What is a research library? We in RLUK run libraries within research universities that most of us would describe as successful, but which are certainly not all alike. For the duration of most of our professional careers, research libraries have been on a journey of change, both within the institutions in which we work, and at the various collective levels – regional, sectoral, national, international – that apply to us. The stuff of libraries has largely gone digital, and what has not gone digital has gained new status – sometimes positive, sometimes negative – for that very reason. Some stuff is in the queue to go digital, though we don't necessarily know who will digitise it. Meanwhile, the services upon the stuff – how it is disposed, how our users can interact with it via self-service systems, the environments in which it is used, how instant the access to it is, and the overall seamlessness with which it is all provided – are being developed within a maturing environment which requires skillsets we as a profession have developed almost without recognising them.
In this research library world, what do we mean by collections? For those of us whose careers began in the 70s and 80s, the striking features of librarianship as we recognised them back then are still at the back of our minds even as we see them changing: collections is one of these – alongside the catalogue, cataloguing, classification, reference and 'reader services'. But are collections now what they were then, except that they have just gone a bit digital? What have we realised by pooling our resources via national licensing and procurement agencies? Are our libraries still meeting the requirements of our users for the collections they expect when they arrive as new members of the university in the same way that they always did (except that some of the stuff is digital and behind the scenes it all looks different because of big deals, national licensing and various levels of cooperation)? Or are we providing something different by our collections, and if so is it better or worse than it was when we entered the profession?
Working in the research university sector brings with it a danger of complacency: our libraries are successful because our institutions are. But once upon a time the university library was more than just an appropriate derivative of its institution. It was the reason why some researchers, some academic staff, chose to come to a particular institution. It often had a reputation of its own, distinct from its parent institution, and that would usually be due to its collections, and the spaces in which they could be consulted. Do today's research libraries still exert that sort of attractive power? If not, then why not, and could they do so again?
We are beginning our project on Redefining the Research Library Model by examining collections. On 1 November, we will hold a day-long meeting at SOAS, organised in conjunction with the RIN: Library Collections: New Concepts And Challenges. Lesley Gilder, who recently retired from the University of Southampton Library, provided a set of papers for a RIN Focus Group last year, and these have already been posted on this blog. There are six of these: Developing the Research Support Library – Why? How?, Drivers for Change, The Library and the Institution, Value and Impact, Services and Staff, Supporting Researchers and The Development of Library Research Support. These are all short pieces, which together compose a very useful list of issues and challenges for research libraries to consider at the present time. They summarise much of the recent literature in this field, and lead on to further reading in the form of a number of articles and reports. One reference which recurs is a guest editorial written by Rick Anderson in The Journal of Academic Librarianship last year, entitled 'The Crisis in Research Librarianship'. This hard-hitting piece presents our profession with a grim choice: change, or disappear. Is he right? Is the UK different? This article, and each of Lesley's posts, is studded with questions which our Collections theme will be asking over the next few weeks, and at the Workshop on 1 November. If you are coming to the Workshop, or even if you're not, I would encourage you to read them and comment!


