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The expression "The luck of the Irish" has been a long time in the making. Many assume that the lucky factor associated with the Irish nation is an age-old tradition, but in actual fact it all only started during the latter half of the 19th Century, at the time of the great gold rush. A number of the gold miners just happened to be of Irish origin, and so the adage was coined.
Today, many traditional "lucky" symbols overlap with traditionally Irish symbols, such as the Horseshoe and the Four Leaf Clover.
The word "Luck" is actually of Dutch origin, short for the Dutch word "Gheluc", referring to good fortune and happiness.
Charming Lady Luck slot is based on symbols signifying luck, or good fortune. The slot is also influenced by a touch of mysticism, the title being a reference to the goddess of luck.
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The highest paying symbol is, naturally, the Four Leaf Clover. The Clover pays out at 750 credits for 5 in a row, 200 credits for 4 in a row, 45 credits for three matching symbols and 10 credits for 2. The Lady Bug is in second place with 500 credits for 5 in a row, followed by the Gold Coin and the Horse Shoe, paying out at 300 and 100 credits respectively for the highest matching online casino combination.
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Charming Lady Luck slot game can be played for free or for real money. The simplicity of the game may appeal especially to newcomers, but the theme is certainly enjoyable by all.


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Today we will have another shortcode to use which will allow adding the navigate menu wherever we want on our webpage. The name of the module which allows you to have this feature is said to be Divi Full Width Menu. The good thing about this one is that it can also be used as secondary menu wherever you want on the page especially down the page.
Here is the shortcode for the Divi Full Width Menu
[et_pb_fullwidth_menu admin_label="Sample - Menu" menu_id="3" background_color="#000000" background_layout="dark" text_orientation="center" submenu_direction="downwards" fullwidth_menu="off" dropdown_menu_animation="fade"] [/et_pb_fullwidth_menu]
For this you will need to add the menu-id in the shortcode which you want to show, to find the id of menu please go to Appearance > Menu > Open the Menu which you want to use in the shortcode > Hover on the delete (But Don't Delete, Just Hover) > Get the ID, please refer to the snapshot below
Output for this will be like
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Text color: this will allow you to define the color of the text which you want.
Text orientation: you will get the permission to orient you text either left, right, center or justified.
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Have you created an outline and now feel prepared to start writing your novel? Or have you started a novel draft only to find your interest or confidence waning? In this course, the international best-selling authors and professors from The University of British Columbia's renowned MFA program introduce the essential fiction craft toolbox for writers struggling with the common hurdles of first drafts.
While ideas and inspiration are often enough to ignite interest in writing a novel, writers can quickly lose confidence, especially when their best efforts have inadvertently produced flat characters, waning conflicts, tangled plots and weak dialogue. Reaching your goal of writing (and perhaps, publishing) a novel requires an understanding of fiction's deeper mechanics and a familiarity with the specific craft elements that will help translate your creativity and imagination into compelling paragraphs, scenes and chapters.
Through writing exercises aimed at developing new skills, concrete examples from published novels, feedback and discussion with fellow writers and opportunities to identify and strengthen weaknesses in their own projects, learners will broaden their knowledge of fiction craft as they explore creating memorable characters, the art of scene design, tactics for managing unwieldy plots and steps for writing layered and meaningful dialogue.
Whether you're beginning your novel draft or nearing the end, this course is a unique opportunity to learn the essentials of strong fiction writing from award-winning authors sharing their proven methods and approaches.
The course is recommended for professional and aspiring writers, writing groups, those participating in NaNoWriMo, teachers and anyone who has a novel in progress.
- The elements of complex, dimensional characters
- How to craft believable dramatic dialogue
- Tactics for managing complicated plots
- The demands of high emotional stakes from scene level to story level
- Strategies for seeing your draft through to completion
Специальные требования
Students should be beginning or in the process of writing a novel.
Every Week
Learners will read writing examples, watch instructor videos and view interviews with published authors. Each week will include at least one assignment, regular group discussion topics and instructor feedback in the form of video responses to questions related to that week's assignments during live office hours on Google Hangouts.
Week 1: Introduction / The Aesthetic Journey
First, we'll introduce students to the elements of the course, expectations, and what they can hope to accomplish. We'll discuss acceptable behaviour in feedback and discussion boards.
Then we'll delve into "Getting Ready to Write", and discuss some ways you can structure and organize your writing time.
For the majority of the week's lessons, we'll discuss the aesthetic journey: the manner in which your story will be told through language, imagery, voice, style and point of view. How a story is told can have a significant influence on whether or not a reader decides to continue reading past the first few pages. Topics include:
Point of view: from whose perspective will the reader experience the story? Whose thoughts and feelings will the reader follow? Each point of view serves particular narrative purpose and each comes with its advantages and disadvantages.
Type of prose: novelists who understand the function of each type of prose can choose the best approach for what they're planning to write, whether it's a tidy bundle of backstory, a lyrical passage that evokes a sense of place or high-energy banter that establishes character personalities.
Voice: Most people think of voice in terms of authors: Hemingway's voice, Woolf's voice, Atwood's voice -- a strong, consistent stylistic quality that permeates these writers' works and makes the works uniquely theirs.
Finally, we'll talk about beginnings. The first sentence, first paragraph, and first page of any story or novel are crucial in establishing reader expectations. We'll discuss how to 'pack a carry-on' of vital information, and look at some effective openings in fiction.
Assignment : In an exercise that plays with both the essential elements of an opening and the importance of voice and point of view, you will explore several different openings for your novel and assess the impact of each one.
Week 2: The Art of Conflict and Tension
A writer needs to ensure that their protagonist not only has depths and layers to explore, but also that they face constant and clear sources of tension and conflict. This week we'll look at several approaches that help writers reach these goals, including the aspects of an active character and how to troubleshoot an overly passive character, building dimensional characters who continue to surprise as the novel progresses, and crafting scenes that continually raise the emotional stakes of your story.
This week's topics include:
Active and Passive Characters. What distinguishes an active character from a passive one? If you find your protagonist is too passive, how can you give him or her more agency?
Character Complexity and Conflict. Your character is only as interesting as the obstacles they face. We'll discuss how we use internal, interpersonal and societal antagonisms to help build complex and fully realized characters as well as how to create multiple 'facets' for each person.
Tension in Scene. To create tension in your story, you must bring something new and different to every scene. In this section, we'll discuss how to create tension, how to do it at differing scales and how to weave it into your story architecture.
Backstory and Flashbacks. How do we communicate essential character history to the reader? This section discusses the nuances of backstory and flashbacks in story, when they should be used, and how to avoid their pitfalls.
Assignment : you will be challenged to assess the dimensionality of your protagonist and tackle a scene that illustrates a key "turning point" that offers crucial insight into your main character.
Week 3: Crafting Believable Dramatic Dialogue
Dialogue provides texture, variety and strong scenic pacing. Dialogue illustrates relationships, conflicts, power dynamics, heightens tension and betrays emotion. And, most importantly, dialogue always reveals more than the character intends. But how do we create dialogue that brings a character to life and strengthens the reader's connection to the story? How do we balance the need to hear characters speak with the need to convey important story information?
This week's topics include:
What is the function of dialogue in fiction?
How dialogue differs from everyday speech?
What dialogue should never do.
What are the hallmarks of great dialogue.
How to work with subtext.
Exploring the depths of your character: what is spoken, what is unspoken and what is unspeakable.
