Reservations are not required but they are highly recommended, especially during peak dinner hours (6pm to 8pm) all year round.
If you reserve an outdoor table please note that Mother Nature may prevent us from seating you or allowing us to continue outdoor service after you are already seated. When this occurs, boxing your meals, getting on our wait list, or rescheduling for another date may be your only options. Prior indoor reservations may prevent us from relocating you inside. Please note! Double booking inside and outside reservations is selfish and is not permitted and it will result in the cancellation of both of your reservations!
We can accommodate large parties! However, the maximum number of guests we permit at one table is 12. When booking online and dividing up your large group yourself, please remember that a "child's table" may not be visible from where the adults are seated. Also, the tables may have different servers and may not be seated at the same time if a prior reservation is delayed.
We allow a 15-minute late period before canceling your reservation so please leave yourself time to find parking and call us if you are running late so we can do our best to hold your table.
We have designed our reservation system to allow what we feel is adequate time for different party sizes to dine. Please be respectful of the next reservation and check with your server before lingering too long to enjoy our beautiful views or our great entertainment. Need more time? Come enjoy our non-reserved liquor bar and tall table seating or relax by booking the last available reservation of the night and any of our tables can be yours till closing!
The Cultured Pearl, established in 1993, has been a long time favorite for both the locals and visitors of Rehoboth Beach. Voted Best of Delaware 26 years in a row, owner Susan Wood, owner/Chef Robert Wood, and their seasoned staff offer a delicious, beautiful, and unforgettable dining experience. To complement our award-winning sushi bar, our kitchen offers fan favorites such as Korean BBQ, Ramen, tempura, seafood pasta, and more. Our menu is clearly marked for vegetarian, and gluten free diets. We offer Happy Hour and a ½ priced Children's Menu from 4-6 pm everyday and live music every Friday. Whether dining inside amid the bamboo and twinkling lights or outside in a beautiful gazebo atop a 15,000-gallon Koi pond, there truly is something for everyone and we hope you'll come visit us soon!


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The UK's top apprentices and students to compete at WorldSkills UK LIVE
WorldSkills UK, in partnership with its Competition Organising Partners, has today announced the apprentices and students that have been successful in securing a place to compete in its prestigious National Finals.
Over 3,000 registered to take part in the WorldSkills UK Competitions this year. Following the National Qualifiers, which took place throughout the UK this summer, the finalists are now in training as they prepare to compete for Gold, Silver and Bronze in their chosen skill at WorldSkills UK LIVE from 15 – 17 November.
WorldSkills UK Competitions, which are run in partnership with organisations from industry and education, are proven to help people go further, faster in their training and chosen career.
Dr Neil Bentley, Chief Executive, WorldSkills UK said: "I offer my congratulations to all the finalists. Our competitions equip apprentices and students with the lifelong, world-class skills that will help boost UK productivity and competitiveness."
Those age and skill eligible finalists who excel in the National Finals may be invited to join the WorldSkills UK training and development programme for WorldSkills Shanghai 2021.
Congratulations to all our Award nominees!
WorldSkills UK provides strong economic return on its activities
Congratulations to those recognised in the Queen's New Year honours

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HTML5 lets you drag files from Windows Explorer or Desktop and drop them on a predefined area of a web page, from where you can upload them to the server using jQuery.
ASP.NET web applications that require uploading files from the client machine to the server use the file field to select files. The selected files are uploaded to the server using form submission techniques. In addition to the file field, HTML5 also allows you to select files using drag and drop. Using this feature you can drag files from Windows Explorer or Desktop and drop them on a predefined area of a web page. The files can then be uploaded to the server. This article illustrates how the HTML5 drag and drop feature can be used to upload files on the server.
Traditionally you use the HTML file field to select files that are to be uploaded to the server. ASP.NET web forms wrap the file field into the FileUpload server control and ASP.NET MVC applications can use an <input> element with type attribute set to file. Another alternative offered by HTML5 is dragging one or more files from Windows Explorer or Desktop and drop them onto some predefined HTML element of a web page. You can then access the dropped files using the dataTransfer object available to drag and drop events. Discussing HTML5 drag and drop from the ground up is beyond the scope of this article. If you are unfamiliar with HTML5 drag and drop read this article first.
As you can see, the <form> consists of a <div> element and a button. The <div> element is intended to drop the files dragged from the local machine. Merely dropping the files won't upload them to the server. Clicking on the button initiates the file upload operation.
The OnDragEnter() and OnDragOver() event handler functions are simple and they merely prevent the event bubbling of the respective events. The OnDrop() function is important since it handles the drop event. The list of files dragged and dropped on the <div> element is obtained using the files property of the dataTransfer object. The files object is of type FileList and each item of the FileList collection is of type File. These two objects are available as a part of the HTML5 File API. The OnDrop() function stores the selected files in the global variable - selectedFiles and displays a message in the <div> using the text() method that indicates the number of files selected. The following figure shows how the default web form looks after dragging and dropping files on the <div> element.
To send the selected files from the client to the server you can use different techniques but in this example you will use jQuery $.ajax() method for uploading the files. The following code shows how $.ajax() method can be used for this purpose.
The code shown above first creates a FormData object. The FormData object encapsulates form's data that you wish to send to the server. All the selected files are added to the FormData object using its append() method. The first parameter of the append() method is the name of the file being added and the second parameter is the File object itself. Once the FormData object is ready you make a POST request to a Generic ASP.NET Handler (FileHandler.ashx) using jQuery $.ajax() method. You will create the generic handler in the next section.
The type of the request is POST. The url is FileHandler.ashx. Notice that the processData option is set to false. By default when you use the $.ajax() method the data is sent in URL encoded format. To prevent this behavior processData is set to false. The data option is set to the FormData object created earlier. The success function simply displays the message returned by the generic handler. The error handler function displays an error message in case there is any error while calling FileHandler.ashx.
The ProcessRequest() method of the FileHandler.ashx is called when the files are sent to the server using the $.ajax() method. The uploaded files can be accessed using the Files collection of the Request object. Each item inside the Files collection is of type HttpPostedFile. A foreach loop iterates through all the files from the Files collection and saves the individual file using the SaveAs() method of HttpPostedFile class. Once all files are saved a success message is sent to the client.
As you can see the maxRequestLength attribute of the <httpRuntime> section is set to 20000 bytes. You need to adjust this value as per your requirement.
That's it! You can now run the web form, drag and drop files on the <div> element and click on the "Upload Selected Files" button to upload them on the server.
Traditionally HTML allowed you to select files for uploading using file fileds. HTML5 allows you to drag files from Windows Explorer or Desktop and drop them onto an element of a web page. The drop event handler can access the selected files using the files property of the dataTransfer object. The files can then be uploaded onto the server using $.ajax() method. The drag and drop file upload is easy and convenient, especially when multiple files are to be uploaded.


