Finding property can be said to be easy, it can also be said to be difficult. Many aspects must be considered when looking for property. It is known that many rogue brokers sell properties with fake certificates. The losers are the buyers. The worst is that someone can lose money and property purchased because of a false certificate.
Bali as a tourist destination, also the best investment field for investors. If you plan to buy a villa for your place or rent, Bali is the perfect place. Many tourists, especially retirees, decide to make Bali start a new life.
Most migrants or expats decide to look for homes using the services of property agents. Many assumptions, that looking for property in Bali real estate for sale by the owner will go through a complicated process. It is a bit complicated, but if the documents that must be provided are complete, it will be easy in the process of buying and selling.
Bali is a small paradise. This exotic island receives much attention from the world, not only the beauty but also the hospitality of its inhabitants. There are many advantages of Bali that can take into consideration why people dream of living in Bali. Looking for Bali real estate for sale by owner is a little difficult. There are other ways to find safe property, to avoid fraud.
Trusted property agents usually advertise real estate from direct owners. They need media to sell or rent property. For that, we need to look for property agents who sell Bali real estate for sale by owner. This provides security guarantees for sellers or buyers in transactions.
Property agents have a special team that helps facilitate buyers in seeing real estate directly. They also help ease the documentation process. Every initial process until the transaction deal will monitor by the agency so that there is no error. This helps clients avoid fraud and legal cases that will certainly be very long.
here are many property offers in Bali that might look tempting at low prices. The question is whether the document is complete? Many properties built have problems that constraint by legal problems. Broker scams that carry fuzzy money down payments are also common.
This is an obstacle for consumers who have already happened. Automatically, the purchase process cannot continue before legal issues are resolved. Bali real estate for sale by owner, either through a trusted agency or the owner itself, you should pay attention to all aspects, in order to avoid legal problems that harm buyers.


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Neoliberalism and Climate Change
Via Naked Capitalism
By Juliet Schor, professor of sociology at Boston College and author of numerous books, including The Overworked American (1991), The Overspent American (1997), and True Wealth (2011). From the text of a speech presented at the 45th anniversary celebration for Dollars & Sense, which maintains Triple Crisis blog, on November 14 at the Nonprofit Center in Boston, Mass. Originally published at Triple Crisis
We are in the midst of a terrifying climate emergency. Whether it's the record-challenging cold of this week, devastating wildfires, Category 5 hurricanes, flooding on Morrissey Boulevard in Dorchester, Mass., when it's not raining, the permanent disappearance of glaciers, intensifying drought and climate migration, or the relentless upward march of average temperatures, signs of climate disruption are all around us. This is partly due to the power of neoliberal economics. Naomi Klein has made an interesting observation about the relation between the two, which is that it was bad luck that neoliberalism surged just as we figured out the need to do something about greenhouse gas emissions. I'm not convinced that the fossil fuel industry wouldn't have done just what it did and been as successful even if we were still, in the famous words of Richard Nixon, "all Keynesians now" but that's something we'll never know. In any case, evidence of the ability of a now discredited economic approach (neoliberalism) to hang on long past its sell-by date is all around us.
One sign is last year's Nobel Prize—starting with the exclusion from the prize of Martin Weitzman, whose work on fat tails (i.e., catastrophic climate impacts) was a truly pioneering contribution in a subfield that has lagged far behind on incorporating theoretical innovation from elsewhere in the discipline. I should add that this approach formed the basis of Frank Ackerman's last, excellent book, Worst Case Economics: Extreme Events in Climate and Finance (Anthem Press, 2017). The omission of Weitzman contrasts with the awarding of the prize to William Nordhaus. Nordhaus' work has been central in stalling effective climate progress. His position was epitomized by his Nobel lecture. One of his slides labeled 4° Celsius of warming as "optimal," rather than the truly devastating increase scientists have determined it will be. The levels of ecosystem and human disruption that will prevail with a 4° increase are massive, and whether humans would even be able to "adapt" to that level of increase is questionable. Furthermore, the likelihood of tipping points that lead the climate system to spiral out of control are much greater with an increase of 4°. Only a truly deranged economic paradigm could label such a pathway as "optimal."
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What accounts for such a result? The ostensible rationale for go-slow climate policy is that income today is worth more than income in the future. But aside from the patent immorality of that view, it doesn't even make sense on its own terms. That's because growth today is mainly yielding increases in the incomes and wealth of the already wealthy. While the standard models such as Nordhaus's Dynamic Integrated Climate-Economy (DICE) model, don't incorporate this distortion of the growth process, it is now well-documented that business-as-usual growth is yielding increased concentration of wealth at the very top. So the neoliberal approach to the climate crisis essentially says that we should destroy the planet to further enrich a tiny sliver of humanity that already has an obscene amount of wealth.
Years ago a group of French graduate students in economics started a movement called "post-autistic" economics. They were rightly criticized for their use of the term autistic, and the contributions of Greta Thunberg show how wrong they were about neuro-atypical people—and their ability to see what's really going on. They changed the name of their journal from Post-Autistic Economics Review to Real-World Economics Review. In that they also faltered, failing to acknowledge that Dollars & Sense already had that franchise. Perhaps they should have called their movement "post-sociopathic" or "post-ecopathic" economics.
So what would an alternative approach, embodied so well in 45 years of analysis from D&S, suggest as a response to the climate crisis?
First, carbon taxes in the range that have been suggested ($40–$50 a ton) are inadequate. It's too late for the market-based, go-slow approach. Indeed, roughly a decade ago Frank Ackerman and his co-author Elizabeth A. Stanton did estimates of how high a carbon tax might need to be under various assumptions, including lower discount rates than mainstream economists assumed at the time, and Weitzman-like analysis aimed at avoiding catastrophe. These assumptions all yielded far higher estimates than the "politically feasible" carbon tax range, and even went as high as $1,500 a ton under the most stringent assumptions. It's notable that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is now also coming up with top-end estimates broadly in that range. A key thing about a tax in that vicinity is that it is so disruptive of the market that it has to be accompanied by a robust and comprehensive role for the state. And that of course is the point of the galvanizing, if still not fully elaborated, Green New Deal. Furthermore, the current Green New Deal, unlike those that have been proposed by progressive economists for decades now, is notable in putting equity and justice at its core. Although there is plenty of debate about the wisdom of this approach in the climate community (with a fair amount of skepticism coming from privileged participants), there's little doubt that thisGreen New Deal has mobilized people in an unprecedented way.
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This brings me to a related point. In order to fully confront climate change, we need to address other structures of the economy than just the price of carbon. In my own research I've worked on two key drivers of carbon emissions, both of which are very much in the spirit of D&S's approach to economics. The first is hours of work. In a series of papers at both the national and subnational scale, my colleagues and I find that average hours of work are strongly correlated with emissions. Countries with long hours are high emission countries, holding other factors constant. The same is true for states. And short hour countries have low emissions. We find that this is true for two reasons. First, longer hours result in more output, which has associated emissions. But even controlling for this effect, higher hours are still associated with more emissions. We suspect this is an affect at the household level—more work correlates with more commuting, and more carbon-intensive lifestyles.
A second area of work is domestic income and wealth concentration. While most of the research on climate and inequality focuses on North-South inequities, or disproportionate impact on vulnerable populations wherever they live, my colleagues and I have been analyzing another dimension of inequality. We look at how the concentration of income and wealth at the top of the distribution (the top 10%, 5% and 1%) is associated with higher emissions. We believe this is due to two factors—the very high carbon footprints of people at the top and a political economy effect, in which the wealthy have outsized political impact and are able to forestall effective climate responses.
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I want to end with a few reflections about my experience with D&S. I had the great privilege to work there (not for pay, but for many hours per week) back in 1976. I was just 20 years old, had left my first graduate program because it didn't offer a critical perspective, and I was waiting to matriculate at UMass. Arthur, Frank, and others were extremely welcoming as I showed up on their doorstep with nothing more than eagerness and eight months to spare before the fall semester began. For me, it was the beginning of a lifetime of popular writing.
In those days, articles were fully collectively written, which included wrangling over every word. It was a great learning experience, both about economics, but also about collective process, political commitment, and real world politics. This was a time when racial tensions were high and the fight to desegregate Boston was raging. The collective volunteered to help protect a black family who had moved onto a "white" block in Dorchester and was being threatened and attacked by white vigilantes. I remember sitting on that family's porch, baseball bat in hand, with others from the group. I'm not sure what I could or would have done with that bat had an attack come, but it was a powerful experience. And as much as I learned about economics in those eight months, I suspect that I learned even more about solidarity and political commitment. Congratulations to D&S on a brilliant nearly half century.

