♥ This was actually one of the best weeks. It was so fun! Luke was here for a bit, and then my family came down (this pic is from my birthday with them!) & I just feel like I've been meeting a lot of good friends and having some good quality times all around. Love that feeling!
♥ Can you believe it's VALENTINE'S DAY tomorrow? My favorite day of the year and I've barely had anytime to do anything! I redyed my hair this week, and you can tell it is soooo pink! I love it. My hair is my big V-day project, though I wish I had all the time to make all the lovely Valentine's on pinterest. Tear.
♥ Read this post from Promise, and now I am absolutely in love with lemon water, too! There's something about anything that is natural and is 'wrinkle-free'. I just love it. Plus, all the other health benefits? Yes, please.
♥ Pumped to get a lot done this week, love a lot, see a lot, eat a lot and listen a lot. Life is oh so wonderful and I'm so glad we're living it together.


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An army camp reserved between the wars in Royal Park, Camp Pell was named after Major Floyd J. Pell, a US airman killed in 1942 defending Darwin against a Japanese air attack. Camp Pell housed American troops during World War II, and was home for a time to Eddie Leonski, the 'Brownout Strangler'. At war's end its army huts were soon taken over as emergency accommodation for low-income families evicted by slum clearance activities of the Housing Commission and awaiting other accommodation. In 1946, 3000 people were temporarily housed at the camp by the Cain Australian Labor Party Government, which was struggling to address acute postwar housing shortages. Until its closure in 1956 ahead of the Olympic Games, 'Camp Hell' was popularly represented in slum stereotypes as a hotbed of immorality and disease, while its residents struggled with the vagaries of rotting wooden and rusting metal huts, inadequate amenities and streets turned to mud whenever it rained. The original gate guard shelters remain, and the Urban Camp now occupying one of the remaining structures offers accommodation to rural schoolchildren.


Chamber, a new boutique of limited edition design, objects and art, opened in September 2014 in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City. The space's unique concept and retail experience is the vision of Argentinian-born Founder Juan Garcia Mosqueda. Critically acclaimed architectural practice MOS has designed the interior of the space, which will be located underneath the High Line in the HL23 building, designed by Neil Denari. Every two years, Mosqueda will choose a different designer or creative to curate 100 objects for the space, bringing their unique viewpoint to Chamber through specially-commissioned works, and rare and vintage items. Collection #1 is being curated by Dutch designers Studio Job.


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Q: How to use standard events in the react native Facebook SDK The Facebook SDK has the ability to record both custom events and standard events. The standard events are things like "Purchases" "Add to cart" "Completed Registration" etc...
Recording these standard events gives you access to specific bidding features on Facebook ads that you don't get without the events.
I have an app that has the React Native FBSDK
There are two methods for defining an event - one for purchases and one for everything else as seen here
There is zero documentation for standard events on react within the SDK on Github or on the event tracking docs on Facebook's developer platform.
Right now I'm trying to track the standard events by using their various names, as recorded across FB's documentation. I've tried the following:
AppEventsLogger.logEvent('FBSDKAppEventNameCompletedRegistration');
AppEventsLogger.logEvent('CompletedRegistration');
AppEventsLogger.logEvent('Completed Registration');
All of these just create custom events with those names, but aren't recognized as standard events.
Has anyone gotten standard events to work using the React Native wrapper for the FB SDK? If so how do you name the events to get FB to recognize them?

A: I managed to find the actual event name by generating standard event code using tool on Facebook's documentation, run the code in AppDelegate.m, and get the exact key-values from Events Manager. With this roundabout way, I realized the actual name of Add to Cart event was fb_mobile_add_to_cart. From there I googled for the name and found the list documented in Marketing API (why not App Events?).
I don't know if it is the right place, but you can refer to https://developers.facebook.com/docs/marketing-api/app-event-api/ for actual standard event names and parameter names. At least it worked in my case. Here's my Add to Cart event code:
function logAddToCart(totalPrice, contentType, contentId, currency) {
    const params = {
        'fb_content_type': contentType,
        'fb_content_id': contentId,
        'fb_currency': currency
    };
    AppEventsLogger.logEvent('fb_mobile_add_to_cart', totalPrice, params);
}

A: Update: As the comment below highlights, the more recent link is https://developers.facebook.com/docs/marketing-api/app-event-api/
It looks like you'll have to pass the strings that those standard events get evaluated to, i.e. instead of 'FBSDKAppEventNameCompletedRegistration', you'll have to use: 'fb_mobile_complete_registration'.
Here's the source:
Sorry if this is a bit late. Hope this helps.

A: I made a simple package with all events. Just import like
import FBEvents from "react-native-fbsdk-events";
// ...
AppEventsLogger(FBEvents.COMPLETE_REGISTRATITON, params);

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This Saturday will see Main Street abuzz with activity as many businesses join together for a joint sales event called "Wave Goodbye To Winter". You can expect some awesome bargains from a range of shops looking to chase the winter blues away.
Making this a family event, the action for kids aged 6 and under kicks off at 11am at Wollemi Bakery with Queen Elsa, Princess Anna and Olaf the Snowman there to pose for pictures and interact with the children. There will also be balloon twisting, bubbles and more! Then the characters will do the Main Street walk up to Cook Street Plaza for a mini-show for all ages from 1pm till 3pm. All of the kids are asked to come dressed as their favourite characters (Frozen themed or not) and be prepared to have a blast!
This shopping event is supported by the Lithgow Business Networking Group & the Lithgow District Chamber of Commerce. For more information, check out the Facebook page www.facebook.com/shoplithgow or just search "Wave Goodbye to Winter".


