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Congress Can't Be Revived As A Major National Party Any Time Soon, Says Ramachandra Guha

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KOLKATA -- The Indian National Congress cannot be revived as a major national party of its golden old days any time in the future though its decline may be arrested for some years, says author Ramachandra Guha.

"It (the decline) may be arrested for some time. It may linger for a long time. But I don't think it can revive as a major national party in the shape it was at one point of time," Guha said while delivering the Netaji Oration 2017 here on Monday.

Speaking on "The long life and lingering death of the Indian National Congress" at the Netaji Research Bureau, the 58-year-old historian and writer joked that he was even prepared to "bet my smartphone" on the 231-year-old party's non-revival.

To a query from the audience about the trend among the Indian electorate to turn to the Grand Old Party whenever anti-incumbency caught up with governments run by the non-Congress regimes, Guha replied: "My sense is we have now past that stage."

The Bengaluru-based Guha felt that one should not now harbour notions of the Congress replacing the Narendra Modi government in 2019 or even in 2024.

"The Congress now has 44 Lok Sabha MPs. If it gains in strength, how far can it go? 100... 200? I am prepared to bet my smartphone," he said during the lecture on the occasion of the 120th birth anniversary of revolutionary leader Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

Guha, an ardent admirer of Jawaharlal Nehru, felt present Congress President Sonia Gandhi was old and unwell. "She is all of 70 years now."

The multifaceted scholar, who has at various times taught in the globe's foremost academic instructions and penned a large body of work delving into diverse subjects like environment and social and political sciences as also cricket, was virtually dismissive of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's future as a national leader.

Guha, who has in the past advocated that Rahul Gandhi should retire from politics, said: "He is the first member of the (Gandhi) family who is not liked even by a large section in the party."

However, the Padma Bhushan awardee also pointed to the Congress forging alliance with regional parties in states like Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

"The Congress itself has understood its position. And so it is now tying up with regional parties. It will linger on for the time being as the junior partner of such outfits," he said.

In Bihar, the Congress is part of the ruling grand alliance where the Janata Dal- United and Rashtriya Janata Dal are the dominant partners. In poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, the Congress has formed an alliance with the ruling Samajwadi Party.

Guha, an authority on Mahatma Gandhi and Nehru, during the lecture identified and analysed the various phases in the journey of the Congress from its birth in 1885 to the present times, and regaled the audience with interesting anecdotes to buttress his points.

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A bomb that resembled a toy has killed at least six children and wounded another two in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday (25 June), an official has said.

The children were playing alongside a road in Sararogha area, in the province of South Waziristan, when they found the explosive device, Mohammad Shoaib Khan, a government official, was quoted by AP as saying. He added the two wounded children were in critical condition.

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• PhD, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School
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To boost visibility to container shipments, tire manufacturer Michelin implemented a low-cost solution that encompasses Internet of Things functionality.

Tire manufacturer Michelin is a shipper with a massive global footprint and complex demands. With headquarters in Clermont-Ferrand, France, Michelin operates 121 production facilities in 17 countries; those facilities produced approximately 190 million tires in 2017. With a presence in 170 countries, distributing products across the globe is a challenging and sophisticated operation.

Michelin North America is a $10.8-billion company that manufactures and sells tires for airplanes, cars, farm equipment, heavy duty trucks, motorcycles, and bicycles. It produces finished goods in 16 plants, while two sites produce retreads for the trucking industry and one site produces retreads for the aircraft industry.

Sigfox is a French global network operator that builds wireless networks to connect low-power objects such as electricity meters and smartwatches, which need to be continuously on and emitting small amounts of data.

Argon Consulting is an international consulting firm that helps companies achieve a sustainable competitive advantage through operational excellence.

One chief distribution method is moving supplies by sea in shipping containers. The company holds contracts with the container providers, but those providers then rely on subcontractors to manage delivery of the containers from one location to another.

