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The Complete Mobile app development, Mobile graphics design, Animation, video editing and Logo creation
This course is encompassed with five different segments which are:
- Mobile App Development
- Mobile Graphic Design
- Video Editing
- 2D & 3D Logo Design
The advancement in technology has made it easier to create amazing designs and videos on our smartphones.
Our Nigeria of today requires skills that can serve as source of income for us. The rate of unemployment in the country is very alarming. Therefore, the need for every youth to learn a skill.
This course is primarily designed for android phone users and it has been designed in a simple and comprehensive way.
What do I need ?
An Android phone & focus.
How will i get access to the videos and Course Materials?
Once payment is confirmed, confirmation email will be sent to you giving you the access to the tutorial videos and materials.
Are the videos downloadable ?
The videos are highly compressed and downloadable.
Will certificate be issued ?
Yes, certificate of completion will be issued at the end of the course.
What will I be able to do after taking this course?
You will be able to develop mobile apps(without coding),add Google admob, publish on Google playstore and Monetize from it.
You will be able to design beautiful flyers, Magazine cover, Business card and alot more.
You will be able to create beautiful and astonishing cartoon animations for business promotions and brands.
You will be able to create 3D EXPLAINER VIDEOS for digital marketing.
You will be able to edit videos and images to satisfy customers and clients.
You will be able to design awesome logos for brands and organizations and many more.
- Lectures 32
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 11 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 123
- Certificate Yes
- Assessments Yes
Animation and 3d Explainer Video
Mobile App Development and Monetization
Mobile Graphics Design
Logo Creation(3D & 2D)
Video and Image Editing
Darius Emiyare Eyina
This training is really mind blowing and worth more than its cost. I am so inspired by it
Mr Omasior Eric
The training is wonderful. The Instructor is very good in the course.
Ogundiyi Oluwatoyin Olalere
Mr Oluwatoyin Ogundiyi
The training is top notch and the instructor has an in-depth knowledge of the course.. |
Wren, Christ Church girls aim for state final berths
Wren's girls basketball team has reached the Class AAA Upper State final for the second time in four years, and now the Hurricanes must deal with top-ranked Dreher.
Wren (22-4) will play Dreher (25-2) at 7 p.m. Friday at Bon Secours Wellness Arena, with the winner moving on to the state championship game.
It's the first of eight Upper State finals this weekend at The Well, and it's the third time in four years Wren has met Dreher in the playoffs.
In 2013, the teams played at Wren in the third round and the Hurricanes won 56-40 before losing to Lower Richland in the Upper State final.
The next year, Wren traveled to Columbia for a second-round game, and Dreher breezed to a 65-30 win on its way to the state title.
So the Hurricanes are somewhat familiar with the Blue Devils.
"They've seen some of them, and they kind of know what to expect," Wren coach Lynn Hicks said.
But Hicks said it's not as much about Dreher as it is about the moment. The team practiced at Furman's Timmons Arena Thursday, and Hicks said the conversation among the girls on the way over was about the opportunity in front of them.
They've made it this far. Who knows when they'll make it this far again?
"You've got to realize how important it is to seize the opportunity," Hicks said. "Don't just say, 'We're here. That's good enough.' I feel like the last time we got there, that's where we were. We don't want to be satisfied. So I think that'll help them a little bit."
— Christ Church has beaten its first three playoff opponents by an average of 54 points. C.A. Johnson has beaten its first three opponents by an average of 48 points.
The two will meet in the Class A girls Upper State final at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Christ Church (22-3), the defending state champion, is trying to reach the state final for the fifth time. The Cavaliers were runners-up in 2004, and they won titles in 2009 and 2010.
C.A. Johnson has never appeared in a state final in girls basketball.
UPPER STATE FINALS
At Bon Secours Wellness Arena
CLASS AAA GIRLS
Wren vs. Dreher, 7 p.m.
CLASS AAA BOYS
A.C. Flora vs. Seneca, 8:30 p.m.
CLASS A GIRLS
Christ Church vs. C.A. Johnson, 11 a.m.
CLASS A BOYS
C.A. Johnson vs. Calhoun County, 12:30 p.m.
CLASS AA GIRLS
Newberry vs. Keenan, 2 p.m.
CLASS AA BOYS
Abbeville vs. Keenan, 3:30 p.m.
CLASS AAAA GIRLS
Rock Hill vs. Spring Valley, 5 p.m.
CLASS AAAA BOYS
Spring Valley vs. Byrnes, 6:30 p.m.
Admission: $10 (5 and under free) |
Sale of veterinary and diagnostic services business to animal health giant.
The British aquaculture genetics company Benchmark Holdings has announced that it has completed the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary FishVet to Pharmaq, part of the global animal health company Zoetis, for around GBP 14.4 – GBP 14.7 million.
The sale comprises Benchmark’s veterinary and diagnostic services activities in the UK, Ireland, Norway and Chile. The final consideration will depend on certain final costs to be borne by Benchmark.
“The transaction is another significant step in Benchmark’s strategy to exit non-core areas and focus on its key disciplines in the global aquaculture markets. The sale of FishVet together with the sale of Improve International announced on 23 June, raised in aggregate c. GBP 27.25 million including GBP 3.25 million in deferred consideration, in line with expectations,” it wrote.
To date, Benchmark has sold or exited seven businesses generating up to GBP 30.3 million in cash proceeds including GBP 3.75 million in deferred consideration.
Last week, in line with its extensive trimming, the company announced that it had sold Improve International, its CPD training for veterinary professionals.
Benchmark CEO Trond Williksen said the sale was in line with its strategy:
“I am very pleased to announce this transaction, the proceeds of which together with those from the sale of Improve International last week, are in line with our expectations. These disposals represent a significant step forward in our strategy to become a streamlined, profitable business focused on our key areas of competency.”
“The FishVet team is a highly talented group. I would like to thank every member of the team and wish them success in the future,” added Williksen.
Fish Vet Group is headquartered in Inverness, Scotland, and has associated diagnostic laboratories there, as well as in Norway, Ireland and Chile. The company also provides veterinary services and bacteriology, histology and PCR services.
“Innovative fish health management tools, which include a wide range of products and services, will help us better meet our customers’ needs. We are very pleased to welcome Fish Vet Group to Pharmaq and that together we can offer breeders an even better range of fish health solutions,” said Rob Kelly, Executive Vice President and President of International Operations at Zoetis, which owns Pharmaq.
“We are very pleased to be part of the team at Pharmaq Analytiq, which allows us to expand our offering in fish health, environmental and diagnostic services,” added Jan Global Manager at Fish Vet Group Petter Berg. “We look forward to continuing to deliver services to our customers and to promote good fish health in fish farms around the world.” |
eSewa Pasal Case Study
About the company
F1Soft International is a software development company specialized in the development and implementation of mobile banking and internet banking to financial institutions in Nepal and overseas. It is a pioneer in the Fintech (Technologies in Financial Industry) industry and has introduced SMS Banking, Mobile Banking, Internet Banking and other transactional banking solutions in Nepal. Currently, more than 90% of the Financial Institutions have implemented solutions provided by F1Soft. F1soft Group now has 3 other companies under its group: eSewa Fonepay P. Ltd., Dharma TechNet, Shiran Technologies. They are recognized by various national and international bodies including the 2014 International Business Awards (Bronze), 2013 FNCCI Service Excellence Award and the 2012 Red Herring Top 100 Asia Award.
eSewapasal needed a scalable, reliable and secure platform to host their e-commerce website. During their development phase, they were using Datahub’s (local data center) hosting facility for testing purposes. They felt that the local Datacenter’s performance did not match their expectations. In order to go into full-fledged production, they would require scalable, faster and secure hosting which would most likely not be possible using Datahub. Due to a fluctuating number of users, if the provisioned servers would not be able to handle the peak production workloads, they would have to manually provision the servers during high usage. The customers were already experiencing some network problems with the existing hosting.
Genese, as a partner, explained the benefits of moving their current workload to AWS and suggested to adopt AWS services for hosting eSewapasal.
The following services were proposed as a part of the solution.
- We suggested the use of EC2 instances for hosting the website.
- Suggested the creation of EC2 servers on multi-az within a VPC.
- S3 for storing static files to reduce cost, and increase the availability and durability.
- Configuration of fine-grained control access of S3 resources using bucket policies and object level policies.
AWS Application load balancer:
- Suggested application load balancers to distribute the incoming traffic across multiple instances.
- Used to increase availability of the application.
- We suggested using RDS to scale a relational database in the cloud.
- Suggested multi-az MySQL database engine.
- Suggested Elasticache for in-memory caching to help with faster data retrieval and robust performance.
- Suggested to improve load and response time.
- Auto Scaling feature to automate the scaling of the instance provisioning during spike hours.
An e-commerce site like eSewapasal needs fast and high-performance content management and distribution.
Three environments have been created during the development phase of the website: Development, Staging, and Production. The development environment has been configured with minimal number and size as far as possible as it did not require high availability. The same configuration has been used for their staging and production architecture with high availability and fault tolerant configurations.
To increase the availability and fault tolerance of the website, multi-az within a VPC have been created for their EC2 and RDS instances has been created. Their main web servers reside in different availability zones under an Application load balancer which evenly distributes incoming traffic to the servers.
The suggested architecture includes two EC2 instances of type t2.small. The EC2 instances have been used as web servers. The main database of their application reside in Amazon RDS with Multi-AZ MySQL database engine. Redis has been used for in-memory caching. A VPN connection has been used for secure access by deployment & development engineers. Auto-scaling has also been enabled at web tier to handle spikes in traffic. Most of the resources have been placed inside private subnet so that they are not publicly accessible. NAT gateways have been deployed into the public subnets and configured with an Elastic IP address for outbound internet connectivity. |
I just started our campaign for Profound Masters of Ogre Gate (you can see the session log HERE) and decided to do a mystery for the starter session. At a later point I will post all my notes for that adventure, but for right now I will limit myself to the random Ongoing Attacks tables I used.
These are slightly imperfect but the idea is, the players arrive in a city following rumors of 3 murders. When they get there, two more have already occurred (one of the victims being the person who summoned them in the first place). The murders and activities of those behind them continue, with me rolling randomly to determine when the next attack will be, who will be involved and who the they target. Because the players are moving around freely and investigating, I need to adapt to their actions. So in the first session the party almost immediately gathered together two potential victims and placed them into a warded room at the Phoenix Hour. The result I rolled on the chart was for Blue Kingfisher Demon to attack Magistrate Chengda at the hour of the Phoenix (and I have some details on the demon's plan elsewhere in my notes). Because of this, I had to adjust some of the details and have the demon react accordingly (you can see this in the session log as it comes up).
These are my notes on the method. It was interesting but I will probably take a slightly different approach next time. I enjoyed not knowing exactly how things would play out, and having to play off the player's choices. I think this just needs a little more refinement and thought though.
Check for these regularly. After each attack occurs roll again. This determines when the next one happens. So if the first happens in the Hour of the Horse, then you roll and the next one occurs in the Hour of the Butterfly, nearly a full day elapses between those attack.
Each hour varies in length from 80 to 120 minutes, with thirteen over the course of each day. The Dragon Hour is the first hour and begins at midnight.
These attacks/attempts are randomly determined. Some are planned in advance by the demons, so the general events will remain the same as described in the text. But the GM should adjust and alter them as he or she sees fit according to the particulars of the outcomes (for example if Brown Owl is involved in an attack, perhaps the GM decides he is more cautious than the others and ducks into an apothecary shop first instead of going straight for the sewer entrance).
Roll d100 Hour it Occurs
95-100 Emerald Monk
ATTACKER (BIRD DEMONS)
1-3 Blue Kingfisher Demon
4-7 Black Minivet Demons
8-9 Green Peafowl Demon
10 Brown Fish Owl Demon
1-2: Yao Family Pawn Broker
3-6:Magistrate Ouyang Chengda Residence I&II
8-10: Random Heart Victim (roll 1d10, 1-3: 1 Victim, 4-6: 2 Victims, 7-8: 3 Victims, 9: 4 Victims, 5: 5 Victims)
RANDOM HEART VICTIMS
These murders are products of the demons feeding and trying to heal. Anytime they occur the victims are randomly selected using the table below. They all occur in the same hour (potentially even at the same precise time as the demons enjoy harrowing the population and like to coordinate attacks). Each victim has had its heart pecked and eaten out, then left to bleed in the street. There is a 30% chance that each murder was witnessed. Most witnesses can describe a massive creature with a long mouth or beak. However they tend to embellish and add extra details.
Victim Sex (roll 1d10)
Roll 1d100 to determine age
Class (of parent if child)
9: Scholar Official
1-2 Trail of Blood to sewer entrance
3-4 A witness saw the demon in question, can describe in detail
4 A witness saw the demon talking to someone in an alley (could not see person), but the person was a man and asked if they’d found her yet.
5 A witness saw the demon talking to someone in an alley. He reprimanded the demon for letting hunger get the best of him. Also asked for news on the child.
6 A witness saw two demons talking, mentioned someone named Marauding Dragon
7 Witness saw two demons talking after the kill, like they were speaking at a dinner. One of them said he thinks Shanhu is the same one the master married
8 Witness saw the demon speaking with a rodent in the alley (witness is a drunk). The rodent, probably a rat, was told to go to The Hanging Valley of the Dead with the news.
9 A witness saw the demon, followed it to and witness it scoping out the grounds near Magistrate Ouyang Chengda’s house. Also he thinks there are Demon Hunters, but they paced a Demon Hiding Stone in the city to obscure their whereabouts.
10 A witness saw the demon speaking with a strange looking man with wild hair (Bai Zhun). Said that the child is at Magistrate Chengda’s (if already happened just explains the child has been taken from there). |
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
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Our undergraduate, residential, liberal arts college offers 59 majors at our 450-acre Winona Campus. Convenient graduate, bachelor’s completion, and certificate programs are offered at our Twin Cities and Winona campuses, Rochester or other regional locations, and online. We are mission-driven, committed to abandoning elitism, embracing respect, and being dedicated to every person. We are the university for students who are ready to grow and who know that with the right opportunities they can build the future they want.
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The College integrates undergraduate education in the liberal arts with a residential experience to challenge and support students in their intellectual, spiritual, personal, and professional development. The academic program of the College offers courses in general education, including a required core and elective courses, and in a disciplinary major of the student’s choice. The co-curricular program of the College provides students with opportunities for positive community participation, faith formation, service, and athletic competition. This educational programming produces graduates who
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A relevant and rigorous education produces graduates who seek to deepen and expand their disciplinary knowledge and enhance their skills through critical thinking by
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- communicating with clarity and coherence.
This is the intellectual and empathic foundation for leading ethical lives of service and leadership.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota adheres to the principle that all persons have equal opportunity and access to admissions, employment, training, facilities, and all programs and activities of the University regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, familial status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or status with regard to public assistance. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the university’s nondiscrimination policies:
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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
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The Assisstant Vice President of Human Resources may refer discrimination inquiries or complaints to other offices or individuals as appropriate. |
The plaintiff, Dawn Bach-Reffitt, believed that she had been defrauded in her divorce action, which was settled in 2013. She filed a federal RICO action against her ex-husband. That RICO action was dismissed and the district court granted Husband’s motion for Rule 11 sanctions.
After the divorce was settled in 2013 and a consent judgment entered, the plaintiff brought a claim to reopen the divorce case on the ground that the consent judgment was procured through fraud. The divorce judge rejected that motion, partly on the ground that the plaintiff had released her claims against her ex-husband. The plaintiff then filed a separate fraud lawsuit in state court, which she also lost. Her third strike was the federal RICO action.
The court concluded that plaintiff’s claims were barred by the release and by the consent judgment. Further, she lacked RICO standing as federal courts have denied standing to disappointed family law litigants.
The court granted Rule 11 sanctions on the ground that the claims asserted by Dawn were frivolous and were not warranted by existing law or a good faith argument to extend existing law. The explanation:
This dispute has a contentious and lengthy history and evinces a high level of animosity not only between the clients, but also counsel. Moreover, the universe of information available for determining the propriety of sanctions is not limited to Dawn’s complaint.
Setting aside the question of whether Dawn filed her complaint for an improper purpose under subsection (b)(1), in this Court’s judgment, Dawn’s claims violate subsection b(2) because they are contrary to both the facts and the law and are not otherwise supported by a nonfrivolous legal argument. To begin, as noted above, regardless of Dawn’s characterizations in her complaint, she alleges intrinsic fraud in the divorce proceeding—Kevin committed discovery fraud by failing to disclose the true value of his Peninsula stock, which caused her to accept a less favorable property division under the Consent Judgment. The Michigan cases discussed above require that, in such instances, the proper remedy is a motion for relief from judgment filed in the court that rendered the judgment—in this case, the family court. Dawn filed such a motion, which the family court denied as untimely. She also filed an independent fraud action in the circuit court, which the circuit court dismissed because Dawn should have been filed a motion for relief from judgment in the family court. Filing a RICO complaint in federal court was not a viable third option, particularly in light of the preclusive effect of the Consent Judgment and the broad release contained therein. Dawn’s (or her counsel’s) argument that the Consent Judgment authorizes or does not preclude additional lawsuits outside of the family court is based on an unreasonable reading of the Consent Judgment. Moreover, none of the Michigan cases Dawn cited in her opposition to Defendants’ motion to dismiss supported her position. In short, Dawn’s counsel should have known that filing a RICO claim in federal court to skirt the Consent Judgment was legally improper.
Having concluded that Dawn’s complaint violated Rule 11(b)(2), the Court concludes that an award of reasonable attorney’s fees and costs is an appropriate sanction. The Court will not grant Defendants’ request to impose fees against Dawn, however, in light of Rule 11(c)(5)(A), which precludes courts from imposing monetary sanctions “against a represented party for violating Rule 11(b)(2).” Accordingly, the Court will order Defendants’ counsel to submit appropriate documentation for an award of fees against Dawn’s counsel and their firms. Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(c)(1).
Edward X. Clinton, Jr. |
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The upper level of the property is exquisitely appointed with three master bedrooms and three recently revitalised bathrooms. Two of the bedrooms each have a large private balcony overlooking the park.
On the Lower level, the gourmet kitchen is fully equipped with modern appliances and granite bench tops. This opens up to an outdoor pavilion/living area perfect for alfresco entertaining with a barbeque dinner by the heated pool.
The Villa is beautifully and comfortably furnished and offers all modern conveniences for your stay in our beautiful tropical region.
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- 3 Bedrooms (2 Kings, 1 Queen Bunks)
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We had an awesome family holiday. The house was perfect, along with the location.
Fantastic host and great accommodation. Great location, not far away from main strip, easy 10 min walk. Chris went out of his way to ensure our stay was as comfortable as possible. Cannot recommend highly enough.
Our family of 5, including 2 adults and 3 children ages 8, 10, and 12 stayed here June 20-27 2019. Our flight was delayed and the 1 hour drive in the dark from Cairns airport was a bit challenging. All of the communications were clear. The key was in the lockbox outside of the home. We found the home to be clean, quiet, with comfortable beds. The kitchen was well equipped and the Wi-Fi was fast. The location was awesome…about 7 minutes walk to the beach, the restaurants, and maybe 15 minutes to a very nice grocery store.. The pool was heated and my kids loved it. There were many activities around the Port Douglas area although my kids liked the pool and beach the best, and they have decided that this was their favourite place we have ever rented! I would definitely recommend this to others, especially family with children. I don’t know what could have been better…maybe to have a small vacuum as the sand does get underfoot, but I can easily live with that for a week…
Fantastic property in a great location. Loved the space and being able to walk to beach, shops and marina. Plenty of room for our group of 5 adults/teens.
This property goes the extra mile, providing the small touches in kitchen provisions which makes all the difference. Location A1.
Fantastic location. Excellent Accommodation for large families with teens or young adults who like their space and own amenities. Would definitely stay again. |
Throughout the history of heavy metal, certain nations have stood out as being particularly essential to not only the genre's survival, but also its thriving success. From the creation of metal in Great Britain thanks to Black Sabbath and Budgie, to more modern names from the United States like Slipknot, Norma Jean and Avenged Sevenfold, some countries simply have a knack for producing great metal. Other countries like Sweden, Germany, Finland and Norway (to name but a few) also have great reputations within the metal community.
However, these cornerstone nations seem to lap up all the spotlight, stopping other equally capable nations from receiving fair credit for the incredible metal music they unleash. Some of these more underrated nations include Indonesia, India, and most relevantly to this article, Brazil. With the number of globally known metal bands originating from Brazil being somewhat limited, it’s easy to see why the South American nation is so critically overlooked. However, there is so much more to Brazilian metal other than Seputlura, Cavalera Conspiracy and Soulfly, as the rising names included here will hopefully prove.
For fans of Slayer and early Metallica, Válvera are one of the most experienced bands to feature on this list. Forming in Sao Paulo over ten years ago, Válvera have earned a great reputation within their local metal community thanks to releasing a number of fantastic thrash metal records.
Válvera released their debut album, ‘Cidade em Caos’, in 2015 and followed up this chaotic record with their second album, ‘Back to Hell’, in 2017. After spending years as an independent group, they were finally signed by American record label, Brutal Records, in 2020 and immediately began work on their third studio album. ‘Cycle of Disaster’ was released in August 2020 and is by far the band’s most successful release to date.
Key features of Válvera’s latest album include the crushing ‘All Systems Fall’, the engrossing lyrical narrative of ‘Born on a Dead Planet’ and the simply stunning ‘The Damn Colony’. |
Botox and Fillers have a lot in common. The two injectable treatments are highly effective in smoothing out the first signs of aging; fine lines and wrinkles. But the two treatments use very different formulas for slightly different concerns. Find out which one you can benefit from!
What can Botox do?
Botox is a neuromodulator, used to treat fine lines and wrinkles in the upper face such as: frown lines, between the brows, or crow’s feet in the outer corners of the eyes. These lines begin to appear as a result of squinting and frowning over the years. Botox can be placed in the forehead and brow area to relax the muscles responsible for causing wrinkles. With the muscles’ nerve pulses temporarily blocked, facial contractions are reduced, and fine lines are eliminated.
What can Fillers do?
Dermal fillers come in many different formulas. They work by filling in wrinkles and folds, typically in the lower face such as parenthesis line around the mouth or by adding volume to the cheeks and lips. Wrinkles and folds can appear due to a loss of collagen and facial volume, resulting in lax skin. Fillers can be placed directly into wrinkles, cheeks, or lips to temporarily add volume and smooth the appearance of wrinkles.
Which do you choose?
The injectable formula you choose will depend greatly on the type of wrinkles you’re experiencing. If the wrinkles are only significant when you make a facial expression like frowning, then Botox might be the solution for you. But if your wrinkles and folds are present even when your face is relaxed, you will probably benefit more from fillers. The second thing you should consider is how long the results last. You can expect youthful looking skin from Botox to last about 3-4 months, while fillers can last a year or longer. Injectables can also be used in conjunction with topical and/or laser therapies to create a more youthful appearance.
Still can’t decide? Our board-certified dermatologists and aesthetics team are here to help! To schedule your consultation at Seattle Skin and Laser, contact our office today. |
[HISTORY: 1988 Code §§ 152-1—152-22 adopted as amended through December 31, 2013. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
- CLOSE-OUT SALE
- Includes, but is not limited to, the sale or an offer to sell to the public, of goods, wares and merchandise of any and all kinds and description on hand and in stock in connection with a declared purpose as set forth by advertising on the part of the seller that such sale is anticipatory to the termination, closing, liquidation, revision, winding up, discontinuance, conclusion or abandonment of the business in connection with such sale. It also includes any sale advertised to be an "adjustment sale," "creditor's sale," "executor's sale," "administrator's sale," "insolvent sale," "insurance salvage sale," "mortgage sale," "assignee's sale," "adjustor's sale," "receiver's sale," "loss-of-lease sale," "wholesaler's close-out sale," "creditor's committee sale," "forced out-of-business sale," "removal sale" and any and all sales advertised in such manner as to reasonably convey to the public that upon the disposal of the stock of goods on hand, the business will cease and be discontinued.
- FIRE AND OTHER ALTERED GOODS SALE
- A sale held out in such a manner as to reasonably cause the public to believe that the sale will offer goods damaged or altered by fire, smoke, water or other means.
- Includes any goods, wares, merchandise or other property capable of being the object of a sale regulated hereunder.
- PUBLISH OR PUBLISHING; ADVERTISEMENT OR ADVERTISING
- Any and all means of conveying to the public, notice of sale or notice of intention to conduct a sale, whether by word of mouth, letter, newspaper advertisement, magazine advertisement, handbill, written or printed notice, printed display, billboard display or poster, whether in or away from the business location, radio announcement, internet and any and all other means of advertisement, oral or written.
- REMOVAL OF BUSINESS SALE
- A sale held out in such a manner as to reasonably cause the public to believe that the person conducting the sale will cease and discontinue business at the place of sale upon disposal of the stock of goods on hand and will then move to and resume business at a new location in the township or will then continue business from other existing locations in the township.
It shall be unlawful for any person to publish, announce or conduct any sale of the type or kind herein defined without first obtaining a license therefor in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
A person desiring to conduct a sale regulated by this chapter shall make a written application to the Township Clerk, including but not limited to the following information:
The names and addresses of the owners of the goods to be the object of the sale.
The name and address of the person from whom the owner purchased the goods to be sold and the price therefor, and if not purchased, the manner of such acquisition.
A description of the place where such sale is to be held.
The nature of the occupancy, whether by lease or sublease, and the effective date of termination of such occupancy.
The dates or the period of time in which the sale is to be conducted.
A full and complete statement of the facts in regard to the sale, including the reason for the urgent and expeditious disposal of goods thereby and the manner in which the sale will be conducted.
The means to be employed in advertising said sale, together with the proposed content of any advertisement.
A complete and detailed inventory of the goods to be sold at said sale as disclosed by applicant's records. Said inventory shall be attached to and become part of the application.
Any applicant for a license hereunder shall submit to the Township Clerk with his/her application a license fee as provided in Chapter 75, Fees. Any applicant for a renewal license hereunder shall submit to the Township Clerk with his/her renewal application a renewal fee as provided in Chapter 75, Fees.
All license applications under this chapter are subject to an Administrative review as applicable to the application before it is presented to the Township Council for consideration. Upon completion of the Administrative review a written report shall be field with the Township Clerk.
The license shall authorize the sale described in the application for a period of not more than 30 consecutive days following the issuance thereof. Such license shall be renewed, in the discretion of the Township Council, for an additional period of time not exceeding 30 days upon application being made for such renewal, which such application must be accompanied with a revised inventory showing the items listed on the original inventory remaining unsold and not listing any goods not included in the original application and inventory.
Upon being issued a license under this chapter, the licensee shall surrender to the Township Clerk all other business licenses he/she may hold at that time applicable to the location and goods covered by the application for a license under this chapter.
Any license provided for herein shall not be assignable or transferable.
A license hereunder shall:
Make no additions whatsoever during the period of the licensed sale to the stock of goods set forth in the inventory attached to the application for license.
Refrain from employing any untrue, deceptive or misleading advertising.
Conduct the licensed sale in strict conformity with any advertising or holding out incidental thereto.
Keep available at the place of sale a duplicate copy of the inventory submitted with the application and present such duplicate to inspecting officials upon request.
Keep any other goods separate and apart from the goods listed in the filed inventory as being objects of sale and make such distinction clear to the public by placing tags on all inventoried goods in and about the place of sale, appraising the public of the status of all such goods.
Display the license in a prominent place on the window of the premises where the sale is to be held so that it is clearly visible from the exterior of said premises.
Keep suitable books and records at the place of sale and make same available for inspection by the Township Council or its authorized representatives.
Not permit any walking billboards and/or manned signs.
Not cause any sign to be affixed in any form to utility poles, lightstands and/or trees.
It shall be unlawful to sell, offer or expose for sale or to list on the inventory required by § 152-3 of this chapter any stock which is not the stock of the store or other place, the business of which is to be closed out by such sale for which a license has been granted, or to replenish or add to such stock for the purpose of disposal at such sale, or to fail, neglect or refuse to keep accurate and true records of the initial stock, stock sold and stock on hand.
A license or renewal thereof issued pursuant to this chapter may be revoked by the Township Council after notice and hearing for any of the following reasons:
Any fraud, misrepresentation or false statement contained in the application.
Any fraud, misrepresentation or false statement made as to the inventory, stock sold or stock on hand.
Any violation of this chapter.
Conviction of the licensee of any felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.
Conducting the sale licensed under this chapter in an unlawful manner or in such a manner as to constitute a breach of the peace or to constitute a menace to the health, safety or general welfare of the public.
In addition to any penalty prescribed, any license under this chapter is subject to suspension or revocation for violating any provision of this chapter or where the operation of the licensed premises is otherwise detrimental to the preservation of the health, safety and welfare of the public. The licensee shall be served with an written complaint from the Township Clerk's Office along with a notice to appear before the Township Council for a hearing. Such service shall be made by personal service or certified and regular mail at least 10 days before the hearing date. The Township Council after such hearing may suspend or revoke license.
The Township Council shall hold such hearings and make such investigation as may be necessary to carry out the provisions and intent of this chapter.
The provisions of this chapter are intended to augment and be in addition to the provisions of other applicable licensing ordinances of the Township. Where this chapter imposes a greater restriction upon persons, premises, businesses or other practices than is imposed by any other licensing ordinance of the Township, then this chapter shall control.
Upon the death of a person doing business in this Township, his or her heirs, devisees or legatees, executors or administrators shall have the right to apply at any time for a license under this chapter.
Any person who has held a sale as regulated hereunder at the location stated in the application within one year last past from the date of such application shall not be granted a license.
Where a person applying for a license hereunder operates more than one place of business, the license issued shall apply only to the one store or branch specified in the application and no other store or branch shall advertise or represent that it is cooperating with it or in any way participating in the licensed sale, nor shall the store or branch conducting the licensed sale advertise or represent that any other store or branch is cooperating with it or participating in any way in the licensed sale.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to or affect the following persons:
Persons acting pursuant to an order or process of a court of competent jurisdiction.
Persons acting in accordance with their powers and duties as public officials.
Duly licensed auctioneers selling at auction.
Any publisher of a newspaper, magazine or other publication who published in good faith any advertisement without knowledge of its false, deceptive or misleading character or without knowledge that the provisions of this chapter had not been complied with.
No license authorized under this chapter shall be issued unless all fee(s) owned to the Township including but not limited to water, sewer and property taxes are paid to the date of the application for said license. |
Information about car rental service
- The deposit is 700 Euro, must be locked by card. Visa or Mastercard, Credit or debit card are both acceptable. Amex or cash deposit not acceptable. This is not a payment; this is a frozen amount. After rent, the deposit will be unlocked. The normal unlocking process is between 5-10 working days.
- Unlimited mileage is included in rental fee.
- The minimum driver age is 19, but under 21, must pay 2 Euro/day young driver fee.
- Local or international driving license accepted.
- Allowed countries to drive: EU countries + Switzerland + Bosnia + Serbia + Montenegro + Kosovo + Macedonia + Albania. The board pass is only 20 Euro for the whole rental period. Not per day, not per country, totally is 20 Euro. This document is needed to cross the border. Ukraine and other countries are not allowed.
- The second driver is allowed, this is only 10 Euro as well.
- The roadside assistance fee is included in rental fee. This is working in EU countries. There is a non-stop hotline number; you can call it if you are in trouble. (replacement car available)
- The motorway ticket / toll pass is not included in the rental fee. You can buy it in our office; the price is the same than in official price. For 10 days is 11 Euro, for a month is 16 Euro now (passenger cars) For 10 days is 22 Euro, for a month is 32 Euro now (9-seater)
- You can buy the motorway ticket for other countries yourself, close to the border in any gas stations.
- The insurance with 10% (but minimum 300 Euro) excess is included in the rental fee. If you need zero excess insurance, this is possible. The price is 30 Euro/day, but minimum 210 Euro/rental, hosted by Allianz insurance company.
- Our office is next to the airport. We have free shuttle service from the airport, hosted by the official airport taxi company, called "Fotaxi". Please go outside from the terminal, and on the left hand, there will be the taxi desk. Please tell your name to the taxi operator, and a taxi will pick you up and delivery to our office.
- There is possibility to pick the car up other places. In Budapest, the delivery fee is 30 Euro, other places for request.
- Child seat, snow chain and GPS available to rent, the price is 2 Euros per day. We have many child seats for kids between 0 to 8 years. The winter tire is necessary between 15th of October and 15th of March. Snow chain is necessary in same period in Austria.
