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Q: Freeduino v0.1 avrdude: stk500_getsync(): not in sync: resp=0x00 I have a freeduino board, v0.1. ATMega 328
I am running Windows 8 and trying to run the 'Blink' program
Arduino 1.0.5 Software
I have chosen Arduino Uno as board type
My Serial port is COM3
When I try to upload a program I get the error
avrdude: stk500_getsync(): not in sync: resp=0x00

I have disabled bluetooth as well.
Please let me know if my board selection is correct

A: As far as I know the "freeduino board, v0.1. ATMega 328" doesn't equal the "Arduino Uno", but the "Arduino Duemilanowe w/ Atmega 328". So, go to Tools and select "Arduino Duemilanowe w/ Atmega 328".
http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=201710.msg1486452#msg1486452
Another reason it might fail is because your driver wasn't installed correctly. In this case reinstall your driver.

A: Freeduino should run with Uno setup. However if your controller does not have a bootloader, if you serial connection is wrong or if the controller is not running at all you will get the same error.

A: I have gotten this error when the COMn port is not available or defined.  A com port can become not effective when you just unplug the board/USB cable.
When you re-plug the USB cable into the PC, then in the Arduino IDE define the correct port and try compiling/reloading the program.
On my Windows/XP Pro machine, the Arduino uses COM5, but lists COM4 and COM5 as available choices.
Hope this helps.

A: I had the same error. My board was working all perfectly without any error and suddenly it threw this error. After much testing, I unplug the board from the USB port and plugged into another USB port (in the PC) and it all worked perfectly !
Of course that required changing the Serial Port number from Arduino -> Tools > Serial Port
My board is working perfectly now.

A: I have had the same error, nothing worked. Tried almost every option mentioned.
But the solution for me was simple. I have Windows 7 64-bit.
First remove all drivers and everything wat looks likes al (virtual) USB to COM port driver.
Reboot (its Windows)
Install the right drivers from the Arduino IDE drivers\ map, in my case the 64-bit drivers.
Go to site for the FTDI Chip drivees make the right choice for your OS and install.
Reboot (not asked but he its Windows)
Then I connected the Arduino en tried to upload the Blink-sketch.
And everything worked as expected.

A: I had the same error so i change the serial port to COM1 to COM4, and I am using windows 7
so go to tool->serial port->change COM1 to COM4
If that didnt worked try to change board from Arduino uno to Duemilanove.
Hope this help you.....


It's official! We got married last Saturday outside in some of the most glorious weather we've ever seen for a wedding (we may be biased here, but it was some real good weather). We even got this great photo under dramatic storm clouds later, without the storm. Our friend and photographer, Stevie Oliver, took our photos (including this one, which is just from our phone). It was a fantastic, exhilarating, emotional, and best day ever with wonderful friends and family, lots of celebratory hugs and kisses, and smiles on everyone's faces. We printed our own invitations and other materials which we'll definitely share soon, and that are distinctly our own – a mix of printing methods, drawings, and type that are playful and not too serious. We're excited to continue this partnership as married folk! See you in the print shop!


The ongoing contentious debate over kneeling for the National Anthem escalated this past week in response to President Trump's position that the act is disrespectful to our flag, our military and our nation as a whole. Those in opposition to Trump's position have argued that kneeling during the national anthem is their constitutional right and a symbolic statement of solidarity to call attention to serious social injustices in the US today – incidents involving police brutality, racism, inequality, etc.
There's no denying that the argument over kneeling for the National Anthem isn't going away anytime soon, but regardless of your feelings or opinions as adults on this topic, it's important to remember that our younger children are the most at risk emotionally as a group.
As a child psychologist, I have been dealing with the emotional impact of the National Anthem controversy with a number of my younger child patients. While I am perforce in the role of treating children with emotional and behavioral struggles, there are times when larger societal issues can enter the therapy space — and this is certainly one of those times. Many of my younger child patients have broached the topic of kneeling with me this week with a heightened sense of confusion, anxiety and even anger.
Children have said, "We were at the Redskins game and we all booed when they didn't stand for the National Anthem" and "I'm not a Steelers fan anymore…they didn't even have the guts to come out of the locker room" and "Colin Kaepernick should move to Canada" and, "Drew Brees did the right thing to stand." One client even proudly displayed his recently purchased Alejandro Villanueva jersey and commented that Villanueva was his new favorite player because he stood for the Anthem with his hand on his heart.
Not a single one of my younger patients has asserted support for any of the players or teams that kneeled this past week – even for players for whom my younger patients are fans. Of course, parental influence and socio-economics may have something to do with the forceful one-sided view from these youngsters inasmuch as the median household income is over $125,000 and the median home value is $478,000 in Loudoun County. By no means then do the voiced concerns for my younger child patients represent the concerns of all younger children in the US; demographics likely bring about divergent interpretations on this topic for children.
But beyond socio-economic, cultural and other demographic differences, there are developmental and social factors that, for the most part, are universal for younger children in this moment.
First, younger children don't possess the cognitive (or emotional) resources to truly grasp the complexity of the kneeling or what it represents; using logic to solve problems in relation to others and the larger world toward more involved solutions requires abstract reasoning skills, which typically don't develop until around 11 years of age and older. Just as 6 or 7-year-old children do not fully understand and cannot accurately explain the meaning of a metaphor or analogy, expecting a younger child to comprehend the social, cultural and racial conflicts behind the National Anthem debate would also be unreasonable.
Second, younger children are rule bound, and they are expected to listen to and obey the adults in their lives, so challenging authority in this way is also not acceptable to them. A veteran second-grade school teacher shared with me this week that in her many years of teaching not once has one of her students not stood for the Pledge of Allegiance, nor has a single parent made such a request. For the elementary school child, you stand for the National Anthem because you're expected to and it's the right thing to do, and younger children will have that same expectation for professional athletes with the National Anthem.
But while younger children tend to be more black and white or concrete in their thinking and problem solving — right vs. wrong, good vs. bad, etc. – life events sometimes force them to employ some degree of abstract thinking in recognizing the underlying lessons and meanings of more grey moments. Why does God let people die? Or if there's love in my family, why are my parents divorcing? Even younger children, with our assistance, can accomplish some understanding to these sorts of complex questions and realities when compelled.
Professional sports play such a large role for so many children that, in my opinion, the current National Anthem controversy and debate is an unavoidable teaching moment for parents. Thus, I offer the following 5 tips to help parents to better manage what is happening right now for their younger children.
Be aware of your own biases and feelings. Before speaking to your younger child or children about the National Anthem debate, be aware of your own feelings on the topic. Whether you are for standing, for kneeling, for locking arms or for something in between, make sure you don't bring too much of your emotional weight or too many of your strong, negative feelings to the conversation. Children can be very perceptive to how their parents are feeling, so make sure you're calm, reassuring and confident if and when you choose to discuss what's happening.
Remember who you're talking to and why. Consider your audience when determining what you share or do not share on this topic with your children. Regardless of the concerning or upsetting information, we receive as parents via the media, we must always be mindful of what our children are capable of handling before discussing things. Your child's age, maturity level, and threshold for becoming emotionally upset are all things to consider before discussing the National Anthem controversy. Just as you would not discuss natural disasters or school shootings in the same way with 4, 12, or 16-year-old children due to developmental differences, you would not do the same for this topic for your children of varying age.
Make diversity, bias and social justice okay to talk about. Children are aware of racial differences as early as infancy, and racial biases can form as early as 3 years of age to 5 years of age. So, the earlier you teach your children about diversity, bias and social justice the better since these topics will also come up for them in different ways in both elementary school and middle school. Using examples from history, TV shows or movies can be a helpful way to tackle these challenging areas with your younger child. For example, I am Rosa Parks, by Brad Meltzer, is a great picture book for children between the ages of 3 and 7 years that age appropriately addresses the importance of standing up for what one believes is right. While the concept of segregation, or while understanding why Ms. Parks's action to remain seated was illegal or why she was arrested, may not be entirely clear for younger children, you can discuss these deeper points with your children slowly and over time. Moreover, the Disney film, "Zootopia," does an excellent job of addressing the harm that can come from stereotypes, intolerance and prejudice, and the good that can come from confronting these ideas toward making meaningful change.
Minimize exposure to the media. Turn off the news! For the past week, news agencies have been on fire with the National Anthem controversy and debate and the high contention between professional athletes and the President. And while the Anthem debate is a newsworthy story, such widespread exposure can cause increased anxiety and upset for our younger children. So, on game day, don't let your younger children watch which professional athletes chose to kneel during the National Anthem and what the commentators said afterward. Instead, I recommend that you avoid the TV at that moment and throw a football with your younger child or children in the backyard or grab some tasty pre-game snacks together before sitting down for the actual game.
Model empathy, compassion, and kindness. An older teenage client of mine shared his very thoughtful and mature view on the controversy with me the other day when he said, "I don't think it's right to kneel for the Anthem, but I also don't think people would be kneeling if they didn't care…I think those guys are doing what they think is right, and I think they love America and they're just hurting." While you may have strong feelings about standing for the National Anthem or kneeling for it, how you manage those feelings and what you model for your children as a parent is extremely important. Younger children are highly impressionable, and they learn from what they experience. So, racist or derogatory messages, inappropriate jokes or insults, judgment, criticism, whether overt or subtle, can become a part of a young child's value system if parents believe in those sorts of ideas themselves. I recommend then that if and when you discuss the National Anthem kneeling controversy and debate with your younger child that you do so with empathy, compassion, and kindness. It's your job as parent to teach your child what you believe to be right and just, but it's also good practice to have an open mind and a kind heart when discussing opinions or positions that differ from your own.
Michael Oberschneider, Psy.D, is the Founder and Director of Ashburn Psychological and Psychiatric Services. Dr. Oberschneider has been featured on the Good Morning America, CNN and other popular media spots as a mental health expert. He has also received the Washingtonian Magazine "Top Therapist" honor for his work with children and teens.


