Brazil boss Luiz Felipe Scolari summoned the squad's psychologist to his side's training base after the emotional last-16 win over Chile.
The hosts won 3-2 on penalties and a number of Selecao players were seen shedding tears during celebrations at the Estadio Mineirao.
Brazil playmaker Neymar was one of them. He said: "The game against Chile was exciting for everyone.
"But the team does not have any emotional problem in the group."
Brazil are under pressure to win the tournament on home soil and play Colombia in the quarter-finals on Friday.
Neymar is his side's star player and has scored four goals in the tournament so far.
"I do not feel burdened with the obligation to be the highlight," added the Barcelona forward, who said he would be fit for the game after overcoming knee and thigh injuries.
"I have colleagues who help me. Some win the ball, others give passes, others score goals. We are a team.
"It's not about one player. Here the important thing is that Brazil is champion."


"Assessing The Reliability And Validity Of The Mini Clinical Evaluation" by Steven J. Durning, Lannie J. Cation et al.
Durning, S. J., Cation, L. J., Markert, R. J., & Pangaro, L. N. (2002). Assessing The Reliability And Validity Of The Mini Clinical Evaluation Exercise For Internal Medicine Residency Training. Academic Medicine.


text:
use strict;
use warnings;
use FindBin;
use File::Basename;
use Getopt::Long qw(:config no_ignore_case bundling pass_through);
use Carp;

my $usage = <<__EOUSAGE__;

####################################################################################
#
# Usage:  $0 --est_method <method>  sample1.results sample2.results ...
#
#      or  $0 --est_method <method> --quant_files file.listing_target_files.txt
#
#      Note, if only a single input file is given, it's expected to contain the paths to all the target abundance estimation files.
#
# Required:
#
#  --est_method <string>           RSEM|eXpress|kallisto|salmon  (needs to know what format to expect)
#
#  --gene_trans_map <string>           the gene-to-transcript mapping file. (if you don't want gene estimates, indicate 'none'.
#
#
# Options:
#
#  --cross_sample_norm <string>         TMM|UpperQuartile|none   (default: TMM)
#
#  --name_sample_by_basedir             name sample column by dirname instead of filename
#      --basedir_index <int>            default(-2)
#
#  --out_prefix <string>                default: value for --est_method
#
#  --quant_files <string>              file containing a list of all the target files.
#
######################################################################################

__EOUSAGE__

    ;

my $help_flag;
my $est_method;
my $val_type;
my $cross_sample_norm = "TMM";
my $name_sample_by_basedir = 0;
my $out_prefix;
my $basedir_index = -2;
my $quant_files = "";
my $gene_trans_map_file;

&GetOptions('help|h' => \$help_flag,
            'est_method=s' => \$est_method,

            'cross_sample_norm=s' => \$cross_sample_norm,
            'name_sample_by_basedir' => \$name_sample_by_basedir,
            'out_prefix=s' => \$out_prefix,
            'basedir_index=i' => \$basedir_index,

            'quant_files=s' => \$quant_files,
            'gene_trans_map=s' => \$gene_trans_map_file,
    );

if ($help_flag) { die $usage; }

unless ($est_method && (@ARGV || $quant_files)) {
    die $usage;
}

unless ($gene_trans_map_file) {
    die "Error, specify gene-to-trans map file via: --gene_trans_map, or indicate 'none' if you dont want gene estimates";
}

unless ($est_method =~ /^(RSEM|eXpress|kallisto|salmon)/i) {
    die "Error, dont recognize --est_method $est_method ";
}
unless ($cross_sample_norm =~ /^(TMM|UpperQuartile|none)$/i) {
    die "Error, dont recognize --cross_sample_norm $cross_sample_norm ";
}

unless ($out_prefix) {
    $out_prefix = $est_method;
}

my @files;

if ($quant_files) {
    # allow for a file listing the various files.
    @files = `cat $quant_files`;
    chomp @files;
}
elsif (@ARGV) {
    @files = @ARGV;
}
else {
    die $usage;
}

=data_formats

## RSEM:

0       transcript_id
1       gene_id
2       length
3       effective_length
4       expected_count
5       TPM
6       FPKM
7       IsoPct

