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Hi, I'm Florencia Sangermano. I'm a recipient of Wildlife Acoustic Grant Q1-2019 and Iâm going to be sharing some of my research experiences as a guest blogger.
I'm a geographer and my research involves the use of information derived from satellites to assess and monitor the state and condition of ecosystems.
Because satellites collect data over large areas with a high temporal frequency, information from satellites is essential for monitoring ecosystem changes. My work on the impact of land change on biodiversity relies on models of deforestation scenarios and on the characterization of biodiversity to identify impacts.
My project aims to understand how vegetation productivity measured from satellite remote sensing is related to landscape acoustics in a core forest and across landscapes with multiple anthropogenic activities. Since I had previous experience working in Bolivia, assessing deforestation and its impacts on biodiversity through spatial technologies, I proposed to carry out the project within the Rurrenabaque region, particularly within the Pilon Lajas National Park and Indigenous territory.
While biodiversity surveys are in many cases observation-based and do not require leaving (or taking) anything from the study site, acoustic recorders are left in the study area for several days and thus permits are required. Since my previous work in Bolivia did not require permits, I was unaware of the hurdles of getting permits approved as a foreign researcher.
At the National Parks Service website (Servicio Nacional de Areas Protegidas), no information on permits was available. Moreover, the listed contact phone number was missing digits, and the email sent to the contact email address was never answered. After digging online, I found a contact phone number that worked, my call was transferred through several offices (I'm glad Iâm fluent in Spanish!), and left on hold for too long until the call was disconnected.
After multiple online searches, I got the required forms through a scientist that works in the area. However, the information I received with the forms was disappointing, as they stated that permits can take "months to a year" to get approved, and since the area of the project is also an indigenous territory, it would require extra permits from the community which implies hunting for new permits.
Unfortunately, this means that the Bolivia case study is stalled for the moment until we figure out permits.
Since we didn't want to miss the field season window, and the objectives of the work (to link acoustic indices with changes in ecosystem structure measured through satellite observations) are somewhat independent of study area, the study region was changed to central Massachusetts.
The project is now focused on forested areas primarily within Massachusetts Audubon Wildlife Sanctuaries. The spatial arrangement of sanctuaries within Central Massachusetts allows for capturing the variability of forest connectivity and contrasting land uses. Some sites are patches of relatively contiguous forested areas with little surrounding human activities, some are surrounded by agriculture and low-density residential areas, and others are forested sites surrounded by high density urban areas. We are currently sampling 10 Mass Audubon sites and 1 Municipal Conservation Area in Worcester county.
Getting the research permits to work in these sites was fortunately a fast and easy process. Forms were obtained within hours of requesting them through email, and both contacts at the municipal site and Mass Audubon were extremely helpful answering questions. The research permit forms were simple, requiring only a description of the project and activities, a timeframe for the project, and a map of sampling sites. The most difficult information to obtain, particularly if working independently, is a certificate of appropriate insurance coverage. As a researcher at an academic institution, I had the required coverage, so this was not an issue. After submitting the forms, the permits were received within days and we were able to start collecting our acoustic samples even earlier than anticipated.
Working in Massachusetts not only had the advantage of a fast-permitting process, but also allowed exposing the younger generation of scientists to soundscape ecology. Though a partnership with Girls Inc Worcester, I had some extra help in the field.
Also, it is a relatively short commute back to the lab when cable locks fail⦠but that is for another blog...
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You’ve done a wonderful job beautifying your property with landscaping. However, all your hard work may be neglected after the sun sets. Lighting design can dramatically improve how your property is perceived at night. The following are the first of 5 of 10 essential landscape lighting design ideas for your home. Consult with an experienced and licensed electrical services company for your safety and the best results.
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The creative combination of these three lighting objectives will help you achieve beautiful landscape lighting design: Overall lighting, task lighting, and accent lighting.
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Before planning an area’s lighting, determine your primary purpose. For example, if your goal is the safety of your guests as they stroll through a garden, position lights so the walkways are adequately and properly illuminated. For an area with impressive trees, maybe your purpose is to draw attention to them. To improve security, you will work to enhance visibility in a location.
Ensure the Basics
The basics of landscape lighting primarily involve safety and visibility in certain areas. Pathways and entryways must be adequately lit. Pool areas, driveways, and stairs, must be properly lit so people can move safely. However, once the basics are ensured, you can begin thinking about how lighting design can make these areas beautiful.
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Part 2 will cover the second 5 of 10 essential landscape lighting design ideas.
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“Solar panels are very badly behaved,” says Ian Schirmer, former Products and Services Innovation Manager at Ergon Energy, and now Executive Director of CQSola, his Brisbane startup that aims to inform how future solar farms can be more cost-effectively built, while making existing farms simpler and safer to operate and delivering 20-25% more energy than they currently do.
Random rates of panel ageing, hard-to-trace faulty wires, the tyrannical effects of just a little bit of shade — despite the rapidly ramping efficiency of solar cells, such solar PV challenges persist and are multiplied by the fact that a string of 20-40 solar panels wired in sequence and connected to an inverter will generally perform to the level of the string’s weakest link.
Schirmer says that a CQSola DC optimiser, plugged into every panel allows each to perform to its full capability, regardless of its neighbours’ problems, or of a tiny bit of shade cast over one or more panels.
“The real-world data that our modelling is based on indicates that, over the life of a solar farm, our optimisers can enable delivery of 20-25% extra power,” says Tony Schirmer, son of Ian, and CEO of CQSola, who brings to the venture his expertise in scaling up new enterprises.
The small device also collects encrypted data in a cloud-based system, that will allow solar-farm operators to identify any failing panels or broken wiring, such that they can easily claim on panel warranties, replace poor performers, and remediate fault points to increase production.
A first for solar farms
“As far as we know, it’s the first such device to be designed for solar farms,” Tony tells pv magazine.
The optimiser is rated up to 1500 Volts and incorporates a maximum power point tracker (MPPT) which measures the power point of the solar panel many times a second and regulates the maximum energy that can be drawn from any particular panel.
“Because we’re doing that at the panel level, you can remove the MPPT from the inverter, which saves almost 50% on the cost of the required inverter,” says Tony. “That adds up when you have to replace the inverter five or six times during the lifetime of the farm.”
CQSola’s product itself will come with a 25-year warranty, says Ian, who tells pv magazine he has worked for three years on engineering the device to ensure its longevity, developing special conductive silicon gel and plastic alloys to arrive at a durable plastic device waterproof to IP68 standard and with a SIL 2 safety rating.
“Because I’m from a utilities and mining product-development background in Australia, I’m switched on to what Australian utilities need, and I’ve made a utilities-grade design robust enough to operate under saltwater and with a very long life,” he says.
Safety and O&M flexibility
His device incorporates a comprehensive safety system which “checks for a circuit or load to go into”. If no circuit is detected, the optimiser disconnects. Its communications system also allows panels to be turned off if necessary.
One of the benefits of this on-off switch is that operations and maintenance teams, having identified faulty, low-performing, or prematurely ageing panels from the optimiser data, will be able to work on replacing them during daylight hours, without having to turn off the whole solar farm. This represents a saving in the cost of such maintenance, which is now usually carried out when the solar farm is not generating — at night, under lights, and at penalty rates.
Ian also asserts that having every panel operating as if in isolation will negate the need for expensive underground cabling on the majority of solar farms, since the shadow cast by overhead cables will only ever affect the performance of a few panels, for a short amount of time — without dragging down the performance of whole strings as is now the case.
The Schirmers believe that individual panel data will be invaluable for analysing how the components of a solar farm work in concert — and sometimes discordantly. “This is the first system,” says Ian, “that takes one-second samples of all the panel data, which will let us hook up artificial intelligence to find out what’s going on,” and how current performance of panels, trackers and solar-farm design could be improved upon.
Shines under intermittent cloud cover
The CQSola optimiser will deliver the greatest return on investment when applied to solar farms up to 10 years into their operation, and in areas prone to dusty or passing cloudy conditions.
“On a brand new solar farm that has all new panels and where there’s no dust and no clouds, our product may only add 3% to output, which would still be worth it over the life of the farm,” says Tony. Benefits rapidly accrue during warrantable periods, and then as panels deteriorate at different rates over time.
CQSola is currently field testing its technology, seeking solar-farm partners in Australia and overseas, and anticipates beginning commercial production of its product within two months.
In the first instance, the optimisers will be manufactured in Australia.
Says Ian, “It’s been years of work, late nights and sometimes pulling my hair out, but we’ve achieved the best product you can possibly build — a 1000 W power converter in a device no bigger than the palm of your hand, operating at 99.2 to 99.5% efficiency. It’s going to make a world of difference to the way we do solar.”
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The environment in the classroom is critical to the development of our students and their enjoyment in their learning.
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Adult educators typically help adult students acquire skills or certifications that they missed out on as children, such as literacy or a high school diploma. Sometimes they also teach an important new skill, like a second language, or instruct adult students in an interesting subject just for self-enrichment. Most colleges and universities offer a Bachelor’s in Education – Adult Education for those who want to enter this growing career field.
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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the number of adult literacy and remedial education jobs will grow by 15% through 2020. The rapid expansion of this field means that jobs should be plentiful for the foreseeable future if you earn the right certifications and develop the correct skills.
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Adult educators teach basic skills such as reading, writing and speaking English to adults who failed to get that education in their youth or for whom English is a second language. They work with students to determine their areas of strength and weakness, and then help them improve study skills and work toward accomplishing academic goals.
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Pokémon Crystal Version
Pokémon Crystal Variation is the 3rd and also last Generation II core collection ready Game Kid Color. It was launched as a solitary version to Pokémon Silver and gold, which were released one year before. It was released in Japan on December 14, 2000, in The United States And Canada on July 29, 2001, and also in Europe on November 2, 2001.
It featured different fixes as well as some brand-new additions, most notably the introduction of the alternative to play as a lady. It takes place around Johto like Gold and Silver, with access to Kanto given later on in the game, with the gamer's beginning town being New Bark Community.
The Japanese variation had even more new attributes, all pertaining to a mobile phone-related connecting technology usable through the Pokémon Mobile System GB when attaching a Mobile Video game Kid Adapter to a Game Child Shade or Video Game Young boy Breakthrough (original or SP).
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The player is called to Professor Elm's lab to run an errand. He offers the gamer with among three Pokémon: Chikorita, Cyndaquil, or Totodile to help them get to Mr. Pokémon's house. The gamer fulfills Kanto's very own Professor Oak throughout the errand for Elm. Oak, persuaded that the gamer has started their very own Pokémon trip, gives them a Pokédex. En route back, the player is assaulted by a spiteful and strange Pokémon Instructor. Upon the player's return to New Bark Community, they are notified that somebody has actually gotten into Professor Elm's laboratory as well as has actually swiped a Pokémon, the very same Pokémon that the Fitness instructor from earlier battled with (the Pokémon that the gamer's starter is weak against); a lot more so, that identical Trainer fits the description of the Pokémon thief. This Fitness instructor will end up being the player's competitor for the program of the game, having several conflicts with the player regarding what it indicates to be the world's best Pokémon Fitness instructor.
Team Rocket has actually returned with a new perspective, considering that the disappearance of their leader Giovanni, and also once again tries to take control of the globe, beginning with the Johto region. They begin with petty points (such as removing the tails of Slowpoke to offer as food for a high rate) prior to becoming extra unscrupulous, such as a strategy to make use of radio frequencies to synthetically cause development in some Pokémon at the Lake of Craze near Mahogany town. When the gamer defeats or captures the Red Gyarados rampaging in the lake, Lance will certainly show up and also congratulate the player for their fighting and demands that the player aid him discover the resource of the radio signals. When the player returns to Mahogany community and gets in the Souvenir Store, they will find Lance and also his Dragonite intimidating the man in the shop. A secret door will available to the Rocket base, which was exposed by a Rocket Grunt to be an old ninja hideout. After the gamer beats the Rocket Exec located in the hideout, Lance asks the player to help him knock out the Electrode powering the device generating the radio waves.
After completing this job, Lance many thanks the player as well as gives them the HM Whirlpool. After the player beats Pryce – the leader of Mahogany Health club – Teacher Elm will call the player and also tell them about uncommon broadcasts from the Radio Tower in Goldenrod City. When the gamer reaches Goldenrod City, it is revealed that Group Rocket has actually taken control of the Radio Tower, their intent being to try to call their missing leader, Giovanni, and persuade him to go back to Team Rocket. Also, the Director of the Goldenrod terminal has actually been abducted and also replaced by an impostor. After the player beats the impostor, he will certainly tell them the location of the actual Supervisor. When the player frees the actual Director, he will certainly offer the player the Card Trick, which opens the door on 3F of the Radio Tower as well as results in the Rocket Exec presently in charge of the group. The player beats the executive and also Group Rocket officially dissolves for a second time. The Director compensates the gamer with a Clear Bell.
Throughout the journey, the gamer will certainly also encounter Suicune, a Legendary Pokémon that passes through Johto after the player stirs up the 3 Famous beasts from their rest at the Burned Tower. Unlike Raikou as well as Entei, Suicune pays attention to the gamer; in a similar way, Eusine reveals passion in Suicune, having sought it for ten years and ultimately catching a glimpse of it thanks to the gamer. As Eusine challenges the player to a fight near Cianwood City, it becomes clear that Eusine intends to earn Suicune's regard to ensure that he can figure out what it is that it looks after. Nevertheless, it is when the gamer is entrusted with the Clear Bell that the Wise Trio enable them to enter the Tin Tower, where Suicune has arrived to place them to the test. Later in the tale, after the gamer has verified their ability to touch the spirits of Pokémon by capturing all 3 of the Famous monsters, Ho-Oh go back to the Tin Tower after 150 years of testing humans from afar.
As in all previous video games, the main objective of the gamer is to defeat all the Gym Leaders of Johto, win all 8 Badges, and also tackle the Elite 4 as well as the present Pokémon Organization Champ. Later, the gamer will certainly be able to take a trip to the region of Kanto and also take on the Kanto Gym Leaders for their Badges. After winning all eight Badges, Teacher Oak will certainly provide the gamer consent to visit Mt. Silver and encounter the protagonist from Generation I, Red.
The latest in the Gold & Silver series!
Travel back to the world of Johto as the Gold & Silver series continues with all new functions! Whether you're reading the fresh descriptions in your Pokédex, making use of the one-of-a-kind kind feature to arrange your Pokémon in brand-new ways, seeing the all-new fight computer animations, or discovering one more means to record Suicune, you'll need every one of your Poké-skills to understand Pokémon Crystal on your Video Game Child Shade!
- Open the secrets of the Unown! All-new challenges and also rewards await you in the Damages of Alph!
- Fight through the Battle Tower, a difficult event including Johto's finest fitness instructors!
- For the first time, play as a male or women fitness instructor!
- Trade with Gold, Silver, Red, Blue, and Yellow variations to catch 'em all!
- Compatible with Pokémon Stadium 2 for the Nintendo 64!
Adjustments from Pokémon Gold and Silver
- Aesthetic adjustments
- A female gamer personality, Kris, is presented, noting the very first time players can pick the gender of their character. The selection is purely visual and does not impact gameplay or the story. The player sprite for Kris is blue rather than red.
- When going into an area, its name is presented on-screen. This feature is carried forward in all subsequent video games.
- A number of areas have actually had their graphics changed:
- The Bellsprout sculptures in Sprout Tower are now off-white instead of gold.
- The Goldenrod Game Corner and Celadon Game Edge are both revamped with a different color design as well as a brand-new design for the slots.
- The Goldenrod Radio Tower has a subtly various color scheme, and the 2nd flooring has actually been mostly redesigned with the addition of Buena's studio as well as new furniture.
- The pond in National forest now has a fountain in the facility, and also a drinking fountain is added next to the benches in the south of the park.
- The Melted Tower looks like a noticeably burnt-out structure on the outside. The inside is currently dark and also has a different layout.
- The exterior of the Radiance Lighthouse has modified, with a brand-new home window design on top making it a lot more distinctly resemble a lighthouse.
- The Ice Course is revamped with a bright blue ice-like look. A few of the puzzles within have likewise been altered.
- Lance's area at the Indigo Plateau currently has a draconic appearance, with the generic statues in the area being replaced with Dratini sculptures.
- The restaurants in Olivine City, Celadon City, and also Fuchsia City feature a brand-new style with a various color design.
- In the Celadon Manor, there is an Easter propel the right side of the stairs that leads up from the roof's entrance/exit. Communicating with this wall surface yields the message "There's graffiti on the wall … added a moustache!"
- Pokémon sprites are now computer animated.
- Pokémon sprites have actually been updated:
- Front sprites for every single Pokémon currently play a short animation upon entering battle as well as a longer one when the Pokémon's profile is watched. This feature had not been continued once again till Pokémon Emerald.
- While the majority of the Pokémon retain their sprites from either Gold or Silver, specific Pokémon, such as Houndoom and also Croconaw, were provided new ones. This includes some Pokémon that had the same sprites in both Gold and Silver, like Sneasel and also Suicune.
- The W Unown was revamped, and also its new design is used in all succeeding games.
- A few Pokémon, such as Spinarak, Magnemite and also Sneasel, were recolored to a lot more very closely match their main art work.
- Numerous of the Pokémon that were redrawn have various back sprites.
- Particular Fitness instructors have different dialogue to Silver and gold.
- Raikou, Entei, and Suicune have their own distinct battle motif when the player experiences them in the wild, making Crystal the initial game to sporting activity unique Epic Pokémon fight music.
- The interface made use of during Video game Link Cord trades was revamped. Silver and gold utilized a straightforward black on white trading user interface that was identical to the one used in the Generation I video games, mostly to preserve compatibility with older Game Kid systems. In Crystal, the menus were revamped with full shade on a black background, a style which far better fits the abilities of the Video game Young Boy Shade.
- Turf is currently existing on the eastern side of Course 36, west of Violet City. In this grass, Growlithe can be captured, enabling gamers to acquire a Fire-type Pokémon a lot earlier than in various other variations (presuming they did not choose Cyndaquil), as well as making a huge distinction in the availability of Fire-types for locations like the Azalea Fitness Center and the Sprout Tower, where Fire-types are super effective.
- Just like in the Japanese Pokémon Blue and all releases of Pokémon Yellow, adjustments are made to offered wild Pokémon:
- Several Pokémon that were special to either Silver or gold, like Gligar and also Skarmory, can be located in Crystal. However specific varieties that were readily available in both versions, like the Mareep family, are not available in Crystal.
- Sneasel shows up in the Ice Path, whereas in Silver and gold it can only be located in Mt. Silver.
- Magmar can no longer be discovered in the Burned Tower, rather showing up exclusively in Mt. Silver.
- Several of the wild Pokémon that appear in Kanto have been modified.
- Mass episodes can now only occur with among 3 Pokémon instead of one of 7. Tauros, Marill as well as Snubbull are currently easily readily available in the wild, and the latter was transferred.
- Some Pokémon that are offered whatsoever times of the day in Gold and Silver, like Smeargle or Tauros, are currently totally diurnal or nighttime.
- Some instructor placements in the overworld have been adjusted.
- A number of brand-new Instructors have been included, a few of which can just be fought when specific problems are met. As an example, Pokéfan Jaime on Course 39 can just be fought at night. Several of these new instructors won't lock eyes with the gamer, as well as when talked with will not play the "encounter" music before engaging in fight.
- The Goldenrod Chain store features a new rooftop area. Sales are occasionally held here, which the gamer is informed concerning if Camper Todd's number is registered in the Pokégear.
- The Blossom shop in Goldenrod City has actually been transferred a little better from the major street as well as embellished with blossoms, making it attract attention from the bordering structures.
- A Fight Tower, the very first in the series, is currently existing to the north of Path 40.
- Cianwood City has been a little broadened further northwards, with the enhancement of the Poké Seer's residence and also a tiny step.
- The format of Mt. Mortar is significantly various contrasted to Silver and gold.
- The Dragon's Den has received a number of alterations: the Dragon Shrine can be gotten in, some Headbutt trees are added straight behind Temple, as well as the Den itself is now inhabited with trainers.
- Ho-Oh and also Lugia can just be captured after finishing the video game and also getting to Kanto. They are both at level 60.
- Ho-Oh can be captured after Raikou, Entei, and also Suicune are all captured and also Eusine is talked to in Celadon City.
- Lugia can be caught after getting the Silver Fly Pewter City, like in Pokémon Gold.
- Adjustments have actually been made to the Damages of Alph. This consists of a lot more typical Unown, as well as a brand-new subplot– completing enough problems permits the player to review a secret message left by the Unown. It recommends that the Unown were left by the ancient world that created the Damages of Alph, which the statues that line the interior were made by those people.
- Instructors that call the gamer on the cell phone now have distinct personalities (one speak about buying, another about brushing and so on), and call for reasons apart from fighting, such as providing the player products, or educating them of a rare Pokémon appearing (Wade provides the gamer Berries, Alan gives them a Fire Stone, etc.). In Silver and gold they all claim the exact same phrase, with just the names of the Pokémon they reference altering.
- A brand-new radio show, Buena's Password, has actually been added. Gamers can pay attention out for a password on their Pokégear radio as well as tell Buena the password to receive points, which can be spent to retrieve rewards.
- The feature to reset the appear non-Japanese and non-Korean variations of Gold and Silver stays, although it is currently more difficult to gain access to.
- On the title screen, the player needs to initially hold the ↓, SELECT, and B switches.
- While holding SELECT, they need to release ↓ and B.
- Still holding SELECT, they must currently hold ← and also ↑.
- Finally, the gamer must release SELECT.
- Kurt can currently make numerous Rounds from same tinted Apricorns all at once.
- The Odd Egg can be gotten from the Day-Care Guy after talking to him for the very first time.
- 15 Pokémon have transformed level-up movesets; however, all except Suicune only have a single modification.
- Some pests with the battle mechanics were dealt with; however, the game does a check when it detects a Link battle to use the older as well as buggy auto mechanics in order to maintain compatibility with Pokémon Silver and gold. This occurs even in between linked gamers of Pokémon Crystal games.
- Likewise, the game additionally performs a check that partly transforms Kris right into Ethan at the Wire Club as well as Time Capsule rooms, even if all the players making use of the Wire Club rooms are especially playing Pokémon Crystal.
- A Pokémon's friendship can be enhanced more effectively by training in the very same location where the Pokémon has actually been captured or hatched.
Même si vous ne vous identifiez pas en tant que joueur, il y a de fortes opportunities que vous ayez entendu parler de “The Legend of Zelda/”. C’est l’une des franchise business de jeux vidéo les plus réussies sur le plan review et business de l’histoire, avec dix-neuf entrées et divers effets -offs. En outre, The Tale of Zelda est apparu dans d’autres médias comme les bandes dessinées, la télévision et plus encore. Depuis la sortie du jeu initial en 1986, il s’ agit d’une série importante et influente, de nombreux titres de la franchise business étant considérés comme l’un des plus grands jeux vidéo jamais créés.
Quelle est la légende de Zelda?
Si vous n’avez jamais joué une entrée dans la série The Legend of Zelda, vous demandez peut-être de quoi il s’ agit. La franchise business est classée comme un jeu d’action-aventure avec des éléments de RPG. Dans le jeu, les joueurs prennent le contrôle d’un protagoniste nommé Web link, qui est souvent chargé de sauver le monde d’une variété d’antagonistes puissants.
Au fil des ans, il y a eu de nombreux ajouts et améliorations à la série, mais il y a des éléments de gameplay en chef qui restent dans chaque entrée. Les jeux sont souvent lourds d’exploration, avec la résolution d’énigmes et des séquences d’action ajoutées au mélange. De plus, les jeux récompensent les joueurs pour s’ engager dans des quêtes secondaires, souvent sous la forme d’objets utiles comme des armes ou des clés put accéder à de nouvelles areas.
The Tale of Zelda est-il disponible sur PC?
The Legend of Zelda a été principalement développé et publié the same level Nintendo, et la série principale de jeux a été développée exclusivement pour le matériel Nintendo, y compris les consoles domestiques et portables de la société.
Malheureusement, Nintendo n’ a jamais développé de jeu Zelda original put PC De plus, Nintendo a refusé de porter l’un des jeux existants de la franchise business Zelda sur PC. Cela signifie que les joueurs sur COMPUTER qui souhaitent essayer un jeu Zelda doivent d’abord mettre la primary sur une console Nintendo.
Remark jouer à The Legend of Zelda sur un COMPUTER.
Heureusement, ce n’est pas parce que Nintendo n’ a officiellement publié aucun jeu Zelda sur PC que vous ne pouvez pas y jouer sur un COMPUTER. Pour une série qui couvre dix-neuf titres sur trente-trois ans, chaque jeu Zelda mood sa propre arrangement système requise. Pour cette raison, les jeux Zelda auxquels vous pouvez jouer dépendront en grande partie des spécifications de votre COMPUTER. Par conséquent, un PC plus puissant est plus prone d’exécuter des jeux plus récents de la série.
Sites de streaming NES
Il existe un certain nombre de websites Internet qui hébergent d’anciens jeux rétro auxquels vous pouvez jouer directement dans votre navigateur. Beaucoup de ces sites proposent des jeux Nintendo classiques, y compris de nombreux titres de la série Zelda. Bien sûr, la légalité de ces websites est en suspens. Nintendo a la réputation d’être assez stricte en ce qui concerne ses anciens titres. Cela est principalement dû au fait que bon nombre de ces titres sont disponibles à l’achat numériquement. Nintendo est agressif put cibler ces sites et les obliger à supprimer les jeux qui, selon eux, enfreignent le droit d’auteur.
De plus, ces websites de streaming présentent d’autres inconvénients majeurs. Beaucoup d’entre eux sont “gratuits”. Bien sûr, cela signifie souvent que vous devrez gérer un nombre important d’annonces et de fenêtres contextuelles. De plus, vous serez limité aux titres Zelda auxquels vous pourrez jouer. Étant donné que vous jouerez dans votre navigateur, ne vous attendez pas à lire des titres au-delà de l’ère 16 bits. Enfin, bon nombre de ces sites utilisent Flash Gamer pour exécuter les jeux. Malheureusement, Flash a pas mal de problèmes de sécurité, de la collecte de données à l’installation de logiciels malveillants.
L’émulation des titres Zelda est la meilleure façon de les lire sur un PC. Put ce faire, vous aurez besoin de deux choses: un émulateur et un fichier ROM. Un émulateur est un logiciel qui imite le matériel d’origine de la console de jeu vidéo. Par conséquent, si vous souhaitez jouer au jeu initial Tale of Zelda, vous aurez besoin d’un émulateur NES. En plus de l’émulateur, vous aurez également besoin de la ROM du jeu. Avec ces deux choses, vous pouvez jouer pratiquement n’importe quel titre.
Les émulateurs sont développés et maintenus the same level une solide communauté de passionnés. La grande majorité des émulateurs disponibles sont open resource, ce qui signifie qu’ils sont gratuits à télécharger et à utiliser. Cependant, les ROM sont une autre histoire. Les ROM occupent une sorte de area grise juridique. Cela étant dit, le consensus général est qu’il est illégal de télécharger une ROM si vous ne possédez pas réellement le jeu. Pensez-y comme si vous piratiez un movie. Donc, si vous envisagez de jouer à un titre Zelda sur votre PC, procurez-vous une copie du jeu avant de télécharger la ROM.
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Lakeland Civic Theatre will present the celebrated musical “If/Then” running Jan. 31 through Feb. 16, 2020, in the college’s Dr. Wayne L. Rodehorst Performing Arts Center,7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, 44094.
Performance dates: Jan. 31, Feb.1, 7, 8, 14, and 15 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 2, 9 and 16 at 2 p.m.
About the play
This musical, by the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning team of composer Tom Kitt and lyricist Brian Yorkey, explores the life of Elizabeth, a newly divorced woman who returns to New York City to start over. As she reconnects with old friends Kate and Lucas, she discovers that they have quite different opinions on what directions she should take and how to redefine herself. Elizabeth has to decide if she will seek out new adventures or build her professional career in the city. The musical plays out both possibilities and encourages the audience to ask the same questions.
Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors and $7 for students.
Call 440.525.7526 for production information.
Call 440.525.7134 for ticket purchases.
Visit lakelandcc.edu/arts to order tickets online.
About Lakeland Civic Theatre
Lakeland Civic Theatre produces two shows annually where members of the community can enjoy exceptional play productions that range in themes from classical literature to the avant-garde, famed musicals to beloved comedies. Performers can include equity actors, community members and students. These professional productions take place in the 400-seat Rodehorst Performing Arts Center, where every seat has a great view of the stage and the feel of an intimate theater setting.
In addition to productions, Lakeland's theater program also offers classes that include the following: two survey courses in the history of theater; and classes in voice and movement, scene study, set construction, and lighting and sound. Students are afforded opportunities to perform in the Lakeland Civic Theatre or be a part of the production crew, where they gain a great deal of hands-on work experience using state-of-the-art technology.
Lakeland's faculty is drawn from the ranks of professional actors/directors and those who currently work in radio and television broadcasting.
Lakeland is located at the I-90 East/ Route 306 exit. Free parking is available.
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People’s Daily takes down Kim Jong-Un sexiest man alive slideshow
Associated Press | Bloomberg | The New York Times | Reuters
A slideshow saluting Kim Jong-Un's satirical win as "Sexiest Man Alive" has vanished from the website of China's People's Daily, Alexa Olesen reports.
People's Daily reported the honor straight, despite the fact that it was bestowed on the North Korean dictator by satirical paper The Onion. Olesen explains how the story, which Hong Kong's Phoenix TV recognized as satire, "morphed into straight news": the state-run Yangtse.com took up the story, which then moved to People's Daily.
Jeremy Goldkorn, director of Danwei.com, a firm that researches Chinese media and Internet, said that one of the peculiarities of the Chinese news business is that stories can be freely shared by any other media outlet in their entirety, or edited, as long as the original source is credited somewhere on the page.
The joke "was perfectly engineered to appeal to editorial biases" in Chinese state media, Adam Minter writes. One of those biases: "stories that highlight foreign leaders or news organizations praising aspects of China that might ordinarily be criticized by overseas voices."
For example, after the failure of the Copenhagen climate talks in 2009, and accusations that China played a leading role in that breakdown, the paper ran an article with the headline, “World media reports praise China’s contribution to Copenhagen Climate Talks.” Likewise, in 2010, after a now-annual deluge of overseas articles criticizing China’s pressure-filled college entrance examinations, the paper ran a piece entitled “British media praise China’s college entrance compositions.”
Kim's not Chinese, obviously, but "he does run a Chinese client-state about which the Chinese leadership has serious misgivings," Minter writes. "Thus, foreign praise for him -- even his looks -- is likely very welcome in places where, no doubt, his handlers are keenly aware that his image reflects at least in part on China’s."
Onion Editor Will Tracy told Edward Wong, “The Onion fully intends to provoke international incidents.”
Back in the less irony-proofed United States, the press still can get snookered. Jack Shafer writes about a fake press release that fooled lots of outlets Monday:
When a prank press release gets published, it identifies the outlets and journalists who were too lazy to make the single phone call that would have defused the joke. I consider that a real public service.
Related: A mesmerizing photo of Kim Jong-Un on a horse (People's Daily)
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Which challenges does the project PPI2Innovate target?
PPI (Public Procurement of Innovative solutions) is a powerful tool to boost innovation. The public sector demands, by using PPI the innovative services or products that are not yet available on the market or not at large scale on the market and thus forces the providers to innovate. PPI is well supported on the European level (i.e. FP7, H2020), there exist also various guidance and training tools already for a few years. But in majority of CE – Central European regions there is missing boost the PPI usage because available tools are not customized to national frameworks and regional knowledge hubs are missing.
PPI2Innovate project targets directly public procurers on all administrative levels in CE with the aim to build regional capacities in PPI, change attitude towards PPI, strengthen linkages among relevant stakeholders in regional innovation systems and thus boost usage of PPI.
Which objectives has the project PPI2Innovate?
There are three goals to be achieved within the PPI2Innovate project. The first one is to DEVELOP THEMATIC PPI2INNOVATE TOOLS for SMART Health, Energy and ICT, which will be fully customized to 6 national institutional frameworks and translated.
The second goal is to REALIZE 4 PPI PILOTS to strengthen linkages of involved stakeholders, to apply transregional “learning by doing approach” and to SHOW SUCCESS STORIES OF DEMANDED INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS and related to public procurement in 4 CE regions. PPI pilots will start with definition of concrete need while demanding innovative solutions for its fulfilment continue with public procurement procedure and finish by signature of the contracts with suppliers, winners of the tender.
The third goal is to ESTABLISH 6 REGIONAL COMPETENCE CENTERS FOR PPI and to create their CE network. The main objectives of these centres will be a) improve knowledge of employees of public procures in PPI, b) support them in usage of PPI, particularly SMART PPI Tools for Health, ICT and Energy, c) influence attitude and positive change behaviour of public procurer in order to boost PPI usage in CE and d) strengthen linkages among procurers, research institutions or other relevant actors from innovation systems. At the same time, competence centres will serve as national contact and supportive point for developing action plans with respect to PPI promising ideas in each region.
What is the duration of the project?
1. 6. 2016 – 31. 5. 2019
Which partners cooperate on PPI2Innovate project?
DEX IC is author of PPI2Innovate project. We facilitated, developed and managed the project preparation.
HUNGARY: Central Transdanubian Regional Innovation Agency Nonprofit Ltd.
CZECH REPUBLIC: DEX Innovation Centre
POLAND: Municipality of Lublin (LOCAL level)
ITALY: University of Turin
ITALY: Piemonte Region (REGIONAL level)
SLOVENIA: ICT Technology Network Institute
SLOVENIA: Ministry of Public Administration of the Republic of Slovenia (NATIONAL level)
HUNGARY: Somogy County Government (COUNTY level)
CROATIA: Croatian Agency for SMEs, Innovations and Investments
POLAND: Rzeszow Regional Development Agency
Where to find more information about the project?
Project co-funded by European Union funds (ERDF).
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On Saturday March 3, California’s State budget conference committee approved a 2011-12 spending plan that includes almost 1.5 billion dollars of cuts in Medi-Cal (California’s Medicaid) funding as well as other significant health care cuts. State leaders are negotiating right now to finalize the cuts, but pundits and politicians all over the U.S. are already extolling California as an object lesson in the virtues of prioritizing financial prudence over compassion.