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Cable Beach Primary School
WA Premier's Excellence in Aboriginal Education Award 2019
Located in one of the State's most idyllic and iconic settings, Cable Beach Primary School is a school connected to the community and country, embodying the Yawuru philosophy of 'mabu liyan' – good feeling, strong spirit and positive wellbeing.
This is a school where the moment you walk in, you feel welcome. A school where you can see students are supported to be the best they can be. You can see it on the smiling faces of the children as they are greeted by their teachers, in children's work hanging from the walls of every classroom, and in the trusted waves of goodbye from parents as they drop off their children.
While acknowledging the challenges the community faces, there is a strong sense of family, culture and community at Cable Beach Primary School. It is a place that parents have described as 'the best school in the Kimberley', which is something Principal Paul Neates says the school has actively worked towards.
"Every single thing we do, by looking through the Aboriginal Cultural Standards Framework as a lens, strives to build relationships with our local Aboriginal community," Paul says.
"Consistently year in year out, we do an outstanding job. This was recognised when selected as a finalist in 2018. It is a lot of work and effort to get a school up and running at the highest level, but to sustain through explicit improvement plans and succession planning is truly exceptional."
With a 70% Aboriginal student population, the leadership team at the school have developed an inclusive, culturally responsive curriculum that reflects the needs of all students. With a culture of high expectations for all students, staff continually strive to improve teaching and learning through a range whole-school targeted strategies with a focus on explicit instruction.
Passionate, committed and engaged, staff believe that the success of Aboriginal students is everyone's responsibility. The school involves parents and families and the Aboriginal community in the development of the school vision, ethos and whole-school approaches.
One significant program at the school is the Yawuru language program. Now in its 22nd year, the program has been instrumental in defining the culture at Cable Beach Primary School. All teachers and students attend weekly lessons held by a trained Yawuru language teacher and it has helped to form strong links in the community.
Paul says the Aboriginal staff at the school play a major part in the school's success and their knowledge and leadership has been invaluable. Working as a cohesive team, they own the outcomes, lead initiatives and inform the teaching and learning in all classrooms.
The cluster of five schools in Broome has also benefitted from Cable Beach Primary School's ways of working, and more importantly their Aboriginal and Islander Education Officers, who have developed and delivered professional learning for effective teaching of Aboriginal students within the community.
Other programs such as Miranda Nyirrwa, a school readiness program for Aboriginal zero to three-year olds, and Little Brother Boys, an engagement program for upper primary male students, reinforce using Aboriginal staff as role models for students.
In conjunction with a strong focus on literacy and numeracy, the school is also looking for opportunities to extend students through hosting Primary Extension and Challenge (PEAC) and running specialist classes in STEM.
With an unwavering focus on high care for all students, Paul says Cable Beach Primary School is a culturally responsive school that respects and values diversity.
"We want students to graduate with a strong sense of identity and self-worth through the promotion of the school values: Respect, Resilience, Be your Best, and Be Safe."
This award recognises schools that work actively to improve education outcomes for Aboriginal students. With strong leadership, all staff work together and pursue innovations to create positive school experiences where every student reaches their potential.
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HANOI, Vietnam — Everything was going so well.
The White House messaging on the president's 11-day trip to Asia has been trade-related. And when President Donald Trump wasn't talking trade, he was talking North Korea. All according to plan.
But even the best laid plans can go awry when Trump gets in front of reporters — which he did on Saturday afternoon after spending the day mostly out of view while at the APEC summit here.
He was asked multiple times about his short face to face with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and suggestion to reporters aboard Air Force One that he believed the sincerity of Putin's denial of any election meddling. Trump caught so much heat for those remarks that he had clarify those comments the next day.
"I'm with our (intelligence) agencies," Trump said, cleaning up his earlier statements by aligning himself with those that believe Moscow did in fact interfere.
Trump also launched defensive tweets, casting off the "haters and fools" who doubt his approach to a more positive relationship with the Kremlin. On North Korea, the president starting a name-calling battle with leader Kim Jong Un, who Trump says insulted him by calling him "old." The president returned the compliment by tagging Kim as "short and fat."
But it's still possible the two could become friends, Trump insisted.
While the president's working on his messaging — planned and off the cuff — his aides are kicking off a new effort to get their views across.
Flipping the script on what Trump derides as "fake news," the White House is debuting "Resolute Reads" this weekend to highlight in a regular email newsletter what aides deem to be "real news."
Resolute Reads will focus on what one White House official described as "real news from around the country...the president wants to be sure the American people don't miss."
The first edition includes links from local media outlets, as well as Reuters and Bloomberg, along with Breitbart, the media organization headed by former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, which last week published a marking the one-year anniversary of Trump's election win.
The administration currently circulates media items that bolster messaging efforts on tax reform or healthcare in a "West Wing Reads" e-letter. And his campaign started a "real news" Facebook show highlighting positive news about the president earlier this year, featuring Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump and well-known Trump surrogate Kayleigh McEnany.
"Too often the press misses real stories about how policy impacts every-day Americans and about the ways the administration's accomplishments are making a difference," the official told NBC.


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Procedure to open and register Sole Propriertorship in India with current bank account.
How to open and register Sole Proprietorship in India with current bank account.
As a sole proprietor, you can operate the business under your own name or under a trade/firm name or your website's name. e.g. Let's say you are an IT consultant, you can operate the business under your own name "Sumedh, IT Consultant" or under a trade/firm name "ABC IT Consultants".
You can register your proprietorship for Service tax with the ACES website by filling the ST1 form.
Note - Make sure you enter the trade name in "Name of the Applicant" Section.
Once your ST2 is stamped take a copy of it and submit it along with the rest of documents mentioned above to your bank. Enter the name of your firm in the first name section on the current account opening form of the bank.
Note - You will have to file a Nil return if your annual turnover from the proprietorship is less than 10 Lakhs. If your turnover is more than 10 Lakhs per annum you will have to pay service tax. Talk to your CA for more details on this.
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Note - I am not an expert on service tax registration, I am just an ordinary guy just like you who had lots of questions while starting my own proprietorship which is why I wrote this small article to help others.
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Mira Nair's The Namesake is based on Jhumpa Lahiri's prize-winning book and stars Tabu and Irrfan Khan.
Indian director Mira Nair is getting set to give some of the world's most famous movie makers a run for their money when she showcases her newest work at the first ever Rome Film Festival being held this year.
Nair's film The Namesake is the third major production in the premiere of the film festival that takes place from 13-21 October this year, reports the BBC.
Starring Kal Penn, Irfan Khan and Tabu, the movie is based on Pulitzer prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri's book by the same name.
The film describes the difficulties faced by an Indian family when they move from Calcutta to New York.
Other works being showcased at the festival will be Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman's movie The Fur, and Italian star Monica Bellucci's N: Napoleon and Me.