## eXpress v1.5:

1       target_id
2       length
3       eff_length
4       tot_counts
5       uniq_counts
6       est_counts
7       eff_counts
8       ambig_distr_alpha
9       ambig_distr_beta
10      fpkm
11      fpkm_conf_low
12      fpkm_conf_high
13      solvable
14      tpm

## kallisto:
0       target_id
1       length
2       eff_length
3       est_counts
4       tpm

## salmon:
0       Name
1       Length
2       EffectiveLength
3       TPM
4       NumReads

=cut

    ;

my ($acc_field, $counts_field, $fpkm_field, $tpm_field);

if ($est_method =~ /^rsem$/i) {
    $acc_field = 0;
    $counts_field = "expected_count";
    $fpkm_field = "FPKM";
    $tpm_field = "TPM";
}
elsif ($est_method =~ /^express$/i) {  # as of v1.5
    $acc_field = "target_id";
    $counts_field = "eff_counts";
    $fpkm_field = "fpkm";
    $tpm_field = "tpm";
}
elsif ($est_method =~ /^kallisto$/i) {
    $acc_field = "target_id";
    $counts_field = "est_counts";
    $fpkm_field = "tpm";
    $tpm_field = "tpm";
}
elsif ($est_method =~ /^salmon/) {
    $acc_field = "Name";
    $counts_field = "NumReads";
    $fpkm_field = "TPM";
    $tpm_field = "TPM";
}
else {
    die "Error, dont recognize --est_method [$est_method] ";
}

main: {

    my %data;

    my %sum_sample_counts;

    foreach my $file (@files) {
        unless ($file =~ /\w/) { next; } # empty line in quant files listing causes trouble
        print STDERR "-reading file: $file\n";
        open (my $fh, $file) or die "Error, cannot open file $file";
        my $header = <$fh>;
        chomp $header;
        my %fields = &parse_field_positions($header);
        #use Data::Dumper; print STDERR Dumper(\%fields);
        while (<$fh>) {
            chomp;

            my @x = split(/\t/);
            my $acc = $x[ $fields{$acc_field} ];
            my $count = $x[ $fields{$counts_field} ];
            my $fpkm = $x[ $fields{$fpkm_field} ];
            my $tpm = $x[ $fields{$tpm_field} ];

            $data{$acc}->{$file}->{count} = $count;
            $data{$acc}->{$file}->{FPKM} = $fpkm;
            $data{$acc}->{$file}->{TPM} = $tpm;

            # capture sample total counts
            $sum_sample_counts{$file} += $count;
        }
        close $fh;
    }

    my %column_header_to_filename;
    my @filenames = @files;
    foreach my $file (@filenames) {
        my $column_header;
        if ($name_sample_by_basedir) {
            my @path = split(m|/|, $file);
            $column_header = $path[$basedir_index];
        }
        else {
            $column_header = basename($file);
        }

        $column_header =~ s/\.(genes|isoforms)\.results$//; # in case of rsem

        $column_header_to_filename{$column_header} = $file;
        $file = $column_header; # update the @filenames
    }
    print STDERR "\n\n* Outputting combined matrix.\n\n";

    my $counts_matrix_file = "$out_prefix.isoform.counts.matrix";
    my $TPM_matrix_file = "$out_prefix.isoform.TPM.not_cross_norm";
    open (my $ofh_counts, ">$counts_matrix_file") or die "Error, cannot write file $counts_matrix_file";
    open (my $ofh_TPM, ">$TPM_matrix_file") or die "Error, cannot write file $TPM_matrix_file";

    { # check to see if they're unique
        my %filename_map = map { + $_ => 1 } @filenames;
        if (scalar keys %filename_map != scalar @filenames) {
            die "Error, the column headings: @filenames are not unique.  Should you consider using the --name_sample_by_basedir parameter?";
        }
    }

    # clean up matrix headers
    #foreach my $file (@filenames) {
        # also, get rid of the part of the filename that RSEM adds
    #    $file =~ s/\.(genes|isoforms)\.results$//;
    #}

    print $ofh_counts join("\t", "", @filenames) . "\n";
    print $ofh_TPM join("\t", "", @filenames) . "\n";

    foreach my $acc (keys %data) {

        print $ofh_counts "$acc";
        print $ofh_TPM "$acc";

        foreach my $file (@files) {

            my $count = $data{$acc}->{$file}->{count};
            unless (defined $count) {
                $count = "NA";
            }
            my $tpm = $data{$acc}->{$file}->{TPM};
            if (defined $tpm) {
                $tpm = $tpm/1;
            }
            else {
                $tpm = "NA";
            }

            print $ofh_counts "\t$count";
            print $ofh_TPM "\t$tpm";
        }

        print $ofh_counts "\n";
        print $ofh_TPM "\n";

