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A new medical project was launched in Dubai this week, valued at $1.8 billion. The Dubai Healthcare City aims at transforming the Emirate into a global hub for specialized healthcare and a center for medical education and research.
According to Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum the initiative would include setting up institutions that specialize in healthcare as well as establishing university medical complex for medical education and life sciences.
"The medical sector in the region constituting the 31 states with a population of 1.8 billion is expanding rapidly and it is expected that for the first time at the regional level comprehensive healthcare facilities will be available under one roof," said Dubai Development and Investment Authority (DDIA) Chairman, Mohammed Al-Gergawi.
"The studies conducted by DDIA affirm that the city will strengthen the position of UAE not only as an important destination for health services but an attractive center for medical professionals such as doctors, specialists and researchers," he added.
The project includes a research center for life sciences focusing on regional specific medical areas. It will be a base for developing techniques and a regional center for gathering medical statistics.
The City will also provide doctors the opportunity to conduct research, publish and present results of their studies and strengthen co-operation with centers and global research bodies. The support services for patients at the Dubai Healthcare City will include hospitality services such as five star hotel facilities, health resorts and spas. — (menareport.com)
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We're only a few months away from J.J. Abrams' next Star Trek release! A must-see after the break!
While his character remains unknown, fans are eager for more footage and information about Benedict Cumberbatch's super-villain. The teaser does feature new shots and some startling thrills. Contrary to the first clip, this one actually features some shots of the S.S. Enterprise and its crew in outer space!
Benedict Cumberbatch looks steely eyed and delightfully calculating in J.J. Abrams' highly anticipated sci-fi sequel. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban and Simon Pegg are featured all over the place in this jam-packed video which should have die-hard Trekkies with a nerdgasm as we speak.
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Also on Wednesday, Jim Cramer said he was " really annoyed" with a downgrade by Credit Suisse of U.S. Bancorp USB to a "neutral" rating from an "outperform" rating, since the company "just picked some great branches," and because "has historically been one of the best banks in the country."
U.S. Bancorp on Tuesday announced a deal to acquire Charter One's Bank's 94 branches in Chicago from RBS Citizens Financial Group, which is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Scotland RBS. USB will take on 800 Charter One employees, along with $5.3 billion in deposits and $1.1 billion in loans, paying a premium of $315 million, or 6%, on the deposits.
For the first three quarters of 2013, U.S. Bancorp's return on average tangible common equity (ROTCE) was 24.18%, which was, by far, the strongest performance among the 24 components of the KBW Bank Index.
Over the previous three full years through 2012, U.S. Bancorp's ROTCE improved from 18.36% during 2010 to 22.28% during 2012, according to Thomson Reuters Bank Insight.
U.S. Bancorp's stock rose 0.4% Wednesday to close at $41.09.
The shares trade for 3.1 times tangible book value, and for 11.3 times the consensus 2015 earnings estimate of $3.65 a share, among analysts polled by Thomson Reuters. The consensus 2014 EPS estimate is $3.19. That price-to-tangible book value ratio is rather high, but it reflects USB's status as a consistently strong earner, with few of the surprises that have plagued so many other large banks. The forward P/E valuation is a different story, representing a rather slight premium to other large-cap banks with considerably weaker track records.
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James Stagg (GBR)Shore Team ManagerGBRJames StaggShore Team Manager
James began his marine career with a brief period as a trainee sailmaker at North Sails, but quickly moved onto the regatta circuit, sailing as a bowman, and working on boat build, refit and maintenance projects. He spent many successful years on the World Match Racing Tour, as well as competing in the Admiral's Cup, Med Cup and many other top flight events.
James raced in the 2003 America's Cup with GBR Challenge. He slowly moved into project management and has brought to life a succession of high profile and successful racing boats.
Jake Bishop (GBR)Support Boat Driver / Shore SupportGBRJake BishopSupport Boat Driver / Shore Support
Jake was born and grew up in Cornwall, attending Wadebridge Comprehensive School. Jake worked for Rock Marine for six years having finished school as well as being a helm of RNLI Rock Inshore D Class on the busy Camel Estuary. Jake joins the Land Rover BAR team as a chase boat driver.
Ian Boag (GBR)Boat Builder / Shore SupportGBRIan BoagBoat Builder / Shore Support
Ian was born in Largs, Scotland and was raised in a family of traditional boat builders. Ian sailed in 420s and 470s, competing at national level and sailing in the British Olympic trials before moving abroad. Ian spent 12 years working in various locations, spending the winters snowboarding in the Alps and the summers running his own sailing and windsurfing school in Sardinia. During the summers he also renovated a 100 year old barn with his wife. This is Ian's first America's Cup campaign but he has previously worked on the paint and finish on both Artemis Racing's AC72 and many Volvo Ocean Race boats.
Alan Boot (GBR)Naval Architect / Build TeamGBRAlan BootNaval Architect / Build Team
Alan studied Marine Technology and Small Craft Technology at the University of Newcastle before completing his Master's degree in Marine Technology and became a Chartered Naval Architect in 2011.
Alan has been a boat builder with Marten Yachts NZ, worked as a production designer on the Hugo Boss and Artemis Open 60 builds, a design engineer at Green Marine, a naval architect for Farr Yacht Design, and the design and build coordinator for the Bavaria 45 Prototype, before setting up his own design and build consultancy business.
Alan has worked on three Volvo Ocean Race builds, including Ericsson in 2005, Team Russia in 2008 and Telefonica in 2011. These days, sailing is restricted to a couple of races a year as Alan now cycles most weekends and competes in Triathlons during the summer.
James Chapman (GBR-ESP)Support Boat Manager / DriverGBR-ESPJames ChapmanSupport Boat Manager / Driver
James was born in Dartford, Kent and started sailing and windsurfing with his family at the age of 10. He moved to Spain when he was 16 and home is near Alicante. He has previous America's Cup experience through working for the America's Cup Race Management team at the 2007 America's Cup in Valencia, and the 2013 America's Cup in San Francisco. Between these events, James works as a superyacht engineer, a job that has taken him all over the world.
For Land Rover BAR, James is the Support Boat Manager which entails managing the supply, maintenance and modification of the team's Support RIBs and their crew, whilst being the skipper of the primary chase boat.
In his spare time James works on his old cars, windsurfing and snowboarding.
Ben Davis (GBR)Wing Construction ManagerGBRBen DavisWing Construction Manager
Ben grew up in Cornwall and attended Falmouth Marine School. Once finishing there Ben worked on the Mirabella 98m mast project. His experience includes working on RC44s, America's Cup rigs, Hugo Boss Open 60, TP52s, three Volvo Ocean Race campaigns (winning the 2014/2015 race with Abu Dhabi Racing) and various trimarans. Ben joins the Land Rover BAR team as wing manager.
Ashley Davison (GBR)Shore TeamGBRAshley DavisonShore Team
Ashley joins the Shore Team primarily responsible for steering and hydrofoil bearing systems. Before joining Land Rover BAR, Ash worked at Magma Structures for five years as a senior composite technician, building the rear wing elements for your test boats and some of the world's largest carbon fibre super yacht masts.
A competitve sailor from a young age, Ash has sailed in RS800, B14 and 49er fleets. In his spare time, he enjoys preparing his cars for track days, windsurfing and sailing.
Natalie Evelegh (GBR)Administrator / Shore SupportGBRNatalie EveleghAdministrator / Shore Support
London-born Natalie is a member of Land Rover BAR's shore team, and this will be her first America's Cup. She started sailing at the age of 11 in Seaview on the Isle of Wight. She went on to complete her Dinghy Instructor, Powerboat Instructor and Yacht Master courses before graduating from the University of Exeter with a degree in Sports Science, and then moving to work in London. After deciding that life in the big city was not for her, Natalie realised her real love was sailing, and changed track to spend two years as boat captain on a Swan 45.
In her spare time, Natalie sails a Laser 4000 from Gurnard Sailing Club and enjoys skiing, water skiing, windsurfing and mountain biking.
Graham Goff (GBR)Crane Driver / Base SupportGBRGraham GoffCrane Driver / Base Support
Born and raised in Bognor Regis, Graham learned to sail at the local yacht club. After training as a sailmaker, Graham ran his own company, Technique Sails, specialising in multihull sails. During this period he won two Multihull National Championships and took line honours three times in the Round the Island Race. Graham was on the crew of Pete Goss's ill-fated Team Phillips catamaran, for which he designed and built the sails. Graham Goff joins Land Rover BAR as Crane Manager from his previous job as Wing and Platform Logistics Manager at the 34th America's Cup. In Graham's spare time he enjoys flying (as a qualified pilot), multihull racing and reading.
Steve Hains (GBR)Build TeamGBRSteve HainsBuild Team
Originally from Wrexham, Wales, Steve is a boatbuilder who is overseeing composite construction for Land Rover BAR. Steve's sailing experience began after his grandfather, Harry Hains founded Bala Sailing Club and taught Steve in Solos, Lasers and Fireballs. Having been a boatbuilder at Green Marine, Steve has worked on projects such as Stealth, Playstation, Leopard, Hugo Boss Open 60 and Artemis Open 60. Along with this, Steve was Team Leader on Prada during the 2000 and 2003 America's Cups, and has four Volvo Ocean Races under his belt – Intrum Justitia, Assa Abloy, Ericsson and Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing.
In Steve's spare time he is a guitar technician for Western Sands – Billy Hotchkiss and Steve's sons rock band.
Helen King (GBR)Operations / LogisticsGBRHelen KingOperations / Logistics
Helen grew up in the East End of London, working on the markets with limited access to boats … until her brothers discovered sailing on the River Lea. School trips and friends provided further opportunities and as soon as she could escape school Helen started to travel, spending 10 years in Cyprus, Sweden, America, the UK and Italy doing everything from working for the Ministry of Defence to running a car hire office and working in summer, skiing and sailing resorts.
Helen then went back to school, graduating from Southampton with a degree in Maritime Environmental Management. She then worked as a Forest Ranger and with the Coastguard Agency, before joining Offshore Challenges (now OC Sport) in 2000 and starting on her current path of managing sailing events and teams. Helen has worked on the Vendée Globe, Route du Rhum, Transat Jacques Vabre, Jules Verne Record, ISAF Youth Sailing Worlds, for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Volvo Ocean Race, Asian Games, Extreme Sailing Series and the Olympics, this will be her first America's Cup.
Kevin Lashly (GBR)Machinest / Shore SupportGBRKevin LashlyMachinest / Shore Support
Originally from Cyprus, Kevin has 18 years' experience in a wide variety of industries including aerospace, motorsports, medical, hydraulics and oil explorations. More recently, he has been involved in the repair and overhaul centre for Augusta Westlands helicopters in Yeovil working alongside a survey team servicing and machining gearboxes and rotor blade sleeves for the UK Armed Forces helicopter fleet.
In Kevin's spare time, he enjoys walking his dog Murray and cycling.
Jo Lees (RSA)Boat CaptainRSAJo LeesBoat Captain
Born in Durban, South Africa Jo Lees is one of the boat captain's at Land Rover BAR. Jo has around twenty years' experience covering a number of roles at sailing teams including race yacht management, boat builder, painter and finisher and sailing crew. With two America's Cups under his belt (GBR Challenge and Shosholoza Challenge), one Volvo Ocean Race (Team Sanya) and many campaigns from Olympic classes to the Extreme Sailing Series, MOD 70s and Admiral's Cups, Jo brings a wealth of experience to BAR.
Ian McCabe (GBR )Boat Builder / Shore SupportGBRIan McCabeBoat Builder / Shore Support
Ian 'Mucky' McCabe is originally from Margate, Kent is a trained shipwright and has many years boatbuilding experience working on everything from Open 60s, Extreme 40s, Volvo Open 70s and Maxi Cats.
He has worked with three Vendee Globe teams, as well as on the Route du Rhum and multiple Fastnet Races, Round Britain and Ireland races and a BT Global Challenge. He also worked on the GBR Challenge's America's Cup campaign, based in both Cowes, UK and Auckland, New Zealand and has sailed many dinghies and catamarans in European and National Championships, and completed two trans-Atlantic crossings. Ian is a boat builder working with the shore team, tasked with the daily maintenance, repairs and modifications of the boats.
Chris Noble (GBR)Boat Captain / RiggingGBRChris NobleBoat Captain / Rigging
Originally from Glasgow, Chris started sailing at a young age competing in numerous youth campaigns including the Fastnets and Round Britain and Ireland. Chris has been with Team Aqua since 2009 as their offside trimmer and the last 5 years as Boat Captain also, winning four consecutive RC44 Championships. In 2015, he secured the course record for the 151 mile Cowes – St Malo Yacht Race on-board Leopard 3. In 2009/2010 Chris spent 6 months working for BWM Oracle USA in reconnaissance. He has also worked in Rigging support throughout the TP52 fleet when not with the RC44 circuit. In his spare time, Chris enjoys cycling, sailing his Moth and going to the gym.
Clifford Nicholson (IRL)Boat BuilderIRLClifford NicholsonBoat Builder
Clifford was born in Waterford, Ireland and sailed for Ireland. Clifford joins the Land Rover BAR team as a boat builder with previous America's Cup and Volvo Ocean Race experience having been on the build team for Prada 31st America's Cup and Ericsson for the 2005 Volvo Ocean Race. Clifford has been a team leader at Magma Structures building the rigs for The White Pearl, spent six years working with Alex Thompson Racing as a member of the shore crew and has worked on various projects as a freelance boat builder. In his spare time, Clifford sails, spends time with his family working on the family house and is a handy carpenter.
Simon Nuding (GBR)Support Boat Driver / Shore SupportGBRSimon NudingSupport Boat Driver / Shore Support
Born and raised in Lymington, Simon has sailed since a young age. After returning from New Zealand in 2000 Simon found himself working for a RIB charter company and soon set up his own charter company. In the twelve years Simon worked on many projects including towing Volvo 70's and scouting the Olympic sailing venue for bombs! Having followed the America's Cup from a young age, Simon sold his business to a competitor in 2014 and moved to Land Rover BAR where he is a Support Boat Driver. Simon is married and has two young boys. Simon has also been a Skipper at the RNLI Lymington Lifeboat Station for 13 years.
Richy O'Farrell (GBR)Boat CaptainGBRRichy O'FarrellBoat Captain
Richy has been sailing since he was five years old, he started in dinghies in Nefyn in North Wales. He studied Yacht Manufacture and Surveying at Solent University, before starting work in boat maintenance and management, maintaining a wide range of high performance racing craft.
Ian Pattison (GBR)Sail Loft Manager / Shore SupportGBRIan PattisonSail Loft Manager / Shore Support
Born in Malta – to a family from Portsmouth, UK, and now living in Portugal – Ian spent his youth sailing around the Solent on his father's Victory Class boat, and racing various inshore and offshore craft. He attended school at St John's College in Southsea. At the age of 16, Ian began a four-year sailmaking apprenticeship at Lucas Sails with famous local sailmaker Peter Lucas. At the age of 21, he joined Williams Lancaster Sails, the company was eventually absorbed into first Diamond Sails and later North Sails. Ian then moved to Minden, Nevada to join the North 3DL production unit to help oversee their America's Cup work in the build up to the event in 2000. He was Loft Manager for Alinghi between 2001-2010, before being Sail Loft Manager for America's Cup Race Management between 2011-2012 and Luna Rossa in 2012-2015.
David Powys (AUS)Base ManagerAUSDavid PowysBase Manager
Dave is originally from Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia and is Base Manager for Land Rover BAR; his responsibilities include managing the Portsmouth Base, and all the temporary facilities at the various America's Cup and World Series venues.
Dave has 35 years experience in the yacht industry which includes four previous America's Cups in various roles from trimmer to support boat manager (1983, 1987, 1988 and 2007), two Whitbread Round the World Races as a sailor (1985-86 & 1989-90) and one Volvo Ocean Race (2005-2006). This vast amount of experience is alongside many other major yachting regattas including Admiral's Cups and Sydney to Hobart races.
He has also worked as a boat builder, specializing in large composite racing and cruising yachts, working at Pendennis Shipyard, Green Marine, Wally Yachts and Magma Structures and including famous yachts such as Mirabella V and Adela.
In his spare time Dave enjoys cycling.
GBRBen Stirrup
Ben has 17 years experience in the marine industry as a boat builder. He joins the team from Magma Structures where he has spent three years building carbon fibre super yacht masts and various composite components for our test boats - T2, T3 and T4. His role with the team is to build and maintain our test boats, race boat and wings - this will be his first America's Cup campaign. His passion for sailing began at the age of six, cruising and club racing on the Solent with his parents. He has also competed in a number of Flying Dutchman dinghy championships in the UK and Europe. Ben is a keen motorcyclist and enjoys cycling and playing golf in his spare time.
Kevin White (GBR)Boat Builder / Shore SupportGBRKevin WhiteBoat Builder / Shore Support
Kevin was born and grew up in Truro, Cornwall. He has 20 years of experience in advanced composite materials building high performance and bespoke surfboards for artists such as the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Damian Hurst and Paul McCartney.
In 2005, he turned his attention to unique carbon structures working on a carbon fibre house in the mountains of Switzerland. After that, Kevin began on custom yacht builds working across Europe on the development of the Quant 30 Lake Racers and GC32's.
A keen sailor, Kevin has double-handly crossed the Bay of Biscay in an open 30ft racing trimaran and enjoys surfing in his free time.


