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Trump's Lawyer: Days of 'You Cannot Indict a Clinton' Are OVER
President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, has warned Hillary Clinton that her days of being exempt from being indicted are over.
Talking on "Fox & Friends" Wednesday, Giuliani said Clinton committed obstruction of justice during the investigation into her emails and misuse of a private email server, and warned that the old rule of never indicting a Clinton will soon end.
Washingtonexaminer.com reports: "I have a hard time reacting to that I mean, there's a woman who really obstructed justice," Giuliani said.
"The president didn't delete 33,000 emails. He didn't have somebody smash up telephones. And he didn't have someone wipe out a server and BleachBit it among the few things that she did. The president was innocent of the underlying crime."
"Collusion delusion. No collusion. If you are innocent on the underlying crime, then everything they are talking about is an effort for him to defend himself," he continued.
.@RudyGiuliani reacts to Hillary Clinton saying @realDonaldTrump would be indicted if he wasn't President. pic.twitter.com/dR8wlLgM2x
"If I tell somebody that I'm innocent, please, testify on my behalf and say what happened, am I obstructing justifiable or am I defending myself and serving justice. But these demented prosecutors never heard that in American law or English law or Roman law or any law, they turned it in we assume is he guilty. If he says to somebody don't cooperate or cooperate, he is saying it because he wants the truth to come out."
"There used to be a DOJ standing policy you can't indict a Clinton, no matter how much they obstruct justice, no much matter how much evidence they destroy and how often they lie, and no matter they committed perjury. You can't indict a Clinton, it's against the Democrat Justice Department rules," he said.
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US Navy to sign its largest solar PPA at 150 MW-AC
Sempra's Mesquite Solar 3 will provide a third of the power for 14 military bases in California. This is the largest renewable energy purchase by a division of the U.S. federal government to date.
August 19, 2015 pv magazine staff
On Thursday, the U.S. Navy, the Western Area Power Administration, and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power will hold a signing ceremony for a 25-year power purchase agreement to procure electricity from the third phase of Sempra's Mesquite Solar project in Arizona.
The U.S. military plans to use the electricity from the Mesquite project to power 14 Navy and Marine Corps bases in California, including the eight that comprise Naval Base Coronado. These stretch from the San Clemente Islands to the mountains east of San Diego, and Naval Base Coronado's 36,000 civilian and military personnel make the Navy the largest employer in San Diego County.
Sempra's Mesquite Solar project is located in neighboring Arizona. The first 150 MW-AC (210 MW-DC) phase was completed in December 2012, and sells power to California utility Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
Sempra plans to begin construction on Mesquite Solar 3 this month, and to complete this 150 MW-AC phase by the end of 2016. All three phases of the Mesquite Solar project will total 450 MW-AC when complete.
In late 2013, U.S. President Obama directed all agencies of the federal government to procure 20% of their power from renewable energy sources by 2020, including the U.S. military. Additionally, the U.S. Navy plans to deploy 1 GW of renewable energy projects on its installations by 2020.
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Q: Reducing query count on unique comments I have a simple Events app which people can comment on and I have the ability to get the events a single user has commented on. Which would be unique.
I'm looking for a way I could possible put this into a Scope or just written better. Any tips would be greatly appreciated as right now it runs a new query obviously to do the Event.find
The code below is a mashup of some code I had written last week and then found some alternate ways of doing it but I think this could be improved, like the events = [] - Surely that can be assigned when you append the Events.
def commented_on
    events = []
    self.comments.each do |c|
        p c
        events << Event.find(c.event_id)
    end

    # Return only unique Events
    p events.uniq
  end

A: You should go from Events model here.
Something like that should work:
Event.join(:comments => :user).where("users.id" => self.id).uniq

A: events = Event.where(id: comments.map(&:event_id))