I could easily spend this whole blog post making a case for putting compassion over economics. My fellow physicians, my students and I know that these cuts will hurt people. In fact, over 200 physicians and medical students across the state told Doctors for America and California’s state leaders about the devastating effect that the proposed cuts will have on their patients. But beyond the human toll, it does not make economic sense to deny people care. Providing services to those Dr. Marsha Epstein, a practitioner in Los Angeles, calls “our sickest and most vulnerable patients – children and the poor” isn’t just the compassionate thing to do; it’s also the only practical thing to do. Not just for our well-being for those misty “future generations” but also so we don’t disrupt our immediate economic recovery.
The cuts to health care being contemplated by the state of California include caps on the number of doctor visits per year, medications covered, and drug costs covered, as well as reduction to basic health care coverage for approximately 700,000 children. The reduction of reimbursement to physicians alone “would,” as Dr. Margaret Stafford, San Francisco, sees it, “severely hamper our ability to provide even the most basic standard of care.” Dr. Matt Hickey, San Francisco, notes that Medi-Cal payments covered only rent and office staff in his private practice; if coverage is cut, “docs will actually lose money on Medi-Cal patients.” With increased copays for medication and other treatments, Dr. Clifford Wang of San Jose notes that “worse exacerbations of mental illness and substance abuse” will follow and homelessness will increase.” Dr. Hickey even foresees significant loss of life: “People will die of preventable illnesses and end up hospitalized for illnesses that are easily treatable outpatient.”
But reducing health care access doesn’t make patients and their ailments disappear. The pain and suffering caused by the illnesses of our coworkers and neighbors will continue; the children who cannot get basic care will still be our children’s classmates. And the financial cost of caring for those patients will return to us through the need for increased services from County hospitals, social services, and emergency rooms. And who pays for those services, in money, time, and economic disruption? Taxpayers: that’s you and me.
To add injury to illness, by the time patients are forced to seek care at an ER or County facility, their conditions are much more costly to treat. Dr. Martina Nicholson of Santa Cruz describes this downward spiral: “I have patients who are on more than 6 medications for multiple chronic conditions. If [they] are limited to 6 medications, they will end up in the ER and require even more money to care for them.” As someone who works in the arena of infectious disease and public policy, I see what happens when patients with significant or life-threatening infectious illness like tuberculosis delay therapy; not only is treatment more difficult and expensive but the expense is multiplied by the number of persons to whom the infection has been transmitted.
Concerns about the fiscal impact of cutting health care isn’t self-interested or speculative griping on the part of a few physicians; health care costs really do increase when you cut care. To take a single example, poorly- and un-treated diabetes cost the US taxpayer 25 billion additional dollars; these costs could have been averted with appropriate primary care for individuals with diabetic complications. Most of the savings from early intervention would come from public insurance programs such as MediCare and Medicaid. (http://www.ahrq.gov/browse/diabetes.htm#Research). And this calculus does not include hospital expenditures; it does not include the loss of productive work time and work life of many patients; it does not include the subsequent economic impact on California, a state that needs a functioning work force as the foundation for economic recovery.
Dr. Cheryl Ho, San Jose, has already seen what happens when health care access is reduced because of a recession: “Every day in our county ERs, we see more patients who are forced to forgo regular doctor visits and then end up in the emergency room with drastically worsened disease that are preventable.” She summarizes, “Please don’t kick the can down the road with such short-sighted cuts.” By pushing off the medical needs of Californians, we’re setting ourselves up for increased medical expenditures, an increasingly burdened emergency medical system, and reduced productivity of citizens of the state. As citizens of this country, we can afford neither the humanitarian nor financial costs of kicking our health care needs down the road.
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|Last Updated: Jun 18, 2014|
LONDON - Flats
|COST (£)||YIELD (p.a.)||PRICE/SQ.M. (£)|
|TO BUY||MONTHLY RENT||TO BUY||MONTHLY RENT|
|40 sq. m.||670,680||2,040||3.65%||16,767||51.00|
|75 sq. m.||1,384,350||3,822||3.31%||18,458||50.96|
|120 sq. m.||2,458,320||6,578||3.21%||20,486||54.82|
|250 sq. m.||6,185,500||15,895||3.08%||24,742||63.58|
|LONDON - Flats
(other luxurious areas)
|50 sq. m.||735,650||2,091||3.41%||14,713||41.81|
|85 sq. m.||1,305,260||3,463||3.18%||15,356||40.74|
|120 sq. m.||2,251,560||5,098||2.72%||18,763||42.48|
|200 sq. m.||3,668,800||8,796||2.88%||18,344||43.98|
Prime Central London: Belgravia, Brompton, Chelsea , Kensington, Knightsbridge, North Mayfair
Other Luxury Areas: Bayswater, Earls Court, Hampstead Heath, Notting Hill, Marylebone, Regent´s Park, Pimlico, South Kensington and St. John´s Wood
Source: Global Property Guide Definitions: Data FAQ See also: Update Schedule
London´s residential prices keep rising, with daily press warnings that the city is overvalued. It is by any measure extraordinarily expensibe.
Prices per square metre (sq.m.) of apartments in Prime Central London (PCL) range from GBP 16,800 to GBP 25,000, with bigger apartments tending to cost more.
A 120-sq.m. apartment costs on average GBP 2,500,000
A 250-sq.m. apartment in Prime Central London costs around GBP 6,200,000.
Monthly rents per sq. m. range from around GBP 51 to GBP 64. This means that a 120-sq.m. apartment lets for around GBP 6,600 per month, while a 250-sq.m. apartment rents out for around GBP 16,000 per month. As a reminder, these are not typical London rents - this is Prime Central London.
Average square metre prices in the other luxurious areas of London range from around GBP 14,700 to GBP 19,000. A 120-sq.m. apartment here costs on average, GBP 18,800 per sq. m. or about GBP 2,250,000 to buy. Monthly rents per sq. m. range from around GBP 41 to GBP 44. Even so, a 120-sq.m. apartment in these areas can typical rent for around GBP 5,000 per month.
In Prime Central London, rental yields range 3.08% to 3.65%, whereas in the other luxurious areas of London, rental yields range from 2.72% to 3.20%.
However these figures may be somewhat misleading. because of London´s size and its position as a global centre, its flavour-of-the-month quality with Russian, Middle Eastern and Chinese buyers, neither of these two central London zones that we cover are truly representative.
If you look the sources of the data in our table, you will see that some of these ´other luxurious areas´ are very luxurious indeed. South Kensington for example is placed here.
A possibly more realistic impression is given by the figures from Association of Registered Letting Agents (ARLA), which suggest that gross rental yields in Prime Central London are 4.37%. Arla´s estimated yields in the rest of London are 4.74%. These estimates are taken from a database of active buy-to-let landlords, and are likely to represent a good assessment of the real situation.
ANNUAL RATES OF RETURN ON BUY TO LET INVESTMENTS (CASH PURCAHSE)
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|Rest of London|
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|Source: Arla Q3 2014|
Foreign residential property investors in Britain face a rising rumble of dicontent from the British public about exorbitant housing prices in London, which rightly or wrongly is partly blamed on the large numbers of foreign buyers, as well as the continuous flow of immigrants into London. Both are hot-button issues.
One result is that foreign buyers will soon be liable to capital gains taxes when they sell their UK properties (previously they were exempt). Another is that stamp duty has been ramped up on higher-end properties. There is talk of further measures - it is widely agreed that Council Tax is too low on high-end properties, and the Liberal Democrats have been agitating for a mansion tax.
Round trip transaction costs are higher in the UK now than they were in the past, especially in London given higher stamp duties on expensive properties. See our UK residential property transaction costs analysis and our Residential property transaction costs in UK compared to other countries.
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Aera Trucks, the synonym for precision and response just released their newest Aera RF-1 Trucks. After years of development, these bad boys finally hit the market and longboarders from around the globe are already putting them to the test.
The RF-1 Aera Trucks feature cold forged hangers and bases with CNC cut axle holes, permanent kingpins, and bushing seats. These are said to be stronger than other machined or CNC varieties with nearly the same level of precision.
Cold forging is the process of stamping a hardened aluminum material with 30,000lb of pressure – this nets a very precise part, and also one that is stronger since the material flows into its final shape. ~ Aera Trucks
The unique pivots on the RF-1 are paired with in-house poured urethane pivot cups that allow deeper carves, more lean and greater stability. Aera’s RF-1 are completed by Hardcore Bushings and Grade 8 hardware.
Furthermore, the Aera RF-1’s are available in three models in two colors and sold individually so riders can mix and match:
Aera RF-1 DH (Downhill) feature 46˚ bases and a 176 mm width, paired with 93a Bushings. As the new go-to truck for downhill at high speeds or heavier riders, these feature the hardest Hardcore bushings of the bunch.
Aera RF-1 FR (Freeride) provide 46˚ bases, a 180 mm width, and 90a Bushings. Known as the all-arounder in the lineup, these can be used by the majority of riders for intermediate downhill and freeride.
Aera RF-1 Carve (Dance or Commute) consist of 50˚ bases, a 180 mm width, and 88a Bushings. Designed for the masses as great trucks to start with, these can be used for all varieties of longboards thanks to its versatile baseplate. This set-up is promoted to be easy to carve, have fun in the city or do some easy freeride and downhill.
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The giant kelp Macrocystis (integrifolia) has been intensely harvested in northern Chile for several years. In order to prevent a future disaster, we developed two different techniques for restoration of damaged Macrocystis integrifolia beds in the Atacama region of Chile. (1) Explantation: Laboratory-grown juvenile sporophytes were fixed to different substrata (plastic grids, ceramic plates, or boulders) by elastic bands or fast-drying glue (cyanoacrylate). Explants reached 150–200 cm in length within 5 months (relative growth rate ≈ 1.3–1.7 % day−1), and reproductive maturity in 5–7 months. (2) Seeding of spores: Mature sporophylls were placed at 8 m depth on the sea bottom, supported by cotton gauze sleeves attached to boulders of different origin. Sixty percent of clean boulders collected on the beach produced up to seven recruits per boulder. In contrast, 20 % of the boulders from the sea bottom, colonized by epibionts, showed up to two recruits. Relative growth rates, however, were similar (≈2.4–2.6 % day−1). Practical applications of our findings are: laboratory-produced juvenile sporophytes fixed to various substrata by elastic bands or cyanoacrylate glue can be used to colonize rocks or artificial reefs. In cases, where laboratory-grown seedlings are unavailable, mature sporophylls from nearby Macrocystis beds can be used to establish new recruits on rocky substrata.
Westermeier, R., Murúa, P., Patiño, D. J., Muñoz, L., Atero, C., & Müller, D. G. (2014). Repopulation techniques for Macrocystis integrifolia (Phaeophyceae: Laminariales) in Atacama, Chile. Journal of Applied Phycology, 26(1), 511-518. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-013-0069-5
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These are about the only fresh greens we get throughout the winter. They are quick and easy to grow. I think next year we'll experiment with different sprouts and growing them in different ways.
I think it's a tablespoon or two of seeds (alfalfa I think). Put them in the jar with the mesh top (which we bought at the co-op) rinse them then soak them for about 6 hours. Dump out the water and lay the jar on it's side. I guess you could just leave it upright - I'm not sure why we lay it down.
Anyway, rinse it out every morning and night and in a few days you'll have a jar bursting with sprouts!
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Library Annual Report Wins Award
Monday, July 16, 2007
The Ypsilanti District Library took home a prestigious award for YDL’s 2005 Annual Report titled “A Lasting Impression” which featured YDL’s art collection in a postcard format. It was chosen from more than 420 nominations as the “Best of Show” for its category.
The award was presented June 24 at the American Library Association conference in Washington, DC. YDL Director Jill Morey received the award at the conference, one of the largest of its kind in the world with over 18,000 attendees.
The American Library Association is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 64,000 members. Its mission is “to provide leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all.”
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And maybe then we’ll get some real news.
- Edmonton Journal: Should the Edmonton Oilers push to acquire Nazem Kadri and Jake Gardiner (Ed Note: With pretty similar needs, Edmonton and Toronto do not seem like suitable trading partners when it comes to a major deal).
- NHL Trade Rumours: Darren Dreger points out the obvious with the Thornton rumour
- Sportsnet: This piece titled “Kypreos: Leafs trying hard for Thornton” has been deleted
- Denver Post: Avalanche and Stastny are Playing the Waiting Game
- MLHS: Maple Leafs Assistant Coaching Candidates – Mark Morris and Ted Dent
- Tip Of The Tower: Dissecting the Draft for the Maple Leafs
- Puck Daddy: Quick spectacular in Game 3 win as Kings look for Stanley Cup sweep over the Rangers
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…or if like me you have bad handwriting. Dongyeon Kim’s Take-it Post-it Printer concept syncs with both PCs and mobile devices and would print on Post-it sticky Notes. It also doubles as a container for Post-it Notes, so you can still tear off a piece and write a note manually.
It would be nice if you could program the device to print notes at preset times and dates so you won’t even have to remember to make notes. Unless of course you make a note to remind yourself to make a note.
[via Yanko Design]
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Mozambique Energy Situation
25.9500° S, 32.5833° E
Total Area (km²): It includes a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.
Population: It is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin.
Rural Population (% of total population): It refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.
GDP (current US$): It is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources.
GDP Per Capita (current US$): It is gross domestic product divided by midyear population
Access to Electricity (% of population): It is the percentage of population with access to electricity.
Energy Imports Net (% of energy use): It is estimated as energy use less production, both measured in oil equivalents. A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
Fossil Fuel Energy Consumption (% of total): It comprises coal, oil, petroleum, and natural gas products.
The Republic of Mozambique is located on the south-eastern coast of Africa and has a surface area of 801,590 square kilometres. It is bordered by South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, and separated by the Indian Ocean from Madagascar. The country is divided into ten provinces, and a provincial capital city (see Map: Provinces in Mozambique). It is one of the poorest countries in the world, and the 7th poorest in Africa with a GDP per capita of USD 1281 (2019), a total GDP of USD 14.96 billion (2019), and an annual GDP growth of 3.11% (2018).
Mozambique has undertaken significant efforts in recent years to electrify the country. The electrification rate has increased from 5% in 2001 to 29% in 2019. In 2022, it increased to 44% from 34% in 2020. Access to electricity, however, remains low and is mainly focused on urban areas. In 2019, 72% of the urban population had access to electricity compared to 5% of the rural population. This imbalance represents an important challenge to achieving country-wide electrification by 2030, considering that the vast majority (63% in 2019) of Mozambique’s population lives in rural areas.
The national grid including off grid facilities is claimed to reach some 30 % of the country today in terms of numbers of people with potential access to the grid (not connected). Many district capitals depend on expensive and often unreliable power generation with diesel generators. Outside these towns, the situation is even worse. The overwhelming majority of rural households, most rural schools, health centres and administrative posts are without access to electricity. Lack of mechanical power is a bottleneck for the rural subsistence agricultural production, as grain producers have to walk long distances to the nearest milling facility. Rural areas lack electricity for lighting, radio and communication in households and for refrigeration in small commerce. Nevertheless, many rural household spend a considerable share of their income for modern energy in the form of kerosene or batteries (€ 4–5 per month). Lack of access to electricity restricts the local population’s opportunities for income-generating activities.
The energy sector is key to the country's economy already today, since energy exports make up a large share of total foreign exchange earnings. Moreover, the availability of cheap electricity is one of the main reasons for the significant foreign direct investment in energy-intensive industries in Mozambique. Energy exports (hydropower, coal, gas and possibly oil) and projects to cover the growing domestic electricity demand will play an increasingly important role in the years to come. The liberalisation of the power sector initiated in 1997 allowed for third parties from the private sector to enter the power generation, transmission and distribution markets without impressive results so far (2012).
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Mozambique has considerable energy resources with an estimated hydropower potential of 12,000 MW and also gas reserves (estimated at reaching 700 billion cubic metres) and vast coal reserves (estimated to reach 140 million TJ) with the potential of generating approx. 500 MW and 5,000 MW respectively. Regarding solar, it has about 23 TW capacity, out of which 2.7 GW could easily be harnessed.
A National Policy and Strategy for Biofuels was approved in February 2009 which focuses on ethanol from sugarcane and sorghum and coconut and jatropha for biodiesel. This policy has led to hundreds of millions of dollars in investment plans in ethanol and biodiesel in Mozambique. In October 2007 ethanol plant in Mozambique received US$510 million in support from the UK. However, the actual on-the-ground activity is unclear and production has yet to commence. Biofuels are not readily available in the country and export details are also not available.
Renewable Energy Potential
|Wind||Along the coasts (Speeds between 4 - 6 m/s at 80m height)
|Solar||4.5-7 kWh/m2/day||2.7 GW|
|Hydro||12 GW (1 GW in small installations up to 10 MW)||12 000 MW|
|Biomass||100's of MW (Big biogas potential)||2 GW biomass potential|
Electricity Generation and Consumption
Mozambique has a total installed capacity of 2,780 MW (2020). The projections for 2030 from the Power Sector Master Plan show an expected increase in the total installed capacity to 6,001 MW. Hydropower is the dominating electricity source with 2,189 MW, 79% of the total energy mix, followed by 442 MW from gas (16%), 108 MW from heavy fuel oil (HFO) (4%) and 41 MW from solar (1%) (2020).
There are six working hydropower stations across the country. The largest hydroelectric plant is located in the Tete province and is operated by Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB). HCB is responsible for most of the hydroelectric generation, with a capacity of 2,075 MW. In 2014, it supplied up to 88% of the power consumed in Mozambique. Due to the low electricity demand (peak demand in 2014 was estimated at only 831 MW) resulting from scarce energy access in Mozambique, the majority of the generation from HCB is exported to South Africa. Smaller shares are exported to Zimbabwe and Botswana.
The table below shows the most recent energy indicators reported by the IEA. In 2018, the total primary energy supply was 10.43 Mtoe, from a total of 20.23 Mtoe produced that year. Final electricity consumption was only 13.63 TWh, however, this number has increased drastically by more than 2000% since 1990.
|Energy production||20.23 Mtoe|
|Total primary energy supply||10.43 Mtoe|
|Total electricity consumption||13.63 TWh|
|Electricity consumption per capita||0.5 MWh|
Despite its large renewable energy resources, the country energy sector focus is on large hydro projects in the Zambezi Basin (i.e. Mphanda Nkuwa) to produce power for export to South Africa and for industry. Mozambique relies heavily on the export of commercial electricity to South Africa from the Cahora Bassa dam on the Zambezi River to generate foreign exchange income.
The two immediate projects are the 850 MW (nominal) expansion of the Cahora Bassa dam and the controversial Mphanda Nkuwa dam (2500 MW). See table below.
Project Name Type of Project
CB North Bank Hydropower expansion
850 to 1300 additional MW
Detailed feasibility study is underway
Mphanda Nkuwa Hydropower
Env. + Soc. Impact Study underway
Moatize Coal fired power plant
IES is the developer
Temane Combined Cycle natural gas fired power plant
On May 2022, USAID and DFC signed an agreement with EDM to provide a loan of USD 200 m to support the design, construction and operation of the project.
As a result of March 2009 Government policy, the biofuels sector is receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in investment (sugar – ethanol, jatropha --- biodiesel). However, production has yet to commence and there is considerable controversy about transparency and food vs. energy.
The market situation for photovoltaic (PV) and hydro power technologies and services is still in early stages.The off-grid market is identified to be around 4 million households, creating an opportunity for not only electrification but also boosting the local economy. UNEP has estimated that for every 10,000 off-grid houses connection, 30 jobs are created by renewable energy. The jobs could be created in the local manufacturing, distribution and maintenance. Apart from electrification, off-grid can also support other productive uses of electricity especially in the agriculture sector (solar pumping).
The private sector is underdeveloped in Mozambique and until 2018, only 25 business were either active or were inclined to enter the market in near future. These businesses are mostly dependent on public tender and donor initiatives. However, the informal off-grid solar products market is thriving in Mozambique with products imported from South Africa, Tanzania or China. This could be because Mozambique has a higher import duty and VAT on PV and ICS as compared to other sub-Saharan countries such as Ethiopia, Ghana or Tanzania. These products in the informal market enter via informal channels and do not pay the import taxes.
The Improved Cookstove (ICS) market in Mozambique is small and is categorized by mostly donor/NGOs initiatives. Up until March 2020, there were 10-15 companies supplying ICS stoves (charcoal and fuelwood) in the Mozambique market compared to 4 ICS suppliers in 2018. Some of the companies include: MozCarbon, ENI, ICEMA LDA, Sogepal and Pamoja Moçambique. For the ICS supply chain, two-step distribution chain i.e. producers to consumers is most common but many companies are also expanding the distribution chain to reach consumers outside the capital city, Maputo.
For green mini grid, the tendering process is similar as big energy projects and this increases the complexity for obtaining a concession contact, especially for local businesses. However, the government is promoting mini-grids for public spaces such as health centres, schools and water pumping for community and agricultural purposes. There is also a new regulation which has provisions for green mini-grids but it is still unclear how they will be implemented on the ground.
In the case of micro and pico hydro there are no readily available products available in the country which makes prices prohibitive for communities and individual households. However there is a good potential for local manufacture of water wheels and pico turbines, although the market is still very limited and therefore local services tend to be rather expensive.
In its first phase, ENDEV MOZAMBIQUE started pioneer activities in the local manufacture of water wheels for upgrading traditional maize mills and the manufacture of pico turbines with most promising results. Therefore it is envisaged to upscale micro/pico hydro power activities sustainably on a local level with an appropriate and cost effective approach for technical capacity building, technology transfer and market development.
The market for PV is divided into steadily growing local market spots and mainly capital based PV providers working with directly imported equipment for government projects funded by donors. The local market is efficient and reliable but informal, with low quality products of Chinese origin coming mainly from RSA. Market actors are lacking technical knowledge. In parallel to the dissemination of products from the local market ENDEV MOZAMBIQUE has started designing an energy efficient compact small solar home system (SSHS) with a local enterprise. In the case of PV for household lighting, technical capacity building, technology transfer and market development is envisaged within a Public Private Partnership (PPP) measure with German enterprises and higher quality products.
- Click here to read about the market situation for solar solutions in Mozambique.
- Click here to read about the market situation for improved cookstoves in Mozambique.
- Click here to read about the market situation for solar irrigation in Mozambique.
In addition to the overarching need for developing the countries extensive energy resources (hydro, coal, gas and biomass) for both domestic and regional consumption the main challenges in the power sector in Mozambique are:
- Ensuring that affordable electricity supply is available to meet the rapidly growing domestic demand. In the near term, this will involve the continued extension of the grid with a focus on loss reduction and intensification of the grid,
- Reaching the vast areas of the country beyond the national grid managed by EDM. The GoM is committed to supporting decentralized electrification of social infrastructure (rural schools, clinics and administrative offices) and to increase access to modern energy services to villages and rural enterprises through PV systems, micro/pico-hydro schemes, modern biomass energy, and other Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs),
- Ensuring that power shortages do not become a constraint on economic growth. Several GoM proposed generation and transmission ―mega-projects‖ will address sufficiency and security of supply for the medium to long-term,
- Institutional strengthening and capacity development of the main sector public institutions (MoE, EdM, FUNAE and CNELEC) but also of the private sector composed of NGOs, MFIs, and local enterprises working with RETs, in order to improve their respective performance, governance and effectiveness.
Key Problems of the Energy Sector
Power Africa states that Mozambique's energy sector's most challenging issues are as follows:
- Public Finances/Macro-economic issues
- Lacking credible utility and cost-reflective tariff
- Lack of strong, transparent regulator
Policy Framework, Laws and Regulations
The legal framework relating to energy in Mozambique is composed of a variety of policies, strategies and regulations, the most important ones being the energy strategy (2009), the policy for the development of new and renewable energies 2011-2025 (2011), the strategy of the conversation and sustainable use of biomass energy (2013), the strategy of biofuels (2009), the regulation of biofuels and their mixture and the regulation that established the feed in tariff for new and renewable energies - REFIT (2014).
Within PARPA (PRSP), the programme for reduction and alleviation of absolute poverty, the GoM has been granting high priority to efforts to increase access to electricity for the population. Within the PARPA II the GoM has affirmed the critical role of the energy sector in reducing poverty. Adequate and equitable access to energy resources and services such as the provision of energy services to households, rural schools, administrative offices, and hospitals in rural areas is defined as a key driver of growth and poverty alleviation. The energy-related goals set in the PARPA are being operationalised by GoM through a number of strategies, investments and studies that have been prepared or are under way. The PARPA II (§507ff) outlines a programme for the energy sector, which entails: Electrification, Liquid Fuels, Renewable Energy, and Intersectoral Collaboration.
The Energy Policy approved March 3rd 1998 by the Council of Ministers under Resolution 5/98 established with the following objectives among others relevant for ENDEV MOZAMBIQUE.:
- Guarantee reliable supply of energy, at lowest possible cost, in order to meet present demand and future levels based on economic development trajectories,
- Increase the energy options available for household consumption,
- Secure better efficiency in energy utilization,
- Promote the development of environmentally friendly conversion technologies, namely hydro, solar, wind and biomass,
- Promote competitive, dynamic and more efficient entrepreneurs.
In March 2009 the Policy for Renewables was defined with the following objectives among others with relevance for ENDEV MOZAMBIQUE:
- Increase the access to modern energy services of high quality and accessible prices,
- Reduce poverty and contribute to the Millennium Development Goals,
- Contribute to the generation of local and national income and employment.
The revised Energy Strategy aims to align Mozambique with best international practices for efficient energy utilization, raising awareness amongst its citizens about good environmental practices, diversifying the energy supply matrix, giving particular emphasis to new and renewable sources of energy and to the opportunities contained within the Clean Development Mechanisms, under the Kyoto Protocol. It should ensure energy availability to sustainably meet the requirements of national socio-economic development by undertaking the necessary actions to increase access to diversified energy sources in a sustainable way, contributing to the welfare of the population and the country‘s socio-economic development. The strategy recognizes accelerating electrification efforts, giving priority to rural areas, through the expansion and intensification of the national grid, the utilization of Renewables, the optimization of low cost solutions, and the introduction of measures which will ensure productive and efficient use of electricity (as low consumption/high efficiency light bulbs). The GoM aims to support regional integration and reflects in its national legal framework the best practices in environmental protection. Mozambique has its own Oil Law and Electricity Law. A Regulation defines the licensing of electricity installations, another Regulation establishes the competencies and procedures regarding concessioning of production, transmission, distribution and marketing of electricity, as well as its importation and exportation. Other regulations establish the norms for the national grid, the instructions for CNELEC and its regulatory functions, and the Technical Unit for Implementation of Hydroelectric Projects (UTIP). Based on the new Energy Sector Strategy with its specific subsectors of Electrical Energy and New and Renewable Energies, as well as the Energy Strategic Plan 2009 – 2013, the GoM has prepared a comprehensive 5-year plan for energy development and access. In the current government’s 5-year plan (2015-2019) increased access to electricity appears as one of the strategic objectives. Mozambique’s target is to provide electricity access to 50% of the population by 2023. Rural electrification is planned to be increased using both the national grid and household solar systems. A special focus lies on the electrification of health centres through PV solutions. Also the construction of 12 mini hydropower plants is foreseen. The 5-year plan does not make any mention of biomass related energy issues.
Institutional Set-up in the Energy Sector
The public sector is represented by:
- The Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy (MIREME) FUNAE was created in 2015 after elections by merging the former Ministry of Energy with the Ministry of Mineral Resources. The Ministry consists of four directorates: Mines and Geology, Hydrocarbons and Fuels, Energy and Planning and Cooperation. In the energy sector MIREME is responsible for national energy planning and policy formulation and for overseeing the operation and development of the energy sector. MIREME is represented in the provinces through the Provincial Directorates of Mineral Resources and Energy (DIPREME).
- Electricidade de Moçambique (EdM), is a vertically-integrated, government-owned electric utility responsible for generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in the national grid. EdM buys most of its power supply (apr. 400 MW) from Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB), owner and operator of the Cahora Bassa hydro power plant on the Zambezi (2,075 MW). The GoM owns 82 percent of HCB which operates as an Independent Power Producer (IPP) The bulk of the electricity generated at HCB is exported to South Africa, with a small amount to Zimbabwe. EdM sells any excess electricity on the Southern Africa Short Term Energy Market. The Mozambique transmission grid is currently interconnected with South Africa, Zimbabwe and Swaziland.
- The Fundo Nacional de Energia (FUNAE) was established in 1997 as a public institution to promote rural electrification and rural access to modern energy services, in a sustainable manner, and as a contributor to economic and social development in the country. Since its establishment FUNAE has implemented numerous projects using renewable energy technologies to electrify schools, clinics and communities.
- The Conselho Nacional de Electricidade (CNELEC) was re-established as an independent advisory regulatory body for the electricity sector in early 2008 with support from the World Bank Energy Reform and Access Project (ERAP). CNELEC was instructed to give its highest priority to an evaluation of EDM‘s performance under its Performance Contract with the GoM. This Performance Contract covers the years 2007 to 2009 and sets out the goals and indicators to be met annually by EDM and GoM. CNELEC was also instructed to conduct a review of the current methodology used by EDM in setting tariffs. In performing the review of EDM‘s performance, the directive instructed CNELEC to conduct its review in an open and transparent manner with public hearings in several locations throughout the country.
- The private sector is represented by various licensed private enterprises which participate in the grid extension and household connection works of EdM and private enterprises for the provision and installation of PV products, often situated exclusively in the capital Maputo. A microfinance sector with banks and NGOs is active throughout the country but often exclusively restricted to the province and/or district capitals. The NGO sector is characterized by relatively weak institutional profiles and technical specialisation, as well as weak implementation structures and technical competences.
Major Donor Activities
Currently, different international actors such as the EnDev, SNV, GIZ, World Bank, JICA, USAID are active in the energy supporting different policies as well as RE projects.
- For a list of all donor energy programmes, click here.
- For a list of all development actors, click here.
Since July 2007, the World Bank has served as co-chair with the GoM on the ―Energy Sector Working Group‖ that was established within the framework of the Paris Declaration. The Bank is in preparation of the second phase of the Energy Reform and Access Project (ERAP), which will now be called Energy Development and Access Programme (EDAP). The proposed project will help establish the necessary operational framework for increasing electricity access to un-electrified areas nationally in a sustainable and programmatic manner, aiming at mainstreaming a sector-wide approach (SWAp) by establishing a comprehensive donor partnership framework for coordinated and sustained financing of investment and capacity strengthening aligned with national priorities and procedures (WB, ADB, ADF, OFID, BADEA, IsDB, Kuweit Fund) With Norway, the World Bank is also co-financing the Mozambique- Malawi Transmission Interconnection Project (cancelled medio 2010) and the Mozambique Regional Transmission Backbone Project. Sweden is engaged together with co-financing of Norway and Denmark in rural electrification (grid extension and household connections) in Sofala, Manica, Tete and Niassa Provinces. Norway is financing rural electrification in Cabo Delgado and grid extension in Gurue - Cuamba – Lichinga and Namacurra – Pebane. Technical assistance (TA) and capacity development for EdM in mega project development for power generation, as well as for the MoE are delivered by Norway and Sweden. Sweden also is embarking on the rehabilitation of the hydro power stations in Mavuzi and Chicamba. The European Commission (EC) is financing rural electrification in Cabo Delgado, Tete and Sofala with EdM, PV electrification in rural areas with FUNAE and capacity building in energy planning and management for the MoE. DFID is giving TA on Biofuels to the National Directorate of Renewable Energy of the MoE.
In April 2019, World Bank approved a USD 82 million energy grant to Mozambique to increase access to electricity in the peri-urban and rural areas, expand the existing grid network and promote the use of off-grid energy solutions in areas where grid expansion is not feasible.This project is also supported by a USD 55 million Multi-Donor Trust Fund, also admisitered by the World bank. The project will focus on the northern provinces of Niassa, Nampula and Cabo Delgado, and Zambezia and Sofala in the centre of the country. It also aims to contribute towards the Mozambique government’s Energy for All project.
Belgium had an energy program with the Ministry of Energy trough FUNAE, from September 2010 up to December 2016. The program focused on off-grid energy systems, based on renewable energy resources (hydraulic, solar and wind), in remote rural areas where no grid connection is foreseen within the next five years. The program was financed, on grant basis, electrification systems for community infrastructures such as administrative buildings, schools, health centres, water pumping devices and public lighting. In 2017 a new program has to start, worth a grant of 12 million euro, with the same partner FUNAE, including renewable energy installations for private use (household, shops or small enterprises) to be stimulated by subsidies (investment funds) and soft loans through micro-finance systems. In order to increase the sustainability of the renewable energy installations, the program will also provide a computerized asset management system and technical assistance focused on capacity building through training initiatives, research and development.
- Mozambique Off-grid Knowledge Hub
- Mozambique Solar Hub
- Mozambique Nano/Mini Grid Hub
- Mozambique Cooking Energy Hub
- Mozambique Productive Uses of Energy Hub
- USAID Power Africa: Mozambique Factsheet
- World Bank, ‘Mozambique | Data’. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.ACCS.UR.ZS?locations=MZ
- S.Excia Eng. Carlos Zacarias - Ministro dos Recursos Minerais e Energia (MIREME). 2022. CDD Just Energy Transition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GphYhRJq50
- Renewables in Mozambique (2021):https://www.lerenovaveis.org/contents/lerpublication/aler_mar2021_resumo-renovaveis-em-mocambique-2021.pdf
- World Bank, ‘Mozambique | Data’. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.ACCS.UR.ZS?locations=MZ
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1.Calculate the historical annual returns of two country’s equity markets of your choice from 2005-2014. Create a separate graph for each market and show the historical annual returns against the expected return of each market. Comment on your findings. Using the rule of 70 how long would it take to double your investment in each of the markets?
2.Calculate the standard deviation of the historical annual returns and coefficient of variation for both markets. Based on the historical performance of both data which market gives the better risk-return tradeoff?
3.Calculate the correlation between both markets since 2005 – would an investor who has invested in both markets benefit from diversification?
4.Calculate the annual correlation between both markets for every year since 2005 and place it on a time series graph – does this support your answer to Question 3.
5.Calculate the 60 day rolling correlation between both markets for every year since 2005 and place it on a time series graph – does this support your answer to Question 4.