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Bid & AskBy and
1. Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR), Brazil's state-controlled oil producer, plans to raise as much as $75 billion in the world's largest share sale to date. The offering includes $42.5 billion in shares for the state in exchange for the right to develop oil reserves.
2. Enterprise Products (EPD), the largest U.S. pipeline operator, will buy Enterprise GP (EPE) for more than $8 billion as part of a corporate reorganization of the interests of the late Dan Duncan. Said to be Houston's richest man, Duncan died in March at 77.
3. Vodafone (VOD) is selling its entire $6.5 billion holding in China Mobile (CHL). Vodafone says the stake, amounting to 3.2 percent of China Mobile, is not an essential asset.
4. Russia has agreed to increase coal shipments to China in return for a $6 billion loan. The loan will help Russia finance new coal production to feed China's growing demand.
5. The National Bank of Greece plans to raise $3.6 billion to bolster capital. The bank's stock has declined 42 percent this year. Greek banks face soaring loan losses as the government imposes austerity measures following the country's €110 billion bailout in May.
6. Goldcorp (GG), Canada's second-biggest gold producer, agreed to buy Andean Resources for $3.5 billion to gain control of an Argentine mine that may produce 285,000 ounces of gold a year starting in 2012. Andean says it will consider new bids.
7. Minnesota plans to sell $900 million in long-term bonds on Sept. 8. The offering is the state's largest ever, as borrowing costs remain at near-record lows and the state's budget deficit approaches $6 billion. (MCO)
8. Kansas-based Mariner purchased a $760 million portfolio of real estate loans at a Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. sale of assets seized from failed banks. The portfolio includes roughly 1,100 residential and commercial loans.
9. In his largest charitable gift ever, billionaire fund manager George Soros will donate $100 million to Human Rights Watch over the next 10 years via his Open Society Foundations.
10. Costa Rica plans to spend up to $50 million a month in the foreign-exchange market in what analysts say is a bid to weaken its currency, the colón, which has climbed to a two-year high.


