This is another fill-in/inventory issue, written by former X-Men inker Terry Austin, with pencils from Colleen Doran (who drew the never-released second Fallen Angels miniseries) and inks by former New Mutants penciler Bret Blevins.
The villains of the story are the unfortunately-named Cooter, a woman with the ability to creature illusions, and her companion Bash, a typical super-strong bruiser type. I believe this issue marks their first and only appearances.
Brian begs off drinking while at the Gilded Lilly, citing his alcoholism. While Brian's drinking problem has been mentioned before in the series, I don't remember ever being told or shown that he's acknowledged the problem to the point of admitting he's an alcoholic and refusing to drink as a result.
Cooter's power involves playing on people's greed to make them see false images, though people who are exceedingly honest or that lack imagination are immune. Meggan is said to be the former, while Brian the latter.
When Cooter focuses her power on Meggan, she sees Brian as Nightcrawler.
Yet another fill-in issue/inventory story, but as Excalibur fill-ins go, this isn't too bad. It's entirely inconsequential, doing some light character work with Captain Britain and Meggan, but otherwise not tying in with the series' larger narrative arcs (or any other characters) in any way. But the art from Colleen Doran & Bret Blevins is a standout element, fun, lighthearted and suitable for the kind of story Terry Austin is telling (frankly, given the general tone of Excalibur relative to the rest of the X-books, Doran & Blevins would make pretty good regular artists for the series). But most importantly, this issue doesn't try to do too much by showcasing a significant plot development that is better left to the regular creative team or creating wonky continuity problems by featuring characters and settings that conflict with one another. If that sounds like damning with faint praise, it probably is, but at this point in the book's run, a character-driven fill-in issue with strong, effective art that tells its story but doesn't cause any other narrative problems is downright refreshing and, somewhat sadly, accounts for one of the series' better offerings of late.
Tomorrow, Larry Hama & Marc Silvestri finally arrive in Wolverine #31. Next week, Beast becomes a prisoner of love in X-Factor: Prisoner of Love.
I don't think we've ever seen Brian as flirtatious with Meggan as he is in the opening pages.
That's "Phil Felix" — and the perfect example of why you have to be careful lettering "Flick" or "Clint" in all-caps.
@Blam: I don't think we've ever seen Brian as flirtatious with Meggan as he is in the opening pages.
Agreed. And given the rocky state of their relationship, it made me wonder if this was a "set in the past" kind of fill-in, but then the Nightcrawler/Meggan stuff got referenced later.


It's 20 years since management guru Tom Peters coined the phrase 'personal brand' – the on-going process of managing our image to influence the way others think of us.
Even if we don't actively do this, we all have a personal brand by default. Like it or not, this is the accumulation of what we do and say, how we look and what people think of us. It is said, for instance, that in just three seconds someone decides if they like you.
Unfortunately, as an industry, the information security sector perhaps doesn't fully appreciate the power that personal branding has to influence others.
Does this matter? If you want to change the prevailing information security culture, it almost certainly does.
Tom Peters saw personal branding as an opportunity to control image in a way that improves the results we achieve. Put like this, developing a personal brand is not so much a narcissistic exercise, but a useful way to influence others' behaviours.
So, if you aren't in control of your own brand, you are almost certainly sending out inadvertent signals about yourself that may not be the ones you want. In fact, you may be self-sabotaging your own efforts without even realising it.
For instance, we can decide upon someone's trustworthiness in as little as one-tenth of a second; correctly predict if they are an extrovert in just 50 milliseconds, and perhaps most tellingly, categorize someone as a competent leader from just a photograph.
One of the primary determinants of leadership is personal authority, something that renowned psychologist Robert Cialdini defines as one of the Six Principles of Persuasion.
If you have it, you will be able to make things happen, even when that involves the unpalatable. In the absence of authority, people become unsure about what to do. Watch those with natural authority, and you notice something about them that's different, but which you can't quite put your finger on.
Developing personal authority is, therefore, a critical component in personal branding. Unfortunately, many in positions of influence lack the authority to actually influence because they haven't understood the importance of having a personal brand to help them do that. Or, if they have, they haven't taken practical steps to create and develop their brand.
Nearly 30 years ago, Michael Gerber wrote The E-Myth. The aim of this short book was to help start-up entrepreneurs scale their business quickly. He describes how many fail because they never get out of the comfort zone of being a 'technician', so they never take on new roles where they can acquire and demonstrate influencing traits that would add to their personal brand, which in turn makes them less equipped to influence.
Without taking the time to build a personal brand, it's easy to become anonymous. Then, by default, there is nothing to counterbalance the predominant information security brand, not ideal if that is already tarnished.
Speaking at Blackhat USA 2017, Facebook's Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos acknowledged that the infosec industry has a problem with empathy and humility and is, therefore, less effective in building the relationships necessary to effect real change.
It seems evident that many in the industry need to think more about building their personal brand if they want to influence others when it comes to security awareness. Not only will this make them more effective in their work, but will also accelerate their career progression.
We trust people more than we trust brands and engage with them accordingly. Therefore your personal brand represents your capacity and power to influence the behaviour and actions of others. This makes it a powerful tool for change.
Successful companies increasingly look to employ staff who are also their 'brand ambassadors', meaning they need both a strong personal brand and one that's aligned with the company's corporate brand values. That's why some organisations are now actively encouraging personal branding in their employees as a start point for generating greater motivation and engagement.
Unfortunately, a failure to invest in their personal brand leaves many information security professionals less able to change the prevailing security culture within an organisation. When the overarching information security brand is not held in high regard, this is a missed opportunity to redress the balance.
So, if you want to change the security culture in an organisation we can help, either through our personal branding services or by rebranding your infosec offering as a whole. Get in touch and find out about the range of unique, innovative and research-based influencing tools we have developed for your business.


