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Wages not keeping pace with `spiralling´ cost of childcare – TUC
20 October 2017
The cost of childcare for young children has increased up to seven times faster than wages over the past few years, a new study reveals.
Analysis by the TUC showed that in England the average pay of parents with a one-year-old child rose by 12% in cash terms between 2008 and 2016, while childcare costs shot up by 48%.
In London childcare costs have risen 7.4 times more quickly than pay, in the East Midlands seven times, and in West Midlands 4.8 times, the report said.
While there is government support for childcare for children aged two and older, most working parents with one-year-olds do not get any state help, the union organisation said.
Parents are spending an increasing amount of their pay on childcare, the TUC added.
Single parents working full-time with a one-year-old in nursery for 21 hours a week spent more than a fifth of their wages on childcare last year, up from around a sixth in 2008.
Two parents working full-time have seen spending on childcare jump from 8% in 2008 to 11% last year, the study showed.
TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady said: "The cost of childcare is spiralling but wages aren't keeping pace.
"Parents are spending more and more of their salaries on childcare, and the picture is even worse for single parents.
"Nearly a million working parents with one-year-old kids have eye-watering childcare bills.
"There is a real gap in childcare support for one-year-olds until government assistance kicks in at age two.
"Parents need subsidised, affordable childcare from as soon as maternity leave finishes to enable them to continue working, and so mums don't continue to have to make that choice between having a family and a career."
Ellen Broome, chief executive of the Family and Childcare Trust, said that for many parents the cost of childcare meant "it does not pay to work".
She added: "Low-income families claiming Universal Credit typically take home just £1.96 per hour after childcare costs have been paid, and some get even less than this.
"We must make sure every parent is better off working after childcare costs."
The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) said its research showed that 83% of nurseries were putting up their fees this year by an average of 4.5%.
NDNA chief executive Purnima Tanuku said: "The average hourly rate paid to nurseries for delivering 30 hours funded childcare is £4.37 and many local authorities pay even less than £4 per hour.
"At these pocket money prices, nurseries are left with a shortfall which can only be passed on to parents in the form of higher fees for paid-for hours."
Tracy Brabin, shadow early years minister, said: "These findings are yet more evidence that this Government is failing working families, and are not able to provide them with the affordable childcare that they so badly need.
"Childcare that's prohibitively expensive can prevent parents, particularly mums, getting back into work or continuing their careers because the take-home pay isn't enough after the care is paid for.
"With the cost of childcare continuing to skyrocket while real wages fall, families are finding it harder and harder to make ends meet.
"Meanwhile, the Government's flagship childcare policy does nothing for families in insecure work or on low incomes who most need this support."
Children and Families Minister Robert Goodwill said: "As well as providing tax-free childcare to around two million households to help pay for childcare costs, we have doubled the free childcare available to working parents of three and four-year-olds to 30 hours a week, saving them thousands a year and helping them get back into work.
"Indeed, an independent evaluation of the early delivery of 30 hours free childcare found that 84% of parents reported improved family finances as a result of the free childcare."
Brian Lawless/PA Wire


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Main publications
Strategic PV Analysis & Outreach
Formerly: "Exchange and dissemination of information on photovoltaic power systems"
The objective of Task 1 was revised and enhanced in 2013 to better reflect its current role. Task 1 shares a double role of expertise and outreach, which is reflecting in its new name.
It aims at promoting and facilitating the exchange and dissemination of information on the technical, economic, environmental and social aspects of PV power systems. Task 1 activities support the broader PVPS objectives: to contribute to cost reduction of PV power applications, to increase awareness of the potential and value of PV power systems, to foster the removal of both technical and non-technical barriers and to enhance technology co-operation.
- Expertise
o Task 1 serves as the think tank of the PVPS programme, by identifying and clarifying the evolutions of the PV market, identifying issues and advance knowledge.
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o Task 1 compiles the agreed PV information in the PVPS countries and more broadly, disseminates PVPS information and analyses to the target audiences and stakeholders.
Task 1 activities are organized as follows:
Subtask 1.1 Market, policies and industrial data and analysis
Task 1 aims at following the evolution of the PV development, analyzing its drivers and supporting policies. It aims at advising the PVPS stakeholders about the most important developments in the program countries and broadly. It focuses on facts, accurate numbers and verifiable information in order to give the best possible image of the diversity of PV support schemes in regulatory environment around the globe.
Related activities: National Survey Reports; Snapshot and Trends reports
Subtask 1.2 Think Tank activities
Task 1 aims at serving as the Think Tank of the PVPS programme, providing the Executive Committee and dedicated tasks with ideas and suggestions on how to improve the research content of the PVPS programme. In that respect, Task 1 has identified in 2013 at least four fields of possible improvement for PVPS activities. In order to build on the strategy meeting in Stockholm, Task 1 led in September 2012 a first session dedicated to the improvement of communication in general. The meeting in Vienna in February 2013 was partially used to conduct a strategy exercise, focusing on Task 1's actions in the future. Task 1 has decided to go forward with regulars updates of what could contribute to the future PVPS strategy. In that respect, Task 1 will provide inputs for possibly enhancing the content of other PVPS tasks.
Subtask 1.3 Communication activities
Task 1 aims at communicating about the main findings of the PVPS programme through the most adequate communication channels. In that respect, five main type of communication actions are conducted throughout the year.
Related activities: events; publications; website; press releases
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Police assaulted and obstructed numerous journalists covering opposition demonstrations, repeating an abusive pattern set during the previous year's presidential campaign. Police officials repeatedly professed determination to investigate the attacks but ultimately held no officer publicly accountable. Several journalists began to seek redress in the courts, although no cases had been resolved by late year. President Yoweri Museveni signed the Uganda Communications Act in September. The measure ostensibly merged two regulatory bodies, but it also imposed vague new requirements that broadcasters respect "public morality" and "ethical broadcasting standards." Press freedom organizations said the law also granted the Information Ministry broad powers to modify broadcast licenses at will.
Assaults declined from a high point recorded in 2011, when nationwide strikes and a presidential election led to tensions in the streets. But the 2012 figure, reflecting data through October 1, far exceeds historical levels, CPJ research shows.
Officers were responsible for the large majority of assaults against journalists in 2012, CPJ research shows. Most of these attacks occurred while reporters were covering opposition-related events, including the arrest of opposition leader Kizza Besigye, according to CPJ research.
|Aides to public officials
|Local citizens
Reporters have begun filing court complaints against their attackers, according to CPJ research. At least four cases involving six individuals were heard in 2012.
|The Uganda Human Rights Commission begins hearing a case filed in 2007 by three journalists who claimed that police and military personnel beat them, confiscated their equipment, and forcefully evicted them from a court, according to news reports. The case was pending in late year. The journalists are seeking a finding against the security personnel and monetary damages.
|Siraje Lubwama, a reporter for the private weekly Observer, files suit against a senior police official. The complaint alleges the officer attacked Lubwama and two colleagues as they were covering the release of opposition leader Kizza Besigye in March. The suit, pending in late year, asks the court to declare the official unfit to hold office.
|A court issues arrest warrants for two individuals accused of attacking Rebecca Nakame, a journalist for the pro-government Bukedde TV, according to local reporters. Nakame had filed a criminal complaint after she was beaten and kicked while reporting on a local land dispute in April, the journalists said. One suspect was arrested.
|A magistrate issues an arrest warrant for the former Kampala mayor in response to a complaint filed by Arinaitwe George, a reporter for the private daily Red Pepper. George alleged the official punched him and confiscated his camera during election-related protests in 2011.
CPJ documented at least four 2012 cases in which police or security forces interrogated or harassed journalists who participated in political talk shows.
|Police question Nyombi Mahmoud, host of a talk show on the private Pearl FM, for more than two hours after he compared Ugandan democracy with that of other countries.
|Police interrogate Meddie Nsereko, a talk show host on the Central Broadcasting Services station, for three hours after panelists on his show disparage a ruling party political candidate, according to news reports.
|Police interrogate Fred Byenkya, a talk show host on Spice FM, four times after he airs the comments of a member of parliament who said the president had failed to unite the ruling party.
|Security agents halt the broadcast of a Life FM talk show during which panelists discuss allegations of illegal land-grabbing by the royal family in western Uganda's Tooro Kingdom, local journalists told CPJ. Police order the station to hand over recordings of the program and ban future programs on the topic, the journalists said.


