to the project on the wornout and discredited thesis that its construction would injure the salmon run.
What is the status of Ice Harbor dam by now? Nobody knows exactly - and it may be quite awhile before the clouded picture clears.
"Initiation of the added projects cannot be undertaken until the detailed engineering plans have been completed and we have a sound basis for cost estimates.
"In the case of projects involving reimbursable items, such as electrical power and water supply, we must be assured that satisfactory financial arrangements have been completed for return of the federal investment."
The Associated Press item carried by the Tribune Saturday added: "As the hundreds of projects in the bill fall into various categories, it could not be determined which ones Eisenhower was referring to and he named none."
At Walla Walla, meanwhile, officials of the Inland Empire Waterways Association pointed out that the President's objections should not logically apply to the Ice Harbor dam, which was allocated $1-million in the bill for a start on construction. Engineering plans, cost estimates and feasibility studies have already been made on the project, which was first authorized in 1945.
"Advance design is 80 per cent completed on Ice Harbor dam and its benefit-to-cost ratios have been thoroughly studied by the Corps of Engineers," Herbert G. West, executive vice president of the IEWA, said.
"This is not one of the projects on which the executive department has no facts on which to base any judgement. It should be possible to make a quick determination of this fact so that work on Ice Harbor can go ahead."
Moreover, as the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin pointed out Sunday, the district engineer office there has announced modifications of the dam's design which will not only reduce Ice Harbor's cost but increase substantially its electric power generation.
Sources at the nation's capital surmised that the probable procedure in carrying out the President's wishes will be for the Chief of Engineers to submit to the Bureau of the Budget an up-to-date report on design, cost and engineering status of each of the 107 new projects in the bill.
The Bureau will then recommend to the White House on each one as to whether funds should be made available for construction of withheld pending further engineering study.
Although it is considered likely that Ice Harbor will receive a go-ahead signal, these sources warned that "nothing should be taken for granted" until a decision has been reached on the project.
The initial power production of Ice Harbor dam on the lower Snake River will be 270,000 kilowatts, according to present plans of Army Engineers of the Walla Walla district.
The power plant of the first of the Snake River projects has been completely re-designed with refinements based on factors of future upstream storage and future generation of power by steam plants in the Pacific Northwest.
Col. A. H. Miller, district engineer, said they are completing a design memorandum which will be submitted to the division engineer and the chief of engineers by early August.
Original plans called for an initial power production capacity of 195,000 kws and an ultimate of 325,000 kws.
The new design plans will include provisions for the skeletons of a minimum of two additional 90,000 kilowatt generators and there may be a total of six units when the dam is ultimately completed.
Colonel Miller said the size and number of units in the powerhouse is the major change in the dam since it was authorized 10 years ago.
He said Ice Harbor will be operated in conjunction with future production of thermal power in the northwest and the proposed Bruces Eddy dam on the Clearwater in Idaho will be a factor in increasing the firm power production of the lower project as well as other Snake river dams.
Although restudies have been made on the cost benefits derived from power, navigation, irrigation and recreation, the new figures are not yet available.
Fish facilities at Ice Harbor will be patterned after those used in Columbia River structures and will be based on research and experience gained at those dams, officials said. Present plans do not call for a fish lock or elevator.
Fish ladders will be provided on both sides of the dam and the attraction water will be pumped and turbines will not be used for this purpose.
Cost of the construction of Ice Harbor will be reduced because of what has been learned in the construction of other dams, officials explained.
In McNary, Bonneville and Chief Joseph, experiments have shown that the larger generating units can be produced cheaper, bringing about a reduction in the cost of power production. McNary turbines produce more than was originally expected and a smaller bearing is more efficient. Previous federal estimates have been lowered somewhat because of this reduction.
Ice Harbor will create a pool approximately 35 to 40 miles long. As at McNary, the lake will be of value from a recreation standpoint and the pool will reduce the pump life required to get water for irrigation of nearby land.
Access roads to the project will be the first item of construction this year, with the coffer dam bids to be opened next spring. Relocation studies are now being made by Army Engineers and conferences with railroad firms and other agencies involved are to be scheduled.
Thus, though all the logic is on the side of approval for Ice Harbor dam, citizens of the Northwest will have to wait and see what the outcome is. Meanwhile, we understand, commercial fishing interests in Oregon have dispatched a representative to Washington, D.C., to stir up opposition to the project on the wornout and discredited thesis that its construction would injure the salmon run.
Ice Harbor has been ready and waiting for years, and its plans are matured and thoroughly worked out. It should be at the top of the list of 107 projects to qualify for approval.


AGI stands for Asterisk Gateway Interface. It is very similar to CGI (common gateway interface) which is one of the first forms of web development.
AGI allows for Asterisk to communicate in real-time with an external process. Asterisk will send output to the external process through "Standard Out" (STDOUT), and will listen for input on "Standard In" (STDIN). STDOUT and STDIN are what you use whenever you are interacting with the command line. When we type "ls" in the terminal we are sending in that command to the terminal process through its STDIN, and when the terminal shows us the list of files it is sending that list to our screen through its STDOUT.
By default Asterisk looks for the AGI script in the agi-bin (/var/lib/asterisk/agi-bin). You can place them anywhere but my instructions will assume they're in your asterisk_agi directory.
In the Asterisk administration console you can type: "agi set debug on" to enable AGI debugging. "agi set debug off" will turn off AGI debugging.
Save the above script to a file, let's call it "easy.py" for now. Using Fetch or another SFTP application upload the script to the "asterisk_agi" in your home directory. Log into the server using SSH and navigate to the directory containing the agi scripts (cd asterisk_agi) and execute the command required to make the file executable (chmod 755 easy.py).
This should start the execution of the file, if it doesn't there is an error that you need to fix. The application should wait indefinitely for input (which it is expecting from Asterisk through STDIN). You can simulate this by hitting return a couple of times. You should see some semblance of the commands that are sent to Asterisk via STDOUT.
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An accounting firm has spotted a system error within the ATO's tax agent portal that affects client switching accounting methods for their GST.
The issue, raised by AS Partners director Sam Rotberg, occurred when a client changed the accounting method for GST from cash to accruals, causing prior BAS forms lodged on the ATO portals to switch to accruals as well.
Speaking to Accountants Daily, Mr Rotberg said the issue was not contained to just one client and would potentially cause problems in the long run if the Tax Office were to conduct an audit.
"There's obviously an issue in their system somewhere that when you change the method, the BAS issued prior to the change also changes on the portal… they don't maintain the integrity of the old BAS in the portal saying the old one is cash and the new one is accruals, so unless you've got a record of what you've done and lodged prior then you wouldn't know," said Mr Rotberg.
"If someone else takes over the file, they wouldn't have a clue, they would just think they have always been on accruals and it's a major problem because when you're doing GST reconciliation and you're changing methods, there's an adjustment you need to make otherwise you're missing out on remitting GST.
Mr Rotberg said the ATO has acknowledged that there is a system error with two databases for GST but could not confirm when the issue would be rectified.
However, an ATO spokesperson told Accountants Daily that the Tax Office had not received widespread reports on the issue but would help any practitioners dealing with the issue.
"We have not seen any significant reports of this recently and believe this may be an isolated incident," said the ATO.


