You can become a master networker right now. And in just 3-6 months, you can completely transform your network, business and life.
Enrich your life and lives of others by surrounding yourself with people you care for and who care for you.
Avoid failure. Overcome online invisibility & create brand awareness for your business through social media networking.
Meet your potential customers & get to know them. Remember, people always do business with people they know and like.
Building your network takes a lot of time and efforts. That's true. But that doesn't mean you can't do it if you are too busy.
When you learn the right strategies and develop an entreprenuerial mindset, you can expand your network incredibly fast.
In the past few days, I've read many articles and books on how to build lasting relationships.
And I've learned a few strategies to drastically reduce the time it takes to build a powerful network.
Ready to take your business & life to the next level?
In this post, you'll learn some tips and strategies you can use to become a master networker. Even if you don't have a network right now.
All relationships start with a simple introduction.
So, introduce yourself every time you get an opportunity to meet a new person.
Create a professional bio that you can use on your social media profile.
And a short description that you can use in everyday situations to explain who you are and what you do.
Leave a comment on any blog.
Template – How to introduce yourself to other bloggers in 10 sec.
Template – How to spread a word about what you do.
You can use this template – On your social media profile, homepage of your website and any marketing material.
Hey! My name is Nick.
I work with small online businesses.
I help them to develop and market a product that people actually want to buy.
My promise to all my clients is, if they don't get at least 3 buyers in 30 days, they don't have to pay me.
Template – How to reach out to your favourite bloggers when your blog is fairly new.
You can use this template – For writing Facebook post, Email, Direct message.
I'm Nick & I just started blogging a few months ago.
I teach online business owners – How to develop & market a info product that customers REALLY want.
If you guys have any suggestions for my blog, please let me know!
It's really nice to meet you all.
Please feel free to use this template to create your own sweet little introduction. Don't forget to share it with me.
A network is nothing but a web of relationships. All successful people have one thing in common and it's – They all have a massive network.
Obviously, it didn't happen overnight. They all started with a tiny network. Infact, some of them started with no network at all.
So how does one go from not knowing anyone to being connected to thousands of people.
When you are just getting started, building a network of this size can seem extremely daunting. Even impossible.
But thats how most people think when they think of climbing Mt Everest. Impossible.
And yet we've heard stories of so many people who've conquered it. All ordinary people just like you and me, with no special talents.
How do these people successfully climb and summit Mt. Everest?
Ofcourse, you need the equipments, info about weather conditions & food supply. But having all these things cant guarantee that you will succeed.
And so many other qualities that make you the kinda person who can succeed.
To first become the person, who can successfully climb and summit Mt Everest.
Once you become that person, begin your journey and take one step at a time.
You first need to become the person who can build a lasting relationship.
And then grow your network by building one relationship at a time.
Avoid this excuse: Why would they be interested in me?
Find people who you care for and who care for you. And introduce yourself.
Acceptance, Affection, Appreciation, Approval and Attention – These are called EMOTIONAL NEEDS. These are the needs that we all seek to fulfill daily.
Avoid this excuse: I don't know what they NEED?
Well, now you know what they need.
When you show Acceptance, Affection, Appreciation, Approval & Attention while talking, you instantly become likeable.
Nobody likes to have a boring conversation.
Boring conversations typically go like this – Hey, How are you? So,what do you do for a living? How is it going? so, anything new happening in your life? Hows your business? How's your family? Everything good? Alright take care. See you later.
Usually when we do small talk we mostly talk about 4 things. Family, Occupation, Recreation and Dreams (FORD). Or if we are at some event we talk about our shared interest. To honest, NOBODY CARES about this stuff.
To turn a boring conversation into a great conversation you must connect on a deeper level. And for that, you must ask deep meaningful questions. Questions that will make them think. Questions that will reveal the stuff that they REALLY care about.
Avoid this excuse: I don't have anything interesting to say.
You already know what they want. Likes, shares & comments. Reviews, testimonials & Guest posts. Virtual assistants, friends & influencers. Followers, leads, customers & subscribers. And all the good stuff that comes along with it. Generosity is the key to build lasting relationships. Give yourself permission to be generous.
Avoid this excuse: I don't have anything to offer.
Make it a point to talk to 1 new person everyday. It doesn't matter if you talk in person or online or on the phone. Be intentional.
Avoid this excuse: I don't think he/she is going to respond.
Normally when we talk to strangers we don't open up. We fear being judged, labelled, ridiculed, criticized. We put on a fake smile or show fake interest or just talk about random stuff like economy,weather, cars, news etc.
Things that you normally don't talk about. Especially when you are talking to someone you barely know. Remember, everybody is in search of deeper relationships. When you open up, you are creating an opportunity for them to be transparent and genuine with you.
Avoid this excuse: I don't really know much about him/her.
Be grateful for people who make you happy. Your customers, followers & subscribers. Your supporters, mentors & teachers. People who leave comments, provide feedback & send referrals. And countless others who make your life a little better. Your happiness depends on them. Never ever,ever, ever take them for granted.
If you are a blogger you can practice gratitude by simply replying to comments, emails,& DMs. Sending thank you notes to your subscribers, followers, customers and virtual assistants.
Set some networking and relationship building goals.
Have 10 meaningful conversations this month.
Throw a great dinner party on Thursday night etc.
Sharing truly is caring. Share ideas, knowledge, information. Share your network, become a connector. Connect people in your network who should meet and get to know each other.
Its your responsibility to build a network where everybody wins. Ask every member of you network how you can help them. Ask them what they want. And make sure that they benefit by being a part of your network.
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Heterogeneous System Challenges Grow
How to make sure different kinds of processors will work in an SoC.
October 3rd, 2016 - By: Ann Steffora Mutschler
As more types of processors are added into SoCs—CPUs, GPUs, DSPs and accelerators, each running a different OS—there is a growing challenge to make sure these compute elements interact properly with their neighbors.
Adding to the problem is this mix of processors and accelerators varies widely between different markets and applications. In mobile there are CPUs, GPUs, video and crypto processors. In automotive, there may be additional vision processing accelerators. In networking and servers there are various packet processing and cryptography accelerators. Server applications traditionally have relied on general-purpose CPU, but the future brings more dedicated acceleration engines, which may be customized for specific applications and may be implemented using FPGAs.
While heterogeneous processing has been in use for some time, it is getting more complex. In 1989, Intel rolled out the 80487 math co-processor for its 80486 CPU. And in 2011, ARM introduced its power-saving heterogeneous big.LITTLE architecture. In between and since then, there has been a growing mix of CPUs and GPUs and many other types of accelerators.
"It's common, for example, to offload common tasks to a dedicated hardware accelerator, for video compression, cryptographic acceleration and the like," said Neil Parris, senior product manager at Arm. "This costs silicon area compared to using a general-purpose processor, but it delivers a higher-efficiency and lower-power solution."
One key difference from the past, though is these are no longer independent modules in a system.
"Where we find ourselves today is that all of that complexity is scaled down to fit inside a cell phone, but the same problem persists," said Felix Baum, senior product manager for runtime solutions in Mentor Graphics' Embedded Software Division. "You have an SoC. You have a chip. It has three or four cores, which used to be completely separate devices and boards in the past. And you have all these things interacting with each other. One core runs a real-time operating system, another core runs Linux, a third core is there to just do encryption and offload security operations, and a GPU is there for display graphics."
Once complicated and sophisticated software is written, there may be timing issues or contentions on the bus. But because it's now all fit into one chip, it is practically impossible to expose and visualize, Baum said.
To address this, there are a number of different frameworks for software engineers to manage the software complexity. But all of that stops at the software level. "We do have agents. We do have JTAG tools and other tools to capture the traces to latch onto whatever little information is possible on these systems to collect and provide to users for visualizing system behavior. For example, this operating system was doing this, and that operating system was doing that, and my touchscreen is non-responsive not because of the operating system that controls it, because of some other thing that was happening in parallel. Those are really hard problems to catch," he explained.
In the past, software engineers used to laugh at the hardware engineers who would create models to verify and validate devices. These days, it's a different story. Now it is the software engineers who are eager to take advantage of tools that take a hardware design and turn it into a software model of the chip or board.
Connecting processors and software
Chip-to-chip connectivity, such as cache coherent interconnects from companies such as Arteris, NetSpeed Systems, Sonics and ARM, are a path to connect processors and accelerators across different architectures.
It is not uncommon for different OS and RTOS instances to be running on an SoC, Parris said. A multitude of processors will interact in different ways depending on the application, including semaphores, mailboxes and interrupts. In the server and networking realm, multiple OS instances may run with virtualization, and these instances will share common hardware. In automotive and intelligent machine applications, multiple processors and OSes may need to interact. Then, in safety-related applications, care may be taken to provide isolation between different domains on the SoC. For example a Cortex-A processor may be running a rich OS like Linux for user interface and perception, and the Cortex-R will take care of safety critical functions including actuators.
Can simulation keep up?
For many years, simulation has been at the heart of verification. With the complexity of ever-more-complex heterogenous systems, there are questions about whether all of it still can be simulated.
Simon Davidmann, CEO of Imperas Software, believes it can be simulated, but with some caveats. "The challenge is always the interaction with its environment. How do you actually talk to the real world, because in some applications you've got four or five different radio systems that you are interacting with? Each one is independent, but they to all need come together as different threads in the software. It's clearly quite a challenge. You can use simulation to a point, but when it comes close to product release, you do need to get out there and try the system in the real world."
At the same time, Davidmann pointed out that if only real world data is considered when the system is tried out, that isn't good enough, either, because it's limited to how it works at that moment.
A common goal for many design teams is getting Linux to boot up. But as more processing complexity is added into systems that may be just the starting point for verification, where the challenge is understanding reliability in the context of the complete system with which it interacts.
"The real world doesn't make it very easy or even make it possible for you to test things in the corner cases," Davidmann said. "Simulation lets you move things into the corner cases. You've got much better controllability and visibility, so if you've got a system with a few different CPUs in it—accelerators and other active components in the real hardware—it's very hard to configure and control it with specific corner case values. And then it is very hard to see what's going on. Whereas in a software simulator, if the simulator is designed right, it should be very easy to put the design and the software into a certain state and then control it. When we are testing a new processor, we use all of the technology in our simulator to set the processor up into different states, and let it step through a few instructions. You don't have to run it for a half an hour to get somewhere. You can basically inject all the values you need into a certain position, set it to a certain state, and then roll it forward, stimulate the new instruction, or the new interrupt, or the strange corner case, or whatever is required. Just the fact that it works today doesn't say that it's going to work tomorrow in the hardware so you need to be able to explore it."
All that is to say he believes the only way to construct heterogeneous systems is with simulation. "Though simulation is necessary, it is not sufficient. When you get to multiple processors, SMP is hard enough, but when you get to AMP — because they are heterogeneous and they're different, and they're all interacting — then it becomes much more of a challenge. You need a lot of other tools and technology that comes with a virtual platform, such as assertions, functional coverage, code coverage, that allow you to see how your verification is running and keep an eye on it. You can be monitoring with assertions, and you know that you're not breaking your rules even though it might not be visible at this point in time," Davidmann said.
Divide and conquer falls short
Heterogenous systems require a rethinking of old methodologies, as well. While a divide-and-conquer method may have worked in the past, it leaves much on the table.
"There are more cons than pros to a divide-and-conquer method," said Anush Mohandass, vice president of marketing and business development at NetSpeed Systems. "A divide-and-conquer method works really well if systems are isolated, if they don't talk to one another. Think about computing 5 or 10 years ago. It was just a bunch of different CPU clusters doing their own processing and having their own versions of the OS running on them, with very little inter-compute-engine communication. For that, divide and conquer works. Simulation for that particular subsystem works. But anytime you have complex interactions, then the divide-and-conquer method breaks down because it doesn't expose all of the holes you could have. This is exactly why emulation became popular."
Mohandass recalled a situation where three years of simulation work was completed on a core, then the system was booted, and in essentially 15 seconds it exhausted those three years of simulation. "That used to be the level of timescale. With emulation, we're getting better but we are not there yet especially when you talk about these heterogeneous system architectures where you have CPUs, GPUs, accelerators, DSPs, everything talking. You've got to look at the glue that is holding all of this together."
This is typically a coherent interconnect, and if engineering teams do this in subsystems, they miss the bigger picture and they expose themselves to a lot more problems, Mohandass said. "One of these problems is deadlock, where you have a CPU subsystem waiting on, let's say, a PCIe subsystem, and imagine a CPU subsystem is waiting for something on the PCIe subsystem. The PCIe subsystem has different components. One leads to another, and one of the internal components is waiting in turn to respond from the CPU subsystem. You essentially have this cyclical loop, one waiting for another—CPU waiting for PCIe, and PCIe waiting for CPU, so the system is essentially deadlocked. If you do this divide and conquer method, you've verified your CPU subsystem to death. Great. It works perfectly. You've verified your PCIe subsystem to death and it works fantastically, and is even silicon-proven. Both of them have been silicon-proven in different contexts very well. You put them together, the chip doesn't work. Why doesn't it work? Because there is this big deadlock that you failed to understand and failed to analyze because you were not looking at it from a system level. That is the pitfall of a divide-and-conquer method. The divide and conquer method worked really well a decade ago. Not anymore."
ARM's Parris asserted that it's important to develop the system all together to get the best idea on how it behaves, this includes processors, interconnect, memory system and debug capabilities.
"For simulation there need to be a mix of full system and divide and conquer. To get suitable performance for software development, system designers have been using ARM Fast Models to simulate a programmer's view of all the hardware. To get more detailed performance, designers might mix divide and conquer, for example, starting with traffic generators in place of processors to check the interconnect and memory system characteristics, or run cycle models to measure performance. It's also possible to mix these techniques. For example, ARM offers a 'Swap and Play' technology to allow you to boot an OS quickly with fast models, then swap to cycle models for full accuracy. One key takeaway is that to get real performance data, it's critical to run real code on a real processor attached to the system rather than to try and model its traffic in artificial way," he said.
Tools vs. methodology
So what does this mean for tools vendors? Frank Schirrmeister, senior group director for product management in the System & Verification Group at Cadence, believes the whole question of divide and conquer could be reversed to, "'Is divide and conquer the evil that prevents further tool integration?' My simple answer to all of this was, yes. It still works because a lot of people do divide and conquer, and we really haven't been able to find a lot of issues. There are some that can only be looked at across different OSes."
Schirrmeister drew an analogy to work being done in Accellera's Portable Stimulus group, which is all about generating scenarios. "This is all about the type of effects, but it's not even at the OS-to-OS level, but within the GPU-CPU-accelerator type of domain where you assess challenges like, 'I have a cache coherency issue. Will my caches be correct if I'm performing a certain access through the cache, and right at that time I'm experiencing a power shut-off in one of the domains in the chip?' Those are the types of scenarios which are so complex at the SoC level – not even at the multi SoC level – that the modeling helps to express it."
To further illustrate the challenges that exist going forward, Mike Thompson, senior manager of product marketing for DesignWare ARC processors at Synopsys, pointed to the company's vision processors, which are heterogeneous with multiple different types of execution units. He observed there is still a lot of homogeneous implementations that are being done, and said in many ways the challenge isn't that different between the two structures of processor design.
"But when you get outside the processor, or if you have multiple processors, you could have multiple processors that each have multiple execution units or processors inside," Thompson said. "Our vision processor can be configured with eight or nine different execution units inside. It can operate independently. It can be configured independently. Or it can operate together. That's going to become more common, especially with applications like vision. But as we see a merging of, for instance, radar and vision, we are working with customers that want to fuse the information coming in from radar and vision."
A tin can on the road can look as large as a car with radar. "With vision there's obviously differences and you can detect that," he said. "When you bring the two together, now you've got a much more complete picture. But using that data together is a challenge because you're going to process the radar information in a wide vector DSP structure, and you're going to need the same capability to do vision. Now you need units with somewhat different capabilities, but also a lot of similar capabilities but you have to bring the information together. We are going to see this more and more as we move forward."
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Ann Steffora Mutschler is executive editor at Semiconductor Engineering.
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Juventus could reportedly consider offloading Paulo Dybala in order to create space in the squad and raise funds for James Rodriguez.
The 25-year-old has struggled to hit top form so far this season, as he's managed seven goals and six assists in 27 appearances.
That could arguably be down to the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo last summer, which in turn has forced him to take a lesser role while he has had to adjust to the Portuguese superstar leading Juve's charge.
Nevertheless, he has still been a fundamental figure in Juve's recent success, scoring 75 goals in 167 appearances since arriving from Palermo in 2015, and helping the Turin giants to three Serie A titles and three Coppa Italia triumphs.
As reported by Calciomercato though, via the paper edition of Tuttosport, Juventus are eager to snap up James Rodriguez this summer and that could in turn lead to them sacrificing Dybala, who is given a €100m price-tag in the report.
It's arguably a risky move, as the reigning Serie A champions would be losing a key figure in coach Massimiliano Allegri's side, while it's a gamble as to whether Rodriguez would settle and rediscover the form that earned him his move to Real Madrid in 2014.
The Colombian international is currently on loan at Bayern Munich, but with that deal set to end this summer, time will tell if he secures a reunion with former Madrid teammate Ronaldo in Italy.
As noted by FourFourTwo, Rodriguez's dad has seemingly opened the door to a move to Juventus, and so it remains to be seen if the reshuffle is made by the Italian giants and the pair are reunited after a successful stint at the Bernabeu.
With Dybala, Federico Bernardeschi, Juan Cuadrado, Mario Mandzukic and Douglas Costa all offering support to Ronaldo currently, it has to be said that Juve will surely have to sell someone in order to create space for Rodriguez, if he arrives.