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Election Day: Stars Make Final Pleas for Their Candidates
As President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney made their closing cases on the campaign trail Monday, big-name stars showed support. While Kid Rock joined Romney in New Hampshire, Jay-Z and Bruce Springsteen stumped for Obama in Ohio. While performing his "99 Problems," Hova tweaked his lyrics in a sly swipe at the Republican presidential nominee. "If you're having world problems, I feel bad for you, son," he rapped. "I got 99 problems but Mitt ain't one."
And though she wasn't on stage with her hubby Jay in the swing state, Beyoncé made her pro-Obama voice heard through a handwritten note. "Everyday we see your heart and character, inspiring all of us to give more of ourselves," the singer wrote in the open letter addressed the POTUS on her site. "You are the leader to take us from where we are to where we need to be. You are the reason my daughter and nephew will grow up knowing that they can truly be ANYTHING they want to be."
While Obama made his final campaign stops, First Lady Michelle Obama was doing her part in Charlotte, N.C. — where she hasn't set foot since the Democratic National Convention in early September.
At an airport hangar at Charlotte Douglas International, she was joined by singer Mariah Carey and NBA star Derek Fisher on Election eve. Though the American Idol judge didn't belt out any high notes, she spoke in support of the president, praising his fight for women's rights.
Clint Eastwood, Robert Duval and Kelsey Grammer have come out in support of Romney. And now Melissa Joan Hart has hopped on the Republican bandwagon.
"Warning: I may get political today but just stating my feelings, not intending to sway anyone or get into arguments. #maylosefollowers," the Sabrina, the Teenage Witch tweeted Monday, before sharing her endorsement. "Can't get too political in only 140 chac but for those asking, I'm voting #RomneyRyan," she revealed.


