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At the age of 15, Laxmi Saa from Dehli, India have proven that life must go on regardless of all the negativities around you. She is a living proof that God's plan will always be greater and more beautiful than all our disappointments in life.
Laxmi is a victim and survivor of a heinous acid attack. This horrific incident happened when she refused to accept the marriage proposal of an old man who is more than twice her age.
While she was shopping at the markets of South Delhi, her stalker approached her and immediately poured the acid all over her face.
"I felt as if someone had set my whole body on fire," Laxmi said.
After the acid was poured, a compassionate taxi driver quickly helped her without any hesitation and bring her to the nearest hospital.
She thought that this was the end of everything. In fact, she already gave up her hope of having a normal life after the 9 surgeries that she encountered.
However, because of her courage and strong faith in God, she has decided to join a charity that aims to help many victims of acid attacks in India.
Fact: Acid attack is very common in India. As a matter of fact, there were 300 recorded cases of acid attacks from 2016 while the present ones were unreported.
She became an inspiration to many victims of acid attacks and due to her powerful fighting spirit to help the survivors to move on from what happened with their lives, Alok Dixit, who is also working on the same charity, fell in love with her.
But before Alok confess his feelings for Laxmi, it was Laxmi who fell in love first to Alok because she believes that Alok's passion was truly incredible.
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After three months prior to the day when they first met, Alok finally confessed his feelings for Laxmi.
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The story of Laxmi is an incredible blessing which reminds us that everything has a purpose. No matter how hard things may come up to our lives, we should not stop believing in God because He has better plans for us.
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Q: What are your favorite proofs using mathematical induction? I would like to get a list going of cool proofs using mathematical induction.
Im not really interested in the standard proofs, like $1+3+5+...+(2n-1)=n^2$, that can be found in any discrete math text.  I am looking for more interesting proofs.
Thanks a lot.

A: You can prove by induction that $\sqrt{2}$ is irrational. We show $$\left(\frac{p}{q}\right)^2\neq 2$$ for $p,q\in\mathbb N$ by induction on $q$.
Assume $(p/q)^2\neq 2$ for all $p,q\in\mathbb N$ and $q<n$. Then we show that $(p/n)^2\neq 2$ for all $p$ by contradiction.
If $(p/n)^2 = 2$, then we show that $0<p-n<n$ and $$\left(\frac{2n-p}{p-n}\right)^2=2$$
This contradicts the induction hypothesis.
I've obviously skipped the base case, $q=1$.

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Let $a>0$ and $d\in\mathbb{N}$ and define the simplex $S_d(a)$ in $\mathbb{R}^d$ by
  $$
S_d(a)=\{(x_1,\ldots,x_n)\in\mathbb{R}^d\mid x_1,\ldots,x_d\geq 0,\;\sum_{i=1}^d x_i\leq a\}.
$$
  Then for every $a>0$ and $d\in\mathbb{N}$ we get the following
  $$
\lambda_d(S_d(a))=\frac{a^d}{d!},\qquad (*)
$$
  where $\lambda_d$ is the $d$-dimensional Lebesgue measure.

Proof: Let $d=1$. Then
$$
\lambda_1(S_1(a))=\lambda_1([0,a])=a=\frac{a^1}{1!},
$$
so this case holds. Assume $(*)$ holds for $d\in\mathbb{N}$ and let us prove that it also holds for $d+1$. Now we use that for $B\in\mathcal{B}(\mathbb{R}^{n+m})$ the following holds:
$$
\lambda_{n+m}(B)=\int_{\mathbb{R}^n}\lambda_m(B_x)\,\lambda_n(\mathrm dx),
$$
where $B_x=\{y\in \mathbb{R}^m\mid (x,y)\in B\}$. Using this we have
$$
\lambda_{d+1}(S_{d+1}(a))=\int_{\mathbb{R}}\lambda_d((S_{d+1}(a))_{x_1})\,\lambda_1(\mathrm dx_1).
$$
But
$$
\begin{align}
(S_{d+1}(a))_{x_1}&=\{(x_2,\ldots,x_{d+1})\in\mathbb{R}^d\mid (x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_{d+1})\in S_d(a)\}\\
&=\{(x_2,\ldots,x_{d+1})\in\mathbb{R}^d\mid x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_{d+1}\geq 0,\; x_2+\cdots+      x_{d+1}\leq a-x_1\}\\
&=
\begin{cases}
S_{d}(a-x_1)\quad &\text{if }0\leq x_1\leq a,\\
\emptyset &\text{otherwise}.
\end{cases}
\end{align}
$$
Thus
$$
\begin{align}
\lambda_{d+1}(S_{d+1}(a))&=\int_0^a\lambda_d(S_d(a-x_1))\,\lambda_1(\mathrm dx_1)=\int_0^a\frac{(a-x_1)^d}{d!}\,\lambda_1(\mathrm dx_1)\\
&=\frac{1}{d!}\left[-\frac{1}{d+1}(a-x_1)^{d+1}\right]_0^a=\frac{a^{d+1}}{(d+1)!}.
\end{align}
$$

A: A lot of it depends on what you consider 'cool'.

*

*For $n\geq 3$, $n^{n+1} > (n+1)^n$.
This requires some ingenuity in dealing with the inequality. Straight forward approaches tend to not work.

*A square can be dissected into $ n \geq 6$ (not necessarily congruent) squares.
This is a good puzzle to introduce non-stanard induction.

*[Martin Gardner] There are $n$ cars on a circular track, and amongst them there is enough gas for 1 car to make a complete loop around the track. Show that there is 1 car that can make it completely around the track by pooling gas from every car that it passes by.
Yes I am aware that most approach this not via induction.

