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- New iPhones are pretty expensive now, making it harder to shell out extra money for accessories.
- Scooch, a new smartphone accessories brand, found a way to pack a case, grip, kickstand, and car mount into one gadget called the Wingman, is built to withstand military drop tests.
- At about $45, it's cheaper than buying everything separately.
- I've always been the type to buy one basic case and leave it on my phone forever, but the Wingman's versatility and convenience led me to make a permanent switch.
Owning a new iPhone is expensive. On top of the $1,250 I paid for the device and my monthly bill for service, I also needed to shell out money for essential accessories like a protective case, a car mount, and some sort of grip like a PopSockets Grip or Speck GrabTab.
Being the smart shopper that I am, I decided to add up the cost of everything I needed before actually buying it and it came out to about $75 — $40 for a decent case, at least $10 for a grip, and $25 for the car dash mount my coworker Brandt recommended — which was a lot more than I wanted to spend.
After holding out on buying everything separately, I found a single product that packed everything I needed all in one at a much cheaper price — the Scooch Wingman iPhone Case (from $40).
The Scooch Wingman is a highly protective case that meets military drop standards by using EXO-D impact technology. While its ability to withstand 6-foot drops and lots of abuse is a very important feature, the built-in wing on the back is what makes the case special. Acting as a grip, a kickstand, and a car mount, the innovative wing design adds a lot of usability to an otherwise simple, yet solid iPhone case.
Since I was in the market for a bunch of products that could do all of those things separately, I decided to give the Wingman a try. I'm usually the type of person to put one case on my iPhone and leave it on forever, but the Wingman was so useful I made the switch permanently.
Here's how it works as a phone grip
As phones get bigger and bigger, they also get harder to hold. We've all struggled to click the shutter while gripping the phone at the right angle for a selfie and that's where the wing comes in handy most. Simply push down on the middle of the wing in order to get it to stick out and you'll then have a grip that functions similarly to a PopSocket Grip. Since I have the largest iPhone, the Xs Max, I often find myself using the grip function whenever I'm holding it in my hand; it just feels more secure.
Personally, I prefer this design over PopSockets Grips because when it's not in use, it lays flush against the phone. The only upside that other grips have is that they are available in hundreds if not thousands of colors and themes. If you must have a grip with your favorite color, cartoon character, or sports team, then PopSocket Grips would be the way to go. If not, the Wingman works perfectly fine.
The kickstand feature is great for watching videos or using FaceTime
I bought this gigantic iPhone so that I could watch videos on a decent-sized screen, but the last thing I want to do is have to hold my phone for an entire TV show or movie. In the past, I've had to come up with creative ways to keep my phone standing like leaning it against a water bottle, a stack of books, or whatever else might be laying around. With the Scooch Wingman, the wing is there to keep your phone propped up. It's even good for FaceTiming, taking photos with the self-timer, or anything else you might want to do without using your hands.
Using the Scooch Wingman as a car mount is easy:
Installing a phone mount in your car is a good way to be a safe and responsible driver. I'm all for using dash mounts, but I have several cars of my own and occasionally drive my parents' cars. Buying a separate dash mount for each car would be a bit ridiculous, not to mention expensive. The Scooch Wingman ensures that I never go without a mount, no matter which car I'm driving. Simply extend the wing and slide it into your car's air vent. The curved design of the wing will keep your phone securely in place. Below, you'll see my iPhone Xs Max mounted in my mom's Honda CR-V. It does block a good portion of the air vent, but it definitely beats driving and trying to look at GPS directions with the phone in my lap.
Unfortunately, the Scooch Wingman doesn't work with wireless chargers, but such is the case with most add-on grips anyway. As much as I liked using a wireless charger with my last case, the trade-off for everything the Wingman does offer makes using a normal charging cable worthwhile.
As cool as the collective features are, the price is the most impressive part. At about $45 for the iPhone X/Xs or iPhone Xs Max, the Scooch Wingman is a clear winner in terms of value. If you have an older iPhone or a Samsung phone, you can also find choices on Amazon here.
As an added bonus, Scooch will donate 10% of the proceeds from every product sold to programs that support victims of crime and domestic abuse. It doesn't make the case any better from a function standpoint, but it's always nice to see a brand you like supporting a noble cause.
In short, you can either buy a bunch of different iPhone cases and accessories, or you can buy a Scooch Wingman. It's protective, versatile, and convenient in every way.


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3 Trends Happening in Private Equity
According to the annual report of American Investment Council (previously known as the Private Equity Growth Capital Council), 3 emerging trends will affect PE firms during 2016:
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Good quality, well prepared businesses are still attractive to private equity forms (many of whom are still 'cashed up').
- Increasing Equity Contributions
This partly reflects banks' more conservative lending stance, as well as high cash levels.
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Lots of firms seeking to diversify and spread risk (as well as resources) by co-investing.
In the Australian market, recent negative publicity (mainly around Dick Smith) has seen only a rise in percentage of all deals in Australia involving PE (roughly 25% in United States and United Kingdom). This suggests there is scope for expanded activity in PE in Australia, despite the majority percentage of Australia's deal flow being weighted heavily towards infrastructure, real estate and resources (three areas where PE is typically less active).
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Critics deride New Jersey's offer to revive an unfinished mall
At the end of April, The New York Times reported that "Gov. Chris Christie and the developers of the Mall of America have struck a deal to pour in $1 billion more in hopes of reviving the oft-ridiculed Xanadu Meadowlands complex" in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
If all goes as the governor and the developers hope, the complex, now renamed "American Dream@Meadowlands," will be the largest retail and entertainment complex in the United States and the third-largest in the world, with 4,500,000 square feet of entertainment, sports, and retail space, according to Wikipedia.
But why would a Republican governor who presents himself as tight-fisted with taxpayer dollars invest in a private project, especially one as retrograde as a mall? That's what many New Jersey residents and people who study real estate development are asking.
The project, supported by an earlier Democratic governor, Jim McGreevey, was approved in late 2003 as a joint venture between the former Mills Corporation and Mack-Cali Realty Corporation, and was was hailed by Mills Chairman and CEO Laurence E. Siegel as "a new standard for bringing lifestyle, recreation, sports and family entertainment offerings together in one location." Ground was broken September 29, 2004, and by 2008, Wikipedia reports, the complex's exterior and the structure for an indoor ski slope were complete.
Then the enormous project went through a series of financial calamities, with new developers entering and exiting, followed by physical disasters as well. On February 1, 2011, after a record-breaking month of snow, a 50- to 60-foot long section of the eastern wall buckled and a crease showed up in the ski slope. Two days later, the eastern wall failed and the roof suffered a partial collapse. Even before then, Christie had called the complex "the ugliest damn building in New Jersey and maybe America."
"The administration has argued that the project is too big and too far along to let it lie fallow," The Times reported. The state would provide $180 million to $200 million in low-interest financing and forfeit a similar amount in future sales-tax revenue.
Triple Five, a Canadian conglomerate that owns the 5.3-million-square-foot West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, and the 4.2-million-square-foot Mall of America in Minnesota, would invest more than $1 billion.
Jeff Tittel, director of the New Jersey chapter of the Sierra Club, said the kind of state financing in the Xanadu agreement only helped enrich the developer at the expense of taxpayers. "At a time when the governor has taken money from renewable energy and schools, he's bailing out an ugly mall," Tittel told The Times.
Nicole Gelinas, a contributing editor to the Manhattan Institute's City Journal, wrote May 8 in the Star-Ledger of Newark that Christie's decision "shows a lapse in judgment, at best." Gelinas said, "The Republican governor should understand that there's no place for public money in a mall, even one with indoor ski slopes. If Xanadu's new owners and lenders thought that American Dream's prospects were stellar, they'd fund the thing themselves."
If the project runs over budget again — the new price tag is $3.7 billion — taxpayer money beyond hundreds of millions of dollars of public support nearly a decade ago will be potentially at risk, Gelinas warned.
"Last year, Christie cancelled a $9.2 billion tunnel to New York, noting worry about costs," she pointed out. "Now, Christie has chosen to spend his finite time and taxpayers' finite money on a mall, which is not public infrastructure, over the rail project, which was."
The project also fared poorly on the Times "Room for Debate" discussion page. Judith Martin, director of the urban studies program at the University of Minnesota, argued, "In a still-lingering recession, with huge health, education, and public infrastructure needs being ignored, deflecting scarce public dollars for Xanadu's continued development seems callous indeed — unless you believe that it's too big to fail."
David Smiley, who teaches architecture and urban studies at Barnard College and is author of the forthcoming Pedestrian Modern and editor of Redressing the Mall: Sprawl and Public Space in Suburbia, argued that aiding a huge mall is the wrong thing to do.
"The small stores and the older main streets of New Jersey, like many states, need attention," Smiley wrote. "If Governor Christie wants to subsidize Xanadu's Triple Five, then he should also offer proportionate loan deals and subsidies to single and local store owners in places like Newark, or he should offer deals for mainstream retail chains to open in underserved neighborhoods in cities like Trenton or he should encourage community groups in places like Perth Amboy to form their own development corporations to figure out what kinds of stores they need and want."
"But it is unlikely that any of this will happen on a scale that matters," Smiley acknowledged. "Retailing's financial structures – under stress long before the current residential finance breakdown – have nurtured only large-scale development, enabled massive tax write-downs (among other shameless balance sheet techniques) and tacitly encouraged poor investment decisions."
"For decades malls were built where they could not be supported by the surrounding population," he said. "Thus, in the past decade or so, we have seen growth in the numbers of dead malls, which, by some counts, is well over 10 percent of total mall properties."
Another contributor to the Times debate, Brigid C. Harrison, a professor of political science and law at Montclair State University, maintained, "While the state should be in the business of promoting investment and creating a favorable climate for such investment — and one could argue that a project of Xanadu's scope could warrant state-supported lending — it is hard to rationalize the state's decision to forgo some of the revenue produced by such an investment, particularly when the development could have a deleterious effect on neighboring retail centers. She said: "It puts the state at risk for financing a historic boondoggle while in the midst of a slow economic recovery."
"The project would create thousands of construction jobs and, when completed, more jobs to run the restaurants, theaters, indoor ski slope and other attractions," wrote Bob Ingle, a political columnist for Gannett New Jersey Newspapers. "The developer estimates the mall will draw 55 million visitors a year. That potential appears to be motivating Governor Christie."
But Ingle pointed out that even Christie supporters "are questioning the very idea of tossing more money into a pit that has produced little more than 'only in Jersey' jokes."