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Inuit homeland is one year old
By Ian Gunn in Vancouver
A territory of more than two million square kilometres in Canada's desolate Arctic is marking its first anniversary.
Nunavut came into being last 1 April, amid much celebration and hope for the future.
It was seen as an experiment in self-government for the 25,000 largely Inuit population.
But a year later, the celebrations are low-key, as people try to reconcile their dreams with the often harsh realities of Nunavut.
Unemployment and suicide rates are still several times higher than in the rest of Canada.
The situation is worst in small, remote communities, where critics say nothing has changed.
Nunavut's government leader agrees it has not been an easy year, but he says the government is working hard.
One of its priorities, he says, is to stimulate the economy, and there was some hopeful economic news this week, as a major Nunavut diamond deposit now appears much richer than earlier thought.
Mining is a main hope for economic growth in the Arctic.
Still, one year on some people in Nunavut say their hope is now less for themselves than for their children.
A generation from now, Nunavut should be a much more promising and prosperous place.
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A 3-star hotel, The Avani Zambezi Sun, features adobe-style architecture.
Simple finishes highlight bright mosaics and fabrics and the intoxicating environment is characterised by ethnic wall stencils, timber and plaster ceilings, Zambian artworks and accessories. It is constructed in a series of eight buildings, consisting of the guest rooms, a central pavilion of restaurants and a fabulous convention centre.
The Avani Zambezi Sun Hotel is a 212-room hotel appealing primarily to families and conference delegates. The guest rooms acknowledge their African roots in the deep rich red earth colour of the rounded planes of its walls. In the early evening the dark outline of the hotel is set against iridescent curls of smoky vapour that dance above its roofline.
Rooms & Suites:
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Restaurant: The restaurant atmosphere is relaxed and casual and provides an enjoyable buffet experience, especially for families
The Poolside Grill: The 'alfresco' grill is located alongside the entertainment floor at the pool and is an ideal location for light, inexpensive poolside lunches
Squires Loft: Situated in The Falls Entertainment Centre, Squires Grill offers a tempting menu of tasty lunch and dinner dishes
Crocodile Café: It is situated at The Falls Entertainment Centre and guests can sit outside and enjoy a light meal, croissants, pastries, coffees and drinks at this delightful coffee shop
Activities at the Avani Zambezi Sun:
Cycling: To allow guests to explore the surrounding Zambezi area, there are mountain bikes for hire at The Falls Activity Centre.
Swimming: A stunning pool situated nest to the Zambezi River. The pool deck is also the scene of more formal occasions such as cocktail receptions and alfresco dining.
Kamp Kwena: Situated close to The Hotel - is every child's idea of holiday heaven, giving parents plenty of free time to discover all the area's attractions.
Hotel Information
- - Lodge type; Hotel
- - Location; Victoria Falls, Zambia
- - Lodge size; 212 rooms
- - Recommended stay; 2-5 nights
Hotel Highlights
- - Extremely family friendly
- - Very close to Victoria Falls, walking distance
- - Unlimited access to the Falls
- - Located within Zambezi National Park
- - Large central pool area
- Rates from: US$ 140.00
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- USA - ZAM; from $ 1567
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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- After the second or the third bounce pass Joe Webb threw Saturday night -- I can't remember which one -- it became quite clear the Green Bay Packers would be the NFC North team whose season would continue for at least one more week. And so I spent much of the evening watching the Packers with an eye toward their looming rematch with the San Francisco 49ers next weekend.
If nothing else, the Packers' 24-10 victory over the Minnesota Vikings provided another example of the quiet efficiency they developed over the second half of the season, a quality that is important in the postseason and seems crucial against an opponent such as the 49ers.
The Packers' defense physically overwhelmed the Vikings, limiting them to 167 yards through three quarters before garbage time began. The Packers finally stood up tailback Adrian Peterson, holding him to 99 yards on 22 carries and no runs longer than 18 yards. They did not commit a turnover, took only two penalties and were unfazed by the Vikings' surprise change at quarterback.
"This is a great game to play before we face San Francisco," defensive lineman Ryan Pickett said. "They try to pound the ball with Frank Gore and the other running backs they have. So this is a good game to warm up with."
If you were disappointed that the Packers didn't light up the Vikings with their passing game, especially after getting their top four receivers on the field for the first time since September, you haven't been paying attention recently. The Packers' offense has evolved from the pass-happy scheme the 49ers stymied in Week 1. In fact, running backs DuJuan Harris and John Kuhn were the focal points Saturday night.
Harris and Kuhn combined for three touchdowns and half of the Packers' total touches (27 of 54). As much as you might want to see the Packers' offense recapture its aesthetic beauty in the playoffs, well, that just isn't the team Green Bay has become nor is it the kind of team it needs to be.
Afterward, guard T.J. Lang had a hard time digesting a performance that included a modest 20 first downs and eight punts. "I don't want to be too negative," Lang said, "but it was pretty poor. Our defense won that game."
The better perspective might have come from defensive back Charles Woodson, who noted that the Packers now have a team that can conquer physical playoff matchups, whether it is Peterson and the Vikings or Gore and the 49ers' defense.
"We're a better team now," Woodson said. "That's the bottom line, from both sides of the ball. I think we're a team right now that is battle-tested. We've been in some tight ballgames and been able to pull them out. We can go into a tough environment against a good team."
Woodson made a triumphant return from a fractured collarbone that cost him 11 games this season, setting a physical tone with a takedown of Peterson on the opening drive and finishing with six tackles. As we discussed during the season, the Packers developed a new level of toughness while some of their best players were sidelined. On Saturday night, they began their playoff march by combining that experience with their full complement of stars -- from Woodson to linebacker Clay Matthews (two sacks) to receivers Greg Jennings, Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb (eight combined catches for 119 yards).
Woodson turned away suggestions that the Packers have all the pieces in place to win their second Super Bowl in three seasons, saying: "I don't want to prematurely speak on anything."
But I will.
Beating the 49ers at Candlestick Park will be a difficult task, especially when you recall how thoroughly the 49ers won the teams' Week 1 game. On Saturday night, however, we saw a Packers team that shrugged off two embarrassing performances against Peterson, figured out what it did wrong -- overpursuit, mostly -- and shut him down.
We saw a team perfectly willing to look away from its top weapons when the Vikings left its running backs unaccounted for in coverage. We saw a team that did not make a major mistake despite a decadelong history of doing so in home playoff games.
Those factors combined are why I continue to consider the Packers to be as poised as any team in the NFL to win the Super Bowl. Woodson said the Packers "are a long way from where we want to be," but that might be more a matter of geography than progress. This is a team that is going places.


