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10/01/2017 by Jose Marrero
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Hello, again 60cards readers! With the conclusion of the Bremen Regionals Championships not too long ago, we saw Marc Lutz take down the almighty, powerful Tord Reklev with his unique take on Golisopod-GX/Garbodor. Tord's Drampa-GX/Garbodor mixed with Espeon-GX ended up runner up. Both are phenomenal players and to see them face off against each other in the finals is a sight to see. Bremen Regionals was actually streamed on Limitless_TCG, so check them out if you want to see how Marc and Tord's games played out. Because they did an awesome job on the stream, I hope to see more streams from the Limitless team. Anyway, in this article, I'll be dissecting both their lists to get a better feel of their card choices and why they decided to play the decks that they did.
Bremen Regionals had a solid 345-ish players, which yielded the maximum payout per placement, which is always cool to see. You may know that Fort Wayne Regionals had over 800 masters, which I find less fun due to the fact that only X-2 and better makes day two. I personally have come to hate huge Regionals after seeing what happened in Fort Wayne because everyone with 20 points whiffed Day 2. With the game getting bigger and bigger every season it's tough to find US Regionals be less than 500 or even 600 players these days, making for more difficult Regionals. Anyway, sorry, I got off track for second but yeah like I said this next article will be on the finalist decks of Bremen Regionals.
With that said, let's take a look at Marc's winning list.
Marc Lutz's 1st Place Golisopod-GX/Garbodor
- 3x Wimpod
- 3x Golisopod GX
- 3x Trubbish
- 2x Garbodor
- 1x Garbodor
- 3x Tapu Lele GX
- 1x Tapu Fini GX
- 1x Tapu Koko
- 4x Professor Sycamore
- 4x N-supporter
- 4x Guzma
- 3x Acerola
- 1x Brigette
- 4x Ultra Ball
- 4x Choice Band
- 4x Float Stone
- 2x Field Blower
- 1x Rescue Stretcher
- 1x Heavy Ball
- 4x Double Colorless Energy
- 4x Rainbow Energy
- 3x Grass Energy
Pokémon (17)
Trainer (32)
Energy (11)
Marc was able to take down Tord Reklev with this list. I know Mees's list was actually just 1 card shy of Marc's. Mees also made Day 2 but unfortunately didn't do as well as Marc. Thus, essentially two identical lists both making Day 2 should prove that the list is one of the best out there, especially since Marc ended up winning the whole event. It's interesting to see that Marc actually went with a lower approach to both his Golisopod-GX and Garbodor lines. He ran a 3-3 Golisopod-GX line as well as a 3-3 Garbodor line. I've run a 3-2 Golisopod-GX line before with some success and I can see a 3-3 line being ideal. I did actually play a 3-3 Garbodor line with one Garbotoxin and two Trashalanche before. However, Marc changed it up and went with two Garbotoxin and one Trashalanche. I can get behind this since the deck relies more on Golisopod-GX as the main attacker anyway. I've also seen decks play a 4-3 line or even a 3-4 line of Garbodor with two of each Garbodor.
Still, I think a 3-3 line is the way to go if you want to fit more things into your deck. Because Marc played more Garbotoxin, he likely wanted to deny abilities more than to attack with Garbodor. Shutting off abilities these days is crucial against any deck and the only ability in this deck is just Tapu Lele-GX and that's okay. Something that caught my eye was the Tapu Fini-GX. I can see why it was a great inclusion in this deck because the deck already plays Rainbow Energy. Golisopod-GX struggles against Fire-based decks and its first attack, Aqua Ring, combined with Choice Band can hit Volcanion-EX and Turtonator-GX, or even Salazzle-GX for 100 damage while switching to the bench at the same time.
Honestly, I didn't realize Tapu Fini-GX had this attack because most people just look at its GX attack, which I would say is the main reason for its inclusion in the deck. Tapu Storm GX lets you shuffle your opponent's Active Pokémon and all cards attached to it back into their deck as long as they have a benched Pokémon. The requirement of at least one benched pokemon is meant to prevent the attack from being your win condition. This attack can be extremely useful to shuffle back an imminent threat such as a fully powered fire attacker or even a Gardevoir-GX with tons of energy on it, for just a single energy. It does take up your GX attack for the game so you have to be careful when using it and make sure it's worth it. The rest of the list is pretty straightforward and similar to what most lists look like these days, so I'll just keep it moving.
Other card options
Espeon-EX + Necrozma-GX:
Both cards have their own merit since Espeon-EX is useful against decks that rely on evolutions and Necrozma-GX can be useful against Fire-based decks, while at the same time useful against evolution based decks that are EX or GX Pokemon such as Gardevoir-GX. However, I've been seeing other decks running Mr. Mime and Magearna-EX recently so maybe they aren't as great anymore. This combo is still powerful nonetheless, especially if your opponent doesn't tech for them.
Mewtwo EVO:
Marc's list already runs four copies of Choice Band which is what makes Mewtwo a great attacker. It can one-hit KO an Espeon-GX that has three or more energies on it. Once you use Necrozma-GX should you play it, since Mewtwo is a non-EX/GX that can finish Pokémon off.
Jirachi XY 67 Promo:
A Choice Banded Jirachi can hit Gardevoir-GX for a solid 80 damage while being immune if you were to discard one of their Double Colorless Energies. On top of that Jirachi can be useful against pretty much anything that attacks with Special Energy, even in the mirror match or against Alolan Ninetails, which Jirachi hits for weakness.
Magearna XY 165 Promo:
I know Philip Schulz's Top 4 Bremen Regionals list played this card. After playing this card myself in M Rayquaza-EX I can only imagine Philip added it in the deck strictly for the Rainbow Road matchup, which is the same reasoning as myself. The deck already plays Rainbow Energies so Magearna can be taken advantage of in this situation.
Enhanced Hammer:
Once again Philip Schulz's Top 4 list from Bremen Regionals actually had not one but two copies of Enhanced Hammer. With decks relying on Double Colorless and Rainbow Energies I can easily see Enhanced Hammers being effective especially in the mirror match where they may not have another energy in hand to Acerola and heal Golisopod-GX forcing them to use another supporter thus you can now take the KO on the damaged Golisopod-GX. Even against Gardevoir-GX, you can potentially deny them the ability to one-hit KO you. There are only a couple decks that don't play special energies such as Metagross-GX, Volcanion, and Vikavolt/Tapu Bulu-GX to, so it's likely that Enhanced Hammer will be more useful than useless.
With that said, let's move on to the one and only Tord Reklev's Runner-Up list from Bremen Regionals.
