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Patek Philippe 3712/1A Nautilus, "Jumbo" Case, Steel
More than forty years have passed since the introduction of the original Patek Philippe Nautilus and this now classic timepiece, is more popular than ever. Originally unveiled in the mid-1970s and designed by the legendary Gérald Genta, the Nautilus has become a veritable horological icon thanks to its pioneering role amongst high-end, luxury sports watches. With the 3712/1A, Patek Philippe introduced the first Nautilus to feature the base calibre 240, with micro rotor.
History of the Nautilus
The early 1970s was a time of great change within the watch industry. At the time of its release, the world was already shifting towards highly-commercialised, quartz watchmaking. In 1969 Seiko launched the first quartz wristwatch, and its success drove the mechanical watch industry to critically low levels of production by the early 1980s.
Furthermore, the concept of a luxury watch in steel was a truly revolutionary idea. In 1976, the introduction of Patek Philippe's Nautilus firmly altered the direction of luxury sports watch design – offering a true competitor to Audemars Piguet's then four-year-old Royal Oak, equally designed by Mr Genta. The Nautilus offered a different take on the idea of a luxury sports watch, though - like the Royal Oak - it was made in stainless steel for the standard version.
The original ref. 3700/001A was not only unprecedented in its design, but also in its initial pricing to consumers. When the Nautilus was released, the retail price for the watch was $3,100 - considerable for the time, and comparable to many of Patek Philippe's gold dress watches.
The design of the original 3700
Remarkably, Gerald Genta is said to have sketched the 3700's design whilst dining meters away from Patek Philippe executives. His "five minutes of work", is today considered one of the masterpieces of modern design. Its etymology comes from Jules Verne's novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, after the 'Nautilus' submarine, used by Captain Nemo.
Like the Royal Oak, the Nautilus' water-resistant technology (120 meters) required innovative strategy. Gerald Genta's inspiration for the iconic Nautilus architecture was to replicate that of the secure 'porthole' windows, found on transatlantic ocean liners, complete with a two-piece, solid mono-block and octagonal bezel, secured by four lateral screws (concealed at 3 and 9 o'clock), holding the case tightly together.
The reference 3712
Following the introduction of the original Nautilus, Patek Philippe experimented with different case sizes, materials and dial designs throughout the 1980s and 1990s. All of the variations introduced during this period were executed in smaller sizes and limited themselves to displaying the time and the date. The reference 3710/1A was the first to feature a complication other than the date function, with the integration of a power reserve indicator in 1998.
Introduced in 2005, the Nautilus 3712/1A marked the second departure from this trend: it was the first-ever Nautilus to feature the base calibre 240 (with micro rotor) and a radically-new display layout, with asymmetric indications covering three quarters of the dial. It also marked the re-introduction of the monobloc case construction used in the original 3700/001A, with integrated sapphire caseback. Two distinct variants of the 3712/1A are known, colloquially defined as "first series" and "second series" examples. The earliest of the 3712 series were marked with 3 dots at the lowest point of the power-reserve indicator, whereas the later examples were given 4 dots. Examples of the reference 3712/1A were produced for a limited time (approximately 1 year), representing a rare and highly-collectible transitional Patek Philippe. Alongside the 3711, the reference 3712/1A was discontinued shortly after its release, paving the way for Patek Philippe's 30th anniversary Nautilus collection in 2006.
Exclusively produced in stainless steel, the 3712/1A features a gradient blue dial with horizontal grooves. The power reserve complication is displayed between 9 and 12 o'clock, an interesting asymmetric placement which adds to the charm of the reference. Due to the placement of the complication, the "Patek Philippe Geneve" signature is unusually placed at 2 o'clock, with a date and moon display at 7 o'clock and small seconds at 4. It features all the traditional indications of a time-only watch, with applied hour-markers and Nautilus hands (with luminescent inserts).
The case and bracelet
The case and bracelet of this Nautilus 3712/1A are excellently finished, with beveled, polished and granular surfaces. The steel bracelet has virtually no stretch, with flat central links. At 42mm in diameter and 8mm in thickness, the 3712/1A retains a slim profile despite the added complication.
The reference 3712/1A is powered by Patek Philippe's in-house calibre 240 PS IRM C LU (for petite seconde, indication de réserve de marche, calendrier et lune – small second, power reserve indicator, date and moon), visible through the sapphire display-back. It features 29 jewels, a straight-line lever escapement, shock absorber mechanism a self-compensating flat balance spring and a monometallic balance, adjusted to cold, heat, isochronism and 5 positions. Furthermore, the 22k solid-gold micro-rotor is finished in classic Patek Philippe style, with Geneva stripes.
This Patek Philippe Nautilus 3712/1A is accompanied by its Certificate of Origin, which confirms that the watch was sold on September 10th, 2005.
Brand: Patek Philippe
Model: Nautilus ref. 3712/1A
Movement: mechanical automatic-winding calibre 240 PS IRM C LU
Functions: date, hours, minutes, power reserve
Features: gradient blue dial, 3 dot power-reserve
Case: 42mm "Jumbo" stainless steel
Crystal: sapphire front
Bracelet: stainless steel bracelet with deployant clasp
Box & papers: inner/outer boxes, Certificate of Origin
This Patek Philippe Nautilus 3712/1A was originally sold on September 10th, 2005. The case and bracelet are excellently finished, with beveled, polished and granular surfaces. Both the case and bracelet are original to the watch, with appropriately corresponding signatures throughout. The case is sharp and thick, fully retaining its original shape. There are minor superficial marks throughout, consistent with occasional use. The bezel has a slight imperfection between 11 and 12 o'clock. The bracelet also has a total of 23 links, of which 8 are removable. It comes with a two-year warranty from A Collected Man, and a lifetime guarantee of authenticity.