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The opening paragraph of Saturday morning's Associated Press report by Stephen Ohlemacher and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar on the state of Social Security and Medicare and an additional sentence from the third paragraph give away the fact that theirs will not be a missive that should be taken seriously (bold is mine):
The bad economy is worsening the already-shaky finances of Medicare and Social Security, draining the trust funds supporting them faster than expected and intensifying the need for Congress to shore up the massive benefit programs, the government said Friday.
... The Social Security trust funds are projected to be drained in 2036, one year earlier than the last estimate.
This post will concentrate on Social Security. By referring to the idea that its trust fund is being "drained," the pair are perpetuating the myth that the Social Security system has a stash of cash and investments just sitting there ready to be redeemed and distributed as benefits when needed. This of course is false. What follows are four fundamental truths about Social Security.
First, for years, Social Security collected more in taxes than it paid out in benefits. A normal "trust fund" or investment account would invest these excesses and allow them to grow, so that funds would be there to keep paying benefits in years when taxes are lower than benefits paid (like now, thanks to the retirements of baby boomers).
Second, but that's not what happened. Since the 1960s, when President Lyndon Baines Johnson decided to present a "unified" budget which included Social Security instead of treating it as a separate, dedicated program, trust fund surpluses were lent to the rest of the government for the rest of its operations. The amounts involved didn't become significant until the late-1980s. From 1986-2007, the rest of the government wrote over $2.3 trillion in IOUs (i.e., it issued "special bonds" to Social Security, routinely emptying its coffers annually.
Third, the annual surpluses, which peaked in fiscal 2007 and 2008 at about $186 billion each, started to rapidly shrink in 2008 as the recession hit. Now, quoting from this year's Trustees Report summary, "Social Security expenditures exceeded the program's non-interest income in 2010 for the first time since 1983." That means tax collections aren't covering benefits, meaning that the rest of the government is having to add to its already harrowing deficits to fund the annual shortfalls, which are forecast to continue and grow as far as the eye can see. Somehow, this isn't considered news by the nation's gatekeepers at the Associated Press.
Fourth, perhaps the AP pair's excuse is that the rest of the government should have no problem paying back its IOUs when it has to over the next 25 years until 2036. Anyone even remotely aware of the $1 trillion-plus deficits run up during the past three years would have be asking: "Really?" As I noted in a column I wrote several weeks ago:
... the nation's "debt held by the public" — really amounts owed to individuals, corporations, and other countries — ... is over $9.6 trillion, an amount that is roughly 65% of the nation's annual output, or Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
... there is a consensus that a country reaches "a critical insolvency threshold" once its public debt hits 90% of GDP. At that point, lender cutoffs and interest-rate premiums become real possibilities.
How far are we from the 90% ... threshold? Not far at all.
The Congressional Budget Office's latest projections believe that unless there is serious reform, we'll hit the 90% threshold in just 10 years, in 2021. Economist Larry Kotlikoff, however, noted in an April column that the budget deal made in late 2010, which extended the current tax system for another two years (the leftist press insists on referring to this as "extending the Bush tax cuts," even though the current system is now in its ninth year mostly unchanged) and which lowered the employee portion of Social Security by two percentage points for calendar 2011, moved the 90% threshold date to 2017, just six years from now. If the economy doesn't start picking up pretty soon, the government will cross the 90% threshold even sooner. Regardless for the exact crossover date, it's obvious that the country has serious issues with Social Security right now because of its cash deficits and the rest of the government's awful condition. Social Security's deficits are hastening the day when either no one will want to lend to it or will start charging higher interest rates for doing so.
Only someone who is breathtakingly ignorant of Social Security's and the federal government's true fiscal situations or is engaged in deliberate deception would try to pretend that it will have no problem paying back its IOUs to the Social Security system for the next 25 years. Someone should ask Stephen Ohlemacher and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar a simple question: Which is it, guys?
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According to a survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, more than half of all American kids between 12 and 17 use online social networking sites such as MySpace or Facebook. What this means is that they inhabit a parallel universe to that in which their parents dwell. If you doubt that, consider the interpretation of 'friend' in the two universes. In the real world, a friend is someone with whom one has a meaningful relationship; the term implies affection, commitment, emotional interaction. In the online social networking world, a 'friend' is just about anyone who gets in touch with you.
Thus Tom Anderson, the founder of MySpace, had - as of 9.42am on Friday 30 March - 167,144,385 'friends'. This is not because he is exceedingly sociable, but because anyone who signs up on MySpace automatically becomes one of Tom's friends. By the time you read this, he will have another 500,000. (MySpace is adding 250,000 users a day.)
The MySpace concept of a friend may seem contrived, but is much closer to what a businessperson would describe as a 'contact'. This may be why the corporate world is gazing anxiously at the social networking phenomenon and wondering if it has anything to offer. Two studies - by Forrester Research, a market research firm, and McKinsey, a consultancy - offer conflicting views.
The Forrester study, conducted last December, involved quizzing 119 chief information officers (CIOs) in mid-size and larger US companies. It indicated that Web 2.0 developments are being widely introduced into companies, with 90 per cent of respondents having adopted at least one of six prominent Web 2.0 tools - blogs, wikis, podcasts, RSS, social networking, and content tagging - with over a third already using all six of them. The study also found that CIOs saw 'relatively high business value' in RSS (the syndication systems used in the blogging world), wikis (user-editable websites) and tagging, but relatively low value in social networking and blogging.
Which is what one would expect. CIOs are control freaks: they have to be because their jobs involve keeping vital IT systems up and running. They don't like innovation, especially of the sort that allows employees to do things that aren't in the company manual - which is what Web 2.0 is all about.
But then came the McKinsey study, conducted in January, based on a survey of 2,800 executives (not just CIOs) in a number of countries. It found strong interest in many Web 2.0 technologies, but much less widespread adoption. McKinsey also looked at six Web 2.0 tools and found that social networking was the most popular, with 19 per cent of companies having invested in it.
Two surveys, two contradictory findings. It brings to mind the judge who interrupted FE Smith, the famous Edwardian barrister, in the course of an extended rant. 'Mr Smith,' he said, 'You have been going for two hours and we are none the wiser'. 'No, your honour,' replied Smith, 'but you are much better informed.'
Spaced out by Rupert
'MYSPACE' is also a bit of a misnomer. It implies a tiny slice of cyberspace that is all yours, but of course it isn't; it belongs to Rupert Murdoch. The BBC's online commentator, Bill Thompson, illustrates the distinction with the analogy of a public park versus a shopping mall. You can do your own thing (within the law) in the former, but do it only at the proprietor's pleasure in the latter.
So it is with MySpace - as Tila Tequila, a singer who is one of the site's most visible users, discovered. She had attracted attention by linking to more than 1.7 million friends on her MySpace page. The New York Times reports how, in an attempt to promote her first album, she added to the page a new music player and music store, called the Hoooka, created by an LA-based start-up.
MySpace users listened to her music and played the accompanying videos 20,000 times over one weekend. But the Hoooka disappeared on the Sunday after her oldest 'friend', the aformentioned Anderson, personally contacted Tequila to object to what she had done with 'her' space. It turns out that MySpace objects to software widgets that enable users to sell items or advertise without prior approval or without entering into a direct partnership with News Corporation.
So any social networkers shocked and apalled to discover that MySpace is really RupertSpace should ask themselves a simple question: why do you think he bought the thing in the first place?


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The website at http://eqinfojp.net is under the non-profit organization NPO, based in Otsu city, in the provincial capital of Shiga in western Japan.
In addition to Japanese, the information on this website will be updated in nine different languages, including Vietnamese, English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand.
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I have a 9' 5wt BVK myself. It is a fantastic rod and my go to for nymph indicator rigs, streamers, etc....... It has a lot of backbone, maybe a bit too much backbone for a small stream fly rod, IMO.
If you are looking to mainly nymph and throw streamers, etc..... the BVK is perfect. But if you are after a rod with a really delicate touch for dry flies and anything else you might throw, I would look elsewhere.
I have a TFO finesse- it is also a great rod. Not as fast action but it thows a dry very gently and can also throw streamers and nymphs easily. You might also look at the Redington Classic Trout/Tempt and the Allen ATS if you are after something that can do it all but has delicacy.
Not that the BVK lacks delicacy or wouldn't make a good stream rod. With heavy flies or wind, the BVK is an excellent choice,
I appreciate the advice. Your comments are exactly why I haven't already replaced my 9 foot 5 wt Redinton Red Fly 2 with a BVK 5 wt. Based on the reviews I've read, the BVK 5 wt needs a 5.5 wt line to load the rod with the possible sweet spot being a 6 wt line. This makes it somewhat less practical for dry flies. Yellowstone Angler is about to release their 2013 5 wt shootout. I want to see their comments before I buy another 5 wt rod.
Now with the BVK 3 wt rod that I'm considering (and still open to and hoping to get other suggestions or comments), it has reportedly a somewhat softer action than the rest of the BVK line. The 3 wt rod I asked for recommendations on at the start of this thread will be used for dry flies, nymphs (including high sticking) and perhaps the occasional smaller streamer. I'm assuming any BVK rod will have a bit of a backbone, but in a 3 wt size would allow for a more delicate presentation.
I picked up a Redington Tempt. It just felt too soft to me. I am not familiar with any Allen rods. The TFO Finesse is a rod I hadn't considered. Yellowston Anglers compared the BVK and Finesse and liked the BVK better (in a 5 wt-they did not test any 3 wts). You could have a point though. It could be worth test casting if I can find one locally. Another affordable rod that I've heard good things about is the St Croix Imperial. I haven't been able to test that rod either. Supposedly it's an easy casting fast action rod with a softer tip than the BVK. The St Croix is one of the 5 weights I have on my list to consider when I replace my Red Fly 2. The biggest challenge is finding the rods and shops that will let you test cast the rod. One of the better selections of rods in my area is at Bass Pro. They won't let you test cast anything!
The only other bonus with the BVK 3 wt is the 2 foot extension that bumps the rod up to more of a 4 wt 10 foot rod without forcing me to buy a second full rod/reel setup. I don't know what the action is like on the 10 foot version or if I could fish the same line on both. I would be happy to over line it to a 3.5 or 4 wt line. I wouldn't want the rod to "need" a heavier line than that though. I would loose the delicacy I am looking for by buying a 3 weight rod.
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Barmy Army plans to bring a lucky mascot to Australia to help England in the upcoming Ashes series have been thwarted.
The England cricket team's supporter group had hoped to call upon Gary Pratt - the substitute fielder who drew the ire of Ricky Ponting by running the Australian captain out during the last series - as a good-luck charm.
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Colorado Rockies right-hander Eddie Butler has been promoted to the Class-A Advanced Modesto Nuts.
Butler, taken 46th overall in the 2012 draft out of Radford, had a 1.66 ERA over nine starts and 54.1 innings for the Asheville Tourists. One of his better outings came against the Augusta GreenJackets on May 7, allowing just one hit over six innings, walking five and striking out five.
Butler is ranked sixth in the Rockies system by Baseball America, and he should easily find himself in the top five by next season. He has a hard, sinking fastball in the mid-90s that has a ton of weight to it. He allowed just one fly ball over the six innings at Augusta.
His secondaries lag a tick behind the fastball, but he has a solid slider and can change the pace of it. His changeup is the key to his upper-level success as a starter, but he flashed a couple that were pretty solid pitches during his Augusta start.
"That's the main thing I throw is my sinker," said Butler after his May 7 start. "That's the big reason why I was picked up by the Rockies, where I was picked up at, because that sinker can get a lot of ground balls, which works out well at high elevation."
Butler isn't the biggest guy weight or muscle wise, and he has long arm action, but his commmand profile is outstanding for the stuff he has. Because of his body and delivery, there will be durability concerns, but things have been smooth so far.
"He was keeping the ball down, that's for sure," Asheville manager Fred Ocasio said. "Keeping the ball down and anywhere from 96-97 to where the ones he pitched with that velocity and down in the zone, that's what you're going to get out of him, a lot of ground balls."