Cybersecurity is the hottest topic in the IT world at the moment, thanks to the massive DDoS attacks against Brian Krebs' "Krebs on Security" website, against French hosting provider OVH, and, most recently, against Dyn's DNS service, all of which came from compromised IoT devices, including DVRs and security cameras.
At Okta's annual conference (Oktane 16) in Las Vegas, I sat down with the company's CEO, Todd McKinnon, to get his view on the current state of information security and where he sees it heading.
When it comes to effective identity and access management (IAM), most businesses tend to focus on achieving secure employee access to on-premise applications. Yet, as commerce increasingly shifts online, IAM for customers is becoming just as important.
Gone are the days when data was confined to the data centre and we could put a virtual fence around it and protect it. Now data is everyone with multiple copies of it. This causes a massive headache for CISOs who are tasked with protecting this data from falling into the wrong hands. The question then arises, with data literally everywhere, how do we achieve this?
Research is in progress that will make it easier to find patterns of attack by cyber-criminals, and share results with the larger community.
Five years ago Mozilla launched an identity management system, Persona (originally called BrowserID).
In a combat situation, our soldiers wear and carry different types and amounts of equipment, compared to when they are on normal duties. In some high risk situations they're expected to carry around 60 kilograms worth of kit, including their gun, ammunition, armour, helmet and boots.
Graham Williamson is Senior Analyst at KuppingerCole and covers the areas of Identity-as-a-Service, Dynamic Authorisation Control and Privacy. He has consulted in the Identity Management sector for 15 years and is the author of the book "Identity Management: A Primer". Graham holds a bachelor of Applied Science degree from the University of Toronto and an MBA degree from Bond University. He has practical experience in the identity management and access control industry having completed assignments in the academic, government and large corporate industry sectors across three continents.
In its recent report, The Identity of Things (IDoT) for the Internet of Things, Gartner lays out how it believes the Internet of Things (IoT), or what is often now referred to as the Internet of Everything (IoE), cannot and will not prosper unless organisations knuckle down and come to grips with how to manage multiple identities. The report then goes on to detail how today's identity and access management technologies cannot provide the scale or manage the complexity that IoT brings to these organisations, further complicating the problem.
Though it may not be widely recognised amidst all the noise around technology trends like cloud computing, mobile, and the Internet of Things (IoT), identity is a fundamental requirement to future digital growth. Without a scalable and repeatable identity strategy, businesses and organisations will not be able to properly take advantage of mobile, cloud, or IoT. A proper identity strategy allows them to identify and engage with their customers in a meaningful way — whether it be through a laptop, mobile phone, tablet, connected car, healthcare wearable, connected home device, or the next great connected innovation.
Digital information is the heart of today's organisations. It's growing exponentially, and its effective use and management is directly linked to the continued success of the modern enterprise. However, digital technologies and global interconnection have introduced a significant number of new risks and greatly amplified existing ones. There are now many significant, high-profile examples of information risks being realised, and their impacts continue to grow. Organisations simply must improve their management of information risk.
In an environment of unrelenting attacks, network packet capture and security analytics are essential for discovering the attack while it is in progress and to provide the intelligence to minimise the damage done as well as to prevent future attacks.
DDoS attacks are continuing to evolve and the last 12 months has seen huge growth in the number and size of the attacks going on in Australia. When we couple this with businesses' increasing reliance on Internet connectivity, for either revenue or access to cloud based data and applications; protection from the DDoS threat should be a top priority.
The recent article by Cristian Florian, Most vulnerable operating systems and applications in 2014', was a huge hit, generating hundreds of comments and often heated debates and criticism. His analysis was also picked up by leading tech publications, generating even more chatter. What stood out is that IT professionals are really passionate about their favourite platform. This is a huge positive in the IT world as it helps a platform evolve beyond the efforts of its official maintainers and the results benefit everyone.
Major web browsers and many web sites rely on the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol, which encrypts confidential information, such as credit card numbers, before sending them securely over the internet. SSL encryption ensures that email, e-commerce, voice-over-IP, online banking, remote health and countless other services are kept secure.
Do you know the "Three Cs" of web app security?
We live in an application world. From shopping to communicating with friends, reading the news, following our favourite sports teams to listening to music – we do it through apps. With so many interactions and transactions now taking place via apps, maintaining security is becoming a big concern.
There is no shortage of conversation around enterprise security. In light of some recent, high-profile hacking incidents, everyone's talking about the importance of securing networks, data and devices in avoiding a worst case scenario of confidential customer or organisational information or IP being compromised. Interestingly, these conversations often neglect one vital component- the applications that operate on these systems and how their own vulnerabilities can bring down an organisations' entire security strategy.
As organizations try to rein in technology budgets, IT staff members are constantly tasked with doing more and providing better services, all the while keeping costs and staff to a minimum. Couple this with increased usage of applications in the cloud, and the security issues entailed therein and you have a perfect combination for delays and disgruntled users.
New technologies like bring your own identity (BYOI) provide the agility that organisations need to compete in the digital economy, as Jan Zeilinga demonstrated in last month's blog. But let's not forget that getting the house in order is an important prerequisite to going "digital". Employees and contractors need access to the right information to do their jobs, and organisations need to ensure that digital assets are used appropriately.


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Brave new EcoWorld: interview with Heng Leong Cheong
By Helen Crane2019-02-21T00:00:00+00:00
Heng Leong Cheong is on a mission. EcoWorld International and EcoWorld London currently have 14 projects at various stages in the UK, and as the chief executive of both EcoWorld International's UK operation and London-focused sister company EcoWorld London, Cheong is looking to increase its BTR portfolio to 10,000 units in the next five years from the current 4,000.
In his first UK interview with Property Week, he explains how he plans to emulate the company's Malaysian business and achieve this ambitious goal.
Heng Leong Cheong
Cheong's involvement in the UK property market began in 2012 when Malaysian investor SP Setia – where he worked as a senior executive – acquired a 40% stake in Battersea Power Station as part of a Malaysian consortium that also included Sime Darby and the EPF.
SP Setia chairman Tan Sri Liew Kee Sin decided to leave the company in 2015, and instead of acquiring another trophy asset, he set up a new business, EcoWorld Group. Cheong was appointed to head up the UK operation of EcoWorld International, which focuses on 'aspirational' residential development for sale. In January 2019, he was also made chief executive of new company EcoWorld London, which focuses on mid-market residential for sale and for rent in the capital.
EcoWorld International's first move in London was to set up a JV company with residential developer Ballymore. EcoWorld International, which manages EcoWorld Group's projects outside Malaysia as well as its JV with Ballymore, has a 75% stake in the JV.
"We formed [the JV] at a time when we were looking to gain a presence as a company in the UK," Cheong explains. "The quickest way was to enter a JV with a landowner that had development as well as construction capabilities, so Ballymore were perfect partners."
The JV is developing £2.2bn of residential projects in London at Arrowhead Quay in Canary Wharf, phase two of London City Island on the Leamouth Peninsula and phase two of Embassy Gardens in Nine Elms.
Some would find it unnerving in the current climate to commit to developing the three schemes comprising 2,800 for sale homes in inner London. But while he recognises that the market is not exactly booming, he is not unduly worried.
We think the proposition we are offering, both BTR and market sale, is quite unique
"Unlike during the global financial crisis, we are not seeing institutions and banks selling or forcing distressed sales," Cheong says. "So I think the state of the market as a whole actually is positive."
The figures from the EcoWorld-Ballymore JV appear to back him up. At the London City Island project, for example, 1,000 of the 1,122 units in the second phase have been sold ahead of completion in 2020.
Not one to sit on its laurels, in 2017 EcoWorld London acquired a 70% stake in Willmott Dixon's residential development business, Be Living, which gave it a land bank of 8,200 units in nine London locations as well as Woking. These sites will be used for a mixture of for-sale and build-to-rent (BTR) housing, sometimes within the same scheme.
There will be a similar mix of tenures at the 1,000-unit development it is currently working on at Kew Bridge, Verdo, which was recently forward-funded in part by Invesco alongside a phase of another scheme in Barking for £400m.
"We have a lot of very good BTR developers [in the UK] and a lot of very good open market sale developers, but we think the proposition we are offering, both BTR and market sale, is actually quite unique," says Cheong.
"We wanted to use [Willmott Dixon] as a platform to do more in London, but crucially the team had experience of not just open market sale, but also BTR."
Building a land bank
Cheong says the EcoWorld business is still keen to build up a "land bank" of sites for for-sale housing, but admits "whether landlords still want to sell at a price that developers are willing to pay is a different matter".
With a pipeline of 4,000 to 5,000 units, he says there is "no urgent necessity for us to seriously increase that but we continue to look for opportunities out there".
Cheong believes the real opportunity for EcoWorld London in the next few years is BTR. It already manages two blocks of just under 500 units, Aberfeldy Village in East India and a property in Hayes, which were both acquired as live projects as part of the Willmott Dixon deal.
It has around 4,000 units in the pipeline and wants to increase that number to 10,000 in the next five years.
"For us it's not about identifying trophy assets," Cheong explains. "We really want to deliver quality products across the mainstream market – truly affordable units that cater to the local market."
He believes that BTR is complementary to open-market sale because BTR enables developers to quickly create a sense of critical mass and momentum. "You can bring in the retailers and the restaurants because you have a population while the place develops," says Cheong.
He also thinks there can be a synergy between the two. "Notwithstanding our ambitions, the reality is people generally do have to save for a long time before they can afford the down payment on a house," he says.
"Some people rent because they like to rent and some people rent because of affordability issues – but our ambition is to deliver the same-quality product irrespective of whether it is rental or for purchase with the hopes that we could convert renters to buyers."
The mix of tenures is also inspired by EcoWorld's Malaysian business, which takes on huge developments of thousands of acres and develops both BTR and for-sale housing across multiple phases.
"We like that because it provides scale and allows us to really create a place and invest in that place, and then as you launch one phase after another you are creating value along the way," he says.
If the opportunity came up to do a project of this scale in London, Cheong says EcoWorld London would jump at the chance. "We would like to find future opportunities where we can buy large land banks, and put in from a masterplanning perspective both elements," he says.
Right on Kew: EcoWorld London is developing a new stadium for Brentford FC and London Irish
However, he concedes that it may take a while to find the right site. "In London, opportunities like those are few and far between, so on smaller-scale products we have to weigh the cost-benefit analysis of investing in placemaking," Cheong says. "And then there are also absorption rates, which are slightly different. Large-scale projects tend to take a long time, relative to Malaysia, to fully bring to fruition."
That said, there are plenty of placemaking initiatives already under way at its London schemes. At Kew, EcoWorld London is developing a new stadium for Brentford Football Club and London Irish as well as looking at bringing temporary uses and amenities such as a food market to the scheme.
"Match day gives you a certain feel and vibe, but it is equally important that we retain that feel and vibe when it isn't match day," says Cheong, adding that one of the major selling points for the London City Island site is that the English National Ballet has its base within the scheme.
"The first thing we did before selling a single flat was to bring in the English National Ballet so that really helped us create a place, create a sense of identity, so now it is seen as a cultural hub for London," he adds.
This chimes with the 'Eco' in the company's name, which Cheong stresses means more than just being green. While the company does use sustainable materials, it says it also creates "places that will sustain, nurture and support the lives of their residents and each area's existing communities".
Use of amenities
"It isn't so much what the developer wants to build or what the architect thinks is cool or in fashion at that time," says Cheong."We gather information from people that live in our projects about what they like and what amenities they actually use.
EcoWorld London is already analysing data from its two live BTR schemes to work out how residents use different spaces and amenities, he says.
"Swimming pools are a classic example of something that looks nice on the brochure, but in terms of usage it's not always high," he explains. "Do people actually use their second bedrooms or is it a dumping ground? All that is costing money in terms of service charge so when you talk about affordability in terms of rents and prices, it all adds up."
Looking ahead to the next few years, Cheong is not unduly concerned by the potential effects of Brexit on the UK property market. "I think overall London will always be a global city, come what may. Education is a huge attraction – I, for instance, spent seven years of my life studying here and a lot of people internationally do that so there is always that natural affinity with the UK as a whole, not just London," he says.
So could EcoWorld eventually move outside the capital?
"The focus in the short and medium term is for us to get the business moving and then growing in London," insists Cheong. "But we are looking at opportunities regionally in Manchester, Birmingham – places like that."
Wherever they end up geographically, he is clear that EcoWorld is in the UK market for the long haul. "We want to be here for the long term; we want to be a household name," he says.
Whether it will achieve that ambition remains to be seen – but if it does as much business in the next four years as it has since 2015, few would bet against it.
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Bharati Vaishampayan (January 1, 1954 - January 19, 2020)  was a Hindustani classical vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana and the former Dean and Head of Department of Music at Shivaji University.