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Former Liverpool man Andy Carroll may have been on the wrong end of a 7-0 thumping by Fulham tonight, but his two unbelievable disallowed strikes have offered fans a reminder of what he's capable of.
The 33-year-old is now playing for Reading in the Championship and although he showed glimpses of his ability during his time at Anfield, he didn't do enough to justify the whopping £35m fee we paid to Newcastle United for his services back in 2011.
At the time, the transfer was the most expensive for a British player but he went on to score just six goals in 44 appearances for the Reds.
Our former No. 9 did score impressive goals against Manchester City during his time at the club as well as a memorable late winner against Everton in the semi-final of the FA Cup at Wembley, and tonight he's reminded fans why Kenny Dalglish was eager to secure his services all them years ago.
You can catch a clip of the goals below via @sammisam147 on Twitter.
Andy Carroll just scored two of the best disallowed goals you're ever going to see #readingfc pic.twitter.com/vM9fVNIRUW
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A delayed court case is causing more DWP chaos
A legal case against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been delayed. The court claims it's due to a shortage of judges. And one of the claimants bringing the legal challenge has taken to Twitter to express their frustration.
The DWP: ignoring legacy benefit claimants
The £20 uplift for Universal Credit is coming to an end. As The Canary has been reporting, the Tories' cut will plunge countless people into further poverty. And the move by chancellor Rishi Sunak and the DWP has been contentious for other reasons, too. This is because the government hasn't helped people on things like Employment and Support Allowance (ESA). These are known as legacy benefit claimants.
Campaign group Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) has been at the forefront protesting about this. As member and disability rights activist Paula Peters previously told The Canary:
the Tories completely overlooked and ignored legacy benefit claimants during the pandemic. Many of these 2.2 million claimants are disabled people. Some were also shielding. Living costs rose and disabled people couldn't afford the most basic standard of living. When you ask disabled people what £20 uplift would mean to them, you hear the same response: everything; life-changing; affording fresh fruit; buying the extra items you need.
We just want to live with dignity and respect.
The Tories' neglect of legacy benefit claimants during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is facing legal action.
A legal challenge
As The Canary previously reported, two disabled people are using legal aid to mount a judicial review. This is over the DWP's failure to uplift legacy benefits in line with Universal Credit and Working Tax Credits. Firm Osbornes Law is representing them, and it's looking at the government's decision not to give an uplift to ESA. The case will argue that this is discrimination under the European Convention on Human Rights, because the claimants are disabled people.
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Philip Wayland is one of the claimants. He told Disability News Service (DNS) that the DWP's lack of action for ESA claimants was a "blatant discriminatory policy". Wayland said:
Their claim is 'we have put our arms around the most vulnerable people', when they have categorically not done that.
After 10 years of it, that is what pushed me into it, because I have had enough.
It was an accumulation of the last 10 years, feeling as though we were being treated as second-class citizens, of years of feeling ignored and treated badly.
The first stage of the judicial review was supposed to be on 28 and 29 September. But now, the court has delayed the hearing.
A shortage of judges
The High Court has now pushed the date back to November. Osbornes Law told The Canary that the court claimed this was due to "judicial availability" – i.e. a shortage of judges.
Previously, Wayland said the delay further highlighted "the decimation of public services". When the new court dates were confirmed, he tweeted that:
My solicitor has confirmed that our new court date will be the 17-18th November. I hope we can end this particular injustice & then focus on all the others we face.
Writing about the problem in 2018, the Guardian reported that:
The effective operation of the courts in England and Wales is under threat due to problems of judicial recruitment, increasingly heavy workloads and deteriorating working conditions, according to the lord chief justice.
At the end of 2019, the Financial Times (FT) reported that the High Court was 10 judges short. There's also a shortage of district judges. And now, because of the pandemic causing a backlog of court cases, the situation appears to be even worse.
Years in the making
But as Crest Advisory noted, the problems with the judicial system have ultimately been years in the making:
During the 'austerity' years, when budgets for policing, the Crown Prosecution Service, probation and prisons contracted sharply, the Ministry of Justice also cut spending on the courts. Between 2010/11 and 2019/20, HMCTS saw its funding fall by 21% in real terms, so the agency had to make savings: it sold off court buildings – half of magistrates' courts, a-third of county courts and eight Crown Courts were closed – and reduced staff numbers.
In the 12 months before the first lockdown began, there were on average 16,264 staff employed by HMCTS, 22% less than in 2010/11. There were 3,174 judges at all levels of the civil and criminal courts – 13% down. There had been a particularly steep reduction in the number of judges who carry out the bulk of the work in Crown Courts, where the most serious criminal cases are heard, with 11 fewer circuit judges and 359 fewer recorders – a 29% decline. Over the same period, the number of magistrates – who are unpaid volunteers – plunged by 55%.
Throwing millions of people under the bus
As the Mirror wrote, the case affects millions of people. It noted that:
If the court rules in favour of the claimants, one scenario could see the DWP issue back payments to those affected.
This would be worth up to £1,500 if the DWP matched the level of support those on Universal Credit received during the pandemic.
But even if the DWP loses, there is no guarantee of any sort of payout at all – and even if there is, it may not be worth as much as £1,500.
This is because it would be down to the government to decide how it rectifies to situation, if the hearing goes against the DWP.
Now, with the court's delay, these millions of people will have to wait even longer to find out if they are entitled to equal support to other claimants.
If you have a case relating to social security or housing, Osbornes Law may be able to help. Find out more here.
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jeff3 says:
4th October 2021 at 9:34 am
Winning against the dwp hmmm. It will not pay notice to the justice part it just carrying on with its own way it's how to make a government listen that you won't get with these devils in power
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I'm on legacy benefits (ESA) and in the last 18 months I've had to take out loan after loan and credid cards just to survive, and I'm still having to decide whether I eat or heat the house on a daily basis. I would have thought it would be commonsense to give people on legacy benefits the same uplift as people on universal credit. It's so unfathomable.
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It's been a weekend of woe for Keir 'Calamity' Starmer
It's time for us to step up and fight for our right to access health and social care
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Q: call controller Actinresult type action from javascript with parameter I try following way :
My Action is :
[HttpPost]
        public ActionResult PaymentVoucherCommit(string sParameter)
        {
            try
            {
                _oVoucher = new Voucher();
                _oVoucher = _oVoucher.CommitVoucherNo(2, 1); // Here 2 refere VoucherTypeID that is PaymentVoucher & 1 refere jam company ID
                _oVoucher.BaseCurrencyId = 1; //jas......this code is temporary
                _oVoucher.CompanyID = 1;//jas......this code is temporary
                _oVoucher.VoucherTypeID = 2;//jam for temporary basis code 2 is paymenttypeid that is payment voucher
                _oVoucher.CurrencyId = 1;
                _oVoucher.BaseCurrencyNameSymbol = "Taka[Tk]"; //jas......this code is temporary
                _oVoucher.VoucherDetailLst = VoucherDetail.Gets(_oVoucher.VoucherID);
                _oVoucher.LstCurrency = Currency.Gets();
                _oVoucher.Operation = "AddPaymnetVoucher";
                _oVoucher.DebitAccountHeadName = "Press Enter";
                _oVoucher.CreditAccountHeadName = "Press Enter";
                return View(_oVoucher);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                return View(ex.Message);
            }
        }

And my javascript code is :
$('#btnCommit').keypress(function (e) {
        debugger;
        var keyCode = e.keyCode || e.which;
        if (keyCode == 13) {
            $.ajax({
                type: "POST",
                dataType: "text json",
                url: '@Url.Action("PaymentVoucherCommit", "Voucher")',
                data: { sParameter: "Bangladesh" },
                contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
                success: function (data) {
                    //                        debugger;
                    alert(data);
                },
                error: function (xhr, status, error) {
                    alert(error);
                }
            });
            return false;
        }
    })

please fix this bug.
Note : same type of task i am successfully complete for [httpGet] request. But i a triad for post type action(Action Result)

A: Try simply:
$('#btnCommit').keypress(function (e) {
    debugger;
    var keyCode = e.keyCode || e.which;
    if (keyCode == 13) {
        $.post('@Html.Raw(Url.Action("PaymentVoucherCommit", "Voucher"))', { sParameter: "Bangladesh" }, function(view){
             alert(view);
        });
        return false;
    }
})

