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Transfer Pricing Links 17/07/2014Par Robert Robillard - 17 juillet 2014
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OECD approves the 2014 update to the OECD Model Tax Convention
« 16/07/2014 – The OECD Council approved yesterday the contents of the 2014 Update to the OECD Model Tax Convention. The Update, which was previously approved by the Committee on Fiscal Affairs on 26 June, will be incorporated in a revised version of the Model Tax Convention that will be published in the next few months.
The 2014 Update reflects work on the Model Tax Convention that was carried out between 2010 and the end of 2013; it does not, therefore, include any results from the ongoing work on the BEPS Action Plan.
The 2014 Update includes the changes to Article 26 and its Commentary that were approved by the OECD Council on 17 July 2012. It also includes the final version of a number of changes that were previously released for comments through the following discussion drafts:
•The application of Article 17 (Artistes and Sportsmen) of the OECD Model Tax Convention (23 April 2010)
•Revised proposals concerning the meaning of "beneficial owner" (19 October 2012)
•Revised discussion draft on tax treaty issues related to emissions permits and credits (19 October 2012)
•Tax treaty treatment of termination payments (25 June 2013)
•Technical changes to be included in the next Update to the Model Tax Convention (15 November 2013). »
BNA Bloomberg SPECIAL REPORT: Internal Tensions Hindering IRS Transfer Pricing Goals
« July 14 — A little more than two years after the launch of the Internal Revenue Service's Transfer Pricing Operations unit, the agency's effort to strengthen its hand in high-profile international cases hasn't played out as its architects planned, practitioners say. »
IRS Says Global Focus to Continue Despite Departures; Changes Concern Practitioners: Transfer Pricing Report (A Bennett)
« July 8 — The departures of top international officials from the Internal Revenue Service won't change the focus of the Large Business and International division on global tax issues or its ability to address those issues, agency spokesman Bruce Friedland told Bloomberg BNA. »
US Corporate Inversions Back In The Spotlight: Tax-News.com (M Godfrey)
« Based on information from the Congressional Research Service (CRS), Sander Levin (D – Michigan), the United States House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member, has issued details of an increasing number of « corporate inversions » since 1983, and has reignited a debate on how they should be stopped.
Corporate inversions have been used by US companies, when bidding for (generally smaller) foreign companies, as a means of moving away from the high American 35 percent corporate tax rate. Under current law, a company that merges with an offshore counterpart can move its headquarters abroad (even though management and operations remain in the US), and take advantage of lower taxes, as long as at least 20 percent of its shares are held by the foreign company's shareholders after the merger. »
UK Preparing New Tax Regime With Oil And Gas Firms: Tax-News.com (A Banks)
« The UK Treasury has opened a consultation with the oil and gas industry on the long-term future of the North Sea tax regime, as the cost of UK Continental Shelf exploration and extraction projects has risen. »
Insourcing Bill Reintroduced In US Senate: Tax-News.com (M Godfrey)
« The Bring Jobs Home Act, which would close a tax break for companies moving operations abroad, and extend tax credits to companies that « return jobs » to the United States, has been reintroduced in the Senate.
Companies that bring business activities back to the US would be eligible for a tax credit equal to 20 percent of the « eligible insourcing expenses » associated with the relocation. However, the tax credit would not be granted unless a company's full-time US employees increased. »
Robert Robillard, CPA, CGA, MBA, M.Sc. Econ.
Transfer Pricing Chief Economist, RBRT Inc.
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Shares of online real estate and home-related mobile platform Zillow rallied Monday afternoon after Valiant Capital said the stock is one of its portfolio picks.
The huge advantage Zillow has here is so much traffic already coming to its site, Valiant President and Founding Partner Chris Hansen said from the Sohn Conference in New York. He added that Zillow is set for another big rally as they move to "flex" their competitive advantage and take of piece of the typical real estate commission.
"We think there's another big stair-step for this business coming," Hansen said.
Hansen lauded the company for its no-hassle design, allowing customer to bypass onerous tasks like hiring an agent, fixing up the home, and others. He also highlighted that Zillow will offer to buy some homes in as little as 7 to 10 days.
In addition to providing real estate listings and estimated market prices, Zillow is now taking sales commissions and is expanding its home flipping business.
The stock, which was trading flat before Hansen's presentation, was last up nearly 2%.

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15: Yeah yeah another type one
Okay, I need to do some more shirts with pictures, not type. I could write slogans for shirts all the live-long day. But that wouldn't make me a better designer. But. Typophile is having a t-shirt design contest and I tried to think of something to enter, or, if not to enter, than at least in the spirit of the contest. So here we have a play on the word 'typecast', set in Mrs. Eaves, which is apparently in vogue amongst those in the know, although this is the first time I've ever used it. Let me also draw your eyes to the LIGATURE that I used for the st combo. This is also the first time I've (knowingly) used a ligature for decorative purposes! If you don't know, ligatures are specially designed letter combos that are supposed to prevent certain letter combinations from looking awkward or bumping into each other. But… how exactly does this st ligature do anything else except brag, "I am a ligature!" I should probably find this out.
If I was to enter this in the Typophile contest I would have to get all stressed out about kerning, etc, so the community wouldn't call me a type moron. The typophile regulars are a bit scary.


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Mating Jaguars in the Pantanal. My first encounter!
My first Jaguar safari in Brazil
I know that dreams do sometimes come true in life. As from the age of 6 I had wanted to see a wild jaguar and in July 2007 I achieved my dream; when I saw a pair of jaguars mating on the banks of the Cuiaba River in the Pantanal. Fast forward 10 years and this beautiful river is now the best place in the world to see Jaguars and big cat lovers from all over the world come to experience the special Brazil wildlife holiday that is a Pantanal jaguar safari.
How I planned by Jaguar safari in Brazil
Back in 2007 jaguar safaris in Brazil were not that well known and more 'standard' brazil wildlife tours focused on an Amazon safari, visits to key birding sites in the Atlantic Forest and it was mainly the odd wildlife photographer or conservation NGO, which was visiting the Pantanal in Brazil to see Jaguars. I was lucky enough to have some regular clients who had researched both central and south America for the best places to see Jaguars and using their helpful advice and information from a few wildlife guides on Brazil – both on-line guides and books – I was able to put together a 34-day wildlife holiday/recce in Brazil; which spent time in both the north and south Brazil.
Best place to see Jaguars in Brazil
Many big cat lovers now know that Brazil is the best place to see Jaguars in Brazil, but this is a huge country, rich in wildlife viewing opportunities and we need to be a little more specific when it comes to identify the top places in Brazil to see Jaguars. Yes, it is the Pantanal for the ultimate Jaguar safaris; but should you visit the north or south Pantanal and just because a tour say it has a 100% chance to see Jaguars, does not mean it is the right tour for you – especially if you care about the welfare of the wild animals you have come to photograph. Some unethical operators are tracking the Jaguars 24/7 and that is not a good model for wildlife tourism.
The time I spent in the south Pantanal – accessed via Campo Grande or Curumba – was more about the lifestyle of the remote cattle ranches found in the Pantanal; which are often hundreds of km's from the nearest town. The owners of these ranches must use either boats or planes to reach their homes. I was lucky enough to connect the south and north Pantanal by an all day boat safari which took me from Porto Jofre, past the Jaguar sanctuary where scientists from the big cat NGO, Panthera, have studied Jaguar populations and on to a small family owned ranch. This was a part of the Pantanal where the BBC filmed a section on Piranha's; due to the crystal clear water found nearby. We also were lucky enough to see Giant Anteaters and Marsh Deer.
