https://www.profitconfidential.com/stock-market/stock-market-advice/how-to-pursue-returns-worth-pursuing/ How to Pursue Returns Worth Pursuing Inya Ivkovic, MA Profit Confidential 2009-11-06T15:55:31Z 2012-01-06 09:06:50 Firstly, in order to get returns, you have to take risks. However, this lesson is useless without understanding that risks drive the good returns just as they drive the bad returns. Hence, you should only take calculated risks. Investment Strategy,Stock Market,Stock Market Advice — "The Financial World According to Inya" Column, by Inya Ivkovic, MA This past year and a half has been trying, indeed. As far as most investors are concerned, things have gone well beyond any conceivable worse-case scenario. As a result, so much has to be re-thought and re-learned, mostly the concepts of risk, various asset correlations, liquidity, and diversification. It is safe to say that, in the aftermath of the credit and financial crises, Wall Street has spent most of its time focused on managing and, more importantly, on reducing risks. But, before discussing where today's returns worth pursuing might lie, it is always useful to reminisce a bit on the lessons learned. I promise I won't be beating this particular dead horse too long. Firstly, in order to get returns, you have to take risks. However, this lesson is useless without understanding that risks drive the good returns just as they drive the bad returns. Hence, you should only take calculated risks. Second, markets are relatively efficient over the long term. However, in the short term, the pendulum swings in both directions and, at times, even violently, which means there is no one-size-fit-at-all-times investment strategy. Finally, all that economists and analysts can do is make educated guesses as to what lies ahead. They may or may not be right. However, well-structured portfolios should be ready for every plausible scenario, both good and bad. Risk models can be useful if investors are knowledgeable enough to understand the mathematical concept of variable change. For the rest of us, the concept of using different risk frameworks when designing a portfolio might do the trick. For example, dividing investment strategies into divergent and convergent could help structure both long and short portfolio exposures. For example, if an investor believes the markets are stabilizing, using a convergent strategy and going long on sectors believed to be the first to recover makes sense, and vice versa. For example, when Lehman Brothers collapsed last year and the shock had spread globally like a brush fire, bearish investors who had exercised divergent strategies by deleveraging and shorting weak sectors were the only ones who reaped any kind of profit during those awful times. One other type of risk should be on the mind of investors when designing their portfolios — that is, liquidity risk. The gut reaction to reduce liquidity risks is to transform majority of assets into cash and to sit on it. But it is not a profitable strategy. There are other ways to seek real returns while minimizing liquidity risks. For example, there are ways to equitize cash by investing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) or in investment trust that can be used as proxies for certain sectors, such as real estate or oil and gas. Another helpful strategy would be to look into diversifying away from, or towards, (equity) beta. In simple terms, beta is a number that quantifies the relationship between a security's return versus that of the financial market as a whole, or usually a well-known and broad benchmark, such as the S&P 500. If a stock has a beta of zero, for example, it means it is not correlated to its benchmark. If beta is 1, it means the stock follows the market. If beta is below 1, it signals that the security is inversely following the benchmark and vice versa. Finally, in the past 18 months we have learned that, despite the beauty of Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH), ignoring the emotional factor hides huge dangers. After all, the market is not some perpetuum mobile that swings by its own devices, but it is a complex structure driven by people, who think and who also are emotional beings. This is how markets can overshoot in both directions, depending on whether its players feel overly confident or extremely panicky. This also means investors can no longer afford to rebalance their portfolios once a year or longer. In fact, when the market is fast and volatile, rebalancing every month or less might be a good idea. Of course, there is the question of costs incurred when trading frequently. But that is something that individual investors will have to decide for themselves.
This past year and a half has been trying, indeed. As far as most investors are concerned, things have gone well beyond any conceivable worse-case scenario. As a result, so much has to be re-thought and re-learned, mostly the concepts of risk, various asset correlations, liquidity, and diversification. It is safe to say that, in the aftermath of the credit and financial crises, Wall Street has spent most of its time focused on managing and, more importantly, on reducing risks. But, before discussing where today's returns worth pursuing might lie, it is always useful to reminisce a bit on the lessons learned. I promise I won't be beating this particular dead horse too long.
Firstly, in order to get returns, you have to take risks. However, this lesson is useless without understanding that risks drive the good returns just as they drive the bad returns. Hence, you should only take calculated risks. Second, markets are relatively efficient over the long term. However, in the short term, the pendulum swings in both directions and, at times, even violently, which means there is no one-size-fit-at-all-times investment strategy. Finally, all that economists and analysts can do is make educated guesses as to what lies ahead. They may or may not be right. However, well-structured portfolios should be ready for every plausible scenario, both good and bad.
Risk models can be useful if investors are knowledgeable enough to understand the mathematical concept of variable change. For the rest of us, the concept of using different risk frameworks when designing a portfolio might do the trick. For example, dividing investment strategies into divergent and convergent could help structure both long and short portfolio exposures. For example, if an investor believes the markets are stabilizing, using a convergent strategy and going long on sectors believed to be the first to recover makes sense, and vice versa. For example, when Lehman Brothers collapsed last year and the shock had spread globally like a brush fire, bearish investors who had exercised divergent strategies by deleveraging and shorting weak sectors were the only ones who reaped any kind of profit during those awful times.
One other type of risk should be on the mind of investors when designing their portfolios — that is, liquidity risk. The gut reaction to reduce liquidity risks is to transform majority of assets into cash and to sit on it. But it is not a profitable strategy. There are other ways to seek real returns while minimizing liquidity risks. For example, there are ways to equitize cash by investing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) or in investment trust that can be used as proxies for certain sectors, such as real estate or oil and gas.
Another helpful strategy would be to look into diversifying away from, or towards, (equity) beta. In simple terms, beta is a number that quantifies the relationship between a security's return versus that of the financial market as a whole, or usually a well-known and broad benchmark, such as the S&P 500. If a stock has a beta of zero, for example, it means it is not correlated to its benchmark. If beta is 1, it means the stock follows the market. If beta is below 1, it signals that the security is inversely following the benchmark and vice versa.
Finally, in the past 18 months we have learned that, despite the beauty of Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH), ignoring the emotional factor hides huge dangers. After all, the market is not some perpetuum mobile that swings by its own devices, but it is a complex structure driven by people, who think and who also are emotional beings. This is how markets can overshoot in both directions, depending on whether its players feel overly confident or extremely panicky. This also means investors can no longer afford to rebalance their portfolios once a year or longer. In fact, when the market is fast and volatile, rebalancing every month or less might be a good idea. Of course, there is the question of costs incurred when trading frequently. But that is something that individual investors will have to decide for themselves.


Had this built for me when I was 15(?) Its been round Europe as far as the Pyrenees and even Northern Portugal.
Looked at the old training/Crit bike, but it looked a bit to racey. Looked at the old winter bike, on fixed gear, front brake only, heavy frame, and that looked like insanity! So the old Tourer was pulled out of the pile and has been serviced (well i say serviced, I adjusted the front brake cable and fitted new tyres and tubes) it all seems to work (maybe last used 1992/3) and had a quick 10 minute ride on it.
No excuses to not do some road miles now.
Looks OK, what make is it?
Was made by a local builder, Roger Haydock, of Henry Gregson Cycles.
I like this. I converted my first Saracen to be my tourer but did wonder if a specialist bike might be better. I decided against when I realised I spend most of my road miles either on the hoods or even the flats since fubaring my shoulders.
Today's mood... Middling, middling to poor.
Well, might be a year since I started this thread.... but I didnt ride the bike all of 2011. However got a 21 day driving ban at the start of the year, and it kicked me int he arse to start commuting to work on the old girl!
Its helped fitness, and has been good. Got my license back now, but still did the almost 50-mile round trip commute today - going to try and keep it up.
That's some commute you've got there. Todmorden-Bradford?
Now you've started the hard part's over - keep it up and stay out of the car!


A new kind of antipsychotic has been found to relieve terrifying and disturbing symptoms suffered by millions of people with Alzheimer's disease worldwide.
High-tech scans of the resting human brain can provide a new way to define and interpret the brain's actual mental capacity, new research suggests.
(HealthDay)—Racial and ethnic disparities in the use of preoperative chemotherapy exist among patients with gastric cancer in the United States, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in Cancer.
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Doctors in Houston have successfully separated twin toddlers who were born in 2016 conjoined at the chest and abdomen.
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James Lindsay Taylor (25 January 1901 –  28 June 1987) was an Australian born, Papua New Guinean explorer. He is most noted for leading patrols (explorations) into the Highlands of Papua New Guinea in the 1930s. In particular the 1933 patrol in the Wahgi Valley with the brothers Dan and Mick Leahy and surveyor Ken Spinks; and for the Hagen-Sepik patrol with John Black in 1938–39.

Taylor enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in March 1917 aged 16 and served with the 34th Battalion in France where he was gassed and wounded. He also served in the Second World War in the Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU) reaching the rank of Major.

Following the war Taylor married and settled at Goroka in the highlands.

Jim Taylor had two daughters and an adopted son. His daughter Meg Taylor was Ambassador of Papua New Guinea to the United States, Mexico and Canada in Washington DC during 1989–1994, and in 2014 was appointed as Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum.