    }
    close $ofh_counts;
    close $ofh_TPM;

    ## process gene counts as per txImport-style (Soneson et al. F1000, 2016)
    my $gene_counts_file = "$out_prefix.gene.counts.matrix";
    my $gene_tpm_file = "$out_prefix.gene.TPM.not_cross_norm";

    if ($gene_trans_map_file ne 'none') {
        my %gene_to_trans;
        {
            open(my $fh, $gene_trans_map_file) or die "Error, cannot open file $gene_trans_map_file";
            while (<$fh>) {
                chomp;
                my ($gene, $trans) = split(/\s+/);
                push (@{$gene_to_trans{$gene}}, $trans);
            }
            close $fh;
        }

        open(my $ofh_genecounts, ">$gene_counts_file") or die "Error, cannot write to $gene_counts_file";
        print $ofh_genecounts "\t" . join("\t", @filenames) . "\n";

        open(my $ofh_genetpm, ">$gene_tpm_file") or die "Error, cannot write to $gene_tpm_file";
        print $ofh_genetpm "\t" . join("\t", @filenames) . "\n";

        foreach my $gene (sort keys %gene_to_trans) {
            my @tpm_vals = ($gene);
            my @count_vals = ($gene);
            foreach my $file (@filenames) {
                my $gene_tpm = 0;
                # sum up gene tpm from isoform tpms
                foreach my $trans (@{$gene_to_trans{$gene}}) {
                    my $trans_tpm = $data{$trans}->{ $column_header_to_filename{$file} }->{TPM};
                    unless (defined $trans_tpm) {
                        confess "Error, no TPM value specified for transcript [$trans] of gene [$gene] for sample $file";
                    }
                    $gene_tpm += $trans_tpm;
                }
                push (@tpm_vals, $gene_tpm);
                my $gene_count = $gene_tpm / 1e6 * $sum_sample_counts{ $column_header_to_filename{$file} };
                $gene_count = sprintf("%.2f", $gene_count);
                push (@count_vals, $gene_count);
            }

            print $ofh_genetpm join("\t", @tpm_vals) . "\n";
            print $ofh_genecounts join("\t", @count_vals) . "\n";
        }
        close $ofh_genetpm;
        close $ofh_genecounts;
    }
    if (scalar @files > 1) {
        ## more than one sample

        &perform_cross_sample_norm($TPM_matrix_file, "$out_prefix.isoform");
        if ($gene_trans_map_file ne 'none') {
            &perform_cross_sample_norm($gene_tpm_file, "$out_prefix.gene");
        }

    }
    else {
        unless (scalar @files == 1) {
            die "Error, no target samples. Shouldn't get here.";
        }
        print STDERR "Warning, only one sample, so not performing cross-sample normalization\n";
        print STDERR "Done.\n\n";
    }

    exit(0);
}

####
sub perform_cross_sample_norm {
    my ($tpm_matrix_file, $out_prefix_name) = @_;

    if ($cross_sample_norm =~ /^TMM$/i) {
        my $cmd = "$FindBin::RealBin/support_scripts/run_TMM_scale_matrix.pl --matrix $tpm_matrix_file > $out_prefix_name.$cross_sample_norm.EXPR.matrix";
        &process_cmd($cmd);
    }
    elsif ($cross_sample_norm =~ /^UpperQuartile$/) {
        my $cmd = "$FindBin::RealBin/support_scripts/run_UpperQuartileNormalization_matrix.pl --matrix $tpm_matrix_file > $out_prefix_name.$cross_sample_norm.EXPR.matrix";
        &process_cmd($cmd);
    }
    elsif ($cross_sample_norm =~ /^none$/i) {
        print STDERR "-not performing cross-sample normalization.\n";
    }