In the past, Michelin received an estimated date of arrival and notification when a shipment had reached its destination, but that was the extent of visibility to its container shipments. Some shipments could take as long as four months during which time Michelin would have no view of where its tires were. Managing the distribution of millions of tires without always knowing their location was far from ideal.

Replenishing the supply of tires for customers without clear shipment visibility was “a big pain point,” says Pascal Zammit, director of connected mobility solutions at Michelin, particularly when inventory was tight.

As an example of the associated challenges, Zammit points to Michelin’s work supplying specialty tires to vehicles used by mining companies, which depend on the tires to keep operations running. Late deliveries and uncertain shipping processes threatened to cause major problems for Michelin’s customers.

In an effort to improve shipment tracking, Michelin approached Sigfox, a France-based Internet of Things (IoT) service provider founded in 2010.

“Michelin had no visibility and no control,” recalls Laetitia Jay, chief marketing officer for Sigfox. “They had to rely on information provided through a contractor. So they came to us looking for a track-and-trace application to see their shipments.”

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Available in 65 countries, Sigfox’s 0G solution is a low-bandwidth dedicated network that is managed in the cloud rather than on devices. The solution enables the cost-effective transfer of small amounts of critical data at a low cost, helping to reduce the expense of using IoT technology tools.

In 2017, Sigfox teamed with Michelin and Argon Consulting, an international consulting firm based in Paris, to develop a trial in which simple, low-energy-consuming IoT sensors connected to Sigfox’s network were placed in two containers carrying Michelin supplies.

The trial proved successful in unexpected ways. While intended to help Michelin better understand where shipments were located during distribution, the trial also revealed important inefficiencies.

For example, one container took a suboptimal route that cost valuable time while another container sat in a harbor for weeks without moving and arrived late at its destination. Tracking the shipments not only provided visibility but also important insights into possible improvements in shipping.

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The success of the initial test prompted the development of a larger trial involving 200 containers. This trial demonstrated a range of measurable benefits. In particular, Michelin reduced transit stock by 10% by scheduling real-time alerts about delays and transport conditions. The IoT sensors and 0G network also increased the accuracy of estimated arrival times by 40%.

Improved visibility netted Michelin new advantages, including a better foundation for planning, Zammit says. By tracking a shipment throughout its route, Michelin could more confidently determine how to plan for the shipment’s arrival at its destination, removing the uncertainty that had been a consistent challenge in the past. Instead of deciding where a shipment would be distributed four months before it reached land, better visibility allowed Michelin to be more strategic in how it allocated supplies once they arrived at their initial destination and to optimize their distribution.

“If we know exactly where a shipment is we can decide at the last moment where to send a supply and how,” Zammit says.

The improved visibility helped reduce instances when late shipments might cause Michelin to scramble to fill emergency orders for customers. Sigfox focuses on the business case for a solution—rather than starting with the technological solution—and hones in on critical key performance indicators. With the better visibility afforded by the collaboration with Sigfox and Argon Consulting, Michelin saw improvements that have “a direct impact on customer satisfaction,” Jay says.

“This solution is about business and it’s about money,” she says. “It’s about reducing costs, helping to prepare for emergencies, and being able to better anticipate when shipments will arrive at their destinations.”

The Sigfox solution was also cost-effective because the technology was not unnecessarily sophisticated for the task at hand—tracking basic information about shipments over a long haul. A more robust 5G network would offer capacity that Michelin would never use and come at a much higher price. A solution that is too expensive for its job destroys its value and return on investment.

“You don’t need to use the most robust technology to track shipments,” Zammit says. “You need an affordable solution that can do the job and provide the information that you need.”

Michelin, Sigfox, and Argon Consulting recognized that other companies would be interested in replicating their success in improving the visibility of international shipments in a low-cost manner. They collaborated to create a joint venture called Safecube, which commercialized the intercontinental tracking solution and made it available to other shippers. Safecube launched in spring 2019.

