So check them out and hopefully you'll love them as much as I do!
I'm back with a "junk" journal!
Hope you like it and TFL!
Hi all and welcome to my stop on the Unity and My Sweet Petunia Blog Hop! If you've been following the hop, you should have come from Angie's blog. If you just happened by my blog, you'll want to go back to the My Sweet Petunia blog so you don't miss a stop (links are listed down below).
You can either mail cards in them, or notes, or letters. They're so great to just grab and go! And of course using your MISTI makes them really fast and easy to create! Then I just did some quick coloring with a few colored pencils and they're done!
Why yes, there are prizes to be won: comment on every blog on the hop and you'll be entered to win one of three Unity prize packs or your choice of Original or Mini MISTI!! Please leave all comments by May 30 at noon Central time. Winners will be posted on both the Unity Blog and the My Sweet Petunia blogs on May 31st.
And now it's time for you to check out the blog of the amazing Kary Lim, but before you go don't forget to leave me a comment! Happy hopping!
Hi all & welcome to my stop on the SugarPea Designs & My Sweet Petunia Blog Hop!
Once again I stamped in a circle, this time with the 2 little banana images. Then I die cut a heart, colored it matching red with Copics, and stamped a sentiment with Versafine ink. I poked a hole through my circle and background paper and attached them together with a brad. The heart is then stuck on top with a little foam dot, so the circle actually turns.
Did I hear someone say prizes? Why yes, there are amazing prizes to be won - a MISTI in the winner's choice of original or mini, and 2 $25 gift certificates to SugarPea Designs!! Just leave a comment on every stop on the hop to be entered to win.
The MISTI winner will be announced HERE on April 28 and the gift certificate winner will be announced on the SugarPea Blog on April 28.
So now you're off to Lisa's blog, but don't forget to leave me a comment before you go! Happy hopping!
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I used 2 colors of ink and some clear glitter Nuvo Drops to give it a little more interest. I'll have some tips about using this set a little later, so stay tuned!
There is a super awesome prize to be won - the full Concord & 9th release ($129.50 value) plus an Original Misti!!! To have a chance at winning, just comment on all the blogs linked below. The winner will be selected by Concord & 9th on 4/10 and notified.
So now you're off to Ceal's blog, but don't forget to leave me a comment before you go! Happy hopping!
Power Poppy & My Sweet Petunia Blog Hop!
Hi all and welcome to my stop on the Power Poppy & My Sweet Petunia Hop!
There are awesome prizes to be won! You might win a MISTI in your choice of Original or Mini, or a $25 gift certificate to Power Poppy! The winner of the MISTI will be announced on this page and the winners of the Gift Certificates will be announced on the Power Poppy Blog on April 14. To be in it to win, you simply leave a comment on each blog on the hop!
Now you're off to Ally's blog, but don't forget to leave me a comment! Happy hopping!
There are prizes to be won, so be sure to leave a comment on each blog on the hop for your chance to win! The MISTI winner will be posted on this page on April 14.
Thanks for looking and good luck with the give aways! Don't forget to leave me a comment before you go! Happy hopping!
Hi all! Welcome to my stop on the Honey Bee Stamps and My Sweet Petunia Hop! If you're following along, you should have arrived here by way of Mindy's blog. If you just happened upon this post, you'll want to go back to the beginning (links below) because you don't want to miss a stop! There are prizes to be won!!
Today I have something that I came up with by combining a couple of existing ideas. First is the stamp pads that you can cut to the size of your stamp and ink them specifically for a stamp, and the other idea is the temporary inkpad made out of baby wipes from Jennifer McGuire. I wanted to use the inkable stamp pad in my MISTI, but it was too thick to fit in it, so I remembered how Jennifer made inkpads out of baby wipes.
I hope you like this idea and will share with me what you make with it!
I mentioned prizes before: You could win a $45 gift certificate to Honey Bee Stamps or a MISTI (choice of Original or Mini)!! To be in it to win it, just leave a comment at every stop on the hop.
The MISTI winner will be posted HERE on April 7, 2017. The Honey Bee winner will be posted on the Honey Bee Blog.
So now you're on to Lesley's blog, but don't forget to leave me a comment before you go! Happy hopping!
Hi all! Thanks for stopping by today for my inspiration in the Mirror Image Event with So Suzy Stamps, My Sweet Petunia, and The Ton! All the details can be found on the So Suzy Stamps blog post. There are lots of awesome prizes, so be sure to leave a comment for a chance to win! Winners will be announced February 28th.
A long time ago, there was a technique where you stamped and clear embossed a word background on the back of a piece of vellum, then stamped an open image on the front, and colored it from the back. The words would show up in the image. BUT back then, stamp companies actually manufactured those background stamps with the words backwards so that they would show through the vellum the correct way! But now, with the mirror image stamp, you can get the same effect without having to buy a special stamp just for this technique!
Ink up background stamp with Versamark ink and stamp onto the mirror image stamp using the MISTI.
Lay piece of vellum over mirror image stamp and carefully brayer over it so that the ink transfers to the vellum.
Cover with clear detail embossing powder and heat until melted.
Stamp large, open image on opposite side of vellum using Versamark ink. Cover with gold detail embossing powder and heat until melted.
Turn vellum over so clear embossed words are up and color image using medium of choice. I used watercolor markers.


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Q: Tap should skip one of the field in html Inside a div i have a input field and link , and next to that i have another input field
so by default on pressing tab from input field1 focus goes to link . but i want to skip link from being focused on pressing tab, i,e from input field one if i press tab focus should be in input field2.
is there any html way of doing in. i don't want javaScipt/jQuery
     <!DOCTYPE html>

      <meta charset="utf-8">
      <title>Tab demo</title>

          <input type="text" name ="name1" value ="">

             Add name

         <input type="text" name ="name2" value ="">

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A: This should solve it, using tabindex="-1". W3C HTML5 specification
<!DOCTYPE html>

        <meta charset="utf-8">
        <title>Tab demo</title>

            <input type="text" name ="name1" value ="">

                Add name

            <input type="text" name ="name2" value ="">

A: Try adding attribute

tabindex

<input type="text" name ="name1" value =""  tabindex="1"  >
<input type="text" name ="name2" value =""  tabindex="2" >

If this will work You can even manipulate in html order of tab jumping between inputs :)
Example here :)

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Evaluation of a roughness length parametrization accounting for wind–wave alignment in a coupled atmosphere–wave model
By: Sara Porchetta, O. Temel, John C. Warner, J.C. Muñoz-Esparza, J Monbaliu, J. van Beeck, and N. van Lipzig
https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.3948
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The importance of wind energy as an alternative energy source has increased over the latest years with more focus on offshore winds. A good estimation of the offshore winds is thus of major importance for this industry. Up to now the effect of the wind–wave (mis)alignment has not yet been taken into account in coupled atmosphere–wave models to study the vertical wind profile and power production estimations of offshore wind farms. In this study the roughness length parametrization of Drennan et al. in 2003, and its extension addressing the wind–wave (mis)alignment proposed by Porchetta et al. in 2019, are investigated in the Coupled Ocean–Atmosphere–Wave–Sediment Transport (COAWST) model. This study shows that the yearly mean wind estimation at hub height (100 m) is improved by the roughness length parametrization of Porchetta et al. compared to Drennan. This is mainly due to the increased roughness of the former parametrization compare to the latter, even in aligned wind–wave conditions. This difference in roughness is caused by the dataset used to obtain the constants, deep‐water conditions versus mixed offshore conditions. Moreover, the roughness length parametrization of Porchetta et al. performs better in two of three alignment categories. Furthermore, similar model performances are obtained if we exclude the wind directions from the wind shadow zone of the measurement mast or the wind directions from the recently built Alpha Ventus wind farm, which is in close vicinity of the measurement mast. Investigating different wind conditions shows that the new roughness length parametrization of Porchetta et al. performs best for both offshore and onshore winds. Additionally, we show that the coupled model estimations of the vertical wind are only slightly affected by significant wave height estimations. Similar model performances for different accuracies of significant wave height estimations are presented. One exception is the perpendicular alignment category where the new roughness length of Porchetta et al. outperforms the roughness length of Drennan when investigating the wind estimations related to significant wave heights with a higher accuracy. The roughness length parametrization of Porchetta et al. reduced the power production overestimation of the coupled model from 5.7 to 2.8%. We also show that the standalone atmospheric model including the roughness length of Charnock in 1955 has a degraded performance compared to the coupled model including the roughness length parametrization of Porchetta et al. for yearly average wind profiles.
10.1002/qj.3948
Royal Meteorological Society