How to format dialogue and work with dialogue tags.
Assignment : you will write dialogue in several different forms, exploring the multiple ways it will function in your novel.
Week 4: Managing Plot
One of the most frequent complaints we hear from aspiring novelists is that they've hit the wall: at fifty, eighty, one hundred pages they lose momentum and just don't know how to continue. So what are some techniques for getting past the wall, and forging ahead into the latter half of your novel?
This week's topics include:
The evolving outline. What to do when you start to stray from your initial outline, or novel plan, and how plots evolve during the writing process.
Troubleshooting Structural Problems. An exploration of problems which commonly arise during different parts of the novel.
Troubleshooting plot. Different genres tend to pose different challenges for the writer. Here we'll examine five popular fiction genres (literary, speculative, crime, historical and romance), their plot challenges, and offer some tips and tricks for troubleshooting.
Endings. This can be a writer's favourite or alternately, most dreaded part of a story, and this section will help you navigate through writing an effective ending
Assignment : This week's assignment will bookend the first week's assignment. You'll write the end of your novel: the last chapter, last scene, last moments. Even if you haven't completed your draft yet, you will jump forward to those final pages. This assignment will provide tools of analysis and a checklist for a resonant, satisfying ending that will stay with your reader long after she's finished reading.
Week 5: Research
Fiction writers are sometimes tempted to skimp on research. We decide either to invent what we don't know or skim over the details, hoping that shorthand evocations of time or place will be enough. But even stories set in familiar times and environments benefit from research.
This week's topics are:
Why do research? What can research bring to different types of fiction writing?
When to do research. Should you learn your subject inside out before you attempt to fashion your story, or should you prioritize the narrative and go back to clean up your mistakes with research after the fact? Or is there a happy medium that will best suit all novelists?
What should you research? What parts of your novel require research and what can you invent? How can you balance pragmatism, credibility and ethical considerations?
How do you best incorporate research? Research is most often referred to as being like an iceberg: most of what you know will not make it into the novel, but it will inform the novel. But how do you incorporate the essential information into your novel without harming the narrative? In this section, we'll look into something called 'The Ignorant Character'.
Case studies. We'll look at the specific genre challenges in researching, specifically: Historical Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Crime Fiction, and Socio-Political fiction.
The ethics of research. What ethical considerations should you keep in mind when you do research? How do you treat the events and people of the past, other cultures and points of view?
Writing about yourself and your family. How do you handle the complex and thorny issues that arise when you write about family events, family members, or even when you're simply perceived to be doing so?
Assignment : you will apply this week's work in an exercise that challenges you to evaluate several different ways of incorporating research.
Week 6: Mind over Manuscript
Writing a novel is hard work, and it's a long process, with many bumps and detours along the way. Many half-finished novels are testament to this. Creating a novel is not unlike running a marathon, and this week we'll talk about techniques and tips to make sure you finish the journey.
Blind Alleys. Unfortunately, not all of what you initially write will be used in your final draft--you'll need to throw some things away. This section will help you identify blind alleys and back out of them.
Procrastination and Hitting the Wall. Published authors will be talking about their own experiences with procrastination, and this unit will be going over ways to combat these mental blocks
Grappling with Theme. We'll discuss this slippery creature and provide a set of questions you can use to interrogate the way theme is working in your manuscript.
Do's and don'ts. To end of the course, Nancy and Annabel will be going over a comprehensive list of Do's and Don'ts when writing your novel.
Assignment : This week's assignment will be to complete the Tool of Analysis. This will help you identify your weaknesses and ultimately provide the solutions to overcome them.
Nancy Lee
Assistant Professor of Creative Writing
University of British Columbia
Annabel Lyon
Associate Professor of Creative Writing
University of British Columbia
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EdX a été fondée par le Massachusetts Institute of Technology et par l'université Harvard en mai 2012. En 2014, environ 50 écoles, associations et organisations internationales offrent ou projettent d'offrir des cours sur EdX. En juillet 2014, elle avait plus de 2,5 millions d'utilisateurs suivant plus de 200 cours en ligne.
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What is involved in filing a utility nonprovisional patent application?
When it comes to learning new subjects, I've been greatly helped by the insights of professionals who know what they're doing. I certainly don't expect to know as much as the pros, but I hope to get at least a handle on the most important things and the right questions to ask. If you're new to patents, let me provide a patent attorney's perspective on the nuts and bolts of drafting a utility nonprovisional patent application.
Understanding your invention: What makes it different?
It comes as no surprise that the one who is drafting your patent application should understand how your invention works. So, the first group of questions I would ask basically relates to the whats and hows of your invention. This fact-finding expedition would typically drill down into the nitty-gritty details of an invention. Our firm uses an Invention Disclosure Form to help clients flesh out these details.
Yet, I will want to know more. The key is pinpointing the potentially novel features that set apart the client's invention from what already exists (aka "prior art"). Patent attorneys want to know where to draw the line between the old and new. A patentability search, also known as a novelty search, can be particularly helpful in this regard.
I will also want to prioritize those unique features based on their significance to the client. For example, if a client cares about only one out of five potentially novel features, then that top feature needs to be prioritized above others when it comes to drafting the claims.
Describing the invention is not the same as claiming the invention
Now let's focus on what goes in the patent application. This is where understanding the dichotomy between the description of the invention and the claims will be hugely useful. Your patent rights will be defined by the claims, not the description. The purpose of the description is to provide support for the claims. If you are concerned that your description is too detailed or limiting, you may have a misunderstanding of the description. Do not conflate claims with the description.
Patent practitioners typically think of the description portion of the application as comprising the drawings (aka figures) and the Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments. This is why the description section of a patent application will often seem to include a bunch of gory details that seem largely insignificant. What the patent attorney is trying to accomplish here is to describe all the features that may possibly be claimed, either now or in the future.
You never know when some small detail which seemed insignificant early on will turn out to be a major distinguishing factor over the prior art. Sometimes, those details can be the absence of something that is typically found in the prior art. By expressly describing even the lack of some otherwise common feature, the description in the application is providing ammunition for the patent attorney to use if and when necessary.
Each patent attorney will have his or her own individual writing styles and preferences. My team and I prefer to start with the claims and work backwards. We find this to be a more disciplined approach as we're forced to outline the key claim elements. Once the claims are drafted, we write the detailed description to make sure enough support is provided for the presently drafted claims as well as for any new or different claims to be prosecuted after the initial filing.
Claiming the invention
In the claims section of the patent application, you will typically see at least one claim set. A claim set starts with an independent claim followed by dependent claims. Our firm usually aims for three claim sets since the USPTO fees cover three independent claims and 20 total claims. Having an excessive number of claims may irk patent examiners.
Filing the utility nonprovisional patent application
In reviewing drafts of the application, the inventors should keep in mind that the claims are in a temporary state and will likely be amended, perhaps several times, over the course of prosecution. While it's good to understand and approve of the scope of the claims to be filed, the focus should be on the description. In particular, inventors should make sure that the description is:
- accurate (nothing is described incorrectly); and
- complete (nothing has been left out).
Don't hesitate to suggest revisions to your patent attorney and to seek feedback on whether your suggested changes make sense. When the final draft of the application is approved, we have the client sign the necessary paperwork, including inventor declarations and, if necessary, a patent assignment to transfer the ownership of the patent application to a company or other entity. While such executed documents are not necessary for the initial filing of the application, you will save late filing fees by having all the signed paperwork upfront.