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Pain persistent, but Tex hopes to avoid DL
NEW YORK -- Mark Teixeira said that it was "very painful" to attempt hitting off a tee and that he is not able to correctly grip a bat, but the Yankees' first baseman is hopeful that he will be able to avoid the disabled list.
Teixeira sustained a laceration to his left pinky finger in Wednesday's 5-1 victory over the Tigers, requiring three stitches. He said the cut is healing, but he is still swinging at only about 50 percent.
"The joint is really, really sore, and so whether it was sprained or bruised, we're not sure exactly," Teixeira said. "But the joint is really sore. The cut, you just wrap it up and you play. The joint, I can't grip the bat."
Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that Teixeira took some light batting practice in the underground cages on Saturday and reported some improvement.
"He felt better today; he took swings and felt better, so hopefully it's not much longer with him and we'll just take it day by day," Girardi said.
Teixeira said that swinging would affect him more from the right side of the plate. Girardi said that if it appears that Teixeira would be out for six to seven days, the Yankees would give thought to placing him on the DL.
"Right now, it's working, what we're doing," Girardi said. "But we'll just wait and see."


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cp -R /usr/share/gitweb/ /src/http/
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That's for the "installation". Next is the configuration.
Revision as of 17:01, 31 August 2010
Gitweb is the default web interface provided with git itself and is the basis for other git scripts like cgit, gitosis and others.
To install gitweb you fitst have to install git and a webserver. For this example we use apache but you can also use others:
pacman -S git apache
Next you need to copy the current gitweb default to your webserver location. In this example i use the default folder locations:
cp -R /usr/share/gitweb/ /src/http/
That's it for the "installation". Next is the configuration.
Add the following to the end of you /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
<Directory "/src/http/gitweb"> DirectoryIndex gitweb.cgi Allow from all AllowOverride all Order allow,deny Options ExecCGI <Files gitweb.cgi> SetHandler cgi-script </Files> SetEnv GITWEB_CONFIG /etc/conf.d/gitweb.conf </Directory>
You can put the configuration in it's own config file in /etc/httpd/conf/extra/ but that's up to you to decide.
Next we need to make a gitweb config file. Open (or create if not existing) the file /etc/conf.d/gitweb.conf and place this in it:
$projectroot = "/path/to/your/repositories"; $git_temp = "/tmp"; $projects_list = $projectroot;
Be sure to change the "/path/to/your/repositories" to the path you want your repositories in.
Now the the configuration is done, please restart apache by executing:
/etc/rc.d/httpd restart
Adding repositories
To add a repository go to your repository folder. There make your repository like so:
mkdir my_repository.git git init --bare my_repository.git/ cd my_repository.git/ touch git-daemon-export-ok echo "Short project's description" > description
Next open the "config" file and add this:
[gitweb] owner = Your Name
This will fill in the "Owner" field in gitweb. It's not required.
I assumed that you want to have this repository as "central" repository storage where you push your commits to so the git-daemon-export-ok and --bare are here to have minimal overhead and to allow the git daemon to be used on it.
That is all for making a repository. You can now see it on your http://localhost/gitweb (assuming everything went fine). You don't need to restart apache for new repositories since the gitweb cgi script simply reads your repository folder.
Git daemon
This will allow url's like "git clone git://localhost/my_repository.git". Do know that this git:// protocol is read only! Execute this line:
git daemon --base-path=/path/to/your/repositories --detach --syslog --export-all
Again be sure to change the "/path/to/your/repositories" to what you used.
Note: I don't know yet how to run this every time at boot. I hope someone else can fill that in?
Now you can simply use:
git clone git://localhost/my_repository.git
Thanx to...
This howto was mainly based on the awesome howto from howtoforge: http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-a-public-git-repository-on-a-debian-server I only picked the parts that are needed to get it working and left the additional things out.


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So the question is:
Let $\theta$ be a fixed real number and let
$x_1 = \begin{pmatrix} \cos\theta\\ \sin\theta \end{pmatrix}$ and $x_2 = \begin{pmatrix} -\sin\theta\\ \cos\theta \end{pmatrix}$
(a) Show that $\{x_1,x_2\}$ is an orthonormal basis for $\mathbb{R}^2$.
(b) Given a vector $y$ in $\mathbb{R}^2$, write it as a linear combination $c_1x_1+c_2x_2$.
(c) Verify that $c_1^2+c_2^2=||y||^2=y_1^2+y_2^2$
I understand how to do (a) perfectly fine. It's (b) and (c) that are giving me trouble. I'm just kind of lost, where should I begin?


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- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg, cracked into a small cup or saucer
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped, toasted walnut pieces, optional
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons chocolate sauce
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl and set aside.
- Place the butter, granulated sugar, and light brown sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer and cream the ingredients on high speed. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add the vanilla and egg and mix on medium speed. Add the flour mixture and mix on low speed just until batter is stiffñdon't overdo it! Turn off the mixer and, using a large spoon or plastic spatula, fold in the chocolate chips and the walnuts, if desired.
- Using a tablespoon, scoop about 2 spoonfuls of the dough into a ball and place on the baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough, keeping the scoops about 2 inches apart. Using your fingers or the back of the spoon, press down on each ball of dough to slightly flatten. (You should get about 9 cookies on each sheet.) Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes. (Depending on the size of your oven, you may need to do this in batches.)
- Using oven mitts or pot holders, remove the cookies from the oven and transfer with a plastic turner to wire racks to cool. Repeat with the remaining sheets, if necessary.
- Filling: In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine peanut butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and chocolate sauce and beat well.
- With a thin metal pastry spatula or a butter knife, spread a layer of the peanut butter filling on the bottom of a cookie.
- Press another cookie over the filling to make a sandwich.
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In BP lesional skin, immunohistochemistry and confocal microscopy were performed for CD4+, CD25+, forkhead/winged helix transcription factor (FOXP3)+, transforming growth factor (TGF)-β+ and interleukin (IL)-10+ cells. In addition, the number of CD4+CD25++FOXP3+ Tregs in peripheral blood was assessed by flow cytometry, and the levels of TGF-β and IL-10 were determined in serum samples by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay before and after steroid therapy. Controls included patients with psoriasis, atopic dermatitis (AD) and healthy donors.
The frequency of FOXP3+ cells was significantly reduced in skin lesions from patients with BP (P < 0.001) compared with psoriasis and AD. Moreover, the number of IL-10+ cells was lower in BP than in psoriasis (P < 0.001) and AD (P = 0.002), while no differences were observed in the number of TGF-β+ cells. CD4+CD25++FOXP3+ Treg in the peripheral blood of patients with BP was significantly reduced compared with healthy controls (P < 0.001), and augmented significantly after steroid therapy (P = 0.001). Finally, TGF-β and IL-10 serum levels were similar in patients with BP compared with healthy controls. However, after therapy, BP patients showed significantly higher IL-10 serum levels than before therapy (P = 0.01).
Full article available at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jdv.12091/abstract;jsessionid=C37D521517222D9766F5D0D339765626.d04t01?deniedAccessCustomisedMessage=&userIsAuthenticated=false


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Pushing ReactOS to the Limit!
Testing is pushing ReactOS to its limits. Try to make it BSOD, test your favourite apps, spot and reports bugs. ReactOS is being created by the Community, and depends on your contributions. ReactOS is not perfect so you'll find a place for your grain of salt.