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Remove the pork from the package, rinse gently with cold water and pat dry with paper towel.
Lightly coat all sides of the pork shoulder with olive oil, followed by a liberal dusting of the Beef & Game Pit Rub.
Insert one hook into each of the small ends of the roast so that the hooks point in the same direction and have enough clearance to hang from the rods.
Hang the pork from the rods in the center of the barrel.
Cook approximately 3-4 hours, or until the center of the thickest part of the roast reaches an internal temperature of 160-170º.
Remove the pork from the PBC to a large platter or sheet pan, remove the hooks, and wrap it fat-side-up in a double layer of heavy-duty foil, adding the beer, ginger ale, pineapple juice, water, or other wrapping juice of choice before sealing the foil.
Remove the rods from the PBC, install the grill grate, and put the wrapped roast on the grate with the sealed/crimp of the foil facing up.
Re-insert the PBC rods (to control the ventilation), secure the lid, and continue cooking the pork until it reaches an internal temperature of 195º (shown using the ThermoWorks Thermapen®), about 1-2 hours.
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In enzymology, an uronate dehydrogenase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

D-galacturonate + NAD+ + H2O   + NADH + H+

The 3 substrates of this enzyme are D-galacturonate, NAD+, and H2O, whereas its 3 products are  (the lactone of D-galactarate), NADH, and H+.

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-OH group of donor with NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is uronate:NAD+ 1-oxidoreductase. Other names in common use include uronate: NAD-oxidoreductase, and uronic acid dehydrogenase.

References

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NADH-dependent enzymes
Enzymes of known structure

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Community Radio Awards 2018
Written by Jay Sykes on 17th August 2018
Your community radio station has been nominated for six national radio awards.
Here's who's shortlisted in the Community Radio Awards 2018:
Spark itself has been shortlisted for the highly coveted 'Station of the Year' award. "A station nomination is such a monumental win for us in the current community radio environment," said Scott McGerty, Compliance Manager at Spark. "We face immensely different challenges to other community radio stations, so for this to have been recognised is such an uplifting acknowledgment for our volunteers."
Since 2009, Spark has provided young people in Sunderland a voice, and a platform, to develop talent in radio production & operation. "This nomination is a nomination for every member of Spark who has contributed across the year, a reflection of our teamwork and very strong leadership," said Scott.
Scott's own weekly programme, Friday Evening's Dance Revolution, has been nominated for 'Specialist Music Show of the Year'. "To have Dance Revolution nominated for the third consecutive year in a row means the world to me," said Scott. The dance and old-skool music show took the Silver award in 2016 and 2017.
"I have such a strong and passionate team around me, and to be nominated for our chart of the year is even better. It's a show that is completely based around our listeners; we spend 51 weeks of the year curating the best new cuts for them, then one week a year they vote for the best ones and we get our final chart. It really is a show where we bring people together."
Shortlisted in two categories this year is ArtyParti, a weekly arts discussion show, hosted and produced by the University of Sunderland's academic tutor Jay Sykes. "ArtyParti is all about providing a platform for artists & creative practitioners – to talk about issues important to them in the North East, and promote their projects."
ArtyParti recently celebrated its third birthday, with a gathering of around 70 artists and regular listeners alike, in the redeveloped city centre venue 'The Fire Station'. "Seeing so many of our audience come together under one roof was incredible – and a testament to the strength of community radio as a tool for building a network."
"We took the gold award for 'Arts and Creative Radio of the Year' in 2016, but considering how much the programme has changed and evolved since then it's wonderful to see the impact that ArtyParti has had on the area recognised once more," said Jay. The arts discussion show is also shortlisted for 'Community Show of the Year'.
Ryan and Beth Smith, both BA Broadcast Journalism graduates from the University of Sunderland, are nominated for 'Entertainment Show of the Year', for their Monday Drivetime show.
"We're over the moon to be nominated for the award, we love doing the show and have plenty of fun doing it!" says Beth Smith, nominated for 'Entertainment Show of the Year'. "Getting out and about in the city we love and have been in since we were born means the world to us."
At last year's Community Radio Awards, Ryan and Beth won Bronze in the same category, and they're hoping for a similar outcome. "Given that we present in a station that represents the community we grew up in, it's a huge honour to be nominated for the second year in a row," said Ryan.
Also nominated is Sportsbyte, Spark's weekly sports programme. "I want to thank the whole team, and every guest we've had on board. This nomination means the hard work of the team makes a difference," said David Shaw, Executive Producer of Sportsbyte. The programme received a Gold award at last year's Community Radio awards in the same category, 'Sports Show of the Year.'
"To have and provide a platform for local sports to have a voice is the most important thing, and for it to be acknowledged with a nomination makes it all worth it."
The awards ceremony will be held in Sheffield Hallam's Students Union venue on September 15th – so less than a month until the announcement. The members of Spark will be biting their collective fingernails until then.
And if you want to get involved in community radio, consider shooting an email to Spark and joining us to make award-winning work! Hello@SparkSunderland.com
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Q: Starting a new series of subequations within the same parent equation This is a follow-up question to this previous question I asked.
Basically I asked for an environment that not only stores the parent equation value, but also the number of a subequation so a series of subequations could be stretched through a larger section of a document, like so (code reused from Werner's answer to the previous question):

There also has been a variant by egreg where one could decide the format of the subequation number when first defining a series of equations.

While these codes work fantastic, there are sometimes situations where I want to show something similar in a different way, e.g. two different ways of proving the same mathematical theorem, so  I do not want to start a new equation series with a different equation number, but rather start a new series of subequations within an already existing equation series, so the equation number (in the following case 1) remains the same, while the format of the subequation number changes and re-counts, like so:

I tried adding this option to the codes I received through my previous question, but since I am new to LaTeX, I was not able to figure it out, although I did understand the codes provided by Werner and egreg at least partly.


