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A Chicago Condo That Will Restore Your Faith in DIY Projects
Welcome to Make Yourself at Home, a collection of home tours as told through the items within them. Up this week, in the third of four installments we're running in honor of Renovation Month, Jesse welcomes us into the DIY-ed condo she shares with her husband in Chicago.
When Jesse was 25 and freshly over her last ex, she told her friend Alex she wanted to go out. Being a loyal friend, Alex agreed, and took Jesse to a Chicago bar with a cute bartender named Paul. It wasn't a setup, exactly, just encouragement. But someone else caught her attention instead: Paul's boss. Brad, 30, owned the bar, and he and Jesse attached to each other right away, spending the night making fun of people in the "super hipster" dance room in the back. Three months later, Brad proposed. At the time, Jesse was surprised, but knowing Brad now, she's not as much. "When he gets into something, he's obsessed," she told me. Something about it felt right, so Jesse said yes. They moved in together right away and were married nine months later. Paul was a groomsman.
Brad and Jesse loved their shared apartment, but a few years into renting, Jesse suggested they look into buying, so they kicked off a slow and plodding search. A couple years passed. Nothing. Then one day, Jesse stumbled upon a place online that checked all their boxes. It's too perfect, she thought. It's going to go off the market too fast. I can't even think about it. So she didn't. And she didn't say anything either. Little did she know, Brad had also seen the place online, and decided to not say anything either out of the same fear. Soon after, during an appointment to see another place, their realtor suggested they go see this other spot instead—unplanned. Naturally, it was the one. They both freaked. It felt like fate.
Originally they wanted a single-family home, and this was a condo, but it was unique in that it had multiple levels and ample private outdoor space, so they were satisfied. In 2015, they moved in (along with their female dog, Kevin). Brad now owns a second bar and Jesse works in marketing, but part of her regrets not pursuing interior design at a younger age. She's had so much fun decorating the space—"Brad didn't lift a finger"—especially the parts she was able to DIY through sheer force of will. She's picked up some freelance styling work as a result (follow her on Instagram here). Below, in her own words, five things that made their house a home; some by very impressive means.
#1: The Cabinets I Painted and Refinished in the Kitchen
The cabinets were the first thing I did. I knew we didn't have it in our budget to immediately replace them, but they weren't the right finish. [Ed note: here are before and after pictures of her kitchen.] So I just did a lot of research and cobbled together my best approach and went at it. We got our keys on a Friday and I started that weekend, completely overhauling them before we even moved our stuff in. I knew that if I pulled the trigger on it immediately, I would actually do it.
Brad wanted to veto the project because it was so much work, but I was like, "Well, what if you don't have to do any of it?" And he was like, "Fine." So that's what set the precedent. I grew up in Kentucky on 21 acres with a family that does everything ourselves, and he grew up in the suburbs of Chicago with a stay-at-home mom, so our handiness is on different levels.
A lot of people mistake the cabinets for being white, but they're actually a very pale gray. It took me forever to figure out what color I wanted. And then I think it might have been a couple of months later that I finally did the hardware, because that was really tough—I had to drill all the holes and line everything up properly. It took a lot of time and calculation. All in redoing the cabinets probably cost between $350 and $400 dollars, and it took about 20 hours with some help from my friends.
The way they came out, it actually looks like we did replace the cabinets and a lot of people don't believe me when I tell them I just painted them. I think it's going to be a big asset for us when we do end up moving eventually.
#2. The DIY Marble Backsplash in the Kitchen
Originally there was this horrible—in my opinion—backsplash in the kitchen, with little 1″ x 1″ square tiles of different textures. It was very 1995. When I started to try to get the tile off I discovered they were basically sealed with cement, so this was my first foray into completely cutting out all the drywall and replacing it. My stepdad actually came up and helped me with this. He's my DIY guru. I could have done it myself, but his help made it a lot faster. We cut all the backsplash out and then replaced all the drywall.
It took me a little while longer before I got the marble up due to financial and time restraints. I would say the marble is one of the most expensive things I've done to our house thus far (all in about $1,000 dollars). What I did instead of doing just a slab, was get 12″ x 24″ marble tiles and put them on without a grout line in between so that it kind of gives the illusion of a seamless single slab. And right now we only have the bottom done, but eventually I'm going to do above the cabinets with the same marble as well. (There's a highlight in my stories of me doing the marble.) [Ed note: Holy shit you'll be impressed.]
It was a lot of research. That's my thing. If I'm going to do something, I'm going to research it for hours and hours and hours. This project was terrifying and it was also super exhausting because I had to carry eight 100-pound packs of marble up to our roof deck to cut them with a wet tile saw. All of it was completely terrifying, but we got through it and it's one of the things that I'm most proud of because it's really my blood, sweat, and tears.
#3. The Decorative Island Separating the Kitchen and the Living
We have this really large peninsula and, after painting it white, it was just too boring for me. I wanted more visual interest under there. But I didn't want to do a traditional wainscotting or board and batten—I didn't want it to look like anything else. And then I found this coffee shop that had an amazing pattern on their coffee bar, but they were doing it with 2′ x 4's and cutting it out with a miter saw and gluing it all together. [Ed note: Here's the coffee shop!] So that was my original plan, but then I realized it was going to be too thick on the back of the island, so after some back and forth, I came across these 1" balsa wood strips that would give me that texture but without weight. I cut them all with an X-Acto knife. Material-wise it was perfection, but then I had to do a bunch of math and map out the entire peninsula to get all the angles correct. (I have a tutorial on this on my highlights as well.)
I glued up all the balsa wood strips and then repainted the parts that are same color as the cabinets with the same cabinet paint, and then the wood insets are actually a really, really high-quality, textured contact paper. So it looks like it's actual wood when it's not. It was a really painstaking process but it was completely worth it. All in I would say the island probably took about 14 hours but the cost was only about $100.
I feel like a lot of people move into a place and they want to get everything done at once, but because these were all my visions, and a lot of times it was all my money too, it's been a slower process. But right now the kitchen is definitely my favorite part of the house. I'm slowly working through the rest of it to make it exactly what we want it to be, too.
#4. The Blue Cabinet in the Living Room
The blue cabinet actually belonged to my parents before I was even born. Then it was in my childhood bedrooms my whole life, and then it moved up to Chicago with me, after I was out of the dorms. For the longest time when it was in my parent's house, it was their spice cabinet, so it still kind of smells like cinnamon when you open it. It's very nostalgic for me; it smells like my childhood.
It's been painted and repainted a number of times. I painted it blue when we moved into our place. I don't even know why I chose that color; it just spoke to me. All the hinges I repainted in gold and changed the hardware to these beautiful pulls that I got from Anthropologie that are teak and marble. They're gorgeous. It used to have a painting etching on the glass, but I scraped all of that off because it was just a little too busy and I wanted you to be able to see the glassware that's in there now. In it we keep a collection of beautiful glassware and amazing mugs that we've gotten from traveling and friends of ours in the industry and that kind of thing. And so it's a perfect almost-China cabinet vibe that is a great transition between the kitchen and living area.
#5. The Gallery Wall in the Living Room
This one took a really long time too, and I think one of the reasons I love it so much is my husband and I both are collectors of different types of art, and this was one of the places where I got to take a lot of his beautiful pieces and incorporate them into my own design in our living room. Almost everything was stuff that we had on hand. It was not about, "I want the wall to look like this." It was more like, "Well, what do we have and how can we make it look the best?"
A lot of them already had frames or I shopped my house. I don't know if you can really tell, but below the plant, that green frame—I'd actually bought it with a print from a thrift store and ended up tearing the print out. And the map itself is actually a piece of art paper from Blick, but it's a historic map of the Chicago Transit System.
I didn't plan the wall out or anything, I just threw the stuff up there. I started with Bowie. That's the Ziggy Stardust print in the very middle. And mind you, this is the 7th iteration of the way that this looks. There were so many different configurations and I just kept rearranging it—it probably took me about two years to get everything the way that I wanted it. So many holes. So much spackling. The main thing I always say to everybody who asks me is to just take your time, because I think people want to get it done and want to get it right the first time, and get really discouraged if they don't like the outcome of a project. But I think it's just being patient. For me, at least, I'll only know when it's done when I see it. And that's definitely what happened with this.
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Michoud Assembly Facility (zkráceně MAF) je výrobní komplex v okrese New Orleans ve státě Louisiana v Spojených státech. Areál, rozprostírající se na 3,4 kilometrech čtverečních, slouží jak vládním agenturám jako NASA, tak i komerčním společnostem k výstavbě a montáži raketových stupňů, motorů a dalších prvků raket. Od září 1961 do prosince 1972, konce programu Apollo, toto místo využívala společnost Chrysler ke stavbě prvních stupňů raket Saturn I a Saturn IB, ke které se později připojila i společnost Boeing, která stavěla první stupeň rakety Saturn V a od roku 2012 i Space Launch System. Od 5. září 1973 do 20. září 2010 byla továrna využívána pro stavbu vnějších palivových nádrží raketoplánu Martin Marietta.