}

####
sub process_cmd {
    my ($cmd) = @_;

    print STDERR $cmd;
    my $ret = system($cmd);
    if ($ret) {
        die "Error, CMD: $cmd died with ret $ret";
    }

    return;
}

####
sub parse_field_positions {
    my ($header) = @_;

    my %field_pos;
    my @fields = split(/\s+/, $header);
    for (my $i = 0; $i <= $#fields; $i++) {
        $field_pos{$fields[$i]} = $i;
        $field_pos{$i} = $i; # for fixed column assignment
    }

    return(%field_pos);
}

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Q: Linq Entity Framework - get all customers that Ids are not in many to many table I have 2 tables:
Customer
Car
and many-to-many table MM, which stores:
Customer_Id     Car_Id
How do I get all Customers which Car_Id's are not in many to many table?
I tried like this:
public async Task<IEnumerable<CustomerModel>> GetNewCustomersForCar(int carId)
        {
            var sentCustomers = await _unit.Repository<Car>().Queryable()
                .SelectMany(a => a.AspNetUsers, (b, a) => new { b, a })
                .Where(b => b.Id == carId)
                .Select(ba => new CustomerModel()
                {
                    Id = ba.a.Id,
                    Email = ba.a.Email
                })
                .ToListAsync();

            var allCustomers = await _unit.Repository<AspNetUser>().Queryable()
                .Select(c => new CustomerModel()
                {
                    Id = c.Id,
                    Email = c.Email
                }).ToListAsync();

            return allCustomers.Where(ac => !sentCustomers.Contains(ac));

So basically I select all customers for selected car, then I check all customers, and in the end I select from all customers that do not contain Id's from many to many customer table for selected customer.
Get all customers which didn't use car yet(all that used car are having id's for selected car in many to many table).

A: if you have a Cars  navigation property in your AspNetUser entity, you could do this:
var query= await _unit.Repository<AspNetUser>()
                      .Queryable()
                      .Where(u=>!u.Cars.Any(c=>c.Id==carId))
                      .Select(c => new CustomerModel()
                                    {
                                        Id = c.Id,
                                        Email = c.Email
                                    })
                      .ToListAsync();

Also you can change your Where  to  .Where(u=>u.Cars.All(c=>c.Id!=carId)),could be more readable

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Holding a monthly meeting is an effective way of communicating with the team to make decisions, solve problems, craft business strategies, monitor performance, and other things that need to be discussed. Sometimes it is the only time when everyone can sit down and discuss matters of utmost importance for the team and for the organization.
So, what is the key to an effective monthly meeting? Here are some points to consider to fully utilize it to its maximum potential.
Prepare a meeting agenda and stick to it.
As much as possible, keep it precise and focused. Allot an appropriate length of time for each subject. Send a copy of the meeting agenda to each participant at least three days before the day of the meeting. This ensures they will have an idea on how the meeting will run and are able to prepare for it. For more helpful tips on how to prepare a meeting agenda, you may refer to this article.
Keep the meeting to as small a group as possible.
If you are handling a big group with different concerns and involvements in a project or to a performance indicator, separate meetings should be scheduled. Limit the attendees of the meeting depending on the prepared agenda for that particular meeting.
Strictly follow the topics and times indicated on the program of the meeting. If there are other subjects that come up during the discussion, the group may choose to discuss them especially if an issue is of utmost importance. Alternatively, the team may decide to talk about them at the next meeting or to hold a special meeting to discuss a specific issue.
Record what has been discussed.
It is imperative to document the proceedings of the meeting. This article will guide you on the proper way of taking down the minutes of the meeting. Afterwards, send a copy to all attendees to ensure that they are reminded of all the actions taken during the meeting. It is also useful when making a follow-up on the tasks assigned during the meeting.
Monthly meetings are an important vehicle where vital decisions are made for the organization. Everyone should realize its importance—organizers and participants alike. Both parties need to understand and do their part to make the meetings as productive and fruitful as they should be.
@mention a team member in your meeting agenda or in its comments section by using "@" and your team member's name.
Optionally, enrich reports with the latest updates automatically added from web apps your team uses (such as a free task management software Fluxes.com, and other project management tools, version control systems, support systems, financial applications, etc.) by connecting these apps to your status applet.