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Double Byte "Internationalized Domain Names": A Superficial Alternative (Part 2)
August 13, 2007 Blue 85 Comments
This is part two of our writeup and perspective on IDNs, especially double byte Japanese domain names. See Part One (where we went into some detail of explaining the history of the technology surrounding IDNs) before reading on. Without going into too much more history or spurting out much more technical jargon, lets explore some day to day aspects of double byte domains, how they are (or rather aren't) used, and why they just aren't the glowing future of Japanese internet real estate that initially they may seem to be.
As explained in part one, IDNs rely completely on your PC's local Internet browser software to convert that Japanese domain name into a real single byte domain name. If you don't understand what that means, it means アニメ.com (anime.com) is not actually アニメ.com at all, it is xn--cck5dwc.com. Yes, that's right, it gets converted into our beloved combination of 37 Latin characters, even before it leaves your computer! If you are not using the latest internet browser software, then sorry, you are left at the front gate, because only the latest versions translate アニメ.com properly for you… that is, unless you are the lucky autistic one among us who is more comfortable with remembering xn--1sqt31d.com as a homepage address! (Take a look at the site 価格.jp, strangely, they display their domain name in Japanese, AND the real domain name – www.xn--1sqt31d.jp – in the title of their page!)
On the other side of the "internet tubes", at the destination of your command (or message), it is servers that form the foundations of internet infrastructure. We are all working on servers whether we realise it or not. 70% of servers on the internet run unix. You are using unix now when you read this homepage, and likely to be when you check your email, or stream some (raunchy?) video down through bittorrent. For those who have ever dabbled in setting up their own unix internet server (or Windows server for that matter!), you know that one of the first things that you have to input when doing initial setup is the server's domain name. A computer has to know who it is, before others can talk to it, and before it can send out information to you. Servers will not accept a double byte characters as their own name. They also will only accept the hallowed combinations of 37 characters and numbers. There is a detailed, but cumbersome JPRS guide to setting up a 日本語.jp domain name on your web server here (PDF).
So, let's get this straight – your computer doesn't actually look for internet servers using double byte domain names, it converts them to single byte first, (if you are lucky – this person commenting on the part one found one example where the conversion doesn't go quite as expected), and servers wont recognize their "internationalized nickname" except for in its garbled 37 character state. But, Japanese people like using their own language on computers right? Well, it seems not so, at least when it comes to typing domain names.
The point being missed here is that Japanese people, simply don't use kanji domain names. Internationalized Domain Names, or "IDNs" have now been around for just over 4 years. Kakaku.com (huge electronics price comparison site) was one of the first to stake their claim by snapping up 価格.com (actually xn--1sqt31d.com) in the fear that someone would take it from them. But the vast majority of Japanese computer users kept using the "romaji" – kakaku.com. Why? Well, in Japan, apart from the dying breed of post baby boomers with their yokomoji allergies, young people (the majority of computer users) here are actually extremely comfortable with typing in domain names in romaji – as opposed to the Chinese, who feel that using their own double-byte language as easier.
An interesting article on whether or not Japanese people actually want kanji IDNs found at Japaninc notes:
…Japanese who don't use the Internet don't do so because they are not familiar with computers, not because they are unfamiliar with English. The Internet itself is already Japanese capable — software menus and commands have long since been localized, and a universe of online information is already available in Japanese. You don't really have to know English to use the Internet, you just need to know how to type. In fact, entering words in Japanese is often more complicated than entering them in English…
Although the article itself is not so new, the point remains. People in Japan who are not net savvy, generally the elderly, and young kids, are that way because they do not understand the concept of the Internet, and computers in general, and not because they can not tackle 26 characters of the alphabet.
For many Japanese who do consider themselves Internet capable, the factor that holds them back from IDNs is the henkan, or conversion factor. To actually get to 価格.com using its IDN, you have to type the following key strokes into your browser's address bar:
1. "kakaku"
2. SPACE (to convert "kakaku" into 価格)
3. ENTER (to tell the computer that 価格 is actually the correct kanji out of several possibilities. Thank god 価格 was the first choice.)
4. HANKAKU/ZENKAKU key (to convert input method back into romaji to enter the single byte TLD, the .com part)
5. and then finally the ".com" on the end. You end up tapping the keyboard that many more times to get to the exactly the same site, not to mention that your computer then has to translate what you typed back to a convoluted single byte web address!. Less tapping is better and surely more user friendly – romaji here is clearly the better choice.
The above example using 価格.com is an easy one though. Imagine if you owned 孝治.com (孝治 is read koji, a common name in Japan). Step 2. above took thirteen taps of the space bar for me to find the correct kanji character. There are tens of thousands of Japanese words with same reading, but different characters.
What about non-Japanese people, living outside of Japan? In Western countries the hurdle is not just having to tap the keyboard excessively, or a browser compatibility issue. It is a Japanese language input issue. Without the ability to choose to input double-byte characters (IME) which needs to be installed (it is not automatically included with English windows). Even when you do have IDN support in IE6 (yes IE6 also sketchily supports kanji domain names in my tests), IE7, or maybe Firefox, if you are unable to TYPE Japanese, which is the case most English windows machines, then you cant type double byte characters and therefore you are blocked from accessing IDN websites… If you are a domain owner, it really doesn't seem to be the brightest thing to do for your international users. This is probably a no-brainer anyway as most smart companies would make sure they have the romaji version of the site (kakaku.com) registered before they embarked on trying to woo the yokomoji-phobic generation with its double byte cousin (価格.com) or there would be no point right? Who in their right mind would try to build a business with 会社.com without also owning kaisha.com, and risking loosing a large percent of their business to Japanese users who are going to enter it in romaji first anyway.
Japanese domain name URLs are displayed intact by some large search engines
There is only one point that should be considered here. That is, that owning 会社.com along with kaisha.com would likely increase the SEO value of your content in search engine eyes, as the big names like google.com and baidu.com do appear to be indexing the IDNs as double byte words. Google search results in the picture to the left, clearly show Japanese domain name URLs in Japanese script. Whether this is beneficial for SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) remains a mystery however, with a Google search for 新宿駅 "shinjuku station" showing 7 romaji domain names above 新宿駅.com in my browser.
Tim Romero, a Tokyo-based serial entrepreneur, however has the final say on this topic. He wrote this piece about the dirtier side of these so called Internationalized Domain Names way back in Feb 2001, only months after double byte domain names were widely available for general registration. In hindsight, how very right he was. The bottom line – which is something that can not be ignored – is that Internationalized Domain Names are another means for the huge domain registries like ICANN (that sell domain names to companies which in turn sell them to you and I) to play on the fear of companies and individuals in order to line their own pockets with cash. They charge what the market can bear, and will sell you anything they can. .jp domain names for example, cost around 10 times more than .com ones, for no particular reason. Internationalized Domain Names are superficial eye candy, patched on top of a solid Internet foundation to lure short sighted consumers, with the proverbial corporate noose around their necks. I will leave you with Tim's full article. Despite being old, it really is a great read considering how right his predictions turned out to be:
Last December domain registrars the world over began accepting registrations for double-byte domain names. Until now, domain names have been restricted to standard ASCII characters, but the new domains allow names in Japanese, Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese characters as well.
Proponents claim that double-byte domain names will help break down language barriers, increase the amount of multilingual content on the Internet, and make it easier for non-English speakers to use the Net. I admit that I am rather cynical by nature, but as far as I can tell, these new domains serve only to line the pockets of the domain registrars and provide no substantive benefit to the Internet community.
Contrary to the claims of some proponents, restricting domain names to ASCII letters, numbers and a few punctuation marks is not a linguistic or cultural issue. It is simply a way of ensuring interoperability. Just about every international standard in existence, from ISO country designations to airport call letters, restricts itself to similar characters.
