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Managing Expectations | The Art of Season Planning September 26, 2017 Chad Bauman Leave a comment
Safe Programming Is a Big Risk
Caution may make sense in a crisis, but our long-term missions require us to make bolder choices.
By Chad Bauman
This is the inaugural edition of Managing Expectations, a new monthly column about the world of theatre management, administration, and producing.
I'm writing in late August. If you live in Wisconsin, and perhaps if are a fan of "Game of Thrones," it is also known as "Winter is Coming." Soon our temperatures will fall into the 50s and the Green Bay Packers will start playing, signaling that it's time for two important milestones at my theatre: the launch of our fall productions and the beginning of budget season.
We've been diligently preparing all summer for both. But as we start to put pen to paper on our 65th anniversary season at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, I've been wrestling with how we as a field define risk in the American theatre, particularly in relation to mission fulfillment.
As 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations, regional theatres have the responsibility and privilege to represent our communities, and in many cases our communities have changed or are changing rapidly, which should beg the question: Are our theatres keeping pace? Or maybe even leading? If not, what role does fear play in our decision-making?
During the last global economic crisis, several theatres exhausted their cash reserves and dipped into their endowments, while earned revenue became much more of a driving factor to offset plummeting sources of contributed revenue. For some theatres to remain alive, box office revenue had to become king, and that is heavily driven by show selection. In an attempt to adapt to the worsening economic environment, some began to program "safer" seasons, while others increased ticket prices to drive more revenue and adopted business models that looked far more similar to Broadway than regional theatres just a few years prior.
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I had a small consultancy practice at the time, and I noticed that many of my clients were selecting their seasons from a place of fear: What shows, they wondered, were "guaranteed" to bring in the money? In a time of growing uncertainty, the one variable that could be controlled were operating expenses. Shows got smaller, cheaper, and less "risky," although as I've previously discussed, trying to determine what is "safe" in the theatre could be considered a fool's errand. For many of these theatres, one wrong move was the difference between life and death. While perhaps necessary at the time, the adjustments they made were not part of a forward-thinking strategy.
Almost a decade later, the stock market is hitting all-time highs, but the field hasn't yet fully recovered. The most recent TCG Theater Facts report shows that total attendance has decreased and subscription tickets sold are at a five-year low, while every category of expenditure was higher in inflation-adjusted dollars over time, working capital was negative in every year from 2011 to 2015, and growth in cash reserves lagged inflation by 26 percent. It's not surprising that many theatres remain as risk-adverse today as they were during the height of the recession, because there is no safety net. But perhaps the greatest risk today is to wait until sunnier forecasts arrive to make vital programmatic adjustments that are desperately needed to serve mission and communities.
Two years ago I was lucky enough to participate in Harvard Business School's Strategic Perspectives in Non-Profit Management as part of their Social Enterprise Initiative. In all honesty, I anticipated that this would be another program where business executives try to tell nonprofit leaders how we need to operate like for-profits. To my complete surprise, Prof. Dutch Leonard opened the program by saying that unlike our for-profit counterparts, nonprofit leaders have a much more complex landscape to maneuver, as our measures of success don't come as easily. Rather, while for-profits measure themselves in part on the x- and y-axes of profits and losses, we must also weigh a z-axis: mission fulfillment.
Being theatre managers, many of us remain more comfortable working on the x- and y-axes, much like our for-profit counterparts. But it is critical for us to lead on mission. Strengthening the financial position of a theatre is useless unless it is in service of what we endeavor to accomplish. In the dual leadership structure of many regional theatres, it is often expected that the artistic director will take the lead on mission and vision, and that artistic directors will fight hard for the programmatic future they'd like to see.
But managing directors are equally responsible for ensuring that future, and, I'd argue, have a greater responsibility to advocate. Why? Boards of directors can gravitate toward managing directors. As corporate leaders fill spots on nonprofit boards, there's a natural affinity: Managing directors speak their language. We often have fancy graphs and sophisticated data analysis. When given the preference between talking financials and discussing mission, some trustees may feel more comfortable with the former rather than the latter. That's why boards need to hear it from managers too: Playing it "safe" is no longer safe, if it ever was.
I don't mean to advocate that prudent financial management is uncalled for—only that we need to recalibrate how we measure and discuss risk. We can also prepare our theatres to reasonably take on additional perceived risk. In joining Milwaukee Rep, I didn't anticipate that after 60 years in business it would want to redefine the mission of the company. But in taking a hard look at how to best serve our community, we recognized that what worked previously does not work now. Together with our visionary artistic director, Mark Clements, an engaged board, and dedicated community leaders, staff, and artists, we boldly stated a new vision for the future and developed a strategic plan to support it.
From this work, expertly guided by Greg Kandel of Management Consultants for the Arts, came an amazing opportunity: a community galvanized around a stretch goal for how a theatre could lead in a post-industrial Midwest city with plenty of opportunity. For this goal to be achieved, we needed significantly more investment, and launched a $10-million capital campaign to support programs, not brick and mortar. The campaign built our endowment, increased our cash reserve, and gave us seed money for important new-play and community engagement programs.
But most importantly, it gave us the ability to risk. In raising money as part of this campaign, we found that many donors understood that risk capital was the only way to look beyond today to address tomorrow.
Change is hard. I'll admit it sometimes scares me. There are no guarantees. But how is that different from anything else in the theatre? It does surprise me when theatres elect to stick with a failing business model that is most certainly destined to lead to disastrous results over the long term rather than risking throwing it out the window for a shot at success. Why rearrange the chairs on the Titanic? Better to build the best life raft you can, take a leap, and paddle in the direction you want to go.
Adopting temporary tactics to weather a storm is perfectly understandable in most cases. But we can't adopt long-term strategic plans with the primary goal of simply staying alive. If we aren't fulfilling our missions, what is the point? We have the privilege to produce art that reflects of the diverse communities we serve; to employ artists who push us beyond our comfort zone; to engage, develop, and nurture a heterogeneous talent pool that challenges us to examine the issues our communities grapple with from multiple perspectives. If the fear of the unknown is so overwhelmingly daunting, consider what it would be like if your theatre becomes entirely irrelevant.
This is not meant to imply that we, or any of us, have it all figured out. Far from it. Only that I'm beginning to look at risk a little differently.
Chad Bauman is the managing director of Milwaukee Repertory Theater.
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DEARDAOIN -- On July 26, 1739, George Clinton, soldier, first governor of New York, and vice president of the United States, was born in Little Britain, N.Y., of Irish Protestant parents. Clinton served in his father's New York state militia unit during the French and Indian War before being elected to the New York provincial assembly in 1768. Clinton became one of the leaders of the American colony's revolutionary movement when he served in the Second Continental Congress. Washington appointed him to command the defenses of the Hudson River highlands before the Declaration of Independence was signed; thus Clinton lost his opportunity to be one of the signers. Clinton did not display any great skill in command of large bodies of troops -- his real skill would prove to be in the political arena, though he would attain a brevet rank of major general in Washington's army . In April 1777, Clinton was elected the first governor of New York State, thus gaining the sobriquet "The Father of New York State." Historians widely praise him for his skill in maintaining support for the revolution in that key state through the several difficult years that followed. Clinton served six consecutive terms as governor, through 1795, and then returned for a seventh term in 1800. In 1804, he was elected vice president under Thomas Jefferson and then served in the post again under James Madison. George Clinton died while still holding that office on April 20, 1812. He is buried in Old Dutch Churchyard in Kingston, N.Y.
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DEARDAOIN -- On July 26, 1914, Erskine Childers sailed his yacht, the Asgard, into the port of Howth, in Dublin with 900 German rifles and 29,000 rounds of ammunition on board. Planned by Childers and the leaders of the Irish Volunteers, the shipment was in response to the Larne gun running of the Ulster Volunteers in the north three months earlier. Later that day the Volunteers were confronted by a British regiment on the Bachelors Walk in Dublin. While Irish Volunteer leaders held negotiations with the assistant police commissioner, the guns were dispersed by the Volunteers. Shortly after this the soldiers -- claiming they were provoked -- fired a volley into the gathered crowds, killing three. This incident was another step in radicalizing many Irish nationalists, especially since those responsible for the much larger Larne operation (35,000 guns, 5 million rounds) had not been bothered by the government. Through its tacit approval of the arming of the paramilitary Ulster Volunteers, the British government had put the gun firmly into the politics of Ireland, a decision its leaders must regret to this day.
22, 1864 - The 10th Tennessee (Confederate-Irish) fights at the battle of Atlanta.
22, 1922 - Limerick taken by Free State army after fierce fighting with IRA.
23, 1803 - Small rising in Dublin is led by Robert Emmet.
25, 1745 - "Bonnie" Prince Charlie and his Irish advisers arrive in Scotland to begin his Jacobite rising.
25, 1917 - British government organizes an "Irish Convention" on Home Rule, Sinn Fein does not attend.
26, 1856 - Church of Ireland (Anglican) disestablished as state religion by Irish Church Act.
26, 1914 - Erskine Childers' yacht, Asgard, successfully lands arms at Howth, County Dublin.