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Which 9 Countries Voted in Favour of Israel at the United Nations?
More than two-thirds of the world defied threats from the US President Donald Trump and voted in the General Assembly of the United Nations (UNSC) in favor of the draft resolution thus rejecting Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
These countries ignored the threat from the United States of cutting financial aid and voted against the US hegemony. Of the total of 193 countries in the General Assembly, 128 supported the resolution submitted by Yemen and Turkey on behalf of the Arab Group and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
Which Nine Countries Supported Israel at UNSC?
Nine nations voted against the resolution: the United States, Israel, Togo, Guatemala, Honduras, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, and Nauru. Thirty-five States, including Canada, Australia, Mexico, Argentina, Poland, and Hungary abstained, while 21 States missed the meeting.
Why are Middle East Allies of US "Turkey and Egypt" Bonding with Russia?
The resolution adopted by the Arab and Islamic Nations, except for Mali and Afghanistan, affirms that any decision or action leading to the change of the status of the city of Jerusalem is null and void and calls for intensifying international efforts to achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East.
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said that Jerusalem is the key to peace in the Middle East and that the American decision will not affect the legal status of Jerusalem, but will instead affect Washington's status as a mediator of the peace process.
Israel Lobby Wins, United States Now Leaves UNESCO
Turkish Foreign Minister Mouloud Jawish Oglu said voting on the General Assembly resolution was important because he knew the Palestinians were not alone, and criticized the US threats to vote for the resolution, saying American bullying was unacceptable.
Israel Palestine Conflict Augments after US's Jerusalem Move
The language US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Healy reiterated threats to countries that don't favor the US stance of Jerusalem. "We will remember it when they ask us again to pay the largest financial contribution to the United Nations, and we will remember the countries that did not support us said Haley, who left the meeting soon after the Israeli ambassador's speech.
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Greenwich girls basketball team tops No. 5 Stamford with strong fourth quarter
By David Fierro
GREENWICH — Stamford entered Tuesday night's game against FCIAC girls basketball foe Greenwich undefeated and with a one-point lead with just over one minute remaining, was close to keeping its winning streak going.
Yet the Cardinals had the final say and in the process, produced a statement win.
Scoring seven of the game's last nine points, Greenwich pulled out an impressive 54-49 comeback victory over the visiting Black Knights.
Freshman forward Mackenzie Nelson scored a game-high 20 points, while sophomore forward Kelly Martyanov added 10 points and sophomore guard Kristin Riggs had nine for Greenwich, which ran its record to 7-2 overall and 5-1 in FCIAC play.
"It was definitely a quality win against a quality team," Cardinals coach Chrys Hernandez said. "Every single year that we play Stamford it's always a competitive game and it's always high energy. We prepared for them and these girls stuck to the game plan."
Emily Graham, a junior forward, totaled 11 points, as did senior forward Jessica Nelson for Stamford (7-1, 5-1 FCIAC). The Knights went into the game ranked No. 5 in the GameTimeCT Top-10 poll.
"They came out and scored 21 points in the first quarter, Greenwich is a great team," Stamford coach Diane Burns said. "But for us, defense is our bread and butter. We didn't start out that way, we dug ourselves a nice little hole, which was tough to come out of."
Senior forward Megan Landsiedel contributed nine points for the Black Knights, who took a 47-45 lead on the Cardinals on a 3-pointer from sophomore guard Carly Diamond with 3:58 remaining.
After Martyanov made a foul shot, Nelson converted a layup off a steal, giving GHS the lead for good at 48-47 with 1:26 left to play. Martanov made a layup off a pass from Sollenne, putting the Cardinals up, 50-47 with 56.7 seconds to go in the final quarter. Martyanov scored off a putback, increasing the Cards' advantage to 52-47 with 34 seconds remaining.
"It was great, because we had a lot of contributions from everyone off the bench," said Nelson, who scored 11 first-half points. "We had players rebounding, hitting jump shots, getting putbacks and making steals."
Greenwich took a 20-13 lead into the second quarter, behind five points apiece from Nelson and Riggs in the opening quarter. Stamford's Jessica Nelson's 3-pointer put the visitors ahead 13-10, but GHS ended the first quarter with a 10-0 run. Sollenne swish a 3-pointer from the right side, Riggs banked in a shot in the lane, Conforti scored off a putback and Riggs made a shot from beyond the arc, sealing the Cards' spurt. Meanwhile, the Cardinals played solid defense, helping gain a first-quarter advantage.
"We definitely played tight man, we knew they had a lot of good shooters, as well as good posts," Conforti said. "So we just definitely worked on containing each individual player, so that's how we pulled through."
Stamford went on an 8-2 run to close to within 22-21. Sophomore Charlie Karukas swished a 3-pointer from the top of the key, evening the score at 28-28 for Stamford, before Nelson's foul shot gave the home team a one-point halftime lead.
Stamford took a three-point lead into the fourth quarter, behind key baskets from Graham, Landsiedel and Nelson during the third quarter. Breanna Jacobs made two free throws, giving Stamford its biggest lead at 40-35 with 1:29 to go in the third quarter.
Riggs kept the Cardinals going offensively in the third quarter, making a pair of 3-pointers. Sollenne added a layup, cutting the visitors' lead to 40-37.
Both teams played an effective man-to-man defense with some pressure mixed in. Senior Wildine Thomas added four points and Jacobs had six for Stamford, which was outscored, 17-9 in the final quarter.
Martyanov had seven of her nine points in the fourth quarter.
"We've always been working as a team this whole season and it really showed today," Martyanov said. "Everyone was contributing. We were passing the ball, getting rebounds and playing good defense. We always work on rebounding and boxing out and it shows."
Added Hernandez: "Down the stretch we were able to stay poised. I can't say enough about all the girls and how they played. Every single player elevated their game."
Nelson's 20 points paced GHS and she contributed a lot defensively as well, making several key steals.
"It was definitely a little frightening to know that they were undefeated, but we came out with energy, played our game and that's why we won," Nelson said.
POSITIVES IN LOSS FOR KNIGHTS
Burns was pleased with what she saw from her squad after got off to a bit of a slow start in the matchup.
"From this game, I learned we are tough and we don't mind a battle in competition, which is great," Burns said. "We definitely have a balanced team, with kids of all ages and all scoring abilities."
"They outhustled a little bit at the end," Landsiedel said. "They are an aggressive defensive team and we had a few turnovers. But sometimes it's good to get a loss, so we know how to come back."
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GGPoker Partners With Dublin Poker Festival 2023
GGPoker announces that it has partnered with the Dublin Poker Festival, one of Ireland's most acclaimed live poker events. The world's largest online poker room will offer online satellites to both the festival's headline tournament, the European Deepstack Poker Championship, and the ever-popular Amateur Championship of Poker. The festival will be hosted in the Bonnington Hotel in Dublin and runs from February 16 through February 26.
The European Deepstack, now in its 15th year, features a €570 buy-in and boasts €200,000 in guaranteed prizes. Players have a choice of two Day 1s (on February 23 and February 24), with Day 2 on February 25 and a Final Day on February 26. All participants start the event with 100,000 chips, bringing extra strategic consideration to decisions taken during the event.
The Amateur Championship of Poker (ACOP) features a €300 buy-in, a €100,000 prize pool guarantee and runs from February 16 through February 19.
GGPoker players can secure their European Deepstack Poker Championship seat from January 9, with qualifier buy-ins from €1 and Road to Dublin PF European Deepstack direct satellites from €50. Further methods of qualifying may be introduced in the coming weeks.
As always, GGPoker players taking part in the European Deepstack will get added value compared to those without GGPoker accounts; GGPoker's much-loved bubble insurance will feature, as well as live mystery bounties and GGPoker merchandise & ticket giveaways.
"We are delighted to announce this partnership with the Dublin Poker Festival and give all GGPoker players the opportunity to win their seats in some of Ireland's best-loved poker events," said Angela Martin, UK & Ireland Head of Marketing at GGPoker. "With hundreds of thousands in guaranteed prizes to be won and satellites starting from just €1, Dublin will be the place to be in February and we want as many GGPoker players there as possible!"
Brian Lannon of Dublin Poker Festival added: "This is a fantastic partnership for Dublin Poker Festival and we look forward to working with GGPoker, giving a wider player base the opportunity to play in this fantastic poker festival. We look forward to building a close partnership with GGPoker and growing our event."
New GGPoker players are eligible to claim the poker room's Welcome Bonus, earn even more rewards with the Honeymoon for Newcomers promotion and join GGPoker's Fish Buffet loyalty program, with regular cash prizes on offer.
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← "Freedom's Just Another Word" …… But It's a Whole Lot More Than That!
We just celebrated Independence Day here in the good 'ol USA….for the 239th time, no less! It was in 1776 when we won our independence out from under British rule. I, for one, am glad that happened; I really can't see myself speaking that fancy, refined, limey English brogue. That'd be one heckuva stretch for a 'whangy' talkin' Texas Panhandle boy, if you know what I mean. So I'm glad we're a sovereign, autonomous….and independent nation!
Independence is a good thing from that perspective. And even, to be independent, as a person can be a very good thing. Independent people are naturally confident and assertive…and they're not prone to let others' negativity affect them too much on the road to their goals. But in the kingdom of God…independent attitudes can work against us, not for us. Let me explain; God has created each of us with specific strengths…but on the other side of that, we all have weaknesses as well. He has designed the church in such a way that we're all needed. Nobody has it all. He wants us to learn to depend on others' strengths where we're weak…..and vice-versa.
The church is a 'body' with many body parts and it only works really, really well when all the parts are working in conjunction with one another. So, in that respect, we need to get over our independence and be team-players. But there's an even greater issue with independence that must not be overlooked. It's my opinion that we need to occasionally re-declare our dependency squarely upon the Lord. We cannot live a successful life nor can we fulfill our destiny without a deep dependency on Him. It's easy to just put our lives on auto-pilot and not be dependent on Him. I've done it too often.
So, I hope you had a great 4th of July; a great Independence Day! It's a pretty important holiday. And, as much as it's needed, I doubt we're going to get the Feds to initiate a National 'Dependence Day' so I guess you and I will just have to declare one for ourselves! Do it, and without a doubt, and you'll notice….and enjoy the benefits!
Good words, Mr. Taylor. Thank you. There are no "self made" men in God's Kingdom".


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Q: SQL: IF NOT Exists Utility I'm looking for a utility application that can wrap any insert statement in an IF NOT EXISTS statement.
I could write this program fairly easily, but wondering if there is some premade tool already for this?
Ideally would be nice to select the text of an insert statement in management studio, right click -> If not exists. After this the insert statement would be wrapped in an IF NOT Exists clause.

A: I dont think it exists, because even a "if not exist" clause can be relative. What is your parameter to tell a record doesnt exist? Only by primary keys? Or would the tool have to verify every single column on the table? Most of the tables have a InsertedDate and UpdatedDate on them, so if you choose option number 2, a record will never be considered duplicate, right? Also if you have numeric columns, you may  also have a precision issue.


In the middle of Sheffield's man-made island, Kelham Island, you'll find Central Quay. Perfectly placed for students studying at both Sheffield Hallam University and the University of Sheffield, Kelham Island is a vibrant area popular with students and full of trendy independent cafés, bars and restaurants. And you won't need to worry about your fridge being empty as your food shop is covered with a supermarket located on the premises. When it's time to relax, you can unwind in the large common areas, play pool with your pals, keep fit at the on-site gym and relax with riverside views of the River Don.
Whether you need directions to the nearest live music venue or advice on the best place to eat, the management team at Central Quay Sheffield will be there to help. The safety aspect is also well taken care of with staff on-site 24/7, a secure entry system and plenty of surveillance cameras.
Central Quay Sheffield comprises of a large number of 4-6 bedroom flats, all with en-suite rooms, as well as a selection of studios. This gives you the choice of living with others in a spacious flat with living spaces and kitchens or independently. The entire property benefits from free Wi-Fi. The common room is a hive of activity and you don't even have to walk far for a snack thanks to the vending machines. Bike storage and car parking is on offer for those with their own transport as well as a free gym and an on-site laundry.