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References

External links
 National Library Australia - http://nla.gov.au/nla.ms-ms9218
 1933 Argus Article – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11724180

1901 births
1987 deaths
Explorers of Papua New Guinea
Australian explorers
Australian military personnel of World War I
Australian military personnel of World War II
Australian emigrants to Papua New Guinea

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Q: Automate Java applet with Python At work I need to run a Java applet every 20-30 min to re-connect to one of the internal
applications.
I would like to automate the login in the website of this application and then run this Java applet that does not require any input at all, just accept it so I can just run the script every time the application logs me off.
Is there any way I can do this from Python using urllib or a similar library?
I know how to do the login part, but I don't know what to do the 'accept and run this applet' part.

A: A web application testing framework would be useful for what you ask, it allows you to simulate the interactions of an user (POST, GET, login, clicks, etc.) with a web site.
The tricky part of your question, is interacting with a Java applet - not many webapp testing frameworks will allow you to do that; in particular I don't know a Python framework that offers that functionality, but in my experience, I found that HTTPUnit worked well with applets. Of course, it's in Java and not in Python, but it's worth checking out.

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Nest bed linen is one of the first manufacturing facility direct-to-customer business to offer bed-in-a-box cushions. A bed in a box is an advanced brand-new method to acquire and deliver a cushion. It is substantiated of newly pioneered manufacturing as well as packaging processes. This version enables you to purchase a bed mattress online from the convenience of your home and also have it provided to your front door in a comfortably sized box, which eliminates the headache that includes bed mattress shopping.
Alexander Trademark: The Alexander Signature Series is a gel memory foam bed mattress available in three various firmness setup. Every one is developed to fit specific sleeping choices. The Alexander Luxury Firm is best for back as well as tummy sleepers, while the Alexander Medium Plush is best for back as well as side sleepers. 92% of sleepers like the Medium Plush including myself. The Alexander Soft seems like a soft hug, and also it 's finest for side sleepers that love to cuddle up in bed.
Alexander Signature Hybrid: Alexander Signature Hybrid is one of minority cushions readily available as a bed-in-box using innerspring coils in its construction. The bed mattress cover is made using quilted foam packed with gel-infused memory foam. The bed is additionally available in three different firmness setting – Deluxe, Medium as well as Luxury Firm. With each suppleness setup, the construction remains the very same while the foam thickness differ a little. This well-shaped bed mattress is not only comfortable; it provides appropriate spine placement as well as stress factor alleviation. It is especially terrific for tummy as well as back sleepers, and also its solid sides will certainly not roll you out of bed.
Love and also Sleep: The Love and Sleep is just one of the reduced valued direct- to-consumer bed mattress. It is an upgrade to Nest Bedding preferred Love Mattress. This is not memory foam, a latex foam bed mattress or a spring mattress. Rather, the Love and Sleep mattress utilizes a special sort of foam called Energex foam that offers you the bouncy feel of a latex cushion as well as the extra-supportive comfort of memory foam. Nest Bedding likewise paid unique interest to cooling, responsiveness and also comfort. It is likewise readily available in 2 various firmness degrees: Medium as well as Firm and a fantastic factor to consider for back, belly as well as combo sleepers, according to your preferred convenience level.
Crossbreed Latex: The Nest Bedding Hybrid Latex mattress integrates the bounce of latex foam with the assistance of pocketed coils that supplies adjustable comfort for an one-of-a-kind sleeping experience, normally. It comes in 3 suppleness choices– Soft, Medium and Firm. The interaction in between foam and coils accomplishes a great blend of bounce and also support, which keeps you raised in addition to the cushion while still really feeling reassuring stress level. Hybrid Latex likewise has certain benefits over innersprings, such as much better motion isolation, less sound, and longer life-span generally.
Latex Cushion: The Latex Mattress is produced making use of natural products. The surface is environmentally friendly and provides the sleeper a healthy increase. The cushion not only soothes pressure on the joints yet likewise maintains proper spinal positioning by even circulation of body weight. The foundation of the cushion consists of a high-density base offering long-lasting durability and also strength to the entire framework. Additionally, the Latex Mattress is available in three firmness alternative. The Soft, Medium and also Firm options.
The Nest Alexander Signature Select can be found in a box and also the acquisition is super easy. You simply position an order with their site and also the cushion will certainly arrive at your front door in concerning a week or much less. The most effective part is that shipping is definitely free!
The Alexander Signature Series is made using a breathable, long lasting pressure-relieving, cooling down Gel Foam, and also assistance base layer convoluted foam.
If you remain in the marketplace for stress relief without obtaining stuck, get this bed mattress. It does an amazing job.
Unlike all the other on-line brand names I have actually checked, the Nest Bedding also uses financing directly from their website! If you have excellent credit scores, you will certainly be eligible for 0% funding for 12 months! So if you want to sleep in convenience currently, you can! Simply click on the funding message below the price to pay in monthly installments rather than all at once.
Side, tummy, back and also even combination sleepers (the Nest Latex Mattress is available in numerous firmness levels).
Individuals that desire a cushion that's backed by a life time comfort guarantee and life time service warranty.
Anybody collaborating with a very restricted budget.
College students or anybody that plans on relocating houses consistently (It's hefty as well as a discomfort to move).


PreviousUpgrade to Ultimate Bundle- for Sunday Keys Owners NextPLUTO-60 Pads and Classics Bundle!
Worship Beats Vol 2 for MainStage 3 gives you 15 fully customizable drum beats perfect for all styles of modern worship music within our intuitive Sunday Keys MainStage Template.
Vol 2 contains all new beats designed specifically to have more of an acoustic drums vibe that can hold down the rhythm responsibilities if you're sans drummer AND is designed to perfectly compliment your live drummer as well.
These beats are designed to give you full control over how they sit in the mix. Bring different pieces in or out on the fly, dial in the character of the beat in advance, and set ANY tempo at the patch level or even in the moment via tap tempo.
Each patch in Worship Beats Vol 2 is pre-mapped to Section 4 of Sunday Keys which means you can play along with up to three full section sounds from Sunday Keys, our song specific patches, or any other MainStage patch within SK.
Use the sounds in Worship Beats Vol 2 to supplement your live band, for stripped down acoustic sets, and as a songwriting/rehearsal tool.
This Sunday Keys expansion pack unlocks features that have never been easily accessible before in MainStage. Feel the beat!
Note: These patches do make use of MainStage's sample content and require a decent amount of RAM to utilize. Check out the demo video above for more info.
Just like Sunday Keys, this expansion pack makes full use of the Korg nanoKontrol2 midi-controller and/or TouchOSC app but can be easily mapped to use with any other midi controller.
Set files are folders/containers of patches. This set file makes it easy to import all the patches pre-mapped to their specific section in Sunday Keys.


This page will be used to signpost you to useful information and websites to support you with issues around Brexit.
As of 1st April 2019 the EU Settlement Scheme is now fully open.
For more information see this letter from the Home Secretary.
The government has produced EU Exit Operational Readiness Guidance which outlines some of the key areas where providers should consider their plans. These include workforce, supply of medicines and consumables, and supply of non-clinical consumables goods and services. Pages 16-24 of the guidance contain action cards for various types health and social care provider, including independent providers.
The Government is maintaining an online repository of information for the health and social care sector on planning for a potential no-deal Brexit.
The Care Provider Alliance has developed a brief template to support care providers in preparing Contingency Plans for care services as the UK prepares to exit the EU. The template is a working document and not intended to be exhaustive. Its key purpose is to help providers ensure continuity in delivering care and support through a record of actions that may be necessary to deal with any possible disruption. Quite simply a Contingency Plan involves preparing for a situation that may not happen but could have major impact if it did. Contingency planning is a crucial part of the routine Business Continuity Planning process.
It can be downloaded on the left of this page.


Well dear Blog family, it appears that my time behind the front desk has come to an end permanently.
Tests are still being run to determine why I am still having seizures and migraines but they have given me some answers that will cause me to end my front desk career.
I have been diagnosed with a form of dementia. This form of the disease makes it almost impossible for me to multitask and be able to a procedural job like a hotel clerk. Basically, I can't talk and type at the same time. It has basically taken me 10 minutes just to type this part of the blog. You should see me try to make coffee and a bagel all at once in the morning. It also impacts my short term memory so I can't remember things from one day to the next or even a few minutes some times. or a few minutes some times… just kidding… not really.
So where do we and I go from here? Well that depends on where the rest of the tests go in the next several months. I still need to figure these seizures and migraines out. They are less frequent than they have been. I have applied for disability but that is a very tedious situation at best. I had a couple things smoldering before all this happened so while I may not be able to be behind a desk checking you in and telling funny and strange stories here that doesn't mean you won't still be able to see those stories as long as I am able to physically able to provide those stories in one form or the other. So, I will no longer be posting on this blog but my twitter account will stay open posting health updates and hopefully down the road (a short road) some good news for once.
Thanks for all the well wishes and the contributions.