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Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness on Blu-ray in December
Posted on November 23, 2021 by Justin Sluss
The TV Series "Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness" is officially coming to Blu-ray Disc on December 21st via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The series (as seen on Netflix), created by Hiroyuki Kobayashi, produced and supervised by Capcom, features the familiar franchise characters "Leon S. Kennedy" and "Claire Redfield" — voiced by Nick Apostolides and Stephanie Panisello (respectively in that order).
The tech specs for the Blu-ray release include all 4 episodes presented in 1080p HD video in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless surround sound. You can now find the Blu-ray available for preorder over at Amazon. There will be only one extra on the release:
The 30-minute Special Feature: The Making of RESIDENT EVIL: Infinite Darkness
Further below, after the break, you can find the official trailer and announcement about the home video release.
The Haunting of Bly Manor on Blu-ray in October
The 2020 TV series "The Haunting of Bly Manor" is coming to Blu-ray Disc on October 12th via Paramount Home Entertainment. The TV series, as seen streaming on Netflix and created by Mike Flanagan, starred Victoria Pedretti, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Amelia Eve, T'Nia Miller, Rahul Kohli, Tahirah Sharif, Amelie Bea Smith, Kate Siegel, and Henry Thomas.
The tech specs for the Blu-ray set have not yet been detailed but you can expect 1080p HD video in the 2.00:1 aspect ratio with likely a lossless 5.1 surround sound mix, spanning across a 3-disc set (as the artwork's spine indicates). However, stay tuned for an update on tech specs for this release. You can now find the Blu-ray available for preorder over at Amazon. The bonus materials set to be included with this release are listed below.
Go behind the scenes with EXCLUSIVE special features including:
Home for the Haunted: The Ghosts of Bly Manor – Featurette
Welcome to Bly Manor – Featurette
Audio Commentary by Director/Creator Mike Flanagan
Audio Commentary by Director Liam Gavin
Audio Commentary by Director Axelle Carolyn
It's also worth noting that there will be "The Haunting: 2-Series Collection" set on Blu-ray Disc available on the same day (October 12th) which combines the first season of the series (technically) "The Haunting of Hill House" with the latter (second) season. That Blu-ray is also now available for preorder over at Amazon. That set can be found pictured below.
UPDATE: This title has been officially announced by the studio (Paramount) and you can find the full details below, after the break.
The Umbrella Academy Season One on Blu-ray in June
Posted on April 4, 2021 by Justin Sluss
The TV series "The Umbrella Academy: Season One" is coming to Blu-ray Disc on June 22nd via Universal Studios Home Entertainment, according to retailers. The show, which airs on Netflix, based on the Dark Horse comics series (of the same title) created by Gerard Way, stars Elliot Page, Robert Sheehan, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Justin H. Min, Aidan Gallagher, and Emmy Raver-Lampman. The tech specs for the first season of the show on Blu-ray include a 1080p HD presentation in the 2.00:1 aspect ratio with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround sound spanning across a set of three BD-50 Blu-ray Discs. You can now find the Blu-ray (mislabeled as the DVD) available for preorder over at Amazon. No bonus materials will be included with this release.
UPDATE: You can find full details about the upcoming Blu-ray release of the first season of this show below, after the break.
Tremors: Shrieker Island on Blu-ray in October
2020 (made for) Netflix movie "Tremors: Shrieker Island" is officially coming to Blu-ray Disc on October 20th, via Universal Studios Home Entertainment. The movie is the latest in the "Tremors" film franchise and was directed by Don Michael Paul. It stars Michael Gross, Jon Heder, Caroline Langrishe, Cassie Clare, Matthew Douglas, Sahajak Boonthanakit, David Asavanond, Jackie Cruz, and Richard Brake. Tech specs for the Blu-ray include a 1080p HD video presentation in the 2.00:1 aspect ratio with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround sound, on a BD-50 disc. The release will come in the form of a "combo pack" meaning that it'll include both a DVD counterpart and a digital code (copy) of the film. You can now find the Blu-ray available for preorder over at Amazon. The bonus materials set to be included on the release are listed below.
The Monsters of Tremors – Narrated by Burt Gummer himself, this piece gives you everything you ever wanted to know about the world's most fearsome monsters: Graboids, Shriekers, and Ass Blasters.
Tremors Top 30 Moments – A lot has happened since we first visited Perfection, Nevada. From the biggest laughs, to the most gruesome kills, to Burt's greatest "Burtisms," we relive some of the most classic moments from across the franchise.
The Legend of Burt Gummer – Throughout all the years of Tremors, one character has been the common thread. Take a deep dive into the iconic character Burt Gummer, led by the actor who made him a legend, Michael Gross.
Further below, after the break, you can find the full information regarding details about this upcoming home video release of the film.
2019 Scorsese film The Irishman on Blu-ray November
The 2019 "The Irishman" film directed by Martin Scorsese is officially coming to Blu-ray Disc on November 24th via The Criterion Collection. The movie originally debuted both in theaters and streaming on Netflix, and it was nominated for 10 Academy Awards ("Oscars"). The Irishman starred Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, as well as co-starred Harvey Keitel, Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale, Anna Paquin, and Stephen Graham. The Criterion Blu-ray will feature a "new 4K digital master, approved by director Martin Scorsese" in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio (presented in 1080p HD) with Dolby Atmos sound. Right now, you cannot yet find the Blu-ray available for preorder over at Amazon but stay tuned for an update on that. You can now however find the Blu-ray available for preorder directly from The Criterion Collection website. Details about the release and the bonus materials can be found listed below.
New 4K digital master, approved by director Martin Scorsese, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack on the Blu-ray
Newly edited roundtable conversation among Scorsese and actors Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci, originally recorded in 2019
New documentary about the making of the film featuring Scorsese; the lead actors; producers Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Jane Rosenthal, and Irwin Winkler; director of photography Rodrigo Prieto; and others from the cast and crew
New video essay written and narrated by film critic Farran Smith Nehme about The Irishman's synthesis of Scorsese's singular formal style
The Evolution of Digital De-aging, a 2019 program on the visual effects created for the film
Archival interview excerpts with Frank "the Irishman" Sheeran and International Brotherhood of Teamsters trade union leader Jimmy Hoffa
Trailer and teaser
PLUS: An essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien
New cover by Gregory Manchess
EDITORIAL NOTE: First off, yes, I know the movie itself actually aired in 4K Ultra HD with HDR (high dynamic range) on Netflix but we're not receiving a 4K physical release here for yet another title from Criterion. That's pretty much a sign that Criterion really has no plans for releasing to the 4K UHD Blu-ray format, at least anytime soon. I hate that, but it is still great to see this film getting a physical release, and from the folks at The Criterion Collection, nonetheless — even if it is only in 1080p, as it is. It is what it is. Yes, I just went there. I'll end this by stating the obvious: it's 2020 and I think that it's about time that maybe Criterion got with the whole 4K UHD Blu-ray game.
The Haunting of Hill House – Blu-ray Review
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The Haunting of Hill House on Blu-ray in October
The 2018 TV series "The Haunting of Hill House" is coming to Blu-ray Disc on October 15th via Paramount. The show (as seen on Netflix) in its first season, directed by Mike Flanagan, featured a cast of Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Victoria Pedretti, Michiel Huisman, Carla Gugino, Henry Thomas, Elizabeth Reaser, and Kate Siegel.
UPDATE: Tech specs for the release include 1080p video in the 1.78:1 aspect ratio and Dolby TrueHD 5.1 sound. The Blu-ray release is now available to pre-order over at Amazon. The season will be presented in an "Extended Director's Cut" featuring never-before-seen content on three out of the ten episodes. Bonus materials set to be included on the release are listed below.
EP 101: Steven Sees a Ghost
Steven Sees a Ghost Extended Director's Cut
Steven Sees a Ghost Extended Director's Cut Commentary by Director Mike Flanagan
EP 105: The Bent-Neck Lady
The Bent-Neck Lady Extended Director's Cut
The Bent-Neck Lady Extended Director's Cut Commentary by Director Mike Flanagan
EP 106: Two Storms
Two Storms Commentary by Director Mike Flanagan
EP 110: Silence Lay Steadily
Silence Lay Steadily Extended Director's Cut
Silence Lay Steadily Extended Director's Cut Commentary by Director Mike Flanagan
Further below, after the break, you can find the full announcement regarding this upcoming Blu-ray release.
Lost In Space: The Complete First Season Blu-ray in June
The 2018 TV series "Lost In Space: The Complete First Season" is coming to Blu-ray Disc on June 4th via Fox, according to an early alert to retailers. The show, a revival of the 1960s science fiction classic, premiered last year on Netflix. The show's cast includes Molly Parker, Toby Stephens, Maxwell Jenkins, Taylor Russell, Ignacio Serricchio, and Parker Posey.
UPDATE: You can now find the Blu-ray available for pre-order over at Amazon. Tech specs for the release include 1080p in the 2.00:1 aspect ratio (as originally shown) and DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio sound. The following bonus materials will be included on the release.
"No Place to Hide" – Colorized Unaired Pilot Episode from the Original (Blu-ray Exclusive)
Bill and Max: Lost and Found in Space
Bill Mumy Visits the Jupiter 2
Designing the Robot
Sizzle Reel
EDITOR NOTE: Sadly, there officially appears to be no sign of a 4K release of this show which is surprising because it airs (on Netflix) in 4K with HDR and even Dolby Atmos sound. Perhaps there will be plans at a later time for a 4K release, or perhaps not. Again, stay tuned!
Below, after the break, you can find the full announcement with details about this upcoming Blu-ray release.
Animated TV series "Castlevania Season One" comes to Blu-ray Disc in December
Posted on October 5, 2018 by Justin Sluss
Yesterday at this year's NYCC (New York Comic-Con) they announced that the animated TV series "Castlevania Season One" is coming to Blu-ray Disc on December 4th via VIZ Media (distributed by Warner). The show can be seen on Netflix and has been renewed for a second season. There are several tweets floating around that show the cover art for the set. The tech specs for the release have not yet been detailed, nor fully have the bonus materials, so stay tuned for a full update on that. It is said that the release will include bonus materials such as storyboards and an art gallery. The title is now available for PRE-ORDER on Blu-ray over at Amazon.

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Q: Colour coding p values in a gt table with no column names I have the following gt table:
library(dplyr)
library(gt)
group1 <- c("0", "1", "10", "100", "1000")
group2 <- c("0", "1", "10", "100", "1000")
pvalue <- c("0.06", "0.042", "0.001", "1", "0.02")
data <- data.frame(group1, group2, pvalue)

data %>%
  pivot_wider(names_from = group2,
              values_from = pvalue) %>%
  gt() %>%
  cols_label(group1 = "") %>%
    sub_missing(
  columns = everything(),
  rows = everything(),
  missing_text = "")

Is there a way to colour code p values that are less than 0.05 blue, and less than 0.01 red? I have tried the data_colours argument, but as I have no column names it isn't working.

A: You were on the right track with using data_color. And of course do you have column names even if they are not really needed as we only have to exclude the first column:
library(dplyr)
library(tidyr)
library(gt)

data %>%
  pivot_wider(names_from = group2,
              values_from = pvalue) %>%
  mutate(across(-1, as.numeric)) %>%
  gt() %>%
  cols_label(group1 = "") %>%
  sub_missing(
    columns = everything(),
    rows = everything(),
    missing_text = "") %>%
  data_color(
    columns = -1,
    colors = scales::col_bin(
      palette = c("red", "blue", "transparent"),
      bins = c(0, 0.01, .05, 1),
      na.color = "transparent"
    )
  )


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Length 5 hours 26 minutes
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Q: How to display only one infowindow at a time in google maps api v3 Can we display only one infowindow at a time in google map with multiple infowindows for multiple markers.
Means , hide/close other infowindows when i click on a marker & display only current marker infowindow.
Thanks.