If you want to return Json, then:
[HttpPost]
    public JsonResult PaymentVoucherCommit(string sParameter)
    {
        try
        {
            _oVoucher = new Voucher();
            _oVoucher = _oVoucher.CommitVoucherNo(2, 1); // Here 2 refere VoucherTypeID that is PaymentVoucher & 1 refere jam company ID
            _oVoucher.BaseCurrencyId = 1; //jas......this code is temporary
            _oVoucher.CompanyID = 1;//jas......this code is temporary
            _oVoucher.VoucherTypeID = 2;//jam for temporary basis code 2 is paymenttypeid that is payment voucher
            _oVoucher.CurrencyId = 1;
            _oVoucher.BaseCurrencyNameSymbol = "Taka[Tk]"; //jas......this code is temporary
            _oVoucher.VoucherDetailLst = VoucherDetail.Gets(_oVoucher.VoucherID);
            _oVoucher.LstCurrency = Currency.Gets();
            _oVoucher.Operation = "AddPaymnetVoucher";
            _oVoucher.DebitAccountHeadName = "Press Enter";
            _oVoucher.CreditAccountHeadName = "Press Enter";
            return Json(_oVoucher);
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            return Json(ex.Message);
        }
    }

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Good that I logged into my reader just now VK and saw this from you.. So agree with your thoughts here my friend.. Its how we think and act that creates the reality around us.. I only said to my husband the other day it appears we are going backwards in time instead of forwards.. As those who are afraid to let go keep hanging onto the same old same old..
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Q: How to have the sum for the numbers in a string line? Here I in this task I need to use the generated string data to loop over all characters on it then sum only the numbers within the string.
example: If we have this data string
 5f395d07369071a505ef926527de2ac53e8c29e103dc63398315bc276224b81a

Then the result will be when taking only the numbers and adding them together is 2407
this is the code :
String studentId="22011151";
String studentName="Abed Alrahman Abuhilal";

int total=0;
String data =generateData(studentId);  //here is a method I didn't show

I have a logic error here
for(int i=0; i < data.length(); i++) {
    Boolean ok = Character.isDigit(data.charAt(i));
    total+=data.charAt(i);

System.out.println("StudentId:"+studentId+" my name is:"+studentName+" total is:"+total);

A: String.charAt returns (in this case) an ASCII representation of a character ('0' = 0x30, '1' = 0x31 etc). To get a digit you should change your line in loop with the the following:
total += data.charAt(i) - '0';

UPD: By applying this change and Geoff Zoref's suggestion you should get the working code.

A: I am not sure exactly what logic error you are having, but I have a few suggestions. The Boolean ok is, as far as I can tell, unused. Even if you did use it, you would need to couch the line total+=data.charAt(i); in an if statement so that only the digits get added to total. Something like this:
      String data ="5f395d07369071a505ef926527de2ac53e8c29e103dc63398315bc276224b81a";
      int total = 0;

        for(int i=0; i < data.length(); i++)
        {
            if (Character.isDigit(data.charAt(i)))
                total += data.charAt(i);
        }
        System.out.println(total);
    }
}

A: data.charAt(i) returns ASCII value related to the character.
Hence you get the wrong answer.
So without applying the char value directly, follow the following steps.

*

*Get the string value of char

*Parse the string value to int
for(int i=0; i < data.length(); i++) {
        Boolean ok = Character.isDigit(data.charAt(i));
        if (ok)
            total += Integer.parseInt(String.valueOf(data.charAt(i)));

}

A: I think the problem is that you are adding the char value to your total. This is not the same as adding the value of the digit. For example the ASCII value for 0 is 48, as you can see in the table in this wikipedia entry. One solution to your problem is to write your sum like this:
total += Data.charAt(i) - '0';

You can do this because you already know that the character is a digit and all digits in ASCII are in order by their value (0 is 48, 1 is 49, etc.).