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Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE:THO), a maker of recreational-vehicles, is traveling well during the Covid-19 pandemic, reporting a surprise profit gain while its backlog soars. Thor Industries stock is on the rise.
A quarter ago, it was expected that this recreational vehicle maker would post a loss of $0.43 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.43, delivering a surprise of 200%.
Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times.
Thor Industries made the transition from COVID-19 headwinds to pandemic tailwinds in its fiscal fourth-quarter 2020 results, released Monday. The recreational-vehicle manufacturer resumed full production during the quarter, months after a "virtual production standstill" in May.
The company also saw its manufacturing orders hit a record backlog on spiking demand for RVs as the pandemic continues to facilitate lifestyle changes among consumers. This is a clear signal for further gains in the "THO" symbol, which has already appreciated 30% year to date.
Prior to the 4Q results, Northcoast analyst Brandon Rolle upgraded Thor Industries to Buy from Hold with a price target of $110. The Street has a Moderate Buy consensus for Thor Industries based on 3 Buys, 2 Holds and no Sell ratings.
Thor Industries has an average analyst price target of $111.67 which suggests an additional upside of 19.8% in the coming months.
About Thor.....
Thor Industries, Inc, through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells recreational vehicles (RVs), and related parts and accessories primarily in the United States and Canada.
It operates in two segments, Towable Recreational Vehicles and Motorized Recreational Vehicles. The company offers travel trailers under the Airstream Classic, International, Tommy Bahama, Flying Cloud, Sport, Basecamp, and Nest travel trade names, as well as Interstate series of Class B motorhomes; and gasoline and diesel Class A and Class C motorhomes under the Four Winds, Freedom Elite, Majestic, Hurricane, Chateau, Windsport, Axis, Vegas, Tuscany, Palazzo, Aria, Quantum, Compass, Gemini, and A.C.E trade names.
The Report.....
Thor reported earnings earlier this week for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 (ended July 31) which surpassed analysts' expectations.
The 4Q EPS grew 28.1% Y/Y to $2.14 supported by higher sales, lower selling, general and administrative expenses and the company's cost reduction measures. Analysts expected EPS of $1.28.
Fiscal fourth-quarter sales grew 0.55% Y/Y to $2.32 billion, beating analysts' estimate of $2.24 billion. Sales were driven by a 2.8% rise in sales of the European RV business which gained from a favorable product mix and selective price hikes. Also, sales of the North American Towable RV segment grew 1.7%.
Peak summer travel months fueled sales. And Thor expects the trend to continue. Its order backlog hit a record $5.74 billion, a 186.4% year-over-year jump.
The company experienced increasing retail demand over the course of the fiscal fourth quarter which drove the dealer inventories to historically low levels by the end of the quarter. Also, the fiscal 2020 year-end backlog touched a record high. Since the easing of social distancing restrictions, RV vehicles have been in demand as air and cruise travel are still not considered as safe options amid rising COVID cases.
In a call with investors, Thor Industries said recent surveys and dealer feedback show "first-time buyers represented more than 50% of recent new RV purchases."
Thor said recent focus on improving the camping experience bodes well for the industry.
"We are seeing investments being made in traditional campgrounds and nontraditional camping alternatives from 'glamping' to 'boondocking,' which allows for new and expanded opportunities to explore and enjoy the RV lifestyle," it said.
Government is also pitching in. The Great American Outdoors Act, signed into law in August, will inject some much-needed funds to spruce up national parks.
Going Forward.....
President and CEO Bob Martin commented, "Looking ahead, we expect a year of continued growth in fiscal 2021, and we concur with RVIA's [RV Industry Association] recent RoadSigns most likely forecast of an approximate 19.5% increase in calendar 2021 shipments over their most likely estimate for calendar 2020 shipments."
Thor said the outlook is rosy for both its North American and European markets. Low borrowing rates are spurring sales. And RVs are seen as the safest way to travel and stay social distant during COVID.
Thor Industries doesn't expect any price pressure as the peak summer travel season comes to an end. It said dealer inventories are at historically low levels in North America.
"Demand in the market remains very high, such that our recent deliveries to dealers are being sold at retail very quickly and are not yet adding to dealers' lot inventory levels," it said. "We expect this cycle of robust retail sales, followed by a restocking cycle, will last at least through the end of our fiscal year 2021."
Industry tracker RV Industry Association (RVIA) estimates North American shipments in 2021 will reach 507,200 units, a 19.5% increase from 2020. That would be the best year since 2017.
The European market also looks promising. Dealer inventories in Germany, the largest RV market in Europe, are below normal stocking levels. Thor says its long-term outlook for future growth in European retail sales remains positive as more people embrace RVs.
Thor admits that like most companies it is dealing with COVID-related supply chain issues. "This situation is fluid, with specific shortages changing frequently in addition to some transportation constraints," it said. "(W)e are working closely with our supply chain partners to manage production and delivery of the components we need and, where necessary, seeking alternative supply solutions."
Analysts Thoughts.....
Northcoast Research upgraded shares of Thor Industries from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research report released last Friday morning. They currently have $110.00 target price on the construction company's stock.
Several equities analysts have recently commented on the company…..
Truist dropped their target price on shares of Thor Industries from $125.00 to $120.00 in a report on Monday, September 14th.
Citigroup started coverage on shares of Thor Industries in a report on Monday, July 6th. They issued a neutral rating for the company.
BofA Securities raised shares of Thor Industries from an underperform rating to a neutral rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th.
Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Thor Industries from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $120.00 target price for the company in a report on Tuesday, June 16th.
Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of Thor Industries from an underperform rating to a neutral rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $73.00 to $122.00 in a research note on Thursday, July 16th.
Summary.....
Thor Industries has a 1 year low of $32.30 and a 1 year high of $121.33. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $98.62 and a 200-day moving average price of $85.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 1.65 and a quick ratio of 0.96. The company has a market cap of $5.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.74, and a PEG ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 2.48.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. (ADR)(NYSE: TSM) — commonly referred to as TSMC — has become the world's largest contract chipmakers. Many of the top technology companies look to TSMC's fabrication plants to manufacture their custom chips.
The company is currently responsible for providing 5-nanometer and 7-nanometer processors for all newer versions of Apple's iPhone. Additionally, all of NVIDIA and AMD's next-generation CPUs and GPUs are made using the company's semiconductors.
TSM stock has been on a growth path for the past decade, a rate that accelerated over the past five years. It's had its ups and downs, but there's no arguing with overall gains of nearly 300% since 2015.
While the tech sector has been hammered in September, TSM stock has largely bucked the trend.
Clearly, this 'A-rated' stock has legs, making it one of the best semiconductor stocks to buy.
The Pandemic Effect.....
The COVID-19 pandemic has acted as a catalyst to digitize economies across the world, increasing the demand for Taiwan Semiconductor's core business products.
With many smartphone chips coming from TSMC's foundries and 5G having a breakout year, TSMC's second quarter revenue was up 28.9%, while profits were up 81% year-over-year. And the company is expecting that boost in demand for its silicon chips to increase, telling investors:"Moving into third quarter 2020, we expect our business to be supported by strong demand for our industry-leading 5nm and 7nm technologies, driven by 5G smartphones, HPC and IoT-related applications."
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's has obtained lead in advanced semiconductor manufacturing over the past few years, and that lead only seems to be getting bigger. Last month, rival Intel, one of the last chipmakers that manufactures its own chips, admitted that it had run into a design flaw for its 7 nm manufacturing process, and would be falling some 12 months behind schedule. Intel had already ceded the leading-edge node lead to TSM in 2018, and that lead only seems to be getting bigger.
Advanced chip manufacturing is hard, but TSM's years of experience making a wide variety of semiconductors has given it a knowledge and process lead that other manufacturers are struggling to match. In fact, rival GlobalFoundries threw in the towel on competing with Taiwan Semi on the leading edge back in 2018. Intel itself even hinted that it may outsource some manufacturing going forward, likely to TSM. The U.S. government also recently subsidized TSM to build a new fabrication plant in Arizona on national security grounds.
It seems TSM has built itself a formidable moat in chip manufacturing.
Taiwan Semiconductor last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 16th.
The semiconductor company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.05. Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. had a net margin of 36.96% and a return on equity of 27.42%. The company had revenue of $310.70 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $273.44 billion.
During the same period last year, the company earned $2.57 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 28.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
TSM will next report earnings on the 15th October, 2020.
The company is expected to report EPS of $0.81, up 30.65% from the prior-year quarter. The most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $11.45 billion, up 21.84% from the year-ago period.
For the full year, Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $3.14 per share and revenue of $43.59 billion, which would represent changes of +46.05% and +25.86%, respectively, from the prior year.
SMIC Ban.....
The U.S. government's move to block shipments of certain technology products to Chinese chip foundry SMIC, or Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., a state-backed chipmaker and a key part of Beijing's buildout of its domestic chipmaking industry, will definitely benefit foundries outside of China, such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.
The SMIC trade ban likely only impacts systems used for leading-edge chip production, Susquehanna analyst Mehdi Hosseini said in a note to clients Monday.
Huawei Ban.....
Last year, Trump escalated simmering tensions with China by going after one of its flagship companies Huawei. The Trump administration released "a rule that restricts government agencies from doing business with Huawei, the giant Chinese maker of telecommunications equipment and smartphones."
Taiwan Semiconductor stopped taking new orders from Huawei. But to sweeten the pot for TSM stock, on the same day that the Commerce Department announced its new order, TSM disclosed "it is opening a new $12 billion advanced chip foundry in Arizona with support from the state and the U.S. federal government."
Taiwan Semiconductor has received a consensus recommendation of "Buy" from the ten research firms that are currently covering the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. in a research note on Monday, July 27th.
Credit Suisse Group raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, July 27th.
Macquarie raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th.
Finally, Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 16th.
The stock currently trades for about 23.4 times price to sales, which is well worth the incredible growth performance the company can deliver. Keep in mind that Taiwan Semiconductor's operations are also yielding an impressive return on equity of 28.5%. The company's stock has gained more than 78% during the past year.
TSM has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. has a 12-month low of $42.70 and a 12-month high of $86.79. The company has a market capitalization of $409.08 billion, a PE ratio of 27.39, and a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 0.94. The firm's 50 day moving average is $79.72 and its 200-day moving average is $61.85.
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If you're considering a business loan, there are a lot of things you need to bear in mind. With a wide range of loans on the market and various products designed for speed, short terms, growth projects, or small businesses, it's hard to know where to start. There are also many different lenders on the market — you can get a business loan from high-street banks, challenger banks, online lenders, and small local specialists.
With so many products and providers, the eligibility criteria, interest rates, and overall costs can vary significantly. Let's take a look at everything you need to know about business loans.
Some products are designed for speed, so you get the cash as fast as possible. Our record at Funding Options is 1 ½ hours from first enquiry to money in the customer's account.
How fast a loan is largely depends on how prepared you are. Lots of lenders require detailed documents such as filed accounts and forecasts, and your ability to get these documents together can make the difference between a couple of days or a couple of weeks.
Some loans are designed for the short-term, with agreements between 3 months and 2 years. Term loans of more than 2 years would be considered medium- or long-term. If you're considering a loan for a very short term, it's also worth considering revolving credit facilities and other business overdraft alternatives.
Some lenders cater for small businesses specifically. Small business loans have historically been challenging to get from the banks, but with the range of alternative finance available these days, there are many more solutions out there.
It's often possible to get a business loan if you have a poor credit rating. Although it's certainly more challenging to borrow money with bad credit in the background, it's still very much worth exploring — and you might be surprised at the choices potentially still available if you're willing to offer security or a personal guarantee.
There's a huge range of lenders offering loans to businesses, and this means there are lots of different eligibility criteria, application processes and interest rates to go through.
We're specialists in helping firms find the lender that's right for them from the whole market — so get in touch with us or apply online if you'd like help finding the best business loan for you.
It's common knowledge that the banks aren't lending to businesses as much as they used to — the effects of the credit crunch and new banking regulations are still being felt years later — and lots of firms aren't suitable for bank lending.
If you approach a major bank for a business loan, they'll want to see a strong balance sheet, significant security and a long trading history. For those that are eligible for bank funding, it's usually the cheapest option in terms of interest rates — but many other firms find it's a long application process that leads to a 'no'.
For these reasons, HM Treasury set up the Bank Referral Scheme. Funding Options is proud to be a government designated finance platform for the scheme, and we help businesses every day who were unsuccessful with the banks.
We've put together a list comparing the business loans from all the major high-street banks.
Challenger banks are similar to high-street banks on the products they offer and the overall cost, but generally have slightly more flexible criteria that means their loans are open to a wider range of businesses. Their application processes are normally faster too, although they can still be slow.
At the forefront of alternative finance, the larger independent lenders offer some of the best alternatives to the banks. These providers are large and established, with plenty of cash to lend, but don't have the same restrictions as banks and are prepared to lend to a much broader spectrum of businesses and sectors.
Some are focused on one particular product while others offer the full range of business finance. In this area of the market you can expect more flexible criteria and much faster applications — the major downside being that they're usually more expensive than banks.
Smaller specialist lenders are another important part of the alternative finance category, usually focusing on one or two types of lending. Their business loans are highly specialised, often designed for one particular sector, but this means the costs can vary widely.
Many of the smaller lenders offer very fast online processes, meaning you can potentially get a loan within a day or two. Best of all, instead of rigid criteria they're much more likely to take a case-by-case view of your application for a loan.
All of these factors help lenders build up a picture of your business. Generally, lenders are unwilling to lend more than 10-20% of your annual turnover, and they'll want to see enough revenue to demonstrate affordability. If you're not making much profit or making a loss, it'll be difficult to get a loan, and a short trading history (less than 2 years) can make things more difficult too.
Having said that, you might be surprised by what's still available to your business, and many of the lenders we work with are more flexible than the banks.
If you'd like to find out more about what kind of business loan you may be eligible for, starting an application is the quickest way to find out your options.
Business loans fall into two main categories: secured and unsecured. For secured loans, you'll need some security to offer, while for unsecured loans lenders will normally want a personal guarantee.
You can use a variety of assets as security for a secured business loan, including commercial property, plant and machinery, vehicles, and stock. Lenders have different criteria for what they'll accept as assets.
Unsecured loans, on the other hand, don't require physical security but will often require a personal guarantee. Normally, lenders will want the guarantor to have good personal net worth and be a UK homeowner, demonstrating affordability.
If you're interested in a secured loan, you'll need to think about the security you have available. For unsecured loans, it's important to consider the implications of offering a personal guarantee.
If you're not sure which type of loan is right for you, read our guide to secured vs. unsecured loans.
The interest rates you can expect to pay vary depending on your business profile. There are various risk factors that the lender will consider, and generally speaking the higher the risk, the higher the cost of the finance.
Credit rating is one of the best indicators of what interest rate you'll pay for a business loan. If your credit history is poor, you're likely to pay a much higher interest rate. Risk is also partly determined by the term length you need and the security you're able to provide.
Part of the interest rate calculation is also driven by characteristics such as how established your business is and its profitability, because these factors have implications for your affordability.
It's important to remember that headline interest rates can hide a range of costs such as arrangement, termination and penalty fees. For this reason, the best way to get an accurate estimate of loan rates is to make an application with us — it's completely no-obligation to do so.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is expected to make business loan providers make their products more transparently and consistently priced — something we wholeheartedly support at Funding Options.
For the purposes of this indicative table, we've used three business profiles, representing low, medium and high levels of risk (from the lender's perspective). Many lenders use risk bands to categorise applicants, while others calculate interest rates on a case-by-case basis. Please note, this table is for research purposes only, and each provider has their own way of calculating interest rates.
NB: These interest rates are illustrative at best, and do not include any fees that may be added on to the total cost of the loan. Remember that for loans of less than one year you won't actually pay a full year's interest, while for loans over a longer term the effect of compounding interest will be greater. For example, 21% per year over 48 months is more expensive than 28% over 12 months.
Rates can be very expensive for businesses with poor credit, because they're inherently more risky to lend to. The good news is, many businesses do improve their credit profile over time, and qualify for cheaper rates later down the line. At the same time, if you're offered an expensive interest rate it might not be the right time to take on debt finance. If you're concerned about your business's financial situation, contact the Business Debtline.
If you're considering a fixed-term business loan, you can use our simple calculator to find out how much the monthly repayments could be. Just enter the loan amount, interest rate and term length.
If you'd like to find out the rates that could be available to your business, start an application — it only takes a few minutes to see your options.
Business loans is a wide and varied part of the business finance market, so we've put together a comprehensive Business Loans Guide to help you find the right loan for your business.
The guide includes in-depth information like how you can choose a business loan, the different types of security lenders will accept, how the application process works, and what lenders look for in your application. Click here to sign up to our mailing list and download the guide for free.