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More than 6 African companies are considering going public on the London Stock Exchange
Vivo Energy raised $734M in the London Stock Exchange's largest 2018 IPO
JP Morgan (JPM -0.25%) has received inquiries from at least six African companies which want to look into an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The largest IPO on the LSE this year was by African oil marketer Vivo Energy (VVO:LN -1.82%). The company secured a $2.65 billion valuation after raising $734 million on the LSE. Does the prospect of more African companies listing in London signal the global significance of the continent's private sector?
Why This Matters: It's not often you hear about Africa-based companies operating on a global scale as publicly listed entities. Nearly a decade ago the Boston Consulting Group issued a report predicting several companies were going to expand their reach beyond Africa and compete on the global stage.
Last year three companies with Africa operations listed shares on the LSE. This increased interest is evidence of the continued growth of Africa's private sector. Companies are building strong management teams and reaching a scale which makes going public in the West a realistic option.
McKinsey & Company research shows there are at least 400 African companies with revenue exceeding $1 billion. As they continue their growth path perhaps we'll see even more countries look into going public on the LSE.
Situational Awareness: African companies considering going public in London is a strong indicator of the opportunity it presents. Investors probably should exercise patience as it pertains to when companies will actually list. For example, the Dangote Group which is one of the largest conglomerates in Africa has been considering a dual listing on the LSE since 2012.
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Coronation Street favourite Sally Metcalfe (played by Sally Dynevor) has only just got out of prison but her woes haven't stopped there.
The family have been coming to terms with what happened to poor Sally while she was locked up.
What's more, Sally's sister, Gina Seddon (Connie Hyde) made moves on her husband, Tim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine).
Sally is so far unaware of what went on between the pair but she isn't happy with Gina anyway.
The siblings clashed over conman Duncan Radfield (Nicholas Gleave) and it was partly Gina's fault Sally was in prison anyway.
And in the coming weeks, Sally will get chance for some revenge.
Sean Tully (Anthony Cotton) suggests the factory workers should have a night out on the town to let their hair down.
Everyone is super game apart from Sally, who insists Gina isn't there.
The latter is naturally quite sad to be left out but understands.
Meanwhile, Sally suggests to daughter, Sophie Webster (Brooke Vincent) should give Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) £200 to take his son, Jack Webster (Kyran Bowes) on holiday following his amputation.
But proud Kevin says he doesn't need the money and refuses it.
At the same time, Gina tries to prove her worth to Sally and raises some money for her sister's party.
Boss, Carla Connor (Alison King) makes a whopping donation and Gina posts the money through Number 13 for Sophie.
However, Kevin sees the money and realises he would like it. He packs his bags and heads out on holiday.
The money disappears as a result and all eyes turn to Gina, given her thieving past.
Will Sally excommunicate Gina for good? Or will Gina be able to prove she is innocent?
Elsewhere on Coronation Street, Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) could get revenge on Tyler (Will Barnett) in an adoption twist.
She desperately wants him to leave her pregnant daughter alone, offering him £5,000 to go away.
But will Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney) even give Tracy her baby after all?
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Italian Senate Adopts Civil Union Bill
But LGBT rights groups say the package is discriminatory and vow to keep fighting "in the streets and in the courts."
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The Italian Senate signed off on legislation on Thursday creating a civil union status for same-sex couples after a bitter debate that dominated Italian politics for months.
The vote was 173 in favor and 71 against, Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported.The bill must now must be approved by the Parliament's lower house, but it is expected to encounter much less resistance there than it did in the Senate.
But if the legislation is adopted in its current form, it will not be an end to the fight over same-sex couples' rights. The government of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi traded away provisions important to LGBT activists in order to clear the path for Thursday's vote, including a person's right to adopt the child of a same-sex partner. LGBT groups are vowing a new fight against Renzi's ruling coalition and litigation challenging provisions that they see as discriminatory.
"Pontius Pilate could not have done better," a broad coalition of LGBT groups said in a statement denouncing the compromise issued shortly before the Senate vote, calling for a protest on March 5. If this bill is adopted, the groups said, would make Italy "unlike almost any other country in [the European Union] and unique among its founding countries, [ignoring] completely the existence and needs of the sons and daughters of gay couples."
"Now our battle — concluding the associations — will continue in the streets and in the courts," they vowed.
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Supporters of same-sex civil unions demonstrate in Rome during the vote at the Italian Senate
The open wounds left by this fight will not only keep the battle alive in Italy, but could become a problem for major European institutions.
Daniele Viotti, a member of the Parliament of the European Union from Italy's ruling Democratic Party, said in a statement to BuzzFeed News that he was calling on the E.U.'s executive body — called the European Commission — to enact regulations that would require member states to recognize adoptions and other "public documents related to civil status" from one another. The E.U. technically has no jurisdiction over family law in member states, but these issues affect freedom of movement for LGBT people throughout the continent which does fall under the E.U.'s domain.
"I think Europe will ask Italy for more and I hope Italy will be ready for more," said Viotti, who is also co-president of the Parliament's LGBT rights caucus. "Dropping stepchild adoption is dreadful because it leaves children without protection. The fight is not over."
But Viotti said, the European Commission has "become a lot more timid" in pushing LGBT rights. The Commission is also now facing a grassroots effort by conservatives, called "Mum, Dad, and Kids." The group is using a relatively new mechanism, installed to make the E.U. more democratic, to mount a petition drive to pressure the E.U. to define marriage as between a man and a woman.
But the Italian civil union fight shows that national governments are increasingly willing to ignore the exhortations from the European Union's seat in Brussels and the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, said Grégor Puppinck. Puppinck is one of the organizers of the "Mum, Dad, and Kids" initiative and director of the Strasbourg-based European Center for Law and Justice, a Christian conservative group affiliated with Pat Robertson's American Center for Law and Justice.
"Maybe pressure from Brussels or Strasbourg are quickly diminishing in many aspects and I think one of the first aspects that are collapsing is the purely ideological power," Puppinck said. The E.U. is currently challenged by fundamental governance questions while countries including the United Kingdom and Russia are refusing to honor rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Puppinck said. "To some extent we are witnessing collapse of the system."
But Europe's institutions hold some of LGBT activists' best hope to push Italy forward. The ECHR helped force passage of the civil union bill with a ruling last July that Italy had violated same-sex couples rights by denying legal recognition, and some Italian activists are already contemplating how to get this legislation back before the courts.
"We will definitely start soon to plan new legal actions saying that the law is discriminatory, first of all for the children" of same-sex couples, said Yuri Guaiana of the LGBT organization Certi Diritti and a board member of the International Lesbian and Gay Organization's European chapter. "It goes against a lot of ECHR rulings, so we're very positive on the chances of winning. It creates an institution that's exclusively for same-sex couples and ... we view it as a segregationist law."
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A banner reading ' it's forbidden to scrap the family' is seen during a Family Day rally
But this challenge may be tricky, said Alexander Schuster, the lawyer who represented the same-sex couples in the ECHR suit decided in July. While the court has argued that same-sex couples have a right to legal status, it has repeatedly said states are not obligated to establish marriage equality. It has also held that states can restrict adoption only to married couples. Adoption suits that have succeeded in the ECHR have been when states give same-sex and opposite-sex couples in the same status different adoption rights, such as allowing opposite-sex couples in civil unions to adopt but barring same-sex couples in the same kind of civil union from doing so.
Schuster said there is a case already making its way through the Italian courts that could set up this kind of challenge. Italian courts have granted adoptions outside of married couples in a narrow set of circumstances, and some courts in Rome have extended that logic to apply to same-sex couples. If those precedents get undone by the country's top courts — and a case recently decided by an appeals court could be appealed — this could go to the ECHR.
He thought the court would be leery of the political fallout of pushing existing precedent on LGBT rights despite expansive rhetoric found in some opinions.
"I think most European institutions are becoming very cautious," he said.
But Puppinck of the European Center of Law and Justice said that he believed the ECHR was pushing an ambitious two-step strategy in its LGBT rulings: to first require all 47 states on the Council of Europe to at least provide civil unions for same-sex couples, and then "to suppress all the differences between marriage and civil partnerships."
The Italian vote is a sign that even in Western Europe many still reject the idea that children should be raised by same-sex couples, Puppinck said.
"What really we want on this issue … [is that] we do not want the children to be the tools of the desires of the parents," he said. "This is the ultimate [red] line."
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People especially the young adults love to stream YouTube for some of the best video content; therefore, now is the high time that some of the most watched videos on the YouTube should be revamped to further step their game. Some of the very renown artists' work will be included in this whole revamping process, such as of the Lady Gaga and The Beastie Boys, who have provided some remarkable work over the years for their fans, making themselves a big hit among the people. Insight by the YouTube Officials In one of the statements released by the YouTube, the viewers were told about its partnership with the Universal Music through which they will be updating the quality of both the audio and visuals of the top 1000 most watched videos till date. The videos will be of the unbeatable quality standards, to double their worth in the viewer's mind and perception. Nowadays, the project is in its initial stage, starting off with the remodeling of the 100 most watched videos, and by the end of the year 2020, almost 1000 of the videos will be done successfully. Why the Revamp? Initially, the videos uploaded on YouTube were made to be watched on the traditional screens and speakers, but as the technology has improved drastically, these sources of the display have been upgraded tremendously too in terms of HD screens and the high beat speakers. To match the quality of the highly advanced technology, this initiative has been taken so these videos can be watched and listened to on any screens, such as the television, phones and tablets. All of the top 1000 videos will be re-uploaded on the YouTube, however, the number of views, subscribers and likes will not be compromised, and they will stay the same. Moreover, the upgraded videos will be uploaded again under the very same URL to save the potential viewers some time and energy. Influence on the Users The social media followers are no doubt technology savvy, they are always keeping tabs on what is happening in the world, such as about the latest music albums, videos and movies with the help of social media they use and the celebrities or official channels they follow. The main aim of this partnership with the Universal Music is to make sure that the users have an improved access to their favourite video content because of their support, the videos have been able to secure a place in the top 1000 most watched videos on YouTube out of the millions of other available on the site or the application. The upgrade will attract new viewers to the website, which will automatically increase the views, further making them a hit on the most watched videos list. This whole partnership will proved to be of great benefit for both the YouTube and the Universal Music, along with the religious viewers as they will be able to enjoy the better quality content that too for free.
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Construction activity in Romania accelerated vastly in 2015, rising 10.4% year-on-year, compared with a modest rise of 1% in 2014.
The latest report by research company PMR reveals that the increase was primarily due to an overwhelming increase in the civil engineering subgroup which, according to preliminary estimates, increased year-on-year by 20%.
There was a fall of 5.8% in residential construction output however, but new construction output grew 5.2%, which was said to be due to a "massive contribution" from the public sector.
Meanwhile, spending on extensive repair construction projects grew 31.8% last year, and maintenance and current repair output increased 13.3%.
PMR said that the political factor is thought to have been the key impetus behind the negative rate of growth in construction activity in Romania in 2012 and 2013 and only a marginal rebound in 2014.
It said that it believed the government had deliberately reduced capital investments during those years, in order to have more financial resources to increase benefits to the population.
In 2015, revenue from the sale of engineering construction services is estimated to have accounted for 45% of total construction output.
PMR stated that the performance of civil engineering construction in Romania relies largely on public funding in areas which make up this market subgroup. In particular road, railway and environmental infrastructure. Within civil engineering work, transport infrastructure has accounted for 58 to 63% of the total work in each year since 2008.
One of the main reasons behind the falling civil engineering activity between 2009 and 2014, according to PMR, was the low degree of EU funds absorption. Within the Structural and Cohesion funds for the programming period 2007 to 2013, Romania was allocated €4.3 billion to be spent on transport infrastructure. However, Romania was able to absorb only 63% of the €4.3 billion allotment.
Finally, PMR said that Romania is poised to continue to improve its absorption capacity for developing funding, given that in the 2014 to 2020 programming period, it is due to have access to €5.1 billion of EU funds for the development of its transport infrastructure, which is 19% more than in the previous period.