Early life and education
Born into a family with a keen interest in music, Vaishampayan began her training in Hindustani Classical Music at the age of 12 under the tuition of Shri Chintubua Mhaiskar of Sangli. She first performed on All India Radio (AIR) in 1972.

She was awarded the National Scholarship for Higher Education in Music by the Indian government in 1976. As a result of this she was able to further her studies under Pandit Sudhakarbua Digrajkar of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana, who trained her in the performance of raaga.

She completed her M.A. (Music) from SNDT Women's University, Mumbai, in 1982, and earned the Sangeet Pravin (Doctorate in Music) by Gandharva Mahavidyalaya in 1985.

Musical career

Through this training, she was given the opportunity to perform on AIR's Tuesday Night Concert. Her performance was heard by Pandit Nivruttibua Sarnaik, the maestro of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana, who wrote to her to invite her to become his student. During this period Vaishampayan also met Shri Baburao Joshi of Kolhapur, who trained her in light-classical forms of music such as Thumri, Dadra, Kajri, Jhoola and Tappa.

As a vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana, she performed in numerous concerts and festivals in various cities, and was broadcast regularly on AIR from 1972. She worked as an expert on the station's Selection Committee in 1990, and participated in various discussions shows, including Future of Classical Music and Swarlipi of Pandit Bhatkhande. She was rated as a "TOP" grade artist in Classical and "A" Grade in Light-Classical categories. She also participated in a number of special programmes and lecture-demonstrations on rare and less-performed Raagas of Hindustani music.

Two CDs of various live performances by Vaishampayan have been released by the Musician's Guild, featuring Raagas including Shuddha Kalyan, Yaman, Shankara, Khambavati, Kaushi Kanada, Adana Bahaar and Malvi.

As an educator
She was involved in the Music department of Shivaji University, Kolhapur, from its inception in 1984. She became the Head of the Music department in 1987, and later the Dean of the university. She was an examiner and member of the Board of Studies of several universities, including Dharwad University, Goa University, Marathwada University, Nagpur University, Pune University, the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Kurukshetra University and Amravati University, and visited many other universities as an expert for specialised lecture-demonstrations and refresher courses.

Awards
Vaishampayan received several awards and recognitions, including:
 Government of India National Scholarship for higher training for the year 1976–77.
 "Gaan Hira" awarded by SNDT Women's University, Mumbai, for her performance in the M.A. (Music) Exam in 1982.
 Best Teacher Award by Shivaji University in the year 1998.
 Mangal Puraskaar in 2001.
 Sangeetkar Ram Kadam Puraskaar awarded by Ram Kadam Pratishthan, Pune, in 2002.
 Kolhapur Bhushan Puraskaar in 2002.
 Bharat Jyoti Puraskaar awarded by India International Friendship Society, New Delhi, in 2003.
 "Swara Chandra Shikhar" national award by Chandrashekhar Swamiji Memorial Trust, Hubbali.
Pandit Dr.Janorikar "Sangeet Bhushan" Puraskar awarded by Ganwardhan, Pune in 2018

References

 https://web.archive.org/web/20070922062653/http://www.unishivaji.ac.in/deptmusic.htm
 http://www.screenindia.com/old/archive/archive_fullstory.php?content_id=4369
 https://web.archive.org/web/20080615013614/http://malharaavishkar.com/index4.htm
 http://www.unipune.ernet.in/events/search_event.php?fldd=2003-09-26

1954 births
2020 deaths
Hindustani singers
Indian women classical singers
People from Kolhapur
SNDT Women's University alumni
Shivaji University
Women Hindustani musicians
Singers from Maharashtra
Women musicians from Maharashtra


KEVIN CAREY is an Assistant Professor in the English Department at Salem State University. He has published three books– a chapbook of fiction, The Beach People from Red Bird Chapbooks (2014) and two books of poetry from Cavankerry Press, The One Fifteen to Penn Station (2012) and Jesus Was a Homeboy (2016) which was recently selected as an Honor Book for the 2017 Paterson Literary Prize. Two poems from this collection have been featured on The Writer's Almanac. Kevin is also a documentary filmmaker. His latest project Unburying Malcolm Miller, premiered at the Mass Poetry Festival on May 5th.