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Bay-to-Lake Tahoe study: Tourism traffic high within basin
TAHOE CITY, Calif. — Transportation officials are nearly finished with a Lake Tahoe and San Francisco Bay Area travel report that aims to provide better data for future local investments.
From June 26, 2013, to July 12, 2013, data was collected using sensors along Interstate 80, U.S. 50 and state highways 20, 49, 88, 89, 193 and 267, distinguishing commuter traffic from tourist traffic.
Findings in the "Bay to Tahoe Basin Recreation and Tourism Rural Roadway Impact Study" included that tourism traffic peaks on weekends, and tourism travel accounts for 50 percent or more of traffic in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
"We all kind of assumed that and know that living in this area, but now we have those hard numbers to show that," Woody Deloria, senior transportation planner for El Dorado County Transportation Commission, said at a July 3 Truckee North Tahoe Transportation Management Association meeting.
In addition, automated calls and interviews were conducted in Sacramento, San Francisco and San Jose to learn why people travel to Lake Tahoe, when and how frequently, what roads they take, and opinions on roadways and transit.
Respondents stated they mostly travel to the basin during non-winter months (May-October) and visit between once and multiple times a year, with roadway conditions, traffic flow, ease of access, availability of public transit and parking influencing their likelihood of visiting a destination.
"There are all sorts of ways we can look at this and use this information in the future — from making transportation planning decisions, but also for marketing and economic development in the area, as well," Deloria said.
"… Another potential with this study really is to change how the funding is allocated to your jurisdiction. Typically, historically, it's been funded through resident population and lane miles, and … when 50 percent of the traffic is tourism-based, that formula really isn't equitable for the region."
A $243,000 Caltrans Partnership Planning grant and $60,000 in matching local funds financed the study, Deloria said.
A final draft is being completed and is scheduled to be presented to EDCTC at its Aug. 7 meeting; it will be linked to the agenda, to be posted at http://www.edctc.org/Commission.html.