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Posted by Andy Mandel on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 9:04 AM By Andy Mandel / January 4, 2022 Comment
Our home price is gonna decline in South Florida in 2022. At the end of every year, we make a video giving our predictions for what's gonna happen in the housing market here in South Florida. In this video, I wanted give you my six predictions on what's gonna happen in the housing market in 2022 and show you what our predictions were in 2021, where they were right and where they were wrong. Before we start our predictions. If you haven't had a chance, make sure you like us on Facebook. Follow us on Instagram @MandelTeamRemax, and like comment and subscribe to our YouTube page that's youtube.com/andyMandelRemax, and make sure you tap that bell icon so you get notified every time we do a new video. So let's get into our predictions predictions.
Prediction number one, is that we think home prices are going to continue to increase in 2022. So, we think they're gonna go up by about 15% in 2022 in 2021, at the beginning of the year, we predicted that home prices were gonna go up only 7% in 2021. And we were obviously wildly wrong about that. The housing market has obviously been on a tear unless you've been living under a rock I'm sure you've noticed that. All the experts were predicting about 5% for what home prices are going to appreciate in 2022. But that's a national average. It's not really local here in South Florida. That's including places where people are moving out of and where the demand is less robust. In South Florida, we are still seeing a ton of people moving here. There's still a lot of demand to be moving to South Florida. So we think home prices are going to continue to increase, but not at the same pace as they were in 2021. The example we're using is a four bedroom single family home in the areas that we normally sell. So Parkland, Coral Springs and Boca Raton that four bedroom home has increased by 23% in 2021 compared to 2020. So the 15% increase that we're predicting is in about half the pace of what it increased last year, but that's still a little more than 1% per month.
Prediction number two, supply is going to continue to be less than demand. So we've seen about one to one and a quarter months worth of inventory basically throughout the entire year here in 2021. And we see that trend continuing unfortunately in 2022, that's part of what is causing this rapid increase in prices. We do think there's going to be a slight increase. We're hoping it gets closer to about two months of inventory, but we're not seeing anything that's showing signs of there being 5, 6, 7 months of inventory, which would bring it much closer to a buyer's market that would really put it into a buyer's market. We don't see any signs of that. So we think it's going to still be a very strong sellers market in 2022.
Prediction number three, we think rental prices are going to continue to increase as well. In 2021 to use the same example we were using for the sales prices, the average four bedroom home for rent in these areas has gone up 27% compared to 2020. So rental prices had actually increased faster than the price of homes for sale. There's a lot of people who are moving here from out of state. A lot of times people wanna rent it before they buy to get used to the area, figure out really where they wanna be. So we don't really see that stopping anytime soon. We think rental prices are going to continue to go up in 2022.
Prediction number four, we think interest rates are gonna continue to rise as well. So in 2020 and 2021, a lot of buyers were able to take advantage of historically super low interest rates, almost free interest rates when it comes to mortgages was somewhere between 2.5 to 3%. That is historically unbelievably cheap. As the economy continues to improve and get out of this COVID slump that it was in their federal reserve is stopping its quantitative easing. And they've said that they want to raise interest rates in 2022 to try to tamp down some of this inflation that everyone's seeing in the economy. So we think by the end of the year, interest rates are gonna be closer to 4% compared to the 3% roughly that they are right now. That's obviously gonna drive up buyers monthly payments because prices are gonna continue to go up and interest rates. So the total housing cost is gonna end up getting a little bit more expensive in 2022, but 4%, even if it gets all the way up there that is still historically extremely cheap. That's still less than what interest rates were at pre COVID. So that's still a very, very good interest rate. Don't let that scare you. We think there's gonna be a rush of buyers at the beginning of the year, who are looking to lock in a super low interest rate before they start to go up.So, unfortunately that's probably gonna make it a little bit more hectic in the first quarter of the year. It's gonna drive up the prices a little bit faster in the first half of the year, I think than in the second half. But that's really what we're predicting is that people are gonna try to lock in the lower interest rate now before they rise too rapidly.
Prediction number five, supply chain issues are still gonna be a problem with the housing market. So with new construction, it's hard to get lumber, it's hard to get labor. It's all driving up the cost of new construction properties in addition to land in South Florida is very scarce and very expensive. So builders are really only building high-end properties. So with these labor issues that are going on in the economy, I think that's only gonna continue to increase with the infrastructure deal that was just passed this year. We think a lot of the laborers who were doing a lot of residential properties, they're gonna be drag, drawn closer to some of these big commercial and infrastructure projects that are gonna be happening across the country. So it's gonna make a shortage of labor we think for the residential housing market, it's only gonna make it harder and a little bit slower and more expensive when you're doing these upgrades to your house, but that's just the world that we're living in. And we think that's gonna continue for the next couple of years as these infrastructure projects really get going. Side note, if you're watching this and you're younger, or you're looking for a new career or job getting trained in one of these skilled fields, electricians, plumbers, welders, things like that. There's gonna be a really big demand in the country for that. Those are jobs that you don't really need to go to college for it and they pay very, very well. So if you're looking for a new career or something like that, I'd be looking at kind of, to those kinds of fields.
Prediction number six, our last one, we think that older renovated homes are gonna sell for a premium compared to some of the homes that need a little bit more work in this market in 2021, just that everything was selling if it was priced correctly, but buyers are getting a lot pickier with what they're willing to pay for with the prices the way they are. They're really looking for a turnkey move in ready product. Those properties are selling for a premium. That's really where you're seeing these bidding wars the prices being bid up. We see that continuing in 2022 people don't really wanna do the renovation. They don't wanna live through that and the frustration of that can cause if your home is fully renovated and updated, we think it's gonna sell for a premium and that's gonna continue in 2022.
Those are our housing market predictions for 2022. If you have any questions about the housing market here in South Florida, if you're thinking about buying a home down here, we'd love to be your realtor of choice and be a resource for you. Feel free to give us a call, shoot us a text or send us an email. You can even send a smoke signal or carry your vision. However you want to communicate. We got your back when moving to South Florida, thanks for tuning in.
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First contact your local environment (invasive species) or agriculture department (biosecurity / quarantine) about funding. These organisations may be able to access funding through organisations such as the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and FAO. Implementing agencies such as SPREP and IUCN can assist with accessing funding through the GEF Fund.
If you are looking at starting your own ant management programme, you should know that getting funding for managing invasive ants is difficult. All potential funders require projects to have well-defined goals and be well managed.
You will need to have a good idea of how much the project will cost, and there are resources in the PIAT that can help you with budgeting your project.
Sustainability is a key requirement that funders are looking for. So if you are going to propose management of invasive ants, it is important to also focus on biosecurity.
Most funders have restrictions on the provision of funding for pesticide use, so demonstrating sound Environmental Impact Assessment and prevention of non-target effects will be important. If you are not experienced or confident with the funding process, consider partnering with a regional agency or organisation or a technical expert who understands mitigation of environmental and social risks.
The Critical Ecosystems Partnership Fund (CEPF) is a joint initiative of l'Agence Française de Développement, Conservation International, the European Union, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan, the MacArthur Foundation and the World Bank. CEPF focuses on enabling civil society participation in biodiversity conservation where it matters most. They fund projects that meet certain eligibility criteria and that have appropriate environmental and social safeguards. As at April 2016 CEPF only fund projects with a cost of less than 1 million $US.
SOS (Save Our Species) offers grants targeted at positive conservation outcomes for threatened species. SOS provides two types of grants. Threatened Species Grants (25,000 to 800,000 $US) are offered on a regular basis and Rapid Action Grants (up to 25,000 $US) available on an ongoing basis and supporting conservation actions in case of emergency situations.
Donation-based crowd funding is an option that might not require too much effort, but might be slow. If you have a New Zealand bank account you are eligible for Givealittle, which allows fundraising with no fee. GoFundMe is a US donation-based site. Anyone can use it to raise funds but they charge a fee (5% of every donation).
Aid programmes of countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Germany and the United States (among others) are another option. These funders often need a clear alignment with the goals of those programmes. Typically this means demonstrating that the project to be funded aligns with the development goals of the aid programme. Typically Aid funding works at the government level, often through partner agencies and / or in-country government departments, but the Australian Direct Aid Program is a small grants fund that works with directly local communities in developing countries on projects that reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development consistent with Australia's national interest.
The Nature Conservancy is involved in ant management programmes in conservation areas.
The Darwin Initiative is supported by the government of the United Kingdom and funds projects that will benefit biodiversity and local communities in developing countries. Darwin-funded projects usually aim to help preserve biodiversity and the local community that lives alongside it. Most projects will include one or more of: 1) building environmental knowledge; 2) capacity building; 3) research; 4) implementing international biodiversity agreements. Depending on the nature of the project awards have ranged from £80,000 to £310,000 for a three year project. Projects may last from one to four years.
UNEP produced a catalogue of funding sources in 2006, which is also available on the SPREP website.
All information and monetary figures above were accurate in April 2016.