6.Using 10 different weighting options for your 2 asset portfolio, calculate your annual returns, expected return and portfolio risk for each weighting option. What is the optimal weighting combination for your 2 assets (which weighting combination minimises your CV? –Remember, when building a diversified portfolio, the level of correlation between the elements of your portfolio can impact on the risk/return dynamic. The closer your correlations are to negative 1, the more risk can be diversified away.
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From Taki Tsaklanos: The stock market of India was a top performer throughout 2016. But what’s the India stock market outlook for 2017?
As usual, we start with a short overview of sentiment. In general, the Indian stock market outlook does not get a lot of attention, which is a typical bullish phenomenon. As said before, bull markets which go unnoticed have the most potential.
An analyst recently wrote that the Indian stock market outlook for 2017 is bearish. That is very strange to us, as the price levels mentioned by the analyst, e.g. 8600 points in the Nifty 50 Index, the key stock market index in India, do not seem to carry much value on our charts. We find important price levels at 8100 points and 7500 points, based on our chart analysis visualized below.
India’s stock market outlook still bullish for 2017
Basic chart reading of the Indian stock market reveals a long term pattern with very strong support at 7500 points. Worst case, the index will fall to that level, which still validates a bull market scenario. The other important price level is 8100 because that is the 90 week moving average (the only technical indicator which we monitor). As seen on the chart, that moving average has mostly acted as support or resistance in the last 5 years.
Although we do not focus too much on retracement levels, we see that the 50% retracement of the 2016 bull run coincides with 8000 points. We consider this more of secondary importance though, but it clearly shows how important the current 8000 to 8100 level is.
Our outlook for the stock market in India in 2017 is that it will start the year in a bearish way. We expect a quick turnaround into a bull market. The line in the sand is 7500 points, and we expect this level to hold. If not, for whatever reason, then market conditions would become concerning.
The iShares MSCI India ETF (BATS:INDA) was unchanged in Wednesday morning trading at $26.68 per share. Year-to-date, the largest India-focused ETF has fallen 2.98%.
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Abstract and Applied Analysis
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 901014, 10 pages
The Time Delays’ Effects on the Qualitative Behavior of an Economic Growth Model
1Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Politecnico, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
2Department of Law and Economics, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria and CRIOS University Bocconi of Milan, Via dei Bianchi 2, 89127 Reggio Calabria, Italy
3Department of Management, Polytechnic University of Marche, 60121 Ancona, Italy
Received 14 August 2013; Accepted 1 November 2013
Academic Editor: Constantin Udriste
Copyright © 2013 Carlo Bianca et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
A further generalization of an economic growth model is the main topic of this paper. The paper specifically analyzes the effects on the asymptotic dynamics of the Solow model when two time delays are inserted: the time employed in order that the capital is used for production and the necessary time so that the capital is depreciated. The existence of a unique nontrivial positive steady state of the generalized model is proved and sufficient conditions for the asymptotic stability are established. Moreover, the existence of a Hopf bifurcation is proved and, by using the normal form theory and center manifold argument, the explicit formulas which determine the stability, direction, and period of bifurcating periodic solutions are obtained. Finally, numerical simulations are performed for supporting the analytical results.
Most of the phenomena occurring in real-world complex systems, especially in the economics systems, have not an immediate effect but appear with some delay. Therefore time delays have been inserted into mathematical models and in particular in models of the applied sciences based on ordinary differential equations; see the recent book . Differential equations specifically with time delays have been proposed in population dynamics for biological systems such as immune system response [3–6] and tumor growth [7–12], in models of social sciences , and in economics systems; see, among others, [14–21].
The introduction of a time delay into an ordinary differential equation could change the stability of the equilibrium (stable equilibrium becomes unstable) and could cause fluctuations, and Hopf bifurcation can occur. Indeed global existence of Hopf bifurcations has been proved in many delay mathematical models; see papers [22–24] and references cited therein.
If on one hand, the stability and bifurcation analysis of ordinary differential equations with a single time delay is well outlined in the pertinent literature [25, 26], on the other hand the analysis of the dynamics of ordinary differential equations with multiple time delays is a difficult task [27–29] and the related literature is much limited. In this context, for several classes of ordinary differential equation models with multiple time delays, sufficient and necessary conditions have been established and a complete description of the stability region has been reached; see, among others, [30, 31] and references cited therein.
The present paper is concerned with a further generalization of the Solow model . The generalized model is governed by a delay differential equation with two time delays. Specifically the two time delays refer, respectively, to the time employed in order that the capital is used for production and the necessary time so that the capital is depreciated. The asymptotic analysis performed in this paper shows the existence of a unique nontrivial positive steady state, and sufficient conditions for the asymptotic stability are established. Moreover, the existence of a Hopf bifurcation is proved and, by using the normal form theory and center manifold argument, the explicit formulas which determine the stability, direction, and period of bifurcating periodic solutions are obtained. Finally, some numerical simulations to support the analytical conclusions are carried out.
The rest of the paper is organized into four more sections which follow this introduction. Specifically, Section 2 discusses the derivation of the generalized Solow model with two time delays. Section 3 deals with the analysis of the existence of Hopf bifurcation and stability of the positive equilibrium for the model proposed in Section 1. Section 4 is concerned with the direction and the stability of the Hopf bifurcation. Some numerical simulations are performed in Section 5 with the aim of supporting the analytic results. Finally Section 6 completes the paper with conclusions and some future research perspectives.
2. The Mathematical Model
Recently, Zak has proposed in the following delay ordinary differential equation to describe the dynamics of the Solow model in which a production technology has a constant finite period linked to the time needed for the installation of capital. Here, denotes capital at time , is a neoclassical production function, namely a function which is continuous, increasing, and strictly concave in capital, and is the constant savings rate. Population is assumed to be constant and normalized to unity. During production a proportion of the capital stock, , depreciates at the same gestation period .
The assumption that the growth of the amount of capital at time is a function of the total output of capital at time has been showed in to be the source of cyclic behaviour in the economic system (1). Generalizing this idea, we proposed the following delay ordinary differential equation: that is, the generalized Solow model with two delays.
It is worth stressing that for , we recover the Solow model equation . In this model, the positive equilibrium is asymptotically stable in the absence of delay. For , (2) reduces to the delayed Solow model proposed by Zak in .
3. Local Stability and Hopf Bifurcation
The mathematical model (2) has exactly the same equilibrium points of the corresponding system with zero delays. Hence, there exists a unique positive equilibrium , where . To determine the stability of this equilibrium and Hopf bifurcation, we linearize (2) around . The result is a linear delay differential equation of the form where It is well known that the stability of the equilibrium is determined by the spectrum of the eigenvalues of the linearization, which can be found as the roots of the characteristic equation We recall that an equilibrium point of an equation is stable if all eigenvalues of its linearization have negative real part. It changes its stability type when eigenvalues cross the imaginary axis of the complex plane. We first note that is not a root of (5) because this would imply , contradicting the fact that . Next, the distribution of the roots of (5) should be investigated. However, the analysis of the sign of the real parts of eigenvalues is very complicated because of the presence of two different delays, and , in (5). Therefore, we will use a method consisting of determining the stability of the equilibrium when one delay is equal to zero, and, using similar analytic arguments as in the work by Ruan and Wei , we will deduce conditions for the stability of the equilibrium when both time delays are nonzero.
3.1. Case 1: and
The characteristic equation (5) reduces to If , (6) has the unique root . Thus, the equilibrium is locally asymptotically stable. Consequently, when increases, the stability of the steady state can only be lost if pure imaginary roots appear. Hence we look for purely imaginary roots , , of (6). Let be a purely imaginary root of (6). Then, separating real and imaginary parts, satisfies It follows that Hence, (6) has no positive root. Then, we can conclude the following result about the asymptotic stability of the equilibrium of (2).
Proposition 1. Let . Then the positive equilibrium of (2) is locally asymptotically stable.
3.2. Case 2: and
The characteristic equation (5) becomes
Setting , we know that the equilibrium is locally asymptotically stable. Let , , be a root of (9). Separating real and imaginary parts, we have the following two equations: Adding the squares of both hand sides of (10), it follows that must be a root of the following equation: Hence, (11) admits only the positive root Define from (10) and Then, it is immediate to check that is a simple root of (9) when .
Lemma 2. Let be the complex root of (9) near satisfying and . Then the transversal condition is satisfied.
Proof. Differentiating the characteristic equation (9) with respect to , we obtain This gives Hence, we have This completes the proof.
Bearing the above analysis in mind and the Hopf bifurcation theorem for functional differential equations due to Hale and Verduyn Lunel (see p. 246, Theorem 1.1 of the book ), we have the following result.
Theorem 3. Let . Then the positive equilibrium of (2) is locally asymptotically stable when and unstable when . Furthermore, (2) undergoes a Hopf bifurcation at the positive equilibrium when , , where is defined as in (14).
3.3. Case 3: and
Lemma 4. For every arbitrary , (20) has a finite number of positive solutions for .
Proof. The inequality and imply . The function has the properties , , , and A graphical inspection on the intersections of the functions and gives the statement.
Remark 5. If , (20) has only one positive solution.
For any , (20) has a finite number of positive zeros , . It is clear that for every arbitrary chosen and for each we have an infinite number of such that . For all , we define In addition, we set and denote for such that . Next, we check the condition which guarantees that the purely imaginary roots pass through the imaginary axis at . Let be the root of (5) near such that and . By direct computation we have and obtain Hence, it follows that If for given both and are positive (resp., negative), then and the purely imaginary roots of (5) move to the right (resp., left) half plane when the bifurcation parameter increases. So, we have the following transversality condition.
Proposition 6. Let and .(1)If , then .(2)If , then .
Lemma 7. are simple roots of (5) when .
From the discussion above, and recalling that for any and all roots of (5) have strictly negative real parts, the following theorem about stability and Hopf bifurcation of (2) is immediately obtained.
Theorem 8. Let and , be defined as in Proposition 6. Then(1)equation (2) undergoes a Hopf bifurcation at when ,(2)if , then the nontrivial equilibrium to (2) is locally asymptotically stable for and unstable for ,(3)if , then the nontrivial equilibrium to (2) is locally asymptotically stable for .
4. Direction and Stability of the Hopf Bifurcation
In this section, we study the direction of bifurcations and the stability of bifurcating periodic solutions of (2) at by using the method based on the normal form theory and center manifold theory introduced by Hassard et al. .
For notational convenience, let , . Then is the Hopf bifurcation point for (2). First, we transform (2) into a functional differential equation in , which is the Banach space of continuous real-valued functions that map into , and endowed with the norm Set . Then, rewriting (2) in terms of and considering its Taylor expansion at the trivial equilibrium up to the third order, we get For , define the linear operator and the nonlinear operator By the Riesz representation theorem, there exists a bounded variation function with such that with where is the Dirac delta function. For , define Then (30) is equivalent to where for . For , define the operator as and the bilinear inner product where the over bar denotes complex conjugation. Then and are adjoint operators. By the discussion in the previous section, we know that are eigenvalues of . Thus, they are also eigenvalues of . We need to compute the eigenvector of and corresponding to and , respectively. A direct computation shows that their eigenvectors are respectively. We have . In order to ensure , we choose as Next, we compute the coordinates to describe the center manifold at . Let be the solution of (36) when . Define On the center manifold , we have , with where and are local coordinates for in the direction of and . For any , since , we find with We rewrite (43) as where It follows from (36) and (43) that where Expanding the above series and comparing the coefficients, we get Now implies Noticing that , we derive Then substituting this into (50) and comparing the coefficients with (46), the following hold: In order to compute , we need to know and . For , we have Comparing the coefficients with those in (48) yields From (49) Solving , we have and, similarly for , Here and are constants to be determined by setting in . A direct computation shows Then all have been obtained, and thus we can compute the quantities which determine the properties of bifurcating periodic solutions at the critical value . From the discussion above, we have the following result.
Theorem 9. Let be the unique positive equilibrium of the model (2). Then one has the following. (1) determines the direction of the Hopf bifurcation when : if (resp., ), then the Hopf bifurcation is supercritical (resp., subcritical) and the bifurcating periodic solution exists for (resp., ) in a sufficiently small -neighbourhood.(2) determines the stability of the bifurcating periodic solution: if (resp., ) the bifurcating periodic solution is locally asymptotically stable (resp., unstable).(3) determines the period of the bifurcating periodic solution: if (resp., ) the period increases (resp., decreases).
5. Numerical Simulations
This section is concerned with some numerical simulations of the mathematical model (2) with the aim of exploring the analytical results. The model is characterized by four nonnegative parameters (, , , ) and the function . In what follows we restrict our attention to the Cobb-Douglas function; this function reads with and .
The first set of simulations refers to the following case: where . Figure 1(a) shows that the function reaches the stationary state (the equilibrium ). This equilibrium is stable; see Figure 1(b), where the evolution of versus is depicted for .
The dynamics depicted by Figure 1 does not change from the qualitative viewpoint when . Indeed when the parameter varies in the interval the time necessary for reaching the stationary state increases but the behavior is that of Figure 1. When the time evolution of is shown in Figure 2. In this simulation the time length has been increased in order to better visualize the evolution. As Figure 2(b) shows, the equilibrium is now instable.
The second set of simulations refers to the following case: These simulations take into account the case . As Figure 3 shows, oscillations occur for a long time (about ), with respect to the previous case, before reaching the equilibrium. In this case the equilibrium is stable but a very long time is necessary to reach it; see Figure 3(b). It is sufficient to increase for obtaining the stationary state rapidly. These simulations suggest that when the value of increases then the time necessary to reach the stationary state decreases. Moreover, if the difference increases, then the stability of the equilibrium is lost for all .
Finally, we would show some numerical simulations related to the evolution of versus . Figure 4 shows the instability of the equilibrium for , , , , , , see Figure 4(a); it is worth stressing that the equilibrium is reached for . In this case, when we increase the magnitude of we are able to reach the equilibrium more rapidly, see Figure 4(b), which is obtained for and . The equilibrium is rapidly reached if we also decrease the magnitude of .
6. Conclusions and Research Perspectives
In the present paper, a generalization of the Solow model by inserting two time delays has been considered. The delays, respectively, represent the time employed in order that the capital is used for production and the necessary time so that the capital is depreciated. Specifically, an asymptotic analysis has been performed referring to the stability analysis of the steady state and the conditions under which a Hopf bifurcation appears.
According to the analysis developed in this paper, the stability of the positive equilibrium changes as the time delays vary. Indeed if , the positive equilibrium is always locally asymptotically stable; if the positive equilibrium can be locally asymptotically stable or unstable and a Hopf bifurcation occurs; the dynamics is more complicated when the two time delays are both different from zero (see Theorem 8 where as the reader can see the investigation of stability switches becomes quite complicated). This shows that the time delays play an important role in the dynamics of the model. Then, based on the analysis of the existence of the Hopf bifurcation, by using the center manifold theory and the normal form method, an explicit algorithm for determining the direction of the Hopf bifurcation and the stability of the bifurcating periodic solutions has been derived. This means that one can obtain the important quantities which determine the properties of bifurcating periodic solutions at the critical value; see Theorem 9. According to our results, we can say that the model with two independent time delays has much more complicated dynamics than the model with only one time delay. That is why it seems to be more realistic.
The introduction of time delays can be also performed in the mathematical model developed in for the mammary carcinoma. Indeed the stability analysis developed in the present paper can help to reach more results in the cancer-immune system competition. From a biological point of view, the Hopf bifurcation means that for small values of parameters the nontrivial stationary solution to the model in is stable, and we do not observe radical changes in the competition. Otherwise, nontrivial stationary solution can oscillate and the amplitude of the oscillations about the stationary solution remains constant. This case simply corresponds to the situation when the competition oscillates in time.
The Hopf bifurcation analysis developed in this paper must be revised if the mathematical models are not based on ordinary differential equations. Recently an increasing number of partial differential equation models for tumor growth or therapy have been developed; see the references section of paper and the references cited in the recent review paper .
Moreover thermostated integrodifferential equations have been proposed in papers [38–43] for the modeling of biological systems, vehicular traffic, crowd and swarm dynamics, and economic systems subjected to external force fields. The introduction of the Gaussian isokinetic thermostat ensures the reaching of stationary states whose existence has been proved in . The introduction of multiple time delays in thermostated equations, their stability, and bifurcation analysis is a future research perspective.
It is worth stressing that also the Boltzmann equation with the one-dimensional Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook relaxation type operator and the Kac equation have been coupled with a Gaussian isokinetic thermostat; the existence of stationary solutions is ensured also within these frameworks; see papers [46–48].
Conflict of Interests
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper.
The first author acknowledges the support by the FIRB project RBID08PP3J-Metodi matematici e relativi strumenti per la modellizzazione e la simulazione della formazione di tumori, competizione con il sistema immunitario, e conseguenti suggerimenti terapeutici. The authors acknowledge the financial support of MEDAlics-Research Center for Mediterranean Relations.
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Five Tips for Avoiding Norovirus
“GII.4 Sydney” is the technical name of a rapidly spreading strain of norovirus, first identified in Australia and currently causing outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness in North America and elsewhere around the globe. Some know it as the “stomach bug” or “winter vomiting disease.” Whatever you call it, this highly contagious virus can take you out of commission for several days. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that annually norovirus causes 21 million cases of illness, 70,000 hospitalizations and 800 deaths.
The following tips can help you avoid norovirus:
- Wash Your Hands Frequently: Because person-to-person contact is one of the main routes by which norovirus spreads, frequent hand-washing is a must, especially after using the bathroom or changing diapers, and before cooking or eating. Washing virus particles from your hands and down the drain helps prevent you from inadvertently delivering them to your mouth and eyes, entry points for infection. It also helps halt the chain of transmission of the virus to those around you. Do you wash and dry your hands properly?
- Don’t Rely on Hand Sanitizer: Hand sanitizer may not be completely effective in reducing the millions of norovirus that can end up on contaminated hands.
- Disinfect Hard Surfaces: Norovirus can remain on surfaces for days. Cleaning frequently touched surfaces is a step in the right direction but should be followed up with disinfecting. After cleaning, wipe hard surfaces with a solution made by adding 1/3 cup of bleach to 1 gallon of water; air dry the surface. If you are disinfecting a surface that may have food or mouth contact (e.g., toys or utensils), rinse well with plain water after air drying. You can download a free set of norovirus posters with disinfection directions (in English or Spanish) here.
- Wash Affected Laundry with Hot Water and Bleach: There are billions of norovirus particles in the stool and vomit of infected people. Laundry that has contacted these materials should be washed with very hot water and bleach (fabric permitting). Choose the longest wash cycle and, if possible, machine dry them.
- Place the Toilet Seat Cover Down before You Flush: Studies show norovirus can become airborne and travel up to three meters, infecting surrounding surfaces. Following a vomiting or diarrhea incident be sure to place the toilet seat cover down before flushing. Thoroughly clean and disinfect the bathroom.
- Joan Rose, PhD, is the Homer Nowlin Chair in Water Research at Michigan State University and a member of the Water Quality and Health Council.
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At the castle, Pam, Oliver, Aly, and Charlie followed their hostess to their seats in the jousting arena. Oliver also noted there were no utensils, but the waitress pointed out that the utensils were at the end of his wrists. Aly explained to Oliver that utensils hadn't existed in the time period they were reenacting. She grinned when he picked up a huge drumstick and took a hearty bite of it.
The show began, and the king and queen honored some of their guests. Oliver was surprised when the queen welcomed him to his first night at the castle and the audience applauded him.
The jousting and sword fighting began, and Pam and Charlie rooted the actors on. Oliver's wide eyes took in the action, and Aly giggled as she watched him. Oliver and Aly's jouster won and threw carnations into the crowd. "Carnations, romantic...someday," Aly uttered as Oliver observed her.
Oliver told Pam and Charlie that he'd had a good time. Aly felt unsure that he'd actually like it, but Oliver kissed her hand and insisted that he'd enjoyed every moment of the night with her.
At Forrester, Caroline was willing to give Oliver the benefit of the doubt, but Rick declared that he wouldn't stand for Oliver trying to shore up his position with the most innocent Forrester available. Caroline demanded to know why Maya was sneaking around, recording Oliver.
Maya said she'd been concerned about how quickly Oliver had taken to Aly after the attempted firing. "Because you're so close to Aly," Caroline derided. Maya said she was close to all the Forresters, but Caroline retorted that Maya needed to understand that Caroline's husband was close to Caroline.
Rick believed that it wouldn't be hard for Oliver to put one over on Aly, who'd never had a boyfriend. Maya said she'd been worried that the inexperienced Aly couldn't spot a con. Caroline asked Rick what he wanted to do about it. Rick wanted to protect Aly, no matter how much he liked Oliver.
Maya thought that was a good idea, and Rick asked Maya to send him the recording. He tried to call Oliver, but the call went straight to voicemail. Maya guessed Oliver was with Aly. Maya made a big deal out of the many times she'd seen Aly and Oliver alone in the studio, heads together -- touching.
Caroline felt that Oliver needed to be dealt with if he was guilty; however, she refused to throw Oliver under the bus based only upon Maya's word. "Clearly, she can't be trusted, which I called from the beginning," Caroline snipped. Caroline stated that Oliver had been coached while Maya had secretly recorded him. Caroline didn't know why they should trust Maya, who'd just hit on Caroline's husband while engaged to Carter.
Maya claimed she'd been wrong and had made a mistake that wouldn't happen again. Caroline called it a miscalculation that wouldn't happen again if Maya weren't there. Maya got upset, and Caroline said Maya needed to go. "You are so off message, you are anti-message!" Caroline declared. She said that HFTF taught values, not for girls to hit on married men in public places.
Rick said that Maya's actions had been ill-advised, but it wasn't a terminal offense. He was more worried about Aly. Caroline stated that it was possible that Oliver was into Aly. Rick planned to find out the truth. He asked Maya not to play the recording for Aly until Rick knew what was going on.
Caroline asked why Rick thought Oliver would be truthful. Rick thought he was experienced enough to pick up on physical cues from Oliver. Caroline still didn't believe that Oliver was that calculating. Rick didn't want to believe it, but he felt it was better to know before Aly got in deeper.
At Liam's house, Liam picked up his flashlight and refocused on the patio door, which was somehow unlocked. When he saw no one there, he jerked opened the door and over the wind, he yelled, "Quinn? Is that you, you crazy bitch?" No one answered.
Liam returned inside, locked the door, and as he headed back into the living room, he tripped on something and fell face-first onto the floor.
Liam called Hope to tell her that he planned to go to urgent care for an ankle sprain. Hope offered to pick him up, but he thought driving himself was faster. She decided to meet him there and asked what had happened. "In a word, Quinn," he bitterly responded.
Later, a hospital doctor diagnosed Liam with a bad sprain and said Liam had to wear a boot. Hope arrived, and the doctor left to get the boot. "My poor baby," Hope responded and asked what it had to do with Quinn. Liam replied that he'd thought it had been Quinn, but he wasn't really sure.
Liam said he was trying really hard not to be paranoid. Liam explained that the Santa Ana winds had been blowing, the house had been creaking, and he'd secured all of his doors and windows. Once he'd gotten into bed, he'd heard a noise from inside the house. Hope said he was freaking her out.
Liam continued to explain that he'd gotten a flashlight, and when he'd rechecked the doors, the patio door had been unlocked that time. He'd turned on the light to the patio door, and it had flashed right into Quinn's face. Hope gasped, guessing that Quinn had been there.
Liam said he'd dropped the flashlight, but when he'd looked again, no one had been there. He wondered if he'd just imagined Quinn, or if Quinn had been just that fast.
At Quinn's warehouse, Deacon entered, but no one was there. Quinn strode in moments later, and he asked, "Now where are you coming from?" She didn't answer, but he insisted upon knowing, because it was dangerous for an attractive woman to walk around alone at night.
With a scoff, Quinn asked if he was worried about her virtue. She told him not to worry about her because she'd navigated her own life for quite a while, and cohabitating didn't mean she'd share her secrets with him. He guessed she didn't want to know where he'd been either. She asked why she should care, and he revealed that he'd been to see Wyatt.
Quinn asked what had caused that, and Deacon said he'd wanted to catch her son off guard for observation. She asked if Wyatt had passed Deacon's little test. "And then some," Deacon replied, and she smiled. Deacon said Wyatt was clearly in love with Hope, and Quinn added that Hope was in love with Wyatt. Deacon stated that Quinn thought that, but Hope didn't.
Quinn insisted that Liam had Hope brainwashed, and he emotionally manipulated her. Deacon said Quinn made his daughter sound like a puppet. Quinn replied that Liam knew how to exploit Hope's caring nature, but the whiney Liam didn't deserve Hope. Quinn called Liam a puppy who was afraid of his own shadow.
Later, Quinn returned to her welding. Deacon crept back into the warehouse and studied her. He yelled at her to get her attention, and she jumped with a start. He wanted to know what she was making, but before Quinn could berate him for bothering her, they heard Hope knocking at the door.
Deacon hid out of sight, and after Hope had entered, Quinn said that Wyatt wasn't there. Hope said she was there to ask Quinn a question. Deacon listened from the shadows as Hope asked if Quinn had returned to Liam's house that night.
Quinn claimed that she hadn't, but Hope replied that Liam had seen Quinn lurking outside the house for a reason that Hope couldn't even imagine. Hope asked Quinn to say if she'd been at Liam's house or not.
At Quinn's, Hope accused Quinn of stalking Liam. Quinn found it both amusing and insulting. Quinn made fun of Liam and called him a scaredy-cat. Hope noted that he had sprained his ankle because he'd thought that he had seen Quinn.
Quinn maintained that she had been working on her new line all night. "It's very cutting edge," she said. Hope didn't care, and Deacon watched secretly from a hiding place. Hope said she didn't want to see Quinn's latest work. Quinn maintained that Hope had shown up because Liam didn't have the guts.
Hope said that she was sick of all the trouble that Quinn had caused for Liam. Quinn tried to shift the blame, but Hope called her out on stabbing Liam and Bill in the neck with their sword necklaces. Hope wondered why Quinn had told Liam, "Live by the sword, die by the sword." Quinn said it meant nothing, but Hope saw it as a threat.
Quinn scoffed and said that Liam had overreacted to everything. Hope disagreed. Hope added that Quinn had threatened Liam in the hopes of keeping him away from Hope. "It's not gonna happen," Hope shouted.
Quinn argued that she knew Hope loved Wyatt, and she added that Hope had punished Wyatt because of Quinn, "He shouldn't have to pay the price," Quinn said. Hope said that she and Liam were in love. Quinn continued to argue, "You have to separate the mother from the son, and I will tell you how."
Hope was speechless. Quinn defended her actions out of love for her son. Hope argued that Quinn had been reckless and always interfered. Quinn begged Hope to understand that Wyatt was a decent, caring young man with a mother who was "a little nuts." Quinn apologized for everything and desperately begged Hope to give Wyatt another chance. Quinn promised, "I'll move as far away as possible. Please take Wyatt back," she said.
At Liam's, Liam used crutches to enter his home, and he heard the wind gusting. He saw a knocked-over table, and he heard more crashing as the wind continued. He walked outside with a flashlight and discovered a downed tree branch against the house. Back inside, Liam heard noises and fearfully flashed back to seeing Quinn in the dark.
At Rick and Caroline's, Rick got out of the shower and worried about Aly. Caroline said that she trusted Oliver. Rick worried that Oliver was using Aly, an impressionable young girl. Caroline blamed Maya and warned that Maya would not get a free pass for putting moves on Caroline's "hot hubby." They kissed passionately.
At the Medieval games, Oliver, Aly, Pam, and Charlie watched a jousting match between knights. "I love everything about this night," Oliver said. Charlie and Pam discussed a medieval dance group lesson. Charlie told Pam that she had ignited a spark in him that he hadn't known existed. They exchanged loving glances.
After the event, Oliver took a selfie with Aly in their costumes. Later, Oliver took Aly home, and they discussed that it had been a good idea to call the auto club to change his flat tire on the way home. Aly giggled that they would have looked ridiculous changing the tire in their costumes. Oliver reiterated that he'd had a great time at the Medieval fest. He wanted to do it again.
Oliver presented Aly with a gift for her goldfish, Wally. Aly was touched that he'd remembered. They kissed and recited a few lines from Romeo and Juliet. "I once played Romeo in high school," Oliver said. He admitted it had not been good. "Maybe you didn't have the right Juliet," Aly said, and they kissed goodnight. Aly smiled, and Oliver left.
When Oliver left the mansion, Rick intercepted him before he could get to his car. Rick asked Oliver to join him in the guest cottage for a conversation. Rick wondered what the relationship was between Aly and Oliver. Oliver said he was fond of Aly, but Rick was mistrustful.
Caroline added that Aly really liked Oliver. Rick pointed out that Aly was much younger than the girls Oliver normally dated. Rick noted that Oliver had started working with Aly when Ridge had fired Oliver, but Eric had reinstated him. Rick wondered if Aly had become job security.
Oliver was insulted, but Rick played the recording that Maya had given him. In it, Oliver had stated that he would put up with the redheaded Forrester if it helped him hold onto his job. Rick demanded to know if Oliver had been using Aly. Oliver looked disappointed.
At Quinn's, Hope had left, and Deacon noted that Hope didn't trust Quinn. Deacon advised that Wyatt had to know what a freak his mother was. Deacon accused Quinn of trying to hurt Liam. Quinn denied it. She maintained that she would have her revenge when Hope dumped Liam.
Quinn called Deacon a sneaky little girl. Deacon warned Quinn not to speak to him so disrespectfully. Quinn told him to go pick up another worried mother in a bar.
Quinn locked up some stuff in a case and packed it away. Deacon watched from a distance. He entered and told her she was out of out of beer. Quinn advised him to get a job, but Deacon reminded her that he was her lifeline to Hope. Quinn prepared to leave, but Deacon grabbed he arm and advised her to pick up some beer when she returned.
At Rick and Caroline's, Rick played the recording that Maya had in which Oliver had stated that he would put up with Aly if it helped him hold on to his job. Rick demanded to know if Oliver had been using Aly. Oliver said the private conversation had taken place months earlier.
Oliver added that he had fallen in love with Aly since then. Caroline was convinced, but Rick looked at Oliver sternly. Oliver admitted that the recorded conversation had taken place after Ridge had fired him, and he had been angry at the time. He'd wanted to sound like he was in control when he had been talking to Maya.
Rick wondered why Oliver had been attracted to Aly. Oliver said that Aly was intelligent and from a great family. "This is real," Oliver said. Oliver said that if Rick fired him, Oliver didn't want Rick to tell Aly about the recording because it would hurt her. Rick looked at Caroline, and Caroline sympathized with Oliver.
Oliver assumed that Rick had recorded the conversation, but Caroline confided that Maya had recorded it. Caroline said that Oliver had a right to know what Maya had done. Rick vowed to keep his eye on Oliver and not play the recording for Aly. Oliver understood. Oliver left.
Later, Rick defended Maya to Caroline for telling Rick about Oliver, but Caroline defended Oliver. Caroline said they had no right to break Aly's heart. Rick agreed.
At home, Aly looked up words to describe her date with Oliver before she sent a text to Oliver. She looked up delightful in a thesaurus to describe her evening. She settled on lovely because it had the word love in it.
Aly talked to Darla's ghost about how she had felt she might be in love. Darla said Oliver seemed like a nice guy. Darla suggested that Aly would know she was in love when she truly knew herself.
Aly flashed back to going swimming with Oliver and kissing him. She recalled the evening at the Medieval fest. Aly went to bed, but her cell phone rang. Oliver called, and Aly said she had been wishing that Oliver would call. Oliver told her how much she meant to him. "Don't forget that," he said.
At the Bikini Bar, Hope entered and ordered a veggie burger to go. She called Liam, who had applied ice to his ankle. Liam admitted that his nerves were shot. Hope said she had confronted Quinn. Hope said that Quinn claimed she had not been at Liam's house. Liam said she was lying. Hope offered to stay with Liam, but he said the painkillers had kicked in. They exchanged "I love you's" and said goodnight.
Wyatt joined Hope at the bar. He suggested that she run away so that he could chase her. She could fall down, and he could pick her up -- just the way it had all started for them. He wanted to start all over. Hope smiled.
Wyatt said he wasn't stalking Hope. He said he had been looking for her, though. Wyatt shared that Deacon had shown up at Wyatt's house. He wanted to tell her so she wouldn't hear about it later. Hope admitted that she had been at Quinn's. Wyatt wanted to cut his apron strings with his mother.
Hope explained what had happened at Liam's and that the door had been open and Liam had seen Quinn. "Do you want me to talk to her? You can ask me anything," Wyatt said. Hope agreed. Wyatt said he would never stop wishing that Hope had stayed with him. He promised to focus on his career. He said he hoped to appear on magazines "that Liam doesn't publish."
"No matter what I accomplish, it's never going to make up for losing you," Wyatt said. He added that he had to figure out how to make his life about something other than Hope.
At Liam's, Liam went to bed, but he was terrified. He heard creaking and what sounded like a door opening. He walked out into the living room with a flashlight, and Quinn appeared and called him "a whiny little bitch."
Quinn promised to kill him. "What do you want from me?" Liam asked. Quinn insisted that Liam had to get Wyatt's job back for him, but Liam said that Quinn had burned that bridge with Hope. He said he had no control over Wyatt's job.
Quinn seethed that Liam needed to leave Wyatt and Hope alone. She ordered him to go to Paris and stay with Steffy. Liam wondered if Quinn was going to stab him with his sword. She pushed him back on the couch and grabbed his shirt. "I'll kill you and Hope, too, before I see Hope with you. Live by the sword, die by the sword," Quinn sneered. Liam looked terrified.
At the warehouse, Deacon hid out of sight as Wyatt worked. Quinn was surprised to see her son there when she arrived. Wyatt was trying to do inventory and get sales together because they needed as much revenue as they could get because the Forrester contract was gone. Quinn told him not to worry about it, and she was certain that Hope would soon take him back.
Wyatt asked why Quinn would think that. He said that Liam thought Quinn had been at his house the other night. "You weren't there, were you?" Wyatt pointedly asked. He relayed that Hope had said Quinn had denied it, and Quinn became excited that he'd talked to Hope. Wyatt ordered Quinn back onto the subject, and Quinn replied that it had been what she'd "told" Hope.
Wyatt yelled that he'd told Quinn to stay away, but she'd gone there anyway. He demanded to know what she'd done to Liam. She claimed that she hadn't done anything, but Wyatt stated that Liam had a sprained ankle. Giggling, she remarked that Liam hobbling on crutches was a pathetic sight. She rejected the idea that it was her fault that the spineless wimp had tripped and fallen.