A: The way I solved it is as follow
var infoWindowsOpenCurrently;// A temporarily variable to save currently opened info window
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
  typeof infoWindowsOpenCurrently !== 'undefined' && infoWindowsOpenCurrently.close();//if variable is defined close
  infowindow.open(map, marker);
  infoWindowsOpenCurrently = infowindow;//set current info window to temporary variable
});

A: Here is the javascript code i have used when displaying single marker at a time.
After a search of almost 3 hours i figured it out and in a simple way if you add multiple markers in this way
var markerArray=[];

  for (var i = 0; i < markers.length; i++)
            {
                var newMarker = new google.maps.Marker({
                    map: map,
                    position: new google.maps.LatLng(markers[i].Latitude, markers[i].Longitude),
                    title: markers[i].Name + ", "+ markers[i].Address,
                    draggable: false
                });

                var statusStr;
                //Set marker icon depending upon current stage
                switch (markers[i].Stage)
                {
                    //Stage 1 - Brochure
                    case 5: newMarker.setIcon(stage1MarkerImage);
                        statusStr = 'Current Status - <select id="status"> <option id="5" value="Brochure" selected="selected">Brochure</option><option id="6" value="Demo">Demo</option><option id="7" value="Site Visit">Site Visit</option><option id="8" value="Lease Approval">Lease Approval</option></select>';
                        break;
                        //Stage 2 - Demo
                    case 6: newMarker.setIcon(stage2MarkerImage);
                        statusStr = 'Current Status - <select id="status"> <option id="5" value="Brochure" >Brochure</option><option id="6" value="Demo" selected="selected">Demo</option><option id="7" value="Site Visit">Site Visit</option><option id="8" value="Lease Approval">Lease Approval</option></select>';
                        break;
                        //Stage 3 - Site Visit
                    case 7: newMarker.setIcon(stage3MarkerImage);
                        statusStr = 'Current Status - <select id="status"> <option id="5" value="Brochure" >Brochure</option><option id="6" value="Demo" >Demo</option><option id="7" value="Site Visit" selected="selected">Site Visit</option><option id="8" value="Lease Approval">Lease Approval</option></select>';
                        break;
                        //Stage 4 - Lease Approval
                    case 8: newMarker.setIcon(stage4MarkerImage);
                        statusStr = 'Current Status - <select id="status"> <option id="5" value="Brochure" >Brochure</option><option id="6" value="Demo" >Demo</option><option id="7" value="Site Visit" ><Site Visit/option><option id="8" value="Lease Approval" selected="selected">Lease Approval</option></select>';
                        break;
                }

                newMarker["infoWindow"] = new google.maps.InfoWindow({
                    content:
                 '
' +
                '' + markers[i].Name + '' +
                '

' +
                '
' +
                '
' + markers[i].Address + ', ' + markers[i].City + ', ' + markers[i].State + ', ' + markers[i].CountryName + '
' +
                '
' +
                 statusStr+
                'Update' +
                '
' +
                '
' +
                '
'
                });

                google.maps.event.addListener(newMarker, 'click', function () {

                    for (var i = 0; i < markerArray.length; i++)
                    {
                        var currentMarker = markerArray[i];
                        currentMarker["infoWindow"].close();
                        console.log(currentMarker);
                    }

                    this['infoWindow'].open(map, this);

                });

                markerArray.push(newMarker);
            }

A: I played around with your code for a bit and ended with this :
var markerArray = [];//necessary???

var infoHTML = '

Current Status - <select id="status"> <option value="5">Brochure</option><option value="6">Demo</option><option value="7">Site Visit</option><option value="8">Lease Approval</option></select>Update

';

//One infoWindow with dynamic content
var infoWindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({
    content: infoHTML
});

$(infoWindow).find("label").on('click', function() {
    var stage = $(this).prev("select").val();
    var marker = $(this).data('marker')
    marker.data.Stage = stage;
    updateCustomerStep(marker, stage);
});

function openInfoWin() {
    var data = this.data;
    var $infoWindow = $(infoWindow);
    var $select = $infoWindow.find("select").val(data.Stage);
    $infoWindow.find("label").data('marker',this);
    $infoWindow.find("header").text(data.Name);
    $infoWindow.find(".address").text([data.Address, data.City, data.State, data.CountryName].join(', '));
    infoWindow.open(map, this);
}

for (var i = 0; i < markers.length; i++) {
    var data = markers[i];

    newMarker = new google.maps.Marker({
        map: map,
        position: new google.maps.LatLng(data.Latitude, data.Longitude),
        title: data.Name + ", " + data.Address,
        draggable: false
    });

    //Set marker icon depending upon current stage
    switch (data.Stage) {
        case 5: newMarker.setIcon(stage1MarkerImage); break;//Stage 1 - Brochure
        case 6: newMarker.setIcon(stage2MarkerImage); break;//Stage 2 - Demo
        case 7: newMarker.setIcon(stage3MarkerImage); break;//Stage 3 - Site Visit
        case 8: newMarker.setIcon(stage4MarkerImage); break;//Stage 4 - Lease Approval
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    newMarker.data = data;
    google.maps.event.addListener(newMarker, 'click', openInfoWin);
    markerArray.push(newMarker);//necessary???
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*markerArray is no longer needed unless it is used elewhere in the code.

*the function updateCustomerStep will need to be modified to have formal variables (marker, stage).


There are many rumors and speculations across the internet that Microsoft will collect annual fee for using Windows 10. Few sources reported that fee will be charged after free-for-one year upgrade offer expires. But, Microsoft clarified that these rumors are false.
If the windows is upgraded between July 26, 2015 and July 29, 2016, there is a chance to upgrade to Windows 10 at free of cost. After July 29th 2016, you will have to pay for getting the license of Windows 10.
Microsoft clearly specified that the operating system is free of cost. It is not a introductory version or a trial version.
If Google were a person: Embarrassing to Imagine!
Just imagine that Google were a real person!. He would probably have the world's most frustrating job. It really sounds funny, but fact is that if the popular search engine compared a human being, really a lot more tough job for him?
Google has to deal with all the crud we type into the search engine and spit out results that match up to our perverted tastes, stoned questions, deepest fears, doddering mistakes all while trying to not to judge us.
Not only that but it has to be ready to burn all our embarrassing evidence and deal with inferior competitors like Siri who don't understand what the hell we're saying half the time.
It's also funny as hell to imagine. College Humor continues their series of imagining a real guy as Google. It's really embarrassing right?


