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An Early Look at Things to Come
Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2012 Nov 30, 2011 - 06:59 AM GMT
By: Money_Morning
Dr. Kent Moors wites: I made it back late Saturday night from my meetings in Germany.
While I was there, the German Central Bank (the Bundesbank) was unable to sell its full complement of bonds... for the first time ever.
That resulted in an immediate market dive in both Europe and the United States. Thus far, investors have regarded Germany as a "safe haven" and the Continent's strength amidst an ongoing debt crisis.
Now fears have emerged that even the strongest of the European economies has begun to feel the pressure.
This sets the stage for a shaky upcoming week of discussions about Spanish and Italian bailouts, the future of the euro, and the eroding power structure in Brussels.
The impact of the credit situation also took center stage during my meetings in Frankfurt.
The topic of my meetings centered on how to fund an expanding number of energy projects in Poland.
Not just any projects, remember, but the exploitation of major unconventional shale gas basins that could literally change the energy face of Europe.
Unconventional gas includes gas from shale deposits, coal bed methane, and tight gas (fuel reservoirs locked in impermeable, hard rock).
As I've said before, access to shale deposits has transformed the North American energy picture in less than five years. Now, Poland has committed to the rapid development of its own shale formations.
In fact, in September, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk interrupted one of my presentations to a government commission meeting in Krakow to make this policy announcement! Still, it is one thing to announce an intention and another to see it through.
The Challenge: Making It Happen
In this case, fields need to be identified and geological exploration must take place.
These stages are followed by seismic readings, test holes being spud, data collection and interpretation, pad construction, and well completion. And all this needs to happen before the gas even begins to flow.
At that point, an entire network of compressor stations, processing facilities, and pipelines need to be available for companies to bring the gas to market.
This will likely be the most expensive single infrastructure project ever attempted in Poland. Some of the technology and know-how is already there domestically. But most needs to be financed and imported.
Now some of the work is underway. A few international majors, such as Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX), along with a range of middle- and smaller-sized U.S., U.K., Polish, and other European companies, are already taking stakes in what should be a high-risk and high-return undertaking.
But while the prospects look promising, this optimism is based on fewer than 10 test wells and very spotty geological data. Most of the heavy lifting will have to be done from the beginning. That means billions upon billions of euros (and dollars, and zlotys, and pound sterling) are required in investment.
And that's where my meetings this past week in Frankfurt come into the picture.
Investment Strategies for a Cash-Strapped Continent
Against a backdrop of an intensified European credit crunch and the absence of traditional investment-generating vehicles, a new approach is forming.
Truly, this is "an early look at things to come."
Most of the necessary funding will come from what will become a staple in such undertakings - structured, closely held companies parlaying private investment into:
•Asset holdings; followed by
•the spinning off of equity issuances as tradable stock.
The first makes use of a considerable amount of capital off the table in Europe (because of the debt crisis) and the United States (resulting from economic uncertainty, concerns over debt contagion from the continent, the failure of the misnamed Congressional "Super Committee," or any number of other misgivings - take your pick).
The second, however, is a much more recent addition.
Following the success of Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) in the U.S. market and asset holdings similar to them, this approach is now poised to serve as a major stimulus for the Polish.
MLPs control the midstream play in moving gas volume. But companies can adopt the MLP model for anything from lifting oil or gas to refining and processing the flow. As a result, American examples are also present in field operations, production trusts, distribution networks, even processing facilities and refineries.
Here is the interesting part.
In the United States, such partnerships by law are allowed to "pass through" all profits directly to the partners, without incurring corporate taxes. When the partnership, therefore, chooses to issue stock representing a portion of the entity, those shareholders commonly participate directly in profits through rather hefty dividends.
Expect to see similar structures emerging in Europe to fund the Polish energy push. The share issuances will likely be in higher volume capital markets such as Frankfurt, but the parent partnerships will be Polish.
Another opportunity could emerge from this story, too. And it may end up being the most exciting prospect of all.
Balancing Expectations
In the United States, concerns are emerging over excess leaseholds and declining prices for natural gas. Stated simply, there are now deposits that could produce a substantial volume of gas. However, they are currently off-line because that supply of gas would further depress already weak market prices.
These holdings have value, but they cannot be directly utilized until forward production balances stabilize.
I have proposed that such American holdings serve as collateral for European MLP-clones. That would provide a source for investment (based on the book value of the American holdings) while, at the same time, allowing U.S. owners of idle leases to realize some revenue flow from Polish projects.
Once the Polish projects are up and running, the holdings there can become sources of finance for developing deposits here in the United States, and, in the process, serve to balance gas expectations on both sides of the Atlantic.
These days, it seems, just about anything is possible.
I'll let you know what happens.
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Self-worth, or lack thereof, has come up a lot in my coaching conversations these days. Women, and men, from all walks of life are struggling to sustain feelings of personal high-esteem and belonging. In a time where we're receiving more than 5000 messages every day [whether it be over social media, TV or advertising], no wonder we're so insecure. In this blog post I hope to empower you with practical, easy-to-apply coaching exercises for improved self-worth and self-esteem!
Focus on progress, not perfection. Every Friday, review each small success from your week and start to notice how the success is found in the journey, not the destination!
Don't start your day with social media. Set up simple boundaries where you keep your cellphone on airplane mode until you've completed your morning routine or left the house. I believe there's nothing more toxic than scrolling through social media first thing in the morning, especially when it comes to comparing yourself to others on the other side of the screen.
Create a routine of gratitude around yourself. Every night before bed, stand in front of the mirror [just try it!] and tell yourself - out-loud -what you love about yourself. Are you grateful for your work ethic, your sense of humour, your hair? Try to practice this every evening as you wind-down!
Watch your self talk. Is your conversation with yourself about your worth pessimistic or optimistic? Don't dim your light! Let me walk you through it: take a moment to think of a sentence or a limiting belief you often repeat in your mind. Many people say things like, "I am not enough." Or "I am undeserving of love."
First, ask yourself: Is it true? Is it true that you are not enough? Is it true that you are undeserving of love? The answer is probably no!
Second, reframe it positively. So let's say you keep telling yourself "I am not enough", How could you state that positively? You could say: I am enough. Or you could say I am deserving of love.
Exercise your happy hormones! Get your endorphins dancing by going for a run or, walk or hike. Getting your body moving - in whichever way you like - makes you feel happier and more at ease with yourself! Don't have high expectations, start small.
Practice "You are what you consume". Make a point to be mindful of consuming that which is positive and uplifting instead of degrading and judgemental. I suggest you unfollow social media accounts that are not making you feel good. Stop watching violent TV shows. Eat healthy food to nourish your body. Be mindful of how you spend your money. Surround yourself with loving people.
Surround yourself with 5 empowering people, because you are sum of those you spend your time with. Consciously consider who you want to learn from and make an effort to make space for that person.
greater than our level of self-acceptance.
Do you have some new tips or perspectives to share for building self-worth? Share with me in the comments below and make sure to share this post with anyone and everyone who might need it today!