Tord Reklev's 2nd Place Drampa-GX/Garbodor
- 4x Trubbish
- 2x Garbodor
- 2x Garbodor
- 1x Eevee
- 1x Espeon GX
- 1x Espeon EX
- 3x Tapu Lele GX
- 2x Drampa GX
- 4x Professor Sycamore
- 4x N-supporter
- 4x Guzma
- 1x Hala
- 1x Brigette
- 4x Ultra Ball
- 4x Choice Band
- 4x Float Stone
- 2x Field Blower
- 1x Rescue Stretcher
- 3x Po Town
- 5x Psychic Energy
- 4x Double Colorless Energy
- 3x Rainbow Energy
Pokémon (16)
Trainer (32)
Energy (12)
Yet again, Tord proves to the world why he's one of the best, if not the best Drampa-GX/Garbodor player. Tord adds another strong Regionals finish to his already remarkable track record. This time Tord decided to add a 1-1 Espeon-GX line to his list. You can easily fit it so why not play it to have the option to Divide GX and confuse your opponent? Not to mention the deck already plays Psychic Energy and even Rainbow energy which Eevee can still abuse. As you can see Tord went with a hefty Garbodor line, including a 2-2 split. With this build of Garbodor, I think a 4-4 line is definitely ideal since Trashalanche is one of the best attacks in this deck, which you rely on mid to late game because Drampa-GX takes two energy attachments to hit for its maximum damage.
Despite the high energy cost of its second attack, Drampa-GX does wonders in this deck because the card as a whole is stupendous. All of its attacks have their own merit. Righteous Edge can get rid of Special Energy and Berserk can be used to take big KO's. As for Big Wheel GX, if you don't get N'd then your hand is likely going to be godlike, giving you plenty of options during the following turn. To help Berserk achieve its full potential, Tord played three copies of Po Town. The deck used to play Team Magma's Secret Base but now Po Town has taken over. Po Town puts 3 damage counters on a Pokémon that was evolved from the hand, which allows Berserk do more damage if the damage is on your side of the field. The rest of the list is pretty straightforward aside from the Espeon-EX and the one Hala, which lets you shuffle your hand into your deck and draw either 7 cards if you used your GX attack already or 4 cards if you have not. This deck has plenty of GX attacks so Hala should get you 7 cards most of the time.
Espeon-EX can come in handy against a lot of decks and its attack is versatile since it requires just one colorless energy, which helps against Gardevoir-GX, which is important because this deck can struggle agains Gardevoir. You can see that Tord loves his 4-ofs which is not news, he is known for his 4-ofs due to his win at NAIC. Choice Band and Float Stone are important in this deck so maxing them out to take advantage of the added damage, free retreat, and Garbotoxin activation is the way to go if you want to stay consistent. I know Tord was 9-0-5 going into Top 8, which meant he didn't lose a single match until the finals. This man almost won the whole event undefeated which is evidence that either this list is divine or Tord himself is. Overall it is a very sensational list and without doubt players will play Tord's list card for card, so watch out for it at a tournament near you.
Other card options
Tapu Koko SM 30 Promo:
This card pairs well with Espeon-EX since one of the deck's strategies can be to devolve all your opponent's Pokémon and Tapu Koko can help pile on the damage required to knock out devolved Pokemon.
Removing a damaged Pokémon can often be game changing. Acerola can be effective for picking up all of your pokemon, including Tapu Lele-GX or even Drampa-GX.
Super Rod:
Getting back Psychic Energy can come in handy and Super Rod is also able to recover pokemon. This card may not be the best choice over rescue stretcher, however, because Garbodor can also use Rainbow Energy, reducing your reliance on basic psychic energy.
Closing Thoughts
Well, there you have it, the two finalist decks of the Bremen Regional Championships. Golisopod-GX/Garbodor continues to dominate after Worlds and Tord proved to us that Drampa-GX paired with Garbodor is still a force to be reckoned with. Both lists are extremely consistent even with their spicy techs, which will surely see play at upcoming events.
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I chose this character Idea after sitting one night and was thinking through which sort of ideas could use to base weaver of from a ace race car driver to a pilot and from a stereotypical street urchin who could evade any member of the authorities at any time easily to a skilled computer hacker that could by pass any type of computer security. But when I was doing my research on all the characters names I came across something interesting on Weavers name, The weaver Bird or as it is called in Latin Ploceidae. The Weaver Bird caught my interest because it is such a small bird but it is also known but be the most skillful nest making abilities, in fact they are known as the most skilled nest makers put of all recorded bird species, they are also known for their parasitic tendencies. Now the nesting not only caught my attention but so did the colour and shape of the bird and this got me thinking about maybe having it has a plane or uniform logo on a pilots outfit, although this all changed one night when i was looking through my research I saw the famous Blue Blur in my research and an Idea spark from my mind. Why not base the character design of Weaver around the world of the Blue Blur himself, why not base it around Mobius, he could be the actual bird that I read up about that I found interesting that shared the same name as the chosen Character name, So here are some of my ideas for Weaver so far. If you have noticed I have already used the name of the bird and the suggested character name and combined them, since it is still using Weaver in the name. To Refresh Ploceidae means Weaver in latin and a Majority of the Mobians within the Blue Blurs World has their spieces as their last name so, Ploceidae The Weaver was born.
Ploceidae The Weaver: Character Description:
Forename: Ploceidae
Surname: Weaver
Birth Place: Atmo City (Home of the Grand Sky Fu Council)
Nicknames: Plo (Friends and Family Only), Freedom Fighter, Master of the Sky, Master (Students, Sister, Swoop The Nightingale and The Grand Sky Fu Council Only), Bird Brain, Dodo, Dodo Brain, Warrior of The Sky, The Winged Warrior, The Winged Freedom, The Freedom's Breeze, Air Master, Spirit of the Wind, Knight of the Sky (Arthurian Realm Only), Twerp, Pain in the Talons and The Beak Breaker.
Age: 19
Parents: Para and Site Weaver (Currently Missing/Presumed Robotized)
Siblings: Perch The Weaver (Younger Sister, Freedom Fighter/Warrior of The Sky In Training and Scout of Team Breeze).
Other Relatives: Uncle/Master Beakerly (Member of The Grand Sky Fu Council, Resides in Atmo City) and Aunt Talon (Resides in New Mobotropolos).
Height: 115 cm (3'9″)
Weight: 30 kg (66 lb)
Feathers: Undecided (Character Design Still in Progress)
Eyes: Undecided (Character Design Still Progress)
Appearance: Undecided (Character Design Still in Progress)
Friends: Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonia the Hedgehog, Manic The Hedgehog, Mile "Tails" Prower, Knuckles The Echidna, Blaze The Cat (Parallel Universe), Wimbo The Whale (Parallel Universe), Princess Sally Acorn, Bunnie Rabbot/D'Coolette, Antoine D'Coolette, Rotor The Walrus, NICOLE The Holo Lynx, The other Knothole and Sonic Underground Freedom Fighters, Pounder the Bull (Muscle of Team Breeze), Geeky the Gecko (Medic and Researcher of Team Breeze) and Swoop The Nightingale (Main Love Interest, Fellow Master/Warrior of the Sky and SIC of Team Breeze).
Enemies: Swarm The Falcon (Arch-Nemesis and X-Warrior of the Sky), Dr Ivo Robotnick/Dr Eggman, Snivley, Egg Legion, Storm Fighters (Swarm The Falcon's Team/Empire), Dr Eggman Nega, Purge The Weaver (Evil Alternate Version), Suppression Squad, Team Typhoon (Evil Alternate Version of Team Breeze).