"Was it?" Wyatt knowingly asked. Quinn stated that if she wanted to hurt Liam, he'd have more than a sprained ankle. She claimed that she'd gone to the cliff house merely to talk some sense into Liam. Wyatt argued that she'd done what she always did -- interfere -- and it was the reason Hope had chosen Liam. Wyatt ordered her to stay off Liam's property and out of Hope and Liam's lives.
Quinn readily agreed to the demand, but Wyatt seemed skeptical. She claimed she'd only gone there for Wyatt, who was the man for Hope. Wyatt gave her an aggravated look and stormed out.
Deacon entered. He said it was no wonder that Liam had fallen all over himself while trying to get away from her; her own son didn't want to be in the same room with her. She told Deacon not to make her regret letting him stay there.
In Quinn's view, she was doing what was best for her child, who'd lost his confidence and didn't think he could compete with Liam. Deacon quipped that she hadn't been giving Wyatt a pep talk, and Wyatt didn't want her involved. Quinn yelled that someone had to fix it, and if Wyatt wouldn't, she would. "Or make it worse!" Deacon yelled back.
Quinn retorted that Deacon was the last one who should give her parental advice. Deacon said he'd learned from his mistakes, and if Quinn would get off her high horse, she could learn, too. Quinn contended that he'd abandoned his children and sold out his daughter, and he only cared about himself.
Quinn didn't care what happened to herself. Wyatt's future and happiness were all that mattered. Deacon said if she meant it, she'd to do what Wyatt wanted and get out of Wyatt's love life.
At Brooke's house, Hope was headed out early. Bill mentioned that HFTF was the main attraction while Ridge was recovering. Brooke said Katie was taking good care of Ridge. Bill shifted uncomfortably as Brooke added that Quinn went nuts when she couldn't get what she wanted.
Hope left, and Bill and Brooke discussed that he'd given Liam the day off to heal his ankle. The topic turned to Quinn. Brooke told Bill that he hadn't cheated on her; however, he'd kept secrets, and Quinn had used that to her advantage. He replied that it hadn't worked. Brooke remarked that because Quinn was Wyatt's mother, there was no getting Quinn out of their lives.
Bill thought he'd had the whole wedding day planned perfectly, but he hadn't planned upon Ridge. Brooke said one had to expect a few surprises during an adventurous wedding. The couple flashed back on their wedding day. Bill said that they'd been moments from being married. Brooke replied that they'd get there. Bill wondered what they were waiting for.
Bill suggested going to the courthouse the next day, but Brooke wanted to plan a new wedding in town with their families in attendance. She wanted the wedding to be a glimpse of how the family could put their differences aside for a new beginning. Bill was agreeable but said it would be a tall order.
Brooke noted that Hope was still cool to Bill, but Brooke said betrayal was a hot button for Hope. Bill noted that he hadn't betrayed Brooke. She agreed and hoped the wedding would be a chance to put blame aside. Bill asked if it would be a wedding or a group therapy session.
Bill received a call, and as he went upstairs to take it, Brooke heard a knock at the door. Surprised, she pulled it open and grimaced upon seeing a smiling Deacon on her doorstep. Her first question was what he was doing there. He said he'd wanted to let her know he was back in town.
Brooke asked how long he'd be there and if "Little D" was with him. Deacon said Little D was in school and doing great. Deacon relayed that he was between jobs and staying with a friend. Brooke concluded that he didn't have a job or a place to live. He replied that he was open to new opportunities. "I can't offer you anything, Deacon," Brooke quipped.
Deacon had kind of figured that. Brooke added that she didn't want him bothering Hope, who was in a good place in her life and was happy. Deacon replied that Hope was happy with Liam. Deacon was determined to show Hope and Brooke that he wasn't the same guy. He wanted to live his life with gratitude and be in the present, which meant admitting that he'd been a real jerk in the past.
Deacon confessed that he'd been bad news for every person he cared about. He was determined to fix his relationship with Hope, but he didn't want to do it if it upset Brooke. He knew he didn't deserve another chance, but if Brooke would let him, he'd like to try to earn it.
At the cliff house, Liam stared at his patio door and shuddered as he flashed back on Quinn's previous night's visit. Hope arrived, and in a sexy voice, she offered to play nurse for a few hours before work. She asked if he was taking his medication, but he said he'd stopped to keep a clear head. Liam looked uneasy and distracted, and she asked what was wrong. He revealed that Quinn had been there the night before, and she'd threatened to kill them both.
Hope was flabbergasted by the announcement, and she didn't think the threats made any sense. She said that Wyatt believed that Quinn wasn't dangerous. Liam replied that Wyatt wasn't even talking to his mother, so he had no idea what was in Quinn's head.
Hope whipped out her phone and called Wyatt, who was at his beach house. She asked to see him immediately at Liam's house. After the call, Liam said he agreed that Wyatt should know, but Liam doubted there was anything Wyatt could do about Quinn. Hope insisted that Wyatt had to be able to do something because Quinn had to be stopped.
Later, the unhappy Wyatt arrived. He said he'd heard that Quinn had been at the cliff house the previous night. Liam asked what his half-brother would do about it, and Wyatt responded that he'd told her to stop. Liam quipped that it wouldn't be good enough. Wyatt told Liam to dial it back because Quinn hadn't touched Liam's ankle, and Liam retorted that Quinn had done worse than that.
Hope asked if Wyatt had gotten through to Quinn, and Wyatt replied that Quinn knew what he wanted. Liam felt that Wyatt's desires weren't even Quinn's objective anymore. Liam insisted that Quinn had gone dark, and it had become about getting rid of anyone who made Wyatt unhappy.
Wyatt asked if Hope had asked him there to subject him to Liam complaining about Quinn. Liam asserted that Quinn had threatened Liam and Hope's lives, and Quinn had said that if he didn't go to Paris and back to Steffy, Quinn would kill Hope and Liam. Wyatt replied that it was insane. Liam agreed wholeheartedly, and Hope noted that Wyatt had told her that Quinn wasn't dangerous.
Wyatt declared that his mother was overbearing, not violent. After some thought, he said Quinn had never been violent before. Hope figured that Wyatt could get through to Quinn. Liam didn't want to go to the cops, but he said he would if he had to. Hope asked if Quinn was capable of murder.
Back at Quinn's warehouse, she unlocked her wooden box and retrieved an eighteen-inch, serrated sword. She ran a cloth along the blade, nicked her finger, and sucked a blood drop off it. Her eyes glittered as she marveled at the blade.
At Brooke's house, Brooke tried to get rid of Deacon, but Deacon insisted that Hope needed her father in life. Returning to the opened front door, Brooke said she didn't want Deacon anywhere near her, but Deacon replied that it wasn't about her. It was about Hope.
Noting that Brooke was with Bill, Deacon stated that he wouldn't get in the way. "But come on. Spencer? I'm not judging you -- well, maybe just a little bit," he quipped.
Bill appeared on the overlook, and with a cobra-like stare, Bill asked Deacon what he was doing there. Bill descended the stairs, and chuckling, Deacon relayed that he wasn't trying to cause problems. Instead, he was there about his daughter, who was involved with Bill's sons.
Bill ordered Deacon to stay out of it. "Like you have?" Deacon snipped. Deacon insisted that he was there for his daughter and asked if Bill had a problem with that. Bill retorted that he had a problem with Deacon being anywhere near Bill, Brooke, or Hope -- or anyone else Bill cared for. Deacon declared that Hope was his daughter and that Bill should understand that parents had to protect their kids.
"My daughter -- " Brooke started to say, but Deacon corrected that it was their daughter. "Our daughter..." Brooke restated, "is with Liam now. She doesn't need you." She instructed Deacon to stay away from her and from Hope. Bill told Deacon to beat it, and Deacon quietly left.
Once Deacon had gone, Brooke said she wanted Deacon to care about Hope, and Brooke had seen a change in him. Bill scoffed that Deacon's change was part of the con. She asked Bill not to say that to Hope, who really wanted to believe in her father.
"What about what happened in Italy -- or has she just shifted all that blame to me?" Bill asked. Brooke recalled that he'd had a part in that, and Bill responded that he regretted it and regretted becoming involved with Sharpe. Bill insisted that Deacon was a cancer and that Brooke had better cut him out for Hope's sake. Brooke stated that the man wasn't in her life, but he might be in Hope's life.
Bill insisted that Hope couldn't be objective. Brooke declared that she'd be there for Hope, but Deacon had better not hurt Hope. "He's not going to do anything to either one of you because I'm here. I'll protect you," Bill asserted and hugged Brooke. Bill stated that he had to wonder where Deacon was staying and whom he'd hooked up with.
At Liam's house, Wyatt declared that Quinn would never hurt Hope, whom Quinn adored. Liam stated that Quinn loved Hope as long as Hope was with Wyatt. Wyatt denied that his mother was that far gone, but Liam insisted that she'd become murderous. Hope believed that Wyatt was the only one who could get through to Quinn, but Wyatt refused to believe that his mother had gone so far.
Liam suggested that Wyatt at least confront Quinn, but Wyatt didn't know how to confront her about wanting to kill his brother and the woman Wyatt loved. Wyatt asked how Liam was sure that Quinn wasn't just blowing off steam, but Hope insisted that Quinn be accountable for her threats.
Wyatt whipped out his phone and text-messaged his mother, who was polishing her sword at the warehouse. Wyatt wanted to see Quinn. She texted to ask where he was. He responded that he was with Hope and Liam. "That pathetic little worm told Hope and my son," Quinn seethed to herself.
Later, Hope and Liam were still having a hard time convincing Wyatt of the seriousness of Quinn's threats. "I will kill Hope, too, before I see her with you,'" Liam quoted. Wyatt stubbornly said Quinn wasn't going to do anything because she wasn't -- "Insane? Crazy?" Liam interjected. Liam insisted that someone in her right mind wouldn't threaten murder.
Wyatt asserted that he'd be the judge of it, and his mother would listen to him. He offered to be the one to call the police if Quinn did something else. Hope worried that it could backfire, but Wyatt huffed that Hope and Liam were making too big of a deal out of it.
Liam asked what he and Hope were supposed to do while Wyatt was handling Quinn. Wyatt suggested that the couple dial it back and not flaunt their relationship. Liam raged that he'd already thought of that; however, Quinn wanted him out of town and her job back. Hope asserted that it was not going to happen. Liam suggested that Wyatt relay that Liam had filed a restraining order, but Wyatt asked Liam not to do that.
Liam urged Wyatt to see that threatening Liam was one thing, but neither brother could stand for Quinn threatening Hope. Wyatt apologized for his mother, but Hope said it wasn't his fault. Frustrated, Wyatt conveyed that he'd told Quinn again and again to stay away. He promised that he'd lay down the law and that his mother wouldn't be a danger for them.
After Wyatt had gone, Hope and Liam hoped that Wyatt could get through to Quinn. Outside, fireworks shot off. Liam wanted to see them or sit by the fire pit outside, but Hope insisted that he needed some rest. Liam walked her to the door and bade her goodnight.
Later, Hope arrived at Brooke's house, and Brooke and Bill informed her that Deacon had been there to get Brooke's support for his relationship with Hope. Brooke and Bill urged Hope to at least have a healthy skepticism about Deacon. Hope responded that she'd given Deacon the forgiveness he'd asked for, just as Liam had forgiven Bill for his part in the Italy incident.
Hope wanted to believe that Deacon loved her and wanted to be in her life. She was willing to give him a chance, and she wanted Brooke to do the same thing. Hope went up to bed, and Brooke told Bill that, even though she didn't like Hope's decision, she had to trust her daughter.
At the warehouse, Deacon arrived as Quinn was wrapping the sword in a black cloth. He was curious about how her work was going, and she announced that she'd finished. Deacon wanted to see it, but Quinn switched the subject to his evening. He grimly remarked that he'd seen Brooke and Bill.
Deacon began to rant about wanting to be in his daughter's life, but he quickly decided that he didn't want to talk about that. He switched the topic back to seeing what was under the black cloth. Carrying the object to its box, Quinn accused Deacon of bailing on their arrangement. He claimed to still be on the job, but Quinn decided to handle it herself.
Deacon prodded Quinn to let him see the creation, and he quipped that it had to be a diamond-studded leash for Wyatt. Flipping back the cloth, Quinn revealed the sword. She held it parallel to her face and asked what Deacon thought. Deacon was amazed by the artistry and craftsmanship. He assumed that someone was paying her a bundle because "this thing is killer."
With a wicked laugh, Quinn responded, "That's the point." Deacon assumed that she'd made one before. "Not this size," she uttered, marveling at the sword. He expressed that it was more than art, and one could do damage with it. He was curious to know whom she'd made it for, but she replied that it was confidential. He remarked that "he" was a lucky guy, but she asked why it had to be for a man.
Quinn locked the sword in its box, and pulling the box off the table, she announced that she was headed out. Deacon assumed she was delivering the project somewhere, but she replied that she was keeping a promise to someone. He offered to accompany her to protect the piece. "You don't think I can protect myself?" she quipped. He told her to stay out of trouble, but he looked troubled as she exited.
Later, Wyatt arrived at the warehouse. He was surprised when Deacon greeted him. Deacon relayed that he'd met Quinn before he'd met Wyatt, and Wyatt asked why Deacon hadn't revealed that. Deacon responded that he'd been to Wyatt's house to talk about Wyatt, not Quinn.
Wyatt grew uneasy when Deacon relayed that he'd met Quinn at a bar. Deacon readily stated that it wasn't what Wyatt was thinking, and she'd been nice enough to give Deacon a place to stay. Wyatt asked what Deacon thought of her, and Deacon cautiously said she was a nice lady. "No, Deacon, really," Wyatt replied. Deacon stated that Quinn was a real piece of work.
Unsurprised, Wyatt offered to have a drink with Deacon while he asked Deacon some questions. Deacon declined and expressed worry that something was going on with Quinn, who hadn't gone out alone. Wyatt asked who Quinn had been with, but Deacon clarified that it had been a "what." Glancing at Wyatt's neck, Deacon realized that Quinn had replicated Wyatt's sword charm.
Deacon explained that Quinn had made something just like Wyatt's charm; however, it hadn't been a piece of jewelry. Deacon insisted that it had been the real deal, "sharp as hell," and deadly. "And she took it with her?" Wyatt exclaimed. Deacon relayed that she'd said something about having to keep a promise to someone. Upon hearing that, Wyatt rushed out of the warehouse.
Back at Liam's house, Quinn appeared at Liam's sliding door and watched him go into his bedroom. Liam returned to lock the sliding door, but Quinn shoved it open and stormed inside. Upset, Liam stamped his crutches on the ground, demanding to know what she wanted.
Quinn raged that Liam wasn't listening to her, and he'd gone to Hope and Wyatt. Liam threatened to go to the police, too; however, Quinn declared that, after that night, Hope and Wyatt would finally be free of Liam. Liam called her insane, and she asserted that he'd driven her to it. Quinn called Liam a coward who'd lied when unable to compete with Wyatt.
Quinn asked if Liam's ankle hurt, and she kicked him in his boot. Liam fell onto the floor and writhed in pain. She told him not to worry because it would all be over with soon. Quinn produced the sword, and Liam scrambled to sit up. She proclaimed that it was the Spencer sword, the very one that Liam wasn't man enough or worthy enough to wear.
Liam stuttered as Quinn wagged the tip in his face, screaming that she'd warned him, but he hadn't listened. Poising the blade against his neck, she said, "Live by the sword; die by the sword!"
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Joe Bunn started his DJ career at the age of 14 in his hometown of Wilson, NC. His mom used to drive him to gigs in her wood-paneled Jeep Wagoneer! He did shows all throughout high school, college at UNC-Chapel Hill, and eventually moved to Raleigh, NC in the late 90s where he started Bunn DJ Company. The company grew from a couple of DJs to a staff of 15 of the area’s best mobile DJs. The company does about 400 weddings a year and another 200+ private, corporate and charity events. They also now have offices in Charleston, SC, Charlotte, NC and Richmond, VA.
Joe has been on the board of both ILEA (International Live Events Association) and NACE (National Association of Catering & Events). In addition, he has been a speaker and writer for many trade publications including Mobile Beat, DJ Times, and Disc Jockey News.
Joe still DJs almost every weekend, but in recent years, has been hired by DJs all across the U.S. and beyond to help their business in every aspect from branding to booking to sales. He has put out three training DVDs, “Selling the Music”, “Marketing the Music” and “Hiring the Music”. All are available at Joe’s Personal Site.
For more information about his company, check out Bunn DJ Company.
Mike Walter is the proud owner of Elite Entertainment, a Multi-System DJ Company in New Jersey that has been selected by TheKnot.com and WeddingWire.com as a top Entertainment company in the country. What Mike is most proud of is that his own company exemplifies the message he has been preaching to the DJ Industry for years: There IS a way to combine Quality and Quantity.
Mike’s DJing career began in his hometown of Queens, New York in 1984. He is a graduate of the Connecticut School of Broadcasting and has a communications degree from Union County College. Mike worked with Star DJs from 1988 to 1993 where he helped to develop a staff of over 50 by training new recruits and handling an increasingly complex schedule. In early 1993, Mike became a partner in a much smaller Mobile DJ company, Elite Entertainment. He quickly had an impact on the Elite staff, imposing his high standards of MCing and DJing. Mike bought out his partner in 1998 and Elite Entertainment has continued its growth (20 emcees and 1200+ annual events) and sets the standard for excellence in New Jersey.
Mike has always believed in training talent from within and he spreads his message by speaking at DJ Expos and writing for many of the nationwide DJ publications. His DVD and CD-rom package entitled “Training Your Next Great DJ” and his book: “Running Your Multi-Op” are all available at www.DJMikeWalter.com.
Below you’ll find example schedules for PhDJ1 and PhDJ2. All classes and topics are subject to change.
“I left with a huge list of things to work on. Joe and Mike run successful DJ companies but they run them in different ways and it was great to see both of their perspectives on issues.”
— Quain Tull, Rock Star DJs in St Louis
“The content that Mike and Joe brought to the workshop was just great. I got lots of tools that I can take back and make my business better.”
— Nate Nelson, LeForce Entertainment in Dallas
“If you’re looking for the next step after the 101 beginner stuff, this is the workshop to take.”
— Brian Buonassissi, B Boy Productions in New York City
Watch Video Testimonials
PhDJ dates are March 14th & 15th, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV
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Sorry, this product cannot be shipped to Australia
Sorry, this product cannot be shipped to AustraliaBiossance
Squalane + Lactic Acid Resurfacing Night Serum
Smooth out uneven-looking skin with Biossance Squalane and Lactic Acid Resurfacing Serum, a fast-acting skincare treatment suitable for the face, neck and décolleté.
Featuring a 10% vegan lactic acid formula, this serum works to dissolve dead skin cells that sit on the surface of the skin, helping to reduce uneven texture and reveal a softer and more luminous complexion.
Suitable for all ages, with Biossance Squalane and Lactic Acid Resurfacing Serum also includes clover to help support the exfoliating effects of lactic acid by boosting cell turnover, while the nourishing properties of squalane deliver weightless moisture deep into the skin to help prevent over drying.
- Fast-working retexturizing formula made with 10% vegan lactic acid
- Works to diminish the look of fine lines
- Promotes a brighter and smoother complexion
- Uses ethically and sustainably sourced squalane
- Cruelty and paraben-free formula
- Vegan product
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Julie Dodson is the lead designer of Houston based firm Dodson Interiors. For over a decade she has worked on luxury residential and commercial projects across the US.
She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interior Design from the University of Mississippi in Oxford. Dodson is known for her classic and glamorous designs that always evoke a sense of comfort yet remain fresh and sophisticated.
Dodson has been featured in Traditional Home, Kitchen & Bath Ideas, Beautiful Homes and numerous other publications. A favorite among design bloggers and authors, she has been covered on the popular design e-magazine Cote De Texas.
In 2010 Julie Dodson was named One of Twenty Young Designers in the US to Watch by Traditional Home Magazine and a Star on the Rise by Decorative Center Houston in 2012.
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Since Downton Abbey’s Maggie Smith took home this award not only last year but the one before (though then, the show was competing in the miniseries/movie category), does it really matter who gets nominated? We already know who’s going to win. But, if there was going to be an upset (and no offense to the Dowager Countess, but we’re pulling for one) which actresses would be likeliest to pull it off?
More Emmy Races In Review | Outstanding Comedy Series | Lead Comedy Actor | Lead Comedy Actress | Supporting Comedy Actor | Supporting Comedy Actress | Outstanding Drama Series | Lead Drama Actor | Lead Drama Actress | Supporting Drama Actor | Outstanding Reality-Competition Series
Review the following slideshow of the major contenders — including TVLine’s Dream Nominees — then hit the comments to vote for who you think are the six best. And check back over the weekend as we tackle the Reality Series race!
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Re: [PanoToolsNG] new to Panos---virtual tours?
- View Sourcelake00us wrote:
> Just learning...pick up a Cannon g9 and the 0-360 lens...so far soI don't know what is a 0-360 lens...
> good, but want to consider a better method so i can do virtual 360 tours
> do I need a wide angle lens for this and what else?
> All suggestions are welcome
You need as wide an angle lens as you can get - preferably a good
fisheye lens, and a panorama head to take care of the entrance pupil
calibration. Then you need stitching and panorama building software.
You can find a good description of resources, tutorials, etc. at:
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DOD to take greater role in bankrolling foreign militaries
By JULIANA GITTLER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: February 3, 2006
Changes passed in the 2006 Defense Authorization Act allows the Pentagon, rather than the State Department, to take a greater role in foreign military financing, including security assistance programs, training and equipment sales.
The change, Pentagon officials said, would ease the flow of money and resources to the places it’s needed most.
Foreign military financing allows the U.S. government to give or loan money to allies for military articles, services and training to help them bolster their defense against mutual threats including terrorism, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the agency that helps manage the program.
In the Pacific and Asia, the largest recipients are the countries with the strongest alliances to the U.S. military, including Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore.
But the program has armed other, less-friendly countries in their fight against terrorism, State Department officials have said, including the Philippines and, since November, Indonesia.
In both countries, foreign military financing programs were interrupted for about a decade: reduced in the Philippines following the closure of U.S. bases there, and halted completely in Indonesia after reports of widespread human-rights abuses were reported in the late 1990s.
Since Sept. 11, 2001, and the war on terror, both nations have supported U.S. actions worldwide. The improvement in relations has evolved into the resumption of military financing.
In the Philippines, for example, in addition to Pentagon- and Pacific Command-sponsored training such as the annual exercise Balikatan, the U.S. State Department has helped rebuild the country’s military by funding a series of counterterrorism training modules led by U.S. forces, officials at the embassy in Manila have said.
In Indonesia, similar training now is possible since the State Department resumed Foreign Military Financing in November and the U.S. government lifted an arms embargo this month.
Although resuming that relationship can help fight mutual foes, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack stated in November it is a departure from the one of the tenets of the program: that U.S. funding will not support countries with human-rights abuses or that do not promote democratic values.
“It is in the national security interests of the United States to waive conditionality pertaining to Foreign Military Financing and defense exports to Indonesia.… The decision will allow the United States to resume selected areas of military assistance for Indonesia,” he stated in a written release.
“The U.S. remains committed to pressing for accountability for past human rights abuses, and U.S. assistance will continue to be guided by Indonesia’s progress on democratic reform and accountability.”
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ZLATIBOR "HOTEL & SPA IDILA"
YOUR LUXURY PARADISE AT ZLATIBOR 365 DAYS A YEAR
By its modern interior design, content which it offers and the highest level of service, among many hotels in Zlatibor, stands one of the most beautiful hotels in Serbia - The Hotel & Spa "Idila". The Hotel & Spa "Idila" is located in the center of Zlatibor, just a few minutes walk from the bus station, a shopping center and central square. It is isolated from the noise, so a peaceful holiday is guaranteed to the hotel guests. The Hotel & Spa "Idila" is open all year and offers its guests a complete rest and relaxation.
BEST RATE GUARANTEE
SAFE AND SECURE RESERVATIONS
(3 days) before arrival
SPA CENTERAllow yourself the magic relaxing of the mind and body in the Spa center of the Hotel "Idila". To complete their vacation, the guests are offered the benefits of a luxury spa center, which is modern equipped zone of recreation and relaxation.
DESTINTIONA large number of sunny days (more than 230) during the year, the wind rose and the wonderful smell of pine trees will make your staying in Zlatibor unforgettable.
On the other hand the center of Zlatibor is highly urbanized. There are a lot of restaurants, cafes, cake shops and clubs where everyone will find an appropriate place for a party. Zlatibor is located 230km from Belgrade, 300 km from Novi Sad and 300 km from the Adriatic Sea.
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(synchswim) Synchronized swimming
I want to remind you that the list is all smiles can be found on the Skype Emoticons page. Also we have a Skype emoticons quiz.
Skype supplemented the set of Olympic emoticons
Last week on Skype has been introduced new emoticons, including 3 Olympic medals. Now, designers supplemented the set of Olympic emoticons by adding some sports, as well as a trophy and podium.
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The coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, reaching far-flung areas like China’s western Xinjiang region, as the number of global cases approaches 14 million with the U.S., India and Brazil – the worst virus-hit countries – breaking their own records.
India on Friday said it had surpassed 1 million cases, third only to the U.S. and Brazil, with more than 25,000 deaths. That followed Brazil's announcement that the country had passed 2 million cases and 76,000 deaths – 1,000 fatalities a day, on average, since late May on a gruesome plateau yet to fall.
India's grim milestone drove home concerns over a surge that could overwhelm hospitals and tax its feeble health care system. So far, three states –Maharashtra, Delhi and Tamil Nadu – have accounted for more than half of total cases. But in India’s vast countryside, which is much less prepared and with weaker health care, the pandemic is clearly growing.
Another record in U.S.
The U.S. has registered a record number of new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, according to a tally compiled by the Johns Hopkins University. Some 77,300 new infections were recorded during that period, the highest number since the beginning of the pandemic. Previously, the record had been 67,800 new infections in a single day on July 10. In total, more than 3.5 million people have been infected in the U.S. and 138,000 have died as a result of the virus.
The world's worst-affected nation has seen a surge in cases since June, especially in the southern and western parts of the country. For the last 10 days, new cases have been within the range of 55,000 and 65,000 per day. More than 137,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the U.S. The latest research showed the number of deaths in the U.S. would surpass 150,000 by next month, and the country's top infectious diseases expert, Anthony Fauci, called for an end to the bickering over restrictions. Florida, California and Texas have been particularly hard hit, with political wrangling exacerbating their plight as officials attempt to balance commerce with public health.
Elsewhere in the world, China has imposed a strict lockdown in its Xinjiang autonomous region, home to Uighur Muslims, after six fresh cases of coronavirus were reported, according to a local media report. China's National Health Commission said in a statement Friday that 10 new cases were reported in the country of which nine were imported.
The Muslim-majority region is so far from Beijing that residents operate on their own, unofficial time zone and had until now been little affected by outbreaks elsewhere that appear to have been brought under control. Health officials said all the cases emerged from among people who had earlier been placed under isolation and close monitoring in the regional capital, Urumqi. Another 135 people were being monitored in isolation. The city of 3.5 million tightened anti-virus measures following the emergence of the new cases. It shut down a main subway line and closed off some residential compounds, ordering passengers boarding flights to show a test result and mobile phone health certificate to indicate they were virus-free.
More than 581,000 deaths have been reported since the virus emerged in China late last year. As many as 87% of coronavirus cases in China's Wuhan between January and March may have gone undetected, according to a study published Thursday in the British scientific journal Nature. The study, authored by a group of Chinese experts based in the city where the coronavirus outbreak first emerged last year, found that between 53% and 87% of the infections before March 8 were unascertained, potentially including asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic cases. Failure to account for these cases also produced a reproduction rate of only 0.28, meaning that on average a person infected with COVID-19 passed the disease on to fewer than one new person, indicating it would soon die out.
In fact, the reproduction rate during the early outbreak was 3.54, according to the peer-reviewed paper – much higher than that of SARS and MERS. These findings highlight "the risk posed by unascertained cases in changing intervention strategies," the authors state.
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For the past few years the vision of the department I manage is to be the best Canadian university information systems department. Simple, clear, and ambitious. It is a vision that sets the bar high.
When we first published this vision, feedback was positive. But we consistently heard one concern: how do you measure 'the best'. There are some basic metrics we use. Examples include external rankings for specific areas of our business, awards from appropriate groups, and benchmarks against similar organizations.
These metrics are useful in charting progress, however none of them will ever conclusively indicate our ranking in our business. Individually and collectively, none of them will ever prove we are 'the best'. And I'm quite happy with that.
If we ever officially became the 'the best', then bad behaviors would begin to creep into our culture. We would become complacent, over confident, and we would lose our desire to continuously improve. The goal of a lofty vision is that it is always just slightly out of reach. A goal just beyond your fingertips is an eternal incentive. In our case it is an incentive to continuously get better all the time.
I don't really want to be 'the best', but I do want to always be trying to be 'the best'.
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Recorded Thursday – 05/28/2015 7:00pm
Speaker Bio: Maximo Trinidad, (Microsoft MVP – PowerShell)
Topic: “PowerShell SQL Server SMO Simplicity” –
In this presentation I will be showing how easy it is to use PowerShell the extract information from SQL Server. I will cover creating, discovering, and formattting objects which is part of how you use PowerShell. At the same time, I will show the use of SMO to connect and interact with your SQL Server engine to collect information.
Download presentation script file:
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Tuesday, 6 December 2011
Today I spent half an hour dressed like a twit, acting like a numpty, having my picture taken for a fundraising calendar, (yes I know Sharon) I have liberated a copy of one to put up here!
I was Professor Umbridge, in pink! of course, Mari Matthews was fab as Minerva mcgonagall behind me, Carole Darmady as Trelawney was scary! poor Daniel could see nothing as Dumbeldore with all that hair, Anne was a fine Mrs Weasley, and Jonny as Hagrid was a tour De force! the 'youngsters' were Siony as Ginny, Norma as Hermione and of course our own Management bod as Harry Potter.
Very silly and much fun was had by all!
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My husband and I are celebrating our 9th anniversary this month.
How is that even possible when I’m still only 23?
Here’s the truth – when I married Ryan, I got really, really lucky. I was 17 when we started dating and only 23 when we got married. I didn’t know anything, but I knew he was a keeper.
After 9 years of marriage and almost 15 years together, I still don’t know anything. But I am still positive that I won the husband lottery.
That doesn’t mean that our marriage has always been easy or fun.
It doesn’t mean either of us are perfect.
But I really am thankful for every day – even on hard days. (And no, sometimes I don’t realize I’m thankful for those days while they’re happening. Thank you very much.)
And I have learned a lot about marriage and life from my husband. Now, I just have to spend the next 9 (or 90) years trying to put this stuff into action. It will definitely take that long.
Here are some of those lessons … in case you could use a reminder, too.
Sometimes it’s just about putting one foot in front of the other.
During a trip to Atlanta 6 years ago, we ended up walking what seemed like miles to get to a barbecue place we wanted to try. It was (at least) a million degrees outside.
And while I wanted to lay on the steaming pavement and wait for death to take me, Ryan told me (not unkindly) to stop thinking about it and just put one foot in front of the other.
This is really my husband in a nutshell. He just keeps going. If he’s tired, he keeps going. If he’s mad, he keeps going. If he’s hungry, he keeps going (and he eats).
It’s how he built a house and completed countless home projects. It’s how he’s a wonderful dad and husband. It’s how he is a killer friend. It’s how we’ve made it through tough times.
Because the truth is, sometimes marriage isn’t easy and you may want to give up. But it may just take putting one foot in front of the other.
What other people do (or think) doesn’t matter.
Here’s another important thing about my husband – he really doesn’t care about what you think. Or what the Internet thinks. Or what my friend’s husband thinks.
He doesn’t compare himself, his life or his family to others. He doesn’t try to outdo his friends (or my friends) by getting bigger gifts or making grander gestures.
Because our marriage has nothing to do with you. Our love doesn’t look anything like yours. And it has nothing to do with what someone else posts on Facebook.
Being right about everything is overrated.
This is probably just a result of being married to the woman-who-fights-to-the-death-for-things-that-don’t-matter. But my husband isn’t going to argue you to death. He just isn’t.
He will state his peace. He will tell you what he thinks (if you ask).
But he’s also aware enough to know when it’s just not worth it. He isn’t going to use his energy fighting about things that don’t matter. And when it does matter, he’ll just stick to his guns without being aggressive.
(Me? I’m still working on this.)
There is such a thing as too much talking.
In marriage, quiet is okay. Quiet can be great, actually. Every single thing doesn’t need to be talked into the ground.
If you fight, it’s okay to say sorry and move on. If you are thinking about something, it’s okay to mull it over on your own for a while without talking through every single detail.
It’s all about teamwork.
And this is really the bottom line – marriage isn’t really a competition. We’re not competing against other couples and, most of all, we’re not competing against each other.
We don’t always agree. That’s okay. (In fact, I would say it’s healthy.)
But you know what my husband understands? That he and I are a team. And that being together is way more important than being right or getting his way. And that it’s important to form a united front – even if we have heated discussions in the privacy of our home.
I guess he really just focuses on what matters – this marriage and our family.
I’m really grateful to be celebrating 9 years with a man I learn from every day.
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Only 4 ingredients, the slow cooker does everything for you, and it’s delicious. This treat is seriously addictive, don't be surprised if you crave it all of the time.
- 2 pound white almond bark
- 4 ounces German chocolate bar
- 1 (12-ounce) bag semisweet chocolate chips
- 24 ounces dry roasted peanuts
Preparation time 5mins
Cooking time 80mins
Add all ingredients to slow cooker. Cook on low for 1 hour without messing with it. After an hour, stir to combine everything. Allow to cook for another hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
Drop spoonfuls of the candy onto wax paper and allow to cool completely.
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United States District Court, D. Hawaii
TRUSTEES OF THE HAWAII LABORERS' TRUST FUNDS et al., Plaintiffs,
TAU MASONRY, LLC, a Hawaii Limited Liability Company, and TAUSINGA HAFOKA, individually, and dba TAU MASONRY, Defendants.
WEINBERG, ROGER & ROSENFELD, ASHLEY K. IKEDA, JERRY P.S.