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November 29, 2021 | Capitalism Reimagined
Warriors and Lovers: Systemic change requires diversity in strategies, too
David Bank
When it comes to reimagining capitalism, some leaders and organizations confront power with campaigns, demands, demonstrations and grassroots and community organizing.
Others try to build bridges across differences by emphasizing collaboration, shaping conversations, nudging behavior-change and rewarding best practices.
Building a robust and effective movement for change means forging an understanding of how to leverage diverse approaches in the service of shared goals.
The New Capitalism Project, an 18-month effort to model that emergent movement and the new economic system it is already creating, enlisted a dozen leaders to participate in a collective strategy process that is still ongoing. Participants in the project, backed by Omidyar Network, the Ford and Rockefeller foundations and other funders, will present the first public briefing on their work on ImpactAlpha's Call No. 35: Capitalism Reimagined, on Tuesday, Nov. 30 (RSVP).
The project challenged itself to recruit a diverse design team across race, ethnicity and gender. And drawing on a framework developed by Steve Waddell, the New Capitalism Project also identified approaches along the axes from confrontation to collaboration and from destruction to creation. For shorthand, the project labeled these archetypes Warriors, Entrepreneurs, Missionaries and Lovers.
"We intentionally sought a mix of inside-game and outside-game leaders and organizations," said Anna Muoio, the consultant who is leading the effort. "Those who move not just through collaboration in driving change, but also those who engage in change through confrontation."
Capitalism Reimagined: Seven dimensions of a better economic system
The dozen leaders worked through a set of questions in an effort to arrive at "a more unified and positive version of the future." All of the leaders and organizations are working toward some version of an inclusive, sustainable, equitable, regenerative, just, multiracial, restorative, conscious, circular, solidarity, well-being, liberation economy for all, according to a summary of the project's work to date. But the project's early work made clear the lack of a shared vision of what such a system might really look like. "It's not just semantics," one leader said. "People do mean different things."
Impact investing, for example, which likes to see itself as a force for good, was called out by one of the leaders as playing into the hands of the problem itself, "privatizing things that have been in the public sphere, taking action without democratic mandate and accountability."
"We also strove to include more activist-leaning organizations," Muoio said. The project is aiming to present a set of ideas for collaborative funder support by the end of January.
The design team included: Amit Bouri of the Global Impact Investing Network; B Lab's Andrew Kassoy; Amalgamated Bank's Bill Dempsey; Carol Anne Hilton of the Indigenomics Institute, SEIU's Edgar Hernández, Majority Action's Eli Kasargod-Staub; Fran Seegull of the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance; Imperative 21's Jay Coen Gilbert; Jeremie Greer of Liberation in a Generation; PolicyLink's Mahlet Getachew; Meredith Sumpter of the Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism; and Rodrigo Garcia from the office of the Illinois state treasurer.
"The design team put in the time—and sweat—to understand how each sees the current failures of our economic system," Muoio said. "And then to imagine, courageously and collectively, what a better future could look like."
Four members of the team agreed to talk about the New Capitalism Project's work on The Call on Tuesday. They are:
Carol Anne Hilton, Indigenomics Institute
Indigenous people worldwide have been systematically excluded from economic prosperity, land and basic human rights. Carol Anne Hilton founded the Indigenomics Institute to redesign and rebuild modern economic systems with an Indigenous worldview.
"It's about finding and creating opportunities that work for each individual Indigenous community," said Hilton, a member of Hesquiaht First Nation from Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
Hilton is on a mission to help grow Canada's Indigenous economy to $100 billion (a 2011 study pegged Canada's Indigenous economy at $24 billion) Indigenomics flips the perception of Indigenous peoples to emphasize empowerment and resilience.
"I come from over 10,000 years of the potlatch tradition of giving and demonstration of wealth, connection and relationship," Hilton writes in her book, Indigenomics.
"There is no socio-economic gap, only Indigenous economic displacement and upholding of the conditions of Indigenous economic regression," she says. "We need consistent demonstrable data points to demonstrate beyond the gap and understand actual Indigenous economic design, impact and outcomes today."
Amit Bouri, Global Impact impacting Network
As a consultant with the Monitor Institute more than a decade ago, Bouri co-founded "the GIIN" when impact investing assets under management were tallied in the single-digit billions. As the head of impact investing's de facto industry group, Bouri has supported the industry's growth to nearly a trillion dollars in assets.
Bouri is pushing the GIIN to go beyond impact investing to all of investing – and to the economic system as a whole.
"There is still too much capital sitting on the sidelines," says Bouri. The movement for a new capitalism will require investors to rethink the power of capital and "take a broader, longer-term view about the value investments create for people, for communities, and for the planet."
Bouri wants the New Capitalism Project to reflect the best principles and practices of impact investing. In a transformed economic system, "impact investments will be a viable option for every investor, from retail to institutional," he says. "Businesses and investors will hold themselves accountable to multiple sets of stakeholders." The concept of 'externalities' will be relegated to history, he says, and finance theory will account for risk, return, and impact.
Says Bouri, "It is time for a new status quo that thinks about investment capital in an entirely new way."
Eli Kasargod-Staub, Majority Action
This past proxy season, climate-conscious shareholders flexed their muscles, securing historic wins at companies from Exxon and Chevron to DuPont. Egging them on was Majority Action, a nonprofit that seeks to empower shareholders – and hold corporations accountable.
Eli Kasargod-Staub, who earlier headed research for the Service Employees International Union has helped, has aimed Majority Action at ESG laggards. The group tracks the votes of large asset managers that have the power to push companies to change – or enable their inaction. "Nothing less than a wholesale transformation from the utility, finance, and oil and gas sectors will be sufficient to stem the effects of catastrophic climate change — which will only take place if investors hold their boards accountable," he writes.
The group is not afraid to name and shame. It called out Fidelity, Vanguard, BNY Mellon, T. Rowe Price, Wellington, and JPMorgan Asset Management for supporting "status-quo governance of climate risks" by voting for more than 98% of management-sponsored directors at climate-critical companies.
"Proxy voting by asset managers with over $1 trillion in AUM remained insufficient to the scale and urgency of the climate crisis," Majority Action concluded in its post mortem of climate-related votes. The largest asset manager, BlackRock, voted for just two of the four insurgent board directors nominated to Exxon's board.
"BlackRock is supporting the insurgent candidates and handcuffing them at the same time," Kasargod-Staub told ImpactAlpha after the vote. Majority Action is pushing fund managers to set higher expectations for companies in next spring's proxy season – and to vote against directors that don't abide. Consider yourself warned.
Meredith Sumpter, Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism
The coalition was founded in 2014 by Lynn Forester de Rothschild, a lawyer who founded a ran a string of successful media companies and is married to Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, a member of the famous finance family.
Sumpter is CEO of the coalition, as well as of a related group that has worked the Vatican since Pope Francis signaled his interest in impact investing in his 2015 encyclical, Laudato Si (see Agent of Impact, Cardinal Peter Turkson). The coalition pulled together a bipartisan commission in 2019 that outlined a framework for a new social compact between business, government and workers.
Sumpter earlier headed research and strategy for Eurasia Group and led strategy for corporations operating across Asia. She served as a diplomat in the U.S. embassy in Beijing and as a Senate staffer; she was raised in rural Alaska.
This spring, the coalition helped pull together a call with more than 100 corporate leaders to discuss non-partisan ways to safeguard voting rights and U.S. democracy. "These business leaders know progress will only be made when we act inclusively, with fair measures that expand voter access," Sumpter said at the time.
More recently, she has advocated for the Securities and Exchange Commission to adopt rules requiring companies to disclose diversity, pay levels and staff turnover.
"That's an important step toward the accountability we need from executives to ensure workers are included in the pandemic economic recovery," she wrote with ShareAction's Paul Dickinson. "Investors are increasingly demanding such information as they take a broader view of what determines corporate success."
ImpactAlpha's Jessica Pothering, Amy Cortese and Dennis Price contributed reporting.
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Lower eyelid defects result from various causes, most commonly trauma and eyelid tumor excision. Once the eyelid margin is violated, only surgical repair can restore the lid's integrity. Repairing and reconstructing lower eyelid defects can be a challenge for even the most experienced surgeon.
When repairing lower eyelid defects, one must ensure proper eyelid closure while avoiding the complications of eyelid notching, entropion and ectropion. Because there are many surgical methods to repair and reconstruct the eyelid, the surgeon must determine which technique is most appropriate to restore the natural eyelid contour for each clinical scenario.
For instance, the surgeon must assess the need for anterior or posterior eyelid lamella reconstruction and decide whether a graft is necessary. The surgeon must also consider how to close the defect while 1) maximizing horizontal tension, 2) minimizing vertical tension and 3) maintaining canthal fixation.
Other issues to be considered include the size, location and orientation of the defect; the patient's age; the blood supply to the tissue; how old the wound is; and the integrity of the tissue (e.g., history of prior radiation, scar tissue, etc.). If a graft is needed to repair the skin defect but the tarsus is relatively intact, lower eyelid defects are best filled with preauricular or retroauricular skin grafts.
Small defect. Lower eyelid defect repair algorithms vary based on the size and location of the defect. A small defect encompasses less than one-third of the lower eyelid and can usually be repaired by primary closure.
If it is needed, one can perform an inferior or superior cantholysis to mobilize the lateral eyelid margin 3 to 5 mm. This is performed by first making a horizontal incision between the two limbs of the lateral canthal tendon, then separating the skin and conjunctiva through the incision. A cut is made through the appropriate limb of the tendon, leaving the other limb of the tendon intact. If necessary, the orbital septum can be freed from its insertion to obtain optimum closure of the defect.
Moderately sized defect. Lower eyelid defects involving between one-third and one-half of the eyelid margin are considered to be of moderate size. To repair a moderately sized defect, a modified Tenzel semicircular rotation flap can be performed.
This procedure is most successful if there is remaining tarsus on each side of the defect to support the reconstruction. This repair is accomplished by performing a lateral canthotomy and cantholysis, which is done beneath the flap separating the orbital rim from the inferior limb of the lateral canthal tendon as well as its lateral and inferior attachments. This is followed by cutting a semicircular flap of skin and muscle at the lateral canthus. The surgeon must undermine the temporal and inferior portion to allow sufficient advancement of the lateral eyelid medially.
Once the flap is rotated, the lateral canthus must be fixated with enough tension to reshape the eyelid without causing an ectropion. The surgeon should use three 6-0 silk sutures on the eyelid margin while suturing the lateral segment of the eyelid to the medial segment so as to approximate the two segments of the eyelid. The tarsus should be closed with interrupted 6-0 chromic catgut or Vicryl sutures. Subcutaneous tissue can be closed with interrupted 5-0 or 6-0 plain or chromic catgut sutures. The surgeon can then use a 5-0 polyester suture through the medial tarsal segment and attach it to the lower limb of the lateral canthal tendon to reestablish the lateral canthus. Skin closure can be performed with 6-0 running silk stitch or nylon suture.
Large defect. For a horizontal lower eyelid defect that extends beyond half of the eyelid, the surgeon must reconstruct the posterior lamella and rely on a combination of the previously used lower eyelid repair techniques to close the remaining skin. A graft is necessary to reconstruct the posterior lamella. The best posterior lamellar graft is the patient's own tarsoconjunctiva, which can be harvested from the upper eyelid or the contralateral eyelid to fill the lower eyelid defect. Regenerative tissue matrix (Alloderm) can be used as an alternative if harvested material is not available at the time of surgery.
A Hughes tarsoconjunctival flap is fashioned by bringing down a portion of the upper eyelid tarsus as a pedicle. The upper eyelid is first everted, and the flap pedicle graft is started 5 or 6 mm from the eyelid margin. The flap graft must be the same size as the lower eyelid defect. Mueller's muscle is disinserted from its tarsal attachment. The flap of the superior eyelid is then sutured using a 6-0 polyester, 6-0 Vicryl or 5-0 chromic catgut suture where the three edges meet the lower defect. It may be necessary to undermine skin and to create Burrow's triangles to allow skin advancement to close the defect anteriorly, subsequently restoring anterior lamella. The lower eyelid defect is then sutured.
Once the upper eyelid tarsus pedicle is sewn to the remaining tarsus of the lower eyelid, the surgeon can carry out direct closure. This can be accomplished by undermining, cantholysis, skin graft or a semicircular rotation flap to close the skin and complete the repair. The surgeon should leave 4 mm of tarsus in the upper eyelid to ensure that the upper tarsal plate will not be deficient after the pedicle is cut open. A disadvantage of this procedure is that the patient cannot see out of this eye while the graft is healing, for six to eight weeks, before undergoing the eyelid fissure opening step of the procedure. Thus, this procedure may not be an option for a monocular patient or a patient who cannot tolerate the eyelid being closed that long.
In the second step of the procedure, the surgeon incises the skin such that it bows upward in the center, and then makes sure the conjunctival edge is slightly higher than the edge of the skin. Once the eyelid has been opened during the second step of the procedure, patients generally do very well and are satisfied with the cosmetic outcome.
Dr. Barbarino is an oculoplastics fellow at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, Montefiore Medical Center, New York. Dr. Glavas is teaching attending and clinical professor of ophthalmology at the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, New York University, N.Y.