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Bob and Deena Kleehamer
Supporting a Community They Love
Bob and Deena Kleehamer are as Southern Indiana as anyone. They are staples of the community who were born here, worked here, made a life and started a family here. This is a community they love and have helped develop through their time, leadership and generosity.
Fueled by advice Bob's mother gave him at a young age, Bob and Deena have led a life of service. Bob said, "My mother told me that while we may not have a lot of money to help others in need, we do have time."
Over the years Bob and Deena have been involved with organizations like Metro United Way, Harvest Homecoming, YMCA, Indiana University Southeast, Floyd Memorial Hospital, Kiwanis, Arts Council of Southern, Hope Southern Indiana, One Southern Indiana, Bellarmine University, Our Lady of Providence High School, New Albany Floyd County Education Foundation, New Albany Floyd County School Building Corp., Ivy Tech, American Cancer Society, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church and Lincoln Heritage Council Boy Scouts of America – just to name a few.
Having given so much time and energy to their philanthropic passions over the years, Bob and Deena turned to the Community Foundation of Southern Indiana to see if they could simplify their giving in a meaningful and still impactful way.
Bob said, "I have been involved with the Community Foundation for years and was aware of all the good they did in our community. But what I didn't realize was how easy it could be to do our own charitable giving through the Foundation. Each year we are able set a charitable budget and predesignate each of our contributions while the Community Foundation takes care of all the work."
Like many of our fundholders, Bob and Deena were able to partner with CFSI to establish a fund that has simplified their giving. Annually, their fund supports the causes they care most about while continuing a family legacy of giving back to the community they love.


Yolanda is currently involved in 3 businesses. In addition to Marketing Unhinged, she also runs Exotic Motorwerks which is a Porsche specific auto repair shop. The third company she is involved with is her family's Millwork company so as you can imagine, her experience is extremely rich.
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Q: php encoding and decoding string I have an app where users can upload an image to be used as their avatar. The way is set things up are as follows. There's a folder named "Uploads" and when the user selects an image it gets uploaded and stored there and renamed to the user's username then a reference in the database is made referring to that image, so the string in the database will look like this
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I am using PHP's rawurlencode(); function to handle user names with spaces in them, such as "User admin" so when this user uploads a picture it will be stored in the database like this ../uploads/user%20admin.jpg now when I wanna display that image i'm using rawurldecode(); function but it just isn't working properly as it's decoding in this manner "uploads/user"admin.jpg
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Swakopmund is full of historic examples of traditional German architecture. Most of these old buildings are not available to the public but since much of their beauty lies in their exteriors it can be enjoyed by all.
The fact that many of these buildings are still standing is due to the quality of the craftsmen and the attention to detail typical of the period.
The Kaiserliches Bezirksgericht, now known as State House, was originally built in colonial times (1901 and extended in 1905) to serve as the district magistrates' court.
The single-storey Prinzessin Rupprecht Heim on the corner of Bismarck and Anton Lubowski Avenue was constructed in 1902, and was first used as a military hospital.
A monument dedicated to members of the First Marine Expedition Corps who died during the Herero War, 1904-1905 is located close to the State House and is known as the Marine Memorial or Marine Denkmal.
Hansa Hotel Erected 1905, and now used as shops and office. A new wing was build in 1950 and is still in use today as one of Swakopmund upmarket hotels.
In the gardens behind the museum is the wellknown Swakopmund landmark - the lighthouse . The first version, built in 1903, stood at a height of only 11 m. In 1910 a further 10 m was added to reach a total height of 28 meters.
One of the finest colonial buildings in Swakopmund is the Hohenzollern Building, on the corner of Libertina Amathila Avenue (formerly Brücken Street) and Tobias Hainyeko Street.
Initially a 325 meter long, wooden jetty was built in 1902, which was replaced by an iron one in 1912. This was to be 640 metres long and equipped with two 5 ton and two 3 ton cranes, as well as a railway line.


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I thought I would have time to blog in the US since I was spending 2 weeks here. That obviously didn't happen since I'm only blogging now. During my first week I was so badly jetlagged I just used whatever energy I had to make sure I was up and lucid during our summit (a.k.a. trying not to look like a zombie). I would wake up so early I'd do my Asia-related work during the wee hours of the morning so I wouldn't be behind with my mail. Things go really bad by lunchtime and it took every drop of caffeine I drank from the coffee to stay awake.
I was happy to meet my new team-mates and glad that to see the other half of my team again. Being alone in the region all these years (and well in the Philippines before) can get really sad. To not feel so homesick I then collected hugs!
I managed to clock in 12 hours of sleep Friday night, Saturday trip to SFO though was cancelled so Philip and I just went to our favorite place, the gigantic Great Mall in Milpitas! That place is dangerous since you could really go broke. Ate some merienda at Chipotle, shopped more and capped the evening by eating at Jollibee!
On Sunday I met up with my good friend, Rey, who I have not seen for 16 years now! We both got so busy with work and well he moved here (and well aren't we all bad staying in touch after college?). We went to hear mass, eat lunch at a Mexican place and bored Philip to death with our college stories.
I was planning to see another college friend, but then I injured myself -- scratched my leg on the trash can! Grrrrrr!
As always my second week at the mothership got busier with meetings, catching up with fellow Pinoys, more meetings and trainings. By Tuesday my head was already spinning with too much information, but all is well and I would just take late afternoon walks around my hotel (yes... to the nearest Target! Haha). My luggage is now full of too much chocolate! I just kept remembering friends and would go back to buy more chocolates (very, very bad stress relief activity!). Anyway, I ended up buying a new bag because of that (hmph).
I spent my last night in the US in San Francisco and just working out of the SF office. I'm glad I also finally met Fumi in person and she was so nice to walk me back to my hotel on her way to the train. I also managed to squeeze in some time to meet a childhood friend -- Maan (he now calls himself Marnie!). He made sure I ate some good ol' American burger and walked me around Embarcadero which talking about our crazy teenage years!
My trip ends tonight and I'm finally going back home! I've been away from my boys too long and I seriously need family time before I head back to my assigned ship in Singapore.
And no, I am not leaving my heart in San Francisco because it's in Manila.