Afflictions: The Knothole Freedom Fighters, Sonic Underground Freedom Fighters, The Grand Sky Fu Council/Atmo City, New Mobotropolos/Republic of Acorn, Team Breeze (Founder)/Sonic Heroes, Knights of the Round Table (Arthurian Realm Only) and The New Freedom Fighters.
Allies: Team Dark, The Chaotixs, G.U.N., Babylon Rouges (Out of Respect for Ploceidae and The Grand Sky Fu Council), Blaze's Kingdom (Parallel Universe) and The Master Council of Sea Surfers (Parallel Universe/Masters of Sea Fu).
Skills: Skilled Pilot, Natural Flyer, Skilled Engineer/Architect, Master of Sky Fu, Skilled Driver, World Class Extreme Gear Rider, Leader, Chaos Sensitive, Master Swordsman, Parkour, Skilled Runner and Teacher, can also turn his feathers semi hard allowing him to combat robotic enemies with ease as well as other bladed weapons.
Personality: Ploceidae The Weaver is kind and caring and nature making him an instant like able character, he is extremely loyal to the Freedom Fighter Cause as well as his Friends/Family and the code of Sky Fu. Often Nervous and shy around people and is often pessimistic when it comes to himself but when it comes to others or their cause he will managed to find a Optimistic point within them. He also has a strong bond with both his family and his friends especially the Royal Triplets, Princess Sally, Team Breeze and his Parents (Who disappeared when he was Eight, which brought him into contact with both the Knothole/Sonic Underground Freedom Fighters and Grand Sky Fu Council). He can also be quite firm and willing when he is leading and when he is relaxing due to the fact that he has trained in Sky Fu from the age of three. He is also Fiercely protective of his Sister and team mates, making the perfect type of person to lead Team Breeze. Plo also has a strong hatred for Swarm (Because he betrayed the Grand Sky Fu Council) and his Evil Alternate Dimension Self, Purge The Weaver (Because he is the opposite of Everything Plo stands for). He also a somewhat sense of humor, which he only finds funny to his shame, except for a few joke that actually are funny to others.
Likes: Training, Flying, Been with his Friends and Family, Freedom, Honorable Deeds, Extreme Gear (Mainly his own e.g. EG Model FB 1), Building Things/Inventing, Swoop The Nightingale (Love Interest), Sky Fu, Trashing both Eggman's and Swarm's plans, His Team (Team Breeze – Pounder The Bull, Geeky The Gecko, Swoop The Nightingale and Perch The Weaver), The Royal Triplets (Sonic, Manic and Sonia – Close Friends), Princess Sally Acorn (Close Friend), NICOLE The Holo Lynx (Close Friend/Technological Adviser), Atmo City, The Grand Sky Fu Council, Perch (Younger Sister), The Ancient History and Legends of Mobius and His Plane/Carrier The Hurricane.
Dislike: Purge The Weaver (Evil Parallel Self), Swarm The Falcon (Arch-Nemesis), Eggman, Egg Legion, The Suppression Squad, The Storm Fighters (Swarm's Team/Empire), Team Typhoon (Evil Parallel Team Breeze), Dishonorable Deeds, Restraining of Freedom, Betrayal, Disrespecting of The Grand Sky Fu Council, Disrespecting of The Knothole/Sonic Underground Freedom Fighters, Disrespecting of his Team, The Disrespecting of The Acorn Republic, The lose of Life, Losing His Friends and Family, Not been able to find His and His Sister Parents, The Destruction/Damaging of The Hurricane and His other Creations (EG Model FB 1) and Bullying.
History: Born to Para and Site Weaver in Atmo City and later trained in the ways of Sky Fu from the age of three by them. Ploceidae later met his Sister, Perch at the age of six, as well as got along well with the rest of his family including his Uncle Beakerly and Aunt Talon, as well as already been a well known student of Sky Fu. He had already met both The Royal Triplets and Princess Sally Acorn at the age of five due to his parent all ways going to the United Kingdom Meetings as representatives, but later fled with the Royal Triplets, Princess Sally and His Sister when Dr Ivo Robotnick/Dr Eggman took over Mobius to Knothole with his Uncles and Sally Nurse's guidance. For years Ploceidae trained hard in the Ark of Sky Fu and his piloting skills as well as assisting the newly founded Knothole/Sonic Underground Freedom Fighters hoping to make his parents proud. Over the years Ploceidae made many friends (The other Freedom fighters, Geeky, Pounder and Nightingale) and Enemies (Swarm). Some of his most famous achievements been the founding of Team Breeze (The Freedom Fighters Airial Strike Force/Atmo City Negotiators), The building of both Team Breeze's Extreme Gear and The Hurricane (Teams Breeze's main transport), The taking on of the Sky Egg Legion and The Storm Strikes with just Team Breeze and keep up with Swarm The Falcon single handily in a Sky Fu Fight.

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You must've heard from your elders that property is the best investment ever.
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Rental Property
The investors usually think that the rental property will immediately start generating income for them and they'd be able to quit their right after renting out the property. But the problem is that rental properties do not generate immediate income according to your expectations. There are several costs that are associated with rental properties such as maintenance costs, property tax, mortgage payments, and possibly professional property management.
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Vacant Land
Vacant Land is a great investment option for a huge number of investors. The vacant lands are usually available at very low prices and they do not have any additional costs except the property tax. And the property tax is also easily manageable. However, you must carefully understand the market before you invest money on the vacant land.
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It's a great way of making huge profits in the short-term. In this method, the investor purchases a poor property and then invests some money on renovating it. And then they sell it at a much better price. But it's not everyone's cup of tea and you must be very careful before you invest some money in this area.
These are the three most common types of property investments. You can now make an informed decision about which option is more suitable for you.


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Annie LeBlanc + Sky Katz's concert collab is going to be *amazing*
Internet sensation Annie LeBlanc is teaming up with Raven's Home star and up-and-coming rapper Sky Katz to do two live concerts in New York tomorrow, Saturday, June 15. (You can buy tickets here.) The concerts will feature the debut of their empowering new duet single, "Who You Are". We caught up with Annie and Sky to talk about their friendship, the new song, and what to expect from the performances.
Girls' Life: We love that you two are friends! How (and when) did you two meet?
Annie LeBlanc: I honestly can't remember the exact time and place I met Sky. It just seems like I've always known her, or at least from the moment I moved out to LA. I love her energy and she's one of the sweetest people I know.
Sky Katz: I don't really remember when we met either... But what's cool about it is that we're genuinely friends. The concerts are going to be fun on so many levels—on a professional level, but also that I'll be able to spend time with her.
GL: What's the message behind "Who You Are"? How is it different from the rest of your music?
AL: It's all about girl power! And I hope that all the girls out there who hear this song know how special they are. It's so different than anything I've done before and working with Sky was so much fun!
