placed in your black wheeled bin will go to an energy from waste plant. This is a facility where non-recyclable waste is burned, with the resulting steam powering a turbine, which generates electricity.


Designed for active, outdoor wear, Grisport 11106 is a robust walking shoe with a nubuck leather and water resistant GriTex upper, available in navy (n176g), taupe (n177g) and dark grey (n193g).
Fitting securely and comfortably to your feet, Grisport 11106 has an adjustable lace fastening with four looped and one hooked eyelet which extend up towards the top of the vamp, pulling the side-shafts in to hug and support your feet. With a high reinforced heel counter that extends up and along the side shafts towards the lace, 11106 holds your feet securely in position. Facilitating a comfortable fit is additional padding incorporated into the tongue and top-line of the upper, together with a spongy, removable insole. This can be replaced with an orthotic if necessary.
11106 has a robust 4cm PU sole unit with an effective tread designed to tackle rough and uneven terrain. The sole licks up the toe of the boot - which curves to facilitate the natural forward rolling motion of your walk - and in so doing forms a protective toe-cap. Furthermore, the sole is moulded over the upper, forming a water and air-tight seal and hence a more durable and flexible construction.
A great value product that will wear well, Grisport's 11106 walking shoe is one not to miss!


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I am just going through the portal and found the Access review services in Azure portal found very useful so thought of create an Blog.
How access review services will help an access review of guest users, Application and Organization users, As it's been hard to monitor each and every users/Application and guest users but to meet certain compliance we might required to have an access review on our azure subscription of users. Hence Thought of the share my ideas on how we can achieve this.
Most of the organization using the third party tool for access review and integrating azure subscription on this , I just walking though how easy if you will get things in one place like access review services.
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Click on the All services in our Azure Subscription.
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Access Review Overview you will be able to see the dashboard of your access review.
in Control you can see the how many users apply for access ,Completed request and Applied Access.
You will be able to see the Reviewed Apps and Reviewed Groups.
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MLA's Parental Leave Survey Finds Need for Broader, Gender-Neutral Leave Policies
Hanover, MD – May 11, 2021 – While law firms outperform federal standards for providing maternity leave for their attorneys, their paid leave policies tend to fall short for men and those with non-traditional family structures, according to the inaugural Parental Leave Survey recently released by Major, Lindsey & Africa (MLA), the world's largest legal search firm. The survey found that while 43% of respondents said their firms offers 14 to 20 weeks of paid maternity leave, just 23% offer that same amount of time for paid paternity leave. The MLA Parental Leave Survey was conducted between September 2020 and November 2020.
"Over the years, firms have made major strides in offering more comprehensive and supportive parental leave policies to their attorneys. However, with over a quarter of respondents reporting that their firms do not offer gender-neutral leave policies, our survey found a significant need for firms to update their policies to better support all attorneys who are working parents," said Nathan Peart, a Managing Director in MLA's Associate Practice Group who co-authored the survey. "Additionally, with respondents noting that the most impactful leave policies are those fully backed by firm leadership, these changes need to be completely embraced by senior law firm partners in order to be most effective for working parents," added Jackie Bokser LeFebvre, a Managing Director in MLA's Associate Practice Group and also a survey co-author.
Furthermore, the survey found room for improvement in terms of the return-to-work benefits and other support that firms offer attorneys after they have taken parental leave. Twenty-eight percent of attorneys said they felt their opportunities for advancement toward partnership were adversely impacted by taking parental leave, while 16% reported that their access to quality work was negatively affected by taking leave. Additionally, while the most common benefits that firms offered parents returning from leave included flexible or part-time working arrangements; remote working arrangements; and ramp-up/ramp-down periods, less than 50% of respondents reported that their firms had provided these benefits to them after they came back from leave.
Other highlights of the survey included:
Law firm leadership plays the most significant role in how leave policies are implemented. 38% of respondents reported that firm leaders have the largest impact on how policies are put into practice, while 31% reported that partners in their group most strongly influence the implementation of these benefits.
19% said their firm's parental leave policies had not been updated in a year. Especially with more working parents calling for more flexibility to manage their own time and work arrangements, there is a significant opportunity for firms to develop policies that will promote attorneys' success before, during, and after they take parental leave.
Firms do not provide comprehensive support for all paths to parenthood. As corporations around the country ramp up support for non-traditional parenthood tracks, only 22% of respondents reported that their firms offer support for adoption, while just 9% said their firms provide benefits for surrogacy and egg freezing.
"With the vast majority of respondents saying that their firm's parental leave policy makes them more or less likely to stay in their current positions, these findings highlight the specific areas – especially the need for more expansive gender-neutral policies – that are most important for firms to pay attention to in order to retain and support their top talent," said Summer Eberhard, a Managing Director in MLA's Associate Practice Group and a survey co-author. "Our survey highlights not only the importance of the issue of parental leave to working parents, but also the most significant strides that still need to be made," concluded Kate Reder Sheikh, also a Managing Director in MLA's Associate Practice Group and a survey co-author.
The full text of Major, Lindsey & Africa's Parental Leave Survey is available here.
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Q: Poincaré's inequality in Fourier space If $f\in C^{\infty}_c(\mathbb{R})$ is supported in the interval $[-R, R]$, then by means of the fundamental theorem of calculus one can show that
$$ \lVert f\rVert_{L^2(\mathbb{R})}\le 2R\left\lVert\frac{df}{dx}\right\rVert_{L^2(\mathbb{R})}.$$
Plancherel's theorem converts this inequality into the following:
$$ \tag{1}\left\lVert \widehat{f}\right\rVert_{L^2(\mathbb{R})} \le 2R\left\lVert \xi \widehat{f}(\xi)\right\rVert_{L^2_\xi(\mathbb{R})}.$$
Is there a way of proving (1) by working purely on the frequency space, avoiding the fundamental theorem of calculus? (I think that such a proof could be easily generalized to prove inqualities such as
$$\lVert \hat{f}\rVert_{L^2(\mathbb{R})}\le C_{R,s}\left\lVert \lvert \xi \rvert^s\widehat{f}(\xi)\right\rVert_{L^2_\xi(\mathbb{R})},$$
where $s>0$.)