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"Our students' fave place in the neighborhood for a delicious, indulgent lunch - pizza is fantastic but try the baked pasta too."
"Love AOA! The only place we would study in Los Angeles."
"Nearby Shakespeare & Co. Books has a great selection of titles https://foursquare.com/venue/574600"


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Iran, Trinidad and Tobago friendly confirmed
Iran national football team will play Trinidad and Tobago in a friendly match on Nov. 15. The warm up match will be held in Tehran's Azadi Stadium as part of preparation for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. "The match against Iran will be a good warm-up for us ahead of the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup. […]
Iran national football team will play Trinidad and Tobago in a friendly match on Nov. 15.
The warm up match will be held in Tehran's Azadi Stadium as part of preparation for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
"The match against Iran will be a good warm-up for us ahead of the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Iran are a strong team and sit in the 33rd place in FIFA ranking. They had an excellent performance in the 2018 World Cup and it shows how good they are," Trinidad and Tobago head coach Dennis Lawrence said.
Iran defeated Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 ahead of the 2014 World Cup thanks to the goals from Ehsan Haji Safi and Reza Ghoochannejhad at the Corinthians soccer team training center in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Iran defeated Bolivia 2-1 in a friendly match on Oct. 16 at the Azadi Stadium.
The Iranian media reports suggest that Team Melli will face Venezuela in Doha, Qatar on Nov. 20.
Iran have been drawn in AFC Asian Cup Group D along with Iraq, Yemen and Vietnam.
Short link :
https://irannewsdaily.com/?p=43208
AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Trinidad and Tobago
Irandoost names Iran team for AFC Asian Cup 2022
Zahra Nemati among top female performers in 2021
Masoud Fallah appointed Iran wheelchair basketball team coach
Maryam Irandoost has named her 23-member team for the AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022.
Iranian Para archer Zahra Nemati was chosen by International Paralympic Committee among the top female performers in 2021.
Masoud Fallah was named as new head coach of Iran's wheelchair basketball team on Wednesday.
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Iran's Oil Minister Javad Owji explored ways to boost oil cooperation with his Russian counterpart Nikolai Shulginov in Moscow.


Include on the slides what you'd want the audience to see (include appropriate visual aids/layout) and include in the Speaker's Notes section what you'd say as you present each slide. If any source material is quoted or paraphrased in the presentation, use APA citations and references.
Draw on material you developed in the Weeks 3-4 assignments.
• Identify what variable would be best to measure for this problem. Explain why.
• Apply data analysis techniques to this problem (tell which techniques should be used: descriptive stats, inferential stats, probability, linear regression, time series). Explain why.
• Apply a possible solution to the problem/opportunity, with rationale.
• Evaluate how data could be used to measure the implementation of such a solution.


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Awesome Foundation Award Winner: Shop-With-A-Cop
by Brandi Malarkey November 1, 2021, 2:39 pm 684 Views
The holiday season is quick approaching, and the Moorhead Police department is gearing up — to go shopping.
December 2021 marks the fourth year that the Moorhead Police Athletics and Activities League (PAL) will be hosting Shop-with-a-Cop, a program designed to connect with at risk and underserved Moorhead children while also providing them and their families with a little Christmas cheer.
"It's a fun way to connect with the community," says Sergeant Scott Kostohryz, one of the organizers of the event. "Unfortunately, a majority of contact between the police and the community is negative in nature — people don't call and tell us they are having a good day — and that can be even more traumatizing for a kid. So we want to build those positive interactions; build trust in us, and trust in the community itself. There are a lot of options for adults, not as much outreach for kids."
To proactively reach out to the youth of the community, the Moorhead Police Department has been creating opportunities to interact. Since their first event, a kids hockey game in 2007, they have created multiple programs to connect community children with police officers, such as providing bikes for area children or hosting their first baseball game this past July. To make it easier for the community to assist and donate to their endeavors, the non-profit, Moorhead Police Athletics and Activities League (PAL), was formed in 2017.
"The nice thing is that we don't have any parameters," laughs Kostohryz. "We can try different things. Our imagination is our only limitation."
For Shop-with-a-Cop, each child is paired up with an individual police officer and provided with funds to purchase holiday gifts for their family members. The pair spend time shopping and getting to know each other before going to the volunteer gift wrapping station set up at the front of the store. While the child gets their presents wrapped, the officer sneaks away to purchase and wrap a Christmas gift for their partner. In this way, each child returns home with wrapped gifts for everyone in their household, including themselves.
The first two years of the program served between 30 and 50 community children nominated by schools, counselors, probation officers and occasionally judges. Last year the program helped over 70 kids get presents, and Sergeant Kostohryz is hoping 2021 will expand their reach even further.
"Last year we just grew. We're starting to have parents call, which means we are building relationships with the parents and family, too. We've been really lucky. Target has been a great corporate sponsor and a lot of organizations and people help keep us going. We're still growing and so far we haven't had to turn anyone away. Ideally, we'd love to expand to help kids all over Clay County."
Funding for the Moorhead Police Athletics and Activities League changes every year, as PAL doesn't have a specific funding source. This year Shop-with-a-Cop will be partially funded by a grant from the Cass Clay chapter of the Awesome Foundation, who named the program their September 2021 grantee. Their gift of $1000 will assist PAL in reaching out to ten additional families this holiday season.
Sergeant Kostohryz is firm that it is the continual combination of support from organizations, companies and individuals that make the Shop-with-a-Cop program successful.
"We appreciate groups that step up and support programs like Shop-with-a-Cop. It's amazing how expensive doing good is. It takes money to do programs like this, and you need public support. In other parts of the country, this program would not exist. It is the community supporting the program that has kept us going these four years. The continued support of law enforcement in general, and programs like this. It really is building a community together."
Community members who wish to learn more, support the Moorhead Police Athletics and Activities League, or a specific program like Shop-with-a-Cop, are encouraged to contact Sergeant Scott Kostohryz directly.
Email: scott.kostohryz@moorheadpolice.com
Website: moorheadpal.org/
Facebook: @MoorheadPAL
The Cass Clay chapter of the Awesome Foundation awards a $1,000 gift each month for awesome ideas of all sorts. Grant recipients do not need to be associated with a non-profit. Applications can be made at awesomefoundation.org/en/chapters/ cassclay
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Chicago, IL 60606. The USPTO has given the DETECTIVE CASES trademark serial number of 75504573.
DETECTIVE CASES sells goods and services of Publication; namely a bimonthly magazine of detective stories. This logo and TradeMark was filed on June 18, 1998 and was first used on June 01, 1950.