As soon as the application is filed, the USPTO will instantly provide a filing receipt with the confirmed filing date and an application serial number.
When can you say patent pending?
Assuming that a provisional patent application had not been previously filed, the client may indicate that a product or service discussed in the nonprovisional application is patent pending as soon as the application is filed with the USPTO.
What is the cost of filing a utility nonprovisional patent application?
The cost of the initial filing of a nonprovisional application can vary widely even within the same firm depending upon the complexity of the subject matter and the length of the application. In our firm, we provide flat rate estimates for the initial drafting and filing of non-provisional applications, which can range from $7,000 to over $17,000. You should also factor USPTO filing fees and illustrator fees which can easily add at least another $1,000.
Keep in mind that the initial filing cost does not include responding to Office Action rejections which will inevitably occur.
Does our cost for filing a patent application include a patent search?
No, our initial filing estimates do not include any patent searches. Before filing a utility nonprovisional application, it may be wise to consider a patentability search (aka novelty search), which costs $1,500 per invention and takes about one week.
If you are concerned about whether your product might infringe other patents, you may want to consider a Freedom-To-Operate (FTO) search, also known as an (non)infringement search. Keep in mind that a patent infringement search will cost substantially more than a novelty search.
Vic Lin
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Like option packages on automobiles, or channel packs on cable, mainstream media and politicians are packaging up values and ideas and applying labels to them. I cannot help but feel this is a bad thing.
When I talk to people, they cannot mesh my views on fiscal conservatism with the fact that I am pro-choice when it comes to abortion. They have been preprogrammed, through dozens of elections across North America, to associate pro-choice stances with Liberalism. And everyone knows that Liberalism and Conservatism are mutually exclusive, right?
Why can't I pick and choose? I think Canada should have much tougher immigration laws, specifically where refugees are concerned. I think government should be smaller, and that in general laws should protect rights, not interests. These are traditionally Conservative positions.
I also think that GOOD universal health care is a right, not a privilege, and I think that state welfare (when operated by competent and effective people) is a good thing. I think the strong have a moral obligation to protect the weak in our society. This also leads me to believe in strong gun regulation. These are traditionally Liberal positions.
At this point, you might want to start telling me that some of my beliefs are contradictory. I'd tell you to really think about that. They aren't. I have no trouble holding these values because I don't think it is an either-or proposition.
I think I can have good gun control and laws that protect rights. Canadians have the right to bear arms. They just have to be registered to do so. I think we can protect the weak in our society while at the same time protecting that same society from abuses being committed against our refugee system.
Will it be easy? Hell no. Is it possible? Absolutely.
And that's what I am looking for. I am tired of fear-mongering and polarization. I am tired of soundbite journalism that wouldn't know context if it bit them in the ass. I am tired of fractious politicians telling me I am with the country, or I am against the country. I am tired of mayoral candidates telling me we can either have public transit, or fiscal responsibility.
I think we're all tired of being asked to compare, but not being told that it's apples and oranges, and then being told I am unpatriotic if we try to point it out.
It's apples and oranges, folks. Always has been.


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Deliver your portfolio for an informal review by representatives from artwork and design colleges, and study their packages of examine. Highschool students concerned with graphic design should take primary art and design programs in highschool, if the programs can be found. Increasingly, especially since the introduction of personal computers to the business, many graphic designers have discovered themselves working inside non-design oriented organizations, as in-home designers.
They will use their data of design industry developments to plan and create purposeful visual communications, in collaboration with colleagues, supervisors, artwork or artistic administrators, project managers, and clients. College students complete a variety of illustrations, often enhancing design theory being considered in different programs. Most graphic design corporations and enormous firms will not often hire a person with no graphic design education.
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a family of butterflies with a wingspread ranging from 2.5 to 18 cm. The coloration of the wings, whose margins are often angular or crenated, is bright and variegated; the upper and lower parts of the wings may vary in color. The forelegs are reduced and clawless. The larvae are covered with dendritic spines or cutaneous protuberances. The cocoons often have a metallic sheen and are suspended upside down.
There are approximately 2,000 species of nymphalids, distributed throughout the world. They are particularly numerous and varied in the tropics. The following species are typical of the moderate latitudes of the northern hemisphere: Apatura, Neptis, Nigella, Limenitis, Vanessa, Melitaea, and Argynnis. The USSR has approximately 140 species, including the painted lady (Vanessa cardui), the tortoise shell (Aglais urticae), and the mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa). Nymphalid larvae feed on herbaceous and, less frequently, woody plants. They do not cause serious damage.


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Echo Quick Release Helmet Clip
The ECHO quick release helmet clip simplifies getting your helmet on and off by replacing the D shackles. It also extends the length of the strap for those who find their straps a little on the short side. This inexpensive solution is a great addition to any helmet.
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The late inventor Bob Wright spent 25 years developing and improving a reliable, fast and convenient way to securely fasten and unfasten helmet chin-straps. The patented design departs from the "D" ring design standard to most motorcycle helmets, combining a secure, tempered steel metal-to-metal locking mechanism and rugged nylon body. The buckle fits virtually any chin-straps without modification and is known to release smoothly with a firm, two sided squeeze even with gloved hands. It exceeds chin-strap testing requirements of D.O.T. 218, SNELL (M2005) and N.I.J. 0104.02. ECHO Products' new owners said the company will focus on continuity of quality assurance and more robust production facilities, while exploring new applications for the ECHO Quick Release buckle beyond the motorcycle, snowmobile and All-Terrain Vehicle helmet markets.
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Farmers in my area are increasing their use of base-price contracts to sell their current and (especially) future soft white wheat (SWW) crops. Until 2007, the SWW basis (the Portland cash price of SWW minus the nearest Chicago futures price) fluctuated around 44 cents and was usually positive sometime during the early fall. Since 2007, the basis has fluctuated erratically and spent most of the time in negative territory. Since a strengthening basis (i.e., a basis that becomes more positive or less negative) adds to the net return from a base-price contract, understanding why the basis has been staying so negative has been a topic of considerable interest to my neighbors and me.
Two years ago, I discussed this issue in one of my first blog entries.
I explain why the basis should average 44 cents in this article.
In trying to understand why the basis has been negative for so much of the time since 2007, I've focused on the "convergence problem" problem in Chicago futures. The futures price has often remained above the cash price of SRW wheat when futures contracts expire. This isn't supposed to happen and could contribute to the negative WW basis. After several years of study, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange has failed to correct the "convergence problem" and I was beginning to wonder whether they really were serious about dealing with it. However, I now think this lack of convergence is largely irrelevant in explaining our persistent negative basis.
My thinking changed in late October when I attended a U.S. Wheat Associates Board meeting in Minneapolis. I attended a panel discussion including Mike Ricks, a senior manager for Cargill. Listening to Mr. Ricks caused me to start thinking about basis in a new way.
A New Way of Thinking About Basis
The classic theory of futures markets argues that their main function is to facilitate hedging. Normally, short hedgers (farmers and grain elevators) outnumber long hedgers (grain buyers and millers) so the market needs to attract long speculators to buy the extra contracts that short hedgers want to sell.
The Chicago wheat futures market began to change the way it functions around 2006, when "long-only index" funds started building their positions in the wheat market. These funds hold wheat futures contracts as a hedge against possible "food price inflation." They aren't concerned about the current price of futures or short-run changes in the supply and demand for wheat—they just want to be long futures. Shortly before each contract expires, they roll their positions to the next available contract month.