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Q: Using dplyr, finding if selected column values are matching with other column value in R data frame I have a data frame, having more than 150 numbers of column, say for example
df <- data.frame(name = c("Andy", "Bob", "Andy", "Cha", "Andy", "Bob", "Dil"),
                 num = c(1,NA, 0,NA, 1, NA, 0),
                 place=c("Andy", "Bob", "Andy", "Cha", "Andy", "Bob", "Dil"))

It shows the data frame as
name num place
1 Andy   1  Andy
2  Bob  NA   Bob
3 Andy   0  Andy
4  Cha  NA   Cha
5 Andy   1  Andy
6  Bob  NA   Bob
7  Dil   0   Dil

Now I have seen that, although the variable names name and place are different, the values of column 1 (name) and column 3 (place) are same. There are  150 numbers of columns in my data frame. So I want to find out the variable which represents the similar type of information as the variable named  name (column 1).

A: You can use the following code if you are interested in getting the positions of columns with the same values of column one:
which(apply(df[, -1], 2, function(x)all(x == df[, 1])))

Hope it will help you.

A: Expanding on Alistaire's comment, a complete solution extracting the duplicate and non-duplicate columns looks like this.
df <- data.frame(name = c("Andy", "Bob", "Andy", "Cha", "Andy", "Bob", "Dil"),
                 num = c(1,NA, 0,NA, 1, NA, 0),
                 place=c("Andy", "Bob", "Andy", "Cha", "Andy", "Bob", "Dil"),
                 num2 = c(1,NA, 0,NA, 1, NA, 0))
library(magrittr)
# duplicated columns
df[1,duplicated.default(df)] %>% names(.)
# non-duplicated columns
df[1,!duplicated.default(df)] %>% names(.)

...and the output:
> df[1,duplicated.default(df)] %>% names(.)
[1] "place" "num2"
> df[1,!duplicated.default(df)] %>% names(.)
[1] "name" "num"
>

A: If you want to test if two columns are strictly identical, use identical(), e.g.
purrr::map_lgl(df, ~ identical(., df$name))

You get:
 name   num place
 TRUE FALSE  TRUE

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This is one of my favorite recipes created by Amy Myers, MD. I've been making it all summer so I wanted to share it with you guys! Grilling these Cilantro Aioli Chicken Burgers is a great (and healthful) way to get outside and enjoy the final days of warm weather.
The best part? She includes turmeric in the recipe, which has many anti-inflammatory properties. Fun Fact: The combination of black pepper and turmeric is important because black pepper helps with absorption of turmeric.
Turmeric contains a substance called curcumin, with very powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Curcumin has the ability to reduce inflammation at the molecular level – much like some anti-inflammatory drugs! Not only is curcumin an inflammation warrior, but it's also a very powerful antioxidant which neutralizes free radicals in the body.
In a bowl, combine chicken with cilantro, garlic, onion, and spices. Form into 4 individual patties.
In a small food processor or blender, add coconut cream, cilantro, lime juice, garlic, salt and pepper. Blend until well combined. Place in refrigerator until ready to serve.
Preheat grill to medium heat or a large cast iron skillet. Grease grill or cast iron skillet with avocado oil. Cook burgers for 4-5 minutes on each side or until it reaches desired doneness.
Serve wrapped in lettuce or on a bed of salad. Top with Cilantro Aioli and other optional toppings.


An innovative methodology that uses system-level data to identify children with health complexity, based on both medical and social complexity, is transforming care for these children in Oregon.
During this webinar, speakers discussed this new standardized approach, developed by the Oregon Pediatric Improvement Partnership and Oregon Health Authority, and how it has helped inform priority areas, potential policy improvements, investments and partnerships in support of children with health complexity. Speakers will provide an overview of the statewide population-level health complexity findings and share how the data has been utilized by Oregon's coordinated care organizations.
Prior to the webinar, attendees read the pre-webinar reading material, Putting a Spotlight on Children with Health Complexity: Overview of a Novel and Applied Methodology to Identify Children with Health Complexity In Order to Inform Investments & Improvements and Health Complexity in Children- Statewide Summary Report.
This was the second in a series on health complexity. Access the first webinar, Identifying and Serving Children with Health Complexity: Spotlight on Pediatric Care Together.