- Our company has 0-24h, non-stop service. However, from 8pm to 6am, the Customer has to pay extra 20 Euro meet late fee.
- Our cancellation fee is 50% within 48 hours, other case: 3 % of the total rental fee.
- In our fleet there are around 160 cars. The average age is 1 year; the average mileage is less than 50.000 km. In our fleet no car with more than 120.000 km and no older car than 2 years.
Deposit unlocking information
Within 24 hours of returning the rental car, the representative of GAME Rentacar Ltd. had given a written notice to the bank of the release of the deposit. The effective termination of the deposit is subject to communication between the Customer’s bank and the bank of GAME Rentacar Ltd. The official termination date may be between 1 and 30 working days due to bank transaction, but the average is 5-10 working days. GAME Rentacar Ltd. has no influence about the unlocking time.
Rental car damages and insurance conditions
- Minimum damages that do not need to be fixed immediately will be charged 30 EURO polishing fee. The damages must be smaller than 1 cm. For example, light scratches and natural deterioration due to wear.
- Scratches and dents on bodywork, rims between 1 cm and 10 cm of length will be charged with half excess.
- Scratches and dents, exceeding 10 cm of length, will be considered and charged as serious damages. In this case, the excess is 10%, but minimum 300 EURO.
- Tires: any anomaly will be charged fully.
Non-stop assistance is available in the European Union. This includes on-site error detection and – where possible – resolution of the problem (typically discharged battery, tyre damage). If repairs are not possible on site, the service is part of the car's carriage to the nearest service. If the car cannot be repaired within 24 hours of service, a car with the same category for 3 days can be requested.
The cars have casco insurance, that is valid in the European Union. The amount of the insurance damages 90% of the damage, that is, the amount of the allowance to be paid by the client is the remaining 10% of the total amount of damage, but at least 100.000 HUF. This means that in the case of a fault of self-worth, 10% of the damages you have to pay but a minimum of 100,000 HUF against the account for GAME. In addition, a claim document must be completed and a copy of the personal documents (passport or identity card) and the driving license must be attached. If any of these are missing, casco insurance is not valid, the customer must fully compensate for the damage caused. The exclusion factor for casco insurance is also a serious violation of the drinking / boring condition, expired driving license or hard traffic rules foul.
For an extra charge, the Customer can apply for self-help supplement insurance besides the car rental service. In the event of this purchase, the customer will be relieved of the casco insurance coverage once for each lease. The fee will be charged on a rent per day at the beginning of the rental.
If the failure results from a customer fault, negligence (eg. fuel refuelling, lock-in key, etc.), an assistance service is available, but all repair and assistance costs are payable, the customer must arrange the costs to the local service provider on site. If the failure cannot be related to a customer, the assistance service can be used free of charge, and the repair costs are not borne by the customer.
Rental car damage, accident
Assistance service is available. The service is part of the car's carriage to the nearest service, and a 3-day car-to-car exchange can be requested. If the accident is due to the customer's fault or negligence, all assistance costs are subject to payment. In addition, the damaged car is repaired under the terms of the casco insurance. If the customer is accused of casualty in the accident, all assistance and repair costs are charged to the liability of the offender. At the same time, it may be that the customer has to arrange the cost to the local service provider. These costs will then be reimbursed to the customer by the insurer of the wrongful party during the damages.
Car theft, robbery, damaged rental car
In all cases, police reports are required. The customer has to compensate for the damage caused by the casco insurance. If, during the police investigation, the perpetrator is circumvented, the amount of compensation paid may be claimed by the client from the perpetrator. Assistance can also be used in this case, but the customer must arrange the costs for the local service provider on site. However, if the perpetrator is circumvented, compensation can be claimed from the accounts.
Lost car key
In this case, GAME must be requested to deliver the spare key to the scene and the vehicle must be handed over to GAME immediately on site. The expected cost and the date of arrival of the spare key depends on the distance from the car to Budapest, which GAME always provides in advance, in writing. All cost must also be settled by the Customer. Of course, a replacement car is also available from GAME, which will be delivered to the specified address with the spare key.
Closed car key
In this case, an assistance service is also available, but the customer must arrange the costs for the local service provider on site. If the car cannot be opened with the help of a mechanic, the GAME must also be requested to deliver the spare key to the scene. All costs must also be settled by the customer. The expected cost and the date of arrival of the spare key depends on the distance from the car to Budapest, which GAME always provides in advance, in writing.
Defeat, tire damage
In this case, the assistance service is also available, but the customer must arrange the costs for the local service provider on site. If the tire / wheel cannot be repaired, the cost of replacing the tire / wheel of the same size and make of the type will also be borne by the customer.
Incorrect fuel refuelling
In this case, an assistance service is also available, but the customer must arrange the costs for the local service provider on site.
Cost of replacing lost/damaged accessories: |
Liverpool and Scottish players. It's a combination that just fits.
You don't have to look very far to find a Scot or two sewn into the fabric of the club. From current left-back Andy Robertson stretching back to legendary forward and manager Kenny Dalglish, down the years, there has been no shortage of players emigrating from the north to become adoptive Scousers.
Those who have done so to substantial success are a rarer breed, but as Robertson wrote himself into the history books as a Premier League champion in 2020, there's no better time to take a dive into the history books, and list off every Scot to win a league title at Anfield.
1. John Easdale (1946/47)
2. Willie Fagan (1946/47)
3. Jim Harley (1946/47)
4. Billy Liddell (1946/47)
5. Doug MacAvoy (1946/47)
6. Tommy McLeod (1946/47)
7. Alex Muir (1946/47)
8. Bobby Thomson (1963/64)
9. Bobby Graham (1963/64, 1965/66)
Throughout the 60s and 70s, Liverpool boasted striking options which included Ian St John, Roger Hunt, Kevin Keegan and John Toshack, so Graham spent most of his career playing second fiddle.
He was a reliable backup, however, and made his name in a prolific 1969/70 season where he netted 21 goals.
10. Tommy Lawrence (1963/64, 1965/66)
Lawrence was nicknamed 'The Flying Pig'. 'Flying' because of his agility, and 'pig' because he weighed more than 14 stone.
He was Liverpool's first choice keeper for over a decade and his extroverted style of play helped pioneer the 'sweeper-keeper' role.
11. Ian St John (1963/64, 1965/66)
£37,500 was a record transfer fee for Liverpool in 1961. They enjoyed some return on that investment when 'the Saint' knocked in over 100 goals throughout the 1960s, claiming two league titles under Bill Shankly.
12. Willie Stevenson (1963/64, 1965/66)
Stevenson was one of the less celebrated Liverpool players of the 60s but for five years he was a tremendous servant to the club and integral to their first ever FA Cup win in 1965.
13. Ron Yeats (1963/64, 1965/66)
Easily the hardest man in football, centre-half Yeats was described as a 'mountain' by Shankly upon his 1961 arrival, and his success at the club went on to match his impressive stature.
14. Peter Cormack (1972/73, 1975/76)
A classy playmaker with more than a little bite to his game, Cormack physically embodied the Liverpool teams he played in. He has flown relatively under the historical radar but was excellent for a four-year stretch and earned his two winner's medals.
15. Brian Hall (1972/73, 1975/76)
Hall is perhaps most famous for a spectacular volley against Everton in the FA Cup semi-finals but his influence far exceeded that.
He was a central part of Shankly's initial rebuild with his industry in midfield a huge factor in their 70s dominance.
16. Alan Hansen (8 titles)
We're getting into the big money now. Hansen earned Partick Thistle £100,000 when Liverpool came calling for his services and it proved to be one of the shrewdest signings the club has ever made.
His composure and ability to spray passes helped usher in the era of the modern defender, but he was as tough and fearless as any of his contemporaries and won an astonishing eight league titles in 14 years.
17. Graeme Souness (5 titles)
During Sky's coverage of Liverpool's title coronation, if you looked really, really closely, you could almost see a smile play on Souness' lips.
He's not sure why Liverpool went 30 years without winning the title, but he probably thinks Paul Pogba is to blame.
18. Kenny Dalglish (6 titles)
When people start referring to you as 'the King' for no other reason than just because, you know you're probably onto a winner.
King Kenny is quite literally royalty as far as Liverpool are concerned; over 500 appearances, 169 goals, six league titles and three European Cups can collectively attest to that.
19. Steve Nicol (4 titles)
Ayrshire native Nicol was a valuable defensive utility man for Bob Paisley and Joe Fagan and played no small part as the Reds ran riot throughout the 80s. He notably went on to manage New England Revolution in MLS, with his nine-year tenure the longest ever for a manager at single club at the time.
20. John Wark (1983/84, 1985/86)
Wark's struggles with injury acted as a glass ceiling hanging over his Liverpool career, but the fact that he finished as the club's top scorer ahead of Ian Rush in 1985 - with 27 goals in 62 games - tells you everything there is to know about his ability as a goalscoring midfielder.
21. Gary Gillespie (1985/86, 1987/88, 1989/90)
Breaking into a defensive line that included Hansen and Mark Lawrenson was never going to be easy for Gillespie but he made one hell of an impact in his debut season.
He scored a hat-trick against Birmingham from centre-half on the Reds' way to a league and FA Cup double and eventually became Hansen's regular partner in crime.
22. Kevin MacDonald (1985/86, 1987/88)
MacDonald never quite found his rhythm at Anfield and was a peripheral figure despite much being expected of his £400,000 transfer from Leicester.
He was a reasonable squad player for Dalglish, however, and hung around for long enough to stack up the honours.
23. Andy Robertson (2019/20)
Where do you start? It's difficult to put words on Robertson's value, both as a creative presence and as a character and leader. The Liverpool team falls out of shape without him in it which explains why he's started 65 of 69 league games since the beginning of last season.
He assists goals at a rate of roughly one every three games which is a phenomenal achievement, even if he's left in the dust by free-kick scoring sensation Trent Alexander-Arnold.
When he finally gets his hands on the trophy he's been closing down all season, he'll be the first Scot in a Liverpool shirt to do so in more than 30 years. |
July 1, 2009 is a big day: the 4,800 residents of Windsor Heights are no longer divided by three zip codes. It couldn’t have happened without Congressman Leonard Boswell’s legislative efforts last year, and that probably wouldn’t have happened without Ed Fallon’s primary challenge. (Note: WHO’s Dave Price attended last night’s event celebrating our new zip code.)
Don’t feel left out if you’re among the 3 million Iowans who aren’t enjoying the good life in our state’s only inner-ring suburb. You too may be affected by one of the many laws that take effect today.
The Iowa House Democrats posted a partial list of these laws on their site, and Jason Hancock provided additional information at Iowa Independent, such as the margin by which these bills passed during the 2009 session. Many won unanimous approval or overwhelming bipartisan majorities in one or both chambers.
Most of the new laws are steps in the right direction for Iowa: increased foreclosure protections; $30 million in historic tax credits; expanded health care for children, low-income pregnant women and adult children under 25; broader eligibility for wind energy tax credits; more job protection for volunteer emergency providers, electronic logbooks to track pseudoephedrine sales. A few of the highlights on the House Democrats’ list deserve additional comment.
New rules for sex offenders: I’m glad that legislators replaced pointless sex offender residency restrictions that did nothing to protect children from predators, according to prosecutors as well as advocates for exploited children. Too bad nobody listened to State Representative Ed Fallon, who was the only legislator to vote against the 2002 law and got bashed for that vote during his primary challenge against Boswell (see also here). Speaking of campaigns, Chris Rants was one of only three state representatives to vote against the new sex offender law. Will he make this an issue in the gubernatorial race?
Manure application during winter: On principle I think it’s a bad idea for legislators to interfere with the rulemaking process at the Department of Natural Resources. However, amendments greatly improved this bill from the version that passed the Iowa Senate. In fact, the new law includes tougher restrictions on liquid manure application than the rules that the DNR would have eventually produced. It’s important to note that these restrictions only apply to manure from hogs. Cattle farmers face no new limits on what to do with solid manure during winter.
Consumer fraud protections: Iowans rightly no longer need permission from the Attorney General’s Office to sue some types of businesses for fraud. Unfortunately, this law contains an embarrassingly long list of exemptions.
Nursing home rules: It’s pure chutzpah for House Democrats to write, “Nursing homes will face higher fines for incidents resulting in death or severe injury.” More like, nursing homes will no longer be fined for the violations most likely to result in death or severe injury, but are subject to higher fines for offenses regulators never charge anyone with.
Let’s end this post on a positive note. The septic tank inspection law approved during the 2008 session also takes effect today. Over time these inspections will reduce water pollution produced by unsewered communities in Iowa. Credit goes to the legislators who approved this bill last year and to Governor Chet Culver. He wisely used his line-item veto to block State Senator Joe Seng’s attempt to sneak a one-year delay of the septic tank inspections into an appropriations bill.
This thread is for any thoughts about Iowa’s brand-new laws. Probably none of them will be as controversial as the public smoking ban that took effect on July 1, 2008.Continue Reading... |
The Chamber offers a range of social and networking events as well as learning sessions, workshops and awards celebrations. To find out more review the list below and select the highlighted text to learn more.
We hope to see you at these upcoming events!
Annual Banquet is an open luncheon meeting held each January where new executive officers are installed and the annual Business Person of the Year Award is given to a local business leader that has made significant contributions to the development of the community. The event also reflects on the previous year accomplishments and the current year vision.
ATHENA Leadership Awards Luncheon
Each Year the Business Development Connection honors sixteen area individuals during the ATHENA Leadership Awards Luncheon. One individual is selected from among the sixteen honorees to receive this prestigious award. The award recognizes an individual who has attained and personifies the highest level of excellence and creativity in their business or profession, while continuing to devote time and energy to improve the quality of life for others in the community, and has actively assisted women in achieving their full leadership potential through service and mentorship.
Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions is a breakfast event held at various locations around the community. It is structured to provide time for chamber updates, member introductions, and discussion of relevant business & community issues. This event is limited to Members Only.
40 Under Forty Annual Gala
Annual event held in conjunction with the chamber’s Young Professional Initiative. The evening banquet is held to honor 40 outstanding young professionals under the age of 40 for excelling in their profession.
Annual Golf Classic
The Annual Golf Classic is one of the most prestigious, anticipated and just plain fun golf tournaments in Caddo Parish. Played on the beautiful courses of Southern Trace Country Club, the tourney is a perfect place to entertain clients or reward employees with a great round, contests and prizes. The funds raised from this tournament go toward the operation of the Chamber’s full-time lobbyist and business advocacy program.
J. Pat Beaird Industry of the Year Luncheon
This annual event, sponsored by the J. Pat Beaird Memorial Fund and 318Forum, allows the chamber to bring nationally recognized speakers to the area and honor outstanding Industry & Small Businesses who demonstrate “Best Practices” of entrepreneurship, such as sound business planning, fiscal responsibility and innovation in operating their business. Nominations for the awards are accepted year round.
Minority Business Opportunity Awards
The Business Development Connection (BDC) of the Greater Shreveport Chamber recognizes outstanding minority individuals or businesses who are making a difference in our community at the Annual Minority Business Opportunity Awards Dinner.
Northern Exposure is the state’s largest annual, citizen-lobbying caravan. The purpose of Northern Exposure is to make sure north western, north central and north eastern Louisiana remain on the collective map of both lawmakers and the Governor.
What's Happening Breakfasts
The “What’s Happening” breakfast series bring together members of the community to learn about events, activities and trends throughout the Shreveport Bossier Area.
YPI Socials & Lunches
These events offer casual after hours networking and social opportunities for young professionals. They also provide an opportunity for members and guests to gather to hear speakers of interest to the community.
Ribbon Cuttings & Groundbreakings
Ribbon Cuttings & Groundbreakings are member-only services which provide exposure in the marketplace, highlight your company milestones and celebrate the accomplishments of our region. |
Published on October 20th, 2020 | by Subhash Nair0
Genesis G70 Facelift Model Looks Very Classy
Hyundai Motor Group’s premium auto marque, Genesis, has made quite a bit of headway since launching just a few short years ago. Their 3 Series/C-Class competitor, the G70 was first announced in 2017. Today, they’ve launched a facelift model that brings the brand’s latest design language changes, more safety features and equipment.
Without going into the marketing fluff around the design, let’s just do a quick visual comparison between the original G70 and the facelift model.
From the rear, we can see how the designers cleverly changed the taillight design from a conventional looking single piece into a faux two-piece headlight. In truth, the cluster shape is still the same as before, and there’s probably just a plastic body-coloured panel between the two taillight pieces. They’ve also dropped the Genesis emblem from the rear and gone for script that spells the marque out on the tail. They’ve had to drop the number plate down to the bumper to do this. Speaking of the bumper, it’s completely redesigned and now has twin exhausts off to one side rather than split between left and right like before. The tail now sports a little ducktail spoiler.
The front goes through a similar transformation with regards to the lights. The cluster has been split in two with the radical new design being hidden by the new bumper design rather than having extensive changes to the metal work. The lower half of the bumper seems to sport a cleaner design with the same wire mesh grille design on the bumper’s intakes. Speaking of, the grille goes from having a rather generic hexagonal shape to having this strong heart-shaped design that’s now a stable of the Genesis brand. The little air vent on the front fenders has seen some minor design tweak too.
No photos of the interior were shared today. Have a look at the new safety equipment in the press release below.
Today, Genesis debuted the new G70, which updates the award-winning sport sedan with a fresh design and enriched technology. These changes further align G70’s visual signature with the latest iteration of the brand’s “Athletic Elegance” design language, as seen on the all-new G80 sedan and first-ever GV80 SUV. Likewise, the new G70 benefits from the incorporation of the brand’s latest advanced-safety and driver-assistance technology, further elevating the ownership experience.
Comprehensive Style Update for the Most Athletic Genesis Sports Sedan
The most athletic sports sedan offered by Genesis, the award winning G70 receives a performance and styling update.
Up front, the new G70 gains the brand’s signature Quad Lamps, featuring super thin LED lamps which stretch outward like the wings of the Genesis emblem. The low-slung Crest Grille evokes an aggressive stance that emphasizes the G70’s performance character.
Viewed from the side, the new G70’s profile retains the familiar long hood and short front overhang, communicating its agility even when parked. Four all-new wheel designs further enhance its presence, and a new air extractor positioned aft of the front wheel designed to optimize airflow efficiency. The Parabolic Line adds an elegant touch over the muscular surfaces, just a like a tailored suit for a world class athlete.
At the rear, Genesis’ signature Quad Lamp taillights and prominent Genesis text over the clean of the surface of the trunk lid shows an unmistakable Genesis identity. Dual exhaust tips and a body-colored diffuser add the finishing touches to the sport sedan’s updates.
A total of 14 exterior colors will be offered, including two new metallic options and three matte finishes. Sedona Brown and Tasman Blue are the new metallic offerings, while Verbier White, Melbourne Grey and an all-new G70-exclusive color, Bond Silver, make up the matte-finish options.
Luxury Updates Complement Driver-Focused Environment
The new G70’s driver-focused cockpit benefits from a number of useful improvements as well. A larger, wide-view 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system is positioned for easy reach at the center of the dashboard, and features both a Genesis-exclusive user interface and over-the-air navigation updates. The instrument cluster is also enlarged to provide better readability, and the wireless smartphone charger is enhanced to provide improved charging speed.
Finally, windshield and front door acoustic glass enhances interior quietness, making an already appealing environment more serene for all.
Improved Dynamic Driving Experience
The G70’s proven turbocharged, 2.0-liter, inline four-cylinder and twin-turbocharged, 3.3-liter, V6 carry over, as does the 2.2-liter, turbodiesel engine. All models benefit from the newly added “Sports+” drive mode, which further optimizes engine and transmission programming, allowing drivers to take full advantage of the G70’s performance potential.
In addition, the 3.3-liter V6 with Sports package benefits from the addition of a Variable Exhaust Valve System, which gives the car a more aggressive exhaust signature, and a new Dynamic AWD System offers a built-in drift mode.
Improved Safety & Convenience
The new Genesis G70 includes a wide array of improved driver safety & convenience features:
- Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA)
- Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist (BCA)
- Safe Exit Warning (SEW)
- Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist (RCCA)
- Navigation-based Smart Cruise Control (NSCC)
- Lane Following Assist (LFA)
- Multi Collision Brake (MCB)
- Rear Occupant Alert (ROA)
- Back-up guide lamp
The new G70 comes standard with a 10.25-inch infotainment system, including:
- Over-the-air, wireless updates to the navigation system
- Genesis CarPay
- Voice-recognition car control
- Valet Mode
- Remote 360° view
- Home Connect (Car-to-home, Home-to-Car)
- Phone Connect (Apple CarPlay and Android Auto)
In addition, the new G70’s optional equipment includes:
- Genesis Digital Key using NFC technology
- Intelligent Front-Lighting System (IFS)
- Wireless smartphone charging system
- Rearview monitor
- Built-in dash cam
The new G70 will go on sale first in South Korea followed by international markets in 2021. |
RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS...for those who missed last night's broadcast (or just want to listen in again) where Craig and Diane discussed California's big mistake, Columbus Day vs liberals, and President Trump takes a hard line on Iran....you can listen to it at your convenience on SoundCloud at: https://soundcloud.com/right-side-patriots-260798913/right-side-patriots-101717
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Wednesday, October 18, 2017
With Bribery, Russian Nuclear Officials Made Bill and Hillary Clinton Richer
According to a bombshell report published today in TheHill the corruption surrounding the sale of Uranium One when President Obama was in the White House, which overwhelmingly and personally benefited former President Bill Clinton and the Clinton Foundation, was far worse than we first knew and the FBI documented all of it. Bolding is mine:
Before the Obama administration approved a controversial deal in 2010 giving Moscow control of a large swath of American uranium, the FBI had gathered substantial evidence that Russian nuclear industry officials were engaged in bribery, kickbacks, extortion and money laundering designed to grow Vladimir Putin’s atomic energy business inside the United States, according to government documents and interviews.
National defense is “Islamophobic”: Hawaii judge blocks latest version of Trump’s travel ban
By Robert Spencer / Jihad Watch
Every last one of the blocks of Trump’s travel bans ignores the statute that gives the President sweeping power to limit immigration: (f) Suspension of entry or imposition of restrictions by President Whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental […]
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Donald Trump: Wall Funding Will Be Part of DACA Deal With Democrats By Geller Report Staff
President Donald Trump says he’s going to get a border wall — but he might have to give a little bit on DACA to get it.
He said during an interview on ABC that he might consider putting DACA on the bargaining table with Democrats, in order to accomplish his larger — loudly promised — campaign and White House goals of a border wall.
Hard core conservatives won’t be happy.
But in general, his base might be.
Breitbart has more:
President Donald Trump restated his support for wall funding, telling reporters on Monday that it would be part of any deal with Democrats to legalize illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children.Read entire article here:https://pamelageller.com/2017/10/donald-trump-wall-funding-will-part-daca-deal-democrats.html/ |
Gordon Lee Brown, 75, of Columbia died Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at the Taylor Regional Hospital in Campbellsville.
Born in Dunnville on February 23, 1943, he was the son of the late Earl and Ellen Bedwell Brown.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Michael Quinn and Cody Smith; one brother, Glen Brown; and one sister, Vocial Sanders.
Mr. Brown was a 1962 graduate of Adair County High School. He was a Sunday school teacher for over 50 years, an active youth mentor and a member of the Union Chapel Separate Baptist Church. He was a lifetime farmer and worked many years for Tarter Gate Company and retried from Green River Window and Door. His greatest passions were serving his Lord and his family.
His survivors include his wife of 56 years, Jewell Neat Brown; three daughters, Lisa (Phillip) Greer of Knifley, Melinda “Linnie” (Randy) Quinn of Knifley, and Martha Brown of Russell Springs; seven grandchildren, Ashley (D. J.) Tucker, Jordan Lee, Beth (Jeremy) Wethington, Meranda (Andrew) Quinn, Brittany (Austin) Smith, Tamara (Dakota) Coomer, and Cheyenne (Kieran) Greer; and eight brothers and sisters, Edward (Shirley) Brown, Hershel (Jeanette) Brown, George (Carol) Brown, Doris McAnally, and James (Debbie) Brown all of Columbia, Sue (Ronnie) Clarkston, and John (Becky) Brown both of Knifley, and Midge (Don) Rosenburger of Indiana.
The funeral services were at 11:00am Friday, December 7, 2018 at the Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home with burial in the Hiter Cemetery in Casey County. Visitation was after 4:00pm Thursday at the funeral home.
Bro. David Coffey and Bro. Edward Brown officiated.
The pallbearers were Jeremy Wethington, Austin Ashcraft, Andrew Dobson, Kevin Summers, Sean Summers, and Richard Fuller. The honorary pallbearers were Jaxon Tucker, Braxton Tucker, Maddie Wethington, Ellie Mae Ann Wethington, Jace Wethington, McKinslee Corbin, Aubri Dobson, and Addyson Dobson. |
Over the years, significant improvements have been made in transmission tower designs. Advanced tower designs have reduced the right-of-way (RoW) requirement, minimised the visual impact, enabled faster execution and provided ease of installation. The new designs have also enabled the expansion of the transmission network to far-flung areas including forests and other difficult terrain. Besides, there have been advancements in tower foundation designs. Going forward, there is a need for utilities to adopt tower designs that can withstand natural disasters such as emergency restoration system (ERS) towers and monopoles with smaller spans in disaster-vulnerable areas.
A look at transmission tower designs and foundations…
Lattice-type transmission towers have been widely used by utilities as they are self-supporting, lightweight and easy to transport to inaccessible sites. Lattice guyed V transmission towers are easy and cheaper to install, and hence cost effective. However, they entail RoW issues as they require a large area and, therefore, are not preferred in densely populated urban areas or narrow corridors.
Monopoles are fast gaining traction. These towers consist of polygonal tubular sections with a tubular crossarm arrangement for fixing tension and suspension clamps on it. The structure can be in a single tubular form or an H-form. Monopoles require one-sixteenth the space used by lattice-type towers and, therefore, have fewer RoW requirements. They have a lower footprint and are available on specific design solutions as per site requirements. They also offer the benefits of faster assembly and installation (as fewer components are required), as well as greater flexibility in design modifications. Further, monopoles have a significant wind loading capacity, and offer high reliability under worst load conditions. They are aesthetically appealing and require less or zero maintenance. For instance, Sterlite Power has used monopoles for uprating the Mallapuram-Manjeri line from 66 kV single-circuit (S/C) to 110 kV D/C for the Kerala State Electricity Board. The state utility was struggling with a 30-year-old network around which the town grew, leaving no scope for the construction of any new line. The old 66 kV S/C line was uprated to cater to the needs of the population and improve the quality of power. Sterlite offered its AL59 conductor solution technology, which facilitated higher ampacity to accommodate the peak load demand and reduce line losses under normal loading conditions. It used monopoles to install the line, thus reducing its footprint.
Multicircuit towers are designed to carry three, four or even six circuits. Thus, they are able to transfer more power over a particular distance. They are designed with higher factored operating systems. The towers significantly reduce the aggregate RoW requirement of transmission lines. These have been successful in areas such as forests, thickly populated cities, and substation entry and exit corridors.
State transmission utility Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Limited has tested a 220 kV multicircuit crossing tower, designed to withstand load for a 60 degree deviation or dead condition. The tower can be used for crossing the existing 220 kV or 132 kV lines with new 220 kV or 132 kV lines. The use of a multicircuit tower has helped avoid the use of gantry structures for underneath crossing of 220 kV or 132 kV lines, and towers with higher extensions for overhead crossing. The tower has been erected at the crossing point of the line to be crossed. No RoW issues arise as it is erected within the RoW belt of the existing line. This has also led to substantial cost savings.
ERS tower structures are also popular as they are designed to rapidly bypass permanent transmission towers at any voltage in any terrain. ERS towers can be erected in hours and are suitable for hand, crane and helicopter installation methods. Though designed for temporary use, ERS towers are kept in continuous service at utilities for over a decade owing to their robust design. For instance, Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited was able to quickly restore power supply in the state’s cyclone-affected areas in May 2019. The entire power installation in and around Puri district was disrupted due to the cyclone Fani, including 75 towers of 220 kV and 25 towers of the 132 kV voltage level. An indigenously developed steel-based ERS tower was used to substitute the wrecked 132 kV towers between Lilo and Puri-Samkuha. It enabled charging between the Puri grid and the Samkuha grid to transfer a bulk load of 70 MW. The tower was restored in five hours using the ERS structure.
Other tower designs
Other advanced tower types include delta configuration towers and chainette towers. The former hold electrical conductors in an equilateral triangle, and are more compact than conventional lattice towers. Chainette towers are small structures consisting of two small masses supported by guy wires and hanging insulators. These are lightweight, low cost and require a short installation time.
For tower construction, the build-up method is widely used. In this method, each tower member is installed in a sequence from top to bottom. Utilities also use the section method for transmission tower installation, wherein major sections of the tower are assembled on the ground and are then erected as units, using a mobile crane or a gin pole.
One of the emerging technology solutions for transmission tower erection is helicopters. Sterlite Grid has emerged as a pioneer in the use of aerial technologies. It is the country’s first transmission developer to have deployed an air crane to set up a power transmission line in the mountainous terrain of Jammu & Kashmir as part of the Northern Region Strengthening Scheme XXIX project.
Another key component of a tower is a strong and sturdy tower foundation, which helps withstand strong winds, hurricanes and other adverse weather conditions. Direct embedded foundations are suitable at sites where space is very limited and can be managed with small spans. This type of foundation can be used for distribution, sub-transmission and transmission poles. The depth of embedment of a pole for the foundation should not be less than one-sixth of the total length of the pole above the ground level. Base-plated-type poles can be used for any height and span. The foundation is easy to assemble and install.
An emerging tower foundation design is micropiling. Micropile-based tower foundations comprise piles with a diameter smaller than 200 mm. Micropiles can be used in a wide range of geotechnical conditions, making them an ideal solution for transmission projects in deserts, mountains and marine environments. Micropiling has been undertaken for monopole transmission towers in Kerala. The transmission line project was built 60 years back, and was upgraded from 66 kV to the 132 kV level. Besides this, a transmission project in Jammu uses micropile towers.
Some of the other tower foundation designs are precast foundations (used during limited construction periods), grillage foundations (used in firm soil areas) and reinforced cement concrete spread (used in a variety of soil conditions).
The way forward
ERS towers are proven to be disaster resilient, but their production overseas results in higher cost. Thus, more encouragement is needed for domestic capacity building to ensure the easy availability of these towers at lower prices.
While the Central Electricity Authority gives flexibility to developers for choosing the tower design, more than 99 per cent of the requests for proposal (RfPs) in India make it mandatory to use lattice structures.
Developers outside India (in Canada and the US) have used monopoles liberally to optimise the time of construction. These are easier to install and can be prefabricated. While standards are in place for lattice towers, there are no specifications for the use of monopole towers, insulated crossarms, guyed towers and special foundations like micropiling or grillage. This deters transmission utilities from adopting and benefiting from new developments. Thus, there is a need to update the existing standards and specify new standards to enable transmission utilities to adopt these new technologies in the upcoming projects. Going forward, a demand-side push through RfP specification, and the standardisation of design could further accelerate supply. |
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Political activist thugs donned ‘Alex Salmond’ masks to attack Ed ‘Tough Enough’ Miliband yesterday, after the Labour leader attended a campaign event – but before his TV interview on Channel 4.
It has been claimed that they were Conservative Party supporters. Whoever they were, it seems clear that the Scottish National Party needs to get involved, if this behaviour is going to be stopped.
The incident took place in Rotherhithe, southeast London. According to The Independent, a Labour activist said: “His [Ed Miliband’s] path was blocked by two people who were being very aggressive. He was shoved out of the way and couldn’t get in the car.
“One guy punched Ed in the chest and shut the car door so he couldn’t get in.”
Another Labour activist was quoted as saying: “The group came out of nowhere. Ed only had four of five steps to get to the car but they set upon him immediately.
“He was definitely pushed but he shrugged it off and made his way to the far side of the car. Ed had to push his way through them to get into the car. It was over very quickly but it was shocking.”
A spokesman for Mr Miliband brushed off the incident as “a bit of campaign rough-and-tumble”.
The article stated: “A spokesman for the Conservative party categorically denied any involvement from the party and said any claims Labour were blaming them were lies.”
It’s nice that the Tories don’t want us thinking Labour is blaming them (somebody didn’t think about what they were saying there!), but the fact remains that somebody attacked Ed Miliband.
The fact that they were wearing ‘Alex Salmond’ masks makes it a matter of great interest to the SNP, as it is clearly an attempt to bring that party into disrepute.