SK: The song we have coming together, it's basically 'don't let others determine who you are' because obviously you know yourself best. However you feel about yourself, it shouldn't be influenced by anyone else. You should have faith in yourself and not care what others say.
GL: What's your favorite thing about performing live?
AL: My favorite part about performing live is hearing the crowd sing along to my songs. It's hard to describe, but it's kind of a magical feeling.
SK: My favorite thing about performing live is this whole different kind of energy. I love the energy. I feed off of that from the crowd, and they feed off of me.
GL: What can fans expect from the shows?
AK: We're going to have a little meet and greet-type thing with all the fans before the show. But you'll just have to attend to see what actually happens!
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WLTP and diesel demonisation on agenda for VRA
The Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) will put the focus on the impact of WLTP and diesel 'demonisation' at its forthcoming AGM.
Taking place on 6 June at BCA, Perry Barr, Birmingham, the event will feature the directors' report, financial matters and elections, followed by a look at some of the most pressing matters of the moment in the remarketing sector, including how WLTP is likely to impact on the car market, and trends affecting both the new and used sectors as the poor perception of diesel continues.
This will include presentations from Beth Davies of Cap HPI with a high-level overview of WLTP, Paul Smith of RLA Group on 'What's Fuelling Buyers' Car Purchasing Decisions', Jayson Whittington of Glass's with a current overview of the new and used car sectors and Glyn Fisher of BEN talking about the support services that the charity provides.
The event is one of the ways in which the VRA supports its automotive and fleet industry members and comes as the association looks to extend its membership. Plans for the second half of 2018 include a major recruitment drive, a new website and a one-day seminar.


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Watch in awe as baby caterpillars transform first to chrysalides and then to Painted Lady Butterflies. A truly one-of-a-kind opportunity, this gives students, families, and children alike a glimpse into the amazing power of nature. The Butterfly Pavilion with Voucher Includes: 2-foot tall mesh, pop-up habitat perfect for butterfly viewing, Feeding Pipette, Complete Caterpillars to Butterflies Instruction Guide, and Voucher to redeem online at InsectLore.com for two cups of 10 live caterpillars (5 caterpillars in each cup). Please note that an additional $9.95 shipping fee is required when you redeem your certificate voucher. 2 cups will arrive at your door, each containing 5 caterpillars and just the right amount of nutritious food.
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Sprint To Get Harman/Kardon Audio Special Edition HTC One M8
In what might surprise many people we have just learned that Sprint will be getting a special harman/kardon edition HTC One M8 in the future. After a couple years of having devices powered by beats audio, it looks like HTC may be taking things a different direction in the audio department. For those who are unaware, harman/kardon specializes in all kinds of high end audio equipment from Home Entertainment systems, to speakers, to headphones and even in-car audio. We're not exactly sure if this means that HTC is deciding to forego the Beats audio for a new new type of audio technology from harman/kardon with this specific model, or if it will accompany the tech that is already there. The information comes from infamous leaker evleaks, but the only details are that this model will be coming to Sprint. It's worth noting that the image shown here is only a mockup as there are no actual images that have surfaced of the device yet.
There is no mention of price or availability time frames, but since the official launch of the HTC One M8 across all carriers is scheduled to happen here in the next few days, we can only assume that this special edition of the One M8 will be in the near future. We have to wonder if other carriers will end up getting this special edition model as well, and of course the question that is probably on everybody's mind is how well will the audio sound compared to the original model? With the quality that harman/kardon is normally known for we can only imagine that it will be of superb quality, but we would only be speculating.
Is HTC testing the waters with harman/kardon here? Are they using this model of the One M8 to see how well the audio is received and place it into other future devices if it does well with consumers? Time will tell. We're sure this isn't the first and only set of details coming from evleaks as he's known for putting out tidbits like this early on, only to follow it up with the juicy information later. Will it look different and have a new color? And why Sprint and not any other carrier? There are so many questions rolling through our minds about this but we have literally no answers to give. When we learn more, you'll know more.
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Hello, and welcome to the tenth edition of Three Things on Thursday.
This week, our things include: Making your own Game Boy games in minutes, exploring the VFX behind Avengers: Infinity War, and doing your bit for the planet on Earth Day, and beyond!
Let's go check them out!
1. Make Your Own Nintendo Game Boy Games in Minutes
Back in March, we shared an incredibly cool project, that shows hackers and makers, how to breath new life into their 30 year old Nintendo Game Boy, with some Pi Zero based electronics.
So now that you've hot-rodded your handheld console, how about making your own game... in minutes?
Good news! London-based developer, Chris Maltby, has created GB Studio - a free, and easy to use application, for building your very own Game Boy game. No previous coding experience required. Amazing stuff.
2. Avengers: Infinity War - Behind the VFX
Avengers: Infinity War was an epic bringing together of VFX talent. With no fewer than 14 VFX studios working together to create a movie which included 2,680 VFX shots!
With the next instalment, Avengers: Endgame, hitting the big screen this week, it felt like a great time to peek behind the scenes, and learn how amazing visual effects, turned the reality of motion capture and green screens, into science fiction fantasy!
Want to learn more about the VFX behind Avengers: Infinity War? Check out the full breakdown on Animation Boss.
3. Earth Day: How to be more eco-friendly in everyday life
Monday 22nd April was Earth Day, and the (ongoing) overall message from climate scientists, and smart people everywhere, was that we need to take better care of the little blue dot, that we call home.
Whilst big problems, like climate change, can seem overwhelming, breaking them down into bite-sized chunks, and working out exactly how you can help to solve them, makes life a lot easier. Which is just what BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat did as part of their Earth Day coverage. Check it out.
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We've been hearing so much about climate change recently, and the facts don't look good.
The evidence shows that, thanks to human activity, global temperatures are rising at a level which isn't sustainable for the environment to be able to survive.
But it's difficult. We're being bombarded with scary stories and told that we must change our ways - and soon.
So what can we actually do? How can we make a difference when it seems like everything has a bad impact on the climate?
Well, Radio 1 Newsbeat has been chatting to sustainable bloggers for tips on easy changes we can make to help reduce our impact.
Read the full article on bbc.co.uk
Edition #10 done!
See you next week, for more Three Things on Thursday.
Chris ~ Resident Collector of Things
(Reducing, reusing, and recycling!)


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The customer experience not only counts in the retail revolution, it is what will be transformative for retailers and therefore real estate developers that own the spaces that houses them. Digital experiences are no longer an advantage; they're expected by consumers. Adding meaningful value to consumers is paramount. Content that emotionally connects with people, especially through interactivity, is the pinnacle in experiences that engage.
2018 marked the tipping point for the digital out-of-home (DOOH) industry with digital advertising outperforming traditional advertising according to Pricewaterhouse Coopers. DOOH has a higher percentage of reach than any other major media including the internet and TV. This seismic shift marks the beginning of a new evolution in retail. What's in store for the future of DOOH is disruptive technology enabling monetization of virtual real estate that generates a revenue stream for property developers and retailers as they struggle to adapt to the omni-channel marketplace.