The Gibson Serial Number Decoder currently supports 6 formats from 4 Factories. For guitars made prior to 1977 use the extended search function. This new function will try to match the serial number against older formats, details required for an exact match are listed in yellow. Please post any comments, particularly bugs in the user feedback section.


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edinburghnapiernews November 19, 2018 Life and Society, News, Uncategorized
Innis & Gunn announce plans for new craft brewery in Edinburgh
Logo of Innis & Gunn, who are opening a new Brewery in the capital.
By Gemma Stroyan
Innis & Gunn have released plans to open the first large scale brewery to be built in 150 years in Edinburgh.
In a bid to support it's aim of achieving a £40m turnover by 2021, the Scottish craft brewer has seen an exploding growth and demand for their products.
Subject to planning permission, the proposed site will be based in Edinburgh which Founder and Master Brewer Dougal Gunn Sharp says will feel as if they have come home as a business, Innis & Gunn was first brewed in the capital in 2003.
Since then they have become number one craft lager brewer in Scotland, and are sold in over 35 countries worldwide.
The announcement of these plans falls in a milestone year for the company as they celebrate 15 years of business.
Gunn Sharp said "building a new brewery will cement our Edinburgh heritage as well as creating a focal point for our beers in the capital."
He added, "there will be a taproom and visitor facilities for people who would like to come for a tour and a beer, and we are planning a line up of events like beer and food festivals"
The first Innis & Gunn Beer Kitchen opened in Edinburgh in the summer of 2015 with a focus on craft beer and food pairings, the beer kitchens have expanded to Dundee and Glasgow's Ashton Lane.
Edinburgh is historically renowned for its' breweries but currently there is only one major active brewery, the Caledonian Brewery on Slateford Road.
Gunn Sharp said, "our new brewery will be the beating heart of our vibrant craft beer business and I can't wait to open the doors and show our fans around."
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After watching The Bling Ring there were still twelve hours left on my flight. I started to watch The English Teacher (it's bad!), during which lunch was served, so I snoozed for just a little bit some point during the movie, and didn't bother to finish it. Later I watched The Internship, which was enjoyable. Korean Air is a really nice airline, by the way. The plane is great and all of the flight attendants are very kind and attentive. I feel like they brought us a lot of food/drinks during the flight. We started with a drink and peanuts (I asked for red wine), followed by lunch and later dinner. Between all of that were lots of orange juice offerings, coffee/tea, a "brownie" at some point, even a hot towel to refresh yourself! After watching The Internship I turned on some boring documentary to force myself to sleep some.
We arrived in Incheon at 4:45pm local time, which would have been 2:45am Madison time (19-20 hours awake thus far), but that wasn't the end of the journey. We presented our passports and entrance cards one at a time, where electronic finger prints and photos were taken of everyone entering the country. Then we went to wait for our luggage. Luckily luggage carts were free in the Incheon Airport, so I took one and loaded up my two suitcases and backpacker's backpack. Everyone from TTG was all sort of scattered about around the luggage claim, but I thought we'd still have to go through a customs or something more before we were at the part where people awaited our arrival. So I handed in a customs card thing to a guy, and walking forward I caught a glimpse out of the sliding doors in front of me, as someone had just walked through.
This was it! I saw lots of signs, some of fellow TTGers, but I didn't see my name right away. Well I had to keep walking, so as not to clog the exit, so I kept walking out and a woman asked if I was from Wisconsin. Yes, I told her, so she checked her list of everybody and I showed my name. On her spreadsheet was the name of the person who was going to pick me up. I had gotten some emails from a Eugene the week before my departure, he'd ask what time my flight got in, so I'd been expecting him to pick me up from the airport. This lady looked at the corresponding name and said oh she's here, then called out a name in Korean. A younger Korean woman held up a sign with my name and I raised my hand to say that's me!
We had practiced bowing and politely saying hello (an-nyeong-ha-se-yo) during the orientation, but when she got up to me, I was behind my big luggage cart and she probably said hello or something, so in the end nothing happened. No bow from me, and no bow or handshake from her. Whoops. She whisked me right out of there, saying let's go to the taxi. Not all of the TTGs were out yet from baggage claim, and it felt strange to leave so quickly without any last words -- or to make sure everyone got picked up (but the lady I first talked to with the clip board was clearly on top of that, so I wasn't worried). She had called the taxi driver or something, so we were supposed to leave right then, but luckily I remembered that I had $USD that I wanted to exchange at the airport. There was an exchange place right in front of us, so I did it there (took less than a minute) and then we headed to the doors.
I was still a bit confused about who this woman was, so I asked what her name was -- since we hadn't had any introductions of any sort. She was kind of surprised when I asked and said "I'm Eugene, you've been emailing me..." Double whoops. Duh! The only Eugene I know from back home was in lots of my math classes in college, and he's a male. I didn't want to tell her that I was expecting a man, so we left it at that and she probably thought what an idiot. We go outside to wait for the taxi, which is when I realized I had left my white track jacket on my seat in the airplane. Whoops again. I blame that one on the lack of sleep. I'm fairly certain the only item in the pocket was a burt's bees chap stick, so no harm done. I can live without that jacket.
The taxi pulls up and we get in. I think the ride was probably an hour and a half. I was so sleep deprived and disoriented, I didn't realize how weak I would feel on my own, without the other TTGs. Thought I was going to have a breakdown in the taxi at first, but Eugene kept on making conversation with me, which luckily eased lots of my worries. She is so nice and on top of things (a change from Spain. Note: teachers are super-qualified and respected here, so I'm excited to learn from her). She was so understanding that I would be confused and take a while to adjust to the new life and culture.
She had a packet for me that contained my apartment address written out in its romanization and in Korean, instructions about getting in to the apartment, a welcome/to-do list upon arrival, GEPIK contact information and useful websites, and my favorite: the girl before me had written up notes to help me out in the apartment and town. She even took photos of the AC control, heat control, and washing machine, so she could write in English what all of the buttons do. (I hadn't even thought about that problem before I got there) A life saver! She wrote about taking out the trash, how to pay the monthly management fee for my apartment, buses, nearby cities, and she drew a map of the town pointing out the apartment, post office, grocery stores, etc. Thank you Jessica, wherever you are!
Eugene asked me to make a powerpoint this weekend to introduce myself to the students this upcoming week of classes. (I'm actually procrastinating from finishing this as I type at 18:47 on Sunday!) She also told me that I seemed calm (after so many hours of traveling and sitting in the back of a taxi in a totally foreign country, I'm not going to be too rambunctious...), and asked if I was a calm person. Umm yes, I'd say I'm more of a calmer person, I told her. She seemed kind of disappointed, and mentioned that their new principal really wants the English classes to be interactive. Ooh, maybe she thinks I'll be this calm around the kids. So I told her that I'm different when I'm around younger kids -- I like to play with them, I'll sing songs, etc. She asked if I could make different voices when I read a story -- heck yes! She was pleased by that, really excited. (How else do you read children's books?) I guess the current TTG doesn't like to make voices while reading books or something, so point noted.
Eugene told me that Jessica (the 2012-13 TTG teacher) was spending her last night in the apartment that night, so I would be staying at another teacher's house. Day 1 and I'll already be going into a Korean's home! Eek. The taxi stopped at the super tall apartment building, and a 20-year-old girl came down (YeEun). YeEun is the daughter of the other teacher, so she and I headed up with my bags, and Eugene got back in the taxi and went home. YeEun's 18-year-old sister was also home, but their mother was at a relative's birthday party. I ate some toast and a few grapes (I'd asked for rice and they didn't have any! I was surprised.), took a shower, then went to bed maybe around 8:30pm.
I thought I would sleep so much since I'd been awake for so long (and exhausted), but I woke up once around 1am and went to the bathroom, then I woke up again at 3 or 4am and went online for a bit (using YeEun's laptop). It was hard to sleep anymore after that.
I was awake by 6:30, but hung around awake in bed until 8. I could hear the mother and one of the daughter's in the kitchen, and finally went out around 8. The mother said "You're so young!" She also wondered why I was up so early on a Saturday. Uhh hello jetlag? I'd sleep if I could! I normally just eat a bagel in the morning, so I could not eat everything she had set out for me, but I had two pieces of toast and scrambled eggs. This is not a regular Korean breakfast at all -- it was clear they had tried to get things they thought I would like, which was really thoughtful, though it would have been interesting to see a typical Korean breakfast.
I had been wondering if maybe just the three of them lived there, but then around 9:30 YeEun told me her dad was scared to come out because he doesn't speak English. But soon after he came out and had breakfast while I was in the adjacent living room. From then until 11:00 I awkwardly hung around the house while the family went about doing things (the dad went to work, the youngest sister was still sleeping, YeEun was studying off and on, and the mother was sometimes in her room, and sometimes in the kitchen. I couldn't understand anything they'd say to each other, so I pretended to stay occupied with my journal or a book.
At 11 we loaded up the car and drove to my town. It was about a 30 minute car ride. The mother drove around the town a little bit so I could see the nearby University of Foreign Studies (neat, eh?), and then we stopped by the school so I could see where the English room was. Then they helped me carry my luggage up to the 4th floor of my apartment, make sure I had what I needed before leaving. I love the apartment and found so many surprises and useful things left here (by Jessica, I can only assume). Photos to come in the next post -- this one's long enough as is!
It was about 1pm when they left and I was so tired. But it was Saturday and I had to start teaching on Monday. So if I slept during the day, that would not help me adjust to the new time zone at all. So I forced myself to stay awake. I unpacked my clothes and had fun opening all of the drawers and cupboards to see if there was anything. I did some blogging and watched some Orange is the New Black, and ultimately did not leave the apartment for the rest of the night. Somehow I stayed up until 10:30pm! I was pleased, and passed out in bed.
I thought I would sleep a ton, but I woke up at 3:30am, and was unfortunately up until 6 or 7am. Then I slept until around 10am. It's been pretty hot out; I sweated a lot last night. I showered just before noon, then left the apartment to walk around the town and venture to the grocery store. I did buy some food, but I don't know if I would call the grocery store visit a success. It is no Trader Joe's! I got kind of frustrated inside, but I'll have to study a lot more food vocabulary before my next trip. Well actually, I think I'll do a lot more eating out this year than I have in the past - I think it'll be cheaper. I was surprised at the grocery store prices, they were quite expensive. I had heard about Korea's affordable cost of living, so I wasn't expecting I'd spend ~$50 USD on the few food items I got today.
That Canadian couple (Eat Your Kimchi) whose video I linked to above have blogged the same sentiments regarding grocery store prices. I've read how cheap it is to eat out (no tipping this year!), and also that all places will deliver for free to your door (though I don't see myself ordering any food on the phone for a long while... until I can speak Korean on the phone). So soon I'll need to try a restaurant nearby after learning some more Korean -- enough to order. In the mean time, I get to have Korean school lunches every day (they take out the cost from your paycheck, but it's really cheap) during the week, so it's just dinners and weekends I'll have to cook/buy for.
That was the only outing I had today. I know some other TTGs went into Seoul yesterday and/or today already, but I've got to take baby steps. Not ready to tackle the buses alone yet. Need to get on a normal sleep schedule first. I think I've found pickup somewhere in Seoul on Sundays though, about an hour and a half away from my town, so maybe next week I'll try to get there.
I'd better work on this powerpoint so I can watch another episode of Orange is the New Black before bed! If you read this whole post without skimming, you deserve a pat on the back.
Pat me on the back! Sounds like you have helpful people around you, that's good. Is your PP presentation in English?
I bought: eggs, bread, sweet potatoes, lettuce, dressing, 2 L water (you can't drink the tap water here, so I'll be buying lots of these), orange juice, some kind of chopped up meat -- I'm not sure exactly what kind it is but I should cook it soon, some frozen pot sticker type things -- I have no idea what's in them, red/yellow pepper. I think that might be it. So expensive!
The most frustrating part was that I couldn't find rice! Well, I found a section with lots of different grains, and something that could maybe be rice because it was whiter, but they were really short - almost circular. Then in a different aisle I found cooked rice. It said cooked rice in English, and had the Korean on there. So I copied it down (thinking I'd captured the word for "rice" in Korean) and went back to the grains. I studied the bag I was looking at earlier and couldn't find the same Korean characters on it. Again, it was more expensive than I'd like, so I didn't want to buy a 1 K bag of something I wouldn't eat. Finally I gained courage to ask a worker (which literally went like: "Hello. Rice?" as I held up the grain package). I showed her what I had copied down from the other aisle. She said "aniyo"-- no, had me put the bag back, and then I followed her to another aisle. I got excited thinking I must have just overlooked it before. But she brought me to the cooked rice I had seen earlier. Fail. I said thank you and grabbed a 4-pack and was ready to leave then. How could I not find uncooked rice?!
Luke -- fyi you replied to T.J. instead of commenting! But I give you a big pat on the back! Yes, ppt is in English. I'm not sure of the students' levels, so I put barely any text - just a short sentence with a big picture on each slide. I'm not sure how long it was supposed to be either; feels short. Vamos a ver.