Logic suggests that the Tories could be to blame, as they have already run a campaign claiming that Mr Miliband is in Mr Salmond’s pocket:
This is not proof, though.
Let us hope the SNP has the guts to call in the police, find out who did this and ensure they are prosecuted – not only for assault, but for the attack on the Scottish party’s – and Mr Salmond’s – good name.
Or does the SNP think it’s all innocent “rough-and-tumble” too?
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New areas have been discovered in the Great Pyramid but some are skeptical.
Scanning technology has revealed that there are two mysterious chambers in the Great Pyramid of Giza that have previously been undiscovered.
The structure that stands 480 feet tall and built around 4,500 years ago has been part of a study named Operation ScanPyramids made up of a team of highly skilled scientists from different universities using the latest technology to see inside the pyramids of Egypt better than ever before. This technology allowed the team to see insode the pyramids in a non-evasive and non-destructive manner using muon radiography imaging, infrared thermography and 3D imaging.
The project started last October when the team began searching for hidden rooms and chambers inside the Khufu and Khafre pyramids in Giza, and the Bent and Red pyramids in Dashur but it was with the Great Pyramid that the excitement began this month.
“We are now able to confirm the existence of a ‘void’ hidden behind the North Face, that could have the form of at least one corridor going inside the Great Pyramid,” Scan Pyramid said. “The precise shape, size, and exact position of this void is now under further investigation. It should be done with the help of 12 new Muon Emulsion plates that are installed in the descending corridor, and will be collected by the end of October 2016.”
One discovery is an unknown cavity standing around 345 feet from the bottom of the pyramid while the second discovery was described as a ‘void’ that is shaped like a corridor and reaches up inside the pyramid.
Despite the exciting find, the Antiquities Ministry has been employed to oversee the work of the project and have ordered more tests to be carried out to understand more about the function, size and nature of the new rooms with a slight caution about whether they exist. As a result the project could be extended for a further year to allow the researchers to gather more data. |
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New Delhi, February 13 (G’nY News Service): The impact of climate on aviation has long since manifested itself through temperature variations, bumpier rides, turbulence and weight reduction on planes. But now, studies have shown that additional factors such as faster jet stream winds (a strong high-altitude wind that blows west to east across the Atlantic) driven by the temperature difference at high altitudes between the polar region and equator, are set to make a difference due to increasing temperature differences triggered by climate change.
A study by the University of Reading to investigate into this phenomenon has just been presented to IOP journal, Environmental Research Letters headed by Atmospheric scientist Dr. Paul Williams. Researchers from the University of Reading used climate models to simulate how a doubling of atmospheric CO2 would affect atmospheric winds.
“The aviation industry is facing pressure to reduce its environmental impacts, but this study shows aviation is itself susceptible to the effects of climate change,” Dr. Williams said. “This effect will increase the fuel costs to airlines, potentially raising ticket prices, and it will worsen the environmental impacts of aviation.” Fuel costs are a critical factor in airlines’ competitiveness.
Air traffic normally tries to take advantage of speedy flows of the Atlantic jet stream from west to east to reduce journey time on routes between Europe and North America. This is one of the world’s busiest routes with around 600 flights daily .Flights may gain or lose only a few minutes each way on average but the cumulative impact is significant.
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Initially, the study had focussed on flights between London and New York and how they change when the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide is doubled. Findings suggested that the prevailing jet-stream winds causes eastbound flights to significantly shorten and westbound flights to lengthen in all seasons. Eastbound and westbound crossings in winter become approximately twice as likely to take under 5 hours 20 minutes and over 7 hours respectively.
Assuming that there would be no future growth in aviation, aircraft will collectively be in the air for an extra 2000 hours, burn 7.2 million gallons of jet fuel amounting to US $ 22 Million and additionally emit 70 million kg of carbon dioxide for their 300 round trips each day. |
On June 1, a volunteer of the initiative “Food Not Bombs” Aliaksandr “Batman” Kurets was released from prison after serving a 15-day arrest for allegedly using foul language during the World Ice Hockey Championship.
“Batman is because Alex is helping people”
Alex, aka Batman, was met by two dozen people. They prepared gifts, balloons and stickers depicting Batman, and a cake had been bought. However, staff of the detention center did not allow the friends to meet their “superhero” – they took him to the police department, and then released. Alex had to be congratulated on the release at home.
Solidarity is above all
According to Aliaksandr, the authorities do not like to see the support, the solidarity expressed by detainees’ friends, therefore the police officers do dirty tricks on the prisoners and take them outside the prison in Akrestsin Street. During his time in prison, Alex was actively supported with letters and telegrams, and the online community after the verdict spread the following poster.
He survived the conditions of detention as a true hero
Alex “Batman” Kurets said that during his arrest he only lost 1.5 kilos, but he did have complaints about the food:
– Food in prison allegedly costs 75,000 per day, but I’ll be honest: it is not worth the money. As for walks, in 15 days they took me to the fresh air only 3 times for 15-30 minutes, and never received any responses to my complaints regarding these violations. Also, in the last 3 days I had to sleep with the “upper” lights on, as a light bulb in the cell had burned out, and it was never replaced. It should be noted that the parcels were not brought when they were passed, but the following morning. It made me feel uneasy a bit, because it was unclear if they would bring the parcel or not,” says Kurets.
Reasons for detention
Alex “Batman” Kurets says his arrest is not linked to the World Ice Hockey Championship, but rather to his activism in “Food Not Bombs”. Kurets says that he was detained to intimidate those who are helping the homeless, showing that not all is well on our island of stability.
Aliaksandr Kurets, along with others, was detained on May 17 during an action by “Food Not Bombs” near Mikhailauski Garden in Minsk, where free food was distributed to poor people. During a personal search at the police department, as soon as the policemen found T-shirts “Freedom to Political Prisoners” and stickers produced for the World Championships, they immediately decided to charge Kurets, the remaining protesters were released. It was the first arrest for Alex Kurets.
The initiative “Food Not Bombs” was launched in the U.S. in the 80s. In 2005, Belarusian youth activists started giving out free food to the homeless, protesting against budget allocations on the military, while the country still has people who do not have money for food and clothing.
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On Friday, August 7, 2020, at around 9:00 pm, shots were heard in the prosperous Pasdaran district of Tehran. Two individuals on a motorcycle had gunned down a man and a young woman as they sat in a white Renault. Five shots were fired at the car of which four hit the targets.
The next day, the Iranian Labour News Agency stated in a short notice that the two people who had been killed in the shooting were not Iranian and appeared to have been from Lebanon. Mashregh News provided more information, stating that the shooting had taken place in the Golestan area on Pasdaran Avenue and that the deceased were a 58-year-old male history professor named Habib Daoud and his 27-year-old daughter, Maryam. The Hamshahri also said the deceased were not Iranian and spoke Arabic.
Two days later, Tabnak wrote a longer piece on the matter confirming the information provided by the above news outlets. Curiously, however, Tabnak added that the homicide occurred across the street from the home of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the former commander of the Popular Mobilization Committee, known as al-Hashd al-Shaabi. Al-Muhandis was killed on January 3, 2020 together with Qassem Soleimani, the previous commander of the Iranian Quds Force, via an American drone strike near Baghdad International Airport.
The facts of the case were recently revisited by The New York Times (NYT), which disclosed that the two individuals killed in the Pasdaran district were not Habib Douad and his daughter Maryam but Abdullah Ahmad Abdullah and his daughter Miriam. Abdullah, more commonly known by the nom de guerre Abu Muhammad al-Masri, was al-Qaeda´s crown prince.
Al-Masri was notorious for his role in masterminding the 1998 attacks on the American embassies in Nairobi and Dar es-Salaam, which caused the deaths of more than 200 people and wounded more than 4,000. According to the NYT report, Israeli operatives are believed to have carried out the assassination at the request of the United States.
Iranian FM spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh denied that al-Masri was in Iran at all, let alone that he had been assassinated inside the country. He advised the American media to resist being “entrapped by the Hollywood-style scenarios fabricated by the US and the Zionist regime’s officials.”
There are several indications that the individual killed in Tehran was indeed al-Masri. First, the age of the dead man coincides with that of al-Masri. Second, there is no evidence that a Lebanese history professor named Habib Daoud ever existed. Third, the name of the killed female (Miriam) matches the name of al-Masri´s daughter (Maryam), as does her age. And fourth, the assassination was carried out on the anniversary of al-Masri’s attacks on the American embassies in Africa 22 years before.
The slaying of al-Masri is important for two reasons: 1) the presence of one of al-Qaeda’s foremost leaders in Tehran illuminates the close relationship Iran has with that Sunni terrorist organization; and 2) the regime’s failure either to protect al-Masri or uncover the plan to assassinate him is yet another in a long string of major counterintelligence failures and embarrassments for the Islamic Republic.
Iran has suffered numerous counterintelligence failures across its different organs, the foremost occurring at the Ministry of Intelligence (MOI) and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
An earlier counterintelligence failure was the assassination of four Iranian nuclear scientists between 2010 and 2012. In all the assassinations a motorcycle was used—the same modus operandi as the assassination of al-Masri. The killings of the Iranian nuclear scientists are alleged to have been conducted by Israeli operatives. The regime’s response to the killings was to arrest more than a dozen Iranians allegedly working with the Mossad, the Israeli intelligence organization. At least one of those arrested, Majid Jamali Fashi, was hanged.
Another major counterintelligence failure occurred in 2018, when Israeli operatives managed to raid a warehouse in Tehran—closely protected by the counterintelligence organization of the IRGC—and steal more than 100,000 documents, images, and videos related to Iranian nuclear plans. This was a fiasco for Iranian counterintelligence. Because of their access to those documents, Israel and (most likely) US intelligence were able first to identify sensitive locations related to Iran´s nuclear program and the IRGC´s missile program and then attack those locations through several mysterious explosions that occurred in Iran in 2020.
The most important counterintelligence failure, which also concerns the IRGC, was the inability to protect former Quds Force chief Soleimani, who was killed by US drone strike in early January 2020. Iran answered that action by executing Mahmoud Mousavi Majd for being “linked to the CIA and the Mossad.”
The repeated counterintelligence debacles demonstrate the regime’s serious weakness and incompetence in this sphere. While the MOI as well as the intelligence organization of the IRGC are highly active both domestically and abroad, and are occasionally successful (as seen, for example, in Iraq), the counterintelligence units of these organizations—primarily the IRGC, which is responsible for safeguarding the most important military sites of the country and the IRGC’s missile program, as well as protecting itself from infiltration—are weak, disorganized, and unstructured.
One of the main reasons why the Islamic Republic’s intelligence and specifically counterintelligence programs are weak is that the regime insists on employing individuals on the basis of their loyalty to the revolution and the regime, not on the basis of their knowledge or skill. Devaluing knowledge and talent in the service of an obsession with ideological loyalty has contributed to the regime’s weakness in intelligence and counterintelligence. The organizations are further weakened by the regime’s inability to provide proper counterintelligence training and education.
These weaknesses are used by opponents of the Iranian regime as they conduct covert operations on Iranian soil. While these operations undoubtedly harm the regime, it is vital to beware of its thirst for vengeance. As it is unable to provide effective counterintelligence, the regime will try to compensate for that deficiency through executions, assassinations, and espionage.
The Islamic Republic’s weak counterintelligence division is without doubt its Achilles’ heel. The regime knows this full well. After al-Masri’s death, it is likely to seriously reform this division with a focus on the IRGC and the MOI. One question that remains to be answered is how big a role the regime´s closest allies, Russia and China, will play in training and improving Iranian counterintelligence.
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The holidays are filled with an overwhelming amount of food. It may seem fun at the beginning, but after indulging at party after party, you might find that these foods can quickly bust your waistline. Here are eight foods to watch out for at your next holiday shindig.
This holiday favorite is made with eggs, cream and sugar. At 50 calories per tablespoon of heavy cream, you get the calorie picture for this bad boy. Add a shot of booze and that’s about an additional 150 calories.
Instead: Lighten up this classic toddy by swapping low-fat milk for heavy cream. Skip the alcohol, if possible, or measure out a maximum of 1.5 fluid ounces.
That bowl of tortilla chips is the one everyone runs for before the food comes out, and you just keep going back for more. At about 140 calories per ounce, you’re probably looking at a minimum of 420 calories just from the chips.
Instead: Take a handful of about 15 chips and step away from the bowl. If you need something to keep munching on, go for the crudite platter. With most Americans falling short on their vegetable intake, you can’t go wrong there.
Artichoke and other cheese dips are absolutely delicious, but they can set you back hundreds of calories, especially if you’re using tortilla chips to scoop your dip.
Instead: Salsa and yogurt-based dips are a better-for-you choice sans the oodles of cheese.
The bite-size appetizers may seem harmless, but did you know that chicken wings average about 100 calories per piece? If you have six or seven, that’s more calories than you should be eating in one meal.
Instead: Choose lower-calorie appetizers like bruschetta or chicken satay.
You’ll usually find some sort of creamed veggie like spinach or corn at the holiday fiesta. Many call for heavy cream, cheese and butter.
Instead: Choose steamed or roasted vegetables made with little oil or butter.
Many parties serve up a special holiday cocktail that’s usually made with some source of sugar like juice, soda or a packaged cocktail mix. These cocktails tend to also be overloaded with alcohol, which can add hundreds of unnecessary calories plus get you tipsy so your ability to make healthy choices goes right out the window.
Instead: Stick with beer or wine, neither of which has hidden calories. One 12-ounce bottle of beer or 5 ounces of wine has about 150 calories.
That mouthwatering toffee that you’ve been waiting the entire year to sink your teeth into can easily ruin your chances of fitting into your little black New Year’s dress. Made from butter, sugar and add-ins like nuts and chocolate, it can easily let you rack up hundreds of calories in a flash — especially since it’s very tough to just have one piece.
Instead: If you can’t control yourself, then just stay away.
Cookies and cupcakes may seem harmless, but when they’re topped with mountains of sugary icing you can end up with sugar overload.
Instead: Choose mini cupcakes when available, and curb the rest of your sugar craving with a side of fruit.
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Distese di zucche maculate, grappoli di falli, pois, ramificazioni, tentacoli che svettano da terra e tentacoli annodati di mille colori incandescenti, piante e fiori che si spingono fino al soffitto. Dentro ogni cosa, lei, Yayoi Kusama (Matsumoto, 1929), l'artista camaleonte che ha trasformato la paranoia, le allucinazioni uditive e visive, l'ansia ossessiva e le aritmie in un loop di forme e colori, in un habitat al contempo fiabesco, sospeso e sinistro dove la ripetizione è decostruzione della paura. Nella storia della donna che ora vive volutamente in un istituto psichiatrico, sempre con i colori alla mano a farle da scudo magico, convivono l'infanzia tra le voci dei campi di violette, le tele strappate dalla madre, i tradimenti del padre che era costretta a spiare. E poi la lettera a Giorgia O'Keefee, la fuga a New York, in valigia sessanta kimono e duemila tra disegni edipinti da vendere. In America Kusama soffre la fame, la depersonalizzazione e la fobia sono tali che non basta dipingere una tela, bisogna dipingere tutto quello che c'è attorno e lì restare. E mentre resta Yayoi cavalca la rivoluzione hippie, conosce Cornell, Warhol,Read e Smith, invade le gallerie, trova il coraggio di tornare in Giappone, tenta il suicidio, e dopo venti anni in cui il vuoto spezza la fama, una retrospettiva a New York la rimette al suo posto.
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- Casa Editrice: Centauria
- Pagine: 128
"You see these empty hands? One day they'll hold everything I want." I did four years as an art major, and never once heard the name Yayoi Kusama. That's a crying shame, 'cause she's had a fascinating life. She hung out with Dali and Warhol, created installations, and even staged a few orgies - in the Leggi tutto
I know the struggle is real. The more your family, especially when it's your parents, when they are against what you live for. When you have your dreams pushing you to love more and work more and achieve more; When no one dear and close to you are the worse mortal enemies no one sees; When you actually Leggi tutto
I have to confess I had never heard of the artist Yayoi Kusama, which probably says a lot about how people of colour are still systematically "forgotten" in art history. Kusama was quite a prolific artist in the 60s in New York, giving her whole life over to her art, which basically was a way to subd Leggi tutto
Simply beautiful even if very short.
Way back in December, before all of this COVID-19 stuff started, I took the kids to visit an installation by Kusama at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. It as an immersive experience where you were broken into small groups and stepped into a mirrored room full of polka dot protrusions. Am Leggi tutto
3.5 ⭐️ Following the prolific Yayoi Kusama from birth to old age, we see her struggling with breaking free of the confines of Japanese normality. At young she is discouraged from pursuing art by her parents but her love for art transcends all. Her longest relationship is with art and has always been Leggi tutto
2.5 rounded up A quick read providing a brief biography of the artist. The illustrations were fun and I liked how they - and the colour scheme - took inspiration from Kusama's work, although I felt that the text itself was lacking in places and would have been better if it had been beefed up with a b Leggi tutto
Unfortunately, I didn't have any inkling about Yayoi Kusama. Thanks, Netgalley to introduce me to such an inspiring artist's struggle. The artwork of this book is quite fascinating and I think portrayal of her work in this book will amuse many artists. The only letdown I have felt are the texts. The Leggi tutto
I was wholly ignorant of the life and career of artist Yayoi Kusama before picking up this book from the library. Because of the "Graphic Novel" subtitle, I actually thought I was getting a work of fiction, not biographical. So no, despite the cover image, this is not a reboot of Richie Rich's pal,
i enjoyed reading this so much!!!!! i love kusama's works and have been reading her art books for leisure + inspiration. i first got to know more about kusama back in 2019, when i had the opportunity to catch her documentary film called "kusama:infinity". i cried - was so fascinated and inspired by
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Genre: Family, Fantasy
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Release Date: 1985-11-22 (taken from IMDb)
Viewer Rating (TV/MPAA): G (taken from IMDb)
Summary: Gideon, a Christmas angel, is sent, by Santa, to help Ginny Grainger. Ginny is a cynic, and she hates Christmas. She and her family (husband, Jack and two kids, Cal and Abbie) have fallen on hard times, making it even harder to believe in anything that can’t be seen. With help from Abbie, and a trip to see Santa Claus himself, can Gideon find a way to make Ginny believe again?
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I have been called out a few times recently by some of my friends for saying things like “I’m tired of being angry all of the time”, or saying that we should really put away anger and offense. I sometimes think that people misunderstand what I mean and assume that must mean I am hunky dory with every horrible thing in the world and we should just put it aside and forget about it and live our lives as disconnected from people who suffer as possible. If you stop reading here, let me assure you that’s not what I mean.
I was honored to be sitting in the homes of several women lately who are working very hard to provide for their children. They are deeply religious, deeply loving, and care very much for the lives of their kids and want their kids to do better. But they are not able to work very much, and the little work they can scrounge up is never enough to pay for heating, the rent and food. So they go hungry and cold far too often.
Why are they like this? Well it is because of the Taliban. And no, I don’t mean some group like the Taliban, which is what I’ve sometimes heard folks say. Sometimes they’ll go, “Oh, those people are the American Taliban.” No, I mean the literal Taliban.
Because we were in A******stan, and these women who were probably only a bit older than I am, were denied the opportunity to go to school and so they grew up largely uneducated and illiterate. They now have very few opportunities to support their families — through no fault of their own. They want to, they probably love their kids more than you love yours (seriously) — but because of their circumstances what they can do to help lift themselves out of this situation is greatly limited.
And it’s because of the Taliban. A group of people that has pursued a broken and corrupt ideology for a very long time. And incorrect ideologies and bad theology leads to real consequences in the real world.
One of the ladies we talked to told us of her husband who left the family. They don’t know where he is or what he’s up to, but she thinks he joined the Taliban.
As our translator translated this part of her statement, I got lost thinking about this. A man who has seen the bad results of the bad ideology of the Taliban went out and joined it again. I don’t know this man, I know almost nothing else about him, but my second reaction was sympathy. (My first was surprise. I don’t know why. I was in A******stan, what should I have expected? Was I expecting her to say he joined the circus?)
Here’s why: it’s easy to look on the outside and criticize this guy for this obviously short sighted decision. But I choose to believe he loves his kids as much as his wife does, and went out and after years of not being able to give them the life he wanted, he went out and did something desperate hoping it would help.
And then I identified with him. Because how many times have I returned to something destructive? How many times have all of us? We’ve gone back to alcohol, gambling, porn, anger, that bad relationship, weed — whatever it is that’s been destructive in our lives. We’ve gone back when we were desperate, and we’ve gone back and done what we said we never would just because we couldn’t see any other way.
Maybe that’s what this guy is doing, too. Maybe, maybe not. I legitimately don’t know. But I can tell you that she’s not angry with him (or, more likely, she has moved on from her anger) so I am not sure what right I have to be angry with him. I don’t know if she has forgiven him, or if that idea has even crossed her mind, but she at least has moved on to some amount of peace with the decision her husband made.
Why do I say all of this?
It isn’t to condemn anger. If you read her story and got angry at the Taliban – that’s good! There are a lot of things to be angry about here. And feeling deep emotion – whatever that emotion is – is very much a good thing. Really.
My problem with anger is that it feels like it’s all we’ve got.
We are the outrage generation, we know how to rile people up around injustices, but we really don’t know what to do next. I feel sometimes like I’m traveling from crisis to crisis and the only thing that I can do is retweet all the outrage I feel inside.
I think it’s telling that Paul tells us in Ephesians 4 “in your anger do not sin” and also “do not give the devil a foothold” by dealing with your anger before the sun goes down. There’s some connection between being angry and the devil getting a foothold.
I am not anywhere near smart enough to figure out the theology in all of that, but I’m an avid twitter user and I think one of the footholds the devil has on us is this: we are all too angry about everything to do anything. And I think the devil likes it that way.
I think most things we’re angry about are things we should not become complacent about. (Except all of you who get angry about candy corn every fall. Take a lesson from Frozen and let it freaking go!)
People think that anger and complacency are opposites when they are actually siblings. Being angry doesn’t accomplish anything. In fact, what I’ve seen and I recognize this is anecdotal, but the angriest people I know also tend to do the least about injustice in the world. It’s because I think they’ve fooled themselves into thinking their anger will bring about change in the world. And wanting change in the world is a good thing, but human anger so far has been a remarkably poor way to bring it about.
Here’s what’s helped for me: go spend a whole lot of time with the people you say your anger is for. For me I’ve done this in four ways:
- Sitting on the muddy ground in Uganda and listening to a man tell me about how his wife didn’t receive the seizure medicine she needed so while she was cooking dinner, she got a seizure and fell into the fire and now has burns over nearly all of her body, can not walk and her unborn baby at the time nearly died.
- Visiting central Asia and listening to women who have been oppressed all of their lives talk about how they want so desperately to provide for their families but can’t because there are no opportunities, no way for them to learn, nothing for them to advance themselves with.
- Visiting with my local middle and high school students and listen to kids talk about the bullying, the harassment, their terrible families who have abused and mistreated them.
- Listening to the stories from foster care.
Find the people your anger is for and go humbly listen to their stories. When you hear how they’ve been abused, mistreated and persecuted, let it work you up. Let it get you passionate. Let it stir you up.
Then take those stories, those names, those people you care about and love by name, and do something about it. Find the groups of people that are addressing these challenges really well and then give them money. Do it sacrificially. Give something up to help the injustice you now know by name. Speak up about what you have seen, and talk about the vision for the future. Talk about a future where things are better. Help people connect the dots between a future where we’ve solved all of these problems and how to get there. It will involve more stories, more sacrifice, more movement.
These are 4 areas that are near and dear to my heart: poverty alleviation in Uganda, in A******stan, the crisis happening among our teenagers, and foster care. I am not cold, heartless or hopelessly privileged and naive — all things I have been accused of. I am relentlessly engaged on these issues and I am motivated to do everything I can to advance these issues as well as I can. I have been doing this for over 10 years and the consistent thing that I’ve seen tug people out of complacency and into long term lasting engagement is not anger, it’s hope.
Hope that we can change these stories.
Hope that tomorrow can be better than yesterday.
Hope that we are not powerless.
Hope that we can pass down to our children a better world.
Hope that I can make a difference.
Hope that the evil we see today will be smashed under the foot of justice.
I could go on and on and on about stories of transformation and change. I could go on and on about why I am hopeful. I could go on and on about why I think the world tomorrow will be better than the one we have today. I could go on and on about how I’ve seen my small contributions to these causes create change and hope for tomorrow.
If you feel passionate and angry and you want to change the world, I believe you absolutely can. My challenge to you is not to put away anger and replace it with happy thoughts that everything is going to be ok. My challenge is to put your anger aside and do something.
One day you will not be able to do anything. You will be too old, too broke, and your ideas will be seen as irrelevant (“ok, millennial”) and your words are not going to do much.
In that day, your greatest anger will be directed at your younger self: because you could have done something but you chose to do nothing.
God gave us all a sense of justice. We should feel worked up when injustice is served. We should be angry at people who deal injustice. But we should never ever stop there.
Go put twitter away, and go make a change in the world. Today is all you have.
– from my journal, written shortly after returning from central Asia last year |
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Everyone in Daytona Beach, FL knows we are advised to go to our Daytona Beach dentist twice a year. Oral-conscious Daytona Beach residents have a teeth-cleaning and examination. Once a year, we get x-rays to look for problems that can’t be seen with the naked eye. When our dentist is done, he/she tells us what was found – “Everything’s fine, see you in six months.” Or “You’ve got a small cavity starting, let’s schedule an appointment to take care of it.” By the time you leave, you have a plan for addressing any necessary issues. This system works so much better than waiting for a painful problem before going into the dentist. Small problems are fixed before they turn into big costly problems. And you avoid those huge bills. If Daytona Beach folks understand the wisdom of using this system for handling dental care, why do many resist when facing the same system for our essential car maintenance? Following th ... read more
Everyone in Daytona Beach, FL knows we are advised to go to our Daytona Beach dentist twice a year. Oral-conscious Daytona Beach residents have a teeth-cleaning and examination. Once a year, we get x-rays to look for problems that can’t be seen with the naked eye. When our dentist is done, he/she tells us what was found – “Everything’s fine, see you in six months.” Or “You’ve got a small cavity starting, let’s schedule an appointment to take care of it.” By the time you leave, you have a plan for addressing any necessary issues. This system works so much better than waiting for a painful problem before going into the dentist. Small problems are fixed before they turn into big costly problems. And you avoid those huge bills. If Daytona Beach folks understand the wisdom of using this system for handling dental care, why do many resist when facing the same system for our essential car maintenance? Hone ... read more
Here’s an interesting statistic for our drivers in Daytona Beach, FL: Only thirty percent of car batteries make it to forty-eight months. And the life expectancy varies by where you live. It ranges from fifty-one months in extremely cold areas to just thirty months in extremely hot climates. Why is that? It turns out that it’s our modern cars with all their electric accessories that are to blame. Things like, GPS, DVDs, and entertainment computers are keeping pickup batteries from maintaining a full charge. The longer a battery goes with a low charge, the sooner it’ll die. It’s clear that you Daytona Beach drivers need to recharge your batteries. This is the job of the alternator. The problem comes when the car’s demand for electricity is high and we are driving in stop and go conditions or short trips around Daytona Beach or De Leon Springs. The alternator just can’t keep up. The result is shortened battery life. So wh ... read more
Today’s vehicles are safer than they’ve ever been. Design and construction techniques provide tremendous protection in an accident. Your airbags are part of a very sophisticated system of sensors and computers called the Supplemental Restraint System – or SRS. These sensors are all over your vehicle, detecting things like where passengers are sitting, how much they weigh, as well as the speed and direction of an impact during a crash. All of this information is feed into the SRS computer that determines if and when an airbag or airbags should be deployed. An airbag has to be inflated very quickly in order to protect vehicle occupants. The inflation is basically the result of a controlled explosion: a violent event in itself. That’s why the SRS computer will only deploy an airbag in life threatening circumstances where an airbag will actually be of help. Deploying an airbag in the wrong circumstances could do more harm than good. Hard, direct side and front impacts ... read more
Let's talk about air conditioning service and repair issues for the Daytona Beach FL area. Most of us in Daytona Beach we don't give our air conditioning a second thought as long as it's making cold air. But it's a complex and expensive system that we should think about before it starts blowing hot air.
The refrigerant in the air conditioner contains a special oil that lubricates and cools the A/C parts. When enough refrigerant leaks out, your air conditioner still makes cold air, but the parts don't have enough oil to protect them and they wear out faster than they should so it's important to service the air conditioner as recommended by your Daytona Beach FL service center.
Replacing old refrigerant has another benefit: refrigerant tends to gather moisture and become corrosive. That causes leaks in the system which can be expensive to repair. Fresh refrigeran ... read more
You've probably noticed a bunch of warning lights on your dash when you start your engine. They flash on to test the circuits and then go off if everything's OK. One of the warning lights looks like a car battery. Its job is to tell you if your battery's not charging properly.
You know that your battery stores electricity – enough to start your engine and get you moving. But that's about it – you can only get a few miles in Daytona Beach on battery power alone. You need an alternator to generate enough electricity to run your engine and power your electrical accessories like the stereo, power seats, heater fan, on-board computers, and so on. On top of that, the alternator needs to recharge your battery. So when your alternator isn't working properly, there isn't enough electricity for all of those things. When your alternator fails, you aren't going very far.
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Your axles are the last link in transferring power from the engine to your wheels. They're strong parts that last a long time – but they can run into trouble.
Axles just wear out over time and need to be replaced. And sometimes axle seals leak, causing the axle to wear out prematurely. Lubricant leaks out, and water and dirt can get in and contaminate the gears. When this happens you might hear strange noises coming from your axle.
If you have a rear-wheel drive vehicle, the sound would be at the rear end. If you have a front-wheel drive vehicle, the sound would be up front. Of course, with an all-wheel drive, the sound could come from either front or back. It might be a groaning sound or clunking when turning.
There are different kinds of axles, each with their own potential problems. Your Day ... read more
Batteries are a huge part of modern life in Daytona Beach FL. I mean, how many battery chargers do you have?
Of course, our purpose here is to talk about your car battery. When people come into our Daytona Beach FL service center and need a new battery, they're really not that happy about having to spend the money. But the fact is that 70 percent of batteries don't make it for 4 years.
There are some things that you can do to extend the life of your battery. First, keep it clean. If you see it getting dirty or greasy, let us know at Honest 1 Auto Care - Daytona Beach and we can clean it off. A dirty battery runs hotter and that shortens its life. If your battery terminals are corroded, let us take a look at that too. We can clean them, and if the corrosion has gotten into the battery cables, we can replace them.
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When your check engine light comes on, you may be torn between utter panic and just wanting to ignore it and hope it goes away. That's perfectly understandable. That same check engine light could come on for anything from a serious engine or transmission problem all the way down to a loose gas cap.
There's a very common misconception that the trouble codes stored in your engine computer when your check engine light comes on will specifically identify a problem. It's really more like pointing to the symptoms of a problem. Think of taking your temperature. Say it's 101. Your heat sensor – the thermometer – tells you that your temperature is out of the normal range. But it doesn't tell you why you have a fever. Is it the flu or a sinus infection? You need more information; more tests.
For any given trouble code, there could be a num ... read more |
India offers huge potential and an improving environment for venture capital investors, particularly in technology, if they can overcome certain obstacles, argues Rahul Chandra, managing director of VC firm Helion Venture Partners.
Of the $19 billion invested in mobile internet over the 12 months to October 2014, only $90 million went into India, he observes.
The country may be at the early stage of VC investing, but growth is proving swift. The value of India VC deals rose 217% to $5.4 billion in 2014, according to data provider Preqin – similar to the 212% rise in the value of Greater China deals to $12.8 billion.
Moreover, India can lay claim to three of the 10 largest VC deals completed globally in 2014, compared with China’s two and the US’s five, by Preqin’s data.
VC has been in favour in India for the past four years, noted Chandra, who co-founded Helion. Limited partners have remained bullish about the opportunities that VC companies are addressing, he added, and early-stage deal flow has been very large.
“India’s market is where China was three years back,” said Chandra. “LPs realise India is the third and final large digital economy in the world after the US and China – there is really no fourth frontier after this.
“When we first started to invest, there were 20 million internet users in India. Today the number is 200 million,” he said, pointing to a tenfold increase over seven years. “That critical mass is what you need to build large businesses.”