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In 2007 I moved to Berlin, Germany, in order to pursue a PhD in theoretical Molecular Physics with Prof. Bretislav Friedrich at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society. Our work was mainly concerned with a theoretical treatment of molecules in electric, magnetic and radiative fields, including field-dressed molecular collisions.
In 2011 I was awarded an ITAMP postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University and moved to Cambridge MA in the United States. My research at ITAMP mostly focused on many-body physics of ultracold molecules, and dissipative state preparation in ultracold gases.
In September 2014 I started as an Assistant Professor at the recently established Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria) and have been promoted to Full Professor with tenure in 2019. The main direction of my current research is understanding the physics of quantum impurities possessing orbital angular momentum. In addition, I'm interested in out-of-equilibrium behavior of cold atoms and molecules and using engineered dissipation as a tool to create novel few- and many-body states of matter.
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I was born in Kunming, China — a small town however known as a tourist attraction. In 2007, I moved out hometown to Xi'an in the northwestern part of China, where I received higher education and M.Sc. degree. During those years, my major academic interest was in nonlinear optics theory, and one of my hobbies was to translate interesting scientific news and short stories to Chinese and publish them online.
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I was born in a small town Sokol, Vologda Region in North-West Russia. In 2010, I enrolled in the Physics Department of the Saint-Petersburg State University (SPbSU). Two years later, I joined the research group of Prof. Anatoly Pravilov. In 2014 and 2016, I obtained my B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Molecular Physics, respectively. My work was mainly focused on experimental studies of electronically excited states of iodine molecule and revealing the coupling mechanisms between
them. Since July 2016, I am a Ph.D. Student at IST Austria in the group of Prof. Mikhail Lemeshko. We are developing a quasiparticle approach based on the angulon theory in order to describe the behavior of rotating molecules trapped inside in superfluid 4He nanodroplets. Apart from physics, I like to play chess and some other intellectual games. Therefore, don't hesitate to challenge me.
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I was born, raised, and educated in Warsaw, the capital of Poland. There, I completed my BSc (2015) and MSc (2017) degrees in physics with Prof. Rafał Demkowicz-Dobrzański at the University of Warsaw and a BSc Eng degree (2015) in electronic and computer engineering with Prof. Kajetana Snopek at the Warsaw University of Technology. After doing a summer internship at IST Austria in 2016, I was so positive about it that I decided to eventually leave Warsaw and started a PhD here in 2017, joining the group of Prof. Mikhail Lemeshko in 2018.
I currently focus on extending the angulon theory in order to provide more physical insight into the experimental data on molecules rotating in quantum solvents. When I'm not doing this, I travel avidly and enjoy learning foreign languages.
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My fascination for physics originated from youth science competitions during my adolescence. I grew up near Künzelsau in Germany and obtained my bachelor's degree in Physics at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg where I worked with Andreas Buchleitner on Floquet physics. During a year abroad in Como, Italy, I worked together with Italo Guarneri on classical dynamical localization and enjoyed the Italian way of life. I did my master's Degree in physics at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg and wrote my thesis about binary Bose mixtures in two dimensions under the supervision of Tilman Enss.
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Dr. Giacomo Bighin (FWF Lise Meitner fellow)
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I was born and grew up in a small town near Venice, Italy. I went on to study Physics at the University of Padua, were I completed my Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. My Ph.D. thesis analyzed on the role of order parameter fluctuations in the BCS-BEC crossover and in high-Tc cuprate superconductors, under the supervision of Prof. L. Salasnich and Prof. P.A. Marchetti.
In September 2016 I moved to Vienna where I joined the group of Prof. Lemeshko at IST Austria. Here I plan on applying my experience in condensed matter and ultracold gases to the angulon theory.
Apart from physics, I like playing my guitars and skiing.
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I grew up in Turkey and obtained my M.Sc. degree in Mathematical Physics from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, where I studied relativistic quantum information under the supervision of Prof. N.K. Pak.
At the end of 2010, I moved to Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg, Germany for my doctoral study in the division of Theoretical Quantum Dynamics and Quantum Electrodynamics led by Prof. C. H. Keitel. The main subject of my Ph.D. research was the theoretical description of relativistic tunneling and tunneling time delay in a tunnel-ionization process. I completed my Ph.D. studies in early 2014 and stayed at the same place as a postdoc until April 2016.
Since May 2016, I'm an IST postdoctoral fellow at IST Austria in the Theoretical Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics group led by Prof. M. Lemeshko.
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I grew up in Yerevan, Armenia. I obtained my Bachelors, Masters and PhD degree from the Yerevan State University under the supervision of Prof. A. Kirakosyan and Prof. K. Moulopoulos (University of Cyprus) working mostly on electronic and optical properties of semiconductor nanostrucutres. After staying for two more years as a researcher at the same place, in 2013 I moved to University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada for a postdoctoral position in the group of Prof. T. Chakraborty. There, I switched my research direction into numerical investigation of the fractional quantum Hall effect and other interacting topological phases. In 2016 I moved to the City College of New York, New York, US for my second postdoctoral position in the group of Prof. P. Ghaemi. There I got also involved in exciton-polaritons in novel 2D materials, defect states in iron based superconductors, while maintaining my fascination and interest with interacting topological phases of matter.
Since September 2018 I am an ISTplus fellow in the group of Prof. M. Lemeshko working on chiral induced spin selectivity, hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites, dipolar excitons and other related projects.
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I spent most of my childhood hanging around in Slavyansk – a small town in Ukraine. Theoretical Physics won me over only after I moved to Kharkiv to study for a university degree. My life as a scientist commenced in 2010 when I started as a PhD student at the Aarhus University (Denmark). My research there was focused on few-body physics in cold atomic gases. After graduating, I experienced a possible solution to a two-body problem in physics – I got attracted by my wife to Darmstadt (Germany). TU Darmstadt gave me the opportunity to learn about recent developments in nuclear physics. Later I attempted to apply some of that knowledge to solving problems relevant for cold atomic gases.
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I was born in Moscow, Russia, and obtained my M.Sc. degree from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. In 2013, I moved to the beautiful city of Dresden in Germany for my doctoral studies at the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research. There, I worked on correlated materials, in particular, iridates, which are Mott insulators well-known for being similar to the high-temperature superconducting cuprates, and yet not showing any superconductivity. I was interested in the interplay of strong correlations, spin-orbit coupling, and electron-phonon interactions in these 5d materials, leading to exotic phases and their peculiar behavior. From my supervisor Prof. van den Brink, I learned a lot about resonant inelastic X-ray scattering and became fascinated with theoretical modeling of various spectroscopic technics. In 2017, I moved to Alabama, USA to experience some subtropical climate and dive deep into computational methods, like exact diagonalization, as a postdoc at the University of Alabama at Birmingham with Prof. Cheng-Chien Chen. My research interests span from magnetism, orbital physics, and polarons to quantum materials under pressure, strain, or an out-of-equilibrium quench. I like hiking and am always up for a discussion over a cup of tea.
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I grew up in Tokyo, Japan. Like many people in Tokyo who go to work/school on jam-packed trains, I was always dreaming of living in the countryside, surrounded by nature and farms. Studying abroad at the University of Leeds, England fulfilled my dream. There I obtained a BSc in Theoretical Physics, thanks to support by Ian D. Lawrie, who taught me particle physics with extra dimensions. Afterwards, I moved to the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada to obtain an MSc. in Mathematical Physics, advised by Richard Froese and Joel Feldman. In 2018, advised by Taka Momose, Bill Unruh and Roman Krems, I completed a PhD in Theoretical Physics from UBC, where I studied quantum mechanics and quantum field theory of complex systems. It was also Bill who introduced me to the beauty of Vienna through the film "The Third Man". From 2018-2020 I worked as IRTG fellow at UBC and the University of Freiburg, Germany, and since February 2020 I have been working as ISTplus fellow in Prof. M. Lemeshko's group. In my free time I like observing nature and animals and enjoy other cultures.
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Music and Wine: July 2019
Welcome to Delectable's column, Music and Wine! If you're on the lookout for newly released music, grab your headphones. If you're searching for a fresh bottle, grab your glass. And if you're looking for the perfect wine to pair with that pop song you can't stop playing on repeat, then sit back, relax, and enjoy these Delectable tunes. Each month, we will gather a playlist of newly released songs and pair them with wines that hit all the right notes. Listen on Spotify Now 1.	Myrtle Monotony – Social Contract On Myrtle Monotony, Social Contract solidify a distinctive alt-rock sound that, while clearly influenced by similar modern alt-rock bands, is one that they can be proud to call all their own. Indulgent guitar licks and catchy drum beats led by confident vocals drive the song into a chorus that feels so catchy you can't help but to move your head along with it. On the song's theme of inner-reflection and learning from mistakes, we think it best pairs with a region that has seen its own fair share of rises and falls — Beaujolais . It quickly went from being one of the hottest regions in the world in the 80s to foul and oversaturated by the 90s. Now, it's finding a new spotlight with the acceptance of natural wines. 2.	Jealous – Ingrid Michaelson Does the album title Stranger Songs remind you of another pop culture phenomenon with its Season 3 premier coming up on July 4th? From the album cover to the stories behind the songs, Ingrid Michaelson pays tribute to Netflix's popular series Stranger Things. While the songs take inspiration from the hits of the 80s, the album reflects the pop/synth sounds of 2019. No worries for those who haven't seen Stranger Things because the songs can stand on their own and make sense beyond the context of the show. As indicated by the title, Jealous describes the monster that comes out when you see someone you're interested in with someone else. Stanger Things fans will have to find the Easter eggs within the song and let us know which character Michaelson is channeling. Since it was at the height of its popularity in the 80s, we believe a Chardonnay from a 1980s vintage will be the perfect match. 3.	Shine A Little Light – The Black Keys It's been five years since The Black Keys released an album, and "Let's Rock" (quotations and all) is sure to satisfy the grumbling stomachs of fans. Shine A Little Light opens the album with a vengeance, it's a tug-of-war between gritty blues and garage, but the duo manage to blend the two perfectly. We think it's only appropriate to pair this perfectly balanced track with a perfectly balanced wine. To take it even further, maybe one from a region that's been kickin' it in the wine world for centuries but isn't as appreciated outside of its own borders — specifically, a Swiss Pinot Noir-Gamay blend . 4.	Ur So Beautiful – Grace VanderWaal Grace VanderWaal first gained musical attention when the video of her singing and playing the ukulele during her America's Got Talent audition went viral. She went on to win the eleventh season of the show at only twelve years old. Now fifteen, VanderWaal released her latest single, Ur So Beautiful which will be the title track of her upcoming album. With a breezy, lowkey vibe and a hint of innocence, this song reflects all the elements of modern day, young love. VanderWaal may only be fifteen, but the song possesses a relatable quality for all ages, especially if you're in the beginning stages of a relationship. We won't let Grace have a glass, but we think you should enjoy this summer love song with a bottle of Willamette Valley Riesling . 5.	Flying On My Own – Céline Dion After 16 years of residency in Las Vegas, Céline Dion is saying goodbye to this portion of her music career and is already spreading her wings. Dion celebrated the next chapter by performing her newest single during her final Las Vegas show, and the song is appropriately titled, Flying On My Own. Dion's iconic voice is recognizable from the very first note; however, this song dives into the modern day club/house music that sounds nothing like the well-known tearjerker, My Heart Will Go On. This song will appeal to long-time Dion fans and could encourage a younger audience to jump on board. We think you should grab a glass from Okanagan Valley, Canada . A wine from this region would pay homage to this Canadian singer, and being one of the most northern wine regions, it's truly flying on its own! 6.	Knock Knock Knock – Mark Ronson feat. YEBBA We have an experiment for you: try not to bop your head back and forth or move those shoulders when listening to this song off of Mark Ronson's newest album, Late Night Feelings. (Hint: it's incredibly hard not to.) This song finds itself the shortest on the album by rounding out at a crisp 1:32. With a beat that makes you move your body even if it is just a head nod paired with YEBBA's vocals, this song transports you to a dimly lit room where you will definitely find yourself sitting on a velvet couch. If you're in a group setting, conversation will pause and everyone will jam out to the beat before resuming the chatter. To match the mood this song exudes, we recommend a glass of Champagne . Bounce with those bubbles and try not to spill your glass. 7.	Love Angel – Johnta Austin Having written for artists such as Mary J. Blige and Mariah Carey, Emmy award winning songwriter Johnta Austin is back and focused on his own music. While he has released various singles over the years, Love Angel will be on featured on Austin's upcoming debut album, Love, Sex & Religion. A song grounded in classic R&B, this melodic groove combines all three elements of his album title. Austin brings forward a light and enjoyable song perfect for your summer romance. We recommend a sparkling class of Cava . This wine is smooth yet the sparkling element gives it an extra oomph. Sparkling wine is usually the sign of a good time, which is what you'll have if you sip on Cava and blast Love Angel. Listen to the previous month's playlist here .
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Utterly gorgeous grower Champagne. Its precision is what is most striking, perhaps closely followed by its complexity. A stunning way to kick off a meal at Maialino, one of New York's elite Italian restaurants that is simultaneously elevated and relaxed, formal but without any stuffiness. — a year ago
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Just hitting its stride. Bone dry, crisp, yet with a beautiful expansiveness across the palate. Excellent balance, a beautiful stony finish. Love inducing. — 5 years ago
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I don't drink enough Swiss wine, this is good. — 4 years ago
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Student Wins Regional Award from University & Professional Continuing Education
Thursday, September 15, 2016, By Eileen Jevis
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public AffairsStudentsUniversity College
When Timothy Bryant graduated summa cum laude from Syracuse University through the Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program in May 2015, he fulfilled a lifelong dream. Attending SU was a golden opportunity that he embraced with great enthusiasm.
Tim Bryant with this mother, Sylvia Bryant, at his 2015 college commencement.
Despite the challenges of work, family responsibilities and a limited formative education, Bryant excelled in the academic environment at SU. He not only made the dean's list every semester on his way to a bachelor's degree in public health, he also received the Chancellor 's Award for Public and Community Service—one of the highest honors SU bestows on a student.
One of Bryant's latest achievements is being accepted into SU's Ph.D. program in sociology, with four years of funding. He began the program this semester.
Bryant was recently informed by University College Dean Bea González, that he has been named University & Professional Continuing Education's (UPCEA) Outstanding Student for 2016 in the Mid-Atlantic Region. He will accept his award at the conference in Annapolis, Maryland, in October.
This is just one more honor that has been bestowed on Bryant. In addition to the Chancellor's Award, he received the Social Justice in Public Health Award and was named an Alumni Scholar at University College's Commencement in 2015. In May 2016, Bryant was awarded the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics' Falk College Scholar award for "academic excellence, exceptional campus and community engagement, and personal integrity."
In his public health practicum, Bryant worked with the staff of the Street Addictions Institute Inc., collaborating on their project exploring trauma resulting from neighborhood violence. He was also a student research associate and co-author of the paper "Neighborhood Trauma Due to Violence: A Multilevel Analysis." The paper was accepted for publication by the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. The article is now being used for teaching in an Upstate Hospital course for medical students.
"All of my experiences, hard work and personal achievements throughout my undergraduate journey have culminated in being accepted into the Ph.D. program in sociology at Syracuse University," says Bryant. "My focus will be the study of the intersectionality of racial and LGBTQ health disparities and trauma due to structural violence."
Bryant's goal after the completion of his Ph.D. is to continue research that primarily pertains to minority and LGBTQ communities in order to directly advance policy issues that address the nexus of discrimination and trauma. "My background, my experiences, even the very painful ones, and my studies all contribute to helping me address this emerging field," he says,
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Q: VBA: Can an array-item be split within the array itself? Attempting gives "Type Mismatch" error I'm attempting in Excel to split an array-item within the array itself, but without any luck at all. I'm wondering whether I will have to redim the array-item, but at the same time I'm not sure if that makes any sense or if it's even possible. One thing i've noticed is that the array-items are of string type in the array, which I'm also suspecting can be the source of the Type Mismatch error - this despite the array is Dim'ed as variant.
An example can be seen here:
Sub testarr()