The characters in question can be entered using almost any computer system on the planet and, as such, they represent a least common denominator. The characters do, of course, come from English alphabet, but you would be hard pressed to convince any Japanese that "Mitsubishi" is not a Japanese word, or that entering www.mitsubishi.com into a browser is anything but trivial. In fact, to enter Mitsubishi's double-byte domain requires that it first be entered in ASCII letters and then converted to Japanese characters. The new domains are actually harder to use in that sense.
The winners here are not non-English-speaking Internet users, but the domain name registrars. Companies who held ASCII domains are now forced to register multiple double-byte variants to protect their brands. As a result, the registration of these new domains has proceeded with all the clam and order of a gold rush.
Over a million domains were registered in the first month at prices ranging from $35 to $100/year. Keep in mind that these figures are not a one-time charge. The domain holders will have to pay a like amount each and every year to maintain the rights to those domains. And, if that were not enough guaranteed annual revenue, Network Solutions has announced that it will soon be accepting domain registrations in Portuguese, Spanish and Arabic. More languages will follow whenever they feel the need to add a few hundred million dollars in recurring revenue to their bottom line.
It's rather tempting to shrug this whole thing off as one big corporation squeezing other big corporations for relatively paltry sums. However, there is a bigger issue here. We might be seeing the beginning of the Balkanization of the Internet.
Removing the least common denominator requirement effectively partitions off portions of the Internet. I can't even give examples of the new domain names because most of my readers' will be unable to display them, let alone visit them. Sites using a double-byte domain will be effectively unreachable by the majority of Internet users.
It can be argued that this is not a problem since a web site with a Japanese domain name will be in Japanese, but current trends speak against that claim. More and more sites are multilingual. I suppose a different domain could be used for each language supported, but I fail to see any advantage in such a scheme.
The Internet, however, is more than the Web, and it certainly seems likely that employees of a Japanese company with a double-byte domain name will need to communicate with a someone whose computer does not support Japanese. Likewise, there will be those outside Japan who will want to download a file from a Japanese FTP server. Double-byte domains will make this difficult. Fortunately, for the moment, the new domain names do not work with email or FTP.
The most amazing aspect of the Internet, that from which all else springs is ease and freedom of communication: The ability for a person in Minsk to communicate with someone in Osaka, Dallas, Seoul or Johannesburg. Double-byte domain names hinder this ability since they can only be entered by computers running a specific language. Extensive use of these new domains will effectively prevent communication between individuals who find themselves behind the walls of their national domain name schemes. Hardly the World-Wide Web we have come to know.
Any questions or comments are welcome below. I am especially looking forward to people in the other side of the Japanese IDN fence to tell me why they think I am wrong. Apart from the potential SEO value of IDNs (mentioned in the article), what else do Japanese Kanji domain names have going for them? Can they be used in email addresses yet? I couldn't test this, as my email client (Thunderbird) told me that the address I entered as invalid when I tried to send a mail to [email protected]ヒルズ族.com to get some pricing information.. 🙂
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85 thoughts on "Double Byte "Internationalized Domain Names": A Superficial Alternative (Part 2)"
Bramiozo: "most japanese do have access to japanese input methods"
Yes absolutely. But first stage Japanese input method = romaji (not kana or kanji). Kana input is possible but not popular. Kanji input is impossible (for all practical purposes).
bramiozo says:
Ok, so romaji offers broader and easier accessibility at the expense of using a less popular alphabet and kanji/kana/hiragana gives a stronger brand placement and better SEO and the expense of being harder to access.
What I haven't understood yet; if romaji gives ambigious results. how do you handle the ambigiuty without a dropdown menu ? Pinyin has numbers to indicate the different pronounciations, what about japanese ?
romaji not for me says:
Ok, so romaji offers broader and easier accessibility at the expense of using a less popular alphabet…
I think, considering you are non-Japanese speaking, writing or reading Bramiozo, you have hit the nail on the head of your misconceptions. Romaji is NOT a less popular alphabet. It is on equal footing with Kanji and Hiragana and Katakana. It is used profusely with advertising and brand development as well as introducing modern concepts, one of which is the internet.
Just as in the Dutch language you use many English words, and in English we use many words with Latin and Greek origin, this is not necessarily a matter of choice of using the words or not, but a matter of ease of getting a message across.
The Chinese, similar to the Indonesians decided to ban many English words and letters. Indonesians decried the number of English signs in neighborhoods and passed legislation to take them down. The Chinese government was appaulled when yound people started saying 我的PB, decrying that the PB (in this case meaning Pocket Bell) was not the pure Chinese.
However in Japan this is very different. English words whether written in ROmaji or Katakana are welcomed and the economy and culture has prospered because of it. No Japanese feel oppressed about have Romaji thrust upon them. It is convenient and easy for them to use. That is why romaji is used by Japanese, not because they had "no choice."
Good luck with your investment Bramiozo, and I hope you can recoup the money you have spent but not merely on a technological level as has been shown on this article, but also on a common-sense level, Japanese (or Kanji) domain names do nothing more than cause confusion and dilute branding.
To people who haven't bought Japanese domain names yet: think again. And you might want to learn Japanese and maybe at least experience typing in that domain name on a Japanese keyboard to know how much of a pain in the arse it is to actually do, and then yap on how wonderful kanji domain names are. Hiragana is also a pain in the butt.
Bramiozo – Yes there is a dropdown menu.
I think you're vested on seeing IDN failing, you can't kid me into believing that romaji is 'normal' when it is already stated that Japanese natives would rather think in the original japanese scripts. Maybe you can show me footage of the hugely popular romaji adsigns or hey, maybe you can produce a poll stating that japanese people prefer romaji, we both know that's bullshit. If japanese people are given the choice to input kanji/katakana/hirigana over romaji, the general felt argument against romaji will be the input difficulty. That's a technological problem and as technology changes so does the validity of that argument. Your retoric on the Dutch language is not valid since all borrowed terms are written in the same script and the languages are very much intertwined being from the same language group and geographical region.
It is convenient and easy for them to use. That is why romaji is used by Japanese, not because they had "no choice."
Again, who are you kidding, romaji is a PHONETIC alphabet, DESIGNED to accomodate westerners in adopting to japanese, that's why it uses roman characters. The japanese HAVE to use it behind the computer because western developers have failed to implement unicode support properly, that is the ONLY reason why japanese (who don't originally need romaji) are using it. It is convenient and easy because the limitations of technology make it so.
Let me restate :
Keyboards will change, browsers support will change, input methods will change and your most important argument will crumble. Brands will not dillute, they will be strengthened by the fact that the internet address directly reflects the japanese brand and confusion is only important in the starting phase.
Let ME give an advice, please do invest in IDN's for your own sake, limit yourself to a few names and try to register the romaji (or a derivative) with each registration.
There's dropdown menu for ambigious romaji, how ?
I mean, if the romaji is ambigious in that multiple kanji/kana/gana combinations are written with the same romaji wouldn't you logically display all those kanji/kana/gana combinations and wouldn't that naturally lead to IDN's ?
Bramiozo – You have very strong opinions for someone who very clearly knows almost nothing about the subject under discussion i.e. the implications of IDNs in undiluted Japanese. Romaji is not some strange animal only used by foreigners.
Personally I consider investing in domain names to be an unworthy pursuit. Nobody should register a domain name unless they need it for their own business. Speculating on domain names is pretty lame. It's like investing in vanity number plates for cars.
But as I have said I don't care whether or not kanji domain names become popular. It might be an uneccessary layer of confusion but in the end it will be made to work.
Now for a few random links (which may help you and are *not* intended to prove my opinion):
http://www.jdna.jp/index.html
http://internet.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/event/2006/06/06/12217.html
http://www.jdna.jp/jdn/browsers/
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9B%BD%E9%9A%9B%E5%8C%96%E3%83%89%E3%83%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E5%90%8D