We have put together a few profiles on some of the top National Hunt trainers in the horse racing world, hoping to give the reader some idea on what trainers to follow during the National Hunt season. There are many good trainers of course but the real top trainers are those who train winners of the major races and the major festivals. We start with the current Champion trainer Paul Nicholls.
Following a riding career in which he rode 130 winners, including the winners of the Welsh Grand National and the Hennessey Gold Cup, Paul Nicholls gained his trainers license in 1991. Success soon followed, but it was the feat of training three winners at the Cheltenham Festival in 1999, when the National Hunt world really began to take note. One of his wins that year was the Cheltenham Gold Cup which was won by his stable star at the time, See More Business.
Nicholls has gone on to train some of the best chasers seen in the UK, he won the Queen Mother Champion Chase in 2004 with Azertyuiop having won the Arkle Challenge Trophy with the same horse at the Cheltenham Festival twelve months earlier. The master at Ditcheat followed up Azertyuiop's win with three more Festival winners, in the form of Earthmover, St Pirran and Sporazene.
Other top-class horses trained by Paul include Ad Hoc, Cenkos, Venn Ottery and the impressive 2003 Hennessy Gold Cup winner Strong Flow. More recently Paul Nicholls trained both of the incredible duo Denman and Kauto Star who had magnificent seasons in 2007/08, culminating in a high profile 1-2-3 in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, in which Denman proved to be near unstoppable in winning the great race from Kauto Star, who had won the race a year earlier and Neptune Collonges.
Nicky Henderson has been one of Britain's leading jumps trainers for many years and has won most of the Blue Riband races. These have included the Champion Hurdle (three times), the Queen Mother Champion Chase and the Stayers' Hurdle (twice).
He was once assistant trainer to the late great Fred Winter and it was this relationship that prompted Henderson to take out his own license. His first winner as a trainer was at Kempton Park in 1972, with a horse called Happy Warrior and he has since many top horses such as See You Then, who won the Champion Hurdle Betting three times in the mid 80s; Remittance Man is another who he had great success with. He won the 1991 Arkle Challenge Trophy and the 1992 Queen Mother Champion Chase, both of course at the at Cheltenham Festival.
Phillip Hobbs was a professional jockey between 1975 and 1986, during which time he rode 160 winners. Having always had the ambition to develop a career in training, he gained his license 1985. Success quickly followed when his very first runner, North Yard, won at Exeter later that year. The Phillip Hobbs yard is now one of the most respected in the country and he has saddled many winners of blue riband races.
His most notable horse was the incredible Rooster Booster. He won the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival and was runner up in the same race the following year. In spite of this, Philip describes the classy hurdler, Supreme Prince, as his favourite horse.Probably his greatest training feat was the day Aal El Llal won a bumper at Perth – it was his first run after being off course injured for over six months.