But there are plenty of challenges. Chandra pointed to a cumbersome mobile payment ecosystem hampering growth. India is the first country of size to adopt multi-factor authentification, requiring users to pull an online password from an SMS message at the time of a transaction then go back to a bank screen to fill that code in, he said.
Another issue is relatively slow internet speeds and people’s unwillingness to use apps bigger than 5MB in size.
Moreover, difficulties determining creditworthiness are cited as barriers to the growth of mobile phone contracts – and the prevalence of prepay users – leading to telecom operators being reluctant to subsidise handsets.
The hope is that India now has the government to address those challenges following Narendra Modi’s election last year. Having a business-oriented government is very positive both with regard to market sentiment and regulation, said Chandra.
Helion's own progress is testament to the growing interest in the country. It raised $140 million for its first fund in 2006, $210 million for its second in 2008 and $255 million for its third in 2012. The firm plans to raise a fourth this year.
Over its lifetime, Helion's focus has shifted from acquiring larger stakes in smaller companies to smaller stakes in companies with the potential to grow very large. “We used to be very happy to own a 30% stake in a company” said Chandhra. “Now we feel secure if we have a 15% stake within an investor group that can put up $50 million for the next round.”
A growing number of interesting home-grown models are emerging out of India, said Chandra. “Flipkart has emerged as the largest e-commerce company because it has a strong understanding of how to deal with operational challenges.”
Another homegrown PE-backed firm, Micromax Informatics, has a 20% share of the smartphone market, ahead of challengers such as China's Xiaomi. The latter firm has had to change its model – of selling phones largely online – to tackle the Indian market.
Micromax scrapped a planned IPO in 2010 and is now planning the float during its April 2015 to March 2016 fiscal year.
Indeed, Chandra sees the environment for IPOs becoming more positive, spelling more opportunity for the likes of Helion. |
Deer silhouette black vector files. If you are looking for dxf files for CNC plasma cutter or CNC laser cutting machine this pattern may be for you.
When we meet with deer in wilderness, they take our breath away. Deer are very elegant and gentle animals. They are very sharp observers with two eyes standing in front of their magnificent horns. People have used deer symbolism for thousands of years. The use of deer silhouettes and horns as totems appears in almost i every culture.
The deer symbols are usually associated with feminine energy. Feminine energy is found in both sexes. It is intuitive, it is about the awareness of introspective emotions, and process-oriented. Constructive, productive and creative… It is aesthetically attractive and fluent. It is fertile and compassionate and merciful to all born. Feminine energy is on the left side of the body.
The horns resembling tree branches are also associated with the Tree of Life. The most distinctive feature of deer, an herbivorous animal, is the constant horn change. In this form, the deer is also a symbol of renewal, transformation and eternity. In this sense, reindeer, the helpers of the Santa Claus symbolize the transformation and renewal starting with the new year in this sense. In addition, with the representation of the feminine energy by the reindeers, the emphasis on Santa Claus’ being productive, compassionate and merciful is strengthened.
In this project, we have published 4 different deer images as vector, cad and outline template files separately on our page. These deer silhouettes can be used in graphical projects; they can also be used as cut files in CNC plasma and laser cutting machines with the free dxf file. This allows you to cut a decorative wall art object from wood or metal materials with the help of your cnc laser or plasma machine. If you are looking for a pdf deer outline file for crafts, these different deer drawings can be ideal for you. You can also use the deer silhouette svg cuts file as silhouette cameo templates. |
GM Fundraising is delighted to announce that the headline sponsor of ‘From Russia With Hope’ – our next epic cycling challenge that will take place in June 2019 – will be Brisant Secure.
“As one of our industry’s most high-profile brands, we are absolutely thrilled that Brisant Secure has agreed to be the headline sponsor of ‘From Russia With Hope’,” says Gary Morton, founder of GM Fundraising. “Brisant Secure takes security to a new level with its full range of top performance, premium quality security hardware, including the innovative Ultion lock and Lock Lock handle solutions. Being associated with and supported by such a fabulous brand is key to the success of all our fundraising events, but in particular the cycling challenges. There is a lot of work and cost involved in organising these events and I know that Nick, Steve and the team will be a great help in us reaching our goals for the event. The team always covers their personal costs but having the commitment of Brisant as headline sponsor means that every penny raised in support of this challenge will go directly to the children and families at Hope House Children’s Hospices, our nominated charity.”
Nick Dutton, CEO of Brisant Secure explains why the company has committed to supporting From Russia With Hope: “We are proud to support GM Fundraising on their ‘From Russia With Hope’ cycling challenge, which promises to be one of their toughest ever events. GM Fundraising continues to be the industry’s charity of choice and has done an incredible job over the years to support those less who are much less fortunate than ourselves at Hope House Children’s Hospices. We’re looking forward to promoting this event together and helping the team achieve their fundraising targets.”
Gary concludes: “Brisant Secure has already shown incredible support to GM Fundraising this year by donating £5,000 to mark the success of their 5,000-hour salt water testing on Lock Lock, and we are delighted that they are supporting the ride. From Russia With Hope will be the 7th major GM Fundraising Cycling Challenge. The challenge is to cycle from Russia back to Hope House in Oswestry, covering ten countries, a day of cycling in the arctic circle, with many additional challenges along the way,. The full details and team will be announced at the ride launch in September of this year.”
For more information on Brisant Secure visit: http://www.brisant-secure.com/ |
These days, Hole in the Wall, Wyoming is as rural as this country gets; long dirt roads lead on forever, with few signs to guide the way. Back in Wyoming’s Wild West days this place was even wilder: around the turn of the century, the steep and rugged Powder River canyons served as an outlaw hideout for the likes of Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid and the Wild Bunch.
The geography of the Hole in the Wall region, just west of Kaycee, Wyoming, is ideal for a hideout: impenetrable red cliffs leave only a few passages in from the east and the west is guarded by the deep and narrow Powder River canyons. Outlaws could graze stolen cattle and horses in the valley and retreat into the canyons if lawmen appeared on the treeless horizon.
Outlaw Cave, one of the more infamous hideouts still standing – most of the cabins and corrals are long gone – remains as hard to find and hard to get to as you might imagine an outlaw hideout would be. I set out to find the cave with only a red dot on my Adventure Atlas to guide my way. Somewhat vague directions are available online, but I was in the mood for an adventure.
My quest took me down miles of back dirt roads, alongside one of which I found an abandoned newborn foal. Eventually, after reuniting the foal with her mother, I found a road sign for Outlaw Cave Road, but the road quickly deteriorated and I had to leave the Teardrop behind and then my Subaru and continue on foot.
At the end of the road I found a faint trail leading down into the Powder River canyon. The trail was extremely steep and rocky, at times, disappearing all together. With every step down, I couldn’t help but think about all the steps up I’d have to take to get out of this canyon. On a high after finding that foal, I kept on. This was a day for treasure.
At the bottom of the canyon, on the banks of the fast and cold river, the trail stopped. It was a hot day and I didn’t mind getting wet, so I followed the river downstream, getting soaked until I spotted a faint trail running above the river.
The trail was narrow and crumbly, above a long drop into the water. Right when the going was getting super sketchy and I was contemplating giving up and turning back, I looked up and saw the cave, in the cliffs above the river. A bit of scrambling and I was inside, hanging out by fire pits once frequented by some of the West’s most infamous outlaws.
Bowie and I hung out in the back of the cave, enjoying the cool cave air on a hot day, but Dio stayed by the entrance, on guard and uneasy. At one point, I swore I heard voices and thought somebody might be invading my hideout, but when I joined Dio at the entrance, the canyon was as quiet as they come. Shiver; in Wyoming, the Wild Bunch ghosts live on… |
Continuing from our 'Ask a recruiter' series, where we share questions we receive about interviews, CVs, the application process, and more, we've got a new question to share which we're sure many have been curious about. (If you missed our last 'Ask a recruiter' blog, have a read of "Ask a recruiter: Assistance from a different location")
An Audit Manager relocating to Sussex from London asks: "Why are jobs posted with the salary as 'competitive' or 'market rate'?"
There a number of reasons why salaries might be hidden from an advertised vacancy. We understand that it can be frustrating to those specifically job hunting using the salary range as a key search criteria.
There are clients who prefer to keep salaries confidential because of internal reasons or policy, or maybe it’s that they just don’t want financial information out in the wider competitive market. It could simply be so as not to exclude anyone with relevant experience, demonstrating flexibility and encouraging negotiation. Have you considered that it may be to attract a potential candidate to engage with them directly? Or via the recruitment agency, demonstrating a real interest to work for them as a desirable future employer and simply not to make a judgement based on the salary advertised?
In most cases, there will most likely be a valid reason but, I’m afraid, there isn’t one answer.
At Harvey John, we predominantly work in candidate driven markets with tax, accountancy and legal professionals being in such high demand. A high proportion of clients we work with may not necessarily have a specific vacancy to be proactively sourced. However, they might have indicated that they would be very pleased to see the details, for example, of a Planning Solicitor, Audit Manager or an Indirect Tax Manager should we engage with one. Because of that, we may take the decision to exclude salaries as opposed to giving a wide range, due to variation with PQE, a change in geographical circumstances (as in this case for our Audit Manager) or a real sought after niche. Working this way allows us to work with candidates on their individual expectations, as opposed to what can sometimes be a strict client brief or inflexible salary range.
Either way, engage with us. If you see an advert listed as ‘competitive’ or ‘market rate’, don't make assumptions. Schedule a time to speak and let’s work to your expectations and not someone else's! You might be pleasantly surprised.
Tune in for our next instalment of 'Ask a recruiter'. If you want to get in touch about a question you'd like to ask us, contact our team.
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The Ukrainian industrial company Interpipe intends, in accordance with previously outlined plans, to commission a new additional workshop for the production of wheelsets in the second half of this year, said in an exclusive interview with the agency " Interfax-Ukraine ” Director for Economics and Finance of Interpipe Denis Morozov.
“The launch of an additional workshop for the production of wheelsets is scheduled for the second half of this year. Now the equipment is being installed at the site, that is, we can say that the implementation of the project is in full swing, ”the agency's interlocutor stated.
According to him, the company finances all projects from its own funds.
“At the same time, as we reported, last year we attracted a loan from Ukrgasbank for 45 million euros (a five-year loan for 37 million euros and a revolving credit line for 7 million euros for three years - IF), which we used to repay the debt ... As of today, the company has no debt to creditors, "Morozov emphasized.
He also said that the company continues to consider various tools to raise funds.
“Today, in particular, we are developing the financial strategy of the company, which will give answers to the question: where will we raise money from. Today we are working on different scenarios, but we have not yet chosen the priority option, "Morozov said.
At the same time, the top manager noted that at present, the Ukrainian and foreign borrowing markets are almost equal in terms of conditions.
“I don't see the difference whether to raise money in the domestic financial market or abroad. If the financial conditions are good, a fair market interest rate, normal conditions, then why not attract them in Ukraine? If there are good conditions in Europe, why not take a loan there? Therefore, in this case, we do not separate Ukraine and foreign countries, for us it does not matter. We are ready to work with any creditors, ”Morozov emphasized, adding that today rates in Ukraine are practically at the same level as in the West, for example, in Europe.
As reported, at the end of January 2021, Interpipe announced an early full redemption of Eurobonds maturing in 2024 for a total amount of 309 million 192.058 thousand, fully fulfilling its obligations undertaken during the debt restructuring in October 2019.
In October 2019, Interpipe announced a restructuring of its debt, which was formalized by a new issue of Eurobonds maturing in 2024 and bank loans totaling $ 400 million.
Interpipe is a Ukrainian industrial company, manufacturer of seamless pipes and railways. wheels. The company's products are supplied to more than 80 countries of the world through a network of sales offices located in key markets of the CIS, the Middle East, North America and Europe. In 2020, Interpipe sold 662 thousand tons of finished products, including 192 thousand tons of railway products. Railway sales products are carried out under the KLW brand. |
Active engagement by our members propels the Chamber and helps us accomplish our mission and vision. During 2017, about 60 different Chamber-sponsored clubs, councils and task forces collectively engaged over 1,000 people.
The REACH program ensures our certified small and emerging businesses (SEBs) are ready to bid and capitalize on new projects, as well as reach their strategic goals – and volunteers like Curtis Johnson and Bob Carlisle play an important role in this mission.
Education is at REACH’s core. Since our launch three years ago, REACH volunteers – architects, attorneys, bankers, code writers, credit remediators, engineers, general contractors, and more – have helped us provide over 7,000 hours of 1-on-1 and group education and mentorship.
“It would have been an impossible challenge without the incredible generosity of Chamber members. They understand economic growth is not a zero-sum game and that by helping others, they are laying the foundation for their own further success,” said Winsley Durand III, REACH’s Executive Director.
Curtis Johnson, architect and Principal with DLR Group, has been a steady presence in the Plan Room, a no-charge offering that gives small and emerging construction businesses the tools and expert insight they need to bid and capitalize on new projects.
“I was looking for a way to get more involved with the Chamber, and I once I learned of the REACH Plan room, I quickly agreed with and believed in its mission,” Johnson says. “I believe it is a great investment in the future of the Architecture Engineering and Construction industry.”
Johnson says he has helped contractors understand everything from the scope of work presented in an RFP to the bidding requirements themselves.
“These have been for projects that my firm has not even been involved with,’ he says. “It has been enjoyable to learn that the Contractors are winning work and getting the experience they need to grow their businesses.”
Volunteer also are needed for REACH Beyond, a 12-month mentoring program that pairs mentors from general contracting firms with mentees from small and emerging construction companies. REACH Beyond graduated its first class of mentees in May. Bob Carlisle, founder and president of MCL Construction, made a tremendous impact on protégé Cameron Gales, managing owner of Gala Painting.
“Bob genuinely wanted to see my business be successful and provide me with any tool,” Cameron says. “He reminded me that, at one point, he was just like me. It’s awesome for someone to say, ‘I was where you are, but look at where we are now.’ That’s great mentorship.”
Durand says the benefit goes both ways: “It is incredible to see the fulfillment that our volunteers get from their interaction with REACH Participants. Their contribution of time and talent may be the difference in whether or not a firm succeeds.”
For more information about REACH, REACH Beyond, or volunteering, please contact our REACH team at [email protected]. |
Updated MacBook Pros Released with New CPUs, Butterfly Keyboard Repair Program Expanded
Apple quietly updated the MacBook Pro line today via press release, offering faster processors and improved speeds at up to a 40% increase in performance. Apple also told select members of the press that the updated MacBook Pros include improved keyboard materials that aim to reduce keyboard failures.
Additionally in regards to keyboards, Apple is expanding their keyboard service repair program for all butterfly design keyboard equipped MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and MacBook computers.
Updated MacBook Pro Hardware
The newly updated MacBook Pros look the same as prior models with the same enclosures, but the 13″ models received slightly faster CPU options while the 15″ MacBook Pro can now have up to eight cores on the CPU. The updated 15″ MacBook Pro CPU specs are as follows:
- 2.6 GHz 6-core i7 with 4.5 GHz Turbo Boost
- 2.3 GHz 8-core i9 with 4.8 GHz Turbo Boost
- 2.4 GHz 8-core i9 with 5 GHz Turbo Boost
The new processor options are available at a variety of price points and can be configured on Apple.com. You can read more about the new MacBook Pro updates at the Apple Newsroom press release here if interested.
New Butterfly Keyboard Iteration
Apparently the new MacBook Pro also includes another iteration of the butterfly keyboard design which aims to reduce the likelihood of keyboard failure, including double key presses and erroneous text entry, stuck keys, or failed text entry when the key press does not register at all.
According to The Verge:
“Apple has tweaked the design of its butterfly keyboard again. Apple says that it is using “new materials” in the switch mechanism that should significantly reduce the occurrence of double and missed key presses.”
The butterfly keyboards on the current generation MacBook Pro, MacBook, and MacBook Air are somewhat notorious and are considered to be unreliable and failure prone by some users (if you were wondering, my own 2018 MacBook Air experiences this keyboard problem too).
Keyboard Repair Program Expanded
Additionally, Apple has expanded the existing keyboard repair program for all Apple laptops containing the butterfly design keyboards (including even the brand new MacBook Pro models they just released today, which is interesting, but should be reassuring for those purchasing new Mac laptops).
Again, quoting The Verge:
Apple is announcing an update to its keyboard repair program today. All MacBooks with the so-called “butterfly mechanism” (that’s pretty much all modern MacBooks) will now be fully eligible for Apple’s Keyboard Service Program. The expansion means that a few newer models that weren’t previously covered will be able to get repairs. Unfortunately, Apple is not extending how long that program lasts — it’s still “4 years after the first retail sale of the unit.”
If you have an impacted Mac laptop model and your keyboard is failing to work as expected, not registering key presses, or producing double key input, you can refer to this support bulletin article here to contact Apple Support to get the keyboard serviced free of charge. |
Shiitake Mushrooms have long been a symbol of longevity in Asia because of their health-promoting properties, they have been used medicinally by the Chinese for more than 6,000 years.
These mushrooms are high in protein, extremely nutritious, and are a great source of fiber. Shiitake Mushrooms are rich in polysaccharides (beta-glucan) and lentinan, which support and boost the immune system and improve overall well being.
They have also known to help Candida, Gut flora, Digestion and Constipation to name a few. In traditional Chinese Medicine Shiitake Mushrooms are used to promote (qi) energy, also know as life energy because they help with exhaustion and weakness.
For more info and recipe inspiration please check out our YouTube videos here that feature Shiitake.
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- We suggest a range of 1-3 tsp per day. This will vary based on person to person.
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Top Automation Solutions & IoT Applications for Diverse Industries
The New Normal – this is what every single person is adapting to, ever since the 2020 Lockdown due to COVID 19 was lifted globally. Currently, the domestic and international logistic operations have resumed. Industries are still analysing the overall loss. But at the same time, businesses are looking for the opportunities to be better than what they were before this pandemic. Because we, the humans, have always prevailed no matter what.
A lot of businesses have gone making the best use of the new normal, where social distancing is instilled in our culture. Food businesses transformed into online stores, groceries too. It is a huge paradigm shift we are looking at when we consider the multiple industries.
In this article, let us have a look how the Internet of Things (IoT) can transform various industries by integrating with other technologies to offer seamless automation solutions. Businesses only need to select the right IoT Solutions development partner who can offer end-to-end IoT services, from strategic IoT consultation to design, development and implementation.
The best thing about it is that IoT technology can readily fit with strategic business objectives and on combining with mobility; it can reduce downtime and increase productivity significantly while improving the security of application data.
Industry Solutions using IoT & Automation
Smart Home Automation (Real Estate)
Home Automation defines the ultimate living experience for the people. From dining experience to utilities, safety and security; people have become more inclined towards adapting enhanced automation solutions leveraging IoT and voice based technologies in their homes. With home automation, users can access and control home appliances and gadgets, literally from anywhere. Home/ Office automation has brought an unprecedented revolution in the Real Estate industry.
- IoT powered Smart Lighting
- Alexa Skills based Smart Home Automation
- Advanced waste management
- Remote access of appliances with IoT based mobile apps
- Smart Locks for Enhanced Security
- Parking management
- Smart Meters and Utilities for energy savings/ optimization
Automation in Healthcare (Healthcare)
IoT technology and automation solutions can tackle the real problems like human errors, treatment uncertainty, long and boring waiting times, limited data access, communication gap between doctor-patient and payment challenges. IoT solutions can streamline the operation workflow of medical staff including doctors with precise data of patients on-hand to increase the efficiency and productivity. Automation also helps in managing invoices-payments and performing health analytics using Artificial Intelligence.
- Custom Healthcare Automation Solutions
- Smart Hospital Management System
- AI-ML based Predictive Analysis
- IoT Automation based Connected rooms
- Secure Data sharing Platform
- HIPAA compliant Automation Solutions
- Smart Inventory System for Waste Management
- IoT based Health Monitoring Kiosks
Advanced Logistics Solutions (Logistics & Transportation)
Connected Cars is just an example. Automation in infotainment systems have also led people to be in touch with the real world while driving. GPS technology is playing a huge role in providing more accurate information to the drivers on the road. Advanced solutions have made it easy for businesses to enhance efficiency while reducing the overall costs. IoT and automation solutions are also helping local garages, individual drivers and big enterprises like fleet management companies on different aspects of the automotive industry.
- IoT based Vehicle Diagnostic System
- Real-time fleet management
- Vehicle Telematics
- AI-ML based Predictive Maintenance
- Smart Warehouse & Logistic Solutions
- Supply chain Management Solutions
- Smart Driving Assistant
- Automated Cloud-based Infotainment Systems
- Cloud Services for Connected Cars
- Blockchain Solutions for Automotive Insurance Companies
Smart Retail Solutions (Retail & Commerce)
Retail industry has competition in itself since the existence of Ecommerce/ mCommerce platforms. Quality, robust and scalable end-to-end solutions and automation for the retail and commerce industry which will help customer retention and better customer experience. IoT, Blockchain Payments, BLE/ iBeacon, Chatbots, Artificial Intelligence (AI) are technologies which can enhance retail & commerce from marketing to payments, to both consumers and business owners with seamless operations.
- Smart Retail Supply Chain Management
- IoT based Smart Mirror for Virtual Style Check
- iBeacon based Proximity Marketing
- ML based Predictive Analytics of Customers
- Smart Shelves
- Smart Deliveries
- NFC based Payment System
Smart Farming (Agriculture)
Smart farming, an IoT based solution which is needed the most given the situation of farmers in most countries. The potential of IoT technology and applications in the farming and cultivation sector is huge. The goal of IoT technology in farming is to make farmers more capable to manage the lands, livestock along with farming with more efficiency and reap the rewards with enhanced productivity while cutting the overall costs and waste. Smart Plants, Smart Irrigation and Smart Water Management systems will allow farmers to gather precise data remotely and make better decisions for farming.
- Site Specific Crop Management
- IoT based Precision Farming
- Sensor-based Field & Resource Mapping
- Remote Crop Monitoring
- Remote Equipment Monitoring
- Live Stats on Livestock Feeding & Production
- Predictive Analytics for Crops & Livestock
- Livestock Tracking & Geofencing
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Baseball rules can be funny, odd, rare and just plain wrong. For example:
(1.) Ground Rule Triple
Nearly everyone who has been associated with baseball for any length of time has heard and understands what a ground rule double is. Simply put it’s when a batter hits a ball which hits the ground or warning track, and bounces over the fence out of play.
The rule is based on the assumption the ball was hit far enough the runner would have had ample time to reach second base before the fielder could retrieve the ball, had it not went out of play, and returned the ball to the infield. Makes sense.
But what could possibly constitute a ground rule Triple? Believe it or not there is a rule which states if a player uses his hat to alter or affect the path of the ball, such as throwing the hat and stopping or slowing the ball by landing on it, it is considered a ground rule triple.
(2.) Foul Ball Which Isn’t a Foul Ball
It’s basic knowledge that if a batter hits a ball which initially hit’s the ground in Fair territory, but then bounces into Foul territory before it passes an infield base, it is declared a Foul Ball. Easy enough, but not always true.
During a major league game a batter hit a ball which dribbled down the first base line in fair territory. The third baseman knew he could not get an out by fielding and throwing the ball to first before the runner got there, therefore the fielder got down on all fours and began blowing on the ball forcing it into foul territory before it passed the base.
The infielder tried to claim he was praying the ball rolled foul, but the umpire wasn’t buying it and awarded the batter first base, resulting in a foul ball which wasn’t a foul ball.
(3.) Enforced Rule Which Isn’t a Rule
In the early days of baseball, pitchers had not reached the skill levels of today’s hurlers and relied mainly on their fastball and change-up to get hitters out. Not much different from today’s baseball, regardless of how hard you threw your fastball, hitters would eventually time it and begin hitting it hard.
In an attempt to obtain an advantage, early day pitchers would spit on the ball, thus the term “Spit Ball” which created an unknown and uncontrolled evaporation of the moisture on the ball and would make the pitch react in weird ways as the ball traveled to the plate.
This ball movement made the ball extremely difficult to hit, as well as catch, because much as a knuckle-ball, the pitcher had little control over where the pitch went.
Old Time Spit Ball Pitcher
MLB instituted a rule against pitcher’s using a spit ball by requiring them to wipe their pitching hand on their uniform after going to the mouth or face before pitching the next ball in order to dry the fingers.
Pitchers have not thrown spit balls in nearly 40 years yet the rule is still enforced although technically wrong. Baseball experienced an era of pitchers, Gaylord Perry was a master, putting a foreign substance on the baseball, which would make the ball act erratically as it approached the plate, making it very difficult to hit.
Although these foreign substances were Vaseline, hair dressing, Ben Gay, an emery board, etc, but not spit … the rule and penalty is still enforced although there is no actual rule violation.
(4.) Running Into A Double Play
The most common explanation people think of when running into a double play is when a base runner doesn’t really know where the ball is hit and begins running to the next base, meanwhile an infielder catches a line drive ball for an out, then throws to the base the runner left from to complete a double play.
However, there is a rule which allows for running into a double play with the fielder only catching the fly ball or line drive and not throwing to any base.
Run Hard, But Know Where Your Team Mates Are
During a heated L.A Dodger vs. S.F Giants game the Giant’s batter hit a long fly ball to right center field. Pablo Sandoval, the Giant’s runner on first base knew the ball would be caught preventing him from advancing to second base, so he retreated back to first base while watching the ball.
The batter was also only watching the ball, stepping on first base and turning towards second in a lazy jog. The hitter while continuing to second passed Sandoval who was returning to first. The outfielder Then caught the fly ball and Sandoval was immediately called out by the umpire although he was standing safely back on first base.
What had happened was when the Giant batter passed Sandoval on the base path Sandoval was immediately called out for being passed by another runner, and when the fielder caught the ball the batter was declared out … thus a double play. |
Did you know that the entire purpose of the physical practice of yoga is simply to train the body to better handle the demands of meditation? I, for one, had no idea.
August 9, 2017: The day I moved (back) to Switzerland, to finally work in my favourite sport. I had been offered a place in the Event Operations department at UEFA.
What's your favourite way to see a city? Mine is probably helicopter, but over the past few years, I've come to realize that cycling provides a unique and magical way to explore.
I must say, as a relatively short, brown girl, when travelling Eastern Europe with your beautiful Serbian best friends, it ain't half bad!
I spent the last 9 days waking up at 5:30am…voluntarily…and generally without an alarm. Why, you may ask. The short answer; I was crossing off another item on my bucket list. But it was so much more than that. I spent the last 9 days at the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Meenakshi Ashram in Madurai and … Continue reading My Sivananda Ashram Experience
Have you seen the TED Talk about delayed gratification with the video of kids trying not to eat the marshmallow in front of them because if they resist, they’ll get two the next day? Good things come to those who wait...or so they say. Generally I have a hard time waiting for pretty much anything. … Continue reading The Waiting Game
While taking a look at my personal bucket list recently, I realized that most of the items are actually travel goals so I'd like to share those parts here. Let me know what's on yours 🙂 This list reminds me of all the incredible things I want to do and all the places I wish to see, but more importantly it reminds me … Continue reading Travel Bucket List
You could say I have always had a desire to see the world...considering my parents tossed me on a flight to India when I was three months old, I was 'bitten' by the travel bug early! Growing up in Canada to an Indian family, and being surrounded by primarily European friends, I have always been immersed in a … Continue reading The Desire to Travel – where did it all begin?
“I’d like to congratulate you on…” “YESSS!” This was how I received the call from Colin in November offering me a SportWORKS Officer position for the upcoming year. I had no idea which country he wanted to send me to, and at the time it didn’t matter. My life was beginning to take shape and … Continue reading How’d You Spend Your 23rd Birthday? |
Recent initiative of the Israeli Space Agency (ISA) and the French space agency (CNES) is aimed at developing, manufacturing, and operating a new Earth observing satellite called ‘Vegetation and Environment monitoring New Micro-Satellite’ (VENµS). The satellite is planned to be launched in early 2009, and the scientific mission should last at least two years.
The general mission objectives are the provision of data for scientific studies dealing with the monitoring, analysis, and modeling of land surface functioning under the influences of environmental factors as well as human activities. The VENµS scientific mission is also aimed at demonstrating the relevance of superspectral, high spatial resolution observations combined with frequent revisit capabilities in the framework of the European Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Program (the "GMES Program").
In order to implement these goals, the mission will acquire frequent, high resolution, multi-spectral images of sites of interest all around the world. The satellite will fly in a near polar sun-synchronous orbit at 720 km height. The whole system will be able to be tilted up to 30 degree along and across track. This configuration will result in a 2-days revisit time, 27 km swath, a camera resolution of 5.3 m, and the capability to observe any site under a constant view angle. The system will cross the equator at around 10:30 AM.
The satellite will carry a super-spectral camera characterized by 12 narrow spectral bands ranging from 415 to 910 nm. The band setting was designed to characterize vegetation status, including through red-edge bands, and to estimate the aerosol optical depth and the water vapour content of the atmosphere for accurate atmospheric corrections. The spectral band setting could also prove useful for coastal areas and inland waters studies. The satellite will also carry a Technological Payload – the Israeli Hall Effect Thruster (IHET) – to validate its performance and for orbit keeping.The data will be acquired over existing or planned experimental sites with size ranging from a few kilometers to 27 x 100 km or more. All data for a given site will be acquired with the same observation angle in order to minimize directional effects. The baseline product for these selected sites is time composite images of geometrically registered surface reflectances at 10 m resolution. Strong efforts are devoted to provide high quality data, both in term of radiometry (e.g. SNR around 100), geometry (e.g. multitemporal registration better than 3 m), and atmospheric corrections. |
Welcome to Kingwood Band Boosters!
The focus of the band program is to teach the students about the music arts. But there are other skills they also develop along the way which they may not actually realize. Team work, dedication, self-motivation, responsibility, self-discipline and leadership are just a few of the life-skills they will learn and practice in the band program.
Kingwood Band Boosters is a volunteer parent organization that works in partnership with the band directors to support and enhance the band program for the students at:
Kingwood High School
We think it is one of the best investments you can make in your student’s education. Check out our volunteers!
Please join our volunteer group and help us support Kingwood’s band program and the enrichment opportunities it provides to the students. Visit the Charms online store to purchase your family membership.
Membership in KBB makes you eligible for a $60 reimbursement for summer band camp!
Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 7pm in the band hall.
Volunteering is one of the most important - and most FUN! - aspects of the Kingwood Band Boosters. There are so many ways that we can enhance our students’ experience and make it a little bit easier for all of the band directors.Volunteer Form found on the Charms website select the volunteer tab for ways to help and sign up soon!
Get your most up-to-date calendar and need-to-know info here! Your Band Boosters purchased a subscription to Charms Office Assistant for the band directors and Band Booster leaders to communicate important information to band students and their parents. It has a detailed calendar, music students are learning and other useful information.
Go to www.charmsoffice.com. Enter: kingwoodhsb in the “parents/students/members” log-in area. On the next screen enter you child’s school ID number (the one on their reports cards). You’re in!
Sync your Calendar
See these tips to sync the Charms calendar to your phone!
Your financial support makes a real difference in the band experience for our students. The bulk of funds that KBB raises goes toward paying for music clinicians to work directly with middle school and high school students in developing their music skills. It is money well spent!
Find out how you can easily help us raise funds: Support Band! |
Let's Talk About Those Roots Girl
Ugh, roots. Eventually, they begin to show. Depending on how fast your hair grows, roots typically appear two to three weeks following color service. How often to root touch up depends on the difference between your dyed and natural color. Let us talk cost, frequency, ombre comparisons, and the best products for color treated hair.
Root Toch Up
Bella U Salon
When to Get a Root Touch Up
Roots are the first thing you notice with someone’s hair. Harsh contrast naturally draws the eye. Furthermore, nothing ruins perfect blonde highlights like showing roots. If you’re naturally dark but have lightened hair, roots show quicker. Most book root touch ups four to six weeks apart.
It’s About The Ends Too
Color dulls. Especially at the ends. Root and end touch up often go hand in hand. When your stylist touches things up top, sometimes they will refresh your ends too. The combination keeps your color looking new.
See the Same Stylist for Perfect Color
Seeing the same stylist that did your original color is essential for the perfect touch up. Matching another stylist’s color can be tricky, most notably if the new stylist uses a different color line. For best results and seamless touch up, stick with the stylist who did your initial color.
Vivid and Bright Balayage Examples
How Long Does This Service Typically Take?
Service times vary wildly depending on your hair and look you want. On average, expect to be in the chair at least three hours. If you’re looking for a pastel rainbow of shining, shimmering, splendid, anticipate longer. However, one upside to the higher service time is lower maintenance visits.