However, it was the northern Pantanal – accessed from Cuiaba – that was to provide the ultimate Jaguar safari in Brazil and allow me to enjoy that incredible sighting of a mating pair of Jaguars on the bank of the Cuiaba River. You can drive from Cuiaba to the start of the famous Transpantaneira road in about 3 hours and where the wooden sign above the road greets you, is really where the Pantanal safari begins for real. Not only do you have the adventure of an unsealed road, but you start to see a lot of wildlife, especially birds, in the fields and water bodies of the huge ranches which dominate this region.
At the very end of the Transpantaneira road you have the water barrier that is the beautiful Cuiaba River and since a bridge was never built over the river, this literally is the 'end of the road'. We are lucky enough to have the Porto Jofre Lodge right next to the river, which makes it the best place to stay for your Jaguar safari in Brazil. Much more comfortable than the houseboats which pack in large groups. Here you can wander the huge gardens and see Hyacinth Macaws, maybe a Giant River Otters and YES; even Jaguars have been seen here at night!
How to photograph Jaguars in the Pantanal
I am not an expert photographer, so my focus here is to give you some understanding of the conditions you will have to photograph Jaguars on the Cuiaba river and some of the challenges that poses. Firstly, there is a reasonably strong current on the main river, so when a Jaguar is spotted, your private guide and boatman will work together to try and keep your boat in the best area for Jaguar photography. Bearing in mind there are many trees and branches on the river bank and these can easily get in the way of the 'Perfect Jaguar shot'. On our private Jaguar safaris in Brazil. it does help that you have the whole boat to yourself and can easily change position without disturbing another wildlife photographer taking their shot.
When we encountered the mating pair of Jaguars we had to face these exact same challengers, as only a small clear space existed around the mating pair and once the boat drifted a few metres out of this zone, we were faced with many branches obstructing our view. The current was strong that day, so since we were the only boat at the Jaguar sightings, we made 3 or 4 passes at a distance of around 30 metres from the pair, so as not to disturb them. I was rewarded with two or three great photos of the Jaguars and returned to Porto Jofre lodge in high spirits.
If you would like to experience the ultimate jaguar safari in the Pantanal then check out this small group Brazil wildlife holiday which spends 6 full days on the Cuiaba river – the best place to see Jaguars in the world.


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Moroccan Chaabi: African mees Arabic Movement
Date(s) - 12/05/2019
7:30 pm - 11:30 pm
1368 Fulton St
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Join us at Cumbe for an exclusive dance experience exploring one of North Africa's popular traditional dances, Moroccan Chaabi. Chaabi means 'of people' and represents the culture, voice and spirit of the people. While this dance has some similarities to Middle Eastern belly dance movements like shimmying the hips and waist, Chaabi is decidedly African. As is common with African-rooted dance traditions, Moroccan Chaabi is body positive, women-centered, improvisational and communal. Through muscle memory repetitions, students will learn the fundamental movement vocabulary to learn this social dance. About Esraa – Acknowledged as a talented dancer within her cultural community at 13 years old, Esraa Warda is now one of the premier North African performance and teaching artists based in New York City. Esraa is of Algerian origin and professionally teaches and performs Algerian/Moroccan styles such as Chaabi, Rai, Chaoui, Kabyle and Reggada/Allaoui in NYC and around the world. Her teaching methods are now focused on reproducing the same context in which she learned – through 'transmission' via muscle memory within women's dance circles and jams. Despite being on the African continent, Moroccan and Algerian dances are often disconnected and lumped into Middle Eastern/Arab culture. Esraa aims to pioneer the representation of these dances as African in the cultural landscape both institutionally and informally.


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"Everything, absolutely everything, is in the mind."
With a look, we access, almost always without permission, a territory where we have, or haven't been invited. And we participate voluntarily, or involuntarily, in that which we see. My work is largely nurtured by this banquet, now explicit. I tell stories that have a specific sense for me, without beginning or end, but they are fragments of a tale intended to be rediscovered by the viewer, and each one will find a name for themselves.
"To transport the observer to the centre of their own sensations is what I try to do with my work…
And if someone coincides with me, for an instant, I'm satisfied."


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Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: #standupforellen, ellen, gay, gay rights, jcpenney, political contributions
Ok guys, now I am going to be that guy, and be obsessed with something. Namely, how much JCPenney's does or does not love gays.
Because I get it, right, there's this shop in, it's awesome, JCP didn't cave when pressured by the crazy wackadoo right wing, that's great and how it should be. But are they really so very pro-gay?
Yes, they have basic workplace protections for gay people. How much they are enforced, though, is always hard to tell. So what better way to find out than to look at their political contributions?
(Everything that follows is from opensecrets.org, linked right above.)
So in both the House and the Senate, JCP supports Republican candidates way above Democrats. Since 2006, JCP has spent $306,850 on Republican races, and $105,000 on Democrat ones. It isn't fair to equate being Republican to being anti-gay, but it isn't far. Some of JCP's all-stars include Rick Santorum and Michele Bachmann during their senate and house careers, respectively. A quick google scan of this year's crop so far includes being stupid about DADT repeal, (Peter Roskam), a Planned-Parenthood-hating politician actually referred to in the lede of an article as "anti-gay" (Dean Heller), and almost everyone else at least going so far as to make a point saying that they are "pro-family" (which is basically code for "no gays please.") The votes are anti-DADT repeal, anti-gay marriage, et cetera, et cetera. Basically standard Republican fare.
It's not like they're giving a lot of money, true – the largest gift I could find scanning the records (you have to pay to download/bring into a real data analysis program) was about $3,500. And yes, they gave to Dianne Feinstein, and Patty Murray, and Kirsten Gillibrand; clearly they are not evaluating their contributions and only giving to anti-gay candidates. But the thing is, they are also giving to way more candidates who aren't good for homosexuals.
So where is THAT boycott? Where is the demand for support for a larger gay agenda? Supporting gays enough to sell to them is different than supporting gays enough to support legislators and, by extent, legislation that is homo-friendly.
The objection I feel even in writing this, however, is that of course they aren't going to support only gay-friendly candidates. Their litmus test isn't about gay rights. It isn't fair to hold them to a standard that has nothing to do with their work. They're a store! Not a gay rights organization!
To which I can only say: EXACTLY. They're a store, not a gay rights organization. They are making business decisions. They thought it was strategic to support gays vis a vis using Ellen, and they stuck by their convictions because it was wise at the time. It makes me sad that we are lionizing a store for thinking we are worth selling to without even requiring them to support a larger gay agenda. Is that really how far our expectations have sunk?
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Look, guys, it needs to be said. Buying things is not activism.
I dig that some crackpot group on the far right decided to boycott JC Penney for having Ellen DeGeneres be the new spokesmodel. I dig that it is disrespectful to gay people everywhere, myself included, and pretty effed up given that Ellen is a) a married paragon of family values b) a national star c) about as non offensive and unthreatening as you can get on every dimension possible. And I get it: it is ridiculous to condemn Ellen as inappropriate just because she is a homo. But the way to fight this has nothing to do with buying things!
We are not being discriminated against because of where we like to shop, and we are not being somehow kept from shopping at JC Penney's for being homos. If we were, then shopping might be a big deal or some kind of statement (see: the fierce activists challenging Jim Crow laws in the South.) But this is not what is going on – Penney's is actually being supportive. So what is the point of any of this? Saying thank you for doing the right thing, aka continuing with their planned campaign? How is that activism?
It isn't. The idea that I am going to thank a giant corporation for having the basic decency to not be douchey makes me sad. Penney's already decided that they were up to have Ellen, and they are standing by her, and that is how it should be. Sure, write a letter or something, but there is no proof that Penney's somehow is in danger from this boycott or that there are actual rights to be gained from this. Penney's is the wrong place to be focusing our energy.