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Baaad Luck: How a Bunch of Bighorn Sheep Nixed Jenny Holzer's Plans for Light Projections at Desert X
An unusual strain of pneumonia has been killing the sheep at an alarming rate.
Caroline Goldstein, February 5, 2019
Bighorn rams are seen in the early morning near Essex, California. Photo by David McNew/Getty Images.
A rampant bout of pneumonia is killing bighorn sheep in California's San Bernardino Mountains, and concerns for their safety have prompted the Wildlands Conservancy to pull its approval for artist Jenny Holzer's light projection work, which had been set to appear at Desert X, the Coachella Valley-based biennial opening this weekend.
Holzer had planned to install her trademark LED-light text projections—this time using excerpts of poetry and testimonials from family members, activists, and survivors whose lives were shaken by gun violence—on the western face of the mountains at Whitewater Preserve.
"Our first responsibility is to the environment," Desert X's artistic director, Neville Wakefield, told artnet News. "We maintain a strict ethic of leaving nothing behind, and of raising awareness to these issues." In the end, he said, "we are beholden to nature."
Desert bighorn sheep at the Whitewater Preserve | Photo: Brittany O'Connor, courtesy of CC Flickr.
Though the Wildlands Conservancy, a nonprofit that manages the area, granted permission for Holzer's work, titled BEFORE I BECAME AFRAID, 2019, the sheeps' aberrant behavior poses unknown risks to both people and the animals. "The combination of sick animals, light projections, and large groups of people—it just seems insensitive and unpredictable," the Wildlands Conservancy's regional director, Jack Thompson, told the Los Angeles Times.
Holzer, who found out about the cancellation last week, said she supports the decision. "Of course the wildlife should be protected," she told artnet News in an email. "I'll find a suitable site or sites for the projection if the authors wish to proceed. I was so lucky and grateful that these good writers and good people wanted to participate. Their important content should be read."
Jenny Holzer, I'VE (2008). Courtesy of the artist.
The preserve spans 2,851 acres, which includes a canyon with active wildlife inhabitants, including the bighorn sheep. Last month, at least 20 were found dead in the southern California mountains, felled by a strain of pneumonia that is alarming wildlife specialists. In an encounter as early as November, Thompson told the Desert Sun, one sheep "was confused and should have been more disturbed by the presence of people. That was the first time we saw one that we said, 'There's obviously something going on here. This is a sick animal.'"
This isn't the first time a work of art has been thwarted by bighorn sheep in the US. In 2011, Christo and Jeanne-Claude's vision for unfurling fabric panels over the Arkansas river in Colorado, hinged on how construction might harm the animals. After years of legal arguments with federal, state, and local authorities, and an Environmental Impact Statement, Christo abandoned the project in 2017.
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Update Indonesia's Legislative Election of 2014; Live Quick Count in Progress
After the polling stations closed at 13:00 local time on Wednesday (09/04), the quick count for Indonesia's 2014 legislative election has started. Contrary to previous election years, the General Election Commission (KPU) will not release the official results of the election quickly. The official outcome of the 2014 parliamentary election is expected to be announced on 9 May 2014. Below, the preliminary results of the quick count are presented. These scores may still be updated as new data come in.
Update Indonesia Elections 2014; Parliamentary Election 9 April 2014
Today (Wednesday 09/04), the people of Indonesia will choose their representatives for the national and regional legislative institutions. Polling stations have been open since 07:00 local time. Although there are about 190 million Indonesians who are eligible to vote (out of a total population of around 250 million), the turnout may be much lower. At stake are 560 seats in the House of Representatives (DPR), 132 seats in the Regional Consultative Council (DPD), and about 19,000 local government positions.
Muhammad Lutfi Replaces Gita Wirjawan as Indonesia's Trade Minister
Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will officially appoint Muhammad Lutfi as the new Trade Minister on Friday (14/02), thus replacing Gita Wirjawan who requested to step down as Trade Minister on 31 January 2014 in order to focus solely on his presidential bid. Muhammad Lutfi will only have eight months time to head the Trade Ministry because a new Indonesian government will be inaugurated in October (legislative and presidential elections are scheduled for April and July 2014).
Gita Wirjawan Resigns as Trade Minister to Focus on Presidential Bid
Indonesia's Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan announced on Friday (31/01) that he resigned - with immediate effect - from the cabinet in order to focus on his ambition to become the next president of Indonesia in the 2014 presidential election, scheduled for 9 July. Wirjawan aims to be selected as presidential candidate in the Democratic Party's presidential convention. The Democratic Party (PD), the political vehicle of current President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, was the largest party at the 2009 elections but has since lost popularity.
Survey: PDI-P and Golkar still most Popular Indonesian Political Parties
A countrywide survey conducted by the Indonesia Research Center (IRC) in late September 2013 ranked the PDI-P (Partai Demokrasi Indonesia Perjuangan) and the Golkar party on top of the poll ahead of the legislative elections that are scheduled for April 2014. In the survey, the PDI-P received 19.6 percent of the votes, while Golkar came in second with 16.3 percent. Both these parties have a long history in Indonesian politics and their popularity indicate that Indonesians seem to favour "old school" political parties.
Official Joint Ministerial Statement of 2013 APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting
Finance Ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies convened its 20th annual meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, on 19 and 20 September 2013 under the Chairmanship of Dr. Muhamad Chatib Basri, Indonesia's Finance Minister. The meeting was attended by various delegates, including the President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Managing Director of the World Bank Group, and the Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Indonesian Voters Increasingly Turn Away from Islamic Parties
According to research conducted by Lembaga Survei Indonesia (LSI), a leading Indonesian public opinion research institute, Indonesia's population increasingly prefers nationalist-oriented political parties (these parties stress the importance of a religious pluralist and harmonious society) over Islamic parties, which aim for a more dominant role of Islam in society. In 2014, Indonesia will organize its next legislative and presidential elections.
House Passes New Law that Restricts Funding of Radical Movements
Today, Indonesia's House of Representatives (DPR) passed a new law that restricts financial transactions that are meant for the funding of terrorist or radical organizations. People or institutions engaged in such transactions will face up to 15 years in prison and fines up to US $10.5 million. Previously, Indonesia did not have a law that prevented such transactions. This new law is regarded as a good step for the battle against terrorism.
Continued Emergence of Scandals Undermines Trust in Indonesian Politics
Today, most Indonesian newspapers opened with negative headlines concerning the country's political arena. In Indonesian politics, scandals - whether connected to corruption or other issues - are frequently reported and seriously undermine people's (both domestic and foreign) confidence in the nation's governance. In today's newspapers, three cases were center of attention and illustrate the problems within Indonesia's political elite.
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CEOs' Optimism about Indonesian Economy & Politics Falls Slightly
Chief executive officers (CEOs) in Indonesia have become slightly less optimistic about the Indonesian economy and politics. This makes sense considering the presence of simmering global trade tensions, sharp rupiah depreciation against the US dollar, and Bank Indonesia's recent series of interest rate hikes.
Local Elections Indonesia: Run-Up to the 2019 National Elections
The local elections that are held tomorrow (Wednesday 27 June 2018) are regarded a run-up to Indonesia's 2019 legislative and presidential elections. Tomorrow's results are a barometer to measure the political mood in the country with regard to next year's elections. After all, residents in the nation's four most populous provinces - West Java, East Java, Central Java, and North Sumatra - will visit the ballot boxes to vote for new governors. In total, 17 governors, 39 mayors and 115 regents will be elected across Indonesia on Wednesday.
Events to Watch This Week: Local Elections & Bank Indonesia Policy Meeting
This week two domestic events need to be carefully watched by those who invest in Indonesian assets: (1) the local elections that are scheduled for Wednesday 27 June, and (2) Bank Indonesia's monthly policy meeting that is scheduled for 27-18 June. Lets take a closer look at these events.
Foreign Workers in Indonesia: a Threat or Tactic to Gain Votes?
The issue of foreign workers has been the topic of much debate in Indonesian media in recent weeks. Ahead of the 2019 legislative and presidential elections political opponents of Indonesian President Joko Widodo are seemingly using this topic to gain popularity and to incite criticism on the government, or even to incite anxiety in society. Lets take a closer look at what it is about and whether criticism or anxiety is grounded or that we are simply dealing with another hoax.
Presidential Election Indonesia 2019: Another Jokowi-Prabowo Battle?
Indonesia's 2019 presidential election is likely to become another battle between incumbent President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Gerindra party Chairman Prabowo Subianto. Both men had already been engaged in a fierce contest in 2014, one that was only narrowly won by Jokowi. On Wednesday evening (11/04) Subianto formally accepted the mandate of the Gerindra party to compete as presidential candidate in the 2019 presidential election (scheduled for 17 April 2019).
In Times of Elections Consumer Goods Companies Are Great Stock Picks
Consumer goods companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange are expected to experience two good years in 2018 and 2019 due to the presence of the "political years" (regional elections in 2018 followed by legislative and presidential elections in 2019). Traditionally, consumption rises amid these "parties of democracy" and therefore those consumer goods companies with strong brands are expected to see rising sales in this period.
Looking Back at 2017 & Forward to 2018: Widodo's Performance
It was a solid year for the Indonesian economy. The macroeconomic fundamentals of the nation have strengthened due to the hard work of the Indonesian government under the leadership of President Joko Widodo. However, there is no room for complacency as there remain major bottlenecks, while legislative and presidential elections - in which voters can approve or disapprove Widodo's performance - are scheduled for 2019.
Business & Politics: Eyeing Indonesia's 2019 Presidential Election
Investors will need to keep an eye on Indonesia's political years of 2018 (regional elections) and 2019 (legislative elections) as the outcomes can have a big impact on the investment climate and business climate of Indonesia. Most eyes will be on the legislative and presidential elections of 2019.
More Inflation Pressures Expected to Occur in Indonesia in 2018
Rising commodity prices are good for the Indonesian economy because the country is one of the world's biggest commodity exporters. However, rising commodity prices will also make it more difficult for the government to keep inflation within its target range of 2.5 - 4.5 percent year-on-year (y/y) in 2018.
Indonesia Condemns US' Recognition of Jerusalem as Capital of Israel
Across the world, leaders express criticism on US President Donald Trump's decision to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital city of Israel. Moreover, Trump announced that the American embassy is to be relocated from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. While Trump claims that these decisions constitute a step to advance the peace process and emphasizes that the US will continue to facilitate the peace process between both sides, fierce criticism unleashed following Trump's statements.
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In our push-down, over scheduled, rushed society many people don't even realize the dangers children are facing as their childhoods get crowded out by the pressure and business they are burdened with. The dangers to their physical health, mental healthy, life-long attitudes about learning, self-esteem, and so much more are real and worrisome.
While there are many MANY things we can do to help stop the awful things being done to children we have narrowed it down to 11 to focus on over the next year. We will be rolling out blog posts and sharing resources on our Facebook and Instagram pages to help empower and educate the grown-ups in children's lives on these areas as we all work together to be the voice that children need and deserve.