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One of Palm Beach County's top underclassmen will be suiting up for a new team come spring practice.
Sophomore Akeem Dent, the star Pahokee cornerback, has transferred to Palm Beach Central, coach Tino Ierulli confirmed Thursday afternoon. The Broncos will be the third team Dent has played for; he transferred to Pahokee from Royal Palm Beach after his freshman season.
Dent, a second-team All-Area pick as a sophomore, committed to the Miami Hurricanes in July 2016. Dent chose the Hurricanes over Florida, Florida State and others. He is rated a four-star recruit but 247Sports, as well as the No. 1 cornerback and No. 18 overall prospect in the 2019 class. Dent was an honorable mention on the Class 1A All-State team.
Dent was a key player for Pahokee in the Blue Devils' run to the state title game. But on January 12, the Post confirmed that the Florida High School Athletic Association will force Pahokee to vacate that title due to the Blue Devils playing an ineligible player, pending an appeal.
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Peter Dutton is an Australian politician who currently serves as the leader of opposition the Australia. He has previously served as Immigration and Border Protection and Minister for Home Affairs. Dutton is a conservative member of the Liberal Party, and has been a vocal opponent of both same-sex marriage and asylum seekers.
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Peter Dutton is a conservative Australian politician who has been the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection in the Australian Government. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dickson since 2001, and was promoted to the Cabinet in December 2017.
Dutton has drawn criticism from various sides of the political spectrum for his hardline stance on immigration and border security. He has been accused of being racist and anti-immigrant, and of supporting policies that would lead to mass deportations.
Dutton has defended his views by citing concerns about terrorism and illegal immigration, and he has said that he wants to see Australia become a "safe country" for immigrants.
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The leader of opposition has announced a number of plans that he believes will benefit Australia. These plans include creating a new visa category for skilled migrant workers, tightening rules on who can enter Australia, and increasing the number of refugees that Australia sponsors.
One of Dutton's key goals is to increase the number of skilled migrant workers who are able to come to Australia. He has proposed creating a new visa category called the Skilled Migration Program (SMP), which would allow skilled migrants to come to Australia without having to go through the usual process of applying for a visa. This would make it much easier for these migrants to come to Australia and work here, as they would no longer have to wait months or years for their application to be processed.
Dutton has said that the SMP would be especially beneficial for countries such as India and China, which are experiencing an influx of skilled workers. He believes that these workers will help drive economic growth in these countries and help improve the quality of life for their citizens.
Dutton has also made it clear that he intends to tighten up the rules governing who is able to come to Australia. He has said that he wants to make sure that only those individuals who are truly necessary to Australia's economic or social stability are allowed into the country. He has also suggested limiting the number of family members that a migrant can bring with them to Australia, and increasing the number of checks that are carried out on these individuals before they are allowed into the country.
In his previous role as the Home Affairs Minister, Peter Dutton was widely regarded as one of the most conservative members of Malcolm Turnbull's cabinet. As Immigration Minister, he has been outspoken in his support for stricter border controls and has stated that he is "unalterably opposed" to taking refugees who have reached Australia by boat. Dutton is also a vocal critic of same-sex marriage and abortion, having voted against both measures in parliament. Although many voters will likely see these positions as disqualifying him from leading the Liberal Party into the next federal election, it remains to be seen whether or not these views will damage his chances.
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Summer trekking in Ladakh is the best way to explore this strange and beautiful high-altitude desert kingdom. Ladakh is famed for its high passes, brackish water lakes, deep blue skies and a landscape that is larger than life. It is becoming the perfect backdrop for a range of exhilarating activities like white water river rafting, mountaineering, trekking and camping. Out of all these, May June treks in Ladakh are the best option.
This summer trek in Ladakh takes you into the misty heights of Stok Kangri, the highest peak in the Himalayas that can be completed without mountaineering experience or technical training. At 20,182 feet, Stok Kangri is the highest mountain in the Stok range of Himalayas, Ladakh. From the top, one gets absolutely stunning views of the Zanskar river, the Karakoram range, Saser Kangri Peak, Indus Valley and Leh city. It is a great choice for May June trekking in Ladakh, for moderately experienced trekkers who have some experience with treks over 13,000 feet. Climbing to the summit of Stok Kangri involves climbing a steep slope covered in scree, and walking over a sharp rocky ridge. Depending on the weather conditions, you may see some snow or ice at the top of the mountain.
If you're looking for dramatic landscapes and a unique adventure, the Markha valley is a great summer trek in Ladakh. The trail takes you through enchanting villages with ochre mud houses and Tibetan Buddhist heritage, all located in the stark Ladakhi desert. You will wade through waist-deep rivers and camp at beautiful campsites that make you fall in love with Ladakh. The landscape too, is dramatically different from many mountain treks, with deep gorges, huge canyon walls, jagged peaks and earthy colours. Markha Valley is a moderate summer trek in Ladakh that requires skill and stamina to accomplish it. The scenic view from the top of the Karakoram Range, Saser Kangri peak, Stok Kangri peaks make it worth the effort.