    Dim arr As Variant, str As String, i As Integer

    str = "{test:[{test this here||Can it be split inside the array?}]}"

    arr = Split(str, "[{")

    For i = LBound(arr) To UBound(arr)
        arr(i) = Split(arr(i), "||")
    Next i
End Sub

Example of the wished structure of the array:

A: Though arr is dim'ed as variant the single elements become of type string as soon as you assign to them values like you did. You could do something like that
Sub testarr()

Dim arr As Variant, str As String, i As Integer
Dim v As Variant

    str = "{test:[{test this here||Can it be split inside the array?}]}"

    arr = Split(str, "[{")

    For i = LBound(arr) To UBound(arr)
        Debug.Print TypeName(arr(i))
        v = Split(arr(i), "||")
    Next i
End Sub

Update Based on the comments from the OP one could try that in order to replace the original array with the new splitted one
Sub testarr()

Dim arr As Variant, str As String, i As Integer
Dim v As Variant, s As String

    str = "{test:[{test this here||Can it be split inside the array?}]}"

    arr = Split(str, "[{")

    For i = LBound(arr) To UBound(arr)
        'Debug.Print TypeName(arr(i))
        v = Split(arr(i), "||")
        s = s & "||" & Join(v, "||")
    Next i

    arr = Split(s, "||")

End Sub

Update 2 Again, based on the OP's comment code which will return a structure described in the OP's post.
Sub testarr()

Dim arr As Variant, str As String, i As Integer
Dim v As Variant, s As String
Dim arr1 As Variant
Dim dic As New Scripting.Dictionary

    str = "{test:[{test this here||Can it be split inside the array?}]}"

    arr = Split(str, "[{")

    For i = LBound(arr) To UBound(arr)
       v = Split(arr(i), "||")
       If UBound(v) > 0 Then
           dic.Add i, v
       Else
           dic.Add i, arr(i)
       End If
    Next i

    ReDim arr1(dic.Count - 1)
    For i = 0 To dic.Count - 1
        arr1(i) = dic.Item(i)
    Next i

End Sub

A: Answering my own question here.
The answer of @Storax pointed me in the right direction in my specific case and therefore I've selected that answer as the correct one. As pointed out by Storax it was indeed due to incompatability between the variantand string array-types. Therefore I decided to convert the array from string to variant and I found the answer for that in this post - simply transforming it by using application.index().
The basics is simply to utilize a new array ("newarr") which continously has it's items converted to variant. This enables one to split the string inside the array-item, creating a new array within it.
Please note that @Storax' answer using a dictionary is fully viable when not using a Mac - which unfortunately I need to support.
The full procedure can be seen here:
Sub testarr()

    Dim arr As Variant, str As String, i As Integer, newarr As Variant, j As Integer

    str = "{test:[{{test this here||Can it be split inside the array?},{ let's add another layer || why not?}}]}"

    arr = Split(str, "[{")

    newarr = Application.Index(arr, 1, 0)

    For i = LBound(arr) To UBound(arr)
        newarr(i + 1) = Split(arr(i), "},")
        newarr(i + 1) = Application.Index(newarr(i + 1), 1, 0)
        For j = LBound(newarr(i + 1)) To UBound(newarr(i + 1))
            newarr(i + 1)(j) = Split(newarr(i + 1)(j), "||")
        Next j
    Next i

End Sub


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Q: Silverlight/C# simple ListView with DataBindings Example I'm trying create a simple ListView that is populated by a Dataset/ItemSource.
The goal being that when someone selects ITEM-A I know that the value for that entry is
(ITEM-A has value of 27012)
So have the xaml of (VoidPanel.xaml)
<ListView ItemsSource="{Binding names.FirstName}" x:Name="lvReasons" IsSwipeEnabled="False" IsItemClickEnabled="False" SelectionMode="Single">
</ListView>

The cs of (VoidPanel.xaml.cs)
namespace App01.Win8.Controls
{

    public sealed partial class VoidPanel : UserControl
    {
        private ObservableCollection<VoidListElement> names = new ObservableCollection<VoidListElement>();
        public VoidPanel()
        {
            this.InitializeComponent();

            names = new ObservableCollection<VoidListElement>();

            names.Add(new VoidListElement("ITEM-A", "27017"));
            names.Add(new VoidListElement("ITEM-B", "27018"));

            this.DataContext = this;
        }
    }
}

The Element of class
namespace App01.Win8.DataModel
{
    public class VoidListElement
    {
        public VoidListElement(string firstname, string lastname)
        {
            this.FirstName = firstname;
            this.LastName = lastname;
        }
        public string FirstName { get; set; }
        public string LastName { get; set; }
    }
}

The problem is it just doesn't work. I get no items rendered on screen.
I understand that the ListView can define a DataContext, in this case I'm not setting one, so I presume it uses the current class.
I understand that the ListView can define a ItemSource that I have bound to the names.Firstname that should be pulled from the DataContext.
Can someone please give me some tips, or a decent working example.