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Baby Alert!! Billy Joel and Wife Alexis Welcome Their Second Child Together, Billy has been married four times and has three children altogether.
Famous songwriter Billy Joel is a father again!
Billy and his fourth wife Alexis Roderick welcomed the pair's second child, a baby girl making Billy's third baby and the couple is really happy. The news broke to the media on Sunday, October 22 after the pregnant mother Alexis gave birth to their lovely baby girl.
The Piano Man singer and wife Alexis Roderick are finally proud parents of two children. The pair dropped the big baby bomb on October 22 stating that they welcomed their second child, daughter Remy Anne at New York University Hospital.
"Alexis and Remy are doing well, and everyone is thrilled."
This is couple's second child as the pair gave birth to their first baby, daughter Della Rose on August 12, 2015.
The duo married back in 2015 after dating since 2009. They wedded in a lavish ceremony at his estate in Long Island, New York. Alexis who's an accomplished equestrian was 33 at that time while singer Billy was 66.
Prior marrying Alexis, Billy has been married thrice and he has a 32-year-old daughter, Alexa Ray Joel from his second wife Christie Brinkley. The duo divorced on August 26, 1994.
Following this, Joel married his third wife Katie Lee who is a restaurant correspondent for PBS show, George Hirsch: Living it Up! in 2004. Unfortunately, after five years of marriage, they announced their separation on June 17, 2009.
The singer kept the pregnancy news under the wraps until this May when he spilled the beans while attending an interview with The Belfast Telegraph.
We wish this couple best wishes on their happy and healthy family.
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Great Family Games Coming in 2023
It's the time of year when we draw breath and look ahead to what's coming up in the world of family video games. Whether you enjoy multiplayer games together, or big epic open worlds, there's a lot to get excited about in 2023.
We've trawled the lists of upcoming video games to find the following great picks for your family:
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the latest in the long series of Zelda adventure games. As well as exploring Hyrule you can also take to the skies in an expanded world full of secrets.
Clive N Wrench
Clive 'N' Wrench is a 3D running and jumping game where you play duo, Clive the rabbit and Wrench the monkey on his back. Like Banjo Kazooie and more recent Yooka Laylee, you explore the world to collect tokens and unlock new areas. It's novel as a recreation of these games both in play style and scope. Your adventure takes you through time and space in a magical 1950s fridge.
A Highland Song
A Highland Song is a narrative adventure where you explore a maze of crisscrossing routes through the hills of the Highlands. You are 15-year-old Moira who lives with her mum on the edge of the hills and receives a letter inviting her to come to the coast. It's a unique combination of timing, choices and the call of the deep wild.
Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp is a re-release of the classic turn-based strategy game on Nintendo Switch. You take charge of an army in strategic, turn-based combat. With land, air, and naval units across the battlefield, you work to take down enemy squads and capture towns and bases to secure victory and keep the peace.
Botany Manor
Botany Manor is a peaceful puzzle game where you explore a 19th-century English home and gardens and care for the plants you find. By reading the newspapers, postcards and posters in the house, you discover how to look after each species, from pot size to location to temperature. The distinct lack of score, time pressures or overarching objectives enables the simplicity and joy in growing beautiful plants to shine.
Lab Rat
Lab Rat is a tile-based puzzle game with an emphasis on satire. You work in a machine-learning facility where you take on scenarios chosen for you by the metrics-obsessed AI that monitors, profiles, and taunts you as you progress.
Season: A Letter to the Future is a narrative adventure where you take a bicycle road trip game. You play as a young woman leaving a secluded community, exploring the world for the first time. Collect artefacts and memories as you explore because soon, a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away.


He would let me help him. She's very happy-go-lucky. We're here to meet Mark. The manager opened the door and identified himself. Singapore is called "Singapura" in Malay. In molecular gastronomy, no boundaries are set on the creativity of the cooks. Even if it rains, the meeting will go on. Also, could you please contact me if you would like to present your opinion on any of the topics listed? You don't have to come up with an unusual topic for your speech. Don't all speak at the same time.
Aimee has decided not to get a haircut until spring. Some people eat sushi with their hands. Either you or I should visit her. The animals have already eaten enough. You should be careful. He is precisely the man we're looking for. I couldn't figure out what he meant. He died at a very old age. I've been with Ramneek for a long time. Rudolf wouldn't tell me anything about what happened that night.
Who's got time for that? Soon after this Kay came in again, with thick gloves on his hands, and his sledge slung across his back. Plastic begged me to take the job. You look like a policeman. I'd already pressed the red button but nothing happened. Where's your hat? These are high quality goods. Rodent is going to need a push. Lars is too busy. There's something you do not know about Cathy.
Why do you say such horrible things about me? Men always walk in front of women in this country. I met with Daryl today. On Gail's birthday, Craig baked him a cake with 'I like stoats' written on it in Gothic script. And now, I suppose you want me to buy you a new one. I knew we could count on him. I'm scared of killing animals. He'll come to see us before he leaves this city. This book is on the manners and customs of America. Scott is an entrepreneur with much spirit of enterprise.
You are completely right. I believe you know him. The train is leaving the station. Have you already bought your ticket? Would you run off twenty copies of his report? Dan is here to protect me. Have you ever noticed this before? Does anyone live here? The report was considered false. Ric called to say he's on his way.
Tai says he wants to talk to you. The book is orange. I listened, but I didn't hear anything. Learning a foreign language is hard. At home, we only speak French. What is going on there now? The bedroom is upstairs. St Mark's Square in Venice is always swarming with tourists in the summer. Burglars broke into our apartment and stole my wife's fur coat. Jingbai is responsible for the accident.
Do you like Karl? He cried: "Help!" "Ah, the trailing group has arrived." "Oh no. They caught up with us while we were resting." Wash your hands well. You are very nice. The waterways branch out across the plain. Torsten is doing his part. Do you want to add avocado to the salad? I like helping others. Do you want to go to jail?
I actually am 81 years old but if I subtract the time I've waited to get my bags at the airport, I'm only 43. I'm not asking you. I'm begging you. If we are to be there at six, we will have to start now. Wilson wouldn't lend his bicycle to me. I heard that there was a strange virus in circulation. I can't breath through my nose. He could not believe his eyes. I'd like to see Thad first. Would you mind sending this letter for me? There was enough water for two days.
That's exactly what I mean. The police charged Sachiyo with the murder. Kyle will have to undergo several months of rehabilitation after leaving hospital. The dog was kicked by me. We expect to be busy. The girl was very useful about the house. Ariaios will at once withdraw, so that not a friend will be left us. Tell Kees he owes me one. My father beat me answering him back. Your meaning is beyond me.
Thanks, everyone. Take the jam down from the top shelf. Washington's neocons believe that there is a "clash of civilizations" that they're going to win. I lived with Stewart for three years. I agree to the proposal in principle. Grace couldn't blame Marian for saying what she did. Make me unsee it. The train is very fast. I used to do that. I don't like the way you're talking to me.


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Kandamangalam is a suburban revenue block in the Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located at about 15 km from Puducherry Main city. All the four sides are surrounded by Puducherry. It has important administrative offices like Block Development Office, Revenue Inspector Office, and VAO Office. Kandamangalam police station (B-6) is located at about 500 meters from Kandamangalam Bus Stop.

Connectivity

Bus Facility

Puducherry- Villupuram Highway (NH-45A) runs in the places of Villiyanur, Kandamangalam, Valavanur, Koliyanur. The Project NH 332 (Puducherry to Nagapattinam) which runs in the places of Puducherry, Villiyanur, Kandamangalam Nagapattinam is under process . It has two bus stops- One near BDO Office and another near Old Police Station. There is a 24/7 Bus Facility. You may probably get buses for every 5 mins, buses including ordinary, deluxe buses.

Railway Line

The Puduchery railway line is one of the oldest rail link in India and it was constructed in the year 1879 by the Puducherry Railway Company during the period of French and British rule in India. One of the boarding points is Kandamangalam. Under the supervision of South Indian Railway with the object of connecting the town and the port of Puducherry with South India and to develop the resources of the Puducherry Territory, the rail link between Puducherry and Villupuram has been established. Even though there was total enmity between the then Super Powers—the French and the English—when it came to economic development they had a very good understanding and the Puducherry Railway system was a good example of it.

The station is operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and comes under the Tiruchirapalli railway division. This Division may be the only Division in the world maintaining the Railways developed by both the British and the French empires.

It has daily trains connecting the city with Chennai apart from non-daily trains towards prime cities including Mangaluru, Tiruchirapalli, Bengaluru, Kolkata, New Delhi, Bhubaneshwar and Mumbai via Villupuram.

Thirunareeswarar Temple

Thirunareeswarar Temple is a Hindu Temple Dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Kandamangalam. The temple is located very near to Union Territory of Puducherry. Presiding deity is called as Thirunareeswarar and mother is called as Thiripurasundari. The Temple is under the control of Archeological Survey of India. This temple was built by Kandarathitha Chola. The temple is facing east with an entrance arch. Palipeedam, Dwajasthambam and Nandhi are situated immediately after the entrance arch. Presiding deity is housed in the sanctum. The sanctum sanctorum consists of sanctum, antarala and arthamandapam. The root is flat on the sanctum without any Vimana. Stucco Images of Dwarabalakars are found at the entrance of sanctum.

Life

People here enjoys almost a city life as they can get any things that they need, good hospital facilities (Primary Health Centre, Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital), schools, good companies etc.