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Home » National News » Congress-JD(S) alliance going strong despite efforts to destabilise: HD Kumaraswamy
Congress-JD(S) alliance going strong despite efforts to destabilise: HD Kumaraswamy
News Agencies | Updated on: 12 July 2019, 8:42 IST
Amid crisis within the Congress-JD(S) alliance in Karnataka, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that the coalition government is going strong despite efforts being made to destabilise it.
"Congress-JD(S) coalition in the state is going strong despite the efforts to destabilise. We are confident and prepared for smooth and fruitful conduct of legislative sessions," Kumaraswamy said ahead of the commencement of the monsoon session of the legislative assembly.
He went on to say that it is "unnecessary" to give importance to Tourism Minister Sa Ra Mahesh's "casual meeting" with BJP leaders at the new building of KK guesthouse, managed by KSTDC, which comes under his portfolio.
Chikkodi MLA and chief whip of the JD(S)-Congress coalition government Ganesh Hukkeri had on Thursday issued a whip to party MLAs to attend the Assembly session to pass the finance bill.
Kumaraswamy said that the Assembly will discuss several other matters and absent MLAs will be disqualified under the 'anti-defection law'.
Anti-defection law, also known as the tenth schedule of the Constitution, was amended in 1985 to prevent political defections and stop legislators from switching sides.
The 13-month-old Congress-JDS government had earlier this month slumped into crisis following the resignation of 10 MLAs.
Congress leader and Karnataka Irrigation Minister D K Shivakumar, who is back in Bengaluru after a failed trip to Mumbai to meet and placate the rebel MLAs staying there, expressed his optimism that "good sense will prevail" and the dissidents will withdraw their resignations.
"I have confidence that they will have good sense and not leave party from which they have been elected," Shivakumar said at the Vidhana Soudha.
The 225-member state Assembly includes one nominated MLA. The halfway mark is 113.
First published: 12 July 2019, 8:42 IST
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Dozens of higher-ed construction projects in new capital budget
More than three-quarters of a billion dollars became available for higher education capital projects thanks to enactment of the AGC-backed 2015-1017 state capital-budget bill. As reported previously in AGC Works the measure includes nearly $4 billion in total funding about $500 million more than the previous biennium.
While most of the news about the bill focused on the big boost it provides for K-12 education projects it's important that contractors also be aware of the significant opportunities now available among higher-education capital-construction projects.
Among the big-ticket items are:
• $47 million for the College Instruction Center at Olympia College;
• $32 million for the Student Services facility at Centralia Community College;
• $64 million for the Carver Academic facility renovation project at Western Washington University (photo);
• $56 million for the Samuelson Communication and Technology Center at Central Washington University;
• $55 million for WSU's Everett University Center;
• $26 million for the new Burke Museum at UW;
• $15 million for Renton Technical College's Automotive Complex renovation project.
The legislation also funds many smaller projects such as:
• $3 million for a science lab renovation at Evergreen State College;
• $4 million for the UW's School of Nursing Simulation Learning Lab;
• $5 million for Eastern Washington University's University Science Center.
Click here for a summary of the bill and the complete list of projects funded by it.


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Migos Quavo Takeoff Taxes
Migos' Quavo Drops $14,000 to Settle Unpaid Tax Bill
Oct 7, 2018 at 20:12 pm UTC / Last Updated at Jun 10, 2019 at 22:10 pm UTC By TheBlast Staff
Quavo is putting his Drake tour money to good use.
According to official documents, the Georgia Department of Revenue filed a release of a tax lien against the rapper (real name: Quavious Marshall) that he was hit with in June.
The lien accused Quavo of failing to pay up on a state tax bill totaling $14,055.06 he owed from 2016. The lien has been released and it is no longer enforceable, due to the debt being paid in full.
His Migos bandmate, Takeoff, was also hit with a lien — the same day as Quavo — over a similar unpaid tax bill totaling $14,348.23.
Takeoff has yet to have his lien released.


Is your reno really an investment?
How much will your renovation truly add to the value of your home? Probably a lot less than you hoped.
Remodeling magazine crunched the numbers to find the typical payback on mid-range renovation projects.