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The Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (BRHC)
provides a local service for Bristol children and a referral
service for specialist care for families across the South West and
As part of plans to help people find their way around our
hospitals, the names of wards and departments at the Bristol Royal
Hospital for Children (BRHC) are changing during May 2018.
You can view our new trust map here
The current building opened on 22 April 2001 and was the first
purpose-built children's hospital in the South West. In April 2007,
a further ward was opened to accommodate children's services from
Southmead, and in May 2015 two specialist hospital services for
children moved from Frenchay Hospital to create one centre of
excellence in Bristol.
These pages are designed to provide you with useful information
to help you during your stay with us.
You might find it useful to view
this document if your child has been referred to Bristol Royal
Hospital for Children.
If you have questions, please contact the Family
Information Room on 0117 342 8065 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
If you require the services of an interpreter during a
hospital visit, the Trust has a team of interpreters
whose services we can call upon. Depending on the circumstances,
staff may also use a telephone interpreting service as an
Visit our interactive website designed for
young patients between the ages of 8-12. You'll find lots of
information about what happens at the Bristol Royal Hospital for
Children, and some fun activities too.
Looking to support us? Find out more about our charities
Find out about research at UH
Trust switchboard - 0117 923 0000
Main reception: 0117 342 8460 - Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm only
Here is a list of services we offer:
Many of our clinical teams are supported by allied health
professionals such as dietetians, speech therapists and
psychologists. There are also global services which support
every patient such as our team of play specialists. For more
information on our support services, please click here
Each of our hospital beds has a drop down bed for one
parent to stay overnight with the exception of the intensive care
unit and our short stay surgery ward. We have limited family
accommodation but are happy to provide advice regarding hotels and
guest houses in the local area.
Car parking within the hospital precinct has been affected by
the current building work. There is some parking outside of
the children's hospital, though this is very limited. The closest
hospital pay and display spaces are at the Bristol Haematology
& Oncology Centre and St Michael's Hospital. Parking permits to
reduce the cost are available for families staying overnight.
There are roadside parking meters and Trenchard Street NCP is also
close to the main entrance. Families parking at Cabot Circus
can catch a free shuttle bus during normal hours. Please take
care when parking as all spaces are patrolled regularly. If you
have any queries or concerns about parking, please contact the
LIAISE team on 0117 342 8065 or 0117 342 8158 or email
Families receiving an income related benefit may be able
to claim back some of their costs. Please ask the ward for
Food for patients is provided and there are legal restrictions
on bringing in food for patients. Please see the food folder at
every bedside for more information.
Food for parents can be obtained from the Brewnel's,
close to the main entrance to Bristol Royal Hospital for Children,
open Monday-Friday, 7am-6pm, Saturday and Sunday,
9am-4pm. DeliMarché, a restaurant on level 9 of the BRI, is
open from 7.30am-2.30pm.
Each long stay ward also has access to a parent's kitchen where
parents are welcome to prepare their own food. Hot drinks are
generally not allowed on the wards for your child's safety.
Each long stay ward has access to a shower room and toilet for
parents to use. Linen is also provided for drop down beds. Please
ask ward staff to show you the facilities on your ward.
Parents and carers are welcome to stay with their child for as
long as they wish, although we ask for one adult only between
8pm and 8am, except in exceptional circumstances. Other
visitors are welcome but we ask for no more than two per bed at any
time. If you wish to bring siblings to visit,
please discuss this first with your named nurse.
There are a range of services which will support the clinical
care of your child and also services which will help support you
with the experience of being in hospital. Please click here for more
information about some of those services.
We welcome breastfeeding mothers. There is a breastfeeding
room on level 2 if you would prefer more privacy.
Still not found what you're looking for - download our Hospital Welcome
Booklet or contact the Family Information Room on 0117 342
8065 or email email@example.com
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Paul O'Gorman Building
Upper Maudlin Street
If you wish to send post to a patient, please include the patient
name and ward number.
Please click on the links below to find contact
numbers for:
For department and clinic contact numbers for appointments and admissions please see here.
Trust switchboard - 0117 923 0000
Main reception: 0117 342 8460 - Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm only
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Testing Plugin
compile "org.grails.plugins:testing:0.5"
Testing PluginUnit testing in the 1.0.x line of Grails is not the easiest thing in the world. If you want to test domain classes, controllers, or even services there are so many things you need to mock and set up. Without a rigorous approach to it test can quickly degenerate into a mess. On top of that, custom meta-class programming sometimes leaks into the integration tests, causing odd failures. This difficulty often results in users going straight for integration tests, despite unit tests having the benefit of speed and the ability to run from within an IDE.The Testing Plugin targets these weaknesses by providing a set of classes that make testing many of Grails' artifacts really easy, while providing plenty of flexibility.
The classes in the testing plugin are being incorporated into Grails 1.1, so if you have a recent 1.1 SNAPSHOT or revision from the Subversion branch, then you don't need to install the plugin.The latest changes can be found in the release notes
Getting startedInstalling the plugin is trivial:
There is nothing else to do except write your tests!
grails install-plugin testing
The frameworkThe core of the testing plugin is the
grails.test.GrailsUnitTestCase class. This is a sub-class of
GroovyTestCase geared towards Grails applications and their artifacts. It provides several methods for mocking particular types as well as support for general mocking a la Groovy's
MockFor and
StubFor classes. Let's start by looking at how you can use
GrailsUnitTestCase to test a simple service:
Normally you might look at the dependency on another service and the use of dynamic domain class methods with a bit of a groan. You can use meta-class programming and the "map as object" idiom, but these can quickly get ugly. How might we write the test with
class MyService { def otherService String createSomething() { def stringId = otherService.newIdentifier() def item = new Item(code: stringId, name: "Bangle") item.save() return stringId } int countItems(String name) { def items = Item.findAllByName(name) return items.size() } }
GrailsUnitTestCase ?
OK, so a fair bit of new stuff there, but once we break it down you should quickly see how easy it is to use the methods available to you. Take a look at the "testCreateSomething()" test method. The first thing you will probably notice is the "mockDomain()" method, which is one of several provided by
import grails.test.GrailsUnitTestCaseclass MyServiceTests extends GrailsUnitTestCase { void testCreateSomething() { // Mock the domain class. def testInstances = [] mockDomain(Item, testInstances) // Mock the "other" service. String testId = "NH-12347686" def otherControl = mockFor(OtherService) otherControl.demand.newIdentifier(1..1) {-> return testId } // Initialise the service and test the target method. def testService = new MyService() testService.otherService = otherControl.createMock() def retval = testService.createSomething() // Check that the method returns the identifier returned by the // mock "other" service and also that a new Item instance has // been saved. assertEquals testId, retval assertEquals 1, testInstances assertTrue testInstances[0] instanceof Item } void testCountItems() { // Mock the domain class, this time providing a list of test // Item instances that can be searched. def testInstances = [ new Item(code: "NH-4273997", name: "Laptop"), new Item(code: "EC-4395734", name: "Lamp"), new Item(code: "TF-4927324", name: "Laptop") ] mockDomain(Item, testInstances) // Initialise the service and test the target method. def testService = new MyService() assertEquals 2, testService.countItems("Laptop") assertEquals 1, testService.countItems("Lamp") assertEquals 0, testService.countItems("Chair") } }
GrailsUnitTestCase . It adds all the common domain methods (both instance and static) to the given class so that any code using it sees it as a full-blown domain class. So for example, once the
Item class has been mocked, we can safely call the "save()" method on instances of it. Speaking of which, what happens when we call that method on a mocked domain class? Simple: the new instance is added to the "testInstances" list we passed into the "mockDomain()" method.The next bit we want to look at is centered on the "mockFor" method. This is analagous to the MockFor and StubFor classes that come with Groovy and it can be used to mock any class you want. In fact, the "demand" syntax is identical to that used by Mock/StubFor, so you should feel right at home. Of course you often need to inject a mock instance as a dependency, but that is pretty straight forward with the "createMock()" method, which you simply call on the mock control as shown. For those familiar with EasyMock, the name "otherControl" highlights the role of the object returned by "mockFor()" - it is a control object rather than the mock itself.The rest of the "testCreateSomething()" method should be pretty familiar, particularly as you now know that the mock "save()" method adds instances to "testInstances" list. However, there is an important technique missing from the test method. We can determine that the mock "newIdentifier()" method is called because its return value has a direct impact on the result of the "createSomething()" method. But what if that weren't the case? How would we know whether it had been called or not? With Mock/StubFor the check would be performed at the end of the "use()" closure, but that's not available here. Instead, you can call "verify()" on the control object - in this case "otherControl". This will perform the check and throw an assertion error if it hasn't been called when it should have been.Lastly, "testCountItems()" in the example demonstrates another facet of the "mockDomain()" method. It is normally quite fiddly to mock the dynamic finders manually, and you often have to set up different data sets for each invocation. On top of that, if you decide a different finder should be used then you have to update the tests to check for the new method! Thankfully the "mockDomain()" method provides a lightweight implementation of the dynamic finders backed by a list of domain instances. Simply provide the test data as the second argument of the method and the mock finders will just work.
GrailsUnitTestCase - the "mock*()" methodsYou have already seen a couple of examples in the introduction of the "mock*()" methods provided by the
GrailsUnitTestCase class. Here we will look at all the available methods in some detail, starting with the all-purpose "mockFor()". But before we do, there is a very important point to make: using these methods ensures that any changes you make to the given classes do not leak into other tests! This is a common and serious problem when you try to perform the mocking yourself via meta-class programming, but that headache just disappears as long as you use at least one of "mock*()" methods on each class you want to mock.
mockFor(class, loose = false)_General purpose mocking that allows you to set up either strict or loose demands on a class._This method is surprisingly intuitive to use. By default it will create a strict mock control object (one for which the order in which methods are called is important) that you can use to specify demands:
Notice that you can mock static methods as well as instance ones simply by using the "static" property after "demand". You then specify the name of the method that you want to mock with an optional range as its argument. This range determines how many times you expect the method to be called, so if the number of invocations falls outside of that range (either too few or too many) then an assertion error will be thrown. If no range is specified, a default of "1..1" is assumed, i.e. that the method must be called exactly once.The last part of a demand is a closure representing the implementation of the mock method. The closure arguments should match the number and types of the mocked method, but otherwise you are free to add whatever you want in the body.As we mentioned before, if you want an actual mock instance of the class that you are mocking, then you need to call
def strictControl = mockFor(MyService) strictControl.demand.someMethod(0..2) { String arg1, int arg2 -> … } strictControl.demand.static.aStaticMethod {-> … }
mockControl.createMock() . In fact, you can call this as many times as you like to create as many mock instances as you need. And once you have executed the test method, you can call
mockControl.verify() to check whether the expected methods were actually called or not.Lastly, the call:
will create a mock control object that has only loose expectations, i.e. the order that methods are invoked does not matter.
def looseControl = mockFor(MyService, true)
mockDomain(class, testInstances = [])_Takes a class and makes mock implementations of all the domain class methods (both instance- and static-level) accessible on it._Mocking domain classes is one of the big wins from using the testing plugin. Manually doing it is fiddly at best, so it's great that
mockDomain() takes that burden off your shoulders.In effect,
mockDomain() provides a lightweight version of domain classes in which the "database" is simply a list of domain instances held in memory. All the mocked methods (
save() ,
get() ,
findBy*() , etc.) work against that list, generally behaving as you would expect them to. In addition to that, both the mocked
save() and
validate() methods will perform real validation (support for the unique constraint included!) and populate an errors object on the corresponding domain instance.There isn't much else to say other than that the plugin does not support the mocking of criteria or HQL queries. If you use either of those, simply mock the corresponding methods manually (for example with
mockFor() ) or use an integration test with real data.
mockForConstraintsTests(class, testInstances = [])_Highly specialised mocking for domain classes and command objects that allows you to check whether the constraints are behaving as you expect them to._Do you test your domain constraints? If not, why not? If your answer is that they don't need testing, think again. Your constraints contain logic and that logic is highly susceptible to bugs - the kind of bugs that can be tricky to track down (particularly as
save() doesn't throw an exception when it fails). If your answer is that it's too hard or fiddly, that is no longer an excuse. Enter the
mockForConstraintsTests() method.This is like a much reduced version of the
mockDomain() method that simply adds a
validate() method to a given domain class. All you have to do is mock the class, create an instance with field values, and then call
validate() . You can then access the
errors property on your domain instance to find out whether the validation failed or not. So if all we are doing is mocking the
validate() method, why the optional list of test instances? That is so that we can test unique constraints as you will soon see.So, suppose we have a simple domain class like so:
Don't worry about whether the constraints are sensible or not (they're not!), they are for demonstration only. To test these constraints we can do the following:
class Book { String title String author static constraints = { title(blank: false, unique: true) author(blank: false, minSize: 5) } }
You can probably look at that code and work out what's happening without any further explanation. The one thing we will explain is the way the
class BookTests extends GrailsUnitTestCase { void testConstraints() { def existingBook = new Book(title: "Misery", author: "Stephen King") mockForConstraintsTests(Book, [ existingBook ]) // Validation should fail if both properties are null. def book = new Book() assertFalse book.validate() assertEquals "nullable", book.errors["title"] assertEquals "nullable", book.errors["author"] // So let's demonstrate the unique and minSize constraints. book = new Book(title: "Misery", author: "JK") assertFalse book.validate() assertEquals "unique", book.errors["title"] assertEquals "minSize", book.errors["author"] // Validation should pass! book = new Book(title: "The Shining", author: "Stephen King") assertTrue book.validate() } }
errors property is used. First, it does return a real Spring
Errors instance, so you can access all the properties and methods you would normally expect. Second, this particular
Errors object also has map/property access as shown. Simply specify the name of the field you are interested in and the map/property access will return the name of the constraint that was violated. Note that it is the constraint name , not the message code (as you might expect).That's it for testing constraints. One final thing we would like to say is that testing the constraints in this way catches a common error: typos in the "constraints" property! It is currently one of the hardest bugs to track down normally, and yet a unit test for your constraints will highlight the problem straight away.
mockLogging(class, enableDebug = false)_Adds a mock "log" property to a class. Any messages passed to the mock logger are echoed to the console._
mockController(class)_Adds mock versions of the dynamic controller properties and methods to the given class. This is typically used in conjunction with the
ControllerUnitTestCase class._
mockTagLib(class)_Adds mock versions of the dynamic taglib properties and methods to the given class. This is typically used in conjunction with the
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Plus One Lap used to be all about cyclocross, now it's my dumping grounds for anything cycling.
Monday, March 13, 2006
Specialized Tricross build is going strong.
So, I guess I never reported about the details of my new Specialized Tricross Sworks frame/fork. Well I've got it, and weighed it as well as some other parts that are going on this build...
The Tricross cyclocross frame came in at 1412 grams for a 56cm frame (which I'm very happy with). My older Specialized M4 CX frame weighs 1650 grams for the same size. The anodizing on the new TriCross helps with the weight a good deal, also it looks really cool, and there is never any paint to chip off. The fork really isnt worth mentioning, but with that said, I'm going to dedicate a ranting post on it another day.
I've also received my FSA Superlight cranks. The weight of these came in at 373 grams for just the arms in a 172.5 length.
The KMC-SL gold chain came in the mail last week, this is a ti-ni coated chain which gives it that gold coloring. (its possible that im getting a matching aluminum gold cassette to match, which would be a pretty sweet combo I think, for the race only wheels)
My pedals for 2006 will be the Triple ti Eggbeaters by Crank Brothers. I've really enjoyed my Candy sl and candy ti pedals for the last year or two, and am excited about trying out the Eggs. The weight for these was 180 grams (72 grams less than my Candy Ti's)
I'll start putting these parts onto the bike over the next week, and updating Plus One Lap as I do, stay tuned (or better yet do the free Bloglet subscription located in the right column and it'll let you know when I do).
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Which wheels will you use?
- Jeremy Burlingame said...
I am most likely going to be building up a set of wheels to be used. Not only do I not have the money for a set of Zipp 404/Stratus DV/Lightweights, but I'd look dumn racing those wheels in the Mens B category. I have the Mavic OR-10 (gold tubular rims) mated to American Classic Micro front hub and maybe a Tune or King rear hub. These wheels still havent been built, and I still need the hubs. If anyone has these send me an email, and lets make a deal.
I never set up a set of wheels becuase I haven't time to do it.
I'm every day looking for lightest wheels and trying it in ciclox.
Now I've these sets of wheels:
-Reynolds Stratus DL-UL (1.130gr, quite good, some rear spoke broken)
-Extralite UltraClim SPZ (920gr, quite good, much rear spoke broken)
-HED Stinger 5.0 (1.400gr, very heavy, jumping brake)
-American Classic (1.080gr, carbon rim brake easy, now I use it only in road)
-Tune Olympic Gold (1.050gr, only one race, I dont't now yet)
-Campagnolo Bora (1.330gr, very good, quite heavy)
This year I'll set up another two Colnago C50 and perhaps I'll buy one set of Bore for each.
Now I'm thinking about buying one pair of Lightweight Ventoux (950gr), very light and, I think, very good.
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I am trying to find the size of the buffer for an uninitialized string and an empty string, but using size() and length() doesn't seem to be helping me.
Here is the program I am using to try and find the size of the buffers being used for the strings:
Which is giving the following output:Code:#include <iostream> #include <string> using namespace std; int main() { string s1; //unitialized string using size() cout << s1.size() << endl; string s2 = (""); //empty string using size() cout << s2.size() << endl; string s3; //unitialized string using length() cout << s3.length() << endl; string s4 = (""); //empty string using length() cout << s4.length() << endl; system ("PAUSE"); return 0; }
Could anyone tell me how I can find the size of the buffers being used?0
sh: PAUSE: not found
Press Enter to continue!
I'm unsure if I'm missing the point somewhat.
Many thanks!