Teaching Earth Science – Oh Boy am I behind!
For many homeschoolers – the phrase "Oh, Boy am I behind!" is a frequent one. In January and February – the world seems to get fully back in swing – indoor sports, scouts, Church socials, a couple of holidays, and winter weather. We get caught up in these day to day activities – Wham! March is hear and we realize just where we are exactly and say – I am behind! Well, as you can see it happens to all of us.
From the West Virginia Geological Society – I particularly like the Adaptive Earth Science Activities. Most of their resources are in downloadable PDFs so you can use them right away.
Those of us teaching anything Earth related – Earth Science, Environment, Ecology, Science in Society, etc. The United States Geological Survey is a must have link and resource. Their educational materials are located here. They have videos, pamphlets, lesson plans and a host of interactive features.
Geology.com has a number of resources as well. Their site has links to experiments, resources and various interactive materials.
You might also try virtual museum tours such as the one at the Smithsonian's Dynamic Earth or follow the Series How the Earth was Made from the History Channel.
Are you working on a volcano lesson plan? Want to do something more than just the traditional baking soda and vinegar eruption? How about exploring the properties of liquids?
When studying volcanoes, the topics of molten rock, lava flows, lahars, and pyroclastic flows are typically included. Depending upon your lesson plan, you might have a brief mention of how different materials "flow" at differing rates, or how different lavas have different flow properties based upon the silica content. This flow property is called viscosity – i.e. the property of a fluid that resists the forces causing the material to flow.
Everyone has some hands-on knowledge of viscosity. Think about the difference in the flow of water versus maple syrup or motor oil on a cold morning versus a hot day. Yet, we typically don't do any hands-on science related to this physical property of fluids. An Earth Science – Volcano lesson is a wonderful place to add this hands-on activity.
Some safety precautions. Know the materials you are using. The Viscosity Exploration uses dish soap, vegetable oil, corn syrup and water. It also looks at the change in viscosity with temperature. So children need to work with an adult to make sure there are no burns. But, the experiment can be done using ice water, cold water and hot tap water.