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package com.goodformentertainment.canary.playerstate.api;

import net.canarymod.api.entity.living.humanoid.Player;
import net.canarymod.api.world.position.Location;
import net.canarymod.database.exceptions.DatabaseReadException;

public interface IPlayerStateManager {
    /**
     * The delay in seconds between player state saves.
     */
    long SAVE_DELAY_SECONDS = 10;

    /**
     * Start the independent save Thread for player states.
     */
    void startSaveThread();

    /**
     * Stop the independent save Thread for player states.
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    void stopSaveThread();

    /**
     * Schedules the specified saves for the named state of the given Player. The actual save occurs
     * on a separate Thread at regular intervals.
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     * @param player The Player to save.
     * @param state  The name of the state to save.
     * @param saves  The SaveStates to use for this save.
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    void savePlayerState(Player player, String state, SaveState[] saves);

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     * Immediately load the specified saves for named state onto the given Player.
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Edit article Your first goal: 'A solid contract'
Subjects: Overdue payments,
Territory: FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association
Players play for the love of the game and the money. All well but cash will only arrive if payments can be enforced. Enforcement requires a solid contract. Here-under a few tips regarding the first step in salary collection: a good contract!
Understand what you read
The minimum requirements
Details of Player and Club
Term of the contract
Describe remuneration
Collect signatures
Attach a value to benefits
Describe not guaranteed income
Careful with due dates & grace periods.
Insert DRC arbitration clause
Get a copy of the contract.
Let's kick of with two tips that appear redundant but are often forgotten in the heat of the moment:
Make sure the contract is in a language that you understand. In event of a dispute arbiters have no lenience for a player who does not understand the language that his employment contract is drawn up in.1
Don't let anyone pressure you into signing anything you do not understand. Don't fall for 'don't you trust us', 'all is fine', 'the transfer window expires' etc, etc. Keep you calm, take your time and make sure you understand the content of the contract.
The next 4 elements form the minimum requirement for a valid employment contract.2
The contract should contain the names and and details of the parties involved. Players often don't remain long at the same address therefore choose address with relatives for and save will yourself the burden of informing a club of every address change.
Define the start and end date of the term. When a contract stipulates that the term is the '2015 season' the question remains when that season starts and ends which can lead to unpleasant surprises. Be specific.
It is preferred that a net salary is stipulated. Make sure that the sign on fee and monthly payments are specified. There should be no misunderstanding possible regarding the total value of the guaranteed salary payments and sign on fee. Seek advice of a tax consultant when a club insists on gross amounts in the contract.
Make sure the contract is duly signed by the club. Without signatures there is no valid contract.
A contract normally mentions benefits such as housing, a car, tickets etc, but what is meant with housing, a container or a luxury beach front villa? What is meant with a car, a 30 year old Fiat 500 or a brand new Bentley? It is preferred to enter indisputable amounts in the contract instead of vague notions. Make sure the payment for benefits does not depend on whether or not costs for these benefits are really incurred.
Clauses for bonuses that depend on having played full or partial played matches often give rise to disputes when these notions are not properly defined. Use an exact amount of minutes to describe full or partial played matches. That will prevent a lot of problems. Similar when there is a reference to 'matches' it should be clear what type of matches are meant: official, friendlies, league matches, cup matches or all? Good definitions prevent a lot of problems.
The due dates for payments are important. The period(s) that must have elapsed before a player:
can send a default notice (30 days) 3,
file a complaint with the DRC (10 days after default notice)4 or
terminate for just cause,
starts on the due date(s).
The due date is also the date of 'the event giving rise to the dispute' as referred to in art 25.5 RSTP. When two years have passed after the due date a player can't file a claim against the club anymore with the DRC.
Special attention deserve the so called 'grace periods'. When a club is granted a grace period it will not be in breach until that grace period has elapsed!5 Avoid grace periods and make sure the first payment due is on or shortly after the date of contract signing. Cash has to start flowing the player's way a.s.a.p!
Many of the clauses that try to avoid that a player turns to the DRC in case of a dispute are not valid but some of them meet the requirements of art. 22.b RTSP6 Take no risk and insist that the contract contains a stipulation that disputes regarding the contract will be submitted to the DRC7.
Do not leave the room without a signed copy of the contract. It happens too often that a player is asked to sign a contract without receiving a signed copy himself. 'The president will sign it tomorrow', 'We have to send it to the FA for registration first', etc, etc. Make sure you have a copy signed by the club no matter what.
An employment contract between a player and a foreign club is not only subject to national labor law and national football regulations but also to international law, treaties and FIFA regulations. The tips mentioned above only try to highlight a few of the subjects that are important but are by no means a complete guideline. Seek legal advice before you sign! .
A new employment contract should be the start of a new prosperous era but can also be the start of a lot of misery that will have no good ending when no experts have been consulted at the signing or termination of the employment agreement.
This article is the first in a series of 2 regarding collection of salaries and other payments due to a player. The second article is planned for week 33, 2015. In the meantime you can ask legal assistance via this contact form.
DRC 2014-11-27, 1114239, § II.8 ↩
DRC 2014-11-27, 1114239, § II.11 ↩
art. 12bis.2 FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players 2015 ↩
DRC 2014-01-06, 11141064, § II.16,17 ↩
FIFA's Dispute Resolution Chamber ↩
FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players 2015 ↩
Attachments: regulationsonthestatusandtransferofplayersapril2015e_neutral.pdf (412.55 KB)
Tags: employment contract, valid, debt collection,
Last update by: Matthijs Lambregts on August 8, 2015 13:22