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(thing) by nate Sat Nov 13 1999 at 8:37:48
It's a cheap, powdered beverage that you make with kool-aid powder and sugar. Their mascot used to be the Kool-aid man, and they had an ad campaign for the longest time where you would send in "points" on the back of the packages and receive advertising in the form of T-shirts and tupperware.
(thing) by Rancid_Pickle Thu Oct 12 2000 at 21:53:44
Additional uses of Kool-Aid:
Yes, I've seen this actually done... the US Navy uses large packets of unsweetened Kool-Aid to clean out drains! It is mixed with only about ¾ of the water to make it concentrated. The mixture is then dumped down the slow-running or grease-filled drain. In about an hour, the drain is rinsed out with clear water. The brass drain cover looks as though someone had spent hours scrubbing it with a metal brush. The drain is completely cleared of grease.
The active drain-clearing material seems to be citric acid in a very concentrated form.
It was about this time I stopped drinking Kool-Aid. If it did such a nice job on drains, I'm wondering how shiny my insides were.
I like it! 1 C!
(thing) by mneek Sun Dec 17 2000 at 20:09:27
When sold to passers by on the street in small paper cups for spare change, Kool-Aid has been, for some preteens, an easy introduction to entrepreneurship.
A few years later, the same kids will also use brightly colored, unsweetened Kool-Aid powder as a hair dye. It's much cheaper than Manic Panic.
(thing) by Clone Wed Feb 07 2001 at 1:06:11
Kool-Aid Fruit Tea*
0 Calories!
Directions: put four tablespoons of sugar...
*contains no fruit or tea. Not suitable for human consumption.
Intrigued by constant cultral references to Kool-Aid on the web, I had an American friend send me a few sachets. I followed the highly dubious directions, and found myself with two pints of what appeared to be red dye. But, I thought I'd keep an open mind, so I lifted the glass to my lips...
Good God, humans drink this stuff?
I can't have drunk more than a quarter of a pint, but I was left with a hideous aftertaste that wouldn't leave for days. I swear it stained the stainless steel sink when I poured it away. It took two showers before the stains on my hands were gone, I felt like Lady Macbeth.
I can see why people took acid with Kool-Aid. You need some form of heavy duty reality buffer to drink it.
(thing) by Habakkuk Mon Mar 19 2001 at 16:34:58
Kool Aid is a powdered drink mix. A staple of most homes with small children when I was growing up, it has been replaced in the past 10 years by the juice box. Normal mixing instructions include mixing a cup of sugar and 2 quarts of water, although how people mix it varies.
Flavors vary from passable to horrid. I have always thought that orange Kool Aid tastes like cancer, although I have no proof; cancer may not taste that bad.
Kool Aid's mascot is an enormous pitcher of red Kool Aid, known as Kool Aid Man. He has a penchant for causing structural damage to any building in which Kool Aid is being served, so, parents, be warned.
(thing) by simonc Sun Jan 06 2002 at 1:16:35
Kool-Aid, a powdered soft drink mix, and cultural icon in North America, was invented in Omaha, Nebraska, in the year 1927.
The inventor, Edwin Perkins, was a self-taught chemist and developed many common products, specialising in flavours and scents. In the year 1914, at the age of 25, Perkins, and his wife Kitty, were marketing 125 products via nationwide mail-order sales. The Perkins Products Company was selling cleaners, toilet products, perfumes, extracts, and many other household preparations.
A fruit-flavoured beverage concentrate, which Perkins called "Fruit Smack", was one of his most popular lines. Available in six flavours (cherry, grape, lemon, orange, root beer and raspberry), the beverage was marketed in 4-ounce bottles. The Perkins Products Company mail-order catalogue described the product so:
"It has no equal for parties, socials, dances, church and lodge affairs. Can be prepared by the single glass or by the bowlful. Splendid to serve when company drops in unexpectedly. Absolutely pure and healthful."
Fruit Smack's problem was the bottle -- which was heavy and prone to breakage and leaks whilst in transit through the mail.
In 1927, Perkins took inspiration from the popular Jell-O dessert preparation, and was successful in producing a dehydrated form of Fruit Smack, which he packed into sachets, providing his customers with all the benefits of Fruit Smack at a much cheaper cost.
"Kool-Ade" (sic) was born in seven different flavours: cherry, lemon-lime, grape, orange, root beer, strawberry, and raspberry. The name was later modernised to "Kool-Aid".
The product was a hit all over the USA and Latin America, being marketed in 1-ounce envelopes, allowing thirsty consumers to add their own sugar and water to produce a tasty and inexpensive soft drink at home. The product line was so successful, in fact, that the Perkins Products Company abandoned all their other lines so as to focus on Kool-Aid.
The General Foods corporation purchased the rights to Kool-Aid in the year 1953, when Ed Perkins was 64 years old, and moved manufacturing operations from Nebraska to Chicago, Illinois. General Foods merged with Kraft in the year 1989.
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Dew Drop Inn/State of Grace Cafe/Glitterbox – Newtown, NSW
By Michael Wayne on June 15, 2014
SMH, 19 February 1947
JOHN: What do you think, darling?
ETHEL: I think I'd like to know a bit about the history of the place before we commit to anything. It looks quite old…
REAL ESTATE AGENT: That's because it is, Mrs. Kelly. As you can see, it's currently a lending library and a dry cleaner, but our records go back to 1895. At that time, this was the residence of a Mr. S. Spittle, furniture salesman. Spittle was a man known for his generosity, and he was likely here at home in bed on the night back in June of that year when he graciously allowed Mr. and Mrs. McKinelly use of Enterprise Hall, above his furniture warehouse, for a party.
Look, here's the clipping from what must have been a very slow news day:
A night to remember. Evening News, 5 July 1895
REAL ESTATE AGENT: Just three years later, Mr. Spittle had moved to another part of Newtown, making way for a Mr. J. Preston and his family. Under Preston, this shop became a newsagent…
Freeman's Journal, 6 August 1898
REAL ESTATE AGENT: …which likely sold the very paper that, in 1901, contained the details of his granddaughter Rose Anna's funeral train, which was headed straight for the Necropolis. Very sad. It's believed she died in this house.
The records become a little hazy for a time after that.
By the 1920s, though, they'd gone from selling newsprint to, well, printing in their own style. If you wanted to have your photo taken in your best power outfit and then have your imperfections aerographed out, Dallimore's was the place to go:
The World's News, 3 July 1926
REAL ESTATE AGENT: Somehow, I don't think rough-and-tumble Newtown was quite accepting of such an arty venture. Maybe one day…
Sure enough, the Kellys bought the shop, and only two years after that, Mrs. Kelly bought the farm…
The Argus, 10 December 1949
…after which time John Kelly, formerly a milk bar proprietor, retired to Rockdale, and that's where we lose the trail. It's not until the mid 1980s that the chain of tenancy gets hot again, and what hotter place for it to do so than the Dew Drop Inn…
Hairdressers in Newtown are a dime a dozen, especially with slick, one-word names like Glitterbox. But if we look upwards, we see that this was once a very un-slick, many-worded Asian restaurant: the Dew Drop Inn.
It's a name that's usually reserved for seedy joints in 30s gangster movies. In fact the last place I'd ever expect to be associated with that name would be an Asian restaurant, especially – as the sign boasts – a gourmet one.
Unfortunately for this article's integrity, the Dew Drop Inn seems to have dew dropped off the face of the planet, with nary a mention on the internet. All we can go on are the facts: one: it's pre-1994 because it's a seven digit phone number and two: it's an Asian restaurant in Newtown without either an Asian name or a terrible pun.
And yet, for all this emptiness and lack of information, I'm intrigued. I need to know more. Did yew ever drop inn? Fess up in the comments.
Let's dig deeper. According to this fascinating snapshot of an article from 1994, our location then became the State of Grace cafe.
Sheena Dunn, just back from New Orleans to open the State of Grace cafe, believes in the funky eclectism of the southern end. "It's a strong neighbourhood, especially of artists and musicians," she says. "This part of town really feels like what's happening." The cafe, open just one week, serves a silky Thai pumpkin soup, Spanish tortilla and home-made lemonade and coffee to the sound of S. E. Rogie and Miles Davis.
Gee, it's truly a shame that we'll never again be able to enjoy the eclectic funk of a Newtown cafe that serves tortillas and plays jazz music. Of note is that the article mentions the State of Grace had only been open a week; the article later provides the cafe's phone number, which is without a 9. From this, we could assume that the shop's preceding tenant was…the Dew Drop Inn.
But there's one thing that's bothering me. Given the suburb's penchant for all things vintage and retro, could it be possible that someone just bought that sign and mounted it there as an artistic statement? Are we being tricked? Only in Newtown…
Posted in: fast food, milk bars, name change, residential, residual signage, restaurants, shopfronts | Tagged: aerograph, Asian cuisine, Dallimore's, Dew Drop Inn, Glitterbox, hairdresser, King Street, Newsagent, Newtown, NSW, Sheena Dunn, State of Grace cafe
Matt June 15, 2014 at 6:59 am | Reply
I think Dew Drop Inn qualifies as a terrible pun!… Do drop in!
Michael Wayne June 15, 2014 at 11:38 am | Reply
It's no Thairanosaurus though…
Tamster August 19, 2014 at 1:08 pm
Thai Me Up on Oxford St always tickles my punny bone 🙂