Many shippers move goods whose container-by-container value does not justify the use of an expensive tracking solution. Safecube combines Sigfox’s 0G network with low-power IoT sensors that require little expense or upkeep. Its complete solution also includes dashboarding and monitoring management software tools.

“The solution uses a limited amount of data, so we don’t waste money in the communication,” says Waël Cheaib, founder and CEO of Safecube. “Our devices are simple and frugal and can be used one shipment after another.”

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Safecube currently focuses on shipments that travel by sea, but plans to eventually work with companies on air shipment visibility.

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Cats review: 'A silly and sloppy offering of irredeemable codswallop'

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Holy moly. Every now and then a film comes along that requires a level of strength, courage and, indeed, patience, the likes of which I am simply unequipped for. It is during these harsh and brutal times that we are reminded that the job of a critic isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. You take the good with the bad. You do your best to stay open-minded. But with Tom Hooper’s Cats, we are presented with a cinematic undertaking like no other.

Indeed, Hooper’s film – a noisy, big-screen upgrade of the beloved Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, based on a collection of poetry by TS Eliot – is already something of an internet sensation. The notorious trailer provided enough stunning, meme-worthy moments and hysterical, CGI gifs, to last us a lifetime. From the outset, it looked as though Cats, with its frightening energy, unsettling enthusiasm and bonkers effects, was destined for cinematic infamy. We weren’t half wrong.

Existing in a gloomy, neon purgatory of its own ill-advised creation, Hooper’s film concerns a beautiful, delicate feline named Victoria (Francesca Hayward) who, after being tossed in pile of alleyway garbage by her cruel owner, is quickly introduced to an underground kitten world, in which a rowdy tribe of ‘Jellicle Cats’ prepare themselves for a midnight, ritualistic ball. Or something.

Much like the panic-inducing stage show, Hooper’s film seems to take enormous pride in confusing its audience. If you’re looking for a clean, crisp and coherent story, you’re in the wrong place. Seriously, I’ve had an easier time filing my tax returns than I have trying to work out just what in the hell is going on in Cats.

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The only things that matter are big intros and widescreen close-ups. Resembling more of an eerie, late-night catwalk (sorry), than a proper motion picture, Cats is, essentially, two hours of famous people, pretending to be cats, singing about their lives as, erm, cats. James Corden is the cat that eats everything. Idris Elba is the villain cat, with magical powers. Judi Dench is the wise, elderly cat. Jason Derulo is the Jason Derulo cat. Taylor Swift is the Taylor Swift cat. We could go on.

I’d like to think of Cats as more of a thinly plotted and outrageously disturbing, horror fantasy, than a dazzling song-and-dance show. It is astonishingly ugly to look at. It is outrageously overwhelming to listen to. It is also completely devoid of joy, wit, charm and dramatic impact. The operatic musical numbers are as flat as they are frightening, and the performances, provided by a dead-eyed A-list cast, that are supposed to look like cats, but instead look like actors in CG cat suits, are staggeringly awful.

It is, I’m sorry to say, a painful, thundering bore of a film - a silly and sloppy offering of irredeemable codswallop, with nary a hint of regard for structure, musicality or, indeed, basic human decency. Hands down, the worst experience I have ever had in a movie theatre.

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Friday 17 January 2020

Have any of today's angry voices even read the Good Friday Agreement?

The 1998 Agreement means exactly what it says - but what it says is often forgotten, writes Richard Humphreys

PEACE DEAL: Bertie Ahern and Tony Blair after the signing of the agreement in 1998. Photo: John Giles
PEACE DEAL: Bertie Ahern and Tony Blair after the signing of the agreement in 1998. Photo: John Giles

Richard Humphreys

Brexit poses many challenges for Ireland. But maybe it's worthwhile not getting too self-righteous about it. Within living memory, Ireland carried out its own sudden and unilateral withdrawal from an international organisation, one whose work was unthreatening and co-operative - the Commonwealth.