Once I retire, do I have to wait to return to work?
If you plan on working after retirement, your arrangement to return to work in education directly or indirectly for a participating employer must be made after the later of the date we receive your pension application or the date of your resignation.
you've either received, or arrangements have been made to pay, any applicable gratuity.
What do I need to do if I want to work after retirement?
Let your employer know you're collecting a pension when you accept a job.
Track the number of days you work.
Notify us immediately if you work after the month in which you exceed the re-employment limit. We'll suspend your pension for as long as you work, even if you work for only part of a day.
Who is responsible for keeping track of my re-employment days?
You are. While your employer will report all re-employment service to us, you're required to track your days and contact us if you plan to work after the month in which you exceed the re-employment limit.
September 1 following the school year in which your pension was suspended.
Notify us immediately if you plan to work after the month in which you exceed the re-employment limit. We'll suspend your pension for as long as you continue to work.
Use Worklog, our mobile app, to count the days you work. We'll let you know when you're getting close to the 50-day re-employment limit.
Worklog is free and available for download on Google Play and on the App Store.
If my 50th day of re-employment occurs on March 31 and I work on April 1, can I work in April without affecting my pension?
Yes. Since you exceeded the 50-day limit in April, you can work until the end of April without affecting your pension. If you plan to work any additional days of the same school year, you must notify us and we will suspend your pension.
My employer hires retired teachers through a third party. Do re-employment rules apply for these types of employment arrangements?
Yes, re-employment rules apply to these types of work arrangements. The definition of "re-employed pensioner" includes all re-employment, teaching or non-teaching, whether done on an employment, self-employment or third-party basis.
What kind of work counts toward the re-employment limit?
Any re-employment for which you're entitled to compensation counts toward the re-employment limit. This includes any re-employment done directly or indirectly on an employment, self-employment or third-party basis for an employer who participates in the plan.
If you work as a volunteer and the position or duty is normally compensated, you and your employer can't forgo payment to circumvent re-employment rules.
I'm teaching part-time at a local college. Do working after retirement rules apply?
There are unique re-employment guidelines if you work at faculties of education at Ontario universities, Ontario colleges, Ryerson University and ministries of the Ontario government after you retire. Contact us for more information.
If you're hired on a part-time basis, days count in direct proportion to your contract percentage. For example, if you're on a 33% contract and work one-third of a day, three days would count as one day of re-employment.
If you're paid by the hour, or hired for a specific task, check with your employer to determine what constitutes a working day for someone in that position.
Also, be sure to include paid non-working days such as sick days and professional development days when tracking your re-employment service.
If I'm unsure whether re-employment rules apply to my situation, should I contact Ontario Teachers' or my employer for clarification?
You should always contact us before you begin working after retirement if you're unsure about re-employment rules. Where questionable situations are discovered, we'll consider the work after retirement subject to the re-employment rules if the arrangement is in place to escape the application of the re-employment rules.
My employer asked me to work a few days in August to help get ready for the new school year. Which school year does this work fall under?
It depends on the start date of your board's calendar.
If you've already exceeded your re-employment limit for the 2015/2016 school year, the set-up day will count toward the 2015/2016 school year. As a result, your pension will be suspended in August and resume in September.
Since employers have varying calendars, make sure to contact your employer to confirm which school year your work days in August fall under.


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São Jorge Island
The history of the discovery and settlement of this island is shrouded in mystery. The first reference to São Jorge dates from 1439 and it is known that around 1470 when there were already small colonies on the eastern and southern coast and the settlement of Velas had been established, the Flemish nobleman Wilhelm Van der Haegen arrived on the island. He founded a settlement in Topo and returned there to die, with his reputation established as a man of great virtue and his name already translated into Portuguese as Guilherme da Silveira. The island must have quickly become populated with an influx from the north of Portugal and rapidly became prosperous too, since Joao Vaz Corte Real, the Donatory of Angra in Terceira, was appointed to the Captaincy in 1483 and Velas had received its town charter by the end of the 15th century. Topo became the municipal seat in 1510 and Calheta in 1534, proof of a vigorous economy which, in addition to the mainstays of grapes and wheat, also cultivated woad and harvested orchil for export to Flanders and other European countries for use in dyeing. The dynastic crisis that erupted when Philip II of Spain was crowned king of Portugal had its repercussions in São Jorge which, like the island of Terceira, supported the pretender D. António, Prior of Crato, and only capitulated to the Spanish after the fall of Terceira in 1583. This was followed by centuries of virtual isolation, probably due to the inadequate shelter its ports afforded for ships and its limited economic status. Even so, it was still attacked by English and French privateers during the 16th and 17th centuries and suffered devastating raids by Turkish and Algerian pirates. At the end of the 16th century, a section of the fleet commanded by the Earl of Essex landed at the Calheta inlet. To repel the invaders, the inhabitants threw heavy stones - the only weapons they had - and a soldier called Simão Gato rushed at the commanding officer of the enemy force, knocked him down and seized the flag from his hands During the 18th century a French privateer Du-Gnay-Trouin ransacked São Jorge and in 1816 an Algerian pirate who was trying to take a merchant ship was driven off by shots fired from the fortress of Calheta. Sao Jorge also suffered other calamities, such as food shortages and hunger during the 16th to the 19th century in years when the harvest was bad, and the earthquakes and volcanic eruptions of 1580, 1757 and 1808. The past isolation of the island was finally broken following the work carried out on the two main ports - Velas and Calheta - and the construction of an airport, providing São Jorge with new opportunities for progress and prosperity, combined with full use of its natural resources, the expansion of the livestock and dairy industry and the fishing and canning industry.
São Jorge, an elongated island with 56 km long and 8 km wide, has an area of 246 km2. Formed by a straight line of successive volcanic eruptions, from which the craters remain, its central platform has an average height of 700 metres, rising to 1067 metres at its highest point. The coastline, which is steep and almost vertical, particularly in the north, is interrupted by small flat coastal areas – the "fajãs". It is located at longitude 28°33' west and latitude 38°24' north.
"Espécies" (sweet)
Fried pork fat
Conger-eel stew
Sausages with yams
"Bolo de véspera" (festival cake)
Loquat and "angelica" brandy
THE JULY FESTIVAL
For four days Calheta comes to life with folk parades and concerts, sports competitions, exhibitions and other activities.
Place: Calheta
Date: Second fortnight in July
CULTURAL WEEK
Popular festival providing lively entertainment for local residents during the first week of July, including folk music, sports, regattas, regional gastronomy and much more.
Place: Velas
Date: 2 to 8 July
"FAJÃS"
Places of rare beauty which extend along both sides of the island and, due to their local microclimate, have become fertile areas. In particular, "Fajã da Caldeira de Santo Cristo" in Ribeira Seca has an underwater grotto and a lake where clams are cultivated.