CHANG Attorneys for Plaintiffs TRUSTEES OF THE HAWAII
LABORERS' TRUST FUNDS
FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO GRANT PLAINTIFFS'
MOTION FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANTS TAU
MASONRY, LLC, A HAWAII LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AND
TAUSINGA HAFOKA, INDIVIDUALLY, AND DBA TAU MASONRY
Kenneth J. Mansfield United States Magistrate Judge.
HAWAII LABORERS' TRUST FUNDS (“Plaintiffs” or
“Trust Funds”) Motion for Entry of Default
Judgment Against Defendants TAU MASONRY, LLC, a Hawaii
Limited Liability Company, and TAUSINGA HAFOKA, individually,
and dba TAU MASONRY (“Defendants”), having come
on for hearing before the Honorable Kenneth J. Mansfield,
Magistrate Judge on August 30, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. with Jerry
P.S. Chang, Esq. appearing for Plaintiffs, and no other party
appearing. The Defendants have made no opposition, appearance
or other communications, and the Court having read the
memoranda, declarations, and exhibits in support thereto, the
Court also citing to Eitel v. McCool, 782 F.2d 1470
(9th Cir. 1986), having considered the evidence presented,
and having heard oral argument, and being fully advised in
the premises and good cause appearing therefor, the Court
FINDS and RECOMMENDS that the district court GRANT
Plaintiffs' Motion for Entry of Default Judgment Against
Court bases its recommendation upon the following findings:
Defendant TAU MASONRY, LLC is a limited liability company
doing business in the State of Hawaii. Defendant TAUSINGA
HAFOKA is an individual doing business in the State of Hawaii
as TAU MASONRY.
Defendants entered into a Laborers' Project Agreement
Masonry Contractors (“Project Agreement”) binding
them to the Labor Agreement Covering Construction Masonry
Laborers in the State of Hawaii, with the Laborers'
International Union of North America, Local 368
(“Union”) and the Trust Agreements appurtenant
thereto, which said Agreements obligated Defendants to make
contributions to the Trust Funds for each hour of work
performed by a covered employee in Defendants'
employment. The Project Agreement binding Defendants to the
Labor Agreement Covering Construction Masonry Laborers in the
State of Hawaii is dated June 30, 2016, and is Exhibit
“A” to the Complaint. [Doc. Nos. 1-1, and 1,
Pursuant to the Labor Agreement Covering Construction Masonry
Laborers in the State of Hawaii (“Labor
Agreement” or “CBA”), Defendants not only
agreed to make contributions to the various Trust Funds, but
agreed to pay them on a monthly basis and to submit monthly
reports showing the monthly total of hours worked for each
employee covered by the CBA. Pursuant to the Labor Agreement,
Defendants also agreed to allow the Trust Funds'
representatives to audit their records and agreed to provide
the Trust Funds with “information and records
necessary” to administer the various Trust Funds. [Doc.
Pursuant to the Labor Agreement, Defendants agreed that if
the Trust Funds were required to bring legal action to
recover delinquent contributions, Defendants would be liable
for the delinquent contributions, plus liquidated damages of
$20 or 20%, per fund, of the delinquency (whichever was
higher) and interest at the rate of 12%.
Pursuant to the Labor Agreement, Defendants agreed to pay
reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred if the
Trust Funds were required to retain legal counsel for the
collection of any delinquency.
of the date of the Complaint filed on May 17, 2018 [Doc. No.
1], by virtue of the subject agreements, based upon the
January 2017 report and August 2016 to June 2017 audit,
Defendants owed $5, 912.39 in unpaid contributions and $3,
459.05 in liquidated damages, and interest (12%) under the CBA
on unpaid contributions to April 30, 2018 of $853.48 ($1.94
per diem), for a total then due of $10, 224.92. [Doc. 18-3]
(“Tonini Decl.” ¶9).
to Defendant's failure to file an answer or respond to
the Complaint, a Request for Entry of Default was filed
herein on June 22, 2018 [Doc. No. 14] and Default was entered
by the Court on June 25, 2018 [Doc. No. 15].
Plaintiffs then filed their Motion for Entry of Default
Judgment against Defendants on July 23, 2018 [Doc. No. 18].
According to the Motion for Entry of Default Judgment, the
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_ Leonardo Don Capricioso: Settle down, I have some questions to pose you.
_ Miss Pernin: Ok.
_ L.D.: Well, first do you know why you are here?
_ M.P.: No, tosay everything to you, I made my shopping when one of your men interpeeled me. _ _ L.D.:You are here because you are suspected of kidnapping.
_ M.P.: A kidnapping!? But it is completelyabsurd! I never do nothing hurt.
_ L.D.: Nevertheless the young person V is reported missing.
_ M.P.: How do you accused me of having kidnapped my own pupil?
_ L.D.: It has been two days since weare searching him and according to our informations it is you who saw him lastly.
_ M.P.: The last time when I saw him it was in class one week ago
_ L.D.: Are you sure? Did you not see him in another moments?
_ M.P.: I said to you that not!
_ L.D.: It would seem that you lie to us on this point.
Two of your pupils asserted us having seen you with the disappeared not later than on Tuesday._ M.P.: They have you lied.
_ L.D.: According the student file of Miss x and Mr y they are two very serious pupils, applied in their work and they had always worked for that English classes takesplace as good as possible. So that would be immoral not to believe in what they said.
_ M.P.: You base yourselves on the testimony of two young pupils?!
_ L.D.: It’s seems to be that, thus wherewere you à12h30 on Tuesday, January 15th?
_ M.P.: At 12:30 that was my lunch time so I returned at my home.
_ L.D.: The witnesses saw you taking Mr V in your car by going out of the parking , Is ittrue?
_ M.P.: It would be possible that I crossed him and…
A man enter the office and informs the commissioner:
_ " The body of V was found in a lake near the parking it is in autopsy for themoment."
_ L.D.: The interrogation is adjourned the time of the autopsy, I kindly request you to wait here that it ends.
_ M.P.: Ok as you will want.
Another man enters with the results...
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November 22, 2013
Glasgow Warriors 8 - 23 Newport Gwent Dragons
GUINNESS PRO12 match played at Scotstoun on Friday November 22nd 2013 | No comments
Gregor Townsend was a disappointed man Glasgow slumped to defeat in a dismal performance against the Dragons at Scotstoun this evening.
The Dragons were well-deserved winners with man-of-the-match Jason Tovey capping a fine display at stand-off with 18 points. But with a the visitors losing three players to the sin-bin Glasgow's ability to play dumb rugby was a major contributory factor in their second defeat in a row at Scotstoun.
The Warriors made the best possible start at Scotstoun as they saw Dragons centre Pat Leach sent to the sin bin inside the opening couple of minutes and moments later Stuart Hogg was breaking through the defensive line and setting up Nikola Matawalu to score.
That was as good as it got for them in the first half though as the visitors impressively fought back and took the lead just as Leach was re-entering the fray. Henry Pyrgos had missed the earlier conversion for the Warriors and Tovey made him pay with two penalties in quick succession.
And Tovey was the hero again later in the half as he pounced on a mistake by the try-scorer Matawalu. The Fijian looked to have averted danger after a kick through to the corner but spilled the ball for Tovey to touch down and nail his third successful kick of the night made it 13-5 at the break.
An early Pyrgos penalty reduced the deficit and it looked like the comeback was on when Matthew Pewtner was sent to the sin bin for the visitors shortly afterwards.
It wasn't forthcoming though as, despite being down to 14 men, the Dragons created the chance for Will Harries to score in the corner and Tovey added the conversion to stretch the lead to 12 points. It was a fine score but the wing was given far too much space by the Glasgow backline.
Another yellow card, this time for Fijian number eight Netani Talei, gave the hosts even more hope of a revival.
However, despite a couple of concerted periods of pressure from the Warriors, the visitors' defence held firm and Tovey fittingly slotted over a drop goal in the dying stages to cap off the victory.
Glasgow coach Gregor Townsend was a disappointed man at full-time. He told BBC Scotland: "It was a bad, bad performance.
"We're all disappointed because we are much better than that.
"That looked like a Glasgow team that I've not seen since I've been here as a coach but also before that.
"We made some horrific mistakes to give the Dragons cheap points.
"When you put in a performance like that at home you feel like you've let down a lot of people.All of the supporters who came out on a cold night.
"We just couldn't get out of the hole.
"Possibly the fact we scored so early did something to the players' heads, I don't know.
"After that, we just couldn't create anything. It was just mistake after mistake.
"We were up against a team who fought really hard and got better and better. They knew how to play us, slowing down the game as much a possible and keeping control of the ball.
"Richie Rees (Dragons scrum-half) was given an armchair ride but he controlled the game well.
"It was better in the second half, we were putting our bodies on the line a lot more. We were creating penalty after penalty and yellow card after yellow card.
"But we couldn't capitalise on the numerical advantage and the opportunities we had. We missed some gilt-edged chances for tries.
"There were players out there who hadn't had much rugby this season and they were really determined.
"Some nights it doesn't go your way individually but we need to have a minimum level and we were way below that.
"We've got responsibilities and it starts with me as the coach and we've got to produce a better performance for next week."
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The Supreme Court has given notice for comments about a change to the Code of Judicial Conduct that would take the appointments to the Special Committee away from the Governor, Lt. Governor, and Speaker, and give these appointments to Presiding Justice Mike Randolph, Presiding Justice Jim Kitchens, Justice Josiah Coleman, and COA Chief Judge Joe Lee. The Chief will retain his selection.
The fact that the Committee members have been selected by individual non-attorney elected officials was probably the only good part of this rule. Last month, the Court admitted that the old rule was flawed and did not have basic due process protections. Now, the Court want’s control of the Committee members. Here is what has been put out for comment.
Comments should be filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court, Gartin Justice Building, P.O. Box 249, Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0249. Deadline: Tuesday, December 5, 2017.
Canon 5F – Mississippi Code of Judicial Conduct
F. Special Committee–Proceedings and Authority. In every year in which an election is held for Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, chancery court, circuit court or county court judge in this state and at such other times as the Supreme Court may deem appropriate, a Special Committee on Judicial Election Campaign Intervention (“Special Committee”) shall be created whose responsibility shall be to issue advisory opinions and to deal expeditiously with allegations of ethical misconduct in campaigns for judicial office. The committee shall consist of five (5) members. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; the senior justices of Supreme Court Districts 1, 2, and 3, excluding the Chief Justice; and the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals,
the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Mississippi Legislature and the chair of the Commission on Judicial Performance (Commission) shall each appoint one member. T hose appointed by the Chief Justice, the Governor and the chair of the Commission All members shall be attorneys licensed to practice in the state. No person shall be appointed to serve as a member of a Special Committee for the year in which such person is a candidate for judicial office. Should the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court expect to be a candidate for judicial office during the year for which a Special Committee is to be appointed the Chief Justice shall declare such expectation, and in such event, the appointment which otherwise would have been made by the Chief Justice shall be made by the next senior justice of the Supreme Court who is not otherwise charged with appointing authority under this Canon and not seeking judicial office in such year. Should a senior justice of Supreme Court Districts 1, 2, or 3, excluding the Chief Justice, expect to be a candidate for judicial office during such a year, the next senior justice of the same Supreme Court District who is not otherwise charged with appointing authority and is not seeking judicial office shall make the appointment. Likewise, should the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals expect to be a candidate for judicial office during such a year, the next senior judge of the Court of Appeals who is not seeking judicial office shall make the appointment. Likewise, should the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives or chair of the Commission expect to seek judicial office during such year, that official shall declare such expectation, and the appointment which otherwise would have been made by such appointing authority shall be made, respectively: by the Lieutenant Governor if the Governor expects to seek such an office; by the President Pro Tem of the Senate if the Lieutenant Governor expects to seek such an office; by the Speaker Pro Tem of the House of Representatives if the Speaker expects to seek such an office; and by the vice-chair of the Commission if the chair expects to seek such an office. Any action taken by the Special Committee shall require a majority vote. Each Special Committee shall be appointed no later than March 1 February 1 in the year of their service, and it shall continue in existence for ninety (90) days following such judicial elections or for so long thereafter as is necessary to consider matters submitted to it within such time. The Commission shall provide administrative support to the Special Committee. Should any appointing authority fail to make an appointment, three members shall constitute a sufficient number to conduct the business of the Special Committee. The objective of the Special Committee shall be to alleviate unethical and unfair campaign practices in judicial elections, and to that end, the Special Committee shall have the following authority: . . .
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The Pharaoh of Exodus is a villain whose heart goes from bad to worse. He is the poster boy for hardened hearts. We do not want to be like him. We should warn each other of the dangers of hardening our hearts, not to judge one another, but to help one another.
Social media is best when used to connect with friends enjoying life.
It is also the best way to enjoy the strange behavior of cats (without all the shedding). Social media is most destructive when it is a forum for controversial issues. It can quickly turn toxic. I know, I’ve contributed.
I am guilty of fueling social media drama in 2015. I posted feverishly on Confederate Flags and on Donald Trump. I wrote and interacted on other issues like Islamic terrorism and courage to care for refugees, but why was I so intense about two subjects as odd as a flag and a braggart? Although I occasionally lost the plot, I was motivated by at least one good concern:
I am concerned about heart health.
I choose to write assertively when I see a chance to clear life-threatening hardening of hearts. My goal is not directly to affect policy. My goal is to leverage select social issues to invite people become aware of dangers. It is part of my Christian calling.
People who follow him in spite of persecution see this very clearly. People who are relatively wealthy and powerful do not always realize how radical Jesus is. When difficult decisions must be made people reveal what they trust in. Too many who identify with Jesus in name do not identify with Jesus in danger. They turn to practical help in times of great need. Real help. Not Jesus and his radical ideas. I turn to Jesus. I think his radical ideas are real help.
My direct challenges are actually indirect approaches to deeper problems.
I am not directly concerned about Donald Trump. I am not directly concerned about Confederate flags. But as a Christian leader I am directly concerned with the hearts of people who call Jesus Lord.
Can we do all things through Christ who strengthens us?
Philippians 4:13 is a super-verse. People memorize it and declare it, often as part of pursuing prosperity and security. But the preceding verses reveal the point of the short letter to the Philippians.
“I have learned how to be content with whatever I have.”
“I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything.”
“I have learned the secret of living in every situation,
whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little.”
“For I can do everything through Christ who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:11-13
- Are we content, or do we have more to learn?
- Paul is writing this while under arrest for his faith. He is facing a possible death sentence (ch 1).
- Can we do without and still be faithful?
- Paul wrote that following Jesus, including his sufferings, are greater than Paul’s own heritage. (ch 3).
- Can we handle blessings of prosperity and security and still be faithful?
- Paul wrote about what to do with what we received from trusting Jesus. We are to work out courageous sacrificial love in our own lives (ch 2).
- Is our loyalty to live through Christ strengthened by worldly power or by Christ?
Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News. Don’t be intimidated in any way by your enemies. This will be a sign to them that they are going to be destroyed, but that you are going to be saved, even by God himself. For you have been given not only the privilege of trusting in Christ but also the privilege of suffering for him. We are in this struggle together.” Philippians 1:27-30
- Where is our citizenship?
- How do we conduct ourselves?
- Are we intimidated?
- Do we accept the privilege of suffering with Christ, like Christ?
If we cannot answer these questions well in times of relative peace and prosperity, how will we be able to stand faithful when truly difficult times come? And so…
I use social media to warn my family in Christ: Do not harden your hearts!
Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters. Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away from the living God. You must warn each other every day, while it is still “today,” so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened against God. – Hebrews 3:12,13
The Grinch is a classic Christmas tale. The villain becomes a hero when his heart changes. We need more heroism. We need changed hearts. So be of good cheer, enjoy this hopeful reminder… and don’t lose heart!!
– Merry Christmas 2015
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Are you curious about the world of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) analysis in California? Dive into this article, where we will explore the salary and requirements for M&A analysts in the Golden State.
Like a skilled detective uncovering hidden clues, M&A analysts play a crucial role in evaluating and facilitating corporate mergers and acquisitions. In California, a state known for its bustling business landscape, the demand for M&A analysts is high.
But what can you expect in terms of salary? On average, M&A analysts in California earn a competitive salary range. However, it’s not just about the money – to excel in this field, you’ll need a solid educational background and a specific set of skills. We will delve into the educational requirements and necessary qualifications for success.
Additionally, we’ll explore the job outlook and growth opportunities in California, with a special focus on the role of the entertainment industry. Lastly, we’ll share tips on how to land a job as an M&A analyst in this competitive market, along with valuable resources and organizations to aid your professional development.
So, get ready to embark on an exciting journey into the world of M&A analysis in California!
Table of Contents
The Demand for M&A Analysts in California
Do you want to know why California is the place to be if you’re an M&A analyst? Well, let me tell you.
California has a thriving economy, boasting some of the largest corporations and financial institutions in the world. As a result, there is a high demand for M&A analysts in this state. Companies are constantly looking to expand, merge, or acquire new businesses, and they need skilled professionals to analyze the financial aspects of these transactions.
One of the main reasons why California is a hotspot for M&A analysts is because of its vibrant tech industry. With Silicon Valley being located in this state, there are countless tech startups and established companies looking to grow through mergers and acquisitions. These opportunities present M&A analysts with exciting and challenging projects, where they can utilize their financial expertise and contribute to the success of these transactions.
Additionally, California offers a favorable business environment with a strong legal framework, making it an attractive destination for companies looking to conduct M&A activities. This further fuels the demand for M&A analysts in the state.
Now that you understand the demand for M&A analysts in California, let’s delve into the average salary range for these professionals in the state.
Average Salary Range for M&A Analysts in California
Surrounded by the golden hills of the West Coast, M&A analysts in California are rewarded handsomely, with salaries ranging from moderate to lucrative.
The average salary range for M&A analysts in California is approximately $80,000 to $120,000 per year. However, this range can vary depending on factors such as experience, expertise, and the size of the company they work for.
Entry-level M&A analysts can expect to earn around $80,000 to $90,000 per year, while those with more experience and expertise can earn upwards of $120,000 per year.
In addition to the base salary, M&A analysts may also receive bonuses and other performance-based incentives, which can significantly increase their overall compensation. The high salaries in California can be attributed to the competitive nature of the industry and the demand for skilled professionals in the field.
Transitioning into the subsequent section about educational requirements for M&A analysts in California, it’s important to note that while a high salary is enticing, it’s just one aspect of the job. In order to secure a position in this highly competitive field, aspiring M&A analysts must also meet certain educational requirements.
Educational Requirements for M&A Analysts in California
Nestled within the golden hills of the West Coast, aspiring M&A analysts in California must fulfill specific educational criteria to unlock the doors of this competitive field. Here are three key requirements to consider:
Bachelor’s Degree: A strong educational foundation is essential for success in the M&A field. Most employers require a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field. This coursework provides a solid understanding of financial principles, valuation techniques, and economic analysis.
Advanced Degree: While not always mandatory, obtaining a master’s degree in finance, business administration, or a similar discipline can provide a competitive edge. This advanced education allows analysts to develop a deeper understanding of complex financial concepts and gain specialized knowledge in areas such as mergers, acquisitions, and corporate finance.
Professional Certifications: Many employers value professional certifications such as the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation or the Certified Mergers & Acquisitions Professional (CM&AP) certification. These certifications demonstrate a commitment to professional development and validate the analyst’s expertise in the field.
With the right educational foundation, aspiring M&A analysts in California can position themselves for success in this dynamic industry. Now, let’s explore the skills and qualifications necessary to thrive in M&A analysis.
Skills and Qualifications for Success in M&A Analysis
To excel in M&A analysis, you must possess a diverse range of skills and qualifications that contribute to your success in this demanding field.
First and foremost, you need exceptional analytical abilities. As an M&A analyst, you’ll be responsible for evaluating financial data, conducting due diligence, and analyzing market trends. Strong quantitative skills are essential for performing accurate valuations and financial modeling. Attention to detail is also crucial, as even the smallest errors can have significant consequences in the M&A process.
In addition to analytical skills, strong communication and interpersonal skills are vital for success in M&A analysis. You’ll be collaborating with various stakeholders, including clients, legal teams, and senior executives. Effective communication skills will allow you to present complex financial information in a concise and understandable manner, while interpersonal skills will help you build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.
Furthermore, a solid understanding of finance and accounting principles is necessary for M&A analysis. Proficiency in financial statement analysis, corporate finance, and valuation techniques will enable you to assess the financial health and potential risks of target companies accurately.
Transitioning into the subsequent section about job outlook and growth opportunities in California, possessing these skills and qualifications will position you well in the competitive job market. The demand for M&A analysts is expected to grow steadily in California, providing numerous opportunities for career advancement and professional development.
Job Outlook and Growth Opportunities in California
You’ll find a wealth of job opportunities and room for growth in the dynamic world of M&A analysis in sunny California, where the possibilities are as endless as the golden beaches.
California boasts a thriving business environment, with numerous companies engaging in mergers and acquisitions to fuel their growth strategies. As a result, the demand for talented M&A analysts is high, creating a favorable job outlook in the state.
California’s strong economy, diverse industries, and entrepreneurial spirit contribute to the growth opportunities in M&A analysis. The state is home to a wide range of companies across sectors such as technology, finance, healthcare, and entertainment, all of which regularly engage in M&A activities. This diversity ensures that M&A analysts can find opportunities in different industries and gain exposure to various deal structures and strategies.
Furthermore, the influence of the tech industry on M&A analysis in California cannot be ignored. With Silicon Valley at its core, California is a hub for technological innovation and startups. Tech companies often engage in mergers and acquisitions to expand their capabilities or acquire new technologies. This creates a unique landscape for M&A analysts, who can specialize in analyzing tech-driven deals and understanding the intricacies of this industry.
California offers a promising job market and growth opportunities for M&A analysts, thanks to its vibrant economy, diverse industries, and the influence of the tech industry.
Moving forward, let’s delve into the specific impact of the tech industry on M&A analysis in California.
The Influence of the Tech Industry on M&A Analysis in California
The tech industry’s pervasive influence permeates every corner of M&A analysis in the sun-soaked state, with the golden glow of innovation lighting the way for analysts seeking to navigate the intricate web of tech-driven deals and uncover the hidden gems of opportunity.
Here are four key ways in which the tech industry shapes the landscape of M&A analysis in California:
Technological Disruption: The rapid advancements in technology constantly reshape industries, making it crucial for M&A analysts to understand the impact of emerging tech trends on potential deals. From artificial intelligence to blockchain, tech-driven disruption plays a significant role in shaping the M&A landscape.
Start-up Ecosystem: California’s thriving start-up ecosystem, particularly in Silicon Valley, attracts investors and acquirers from around the world. M&A analysts need to stay abreast of the latest start-up trends, funding rounds, and potential unicorns to identify promising investment opportunities.
Big Tech Players: The presence of major tech giants like Apple, Google, and Facebook in California creates a dynamic environment for M&A analysis. Analysts closely monitor the strategic moves and acquisitions of these industry leaders, as they often set the tone for the broader tech M&A landscape.
Tech IPOs: California has long been a hub for tech initial public offerings (IPOs), and these events can have a significant impact on M&A activity. Analysts track IPOs, assess their implications for the market, and identify potential targets for acquisition.
With the tech industry’s influence firmly established, it’s important to also consider the role of the entertainment industry in M&A analysis in California.
The Role of the Entertainment Industry in M&A Analysis in California
Surrounded by the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, the entertainment industry shines a spotlight on M&A analysis in California, illuminating new avenues of opportunity for savvy investors. The entertainment industry in California is a major player in the global market, with numerous companies involved in film, television, music, and gaming. These companies often seek to expand their reach and diversify their offerings through mergers and acquisitions, creating a thriving environment for M&A analysts.
To better understand the role of the entertainment industry in M&A analysis in California, let’s take a closer look at some recent examples:
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These high-profile deals highlight the significant financial investments made by entertainment companies in California. M&A analysts play a crucial role in evaluating the potential benefits and risks of these transactions, considering factors such as market trends, intellectual property rights, and revenue synergies.
As the section transitions into the subsequent topic about networking and professional development opportunities in California, it becomes clear that being part of the M&A analysis field in this dynamic market requires a deep understanding of the entertainment industry and its unique challenges.
Networking and Professional Development Opportunities in California
Now that you understand the role of the entertainment industry in M&A analysis in California, it’s time to explore the networking and professional development opportunities available in this dynamic state.
California is home to a thriving business community, making it an ideal location for aspiring M&A analysts to connect with industry professionals. Attending industry conferences, seminars, and workshops is a great way to expand your professional network and gain insights from seasoned experts.
In addition, joining professional organizations such as the M&A Analysts Association of California can provide you with access to exclusive networking events and resources.
Taking advantage of these opportunities allows you to stay updated on the latest trends and developments in the field, while also establishing meaningful connections with potential employers and mentors.
Furthermore, participating in relevant professional development programs and certifications can enhance your skill set and make you a more competitive candidate in the job market.
By actively engaging in networking and professional development activities, you will not only broaden your knowledge and expertise, but also increase your chances of landing a job as an M&A analyst in California.
In the next section, we will discuss some valuable tips to help you navigate the job search process in this competitive industry.
Tips for Landing a Job as an M&A Analyst in California
To increase your chances of landing an M&A analyst job in California, it’s crucial to leverage networking opportunities and invest in professional development programs. Networking can play a significant role in finding job opportunities and building relationships with professionals in the field.
Attend industry events, join relevant professional organizations, and reach out to individuals already working as M&A analysts in California. Building connections can provide valuable insights into the job market and potential job openings.
Additionally, investing in professional development programs can enhance your skills and make you a more competitive candidate. Consider pursuing certifications such as the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation or the Certified M&A Professional (CM&AP) certification. These certifications can demonstrate your commitment to the field and showcase your expertise to potential employers.
Furthermore, gaining relevant work experience through internships or entry-level positions can also increase your chances of landing an M&A analyst job in California. Look for opportunities to work with investment banks, private equity firms, or consulting firms that specialize in mergers and acquisitions. This hands-on experience will not only provide you with valuable skills but also make you more attractive to potential employers.
By leveraging networking opportunities, investing in professional development programs, and gaining relevant work experience, you can position yourself as a strong candidate for an M&A analyst job in California.
Next, we will explore the resources and organizations available to M&A analysts in California.
Resources and Organizations for M&A Analysts in California
Encompassed by a plethora of powerful resources and prestigious organizations, you’ll find yourself in the midst of a thriving network of industry professionals in California. As an M&A analyst, it is crucial to tap into these resources and organizations to enhance your knowledge, skills, and professional network.
One valuable resource is the California Association of Business Brokers (CABB). This organization provides a platform for M&A professionals to connect, share insights, and access educational resources. They also host regular events and conferences which offer opportunities for networking and learning from industry experts.
Another important organization is the M&A Leadership Council, which offers training programs and certifications specifically tailored for M&A professionals. Their courses cover various aspects of the M&A process, including valuation, due diligence, and integration strategies. Joining this council can enhance your credibility and provide you with valuable tools to excel in your career.
Additionally, the California Strategic Acquirers Network (CSAN) is a valuable organization for M&A analysts. CSAN brings together strategic buyers from different industries, providing a platform for collaboration and deal-making. Engaging with CSAN can help you expand your network and gain insights into the strategic M&A landscape in California.
By leveraging these resources and organizations, you can stay on top of industry trends, expand your knowledge base, and build meaningful connections with other M&A professionals in California.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the demand for M&A analysts in California compare to other states?
The demand for M&A analysts in California is higher compared to other states due to the state’s thriving economy, large number of corporations, and high concentration of financial institutions.
What are some common career paths for M&A analysts in California?
Common career paths for M&A analysts in California include moving up to senior analyst or associate positions, becoming M&A managers, or transitioning into investment banking or private equity roles.
Are there any specific certifications or licenses that are required or preferred for M&A analysts in California?
There are no specific certifications or licenses required for M&A analysts in California, but having a CFA or CPA designation can be preferred. Other relevant certifications include the Series 7 and Series 79 licenses.
What are some key trends or developments in the M&A industry in California?
Some key trends in the M&A industry in California include an increase in cross-border deals, a focus on technology and healthcare sectors, and the rise of private equity firms as active acquirers.
What are some challenges or obstacles that M&A analysts in California may face in their careers?
Some challenges that M&A analysts in California may face include intense competition for job opportunities, long working hours, high-pressure environments, and the need to stay updated with the constantly evolving regulatory and legal frameworks.
Congratulations! You’ve now reached the end of this informative article on M&A analyst salaries and requirements in California. By delving into the demand for M&A analysts, average salary ranges, educational requirements, and necessary skills, you’ve gained valuable insights into this field.
With a thriving job outlook and growth opportunities, California’s entertainment industry plays a significant role in M&A analysis. Remember to utilize networking and professional development opportunities, and follow our tips to land your dream job.
Explore the resources and organizations available to further enhance your career. Good luck on your journey to becoming a successful M&A analyst in California!
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Beautiful at morning, noon and night, the Water Fountain Garden can be explored each day from 9:00am to 9:00pm
Easily accessible by car, the Water Fountain Garden is only 15 minutes away when you stay at PARKROYAL Nay Pyi Taw, a premier hotel in Nay Pyi Taw complete with 90 spacious suites, a fully-serviced spa and a relaxing swimming pool with views out onto the horizon.
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Qirina attempts to ascertain what sites are about based on an analysis of the text content on the front page. Did we get this one right? What do you think? If the niche has been incorrectly identified, daugame.com's performance can probably be substantially improved by on-site SEO.
Here are some keywords which we've determined lie within the same circle of relevance as free flash.
The site daugame.com's front page was last accessed by Qirina at 03:38 UTC on June 26, 2011.
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One idea is to add a codicil to your will that will protect your research. A cousin of mine recently passed away from cancer. Two years prior to her death, she asked if I would be the executor of her estate. She asked, and added to her will, that I take her genealogical research so that it not only would be taken care of but also would benefit other family members. It was so important to her that her work be protected that the day before she died, she asked me if I had taken her genealogy and put it in a safe place.
The following is a suggestion for adding a codicil to your will so that you can help ensure that your genealogy research will be taken care of. I am not sure of the original author of this codicil, it has been reprinted several times in various genealogy society newsletters including my local society, the Yucaipa Valley Genealogy Society:
"To my spouse, children, guardian, administrator and/executor: Upon my death, it is requested that you DO NOT dispose of any of my genealogical records, both those prepared by me and those prepared by others which may be in my possession, including but not limited to books, files, notebooks or computer programs for a period of _____. During this time, you may find someone in my family who would like to take custody AND (1) to preserve my research, and (2) to continue researching my family history. Should you not find this person to accept these materials with the stipulation to continue my research, I would like for you to contact (this blank should have some historical or genealogical society's name, address and phone number)_______________________. They will know how my collection should be handled. Please know that my genealogical research is very important to me, that it consumed a great deal of time, travel, money and effort on my part. Therefore, it is my desire that my research be preserved at ___________ and be allowed to be made available to other researches in the future. "
If you have a will drawn up by an attorney, consult him or her about adding this type of codicil to your will. I would also suggest that you take the time to identify the person that you want to take custody of your research and ask them if they would accept this responsibility. It is a lot of work to be an executor and it is much easier when the deceased has made these arrangements prior to their death. I would also suggest that in addition to files, books, and computer programs that you add "old pictures" to this codicil. Often when the family historian dies and has left a lot of "old" pictures that are unidentified, those pictures get tossed because family members have no idea who the people are or their importance.
Genealogical Institute genealogist, Arlene Eakle, like many of us, has had a concern for those whose family history research may be discarded upon their death. Arlene has decided to do something about it by establishing the Genealogy Library Center, a home for genealogical research materials donated by family history researchers. As of May 2006, she has already started to amass collections that she has found, acquired, and that people have donated. I think this is a great resource for those who just don't have family members who would take care of their items and need a place where they can be sent and taken care of. For more information about the Genealogy Library Center, see Arlene's website at Genealogy Library Center, Inc..
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Making Sure Treatments for Kids Are Safe
Therapies for Every Age
Many drugs and treatments are made for – and tested on – adults. We’re making sure they’re as safe as possible for kids.
Dr. Michael Portman is on a mission to solve one of pediatric cardiology’s key mysteries: Why do many children who undergo heart surgery suffer from learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and other neurodevelopmental problems?
“We’re trying to figure out if it’s the stress from surgery, or the anesthesia, or the combination of the two – or something else entirely,” says Portman, a pediatric cardiologist who directs cardiology research at Seattle Children’s Research Institute.
Portman’s research is part of an important body of work that investigates how drugs and procedures developed for adults uniquely impact children – and whether those treatments can be modified to improve pediatric care.
“Parents ask me why their child has certain side effects and if they could have been prevented,” Portman says. “We often don’t know because no one ever studied it.”
Unraveling anesthesia’s risks
Portman and his colleagues recently found that a commonly used anesthetic called propofol hindered how animals’ brains stored and converted sugar and other substances into energy. Abnormalities in these processes could damage or kill brain cells.
Like many medicines and treatments, propofol was developed for adults. Doctors gradually found new uses for it, first as a sedative for adults and later as an anesthetic and sedative for children. It’s a common trajectory: Treatments are often developed for the population with the biggest need. Economics also plays a role; the market for pediatric drugs is usually too small for pharmaceutical companies to justify expensive clinical trials.
Reducing the impact on kids
A key aim of pediatric research is to find treatments for pediatric disorders that won’t hinder children’s development,and to learn how adult-centric treatments can be modified to accomplish that goal.
There have long been concerns that putting young children under anesthesia could affect their developing minds and bodies. Portman’s study is one of several that link propofol and other anesthetics to neurological problems in lab animals. This doesn’t mean propofol has the same impact on people, who react to drugs differently than animals and are exposed to far lower doses than those used in studies.
Other studies have found no impact, says Dr. Lynn Martin, who heads Seattle Children’s anesthesia and pain medicine program, and has twice participated in Food and Drug Administration panels to weigh the conflicting research and evaluate whether new guidelines are necessary.
“So far, the evidence isn’t strong enough to suggest we need new warnings or to change how we use these drugs,” Martin says. “But it’s an important question and there are some large, long-term studies underway that could provide better information.”
What can be done now?
What is known is that general anesthesia is not risk-free for children or adults. Seattle Children’s is a leader in minimizing its potential risks. Whenever possible, our doctors delay surgeries until patients move past the crucial period of brain development during the first two years of life.