Ombre is a Form of Balayage
Don’t worry if these two terms have confused you. It’s common. People often, and incorrectly, use them interchangeably. Ombre is a form of balayage where one color graduates to the next. Most commonly a rooty brown to blonde. Balayage typically is balanced and natural. (Bonus points, a color-melt is the graduation of three or more colors.) So, while all ombre is balayage, not all balayage is ombre.
Products to Protect Colored Hair
Any form of hair color or touch up demands extra care and hydration. Especially at the root where breakage can happen. We are GOLDWELL, EUFORA dedicated and carry a focused line of products that hydrate and protect your root.
One Notable Product for Roots
There is one stand-out product when it comes to protecting your root and breakage. Continued... |
1. Set machine for loosest carriage tension and biggest yarn you can use easily. Your goal here is to get a big stitch.
2. Ewrap each needle, loosely, just as if you were practicing your 'cursive Es'.
3. Now hang weights all the way across or cast on comb right in the middle (first one should be about a foot long for learning...you can make half and full width versions later).
4. Push all needles out all the way (this helps to prevent carriage tangling in the beginning. Knit 4 rows remembering to push needles out all the way each time.
5. Now it should behave and you can avoid the needle pushing, just use your carriage slowly in the beginning. Knit 2030 rows and bind off, loosely. The rag is now ready to use.
6. Turn the purl side toward you....you will not see this in most videos and the reason I didn't just send you to youtube. The purl bumps on your rag will be loose enough to simply push onto a needle with your finger....slide2 or 3 on and then hang a weight, placing it anywhere on the rag that seems comfortable. I like to get down about an inch from the bottom edge, just to keep the weights out of my way while we're getting it on the machine.
7. Now continue pushing purls onto needles, working your way down the bed, sliding purl bumps onto needles, one after the other...trying to stay on the same row, which is pretty easy as the rag will easily 'fold' right on one line. (If you use a stitch from the row before or the row after, it will have no effect at all, just stay on the row as much as is easily feasible.)
8. When the entire row of stitches is on needles, slide back behind hooks, do one row of ravel cord, knit and then begin with your project, casting on with NO wraps (called a 'provisional cast on') or Ewraps or crochet hook (in this case, you must come up in the middle of each ravel cord stitch), whichever kind you prefer or is called for.
NOTE: (Whatever is called for, I use provisional style most of the time as these stitches are open, available for knitting the opposite direction, or continuing into hems or facings or edgings in whatever method I like.......remember, knitting patterns are a road map, not a bible).
NOTE: This type of cast on can be used on any machine for any size project (I have a couple of full width rags and a half dozen half width rags.....and size does not matter....if you are casting on 30 stitches, you just go to the middle of your rag and estimate, beginning with a stitch a few inches from the middle and working across to your 30 needles.
The ends of the rags will just hang downward with a weight holding them out of your way, move upward, as necessary).
NOTE: If you are having a hard time, try one of these simple tools and I think you will like it.... after completing the rag, you will simply hang (with purls toward you ...
WHAT’S DIFFERENT: I know, the videos show hanging them with the knit side facing you and using a pickup tool, but I think this is easier and doesn't need a tool....) weight, do one ravel cord row, and begin............the weight is attached to your rag, which allows you to use any yarn easily and quickly.
NOTE: If you try this and think you will like it, then you will want to make yourself a few (lots of us have multiple projects going...and you can always stop where you are, ravel cord, and waste yarn off to clear your machine for another project. I prefer having 2 full length and several half length rags and I also prefer to make them all from hot pink … this makes them easy to find in my knitting supplies, and used up some really ugly hot pink yarn……..
ADDITIONS: In recent rags, I have added a small 1 inch hem at the beginning...this allows me to slip rebar (purchase at your hardware store, asking them to cut a 1 ft, 2 ft, and 4 ft length. This stuff is dirt cheap, heavy and they will cut it for you. |
The team at Flexi Home Offices in Perth takes the time to understand their customers home office needs. Their goal is to create and design the perfect home office and furniture to suit the customers home and lifestyle. Everyone has different needs when it comes to their home office. A home office should be designed to suit the homeowner’s lifestyle and home. Flexi Home Offices know just how to design a home office to suit the needs of the homeowner.
The team at Flexi Home Offices take the time to come out to the customers home. They take the time to find out what the customer wants and what will suit the home decor and furniture. They know how to install the ideal office space with as little disruption to the customers home as possible. Their number one goal is to look after their customer’s needs. After taking a look at the customers home and having a chat about their needs and lifestyle, the team member from Flexi will go through some ideas. The customer can benefit from their experience and knowledge. Using their state-of-the-art 3D design software, they can then bring the home office design to life before the customer’s eyes. The customer can take a virtual tour around the home office space so they can see how it will work within the house. They can change furniture, colours and designs and see the transformation before their eyes.
At Flexi Home Offices, the team understands that every customer has different needs when it comes to their home office. Some fam lies use their home office to run a business or work remotely from home. Other people need a home office for children to study. The team at Flexi Home Offices know how to design and create the perfect home office for the customer’s needs.
The team at Flexi Home Offices in Perth aim to provide exceptional customer service at all times. They always put the customer and their needs above all else. In fact, they strive to exceed customer expectations whenever possible.
Most people are amazed at how a new custom designed home office can transform their home and lifestyle. Not only can a well-designed home office improve work productivity, it can also improve the value of the home. Speak to the team at Flexi Home Offices in Perth today to find out more. |
Dr. Lawrence Chang
Dr. Lawrence D. Chang is a Board Certified Cosmetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgeon whose areas of focus include cosmetic and reconstructive breast and facial surgery, as well as body sculpting. His advanced surgical skills and refined eye for aesthetics enable him to achieve results that are highly satisfying and natural. Dr. Chang is an exceptional plastic surgeon who takes pride in exceeding the expectations of his patients. As so, he has been named Top Doc consistently in Plastic Surgery since 1996, and the only plastic surgeon to be named Top Doc for Reconstructive, Cosmetic, and Dermatologic Surgery since 2009.
Dr. Lawrence Chang attended the prestigious University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and received his medical doctorate in 1986. After finishing his general surgery residency at the University of Rochester, Dr. Lawrence Chang completed his plastic surgery residency at the world renowned Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had the honor of being appointed Chief Resident. Dr Lawrence Chang completed a fellowship in craniofacial and microsurgery at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center and also has extensive hand surgery training at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He obtained his double board certification from the American Board of Plastic Surgery and American Board of Surgery.
Dr. Lawrence Chang has been in practice in the Newark/Wilmington area since 1994 founding Advanced Plastic Surgery Center in 1999. In order to provide comprehensive cosmetic medicine/nonsurgical options to his patients, Dr Lawrence Chang founded Nouveau Medispa in 2005. Due to the wide success of Nouveau Medispa, the Nouveau Cosmetic Center was created which now combines surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic procedures with state of the art spa treatments. Advanced Plastic Surgery Center continues to provide comprehensive plastic surgical services in the areas of cosmetic, reconstructive and dermatological surgery. In response for plastic surgery services in the southern Delaware region, Dr Lawrence Chang opened Rehoboth Plastic and Dermatologic Surgery with a Nouveau Medispa satellite in Rehoboth, Delaware in 2011.
Dr. Lawrence Chang has always maintained an interest in teaching and academics. He is a teaching preceptor for the Family Medicine, Internal Medicine and Podiatry Residency Programs for Christiana Care Health System. In addition, he was recognized as an Active Teacher in Family Medicine by the American Academy of Family Physicians in 1994.
The American Board of Plastic Surgery
The American Board of Surgery
What does board certification mean?
The American Board of Plastic Surgery is the only board sanctioned by the American Board of Medical Specialties for plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery of the whole body, from head to toe. Don’t trust your body to just anyone, ensure they have the best training and meet the exacting standards of the board. Their mission statement reads as follows..
“The mission of The American Board of Plastic Surgery, Inc. is to promote safe, ethical, efficacious plastic surgery to the public by maintaining high standards for the education, examination, certification, and maintenance of certification of plastic surgeons as specialists and sub specialists.”
Teaching preceptor for the Internal Medicine and Podiatry Residency programs for Christiana Care Health System
Recognized as an Active Teacher in Family Medicine by the American Academy of Family Physicians
American Society of Plastic Surgeons |
When it comes to baby food, today’s parents seem to be primarily concerned that the product is healthful, organic and sustainable. Those same concerns apply to baby food packaging.
Perhaps that’s the reason why pouches are becoming so popular in this segment.
Sustainability has become the mantra of the packaging world. No matter which way you look, companies are developing new products and processes that will reduce packaging's impact on the environment. Nowhere is this movement more critical than in the flexible packaging space.
In recent years, the idea of a circular economy has come to the forefront of this movement. Based on the principles of reduction, reuse and recycling, it is theorized that a circular economy can be restorative and regenerative by design.
Everywhere, it seems, people are drinking coffee- at home, in the office, in their cars and at restaurants. Consumers are estimated to drink approximately 1.4 billion cups per day. Consequently, it's not surprising that coffee reportedly is the most widely used product in the world after oil.
In the busy world of converting, industry professionals can be hard-pressed to stay on top of the most recent developments in the industry. That is why so many return each year to the Converters Expo for a concentrated show that allows them to see the latest converting technology and services.
After reviewing and analyzing 73 samples of some of the best examples of flexible packaging on the market in 2019, a panel of judges has chosen 48 packages for recognition in the Flexible Packaging Association’s (FPA) 64th Annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards competition.
Pushback on use of plastics is a major challenge for flexible packaging. Going forward, suppliers look to find eco-friendly alternatives, while educating consumers on the many benefits of this growing packaging segment.
To gain an industry-wide perspective on the year that has just ended and the prospects for 2020, Flexible Packaging reached out to executives whose businesses represent the spectrum of flexible packaging.
We kick off the New Year by asking industry executives to take a look back at the year that was and predict how it’ll affect 2021. No crystal balls here! Quality control in inspection systems and printing cylinders also takes a front seat this month. Plus, sustainability in cannabis packaging, a Q&A with Sealed Air and more! |
The Chief Veterinary Officer has announced the UK has met international requirements to declare itself free from Avian Influenza (AI) H5N3, but reiterated calls for all poultry keepers to remain vigilant for signs of disease, as there is a real and constant threat.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) continues to circulate in Europe and as winter approaches later in the year, the risk of migratory wild birds infecting domestic poultry will rise. The UK was previously declared free of Avian Flu in September 2017 and has remained free of highly pathogenic avian influenza since then. But a low pathogenic strain disease returned in December 2019 which was quickly met by Government action.
In December, a single case of low pathogenic avian flu of the H5N3 strain, which poses no threat to human health, was confirmed at a commercial chicken farm in Suffolk. The Animal and Plant Health Agency put movement restrictions in place to limit the spread of disease and carried out thorough investigations into the source and possible spread of infection and concluded that the most likely source was indirect contact with wild birds. The full epidemiology report is available on GOV.UK.
The UK Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO), Christine Middlemiss, urged keepers to remain vigilant for signs of disease and reiterated the need for good biosecurity at all times: “Declaring the UK free from avian flu is an important milestone that will help our efforts to re-open export markets. The case in December was met with swift action by the APHA and industry and I would like to thank everyone for their efforts in helping us to very effectively contain the disease.
“However, I urge all keepers to be vigilant – there is a constant risk of avian flu from wild birds and this will increase later in the year when winter approaches, temperatures fall, and migratory birds arrive in the UK.
“All poultry keepers should take steps to reduce the risk to their birds by maintaining good robust biosecurity at all times, such as cleaning footwear, feeding birds indoors, and minimising contact with wild birds. Building these simple actions into routines now can help prepare for any future outbreaks.”
The government continues to monitor the international situation and carry out surveillance in poultry and wild birds and publish regular disease updates. |
NEWS FLASH-Dune, The Batman and More Films Delayed
Warner Bros. announced that Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming Dune adaptation has been delayed from December 17th to October 1st 2021.
This announcement got people expecting more delay news, as October 1st is the same release date as The Batman.
Well, it was.
Sure enough, WB confirmed a slew of release date delays and changes following on from Dune’s delay.
The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader, will now be released March 4th 2022.
The Matrix 4, which recently finished filming ahead of schedule, has been moved up from April 1st 2022 to December 22nd 2021.
One movie that just cannot stop zipping between release dates is The Flash, which has been delayed (again) from June 3rd 2022 to November 4th 2022, 4 years after its initial 2018 release date
This new release date clashes with Shazam 2: Fury of the Gods which original held that release spot and now will be released June 2nd 2023.
Other WB properties such as The Rock’s Black Adam and a Minecraft movie have been completely removed from the release calendar, assumedly so the executives can announce new dates at a more stable time.
The reasoning for this release date shuffle has been production delays, with The Batman being delayed recently with Robert Pattinson testing positive from COIVD-19.
More likely, WB saw the middling release of their film Tenet and didn’t want to see other big budget movies bomb like it financial and so had to move Dune and in doing so caused the domino effect.
Now only Wonder Woman 1984, Pixar’s Soul, and Free Guy are the remaining big budget movies of 2020, with Dune and Bond’s No Time To Die now removed.
There are talks of Soul being released on Disney+ in the same model as Mulan, under a premium price for members but nothing confirmed yet.
Give it another few weeks of continuing devastation in the US due to the virus, and Wonder Woman ’84 and Free Guy might also be gone.
Following No Time To Die’s delay, theatre chains are feeling the brunt of the impact with Cineworld closing all their theatres in the UK and US.
With MGM Studios, the studio behind No Time To Die, taking the fall as the studio that “killed cinemas”, other studios may now feel emboldened to pull their movies without the backlash of hurting cinemas anymore than they already have. |
Continuing our trip down memory lane.
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
This morning, our driver picked us up from our hotel in the Sacred Valley at 6:30am and drove us to Ollantaytambo, where we caught the Peru Rail train to Machu Picchu. Fortunately, we would be coming back by the hotel in the evening, so we were able to leave our suitcases with the hotel staff. All we needed to bring was a backpack to hold the stuff we needed for the day, as well as anything that we didn’t want to entrust to their care.
This train was very nice, even though it wasn’t the overpriced, super luxury one. Midway, there was a drink and snack service, where James discovered that he liked mango juice and John discovered that he liked pear juice.
After following the river and seeing other beautiful sights, the train pulled into Machu Picchu Pueblo, the town below Machu Picchu, where we met our guide and 4 other people who would be joining us for our tour. She led us to the bus station, where we took a winding 20 minute journey to the main ruins. Once there, our tour began.
Apparently, in the peak of the summer, there can be long waits for the bus, but since we came at the tail end of the summer, there wasn’t much of a wait to speak of.
First up was a fairly steep walk to a postcard view of Machu Picchu. Amazing!
This is where I was very grateful to Jeremy for taking me to South America. For whatever reason, this has always been a continent that I have not been super interested in. I think that I always pictured a jungle with diseased mosquitos and scary anacondas, but this was quite the opposite.
Can you imagine what Hiram Bingham, the guy who found this place and told the rest of the world about it, must have thought? The sight is incredibly beautiful and it seems amazing that the rest of the world didn’t know about it.
Articles like this Smithsonian one suggest that it is possible that people knew about it, but that they simply didn’t realize the significance of what they found.
The boys were disappointed to learn that Machu Picchu is too low of elevation to find alpacas. Apparently, in Peru, they are only found in very high elevation, typically 11,500-16,000 feet, but the boy were mollified to learn that there were 14 wild llamas that call Machu Picchu home, including several nursing babies.
After getting quite a few photos, we continued a little higher towards the watch tower. One nice thing about Machu Picchu, in comparison to the Sacred Valley, is that it is at a lower elevation of only 8,000 feet, in comparison to the 9,500 feet that we were becoming accustomed to. It felt great to have more energy and not feel as sapped by the altitude.
This area was quite rocky and we learned that it was the quarry where a lot of the stones used to build Machu Picchu came from.
In any case, it made a nice resting area before descending into the main sites.
As we traveled down the mountain, we encountered some everyday structures with ordinary stones.
The Incas seemed to really like terraces. Most of the sites we visited seemed to have them.
After walking a bit, we reached the temple, which was quite impressive. The stones are cut so exact that they need no mortar and you can’t even fit a piece of paper between the stones. How did they achieve this without modern tools? The locals have a lot of theories, many of which are quite odd and supernatural. Telekinesis is one idea a later guide suggested to us.
Of course, some parts of the temple have fallen with time, but the majority of it was so well built that it can withstand almost everything nature can throw at it.
After spending some time in the religious area, we wandered down into the everyday areas that included work, military, and housing areas.
The first floor of the living areas were for living, the second was for storage.
Our guide was fairly good and had a lot of interesting stories that kept the kids interested. James asked a zillion questions.
As we wandered, we found more of the llamas.
Some of them posed quite nicely, but some were more interested in their food:
While others were a bit aloof and camera shy, and required more effort:
Between the llamas and the views, it was an amazing day.
After the tour, we had a very nice buffet lunch just outside the entrance. Even though it was a bit pricy, the other option would have been to pay for a roundtrip bus ticket back to Machu Picchu Pueblo, which would have been about the same price as the lunch, and it would have taken a ton of time. If your tour has it as an option, definitely consider it. The food was delicious and was a great overview of Peruvian food. I thoroughly enjoyed the ceviche, the corn soup, the desserts, and tons of other stuff.
At this point, we re-entered Machu Picchu without our guide and enjoyed some time on our own. Definitely worth seeing again.
We then wandered down to the town and wandered the market. We were quite tired, and it was raining a bit, so we stopped for coffee. After the rain stopped, we wandered a bit more and heard some nice music coming from a band inside the police station and stopped to listen for a bit. Next, we found a long, steep road that seemed to take us through the main tourist part of town towards the hot spring baths. There were a ton of shops, some advertising swim suit rentals, which sounded a bit gross.
Once the sun set, we took the train back to Ollantaytambo, met our driver, drove back by our hotel to pick up our suitcases, then continued on to Cusco. It was a very long day, but also one of the best days I have ever had. |
Non-stop flights from Khanty-Mansiysk (HMA)
Khanty-Mansiysk Airport (IATA: HMA, ICAO: USHH), also known as Khanty-Mansiysk Airport, is a medium sized airport in Russia. It is an international airport and serves the area of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. Khanty-Mansiysk Airport has non-stop passenger flights scheduled to 21 destinations in 1 country.
At present, there are 20 domestic flights from Khanty-Mansiysk.
The longest flight from Khanty-Mansiysk HMA is a 1,793 mile (2,886 km) non-stop route to Simferopol SIP. This direct flight takes around 4 hours and 25 minutes and is operated by Nordwind.
Airlines flying from Khanty-Mansiysk
In total there are 6 airlines flying from and to Khanty-Mansiysk. Those carriers are:
Popular destinations from Khanty-Mansiysk
Below you can find a list of the most popular destinations from Khanty-Mansiysk, based on the number of scheduled flights for this month.
Alternative airports near Khanty-Mansiysk
There are no alternative airports to Khanty-Mansiysk (HMA) within a range of 125 miles (200 km).
Intercontinental flights from Khanty-Mansiysk
The only intercontinental flights operating from Khanty-Mansiysk Airport (HMA) are between Khanty-Mansiysk and Europe and between Khanty-Mansiysk and Central Asia
Please note that there are no direct services between Khanty-Mansiysk and the United States, Canada, Southern America, Central America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle-East, Southern Asia, China, Japan, Eastern Asia, South-Eastern Asia or Oceania.
Non-stop flights from Khanty-Mansiysk to Europe
UTair: seasonal flights to Anapa (AAQ), year-round flights to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO), seasonal flights to Sochi (AER), year-round flights to Sovetsky (OVS) and Ufa (UFA).
RusLine: seasonal flights to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) and Saint Petersburg (LED).
Aeroflot (SkyTeam): year-round to Moscow Sheremetyevo (SVO).
Nordwind: seasonal flights to Simferopol (SIP).
Non-stop flights from Khanty-Mansiysk to Central Asia
UTair has a strong network of non-stop flights to Central Asia.
UTair: year-round to Beloyarsky (EYK), seasonal flights to Beryozovo (EZV), year-round flights to Chelyabinsk (CEK), seasonal flights to Igrim (IRM), year-round flights to Kogalym (KGP), Nizhnevartovsk (NJC), seasonal flights to Nyagan (NYA), year-round flights to Omsk (OMS), seasonal flights to Surgut (SGC), year-round flights to Tyumen (TJM), Uray (URJ) and Yekaterinburg (SVX).
NordStar: seasonal flights to Tomsk (TOF).
Red Wings: seasonal flights to Yekaterinburg (SVX). |
On September 18th, 2020, Vittorio Vercillo successfully defended his PhD thesis, titled “Durable laser patterned metal surfaces with enhanced icephobic properties for aerospace applications” and was awarded the degree of Doctor.
The work was carried out at Airbus Central Research & Technology, as well as at the Technical University Dresden, both in Germany, under the supervision of Dr. Elmar Bonaccurso and Prof. Dr. Andrés Lasagni. The now Dr.-Ing. Vercillo, was an Early Stage Researcher (ESR) of the Laser4Fun project. The public defense ceremony took place with “closed doors” at the Institute of Manufacturing Science and Engineering (IF) of TU Dresden (Germany), with the audience following the event through a video stream.
We congratulate Vittorio with this achievement!
Summary PhD thesis
Ice accreting on external aircraft surfaces due to the impact of supercooled water droplets can negatively affect the aerodynamic performance and reduce the operational capability. Therefore, it must be prevented. Icephobic surfaces capable of reducing the adhesion strength of ice to a surface and to reduce or delay the ice accretion represent a promising technology to support thermal or mechanical ice protection systems. Icephobicity is similar to hydrophobicity in several aspects, and therefore superhydrophobic surfaces embody a straightforward solution to the icing problem. Short/ultra-short pulsed laser treatments have been proposed as a viable technology to generate superhydrophobic properties on metallic surfaces. However, it has not yet been verified if such surfaces are generally icephobic in representative icing conditions encountered by aircraft, or if they need to have additional properties to effectively tackle icing. The research investigates the icephobic properties of laser-treated surfaces of alloys commonly used for aerospace components. Aluminium Alloy AA2024 and Titanium alloy Ti6Al4V surfaces were textured with Direct Laser Writing (DLW), Direct Laser Interference Patterning (DLIP) and Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures (LIPSS), using pulse durations from the femtosecond to the nanosecond regime. Altogether, the research advances the knowledge in surface micro-nanostructuring for aerospace applications, addressing the characteristics and limitations of several laser technologies in order to choose the most convenient manufacturing approach. |
Job description / Role
The main responsibilities include reviewing, recommending revisions to, and, approving all required contractual documentation. The Contracts Manager reviews contractual terms and conditions to ensure compliance with prescribed procurement requirements and conducts fee negotiations, and drafts and revises policies and operating guidelines as necessary.
The Contracts Manager supports the PD by providing contractual advice and assisting in contract negotiations and contract activities throughout all Program phases, for the delivery and execution of all related programs to support the PD oversight of the client Project.
The Contract Manager will have proven experience and achievement in the management and review of the contractual aspects of large complex construction projects and evidence of successful negotiations of substantial claims and variations.
• Play a leading and pivotal role in supporting the project executives, leaders and project managers in monitoring and controlling the performance of contracted services to ensure services are effective, meet statutory requirements and deliver the desired outcomes.
• Manage Contract Administration Team.
• Coordinate all matters regarding contract administration, claims, disputes, contract interpretation and cost analysis.
• Develop, implement and manage systems and procedures for the monitoring of external and internal contracts to ensure that contractual compliance issues are resolved both timely and effectively.
• Make knowledgeable recommendations regarding contract procurement and types of underlying contracts and agreements.
• Lead the continuous improvement of commercial processes through refining contract formulation activities, systems and procedures.
• Identify potential claims, checking for compliance with applicable contractual terms and ensuring effective negotiation and settlement of claims.
• Prepare claims to effectively negotiate with contractors, including the calculation of losses incurred through defaults on contractual obligations.
• Formulate suggestions to remedy failure to meet contractual obligations.
• Oversee financial budget to ensure the cost-effectiveness and value for money of contracts.
• Responsible for all financial contract management activities including the review and the approval of payment certificates, invoicing from subcontractors and to the client.
• Understanding of Planning concepts
• All other duties as assigned.
• A Bachelor degree
• A minimum of fifteen (15) years’ relevant experience in mega projects
• Recent experience in a senior contracts administration role either managing a contracts administration/claims team handling major contractual disputes.
• Experience with a contractor at a management level or with an engineering consultant or claims consultancy providing consultancy advice on contracts, procurement and disputes as well as expert witness work.
• Proven track record in all stages of the project life cycle from contractual frameworks to cost estimation to site management and cost management through to contract administration and disputes.
• Ability to guide staff, critique and challenge objectively and with confidence.
• KSA Government Procurement Law contract knowledge
• Experience developing successful relationships at a senior level
• Direct experience interfacing with executive management
Skills & Abilities
• Proven ability to work independently and under pressure, while using good judgment, when making Program related decisions that drive project delivery forward.
• Possess the exceptional interpersonal skills required to productively collaborate, negotiate, reach consensus and finalize project decisions.
• Commitment to excellence and possessing high expectations for the position
• Ability to comfortably and knowledgably manage throughout all phases of the Program including planning, procurement, design, and construction phases.
• Working knowledge of PC software packages typically associated with Contract Administration.
About the Company
A leading Group in Saudi Arabia.
Rider Levett Bucknall
Senior Project Manager / Project Director
Project Director - Arabic Speaker
Project Control Manager
A Leading Group In Saudi Arabia
Ignite Search & Selection |
What is an A/B test?
Do you know that you can test specific items on your website alone and determine if they are effective for your own audience?
What should you do if your booster message items don’t perform as well as they do for you?
A/B Testing and Rapidly Improving Your Conversions
An A/B test is a process of comparing two versions of a webpage, email, or other marketing assets and measuring the performance difference.
This gives one version to one group and the other version to another group. Then the performance of each variation can be examined (think of it as a competition; you can compare the two versions of your existence to each other to see which one comes out on top).
Knowing which marketing presence works better; web pages can help inform future decisions about email copies or any other topic.
How does the A/B Test work?
Let’s Take a Look at a Example to Understand How A/B Testing Works
Imagine that you have two different designs for the landing page and want to know which one will perform better.
After you create your designs, you give an entry to one group and send the other version to the second group. Then you’ll see how each landing page performs on metrics such as traffic, clicks, or conversions.
If one performs better than the other, great! You can start to understand why and determine how you create future landing pages.
Why should you do A / B Test?
Today, B2B companies are struggling with the high basket abandon rate of e-Commerce stores, on the other hand, if all unqualified potential customers they receive monthly are dissatisfied. Meanwhile, media and publishing houses are also dealing with low audience participation. These basic conversion metrics are affected by some common issues, such as dropouts at checkout.
Understanding a Visitor’s Bad Scores
Visitors on your website come to a specific goal in mind. Learn more about your product or service, buy a product, learn more about a specific topic, or just browse. Regardless of the user’s goal, they may encounter some common nuisances when reaching their destination: Finding the CTA button, such as buy now, ask for a demo, etc., can be confusing. Not achieving your goals will lead to a bad user experience.
Get Better Return on Investment (ROI) From Existing Traffic
After most marketers notice, the cost of obtaining quality traffic can be huge. A/B testing allows you to make the most of existing traffic and helps you increase conversion without having to spend to get new traffic.
Reduce The Rate of Immediate Outing
One of the most important metrics to watch for evaluating your website’s performance is the rate at which it leaves immediately. Your website’s high immediate outing rate can have many reasons, such as too many options, expectation mismambly. Since different websites serve different goals and appeal to different audiences, there is no sure way to determine the rate of immediate dating. One way to do this is through an A/B test. With A/B testing, you can test multiple variations of an item of your website until you find the best possible version. This improves your user experience, allowing visitors to spend more time on your site and reduce their immediate go-out rates.
Make Low-Risk Changes
Make small, incremental changes to your web page with an A/B test instead of redesigning the entire page. This can reduce the risk of jeopardizing your current conversion rate. A/B testing allows you to target your resources for maximum output with minimal changes, which results in increased ROI. An example of this might be changes to product descriptions. You can perform an A/B test when planning to remove or update your product descriptions. If you don’t know how your visitors will react to change; A/B testing is a way to determine which way the weighing scale will be tilted.
Achieve Statistically Meaningful Improvements
Since A / B testing is completely data-driven, it will depend on time spent on the page, number of demo requests, cart abandonment rate, click-through rate, etc. You can easily identify “winner” and “loser” based on statistically significant improvements in metrics.
Redesign Your Website Profitally
The redesign can vary from a small CTA text or color setting to specific web pages to a complete renewal of the website. The decision to implement one version or another should always be based on data-driven A/B testing. Do not leave the test while the design is complete. When releasing the new version, test other elements of your web page to make sure the most engaging version is available to visitors. |
How Thinking Like A Burglar Can Help Protect Your Home
While it may not come naturally to most of us to think like a burglar, doing so can help us to keep our precious homes safe and intruder proof, whether our property is regularly left unoccupied or not.
Burglars seek out the weaknesses in a property before deciding to target it, so rectifying any potential weak spots in your home could well see you being more burglar proof than your neighbours. Here’s how you can protect your home from those who wish to enter it unlawfully and help themselves to what does not belong to them:
Purchase a security intruder alarm:
While this is the simplest thing that you can do to help prevent your home being a target for burglars, it is often one of the most effective. If your home has an alarm that is visible to a burglar, then they will almost certainly be deterred from trying to burgle it, particularly if other properties in the locality are not fitted with them.
Check the main entry point to your home:
While this includes ensuring that your front door is securely fastened with more than one sturdy lock, it also requires that you thoroughly check any other means of accessing your property from the front, such as through a gate. If your gate is always kept closed and is strong, then moving through it to get to your front door will be less tempting. While some homeowners choose to display a ‘beware of the dog’ sign, this often indicates to burglars that you don’t have an alarm fitted at the property or that you may often leave your back or side doors open to allow your pet to go in and out at will.
Never leave a ladder outside your home:
Ladders that are left lying around in gardens or in unlocked garages are an open invitation for burglars, so always keep any ladders that you have inside your home where they can’t be seen through a window, or securely fastened inside a locked garage. Wheeled bins can also be used as climbing tools for burglars trying to enter your property from an upstairs window, so ideally keep them out of sight or chain them up away from the walls of your home.
If a burglar can look in through your mail slot and see keys left in the hallway or can reach keys left in the door, then this could be easy pickings for them. Consider buying a mail slot protector or simply remember to never leave keys where they can be seen by intruders.
Take photographs of your valuables:
Listing your valuables and taking pictures of them in situ, can be a huge help should you be unfortunate enough to have intruders steal items from your home. It will help you to be clear on what was taken and help with any insurance claims that you go on to make.
Thinking like a burglar could mean that your home never becomes a target for thieves; for more advice and guidance to check that your locks are performing as they should, contact your local locksmith. |
Following the release of the Social Innovation Task Force's final proposal, a need to amplify and develop social impact initiatives at the University has emerged in the Arcadia community.
Beginning this academic year, the Office of Social Impact and Innovation (SI2) will be established within the Office of the President to provide the proper resources to nurture community initiatives that seek positive transformation around the world. Dr. Alison LaLond Wyant has been appointed the founding director to coordinate and lead these efforts. She assumes her new role as director of the Office of Social Impact and Innovation on Aug. 19.
"During our visioning process, social impact emerged as a major theme and part of the fabric of our community," said President Ajay Nair. "Alison has shown tremendous leadership over the past year, co-chairing with Carole Loeffler two important community-wide efforts, the UKnighted Aspirational Committee and the Social Innovation Task Force. Alison's background in social impact and innovation and deep understanding of our community made her a catalyst of the Social Innovation Task Force, and the ideal candidate to serve as the founding director of this newly instituted office."
Dr. Lalond Wyant joined The College of Global Studies at Arcadia in 2012 as assistant dean for Experiential Education, a position she held until 2017 when she was appointed associate dean for Teaching and Learning. Before joining Arcadia, Alison held multiple positions at the University of Pennsylvania, including as Stouffer College house dean (2008-2012), associate director of Civic House (2005-2008), and partnership coordinator for Greenfield Intercultural Center & Netter Center for Community Partnerships (2004-2005). She has taught at Arcadia, the University of Pennsylvania, and Immaculata University. Previous to her career in higher education, Dr. Lalond Wyant worked in non-profit organizations, including a term of service through AmeriCorps. She earned a doctorate and a Master of Education in Higher Education at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education and a bachelor’s degree in Political Science at Loyola University in Maryland.