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Aoki reports early to familiarize himself with new club
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Just as the Royals' pitchers and catchers were wrapping up the second day of their workouts Sunday morning, new right fielder Norichika Aoki arrived in camp.
Acquired from the Brewers in exchange for pitcher Will Smith, Aoki is expected to lead off and play right field.
Aoki checked in with his translator, Kosuke Inaji, and started to get acquainted with his new teammates. He doesn't know too much about the Royals.
"For me, I played in Kansas City in 2012 and I remember the stadium being a really nice field and that's my impression of the Royals so far," he said. "I feel like I could fit in real well with this team. It's a team that I'm happy to be on."
Aoki, 32, played two seasons for Milwaukee after a long career in Japan. Although his average dropped only from .288 to .286 last year, some other numbers dipped significantly. For example, his doubles dropped from 37 to 20, his RBIs from 50 to 37 and his stolen bases from 30 to 20. He played in 155 games, compared to 151 in his first Major League season.
"I know what I can do to get better and get back to where I was," Aoki said. "That's what I did in the offseason and will do in Spring Training as well."
Aoki's arrival enables Alex Gordon, last year's primary leadoff batter (119 games), to move down in the order.
"Just from what I heard, they loved him in Milwaukee -- the fans, the organization," manager Ned Yost said. "He's a player that really kind of fits our profile, very energetic, very athletic, a guy that's really going to open up the top of the order for us. We really haven't had that player the last couple of years. Alex Gordon profiles so much better in the middle of our lineup than at the top, so I think that's going to help us out a lot."
With Aoki in camp, the only everyday regular still missing is shortstop Alcides Escobar. He doesn't have to report until Wednesday, the day before the first full-squad workout.


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To help schools offer affordable computing to every student, HP today introduced a full-function, mini-notebook Linux powered PC priced starting under $500. HP will join a fledgling market already populated with products from Intel Corp., the world's largest semiconductor company, and Asustek Computers Inc., the world's largest maker of computer motherboards.
The only way to keep cost is use Linux and create network only computer for everybody. Windows vista cannot be installed because of price tag and higher hardware requirements.
Notebook features
- Simple, refined design and anodized aluminum shell that is sleek and sturdy yet lightweight;
HP DuraKeys, featuring a clear coating applied over the notebook keyboard that protects the finish and printed letters and characters;
- An HP 3D DriveGuard, which sends a signal to shut down the hard drive upon sudden movement or shock by using a three-axis digital accelerometer chip
- Scratch-resistant display and magnesium hinge bracket
- A large 8.9-inch diagonal WXGA display, user-friendly full keyboard (QWERTY) and touchpad;
- Ability to view video, still-image capture, web conferencing or video-enhanced instant messaging with no additional hardware to buy or carry. An optional integrated VGA webcam enables video and still-image capture to allow the addition of photos and video clips to presentations, documents and email;
- Two battery solutions – three-cell for lightest-weight configurations or optional six-cell for longer battery life;
- Wireless technologies such as integrated Wi-Fi Certified WLAN(3) and optional Bluetoothâ"¢, allowing students to access the Internet as well as communicate via email, IM, chat, VOIP and blogging. The wireless technologies also enable connections at hotspots as well as with Bluetooth devices such as printers, mice and headsets; and
- The processors HP is using are made by Via Technologies Inc., the distant third-ranked player in the microprocessor space, and come in clock speeds up to 1.6 gigahertz.


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US Labor Department notifies former Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center employees of inclusion in new EEOICPA Special Exposure Cohort
WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Labor is notifying all former employees of the Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center in Winchester, Mass., about a new class of employees added to the Special Exposure Cohort of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act. The EEOICPA provides compensation and medical benefits to workers who became ill as a result of working in the nuclear weapons industry. Survivors of qualified workers also may be entitled to benefits.
A worker who is included in a designated SEC class of employees, and who is diagnosed with one of 22 specified cancers, may receive a presumption of causation under the EEOICPA. On Aug. 23, 2012, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services designated the following class of employees as an addition to the SEC: all employees of the U.S. Department of Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their contractors and subcontractors who worked at the Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center in Winchester from Jan. 1, 1952, through Dec. 31, 1961, for at least 250 workdays occurring either solely under this employment or in combination with workdays within other classes of employees in the SEC. This designation became effective on Sept. 22, 2012. The Labor Department's role is to adjudicate these claims based on the new SEC class definition as determined and introduced by HHS.
For additional information about the new SEC or to schedule an appointment for claim-filing assistance, contact the department's New York Resource Center toll-free at 800-941-3943.


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The real-estate market is splitting in two, with wealthy buyers driving stronger growth at the top while the rest of the market continues to struggle.
From $16 million log mansions in Aspen to $90 million glass-walled penthouses in Manhattan, high-end real estate is defying the broader real-estate slump and weak financial markets. In local real-estate markets with a median home price of $1 million or more, prices are up more than 10 percent year over year, and inventory is down 10 percent, according to Altos Research, the real-estate analytics firms.