Looking for your next travel adventure or vacation? With so much information on the web, how do you break down where to go and when to go? You could read books, magazines, endless blogs (like this one 😉 ), spend days on Pinterest and Instagram searching wanderlust, or just pick a place – travel equals happiness, so no idea is wrong.
Having traveled to 49 states and 24 countries, I have put together a list of my favorite places to visit right now in November.
What an amazing over the top and luxurious trip. From the tallest building, to the biggest mall and every changing landscapes of city skyscrapers to desert safaris, this trip will impress you. The weather is finally at a non sweltering state and will make your visit enjoyable.
A lot of people visit in the summer, but I am partial to the winter. seeing the waterfalls covered in snow and still flowing, northern lights sightings, hitting the Blue Lagoon in below freezing temps – the country is just as magical during the winter months.
I just returned from a nearly month long trip Island hopping among the over 7,000 islands that make up the Philippines. It rained a few days and there was a typhoon .. or two, but my trip was fantastic. The Filipino culture is so hospitable and they love having tourists visit their country. They take pride in their country and it shines through. You will fall in love with the beaches, mountains and cities.
Probably most notable for its gambling and summer long pool parties, now is the best time to visit as the weather isn't 100+ degrees and the crowds aren't as heavy. You can gamble year round but Vegas is so much more than that. They offer world class shows, amazing dining, luxury digs, the Las Vegas Strip is full of free attractions, and the nightclubs are open yer round.
I would argue there is no bad time to visit. November sees low prices and crowds as the holiday season heats up in December. Maui is a great island for those looking for luxury resorts, colored sand beaches or an actual vacation. The other islands are also amazing, I have just found that Maui is a little less crowded and less touristy.
Really awesome post! Such a great suggestion to visit the countries with sweltering, hot summers in November. I would recommend end of October/start of November also as a great time to visit Lisbon. It was very worm (t-shirt weather), but you could walk for hours without feeling dehydrated or exhausted from the heat.
I have never been to Lisbon .. not yet anyway. Thanks for the addition.
I'm not a fan of the heat so visiting countries which have an extreme summer in their low season is a great idea. Saying that, visiting countries where winter is just about to start is equally awesome.
Love your photos! You have a good eye for angles. That's an amazing photo of Dubai from the sky and the Dubai Miracle Garden looks so charming and colourful. This is an appealing collection of places to visit in November.
These are great destinations to travel to in autumn. I have visited Dubai before but in February and I remember that the temperatures were very bearable. I would love to go back and experience a camel safari or ride an abra boat.
All wonderful suggestions! I am planning a trip to Iceland right now and will have to think about going during the winter instead.
I loved Iceland so much. I keep dreaming about going back.
really great suggestions! I am in NZ at the moment and heading to Oz in January… the Philippines might be on the list for Feb/March!
The Philippines stole my heart! You will have an amazing time there.
My pick would be Philippines. I love all your pictures. The wanderlust it evokes make it difficult for anyone to decide.
Thank you!! The Philippines was a ver magical experience for me.
Great post! The Dubai Miracle Garden look so beautiful (´。• ᵕ •。`) ?
Las Vegas is like that for me as well – its the city in the USA I have traveled the most to.
Great list!!! I've been to some of them already and they're gorgeous!
I am so glad to hear that! Where was your favorite?
Definitely Dubai! I go there almost every year!
Las vegas, Philippines and Iceland .. your pictures look yummm! I am so pepped up to travel to these countries! Thanks for sharing!
Nice detailed list. I think Dubai will do to beat the cold.
Ooh great ideas! I went to Dubai a few years ago but on a budget so didn't get to splash out on the luxury items. I did still go on a camel though, the jeep safari in the desert was awesome!
The desert safari was amazing!! I am glad you got to visit.
Wonderful places! I loved Philippines & Dubai. I am planning family trip in December. So I would like to go to Dubai, as I wish to go for desert safari tour & delicious dinner in dhow cruise. Thanks for sharing such a great post.
Great post! I do like it 🙂 My nest destination hopefully is going to be Dubai!