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Ronald Reagan, Champion of Organized Labor. Wait, What?
Mar 7, 2011 • 1 min read
Presidential candidate, and former President of the Screen Writers' Guild Ronald Reagan made a great speech sticking up for the working man on Labor Day at Liberty State Park, Jersey City, New Jersey September 1, 1980.
I happen to be the only president of a union ever to be a candidate for President of the United States.
As president of my union — the Screen Actors Guild — I spent many hours with the late George Meany[1], whose love of this country and whose belief in a strong defense against all totalitarians is one of labor's greatest legacies. One year ago today on Labor Day George Meany told the American people:
As American workers and their families return from their summer vacations they face growing unemployment and inflation, a climate of economic anxiety and uncertainty.
Well I pledge to you in his memory that the voice of the American worker will once again be heeded in Washington and that the climate of fear that he spoke of will no longer threaten workers and their families.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is apparently a big Reagan fan[2]. I wonder if he knows about Reagan's sordid past?
Kudos to my friend Cheryl for the link to Reagan's speech


Mulder Design unveiled its latest superyacht concept, Project Crystal, during the first day of the Monaco Yacht Show 2018. Measuring 70-metres, the new expedition yacht was developed with luxurious and comfortable long range cruising in mind.
Consisting of a steel hull and an aluminium superstructure, Project Crystal exterior styling features ample use of glass to enhance the feeling of outdoor living. Her rugged Ice Class hull design ensures she will be able to visit the most remote and coldest areas of the earth, with sufficient space onboard for up to four vehicles for water and land exploration.
Able to accommodate up to 12 guests including the owner during charter, or up to 14 guests during private use, Project Crystal general layout includes a spacious private owner's deck. Stand out features include a spectacular stairwell offering beautiful views, an open and closed fitness room as well as a certified helicopter landing area. The new explorer concept also features a sheltered tender deck for tenders up to 10.5 metres as well as a 3 person submersible.
Potential owners will be able to choose from a range of propulsion options, such twin diesel engines with convention propellers, hybrid propulsion combined with main diesel engines with PTI gearboxes for electric operation up to 12 knots and full diesel-electric propulsion through pod-propulsors. When powered by twin diesel engines, she will have a maximum speed of 18.5 knots and a cruising speed of 17.5 knots, with a range of 10,000 nm at 12 knots.


How do I get to the Moolands?
You can saddle Awful Cows, they are quite fast and jump high. There are random mushroom house structures that will spawn, purely decorative! There is a config option that will add extra foliage, it's also purely decorative, but adds a nice atmosphere. If you need any support, or want to chat with us, check out our Discord!


The room given to us at check in had a window wide open in the room and we found another person's clothes and personal items in a drawer in the room. It appeared as though someone was accessing the room through this window and using it. This was a second floor room and the window that was open did not have a lock. This could have been a very unsafe situation as I traveled with my family with two young children. We did get a new room upon request. There was no bedding for the sofa bed in the king suite booked for 5 people. Plus not enough staff on site to deliver bedding. We were up and down to the front desk several times before being able to settle into a room.


The Bishops' Conference has received confirmatio from the Holy See of a new translation of the Order of Blessing the Oil of Catechumens and of the Sick and of Consecrating the Chrism. The text has been sent to bishops and will be used at diocesan Chrism Masses this Holy Week. The oils are blessed before the beginning of the Paschal Triduum on Maundy Thursday evening so that they may be used for the celebration of the Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil. As the main prayers are a rich resource for liturgical catechesis these texts are available for download, as is the translation of the hymn O Redemptor and some notes on the celebration.
Time before the Blessed Sacrament — a series of leaflets prepared by the Spirituality Committee reflecting the various ways we physically participate in adoration.


Although each change by itself may have a plausible rationale, changes in the tax code tend to be in the form of loopholes that allow some taxpayers to reduce their tax payments. This was the general idea that drove the federal income tax reform in 1996. The tax code had so many loopholes in it that much income was escaping taxation, making everyone's tax rates higher. If all the loopholes and special interest benefits could be done away with, everyone could have lower tax rates but the tax system could still raise the same amount of revenue.
Since the 1996 tax reform, changes in the tax code have been small ones, and this type of change is likely to benefit special interests rather than further the general public interest. Cynics might even suggest that by 1996, Congress had created just about all the special interest loopholes that it could fit into the tax code and that to create any more would have required taking away someone else's. Therefore, Congress moved to eliminate as many of the special interest provisions as it could so that it could start giving them out again, one at a time, in exchange for renewed political support from the favored special interests. An optimist can hope that once a better tax system has been enacted, Congress and the general public will resist tampering and might even improve upon it.
Analyzing the entire tax system is not an easy task, for several reasons. If one simply examines the amount of taxes paid in one year when compared with people's incomes for that year, the degree of regressivity of the tax system is sure to be overstated. Many people at the low and high ends of the income distribution in a particular year are there because of temporary circumstances. People who are temporarily unemployed, or college students who expect to have higher-paying jobs in a few years, will have relatively high consumption and taxes when compared with their incomes, and, at the other end of the income distribution, some people have annual income may be especially high incomes in a year because they have realized capital gains, such as might occur if one sold a business or even a house that one has owned a long time. Thus, it may be more reasonable to look at the progressivity of the tax system compared with lifetime income rather than with income in a particular year.
One can draw some general conclusions about the progressivity of the tax system by looking at the lifetime tax burden in this way, but the approach still has some possible problems. Most obvious is accurately estimating who actually is paying taxes, but there may be deeper problems with this way of looking at things as well. For one thing, people do not have their entire lifetime incomes available for them to pay taxes at any point in their lives. Someone who will have a much higher income in twenty, years cannot use that future income to pay today's taxes, so, for purposes of fairness, we should be concerned about taxing people with low incomes heavily now even if their incomes will be substantially higher in the future. This has led some economists to back away from the concept of lifetime income and instead examine the burden of taxes over a shorter period, such as five years. By examining a period like five years, a temporary spell of unemployment would have a smaller effect than if annual income were used as a benchmark, but, at the same time, one would not place heavy tax burdens on people with low incomes today who might have high lifetime incomes.
If the democratic political system truly were representative, everyone's interests would be given equal weight in designing the tax system. In reality, special interests tend to dominate political debate because they are the ones who have the most to gain, and interests with more wealth will be in a better position to use their resources to steer the course of political decision making. This has the potential for pushing the tax system toward a complex set of special interest benefits giving loopholes to those who have political influence, while leaving those who do not have much influence to bear increased tax burdens.
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Asbestos use was restricted in 1971 because exposure to the mineral can cause mesothelioma.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rejected a petition brought by six non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to amend the chemical data reporting rule (CDA) in the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to require increased reporting and the elimination of certain exemptions for the cancer-causing mineral asbestos.
"Without adequate information on ongoing importation and use of asbestos and asbestos-containing products, the risk evaluation will fail to provide a meaningful picture of the threat that asbestos poses to public health, and citizens will be in the dark about exposure to asbestos in their communities and places of employment," the petition stated.
But the EPA squashed that request saying it "is aware of all ongoing uses of asbestos and already has the information that EPA would receive if EPA were to amend the CDR requirements." The agency also said that lifting or modifying existing reporting exemptions would be unlikely to result in any new information that would sway the EPA's understanding of the use of the mineral.
Asbestos use was restricted in 1971 because exposure to the mineral can cause mesothelioma, a rare but deadly form of cancer that forms in the lining of the lungs, abdomen or chest. It can take up to 50 years for mesothelioma to develop. Once diagnosed, the prognosis is generally dire.
Asbestos is banned in more than 60 countries including Canada, but it is still used in the United States, though restricted. A significant new use rule proposed under the Trump administration allows the EPA to consider new uses of asbestos on a case-by-case basis.
The petition was signed by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, the American Public Health Association, the Center for Environmental Health, the Environmental Working Group, the Environmental Health Strategy Center, and Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families. The groups have 60 days to appeal the EPA's decision.