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Justice for Damain Martin
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City Needs to Put Proposed $100M Bond Where It Will Help People Most
by Elijah Manley
On March 12th the people of Fort Lauderdale will vote on whether to allot a budget request of $100 million to construct a new 165,000 square foot police station and parking garage around the one located at 1300 W. Broward Blvd. This would be funded by raising property taxes $150 over the next 30 years. The reason for this hefty expenditure, according to the city, is that the current building is "functionally obsolete" and "too small," as it was constructed back in 1958.
To quote Chief Rick Maglion, "This isn't a building for police officers. This is a building for the community." But is spending such a large bond for a bigger police station and more military-style vehicles really what the community needs most to deal with the crime problem?
I believe that the most humane way to reduce the crime rate in Fort Lauderdale is not to invest in a bigger police station and more aggressive policing, but more well-paying jobs with superb benefits. An abundance of well-paying jobs with good benefits would curb the level of poverty and offset the widespread idea that honest work doesn't pay the bills nearly as much as crime. It would lesson the number of people in need of an escape from difficult lives that lead to drug addiction and an entire illegal sub-economy built around it. And an increase in well-paying jobs would be a deterrent to crime that doesn't require the type of over-policing that invariably leads to too many instances of brutality and, worst of all, racial targeting.
Lest anyone attempts to argue that the Fort Lauderdale police force is bereft of racism, let us remind ourselves of how three officers were recently fired (with a fourth resigning) after it was discovered that the trio had been routinely exchanging text messages containing racist jokes and slurs about various men they had been dealing with, as noted in this article. These texts included liberal usage of the n-word directly aimed at the alleged perpetrators. One of them even joked about his fellow officers killing some of the alleged perpetrators who had previously fled when approached after catching up with them.
Considering the concern over officers engaging in racial profiling and disproportionate shootings of black men in many big cities across the nation, is this something that armed officers of the law should be boasting about amongst each other even in jest? Need we risk placing more of the same on the streets of Fort Lauderdale instead of better jobs and opportunities to help its citizens rise out of poverty so police officers would be less likely to target them?
A large number of well-paying jobs to offset poverty are not the only worthwhile endeavor for the community this suggested budget could be allotted to. For one thing, what about much more affordable housing? This is especially needed considering the sizable homeless population of Fort Lauderdale, which has been internationally noted. This would also address the rising cost of living as well as the increase in property value due to gentrification and overdevelopment. Less people being stuck out on the streets would make for less people being targeted by the police, and much less being tempted into committing acts of theft, drug dealing, or other crimes just to survive.
Then there is the need for LED lights in the city, since the current yellow lights leave the streets much too dark at night. That would decrease evening automobile accidents and make the neighborhoods less palatable to criminal activity, both of which would reduce the need for harsh policing. The sidewalks in low income areas are also greatly in need of repair, and many roads need to be widened to further reduce potential accidents.
Yet another use of the bond that would truly benefit the community would be investment in affordable forms of energy production such as solar power initiatives. This would be good for ending our reliance on fossil fuels to create the electricity we depend upon. Such an allotment could help us to do our part to end the destructive climate change now plaguing the entire planet (which, need I mention, includes this city). This further expands to adding wifi hotspots on every street in the city, which would allow for increased internet access. This would be especially beneficial to lower income families who cannot afford internet and students who need internet access for educational purposes.
Finally, new libraries and community centers would be a boon to the community. Such places would go even further towards reducing the crime rate without an increase in police officers. Less police with arrest quotas would be far better for this city than the reverse. With the many invaluable uses that bond money can be put towards in Fort Lauderdale, I must disagree with Chief Maglione that a larger police station – particularly 100 million dollars' worth – would best serve this community. What would serve us best is less need for more police. To do that we must invest in positive ways to diminish the poverty, insecurity, and racism that
pervades the lower income areas of the city. Creating a bigger headquarters to hold more police and more para-military vehicles is not the most practical, let alone humane, way to accomplish that goal. I therefore urge the people of Fort Lauderdale to vote accordingly on Marth 12th .
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Talking with someone who is trained to listen and support can help you to understand more about what you are experiencing and in that way give you the opportunity to identify choices that you have about how you want to live your life. Counselling can help with a whole range of issues, including relationship difficulties, gender or sexual identity issues, self-confidence and self-esteem, abuse, coming out, depression and anxiety, sexual issues and isolation.
Our counsellors are volunteers who are either qualified or in the final stages of their training with accredited institutions. LGBT Health and Wellbeing provides ongoing professional supervision to all our counsellors and all adhere to BACP ethical standards and Code of Practice.
Our Counselling service in Glasgow is available to all LGBT people as well as those questioning their sexual or gender identity. You can self refer by visiting our website or calling on 0141 271 2330. We are based near to St George's Cross subway station and offer appointments Monday to Wednesday.


Afstyla (Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant), Single Chain) is a recombinant, antihemophilic factor.
Afstyla is supplied as a powder and solvent for reconstitution for intravenous injection. Please see drug label for recommended reconstitution and dosing schedules for each indication.
The FDA approval of Afstyla was based on on results from the AFFINITY clinical development program. AFFINITY includes two pivotal and one extension open-label multi-center studies evaluating the safety and efficacy of Afstyla in children, adolescents and adults with hemophilia A. The data from the AFFINITY clinical development program showed a median annualized spontaneous bleeding rate (AsBR) of 0.00 in both the adult and adolescent study as well as the pediatric study. The median annualized bleeding rate (ABR) was 1.14 in adult and adolescent patients and 3.69 in children less than 12 years of age using Afstyla prophylactically. Of 1,195 bleeds treated in the pivotal study (848 in adults and adolescents; 347 in children), 94 percent of bleeds in adult and adolescent patients and 96 percent of bleeding events in pediatric patients were effectively controlled with no more than two infusions of Afstyla weekly; 81 percent of bleeds in adult and adolescent patients and 86 percent of bleeding events in pediatric patients were effectively controlled by only one infusion. The majority of bleeding events treated with Afstyla (94 percent in adults and adolescents; 96 percent in children) were rated as excellent or good. Of the 13 adult or adolescent patients in the study who underwent surgical procedures (16 total surgeries), hemostatic efficacy of Afstyla was rated as excellent (15 times) or good (once).
Afstyla (Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant), Single Chain) is a recombinant, antihemophilic factor. Afstyla is a recombinant protein that replaces the missing Coagulation Factor VIII needed for effective hemostasis. Afstyla is a single polypeptide chain with a truncated B-domain that allows for a covalent bridge to link the Factor VIII heavy and light chains. Afstyla has demonstrated a higher VWF affinity relative to full-length rFVIII. VWF stabilizes Factor VIII and protects it from degradation. Activated Afstyla has an amino acid sequence identical to endogenous FVIIIa.


MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama-president says a student has been suspended for the hanging of the two loops on the campus and a cafeteria employee is fired for an insensitive tweet, which said that it is a sign of their "killer" fried chicken.
University President Tony Waldrop said in a Wednesday night statement that the student was suspended after admitting to hanging two loops and a bike in a tree on the campus. The student is faced with a discipline hearing.
Waldrop said an employee of the university and food service provider was fired for an "offensive tweet" about the situation.
The food vendor offered his apologies.