A successful and scalable DOOH solution requires a complex, strategic approach in developing a private media network. To make DOOH successful, prior to selecting hardware and software, a content strategy must be created. The strategy should aim to create ad revenue, provide sales uplift, communicate wayfinding information, and provide entertainment value to increase dwell time.
Once the strategy is determined, the proper infrastructure can be developed. Major considerations include hardware, software, and connectivity. Hardware specifications must match functionality with goals. Software must accommodate interactivity triggers. Connectivity must be seamless to deliver content to consumers. Analytics provide valuable data to drive CPMs (cost per thousand impressions) for direct and programmatic advertising. On the surface the complexity seems manageable, however on a deeper dive, a DOOH program requires attention to the minutiae.
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This submission is written with the intent of making a constructive contribution toward the Financial System Inquiry terms of reference points 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 as well as two interim report observations which are 'Stability – Addressing too big to fail' and 'Consumer outcomes – Effective disclosure'.
When a taxpayer walks into an Australian bank to open a new bank account so that they can either receive or pay wages, take out a mortgage to buy a house or an overdraft facility for their business, there exists information asymmetry.
Information asymmetry can be defined as (2):
"A situation in which one party in a transaction has more or superior information compared to another. This often happens in transactions where the seller knows more than the buyer, although the reverse can happen as well. Potentially, this could be a harmful situation because one party can take advantage of the other party's lack of knowledge.
Information Asymmetry can lead to two main problems: 1. Adverse selection- immoral behavior that takes advantage of asymmetric information before a transaction. For example, a person who is not be in optimal health may be more inclined to purchase life insurance than someone who feels fine."
Point One – Effective disclosure
This submission seeks to make two main points.
The first point is that Australian consumers should be informed, before they take out new home loan, business overdraft or credit card, where the money will come from.
Your immediate response to the above may be, "Why does it matter? What difference does it make if they know where the money will come from?"
It matters because if Australian consumers where informed about where the money comes from, they may choose to seek alternative sources of funding for their houses, businesses and general spending.
The point about information asymmetry is that if a restaurant owner knows he is usually using dog and cat meat for the "chicken schnitzels" he sells to his customers and his customers are under the impression they are always made of chicken, his customers are being mislead. If the customers were fully aware of what they were purchasing, they would likely seek an alternative.
If customers only have a choice of four main restaurants in their local area and similar information asymmetry exists between all four restaurant owners and the local customers, reducing the level of information asymmetry is likely to increase the demand for alternative sources of take away food.
We do not need to be concerned about where the alternative sources of food will come from because enterprising and creative individuals will identify the problems and develop solutions to satisfy the demand, which is the beauty of the market.
Therefore, a proposed recommendation would be something like:
1. Ensure Australian consumers are informed about the source of the money they are seeking to borrow from approved financial institutions in laymen's terms as well as the time frame involved for those sources of money.
An important point above is the time frame involved with each source of money use to fund the lending. If a customer is looking at borrowing $600,000 from a bank to buy a house, the bank may say that $40,000 is going to come from deposits from Australian customers who do not have term deposits, $200,000 is going to come from bonds sold to investors in the EU that will expire in one month, another $200,000 is going to be from selling 20 year bonds to Australian super funds and $160,000 is going to be created on the spot by the bank (3).
While the time component in the above rule does not completely remove the ability of the bank to mask how it is funding the new loan, it will help to improve transparency.
Point Two – Stability
The second point to be made in this submission is about the risk profile associated with the different types of bank accounts customers have with Australian banks.
When a worker or a business owner applies for a bank account in Australia, currently, they do not need to be concerned about the risk profile of the bank account they will be keeping their money in because of the guarantee scheme (1) in place by the Australian Government. The first $250,000 the worker or business owner holds in their account is guaranteed by the Australian Government.
If I purchase a brand new Toyota Camry for $26,990, should the Australian Government cover my comprehensive car insurance costs for the next 5 years in the event that something goes wrong?
Should the Australian Government cover my hire car costs if there is a recall on my particular model of Toyota Camry?
Why should the Australian Government be providing similar protection to Australian deposit holders?
How can Australian consumers have the same level of security for their bank deposits without having to subsidise that risk reduction by their government guaranteeing deposits ?
An answer can be found with the following proposed recommendation:
2. Ensure Australian banking institutions make available to their customers a bank account where the money is guaranteed by the bank and can be paid out in full to the customer even if the bank becomes insolvent.
If a customer is standing in a bank branch opening a new account and they are informed that they can have an account with zero risk (and therefore a zero interest rate) then both the customer and the bank have a greater level of choice and motivation about what happens next.
From the banks perspective they can create innovative accounts with varying levels of risk and return and they would likely find it easier to encourage the customer to speak with one of their financial planners about having some of their money in interest bearing accounts.
There would likely be value on the banks side to place time restrictions on how quickly money can be moved from risk exposed account classes to the zero risk account for a customer so that in the event of a crisis customers can't just move all their money from interest bearing accounts to their zero risk account.
One of the benefits with the above rule is that if customers are aware that they can have their money in a zero risk zero return account and they choose not to, then there is no need for the government to guarantee deposits and there is no need to be concerned if a bank fails, because everyone was fully aware of the risk associated with the choices they made.
A further benefit is that the rule doesn't require the creation of some bureaucracy at taxpayers expense or a new regulatory department to stifle the banks.
If something similar to the two rules above were in place I believe they would create the conditions for further innovation.
Why can't I buy Australian bonds that are used to fund legitimate Australian mortgages?
Why do four main banks have a near monopoly on funding new residential mortgages?
Why can't I log in to my super account and change the ratio of my money that is held in Australian bonds that were used to fund mortgages, or Government infrastructure projects for that matter?
The above two recommendations are adapted from the banking policy page located at https://www.taxpayersparty.com.au/policy/banking/ . If you aware of information that would help refine the two recommendations above or you are aware of information showing that implementation would be difficult or costly, please make contact so that they can be improved upon.
Yours Sincerely,
David Collett
BBus GradCertPM
(1) https://www.guaranteescheme.gov.au/
(2) https://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/asymmetricinformation.asp
(3) https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/quarterly-bulletin/2014/q1/money-creation-in-the-modern-economy,
(4) https://www.taxpayersparty.com.au/open-letter/rba-full-reserve-banking/
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The above was submitted electronically to the FSI at close of business Monday 5 August 2014


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Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Brennan Present
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Anderson Family Present
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Weaver family present
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Grandma Kathy Present
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Brandi's Present
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Jeep 2
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Driving Jeep - Part 1
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Monday, December 24, 2007
Christmas Eve Present
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Gingerbread House
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Christmas Eve - Trying the Elmo Hat
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Texas Weather
Our weather is 60's and clear!
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Sunday, December 23, 2007
Mason Opening First Gift - From Amber
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Saturday, December 22, 2007
Who needs snow???