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Tale of Two Valleys: LA and the Bay Area from an Investor's Perspective
Almost 30 years ago, my father decided to uproot the entire family from Taiwan to the United States so that his academically "inconsistent" son could have an education tolerant and perhaps even encouraging of his idiosyncrasies. As an entrepreneur himself, founding and operating printed circuit board factories in Taiwan, my father was debating between two places to immigrate to and build his next new venture: Los Angeles ("The Valley" . . .aka San Fernando Valley) and Santa Clara ("Silicon Valley"). At the time, LA and Santa Clara were both the epicenter of the technology industry due to the significant overlap between the aerospace/military industry (Los Angeles) and the computing business (Silicon Valley). In fact, in the 70's and 80's, the distinction was almost entirely semantic, as the military and aerospace industry invested ungodly amounts of capital to create technology breakthroughs that eventually saw wide commercial adoption in the personal computing industry.
Over time, though, military spending wound down and many large aerospace and military companies left Southern California. Los Angeles, at least metaphorically, became more of a media/entertainment town. At the same time, the consumerization of the technology business made Silicon Valley the de facto capital of all things tech.
My father eventually decided on Santa Clara (Saratoga, more specifically), and so I grew up in the shadows of the orchards of Cupertino and the nondescript concrete startup boxes of Santa Clara. After stints as a technology investment banker, a dot-com entrepreneur, and a product manager in Silicon Valley, I moved to Los Angeles in 2006. For the last couple of years, I've been investing in startups as a partner at Mucker, while spending a lot of time in the Valley working with potential co-investors and partners. My partner Erik Rannala has had a similar experience, having worked as a VC at Harrison Metal before moving down to LA to co-found our seed stage venture firm. Given our backgrounds, we often get asked about what makes the tech scene in Los Angeles different from that in the Valley. These are some of the major differences we have seen over the past few years:
"Quality" vs. "Sophistication"
Many arguments are fought about the "quality" of entrepreneurs and companies in Los Angeles. From my experience, it's not necessarily about "quality," but rather about "sophistication." It's probably not too controversial to say that the median level of sophistication of early stage entrepreneurs in Los Angeles is lower than that of Bay Area. If you took a random sample of 100 entrepreneurs here in LA, over 50% might not be able to tell you how to technically calculate 90-day cohort retention or how to build a cash flow statement. That number in the Valley might be closer to 10%.
We see a lot of great entrepreneurs with incredible market vision, loyal customers, and flawless execution who simply do not yet speak the same language as the typical Valley entrepreneur and executive. This lack of "sophistication" does not always correlate with the lack of success. Encyclopedic knowledge of term sheets and startup buzzwords can be quickly learned, trained, and packaged. Investors in LA simply have learned to look for the underlying signals of "quality" rather than the more superficial symptoms of "quality."
"Stamps of Approval" and "Opportunity"
Go to any of the LinkedIn profiles of entrepreneurs in Bay Area and you see names like Google, eBay, Apple, Yahoo, PayPal, and Facebook littered throughout. It's easy (and perhaps intellectually lazy) to use those big brand names as a proxy for the quality and potential of these entrepreneurs.
In LA, we don't see as many entrepreneurs with these types of backgrounds as we do in companies up north. However, it's a mistake to believe that the lack of these stamps of approval is a sign of anything but the lack of opportunity. We don't have as many of these signature companies in LA, and so our entrepreneurs often do not have the opportunity to cut their teeth at these more traditional proving grounds. While such an experience would be nice, it certainly is not a pre-requisite. In fact, employees of these huge platform companies often do not know how to growth-hack their way from a standing start; they may be too accustomed to the massive traffic and structural advantages of their previous employers. As a result, we've learned to be just as impressed by an entrepreneur who previously launched a chain of Taco stands as we are by an entrepreneur who was formerly the original product manager of Google Maps.
"Ability" vs. "Knowledge"
In the same vein, because not as many entrepreneurs in Los Angeles worked at companies like Google or Facebook, a lot of them have not really gotten the training they need to properly communicate requirements, run a scrum, or conduct A/B testing. Certainly it is a negative to not have acquired the basic skills of product management. However, given some time, coaching, and practice, great entrepreneurs have the innate ability to quickly gain the muscle memory to not just execute and repeat, but also to build and improve.
As VCs, we simply have to understand the risk / reward of these type of investments, and to actually be excited that we can be operationally involved in adding value ourselves. Having spent the bulk of our careers as entrepreneurs, we relish the opportunity to roll up our sleeves and help.
"Dealflow"
Dealflow in Southern California is much more organic and less efficient. In Silicon Valley, given how tightly knit the ecosystem has become, and how well-networked entrepreneurs have learned to be, there is almost no such thing as "proprietary" deal flow. The top tier funds see almost all of the best deals.
The best entrepreneurs have been coached to run a tight process, to shop their term sheets to a myriad of VCs, all of whom have great reputations and large networks. In Los Angeles, that network has yet to become as efficient, and the reputational transparency of investors has yet to be cemented. (Not to mention that there are only a handful of active, institutional venture funds based in Los Angeles.)
Furthermore, entrepreneurs don't necessary build their businesses to be venture-funded. Oftentimes they see a market need and simply want to serve those customers. By the time the venture financing topic is broached, they already have significant traction for their business. In that context, these entrepreneurs have come to look for specific VCs that provide the exact value-add they need. I regularly come across companies who happen to have the #1 paid app in the App Store fly under the radar for years before raising venture capital.
"Diversity" and "Domain Experience"
While Hollywood dominates in terms of perception and mindshare, in reality, Los Angeles is a middle-market town with significantly more diversity than the Bay Area from an industry perspective. Categories like retail, automotive, logistics, distribution, manufacturing, and many others all play a significant role in employment AND entrepreneurship in Southern California. As technology continues to encroach and disrupt traditional industries, we are seeing an increasingly diverse set of entrepreneurs (especially in B2B categories) tackling industries that very few entrepreneurs in the Bay Area ever think about, given their lack of exposure. While in Silicon Valley entrepreneurs often ideate through a superficial process of derivative "X for Y" concepts (e.g. "Uber for pets"), Los Angeles entrepreneurs often come from a specific industry with deep domain expertise, offering to use technology to solve a huge need with which they have deep, first-hand experience. It doesn't take a genius to know which team, with proper resources and guidance, will have a higher likelihood of success.
"Cashflow" vs. "Big Idea"
When I first arrived in LA in 2006, the most common complaint about Los Angeles companies was that they are often more focused on generating cashflow than building long term strategic defensibility and achieving an outsized outcome as a result (arbitrage and domaining are two business models that originated and thrived in LA). Much of this is due to the lack of venture capital – seed-stage venture capital, in particular – to get companies off the ground here in Los Angeles. However, the ambitions of this current generation of Los Angeles entrepreneurs are no longer stunted relative to those in Silicon Valley.
LA is the home of Snapchat, Tinder, and Whisper – social mobile apps swinging for the fences. Likewise for Oculus, pioneering next-generation technologies like virtual reality. These are businesses aiming for scale and impact, not merely monetization. Los Angeles is also a city of media and brands – industries with which scale and reach are even more critical than even on the Internet. As these industries continue to cross (or collide?), we will increasingly see the outsized outcomes that VCs require, and along with them, the exponential increase in the ambitions of our entrepreneurs.
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AWSM - Cool Holdings, Inc.
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Cool Holdings Regains Compliance with Nasdaq Rule 5605 Board Composition Requirements
MIAMI , June 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cool Holdings, Inc. ("Cool Holdings" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: AWSM) today announced that on June 10, 2019 it received notification from the NASDAQ ...