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She looks really great but not really Miku character like.
Yet another Miku huh? I'm not entirely sure if I want this. When it Max Factory going to do some of the other characters? I want Luka and Kaito now!
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Digital Trade Moves Up the International Trade Policy Agenda
By Karen Lynch
Digital trade rose higher on the global policy agenda in July 2017, as G20 leaders for the first time directly addressed the impact of digital technology on international trade.1 "We will sustain and improve … predictable and transparent frameworks on digital trade," said the closing declaration of the G20 heads of state.2
The commitment followed a meeting of the G20 ministers responsible for digital policy in their own jurisdictions. Earlier this year the ministers issued a detailed roadmap for tackling a wide range of digital economy matters, including workforce digitization, digital infrastructure development, and digital divides. As a first step in international trade, "G20 Members commit to work towards a common understanding and improved measurement of digital trade in order to foster informed and evidence-based policymaking in this area," the ministers declared.3
By prioritizing digital trade, the G20 leaders are expected to spur momentum in such forums as the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which would carry out much of the research and work on global policy guidelines. Specific milestones for progress have been identified by the G20, including the WTO's Ministerial Conference in December 2017 and a digital trade report at next year's G20 Summit.4
The stakes are high and growing higher. "The bit volume of cross-border digital flows has grown by 45 times in the past decade. The value of data flows has overtaken the value of global trade in physical goods," according to Jacques Bughin, director of the McKinsey Global Institute.5
The global business community has been pressing for action on digital trade. "Hitherto, the global trading system barely contains rules governing digital trade. This fosters digital protectionism and legal uncertainty," according to the B20, an international lobbying group. The B20 is calling for national e-commerce-related policies to be nondiscriminatory and interoperable and for the WTO to have a mandate to negotiate a global digital trade agreement based on principals including free cross-border data flows, trade facilitation and regulatory coherence.6 Critics argue that such a global trade agreement would benefit major multinational companies, particularly in the technology sector, more than any other group.7
What is Digital Trade?
Digital trade is broadly defined by the U.S. International Trade Commission as "trade in which the internet and internet-based technologies play a particularly significant role in ordering, producing or delivering products and services."8 As such, it involves not only the cross-border flows of digital products and services, such as movies or communications, but also the means to enhance productivity, according to the U.S. Congressional Research Service (CRS). "Examples of digital trade include orders placed on an e-commerce website; information streams needed by manufacturers to manage global value chains; communication channels such as email and voice-over-internet protocol (VoIP); and financial data and transactions relied on for online purchases or electronic banking," the CRS says.9
Various cross-border issues have been arising in the absence of international policy guidelines, the CRS says. "As with traditional trade barriers, digital trade constraints can be classified as tariff or nontariff barriers. In addition to high tariffs, barriers to digital trade may include localization requirements, cross-border data flow limitations, intellectual property rights (IPR) infringement, unique standards or burdensome testing, filtering or blocking, and cybercrime exposure or state-directed theft of trade secrets."10
As of July 2017, it was not clear how digital trade might be addressed by the WTO at its December meeting. "Digital trade and e-commerce have been floated on various occasions as possible issues for discussion in the run-up to the Eleventh Ministerial Conference," according to the E15 Initiative, a coalition of institutions led by the World Economic Forum and the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development. "The topic is, however, potentially very broad and so far, proponents have only started indicating specific areas where new disciplines could be devised in the WTO."11
In the meantime, bilateral agreements such as a proposed Australia-U.K. accord are expected to include digital trade provisions.12 Regional trade agreements are also addressing some digital trade issues and could provide models, according to the E15 Initiative.13 For example, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a proposed free trade agreement currently being considered by 11 nations (after the U.S. withdrew),14 includes extensive digital trade provisions.15 And while there is no comprehensive WTO agreement on digital trade, some aspects are covered in its General Agreement on Trade in Services, its Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), and other accords.16
A G20 Trade and Investment Working Group on Measuring Digital Trade has been formed, and international organizations such as the WTO and OECD have been asked for proposals to expand the work. It will be a complex task, by all accounts. "G20 members acknowledge challenges in measuring digital trade, including such technical and complex issues as the definition and scope of digital trade, the collection of basic and new sources of reliable data, appropriate accounting frameworks, and the classification of certain transactions as trade in goods or trade in services or both," the G20 digital ministers said.17 Specific proposals are requested, to:
Define digital trade in a way that is sufficiently broad and flexible;
Identify gaps and other issues with current approaches to measuring digital trade; and
Suggest ways to address these challenges and propose areas that could yield early progress.18
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Momentum is building to address digital trade in international policy forums, following recent G20 support. It will be a complex task, by all accounts.
Karen Lynch
Karen Lynch is a journalist who has covered global business, technology and policy in New York, Paris and Washington, DC, for more than 30 years. Karen also is a principal at Content Marketing Partners.
1. "Priorities of the 2017 G20 Summit," G20; https://www.g20.org/Content/DE/_Anlagen/G7_G20/2016-g20-praesidentschaftspapier-en.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=1
2. "G20 Leaders' Declaration," G20; https://www.g20.org/Content/EN/_Anlagen/G20/G20-leaders-declaration.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2
3. "G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Conference," G20; http://www.bmwi.de/Redaktion/DE/Downloads/G/g20-digital-economy-ministerial-declaration-english-version.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=12
5. "Business Brief: The Ascendancy of Digital Trade: A New World Order?" McKinsey Global Institute; http://www.oecd.org/trade/ascendancy-digital-trade-new-world-order.htm
6. "Trade and Investment Recommendations," B20; https://www.b20germany.org/priorities/trade-investment/ti-recommendations/
7. "State of Play in the WTO Toward the 11th Ministerial in Argentina," HuffPost; http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/state-of-play-in-the-wto-toward-the-11th-ministerial_us_5951365ae4b0f078efd98399
8. Digital Trade in the U.S. and Global Economies, Part 2, U.S. International Trade Commission; https://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/pub4485.pdf
9. Digital Trade and U.S. Trade Policy, U.S. Congressional Research Service; https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44565.pdf
10. Ibid.
11. "Digital Trade-related Provisions in Regional Trade Agreements," E15 Initiative; http://e15initiative.org/events/digital-trade-related-provisions-in-regional-trade-agreements/
12. "The UK and Australia: What Happens Next?" Sydney Morning Herald; http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/the-uk-and-australia-what-happens-next-20170710-gx8iz5.html
14. "TPP Chief Negotiators Meet to Hash Out Deal With or Without U.S.," Japan Times; http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/07/12/business/tpp-chief-negotiators-meet-hash-deal-without-u-s/#.WWZgx4jyuiM
15. "The Trans-Pacific Partnership," U.S. Trade Representative; https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/TPP-Promoting-Digital-Trade-Fact-Sheet.pdf
16. Digital Trade and U.S. Trade Policy, U.S. Congressional Research Service; https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44565.pdf
17. "G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Conference," G20; http://www.bmwi.de/Redaktion/DE/Downloads/G/g20-digital-economy-ministerial-declaration-english-version.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=12
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Home > 20th November 2017 > Letters to the Editor
Rubbish dumping solved
Some years ago, when living in Ruakaka, getting rid of household rubbish was not a problem as there was a Council transfer station at the Waipu tip – two huge skips that Council removed when full – and at no charge to residents.
Somewhere along the line Council decided that here was a chance to make money, so rates that were paid for the Council to provide that service were siphoned off elsewhere.
Families on pensions or those on benefits cannot afford to pay over $50 or more just to get rid of unwanted items, resulting in people covertly dumping anything and everything onto wherever they can get away with it. Councils then have to employ staff to remove the rubbish that is an environmental eyesore.
So come on Councils, whichever district you may serve – give some thought to the ratepayers who are paying your salaries and provide some sort of affordable service. Even a non-organic rubbish collection every one or two months would put an end to the problem.
Mitch Morgan
Kaipara
Winning margin
It is about time that National and Act Party supporters stopped whinging and displaying their failure to understand how the MMP electoral system works.
Under MMP it is the total number of votes gained by a coalition that counts and not which single party got the most votes as was the case under the first past the post (FPP) electoral system.
On October 7 the Labour Party and its two coalition partners scored a winning margin of 150,183 votes, according to the final result declared by the electoral commission. All previous administrations chosen under MMP have been formed the same way with either National or Labour having an overall working majority. The fact that National got the largest single number of votes this time matters not a whit. It did not get an overall majority nor could it attract a coalition partner to get it over the line.
What appears to annoy the critics is that under their old FPP-thinking formula, National would have won although in a minority. This anomalous FPP system returned successive National and Labour governments for many years last century. In fact the last government to win an outright majority under FPP was National led by Sid Holland. He won the 1951 snap election against Labour's Walter Nash whose grandson is currently in the new Labour-led Government.
Ron Taylor
Rogan for mayor
I refer to the editorial in the last issue of the Focus when Rob Pooley comments on NZ's obsessive fervour over elections. Surely elections are an integral part of the democratic process and are to be taken very seriously!
I am very disappointed that Mayor Gent does not view matters in this way. He has displayed a cavalier and, some may say, a callous attitude to the whole electoral process in that he campaigned hard for the job of Mayor, was duly appointed, chose a deputy, fired the CEO and is now resigning a year into a three year appointment.
Given the significant hurt that has occurred in Kaipara at the hands of the previous elected council and the contentious reign of commissioners (not elected) who outstayed their original brief (to the chagrin of many) I find this reprehensible. We do not know, of course, the real reason for Gent's resignation so can only surmise that it proved not to be the part-time job he had envisaged when he committed to it.
I agree with Rob Pooley that Bruce Rogan could take up the mayoral reins, though with a different and more favourable outcome predicted than his. Rogan was second runner in the mayoral race and he has had experience on council in the past. He has demonstrated in the last 10 years that his focus is very much on the well-being of Kaipara. He will not be daunted by the workload as he has worked tirelessly on this cause, out of office, for free.
Yes, we should have another election, even though it will be expensive, but please Kaipara voters, vote for a person with commitment, passion, zeal and stick-at-ability.
Barbara Pengelly
Mangawhai Heads


"We are like snowflakes, all different in our own beautiful way"
With Winter Break right around the corner, you and your mentee will be parting ways until the new year. Use your last mentoring session of 2016 and this snowflake activity to tell your mentee just how special they are!
Start with a square piece of construction paper. Begin by folding the construction paper in half. Fold in half again, so the pointy corners meet. Cut variations of lines into the paper triangle. Get creative! The more different shapes and sizes you create makes for a more unique snowflake. When you are done cutting, unfold the paper and voila! Use the markers to decorate your snowflake. In the center, write what is special (like a snowflake!) about your mentee. Add a hole punch and tie a loop of string to make your snowflake an ornament or door decoration.
When you are done creating your unique snowflake, trade with your mentee. This way, you each will have a reminder of just how special you are to take home with you over the holiday break.