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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults who are heavy, especially around the middle, seem to have a higher risk of developing colon cancer than their thinner peers, a new study finds.
The findings, reported in the American Journal of Epidemiology, add to evidence that obesity is a risk factor for colon cancer.
They also suggest that exercise could be an important part of the picture, particularly for women.
The study included more than 120,000 Dutch adults ages 55 to 69 who were followed for 16 years. During that time, about two percent developed colorectal cancer (tumors of the colon and/or rectum); most were diagnosed with colon cancer.
The risk, researchers found, was 25 percent higher for men who were significantly overweight or obese at the outset, versus normal-weight men.
And waist size seemed to matter most: Men with the biggest bellies — gauged by their self-reported "trouser size" — had a 63 percent greater risk of colorectal cancer than men who were trimmest around the middle.
The findings were more complex among women, though. A large waistline was only linked to a higher cancer risk in women who also got little exercise (less than 30 minutes per day).
Women who topped a "44" in pants size and got little exercise were 83 percent more likely to develop colon cancer than women who had smaller waistlines and exercised more than 90 minutes per day. (A "44" in Europe translates to about a size 16 in the U.S.)
The study "provides further evidence that excess body fat may contribute to a higher risk of colorectal cancer," lead researcher Laura A.E. Hughes, of Maastricht University in the Netherlands, told Reuters Health in an email.
"It is important to maintain a healthy body weight throughout life, as this may lower your risk of colorectal cancer," she said.
It also makes sense that excessive abdominal fat would be particularly linked to the disease, according to Hughes.
Studies have tied abdominal obesity to other health conditions, like diabetes and heart disease. And belly fat seems to be particularly linked to chronic, low-level inflammation in the body, Hughes explained.
That inflammation is thought to be involved in a number of disease processes.
"One of our most intriguing observations," Hughes said, "was that abdominal fat was associated with colorectal cancer in women only when combined with low exercise levels."
It's not clear why that might be, or why the pattern was seen only in women, she said. But the finding hints that calorie balance — how much you take in through food, and how much you burn through exercise — may be important, according to Hughes.
So, she said, "women should focus on maintaining a healthy lifestyle rather than simply paying attention to what the scale says."
In the U.S., it's estimated that just over 141,000 people will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2011, while nearly 50,000 will die from the disease, according to the ACS. The average American has about a 1 in 20 lifetime chance of developing the tumors.
Risk factors for colorectal cancer include older age (it's usually diagnosed after age 50), a history of colitis or Crohn's disease (inflammatory disorders of the colon), a family history of the cancer, and smoking.
Some studies have also linked diets high in animal fat, and low in fruits, vegetables and fiber, to an increased risk.
SOURCE: bit.ly/rTElMb American Journal of Epidemiology, online October 7, 2011.