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Addressing emerging risks with evolving innovation
Business Insurance > Insights > Addressing emerging risks with evolving innovation
Innovation has become as much a part of business as financial forecasting or sales enablement – and insurance is no exception.
But in a field where risks are anything but abstract, it's important to understand what the practical impacts of innovation are today and could be tomorrow. That's why Liberty Mutual Insurance has created an innovation team exclusively focused on the needs of midsize and large companies facing both familiar and novel risks. In today's constantly changing business environment, smart risk-taking is a must to innovate and compete.
"Our team's purpose is to foster strategic risk-taking and accelerate growth – within our customers' operations and our own," says Brendan Smyth, Senior Vice President and Product Manager, Global Innovation and Insights, Liberty Mutual Insurance.
We embrace a pioneering approach to innovation seasoned with pragmatic accountability. To best support our customers, we want to anticipate the consequences of innovation and find —and fund —genuinely useful innovations.
-Brendan Smyth, Senior Vice President and Product Manager, Global Innovation and Insights, Liberty Mutual Insurance
At the highest level, the group is most concerned with two dimensions: 1) preparing for future developments, and 2) strengthening Liberty Mutual's existing offerings.
Future developments for new, shifting, and growing risks
The innovation team is concentrating on three areas:
Anticipating the impact of new trends and technologies on your industry, specific operation, and unique needs
Preparing ourselves and customers for the future: where risk is shifting and growing, particularly in exposures to cyber, business interruption, and reputational risk
Developing new products, services, and business models
An example comes from Liberty Mutual's cross-functional Mobility team, which brings together underwriting, claims, and other subject matter experts from across the organization. The team gains insights from the personal and commercial insurance areas in order to study the latest mobility trends and identify the unique liability and risk challenges in this evolving sector. The company's commitment to this new mobility ecosystem is very real – Uber, Care by Volvo, Turo, and Outdoorsy are mobility clients.
Evolving our offerings to address unmet needs
By continuously examining changing market and risk trends, the innovation team can anticipate and help address currently unmet needs through:
Ensuring our existing products can meet current and emerging demands, and creating new risk solutions for the remaining gaps
Exploring new markets and business models opened by new technologies, changing regulations, and other developments
Encouraging innovation and collaboration through our new academic and business partnerships
"We're putting our commitments into action. Liberty Mutual has formed a five-year, $25 million collaboration with MIT to support artificial intelligence (AI) research to accelerate the application of AI to business and industry," says Smyth. "We're also partnering with Edge Case Research and Underwriters Laboratories to determine the risks and define safety standards to advance the progress of autonomous vehicle technology, along with our efforts with Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE) to educate the general public on this emerging technology."
And Liberty Mutual continues to put its innovative approach in action, focusing on these current and upcoming initiatives:
Enhancing resiliency and accelerating understanding of climate risk for our construction customers through our partnership with Jupiter Intelligence, a global leader in predicting, managing, and mitigating climate risks through probabilistic climate risk data
Expanding our parametric insurance solution to the U.S. market. As part of the offering, a pre-determined payment is made if a triggering event (such as severe weather) occurs and is expected to cause a loss.
Offering employee assistance program (EAP) services in partnership with Magellan Healthcare to help companies better manage stressors that can affect employee mental health and wellbeing — such as pandemic-related issues and opioid prescription misuse — so they can maintain productivity and lower total cost of risk.
Creating a new way for our team, customers, and research partners to more readily connect and interact with each other. For example, we are collaborating with some of our customers and MIT to explore risk management challenges presented by new technology and AI.
"We are excited about these initiatives, but they are just the beginning — innovation never ends," explains Smyth. The most impactful innovations aren't created in silos; they materialize when individuals, teams, and organizations with different perspectives come together to address shared challenges and needs. "We look forward to engaging with our customers on this journey as we pursue creative ways to meet new and emerging demands."
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Four Days in Sydney
Sydney is best known for one thing: the Opera House. This iconic building gets most of the attention for the city. Its image is on postcards, calendars, shirts, caps, shot glasses, and key chains (of course, all of these souvenirs are made in China). It certainly is stunning and a "must see" while in Sydney. However there are other things to experience in Australia's first city.
The Sydney Opera House and the central business district.
Sydney sprawls across countless bays and the entire metropolitan area is enormous. The highlights are mainly in or near the city center, called the Central Business District (CBD). Four days are the right amount of time to see these sights.
Head straight to the Opera House. Tours are available for those interested in the architectural design details or the inner workings of an opera house or a symphony hall. If you're like me and that's too much information, simply walk around the building and stare at its magnificence. How did the architect come up with this?
The iconic Sydney Opera House.
From the Opera House, watch the sailboats go under the Harbour Bridge. If you're adventurous, tackle the bridge climb that sends people walking over the top of the bridge. For a more sedate experience, go next door to the Royal Botanical Garden. It's a large park with excellent views across Botany Bay. See the old eucalyptus trees and Mrs. Macquarie's chair. Mrs. Macquarie was the wife of an early governor of Australia. She used to sit on a chair on a point overlooking the bay and watch the ships sail in.
The Government House in the Royal Botanical Garden of Sydney, Australia.
Stroll back into the CBD and head to the shopping district. Take a ride up the Sydney Tower for a nice meal, a drink, or just to enjoy the view over the city from a revolving restaurant. Before the chain stores and well-known brands took over, there were two distinctive shopping buildings in old Sydney. The Strand Arcade is Victorian style shopping building built in 1891. The Queen Victory Building is Romanesque style building completed in 1898. Don't ask me to tell you the difference…. Each building is filled with interesting shops. My favorite was the Bon Bon Chocolate store in the Strand.
For dinner choose from two very different but adjoining areas. If you like Asian food, go to Chinatown. Sydney's Chinatown is small compared to San Francisco or New York, yet it has every kind of Asian food. I saw Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, and Malaysian restaurants in the neighborhood clustered around Dixon Street. If you like seafood, go to Darling Harbour. The harbor front is a nice place to walk in the evening. It's full of seafood restaurants and upscale wine bars. A nearby stretch of Liverpool Street is the home of a half dozen Spanish restaurants, if tapas and paella is more your style. Then go back your hotel and rest your aching feet.
Ready for some adventure? Take a speed boat ride around Botany Bay.
Go to Circular Quai in the CBD and catch the ferry to the Taronga Zoo. Circular Quai is the place in the CBD where the ferries leave for other parts of Botany Bay. I think the Taronga Zoo is the best zoo in the world. The Zoo is built on a hill overlooking the bay and the city of Sydney. The views are spectacular.
This sleepy animal is bored with the spectacular view of Sydney from the Taronga Zoo.
Ride the cable car to the top of the hill to the Zoo's entrance, and take your time walking downhill through all of the animal exhibits. The animals in most of the zoos I have been to are usually sleeping. Not at this zoo! There was a lot of activity. In one instance I saw a large, irate gorilla launch himself in a body slam against a Plexiglas wall right in front of a visitor. I was glad the Plexiglas was strong!
Where is my lunch?
When back at Circular Quai, walk over to the Rocks. The Rocks is the oldest part of Sydney. Explore the narrow lanes and back alleys, and have dinner at a traditional Australian pub.
If the weather is good, go to one of the nearby beach towns, either Manly or Bondi. For Manly, take a ferry from Circular Quai for the thirty minute ride across the scenic bay. For Bondi, a bus across the city will get you to the world famous Bondi Beach. Find a spot to soak up the sun and walk along the shoreline trails.
Not afraid of heights? Do the bridge climb.
On the last day, catch a tour to the Blue Mountains. This is a world heritage site about two hours west of Sydney. The tour I took was a full day affair that made several stops. First, after fighting our way through the horrendous Sydney traffic, we had tea and a snack in the picturesque mountain village of Leura. Then we rode the steepest railway in the world (a 52 degree incline) down to a forest walkway at Scenic World, followed by a ride back up in a cable car. After lunch at an eco-lodge, we visited Featherdale Wildlife Park for up close looks at koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, and other animals. The tour finished with a drive through the 2000 Olympic site and a cruise on the Parrametta River back to Sydney.
The Three Sisters in the Blue Mountains.
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Q: Loading data from webservice in UitableView I have TableView with custom cell. Now I want to populate my tableView with data coming form webService. I am saving my data in NSUserDefaults after getting from webservice. And then fetching from userDefaults to my array named "dataArray"
Now when I try to populate it in cellForRowAtIndexPath it show error because dataArray is not populated yet. Lets say If it take 2 seconds to fetch data from webService, save it in userDefaults and then populate my array. Then How can I populate my tableView after 2 seconds and not before that ?
Please help thanks.

A: 1- create array and in  numberOfRowsInSection
return array.count;

2-after you get data from web service populate it to your array and used tableView.reloadData()
3- check that you used the correct tableView and correct Cell Identifier and establish uitableview delegate and datasource to you app.
I hope I help you.


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Last week, I gave a 4-hour course in a business school, to product management executives.
Official topics were product portfolio and culture playbook. Actual topics were simplicity and radicality, with a twist a playfulness.
- I did the right amount of rehearsal, but also the right type of it. Coming in, I thought I should have rehearsed more. But the constant flow of questions forced me to adjust a lot. Had I tried to learn by heart the exact words I needed to spit out, I fear I would have been less agile.
- Having a speaker screen down your feet is useful to avoid turning your back to your audience, but I wasn't used to it, so I sometimes pointed to it, instead of pointing to the main screen.
- During the break, I asked the programme professor for feedback on my presentation skill. He provided precise comments about my voice (sometimes not loud enough), my position in the room (too far for center stage for the first 5 minutes) and my mobility (too static).


The designs of Norman Hartnell for Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) are among his best known. He first met Elizabeth in 1935, and continued making clothes for her until his death in 1979. Among the many beautiful state gowns was this 1953 gown in ivory satin, featuring Hartnell's trademark of intricately detailed beading in a design of blue flowers. The skirt spreads out over a bell-shaped crinoline, a look which Hartnell first designed for Elizabeth in 1937, and which became her traditional evening look.
In 1937, the new king, George VI asked Hartnell to create a new regal wardrobe for his wife. Hartnell's gowns included crinolines inspired by 1860s portraits of European royalty such as Elizabeth, Empress of Austria and the Empress Eugenie of France. This romantic, beautifully detailed and feminine look perfectly suited Queen Elizabeth and defined the style of clothing that she would wear as a key member of the British Royal Family.
State evening dress of white silk satin with aquamarine and turquoise beaded embroidery in a frosted flower design. With a fichu collar around low neckline, and decorative panels trimmed with pleated net on the full crinoline skirt.
Worn by her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.
State evening dress of embroidered silk satin, designed by Norman Hartnell, London, 1953.
Norman HArtnell designed this state evening dress for Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. The crinoline dress, with its V-shaped neckline and delicate tulle cap-sleeves, recalls mid-19th-century dresses as seen in the portraits of Franz Winterhalter.
In his biography, Hartnell recorded his trip to Buckingham Palace, when first invited in 1937 to design for the then Queen Elizabeth. George VI showed the designer the Winterhalter portraits in the royal collection and suggsted that 'I should attempt to capture this picturesque grace in the dresses I was to design for the queen'.