You know what would be activism? Going to the American Family Association – the sponsors and energy behind One Million Moms – and inundating them with calls asking why they are so homophobic. (hey, try 800-326-4543×206 to start – be polite but be persistent!) Ignoring crackpot right wingers who use giant political organizations to pretend to be grassroots is another good suggestion. What about protesting the AFA by taking them to court for obscenity charges – I sure find their message indecent and against the morals of our community. There are so many ways to actually fight homophobia, and counter One Million Fake Moms, rather than throw some party about buying things at a company that gave no indication they deserved any kind of special attention.
I don't object to the idea of rewarding companies for doing the right thing. If, for example, Penney's announced they were giving health care to all their employees, or if they endorsed the Retail Action Project's campaign for a living retail wage, I'd be into that. The HRC indicates that they are pretty gay-friendly, so that's something. But really? What is this actually doing for anyone who is actually a homosexual?
As far as I can tell, this was started by two people who aren't homos, and I assume that part of the reason it has gotten so much attention is that two of the people write for blogs that are owned in part by ABC (per the link above.) I guess makes me feel better, because I like to think our people would be more creative and interesting than this. How can we actually bring down the AFA? How do we think of ourselves as change agents rather than consumers? I suggest you start with the phone number above.* Let's start giving them something else to deal with.
* The only phone number on the whole site that I could find was for Diane O'Neal, Director of Planned Giving. So don't be too mean to her. Just call and ask who you can register a complaint with, or who you can ask about family appropriateness. Good questions include: is it ok to let your kids watch Ellen to help them learn what to avoid, your daughter wants to wear Kedz but Ellen wears them and does that make her gay, or the good old fashioned "I think you are homophobic and contributing to the deaths of gay teenagers. Do you feel comfortable knowing you are assisting in murder?"


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Led by the high school's proud Marching Lions band, the blue and gold-clad community proudly participated in the homecoming parade on Oct. 26. From the color guard and cheerleaders, to festive floats, the sunny autumn day proved perfect for a walk to Wayne Shierant Field at Alumni Stadium. Homecoming king Paul Ciesluk and homecoming queen Jenny Brodmerkel were lauded as Mr. and Miss West Islip, flanked by runners up Mark Lu and Jaymie Espinola.
Once at the football field, the varsity Lions took on Division II rival Bellport. A thrilling Matt Calhoun touchdown with 59 seconds left in the fourth quarter earned the home team a 38-34 victory, improving their record to 6-1. Highlights included a fourth-quarter interception by Anthony Sagginario, 130 rushing yards and two touchdowns for Joe Costantino, 50 yards rushing and a TD for Dominic Sagginario, and two sacks each by Kyle Haff and Donnie Ryan.


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How do you mend a Badger fan's broken heart?
Experts say fans feel emotional attachment to local team
Experts say if you're feeling down and out Tuesday after the Badgers loss, you're not alone.
When Wisconsin came up short at the end of the NCAA Championship game, fans felt the agony of defeat right along with the players and coaches.
Psychologist Peter Piering said when the Badgers lose, it is normal for fans to feel like they lost something, too.
"As Badger fans, it provides us with a tangible social identity," he said. "Something where we can attach ourselves to other people. When they're winning, it feels great. However, when they fall short, we also feel the pain of that."
"It's a hard loss," said Dillon Lau. "I felt like, in the end, we could have won."
Deon Collins is feeling blue, too.
"I'm definitely disappointed," he said. "After they beat Kentucky, I thought they had it."
Piering said the best medicine to heal a broken sports heart is simply time. He said it will take the players and coaches longer to get over the sadness than for the rest of us. However, fans and business owners have been posting messages of thanks to players in the hopes of cheering them up.
"It's a really difficult time," he said. "As fans, this is what we hoped for. This was their dream and they came so close."


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It isn't uncommon to see minor-league players make the jump to European leagues in the final years of their career.
What is uncommon is to see American players make that jump to Europe first as a way to kickstart their professional careers. That's just what Nailers forward Michael Phillips did, though.
For Phillips, 26, professional hockey was never a guarantee. He's a product of Division III Babson College, a program which isn't exactly known for sending players to the pro ranks after college. When Phillips got an offer to play in France following his senior season, he jumped on the opportunity.
"I knew I wanted to try to play pro hockey," Phillips told me of his journey. "I had never been to Europe, I never got the opportunity to go abroad or anything like that. So I thought, you know what? Why not. I've heard great things from people that I went to school with and close friends who said if you really think you want to do it, to go over there and try. I wouldn't trade it for the world."
5-feet-11, 185-pound Phillips spent the 2017-18 season with Les Remparts de Tours of the France2 league, where he recorded 10 goals and 13 assists in 25 games.
While most European rinks use the bigger Olympic-sized ice surface, the Tours home rink wasn't regulation Olympic-sized. Other rinks in the league did use the larger ice surface, however. The bigger ice surfaces come with much more open ice, and therefore a less physical brand of hockey. The play in France is more skill-based and reliant on skating and positioning.
"It's just a lot more puck-possession, it's not as much dump-and-chase, banging bodies," Phillips said of the league in which he played. "It's more about strategic positioning because you're not really hitting too much. ... You have to make sure you're in great position because one little mistake in a bigger rink can cost you. You get out of position in just one little thing and the puck is already at your net."
While Phillips' stint in France did help prepare him for the professional ranks in North America, one aspect of the game France didn't prepare him for was the frequency of games. In the ECHL and AHL it's common to play four games in a week, including sets of three games in three days (with travel!). In France, the schedule of games is more similar to college hockey, with maybe only one or two games a week. Phillips has enjoyed the grind of the minor-league schedules this season.
"It would be a long week of practice, especially if you lost a couple games in a row," he said. "The frequency of games is a little different here, I like it though. You're playing, and not just practicing, practicing, practicing. You're actually playing and working on those things at game-like speeds."
Playing across France allowed Phillips to not only experience a different brand of hockey, but an entirely different culture as well.
"It was awesome, it's totally different over there just how the world works, the way people act," said Phillips. "It just has a totally different vibe to it."
Even though he was only in France for one season, Phillips was able to pick up the language semi-fluently by the end of his time there. He can speak with the Quebecois Nailers Kevin Spinozzi and Cedric Lacroix, although not quite as fast.
When Phillips was looking to return to North America this past summer, Wheeling was an easy choice. New Nailers head coach Mike Bavis was an assistant coach at Babson College during Phillips' senior season. Phillips also knew former Nailers Mike Driscoll and Chris Ciotti, and current Nailer Cam Brown. A native of Cleveland, playing in Wheeling also allows Phillips' family to make the trip to see him more often.
21 games into his ECHL career, Phillips has recorded five goals and eight assists for the Nailers. Nine of his points have come on the power play, giving him the team lead in power play points. He was heating up this week with a two-goal performance in Toledo, and added another tally at home against Indy:
"I think my versatility and my work ethic are probably my biggest strengths as a player," Phillips said. "I always try to work as hard as I can while I'm out there, and I've been able to play a bunch of different roles this year anywhere from the third line to the first line to PK, power play, 6-on-5, end of the games, things like that."
For the remainder of his rookie season, Phillips is looking to first and foremost help the Nailers return to the Kelly Cup playoffs, and grow as a player.
"There's always room for improvement, but I'm pretty happy with that as my first year as a Nailer," said Phillips. "Pretty happy with my production, and it can only hopefully go up from here. It's a credit to the people I've been playing with, I've been playing with some great players."