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Elected to the Thirty–third Parliament for Mandurah on 4 February 1989 in succession to John Bell Read (defeated). Re-elected 1993, 1996. Defeated 10 February 2001.
Ministerial Appointments
Minister for Community Development; the Family; and Seniors 16 February 1993 – 29 June 1995; for Family and Children's Services, Youth and Seniors 29 June – 21 December 1995; for Water Resources 21 December 1995 – 15 January 1997.
Shadow Ministerial Appointments
Shadow Minister for The Family, Seniors, Peel Regional Development (from 24 May 1992), and assisting the Shadow Minister for Tourism (until 24 May 1992 — Tourism Economics until August 1991) June 1990 – 24 November 1992. Coalition Shadow Minister for Seniors and Peel Regional Development 24 November 1992 – 16 February 1993.
Select Committees/Royal Commissions
Chairman of Select Committee on Crime Prevention 15 October 1997 – 23 September 1999.
Born 22 April 1956, Corrigin, Western Australia.
Married.
Qualifications and Occupation before entering Parliament
Royal Australian Navy, mining industry.
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Mandurah is located in the South West Region and includes part of the City of Mandurah including central Mandurah, Dudley Park and Greenfields. Enrolment (14 December 1996) 12,700; area 40 sq km.
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I kind of hesitate to use the genre name, but I will. Joyce Manor are a pop-punk band from Torrence, California. Raise your hand if you've only heard of Torrence because Dirk Diggler is from there.
Joyce Manor closed out the South Stage of TURF for Day 2 for a small but enthusiastic audience who knew all the words. I liked what I heard and will keep an eye on them.
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Cape Finisterre
"Finisterra" redirects here. For other uses, see Finisterre (disambiguation).
Spanish: Cabo Finisterre
Finisterre on the Atlantic coast of Galicia
42°52′57″N 9°16′20″W / 42.88250°N 9.27222°W / 42.88250; -9.27222Coordinates: 42°52′57″N 9°16′20″W / 42.88250°N 9.27222°W / 42.88250; -9.27222
Offshore water bodies
Cape Finisterre (Galician: Cabo Fisterra, Spanish: Cabo Finisterre) is a rock-bound peninsula on the west coast of Galicia, Spain.[1]
In Roman times it was believed to be the end of the known world. The name Finisterre, like that of Finistère in France, derives from the Latin finis terrae, meaning "end of the earth". It is sometimes said to be the westernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula. However, Cabo da Roca in Portugal is about 16.5 kilometres (10.3 mi) further west and thus the westernmost point of continental Europe.
Monte Facho is the name of the mountain on Cape Finisterre, which has a peak that is 238 metres (781 ft) above sea level. A prominent lighthouse is at the top of Monte Facho. The seaside town of Fisterra is nearby.
The Artabri were an ancient Gallaecian Celtic tribe that once inhabited the area.
Cape Finisterre has some spectacular beaches, including O Rostro, Arnela, Mar de Fora, Langosteira, Riveira, and Corbeiro. Many of the beaches are framed by steep cliffs leading down to the Mare Tenebrosum (or dark sea, the name of the Atlantic in the Middle Ages).
There are several rocks in this area associated with religious legends, such as the "holy stones", the "stained wine stones", the "stone chair", and the tomb of the Celtic crone-goddess Orcabella.[2]
Cape Finisterre is the final destination for many pilgrims on the Way of St. James, the pilgrimage to the shrine of the apostle Saint James the Great in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Cape Finisterre is about a 90-km walk from Santiago de Compostela. It is a recent tradition for pilgrims to burn their clothes or boots at the end of their journey at Cape Finisterre.[3]
The origin of the pilgrimage to Finisterre is not certain. However, it is believed to date from pre-Christian times and was possibly associated with Finisterre's status as the "edge of the world". The tradition continued in medieval times, when "hospitals" were established to cater to pilgrims along the route from Santiago de Compostela to Finisterre.
Some pilgrims continue on to Muxía, which is a day's walk away.
Camino de Santiago, Fisterra
Pilgrim's boot in Fisterra
Fisterra lighthouse
Pre-Christian beliefs
In the area there are many pre-Christian sacred locations. There was an "Altar Soli" on Cape Finisterre,[4] where the Celts engaged in sun worship and assorted rituals.[5][6]
Greco-Roman historians called the local residents of Cape Finisterre the "Nerios".[7] Monte Facho was the place where the Celtic Nerios from Duio[8] carried out their offerings and rites in honor of the sun. Monte Facho is the site of current archaeological investigations and there is evidence of habitation on Monte Facho circa 1000 BCE.[9] There is a Roman Road to the top of Monte Facho and the remnants of ancient structures on the mountain.[10]
San Guillerme, also known as St. William of Penacorada,[11] lived in a house located on Monte Facho. Near San Guillerme's house is a stone now known as "St William's Stone" (Pedra de San Guillerme). Sterile couples used to copulate on St. William's Stone to try to conceive, following a Celtic rite of fertility.[4]
This was where the Phoenicians sailed from to trade with Bronze Age Britain,[12] perhaps to Mount Batten.
Because it is a prominent landfall on the route from northern Europe to the Mediterranean, several nearby battles are named the "Battle of Cape Finisterre". There was the First Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) and the Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805). The coast, known locally as the Costa da Morte (Death Coast),[13] has been the site of numerous shipwrecks and founderings, including that of the British ironclad HMS Captain, leading to the loss of nearly 500 lives, in 1870.
Additionally, laws governing the colonies of the British Empire (including the 1766 amendment to the Sugar Act of 1764) used the latitude of Cape Finisterre as the latitude past which certain goods could not be shipped north directly between British colonies. For instance, it was forbidden to ship sugar cane directly from Jamaica to Nova Scotia, as such a transaction crossed through this latitude. Instead, the laws required that the sugar cane be shipped first from Jamaica to England, where it would be re-exported to Nova Scotia. The same applied to the export of cotton from British America and was probably more a cause for the American Civil War than is commonly imagined (see History of cotton (section Civil War)).
Following independence and the subsequent union with Sweden in 1814, Norwegian merchant ships were required to fly the Swedish flag (until 1818) and the Swedish flag with the Norwegian (the Dannebrog with the Norwegian lion) flag in the canton. From 1818 - 1821 Swedish ships also flew this flag in place of the pure Swedish flag (until 1844) when sailing south of Cape Finisterre.
Finisterre was the former name of the current FitzRoy sea area used in the UK Shipping Forecast. In 2002, it was renamed FitzRoy – in honour of the founder of the Met Office) – to avoid confusion with the smaller sea area of the same name featuring in the marine forecasts produced by the French and Spanish meteorological offices.
In the film Night Train to Lisbon (2013), Amadeu and Estafania spend the night and the morning in the car at Cape Finisterre. Then, Amadeu is shown sitting on the cliff writing his memoirs on which the film centers.
↑ Photograph of Cape Finisterre, seen from the air, facing north
↑ Orcabella is a Celtic goddess that takes the form of a hag and has a prodigious sexual appetite. Humans cannot hurt Orcabella; they only see her or feel her. Orcabella has many features that are similar to the Irish crone-goddess, Cailleach Bhéirre (LA MITOLOGÍA Y EL FOLKLORE DE GALICIA Y LAS REGIONES CÉLTICAS DEL NOROESTE EUROPEO ATLÁNTICO, Manuel ALBERRO, Inst. of Cornish Studies, University of Exeter)
↑ "Camino hacia Finisterre". Albergue Cuatro Cantones. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
1 2 Galician Magical Rites and Stones, article in ABC newspaper
↑ Finisterre or The End of the World - Finisterre, Galicia, Spain, Arturo Conde, BootsnAll Travel Network
↑ "Tourism". Fisterra. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
↑ History of Corcubion, Corcubion City Council's Website
↑ Duio was formerly the location of the Nerios settlement and commercial center of Dugium, a town destroyed by a flood (Duio Archived October 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine., Comunidade Virtual da Costa da Morte).
↑ BELLAS TIERRAS CON PROFUNDAS RAICES EN LA HISTORIA, ARQUEOLOGÍA - CANGAS, vigo en fotos website
↑ Monte Facho, Google Earth community website
↑ St. William of Penacorada, Catholic online Saints and Angels
↑ Hawkins, Christopher. Observations on the Tin Trade of the Ancients in Cornwall. (1811). London. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ Stricken oil tanker sinks, 19 November 2002, BBC News
A 360 degree view from the Fisterra lighthouse
Picture Gallery of Fisterra
Faro de Finisterre video of Monte Facho
Free Guide for Hikers on the Finisterre Way