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There is no such thing as a Free Lunch. So, it shouldn't be surprising that Listing your home with a real estate agent isn't exactly free. There are costs, to-do lists and projects that require a lot of work that goes into preparing your home for a sale. Before you list your home, think about the time, energy and money that will need to be invested. In this article we'll tackle what it REALLY costs to sell your home in Stockton.
First things is first. The home has to be thoroughly cleaned from top to bottom. Windows should be done inside and out, grout and tile cleaned, baseboards and molding, and all of the obscure areas such as window sills and ceiling fans. If you have pets, pay particularly close attention to pet hair and odors. Of course, you can clean yourself, but you will not be able to do it with the accuracy and efficiency of a pro. In addition, keeping the home clean for showings, open houses and surprise visitors can take a lot of time and energy.
Brace yourself, because making repairs is the most costly part of preparing a house for sale. It doesn't matter how old the house is, buyers in today's market are not prepared for taking on projects. They want the houses that are move in ready and expect the Seller to pick up the cost.
In real estate, statistics are important and repairs, believe it or not are tied directly to the value of a house. Forget about hiding any needed repairs with paint, the microscope is coming and your house will most certainly be under one once you accept an offer. Even if you are selling the house as is 98% of all home buyers will want at least two or more home inspections and will expect the seller to pay for any needed repairs.
Painting is always touted as one of the most important and easiest of all home repairs, and yet painting is often the most neglected. Home buyers are not interested in your passion for purple or green. They want to walk into a house and feel its warmth. They do not want to take on the previous homeowners love of the color wheel from Lowe's or Home Depot. If the colors are not neutral, change them.
Working with a real estate agent also brings a plethora of fees and charges you may not be prepared for. (These charges are IN ADDITION to the commission, which we talk about below.) Agents will pass on a number of fees to you for marketing, listing, and administrative tasks such as clerical work and printing. You will face costs for notarization and other small charges that add up fast.
This is the largest fee of all and the Seller pays it all. Selling your home through a real estate agent means a commission. A whopping 6% of your sale price. The commission can be more or less, but 5% to 6% is a good estimation. When you are establishing your sales price, make sure you factor in commissions as well as the other charges listed above.