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Trademark registration in Turkey: conditions and required documents
What is the trademark?
What are the types of trademarks?
Should a trademark be registered?
International trademark registration
Trademark registration in Turkey
Corporate trademark registration
Registration of an individual trademark
Where is the trademark registered in Turkey?
Stages of trademark registration in Turkey
Documents required to register a trademark in Turkey
Conditions for registering a trademark in Turkey
The cost of trademark registration in Turkey
The cost of registering a trademark internationally
The services of the Gars company in the matter of trademark registration in Turkey
Turkey's Trademark Protection Act
FAQs about trademark registration in Turkey
The trademark is like the names of people. It symbolizes the identity of the company, and it is a linguistic symbol, design symbol, drawings, colors, or any sign that distinguishes one identity from another corporate identity, to be a company's logo, and this mark indicates the company and expresses Its various activities, and it has rights and protection no less than the rights of any company's products and activities, and the trademark gives any company advanced competitive advantages, and this mark is important in the company's protection of its products, and it also facilitates communication between the company and customers.
There are many types of trademarks according to coverage, allocation, and purposes, according to stages. There is a trademark of manufacture, to indicate the product that is made and the place where it is made, there is a trademark of trade to indicate the source of sale, not the source of manufacture, how much is the case with the trademark of manufacture, there is a trademark of service, and restaurants, banks, and tourism companies have no products, they provide services that distinguish them from the services of another company, there are special brands, the trademark of events and the media.
Registration of a trademark gives it legal protection, particularly for competitive companies, and it is not mandatory to register a trademark, but this means that there is a risk of theft.
The registration of the trademark in Turkey is linked only to it, which means that the trademark must be registered internationally to protect it outside the scope of the Turkish state if the company's activity is not limited to the Turkish territory, by registering it in the Madrid Protocol, as this protocol gives the right to protect the mark in all countries registered in terms of this protocol.
The Republic of Turkey offers the possibility of trademark registration in the Trademark and Patent Corporation (TPE) as the trademark protects the activities of the company, prevents fraud in its name, and protects it from forgery.
Registration of the corporate brand requires the identification of the business activity of the company, as well as the identification of the trademark, and should be unique and not correspond to any other brand, with a special logo, and then payment of fees and taxes associated with the brand.
The individual's trademark can be registered by submitting a copy of the ID card, finding a logo expressing the trademark, with an official power of attorney (certified by the notary).
The trademark is registered with the Trademark and Patent Corporation (TPE).
After determining the business activity of the company, determining the brand name, designing the logo, and submitting it to the TPE, the application shall be evaluated to ensure that there is no match with another trademark and shall be granted a provisional certificate. If the application for the trademark whose defects have been submitted or corrected during the statutory period, and after payment of the required fees, the application shall be registered and made available for practice.
After identifying the brand and the company's activities, the applicant's name, address and contact information must be shown. If the applicant is a real person, then his national number is required, and if the applicant is a legal person, the tax number, then the receipt for payment of fees to the Turkish Patent Institution.
The business activity of the company for which the trademark is to be registered must be determined.
The brand does not match any other mark, with a special logo.
Pay fees and taxes.
The fee for trademark registration in Turkey is 321.61 TL, and the design registration application fee is 54.24 TL.
The cost of registering a trademark internationally is about $200.
Gars company is responsible for registering the trademarks of its agents and clients, by submitting full documents, getting the tax number, following up the registration at the Turkish patent institution, and doing whatever is necessary to ensure that a trademark is in accordance with due process of law.
Turkey is a member state of the Nice Industrial Property Protection Convention, and the purpose of this law is to protect the rights of trademarks, geographical indications, designs, patents, utility models, and traditional product names, thus contributing to technological, economic, and social progress, and includes in addition to the above, registration and post-registration procedures and penalties Legal and penal for violation of these rights.
Can I register a trademark without opening a company?
Yes, a trademark can be registered without opening a company in Turkey.
Does trademark registration entail any annual expenses or taxes?
There are no annual fees on the trademark, and there are no taxes, except to renew the trademark registration after ten years.
Which is better to register a trademark in a company name or on a personal name?
Registering a trademark in the company's name provides wide options for the company's activities.
Can a trademark be registered in more than one language?
Three different language alternatives can be offered.
Does trademark registration include logo registration?
Logos may be registered as trademarks, but are not included.
Can the trademark be sold?
A trademark is a right that has legal value, which can be bought and sold.


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var db                  = require('../../../db')
  , _                   = require('../../../i18n')
  , ProcessingStep      = require('eregistrations/model/processing-step')(db)
  , BusinessProcessDemo = require('./base')
  , FormSection         = require('eregistrations/model/form-section')(db)
  , DateType            = require('dbjs-ext/date-time/date')(db)
  , socialSecurityStep;

BusinessProcessDemo.prototype.processingSteps.map.defineProperties({
	socialSecurity: { type: ProcessingStep, nested: true }
});

socialSecurityStep = BusinessProcessDemo.prototype.processingSteps.map.socialSecurity;

socialSecurityStep.defineProperties({
	isSealConfirmed: {
		type: db.Boolean,
		label: _("Are the seals of the certificates confirmed?"),
		required: true
	},
	sealDate: {
		type: DateType,
		label: _("What is the date of sealing the last certificate?"),
		required: true
	}
});

socialSecurityStep.setProperties({
	label: _("Social Security"),
	previousSteps: function () { return [this.owner.processing]; }
});

socialSecurityStep.getOwnDescriptor('dataForm').type = FormSection;

socialSecurityStep.dataForm.setProperties({
	actionUrl: function () {
		return this.master.__id__ + '/social-security-form';
	},
	label: _("Seals confirmation"),
	propertyMasterType: socialSecurityStep.constructor,
	propertyNames: ['isSealConfirmed', 'sealDate']
});

module.exports = BusinessProcessDemo;