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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Successfully Landed On Floating Drone Ship Once Again (video)
9:43 am May 6, 2016 By Julian Horsey
The SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket has once again been landed successfully on a drone ship floating in the middle of the sea, proving that the landing on the same floating platform back in April 2016 was not just a lucky landing.
The drone ship aptly named 'Of Course I Still Love You' has been specifically designed as the landing site for the Falcon 9 rocket, which launched from its Cape Canaveral base in Florida and successfully carried out its mission to launch the JCSAT-14 Japanese communications satellite.
This months flight was a little more complicated than the previous as the JCSAT-14 Satellite needed to be positioned at an altitude of 22,300 miles which is a lot further to fly when compared to the previous flight to the International Space Station which is roughly 250 miles above the surface of the Earth.
Check out the hour-long video below to see the full mission that follows on from the delivery of the inflatable habitat back in April which was also successfully landed on the floating drum ship.
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Mississippi GOP Candidates politely spar in gubernatorial debate | Mississippi Politics and News - Y'all Politics
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Mississippi GOP Candidates politely spar in gubernatorial debate
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On Tuesday night, all three of the Republican candidates for governor participated in a debate hosted by WJTV in conjunction with Supertalk Mississippi. Tate Reeves, Bill Waller and Robert Foster were asked questions that pertain to issues the state is currently facing.
The full hour debate allowed for each candidate to have 60 seconds to answer each question. Follow-up questions were allowed as well as responses when a candidates name was mentioned.
First question: Why do you want to be governor of Mississippi? To @tatereeves first. #MSGOPGovDebate #msgov #MSElex
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Tate Reeves said he believes that Mississippi is moving in the right direction, and he believes the selection of the next governor is vital to ensure that the state continues to moving forward.
Foster said he felt called to run in the race after spending time in prayer over the decision. He believes his short time in legislature and public office allows him to run for the office uninhibited by years of making relationships that could require him to 'owe favors' if elected.
Waller took the opportunity to emphasize his campaign platform by reminding the audience if he is elected he would fight to end low paying jobs for teachers, helping improve healthcare and coverage in Mississippi and pushing to improve the state's infrastructure.
Waller: His policy is that there are always two adults, and creating a non threatening environment.
Reeves: Commends Foster on his faith on this issue. Says it is okay to bring faith into all aspects of your life. Believes in hiring the best person for the job. #MSGOPGovDebate
As expected, the next question asked pertains to the recent controversy Foster has encountered when he refused to have a ride-along interview with a female reporter without another person present.
Candidates were asked how they would ensure that women will be included within the winning candidate's administration.
"I've worked with many wonderful women Justices…."said Waller. He said he has always worked with an open door policy and that this is a corporate America policy in order to create a non-threatening environment.
Reeves first took the time to commend Foster on his decision to respect the commitment he made to his wife to follow the "Billy Graham Rule" and not allow himself to be alone with a female. He then commented on his past decisions to employ in his administration, and how his record shows that including everyone is not an issue for him.
"I believe in hiring the best person for the job," said Reeves.
Foster stuck to the stance he has had since the controversy began, that he could serve effectively and employ women in his office as governor, without breaking that commitment to his wife.
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The debate then moved onto the major issues. First up, legalization of marijuana. The candidates were asked: Would you support language that would legalize medical marijuana for individuals with certain medical conditions?
All three candidates seemed to agree that they would not support any legislation of this type at this time, however could be open to it if it were voted on by the people.
Foster said he couldn't support the legalization of marijuana, of any kind, until the federal government were to unschedule and sales were allowed in a pharmacy.
Reeves said he is likely to vote no, as he sees it as a gateway drug to worse substances. However, if it were passed, he would do his duty to ensure it was enacted in the appropriate away.
Waller was hard against any legalization of another substance. He referenced his time on the Mississippi Supreme Court and said the last thing the state needs is another substance that could cause issues for individuals who use it. He said if it were passed by constituents, he would be hard pressed to approve it as governor until more studies were done.
In what was one of the few punches landed in the debate, Reeves corrected Waller in real time after Waller said he was unsure whether he would "veto" the ballot initiative. Reeves highlighted the fact that a passed voter initiative is not subject to a gubernatorial veto.
Teacher pay raise numbers –
Waller: $40k
Foster: $40k or competitive with states around us
Reeves: No definite amount. Encouraged yearly raises. #MSGOPGovDebate
When it came to teacher pay, all candidates were asked what a fair base salary was.
Reeves did not give a specific number but encouraged annual pay raises, like those that have been implemented over the last 8 years as he was the Lt. Governor.
Waller and Foster agreed something around $40k seemed a good place to start. Foster said he would like to see teacher pay competing with surrounding states and if that number was at $40k then that is where Mississippi should start.
Gas Tax Increase
Infrastructure was next on the list of big-ticket items to tackle.
Foster and Reeves were initially against a gas tax. Foster recommended a swap, or restructuring of the tax structure in general. He then said that a potential small raise in gas taxes or sales tax could help find the revenue needed.
Waller said user fees would be the most fair way to increase revenue. He cited states like Florida or Texas that use a similar system. He also proposed a tax swap, as was brought up in the 2019 Session and raising the gas tax 3-4 cents as a base point.
Reeves said that kind of raise could equate to roughly $500 for a four person family and for some in Mississippi that is a significant tax increase for those who are already paying taxes.
Medicaid/Obamacare Expansion
The only candidate that was in favor of a Medicaid expansion was Waller. He said taking those dollars from the federal government will come at no cost to the state of Mississippi and believes this is an urgent right to life issue
"We have to do it," said Waller. "I want to use the Mike Pence reform. We can bring up the level to 138% of the poverty level and will cost the state zero."
Reeves disagreed with Waller's belief that it 'won't cost the state anything.' He said he is completely opposed to 'Obamacare,' saying encouraging constituents to rely on the government for something like health insurance is bad policy and means premiums will eventually go up if the private sector is eliminated.
Foster said he is open to all the options but opposed to the Affordable Care Act.
Minimum wage starting salary:
Reeves: look at it on a job to job basis
Waller: no clear answer
Foster: Free market takes care of that #MSGOPGOVDebate #mselex
The candidates were then asked about minimum wage. Mississippi currently abides by the federal government's minimum wage, and for Waller and Reeves that's how they believe it should stay.
Foster however disagrees with a minimum wage altogether.
"The federal government is overstepping; I don't think there should be a minimum wage at all. Let the free market decide," said Foster. He said if someone does not like the wage they're being paid at one job, they have the opportunity to leave that job and find another one because of the free market.
None of the candidates gave a solid number on the amount that the minimum wage should be placed at.
State Flag
Foster, Waller and Reeves were then asked if they believed the state flag hindered economic growth in the state, causing businesses not to locate here.
None of them believed the state flag caused that issue and all agreed it was the people's right to vote for the state flag, as they did in 2001.
Reeves said in all his time in economic development meetings with outside businesses considering a move to Mississippi, the state flag with a confederate emblum on it, has never once come up in conversation.
Should selling Sons of Confederate Veterans license plates be legal?
Foster: If someone wants it that is their right
Waller: It is legally allowable
Reeves: Just as much a right to have it as anyone else #MSGOPGovDebate #mselex @RobertFoster4MS @BillWallerMS @TeamTateReeves
School choice and voucher expansion caused a division between the candidates.
As seen in the 2019 Legislative Session, Reeves is in favor of these vouchers primarily for special needs students, but also believes in a parent's right to choose where to send their child to school for the best quality education possible.
Waller took a stab at Reeves, saying that all voucher money should be voted on out in the open before it could move forward. He said he is opposed to voucher expansion.
Foster also disagreed with voucher expansion, saying he will not support it for kids without special needs and then made a push for VOTECH to be returned and emphasized in schools.
In regards to the recent disaster on the Gulf coast and the closing of the Bonnet Carre spillway, all candidates were asked if they will allocate state funds to rebuild the economy. Reeves said it is important to restore this area and get it back up and running and was committed to do everything in his power to make that happen.
Foster said funds should only be given for a specific incident and said the flood control plain should be considered for an update.
Waller said since the federal government made the decision to reopen, they should be looked to for financial assistance. He also said with a massive ecological disaster like this one a study should be done for a new plan to maintain clean water in those areas.
As the debate wrapped, Robert Foster and Bill Waller met with media to answer questions. You can see those interviews below.
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Priority Pass, the world's largest independent airport lounge access program, has announced a major partnership with Vodafone Qatar, one of the leading telecommunications networks in the region.
Vodafone Qatar wanted to bring innovation to the market by offering its customers benefits they would not expect from their telecommunications provider. To deliver this to customers, Vodafone has partnered with Priority Pass due to its world leading lounge access program, brand strength and proven track record in the lifestyle enhancement market.
The Priority Pass lounge membership is now available for all Vodafone Qatar Red Postpaid customers, giving access to over 600 VIP lounges across the globe, simply by showing their Priority Pass Membership card at participating lounges in airports in more than 100 countries.
The partnership sees Priority Pass further extend its reach into the Telecoms market, with Vodafone Qatar using Priority Pass as a key differentiator in its Red Postpaid proposition. The Telecoms market is one of the fiercest in terms of customer churn, with providers constantly vying to acquire and retain valuable customers. Priority Pass has been added across the Red portfolio in Qatar, providing all Red customers with a valuable benefit that is unique to the Telecoms sector in Qatar.
Vodafone will use the flexible benefits allocation available from Priority Pass to match different inclusions against Vodafone's segmented offering, with the highest plans having the greatest number of lounge visits each month. Each Red offer includes an allocation of included lounge visits, which can be redeemed by the customer or any family or friend travelling with the customer.
Director, Airport Lounge Development (ALD), Errol McGlothan said: "We are delighted to be working with such a prestigious brand as Vodafone Qatar to provide its Red Postpaid customers with airport VIP lounge access worldwide. Adding airport lounge benefits to a Telecoms proposition is unique in this region, and based on the feedback from millions of existing members, we know that Vodafone's Red customers are going to find real value in having access to these airport lounges.
"This exciting proposition is a real innovation in the Telecoms sector and will help Vodafone to deliver a relevant and aspirational package of lifestyle benefits to its customers. We look forward to Vodafone Red customers taking full advantage of the many benefits that Priority Pass can offer. "
Cindy Moussa, Marketing Director at Vodafone Qatar added: "Choosing the right partner for our Red proposition was crucial as we were undertaking substantial improvements to our overall customer value proposition, and knew we needed to ensure that we had the best offering for our valued customers. Working with Priority Pass will ensure our Red Postpaid customers have the opportunity to enjoy the full benefit of VIP airport lounge access from a trusted brand. Priority Pass was further able to meet our requirements for flexibility in the offering of tailored benefits to different members. We want our customers' journeys to be as comfortable as possible, and our partnership with Priority Pass means they will enjoy the benefits of a prestigious brand and a global leader in the lifestyle enhancement sector."


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Michael Reckers Enters ZRG's Interim Solutions Division as Managing Director
Rochelle Park, NJ, December 14, 2021 – ZRG, named the fastest-growing global executive search firm in 2020, today adds Michael Reckers as Managing Director, Interim Solutions Division. Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Michael will identify short-term talent solutions for clients in various industries across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
With over two decades of executive interim management experience, Michael has amassed a strong track record of placing C-level interim executives and their direct reports, providing solutions to his clients most pressing challenges. Before joining ZRG, he served as CEO of a boutique German executive interim management firm for four years. Earlier, he was Global Managing Director for the Interim Management & Board Solutions business for an international executive search company.
Across his career, Michael's focus has been recruiting Executive Interim Managers across industries and functions. His previous placements span the areas of Restructuring, Transformation, Finance, HR, Operations, Supply Chain, and Sales/Marketing. Within his various roles in multiple regions, he has successfully managed changing national and international responsibilities.
"In addition to his many placements over the last 20 years, Michael has built up businesses from scratch and seen them evolve to become major players in their industries. By providing key interim talent solutions to clients across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, Michael will help to further build our Interim Solutions business across Europe and beyond," said Larry Hartmann, CEO of ZRG.
"The most exciting about working with the ZRG team is the people and their experience, as well as the global scope of the business and the ability to help clients with a variety of solutions internationally," Michael added. "I gravitated toward the opportunity to be part of creating something new and big within a global firm with a fantastic track record."
ZRG is a global talent advisory firm that is changing the way companies hire and manage talent. ZRG's data-driven approach to executive and professional search has been changing the way clients think about how to find top talent. The company's digital Zi platform combines talent intelligence, candidate insights, and process improvement to dramatically deliver executive searches quicker and with proven better results.
Today, with the help of private equity investor RFE Investment Partners, ZRG is among the fastest growing firms in the search industry and provides a full suite of retained search, on-demand talent, and consulting and advisory solutions across the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Australia.