The Chinese have traditionally burnt paper replicas of household objects as part of funeral rites, such as miniature houses. By the end of the 19th century copy paper money (joss paper money) was used instead of representing all the usual household objects. Due to mistranslation of the Chinese diyu 地狱; (meaning underworld prison) these quintessentially ephemeral numismatic items have acquired the name of hell money.
The pictured item is unusual in that it is a silvered card copy of a silver dollar coin. The portrait is a very rough copy of the Yuan Shih Kai dollar made between the 3rd and 10th year of the Republic of China (1914-22). This looks like it is dated to year 10 so probably this was made in the early 1920's and before the recoinage of the early 1930's.
Card or paper coins of this style were meant to burn and as a result are very rarely seen. This one came with a small (and not very interesting) group of Chinese cash coins that were probably collected by a tourist to China in the 1930's. The collection did include some fakes of ancient coins made at this time, e.g. spades, knives purporting to come from 2000 years previously. So perhaps all were purchased as curiosities, including this piece. It is very similar to the toy money or play money that is so familiar to European children. Note that according to Chinese custom, it is highly offensive to give funeral coins to a living a person.
Reverse of paper Chinese funeral silver dollar. 37mm.
While looking for other examples of a funeral coin on the net, I came across the following article; a coffin found minus its corpse in Suqian, Jiangsu Province at a multiple tomb archeological site. However, in the manner of a memorial, just a Yuan Shih Kai dollar was left inside. The best guess is that it was a 'memorial' tomb for someone whose mortal remains are buried elsewhere.
Just to show the difference, here's an image of a real Yuan Shih Kai dollar so that you can compare the two coins.
Republic of China year 10 (1931-2) Yuan Shih Kai portrait silver dollar – 40mm.
Reverse of Republic of China Yuan Shih Kai silver dollar, year 10 (1931/2) 40mm.


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Flying, Motorcycles
The Lazareth Flying Bike Project Goes by Ground or Air
Man of Many, 7 Apr 2019
The concept has always been the stuff of science fiction and comic books. The super spy of the Marvel Universe, Nick Fury, drove a car that, with the push of a button, would rotate its wheels so that they would become jet propulsion units that pushed the car into the sky. Such things were deemed fantasy and dream.
But technology is slowly catching up with those comic book visionaries. The Lazareth Flying Bike Project is proof.
The bike looks very much like any other motorcycle with the exception of having four wheels—two in the front and two in the back. The wheels are close enough together that at first glance you may miss that they are actually separate. Still, even with noticing that there are actually four wheels, the bike still looks to be a grounded vehicle. But with the push of a button, the wheels rotate out, revealing a jet turbine with a collective 1,300 horsepower.
That's enough to send the bike skyward for a 10-minute flight. When you're ready to be back on the ground again, just push the button and the bike becomes a fully functional road bike again. A 10-minute flight may seem like it's too short to accomplish much, but consider that it might be enough time for you to go over a traffic jam, and the applications seem worth the investment. What's more, it's a giant step toward personal flight vehicles being available to more than just agents of SHIELD.
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Integrated vs. Bundled: Is Your B2B Digital Marketing Truly Integrated?
The word "integrated" is used a lot by today's marketers — so much that it has almost become a buzzword. And like most overused buzzwords, it has started to lose its true meaning in connection with marketing communications. Some marketers use the word "integrated" to describe a program that simply combines several tactics and communication channels. While this may be considered integrated to some, it's missing one key component: strategy.
What does "integrated" really mean?
In an effective B2B digital marketing program, the word "integrated" means more than the bundling together of different tactics and channels. A company can have a website, a blog, an email campaign, several social media channels, and a mix of print and online article placements. But if messaging isn't consistent across all platforms, marketing isn't truly integrated.
To us, integrated means that the entire program, including every single tactic and piece of communication, is driven by a comprehensive marketing strategy and consistent messaging platform.
This won't come as a revelation to most B2B marketers. We've all heard it before. We've all been part of those strategic planning meetings. But like so many other things in our busy lives, it just bears repeating. It's like remembering to change the oil in the car or going to the dentist for routine checkups. We all know we need to do these things, but we still need those little reminders to actually get us to take action.
The reason we need to constantly remind ourselves to follow a strategy and messaging is because every activity in a marketing program must be working to achieve the same end goal. And while the end goal for every company and campaign will be different (awareness, brand preference, web traffic, leads, etc.), the need for a unified strategy that drives every tactic will always be the same.
What are their job challenges?
How do they prefer to learn about new solutions to these challenges?
What are they doing to reach and influence this audience?
How can we be different, yet still effective at achieving our goals?
That last question is the real kicker and the reason why a truly integrated B2B digital marketing strategy is so important. By doing all of this background research, marketers will discover opportunities to differentiate their business from the competition and get noticed by prospects. It also enables them to use new digital marketing tools like marketing automation more effectively. Why bother blasting your audience with strategically timed content if you're just saying the same thing as the competition? Boring!


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Do Bats Eat Bees?
Bats are pretty special creatures. Many people find them scary and creepy. Yet, despite having a bad reputation, these flying mammals have an important role in the ecosystem.
In addition to contributing to plant pollination, they are the most significant flying insect predators. Bats eat up to 10,000 insects per night.
This leads us to our question: do bats eat bees?
Bats usually don't eat bees. Most bat species are nocturnal, while most bees are diurnal. Meaning these two species in nature rarely encounter. However, this doesn't mean that bats wouldn't eat bees if they run into them. Bats eat almost all insects, and bees wouldn't be an exception to this.
Do bats eat carpenter bees?
Do bats eat honey bees?
Other bee predators
Bee-eater birds
Bat's diet can vary, depending on the species and the location they live in. But in general, the majority of all 1,400 bat species feed on insects.
In fact, around 70% percent of their total diet comes from different insects. Other food sources include seeds, fruits, and pollen from flowers.
Bats and bees provide vital services to a huge number of plants. For example, in the United States, more than 75% of native plants would go extinct without the help of creatures like bats and bees.
The problem for bees is that they fall into bat's number one favorite food source – insects.
However, the vast majority of bats rule by night. Whether they eat insects, nectar, or fruit – they exclusively hunt at night. While most bees are daytime workers – they are active in the presence of the sun.
However, nature is full of surprises and discoveries, and different species have to adapt to different lifestyles in order to avoid competition and predation.
And the progression of the technology allows scientists to dig deeper into unusual animal behaviors.
As a result, recent studies have shown that few bats and bee species have been changing their regular habits.
Related Article: Are Bats Smart?
Carpenter bees are known for their unique nesting. This solitary bee makes tunnel nests into plant matters such as bamboo and wood.
Most carpenter bees are completely black, and they are often mistaken for bumblebees. Yet, the difference can be spotted in the tail region. Carpenter bees have shiny black tail sections.
The majority of carpenter bee species are diurnal, except for the Indian carpenter bee.
Indian carpenter bees are truly exceptional, these species have adapted to foraging on darkest nights. Which is pretty unique for any kind of bees. They have massive photoreceptors which allow them to maximize night vision.
So in theory, Indian carpenter bees are the species that are most susceptible to bats attacks.
Native to Eurasia, these honey bees are widely known for making their nests from wax and their honey production.
Honey bees live in large hives, divided into three kinds.
The queen has a leadership role over the whole hive. Workers are female bees that have the role to forage food, protect and build the hive. Drones are males that are responsible for mating with the queen.
Most honey bees are active during the day, except for the African honeybee and the giant Asian honeybee.
These species are crepuscular, meaning they forage during the night if the moon is present in the sky.
So among all honey bee species, the African honeybee and the giant Asian honeybee are most likely to cross paths with bats. And bats may take the opportunity and eat them.
When we think of animals that adore honey, we think of bears. These giants would demolish the whole hive to get this delicacy. Bears usually look for honey, and not insects.
Yet, they would sometimes eat bees and larvae inside the hive in order to get some extra protein source. Due to their size and strength, bears make severe damage to beehives.
Skunks love to eat insects. And bees are among their favorite meals. Unlike bears, skunks are directly targeting bees. Skunks would suck on the bees and spit out the pieces that they dislike.
Most of these birds are found in Africa and Asia, with a few in Europe. These birds eat different insects but mostly eat bees and wasps.
Birds would catch bees in the air and remove the stinger and venom by hitting them on the ground. However, these bee-eater birds do not attack beehives.
These insects are another big bee predator. Wasps will look for weak bee hives suitable for attacking. They would kill the bees, steal the larva and honey and use them to feed their brood.
Wasps are much larger than bees, and it takes around five bees to kill one wasp.
Bats and bees have the opposite way of life. In nature when bees are flying, bats are roosting. And vice versa. Encounters of these two species are seldom. Bats eat all kinds of insects. And they would eat bees as well, but they rarely have the chance to see them.
Yet, in contrast to bats, some bee predators can cause them serious threats. Not only that they eat few bees, but they can eat the whole beehive.
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(07)01965-3.pdf
https://askabiologist.asu.edu/bat-food
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee-eater
https://www.livescience.com/60757-wasp-slices-bee-in-half-video.htm


Missy Bass - C&F Mortgage Corporation: You've donated over $5,000 in Missy's charities!
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When you do your loan with Missy Bass, you help local charities in Virginia. How? We donate a percentage of every loan that we process back into a local charity. Why do we do this? Missy is originally from Virginia and has personally been through some life changing events herself. She understands the value helping other people and knows that everything good that you do comes back to you!
So even if you don't personally want to donate to a particular charity or don't know enough about it, don't worry, Missy has got you covered. When you're picking mortgage lenders not only is Missy going to take fantastic care of you but she'll make a donation on your behalf at no additional cost to her customers.
Just in case you didn't know, C&F Mortgage is based out of Virginia, right here in Midlothian. When you work with local banks you are typically able to get better rates and agents have more flexibility on how they can process your loan. They are also much more invested in the community that they work in. More recently, C&F has been working in conjunction with Ellwood Thompson's to grow small businesses in Richmond.