A: As BaronVT notes, in order to do something in the frequency space, one has to translate the condition $\operatorname{supp}f\subseteq [-R,R]$ there. This is what the various uncertainty inequalities do. The classical Heisenberg-Pauli-Weyl uncertainty inequality
$$ \|x f(x)\|_{L^2}\, \| \xi \widehat f(\xi)\|_{L^2} \ge \frac{1}{4\pi}\|f\|_{L^2}^2\tag{HPW}$$
 immediately gives (1) because $\|xf(x)\|_{L^2}\le R\|f\|_{L^2}$ under your assumption. In order to handle fractional $s$ one needs a generalization of (HPW),
$$ \||x|^s f(x)\|_{L^2}\, \| |\xi|^s \widehat f(\xi)\|_{L^2} \ge C(s)\,\|f\|_{L^2}^2\tag{H}$$
Inequality (H) is a consequence of Hirschman's entropy inequality (proved here). Since  $\||x|^sf(x)\|_{L^2}\le R^s\|f\|_{L^2}$, it follows that
$$ \| |\xi|^s \widehat f(\xi)\|_{L^2} \ge C(s) R^{-s}\|f\|_{L^2}$$
as you wanted.

A: Why only work in frequency space? The key fact is that, in physical space, the function is compactly supported, so you either have to translate that into a condition on $\widehat f$ you can work with, or just start from $f$ to begin with.
But, you can just iterate your first statement to get
$$
\lVert f \rVert \leq (2R)^s \left\lVert \frac{d^s f}{dx^s} \right\rVert
$$
so that $C_{R,s} = (2R)^s$.