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I will make sure he loves to learn. Something new everyday, big or small. There are so many exciting experiences that are waiting for him. I want him to be curious and confident enough to actively seek them out.
I have one baby going into SK this year, one starting JK, and one more little boy set to be born two weeks after school begins, so both the great prize and questions are perfect for us. We spend a lot of time reading, and having a special book in his pack will make Boy #1 feel right at home in a new classroom. Boy #2 loves to eat, so he will have a healthy and delicious snack to look forward to during class, and Boy #3 will get all his brothers have gotten plus their protective presence when he's ready to start school.
We plan to begin teaching our little one as soon as he/she can understand – one thing we learned from homeschooling friends is that there's always a good time to learn something!
I have always done the whole school shopping experience to help get them excited. I also start the learning process early with "school time" at home so they understand what school is for and also be educated in some areas before. I have a 14 (yikes) year old and 3 year old and a 5 month old. I have already purchased the learning books to start "school time" with my 3 year old next week. Make learning fun and be there to help when they need it.
Since my son has started at the YMCA he has grown leaps and bounds! I feel like putting him in a play and learn atmosphere is setting him up for success when he begins school next year!
Being a first time Mom to a baby girl who is now almost 5 months old, I hope that my teachings to her about "please" and "thank you" will stay with her the rest of her life. Respect and thoughtfulness for everyone, including the elderly, should be taught at a young age that should stay with each individual at all times. This was taught to myself at a young age from my parents, so teaching it to my daughter is a compliment to my child's grandparents.
I socialize my babies at the Best Start Hub. It's basically a big playgroup with several different activities for baby to explore beside and with other children. Other then that…lets hope my youngest uses the school potty just like he has recently learned at home(December baby…and likes to learn at his own pace).
My baby is only 5 months old currently but with September here I have thought about the future when he will be ready to go to school. When he goes I hope that I have taught him manners, to share and to be nice to everyone. I want him to have a love of learning and reading especially. I hope that he is confident and able to be on his own just as well as he can play with others.
I have 4 children, two of which are already in school. The older ones are very polite, well rounded individuals, who are able to cope with groups and play independently. My hope is that my younger two will be just as polite, and be as self confident.
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The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) today publishes its Quarterly Economic Survey – the UK's largest and most authoritative private sector business survey. Based on 7,250 responses from companies in Q4 2016, the results show the uptick in Q3 in the manufacturing sector has been sustained in the final quarter, and more service sector firms were expecting growth than they were just after the EU referendum.
The survey shows that having slowed in Q3 2016, growth in domestic sales and orders in the services sector rebounded slightly in Q4, although they have not yet returned to historic levels. The fall in Sterling may be benefiting some manufacturers, with export sales and orders remaining at the increased levels seen in Q3.
The survey also indicates that, having fallen in Q3, confidence in future turnover, hiring expectations and investment in plant and machinery have improved for both manufacturing and services firms in Q4.
However, the survey found that firms in both sectors, particularly in manufacturing, are facing pressure to raise prices, principally as a result of the cost of raw materials and other overheads.
The results support BCC's forecast for continuing growth, but at a slower pace, an expectation which is backed up by the fact that many survey balances remain well off historic levels.
Key findings in the Q4 2016 survey:
Overall, the figures for both sectors indicate continued expansion, but at a lower level for the services sector than before the EU referendum
There was a considerable rise in the balance of firms in both sectors expecting the prices of their goods and services to increase over the next three months, with the balance for manufacturers rising from +31% to +52% and service firms from +20% to +30%. This is the highest on record in the manufacturing sector, and the highest since Q1 2011 for service firms. This pressure is predominately as a result of an increase in raw material prices following the post-referendum devaluation of Sterling
In the manufacturing sector, the balance of firms reporting improved export sales remained broadly steady, slightly decreasing from +17% in Q3 2016, to +16. The balance for export orders is +13%, similar to +12% in the previous quarter. Both balances are up from +1% in the same quarter last year.
Domestically, the balance of manufacturers reporting increased sales rose to +15% from +13%, and those reporting increased advance orders remained level at +7%. The balance for services firms rebounded slightly, after falling considerably in the last quarter. Domestic sales were up from +9% to +15% and orders rose from +8% to +13%. In Q2 2016, to compare, they had been +24% and +20% respectively
The percentage of manufacturing firms reporting recruitment difficulties increased considerably from 64% to 76%
In the last three months, the balance of manufacturers hiring more staff rose from +15% to +23%, and services rose from +14% to +16%
Having dipped in the last quarter, both sectors are reporting higher balances of firms investing in plant and machinery, with the balance of manufacturing firms increasing the balance of firms from +8% to +19%
More firms in both sectors are reporting confidence that their turnover will increase. The balance of manufacturers rose from +36% to +43%, while services increased from +28% to +35%. While confidence in profitability remained static at +22% among manufacturers since last quarter, it rose from +15% to +21% in the services sector. However, both profit and turnover confidence are still relatively low compared to results from the past three years.
Commenting on the results, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, said:
"As we start 2017, businesses are continuing to trade through the uncertainty, and are looking to seize opportunities as they arise. Our findings suggest that business communities across the UK remain resilient, and many firms are expecting continued growth in the months ahead.
"Inflation has emerged in our survey as a rising concern for many businesses. Both manufacturing and services firms say they are under pressure, particularly from the rising cost of inputs, which is squeezing margins and may weaken future investment.
"Overall, our findings suggest growth will continue in 2017, albeit at a more modest pace. The government must act strongly this year to support investment and improve the business environment – both of which are crucial to boosting business confidence, and therefore further growth."
Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the BCC, said:
"Having slowed significantly in the previous quarter, the services sector has rebounded, although it's not yet back to levels seen at the start of the year. Nonetheless, the service sector is likely to have been the key driver of growth in the quarter.
"Manufacturers, particularly those that export, continue to report positive indicators. However, while some firms will be benefitting from the depreciation in the value of the pound, there is currently little evidence that it is providing a material boost to overall export growth. The UK's manufacturing base continues to struggle with long-term structural issues, with businesses continuing to report considerable recruitment difficulties. The government must work to address the skills gap, while also ensuring that businesses have access to the workers they need from overseas.
"There is further evidence that rising prices will be a key challenge to the outlook for the UK economy over the next year, with the significant rise in the cost of raw materials increasing the pressure on firms to raise prices in the coming months. While growth is likely to have remained on trend in the quarter, the UK's growth prospects in the near-term are expected to be more subdued, weighed down by rising inflation and the uncertainty surrounding Brexit."
The BCC Q4 2016 QES is made up of responses from 7,250 businesses across the UK, and is the largest private business survey in the country. Firms were questioned between 7-28 November 2016 on a wide range of business issues, including: domestic sales and orders; export sales and orders; employment prospects; investment prospects; recruitment difficulties; cashflow; confidence; and price pressures.
Spokespeople are available for interview and a full QES is available from the press office.
How are balances calculated?
QES results are generally presented as balance figures - the percentage of firms that reported an increase minus the percentage that reported a decrease. If the figure is a plus it indicates expansion of activity and if the figure is a minus it indicates contraction of activity. A figure above 0 indicates growth, while a figure below 0 indicates contraction.
For example, if 50% of firms told us their sales grew and 18% said they decreased the balance for the quarter is +32% (an expansion).
If 32% told us their sales grew and 33% said they fell the balance is -1% (a contraction).
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Q: Why should the error of a local linearization for $x$ near $a$ be small relative to $(x-a)$? I am reading a calculus book. It says

The fact that the graph of $f$ looks like a line as we zoom in means that not only is $E(x)$ small for $x$ near $a$, but also that $E(x)$ is small relative to $(x−a)$

where $E(x) = f(x) - f(a) - f(a)^{'}(x-a)$ is an error of the local linearization, and then introduces a theorem that $$\lim_{x\to a}{\frac{E(x)}{x-a}}=0$$
I just can't understand why $E(x)$ should be small relative to $(x-a)$. What is the need to be so if we want a function to be linear when we zoom in?
P.S. My question is not about why the theorem holds. Rather I can't understand the quoted statement above. Why relative to $(x-a)$ not other value. What is special about this relation?

A: I'm going to focus on the intuition. I make no claims that my answer is rigorous.
Write $$E(x) = f(x)-f(a)-f^{\prime}(a)(x-a)\text{.}$$
$f^{\prime}(a)$ is the "slope" of $f$ at $x = a$. Make sure you understand that derivatives are just slopes. For sake of convenience, let's call this $m$.
Way back in your Pre-Calculus days, remember that the computational formula for the slope of a linear equation (hence why there's so much focus on linearity) is
$$m = \dfrac{y_2 -y_1}{x_2 - x_1}\text{.}$$
Now, you can think of $x$ and $a$ as corresponding to $x_2$ and $x_1$ respectively. Hence we have
$$m(x_2 - x_1) = y_2-y_1 \implies m(x-a)=y_2-y_1\text{.}$$
For a linear function $f$, $y_2$ is the $y$-value of $f$ at $x$ and $y_1$ is the $y$-value of $f$ at $a$. Hence, we have
$$m(x-a) = f(x)-f(a)$$
when $f$ is linear, but when $f$ is non-linear, this is only an approximation. So,
$$m(x-a) \approx f(x)-f(a)$$
and hence, for $x$ near $a$, we would hope that
$$E(x) \approx f(x)-f(a)-[f(x)-f(a)] = 0\text{.}$$
This explains the first claim.
I think @callculus explained the second claim sufficiently well: note that in order to even begin to compute $f^{\prime}(a)$, $f$ must be differentiable at $a$. Notice that
$$\begin{align}
\lim\limits_{x \to a}\dfrac{E(x)}{x-a} &= \lim_{x \to a}\dfrac{f(x)-f(a)-f^{\prime}(a)(x-a)}{x-a} \\
&= \lim\limits_{x \to a}\dfrac{f(x)-f(a)}{x-a}-\lim\limits_{x \to a}\dfrac{(x-a)f^{\prime}(a)}{x-a} \\
&=\lim\limits_{x \to a}\dfrac{f(x)-f(a)}{x-a}-f^{\prime}(a)
\end{align}$$
The limit $$\lim\limits_{x \to a}\dfrac{f(x)-f(a)}{x-a}$$
must exist for $f$ to be differentiable at $a$ (this is by the definition of a derivative); otherwise, you wouldn't be able to compute $f^{\prime}(a)$.
As long as $f$ is differentiable at $a$, the resulting limit above is
$$\lim\limits_{x \to a}\dfrac{E(x)}{x-a} = f^{\prime}(a)-f^{\prime}(a) = 0\text{.}$$

A: Short answer: It means that $f'(a)\cdot(x-a)+f(a)$ is strictly the best linear approximation to $f$ close to $a$. Thus justifying that $f$ has a single slope at $a$, called $f'(a)$.