Bramiozo : "the general felt argument against romaji will be the input difficulty"
Wrong. Romaji is easy to input.
You have to forget about the origins of romaji and the purpose for which it was devised. Think only about what romaji has become.
ヒルズ族 says:
Bruce wrote:
And now after all of your rambling troll bait, you finally come out and admit your opinion – you have something personal against domainers. That's really what this is all about, isn't it? It's what motivated you to write the articles, isn't it? Do you hold the same level of contempt against real-estate speculators? Do you feel that nobody should buy a piece of property unless they are going to use it for a business or live on it? At the end of the day, domains are nothing more than internet real-estate.
ヒルズ族
ヒルズ族, my comments are as "Blue". I have no idea who Bruce is. Although his views are similar (but not exactly the same) to mine, please don't assume that it is me commenting under "aliases". I have no reason to do so. Thanks.
Sure I feel contempt for IDN (or DN) investors.
But you are in exalted company. I also feel contempt for the boss of ICANN.
See: http://www.icann.org/biog/twomey.htm
This guy has a PhD in International Relations. An MA in Political Science and International Relations. And a BA in Fine Arts.
Wot no IT degree ? No engineering degree ? No science degree ? No maths degree ?
And before ICANN he "was founding Chief Executive Officer of the National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE), and the Australian federal government's Special Adviser for the Information Economy and Technology".
Australia ? WTF ?
Wow I'm so impressed.
Ao says:
I do have a problem with real estate speculators. Just like you guys, they drive up prices to the point at which those who really need to buy real estate (or domain names) can't afford them any more. And you walk away with a profit, having produced nothing and contributed nothing to society.
Just look at what real estate speculation has done to Shanghai. There are thousands and thousands of empty skyscraper apartment buildings. What a waste of money, time and human resources when regular people can barely afford to pay the rent on their shitty one bedroom apartment because speculation has driven the rent so high.
ミュージック画像 says:
[…]Double Byte "Internationalized Domain Names": A Superficial[…]
Reminds me of the time MS decided to allow long filenames. Eight character filenames were fine 'back in the day' but, after a period of adjustment, we see long filenames as natural.
Things change. Do you still use punchcards or a keyboard? Command Line Interface changed to Graphical User Interface for most users. Keyboard-only input to mice and other input devices. I had to be dragged into GUI kicking and screaming. That was a long time ago.
IDNs are here. Rant and Rave or Buy and Sell. Your choice.
taxed-man says:
Things change. Do you still use punchcards or a keyboard? Command Line Interface changed…
Jerry, all those changes made it easier to use computers and the internet. Japanese domain names do not. They make it harder to get to a website you want to see. Ideas based on bluster and a couple of non-Japanese thinking its the future does not make that change happen. Things that make it more difficult generally don't catch on.
Taxed-man,
I guess that says it all. You are correct.
Some assume that it will make things easier for non-Latin users and some do not believe it will be accepted or useful. I prefer Cyrillic domain names to those squiggly Arabic and Asian domains, myself. ;o)
None of us really know for sure. The market will decide. We agree.
Someone will have the last laugh. Right?
I've thought of a sales point for kanji IDNs. (Apologies if someone already said).
Kanji IDNs will be easy for people to remember. This means they will be better for putting on TV commercials and billboards.
The convenience of a URL is not only about convenience of inputting; it is also about ease of remembering.
And in this case kanji are easier to remember than romaji.
Capitalism 101. Cry me a river.
"Capitalism 101. Cry me a river"
Only an American would actually bother to say something like that (forgive me if you are not American).
I'm an American, and I'd never say something like that. 😉
Not that I'm against Capitalism, Mr. 族, it's more that I'm against using any "ism" as a justification when there are no other arguments to support ones' opinion (not to mention the assumption that Capitalism can only take one form).
"Mr. Hitler, don't you think it's wrong to execute people based on their race?"
"Fascism 101, bitch"
Ao, you are correct, sorry. Despite what it seems, my comment wasn't meant to be a general stab at Americans.
I should have said, "Only an American would actually bother to say something like that. Not just any American, but one of the ones that believes George Bush is doing good things, and delivering freedom and democracy to the world – for free"… One of those ones.
Hills-zoku says:
Jeff, I think Michael Moore would describe Mr. 族 as like your brother in law who always brings up the topic of politics at Christmas Dinner and tries to convince you that Bush is the way to go because he is cutting taxes.
I couldn't give a rat's arse about the politics of any country; I'm into speculating on domain names in order to make money, pure and simple. Due to the laws of supply and demand, there are many things that will sell for cover-price only for a very short period of time. Good domains are one of those things. Now, if you simply don't like the term "ヒルズ族", then that's another story and certainly your perogative. Value is indeed in the eye of the beholder.
We're starting to get into Capitalism 102 now. This might be a bit deep subject matter for the clientele of an e-dating site for foreigners in Japan. I mean if you can't even get a date without assistance, then you certainly can't be expected to understand the principles of supply and demand.
Hideki...Kangeki!!! says:
Being well-versed in "Capitalism", you may have heard of a splendid bugger named John Stuart Mill, who said:
"He who knows only his side of the case knows little of that."
Every time someone offers a counter-argument they are helping you understand (and possibly defend) your own position better.
Please stop ridiculing people just because they don't think like you. It is unbecoming and discourages the rest of us from having sensible discussion.
ヒルズ族: Seriously, an "e-dating site for foreigners in Japan"? It hardly looks like that is the main objective here. Many sites, some of them my favourites have similar services, run similar things, and it likely hardly covers more than their hosting costs. Let me say, they are providing more value back to the general Internet community than your speculative fanfare, and your lectures in capitalism 102 combined.
Call it sour grapes, call it what you will, but what you are doing is leaching off other people. People who actually produce goods that drive our capitalistic society (and please don't start calling what you do a "service"). It is no more a service to others than a simple hawker selling tickets in front of a concert gates at triple the price.
Jeff, no offense taken. My first reaction was a smile, since many of my countrymen, unfortunately, do subscribe to the "me first" worldview.
Something tells me Mr. 族 does not really believe this to be a dating site. Anyone who knows enough about the internet to be speculating on Japanese domains should be able to figure out what this site is. My guess is he's just stirring up controversy to get more traffic. Was that Capitalism 103? Can't wait for 104!
ヒルズ族: "This might be a bit deep subject matter for the clientele of an e-dating site…you certainly can't be expected to understand the principles of supply and demand."
I beg to differ … the clientele of an internet dating site probably comprehend the principles of supply and demand better than anyone else ever could 🙂
(Now we are getting so far off topic that we may never get back, but I just couldn't resist…sorry! Now where were we….IDNs yes?)
Ah yes, those pesky "double byte" Japanese domains… I guess my triple-byte Japanese domains are ok, though… The author will undoubtedly be aware, with all the research he did, that not all UTF-8 characters will fit into the space of 2 bytes. I think a more appropriate name for them would simply be "Unicode domains".
I have received a couple of offers on the ヒルズ族 domains now; not sure if I'll sell for that level or not, though. Thanks again for the publicity.
Mr. xn--0ck4bydv12y,
(xn--0ck4bydv12y is how you say ヒルズ族 in punycode, which is different from unicode)
Are we still good for the 15% commission? I hope so, as I will ask the buyer if they found you off stippy.com… (Sorry, this is just the capitalist in me coming out… :))
Bring me a buyer with $50k USD in hand and you'll get your commission. Barring that, you'll simply receive thanks for the unsolicited advertising.
gman says:
Im looking for a buyer for Daiei.com (in japanese script) a huge Japnese retailer that hasnt got the double byte name registered….any takers???
gman, take your speculation to bramiozo's site – not stippy. please
I recommend you don't take that kind off speculation anywhere, this is cybersquatting.
Many commenting on the future of Japanese IDNs sound like those back in the late 1920's who predicted that television would never have a chance against the radio.
In the end I believe there is room in the market for ascii and idn. The most successful businesses will own both sides of the coin.
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História
A construção da avenida aconteceu no final da década de 1950 e início da década de 1960 e está contextualizado num momento de desenvolvimento da cidade de Governador Valadares, que na época chegou a ser considerada uma cidade que seria a mais importante do interior do Brasil. Na época, líderes locais entendiam que a cidade precisaria de um progresso no seu processo de urbanização, com projetos considerados "ultramodernos". Um dos marcos desse processo de urbanização seria a construção da Avenida JK, com aspectos modernos até então inéditos na cidade.