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module Progression

  def self.included(base)
    base.extend(ClassMethods)
  end

  module ClassMethods

    def progression(name, &block)
      (class << self; self; end).send(:define_method, "#{name}_progression") do
        Progression.new(&block)
      end

      define_method("#{name}_progress") do
        self.class.send("#{name}_progression").progress_for(self)
      end
    end

  end

  class Progression

    attr_reader :steps

    def initialize(&block)
      @steps = []
      @percentage_values = {}
      instance_exec &block if block_given?
    end

    def progress_for(object)
      Progress.new(object, self)
    end

    def percentage_value_for(step)
      @percentage_values[step] || (1 / steps.size.to_f) * 100
    end

    private

    def step(name, options = {}, &block)
      step = Step.new(name, &block)
      @steps << step
      @percentage_values[step] = options[:percentage] if options[:percentage]
    end

  end

  class Progress

    attr_reader :steps

    def initialize(object, progression)
      @object = object
      @progression = progression
      @steps = progression.steps
    end

    def completed_steps
      steps.select do |step|
        step.evaluate(@object)
      end
    end

    def percentage_completed
      completed_steps.inject(0) do |percentage_completed, step|
        percentage_completed + @progression.percentage_value_for(step)
      end
    end

    def next_step
      steps.find do |step|
        !step.evaluate(@object)
      end
    end

    def percentage_completed_after_next_step
      return 100.0 if next_step.nil?
      percentage_completed + @progression.percentage_value_for(next_step)
    end

  end

  class Step

    attr_reader :name

    def initialize(name, &block)
      @name, @block = name, block
    end

    def evaluate(object)
      object.instance_exec &@block
    end

  end

end

class NilClass

  def blank?
    true
  end unless method_defined?(:blank?)

end

class String

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Razor-sharp Sterling gives teeth to Manchester City's invisible monster
Pep Guardiola's team had only to show up to frighten the wits out of Crystal Palace. Their effortless superiority is hard earned
Barney Ronay at Selhurst Park
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Raheem Sterling continued his tremendous goalscoring form at Selhurst Park. Photograph: Kieran McManus/BPI/Rex/Shutterstock
There has been a vague sense in the past few weeks that the Premier League is giving way to Manchester City, that as the two leading teams chase down the final curve – knees pumping, arms chopping the air – it is City who seem to be running through a lighter gravity. Some have suggested there is a kind of Gruffalo effect here, the children's story of the very clever mouse who managed to scare away the rest of the forest just by walking along with a monster behind it.
Fear of calamitous defeat, helplessness in the face of City's domination of the ball: the argument goes that City's aura has drawn the sting from teams outside the top six, who save their fight for those around them, those who actually appear to be playing the same game.
Sterling maintains Manchester City's title push against Crystal Palace
There was an element of pre-intimidation at Selhurst Park. City were excellent value for a steamrollering 3-1 win that put them, briefly, back on top of the table. Raheem Sterling was, with one exception, sharp when it mattered in front of goal. But Crystal Palace were also maniacally cautious, allowing City the time and the space to find their passing rhythms early on.
But then, what else could they have done? This kind of fear factor is earned rather than given for free. If your opponents think you are dangerously good, it is often a sign that you are. And City were good in that familiar kind of way. The league has known dominance in the past but never quite in this same style, where the ball is simply removed from your grasp, the game skewed entirely one way.
It has made for a frictionless winning run. Since the defeat at Newcastle, City have won nine league games in a row, five of those 1-0 or 2-0, six with a clean sheet, every game spent passing rather than chasing the ball.
With five minutes gone this game had already found its pattern. City play neck-crick football these days, the ball funnelled with wonderful precision between the same colour shirts at the same end, while the opposition pant and gasp and cover.
For a while in the first half a kind of glaze hung over this south London Sunday lunchtime, the air seeming to thicken, a sickly sun gleaming off the lime-green turf. On his touchline Roy Hodgson stood completely motionless for at least five minutes. Time and again the light blue shapes chugged from left to right, the ball fizzed and curved and nudged between them. By half-time City had taken 78% possession and made 334 accurate passes to Palace's 71. Aaron Wan-Bissaka had a good game but it took him 37 minutes to complete his first pass – a reflection of the way his role had been reduced to chasing and harrying.
Could Hodgson have done anything differently? Afterwards he shrugged and pointed out the gulf between the two teams. But the fact is Palace had no plan B here at 1-0 down other than trying stop themselves going 2-0 down.
Guardiola: title is in our hands after Manchester City beat Palace – video
City's first real chance came down the right, Leroy Sané and David Silva working the ball to the feet of Sterling, unmarked 10 metres out. Somehow he missed, shanking a horrible low shot past the post and drawing a tactful, slightly stunned silence from the Holmesdale Road end.
No matter. Five minutes later there was silence again but this time Sterling was turning to celebrate. The goal came from a Palace set piece, humped high into the box at the other end. Four touches later it was 1-0, a goal made by a single pass from Kevin De Bruyne, who slid the ball through the Palace cover like an expert crown green bowler taking a moment, sucking on his pipe, then curving his orb through the wreckage to take the jack. Sterling lifted the ball into the far corner with elan. He continues to lead this team from the front.
Sterling's second goal arrived just after the hour, a neat low finish from Sané's cross. With nine minutes left Luka Milivojevic spanked a low free-kick through the City wall and for a moment the game opened up, just long enough for City to do what Hodgson always feared they might, breaking once again for Gabriel Jesus to score right at the finish.
A victory born out of fear, out of walking along with a monster behind you? This is unfair on City, who really are that good. It also overlooks the way Pep Guardiola has made changes since that spell around the turn of the year when his team looked vulnerable. There was a sense that the full-backs had become cavalier, that a quick transition into the space behind could cut City open.
But they have tightened since then, have become more miserly. Often Guardiola has played two dedicated central midfielders. City have blotted their opponents out with the old Pep Principle No1: that possession is also the best way of bolting the door.
As they prepare for three games that might just decide their season, that feeling of running through slightly thinner air has been hard earned; just as here it was more than enough.