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Dow Loses 8% Amid Recession Fears
Cindy Perman	| @CindyPerman
Published 3:22 PM ET Wed, 15 Oct 2008 Updated 1:35 PM ET Thu, 5 Aug 2010 CNBC.com
Stocks plunged Wednesday as worries about a possible recession rattled a market already worried about whether or not government efforts to rescue the financial system will work.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed nearly 8 percent, or 733.08 points — 350 of which happened in the last hour.
Investors were wary after a slew of dismal economic reports, comments from Fed officials and a profit warning from JPMorgan Chase, sending major indexes on their way to retesting their Friday lows.
The Dow finished at 8577.91 and is now about 100 points above the low it hit last Friday, having made triple-digit moves in 20 of the past 23 sessions.
The S&P 500 shed more than 9 percent and the tech-heavyNasdaq fell about 8.5 percent. The CBOE volatility index, considered the best gauge of fear in the market, jumped 26 percent to 69.25.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said turmoil in the credit markets poses a "significant threat''to an already slowing U.S. economy, suggesting an openness to further interest-rate cuts.
Earlier, San Francisco Fed President Janet Yellen delivered some of the strongest language we've seen yet from a Fed official, saying that the U.S. economy appeared to be in a recession as "virtually every major sector of the economy has been hit by the financial shock."
And the Fed had the data to back it up. In it's monthly beige-book report, so named for the color of its cover, the Fed said economic activity in all 12 Fed regions weakenedas businesses anxious about the economy rethought capital investments and consumers curbed spending.
Among the day's other economic news: Producer prices dropped 0.4 percent in September but core PPI, which excludes volatile food and energy costs, shot up 0.4 percent, double the forecast. Retail sales tumbled 1.2 percent last month, the biggest decline in three years. Excluding autos, retail sales fell 0.6 percent, double of what was expected. The NY Fed reported it Empire State gauge of regional manufacturing activity tumbled to minus-24.62, more than double the forecast and the lowest reading since the index was created in 2001.
Today's retail-sales numbers were an early warning sign of how bad it's become for consumers – and it's only going to get worse, said Art Cashin, director of floor operations at UBS.
"The impact on the economy will only really begin to dawn on people in several weeks and maybe a month or so," Cashin told CNBC. "I think the consumer has actually finally hit the wall and we're going to see it as we get near Christmas."
Economists now expect we'll see a contraction in GDP in the third quarter, sooner than expected, as consumer spending accounts for two-thirds of economic activity.
These "early reports spell clear recession in the third quarter as GDP is set for a big drop," Robert Brusca, of Fact and Opinion Economics, wrote in a note to clients following the reports.
JPMorgan shares lost 5.5 percent after the bank reported its profit fell 84 percent, saddled with heavy writedowns from its acquisition last month of Washington Mutual. Earnings beat expectations but revenue missed.
Overall, banks took a beating this morning, with Dow components American Express and Citigroup off about 13 percent and Genworth Financial off 22 percent.
Coca-Cola was the lone gainer on the Dow, climbing 1.1 percent, after the soft-drink maker topped market expectations with a profit of 83 cents a share, excluding items.
(Track the Dow 30 stocks.)
Intel lost 5.9 percent after the chip giant reported its profit grew 12 percent and said that revenue growth may be lighter, though the outlook wasn't as dire as previously feared.
Crude oil shed more than $4 to settle at $74.54 a barrel, a 13-month low.
That roughed up energy stocks, which lost more than 10 percent. Dow components Chevron and ExxonMobil skidded 13 percent and 14 percent, respectively.
European Union leaders meet in Brussels, just days after pledging 2.2 trillion euros ($3.02 trillion) to rescue European banks and jolt frozen money markets into life, aiming to press for an overhaul of the world's financial structures after Asia joined western bastions of capitalism in bailing out banks.
Asian markets fell towards the end of the session and although the Nikkei finished in the green, the other markets were down. European stock markets were deep in the red as fears that the bailouts were not enough to avert the crisis resurfaced.
WEDNESDAY: Final presidental debate between Obama and McCain
THURSDAY: CPI; weekly jobless claims; industrial production; Philly Fed survey; weekly natural-gas inventories; Earnings from Bank of New York Mellon, BB&T, Citigroup, CIT Group, Continental, Harley-Davidson, Hershey, Merrill Lynch, Nokia, PNC Bank, Southwest Air, United Technologies, AMD, Capital One, Google and IBM
FRIDAY: Housing starts; consumer sentiment; Earnings from Gannett, Honeywell and Sony Ericsson
Send comments to cindy.perman@nbcuni.com.
Cindy PermanCNBC.com Commentary Editor
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Q: Adding values for function returns within Angular ng-repeat I currently have a calculation which is performed within an ng-repeat row, which does some simple multiplication and returns a total.
Here is the function:
$scope.lineTotal = function(line){
    var markup = 1 + (line.markupPct / 100);
    var discount = 1 - (line.discountPct / 100);