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This section is from the book "Garden Flowers". Also available from Amazon: Garden Flowers (1857 ).
This beautiful little flower is the emblem of affection among the Germans. Its bud is of a fine pink colour, which, when expanded, changes to a lovely blue that reminds us of the tint of the turquoise, or the somewhat opaque blue of an autumnal sky. It grows profusely on the banks of almost all the brooks and streams of England ; and in many places, where the beds of it grow thickly, it seems as if portions of the azure sky had dropped upon and mingled with the green of earth. The legend from which this flower derives its name is as follows :� One beautiful summer's eve, a young couple, who were soon to be united, were slowly wandering along the delightful banks of the Danube, enjoying the sweet intercourse of loving hearts and the cool fragrance of zephyrs that swept across the noble river. Looking up, the affianced bride observed one of those blue-eyed flowers floating on the water; and, while she called her lover's attention to it, expressed her admiration of its beauty, and sighed when she thought of its fatal destiny. With the headstrong impulse of impassioned youth, the young man instantly plunged into the river, where he had no sooner seized the flower than he began to sink. ^With a convulsive effort, he struggled towards the shore, but failed to reach it. Just as he was on the point of disappearing for ever in the flood, he made a last effort, and threw the flower on shore, exclaiming ere he sank�" Fergias mich nicht!" Ever since, the floweret has been called Forget-me-not.
Truly, the injunction has been well remembered ; for where is the album or scrap-book whose pages have not been ornamented with bright representations or compressed specimens of the much-prized Forget-me-not? Where is the poet who has not, in the early stages of his venturous career, penned a glowing sonnet in praise of its perfections] Where is the youth who has not tremblingly presented the object of his adoration with a spray of the blue-eyed gem, or the girl who has not treasured the same in her bosom until it has become crushed to an unrecognisable powder ?
" Ah dearest love, this treasure I place upon my breast, Where, while I wander far away, It evermore shall rest
Until, years hence, returning;
I seek thy father's cot, And bring thee back thy withered gift,
This sweet Forget-me-not"
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Colony NorthStar, NorthStar Real Estate Income Trust and NorthStar Real Estate Income II Announce Creation of Colony NorthStar Credit Real Estate, Inc.
NEW YORK & LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2017-- Colony NorthStar, Inc. and certain of its affiliates (collectively, "Colony NorthStar") (NYSE: CLNS), NorthStar Real Estate Income Trust, Inc., a public, non-traded REIT ("NorthStar I"), and NorthStar Real Estate Income II, Inc., a public, non-traded REIT ("NorthStar II"), today announced that they have entered into a definitive tri-party agreement (the "Combination Agreement") under which a select portfolio of Colony NorthStar assets and liabilities (the "CLNS Contributed Portfolio") will combine with NorthStar I and NorthStar II in an all-stock combination transaction to create a leading commercial real estate credit REIT with approximately $5.5 billion in assets and $3.4 billion in equity value. The transaction has been approved by the board of directors of Colony NorthStar and unanimously approved by the special committees and boards of directors of NorthStar I and NorthStar II. The combined company will be named "Colony NorthStar Credit Real Estate, Inc." (the "Company").
Upon completion of the transaction, Colony NorthStar, NorthStar I stockholders and NorthStar II stockholders will each own approximately 37%, 32% and 31%, respectively, of the Company on a fully diluted basis, subject to certain adjustments as set forth in the Combination Agreement. The closing of the transaction is conditioned upon a listing of the Company's Class A common stock on a national securities exchange, which may be effected up to nine months following approval of the transaction by the NorthStar I and NorthStar II stockholders.
At the closing, Colony NorthStar will be the largest single investor in the Company and will enter into a management agreement on market terms to serve as the Company's external manager. It is expected that Kevin P. Traenkle, Colony NorthStar's Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, will be Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Sujan Patel, Colony NorthStar's Managing Director and Co-Head of U.S. Investment Management, will be Chief Financial Officer of the Company and that the Company's board of directors will be comprised of seven directors, including four independent directors.
Creates a Leading Commercial Real Estate Credit REIT: The Company will have approximately $5.5 billion in assets and $3.4 billion in equity value, which will position it as the second-largest (by equity value) publicly listed commercial mortgage REIT.
Attractive, Stabilized and Well-Diversified Income-Oriented Portfolio: The Company's portfolio will consist of well-diversified and stabilized investments with attractive in-place yield and potential for capital appreciation and net asset value growth (through equity participations and owned real estate).
Sponsorship, Management and Significant Ownership by Colony NorthStar: The substantial ownership by Colony NorthStar, a global leader in real estate and investment management with $56 billion in assets under management and deep transaction and asset management experience across the capital stack through multiple real estate cycles, will align Colony NorthStar's interests with those of the Company's stockholders.
Differentiated Strategy: The Company will have a diversified investment mandate across the capital structure that should serve to mitigate reinvestment risk and provide flexibility through economic cycles to achieve appropriate risk-adjusted returns.
More Efficient Capital Structure: The Company expects to have access to multiple financing sources at an attractive cost of capital, including credit facilities, credit market securitizations, mortgage debt on real estate and term facilities.
Under the terms of the Combination Agreement, certain subsidiaries of Colony NorthStar will contribute the CLNS Contributed Portfolio, which represents substantially all of the U.S. investments within Colony NorthStar's Other Equity and Debt segment that are transferable assets consistent with the Company's strategy (the "CLNS Contributions"), and NorthStar I and NorthStar II will merge with and into the Company, with the Company surviving (the "NorthStar Mergers"). In connection with the CLNS Contributions, Colony NorthStar will receive both shares of Class A common stock of the Company and membership units in the Company's operating company (which will be exchangeable for shares of Class A common stock of the Company or cash, in the Company's sole discretion). The Class A common stock of the Company received by Colony NorthStar in the transaction or upon redemption of membership units in the Company's operating company will be subject to a lock-up restriction prohibiting sales of such shares for 1 year from the date of closing of the transaction. NorthStar I stockholders and NorthStar II stockholders will receive shares of the Company's Class B common stock. The shares of Class B common stock of the Company received by NorthStar I and NorthStar II stockholders will convert to shares of the Company's Class A common stock as follows: 10% within 30 days, 45% at 180 days and 45% at 1 year, in each case, after closing of the transaction.
The CLNS Contributions are intended to be tax-free to Colony NorthStar and the NorthStar Mergers are intended to qualify as tax-free reorganizations.
The transaction is expected to close either in late 2017 or the first quarter of 2018, subject to customary closing conditions, including approval by the NorthStar I and NorthStar II stockholders. The closing of the transaction also is conditioned upon a successful listing of the Company's common stock on a national securities exchange, which may be effected up to nine months following approval of the transaction by the NorthStar I and NorthStar II stockholders. Colony NorthStar, NorthStar I and NorthStar II also will cause the Company to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a registration statement on Form S-4 that will include a joint proxy statement of NorthStar I and NorthStar II and that also will constitute a prospectus of the Company.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC is acting as the lead financial advisor with Barclays acting as a financial advisor to Colony NorthStar, and Hogan Lovells US LLP is acting as legal counsel to Colony NorthStar.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC is acting as financial advisor to the NorthStar I special committee, and Alston & Bird LLP is acting as legal counsel to the NorthStar I special committee.
Moelis & Company LLC is acting as the financial advisor to the NorthStar II special committee, Venable LLP is acting as legal counsel to the NorthStar II special committee and Greenberg Traurig, LLP is acting as legal counsel to NorthStar II.
For more details on the transaction, please refer to the investor presentation, which is available on each of Colony NorthStar's, NorthStar I's and NorthStar II's website.
Colony NorthStar (NYSE:CLNS) is a leading global real estate and investment management firm. Colony NorthStar resulted from the January 2017 merger between Colony Capital, Inc., NorthStar Asset Management Group Inc. and NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.Colony NorthStar has significant property holdings in the healthcare, industrial and hospitality sectors, other equity and debt investments and an embedded institutional and retail investment management business. It currently has assets under management of $56 billion and manages capital on behalf of its stockholders, as well as institutional and retail investors in private funds, non-traded and traded real estate investment trusts and registered investment companies. In addition, Colony NorthStar owns NorthStar Securities, LLC, a captive broker-dealer platform which raises capital in the retail market. The firm maintains principal offices in Los Angeles and New York, with more than 500 employees in offices located across 18 cities in ten countries. Colony NorthStar will elect to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. For additional information regarding Colony NorthStar and its management and business, please refer to www.clns.com.
About NorthStar Real Estate Income Trust, Inc.
NorthStar I is a public, non-traded REIT sponsored by Colony NorthStar. NorthStar I was formed to originate, acquire and asset manage a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate debt, select equity and securities investments predominantly in the United States.
About NorthStar Real Estate Income II, Inc.
NorthStar II is a public, non-traded REIT sponsored by Colony NorthStar. NorthStar II was formed to originate, acquire and asset manage a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate debt, select equity and securities investments predominantly in the United States.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "intends," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," or "potential" or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases which are predictions of or indicate future events or trends and which do not relate solely to historical matters. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control, and may cause actual results to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. Among others, the following uncertainties and other factors could cause actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements: the failure to receive, on a timely basis or otherwise, the required approvals by the stockholders of each of NorthStar I and NorthStar II, governmental or regulatory agencies and third parties; the risk that a condition to closing of the combination may not be satisfied (including the listing by the Company of its Class A common stock on a national securities exchange); each party's ability to consummate the combination; operating costs and business disruption may be greater than expected; and the ability to realize substantial efficiencies as well as anticipated strategic and financial benefits, and the impact of legislative, regulatory and competitive changes. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Additional information about these and other factors can be found in each company's reports filed from time to time with the SEC. There can be no assurance that the combination will in fact be consummated.
We caution investors not to unduly rely on any forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. None of Colony NorthStar, NorthStar I or NorthStar II is under any duty to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of this press release, nor to conform prior statements to actual results or revised expectations, and none of Colony NorthStar, NorthStar I or NorthStar II intends to do so.
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 * WJUrl
 *
 * Javascript class that represents a (windmill) URL
 *
 * @since Tue Jun 03 2008
 * @author Ron Rademaker
 **/