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Indocyanine green beyond quantitative liver function tests – An adjuvant in pediatric imaging: A review of its uses and a protocol for administration in pediatric surgical practice
Tarun John K. Jacob, Gordon Thomas
Department of Surgery, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Sydney, Australia
Dr. Tarun John K. Jacob
Department of Surgery, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Sydney 2145, NSW
DOI: 10.4103/cmi.cmi_133_20
Indocyanine green (ICG) is a nontoxic, inert, anionic water-soluble tricarbocyanine dye with ability to fluorescence when light of the near infrared spectrum is focused onto it with a customized camera. ICG has been known as a diagnostic agent for decades. As with many diagnostic modalities in the medicine, the use of ICG has slowly expanded to find varied and novel applications in the clinical practice. Its use as an imaging modality in pediatric surgery is only increasingly being recognized. The uses of ICG range from bile duct identification, biliary atresia surgery, bowel ischemia delineation, tumor detection, parathyroid identification, and lymph leak detection to name a few. Its safety profile, property to bind to plasma proteins, and be excreted exclusively in the bile make it ideal for intraoperative pediatric surgical imaging. Data on ICG use in children are limited to a handful of case reports and few case cohorts globally. A broad literature search on the history of ICG use, pharmacology, licensing applications, and clinical reports specifically for pediatric populations was carried out. This review was done with intent to analyze the safety profile and compile the various indications of ICG use in children. The dye finds ever expanding clinical uses in our large tertiary referral unit for children in NSW, Australia, and it was our intent to create a protocol that allows for its safe use in routine clinical practice. This protocol created will benefit not only our patients, but is one that can be adopted for other pediatric surgical services worldwide.
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Its English name derives from the Portuguese name for the fruit of the cashew tree caju (Portuguese pronunciation: [kaˈʒu]), which itself is derived from the Tupian word acajú, literally meaning "nut that produces itself". The generic name "Anacardium" (derived from Greek ἀνά (aná), meaning "outside," and καρδία (kardía), meaning "heart", refers to the unusual location of the seed (the heart) outside of the fruit.
The fruit of the cashew tree is an accessory fruit (sometimes called a pseudocarp or false fruit). What appears to be the fruit is an oval or pear-shaped structure, a hypocarpium, that develops from the pedicel and the receptacle of the cashew flower. Called the cashew apple, better known in Central America as marañón, it ripens into a yellow or red structure about 5–11 cm (2.0–4.3 in) long. It is edible and has a strong "sweet" smell and taste.
In 2017, global production of cashew nuts (as the kernel) was 3,971,046 tonnes, led by Vietnam, India and Côte d'Ivoire with 22%, 19%, and 18% of the world's total respectively(table). Benin, Guinea-Bissau, Tanzania, Mozambique, Indonesia, and Brazil also had significant production of cashew kernels.
In 2014, rapid growth of cashew cultivation in Côte d'Ivoire made this country the top African exporter. Fluctuations in world market prices, poor working conditions, and low pay for local harvesting have caused discontent in the cashew nut industry.
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^ "Cashew". Department of Horticulture, Cornell University. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Carolyn Joystick, "Cashew Industry" in Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture, vol. 2, p. 5. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1996.
^ Jostock, "Cashew Industry", p. 5.
^ Varghese, T.; Pundir, Y. (1964). "Anatomy of the pseudocarp in Anacardium occidentale L.". Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section B. 59 (5): 252–258.
^ Rosen, T.; Fordice, D. B. (April 1994). "Cashew Nut Dermatitis". Southern Medical Journal. 87 (4): 543–546. doi:10.1097/00007611-199404000-00026. PMID 8153790.
^ Osborn M (26 August 2015). "Access to Market Data and Supply Chain Visibility offer Economic Boost to Ghana Cashew Farmers". Consumer Goods Technology. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
^ Edi Souza (2018-07-28). "It's cashew time at the fair and on the plate (translated)" (in Portuguese). Folha de Pernambuco. Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
^ Rosen T.; Fordice, D. B. (1994). "Cashew nut dermatitis". South Med J. 87 (4): 543–46. doi:10.1097/00007611-199404000-00026. PMID 8153790.
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Is VDI Cost Effective vs Win10 Laptops?
By Yan Aksenfeld. January 30, 2020
Let's stipulate up front that there are certain situations where Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) are viable and even a wise choice. That said, if you make the move to VDI with an expectation that the technology will save you money, it's not going to end well. VDI costs can be significant and difficult to predict. In many cases they will far exceed the comparable cost of deploying Windows 10 laptops. Security is a further parameter that needs to be weighed when making a choice to pursue VDI or DaaS.
For context, VDI involves hosting virtual desktops on centralized server and storage infrastructure. The user's endpoint, which could be a laptop, tablet or even a phone, presents a replicated version of Windows and any applications the user needs to access. In theory, VDI is highly efficient. It gets the IT department mostly out of the business of supporting Windows machines in the field. This is valuable, depending on how big "the field" is for your organization. A variety of factors arise that make VDI cost more than the traditional approach to provisioning PCs.
Software licensing costs are one factor that pushes up VDI costs. The VDI software comes with a license fee, as does each VDI client application. There are also software licensing costs for the storage array and so forth. Generally the cost of VDI software exceeds that of standard Windows 10 operating systems. An additional complication here relates to problems with application software. Not all applications work well, or even at all, on VDI. There may be customized workarounds and other costly hassles involved in getting all the company's apps to work on VDI.
Hardware costs for VDI may surprise you as well. While the "dumb(er)" VDI endpoint may be less expensive than a regular Windows 10 laptop, you will have to invest in VDI servers and storage. Here things can get a bit tricky depending on your workloads. If your end users are using lightweight, text-based applications, then you might be able to get away with a relatively inexpensive server for hosting the VDI virtual desktops.
A call center offers an example of this use case. Everyone has the same low-grade PC requirements and sits in a big room. VDI can work in this context. However, if your people have graphically-intensive or process-heavy workloads, you will probably have to get specialized, costly servers. If the call center uses Voice over IP (VoIP) apps over VDI, this can also result in costly workarounds/infrastructure changes that are difficult to support.
Storage presents a similar problem. Some workloads require fast storage for VDI. These investments and support costs can add up.
IT support is also a VDI cost that needs to be recognized. In a highly-unified and controlled scenario like the call center, it may be possible to cut down on support costs with VDI. However, much of the time there will be an even trade between helpdesk personnel who support Windows 10 machines and the internally-facing VDI admins who run the VDI infrastructure. As with regular PCs, you'll have to staff VDI admins in proportion to your VDI deployment. Individual support cases can get even more complicated when the support team has to troubleshoot both the physical laptop and the OS the laptop is running for VDI. Consider how stressful that can get when it's an important machine, like the CEO's laptop.
Security is yet another area where VDI's benefits are not as clear as the technology's advocates might indicate. Yes, there is a certain advantage to have a central point of control for all security countermeasures running on all VDI endpoints. At the same time, this centralization itself exposes you to risk—potentially more serious risk than you would face with a distributed operating system deployment.
The risk emerges because a compromised endpoint can let the attacker into the VDI server. An attack could unfold in the following way: The attacker who owns the user's machine also owns the VDI desktop. Then, if the VDI desktop runs a full persistent Windows OS, it has the same security problems as a normal Windows laptop. The security field saw this play out in a recent Citrix vulnerability. In this case, one vulnerability in the VDI/DaaS gateway led to the exposure of an entire internal network, along with desktops, apps and data.
There are alternatives for privileged machine provisioning beyond just VDI or standard PCs. With hardware-level VM segregation, running below the OS, you can have two completely separate virtual PCs running on a single piece of hardware. Users can then securely access information and run privileged apps in a locked-down virtual machine on their laptops vs. on remote VDI servers.
The second VM runs in parallel, available for day-to-day web browsing and the like. Both virtual environments are completely isolated from one another. Malware that reaches the open VM is completely contained within it. In this architecture, an attacker will find it essentially impossible to breach the barrier that exists between the standard and privileged machine at the endpoint.
Hysolate offers a cost-effective way to achieve the hardware-level VM segregation alternative to VDI. With Hysolate, you can run multiple isolated operating systems on a single device. It's seamless to the end user. Using Hysolate, you can define and apply separate security policies to each isolated VM, enabling access to sensitive or privileged corporate systems and data without negatively affecting user productivity.
Is VDI a cost-saver? It depends on many factors, as you can see. VDI costs can be higher than you expect, especially when intangible, but potentially high-value issues like security should also be taken into consideration. Consider all alternative solutions before making a decision to invest, or continue investing, in VDI.
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Subject Areas: Health, Social Care, Allied Health
Anna is a Principal Lecturer Academic Development in the School of Health Sciences. She is an Occupational Therapist and has worked clinically across health and social care sectors and for her professional body (the College of Occupational Therapists), as Head of Education and Learning. During her academic career she has been involved in the development and delivery of programmes for health and social care professions (particularly allied health). She has particular interested in the professional development of health and social care professionals.
Anna has been involved in higher education since 2000, moving into the University sector after a clinical Occupational Therapy career. Within her clinical career she worked with a variety of client groups across health and social care. She has worked at Canterbury Christ Church University College, Coventry University and moved to UCLan in 2017. She has experience of working with both postgraduate and undergraduate students on a range of health and social care programmes. At UCLan she is academic development lead for the School of Sport and Health Sciences and Programme Leader for Occupational Therapy developing a new programme for the University.
Anna also has experience of working within for her professional body (the College of Occupational Therapists), as Head of Education and Learning. Providing strategic leadership for Occupational Therapy Education and Learning in the UK. Her roles included the development, enhancement and quality assurance of pre-registration Occupational Therapy education across the UK, as well as a remit for the promotion and development of continuous professional development opportunities for all members (who included professional, associate and student members).
2016 Commenced PhD studies – Coventry University.
2005 MSc Inter-Professional Health and Community Studies, Canterbury Christ Church University College
2003 Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching (Higher Education). Canterbury Christ Church University College
1994 Post Graduate Diploma in Occupational Therapy (LHMC), School of Occupational Therapy, London Hospital Medical College
1991 BA (Hons) Applied Social Science. Coventry Polytechnic
2017 (ongoing) External Examiner BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy, Teesside University
2014 (ongoing) Accreditor for the College of Occupational Therapists
2014 (ongoing) Member of Awards panel for the OT show
2014 (ongoing) External Course Advisor for the College of Occupational Therapists
2009 (ongoing) Peer reviewer for the British Journal of Occupational Therapy
Membership of Professional and Learned Bodies
2015 Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
2008 (ongoing) World Federation of Occupational Therapists
2007-2015 Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
1994 (ongoing) Registered Occupational Therapist with the Health and Care Professions Council
1992 (ongoing) British Association of Occupational Therapists
Currently PhD student considering the position of learning in the career narratives of health care professionals.
TEACHING activities and responsibilities
Programme Leader for Occupational Therapy – Designing and developing a new MSc Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration) .
Teaching across Health and Social Care programmes