"Long-only index" funds now hold a huge and dominant position in the Chicago wheat futures market. They hold contracts for at least 1.2 billion bushels—more than five times the size of this year's soft red wheat crop. Just as hedgers previously had to attract long-speculators to offset their net short positions in the market, the "long-only index" funds now need to attract short sellers to hold the other side of their huge long positions.
How do you attract new sellers willing to take short positions totaling 1.2 billion bushels? Attracting the necessary supply of short-speculators might be difficult—since naked short speculation is risky when inflation is a worry. However, new hedgers can also be attracted into the market to take the necessary short positions. As the futures price rises above the cash price of wheat (i.e., the basis becomes more negative), hedging by owners of physical stocks of wheat looks more and more profitable—giving grain handlers and farmers an incentive to delay selling the crop so they can store and hedge more wheat. Because hedgers hold a long position in the physical wheat, their short position in the futures market seems less risky than the position of a short speculator. By being willing to take the other side of the futures contracts that the "long-only index" funds buy, hedgers have indirectly allowed the funds to accomplish their real desire—to hold physical wheat.
Can the Basis Return to Normal?
One of the reasons hedging has looked attractive is because the basis has been unusually negative. In calculating their expected profits, many hedgers are assuming that the basis will not stay unusually negative and will eventually return to "normal" levels. Can basis return to "normal?" What happens if basis narrows, i.e., cash prices rise (converge) to the level of futures prices? If basis narrows, maintaining hedges will look less profitable and hedgers will start lifting their hedges by buying futures and selling their stored wheat. This will cause the basis to widen again. As long as the "long-only index" funds insist on maintaining their huge long positions, no big players in the market will be willing to sell contracts to exiting hedgers. Futures prices will keep rising until hedgers stop wanting to buy futures — because hedging looks profitable again. Hence, the situation may be unstable—the necessary amount of hedging will be done only if basis is expected to return to "normal," but basis can't return to normal if "long-only index funds" insist on maintaining their positions. I now think I understand why the CME is having such difficulty forcing "convergence."
Why Do Futures Prices Move with Cash Prices?
If "long-only index" funds are focused only on inflation and if hedgers are focused on the basis, what causes movement in the futures price and how are futures prices related to the supply and demand for cash wheat? As argued above, the "long-only index" funds have caused an increase in U.S. wheat carryover and this has at times reduced exports. As Mr. Ricks mentioned in Minneapolis, the index funds are causing the U.S. wheat carryover to reach levels that rival the size of the burdensome government stocks in past years.
Since about half of U.S. wheat is exported and must be priced competitively on the world market, the cash price of wheat is still predominantly determined by world supply and demand. If the cash prices rise, the basis narrows and hedgers start lifting their hedges and buying futures. This causes futures prices to rise along with cash prices and by enough to keep the necessary number of hedgers in the market. Similarly, if the cash price falls, basis widens and hedging increases. The resulting sale of futures contracts by hedgers causes futures to decline along with cash prices.
How Will All This End?
Mr. Ricks indicated in Minneapolis that Cargill had been giving lots of thought to the question, "How will all this end?" I believe that until "long-only index" funds start liquidating their huge positions, the basis must remain wide and hedgers expecting the return of a "normal" basis may be disappointed. When the "long-only index" funds start reducing their positions by selling their future contracts, the futures price will decline and the basis should initially narrow, i.e., become less negative. Hedgers should then be able to liquidate their hedges at profitable basis levels. As they do, they will sell their stored wheat and cash prices should decline along with futures. If "long-only index" funds liquidate their positions quickly, the cash price of wheat could crash along with futures—as our large carryover stocks are dumped on the market.


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Last night was the second night of our SCUBA class, and it was all pool time. We learned how to load our gear - tanks, buoyancy compensator device, weights, and regulator. Then it was into the pool to get used to wearing everything and being underwater. Wow. It really is such an unusual feeling. I know I am underwater, but I am still breathing. Definitely takes some getting used to. The weirdest part for me was taking my mask off underwater while continuing to breath through the regulator. The air bubbles kept going up my nose, and it took me a moment to relax and continue to breath. No big worry, but I will have to demonstrate that skill while in the ocean next weekend. Yikes.
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Could an American MIA be struggling to find his way home? After enduring a traumatic childhood and serving
two tours in Vietnam, Tom Faunce embarks upon an emotional quest to uncover the true identity of a man
claiming to be an American soldier living in a remote village in Vietnam, decades after the war's end.
As a veteran and Christian missionary, Tom firmly believes in the military creed, "leave no man behind, and lives by a personal oath to spend the rest of his life helping those in need. He can't turn his back on the man he meets in present-day Vietnam, despite a government's denial of the man's claim. His struggle to repatriate the man whom he believes could be a fellow soldier forms a deeply moving and haunting tale of two men whose lives intersect through the burdens of war.
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Welcome to Kainuu! You may have heard the story of this "juniper people" that inhabits the lakes, hills and forests. Kainuu, a winter wonderland, known for its battlefields of Winter War provides an ideal setting for many kinds of sports activities.
We are Kainuun Liikunta, one of the fifteen regional sports organizations in Finland. The operational area of Kainuun Liikunta extends to the eight municipalities of Kainuu Province (Hyrynsalmi, Kajaani, Kuhmo, Paltamo, Puolanka, Ristijärvi, Sotkamo, Suomussalmi). Kainuun Liikunta has around 100 member communities, 95% of which are sports clubs.
Our operational priorities
– Sport interest representation
– A sporty way of life (children, teenagers, adults, older people)
– Sport club activities and top level sport
– Sport tourism
Kainuun Liikunta promotes the sporty way of life of all people in Kainuu through development, training, influence, guidance and events. The Kainuun Liikunta staff consists of 7-8 full-time and 1-2 part-time employees.
Sporty lifestyle as a child is a basic element of health and well-being and a source of experiences that is supported by enabling sports and physical activities to be practiced at all stages of life.
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In Kainuu we are playing for example soccer for fun and for success in the swamps or in the snow. And even if there is no snow Kainuu people are skiing on skis with or without rolls all year round. Kainuu is a relatively sparsely populated area where dozens, even hundreds of kilometers can be passed without any inhabited houses. Winters are long and dark but in the summer there is relatively little snow. I can not explain Kainuu. Its magic and mysticism are to be experienced.


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KidsLife @ Burkemont exists so that children may know the GOSPEL, the Biblical grand narrative of God's Redeeming Work, to increase their FAITH through Biblically focused discipleship and curriculum, and to build up a new generation of MISSION focused believers.
To the weak, I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means, I might save some. I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings. -1 Corinthians 9:22-23
Every Sunday and Wednesday we plan a fun, dynamic time of teaching God's incredible truths to your children, but we know that the other 60 hours a week that you spend with your kids are what will truly have a lasting impact on their lives.
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The local vicar, dressed appropriately, intoned the words of the burial commitment service, and the people gathered round made reply to each supplication.
This moving ceremony completely silenced the Goolee gang and Tonka, not understanding the nature and purpose of the events, took the opportunity to imagine further contact with the waste service castors and the chrome office chair wheels to his unbridled delight.