I got a large package yesterday and when I opened it I was dismayed to see it was full of packing peanuts. Mason was standing next to me and immediately dug his hands in. I said "NO! You will make a HUGE mess!" As he backed away with a look of sadness, I thought, hey... what the heck? I grabbed the box and dumped it on his head! He played in it for an hour! We had a lot of fun pretending it was snow! It took 45 minutes to clean it all up, but he had a blast!
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Date night!!!
Jes and I went on a date Monday night! It was our first in 5 months!!! We drove down to San Antonio to see the Phoenix Suns play the Spurs. Jes has loved the Suns for a long time, even before we moved to Arizona. He was really excited to see the game. We first went to dinner on the river walk, and then headed over to where we assumed the game would be played. We arrived at our destination and we were really confused. "Why are there no cars in the parking lot" we wondered. Jes asked, do you see anyone inside? I said no! We drove around and around for about 5 minutes, and finally asked the security guard "don't the spurs play here tonight??" at which point he looked at us with a look of you poor dumb people... He politely told us the spurs no longer play at the Alamodome, and haven't for 4 years!!! Oops! By the time we got to the game it was half time, which was fine with me! The suns won!!! It was a great game, but that wasn't the end of our adventure! We were driving home on the freeway and suddenly hear a terrible noise! A piece of our car's undercarriage had come off and was dragging on the ground! We had to pull over and buy duct tape at Walgreen's to put our car back together! We finally made it home at midnight (which is very late for us old folks!) and crashed into bed! It was a great night, it was fun to spend some time together alone for once!!!
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Sunday, December 16, 2007
Rocken around the Christmas Tree
Mason and I decorated the Christmas tree a few weeks ago. I somehow forgot this should be a family thing and did it without Jes. He is still mad!
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Friday, December 14, 2007
Swinging in the COLD!
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Poor Daddy!
It seems that every time Jes tries to plan what he calls a "Family Date" something seems to go wrong! It's not that we don't have fun, it's just that they don't turn out the way he wanted or was planning! Last weekend we decided to drive to San Antonio and take the boat tour to look at the Christmas lights on the river walk. We planned to be there around 5:00, but didn't get there until about 6:30 (mostly my fault... oops!). Traffic was horrible. It took forever just to park the car. This should have given us a clue, but didn't. We went down to the river, and what do we find??? Shoulder to Shoulder people! After about 15 minutes of walking we finally made it to the restaurant. The wait was 1 hour. So, shoulder to shoulder people on a 3 foot wide sidewalk bordering a river... with a 2 year old! Not the best idea! Somehow I was able to keep Mason from falling into the river long enough to get seated at the restaurant. We ate, which was great, but by the time we finished it was 8:30. We walked up to the boat tour to find the line was at least 1 hour long! Mason was bound to be asleep in the next 20 minutes. So, we decided there was no reason to take a sleeping boy on a boat tour! So we walked back to our car and drove home. Like I said, it was fun, it just wasn't what Jes had planned. He gets really bummed out when his plans don't go quite right. He tries so hard, he is such a great Daddy and husband!
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Sunday, December 2, 2007
Well, I think we can safely announce... we are pregnant! I took 2, yes 2 tests, because I didn't believe the first one! We have had 2 ultrasounds and everything looks great! We are 13 weeks along, due June 5! We are really excited and can't wait to find out what we are having!!!
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Hard to believe Mason and I were in Utah for more than a week, and this is the ONLY picture I took! What a cute one it is though!!! Mason was having a ball stacking all his trucks on Grandpa and then climbing to the top of the pile and pushing them all on the floor. He did this for and hour every day! In this picture he was just lounging with Grandpa. He loved seeing his family! Everyone was so happy that he knew all there names!
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Thursday, November 1, 2007
I think next year we need to plan a little better so we make sense as a family! Jes was Gothic,
Mason was an adorable turtle
After trick or treating in downtown "Booda" Jes helped Mason go through his candy. He made sure to pick out all the poisoned ones, such as all the twix! When we had finished trick or treating and were getting into the car I tried to take Mason's bucket from him to get him in his car seat. He would NOT let go! He was screaming "MY BUCKET!" Jes had to pry it from his hands so I could buckle him up! Then he asked about it the whole way home!
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Monday, October 29, 2007
You are my sunshine
Mason started singing with me a few weeks ago. It's so cute, but of course it's hard to capture his best performance when I'm videoing him. He did pretty good though!
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Thursday, October 25, 2007
Never Mind!
By 10:00 this morning Mas had 3 pee accidents, and no successes. So, I don't think I have the energy for this endeavor quite yet! We spent a good part of the morning on the potty singing songs, reading stories and just chatting it up. He thought it was great fun to sit there, but refused to go potty. I guess he's not quite ready yet. Brandi, you were right... if only I had listened!
p.s. I still can't figure out how to put a picture from the web on here! I'm such a dummy!
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Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Not sure if I'm up for this!
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
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Monday, October 1, 2007
naptime blues
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Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Birthday Boy!!!
He was good at opening the gifts all by himself! After 3 or 4 he just wanted to play with what he already had. So we decided to open the rest later. About an hour later I heard him yell "FISHY!" and I thought, he didn't open fish yet! I turned the corner and he had opened all the rest of the presents by himself!
Ski-ball with a 2 year old can be dangerous business!!!
This was his favorite game of all! He was pretty good at hitting the ducks! He did better when he did it by himself instead of having us help him.
Wow! Look at all that food!!! No, he didn't eat it all!
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I decided to open a cake decorating company!
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Thursday, September 20, 2007
Someone needs to help me!
My blog looks lame, I need someone to teach me how to make it cuter. Any volunteers???
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Shop till Mason's burried!
Yahoo for Michelle and La Nan! They spread the news like wild fire that Old Navy was having a clearance sale! Mason and I left the house just minutes after receiving the email. The store was out of carts, so I just piled the stuff on top of the stroller. Before you knew it poor Mason was buried! I could only see him from his tummy down! Of course when I realized this I uncovered his head for fear of suffocation! He was such a good boy while I spent on hour running from one side of the store to the other. What fun what fun!!! If you didn't go down there yet, you better because it's awesome! To all you in different states then me, so sorry you missed it. The only way the trip would have been better is if my sisters could have come too!
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Finally learned how to do a pic!
Here is the photo of Mas in his beloved turtle costume. I am a computer idiot so I had to wait till Jes could show me how to do it. Of course when we got home and I wanted Mason to show Daddy his costume, he refused to put it on!
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Halloween pick out
Mason and I went shopping today and bought his halloween costume so I can give it to him for his birthday! I really wanted him to be a lion and I thought he would LOVE the idea since it's his favorite animal. But, children never cease to amaze us right??? Our conversation went a little like this
me: Wow! Look at the lion! It's so cool! Do you want to try it on?
Mas: No, Turtle!!!
me: But look at the lion! What does the lion say?
Mas: ROOOAAARRR!
me: let's try on the lion!
Mas: NO! Turtle!
I put him in the lion and show him the mirror
Mas: CUTE! ROOAARR!
me: It is cute! Do you want to be the lion?