A key aim of pediatric research is to find treatments for children that won’t hinder their development.
Since studies have suggested that using several general anesthetic medications at once can increase potential side effects, Martin’s team minimizes the number of general anesthetics used during a single procedure. Martin’s team also relies heavily on regional anesthetics that numb the specific area being operated on, so doctors give only enough general anesthesia to put patients to sleep.
“We’re the only pediatric hospital I know of where a regional anesthesia approach is standard practice,” Martin says.
Still, certain surgeries are necessary at a young age to ensure a child’s survival.
“You have to weigh potential side effects against the risks of not doing these procedures,” Martin says.
Using brain scans to gauge anesthesia’s impact
To build on his propofol study, Portman is using brain scans to monitor how anesthesia affects lab animals. The research could illuminate exactly how anesthesia alters brain function, shedding more light on whether it impacts long-term development.
“It’s up to pediatric researchers like us to find solutions that are tailored to kids and can be used at hospitals across the nation,” Portman says. “If we don’t do it, no one will.”
Published in Connection magazine, September 2014
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Below are two articles that look at the subject or role play from different angles. Comments will be welcome especially from any that have had first hand experience.
An overview by Daniel Thomas
Though I can in no way claim to be an expert on role-playing games (RPGs), I do have experience at playing them; and can therefore provide an insiders view on the subject.
Many of the books written about these games are almost fanatically negative. While there is some basis for this hysteria, there is a much larger area of role-playing which is the opposite of that which most fear in these games. The obviously dangerous mistakes made by the creators of Dungeons and Dragons and other early RPGs have been carefully screened out in most, if not all, of the games popular with the youth of today.
A company named White Wolf created one of the more favoured RPG systems I have come across. This company’s main role-playing titles include; “Vampire: The Masquerade,” “Werewolf: The Apocalypse,” “Mage: The Ascension” and “Changeling: The Dreaming.” In the basic rulebooks for all of the White Wolf games you will find a set of “do’s and don’ts” which both players and storytellers alike must follow if the game is to run smoothly and safely. Most of these rules are little more than common sense. For example, “no weapons. Real or fake.” In my time as a role-play Games Master (GM) I have been asked by players why I rigidly apply this rule, and others, to my games. It is simple; children playing with toy swords may bruise each other and adults wielding plastic or wooden swords can do each other serious damage.
In the above listed games, the players take on the roles of the persons named, therefore becoming, for a short time, a vampire, werewolf, mage or changeling. This may seem to be cause for alarm; however, everything that takes place within the game is governed by a tight set of rules and a good set of ten-sided dice. Players are given a character sheet upon which they will find their character has been rated in physical prowess, social ability and mental power (called Attributes) on a scale of one to five. Innate talents, perfected skills and learnt knowledge (called Abilities) are also rated in the same manner. Once all is in readiness, the story unfolds not unlike a ‘choose-your-own-adventure’ book. The players, and their characters, are presented with situations with which they must deal, and the outcome is determined by their subsequent choices and the result of the necessary dice role.
For example, a player decides the use of one of their character’s abilities would aid the group at this time. The player states what they would like their character to do and locates the appropriate pairing of Attributes and Abilities. Their character’s potential for this task is defined by their combined Attribute and Ability ratings. The GM will set a difficulty rating (1-10) for the task and a number of ten-sided dice equal to the character’s potential is rolled. The number of dice, which show a number equal to or higher than the difficulty rating, defines their success in this task. This is the method used to determine all actions within the White Wolf gaming system.
In other gaming systems, the methods will differ. One thing though remains constant throughout all modern RPGs, imagination is the primary, and in some cases, the only tool required for the game to go on. Those who lack it, or refuse to fully use it, are rarely comfortable around role-play games. From what I have experienced of role-play games, they are nothing more or less than exercise for the imagination. There are those who take things a little too far, and cause problem for the rest, but on the whole, RPGs and role-players themselves, are not evil. If you remember that it is only a game, it is so much easier to deal with and you will have so much more fun.
An Insight by Vincent Thomas
What is it? Anyone who has ever played Cops ‘n Robbers, or Cowboys and Indians as a child has role-played. For that afternoon, your imagination casts you in spontaneous roles that seemed to create the story as it went along. It was driven by purest fantasy, evolving as you played, and then ending in a dramatic shoot out, or when you got bored and had to go home. Role-playing games have a few necessary differences, but are essentially glorified Cops ‘n Robbers. Rules have been incorporated in order to prevent the “Bang! Your dead!” “No I’m not!” argument, and to help define each character’s strengths and weaknesses. In addition, one of the players must take on the role of storyteller. Rather than taking on a character, the storyteller creates and guides the stories. It is a careful balance between narration and adjudication, between story and game. Sometimes he or she must set the scene, or describe what occurs, but mostly must decide what occurs in reaction to the words and actions of the characters – as realistically, impartially and creatively as he or she possibly can. – Paraphrased from the introduction to role-playing in White Wolf’s game; Vampire the Masquerade.
Who am I? My name is Vincent Thomas and I am a born-again evangelical Christian. I believe that the love of God means that we can be saved through the sacrifice of His Son, Jesus Christ.
Who am I? My name is Vincent Thomas and I am a storyteller for several different role-playing games. I have been involved in the pastime for over three years, and I find it challenges my imagination and my intellect every time I play. I am the weaver of dreams, whilst my friends are the players in the game. As with other things in my life, I have had to reconcile the role-playing with my faith. This has led me to several conclusions, which may be worth considering if you are a player in the game, or a concerned parent.
To role-play, or not to role-play? That is the question. Firstly, there is a simple test to see how healthy your role-playing is. This can be used to judge almost any pastime, and involves putting the game into the full context of your life. How important is it when compared to the other things in your life? Do you spend hours in deep consideration of what your character should do next? When you are with your friends, do you talk about real things, or simply relive old adventures in role-play land? Do you live life to its fullest or just look forward to your next role-playing session? Finally, and this one may be a little scary to some people, if your favourite character died tomorrow, would you cry for a week?
Role-playing, whether you are a Christian or not, should be something you do to pass the time, to relax and unwind. Just like any pastime, it can begin to take up a little more than just a couple of hours on the weekend, and that’s when you should take a big step back – and take control.
Secondly, the nature of role-playing itself carries with it certain hidden dangers. In the case of Hamlet, if the actor’s performance is to be powerful he has to get into the part. You hear about method actors who totally engross themselves in their character, sometimes to the point at which, whilst on the set or in the theatre, they are the character. You cannot even talk to them without being marched off to a nunnery. When after interviewed about their performance they talk about how it changed their lives, and helped them discover more about themselves. Then others can turn it on at a moment’s notice. One minute they are having coffee, the next it is a duel to the bloody end. At the end of the scene, they can snap right back out of it again with a laugh and a giggle.
When role-playing you take on a character. For a time you are a vampire, or a werewolf, a Jedi knight, a Barbarian, a wizard, a man in black…etc., the list is endless. These characters should be taken on in a spirit of fun and gamesmanship, which means that upon the conclusion of the game you snap back out of it, and stop playing. The thing to remember is that, it is only a game. A bit like Monopoly only more fun!
The danger occurs when the distinction between reality and fantasy becomes blurred. It happens far quicker, and easier, than you might think. Firstly, you create your character from a blank sheet of paper, then slowly watch it grow into an emotional creature with the goals, dreams and attitudes that you have given it. Furthermore, you are the animator of your creation. It breathes only when you breathe, it speaks only when you speak, and it says only the words you utter. It is a part of you.
Secondly, your character exists in a world that is far more fantastic than your wildest dreams. He is more confident than you are, more independent than you are, and has a life filled with excitement and adventure. He has to, otherwise there would be no incentive to play the game. This combination allows each player to explore and discover new things about themselves through the character that they play. This can bring the shy out of themselves, and help with interpersonal communication skills. They can draw on the strong characteristics of the character they play and use them in their own personal development.
However, your characters are not saints, or angels. In fact, there is a big drive in role-playing, to play the anti-hero. You could be learning from, and drawing on, the strong characteristics of anything from a Barbarian to a Jedi knight. The Barbarian rejoices in murder, and the Jedi knight works tirelessly to hone his occult magical skills. As Christians, God should be the centre of our lives, with Jesus as our example. That is where all the real power is to effect our lives.
Taken to a deeper, extreme level, you may begin to aspire to your character’s personality, lifestyle and very existence. Moreover, you feel so close to it. As I wrote earlier, you have created him, and fed him, until he became all that he is now. No one knows him better than you do. How hard would it be, to be him instead of you? The excitement of role-playing all the time, only it is real! This is when role-playing is at its most dangerous. You can lose yourself in your character to such an extent that you forget who you really are. The problem, with this, is that role-playing is staged and controlled by the storyteller and, more often than not, there is a happy ending. However, real life just is not like that and by the time the fantasy comes crashing around you its too late, and everything you were before is confused.
The ways that role-playing can shape and change character for better or worse is hard to define. In many cases, you have to have been there, and experienced it, to know what it is all about. Personally, I have had my own problems, to which my closest friends will testify. There was once a character of mine called Damien Kane. He was a vampire, with an aura, romance and power about him. He was manipulative, arrogant, selfish and angry. To him the world was his to play with, and anyone who stood in his way was about to have a bad day. At the time he was everything I wanted to be, and I began to emulate the character I played. It was only after a few of my friends told me to pack it in that I even realised I was doing it! By which time half of them hated me. I count this as having been a lucky escape.
Finally, there is one other danger with role-playing that is not so hidden, or hard to define. It concerns the thought processes of the player. When you are engrossed in a good story you do not even stop to think about the atrocities you commit in the game. As vampires, we would kill the innocent on merely a whim, drinking their blood and devouring their bodies. Deciding how to go about it was half the fun. Any imaginable action can be role-played in the theatre of the mind and yet, because it is not real, it seems okay. The storyteller can put a lid on the exploration of certain actions, but only if he wants to. Otherwise, the players are free to do anything they like without fear of reprisals. After looking into it, a family forum of the Christian Life Ministries came up with the following definition of Dungeons and Dragons.
“…teaching on demonology, witchcraft, voodoo, murder, rape, blasphemy, suicide, assassination, insanity, sex perversion, homosexuality, prostitution, Satan worship, gambling, Jungian psychology, barbarism, cannibalism, sadism, desecration, demon summoning, necromantics and divination.”
Now, whilst there can be no doubt that they slightly over-reacted, you do see my point. As Christians, are these the sort of activities that we should spend time acting out in fantasy?
Researching this article, and collating my thoughts and beliefs on the subject, has finally made me face up to them. When I started writing I was a storyteller for several role-playing games – but not any more. Now I am a Christian with a clearer conscience, and more time to spend in the real world with my God, my family and my friends. It is my belief that role-playing can be played without getting too deep, without it becoming addictive, and possibly even without the unsavoury thoughts. The only problem is that it would not be any fun. Why play with fire if it is not any fun?
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Originally Posted by d_fisher
BlackBerry devices use the SIM cards in a read-only manner. For you to get email or web access on your BlackBerry you must have a valid SIM card with a BlackBerry data plan associated. This is a different data plan than your normal cell/smart phone. No BlackBerry data plan = no email or web.
Sorry d_fisher, but that's not correct.
First, your phone number - the one that's displayed when you make a call - is actually stored on the SIM card. I discovered this when I got a new SIM and had no number displayed. On my (then) 7100c (Cingular), under Settings --> Options --> Advanced Options, SIM Card
. There, when you click the wheel, you can edit your phone number. I don't know what else that number is used for - like if it's used for Caller ID, etc.
Second, you can have SMS Messages stored on the SIM card. Settings --> Options --> SMS
, you can set Leave Messages On SIM Card
Third, in the Address Book
, you can view the SMS Phone Book
. Click the wheel and select SMS Phone Book
. This is a good place to store critical / emergency contact numbers since they're unlikely to get wiped. When viewing a contact, go to a phone number field, click the wheel and the first item on the menu should be Copy to SMS Phone Book
. Unfortunately, the name field is very short.
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Our turnkey solution provides the same custom sign design and online ordering ability as provided by large companies but at a fraction of the cost.
princeton, NJ (PRWEB) September 30, 2013
Rapidsoft Systems Inc. (http://www.rapidsoftsystems.com) , a NJ based leading developer of outsourced software development and IT Services today launched a turnkey e-commerce website for the sign and banner design companies. The software platform consists of a custom designed front end website, an interactive online Sign and Banner design software, and an ecommerce platform all integrated together. This will enable sign and banner design companies to get attractive and functional online presence within one week.
Commenting on the launch of this solution, Dr. Brijesh Kumar, COO and Head of Technology at Rapidsoft Systems said,"Developing custom sign design software as used by large sign design companies like speedysigns.com or franchise sites like signorama.com is expensive. Our turnkey solution provides the same custom design and online ordering ability, but at a fraction of the cost. Moreover, sign design companies can expect full maintenance support."
Most sign and banner design companies would like to have an eCommerce platform to capture online business, but the cost of developing such a platform can be prohibitive for small businesses. Hence, they are at a disadvantage when compared to a big sign design company. However, the turnkey solution by Rapidsoft Systems removes this disadvantage because small businesses can now provide the same online experience to their customers. The solution includes:
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Rapidsoft Systems, Inc. (http://www.rapidsoftsystems.com) is a leading Outsourced & Offshore Software Product Development company with headquarter in the United States and product engineering centers in United States & India. It partners with technology companies and software-enabled businesses to help them bring quality software products to market through dedicated or on-demand offshore engineering teams. It has a subsidiary, Mobisoft Technologies (http://www.mobisofttechnologies.com) dedicated to mobile applications development located in Noida, India.
Rapidsoft Systems, Inc. has its main office in Princeton, NJ, USA, a US R&D Center in Mercerville NJ, and sales, support and development offices in Palo Alto, CA, USA, Dubai (UAE), and Noida (India).
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Things are moving fast in the metaverse and in the wider world of Web3 as a whole. Depending on who you ask, this futuristic, blockchain-based space is either the next big thing for marketing — and almost everything else — or an over-the-top fad. Here’s what you need to know from the past week:
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced Monday that it has sanctioned Tornado Cash, a crypto-mixing service “which has been used to launder more than $7 billion worth of virtual currencies since its inception in 2019.” US dollars was used. ‘ the ministry claimed in a press release. That total includes more than $455 million stolen by a North Korean-backed hacking organization called the Lazarus Group, according to the press release — “the largest known virtual currency heist to date,” according to the ministry.
As a result of Monday’s sanctions, US citizens are now banned from using Tornado Cash.
The US Treasury Department has sanctioned crypto-mixing service Tornado Cash. (Adobe Stock)
“Today, the Treasury Department is sanctioning Tornado Cash, a virtual currency mixer that launders the proceeds of cybercrimes, including those committed against victims in the United States,” Brian E. Nelson, Treasury Department undersecretary on terrorism and financial intelligence, said in a press release. “Despite other public assurances, Tornado Cash has repeatedly failed to put in place effective controls aimed at preventing it from laundering funds for malicious cyber actors on a regular basis and without basic measures to manage its risks. The Treasury Department will continue to aggressively crack down on mixers who launder virtual currencies for criminals and those who help them.”
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“Cryptocurrency mixers,” also known as “cryptocurrency tumblers,” are services that mix crypto assets to obfuscate their digital footprints (which would normally be recorded on the blockchain), making it harder for anyone to trace where they came from these assets come from. and where they go. (If that sounds a lot like money laundering, that’s because it really is – although hypothetically, someone could claim that they mix their crypto assets to protect their financial privacy.) Another crypto mixer, Blender. io, was sanctioned again in May.
The sanctioning of Blender.io and Tornado Cash appears to be part of a broader U.S. government crackdown on the crypto industry that has escalated in recent weeks. Earlier this month, for example, the New York State Department of Financial Services fined Robinhood Crypto $30 million for “material violations of the department’s anti-money laundering and cybersecurity regulations,” NYDFS Adrienne Harris said in a press release.
The watchdog group is warning more than a dozen celebrities against promoting NFTs online
Truth in Advertising (TINA.org) has sent letters to 17 celebrities — including Eva Longoria, Tom Brady, DJ Khaled and Paris Hilton — reminding them that it’s against Federal Trade Commission guidelines to do NFTs on social media to apply without “a material connection” – i.e. without making it clear that they earn money from the promotion. On its website, TINA.org wrote earlier this week that “celebrities who promote NFTs generally do not help improve the financial literacy of their fans and followers. And while some of these celebrities can take risks because of their vast wealth, many vulnerable consumers don’t have that luxury. Because of this, it is crucial that consumers do their own independent research when considering purchasing these risky digital assets.”
Mark Cuban Calls Buying Metaverse Real Estate ‘The Dumbest Shit Ever’
Mark Cuban has been crystal clear on his position on virtual real estate. Speaking recently to Altcoin Daily, a YouTube channel that focuses on crypto, the billionaire entrepreneur, Shark Tank star, and crypto investor said buying land in the Metaverse was “the dumbest shit ever.” .
In the physical world, real estate’s value is primarily driven up by scarcity. This principle does not apply equally within the metaverse, since scarcity cannot be artificially built into a virtual world. As a result, virtual real estate may not be valued as much as it is in the physical world.
Cuban also noted in his conversation with Altcoin Daily that it’s too early to say for sure how the Metaverse will evolve over time: “It won’t be just one size fits all,” he said. “There will be many different uses and many ways to define the metaverse. But right now it’s more talk than anything.” Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin recently tweeted similar thoughts.
Coinbase reports a loss of $1.1 billion for Q2
It’s been a tough few months for crypto and Coinbase – the world’s largest crypto exchange company – has been hit hard. Earlier this week, the company reported a net loss of $1.094 billion for the second quarter of 2022, compared to a profit of about $1.6 billion in the same quarter last year.
Coinbase was also the focus of a recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation into whether the company illegally allowed U.S. customers to buy and sell unregistered securities.
But it hasn’t been all bad news for Coinbase lately: it recently signed a deal with financial management firm BlackRock (BLK), which caused share prices to soar earlier this week.
Paris Hilton says she will start building in The Sandbox
Paris Hilton announced this week that she plans to bring her company 11:11 Media to The Sandbox. She wants to build a virtual landscape where visitors can buy NFTs and participate in “social and community events like rooftop parties and glamorous social experiences at her virtual Malibu mansion,” according to CNBC.
A number of other prominent celebrities and brands – including Snoop Dogg, Adidas and Playboy – have already started their own activations in The Sandbox.
This won’t be the first party Hilton is throwing at the Metaverse; She launched Paris Hilton World in Roblox last year. She has also claimed that her nickname is “Queen of the Metaverse”.
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Adrift in New York City, a recent college graduate’s life is upended by his father’s mistress.
An ordinary woman makes an extraordinary decision which will change her life forever.
Psychological horror about a police detective whose sanity begins to unravel as she investigates a series of brutal ritualistic murders.
The life of a foster family in South Central Los Angeles, a few weeks before the city erupts in violence following the verdict of the Rodney King trial.
A group of college friends reunite for a trip to the forest, but encounter a menacing presence in the woods that’s stalking them.
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"We're always out there to put a show on. Have fun first, put a show on for the fans and win. But, if you look at the champions in five out out of the seven weight classes, five of them are wrestlers or have wrestling backgrounds. And I don't think there is too much hate for Cain Velasquez. It didn't sound like it today. Every one loves him, loves St. Pierre. Dominick Cruz, Jon Jones. You know what I mean? Wrestling wins championships. It's about buying into the system. What got these guys here? Wrestling…. Wrestlers can still be exciting. And you're going to see it on Saturday night between me and Ben Henderson, two of the most exciting fighters out there."
-- "Sticky" Clay Guida defends his approach to winning fights inside the Octagon, which is rooted in relentless takedowns and constant pressure. He rarely gives his opponents a moment to breath; in fact, his aggressive wrestling and top control wears down opponents and pushes them to the brink of utter exhaustion. It's not always the prettiest strategy to watch, however, as "The Carpenter" suggests, it has proven effective. Guida is currently on a four-fight win streak, during which time he has stopped three opponents -- Shannon Gugerty, Rafael dos Anjos and Takanori Gomi -- via submission. In his most recent win over former World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) lightweight champion Anthony Pettis, Guida completely schooled "Showtime" on the ground to earn a spot in a number one division contender eliminator bout against Ben Henderson at UFC on FOX 1 this weekend. Will Guida's wrestling lead him to division champion Frankie Edgar's front doorstep when the dust settles? Perhaps more important, will it be exciting to watch?
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort has hired Holly Sabbagh as senior sales manager. Sabbagh brings more than a decade of hospitality industry experience to the position.
In her new role, Sabbagh will develop and implement sales strategies and tactics aimed at elevating Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort as a premier destination for group meetings and special events. As the resort nears completion of a $25 million renovation, Sabbagh will be responsible for generating new and repeat group business and developing sales and marketing plans designed to meet revenue goals.
"Holly is a highly effective and experienced sales professional with a strong track record of creating and nurturing client relationships," said Jim Berkley, Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort general manager. "Her addition to our sales and marketing team comes at an ideal time as we complete a multi-million dollar renovation that includes significant enhancements to our 60,000 square feet of meeting and event space."
Prior to joining Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort, Sabbagh was assistant director of sales at the Sheraton Detroit Novi Hotel in Novi, Mich. In that role, she was responsible for corporate group sales and led a large sales team focused on securing group contracts for the hotel's 20,000 square feet of banquet space.
Additionally, Sabbagh has held leadership positions with several hotels in Michigan and North Carolina. She served as director of sales for Staybridge Suites in Kalamazoo, Mich., director of catering for the Sheraton in Chapel Hill, N.C., and general manager of Best Western in Oxford, N.C. She also has held convention services manager positions with The Westin in Southfield, Mich. and Marriott Convention Center in Durham, N.C.
About Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort:
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For the newbie in the world of Crypto Coins and Peer to Peer (P2P) techniques, many questions as to what coins are the most effective. The one way to make certain you’re getting into the best coin is to know what each is all about. What’s going to the potential revenue be? How can I keep monitor of my profits?
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Two men from the North West have been charged with drug offences.
Ben Cooke, of Delvine Drive in Chester, and Shaun Hanratty, of Stephens Place in Liverpool, have both been charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine.
The 40-year-old and 38-year-old, retrospectively, have been remanded in custody and are set to appear at Chester Magistrates Court on Friday 13 May.
The charges relate to an investigation into the alleged large scale supply of cocaine in Chester.
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How is this happening and what can we do to stop it?
The issue is global climate change. Human-caused climate change is greatly decreasing the amount of snow and ice, especially in the Northern hemisphere. As temperatures increase, ice and snow melt increases, replacing reflective snow with heat absorbing dirt. This creates a positive feedback loop as a darker Earth absorbs more heat and increases global warming even more. The albedo is an important ecosystem services that the cryosphere provides.
As ice caps melt, an excess amount of water becomes available. No longer frozen and stored, this leads to a rise in sea level. If all the glaciers were to melt today the sea level would rise a reported 230 feet (NSIDC). When water melts it also expands. This is why the cryosphere is so important. It holds water much more efficiently than oceans and lakes. As we lose this efficient storage, we have a rise in sea level because of the ice melting, and also because as the water heats up it expands. A loss of these storage systems would also have negative effects on supporting ecosystem services as well. Snow and glacier melt provide water for agriculture and drinking water as well as recharging aquifers. This becomes increasingly important as water is consumed at higher and higher rates on a global level.
Many scientists are studying the changes currently going on in the Arctic. The melting of ice sheets and decrease in snow levels year after year can be plainly seen in figures such as the one below. It is no longer a question of whether or not loss of ice caps is an issue, it is how long do we have and what are we going to do.
What are we going to do? Snow and ice provide key ecosystem services that we currently ignore. One group is suggesting that we give Arctic sea ice an economic value. Do you think that will work? What value would you give the cryosphere? What other values other than ecosystem services do you think ice and snow have?
Increasing Earth's albedo by changing how we build is one viable option. This can be done with reforestation, decreasing the amount of pavement, and by installing reflective or white roofs. It is possible that this could help slow the loss of ice and snow, but it will not be enough if we continue living as we do.
Daily (2009) argues that we need to monitor and give value to ecosystems services so that the individuals, corporations, and governments that create the problem will pay the price of the damage. To do this she proposes the Natural Capital Project, which uses a value system for ecosystem services to aid in policy and decision making. This project uses stakeholder involvement to find realistic alternative scenarios for the future. Daily argues that first of all the science of ecosystem services needs to increase rapidly and that "ecosystem services must be explicitly and systematically integrated into the decision making by individuals, corporations, and governments"(Daily, 2009). Daily acknowledges that price alone will not completely solve the problem, but that it will help people stop discounting the future. You can read more about the Natural Capital project here.
This figure shows how the Natural Capital Project gives value to ecosystem services. It considers all the types of ecosystem services; provisioning, regulating, cultural, and supporting. This model also considers biodiversity of species and habitats.
Now that you know what the cryosphere is doing for you what are you going to do for it?
"Ecosystem Services of Arctic Sea Ice Need Urgent Economic Valuation." PRWeb. Vocus PRW, 3 June 2011. Web. 18 Apr. 2012. <http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/6/prweb8525893.htm>.
Daily, Gretchen C., Stephen Polasky, Joshua Goldstein, Peter M. Kareiva, Harold A. Mooney, Liba Pejchar, Taylor H. Ricketts, James Salzman, and Robert Shallenberger. "Ecosystem Services in Decision Making: Time to Deliver."Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 7.1 (2009): 21-28.
"Facts about glaciers." National Snow and Ice Data Center. Web. 21 Apr. 2012. <http://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glaciers/quickfacts.html>.
Guitarfreakg290. "Planet Earth Sigur Ros Glosoli." YouTube. YouTube, 16 Oct. 2007. Web. 18 Apr. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HqcjgJCDuw>.
"James Balog: Time-lapse Proof of Extreme Ice Loss." TED: Ideas worth Spreading. Web. 18 Apr. 2012.<http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/james_balog_time_lapse_proof_of_extreme_ice_loss.html>.
"Global Outlook for Ice and Snow." United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Web. 21 Apr. 2012. <http://www.unep.org/geo/geo_ice/>.
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pgAdmin III v1.6.2 released
Posted on 2007-01-15
The pgAdmin Development Team are pleased to announce the release of pgAdmin 1.6.2, the Open Source graphical PostgreSQL administration tool for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X and Solaris, now available for download in source and a variety of binary formats from:
v1.6.2 is primarily a bug fix release, including the following changes:
- Prevent the filter/sort options dialogue being opened when data is being refreshed, per Erwin Brandstetter.
- Fix per-table autovacuum settings for PostgreSQL >= 8.2 per Devrim Gunduz.
- Fix some oddities in the way current per-table vacuum settings are displayed.
- Build against PostgreSQL 8.2 on Windows.
- Restore dialog sizes correctly.
- Ensure column headers and the insert row are shown in the edit grid when no rows exist in the table being editted, per Bob Pawley.
- Properly size the backup dialog, per Patrick Headley.
- Add '...' to truncated column comments in table SQL, per Erwin Brandstetter.
- Reverse engineer columns with multi-word names (like 'timestamp with timezone') correctly so that precision and array modifiers are included properly. Per Erwin Brandstetter.
- Avoid a crash when closing the query tool on Solaris [Dhanaraj M].
- Properly drop foreign keys in schemas whose names require quoting, per M S.
- Avoid displaying multi line data in single line list controls, per Clodoaldo Pinto Neto.
- Refresh database objects correctly, per Guy Rouillier.
- Enable the OK button on the database properties dialog when variables are changed.
pgAdmin Development Team
This post has been migrated from a previous version of the PostgreSQL
website. We apologise for any formatting issues caused by the migration.
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JOY OF SKI
If you have learned to ski but your learning experience wasn’t so good, or you just scared to go down the hills, down the slopes? Or for some unknown reason you had difficulty to learn, you have tried and tried but it seems like you are not getting it. Or you had such a horrible skiing experience at one time that keeping you away from joy and pleasure of skiing. I understand and respect your past expenses, they are true to you. How about if there was possibility of, to ski with ease and joy, wouldn’t you consider it? Perhaps you thought it wasn’t easy to learn to ski, but it was, or you thought it wasn’t joyous and fun, but it was, wouldn’t you be interested in such possibility? If your answer is yes, this ski lesson is for you, and I back it up with 100 percent guarantee, full refund. You have nothing to lose. To understand why I am so certain and confident, please read the (Teaching Philosophy) section.
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MindGraph Graduate from IM IncubatorSeptember 8, 2015
Congratulations to MindGraph for graduating from the Innovation Martlesham Business Incubator.
We wish CEO and Founder, Yuvraj Padmanabhan, all the best for MindGraph’s ongoing work with academic institutions and contacts built up during their stay in the incubator.
Read more about Yuvraj’s achievements.
Click here to find how how the IM Incubator might benefit your start-up.
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NYC Create is the new path. It is the path to bringing you the artist – including musicians, writers, filmmakers etc. – weekly installments of tips/steps to promoting yourself, building your audience and ultimately monetizing your art. This a pretty complex process and NYC Create is committed to helping you make it happen.
To further clarify, NYC Create is the rebranding of the Lights Camera Read “NYC Make a Difference” email newsletter. Lights Camera Read, that got its start doing New York Public Library workshops, was going through a lot of changes. Therefore the NYC Create moniker was created as a more focused description of what LCR was becoming.
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I know weird things will one day become my new normal, but for now, I am a Kansas transplant that still takes notice of things that are out of the ordinary. (My previous residence in Florida included Tallahassee, which is way different from where we live now).
Some of the weird happenings from my first two weeks as a Floridian:
- I saw a guy get arrested while sitting at a stoplight.
- At a big box store, a woman was trying to argue the price of an item. She felt it was priced too high, but the cashier was not budging. The woman created quite a scene.
- While waiting in line viewing this scene, the woman behind me kept telling me she thought she should be in front of me because she "was really in line before me, but she was looking at stuff near the check out". (She was not, in fact, there before me. No matter how you look at it).
- I had a weird encounter with a woman at a park. Too long of a story, but it was weird.
- At Costco, I was at the counter to buy my kids a hot dog. A woman nudged me out of the way so she could get in front of me (I did not let her, though).
- A man in the grocery store had a half shirt on, revealing his mid-drift. Odd.
I am surprised how rude people are. Like its almost people try hard to be rude. I just smile a lot and drive as good as I can.
Despite the weird encounters, I am really thankful for what God is doing in our lives.
Just tonight on the way home, Caleb said, "I really like Florida. I am so glad we live here now." It was such a tender moment.
I still have waves of sadness, thinking about our old life in Kansas. Chloe asked me one night if she could "walk down the sidewalk to Michael's house tomorrow". Michael is our old neighbor, and we spent a lot of time at their house. Things like that make me sad, but overall, I am adjusting.
Even my house is finally starting to come together. I have a lot of work left to do, but I am on my way. The hardest part of settling is the unsettled feeling of a rental. There is not much improvements we can do because it would be so wasteful, but at the same time, this is our home for a year...so I want to enjoy it. I am surprised how goofy our decor looks in our new place. It looked fine in our old home, but in our new home, it just does not go.
One thing that helped feeling more settled is that we finally got a new kitchen table. We had been eating at the bar and on the couch. We just bought a cheap-ish table from IKEA, but I love it. I have always wanted a bench for seating, and this table has a bench. Plus, its small, so it fits in the smallish space we have but still holds our whole family (even though Luke does not sit with us yet).
Well, its after midnight. Time to go to bed!!
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Yuletide greetings to you all
Firstly i would like to thank those of you who commented on my last post, offering lots of advice and well wishes during this difficult time, i cant tell you how much it means to me and thanks also for all your help and support over the past year or so.
I have made many friends and have been made to feel very welcome on Ephotozine
Good news too, my Lovely wife Claire has managed to save all my photos and other data from my "virus infected pc" so i am very happy about that
Here is a shot i took last summer on a night shoot with some friends of mine.
I did this with a light stencil box i made. I learned this technique from Diana
Hope you like it.
Merry christmas and a happy new year to you all.
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Check out Wendy Mitchell’s blog for more wedding pomp (with a side of pug of course.)
Wendy did a killer job with these photos and though I’m currently road-trippin through the Adirondack Mountains on my honeymoon, having way too much gooey fun to write a single Lance post, I couldn’t possibly pry myself away from the World Wide Web for two weeks.
I was camping in The Thousand Islands, NY when Wendy emailed me a link to her blog with this message:
“Sorry it took almost a week, but I think it was worth the wait!!”
I agree. Thanks Wendy! And thanks for pointing out which hand my ring should go on and how my dress should button on the top and all the little stuff that I so clearly was clueless about. I can’t wait to see the rest of your pics.
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Toby Regbo plays a teenage Dumbledore in the Harry Potter movies.
Toby Regbo (born 18 October 1991) is an English actor who has appeared in film, television and theatre.
Early life
Regbo started his acting career with a small role in 2006 BBC television film Sharpe's Challenge. In 2007, he played American teen spy Chad Turner in an episode of CBBC children's spy-fi adventure series M.I. High.
Critical reception
Mr. Nobody
Film critic Eric Lavallée listed Regbo as one of his "Top 10 New Faces & Voices" of 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. He notes that "newbie Toby Regbo might easily be Mr.Nobody's most "alive" character. Playing Nemo at age 16, the actor is mostly paired with Juno Temple - their unique love story is the film's heart pumping portions and plays a lot better than the artery clogging other brushes of romance." Variety's Boyd van Hoeij praises Regbo and Temple as well, saying "Regbo, as the teenage Nemo, and Juno Temple, as the teenage Anna, are impressive, bringing the hormonal battles of adolescence vividly to life".
Tusk Tusk
His portrayal of Eliot in Tusk Tusk received praise from a broad spectrum of theatre critics. Michael Billington from The Guardian called him an "astonishing actor". Robert Tanitch from Morning Star praised both his and co-star Bel Powley's "impressive performances" and predicted that "Tusk Tusk should, all things being equal, play to full houses because of them". Matt Wolf, writing for The New York Times, was also very complimentary about the pair, concluding: "... these newfound talents inhabit every mercurial point on a spectrum that makes them one another's protectors and their destroyers, enemies and allies. Will you be more shaken by Ms. Powley ..., or Mr. Regbo, whose face is chillingly capable of shutting down? It's difficult to say, though one thing is clear: Tusk Tusk is beyond tears in a production beyond praise."