• Dec. 7: vs. Fort Wayne, 5-4 loss
• Dec. 8: at Toledo, 5-2 win
• Dec. 9: vs. Indy, 5-1 win
• The Nailers dug themselves into an 0-4 hole in the first period on Friday and were unable to complete their comeback attempt. Zac Lynch, Alex Rauter, and Nick Saracino scored in the second period to come within one goal, but the Komets extended their lead with another goal in the second period. Brown scored the lone goal in the third period. Danny Tirone made seven saves on 11 shots in the first period, and Jordan Ruby took the loss with 16 saves on 17 shots in relief.
• Phillips scored first for Wheeling on Saturday, but Toledo answered with two goals to take the lead. Wheeling rallied with goals from Brown, Phillips, Saracino, and Winston Day Chief for the win. Ruby made 28 saves on 30 shots for the win.
• Sunday was one of Wheeling's best games of the season. Wheeling carried a 5-0 lead through the second period with goals from Saracino (2), Phillips, Yushiroh Hirano, Craig Skudalski, and Saracino. Ruby's shutout bid was broken with a single goal in the latter half of the third period. He made 29 saves for his second win in as many days. Brown recorded four assists, and Saracino recorded three in addition to his two goals.
•Even though he has been in Wilkes-Barre for two weeks, Troy Josephs' 12 goals in 13 games still leads the team. Brown leads the Nailers with 14 assists in 21 games. Saracino leads in points with 22 in 20 games.
• Lines and defense pairings from Sunday:
Mike Fazio -- Zac Lynch -- Winston Day Chief
Nick Saracino -- Cam Brown -- Yushiroh Hirano
Brad Drobot -- Cedric Lacroix -- Michael Phillips
Kevin Spinozzi -- Brien Diffley
Josh Couturier -- Danny Fick
Craig Skudalski -- Dane Birks
• After this week, the Nailers rank fifth in the six-team Central Division with a record of 9-11-1. The Nailers' power play was catapulted to No. 1 in the league at 22.4 percent, and the penalty kill dropped to 19th in the league at 82.5 percent.
• The Nailers have quite a busy week ahead. They'll host the Allen Americans (6-18-0-2) on Wednesday, visit the Kalamazoo Wings (9-11-0-1) on Friday, host the Norfolk Admirals (12-10-1-1) on Saturday, and host the Fort Wayne Komets (12-10) on Sunday.
Lynch's goal on Friday was shorthanded. Note Brown's work to force the turnover:
Rauter didn't let up in this sequence:
Brown continued his dominance with this goal:
Saracino's redirect came off of a great feed from Brown:
Hirano's goal was his second ECHL goal, and first that wasn't an empty netter. The goal was set up by (who else?) Cam Brown:
Skudalski's goal was his first in the ECHL:
Ruby made this glove stop against Indy:
The Nailers skated with fans this week:
A fun post-game skate #NailCity⚒ pic.twitter.com/KwVRMgE91S
— Wheeling Nailers (@WheelingNailers) December 9, 2018
Spinozzi read to some local children:
Because it's bigger than hockey @kevinspinozzi reading Christmas books to some awesome kids at Augusta Levy Learning Center #makeadifference #NailCity pic.twitter.com/MSl2Y46nmQ
— Wheeling Nailers (@WheelingNailers) December 4, 2018
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Comparing linear and binary search
In this step, we're going to compare linear and binary search, and see how well they perform on a variety of sorted lists when searching for specific items.
Just as we did in Week 3, we can use the
timeit function in Python to find out how long it takes our two search algorithms to find a specific item.
from timeit import timeit
from random import randint
list_to_search = [i for i in range(1000000)]
# COPY AND PASTE YOUR linear_search AND binary_search functions below #
ls = lambda: linear_search(list_to_search, randint(0,1000000))
bs = lambda: binary_search(list_to_search, randint(0,1000000))
#time the functions for 100 runs each
print("Linear search took:")
print(timeit(ls, number = 100))
print("Binary search took:")
print(timeit(bs, number = 100))
How do the times vary when the functions are given smaller or larger lists? What happens to the time when they are asked to search for numbers that are not in the list? How about when searching for the last number in the list? Adjust the code above to try these out, and share your thoughts in the comments.


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Hire Me: Resume Writer
One day I was at work and woman in her late 20s come in to fill out an application. Her resume was HORRIBLE and I remember the manager all but making fun of it. She didn't have a lot of experience and the experience she had just wasn't up to par with what we were hiring for. But I sat and thought about it, your resume is your first impression to an employer and I would have loved to have gone back out to the lobby and let this young black woman know, "girl let me help you so you can help yourself". But I didn't want to make her feel bad so I didn't. That was a few months ago and I still wonder what job she ended up at.
My passion is to help people (and not in a customer service entitled "customer is always right" sort of thing. I want to leave my mark on the world and if helping someone get a job so they can start making money or pay for their cell phone or car insurance or whatever it is they need to make money for, I'd love to help.
Will I charge? Yes. I have to. But it'll all be based on how much work I have to do. Will I have to pad your resume, do you need a new design, is there research I have to do in order to make sure you have the best resume? I'll also make a few different versions of your resume so you're really getting 3 resume templates for the price of one. Cover letters will also be an extra charge. Please see bottom for more prices.
For those of you who know me and already have amazing resumes, please let your friends and family know about my services. While I can't guaranteed you'll get a job with the help of your new resume, you'll definitely be one step closer to impressing potential employers.
Standard Resume (no design)…………………..$12.00 (3 templates)
Design Resume……………………$20.00 (3 templates)
Cover Letter…………………..$10.00 (2 templates)
Standard Resume + Cover Letter …………….$28.00 (1 template, $3.00 each additional template)
Design Resume + Cover Letter……………$35.00 (3 templates)
Reference Page (must provide me with at least 3 references)
Past work experience page (company, address, phone number, HR phone number)*
*Must provide me with at least the company name and city/state.
Say What Now..
This may be by far one of the most random things I've ever done.
Back in high school, they took a bunch of "average students that weren't working up to our full potentials" over to the ROTC. I went because my best friend went, but really for me it was never going to happen. I was a college girl with below average grades who was raised in the suburbs but didn't take school serious. So as I'm being the obnoxious teenager that I was and walking from classroom to classroom, I remember peeking my head into the dental hygienist office and seeing the other girls in there being like "hmpt that's kinda cool, I would do that" but then quickly sticking my nose up in the air and being like, nope college is better than this and that is where you are headed sister friend. All C average you. (Um girl what?) I'm not proud of it, but I know God has a sense of humor and here we are almost 20 years later embarking on the path that finally feels right. It feels steady. And I think what I like most about this journey other than it feeling like a solid plan (for once) is that I still get to go to school. I'll still get that degree that for some reason means so much to me. I am excited and willing to do whatever it takes to see this process through, I would love to have a career by 40.
I'm not sure of the path God has in store for me, but to say that I'm not scared is also an amazing feeling. Kind of like fighting moving to Phoenix and then falling in love with it.
I wrote this in a hurry. I needed it to be documented. The decision. So forgive me for the grammar mistakes and feeling like one big cluster of words.
I know, Lord, that our lives are not our own. We are not able to plan our own course. So correct me, Lord, but please be gentle. Do not correct me in anger, for I would die. (Jeremiah 10:23–24 NLT)
Gossip Queen
In California I always had a thick circle for friends around me, we were the kind of friends that were untouchable and unfiltered. I'm use to handling my friends a certain way. We talk, we gossip about celebrities, guys and other people in our circle, not in a malicious way just in a blah blah catching up, kind of way. It's how it's always been. We all talked about one another, we all knew who in the circle could and couldn't be trusted with certain information but for the most part we all told each other everything. These are friendships I still have to this day, these are friends that I love and care for deeply. But these are friendships who I've had to love from a distance while I've been in Florida, and so I'm very rusty in how I do life with friends at 36 years old. I have friends in Florida that I can have these unfiltered open ended conversations with as well but there have only been a few over the past 12 years and so in the last 3 years I've relied solely on the friendships I've made from the church to fill a void of girlfriendness.