Mas: NO, Turtle!
so, we got the turtle. It's really cute too!
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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) launch of a Soyuz U Rocket
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) was scheduled to launch a Soyuz U rocket as part of the Soyuz TM-33 mission. The launch window for the Human Exploration mission was on Sun, Oct 21st, 2001, 4:59 AM EDT from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The status of the launch was Success. Don't miss this exciting rocket launch!
Viktor AfanasyevCommander - Russian
Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasyev Russian: Виктор Михайлович Афанасьев; born 31 December 1948) is a colonel in the Russian Air Force and a test cosmonaut of the Yu. A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.
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Claudie André-Deshays Haigneré (born 13 May 1957) is a French former astronaut with the Centre National d'Études Spatiales and the European Space Agency. She was the first French woman to go the space and the first European woman to visit the International Space Station.
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Konstantin Mirovich Kozeyev (Russian: Константин Мирович Козеев) is a retired Russian cosmonaut. He flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz TM-33 in 2001.
Soyuz TM-33
Soyuz TM-33 was a visiting mission to ISS, which carried 3 cosmonauts and astronauts. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Viktor Afanasyev alongside Flight Engineer, ESA astronaut Claudie Haigneré and Flight Engineer/Spaceflight Participant, Konstantin Kozeyev launched aboard the Soyuz spacecraft on October 21, 2001, 08:59:35 UTC. They docked with the station two days later. During their stay there, crew assisted Expedition 3 members in station work. Soyuz TM-33 crew returned aboard Soyuz TM-32, landing safely back on Earth on October 31, 2001, 05:00:00 UTC.
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Soyuz URussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.


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A third of Britons do not have a savings account, with many admitting they spend all of their cash each month, a survey shows.
Around 29% of people said they did not save money because they always spent it all, while 4% claimed they kept their cash at home because they did not trust the banks, according to marketing firm EuroDirect.
One in five people said they spread their money around and had multiple savings accounts in a bid to keep it safe.
Around 14% of the 1,000 people questioned also said they were not happy with their current provider, but could not face the hassle of switching accounts.
Leanne Davidson, head of product management and marketing at EuroDirect, said: "The financial situation is really hitting consumers hard and it's not surprising that people are thinking seriously about where they should be keeping their money.
"It's concerning that so many people do not have savings, not only in terms of their future, but also as it indicates a lack of trust in the savings products that UK institutions have to offer."


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After our Wakeley Women portraiture shoot, captured by Laura Bailey and styled by Cathy Kasterine, Amanda was joined by nutritionist and naturopath, Rosemary Ferguson. Read more to discover what led Rosemary on her journey.
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Amanda: What took you on the journey originally?
Rosemary: So there's three partners. One is a guy called Dougal who I have known for a long time and he works in the city. He said you can't get healthy food, healthy food that you actually want to eat that's not like the food that I eat, which is mung beans which I love! We started at looking at how to do that and at the same time Gizzi started to look at doing healthy comfort food too and then we went away together, Gizzi and I did, and basically we said let's do it together. I thought you're a chef and you'll make it taste nice and I'm a nutritionist so I know what to put in it and after trials and tastings we ended up with the burger which is the iconic fast food.
Amanda: It's a brilliant collaboration of two very different things.
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Colchicine Side Effects
Common Side EffectsSome of the possible bothersome (but not usually dangerous) side effects of colchicine include:
- Diarrhea -- in up to 77 percent of people
- Nausea -- up to 17 percent
- Vomiting -- up to 17 percent
- Fatigue -- up to 4 percent
- Throat pain -- up to 3 percent
- Headaches -- up to 2 percent.
Rare Side Effects of ColchicineSome of the rare (but not usually dangerous) side effects of this drug include:
- Hair loss
- Lactose intolerance
- Low sperm count.
Final ThoughtsIt is possible that you may experience some or none of the colchicine side effects listed in this article. Unfortunately, there is no way for your healthcare provider to know beforehand if you will have reactions from a medicine that you have never tried.
Therefore, make sure to let your healthcare provider know if you develop any side effects while taking colchicine or if something "just does not seem right." While it may not be a reaction to the medication, your healthcare provider will be able to diagnose and treat the problem.
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A Free Craft Pattern for Each Day of the Year
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Tissue Wall Flowers
Make large flowers using tissue wrapping paper and decorate a plain wall. This project will show you how you can make these fun flowers in multicolor or a single color. It's so easy to make these tissue flowers that you could get the kids involved in making some for their bedrooms.
Click here for the craft pattern.
More days with paper crafts you might like:
|Framed Monogram
|Tissue Wall Flowers
|A Caterpillar Book
|Matchbook Notepads
|Silhouette Wall Art
|Paper Doilies Butterfly Pattern
|Party Decor
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Jeff Dema: MachineryLink—the Airbnb of Agriculture
By Charmayne Hefley, Associate Editor
Agriculture, like any other industry, is constantly growing and developing to increase productivity, efficiency, sustainability and profitability. Jeff Dema, president of FarmLink, said his company has created a new program called MachineryLink Sharing that enables farmers to rent equipment that may be too costly for them to purchase outright from fellow farmers who own the equipment.
MachineryLink Solutions, created 15 years ago by FarmLink, a data science and technology company that aims to help create and support a long-term, sustainable global food system by seeking opportunities for advanced analytics and modern technology, offers quality equipment at a fraction of the cost of ownership. This new feature, "MachineryLink Sharing, is really the Airbnb*[1] for agriculture," Dema said. "You can think about it as the industry's first online internet-based platform that allows owners of equipment and users of equipment to transact and share equipment." Dema said the program helps solve the issue of farmers receiving limited returns on equipment investments.
"Equipment and machinery represents a significant portion of the farmer's cost-structure," Dema said. "In fact, 41 percent of non-land production costs are tied up typically in machinery and equipment. This provides farmers an opportunity to access equipment without having to deploy mass sums of capital to buy their equipment. The USDA tells us that farmers have $244 billion worth of equipment and machinery tied up in those assets," he explained, "and the utilization rates are minuscule. The average asset turnover ratio for farmers is 0.34, which means for every dollar a farmer has tied up in assets, he or she is generating 34 cents worth of revenue—a very low asset utilization level. This service addresses that economic challenge."
Aside from MachineryLink, FarmLink offers growers two additional ways to optimize their success and profitability. More than five years ago, FarmLink began to collect data to build an analytics platform that accelerates the pace of data-driven insights and innovation in agriculture. "The result," Dema stated, "TrueHarvest, is a data-analytics platform that helps farmers benchmark[2] their yield performance—the first and only independent[3] yield benchmark service for agronomic effectiveness available. By using actionable data to compare each field, down to the 150 square foot area called a micro-field, growers can easily uncover yield improvement opportunities and make better input and management decisions."