OTTAWA — Liberal members of a special all-party committee on electoral reform are urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to break his 2015 promise to change Canada's voting system before the next federal election.
That remarkable call for inaction came Thursday even as opposition members of the committee joined forces to put pressure on Trudeau to keep the campaign commitment.
In its long-awaited final report, the opposition-dominated committee recommended that the government design a new proportional voting system and hold a national referendum to gauge whether Canadians would support it.
"We feel it would be irresponsible for the government to act in haste just to meet the 2019 deadline," Liberal MP Matt DeCourcey told a news conference shortly after the report was tabled in the House of Commons.
But it was Trudeau himself who set what his MPs now view as an arbitrary deadline. Before, during and after the 2015 federal election he repeatedly promised it would be the last to be conducted under the first-past-the-post voting system.
The Liberal members' conclusion is consistent with the government's apparent loss of interest in electoral reform.
Editorial: Now the prime minister can back down on voting reform. Will he?
Trudeau has suggested that public enthusiasm for electoral reform has waned since his Liberals won power last fall. His democratic institutions minister, Maryam Monsef, has repeatedly said she's detected no consensus around any particular alternative and has warned that the government won't proceed without the broad support of Canadians.
Pressed Thursday to accept the committee's majority recommendations, Monsef instead mocked the committee's failure to recommend a specific proportional voting model.
Monsef has conducted her own hearings and is about to launch a postcard campaign inviting all Canadians to take part in an online survey. She's openly disparaged the idea of holding a referendum to measure public opinion, citing the cost and potential divisiveness.
On Thursday, she dismissed the opposition-driven majority report for wanting to hold a national vote on "an incomprehensible formula" for measuring the degree of proportionality of a voting system. And she dismissed the united opposition front on the issue, noting that both the NDP and Greens expressed reservations about a referendum in their own supplementary reports.
The NDP and Green members agreed to drop their opposition to a referendum in order to win Conservative and Bloc support for a proportional voting model.
The majority report acknowledges that the "overwhelming majority" of testimony the committee heard from almost 200 electoral experts and thousands of interested Canadians was in favour of proportional representation.
And it says most of those PR advocates favoured a mixed-member proportional system, in which MPs would be elected in each riding just as they are currently, supplemented by additional regional MPs chosen from party lists and apportioned according to each party's share of the vote.
In the end, though, the report does not recommend a specific proportional voting model. It does say that whatever model the government designs should score no more than 5 on the so-called Gallagher Index — a mathematical formula for measuring the degree of disproportion between the share of votes received by parties and their share of seats in the legislature.
The lower the score, the more proportional an electoral system is deemed to be.
Interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose accused Monsef of insulting the intelligence of Canadians and Green party Leader Elizabeth May accused her of "disrespecting" all committee members.
But Liberal committee members also questioned the use of the Gallagher Index. Committee chair Francis Scarpaleggia said a voting system that scored less than 5 would require many more MPs or ridings that would be three or four times larger than they are now — neither of which he believes Canadians would want.
While the majority report doesn't recommend a specific model, May said it does narrow the scope of the government's options. For instance, it says any new system should not involve MPs being chosen from closed lists supplied by the parties, thereby severing the connection between voters and their MP.


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Q: Can osm2po produce a travel distance buffer for a given time? Given a starting point and a travel time, I would like to produce a travel distance polygon. Can I request this from osm2po via http?

A: What kind of polygons are you thinking of? ConvexHull, Alphashapes, IsoLines? ...
osm2po returns either a cloud of visited vertexes or the convex hull.
Here is the exact copy from the osm2po-online-help-page:
It is possible to calculate a route in osm2po,
output the result as GeoJson and to add it as
a layer in QuantumGIS.

* Convert the graph file with [cmd=g]
  and start osm2po with [cmd=r] (Service)

* If you need the street-types (-class)
  enable them by setting
  [graph.support.edgeflags=true] either in the
  osm2po.config file or as additional parameter
  on the commandline.

* Instead of opening the WebGUI in your Browser
  with e.g. [http://localhost:8888/Osm2poService]
  add these Parameters to the address above

  [?cmd=fr&source=100&target=1000&format=geojson]

* The Browser should show you the routing result
  as plain text in geojson format (UTF8).

* If this works, copy the complete address,
  open your QuantumGIS and add the layer under
  [Menu-Layers-Add_VectorLayer]
  A Dialog opens. Set the [protocol] to
  [GeoJSON] and the [Encoding] to [UTF8]
  Finally paste the address into the [URI] Field and
  click [Open]

* The same works with driving circle distance.
  Here osm2po creates a cloud of points (in geojson-format)
  which are reachable in either time or distance from a given
  starting point (source). e.g.:

  1) Show each point which can be reached within a distance of
     5 km from starting point (53.5,10.0):

     [?cmd=fx&source=53.5,10.0&findShortestPath=true&maxCost=5.0&format=geojson]

  2) Show each point which can be reached within a distance of
     12 Minutes (0.2 hours) from starting point (53.5,10.0).

     [?cmd=fx&source=53.5,10.0&findShortestPath=false&maxCost=0.2&format=geojson]

cmd=fx returns the cloud of points. Replace it with cmd=fh to receive the hull.
See also Is it possible to get the points used for the convex hull in osm2po?