It. Is. Not. The. Same.
These girls I love, but they're all southern girls, who I've met as adults. I am different from them, they are different from me. We do not share the bond of college, we did not meet as kids, and to be honest with the exception of Jesus there's not a whole lot that we have in common. Some yes, but honestly not a lot of things to break bread over so how do I fill this void with the ones I'm very comfortable with. Gossiping. It's a way to connect, and feel connected and share a common thing over. It's something I've wanted to stop doing for a while, so after some Youversions devotions and prayer, I've managed to get a grip of my tongue in the workplace.
Well that brings me to something that recently happened. I have one friend in particular who I enjoy vastly. Like I really love this girls energy and I hope it's a friendship that last a lifetime. However, recently I fucked up (sorry there's no polite way to phrase it). I've been listening to Jen Hatmaker's podcast and it's about friendships and ya'll know how I feel about those and I guess without even realizing it whenever I'm around this friend it's spent talking about other people, (cause again I'm trying to make those deep connections like in the podcast). And this is mainly on my end not her's. I mean we'll both bring up people, but I realized the other day during a text conversation of screenshots that maybe I had pushed the limit. Her reply to me about a shared friend was very negative. And I thought "did I cause that?", did I cause this "infraction of irritation from one person to another?" I was so blown away with guilt that I didn't even reply back to this friend and have not since talked to her.
I've had other friends tell me that they've needed breaks from their other friends because whenever they talk to said friend they're always negative. Well have I just become that friend? I'm so nervous that this friend will put me on a friend-break. But if I'm being completely honest with myself, I would completely understand why she would. I don't mean to be a gossip girl, I just don't know how to do the small talk thing. It takes me months if not years before I can be comfortable with someone and having the chemistry of connection. I just am not good a building those deep connections, I've never had to do it. California friends were easy we grew up together that was the bond, but in Florida I've been so secluded and often times cut myself off from the world that sometimes I break the line in these friendships. I don't want to be known as the neighborhood gossip and the friend no one can trust.
So now I have to fix it. I have to come up with ways to build these connections (new and old) on a deeper level. Here are a list of questions found on Ashley Beaudin's website via Pinterest (every girl's friend). I can promise you, out of even the women I consider my best friends, I don't know even half these answers about them, so maybe..let's start here, and in the meantime I'll be praying for God to not only fix my mouth but my reactions, gossiping is fun but now I can definitely see how it can snowball into something else and that's just not a problem I want to have inside of me.
Thanks for reading, I hope I'm not the only one who struggles with this.
1. What makes you feel most alive? During worship, uncensored laughing with friends
2. When do you feel your most vulnerable? Getting to know someone
3. Are you more afraid of death or not really living? Not really living
4. What do you think makes me smile? (friend answer)
5. If you could do anything for the rest of your life, what would that be? Own Let's Meet
6. Do you think you're brave? No.
7. Do you feel deserving of care? Um, yeah
8. Is it easy for you to show yourself love or speak kindly to yourself? Yes.
9. What annoys you the most about people? Lack of common sense, inconsideration, rudeness
10. What are you doing when you lose track of time? Sleeping lol
11. What makes you feel super loved? Taking the time to get to know me
12. What do you want people to feel when they're around you? Joy
13. What do you keep apologizing for in your life? Nothing
14. How do you want the world to see you? Passionate
15. Who do you want to impact? Do you feel like you can? Women/Yes!
16. What is a dream you've never said out loud? Let's Meet
17. What do you lie the most about? "um, I'm good"
18. What do you use to cope when you're feeling uncomfortable? Silence
19. What makes you feel unstoppable? God
20. How do you see me? (friend answer)
21. Do you feel invisible or seen and known in the world? Yes but only because I like it that way.
22. What emotion do you experience the most? Hope mixed with fear
23. What scares you the most? Not doing anything with my life
24. What is more important to you — status, power, or money? Honestly, money.
25. Is there anything you see inside of yourself you're not sure of? Huh
I recently had a conversation with a friend the other day, her very recent boyfriend decided to end things because he was possibly feeling things for his ex. (insert eye roll emoji). As the conversation proceeded she also told me that he had said she had all her life stuff together and I guess he didn't really feel needed my the Independence of my friend and the life she has created for herself. Now my friend is about 6 years younger than me and she does have her "life together"; she has a BA degree, she owns a home, car, works from home, no kids, amazing body. My girl is amazing. And to me that read as a pathetic excuse to basically run back to his pass and with that being said she was better off without him, but whatever she's over it so on to the next.
Now, being that I am older than her does, that make me feel some kinda way about myself, sure, but not in an envious way. More in a I need to push harder and be better than I was before, I want to be just as elevated as my friends, which led me to thinking about other friends I have and that proceeded to the tweets below.
You know I was just very inspired by the people I'm around; obviously I have other friends I didn't mention, and actually last night I realized that most of the friends I didn't mention are all mothers. My friendships with my single moms is very different than my friendships with my singles with no kids. I'm a little more guarded with my kid-less friends, I'm not as open with them but I enjoy the freedom of being friends with them a little more because of the actual freedom of us being friends. You know when you have friends with kids, (for great reason) their proprieties are different, they can't make plans the same way, and sometimes my single/kid-less drama doesn't seem as important to them so I choose to not burden them with my problems because you know, they're just over there living life trying to raise a human being in a tough world. With my single moms, I am much more open with them, I'm not sure why, maybe because they've been so open with me about their life stuff. My kid-less friends seem to take more caution in opening up. And if I'm being all the way honest, I'm an very private and I don't share a lot of myself right away either. I'm peeled in layers.
One thing I love is that I have a very open range of friendships, I have people I tend to connect with from different circles, and when I see those circles intercept I smile, because sometimes when looking from the outside in it looks more like they would be the connecting friends and I'd be the outsider but nope, I'm that thing they have in common and I love it, not just because it's nice feeling needed, but just connecting and being intimate in your friendships and bringing two people that may not have necessarily connected before together.
I've been listening to Jen Hatmaker's For the Love podcast and I absolutely love it. I don't know if the whole podcast will be geared towards friendships but the first two episodes were absolutely about "doing life together" and as someone who can't wait to start their own small group ( a small group or life group is a group that's usually formed through a church and meets inside or outside the home) and I just want to do it right and meaningful. I've been apart of two small groups and they both had their pros and cons but if we're walking in Christ together I want an intimate relationship, I want to build a strong home team and I probably cherish that more than that of becoming a wife. Here's a small excerpt from the transcript from the first episode with Shauna Niequist:
Jen: Absolutely. I would say the exact same thing. Our moments of joy are where so many of our delightful memories come through. But it's really in the hard moments, I think, that a tried and true friendship is truly forged. I heard you say in an interview once that some advice that you wish you'd have given yourself when you were younger, was to invest really deeply in friendships and make memories together and take risks together. I love that! I love the wisdom that the older us would love to go back and tell the younger versions of ourselves. Are you doing that right now? What does that look like elsewhere in your life?
Shauna: I would say one of the things I've learned along the way is that friendship is one of those things that has like an unlimited positive return. The more you put into it, you get exponentially so much more out of it. It's like a formula that I don't screw around with anymore. I put a lot into my friendships because they're that important to me. Of all the things I do with my life and my time, friendship bears out. It's worth it every time.
So, we did that last week. I'm so thankful for friendship and I'm thankful for the way it carries heavy things. In this season, this is not a particularly heavy season for me in those ways. But it is for her, and I want to be the first one in line carrying heavy things, because she's been there for me one million times.