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Your Program and Executive Committees are hard at work lining up great invited sessions.
March Meeting 2014 • March 3 - 7 • Denver, Colorado
The largest physics meeting in the world, focusing on research from industry, universities, and major labs.
Venue: Denver Convention Center
HQ Hotel: Sheraton Downtown
Expected Sessions: >100 Invited
Expected Attendees: >9000
April Meeting 2014 • April 5 - April 8 • Savannah, Georgia
Highlights include the latest research from participating APS Units. The April Meeting gathers particle physicists, nuclear physicists, and astrophysicists to share new results and insights.
Disclaimer - The articles and opinion pieces found in this issue of the APS Forum on International Physics Newsletter are not peer refereed and represent solely the views of the authors and not necessarily the views of the APS.


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This project is not covered by Drupal's security advisory policy.
CSS Gzip will no longer be updated/supported and is considered obsolete. All future development is being done in the Advanced CSS/JS Aggregation module.
Based off of Javascript Aggregator this module will gzip your aggregated css files. For Drupal 6.x
- It's compatible with Apache 1.3 (works great with cheap hosting).
- Compresses the content once and saves the result (less CPU load on server).
- Uses level 9 compression because it's only run once per file (smaller file size).
- In general, all you need to do is enable the module and it works (no core hacking/modifying .htaccess).
- Requires Clean URL's in order to work (mod_rewrite).
- Tested on Apache, other http servers not tested.
- Requires download method to be public (check in admin/settings/file-system)
If your using private downloads, Gzipping of js & css can be achieved with the Boost module. I also recommend using the Parallel module as well for this use case (private downloads).
What about mod_deflate?
Long story short this is faster.
How do I know it's working?
The YSlow Firefox add-on has a tab called components; you can check for gzip compression there. See YSlow User Guide -> Components View.
Drupal 7?
This is part of core now!
Project Information
- Maintenance status: Unsupported
- Development status: Obsolete
- Module categories: Performance and Scalability
- Reported installs: 1,103 sites currently report using this module. View usage statistics.
- Downloads: 16,139
- Last modified: 2 December 2014
- This project is not covered by the security advisory policy.
Use at your own risk! It may have publicly disclosed vulnerabilities.


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By ANNE DONNELL
Would this sentence be correct? "The weather effected his sinuses painfully." I saw this recently. What about it, O Grammar Guide? -Not Asleep at the Wheel
Well, at least this guy didn't sign it, "Old Grammar Guide," a reference either to my advanced age (I keep insisting that 69 is "barely in my sixties," but only other people who are 69 find that useful or witty), or to old grammar. People and grammar can become out of date.
For an example of aging grammar: the often vaunted who-whom "crisis." The careful usage of these pronoun forms (nominative and objective) was carefully taught to increasingly careless brains. The result: "Experts" have waved the white flag on this one. Modern speakers and writers have stumbled so often that our ears have lost sensitivity (the quality that makes people like me blanch at "he don't") to misplaced who's and misplaced whom's. Those who remain in the trenches on this one are fighting in the name of old grammar. Ivory tower grammarians still strive for correctness here, maybe, but the rest of us concede a losing battle. Who or whom however you please is pretty much OK now. Well, "Whom are you?" won't work.
So, fun with words, boys and girls. ONLINE DEPARTMENT (Thanks, PW) "ANNUAL NEOLOGISM CONTEST" Once again, The Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its yearly contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words. [Some of the] winners are: • Coffee (n.), the person upon whom one coughs. • Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have gained.• Abdicate (v.), to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.• Esplanade (v.), to attempt an explanation while drunk.• Negligent (adj.), describes a condition in which you absentmindedly answer the door in your nightgown.• Lymph (v.), to walk with a lisp.• Gargoyle (n.), olive-flavored mouthwash.• Flatulence (n.) emergency vehicle that picks you up after you are run over by a steamroller.• Balderdash (n.), a rapidly receding hairline.• Rectitude (n.), the formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists.• Pokemon (n), a Rastafarian proctologist.• Frisbeetarianism (n.), The belief that, when you die, your soul flies up onto the roof and gets stuck there.
Our language is flexible, fun, and confoundedly confusing. The last one, the confoundedly confusing category, seems to be the best slot for today's matter, the ever present difficulty in distinguishing between affect and effect.
Pause for a QUICK, HELPFUL REMINDER. Use between when connecting two persons or things; use among when connecting three or more persons or things. Grammar graduate school: Between is appropriate to use in a connection of more than two IF you are implying interactions on a one-to-one basis. EXAMPLE. Aside from age differences, there is really no difference between the four brothers. HINT TO UNDERSTANDING. Each brother is being compared to one brother, then another, then another. One to one. Thank you for this illuminating information, Grammar for Smart People by Barry Tarshis, page 11.
Affect and effect can both be used as a noun or as a verb. The most helpful thing here is that affect is usually a verb and effect is usually a noun. And, yes, the sentence submitted by Not Asleep at the Wheel is incorrect. It should read, "The weather affected [verb] his sinuses painfully." Rewording, "The effect [noun] of the weather on his sinuses was painful."
Checking with Phillip Gooden in Who's Whose: A No-Nonsense Guide to Easily Confused Words [Why aren't YOU buying these books? Why am I? Disliking grammar is no excuse. I buy cookbooks, which are about something I certainly dislike – cooking. Well, I do love food and colored pictures of kitchens and gardens and food. I'm not alone here.]
Gooden says the embarrassment factor for misusing is not that high because "almost everyone mixes up their affects and effects from time to time. The general sense of what you are writing is unlikely to be affected, but it's still a mistake." (page 8)
MEANING OF VERB AFFECT: have an impact on, make a difference.
MEANING OF NOUN EFFECT: result, impact.
Now, let's snarl it up a bit. Affect as a noun is a psychological term used to differentiate a feeling or an emotion from a thought or action. [Who wants to be bothered with that? Charge ahead with the whole bundle on your back – actions and emotions. So handy to have it all there when you want to "lose it." I need a dreadful little smiley face emoticon here.]
Effect as a verb means to "bring about a result." EXAMPLE. The Industrial Revolution effected great change in the small villages of the land, sending yeomen and their families to large cities to find work in factories.
Hey, have a nice day. Don't wear your head out on this one, although you can teach old dogs new tricks. If the aphorism fits, wear it.
BW (Bigtime Word) dragoman, an interpreter/guide. No dragons, no St. George, just some kind, knowledgeable person like me to lead and inform you. I'm going to stop and design a banner for the castle right now.