The lead of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, Dr. Bill Cooke specializes in the meteoroid environment and its effects on space vehicles of all sorts. While a graduate student at the University of Florida, he worked on instruments flying onboard balloons, the Space Shuttle, Giotto (European mission to Halley's Comet), and the Long Duration Exposure Facility.After obtaining his PhD, he came to work at Marshall Space Flight Center as a member of the Space Environments Team. When not occupied with meteor observations and shower forecasts, he dabbles as a free- lance author for magazines and is a mentor for the Team America Rocketry Challenge and NASA's Student Launch Initiative rocketry programs.
In her career at the Marshall Space Flight Center, Mitzi Adams has conducted research for a variety of solar missions, including work with Marshall's vector magnetograph, a pioneering instrument that studied magnetic fields in sunspots; SOHO, a mission to study the sun from its deep core to the outer corona; and Hinode, a project to improve our understanding of the sun's magnetic field and the mechanisms that drive solar eruptions.
As a guest lecturer for science courses at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Adams works to sustain enthusiasm and engagement at the college level. She has led several sessions of "Theories of the Universe," a class that explores how various cultures perceive the cosmos, discussing the astronomy-savvy Maya and Inca civilizations of Central and South America, respectively. She's well-versed in the subject matter - and not just the astronomy. An accomplished hiker and an avid student of ancient cultures, Adams has repeatedly vacationed in Peru and Guatemala to visit the ruins of these lost empires.
"That's what's great about astronomy as a career," she said. "It's a fascinating blend of sciences - physics, chemistry, geology, history, mathematics - that keeps it new and exciting and makes it relevant to our everyday lives."
Since 1970, Adams has taken part in four total-solar-eclipse studies in Georgia (March 1970), Chile (November 1994), Romania (August 1999) and Africa (June 2001). She is looking forward to driving north toward Nashville for another one closer to home in August 2017.
Danielle Moser has been working in the Space Environments group at the Marshall Center for eight years. Her work includes modeling meteor showers, analyzing lunar meteoroid impact data, and managing the Meteoroid Environment Office all-sky meteor cameras.
Rhiannon is the newest addition to the Meteoroid Environment Office. She hails from London, Ontario, Canada where she recently completed her Masters in Astronomy at the University of Western Ontario. During her studies she gained experience in meteor physics, finding mass distribution indices using a meteor radar. She is excited to be working for the Meteoroid Environment Office and enjoys the diversity in her projects, which include lunar impact observation and comet outburst monitoring.
Rhiannon comes from a large family, the eldest of five kids, who are slowly spreading out across America from Michigan to Illinois to Idaho, while her parents reside in Chicago. In her spare time Rhiannon loves connecting with her family as well as reading theology.
Dr. Renee Weber is a planetary scientist at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. She serves as the project scientist for the Lunar Mapping and Modeling Project, a software project designed to provide lunar maps and surface feature information to mission planners and other lunar researchers. Renee's scientific research focuses on planetary seismology, in particular the re-processing of seismic data from the Apollo missions. She is involved in several international efforts with goals of sending modern, broad-band seismometers to both the moon and Mars.
Melissa A. McGrath serves as the Chief Scientist in the Science & Technology Office at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. She has undergraduate degrees in Physics and Astronomy, and a PhD in Astronomy from the University of Virginia. She is a planetary scientist who specializes in studies of the gas giant planets and their satellites, particularly Io, Europa, and Ganymede, the large satellites of Jupiter. She has been the Principal Investigator on numerous space- and ground-based science investigations, and has lectured world-wide on her scientific results. She also has extensive experience in science and technical management and leadership, having served as the Chair of the American Astronomical Society's Division for Planetary Sciences, as an Associate Scientific Editor for The Astronomical Journal, and the Deputy Director of the Solar System Division at NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C.
Dr. Cirtain is an expert in Heliophysics and is the Hinode project scientist as well as the co-investigator on Hinode's onboard X-Ray Telescope. He also has served on the science team for the Atmospheric Imaging Array, an instrument on the recently launched Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite. Additionally, Cirtain serves as the principle investigator for two sounding rocket experiments: the High Resolution Coronal Imager (Hi-C) and the Solar Ultraviolet Magnetograph Instrument, or SUMI. Hi-C will be launched from White Sands Missile Range on June 19, 2012 and SUMI will complete its second launch on June 12, 2012, also from White Sands.
Cirtain also is the institutional principle investigator for the Solar Wind Electrons, Alpha and Protons instrument or SWEAP, slated to launch no later than 2018 aboard the Solar Probe + mission to explore unprecedented regions in space, transforming our understanding of the sun and its effects on the solar system.
Cirtain came to Marshall in 2007 as an astrophysicist.
Among his numerous past achievements and honors, Cirtain received the 2011 NASA Medal for Exceptional Achievement for his work developing solar physics instrumentation and received the 2011 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
He graduated from the University of Memphis in May 2001 with bachelor's degrees in both physics and mathematics. He received a doctorate in physics from Montana State University in 2005, where he was a NASA GSRP fellow and a Harvard pre-doctoral fellow. He has 31 refereed papers, including 10 first-author journal articles.
Dr. Alphonse Sterling is an astrophysicist specializing in solar science at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. For six years he was stationed in Japan as the NASA chief planner for the Hinode solar satellite. His specialty is studying the onset of both large-scale and small-scale solar eruptions. He has been on several total solar eclipse expeditions for research purposes and pedagogical purposes. Currently he resides in Huntsville where he continues his research.