Cool Holdings Announces Board Additions and Management Restructuring
MIAMI , June 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cool Holdings, Inc. ("Cool Holdings" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: AWSM) today announced that it has completed a restructuring of its Board of Directors ...
Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP is Investigating Cool Holdings, Inc. (AWSM) on Behalf of its Shareholders
NEW YORK , June 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, is investigating potential misconduct at Cool Holdings, Inc. ("Cool Holdings" or the "Company") ...
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Cool Holdings Announces $3.5 Million Financing
MIAMI, May 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cool Holdings, Inc. ("Cool Holdings" or the "Company") (AWSM) today announced that it has closed a private placement of 12% unsecured convertible notes (the "Notes") and warrants wherein it raised aggregate gross proceeds of $3.5 million. The Notes mature 12 months after issuance, with principal and interest convertible into shares of the Company's common stock (the "Conversion Shares") beginning six months after the date of issuance at $2.78 per share. Investors in the Notes also received a warrant to purchase one-half of one share of common stock for each Conversion Share issuable under the notes at an exercise price of $2.72 per share (each full warrant, a "Warrant"). The Notes were issued in the United States pursuant to an exemption from registration under Rule 506(b) of Regulation D under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act").
Cool Holdings to Buy Simply Mac from GameStop As It Executes Expansion Plans
Will Become the Largest Apple Premium Partner in the U.S. MIAMI, May 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cool Holdings, Inc. (AWSM) ("Cool Holdings" or the "Company") today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase all of the outstanding capital stock of Simply Mac, Inc. ("Simply Mac") from its parent company GameStop Corp. (GME) ("GameStop"). Simply Mac, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, is the largest Apple Premier Partner in the United States, and operates 43 stores in 18 states.
How are Apple Products Sold in South America? See How Cool Holdings Does it the Cool Way
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / March 7, 2019 / Traders News Source, a leading independent equity research and corporate access firm focused on small and mid-cap public companies is issuing a comprehensive ...
Cool Holdings Announces Closing of $4 Million Debt Offering
MIAMI, Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Cool Holdings, Inc. (AWSM) ("Cool Holdings" or the "Company") today announced that it has closed a private placement of convertible securities in which it raised aggregate gross proceeds of $4 million. The Company sold $4 million of 12% unsecured convertible notes which mature in 12 months and are convertible into shares of the Company's common stock (the "Conversion Shares") beginning six months after issuance at $4.25 per share. Interest on the notes is payable in shares of common stock at the same rate at the earlier of conversion or maturity. Investors in the notes also received a warrant to purchase one-half share of common stock for each Conversion Share issuable under the notes at an exercise price of $4.25 per share. The warrants are exercisable beginning six months after issuance and expire three years from the date of issuance.
PR Newswire•10 months ago
Cool Holdings, Inc. Plans Continued Expansion
MIAMI, Sept. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Cool Holdings, Inc. (AWSM) announced plans to continue the expansion of both its Apple® Boutique stores under the OneClick® brand and its Cooltech Distribution business. Over the course of the last year, the Company has acquired or opened 4 OneClick® stores in Florida, 6 stores in Argentina and 7 stores in the Dominican Republic. Felipe Rezk, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of Cool Holdings, Inc. stated: "We plan to grow our OneClick® footprint through a combination of both organic growth with the development and construction of our own stores and acquisition of strategic Apple® retailers across the Americas.
ACCESSWIRE•10 months ago
Today's Research Reports on Stocks to Watch: Cool Holdings and Senomyx
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / September 18, 2018 / Shares of both Cool Holdings and Senomyx were on fire in Monday trading after the companies announced positive developments. Cool Holdings announced the new lineup of Apple iPhones that will be coming to its stores while Senomyx announced that it will be acquired by Firmenich for $1.50 a share. Cool Holdings, Inc. shares closed up nearly 37% on Monday with around 6.6 million shares traded.
Cool Holdings, Inc. Announces the New Lineup of iPhones Coming to its OneClick Stores
MIAMI, Sept. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Cool Holdings, Inc. (AWSM) announced today that it is preparing its OneClick® Apple boutique retail stores for the anticipated customer demand following the announcement last week by Apple® of the new iPhone lineup. The Company expects that its U.S. stores will launch the OneClick® stores new iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR on or about October 15, 2018. This includes the four OneClick® stores in Florida located in Sawgrass Mills, Dolphin Mall, Orlando International Premium Outlet Mall and Wynwood. Availability at its stores in Argentina and the Dominic Republic will be announced shortly. The Company also announced that it will reduce the prices of all previous iPhone models by up to $100.
Zacks•10 months ago
What Is Cool Holdings (AWSM), and Why Are Apple Investors Buying It?
Shares of Cool Holdings (AWSM) were up about 42% through early afternoon trading hours Monday, adding to a recent run of momentum which has seen the stock gain more than 115% since bottoming out near its 52-week low in late August.
Cool Holdings, Inc. Highlights Its New OneClick Apple Premium Reseller ("APR") Store, The First Ever in The Dominican Republic
MIAMI, Sept. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Cool Holdings, Inc. (AWSM) highlighted its new Flagship OneClick® store in Agora Mall in Santo Domingo. Recently acquired as part of a 7‑store chain, the Agora Mall store with 1,590 square feet is the largest Apple® authorized reseller retail location in the Dominican Republic. Designed as an extension of the Apple® brand experience and Apple's focus to improve its Latin American growth strategy, the store is located in a heavy traffic zone in the mall.
Cool Holdings, Inc. Announces Another Opening of Its OneClick Apple Boutique Stores in Orlando, Florida
The Opening of this Official Apple Premium Partner Store Further Expands OneClick's Relations with Simon Property Group The Home of the 17th OneClick Store is Orlando's Most Trafficked Mall with Over 17 ...
Cool Holdings, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Apple Boutique Store Retail Chain in the Dominican Republic
MIAMI, Aug. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Cool Holdings, Inc. (AWSM) today announced that it has expanded its Apple partnership by completing the acquisition of a chain of seven OneClick® retail stores in the Dominican Republic. OneClick® is a certified Apple® partner and authorized reseller of Apple® products and other high-profile accessory brands. The acquisition resulted from the exercise of an Option Agreement negotiated as part of the Merger with Cooltech Holding Corp. ("Cooltech") which closed March 12, 2018. As outlined in the Option Agreement, as amended, consideration for the option exercise consists of $4.3 million plus 625,077 shares of Cool Holdings common stock issuable to the shareholders of Cooltech at the time of the Merger. The $4.3 million of cash consideration consists of $3.7 million of cash previously advanced to the seller, the repayment obligation of which was cancelled, and the assumption by Cool Holdings of $600,000 of debt, which is due in installments in October 2018 and April 2019. All of the common stock issuable in connection with the option exercise will be "restricted securities," as defined in Rule 144(a)(3), promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933.
Cool Holdings, Inc. Announces Completion of $11.4 Million Debt Exchange
MIAMI, Aug. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Cool Holdings, Inc. (AWSM) today announced that it has completed an exchange of $11.4 million of outstanding debt and related accrued interest into approximately 3,110,000 units at a price of $3.68 per unit. Each unit was comprised of (i) one share of common stock or 0% Series A Preferred stock of the Company and (ii) a warrant to purchase one share of common stock of the Company with an exercise price of $3.56 per share. The warrants are exercisable beginning six months after issuance and expire three years from the date of issuance. Each share of preferred stock is convertible into common stock on a one-for-one basis. The exchange of units for outstanding debt and related accrued interest was made in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Act., and all of the securities issued in the transaction are "restricted securities.," as defined in Rule 144(a)(3), promulgated under the Act. Following the transaction, the Company now has 7,202,284 common shares outstanding.