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Dan Foppiano Promoted to Vice President, New York City, Civil & Utility
Move underscores dynamic growth of company in New York City market
BOSTON, MA – BOND, the Northeast's premier building, civil, utility and energy construction firm, announced today that Dan Foppiano has been promoted to Vice President of the Civil and Utility Division of the company's New York City office. Foppiano will be responsible for overseeing all major civil and utility projects while continuing to grow the operations in the New York City metro area and further develop both new and existing customers.
"In just four short years, Dan's leadership has helped BOND establish itself as a top-tier urban utilities contractor in the New York City market," said Tony Bond, President of the Civil and Utility Division at BOND. "The expansion into New York City was BOND's first big venture outside of the New England region. That we have been able to deliver high quality and consistent work is a testament to what Dan has brought to the table. We look forward to diversifying our services in New York City while building on our reputation as a respected urban utilities contractor."
Foppiano is a 16-year veteran of the construction business who specializes in the complexities of trenching, excavation and installation of electric and gas distribution facilities. Since BOND opened its New York City office in 2015, Foppiano has been instrumental in the company becoming a valuable partner to key energy and infrastructure entities such as ConEdison, National Grid and the Port Authority; BOND is currently operating in all five boroughs.
"As a lifelong resident of New York City, I care deeply about this market," said Dan Foppiano. "The city has a tremendous need for upgraded infrastructure, to be leading the BOND team in addressing these unique challenges and servicing this city is a real source of pride for me. I'm looking forward to our future here."
One of BOND's most substantive accomplishments in operating the New York City office is replicating the company's strengths, identity, safety record, customer satisfaction and commitment to excellence. A family-owned business, BOND employs approximately 100 people in the New York City region and prides itself on offering employees more work-life flexibility and the opportunity to expand with the firm, no matter what region they work in.
"We always try to maintain our local feel and our local family presence, if you will," said Tony Bond. "But we also appreciate that situations change for people and sometimes they need to make adjustments. BOND will always try to give people the optionality about where they want to be, where they want to work and where they want to live. We'll do that while continuing to grow our footprint and presence."
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Hot Pepper Flakes from many regions in Calabria. Excellent flavor, and is perfect for your all around pepper. Use in making inspirations of Soppressata di Calabria and 'Nduja, but can also be used as your hot pepper flakes in many other salumi preparations. Fair warning, these flakes have some heat to them, but such an amazing flavor!
When using pepper powders it is important to remember that if you go above 2% of powder the texture of the Soppressata will suffer greatly, as the particles will interfere with the bind of the meat as it dries. This causes the salami to be crumbly, and when you slice will fall apart. It is our recommendation that you keep pepper powder products to a max of 1.5% in any mix or combination to avoid this textural issue.
If using to make 'Nduja the above rule does not apply as the fat percentage is so high we do not need to be concerned with poor binding. 'Nduja contains 20-30% Calabrian pepper products by green weight of the meat, and the fat percentage must be very high to keep the product spreadable. Fat percentages vary, but the general amount is between 80-90% fat. Fat can be from pork jowls, fatty pork belly, fat back, or fatty trim.


Historically, SharePoint put a strain on SQL Server with its heavy storage requirements. But in SharePoint 2013, RBS minimizes that storage burden.
content management system, the timing couldn't have been better.
At the time, I oversaw a content management system (CMS) migration from LiveLink into SharePoint for one of the world's largest human resources companies. Its legacy CMS was packed to the gills with old junk files (video, media, JPEGs) that were voluminous but also required because of compliance issues.
Historically, SharePoint has posed a storage problem given the volume of content it can store. Like other relational databases, SQL Server, which SharePoint relies on, wasn't designed to store BLOBs -- or binary large objects such as large Office files and video, media and other nonstructured content -- so it can choke at various levels. The results are degraded SharePoint performance and headache-ridden database administrators. But with changes to SharePoint 2013, RBS now puts less strain on SQL Server storage of SharePoint content, relieving storage and administration issues.
Historically, SharePoint has posed a storage problem given the volume of content it can store.
The RBS feature is a useful tool in the SharePoint CMS kit. But like many Microsoft products, it's unfinished. It doesn't support data compression or encryption and requires special configuration for log shipping and mirroring. But these issues are annoyances, not deal breakers. So let's look at scenarios where SharePoint RBS is the right choice.
RBS was designed to accommodate large files in SharePoint. RBS allows them to be stored outside in NT File System (NTFS) storage -- which is far cheaper and more plentiful than database storage. At the same time, it provides all the benefits of SharePoint CMS storage -- metadata, security and administration -- as if they reside in SQL.
Whether you decide to use RBS or not depends on the content you need in your CMS. Are the files large (larger than 256 K)? Are they read- or write-intensive? If they're read-intensive, RBS is the way to go; but if they have lots of write access, RBS is a mistake because RBS storage represents an extra hop in the journey to and from the user. Adding write activity amplifies the burden on the CMS processor.
With SharePoint 2013, you can put peripheral data elsewhere in the same network, which helps smooth out the traffic. Using a remote RBS provider, you can now store BLOB data on a separate server. Note that this requires installing RBS on every SharePoint 2013 server and every database server; you also need to run SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise on the database that stores the metadata.
This differs from the old method, where peripheral CMS data lived in the NTFS of the server where SharePoint's SQL Server instance was deployed; the FileStream provider did the lifting, and it is designed to work on local hard drives. A local RBS FileStream provider can't access NAS.
The impressive thing about SharePoint RBS is that, from the user's point of view, the BLOB content is in SharePoint: It is accessed through SharePoint, secured and administrated through SharePoint. This provides SharePoint file utility at a lower cost and with less loss of CMS efficiency.
That's because metadata is associated with peripheral content. This metadata lives in a Filegroup other than the one the BLOB files are in, however, which means you can't back up and restore from SharePoint Central Administration. The BLOBs and the metadata can't be handled from the same place at the same time. It's not critical, but it is inconvenient.
You can, however, handle the backup and restore of site collections as a whole with RBS providers. And you can back up and restore a farm if you use the FileStream provider.
Finally, if you want to use the RBS feature as part of a migration from another CMS platform into SharePoint, consider building out your migration scripting in PowerShell. Of the various routes you could take when moving things into a SharePoint BLOB store, the SharePoint 2013 Management Shell is likely to offer the fastest, most trouble-free method: You can easily retrieve your BLOB store configuration, list the installed providers, set a provider for the migration and move the data in a single sitting.