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We've got a collection of mobile commerce news, research and updates to keep you ahead of the curve on the latest developments in mobile commerce. Mobile visitors spent an average of 103 minutes on Amazon compared with 20 minutes on Target and 14 minutes on Walmart according to a Cantor Fitzgerald analysis. Asian mobile real-life and online payments are most frequently made through messaging apps compared with hardware in the US. The UK Emerging Payments Association (EPA) says facial recognition payments are coming soon.
Smartphone penetration will reach 55.3% in China and 45.3% in India this year says a TechinAsia report. Retailers will soon need to harness data from the Internet of Things (IoT) in order to build a stronger omni-channel platform. According Pay by Bank, 55%, or more than 1.5 million London Underground passengers, shop online daily while writing the Tube. With 2000 stores in 95 countries and more than 200 million customers, ALDO Group developed its own mobile app for more efficient reporting.
Target wrapped up a mobile shopping pilot project with Curbside and then merged its mobile and desktop Web sites for a more unified customer experience. Visa reports more than one third of debit/credit card payments in Singapore are made with contactless cards. In Taiwan, 62% of consumers have bought online compared with 77% in the UK and 66% in the US and e-commerce is now 11% of retail sales in the Asian island nation.
Amazon blowing away competitors in mobile shopping
It's no longer a surprise that big-box retailers are getting crushed by Amazon on all fronts, as implied by their stock-price performance over the past 12 months.
One big reason for Amazon's rapid growth has to do with its dominance in mobile. As more and more consumers have shifted to mobile shopping, Amazon quickly adapted and made sure its mobile-shopping experience stayed up to par.
As noted by a Cantor Fitzgerald note on Thursday, Amazon blows away all of its competitors in time spent on their mobile websites by a long shot. Mobile visitors spent an average of 103 minutes on Amazon compared to Target's 20 minutes and Walmart's 14 minutes. Via businessinsider.com
The incredibly brilliant way people are now paying for things in Asia
In recent years, millions of people have grown accustomed to using messaging apps to communicate. Some of these apps now support person-to-person digital cash transfers. So the next step is pretty logical: Asian retailers have begun using these same messaging platforms to sell everything from clothing to hamburgers to train tickets. And as a consumer, you never have to leave the app to pay.
On the surface, this alternative sounds a lot like Apple Pay (or Samsung Pay, or Android Pay, etc.). But conducting real-life and online transactions through messaging apps stands to change retail like none of these other services have. What we're seeing in Asia is the rise of mobile payments that run primarily on software, not hardware as we've tried to implement here in the United States. And that simple distinction may be the key to everything from accelerating the spread of mobile payments to unlocking deep, digital interactions with customers in brick-and-mortar stores to democratizing e-commerce away from giant online businesses like Amazon.
Before we get much further, here's how the technology works. Mary Meeker, an influential partner at the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caulfield and Byers, released her annual analysis of Internet trends Wednesday. In the report, she shows the technology in action with this slide demonstrating how China's WeChat app can be used at McDonald's. Via washingtonpost.com
Welcome to a cashless future where retailers recognise our faces
The coming years will see many changes in how we use money and make payments. Technology is making possible a world where payments will increasingly be digital, mobile and even borderless. For retailers and businesses of all kinds, this may have major implications for how their companies operate. All entrepreneurs should keep an eye on the future of payments.
Tony Craddock is the director-general of the Emerging Payments Association (EPA). Members include the hot new fintech companies ushering in this new age. Craddock predicts that in the future payments will "cease to exist" from the consumer's perspective, as technology creates processes so seamless and automated that we won't need to think about paying. "We will go into a retailer and they will recognise us, either through our face print, voice or thumb print. We'll pick the goods we need, leave the store and money will leave our accounts. That's not paying, that's a pleasure," he says.
This new age of payments and money does have some major problems to overcome before it reaches anything like this level. Although the emerging world of finance is full of exciting new ideas, inspiring technologies and money-saving apps, for the average consumer it's just a bit much. "The problem is, everyday people don't know about this stuff. I talk to my mum about the unbundling of banks and she says she's happy with her online banking," says Jamie Campbell, head of experience at financial products platform Bud. Via theguardian.com
Mobile payments landscape in Asia – trends changing the way retailers do business
Smartphone penetration continues to rise rapidly in Asia Pacific (APAC), from 41.9% in 2015 to a projected 45.1% in 2016. This increase is especially prominent in mobile-first countries like China and India, where much of the young population grew up owning a mobile phone before a laptop. The same study states that smartphone penetration in China is expected to grow from 55.3% this year to 70.1% in 2020 while India's smartphone penetration is expected to rise from 32.7% this year to 45.3%.
Today, we use our smartphones to do everything, from browsing the Internet to booking tickets. We rely on our smartphones so much that 6 in 10 users in APAC shop online with their smartphones each month. Mobile sales are taking off as customers embrace the convenience of anytime, anywhere shopping. Be it clothing, food, technology or homewares, the path to purchase is paved with smartphones.
Yet despite this huge, lucrative opportunity, many merchants are still delivering clunky payment experiences designed for desktops, leaving shoppers entering strings of numbers and other details on small screens. With this in mind, here are three ways retailers can take advantage of the mobile trend. Tech in Asia – Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem
How to harness the IoT of retail technology
Digitally connected brick-and-mortar retailers have gathered an enormous amount of data regarding their consumers' preferences via Internet of Things (IoT) hardware such as mobile devices, cameras, smart lightbulbs and beacons, but this data often remains underutilized without driving questions.
The key to achieving a truly connected overall marketing strategy lies in integrating the information acquired by a retailer's omnichannel strategy with their mobile strategy, as well as their retail supply chain (i.e., inventory, in-store customer engagement strategies, and real-time mall activity).
But how can these multiple layers of complex data be properly integrated, and how are retailers currently faring at this task? Via marketingland.com
Mobile shopping going Underground
During rush hour in London millions of people head underground for the commute to and from work. To keep themselves entertained, many are using their mobile devices to shop.
According to research conducted by Pay by Bank, more than 1.5 million London Underground (the "Tube") passengers are shopping while traveling on a daily basis, most during their daily commute. For more than half (55%) shopping underground is an activity undertaken purely because it passes the time, followed by it being the most convenient time during the working day to shop (37%).
Nearly two-thirds (61%) purchase digital content such as music, books and movies – spending about £30 each every month. Some (37%) are even carrying out "lifemin" activities – researching and taking out insurance policies. Other popular purchases made while underground include clothes (61%), takeaways (57%), tickets for activities such as the theater (55%) and food shopping (53%). Via bizreport.com
ALDO Accelerates Retail Analytics With New Mobile Reporting App
The ALDO Group is well known around the world for its fashionable footwear and accessories, cool retail stores, and exceptional customer service. What's not so well known is how the company continuously drives the business forward using innovative technology.
At SAPPHIRE NOW 2016, I had the pleasure of speaking with David Dadoun, Senior Manager, BI and Data Governance at ALDO Group, about the new mobile visual business intelligence (BI) and reporting tool that has digitally transformed reporting and analytics for the sales and operations teams and has become the go-to source to view ALDO's primary retail metrics.
Finding the right reporting solution
The ALDO group has more than 2000 stores across 95 countries and sees in excess of 200 million customers each year. Keeping track of all that sales, customer, and store traffic data is hard. But generating up to the minute sales and store performance reports in a format that is easy for people to view and analyze on a mobile device is even harder.
In the past, corporate KPI reports were sent out on multiple PDFs. The information was there but it wasn't fresh and it was very difficult to view and analyze on a mobile device. "Our district managers are on the road talking, coaching, and mentoring the store managers and sales staff. We don't want them to have to walk around with laptops or go home or to an office to look through outdated PDF reports," said Dadoun. Via forbes.com
Target forges on with mobile, but cancels curbside pickup
While Target's decision to end a pilot with mobile application Curbside underscores a focus on driving in-store sales, the retailer is still committed to mobile, having recently merged its mobile and desktop Web sites for a more consistent experience.
The major retailer is shutting down its partnership pilot with mobile application Curbside, but is still focusing on its mobile efforts by bringing its mobile Web site interface to desktop and continuing its in-store pickup. While Target is known for its ability to drive significant impulse buys from in-store shoppers, it is likely that the curbside program took away from this, and may have had a few hiccups.
"We learned a lot from our 121-store pilot with Curbside and our partnership with the Curbside team," said Eddie Baeb, spokesman at Target. "But as we have shared for months now, at this time Target is focused on making sure we deliver and execute on retail fundamentals. Via mobilecommercedaily.com
Singapore Ripe for Mobile Payments Adoption
But why specifically has Singapore become all the rage for three major mobile payments players? The attitude toward NFC and contactless payments, and Singapore's well-developed contactless ecosystem.
According to Visa, a third of all credit card/debit card transactions in Singapore retail stores are made with contactless cards. While the goal of Apple, Samsung or Google is all about getting consumers to pay via a phone (or watch), the fact that consumers are getting familiar with the tap and pay at the POS habit — and that it's increasingly available at the places they like to shop — is what these players hope is an important first step toward mobile payments the NFC way.
And unlike the U.K., where contactless is popular but still bound by a limit of roughly $30, contactless transactions in Singapore can be made for up to $72. One bank, UOB, has lifted that cap for any retailer that uses that bank's payment processing. The decision to lift the limit was announced last week as a way to spur more mobile and contactless transactions. Via pymnts.com
Ecommerce in Taiwan: Thriving Market, Huge Mobile
Taiwan might be a small island but it is big on ecommerce. Taiwan is among the world leaders in terms of ecommerce penetration — the percentage of residents that have purchased products online. Roughly 62 percent of residents in Taiwan have purchased online, according to published reports. This compares to 77 percent for the U.K., the world leader in terms of ecommerce penetration. The U.S. comes in at 66 percent.
Ecommerce now holds an 11-percent share in the Taiwan's total retail sales.
The three largest ecommerce sites in Taiwan sell broad-based consumer goods. The sites are PCHome, Momoshop, and Rakuten Ichiba Taiwan. PChome and Momoshop are local sites that sell directly to consumers — they are not marketplaces — without the backing of large international players. Rakuten Ichiba Taiwan, a marketplace, is owned by Rakuten, Inc., the Japan-based Internet conglomerate. Via practicalecommerce.com
Mobile keeps moving
Mobile continues to grow in importance in e-commerce, particularly in developing countries and Europe. The US lags in adoption and innovation but new technologies are beginning to surface. We'll keep you up-to-date on the latest mobile developments and you can get valuable news highlights weekday mornings in your inbox by subscribing at the top of the page.
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The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
Directed by Harald Zwart.
Cast: Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, John Cleese, Andy Garcia, Alfred Molina, Yuki Matsuzaki, Aishwaraya Rai Bachchan, Lily Tomlin, Jeremy Irons.
Rated: (for some suggestive humor, brief mild language and action).
Reviewed by Dustin Putman, February 3, 2009.
2006's "The Pink Panther," Steve Martin's first foray into Peter Sellers' shoes as bumbling Inspector Jacques Cousteau, was a surprise box-office success despite, frankly, not being very good. More likely to elicit groans from the flat slapstick comedy than any actual laughs—in its 93-minute running time, there were only two moments that were genuinely funny—the film nonetheless won over the mainstream family market. Maybe it was a slow season. Where cash is to be made, sequels are just a few years away. One might be tempted to label "The Pink Panther 2" as more of the same, but this picture cannot even lay claim to two bring-down-the-house moments of humor. A couple chuckles is all it earns, interspersed with a meaner streak than anything found in its predecessor.
When a long-dormant thief known only as "The Tornado" returns to his/her old ways and begins stealing major artifacts from around the world, a so-called Dream Team of investigators—Vincenzo (Andy Garcia), Pepperidge (Alfred Molina), Kenji (Yuki Matsuzaki) and Sonia (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan)—are called upon to sniff out the culprit. Joining their group, much to the chagrin of Chief Inspector Dreyfus (John Cleese, taking over for Kevin Kline), is Jacques Cousteau (Steve Martin), a naive klutz who has been biding his time as a parking ticket maid. When the Pink Panther jewel becomes the latest piece to be stolen, they first find themselves on Cousteau's own Paris turf. Managing to unintentionally bungle everything he faces, Cousteau does not exactly gain the immediate trust of his partners. As Pepperidge announces twice (so that, you know, we don't forget it), "If Cousteau locates the identity of the criminal, I shall wear a big pink tutu." Any guesses what Pepperidge's wardrobe is in the final scene?
Directed by Harald Zwart (2003's "Agent Cody Banks"), "The Pink Panther 2" is so inconsequential and leaves such a minuscule impact that it begins to exit the viewer's memory even before it is over. Dumb comedy can still be smart if handled correctly and pulled off with the proper panache, and that is the key to this series' failure. Clumsy hero Jacques Cousteau's antics are rarely amusing and frequently forced. A running joke involving his mispronunciation of "hamburger" is carried over from the earlier movie. It wasn't funny then, and it's not funny now.
The difference between the two films, then, is in Cousteau's personality. He might have been lacking some brain cells in the original picture, but there was an unabashed innocence to him that was still occasionally charming. This time around, he is written as creepily misogynistic, undressing every woman he meets with his eyes, and racially ignorant, calling one Japanese character "yellow" and then making fun of Asian drivers. Additionally, he destroys a French restaurant twice, causing a fire both times, and shows not a moment of remorse or guilt. Are we supposed to excuse Cousteau's behavior and still like him just because he's an idiot? Are we supposed to root for him to get together with the lovely Nicole (Emily Mortimer) when he talks negatively about her behind her back and never apologizes? And why should we care about the plot and ultimate unveiling of the villain when it is all just an excuse for another lazy pratfall?
Steve Martin (2008's "Baby Mama") is a spirited performer and has long been a great comedic talent. His role as Jacques Cousteau requires energy, which Martin gives his all toward, but the material just isn't there to support his outlandish turn. He merely tosses off a fake French accent and expects the audience to roll in the aisles over it. The new cast members, from Alfred Molina (2008's "Nothing Like the Holidays") to Lily Tomlin (2006's "A Prairie Home Companion") to Jeremy Irons (2008's "Appaloosa"), must have agreed to participate as a favor to real-life friend Martin. They can't possibly be this hard-up for work. And then there's the delightful, mischief-eyed Emily Mortimer (2005's "Match Point"), reprising her part as Cousteau's patient love interest Nicole. Mortimer can make lemonade out of any lemon thrown her way, and that is what she does here twofold.
Desperate and dreary—even the animated opening credits are uninspired—"The Pink Panther 2" will only win over fans of the 2006 version who have no idea who Peter Sellers or Blake Edwards are. For everyone else, this is an empty-souled star vehicle that hasn't a clue what actual wit and comic timing (not to mention character development and story intrigue) entail. Steering clear of "The Pink Panther 2" in lieu of watching Leslie Nielsen in "The Naked Gun" again is the best advice to give. They share a similar brand of comedy with one notable difference: the latter knows all too well what it means to be funny.