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	 * @since Tue Jun 03 2008
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	 * @since Tue Jun 03 2008
	 * @access public
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			this.parameters[key] = value;
			return false;
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		else {
			this.parameters[key] = value;
			return true;
		}
	},

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	 *
	 * @since Tue Jun 03 2008
	 * @access public
	 * @param string key
	 * @return string
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	deleteParameter: function(key) {
		var value = this.parameters[key];
		delete this.parameters[key];
		return value;
	},

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	 *
	 * @since Tue Jun 03 2008
	 * @access public
	 * @param string key
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	 **/
	getParameter: function(key) {
		return this.parameters[key];
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Honda shows us 'The Challenging Spirit of Honda'... in Japanese
Sun, 29 Dec 2013 13:10:00 EST
Just as Porsche has done with its lengthy Le Mans gear-up, Honda is is laying the table for its Formula One return more than a year before we'll actually see it on track. We've heard what it's 2015 engine will sound like, reminisced with the 1988 McLaren Honda MP4/4 and the 1964 Honda RA271 and spoken to the company's CEO about what F1 involvement could do for its production car engines.
The automaker has now released a video called The Challenging Spirit of Honda that traces the development of its in-house F1 program and the jump from motorcycles to the first RA270 F1 chassis in 1962, to the RA272 chassis that won the 1965 Grand Prix. The only catch: the video is in Japanese. However, you can read about the winning car in English, and the video ends with another sound check of the 2015 power unit. That is a universal language, and you'll find it being spoken below.
By Jonathon Ramsey
See also: Honda gunning for world's longest Rose Parade float, Honda customizing Vezel to headline Tokyo Auto Salon lineup, Honda favoring turbo over hybrid for US-market Vezel.