Historie
Komplex byl vystavěn v roce 1940 ve vesnici Michoud v americké Louisianě divizí Higgins-Tucker společnosti Higgins Industries, přičemž se na stavbě podílela vláda Spojených států, aby si zajistila výrobu nákladních letadel C-76 a vyloďovacích člunů během druhé světové války. Výroba C-76 však pouze začala, ale letadla nebyla nikdy dokončena a místo toho byly vyrobeny 2 kusy Curtiss C-46 Commando v roce 1943 a zbytek byl zrušena v roce 1944. Ve 40. letech bylo zařízení označováno jako Michoud (Factory) Airfield a v roce 1952 se stalo neaktivním. Avšak ke konci korejské války se v komplexu vyráběly motory pro tanky M4 Sherman a M46 Patton.

Saturn
Po skončení války v roce 1953 byl až do roku 1961 komplex neaktivní. Právě v roce 1961 byl komplex přeřazen pod správu agentury NASA, a začala v něm společnost Chrysler Corporation konstruovat první stupeň rakety Saturn V a první stupeň rakety Saturn IB. Původně se v komplexu měla konstruovat také raketa Saturn C-8, ale z důvodu výšky stropu továrny – 12 metrů – to nebylo možné. Proto byl vybrán menší model, C-5, později přejmenovaný na Saturn V, místo původní plánované C-8.

Space Shuttle a ISS
Počínaje první testovací misí programu Space Shuttle 29. června 1979, bylo vyrobeno v MAF 136 SSET nádrží – od první mise STS-1 raketoplánu Columbia, konče raketoplánem Endeavour, 20. září 2010.

Od poloviny 90. let 20. století až do roku 2010 byly také v komplexu vyráběny moduly a části Mezinárodní vesmírné stanice.

Ares
NASA také plánovala použít komplex na výrobu raket pro již zrušený program Constellation, včetně kosmické lodi Orion, horního stupně Ares I a centrálního stupně Ares V. V roce 2010 byl ale za vlády Baracka Obamy program Constellation. Později byl ale program nahrazen programem Artemis, který využívá Space Launch System, budovaný v MAF.

Space Launch System
Komplex je od listopadu 2014 také používán agenturou NASA pro Space Launch System, který konstruuje společnost Boeing. První verze SLS Block 1 pro misi Artemis I byla ke konci roku 2019 dokončena, přičemž Boeing už začal konstruovat i SLS pro mise Artemis II, Artemis III a Artemis IV.

První nosná raketa SLS odstartovala z Kennedyho vesmírného střediska, z rampy LC-39B, 16. listopadu 2022.

Komplex

Části

Celý komplex se skládá ze čtyř velkých částí.

První část
V první části se nachází hlavní výrobní hala s číslem 103 a severní a jižní vertikální montážní haly s označeními 115 a 110. V hlavní budově probíhá většina výrobních a svařovacích činností – byl zde vyroben centrální stupeň rakety Space Launch System, dříve také SSET pro raketoplány, komponenty pro ISS a první fáze Saturn V. Budova má rozměry 512 x 340 metrů a obsahuje více než 40 různých mést pro výrobní, konstrukční a montážní činnosti.

Nedaleko jižní haly se nachází elektrická oblouková pec a odlévací stroj. Dále se před jižní halou nachází budova pro inspekci a kontroly součástek. Severní hala byla postavena v roce 2011 za účelem přidání dalšího vertikálního zařízení pro svařování. K hlavní výrobní budově také přiléhají další dílny – pro aplikaci izolační pěny, transformátory pro obloukovou pec a velké množství otevřeného prostoru pro různé potřeby.

Druhá až čtvrtá část
Druhá část je externí budova, používána k výrobě malých součástek a vybavení vesmírných stanic. Do hlavní haly také dodává různé drobné součástky, zejména spojovací prvky – nýty a šrouby. Třetí část je taktéž externí budova pro další výrobní procesy, přičemž obsahuje laboratoř, kancelářské prostory a skladovací prostory. Čtvrtá část se nachází jižně od areálu; jedná se o dílnu pro zpracování a aplikaci izolační pěny na komponenty nádrží pro nosné rakety.

Doprava
Většina vnitřních cest a ploch je vyrobená z leštěného betonu, který zajišťuje snadný přístup vozidel a jeřábů, přičemž v některých cestách jsou také zabudovány koleje pro přepravu na lokálních vlacích / vozících.

Zhruba 600 metrů od komplexu se jihozápadně od hlavní výrobní budovy nachází lodní přístav, odkud lodě převážejí vyrobené komponenty. Ty jsou dodávány buď do Kennedyho vesmírného střediska pro dokončení a zkompletování, do komplexu Marshall Space Flight Center v Alabamě, nebo do testovacího střediska Stennis Space Center v Mississippi.

Odkazy

Reference

Literatura

Externí odkazy

NASA
Stavby v Louisianě
Program Artemis
Program Apollo
Program Constellation

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Q: Trying to set up a dependent dropdown list What I want to do:
When you are on a work order, select a product so that it limits the issue areas as you define?
Something in my code generates no "issue areas".
models.py
class Products(models.Model):
    m_product_short=models.CharField(unique=True,max_length=5)
    m_product_long=models.CharField(max_length=40)

    def __str__(self):
        return self.m_product_short

class IssueAreas(models.Model):
    product=models.ForeignKey(Products, on_delete=models.SET_NULL, null=True)
    m_issue=models.CharField(max_length=50)

    def __str__(self):
        return self.m_issue

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    wo_machine_product = models.ForeignKey(Products, on_delete=models.SET_NULL, null=True)
    wo_issue_area = models.ForeignKey(IssueAreas,on_delete=models.SET_NULL, null=True)

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urlpatterns = [
    path("create/",views.WO_CreateView.as_view(), name="Create Order"),

    path('ajax/loadIssue/', views.loadIssueAreas, name='ajax_loadIssueAreas'),  # AJAX
]

views.py
class WO_CreateView(CreateView):
    template_name = 'WorkOrderCreate.html'
    model = WorkOrder_main
    form_class = WorkOrder_Add2

# AJAX
def loadIssueAreas(request):
    product_id = request.GET.get('wo_machine_product')
    issues = IssueAreas.objects.filter(product_id=product_id).all()
    return render(request, 'oa/IssueAreaDropDown.html', {'issues': issues})

forms.py
class WorkOrder_Add2(forms.ModelForm):

    class Meta:
        model=WorkOrder_main
        fields= ' __all__ '

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
        self.fields['wo_issue_area'].queryset = IssueAreas.objects.none()

        if 'product' in self.data:
            try:
                product_id = int(self.data.get('product'))
                self.fields['wo_issue_area'].queryset =IssueAreas.objects.filter(product_id=product_id).order_by('id')
            except (ValueError, TypeError):
                pass
        elif self.instance.pk:
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{% block title %}Create{% endblock %}

{% block content %}

Create Order

<form method="post" id="IssueForm" data-issues-url=" oa/ajax/loadIssue/" novalidate>
    {% csrf_token %}
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    <button type="submit">Save</button>
</form>

{% endblock %}

IssueAreaDropDwon.html
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{% for issue in issues %}
<option value="{{ issuearea.pk }}">{{ issuearea.m_issue }}</option>
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Q: HTML inside a PHP variable without losing syntax highlight I have some large HTML code that I want to put in a PHP variable without losing the syntax highlight. I would also like for when it is put in as a variable, it will be shown as a normal string not HTML code.
Is there a way like:
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I know my code here doesn't make sense, but it's just to describe the situation.