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Q: prevent VNC-Session from using graphical.target | CentOS Stream 8 RHEL 8 I'm setting up a homeserver and I'm running into the following issue.

*

*using tiger-vnc

*using CentOS Stream 8

*using root-user

When I start the Server the still connected display shows the localhost login:
from the multi-user.target
but when I connect via vnc, I get the desktop environment for the root user.
So I only want to start the desktop environment manually, when I really need it. What am I doing wrong? I thought setting the the systemctl set-default to multi-user.target prevents VNC from starting the Session into graphical.target. What do I need to mind and change for the future?
here the get-default result
[root@localhost ~]# systemctl get-default
multi-user.target

here the vnc service wich is enabled with the parameter :1
[Unit]
Description=Remote desktop service (VNC)
After=syslog.target network.target

[Service]
Type=forking
ExecStart=/usr/libexec/vncsession-start %i
PIDFile=/run/vncsession-%i.pid
SELinuxContext=system_u:system_r:vnc_session_t:s0

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

here the result of systemctl status vncserver@\:1.service
vncserver@:1.service - Remote desktop service (VNC)
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/vncserver@:1.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: active (running) since Sun 2021-12-12 12:03:05 CET; 21min ago
  Process: 1139 ExecStart=/usr/libexec/vncsession-start :1 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
 Main PID: 1157 (vncsession)
    Tasks: 0 (limit: 100263)
   Memory: 2.4M
   CGroup: /system.slice/system-vncserver.slice/vncserver@:1.service
           ‣ 1157 /usr/sbin/vncsession root :1

Dec 12 12:03:00 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Starting Remote desktop service (VNC)...
Dec 12 12:03:05 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Started Remote desktop service (VNC).

A: Your systemd unit runs the VNC server as root (since there is no user defined), and you've indicated that it launches with multi-user.target, so that's when it starts. There's nothing in your service that is related to graphical.target.
I suggest you read the /usr/share/doc/tigervnc/HOWTO.md file on properly setting up the systemd service (online version here).
Basically, you'll set up specific display / user mappings in /etc/tigervnc/vncserver.users, and then start them by running systemctl start vncserver@:1 to launch the user session associated with display 1.