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The Voyager Golden Record
What if there is life outside our solar system? What do we humans want to leave behind? How do we want to be remembered? The search for these answers brings us to Voyager—and with it, the most extraordinary golden record in the universe.
For forty-three years, the Voyager space probe has been traversing the universe. Actually there are two, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, which was launched 16 days earlier. Their mission is as simple as it is extraordinary: to explore the parts of space that we humans will (probably) never reach, all the while sending data back to Earth so that we can see and learn what's "out there." And Voyager is certainly doing its job. Having already passed Jupiter and Saturn and providing the world with incredible images of distant planets, Voyager 1 became the first man-made object to enter interstellar space in 2012.
On board: the Voyager Golden Record.
"The Sounds of Earth" is the title of a golden record containing audio and image data that has been aboard both Voyager probes since 1977. It was created in the hope that it would be found by intelligent extraterrestrial life and teach them about humanity and the Earth.
With an estimated life span of 500 million years, the record will survive humanity itself. Anyone who collects and plays records knows that even the best vinyl pressing won't last that long—so what did NASA make it out of?
The record is a 12" data disk made of copper, which is coated with gold to protect it from corrosion. While one side looks like a conventional music record with a label, the reverse side contains a symbolic explanation of how the data can be played. The time data needed to read it is in binary and based on a hydrogen atom, which is shown on the record. The position of our sun is also shown. The records contain images and audio files stored in analog format. These include spoken greetings in 55 different languages (the German text reads "Herzliche Grüße an alle"—Best wishes to all) as well as sounds such as wind, thunder and animal noises. This is followed by 90 minutes of selected music, which makes up the fourth and last section of the disk. The pieces cover numerous genres, such as ballet, jazz, chamber music, piano, mariachi, qin, shakuhachi and various types of folk music. In addition to non-Western music, well-known titles by Bach (interpreted by Glen Gould), Mozart and Chuck Berry are also included.
User manual for planet Earth.
Imagine you wanted to make contact with planet Earth and the species of humans living on it. Here is the user manual:
Binary code (I for binary 1, – for binary 0) for the correct playback speed of the recording (3.6 seconds/revolution); this time is the fundamental transition time of the hydrogen atom (0.70 x 10' seconds). Outline of the pickup and the needle (included on board the spacecraft). Top view of the record
Front view of the pickup, Front view of the record, Playback time per side = ~ 1 hour
The position of our sun with respect to 14 pulsars, whose directions from the sun are specified. The binary code specifies the frequency of the pulses.
The two lowest states of the hydrogen atom. The vertical lines with the dots indicate the spin of the proton and electron. The transition time from one state to the other is to be used as the reference time for the diagrams on the back of the plate and the decoded images.
The following diagrams refer to the video data of the disk: Video frame showing the scanning direction. The binary code indicates the time of each scan run (512 vertical lines per complete image). If decoded correctly, the first image that appears will be a circle.
Scan resolution
The binary code specifies the scan time (~ 8 MS)
General waveform of the video signal on the disk
The record attracted a lot of attention, especially in the early years—after all, it was the first time that people had tried to capture the Earth in sound and image. However, some were critical that the material presented humanity in a primarily positive light, giving no mention of natural disasters, wars and environmental pollution. But let's be honest: When we come into contact with another intelligent species, wouldn't we list all our positive qualities first?
Everything is temporary—even in space.
The same rules apply on Voyager as they do on Earth: everything must come to an end. In 2023 the last scientific instruments will have to be disabled, because the probe will have used up all of its energy. Until then, we can keep on believing that there is something in the infinite vastness of space that wants to make our acquaintance. The record will still be playable, even millions of years from now, if an intelligent species is curious enough to correctly interpret the instructions. And who knows? Maybe the sounds of Earth will be reason enough to pay our planet a visit.
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Las Elecciones municipales en Rancagua de 2008 tuvieron lugar el domingo 26 de octubre de dicho año. El padrón electoral de la comuna llegó en estas elecciones a contemplar 105.895 personas habilitadas para sufragar. Sin embargo, los votos efectivos fueron 93.997, llegando la abstención a un 11,24%.