Under Dr. Lalond Wyant’s leadership, the Office of SI2 will establish standards and guiding principles for social and civic engagement work, our community partnerships, and the global service-learning programs that make a social impact. The office will work with faculty leadership to develop a framework for service-learning pedagogy. It will also build essential partnerships with offices such as Development, Sponsored Research, and Community and Civic Engagement to secure funding, build upon the University's successes, and explore new growth opportunities. Dr. Lalond Wyant also will form an internal Advisory Board and lead an external Community Advisory Committee to gather perspectives from and share our vision with professional and organizational partners. |
Every skier needs goggles, and every pair of goggles needs a good lens. While most modern lenses provide excellent sight, they are typically made for one specific type of light or one specific type of weather. If you want to adapt to different environments, you need a lens that can handle everything nature throws your way.
The following lenses work well in both bright and low light. That makes them perfect for all skiing conditions and keeps you ready for the slopes no matter what the weather looks like outside. Many eyewear models help you adapt to the sun and snow. However, the ones in this guide are more versatile, and come with more premium features, than the rest.
- Smith Optics is a trusted brand, and the unique lenses on the I/O Goggle show why. This model utilizes Smith’s special Chromapop technology, which allows the goggles to adapt to both bright and low-light environments. On top of that, the lens has TLT technology, which provides stunning clarity on the slopes, and is completely fog resistant. In fact, this model provides some of the best ventilation of any skiing lens on the market. The Porex filter stops optical distortion as well.
- If you’re looking for a solid lens capable of holding up through snow, sleet, and sun, the Electric EG3 is the way to go. The darker-tinted versions provide the right VLT range to help you see in any light. In addition, the lense fog resistant, thanks to the interior and exterior coating, and it offers full UV protection. The shatter-resistant polycarbonate construction holds up to all of the elements and the gasket system is a breeze to use. There are even a few different tints to choose from, giving you the option to fully customize the goggles to your style.
- The Oakley Flight Deck lens lives up to the standard set by one of the best eyewear brands on Earth. This model does not just have the perfect VLT for both bright and overcast days, it is also incredibly sturdy. The Flight Deck lens’ construction stands up to all weather during stormy runs but also blocks out 100 percent of all UV radiation when worn in the sun. It also provides fog resistance through its excellent ventilation and offers some of the best peripheral sight on the market.
Who Should Get This?
The following lenses work for skiers who need to see in a lot of different lighting conditions. That typically refers to those who ski in constantly shifting environments or those who like to take long trips through the backcountry. Though you can always swap lenses when the sun comes out, it is easier to have a lens that will automatically adjust.
Skiers who ski at different parts of the day will also enjoy the models in this guide. Shifting light doesn’t always mean sunny to overcast. Sometimes it means skiing from day into night, or morning into the day. If you prefer to use the mountain in that way, be sure to check out all-condition lenses.
Best Ski Goggle Lens for All Conditions: What to Consider?
When it comes to picking out the right lenses, VLT (visual light transmission) is incredibly important. That term refers to how much light a lens lets through, and the amount you want depends on when and how you ski. All-condition models tend to have a VLT that sits somewhere between 17 and 30 percent. That range protects you against bright sunlight but also lets enough light in so you can see on cloudy or stormy days.
All-condition lenses need good ventilation. Though light is a big part of being able to see on the mountain, fog can become a large hindrance as well. That is especially true on backcountry runs or blustery days. Premium lenses prevent fogging and keep your line of sight crystal clear no matter how hard you work or how much powder flies up into your face. You want models with some type of anti-fog technology, such as a coating or ventilation system.
Lenses made for all conditions need to stand up to all conditions. Pick models crafted with premium materials, such as polycarbonate, and look for any extra built-in durability. Scratch-resistant lenses last a long time, as do shatterproof or abrasion resistant ones. Those abilities are a must-have for all-condition lenses because they ensure you’ll be able to see no matter how bad the weather gets outside.
Best Ski Goggle Lens for All Conditions: Our Picks
1. Smith I/O
The Smith I/O lens is first on this list as a result of the excellent ChromaPop technology, which is specially made for sight in both low and bright light. That is then backed by TLT lens technology for extra clarity, a 5X anti-fog inner lens for maximum ventilation, and a wonderful Porex filter that prevents optical distortion as you change altitudes.
What We Like:
- 5X anti-fog inner lens
- Porex filter prevents optical distortion
- TLT lens technology provides excellent vision
- Easy to pop in and out
- ChromaPop works in bright and low light
- Many colors and tints to choose from
What We Don’t Like:
- Can be prone to scratches
2. Electric EG3
When it comes to holding up through many types of light, nothing beats the Electric EG3. This lens uses a spherical, polycarbonate construction that resists all elements with ease. It also offers UV protection, is fog-resistant, and has a solid VLT for every possible condition. There are quite a few tints available as well. Don’t be afraid to pick the exact one you need.
What We Like:
- Anti-fog coating on exterior and interior
- Protects from UV light
- Extremely durable
- Different tints to choose from
What We Don’t Like:
- Could be easier to put in and out
Few goggles have better all-condition lenses than the Oakley Flight Deck. This item utilizes special polycarbonate construction on top of great ventilation and streamlined design. The airflow feels good, and the rimless design provides incredible peripheral vision. It also comes with an F3 anti-fog coating and there are many different colors and tints.
What We Like:
- Dual-pane with F3 anti-fog coating
- Tough, durable construction
- Rimless design
- Prizm technology
- Wide range of available colors and tints
What We Don’t Like:
- On the expensive side
- Not great for extreme cold
Useful Tips and Information
No matter what lens you purchase, it is important to keep the goggles around it in good shape. This video offers information on how to best keep your pair going year after year.
It is also important to be fully informed before making a purchase. Though this article touches on the idea of tints, this piece offers a much more in-depth guide if you want to learn more about each and every lens color.
Finding the right pair of goggles is no easy task. Luckily, the above models provide the sight and durability needed for everything you may encounter out on the mountain. If you want great clarity that won’t shift with the sun, every item in this article will give you amazing results.
Do you have your own favorite pair of all-condition ski goggles? Did we cover them here? Let us know in the comments below.
Joseph Scalise is an avid writer, editor, and snow sports enthusiast who loves to spend his time outdoors. He began his love of writing early on in life and continued to pursue it as he grew older. While his time behind the computer doesn’t get him into the wild unknown as much as he would like, he never misses a chance to head up (or down) a mountain, across a river, or through a lush forest. When he’s not planning new trips, you can always find him typing away on his next project. |
Microsoft Flight Simulator has got a lot of people hankering to take to the virtual skies. But for many the experience isn’t complete without a flight stick of some sort. With lots of these now sold out that can be tough. But here’s a solution: 3D-printed parts that snap onto an Xbox One controller for a DIY conversion into a hands on throttle-and-stick or HOTAS.
This amazing little mod is the work of Akaki Kuumeri, a 3D printing tinkerer who maintains a YouTube channel showing off some of his creations. Kuumeri has made a video for this mod, too, and it’s well worth a watch, just for the groanworthy selection of puns alone.
The mod takes just $10 and “an afternoon of your time” to make
If you want to made the mod yourself, Kuumeri has uploaded the plans to Thingiverse to download for free. You’ll need to have access to a 3D printer, of course, but Kuumeri estimates it’ll cost no more than $10 and “an afternoon of your time” to print and assemble the various parts. Everything just snaps together, and there’s even the option to fit elastic bands inside the linkages to adjust the spring force on the stick and throttle.
Some caveats: responding to questions on Reddit, Kuumeri notes that the parts don’t work with the Xbox 360 controller or PS4 controller (though he says he may work on the latter if there’s enough interest). By his own account, though, the whole setup works surprisingly smoothly. “I expected the ball joints to have some slop, which [on] the scale of a thumb stick would be too much to play accurately, but they’re absolutely perfect,” he told one questioner. “It also helps that the Xbox thumb sticks are on a very smooth hinge themselves.”
So if you’ve not been able to grab yourself a flight stick, this looks like the next best thing. |
By Kerstin Opfer
High Atlas Foundation
We are living in a time, where the humankind faces an unprecedented challenge – it is the warmest it has ever been on earth since human presence. The dangers of climate change are known since the 1980s but a lack of political will and societal awareness has inhibited the necessary vigorous change. Further, the people, who are the most affected by climate change are also the most vulnerable and the ones with the least decision making power. We are now at the pivotal point, where with every degree a cascade of tipping point and a “hothouse earth” will become more probable. To prevent this we need political will, a new kind of cooperation, innovative technologies, business models and engaged civil society. It is therefore crucial to learn and offer advice to decision-makers informed by the experience from stakeholders on the ground.
In the beginning of January, the High Atlas Foundation (HAF) in partnership with Germanwatch, a German NGO dedicated North-South equity and the preservation of livelihoods, started a Multi-Stakeholder-Partnership (MSP) project for a Moroccan energy transition towards 100% renewables. This project is part of a bigger, African-wide programme called African Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI) that aims to “accelerate and scale up the harnessing of the continent’s huge renewable energy potential” and advocates for an implementation of the AREI that benefits local communities, improves energy access and is ambitious enough to realize the vision of powering Africa with 100% renewable energies.
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As part of this project, Mr Chemsedine Sidi-Baba, Chair of the Board of HAF-Morocco and Kerstin Opfer, HAF’s Operations Manager, travelled to Germany and participated in the Germanwatch organized conference “Partnership for Transformation – MSP Conference”. MSPs are long-term initiatives voluntarily undertaken by governments, the private sector, research, civil society and other major stakeholders, which efforts are contributing to the implementation of a common goal. They are a key implementation principle of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. MSPs, however, are also highly complicated and often characterized by conflict, power games and individuals. Learning from the challenges and success stories of other MSPs therefore is crucial.
Poster presentation of the Multi-Stakeholder Partnership project for a Moroccan energy transition towards 100% renewables during the conference in Bonn, Germany. Picture: Konrad Brambach (Germanwatch)
Together with the project staff of four other MSP projects in India, Kenya, Kosovo and Ukraine, we identified through group discussions and workshops that a lack of ownership, trust, and commitment of key stakeholders is one of the main pitfalls associated with MSP failure. Often this is caused by the lack of an initiative’s MSP design that fosters ownership and commitment and by ignoring power relations between the stakeholders. Neglecting important stakeholders, a focus on technical issues instead of building collaboration and dialogue, and a lack of taking into account existing rules, regulations, and procedures were other key issues associated with MSPs.
Creating collective impactful narratives that foster actions, developing a common frame of reference and mindset and fostering dialogue, respect, and mutual learning through networks of change, were identified as key success strategies. Furthermore, by sharing knowledge between stakeholders and empowering the civil society, who is often in a week position due to a lack of power and resources, transparency, and equity is fostered, which increases MSP success. Through establishing institutional processes for engagement, all stakeholders are equally enabled to act as catalysts for change. Finally, through realizing that global change is not one historic moment and one big change but rather an everyday effort of a million small steps the MSP can grow–step-by-step–into a strong, long-term and joined effort towards a common mission.
Transformative changes are realized neither through a top-down nor a bottom-up process alone, but through a combination of both. Cooperative approaches of different actors such as political decision-makers, the private sector, researchers, and civil society are necessary. Transformative multi-stakeholder partnerships can coordinate the expectations of these actors and therefore enable changes that could not be achieved by individual actors. The conference in Germany has provided important lessons learned and thought-provoking impulses, which will guide the shaping of the MSP for a Moroccan energy transition towards 100% renewables.
Project partners from Kenya, India, Kosovo, Ukraine, Morocco and Germany during the “Partnership for Transformation – MSP Conference” in Bonn, Germany. Picture: Konrad Brambach (Germanwatch) |
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Contemporary Drawing and Painting Courses
Constructing a Landscape Painting & Gestural Drawing
Image: Constructing a Landscape painting (Joe Packer); Embodied Drawing (Andie Clay)
Inspiring tuition lies at the heart all that we do at the Seawhite Studio. We are proud to offer courses led by artists who generously share their knowledge and passion for their chosen subject. It’s what makes the courses so energizing and productive for the participating students.
In this newsletter, we have news about two new online courses delivered by award-winning artists. Katie Sollohub received the prestigious accolade of winning first prize in the 2020 Derwent Drawing Prize, and Joe Packer won the 2018 Contemporary British Painting Art Prize with his evocative and richly layered landscape paintings. Click here to read Matthew Collings’ essay about Joe’s prize-winning paintings.
We are thrilled to be welcoming Joe to our team of tutors and are confident that his pre-recorded course Constructing a Landscape Painting holds huge appeal and relevance to many of you. We’re also delighted to be re-running Katie’s hugely successful Embodied Drawing course; a live-streamed, large-scale gestural drawing course that fired up participating students and generated lots of interest from artists following the course’s development on social media when it was first run in October.
In our online programme of courses, we have two formats of courses on offer: live-streamed and pre-recorded. The live-streamed courses take place at a fixed date and time, using Zoom video-conferencing. Each course has its own Facebook group for students to share and comment on one anothe'rs work, and the tutor discusses students’ developments during the course and some courses provide individual feedback.
CONSTRUCTING A LANDSCAPE PAINTING | PRE-RECORDED ONLINE COURSE | TUTOR: JOE PACKER | £130
Image: still from Constructing a Landscape Painting film (Noah Carter)
"When Emily asked me if I’d be interested in making an online course, It was an interesting challenge to think how I would go about this in a way that would be both useful to subscribers to the course and relate to my own practice. The decision to make the course about landscape, and the idea of constructing a painting from gathered visual information, came relatively easily."~ Joe Packer
Constructing a Landscape Painting is a three-day course during which you will ‘construct’ four large (A1+) paintings using visual material gathered from a variety of sources. Students will be asked to choose either their home, or an outside space such as their garden or a local park or wood. This visual material will include the making of quick drawings and paintings on paper, recording interesting forms, light and shadows, and the collecting of any objects and artefacts that would present interesting shapes and forms to work from. This accumulated visual matter will then be used as the starting materials and basis with which to embark on the paintings, which will be made by employing a whole variety of methods, including: collage; experimental mark making; glazing; and paint transfer methods. Each day will begin with a one-hour introductory video that will explore these different processes.
"The challenge of how to verbalise an intuitive painting processes, and what I was doing, on camera proved to be a very insightful process for me in terms of re-examining how I approach making a painting. Hopefully this insight and the content of the course will open up new approaches and avenues for students pursuing their own painting journeys." ~ Joe Packer
Image: stills from Constructing a Landscape Painting film (Noah Carter)
"Through the course, students will explore the idea of a painting being both something that can both evoke the feel, or atmosphere of a place without trying to depict it in a literal way, whilst also trying to make something that functions as a self-contained thing in its own right. Its existence justified by its own internal ‘visual poetry’."~ Joe Packer
Image: still from Constructing a Landscape Painting film (Noah Carter)
The purpose of the course, is not to make a great painting (although that’s not to say you won’t), but rather to explore paintings exciting potential. Students will work on paintings simultaneously in order to avoid preciousness and the idea of ‘a final finished piece’. By the end of the course students will have explored the idea of ‘building a painting’, considering it as a self-contained thing in its own right with its own intrinsic space and internal visual logic. They will also have established how visual decision making (that evolves, changes, and remains fluid during the making process) can lead to a much more interesting painting than trying to execute a pre-planned idea.
For more information and to download the course, please click on the image below
Image: Final Painting created by Joe Packer during the filming of Constructing a Landscape Painting
To find out more about Joe's work, visit his website: https://joepacker.blogspot.com/
EMBODIED DRAWING: THE STORY SO FAR AND NEXT STEPS
Image: Sonja Kopar and Anita Murray, students on Embodied Drawing live-streamed online course, October 2020
It was fantastic to have Katie Sollohub back at the Seawhite Studio in October, sharing her passion for innovative and experimental approaches to drawing. Over the years, Katie has delivered a wide range of courses that have pushed and explored the potential of drawing, using different mediums, forms and scale.
Image: Janet Symmons
"I thoroughly enjoyed the course. It's really helped to unblock an impasse in my thinking, together with giving me "permission" to integrate meditation and yoga into my art work." ~ Janet Symmons
The Embodied Drawing course was live-streamed from the Seawhite Studio and explored the physicality of drawing on a large scale. Using exercises and guided meditations, students worked large and freely, involving body and breath. Creating two or three large scale drawings, Katie encouraged students to working intuitively; connecting the process of drawing to their own physicality in order to harness the power and sensations of the body to create marks. Rather than product, the focus of the course was about process and students discovered fresh ways and exciting ways of working from the figure. Here are Katie’s reflections on delivering Embodied Drawing:
“I loved having the space to work large and freely with basic materials. Emily and I enjoyed being performers, clowns even! Both of us in wigs, high heels and feather boas, using costume to change our relationship to body and movement. We didn’t worry about people watching and strived to convey a sense of fun through the screen. Video-conferencing was helpful in generating lots of discussions, and using Zoom breakout rooms allowed people to have conversations in smaller groups - something that is more difficult in a larger Zoom meeting.”
Image: Emily Ball and Katie Sollohub, Embodied Drawing, October 2020
“It was great to see the work people made - so large, expressive, exciting, and personal to them. Delivering the course online meant each artist was in their own space and maybe this meant they were able to let go more and play, without being in a shared studio.” ~ Katie Sollohub
Image: Andie Clay
"I really enjoyed pushing myself on this course. Felt I climbed a mountain but hey the view from the top is grand. Got so many ideas to play and experiment with now and have been in my studio constantly since the course ended. A real sense of release from self imposed tram lines, and of moving on. Working on this -for me - epic scale feels so right." ~ Andie Clay
To see more work created by students participating in this course, click on the image below
EMBODIED DRAWING| LIVE-STREAMED ONLINE COURSE | WITH KATIE SOLLOHUB | 18-20 JANUARY 2021 | £165
Image: Katie Sollohub and Emily Ball, Embodied Drawing October 2020
We loved running the Embodied Drawing course last month. As Katie has described, the atmosphere in the studio and online was playful and joyful. It felt like an opportunity to fully immerse oneself in the creative process. The positive feedback from students, together with interest from other artists on our social media feeds created a real buzz around the course and convinced us to run it again (OK, we didn’t need a lot of persuading!).
So why not shrug off the January blues and join us for three days of experimental drawing, letting go of creative limitations and allowing yourself to engage and play with the physicality of drawing. It will definitely be a fantastic kick start to 2021!
For more information and to book a place, please click on the course title below
We’ve teamed up with the fantastic shop at Seawhite of Brighton and are able to offer Seawhite Studio students a 10% discount on art materials. Seawhite offer free delivery on orders over £40, so shopping couldn’t be easier. Click on the image above to go to their online shop and quote the code EB10 at checkout.
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According to TeleGeography MTS Belarus yesterday launched commercial 3G/3.5G mobile services covering all regional centres of the country and 39% of the population.
The cellco simultaneously launched several new products for handset and laptop users to take advantage of the new network, and revealed plans to expand its W-CDMA/HSDPA/HSPA+ coverage to 18 towns and cities with more than 50,000 residents by the end of this year, as well as across additional suburbs of the capital Minsk. It aims to cover all municipal centres by mid-2011. According to the cellco's website, MTS's 3G network supports HSPA+ data rates up to 21.6Mbps, and it is offering a range of 3G internet packages for USB dongle users, with an offer for existing data service users to exchange their 2.5G EDGE modems for a new 3G model, for a nominal fee until the end of October 2010. MTS Belarus also offers video calling and has launched its own-branded smartphone, 'MTS Android', with HSDPA 7.2Mbps capability. Also on 1 September MTS's mobile television service received an upgrade to become available on the new 3G network. At the same date an unlimited monthly web browsing package for 3G/3.5G mobile handset users was launched, 'Unlimited Internet with Opera Mini'. It has also introduced specialised 3G/Wi-Fi routers targeted at small and medium businesses. According to TeleGeography's GlobalComms Database, MTS Belarus is the largest mobile operator in the country, recording 4.6 million subscribers at the end of June 2010 and a 44.6% share of the market.
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Environmental Impact on Soil Conditions
Understanding unsaturated soil mechanics is now critical for geotechnical engineers performing slope stability analyses, designing soil covers for mine or municipal waste facilities, or determining the effect of agricultural or irrigation projects on groundwater flow. Environmental conditions at the ground surface, such as precipitation, evaporation and transpiration, have been increasingly recognized as having a significant impact on soil behaviour in the unsaturated or vadose zone. In fact, “unsaturated soil mechanics may have more to do with the ground surface moisture flux conditions than it has to do with the thickness of the unsaturated soil zone” (D.G. Fredlund, Geotechnical News, Dec. 2001). So how can you determine the impact of environmental conditions on the unsaturated zone? VADOSE/W provides a solution to this problem.
Comprehensive and Powerful
VADOSE/W is a finite element software product for analyzing flow from the environment, across the ground surface, through the unsaturated vadose zone and into the local groundwater regime. Its comprehensive formulation allows you to analyze both simple and complex problems. For example, you can perform a simple analysis of ground infiltration due to rainfall, or you can build a sophisticated model that considers snow melt and root transpiration, as well as surface evaporation, runoff, ponding, and gas diffusion. You can apply VADOSE/W to the analysis and design of geotechnical, mining, hydrogeological, agricultural, and civil engineering projects.
Easy to Use
A Complete Modeling Solution
VADOSE/W's unique CAD-like interface allows you to generate your finite element mesh by drawing regions on the screen, then interactively apply boundary conditions and specify material properties. You can even estimate the material property functions from easily measured parameters like grain-size, saturated conductivity, saturated water content, and the air-entry value. If you make a mistake, you can correct it using the Undo command.
To create a VADOSE/W model:
- • Define geometry graphically with the mouse or by typing in values. Generate your finite element mesh and then add a soil cover mesh at the surface.
- • Specify material properties and climate data by pasting directly from a spreadsheet, importing from the included databases, or by typing in your own values.
- • Interactively apply boundary conditions as fully coupled to the climate, as a function of time, or as specific values for temperature, head, pressure, total or unit water flux, or a potential seepage surface.
- • Scale data automatically in order to conduct sensitivity studies or to create data suited to your specific site.
- • Define initial conditions for the analysis by drawing an initial water table and nodal temperatures or by using computed results from a previously solved problem.
Infiltration and ponding resulting from high rainfall event
Comparison of upslope and downslope cover base flow on a shallow sloped cover
Upslope saturation profiles during a 365 day simulation in a shallow sloped cover.
Viewing the Analysis Results
Once you have solved your evaporative flux problem, VADOSE/W offers many tools for viewing results. Generate contours or x-y plots of any computed parameter for any time steps. Velocity vectors show flow direction and rate. Transient conditions can be shown as the changing water table position over time. Interactively query computed values by clicking on any node, Gauss region, or flux section. Then export tables of results into other applications, such as Microsoft Excel or Word, for further analysis or to prepare presentations.
When VADOSE/W analyzes an evaporative flux problem, it computes data regarding:
- • Precipitation and infiltration
- • Snow accumulation and melt
- • Plant transpiration
- • Ground freezing and thawing
- • Potential and actual evaporation
- • Surface seepage, runoff and ponding
- • Groundwater recharge
Specific computed parameters include:
Soil surface results data includes (for each time interval, or cumulative since Day 1):
|Water Balance data includes cumulative:|
Cover layer interface results data includes:
Using VADOSE/W, you can analyze 2D flux boundary problems such as:
- • Design and performance monitoring of single or multi-layered soil covers over mine and municipal waste facilities
- • Development of climate controlled pore-water pressure distributions on natural or man-made slopes for use in stability analyses
- • Determining infiltration, evaporation and transpiration rates resulting from agriculture, irrigation projects, or natural systems
- • Predicting oxygen or radon gas diffusion and decay |
Masha Dremena began learning English four years ago while living in Russia, but when she moved to Denver three months ago, she found her conversation skills coming up short.
As she and her husband look for jobs here, Dremena is honing her conversation abilities at the English Learning Center in the University Park neighborhood.
As one of the cheaper opportunities in the the city to learn English — at $75 per class, about 80 cents an hour — the English Learning Center was a good option for Dremena.
“We don’t have a lot of money, so it’s a good opportunity to increase my speaking level,” she said.
The English Learning Center teaches English as a second language to anywhere between 80 and 100 students each semester, who hail from countries such as Mexico, Japan, China, South Korea, Vietnam, Russia, Iran and Iraq. The school gained nonprofit status last year and operates with a volunteer faculty. Classes meet 9:30-11:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday.
This semester, which started last month, has about 80 students registered, but the school allows students to join the class at almost any time. Last fall, the school had 102 students from 17 countries, speaking 12 different languages.
The best advertising for the school is word of mouth, which is how Dremena found it, but the nonprofit also advertises in some Chinese and Korean newspapers.
School director Bud Demko said the students come for a variety of reasons and range in education from being illiterate in their native language to being doctors or graduate students.
“You name the reason, and that’s why they’re here,” he said.
The English Learning Center runs out of the Evanston United Methodist Church, 2122 S. Lafayette St., and first operated as part of the Learning Source. The school was discontinued several years ago, but Demko and other teachers re-formed it under a new name.
Demko, who is retired, said the school operated as a club until it became a nonprofit, and the 30-plus teachers all donate their time. Demko has experience teaching abroad.
“I came back from South America and I liked foreign students and liked teaching,” he said.
There are several levels of classes. Some of the upper levels vary between a focus on conversation to reading and comprehension.
Recently, the top-level students did exercises, such as explaining a drawing to a partner in English to get them to reproduce the picture. Demko tries to separate people who speak the same native language.
Some students take the same class for several terms because they remain challenged by the instructors and are comfortable in the setting.
Ellen O’Donnell teaches a mid-level reading class. She asks the students at the start of each semester what they want to read about. This term, they are looking at Abraham Lincoln and U.S. history. She has taught at the school for eight years after seeing an advertisement for the school at a bookstore.
“This is probably the best thing you can do,” O’Donnell said. “They are so appreciative. They love teachers.”
O’Donnell is an occupational therapist by trade and Demko said teachers also come from all walks of life such as retired doctors, lawyers and teachers, including some with extensive training in teaching English as a second language.
O’Donnell noted the conversation parts of the classes are critical. She said the Asian students typically know more about English grammar than most Americans, but the students don’t speak as well because they typically want a full understanding before they speak.
She also said she really enjoys getting to know the students. She has one student who text messages her daily, and many of the other students become friends in the class.
O’Donnell said: “We really build a community.”
Joe Vaccarelli: 303-954-2396, [email protected] or @joe_vacc
English learning center
Where: 2122 S. Lafayette St., Denver
Info: englishlearningcenter denver.com or 303-420-0172 |
Veggie Burgers 3 Ways
My husband and I have been trying to make lighter versions of things lately and have inadvertently been eating vegetarian for the past few weeks. After trying out a bunch of new recipes, I saw a common item popping up in our dinners and that was meatless burgers. Packed full of flavor and incorporating protein in different ways, these 3 different ideas are a great change up to the typical beef patties most of us are accustomed to. This will be a longer post since it will include 3 total recipes, so let’s jump right in!
The first “burger” is a black bean and rice cake served with a yogurt sauce and an asian inspired coleslaw, which can be served on the side or directly on the patty. This recipe is vegan if you leave out the yogurt sauce and makes 8 patties, so I usually cook half and freeze half (they will keep in the freezer for 2 weeks). Start by cooking up some brown rice, I follow the instructions on the bag and make 1 serving even though you’ll only need some of it. Preheat your oven to 450 degrees. In the bowl of a food processor pulse 1 can (15.5 oz) rinsed and drained black beans, 1 roughly chopped scallion, 1 seeded and chopped jalapeño and 1/2 tsp ground cumin until a chunky paste forms. In a large bowl combine the paste with another can of black beans and 3/4 cup of the cooked brown rice. Season with salt and pepper, and mix until everything is incorporated.
Measure out 8 equal sized patties and place them into parchment lined plates until ready to bake. If you’re going to freeze some of the patties, wrap them individually now and place in the freezer. Brush a baking sheet with 1 tbsp olive oil and put it in the oven to heat up (about 5 minutes). Take the sheet out and carefully place the patties you are going to cook on the sheet. Bake in the oven until the bottoms are golden brown, 10-12 minutes and then let them sit on the sheet out of the oven for a few minutes before removing them.
Make the yogurt sauce by combining 1/2 plain nonfat yogurt, 1 tbsp finely chopped cilantro and 1 tbsp fresh lime juice in a small bowl. Start the asian slaw (which is vegan too) by whisking 2 tbsp fresh lime juice, 2 tbsp unseasoned rice vinegar, 1 tsp sesame oil, 2 tsp sugar and a sprinkle of salt in the bottom of a large bowl. Add in 1/2 of a small head of napa cabbage (shredded), 1 cup of fresh cilantro leaves, 4 scallions cut into matchsticks, 1/2 cup matchstick carrots and 1/2 of a small seeded jalapeño (minced). Toss with the dressing and season to taste.
The next “burger” is chickpea based and can be made into patties and served on a bun, but I made them into more of a falafel style. Instead of deep frying them like traditional falalfels, I just pan seared mine and served them in a while wheat pita with a tzatziki inspired cucumber sauce and lots of veggies! This recipe makes 12 (1 ounce each) falafels. In the bowl of a food processor combine 1 can (15.5 oz) drained and rinsed chickpeas, 4 roughly chopped scallions, 1 egg, 2 tbsp all purpose flour, 1/2 tbsp dried oregano, 1/2 tsp ground cumin and 1/4 tsp salt. Pulse, pausing occasionally to scrape down the sides until a paste forms.
Heat up 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Drop in one ounce spoonfuls of the batter and cook until brown on one side, about 4-5 minutes. Carefully flip over using a small offset spatula and cook until the other side is golden brown and crispy, about 3 minutes more.
Make the cucumber sauce by combining 1/2 cup nonfat plain yogurt, 1/2 seeded and chopped cucumber, 2 minced cloves of garlic and a pinch of salt. Serve the falafels in a pita (we put 3 falalfels into each large pita) with romaine lettuce, red onion and tomato slices and top with the cucumber sauce.
The last “burger” is made from a bulgar wheat base, which might be harder to find then some of the other ingredients. I buy mine in the organic marketplace in our store but it’s also found in the middle eastern aisle in the international section. Red mill makes a great quick-cooking version of it. This recipe makes 6 patties. Place 1/2 cup bulgar into a large bowl and pour in 1 cup boiling water. Cover the bowl immediately with plastic wrap and let sit for 30 minutes. When the plastic wrap is removed, most of the water should be absorbed. Place the bulgar in a fine mesh sieve and push it with a spatula to get out any lingering moisture. Put the bulgar back into the bowl. Pulse 1 can (15.5oz) drained and rinsed pinto beans in a food processor until they form a chunky paste. Add the paste into the bowl with the bulgar and then 1/2 cup grated swiss cheese, 1/2 cup finely chopped or grated carrots, 1 thinly sliced scallion, 1 egg and a pinch of salt and pepper. Mix until everything is incorporated.
Measure out 6 equal sized patties. Heat up 1 tbsp of olive oil over medium heat and add patties into skillet. Cook until bottom is brown and crispy, about 3 minutes. Flip the patty and cook until the other side is also brown and crispy, 3 minutes more. |
The north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh brings in millions of tourists from across the world every year, owing to its captivating scenery. Characterized by snow-clad mountains and serene natural beauty, this ‘Abode of Snow’ is home to hundreds of villages, all beautiful in their own right. Read on to discover a few of the highlights on These Stunning Villages in Himachal Pradesh, India...
Kinnaur is a land of mystery and magic. Nestled inside the deep mountain ranges, it hides its own traditions and customs which are different from the rest of the world.
It is one of the most beautiful places in Himachal Pradesh and not much is known about it to people. Through this article, we are going to tell you 20 mind-boggling facts about Kinnaur and its people.
1. The festival of Bonang is celebrated here which takes place once in 12 years.
It is a festival of remembrance and occurs once in 12 long years.
2. India’s first voter resides here.
He is Shyam Saran Negi and is also India’s oldest voter.
3. The traditional attire of Kinnaur is very beautiful and woolen in accordance with the extremely cold climates.
Men and women have very distinct and colorful clothes.
4. Alcohol is an everyday lifestyle here.
But they are not actually alcoholics. This alcohol helps them stay protected from the cold and has medicinal values too. This is called Angoori.
5. Each house has a local brewery situated inside it. From grape wine to apple wine, you are in for a treat.
6. As many as 660 villages are located inside this district of which only 234 are inhabited. The rest 426 are uninhabited and boast of natural beauty and splendor.