List of credits
|2009||Glorious 39||Michael Walton|
|2009||Mr. Nobody||Nemo age 16|
|2010–2011||Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1||Young Dumbledore|
|2011||Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You||James Sveck|
|2006||Sharpe's Challenge||Ensign||Television film|
|2007||M.I. High||Chad Turner||Series 1, episode 6 "Super Blane"|
|2009||Tusk Tusk||Eliot||Royal Court Theatre, London|
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
- ↑ 5.0 5.1[dead link]
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Deathly Hallows Casting Updates: Teen Dumbledore Cast, Chris Rankin Returns and More". The Leaky Cauldron. 30 May 2009. http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2009/5/30/deathly-hallows-casting-updates-teen-dumbldedore-cast-chris-rankin-returns-and-more. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Billington, Michael (2 April 2009). "Tusk Tusk — Royal Court, London". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/apr/02/tusk-tusk-theatre-review. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Wolf, Matt (21 April 2009). "Playing Grown-Up, but Not Always Well". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/arts/22iht-lon22.html. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1
- ↑ van Hoeij, Boyd (16 September 2009). "Mr. Nobody Movie Review". Variety. http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117941099.html?categoryid=31&cs=1. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
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what is a community profile essayOffers information on degrees, courses and admission procedures cbs affiliate for colorado springs and pueblo. Join our Communities of Innovators Connect, learn, share within communities of experts local and national news, weather, school and road reports, sports, health, programming, and community links. Visit the 3DStore to discover online applications and services below you will find the opening video we unveiled at our conference in torquay. Free CSS has 2616 free website templates, all templates are free CSS templates, open source templates or creative commons templates this video represents us – a modern union for a changing world. Autodesk supports the student community by providing students, educators and institutions free access to 3D design software, learning tools, programs and competitions two-year college in the state university of new york (suny) system offering over 70 career, transfer, and certificate programs. Donald Glover, Actor: Community openearth™ community is an open community of scientists, engineers and software developers in oil and gas companies, all working together to speed up and lower the. Donald McKinley Glover was born at the Edwards Air Force Base, California, and was raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia the local daily newspaper for the sherman and denison, texas area. His mother official capcom site. Community College of Rhode Island is the largest community college in New England and has been a leader in education and training since 1964 includes developer blogs, forums, social features and community news. Faculty and staff are synonyms for community at thesaurus. About this Community com with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions. We officially support users from the US, Canada, Latin America and Asia Pacific dictionary and word of the day. Neighbors from other regions are welcome to visit anoka-ramsey community college is a multi-campus institution and a member of the minnesota state colleges and universities system. Maintains a community of collaborative classrooms engaged in cross-cultural exchanges, project sharing and language learning st. ePALS is also a provider of school-safe louis community college expands minds and changes lives every day. Community Bank, N we create accessible, dynamic learning environments focused on the needs of our diverse. A metafilter is a community weblog that anyone can contribute a link or comment to. offers personal banking, business banking, and wealth management services with several locations throughout NY and PA welcome to the to fodor s travel talk forums. Unity is the ultimate game development platform plan a vacation with the help of travelers like you. Use Unity to build high-quality 3D and 2D games, deploy them across mobile, desktop, VR/AR, consoles or the Web, and ask a question about an upcoming trip or share your travel advice.
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It doesn't look like Comet ISON will live up to the considerable hype, one researcher says.
ISON has been billed as a potential "comet of the century," with some experts saying it could blaze as brightly as the full moon around the time of its close solar approach in late November. But the comet's recent behavior suggests that such a dazzling show is not in the cards, says astronomer Ignacio Ferrín of the University of Antioquia in Medellín, Colombia.
"Comet ISON has presented a peculiar behavior," Ferrín said in a statement Monday (July 29). "The light curve has exhibited a 'slowdown event' characterized by a constant brightness, with no indication of a brightness increase tendency. This slowdown took place around January 13th, 2013. For 132 days after that date and up to the last available observation, the brightness has remained constant."
Comet ISON's recent performance has a precedent that's not terribly encouraging. In 2003, Comet C/2002 O4 Hönig exhibited a brightness plateau for 52 days and then disintegrated, Ferrín noted.
"The future of Comet ISON does not look bright," he said.
Comet ISON is slated to skim just 724,000 miles (1.16 million kilometers) above the surface of the sun on Nov. 28. Thus far, most scientists have been hedging their bets about the icy wanderer's performance. It's difficult to predict how any comet will behave during a close solar passage, they say, and especially tough to do so for "dynamically new" comets like ISON that are making their first trip to the inner solar system from the frigid, distant Oort Cloud.
The forecast could start firming up a bit soon, however. Comet ISON — whose nucleus is thought to be just 3 to 4 miles (4.8 to 6.5 km) wide — is slated to cross the "frost line" within the next few weeks, scientists say.
This boundary, which lies about 230 to 280 million miles (370 to 450 million km) from the sun, marks the point at which ISON's water ice will start boiling off into space. (Until now, most of its activity has been driven by sublimating carbon dioxide.)
ISON should brighten as it crosses the frost line, and scientists and skywatchers should get a better idea of how tough the comet is, researchers say. Some inbound comets haven't survived their trip past the frost line.
Comet ISON was discovered last September by amateur astronomers Vitali Nevski and Artyom Novichonok. It takes its name from the equipment the duo used — the International Scientific Optical Network (ISON) near Kislovodsk, Russia.
Skywatchers aren't the only people eagerly tracking ISON's journey toward the sun. NASA has organized a coordinated observation campaign enlisting many instruments on the ground and in space. The goal is to learn more about Comet ISON's composition, which could in turn reveal insights about the early days of the solar system.
Source of Article: Space.com
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Once you arrive in Hyderabad at the airport, meet IHPL representative who helps you with an assisted transfer to your hotel. Spend the day at leisure, doing activities of your interest. Interact with the locals, explore the surroundings on foot, eat the world-famous Hyderabadi Biryani, visit the local markets and shop for antiques. Stay overnight.
Day 2 of the trip is largely a city tour of Hyderabad starting with the Charminar Gate- Hyderabad’s biggest landmark with four ornate minarets held together by 4 massive arches. The monument was built in 1591 by Mohammed Quli Qutab Shah.
Later in the day, visit Salar Jung Museum- the third largest museum in the country and Mecca Mosque- one of the oldest as well as largest in the country. The evening is for attending Sound & Light show at the Golconda Fort. Stay overnight.
On day 3 of the tour, depart by road for Warangal. On the way, stop at the Carpet weaving center in Pembarthi Villageng. The next visit en-route is Kolanupaka Temple, a Jain religious site that is 2000 years old. On reaching Warangal, formerly known as Orugallu, check-in at your pre-booked hotel. The rest of the day is free for leisure activities. Stay overnight.
Today after breakfast, in the morning, you visit Ramappa Temple- an ancient temple, constructed during the 12th century at the time of Kakatiyas reign. The next visit is Thousand Pillared Temple- erected in 1163 AD by King Rudra Dev of Kakatiya dynasty.
Later explore the Warangal Fort- constructed during the 13th century and quite famous for its delicately carved arches and pillars. Continue to Khammam by road. On arrival, check into your pre-booked hotel. If time and energy permit, you can explore the surroundings on foot. Stay Overnight.
In the morning, visit the Sree Seetha Ramachandra Swamy Temple, located on the banks of river Godavari. This temple, dedicated to Lord Ram, was constructed during the 17th century. Later, begin driving to Vijayawada. Upon arrival, get transferred to your pre-booked hotel. The rest of the day is free for leisure activities such as interacting with the locals, exploring the surroundings on foot. Stay overnight.
The morning of day 6 is for a day trip to Kondapali Village. The inhabitants of this village are famous for making unique wooden toys from Tella Poniki wood that is found only in the hills of the region. These toys are later meticulously painted.
The next visit is Kanaka Durga Temple, an ancient temple located on the banks of river Krishna, dedicated to Goddess Kanaka Durga. The evening is for exploring the Undavalli Caves, carved out of solid sandstone in the 4th and 5th centuries A.D Stay overnight.
Today, after breakfast, hit the road to go to Kakinada. On the way, halt to explore a quaint French Church made during the 18th century and later visit a Serene Cemetery. The last en-route visit is Draksharamam Temple, a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.
The temple has various inscriptions carved on it related to the traditions of Chola and Chalukyan dynasties. On arrival in Kakinada, complete the check-in formalities at your hotel for an overnight stay. If time and energy permit, you can explore the surroundings on foot.
On the morning of the 8th day, hit the road to Visakhapatnam. On the way, stop at Sankaram- an important site for Buddhist devotees. This place has 2 mesmerizing images of Lord Buddha and Stupas that can be dated back to the 1st century AD. You can also visit some nearby rock-cut temples.
Later, visit the Simhachalam Temple situated on a hilltop, this is a beautiful temple with 16 delicately carved pillars. On reaching Visakhapatnam, check-in your hotel for an overnight stay.
Have breakfast, leave for visiting Araku Valley- a beautiful valley with picturesque waterfalls and gardens where you can indulge in leisure activities, Borra Caves, also known as Borra Guhalu – known for their Stalagmite and Stalactite formations, the last visit is Bheemili Beach where you can indulge in the activities of your interest. Stay overnight.
On day 10, you hit the road to go to Gopalpur on Sea. On the way, halt at Arasavalli temple, an ancient temple of Suryanarayana Swamy. The idol of the deity in this temple has been made in such a manner that its feet are adorned with the first rays of the sun twice a year.
Later, continue driving passing through some of the most fertile land rice fields, banana and jackfruit plantations in abundance. On reaching Gopalpur on Sea, complete the check-in formalities at your hotel. If you want, you can explore the surroundings on foot or visit the beach as the day is at leisure. Stay overnight.
In the morning, after breakfast, begin driving towards Puri. After arriving, check-in your hotel. Post lunch, leave for sightseeing in Puri, Visit the well-known Jagannath Temple- dedicated to Lord Jagannath, Gundicha Mandir- called the Garden House of Jagannath and the nearby village of the artisans. Stay overnight.
Today, post breakfast, begin driving towards Bhubaneshwar, en-route stop to visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Konarak Sun Temple, also known as the Black Pagoda, constructed during the 13th century. The next visit is the Fisherman’s village, take a stroll around the village or observe the locals doing their daily chores.
Later, proceed to Bhubaneshwar. On arrival, check-in at your pre-booked hotel. If time and energy permit, you can indulge in leisure activities. Stay overnight.
Day 13 is booked for a trip to Lalitgiri, Ratnagiri and Udayagiri to explore the ancient Buddhist monasteries. Famous as the Mini Golden Triangle of Orrisa (Odisha), the Lalitgiri-Ratnagiri-Udayagiri corridor houses the remains of brick pagodas, sculptured stone portals and mysterious Buddhist images. Back to Bhubaneshwar for overnight stay.
In the morning, you get an assisted transfer to the airport to board a flight to Kolkata. On arriving in Kolkata, meet IHPL representative and get transferred to your pre-booked hotel. In the afternoon, visit the tourist attractions of Kolkata including the Birla Planetarium, Victoria Memorial and the Howrah Bridge.
Drive past drive past the Fort Williams, the Secretariat Building and the Old Court House Street. After dinner, get transferred to the airport.
Get transferred to the airport to board an international flight for your onward destination.
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In Girl Hunter, author Georgia Pellegrini is on a mission to try and eat more meat that she hunts and kills and less meat from grocery stores. Already a chef by trade, she also blogs about food and wrote Food Heroes. She reminisces about when she was a little girl, she was always out in nature gathering food but then her family sent her to private school in NYC. Next was Wall Street and the corporate world until she realized she wasn’t living the life she wanted to lead. She went to culinary school and after cooking in a few restaurants decided that she would appreciate her food more if she actually put the work into hunting it (not to mention how much healthier a wild animal is for you compared to factory farm animals). Some of her insights were interesting-when she went on hunting trips to England she observed that in that country shotguns and rifles are “symbols of class and sophistication” but in America a lot of people seem to see them as a symbol of being a redneck. She also said that more cows are killed every day in America than bison are killed in a year! This was fascinating to me as I’m a big beef fan but bison burgers are also delicious. Anyway, this book is chock full of recipes for venison, quail, duck, elk, etc-if you are concerned about where your food is coming from, or are a hunter yourself, this book is a good read.
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Points the exact location of an incident within seconds of occurring
Cyclists have the potential to cause incidents when present on busy roads and bridges, or in tunnels. Vehicles may fail to recognise cyclist presence, or they may dangerously manoeuvre around them, leading to accidents and then secondary collisions. Failure to detect cyclist movement could lead to a number or avoidable injuries and fatalities.
Implementing ClearWay radar technology on busy roads can minimise the potential for collisions and road deaths. The wide-area coverage and early warning system can detect cyclists which pose a true threat to safety, and quickly alert operators so they can respond to the situation accordingly. The software can be easily configured to filter out the presence of cyclists on roads where they are permitted to be, contributing to a reliable low false alarm rate system that operators can have total confidence in.
- Fog, snow and rain
- Fire, smoke and hot gasses
- Water and spray
- All level of light, from darkness to sun glare
How Does it Work?
In the control room you see the exact location of cyclists throughout the event. ClearWay’s intuitive rule-based software is designed and created by our own award-winning team and it is easily integrated with other systems via a simple API layer.
If cyclists are considered a true threat to other vehicles or themselves, ClearWay will raise an alarm quickly, to allow plenty of time for operators to coordinate an emergency response.
Why Choose ClearWay for Cyclist Detection?
- Rapid alerts when incidents detected
Operators will be alerted to any cyclists in under 10 seconds. This allows sufficient time to coordinate a response if necessary.
- Ongoing situational awareness
The system will continue to track and monitor the location of the cyclist throughout the event, so operators can know the exact location if they need to be reached.
- Automatically activate warning signs
When cyclists are posing a true threat, ClearWay can automatically activate warning signs to alert vehicles to the cyclists presence. This will slow vehicles and lower the chance of an accident occurring.
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There has been some conjecture on our boards that Eddie has toned down his politics, based largely on the fact that we've heard very few political themes in our Backspacer previews. It appears from this posting on Grunge Report, that he has not. I do, however, find it odd that as disatisfied as the Grunge Report author is with Eddie's heavy handed politics, he didn't think twice about pushing a few of his own political viewpoints.
But why does Eddie have so much faith in Obama? It’s fucking stupid. The economy is fucked and Obama driving up the debt and devaluing the dollar, moving more troops to Afghanistan, and nationalizing totally fucked companies will kill the economy. We need to let the economy rebuild itself, we live in a Capitalist country. We need business owners running these companies rather than the government, who obviously have no economical sense.
Here's what Ed had to say on repubblica.it. The translation is rough, but I think the spirit is in tact.
"We must strengthen the concept that art can be a form of nonviolent protest," he insists. "The cliche has it that we artists are part of a sort of Hollywood elite, protected species, which should keep away from political squabbles, do not express their point of view, ignoring his education in humanities and give a damn about world problems. But we we do not live in Hollywood, but in fucking Seattle, salt and pay taxes have the right to express an opinion. This taught me the music I grew up with and the novels I read. This I learned from Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen, Pete Townshend, Neil Young. From the Clancy Brothers and the Irish music: pieces of history framed in a song. Do not say that we are not allowed to do so, because our work is just that. The Democrats called the Boss, Ben Harper , James Taylor and the Dixie Chicks to support Vote for Change. Who has played for the Republicans? A pair of worn-country & western singers that Bush was holding the leash. "
The discussion continues here.
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Ok, so there are some rumor winds swirling from Philly.com that the Sixers have made an offer for malcontent Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony, and that the Nuggets kinda, sorta, maybe like the deal. The question of the hour is, do they like it, or do they like it, like it.
Let’s say they like it, like it. I’m going to peer into my crystal ball and tell you how this one plays out (BTW, my crystal ball is a replica of Ed Stefanski’s head). The trade would be incredibly popular initially with both fans and the less-savvy members of the media (but I repeat myself, zing!), and everybody would sing the praises of Rod Thorn and draw parallels between his acquisition of Jason Kidd ten years ago and the Nets consequent rise to the top of the East and his now acquisition of a twenty-six year old Olympian, near scoring champion and, in the circumspect and well-considered words of Chauncy Billups, “one of the top two or three players in the world.” Hot damn, this Thorn is a wheelin’, dealin’, riverboat gambler! He turned Igoudala into Carmelo. How’s that for alchemy? — the columns would read.
Expectations would be high. Through the roof. They would literally explode through the roof. After enough roofs were destroyed, people would learn not to keep these expectations indoors. They’d be left outside to soar, to be free. And why not? Carmelo Anthony is the single best player in basketball not named Kobe, Lebron or Durant! We know that because he scores the most. You can’t win without scoring points, anybody knows that. And the guy he’s replacing? Iguodala? More like “ugly(jumper)odala!” That guy sucks. Look at his scoring for crying out loud. Carmelo scores waaaaaaay more than him. Carmelo, points, Carmelo, twenty-eight a game, Carmelo, scorer, Carmellllllllloooooo! That’s how the conventional wisdom would go. And who could argue with it. Carmelo does score a lot of points. And everybody knows the best player is the guy who scores the most. Period.
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Elizabeth Cameron Milburn
- 67 years old
- Date of birth: September 10th, 1947
- Place of birth:
- Date of passing: March 28th, 2015
- Place of passing:
This memorial website was created in the memory of our loved one, Elizabeth Cameron Milburn, 67, born on September 10th, 1947 and passed away on March 28th, 2015. We will remember her forever.
Leave a Tribute:
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By Renee “She-ra” Patrick, Oregon Desert Trail Coordinator
I’ve been learning a lot about the history of the Blue Mountains Trail since setting out in August to ground-truth 100 miles of this potential 600-mile route. The current alignment of the route appears like a swirl around the stunning granite mountain ranges in north eastern Oregon, but diverges significantly from the original vision for this trail, born in 1960 on a horsepacking trip in the Blue Mountains.
In fact, what I initially thought of as a recent effort by the Greater Hells Canyon Council to create an immersive backpacking experience designed to engage the recreation community in conservation issues has a much longer and varied history than I could have imagined.
As with many good ideas, this one grew out of a love of place. Blue Mountains Trail founder and Oregon conservation icon Loren Hughes had a long and active relationship with the forests and rivers in the Blue Mountains. Just a few of his monikers include director of the Hells Canyon Preservation Council (now the Greater Hells Canyon Council), director of the Oregon Wilderness Coalition, and “Mr. Five Cent-er” a nickname bestowed after he successfully used one 5-cent stamp to appeal six US Forest Service timber sales. In addition, this tireless environmentalist was active in efforts to form the Eagle Cap Wilderness and North Fork John Day Wilderness...an incredible resume for a man who spent a significant portion of his livelihood as a jeweler in La Grande.
A young Loren Hughes - photo from GHCC
Save the Minam Crew - photo from GHCC
Loren’s vision gained steam when he appealed to friend Dick Hentze, an avid backpacker and Baker City school-teacher, to help him with the trail idea. The two spent the next several decades dreaming up their route, exploring possible alignments in the mountains, and with Dick’s love of maps, they created the first iteration of the trail, an 870-mile loop originally conceptualized as the Blue Mountain Heritage Trail.
What these men proposed was a circular route that touched Hillgard Station; a state park just north of La Grande (and a stop on the Oregon Trail in the mid-1800’s); followed the snaking river canyons of the Umatilla, Wallowa, and Wenaha Rivers; took a turn along the rim of Hells Canyon (the deepest river canyon in the country…yes…deeper than the Grand Canyon); to skirt the southern edges of the Wallowa Mountain Range and back into the mountains via the Burnt River and over to the John Day River drainages and back around to Hillgard Station.
Just a quick glimpse at a map reveals miles and miles of trails crossing all through these mountain ranges. It was surely a difficult task to decide what would be the best routing for their vision…I would guess there are hundreds of route options that would give hikers an immersive journey into the heart of north eastern Oregon. In fact, their research revealed the original route would encompass 2,000-miles of additional trails. Can you imagine?
At the heart of this trail effort was the Hells Canyon Preservation Council (which later was renamed as the Greater Hells Canyon Council or GHCC). The group was created in 1967 to stop Hells Canyon and the Snake River from being dammed, actions that later led to the protection of the area as the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area. The men played key roles in the efforts to honor the natural wonders of the area, and those who knew them well will be thrilled to know the trail is routed through the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness, Eagle Cap Wilderness, North Fork John Day Wilderness, North Fork Umatilla Wilderness, Strawberry Mountains Wilderness, Monument Rock Wilderness, Elkhorn Mountains, and Hells Canyon National Recreation Area.
2010 marked a big year for the Blue Mountains Trail. By that time the men had engaged another passionate outdoorsman and life-long eastern Oregonian, Mike Higgins. Mike had also been intimately involved in local environmental efforts, and served on the board of the Oregon Natural Resources Council (now called Oregon Wild) prior to getting involved in the resurrection of the Hells Canyon Preservation Council. Together the men had formed a nonprofit, partnered with the Forest Service, engaged interested parties in Baker City, and had generated considerable excitement in the local and recreation communities.
Mike Higgins - photo from GHCC
In fact, when looking back at several articles written about the trail in that time-frame, I was curious to find a major motivating factor for all parties involved was to help diversify the economy in the area and develop the recreation infrastructure that would attract foreign tourists to these far reaches of Oregon. A European backpacking-style experience was envisioned, and the route was designed to lead hikers to roads or trailheads every 10-12 miles or so where they could be picked up by a local inn or bed and breakfast, shuttled around each day, and essentially slack-packed the entire route (hiking with just a day-pack). Inspirations for this style of hiking can be found all over Europe like the Camino routes in Spain and different footpaths in England and Scotland.
However, routing hikers to roads and trailheads frequently meant they wouldn’t be experiencing the deep wilderness areas where bears, wolves, elk, and cougar still roamed freely. Trails can be designed with many different user experiences in mind, and this one was a noble effort at getting more people out in approachable sections of trail while spending time and money in the communities that serve as the backbone of this region. (I would definitely stay in some of those bed and breakfasts if they are still on the route today!)
Despite all the energy and excitement around the trail two-decades ago, a series of tragic events derailed the efforts, including a deep and personal loss in Dick’s life. The trail idea was still alive on the backburner, but major efforts to move it forward were at a standstill until 2016. At Loren’s unfortunate passing, the Greater Hells Canyon Council renewed their efforts to realize the Blue Mountains Trail and included it in their strategic plan.
Enter GHCC board member Jim Kennedy. Jim and his family loved exploring different landscapes on trails, and with the GHCC's renewed sense of purpose to complete the Blue Mountains Trail, he shared the vision with his son, Jared Kennedy. It sounds like Jared positively jumped at the chance to continue the dream, and the two of them poured over the previous trail materials with Mike Higgins.
Jared explained that he noticed some of the most iconic, scenic, and remote parts of the Blues were missing from the original route, so he set to work rerouting and revising the alignment to find a new way to tie the ecoregion together into a thru-hike. That’s about the time that I got involved in the effort, and over a series of phone calls and emails with Jim and Jared, I encouraged them to think of a route concept, similar to what the Oregon Natural Desert Association had created in the Oregon Desert Trail (or ODT, a 750-mile route that I have been working to establish for the last five years). I shared examples of the numerous resources that I had created for the ODT, and learnings from the relatively fast trajectory of the Oregon Desert Trail from idea to reality in just a handful of years.
An additional objective that Jared brought to the table was including the high peaks of the Wallowas, Elkhorns, Greenhorns, and Strawberry ranges. The three men also identified key peaks, wilderness areas, state parks, and towns they wanted to include in the alignment, and the current spiral shape of the now 600-mile path formed in response to these highlights.
Another reality set in when Jared, Jim, and Mike looked at the current landscape to find numerous fires had burned through some of the stunning sections of the route, and many miles of trails and roads had been neglected, ignored, or deliberately decommissioned. A tricky issue is that many of these routes still appear on maps, when in fact they don’t exist in a hikeable form today. Mining claims have popped up along sections of the trail (this area has a long long history of gold mining), private land boundaries have changed, and poison oak, blackberries, and deadfall create additional barriers on the ground.
The original Blue Mountains Trail is shown here in gray, with one of the first alignments of the “new” BMT overlaid in color.
This year Jared had a line on the map, and the goal was to find enough hikers willing to brave the unknown conditions to hike and document what was actually on the ground. I volunteered at first mention, and enticed some other experienced hikers I know to try and hike the entire route as well.
And what are we finding? An amazingly scenic and remote outdoor experience. Yes, some of the trails have been damaged by fire, are overgrown, and are blocked by tree-fall, but since there are several of us out hiking this year, we are exploring different options with the hope of finding an alignment (or as I like to say, the path of least resistance) that “goes.” If the Blue Mountains Trail can be hiked through a series of trails that are still in passible shape, connected to roads which bring hikers to and from towns, then later down the line some sweat can go into opening and clearing some of those neglected trails once again. As with many long-distance trails, each year brings changes in the mileage and in the alignment. This effort will be ongoing, but by using the route concept, the Greater Hells Canyon Council should be able to get folks out there hiking sooner rather than later and slowly work towards the deeper wilderness experience that still touches on the incredible communities found along the way. Although the European-style hiking concept will likely be modified from the original 10-12 miles between trailheads vision, I can easily imagine a scenario where a hiker can still get picked up from a trailhead, shuttled back to a cozy bed and hearty meal for the night, and whisked back to the Blue Mountains for the next leg of their journey.
There is so much more I want to explore about the Blue Mountains Trail concept, including the love of place this route hopes to inspire in the recreation community; the understanding of the Native American and homesteading histories of this region; the geology, habitat, and important ecological lynchpin nature of this area; the roles hikers can take if they are moved by their experience to get involved in the many conservation issues facing this corner of Oregon...there is so much more to say. Stay tuned for more explorations into the story of the Blue Mountains Trail...it will help prepare you for your hike out there when it’s ready to go!
Renee “She-ra” Patrick has been hiking long-distance trails for almost 20 years. She is a triple-crown hiker with well over 11,000 trail miles under her belt; the Blue Mountains Trail will be her 12th long trail. When she isn’t busy at work establishing the 750-mile Oregon Desert Trail, she can be found packrafting, rafting, backcountry skiing or just forest bathing.
Approaching Strawberry Mountain - photo Renee Patrick
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Developers, asset managers and landowners across the property industry now recognise the importance of their corporate profile and engagement with the communities in which they operate.
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Obligatory Halloween-ish submission!
Anywho, I figured I should do some elaborate pixel art this year, so here's my character Bela, with one of his succubus servants. I figured that I wanted to work with a limited 16-color palette this time, but it didn't really work as well as I would have liked, because I suck at choosing color schemes. Oh well. xD;
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Jeffrey Blumenfeld joins as of counsel. He spent 24 years at Blank Rome, before joining Wolf Block in 2007, where he was chairman of its public finance practice. He represents public entities in the issuance of debt as bond counsel, underwriters’ counsel and counsel to conduit borrowers, credit enhancers and trustees.
He is joined in Philadelphia by Michael T. McDonnell III, who also joins as of counsel. His litigation practice includes risk management, insurance coverage, appeals and construction law.
The Philadelphia office of Kutak Rock also employs an associate and a paralegal.
Founded in 1965, Kutak Rock LLP is a large law firm and lobbying group based in Omaha, Nebraska. In 2007, the firm was ranked by the National Law Journal as the largest law firm in the state of Nebraska, and the 119th largest in the United States by number of attorneys. The firm also ranked 150th in profit per attorney on the 2007 AmLaw 200 survey.
It employs 400 lawyers across 16 offices.
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Brahmasri Tadepalli Venkata Subrahmanya Sastry seemed to be a genius of maths and music. He had taken up a rare and challenging task of composing songs on each of the thousand names of Devi in Sree Lalitha Sahasranamam. The compilation of these 1,000 songs was referred as Sree Lalitha Rahasya Nama Sahasraakrutulu set in not only 72 melakarta ragas but also in several janya and unfamiliar ragas. This magnum opus took him 24 long years and the entire work has been meticulously notated by him in his own handwriting.
His son Tadepally Lokanatha Sarma expressed his fortune to render some of these special kritis for Sarvani Sangeetha Sabha at the Raga Sudha Hall recently. He mentioned the above details and also added that there were 650 unheard ragas and all the kritis carry the raga mudras so that they could never be meddled.
Lokanatha Sarma focused more on presenting those rare songs with great reverence and dignity. All the kritis began with the name of Devi as recited in the Sahasranamam. The line-up included ‘Sri Lalithe Simhasanasthithe’ in Ritigowla, ‘Sri Matha Sakalaguno’ in Abheri, ‘Kamakshi’ in Kamala Manohari , ‘Bhavai Paavani’ in Pantuvarali, ‘Sarvani’ in Saramathi, ‘Durga’ in Yamuna Kalyani, ‘Uma Kumari’ in Urmika, ‘Gowri’ in Gowri, ‘Maha Kali’ in Manoranjani and ‘Mahathi Parimana Rahita’ in Mahathi.
The kritis were mostly in Sanskrit and Telugu and loaded with the speciality of the raga chosen. The uniqueness in the kritis was, according to Sarma, that each name had been expanded for its significance and profundity. Therefore, instead of simple rendition of the kriti, had Lokanatha Sarma gone for articulation of the lyrical domain to explain the intricacies of at least one or two numbers, the exercise would have been more engaging. He, nonetheless, elucidated that the Pantuvarali of his father was a derivative of 45 mela Subha Pantuvarali which carries a different shade. But, he presented it in the popular Pantuvarali for the song ‘Bhavani’ with alapana, a little niraval and swaraprastara for the better participation of the accompanying artists Challa Prabhavathi on the violin and Peravali Jaya Bhaskar on mridangam. So was the other number ‘Durga’ in Yamuna Kalyani, which was also set in different style in its original perception of the composer, was rendered in the present day mould. Dr Lokanatha Sarma’s robust voice and perfect enunciation covered the slips in pitch on many instances. The recital was more of a tribute to his father’s exclusive contribution to Devi than a concert of mandatory format sans demonstration of the creativity of the performer.
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Archive for "Yakuza 6: The Song of Life" Tag
The Steam version goes live today at 9 AM PST.
Nothing too intense for the next Yakuza re-release on PC.
Star Wars: Squadrons, Genesis Noir and Narita Boy are also coming.
Previously exclusive to PS4, all four titles are finally coming to Xbox platforms and PC.
Ryu ga Gotoku Studio's series is "highly evaluated by overseas users" though still considered niche.
The world of Yakuza is a dangerous yet thrilling place. Here are a few things going on behind its scenes.
After seemingly endless trials and torments, these heroes are still standing.
Swinging, riding, driving, and sailing across the biggest game worlds of the year.
Five years later, the PS4 has accumulated an impressive range of titles. Here are the top 30 to play.
Kazuma Kiryu's swansong accomplished a first for the entire franchise.
We're pretty much half-way through 2018 but there have been plenty of gorgeous games already.
A complete video walkthrough for Yakuza 6.
Meanwhile, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life makes a strong debut in third place.
Check out these new live action shots for Yakuza 6.
Head to head comparison between the PS4 and PS4 Pro versions of Yakuza 6.
This time around, players won't be able to access the full game.
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life ends Kiryu's story on a very high note.
Kiryu is coming back for his final chapter- here's why you should be excited.
PS4 and PS4 Pro are set to receive a ton of games in the future.
Luckily, a demo is coming at the end of the month to tide us over.
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BY TARA WESTOVER
Educated is an astonishing powerful and wonderful memoir written by Tara Westover. It tells the story of the author’s life as the seventh child of a strict (non-representative) Mormon family growing up in rural Idaho, where her parents don’t believe in schooling or medicine for their family combined with a total scepticism and fear of federal government. Westover does not know her exact birthday (born in September 1986) or possess a birth certificate until she is 9 years old.
Westover’s father runs a scrap yard and takes on various construction projects making his children work in dangerous situations with no regard for their safety. When accidents inevitably happen, no one goes to hospital, they are treated at home with natural remedies. The family live against the backdrop of Buck’s Peak, a beautiful mountain.
Aged 17, Westover finally begins her education and remarkably goes on to study at Cambridge and Harvard universities. For many years, she struggles with the opportunities her education offers her contrasted with the suffocating but nevertheless loving and strong bonds of her large family, which although flawed are so part of her make-up.
As Westover herself says in an interview – "she left because she wanted something else, not because she didn’t belong. She wanted to find new ideas and go back and belong again." However her parents, especially her father, couldn’t accept her new values and relationships outside their world. Within this, is the physical and emotional abuse her brother Shawn (the only person given a pseudonym) inflicts on the women in the household. When Westover finally has the courage to confront her parents and ask for help, they refuse to acknowledge their son's behaviour, convincing themselves it is in her head. “How can I believe I’m a good person if my mother doesn’t believe I’m a good person?” It is Westover's faith which has enabled her to have a new life going forward.
The writing is thoughtful, poignant, sensitive and totally gripping. Educated is an amazing read which the Reading Den cannot recommend highly enough. It is also worth checking out the various you tube interviews with Tara Westover and listening to Elizabeth Day's podcast. She is a truly inspirational woman who bears no grudges and opens our eyes to an "off-the-grid" upbringing that is hard to imagine can still exist in 21st century America.
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Killjoys has really shaken things up in their season finale. “How to Kill Friends and Influence People” kills off at least one long term character, if not two. At long last, we learn why Khlyen wants Dutch to kill Aneela, his real daughter. The true offspring of Khlyen is madder than a box of frogs and dangerous with it.
This season has seen the death of Pawter Simms and now we see the man that Dutch loves to hate die; done in by his own hand. This sacrifice play makes his death a heart breaking affair. There is also another character that we love to hate, Seyah Kendry, who may be taking a dirt nap as well. (Although Seyah was still breathing when last seen in that Old Town alleyway.)
For an episode that ends on such a downer; Khlyen dead, Seyah dying and Johnny heading off with Clara (Stephanie Leonidas), and Alice her weaponized arm, there are a number of amusing moments.
(There is even a “Wilhelm Scream” in the scene where D’Avin and Fancy Lee face off the bank’s security guards.)
Killjoys continues the brilliant repartee between Lucy and Johnny. D’Avin uses Level Six Fancy Lee as a human shield, “Human shield b*tches.” Dutch fights off the lion’s share of bank guards while Khlyen watches and Lucy gets very upset at the black goo spilt on her decks.