The British Commonwealth we left is not the Commonwealth of today. The word "British" has been dropped, republics are welcome, it has its own flag which has nothing to do with the Union Jack, and there is even the odd member that has never had any institutional link to Britain. Today's Commonwealth would open up new vistas for co-operation with the UK and other countries with which we have a common legal history, not to mention the opportunities for sporting links.

Indeed, Commonwealth membership is deliberately allowed in the 1937 Constitution, in a provision inserted for that purpose. So without commenting in any way on whether that particular idea is a good one or not, it's out there as an option.

It is one of many options to seek to recognise the equal legitimacy of both traditions on the island. That principle of parity of esteem, which is central to the Good Friday Agreement, poses huge challenges for Northern Ireland, Britain and for Ireland.

In the North, inclusive language rights are a necessary consequence of the entitlement to cultural recognition.

In Britain, ancient discriminatory anti-Catholic legislation that is still on the statute book requires review if the Agreement's terms are to be complied with.

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And in Ireland, the question of recognising the British identity still awaits a comprehensive discussion. The New Ireland Forum attempted to examine this issue but was unable to agree a report.

The Good Friday Agreement attempted the historic task of reconciling completely irreconcilable positions. It is meant to protect the rights of those who want a united Ireland, those who want a United Kingdom and those who are not particularly bothered.

However, in the heat of partisan debate, the clear provisions of the Agreement have sometimes been overlooked. But the Agreement means what it says, not what people would like it to mean.

When devolution broke down in Northern Ireland, a range of nationalist voices argued for "joint authority" as the fall-back to Stormont. But that would be a breach of the Agreement. The fall-back to Stormont is UK sovereignty at Westminster, albeit with Irish input through the intergovernmental conference.

On the other side of the aisle, when a meeting of the intergovernmental conference was first mooted, unionist voices argued either that it could not meet at all in the absence of Stormont, or that it could not discuss internal six-county matters. Both of these arguments are misconceived.

Some republican politicians have described Stormont as a "transitional" arrangement, the implication being that internal Northern Irish institutions would be swept away as soon as a nationalist majority vote was achieved in a border poll. But that is not what the Agreement says.

The Good Friday Agreement contains no termination clause. Stormont is here to stay - whatever the constitutional future of the North may be.

If someday a united Ireland comes about, Stormont would continue to legislate for the day-to-day affairs of Northern Ireland. The Dail would play only a fall-back role and legislate in practice on limited matters, much as Westminster does now. The people of Northern Ireland would be entitled to British citizenship in perpetuity. And indeed the border would remain in perpetuity - as an internal boundary into a separate legal system within a wider Ireland.

The test for Irish unity set out in the Agreement has attracted more distortions than a carnival funhouse mirror.

People are fully entitled to say they don't want or don't care about Irish unity, but they should just argue against it on its merits rather than argue that the Agreement doesn't mean what it means.

Some have referred to the principle of unionist consent. There is no such principle, unless you mean in the purely practical sense that unionists currently happen to be a majority in Northern Ireland. But if they ceased to be a majority, their consent for unity is not required by the Agreement.

One columnist wrote recently that Northern Ireland might have to have a second referendum if it voted once to leave the UK. Again that is incorrect. There is no such requirement in the Agreement. And a leading legal textbook, Kelly's Constitution, speculates that a majority "could mean a majority of all those on the electoral register".

Unfortunately, that is manifestly wrong - the Good Friday Agreement itself describes the consent required as that of "a majority of the people of Northern Ireland voting in a poll held for the purpos[e]", subject of course to consent of a majority in the 26-county state as well. A majority means even a margin of one vote.

Indeed the meaning of "a majority" and the test for Irish unity is one of the clearest parts of the Agreement. Confusion about it can only lay the ground for conflict, if not tragedy.

Lawyers can positively contribute to this by clarifying what the Agreement means and not by offering implausible or contorted interpretations.