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3. Color hair with oil
Sounds crazy, right? But ditch the regular box color and start using oils instead. Garnier makes a great at home hair dye that is free of ammonia, the culprit that robs hair of its luster. Restore your hair's shine and get a hot new color at the same time with oils.


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Product Summary
APC UPS Network Management Card allow for secure monitoring and control of an individual APC UPS via web browser, command line interface, or SNMP. Embedded technology provides exceptional reliability with notification features that inform you of problems as they occur.
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|1 x RJ-45 Network
Customize shut down and reboot of connected equipment and UPSs.Data logging:
Identify problematic trends before they escalate or export the data log for analysis.Event logging:
Pinpoint the timing and sequence of events leading up to an incident with the event log.Run command file:
Run command file on shutdown sequence as well as start-up sequence.Remote UPS management:
Enable management of your UPS by connecting it directly to the network.Browser Accessible:
View the user interface with a browser. Provides quick access from anywhere on a secure network.Enterprise management system compatible:
Manage your APC devices from a single system by forwarding SNMP traps (events) to your preferred enterprise management system.Reboot equipment remotely:
Saves dispatching technicians to remote locations.Operating System Shutdown:
Prevents possible data corruption by performing graceful, unattended operating system shutdown in the event of an extended power outage.
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Les Gourniers rankings
Difficulty ranking world: 4382 (all)
Ranking France: 1019 (all)
Ranking Alps: 1408(all)
Difficulty score: 57.93 what?
Les Gourniers ratings
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Full Screen for Adium
This is what happens when marc gets bored at 2AM: a plugin to enable fullscreen mode in Adium. trivial. rough. kills puppies. works. Precompiled download and source (git) on code.remobjects.com.
The most work, really, was finding my way around the Adium APIs; the actual code is laughably trivial.


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CS S. Dhanapal
Who is a Director?
-to be a shareholder or
-an employee, and
-may hold only the office of director under the provisions of the Act.
Section 2(34) of the Companies Act, 2013 defines a director as – "director" means a director appointed to the Board of a company.
Disqualifications for appointment as director
A person shall not be eligible for appointment as a director of a company, if —
•He is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court
•He is an undischarged insolvent
•He has applied to be adjudicated as an insolvent and his application is pending
•He has been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for atleast 6 months and 5 years from expiry of sentence have not got over
•He has been convicted and sentenced for a period of 7 years or more
•An order disqualifying him for appointment as a director has been passed by a court or Tribunal and the order is in force
•He has not paid any calls in respect of any shares of the company held by him & 6 months have elapsed from the last day fixed for the payment of the call
•He has been convicted of the offence dealing with related party transactions under section 188 at any time during the last preceding five years
•He has not obtained DIN
•A person who is director of a company which has not filed financial statements or annual returns for 5 continuous yrs, till expiry of 5 yrs from date of default
•A person who is director of company which has failed to repay deposits, debentures or distribute dividend for a period of one year, till expiry of 5 years from date of default
•Private Companies can provide for additional disqualifications in their Articles
A Director is part of a collective body of Directors called the Board, responsible for the superintendence, control and direction of the affairs of the Company.
|a) Directors as Agents :A company as an artificial person, acts through directors who are elected representatives of the shareholders and who execute decision making for the benefit of shareholders
|b) Directors as employeesWhen the director is appointed as whole time employee of the company then that particular directors shall be considered as employee director or whole time director
|c) Directors as officers
Director as trustees:
Director as "Officer"
"officer" includes any director, manager or key managerial personnel or any person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the Board of Directors or any one or more of the directors is or are accustomed to act.
Director as "Key Managerial Personnel"
"key managerial personnel", in relation to a company, means—
(i) the Chief Executive Officer or the managing director or the manager;
(ii) the company secretary;
(iii) the whole-time director;
(iv) the Chief Financial Officer; and
(v) such other officer as may be prescribed;
Director as "Officer in default"
"officer who is in default", for the purpose of any provision in this Act which enacts that an officer of the company who is in default shall be liable to any penalty or punishment by way of imprisonment, fine or otherwise, means any of the following officers of a company, namely:—
(i) whole-time director;
(ii) key managerial personnel;
(iii) where there is no key managerial personnel, such director or directors as specified by the Board in this behalf and who has or have given his or their consent in writing to the Board to such specification, or all the directors, if no director is so specified;
(iv) any person who, under the immediate authority of the Board or any key managerial personnel, is charged with any responsibility including maintenance, filing or distribution of accounts or records, authorises, actively participates in, knowingly permits, or knowingly fails to take active steps to prevent, any default;
(v) any person in accordance with whose advice, directions or instructions the Board of Directors of the company is accustomed to act, other than a person who gives advice to the Board in a professional capacity;
(vi) every director, in respect of a contravention of any of the provisions of this Act, who is aware of such contravention by virtue of the receipt by him of any proceedings of the Board or participation in such proceedings without objecting to the same, or where such contravention had taken place with his consent or connivance;
(vii) in respect of the issue or transfer of any shares of a company, the share transfer agents, registrars and merchant bankers to the issue or transfer
Liability of non-executive / Independent Directors
An independent director and a non-executive director not being promoter or key managerial personnel, shall be held liable, only in respect of such acts of omission or commission by a company which had occurred with his knowledge, attributable through Board processes, and with his consent or connivance or where he had not acted diligently.
Liability as "Officer"
Section 66 (Reduction of Capital)
If any officer of the company—
(a) knowingly conceals the name of any creditor entitled to object to the reduction;
(b) knowingly misrepresents the nature or amount of the debt or claim of any creditor; or
(c) abets or is privy to any such concealment or misrepresentation as aforesaid, he shall be liable under section 447.
Section 105 (Proxies)
If for the purpose of any meeting of a company, invitations to appoint as proxy a person or one of a number of persons specified in the invitations are issued at the company's expense to any member entitled to have a notice of the meeting sent to him and to vote thereat by proxy, every officer of the company who knowingly issues the invitations as aforesaid or wilfully authorises or permits their issue shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees.
Provided that an officer shall not be punishable under this sub-section by reason only of the issue to a member at his request in writing of a form of appointment naming the proxy, or of a list of persons willing to act as proxies, if the form or list is available on request in writing to every member entitled to vote at the meeting by proxy.
Section 173 (Meetings of Board)
Every officer of the company whose duty is to give notice under this section and who fails to do so shall be liable to a penalty of twenty-five thousand rupees.
Section 204 (Secretarial Audit)
If a company or any officer of the company or the company secretary in practice, contravenes the provisions of this section, the company, every officer of the company or the company secretary in practice, who is in default, shall be punishable with fine which shall not be less than one lakh rupees but which may extend to five lakh rupees.
Section 207 (Conduct of Inspection and Enquiry)
If any director or officer of the company disobeys the direction issued by the Registrar or the inspector under this section, the director or the officer shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one year and with fine which shall not be less than twenty-five thousand rupees but which may extend to one lakh rupees.
If a director or an officer of the company has been convicted of an offence under this section, the director or the officer shall, on and from the date on which he is so convicted, be deemed to have vacated his office as such and on such vacation of office, shall be disqualified from holding an office in any company.
Section 212 (Inspection by SFIO)
On receipt of the investigation report, the Central Government may, after examination of the report (and after taking such legal advice, as it may think fit), direct the Serious Fraud Investigation Office to initiate prosecution against the company and its officers or employees, who are or have been in employment of the company or any other person directly or indirectly connected with the affairs.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in any other law for the time being in force, the investigation report filed with the Special Court for framing of charges shall be deemed to be a report filed by a police officer under section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 of the company.
Section 274 (Directions for filing statement of Affairs – Winding Up by Tribunal)
If any director or officer of the company contravenes the provisions of this section, the director or the officer of the company who is in default shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which shall not be less than twenty-five thousand rupees but which may extend to five lakh rupees, or with both.
Liability as "Officer in Default"
Liability for "Fraud"
"Fraud" in relation to affairs of a company or any body corporate, includes any act, omission, concealment of any fact or abuse of position committed by any person or any other person with the connivance in any manner, with intent to deceive, to gain undue advantage from, or to injure the interests of, the company or its shareholders or its creditors or any other person, whether or not there is any wrongful gain or wrongful loss;
Any person who is found to be guilty of fraud, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than the amount involved in the fraud, but which may extend to three times the amount involved in the fraud.
Personal Liability
Directors can be made personally liable if
Section 35 – Civil Liability for mis-statement in prospectus
Where it is proved that a prospectus has been issued with intent to defraud the applicants for the securities of a company or any other person or for any fraudulent purpose, every person concerned shall be personally responsible, without any limitation of liability, for all or any of the losses or damages that may have been incurred by any person who subscribed to the securities on the basis of such prospectus.
Section 75 – Damages for Fraud
Where a company fails to repay the deposit or part thereof or any interest thereon referred to in section 74 within the time specified in sub-section (1) of that section or such further time as may be allowed by the Tribunal under sub-section (2) of that section, and it is proved that the deposits had been accepted with intent to defraud the depositors or for any fraudulent purpose, every officer of the company who was responsible for the acceptance of such deposit shall, without prejudice to the provisions contained in subsection (3) of that section and liability under section 447, be personally responsible, without any limitation of liability, for all or any of the losses or damages that may have been incurred by the depositors.
Section 339 – Liability for fraudulent conduct of business
If in the course of the winding up of a company, it appears that any business of the company has been carried on with intent to defraud creditors of the company or any other persons or for any fraudulent purpose, the Tribunal, on the application of the Official Liquidator, or the Company Liquidator or any creditor or contributory of the company, may, if it thinks it proper so to do, declare that any person, who is or has been a director, manager, or officer of the company or any persons who were knowingly parties to the carrying on of the business in the manner aforesaid shall be personally responsible, without any limitation of liability, for all or any of the debts or other liabilities of the company as the Tribunal may direct.
(Written by S.Dhanapal, Senior Partner, S Dhanapal & Associates, A firm of Practising Company Secretaries, Chennai.)