The service being completed, saw the coffin pulled on to the trolley with twenty inch diameter rubber tyred wheels towards the open grave. The assembled mourners parted to let the trolley through and that movement was enough to cause Bobby to trip and fall. As he was holding Tonka's rope at the time it yanked our dreaming trolley sharply towards the open cavity. As the funeral party moved to the graveside with the coffin trolley whose large pneumatic rubber tyred wheels made no sound, the whole company was thrown into disarray as, in astonishment, they saw Tonka fall precipitously into the open grave. With a bump and some strain on his axle our troublesome trolley pitched into the gaping cavity – and disappeared.
Consternation all around was the word and the previously silent and reverential mourners began to hiss and tut tut. A few who had previously inhibited at the local hostelry began to snigger. Bobby, helped now by William and Shane rushed forward and, flattening themselves on the grass, reached down and grabbed Tonka's rope. They pulled, somewhat in panic which exhausted their strength, and the 150mm rubber tyred wheels appeared over the side of the grave. Others were now moving into help – or condemn – and that made the boys pull harder till Tonka appeared out of the grave.
The significance of such an episode was beyond the comprehension of the children but did not escape the minds of the assembled adults. A long communal gasp ensued and the vicar moved towards the children...


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In what could be considered the lending equivalent of a drive-thru window, the SBA Express program has guaranteed loans to thousands of entrepreneurs attracted by the program's fast application process. But it may shortchange some businesses: Despite the $250,000 lending cap, Express loans average about $45,000. Charlie Thomas, SBA's director of program development, says the modest loan values signal a strain of caution among SBA lenders adjusting to a new program. "Hopefully, lenders will look at the longer term success of the business to forecast financial need," he says.
Tightfisted lenders haven't dampened entrepreneurs' enthusiasm for the program. Some 37,000 SBA Express loans were approved in fiscal year 2003, about half the SBA's total loans for the year. The program was created as an affordable lending resource for startups. The SBA defines eligible businesses as retailers with gross sales of $6 million or less, wholesalers with 100 employees or less, and manufacturers with 500 employees or less. Banks can charge up to 6.5 percent above the prime rate for SBA Express loans, compared with a maximum 4.75 percent for SBA's 7(a) loans.
"It's a win-win situation, as this market used to have to employ credit cards to meet financing [needs]," says Alice Magos, writer and analyst with CCH Inc., a Chicago publisher specializing in business finance. An SBA Express loan helped Mike Robillard, president of San Antonio Clippers in San Antonio, when he expanded his Sport Clips haircut franchise by two locations. "We had to start laying out money quickly to lock down those spaces," he says.
But Mark Deion, president of Deion Associates & Strategies Inc., a consulting firm in Warwick, Rhode Island, warns companies not to underestimate capital requirements to avoid the bureaucratic burden of a conventional SBA loan. "If companies take a shortcut," he says, "they may find themselves undercapitalized."


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"For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?"
— Matthew 16:26, New King James Version
Debate over what constitutes a moral economy is back. The Ryan Budget rolled out last month drew outrage and criticism from prominent faith leaders including Bishop Gene Robinson, Father Thomas Kelly, and Rabbi Jack Moline. Also last month, Goldman Sachs Executive Director Greg Smith announced his resignation from the firm with a public letter in The New York Times.
Smith isn't the first businessman to assert that morality has an important role to play in the capitalist system, and Robinson, Kelly, and Moline are not the first religious leaders to demand an economy that works for the most vulnerable members of society. Historical figures on both sides of the political aisle, and in both the private and public sector, have advocated for responsible capitalism.
Take the quiz below and see if you can match the quote with the speaker. Click on a leader then on a quote to match them. If they're a match, they will disappear. Keep going until you've matched them all. Good luck!
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Bariatric surgery isn't a quick fix for weight loss. It's a surgical procedure that requires careful consideration and commitment. Here are some of the most commonly asked questions about bariatric surgery that may help as you consider whether bariatric surgery is right for you.
Am I the right patient?
In general, you may qualify for surgery if your BMI is greater than 40, or if it's between 35 and 40 and you suffer from obesity-related conditions, such as diabetes, high cholesterol, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis and high blood pressure.
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This surgical approach results in reduced pain, quicker recovery, improved appearance and a smaller chance of wound-related complications. All of our bariatric surgeries are performed this way, although there is always a small chance of having to make a larger incision.
Where do I go from here?
Losing weight can be a very difficult and frustrating process. If you think surgery may be a good option for you, our team is here to help!
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Linda Sánchez Introduces Legislation to Promote Fair Credit Reporting for Servicemembers
Norwalk, CA – U.S. Representative Linda Sánchez (CA-38), Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, recently introduced H.R. 4313: The Fair Credit Reporting for Servicemembers Act.
"Our servicemembers make tremendous sacrifices for our country—and their credit score should not be one of them. Unfortunately, too many servicemembers face financial challenges when they return home because of missed payments incurred while they were deployed.
"The Fair Credit Reporting for Servicemembers Act allows deployed service personnel to notify credit reporting agencies of a military deployment. It also authorizes reporting agencies to contact deployed service members when an adverse action is posted on their credit report. Both actions would give creditors more context about the circumstances under which service members missed payments.
"This bill gives servicemembers more control over their finances and the peace of mind that they will have fair credit reporting in the event of a deployment."
Rep. Linda Sánchez first introduced the legislation after hearing from John Kelsall, President & CEO of the Greater Lakewood Chamber of Commerce. He shared with her stories of service members and veterans who had trouble obtaining business and home loans because of missed payments while they were deployed. She authored the legislation in 2014 and again introduced the bill in the 114th Congress.


text: Kalgoorlie-Boulder awarded GWN7 Top Tourism Town 06 Sep 2018 Kalgoorlie-Boulder was awarded the GWN Top Tourism Town in the category for towns or cities with a population over 5,000 at the 2018 WA Tourism Conference at the Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre last night. The awards are held annually to showcase the best of Western Australian destinations. The judges were very impressed with Kalgoorlie-Boulder's strong focus on tourism planning and development together with initiatives to attract visitors to the destination. Submissions were made by Visitor Centres on behalf of their destination. Finalists were chosen from the written submission and a site visit by two Judges. Kalgoorlie-Boulder took home three awards on the night, Tourism & Business Planning, Heritage, Cultural and Environmental Visitor Experiences and the Top Tourism Town. City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder CEO John Walker said, "It is pleasing to see the hard work being awarded, the City has provided strong support and have encouraged collaboration among tourism operators. It is evident that there has been growth of tourism in our region, however there is more work to be done." "When you compare the popular destinations that were in the shortlist, such as Christmas Island and Carnarvon it demonstrates the potential of the Kalgoorlie-Boulder region. The recognition the award brings endorses what we as residents already know, it is a spectacular place with a rich depth of heritage and culture that everyone can enjoy." Mr Walker added, "There will be more work needed by businesses, the City and tourism operators to capitalise on what the region offers. This award is a stepping stone that will encourage visitors to the City. I congratulate everyone involved in their efforts and express my thanks to Veronica Dobner, Manager of the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Visitors Centre and her team. I look forward to seeing the region grow as a priority tourist destination." Kalgoorlie-Boulder claimed the award in the category for towns or cities with a population over 5,000, receiving a $25,000 airtime package from GWN7 to promote the City on regional television.


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Congress, BJP escalate spat over 'neech rajniti' barb
The Congress Friday reiterated its claim that BJP leader Narendra Modi did not belong to any backward class and his efforts to project himself as a "deprived person" reflected his desperation.