Candidaturas

En estas elecciones se enfrentaron cuatro candidaturas a alcaldes, de las coaliciones tradicionales: Concertación Democrática y Alianza por Chile, la candidatura del Juntos Podemos Más, que buscó un acuerdo por omisión con la Concertación pero tras no lograrlo inscribe candidatura a alcalde y complica la opción del oficialismo y se sumó la candidatura de los díscolos de la Concertación que únicos en el pacto Por un Chile Limpio llevan como candidato a Alcalde a un exedil de la misma Concertación, complicando severamente el escenario a Carlos Arellano, candidato a la reelección.

Alianza

La Alianza en su conjunto, estableció el 11 de julio de 2008 que la candidatura oficial de su pacto sería Eduardo Soto Romero (UDI), terminando con las especulaciones que el exedil Pedro Hernández Garrido (UDI) buscaba el espacio para la reelección.

Concertación Democrática

En ejercicio del cargo de Alcalde, el demócrata cristiano Carlos Arellano Baeza logra la nominación oficial para la reelección de parte de la Concertación de Partidos por la Democracia, la cual, a nivel de concejales estableció asistir a los comicios bajo la fórmula de dos listas paralelas, pero uniéndose en un solo candidato a Alcalde.

Así, el entonces alcalde se convierte nuevamente en el abanderado de su colectividad la Democracia Cristiana, junto al Partido Socialista, al Partido por la Democracia y al Partido Radical Socialdemócrata.

Juntos Podemos Más

El pacto de la izquierda extraparlamentaria, compuesto por el Partido Humanista, el Partido Comunista y la Izquierda Cristiana, tras varias negociaciones con la Concertación para lograr un acuerdo de cupos alcaldicios por omisión, para así beneficiarise ambas coaliciones, deciden levantar la candidatura de Hernán Lagos Oyarzún, militante del Partido Comunista e ingeniero comercial que había criticado duramente la gestión del edil Carlos Arellano.

Por un Chile Limpio

Los "díscolos" que alieron de tiendas de la Concertación formaron nuevas colectividades políticas. Los que salieron de la Democracia Cristiana se integraron al Partido Regionalista de los Independientes, dirigidos por el senador Adolfo Zaldívar y la diputada Alejandra Sepúlveda. Por su parte, el senador Fernando Flores y el diputado Esteban Valenzuela Van Treek salieron del PPD para formar Chileprimero.

Así, el PRI y CH1 deciden generar un pacto denominado Por un Chile Limpio, para las acudir a estas elecciones municipales. El PRI, con escasa presencia en la capital comunal ceden el cupo alcaldicio a CH1, decidiendo llevar como candidato al ex Gobernador de Cardenal Caro, Hernán San Martín.

Sin embargo, el hermano del diputado Esteban Valenzuela y también ex Alcalde de Rancagua, Darío Valenzuela Van Treek (1996-2000), tras haber fracasado en el intento de recolectar firmas para inscribir una candidatura como independiente, recibe el apoyo de ecologistas, el PRI y CH1, bajando entonces la candidatura de San Martín para beneficiar la opción del exedil.

Controversias de la campaña

La disputa mediática se centró en los ataques que el edil Carlos Arellano, candidato a la reelección representando a la Concertación Democrática, debió recibir de parte de dos frentes: la candidatura del Partido Comunista, donde Hernán Lagos criticaba la falta de participación de la gestión anterior.

Sin embargo, la candidatura de Darío Valenzuela se tornó una campaña personal. Se generaron controversias por la utilización de un espacio publicitario por parte del candidato díscolo, justo frente al edificio municipal en plena Plaza de Los Héroes de Rancagua. El alcalde Carlos Arellano decidió hacer cumplir la ordenanza y eliminar las estructuras ilegales de publicidad de la ciudad, hecho que por lo demás nunca ocurrió, pero el candidato de CH1 debió retirar su propaganda.

A raíz de estas disputas personales en la prensa, sumado a que los tres candidatos buscan el mismo electorado de izquierda progresista, la opción del alcalde Carlos Arellano se complicó y el candidato de la Alianza por Chile, Eduardo Soto, pudo imponerse, aunque lo hizo solo con un 44,10% frente al 40,30% que obtuvo el candidato oficialista.

Resultados

De acuerdo al orden de la papeleta electoral:

Referencias

Elecciones municipales de Chile de 2008
Elecciones municipales de Rancagua

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Climate change may have a drastic effect on food security, access to clean water and human settlements and employment.
With the COP17 conference on climate change coming up in December in Durban, global leaders must find and agree on how all countries can mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change, currently threatening the world's environments.
By 2050, the average rainfall in the summer rain regions of South Africa may have dropped by 5-10 percent and average temperatures are predicted to rise by between 1C and 3C. The frequency of very hot days is set to increase, according to scientists' predictions. It is expected that rainfall will generally shift east, causing higher rainfall along the east coast, increased desertification in the rest of the country and an overall decrease in arable land. Patterns of rainfall are expected to become heavier and less frequent. This is a huge risk to crops and increases the likelihood of flood damage like we saw earlier this year.
This makes debate on the issue an urgent matter. Discussions should increase progressively to find suitable solutions.
On a positive note, the basic human instinct to survive will doubtless lead to major innovation to take place. Already numerous studies have been done by various institutions, such as UNEP which released a report "Towards a Green Economy - Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication"
Particularly interesting are findings about planting different types of crops because traditional ones are not yielding the results as it used to due to climate change.
The research, innovation and mounting knowledge of the subject matter should make it possible to identify new horizons (opportunities) for humankind to not only survive, but to prosper. A deep-rooted consciousness about climate change will force us to go green in the future.