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Together for Decades, 5 Men Aim for Independence
Jay Shefsky | January 17, 2018 6:57 pm
How independently can adults with intellectual disabilities live as they age?
It depends on the extent of their disabilities, but also on getting the right amount—and type—of support.
In a single family home on a residential block in northwest suburban Park Ridge, five men have lived as a kind of family for more than 20 years. It's called Amundsen House, and it's owned by Avenues to Independence. The 64-year-old nonprofit runs seven residences of various sizes for adults with a wide range of intellectual disabilities. The other buildings have full-time, overnight staff. But the men of Amundsen House live on their own and manage most of their own cooking, cleaning and transportation.
An Avenues to Independence staffer stops by three days a week for a few hours to help as needed.
"Individuals with Down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities including autism have a wide range of capabilities," said Bob Okazaki, executive director of Avenues to Independence. "And so for those individuals who have the ability to live more independently, that can work, hold a job, that's what this organization is here to help them achieve."
Jay Shefsky with the men of Amundsen House. Clockwise, from top left: Jay Shefsky, Allan Rehwinkel, Bill Rogers, Louis Kaufman, Jim Kearns, George Minasian.
The name Amundsen House is the result of a chance encounter nearly 20 years ago. Glen and Laura Amundsen had just moved into the neighborhood, and Glen Amundsen was out for a walk. He met Bill Rogers, one of the residents of the house, and asked where he could get a cup of coffee. Rogers enthusiastically led him to the Thornton's gas station on the corner. Since then, Rogers and Amundsen have met at Thornton's several times a week for coffee and talk sports. Rogers introduced Amundsen to his housemates – Jim, Allan, Louis and George – and they all became part of the Amundsen family, invited regularly for barbecues and birthday parties.
As state funding to support adults with intellectual disabilities has decreased, the Amundsens became supporters of Avenues to Independence and the house now bears their name.
West Town Textile Studio Finds Common Threads with Community
Jan. 10: On Chicago's West Side, an artist-run production weaving mill and a social service agency work together to weave adults with intellectual disabilities into the fabric of their community.
Helping Adults with Disabilities Achieve Independence
June 9, 2014: The community-based agency Avenues to Independence is celebrating the reopening of its Thrift Shoppe, which serves as a job training center. We meet several families who have benefitted from the group's work.
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There has been an unprecedented amount of legislative activity surrounding horse breeding and boarding operations. The legislature determined that the best course of action would be to delay any immediate action and require the Commissioner of Revenue to undertake a study of the treatment of properties used for horse breeding and boarding activities for property tax purposes. This study will examine the current treatment of these properties and will result in a report providing recommendations for potential changes to law.
In order to quell numerous taxpayer and assessor concerns, the legislature further provided for an appeal option for taxpayers for the 2009 assessment year. The legislature provided this appeal option only for taxpayers with property used for horse breeding or boarding activities if the property was classified as agricultural for the 2008 assessment. If the use between 2008 and 2009 assessments did not substantially change, but the classification was changed, the taxpayer may appeal in writing to the Commissioner of Revenue before September 1, 2009. If you have questions concerning the provision, please contact proptax.questions@state.mn.us.


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Жак Ру (, Пранзак — , Ле-Кремлен-Бисетр) — французский священник и революционер, лидер крайне левой фракции «бешеных» во время Великой французской революции.

Авторство
Член Клуба кордельеров с 1791 года. Сторонник народной демократии и бесклассового общества. Выступал за проведение в жизнь мер, направленных на улучшение положения народных масс.

В 1792 году основал радикальную фракцию «бешеных», цели которых состояли в преследовании спекулянтов, закрытии биржи и внедрении централизованного хозяйства, а также в экспроприации земли для экономического уравнивания населения и для преодоления бедности.

В своей проповеди «О средствах спасения Франции и свободы» от 20 мая 1792 года требовал смертной казни для спекулянтов и барышников. «Нет большего преступления, чем наживаться за счёт народных бедствий и производить ростовщические сделки, имеющие своим результатом слёзы и разорение народа. Нация, сбросившая с себя иго тирании, должна обрушиться на жёсткие происки аристократии богатства».

В декабре 1792 года Жак Ру — представитель секции Гравилье в Коммуне Парижа. Всеобщую известность приносит ему «Речь в суде над Людовиком последним и преследовании спекулянтов, барышников и изменников», в которой он призывал не только казнить короля и королеву, но и вступить в открытую борьбу с жирондистами. В этой речи Ру начинает говорить о введении максимума цен на продукты.

В феврале 1793 года в Париже начались стихийные волнения — борьба за установление цен народом. Они приблизили падение жирондистов и показали, какой грозной силой являются парижские плебейские массы. По мнению современных историографов революции, Жак Ру был организатором этих волнений. Начинается сближение «бешеных» с якобинцами, которое достигнет своего самого яркого выражения в «революции 31 мая» (31 мая — 2 июня 1793). Вскоре начинаются расхождения между якобинцами и «бешеными».

25 июня 1793 года Жак Ру выступил в Конвенте с «Адресом от двух секций и Клуба кордельеров», в котором критикует свободу, установленную буржуазией, требует ужесточения мер по борьбе со спекуляцией. В своей речи он провозглашает: «Свобода — не что иное, как пустой призрак, когда один класс может безнаказанно изнурять голодом другой. Равенство — пустой призрак, когда богач, благодаря монополиям, пользуется правом жизни и смерти себе подобных. Пустой призрак и республики, когда изо дня в день работает контрреволюция, устанавливая такие цены на продукты, досягнуть до которых три четверти граждан могут только, обливаясь слезами». Далее Ж. Ру констатировал, что «в течение четырёх лет одни только богачи пользуются выгодами революции». Идеи, высказанные Ж. Ру в произнесённой речи, видные историки французской революции А. Матьез и  называют «манифестом "бешеных"», в то время, как Ж. Рюде и А. Собуль считали правильным называть его манифестом санкюлотов или плебейских масс.

28 июня 1793 года с «Речью против Жака Ру и о мерах общественного спасения» выступил Максимилиан Робеспьер, утверждая:

И в конце заключает:

Ру, с его радикальными целями, вступил в политическое противостояние с Робеспьером, который приказал в конце концов арестовать его в связи с выступлением масс в сентябре 1793 года как возмутителя спокойствия.

Попав в тюрьму Ж. Ру не прекращает левой антиякобинской пропаганды в издаваемом им из тюрьмы «Публицисте Французской республики».

В постскриптуме последнего, 271 номера этой газеты он напишет: «Самое страшное в моём положении не то, что я нахожусь в тюрьме, ибо приятно страдать за торжество республики. Страшно то, что я пришёл в столкновение с несколькими патриотами. А между тем я считаю себя вправе заявить, что в своих работах я лишь стремился служить общественному делу».

10 февраля 1794 года Жак Ру покончил с собой, пронзив себя кинжалом.

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Литература
 Захер Я. М. Последние работы. Жак Ру в 1792 году
  Дореволюционный период Жака Ру
 Марков В. Жак Ру и Карл Маркс
 Марков В. Рукопись Жака Ру «Речь о причинах несчастий французской республики»
 Сытин С. Л. Политическая программа и тактика «бешеных» (Жака Ру и Леклерка) летом 1793 г.

Люди Великой французской революции по алфавиту
Революционеры Франции
Самоубийцы Франции
Умершие в местах лишения свободы
Католические священники Франции
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SMSY has multiple entries for servers and databases.
We recently upgrade from 3.2 to 7.0. Solution Manager is the host SLD. I've setup the SDCCN on the landscape systems to send data to the SLD.
Previous to the upgrade we used RFC/TMS to gather info. On 3 of the systems we use named instances for the SQL Server. Now, when the landscape fetch runs there are entries under the Servers using the named instance name, and under teh Datbases an entry for the DB with a suffix of 0001.
In each of these case original server name is in UPPERCASE and the new entry is lowercase.
I have tried deleting those entries from SMSY, but they repopulate when the landscape_fetch runs.
What, where and how do I make adjustment so that the incorrect (named instance name) servers and extra database entries stop showing up in SMSY?
I'm not sure of the impact of having these is. The correct entries are still there. Just seems to me something isn't quite setup right yet tho.
Depending of your SP level you'll have some corrections to be applied, for this reason it's highly recommended have always the latest SP level.
2) Check these two notes below and apply them.
3) Run LAndscape Fetch again.
This issue will be solved.
Thanks Mateus, we are at stack 21, the package is newer then the one reference in those notes, although 1295422 does sound/look like what is happening.
I'll delete the extra databases again. What I didn't do before was remove the existing entries. I'll look into that and see what I can do there.
Hello Laurie, while you don't delete these systems, you'll not be able to solve this issue. Please, double check my recommendations.
The result has been that the extract database xxx_0001 have not been recreated, so that is good. The correct databases however reference the named instance entry in the Servers list.
Don't think this is quite correct, but if that is how smsy handles sql server named instances, then I'll live with it until I find something that isn't working correctly.
Good morning Mateus. The result is a mixed bag.
I didn't delete any of the systems. But did delete the extra database and servers.
I got back 2 of the extra databases, and all three of the extra servers.
I think i just need to focus on one of the systems, the sandbox, and start it from scratch in smsy. Drop the system, the database, the server and rerun landscape_fetch and see what happens.