Para a construção, pequenas moradias que se localizavam as margens da avenida foram demolidas, pois na visão desenvolvimentista da cidade, atrapalhariam a visão moderna que a avenida traria. Canteiros centrais foram adicionados a larga avenida. O jornal Diário do Rio Doce cogitava em manchetes a presença do então presidente da República, Juscelino Kubitschek, na inauguração da avenida, porém isso não ocorreu. Apesar disso, houve uma inauguração simbólica com a presença de Juscelino, que desfilou na avenida.

Nas décadas de 1970 e 1980, a avenida passou por ampliações e restaurações recebendo iluminação de lâmpadas de sódio, tornando Governador Valadares a primeira cidade do interior a receber este tipo de iluminação. Posteriormente, foi construída uma pista para bicicletas no canteiro central.

Características
A Avenida JK possui uma extensa lista de estabelecimentos comerciais e de agências bancárias. O setor financeiro está presente na avenida com agências do Sicoob, Itaú Unibanco e Santander. Há a presença do comércio em diversos setores, como concessionárias de automóveis, e supermercado. Outro importante estabelecimento é a sede do Senac em Governador Valadares.

A avenida também é palco de acidentes (incluindo acidentes com vítimas fatais) e assaltos.

Geografia de Governador Valadares
Transportes de Governador Valadares


At the Army Parachute Association we have a superb fleet of parachuting aircraft. As well as our own Cessna Caravans, we also enjoy the use of visiting aircraft for boogies and special events. Go to our events calendar for details.


Want a lot of bang for your buck when it comes to organizing? Consider organizing your handbag then. Your handbag is something you use each day. It can cause stress and make you feel disorganized. Avoid the 30 minutes + scavenger hunts when looking for your favorite pen, lip balm, or cell phone.
It seems large handbags are still the craze with many women. I often wonder how women can find things in that big, dark hole. It doesn't matter if you are a fan of the smaller handbag or larger handbag, these 5 tips will help you organize your purse so you can simplify and thrive!
Sort It: Use various size pouches with zippers to categories the content of your purse. This is a great way to use all those "free with purchase" cosmetic bags we all like to hold onto. Each pouch will hold: makeup, coupons and gift cards, receipts, nail care items, a first aid kit, etc. This way you are reaching for a limited number of pouches and not throwing items like crazy out of your purse in search of that gift certificate for a massage you so desperately need!
Clip It: Use a clip to store your keys to the inside of your handbag or attach to the strap. Avoid wasting time searching for your keys. Always keep your keys clipped to your handbag when they are not in use.
Purge It: Get into the habit of going through your purse and purging scraps of paper that you no longer need along with gum wraps, tissue and receipts. The receipts that you need to keep for business purposes should be held onto and stored with other business receipts. If you need to return an item and need the receipt, keep the receipt in the "receipts pouch" (pouch with zipper or a mini accordion organizer) until you have the time to make the return. This way you will save money and time by knowing exactly where the receipt is and getting a full refund.
Cash It: Empty the heavy metal (loose coins) weekly into a decorative jar. Use this money to treat yourself to something special or convert it into bills at a local grocery store. You might be surprised at just how quickly it adds up!
Swap It: Now that your handbag is sorted, compartmentalized and simplified, it is now as simple as 1-2-3 to swap handbags. 1 = grab, 2 = insert, 3 = go.
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No I'm not announcing my unveiling in Madame Tussaud's - Today's Outfit is baby steps towards resolution no.7, 'look good in leather trousers', ft The Waxed/Coated Jean.
Newlook's offering; I took a punt with these, as I've had the size/brand before, and they've fit well. These? Not the most flattering fit; they're skinny, but not so that they give a slimming effect. With this type of trend, it's the wrong side of tight; they lie with wrinkles, and need a belt - for the size of my thighs, that is an unflattering issue. On the plus side, the fit is sacrificed for comfort boost, whereas with other similair jeans (H&M I'm looking at you) it was like getting into a wetsuit.
My main issue in the search for coated jeans, was I couldn't find any that were truly black. Like an aging black jean, or drying liquid liner, they were always chacoal grey or near on blue. I still have that issue. The textured effect though, is understated, makes you look twice, and I really enjoy it. I guess in a round about way I'm trying to say, I wear them, like them, but wouldn't necessarily recommend this particular pair - though the look is one I give a thumbs up.
My jumper is one I bought in multiple colours - appealed to me because of the exposed seam I fell in love with through the M&S striped version. These are supersoft, longsleeved, and at £6 each, a valuable Primark find. I bought colours I didn't have already, in whatever size I could find - you know how I like the loosey goosey.
The denim jacket, oversized variety, is back in full force. Actually a force against the cold, though a scarf can't hurt - we all appreciate a little tarten, my preference being in a muted tone of blue.
Why are your feet glowing I hear you say? This is as pristine as these Converse will ever be, but hopefully the leather-ness will mean It'll be easier to maintain such a brilliant white - I was also having issues with the contrast.
Upkeep struggle with white clothes comes with the territory, but don't they look pretty?
As much as I love makeup, I think it's important to have some bare faced days, remind yourself that makeup isn't a mask you have to wear, even though my face does resemble a mine field.
There is something wrong with every bag I own - serves me right for spending next to nothing on bags - this is no exception. Primark studded bucket bag circa 2013, broken buckles and zips, though the strap is surprisingly still holding on. It is a bucket, and bag I can use.
The Ball cage pendant from Accessorize, that I put on an extended chain, so it's less of a weapon, didn't really go to plan. My strong hold of rings has grown, more about that in a post to come, but my hands would feel naked without these 2. & a watch that has since broke.
HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY JOE! I hope you had the most magical of days. Being your Godmother is a massive honour, and I can't wait to mix your future with my wisdom. It'll be a good one.
I shall leave you with the process of Joe's first own photo.
NEW SERIES - Bottoms up.
Outfits ft November Thrift finds that are all about looking after the legs.


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Selling classes £5.00 each with 10% commission after sale.
Admission Tickets at the Show £3.00 for the two days.
This year our Championship Judge is well-known Irishman, Desy Horner. When I asked Desy to judge, he said he was absolutely speechless. Now it's no mean feat rendering Desy speechless – in fact it took him about 10 minutes to tell me just how speechless he was! Many years ago he was often seen at the shows with a very fine Modern Game, but Tracy is now left at home to look after the kids, allowing Desy to spend as much time as possible tending his own brood, and so, all joking aside, he now has an excellent showing pedigree and is well-known for breeding top White Wyandottes, Light Sussex and Minorcas. Desy's reputation and knowledge of all breeds will make him an excellent Championship Judge and we look forward to welcoming him to Lanark.