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Senator Ritchie's Community Spotlight: Cranberry Lake Campground
Throughout our region exist hidden treasures that locals know about and would become "must visits" for people across the state—and even the nation—if only more people knew about them.
The Washington Post recently discovered one of those treasures—the Cranberry Lake Campground, which was named to the publication's list of "The Country's Eight Most Beautiful Campgrounds." Joining Cranberry Lake Campground on the list were other notable campgrounds, including North Rim Campground at Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, Lost Creek Campground at Crater Lake National Park in Oregon and White Tank Campground at Joshua Tree National Park in California.
In its profile of Cranberry Lake, the Washington Post let readers know about its beauty that is "off the charts," solitude and "pristine wilderness." In addition, the story describes the campground as a place where campers can enjoy numerous recreational activities such as dozens walking trails throughout the Five Ponds Wilderness Area, boating, kayaking, a swimming beach and of course, tremendous fishing.
Located in Adirondack Park, Cranberry Lake Campground has grown from just 15 campsites in 1935 to more than 170 today. The campground features a number of amenities—including a nearby boat launch, sand beach and bathhouse, picnic area, fireplaces, grills, an amphitheater, fishing pier and a pavilion available for rent. These features—and more—can be enjoyed for just $20 per-night for New York State residents. This year, the campground will remain open until October 13th.
Whether it is Cranberry Lake or any other campground in our region, I hope that in the remaining weeks of summer you'll take the opportunity experience the natural beauty of our region and its awesome recreational opportunities. For more information on Cranberry Lake Campground, click here.


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L from February 17th to 11 in Brazil on a business trip. After returning to the 16 day of fever, muscle pain and other symptoms, and then he visited the medical authorities and told him to visit Brazil. At that time the symptoms of L is relatively mild. The 19 day of a L face, body rash, muscle pain. 21, the disease management of the Department of L for a nucleic acid detection (PCR) results show that patients with the virus nucleic acid positive. Disease management department is L a second nucleic acid detection, the results will be released in the afternoon.
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PHOTOGRAPHER Matthew Donaldson, father of supermodel Lily, has directed the two minute film for The Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal to accompany its silent single. Traditionally, the Poppy appeal is marked by a two-minute-silence at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month - but this year the practice has gone digital too, with figures from the worlds of fashion, music, sport and entertainment pictured solemnly for the cause. Tennis star Andy Murray, actors David Tennant and Bob Hoskins, musicians Mark Ronson and Brian Ferry and even the Prime Minister David Cameron were filmed by Donaldson to accompany the Silent Single. By downloading the single you will automatically donate £1 to The Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal. The single and video are available on iTunes for £2.28 (£1 of which goes to the appeal) or from www.silentsingle.com for £1. For more information visit www.poppy.org.uk/remembrance. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE THE SINGLE ON iTUNES
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My fame is spreading quicker than expected, and not particularly in the way I would have liked. Richard Stiennon called me an old man a couple of days ago. I only picked it up because Alan Shimel made a reference to it. And even then he called me Ron. :)
I guess I should be happy to be referenced by Richard and Alan at all, but the fact is, I'm not so old. I'm 31. Rothman's far older than me, and Alan, not to mention Stiennon himself. Ah, so he said I "sound like" an old man. Perhaps I should take that as a compliment coming from an old man of security like him?
OK, I've been in security a long time, and my post the other day about where security is heading may have been rambling, but that's because I really have no idea what's happening at present! It certainly wasn't a complaint as Richard seems to imply. It was a request for feedback if anything, a postulation of several hypotheses for some extra scientific input from field scientists, you guys. My thinking at the moment is that whilst there is an element of convergence, there is also massive divergence, and that's being caused by vendors (like myself and Richard).
When he says I'm tired of my own industry, yes I suppose I am. That's very specific though, "my own industry" is very much tied to vendors, network security, and the marketing bullshit that comes out of that area. It's been very much device orientated. I'm tired of FUD, I'm tired of compliance being confused with technical specifications. I'm tired of the same mistakes being made over and over again. Yes I can be short-tempered with people who I find ignorant, who repeat misquoted statements as fact ("70% of attacks are internal"), but if someone crosses or questions me, I have all the patience in the world. I like questions, and I like answers, but if somethings going nowhere, I want to kick it and get it moving.
There's far too much criticism and one-upmanship going on at the moment. Maybe the old guard is feeling threatened. I'm not a guru, I don't want to be. I'm no expert, I'm a trained professional, like all of you. We need more of a community, like Michael S's (I'm not attempting that surname) Security Catalyst Community for example, where everyone is equal, and encouraged to share. If someone says something incorrect, we teach, we don't criticise.
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Lizzie Lamb is the writer of heart warming, funny romance novels, readers describe as the book equivalent to comfort food.
After working for 34 years as a primary school teacher (the last 20 as a deputy ), Lizzie decided to pursue her first love: writing. She joined the Romantic Novelists' Association's New Writers' Scheme, wrote Tall, Dark and Kilted (2012), quickly followed by Boot Camp Bride. Although much of her time is taken promoting her novels she wrote Scotch on the Rocks, which achieved Best Seller status within two weeks of publication on Amazon. Her next novel, Girl in the Castle, reached #3 in the Amazon charts.
Lizzie is co-founder of indie publishing group – New Romantics Press, and has co-hosted author events at Aspinall, St Pancras and Waterstones, Kensington.
She is a member of the Society of Authors and the Romantic Novelists' Association and organises the Leicester Chapter of the RNA (63 members). Her latest romance, Take Me, I'm Yours, achieved Best Seller status, too. She is currently working on a #6 – working title: I'll be in Scotland.
As for the years she spent as a teacher, they haven't quite gone to waste as she is building up a reputation as a go-to speaker on indie publishing, social media and the labyrinthine workings of Amazon. Lizzie lives in Leicestershire (UK) with her husband, David, aka The Roadie.