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Pembertonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. It only contains one known species, Pembertonia latisquamea (F.Muell.) P.S.Short

Its native range is Northwestern Australia.

The genus name of Pembertonia is in honour of Pemberton Walcott (1834–1883), an English plant collector who settled in Western Australia and was the namesake of the city Pemberton. The Latin specific epithet of latisquamea is a portmanteau word, 'latis-' is derived from latus meaning broad and '-squamea' is derived from squama meaning scale. Both the genus and species were first described and published in Muelleria Vol.20 on page 62 in 2004.

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Asteraceae genera
Plants described in 2004
Flora of Western Australia

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A London man who fled a restaurant during Saturday night's terror attack decided "the least [he] could do" was return the next morning and settle his bill. Richard Angell was having dinner with friends at Arabica Bar & Kitchen, a few blocks from London Bridge, when he started hearing noises outside and seeing people covered in blood.
Everyone "panicked," he says, and a server blocked the door with the weight of his body till staff could locate the door keys. He tells BuzzFeed that all of Arabica's staff and diners, including a "poor pregnant woman," were trapped in the restaurant for about half an hour.


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In Jerusalem, U.S. House Leaders Back Netanyahu's Decision to Let Tlaib and Omar Enter Israel
Steny Hoyer and Kevin McCarthy call on all U.S. House members to visit region, during educational tours by over 70 Democratic and Republican representatives
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House majority leaders Kevin McCarthy (Republican of California) and Steny Hoyer (Democrat of Maryland) at a press conference in Jerusalem, August 11, 2019.Credit: Israel Hadari
U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer on Sunday dismissed assertions that support for Israel is waning among members of his Democratic Party.
Speaking in Jerusalem, he noted that an overwhelming majority of Democrats in Congress recently voted in favor of a resolution condemning the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel.
"The central reality is that there is extraordinary unity on issues that Israel is very concerned about," said Hoyer. "The alliance between our two countries has been strong and unbending since May of 1948 [when Israel gained its independence], and it remains such."
Hoyer is heading a delegation of 41 Democratic members of the House of Representatives — the vast majority of them newly elected — that arrived in Israel last week. He was joined several days ago by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who is heading a delegation of 31 representatives from his Republican Party.
Both trips were organized and sponsored by the American Israel Education Foundation, an independent, bipartisan nonprofit that is affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
At a joint press conference, both leaders were asked to comment on a report this weekend that U.S. President Donald Trump was disappointed that Israel had agreed to allow two freshman Democrats, Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar — both supporters of the BDS movement — to visit Israel and the West Bank in coming weeks.
"I do not know that the president was unhappy; I speak to him everyday," said McCarthy, responding to an Axios story alleging that Trump told advisers that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should use Israel's anti-boycott law to bar Omar and Tlaib from entering Israel. The Republican leader said he favored allowing the two congresswomen to visit, despite their views.
Stressing they're not all in the 'AOC camp,' Democrats reaffirm support during Israel visit
Another radical-right Netanyahu government would decimate Israel's ties with American Jews
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"I feel very secure in this — that anyone who comes with open ears, open eyes and an open mind will walk away with understanding, just as all these members here do; that this bond is unbreakable; that it is important to have a democracy in the Middle East that makes a difference to the world and to security."
Congressional members of the Republican and Democratic parties posing for a photograph at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, August 11, 2019.Credit: Israel Hadari
He added: "I think all should come."
Hoyer agreed that it was "appropriate" for members of the House who are critical of Israel to be allowed in to visit the country.
The education seminar was the largest congressional delegation ever to visit to Israel, Hoyer noted, representing 15 percent of the entire House of Representatives — a sign, he said, that both Republicans and Democrats are "united and strong in their unwavering support for Israel."
The Democrats met last week with Netanyahu and his chief rival in the upcoming September 17 election, Kahol Lavan head Benny Gantz. They also met in Ramallah with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. A similar itinerary has been prepared for the Republican delegation.
"I've been to Israel 16 times, and one of the things I've observed is that there are some very strong differences of opinion here," Hoyer told reporters, with members of the bipartisan delegation crowded around him and McCarthy. "That exists in the United States as well. But we are very united on Israel. I don't want to go much deeper than that and ask everybody to raise their hands on every issue, but we are like Israel and you are like us — a very vibrant democracy that welcomes and accepts different points of view."
McCarthy said the purpose of the visit was for House members to "ask hard questions and gather information so that when they go back and cast their votes, they do it with knowledge."
Asked for specifics, Hoyer said the "hard questions" concerned the two-state solution and Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
The House majority leader expressed disappointment over discussions held with the Palestinian president. "Frankly, I did not hear anything new from Abbas," he said. "He indicated he was prepared to sit down and negotiate [with Israel] without preconditions, and then he referenced a number of preconditions."
Still, Hoyer said, it was "very important" that the delegation members had an opportunity to hear from the Palestinian leader, "who is of course in the 14th year of his five-year term."
Hoyer added that discussions with Israeli leaders had also focused on Iran. "The United States and Israel are both absolutely committed to the fact that Iran does not ever become a nuclear power and a nuclear threat," he said.
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YouTube Pulls Hundreds Of Ron Paul Videos!
On August 5, 2009 By Jeff FenskeIn Media Bias Exposed, Ron Paul
From: Prison Planet
You Tube has expanded its zealous copyright crusade by suspending the popular C-Span Junkie user channel, and in doing so has pulled hundreds of viral Ron Paul videos, which are now completely dead.
The C-Span Junkie user channel, a non-partisan archive of short clips taken from C-Span broadcasts of events in the Congress and the Senate, has been the home of the vast majority of You Tube videos you have seen of Bernanke, Geithner, Paulson and others being confronted in Congress, as well as Ron Paul's speeches on the House floor. A total of more than 6400 videos in all have been pulled, hundreds of which featured the Texan Congressman.
Whether or not C-Span itself requested that You Tube pull the channel is not known, but it is clearly in the public interest and constitutes fair use to show a clip less than 10 minutes in length of what the people who are supposedly our Representatives are saying in Congress on our behalf.
As we have highlighted before, You Tube arbitrarily suspends accounts based on flimsy copyright claims that aren't even properly investigated.
We had our own You Tube account suspended following a copyright complaint from a separate party who didn't even own the copyright on the original material. In addition, the copyright claim was clearly erroneous as it was based on the fact that Alex Jones held up a printed version of an online newspaper story for a few seconds on camera. The channel was eventually reinstated after You Tube received a flood of complaints.
"I don't know if you can imagine what it's like to in a moment see 6400 videos gone," writes the channel owner on the C Span Junkie website, "Figure 6400 hours (easily) poof GONE! I did this for the common good and now it all gone."
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County looks to preserve 150 acres in Calverton
The Long Island Beagle Club property on Edwards Avenue in Calverton could be the next big parcel of land Suffolk County plans to preserve as open space following a July 21 public hearing on the plan.
The county Department of Environment and Energy is proposing to purchase the 150-acre property using money from the Drinking Water Protection Program, which is funded through a voter-approved quarter cent sales tax.
The hearing will be held at the office of the Department of Environment and Energy's Division of Real Property Acquisition and Management, which is located on the second floor of the Dennison Building on Veterans Memorial Highway in Hauppauge. It is scheduled for 10 a.m.
The Long Island Beagle Club was founded in 1932 and was used to train beagles for hunting. In 2006, a developer was under contract to buy the land and build 73 clustered residential lots on the property. That proposal later fell through and the county took steps toward acquiring the site.
Some residents of the nearby Village Green subdivision had urged that the site be acquired as open space.
County Legislature Ed Romaine (R-Center Moriches), who introduced the planning steps resolution, said the proposal calls for the county to acquire the property and for Riverhead Town to manage it once purchased.
Reached Wednesday, Mr. Romaine said he did not know the proposed acquisition price. The News-Review left a message with representatives of Suffolk County Executve Steve Levy seeking that information, though that call was not immediately returned.
Town officials say the property has three buildings on it, along with several walking trails. It is located adjacent to land already preserved by the county.
The property is listed on the private real estate web site, Loopnet.com, at a selling price of $18 million. It says the property "features level to gentling rolling topography" and "is suitable for a winery, golf course, horse farm, agriculture, or residential site."
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Which of the following population policies decided the minimum marriage age as 21 years for males and 18 years for females?
asked Mar 2, 2022 in GK by ShreeHarpale (110k points)
closed Mar 8, 2022 by ShreeHarpale
1. National Population Policy, 1976
4. Population Projections (2001 - 2026)
answered Mar 2, 2022 by PrashantPandey (59.9k points)
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Correct Answer - Option 1 : National Population Policy, 1976
The correct answer is the National Population Policy, 1976.
In 1976, the government of India came up with its first National Population policy.
The policy came up with a number of measures to arrest population growth.
Some of the measures are:
Increasing the minimum legal age of marriage for girls and boys to 18 and 21 respectively. Hence option 1 is correct.
Monetary incentives for birth control.
Improving the literacy levels of females both through the formal and non-formal channels.
The population was made as a factor for sharing central resources with that of the states. Linking 8% of the central assistance to the State Plans by weighing the performance of the states in the family welfare programs.
Popularise family welfare programs by using all forms of media.
Inculcating population education into the formal education system.
It was hitherto believed that development and education would themselves restrict the rate of population growth, while the government's own program was restricted to family planning, by way of motivating people to accept family planning and providing clinical facilities and other services to its acceptors.
Assertion : Marriageable age of Indian females and males is 18 years and 21 years, respectively. Reason : Under normal conditions, a girl child will r
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How many females are there in Rajasthan per one thousand males between age group 0-6 years as per the population census of 2011?
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In a firm the ratio of male and female members was 4 ∶ 5. The firm decided to increase the number of males by 80% and the number of females by 60%. Wh
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The average age of all employees in an office is 42 years. 60% of the employees are males and the rest are females. The ratio of the average age of ma
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The average age of 200 employees in an office is 58 years, where 3/5 employees are males and remaining employees are females and also the ratio of the
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"The demolition of Scotland´s postwar mass housing heritage continues in 2015, with the deconstruction of the 30-storey ´Gallowgate Twins´ in Glasgow´s East End. When built, between 1967 and 1968, the Bluevale and Whitevhale Towers were the tallest buildings in the UK, only surpassed in the early 1970s by the three 42-storey towers in London´s Barbican Estate. The Gallowgate Twins, constructed with precast concrete elements, remained the tallest buildings in Scotland, barring the chimney of the Inverkip Power Station, Inverclyde (now demolished). The Gallowgate Twins, however, did not have the highest occupied floor in Scotland. This achievement goes to the nearby Red Road estate, currently also under demolition. The top two floors of the Gallowgate Twins contain only building services and drying areas.
Demolition of the two towers starts in January, with completion due in summer this year. The owner of the buildings, Glasgow Housing Association, has cited reasons for the demolition as unpopularity of the estate among residents, high maintenance and operation costs and structural problems. The buildings have certainly suffered from long-term neglect. However, this does not mean that Glasgow turning away from building high-rise developments, with property developers planning several upmarket residential and office high-rises along the River Clyde.
"Demolition is big business in Glasgow. Watching your home getting blown up is a popular event on a Sunday morning for many Glaswegians. Although I warn you, it´s not the best thing to do if you´ve got a hangover", says Liam Young in the fantastic documentary Round Ma Bit: The Gallowgate Twins. The 2013 film presents the Gallowgate Twins, their urban context and the various attempts of redeveloping Glasgow´s East End, including the 2014 Commonwealth Games Village. The 30 minute film is highly recommended to anyone interested in Glasgow´s urban (mis-)planning."