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Q: Python display numbers without a comma in a list below I put the code I would like to get the result like:  0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4 .... but I get this result [0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.30000000000000004, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6000000000000001, 0.7000000000000001, 0.8, 0.9] how can I remove those zeros after the decimal point?
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for i in range(10):
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A: You can use something like this:
>>> ['{:.2}'.format(i * 0.1) for i in range(10)]

A: Use the str method format to specify how many decimals to display.
squares = []
for i in range(10):
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print(*["{:.1f}".format(s) for s in squares], sep=', ')

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A: Sup, Kozinski. Hope you're having a great time.
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for i in range(10):
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watch Ted Alexandro take on Louis C.K. at Comedy Cellar
Amanda Hatfield
Amanda Hatfield Published: September 26, 2018
Comedian Ted Alexandro took on Louis C.K., Bill Cosby, and Donald Trump during a set earlier this month at Comedy Cellar. In a video of the September 1 performance, which he shared on Twitter today (watch above right now to avoid more spoilers), Ted wasted no time in bringing up Louis, whose FX series Louie he appeared in the first season of. The applause had barely died down when he asked the crowd, "what, does a guy have to be convicted of sexual assault to get an extended ovation?" Ted's set came less than a week after Louis's surprise performance on the same stage, one of his first since admitting to allegations of sexual misconduct. Ted mocked cries of "P.C. culture" stifling free speech, saying, "do you want to live in a world where a man can't politely ask a colleague if he can take off all his clothes and masturbate to completion?"
Ted also had things to say about Bill Cosby, who was just sentenced to three to ten years in prison and ruled a "sexually violent predator," as well as President Donald Trump. Watch the video of Ted's set above.
Meanwhile, Ted wrote on his website about the many things he has on the horizon:
Hello! My new one-hour special "Senior Class of Earth" will be released October 4th! I'm proud to say it's being released through All Things Comedy, which is a comedian-owned company owned by Bill Burr and Al Madrigal. It will be available to purchase worldwide at www.atcspecials.com and though Vimeo On Demand.
The album version will be released October 5th through 800 Pound Gorilla Records and will be available everywhere you listen to music or comedy.
Some fun news; I'll be doing Bill Burr's Monday Morning Podcast on October 2nd and I'm doing Conan on October 4th. I'll also be doing Marc Maron's WTF, which will be released around November. I'll keep you posted.
In the meantime, I'll be touring with Jim Gaffigan throughout 2018-19 on his Fixer Upper Tour, all over the U.S., Canada and Europe. I'll be doing additional headline dates on the road and at the Comedy Cellar when I'm home in NY. Please check my schedule for updates.
My first two specials ("As Much As You Want" and "I Did It") are available to download here. Or you can listen anywhere you stream music- Spotify, pandora, Apple Music, Google Play, etc.
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The last-for-now installment of my journey through a chronic autoimmune disease…here you can find part 1 and part 2.
…Every day for the rest of my life, I will take a pill, sometimes two, depending on the current dose I need to keep functioning. There's a humble grief in that. My disease is not particularly life-threatening in the physical sense. The cardiac issues were scary, but there's much less danger now that I'm hypothyroid. It steals the life straight out of me just the same. When my thyroid isn't functioning up to speed, my hair and my fingernails stop growing, my skin dries up, my digestive system stops working, my brain doesn't function normally. Sometimes I think this must be what it's like when you know your body is shutting down and preparing for physical death, only in my case it occurs in slow motion.
I was too sick for a long time to process through all of this. I've only recently begun to grieve the losses a chronic illness brings in my life. I've had plenty of medical 'issues' in my life, this just felt like one more for a long time. A permanent dependency on medication, a disease that drastically affects my mental state, years of my children's lives that I barely remember. The thought that I will never be the healthy adult that I imagined I would be. Those are losses. They are real. They are worth grieving. My life has forever changed.
I still battle pride. Admission of weakness, acknowledging need: those come easy in the trusted embrace of a loved one, but much harder when in the presence of 'others'. The humility of being bound to a medication for the rest of my life still stings. Surrender doesn't come easily to me, and this is just one more area where I'm being forced to learn it daily.
I now battle fear. I have hideous nightmares about losing all of my hair. I check the bathroom mirror in the middle of the night, making sure my nightmare wasn't real. I fear the future. I know that once you have one autoimmune disease, you are much more likely to develop another, so I fear any new symptom or health issue. Pain in my hip? I hope it's not rheumatoid arthritis. Or maybe it's the beginnings of multiple sclerosis. It's just always at the back of my mind.
I still battle an immense amount of guilt over these years. I feel guilty about our finances. I know medical bills are expensive – we have thousands in medical debt. I feel guilty that part of the reason my husband works so hard, works two jobs is because of my health. I feel guilt over the snarky almost-anger that rises up deep in me when I see all the fundraisers for various, more understandable illnesses that it's so PC to raise money for.
I feel guilty for the burden my husband carried all on his own all of those years. I feel guilty that he did his job and mine too. I feel guilty that my anxiety caused him to miss family events. I feel guilty for making him the brunt of my hugely fluctuating emotions – the depression, the anxiety, the anger, the fear.
I feel guilt and regret and if I'm truly honest, shame, over how I parented (or didn't parent) my children during those years. All the hours of TV. Will what they remember of me be how much I slept on the couch? I didn't make them enough cookies. I didn't play with them enough. I abdicated almost all of my role to Nick Jr. and Wendell. I wish I had been more honest about what life was like for me during the day. I wish I had not allowed Wendell to bear so much of the load.
I choose not to stay in those places anymore. Even as I still battle this illness. It's not as intense as it was at first, but it's still a continual war. I get my blood drawn fairly regularly. I haven't ever been on the same dose for more than six months at a time. This summer brought one of the worst times I've had since the beginning. My hormone levels were significantly off. I knew it but didn't want to admit it. I wanted to pretend it wasn't happening. When I finally went in, it was too late for a quick fix. Now, almost two months later, I can feel myself finally beginning to feel a little more normal.
This isn't all over, but I'm living beyond it. I'm better at choosing joy. The rest of my life has taught me a lot about dealing with uncertainty, grief, joy, and pain all intertwined together. I counted steadily to 1000 gifts (and more). I'm learning to see the beauty in the mess. I've seen redemption in the hearts of my children. I am being healed. I keep watch with my words over this life that I'm living. I am living a better story.
As I watch and wait with my sweet friend who is battling her own chronic illness, I continue to pray for a miraculous healing that I never received and a remission that I never experienced because I believe that my God is big enough to do just that. She's a wife, a mama to the sweetest one-year-old little girl, and she is one of the purest pictures of redemption that you'll ever meet. She is just beginning to learn about this life that she would never have chosen. God may not perform a miraculous healing in her life, but I know His miracles don't always come in the way we expect. I pray for her courage and resolve. I pray for her husband and daughter. I pray for pain alleviated, for joy experienced, for strength renewed. I pray grace, overflowing, relentless, and amazing. Join me in interceding for her? Will you please?


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Join us for our City Hall Holiday Open House on Tuesday, December 18 from 4-6pm. Bring cash, food or toy donation to get a free picture with Santa. All donations will go towards the Food Pantry, Family Center, Boys & Girls Club of the Wisconsin Rapids Area and the Wisconsin Rapids Fire Department toy drive.