it is so much easier to wire them up front. I would recommend that anyone planning new construction consider it carefully.
Complete agreement here. Not only that, but there are multiple uses for CAT5/CAT6. You can extend HDMI across them for audio or video, for example. There's just so much more that can be done if you build a wired network into a new house.


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Coronavirus: Huda Kattan and the family give up their salaries until end of 2020
Huda Kattan, the founder and managing director of Huda Beauty, told in an exclusive to Business of Fashion that she and her family would forgo their salaries until the end of the year. This action is the brand's way to protect its 267 employees worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Our employees are and have always been at the heart of everything we do here at Huda Beauty," Kattan wrote in an email. "We are a family business and we consider that each member of our team is part of our family. "
The company, founded in 2013 and valued at $ 1.2 billion in 2019. Huda Kattan owns 51% of the company, with the rest owned by the family or set aside for a pool of employee options.
In addition, Huda Beauty donated $1,000 to 100 individual makeup artists to help them during the pandemic. "I was a makeup artist," said Kattan. "I lived from job to job … what if I had my daughter at the time and I was alone?" What would I do for food, what would I do for rent? "
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Phoenix Coyotes, Revamped and Re-Staffed, Beat the Colorado Avalanche in Last-Second Stunner
James King | March 5, 2010 | 8:00am
In case you hadn't noticed -- and by all accounts of the team's attendance, you haven't -- the Phoenix Coyotes are marching toward the playoffs in fine fashion. And last night's last-second 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche is proof that if you haven't gone to a Coyotes game yet this year, you should.
After a two-week break for the Olympics, the Coyotes had a chance to get some rest, and the front office had a chance to get to work.
The Coyotes brass made some serious moves on Wednesday, two of which have already paid off in a big way.
The Coyotes picked up seven new players, while giving up little more than forwards Peter Mueller, Kevin Porter, and a bunch of conditional draft picks.
One of the Coyotes new additions, left winger Wojtek Wolski, got to work early and against the team he was a part of until about 48 hours ago.
The Coyotes got Wolski from the Avalanche on Wednesday, and faced the snowmen last night in a fight-to-the-finish victory that gave the Coyotes an extremely helpful win in their playoffs quest.
Lee Stempniak, whom the Coyotes got from the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday, scored first for the Coyotes, putting the team up 1-0 early in the first period.
The Avalanche responded late in the second with a power-play goal from John-Michael Liles, which was quickly followed by a scoring stalemate that lasted well into the third period.
With 22 seconds remaining in regulation and overtime on the horizon, Wolski sneaked one by Avalanche goaltender Craig Anderson to put the Coyotes up 2-1.
An empty-net goal by Coyotes forward Radim Vrbata was the nail in the coffin for the Avalanche as the Coyotes went on to win 3-1.
The Coyotes take on the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim tomorrow night in Glendale.