A: If the code is very long - say a menu div or something, you can use include. It won't give you a variable to use, but the result is the same.
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In file_with_my_code.php (doesn't have to be .php, .html works just fine as well) you simply paste the code as if you were creating a standalone html file.

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News|US Elections 2020
Trump says COVID-19 aid stalled over funds for US Postal Service
Trump has assailed mail-in voting as fraudulent as lawmakers decry his appointed USPS leader gutting the agency.
A United States postal employee pumps gas into his mail delivery truck from a petrol station in this file photo [File:Mike Blake/Reuters]
The United States Postal Service (USPS) may be critical for a successful November election, but budget shortfalls and an unwillingness to assist from President Donald Trump could put polls in danger.
USPS already faced questions over how it would handle the expected spike of mail-in ballots due to the coronavirus pandemic, but several operational changes imposed by new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a Trump ally, have led to mail backlogs across the US as rumours of additional cutbacks swirl, fuelling worries about the November vote.
Democrat demands that a coronavirus relief bill include federal aid for the currently overtaxed post office and funding for the upcoming US election have become major sticking points in negotiations for legislation members of both sides say needs to be passed soon, President Donald Trump said on Thursday.
"The items are the post office and the $3.5bn for mail-in voting," he told Fox Business Network, saying Democrats want to give the post office $25bn. "If we don't make the deal, that means they can't have the money, that means they can't have universal mail-in voting. It just can't happen."
Questionable policies
The pandemic has forced states to expand voting by mail as a safe alternative to in-person polling places. Some states are opting to send ballots to voters or allow people to use fear of the virus as a reason to cast an absentee ballot. That has led to predictions of an unprecedented amount of mail voting in the presidential election.
Trailing in the polls, President Donald Trump has been sowing public distrust in USPS's ability to adequately deliver ballots and has, without evidence, said allowing more people to vote by mail will result in rampant corruption.
The agency's new leader, DeJoy, a former supply-chain CEO and a major donor to Trump and other Republicans, has pushed cost-cutting measures to eliminate overtime pay and hold mail until the next day if postal distribution centres are running late.
Demonstrators rally during a coronavirus response protest. A demonstrator holds an American flag next to a US Postal Service mailbox [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]
DeJoy, 63, of North Carolina, was tapped to head the service by a Trump-appointed board of governors and started in June. He is the first postmaster general in nearly two decades who is not a career postal employee.
DeJoy has said repeatedly that the Postal Service is in a financially untenable position and needs to rein in expenses. This past week, it reported $2.2bn in losses during the three months that ended in June.
Postal leaders want at least a $10bn infusion from Congress as well as regulatory changes that would end a costly mandate that they fund in advance billions of dollars in retiree health benefits.
"Without dramatic change, there is no end in sight, and we face an impending liquidity crisis," DeJoy told the Postal Service's governing board on Friday.
Memos from post office leadership, obtained by The Associated Press news agency (AP), detailed an elimination of overtime and a halting of late delivery trips that are sometimes needed to make sure deliveries arrive on time. One document said if distribution centres are running behind, "they will keep the mail for the next day".
Another said: "One aspect of these changes that may be difficult for employees is that – temporarily – we may see mail left behind or mail on the workroom floor or docks."
Additional records obtained by AP outline upcoming reductions of hours at post offices, including closures during lunch and on Saturdays. Rumours have also circulated about the potential for entire offices to shutter after the USPS told Senator Joe Manchin that regional managers there have identified 12 offices for "feasibility studies".
Postal employees have been recently instructed not to talk to news media while on duty, according to another memo obtained by AP.
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris assail Trump in first campaign event
The changes have taken their toll on the Postal Service's 630,000 employees.
"As they risk their health each day along with other front-line essential workers, letter carriers have become angry, frustrated and embarrassed by various USPS management initiatives that are now resulting in delayed mail and undelivered routes in many areas of the country," said Fredric Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, which represents nearly 300,000 carriers nationwide.
Bipartisan criticism
The new policies have angered lawmakers from both parties and drawn criticism from former President Barack Obama, who said the current administration is "undermining the Postal Service in an election that's going to be dependent on mail-in ballots".
DeJoy has been the target of multiple letters from members of Congress who have called on the postmaster general to rescind his measures and have complained about a lack of transparency from the agency.
Eighty-four House members, including four Republicans, signed a letter that said it is "vital that the Postal Service does not reduce mail delivery hours, which could harm rural communities, seniors, small businesses and millions of Americans who rely on the mail for critical letters and packages".
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer had a closed-door meeting with DeJoy this past week to discuss the agency's worsening performance and need for emergency funding. Schumer later described it as "a heated discussion".
Pelosi and Schumer followed up with a letter to DeJoy that said the operational changes "threaten the timely delivery of mail – including medicines for seniors, paychecks for workers, and absentee ballots for voters – that is essential to millions of Americans".
During a meeting on Friday with the Postal Service governing board, DeJoy said the agency is not slowing down election mail and remains committed to fulfilling its role in elections.

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Q: Observable viewmodels in observable array don't work in KnockoutJs I have simple HTML markup with a list of my viewmodels in it and template. Also, I have my viewmodel in
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How can I make a truly observable array of observables? What's the most profitable way to add components like this? I've already done nested viewmodel observable, but it seems doesn't work.

A: There a couple of issues with your code. The problem is not necessarily with the observable array - it is an issue with your use of a component. The purpose of components are listed here. Some things to note:

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*observable array elements do not need to be made observable. So no need to do var vm = ko.observable(new AppViewModel()); Simply use var vm = new AppViewModel(); and push onto your array. However if you want to use a component then this isnt correct either! What are are doing is basically newing up AppViewModels twice! Can you see why? You do it once explicitly in the line above and then component does it once implicitly. Each time a component is created it is associated with AppViewModel - this is what happens when you register the component.

*component are associated with you can think of as a mini-viewModel with its own properties, functionality, computeds, etc. So in your case you probably dont need to use a component -> copy and paste the internals of your  tags into the

 and it should just work.

Im not sure if this is the answer you are looking for, but this should do what you want. You can use components if you like but youd have to make more changes and tiny bit of unnecessary complexity. I took the liberty of changing your variable names. I think they might be more appropriate this way. Hope this helps!
Edit
I've edited the code snippet to work with a component. The problem with this specific implementation is that the component is now tightly coupled with the AppViewModel through the names observableArray. This might be okay in your case, but often this can lead to undesired behaviour, especially once your view models start getting larger and more complex.  Of course you could pass in the unwrapped values of firstName and lastName in order to be better decoupled but then you'd be back at square one because

 will not register any changes made to the names observableArray.

 ko.components.register('my-comp', {
   viewModel: function(params) {
     var self = this;
     self.firstName = params.data.firstName
     self.lastName = params.data.lastName
     self.fullName = ko.pureComputed({
       read: function() {
         return self.firstName() + " " + self.lastName();
       },
       write: function(value) {
         var lastSpacePos = value.lastIndexOf(" ");
         if (lastSpacePos > 0) {
           self.firstName(value.substring(0, lastSpacePos));
           self.lastName(value.substring(lastSpacePos + 1));
         }
       },
       owner: self
     });

     self.capitalizeLastName = function() {
       var str = self.lastName();
       self.lastName(str.toUpperCase());
     };
   },
   template: {
     element: "fullNameTmpl"
   }
 });

var Name = function(){
  this.firstName = ko.observable("Bert");
  this.lastName = ko.observable("McBertington");
}

 function AppViewModel() {
   var self = this;
   self.names = ko.observableArray();
   self.addName = function() {
     self.names.push(new Name());
   }
 }

 ko.applyBindings(new AppViewModel());

Names
<button type="button" class="btn btn-link" data-bind="click: addName">
  Add Dude
</button>