Irish unity may be a good thing or a bad thing - I am totally neutral on that. But if it is debated within the terms of the Agreement - with strong human rights protections and parity of esteem for both traditions - resolving that ultimate constitutional issue may become that much easier, the temperature may be reduced, and many of the flashpoints and red lines that divide the peoples of the island may not matter so much in the end.

Richard Humphreys is a judge of the High Court. He is also the author of 'Beyond the Border: The Good Friday Agreement and Irish Unity after Brexit', published by Merrion Press this month.

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India A have been making headlines for their phenomenal performances in the warm-up games in England. After a demoralizing win over Leicestershire, India colts meet England Lions in the first match of the One-Day Tri-Series, which also includes West Indies A.

Let's take a look at the players who can run the show in tomorrow's game at the County Ground in Derby.

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Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Sam Hain are in ominous form, with former amassing 472 runs at a batting average of 52.44 and the later scoring 426 runs at a staggering batting average of 106.50 in Royal London One-Day Cup.

With the ball, Lancashire's Parkinson has been the leading wicket-taker in the Royal London One-Day Cup with 18 wickets at 18.22.

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Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill have all made contributions with the bat in the two tour games, against England Cricket Board XI and Leicestershire. Deepak Chahar and Axar Patel have done most of the damage with the ball for the side.

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HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer

Photo of a woman being vaccinated (PantherMedia / Adam Gregor) Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections play a critical role in the development of cervical cancer. There is a vaccine against these sexually transmitted viruses. It targets the most common of the cancer-causing viruses, but does not provide complete protection against cervical cancer.

Cervical cancer is nearly always caused by infections with specific types of human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV infections only occur in humans, affecting skin and mucous membrane cells. They can be spread through direct contact with infected skin or mucous membranes. HPV infections usually go unnoticed, don't cause any symptoms, and clear up on their own. In rare cases, though, they gradually lead to the development of cervical cancer over many years or decades.

There are currently more than 200 known strains of HPV. Some cause warts on the skin (also called papillomas). About 40 different types of HPV can infect skin and mucous membranes in the genital area. These viruses are transmitted sexually, but they are spread through contact with skin and membranes, and not through body fluids.

Because they are very common, it is estimated that as many as 90% of all sexually active women and girls are infected.

As well as having the vaccine, regularly going for screening can help prevent cervical cancer. Abnormal cells (dysplasia) can usually be discovered in this way and removed if necessary.

What do HPV vaccines protect against?

HPV vaccines offer protection against the types of HPV that are most likely to cause cervical cancer. Infections with these viruses can cause cells to change and possibly develop into cancer. One of the available vaccines can prevent genital warts (condylomas) too. Although these warts are often unpleasant, they aren't dangerous.

the vaccines can reduce the number of women with abnormal cervical cells that have changed so much that they are likely to develop into cancer (also known as high-grade dysplasia, or CIN 3). This suggests that the vaccines also provide protection against cervical cancer in the long term.

Since August 2017, the only vaccines available in Germany are Cervarix and Gardasil 9. Cervarix provides protection against HPV types 16 and 18, which are responsible for about 60 to 70% of all cases of cervical cancer. It doesn't offer any protection against genital warts. Gardasil 9 provides protection against a total of 9 HPV types which are responsible for about 75 to 90% of all cases of cervical cancer. It also offers protection against genital warts.

HPV vaccines don't have any effect on pre-existing HPV infections or genital warts.

Who is the vaccine intended for?

In Germany, HPV vaccines are offered to girls between the ages of 9 and 14. The costs are covered by statutory health insurers. Girls over 14 who haven't had the vaccine should be vaccinated by the age of 17 at the latest. Some statutory health insurers cover the costs for women above this age too. The question of whether boys should also be offered the vaccine is still being considered. In order to prevent young women from becoming infected with HPV, it is recommended that they be vaccinated before they become sexually active, if possible.

What does the vaccination involve?