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Feb 7, 2015; Morgantown, WV, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers head coach Bob Huggins (center) talks to his team in the first half against the Baylor Bears at WVU Coliseum. Baylor won 87-69. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports
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WVU basketball will beat SFA by Matthew Peaslee
WVU Basketball
WVU great Kevin Pittsnogle gets shoutout in March
In 2005, the top catchphrase of the college basketball season was, 'You just got Pittsnogled."
The name of West Virginia's standout forward, Kevin Pittsnogle, became a verb used to describe sinking a 3-pointer in the face of your defender.
Related Story: WVU basketball all-time team
Thanks to Pittsnogle's late-season performances, the WVU basketball team advanced to the Elite 8. The 6-foot-10 sharpshooter gained national notoriety as a good-old-boy from Martinsburg, W.Va. with shaggy hair, a think mustache and arms filled with tattoos.
He was easy to root for and fun to watch – that's where the term 'Pittsnogled' came from. He was beloved and is still remembered, even by non-WVU fans today.
Well, almost.
On his radio show, New York personality Mike Francesca mentioned Kevin Pittsnogle on Wednesday.
In talking about today's college game, Francesca talked about the current trends.
"You get these big kids like (John) Beilein had with Ponopscotch," Francesca said.
It can be assumed that he was indeed talking about Pittsnogle. When he was in college in the early to mid 2000s, Pittsnogle's style of play was refreshing to the rest of the college basketball world. So was that WVU basketball team.
With players like Mike Gansey, Pat Beilein, J.D. Calling and Johannes Herber, the Mountaineers were potent offensively. All of those guys could shoot from the outside as West Virginia played an exciting style of basketball.
Not to say current head coach Bob Huggins' style isn't exciting, it was just a completely different tactic.
Pittsnogle was the poster child of that team, and the WVU basketball program for quite some time. He helped bring the Mountaineers back to national prominence. The Mountaineers were faltering as a program in the final years of Gale Catlett's run as head coach and had some internal problems, which led to the hiring and departure of current ESPN analyst Dan Dakich, who has recently drawn scorn for his words on this current WVU basketball team.
Related Story: Dan Dakich trashes Mountaineers
Everything fell into place, eventually, when Beilein took over the program in 2002. Then, Huggins came to Morgantown in 2007 and has restored the program to a level where success is expected every year.
Still, without Pittsnogle and the gang, it's hard to tell if today's Mountaineers would still stick around in the mind's of basketball fans nationwide.
Francesca's words showed that the Mountaineers are always here to stay. And, that Pittsnogle, or Ponopscotch, had a lasting impact on the game.
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Sometimes a Notary Public will be asked to "notarise" a document which is in a foreign language. This is of course possible but it can pose certain difficulties, depending on what is meant by the "notarisation" of the foreign language document. The Council of the Society of Notaries of New South Wales has stated that:
"[I]t is within the Notary's discretion to decide when he should or should not require and English translation of a document in a foreign language which he is called upon to attest or do some notarial act, and that it is not his duty to call for such translation in every case. The Council has also expressed the opinion that, if a Notary is in doubt as to what his signature to such a document may imply in the express terms of the document, he may be able to satisfy his requirements by setting out in a memorandum at the foot of the document that it is signed etc. in his presence, and that he is not responsible for its contents, which are in a language in which he is unlearned." – College of Law, "Continuing Professional Development: Seminar Papers: Notarial Practice" #CN130703_NOT1, 30 July 2013, at p. 13
Effectively, what this means is that the notary reserves the right to decline his services in relation to a document that is created in a language other than English, if that notary believes that his notarial act, as applied to that document, may give rise to liabilities that the notary would otherwise not assume had he been familiar with the particulars of the document before notarising it.
On the other hand, if for example the notary is being asked to witness the execution of a deed in a foreign language, and nothing else, the notary may provide his services, while also entering a memorandum to the effect that his notarisation is only in relation to witnessing the signature of his client. However, in the opposite extreme case, if the notary is being asked to authenticate a foreign language document, he may demand that the document be translated first by an accredited translator before providing his notarial services to the client. In the latter situation, an original or copy of the foreign language document as well as the accredited translation will both be appended as exhibits to the notarial certificate.
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Some Nevada residents may forget that estate planning is not just about what will happen after their deaths, but it is also about what will happen if they are unable to care for themselves at some point. No one likes to think about becoming incapacitated, but it is a real possibility for anyone regardless of age. This is why powers of attorney are an integral part of any estate plan.
If a person is unable to take care of him or herself and/or is unable to make sound decisions, someone will need to step in on that person's behalf. When creating a power of attorney, the most important decision will be appointing a person to act in an individual's stead. This person needs to be someone that the individual trusts to carry out his or her wishes and will keep that individual's best interests in mind.
Some Nevada residents may be concerned that the power of attorney can be used even if they are not incapacitated. Springing powers prevent this in most cases since it takes at least one physician, if not two, to declare the person incompetent before the durable power of attorney can be used. Incapacitation is often defined as not being able to handle daily activities such as dressing and eating. Furthermore, a person may by physically (such as being in a coma) and/or mentally incapacitated due to an injury or illness.
No one knows what tomorrow will bring. Therefore, it is better to plan for as many eventualities as possible. This means adding documents such as powers of attorney to an estate plan since death is not the only time a person may not be able to act for him or herself. Otherwise, family members could spend valuable time and resources in court obtaining the right to care for an ailing family member.