A: XAML:
<ListView x:Name="lvReasons"
     ItemsSource="{Binding names}"
     DisplayMemberPath="FirstName"
     IsSwipeEnabled="False" IsItemClickEnabled="False" SelectionMode="Single" >
</ListView>

C#:
public ObservableCollection<VoidListElement> names = new ObservableCollection<VoidListElement>();

A: THE ANSWER...
So have the xaml of (VoidPanel.xaml)
<ListView ItemsSource="{Binding names.FirstName}" x:Name="lvReasons"
**DisplayMemberPath="FirstName"**
IsSwipeEnabled="False" IsItemClickEnabled="False" SelectionMode="Single">
</ListView>

The cs of (VoidPanel.xaml.cs)
namespace App01.Win8.Controls
{

    public sealed partial class VoidPanel : UserControl
    {
        private ObservableCollection<VoidListElement> names;

    **public ObservableCollection<VoidListElement> names
    { set; get; }**

        public VoidPanel()
        {
            **names = new ObservableCollection<VoidListElement>();**

            names.Add(new VoidListElement("ITEM-A", "27017"));
            names.Add(new VoidListElement("ITEM-B", "27018"));

            this.DataContext = this;
            **this.InitializeComponent();**
        }
    }
}

The Element of class
namespace App01.Win8.DataModel
{
    public class VoidListElement
    {
        public VoidListElement(string firstname, string lastname)
        {
            this.FirstName = firstname;
            this.LastName = lastname;
        }
        public string FirstName { get; set; }
        public string LastName { get; set; }
    }
}


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 *
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 * @since 2.0
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I just want things to go back to normal! Especially for my mom, sister, brother-in-law, niece and brother. Things have been so messed up and up in the air since Christmas Eve... I have so much on my mind that I don't even remember what I wrote about in my last post. Just bare with me if I end up repeating myself.
I'm pretty sure I mentioned what happened on Christmas eve. I suppose I'll give a little background info and more details on what's going on.
My mom and step dad have been together for 15 years, married for 12. Right before they got married my mom bought a house. The house is only in her name. (So grateful for that right now!) They didn't have any joint bank accounts. (Because of him really messing up his credit long before they met he can never get a bank account...) For the past several years he has been working far from home. There's really not that much work here in San Diego for a union carpenter. It seems like most of the work is in nearby Las Vegas. So he has been living out there for the past 12+ months. (He had been living in Las Vegas the whole time I was staying at their house when I was going through my divorce.) Every several months my mom would fly there or he would drive home to visit.
On the Saturday before Christmas he drove home because he went on disability for some work related injury. Apparently when he called my mom he said he was coming home on Wednesday. She convinced him to stay there and come home on Saturday. My moms reasoning was that she wanted a chance to clean the house top to bottom before he came home.She didn't have a day off til Friday. Anyone who knows Hans knows that he would have FLIPPED out if the house was a mess when he came home. She knew that he would have been in a bad mood the whole time he was there if he came home and found the house a mess. HE looked at the whole thing with suspicion.
I still can't believe he flew off the handle over some text messages!
The past few days have been a blur. Is it really Monday today?
My step dad has continued to harass her all weekend with nasty text messages and phone calls. I told my mom to stop answering her phone! He threatened to have her cell phone shut off. He did for about 12 hours... then he had it turned back on because how else could he continue to harass her? He called her one night and left a creepy voicemail saying, "Just wanted to tell you something... You need to watch yourself so you don't get buuuuurned." I listened to it. It was creepy and I could hear the hatred in his voice.
Oh yeah, prior to her leaving he stole all of her credit cards, debit cards, medical card, driver's license, cash, etc etc... Took it right out of her purse!
On the 26th he ended up calling me... I was sitting at my dad's house getting ready to celebrate Camron's birthday with the family.
"No! F*** YOU! Listen to me now! I don't care if my mom cheated on you or not! You DO NOT F*** with her job! That is her lifeline and you don't F*** with that just because you have an F***ing broken heart! She needs her job to continue on with the life that YOU are deciding to leave! She didn't F***ing choose this! YOU DID!"
I was practically screaming at my phone. Some where in there he hung up on me so I don't know how much he heard. Oh man, I was so mad. During the phone call everyone in the house dropped their jaws when they saw me walk outside cussing away at him. The only thing that was said when I walked back in was. "Wow, babe. That was hot!" Thank goodness for Josh. LOL.
Hans is trying everything in his power to make my mom's life absolutely miserable. He has threatened suicide. He had threatened to trash the house. He has threatened to vandalize her car by spray painting the word Whore on it. He called to make a formal complaint against her at her job. Telling them that he plans to sue because he is a victim in all of this. (He says it's her work's fault for letting these 2 people manage to have an affair.) He has threatened to kill the guy that was texting her. He has called and told everyone who will listen what a whore my mom is... including our Bishop at Church!
Yesterday he took things one step further. He stole her car from work! He drove his niece over to her work and gave her the car keys to drive it out of the parking lot. Again, the police were NO help. Since he's the primary owner and my mom is the co-signer on the car and they're married he's allowed to let anyone he wants to drive it.
When she got off work last night her, my brother, Josh and I went over to the house to see if he was still there. No sign of him or the trailer that used to be parked in the driveway. All of the contents of my mom's car was piled up in the driveway. So they have control of the house once again.... Although I doubt it's even close to being over with. I'm still waiting to hear from my mom to see how things went today.
Good grief. This is craziness. From my point of view it sounds like he needs serious medical intervention. He is a menace to society and a possible harm to himself or your mother. I'm glad you are blogging about this because it is documentation for the courts down the road.
I am so sorry for you and your family. It sounds like he has lost his mind! Did she save any threatening voice or text messages? The cops shoudl respond to that? Again, I am so sorry about this over the holidays! I hope things settle down and that jerk goes away!
I am so sorry that this has happened over the holidays. I would like to include your family in my prayers if that is ok with you. It is wonderful that you are being such a great support for your mom through this situation.


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Q: compare two different DataFrames i'm newbie in Pandas, please help.
I got two DataFrames to compare
DF1:

Code
Product
Day
C_Code
Name
Qty

001
Prod_X
01.01.2022
C_0001
Mr_X
12

002
Prod_Y
01.01.2022
C_0001
Mr_X
24

001
Prod_X
15.01.2022
C_0002
Mr_X
12

002
Prod_Y
16.01.2022
C_0003
Mr_X
24

001
Prod_X
17.01.2022
C_0004
Mr_X
12

DF2:

Day
C_Code
Name
Qty

01.01.2022
C_0001
Mr_X
36

15.01.2022
C_0002
Mr_X
12

16.01.2022
C_0003
Mr_X
12

Column Day & Column C_Code unique.Conditions if DF1[Day]&[C_Code] == DF2 [Day]&[C_Code] then  compare QTY, if DF1.sum[QTY]<= DF2[QTY] write row into DF3, if  DF1[QTY] > DF2[QTY] then row from DF1 write into DF3 and put value from DF2[QTY], difference between DF1[QTY] and DF2[QTY] write into DF4. in the output should be
Correct List:

Code
Product
Day
C_Code
Name
Qty

001
Prod_X
01.01.2022
C_0001
Mr_X
12

002
Prod_Y
01.01.2022
C_0001
Mr_X
24

001
Prod_X
15.01.2022
C_0002
Mr_X
12

002
Prod_Y
16.01.2022
C_0003
Mr_X
12

Incorrect List:

Code
Product
Day
C_Code
Name
Qty

002
Prod_Y
16.01.2022
C_0003
Mr_X
12

001
Prod_X
17.01.2022
C_0004
Mr_X
12

How i understand i need to use groupBy, but i don't understand how
a lot of tnx for help!

A: import pandas as pd
Did you try?
df = pd.merge(DF1, DF2, how='left', on='Day', indicator=True)


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Thief is a stealth video game developed by Eidos-Montréal and published by Square Enix Europe in February 2014 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox 360, and Xbox One video gaming platforms. Feral Interactive brought the game to OS X in November 2015. It is a revival of the cult classic Thief video game series of which it is the fourth installment. Initially announced in 2009 as Thief 4, it was later announced in 2013 that the game is a reboot for the series.

The game is set in 'The City', a dark fantasy world inspired by Victorian, Gothic, gaslight fantasy and steampunk aesthetics. Players control Garrett, a master thief who embarks on several missions focusing on stealing from the rich. Players may approach levels in a variety of different ways; players can choose the action-oriented and lethal approach, where players will disable or kill enemies on their way to their destination, using knives and takedowns, or opt for the non-lethal stealthy approach, where players minimize interaction with non-player characters and the environment in order to avoid detection. Players may choose which path to take to their destination, as each location contains several branching paths.

Upon release, the game received a mixed critical reception, with critics praising its replay value and stealth gameplay, but criticizing the map layout and story.

Gameplay
The player controls Garrett, a master thief, as he goes about a series of missions, most of which are focused around stealing from the rich. As with the previous games in the series, players must use stealth in order to overcome challenges, while violence is left as a minimally effective last resort.

There are a variety of routes through each level and the player is able to utilize a variety of playing styles to traverse them. The game contains a variety of ways to distract or kill guards, such as barrels of oil which can be set alight. Levels contain coins and valuable objects which Garrett can steal; these are converted into money which can be spent on equipment and upgrades. Garrett is able to pickpocket guards and other characters. The player may evade guards by hiding in shadows or around corners and is able to peek around edges and through keyholes in order to track the movements of enemies. Once Garrett has been spotted, guards and other non-player characters will attempt to hunt him down. The developers have stated that the game's artificial intelligence is aware of the level design, and as such guards will know in advance of potential hiding spots that the player may be utilizing.

The player may enter a "Focus" mode, which provides several advantages. It enhances Garrett's vision, highlighting pipes that can be climbed, or candles that can be put out to make the area darker. Focus can slow down time, so that Garrett is able to steal more effectively while pickpocketing. Garrett can use Focus to push enemies or perform debilitating attacks. It can be further upgraded over the course of the game.