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INGERSOLE v NANCARROW – A change in lifestyle can effect compensation claims
Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Accident Injury Lawyers
His Honour Justice Reid in the matter of Ingersole v Nancarrow [2016] had turned his mind to an interesting dilemma of how much weight to give a change in lifestyle when determining its effects on a claim for economic loss.
On 21 May 2013 the Plaintiff was the driver of a vehicle which was stationary and was hit from behind at speed by another vehicle. Liability was not an issue in this matter and proceeded to court on the issue of the quantum of the claim solely.
The plaintiff was 40 years old at time of judgement. He was a qualified teacher and taught PDHPE for a local state high school, on the side he also owned a business with a friend where he would teach swimming lessons to children. It was his intention to continue in the coaching business until his youngest finished school.
It was evident from the medical evidence that the Plaintiffs lower back injury was affecting his ability to work both roles. His Honour quickly dealt with the issue with of the plaintiffs teaching role, indicating that while you cannot say with certainty the amount of time off work that he had that it would be at least eight days annually and that this had a significant impact on his promotion opportunities. And modest buffer of $5000 was made for this loss.
Losses in relation to his swimming coaching business were much more complicated. Not only had the plaintiff been unable to continue to work up to 10 hours per week and the business partners had swapped roles to accommodate the Plaintiff injuries. On top of this the business employed some staff to fill in the time which the Plaintiff was unable to work. This was not uncommon and had been done before in the business.
Further when His Honour forensically looked at the plaintiff's tax records it showed that the reduction in his ability to work happened a year and half after the accident. More importantly that this did not have a direct impact on the revenue generated by the business. His Honour concluding: "I am inclined to conclude that the real reduction in hours is only recent and this supports my view it is significantly related to lifestyle issues" .
In his concluding remarks His Honour commented that the injuries had affected his ability to continue to coach however the decrease in hours seem to be of lifestyle decisions rather than decisions based on the injuries and the effect symptoms had on him. His Honour ultimately awarded an allowance of $40,000 for future losses and $10,000 for past losses.
Ultimately plaintiffs gamble at court proved to be fruitless with the court awarding less than half of what the plaintiff originally suggested he should obtain.
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Netflix gives the green light for the series to be adapted from the comic book
Netflix is preparing to bring a comic book called Grendel to the screens. Grendel is a comic book series that has been going on since the 1980s.
Netflix has approved a series to be adapted from the comic book. Dark Horse Comics' long-published Grendel comic will come to the platform as a series. The platform has brought many comics to the audience as a series before. The Grendel series, which has been published since 1982, is being screened with Netflix.
It's unclear when Grendel will come to Netflix
Netflix aims to make Grendel an 8-episode series. Abubakr Ali will play Grendel's main character, Hunter Rose. The series features a cast of Brittany Allen, Julian Black Antelope, Kevin Corrigan and Emma Ho.
The premise of the series reads: "Based on Matt Wagner's groundbreaking comic book series, Grendel follows Hunter Rosu, a talented fencer, writer, and assassin as he goes to war with New York's criminal underworld to avenge a lost love. . Why did you beat them when you could have joined them?"
Abubakr Ali
Andrew Dabb will serve as writer and showrunner for Grendel. Andrew Dabb previously wrote for Supernatural and also took on the role of co-showrunner from season 12. In addition, Dabb is the writer of the upcoming Netflix series Resident Evil.
Grendel creator Matt Wagner said in a press release, "I couldn't be more excited about the fact that the Grendel saga, one of the longest-running indie comic series, is finally being made into a series. I am particularly excited to see Abubakr Ali bring the Grendel/Hunter Rose character to life."
No release date has yet been given for the series. It's best to wait for an official statement from Netflix.
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Q: Bindingsource cannot be its own data source I am receiving the error "Bindingsource cannot be its own data source" sporadically when I update my datagriview from a BindingList.  There is no rhyme or reason as far as I can tell when it comes to throwing the error.  If anyone has some insight, it is greatly appreciated.

        dgv_Items.DataSource = null;
        dgv_Items.DataSource = new BindingSource(Item.ObjectsItem.OrderBy(x => x.Quality), null);

        foreach (DataGridViewRow row in dgv_Items.Rows)
        {
            try
            {
                if (row.Cells[5].Value != null)
                {
                    var cell = row.Cells[5].Value;
                    if (Uri.IsWellFormedUriString(cell.ToString(), UriKind.Absolute))
                    {
                        DataGridViewLinkCell linkCell = new DataGridViewLinkCell
                        {
                            LinkColor = Color.Blue,
                            Value = cell
                        };
                        row.Cells[5] = linkCell;
                    }
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Main.Log("Error: " + ex);
            }
        }

A: The bindingsource is meant to bind the data to the displayed data. In your case the displayed data is the data grid view.
If you decide to use a binding source as the data source for your DataGridView you shouldn't handle the DataGridView programmatically anymore. Because you told the DataGridView that its DataSource would be your BindingSource, your program should only change the data by changing the data in the DataSource. Once changed, the DataGridview and the BindingSource will take care that the corresponding displayed item is updated.
Similarly if an operator changes the displayed item, the DataGridView and the BindingSource will take care that the corresponding object is updated.

Once the DataSource of a DataGridView is set, you should not change the DataGridView programmatically, but change the data in the DataSource.

You want to display URI strings, the problem is that if it changes, no one gets notified about these changes, so no one can react on the changes. The reason for this is because class string doesn't implement interface INotifyPropertyChanged
So we have to create a class of URI strings to display.
public class MyDisplayableUriString
{
   public string UriString {get; set;}
   ... // if desired other properties
}

We want a form to display the list of MyDisplayableUriString:

*

*Create a new Windows Forms application

*Add a BindingSource using the Toolbox

*BindingSource properties DataSource = MyDisplayableUriString

*Add a DataGridView using the Toolbox

*DataGridView properties: DataSource = BindingSource1

You should see the fields of MyDisplayableUriString displayed in the DataGridView.