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Author: Andrew Flood
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Andrew Flood
Do you want Geoengineering with your climate change?
This weeks New Scientist carries an editorial calling for "robust public debate on geoengineering". Geoengineering is the idea that if climate change cannot be avoided through a reduction in carbon emissions its worst effects can be avoided through large-scale engineering of our environment. The failure of the Climate Summit in Copenhagen has seen many scientists look to what is perceived as the only possible alternative.
Coincidentally I'd just been reading SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance [1] which includes an entire chapter arguing for a geoengineering solution for climate change. The chapter is a little odd, it opens with the authors making some standard climate change denial arguments (farting cows etc) before suddenly plunging off in the search for 'cheap' solutions to a problem that a couple of paragraphs earlier they were suggesting did not exist. I can see why a couple of pro-capitalist economists would jump at any solution that would leave the fundamental capitalist requirement of constant and expanding growth untouched. They advocate 'Budyko's Blanket', the idea of running a hose into the stratosphere through which liquid sulfur dioxide is pumped. The resulting sulfur aerosol would reflect heat, 'balancing' the warming due to CO2 release.
Perhaps the most alarming part of their argument is that doing this would be cheap enough that it could be done by a wealthy individual. They say a cheap 'save the arctic' version would cost 20 million plus 10 million per year. While a full 'save the planet' version would cost 150 million to set up and then 100 million a year to run. I've no idea of the accuracies of these figures (New Scientist has similar ones) but the implications of the concept are serious. The costs are well within the level that any of the energy corporations could pocket as an alternative to having emission targets imposed on them.
The idea itself seems similar to trying to deal with the heat being given our by a fire burning down the building next door by pumping liquid nitrogen into the building on the other side and hoping you balance this right to create a cool zone in the middle suitable for habitation. Perhaps if all your calculations are correct you manage to do this, but make a mistake and you either get burnt or frozen. Actually it's a bit worst that that, its more an argument that its OK to keep throwing petrol on the burring building because you're going to pump even more liquid nitrogen into the freezing one.
The potential problems are not insignificant. The Wikipedia entry includes triggering drought through monsoon failure in Africa or Asia, depletion of the Ozone layer and reduced solar energy for plant growth (and therefore reduced CO2 uptake). Sulfur dioxide is also responsible for acid rain and is linked to respiratory disease, difficulty in breathing, and premature death. Interestingly an unconnected article (Monsoons send Asian pollution round the world[2]) in the same issue of New Scientist says it appears the summer Monsoon is already pumping Sulpur Dioxide into the stratosphere, something that this article refers to as a 'global threat'! The aerosols are thought to stay in the atmosphere for years opening up the possibility that a miscalculation in the balancing act Superfreakonomics advocates could result in a rather icy planet.
The New Scientist editorial is making the argument to scientists who advocate geoengineering that if they don't want a repeat of the mass protests that limited GMO's they need to woo the public. And that the decision to embark on such programs should be made by a global body with the United Nations behind it. Inside the article 'To hack the planet, first win trust' [3] looks at some of the geoengineering 'solutions' that have been put forward, e.g. shifting westerly winds to reduce the rate of Antarctic ice melting. It includes a neat chart that graphes cost against effectiveness but which also color codes the risk the author perceived in each technique. You might wonder what risk means, reforestation is colored for fairly low risk but the rather mysterious artificial trees which the 'Carbon Engineering' corporation refuses to release details are rather puzzlingly given a green dot for a clear bill of health.
This article also reveals that the US is arguing that the decisions should be made by a group of 14 of the most powerful countries. Pretty much the same countries where much of the carbon release that is causing climate change originated from. Given the blocking role the US has played in relation to global agreements to tackle Climate Change you have to be cynical about this proposal that such key decisions should be left to 14 countries including the US whose capitalist classes created the problem in the first place.
Now I find geoengineering exciting to read about, in particular if it is about terraforming Mars as in the Red, Green, Blue Mars Science Fiction trilogy. But Mars already has a lethal climate a good distance off without any population (as far as we know) to kill off when the experiment goes wrong. Earth on the other hand is where we all live, miscalculations in these geoengineeering experiments could, in worst cases forecasts, kill everyone on the planet. That sort of geoengineering discussion I find more than a little alarming.
I might be able to see a day when we get desperate enough to try these 'solutions' because the failure to deal with Climate Change through reducing emissions starts to threaten the lives of billions of people. But the discussion that is emerging is all about avoiding ways to deal with emissions. The risky solutions that are proposed are not the last choice remaining but rather, as the authors of Superfreakonomics readily admit, a way of doing things on the cheap. Capitalism demands unregulated growth, their sulfur dioxide hose to the sky 'solution' offers a way of the most powerful imperialist countries to head off the demand for carbon reduction and instead impose a 'solution' based on balancing a seesaw between dangerously hot and dangerously cold climates. If we get that balance wrong we are in big trouble.
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[2] www.newscientist.com