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It is not only highly fashionable to believe the worst of politicians but experience also tells us caution is the best policy – the oft-quoted jibe about knowing when a politician is lying (when he/she moves their lips) being more true than most can imagine.
Less obvious are the legions of politicians who are quite frankly stupid – without the wit to hold more than one idea in their heads at one time. These gravitate naturally to political parties, which require of their members only that they hold the "right" idea and nothing else.
Most of these have devised stratagems to conceal their stupidity from their voting publics – and even themselves – although there was one Member of Parliament in Yorkshire (the UK equivalent of Texas, without the charm) who positively paraded his stupidity, declaring that there were many stupid people and they had a right to representation in parliament. (I guess he wasn't that stupid – holding his seat for over forty years in celebrated idleness before retiring on a handsome state pension.)
However, if the stupid are allowed their representation, there is one larger and more strident group that is not allowed that luxury. That group is the eurosceptics – a band of brothers (and sisters) who have that weird idea that, to be an independent, sovereign state, you actually need your own elected government, in your own country, and should not hand over your law-making powers to a bunch of unelected apparatchiks in a foreign country.
So far has our ruling elite degenerated in a country that many outsiders still believe is a democracy that, in 1992 or thereabouts, when a group of dedicated patriots decided to form their own political party to take their case to the people, their message was treated as heresy.
Thus, a party by the name of the United Kingdom Independence Party, seeking to regain that independence which too many people do not even realise we have lost, has been ignored, mocked, ridiculed, slandered and generally insulted – but largely ignored.
The inevitable result is that, outside this country of ours, very few people have even heard of UKIP, as it is more generally known, much less its new leader, elected yesterday by 45 percent of its members who bothered to send in their voting slips, a stunningly unimpressive 3,329 people.
That leader goes by the name of Nigel Farage, a member of the EU parliament since the 1999 elections and leader of an equally unimpressive group of MEPs totalling ten, including himself, the Party having lost two since twelve were elected in the ground-breaking 2004 Euro-elections.
Fortunately, Mr Farage presents a respectable and genial face to the public – although his private life is often less so. His lack of political acumen and intellectual ability barely shows alongside his lacklustre colleagues, which enabled him to crawl rather than storm to victory yesterday.
Also fortunately, the deliberate determination of the media and the political establishment to ignore UKIP reflects in the almost total lack of publicity the Party gains, which means that very few of the voting public realise how dire and uninteresting it really is, and how little it has to offer.
Fortified by that ignorance, a significant number (not large, even by UK standards, but certainly significant) are therefore prepared to vote for it, knowing the one thing they need to know – that it is the only political party dedicated to securing British withdrawal from the European Union.
At the last general election, that amounted to 618,898 people or 2.3 percent of the popular vote – too widely spread to gain a representative in parliament but enough to influence the outcome in as many as 30 seats.
Such is the growing disillusionment with the current party system, however, that more and more people are prepared to ditch their traditional party loyalties and vote for the minnows, of which UKIP is one.
Provided Mr Farage can keep up his geniality in public and the media continues to ignore his party, such is the public mood here that, come the next general election - which could be in two or three years time - UKIP could do even better than it did last time.
This will not be reflected in any seats gained but, with the closeness of the two main parties, Labour and Conservative, the former gaining 9,556,183 and the latter 8,772,598 votes in 2005, it could act as king maker in enough seats to decide the overall outcome of the election.
UKIP members themselves are scarcely aware of their own power in this respect and even electoral pundits who make their forecasts about the state of the parties rarely take it into account - not least because their computer models cannot cope with the complexity. But it is the likes of UKIP, the so-called "extreme" right-wing party, the BNP, plus a myriad of independents and smaller parties which are subtly changing the nature of British politics.
With Mr Farage at the helm of UKIP, the day may now be closer when the political giants are brought down by the minnows. And the immensely enjoyable thing about that will be the media which, having largely ignored the Party all these years, will be the last to realise what is happening.
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Interpreting massive amounts of data on how the world is changing can be taxing for even the most brilliant thinkers.
For this reason, our entire team at Visual Capitalist is focused on using the power of visual storytelling to make the world's information more accessible. Our team of information designers works daily to transform complex data into graphics that are both intuitive and insightful, allowing you to see big picture trends from a new perspective.
After all, science says that 65% of people are visual learners – so why not put data in a language they can understand?
While we regularly publish our visuals in an online format, our most recent endeavor has been to compile our best charts, infographics, and data visualizations into one place: our new book Visualizing Change: A Data-Driven Snapshot of Our World, a 256-page hardcover coffee-table book on the forces shaping business, wealth, technology, and the economy.
The book focuses on eight major themes ranging from shifting human geography to the never-ending evolution of money. And below, we present some of the key visualizations in the book that serve as examples relating to each major theme.
1. The Tech Invasion
For most of the history of business, the world's leading companies have been industrially-focused.
Pioneers like Henry Ford and Thomas Edison innovated in the physical realm using atoms – they came up with novel ways to re-organize these atoms to create things like the assembly line and the incandescent lightbulb. Then, companies invested massive amounts of capital to build physical factories, pay thousands of workers, and build these things.
The majority of the great blue chip companies were built this way: IBM, U.S. Steel, General Electric, Walmart, and Ford are just some examples.
But today's business reality is very different. We live in a world of bytes – and for the first time technology and commerce have collided in a way that makes data far more valuable than physical, tangible objects.
The best place to see this is in how the market values businesses.
As you can see above, companies like Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft have supplanted traditional blue chip companies that build physical things.
The tech invasion is leveraging connectivity, network effects, artificial intelligence, and unprecedented scale to create global platforms that are almost impossible to compete with. The tech invasion has already taken over retail and advertising – and now invading forces have their eyes set on healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and education.
Will atoms ever be more valuable than bytes again?
2. The Evolution of Money
Money is arguably one of humanity's most important inventions. From beaver pelts to gold bars, the form and function of money has constantly fluctuated throughout history.
In the modern world, the definition of money is blurrier than ever. Central banks have opted to create trillions of dollars of currency out of thin air since the financial crisis – and on the flipside, you can actually use blockchain technology to create your own competing cryptocurrency in just a few clicks.
Regardless of what is money and what is not, people are borrowing record amounts of it.
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The world has now amassed $247 trillion in debt, including $63 trillion borrowed by central governments:
In today's unusual monetary circumstances, massive debt loads are just one anomaly.
Here are other examples that illustrate the evolution of money: Venezuela has hyperinflated away almost all of its currency's value, the "War on Cash" is raging on around the world, central banks are lending out money at negative interest rates (Sweden, Japan, Switzerland, etc.), and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are collectively worth over $200 billion.
How we view money – and how that perception evolves over time – is an underlying factor that influences our future.
3. The Wealth Landscape
Wealth is not stagnant – and so for those looking to make the most out of global opportunities, it's imperative to get a sense of how the wealth landscape is changing.
The modern view is either extremely healthy or bubbly, depending on how you look at it: Amazon and Apple are worth over $1 trillion, Jeff Bezos has a $100+ billion fortune, and the current bull market is the longest in modern history at 10 years.
Will this growth continue, and where will it come from?
Here's one look based on projections from the World Bank:
Despite these estimates, there is a laundry list of items that the ultra-wealthy are concerned about – everything from the expected comeback of inflation to a world where geopolitical black swans seem to be growing more common.
Here's why those building and protecting wealth are rightly concerned about such events:
But the wealth landscape is not all just about billionaires and massive companies – it is changing in other interesting ways as well. For example, the definition of wealth itself is taking on a new meaning, with millennials leading a charge towards sustainable investing rather than being entirely focused on monetary return.
How will the wealth landscape look a decade from now?
4. Eastern Promises
The economic rise of China has been a compelling story for decades.
Up until recently, we've only been able to get a preview of what the Eastern superpower is capable of – and in the coming years, these promises will come to fruition at a scale that will still be baffling to many.
Understandably, the scope of China's population and economy can still be quite difficult to put into perspective.
The following map may help, as it combines both elements together to show that China has countless cities each with a higher economic productivity than entire countries.
In fact, China has over 100 cities with more than 1,000,000 inhabitants. These cities, many of which fly below the radar on the global stage, each have impressive economies – whether they are built upon factories, natural resource production, or the information economy.
As one impressive example, the Yangtze River Delta – a single region which contains Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Wuxi, Nantong, Ningbo, Nanjing, and Changzhou – has a GDP (PPP) of $2.6 trillion, which is more than Italy.
5. Accelerating technological progress
As we've already seen, there are many facets of change that will impact our shared future.
But here's the kicker: when it comes to technological progress, the rate of change itself is actually getting faster and faster. Each year brings more technological advancements than the last, and once the exponential "hockey stick" kicks into overdrive, innovations could happen at a blindsiding pace.
This could be described as a function of Moore's Law, and the law of accelerating returns is also something that futurists like Ray Kurzweil have talked about for decades.
Interestingly, there is another offshoot of accelerating change that applies more to the business and economic world. Not only is the speed of change getting faster, but for various reasons, markets are able to adopt new technologies faster:
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New products can achieve millions of users in just months, and the game Pokémon Go serves as an interesting case study of this potential. The game amassed 50 million users in just 19 days, which is a blink of an eye in comparison to automobiles (62 years), the telephone (50 years), or credit cards (28 years).
As new technologies are created at a faster and faster pace – and as they are adopted at record speeds by markets – it's fair to say that future could be coming at a breakneck speed.
6. The green revolution
It's no secret that our civilization is in the middle of a seismic shift to more sustainable energy sources.
But to fully appreciate the significance of this change, you need to look at the big picture of energy over time. Below is a chart of U.S. energy consumption from 1776 until today, showing that the energy we use to power development is not permanent or static throughout history.
And with the speed at which technology now moves, expect our energy infrastructure and delivery systems to evolve at an even more blistering pace than we've experienced before.
7. Shifting human geography
Global demographics are always shifting, but the population tidal wave in the coming decades will completely reshape the global economy.
In Western countries and China, populations will stabilize due to fertility rates and demographic makeups. Meanwhile, on the African continent and across the rest of Asia, booming populations combined with rapid urbanization will translate into the growth of megacities, holding upwards of 50 million people.
By the end of the 21st century, this animation shows that Africa alone could contain at least 13 megacities that are bigger than New York:
By this time, it's projected that North America, Europe, South America, and China will combine to hold zero of the world's 20 most populous cities. What other game-changing shifts to human geography will occur during this stretch?
8. The trade paradox
By definition, a consensual and rational trade between two parties is one that makes both parties better off.
Based on this microeconomic principle, and also on the consensus by economists that free trade is ultimately beneficial, countries around the world have consistently been working to remove trade barriers since World War II with great success.
But nothing is ever straightforward, and these long-held truths are now being challenged in both societal and political contexts. We now seem to be trapped in a trade paradox in which politicians give lip service to free trade, but often take action in the opposite direction.
To get a sense of how important trade can be between two nations, we previously documented the ongoing relationship between the U.S. and Canada, in which each country is the best customer of the other:
With the recent USMCA agreement, the two countries seem to have sorted their differences for now – but the trade paradox will continue to be an ongoing theme in economics and investing at a global level for many years to come, especially as the trade war against China rages on.
Points to Consider:
How you can visualize change
The forces behind change are not always evident to the naked eye, but we believe that by fusing data, art, and storytelling together that we can create powerful context on the trends shaping our future.
If you enjoyed our summary above, you can explore these ideas further with our book "Visualizing Change", which offers 256 pages of infographics, data visualizations, and charts on the future direction of the global economy and technology.
This article is written by Jeff Desjardins, Founder and editor of Visual Capitalist. Originally appeared in World Economic Forum.
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Safe to use old *diamond* angle grinder disc?
I know grit disks have a limited life but is there a significant risk with old diamond disks?
I've not heard of grit disks having a 'shelf life' but I can imagine their 'aging' with use, due to vibration etc.
As for diamond disks, doesn't it depend on the construction?
Worst that could happen is the diamond grit fall off. Unlike a fabric type that might shatter.
+1, can't see any risk if you are wearing gloves and eye protection.
Presumably this is a metal disk?
Look at the use-by date which should be somewhere around the mounting hole. The dates are very conservative (3 years from manufacture generally). It isnt all metal, there will be some time of adhesive holding the diamonds in place.(though some are pressed into place). The danger is a piece flying off and hitting you in the eye. Wear the correct goggles, not glasses.
AIUI moisture, freezing and impacts can be problems for abrasive disks that consist mostly of grit and glue. Those shouldn't pose a problem for a mostly metal disk (other than affecting the adhesive that bonds the grit, and I think they're usually brazed not glued anyway). Suitable PPE should of course be used, I'd suggest a helmet and visor rather than (or in addition to) goggles when using any large-diameter fast-spinning thing that could throw chunks at you.
A metal disc should be fine. The better ones have the diamond fragments embedded in the metal of the rim, rather than just being stuck to the surface. So it should not wear any quicker.
Thanks for that and to all the others for their comments. I omitted to mention that it's a segmented disc so I was unsure if more than just dust might come flying off at - if me sums are right(ish) - up to 300 mph. Anyhow, I'll add helmet and visor to the usual google and gloves and see how far I get before I melt.
I helps to remember that any disc can fly to bits, and to plan accordingly. While the discs may not fly to bits all that often, this planning will also help avoid permanently embedding bits of glowing metal in nearby glass and tiles, or setting fire to anything. Not likely in cutting blocks -- but the amount of dust can be impressive!
One can practice with thin Dremel cutoff wheels, which fragment easily at the slightest provocation and come without a guard.
Diamond coated discs are a very different contruction. Basically a steel wheel with embedded diamond powder. So far less likely to implode than a fabric type.
*He who laughs last has just realised the joke.
grit discs yes, but rather hard for a steel disc to fly apart. I suspect you'd need to spin it up to 50k rpm for that to happen, or hit it with a hammer as it spins.
There is a range somewhere in the middle where I'd feel comfortable:-) I'd use the old disc -- but be wary of where bits could fly.
Apropos of mayhem: I'll take the opportunity to post this H&S video on forklifts. It's in German, nevermind, just watch. (Warning: graphic detail!).
Block splitters cost money - and are heavy. Hire's not cheap at the snail's pace I work. And I am really just playing, having picked up c.700 Priora blocks for £60 (plus a couple of sweaty days ferrying them in a Focus through London traffic over umpteen traffic calming measures).
I thought it was only the flexible angle grinder discs that had a shelf life because the resin deteriorated, the sintered bench grinder type do not suffer from this and steel diamond ones don't either.
Yes thanks. I'd found that there was a requirement for AFAICS all _bonded_ discs to have a limited life. (As Alan indicated, max 3 years from manufacture). I didn't know what to make of my failure to find a requirement for non-bonded discs: one of the many things I don't trust is my search ability.
Hmm. I don't think any of my grit discs are that young.
Parch marks - anything interesting ?
Repointing a (lot of) garden wall: angle grinder?
9" angle grinder with a diamond blade that is stuck on.
Handyman 0 - Angle Grinder 1.
Cutting driveway blocks - angle grinder ?
Sharpening garden shears with an angle grinder?
Vacuum for angle grinder dust - Cheap cylone or Karcher?