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Remarks by FDIC Chairman Sheila C. Bair to the Reserve Bank of India; Mumbai, India
June 15, 2010
Indira Gandhi said three decades ago that: "The great need in the world today is to so define national interest that it makes for greater harmony, greater equality and justice, and greater stability in the world."
That is a timeless and eloquent statement. To me, it speaks to our mission as financial leaders and regulators. Our immediate job is to promote public confidence in our banking and financial systems, which makes for greater stability and greater opportunity in our national economies. But as the global economy becomes ever more closely integrated, economic instability and uncertainty in one region of the world can have consequences in other regions.
So it is not only in our respective national interests to strengthen financial practices and expand access to mainstream financial services. It is in our collective interest to promote financial stability and economic opportunity. A major focus of my trip this week is to look at how India is making reforms to improve financial access for its people, and to compare notes with what we're doing in the United States.
I would like to focus my remarks today on four main areas. First, I would like to summarize the structure of the U.S. banking system and the development of our capital markets. While the U.S. experience may not represent a model for every nation, it may offer some perspective from which to consider the unique situation of India.
Second, I would like to speak frankly about some of the missteps that led to the recent financial crisis, and the actions that are being taken now to correct these problems. Third, I would like to briefly summarize the state of the recovery in the U.S. economy and banking system. And, finally, I would like to speak to the important issues – shared by both of our nations – of expanding access to mainstream banking services and promoting financial education.
The U.S. Banking and Capital Market Structure
For almost 150 years, U.S. banking has been governed by a "dual" banking system, combining generally smaller institutions chartered by the individual states and the typically larger institutions with federal charters. The FDIC insures the deposits of banks and thrifts under both state and federal charters, and also supervises some 5,000 state-chartered banks. In addition, the FDIC has resolution authority for all FDIC-insured depository institutions that fail. Maintaining this dual system of charters under federal deposit insurance requires a great deal of policy and regulatory coordination.
Many have suggested that there must be a simpler way to go about this. But this dual system encourages new banks to open where there is demand for their services. It also supports small community-oriented banks that specialize in lending to agriculture, small businesses, retail consumers and other vital sectors that are not always served well by large institutions or the capital markets. Small banks, with assets of less than 1 billion dollars, hold just 11 percent of U.S. banking industry assets, but are responsible for 38 percent of the banking industry's small business lending. And small businesses, those with fewer than 500 employees, are responsible for the creation of about two-thirds of net new jobs in our economy. In short, small state-chartered institutions are essential sources of credit and other services to the most dynamic, entrepreneurial portion of the U.S. economy.
Deposit insurance is a critical element to the ability of small depository institutions to compete with their larger counterparts. The FDIC guarantee assures smaller institutions of access to stable, low-cost deposit funding no matter the fluctuations of the economy or the financial markets. The FDIC insures over 600 million deposit accounts in almost 8,000 banks and thrift institutions. During our 76-year history, over 3,000 insured institutions have failed, but no insured depositor has ever lost a penny of insured deposits -- and none ever will.
We are proud to share our tradition of protecting depositors with India's Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC). As a matter of fact, India's deposit insurance system is the second-oldest in the world, with a 48-year history.
As important as banks are to the U.S. economy, we have become increasingly reliant over time on funding provided to businesses and households through the global capital markets. By one estimate, market-based sources of funding surpassed depository institutions as holders of U.S. credit market debt in the late 1990s.
A private corporate bond market has long been an important source of credit to large U.S. companies. In recent decades, this market has become more accessible by smaller and newer companies. By contrast, the federal government has been more directly involved in making capital market funding available to homebuyers and farmers. Government agencies or government sponsored enterprises have been created to organize secondary markets in mortgages and farm loans and to provide various types of credit guarantees in order to encourage the origination and securitization of these loans.
The high degree of federal involvement in housing and rural finance reflects: The importance of the capital markets as a source of financing; the difficulties that homeowners and farmers would have in trying to obtain capital market financing on their own; and the importance of home ownership and agriculture to our economy and our communities.
In some cases, such as with residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, practices developed under government-sponsored initiatives have been imitated by the private market, resulting in new private securitization activity that has further expanded access to credit. However, as I'm sure you are aware, the market practices that were followed during the rapid expansion of private mortgage securitization during the last decade were not safe and sound.
Instead, these practices supported the spread of high risk mortgage loans that were not in the long-term interest of mortgage borrowers and that contributed directly to the crisis in U.S. mortgage markets and global financial markets. The risks created by these loans were buried in complex mortgage-related instruments and credit derivatives that ended up on the books of banks, bank holding companies, and non-bank institutions.
These complex and opaque financial positions became the fundamental source of uncertainty in financial markets once the nature of the mortgage crisis became apparent in 2007 and 2008.
Regulatory Reform and Bank Capital Requirements
This brings me to the second section of my talk. While financial innovation in banking and capital markets has been highly successful in making credit available to U.S. business and household borrowers, the recent crisis has highlighted some critical shortcomings in our market and regulatory practices.
These shortcomings must be addressed in order to restore the vitality of our financial sector and prevent a recurrence of this episode in the future. To address these issues, the U.S. Congress is considering financial regulatory reform legislation that is expected to reach President Obama's desk by July 4th.
When all is said and done, these reforms will bring significant changes to the financial industry. To my mind, the most important reform will be to create the authority to resolve large, complex financial institutions that get into trouble, without a taxpayer bailout.
This authority is essential to restoring the discipline of the marketplace on excessive risk taking at large banks and non-bank financial companies. Other key provisions would: Create a new, independent regulatory authority for consumer financial products that would ensure their safety no matter who offers them; provide for better supervision of large complex financial organizations and establish a Systemic Risk Council to detect and address emerging systemic threats to financial stability and the economy; and require many derivatives and over-the-counter financial products to trade on regulated platforms.
This legislation creates a framework to improve the resiliency of the U.S. financial system. It provides enhanced tools to address emerging risks to the stability of our system before they threaten to create a future crisis.
In my view, another critical component of a stronger international financial system is capital – in higher amounts and of better quality. During the years leading up to the financial crisis, the cushion of equity capital in the banking systems in a number of countries dwindled relative to the volume of financial activity and the risks that were being taken.
During this period, many banks increased their leverage by: Issuing "hybrid" capital instruments that qualify as regulatory capital but actually represent debt; putting illiquid assets in the trading book or in off-balance sheet structures to reduce capital requirements; or increasing portfolio risk in an opaque manner through the use of credit default swaps or riskier underwriting practices.
These efforts to increase profits by effectively raising leverage left many institutions unprepared for the onset of the crisis and vulnerable to liquidity runs that occurred when counterparties began to doubt their solvency. Going forward, we need to improve both the level and quality of bank capital.
Efforts are underway to do this, and their success is critically important. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published two important proposals in December 2009 dealing with ways to strengthen the capital and liquidity of banks. In the area of capital, the Committee proposed several key reforms: strengthening the quality of capital by setting minimum thresholds for core, loss-absorbing equity; establishing a capital buffer over the regulatory minimums that can be drawn down during times of stress; and increasing the capital requirements for the risks arising from derivatives; and establishing an international leverage ratio.
Much remains to be determined with regard to the details of these proposals. Many important decisions need to be made. It will take time to properly define the stronger standards we need to achieve, and a reasonable phase-in period for new requirements should certainly be part of the discussion.
The U.S. is firmly committed to this process. In the words of U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner, meaningful reform requires "the enforcement of more conservative capital and leverage requirements on the activities, whether on- or off-balance- sheet, of all major financial institutions."
The Basel Committee's December proposals are an important step in this direction. India, of course, is now a member of the Basel Committee, and we look forward to working with you and our other counterparts on the Committee to reach consensus on these and other important decisions.
Recent Developments in the U.S. Economy and Banking Industry
Now let me turn briefly to summarize the progress we have made to date in overcoming the financial crisis and what ultimately became the most severe U.S. recession since the 1930s. After many months of recession and job losses, the U.S. economy is beginning to recover. Though substantial uncertainties remain, we are seeing gradual progress in terms of economic activity, and even signs that payrolls are starting to expand and that bank loan performance is beginning to stabilize. But banks continue to set aside large provisions for loan losses, and bank failures continue at an elevated pace.
While some of the early bank failures in this crisis included large mortgage lenders that offered risky loan products, U.S. bank regulators are now dealing with problems among smaller community banks with high concentrations of construction and commercial real estate loans. Still, during the past year we have seen some welcome signs of stability in many housing markets. Inventories of vacant homes are beginning to shrink, existing home sales are up, and investors have been buying distressed properties even in troubled markets.
Home prices have been relatively stable in most parts of the country over the past year, following a historic, 33 percent average decline from mid-2006 through the early part of last year. Federal policy initiatives, including a homebuyer tax credit and purchases of mortgage-backed bonds by the Federal Reserve, have provided important support to the stabilization of housing markets. But now that many of these programs have expired, we face some additional uncertainty about the near-term direction of home prices.
Today, more than 11 million homeowners – or more than one in four of those with a mortgage – are underwater, owing more than their homes are worth. At the end of March, there were some 2.4 million U.S. mortgages in the process of foreclosure, and almost three and a half million more were at least 60 days past due.
The FDIC was an early advocate of finding ways to modify distressed mortgage loans to make their payments more affordable, to prevent foreclosures, and to allow borrowers to stay in their homes. We pioneered this approach at IndyMac Federal Bank, where the FDIC was appointed conservator in July 2008. Efforts to systematically modify at-risk mortgages continue to gain momentum. About 640,000 permanent modifications were put in place in the first four months of this year under private initiatives and under an incentive-based plan developed by the Treasury Department with assistance from the FDIC.
But we still have a long way to go until this crisis is behind us. That's why the FDIC continues to encourage investors who buy failed banks under loss-share agreements to be aggressive in preventing needless foreclosures.
Financial Inclusion and Education
I would like to conclude today with a few remarks on financial inclusion and financial education, issues that are of great personal interest to me. More than two billion adults worldwide do not have access to formal or even semi-formal financial services. In September 2009, the G-20 Leaders meeting at the Pittsburgh Summit committed to improving access for poor people by encouraging safe and sound new modes of financial service delivery.
The U.S. is by no means immune from these challenges. According to a recent FDIC-sponsored survey by the U.S. Census Bureau, at least 25 percent of U.S. households -- close to 60 million adults -- are financially underserved. Instead, they frequently use high-cost alternative financial service providers to conduct transactions including paying bills, remitting money to family, and cashing their paychecks. The annual dollar volume of alternative financial service provider transactions is estimated at more than $320 billion.
It is reasonable to conclude that banks have a strong incentive for pursuing underserved customers, given the sheer size of the alternative financial services industry. However, according to our survey, less than 18 percent of banks identify expanding services to these consumers as a priority in their business strategies.
The important role played by the FDIC in protecting bank deposits gives us a keen institutional focus on consumer protection and access to financial services. In 2006, we strengthened this focus by creating an Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion. The Committee provides the FDIC with advice and recommendations on expanding access to banking services for underserved populations. Its strategic plan is focused on savings, financial literacy, affordable credit, and other key consumer needs. The idea is to engage mainstream financial institutions in these important initiatives by supporting research, developing a supportive policy framework, and, where appropriate, launching pilot projects to market test new ideas.
Through our Advisory Committee, we have developed a number of programs to encourage banks to offer affordable small dollar loans, savings accounts, and checking accounts. And I must say that I cannot help but be impressed with the initiatives India is undertaking to extend the benefits of its formal, regulated financial system across a nation with some 600,000 villages. Your efforts make use of the latest information technologies, while recognizing their inherent limits. And you have been innovative in leveraging the limited geographic reach of banking institutions by facilitating their use of correspondents.
Beyond expanding access to mainstream financial services, both India and the U.S. recognize the importance of financial education. We firmly believe that financial education fosters financial stability for individuals, families, and entire communities. The more people know about credit and banking services, the more likely they are to increase savings, buy homes, and improve their standing of living.
One of the root causes of our mortgage crisis was an increase in the complexity of mortgage products and the widespread use of loans that consumers did not understand and that did not serve their long-term financial interests. We believe that both financial stability and consumer protection start with an educated consumer. That belief is the basis of our efforts to improve financial education in the U.S. and working collaboratively with other countries.
This effort started with some years ago with Money Smart, our comprehensive financial education curriculum designed to help individuals outside the financial mainstream.
The Money Smart program, which has been translated into seven languages and has been taken by over 2.5 million people, helps consumers build financial knowledge, develop financial confidence, and use banking services effectively.
I am very pleased to announce to you today that we are working on a translation of the Money Smart curriculum to Hindi, an effort we expect to complete later this year. It is our hope that this effort will further strengthen the cooperation between our two countries as we strive to meet the challenge of expanding access to financial services in a manner that protects consumers and preserves financial stability.
Prime Minister Singh visited Washington last fall, and was honored with the first state dinner of President Obama's administration. The timing of this visit is in keeping with the long-standing and steadfast partnership between the United States and India.
I feel privileged to have been invited to visit India. I have been here for only a few days, yet I have seen the depth and warmth of this partnership. And I have also seen firsthand India's amazing progress and vast future potential. Amid the differences in geography and culture there is much we have in common, and there is much we can learn from one another.
My hope is that in our own sphere of banking that we can develop the "new pathways of international cooperation" that Prime Minister Singh called for when he visited the White House. I look forward to working with you to find those pathways that bring us closer and that continue to improve the quality of life of millions of people in both our countries. Thank you.
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Industrial architecture of the 19th century at Prenzlauer Berg: the Kulturbrauerei with its two big courtyards is turned into a brightly lit Christmas world with around 60 stalls and historic merry-go-rounds. Named after Lucia, the Swedish Queen of Lights, the Christmas market brings brightness and warmth to this historical building. There are Swedish log candles and an old-fashioned wood stove to keep you toasty, and fur coats are also provided. The Roman-Nordic flair is underpinned by Scandinavian music sung in its native language. The entertainment begins at 8pm every day; Father Christmas visits from 5pm.
Christmas market - opening times:
25 Nov - 22 Dec 2019
Mon - Fri 3pm - 10pm
Sat - Sun 1pm - 10pm
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County looking for pool lifeguards
May 1, 2012
The Allegheny County Parks Department is currently accepting lifeguard applications for the 2012 season.
County lifeguards must be 16 years of age or older and must possess all necessary certifications prior to May 28, including lifeguard, first aid, and adult, child and infant CPR training.
Lifeguard applicants are also required to pass an aquatics test that will take place at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 5, at North Allegheny Senior High School, 10375 Perry Highway in McCandless Township. Those taking the aquatics tests should bring a swimsuit and towel.
Prior to taking the test, all applicants must present a completed employment application with a minimum of four references, as well as a physical examination form completed by a physician. No aquatics tests will be given without a doctor's certification on a physical examination form.
Lifeguards will be hired to work at the wave pools in Boyce, South and Settlers Cabin parks, as well the North Park swimming facility. Returning lifeguards in good standing and applicants 18 years of age and older will be given preference.
The Parks Department will pay lifeguards on the following scale: $8.25 per hour for junior lifeguards; $9.25 per hour for first-year lifeguards; $9.50 per hour for senior lifeguards; $9.75 per hour for assistant head lifeguards; and $10 per hour for head lifeguards.
Opening day for the 2012 swimming season is June 2, weather and conditions permitting.
To obtain a lifeguard employment application, additional information on the aquatics test, and driving directions to North Allegheny Senior High School, visit http://www.alleghenycounty.us/parks/guard or call 412-350-2478.