  <my-comp params="data: $data"></my-comp>


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Marine Natural Products
Chair Alison Butler
Vice Chair Tadeusz F. Molinski
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm Registration and check-in
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm CHEMICAL ECOLOGY
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WelcomeConference Policies
Discussion Leader: Dale Nagle, University of Mississippi and William Fenical, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm Valerie Paul, University of Guam
"Chemical Ecology of Benthic Marine Cyanobacteria"
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm Niels Lindquist, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"Small Partners Packing Powerful Punches: Investigations of Defensive Microbial-Invertebrate Symbioses"
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm Julia Kubanek, Georgia Institute of Technology
"Multiple functions and Ecological Consequences of Chemical Signals in the Sea"
9:30 pm -11:00 pm Chair's Welcoming Reception
9:00 am -12:30 pm DRUG DISCOVERY
Discussion Leaders: John Faulkner, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Amy Wright, Harbor Branch
9:00 am - 9:40 am Ray Andersen, University of British Columbia
"Marine Natural Products, A Rich Source of Chemical Diversity for Drug Discovery"
9:50 am - 10:30 am Kenneth Bair, Novartis Institute for Biomedicine
"From Natural Products Extracts to Anti-Cancer Drugs"
10:40 am - 11:00 am Coffee
11:00 am - 11:20 am Photograph
11:20 am - 11:50 am Carol Bewley, NIDDK-NIH
"Marine Natural Product Inhibitors in Infectious Diseases"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm David Burgoyne, Inflazyme Pharmaceuticals Ltd.,
"IPL576,092: Marine Natural Product to Clinical Lead"
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Poster Session #1
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm SYMBIOSIS AND BIOSYNTHESIS
Discussion Leaders: David Sherman, University of Minnesota and Bradley Moore, University of Arizona
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm Introduction to PKS by the Discussion Leaders
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm Joern Piel, Max Planck Institute of Chemical Ecology
"Polyketide Biosynthesis in an Unculturable Bacterial Symbiont"
8:20 pm - 8:50 pm Margo Haygood, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
"Evidence for Involvement of Bacterial Symbionts in Biosynthesis of Bryostatins in the Marine Bryozoan, Bugula neritina"
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm Ute Hentschel, Universitat Würzburg
"Molecular Evidence for a Uniform Microbial Community in Sponges from Different Oceans"
9:30 pm -11:00 pm Poster Session #1 continued
9:00 am - 12:30 pm BIOSYNTHESIS OF MARINE NATURAL PRODUCTS
Discussion Leader: Robert S. Jacobs, UC Santa Barbara
9:00 am - 9:40 am Seiichi Matsuda, Rice University
"Tinkering with Terpene Biosynthesis"
9:50 am - 10:20 am Russ Kerr, Florida Atlantic University
"The Pseudopterosins - Elucidation of the Biosynthetic Origin, Discovery of Anti-inflammatory Intermediates and Proposal of a Biotechnological Production Method"
10:30am - 11:00 am Coffee
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Discussion Leader: Tadeusz Molinski, UC Davis
11:00 am - 11:40 am Larry Overman, UC Irvine
"Recent Studies in Marine Natural Products Total Synthesis"
11:50 am - 12:20 pm Jim Panek, Boston University
"Studies Toward the Synthesis of Marine Natural Products"
12:20 pm -12:30 pm Discussion
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Discussion Leader: Margo Haygood, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
7:30 pm - 8:55 pm William Fenical, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
"Marine Microorganisms as a Biomedical Source: Are They Unculturable or Uncultured?"
8:05 pm - 8:25 pm Phil Crews, UC Santa Cruz
"Sponges and Associated Microorganisms: The Road to New Chemotypes and Biological Tools"
APPLICATIONS OF EMERGING METHODOLOGIES
Discussion Leader: Mark Zabriskie, Oregon State University
8:30 pm - 9:00 pm Martin Keller, Diversa
"Natural Product Discovery: What is next?"
9:05 pm - 9:25 pm Nada Zein, Novartis Institute for Functional Genomics
"From Nature to the Chip, Successes and Trepidations"
9:00 am - 12:30 pm: BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES, APPLICATIONS AND PHARMACOLOGY OF MARINE NATURAL PRODUCTS
Discussion Leader: William Gerwick, Oregon State University and John Blunt, University of Canterbury
9:00 am - 9:40 am Isaac Pessah, UC Davis
"Novel Probes to Elucidate Intracellular Calcium Signaling From Marine> Sponges"
9:50 am - 10:10 am David Rowley, University of Rhode Island
"New Marine Peptide Inhibitors of the Herpes simplex Virus'
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"Targeting gene expression for the discovery of new tumor-selective chemotherapeutic agents"
11:20 am - 11:40 am Jose Maria Sanchez-Puelles
"Molecular Mechanisms of Marine Drugs"
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"The exploration of symbiotic bacteria as a source of polyketide tedanolide derivatives in three marine sponges"
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm MNP ISOLATION AND STRUCTURE ELUCIDATION
Discussion Leader: Eric Schmidt, University of Utah and Brent Copp, University of Aukland
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm Nobuhiro Fusetani, The University of Tokyo
"Search for Cancer Chemotherapeutics from Japanese Marine Invertebrates"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm D. John Faulkner, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
"Recent Studies of Western Pacific Marine Invertebrates"
8:35 pm - 8:55 pm William Gerwick, Oregon State University
"New Structural Classes of Marine Cyanobacterial Cytotoxins and Antifungals"
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm Richard E. Moore, University of Hawaii
9:00 am - 12:30pm MARINE BIOMATERIALS AND MARINE BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Discussion Leaders: Marcel Jaspers, University of Aberdeen, and Katherine Barbeau, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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"Molecular Counterparts of Mechanical Gradients Mussel Byssal Threads: Design Paradigms for Materials Engineering?"
9:50 am - 10:10 am Jon Wilker, Purdue University
"Marine Adhesives"
10:50 am - 11:20 am Hitoshi Michibata, Hiroshima University
"The Unusual Mechanism of Accumulation and Reduction of Vanadium by Ascidians"
11:30 am - 11:50 am Katherine Barbeau, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
"Photochemically Reactive Siderophores Produced by Marine Bacteria"
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm Jayme Carter
"Reactivity of Vanadium Bromoperoxidase: Enzyme Induced Cyclization Reactions"
8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Award of THE PAUL J. SCHEUER AWARD IN MARINE NATURAL PRODUCTS CHEMISTRY
Discussion Leader: Tatsuo Higa, University of the Ryükyus
8:30 pm Isao Kitagawa, Osaka University
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Marine Microbes
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Polycom Trio 8500 for smart conferencing in business meetings unveiled
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Plantronics-owned brand Polycom has launched Trio 8500, that is touted to be the perfect communication tool for mid-sized conference rooms. The company has said that Polycom Trio 8500 takes an ordinary conference call experience to the next level. The device can be used for voice as well as video calls and comes with the same interface as Skype.
The company has spoken about the presence of Polycom HD Voice technology that makes the voice of all the speakers crystal clear. Furthermore, the device also lets users share data with others by just pressing a button. Polycom has also said that it has tried to keep navigation on Trio 8500 as simple as it can be.
Polycom Trio 8500 comes with an advanced sound quality that includes HD Voice and Polycom Acoustic Clarity technologies. We should add here that the device is also said to have industry-leading full duplex, echo cancellation, and noise reduction with advanced voice processing. Polycom also says that since Trio 8500 has a pick up of 14ft/4.3m, it works well for a mid-sized conference room.
The device also has Polycom's patented Noise-Block technology that offers an uninterrupted experience by automatically detecting non-speech noise and muting the microphones. Furthermore, the technology automatically unmutes them when they detect speech, so conferences can move seemlessly.
Polycom Trio 8500 can be used as a conference phone or even for video-conferencing for Polycom Trio Visual+ with a qualified USB camera. It has been designed to make business-class video conferencing and content sharing cost-effective.
You can also connect wired or wireless devices to Polycom Trio 8500 via USB or Bluetooth while using cloud conferencing or VaaS solutions. The company has worked with software giant Microsoft in order to design the device in a way that it maximizes the power of Skype for Business and Office 365.
According to the company, only Polycom Trio conference phones can claim Skype for Business certified distinction and extend the simplicity of Skype for Business from the desktop to the conference room. The device also ensures that all this is done consistently.
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Finney, Hubert Arthur
Light drawing away darkness. 1950's
Oil and collage
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A reclusive figure whose work has remained largely unseen Finney studied under Eric Gill before winning a scholarship to the Royal College of Art in the early 1920's; his closest were Charles Mahoney,(1903-1968), Gerald Ososki (1903-1981) and Barnett Freedman (1901-1958) . All four appear together in Freedman's group portrait, The Stanhope Street Group (1926). Finney had the good fortune to attend the RCA as part of a generation that were to become amongst Britains best loved artists (Ravilious, Bawden, Hepworth, Moore, Dunbar, Sorrell, Piper etc).
Equally versatile when working on canvas or paper his compositions are characterised by a distinctive use of colour and design, similar in many ways to that of Ravilous, through which everyday scenes and topography are transformed through an underlying sense of pattern. Finney's work is saturated with a the aesthetic now much associated with the mid-century Recording Britain project.
This painting is one of Finney's rare excursions into pure abstraction. He experimented with this style in the 1950's, in response to the more prevailing taste for such work in that period.
Abstract, Abstract Art, Collage/Photomontage, Medium, Movement, Oil, Post War, Subject
Hubert Arthur Finney was a painter, draughtsman and teacher who trained initially at Bromley School of Art, where he attended evening classes from 1915, and then at Beckenham School of Art to where he won a trade scholarship in 1918. He studied painting with Amy Katherine Browning and etching with Eric Gill. Around 1927 he won a scholarship to the Royal College of Art, where he studied under William Rothenstein. Horton, Houthuesen, Ososki and Freedman were amongst his friends at the college. In 1929 after graduation he took up a travelling scholarship to Rome returning to teach part-time at Chelsea School of Art under Percy Jowett and later Harold Sandys Williamson. From 1927-1934 he exhibited at the NEAC. In 1935 his painting Mother and Child was acquired by Carlisle Art Gallery. During WW2 Finney worked for the light rescue service of the Civil Defense. After the war he taught part time under Anthony Betts at Reading University and was in charge of life drawing there when he retired in 1970. Although he was reclusive and reluctant to show his work he did exhibit at the RA Summer exhibition (in 1950 and 1954) and the Portrait Society and at The Paris Salon. A large solo exhibition took place at the University of Oxford's Institute of Education in 1964.
We are grateful to Nicholas Finney and David Buckman for assistance.
Hubert Arthur Finney
Still life with onion and peppers, circa 1966
Light drawing away darkness. 1950's
The Yacht Race on Lake Michigan, 1966
Life boats and deck at night, set of 8 lithographs, 1930's
Houses and Woods
A British Red Cross Society Volunteer 1941
Self-portrait by Studio Window, circa 1948
Firework Display on Hampstead Heath, 1934
Portrait of a Woman, circa 1920
Langford; view through a window – (second year composition)
Madonna with Attendant Angel, circa 1950
Self Portrait, c.1960