The vaccine is injected into the muscles of the upper arm. It doesn't contain viruses that are able to reproduce inside the body. Instead, it contains proteins that are like the outer coat of HPV viruses. Although the vaccine can't cause an infection, it still triggers a response from the body's immune system. Protective antibodies are made.

HPV vaccines usually involve two injections that are given five months apart. If the second injection is given before the five months are up, a third injection has to be given a few months later. Three injections are also needed if the girl is older than 14 when she has the first injection.

How well do HPV vaccines work?

Research has shown that HPV vaccines are very good at preventing HPV infections caused by the viruses that they target. They reduce the likelihood of cervical cells changing and becoming abnormal, and also lower the risk of cervical cancer.

If the protection lasts a long time, the following could be expected:

  • Without an HPV vaccine: About 30 out of 1,000 women would develop cervical cancer at some point in their lives – if they don't go for cervical screening.
  • With an HPV vaccine: About 10 out of 1,000 women would develop cervical cancer at some point in their lives – if they don't go for cervical screening.

In other words, HPV vaccines could prevent cervical cancer in about 20 out of 1,000 women.

They would also prevent the need for surgery to remove pre-cancerous abnormal tissue. This is because women with high-grade dysplasia (abnormal cervical tissue with cells that have changed a lot) have such a high risk of cervical cancer that they are advised to have the abnormal tissue removed.

One of the vaccines, Gardasil 9, also greatly reduces the risk of genital warts.

The effectiveness of the vaccine will depend on whether a girl already has an HPV infection when she is vaccinated. It is less effective in girls who have already been sexually active.

How long does the protective effect last?

It is currently not clear whether the vaccine offers long-term protection or whether it will have to be given again (booster shot) at some point. The studies in this area have lasted six years at the most. The vaccine continued to offer protection during that time. This suggests that the vaccine is effective in the long term too. But because cervical cancer usually develops over several years or several decades, more time is needed to be sure.

What are the side effects of the vaccine?

HPV vaccines weren't found to cause any serious side effects in the studies. They may lead to various temporary skin reactions where the shot was given, including pain (in 90 out of 100 vaccinations), skin redness (in 30 out of 100 vaccinations), and swelling (in 40 out of 100 vaccinations). Problems such as indigestion, headaches, tiredness or muscle pain may also occur, but are less common.

Some girls may faint after having an injection. Because of this, it is important to stay at the doctor's for about 15 minutes afterwards.

The vaccination shouldn't be given to girls who have a fever. If the first vaccination causes an allergic reaction, a second dose shouldn't be given.

Authorities worldwide have been monitoring reports of possible side effects of HPV vaccines since their use was approved. Due to the sheer number of girls who are vaccinated, the coincidental occurrence of new illnesses in some girls following HPV vaccination is to be expected. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA), there is no indication that the illnesses that developed after receiving the HPV vaccine were actually caused by the vaccine.


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Modelling correlation patterns in mode choice models estimated on multiday travel data

Revista : Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice
Volumen : 96
Páginas : 146-153
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Understanding individual choices over time and measuring day-to-day variability in travel behaviour is important to capture the full range of travel behaviour. Although not very common, to date several multi-day travel surveys have been conducted and panel data is available to model different transport choices. However, determining the length of a panel that allows revealing variability in travel behaviour remains an open question. Also, no final agreement has been reached about modelling the various dimensions of correlation over the repeated observations. In this paper, we use the six-week panel data from the Mobidrive survey to estimate a mode choice model that accounts for correlation across individual observations over two time periods: all days of a single week and different days of the week (e.g. all Mondays) in the wave. We first analyse these effects separately, estimating different models for each type of correlation; then we try to disentangle the relative effects of each type of correlation, estimating both types jointly. We found that both types of correlation appeared highly significant when estimated alone, while only the correlation across a given day over the six-week period remained significant, when both types were estimated jointly. This implies that for the Mobidrive panel there is much less variability in mode choice across weeks than across the days of each week. It also suggests that one week could be an appropriate length for a panel to estimate modal choice and to correctly reveal day-to-day variability.