Thanks to its technological and commercial uses in the healthcare, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry, collagen peptides (also named collagen hydrolysates) are an incredibly versatile protein that plays a major role for different internal processes in our organism.
In this article, we will review all of the features and benefits of Collagen Peptides and what it can do for you.
What are the Collagen Peptides?
The Collagen Peptides are a great source of essential proteins, being an important element in order to have an efficient usage of the nutrients we take on a daily basis. Its nutritional properties are vital to foster proper health on our bones, joints and for the natural beauty of our skin. Collagen is made of three polypeptide sub-units called Alpha-Chains. They are intertwined to create triple-helix macromolecules. Collagen Peptides have a particular sequence of amino acids of unique size and structure. This type of sequence is necessary for Collagen to be shaped into small fibres that form an extracellular connective tissue of amazing strength that is part of our bones, muscle, joints, and skin. Due to its purity and neutral flavour, Collagen Peptides are fundamental for the development of functional food products, pharmaceutic solutions, and the cosmetic industry.
Properties Collagen Peptides comes in a white, odorless and flavorless powder highly soluble in water or any other liquid (especially in cold liquids). They emulsify, form chains of foam, add consistency and agglutinate.
Collagen Peptides are easily soluble in water, forming gels even in extremely concentrated solutions.
Just like gelatin, Collagen Peptides are derived from Type 1 Collagen from a hydrolysis process. This same Collagen can be found in our bones and skin.
Protein makes for up to 97% of Collagen Peptides.
In its dry form, Collagen Peptides have 18 amino acids (8 of them, the so-called "Essential Amino Acids.
Collagen Peptides. This special mix of amino acids adds to Collagen Peptides some of its most important functional properties for the health of your skin, fingernails, hair, bones, and joints.
Collagen peptides have many applications in the healthcare, food industry and cosmetics.
From healthy joints, strong bones, soft skin, silky-smooth hair, and healthy fingernails, Collagen Peptides are playing a major part in the maintenance of these fundamental components of our body. Besides, Collagen is one of the most abundant proteins in humans and animals. It is the first and most important structural protein of the conjunctive tissues. In order for you to keep strong, healthy and moving, it is needed just the right amount of Collagen Peptides in our daily diet.
Red meat, porker, and chicken.
Fish. Not only fish is rich on Collagen Peptides, but also in Omega-3, one of the healthiest fatty-acids you need. Salmon, white fish, and trout are highly recommended.
Fruits and vegetables: Kale and broccoli have high levels of chlorophyll that your body later transforms into Collagen Peptides. Fruits like strawberries, cherries, raspberries, tomatoes, peppers and basically every red fruit you can think of are enablers for the internal synthesizing of Collagen Peptides in your organism. Also, oranges, pineapples, lemons, and fruits with Vitamin C stimulate the creation of natural Collagen in you.
It is recommended a daily intake of 10 grams a day in order to have a positive effect on your bone, hair, joints, and fingernail.
Bottomline As you can see, are an amazing and essential source of health benefits for you. The best part is you can obtain them just with a healthy and protein-rich food regime. However, if you feel like improving your intake of Collagen Peptides, don't hesitate to consult a professional in order to obtain the proper advice based on your metabolism and particular needs.


The giant French hotel operator Accor Hotels follows a special mission in Iran and plans to implement several projects around the country within the next 10 years.
Christophe Landais, the chief executive of French multinational hotel operator Accor Hotels Group, says the company is pursuing a special mission in Iran and plans to implement various projects around the country within the next 10 years and perhaps build 100 hotels during this time.
In an interview with ISNA, as translated by IFP, Landais said the Accor Hotels is serious in making investment in Iran.
The Accor Hotels Company currently holds 4,100 hotels with 57,000 rooms in 94 countries around the world operating in 18 brands. The complex has 240,000 staff welcoming 500,000 visitors every night.
The hotels earned €5,581 million in 2015. 54% of the Accor Hotels are in Europe and the rest in Asia. The group follows the ideology of inaugurating two hotels in three days.
The Accor investment group considers the 10 percent annual growth of Iran's tourism industry and anticipates the arrival of 28 million tourists in 2035. Therefore, it plans to build 350 to 370 hotels with 60,000 rooms in the country, and create 800,000 jobs.