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The life (and death) of cells
Modeling cancer
Editing the genome
Finding new treatments for cancer
What controls gene expression?
How do tumors grow and spread?
Metabolism and disease
The last 10 years has seen rapid advances in sequencing technology, along with the explosion of publicly available large-scale datasets. Taking advantage of these resources to enhance traditional "wet lab" research requires a unique skillset that incorporates computer science, biology, and statistics. In MCCB, we have developed a core team of accomplished computational biologists who work side-by-side with bench scientists to implement the latest bioinformatics pipelines. This group allows MCCB researchers to be uniquely positioned to take full advantage of standard and cutting edge sequencing technologies, including ChIP-Seq, MNAse-Seq, ATAC-Seq, RNA-seq, and single-cell sequencing. At the same time, the bioinformatics team has worked with MCCB labs to develop and implement novel software pipelines.
Click below to see how MCCB labs have applied or developed bioinformatics approaches in their research programs.
Click here to see our bioinformatics team.
Fazzio Lab
The Fazzio lab uses deep sequencing approaches to probe regulation of the epigenome and transcriptome in normal and cancerous cells. In the context of this work, they have collaborated with the MCCB bioinformatics group to develop novel techniques and computational approaches, such as RED-Seq, which measures DNA accessibility throughout the genome in an unbiased manner. The lab continues to combine molecular and computational approaches to uncover mechanisms by which chromatin structure regulates gene expression networks.
Yildirim et al. (2011) Mbd3/NURD complex regulates expression of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine marked genes in embryonic stem cells. Cell, 147(7):1498-510.
Chen et al. (2014) Unbiased chromatin accessibility profiling by RED-seq uncovers unique features of nucleosome variants in vivo. BMC Genomics, 15:1104
Green Lab
The lab actively collaborates with the bioinformatics team to analyze high-throughput data such as ChIP-Seq, CLIP-Seq and RNA-Seq. These productive collaborations have allowed the lab to perform genome-wide analyses to identify targets of transcription and splicing factors, and to apply transcriptome profiling to assess large-scale changes in gene expression upon gain or loss of specific proteins. Together, these interactions with the MCCB bioinformatics team have greatly enhanced the research projects within the Green Lab and have produced important resources and tools for the scientific community-at-large.
Zhu LJ et al. (2010) ChIPpeakAnno: a Bioconductor package to annotate ChIP-seq and ChIP-chip data. BMC Bioinformatics, 11:237.
Bhatnagar et al (2014) Genetic and pharmacological reactivation of the mammalian inactive X chromosome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 111(35):12591-8.
Misra et al. (2015) Global Promotion of Alternative Internal Exon Usage by mRNA 3' End Formation Factors. Mol Cell. 58(5):819-31.
Lawson Lab
The Lawson Lab has interacted extensively with Dr. Julie Zhu and the MCCB bioinformatics team to apply and develop computational pipelines in their efforts to study vascular development in the zebrafish. These efforts include application of standard deep sequencing approaches (RNA-Seq, ChIP-Seq, miR-Seq) as well as development of bioinformatics packages for identifying poly-adenylation sites through the use of machine learning. The Lawson Lab continues to work with the MCCB bioinformatics group in their work to identify the transcriptional regulatory networks important for defining endothelial cell identity.
Aday et al. (2011) Identification of cis regulatory features in the embryonic zebrafish genome through large-scale profiling of H3K4me1 and H3K4me3 binding sites. Dev Biol, 357(2):450-62.
Nicoli et al. (2012) miR-221 is required for endothelial tip cell behaviors during vascular development. Dev Cell, 22(2):418-29.
Sheppard et al. (2013) Accurate identification of polyadenylation sites from 3' end deep sequencing using a naive Bayes classifier. Bioinformatics, 29(20):2564-71.
Wolfe Lab
The Wolfe Lab studies the DNA-binding specificity of metazoan transcription factors, with a primary focus on Drosophila. By working together with Dr. Julie Zhu, who heads the MCCB bioinformatics team, and in collaboration with the Brodsky Lab, the Wolfe Lab has applied its technical expertise in the bacterial one-hybrid system to construct Fly factor Survey, a database of Drosophila transcription factor specificities. The Wolfe Lab also works together with Dr. Zhu to create bioinformatics tools that aid in the design of artificial nucleases for efficient and precise gene editing.
Zhu et al. (2011) FlyFactorSurvey: a database of Drosophila transcription factor binding specificities determined using the bacterial one-hybrid system. Nucleic Acids Res. 39(Database issue):D111-7.
Chu et al. (2012) Exploring the DNA-recognition potential of homeodomains. Genome Res, 22(10):1889-98
Enuameh et al. (2013) Global analysis of Drosophila Cys2-His2 zinc finger proteins reveals a multitude of novel recognition motifs and binding determinants. Genome Res. 23(6):928-40.