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Easy chocolate cupcake with a macaroon center and meringue top.  It comes out of the oven self-frosted and ready to eat.

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Do you like chocolate cake…coconut macaroon… meringue? If the answer is "yes", "yes", and "yes", here is something for you. It’s a tasty little cupcake with all three components, ready to eat straight from the oven.

Macaroon Filled Chocolate Cupcake with a Meringue Top

First, let me assure you, just because I host a food blog, I am not above using cake mixes. They are a staple in my pantry. Besides, not all made from scratch sweets are better than their prepackaged cousins.

I learned that lesson last summer when I visited family in Colorado. We spent an afternoon sightseeing in a quaint little tourist town. The sweet aroma from a bakery lured me in, whereupon I purchased a cupcake for my sweet tooth. Because it was a bakery item, expectations were high. Imagine my disappointment when the first bite tasted like Betty Crocker’s…and the second bite…and the third bite. What? I paid $4.50 for a tiny Betty Crocker cupcake?

Don’t get me wrong, I love Betty. She has a designated spot on my shelf, but for $4.50 I was expecting more. I could make 24 cupcakes (including frosting) for $4.50!

The one thing the cupcake had going for it was the frosting. It was silky smooth and vanilla-ry. Maybe I paid $4.50 for the vanilla beans? Who knows? Luckily, I quickly got over the ordeal when we moved on to the ice cream shop.

Macaroon Filled Chocolate Cupcake, half eaten

Here are my cupcakes, inexpensive, adorable, delicious, and made with a little help from the box. Start by making the meringuewhip egg whites and cream of tartar, until foamy.

egg white in a metal bowl
Gradually beat in sugar until smooth and glossy. Meringue is done when it makes soft peaks.

whipped egg whites with peak

Combine all of the macaroon ingredients.

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Prep cake batter according to package directions.

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Fill lined and greased muffin tins halfway with batter then add a dollop of macaroon. As you can see, I didn’t follow my own directions here and didn’t add enough batter. My bad.

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Add enough batter to fill compartments 3/4 full. Bake for 10 minutes.

partially filled cupcakes

Remove cupcakes and frost with meringue. Then, it's back in the oven they go!

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Cute as a button! Makes you want to go to the pantry to get your favorite cake mix, doesn’t it?

Macaroon Filled Chocolate Cupcake with a Meringue Top

Chocolate Cake Layer:
1 (15.25 oz.) package chocolate cake mix, prepared according to package directions

Macaroon Layer:
2 1/4 cups sweetened coconut flakes
14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Meringue Topping:
5 egg whites, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. cream of tartar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy, using an electric mixer on medium speed. Gradually add sugar, one tablespoon at a time, beating until the eggs become glossy and form soft peaks (meringue has a curved tip, but stays vertical when the beater is pulled up). This will take about 5 minutes. Refrigerate.

Tips for meringue: Use metal, glass or ceramic bowl, no plastic. It is important to keep all equipment grease free in order for the egg whites to whip up.

To make the cake layer, follow the package directions including adding all the necessary ingredients to make the cake batter. Set aside. Line muffin tins with paper liners and spray with cooking spray. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine all macaroon ingredients, stirring until well incorporated. Set aside.

Fill each muffin tin compartment halfway with the cake batter. Place a heaping teaspoon of macaroon on top being careful not to touch the sides of the liner. Add enough batter to fill compartments 3/4 full.  Bake for 10 minutes.

Gently remove cupcakes from oven as they have are not completely set.  Frost each with meringue. Avoid pressing down hard on the cupcake.  Return to the oven and bake for an additional 10 – 12 minutes. Allow to cool. Add decorative topping, optional. Makes about 30 cupcakes.

To make the chocolate hearts, place 2 ounces of semi sweet chocolate chips and 1 teaspoon of butter in a small microwaveable bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds. Stir. If still chunky, microwave 15 seconds longer.