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Area teams eye key tilts
By Mike Tupa mtupa@examiner-enterprise.com
Sep 15, 2017 at 8:13 AM Sep 15, 2017 at 8:32 AM
By Mike Tupa
mtupa@examiner-enterprise.com
Dewey High School will try to prove tonight last year's dominance of Vinita High School was no fluke.
Wesleyan Christian School will try to prove tonight it can compete eye-to-eye with one of the eight-man powers in the OSSAA.
Bartlesville High School will have nothing to prove tonight.
Those are some of the storylines of tonight's area prep football games as the season moves into mid-September and one game closer to the district competition.
Following is a closer look at the area matchups — or non-matchups.
Dewey at Vinita
Last year, the Dewey Bulldoggers crunched Vinita, 62-7, in a shocker at the Dewey field. The teams meet again in Vinita, with kickoff set for 7 p.m. Dewey head coach Tyler Caid laid out earlier this week the basic reality. He said that Vinita and Dewey both have basically the same kids as played each other last year. If Dewey (2-1) plays with strong intensity and physicality from the opening whistle, Caid said he likes the chances of his Doggers.
WCS at Welch
The WCS Mustangs have blitzed to a 3-1 record, but eye a major test in the Welch Wildcats (2-0), which will host the game at 7:30 p.m. WCS has recorded all three of its wins against Christian school league competition. Being that a year from now the Mustangs will be back in the OSSAA, WCS head coach Curt Cloud would like to set his squad make a strong statement tonight against the Wildcats.
Drumright at Caney Valley
This is a matchup of two teams coming off impressive wins. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at the Caney Valley field. The Caney Valley Trojans (1-1), racked up a 48-point win against Liberty, while Drumright (3-0) beat Wellston by 27 points. Caney Valley is on a mission for its first winning season — and playoff appearance — since 2012. A win tonight would aid greatly to the Trojans' causes.
Woodland at Barnsdall
The Barnsdall Panthers (3-0) have outscored their opponents, 158-52. Woodland (0-2) has give up 40-plus points in both its games. A sure thing for Barnsdall? Not according to Panther head coach Kyle Sweeney, who noted that crafty Woodland coach Eddy Scott has had two weeks to prepare his team for tonight's game. Barnsdall's devastating offensive attack begins with the run. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. in Barnsdall.
Bluestem (Kan.) at Caney (Kan.)
The Caney Valley Bullpups (1-1) are on a mission to defend their Tri-Valley League championship. But, Leon Bluestem means much improved. Tonight's game — set for 7 p.m. at the Caney Valley field — will pit Bluestem's aerial attack against Caney Valley's grind-it-out ground-churning assault.
Nowata at Verdigris
It's been a tumultuous four months for the Nowata Ironmen program. During that time, Nowata has had three head coaches, missed spring practice and has stumbled out to an 0-3 record, including two shutout losses. Verdigris (1-2) knocked of Miami, 17-0, last week. New Nowata head coach Bob Craig will be looking for his Ironmen to find consistency and chemistry in tonight's tilt, set to kick off at 7 p.m. in Verdigris.
Pawhuska at Hominy
Pawhuska (0-3) eyes a daunting task against Hominy (0-1), which is the defending Class A state champion. Hominy lost last week to Class 4A rival Cleveland, 28-6. Pawhuska has been rife with challenges, including injuries to its starting quarterback and runningback, and a suspension last week of six players.
But, those players are back this week as Pawhuska attempts to find its sync. Kickoff is 7 p.m. at Hominy.
Oklahoma Union at Fairland
Off to a shining 2-1 start — although suffering a 54-14 loss last week to powerhouse Barnsdall — the OUHS Cougars take on a Fairland Owls team that is 1-2. The Owls are coming off their first season win (35-14, vs. Ketchum). This will be Oklahoma Union's final non-district tune-up before surging into the grueling District 2A-8 wars. The Cougars boast an option offense.
Copan at South Coffeyville (forfeit)
Copan is forfeiting for the third-straight week due to an inadequate amount of players. Hornets will have to wait until the eligibility report this week to learn whether they will field a team for next week's district game.
Bartlesville, bye
The Bruin season has been defined by promise on the field and a shake-up on the other side of the white stripe. They are 1-2 on the season — suffering one of those losses to Class 6A-I power Owasso and the other to Cascia Hall.
Against Cascia Hall — in a game played just three days after Bartlesville made a change in head coaches — the Bruins started out slow but finished with a flurry of energy and big plays. The Bruin defense also made two interceptions. Next up, the Bruins are set to travel Sept. 22 to Muskogee, in a District 6A-II-2 opener. After that, Bartlesville will play four of its final five games at home.
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senior VP of development at production company Bedford Falls.
The two also are overseeing the development of two dramatic pilots for ABC.
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Magnus Erlendsson (eller Sankt Mogens), født omkring 1075, død 16. april 1115 eller 1117, var jarl af Orkneyøerne fra 1108 til 1115. Han var søn af Orkney-jarlen Erlend Torfinnsson og dennes hustru Thora.

Død
Magnus fik jarldømmet over det halve af Orkneyøerne af kong Øystein, mens Magnus' fætter Håkon Pålsson styrede den anden halvdel. De kom snart i konflikt med hinanden. Ved et forligsmøde i 1115 blev Magnus slået ihjel. Han blev begravet på stedet, hvor han blev dræbt, men siden blev de jordiske rester på moderens foranledning flyttet til kirken Christchurch i byen Birsay.

Helgenkåring
Efter en tid begyndte der at gå rygter om mirakler ved Magnus' grav. Han blev helgenkåret i 1136.  Sankt Magnuskatedralen i Kirkwall er bygget til hans minde, men derudover er der tyve andre kirker spredt ud over Europa, som er dedikeret Magnus.

Sankt Mogens
Mogens er det danske navn for Magnus. Orkneyøerne hørte til Danmark-Norge indtil 1468. Christian 1. pantsatte øerne til Skotland, men pantet blev aldrig indfriet. Denne helgen har to mindedage, 15. april og 12. december, der har været højtideligholdt i hele Norden. Der findes en Skt. Mogens' Kilde ved Mogenstrup Kro ved Præstø, og i Viborg ligger Sct. Mogens Gade. Mogenstrup er i 1277 skrevet som Magnstorp og i 1321-23 Magnestorp.

Melodi Grand Prix
Vindersangen ved det danske Melodi Grand Prix 2018, 'Higher Ground' sunget af Jonas Flodager Rasmussen, var baseret på et sagn om Magnus Erlendsson.

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 Om Magnus den hellige Store norske leksikon
 Orkneyjar - St Magnus of Orkney
 Om Magnus Erlendsson Den Hellige på Norsk biografisk leksikon

Personer i 1100-tallet
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ZINGA provides comparable protection to conventional galvanising without the need for topcoats. Although ZINGA is only available in grey (the natural colour of zinc), the significant advantage of this form of application is that the ZINGA layer can be re-coated at any point in the future with the bare minimum of preparation and without compromising the integrity of the coating (see Re-charging of ZINGA). ZINGA on its own is often used, because the structure is already on site or too big for the molten zinc baths. Additionally ZINGA is commonly specified on delicate structures (wrought iron gates, sculptures) or when architectural demands require a higher standard of surface finish (no need to drill to de-gas, fettle).
For optimal protection, ZINGA should be applied in two layers of 60 or 90 µm DFT each.
Not everybody likes the colour grey and with the additional protection of a compatible topcoat, the coating durability offered significantly increases. ZINGA does not even have to start working actively until the topcoat has been compromised and with no underlying corrosion creep or rust bubbling, the topcoat itself inevitably lasts longer.
In a duplex system (Active + Passive), ZINGA should be applied in 1 layer of min. 60 to 80 µm DFT.
For more information and application instructions, see 'Overcoating ZINGA'.
At 30-40 µm DFT, ZINGA can be used as a shop primer. The big benefit is found in the fact that the steel structures do not require reblasting before coating if ZINGA is applied as a shop primer. The steel structure can be overcoated with ZINGA to obtain a cathodic protection or with any other paint without the need for reblasting!
Zinganised steel structures can be welded and bent during assembly.
This method is probably the most common use of ZINGA as it requires the simplest surface preparation. ZINGA's mechanism of protection is so similar to conventional galvanizing that they work in complete unison, as they are merely different forms of zinc. Rather than replacing galvanized assets, structures can simply have their protection "re-charged" by applying ZINGA to the rough surface of the old galvanizing after appropriate decontamination of the surface and removal of the salts.
Widely used in countries where the available concrete can be of less quality, Zinganising the steel re-bars before assembly and immersion in concrete ensures vastly increased protection from corrosion without reducing the pull-out strength of the bars. Recent tests in three independent laboratories showed that ZINGA had at least twice the corrosion protection of either galvanised or epoxy coated rebars.


MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers starter Jimmy Nelson shined with 11 strikeouts over eight shutout frames, but solo home runs in the ninth and 12th innings gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a 2-1 victory Friday night at Miller Park.
Yasmandi Grandal homered off Corey Knebel (blown save) in the ninth to tie the game at 1-1, while teammate Cody Bellinger blasted the deciding run in the 12th off Neftali Feliz. Feliz would take the loss for Milwaukee, dropping his record to 1-5.
Nelson's performance on the mound was significant, as he became the first player in Brewers history to strike out at least 10 batters in consecutive outings without a walk. Just one season ago, Nelson led the Majors in walked batters with 86.
But Los Angeles received a gem of a performance from their starting pitcher, as Clayton Kershawk struck out 14 over seven innings to become the third-fastest pitcher to reach the 2000 strikeout mark in a career. The Brewers swung the bat early and often, striking out 26 times and tying a franchise record.