TrueHarvest, according to the FarmLink website enables each farmer to:
- Validate input, resource allocation and farming practice decisions
- Measure the year-over-year results of farming practice changes, including seed and fertilizer choices, regardless of the weather conditions
- Make in-season changes and planning decisions for next year's crop
- Determine which areas of your fields have more or less potential
- Determine revenue improvement opportunities
Lastly, Demo said, At FarmLink, we help with risk management as well to help buy and sell the materials that farmers buy and sell."
[1] Founded in 2008 and based in San Francisco, Calif., Airbnb, according to its website, is a community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique accommodations around the world — online or from a mobile phone or tablet. Airbnb connects people to unique travel experiences, at any price point, in more than 34,000 cities and 190 countries. Airbnb claims to be the easiest way for people to monetize their extra space and showcase it to an audience of millions.
[2] To benchmark = Objectively validate the impact of input variables to optimize production, profitability and sustainability
[3] FarmLink is independent in that it does not sell seed, equipment, fertilizer or crop chemicals.


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The Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) has been around for several years now. While it has its critics, it is among the most common form of financing for early stage high risk/reward startups. As an equity alternative to convertible debt instruments, SAFEs are generally accounted for as equity on a startup's balance sheet. (Keeping debt off the balance sheet, after all, is one of the features that SAFE advocates cite as an advantage over conventional convertible debt instruments.)
Without going into too much detail, the argument for accounting for SAFEs as equity (and not some sort of debt) is based on common sense, in the form of looking at how something similar to SAFEs is traditionally accounted for. In this case, the SAFE-like analogy is a naked warrant; an option to purchase stock of the issuer at a set price at some future date. If you imagine that the strike price of the warrant is well above the current price of the stock, you can see that the warrant is functionally similar to the SAFE: it is an instrument that might turn into equity at some future date – or might not – and has no other claim on the issuing company's (or any other entity's) assets.
Now, the thing about naked warrants is that a group called FASB (the Federal Accounting Standards Board) has decided that they should be accounted for as equity. And when FASB speaks, GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) listens. And GAAP rules the accounting roost.
Unfortunately, FASB has not gotten around to saying anything about SAFEs as such. Maybe they (quite reasonably) think the analogy to naked warrants is so obvious and kosher that they don't have to. In any event, FASB's silence has opened the door for other regulatory heavy-hitters to weigh in on the topic. In this case, the good folks at the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) have chimed in.
In the SEC's view, SAFEs, are better thought of as debt than equity, and should thus be carried as debt on the balance sheet. I won't bore you with their reasoning, which most folks (including most accountants) find dubious at best. Suffice to say, to the extent it is solid, the SEC's SAFE reasoning would apply to naked warrants, as well. Which, as discussed, FASB/GAAP have definitively said are accounted for as equity.
Truth be told, the direct impact of the SEC's take on SAFE accounting is not particularly significant. That's because SEC reporting requirements generally only apply to publicly traded companies. Those companies, as a rule, are well beyond the stage of life where they would have any reason to issue SAFEs, or have any SAFEs outstanding. A classic no harm, no foul scenario.
Alas, recent changes to SEC offering requirements – ironically, changes designed to make it easier for startups and other less mature firms to raise capital from less sophisticated investors – include provisions that firms that take advantage of those rules will thenceforward be SEC reporting companies, and thus required to periodically report their financial statements to their investors. Financial statements that comply with the SEC's ideas about accounting treatment of various securities, including SAFEs.
So now we have a problem. When a young, private company asks their professional advisors how to account for SAFEs, what answer should they get?
On the one hand, if you apply GAAP principles (the "P" in GAAP, remember, stands for "principles"), the answer seems clear enough: SAFEs are equity. On the other hand, FASB has not directly addressed the SAFE accounting issue, so as obvious as it may seem that SAFEs should be treated as equity under GAAP the issue is not entirely black & white. And now comes along a powerful federal regulator in the form of the SEC suggesting that absent any actual GAAP rule directly addressed to SAFES it believes that SAFEs should be accounted for as debt.
And so, when your startup client asks you "how do I account for SAFEs" what does the self-respecting professional advisor say? I don't know? That depends on who you ask? Probably equity, but until FASB actually says so maybe debt? It reminds me a bit of the old saw where various candidates for an accounting position are asked what a column of numbers add up to. The winning candidate's answer: "How much do you want it to add up to?"
There are two solutions to this conundrum. First, the SEC could come to its senses and acknowledge that contrary to its initial thinking SAFEs should be accounted for as equity. Hmmmm. I am not optimistic. Second, FASB could jump into the breach and declare that SAFEs should be accounted for as equity. I am a bit more optimistic on that score. But, only cautiously so.
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At the end of 2006 I put my business up for sale. I had someone that wanted to buy it and I met with them weveral times. While I was in the hospital after childbirth, they sent me an email stating that they were sure that they wanted to buy it, they were preapproved for a loan and they date that they wanted to take over. I was recovering from childbirth and the business was in another town so everything was done through email.
To make a long story short, after they confirmed that they wanted to buy it, I sent them my financial information, let them take pictures of my business and talk with my employees. After that they decided that they would not buy it because of the rent.
I had made plans to stay home after my child was born and when they backed out of our email agreement, I decided to close it down. I am sure my hormones were running wild also. But a lot of it was due to their promise to buy it and take over and then backing out.
After I closed down, I found out they opened another business like mine. Even copied my floor layout (mine was a children's drop-in center) Now I have found out they they are opening up another one and one of my old employees is working there. I am very upset. I would not of given any of that information if they had not said for sure they were buying it. They rent that they are at now is higher than mine was. And I believe they were planning this while they were getting information from me. I also found out that this employee copied down some of my client list.
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Belgrade Polymer Products promotes Daniel to Operations Manager
Belgrade Polymer Products has promoted Daniel Mong to Operations Manager. His promotion comes 12 months after he joined the Wellingborough-based thermo-forming and injection-moulding company as an Operator.
In the fenestration sector, Belgrade supplies quality thermoformed components, such as cappings and trims for conservatory roof systems. Bespoke items for windows can also be produced according to customers' exact requirements, including parts for vertical sliding sash windows.
With broad experience built up from working in various sectors of the plastics industry, Daniel is responsible for the smooth running of Belgrade's operations, including maintenance of stock control, ordering systems and processes. He works alongside Belgrade's Production Manager, Mick Pratt.
Patrick Burke, Belgrade General Manager said: "Daniel's wealth of expertise and experience in the industry is a great asset to the business and we are delighted to recognise this with his well-deserved promotion."
Commenting on his role, Daniel said: "I've always been fascinated with how things are made. It's very satisfying to see a product take shape; you're creating something. Not only that, the sustainability aspect is very important to me as a plastic product can be reused or recycled and be given a whole new lease of life.
"At Belgrade, we take a fully-integrated approach to our manufacturing operations and recycle our own scrap material, which then goes back into the production process."
Belgrade Polymer Products is one of the UK's leading thermo-forming and injection-moulding companies, manufacturing bespoke products for customers across a wide range of industries and markets, including household names. Holding ISO9001:2015 certification, it has specialist expertise at manufacturing prototype items that can be quickly converted into large scale production.