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Computers: Essay on the Importance of Computer in the Modern Society
Read this comprehensive essay on the Importance of Computer in the Modern Society !
As the world progresses on in this never ending chase for a time and wealth, it is undeniable that science has made astounding developments.
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As the 21st century looms ahead, it is clear to see that it has advancements that humanity may never have dreamed of and one of these shining developments is the well-recognized computer. Having the Latin meaning of 'computing' or 'reckoning' the computer is an invention that was called the 'MAN OF THE YEAR' in a survey carried out by an international magazine.
The computer system is not a simple machine. It is like a very modern and highly complex calculator. It can do all the functions at a speedy rate and also helps us to search and progress in our homes and businesses. A computer can therefore be called a calculator with a twist for not only does it perform fast calculations, but it also has other special characteristics. The computer has thoroughly changed the way we witness things, with its special auto correcting tools, which work with all languages, all logic and all subjects.
There was a time when computers were only heard of as a luxury. However today they are an unavoidable part of success and development. No longer are they owned only through theft and by the filthy rich, in fact computers are and will in the coming days and months be used to accomplish the brilliant goals of success and unparalleled development. For example, in India, the accurate knowledge and use of computers will bring change in a big and astonishing way. It will lead to the demolition of illiteracy, and lead to optimism, efficiency, productivity and high quality.
Even now in our day to day lives, computers have been allotted an integral role to play. They can be seen being used not only at the office or at home, but in all kinds of sectors and businesses. They are used at airports, restaurants, railway stations, banks etc. slowly and gradually, as computers are penetrating through the modern society, people are getting more and more optimistic about the promises its invention made. They are also used in the government sectors, businesses and industry, and through witnessing the rapid progress of the computer; mankind slowly sees the lights it has brought along.
One of the best things about the computer is the fact that it can help us to save so much of manual power, cost, and time. By the use of a computer, tasks can be done automatically and that will lead to saving the countless hours that may otherwise have been spent on doing the job manually.
Computers also ensure more accuracy. Examples of such cases include ticket booking, payment of bills, insurance and shopping. Interestingly, automatic operations of vehicles, like trains also help to ensure further safety and reliability of the journey. Computers can be used to observe and predict traffic patterns which would be a grand benefit to all and would save the hassle of getting stuck for hours in the roadblocks and traffics.
Computers can also drastically change the way agricultural tasks and businesses are carried out all over the world. With regard to agriculture, computers are being used to find out the best possible kinds of soil, plants and to check which match of these would result in the perfect crops. Use of computers thus in this sector along with the use of better agricultural practices and products in several countries, like India, could help the agricultural industry reach soaring heights, directly assuring the welfare of the economy.
It is also wonderful to see that the invention of this unbelievable machine has brought a ray of hope in the darkness of the sick citizens' world. Computers are very capable of bringing along a medical revolution. Where in health sectors computers are being used for research regarding blood groups, medical histories, etc. and helping to improve medicine in a big way. The knowledge that computers are providing in this field may lead to better use and purchase of medicinal drugs and ensure better health. This also leads to a better diagnosing pattern and makes health care faster and more efficiently.
Although computers are bringing the evolution of technology and changing the way lives are lived, it cannot be denied that there are areas where the impacts of the computer system are not fully recognized yet. For instance if we take the education sector, the literacy rates have not been improved by computers the way other sectors have seemed to have gotten better over night.
The fact remains that 64% of our population remains to date illiterate, and it will be a revolutionary act if computers were made the full use of and worked with to spread educational awareness, in all areas, especially the underprivileged sector. They can be used to plan out lessons, and lessons can be taught on the computers too, the benefit of the prospect lying in the fact that computers excel at lots of different things altogether, which means they can be used to teach not only limited subjects but be used to spread education with reference to all kinds, including text, numbers and graphics.
Perhaps one may think the horrendous thought that computers may take the teacher's place in the classroom, but we must look at the prospect with the brighter side. No longer will the teacher remain a person who only fits data into a pupil's mind; and once again become that one supreme authority who inculcates both philosophical and spiritual education amongst his or her students, rising in esteem and role play.
The advantage of computers can also be seen in the fact that they might just be able to improve administration through the world. By providing daily accurate information to the administration departments, computers may change the way decisions are taken across the globe.Keeping all the above mentioned things in mind, we must accept that if used the right way, computers are a gift of science to mankind.
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The Nigerian Senate gave constitutional approval to the deployment of 1,200 troops for combat mission as part of the Africa International Support Mission to Mali (AFISMA) – an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) organized military mission sent to support the government of ECOWAS member nation Mali against Islamist rebels in the Northern Mali conflict. The mission was authorized with UN Security Council Resolution 2085, passed on 20 December 2012, which "authorizes the deployment of an African-led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA) for an initial period of one year. Nigerian troops had already been deployed by President Goodluck Jonathan before a letter was transferred to the Senate for approval. This action in itself raises serious constitutional questions.
The swift dispatch of troops belie the security challenges at home. It is now habitual and priority for Nigerian government to solve crisis in neighbouring African countries faster than the insurgency at home. If the federal government had responded in similar manner to the Boko Haram menace during its formative years, their activities would have been nipped in the bud. Security challenges now seem insuperable, extrajudicial killings and human rights abuses are now the hallmark of the Joint Task Force (JTF) on duty in the troubled northern states of Nigeria. The "brilliant record" of Nigeria's participation in peace mission in neighbouring African countries count for nothing when compared to the insurmountable security challenges at home. There is nothing 'responsible' about being proactive in regional conflicts when the Boko Haram menace has claimed over 3,000 lives and counting. The present security challenges at home does not warrant any form of peace-keeping outside the shores of the country.
The conflict in Mali birthed by the emergence of three Islamist groups now active in northern Mali – Ansar Dine, al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb, and the Movement for Oneness and Jihad all beefed up by an influx of mercenary fighters from Libya about a year ago. Defeats by Tuareg separatist aided by Islamist fighters coming back to Mali after the fall of Gaddafi triggered a military coup, in the confusion that ensued, the army were forced to retreat from the vast deserts of the north, with the secular Tuaregs swiftly pushed aside by their former allies, extremist militants took control of a vast area, big as France. For a country fettered with poverty, its citizens in perpetual pangs of hunger and most Malians practicing a temperate form of Islam, the insurgents in Mali were able to operate in shadow manner their presence undetected for years in the forests and deserts with strong ties and financial backing from al-Qaeda in the Middle East (AQIM). These Islamist rebels were also engendered by the subsequent destabilization of northern Africa after the war in Libya leading to the proliferation of arms and ammunition to groups masquerading as Libyan freedom fighters.
Nigerian government should take a cue from the reluctance of some European countries, particularly Britain whose Ministers were ordered to the Commons to stress that UK troops would not 'undertake a combat role' in the crisis in Africa, amid fears they could be sucked into a long, bloody conflict opting for logistical air assistance to France. The US played an active role in ousting Muammar Gaddafi during the Libyan uprising with air strikes without putting boots on the ground. Nigeria could have explored similar possibilities and should begin to think along such direction for future invitation to combat missions. The suggestion by some senators that it is high time Nigeria considered her economic interest in foreign policies like the world super powers, US in particular, was instructive. We need not go on foreign missions without reaping the maximum benefits of our sacrifices. "It is no longer uhuru for the country to continue to play Father Christmas in its foreign policies" quipped a Senator.
The remark by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Azubuike Ihejirika, that Mali trained terrorists have crossed the border into Nigeria is rather preposterous as he gave no evidence of their presence. Actually, Nigeria does not share its border with Mali. In-between there is Burkina Faso, Niger republic and Togo. If all these nations did not report terrorist immigrants, then on what basis did the COAS raise alarm that Mali trained terrorist had landed Nigeria shores? A ruse it turned out to justify the deployment of troops to Mali.
There are real threats of retaliatory strikes of western targets across Africa and beyond, countries whose troops are part of the combined effort to flush out the terrorists. Mali may not play a significant role in world economy but it is surrounded, on far and near sides, by countries that do. Nigeria and Algeria with the largest and second largest gas reserves respectively in Africa, suppliers of petrochemical/minerals, make them potential targets of reprisals. Recently, al-Moulathamine, a group affiliated to AQIM has since claimed responsibility for the attack on a gas field in southern Algeria run by BP, Statoil and the Algerian state oil company Sonatrach.
The Algerian government said 38 workers and 29 militants died in an attack during a three-day military operation to end the hostage crisis. After a special forces operation crushed the last holdout of the fighters at the Amenas plant. Considering that Algeria have been co-operating with the French military operations by allowing the use of its airspace and committing about 900 troops to the UN mission in Mali, the Islamists fighters vowed to avenge what they called the country's support for French military action in neighbouring Mali. With Nigerian troops too in Mali, we may fear the worst.
There is a school of thought who believe the Malian crisis can be resolved with a bit of political persuasion rather than military intervention. Aside this, there lies a serious fear of Islamist fundamentalist taking over Mali and the country's northern desert already held by insurgents and could become a breeding haven for terrorists to plan and launch international strikes. Already the fighters have taken control of major towns in the north. In the Taliban-Afghan style, they flog women for not covering up and amputate in public squares. The turban fighters have taken advantage of the political instability to capture territories hitherto used to stockpile weapons and train forces.
Few weeks ago, rebels seized control of a town called Konna, and gained entrance to Mopti, Mali's second city which by extension means there capture of the whole south in addition to the already controlled northern part of Mali. Their aim is to topple the government in the capital, Bamako. French troops have provided effective shield for the capital. Reports say French and Malian forces reclaimed the key towns of Konna and Diabaly from militants after days of intense fighting.
Now here is the big question; what is the strategy of the Nigerian troops nay the AFISMA in Mali? Is it to crush the terrorist or chase them out? Whichever of the tactics they deploy, reprisals from splinter and allied terrorist networks in Nigeria, like the Kogi state attack, are a cinch. But if their strategy is to push them out which is the obvious tactics from days of fighting in Mali, border countries should be prepare against the influx of fleeing Islamist rebels.
To stay ahead of the game in the fight against terrorism, Nigeria needs to be proactive on the home front. Have we deployed troops to protect or fortify, if any form of security already existed, Nigeria's porous borders? Did we count the cost of an economic spill over of a full blown war in Mali, or of a military impasse or casualty? From the foregoing, the deployment of Nigerian troops to Mali has raised more questions than answers.
[Opinion] Ask yourself honestly, what exactly are we fighting for?