Place melted chocolate in a small plastic bag, twist closed. Cut 1/8” opening in one corner. Pipe heart shapes onto parchment lined surface. Freeze until ready to use.

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Banking on private finance to tackle the world’s water crisis

With global water resources under ever-increasing stress, a new report from WWF, ING and The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) calls for urgent efforts by corporates, investors, governments and NGOs to deliver sustainable, bankable freshwater projects, which will help improve water security, create financial value and enhance the health of the world’s river basins.

Released on 17 October 2018 at the Financial Times Water Summit in London, the ‘Seizing the Water Opportunity’ report details how private and public capital can join forces to boost global efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of water for all, securing a critical lifeline for societies, economies and the bottom lines of firms and financiers.

“Without substantial investment in sustainable freshwater projects, the world’s water crisis will only get worse – increasing water shortages, degrading precious ecosystems, and putting businesses at risk of drying and drowning assets,” said Aaron Vermeulen, global lead Finance and Freshwater at WWF. “The only way to secure sufficient investment is by leveraging the power of the private sector. But individual bankable projects must be part of a broader river basin approach, which also includes improvements to freshwater governance and blended finance mechanisms.”

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) estimates that USD 1 trillion needs to be invested each year in water infrastructure alone to secure water for all. For companies and private sector investors, this presents an opportunity to improve sustainable water resource management and mitigate water risk while also generating solid financial returns.

“By working with our partners and network of water experts like WWF and BCG, ING invests in building a pipeline of sustainable water projects that offer sufficient financial returns and help to reduce long-term water related risk,” said Ambika Jindal, VP Sustainable Finance at ING. “We see opportunities in the water sector and find it important to catalyse freshwater projects that will benefit economies and ecosystems.”

The opportunities for sustainable bankable projects range across all sectors from improving agricultural water usage to enhancing industrial wastewater treatment, developing solar power plants and restoring wetlands. The report highlights some existing bankable projects including:

  • Farmers close to the Great Barrier Reef adopting sustainable practices, which curbed reef-damaging river pollution and generated significant financial benefits
  • Textile manufacturers in Turkey’s Buyuk Menderes basin implementing cleaner production methods, which reduced their costs and cut pollution
  • UK utility Anglian Water raised GBP 250 million in a green bond jointly arranged by ING with proceeds being used to tackle ecosystem-related issues, including resilience and drought.

Common characteristics among these projects include: a capacity to generate a sufficiently large cashflow or mitigate risks, positively impact the environment, and ensure the whole river basin is taken into consideration. Based on these principles, WWF is working on building a cooperative approach to bankable freshwater projects. Advisory sessions have already been held with potential investors and financial experts providing feedback on possible projects in eight river basins – part of a growing pipeline of projects. But this barely scratches the surface.

“Under mounting pressure from investors, customers, and employees, companies are increasingly taking a total societal impact view on their strategies. What’s more, across several industries, we have been able to measure a correlation between societal and environmental performance and financial performance. For several sectors, reducing water-related risks and costs throughout their value chains is a pivotal element in this effort," said Adrien Portafaix, principal at BCG. “In the wake of the SDGs, we see the emergence of a supporting ecosystem to help make sustainable investments more attractive to private sector players.”

Underlining the growing risks to their supply chains, the report calls on multinational companies to take the lead in promoting better use of water resources by identifying bankable freshwater projects within their own operations and supply chains. Proactively supporting investments in bankable projects can help companies gain a competitive advantage and benefit from lower costs, more resilient supply chains, and a better reputation with customers and regulators.

The report also recommends deeper collaboration between development finance institutions, government aid agencies, NGOs and private sector investors.

“With support from ING and BCG, WWF is using its freshwater expertise, global partnerships and convening power to develop bankable water projects in river basins across the globe,” said Vermeulen. “We believe this innovative approach will benefit communities and companies by contributing significantly to solving the world’s water crises.”

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