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Revenue blocks of Villupuram district


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What the Decision on Same-Sex Marriage Means to One Texas Family
KUT 90.5 | By Rhonda Fanning
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'I'm very excited,' says Ronald 'Ronnie' Macklin.
From Texas Standard:
The Supreme Court issued a 5-4 ruling in favor of same-sex marriage today. All 50 states are now required to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Ronald "Ronnie" Macklin and his partner, Fritz Johnson-Macklin, are one of those couples. From the Austin suburb of Pflugerville, Ronnie joined Texas Standard to talk about his family's story – just minutes after learning about the Supreme Court decision.
"I adopted my daughter 11 years ago," Macklin says. "And me and my partner, we never thought about what it meant to us because in our eyes, we were always married."
"But my daughter saw something on television that affected her greatly," Macklin says. "She always thought that we were married, and I had to explain to her that we weren't."
Their daughter Nikki was upset – and decided to do something about it. She wrote a speech with the help of her English teacher and decided to go to Capitol Hill.
"This is a wonderful day for her," he says. "It didn't matter to me, but it matters to me that it matters to her." Nikki is now able to get benefits that only apply to children of married couples. But Macklin adds it's also important to Nikki that now "she can say that her parents are married."
And their daughter Nikki's response to today's Supreme Court ruling? "I was really excited. I started crying because I was happy," Nikki says. "I will always remember this moment … my parents get to be married," she says.
"They'll have a better life… not worrying about the adoption things being difficult," Nikki says.
"I feel vindicated now," he continues. "I always had it in my mind to tell myself that I was normal, that I can do anything that everybody else wants to do. Now the law says I can do it."
Posted with assistance from Matti Hautala.
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Rhonda joined KUT in late 2013 as producer for the station's new daily news program, Texas Standard. Rhonda will forever be known as the answer to the trivia question, "Who was the first full-time hire for The Texas Standard?" She's an Iowa native who got her start in public radio at WFSU in Tallahassee, while getting her Master's Degree in Library Science at Florida State University. Prior to joining KUT and The Texas Standard, Rhonda was a producer for Wisconsin Public Radio.
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(CNN) -- Chalk another record to the United Arab Emirates' collection.
The Capital Gate building in the desert kingdom's capital, Abu Dhabi, has been certified by Guinness World Records as the "World's Furthest Leaning Man-made Tower."
How far does it lean? Nearly five times farther than the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy.
The 35-story Abu Dhabi building has an 18-degree slope, compared with four degrees for the freestanding bell tower.
But unlike the tower in Pisa, the Capital Gate building has been deliberately engineered to slant.
The floor plates are stacked vertically up to the 12th floor, after which they are staggered over each other by between 300 mm to 1,400 mm -- giving the tower its lean, the owners said.
"It is a signature building which speaks to the foresight of the emirate," said Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon al Nahyan, the chairman of the building's owner, Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company.
The mixed-use building will be ready for occupancy at the end of the year. It is featured in a new National Geographic documentary, called "Megastructures."
In January, Dubai -- one of seven emirates that make up the UAE -- unveiled the world's tallest skyscraper: the $1.5 billion, 160-story Burj Khalifa, which has a height of more than 800 meters (2,625 ft).
Yes, I'd say Abu Dhabi is a safe place. Of course you will hear about some crime episodes from time to time and you should look after yourself as you would anywhere else in the world, but it is a safe place.


Though not as entertaining as his father, Tej Pratap is still able to attract the camera lenses today. In the ongoing saga of his short term marriage, Tej Pratap has come out with several new revelations.
Just a few days ago, he was in the news for filing a divorce petition at a family court in Patna after tying the knot with Aishwarya Rai in a high-profile ceremony attended by over 10,000 guests at the sprawling veterinary college grounds on May 12, '18. Even Lalu Yadav, jailed in connection with the fodder scam, was granted three-day parole to give his blessings to the happy couple.
The marriage was an extravagant affair wherein the venue was sprawled with people in abundance who were even fighting over food, rather looting not just food but also cutlery including plates, spoons, and glasses.
Seems nothing could actually work in the span of 6 months between Tej Pratap & Aishwarya for which we've our sympathies!
There were news floating around of Aishwarya likely to contest Lok Sabha Election in 2019 from Chapra constituency, as there were hoardings up on the streets of Bihar on RJD's foundation where she was seen placed alongside Lalu Yadav, Rabri Devi, Misa Bharti, Tej Pratap Yadav & Tejaswvi Yadav. On the other hand, Tej Pratap Yadav is all set to be launched as an actor in a movie titled, 'Rudra-The Avtar'.
Incidentally, Tej Pratap's mother Rabri Devi had said last year that she wants 'sanskari bahu' instead of mall-going women for her two sons, which actually was subjected to a lot of criticism on twitter. Seems Mrs. Aishwarya Tej Pratap Yadav or probably soon to be again Ms. Rai, couldn't stand upto 'sasu ma ki ummedein' but going by Tej's statement, now everyone is still taking the side of Aishwarya.
While everyone at family hoped that the matter would be sorted out after Tej Pratap's meeting with RJD Supremo Lalu Yadav at Ranchi's Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, things did not turn out as expected. "I will stick to my decision. I will wait for my father to come home and discuss it with my family, but I will stick to my decision," Tej Pratap told media persons. To everyone's concern, the shake-up in Tej Pratap's domestic life seems to be taking a toll on Lalu Yadav's health too. Hospital sources said his blood pressure and sugar levels have been fluctuating ever since his son approached the court.
There were reports in the media making rounds that Aishwarya wanted Lok Sabha seat for her father Chandrika Prasad Rai from Saran constituency and was continuously making pressure on Tej Pratap regarding this. Aishwarya Rai too hails from a political family background. Her grandfather, Daroga Rai was the Chief Minister of Bihar, her father Chandrika Rai is a former minister and a Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader. Miss Rai graduated from Miranda House in History (Hons.) and completed her management degree from Amity University.
A family which was already under strain and was trying to revive its political fortunes, this unfortunate divorce saga would only further complicate their problems.