*

*Use the properties windows to ass an event handler for when the form loads

In this event handler fill the BindingSource with several Displayable URi strings:
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i)
    {
        MyDisplayableUriString uriItem = new MyDisplayableUriString()
        {
            Uri = "URI " + i.ToString()
        };
        this.bindingSource1.Add(uriItem);
    }
}

If you run the program you should see that the table is filled with the created URI items.
Now let's change one of the items:

*

*Add a button and create a handler for button click:
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    MyDisplayableUriString uriItem = (MyDisplayableUriString)this.bindingSource1[0];
    uriItem.UriString = "John";
}
Now if you run the program and click the button the name is not updated.
The reason for this is that your class doesn't implement INotifyPropertyChanged. Therefore bindingsource doesn't get notified when an uri item is changed. And thus the DataGridView is not updated.
Luckily StackOverflow has an article about a proper implementation:
Implementing INotifyPropertyChanged
The code is as follows:
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;

private string uriName = null;
public string UriName
{
    get { return this.uriName; }
    set { this.SetField(ref this.uriName, value); }
}

protected void SetField<T>(ref T field, T value, [CallerMemberName] string propertyName = null)
{
    if (!EqualityComparer<T>.Default.Equals(field, value))
    {
        field = value;
        RaiseEventPropertyChanged(propertyName);
    }
}

private void RaiseEventPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
{
    var tmpEvent = this.PropertyChanged;
    if (tmpEvent != null)
    {
        tmpEvent(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
    }
}

Now whenever your program changes the object in the bindingsource the display is automatically updated, and if the operator changes the display the items in the bindingsource are updated, and your program get notified about the changes via events

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Work: KOKUFU Osamu
KOKUFU Osamu
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KOKUFU Osamu "Floating Conservatory", 2014.
photo: YAMAMOTO Tadasu
A microcosm of the world found in "Floating Conservatory"
KONDO Yuki
Using vehicles, mainly cars, and sometimes the power of engines, KOKUFU Osamu has consistently produced works, which impress us with a taste of science fiction. Car Freezer (1998) displayed again in this exhibition is a so-called car type freezer installed on the engine part of his own car. This combination between a vehicle and freezing equipment, which "preserves" food by delaying rotting, reminds us of a retro-future time machine.
While dealing with cars and automobile parts with refined skills of a craftsman, his works are not to emphasize his skills. As his works are ultimately presented in the form of a car or vehicle, they might give the impression of manufacturing skills, but cars and vehicles function as agents to expose artist's inner mind like paints and brushes for a painter, and their materials, texture and even structures support the system of his language for artistic creation. This is also relevant in that he produces works by not only rearranging the same parts but also interestingly sharing the parts from other artists' works. Probably it means that each part and equipment he produces is replaceable as an element within the creation of the artist's overall worldview. In Floating Conservatory produced at ACAC this time, parts that were used in his old works such as a water tank, steel tower and parabolic antenna were recycled. Here, it seems irrelevant to distinguish between the new and the old because they, as a whole, build up one worldview, one Floating Conservatory. This work has been made special for this space and it is certainly site-specific.
At the back of the gallery stands a steel tower with a water tank on top of it, and wooden planters are arranged in tiers along the curved gallery space from the front of the water tank. Planters are filled with earth brought from the woods of ACAC, and water runs through a plastic pipe fixed in the center. Water soaks out through small holes made in the pipe to sink into earth. At the end of about 30m long row of planters is installed a parabolic antenna of about 4m outer diameter to catch water running from the water tank. Gathered water gradually falls into a lower waterway, and when it reaches a certain amount, the pump begins to work to return the water back to the water tank. The water soaks earth while circulating slowly, and plant shoots come out of soil stuffed in the planters at random. Stones covered with moss are arranged on the dish catching spilled water, unfolding a miniature landscape. Water running from a higher place to a lower plane grows plants, generates a waterscape and returns to the source. This reminds us of natural circulation of water and at the same time, archetypal scenery of our country abundant with water. On the side of this installation is a mobile "little conservatory for a man's simple life" where the artist could spend time and take care of plants in the planters during the residence project period. Though separated from the water circulation, people are contributing to the great environment by watching it quietly and giving it a hand.
The impression of sound in this work is so striking that it could be called a sound installation. As water running at different levels flows down into cans set in the planters, there are always sounds of different tunes and rhythms from different places. They echo, clash and play cool, complicated and lively sounds in the ACAC gallery where sounds reverberate well. As visitors move along to enjoy this lengthy installation, their movements cause echoes at different places so that there are gradual changes both visual and auditory. Kokufu's works are usually produced so as to suit the site, and his work this time is not only site-specific in that he made the best use of the height and length of the space but also he introduced the element of sound into the work to make it possible only at this site.
Floating Conservatory, which is the title of both the exhibition and this work, represents a conservatory (= the work) as equipment that makes us recognize the relationship between humans and the world relatively. A conservatory is an ideal and artificial environment to protect and bring up something in imitation of nature. In other words, it is a pseudo-environmental world for animals and plants. There is no need to draw an example of novels on Utopian societies in order to explain that Utopia and Dystopia can make us realize in relative terms various values and affairs in this world expanding vaguely before us. Utopia and Dystopia are actually impossible although realities are condensed in them, and thus they take objective views on realities. This work, which has equipment to grow plants by circulating water as well as a conservatory for a man who stays close to it, could be called a microcosm of happy life around water. In gallery B, on the other hand, another conservatory in which polluted water circulates is installed to make a pair with gallery A. The other circulation, which is thinned down in the vast world and driven away outside our consciousness, pours as green poisonous-looking rain because the world is reduced to a conservatory (titled Endless Rain). Each of the two, a sort of miniature of the world, makes the gallery building appear as another "conservatory" where the real world is condensed. The building is accentuated with artificial lines in the fresh green woods although it is designed to fit geographical features. It is as if relations between human work and nature were indicated in the form of nesting boxes. Highland under the Rainbow, which shows an overturned car with surrounding earth heaped up on it, is set up symbolically in the middle of the pond. During the project period, those plants grew vigorously. The reflection of the overturned car on the pond looks normal, so it must be up to the viewer to see there either conflicts between a man's act and nature or harmony between the two.
In Kokufu's works, often with plants, we are reminded of binary oppositions such as nature versus humans. In "machines" produced by Kokufu, on the other hand, the structure itself is overlapped with the structure of the world and its function and system are extracted to create a place like the world's microcosm. What's more, the artist has deep affection for each machine as his language for artistic creation, and the personified machines reflect our selves. Although we are reminded of Dystopian discourse when harsh reality is implied, imaginary dialogues between phenomena that never seemed to be fused begin to sprout at the bottom of our hearts.
Translated by NISHIZAWA Miki
Plants grown on the "Floating Conservatory"
KOKUFU Osamu "Highland under the Rainbow"
Plants grown on the "Highland under Rainbow"
2020/2021
Aomori Public College


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è un film del 2015 diretto da Junji Shimizu.

È il diciottesimo film d'animazione tratto dal franchise Pretty Cure di Izumi Tōdō. Il film vede per personaggi principali tutte le Pretty Cure fino alla dodicesima serie (esclusa Cure Scarlet), per un totale di quaranta protagoniste femminili, anche se non tutte parlano.