Garrett carries a blackjack, used to knock guards unconscious; a collapsible, composite bow, which can be used for both combat and non-lethal purposes such as distracting guards; and a claw, which can be used to grapple onto higher ledges.

An experience point system for the in-game growth of the character was meant to be used in the final game, but was later scrapped after negative feedback from fans, and to reflect the fact that the character was already a master thief.

Synopsis

Setting
Thief is set in a dark fantasy world inspired by Victorian, Gothic, and steampunk aesthetics. Garrett, a master thief who has been away from his hometown for a long time, returns to it, a place known only as The city, and finds it ruled with an iron grip by a tyrant called the Baron. While The City is ravaged by a plague, the rich continue to live in isolation and good fortune while the poor are forming numerous mobs against the authorities. Garrett intends to use the volatile situation to his favor.

A reboot of the series, the story is set several hundreds of years after the original events in the same universe, with clues to the backstory being hidden among documents, letters and  plaques. The original master thief Garrett's (known as the legendary Sneak Thief) iconic mechanical eye is one of the hidden unique loots in the game that can be found inside of a prison complex. Other references to the original series include the Keepers, Hammerites and the Old Gods, with ruins relating to them being visitable locations throughout the City and beneath.

Plot
During a night of revelry in the city, Garrett is hired by his contact Basso to steal from the manor of Baron Northcrest, the tyrannous ruler of the city; Garrett is partnered with Erin to assist him. Erin is naïve and reckless, and needlessly kills a guard using her grappling Claw, leading Garrett to rebuke her. Atop the manor's roof, the pair witness Northcrest inside leading a group of men into conducting a magical ritual. A wary Garrett calls off the job, but Erin objects; in the ensuing struggle, Erin falls through a skylight and absorbs the energy being channelled through the ritual. Garrett inadvertently falls into the hall and is knocked out.

Garrett awakens from a coma one year later to find that the city is being plagued by a disease of unknown origin called "the Gloom", and that various districts of the city are in lockdown. Returning to his hideout, Garret receives a message from Basso, who hires Garrett to steal a ring from a noble's corpse at a foundry used to dispose of victims of the Gloom. Garrett evades Northcrest's right-hand man, the Thief-Taker General, and retrieves the ring. There, he meets a man called Orion, the leader of a resistance movement working to bring down Northcrest. Agreeing to help Orion, Garrett ventures to a hidden brothel to find a unique book, visiting Erin's hideout in the process and experiencing a vision of her mentioning a place called Moira Asylum. Basso is arrested by the Thief-Taker General, prompting Garrett to rescue him. Garrett breaks into Northcrest's vault and recovers a piece of a mysterious stone called the Primal, which had been used in the ritual at Northcrest's manor; another vision reveals to Garrett that Erin is alive and under the influence of the power from the stone.

Exploring Moira Asylum, Garrett uncovers a second piece of the stone, but is unable to find Erin there. Garrett returns to Northcrest's manor to confront him, while Orion sparks a revolution on the city's streets. Northcrest reveals to Garrett that his ritual intended to harness the power of the stone to use as a new energy source; the disruption of the ritual and fragmentation of the stone resulted in the Gloom being unleashed into the city. Orion transpires to be Northcrest's illegitimate brother, Aldous, who seeks the Primal for his own purposes. Seeking information on the stone, Garrett visits an informant, the Queen of Beggars, who tells him that the Primal must be reassembled and its power contained to save the city from the Gloom.

Garrett enters an old cathedral and finds Aldous using Erin in an attempt to heal citizens, assisted by the items stolen by Garrett. The Thief-Taker General arrives as Aldous flees with Erin; Garrett kills the General and pursues Aldous to his hideout aboard a ship. Erin unleashes the power of the Primal, killing Aldous, before attacking Garrett. He manages to reassemble the stone, returning Erin to normal, but the force knocks her over the edge of the ship. Garrett throws down her Claw to save her and falls unconscious. He awakens to find the Claw embedded in a post next to wet footprints, implying Erin survived, as dawn arrives.

Development
Thief was initially announced in 2009 under the working title Thief 4 (stylized as Thi4f), after rumours of its development. Developed at Eidos-Montréal, the game was handled by a team other than the one that made Deus Ex: Human Revolution. The development team was initially kept small, and the game remained in concept phase for a long time. During this, numerous experimental design changes were proposed, such as having a third-person perspective, having a new protagonist, or environmental clambering similar to the Assassin's Creed series of games. The general manager of the studio, Stephane D'Astous, was quoted as stating Thief 4 was currently in early development: "We're in the early development stages for Thief 4, but this is an incredibly ambitious project and a very exciting one. It's too early for us to offer any specific game details. Right now, we are focused on recruiting the very best talent to join the core team at the studio and help us make what we believe will be one of the most exciting games on the market." After some gossip that several major members of Eidos Montréal left their jobs, D'Astous countered these claims by saying, "We will be able to be a little more communicative later on, hopefully before the year's end. Right now, Thief is our priority and we're putting everything behind it to make sure it's as successful as our first game". In January 2013, NeoGAF found LinkedIn files that indicated network programmers were working on the project. Eidos-Montréal was expanded in 2010 with a separate team for multiplayer development, and when MP producer Joe Khoury was asked if they would also work on their next project, Thief 4, he did not deny or confirm. Steam users that pre-ordered the game received Team Fortress 2 items for the sniper class (cosmetics based on what Garrett wears and a modified version of the huntsman weapon styled after the bow used in-game) and/or Dota 2 items based on the game.

Randy Smith, a designer on the original trilogy, suggested to the studio of creating a new character instead of using Garrett: "I was like, 'Why don't you guys just make your own character? If you really want to expand this franchise, show us a different person who's similar to Garrett in this world, but has their own characteristics. Just give him a different name.' That would have been interesting to me, to explore more of the world."

Although the game was initially expected for seventh-generation consoles, it was switched to eighth-generation consoles during development. This was confirmed when in March 2013, the game was unveiled through that month's issue of Game Informer and announced to be released on the PC, PlayStation 4 and "other next-gen consoles". The game is a reboot of the Thief series. Based upon initial press release photos Phil Savage of PC Gamer made some comparisons to Dishonored, stating "It all looks a bit Dishonored, which is apt, given that Dishonored looked a bit Thief."

Eidos announced that the veteran voice actor Stephen Russell has been replaced by actor Romano Orzari for the role of the main protagonist in the series, Garrett. In a statement, Eidos explained their decision. "We made the decision to record our actor's voices and their movement at the same time using a full performance capture technique. The actor playing Garrett needed to be able to perform his own stunts. Garrett's a really athletic guy. We could have pasted Stephen's voice on top of the actions and stunts of someone else, but this wouldn't appear natural." However, this decision has upset some fans of the series who initiated an online petition requesting Eidos-Montréal to bring back Stephen Russell as lead voice actor.

Thief supports Mantle as well as AMD TrueAudio. An OS X version was released on November 24, 2015.

Reception

Thief received "mixed or average" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. Most reviewers praised its stealth gameplay, level design, graphics, and replay value, but criticized its map layout, technical issues, and story.

GameZone's Mike Splechta gave the PlayStation 4 version a 6.5/10, stating "Some might be able to look past Thief's shortcomings and instead only focus on the moments of brilliance. However, I imagine long-time Thief fans hoping for Garrett's grand return might be somewhat disappointed." Giving the reboot a score of 6.8, IGN's Dan Stapleton criticized the decision to replace the voice actor for Garrett, saying that the new actor, Romano Orzari, made the protagonist seem "flat" and "poorly lip-synced"; Stapleton also took issue with the sub-par AI, lack of variety or creativity in Garrett's choice of weapons, the poorly designed and cumbersome layout of The city, and the story, calling it "bland" and "supernatural-driven". However, he praised the ability to change the difficulty of the game so as to make it more challenging and was also positive about Garrett's new sprinting mechanics. The Telegraphs Tim Martin was much more scathing in his review, giving the game 2 stars out of 5 and lambasting the rote manner in which each level plays out, forcing the player to conform to one set path through the maps and very rarely allowing him a sense of freedom and challenge. The review also pointed out that increasing the game's difficulty will do little to heighten any sense of danger or unpredictability; overall, Martin thought to be a half-hearted disaster.

Eurogamer Italy gave it a score of 9/10, saying: "one of the best action-stealth titles in years and the first serious contender for the '2014 Game of the Year' contest". Digital Spy gave it a glowing review, stating: "While the game does have its faults - particularly falling apart when Garrett is spotted - Thief excels in the shadows as a pure stealth title, becoming increasingly enjoyable as your skills improve."

Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw was very negative on the game in his Zero Punctuation review, criticizing the linear structure of the game when compared to previous Thief titles, reducing the protagonist to "a boring, easily digestible archetype", the lack of incentive to play it stealthily, and the sound design. He concluded by saying that "The kindest thing one can say about Thief is that it's just another soulless AAA game to add to the pile." In his annual game awards video, he listed Thief as the single worst video game of 2014, before later ranking it as the ninth worst game of the entire 2010s decade.