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I received the secret ingredient for Arusuvai Friendship Chain from dear Bharathy of spicychilly. 'Aval' or rice flakes was the surprise ingredient that she sent me. That too the Kerala variety made with brown rice. So I had no option but to post some authentic Kerala recipe!


My client was determined to use midnight-navy blue leather upholstery in her sailboat's main salon. To make this deep color work, it must be set-off by lighter colored details and have plenty of illumination. So, we contrasted the deep blue against the golden luster of the mahogany woodwork. The overhead butterfly hatch provides the essential sunlight that brightens the space. We also restyled and updated the cushions by adding thigh and lumbar support. The results were spectacular and oh, so comfortable!


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Trajan's 'National Show' cancelled to limit spread of COVID-19
Trajan Media's April 4-5 National Postage Stamp & Coin Show was cancelled by organizers March 16 to protect show-goers, dealers and employees as well as limit the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak.
By Jesse Robitaille
The April 4-5 National Postage Stamp & Coin Show hosted by Trajan Media, publisher of Canadian Coin News and Canadian Stamp News, is cancelled due to concerns about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Show organizers noted the importance of limiting the spread of COVID-19 while also protecting the health and safety of show-goers, dealers, employees and their families.
"As you are aware, we serve a demographic group that is very vulnerable to COVID-19," said Mike Walsh, publisher of CSN and CCN and managing partner of Trajan Media. "In speaking with a doctor who is also a collector, our event is also considered a high-risk activity for the virus because of the amount of product touching that occurs."
The Public Health Agency of Canada and provincial and local health authorities were urging the cancellation of gatherings of more than 250 people at the time of Trajan's announcement on March 16; however, just a few hours later, health officials across the country, including in British Columbia, began limiting all gatherings to fewer than 50 people.
"This is not forever, but it is important for now and for the foreseeable future – for the next few weeks," said British Columbia provincial health officer Bonnie Henry.
The planned Premier Auction by Kitchener, Ont.'s Colonial Acres will continue as scheduled; however, it will be held online only.
Lot viewing will be held at Colonial Acres at 991 Victoria St. N., in Kitchener. Viewing is available Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
For more information about the auction, contact Tenesha Parsons at 519-579-9302 (extension 205) or tparsons@colonialacres.com.
To read more about auction highlights, visit stampandcoinshow.com/2020/02/20/victorian-coins-to-lead-way-in-upcoming-premier-auction.
NTSC EXHIBITION MOVING TO FALL
Each spring, the National Show features the annual exhibition of the North Toronto Stamp Club (NTSC).
In addition to cancelling all of its meetings and bourses, the club is also rescheduling its 77th Annual NTSC Exhibition for Trajan's Fall National Show on Sept. 12-13.
To read more about the exhibition, visit stampandcoinshow.com/2020/02/20/explore-history-firsthand-at-77th-annual-ntsc-exhibition.
"Please take care of yourselves and your families, and let us all do whatever we can within our own limits to break the chains of transmission," said Walsh.