Trama
Mentre parlano tra loro di un imminente esame di canto al quale devono partecipare, Haruka, Minami e Kirara, insieme a Pafu e Aroma, ricevono l'invito a festeggiare l'arrivo della primavera nella terra di Harmonia. Assieme a tutte le altre Pretty Cure, vengono accolte da Odoren e Utaen, che chiedono a tutte le ragazze di preparare delle esibizioni per mostrare l'affetto che provano nei confronti dei loro partner fatati: le prime a esibirsi sono Love, Miki, Inori e Setsuna, per concludere con Megumi, Hime, Yuko e Iona. Tra un'esibizione e l'altra, le fatine vengono separate dalle Pretty Cure e fatte prigioniere da Odoren e Utaen, i quali allo stesso tempo rubano tutti gli oggetti di trasformazione delle guerriere, rivelando alla fine di essere dei ladri il cui intento è rubare tutto ciò che possono nel mondo per farlo cadere sotto il loro dominio. Per questo motivo, i due rinchiudono gli oggetti di trasformazione in una cassaforte, distruggendo la chiave e separando tutte le guerriere. Non sapendo cosa fare, Haruka inizia a cantare con la volontà di trovare una soluzione alla difficile situazione, riuscendo insieme a Minami e Kirara a far nascere tre nuove Dress-Up Key con cui aprono la cassaforte e restituiscono alle guerriere la possibilità di trasformarsi. Una volta libere, le Pretty Cure s'imbattono in un enorme drago viola, il protettore di Harmonia, che osserva annualmente tutte le coreografie eseguite in onore della primavera; non avendo approvato l'operato di Odoren e Utaen, il drago vuole vendicarsi distruggendo Harmonia, ma le tre Princess Pretty Cure si trasformano grazie alle nuove Dress-Up Key e purificano il drago, che chiede loro di esibirsi davanti a lui. Una volta tornata a casa, Haruka si sente più motivata a partecipare all'esame canoro, che fino a quel momento la intimidiva, perché sa di avere il sostegno di tutte le sue amiche e che un'esibizione fatta con il cuore non può che portare felicità.

Personaggi esclusivi del film

È alto e magro, indossa un cappello con una grande piuma gialla, un mantello nero e usa il bastone. Si fa definire "il Grande Ladro". Il suo obiettivo è rubare più cose possibili in tutto il mondo per farlo cadere sotto il suo potere. Per adempiere al suo proposito, deve bloccare le protettrici del pianeta Terra, le Pretty Cure, e per fare questo ruba i loro oggetti di trasformazione. Ha una spalla, Utaen. Alla fine, dopo che i suoi piani di conquista falliscono, lo si vede lavorare all'interno del castello di Harmonia come bidello insieme al suo amico. Il suo nome deriva dalla parola odori, che in giapponese significa "ballo".

Spalla di Odoren, che stima e apprezza con tutto se stesso, è basso e grassottello, ha una coda da procione e il suo stile è molto simile a quello utilizzato nel 1800. Pur essendo un po' maldestro, esegue tutti gli ordini che gli vengono assegnati, infatti è proprio lui che ruba i partner e gli oggetti di trasformazione alle Pretty Cure. Il suo nome deriva dalla parola uta, che in giapponese significa "canto".

 &  di Harmonia
Sono la famiglia reale di Harmonia. Odoren e Utaen li imprigionano per attuare il loro piano di conquista, ma vengono successivamente liberati dalle Pretty Cure.

 di Harmonia
È il ministro al servizio di Harmonia. Odoren e Utaen lo imprigionano insieme al re e la principessa per attuare il loro piano di conquista, ma viene successivamente liberato dalle Pretty Cure.

È la divinità protettrice di Harmonia, dalle sembianze di un enorme drago viola, che giudica le performance annuali in occasione dell'arrivo della primavera. A causa di Odoren e Utaen, tenta di distruggere Harmonia, ma viene purificato dalle Pretty Cure.

Sono dei combattenti dalle sembianze di bambole di paglia al servizio di Odoren e Utaen.

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Sono tre fatine di Harmonia che assomigliano rispettivamente a un'ape, a un gatto e a un gufo.

Oggetti magici

È la nuova Dress-Up Key che ricevono Cure Flora, Cure Mermaid e Cure Twinkle grazie alla loro performance e alla loro forza di volontà di aiutare le altre Pretty Cure intrappolate per salvare la cerimonia.In Giappone, quando è uscito il film, le All Stars Dress-Up Key sono state realmente distribuite al pubblico nelle sale.

Trasformazioni e attacchi
 : è l'attacco combinato di Cure Lovely e Cure Flora. Le due Pretty Cure frantumano un muro con un pugno.

 : è l'attacco delle Princess Pretty Cure eseguito grazie alla Primavera Dress-Up Key. Dopo aver ricevuto anche il potere dalle altre guerriere ed essersi trasformate nella loro Mode Elegant, le tre Pretty Cure generano un enorme fascio di luce colore arcobaleno che colpisce e purifica il nemico.

Luoghi

È il regno in cui si svolgono ogni anno diverse celebrazioni per festeggiare l'arrivo della primavera. È protetta da una divinità.

Colonna sonora

Sigle e canzoni utilizzate
Il film non ha la sigla iniziale. È presente invece quella finale, composta da Hideaki Takatori con il testo di Kumiko Aoki, il cui video mostra anche bambini veri da varie parti del mondo esibirsi nella coreografia.

Sigla di chiusura
, cantata dalle Morning Musume '15

Nel film ogni gruppo di Pretty Cure esegue una coreografia sulla sigla finale o iniziale della propria serie:
 You make me happy!, da Fresh Pretty Cure!
 , da Smile Pretty Cure!
 , da Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!
 , da HeartCatch Pretty Cure!
 , da Pretty Cure Max Heart
 , da Dokidoki! Pretty Cure
 , da Pretty Cure Splash☆Star
 , da Suite Pretty Cure♪
 , da HappinessCharge Pretty Cure!

Inoltre sono presenti altre due canzoni: , eseguita da Haruka e cantata dalla sua doppiatrice Yū Shimamura, e , cantata da Yuka Uchiyae. La canzone Ima koko kara viene anche eseguita, all'interno del film, dalle doppiatrici delle Princess Pretty Cure e HappinessCharge Pretty Cure. Anche gli antagonisti Odoren e Utaen hanno una loro canzone, , cantata dai rispettivi doppiatori, Atsuhiko Nakata e Shingo Fujimori.

Nella parte finale del film, infine, si esibiscono nella loro coreografia le Princess Pretty Cure su .

Distribuzione
Il film è stato proiettato per la prima volta nelle sale cinematografiche giapponesi il 14 marzo 2015. Il DVD e il Blu-ray sono usciti il 15 luglio 2015.

Accoglienza
Nel primo fine settimana di proiezione, il film ha incassato la cifra di 130.336.300 yen, piazzandosi al quarto posto del box office. L'incasso totale è di 600 milioni di yen circa.

Altri adattamenti
Un adattamento in cartaceo del film è stato pubblicato da Kōdansha il 13 marzo 2015 con .

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Collegamenti esterni

Film di Pretty Cure
Anime e manga mahō shōjo
Film crossover
Film d'animazione realizzati in CGI
Film musicali
Film diretti da Junji Shimizu


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Q: How to use node.js for a queue processing app What are the best practices when using node.js for a queue processing application?

A: My main concern there would be that Node processes can handle thousands of items at once, but that a rogue unhandled error in any of them could bring down the whole process.
I'd be looking for a queue/driver combination that allowed a two-phase commit (wrong terminology I think?), i.e:

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*Get the next appropriate item from the queue (which then blocks that item from being consumed elsewhere)

*Once each item is handed over to the downstream service/database/filesystem you can then tell the queue that the item has been processed

I'd also want repeatably unique identifiers so that you can reliably detect if an item comes down the pipe twice. In a theoretical system it might not happen, but in a practical environment the capability to deal with it will make your life easier.