Sequel
At an OXM press event a week before the game's release, Eidos-Montréal's Nick Cantin hinted a Thief sequel could be possible, depending upon its reception: "Nothing's announced yet but we're very keen to see how people respond to the game [...] We've built a really big universe around the first game, and there's a lot of layers to it – the world is really deep [...] so there's a lot of possibilities to jump on." As of 2022, this potential sequel has yet to materialize.

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Dawn Dickson Raises Capital to Solve Retail Hardships Amid COVID-19
Dawn Dickson is always finding a way to make life easier for others through technology. As retail stores have closed their doors, Dickson is leading PopCom, an automated retail company that leverages facial detection, machine learning, and blockchain technology to help retailers collect valuable customer insights. Dickson leads its second equity crowdfunding campaign to respond to and meet the need for more automated retail machines in the wake of COVID-19.
Dickson is known for driving innovation within retail and technology. She's also known for raising capital to take her business to the next level. PopCom recently announced the campaign on Start Engine, an equity crowdfunding platform for underrepresented startups and micro angel investors to invest alongside venture capitalists. To date, PopCom has raised over $239,000.
With the funding, the company aims to grow its operations, build its sales team, reach more customers, and meet the demand for more automated retail machines in the wake of COVID-19, with its proprietary vending machine, the PopShop Kiosk.
In a statement released by PopCom, Dickson said "Although the timing is sensitive due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we must continue to look towards the future and build products for our customers. While some industries are hurting, the requirement for social distancing validates the need for vending and retail automation. We believe that the market will continue to move towards self-service and contactless retail. Vending machines and convenience services are becoming more essential, and retailers are looking for more ways to deliver their products direct to customer with less human friction. We are excited about what is to come."
With social distancing and the shift in the economy, PopShop Kiosks can serve as a solution for retailers whose businesses have been and could be impacted by COVID-19 and other crises in the future.
"The global community is calling for self-service retail to become more easily accessible, considering the shifts in our climate and technological advancements," said Dickson.
For those reasons, Dickson's goal is to have PopCom service the entire regulated retail market and power all machine-driven transactions in the retail space with their operating system that integrates facial detection to understand the customer demographic profile including age, gender, and emotion. And she is diligently working towards that goal. In fact, the company has secured technology pilots and rollouts starting with cannabis and alcohol in 2020.
With over 2,000 investors in PopCom, Dickson is among the few black women entrepreneurs to secure $1 million or more in funding. And she is adamant about making sure that others are able to successfully raise capital as well. "I aim to bridge the gap between venture capital and everyday people."
Related: Dawn Dickson's Road to $1 Million Started at the Entrepreneurs Summit
As an entrepreneur who is dedicated to the advancement of black business owners, Dickson is confident that PopShop Kiosks will revolutionize the retail industry and create opportunities for others as investors in the company. "With investment becoming more inclusive and open to forward-thinkers, my family, friends, community, and supporters, I believe we will reach the next milestones to success."
To learn more about PopCom's equity crowdfunding campaign, click here.
Tags: Capital, COVID19, Dawn, Dickson, Hardships, Raises, Retail, Solve
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Term Limits for Supreme Court Justices?
J. Huston McCulloch • Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Article III, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution provides that "Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour ..." The result is that instead of choosing Justices on the basis of their experience, maturity and gravitas, there is a premium on packing the Court with youngsters who will reflect the incumbent administration's values for as many decades as possible.
The current Supreme Court, consisting of Justices Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Roberts, Alito, Sotomayor, and Kagan (in order of confirmation), were confirmed at ages 51, 43, 58, 45, 40, 55, 55, and 50, respectively. They have served for 28, 25, 23, 22, 11, 11, 7, and 6 years. The late Justice Antonin Scalia was confirmed at age 50 and served 29 years. President Trump's new nominee, Neil Gorsuch, is 49. There have been no successful nominees in recent memory over 60, and only one over 55.
A 14-year term limit would make the optimal age for a new Supreme Court Justice about 60. Most retirements would arrive on a predictable schedule with Justices in their mid-70s, rather than on an undignified death watch as at present. So far we've been spared (to the best of my knowledge) the predicament of a Justice afflicted by Alzheimer's disease, a debilitating stroke, or senile misbehaviour, but as life expectancy increases, this is merely a matter of time.
A study by David Garrow documents that no less than 17 Justices became incompetent by virtue of "mentally decrepitude," yet continued to serve and sometimes even cast decisive votes. A few notable 20th century instances were Justices Taft, Holmes, Black, Douglas, Powell, Brennan, and Marshall. At present the only remedy for such a condition is impeachment by Congress, but unfortunately that would cast an undeserved moral shadow over the Justice in question. Term limits would greatly reduce the probability and consequences of such a misfortune. With such a limit, the continuity of Supreme Court decisions would be determined by the strength of their legal reasoning, rather than by the longevity of their proponents as at present. [Paragraph corrected 6/24/17. See comment below for reference.]
The optimal age for new inferior court judges would be considerably lower. Capable youthful candidates would not be deterred by the term limit, because they would view the position as a stepping stone to a higher federal court, or even the Supreme Court. The 14-year clock would of course reset on each new appointment. Any constitutional amendment imposing such a term limit should grandparent-in incumbent justices to avoid politicizing the amendment process.
Many reformers have advocated term limits for members of Congress as a panacea for all (or at least much) that ails Washington. However, Representatives and Senators already have 2- and 6-year term limits, at the end of which they must face re-election, so that I am unexcited that artificially limiting their total service would make Congress more responsive to changes in public opinion. Redistricting reforms would be a much better way to ensure periodic blasts of new blood in Congress. [See my forthcoming June 21 blog post here, "Crowdsourced Redistricting"] I must admit, however, that I do find the 8-year limit on Presidents to be refreshing.
Disclaimer: The author is not an attorney, but an economist.
J. Huston McCulloch is Professor Emeritus of Economics and Finance at the Ohio State University, and Adjunct Professor of Economics, New York University.
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The "second round"of MYTHOS PROJECT that was realized the first week of December 2012 , in Pyrgos, Ilia, Greece, during 12th Camera Zizanio and 15th Olympia film festival for children and young people was a great leap forward.
This almost 70 young people from Greece, Spain, The Netherlands, Turkey, Ireland, Croatia, Serbia and Russia participated in the Mythos project and divided into groups created 11 films being inspired by the financial crisis.
But their imagination, optimism and creativity are the ones that made the difference again this year, in contrast to the pessimism and sadness of our times.
In this project youngsters meet each other and face together the problems and possibilities of filmmaking. They speak and exchange opinions about live and all things around it. This project is a true meeting point for the young filmmakers in Europe. It is very important that this project stays. It contributes a lot to the understanding and compassion of the different nations. We all want to be one Europe and this is one of the beautiful starting points.
It is also a very important place where youngsters with talent for filmmaking can meet and compete. Friendship and skills are growing fast during this project.


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"What Are You Looking For" é uma canção escrita por Emma Anzai, Antonina Armato, Tim James, Shimon Moore, gravada pela banda Sick Puppies.

É o terceiro single do segundo álbum de estúdio, lançado a 3 de Abril de 2007, Dressed Up as Life.