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Stop me…before I volunteer again!
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Do you ever feel like you couldn't possibly give another piece of yourself or your time? You are not alone. In 2015, Volunteering Australia listed that the most common reasons for not volunteering were: Did not have time - 67% Unable to make long term commitment - 62% Preferred to give money instead of time - 52%
As parents we find ourselves pulled in many directions: giving our time to our jobs, our families and our communities. Perhaps you are coaching your kids' sports team, running Sabbath School and church programs, or mowing your neighbours' lawn. Some days just managing to sit down with the family for a meal together can make you feel like parent-of-the-year!
So why do we volunteer? Why should we keep on doing it? Here are some of the personal benefits listed by Volunteering Australia: Volunteers are happier, healthier and sleep better than those who don't volunteer. Just a few hours of volunteer work makes a difference in happiness and mood. A strong correlation exists between the wellbeing, happiness, health, and longevity of people who are emotionally kind, and compassionate in their charitable helping activities. Sustained volunteering is associated with better mental health. (More information and sources can be found on their website www.volunteeringarustralia.org )
If you're still not convinced by the benefits of improved sleep and increased wellbeing, Dr Lisel O'Dwyer, from the University of Adelaide, estimated the dollar value of the contributions made by volunteers to be worth 25.4 billion to the Australian economy each year. (Can we put that on our resume?)
We have found one of the benefits of volunteering at Avondale School has been the opportunity to connect with others. For example, when you are a reading parent in an infant classroom, you not only connect with your child, but you also get to know their teacher, your child's friends, their parents, and sometimes even their grandparents. Many of us have experienced lasting friendships and connections made in that precious learning environment. The same thing happens when you help out on a school excursion, at a sports day, sew costumes for the school concert, tell a story at chapel, or help with a Parents and Friends barbecue. This volunteering provides an opportunity to engage and connect with other parents and friends who are also supporting and enriching the education of their children. Having read the previous three reasons for people not volunteering above, it might surprise you to learn that the fourth most common reason people give for not volunteering is this: "No one asked." Seriously, "No one asked"!
That is, until now … drum roll please ... consider this your invitation. If you are looking to connect, improve your sense of wellbeing and happiness, we invite you to volunteer. Maybe it will be in your family or non-school community, but just know, Avondale School P&F welcomes you! Keep an eye out for our upcoming events in the School Newsletter and on the School Facebook page. Spending a little time volunteering with Avondale School Parents and Friends may be your best-spent hour yet!
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written by R.L. Bynum Carmichael will always be a special place It doesn't matter that North Carolina's opponent today is only Wofford. I can't wait to be in Carmichael Auditorium (no, it will never be Carmichael Arena to me) for the game. As a kid growing up in a house on Franklin Street (near Eastgate),… Read more »
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Media Musings: Keeping Up With The (Jonathan) Jones
written by R.L. Bynum Jonathan Jones' NFL job at CBS vastly different than his job was at SI Jonathan Jones had plenty of emotions when TheMaven laid off dozens of Sports Illustrated staffers. It was all empathy for Jones, then an SI national NFL writer, even though he also got laid off. That's because he… Read more »
Media Musings: Behind the scenes of the behind the scenes "All Access" series
written by R.L. Bynum Behind the scenes of "All Access" series on Carolina basketball What is it like to be around a blue-blood college basketball program? The ACC Network's multi-part series "All Access: A Season with Carolina Basketball" offers an inside look at the North Carolina program, with plenty of cameras around the program on… Read more »
Media Musings: Evan Lepler is the Ultimate play-by-play guy
written by R.L. Bynum Wake Forest alum Lepler has the ultimate job … and covers many other sports ESPN's impact in the last 30 years has led to practically every sport you can think of (and some you didn't know existed) being televised on some sort of platform. More obscure sports that previously were only… Read more »
Media Musings: Hamilton hasn't thrown away his shot, but has also learned to wait for it
written by R.L. Bynum Hamilton takes diverse media experience to Maven's Panthers site As the media landscape continues to evolve at a dizzying pace, many can get left behind if they aren't flexible enough to reinvent their careers. Few have done a better job of overcoming setbacks and finding new and different opportunities than Scott… Read more »
Media Musings: News & Observer/Herald-Sun hired a sports editor. Who is it?
written by R.L. Bynum McClatchy N.C. sports leadership in place with hiring of veteran sports editor Adams The combined News & Observer/Herald-Sun newsroom had been looking for a sports editor since late February, when longtime sports editor Steve Ruinsky took an early-retirement buyout. It wasn't a departure that anybody in the newsroom wanted. But it… Read more »
Media Musings: How can you tell it's a big Game Day in North Carolina? Because Charlie Mickens is there.
By R.L. Bynum Game Day Charlie has lived the dream for more than 30 years To pursue a dream job, getting paid initially isn't always as important as getting there. That was the case for veteran WTVD sports photographer Charlie Mickens well before he became known as Game Day Charlie. He had not yet become… Read more »
Media Musings: Is prep sports coverage profitable? Subscription sites in NC aim to find out.
By R.L. Bynum Subscription and other websites help meet the demand for high school sports coverage What digital metrics does high school sports content produce? By dramatically reducing coverage levels, it's clear that many newspaper executives don't think the return is worth the investment of resources that publications made just a few years ago. In… Read more »


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Hits & Rock jingles – France
Radio Fox – New station in France, more precisely Auxonne, launch new Hits & Rock jingles. That station just launch 3 packs of 8 cuts each, A ToH and a pack of sweepers mixing french singer and UK english voice over.
Choosing one of our different customized packages will allow you to select your very own tailored jingles and brand signature. We offer a wide variety of music tracks, created in our studios. It gives you the opportunity to adapt your musical needs to your station's format. Our very affordable formula makes it possible for you to start your own "sound identity process" while respecting the product's overall promises and improvement.
Music is a powerful and emotional vector that radically enhances brand recognition. Also it leaves a preferential imprint on your target audience. Branding jingles & distinctive sound logos allows you, in other words, to create proximity with your listeners and therefore optimize your market positioning.
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Bus Novigrad – Trieste
Novigrad to Trieste Bus Timetable
Bus station Novigrad and Bus station Trieste are connected with daily bus lines all year round, and during the season there are also additional departures.
There is 76 kilometers between Novigrad and Trieste and a bus ride takes about 2 hours. Please consider increased road congestion during the season.
Please see below departures from Novigrad to Trieste - do not forget to choose the correct date of travel. If you want to know about return journey here are the information about the route Trieste - Novigrad.
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Nintendo announced that Pokémon studio Game Freak is working on a new role-playing game, Town. It is coming to Switch in 2019.
Town has a colorful, cartoon-like aesthetic that you'd expect from the Pokémon developer. But Town's combat looks to be more complex.
Town is just a tentative title, so the game's name could change.
Game Freak has worked on non-Pokémon games before, like 2015's sidescroller Tembo the Badass Elephant and 2012's rhythm game HarmoKnight. But it's unusual for the studio to work on an RPG that isn't part of the Pokémon franchise.


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By Anna Boots
Three percent: that's the oft-cited figure of how many books are published in the United States each year in translation from languages other than English. It might be surprising to some people that Arabic is actually the fourth most translated language into English, following French, German and Spanish. This has not always been the case. Arabic ranked ninth or tenth on this list in the 1990s, until the interest in Arabic in the United States began its steady climb following the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan in the early 2000s. Even with this increase, American readers (who don't read or speak Arabic) have very limited access to fiction coming from the Arab world.
Of the full-length novels that are being translated from Arabic into English, an increasing number of them fall into the umbrella category of speculative fiction, which includes science fiction, fantasy, horror, and dystopian fiction. There are many possible explanations for the popularity of this genre. The Iraqi-born author Hassan Blasim has suggested that speculative fiction is well suited to writing under authoritarian rule, and in settings of intense censorship. Basma Abdel Aziz's The Queue, published in Arabic in 2013 and in English translation by Elisabeth Jaquette in 2016, uses dystopian fiction to tell the Kafkaesque story of citizens living under an oppressive, authoritarian regime, who must wait in an endless line in front of "The Gate" to have their most basic needs met. The setting is an unnamed Middle Eastern country, but strongly resembles contemporary Egypt.
The genre of speculative fiction also appears to be well-suited to telling stories of conflicts, such as the Iraq War. The context of American-led wars and interventions in the Middle East is important for understanding which Arabic stories get translated into English and marketed in the United States, and how they are received and talked about by American readers and critics. As Marcia Lynx Qualey, founder of the popular blog ArabLit, has written, in the case of Iraq War literature, Arabic fiction translated into English can offer a necessary alternative perspective on stories that are usually told from the viewpoint of the American soldier. This is the case for Ahmed Saadawi's novel, Frankenstein in Baghdad, published in Arabic in 2014 and in English translation by Jonathan Wright in 2018, which centers on ordinary civilians in Baghdad living with the consequences of the U.S.-led invasion. The story follows a junk dealer named Hadi living in occupied Baghdad, who worries that the dismembered corpses that litter the streets following explosions won't receive proper burials. He begins to collect scattered body parts and sew them together into one corpse; in the process, accidentally constructing a monster that goes on to wreak further havoc on the war-torn city.
These two novels will be the launching point for a course at The New York Public Library's Jefferson Market branch this fall that deals with Arabic fiction in English translation. First and foremost, we will deal with the literary aspects of the texts. But we will also use them to explore the art and politics of literary translation from Arabic into English. What kinds of works and authors reach an English language audience, and why? How do the authors and translators think about translating both language and genre, and approach the specific obstacles that arise from translating Arabic into English? We will consider the political stakes of reading stories translated from Arabic, and the role literary translation can play in balancing out the perspectives on the Middle East that the average American reader is accustomed to seeing in the news or in English-language war literature.
Arabic Speculative Fiction is a five session course:
Wednesdays, November 14, 28 and December 5, 12, 19 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.