For she is right in the middle of an ancient battle between the immortal and those that have fallen - and, when it comes to choosing sides, the wrong choice will cost Nora her life. "
I picked this book up when I discovered that you could rent e-books (a blessing and a curse.) I've been in a reading slump since September and I've been reading my two current reads for the past 3 weeks now (UGH.) I needed a book that could get me back into my reading ways, because it definitely wasn't my current reads that were going to do the trick. That's where Hush, Hush comes in.
From the first chapter I was hooked. If you haven't read it yet then let me set the scene for you.
Biology class. Specifically a Reproductive health type situation. Nora, our MC, and her best friend, Vee, are forced to change seats by "coach", aka the teacher. Long story short, Nora now sits next to Patch, aka the stories' fictional bad boy.
Now I've read many books that have "bad-boys" (because they're my love) but I haven't yet read about a bad boy that was this upfront at a very early point in the story. Then I read about Patch. Just "upfront" is a huge understatement when it comes to Patch. He had all your typical bad boy qualities: Dark, tall, gorgeous (er mer gerd my eyes), mysterious, definitely had a dark past, and alternative motives?
I couldn't help but love him, though if you can't stand characters with these qualities then refraining from reading this book may be your best bet.
I really enjoyed Nora's character. She stood up for herself and didn't tolerate getting crap from people. She also wasn't immediately trusting, which was supposed to be one of her character flaws, though I enjoyed that about her. As much as I love bad boys it can get annoying when the main character, usually always a female, is just automatically trusting and doesn't suspect anything even though the other character, usually male, is acting strange and looks like they want to murder something. It took a long time for her to even half-trust Patch, which was great. Like with most characters she still had a few flaws. I wasn't a huge fan of how she handled certain situations, that mostly just required a wee bit of common since. Besides that Nora was great.
Speaking of Nora being great, she was also a great friend... to Vee. Oh Vee *sigh*.
Just based off the first chapter I though Vee was going to be a fabulous friend and an overall great character. However, that was not the case at all. Vee was annoying, she literally couldn't do anything helpful (or smart for that matter.) Half of the horrible things that happened could have been avoided if Vee wouldn't have been so stupid and careless.
Vee: A party in a dark alley late at night with people I just met? Count me in!
As far as the actual story line it wasn't anything too special. Then again when I picked the book up I wasn't expecting for it to blow me away with its amazingly developed story line.
With that being said the book was cliche. I could see the "twist" from a mile away. To be honest I guessed half of the book. However, in this situation that didn't hinder my reading experience.
Pick this book up if: You're in a reading slump and need something fun and easy to read. OR if you like Angels, bad boys, or YA paranormal.
I've only read mixed reviews for this, but I guess it's always like that with paranormal romance. I'm probably going to pick this up now, you convinced me!
I remember how much I enjoyed this novel when I read it years ago - it was mindless fun with relatable characters and I loved that. Unfortunately, for me, the series went downhill after the second book, but at least the covers are super-gorgeous, right?


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Lottery Benefits Analyzer & Pattern Finder
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Pruritus is an itch or a sensation that makes a person want to scratch. Pruritus can cause discomfort and be frustrating. If it is severe, it can lead to sleeplessness, anxiety, and depression. The exact cause of an itch is unknown. It is a complex process involving nerves that respond to certain chemicals like histamine that are released in the skin, and the processing of nerve signals in the brain. Pruritus can be a part of skin diseases, internal disorders, or due to faulty processing of the itch sensation within the nervous system.
There are many skin diseases like urticaria (hives), varicella (chicken pox), and eczema which may have itching associated with a rash. Some skin conditions only have symptoms of pruritus without having an obvious rash. Dry skin can itch, especially in the winter, with no visual signs of a rash. Some parasitic infestations such as scabies and lice may be very itchy. Itchy, pigmented moles may be a sign of a malignant change.
Pruritus may be a manifestation of an internal condition. The most common example is kidney failure. Some types of liver disease like hepatitis, thyroid disease including both hyper (too much) and hypo (too little) thyroid hormone levels, some blood disorders such as lymphomas, iron deficiency anemia, polycythemia vera, multiple myeloma, and neurologic conditions such as pinched nerves and post herpetic neuralgia can cause itch. Infectious diseases like HIV can cause severe itching.
How is Pruritus diagnosed and treated?
Often the dermatologist will be able to diagnose these conditions with an examination; however, to determine a specific cause of the itch, a blood test, skin scraping, or biopsy may be needed to help make the diagnosis. If the itch is due to a skin disease such as hives or eczema, treatment of the skin disease, itself, with prescription topical medications and/or oral antihistamines generally relieves the itch. If the itch is secondary to an internal disease, patients may require treatment of the disease, oral medication, or occasionally ultraviolet light therapy to relieve the itch.
Sometimes, the dermatologist will prescribe a cooling topical lotion or cream and/or an oral medication to relieve the itch. Pruritus is often disrupting and difficult to control but usually responds well to treatment. While a specific identifying cause for the itch may not be found, an appropriate work-up to exclude internal disease should be completed.
Rinse soap film off completely, pat the skin lightly, and immediately apply a moisturizing lotion or cream after bathing.
For itchy conditions where blistering or weeping of the skin is present, such as chicken pox or poison ivy, a cool oatmeal bath or topical drying agents such as calamine lotion can be helpful.


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Where I work at, to say we do a lot of MOSS implementations is asking the question, "Does the pope have a big hat?" Of course, the question is yes, and one of the struggles that we have is structuring the Information Architecture of the site correctly. This is a fairly important issue because moving document libraries around after the information architecture is designed can present all kind of issues, especially for business users that are just barely learning the basics of SharePoint and don't understand the difference between a list and a document library.
One of the biggest conclusions we came to is that the site map doesn't necessarily reflect how the information architecture should be structured, and are actually designing to two site maps — one for the information architecture, and other for what the ned user sees. Complicating this is how Microsoft defines information architecture within SharePoint, and how the rest of us think about information architecture.
All information wants to be free (and sometimes in the same place). Some organizations need all documents in the same store vs. separate document libraries. That's fine, so maybe filtering that document store based on personalization is the best approach. If more collaboration is needed, it's probably a good idea to develop a workflow that promotes from a local document library to the document center.
Sometimes designing to an organization chart isn't a bad idea. Departments are still departments, and when they want to use MOSS, maybe they should think in silos (I almost can't believe I'm saying this). Many times demanding that a full inventory of the site just isn't possible because the site will evolve over time, so the best solution is to give them a design pattern to follow for the information architecture, and separate the departments enough so one department's mistakes can't affect other organizations within the company. When given a SharePoint deployment, some users are going to run with scissors, and you don't want to have mass casualties because of poor information architecture.
There might be several levels of navigations, but the user doesn't have to see them. We're working on an implementation where there a hierarchy of four levels within the department, however a grand total of 20 users will see all departments within the four levels. So we are designing a mostly flat navigation structure that still has all the levels intact, but the other 6,000 users don't see the levels — they only see the navigation they have access to under governance policies. In other terms, design to the 80 or 90 percent, not to the 10 to 20 percent.
It's best to have completely separate project or publishing sites if they involve users that are from several different departments. This is basically designed around the ideas of audiences that are around projects, and that might be across several departments. A creative solution is designing a site that contains departments and projects in two different site collections, and treating projects more like team sites with some publishing capabilities. That allows different members from different departments to be associated with projects, and no projects to be associated with a single department.