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Introducing Liquid Retina.
The new display on iPhone XR is the most advanced LCD in the industry. An innovative backlight design allows the screen to stretch into the corners. So you see true-to-life color from one beautiful edge to the other.
Exceptional materials.
The most durable front glass ever in a smartphone. Precision-machined, aerospace-grade aluminum bands. Water and dust resistance.2 And six stunning new finishes.
Advanced Face ID.
Security is simple when your face is your password. You can unlock your iPhone and log in to apps, accounts, and more with a glance. It's the most secure facial authentication ever in a smartphone. And now it's even faster.
Intelligent A12 Bionic.
This is the smartest, most powerful chip in a smartphone, with our next-generation Neural Engine. For amazing augmented reality experiences. Incredible portraits with Depth Control. And speed and fluidity in everything you do.
Breakthrough camera system.
The world's most popular camera is defining a new era of photography. Where an innovative sensor works with the ISP and Neural Engine to help you create photos like never before.
Portrait mode.
iPhone XR uses a single-lens camera and machine learning to keep people in the foreground in sharp focus against an artfully blurred background.
Enhanced bokeh effect.
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Smart HDR.
New secondary frames, a faster sensor, and the powerful A12 Bionic chip bring more highlight and shadow detail to your photos.
Adjustable Depth Control.
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OS: iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.2
Connectivity: 4G LTE 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/14/17/18/19/20/25/26/28/29/30/32/34/38/9/40/41/66, Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, microUSB 2.0, Proprietary Reversible Connector
Processor:	Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
Storage/Memory: Internal 64GB, 3GB RAM
Display: 6.1" IPS LCD, 828 x 1792 pixels, 326 ppi
Cameras: 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF | 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm front, Video Capture 1080p@60fps
Battery: 2942 mAh Battery, Fast battery charging 15W: 50% in 30 min
Dimensions: 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
Colors: Available in Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral, White
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Special Meal Accomodations
Free Lunch & Breakfast
Summer Meal program
Healthy Garden Bars
D60 Wellness Policy
D60 Foodworks: Nutrition Services
Good nutrition and learning go hand in hand.
The Nutrition Services department is made up of a team of food and nutrition professionals that are dedicated to students' health, well being, and their ability to learn. We support learning by promoting healthy habits for lifelong nutrition and fitness practices.
Beginning Tuesday, Jan 5th, continuing through Jan 15th, D60 Foodworks will continue to offer drive-through or walk-up meal distribution on Tuesday and Friday at five sites.
Once students return to in-person learning, meal distribution will continue on Fridays only. No registration is required.
Meals are available for all students between the ages of 1 and 18, will be distributed in the rear parking lot, or front bus lane, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Tuesday and Friday, at the following schools:
Centennial HS • Central HS • East HS • South HS • Risley MS
* Meals are served on a first come first served basis based on product availability. Though we will strive to ensure we can feed all who wish to participate.
On Tuesday, children will receive 6 meals (3 breakfasts and 3 lunches) and 8 meals (4 breakfasts and 4 lunches) on Friday. White milk will be distributed in half-gallon portions and while available, additional fruits and vegetables will be offered in bulk format to elementary-aged children.
All meals will exceed the USDA nutritional requirements, with the USDA's Summer Food Service Program funding the meal distribution.
Children do not have to be present to receive meals.
Those who drive to a distribution site are asked to remain in their vehicle, as the meals will be passed through the window, based on the number of recipient children. Meals cannot be consumed on site.
The district encourages families to continue to be proactive in reducing the risk of COVID-19 by not congregating at the distribution site once the meals are received. Masks should be worn when in public, with the frequent washing of hands recommended.
When sneezing or coughing, do so into a tissue, and if you are feeling sick, remain at home.
For more information, write nutrition@pueblocityschools,com or call 240-6569.
View D60 School Lunch Menus
Additional info about D60 menu items and guidelines
You can also view D60 Foodworks lunch menus on your smartphone using the Nutrislice app!
You can use the Nutrislice app to:
Customize for allergies and special diets
Get nutrition info and rate foods
Photos and descriptions of menu items
Order ahead and skip the line (not available at all locations)
School Health Services Medicaid Program
Pueblo School District 60 participates in the School Health Services Medicaid Program. The district receives partial reimbursement from Health First Colorado (Medicaid) for the health and medical services provided in the school setting to students enrolled in Health First Colorado with an Individual Education Plan (IEP), Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), 504 Plan, other individualized health or behavioral health plan, or where medical necessity has been otherwise established.
Health services provided by the school at no cost to the family and reimbursed to the district do not affect your child's lifetime Health First Colorado benefits. Students can receive health services at school on the same day they receive services outside of school. Please read the CDE Parental Brochure for additional information, links below -
Parental Brochure from CDE
Medicaid reimbursement is used to improve, expand, and/or enhance health and health-related services to all students throughout the district in accordance with our Local Service Plan. Below is a list of the health services the district's Medicaid reimbursement funds:
Health Technicians
Student & Family Wellness Outreach Coordinators
Partner with Care and Share
Expand Send Hunger Packing Weekend Food Backpack Program
Increase Food in the School Pantries
Provide all medical supplies for the Nurses office
Provide personal hygiene supplies & feminine hygiene products for homeless students
Purchase Vision Screening Equipment
Purchase Hearing Equipment
Hi-Lo Changing Tables
Health equipment & supplies
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: https://www.ascr.usda.gov/filing-discrimination-complaint-usda-customer, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.


