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Polling agent trainers designated by political parties to observe the general election have started their training with the Fijian Elections Office. Picture: SUPPLIED
POLLING agent trainers designated by political parties to observe the election have started their training with the Fijian Elections Office.
The train the trainer program is designed to train trainers nominated by parties to inform the polling agents of their roles and responsibilities on election day.
The training focuses on the rights and obligations of polling agents and the importance of their role in the electoral process.
According to the Elections Office, polling agent trainers from four political parties and one agent representing an independent candidate have attended the training so far, and additional sessions have been organised for the remaining parties.
Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem said polling agents played a crucial role in promoting transparent and accountable electoral processes.
"On polling day, polling agents will observe the counting of votes, how the results are transmitted, as well as all other electoral processes at the polling station," Mr Saneem said.
The program ends tomorrow.
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Linear programming which has been around since the early 19th century aims at trying to fulfill the objectives of allocating resources in the most optimum way.
Its founding father is George B Dantzig and it is to him that the Simplex algorithm which is still one of the most popular algorithms used today.
Linear programming can be formally defined as the mathematical technique where any particular pre determined objective is either made maximum or minimum and this is done by choosing the most right values for thee different variables involved in the overall model. It also keeps in mind the various limitations that the model works under, what should be kept in mind is that usually the variables are taken as positives.
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The various components of a simplex linear programming model are:
• The Objective function: This basically tells the amount that needs to be made maximum or minimum in lieu with the various variables.
• The limitations: These are the constraints which the model is subject to and it basically defines how the various choices for the values of the different variables will be determined.
• The solution Mix: they are a collection of the different variables which can form the different solutions to the problem. They are nearly always non zero
• Basic Variable: it is one of the variables in the above given solution mix w, in the simplex method he basic variable is that whose column In the simplex table consists of all zeroes and only one '1'.
• Pivot number: the number which forms in the intersection point of the pivot row and pivot column.
• Pivot row: this is the row where the variable which will be replaced in the overall solution mix is present.
• Pivot column: This is the column where the above given variable is present.
• Slack Variable: in case of the 'less than or equal to' inequality sign this is the variable which is added to the in equal equation to make it equal.
• Augmented matrix: this is the table which basically represents the matrix which represents the overall Linear programming system.
• Standard maximization problem: this is the most basic problem which is solved using simplex in which the basic objective is to be maximized, thus the name. What is important to note here is that all the constraints are always in the 'less than or equal to' form.
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The basic steps to solving a simplex problem are:
1. The first step in simplex is to make the augmented matrix.
2. The second step is to identify the pivot column which is basically that column where the element with the highest negative value is present.
3. Then we need to select the pivot row which is basically that row where the smallest positive result is present when the row has been divided by elements in the pivot column.
4. Then we need to calculate new values for the pivot row which is done by dividing every element in the row by the pivot number.
5. Then we use various simple row operations to make the column elements 0 except for the pivot number of course.
6. Thus by repeating the same above given steps over and over again we will arrive at a solution which will be the optimal one for that particular problem.
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'''Basic Trope''': Ornately and expensively decorated weapons.
* '''Straight''': [[Flim/JamesBond Scaramanga]] has a gold-plated gun.
* '''Exaggerated''': Scaramanga has a WallOfWeapons, every one of which is gilded.
* '''Downplayed''': Scaramanga has an ivory-handled, silver-plated [[OlderIsBetter antique]] revolver - just nice enough to be fancy, but not ostentatious.
* '''Justified''':
** Scaramanga is a wealthy gang leader - he engages in ConspicuousConsumption to show he's not hiding who he is, and his impractical weapon emphasises that while he's armed, he doesn't need to use it -- he has people for that.
** The universe works under RPG rules, so a [[ElementalCrafting gun made out of gold is just better]] than a gun made out of silver, which is better than steel, iron, or bronze respectively.
** Scaramanga stashes holdout guns in several places - given the environment they need to be rustproof and gold plating works very well.
* '''Inverted''': Scaramanga is an AgentPeacock, but when he pulls out his gun, it's scarily businesslike.
* '''Subverted''': There's a beautifully decorated rifle on the wall over Scaramanga's desk... but when he's threatened, he takes out a very functional handgun.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...which shoots golden bullets.
* '''Parodied''':
** Scaramanga has a solid gold gun that [[GemstoneAssault fires diamonds.]]
** Our badass villain [[RealMenWearPink accessorizes]] -- gold with his cream safari suit and Panama hat, chrome for eveningwear (specially tailored to stop the gun ruining the line, of course).