Students living in the University Village at Sweethome returned home from Spring Break to find more than just week-old food in the refrigerator and a pile of homework to catch up on.
The University Village at Sweethome, an apartment complex down the road from North Campus, installed electronic deadbolt locks at the main door of every building and individual apartment during spring break, an upgrade from the standard deadbolt.
Sweethome officials wouldn't comment on the price of the new locks or whether or not they make the buildings safer, but did explain why the locks were changed to begin with.
"We upgraded the locks because they used to be just normal keys and the electronic lock system is more convenient," said Alex Rukaj, a community assistant for University Village at Sweethome.
The change itself was small, but students had a variety of different reactions to it.
Sweethome did not upgrade to electronic deadbolts on the individual bedroom doors, meaning students now have to use two keys – one to get in the building and apartment and one to get into their bedroom.
Joey Hitchcock, a senior marketing major, said Sweethome was going to change to electronic deadbolts, they should have done so for the bedrooms as well.
"The fact that you have one key for your bedroom and one key for the front door is a little inconvenient," he said.
Other students felt that while electronic deadbolts are probably safer, the upgrade may have been a waste of money.
"I think it was a waste of money because it's no different than a [normal] key," said Emily Jacobs, a junior accounting major.
Although Jacobs said she doesn't feel the new electronic keys are much different than the old ones, she said there may still be some benefit to the change.
"I understand the benefit of it in that it probably would be safer than a normal key, since it's electronic and you can't pick it, but I don't see it as very necessary," Hitchcock said.
Previously, students said some of the Sweethome apartment buildings had broken locks on the building doors so anyone could enter.
One resident appreciated the new locks but, like Jacobs and Hitchcock, didn't understand why they were installed.
"I like the new locks, I think they're cool . . . I don't really understand why they changed them though," said Michael Cantando, a junior managerial information systems major.
Students might not have understood why Sweethome spent money on changing the locks, but they did seem to respect the process that Sweethome used in order to change them.
The letter informed them that the locks would be upgraded during UB's spring break.
"While we understand that most of you will be away for Spring Break during our lock upgrade, we believe that this is the best time to complete this project to limit disruption to our residents," the letter stated.
Students were notified by email when their building's lock change process was complete. Once emailed, they could pick up their new lock at the main office with ID. The letter stated that students would only be able to pick up their key during normal business hours, which, according to Sweethome's website, run from 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Some students planned accordingly for picking up their new keys.
"We left home earlier just so we could be here to get the key," Hitchcock said.
While Hitchcock worked his schedule around the new locks, even those who didn't were accommodated. Jacobs said that she arrived at 10:30 p.m. and was still able to get the new key for her apartment.


New York, NY, 2 February 2016 – Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) is pleased to announce that Gartner, a leading information technology research and advisory company, has named Deloitte Digital a leader in CRM and Customer Experience Implementation Services for the fourth consecutive year. The December 2015 report entitled, Magic Quadrant for CRM and Customer Experience Implementation Services, Worldwide, positions Deloitte Digital highest in execution.
Deloitte Digital, a component of Deloitte member firm consulting practices, has pioneered a new model for a new age – the digital consulting agency. As an agency and a consultancy, Deloitte Digital combines leading digital and creative capabilities with the deep industry knowledge, innovative thinking, business transformation, organizational change, domain and versatile technology experience Deloitte member firms are known for.
According to Gartner, "Leaders are performing well today, gaining traction and mind share in the market; they have a clear vision of market direction and are actively building competencies to sustain their leadership position in the market." Gartner evaluates service providers on their Ability to Execute and their Completeness of Vision.
Deloitte member firm digital practices (Deloitte Digital) are creating a new model for a new age — a digital consulting agency. That means bringing together all the creative and technology capabilities, business acumen and industry insight needed to help transform our clients' businesses with digital. With Deloitte Digital's end-to-end capabilities, clients bring their biggest challenges, knowing we've got what it takes to bring a new business vision to life. Let us show you how. www.deloittedigital.com.


Shortly after my trip to Alaska, I left yet again to South Africa (I really need to space out my trips). I had an amazing time exploring nature there and went on multiple game drives that I will never forget.
Heading up to Table Mountain, one of the new 7 Wonders of Nature.
So far from home.. this is where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Indian Ocean.
The game drives were unbelievably awesome.
Another little black dress for my collection - I really like the faux leather mixed with mesh trim at the center front.


So many times, it seems that homeowners place their home on the market with an agent, and then never hear back until, or if, they receive an offer. And sadly, so many never do. Clarissa cares more about sellers than that, both before, during, and after the transaction.
Because she cares about your time and energy: Even when your home is listed with an agent, preparing it for sale still takes plenty of time and energy. Getting ready for showings and vacating the house during them is a distraction to everyday life, and can get hectic. That's why Clarissa cares enough to get you the information you need to price a property properly – so it gets an offer and goes under contract – not linger on the market for so long, you end up getting far less than you would have if it sold more quickly. She will take the time to review market information with you and help you position your property for success!
Because she cares about communication: Clarissa guarantees you will hear from her at least once a week, including phone calls, emailed seller reports, bi-weekly market reports, and feedback and follow-up from showings by both her and from other agents. Clarissa cares enough to provide you with the latest and most comprehensive market information so you'll always know where you and your property stand in the marketing process.
Because she cares about service: Clarissa has a 24-hour cancellation guarantee for any seller, allowing you to cancel your listing anytime you feel the service you're getting isn't up to snuff (you won't, though). If you're looking for an agent who takes caring for her clients and their welfare to a whole new level, look no further than Clarissa!


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Before deciding to buy a business, what are some of the most important considerations to take into account?
Before deciding to buy a business, your accountant should be consulted to determine whether or not the purchase is a good investment. This process is called "due diligence".
You should also make sure that you have enough funds available to purchase the business and to run the business until it starts generating money.
There are many other considerations that you should also take into account, for example: Do you have the appropriate qualifications and/or experience to run the business? Are there any competitors or new developments that will affect the future financial viability of the business? Why is the vendor selling the business?
What kind of legal advice do we provide?
If you are buying a business, we will analyse the contract for sale provided by the vendor's solicitor, which generally consists of a standard "Agreement for Sale of Business" and specially drafted conditions of sale. We will fully explain the agreement to you, noting in particular whether there are any special conditions imposed by the vendor, and what the effect of these conditions may be. We will also advise you on the most suitable legal entity to own the business: sole proprietor, partnership, corporation or trust.
If you are selling a business, we will draft the contract for sale. We will advise on the legal procedures, whether we recommend that any special conditions be included in the contract and whether financial advice is needed.
Generally no GST is payable on the sale of purchase of a business. However in some situations GST is payable and it is important that this is clarified in the contract.
What sort of information does the contract contain?
The contract will state what assets are being sold. Assets of the business may include goodwill, plant and equipment, lease, business name, stock in trade, debtors and employees.
The contract will also state the price the business is being sold for. This price is generally apportioned between goodwill, plant and equipment, and fixtures. This apportionment is important as it will affect the amount of tax you will have to pay – as a buyer and as a seller.
What is goodwill?
In legal terms, goodwill is an intangible property right. There is no concrete definition for goodwill, however it is generally thought of as the value of the reputation of the business, good location, market penetration and good relations with its suppliers, customers and employees.
Goodwill will generally by transferred to the purchaser through the hand-over of the assets and rights (including the business name) of the business. The goodwill of the business can be protected through a clause in the contract which restrains the vendor from competing with the business after completion of the sale.
What are important considerations in relation to the plant and equipment?
From a buyer's perspective, it is important that the plant and equipment sold with the business are the property of the seller. We will make appropriate searches in this regard. We will recommend that the plant and equipment included in the contract for sale be inspected before exchange of contracts. We may also advise that a special condition be included in the contract warranting that the plant and equipment is in working order.
From the seller's perspective, it is important to determine whether there is a mortgage or bill of sale over the item, which must be paid out at settlement.
Are the premises freehold or leased?
If you are buying or selling freehold premises with the business, the standard conveyancing process will be followed.
Usually the premises will be leased, and in this case, it must be determined whether a new lease will have to be negotiated (if it has expired or will shortly expire) or a transfer of lease needs to be arranged. It must also be established whether the fixtures are the landlord's or the tenant's. If the leased premises are subject to a mortgage, the mortgagee must consent to the transfer of lease.
What are the steps in a sale of business?
Preliminary negotiations, pre-exchange searches, negotiation of special conditions, agreements signed.
Exchange of contracts takes place at the offices of the vendor's solicitors, where a deposit of 10% of the purchase price is usually paid. Contracts are now legally binding.
The purchaser's solicitor sends 'requisitions', which are a list of questions, to the vendor's solicitor. If the answers turn out to be false or misleading, these will provide protection to the purchaser.
After exchange, the vendor will generally have a number of obligations to fulfil, as stated in the contract for sale. These include: executing the necessary documents to transfer title, discharging a mortgage and acquiring a lessor's consent to a transfer of lease.
The contract for sale will state a completion date, when settlement will occur. Settlement generally occurs at a place nominated by the vendor. The solicitors for the buyer and the seller must have all the relevant documents signed and the appropriate cheques.
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What can the Cowboys learn from last Sunday's heartbreaking loss to the Giants? What should the Cowboys and their fans expect from the Redskins this week?
On this week's edition of CowboysCast, brought to you by TheScoutingAcademy.com, Bobby gets valuable insight into the Redskins from CSN Beat Writer Rich Tandler. Bobby also welcomes Inside the Star's RJ Ochoa to review what went wrong against the Giants and how the Cowboys can fix it moving forward.