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Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-256322
AMTD Digital Inc.
AMTD Digital Inc., or the Company, has filed a registration statement on Form F-1, including a prospectus, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, for the offering to which this free writing prospectus relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and this offering. Investors should rely upon the prospectus and any relevant free writing prospectus for complete details of this offering. You may obtain these documents and other documents that the Company has filed for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Company, any underwriter, or any dealer participating in this offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by contacting AMTD Global Markets Limited, at 23/F Nexxus Building, 41 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, Attention: ECM Department, by calling +852 3163-3288, or via email: ibd.project.genesis3@amtdglobalmarkets.com, Maxim Group LLC, at 300 Park Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10022, U.S.A., Attention: Clifford A. Teller, by calling +1 (212) 895-3745, or via email: ecitarrella@maximgrp.com, or Livermore Holdings Limited, at Unit 1214A, 12/F, Tower II Cheung Sha Wan Plaza, 833 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Attention: ECM Department, by calling +852 3704-9511, or via email: project@livermore.com.hk. You may also access the Company's most recent prospectus dated June 23, 2022, which was included in Amendment No. 14 to the Company's registration statement on Form F-1, as filed with the SEC via EDGAR on June 23, 2022, or Amendment No. 14, by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001809691/000119312522180152/d943653df1a.htm.
This free writing prospectus reflects the following amendments that were made in Amendment No. 14. All references to page numbers are to page numbers in Amendment No. 14.
(1) Amend the tenth paragraph on the front cover of the prospectus to read as follows :
As of the date of this prospectus, we do not have any material operation or maintain any office or personnel in Mainland China. We have not collected, stored, or managed any personal information in Mainland China. In addition, we plan to emphasize Southeast Asia as our core future area of growth. As such, we believe we are not required to obtain any permission from PRC authorities to operate and issue our ADSs to foreign investors as of the date of this prospectus, including permissions from the CSRC or CAC. If (i) we do not receive or maintain any permission or approval required of us, (ii) we inadvertently concluded that certain permissions or approvals have been acquired or are not required, or (iii) applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations thereof change and we become subject to the requirement of additional permissions or approvals in the future, we may have to expend significant time and costs to procure them. If we are unable to do so, on commercially reasonable terms, in a timely manner or otherwise, we may become subject to sanctions imposed by the PRC regulatory authorities, which could include fines and penalties, proceedings against us, and other forms of sanctions, and our ability to conduct our business, invest into Mainland China as foreign investments or accept foreign investments, or list on a U.S. or other overseas exchange may be restricted, and our business, reputation, financial condition, and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected. See also "Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in Mainland China and Hong Kong—The PRC government's significant authority to intervene in or influence the Mainland China operations of an offshore holding company at any time could limit our ability to transfer or use our cash outside of China, and could otherwise result in a material adverse change to our business operations, including our Hong Kong operations and cause the ADSs to significantly decline in value or become worthless" and "Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in Mainland China and Hong Kong—Uncertainties arising from the legal system in Mainland China, including uncertainties regarding the interpretation and enforcement of laws in Mainland China and the possibility that regulations and rules can change quickly with little advance notice, could hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer the ADSs, result in a material adverse change to our business operations, and damage our reputation, which would materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations and cause the ADSs to significantly decline in value or become worthless."
(2) Amend the paragraph under the heading of "Permissions Required from the PRC Authorities for Our Operations" on pages 10–11 to read as follows:
As of the date of this prospectus, we do not have any material operation or maintain any office or personnel in Mainland China. We have not collected, stored, or managed any personal information in Mainland China. In addition, we plan to emphasize Southeast Asia as our core future area of growth. As such, we believe that, based on the advice of Han Kun Law Offices, our PRC counsel, we are not required to obtain any permission from PRC authorities to operate and issue our ADSs to foreign investors as of the date of this prospectus, including permissions from the CSRC or CAC. If (i) we do not receive or maintain any permission or approval required of us, (ii) we inadvertently concluded that certain permissions or approvals have been acquired or are not required, or (iii) applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations thereof change and we become subject to the requirement of additional permissions or approvals in the future, we may have to expend significant time and costs to procure them. If we are unable to do so, on commercially reasonable terms, in a timely manner or otherwise, we may become subject to sanctions imposed by the PRC regulatory authorities, which could include fines and penalties, proceedings against us, and other forms of sanctions, and our ability to conduct our business, invest into Mainland China as foreign investments or accept foreign investments, or list on a U.S. or other overseas exchange may be restricted, and our business, reputation, financial condition, and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected. See also "Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in Mainland China and Hong Kong—The PRC government's significant authority to intervene in or influence the Mainland China operations of an offshore holding company at any time could limit our ability to transfer or use our cash outside of China, and could otherwise result in a material adverse change to our business operations, including our Hong Kong operations and cause the ADSs to significantly decline in value or become worthless" and "Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in Mainland China and Hong Kong—Uncertainties arising from the legal system in Mainland China, including uncertainties regarding the interpretation and enforcement of laws in Mainland China and the possibility that regulations and rules can change quickly with little advance notice, could hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer the ADSs, result in a material adverse change to our business operations, and damage our reputation, which would materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations and cause the ADSs to significantly decline in value or become worthless."
(3) Amend the first bulleted paragraph under the heading of "Risks Relating to Doing Business in Mainland China and Hong Kong" on page 11 to read as follows:
The PRC government's significant authority to intervene in or influence the Mainland China operations of an offshore holding company at any time could limit our ability to transfer or use our cash outside of China, and otherwise result in material adverse change in our operations and the value of our ADSs.
(4) Amend the last paragraph on page 22 to read as follows:
The PRC government has significant authority to intervene in or influence the Mainland China operations of an offshore holding company at any time, and such oversight may also extend to companies operating in Hong Kong like us. We cannot assure you that the PRC government will not prevent us from transferring the cash we maintain outside of China, or restrict our ability to deploy our cash into business or to pay dividends. We could also be subject to limitations on the transfer or the use of our cash if we expand our business operations into Mainland China or conduct our operations in some other ways such that we become subject to laws in Mainland China that regulate these activities. Any limitation on our ability to transfer or use our cash could materially and adversely limit our ability to grow, make investments or acquisitions that could be beneficial to our business, pay dividends, or otherwise fund and conduct our business. See Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in Mainland China and Hong Kong—The PRC government's significant authority to intervene in or influence the Mainland China operations of an offshore holding company at any time could limit our ability to transfer or use our cash outside of China, and otherwise result in material adverse change in our operations and the value of our ADSs.
(5) Amend the first risk factor under the heading of "Risk Relating to Doing Business in Mainland China and Hong Kong" on page 23 to read as follows:
Our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations may be influenced to a significant degree by political, economic, and social conditions in China generally. The PRC government has significant authority to intervene in or influence the Mainland China operations of an offshore holding company at any time as the government deems appropriate to advance regulatory and social objectives and policy positions. For instance, the PRC government has recently published new policies that significantly affected certain industries. We cannot assure you that the oversight of the PRC government will not be extended to companies operating in Hong Kong like us or that new policies will not be introduced to regulate our industry. The PRC government may also prevent us from transferring the cash we maintain outside of China, or restrict our ability to deploy our cash into business or to pay dividends. Any such action could materially and adversely limit our ability to grow, make investments or acquisitions that could be beneficial to our business, pay dividends, or otherwise fund and conduct our business, and could result in a material adverse change to our business operations, including our Hong Kong operations, our prospects, financial condition, and results of operations, require us to seek additional permission to continue our operations, and damage our reputation, which could cause the ADSs to significantly decline in value or become worthless. See also "—Failure to comply with cybersecurity, data privacy, data protection, or any other laws and regulations related to data may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations."
(6) Amend the first paragraph on page 28 to read as follows:
As of the date of this prospectus, we do not have any material operation or maintain any office or personnel in Mainland China. We have not collected, stored, or managed any personal information in Mainland China. In addition, we plan to emphasize Southeast Asia as our core future area of growth. As such, we believe that, based on the advice of Han Kun Law Offices, our PRC counsel, we are not required to obtain any permission from PRC authorities to operate and issue our ADSs to foreign investors as of the date of this prospectus, including permissions from the CSRC or CAC. If (i) we do not receive or maintain any permission or approval required of us, (ii) we inadvertently concluded that certain permissions or approvals have been acquired or are not required, or (iii) applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations thereof change and we become subject to the requirement of additional permissions or approvals in the future, we may have to expend significant time and costs to procure them. If we are unable to do so, on commercially reasonable terms, in a timely manner or otherwise, we may become subject to sanctions imposed by the PRC regulatory authorities, which could include fines and penalties, proceedings against us, and other forms of sanctions, and our ability to conduct our business, invest into Mainland China as foreign investments or accept foreign investments, or list on a U.S. or other overseas exchange may be restricted, and our business, reputation, financial condition, and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected. See also "Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in Mainland China and Hong Kong—The PRC government's significant authority to intervene in or influence the Mainland China operations of an offshore holding company at any time could limit our ability to transfer or use our cash outside of China, and could otherwise result in a material adverse change to our business operations, including our Hong Kong operations and cause the ADSs to significantly decline in value or become worthless" and "Risk Factors— Risks Relating to Doing Business in Mainland China and Hong Kong—Uncertainties arising from the legal system in Mainland China, including uncertainties regarding the interpretation and enforcement of laws in Mainland China and the possibility that regulations and rules can change quickly with little advance notice, could hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer the ADSs, result in a material adverse change to our business operations, and damage our reputation, which would materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations and cause the ADSs to significantly decline in value or become worthless."
(7) File a representation letter under Item 8.A.4 of Form 20-F as exhibit 99.5.


Second post of the day!
First of all, you might notice that you have been re-directed to FionaJeeves.com! There have been some changes and I'm working hard to update this new site to make it look beautiful.
Secondly – and even more exciting! It is with great delight and excitement that I can tell you that Burning Embers is now available to pre-order in paperback! Yes, that's right Mum you can pop over to amazon to order the book and hold it in your hands.
Please bear in mind that Amazon is currently showing the book as out of stock – this isn't the case, it's just on pre-order until the 1st of December.
In the middle of November the publishers will send Amazon all the books that have been ordered and Amazon will distribute them as usual. Exciting stuff!
I will also be selling signed copies from my fibijeeves! If you would like a signed copy you're able to purchase it directly from me. Hooray!
Photographer Intervi… on Sweet Treats!