Accusing Modi of distorting Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's "low-level" politics remark, Congress spokesperson Ajay Maken said: "Modi by birth did not belong to the OBC group. It was only in 2002 that Modh Ghanchi-Teli caste, to which he belongs, was declared Other Backward Classes."
Maken further alleged that the induction of Modi's caste into the OBC list was a calculated measure to garner OBC votes.
"The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government issued a notification in late 2000 that Modh Ghanchi-Teli caste be included in the OBC list. This was barely six months before Modi was made the Gujarat chief minister. We are of the opinion that this was a tactical move by the BJP to win over the OBCs," Maken said.
The BJP described the Congress accusations as the party's inability to "accept defeat at the hands of a commoner".
"The ruling dynasty of the Congress cannot digest defeat at the hands of a commoner. It is therefore that they made his humble origin as a tea vendor into an issue. The move backfired," BJP leader Arun Jaitley wrote in his blog Friday.
Gujarat state Congress leader Shakti Singh Gohil had taunted Modi May 8 for being a "fake OBC".
Priyanka's May 5 "neech rajniti" (low-level politics) barb at Modi was given a caste spin with the latter using it to play upon his "lower caste" identity Tuesday.
The Congress accused Modi of deliberately misinterpreting facts while BSP supremo Mayawati attacked him for his "despicable politics" for electoral benefit.- IANS


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Melina Marchetta's gripping new novel Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil is a cracking fusion of suspense and heart-rending drama.
Melina Marchetta is one of Australia's most successful writers of young-adult fiction and is a best-selling and critically acclaimed author in more than twenty countries and in eighteen languages. In 2009 Marchetta won the prestigious Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association for On the Jellicoe Road, and Melina's screenplay for this book is currently set to be made into a major film with an international cast to be directed by Looking for Alibrandi director Kate Woods. Melina has written for ABC-TV's Dance Academy. Finnikin of the Rock, Book One of the Lumatere Chronicles,was first published in Australia in 2008, followed in 2010 by the companion novel to her award-winning book Saving Francesca, The Piper's Son, long-listed for the Miles Franklin Award and short-listed for many other literary awards in Australia and internationally. Melina is also the author of The Gorgon in the Gully, which takes up the story of On the Jellicoe Road's Jonah Griggs's family, and stars his younger brother Danny in this story for younger readers. Book Two in the Lumatere Chronicles, Froi of the Exiles, was published in 2011, and Book Three, Quintana of Charyn, was published in 2012. 2012 also marked the twenty-year anniversary of Melina Marchetta's first novel Looking for Alibrandi, the much-loved Australian classic, which was made into a major motion picture and has sold more than half a million copies in Australia.


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Those of you who are familiar with USB Haksaw or USB Switchblade then you probably know what this app is all about. For those who a not familiar GOTO Description just like the USB Switchblade you can select the payload you want to use to shorten the hack time.
This program is very beta! and welcome as much feedback and I can get!
: Description
The goal of the USB Cleaver is to silently recover information from a target Windows 2000 or higher computer, including password hashes, LSA secrets, IP information, etc... beauty lies in the fact that the payload can run silently and without modifying the system or sending network traffic, making it near invisible. It captures all the information to a LOG file stored in your sdcard and can be reviewed at anytime.
: Payloads
- Dump System Information
- Dump IE Passwords
- Dump Chrome Passwords
- Dump Firefox Passwords
- Dump Wifi Passwords
: Features
- Allows you to select the payloads you want to use
- temporary removed disclaimer screen causing possible F/C on first run(please let me know if you still get fc with this version)
- fix possible bug causing force close on first run
- Fixed issue where starting application with sdcard mount causes F/C
- added new BG to show if sd card is available or not
- changed main background and Gaussian Blur the line in the middle
- Fixed Disclaimer bug - getting stuck on main intent
- Initial beta release
: Future Payloads
- Dump Network Services
- Dump Port Scan
- Dump Product Keys
- Dump Mail Passwords
- Dump Windows Update List
- Install Silent VNC
- Dump LSA Secrets
- xCopy files "documents", "pictures", etc....
- More to come....
: How to use
- Download and install APK if you havn't done so aready
- Accept Disclaimer & Download Payloads
- goto "enable / disable payloads" to generate payload file
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Beachy Head East Marine conservation zone proposal
Beachy Head East Marine Conservation zoneBeachy Head East Marine conservation zone
Did you know that this is the last year for marine conservation zones to be designated in the UK?
The Beachy Head East Marine conservation zone (which starts at Beachy Head lighthouse through to Hasting pier and across the water to the Sovereign Lighthouse) has been discussed since the first applications were invited by government but unfortunately not been approved so far. The site includes blue mussel beds, endangered undulate rays and even seahorses and attracts many anglers and fishermen.
Although the designated area is currently known as Beachy Head East we do have an opportunity to name it something else. For more information on the area: https://mcsuk.org/mpa/show-1477566
The Marine Conservation Society are asking for our help to protect our local coast by:
- taking part in a short pole to name the area, closes 15th June – https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SZ698P6
- take part in the government consultation – https://consult.defra.gov.uk/marine/consultation-on-the-third-tranche-of-marine-conser/


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There is no denying that the mind, body and soul have to work in sync for an optimal life. Metaphorically speaking, the body is the equivalent to the body of a car, while the mind and soul can be considered the engine and fuel, respectively. The body, either our own or a car's needs to be maintained in a good condition for the car or human to function at its best. So even if you don't have the luxury of dedicating an hour to exercise, even 20 minutes every other day is better than no exercise at all. But what exercise should you choose to do?
There are innumerable ways of getting your body exercised such as walking, running, yoga, gym(ming), swimming, aerobics, dance, zumba, martial arts, sports and more. The list is literally endless. Is there any ultimate form of exercise?
Even though we would say Yoga works the best for us but it very obviously differs from person to person. Everyone has their own pace and rhythm so you need to choose what best suits your body. Listen to and notice your body. How it feels after a couple of sessions is an indication of whether the exercise is right for you. Do you feel like you have more energy or you feel drained? For instance, do you feel more better after a rigorous work out at the gym or a relaxing yoga class? Two people can have a totally different perceptions, experience and results from the same kind of exercise, so understanding your body's preferences will help you choose which form of exercise is best for you.
We would like to add that when you start any exercise, you should start with lower intensity for shorter durations and gradually work your way up to longer duration and higher intensity(as much as works for your purposes). This would be safer, healthier and more motivating than trying to go all out in the beginning.
Important note: Do not consider any advice on this website as a replacement for Medical or any professional exercise advice. Consult your doctor before doing any form of exercise.


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Peanut pesto pasta recipe – Quick, healthy and delicious spaghetti recipe with cilantro peanut pesto. This is one of the pasta dishes that will be loved by most kids due to the nutty flavor of peanuts along with the fresh cilantro or coriander leaves.
I prefer to stick on to the taste of Indian food, absolutely hot & spicy. Though I do not like to experiment much with foods, at times I do try out new recipes for my kids and hubby.
Just like the masala pasta, wanted to try a spaghetti recipe which has the kick of an Indian desi food but without the use of much spices. During the lookout, I found Martha Stewart's pasta with Cilantro-Peanut Pesto recipe and I absolutely fell for it, looking at the simplicity.