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Earlier this year as part of the BAE Systems Sponsored #InspiringLancashire Project, 3D Printing STEM workshop days were delivered to groups of Year 8 students in 52 schools in Lancashire.
During the workshops students learned how to use 3D modelling and Slicing software and Ultimaker 3D printers to design, slice and 3D print model rocket parts. The workshops also introduced students to the applications of additive manufacturing technology in industry and engineering as well as potential careers the requirement for digital skills.
This term schools have been developing their skills and working on a "Challenge Project" where teams of students are given a brief to develop their skills further by designing a 3D printed prototype product to improve the environment in or around a local waterway.
In this video case study we revisit St. Augustine's RC High School in Billington, Lancashire to chat with students from their popular 3D printing STEM club to see how they are embracing 3D printing and using it in their projects, what they have learned and their reflections on their experiences in taking part in the #InspiringLancashire programme.
See the student interviews in full below.
What the students said
What skills have you learned from taking part in the project?
"Working in a team, normally I work on my own trying to figure things out. With the help of a team its easier and quicker."
"I've learnt how to 3D print from scratch, how to use the software and how to use the 3D printer."
"Working together doing one big project and having the support from everyone else, them helping us, us helping them and i've developed leadership as i've been leading my team."
"It has to be Onshape and the 3d modelling of everything."
"Teamwork and communication skills."
Would you like to do more of this kind of work at GCSE, in future projects or in the future?
"I find it really fun, I enjoy doing it, I enjoy the teamwork and in the future engineering is one of the most highly in demand careers you can be in."
"I'd love to do more of this work at GCSE because I find it such a fun and creative way to spend my time and some of the concepts and ideas you can come up with is truly unbelievable."
"I want to do it at GCSE because i've heard that a lot of people that have a lot of money all started from engineering and I want to be like Bill Gates or someone like that."
"I'm helping two local engineering companies that have merged by designing a 3D printed logo that will go on the wall in their main reception area".
"I see my future as this as i've always wanted to be a scientist but by favourite subject is DT and Engineering and I see my future as being part of BAE systems and i've always wanted to make a robot out of 3D printing as i'd like a challenge to get my brain thinking of how to solve problems."
"I would love to do this as I find it really fun and challenging."
"I would want to in the future be part of BAE systems and design an airplane part."
What would you say to Year 7 about your experience?
"I would say boy or girl come and do it because it will get you a brilliant career."
"I would say do it because it's fun and the most important thing is to be happy and if you do this it will make you really happy."
"I would say get hooked onto it as fast as possible because the amount of opportunities and adventures you can branch of from this is almost limitless in this modern age."
"it doesn't matter where you come from or who you are it means everything to someone if you really want to do it."
CREATE Education would like to thank Neil Hodgson and the students at St. Augustine's for taking the time to share their experiences with us.
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إذا كنت تبحث عن عقار بموقع جيد في المدينة، فقد وجدت ضالتك في Fafa Island Resort. يقع مركز المدينة المثير على بعد 7 km فقط. يقع هذا الفندق الحديث على مسافة قريبة من المعالم السياحية الشهيرة.
إن Fafa Island Resort حريص على توفير الراحة للنزلاء، فلا يوفر الموظفون جهداً في تقديم أفضل الخدمات وضمان حسن الاستقبال. يقدم الفندق فرصة للاستمتاع بشريحة واسعة من الخدمات بما فيها: أمن على مدار 24 ساعة, خدمة التنظيف يوميًا, متجر هدايا/تذكارات, واي فاي في المناطق العامة, خدمة الغرف .
ادخل إلى واحدة من الغرف 13 وتخلص من عناء نهار طويل بمساعدة مجموعة كبيرة من الخدمات كمثل قهوة فورية مجانية, شاي مجاني, غرفة ملابس, مشروب ترحيبي, بياضات الموجودة في بعض الغرف. إن كنو, الغوص السطحي, شاطئ خاص, صيد السمك, تدليك هو المكان الأمثل في الفندق للاسترخاء وتفريغ طاقتك بعد نهار طويل. إن كنت تتطلع إلى إقامة مريحة وهادئة في المدينة، فستجد في Fafa Island Resort بيتك الثاني.
Fafa is absolutely stunning. The resort is the only thing on the island so it's perfect for a couples getaway. My partner was coming from cyclone affected Fiji and I was having trouble confirming her arrival, after one cancelled flight. The staff at Fafa just took care of it, contacting the airline and ensuring she got to the island, despite it being late and in torrential rain. We ended up being evacuated from the island due to the same cyclone. The staff should be commended for their calm, swift action. However we were disappointed that we had to pay for our motel upon evacuation on top of what we had already paid at Fafa. If the weather was better, it would have been an incredible place to relax and enjoy.
Perfectly located only 30 minutes from the main island. Fantastic traditional fales, good food (although not a great variety). Not too much to do after a couple of days, facilities are limited. Good to switch off and relax. The bushtrail in enjoyable, can practically walk around the island in a hour.
Lovely stay at Fafa, staff and owners very accommodating and welcoming. All round a great resort. Meals a bit hit and miss, but fish dishes always a good bet.
A total get away from the city busy life style, an extremely peaceful island to stay on .
Overall, we loved our stay. This is hugely down to the natural surrounds and the abundance of sea life given there is a marine reserve that surrounds the island. Breaking our stay down a bit more: Food and drink - this does add up ($1000 for two over 4 days). Was prices we would pay back home. The food was good - wouldn't say amazing. Service - this was hit and miss. The managers were overly friendly, the general staff not really at all. Overall we didn't feel particularly welcome, however this didn't bother us as we were happy doing our own thing anyway. Fale - these are unique and lovely to stay in. Outdoor bathroom a real novelty. The only real thing they could improve is to have curtains on all windows. Whilst you do have a fair amount of privacy, there are still people who walk past your Fale and can easily see in. Vibe/ambience - I don't know if I could say what the vibe of the place is. The place could greatly benefit from a communal area which was comfortable to hang out in and which naturally encouraged people to be a bit more social. Again didn't greatly bother us, but it would have been nice to have somewhere to sit whilst having a drink (they only have the restaurant tables which aren't overly comfortable). Services - the only gripe we had was the exorbitant price they charge for the 'airport transfer' - which unless you happen to make one of the two free ferries, you are also charged additional over their advertised rate for the boat ride. A piece of advice - don't use their airport transfer service. Pay the $40 Tongan to get to the wharf yourself, and if you miss the free ferry, call the island or arrange before hand and pay the ferry fee. We were charged $165 on the way there. Return got the free ferry and a taxi at the other end - $40. The Internet is also hard to access (it's made way more difficult then needs be). Overall though, would highly recommend.
Excellent. Very relaxing in a beautiful location. fantastic snorkelling and diving on the reef. very nice restaurant and staff. Unfortunately there is limited options of snack food on the island and the restaurant is expensive. I would advise to bring snacks and drinks for your own room before arriving to Fafa.
Fale style,private beach access, beautiful setting.
The food was not great and the Tongan staff seemed very unhappy. As this was my first experience of Tonga is was unsettling and concerning.
We had a wonderful time on Fafa Island. Everything was perfect. Fantastic staff that couldn't do enough for you, great food and wonderful beach for swimming and snorkelling all day. We went to Fafa to relax, unwind and escape the world. And it successed in every aspect. I would highly recommend Fafa if you are looking for a relaxing quiet holiday. We will definitely being going back to Fafa Island.
It was possibly the most beautiful place, the food was fantastic, the beer was cold. The Fale's were just stunning.....even the outdoor bathroom was out of this world. It really was the most fantastic place to unwind and relax. I wanted to stay longer, in fact I wanted to move in.
this is an extremely well run island. with just 13 rooms you often feel there is no-one else around. the fala's are pretty open style with no air conditioning but really quaint and nice. there is plenty of space with a refrigerator. it's so easy just to chill out and relax. i recommend staying on the south/ west side of the island as it's more sheltered from the predominant wind. the beach is beautiful with snorkels and flippers, kyaks etc. although the menu is very limited and changes daily the food is well prepared and tasty. it's also pretty good value. we have been to most pacific island destinations and we feel that fafa island is certainly a place we will return to. it's like your own little piece of paradise. you may need to take some earplugs for the early morning birds which like to sing. if you need a stress break, just want peace and tranquility then this is a perfect spot.
Auf Fafa Island wohnt man in hübschen Holzhütten mit Außenbadezimmer und privatem Strand sowie Garten. Das Personal ist äußerst freundlich, hilfsbereit und kinderlieb. Um die Insel herum gibt es sehr schöne Möglichkeiten zu schnorcheln, Kajak zu fahren und zu schwimmen.
I really enjoyed the smile and friendliness of the team of Fafá Island. The fall was great, just a few meter from the beach.
I felt like being in paradise and enjoyed the cultural barbecue and dances performed by the team.
lite udda fales, går ej att låsa och är halvöppen, i alla fall den vi bodde i. friluftstoalett, fantastisk säng, rent och fräscht. mysighetsfaktor med varmvattentermos kl 7 på morgonen och oljelampa vid skymning för uteplatsen. mycket privat med härlig utsikt och egen trädgård. gratis båtshuttel till huvudstaden nakualofa. mycket bra koll från management på transport för gästerna. trevliga fåglar som mycket snabbt vänjer sig vid matning av gästerna. inte att rekommendera då de lämnar en del efter sig och blir lite halvtama. men de är charmiga. fin-fina badmöjligheter. att gå runt ön vid ebb tar ca 30 minuter. massor av fina snäckor. ett orört paradis där ägarna tycks måna om ekosystemets bibehållande. här hittar du inte ett urval på 25 olika rätter vid lunch och middag, vilket inte heller behövs då allt är mycket smakfullt och vällagat. en 3-rätters middag ligger runt sek. tänk på att 15% skatt tillkommer på din slutgiltiga faktura. vi skulle nog rekommendera ca 4 nätter här då det kan bli lite väl lugnt.