I'm truly delighted with the choice of winners for this year's China Economics Prize, Gregory Chow and Xiaohong Chen.
They have a great deal in common.
Let me not pretend to talk about their econometrics contributions, though. Here, I will defer to others who know the field far better than I do. Let me instead describe a variety of other things Gregory and Xiaohong have in common.
Importantly, from the perspective of a China Economics Prize, both Gregory and Xiaohong have contributed in a variety of ways to Chinese academics and to the Chinese economy more broadly.
Gregory dramatically so. At the beginning of the Economic Reforms back in 1979, I remember based on personal conversations that Gregory was skeptical that any substantive changes would occur in China's economic policies. He and Paula had too many friends and relatives who had suffered over the years from past political campaigns to be willing to trust any government pronouncements. But a couple of years later, following a meeting with the Prime Minister at the time, Zhao Zi Yang, Gregory realized that the reforms were for real. In response, he quickly shifted his efforts to aiding the economic transformation in China in any way he could. His research efforts shifted heavily from econometrics research to research on the Chinese economy. By now, Gregory has written seven books on the Chinese economy, and edited two others. He has advised several generations of government leaders on their economic reform strategies, not only in the People's Republic but also in Taiwan and Hong Kong. His web site, for example, includes pictures of his meetings not only with Zhao Zi Yang but also with Zhang Zi Min, and Zhu Rong Ji.
One of the first steps Gregory took following his meeting with Zhao Zi Yang was to set up the Economics Training program at Renmin University, in the process getting the American Economic Association to sponsor the program and the Ford Foundation to fund it. This program lasted from 1985 to 1996. Many of the top Chinese academics from those cohorts were students in this program, including Xiaohong.
My wife (Michelle White) and I first met Xiaohong through this program. Gregory invited us to be the faculty in this program for the fall semester in 1986, the second year of this program. Xiaohong was the most impressive of a uniformly great set of students we taught there. Quite a few of the students went abroad to get their Ph.D.'s, including Xiaohong, who ended up studying at UCSD, but years before my wife and I moved there.
As with Gregory, Xiaohong has done her part to help out Chinese academics. In her case, this has involved teaching short courses in Wuhan University and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, helping Guanghua School of Management at Peking University to identify and recruit excellent econometric faculty, and assisting Beihang University to improve their economics training and research. Xiaohong has been a special term professor at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, GSM/Peking University, Beihang University and Wuhan University. Xiaohong has helped to organize various conferences in China and Asia more broadly, and guided young Chinese researchers inside and outside China with their research. Academics survive by catching up on their research during the summer, given the many other distractions they face during the academic year. That Xiaohong has been willing to spend a good part of her summers in China involved a major sacrifice to her academic research.
Another thing Gregory and Xiaohong have in common is that both faced immense personal challenges in getting started on an academic career, even though both came from very successful families. As with virtually all Chinese of their respective generations, there was no way for them to avoid the many upheavals during the last century in China.
Gregory's family became refugees from China following the Japanese invasion in 1937, fleeing first to Hong Kong and then to Macao when Hong Kong was conquered by the Japanese. His family returned to China at the end of World War II, and in spite of the many disruptions to his education during the preceding years Gregory gained admission to Lingnam University in 1947. But everything in China was in upheaval at the time, due to the ongoing civil war, so Gregory left China a year later to complete his college education at Cornell. I recall Gregory saying that he arrived in the U.S. with a suitcase of jade, and had to rely on himself to survive in a totally foreign environment.
Xiaohong is from a very different generation. At the beginning of the Cultural Revolution, she was still a baby. She was raised by a kind yet ``anti-revolutionary'' elderly lady whom she called ``grandma'' in a poor rural village for seven or eight years. She likes to run away from school since other village kids beat her due to her ``anti-revolutionary'' background. In spite of disruptions to her education, she gained entry to Wuhan University and then the Economics Training Program at Renmin University, and finally admission to a Ph.D. program abroad.
Another thing Gregory and Xiaohong have in common is that both are among the nicest people anyone could have the privilege of getting to know. Given how much suffering each of them experienced as a child, they could easily have ended up being very withdrawn and bitter. But quite the contrary, they are among the most outgoing and engaging personalities that you could ever meet.
I met Gregory when I became a new Assistant Professor at Princeton, over forty years ago. His research interests were quite distant from my own, yet because of his warm and welcoming personality he was the senior faculty member I quickly adopted as my mentor. He and Paula regularly invited a group of the junior faculty to their house for a Chinese banquet, and I do mean a banquet, and after dinner challenged us to a game of Ping Pong. He was virtually the only senior faculty member who helped host visiting speakers, and got a local Chinese restaurant to far exceed its typical cuisine when we provided dinners for these speakers.
My wife and I first met Xiaohong over thirty years ago, through the Economics Training Program. Yes, she was easily the top student in the class, and so attracted our interest. But she was also easily the most approachable member of the class, and simply great company. We have kept in regular touch with her over the years, even inviting her to live with us for the summer when she was shifting from the University of Western Ontario to UCSD. Here, we learned the incredible gardening skills she learned growing up in the countryside as a child!
From my time at Princeton, I saw how valuable having a mentor such as Gregory could be, and my wife and I tried as we could to serve as mentors to Xiaohong. Our main contribution was when she was on the market for the first time, when she wasn't receiving job offers even after visiting what were intended to be her back-up schools. We told her to stop trying to explain the intricate detailed analysis in her dissertation, because at best only a handful of people in the world could understand these derivations. Instead she should construct a simple example that could be understood by any economist. We were happy to find that on her next trips, she received job offers from both the University of Chicago and Carnegie-Mellon.
At this point, though, we no longer try to mentor Xiaohong, but simply stand back in awe to see how successful she has become. Rather than a mentee, she is now virtually a family member, and has come to most every major family gathering we've had over these several decades, often traveling great distances. It is her presence, and Zhaozhong's (her husband), that turns a party into a celebration.
In sum, while I am not really in a position to attest to the importance of the econometrics contributions Gregory and Xiaohong each have made, I am in a position to recognize the important contributions each has made to the Chinese economy and to Chinese academics; to recognize that each has achieved this academic success in spite of the great challenges they faced growing up in China; and to certify that each is one of the people whom I have most enjoyed getting to know during my life. I personally am delighted by these two choices for the China Economics Prize.