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XRG (X Resource Graph) is an open source system monitoring application for Mac OS X. XRG will monitor your computer's CPU usage, memory usage, battery status, network activity, disk activity, and machine temperature and fan speeds.
Cornichon is a powerful tool you can use to dynamically profile Mac OS X applications on the system and track the process' performance over time (CPU usage, resident memory size, total memory size, ...).
Memory Monitor is a little Mac OS X application that displays the memory usage in its Dock icon (and optionally in a floating window), like CPU Monitor displays the CPU usage.
Check CPU usage and more. This tool helps you to see processor load and cpu usage for each process, stop or continue what ever process on your Mac, quit or kill a process, change its priority.
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MP3 audio player. mpg123 is a real time MPEG Audio Player for Layer 1,2 and Layer3. It has a very low CPU usage, making it great for PowerBooks. It also features a command line interface.
Displays album artwork for the currently playing iTunes album, can upload the artwork and track information to an FTP or web server and provides a sleep timer.
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The death of a loved family member is an emotionally difficult, perhaps even traumatic event. That grief can be compounded if you learn that your parent or spouse treated you unfairly in their will or if you have concerns regarding the circumstances of the making of the will. Although it is difficult to be objective in these cases, you may have options and you will likely require legal advice concerning the merits of a possible claim.
There are three basic legal issues that arise when considering whether a will can be challenged. One is whether that the will is invalid because it was not signed or witnessed correctly. The second is whether the will is invalid because the will-maker was not mentally capable of executing a will or because the will was the product of undue influence exercised by some other person over the will-maker. Third, assuming the will is valid, can the contents of the will be attacked on the basis that it fails to make adequate provision for certain family members and as such is liable to be varied by the Court.
Because wills must be probated, that is processed and accepted by the Supreme Court of British Columbia as the valid last will and testament of the deceased, the Court will be involved in any dispute over a will's validity or variation.
It is not uncommon for individuals who are the beneficiaries of a will or those who believe that they have been unfairly excluded from a will to consider contesting the will's validity. While, under BC law, wills that are otherwise valid can be challenged or failing to provide adequate provision for the testator's spouse or children, a will's validity itself can be attacked as well. Some of the more common grounds under which a will can be challenged are detailed below. For information or advice regarding a specific case, call our office today.
Lack of mental capacity on the part of the testator – A person who makes a will must be aware of the fact that he or she is making a will, be aware of the property at issue, understand what he or she was giving and to whom, and be free from a mental defect that could affect his or her judgment regarding these kinds of issues. These kinds of challenges to a will are common when people make a will later in life or when they are in the early stages of an illness that may affect their judgment.
Undue Influence – In some cases, there may be evidence that the terms of person's will were the result of the coercion or overbearing nature of another person and that they do not accurately reflect the wishes of the testator. When this is the case, a will's validity may be challenged for undue influence.
Due Execution – In order to be valid, a will must comply with certain legal formalities, including the fact that the will must be in writing, signed by the testator or at the testator's direction, the signature must be made or acknowledged by the testator in the presence of two witnesses who are both present, the witnesses must sign the will, and the testator must be at least 19. There are specific provisions for members of the armed forces, so always check with a lawyer regarding the validity of your will.
Generally, to be valid, a will must be in writing, signed at the end of the document by the will-maker who is at least 16 years old, in the presence of at least two adult witnesses who also must sign the will in the presence of the will-maker.
Until recently, if a will failed to meet the formal requirements for making a valid will, it would not be probated and the will-maker's descendants would be forced to look for a will made at an earlier time or potentially be faced with an intestacy, that is the estate would have to be administered without reference to the deceased's wishes. On an intestacy, the distribution rules established in WESA (or its predecessor statute) would determine who received the deceased's assets.
However one of the changes legislated by WESA is that the Court is given the power to determine that a document which does not meet the formal requirements of a will, for example because the deceased's signature on the document is not witnessed, should still be accepted as the deceased's last will and probated by the Court. In order to 'cure' a formal deficiency in a document and hold that it is in fact a will, the Court must be satisfied on a balance of probabilities that the document is authentic and records the 'fixed and final expression of the deceased's testamentary intentions'.
Therefore a will, or a document that is the subject of an application to the Court to have it accepted as a 'will, may be challenged because it fails to satisfy the formal requirements, is not authentic or fails to record the fixed and final expression of the deceased's testamentary intentions.
The will was not properly signed, witnessed, or executed in accordance with the law.
The testator did not have the mental capacity to understand the nature of their estate or who they intended to rightfully receive an inheritance from the estate.
Another person unduly influenced the testator into drafting or amending their will.
The testator was induced by fraud into signing the will.
One or more provisions of the will have been misinterpreted by the executor or the courts (as to the identification of property, the identity of beneficiaries, and other mistakes).
The Court will not probate a will if it is established after a trial that the will-maker was not mentally capable of making a will, or if it determines the will was made as a result of the exercise of undue influence by another person.
The caselaw also says that the test for testamentary capacity is not 'overly onerous' and a person may have sufficient capacity despite some cognitive problems, for example imperfect memory. Expert medical evidence is typically relied upon in cases where a will is challenged on the basis of insufficient mental capacity.
Raising these types of arguments can be complicated and can involve looking into the personal affairs of testators and others who may be involved. However, sometimes contesting the will is necessary to ensure your loved one's genuine wishes are honored and that you receive your rightful inheritance.
A will sets out a person's directions for the distribution of his or her assets upon their death. A will therefore is a very important legal document, but to be effective, it has to be submitted to the Court with other information for the purpose of "probating" or proving the validity of the will.
British Columbia like most jurisdictions has very specific rules for what constitutes a valid will. The Court will review the will to determine whether it satisfies those rules.
During that process, questions may be raised not just whether the will was validly made, signed and witnessed but whether it was the result of some other person exercising undue influence over the will maker. A will may also be challenged if there are concerns that the will maker did not have the required mental capacity at the time to make a valid will.
If a will is found not to be valid for any of those reasons, that document will not be allowed to take effect. Consequently an earlier will may be considered or if there is no valid earlier will, the assets of the estate will pass by the laws of intestacy. In British Columbia, in the event of an intestacy, a spouse will receive all of the estate up to a certain value and any amount above that value will be split between the spouse and children. Special rules apply to the treatment of interests in the "spousal home" and "household furnishings".
Even a will that is found to be validly made by a will maker with the necessary mental capacity to make a will can be challenged by spouses or children who regard the distribution of assets under the will as unfair. The law in British Columbia allows a Court to effectively rewrite a will and change the distribution of the deceased person's assets if it concludes the will maker failed to satisfy the legal and/or moral obligations he or she owed to their spouse or children.
Our lawyers can also assist surviving spouses and children with applications for wills variations under the Wills, Estates and Succession Act. We are committed to ensuring that spouses and children are not wrongfully disinherited and are properly provided for following the death of a family member.
Any assured or implied 'expectation' on the part of a child that he or she would share in the estate.
Learn more about our Wills Variation.
Challenging a will on any ground likely requires a lawyer's assistance. Estate litigation involves complex legal principles and issues and presents many traps for the unwary. In addition, the collection and presentation of the right type of evidence to the Court, including potentially expert opinion evidence, is essential to the successful prosecution of a claim concerning a will. People who are not familiar with the law, the role of evidence in the courtroom, and the procedures of the Court are unlikely to one, accurately assess the chances of a successful challenge to a will, and two, conduct the lawsuit and trial in a manner that maximizes the chances of success.
In addition, an unsuccessful lawsuit may also have 'costs' consequences. That means that if you lose an estate litigation case, you may become liable to pay a portion of the legal costs of the winner. Consequently, it is important to have effective legal advice about the merits of your claim and the financial risks of proceeding, not just at the outset, but also during the course, of any lawsuit.
If you are considering contesting a will or claiming an inheritance in British Columbia, your first step should be to contact the law firm of McLarty Wolf. We have the experience and knowledge to provide valuable advice and assistance regarding will challenges, so please call us today at 604-688-9542 to discuss your situation today.


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This report looks at medications dispensed in 2017–18 to contemporary ex-serving ADF members with service from 1 Jan 2001. Nearly two-thirds (64%) of contemporary ex-serving ADF members were dispensed at least one medication subsidised by the PBS/RPBS. After adjusting for age and sex, similar proportions of the contemporary ex-serving population and Australian population were dispensed medications in 2017–18.
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20% of members and 15% of Australians were dispensed antidepressants, adjusted for age and sex differences
72% of members and 71% of Australians were dispensed at least one medication, adjusted for age and sex differences
Nearly two thirds (64%) of all contemporary ex-serving ADF members were dispensed at least one medication
22% of members and 24% of Australians were dispensed cardiovascular medications, adjusted for age and sex differences
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This data visualisation shows the total costs of pharmaceutical use in contemporary ex-serving members in 2017–18. Costs have been broken down into ex-serving cohorts and can be further broken down by ATC first level, gender and age group using the filters above the graph.