Jen: I like your wisdom in that. You're probably like me; I have women ask me a lot about friendships. I'm fully in team Shauna here. I am in your camp. I invest very, very deeply and heavily into my friendships because I cannot envision my life without them. I hear from women a lot who struggle or they're lonely or they're craving the depth of relationships with other women and don't quite know how to find them, or secure them, or keep them. The truth is, and what you just mentioned, it takes work. It really does. They don't just magically find their way to your doorstep. It's not sorcery. It is picking up the phone, it is getting on a plane sometimes. It is taking that time out and, really, I think maybe time is the key. There's no shortcut to it. It is hours and lots of them and over lots of months and, ultimately, lots of years; and what you get on the other end of that is just, absolutely, as good as gold.
I learned so much from this 40 minute podcast, and can't wait for more episodes. I felt such a relief because on one part she said "we're all busy doing life" and sometimes you can't just be there for your friends in the way they need you to. I loved that! It's a relief to know that you can still be friends even if in the hard times you aren't able to be their physically for one another. I also loved how she knew how her friends affirmation. I am totally for handing someone a Myers-Briggs test and love language test upon meeting so I know these things up hand, or just show me your certified laminated results (Ross, F.R.I.E.N.D.S.). I can't trust for you to tell me what you think you are, too many times we think we're one way and then we take these type of test we prove to be something else, we end up resonating with those answers we could've sworn we were nothing like five minutes ago. I want to how you need to be friended, what are your boundaries, how deep in this friendship can we go without it become weird, how can we serve each other and inspire each other while on our walks with Christ. Because trust me I'll let you know my boundaries if I know you're sticking around long term.
Friendships Goals:
Obviously there are tons more, but these are definitely my top favorites, these are the ones that if I'm watching I feel that pang of jealousy but hope that one day I'll have it. It's been years since I've had that one on one everyday living life together friendship. I think that's why I'm striving so hard to learn all this stuff about friendship and being a better friend, so that when I get to Phoenix, I can go right in and create those bonds I've been praying over a decade for. I definitely plan on writing more on friendship at a later date. I want to touch on, how just because you're in fellowship together with other women that doesn't necessarily mean a friendship can be built there. I think that's been a very sobering lesson I've had to learn since attending First Baptist. We may love the Lord together, but that doesn't mean we have to be in the trenches and go to dinner and drinks together (my perception).
Friendships should be like a rainbow, beautiful because of the sun but reflective of the storm that just passed.
Only Takes 1 Reason Why…Death is Permanent.
13 Reasons Why is a Netflix series about a girl who commits suicide and leaves tapes for people who were involved in her decision to die. If you haven't already seen it, I advise you to. I advise you to show it to your friends and to their friends and to their friends and then to show it to teachers, counselors and high school students.
This will not be a long post, as I am so firm in my opinions on this subject if I talk about it too long I will become passionately upset. For all those who say the series "glories suicide" I have only one thing to say you. SHUT UP! You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. Nothing can "glorify suicide". Suicide isn't something people WANT to do, suicide is seen as a problem solver, as a way to end emotional pain. Life is hard, and regardless of what someone is going through you do not always have to be "depressed" to be suicidal. Sometimes you're just fucking tired of life. It's hard to explain but that's what it is. Sometimes it's ruled by selfishness, other times you think you're doing everyone around you a favor. Everyone's hardship isn't the same, you don't necessarily need to understand this in order to know someone is hurting.
In the series 13 Reasons Why, there is bullying, loneliness, rejection, manipulation, ostracization, disappointment and rape. There is nothing glorious about any of these things, there is nothing glorious about feeling these things everyday for months at a end. Also multiply all of these things by high school emotions as everything is more dramatic in high school. Imagine the coworkers you spend 8 hours a day, 5 days a week with making you feel like this. You may not commit suicide because of outside responsibilities but what if you are a teenager with no responsibilities who thinks this is the only way out. At that age, you can't see anything pass a few years, you know your parents won't understand and you tend to question "who's really your friend" on a regular basis. Stop telling people they shouldn't watch this series, they should. And then they should talk about it with their love ones and then they should talk about it some more. It only takes once grace of human connection to make someone feel connected to the world. And no just telling someone they matter doesn't help, because you don't understand the intensity of what they feel. 13 Reasons, gives you an inside look at up close as to the pain of what someone is feeling. You find yourself only being able to imagine what Hannah Baker is actually going through. And then you look back and realize, "oh yeah, this is only a show".
People who have ended their lives "because" of the show, didn't end their lives because a Netflix drama. These people already had a deep seated sadness in them, and they just used the series as a platform to get others to try to understand their pain. They would have done it either way, I'm sorry to say that, but not watching this series was not going to prevent someone from ending their life. I know it's easier to place blame, and you can't yell at the person whose life ended and so you need to point fingers else where. But how about instead of blaming a television show, that parents should be aware of their child watching anyway, you talk to your kids about bullying, rape and suicide. You talk to the school and become aware of the problems that these kids are really facing in a social media age. It's like the argument of, "if I don't talk to my kid about having sex, they won't have sex" sounds stupid doesn't it. One thing could prevent a life and the other could prevent someone from taking theirs, so what are you afraid of? You're not advocating for a Netflix show that millions have already seen around the world, you'd be advocating to find the true source of the problem (everyone's is different) and try to end it. It's your choice, but saying that 13 Reasons Why does not glory suicide in anyway. Take it from someone who contemplated suicide before.


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Trump is in trouble and increasingly erratic
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Stand up to Trump or miss opportunity for leadership: Donald Trump with Donald Tusk, Jean-Claude Juncker, Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel at the G7 summit in Quebec last year.
When Mike Pompeo, Trump's secretary of state, met with European leaders yesterday, they told him that they are still endorsing the nuclear deal with Iran and oppose escalation in the region. That is the minimum of what they needed to do. They would be well advised to try to contain Trump's reckless approaches to global affaires as best they can.
The European public may not be fully aware of how difficult Trump's position has become at home. Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the House of Representatives, has recently spoken of a "constitutional crisis", and many other Democratic leaders agree. That view is entirely merited. The White House has basically stopped cooperating with the lower chamber of Congress by refusing to give it the information and documents it needs to carry out its role of oversight as a coequal branch of government.
The circular reasoning of Trump and his supporters is bizarre. They argue that Robert Mueller, the special counsel, cleared the president of all charges because he did not indict him. The reason that Mueller did not do so, however, was that he did not have a mandate to indict the president. The idea was that he would compile the evidence. According to the US constitution, the ultimate decisions must be made by Congress. Congressmen and women now want to know more details so they can act according to the constitution, but the administration pretends that there are no more open questions. The truth is that "more than 400 former federal prosecutors have signed a new letter claiming that President Donald Trump's interference in the Russia investigation, as described by special counsel Robert Mueller's report, should have led to 'multiple felony charges for obstruction of justice'".
Anybody with a minimal understanding of checks and balances must see that this is obviously a constitutional crisis – unless of course, they want to defend Trump at all costs. That is precisely what Trump supporters want. If, however, Trump has nothing to hide, why will he not hand over the information?
In this troublesome scenario, Trump is acting ever more recklessly in foreign affairs. One reason is certainly that he wants to distract public attention from his domestic problems. Another reason is that he is trying to impress his base by appearing to be strong.
Erratic and reckless action, however, are never a sign of strength – and Trump's recent decisions do not add up to anything coherent. He is risking war with Iran by imposing further sanctions. When he quit the nuclear deal one year ago, the propaganda was that Iran would cave in fast. Things didn't work out that way, and yet more pressure is unlikely to deliver the desired results.