    return line.price * discount * markup * line.qty;
}

How do i add all these returns at the end, to come up with a subtotal of all?

A: One way to calculate the line total on each line and display it would be to run an angular.forEach (see angular.forEach docs) on the set of lines and add the result to another $scope.total variable:
angular.forEach($scope.lines, function(value, key) {
  $scope.total += $scope.lineTotal(value);
});

Then simply display total in the template, {{total}}
Here's an example on plnkr: http://plnkr.co/edit/Vvn5OuxIMng470yxu9LU?p=preview

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package com.twitter.finagle.exp

import com.twitter.concurrent.{LocalScheduler, Scheduler}
import com.twitter.finagle.stats.{StatsReceiver, NullStatsReceiver}
import com.twitter.util.Awaitable.CanAwait
import com.twitter.util.Monitor
import java.util.concurrent.{ForkJoinPool, ForkJoinTask, ForkJoinWorkerThread}
import java.util.concurrent.RejectedExecutionException
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong

/**
 * A scheduler based on the JSR166 ForkJoin pool. In addition
 * to balancing load by work-stealing, it implements managed
 * blocking to ensure desired parallelism is retained.
 */
private class ForkJoinScheduler(nthreads: Int, statsReceiver: StatsReceiver = NullStatsReceiver)
    extends Scheduler {
  private trait IsManagedThread

  private[this] val numBlocks = statsReceiver.counter("blocks")
  private[this] val activeBlocks = new AtomicLong(0L)
  private[this] val threadsMade = statsReceiver.counter("threads_made")
  private[this] val threadCount = new AtomicLong(0L)
  private[this] val splitCount = new AtomicLong(0L)

  private[this] val local = new LocalScheduler

  private[this] val threadFactory = new ForkJoinPool.ForkJoinWorkerThreadFactory {
    def newThread(pool: ForkJoinPool) = {
      val thread = new ForkJoinWorkerThread(pool) with IsManagedThread
      thread.setName("Finagle ForkJoin Worker #" + (threadCount.getAndIncrement()))
      thread.setDaemon(true)
      threadsMade.incr()
      thread
    }
  }

  private[this] val exceptionHandler = new Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler {
    def uncaughtException(t: Thread, exc: Throwable): Unit = {
      Monitor.handle(exc)
    }
  }

  private[this] val pool = new ForkJoinPool(
    nthreads,
    threadFactory,
    exceptionHandler,
    true /*async mode*/
  )

  private[this] val gauges = Seq(
    // The number of currently active managed blocking operations.
    statsReceiver.addGauge("active_blocks") { activeBlocks.get },
    // Returns an estimate of the number of threads that are
    // currently stealing or executing tasks.
    statsReceiver.addGauge("active_threads") { pool.getActiveThreadCount() },
    // Returns the targeted parallelism level of this pool.
    statsReceiver.addGauge("parallelism") { pool.getParallelism() },
    // Returns the number of worker threads that have started
    // but not yet terminated.
    statsReceiver.addGauge("pool_size") { pool.getPoolSize() },
    // Returns an estimate of the number of tasks submitted to this
    // pool that have not yet begun executing.
    statsReceiver.addGauge("queued_submissions") { pool.getQueuedSubmissionCount() },
    // Returns an estimate of the total number of tasks currently
    // held in queues by worker threads (but not including tasks
    // submitted to the pool that have not begun executing).
    statsReceiver.addGauge("queued_tasks") { pool.getQueuedTaskCount() },
    // Returns an estimate of the number of worker threads that are not
    // blocked waiting to join tasks or for other managed synchronization.
    statsReceiver.addGauge("running_threads") { pool.getRunningThreadCount() },
    // Returns an estimate of the total number of tasks stolen from one thread's
    // work queue by another.
    statsReceiver.addGauge("steals") { pool.getStealCount() },
    // The number of tasks that were split off a local schedule.
    statsReceiver.addGauge("splits") { splitCount.get }
  )