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In this articles I will tell you some more about the input of different signals from the radio stack to the PC. I will also try to explain how we are going to use the different character to set the frequencies and autopilot functions. For this we are going to make a study in depth of the FS* cfg file and see how we can customise it to our needs. Without this adaptation the radio stack will not work.
Like I described in article 9 there are different ways to send signals to a PC. For the radio stack we have chosen for the Keyboard emulator, because it is very direct. We are going to build some extra electronics to send pulses to the keyboard emulator. We don't need a special cheque list for this device because there are no fixed switches,we only have rotary encoders and pushbuttons. And above all the the 7 segment displays will be managed by a program that will read out the values from FS directly. So the information on the displays will always be exactly the same as in FS no mater what. The negative aspect of the keyboard emulator is not applicable here so this makes it the ideal connection tool for the radio stack.
All the selection knobs will be connected to encoders. If you don't connect this to additional electronics this can lead to problematic situations. For instance, when you turn the knob and the encoder stays in between two contacts. It keeps on producing signals. Very annoying when you try to start up your computer, it won't start at all due to endless input of signals. When this happens it very hard find out what knob is causing the trouble. Other problem, when you to fast on the encoder. It produce to many pulses and the keyboard emulator can't follow the impulses. Third problem, the range of usable characters is small because the direction of rotation depends on how many there are in the same row or column as the shift character. Because the direction of rotation is determined by sending a character and a shift sign or vice versa for the other direction. So you generate a minuscule when turning one way and a capital turning the other way. This is haw you determine the direction of rotation. On one condition that you don't turn to fast (loss of characters).
To fix all these problems we looked long and hard for a electronic solution. It has become a piece of art that is developed by Florent Van Vlasselear. We called it the Dual encoder , it saw its first daylight after months of experimenting. And I can assure you that we did a lot of experiments and a lot ended up in the waste-paper basket.
What can this wonderful device do.
Like the name says (dual encoder) it is made to connect two encoder to. It makes sure that all signal are send correctly to the keyboard emulator. It determinants electronically the direction of rotation. So there is no limitation anymore, you can now use all available character. This also sees to it that there isn't any signal send when the encoder is in between two position and when turning to fast it only sends the number of characters the keyboard chip can handle. So this is exactly what we needed. The whole thing is made out of very simple basic electronic components and IC's who are very cheep and can be found anywhere. we also invested in a small print lab so we can make our own single sided print boards for a reasonable price. A must if you want to experiment a bit and make solid digital circuits. Once you have the right lay out it is very easy to reproduce the circuits. Because there are a lot of encoders, displays and pushbuttons in the radio stack it is a necessity to be able make a lot the same prints.
By using a pushbutton you can generate a character and send it to the keyboard emulator. This without any problem, but what to do if I need to send more than one character with on button for instance to make swap for COM1, NAV1 and 2. Here for you need again a piece of creative electronic equipment.
Again Florent developed this little piece of electronics and called it the SWAP USE/STBY print. To swap the frequencies of the radios with a keyboard you need to push three keys (F. I. COM2 swap = c 2 x). This print generates three characters of your choose when you push one pushbutton. So this problem is also solved.
After all the technical problems are out of the way we now need to reconfigure the PC configuration so we can implement all the different character inputs and new functions. For this need to go deeper in to use of the FS configuration file. You can find it in main directory of FS. You can open it by double clicking it. The computer will now ask you with what program you want to open it. Here you choose for the standard notepad. After this you will now see a whole list of names and numbers. What we are interested in are the keyboard_main functions.
First of all you have the name for a certain function then = sign and after this two numbers divided by a comma. The first number stands for the character and the second number stand for a plain key (8) or SHIFT+ key (9) or CNTRL+key (10) or SHIFT+CNTRL+key (11). For a more detailed explanation I refer to "Configuring Microsoft Flight Simulator controls" by Pete Dowson. Here you can find all information you need how it all works. It gives you also a listing of all available button controls you can add to the config file for extra functions who are not available in standard FS.
What did I do with all these information?
Fs config file. I had to start over again a few times because I made some mistakes by overlooking some things. The FS config reset itself when you make double use of the same character. Therefore it is very important that you make a backup first of the FS config file before changing anything and that you keep track of all the changes you make in the file. So be very careful when changing anything in to the config file. In case all goes wrong you can always change back to the original config file and start over again.
After all this I made a new excel file for the connection of the keyboard emulator with all the rows and columns for each character.
After this I made a third file with all the connections for the wires and colours schemes. This is a heck of a job, I can guarantee you there are a massive amount of wires to be connected to the different print boards, buttons and encoders. You will lose track very easily if don't plan this meticulously.
That all folks about the input. A whole lot of work to come this far.
The third part and last about the radio stack is completely dedicated to the output from the PC to the displays. This will take a while because this part isn't finished yet. But we will persevere.
In the mean time we have some other things to finish like the cabin, the introduction of analogue instruments in the main panel and the ATC, view and FS panel. These are last missing part to ban the keyboard out of the cockpit.


I've just finished a book* that very succinctly outlines how to master a number of social media platforms. It was funny, edgy, cheeky … A bit like me, but formatted for Kindle.
It clearly demonstrated how to succeed and fail on most sites citing numerous examples of how well-known brands (and some lesser known) had got it right or by contrast (cue dramatic music) horribly wrong. So very, very wrong.
And as I finished the book, dear reader, I don't mind admitting that I sighed.
Because I'm pretty sure that we all know by now that we should be aiming to produce fabulous content.
As I skip out of bed each morning with a smile on my lips and a song in my heart to greet the new day, the thing I most want to do is to create some great content.
Sadly I didn't need to spend another £8.99 to be told that the secret to untold wealth and riches started with creating great content.
Because some days I stare at a blank screen … and I stare at a blank screen … I might type a couple of bland sentences that are an embarrassment to the English Language … I stare at a blank screen some more … I nip onto Pinterest to look at some recipes and pictures of designer cocktail dresses … I stare at a blank screen some more … And then I log off because it's time to pick my son up from school.
Days like that are exhausting, let me tell you.
Really, I'm being serious. They're exhausting because I end the day, a day so full of promise that started with me singing to the birds like Lincolnshire's answer to Julie Andrews, with no harvest, no produce, no pie in the social media oven … Nothing, nada, zilch to show for it.
So … what's to be done?
Accept that 'writer's (or 'content creator's' in this case) block' happens to everyone. It doesn't mean you'll never create anything of value again … Your Yin maybe misaligned with your Yang, you Ant isn't talking to your Dec or simply … you're just not in the mood. Fear not. Put the kettle on and enjoy a cup of your hot beverage of choice.
Go and 'big up' other members of your online community. Offer advice if anyone is asking for it, compliment their latest fabulous blog post (don't snarl … just do it, mardy pants) but whatever you do ….
Don't moan and whinge on social media. Remember my mantra: "never whine online".
Set yourself an unrelated goal, business or otherwise. Plan in detail the steps you'll need to take to achieve that goal. In other words … step away from the problem, baby. Go and create something else somewhere else.
Talk to a friend who makes you smile. Laughter is medicine. After half an hour of a few good belly laughs you may still not be able to sit and create anything, but boy … you will feel a lot better.
They are my suggestions … Do you have more you could add? Please comment below and share your useful little nuggets with us all.
And if you're still searching for your fabulousness, just remember that even the sun can't shine in the same place for twenty-four hours a day either.
A most excellent book has helped me break through big time, for creatives on being creative by a most awesome creative herself. "If you want to write: A book about Art, I Independence, and Spirit" written by Brenda Ueland back in 1938!


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