I'm looking at my finances again and have been doing research on balance transfer cards. HOWEVER.... the credit I want shifting is on my online Very account.
I'm wondering if there's any options for transferring this sort of balance?! I've well and truly fallen into the "buy now pay later" trap, as well as their "take 3" payment option. I'm aware some of this is interest free.... but ideally would like to get rid of Very all together.
As above, but make sure it's money transfer, not balance transfer.
I just wanted to say that you need to careful if you are successful in your application for a money transfer card. Especially if you have other debts, beside Very.
A new money transfer card will often have a special promotion running at the beginning, to make the transfer very cheap. But then the offer expires and the interest rate shoots up. It can be easy to get into further debt if you don't manage credit well.
According to the Credit Card Eligibility Calculator I only have a 20% chance of being accepted for a money transfer card, so don't want to risk applying?!
Thanks for the advice though.. think I'll just have to stick with the original plan of chipping away at it whenever I have spare cash!
If you're struggling with your repayments it sounds like it could be worth you completing a statement of affairs (SOA) and posting it back on the board. You'll get lots of useful help and advice from other members on how to get on top of your debts.
You can complete one here http://www.stoozing.com/calculator/soa.php and just need to hit the 'format for mse' button before posting.
From what I recall I was able to use my credit card which was on 0% interest to clear my Mum's very account.
so look for a 0% purchase card, and make payment online with your new card to clear your Very account and get it closed.