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package org.jetbrains.idea.svn.history;

import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.VcsException;
import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
import jakarta.xml.bind.JAXBException;
import jakarta.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
import jakarta.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
import org.jetbrains.idea.svn.api.BaseSvnClient;
import org.jetbrains.idea.svn.commandLine.CommandExecutor;
import org.jetbrains.idea.svn.commandLine.CommandUtil;
import org.jetbrains.idea.svn.commandLine.SvnBindException;
import org.jetbrains.idea.svn.commandLine.SvnCommandName;
import org.tmatesoft.svn.core.SVNException;
import org.tmatesoft.svn.core.wc.SVNRevision;
import org.tmatesoft.svn.core.wc2.SvnTarget;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * @author Konstantin Kolosovsky.
 */
public class CmdHistoryClient extends BaseSvnClient implements HistoryClient {

  @Override
  public void doLog(@Nonnull SvnTarget target,
                    @Nonnull SVNRevision startRevision,
                    @Nonnull SVNRevision endRevision,
                    boolean stopOnCopy,
                    boolean discoverChangedPaths,
                    boolean includeMergedRevisions,
                    long limit,
                    @Nullable String[] revisionProperties,
                    @Nullable LogEntryConsumer handler) throws VcsException {
    // TODO: add revision properties parameter if necessary

    List<String> parameters =
      prepareCommand(target, startRevision, endRevision, stopOnCopy, discoverChangedPaths, includeMergedRevisions, limit);

    try {
      CommandExecutor command = execute(myVcs, target, SvnCommandName.log, parameters, null);
      // TODO: handler should be called in parallel with command execution, but this will be in other thread
      // TODO: check if that is ok for current handler implementation
      parseOutput(command, handler);
    }
    catch (SVNException e) {
      throw new SvnBindException(e);
    }
  }

  private static void parseOutput(@Nonnull CommandExecutor command, @Nullable LogEntryConsumer handler)
    throws VcsException, SVNException {
    try {
      LogInfo log = CommandUtil.parse(command.getOutput(), LogInfo.class);

      if (handler != null && log != null) {
        for (LogEntry.Builder entry : log.entries) {
          iterateRecursively(entry, handler);
        }
      }
    }
    catch (JAXBException e) {
      throw new VcsException(e);
    }
  }

  private static void iterateRecursively(@Nonnull LogEntry.Builder entry, @Nonnull LogEntryConsumer handler) throws SVNException {
    handler.consume(entry.build());

    for (LogEntry.Builder childEntry : entry.getChildEntries()) {
      iterateRecursively(childEntry, handler);
    }

    if (entry.hasChildren()) {
      // empty log entry passed to handler to fully correspond to SVNKit behavior.
      handler.consume(LogEntry.EMPTY);
    }
  }

  private static List<String> prepareCommand(@Nonnull SvnTarget target,
                                             @Nonnull SVNRevision startRevision,
                                             @Nonnull SVNRevision endRevision,
                                             boolean stopOnCopy, boolean discoverChangedPaths, boolean includeMergedRevisions, long limit) {
    List<String> parameters = new ArrayList<>();

    CommandUtil.put(parameters, target);
    CommandUtil.put(parameters, startRevision, endRevision);
    CommandUtil.put(parameters, stopOnCopy, "--stop-on-copy");
    CommandUtil.put(parameters, discoverChangedPaths, "--verbose");
    CommandUtil.put(parameters, includeMergedRevisions, "--use-merge-history");
    if (limit > 0) {
      parameters.add("--limit");
      parameters.add(String.valueOf(limit));
    }
    parameters.add("--xml");

    return parameters;
  }

  @XmlRootElement(name = "log")
  public static class LogInfo {

    @XmlElement(name = "logentry")
    public List<LogEntry.Builder> entries = ContainerUtil.newArrayList();
  }
}

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Biological membranes define the cells, and compartmentalize the cells of higher organisms. Consisting of membrane proteins and lipids they are basically impermeable for ions and polar substances, so that electric voltages ("membrane potentials") and substance gradients across membranes can be generated and maintained. Thus membranes form barriers, and information and substances have to be transferred across these membranes.
(iv) enzymatic reactions with preferentially hydrophobic substrates.
It is our aim to understand the function of membrane proteins and their mechanism of action. In addition, most drugs available to treat diseases act by inhibiting or activating a certain membrane protein. Therefore structure determination of membrane proteins is extremely interesting for drug design and virtual screening. However, membrane proteins are difficult to study because of material limitations caused by insufficient availability of membrane proteins and their instability. At present the atomic structures of around 500 membrane proteins are known compared to ten thousands of water soluble proteins. However, only the structures of 50 human membrane proteins (of about 7000) could be determined.
The methods of membrane protein structure determination and several recent successes of the author's lab with membrane proteins of potential medical interest will be presented.