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A list of all the characters in The Hairy Ape. The The Hairy Ape characters covered include: Yank, Literary analysis the hairy ape Douglas, Mildred's Aunt, Paddy, Long, The Secretary, Gentleman, Second Engineer, The Guard.
Nov 29, 2011 Within Eugene ONeills The Hairy Ape, Yank, the main character, represents the oppressed working class in our capitalist society.
ONeill was an extreme socialist and believed that without working together, we could not achieve a sense of community (where everyone attempts to work with and help the other members of The Hairy Ape Criticism Eugene O'Neill This Study Guide consists of approximately 60 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Hairy Ape.
ANALYSIS. The Hairy Ape (1922). Eugene ONeill ( ) ONeill believed he had an important idea to propound in The Hairy Ape, and the idea was charged with his very personal sense of mans alienation in the modern world. A literary criticism of Irish American playwright Eugene O'Neill's play" The Hairy Ape" is presented.
It explores the manner in which O'Neill attempted to depict the racial degeneration of the African American, the mechanization of society and the dehumanizing treatment of the working class in the play. Literary analysis involves examining all the parts of a novel, play, short story, or poemelements such as character, setting, tone, and imageryand thinking about how the author uses those elements to create certain effects.
The Hairy Ape Summary& Study Guide Description. The Hairy Ape Summary& Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections: Video: The Hairy Ape by Eugene O'Neill: Summary& Analysis This lesson is a summary of Eugene O'Neill's 'The Hairy Ape It also includes an analysis of important themes within the play and a brief discussion of its historical context.
This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of The Hairy Ape by Eugene ONeill. The Hairy Ape, a play by Eugene ONeill, is about the negative effects of industrialization. A crew of firemen are drinking on the forecastle of a ship. The The Hairy Ape Community Note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you.
Eugene ONeill, The Hairy Ape write a literary analysis that examines a single poem or short story Eugene ONeill, The Hairy Ape180. Support your claim(s) about the text with examples and details from the poem or story. The Hairy Ape opens in the overheated stokehold of a steamer, oceanbound from New York.
The stokers raise a cacophony of sailorlike chatter. The stokers raise a cacophony of sailorlike chatter. The dimwitted Yank has most of the speeches, and he soon reveals himself as relatively content where he is. Character Analysis by Margaret Loftus Ranald. YANK, a fireman, the central character in The Hairy Ape (real name Robert Smith).
Yank, at the beginning of the play is an ugly, squat, truculent, almost simian figure, the leader of Schriever 1 Kyle Schriever Christopher Higgs Literature 221 05 January 2014 A Historical Analysis of Eugene ONeills The Hairy Ape Eugene ONeill was an accomplished playwright and several time winner of the Pulitzer award, his prolific career ultimately earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1936.


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We're well into July, but there's no time like the present to update last month and set goals for this month.
3 - Do couch to 5K - no promises on how far I get - worked on. Got to Week 4, Day 1.
Good luck with your July goals. You did pretty well with your June ones.
The elephant is so cute! I did about nothing on my list either!
Newest Grandbaby .. a GIRL!!!