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'The Lion King' experimental VFX proves what can be done with CG animation!
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Poonam Mondal
Disney's live-action remake The Lion King has remarkably scored glorifying in numbers at the global box office as it officially transcended $1 billion mark. From the creation of the fantasy land Pride Rock to the creation of the characters, music, background score, the bond of father Mufasa and son Simba and the presentation of the circle of life with simplicity has kept the visual grandeur of the movie shining in the midst of box office. To show such diversity on the screen at a time it was not possible without the use of visual effects. MPC film a division of Technicolor, specialised in visual effects has made it a reality on screen. MPC Film's VFX and CG work for the movie might be considered as one of the key reasons behind the success of the movie.
MPC Film has earlier worked with Disney in the making of Cinderella, Dumbo, Maleficent and many more classics. For The Lion King, the whole MPC Films VFX team has worked closely to set a benchmark what can be possible with computer-generated animation. It was an experimental form of filmmaking that, through VR, allows studios to shoot virtual sets with old-fashioned direction and analogue camerawork. In conversation with MPC's visual effects supervisor Elliot Newman we get to know how he got associated with the film he said: "I had worked as CG Supervisor on The Jungle Book and so I just put my name forward on this project as I felt I had the right skills to offer." MPC Film has delivered 1490 final VFX shots for the movie which involved two and half years of hard work by the team. Newman further revealed that the "post-production was around about two years but with the D23 teaser it was two and a half years of post-production."
In addition to that MPC had to build 17 hero characters, 63 unique species and 365 variations in total creatures for the movie and he expressed without the team it wouldn't be possible. He expressed "team is great, many artists across many different skillsets and disciplines – they are all the experts in their fields and I am very grateful to have worked with so much talent and knowledge." Here is the excerpt which will give a deeper insight into the VFX work of the movie:
How did you approach it when you were first told about it? At the start, a lot of the discussions were about getting the virtual production tools, crew, workflow and more. up to speed. We also had to do a short teaser for the Disney 23 expo in the summer of '17 which kept me quite busy from the start. Could you share a little on the unique techniques and trends incorporated on the show? Most of the new techniques were focused around the virtual shoot, where we needed to build an entirely new pipeline to support the needs of recording shoots in the Unity environment. We developed methods for translating scenes from Maya, into Unity and then offline rendering selected shoot takes which would then form the early cut and turnover to VFX. Most of the existing MPC VFX pipeline that we used on The Jungle Book was also used on this movie, but we optimised workflow, toolsets and other parts of our tech to be able to literally upgrade every part of the process. This enabled us to extend what already worked but also upgrade the visuals as much as possible.
The presentation ceremony of cub Simba was mesmerizing, can you please describe how MPC created it? It was a challenging sequence, every shot was different, contained different animals, environments, lighting conditions – we had to work each shot up, one by one. Baby Simba was obviously the pinnacle of that sequence, so getting him looking cute and realistic was also quite challenging, the camera is very close when he's nestled into Sarabi so we had to make sure all the detail was available in the fur and the twinkle in his eyes but also that the lighting was sympathetic to the softness of that story point. We also had to work on our crowds; we had a lot of animals to render in each shot so we had to make sure we could control the level of detail in a way that would resemble the fully detailed assets but from a distance.
Could you tell us more about the creation of Simba, especially when he was a cub? Simba was one of the first characters we developed and as such, he became the testing ground for a lot of the upgrades we wanted to employ. Of course, being the hero, we also needed to get his look just right, so a lot of time was spent on refining the quality of his fur, the detail we see in it, the anatomy of his eyes, so we could get light into them from different angles etc. The attack of the wild boars and death of Mufasa were quite tragic. How did MPC create them visually? It was a hard sequence as it contained a lot of ingredients; it is also a large sequence, so the scale of it was a lot to manage. It started with the environment build, which we created with a lot of procedural detailing to allow us to surface vast areas of canyon walls and floor so that we didn't lock ourselves in too much with any particular camera in terms of the level of detail. Once the stampede was in progress, animated in as both crowd simulations and hero animation clips, we started to develop the dust simulation and the interaction with all the gravel and stones on the ground. Lighting was challenging as we needed to get light into the canyon but it's surrounded by high walls, so keeping the light at the appropriate height required us to plan around some of the set geometry but also we had to use blockers from time to time as the indirect bounce light from the canyon walls was introducing a lot of warm bounce light which was not always wanted.
The landscapes and the minute details of the characters were so lifelike. Could you share how MPC made it so real? We always work from real reference and handcraft all the details in the model, the groom, the anatomy in the rigging, the colour and texture work, the animation. A lot of observing the details you see on real animals, the way they move, the direction of the individual strands of fur, the rough texture detail on the surface of their tongues – it was all just artistry and technology coming together, with the grounding always being a real-life animal reference. What were the pressure points for the team in creating the movie? The scale of it all was pretty daunting – we had a lot of very high quality, high complexity CG to produce and the added pressure was that it was The Lion King – a movie that is so iconic and important to so many people's lives, we really had a lot on our shoulders to make sure that we did not disappoint and that we had to please Jon. I think one of the most complex parts was managing the rendering, it is a very time-consuming process and so it requires methodical planning from the entire team including the technology groups, to make sure we delivered on time.
The inclusion of Timon and Pumbaa was such a comic relief post the death of Mufasa and Scar took over the throne. These scenes were visually quite interesting. How did MPC work on them? The scene we see Timon and Pumbaa for the first time is in the desert, where we had a very arid landscape of dry and cracked earth. We wanted it to feel really hot and the solar energy needed to feel just right. We had developed a way of improving how we capture real lighting from our location shoot in Kenya and this allowed us to simulate the real intensity of the middle-day sun so that when you watch that sequence, you really believe they are being pounded by intense sunlight. I think the animators had a lot of fun with Timon and Pumbaa, as so many of their scenes together have them interacting, either Timon is crawling over Pumbaa or they are reacting to what the other one is saying!
Can you share the VFX details of the climax scene when Simba returned to the jungle and overruled Scar? For this part of the movie, we had to build a version of the pride lands environment that was a wasteland with bones and dead foliage scattered across what was previously a very rich and lush landscape. At the start, when Simba returns to confront scar on pride rock, we wanted to promote the drama of the scene by pumping up the wind blowing in Scar's mane, we also had the thick layer of clouds moving behind him, to generate a sense of vertigo as the confrontation developed on the edge of the plinth rock.
Then, as the story developed, we had some really complex fire and smoke simulations – all of which are simulated, we didn't use any footage for the fire FX. When Simba fights Scar at the top, we had a number of slow-motion shots, so we needed to ensure all the skin and muscle movement was portrayed correctly and felt dynamic. Would you like to share any fond memories during the making of the movie? For me, it was working with the MPC crew, it was a special movie for us all to work on and it was very obvious how much the movie meant for everyone that worked on it. I am very proud of our collaboration and enthusiasm towards making such an iconic movie.
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It's the first week of classes, which means in all four sections I am showing the students in as concrete a way as possible what I am looking for in the work they will do in the next 15 weeks. And when I say concrete, I mean really concrete, Portland freakin' cement. Even so, I know I am not getting through to them. That's just the reality of this job.
Yesterday, for example, I led two classes through a series of exercises designed to make clear why I wanted every response they write to include three things: a cited summary of ideas in the text that is relevant to the question, some attempt to connect or distinguish these ideas with other ideas or authors in the course (or with contemporary events or their personal experience), and an evaluation of the ideas' significance or implication.
I even showed my classes sample writing prompts and had them diagram where summary was requested, a connection and an evaluation (with color-coded markers no less). I handed out a grading rubric tied to these requirements and had them assess four short responses of varying quality, and they also discussed in small groups any consensus or disagreement about the grades they came up with. Then I showed them the grades I actually gave these responses and explained with Smart Board diagrams why I gave them. In short, we tried to synchronize our understanding of the grading criteria.
Today, too, I will have them write a brief quiz about what's required in all responses, which they will administer to me and then grade using my own standards. This is all useful and worthwhile to do the first week, but I'm kidding myself if I think a significant number of them will actually do what I'm asking on the first assignment. It will take many of them two, three, maybe even four attempts before they really grasp it.
I used to get frustrated and grumble about "learning curves that needed to start bloody-well curving." Now I just accept that this is the nature of the job. Mental models change slowly and you have to stay on message until it gets through. Accepting this makes me less frustrated. I've even come to like this broken record part of teaching. There's something kind of zen about it.
Disney musicals follow a formula. At some point, early in the story, the main characters must sing their "I wish" song. Then they set out on some mission or journey. I too have something of an "I wish" song, one I sing every time I come across a good book on teaching and learning. Right now I am most of the way through Therese Huston's Teaching What You Don't Know and I find myself repeatedly singing "I wish I had known this before, I wish I had done that, I wish I had come up with the idea to write this book."
I've spent the bulk of my career teaching outside my discipline. My background is English literature, but I've taught journalism courses and countless interdisciplinary seminars containing no small amount of philosophy, religion, history, art history, psychology and social science (I once taught a course on sportswriting, for Pete's sake). Even so, I still hesitate to advertise my lack of expertise on such subjects. So it's affirming to hear someone say at last that this kind of teaching can be effective, innovative and invigorating, even if it does come with its fair share of anxiety. To be sure, Huston respects and values expertise, but she also has the courage to write about one of the great unspoken truths in higher education: a lot of us--not just me--are teaching well outside of our areas of academic training.
Even within our disciplines we are often assigned to teach courses that contain some material we don't know as well as we might like. There are actually some plusses to this. Huston notes that teaching what you don't know affords you the chance to learn something new (which may creatively cross pollinate with what you do know). To me, this is the main reason to do it. You get to be a student again.
It can also connect you with colleagues outside your area and broaden your CV. At my institution, too, teaching in interdisciplinary programs outside your area is viewed as a form of faculty service to the larger institution and it's valued by the Promotions and Tenure Committee. This isn't always the case at larger universities where junior faculty may be knocked for straying from their disciplines.
In a very helpful chapter on Teaching and Surviving, Huston offers some sound, practical tips like find an entry point to the material that interests you, design from the end to the front of the course, work from the highly concrete to the abstract, and never fake it when you don't know. Students will maintain their respect for professors who respond with "I'm not sure of the answer and I don't want to lead you astray." They'll smell blood when a prof tries to bluff it. Besides, it's just so liberating to say, "That's such a great question. I wish I had a good answer. Let's tackle it together."
Teaching what you don't know isn't always wonderful. There are any number of subjects I should never be let near. That said, the experience is a reality for a lot of us, and it can be some of the best teaching we do.
The last few years the provost's office has asked me to offer a few words of advice to new faculty members at their August orientation session. The idea is for them to hear an old-timer's perspective (that would be me) and the view of a junior colleague who has been around just a few years.
The session is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon and I've been mulling over what I should say. The problem is all of the advice I think worthwhile sounds awful or lame. I mean really awful and really lame. It's certainly not what I would have wanted to hear when I began.
For starters I would tell new faculty that their hard-won expertise is not the most important thing in the classroom. And that's not an easy thing to hear, especially if you are fresh from graduate school and have spent a lot of time and money acquiring that expertise. In some ways, expertise can become an impediment. You forget that not everyone shares your great intellectual passion or that the raison d'etra for your discipline isn't blindingly obvious. Certainly it's important to know your stuff and know it very well, but it's just as important to know your students and how they think and tend not to think. It's important to remember that the job is to get the students to think, not necessarily for you to display your thinking.
Sadly, the best teaching I do seldom takes the form of a life-changing lecture or an insiprational moment with a student. Dead Poet's Society was just a Hollywood movie. My best teaching usually occurs when I'm not saying or doing anything at all. I have to remind myself time and again--almost every few weeks in fact--to shut the hell up and let the students do the thinking. It's not about me.
Secondly, I would advise new teachers that they may have to get used to failure and maybe guilt. There's just no getting around it. Most of the time you will fail. A shocking number of your students will be singularly unaffected by your efforts and most of them will promptly forget the bulk of what you taught within weeks of completing your course. The reality is that you will never be as good at this job as you would like to be. And you may secretly feel very, very guilty about this. Like I said, get used to it.
Try to remind yourself that the guilt is actually evidence that you give a damn about getting it right. Besides, there will be a few modest successes along the way and you are going to feel really great about them. Indeed, the high from such moments may even last an entire afternoon. You will probably try to tell people about your amazing breakthrough--a spouse, a colleague, some random stranger on the bus--but, trust me, they won't really get it or be as excited by it as you are. Even so, you'll just have to tell someone. And you should be grateful for these rare but ultimately lonely successes when they come. Just don't start to expect them. That way lies madness.
Lastly, you may realize along the way that teaching tends to be permeated by fear (fear of your colleagues' judgments, fear of your course evaluations, fear of your inadequacies and fear that you're not making much of a difference in the world). It's actually pretty easy to keep this hidden from others, but don't do it. Find a colleague you trust and share your fears, failures and frustrations. Even share the occasional success. And be prepared to listen to your colleagues' failures and fears with empathy and generosity. Sharing won't make any of these feelings go away, but it will make you feel a little less alone. In this job, you get by with help from your friends. So find a friend and be a good one to others. Kindness counts for a lot, especially at a small institution.
So there it is. I would advise new faculty to profess less, expect to fail a lot and get used to feeling guilty and fearful. Also, do try to be nice. See? I told you my advice sounded awful and lame.
But as Mark Twain once said, "When it comes to advice, it's always better to give than receive."
Last spring I received an email from a professor at a college out east. One of his students had plagiarized something from my faculty website for a paper and he asked if I would write a letter to the young woman explaining how I felt about having my words pilfered. The following is the letter I sent (the names of all involved have been changed, however).
Professor Smith emailed me recently and asked that I pass on to you a few words about the importance of academic honesty in student work. As you no doubt are aware, most professors view plagiarism as a serious offence.
Okay, why is that? Why do professors make such a big deal about doing your own work and giving credit where credit is due? There are a lot of reasons, but I want to share three that strike me as important.
First, it's simply a matter of fairness and kindness, qualities that I am sure you value in your friends and family. Most scholars I know are very generous with their work. Indeed, sharing ideas with colleagues, students and the public is central to their job. In many cases, all they ask in return is to have their ideas and words properly credited. This seems a reasonable enough request and you should honor it.
Second, the procedures for citing the words and ideas of others are not just a fussy academic game. Judiciously-selected and well-documented support demonstrate that you have closely analyzed, evaluated and synthesized information into a well-constructed understanding. Your use and integration of the ideas of others to support and document your own thinking is what your instructor is actually grading. Citing your sources is no different than showing your math on an exam. It isn't enough to have an answer (even the right answer); the instructor needs to see how you worked the problem.
College graduates are expected to be able analyze, summarize, evaluate and synthesize information. These higher order thinking skills must be evidenced in their work. They are also skills valued in most professions. You may as well hone them now.
Third, and this is by far the most important reason, taking shortcuts undermines the value of your education. I realize it may not seem this way to you and it's not surprising. Our society increasingly sees education as a transaction: students do the work, earn the degree and thereby enhance their economic value in the marketplace. And if education is merely a transaction, it makes a certain sense to get the maximum benefit for the least investment. Buy low, sell high. In a transaction, students should put forth the least amount of effort to complete the deal, which might make the shortcut of plagiarism seem like a savvy option.
Here's why it's not. For years I have taught a senior seminar at my college. In it students reflect upon and define the meaning and value of their undergraduate experience. I ask them to look over those courses they have taken and to select the ones that have been the most valuable. I don't define the term value. I let them do that. What's amazing is that never in the 15 years I have taught the seminar has anyone found value in a course for which they received an easy "A" or performed below their potential.
Growth and development, of course, are often accompanied by challenge, struggle and not a little anxiety. Taking shortcuts to get the grade without doing the actual work is certainly tempting, but it's ultimately self-defeating. Educating yourself is about so much more than a grade, a diploma or a job offer. It's that too, of course, but really so much more. It's about you and the kind of person that you hope to be. My guess is that you are someone who values kindness and fairness. My guess is that you also have a dream and a potential that are more than worth the effort and challenge.
So be kind and fair when using the words and ideas of others. Most of all, don't take shortcuts at your own expense.
I hope this incident can become a positive part of that process.