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': No-one has any ridiculously ostentatious weaponry.
* '''Enforced''': The show is a SpinOff of ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun'', after all...
* '''Lampshaded''': "Nice gun."
* '''Invoked''': Scaramanga is a MockMillionaire; putting a small amount of gold plating on a gun suddenly makes it look like he must have more money than he knows what to do with.
* '''Exploited''': The cops get TheMole to make Scaramanga a gift of a nicely identifiable golden gun, counting on his pride to ensure he uses it.
* '''Defied''':
** Scaramanga is dismissive of all the flashy criminals going around screaming "I AM A DRUG DEALER" at the world, and puts all his money in practical, laundered, plausibly-deniable investments. If he ever carries a weapon on his person at all, it's discreet and disposable.
** "Hey boss, where's your gold-plated gun?" "Gold? With a ''black'' suit? Are you colourblind or just entirely devoid of taste?"
* '''Discussed''': "'Golden gun'? Does he literally have a gun covered in gold?" "No, he's just a really good shot."
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': Because all the witnesses saw the suspect using a golden gun, the cops immediately suspect Scaramanga. Because he couldn't bring himself to just throw away such an expensive weapon, he's still got it, and the forensic guys easily match it to the crime.
* '''Reconstructed''': He's careful to only ever use his signature gun as a WeaponForIntimidation, and lets his {{Mooks}} do all the actual shooting.
Back to BlingBlingBang.
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%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
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VAYLA is a multi-issue youth organizing group that emerged to compact environmental racism in East New Orleans during post-Katrina reconstruction.
VAYLA led organizing efforts to stop the dumping of toxic construction debris left over from Hurricane Katrina in a landfill located less than a mile away from the heart of Village de l'Est, a historically low-income African American and Vietnamese American community. Known as the Chef Menteur C&D Disposal Site, the dumping site was chosen through an executive order, without community input.
When the mayor of New Orleans made it publicly known that he was considering placing a landfill in New Orleans East, community members spoke out against the proposal. Before Hurricane Katrina, the elders of the community were the leaders who made all the decisions without much input from younger generation. The crisis of the landfill galvanized the entire community and created an opportunity for the youth to play a lead role. Language barriers prevented the elders from effectively organizing against the local power structure.
For the first time the youth and elders were able to work together effectively to change the conditions of the community.
The youth were able to build a bridge between their community and allies in the greater New Orleans area, and created a campaign strategy that included both legal action and local advocacy. The elders contributed their wisdom and used their organizational influence to mobilize the community for different actions. All of these efforts lead to the closing of the landfill and to a triumphant campaign.


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- Unities in the One in the view of Quantum Mechanical analogy, By Avery Solomon, 2009
- Paul Brunton, A Bridge Between India and the West, by Annie Cahn Fung, 2004
- Paul Brunton, A Quest for Truth, by Annie Cahn Fung, 2004
- The Cosmic Vision, by Mark Scorelle, 2000
- "The Scopion of Death" -- Wisdom of the Overself, by Mark Scorelle, 1999
- "The Wonder of Awareness" Wisdom of the Overself, by Mark Scorelle, 1998
- Sophia: Exile and Return, by Kathleen Granville Damiani
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NEW YORK, April 2 (Reuters) - Natural gas futures open interest on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) climbed to a record high on Monday for the 11th straight day, according data on the CME Group's website on Tuesday.
The CME owns the NYMEX
Total futures open interest, or the number of longs and shorts outstanding, climbed 18,496 contracts on Monday to a record 1,455,630.
A fairly chilly winter pared gas inventories, which were record high at the start of the heating season, to help drive NYMEX front-month gas futures prices up nearly 30 percent since mid-February. The futures notched a 19-month high of $4.121 per million British thermal units just last week.
The move up has been accompanied by a near steady climb in futures-only open interest, which has gained more than 260,000 lots, or 22 percent, during the period as a late-winter cold snap turned sentiment more bullish and new longs piled in.
Commodity Futures Trading Commision data on Friday showed that money managers, or speculative investment funds, had increased their net-long position in natural gas futures, options and swaps for the sixth straight week.
At 387,686 contracts, it is their largest combined net long holdings in more than three years.
That data includes natural gas swaps held on the IntercontinentalExchange, which did not start reporting gas trader position data to the CFTC until January 2010, according to Reuters data.