7. Most people follow Hinduism or Buddhism here. They are very traditional and stick to their rituals and customs.
8. Buddhism was introduced in Kinnaur by the venerable Rinchen Zangpo. He is said to have lived here for some time on his long journey to China.
9. The last village of India is located in Kinnaur.
Chitkul is said to be the last inhabited village in India on the border. It lies along the Indo-Tibet border.
10. If we go in deep history, the old silk route is one of the most important ones. Kinnaur was one of the main centers on this route, especially in the Himalayan region.
11. This place was so special that it was banned from entry from even Indians. In 1989, Kinnaur was first allowed entry by people all over the country other than locals. For foreigners, it is still mandatory to carry a temporary permit if they visit.
12. This beautiful city was a part of the majestic empire of Bushahr state till 1960. Only after this, did it gain independence.
13. Apples of Kinnaur are considered to be the king of apples. These are very luscious and red and very tasty. Juicy on the inside, these have a very long shelf life of 4 months.
14. The beautiful mountains of Kinnaur are a sight to behold and are said to change colors with rays of sunshine.
15. It is very sacred and considered the home of the great Lord Shiva. Lord Rudra is said to reside in these majestic mountains and snow-covered peaks.
16. The Khandaan system is followed here.
Kinnauri people are very strict when it comes to their traditional values and customs. Women are barred from marrying outside certain other communities.
17. The beautiful festival of Ukhying is celebrated by her which is the festival of flowers. It has many wonderful customs to be followed along with a ceremonial dance.
18. Chilgoza from Kinnaur is famous across not only the country but the world. Chilgoza also refers to pine nuts and these are harvested here and sold all over.
19. The famous tea they have here I called cha. It is slightly salty in taste and will leave you wanting for more.
20. Kinnauri cuisine is drool-worthy and usually consist of non-vegetarian food.
This is because of the extreme cold and winters that can be witnessed here.
23. The must-try dish is a dessert made using apricots and cooked with the choicest of ways. It is as delicious as it sounds. Apricot soup is also one of the local delights and is made after a very long and arduous process.
24. The very unique wildlife sanctuaries are located here. It houses many very rare and endemic species and should be visited at least once.
25. Kinnauri shawls and handlooms are very beautiful and should be bought if you visit Kinnaur. These are even patented and bear hallmarks. |
Expanded version of an article published in Sibyl Magazine, May 2018
My first experience with spiritual travel took me by surprise. It was 1990 and my marriage had hit a rough patch. My husband and I decided to take a Caribbean Cruise in order to have some romantic time away. At the time, I was a stay-at-home mom with three children age five and under. The more traditional part of me was active in my Lutheran church, teaching Sunday School, ringing handbells and participating in Bible study. Simultaneously, my closely guarded mystical side was practicing yoga, reading Barbara Hand Clow and exploring the healing qualities of whole foods, homeopathics and herbal remedies.
On our cruise, one of the ports of call was a private beach located on a peninsula on the northern coast of Haiti, called Labadee. At the time, this stop was new and fairly undeveloped. As I was exploring the area, I was drawn to an overlook called Dragon’s Breath Point, named for the sound of the surf crashing through underground caves and then being forced out through small cracks in the rocks. I stood there, watching and listening to the waves in awe. Something was trying to get my attention, but I couldn’t quite connect with what it was. All too soon it was time to get back on the ship. I wondered about the meaning of my experience with Dragon’s Breath, but it remained a mystery.
On a practical level, one thing was very clear after that trip. The best way to deal with a long, cold Minnesota winter is to go somewhere warm and sunny for a week. Regular travel moved to the top of my wish list.
My experience at Dragon’s Breath stayed with me, and I wanted to return and spend more time there. A few years later, I planned an entire vacation around a cruise that would allow me to revisit that port. The political situation in Haiti was unstable, and there was some doubt as to whether or not we would actually be able to stop there. I booked the trip, anyway, and hoped for the best.
It turned out that we were able to stop at Labadee once again. This time, however, there were armed guards scattered around the area. One was posted at Dragon’s Breath Point. I was aware of his presence, but was pulled to a certain spot on the point and soon forgot about him. My husband stood back, keeping an eye on me – and the guard. I slipped into an altered state as I began to receive an energetic download from the Great Star Nations.
I did not do this consciously. It was something I’d never purposely done before. I could feel my feet firmly planted on the Earth. I was prompted to raise my arms and could feel the energies of the stars come into my body and move down into the Earth through my feet. I was in an interdimensional space with no sense of time. I stood there and felt the energies moving through, not knowing what it meant, only knowing that it was what I’d been called to do. When the energy transfer was complete, I lowered my arms, walked over to my husband, and together we began to walk back toward the ship. He was visibly shaken, and let me know that the guard was watching me closely the whole time, as if deciding whether or not to make me stop. Doing anything to draw attention to myself was totally out of character for me, and I was puzzled by my behavior, but knew I had done what I’d been asked to do.
Later, as I tried to make sense of what had happened, I came to the following understandings. Something bigger than myself had called me back to Haiti. Some kind of energy from the Great Above needed to be grounded on Earth at that specific point on the planet. My body, too, needed to be activated with Star energy. And, if I was called to be a conduit for these energies, the path would be cleared and I would be able to be in the right place at the right time to be a conduit for the activation. Any potential interference would be taken care of. All I had to do was answer the call. This opened a doorway to spiritual travel that I eagerly walked through.
At first, I continued to go to places under the guise of taking a vacation. One such trip was to Ireland. I’d heard that the veils were thinner there, but I was amazed at exactly how true that was. One of many strange experiences occurred while walking through Ennis, in county Clare. I looked over at the Monument to Daniel O’Connell and saw a Satyr sitting on the stone steps. I looked again, and he was still there. I nudged my friends, and they, too were shocked to see him sitting there, right in the middle of O’Connell Square. The people of Ennis paid no attention to him, as if he were either a human man, or wasn’t visible to them at all. The Irish friend we were staying with told us we were crazy, and I realized that from his perspective that’s how it looked. But having the affirmation from my friends increased my trust in my inner knowing, and reaffirmed that we live in a multidimensional universe.
After several other such incidents on that trip to Ireland, I began to long for a group of fun, grounded, mystical friends to travel with to sacred sites around the world. Soon after, I connected with Star Wolf and my dream became a reality. One recent trip with this group was to the Timbavati region of South Africa. It was a profound experience. And this time, when I experienced things outside the 3D realm, I was with a whole group of people who understood and shared their own experiences. This, in turn, allowed me to trust even more deeply in my intuition and to receive many downloads, communications and activations.
Today, I still often travel for pleasure with friends and family, allowing the spiritual experiences to arise naturally. But I also make a point to regularly schedule spiritual travel with my soul family to places that will be made richer by being with guides and travel companions who can share information about sacred sites and provide a context that affirms and deepens everyone’s spiritual experiences and downloads.
Much of this takes places on a level outside the realm of conscious thought. The energies call. I answer the call and allow my body to act as a conduit as they are grounded into the Earth. Simultaneously, I am activated in new ways and carry a new vibration as I go about my everyday life. The Mystery lives within me and through me. And I am in gratitude. |
Hello all, I’m trying to gather some long-term data on commodities and infrastructure. I have the following monthly total returns data: 1991 – 2007: Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index 1994 – 2007: Macquarie Global Infrastructure 100 Index 2002 – 2007: S&P Global Infrastructure Index I’m trying to backfill/append these data series back to 1973 (or close). A utility index could represent pre-1994 infrastructure as these asset classes are highly correlated. **So, does anyone know of a utility index or an index that could be used in lieu of a “real” utility index that goes back to 1973? I need the same for a broad based commodity index that could closely represent the GSCI or DJ-AIG above.** I need monthly total returns. If you can point me to a good source, that’d be great. If you can actually get me the data, you’ll be my hero. Thanks in advance. -XSellSide
Dow Jones Utilities Index is one of the original ones started in 1930’s (I think). GSCI has a correlation of 0.85 or better with crude oil (so much for broad-based) and crude oil data is really easy to get.
I thought the DJUI went way back, too, but I can’t track down the monthly returns data. I don’t really want to use the GSCI if I don’t have to for that very reason (oil). The DJ-AIG is more balanced. Last resort, as you stated, is simply using oil. What about the Monthly CRB Futures Index for “all commodities”? I’d have to make an adjustment for the return on the collateral, correct (t-bills)? Would I also have to figure in the roll return somehow?
It would be nice to be able to fix up the CRB index for rolls but without an absolute ton of work you can’t. The problem is that the CRB tries to keep its original price constant so they average futures prices across time. That means that they take, say, 5 contracts and average up their current pruces and get the commodity price. When one month goes into delivery, they drop it and add the next forward month. Because it’s averaged you don’t see that roll effect too much. It’s a silly solution because a) The index includes all kinds of odd convenience yields and holding costs. b) The index equally weights all months even if the most liquid month was an open interest of 1M contracts and the most forward month has an open interest of 2K contracts. c) Those roll “returns” don’t really happen on one day and it might look like you get 9 months of convenience yield in one day (probably divided by 3 or 4). Anyway, you can’t adjust for the roll. Adding in T-bill is really easy and if you don’t have T-bill use just about any short-rate that you have. Sufficiently pressed, I would use returns from some money market mutual fund. It’s not exactly clear that the right rate to use is T-Bill anyway (and there are roll issues in T-bills as well).
Really interesting color on the CRB, thanks.
Quick and dirty: I took the CRB Futures Price Index monthly returns and simply added 30 day t-bill monthly returns. Comparing this to the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Total Return Index gives me the following total returns from 4/1991 to 12/2007: “Adjusted CRB” = +416% DJ-AIG = +374% The DJ-AIG is slightly more volatile, but if you squint a little at the chart, you can barely tell them apart. The is a 0.62 R^2 between the monthly returns of the two indices. Whatcha think, JDV?
Of course, there are lots of differences between the two indices so you shouldn’t expect them to be the same. In particular, DJ-AIG is partially weighted toward production numbers (but not as much as GSCI) and the contracts are weighted according to liquidity (somehow, I forget and too lazy to look it up). I think that your measure is as good as any other and better than some for something like a general price level of commodities on futures markets. I just never know what to do with such things.
I’m actually putting together portfolios and back testing them. Since neither of these asset classes represent more than 2-3% of the portfolio each, small differences in performance won’t matter very much.
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By – Michael McColgan
This past Valentine’s weekend, 200 fatbikers showed their love for snowy singletrack by converging on Elm Creek Park’s flowy trails for the Fatbike Frozen Forty, the sixth race in the eight race Great Lakes Fatbike Series.
The faithful followers of this site have seen the articles on various trail groomers, and this was my first trip to a race with groomed trails, so I was curious to see is it really makes a difference. Granted, what I do isn’t really called racing (more like an odd triathlon of beer, bikes, and photography in the woods), but it’s a good excuse to go play bikes in a new place, and I’m always up for that. And any race that has their packet pick up at Surly Brewing is worth checking into.
Pulling into the park we immediately realized our first mistake. When a race promoter gives you an address to get to the start, you should use it. Our hung over navigator (yours truly) got us to the wrong side of the park. Once that mistake was corrected, it was time to race.
It wasn’t too long before the lead pack in the men’s division came by with Jesse LaLonde in the front. It didn’t take long at all for the front of the pack to break off from the rest. The next time I saw the leaders it was clear who would take the top spot on the podium, but second and third were still too close to call. Jesse had pulled far enough ahead that, barring a mechanical, this was his race to lose. By the end, Jesse took top spot on the podium with over 20 minutes to spare, with Jorden Wakeley and Jeffrey Young taking second and third.
In the women’s field, first and second place, flip flopped from last year, with April Morgan taking the top spot this year and Danielle Musto taking second, with Jill Martindale rounding out the podium spots for the females. The ladies put in just as much work as the men out there, especially since their times would beat most of the guys, so the payout is equal for the men and women at the Triple F.
If the idea of a 40 mile fatbike race doesn’t strike your fancy, the guys at FFF have you covered. You could grab a friend or three and do a fatty relay. Kudos to Ray Brown and Dave Gray, the Cobra Sprayers, for taking first in the team portion.
The promoters, do a great job of putting a lot of awesome people together that care about fatbiking to make FFF the success that it is, and they’re not shy about making sure everyone knows it’s a team effort. From the heated tent to the live picture feed (any tagged photos were automatically uploaded to a live slideshow), it almost felt more festival than race.
As for the groomed trail, the locals said they weren’t in the best of condition, but I’ve never gone so fast on snow before, at least on purpose and not been stopped by a tree. With everything that was done to put on a great race, combined with the trail grooming efforts of CJ Smith and all the other volunteers, this is a race to put on your calendar. And besides, it will be worth showing up next year to see if Jesse can pull off the three-peat and what will happen with the budding Musto/Morgan rivalry in the female division. |
One of the many things I love about being an independent retailer is getting to know the people behind our products. I first met Kat of Misskukie Designs three years ago after she came into the shop to show me her jewellery collection as a potential range for the shop .
Based near Brighton in leafy Hurstpierpoint, Kat runs her business from home, where she lives with her husband and two dogs. Her collection includes delicate, minimal and statement pieces which can be worn alone or layered for an individual look.
We started to meet up for coffee, she would bring her latest collections and I would hand-pick her pieces as she talked me through her inspiration behind the range. What a lovely way of doing ‘business’!
Her pieces have become a permanent draw and a bestseller here at LBB. At Christmas, she hosted a pop-up shop on our late night shopping evening where she got to meet her customers face to face - perhaps she will be back again this year!
We asked her about Misskukie Designs, how she began, her inspiration, and what advice she would give to others. This is what she said-
Tell us about what you make...
Misskukie Jewellery specialises in delicate modern gold jewellery for everyday wear. Our collections include Anklets, Bracelets, Earrings, Necklaces and Rings.
How did you start out?
It was a hobby that turned into a slight obsession that I turned into a job!
What is your inspiration?
Anything and everything, inspiration can appear at the most unexpected moment. But generally other creatives give me a real buzz, feeding off their passions is elevating.
What is your favourite product in your range?
Everything of course ; )
What is an ideal day off for you?
A day on or in the water, lake or sea.
What other artists & makers do you love?
Oh there are so many …. to name a few, Marie Sahy - Illustrator, Modern Mud - Ceramics, Hattie Maud - Illustrator, Liquorice Moon Studios - Ceramics, Lola Donoghue - Art, Yuka by Guliz - Jewellery
There are hundreds more. I find Etsy to be a great online source of independent creatives with amazing range of products.
What advice would you give other people starting a creative career?
Know your brand - build on your brand. It's the most valuable attribute you have, products and services can be copied but your brand is entirely unique to you.
Never undervalue the worth of your work. Don't be afraid to charge for your efforts accordingly.
Prepare yourself for set backs and no's. (there are no failures, just lessons to be learned) Resilience and determination is key.
Surround yourself with other small biz entrepreneurs and grow together by collaborating, sharing advice and brainstorming.
Sound advice - thanks Kat! Next month we will speak to Fenella Smith about her design and process. |
The Low-Down On Drip Irrigation Systems
Here at Easy Garden Watering, we make it a priority to ensure that our customers receive the best service possible and that is why we take the time to understand our customer’s gardening requirements. As one of the most effective approaches to garden watering, a drip irrigation system is a well-designed irrigation method that is highly sought-after by gardening fanatics. Read on as we go through everything you need to know about them…
What Is It?
Drip irrigation is a method of watering grass, plants, flowers and vegetables. It places emphasis on the fact that the water is slowly delivered directly to the roots in order to ensure that the land in question reaps as many benefits as possible. In fact, it differs to surface irrigation as delivering the water straight to roots can help reduce water evaporation, making the process as efficient as possible.
By using a drip irrigation system, keen gardeners can expect to see a variety of benefits. For example, the act of delivering the water directly to the roots of the plants can help homeowners save water because the supply will be utilised effectively, using less water than usual. In addition to this, delivering the water directly the roots can result in healthier and bigger crops as plants take in nutrients at the same time as water and the more readily available the water is, the more nutrients they will consume.
With this said, a drip irrigation system can also have some downsides. For example, many people incorrectly believe that a drip irrigation system involves an invasive installation. As a result, it is important that the installation is completed by a highly skilled team as they are often simple for those who know what they are doing.
In order to ensure that our clients are confident in our abilities, we try our best to deliver a customer-focused service and ensure that nobody is alienated by specialist terminology. To find out whether a drip irrigation system is for you, get in contact with a member of the Easy Garden Watering team and ask about our automatic watering systems today! |
To modify an existing 'Swaps' Database
1. When a item is selected to swap, after swapping it will show "under swap" option for both items of both users A & B in viewswap & myswap page.
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4. When a user perform the swap in offer page - he can view the total swap count of other user and when click he can view the history of all the swaps that user performed.
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Rolled out fondant is used as a coating for cakes and tortes or as decorative elements such as blossoms and frills. You can also emboss it with decorative patterns. Cover the cake with a thin layer of buttercream bevor coating it with fondant. For dry cakes, just use sieved and heated apricot jam as a binding agent between cake and fondant. Fondant may not come into contact with cream. The dried fondant coating can be decorated with liquid food colour or food colour paste and food colour powder.
Fondant is a slightly sweet, edible, smooth and soft mass, which is versatile and can be coloured without any problems. It is also known as sugarpare, modelling clay or coating clay. Fondant has to be stored in a cool and dark place, but not in the fridge.
In folding box. With instructions and recipe suggestions. The item is excluded from the exchange.
- Material modelling clay
- capacity 500 g
- Color white
- VE 1
Preparation: it is recommended to store the mixture at room temperature for approx. 2 hours, and knead intensively before working. After opening the packet, work on the mass immediately, and/or always cover to keep air tight (freezer bag), otherwise it will dry out.
The mass can be dyed with food colouring before working. Cover the surface of the cake with a thin layer of butter cream, or a thin layer of marzipan, before covering with sugarpaste. Sugarpaste must not come into direct contact with cream!
The slightly dried out icing covering can be painted with liquid food colouring or food dye paste, and dusted with food colouring powder.
If cakes with a sugarpaste topping have to be cooled, please place a plate with salt in the bottom of the fridge. The salt will draw out the moisture from the fridge.
Tip: for better modelling, you can knead 1 tsp CMC powder (Städter art. no. 395022) into 250 g icing. Then cover the icing, and leave to rest for 10 minutes.
Store in a cool, dark place! (not in the fridge)
Sugar, glucose syrup, vegetable fat (palm kernel, palm), humectant: glycerin (E422), thickeners: xanthan gum (E415), sodium carboxymethylcellulose (E466), emulsifier: mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (E471), natural flavouring, preservative: sorbic acid (E200); acid: citric acid (E330)
This product may contain traces of almonds.
|Nutricional value per||100 g|
|Physiological energy value||1675 kJ / 401 kcal|
|hereof saturated fatty acids||3.8 g|
|hereof sugar||85.3 g| |
Just like how every credit card issuer has one or more sad news during the Covid situation, SBICards is no different.
What’s the change?
Here comes a bad news for everyone who love using online wallets like Paytm, Mobikwik, etc as SBICard silently decided to revoke reward points accrual for e-wallet load transactions by adding a line in the Terms & conditions.
Here’s a quick look into the updated T&C (see under Shop-and-Smile rewards program):
After HDFC Bank, SBICard is the second major credit card issuer to stop giving reward points on spends.
Why this Change?
This is usually done by banks because some users load the wallet through credit cards and then take it back to bank account.
This isn’t a healthy behaviour and so banks are trying to avoid it by revoking points on such spends. But the reason for current change is bit different.
SBICard CEO recently confirmed to ET Now in an interview that their transactions via e-wallets are on spike during the current Covid-19 situation.
This is likely because many cardholders are doing big spends like paying utility & insurance bills via wallets among other small expenses.
That will be huge as you can imagine. We can assume that SBIcard must be seeing well more than ~30% (assuming, not real) transactions on wallets, if not more. FYI, Amex wallet spends increased from 2% to 10% during covid-19 (confirmed numbers), and hence the above assumption.
And so they must have decided to do this. Their balance sheet would now look good at the cost of our Reward Points.
What about other transactions?
There are two types of transactions when it comes to wallets.
- Wallet Loads
- Wallet as payment gateway
The second situation happens when you use wallet more like a payment gateway and transact directly with the merchant without loading.
But the problem is this is also treated as wallet load when it comes to HDFC bank and so likely to happen with SBICard too.
This is because either the MCC Code is not reported properly by the wallets or the bank wants to enjoy those transactions too by tagging them by “name” of the merchant, like Paytm Or maybe the problem is wallet services sometimes actually loads the amount and then debits the wallet instead of directly debiting them.
Either way, you have no control on it and so its safer to stay away from any wallet transactions, as much as possible.
Is this change fair to cardholders? No!
I think they could handle it better in a different way. Something like “No Reward points beyond Rs.1 Lakh spend a year or so”. So that the genuine users are not affected by this.
But well, they’re into the “business” so they will see what makes them more profit than what users like. Yet, if they see a lot of customers complaining about it, it may change.
What’s your take on this new change by SBICard? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below. |
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The Impact of Public Policies on Labor Markets
and Income Distribution
AUGUST 21-23, 2018 | Tampere, Finland
Welcome to Tampere!
It is our pleasure to welcome you to the 74th Annual Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF 2018)!
The congress theme is The Impact of Public Policies on Labor Markets and Income Distribution. In line with this theme, the aim of the congress is to provide a venue for presenting and discussing cutting-edge research in public economics, especially including research at the intersection of public economics and labor economics. As is traditional at IIPF Congresses, the program includes presentations from a wide range of topics in all areas of public economics.
In addition to plenary lectures by Gordon B. Dahl (University of California, San Diego), Henrik Kleven (Princeton University), Uta Schönberg (University College London), and Petra Todd (University of Pennsylvania), there will be 101 contributed-paper sessions with 366 papers that address a wide range of policy-relevant public finance issues using state-of-the art methods. The program features scholars from around the world, and promises to be both stimulating and informative.
We look forward to seeing you in Tampere and wish you all an enjoyable and productive congress!
President, International Institute of Public Finance
Professor, University of Michigan
Chair of the Local Organizing Committee, IIPF 2018
Research professor, VATT Institute for Economic Research
Professor, University of Turku
Paper Submission Start: November 30, 2017
Deadline for Paper Submission: February 15, 2018
Deadline for Payment of Membership or Submission Fee to the IIPF: February 15, 2018
Notification of Paper Acceptance: Early April, 2018
Registration Start: March 26, 2018
Deadline for Registration of Accepted Authors: June 1, 2018
End of Early Registration: June 1, 2018
Deadline for submission to ITAX conference volume: October 15, 2018 |
The United Arab Emirates' Cabinet has as of late distributed Resolution No 58/2020 to control the 'minimum' commitments of entities incorporated there - incorporating those in the non-financial free zones. From 27th October onwards, the resolution will require the revelation of information about beneficial owners at the initial registration/incorporation stage.
For each situation, the data is to go into a "Register of Real Beneficiaries" and "Register of Shareholders or Partners."
The law will expect entities to send duplicate copies of their registers off to the pertinent licensing authorities and registrars and keep them refreshed to accommodate changes as and when required. The consequences for the holdings of HNW investors in the UAE are self-evident.
The announcing cutoff time for all registers is 60 days from the date on which the Government issued its decision, which is by 27th October or at the hour of the consolidation/enlistment of another entity. Firms must report changes (by refreshing their registers and telling the authorities) within 15 days.
For the reasons for these "registers of real beneficiaries," a real beneficiary will be the accompanying.
- Whoever claims or eventually controls (through direct or indirect ownership) at any rate 25% of the offer capital of the entity being referred to, whoever holds 25% or a greater amount of the voting rights, or whoever has "proprietorship powers" through any means (for example the authority to appoint or dismiss the vast majority of the managers).
- In the event that no real beneficiary fits these models, or if there is any uncertainty over who has the last controlling state, the individual who exercises authority over the entity through different methods will qualify.
- In the event that no individual can be discovered, the real beneficiary will be whoever holds the situation of the individual accountable for senior administration.
There can be more than one real beneficiary in an entity, so if a few people take an interest in the proprietorship or control, they will all be managed as proprietors and controllers.
In its Register of Shareholders and Partners, an entity will be obliged to keep the details of the particular shareholders and partners (and "nominal managers"), set out in the choice, and update the register with any adjustment in 15 days.
Nominee Directors to be Enlisted - A New Departure
A nominal manager, being "any physical individual following up on the directions of someone else," must advise the entity of his nominal status and present all the essential information required in regard to the Register of Shareholders and Partners within 15 days of his appointment, or 30 days from the date of the Cabinet decision. He should likewise advise the entity regarding any change to his data or status inside 15 days of the event.
In a condition of disintegration or liquidation, entities in a directed market are liable to balance reporting prerequisites under the decision.
Any instance of an infringement of the decision's provisions can bring about the Economic Minister or the authorizing expert being referred to as imposing sanctions.
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Among New York City’s annual cinephilic events, only the New York Film Festival and the New Directors/New Films series gathers more attention than The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s “Rendez-vous with French Cinema” program at the Walter Reade theater. From the very beginning with the Lumieres, France, has had as rich a film history as the U.S. and every new generation brings its own notable talents. This year, the theme seems to be out with the old, in with the new. Among the few veteran filmmakers in the line-up, only Olivier Assayas and Benoit Jacquot have any sort of wide prominence today. (So as not to worry the Francophiles, Claire Denis and Gaspar Noe’s most recent efforts will receive U.S. releases imminently.)
Two of the best films in the series, Carnage and C’est le bouquet, are ensemble pieces whose many characters are often linked in only the most tenuous fashion.In Carnage, those links are supplied primarily by a bull named Romero. Romero gores bullfighter Victor (Julien Lescarret) sending him into a coma (echoes of the recent Talk to Her). Preadolescent Winnie (Raphaelle Molinier) has a big black Great Dane, Fred, who gets one of Romero’s bones as a doggie treat; Winnie’s teacher, Jeanne (Lucia Sanchez), and her mother, Alicia (�ngela Molina), observe Romero’s carcass being hauled away; struggling actress Carlotta (Chiara Mastroianni) sells Winnie’s parents Romero’s bone; former philosopher, now aspiring skater Alexis (Clovis Cornillac) witnesses an accident involving Carlotta’s car; enormously pregnant Betty (Lio) is wife to Jacques (Jacques Gamblin), a scientist who studies Romero’s eyes; and finally, middle-aged Luc (Bernard Sens) who collects and sells preserved animals gets Romero’s horns as a gift from his kleptomaniac mom, Rosie (Esther Gorintin). The structure of Carnage has a resemblance to that of Short Cuts and the thematic exploration of The Hours, but with its mysterious, surreal style, it is more of a visual poem than a real narrative with characters pursuing set goals. Carnage is striking as director Delphine Gleize’s debut feature. It brims with meticulous widescreen compositions and memorable images – a dog shedding a tear, an injured matador and a dead bull being dragged off together, an old woman ambling over train tracks, and a corpse encircled by flocks of white ducks and rabbits. But it also suffers from pretension in its schematic contemplation of life and death, its theme of animals as commodities, and its every-woman-hides-a-secret parallels.
C’est le bouquet (aka Special Delivery) is much lighter. For an initial, brief moment, it threatens to be one of those French roundelays of illicit romances, but the film turns out to be quite the opposite – a transformation of banal everyday trifles into a charming delectable romp.It has an amazing cast filled with faces of unconventional beauty, which also describes the movie itself.Emmanuel Kirsch (Richard Debuise) gives married Catherine (Sandrine Kiberlain) a bouquet of flowers as an apology for calling her too early in the morning after no contact for fifteen years. At the same time, Catherine’s husband, Raphael (Jean-Pierre Darroussin) gets fired by boss Stephane (Mathieu Amalric). The two events together spiral out of control to involve nosy neighbors Antoine (Maurice Benichou) and wife Alice (Helene Lapiower), Raph’s horny co-worker, Edith (Dominique Blanc), playwright Robert (Jean-Claude Brialy), and his live-in partner Laurent (Dominique Besnehard).The cast is truly all-star, collecting some of France’s best and brightest actors. Just looking at Amalric (My Sex Life), France’s answer to Steve Buscemi, is funny. And how Darroussin (Marius and Jeannette) can hold so much screen presence while looking like a schlub is a minor miracle.There are teasing lessons in geography, political correctness, and corporate politics to be had amid the amusing word play and comically absurd situations.While the film pokes fun at French obsession with intellectualism, it is seemingly pure, delightful fluff until a touching ending that reveals the human need to reach out that started it all.Writer-director Jeanne Labrune’s choice of some classic Philip Glass (Dance VIII, Akhnaten) along with Bruno Fontaine’s Poulenc-like score give the movie that extra oomph.
Another comedy, Monique, is proof that French farce can be just as idiotic as American ones. The story is of a despondent and aloof family man, Alex (Albert Dupontel), who falls for a state of the art sex doll after his son leaves for school and his wife, Claire (Marianne Denicourt), starts cheating on him. Replace all realistic human psychology with lame contrivances, and somehow the $6,000, silicon-molded 34E-22-35 “Monique” rejuvenates Alex’s life and that of all those around him. For much of the film’s length, writer-director Valerie Guignabodet’s style is naturalistic.Only when she brings out the outright wacky in the last quarter of the film does it pick up as tone finally meshes with content.Denicourt wielding a rifle and her first meeting with Monique are easily the movie’s highlights. Exactly how the uniquely sexy Denicourt (La Belle Noiseuse) has been so quickly relegated to playing a middle-aged mother with a son in his late teens is as much a mystery as why a man would prefer a sex doll to her.
Paul (Sami Bouajila) spends the entirety of Life Kills Me (Vivre me tue) swimming upstream. Born into a middle-class Moroccan immigrant family and nabbing a Masters degree with a thesis on Moby Dick, Paul scrapes out a living delivering pizza while failing every professional job interview he gets. His close brother, Daniel (Jalil Lespert), fares no better.Having a body three sizes too big for his rectangular head, goofy, dim-witted Daniel has no self-discipline except when it comes to body-building, an obsession to match Paul’s amateur boxing hobby.Not a terrible lot happens in terms of story or character and director Jean-Pierre Sinapi shoots every event, major or minute, with the same level of bland intensity. But the main problem is that every single supporting character from girlfriend Myriam (Sylvie Testud) to cabby pal Diop is more interesting than protagonist Paul.Testud (La Captive, Murderous Maids) is especially outstanding.She has one of the most distinctive faces in all of cinema.A large fleshy nose gives extra character to her ferret-like cuteness.She displays a casual childlike vulnerability on the surface but harbors a slow-baking mixture of complex emotions underneath. Testud’s mighty presence sucks up attention like a black hole in every scene she’s in.
Olivier Assayas (Irma Vep, Late August, Early September) has divided audiences in festivals around the world with his latest, Demonlover, a film about corporate savagery, anime (Japanese animated) porn, and bondage/domination. Set in Paris, it has a colorful cast in Danish-born, now American actress Connie Nielsen (The Devil’s Advocate, Gladiator), Americans Chloe Sevigny and Gina Gershon, and Frenchman Charles Berling.Assayas, known for his vivid character-driven work, may just be experimenting by going in the opposite direction after the period-piece epic Les Destinees, but corporate espionage thrillers are just not his genre. Ultimately the movie is not as provocative as its subject matter and Assayas couldn’t film an action set piece to save his life. |
Your Feminine Side
Estrogen. We're aware when it rears its ugly head before mensuration, but do we really know signs of an imbalance and the problems it can cause?
Estrogen is metabolized by a large group of bacterial genes, collectively known as the estrobolome. Their main job is to keep estrogen levels balanced. Healthy gut bacteria will ensure that neither too much nor too little estrogen is in the system. However, when the estrobolome becomes off balance, it can activate too much estrogen, leading to estrogen dominance.
Why does the estrobolome get off track? For the same reasons that any gut dysbiosis occurs – poor food choices, stress, overuse of antibiotics, and in women – the use of birth control pills.
Estrogen can become dominant in two ways:
● When there’s too much estrogen in the body
● When there’s not enough progesterone to balance out the estrogen
How can you tell if you are off-balance?
Some symptoms of estrogen dominance include:
● Low sex drive
● Irregular menstrual periods
● Mood swings
● Weight gain
● Brain fog
Yes, PMS is not really supposed to happen. When our bodies are in balance, we should not see extreme changes during that time of the month. Crazy, right? What can we blame our actions on now? hehe...