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Program in Digby introducing girls to hockey
Initiative of Clare-Digby Minor Hockey Association benefitted from Maritime NHL'ers for Kids
Eric Bourque | Posted: Nov. 27, 2018, 1:09 p.m. | Updated: Nov. 27, 2018, 6:23 p.m. | 3 Min Read
The Digby arena has been the site of a new introductory hockey program for girls, an initiative of the Clare-Digby Minor Hockey Association. - Contributed
A new program of the Clare-Digby Minor Hockey Association that's introducing girls to hockey has been a hit and will go longer than initially planned.
The program, which is being held at the Digby arena, began in October with one-hour sessions on Monday nights and it was originally scheduled to end Nov. 26, but the decision has been made to keep it going – with a session every other week – until the end of February. Organizers had expected about 15 participants but ended up getting 23.
Seeing that the female hockey participation rate in its area was considerably lower than some other comparable rural areas – in Newfoundland, for example – the Clare-Digby association wanted to establish a program that would introduce girls to the sport, says Josée Soucie, female co-ordinator with the CDMHA.
The association was able to launch the new program with a grant from Hockey Nova Scotia, which covered various expenses – most importantly ice times – and the hope had been to use money from the grant to purchase hockey equipment for program participants to use.
Hockey can be a pretty expensive sport, Soucie notes, especially for someone who isn't even sure they will like the sport and stick with it. Through the Hockey Nova Scotia grant, the new program only would have been able to provide gear for about seven participants, she said.
Fortunately, the CDMHA had received 25 sets of hockey gear recently from the National Hockey League Players Association, a donation facilitated by Maritime NHL'ers for Kids, a non-profit organization that tries to ensure boys and girls are not denied a chance to play minor hockey for financial reasons.
(Maritime NHL'ers for Kids held their 19th annual fundraising event in Digby this past July.)
The CDMHA agreed to allot gear from the NHL'ers for Kids donation to girls wanting to take part in the new female program.
"The only criteria was that they must never have played organized hockey before," Soucie said. "And so, all these girls have never played hockey (before) and would likely have not tried it except for this program. The thing is, it can be intimidating for girls to go onto the ice and be outnumbered by boys. And boys and girls learn differently ... So (this program) is just kind of a more conducive environment to how they learn."
Participants can keep using the donated hockey gear as long as they keep playing, she said. If they decide not to play anymore, they can return the equipment and someone else will get to use it.
Soucie said three program participants had registered to play minor hockey in the Clare-Digby system.
Girls taking part in the new program range from five to 13, although the idea initially had been for the age range to be from five to 10.
"We have two 11-year-olds and one 13-year-old," Soucie said, adding that she didn't want anyone turned away because of their age. Besides, she said, regardless of how old they are, "they're all just starting out."
And they seem to be enjoying themselves and doing well, she said.
"The girls are having fun and their progress is remarkable," she said. "Also of note, none of this would be possible without the dedication of our numerous volunteers on and off the ice."
Thanks to the donation of equipment through Maritime NHL'ers for Kids, money that initially had been budgeted for hockey gear will go towards ice time, enabling the program to go longer than the original six-week timeframe, although the sessions will now be every two weeks instead of every week, with a break for the holidays.


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NYU Ranks No. 1 in Attracting International Students and in American Students Studying Abroad
NYUToday-feature International All University
New York University is ranked No. 1 in both the number of international students studying at NYU and the number of NYU students studying abroad, according to the annual "Open Doors" study released today by the Institute of International Education (IIE). While NYU has long been a leader in both categories, it is the first time one university has ranked first in both areas since 1996 when Boston University had that honor.
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The IIE report found that in the 2013-14 academic year, NYU attracted 11,164 international students, a 19-percent increase over the previous year. It also found that 4,274 NYU students studied abroad during the 2012-13 academic year—more than any other American college or university.
The Open Doors report underscores NYU's success in creating a global network of scholarship that enables students and faculty to broaden their vision and knowledge through international learning.
President John Sexton said, "These findings demonstrate the importance of a global education at NYU. Our mission is to enrich the research and learning of our faculty and students by offering them participation in the idea capitals of the world. In this way, we prepare our students to become engaged and contributing citizens and, in the 21st century, that means becoming citizens of the world. This mission is a major reason why NYU has become so attractive to international students. NYU is very proud to be recognized by the IIE for its efforts to expand global education."
The results appear in the 2014 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, an annual report on international education published by the IIE with funding from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Additional information is available at www.iie.org/opendoors.
NYU has 14 Global Academic Centers, including degree-granting campuses and study-abroad sites on six continents. It opened a degree-granting campus in Abu Dhabi in 2010 and opened a second degree-granting campus in Shanghai in 2013. The University also operates 11 global sites in such locations as London, Paris, Buenos Aires, Prague, Accra, Sydney, and Washington, D.C.
In calculating U.S. students who study abroad, the report relies on data from 2012-13 academic year—rather than the 2013-14 academic year—because these numbers are reported only after students receive credit for their academic programs—typically after they return from their study-abroad experience. By contrast, international students who come to the U.S. are tallied once they are enrolled at American colleges and universities, and these figures are available sooner.
New York University, founded in 1831, is one of the world's foremost research universities and is a member of the selective Association of American Universities. NYU has degree-granting university campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai; and has 11 other global academic sites, including London, Paris, Florence, Tel Aviv, Buenos Aires, and Accra. NYU sends more students to study abroad than any other U.S. college or university and more international students study at NYU than at any other U.S. university. Through its numerous schools and colleges, NYU conducts research and provides education in the arts and sciences, law, medicine, business, dentistry, education, nursing, the cinematic and performing arts, music and studio arts, public administration, engineering, social work, and continuing and professional studies, among other areas.
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Lee M. Morin, George S. Barrett, Anthony R. Foxx, Billy Rosa, and Lindsey Ferrentino will be Honored at NYUAA Awards Luncheon on April 20
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Speak at NYU's 186th Commencement
Safe NYU, NYU's Mobile Campus Safety App, Goes Global


If you don't think you can reach your financial goals on your ideal schedule, or simply don't feel like you're maximizing your potential, you may want to consider the following: increase your income. Before you dismiss the idea as impossible or too much work, know it's possible to boost your income not by necessarily chasing a pay raise at your current job, but by pursuing a second career.
Kick up Your Feet: The average retirement age in America is 62. If you maintain your current rate of savings, when do you estimate you'll retire by? Even if we feel we are on-track for our retirement savings goals, unfortunately, a large number of emergencies and life events have the potential to one day disrupt our progress. A second career can help you feel reassured you are progressing toward your intended, comfortable retirement. This decision may enable you to realize your dreams, if not even retire earlier than you had previously thought possible. You may find you enjoy maintaining both careers. You may even have so much success that your second career becomes your primary focus.
Second Career and Homeownership: You may feel like your current income is taking you toward the best financial future possible right now. For example, you may have established a budget because your next big goal is to buy a home. However, what if you had the ability to give your income a major boost, enough to increase your savings for a larger down payment, and to cover the property taxes your specific home may incur? The larger down payment you are able to make on a house initially, the better mortgage you will likely receive for your future payments. Consider pursuing a second career and see the difference it makes in your home-buying experience!
Don't Let Debt Hold You Back: Before we take any major financial step, be it buying a home or a car or applying for a loan, our credit score will come into scrutiny. If you currently have more debt than you can afford to pay off each month or find yourself falling into debt to pay for necessities, you may want to pursue additional income. A second career is an effective way to definitively get yourself out of debt and into a financial standing that works for you and your future!
If you wish for fewer financial headaches, and a clearer way to turn your wants into realities, consider pursuing a second career. It will give you peace of mind, an opportunity to grow inside and out, and overall, give you the financial security that will enable you to succeed!
To learn more ways to improve your financial priorities, visit the Syncis blog at https://www.syncis.com/blog/.


Bristol, United Kingdom, 18th December 2017: Telemisis are delighted to appoint Sutton Power Engineering Ltd as an Authorised Reseller of SitePro. As the latest member of the rapidly expanding Telemisis Partner program, Sutton Power will resell Telemisis SitePro as part of an integrated maintenance and support offering for diesel and LPG generators, in the non-rental market.
With a proven track record of manufacturing diesel and LPG generators, Sutton Power deliver reliable prime or standby power with class-leading low-noise levels and fuel efficiency, minimising carbon emissions and maximising sustainability, for welfare accommodation, construction, telecoms applications, and special applications.
Telemisis designs, develops and manufacturers one of the most advanced remote monitoring, control and Internet of Things solutions for a range of industry sectors.
Sutton Power is a respected market leader in the design, manufacture and supply of diesel and LPG generators. Sutton Power manufacture, supply & service generators from 2 to 2200 kVA with worldwide distribution and support. Started in 2004 by Richard Sutton, whose vast experience in electrical engineering enables Sutton Power to provide complete power solutions including control, monitoring, installation and maintenance.