While Pompeo insists that the US does not want war, the administration's manoeuvring indicates a readiness to go to war. Diplomatically, however, the USA is utterly unprepared. It would be wise to forge alliances and isolate Iran, but so far, the US has only really brought Israel and Saudi Arabia on board. At the same time, Trump's trade policies are alienating China and other countries who import Iranian oil. Adding to the tensions, Washington imposed additional tariffs on imports from China.
US grandstanding isn't working out in other parts of the world either. In January, White House rhetoric suggested that Venezuela's authoritarian regime was sure to be toppled soon. It is still in power, and the US administration offers little else than belligerent rhetoric. At the same time, it has cut aid to Central American governments, undermining any kind of alliance it might want to build in Latin America.
The list goes on. The Trump administration pulled out of the Arctic Council because it won't countenance other members' insistence on tackling climate change. It does not agree to global rules on exporting plastic waste simply because it does not like global rules. This is not leadership, this is dereliction of duty.
European policymakers need to take the big picture into account when responding to Washington these days. Yes, Iran is run by an awful dictatorship, but no, disregard for the nuclear deal will not make things better. EU leaders should spell out clearly to all partners in the US, including legislators from both parties in Congress, that they will not support any kind of war effort in Iran. They should also insist that trade disputes with China must be dealt with by WTO panels and that the USA has a responsibility to ensure that these panels are viable.
European leaders like to hold lectures about good governance, democratic rule and responsible policymaking dealing with developing countries and emerging markets. For obvious reasons, it is more challenging to tackle the Trump administration in the same way – but it is also more important.
The current US president's legitimacy is severely damaged at home. His reckless policies risk war and exacerbate environmental degradation. If European leaders do not manage to unite and stand up to him, they are missing an important opportunity to assume global leadership. They are obviously busy with concerns of their own in view of the European elections this month, but it should encourage them that Trump is quite unpopular in Europe and that Europeans are certainly not keen on war in the Middle East.
P.S.: By the way, this blog post is not an expression of anti-Americanism. Trump's approval ratings are low. Given that Trump did not win the popular vote (his opponent Hillary Clinton getting almost 3 million votes more than he did), Pelosi's claim to represent the American people is at least as strong as his. The House of Representatives is the only institution of the US government that proportionally represents the people. Democrats won the majority of seats, which is why Pelosi is the speaker.


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Autogear was established in 1971 by Bob Hart and his late wife Diane. Bob Hart is well known and respected in the Motor Industry. We have developed a reputation as one of the leading Diff and Gearbox Specialists in KZN. We have recently expanded or operation into the refurbishment of Propshafts.
We are a family run business,with all 4 of Bob's daughters Michelle, Jackie, Desiree & Laura and his son Dion all active in the company or running branches.
Many of our staff members have been with us for over 10 years and we consider them as family, notably Belinda and Petrus Storm, Zeblon Mhlongo, Smart Buthelezi & Michael Walbrugh.
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|Catastrophic risk analysis and management for Public-Private Partnership (PPP) infrastructure systems
|Qian, Qiyu
|DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Construction management
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|Qian, Q. (2012). Catastrophic risk analysis and management for Public-Private Partnership (PPP) infrastructure systems. Doctoral thesis, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
|Globally, there is an increasing trend in adopting a Public-private partnership (PPP) scheme to develop large-scale infrastructure. However, little efforts are made to assess the impact of catastrophic risk on the economics (i.e. cash flows) of PPP infrastructure projects. Therefore, this study on catastrophe model for PPP infrastructure projects was undertaken with the aim to bridge the gap, what's more important, catastrophic risk management strategy is developed for concessionaire and government respectively based on the results from catastrophe model. Based on hazard module, vulnerability module and loss module, a pro forma cash flow model would form a useful basis for quantifying seismic risks and measuring the dynamic financial demand of the project. As a pilot study in this area, this research developed its model based on assumptions because of limited engineering data available. Monte Carlo simulation through MATLAB programming was carried out to incorporate the uncertainty of seismic risk in frequency and severity. The estimated loss derived from the model may have less importance because it is largely depended on the quality of the input data. However, the changing trend of the results derived from sensitivity analysis which indicates the relationship between impact factors and catastrophic losses will guide development of risk management strategy. The model is developed to assess the financial losses due to earthquake for highway projects. It can also be applied to other types of PPP infrastructure projects depended on the similarity of cash flow generation. Respective revisions may be made to the MATLAB program if the model is applicable to other types of PPP infrastructure projects and catastrophes as well. A scenario case study based on several given scenarios simplifies the impact of temporal uncertainty of occurrence. It is carried out to find the optimal mitigation strategy for concessionaire. Most concessionaires (run for efficiency maximization) will select mitigation in the beginning as the optimal strategy given no financial constraint. The results from the model also indicate the merits and different incentive of dynamic risk management with varying impact factors. The focus of this research aims to structure catastrophic risk management strategies for government and concessionaire respectively. Such strategy is developed based on an in-depth understanding of the project's risk exposure derived from catastrophe model, layered risk financing portfolio setup decided by concession agreement, cost and benefit analysis between different risk financing instruments and mitigation efforts, and last but not least, a good understanding of dynamic financial demand.
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Destination? Delicious Pizza in 92651
When your tastebuds are tingling for a delicious slice of cheesy, meat-topped goodness, we know you're not craving any old pizza in 92651. You want a hot, delicious pizza with a flavorful tomato sauce, generous heaps of mozzarella, expertly diced pepperoni, and a crust that's both crunchy and chewy—all at the same time. You want a slice of the perfect pizza. You want Domino's.
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Tuesday, February 12, 2019
BHC Large Conference Room
According to Mercer's national benefits survey, one-third of employers with 5,000 or more employees have established a medical clinic at or near the worksite, with another 11% considering this addition in 2019. Recognizing the potential growth in this benefit offering, the BHC embarked on an exploration of worksite clinics in 2016, including an assessment of national vendors and clinic models; a feasibility analysis for member companies; and case study examples of clinic impact. As a result of this process, Francis Howell School District and Parkway School District partnered with CareATC to open near-site clinics for teachers and staff in the fall of 2018.
For this meeting, we welcome Kevin Supple, Chief Operating Officer, for Francis Howell School District, and Patty Bedborough, Chief Financial Officer, for Parkway School District, to share their worksite clinic experience, including challenges, successes, and employee utilization and feedback to-date. Erin Murray, Benefits Manager, Francis Howell School District, will also provide an update on programs that have positively impacted the mental well-being of staff on-the-job. The meeting will close with a special "Coffee with Consultants" conversation with Willis Towers Watson, as they discuss employer tactics for value-based care and direct contracting initiatives to improve employee health plans.
Member Sharing: Worksite Clinics & Mental Health
Patty Bedborough, Chief Financial Officer, Parkway School District
Kevin Supple, Chief Operating Officer, Francis Howell School District
Erin Murray, Benefits Manager, Francis Howell School District
Coffee with Consultants: Employer Innovations to Achieve High-Value Benefits
Scott C. Cox, Director, Health & Benefits, Willis Towers Watson
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Netflix Series 'The Witcher' Wraps First Season
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Executive Producer/ShowRunner, Lauren S. Hissrich, took to Twitter and announced the first season of the much anticipated streaming series "The Witcher" has wrapped. The show, starring Henry Cavill as Gwynnbleid, is currently slated to be released on Netflix as part of their fall line up later this year.
That's a wrap on season one! I have enough gray hair to play Geralt now, but it's been the best year of my life. So grateful to the writers, the cast, and the exceptional crew who worked their asses off to make the Continent come to life. Now, onto… pic.twitter.com/BBuPYco1ER
— Lauren S. Hissrich (@LHissrich) May 30, 2019
The Witcher is based on the Acclaimed 8-Book Series of the same name by Andrzej Sapkowski.