Summer is here, which means it's the high season for real estate. If you've been thinking of selling your home, you might be in for a golden moment.
However, it might not last long. Let me explain why, with a few details about the current real estate market.
Right now, homes are selling in record time. This May, it took just 34 days on average for a home to go under contract, which broke last year's record of 36 days.
Home prices also continue to rise. In fact, they've been rising for six straight years. For the past two years, this growth has been accelerating. As a consequence, 27.6% of the homes sold in May sold above their list price.
All of this is due to a woefully short supply of homes on the market. In fact, the total supply of homes is 5.4% lower this year than it was at the same time last year.
However, the real estate market might be on the cusp of change. Mortgage rates have been rising, and now stand near their highest levels in seven years. As a result, pending home sales were down as of April. More alarmingly, we saw a drop in customers touring homes for the first time in 27 months.
What's going on? The home price surge might be nearing its end. Overall, home affordability is dropping: Over the past 6 years, there has been a 48% increase in average home prices, while wages increased only 14%. Wage growth has not kept pace with home affordability and we saw the results of that in April.
While some sellers are still managing to sell at higher prices than listed, nearly a quarter of sellers actually had to lower their prices this April. What does this mean for you?
If you do decide to sell right now, you would have an easy time of it, and you could get top dollar for your home. If you decide to wait, things might go south quickly. That's because the market may be reaching the limits of price growth and may be stalled by higher mortgage rates.
If you want to take advantage of current conditions by buying or selling a home any time in the near future, don't hesitate to reach out and give me a call or send me an email today. I'd be happy to help you figure out what we think your home could sell for with a CMA. I look forward to hearing from you soon.