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WAFX 2021 Prize Winners, presenting 12 future projects, addresses today's major global challenges
United Kingdom Architecture News - Jul 07, 2021 - 13:28 4678 views
The World Architecture Festival (WAF) has announced 12 big-picture architectural projects addressing some of the world's most pressing challenges ranging from pandemic control and the climate emergency, to social equity, cultural identity, aging populations, and food supply.
The WAFX Prize, presented as part of WAF Futures at World Architecture Festival, offers architectural solutions tackling some of the biggest issues facing the world. The winning designs cover climate, energy and carbon, water, food, ageing, health, re-use, smart cities, construction technology, cultural identity, ethics and values, social equity and digital technology. Live interviews with the 12 WAFX Awards winners will take place at WAF Futures, a free-to-view virtual event taking place from 12-14 July 2021, sponsored by Grohe. To register for a free WAF Future event ticket, please visit this page.
The overall WAFX winner will be announced at the 2021 World Architecture Festival which returns this year as a physical event, taking place in Lisbon for the first time, from 1-3 December. The physical event of WAF was previously postponed due to the ongoing pandemic.
World Architecture Community is official Media Partner of WAF and INSIDE and will be bringing you the latest news about the festivals' speaker line-up, sessions and competitions. WAC readers can receive an exclusive 20% discount over delegate passes for WAF and INSIDE by entering this promo code online: WAC2020. Start your registrations on WAF's website.
A Resilient Duplex for Fort Severn First Nation by Two Row Architect and KPMB Architects. Image courtesy of Two Row Architect and KPMB Architects
The WAFX Award winners are all selected from entries to the Future Projects category in the WAF Awards Programme, for their ambition and scope.
This year's category winners include a fast installation modular hospital for epidemic prevention, a floating eco-campus off Manhattan island, a grand prototype smart transportation city from Bjarke Ingles and Toyota, a zero-carbon office development in central London, the world's first high-rise data centre in Shanghai, and a new eco-tourism typology at Cagbalete Island, Philippines, and Museum for Architecture + Residences by Sou Fujimoto Architects.
Cagbalete Sand Clusters by Carlo Calma Consultancy Inc. Image courtesy of Carlo Calma Consultancy Inc.
"This year's WAFX winners feature an inspiring set of ideas and approaches in respect of many of the major issues of our time," said Paul Finch, Director of the World Architecture Festival.
"From all-wood offices to conceptual projects combining nature with the man-made, architects have once again shown how design can be deployed to tackle challenges and investigate opportunities," Finch added.
The shortlist of the WAF Future Projects Award supported by ABB, also announced today, will also be under discussion at WAF Futures, at a session on 12 July with WAF Director Paul Finch, WAF Curator Jeremy Melvin, and members of the guest studio panel.
Representatives of over 180 finalist projects from 40 countries will go on to compete live in front of a judging panel at WAF in December to decide the winner of each of the Future Project categories, ranging from Office, Residential, Education and Health to Culture, Leisure and Experimental. The overall best future project will also be judged and announced at the Lisbon event. Competing practices include Eric Parry Architects, SHoP, WilkinsonEyre, Bates Smart and AHMM. You can view the WAF Future Project Award shortlist here.
Shenzhen Qianhai Telecommunication Centre by Schneider+Schumacher International GmbH. Image courtesy of Schneider+Schumacher International GmbH
The WAFX 2021 Category Prize Winners are:
Ageing winner: 'Taikang Community Gui Garden' by Sunlay
Taikang Community Gui Garden' by Sunlay. Image courtesy of Sunlay
This design concept originates from the local natural landscape and culture of the Guangxi region, China, known for its mountainous terrain, rivers and stunning rice terraces. It uses modern design techniques to reinterpret the landscape of picturesque villages, to create an ideal natural living environment for elderly communities, including residential accommodation, medical care, an activity centre, and support for independent living.
Climate, Energy & Carbon winner: 'Paradise, London' by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
'Paradise, London' by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. Image courtesy of Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios.
Paradise will transform a disused site in south London, UK, into 60,000sqft of net carbon zero work and maker space. The landmark timber-framed building will have an exposed cross-laminated timber structure and natural light and ventilation. Designed to be future flexible, and low energy in use, it's also designed with an easily disassembled structure as part of its end-of-life strategy. The proposal is on target for almost 60 years of a negative carbon footprint.
Construction Technology winner: 'Museum for Architecture + Residences' by Sou Fujimoto Architects
Museum for Architecture + Residences' by Sou Fujimoto Architects. Image courtesy of Sou Fujimoto Architects
The condominium tower, including a museum for architecture, is based on traditional Bahay Kubo huts, reinterpreted in a bamboo grid-like structure, and intertwined with natural fauna to create an evolving vertical forest. The concept-driven design is a vertical extrusion of the rice fields that once covered the project site in Laguna, Philippines.
Cultural Identity winner: 'Zayed National Museum, Abu Dhabi' by Department of Culture and Tourism-Abu Dhabi
Zayed National Museum, Abu Dhabi' by Department of Culture and Tourism-Abu Dhabi. Image courtesy of Department of Culture and Tourism-Abu Dhabi
The UAE's National Museum, designed by Foster + Partners, tells the story of the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding president of the United Arab Emirates, and showcases the country's history, cultural heritage and recent social and economic transformation. The highly efficient, contemporary form is combined with traditional Arabic design and hospitality.
Digital Technology winner: 'Shenzhen Qianhai Telecommunication Centre' by Schneider+Schumacher International GmbH
Shenzhen Qianhai Telecommunication Centre' by Schneider+Schumacher International GmbH. Image courtesy of Schneider+Schumacher International GmbH.
This telecommunications centre in Shenzhen, China, is destined to become the world's first high-rise data centre. Its lower floors will relate to the tower's urban surroundings and the public life of the city, while the top floor will feature a large terrace for IT workers, offering daylight and views of the city and the bay. The lively façade reflects the building's computational theme and incorporates interactive elements that move with the wind.
Ethics & Values winner: '#WeThePlanet Campus' by 3deluxe
#WeThePlanet Campus' by 3deluxe. Image courtesy of 3deluxe
This mobile, floating green platform off the Manhattan shoreline is designed for convening international summits, workshops and educational programmes which focus on transforming our world for a better future. The fluid, organic design concept responds to the natural elements surrounding it, water, sun and wind, and the biotope is designed to give as much as it takes from nature, while generating its own energy and drinking water.
Food winner: 'Cagbalete Sand Clusters' by Carlo Calma Consultancy Inc.
'Cagbalete Sand Clusters' by Carlo Calma Consultancy Inc. Image courtesy of Carlo Calma Consultancy Inc.
This proposal for a new sustainable eco-tourism typology at Cagbalete Island, Philippines, is designed to bring an uplift to local farming and fishing industries, including mud crab farming. The mixed-use development is designed to mix farming and leisure, including a farm-to-table restaurant focusing on local plants and produce. It is constructed from a prefabricated unit system inspired by the areas' corals, made from a membrane of fishing nets, sand and soil.
Health winner: 'The Deformable Modularized COVID-19 Epidemic Prevention Hospital, Shanghai' by School of Architecture & Design, China University of Mining and Technology
The Deformable Modularized COVID-19 Epidemic Prevention Hospital, Shanghai' by School of Architecture & Design, China University of Mining and Technology. Image courtesy of School of Architecture & Design, China University of Mining and Technology.
This fast installation modular hospital is designed as a rapid response solution to large-scale infectious diseases such as SARS and COVID-19. The scheme takes the modular isolation 'ward' as the core module, and 'treatment', 'office', and 'cleaning' as auxiliary modules, allowing for the rapid construction of hospitals of different combinations and sizes. The scheme is designed to be easy to store, transport, construct, and adapt when it reaches end of use.
Re-use winner: 'Silo City' by STUDIO V Architecture
'Silo City' by STUDIO V Architecture. Image courtesy of STUDIO V Architecture.
Silo City is a design vision for the reuse of the largest collection of grain elevators in the world, transforming a 1,000,000 sq. ft site on the Buffalo River, New York, into an arts and cultural campus. Silo City will accommodate both grass roots and internationally renowned institutions and artists, supported by sustainable development including commercial, residential and hospitality that grow out of the themes, architecture, and history of the site.
Smart Cities winner: 'Toyota Woven City' by B.I.G. Architecture D.P.C.
'Toyota Woven City' by B.I.G. Architecture D.P.C. Image courtesy of B.I.G. Architecture D.P.C.
Toyota Woven City is the world's first urban incubator dedicated to the advancement of all aspects of mobility at the foothills of Mount Fuji in Japan. With a primary street optimised for faster, autonomous vehicles, a recreational promenade for micro-mobility types such as bicycles and scooters and a linear park dedicated to pedestrians, flora and fauna, it aims to bring equality to different forms of travel, and create safer, pedestrian-friendly connections.
Social Equity winner: 'A Resilient Duplex for Fort Severn First Nation' by Two Row Architect and KPMB Architects
'A Resilient Duplex for Fort Severn First Nation' by Two Row Architect and KPMB Architects. Image courtesy of Two Row Architect and KPMB Architects
This housing typology is based on close consultation with Fort Severn First Nation, the northernmost community in Ontario, accessible only by air and ice road. The durable, easily transportable construction system is designed to help elders live independently in the community for longer, while also providing units for young families, who often end up living in overcrowded conditions with parents and siblings for lack of other options.
Water winner: 'Horizon Manila' by William Ti, Jr.
'Horizon Manila' by William Ti, Jr. Image courtesy of William Ti, Jr.
Horizon Manila is a 419-hectare masterplan designed to serve as a new hub for growth and development for the Philippines' capital. The new district is composed of three islands bisected by a 4km canal park, creating many different waterside neighbourhoods, gardens and urban parks, to allow for a diverse, and permeable urban environment to evolve.
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Name Jane Grant [1]
Born Abt 1818 Great Glen, Leicestershire, England [2]
Census 6 Jun 1841 Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England [3]
1841 England Census for Market Bosworth, Leicestershire
HO107 Piece 602 Book 1 Folio 28 Page 11
Census 30 Mar 1851 Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England [4]
HO107 Piece 2083 Folio 125 Page 34
Residence 30 Mar 1851 Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England [4]
Wharf Lane
Census 7 Apr 1861 Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England [5]
RG 9 Piece 2263 Folio 12 Page 18
Occupation 7 Apr 1861 Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England [5]
Corwainer's Wife