In terms of action, “How to Kill Friends and Influence People” is chock a block with some great sequences. Johnny has an epic fight with two Black Root fighters and Dutch and Khlyen with those extra guards. D’Av and Fancy Lee also take out their fair share of guards. Each reluctantly admiring the other’s work.
Alongside this change in direction which results in a splitting up of the team and the destruction of some of the green plasma, there is a bit of backstory. We learn why Khlyen zeroed in on his “little bird” and why Aneela went stark raving mad when she encountered the plasma. (She was too young.)
Khlyen develops a plasma “vaccine” which will kill the green stuff and not only free Old Town but will take out a slew of Level Six soldiers. He and the Killjoys head off to find the source of the plasma. Destroying that will kill the remaining green goo on Arkyn.
Dutch finds the tree after ripping a page from Alvis’ book. The holes in the page work as a star map. The Killjoys find the tree and kill the source, using Khlyen as the delivery system. The death of the Level Six upsets Dutch and she is comforted by Johnny.
The destruction of the goo “cures” Fancy Lee and he is no longer a Level Six. Johnny and Lucy say goodbye after he shoots Seyah Kendry and Dutch believes that Aneela is still alive. She plans to start a full fledged war and defeat all the Level Six’s.
This was a cracking end to the second season of Killjoys. It was a culmination of what makes the series work so well. A touch of comedy, plenty of action and sudden shocking death.
The death of Khlyen means that the splendid Rob Stewart will no longer be part of the show, except for the possibility of flashbacks. Stewart is a personal favorite so hopefully there will be plenty of walks down memory lane in season three.
Delle Seyah Kendry may not be dead. Johnny shot her in the abdomen at close range but…
The woman is too strong to die so easily. Our last glimpse of the Qresh noblewoman in that alleyway shows the beginning of a smile. She may yet survive to plague the Killjoys and hunt down her attacker Johnny Jaqobis.
As for John, it will be hard to imagine Lucy without her in-resident nerd. These two have been brilliant this season. Tamsen McDonough brought levels of depth to Lucy in season two that resulted in the character becoming more than human and touchingly funny.
Killjoys ended on a somber note but the possibilities are wide open for next season. Johnny with a new sidekick and Dutch declaring war on the entire Quad means that this should get even more interesting.
- Hannah John-Kamen – Dutch
- Luke Macfarlane – D’Avin
- Aaron Ashmore — Johnny
- Thom Allison – Pree
- Sarah Power – Pawter
- Rob Stewart – Khlyen
- Tamsin McDonough – Lucy
- Morgan Kelly – Alvis
- Sean Baek – Fancy Lee
Guest starring Mayko Nguyen as Seyah Kendry
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Iowa Weigh Stations Truck Scales
PrePass trucks that receive a green light in Iowa must still enter an open weigh station if they are pulling an oversize/overweight (even permitted) load.
Walcott, Iowa, is a trucker vacation destination. Okay, maybe it’s not a vacation destination, but there are plenty of truckers who plan on stopping in Walcott.
Walcott is home to the “World’s Largest Truck Stop” according to the Iowa 80 truck stop- now a T.A. travelcenter. The truck stop has one of the largest in-stock chrome shops in the country. There is a truck shop and truck was on the premises. The Iowa 80 has a Trucking Hall of Fame adjacent to it- a 21,000 some foot warehouse with almost 30 antique trucks on display.
Each year, the truck stop holds the Iowa 80 Trucker’s Jamboree- a truck show with exhibitors and show truck contest. In 2006, there were more than 200 antique trucks on display for the event and more than 30,000 people came to experience it! In 2007, the Iowa 80 Trucker’s Jamboree is scheduled for July 12-13. To contact the Iowa 80 truck stop, call 866-4IOWA80. It is located off I 80 at exit 284, just west of the Quad-Cities in Iowa.
The CAT scale company headquarters is located near the Iowa 80 truck stop in Walcott, also. CAT scale has a reputation for being the most widespread, the most reliable, and the easiest to acess of all truck stop weighing scales.
Not too far from Walcott is the town of Riverside, Iowa. Known to Star Trek fans as “the future home of Captain James T. Kirk,” Riverside was the site for a recent miniseries starring William Shatner. The show followed Shatner’s film crew through the filming of a fake movie- one the town’s residents and the locals who were picked to star in the movie didn’t know was fake. Sounds dumb, but anyone with a twisted sense of humor who watched the show from the beginning got a lot of laughs out of it. The series, called Invasion Iowa, is not available on DVD but it can be found online for (legal and paid for) downloads.
Truckers traveling I 80 around exit 225 will see signs for “The Amana Colonies.” This is a group of 7 villages that were founded as a religious commune. The villages were designed by the original settlers to mirror 19th century German villages. These are not Amish communities and they are no longer communal. For generations, the townspeople shared their earnings, but in 1932, the Amana Colonies stopped living as a commune.
The highest point in Iowa is located in the north west corner of the state on route 1670 at Hawkeye Point.
The Iowa fuel tax rate is $0.235 per gallon of diesel fuel.
Agency 34 16 eb wb Iowa Weigh Station Truck Scales
Locals say this weigh station is no longer used- and it has big cement barriers over the weigh scale.
Avoca I 80 wb Iowa Weigh Station Truck Scales
Lat: 41 29 55 N
Lon: 95 15 41 W There is a Kum and Go truck stop with very little parking and also a McDonalds and motel with a joint parking lot at exit 46 east of the weigh station. There is a rest area at mm 32 and a Wings over America truck stop at exit 40 west of the Avoca weigh station.
Cedar I 80 wb Iowa Weigh Station Truck Scales
The scale house has been torn down and the ramp into the weigh station has been blocked off. There is a rest area at mm 270 east of the Cedar scale and a Phillips 66 Ambest truck stop at exit 265 west of the weigh station.
Clarke North I 35 nb Iowa Weigh Station Truck Scales
There used to be a scale accross from this one on the southbound side of the interstate, but it has been converted to a truck parking area. Exit 33 has a Cubby’s truckstop with limited parking north of the Clarke North weigh station.
Dallas (Des Moines) – I 80 eb Iowa Weigh Station Truck Scales
Lat: 41 33 17 N
Lon: 93 54 56 W There is a rest area at mm 119 east of the Dallas weigh station. There is a Casey’s General Store with a small parking lot and diesel at exit 93 west of the Dallas weigh station.
Glenwood 34 275 nb sb Iowa Weigh Station Truck Scales
This scale is closed- there are no supplies or material inside the scale- even the lightbulbs are gone. It is also marked in the wrong location on the 2005, 2006 trucker atlases.
Jasper (Des Moines) – I 80 wb Iowa Weigh Station Truck Scales
This is a super coop location.
Lat: 41 40 56 N
Lon: 98 20 3 W Exit 155 has 2 truck stops east of the Jasper weigh station. Exit 142 has a Bosselman truck stop and thre is a rest area at mm 148 west of the truck scale.
MO Valley North I 29 nb Iowa Weigh Station Truck Scales
There is a Conoco truck plaza at exit 112 as well as rest area at mile marker 78.5 north of the Missouri Valley truck scale.
MO Valley North I 29 sb Iowa Weigh Station Truck Scales
There is a Conoco truck plaza at exit 112 as well as rest area at the 79.5 mile marker north of the Missouri Valley weigh station.
Salix South I 29 sb Iowa Weigh Station Truck Scales
There used to be a truck scale on the opposite side of the interstate from this location but it has been converted to a truck parking area. There is a Truck Haven and several fast food restaurants with truck parking at exit 143 north of the Salix weigh station.
Story South I 35 sb Iowa Weigh Station Truck Scales
There is a rest area at mile marker 94 south of the Story weigh station.
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Everybody talks about buying back the block, but we decided to buy back an entire historic neighborhood. Positioning between work to the east and wealth to the west, we believe this is a prime location for development. After seeing gentrification happen first hand in Inglewood, CA, Oakland, CA, New Orleans, LA, and Brooklyn, NY, we noticed a pattern and the Eddie Robison Sr. Historic District checks off all of the boxes.
We are raising $1 million to build 184 new multifamily units and 12,000 square feet of commercial space across 6 strategic acquisitions in addition to developing a commercial property with several sustainable business models in play. An additional $1.75 million is already being raised from sophisticated and accredited investors, but we we wanted this be The People's Property, so we created this offering to make investing accessible to all.
This is an equity investment. You can be a part of amazing opportunity for as little a $1,000 (0.1% of this $1,000,000) raise.
Our target rate of return is 15% annually. This is how that compares to your savings account and the stock market.
Equity investors get paid in 4 ways:
NOTE: Please DO NOT INVEST YOUR LAST DOLLAR. This is at least a 5 year hold. Only invest money at the bottom of your savings account that you DO NOT NEED and were likely never going to touch.
We have already acquired the assets for this first phase at really low cost-basis for the land and buildings. This allows us to conduct historic renovation and maximize historic tax credits while ensuring investor return.
Altogether, these assets will be transformed into 184 brand new multifamily units and an 12,000 square foot commercial space to host businesses that serve the neighborhood and create jobs for those who live in the neighborhood.
$1,070,000 is being raised through the Buy The Block Reg CF crowdfund and the remaining $1,680,000 is being raised through a Reg D fund from family, friends, other funds, and accreditted investors.
The #BuyBackBatonRouge team has over two decades of collective real estate experience including expertise in real estate development, multifamily acquisitions, rehabbing, new construction, historical tax credits, and opportunity zones.
We have the change to not just buy back a block. We can buy back an entire neighborhood totaling 200 acres.
The Eddie Robinson Historic District in Baton Rouge has been divested for over 50 years. When integration occurred, Black business could no longer survive as the community spent their money within other communities. And then Black flight followed White flight to suburbs as a sign that they were moving on up. The result is a low-income community with unoccupied historic commercial and residential properties, blighted buildings, and vacant lots. On top of that, there is limited access to food, health care, quality education, and jobs in this neighborhood.
We have an opportunity to revitalize the urban core with strategic investments in real estate that are inviting to existing and new residents and businesses. We have the opportunity to develop several catalyst projects that can turn this entire community around. We believe that ownership is the key to freedom. That includes ownership by existing residents, new homeowners, and investors.
Our philosophy of Comprehensive Concentrated Community Development takes a holistic approach that considers housing, employment, education, entertainment, food, healthcare, politics, and policing. We believe that the first step is the land and real estate. By concentrating our efforts in one specific neighborhood we all get to rise together. When you when I win. When I win, you when. Other communities have been able to demonstrate this by aggregating their resources and concentrating their capital. We all know that dispersed energy is weaker than focused energy. When we work as one, we maximize our power.
Our strategy is based on several key factors: in-house construction, historical tax credits, opportunity zone designation, public and political partnership. Our team is unmatched when it comes to weaving these strengths together.
Below is a step-by-step process on how our business plan unfolds, followed by an example for our Julia Street property.
Here is a specific example based on our pro forma for our Julia Street property:
You can be our partner and invest as an equity investor. We are expecting at least a 15% IRR on your investment. We expect a return of capital at two points—upon getting our historical tax credits and upon refinancing into a 30-year mortgage. At that point, you will likely have little to no-money left in the deal, but you will retain equity. Based on your equity position, you will receive quarterly dividend payments based on the cash flow of the assets.
Once you commit, you will be sent a follow-up form to declare how you want your money to be allocated in terms of debt and equity. You can do a combination of both if you prefer.
Here is how both scenarios might play out for a $30,000 investment.
Q: What is the minimum investment?
A: $1,000 (or ten $100 shares). This is a first-come-first-serve basis so don’t delay.
Q: Is there a preferred return for equity investors?
A: There is a 6% preferred return to investor meaning that investors get paid at least 6% before any sort of other distributions are made to management.
Q: What type of loan are you refinance into?
A: Freddie Mac non-recourse, 30-year term.
Q: What are historic tax credits?
A: The Federal & State Rehabilitation Tax Credit, otherwise known as the Historic Tax Credit, is one of the most powerful historic preservation tools we have. Recognizing the cost associated with rehabilitating historic buildings, the Historic Tax Credit provides a 20% federal income tax credit and 20% state income tax credit to developers of income producing properties such as office buildings, retail establishments, rental apartments, and others. We are able to use this tool to rehab historic buildings while also offering a real return to our investors based on our development costs.
A BlockVestor may cancel any investment up to 48 hours after clicking the "Invest Now" button and receive a refund of such investment without any fees or penalties for any reason. A BlockVestor may cancel his or her investment for any reason up to 48 hours before an offering's close and receive a full refund of such investment without any fees or penalties by sending an email to [email protected] with the subject line of "Investment Cancellation" and identifying the particular investment to be canceled. Refunds will be processed within (24) twenty-four hours.
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Use a variety of adhesives to create your Aleene's Make Your Own Repositionable Rhinestone Applique. Halloween crafts for adults can be both appropriate and fun at the same time. Get creative and make a sparkly spider.
Show your love for everyone's favorite Halloween goody with the Sweet Candy Corn Earrings, which are made from real candy. Learn how to make earrings that smell like the beginning of autumn. These earrings will certainly get you into the Halloween spirit. You will be looking forward to wearing these fun earrings year after year. These earring design ideas are easy to bring to life and in no time you will have your very own Sweet Candy Corn Earrings.
If time is running short and you need a few extra Halloween craft ideas, this Jeepers Creepers Eyeball Pin is just the craft you're looking for. One can never have too many Halloween crafts in her arsenal! Make these fun pins for your friends or your children's teachers. These are also good Halloween crafts ideas for any party guests you may (or may not) be expecting. This Jeepers Creepers Eyeball Pin will certainly brighten up any party with its creepy flair.
Oh, what to do with all of your Halloween treats! These Spooky Glass Treat Jars are cool Halloween decorating ideas to store all your yummy goodies. These glass jars look beautiful on a countertop, especially one that's covered in cobwebs for a party. Fill your Spooky Glass Treat Jars with bright candy corns, chocolate covered pretzels, or whatever your sweet tooth desires. This year, try some new Halloween decoration ideas for your home sweet haunted house.
If you're looking to send a Halloween greeting to your loved ones, this Kitty in the Pumpkin Patch card is a great project to make. This card is perfect for sending a little treat to someone you love.
Learn how to make a pop-up card that will surely drop jaws (if the recipient is a skeleton, that is). This Rib Cage Pop-Up Card is a fun project to make for the fall. Before you know it, Halloween will be here, and you will want something cool to give your friends. There is no skill that is more amazing than learning how to make pop up cards. When the weather begins to get chilly, start preparing for Halloween festivities by making this Rib Cage Pop-Up Card.
If you're looking for easy Halloween craft ideas for decorating your home, look no further than these Creepy Sewn Rats. This free sewing pattern is quick and perfect for beginners. You can even save money on materials by using scraps from your own fabric stash.
Bats are ubiquitous during Halloween, but steampunk bats? Well that's something new. Learn how to make a Steampunk Bat Necklace using industrial materials like nuts and bolts. Easy steampunk crafts are anything but ordinary yet so much fun to make.
October is the season of candy apples, cozy quilts, carving pumpkins, and Halloween craft ideas. Believe it or not, October can also be a good time for birdhouses with this Halloween Haunted Birdhouse. Roll up your sleeves and get your glitter on, because this is one unique Halloween decorating idea that you won't want to pass up. Even if it's not October, it isn't too early to get a head start on this irresistibly fun Halloween Haunted Birdhouse. Move over birds, and make some room for the bats and spiders.
Trick or treat bag crafts tend to be pretty unexciting, but this project is perfect for all ages. Use rhinestone transfers to create a rocking Rhinestone Trick or Treat Bag you or your child will love carrying all night long. The colorful embellishments will help the bag stand out from a sea of pillow cases and plastic grocery bags.
The bats and cats and witches keep the skeletons in stitches, and you'll be in stitches too when you download any of our free Halloween eBooks. Here, you will find enough creepy, crafty fun to satisfy a whole haunted mansion of ghouls. Take a walk on the wicked side and create a few Halloween decorations to spook your guests. You can also learn how to make your own Halloween costume. There are even plenty of pumpkin crafts for the little goblins.
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If you have cute beads that you aren't sure what to do with, you can learn how to make earrings out of them. These Curiously Creepy Doughnut Earrings are a great place to start. Although this tutorial focuses on doughnut-shaped beads, you can use any double-holed beads that you have. This is a very basic earring design idea that uses wire. You will be so excited to wear these Curiously Creepy Doughnut Earrings when you are finished making them.
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a beautiful Mexican holiday that celebrates, rather than mourns, the passing of loved ones. Learn how to celebrate Dia de los Muertos with this Dia de los Muertos Shrine Tutorial. You will be able to decorate your shrine however you wish, but traditionally sugar skulls play an important role in Day of the Dead shrines. These skulls are decorated in bright colors, and most Day of the Dead art projects are decorated in the same way.
If you've ever wondered what zombies taste like, you can at least learn how to make a candy box to store all your zombified goodies in. This Wickedly Wonderful Candy Box can be filled with whatever creepy candies you may come across this Halloween. There is nothing gross about the goodies that fill this DIY candy box. Let your daring side emerge because this Wickedly Wonderful Candy Box is not for the faint of heart. Don't be afraid to fill it with whatever creepy candies you want.
If you are in love with cupcakes, this Halloween craft idea has your name written all over it. This Thrifty Halloween Cupcake Stand is a simple project that you can use to display your frighteningly sweet cupcake creations. If cupcakes aren't your thing, you can show off tons of other edibles with this homemade Halloween decoration. This Thrifty Halloween Cupcake Stand will surely be a winner at any costume party. Get ready to present your guests with some spooky and sweet treats.
Everybody loves chocolate, especially during October. These Halloween Polymer Clay Chocolates are Halloween craft ideas that are not for eating, but they still look cool. Making chocolate out of clay is a fun activity that you can use for other holiday decorations as well. There's no better time to learn how to make these craft ideas for Halloween than the season of sweets and spooks itself. These Halloween Polymer Clay Chocolates will put you in the October spirit.
When you decorate for Halloween this year, don't leave out your furry friend. Learn how to make a dog bed into a spooky coffin like this Walking Dead Dog Bed. Your home will be the talk of the party when your guests see Fido's new sleeping arrangements. Don't worry - this DIY dog bed is much easier to make than it looks. No sewing is involved with this comfy, creepy bed. Just don't be surprised when you hear your dog getting up in the middle of the night to howl at the full moon.
Learning how to make buttons is so much fun. These Little Pumpkin Buttons are made from polymer clay, and they are so easy to create. You will absolutely love how these little guys turn out. Be prepared to get inspired. These DIY button crafts will put your creativity and crafting skills to the test. Don't stop with these Little Pumpkin Buttons, because once you start making these buttons, you will realize how easy it is to make buttons of just about anything!
Everyone knows that your kids have always had the cutest Halloween costumes on the block, so you should showcase their adorable photos in Halloween scrapbook pages. This Scrapbook Pic-in-a-Pumpkin is a fun and creative way to start. You will be so inspired by this Halloween scrapbook layout idea that you may actually finish this book. Hiding a cute picture inside of a paper pumpkin turns your scrapbook into an interactive experience. Your kids will love being featured in their very own Halloween "lift-the-flap" book.
It's charming and it's ghoulish. In fact, this Witch's Halloween Tree Centerpiece is just the right Halloween decoration idea for your banquet table. Paint your own eerie tree with this easy tutorial. Your guests will be delighted at the trees simplicity and spookiness. You will be able to hang even more little Halloween trinkets that normally don't get displayed. Even consider a few whimsical Halloween earrings as ornaments. This Witch's Halloween Tree is a fun Halloween decorating idea that can be used year after year.
Unique homemade gift ideas are just as fun to make as they are to receive. This Zombie Movie Gift Box is the perfect handmade present for any fan of zombie films. Use your humor and creativity to create this cool and easy project. This is a great homemade gift idea for men and women who dream of driving down an abandoned highway ready to slay their own zombies. Create a personalized DVD box that will make them feel like Zombie Killer of the Week.
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Banjos have gotten a bad wrap, you agree? Let's turn the tide of public opinion! I came up with this new design, just to let folks know that I could sit all day and listen to some 5-string!
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Project management and engineering design are becoming increasingly specialist disciplines. Changes in legislation, British/European standards and technology mean it’s difficult to maintain sufficient knowledge unless you’re continually immersed in it. R&S offers a project management and design team able to take on tasks from full ‘turnkey’ projects to small, one-off projects.
Whether for new build or a refurbishment, our experienced, innovative in-house team use their expertise, coupled with the latest CAD/CAM software, to design masterpieces of engineering.
We then offer to take the project from concept to fruition, ensuring full compliance with legislation and health and safety regulations. We take full responsibility for the management of the project as principal designer and principal contractor.
The ability to carry out initial project design and specification work ‘in house’ is no longer an option for many companies. This is why we offer both venture guidance on budget and a scope on which a project can be fully developed and costed. The experience, knowledge and expertise held within our team over a vast field of engineering specialities enables our clients to turn a concept into a firm proposal to be issued for tender. We detail the pros and cons of adopting different aspects of the proposal, allowing you to make a subjective analysis of the concept before committing to the total project.
Our team will provide technical support and documentation for all our projects and designs including monitoring the installation of the equipment and final commissioning and verification of the design on start-up of the plant.
Conserving and reducing energy consumption in an important aspect of any new project. It reaps significant, short- and long-term benefits in lowering fuel charges and decreasing government levies.
Very few companies in our industry offer energy assessment. We have low-carbon consultant assessors who will monitor, meter and target energy consumption and recommend ways to improve performance.
We offer this as a part of any design and/or installation package or as a stand-alone service.
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Record low interest rates across Australia could cause a property boom in many inner city areas, such as Sydney.
This could spur lenders to fight for a greater slice of the mortgage market, as consumers look to buy up prime property.
John McGrath of McGrath Real Estate said that the Sydney property market was "red hot".
He explained: "I haven't seen it this hot since the last real estate boom," and added "a bit of a growth spurt is a natural and welcome and healthy thing, it's bringing confidence in, but one would hope and expect that will settle into a more sustainable five to eight per cent growth over a longer period".
These comments come after the Australian Reserve Bank cut rates to record low levels, prompting investor demand to soar around the country, especially in metropolitan areas, as people look to expand property portfolios.
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Syracuse, N.Y. -- The family of Maggie Wilcox, who died of Eastern equine encephalitis, is trying to raise money toward a human vaccine of the extremely rare but deadly virus.
A human vaccine is not commercially available, although the U.S. Army has had one on the shelves for four decades. I asked the military for more information about its EEE vaccine, and why it isn't readily available for more people. Here's the answer from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases:
"The Army developed human use vaccines for a number of viruses including EEE, western equine encephalitis, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, and Rift Valley fever about 40 years ago," spokeswoman Caree Vander Linden wrote in response to questions. "Because there is no commercial market for these vaccines and because it is not possible to determine populations likely to become infected, these vaccines have remained in IND (Investigational New Drug) status.
"This means there has never been a large scale field trial to prove their efficacy. Over the years, these vaccines have been used on a limited basis with laboratory workers and other special populations who may have come into contact with these viruses. However, there is a significant regulatory piece that goes along with administering an IND product. In addition, because these vaccine stocks were produced prior to the current manufacturing standards that are in use today, it would be impossible to produce or use these vaccines on a large scale."
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If you’re traveling to Dubai on a short visit or you’re relocating, there are few best times to purchase your fight ticket. Here’s your quick guide to finding the best times to travel to Dubai.
Best Time for Sightseeing
If you’re looking for the ideal combination of fewer crowds and pleasant weather, the best time for sightseeing in Dubai is between mid-November and early December, and again during the first half of March. While you’re likely to enjoy comfortable temperatures throughout the winter months, visiting from December through February is the peak of high season, when lines tend to be very long and the crowds are often thick, especially during January and early February due to the Dubai Shopping Festival. The worst time for sightseeing is in the summer, and particularly July and August, when the entire city practically goes into hibernation to avoid the unbearable heat. At that time, it’s far too hot to spend more than a few minutes outdoors.
Best Time to Visit Burj Khalifa
Dubai’s most popular attraction provides the opportunity to experience “At The Top,” the highest viewing platform in the world. During the winter months, the lines can be very long, especially just before sunset, the most popular time to visit – if you have a good camera, you can capture the city during the day, at sunset, and at night, with the endless sparkling lights below. To avoid the biggest crowds and longest lines, visit Burj Khalifa during the summer months. If that’s not an option, your best bet is to purchase your ticket online, two to four weeks in advance. But keep in mind that during the high season, even with ticket in hand, you’ll have to wait in line for a while at the entrance, so it’s important to come at least an hour before sunset to catch it; for example, if sunset is at 7 pm, purchase your ticket for the 5:30-6pm entrance slot. Once you’re there, you can stay as long as you’d like.
Best Time for Shopping
Dubai is a shopper’s paradise, but even more so during the month of January when the Dubai Shopping Festival is held. You’ll enjoy significant discounts – as much as 75%, on just about every item imaginable, including electronics, jewelry, fashion and more. Even at the Outlet Mall, where retails already offer discounted items year-round, you’ll find additional markdowns during this shopping extravaganza. The next best time for shopping is during DSS, Dubai Summer Surprises, when a wide range of retailers offer special promotions and discounts for 45 days starting in mid-July.
Best Time for Cheaper Hotel Rates
Accommodation rates are at their lowest during the summer, when temperatures are sizzling and it’s far too hot to enjoy the outdoors. To attract more visitors, many hotels offer excellent deals, including reduced rates and sometimes even free meals at their onsite restaurants. The most expensive time to go is between December and February when rates peak and the Best Dubai Hotels and Best Dubai Hotels for Families are fully booked months in advance.
Best Time for Enjoying the Beaches
While it’s possible to go to the beach year-round in Dubai, most people feel it’s too chilly to take a dip in the sea during the winter months. In the summer, the opposite is true, with the intense sun and scorching hot sand making it the worst time to go, particularly in July and August. If you’d like to enjoy swimming in the Arabian Sea and perhaps working on your tan, the best time to visit Dubai’s beaches is in April or May, when the sea temperature hovers around a very comfortable 25°C to 28°C.
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2019-03-21T15:42:56Z
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2D/3D Stacked Vertical Bar Graph for PHP is a script that provides a very easy way to embed dynamically generated stacked vertical bar graphs and charts into PHP applications and HTML Web pages. The graphing software is very easy to use and it's perfectly possible to add professional quality real-time graphing to Web pages and applications within minutes.
2do is a simple to-do list manager written in PHP and using a MySQL database backend. It supports unlimited numbers of projects, has templated HTML allowing for complete customisation, and can be publically viewable by all, or can be protected by passwords. Administration is done via simple Web-based forms.
@-Tension CMS is a content management system which features XHTML strict compliance, a WYSIWYG HTML editor, complete accessibility (WAI compliance), flexible user and rights management, in-place authoring/administration via a Web browser, comprehensive built-in access statistics, and human-readable URLs.
@Mail Groupware combines the ability to share address books, calendar items, and tasks among groups of users with optional permission levels. It provides a complete Web- based groupware system for users within your organization and provides an Outlook 2003/2000 to Web synchronization utility for Contacts and Calendar data.
The SupStar Job Card Management system manages the workshop jobs, technicians, and other details of a multi-branch computer sales or technical company. Its features include per technician reports, graphs on jobs and queue views, branched total reports, a calendar for call-out jobs, email and SMS notification to clients and staff, high security, and a full admin section.
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2015-10-14T02:57:34Z
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Starz Entertainment Enhances ENCORE with ENCORE ESPANOL, More HD, and New Channels
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Starz Entertainment is improving ENCORE, the nation's most popular premium network with more than 33 million subscribers, with changes across its family of channels. Expected to launch on August 1, 2011, the new ENCORE offerings will fortify the value proposition of the ENCORE brand and its companion multiplex channels for existing subscribers and enhance the ability of Starz Entertainment's multichannel affiliates to attract new ones.
Launch ENCORE ESPANOL - The eighth ENCORE channel, ENCORE ESPANOL, will mirror the programming of the flagship ENCORE channel, with big Hollywood movies uncut and commercial free for Spanish-language households.
ENCORE FAMILY Replaces ENCORE WAM - ENCORE FAMILY will satisfy the growing demand for ad-free channels safe from objectionable content. Following the success of STARZ KIDS & FAMILY, ENCORE FAMILY will leverage quality family-friendly movie programming for all audiences.
ENCORE SUSPENSE Replaces ENCORE MYSTERY - ENCORE SUSPENSE will expand the channel's reach by offering more programming options and further engage the audience for dramatic programming.
HD for ENCORE ACTION and ENCORE DRAMA - ENCORE ACTION HD and ENCORE DRAMA HD, two of the most popular ENCORE theme channels, will be the company's 10th and 11th Hi-Def channel launches.
MOVIEPLEX - MOVIEPLEX will become its own discreet, commercial-free premium channel and will no longer simulcast a daily rotation of the ENCORE channels. The change will drive even more variety for MOVIEPLEX with incremental movie programming that strengthens each of the respective brands. The new MOVIEPLEX will provide affiliates with even more flexibility in delivering premium content to their subscribers.
"ENCORE and its companion theme channels are the most heavily subscribed to premium services in the marketplace today, and with these enhancements to the lineup, we see a great opportunity to make them even more popular," said Stephan Shelanski, executive vice president of programming for Starz Entertainment. "With consistently strong viewership, ENCORE has long been viewed as a great value for affiliates and their subscribers given the quality movie product and flexibility we provide affiliates in packaging the premium service."
"We have listened to our affiliates and crafted these changes to meet new opportunities in the marketplace," said Ed Huguez, executive vice president, sales and affiliate marketing. "These enhancements will fortify the channels and – especially for ENCORE ESPANOL – position our affiliates to capitalize on new opportunities which leverage our quality premium movie programming and grow their businesses."
About Starz Entertainment
Starz Entertainment, LLC, is a premium movie and original programming entertainment service provider operating in the United States. The company offers 17 premium channels including the flagship STARZ® and ENCORE® brands with approximately 18.8 million and 33.1 million subscribers respectively. Starz Entertainment airs in total more than 1,000 movies and original series every month across its pay TV channels. Starz Entertainment is recognized as a pay TV leader in providing HD, On Demand, HD On Demand and online advanced services for its STARZ, ENCORE and MOVIEPLEX brands. Starz Entertainment (www.starz.com) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation and is attributed to the Liberty Starz tracking stock group (NASDAQ: LSTZA).
Starz Entertainment & Starz Digital Media
(303) 638-3469 (cell)
SOURCE Starz Entertainment
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Indulging in favorite exercise routines—swimming, running, yoga, Pilates—is the optimal way to ensure that staying active and keeping fit remains a joy, not a chore. Still, extending the boundaries of your exercise comfort zone by engaging in activities that may not come naturally can provide its own benefits to both body and mind.
An aversion to firearms, for instance, shouldn’t be an obstacle to a friendly game of ‘toy’ gun shooting and improved head-eye coordination. A secret desire to sing, but no formal voice training, shouldn’t prevent a splurge on a professional-grade microphone. The products we’ve selected, below, illustrate that trying something new doesn’t have to be an unrealistic goal or expensive commitment; it only requires the desire to push against accepted parameters—and, ultimately, deepen the lived experience.
Resisting the urge to stay within the boundaries of what’s comfortable is not always easy. Yet, it’s often the very things that make us uncomfortable that lead to the most thought-provoking and mind-expanding experiences. Whether it’s playing a sport that you’ve never tried before, or repeating an endeavor you’ve already tried—but didn’t particularly like—gently pushing against established borders, both personally and professionally, can teach us a great deal about ourselves and what we’re capable of.
- Craft the perfect yoga playlist with these relaxing songs
- You should incorporate these healthy breakfast foods into your diet immediately
- Overwhelmed by product labels? Yuka lets you know how healthy products are
- What you need to know about organic wine
- Top women’s shoes for walking
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2023-02-05T16:33:11Z
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"url": "https://www.blissmark.com/wellness/5-activities-to-expand-your-comfort-zone/"
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Successful salespeople are masters of influence, persuasion and problem-solving skills. They view themselves as professionals and experts rather than ‘order takers’ and have developed the right attitudes and selling skills. They understand and implement the sales process, and have a grounding of selling skills that range from the basics and traditional practices to the advanced and modern methods that allow for leveraging their efforts.
- Introduction: Marketing vs The Selling Process
- Module One: Setting Sales Targets, Prospecting and Generating Leads
- Module Two: Setting Sales Appointments, Email Introductions, Preparing for Sales Appointments
- Module Three: Sales Presentation and the 8 Steps of ‘The Selling Process’
- Module Four: Sales Administration, Proposals vs Quotes
- Module Five: High Impact Sales Meetings
Method of Presentation :
Teaching Aids :
Course Manuals, MS PowerPoint presentation, Sales planning tools.
Matching Assessment & Pre-work :
Profiles Sales Indicator™ is the sales assessment profile for selecting, managing, and training salespeople. It measures five key qualities of successful salespeople and predicts performance in seven critical sales behaviours. Using the Profiles Sales Indicator to build and develop a sales organization can result in record-breaking productivity, retention of top performers, and exceptional profitability.
- Measures: Competitiveness, Self-reliance, Persistence, Energy, and Sales Drive
- Predicts: Prospecting, Closing Sales, Call Reluctance, Self-starting, Teamwork, Building and Maintaining Relationships, and Compensation Preference
Customised approach for your sales team (seek to understand), Facilitation, Participative Involvement, Practical Exercises, and Role Plays.
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2022-08-14T09:08:35Z
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Breed procedurally generated plants based on their DNA
Great toy for boring meetings :)
Try it out!
- Open in browser
- Click on breed button (
) of one individual and then on breed button (
) of another
- Potentially wait a few seconds
- You should now have a new generation based on those two individuals
- Repeat and have fun
Known Problems / Improvement opportunities
- Depending on the DNAs of the population it might take a little while to render. I didn't spend time to optimize it much sorry.
- Depending on the DNA some individuals might become a little too big to fully fit onto the screen or overlap each other.
- Some aspects could be further tied to the underlying DNA model to allow for more variety. See TODOs.
- I hacked this together as a proof of concept and deliberately decided to have it all in one file.
- Feel free to open issues to bounce ideas
- Make PRs if you improved something
- Let me know if you based your work on this. Would love to see. Credits optional but appreciated.
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2022-01-26T14:36:50Z
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"url": "https://openprojectrepo.com/project/pachacamac-procedural_plants-javascript-css"
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