You are thinking of going to the gym, you've picked out the gym you want to attend, and you have your goals set, and the exercises you intend to do.
Yet, you've no idea what to wear to keep yourself from getting hurt or being comfortable.
First, if you are planning to run, or do workout that involves your legs primarily, make sure you get a good pair of supporting shoes, they are likely to be a bit pricey, but worth the money, especially if you are a runner.
Second, buy a good quality, fitted sports bra, one that is not going to let you fall out nor will it keep your assets in that you are going to be hurting after you take it off. Also, make sure it has good support.
Third, a good shirt that is not too tight, but neither very loose, should be in your kitty.
Make sure it is of a good fabric that will allow your skin to breathe, and also one that will be able to soak up the sweat without making it over wet.
If you are planning to go swimming for exercise, make sure you have a good fitting swim suit and if you need, get decent goggles, a hair cover, and a nose clip.
If you have problems with knees, get some knee braces, same with your elbows, or any other body part. If you are lifting weights make sure you get a back brace if you think you might be lifting the weights over your head, thus creating a lot of pressure on your back.
If you are attending gyms with men, try to dress a bit modestly, do not wear short shorts or very loose shirts that have the tendency of gaping open. More often than not, this will cause you unwanted attention that may make you feel very uncomfortable.


The worries about the economic slowdown in China and the ongoing uncertainty about the path of interest-rate increases triggered several waves of equity sell-offs during the third quarter. Of course, most hedge funds and other asset managers had to stomach substantial losses during the bloody three-month period, which might have caused some to consider fleeing the U.S. equity markets. Interestingly, smaller-cap stocks registered higher losses than large-capitalization stocks during the September quarter, suggesting that institutional investors heavily discarded seemingly riskier equities amid high uncertainty and turmoil. In fact, the Russell 2000 Index lost 11.9% in the third quarter, while the Standard and Poor's 500 benchmark declined a mere 6.4%. This article will lay out and discuss the hedge fund and institutional investor sentiment towards MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM).
Is MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) an attractive investment now? Prominent investors are becoming less confident. The number of long hedge fund positions were trimmed by 9 lately. MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) was in 49 hedge funds' portfolios at the end of September. There were 58 hedge funds in our database with MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) positions at the end of the previous quarter. At the end of this article, we will also compare MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) to other stocks including Goldcorp Inc. (USA) (NYSE:GG), Grifols SA, Barcelona (NASDAQ:GRFS), and Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) to get a better sense of its popularity.
To most stock holders, hedge funds are viewed as worthless, outdated investment vehicles of yesteryear. While there are more than 8000 funds in operation at the moment, Hedge fund experts at Insider Monkey look at the moguls of this club, approximately 700 funds. These hedge fund managers have their hands on bulk of all hedge funds' total capital, and by tracking their unrivaled investments, Insider Monkey has come up with numerous investment strategies that have historically outperformed the S&P 500 index. Insider Monkey's small-cap hedge fund strategy exceeded the S&P 500 index by 12 percentage points annually for a decade in their back tests.
With all of this in mind, let's review the new action regarding MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM).
Heading into Q4, a total of 49 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey were bullish in this stock, a decline of 16% from the previous quarter. With the smart money's capital changing hands, there exists an "upper tier" of key hedge fund managers who were boosting their holdings considerably (or already accumulated large positions).
According to Insider Monkey's hedge fund database, Daniel S. Och's OZ Management had the largest position in MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM), worth close to $292.2 million, comprising 1% of its total 13F portfolio. The second most bullish hedge fund manager is Canyon Capital Advisors, led by Joshua Friedman and Mitchell Julis, holding a $245.3 million position; 6.7% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the company. Some other peers that hold long positions include Bain Capital's Brookside Capital, Jeffrey Gates' Gates Capital Management and Jonathon Jacobson's Highfields Capital Management.
Seeing as MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) has witnessed a decline in interest from the aggregate hedge fund industry, logic holds that there exists a select few funds who were dropping their entire stakes last quarter. At the top of the heap, John Khoury's Long Pond Capital cut the largest stake of the "upper crust" of funds tracked by Insider Monkey, worth close to $43.8 million in stock. John Orrico's fund, Water Island Capital, also dropped its stock, about $15.3 million worth. These bearish behaviors are intriguing to say the least, as total hedge fund interest was cut by 9 funds last quarter.
Let's also examine hedge fund activity in other stocks similar to MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM). These stocks are Goldcorp Inc. (USA) (NYSE:GG), Grifols SA, Barcelona (NASDAQ:GRFS), Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX), and Jarden Corp (NYSE:JAH). This group of stocks' market valuations match MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM)'s market valuation.
As you can see these stocks had an average of 33 hedge funds with bullish positions and the average amount invested in these stocks was $1.01 billion. Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) is the most popular stock in this table. On the other hand Grifols SA, Barcelona (NASDAQ:GRFS) is the least popular one with only 14 bullish hedge fund positions. Compared to these stocks MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) is more popular among hedge funds. Considering that hedge funds are more fond of MGM than the comparables mentioned, it may be a good idea to analyze MGM in detail despite the decrease in the total number of hedge funds long the stock.
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The purpose of this clothing exchange is to provide a place in which new, current, or graduating YOOF participants can find or share outgrown, gently used dress clothes. We hope to support each other as a community by sharing these items when possible.
Families seeking to participate in the clothing exchange by donating and/or seeking items of clothing will complete an online submission form.
All YOOF families—current and alumni—are urged to donate to the Clothing Closet to help fill it. If your child has appropriate gently used dress clothes that s/he has outgrown please consider donating them to the closet so that others may benefit from them.
Complete an online submission form indicating what items are to be donated.
Make sure items are freshly cleaned/dry cleaned, pressed, and on hangers.
Bring items to the Sunday YOOF rehearsal or arrange to get them to the YOOF Office or the Clothing Closet Coordinator.
Complete an online submission form requesting the specific items needed.
Await notification from the Clothing Closet coordinator as to whether requested items are available.
If requested items are available, make arrangements to see them in the YOOF offices or at a Sunday rehearsal.
Thanks so much for being a part of this new venture!