"The series centers around Geralt of Rivia (Cavill), aka Gwynnbleid. A genetically enhanced man with special powers trained to slay monsters. He struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove they're more wicked than beasts. Destiny hurtles him toward a powerful sorceress and a young princess with a dangerous secret. The three must learn to navigate the increasingly volatile Continent together."
Henry Cavill was as festive and in true Henry fashion as always. He took the time to give his thanks to the people in his close circle for all the hard work during the filming of the first season. The actor delivered the heartwarming message to the cast and crew while the makeup crew was in the process of removing his wig/makeup prosthesis. (see below)
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Season 1 of The Witcher has finally come to an end. And although I'm pulling a face here it has been an incredible journey! The cast and crew worked tirelessly throughout, everyone pitched in and brought their A game to set and I couldn't be more proud of you all. Speaking of my immediate team. Jacqui, Ailbhe and Leah are consummate professionals who worked extraordinary hours to bring the Witcher to life, they were non stop improving adjusting and evolving Geralt throughout. Thank you ladies for making this journey a good one. All of those 3 am wake ups were worth it! #GeraltofRivia #TheWitcher #Season1
Not much has been given about the plot or how close the story will be to the books. Just make sure to stay connected with us to be informed about the latest development.


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- How to Do a Clean Install and Setup with a Full Version of Vista
- Synopsis
This will show you how to do a clean install and setup of a Full Retail or Express installation DVD version of Vista.
How to Do a Clean Install and Setup with a Full Version of Vista
This will show you how to do a clean install and setup of a Full Retail or Express installation DVD version of Vista.
- A OEM Recovery installation DVD can only do a clean install. It is just a clone of the hard drive that will set your computer back like it was from day one. The installation process is basically the same though, but can only be reinstalled on the same computer it was originally installed on.
- A Express or Retail Vista can be installed on any one computer at a time for as many times as you like.
- The product key number for the Vista 32 bit version is the same one for it's 64 bit version. You can only have the Product Key activated on one computer and version of 32 bit or 64 bit Vista at a time. See: Microsoft: License Terms for Software Licensed from Microsoft
- Sometimes people have problems installing Vista with more than 2 GB of RAM installed. If you have this problem, then you should install Vista with a maximum of 2GB of RAM installed and add the rest of the RAM after Vista is fully installed.
Be sure to backup anything you do not want to lose from the previous OS, and have all of your device drivers handy for your 32 bit or 64 bit version of Vista before you proceed to install later.
Some Common Installation Problems:
Some Common Installation Problems:
- Windows Help and Support: KB935806 Troubleshooting Stop error messages that may occur when you try to install Windows Vista
- Windows Help and Support: KB929777 Error message when you try to install Windows Vista on a computer that uses more than 3 GB of RAM: "STOP 0x0000000A"
- Microsoft Help and Support: KB925481 This computer's hardware may not support booting to this disk
NOTE: For more information, see: Microsoft Windows Vista: Recommended System Requirements
Vista Home Basic
NOTE: For more information, see: Microsoft Windows Vista: Recommended System Requirements
Vista Home Basic
- Processor: 1GHz (32 or 64 bit)
- System Memory (RAM): 512MB
- Hard Drive: 20GB with 15GB available for Vista
- Video Card: 32MB Memory and DirectX 9 Support
- DVD-ROM Drive
- Processor: 1GHz (32 or 64 bit)
- System Memory (RAM): 1GB
- Hard Drive: 40GB with 15GB available for Vista
- Video Card: 128MB Memory, DirectX 9 Support with: WDDM Driver, Pixel Shader 2.0, 32bits per pixel
- DVD-ROM Drive
STEP ONEInstalling Vista
Before doing this clean install, you should download and save all of your device drivers to DVD, or some other media, to have them handy to make setting Vista back up easier.
1. Boot the computer from your Vista installation DVD.
NOTE: Make sure that the CD/DVD drive is selected first in the boot order in the BIOS.
2. When prompted, press any key to start Vista from the installation DVD. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: You will only have about 8 seconds to press this key. If you miss it, you will have to restart the computer.
3. Set up your language preferences and click on Next. (See screeshot below).
4. Click on Install Now to start the installation. (See screenshot below)
5. Type in your product key number. (See screenshot below)
6. Leave the Automatically activate Windows when I'm online box unchecked.
NOTE: You can activate Vista later when you make sure it is running properly. (See STEP TWO step 11 below)
7. Click on Next.
8. Check I accept the license terms box and click Next. (See screenshot below)
9. Click on Custom (advanced). (See screenshot below)
10. Select the hard drive or partition that you want to install Vista on and click on the Drive Options (advanced) link. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: If the hard drive or partition that you have selected is unallocated, then you can just click on the Next button instead and go to step 12 since it is already empty.
WARNING: You may not have the Drive options (advanced) option unless the installation is done at boot, and not running the installation from within your current OS.
11. Select a hard drive or partition that you want to do a clean install of Vista on, do what Drive options (advanced) you want if any, and click on the Next button when finished. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: If you have your hard drives in a RAID setup, then connect your USB key with the RAID drivers on it, click on Load Driver, select the folder on the USB key that contains the RAID drivers to install them. Afterwards, your RAID drives will be available to select from to install Vista on.
Drive options (advanced)
- If you have more than one partition for a disk # (hard drive) and want to get rid of them to make that disk # one partition drive again, then select a partition with that disk # and click on the Delete option for each partition with the same disk # until there is only one "unallocated space" with that disk # left as in the screenshot below.
- To shrink an existing partition to create another partition to install Vista on instead, select the partition you want shrink and click on the Extend option. Type in how much in MB (1 GB = 1024 MB) that you want to shrink it by. Now select the new extended partition.
12. The installation of Vista will now start. Below are screen shots of what you'll see during the install.
STEP TWOSetting Up Vista
NOTE: Now that Vista is installed, it is time to set it up.
1. Type in a user name, password, optional password hint, and select a display picture for your administrator user account. (See screenshot below)
2. Click on Next.
3. Type in a computer name and choose a Desktop Background. (See screenshot below)
4. Click on Next.
5. Click on Use recommended settings. (See screenshot below)
6. Set your time and date and time zone settings, then click on Next. (See screenshot below)
7. Click on your computer's location to select it for the network location settings. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: It is best to select Public location for the best security. If Vista doesn't detect your network connection, then you may not see this screen during setup.
8. Click on Start to boot Vista for the first time. (See screenshot below)
9. Before Vista boots for the first time it must perform a performance check to see what features to turn on or off. (See screenshot below)
10. Install all of your device drivers, then Windows Updates.
11. Update your WEI score.
12. When it is done, all you will need to do is to activate Vista.
A) Right click on Computer in the Start Menu and click on Properties.
B) Scroll down a bit and click on Activate Windows Now. (See screenshot below)
That's it,
Related Tutorials
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System One System Two
- Operating System
- Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom
- Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
- Motherboard
- ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
- Memory
- 16 GB (8GBx2) G.SKILL TridentZ DDR4 3200 MHz
- Graphics Card(s)
- Sound Card
- Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 3 x 27" Asus VE278Q
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus M.2,
250GB Samsung 960 EVO M.2,
6TB WD Black WD6001FZWX
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
- Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
- Case
- Thermaltake Core P3
- Cooling
- Corsair Hydro H115i
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- Internet Speed
- 1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
- Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
Linksys EA9500 router,
Arris SB8200 cable modem,
Lumia 1520 phone
- Operating System
- Windows 10 Pro
- Manufacturer/Model
- HP Envy Y0F94AV
- i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
- Memory
- Graphics card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
- Sound Card
- Conexant ISST Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 17.3" UHD IPS touch
- Screen Resolution
- 3480 x 2160
- Hard Drives