I tried out a couple of times, just followed the recipe as it is except adding cumin / jeera to give an Indian touch and excluded soya sauce and lemon zest. It is very simple to prepare and barely takes 30 mins.
Iam sure this Spaghetti Recipe in Indian style will be liked by many of us. It can be accompanied with any clear soups or salads. I prefer the vegetable chicken soup or vegetable barley soup or chickpeas soup along with this spaghetti. If you have little kids to relish this, do reduce the chilies.
The freshness and amount of coriander leaves (cilantro) that you use is very important here. If you do not use enough cilantro, it does not taste good and is not flavourful too. If you feel your spaghetti is less flavorful, grind additional leaves and just stir in the spaghetti.
You can use any kind of pasta for this recipe, though spaghetti is the most common shape and size used for pesto pasta recipes. You may also like this almond mint pesto pasta recipe.
You may like to check these top 10 pasta recipes.
Some of the popular pasta recipes on the blog include Red sauce pasta, White sauce pasta, and vegetable pasta in red sauce.
Peanut pesto pasta recipe
Peanut pesto pasta recipe | Spaghetti recipe with cilantro peanut pesto
For best results follow the step-by-step photos above the recipe card
Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )
- 160 to 180 grams spaghetti
- 1 cup coriander leaves , tightly packed fresh / Daniya patta/ cilantro (use more if needed)
- 1 cloves garlic , large or 2 medium
- 2 to 3 green chilies , hot
- ¼ tsp cumin / jeera
- 1 tsp sugar (optional)
- Salt to taste
- Lemon juice as needed
- 2 tbsps Sesame oil or olive oil
- ¼ cup peanuts (can reduce 1 tbsp.)
- Dry roast peanuts till they turn slightly golden. Add the slit garlic and roast lightly. Set aside to cool and remove the skin of the peanuts.
- Cook spaghetti to al dente by following the instructions on the pack. Drain, rinse, drain thoroughly and set aside.
- Meanwhile pulse peanuts coarsely and set aside ¼ of this.
- Add coriander leaves, garlic, cumin, green chilies to the same jar. Pulse till a coarse paste forms. Your pesto is ready.
- In a large bowl, add oil, pesto and lemon juice.
- Add your spaghetti and toss well.
- Garnish with cilantro and peanuts that were set aside.
- Serve peanut pesto pasta with soup or salad or as it is.
NUTRITION (estimation only)
Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.
For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.
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Jul 19
Serve Cincy 2017 - High School
Students entering grades 9-12 are invited to take part in a week-long service project at Bright Star Baptist Church from Monday, July 17th - Friday, July 21st. With a focus on overcoming illiteracy in children, they will assist with the Bright Star education camp by tutoring students, helping them with school work, playing games and having fun!
Meet at Horizon at 8:30 a.m. Students will be returning to Horizon at 4:30 p.m.
Location: Bright Star Baptist Church, 809 Charlotte Street, Cincinnati, OH, 45214
$25 per student for the week or $5 per day. This covers supplies and transportation. Lunch will be provided, but students may want to bring snacks. Parent volunteers do not pay the $25 for the week or $5 per day.
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Market Overview:
Remote Asset Management opens up two-way communication between the asset and the central application, resulting in better control and management of assets. Assets are deployed with Vodafone SIMs and are tracked to monitor over a central system. The key functionalities of this solution include intrusion detection, access control systems, asset tracking, asset recovery, real-time monitoring, real-time notifications, and others.
The major drivers fuelling the growth of the market include increasing enhancing asset lifecycle, declining cost of IoT components, increasing demand for IoT based solutions.
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Key Players:
The key players in the Global Remote Asset Management Market include IBM Corporation (U.S.), Cisco Systems, Inc U.S.),AT&T Intellectual Property (U.S), Hitachi, Ltd. (Japan), Verizon Communications, Inc. (U.S.), PTC Inc. (U.S.), SAP SE (Germany), Rockwell Automation, Inc. (U.S.), Schneider Electric SE (France), and Infosys Limited (India) and others.
Remote Asset Management Market
According to Market Research Future, market has been segmented into application, solutions and region.
By Solutions-
- Surveillance and security
- Network Bandwidth management
- Asset Performance management
- Application management
- Connectivity management
- Professional services
- Managed services
- Real-time location tracking
- Asset condition monitoring
- Predictive maintenance
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By Application-
- Automation
- Healthcare and wellness
- Smart retail
- Utilities and grids
- Production monitoring
- Connected logistics
- Fleet management
- Others
Connected logistics & fleet management accounted for the largest market share because of the integrating advanced technologies, delivering real-time online information for vehicle maintenance, vehicle status whether its moving or stopped, engine status and others. It also helps supply chain managers because of asset tracking.
Predictive maintenance accounted for the largest market share majorly due to providing solutions for asset failure or quality issues, reduction in maintenance costs. Also, predictive maintenance plays an important role across various industries.
Market Research Future Analysis
The Global Remote Asset Management Marketis expected to grow significantly. The market is highly application basis. Connected Logistics segment of remote asset management market globally drives the market. The market is expected to have higher growth rate as compared to the previous years.
North-America accounted for the largest market share because of the technological advancements followed by healthy internet infrastructure, adoption of new technology and presence of strong local solution providers. Also, the need for better operational efficiency and low operating cost is also driving the market in this region.
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FIGURE 1 Research Application
FIGURE 2 Global Remote Asset Management Market, By Component (%)
FIGURE 3 Global Remote Asset Management Market, By Application (%)
FIGURE 4 Global Remote Asset Management Market, By Regions (%)
FIGURE 5 North America Remote Asset Management Market, By Country (%)
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Josh Holloway Rolls Up His Sleeves And Gets Dirty In Our National Parks
Actor Josh Holloway, known for his role as James 'Sawyer' Ford in the hit ABC drama Lost, is teaming up with Nature Valley and the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) to help protect America's national parks for future generations. National Parks Week is April 16-24 and Josh – a lifelong outdoorsman – is encouraging Americans and their kids to get outside and visit the parks this week when they're free.
To kick-off National Parks Week, Nature Valley is announcing its continued commitment to the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) and will contribute up to $500,000 in 2011 to help preserve America's national parks.
This past weekend, Josh Holloway, along with representatives from the National Parks Project and local volunteers, participated in hands-on preservation to restore land north of Joshua Tree National Park.
"There's nothing I love more than being outside and exploring the incredible beauty of our national parks," said Holloway. "However, the parks are facing huge challenges and that's why I'm excited to be partnering with Nature Valley to help raise awareness and funds for the preservation of our national parks."
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Field application scientist Doug Robinson and JMP Account Executive Susan Glick recently attended an excellent conference on next-generation sequencing, organized by JMP Genomics customer National Center for Genome Resources. This conference, held March 6-7 in Santa Fe, NM, was sponsored by JMP Genomics, Illumina, and Roche, among others. JMP Genomics was invited to exhibit by Faye Schilkey, Associate Director of the Genome Sequencing Center at NCGR. NCGR has several Illumina next-gen sequencers, and a number of ongoing collaborative projects with other institutions, aimed at probing the capabilities of this relatively new technology.
JMP Genomics was the only software company exhibiting at the conference, which provided an excellent chance to learn more about the technology from featured speakers and end users of high-throughput sequencing technologies. I was disappointed that I couldn't attend myself to learn more about this growing area, but it's hard to get out of town this late in the release cycle. With JMP Genomics 3.2 heading for release in the very near future, there has been lots of activity on various fronts -- marketing, sales, testing, documentation and development to name a few.