  def submit(r: Runnable): Unit = {
    Thread.currentThread() match {
      case t: ForkJoinWorkerThread if t.getPool eq pool =>
        local.submit(r)

      case _ =>
        try pool.execute(ForkJoinTask.adapt(r))
        catch {
          // ForkJoin pools reject execution only when its internal
          // resources are exhausted. It is a serious, nonrecoverable
          // error.
          case cause: RejectedExecutionException =>
            throw new Error("Resource exhaustion in ForkJoin pool", cause)
        }
    }
  }

  private def flushLocalScheduler(): Unit = {
    var n = 0
    while (local.hasNext) {
      ForkJoinTask.adapt(local.next()).fork()
      n += 1
    }
    if (n > 0) splitCount.addAndGet(n)
  }

  def blocking[T](f: => T)(implicit perm: CanAwait): T = {
    Thread.currentThread() match {
      case _: IsManagedThread =>
        // Flush out our local scheduler before proceeding.
        flushLocalScheduler()

        var res: T = null.asInstanceOf[T]
        ForkJoinPool.managedBlock(new ForkJoinPool.ManagedBlocker {
          @volatile private[this] var ok = false
          override def block(): Boolean = {
            numBlocks.incr()
            activeBlocks.incrementAndGet()
            res = try f
            finally {
              ok = true
              activeBlocks.decrementAndGet()
            }
            true
          }
          override def isReleasable: Boolean = ok
        })
        res

      case _ =>
        // There's nothing we can do.
        f
    }
  }

  def flush(): Unit = Thread.currentThread() match {
    case _: IsManagedThread =>
      // Flush out our local scheduler before proceeding.
      flushLocalScheduler()
    case _ =>
    // Nothing to do.
  }

  // We can't provide useful/cheap implementations of these.
  def numDispatches: Long = -1L
}

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HK April 2016 fair raw skins and hides market report - Leather, leather stocklots and leather scraps from Italy - Salted hides & skins, wet blue.
With the Hong Kong fair over, not much seems to have changed with the hide market as we await the post-fair follow up.
The steer market remained relatively steady on low volume with a stalemate of low bids―and sellers not willing to take less money. A number of suppliers said there was a lot of resistance to price and buyers were willing to wait, hoping prices will come off in the next week or so. The cow market pressure continued to build with a global surplus of hides, wet blue and crust that make light weight (1.4mm) leathers. Give or take a dollar, big packer HTS traded between $65 to $67, BBS at $72 and HNS at $74.
Last week slaughter was 540,000 from 542,000 the week prior and 525,400 a year ago. Year-to-date kill is tracking like last year, but is expected to increase this summer with cattle supplies growing and beef forecasted to be featured by restaurants and retailers. The export sales for week ending March 24 was down at 378,800 from 658,700 the week prior and if the feedback from the fair is correct, it should be below average again in this week's report. Packer margins for the week were negative by $29.96 per head, compared to a negative $27.80 the week before.
It's a guess to predict prices in the hide market, but this week a number of people are thinking prices will roll back although not significantly. Up until now, producers have been able to hold prices for the more popular selections and this week no doubt will continue to put on a good face. If buyers follow through similar to last week with low bids, it could be another slow week…time will tell.


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Q: High Voltage Transformer - effect of increasing frequency I have a 110 V to 15 kV transformer (60 Hz) which I'm using for high voltage experiments.
I need to increase the frequency of the input / output power to be in the kHz or MHz range. Can you tell me what would the effect be on the transformer? Would it burn out quickly or blow up?
Cheers

A: The core is probably made from silicon steel laminates. These are about 1mm thick and insulated from each other. Their surfaces are electrically insulated to prevent the whole of the core being a gigantic shorted turn. As frequency increases, those laminations need to get thinner proportional with frequency or each laminate will start to circulate unacceptably-high induced eddy currents.
This basically means that your transformer becomes useless above a few hundred hertz.


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QLD makes adoption legal for same-sex couples
The change has been declared a great achievement for the Queensland Government.
Shannon Power — August 6, 2016
COUPLES in same-sex relationships will now be able to adopt children in Queensland.
Communities Minister Shannon Fentiman announced the government would overturn discriminatory laws following a wide-ranging review of the state's Adoption Act 2009.
"I am proud we are removing one of the last discriminatory barriers that prevents LGBTI Queenslanders from being able to adopt a child," she said.
"It is time Queensland joined other Australian states and territories to remove this archaic chapter from our adoption laws.
"As a society we do not tolerate discrimination. It is only fair that members of the LGBTI community have the same rights as any other Queenslander and that includes the right to raise a family with an adopted child."
Queenslanders were asked to share their experiences in the statutory review of adoption and how they thought the process could be improved.
The reforms will bring Queensland in line with New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Western Australia in allowing adoption by same-sex couples and single people.
Fentiman said adoption provides a permanent family and legal identity for a small number of children in Queensland who cannot live with their birth family.
Family lawyer Stephen Page – winner of the Queens' Ball 2015 Advocate of the Year award – has been working with LGBTI people since the 1980s. Page recalled one couple who were willing to adopt one of their foster children, a move endorsed by the child's biological mother, but was rejected because the couple were lesbians.
"Some years ago, I acted for a couple who were asked to care for a baby permanently," he said.
"They were great carers, they would have been superb candidates to adopt the child but, they were two women.
"The biological mother wanted the adoption to go through but they couldn't adopt the child… the law shouldn't discriminate."
Page commended the government for making the changes in the adoption law and described it as a great achievement.
"I think this a wonderful catch up with reality. It's another change towards equality, it's good" he said.
"I've been in family law for awhile but it doesn't take long to realise, the issue is not about the sexuality of parents but the quality of care given to the child, which is why we say it's best to focus on the best candidates to parent that child.
"For the child it's transformative."
© Star Observer 2019 | For the latest in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) news in Australia, be sure to visit starobserver.com.au daily. You can also read our latest magazines or Join us on our Facebook page and Twitter feed.
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Today is Cyber-Monday, the day you should try shopping online. Black Friday is finally past us and why anybody would subject themselves to that is beyond my comprehension. I know a lot of people do it, love it and wouldn't miss it. I am not one those people. These videos were taken inside a Wal-Mart video game section last Friday...are you kidding me? There is nothing worse than Christmas shopping and it has nothing to do with the actual shopping, which I am fine with. It's the long lines, no parking spaces and the clueless people who think they are the only ones doing any Christmas shopping.
I don't mind the shopping at all, but when you have to go to three different places to find one particular item, that's when I give up and go home. It's crazy in some of those stores and God help you if you grab the last of something on the shelf just ahead of someone else. Have you seen that look? It's not pretty and not one you want to be on the receiving end of.
I have never been a fan of shopping online, but last year that is exactly what my wife said we were doing (over my objections) and you know what? It was awesome! We got everything we were looking for and all we had to do was wait for the box to be delivered to our building lobby. It took about four hours to find everything and that was it. Everything arrived pretty much on time except for one item that came in late on December 23rd, but we got it.
We are going to shop online again this year because you just can't beat it. If you like shopping and being amongst your peeps in the mall - knock yourself out - but if you want to try something a little less stress filled where you can shop while enjoying a little wine and cheese, go online...it's so worth it. Merry Christmas.


We can adjust delay time to Set how long the output remains high after detecting motion.... Anywhere from 5 seconds to 5 minutes. Similarly sensitivity adjusts the range from 3 to 7 meters. Retrigger setting jumper is to set for single or repeatable jumpers.
RTC can be used for chronometers, alarm clocks, watches, small electronic agendas, and many other devices and today we are going to learn HOW to access internal RTC in STM32.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kevin Gerard Schmidt (born August 16, 1988) also credited as Kevin G. Schmidt and Kevin Schmidt, is an American actor and vlogger. He is best known for playing Noah Newman on The Young and the Restless. He is the brother of actors Kenneth Schmidt and Kendall Schmidt.