This is my Great Grand Aunt, Princess Nirgidma. She married a French diplomat and lived in France. I have never met her.
Princess Nirgidma was a Mongolian princess of the Toughut nomadic people , descendant of Genghis Khan , she was Prince Mingyur Wang's sister also the great aunt of Tsem Tulku Rinpoche . Amazing She could speaks four languages: French , English , Chinese and Russian .She has spent her early youth in the encampments of the nomadic Torghut people in Central Asia, one of the largest tribes of the Oirat-Mongols. She has an extraordinary personality and her interesting life story.
We are fortunate able to see these picture of a great and special lady . Thank you Rinpoche for sharing with us.
I read article written in Mongolian about your great aunt .
Rinpoche had such an amazing great Aunt, Princess Nirgidma who was the wife of a Kalmyk nobleman and then later the wife of a French counsel, she spoke many languages and also studied political science, literature and music. She was a renaissance woman in her own right which was so so rare for women in those days. She was the daughter of Prince Palta who was one the administrative rulers of Xinjiang. Prince Palta was highly educated and knowledgeable, and like the Chinese he valued knowledge a lot and he wanted all his children to have western and oriental education. Like all great spiritual masters of the past from Buddha Shakyamuni to Lama Atisha masters like Rinpoche came from very eminent families that have much influence and power. However being born in such families they do not become complacent, despondent or decadent they rise up as inspirational human beings that can benefit so many.
It is really fascinating to see Rinpoche's grand aunts pictures. It is amazing for Rinpoche to share his photos of his family and I think he must have been born into this family for a reason. It is just amazing that he has all these fantastic pictures of his family and on himself. I have personally seen some of his pictures and I am amazed that happened to be kept so well and Rinpoche is so kind to share these with people.
I think it is Rinpoche's way of opening up to us and to show who he is and what is all about. As a Rinpoche, a monk and a spiritual guide to many, there is a big illusory gap between ordinary people and him so I think Rinpoche is trying to breach this gap. He is doing that so he can inspire and reach out to even more people to practice the Dharma and commit to his vision of spirituality with Kechara House. Once again, I am amazed at Rinpoche's vision and his willingness to use anything he has to benefit others.
Rinpoche had a colourful and interesting royal great aunt as the rest of his forefathers and Rinpoche himself. She was Prince Palta elder daughter named Shartso. After her marriage she was called Nirdjima. Princess Nirdjima was born in 1907 in Japan when Prince Palta was studying there.
Princess Nirdjima was a prominent social activist and had stayed in Western Europe for a period of time . During that time she study medicine in Belgium . She mostly lived in France with her Kalmyk nobleman husband and had 2 sons. After her first husband's passing, she married a French Counsel in Peking and later returned to Paris. Princess Nirdjima passed away in Paris at the age of 76.


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Home / Government to stengthen regime against cross-border tax avoidance
Government to stengthen regime against cross-border tax avoidance
Source: Inland Revenue Department
The Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Taxation on Specified Foreign-sourced Income) Bill 2022 (the Bill) will be gazetted on October 28 and will be introduced into the Legislative Council (LegCo) on November 2.
Through the Bill, Hong Kong's tax regime will be refined and strengthened to better combat cross-border tax avoidance arising from double non-taxation. A package of measures will be correspondingly put in place to minimise the tax compliance burden for corporations, mitigate possible double taxation, enhance tax certainty and maintain Hong Kong's tax competitiveness.
The Bill creates a new Foreign-sourced Income Exemption (FSIE) regime that will allow tax exemptions for specified foreign-sourced passive income, namely interest, dividends, disposal gains in relation to shares or equity interests (disposal gains) and intellectual property (IP) income, received in Hong Kong by relevant multinational enterprise entities (MNE entities) provided that certain exemption conditions as described below are met.
The Bill upholds Hong Kong's territorial source principle of taxation to the effect that determination of the source of profits will not be affected by the new regime. Under the new regime, taxpayers can still be exempted from tax in respect of the specified foreign-sourced passive income received in Hong Kong if they have a substantial economic presence in Hong Kong.
"As an international financial centre, Hong Kong prides itself on being a responsible and co-operative player in international taxation. The Bill aligns with the international tax standard of requiring a corporate taxpayer benefitting from preferential tax treatment in a jurisdiction to have a substantial economic substance in that jurisdiction, and prevents shell companies from deriving tax benefits through double non-taxation," a Government spokesman said.
The European Union (EU) has placed Hong Kong on a watchlist since October 2021 on the grounds that the non-taxation of foreign-sourced passive income is not accompanied by adequate substance requirements and robust anti-abuse rules. The EU invited Hong Kong to make a commitment to amend its FSIE regime by December 31, 2022, and that the amended regime would take place with effect from January 1, 2023. To avoid Hong Kong being blacklisted by the EU as a non-co-operative jurisdiction for tax purposes, Hong Kong publicly committed in October 2021 to amending its tax law by the end of 2022 with a view to implementing the new FSIE regime in January 2023.
"The Bill was drawn up based on the legislative building blocks confirmed by the EU Code of Conduct Group (Business Taxation) (COCG) in June 2022. Due regard has been given to the EU's promulgated Guidance on Foreign Source Income Exemption Regimes and the parameters as communicated to us by the COCG," the spokesman added.
Extensive consultations with tax professionals, local and foreign chambers of commerce, trade and professional bodies and representatives of the financial services sector in respect of the legislative proposals have been held since mid-June 2022.
"Stakeholders generally recognised the need for undertaking the legislative amendment and welcomed the Government's proactive steps to minimise the compliance burden, provide tax certainty and maintain Hong Kong's competitiveness," the spokesman said.
The new FSIE regime will put in place an economic substance requirement to safeguard against possible exploitation of Hong Kong's tax arrangement by shell companies to achieve double non-taxation in respect of foreign-sourced passive income.
Only MNE entities carrying on a trade, professions or business in Hong Kong will be subject to the new FSIE regime. Individuals and local companies will not be affected.
Taxpayers benefitting from the existing preferential tax regimes will generally fall outside the scope of the new regime. Foreign-sourced interest, dividend and disposal gains generated by regulated financial entities from the carrying on of their regulated businesses will not be chargeable to tax under the regime in the first place.
Under the new regime, an MNE entity wishing to claim a tax exemption relating to foreign-sourced interest, dividend and disposal gains will need to meet the economic substance requirement by employing an adequate number of qualified employees and incurring adequate operating expenditures in Hong Kong. An MNE entity that is a pure equity-holding company will be subject to a reduced economic substance requirement involving only the holding and managing of equity participations, and complying with the corporate law filing requirements in Hong Kong.
For foreign-sourced IP income, taxpayers need to comply with the nexus requirement promulgated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in respect of preferential tax regimes for IP under which tax exemption will be substantially tied to the qualifying research and development (R&D) expenditures attributable to a qualified IP asset.
To mitigate possible double taxation, a range of enhancement and mitigation measures would be introduced:
A participation exemption regime (Note) as an alternative to the economic substance requirement to facilitate taxpayers who receive foreign-sourced dividends and disposal gains to claim tax exemption; and
Tax credits for taxpayers who have paid taxes outside Hong Kong in respect of the specified foreign-sourced income, including taxes paid in jurisdictions which have not entered into a tax treaty with Hong Kong.
In addition, to minimise the compliance burden and enhance tax certainty, a business-friendly four-pronged approach will be taken:
Simplified reporting procedures requiring only essential, high-level information and declarations in the tax return to demonstrate compliance with the economic substance requirement and hence minimise compliance burden;
Advance rulings by the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) on compliance with the economic substance requirement, valid for up to five years, to provide more tax certainty;
Administrative guidance with illustrative examples, which will be uploaded on the IRD website upon the gazettal of the Bill, to help ascertain tax liabilities, providing more tax transparency; and
A dedicated unit within the IRD to provide technical support to taxpayers and respond to enquiries, to assist with compliance.
To help prepare for the introduction of the new regime after the gazettal of the Bill, taxpayers affected by the new regime may apply for a "Commissioner's Opinion" in respect of their compliance with the economic substance requirement as a transitional measure upon gazettal of the Bill and refer to the specific guidance on the IRD website to better determine tax liabilities.
The FSIE regime would maintain Hong Kong's competitiveness. Features include:
Targeting only four types of foreign-sourced passive income whereas foreign-sourced active income will not be covered;
Covering MNE entities only, with stand-alone local companies and purely local groups falling outside the scope of the regime;
Exempting foreign-sourced income from tax if the economic substance requirement (applicable to foreign-sourced interest, dividend and disposal gains) or the nexus requirement (for IP income) are satisfied, without a need to consider if such income has been subject to tax elsewhere;
Allowing an additional pathway for MNE entities receiving foreign-sourced dividends and disposal gains to claim tax exemption and minimise their tax burden through the participation exemption regime; and
Allowing taxpayers to claim tax credits in respect of foreign tax paid on foreign-sourced dividend and the related underlying profits under a business-friendly "look-through" approach which will further reduce the possibility of double taxation and hence tax burden for in-scope taxpayers.
The Government will continue to look for ways to further enhance the competitiveness of Hong Kong's tax regime, including exploring a preferential tax regime for Hong Kong-sourced IP income to encourage more R&D activities in Hong Kong and appropriate measures to enhance tax certainty for onshore transactions in respect of disposal of shares or equity interests.
The spokesman said, "We will request the EU to remove Hong Kong from the watchlist once the Bill is passed by the LegCo."
The full text of the Bill will be available from the Government Gazette website on Friday (October 28).
Note: The conditions for participation exemption are that the taxpayer is a Hong Kong resident person (or a non-Hong Kong resident person that has a permanent establishment in Hong Kong) which holds at least 5 per cent of the investee company's shares or equity interest for at least 12 months immediately prior to the accrual of the relevant dividends or disposal gains.