After the conference ended, field application scientist Jordan Hiller joined Doug and Susan in New Mexico for JMP Genomics training at NCGR. I think everyone was surprised and pleased how easily the expression query reports from NCGR's Alpheus sequence processing pipeline could be imported into JMP Genomics and run through the same quality assessment, normalization and ANOVA tools JMP Genomics customers regularly apply to other expression data sets. NCGR's Alpheus developers have now written an output utility to create a processed data set in typical JMP Genomics format, and NCGR scientists have told us that outlier samples are easy to identify due to the various visual representations of the data we offer in our QC processes. As you can imagine, this report brought smiles to the faces of our JMP Genomics development team. We are looking forward to hearing lots more from NCGR as their studies progress! Stephen Kingsmore from NCGR will be presenting some of this ongoing work, including analysis of Alpheus data using JMP Genomics, at the Next Generation Sequencing Technologies conference sponsored by CHI in San Diego on April 23-24.
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Gorgeous faceted amethyst gemstone hoop earrings. Deep purple gemstones which catch the light and dance! These easy to wear silver earrings are a stunning drop of colour, easy to wear both day or night.
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I'm not a morning person, and chances are high that you are neither. I'd love to sleep in every day and hit the snooze button 5 more times, but you gotta do what you gotta do: get up and start the day. I've discovered some morning/night before habits which make my morning more easy-going and relaxed. It's all about the prep!
1. Set-up your coffee maker. There's nothing better than waking up to the smell of coffee. This is why I put water and ground coffee in my Mokka before going to bed, so it only takes a few minutes in the morning to prepare my cup of coffee. You'll have your favourite drink the next morning without much effort. Bliss!
2. Get out of bed at the first alarm. Stop snoozing, it will only make your morning shorter and more stressful. If you like snoozing, set only two alarms and when the first one goes off open your curtains (see next point). Snooze for 20-30 min and then actually get out of bed.
3. Get some sunlight. Open your curtains first thing (or when your first alarm goes off). This will allow you to wake up with the morning light. It's like an instant-wake up call.
4. Open a window. Getting rid of the warm sleepiness in your room, and letting in some fresh air will instantly make you more awake and alert. There's nothing better than breathing in the cool morning air while drinking a warm cup of tea/coffee.
5. Lay out your outfit. Decide what you want to wear the night before, and lay it out (or mentally think of an outfit). This will save a lot of time and prevent you from changing your outfit 20 times in the morning.
6. Drink water. After not drinking for about 7 hours, your body needs to get rehydrated. Put a bottle of water in the fridge the night before so you have ice-cold-thirst-quenching water the next morning.
7. Don't skip breakfast. This meal is really important as you all know, but it can also be something to look forward to, if you just put a little extra effort into it. Buy some fresh berries to add to your brekkie, make a nice smoothie or prepare some banana bread the night before. If you look forward to breakfast, it will be easier to get out of bed.
8. Prepare your bag(s). There's nothing worse than scrambling for things last-minute. This is why you should always prepare your bags in the evening, work bag and/or gym bag. If you work-out after school/work, you don't want to forget any essentials (sports bra, water bottle, iPod, earphones, hair tie etc. etc.) so get organised at night so you won't need to think about it the next morning. Just grab & go.
9. Leave five minutes early. Hurrying will make you stressed before you've even reached your desk, so take your time and be on time. Set your clock a few minutes ahead if you have trouble leaving early.
10. Make your bed. Fluff up your duvet & pillows and let them air a bit. Make your bed right before leaving so that's it's looking all fluffy and inviting when you get home at night. Your room instantly looks more organised without much effort.
11. Listen to music. Turn on your favourite songs du moment while you're getting dressed, while you do your make-up or during your commute to work/school. It will instantly lift your mood and will get you excited to kick ass on this brand new day.
I hope some of these tips might be useful for you. Fellow non-morning person, I feel your pain ;) What's your ultimate tip for having a better morning? Please share, I'm curious!


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Lindblad Expeditions (LIND) Surges: Stock Moves 5.8% Higher
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. LIND was a big mover last session, as the company saw its shares rise nearly 6% on the day. The move came on solid volume too with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This continues the recent uptrend for the company—as the stock is now up 57% in the past one-month time frame.
The company has seen three negative estimate revisions in the past few weeks, while its Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current quarter has also moved lower over the past few weeks, suggesting there may be trouble down the road. So make sure to keep an eye on this stock going forward, to see if this recent move higher can last.
Lindblad Expeditions currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) while its Earnings ESP is 0.00%.
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It could become the mother of all technological revolutions. Apple sold a mere 1 billion iPhones in 10 years but a new breakthrough is expected to generate more than 27 billion devices in just 3 years, creating a $1.7 trillion market.
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Agony and outrage have swept the nation in the wake of the killing of Trayvon Martin. African-American mothers and fathers have been pondering the possibility that he could have been their son. The "hoodie" has emerged as a symbol of solidarity, a rebuke to the notion that an article of clothing should be a life and death matter. The role of implicit racial bias is taking center stage in the national debate. Investigations have been launched at all levels of government and the President himself has called for "soul-searching" among Americans.
What this will all mean remains to be seen. The shooter, George Zimmerman, may or may not face justice. "Stand Your Ground" legislation may or may not survive increased public scrutiny. I wonder how much soul-searching will really take place and what will be discovered if it is.
When I search my soul, I have to acknowledge that I have held similar ideas about Black males to those that likely influenced Zimmerman's thinking about Trayvon. While this is a source of a shame so deep I can hardly type the words, it is no less true. In America, you do not have to be White to have your psyche haunted by the image of black-male-as-bogeyman. The Reverend Jesse Jackson controversially acknowledged this in a candid comment published by US News in 1996:
"There is nothing more painful to me … than to walk down the street and hear footsteps and start thinking about robbery, then look around and see somebody white and feel relieved."
I know this pain well. From a very young age my internalized racial inferority was reflected in my suspicion towards other black males. What I did not understand as a child was that many of them were feeling just like I did. We did not have a language for our alienation and anger. What we did have on too many occassions were harsh words, rituals of humiliation, and misguided masculine posturing. We witnessed adults behaving the same way. Some of us would eventually resort to the fists, sticks, knives, and guns that Geoffrey Canada wrote about. Combined with a lifelong media blitz of negative imagery that could have been lifted right out of an antebellum ad campaign, this dynamic of self/other hatred was hardly conducive to feelings of trust.
Today, my fear has largely given way to faith, aggression to affection, and judgment to compassion. However, old habits of thought die hard and progress requires persistent and prayerful effort even now. I would be lying if I claimed I did not sometimes have that moment of "wondering" when I encounter a young black male with his hoodie up on a dark Boston street.
My earthly journey has taught me that to successfully battle racial biases in the world, I have to first battle them in myself. I have to be truthful about the fact that, paradoxically, I am Trayvon Martin and yet sometimes I am George Zimmerman as well. At least in my mind. As Abdu'l-Baha (1844-1921), Head of the Baha'i Faith from 1892 to 1921, reminds me:
"Truthfulness is the foundation of all the virtues of the world of humanity. Without truthfulness, progress and success in all of the worlds of God are impossible for a soul. When this holy attribute is established in man, all the divine qualities will also become realized."
Image from "The Million Hoodie March," courtesy of Wikimedia, author David Skankbone