Guide to the coastline and beaches in Somerset from Porlock Weir in West Somerset round to Clevedon in North Somerset. There are sandy beaches for family games and sunbathing with plenty of attractions and activities as well as rocky stretches ideal for rock pooling and fossil hunting.
Berrow Beach is part of a six mile stretch of sand from Burnham-on-Sea to Brean Down and is the second longest stretch of sand in Europe. It is a great location for long walks, windsurfing, sea angling and horse riding. The beach is backed by dunes that are full of wildlife.
At low tide a wide exposure of soft sand and mud is exposed leading to the water's edge, but note that it is very dangerous to approach the water at low tide.
The beach is patrolled by wardens from May 1st to September 30th. There are toilets, cafés and other amenities close by. Dogs are welcome on this beach and horse riding is also allowed.
Blue Anchor Beach is rocky and is the ideal spot for fossil and crystal hunting. The limestone in the rocks sparkles with a pink hue and the cliffs are of great geological interest.
Brean Beach is the northern most part of a six-mile stretch of sands from Burnham on Sea. It has extensive flats and it is ideal for walking, beach sports and horse riding, but please be careful of the mud flats at low tide that can be dangerous. Ice creams and fast food are often sold on the beach at the car park area in spring and summer.
The beach is patrolled by wardens from May 1st to September 30th. Vehicles can park on this beach during the day in designated parking areas. Visitors should respect the warning notices about the dangers of mud along this beach. Dogs are welcome on this beach.
The quiet rural sandy beach at Brean Cove, with amazing views of Brean Down. It is a popular place for horse riding along the beach, and dogs are also welcome. At low tide a wide exposure of soft sand and mud is exposed leading to the water's edge but remember that the tide rises faster near Brean Down and it is also dangerous to approach the water at low tide due to mud. You should respect the warning notices and keep off the rocks of the Down as they can be slippery, especially when wet. Climbing is not allowed and is extremely dangerous.
The beach is patrolled by wardens from May 1st to September 30th. Vehicles can park on the beach during the day in designated areas or you can park your car at the National Trust car park beside Brean Down.
Visitors to Brean Down should use the steps or roadway near the Bird Garden. Public toilets are available next to the Brean Down cafe.
This is the start of a six mile length of beach offering wide-open expanses of sand with dunes at the top of the beach. You have to see the famous lighthouse on wooden stilts.
This beach is patrolled by wardens from May 1st to September 30th. Dogs are welcome here all year round.
Take note that it is very dangerous to approach the sea at low tide due to sinking sand and mud. There is unfortunately little parking in this area, with the nearest spot being Burnham seafront. You can then walk out to the lighthouse in about 15 minutes.
Burnham Main Beach is an award winning wide sandy beach and is patrolled by lifeguards 10am-6pm from May 1st to September 30th (denoted by yellow and red flags). It is good for swimming and has plenty of kids entertainment, including donkey rides, throughout the summer months. Close by there is a designated areas for boats and jet skis.
The famous pier is just moments away and there are a variety of shops and cafes. Parking is available on the seafront and at Morrisons supermarket and public toilets and showers are available at the Tourist Information Centre. Take note that it is dangerous to approach the sea at low tide. Dogs are banned from the beach all year.
Burnham North Beach is a much loved location for families to enjoy a day out. There is a sea wall, and natural sea water boating pool for the children, and a handful of pubs and shops for the adults. Parking is available along the seafront and public toilets are available at Burnham Swimming Pool. It is very dangerous to approach the sea at low tide here. Dogs are banned from this beach from May 1st to September 30th.
Burnham South Beach has a sandy area close to the jetty, and as you go towards the River Parrett there are pebbles, mud and marshland. This beach is an idyllic spot to stroll along and observe the birds which fly in from Stert and Apex Wildlife Park.
Parking is available on the seafront and at Morrisons supermarket and public toilets and showers are very close by at the Tourist Information Centre. The sea wall steps provide good seats. It is dangerous to approach the sea at low tide. Dogs are banned from this beach from May 1st to September 30th.
Clevedon beach in the northern corner of Somerset offers great views across the Severn estuary towards Wales. The pebble beach has lots of rock pools to amuse adults and children alike and is dominated by the traditional Victorian Pier. The seafront includes public gardens, a traditional bandstand, as well as a range of visitor attractions and amusements.
Also close by is the Clevedon Marine Lake which was built in 1929 which works like a lagoon to hold in the sea water when the tide goes out and is an enjoyable place to swim and paddle.
Doniford Bay has a large expanse of shingle and rocky beach ideal for rock pooling and fossil hunting.
Dunster is a sand and shingle beach, with a wide open feel and good swimming conditions. There are chalets overlooking the beach, making it the perfect destination for a relaxing break by the sea.
Minehead has a long sandy beach which stretches for a mile with a few areas of pebbles and shingle around the harbour. The beach has great views across the Bristol Channel towards Wales.
There are a wide range of facilities including deckchair and windbreak hire. Minehead beach is accessible for wheelchairs, there are public toilets and pay & display parking.
At the top of the beach is a long promenade with plenty of shops and restaurants.
Porlock Weir Beach is a shingle beach which stretches about four miles, backed by wildlife rich marshland. It is on the South West Coast Path, with walks along the beach or to Porlock Marsh. The pretty harbour is a popular spot for fishing and sailing.
Weston has a very long sandy beach that is packed with entertainment including the famous Weston donkeys. The Grand Pier is the main attraction although lots of other events take place on and around the beach throughout the year. It is ideal for families. Weston has the second highest tidal range in the world, at a massive 15 meters which exposes vast mud flats. This makes it very dangerous to approach the sea at low tide and has given rise to the name Weston super Mud over the years.


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Q: Determining annual business year in Pandas I have a DataFrame that contains months and years:
df:
    month   year
0   Jan     2012.0
1   Feb     2012.0
2   Mar     2012.0
3   Apr     2012.0
4   May     2012.0
5   Jun     2012.0
6   Jul     2012.0
7   Aug     2012.0
8   Sep     2012.0
9   Oct     2012.0
10  Nov     2012.0
11  Dec     2012.0

I want to add another column which determines a business-year which starts on Mar on every year Something like this:.
df:
        month   year     business_year
    0   Jan     2012.0     2011
    1   Feb     2012.0     2011
    2   Mar     2012.0     2012
    3   Apr     2012.0     2012
    4   May     2012.0     2012
    5   Jun     2012.0     2012
    6   Jul     2012.0     2012
    7   Aug     2012.0     2012
    8   Sep     2012.0     2012
    9   Oct     2012.0     2012
    10  Nov     2012.0     2012
    11  Dec     2012.0     2012
    12  Jan     2013.0     2012
    13  Feb     2013.0     2012

A: Assuming your month is a string, you can use the following snippet:
df['business_year'] = df['year'] + df['month'].apply(lambda x: -1 if x in ('Jan', 'Feb') else 0)

Or, if you want something more performant:
df['business_year'] = df['year'] + ~df1['month'].isin(('Jan', 'Feb')) - 1

A: IIUC, use pd.to_datetime to convert to datetime. You can then subtract 2 months  from each date and return the corresponding year of the result.
import calendar

mapping = {calendar.month_abbr[i]: i for i in range(13)}
df['month'] = df['month'].map(mapping)

(pd.to_datetime(df.assign(day=1)) - pd.offsets.MonthBegin(2)).dt.year

0     2011
1     2011
2     2012
3     2012
4     2012
5     2012
6     2012
7     2012
8     2012
9     2012
10    2012
11    2012
dtype: int64


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