Imbalanced estrobolome isn’t the only way that estrogen dominance can occur. It can also be caused by:
● Exposure to endocrine disruptors (plastic, pesticides, heavy metals and more!)
● High stress levels
● A diet high in processed foods and low in fiber
If you think about it, all of these are factors influenced by the gut, too.
Estrogen dominance is more common in women, but men produce estrogen as well and in some cases, too much. Under stressful conditions, the body converts testosterone to estrogen!
Symptoms of estrogen dominance in men include:
● A loss of libido
● Low sperm count
● Breast enlargement
The gut has the major task of processing excess estrogen so that it can leave the system.
Active estrogen passes through the liver where it’s converted into a less active form called estrogen metabolites. It's clear we need to constantly be supporting our liver.
● Eating more cruciferous vegetables – like cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts
● Decreasing excess body fat
● Improving the health of the microbiome
● Getting regular physical activity.
● Participating in a seasonal liver cleanse, with a health care professional (like me!)
A healthy liver makes healthy estrogen metabolites!
Hormone balance can result in irregular or absent ovulation. It also increases the risk of miscarriage in pregnant women – because progesterone is essential to maintaining a healthy pregnancy. Also, the decline in progesterone will lead to estrogen dominance.
To recap, sex hormones affect the health of the gut, and gut health can have an impact on reproductive health. The gut and the estrobolome play a large role in how much estrogen enters the body in an active state. When the gut can’t properly regulate estrogen and remove it from the body, estrogen dominance can occur. The takeaway point from all of this is that gut health is an important part of any healing process.
Stay tuned for my completely all-natural solution to proper family planning. I'm fully aware I am not an OBGYN, but from what I have studied in school, I am also not a fan of most conventional birth control methods. More on how to really get to know your body soon...
Sources and Additional Reading:
Institute of Integrative Nutrition, 2018 |
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Scan through all non-stop flights from Kaliningrad to Kaluga. The full flight schedule below gives an overview of all non-stop flights from KGD to KLF, which includes the daily timetable of every operating airline for the upcoming 12 months.
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Currently, there is only one airline operating non-stop flights from Kaliningrad KGD to Kaluga KLF, which is Azimuth. This section gives an overview of the flight schedules and timetables of every airline with direct flights for this route.
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Flights from KGD to KLF are operated once a week. All flights depart at 13:40.
On this non-stop route, you can fly in Economy only.
The fastest direct flight from Kaliningrad to Kaluga takes 1 hour and 40 minutes. The flight distance between Kaliningrad and Kaluga is 629 miles (or 1,012 km).
There is 1 airport in Kaluga: Grabtsevo Airport (KLF).
There is 1 flight per week flying from Kaliningrad to Kaluga (as of February 2021).
1 hour and 40 minutes is the average flight time from Kaliningrad to Kaluga.
The distance from Kaliningrad to Kaluga is 629 miles (1,012 kilometers).
Azimuth is the only airline flying nonstop from Kaliningrad to Kaluga.
There are no alliances flying direct from Kaliningrad to Kaluga at the moment.
You can fly non-stop in Economy only.
Aircraft types that fly from Kaliningrad to Kaluga:
The earliest flight departs at 13:40 from Kaliningrad and arrives at 16:20 at Kaluga.
The latest flight departs at 13:40 from Kaliningrad and arrives at 16:20 at Kaluga.
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Some mornings I awake fully loaded with expectations of some spiritual visitation. Ruminating upon the miraculous and abundant life I have lived, yet still sensing vision unfinished.
Maybe that desire for impact is resident in the bones of all humans, though the gifts, the talents if held inside, aid no one; even stifling those to whom that one was divinely appointed and called to nurture.
Maybe silence is a wisdom I do not possess, evidence of a mentor that failed to step up in my early years? My guess is that the loud silence of the majority is a subtle fear of presumption, or worse yet, rejection by their peers? I can tell you, that age will reduce one's fears, for death itself becomes the only worthwhile foe! Nothing to lose is another way of saying it.
From my childhood memories of amazing God moments, to the early passion of my young adult years, I have always seemed surrounded by friends who encouraged my spiritual journey.
Uncertain of my station in life, by full of a sense of calling, I determined to live my life fully dependent upon the empowerment and provision of the Lord; unbounded by circumstance and systems. My work ethic was more than sufficient, having had a blue collar background, though my leadership skills were more street worthy.
I can truly say that Divine providence, and the calling now followed have surely made a way for me, even before I had yet chosen the path. From an aloof first generation college student, now with three advanced degrees, and three books in print, there still seems to be one story yet unwritten, longing to be told. My five sectors of community service have provided more than adequate contextual data!
I am now sounding presumptuous, but this blog is about transparency and self dialogue. My heart is to serve and to lead, and I must say there have been moments where had I pressed in harder, and stayed more open to the voice of God, the lives and legacy of leaders served might have been richer. I know what you're thinking, "should have, could have!" Perhaps that's still to be seen! The proverbial Fat Lady has not yet sung!
I guess that's why every morning now seems new and laden with possibilities. So regardless of age, self talk and reduced energy, I press on toward "the mark of the high calling in Christ Jesus."
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Around here we love the saying “It’s 5 o’clock somewhere!” Being able to host a cocktail party for your friends and family is a true luxury. You can make things as simple or decadent as you wish. There are so many budget-friendly and extravagant ways to host a cocktail party. To help ease the planning, work on your budget first and try stick to it. Make lists of what you need. Having one or two signature cocktails are great too. I’ve listed some of our favorites at the bottom of this post.
Bar carts soared to popularity in the 1950’s and we all came to recognize them again with the popular series Mad Men. Modern bar carts are used as much for style as they are for functionality. You can make them the centerpiece of any room, or have it more discreet tucked away in a corner, but showing them off is way more exciting!
There’s something about a rolling bar that makes hosting more whimsical and fun. I love that the cart can go from indoors to outdoors in a snap. With the modern bar cart here to stay (thank goodness!) I wanted to help you along with your shopping needs. The well-stocked bar cart has spacious shelving for liquor and wine bottles, drinking glasses, and bar tools.
I love throwing parties and my best advice always is to have everything on hand a few days before. Once you have all these essentials be sure to have all your wine, spirits, mixers and ice ready too! Simply hover over the item in the photo above and click to buy.
- 1. Champagne Flutes Long stemmed flutes turn any party into a very elegant affair. These are well priced because we know a few might get broken along the way.
- 2. Bar Cart I love this cart for its simplicity and the gold tone, a nod to the 50’s with a modern edgy style.
- 3. Bar Quiz Card Game Keep the fun and games going and play this fun card quiz that covers topics from science to pop culture.
- 4. “Carat” Wine Stopper An elegant, modern wine stopper that is fashioned from crystal.
- 5. Monogrammed Coupe Glasses All home bars should have a set of graceful coupe glasses for serving signature cocktails. You can get these with your initial which makes them even cooler!
- 6. Glass Champagne Ice Bucket Keep those bubbles chilled and add a touch of sophistication to your table setting with an elegant champagne bucket featuring organic-inspired textural detailing.
- 7. Patterned Shot Glasses Ornate metallic patterns enhance the vintage sophistication of this sleek shot glass set.
- 8. The Art of the Bar Cart This book will further your knowledge of bar cart styling and recipes.
- 9. 7-Pack Bridal Cocktail Charms How adorable are these if you are hosting a bridal shower or bachelorette party?! No one will lose their cocktail with these charms.
- 10. Monogram 5-Piece Decanter Set Treat yourself or buy as a gift for that special someone. Comes with a generous 34-ounce decanter.
- 11. Wine Chiller Clean lines enhance a metallic wine chiller crafted in mirrored finish.
- 12. Lemon Basil Martini Wow guests with this refreshing, clean and light martini (link below)
- 13. “Daphne” Decanter and Whiskey Glasses Add a touch of modern sophistication to your home bar with a sleek whiskey glass and decanter set featuring metallic honeycomb patterns. I love the contrasting details in this set.
- 14. Shagreen Set of 4 Coasters with Lidded Holder I love the color of these beautiful, luxurious coasters. Protect your surfaces and be fashionable all at the same time.
- 15. Set of 4 Coasters Add a modern element to your décor while protecting your tabletops with this set of geometrically inspired mixed-media coasters. Great price too!
- 16. Monogram Stainless Steel Cocktail Shaker This monogrammed glass cocktail shaker with a shining stainless-steel top lets you mix the perfect drink in high style—and is great for gifting to your favorite cocktail connoisseur. Great for you beach lovers
- 17. Antlers Glass Decanter and Wood Stopper Elevate your home bar with an elegant, handblown glass whiskey decanter featuring a regal antler etching and rustic rubberwood stopper. Great for you mountain lovers.
- 18. Copper Cocktail Shaker I love the simplicity of design in this essential piece.
- 19. Sea Coral Set of 6 Bottle Stoppers Add an element of coastal style to your home bar with a set of bottle stoppers featuring realistic sea coral accents.
- 20. Confetti Stemless Champagne Glasses Worried about broken stemware? Worry no more with this beautiful set of 4 glasses for your bubbly.
- 21. Drinking Buddies Drink Markers How adorable and hilarious are these? These markers are great for bachelorette parties, house parties, a girls nights in, poolside, picnic or any time at all!
- 22. Stainless Steel Winged Corkscrew Never be embarrassed again trying to open a bottle of wine, this corkscrew by OXO makes it super easy.
- 23. 4-Piece Stainless Steel & Wood Bar Set Serve up cocktails in style while adding timeless elegance to your home bar with a four-piece tool set crafted from dark-grain wood and stainless steel.
A few signature cocktails that will be the hit at any party… |
We’ve spent a fair amount of time this week scratching our heads and having a bit of a laugh at the expense of Better Call Saul, AMC’s forthcoming comic spin-off of their hit Breaking Bad. On first glance, it seems like exactly the kind of inexplicable and frankly silly programming decision that television networks make all the time (how ya doin, Dads). But over at TV.com, in a piece convincingly titled “What the heck is going on at AMC?,” writer Cory Barker asks if there’s more to Saul than craven opportunism; he poses the notion that it’s part of an overarching pattern of utterly bewildering behavior at the cable network.
The channel doesn’t exactly reek of desperation at the moment. Breaking Bad is experiencing its best ratings to date, planting itself firmly at the center of the cultural conversation in the countdown to its final episodes (and, in the process, slyly hogging the spotlight from this month’s season and series premieres on the major networks). Mad Men remains a critical and water-cooler favorite. And The Walking Dead is a ratings juggernaut, regularly beating its network competition in key demos.
But here’s the catch: The Walking Dead, which premiered nearly three years ago now, was the network’s last original scripted hit. And while that show will soldier on — albeit under yet another new show runner — Breaking Bad is three weeks from over, and Mad Men only has one more season. Those two shows were supposed to make the network an HBO-style home for quality original programming, but in the years since they began sweeping the Emmys, we’ve seen the splashy debuts and subsequent cancellations of Rubicon and The Killing (twice now), and Low Winter Sun looks poised to join them. Hell on Wheels is apparently still chugging along, but seriously, do you know anyone who watches Hell on Wheels?
So within the calendar year, AMC will dwindle from three giant, zeitgeist-y hits to one. Is that Better Call Saul pick-up starting to make a little more sense?
What’s even more peculiar about the network’s inability to find new hits is the number of shows it’s giving away to sister network Sundance. Top of the Lake sorta makes sense, being a limited-run miniseries, but I can’t imagine the logic that lead anyone there to decide to toss away Rectify , the brilliant, powerful small-town drama from Breaking Bad’s executive producers that would’ve made a far more ideal Sunday night companion than the dull Low Winter Sun.
This could all be premature hand-wringing, of course. Maybe the network’s other new pick-ups (the Lee Pace-starring tech drama Halt & Catch Fire and the American Revolution drama Turn) will become the hits they so badly need; maybe Better Call Saul will turn out better than the web series it sounds like. But if they’re going to continue as the home of prestige television they’ve attempted to brand themselves as, they’re gonna have to get their PR under control. As Barker notes, to “inside TV” types, AMC has cultivated a bit of a reputation for penny-pinching and contract disputes, their drawn-out negotiations with Mad Men’s Matt Weiner and Breaking Bad’s Vince Gilligan delaying and breaking up seasons, while The Walking Dead’s Frank Darabont reportedly exited over budget woes.
But (as we’ve noted), in today’s TV drama game, beggars can’t be choosers. If AMC wants to stay alive as a prestige drama destination, they’ve got to make themselves a more attractive home for creative types. Right now, for those to whom such things matter, they’re as well known for quibbling with show-runners as they are for putting on brilliant programs. Unless the fix that image problem, and stop giving away their most promising shows, they could end up looking less like HBO than TNT. |
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We chose the Loreto area because it speaks to our spirits. Loreto is snuggled between the mountains and the sea. The Sierra la Giganta rise almost a mile high. Expressing themselves in an array of volcanic colors, they make an impressive backdrop to life in Loreto and on the islands.
Five major islands surround Loreto, all of which are now encompassed in the 510,000 acre National Marine Park of the Bay of Loreto. The size of the islands, their diverse beauty, the distances between them, the spacing of their beaches, and the management policies of the park make the Loreto National Marine Park an ideal destination for expedition-style kayaking trips.
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Great wildlife is just one of the reasons we love Loreto!
In the ol’ blue Ford pickup, Loreto is 2 days south of the border, or 6 hours north of La Paz. It’s at exactly 26 degrees north latitude, which means that for about 2 hours at the right time of the night in winter-spring, the southern cross is just visible on the southern horizon. There is virtually no light pollution to diminish the glory of the stars.
Loreto is situated on the eastern side of the Baja California Peninsula, on the shores of the Gulf of California (or Sea of Cortez). The peninsula is thin enough to offer courses and combo trips that visit both the Gulf and the Pacific lagoons and surf.
The present US state of California and the Baja California peninsula once shared an identity and were served by a network of missions, joined by the legendary “Camino Real” mission road. The US has since acquired “upper California” and Mexico “lower California.” “Baja” means lower in Spanish. Loreto was the site of the very first mission in all the Californias. The mission and its museum are worth a visit! |
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Downloading free PC software online is kind of like playing Russian roulette. You never know which next click is going to destroy your PC.
In Forrest Gump’s world, it might also be like opening a box of chocolates.
But one recent change by Google has made downloading free PC software online surprisingly easy and safe. It’s arguably the biggest change in the PC online download market in years.
Basically, Google eliminated “crapware” results from its search engines. One of the best examples of this is with VLC Player.
Prior to Google’s recent update, searching for the popular media player VLC showed that the top three search results had absolutely nothing to do with VLC. Instead, people had paid for those advertising spots to display crapware and adware.
Open-Source Software with Bundled Ads
Technically speaking, in VLC’s case, the software in question wasn’t malware. Instead, it was simply open-source software bundled with advertisements. VLC is open source software (if the developers charged for VLC, they would instantly be sued for using all those media codecs for free).
Scammy developers took that open-source software and injected their own ads, leaving the rest of the software intact. This tricks users into thinking they’re downloading the legitimate version of VLC.
In reality, they’re funneling advertising money to low-quality developers. The French developers who actually worked hard to make VLC, on the other hand, are left with nothing.
Google Now Displays a Onebox Result
Google has been smarter and smarter about displaying Onebox results. When you ask it a common question, it will pull a Onebox answer from a trusted source on its search engine results page.
Website owners are mad because they don’t get the traffic, ad views, or any benefits. But Google simply claims its connecting search engine users to the information they need as quickly as possible.
In any case, Google now displays a Onebox when you try to download certain popular software programs – including VLC Media Player.
You can see how this system works in action here.
When you search for keywords like “VLC Download”, you’ll see a Onebox pop up which features the official website name, official software name, the name of the developers, an official logo, and a “Go to download” link.
It’s as official as you could ever want it to be.
Google released a blog post on the matter addressing user complaints. Google claims that the scammy software was removed from search engine rankings for all of the following reasons:
“We’ve found that most unwanted software displays one or more of the same basic characteristics:
-It is deceptive, promising a value proposition that it does not meet.
-It tries to trick users into installing it or it piggybacks on the installation of another program.
-It doesn’t tell the user about all of its principal and significant functions.
-It affects the user’s system in unexpected ways.
-It is difficult to remove.
-It collects or transmits private information without the user’s knowledge.
-It is bundled with other software and its presence is not disclosed.”
Google Also Blocks Downloads and Issues Warnings
Google’s new system makes PC downloads safer in more ways than one. Some other changes include:
-Chrome will now block malware downloads. If you try to download a known threat, Chrome won’t let you.
-Chrome will warn you that the site ahead could contain harmful programs. If you visit a website that knowingly hosts malware, Chrome could block you and force you to press the “Back to safety” button.
Google Conveniently Forgets to Mention it Was Making Millions in Advertising Money from Past System
It’s nice of Google to step up and prevent its users from being scammed. But many people are forgetting that Google happily made millions under the previous system.
Those search results at the top of the page when you searched for VLC Download? People had to pay Google for each click. And for often-searched terms like VLC Download, those clicks were rarely cheap.
Google approved those advertisements even when it saw users were being redirected towards adware. Let’s not forget that.
Let’s also not forget that Google’s reasons listed above are the results of a sudden investigation: Google has known about this for a while. The whole “We’ve found…” angle? I’m not buying it.
For what it’s worth, Yahoo does the exact same thing as Google and displays the same type of advertisements on its search engine results page. Bing, however, takes a middle-ground approach: it displays an official VLC Media Player logo in the top right corner of the screen with a link to the official site, but there are also adware-filled download links on the search engine results page.
In any case, the world of PC downloads is much safer today than it was yesterday. Thanks Google. |
Figures released in May 2019 show the median income for plumbers across the country as $55,160 per year, or $26.52 per hour. Topping the list is Massachusetts, with Hawaii and Rhode Island close behind in second and third. Pay Guide - Plumbing and Fire Sprinklers Award [MA000036] Published 01 November 2020 Pay rates change from 1 July each year, the rates in this guide apply from 01 November 2020. 10 minutes if handling toxic substances, Double time until the meal break is taken, Meal break (overtime after ordinary hours), Between normal shift and overtime if more than 2 hours overtime is to be worked. 0000000032 00000 n >> A Plumber can expect an average starting pay of £7. 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Today, my husband came home early from work because he was down in the back, again. 😞 He had a long drive home, and then I heated up a water bottle and sent him off to bed. Poor guy! I know all about horrible back pain. It ain’t no fun!
Meanwhile, I got busy on a cozy fall meal. A quick white chicken chili for when he woke up. 😊
Here’s what you’ll need:
Olive oil & butter
2 large skinless chicken breasts or 8 tenderloins-cubed
3 stalks of green onions-chopped (I like to use scissors) or 1 small, sweet onion cubed
*8 small sweet peppers-from ALDI-cubed (adds variety of color & sweetness.
Seasonings to your taste: garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt, pepper, cumin, basil & thyme (basically anything you personally like😁)
1 T chicken base (optional)
2- 15.5 oz. cans of great northern beans (Any white bean will do.)
1 can of chicken broth
1 C water (add water according to how thick or thin you like your chili)
1 small bunch of chopped cilantro
1 pint heavy whipping cream
*And if you want it a little spicy, add some chili flakes, jalapeño or green chilis. 🌶
Season the cubed chicken very well.
Cook the chicken in a skillet with olive oil and butter. Slightly undercook it so that when you continue cooking it with all the vegetables, it doesn’t get tough.
Remove from skillet and sauté peppers and onions adding a little more oil and butter.
Add the chicken back with water along with the remainder of the ingredients except the heavy whipping cream. You’re going to bring everything to a boil, and you don’t want the cream to curdle. Once roughy to boil, and the chicken is completely done, add in the cream and bring it to a slow simmer. Now you’re ready to serve!
It is so yummy!
I must admit I went back for a couple bowls. 😉 It was a perfect meal for this cozy, fall day. And hopefully it will help the hubby feel better too!
I also made my favorite cornbread recipe to go along with this yummy chili.
Here is the link to that recipe: cornbread
Do you like a white chili? **************************Here’s a little fall video I made for ya to put you in the cozy mood. 🤗🍁 |
Article by Logan Tabor -- Jan. 4th, 2021
Welcome back! Today, we’ll be picking up where we left off on our NC3015 amp kit build. Last time, we were able to get all the hardware installed, so today we’ll be installing and stuffing the turret board, as well as wiring everything up. This is really the fun part, and I’m definitely looking forward to it so I hope you are too.
One thing we didn’t touch on last week was the installation of our ground tabs, so we’ll talk about that now. There are three ground tabs that come with the NC3015 kit and they’ll allow us to have reliable ground connections located in strategic places within our chassis. You can see these ground tabs on your wiring diagram as well as in Image 1A below.
As you can see, you’ll need to loosen a few mounting screws from other pieces of hardware to get these ground tabs situated, but it should just take a couple seconds and then we’ll be ready to embark.
Here is a quick list of tools you’ll need for today:
Mojotone British Style NC3015 Amp Kit
Needle nose pliers
As we’re preparing to move on to the next step in the build, we need to consider a few things. If you’ll notice, your turret board has the longer end of the turrets sticking out of the top. However, there are also little metal eyelets on the bottom side of the board. This means you have a choice in how to wire the leads coming off of the board: you can either stuff the components up top, and solder all of your leads from the bottom side, or you can put everything up top. For this build, I’m choosing to do everything up top, which means I can go ahead and mount the board in the chassis before I stuff it.
As I mentioned, my first step is going to be to mount the board in the chassis. We’ve already mounted our metal inserts in the chassis, so all we need to do now is make sure our turret board is oriented properly and then use our remaining 4-40 screws to fasten the board down. Refer to your wiring diagram for proper turret board orientation and then get it mounted. Once you’re done, you should be looking like the chassis in Image 2A below…
Now we’re ready to stuff the turret board with components. One thing I like to do with these turrets boards is get all of my jumper wires in place first before stuffing all of the capacitors and resistors. Jumper wires are illustrated on your wiring diagram as red, silver, and black wires that connect two turrets on the board. Take a look at Image 3A for a few highlighted examples of jumper wires…
We can use the red and black PVC-coated wire that came with our kit to make these jumper connections. We’ll simply need to measure out the length of wire needed for each jumper, strip a bit of insulation off of each end, bend the wire ends down at a 90 degree angle, and insert them in the corresponding turrets. Or, as an alternative, you could strip more insulation off the ends of the jumpers than you normally would, and then wrap the leads around the middle of the turrets as opposed to placing the leads into the turret holes. Once you’re done with the red jumpers, you should be looking similar to Image 4A below…
Then you can finish up the black and silver jumpers and you’ll be ready to move on. The next step is to stuff all of our capacitors and resistors in the board. This is a part that will require heavy use of our wiring diagrams. It’s basically like putting a puzzle together, so just follow the diagram, locate the proper value of each part and put it where it needs to go. One big thing to watch out for is this: on this board, we have 5 polarized capacitors. This means they have to have their negative and positive ends facing in the right direction in order to work properly. Take a look at Image 5A below and notice the highlighted capacitors…
Those circled in red are the ones you’ll need to watch out for. As you move forward, just reference your diagram for proper orientation and you should be in good shape. Alright, let’s get to it! Take your time and follow the diagram, and let’s meet back when our boards look like the board in Image 6A below…
Now we have our boards stuffed with the necessary components, but before we start wiring everything up, there’s another preparatory step we need to take. If you look at your wiring diagram, you’ll notice that many of your potentiometers, jacks, tube sockets, etc., have a component or jumper wire running between solder points. Now would be a good time to go ahead and get these components in place so that when we move on to the final wiring, there will be far fewer “surprises.”
A good way to go about this is to identify one of these components or jumper wires, and wrap their leads through and around whatever lug they need to connect with. Then you can use your needle nose pliers to pinch the leads down and hold the component in place until it’s time to solder.
Let’s spend some time with our wiring diagrams, pay close attention, and get all of these parts into place. We’ll meet back once our chassis looks similar to the one in Image 7A below…
Okay, this seems like the right time to embark on a magical journey called “wiring everything up!” This is going to require patience and focus, among many other qualities. Here are some things to keep in mind throughout this process:
1) Make sure ALL components are installed in any given solder point before soldering (we only want to solder one time per joint if we can help it).
2) Try to route your wires as close to the chassis as possible to avoid clutter and to make future maintenance/repair work easier.
3) Your wiring diagram uses different color wire for different connections; follow this color coding as best you can so your wiring diagram will be as relevant as possible next time you open up the amp.
4) Take as much time as you need and try to have fun; you’re giving life to supreme tone here!
Alright let’s dive in. A nice tip here is to go ahead and look at the potentiometers on your wiring diagram. You should notice that two of them need to have a bus wire running from one of their lugs to their metal casing. You'll definitely want to go ahead and knock this out before you start wiring up the pots, that way no wires are in the way when you go to do it. It is also good to use a flathead screw driver to scrape off some of the coating that's on the pot's metal casing; this will help the solder adhere more readily.
After that, I like to continue to the soldering phase by identifying those solder points on my wiring diagram which do NOT need to have a lead running out to other components in the circuit. These points can go ahead and be soldered without having to measure and route wires. Once I’ve got those lead-less connection points soldered in, THEN I’ll move on to measuring and routing lead wires for the rest of the circuit.
At this point, I'll begin working with my power transformer leads as well as my output transformer leads. This not only helps clear up your work area and get those long wires out of the way, but a lot of your transformer connections are single component connections which make for a nice easy start.
Another thing I like to do is keep my wiring diagram in front of me and use a pen or pencil to mark off connection points as I solder them. This helps me stay organized and acts as a quality control method as well.
Well folks, this is one of those parts where we pretty much have to set you loose with your wiring diagram and meet back when you feel like you’ve got everything in place. So let’s take out time and get all of our internal connections soldered in! See you back here when you’re looking like Image 8A below… |
How Much Money Does Salesforce Cost in Actual Use?
Choosing a suitable CRM system can be a pretty tricky decision to make. With so many options on the today’s market, it is necessary to evaluate each solution carefully before picking up any particular platform. One of the critical factors is the cost of the platform, that, as it turns out, can be deceptive. Many customers find out, that in addition to the “sticker price” they have to overpay to obtain all the advantages of the chosen CRM software. So, is this the same with Salesforce? Let’s find out the real Salesforce cost.
The additional fees can include expenses on customizing the platform, its integration with other systems, accessing the data from a mobile phone, etc. As a result, the user sometimes ends up paying twice as much as it was initially intended. Therefore, let’s search for the hidden costs of one
of the most popular CRM solutions – Salesforce. So, here are the 5 main critical points we discovered.
That is the most important and potentially the most expensive part is data storage within the Salesforce system.
Well, let’s see what features depend on Salesforce cost.
The system’s limit is 1GB data storage and 10GB file storage per organization and additional 20MB (for Professional and Enterprise plans) or 120MB (for Performance and Unlimited) data storage and 100MB file storage per each user.
Extra storage space can be purchased from Salesforce in blocks of 50 or 500MB, costing $125/month for 500MB of extra data storage. File Storage costs $5/month for 1GB. Taking into consideration that this is not a one-time payment, data storage may cost more than your annual license.
2. Is Support Included in Salesforce Cost?
As their primary support option, Salesforce offers the Standard Success Plan. It includes Online Case Submission (Two-Day Response), 12/5 support via phone, and two-business-day response time.
A paid alternative is the Premier Success Plan that offers 24/7 support, faster responses, and an expanded training course access. To use this solution you have to pay extra 15% of your license list price, in case you are using Professional or Enterprise Editions. There is also the Premier Administrator service that gives you access to Salesforce Certified Administrators who can configure and maintain your platform for additional 10% of the license price.
3. A Possibility of Access via Mobile Phones
Salesforce provides a free mobile service called Mobile Lite, so it doesn’t depend on Salesforce cost. However, this solution offers limited functionality and excludes such vital features as access to custom objects, configuration customization, etc.
The full version of Salesforce Mobile is free for Unlimited Edition customers. However, for Professional and Enterprise plan clients, the upgrade will cost $50 per user/month.
4. What about API Calls Limits
An API call limit determines the number of times the system can contact (send and receive information) external data sources. Talking about Salesforce, if users go over the maximum allowed number of calls, they have only two options, either adding more user licenses or upgrading all users to the most expensive Salesforce Performance Edition.
5. Ability to Access Offline
Finally, the last thing you have to consider is the ability to connect to the Salesforce CRM while offline. It is vital to have all key customer relationship management data even on the road, with no connection to the internet, and Salesforce provides such possibility. The platform offers an offline edition through a so-called briefcase, which is free for Enterprise and Unlimited plan users. However, the tool has some limitations like lack of forecasts, cases and reports. What is more, those who use Salesforce Professional have to pay additional $25 per user/month for the Offline Edition.
Altogether, Salesforce hidden fees can raise up to thousands of dollars per month, if talking about a company with at least 5 users. Therefore, it is vital to ask profound questions regarding additional fees and decide which features are essential for you to have, before buying an annual license. Otherwise, you risk getting stuck with a solution that is expensive and difficult to adjust to your needs.
So, carefully consider all the facts mentioned above about Salesforce cost and keep moving towards your goal.
What You Get When Choosing Trujay Service
Among a significant number of ways of migration the CRM data, you can choose an automated migration service Trujay. The platform moves the records accurately and securely with the help of the following functionalities:
- data security and ability to take advantage of the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is guaranteed ;
- mapping of fields and users for preserving the data structure;
- full uptime of the current and future CRMs during the transition;
- free Demo Migration to see the service in action (allows you to move some parts of your data to a new platform);
- possibility to restart migration over to ensure the whole import of data;
- experienced 24/7 tech support.
Trujay migration service and Salesforce are official partners. That means you don’t need to get an API key from Salesforce. Your data will import to any Salesforce edition.
To sum up
Some CRM systems have ‘hidden’, at first sight, details. And when you start using the platform, they all suddenly and so not in a right time come out into the light. Hope this article about the real Salesforce cost will prevent you from unpleasant surprises while using the platform.
Check out more about how to import Data into Salesforce.
Transfer data from your current CRM system or CSV files into Salesforce using Salesforce Data Loader from Trujay. |
The school vision is to create a safe, caring and happy school community of children, staff and parents where Christian values are upheld and every child is valued as an individual.
To nurture creative, independent, life-long learners within an irresistible curriculum that develops resilience, inspiration and opportunity.
Our Core Values are: Friendship, Forgiveness, Aspiration and Respect.
Year 5 pupils who instigated Australia Day to raise money for animals displaced by fire.
We aim to:
- Provide a broad and balanced education for all pupils
- Ignite a love of learning in all pupils and nurture a Growth Mindset.
- Enable pupils to develop knowledge, understand concepts and acquire skills, and be able to choose and apply these in relevant situations
- Support pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
- Support pupils’ physical development and responsibility for their own health, and enable them to be active
- Promote a positive attitude towards learning
- Ensure equal access to learning, with high expectations for every pupil and appropriate levels of challenge and support
- Promote an understanding and appreciation for their community and the world in which they live and prepare them for later life.
- Promote the learning and development of our youngest children and ensure they are ready for Key Stage 1
Teaching and Learning at Highburton covers the National Curriculum 2014 as well as RE, PSHE including Sex and Relationships Education, Forest School, Financial Education, Safeguarding, Global Education and Basic Skills.
Democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths flow throughout our school and curriculum.
Curriculum Policy can be accessed here.
The knowledge and skills that pupils gain in each subject throughout their school life is set out in each Sequence of Learning. The documents also illustrate how the curriculum links to our vision and values.
Sequence of Learning - English
Sequence of Learning - Mathematics
Sequence of Learning - Computing
Sequence of Learning – Music
Sequence of Learning - MFL (French)
Sequence of Learning - Design Technology
Sequence of Learning – Art and Design
Sequence of Learning - RE
Sequence of Learning - PSHE
Other subjects to follow
Our curriculum is designed to provide irresistible learning. We want the children to be excited about their learning and we believe that providing a mixture of discrete and thematic programmes of study excites, challenges and supports high quality teaching and learning.
The Teaching and Learning Policy sets out in more detail how our curriculum is designed, taught and assessed.
Our children feel happy and safe in school and our outcomes in national tests are consistently above the national expectation. Children leave Highburton ready for the next stage in the education, the outcomes of our children at Key Stage 2 supports this.
Parents' Guide to Teaching and Learning can be found here
What we want to learn - March 2019 - Pupils feed back about what they want in the curriculum.
What we think of the new Maths Mastery method of teaching and learning - March 2019
In 2017/18 the children told up what they had enjoyed doing throughout the year. |
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