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In this heartwarming and affecting Amish romance, a young woman has the chance to begin a new life in the Amish community after old betrayals come to light.
Hannah Prescott was used to the transitory life—her mother had always been a wild child, and throughout her life, Hannah became used to taking care of someone who never settled down. But everything changes when Hannah receives the startling news that her mother stole her away from her biological father and the Amish community at a young age.
Although heartbroken and confused, Hannah decides that in order to find out who she is, she needs to find out who she could have been. This includes not only a relationship with her father, but also the chance to make a connection with a young widower who recently moved to the settlement with his children. While her mother still disdains the Amish, and her new community is wary of outsiders, only Hannah can know if she's brave enough to commit to a fresh start and a real home.
A Tompkin's Mill Novel , #3
The author of more than a hundred books for children and adults, Janice Kay Johnson writes about love and family--about the way generations connect, and the power our earliest experiences have on us throughout life. An eight-time finalist for the Romance Writers of America RITA award, she won a RITA in 2008 for her novel Snowbound. A former librarian, Janice raised two daughters in a small town north of Seattle, Washington.
Hannah Prescott stirred the fresh rosemary she'd chopped into the mix of melted cheeses and cream. Inhaling, she smiled. This was one of her favorite dinners-who didn't love mac and cheese?-and she thought her take on it, after much experimentation, was divine.
Too bad her boss refused to even consider adding it to the menu.
"Don't care how good it is," he'd told her. "It's macaroni and cheese. People expect it to come out of a box. That's not what they want when they pay good money to go out to the hottest restaurant in Lexington."
End of subject.
Well, to heck with him.
She added salt and pepper, tasted, and stirred in the penne rigate pasta before pouring it all into a ceramic baking dish. After popping it in the oven, she set the timer and took out asparagus from the refrigerator.
Her phone rang from somewhere in the living room. She hesitated, hoping it wasn't Greg desperately needing her to fill in because someone hadn't shown up to work and the restaurant would be jam-packed tonight.
He didn't do that often, so if he needed her, she'd go in. But when she picked her phone up from where she'd left it on the coffee table, she saw the number was her mother's. Since Hannah hadn't talked to her in . . . oh, it had to be close to a month, certainly longer than they usually went between calls, she answered with cautious pleasure.
"Mom."
"Sweetheart." Jodi Prescott had a dreamy voice men tended to like. "It's been forever since we talked! I always worry about you, and you haven't kept me up to date. Are you still seeing that other chef?"
Hannah had to cast her mind back. The last time she'd dated . . . "Grant Summerlin? No, we didn't go out for long. Chefs work long and inconvenient hours. You know that. Since he's the executive chef at a trendy new restaurant, his hours are even worse than mine. Coordinating our rare evenings off was a nightmare. And . . . it just wasn't worth it."
Sad to say, that's what she concluded every time she became briefly interested in a man. There'd been a couple of really nice guys from her church who at least shared her values, but neither had enough patience to accommodate her work schedule. And really, there hadn't been any zing.
"What about you, Mom?" she asked. Her mother almost always had a man thinking he was privileged to take care of her.
Well, except for the losers expecting her to take care of them. Hannah's mother had never had good instincts where men were concerned.
Which might be why her daughter had surrounded herself with a force field that refused to let anyone in. Once you lost the ability to trust, regaining it became a task that resembled climbing Mount Everest without oxygen or a guide. Especially without a guide.
"Oh, Dale and I broke up," her mother said, something a little off in her tone. "Listen, I have a favor to ask of you."
Hannah braced herself. Her mother trailed unpaid bills the way a pickup truck did plumes of dust on a dirt road.
"This will sound really silly," her mother said, "but I don't want you to answer any calls from unfamiliar numbers. I'm sure they'll try to reach you, but they've made awful accusations, none of which are true, and I don't want you involved."
Not what she'd expected. "What kind of accusations?"
"What difference does it make?" Jodi sounded suddenly petulant. "There's no reason for you to be involved, that's all. You have to trust me and . . . and not talk to anyone! Can you do that? Just promise me?"
"Is this someone I know?"
"No! It doesn't have anything to do with you!"
Blinking in bewilderment, Hannah asked, "Then why would these people want to talk to me?"
Her mother began to cry. Whether Mom did it consciously or not, she had a way of turning on the hysterical tears to get her way whenever an argument took a turn for the worse-from her point of view, of course. The tears worked splendidly on the men in Jodi's life, until the enchantment wore off-or said men didn't turn out to be as useful as she thought they would be.
Hannah winced at her cynicism. She was being uncharitable, and she did love her mother despite everything. How could she not? Mom was all she had. Still, Hannah had become hardened to the weeping ploy many years ago.
Trying for a soothing voice, she said, "You know I'll help if you tell me what you need."
"I need you not to talk to any strangers who call!" her mother screamed.
Hannah held the phone away from her ear. What on earth-?
"Promise me?"
"Mom . . ."
"Oh!" her mother exclaimed, and ended the call.
Shocked, Hannah discovered that she'd retreated to the kitchen while they talked. Always her refuge. Now, she backed up until she could sink down on a stool. Still clutching the phone, she stared into space, not really seeing the tiny table with a place set for one, or the bunch of daffodils she'd impulsively bought to bring spring indoors.
Jodi had never been the cookies-and-milk-after-school kind of mother-any cookies came in packages from the grocery store or, once Hannah was ten or eleven, were baked by her-but the call had definitely been weird, even by her standards.
What kinds of accusations could anybody make now? When Hannah was a child, school authorities or social service workers had definitely circled, suspecting Hannah's mother wasn't providing a secure home life for her, one reason for the frequent moves that meant constantly starting over. But Hannah hadn't been a minor in a long time-she was twenty-seven now, and hadn't lived with her mother since she graduated from high school.
Nearly a decade ago.
Had someone Mom lived with died, and she was considered a suspect in an investigation? Or did this have to do with drugs? Hannah didn't think her mother had ever used illegal drugs, but some of the men who came and went in their lives had. Now, who knew? But that wouldn't have anything to do with her daughter, who hadn't seen her since Christmas, which they'd celebrated here.
A thought crept into her head. Her mother had never been willing to talk about Hannah's father. Not a word beyond an insistence that he couldn't be bothered with them.
What if these accusations had something to do with him? As an adult, Hannah had speculated about why her mother had never remarried. If she was widowed or divorced, wouldn't you think . . . ?
A buzzer went off, and she jerked.
Oh, my. Her macaroni and cheese was done, and smelled amazing. To heck with the asparagus, she decided. Right now, comfort food was exactly what she needed.
Hands enveloped in two quilted potholders, she carefully removed the casserole dish from the oven and set it on the stove. Even as she reached for a serving spoon, she asked herself the big question.
What if her phone did ring, and that unfamiliar number came up? Should she answer? Or do as her mother asked?
But it wasn't really even a question, was it? Hannah knew herself too well.
Midafternoon the next day, sheÕd just stowed her purse and thin jacket in a locker in the small break room at work when her phone rang. The number and area code were both unfamiliar. Oh, boy-this was lousy timing. She hesitated, then looked toward her boss, who both owned the restaurant and was executive chef.
"This is important. I really need to take it."
Greg's bushy eyebrows rose, but he nodded. In the three years since he'd hired her as his sous chef, she'd never once taken a phone call during working hours. Since she seldom dated and had few friends outside her co-workers, the phone didn't actually ring very often.
The next minute, he slapped a firm hand on the back of a young kitchen helper, knocking him forward a step, and began a lecture.
Hannah turned her back and answered. "Hello?"
"Is this Hannah?" a woman asked her tremulously.
"Yes. I'm Hannah Prescott." Closing her locker with a clang, she went out the back door and sat on a wrought-iron chair that was part of a set placed out here for employees but seldom used, because they rarely had a moment to sit down. Given that this was an alley with a few parking spots, the view wasn't sublime, but traffic noise was less distracting than people talking.
"Jodi's daughter?" the woman pressed.
"Oh, my goodness. I was so afraid I'd never have a chance to hear your voice again."
"I don't understand," Hannah said. "Who are you?"
There was a small sniff. "I'm your grandmother."
Her mouth fell open. "I . . . why haven't I ever met you?"
"You have," the woman said sadly. "Your grandfather and I saw you at least once a week until your mother took you away when you were five. You don't remember?"
Hannah's memories from that early were next to nonexistent: a jumble of faces, images, and sounds. The clop of horse hooves. The glow of hot metal, a deep rumble of laughter, the texture of a man's wiry beard. An older man and woman were in there somewhere, but-
"Mom said you were dead."
"No, and you still have another grandmother, too. We just couldn't find you. We hired a private detective twice, and he'd find traces of where you'd been, but Jodi had always taken you and moved again. And then-"
When the woman-her grandmother?-spoke again, she sounded broken. "And then we were told you'd both been killed in a car accident."
"Oh, yes. That's when you would have been eleven or twelve. The man who called identified himself as a police officer. He sent us a copy of the death certificates."
Winded, Hannah tried to understand. For all her mother's flaws, she wouldn't have done something that awful, would she? Feeling sick, she said, "We lived with a police officer for about a year. In Illinois, I think, although that might not be right. We moved a lot."
"The death certificates were from Jackson County, Illinois." There was a pause. "Your mother admitted to us that a sheriff's deputy she had . . . dated made the phone call and was responsible for creating the false death certificates. She was just so afraid we'd find you, Jodi said. She wanted us off her back."
That was grief Hannah was hearing, pure and simple. An echo of it seemed to be awakening inside her. "I don't understand any of this," she admitted.
"I don't, either," her grandmother said with aching slowness.
My grandmother. And grandfather. She had one of those, too.
"Where do you live?" Hannah asked, as if that were the most important thing she needed to know.
"Tompkin's Mill. It's a small town in northern Missouri. That's where you grew up until Jodi left your father."
Hannah's heart hammered. Her father. She swallowed. "Is he alive?"
"Yes, and he's never been able to put you out of his mind. I haven't let him know yet, because I thought I'd call you first. Is . . . is there any chance you can come for a visit?"
"Missouri." Oddly, she visualized a map. "I don't think we ever lived there. We moved all around it-Illinois, Iowa, I think Indiana once, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas. I'm not sure about Nebraska."
Her grandmother understood. "You circled around Missouri. Around home."
Like a dance, Hannah thought, except nothing about their late-night departures and the shabby apartments or houses they'd left behind had been graceful.
"Until we were told both of you were dead, we kept thinking Jodi would call, if only to ask for money, but she didn't until now."
"That's why you've talked to her." Hannah felt dumb, not having even wondered. Although, her mind swarmed with so many questions it was hard to pin any one down.
"Yes." There was the weariness, the sadness, again. "It sounds like she just . . . ran out of resources. Didn't she call you?"
"She's borrowed money a couple of times in the last six months, but she knows I don't have much to spare." Hannah frowned. "She gave you my phone number?"
"In exchange for a check."
So Mom was desperate.
Jobs and men both might be harder to come by for
a fifty-year-old woman than they had been when she was twenty or thirty, Hannah realized. Jodi had kept her figure, mostly, but she was developing arthritis in her hands, and when her expression changed, the lines in her face didn't smooth out as quickly as they used to. Of course, Jodi would never let herself turn gray, but the roots of her hair must sometimes betray her when she couldn't afford a touch-up at a salon.
Mom had given her parents Hannah's number, then panicked. These were the accusations she'd feared. The lies. Hannah's grandparents weren't dead. They had grieved for their lost daughter and granddaughter all these years.
And my father. To let him think his child was dead . . .
How could Mom have done that to all of them? Hannah asked herself on a painful stab of anger. To me?
"I didn't think to ask your name," she said. "Except, I guess it has to be Prescott?"
"No, and unless Jodi married a man who adopted you along the way, it isn't your name, either. Or hers. I'm Helen Hinsch. Your grandfather is Robert."
She couldn't breathe. Whispered, "Then . . . what is my name? What's my father's name?"
"He's Samuel Mast. Like I said, unless you were adopted, you're Hannah Mast."
That seemed like an odd last name, but . . . familiar? Now she panicked. No, it couldn't be. She hardly remembered a thing about those years, certainly not a last name.
Praise for the Tompkin's Mill novels
"Johnson has a gift for portraying emotional depth and vulnerability in just a few subtle glances and fleeting touches. . . . Sure to win readers' hearts."—Publishers Weekly
"Complex, realistic characters...A touching story."—An Avid Reader
Additional praise for the novels of Janice Kay Johnson
"Janice Kay Johnson wins our hearts with appealing characters."—RT Book Reviews
"Well-written characters living through complex situations that are neither glossed over nor magically solved.... A lovely romance with strong, likable characters."—Her Hands, My Hands
"Johnson writes in a way that conveys real life very well and, at the same time, makes romance seem possible for normal people in everyday places."—All About Romance