Travel changes you. The way you travel changes the world.
Being in this beautiful place and being unable to enjoy it, unable to stop crying, unable to get out of bed, unable to find any purpose to anything at all, I felt like a failure. I was miserable and scared, but through this experience, I learned that depression doesn't have to stop me from traveling.
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There are several kinds of pit bulls, the most common is the American Pit Bull Terrier, Staffordshire bull terrier, and the American Staffordshire terrier. However, they share most of the characteristics. They are generally muscular dogs with a strong bite which are very aggressive. Therefore it's important to look at the kind of breed an individual requires. Once an individual visits the facility, it's advisable to read everything about the breeder. If it's not possible to visit the breeder's facility, make a good research on the person in the business. There is a lot of information found online where they have advertised themselves. To add on this, it would be advisable to look whether the breeder is reputable. Through an online platform, an individual can easily check their reviews from responses of people who have bought the pit bull blue nose for sale from them.
It is also recommended to do a thorough research on the kind of breed an individual has settled with. This does not only help the buyer to prepare an easy stay with the puppy but it also helps an individual to choose the right breed to have at home. It also helps the buyer in asking a lot of question about the puppy to buy. Some of the breeders make only good talks without providing adequate background information about the puppies. If such a breeder does not have the correct information it will prove that the puppy their puppy is not a wise choice. It is also important to ask around from trusted friends about a good reliable breeder. A breeder who also provides a list of their customers who can be reached easily proves to be a good breeder.
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Andy Serkis: 5 Awesome Performances And 5 That Sucked
Five roles to rule them all and five which weren't so precious.
by Daniel Mumby
Jul 18, 2014 July 18th, 2014
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes opens in the UK this weekend, following critical acclaim and a hugely successful opening weekend in the US. Picking up ten years after the events of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, this instalment finds the last vestiges of humanity sheltering in a tower in San Francisco. These humans are genetically immune to the virus that wiped out the rest of the world's population. After one of their number encounters a community of apes and shoots one in panic, the apes march on the city with an ultimatum: stay out of ape territory, or face an all-out war. This film sees Andy Serkis reprising his role as Caesar from the first film, and his performances in both efforts have been met with universal acclaim. It comes during a rich vein of form in Serkis' career, which began with his now-iconic performance as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings. As special effects and motion capture have advanced, Serkis has moved with them, lending his voice and physicality to the likes of Kong and Captain Haddock. In addition, he was a consultant on Godzilla, has been directing the second unit on Peter Jackson's ongoing Hobbit trilogy, and is slated to direct live-action adaptations of Animal Farm and The Jungle Book. All of which raises the question: is there anything that he can't do? But while he's turned in many fine performances over the years - some of them not involving motion capture - there are still some dark corners of Serkis' career which he's less proud of or which don't use his talents quite so wisely. Today we're taking you through both sides of Serkis' filmography, drawing out five roles to rule them all and five times which weren't so precious. We begin with a musical offering from Mike Leigh...
Andy-Serkis Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes 5 Awesome & 5 That Sucked
Posted On: 18th Jul 2014
Daniel Mumby
Freelance copywriter, film buff, community radio presenter. Former host of The Movie Hour podcast (http://www.lionheartradio.com/ and click 'Interviews'), currently presenting on Phonic FM in Exeter (http://www.phonic.fm/). Other loves include theatre, music and test cricket.
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Mysterious radio burst sending signals to Earth from deep space every 157 days, study finds
The mysterious fast radio bursts (FRBs) just got more mysterious
By Linda Hasco | lhasco@pennlive.com
A mysterious fast radio burst has been detected coming from a dwarf galaxy three billion light-years away from Earth.
According to a CBS News report, astronomers made the announcement this weekend. The burst - known as an FRB - appears to be transmitting signals that reach Earth in a repeating, 157-day pattern, the group said.
The report said the discovery is only the second time ever that scientists have identified an FRB that repeats in a pattern. Scientists revealed in February that an object 500 million light-years away appeared to be transmitting signals every 16 days.
What is an FRB?
The report explained that FRBs are bursts of radio waves in space that last just a millisecond. While some have been traced back to their home galaxies, astronomers have not determined what causes them.
The report said emissions from FRB 121102, which has been studied for years, was tracked by an international team led by University of Manchester astronomers at the Jordell Bank Observatory. Their study of the FRB was published Sunday in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
The recently detected FRB "sends out bursts during a 90-day window, followed by 67 days of silence, in a loop that repeats every 157 days," the astronomers said. The FRB was first discovered in 2012 and was seen repeating in 2016 - but this study is the first to identify its pattern, the CBS report said.
Scientists have theories about the origin of FRBs.
The scientists said the discovery marks an important step in finding the origins of FRBs. They explained that the presence of a repeating pattern may indicate the bursts are linked to the orbit of a massive star, a neutron star or a black hole, the report said.
Another theory links the pattern "to periodic wobbles in the rotational axis of a highly magnetized neutron star," scientists speculate. But the lengthy precession period makes this theory unlikely, according to the report.
"This is an exciting result as it is only the second system where we believe we see this modulation in burst activity," lead author Dr. Kaustubh Rajwade said in a news release. "Detecting a periodicity provides an important constraint on the origin of the bursts and the activity cycles could argue against a precessing neutron star."
This FRB pattern is significantly longer than its 16-day counterpart, the report said, indicating the potential range for these types of emissions.
CBS quotes Duncan Lorimer, who serves as Associate Dean for Research at West Virginia University: "This exciting discovery highlights how little we know about the origin of FRBs." Lorimer, along with PhD student Devansh Agarwal, helped develop the data analysis technique that led to the discovery.
"Further observations of a larger number of FRBs will be needed in order to obtain a clearer picture about these periodic sources and elucidate their origin," Lorimer said.
Could FRBs be a message from aliens?
The first FRB was found in 2007, and the report notes that the signals have mystified scientists ever since. Some have wondered if FRB's could be a message from aliens - and without more research, there's no way to know the report said. Hundreds have been spotted, but only a handful have ever repeated themselves — and they appear to come from locations all over the universe.
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SCRIBES: Vanier Students to Bring Change Abroad
by Carter Watkinson, Jean Vanier Catholic High School
Staff Published: Nov 1st, 2018 9:00am Last Updated: Dec 13th, 2018 12:07pm
Featuring the work of young journalists from Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District High Schools
"Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier." – Saint Mother Teresa
Students at Jean Vanier Catholic High School in Collingwood eagerly await their May 2019 mission trip to various cities in India. With over 20 personnel attending, it is sure to be fruitful. Students are eager to integrate themselves into the community and work with Free the Children. Students will promote the 5 pillars of the ME2WE organisation, which include; education, water, health, food, and opportunity. They will be in India for 11 days.
"It's about so many things, not just the trip. It's about character building. It's about the interaction among the students, and the interaction between students and the kids we meet there – it's an experience that can really change lives. Students often become more globally minded after these trips." says Ms Knights, one of the teacher chaperones.
India is one of the most populous nations in the world. With over 1 billion people, many living below the poverty line, students hope to make a difference in any way they can. Vanier students are no strangers to adversity. They have travelled to countries in need before. While in Kenya, they introduced a new water purification test to help locals determine if their water was safe to drink or not. This method is called the WAPI (short for Water Purification Indicator), and it has been beneficial to the lives of many Kenyans.
It won't be easy, but there is no doubt this mission trip will help bring the necessary resources to those in need. Best wishes to all the volunteers!
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2019 could be the year you unload your property in Las Vegas. I have been preaching this for some time now and here is an excellent web page that adds more validity to what I expect. We don't anticipate the crash to be as devastating as the last one. There will probably be between a 20% – 30% decline in value. It's not a total disaster if you don't get off the train before it crashes. You can always wait for the next station that will come along about 2033. That's about when Barb and I will get off. If you want off this gravy train now, we can help you. Tenant occupied or not, we know how to get the most out of your property. If you have been with us since the last crash, you know we are here to maximize your investments.
Then what? Everyone has been asking me "What do I do with all that capital gains?". If you get off now, you can pay your capital gains taxes and put it in something liquid so you can reinvest it after the ambulances have finished carrying away all the dead bodies in 2021.
Invest In Short Term Real Estate Loans – Real estate loans are my favorite because they are secured with collateral. If the borrower doesn't pay, you get the house back. Our preferred vendor here in Vegas is Skip Reuger but you should do your own homework. It's best to stay within your geographic area so you can keep an eye on your collateral. For the record, we don't make money on those referrals AND lending is not our core business. No one will be able to give you an exact date when the next bottom will be. We are predicting in less than 5 years so don't make your loans longer than that.
Offer Hard Money Loans – There are all kind of folks out there that need short terms loans for vehicles, home improvements and solutions to "country western songs." Put the word out that you are willing to lend money and people will swarm to you. Make sure you can secure collateral and get it in writing!! Drives me crazy when people call me with a default with nothing in writing.
Jump Into The Stock Market – Good luck. I am the least knowledgeable in this area of investing. We have had success sprinkling a little bit every month on a variety of mutual funds. Consult your favorite financial advisor.
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1099s have been mailed out and your annual report is in your owner portal. IF you have not received your 1099 by Monday, February 11th, please let us know and will send you an electronic version. We sincerely appreciate your business.
We have been reaching out to all the tenants with expired leases and increasing rents. We will also be cleaning up a lot of our files with updated property management agreements. There are few clauses in those agreements that do not conform to acceptable practices. Don't panic when we reach out to you for an updated property management agreement. Our terms are the same and you can quit anytime.
If you have a home warranty, please do not renew it. We lost another tenant last month because of one. They are not worth it. If you want to learn more why you should cancel it, go here.
In case you didn't get our last broadcast, we ended our lease/options about a year ago. This broadcast goes into more depth.
Why you should never rent to friends & family.
Why vacation homes make poor investments.
Just say "NO" to partnerships.
Don't throw your family under the bus with poor planning.