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Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates opened a $16 mln center in Romania to offer technical support to customers throughout Europe.
Gates inaugurated the center, which will employ 150 people from several eastern European countries, during a visit to Bucharest, Romania's capital. "The work done here in Romania will help our customers throughout Europe to handle their most complex problems," Gates said in a news conference at the center today. "The opening of the global support center is confirmation of the great technical skills being developed in Romania. This is something in which will continue to invest." A workforce educated in information technology and willing to accept lower wages is drawing some companies to shift some operations to Romania, a Balkan nation which joined the European Union on January 1. Oracle Corp., the world's third-largest software maker, in 2004 picked Romania for a similar client-support center. Microsoft already employs about 100 Romanians at its office in Bucharest, which it opened 10 years ago, and more than 300 in Seattle, according to the company. (Bloomberg)


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We have one production instance with failing database backups since they recently uploaded a 52MB hunk. The production configuration specifies a 64MB "max_allowed_packet" in [mysqld], but this doesn't apply to mysqldump (we'd need to specify it in a separate [mysqldump] section) and mysqldump runs with an effective limit of the default (16MB).
We could change our production config to specify a value in [mysqldump], but just change it unconditionally at execution time since there's no reason for any user to ever want this command to fail because they have too much data.


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Elizabeth Rench
Elizabeth Rench
About the Author
Elizabeth Rench holds a bachelor's degree in K-12 TESOL & French Teaching. She student taught in Kansas City and then in Casablanca, Morocco, where she stayed on after graduation as an ESL and Reading teacher. Her academic interests lie in languages and culture, and the meta-cognitive processes behind language learning. She is now back in graduate school completing a master's degree in Second Language Acquisition.


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It's summer time again, which means tons of fresh berries, but after a while strawberries and sugar loses its appeal, and I don't want all the calories from strawberry shortcake. Enter dried strawberries, an easy way to change up the normal routine without inviting tons of inches to my waistline and saving old strawberries from spoiling.
- Heat oven to 210 degrees or the lowest it will go to.
- Wash and quarter strawberries, removing the cap (leaves, for us simple folk)
- Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray, then place the strawberries on it
- Bake for about 2 ½ to 3 hours, set a timer. (otherwise, you'll forget)
- Strawberries should be pretty stiff but still pliable.
Have you ever dried fruit?
P.S. Photos will be up as soon as my little brother gets home from camp and can show me where he hid it!


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Managing Expectations of Candidates & Hiring Managers
Managing the expectations of all stakeholders is one of the most important elements of recruitment however so many people get it wrong. So, to say this is one of the most important lessons you need in recruitment, is an understatement.
How To – Manage Expectations has been extracted from our Recruitment Ninja course which we use to train agency recruiters, so its some of the best recruitment content you will find on the planet!
Course Structure
- There is one module in this lesson which will take you approximately 60 minutes inclusive of the assessment
- The lesson comes with a workbook which is a PDF version of the course and and Audio version of the course which you can use to listen whilst in the car or traveling.
All participants enrolling in How To – Manage Expectations course should have
- A broad understanding of different roles that they will be recruiting.
- Be computer literate
- Have access to a reliable internet connection
- Have uninterruptible time to dedicate to the learning process
- Have an understanding of the rest of the recruitment process
Once complete, participants will
- be competent in managing the expectations of all stakeholders in a recruitment process
- be able to utilise language patterns to extract pertinent information from a hiring managers and candidates
Who is Best Suited for this Course?
This short course is suitable for
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- Recruiters who need to "brush-up" on their skills in recruitment
- Rookie Recruiters – both agency and corporate/internal
- Corporate Managers who need to improve their recruitment skills.


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This is a fake job scam! There is no job! Do not send documents or money! Read http://www.scam-job-emails.tk and http://www.never-wire-money-to-strangers.tkAmber Aerospace Company
If you are not interviewed face to face, in person, the job offer is Always a scam! If you are asked to pay fees for a visa or work permit or anything else, the job offer is a scam! No real company or embassy ever uses a free email address!
If you are not interviewed face to face, in person, the job offer is Always a scam! If you are asked to pay fees for a visa or work permit or anything else, the job offer is a scam! No real company or embassy ever uses a free email address!
30-32 Intrepid Street, Berwick,
Victoria 3806, Australia
Tel: +61283111096
Dear Applicant,
Our office got Your resume CV relating to the direct employment going on in our company for consideration.
To proceed further in this recruitment program, you are to provide the following details;
1. Fill the attach Application form sign with date
2. Answers to the interview questions
3. Genuine and Valid Educational qualifications Certificates scan copies
4. Scan Copies of your International passport
5. 2. Two colored photo seize
You are requested to send a scan copy of your certificates as proof of educational qualification. Alongside with Attached in this mail is application form, which you have to print out, fill the personal information needed on it with pen and return it to us as attach file by email. This form will be attended officially in the office by the company officials.
Your qualification and work experience can be considered in line with a number of vacant positions we currently needs qualified applicants to fill up.
Our HR senior officials shall review all the fill Application, Interview responds provided by all applicants and their educational qualification certificates.
JOB STATUS: Full-Time and Half Time.
SALARY INDICATION: 15,500 AUD Dollars, and above depending on work experience and field of specialization.
However, kindly return your answer script together with filled application form within 72 hours of receipt.
Due to you are our employee outside Australia, we have also decided to interview you by email. There is an attached Letter of Interview to this mail, which you have to read carefully and answer as expected. You are expected to prudently answer the questions attached to this mail for a successful interview and answer as it requires that will enable our HR office to give you call for better conversion regarding your employment.
NOTE: That you are eligible to submit this application form for this employment if and only your international passport is at hand and you are ready to relocate to work in Australia or our offices in other locations. We are anticipating a quick response to this form before we go on entering an agreement and employment with you.
Proper self introduction interview will be conducted here in our office in (Australia) if selected to enable the company management know you better.
Best of luck!!!
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Riding the bull
Danish design legend Arne Jacobsen is perhaps best-known for the enveloping comfort of his Egg Chair. Lesser known – but no less distinctive – is Oksen, originally produced in 1966 and revived in 2017.
Fritz Hansen made only minor tweaks to the design to suit modern use. In contrast to the soft, round and organic shapes of Jacobsen's earlier pieces, Oksen boasts a strong, masculine silhouette. No wonder – 'Oksen' means 'bull' in Danish – and the chair's broad, powerful shape reflects that.