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Laval's blue-collar workers get a 13-per-cent raise over six years
Laval's 750 blue-collar workers came to terms with the city for a new six-year collective agreement, the city announced Thursday.
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Laval's 750 blue-collar workers came to terms with the city for a new six-year collective agreement, the city announced Thursday.
The contract will see the employees get a 13-per-cent raise over six years. The union members signed their new collective agreement after ratifying it in a vote last Sunday.
Members of Local 4545 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees had held several strike days, which forced the closure of eight city arenas over two weekends. The Labour minister stepped in and appointed a conciliator to help the two parties come to an agreement.
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Ever dreamed of owning your own warehouse full of maniacal world-conquering devices? Now you can! This set puts everything from awesome steam tanks to flamethrowers in your hands. Use 'em in your Deadlands roleplaying game.


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Hey there! For Android app development, you first need a development environment for which you have two choices :

- **ANDROID STUDIO** based on Intellij IDEA platform recommended by Google and any other sane person for android development
- **ECLLIPSE** (Google officially declared it to be obsolete for android development).

We will focus on _Android Studio_.

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System Requirements
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Building apps with **Android Studio** has following requirements:

>**Windows:**

> - Microsoft Windows 10/8/7/Vista (32- or 64-bit)
> - 2 GB RAM minimum while 4 GB RAM is recommended (mostly for running emulator for android)
> - 400 MB hard disk space
> - At least 1 GB for Android SDK, emulator system images, and caches(don't bother)
> - 1280 x 800 minimum screen resolution
> - Java Development Kit (JDK) 7or above
> - Optional for accelerated emulator(skip if you are a beginner): Intel® processor with support for Intel® VT-x, Intel® EM64T (Intel® 64), and Execute Disable (XD) Bit functionality

>**Mac OS X:**

> - Mac® OS X® 10.8.5 or higher, up to 10.9 (Mavericks)
> - 2 GB RAM minimum, 4 GB RAM recommended (mostly for running emulator for android)
> - 400 MB hard disk space
> - At least 1 GB for Android SDK, emulator system images, and caches(don't bother)
> - 1280 x 800 minimum screen resolution
> - Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6
> - Java Development Kit (JDK) 7
> - Optional for accelerated emulator(skip if you are a beginner): Intel® processor with support for Intel® VT-x, Intel® EM64T (Intel® 64), and Execute Disable (XD) Bit functionality

Getting Started
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** Setting up Java environment**
This is the most crucial part for a beginner with less or no knowledge about programming. We will focus on windows, if you have any other OS, you can contact us.

Go to [Java download page](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk7-downloads-1880260.html "Java Download page")

![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Ib224wr9x8/Vt03JmlhRSI/AAAAAAAACJQ/6QgGur4_FVc/s1600/Java7.jpg "java7")

Download and install the latest version of JDK matching your system specification.

Now go to the path where Java is installed and copy the path Address as shown in image

![enter image description here](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ahc6i6-NnsQ/WAHJaZI1qrI/AAAAAAAADy0/oWmSaWmuVA8P1krypKNxcQZGztyygPB1wCLcB/s0/Screenshot+from+2016-10-05+17-02-26.png "Java")

Go to Control Panel -> System and Security

![enter image description here](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4CsTyKnooOw/UR-UvnYNGII/AAAAAAAAAho/Jd5U5dc4DsM/s640/windows8_control_panel.JPG "control panel")

Go to System -> Advanced System settings

![enter image description here](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WcYq7RTdUZA/UR-U1PYDucI/AAAAAAAAAiI/hKk6nxhqaoY/s640/windows8_system_and_security.JPG "system")

![enter image description here](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FBQMKviDa0g/UR-U08B-_eI/AAAAAAAAAiE/x1Jrxi1r77w/s640/windows8_system.JPG "advsettings")

Under Advanced tab, click Environment Variables

![enter image description here](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-taR8pvDqBkA/UR-U10dSNqI/AAAAAAAAAiY/sh4FP0DULuE/s640/windows8_system_properties.JPG "env box")

Click on New.. and give a random variable name, in variable value, paste the path address that you copied earlier.

![enter image description here](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ld9O3cM65P8/UR-U0ENQYoI/AAAAAAAAAhw/z2I9qNF0-3g/s640/windows8_java_path_settings.JPG "final")

You can ensure that your effort is valid by typing "javac -version"(without quotes) in command prompt. If you get a version, you have successfully set-up Java environment variable and you are good to go.

#### Android Studio Installation

This is an easy and cliche installation without any fuss. All you have to do is go [here](http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html "here") and click on download.

![android studio](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tvKjoFGqi3Q/Vt03Jlfgw0I/AAAAAAAACJU/wPEBdl06AN0/s1600/AndroidStudio.jpg "studio")

You can keep all default settings in the Installation wizard and once installation is done, you will be prompted to install Android SDK which is itself a cake walk.
![android sdk](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FeeBvpav4eo/WAHP_ZJhciI/AAAAAAAADzM/KbnVOTqa_kY7GLcH2UduIGQqZvDO6HPbACLcB/s0/Screenshot+from+2016-10-05+17-11-48.png "sdk")

*If you face any problem you can contact us at [Chat](http://mdg.sdslabs.co/chat)*