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In June 2016, a salvage excavation was conducted east of the Bustan neighborhood in Hazor Ha-Gelilit (Permit No. A-7689; map ref. 251250/766300; Fig. 1) prior to the construction of this new residential neighborhood. The excavation, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and underwritten by the Ministry of Construction and Housing, was directed by U. Berger and A. Kleiner, with the assistance of Y. Ya'aqobi (administration), A. Peretz (photography), R. Mishayev and R. Liran (surveying and drafting), N. Marom (archaeozoology) and a team of laborers from Hazor Ha-Gelilit, Manda and Majd el-Krum.
The site of 'Iyei Meʻarot, on the lower part of an eastern slope, was first surveyed in the latter half of the nineteenth century (Conder and Kitchener 1881:197–199; Guérin 1987:252) and again in the late twentieth century, in a survey of synagogues, in which the remains of a synagogue and a Jewish settlement were identified (Ilan 1987:22), as well as in the Rosh Pinna Map survey (Stepansky 2012: Sites 149, 150, 151). The site was partially excavated in 2002 and 2005 (Hartal and Bron 2013; Smithline 2006), when several of the ancient settlement's industrial and agricultural complexes were unearthed and documented.
Five excavation areas were opened (A–E; Fig. 2) in the area between the previous excavation sites. The finds included a Byzantine burial cave, as well as installations and cupmarks belonging to the complex of winepresses and rock-hewn features exposed by Hartal and Bron (2013), which could not be dated. Also found were stone clearance heaps, field walls and an agricultural terrace—part of the traditional agricultural system of the Arab village of el-Mughâr (Mughar el-Kheit) until the late 1940s.
A carefully built elliptical stone heap (6.5 × 8.5 m, height 0.7 m; Fig. 3) delineated by a stone wall identified by Stekelis (1948) as an ancient burial structure (tumulus). The excavation revealed that it was a stone heap made by local farmers when clearing the slope. The pottery from the heap—mostly worn body fragments—indicates that it dates from the Byzantine period at the very earliest.
An agricultural terrace (5 × 11 m) surrounded by stone walls (Fig. 4) was excavated on the bank of the streambed that crossed the excavation area from east to west. Most of the walls were destroyed after years of neglect and lack of maintenance and care. The deposit inside the compound yielded a few worn potsherds from the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman periods; no finds were discovered while excavating the walls. The farming terrace was obviously built to provide additional farmland in the rocky terrain of the site while limiting the natural flow area of the stream running through the site.
Stratum III. A stepped, rock-hewn entrance (1.3 m below the surface) led to a rectangular entrance (width 1 m, height 1.4 m), which was probably closed with a door or roll-stone; the stone was not found in the excavation and may have been robbed or removed centuries ago. The central chamber (L309; diam. c. 3.5 m) was quarried into the soft limestone bedrock. Arcosolia and bathtub-like burial troughs (L306, L308, L312) were hewn in its northern, western and southeastern walls; they were badly damaged but contained human skeletal remains. Numerous remains of human bones were also found in the deposits covering Floor 309. An elongated loculus (L310; 0.8 × 2.0 m, height 0.8 m; not excavated) was hewn in the eastern wall. A passage led from Arcosolium 312 another chamber and a narrow tunnel leading eastward; the chamber and tunnel were not excavated. The original passage entrance was destroyed and enlarged beyond its initial size, but it is unclear whether this resulted from a deliberate destruction or from natural weathering. Several stone slabs (average dimensions 0.1 × 0.4 × 0.4 m) were scattered around the central chamber of the cave. Some of them seem to have been used for covering the deceased in the burial troughs and for blocking the loculus, but they were removed, possibly when the burial cave was plundered. A few potsherds were recovered; these were mostly small, poorly preserved ribbed body fragments that could not be dated.
In the absence of datable finds and based entirely on its style, the quarrying and use of the cave is estimated to have been in the Late Roman or Byzantine period (Lederman and Aviam 1997; Porath 1997; Stern 1997; Zingboym 2001; Porath 2007).
Stratum II. A roughly built stone wall (W311), partially built with stone slabs in secondary use, similar to those mentioned above, was founded on Stratum III. The lower half of a Mamluk-period jar (Fig. 8) was found at the entrance to the cave and sealed under a relatively large rock (0.45 × 0.50 × 0.60 m). After the jar fragments were restored and examined, it became apparent that it was broken when left at the entrance to the cave to be used as a deep bowl. Burial caves are used now, as they were in the past, as shelters for shepherds and their sheep (Guérin 1987:252; Cinamon 2014). The improvised bowl may have been placed at the entrance as a drinking bowl for a sheepdog.
Stratum I. An alluvium deposit washed in from the surface when the entrance was breached after the cave went out of use. Animal bones probably accumulated in the burial cave after it fell into disuse. The assemblage was identified using the comparative collection of the archaeozoological laboratory of the University of Haifa as reference, and the bones were measured (N=21; Table 1; Driesch 1976). Most of the bones belonged to two canine species: a large dog or a wolf (Canis lupus subsp.), and a fox. The assemblage also included a few bones of gazelle, goat, donkey, and tortoise. Three bones—a donkey humerus, a dog humerus and a fox femur—bear clear gnawing marks. The bones contain no signs of weathering from exposure to the sun and the elements. This is evidence of primary or secondary deposition of carcasses, and not of bones deposited with the sediment that washed into the cave. The taphonomic finds (dental markings) therefore suggest that the bones accumulated in the cave due to activity of canine predators; nevertheless, the canine species (wolf or fox) cannot be identified. The last animal to make its den in the cave was a female porcupine.
An elliptical compound (10 × 20 m, height 0.3 m; Fig. 9) delineated by a long field wall (length c. 100 m; Fig. 10) was excavated. It is unclear what the compound was used for; it was either an animal pen or an enclosed agricultural plot. The pottery from this area were meager, consisting of very worn potsherds, mostly from the Byzantine period, which were insufficient to indicate the period of the wall's construction or use. It resembles in its construction method and rather good state of preservation other field walls at the site, which date from the late Ottoman period and the time of the British Mandate, and thus seems to belong to this group of walls.
On a limestone bedrock surfaces slightly west of the 2005 excavation area (Hartal and Bron 2013), was a cluster of six cupmarks and a rock-hewn basin (1.5 × 2.5 m, depth 1 m), which was probably used to store rain water and runoff along the slope.
Aerial photographs taken toward the end of the British Mandate period (Royal Air Force 1946) show the area covered with field walls, agricultural terraces, stone-clearance heaps and an extensive system of agricultural enclosures; only little of this has survived to this day, more than 70 years after they were photographed. The transformation of the area into a residential neighborhood will erase any remains of the agricultural landscape that once existed here. The burial cave was sealed, covered, and will be preserved beneath the roads of the future neighborhood, despite the destructive nature of development work.
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Hartal M. and Bron H. 2013. 'Iyei Me'arot. HA-ESI 125.
Ilan Z. 1987. Synagogues in the Galilee and the Golan. Ariel 52 (Hebrew).
Porath L. 1997. Quarry and Burial Caves at H. Kenes (Karmiel). 'Atiqot 33:81–88 (Hebrew; English summary, p. 15*).
Porath Y. 2007. Burials from the Roman and Byzantine Periods at Caesarea. 'Atiqot 55:45–56 (Hebrew; English summary, pp. 56–57).
Smithline H. 2006. 'Iyei Me'arot. HA-ESI 118.
Stekelis M. 1948. A Bronze-Age Tumulus in Eastern Palestine. BJPES 14/I–II:1–4 (Hebrew).
Stern E. 1998. Burial Caves at Kisra. 'Atiqot 33:103–135 (Hebrew; English summary, p. 17*).
Zingboym O. 2001. Burial in the Jewish Settlement in the Golan in the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine Periods. M.A. Thesis. Bar Ilan University. Ramat Gan (Hebrew).
2. Excavation areas and locations of previous excavations.
4. Area B, looking north.
5. Area C, plan and sections.
6. Burial cave; on right, cave entrance opening, looking south.
7. Entrance to burial cave prior to its excavation and the three main strata in section, looking north.
8. Lower half of Mamluk-peirod jar.
9. Area D, looking south.
10. Section of long field wall, looking northwest.


Dear CODEPINKers we are excited to announce that we will send our first delegation to South Korea and Japan. This trip will consist of meeting with peace groups overseas including CODEPINK Japan and working with a number of people and organizations working to end military occupation, break away from military agendas, prevent the expansions/destructions of U.S. military bases, and abolish nuclear weapons! Phew!
The trip will be guided by Ann Wright. Ann has been a career military woman, a State Department diplomat, and for the past few years an influential spokesperson in the anti-war movement. Ann's broad experience and knowledge of foreign policy issues has shown in several aspects of her work with peace and justice. To find out more visit her Wikipedia page here.
We will be learning and engaging from experiences AND people! Our itinerary which can be viewed below will consist of participating in a peace walk in South Korea, visiting peace activists in Gangjeong Village on Jeju Island, visiting peace memorials, attending "no war" conferences, and more!
What does this delegation bring to the people we visit and what do they bring to us? What will you bring back to the states? We'll be working on goals as we continue to alter the looming military complex taking over East Asia.
For more information or questions not addressed on our FAQs page, contact Alice at Alice@codepink.org.
If you are interested in joining, send an email to Ann at AnnW1946@gmail.com with information about yourself and why you would like to go.


After weeks of speculations about the possible presentation of iPad 3, tonight Apple began sending to all journalists in the U.S. and worldwide guests for the event which will take place on March 7. In San Francisco – Yerba Buena Center, Apple will present to entire world the new tablet with the new iOS 5.1 and the rest of "goodies" that Tim Cook and engineers from Cupertino have been worked in the last few months.
Retina display is actually a screen with a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, 4 times higher than iPad 2 (1024 x 768). A few minutes ago, Apple sent the above picture with an invitation to the event where they will present the new iPad 3. Many journalists from around the world have received this email from Apple and the company confirms the existence of a Retina Display. Why do I say that? Well, take a look at the icon's clarity, which does not apply in iPad 2 case.
The initial image of the tablet does not display a Home button which begins to give rise to different theories so it's possible that the tablet will come without the famous button to close applications, that help us and do various other tasks, etc. The guys from Gizmodo have compared a picture of the iPad 2 with iPad 3 to support the theory that iPad 3 will come with Retina Display but also to sustain that the picture sent by Apple was taken in portrait mode and would give the impression that new tablet won't come with a home button.