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New Member
Last Activity: 09-06-2010 11:46 PM
About Me
- About akangler
- Biography
- Moved to Oregon North Coast from Alaska awhile back.
Fished the salmon runs, rainbow trout, and dollies there on the fly.
Still trying to find out the wheres and whens here in Oregon.
- Location
- oregon north coast
- Interests
- family, fishing, camping


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There are numerous syntaxes that you use when setting up a regular expression, I will list them all, along with a brief description:
- . - Any character (number, letter, etc.).
- ^ - The beginning of a line.
- $ - The end of a line.
- a? - The letter "a" is only mentioned once, or not at all (0-1).
- a* - The letter "a" is mentioned at least once, or not at all (0 - 1+).
- a{2} - The letter "a" is mentioned exactly two times.
- a{2,} - The letter "a" is mentioned at least two times.
- a{2,9} - The letter "a" is mentioned between 2 and 9, and including 2 and 9 (2-9).
- [0-10] - Any number between 0 and 9 (0-9).
- [a-f] - Any lowercase letter between "a" and "f" (a-f).
- [A-F] - Any uppercase letter between "A" and "F" (A-F).
- () - Groups expressions, ex: (b|c) - Between "b" and "c"
Now that we got that long list out of the way, let's use some examples:
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ereg("abcd", $text);
This line of code will return TRUE if abcd is found in the variable $text.
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ereg("^abcd", $text);
This line of code will return TRUE if abcd is found at the beginning of variable $text.
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ereg_replace("\n", "
", $text);
This line of code acts the same as nl2br() and replaces \n with
 in the variable $text.
Now, in includes/bbcode.php in phpBB2, you may see a line like this on line 159:
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str_replace("[quote:$uid]", $bbcode_tpl['quote_open'], $text);
Let's go through it showing what each particular thing means. First off, we have str_replace. This function is very easy to use and to understand. Basically, the format for a str_replace function could be as follows:
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str_replace($one, $two, $text);
The first variable is what string we will be replacing. And the second variable is what we will be replacing the first with. And $text is the variable we will be searching for the determined replacements.
So back to our snippet from phpBB2:
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str_replace("[quote:$uid]", $bbcode_tpl['quote_open'], $text);
The first part we have is "[quote:$uid]". Obviously we know that [quote is a part of a supported BBcode. The $uid variable is basically a unique id for the message, and finally we end it with the bracket ]. What we just covered was the string that str_replace will be searching for. Next, we have $bbcode_tpl['quote_open']. This is the variable that eventually leads to a .tpl file to show what str_replace should replace the BBcode with. If you open templates/subsilver/bbcode.tpl, you will find BEGIN quote_open. This is what the quote BBcode is replaced with:
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{L_QUOTE}:

Think you're catching on? Good, we're almost done. Finally, we have the last part of the function, $text. $text is the post a user makes. So in conclusion, str_replace, and also ereg_replace and preg_replace, determine what to look for, determine what to replace it with, and determine where to look for it.
Hope this tutorial was helpful for you! Happy coding.
// Phantom


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Smale and Swedin Win Sidewise Awards
posted Friday 19 August 2011 @ 1:57 pm PDT
Winners of the Sidewise Awards for Alternate History were announced on Thursday August 18, 2011 at Renovation. Winners are highlighted.
Short Form:
- "A Clash of Eagles," Alan Smale (Panverse Two)
- Mammoths of the Great Plains, Eleanor Arnason (PM Press)
- "Alter Kameraden," Barry B. Longyear (Asimov's 4-5/10)
- "Sidewinders," Ken MacLeod (The Mammoth Book of Alternate Histories)
- "Goin' Down to Anglotown", William F. Wu (The Dragon and the Stars)
Long Form
- When Angels Wept, Eric G. Swedin (Potomac)
- Columbia & Britannia, Adam Chamberlain & Brian A. Dixon, eds. (Fourth Horseman)
- Red Inferno: 1945, Robert Conroy (Ballantine)
- Pinion, Jay Lake (Tor)
Both winners were present to receive their awards.
Category: Awards.
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