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INTERVIEW! Retail contributes $125 Billion to GDP of Nigeria- President, Bervidson Retail Group, Jospeh Ebata
Posted on : October 24, 2017 By retailinfo
The President/ Chief Executive Officer of Bervidson Retail Group and Convener of 'The Retail Leaders Conference,' Mr. Joseph Ebata in this exclusive interview with OLUWAGBENGA BANKOLE speaks on the contribution of retail industry to Nigeria's economy, challenges of the industry, how government can transforms the industry and many more. Excerpt!
As a veteran in the retail segment of the economy, how would you assess the retail industry in Nigeria?
Nigeria is a retailer's delight. The Retail industry in Nigeria is evolving (as in most emerging economies) into the key driver and enabler of Growth. Modern trade has remerged and grown by 12.5 CAGR over the last 15 years up to 2014. The industry is transforming and many factors are fuelling this. The factors are the growth in middle class, development in urban centres, the coming of international, the development of malls, government policies particularly cashless policy and ban on street trading. Others are modernisation of open markets to ultra-modern markets, and introduction of international best practice retail industry specific training which we pioneered in the country
What has being the greatest problem of the industry?
The greatest problem of the industry has been regulatory and trading barriers, under development in infrastructure, limited access to retail real estate, limited shopper/consumer insights, limited talent pipeline, shortage of adequately skilled manpower, inadequate access to finance, cash flow and liquidity challenges and poor business structure. Other challenges are poor adherence to international best practices, supply chain and logistic challenges, low and unexploited synergy between retail and made in Nigeria goods.
Looking at the current state of the economy in Nigeria, how has it affected the retail industry?
Retail has been the worst hit by the current tightness in the financial industry and the high exchange rate. For most retailers it's been a battle of survival with many retailers taking drastic measures to ensure their survival such as cutting cost – labour, reducing store footprint, limiting product SKUs, and tightening up supply chains. Some simply adopted a wait and see attitude and many have closed down. It has been a challenging and tough time for retail businesses.
Do you think the retail industry in Nigeria is getting enough support from Banks?
The temptation would be to say no…
As a former Banker, I would say that both retailers and Bankers should engage each other more. Bankers must develop a new mind-set borne out of a thorough understanding of the issues, challenges and opportunities in retail. They must understand the KPIs critical to retail success, how to measure and use in loan assessment. They must be willing to invest in capacity building for retailers that will in turn enhance the ability of retailers to conduct success business operation based on best practices. The bank that is willing to make this investment will ultimately become the bride of the retail industry.
Retailers on the other hand must engage banks with well thought through demand. They must be willing to invest in themselves and employees to understand what banks are looking for to become comfortable when supporting the retailer. The lip service of being a retail bank must give way to reality.
Joseph Ebata – President, Bervidson Retail Group
How can the present administration transform the retail industry in Nigeria and what policies do you think they should put in place?
We should have a vision and a strategy that is retail centric. There is a need for policy that would unlock funding for the retail industry. For instance we have so much locked up in pension funds of about N5 trillion. How can we make it accessible to retail?
Government needs to formulate some policies in order for retail segment in Nigeria to fulfill its potentials. Policy that will include retail business studies in our tertiary institution's curriculum, policy that will improve clearing of goods from the ports, policies that will eradicate multiple taxation, policy on land use reforms to make real estate more accessible to retailers, policies on ease of doing business in Nigeria for foreign investors and policies that will support retail to promote the buy made-in-Nigeria goods
As a group, Bervidson will continue to galvanise support for the retail industry from all stakeholders, particularly the government.
The reason is simple…. the potential of retail is huge… from contribution to GDP, to employment for example.
The main point is that when everything boils down to the basics, the volume and momentum of trade is the engine of economic growth. At the core of trade, and as the ultimate point of value exchange is retail.
Globally, Retails plays a dual role as a key driver and as a catalyst of world economic growth. As a driver, it contributes $19 trillion to global GDP, representing 27% of global output and employs more than 17% of the global workforce. As a catalyst, it is the point where supply meets demand, and it is how goods and service reach the final point of exchange.
As Nigeria actively drives the diversification of the economy, Retail is driving urban regeneration with ultra- modern international mall springing forth in all Key Cities of Nigeria. With leisure and social opportunities, the Nigerian Retail landscape is evolving to provide lifestyle options that drives economic velocity and leads to urban transformation
Retail contributes 16-18% of Nigeria's GDP with a size of $38.8 Billion in 2010 and the 3rd leading contributor to GDP (after Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing, and Mining and Quarrying). It attracted investment of N205.4bn ($1.3bn) between 2014 and 2015, growing at a CAGR of 14% and it contributes about 7% to national employment in Nigeria. When compared with retail's contribution to Global employment of more than 17%, it clearly shows the huge potential of retail to support government's effort in solving the county's unemployment challenge in the country.
According to the 2016 AT Kearney Global Retail Development Index, despite country's economic recession, Nigeria Retail sector ranked 19th in the world and 3rd in Africa out of the 30 top developing countries for retail investment in the world, based on all relevant macroeconomic and retail-specific variable, grossing a total national sale of N38tn ($125bn) in 2016.
However, Retail is dealing many challenges; from dearth of talents, high cost of real estate, institutional and policy issues, government regulations, multiple taxation, inadequate access to finance…..
More recently, retail is worse hit by the tightness in the financial industry and foreign exchange challenges…. If the industry must survive and thrive to play the role of a key driver of national economic growth – GDP, Employment, the current arrangement must change.
Our goal therefore is to continue to draw the attention of stakeholders to key issues and challenges in retail, address them and adopt solutions to set retail on the journey to fulfilling its potentials.
What advice would you give to young people who are aspiring to be retailers in the future?
Retail is a noble profession. See it as such. It is not for those who couldn't find a paid job. Given the breadth of a retail business, strategic clarity is very important. Why are you going into a retail business? What strategy should you adopt? What is your USP? Think customer… Think value for customer…. Serve the customer. Your success lies in thinking about your business today and the future of your retail business through the lens of the customer. This is your sure route to success.
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Second Hand Love è un film muto del 1923 diretto da William A. Wellman.

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Il film fu prodotto dalla Fox Film Corporation.

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Il copyright del film, richiesto dalla Fox Film Corp., fu registrato il 12 agosto 1923 con il numero LP19398. Distribuito dalla Fox Film Corporation e presentato da William Fox, il film uscì nelle sale cinematografiche statunitensi il 26 agosto 1923.

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Obituary of Donald William Van Duzen
Van Duzen, Donald William Peacefully passed away with family by his side on Thursday July 29, 2021. Born in Parry Sound, ON in 1959, raised in Orrville, ON. A 10 year resident of Calgary AB and 32 year resident of London ON. After working many years in building construction, Don worked most of his adult life as an electronics technician until retirement in 2020. He will be greatly missed and cherished by his wife of 35 years Glenna Stephens Van Duzen, and daughter Jessica Van Duzen. Predeceased by his parents Muriel (White) and William Van Duzen, his brother Gary Van Duzen, and his Uncle Jim White. Don will always be lovingly remembered by his brothers and sisters in law, aunt, in laws, and their families: David and Linda Van Duzen (Sean, Phillip, and families) Allan and Joan Van Duzen and family Sheri and Chris Webb (Kevin and Derek) Carol White (Rob, Ian, Vance, and families) Elaine and Gord Cox (Tim, Chris, and families) and many other extended family members and friends. The family would like to offer their appreciation and gratitude to the organizations IPMS and AMPS and their many members for being an influential, positive part of his life for many years. A special thank you to St. Joseph's Hospice of London, Home and Community Care Support Services, and the London Regional Cancer Program, all of whom compassionately supported the family through a very difficult period, in already extraordinarily difficult times. For those who wish, memorial donations may be made to St. Joseph's Hospice of London, or the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada. You may also share your memories and condolences at www.mpcemetery.ca, or Don's Facebook account, for the family to see. Internment will be held at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, 303 Riverside Dr. London, ON. Due to current restrictions Mount Pleasant asks that you contact the family for further details and to RSVP the family with full name and phone number (for contact tracing) by August 14th, as there is a limited number of individuals permitted to attend. Please arrive 15-20 minutes early, park in the line of cars, and **inform the second car in line of your arrival** so we can confirm all have arrived. Unfortunately, they will not have washrooms available.


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Q: How to add to list elements via slicing? How can I add an int to a range of  in a list?
For example, if I need to add 7 to elements between and including index (a,b), why isn't my code working?
k = 7
a = 0
b = 2
List = [1,2,3,4,5,6]
List[a:b+1] += k

This throws me an error: "int" object is not iterable.
My expected output is [8,9,10,4,5,6].

A: You should use a for loop to iterate over the list.
for i in range(a, b+1):
    List[i] += k

A: You can do this :
new_list = List[0:a] + map(lambda x : x + k, List[a:b+1]) + List[b+1:]

Output :
>>> new_list
[8, 9, 10, 4, 5, 6]

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