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The O-carbamoyl-transferase albis is responsible for the modification of albicidin
Hempel B., Petras D., Kerwat D., Pesic A., Semsary S., Von Eckardstein L., Arasté J., Marguerettaz M., Royer M., Cociancich S., Süssmuth R.. 2016. Journal of Peptide Science, 22 : p. S125-S126. European Peptide Symposium, 2016-09-04/2016-09-09, Leipzig (Allemagne).
Albicidin is a potent antibiotic and phytotoxin produced by the sugarcane pathogenic bacterium Xanthomonas albilineans which targets the plant and bacterial DNA gyrase.[1] The infection occurs through the xylem vessels of the plants where the pathogen induces chlorosis which is characterized by white-pencil streaks.[2] Albicidin is encoded in the alb gene cluster, a polyketide synthase non-ribosomal peptide synthetase hybrid (PKS-NRPS). In addition to the PKS-NRPS megasynthetase machinery their existing several tailoring and post-NRPS proteins, whose function in connection with the processing of albicidin is unclear.[3] We could characterize a new albicidin derivative with a combination of tandem mass spectrometry, in vitro and knockout experiments from cultures of a Xanthomonas overproducer which is carbamoylated at the N-terminal coumaric acid. The putative ATP-dependent O-carbamoyltransferase Alb15, present in the biosynthesis gene cluster of albicidin, is responsible for the derivatization. Cloning and Expression of Alb15 in Escherichia coli and in vitro reconstitution of the carbamoyltransferase activity confirmed albicidin as the target substrate. The chemical synthesis of carbamoyl-albicidin enabled us to carry out bioactivity assays by means of in vitro gyrase inhibition and antibacterial assays. Carbamoyl-albicidin showed a significantly higher inhibitory efficiency against bacterial gyrase (~8 nM vs 49 nM) then albicidin, which identifies the carbamoyl group as an important structural feature of albicidin maturation.(Résumé d'auteur)
Mots-clés : enzyme; métabolite secondaire; biosynthèse; phytotoxine; antibiotique; saccharum officinarum; xanthomonas albilineans; albicidine
Thématique : Maladies des plantes; Autres thèmes; Maladies des animaux
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Author of "Chess Bitch: Women in the Ultimate Intellectual Sport" Jennifer Shahade admits she oftens dreams about chess. Problem is, the positions she dreams about are illegal. Illegal or not, I wouldn't mind showing her a move or two.
In this interview with The Village Voice she also takes a shot at the World Chess Beauty Contest, calling it "disgusting". Well, tell that to Arianne, Shannon and Vaness - Australia's reps in the competition.
Vaness, by the way, is in the lead.
Saturday, October 08, 2005
An Intellectual Bitch
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For when you want to just zone out of city life, and actively engage with nature, what better way than a farm homestay smack in the centre of the hills near Thekkady.
Get Down And Dirty Playing Real Life Farmville At This Organic Farmstay Near Thekkady
The Simple Life
I frequently like to run away from the din of the city. And increasingly, I find myself, and a lot of people around me, wanting to give back to the Earth. Maybe it was that stellar film that Leonardo Di Caprio made. So imagine my happiness when I came across Harvest Fresh Farms, with mountains on one side, hills and streams on the other, and oh-so-much farmland to get down and dirty!
Like Old MacDonald
Starting off with a freshly squeezed {organic} juice, the place will take down stress levels a notch or two, instantly. Check into one of three cottages — each with a different charm, but all well-appointed, clean and cosy, before exploring the farm. For those who want to soak in the simple life, go on and watch as kitchen and farm waste is converted into biogas to use in-house, or stroll along the sheds with animals and watch as the farm hand go about their daily work. We even went on an interesting walk where we were shown how rain water is harvested. And we though it was a simple life! On round two of your wanderings, like us, you'll want to jump right in and help with planting, picking fruit, milking cows, or just tending to the crop. It's therapeutic!
Market Day
With a line-up of livestock like cows, geese, turkey, ducks and hens, if you have kids in tow, they'll be over the moon. Not that we weren't, but it's great for the young ones. For those escaping here lnger than a night, don't miss a quick trip to the Periyar Tiger Reserve. The farm has bicycles that you can borrow to weave in and out of neighbouring farms. We highly recommend you bike to the daily farmers' market. We learned a thing or two from the locals on how to pick the best veggies. Oh, and maybe ride home on a bullock cart for the real deal?
So, We're Thinking...
There's nothing like reconnecting with nature, especially in a set up like Harvest Fresh Farms. Plus, mango season is coming! It suddenly all gets better!


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Paris – The Document de référence of TOTAL S.A. for the year 2018 was filed with the French Financial Markets Authority (Autorité des marchés financiers) on March 20, 2019. It can be consulted and downloaded from the Company's website (total.com, under the heading Investors / Regulated information). An English translation of the Document de référence (Registration Document) is also available on the Company's website.
The following documents are included in the Document de référence:
- the 2018 annual financial report,
- the Board of Directors' report on corporate governance required under Article L. 225-37 of the French Commercial Code,
- the description of the share buy-back program,
- the report on the payments made to governments required under Article L. 225-102-3 of the French Commercial Code,
- the reports from the statutory auditors.
These documents present the 2018 remuneration and the 2019 remuneration policy of Patrick Pouyanné, which will be proposed to Total's next Annual Shareholders' Meeting. Patricia Barbizet, Lead Independent Director, made the following comments on behalf of the Board of Directors:
"The Board of Directors wants to emphasize that the decrease by 17% of Patrick Pouyanné's cash remuneration due for the year 2018, resulting from the strict application of the rules voted in 2018 related to the calculation of the variable portion, doesn't reflect in any way its appreciation of the exceptional work accomplished in 2018 by Patrick Pouyanné, notably with the acquisitions of Maersk Oil, Direct Énergie and Engie LNG as well as the continuation of the in-depth work of the Company's transformation. The Board attributed indeed an appreciation of 100% to the personal performance of Patrick Pouyanné. Furthermore, in line with the policy voted and announced in 2018, the Board of Directors also confirmed the award of 72,000 performance shares to Patrick Pouyanné, an increase of 20% compared to the 2017 award. Taking into account the valuation of these shares, the global remuneration (fixed salary + variable compensation + performance shares) of Patrick Pouyanné has decreased by 3%.
The decrease of the variable compensation due for the year 2018 results from the criteria based on the average three-year change in the Group's adjusted net income by comparison with those of the peers of Total. While the Group's results increased by almost 30% in 2018, this criteria has suffered a bias due to the strong decrease of the performance in 2016 and 2017 of two companies included in the panel, which had seen a stronger growth of their relative performance compared to their peers in 2018. The Board of Directors noted with regret that this criteria mechanically decreased the variable compensation of the CEO by almost 30% compared to the previous year. This leads in 2019 to a decrease of the compensation in contradiction with the increase of the Group's results and could, on the contrary, lead in 2020 to a significant rebound of the compensation.
Furthermore, the Board of Directors has revised the remuneration policy for the executive director for 2019 notably so that the criteria used for the determination of the variable compensation are in line with the strategy announced to the shareholders. The Board of Directors has therefore retained three new criteria (pre-dividend organic cash breakeven, ROACE by comparison, greenhouse gas emissions) in addition to the existing three criteria (HSE, ROE, Gearing)."
The annual report on Form 20-F of TOTAL S.A. for the year ended December 31, 2018 was filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 20, 2019. It can be consulted and downloaded from the Company's website (total.com, under the heading Investors / Regulated information) or from the SEC's website (sec.gov).
Printed copies of the Document de référence, Registration Document and Form 20-F are available free of charge at the Company's registered office at 2, place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 92400 Courbevoie, France.
About Total
Total is a major energy player, which produces and markets fuels, natural gas and low-carbon electricity. Our 100,000 employees are committed to better energy that is safer, more affordable, cleaner and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 130 countries, our ambition is to become the responsible energy major.
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- Investor Relations: +44 (0)207 719 7962 l firstname.lastname@example.com
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This press release, from which no legal consequences may be drawn, is for information purposes only. The entities in which TOTAL S.A. directly or indirectly owns investments are separate legal entities. TOTAL S.A. has no liability for their acts or omissions. In this document, the terms "Total" and "Total Group" are sometimes used for convenience where general references are made to TOTAL S.A. and/or its subsidiaries. Likewise, the words "we", "us" and "our" may also be used to refer to subsidiaries in general or to those who work for them. This document may contain forward-looking information and statements that are based on a number of economic data and assumptions made in a given economic, competitive and regulatory environment. They may prove to be inaccurate in the future and are subject to a number of risk factors. Neither TOTAL S.A. nor any of its subsidiaries assumes any obligation to update publicly any forward-looking information or statement, objectives or trends contained in this document whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