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Michael Gerson: Anti-Catholic bigotry alive in U.S. Senate
By Michael GersonThe Washington Post
WASHINGTON Those who want to understand how Democrats manage to scare the hell out of vast sections of the country need look no further than the story of Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, and the Knights of Columbus.
In considering the confirmation of Brian Buescher to a federal judgeship last month, Harris and Hirono submitted written questions that raised alarms about his membership in "an all-male society comprised primarily of Catholic men."
"Were you aware," Harris asked, "that the Knights of Columbus opposed a woman's right to choose when you joined the organization?" And: "Have you ever, in any way, assisted with or contributed to advocacy against women's reproductive rights?" And: "Were you aware that the Knights of Columbus opposed marriage equality when you joined the organization?"
For those who know the Knights of Columbus, this is a bit like accusing your Aunt Harriet's knitting circle of being a Mexican drug cartel. In most of the country, the Knights are a respected fraternal organization consisting of men who hand out coats to needy children, promote devotion to the Virgin Mary, support crisis pregnancy shelters and protest doggedly each year in the March for Life.
Hirono regards the traditional moral views of the Knights as "extreme positions." The difficulty with this line of reasoning is that they are exactly the same positions of the Catholic Church itself. So why wouldn't a judge's membership in the Catholic Church — with its all-male clergy, opposition to abortion and belief in traditional marriage — be problematic as well?
The difficulty with a reductio ad absurdum (reduction to absurdity) comes when people no longer find it absurdum. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has made the argument bluntly. In raising concerns in 2017 about appeals court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's Catholic faith, Feinstein said, "When you read your speeches, the conclusion one draws is that the dogma lives loudly within you."
So is it fair to say Harris, Hirono and Feinstein would want judicial nominees to quit religious organizations that hold "extreme positions" or recuse themselves from all matters of morality the senators regard as tainted by religious dogma? That sounds like an exaggeration. But here is a question Hirono asked to both Buescher and Paul Matey, another appeals court nominee: "If confirmed, will you recuse yourself from all cases in which the Knights of Columbus has taken a position?"
This is not just a liberal excess, it is a liberal argument. Religious liberty, in this view, reaches to the limits of your cranium. You can believe any retrograde thing you want. But you can't act on that belief in the public square. And you can't be a member of organizations that hold backward views and still be trusted with government jobs upholding the secular, liberal political order.
The comparison of this view to America's long history of anti-Catholic bigotry has been disputed. Actually, it is exactly the same as this history in every important respect. A 19th century bigot would have regarded Catholicism as fundamentally illiberal — a backward faith characterized by clerical despotism — and thus inconsistent with America's democratic rules. The same attitude seems currently present in the United States Senate.
And there is a strange twist to this argument in American evangelicalism. Evangelicals have largely gotten over their anti-Catholic bias. But many believe that Islam is fundamentally illiberal — a backward faith characterized by clerical despotism — and thus inconsistent with America's democratic rules. Little do they realize that an evangelical institution in Massachusetts is increasingly viewed like an Islamic institution in Mississippi. With suspicion.
The answer to all of this is a great American value called pluralism. The views and values of Americans are shaped in a variety of institutions, religious and non-religious. No one is disqualified from self-government by a religious test. So people who are members of the Knights of Columbus and members of the ACLU can participate on an equal footing.
There are limits, of course. Membership in a terrorist group or the KKK is disqualifying, because they are motivated by hate and seek the violent subjugation of their neighbors. But if liberal Democrats want to compare the Catholic Church to a hate group, good luck with that. They will offend the last religious traditionalists they haven't already, and alienate a good many others besides.


I subscribe to several beauty boxes every month, but Allure's Beauty Box and the ipsy Glam Bag are my favorites. When you see all the goodies contained in these subscriptions for February, you'll see why they are my favorites! I've included links where you can subscribe too!
For more information on ordering your own Allure Beauty Box, click here!
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It seems like you got a ton of great products this month! NYX lipsticks are amazing!
These look fantastic! I might have to try out these bags because I love to try out new products and see what works best for me.
Oh, and I giggled at What Up Beaches. What a great name!
That IPSy glam bag is so cute! And worth it. Is that the same ipsy glam bag by Michelle Phan?
So fun! Maybe I should start subscribing to these!!
Oooh that blush brush looks nice! I bet it's fun to get these boxes!
I should really start subscribing to these! They look like they'd be a great way to discover new stuff!
I hear a lot of good things about the Ipsy Glam Bag!
Great items came in the box this month. The lippie is such a pretty color. I'm going to see if my local store has it. Thanks for sharing!
I have never tried the Allure box, seems like a really good one. The Ipsy one I took a break, too many makeup bags!!!
I subscribe to a subscription box myself and I always look forward to the goodies. It looks like there are a ton of great stuff this month. You can never have enough makeup brushes in my opinion and that candle sounds like it smells heavenly!
This is a great post!! I love beauty boxes and subscribe to several myself!!
Oh what a great box this month! I havent tried ordering these subscription boxes yet but they are such a good idea.
I have had friends that have Ipsy bags and they rave about it. The idea of being able to try different products each month is cool.
I want the Ipsy glam bag, I don't think I have seen it in the UK or maybe I just havent checked.
I love IPSY so much!
Wow! looks like you get tons of amazing products in your beauty bags! I've never tried subscription boxes before but now feel like giving it a shot!
I've heard NYX lipsticks are really good! I don't wear much makeup myself. A beauty box subscription looks like a great deal though!


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IChris is a 40 year old father who has the type of job that can be easily replaced by robots. What keeps Chris up at night is the thought that soon, he might lose his job and not be able to provide for his family. There are many people like Chris out there, holding down jobs that are at risk with the rise of AI machines. Robots are well on their way to replace 30% of UK jobs by the early 2030s and 38% of US jobs, as research by PWC shows in a recent report. Robots are changing the future of work as we know it. Any job that can be done by a robot, will be done by a robot, whether we like it or not.
So what does that mean for millions of people who are at risk today? It means that they have to learn new skills, that will give them new job opportunities in the new AI-dominated marketplace. It means that they have to get the kind of education that will help them hit the ground running fast and start a new career as soon as humanly possible. A future-proof career. A career that will not easily be replaced by robots and one that will create ample opportunities for a better future. What better way to survive in the tech world, than to become a Professional Software Developer? While non-technical jobs will disappear, demand for Software Developers will continue to grow according to a report by the World Economic Forum. In the new tech-dominated era, the best career choice is to become a tech creator. One of those few people who not only survives but thrives in a tech world.


We designed the Tiller actuator to be as durable and robust as possible, but stuff happens when sailing offshore, so we also designed it to be easily replaced. This is a complete linear actuator, with the mounting bracket assembly and plug connector already installed. Ready to plug and play.


A suggestion to Dell would be to update the U2711 users manual to indicate the OSD unlock button sequence and a note about overly dry fingers or low humidity may make the buttons less responsive.
Will we likely see an updated manual?
All I can do is ask the team. I have no idea whether they have the resources to do it.
I am tearing out my hair with this dell monitor!!! I have the dell 27" u2711 monitor. No matter what I press, only the "lock" symbol appears. I have already tried to hold down the X button, the menu button, both buttons for 10 seconds, 15 seconds, 30 seconds. I even put lotion on my fingers. I just does not unlock!!! The monitor works fine besides not letting me get into the osd menu to make any changes at all. Please dont tell me that I have to send the monitor in, and be out of a monitor for however long it takes Dell to figure out wth is wrong, while I am shorted a work moniot and cannot edit pictures in a non color calibrated monitor. This is so wrong!!! Horrible product! I knew I should have bought the HP monitor with no OSD and no usb gimmicks. Need help please!!!! All the above suggestions do NOT unlock the osd.
thanks for your suggestion! it worked here!
Button 4 & 5 hold for 15 seconds et voilà! unlocked.
DELL, better you made firmware and manual better!
So, my few month old u2711 that is otherwise perfect has this lock issue. Thankfully, I can still use it but, I have tried everything in this thread without success. Are there really no other options?
I had this problem with a Dell U2711 screen.
None of the above techniques worked. But then I stumbled upon a solution.
Turn on a computer that is plugged into the currently selected screen input port (might require trial and error to work out which one).
Press and hold lowest capacitive button for 15+ seconds.
Screen stays on for the 15+ seconds required to unlock. Win.
Pressing and holding lowest capacitive button for 15+ seconds.
Pressing and holding lowest two capacitive buttons for 15+ seconds.
The screen would go into standby mode about 5 seconds into the process.
But this creates an opportunity to disable someone's screen: set it to an input that they do not have, e.g. DisplayPort; Lock the screen; They can't unlock it unless there is a signal coming in on the DisplayPort input.
Why did this happen to me? I did not enable the lock myself, and it locked itself while I was using the computer and actively using the OSD (I can not have activated it by chance because I only used the "shortcuts" to brightness/contrast and Presets). I was in the middle of calibrating my display with my Spyder 4 Pro. I noticed that (before I was locked out) I activated the OSD without touching the key - my finger was 2-3cm from the "nr. 5" key. When I was asked by Spyder calibration software to change my brightness NOTHING happened when touching the keys. I tried turning the display off/on a couple of times then tried "pulling the plug" and reinstall it (the power plug...) Nothing happened .it was like the OSD keys were dead, I did not even see the lock symbol! - All the time the display worked, image was showing, only NO response from OSD key(s). I restarted the computer and now the lock symbol showed. Still I had no clue as how to unlock it - google + this thread helped me. (holding button 4+5 (counting from the top) for 15 seconds unlocked it an now all is fine and dandy.
Again what caused this to happen? Is my monitor (Dell U2711) starting to deteriorate?