China is boosting its South China Sea naval fleet in the face of America's increasingly assertive attempts to challenge Beijing's claims to the disputed waters.
Military observers said it would allow the South Sea Fleet to keep better track of foreign vessels, but pointed out that its military strength still lagged behind that of the United States.
Two American aircraft carrier strike groups, one led by the USS Ronald Reagan and the other by the USS John C Stennis, are conducting a dual operation in the Philippine Sea, the US Navy announced on Thursday.
US Navy Vice-Admiral Phillip Sawyer, commander of the Seventh Fleet, said that deploying two carrier strike groups provided unparalleled naval combat power and showed US commitment to "a free and open Indo-Pacific".
Beijing has long been dismayed by the US military presence in the Asia-Pacific and sees some of its operations near disputed island reefs as an infringement of sovereignty.
The US, however, says the measures are necessary to uphold freedom of navigation.
China is currently modernising its navy to counterbalance the US, but still lags well behind the US in terms of firepower.
The Seventh Fleet can call on the 12-ship Ronald Reagan carrier strike group, the largest in the US Navy, which includes 75 aircraft and seven state-of-the-art Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and three Ticonderoga-class cruisers.
The Seventh Fleet also features a dozen nuclear submarines, four amphibious landing ships carrying helicopters and vehicles, 16 to 20 reconnaissance aircraft and four mine sweepers.
It is also able to call on reinforcements from the Third Fleet and its four carrier groups – the USS John C Stennis, the USS Carl Vinson, USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Nimitz.
At present the People's Liberation Army South Sea Fleet has a strength of more than 80 ships – including 12 guided missile destroyers, 33 frigates, two submarine squadrons and 20 amphibious landing ships – but cannot match the US in terms of carrier power.
Amid its ongoing efforts to catch up with the US, the fleet is currently being strengthened with China's most advanced warships and equipment.
The fleet currently includes five type 052D destroyers, which are equipped with advance radar and electronic systems that are on roughly the same level as the Aegis combat system found on America's Aleigh Burke-class ships.
Collin Koh, a maritime security expert at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, said that the Chinese navy had commissioned about 44 new surface vessels in 2016 to 2017, with numbers roughly split evenly among its three fleets.
"The build-up of the fleet results in closing the gap in terms of the South Sea Fleet's ability to muster fleet availability to cope with rising demands, such as the increased ability to deploy ships on sustained stations at sea to keep track of foreign vessels," he said.
However, most the South Sea Fleet's vessels are less advanced than their US counterparts.
The Ronald Reagan and John Stennis are both Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, with a displacement of 120,000 to 130,000 tonnes.
They can each carry up to 90 fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, and eject F/A-18G Super Hornet fighters on four catapults simultaneously.
By contrast China has only one aircraft carrier in service – the Liaoning – which is currently undergoing maintenance. The other carrier is still conducting sea trials and has not yet been commissioned.
The conventionally powered carriers, which are based on a Soviet-era design, are no match for the US vessels.
They have a full load displacement of less than 60,000 tonnes and can carry no more than 40 aircraft at a time.
As for the aircraft, while China's J-15 Flying Shark fighters have a longer range and better manoeuvrability than the US Super Hornets, but can carry fewer weapons and have an inferior performance at lower speeds.
Over the past three years US warships conducting freedom of navigation operations have been confronted at least 12 times by Chinese vessels, including a near collision by the USS Decatur and the Chinese destroyer Lanzhou in late September.
Lanzhou, a Type 052C destroyer, has 6,000 tonnes displacement and an eight-cell missile vertical launch system, compared with the Decatur's 9,000 tonnes and 96-cell launch system.
Koh said the US Navy was still stronger in its long-range strike capabilities, while its allies in Asia, such as Australia, also have significant naval capabilities or command key geostrategic positions around the South China Sea.
And even after adding new vessels, the Chinese navy could still be hampered by a lack of manpower and coordination among its different forces.
"The rate of build-up in hardware has been so rapid one should wonder whether this keeps pace with adequate manning levels," Koh said.


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Margomulyo is a district in Bojonegoro Regency, East Java, Indonesia. It is located in the southwest of the regency and borders Ngraho District to the north, Tambakrejo District to the east, Ngawi Regency to the south, and Central Java Province to the west. The followers of Saminism Movement live in this district and are still practising their belief.

Administration
Margomulyo is divided into 6 administrative villages (), listed below:

Transport

Roads
Indonesian National Route 20 runs from Babat to Caruban through Margomulyo.

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Districts of East Java
Bojonegoro Regency


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