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Small Business News
"Pitch It & Win It" is coming back this fall
Entrepreneur event scheduled for October 15th
Published: Wednesday, September 7, 2016
By: Shaun Sappenfield
Shaun Sappenfield
In April, StartUp Jefferson City hosted the third annual Encouraging Entrepreneurship event at the Capital Event Center to offer free business counseling to local entrepreneurs. The event was well attended and offered participants an opportunity to engage business professionals for one-on-one business counseling. The Encouraging Entrepreneurship event was the first of two scheduled small business outreach sessions in 2016.
On October 15th, Startup Jefferson City will host the fifth annual Pitch It & Win It event at the Capital Event Center. Since 2011, the event has offered budding entrepreneurs an opportunity to pitch their business ideas for a chance at winning a portion of $5,000 in prize money. All monetary awards are directed specifically towards business startup costs and granted based on valid receipts.
Last year's winners received a share of $10,000 in prize money. The event's main sponsor, Rural Missouri, Inc. (RMI) graciously increased the total purse based on the quality of business ideas and potential economic impact to the local community.
The following start-ups each received a $2,000 cash award:
- Alyssa's Garden Boutique for Little Girls ($2,000) – Children's Clothing Store
- The Blue Skillet ($2,000) – Southern Country Cooking Restaurant
- Cakems! A Cake Pop Shop ($2,000) – Homemade Cake Pops startup business
Startups receiving a $1,000 cash award:
- T-Shreds ($1,000) – One-of-a-kind styles designed from vintage T-shirts
- Waddup Dog ($1,000) – Mobile food cart business
- Joy to Gladness Children's Academy ($1,000) – 24 hour daycare service
- Vision Beyond Eyesight ($1,000) – Motivational and Personal Development Speaker
|Pitch It & Win It
October 15th
9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
|Sponsored by:
|Capital Event Center
623 Ohio St.
|FREE to attend!
Register here
"The pitch event is a great opportunity to gain helpful business counseling along with a chance at winning startup capital," said Donna Deetz, StartUp Jefferson City committee member. "It is the committee's intent to identify and support as many business startups as possible." Over the past five years, StartUp Jefferson City has focused on connecting with entrepreneurs by offering mentorship opportunities to help guide potential business startups during their formation stage. Communities must be cognizant of the needs of potential business startups, and provide outlets to access business resources and counseling.
Starting a small business can be a rewarding experience, but at the same time it can be immensely challenging and sacrifices must be made to make a dream become reality. If you or someone that you know is considering starting a new business venture, there are several excellent resources available that provide assistance at no cost.
Business Planning Resources – Contact Information
- University of Missouri Extension – Small Business Dev. Center
- extension.missouri.edu/cole/ or call (573) 634-2824
- Lincoln University – Small Business Development Center
- https://missouribusiness.net/center/lincoln-university-sbtdc/ or call (573) 681-5608
- SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives)
- jcchamber.org (SCORE tab) or call (573) 635-3586
- StartUp Jefferson City
- jcchamber.org - (StartUp JC tab) or call (573) 634-3586


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City of Punta Gorda, FLHome Menu
Located on the western edge of the City at 3400 Ponce de Leon Parkway, Ponce de Leon Park overlooks the vast expanse of Charlotte Harbor. The parks amenities include a boat ramp, fishing piers, mangrove boardwalk, small playground, open air chapel area, and picnic pavilion. The park also has a sandy beach area that is popular for watching the sunset and the boats cruising in and out of the channel into Punta Gorda Isles canal system.
Ponce de Leon Park is home to the Peace River Wildlife Center (PRWC). A 501c3 non-profit dedicated to the treatment and rehabilitation of injured and orphaned native-Florida wildlife. The PRWC treats over 2,000 furry and feathered patients annually. When a patient cannot be returned to the wild, but is otherwise healthy it becomes a permanent resident. Housed attractive habitats suggestive of their native environments these permanent residents are available for public viewing daily, Contact Peace River Wildlife Center for hours of operation.
The park is open from sunrise to sunset.
Service Animals are welcome. Other pets are not permitted at Ponce Park.
3400 Ponce De Leon Parkway
Punta Gorda, FL 33950
10 acres on Charlotte Harbor at Ponce de Leon Inlet
- ¼ mile raised boardwalk through wetland area with educational signage
- Boat ramp
- Boat trailer parking
- Fishing piers
- Parking
- Pavilion / shelter area
- Peace River Wildlife Center
- Playground
- Picnic tables
- Restrooms
- Man-made beach
Ponce Park is available to rent for private events or for public events & festivals!
Other City Parks & Facilities
Breakers/Brown ParkAmenities:
- Passive Park
- Service Animals Only
- Parks
Breakers Park provides panoramic vistas of the Peace River. The park consists of two land parcels containing approximately one and one half (1.5) acres of land which has been partially developed as a passive park. It is a portion of the waterfront parks that are connected through the City's existing multi-use recreational trails. Brown Park, the second piece of land, is beautifully landscaped.


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Raman Sain
Raman Sain
California State University, Northridge
"What has surprised me is that I spend a significant amount of time helping the firm grow and I really enjoy this aspect of my career."
"I started my career in public accounting at a Big 4 firm. I was doing well, happy and doing a pretty good job at juggling the competing demands of work and life. I was a member of the firm's mergers & acquisitions practice where I worked on due diligence engagements for large private equity firms engaged in purchasing a variety of businesses, including closely-held entrepreneurial businesses. I enjoyed working with business owners but sometimes felt their interests were, in a word, ignored. Two of my former colleagues had recently joined HCVT to launch their M & A practice. They reached out to me to consider joining the team to build the practice. I was intrigued but knew the environment would be very different and that I would have the opportunity to work with the client profile I really enjoyed—entrepreneurs. I leaped, and have never looked back. My career progression at HCVT has surprised and fulfilled me in ways I did not expect.
First, as we developed the firm's M & A practice, we took the view to tailor our services to the needs of entrepreneurs—provide more than just financial due diligence or tax structuring services, but provide guidance and direction to help ensure entrepreneurs are well represented and ultimately, achieve a successful deal. There is nothing more rewarding than to see a deal close and be a part of helping business owners see a meaningful financial return. Second, I have always seen myself as an accountant, a numbers guy, not a business developer. What has surprised me is that I spend a significant amount of time helping the firm grow and I really enjoy this aspect of my career. Lastly, it is the work environment at HCVT that is what is important. We work hard, and as a partner, I strive to support and enhance our environment by being a good role model in terms of work-life balance. We provide phenomenal training, have a varied and interesting client base, a genuine community and taken altogether; it is an unparalleled experience to be part of the HCVT team."


text: Music from the Yorktown Battlefield. The music performed was chosen to highlight the countries and styles of music found at Yorktown- music from Britain, and its mercenaries, the Hessians (Germans), and the music of America and its ally, the French. Some of the music can be directly traced to a unit or action at Yorktown, while other tunes trace their origins to one of the countries that fought in 1781.


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Stripes are everywhere, and designed to make you happy.
- 13 Sep 2018
Image credit: Cole & Son Polo stripe wallpaper
Tiger, Zebra, bumblebee, candy canes, popcorn machines, Breton sweaters, bunting, beach umbrellas and circus tents. Stripes are everywhere, and designed to make you happy.
Perhaps that's why they are so ubiquitous in interior design.
Every wallpaper designer, from Osbourne and Little (£95)
Image credit: F&P Interiors
to Homebase (£14.99) have a stripe in their collection.
Image credit: Homebase
We even have a stripe here at PaperBoy:
Image credit: PaperBoy Wallpaper
Stripes can lend a little structure to a room, a sense of order, either formal or looser.
Vertical stripes can make your room seem taller, and horizontal ones can visually expand space making rooms appear wider or longer (think of those directional lines on hospital walls seeming to stream into infinity!) Some commentators talk about horizontal lines bringing a sense of tranquillity because they 'suggest a harmonious relationship with the earth'.
Are you feelin' it?
One of the best things about stripes is that they are versatile.
Tone on tone ones are elegant, bright and bold can be wild, classic when the stripes are all the same width, modern when they're all different, sleek and sophisticated with the crisp line, playful and handmade when the line is slightly broken (as in ours).
Best of all they play well with solids, florals and other patterns and can be used anywhere in the house. Maybe start small with a rug, runner or lampshade.
Image credit: Houzz
So stripe away! And if you decide to go large, just maybe don't go too far…
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Victoria x


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When you live in a house on the move, grilling season never really ends, even if there is snow on the ground.
Posts tagged Char-Broil
The Memories of Making Pizza On The Grill With My Kids
With a busy summer ahead of us making pizza on the grill was exactly what I needed to make memories with my two boys this Father's Day.
How Grilling Next To A Char-Broil TRU-Infrared Grill Has Made Me A Better Father
Grilling has made me a better father and the Char-Broil TRU-Infrared Grill is sure to help my sons become one too.