In Montenegro, sunset is much more than a moment. For us, the passing of day to night became the main event; something we enjoyed from waterfront restaurants, hotel balconies and seaside cliffs; a time of day we looked forward to; an experience we didn't rush through.
Relax, and enjoy the stunning sunsets that set the tone for our 4 magical nights in Montenegro.
After spending our first day exploring the ancient walled city of Kotor, we enjoyed our first Montenegrin sunset from the waterfront terrace of Restauran Galion.
DnA @ Restauran Galion, Kotor, Montenegro.
On our second night, we took a short taxi ride from Kotor to Porto Montenegro, home to some of Europe's most luxurious superyachts. We wandered the harbor for over an hour, admiring the gorgeous vessels set against the backdrop of brilliantly-colored and constantly-changing pastel skies.
Taxi ride from Kotor to Porto Montenegro.
Pastel perfection in Porto Montenegro.
We soaked in sunset #3 in idyllic Sveti Stefan, less than an hour south of Kotor. Our room at Hotel Adrović was lovely, but it was the private balcony that became our home. We watched the sky transform for over 2 hours, overlooking the tiny, iconic islet that hosts the exclusive Aman resort.
The serenity of Sveti Stefan.
Our 4th and final Montenegro sunset crept up on us as we drove back from an all-day adventure at nearby Skadar Lake. We pulled over to the side of the highway to capture some final minutes of daylight atop a seaside cliff, before returning to our balcony for another pastel photo-shoot.
Our final sunset in Montenegro.
The Hendricks really tied this sunset together.
One by one, every dark window within the picturesque peninsula became illuminated — as day gave way to night.
Within this small corner of the Adriatic, the skies have a way of doing magical things that make the setting sun impossible to take for granted.
The sunsets are so beautiful! D looks so beautiful (per usual). A you are looking quite handsome in these photos as well. I wish I could fly to Montenegro right now!


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This week a special post.
Here is a Dharma Talk by Rev Dr Mark Healsmith, who is one of our ministers at Hongwanji Buddhist Mission of Australia.
By coincidence, Mark decided to talk about the Contemplation Sutra at our Hanamatsuri celebrations on 8 April this year. Because I have been writing about the Contemplation Sutra in The Udumbara Flower, he kindly agreed to let me post it here. I think it makes a fine conclusion to our investigation of this wonderful Sutra.
I will start my talk today, as I usually do, with some words from our teacher, Shinran Shonin. This is from the Jodo Wasan and is the seventh of the nine hymns 'On the Contemplation Sutra'.
That does not neglect people of grave offences and transgressions.
When I first read the Contemplation Sutra (full title – The Sutra on Visualization of the Buddha of Infinite Life), I didn't really get the point of the story of Queen Vaidehi. I think I was overwhelmed by Shakyamuni Buddha's exposition of the Pure Land contemplations and probably at that time still harboured attachment to self-power practice. I naively wondered if I could attempt the visualization practices that the Sutra detailed.
I had – of course – the point of the Sutra completely backwards. Fortunately Shinran Shonin compassionately taught us how to read the Sutra correctly.
The Contemplation Sutra begins with the story of the confinement of King Bimbisara by his son, Prince Ajatasatru. When he learns that Queen Vaidehi, Bimbisara's consort and Ajatasatru's mother has been secretly providing food and drink to Bimbisara, Ajatasatru – already intending parricide – threatens to kill his mother. He is dissuaded from immediate action by his councillors, but locks Vaidehi up. Some time later 'emaciated with grief and despair' Vaidehi worships Shakyumuni Buddha from afar and the Buddha appears before her with some of his attendants.
Vaidehi pleads with the Buddha to show her a world free of the misery she is living through and the Buddha miraculously displays to Vaidehi innumerable Buddha-lands, 'all pure and free of defilement and all of them resplendent'. Vaidehi tells the Buddha that she wishes to be born in the Land of Utmost Bliss of Amitayus. The Buddha then teaches Vaidehi the practice of visualization of the infinite wonders of the Western Land of Utmost Bliss and of the inexpressible glory of Amitayus Himself and his attendant bodhisattvas, Avalokiteshvara and Mahasthamaprapta.
The glorious exotic detail of this part of the Sutra invites the imagination to its own attempt at visualization. More formal practice is tempting, but is, in the end, only for the rare adept, and not for the bonbu tied to secular concerns and passions. It is not for such as us.
The Sutra concludes with the passages setting out the nine grades of those born in the Western Land. These passages are daunting and complicated at first reading. The reader can't help but ask himself where he might fit in but that is the wrong question to ask. We are bonbu and surely should know our place. To understand what is really being taught, we need to read this Sutra with the compassionate teaching of Shinran Shonin to hand.
The true import of the Sutra, however, is not the explicit teaching. Shinran Shonin goes on to begin to explain.
Shinran Shonin goes on to explain that the players in the drama of Vaidehi were all 'great sages' acting out their parts with the compassionate intention to demonstrate the right intention of Vaidehi's selection of the Western Land of Utmost Bliss.
And, the Sutra tells us, when she had made her selection, the 'World-Honoured One smiled'.
It is not the three minds that are essential. The three minds are the fruit of self-power practice and vary depending on the ability of the individual practitioner. It is 'the mind that is single, which arises from Amida's benefitting of others' that is essential and the mind that is single is the mind of great faith, of shinjin given by Amida Buddha. It is by saying the nembutsu that we leave self-power practice behind and are embraced by the compassion of the Tathagata and given His mind as great faith.
In the Kyogyoshinsho, Shinran Shonin makes the difficult and implicit teachings of the Sutra easy, open and accessible. In his Wasan he further summarises the essence of the Sutra, and the compassionate heart of the Sutra is presented in the hymn I quoted at the start of this talk – that the great sages bring us – the lowest of people – beings full of karmic evil – to enter the Vow and none are excluded. The last hymn summarises the implicit meaning of the Sutra.
So, let us all aspire to enter into shinjin, and just say the nembutsu.