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Prince Bandar's message
Abdel-Moneim Said
Friday 23 Oct 2020
While times have changed, demanding new approaches to regional crises like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Saudi Arabia will not renege on its historic duties to Arab security
In a three-episode exclusive interview with Al-Arabiya news channel, His Excellency Prince Bandar Bin Sultan Bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud prefaced that his remarks were addressed, first and foremost, to his fellow Saudi Arabian citizens. In fact, he had a message for all Arabs.
I had the honour to interview Prince Bandar twice. The first time was in Washington, in the company of then Al-Ahram editor-in-chief and chairman of the board Ibrahim Nafie. The meeting was also attended by Saudi ambassador Ahmed Al-Qattan. As always in Arab-Arab interviews, the Palestinian cause topped the agenda.
On that occasion the discussion turned to the Zionist lobby in Washington and especially the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), which specialises in scrutinising Arab media for everything that might hint at hostility to Israel, Israelis and Jews — in brief, what they might regard as anti-Semitic.
The Arabs' argument that they, too, were Semites and other refutations were no longer sufficient. What was needed was an Arab media watchdog to counter MEMRI, which is to say to scrutinise Israeli and Jewish media and schoolbooks for anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian racism and discrimination.
Efforts to create such an entity resulted in the Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (AADC), founded with Prince Bandar's conceptual input and material support. Support in Cairo came from many prominent Egyptian businessmen, such as Naguib Sawiris and Mohamed Abul-Enein, the journalist Emadeddin Adeeb, as well as Al-Ahram Organisation and Al-Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic Studies. The story of the AADC is well worth telling, from its origins to its continued work under Emad Gad who would go on to become a member of the Egyptian House of Representatives.
The second time I met Prince Bandar occurred a few months after the first. It was in Cairo this time. He was on his way home at the end of his long tour of duty in Washington, carrying with him the weight of many years of handling Arab-US relations and on his way to assume other crucial burdens as secretary-general of the recently created Saudi National Security Council.
The meeting, which I moderated, was attended by experts from Al-Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic Studies and senior Al-Ahram journalists. As I watched His Excellency in that lengthy Al- Arabiya interview that meeting long ago in Al-Ahram's famous meeting room flashed to my mind. It was so rich and we were so involved that we almost missed a flight some of us were due to catch in order to accompany Ibrahim Nafie on an Al-Ahram journalistic mission.
As was the case in my previous meetings with Prince Bandar, the meeting reflected the diplomatic and political acumen and professionalism I had also seen in the late prince Saud Al-Faisal and in my interview with Prince Turki Al-Faisal. As for the substance, it was not that different either. The Arabs' core priorities were still much the same.
However, times changed in the nearly two decades since then. True, already by then there had been a qualitative shift from the "Arabisation" of the Palestinian cause in 1948 towards the "Palestinisation" of the Palestinian cause following the formal adoption of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people in the Arab summit of 1974.
Just as other Arab peoples were responsible for their own affairs, the Palestinians were, too, now in charge of their cause and it was up to the other Arabs to furnish the diplomatic, political and material support to enable the Palestinians to attain their goals on the path to statehood, independence and the right self-determination.
Of course, way back in 1974 it was impossible to foresee what the next decades would bring: the disintegration of the Palestinian struggle into armed and disastrous Intifadas, the division of Palestinians fighting for self-determination in an independent state with its capital in Jerusalem into one entity in the West Bank and another in Gaza and, above all, the emergence of multiple organisations, each claiming the right to bear arms and to determine Palestinian priorities and policies.
Then came the so-called Arab Spring, bringing savage forms of radical Islamism and a decline in Arab strength that whetted the appetite of such regional powers as Iran and Turkey and their local allies such as Qatar and certain Palestinian groups.
Prince Bandar's Al-Arabiya interview, which drew widespread attention in the international media, came at a moment when Palestinian failure was complete. There is no unified leadership and not even a national authority to manage Palestinian affairs and fight for their interests, let alone a state. Egypt, Saudi Arabia's "elder sister" as the prince described it, spent years trying to broker Palestinian reconciliation, but without success.
Nor has Riyadh managed to reconcile the factions, even as they all swore to defend Haram Al-Sharif. Despite how the world has changed and how this region has been turned topsy-turvy, the Palestinians remained mired in their political adolescence, bravado, false facades, weakness, declining patriotic spirit and lack of a strategic compass and acumen. Prince Bandar is not unaware of the crux of the Palestinian cause.
However, his message to fellow Saudis and to the Arabs and Palestinians who were listening was, firstly, that slogans, burning flags and pictures, and distributing charges of treachery will not serve to promote Arab interests. Secondly, not only has the world and the region changed, but also each Arab country has had to change after having neared the brink of hell due to enemies at home and abroad. So, it is time for the Palestinians to change, too.
Although the prince's message concerned the Palestinian cause and levelled criticism at Palestinian leaders for their handling of their people, their allies and even their enemies, it also expressed the profound changes that have been taking place in Saudi Arabia itself, thanks to a sweeping modernisation process unfolding at diverse social, economic and even historical and geographical levels of the nation state. Against this background, Saudi and Arab national priorities and national security interests are being redefined, and in this framework, it has become necessary to revise the management of the Arab-Israeli conflict — the oldest, deepest and most complex regional conflict.
The experience, expertise, facts and insight that Prince Bandar brought to bear in his message to the Saudi people is a much-needed answer to the huge quantities of noise, lies and vulgarities in the media. However, his message, which I believe was also directed to other Arab states, and perhaps to the world, also tells us that Saudi Arabia, the home of the Prophetic Revelation and the holiest Islamic sites, will not be goaded into one course of action by slanderous slights by Palestinian leaders.
Yet nor will it let transient pressures push it into another course if it feels that the essential conditions have not yet been met for a genuine peace process. It was only natural for Riyadh to support and defend the steps taken by the UAE and Bahrain.
However, by virtue of its history and status, it has to approach the Arab-Israeli peace process from the standpoint of regional security, the realisation of which requires certain practical conditions needed to safeguard the Arab nation state and pave the way to development, modernisation and prosperity. For a solution to the Palestinian question, it is not enough for the Palestinians to be ready. The Israelis also have to be ready to respond in kind to the peaceful tides in this region.
*The writer is chairman of the board, CEO and director of the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies.
*A version of this article appears in print in the 22 October, 2020 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly
Abdel Moneim Said
Prince Bandar


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Bollywood: Rite here, rite now
Riteish Deshmukh, one of Indian cinema's most bankable stars, has just set off on TheUnforgettable Tour.In an exclusive interview he talks to the Harrow Observer's Bollywood columnist Devansh Patel about his role in the global extravaganza.
Q: It's just two days to go before you kick off your worldwide Unforgettable Tour. How excited are you?
A: I am very nervous right now because it's my first worldwide tour and that, too, with the Bachchan family. There have been in the past hundreds of such tours with celebrities being the talk of the town. But here, it's the Unforgettable Tour which is the talk of the town - this is the biggest tour to come out of Bollywood ever.
Q: Don't you feel that you are the odd one out from all your colleagues? Will you be providing that added 'masti' on the tour?
A: The odd one out? I don't know, but it's a good mixture right from the senior stars like Amitabh Bachchan, to younger stars like Abhishek and me and you have immense popularity of Aishwarya Rai, and Preity Zinta who has been around for a long time now. So you can say I'm the odd one out because I'm the youngest. But overall, it should be fun.
Q: Are you going to start off the tour by dancing on Bluffmaster's 'bure bure hum hum hum shaitan, zaara zaara bachna re humse'?
A: Wow! That's a good suggestion. I am sure if I'm doing this number, I'll put in as much enthusiasm as I can.
Q: As an actor, you've played more mischief than any of your co-stars have, except Mr Bachchan, but are we going to see some serious moves this time around?
A: I'm trying to do different stuff where primarily I'm doing Aladdin, which is not a comedy. Then I move on to a more romantic side after my first film. So I'm trying to venture out in romance after a long time. And comedies will keep on being an integral part of my career. As far as the tour is concerned, I am going to be seriously different. Wait and watch!
Q: From the entire Unforgettable gang, you've only managed to shake a leg with Abhishek Bachchan. Tell us something about this bluffmaster. How good is he?
A: He is just fantastic. He has got his own style. The Abhishek fan following that started since Dus Bahane and Right Here Right Now was because he brought in that coolness which no other actor has got in Hindi films. This good looking, tall guy rapping songs and having great screen presence became a cult. Then he goes mad on the stage and I'm looking forward to this madness.
Q: How difficult was it to train under the perfectionist called Shiamak Davar?
A: You are right, Shiamak is a perfectionist. The best part about it is that he designs songs for the actors and he knows them. He won't give a difficult step but steps that will look good on the actor. You have to see it to believe it. He likes doing different things everytime he is on stage and The Unforgettable Tour will prove exactly that.
Q: Are you going to spike your hair? And what sort of different and funny costumes we are going to see you in?
A: Loads of costumes! My designer for this tour is Shiraz. Stage costumes are very different. There'll be shine and glitter and you'll not dare think of wearing such costumes out on the road. As far as my hair is concerned, I'll be definitely spiking my hair and doing all sorts of different styles, cutting my hair and colouring it. Plus, for 45 days, I'm not committed for any films and so I'm not bothered about my hairdo.
Q: You were last seen in London at the Zee Cine Awards 2008 which took place at the Excel Docklands. The O2 is 10 times bigger than Excel Docklands - only Elton John and Madonna have managed to fill up the arena so far. Will this tour achieve the impossible?
A: As I said, I'm the new one here. This is my first worldwide tour. I had no idea about how big the arena was. I'm sure Wizcraft must have come up with some sort of planning regarding that. I'm just glad to be performing where international celebrities have performed before.
Q: Are you going to perform solo on the stage or will it be with other stars?
A: My entire first act is a solo act with all the songs from the films I've been a part of. There are only portions of me where I come in contact with other actors. So it's a great mix.
Q: Do you feel proud of the fact that you are a part of this tour?
A: Being an actor and then going on a world tour is an unbelievable thing and then being a part of the tour that is headed by Amitabh Bachchan and friends like Abhishek, Aishwarya, Preity and Akshay, with whom I've worked in my last film Heyy Babyy, is another. Then there is Madhuri Dixit. What can I say about her? I have been a huge fan of her since I was a kid and used to have a huge crush on her.So as the title suggests, all this is going to be just unforgettable. And to answer your question - yes, I do feel proud.
Q: Your female fans will be desperate to see you perform and act on stage. But will you reciprocate for them by singing and dancing to 'Ae Chori, zara nachke dikha' from Cash?
A: Of course, I'd love to start off by saying that. That's going to be one of the songs I'm performing on. Look out girls!
Q: You've travelled to many cities around the world with your films. Where are you most looking forward to perform?
A: London, for sure, because it's a place where there are not only lots of Indians but Bangladeshis and Pakistanis who love our films and songs and give us their undying love and support. I've performed once in London with Salman and Shahrukh. Obviously, the crowd came to see SRK and Salman but to be a part and feel the response was truly great. As you said, The O2 centre is 10 times bigger - so, I hope this show too is 10 times bigger than all the shows that have taken place there.
Q: Any message for all your London fans?
A: All I can say is: get ready for full on dhamaal and masti!
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