Residence 7 Apr 1861 Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England [5]
RG10 Piece 3239 Folio 7 Page 7
RG11 Piece 3134 Folio 17 Page 25
RG13 Piece 2965 Folio 9 Page 10
Died 1904 Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
Registration Between 1 Apr 1904 and 30 Jun 1904 Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England [10]
Death Registration
Volume 7a, Page 35
Death Registration for Jane MAIDES (98220)
Person ID I98220 The Williams Family Tree
Father Robert Grant
d. Yes, date unknown
Family George Maides
b. Abt 1818, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
d. 14 Jan 1901, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England (Age ~ 83 years)
Married 1838 Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
Registration Between 1 Jan 1838 and 31 Mar 1838 Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England [11]
Volume 15, Page 207
Marriage Registration for George MAIDES (98219)
Marriage Registration for Jane GRANT (98220)
1. Thomas Maides
2. Mary Maides
b. 1840, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
3. Elizabeth Maides
d. 1846, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England (Age 3 years)
4. James Maides
d. 8 Nov 1926, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England (Age 81 years)
5. George Maides
6. Judith Maides
d. Jul 1922, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England (Age 72 years)
7. William Maides
8. Sarah Ann Maides
9. Harriett Maides
Born - Abt 1818 - Great Glen, Leicestershire, England
Married - 1838 - Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
Registration - Marriage Registration - Between 1 Jan 1838 and 31 Mar 1838 - Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
Census - England - 6 Jun 1841 - Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
Census - England - 30 Mar 1851 - Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
Residence - Wharf Lane - 30 Mar 1851 - Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
Census - England - 7 Apr 1861 - Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
Occupation - Corwainer's Wife - 7 Apr 1861 - Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
Residence - New Buildings - 7 Apr 1861 - Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
Residence - Back Lane - 3 Apr 1881 - Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
Residence - Station Road - 5 Apr 1891 - Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
Residence - Main Street - 30 Mar 1901 - Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
Died - 1904 - Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
Registration - Death Registration - Between 1 Apr 1904 and 30 Jun 1904 - Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
From the 1841 England Census for Market Bosworth, Leicestershire (HO107 Piece 602 Book 1 Folio 28 Page 11) Jane, 20, was with her husband George, 20, Cordwainer, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England. With them were their children Thomas, 2, and Mary, 1. All were recorded as having been born in Leicestershire. Also present was Joseph Higgs, 20, Cordwainer.
From the 1851 England Census for Market Bosworth, Leicestershire (HO107 Piece 2083 Folio 125 Page 34) Jane, 34, was with her husband George, 34, Cordwainer, at Wharf Lane, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England. With her were her children Thomas, 12, Scholar, Mary, 11, Scholar, James, 6, Scholar, George, 4, Scholar, and Judith, 11 months, sister-in-law Judith Maides, 22, Visitor, and brother-in-law John Maides, 14, Visitor. Jane was recorded as having been born in Great Glen, Leicestershire, and the rest in Market Bosworth, Leicestershire.
From the 1861 England Census for Market Bosworth, Leicestershire (RG 9 Piece 2263 Folio 12 Page 18) Jane, from Great Glen, Leicestershire, was with her husband George, 42, Cordwainer from Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, in New Buildings, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England. With them were their children George, 13, Employed in Agriculture, Judith, 11, Scholar, William, 9, Scholar, Sarah, 5, Scholar, and Harriett, 3, Scholar. All the children were recorded as having been born in Market Bosworth, Leicestershire.
From the 1871 England Census for Market Bosworth, Leicestershire (RG10 Piece 3239 Folio 7 Page 7) Jane, 54, from Great Glen, Leicestershire, was with her husband George, 54, Cordwainer from Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, in Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England. With them were their sons James, 25, Agricultural Labourer born Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, and George, 21, Cordwainer born Market Bosworth, Leicestershire.
From the 1881 England Census for Market Bosworth, Leicestershire (RG11 Piece 3134 Folio 17 Page 25) Jane, 63, from Great Glen, Leicestershire, was with her husband George, 63, Shoe Maker from Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, at Back Lane, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England. With them were their children George, 28, Shoe Maker, Judith, 26, General Servant, and William, 24, Plate Layer (Railway). All the children were recorded as having been born in Market Bosworth, Leicestershire.
From the 1891 England Census for Market Bosworth, Leicestershire (RG12 Piece 2506 Folio 13 Page 20) Jane, 72, from Great Glen, Leicestershire, was with her husband George, 72, Cordwainer from Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, and son George, 44, Cordwainer born Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, in Station Road, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England.
From the 1901 England Census for Market Bosworth, Leicestershire (RG13 Piece 2965 Folio 9 Page 10) Jane, widow, 80, from Glen Magna, Leicestershire, was with her son-in-law James Palmer, 70, Agricultural Labourer from Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, and daughter Judith, 50, from Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, at Main Street, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England.
Reference The Williams Family Tree. "Jane Grant". The Williams Family Tree. https://williamsfamilytree.co.uk/tree/getperson.php?personID=I98220&tree=wft (accessed January 19, 2021).
[S9255] "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, Ancestry . (http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=9841), accessed 26 Oct 2016), Baptism for James MAIDES (98214); 19 Oct 1845: Market-Bosworth, Leicester, England..
[S8939] Ancestry.. http://ancestry.co.uk, accessed 26 Oct 2016), Jane Grant (98220).
[S9796] England. Leicestershire.. 1841 census of England. Digital images.. Ancestry. http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=8978 : n.d., folio 28, page 11; digital images, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=8978 : accessed 26 Oct 2016); citing PRO HO 107/602/1.
[S9795] England. Leicestershire.. 1851 census of England. Digital images.. Ancestry. http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=8860 : n.d., Market Bosworth, folio 125, page 34; digital images, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=8860 : accessed 26 Oct 2016); citing PRO HO 107/2083.
[S9802] England. Leicestershire.. 1861 census of England. Digital images.. Ancestry. http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=8767 : n.d., Market Bosworth, folio 12, page 18; digital images, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=8767 : accessed 26 Oct 2016); citing PRO RG 9/2263.
[S9158] England. Leicestershire.. 1871 census of England. Digital images.. n.d., Market Bosworth, folio 7, page 7; digital images(accessed 27 Oct 2016); citing PRO RG 10/3239.
[S9157] England. Leicestershire.. 1881 census of England. Digital images.. n.d., Market Bosworth, folio 17, page 25; digital images(accessed 27 Oct 2016); citing PRO RG 11/3134.
[S9155] England. Leicestershire.. 1901 census of England. Digital images.. n.d., Market Bosworth, folio 9, page 10; digital images(accessed 27 Oct 2016); citing PRO RG 13/2965.
[S8517] FreeBMD. "England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915," database, FreeBMD . (http://freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl), accessed 27 Oct 2016), Death Registration for Jane MAIDES (98220); Age 87 (1817); Jun 1904; Market Bosworth, Leicestershire; Volume 7a, Page 35..
[S8519] FreeBMD. "England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915," database, FreeBMD . (http://freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl), accessed 26 Oct 2016), Marriage Registration for George MAIDES and Jane GRANT (28562); Mar 1838; Market Bosworth, Leicestershire; Volume 15, Page 207..
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Gaming giant Razer considers US listing
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Tan Min Liang, the co-founder, CEO and executive director of Razer, at a press conference on the proposed listing of Razer at JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong in Admiralty.
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Gaming hardware company Razer is considering a secondary listing in the United States, CEO Min-Liang Tan told CNBC Thursday.
Razer, which makes laptops, PC peripherals and other products for gamers, is currently listed in Hong Kong. But the company was founded in the U.S., where it also headquartered, and makes most of its revenue there.
"I've definitely considered" a secondary listing in the U.S., Tan said in an interview. Gamers are asking "daily" why Razer doesn't already trade on a U.S. exchange, he added.
Tan said the company was "in the midst of internal discussions" on whether to go public in the U.S. "We've got nothing to announce at this point in time but it's something that we do look at."
Razer is one of many gaming companies that have flourished during the coronavirus pandemic as lockdown restrictions led to a surge in activity.
The firm saw first-half revenues jump 68% to $752 million this year. Razer also swung to a net profit of $31.3 million in the first six months of 2021, rebounding from a net loss of $17.7 million in the same period in 2020.
"The vast majority of business is actually out of the U.S., followed by Europe, and then Asia," which is "primarily" driven by sales in China, Tan told CNBC. "I would say the makeup is still 40-50% in the U.S."
While Razer is mostly known for its hardware business, the company is also heavily investing in software and services.
Razer's services division includes its Razer Gold virtual credits for gamers and Razer Fintech digital payments unit. The company recently shut down Razer Pay, its electronic wallet, to focus on processing payments for merchants.
Razer had been hoping to expand into retail banking but has scaled back those ambitions after failing to secure a license in Singapore, its Asian headquarters.
"We are now really focusing on scaling our B2B side of things," Tan said, referring to business-to-business transactions. "Right now our focus really is to enable B2B for the fintech business and B2C [business-to-consumer] which is the virtual credits for the Razer Gold business."
Exploring crypto
Razer's online credits have previously been described as a "virtual currency" for gamers. However, Tan says the firm "spent a lot of time calling Razer Gold a virtual credit" as it must follow regulations.
Asked whether Razer Gold could become a cryptocurrency, like bitcoin, Tan said Razer was "interested" in the world of cryptocurrencies but had no immediate plans to make a move in the space.
"The curious thing about [Razer Gold] is we've actually kept it on a closed loop," Tan said. "We could literally open it up on a blockchain tomorrow [and] it could literally be one of the biggest virtual currencies in the world."
"I think it is definitely one of the areas we see a huge amount of potential," he added. "But we are really taking our time to really understand the different cryptocurrencies out there, the blockchain technologies out there, before we do make a move."
Razer was founded by Tan, a Singaporean entrepreneur and former lawyer, in California back in 2005. The business is now worth over $2 billion on the Hong Kong market. Razer's share price is down about 27% year-to-date, although it's up over 13% in the past year.
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