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Today the Mediterranean region faces major food security challenges in a delicate transition period following the 2008 economic crisis and the wave of social and political transformations that started in late 2010 and early 2011. Food security in the region is a challenge for many reasons. The demand for food is expected to increase by the mid-century because of population growth and shift in dietary patterns. Structural changes in the demand for food will require a substantial increase in food supply in a scenario progressively weakened by the lack of two strategic resources for agricultural production – fertile land and water –, the impact of climate, and greater instabilities in the global food market. These pressures raise the question of whether the principles and objectives that shaped the Mediterranean food system in the 20th century need revision in order to provide simultaneously enough food, in quantity and quality, to meet the nutritional needs of a growing population and to conserve natural resources for future generation. This volume aims at fostering dialogue and debate between decision-makers, stakeholders and scientific community of both shores of the Mediterranean, on the current challenges of the agri-food system and on the opportunities offered by a paradigm shift towards green/blue and circular economy.
The Series is an expression of the Italian Network for Euro-Mediterranean Dialogue (RIDE-APS), of which Cisalpino Istituto Editoriale Universitario - Monduzzi Editoriale is a founding member.
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Jonathan Gold, vice president for supply chain at the National Retail Federation, has been appointed to the Department of Commerce's Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness.
Established in 2011, the committee consists of 45 senior-level private-sector supply-chain experts and industry representatives who advise Commerce, the Department of Transportation and other government agencies on supply-chain issues that affect the international competitiveness of U.S. businesses.
"The global supply chain is critical to the success of any retailer, as well as the overall economy," Gold said. "This committee plays an important role in not only identifying ongoing challenges but also developing solutions to ensure the competitiveness of American companies. As the nation's largest private-sector employer, it is critical that the retail industry's supply chain works as efficiently as possible, in order to provide consumers with a wide range of product choices on a daily basis."
In his role with the NRF, Gold is responsible for representing the retail industry before Congress and the administration on supply chain, international trade and customs-related issues impacting the retail industry. In this capacity, he has led the NRF's efforts in support of passage of the Trade Promotion Authority and approval of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, traveled to Bangladesh to assess improvements in worker safety, helped convince the White House to intervene in last year's West Coast ports slowdown, and has been a leading advocate of the value of trade and imports to the U.S. economy.
Prior to joining the NRF in 2007, Gold served as a policy analyst in the Office of Policy and Planning for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. He joined CBP in May 2006 and was responsible for providing policy guidance on issues surrounding maritime cargo security and trade-related matters. Gold also worked on implementation issues surrounding the SAFE Port Act and other issues within the agency, including CBP intelligence reform, pandemic flu and trade facilitation.
Gold has served in several leadership positions influencing supply-chain and customs policy over the past 15 years. He was appointed to the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions in January 2005. He also served on the International Trade Advisory Committee on Distribution Services, which is responsible for advising the federal government on trade negotiations. Gold currently serves on the board of the Waterfront Coalition.