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"Aw, it's no biggie. Drinks are hardly a cost to me. They are necessary for a gathering of individuals of any kind. I like making sure people are happy together. After all, war can only beget so much progress before it becomes all for naught." Taski realized that she gave away something about herself and grumbled again.
"Either way, having to tell the truth may be a good exercise in wording and self control. My filters usually keep me from being so talkative. Hmm...what was I on about before I saw the Beldrobbaen. As for the whole truth thing," Taski shrugged, "I usually tell the truth most of the time, anyways. "
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Wis. Conservation Congress gears up for hearings
March 31, 2013 at 05:47 PM
The Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Conservation Congress is gearing up for another round of annual spring hearings next month.
The congress is a group of influential sportsmen who advise the state Department of Natural Resources on policy. Every April the congress holds hearings in all 72 counties to give people a chance to vote on suggested changes to DNR regulations.
This year's hearings are scheduled for April 8. The congress will pose questions about changing sturgeon spearing hours; allowing motor trolling statewide; allowing the use of rifles for deer hunting statewide; and allowing overnight placement of stands and blinds and DNR-owned and managed land.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.


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Will Rogers Quotes
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Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.
— Will Rogers
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I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.
I belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat.
I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him 'father.'
I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him "father."
I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.
I guess there is nothing that will get your mind off everything like golf. I have never been depressed enough to take up the game, but they say you get so sore at yourself you forget to hate your enemies.
I have a scheme for stopping war. It's this - no nation is allowed to enter a war till they have paid for the last one.
I never expected to see the day when girls would get sunburned in the places they now do.
I read about eight newspapers in a day. When I'm in a town with only one newspaper, I read it eight times.
I'm not a real movie star. I've still got the same wife I started out with twenty-eight years ago.
If advertisers spent the same amount of money on improving their products as they do on advertising then they wouldn't have to advertise them.
If I studied all my life, I couldn't think up half the number of funny things passed in one session of congress.
If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?
If the other fellow sells cheaper than you, it is called dumping. 'Course, if you sell cheaper than him, that's mass production.
A difference of opinion is what makes horse racing and missionaries.
A fool and his money are soon elected.
A holding company is a thing where you hand an accomplice the goods while the policeman searches you.
A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.
A remark generally hurts in proportion to its truth.
About all I can say for the United States Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation.
Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need.
Alexander Hamilton started the U.S. Treasury with nothing, and that was the closest our country has ever been to being even.
All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that's an alibi for my ignorance.
America is a nation that conceives many odd inventions for getting somewhere but it can think of nothing to do once it gets there.
America is becoming so educated that ignorance will be a novelty. I will belong to the select few.
An economist's guess is liable to be as good as anybody else's.
An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out.
An onion can make people cry but there's never been a vegetable that can make people laugh.
Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate?
Anything important is never left to the vote of the people. We only get to vote on some man; we never get to vote on what he is to do.
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.
Buy land. They ain't making any more of the stuff.
Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction.
Communism to me is one-third practice and two-thirds explanation.
Democrats never agree on anything, that's why they're Democrats. If they agreed with each other, they would be Republicans.
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock.
Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice doggie" until you can find a rock.
Diplomats are just as essential to starting a war as soldiers are for finishing it... You take diplomacy out of war, and the thing would fall flat in a week.
Do the best you can, and don't take life too serious.
Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don't go up, don't buy it.
Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
Even though you are on the right track - you will get run over if you just sit there.
Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.
Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.
Everything is funny, as long as it's happening to somebody else.
Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.


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Franklin County HS (FCHS) Class of 1956 Alumni List
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View old and new deeds - PHILADOX (fact sheet)
The Records Department's document recording "Recorders Index" information is now available on-line. Users can search and obtain copies of land records such as deeds and mortgages and pay with a VISA or Master Card.
The LandStat application supports analysis and display of aggregated data for land records information based on official documents tracked by the Department of Records through its PhilaDOX system. It includes data on:
Property Parcel/Map Lines - PARCEL EXPLORER (fact sheet)
The Department of Records Parcel Explorer web application is now available to provide property data to the Real Estate Community. The application enables users to enter an address or registry map number and view vital parcel records information including scanned versions of the paper-based registry maps. Other features include the ability to measure parcels and lines; add annotation to the maps; display a printable copy, as well as condominium information and parcel history.
POLICE ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT REPORTS (fact sheet)
The Philadelphia Police Department and Department of Records proudly sponsor this site. Copies of police reports and photos (where available) can be purchased for incidents that occurred within the Philadelphia city limits.
Online search for campaign finance reports.
Archival Photographs - PHILYHISTORY.ORG (fact sheet)
The city's archive contains over 30,000 photo records. All archive photos may be searched by keyword and date. Archive photos which have been assigned a Geo Location are searchable by proximity to an Address, Intersection, Placename, or Neighborhood
Archive records - HISTORIC LAND & VITAL RECORDS
Digital images of Philadelphia deed documents dating from 1974 back to 1683 and selected groups of vital records, including births, deaths, marriage and naturalization records, dating from 1794 through 1915.
This index was compiled from the original road records, docket books, jury decisions, and surveys held by the Philadelphia City Archives. From these sources the Philadelphia Department of Streets developed and maintains its comprehensive survey of official road records for the City. Changes to the names of certain streets, alleys, and courts were first effected by an ordinance dated September 1, 1858. A provision of this ordinance was an alphabetical index of former names, together with the location of the street and the new name given to it. By an ordinance of February 23, 1897 names of intermediate streets were indexed by old name, location and new name. Both indexes are held by the Philadelphia City Archives under Record Group
This index is a work in progress drawing from the vast photographic collection of the Philadelphia City Archives. The collection includes photographs taken or gathered by Official Photographers of the Department of Public Works, 1894-1951; Department of City Transit, 1914-1951; Departments of Streets, Water, and Public Property, 1952-1963; and Department of Records, 1964 ? present. Added to these are numbers of photographic copies of older prints of City maps, views, etc.. While the original negative number series and order established by each photographer has been preserved for the negatives, prints have been catalogued and filed according to location and subject to facilitate reference. The collection consists of a negative and print of each image and is held by the Philadelphia City Archives under Record Group 78.1.
With the launch of PocketCulture Philadelphia residents and visitors can now accesds an enormous range of the most important historical and cultural assets with a simple cell phone or wireless Internet-equipped Pocket PC. Standing at 13th and Locust, one might search for 1300 Locust on the PocketCulture website and be returned with a map of the area showing, among 10 historic and cultural assets in close proximity, a photograph of the New Centure Guild historic marker and a photograph of the Progress for Women mural created by the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program. PocketCulture Philadelphia is the first extension of the Photo Archive website project.


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At a "21st Century Jobs Summit" in Pittsburgh, hosted by Hillary Clinton during her 2008 campaign for the Presidency. Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell is standing off the stage. "Green jobs" was one focus of the summit.
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