A: check out http://learnboost.github.com/kue/ i have used it for a couple of pet projects and works quite good, you can look at their source and check what practices they have take care of


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Daniel M. Finley Appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Autry National Center
Los Angeles, CA – The Board of Trustees of the Autry National Center announced today the appointment of Daniel M. Finley as the institution's new President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Finley will succeed John Gray, who led the Autry for more than a decade before announcing his retirement in 2010. Mr. Finley's tenure at the Autry will begin August 30, 2010, following a national search conducted by the recruitment firm of Korn/Ferry International.
Mr. Finley previously served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Milwaukee Public Museum, one of the oldest and largest museums of natural history and anthropology in the United States, with a collection of more than 4.6 million objects. "We are delighted to welcome Daniel Finley to Los Angeles to lead the Autry in its continuing commitment to exploring the experiences and perceptions of the diverse peoples of the American West," stated Tom Lee, Chairman of the Board of Trustees. "He has the skills, the experience and the vision we need to guide the Autry through an ambitious new phase of growth. In addition to further raising the Center's profile and strengthening its collections, programs, and infrastructure, he will take command of the renovation of our Griffith Park facility and the creation of the new Autry Resource Center in Burbank."
"I am honored to be joining the Autry at this critical point in its history," Mr. Finley said. "I look forward with great enthusiasm to working with the Autry's remarkable Board of Trustees, its wonderfully talented and dedicated staff, and reaching out to the community as we develop our plans for the future. I could not be more excited to join this extraordinary institution, and am eager to begin."
At the Milwaukee Public Museum, which he led beginning in 2005, Daniel Finley was responsible for the turnaround of an institution that had been facing the worst financial crisis in its 125-year history. During his tenure he spearheaded initiatives and fundraising activities critical to rebuilding the museum's financial structure and governance, which resulted in repaying short-term debts five years ahead of schedule and obtaining a $5 million challenge grant, which the museum matched in only six months. Mr. Finley also presented major international exhibitions including Body Worlds, Titanic, Dead Sea Scrolls and Vatican Art and Artifacts. He increased museum attendance to 650,000 visitors annually and deepened the museum's relationships with local government, community organizations and schools.
Prior to his work at the Milwaukee Public Museum, Mr. Finley was the Waukesha County Executive from 1991–2005. As the first County Executive he oversaw a government with 1,300 employees and an annual budget of $250 million. He was elected to four 4-year terms. Mr. Finley served as the Chairman of the Waukesha County Board of Supervisors from 1988-1991 and was the Director of Development at Carroll College in Wisconsin from 1983-1988. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin.
Autry National Center
The Autry National Center is an intercultural history center dedicated to exploring and sharing the stories, experiences, and perceptions of the diverse peoples of the American West. Located in Griffith Park, the Autry includes the collections of the Museum of the American West, the Southwest Museum of the American Indian, and the Autry Institute's two research libraries: the Braun Research Library and the Autry Library. Exhibitions, public programs, K–12 educational services, and publications are designed to examine critical issues of society, offering insights into solutions and the contemporary human condition through the Western historical experience.
Weekday hours of operation for the Autry in Griffith Park location are Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Autry Store's weekday hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and the Golden Spur Cafe is open Tuesday through Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday hours for the museum and the Autry Store are 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The museum, the Autry Store, and the cafe are closed on Mondays. The libraries are open to researchers by appointment.
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Hypofractionated Radiotherapy Not Inferior to Conventional Radiotherapy in Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
By Matthew Stenger
Posted: 8/9/2016 11:25:07 AM
Last Updated: 8/9/2016 11:25:07 AM
Five-year disease-free survival was 86.3% in the hypofractionated radiotherapy group vs 85.3% in the conventional radiotherapy group.
Estimated 5-year overall survival was 92.5% vs 93.2%, with the hazard ratio of 0.95 meeting the prespecified criterion of 1.54.
Patients receiving hypofractionated radiotherapy were at increased risk of mild to moderate late gastrointestinal toxicity (18.3% vs 11.4% grade 2; 4.1% vs 2.4% grade 3) and genitourinary toxicity (26.2% vs 20.5% grade 2; 3.5% vs 2.1% grade 3).
In a phase III noninferiority trial (NRG Oncology RTOG 0415) reported by Lee et al in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, W. Robert Lee, MD, MS, Med, of Duke University Medical Center, and colleagues found that hypofractionated radiotherapy was not inferior to conventional hypofractionated radiotherapy in disease-free survival among men with low-risk prostate cancer. Hypofractionated radiotherapy was, however, associated with a greater risk for mild late gastrointestinal and genitourinary adverse events.
In the trial, 1,092 patients were randomly assigned between April 2006 and December 2009 to receive hypofractionated radiotherapy given as 70 Gy in 28 fractions over 5.6 weeks (n = 550) or conventional radiotherapy given as 73.8 Gy in 41 fractions over 8.2 weeks (n = 542). Patients had to have clinical T1b to T2c disease, Gleason score of 2 to 6, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level < 10 ng/mL, and no nodal or distant metastatic disease. The trial was designed to establish with 90% power and an α of .05 that treatment with hypofractionated radiotherapy resulted in 5-year disease-free survival not worse than conventional radiotherapy by more than 7.65% (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.52).
For the hypofractionated and conventional radiotherapy groups, median age was 67 years (37% and 40% ≥ 70 years), 79% in both were white and 18% and 17% were black, median PSA was 5.4 ng/mL (< 4 ng/mL in 20% in both), Gleason score was 5 or 6 in 100% and > 99%, T stage was T1 in 80% and 76%, and the radiotherapy modality was three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy in 20% and 21% and intensity-modulated radiotherapy in 80% and 79%.
Median follow-up was 5.8 years. Five-year disease-free survival was 86.3% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 83.1%–89.0%) in the hypofractionated radiotherapy group vs 85.3% (95% CI = 81.9%–88.1%) in the conventional radiotherapy group. The hazard ratio was 0.85 (95% CI = 0.64–1.14), with the predefined noninferiority hazard ratio threshold of 1.52 being met (P < .001). The cumulative incidence of biochemical recurrence at 5 years was 6.3% (95% CI = 4.5%–8.6%) vs 8.1% (95% CI = 5.9%–10.6%), with the hazard ratio of 0.77 meeting the prespecified noninferiority criterion of 1.67 (P < .001).
Estimated 5-year overall survival was 92.5% (95% CI = 89.9%–94.5%) vs 93.2% (95% CI = 90.7%–95.1%), with the hazard ratio of 0.95 meeting the prespecified criterion of 1.54 (P = .008). The most common causes of death were cardiovascular disease and second cancers.
No differences in early grade 2 (9.9% vs 9.7%) or 3 (0.6% vs 0.6%) gastrointestinal or grade 2 (23.7% vs 24.7%) or 3 (3.3% vs 2.4%) genitourinary toxicity were observed. Patients receiving hypofractionated radiotherapy were at increased risk of mild to moderate late gastrointestinal toxicity (18.3% vs 11.4% grade 2, relative risk [RR] = 1.59, P = .005; 4.1% vs 2.4% grade 3, RR = 1.55, P = .19) and genitourinary toxicity (26.2% vs 20.5% grade 2, RR = 1.31, P = .009; 3.5% vs 2.1% grade 3, RR = 1.56, P = .22).
The investigators concluded: "In men with low-risk prostate cancer, the efficacy of 70 Gy in 28 fractions over 5.6 weeks is not inferior to 73.8 Gy in 41 fractions over 8.2 weeks, although an increase in late [gastrointestinal]/genitourinary adverse events was observed in patients treated with [hypofractionated radiotherapy]."
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