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Mostly Music Covers
A blog about cover songs. Much about the 50's thru 70's and beyond. Blues, Rock, and Country focus with a bit of everything in between. Artist profiles, song profiles and theme's with cover songs being the central focus.
The Commitments is a 1991 movie musical based on a 1987 novel of the same name by Roddy Doyle. Why am I talking about a movie? Well this movie has a lot of great cover songs in it, apart from the fact it's a very entertaining movie, I share a love of this soundtrack with my wife's brother. I happen to be visiting my brother in law and his lovely wife at their beautiful home on Vancouver Island, so I thought it appropriate to blog about a mutual interest in music.
Briefly, the movie is set on the north side of Dublin and is about a guy named Jimmy who wants to start a soul band inspired by African American musicians from the 60's and 70's. He gathers up a crew and they practice in quite interesting fashions and locales, eventually getting a paying gig. There is more to the story, but the end result is some great music and too many songs to cover in one blog, so I will give you some of my favorites. The soundtrack features songs that are for the most part shown at various parts in the movie.
"Mustang Sally" clip from the movie, Andrew Strong singing lead vocals as the character 'Deco Cuffe'
The song was written by Mack Rice and originally performed by him as 'Sir Mack Rice' in 1965. Covered at least 70 times.
The most recognizable version and inspiration for the movie was this one by the legendary Wilson Picket, released in October of 1966 and the fourth time the song had been done.
"Take Me to the River" from the soundtrack, again Andrew Strong on lead vocals
Written by Al Green and Teenie Hodges, released on "Al Green Explores Your Mind" album in 1974. Covered over 50 times.
A really different take on this song and one of those "I didn't know it was the same song!" covers from the Talking Heads (1978) and a regular in my cover tunes playlist.
"Try A LittleTenderness" from the movie, Andrew Strong again.
This song has a very interesting history, written by Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly and Harry M. Woods and first recorded by 'Ray Noble and His Orchestra' in December of 1932, released in 1933. Val Rosing (also known as Gilbert Russel) on vocals (see trivia note at the bottom). Covered by the likes of Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Nina Simone, Lulu and again most recently in February of this year for the 160th time.
As you can hear from the previous clip, it's not exactly what we would think of as 'soul' music. So where did this song get its soul from? Well the "Queen of Soul" herself, Aretha Franklin recorded this song in 1962 and the 27th version. This, I think was the bridge that led to Otis Redding's version (and the inspiration for the one in the movie) from 1966.
"Chain of Fools" from the movie, the "Commitmentettes" – Imelda Quirke (Angeline Ball), Natalie Murphy (Maria Doyle Kennedy) and Bernie McGloughlin (Bronagh Gallagher).
Written by the versatile and talented Don Covay (James Donald Randolph) and originally released by Aretha Franklin in 1967. Oh my, hard to get a better song than this! Covered over 60 times.
"Nowhere to Run", lead vocals by Niamh Kavanagh (an Irish singer from the soundtrack but not in the movie)
Written by the powerhouse production team from MoTown, Holland-Dozier-Holland and backed by the Funk Brothers. Released in 1965, the original from Martha and the Vandellas.
There have been covers by Arnold McCuller used in the movie "The Warriors" and by Boga used in "Baby Driver", Michael McDonald even took a crack at it. Let's just stick with the original.
Cover song trivia: Who sang the original version of "The Teddy Bear's Picnic" with Henry Hall & His Orchestra - (1932)? One- Val Rosing, just mentioned above as the original vocalist on "Try A Little Tenderness".
References: https://secondhandsongs.com/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Commitments_(film)#Soundtracks, https://www.whosampled.com/Martha-and-the-Vandellas/Nowhere-to-Run/covered/
images: https://fogsmoviereviews.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/movies-i-want-everyone-to-see-the-commitments-1991/
One Hit Wonders (not!)
Yesterday (Sept. 26) was the 50th Anniversary of Abbey Road, the Beatles last recording session together and the second last album before Let it Be was issued May 8, 1970. And also Happy belated One Hit Wonder Day! (Sept. 25th) so I thought it would make a good blog topic.
The simplest definition I found is from music journalist Wayne Jancik "an act that has won a position on a national, pop, Top 40 record chart just once." This from the 'The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders' (1998). So we aren't talking one #1 hit. It's not a term I like as it implies (and some truth to that) these artists have had just a brief moment in the spotlight, perhaps undeservedly so and then fallen off the music map. I know other and deeper definitions are a bit more broad and go beyond the absolute single hit idea. They also consider many artists that have still maintained a quality career and just not reproduced another 'top 40 hit' song and or ma…
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Old Country/New Country
What exactly I am about to attempt to demonstrate I confess I'm not 100% certain, but what I do know is that there has been a bit of a downward sliding scale regarding the enduring quality of mainstream Country Music songs. Apologies in advance for rambling and ranting at various points. This is not a history of Country Music but my opinion on the current state of things in general with the genre.
It's murky waters that I'm swimming in here as there is an evolution involved in any music genre so direct comparisons are perhaps inappropriate. I am somewhat aware of the influence the so called Country Music "establishment" has had on this evolution. One need only look at examples like Taylor Swift, Shania Twain and Garth Brooks and others who were criticized and in some cases "shunned" for their unconventional approaches who are now celebrated as part of that same 'establishment'. So there is some hypocrisy at play in my op…
Arthur Conley co-wrote this song with Otis Redding and it's a tribute to some of the early greats of Soul Music. The song's melody (and words for that matter) borrowed heavily from the Sam Cooke song "Yeah Man" and a subsequent lawsuit brought by A.W. Alexander who managed Cooke's songs after his untimely death added his name to the song credits. The resulting song however was a huge hit for Conley and it reached #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 and R&B Chart in 1967 and #7 in the UK where Soul Music was gaining popularity particularly amongst a subset of British youth. The lyrics reference the co-writer Otis Redding, James Brown and songs by The Miracles, Lou Rawls, Sam & Dave and Wilson Pickett, some of the key figures in early Soul Music. "Sweet Soul Music" covered 30 times, The Jam (1977).
Soul music is a fusion of R&B, Gospel and Jazz. Know generally for it's more upbeat tempo it's fun to listen to and great for d…
Rock artists sing the Blues
I have talked about this frequently throughout my posts but more particularly in the series on the Delta Blues and the History of R&R parts 1-4. Truth be told, most of the greatests 'Rock' artists owe much of their inspiration to the Blues. Rock bands and solo artists have cut many sides early and throughout their careers of blues songs. Thanks to artists like Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley who were obviously very well known and successful, their covers of some of the great blues songs served as a conduit and exposed them to artists and listeners alike. Here are some 'Blues' that inspired Rock artists, a few of these songs are more well known than others.
Confessin' the Blues by The Rolling Stones was recorded June 11, 1964 and released on a 7" record of five songs on August 14. Written by Walter Brown (vocals) and Jay McShann (piano and bandleader) originally released in June of 1941. Covered about 35 times including Chuck Berr…
25 of the Greatest Cover Songs #76-100
Ok here is the last of my list, I could go on and as a matter of fact I will, just not with another set of 25 plus "to infinity and beyond!" I have to say it was easy to come up with more songs as this final list started at 43. But it was very difficult to decide which ones would make the final cut, so these last 25 songs became a list with a number of great ones left for another day.
76. "Flip Flop and Fly" is a song by the same collection that brought us the classic "Shake Rattle and Roll" written by Jesse Stone (credited to his pseudonym Charles E. Calhoun) and Lou Willie Turner, sung by Big Joe Turner (1955). The first time I heard this was at a club in my hometown I'll say around 1979 or so, performed by the talented Canadian Blues band Downchild Blues Band, later known as just 'Downchild'. Still the best cover for me although I've heard many fine ones out of some over 70 versions, this is a standa…
25 of the Greatest Cover Songs #51-75
There has been a very positive response to the first two 'Greatest' posts. So the list continues and the songs become no less in their timeless quality compared to numbers one through fifty. I will post a #76-100 edition in the near future and that will be out of my system. But what if I do lists by genre, just thinking out loud, sorry but I will keep blogging on various topics as long as people continue to click.
51. "I Put a Spell on You" written and originally recorded by Screamin' Jay Hawkins in 1956. There have been many really good covers of this song but Nina Simone (1965) was just the second person to cover this song. I just can't get over how overlooked this artist was in her time, a high class version that turns the song on it's ear to give it an entirely different sound.
52. "Strange Fruit" was a courageous recording by the legendary Billie Holliday from 1939. A song written as a poem by another …
When talking about the band I have to confess I'm out of my depth so I will tread lightly. We should however get right to their beginnings and major influence, that being the 'Talking Heads' and their namesake song "Radio Head". The band had been called 'On a Friday' but their record label requested they change it before signing a contract (with EMI records) in 1991.
Radiohead are one of the most successful and influential Rock bands since their debut album "Pablo Honey' (Jerky Boys) in February of 1993. All their songs are credited to the entire band Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Phil Selway and Thom Yorke. And there's the 'sixth member' producer Nigel Godrich who's done all their albums since 1994. Their song "Creep" charted top 40 across the world and it's depressing tone eventually wore the band down to the point they stopped playing it live for a long period of time. The songs melo…
Music Myths and other Silly Things
Who doesn't like a good story? There are many great ones and some not so much about music. I try and put a little story into my blogs and during the course of my research I have run across some that are quite curious. Some of these myths about songs and artists have innocent enough beginnings and have been perpetuated or at least not denied by the artists themselves, others come from malcontents and the misinformed.
Here is one that falls in the category of a silly thing; Bob Dylan and the 'Stealers Wheel' song "Stuck in the Middle with You", released in April, 1973.
1. Bob Dylan did not write this nor did he sing this song, nor is this song about Bob Dylan.
2. If you do a search for 'Dylan and Stuck in the Middle" you will get results like the following:
Home » Artists » Bob Dylan » Stuck In The Middle With YouBob Dylan - "Stuck In The Middle With You" lyricsBob Dylan: CD's Sheet Music Tablature, Stuck in…
25 of the Greatest Cover Songs #1-25
25 of the Greatest Cover Songs
Nothing quite grabs the attention more than a list of the greatest this or that, so at 85 posts about cover songs I thought it about time to get to it. As I advised with my other 'Greatest' posts we all have our favorites so anytime there is a list, something or someone 'great' gets left off. And the debate ensues, why is this and that at #11 not #4 and vise versa. My list therefore, shall be no different for it is not scientific but subjective and it is biased by my own tastes and exposure to music. Having said that it's hard for me to have missed many of the truly great cover songs of all time, indeed I think I've talked about quite a few:
"Respect" from the writer and original recording Otis Redding and a cover she made her own, the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin. More about the song and Aretha in these posts. Before I get to some cover's I've not mentioned, here are more songs from my previous issues that are …
The next 25 of the Greatest Cover Songs #26-50
In part one I listed 25 of the greatest cover songs and to date it's been my most viewed blog post. There are so many more I wanted to add to the list so depending on the response, I'm prepared to follow with 51-75 and 76-100 in the future.
This list in part comes from many of the songs that I have already posted in the past 15 months or so since I started blogging. As for how songs make it on my list there are a few criteria, while I don't dismiss music from more recent years a song has to have stood the test of time for me, hence much of the list are songs of some vintage and just plain old, like the writer. Next, the original song itself must have some character and some degree of popularity. And preferably the artist and or songwriters are of interest as well. I have read other lists of great cover songs from books, articles and google searches and you'll find much similarity, but some of them contain songs I just don…
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