There are numerous products for which Italy is world renowned and the following are but a sample: leather goods, textiles, fashion, sunglasses, ceramics, glass, and last but not least its food and wine. Each of these is a leader in its field for the combination of quality and fine design that goes into the making of it. Above all Italy excels at producing luxury goods for discerning consumers worldwide who value the finer things in life.
Italy has a long history of fine leatherwork, stretching from the Florentine guilds in the Middle Ages to the twentieth century rags-to-riches story of Salvatore Ferragamo. Today there are a plethora of world famous designer names attached to Italian luxury handbags and shoes. There are also plenty of medium-sized companies creating wonderful leather products, from exquisite shoes to luxury handbags in exotic leather, for the so-called "accessible luxury" market, and producing quality goods at more affordable prices than the designer labels. Many of these leather workshops are clustered in and around Florence, which has been the centre of skilled leather artisans for centuries.
Italy has also been producing luxury textiles since medieval times, sending cloths of finest wool and silk, heavily embroidered with gold, to adorn the nobility and royalty of Europe. Venetian brocades, the silk and lace of Como, the fine wool cloth of Florence were legendary in the luxury leagues of times gone by. Today this tradition carries on with fine textiles now being produced for top fashion houses and luxury interior design for today's elite - technology may have advanced but the old skill and devotion to quality is what makes Italian textiles so special.
Since Milan became one of the fashion capitals of the world in the Seventies some of Italy's most recognizable brand names are in the world of haute couture. Armani, Fendi, Versace, Valentino are names that are automatically linked to elegance and a natural flair for design, instantly recognized as far afield as Japan, Russia, America and India and which are craved by stylish women in search of elegance and luxury.
Italy boasts of having invented eye-glasses back in the 1300s and now has taken its centuries of experience in precision manufacturing of prescription eyewear and combined it with a genius for fashion to produce some of the finest designer sunglasses in the world, in fact 50% of the world's designer glasses are produced in Italy today.
Italy is also famed for its ceramics, from art pieces of hand-painted majolica in elaborate traditional designs and beautifully moulded terracotta pots, to top quality modern ceramic tiles and innovative design in bathroom fittings. Deruta in Umbria is the best known centre of traditional majolica production, but once a ceramic collector starts exploring he will discover a host of other towns in Umbria, Tuscany, Sicily and beyond, each with their own unique traditional styles of hand painted designs and modern artistic interpretations.
Murano, one of the islands of Venice, is world famous for its skilfully worked colored glass, with elaborate hand blown creations adorning luxury homes and treasured by collectors worldwide. Colle Val d'Elsa, a small Tuscan hilltop town has an equally proud history of fine crystal glass work, though its products tend to be known only to the well-informed few outside Italy.
Italy's food and wine products may have more humble origins than the fashion and design artefacts mentioned so far, but are also major players in Italy's world export profile.
The DOCG wines of Brunello di Montalcino, Barolo, Chianti Classico, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, to name but a few of the better known ones, hold a high profile in the world market and are seized upon by wine cognoscenti almost as soon as they are bottled. Italian olive oils, balsamic vinegar, parmesan cheese, truffles and even pasta are much in demand by gourmets across the Atlantic and worldwide, as their quality is impossible to reproduce outside Italy.
Italian producers are looking for ways to protect the integrity of the Made in Italy label, as loopholes in European law allow products that have only been assembled or finished in Italy to bear the prestigious label, (read more here) so look out for products that have extra testimonials to guarantee their provenance, such as '100% Made in Italy' or the 'True Italy' label and look for businesses that offer transparency on the origins of their products. Producers of genuine Made in Italy goods take pride in their high standards and will be more than happy to give information on the making of their products.
There are many other areas in which Italy excels, with its proud heritage of design and craftsmanship; jewellery, fine machinery and marble goods to mention a few, but what all the best Italian products have in common is their design flair, their unique combination of innovation and tradition that results in a luxury article made with genuine quality - the true Made in Italy product.
Each nation has its own distinctive brand that characterizes its products and makes them stand out from their own kind: Made in Germany has always been synonymous with robustness and reliability; Made in the U.S.A. is the sign of an innovative and avant garde product; Made in Japan symbolizes high tech and functionality; Made in Italy expresses excellence of creativity and craftsmanship.


This is a truly amazing coffee with an even more amazing story. Scott from Queen City Roasting and his partner Kevin Nkunzimana source this coffee from Rwanda and work with an an all women's association called Hingakawa. They are part of the larger Abakundakawa Cooperative.
Members of Hingakawa cultivate a communal farm, and share a premium for their coffee. These dividends help provide household assistance to members with members being able to purchas things such as goats, pigs and cows, as well as provide school fees for their children. This past season, Queen City's partnership with Hingakawa provided a dividend that has been applied to the construction of a community center. The center will be centrally located near the Rushashi CWS and will house a child care facility, a sewing center and off-season vocational trainings.
Ultimately, the underlying objective for the Hingakawa Women's Association is to utilize coffee production as a vehicle for social justice to help heal the long-standing wounds caused by Rwanda's violent past.
With this amazing story comes an amazing coffee produced with attention to detail and care.


Saturday, April 20th, 2019 from 1:00-2:00 pm. Pop-Up Yoga at the Historic Garment District, 800 Broadway!
A special treat in a beautiful space. Bring your mat for an all-levels practice with Lauren Leduc. Enter a raffle for 2-GA tickets to The Derby Party on May 4th, $5 per ticket!
Metered parking is free on Saturdays.
Attendance is limited, please pre-register at the ticket link.
All donations support Karma Tribe Yoga Outreach!
Karma Tribe Yoga Outreach (Karma Tribe Yoga Inc 501c3) is a charitable organization with the mission to provide education, resources, and support to organizations and individuals who want to provide the benefits of yoga to communities in need.


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Q: Python3 Quart register_blueprint of python-healthz throws exception I use flask and trying to migrate to quart in order to benefit from HTTP/2. I use flask-healthz for kubernetes readiness and liveness health checks. Is there any quart equivalent of flask-healthz?
I am not sure it would work but trying to register_blueprint(healthz, url_prefix="/health") throws the following exception:
  File "/app/src/app.py", line 37, in create_app
    app.register_blueprint(healthz, url_prefix="/healthz")
  File "/home/user/.local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/quart/app.py", line 507, in register_blueprint
    blueprint.register(
  File "/home/user/.local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/flask/blueprints.py", line 322, in register
    state = self.make_setup_state(app, options, first_registration)
  File "/home/user/.local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/flask/blueprints.py", line 250, in make_setup_state
    return BlueprintSetupState(self, app, options, first_registration)
  File "/home/user/.local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/flask/blueprints.py", line 76, in __init__
    self.url_defaults.update(self.options.get("url_defaults", ()))
TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not iterable

Any advice and insight is appreciated.
https://gitlab.com/pgjones/quart/-/issues/437#

A: It works with the following fixes:
(1) import quart.flask_patch
(2) Change the scheme of the health check endpoint to HTTPS


This sweet little necklace is perfect for anyone who loves nature! It's simple design makes this the perfect go-to necklace. This piece is handcrafted out of silver sheet and is composed of three layers of silver. The details have been had-stamped and oxidized to add dimension. The charm hangs on a soldered linked silver chain and features a sturdy silver hook clasp. My clasps are also handmade and are designed to have a tight fit.


Glucobay (Acarbose) manufactured by Bayer belongs to the class of oral antidiabetic drugs (OAD) called alpha-glucosidase inhibitors. With over one hundred studies examining its role as a treatment for type 2 diabetes and accumulating evidence of its efficacy in prediabetes, acarbose is an important intervention option throughout the hyperglycaemic disease continuum. In addition, in several trials acarbose shows cardiovascular benefits at all stages of hyperglycaemia.


Right RH - 160mm Chinese Brake Lever with Parking E-Brake - Version 3 - is currently on backorder. You may still purchase now though and we'll ship as soon as more become available.
Chinese right side brake lever is compatible with several makes and models. This brake lever has the E-brake [parking brake].
Known to fit Panther, Tao Tao, Redcat, Terminator, 110cc models & more.