A: A longer answer: If we had a local linear approximation for $f$ at $a$, $L_f(x) = c\,x + d$ which we can write as $f(x)=c_1(x-a) + c_0$, then any local approximation should be asymptotically correct as $x\to a$: $\frac{c_0}{f(a)} = \lim_{x\to a}\frac{L_f(x)}{f(x)} = 1$, or $c_0=f(a)$. Otherwise we aren't capturing the local information at any order.
On the other hand, for a local linear approximation to work, we'd want the linearization to be asymptotically correct as you approach $a$ as well. Since we already constrained $f\to L_f$ as $x\to a$, we want
$$
\lim_{x\to a}\frac{L_f(x)-L_f(a)}{f(x)-f(a)} = 1.
$$
But by L'Hospital's rule (assuming continuity and differentiability of $f$ at $a$)
$$
\lim_{x\to a}\frac{L_f(x)}{f(x)} = \lim_{x\to a}\frac{c_1(x-a)}{f(x)-f(a)} = \lim_{x\to a}\frac{c_1}{f'(x)} = \frac{c_1}{f'(a)} = 1.
$$
if and only if $c_1=f'(a)$.
Regarding the error term $E(x) = f(x) - L_f(x)$, this all implies by L'Hospital's rule again
$$
\lim_{x\to a}\frac{E(x)}{x-a} = \lim_{x\to a}\frac{f(x) - L_f(x)}{x-a} = \lim_{x\to a}\frac{f'(x) - L_f'(x)}{1} = f'(a) - L_f'(a) = f'(a) - c_1 = 0.
$$
In summary, if you have an asymptotically correct linear approximation to a function $f$ then the error is small relative to the linear term, or else you didn't do a good job in the first place.

A: You can divide the equation by $(x-a)$
$E(x) = f(x) - f(a) - f^{'}(a)(x-a)$
$\frac{E(x)}{x-a}=\frac{f(x) - f(a)}{x-a}-f^{'}(a)$
$\frac{f(x) - f(a)}{x-a}$ is a difference quotient. If we calculate the limit it becomes a differential quotient. And by definition we get
$$\lim\limits_{x \to a} \frac{f(x) - f(a)}{x-a}=f^{'}(a)$$
$f(x)$ has to be differentiable on its domain.

A: The idea is this: We want to approximate a function $f$ (which it is possible to approximate thus) by a linear function $\ell$ near a point $a.$ Therefore, it must be the case that $f(a)$ coincides with $\ell(a).$ Furthermore, we must require that $f'(a)=\ell'(a).$ Since higher derivatives of $\ell$ vanish, there is nothing more to be gained in this direction.
Now the question is: Do these conditions suffice to give us the best $\ell$ that does the job? By definition, we have that $$\ell(x)=f(a)+f'(a)(x-a),$$ so that $$f(x)=\ell(x)+E(x).$$ Now, whether or not $\ell$ does the job well depends on how $E(x)$ compares to the other summand in the equation $f(x)=\ell(x)+E(x).$ If you can see this, then we're not far from the goal, for the other summand is just a linear function, whose significant part is clearly the term $x-a.$ In particular, the error $E(x)$ must be smaller than the term $\ell(x)$ for the approximation to be sensible. There is simply no other quantity to compare the error to except the term $\ell(x)$ if we want our approximation to be the best linear one. This is why we require that near $a,$ the term $E(x)$ should always be dominated by $x-a$ (for clearly if this is the case then we have what we want, since $|x-a|<|\ell(x)|$), for otherwise we could extract more linear information from it, as it were, which would mean that our approximation wasn't the best possible, after all, which we do not want.


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Five eco-lodges get 'Green Destination' award, certification
The awardees along with Minister Oneidge Walrond and Guyana Tourism Authority Director Kamrul Baksh (Photo: Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce)
By Editor On Jan 10, 2023
Atta Rainforest Lodge, Caiman House Eco Lodge, Iwokrama River Lodge, Karanambu Eco Lodge and Rewa Eco Lodge on Tuesday all received their Green Destination award and certificate from the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA).
These five local destinations were recognised for their hard work and resilience in promoting sustainable and responsible development in the sector.
The certification is a reflection of best practices, adequate health and safety protocols and environmentally friendly systems.
It will also allow Guyanese tourism service providers to raise the bar for their operations.
The certificates were awarded following a pilot programme – Good Travel Seal Programme under Green Destinations – that is being facilitated by the GTA in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce.
Atta Rainforest Lodge
Eudele Edwin, a representative from Atta Lodge, located in the heart of Guyana's Iwokrama Rainforest Reserve, spoke about the decision to go green.
"Atta Rainforest did not just participate in this project because we want to win or prove to our tour operators that we are approved or acquired the travel seal; we are in this to help prevent climate change, preserve the world and make it a better and safer place," Edwin related.
A few years ago, Atta Lodge pledged a no-plastic policy and Edwin said this has been challenging.
"We thought it was a very good and easy task but in reality, it was very challenging. We not only had to eliminate single-use plastic water bottles, but also plastic garbage bags, sanitary food boxes, plastic bags and even sanitary cups and plastic straws."
Eudele Edwin, a representative from Atta Lodge receives the certificate from Minister Walrond (Photo: Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce)
She said with limited or no replacement for these items, it has been difficult. Nevertheless, Atta Lodge is on track "by ensuring that the rainforest and wildlife roam around freely and is protected."
All materials for furniture and repairs, as well as food items such as meat and vegetables, are provided by locals. Atta Lodge also implemented no smoking, no littering and no hunting zones.
Meanwhile, Dane Gobin the chief executive officer of Iwokrama River Lodge, said he was elated that the Iwokrama was selected to be part of the certification programme.
Gobin said Iwokrama is also ready to assist any institution to improve their tourism products and experiences and is partnering with the GTA to further develop tourism in Guyana.
Iwokrama River Lodge (Photo: Iwokrama/Facebook)
Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond also spoke at the event and urged other businesses to get certified.
"Our very existence as a tourism destination will depend on our certification and certifications like these," Walrond said.
The Minister said certification is necessary for local businesses to expand and grow.
She explained that Destination Guyana is a particular focus for the government which has committed to ensuring that Guyana's tourism products are sustainable.
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1,2-Dimethyl hydrazine
1,2-Dimethyl hydrazine Suppliers list
1,2-Dimethyl hydrazine Basic information
Product Name: 1,2-Dimethyl hydrazine
Synonyms: 1,2-Dimethyl hydrazine;Dimethyl hydrazine (symmetrical);Hydrazine, 1,2-dimethyl-;SDMH;Hydrazine, 1,2-dimethyl- (7CI,8CI,9CI)
CAS: 540-73-8
MF: C2H8N2
MW: 60.1
EINECS:
Mol File: 540-73-8.mol
1,2-Dimethyl hydrazine Chemical Properties
Melting point -8.9°C
Boiling point 87.05°C
density 0.8274
refractive index 1.4209
pka 9.29±0.70(Predicted)
Stability: Stable. Incompatible with oxidizing agents, water, moisture.
IARC 2A (Vol. 4, Sup 7, 71) 1999
EPA Substance Registry System 1,2-Dimethylhydrazine (540-73-8)
Hazard Codes T,N
Risk Statements 45-23/24/25-51/53
Safety Statements 53-45-61
RIDADR 2382
HazardClass 6.1(a)
PackingGroup I
Hazardous Substances Data 540-73-8(Hazardous Substances Data)
1,2-Dimethyl hydrazine Usage And Synthesis
Chemical Properties colourless or yellow hygroscopic liquid which fumes in air
Chemical Properties 1,2-Dimethylhydrazine is a colorless or yellow hygroscopic liquid and releases fumes in air. 1,2-Dimethylhydrazine is stable and incompatible with oxidizing agents, water, and moisture. Hydrazines include 1,1-dimethylhydrazine and 1,2-dimethylhydrazine, collectively. Hydrazines in pure form are clear, colorless liquids that quickly evaporate in air. Hydrazines smell somewhat like ammonia. Hydrazines are highly reactive and easily catch fi re. 1,1-Dimethylhydrazine, and 1,2-dimethylhydrazine are somewhat similar in chemical structure and reactivity. However, there are some clear differences in their production, uses, and adverse health effects. There are many other hydrazine compounds. Hydrazines are manufactured from chemicals such as ammonia, dimethylamine, hydrogen perox- ide, and sodium hypochlorite. A small amount of hydrazine occurs naturally in some plants. Large amounts of hydrazines are in different countries. 1,2-Dimethylhydrazine is a research chemical and the quantities produced are likely to be much less. Hydrazine has been used as a fuel source for rocket propellant and spacecraft, including the space shuttle. Hydrazine is also used to treat boiler water to reduce corrosion and to reduce other chemical substances. Hydrazine is used as a medicine and in the manufacture of other medicines, farm chemicals, and plastic foams. 1,1-Dimethylhydrazine has been used as a rocket propellant and in the manufacture of other chemical substances, while the literature indicate that 1,2-dimethylhydrazine has no commercial use but is used in researches to study colon cancer in experimental animals.
Uses 1,2-Dimethylhydrazine (SDMH) unlike its analog 1,1- dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) is used only in small quantities as a research chemical. There are no known commercial uses, although it was evaluated as a high-energy rocket fuel. The material is a fuming, strongly alkaline, moderately volatile liquid.
Definition ChEBI: A member of the class of hydrazines that is hydrazine in which one of the hydrogens attached to each nitrogen is replaced by a methyl group. A powerful DNA alkylating agent and carcinogen, it is used to induce colon cancer in laboratory rats and mice.
General Description A colorless liquid with an ammonia-like odor. Less dense than water. Flash point is 5°F. Contact irritate skin, eyes, and mucous membranes. Very toxic by ingestion, inhalation and skin absorption. Used to make photographic chemicals.
Air & Water Reactions Highly flammable. Fumes upon exposure to air . Soluble in water with evolution of heat.
Reactivity Profile 1,2-Dimethyl hydrazine dissolves, swells, and disintegrates many plastics [USCG, 1999].
Health Hazard Breathing of vapor causes pulmonary irritation, delayed gastro-intestinal irritation, tremors, and convulsions. Contact with skin or mucous membranes causes chemical burns. Can be absorbed through skin to cause systemic intoxication and convulsions.
Health Hazard Inhalation exposure to hydrazines, cause adverse health effects and poisoning to animals and humans. The symptoms of toxicity and poisoning include, but are not limited to, injury to the lungs, liver, kidney, vomiting, uncontrolled shaking, lethargy (sluggishness), coma, and neuritis (an infl ammation of the nerves), convulsions, tremors, seizures, and the CNS. Effects on the nervous system have also been seen in animals exposed to hydrazine and 1,1-dimethylhydrazine, but not to 1,2-dimethylhydrazine.
Safety Profile Confirmed carcinogen with experimental carcinogenic, neoplastigenic, tumorigenic, and teratogenic data. Poison by ingestion, intraperitoneal, intravenous, subcutaneous, and intramuscular routes. Moderately toxic by inhalation. Human mutation data reported. A very dangerous fire hazard when exposedto heat, flame, or oxidizers. A hgh-energy propellant for liquid-fueled rockets. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of NOx
Carcinogenicity SDMH is carcinogenic to mice, rats, and hamsters using a variety of exposure routes. Oral doses of 21 mg/kg for 11 weeks produced intestinal tumors in rats. A lower dose (3 mg/kg) in drinking water for 12 months produced liver hemangioendotheliomas.A number of these tumors were metastatic. Mice given doses of 60–90 mg/day in drinking water developed a variety of tumors including angiosarcomas and lung adenomas . Both oral administration and intraperitoneal injection increased lung adenomas in the A/J strain mouse. Hamsters also developed angiosarcomas, intestinal tumors, and liver tumors following average daily intakes of 160 mg in drinking water. An in-depth description of the uniqueness of the colonic tumors was presented.
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On behalf of Law Offices of John A. Guthrie posted in child custody and support on Friday, December 1, 2017.
As you and your spouse work toward a fair resolution to your divorce, you may find that determining child custody arrangements proves particularly difficult. Many parents focus on their own desires for the child or focus entirely on emotional and practical issues and completely miss some implications of child custody, sometimes costing them dearly.
Child custody can even affect your tax liability and available exemptions. These can make enormous differences in a parent's yearly tax planning. Before you finalize your custody and parenting agreements, be sure to consider how your role in raising your child may affect your tax returns.
Like all legal and financial matters, it is wise to consult with an expired attorney as you consider your options. You can consult with an experienced attorney to assess how these exemptions may affect you, and how to protect your rights and priorities as parent along the way.
What are the benefits of claiming a child as a dependent?
These are not the only benefits available to parents. Be sure to consult with an experienced attorney to maximize your tax benefits and create a fair parenting and custody plan that represents your rights and the needs of the child.
Who gets the exemptions and credits associated with child custody?
In general, only one parent may claim the same child on his or her tax forms if both parents file separately. This means that you and your spouse cannot pick and choose which benefits each of you use in a given year.
If both parents file separate tax returns and choose to list the child as a dependent, the Internal Revenue Service will apply the exemptions or credits to the parent who held physical custody of the child for the greatest number of days in that calendar year. This means that you may forfeit these exemptions and credits if your child's other parent retains physical custody of the child for even one day more than you do in a given year.
Many parents circumvent this potential conflict by agreeing to simply alternate years claiming the child as a dependent. However you and your child's other parent choose to address the issue, be sure that it is fully addressed before you sign an agreement.