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Johannesburg - It's week two of the Channel24 Awards in association with The Juice, and celebs are putting out all the stops to make sure they walk away with the trophy.
TV presenter, Jen Su has been nominated in the Best Celebrity Selfie category along with Nomzamo Mbatha, Bonang Matheba, Roxy Burger and Lunga Shabalala.
But Jen reckons she should win hands down, because well, asian persuasion.
Speaking to The Juice at the H&M opening in Johannesburg, Jen broke it down...
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iD by Madeline Ashby
iD by Madeline Ashby (Angry Robot, 2013) The Second Machine Dynasty continues the discussion of what constitutes a human — is it just a machine running its software in meat rather than in a fabricated body? Putting this in context, the socialisation process modern humans go through as they grow up in a group environment never addresses the problem. By definition, all those in the group are within the range we consider human. Everything else is an animal or inanimate technology, and there's no real chance of confusion. So long as the group relates to each member as human, everything else is subsidiary, e.g. whether the human is male or female, abled or disabled, and so on. Of course, there can be problems with the roles it's considered appropriate for particular individuals to adopt and with questions of interpretation, e.g. on whether women are equal members of society or those of the same sex may marry, but nothing approaches the central difficulty in this series of books.
Here we have androids and gynoids, i.e. machines that can be mistaken for human. It's even confusing for the machines to know whether they are interacting with another machine or a human. So, for example, a machine might consider a mildly autistic human to be a machine because of the lack of emotional affect. This is an intriguing Pandora's Box to open. It might lead us to speculate that groups would construct identities and roles for individuals as they appear to be. So if an individual presents as a female, the group could agree to confirm this attribution and to maintain it even if it should later appear this is a machine without any ability to reproduce sexually or, indeed, to engage in sexual activity as a female. This is not to say that the labelling process becomes arbitrary, but it allows each group to make its own decisions on how the members shall relate to each other. I suppose if this was entirely a machine group, they could even consider if it was appropriate to hack one or more individual's software whether as an upgrade or to enable new abilities. That said, we should remember from the first book that all the "robots" have the potential to be self-replicating regardless of external gender appearance.
The protagonist of the first book was Amy Peterson. She's a von Neumann machine and her version of Asimov's Three Laws has broken down — whether wisely, this culture also aimed to impose a limit on the machines' ability to harm humans. Amy belongs to a clade of nurses, and to enable her to give practical assistance to injured humans, she taught herself how to stick needles into them and, later, to assist in cutting them open for surgery. Once the door was opened, she eventually became "human" in her ability to wound or kill, but not to feel bad about doing so (a little like her psychopathic grandmother Portia). This made her a target by humans who preferred robots did not have this ability and from other robots who wanted the freedom to dispose of the inconvenient humans. When we start off, Amy and her equally "manufactured" partner Javier are sequestered from the world on her mobile island (perhaps Never Never Land) collecting fissile material as it travels. Although Amy is more than capable of defending herself and the others on the island, there will always come a point when an attack is going to prevail. This reality forces Javier into the foreground. When a subversive priest arrives, Javier is manipulated and left to make mistakes. The results are the destruction of the island and freedom for Portia.
The rest of the book explores the extent to which it would be possible for humans and machines to co-exist. Naturally, having been here first, the humans remain species-centric and prefer the notion of a world reserved exclusively for them or a sharing based entirely on their terms. To that end, they have an ultimate solution (or perhaps I should say solid). There's also pleasingly ironic news about the genesis of Amy's capacity for beating the failsafe injunction about killing humans. Looking over the disparate groups making up the machine side, they are still hobbled by the failsafe, and with Amy disappearing with the island, it's left to Javier to explore options for survival, both for individuals and for machine-based intelligence at large.
I think iD more successful than vN because there's a greater consistency of tone and pacing. Although there are inevitable contrivances to move the plot forward and make the required allegorical points, the broader narrative leaves the balance between humans and the machines at an interesting tilt. It will be interesting to see where we go next in this original and thought-provoking saga. As a final thought, I should offer a gentle warning of some sexual activity. I think it tame but if you prefer your fiction to be free from different forms of mating, there are passages you might want to skip over.
For a review of the first in the series by Madeline Ashby, see vN.
A copy of this book was sent to me for review.
vN by Madeline Ashby
vN by Madeline Ashby (Angry Robot, 2012) The First Machine Dynasty is a modern take on The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi, filtered through A.I. Artificial Intelligence, this time dealing with a gynoid rather than an android. It's a case of "have mind, will travel in search of a soul", of having to grapple with the problems of self and identity. Initially, her parents slow her physical development so that she grows at approximately the same speed as a human child. Some paedophiles use this system to eroticise young gynoids and so satisfy their own sexual drives, cf Shadow of a Dead Star by Michael Shean (Curiosity Quills Press, 2012). So we start off in the same territory as When Harlie Was One by David Gerrold which is a coming-of-age story about a brain in a box having to learn how to be a "boy" when he has no body. Our heroine has been "born" into a mixed marriage of android woman and human man. Her reduced diet enables her to go to a kindergarten with human children of the same size. Her parents want to give her the chance to experience development over time and to socialise with equally "young" human children. Unfortunately, although the body may be comparable to that of a child, the mind is not. This dissonance is disturbing to those around her. Fortunately, like the Azimovian robots, all these androids also have a built-in safety circuit to prevent them from injuring humans. As a general rule, the failsafe causes them to freeze at the sight of an injured human.
In this book, vN stands for a von Neumann self-replicating humanoid, i.e. all fully-grown androids, regardless of gender, can asexually reproduce. This deliberately undermines the usual female stereotype which is of a body designed to produce children and then take responsibility for their upbringing and homemaking while still playing the role of sex object when the man requires satisfaction. The interesting issue is whether these parthenogenic androids are genuinely gendered or more equal despite being given bodies with the physical characteristics appropriate to their apparent biological sex.
Matching other books and films, these androids are designed in clades for specific functions and so have unique sets of physical and psychological attributes to suit them to their designated roles. Interestingly, the clade to which our heroine belongs was programmed as nurses. This has given her empathy and so, by virtue of her machine-code, she believes in bourgeois happiness for those with whom she interacts, wants to mother a newly "born" android, and seems predisposed to find a male who will love her for herself. Initially, all these androids were created to help and support the few remaining humans expected to be left on Earth after the Last Trump. When this End-of-Days failed to occur, the androids were repurposed as the servants of all humanity. So they are like humans, but now used as slaves without any rights. This book therefore pitches the growing gynoid with her emerging new powers and resident granny against the government and law enforcement agencies that would recall all her clade and trash them to prevent the leakage of any trait that might enable the machines to become more "human". As an exception to the general Asimovian rule, nurses have a reduced protection circuit. It's sometimes necessary to cut into humans by way of surgery and other forms of treatment. It would be inappropriate if nurses were to freeze up every time they saw humans being "injured". It all depends on the context. More importantly, it gives these androids a lower threshold to cross in the decision whether to attack a human.
The problem with this kind of book is that the author delivers escapism. We're allowed to see all the defects in the given society and then watch the heroine not only survive but beat the system. As in fairy stories, the big bad wolf meets the axe head on and the giant in search of bones to grind for flour is brought down to Earth with a bang. In the real world, humans who occupy the fictional android role are beaten into submission and have no chance of changing anything in our technological world. The only effect when we read books like this is a few hours of satisfaction that one of the downtrodden can fight off oppression. When we put the book down, we return to the real world where we remain powerless. Instead of merely describing dystopias, it would be better if people could be motivated to engage in positive action to change the world. For books to be subversive, to act as a call to action. Except no large corporation as a publisher is ever going to allow revolutionary books on to the mass market. Capitalists guard their hold over the people.
So how does vN: The First Machine Dynasty shape up overall? It actually starts rather well in what we might call action mode. After the initial set-up, she's off and running, meets up with a serial reproducer and begins an increasingly close relationship with him. But, to my mind, the book loses its way when she allows herself to be captured in the hope she can rescue her parents. The book gets into a more political mode. The issue can be simply put. If the trait now empowering one section of her clade can be reproduced, androids can rise up against their human oppressors and take their freedom. If the humans can eradicate all her clade before this happens, they will remain the "master race". So there's an inevitable disagreement between factions both in the human and the android communities. While everyone is squabbling, our heroine and consort, plus his extended family, are offered the possibility of "getting away from it all". I read through to the end to see how it turned out, but I was less than engaged. Although it's interesting to see how Madeline Ashby parallels the idea of parents socialising their children with the androids doing the same with their coding of the young, of individuals learning to love each other by overcoming the inbuilt tendency to selfish individualism through trust and "love", this all becomes less of a dystopian thriller and more of a romance. We're all supposed to find our heroine's protectiveness of the little baby 'droid endearing and go all gooey as he crawls into her lap with adoring eyes. Well, sorry. This is not quite what I signed up for in the android wars to establish independence for AI-kind. So you should only pick this up if you want the mushy side of the rebellion to slaughter all-comers.
For a review of the second in the series by Madeline Ashby, see iD.
A copy of this book was sent to me for review.
This novel has been shortlisted for the 2013 Locus Award.