Barb Howe | Cross at the Greek!
One of the my favorite aspects of cross is that you don't need much space to hold a race. This means that races can be in urban areas making them accessible to more people. Recently Tim and I headed to the biggest urban area on the west coast – Los Angeles – for a weekend of UCI racing. Dorothy Wong, the tireless promoter of the SoCal Cross Prestige Series pulled off the historic first 'cross race ever within Los Angeles city limits. The race was held in Griffith Park, the largest municipal park with urban wilderness in the US. Amongst other things the park houses the Greek Theater, the Griffith Observatory (Rebel Without a Cause was shot there in 1955) and it has great views of the famous Hollywood sign. Thanks to a 6:30am start in Berkeley, Tim and I arrived at the venue with plenty of time to ride up the hill and gawk at the Hollywood sign. We also got a chance to navigate the course sans course tape, which is no easy feat.
Saturday morning was sunny, clear and balmy with a 30% chance of rain. The last bit was puzzling since the only cloud I could see in the sky was the merest wisp of a mare's tail. The weather played a good trick and within an hour the entire area was completely overcast – but being Southern California with perfect weather it remained a balmy 68°F and dry. The women's field, though not large, had some fast ladies including Sue Butler, Kathy Sherwin, Devon Haskell and Kari Studley. I wasn't super speedy off the line and then bobbled the sand pit on the first lap. (Sorry to all the ladies that I messed up on the first lap.) A few laps in I found myself leading Coryn Rivera around the course, someone whom I didn't want to sprint. My legs felt great and with the help of my Southern California Filipino fan club – "The Flips" (their words, not mine!) – I managed to drop Coryn on the bumpy turns and roll in for fourth place.
My goal for Sunday was to clear the sand pit every lap and move up a step on the podium. Mission accomplished: as you can see from Tim's pictures I was moving pretty fast. Joking aside I felt great – the second half of the season is going much better than the first half and I plan to continue on this trajectory through Nationals.
I'd like to thank Dorothy Wong for having the vision to put on a race in a very urban place. The course was great, the access was easy and it wasn't a bad drive for us. I'd also like to thank our host family, Rick and Jan Babington. We met them through a Socal High School mountain biking connection. For those of you who don't know about high school mountain biking, check out NICA. The league started in Northern California and there are now five states with their own leagues.


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