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A lifetime of achievement a legacy of giving
A lifetime of
achievement a
legacy of giving
Douglas William Stride lived through almost all of the twentieth century, and over the course of his long life would have seen his home city of Melbourne transform from a prosperous outpost of the British Empire, abundant in Victorian architecture, to the modern, multicultural and skyscraper-filled city it is today. A banker by profession, he was also an active philanthropist who gave back to his community. This side of him lives on in the form of the Mars-Stride Trust, which he established during his lifetime together with his wife Eleonoh, and which Equity Trustees continues to manage to this day.
A LIFE OF ACHIEVEMENT
Douglas was born in 1911 in the regional Victorian city of Ballarat, before moving with his family to the leafy suburb of Caulfield in Melbourne's east. In 1928, after graduating from university, he became a junior clerk with the Commercial Bank of Australia (commonly abbreviated at the time to 'CBA', although not to be confused with today's Commonwealth Bank of Australia). In his personal life he indulged his enthusiasm for sports, meeting his first wife, Eunice Dorothy Thorn, at a tennis match; they married at St Mary's Church in Caulfield in 1939.
His career with the CBA progressed steadily, and by 1951 he had become the bank's chief accountant. Six years later he moved to London to manage a CBA office there, cultivating Australasian business opportunities in Britain and Europe and, in so doing, establishing a reputation for himself as an outstanding operator. He returned to Melbourne in 1964 and continued rising through the CBA ranks, becoming Managing Director in 1971.
The bank underwent major growth and transformation under Stride's leadership, with annual operating profits more than quadrupling. This period of change even made itself apparent physically, with the bank opting to base its offices in modern skyscrapers wherever possible – although in Stride's home city this was foiled by the application of new heritage listing rules. The Victorian capital was coming full circle; after post-war ambitions to become a glass-and-steel metropolis like New York, Melburnians were becoming protective of the city's old Victorian architecture and so 'The Dome' at 333 Collins St, a grandiose banking chamber where CBA's Melbourne team resided, was saved from demolition – a move which disappointed Stride, ever the modern man.
Stride was widowed in 1972 but re-married in 1975, to Eleonoh Eileen Mars (née Harris). Aged 64, Stride was now entering older age and retired as MD in 1978. However, he was by no means slowing down: he continued as a non-executive director at CBA for another four years, during which time the bank merged with the larger Bank of New South Wales to form Westpac. Stride also served as chairman of the newly-formed Australian Dried Fruits Corporation, helping to promote the export of dried vine fruit. His passion for sports having never left him, he remained active in a number of clubs as well, including the Kew Sports Club where the 'Doug Stride Green' bears a plaque in his memory.
A key point for this story came in 1985, when Douglas and his wife established the Mars-Stride Trust to support children in need, entrusting its management to Equity Trustees. Douglas passed away 10 years later, survived by Eleonoh and three children from his first marriage. Stride Lane in the Canberra suburb of Gungahlin was named in honour of this remarkably productive and generous Australian, two qualities that came together to produce a fruitful and ongoing legacy.
A LEGACY OF GIVING
It would be easy to imagine that someone as incredibly high-performing as Stride must have been a rather serious, even intimidating, person. Yet he was known for his calm and informal manner as well as a cheeky sense of humour. And so it's fitting that the modernising, business-savvy banker side of Stride's personality was complimented by one of a generous benefactor who gave to a range of organisations, both through the bank and in a personal capacity. Stride supported his local church, St Mark's in Camberwell, and was formally recognised for his significant contributions to both the National Gallery of Victoria and the Austin Hospital in Heidelberg .
Yet his legacy continues beyond those who knew him, or the stories shared by those who did. The Mars-Stride Trust that Eleonoh set up during the couple's lifetime ensured that something of Douglas' charitable spirit lived on. The Trust was established with $500,000 "for the general benefit of charity in the State of Victoria", with Eleonoh expressing a wish that the trustee, Equity Trustees, apply the trust's income towards "the promotion and financial support of children and homes caring for children". For example, the Mars-Stride Trust is one of several trusts that fund the Out of Home Care Funders Group at the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare.
As a result of careful financial management, the Mars-Stride Trust is now valued at more than $1.5 million and has distributed around $1 million of income to charitable organisations. The Trust is currently collaborating with other charitable trusts managed by Equity Trustees, joining forces to achieve even better outcomes for young Victorians in, and transitioning out of, out of home care. Douglas, astute businessman and far-sighted benefactor, would surely be pleased at his investment in the future.


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