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Past Award Recipients
The William Allan Award is the top prize given by the American Society of Human Genetics.
2019: Stylianos E. Antonarakis
The Curt Stern Award honors the memory of Curt Stern as an outstanding pioneering human geneticist.
ASHG established the Arno Motulsky-Barton Childs Award for Excellence in Human Genetics Education to recognize outstanding contributions to human genetics education.
The ASHG Advocacy Award honors individuals or groups of individuals who have exhibited excellence and achievement in promoting the science of human genetics and its application for the common good.
2019: Rick Guidotti
The Early-Career Award recognizes scientists who are in the early stages of their careers as independent investigators.
2019: Stephen Montgomery
The Victor A. McKusick Leadership Award is presented on behalf of the Society to an individual whose professional achievements have fostered and enriched the development of various human genetics disciplines..
The Charles J. Epstein Trainee Research Awards honor excellence in research conducted by trainees through merit-based awards that recognize highly competitive abstracts submitted and presented at the ASHG Annual Meeting.
C. Bonemann/E. Burright, Postdoctoral clinical
D. Eberhart, Predoctoral basic
J. K. Overturf, Postdoctoral basic
Nancy Braverman, Postdoctoral clinical
Neil Lamb/Haley Perlock, Predoctoral basic
Robert Montgomery, Postdoctoral basic
Nandita Quaderi, Postdoctoral clinical
Alexandre Alcais, Predoctoral basic
Rajendra Kumar-Singh, Postdoctoral basic
Jose Camacho, Postdoctoral clinical
Len Pennacchio, Predoctoral basic
John Moran, Postdoctoral basic
Lucas Bubendorf, Postdoctoral translational
Kara Manning, Predoctoral basic
Therese M. Tuohy, Postdoctoral Basic
Zayd Eldadah, Postdoctoral clinical
Eric Ostertag, Predoctoral Basic
James Sligh, Postdoctoral Basic
Joseph Hacia, Postdoctoral Translational
Min Fanga, Postdoctoral Clinical
Pamela Frischmeyer, Predoctoral Basic
Audrey Lynn, Postdoctoral Basic
Catia &reassi, Postdoctoral Translational
Maran Huizing, Postdoctoral clinical
C. Dobson/D. Ng/A. Sharp, Predoctoral basic
Jeffrey Baily/Kara Koehler, Postdoctoral basic
Pia Huusko/Mihaela Stefan, Postdoctoral translational
Sebastien Jacquemont, Postdoctoral clinical
Lilei Zhang, Predoctoral basic
Joshua Mendell, Postdoctoral basic
Lawrence Reiter, Postdoctoral translational
Yen-Pei Chang, Postdoctoral clinical
Ahmad Khalil, Predoctoral basic
Sara Rodriguez-Jato, Postdoctoral basic
Paul Gregorevic, Postdoctoral translational
Kym Boycott, Postdoctoral clinical
Nuo Yang, Predoctoral basic
Reid Alisch, Postdoctoral basic
Roger Davis, Predoctoral translational
Jennifer Habashi, Postdoctoral translational
Irfan Saadi, Postdoctoral clinical
Karen Thatcher, Predoctoral basic
Barbara Stranger, Postdoctoral basic
Jessica Young, Predoctoral translational
Andrew Sharp, Predoctoral translational
Norann Zaghloul, Postdoctoral translational
Clement Chow, Predoctoral Translational
Graham Coop, Postdoctoral Basic
David Ng, Postdoctoral Basic
Marwan Tayeh, Postdoctoral Translational
Christian Windpassinger, Postdoctoral Clinical
Randy Chandler, Predoctoral Translational
Sabino Benko, Predoctoral Clinical
Gulum Kosova, Predoctoral Clinical
Ayelet Erez, Postdoctoral Translational
Seongjin Seo, Postdoctoral Translational
Salil Lachke, Postdoctoral Clinical
Jefferson Doyle, Predoctoral Clinical
Karen M. Berry, Predoctoral Translational
Matthew E. Johnson, Postdoctoral Basic
Lisa M. Baye, Postdoctoral Translational
Christiane Zweier, Postdoctoral Clinical
Lindsay Wallace, Predoctoral Basic
Krista Geister, Predoctoral Translational
Taiji Tsunemi, Postdoctoral Basic
Anthony Guerrerio, Postdoctoral Translational
Kristina Roberts, Postdoctoral Translational
Elizabeth Gerber, Predoctoral
Nir Oksenberg, Predoctoral
Adrian Reich, Predoctoral
Megan Dennis, Postdoctoral
Jean-Baptiste Riviere, Postdoctoral
Christopher Vlangos, Postdoctoral
Valerie Arboleda, pre-doc
Weston Powell, pre-doc
Matthew Snyder, pre-doc
Olivier Delaneau, post-doc
Alexander Doyle, post-doc
Brian O'Roak, post-doc
Juan Francisco Calderon, pre-doc
Iain Mathieson, pre-doc
Andrew Stergachis, pre-doc
Anne-Karin Arndt, post-doc
Curtis French, post-doc
Shyam Gopalakrishnan, post-doc
Ian Campbell, pre-doc
Masoud Zamani Esteki, pre-doc
Yih-Chii Hwang, pre-doc
Martijn van de Bunt, post-doc
Jennifer Gruhn, post-doc
Matthew Maurano, post-doc
Richie Jeremian, pre-doc
Suhas Rao, pre-doc
Kaitlin Samocha, pre-doc
Stefan Barakat, post-doc
Alexander Gusev, post-doc
Hagen Tilgner, post-doc
Besse Beryl Cummings, pre-doc
Kevin Galinsky, pre-doc
Molly Gasperini, pre-doc
Filomena Pirozzi, post-doc
Elizabeth Ruzzo, post-doc
Ryan Tewhey, post-doc
Joana Loureiro, pre-doc
Joseph Shin, pre-doc
Nasa Sinnott-Armstrong, pre-doc
Po-Ru Loh, post-doc
Navneet Kaur Matharu, post-doc
Satish Nandakumar, post-doc
Ryan L. Collins, pre-doc
Amelia C. Joslin, pre-doc
Patrick J. Short, pre-doc
Konrad J. Karczewski, post-doc
Tarjinder Singh, post-doc
Dragana Vuckovic, post-doc
Joseph Park, pre-doc
Katherine Rhodes, pre-doc
Manar Zaghlula, pre-doc
Diana Cousminer, post-doc
Linda Kachuri, post-doc
Chelsea Lowther, post-doc
Each year, the Cotterman Award is presented to trainee authors of two articles published in AJHG in the previous year that best represent outstanding scientific contributions to the field of human genetics.
The Developing Country Awards help defray the costs of airfare, hotel, meals and registration for the ASHG Annual Meeting.
Labib, R.M.
Bhattacharya, S.K.
Sudhakar, D.V.S.
Mukhopadhyay, I.
Bhatti, S.
Kohli, S.
Cutiongco-de la Paz, E.M.
Kar, A.
Ansar, M.
Tumulak, M.R.
Palodhi, A.
Hebbar, M.
Sayed, I.S.M.
Manjegowda, D.S.
Naz, S.
Uddin, K.M.F.
Jaishankar, S.
Landoure, G.
Chelban, V.
Nayak, S.S.
Ray, A.
Tyagi, R.
Chettiar, S.S.
Sudhakar, D.VS.
Naz, Q.
Uddin, K.M.F.
Arumugam, P.
The Human Genetics Scholars Initiative, launched in 2019, helps to advance diversity and inclusion in the field.
Latrice Landry
Candace Middlebrooks
Derrick Morton
Christopher Robles
Athena Starlard-Davenport
Jason Torres
Krystal Tsosie


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