The role played by Fisheries Department of Tripura towards meeting the food security of State's population is significant, as fish is an important constituent of daily diet of more than 95% of its populace. An area of 33217.46 ha (i.e. 3.1% of the total geographical area of the State) is presently under use for fish production in the State. Area under capture fisheries constitutes 23.72%, with remaining 76.28% under culture fisheries. The Department made all out efforts to implement various developmental schemes during 2013-14 with funds received through State Plan, CSS and other Centrally funded schemes. Encouraging results with regard to fish culture activities could be obtained in the State, particularly in the rural areas due to implementation of the Plan activities. Besides, a class of progressive farmers could be developed in the State who are obtaining fish productions of even above 4 – 5 tons per ha. It is, thus, expected that the set target of 61259 tons (6.6% growth over previous year), enabling per capita availability of 16.81 kg of locally produced fish for its fish eating populace, already been achieved during 2013-14 with expected increase in average productivity of culture resources to 2581 kg/ha/annum (against 2600 kg/ha/annum during 2013-14).


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This is a list of number one singles on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart in Japan in 2012. The week's most songs in Japan, ranked by the Hanshin Corporation and based on radio airplay measured by Plantech and sales data as compiled by SoundScan Japan.

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External links
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Is Your Christmas Diamond Dirty? (NPR's Tell Me More Program) - Leber Jeweler Inc.
This I was invited to be a guest on National Public Radio's show "Tell Me More" with host Jacki Lyden. The segment, entitled "Is Your Christmas Diamond Dirty" also featured Carroll Bogert, associate director of Human Rights Watch. Glad we could put issues related to conflict diamonds out there.


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"Tide is a new band on the block although most of the guys have been around for a while. To be more precise, since the early 90's." But let's hear it from Kevin, guitar & vocals of TIDE...
A brief history of how the band started?
It all started when I ( Kevin Koradin - guitar / vocals ) moved to Amsterdam, where I spent about 6 years working as a studio musician. There I met some great musicians and amazing people which then helped me bring to life our first record Seven Days. Matej Batelic was an old friend of mine and my first choice for a bass player. Initially, we started off with a Danish drummer but it didn't really work out as well as we thought it would. The whole situation was very unsettled. I came back to Slovenia in late 2004 and bumped into an old acquaintance of mine, Peter Kokotec ( Guitar ).We shared great respect for each other and so it happened that he was also looking for a serious band. It was the perfect opportunity to join forces. Matej brought in the last missing link, Gregor Jakac ( Drums ). Although the band was in place, things really started to happen once Sandi Maver ( manager ) joined the team.
Why TIDE?
We like the fact that the word Tide indicates something that's constantly moving. It can also mean changes, changing…and it sounds good too. Take a look at our website.
Something about your album?
There are 11 tracks on this album and I think it shows that we've been influenced by different styles of contemporary music varying from grunge, hard rock, punk and even industrial. When I say industrial I am referring to the last ( bonus ) track on the album. Overall, this album is a collection of powerful rock songs with a story.
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Your songs are in English. Why?
This is really simple to explain. We've always thought of ourselves as an international band. Therefore, we want to introduce our music to a wider audience all over the world. Music is an international language, it has no borders, it allows us to communicate with people, no matter where they come from and that's how we like to treat it. We are equally eager to play in Sweden, UK or Croatia and I positively think that, singing in English will help us bring together potential fans.
What are the topics in your songs?
In terms of lyrics I consider myself a storyteller. My lyrics are personal but since I do write about stuff that happens in real life most people can identify with them.
It's kind of like sharing experiences.
There's also a love song on this record (Lost Inside) which I'm really proud of. Despite the fact that it deals with love it is not corny.
Are there any songs that you would like to cover and any artist that you would like to play with?
I don't really think much about covers, too busy writing my own material. However, we do play one cover live. This song is Kick Out The Jams by MC5. Not many people know this band but a lot of people seem to know the song which was a big hit in the US. There are many artists we'd like to play with, I guess too many to mention. I would like to tour with such bands as U2, Audioslave, Queens of the stone age, Muse, Filter, Foo Fighters…
Best albums and movies of all time?
Best albums:
U2 - Rattle and Hum, Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger, Jeff Buckley - Grace,
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Nirvana - Nevermind, Led zeppelin - III, David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust, etc
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Classical Discussion
Does the First Version You Hear Become the "Best" Version?
Started by Teasing the Korean, 6 Aug 2019
Teasing the Korean
Posted 6 Aug 2019
When you really fall in love with a piece, to what degree does the first interpretation you hear become the yardstick by which you measure the others? And to what degree can you "objectively"revisit that first version years later, after hearing other interpretations?
Obviously, if you know what you're looking for, you will probably seek out a celebrated version to begin with.
Posted 6 Aug 2019 (edited)
I'll jump in there.
For me, the first version of a piece is not necessarily my favorite version. I'll give one example: "Straight, No Chaser". The first version of that that I heard was, not surprisingly, the 1958 Miles version. That is an excellent track as far as the solos go, but that is all that it is. It is a throwaway vehicle for some blowing on the blues changes, and is in the wrong key (F). The definitive version is Monk's own version on the "Five By Monk By Five" album (Riverside, 1959). It is in the proper key (Bb) and Monk's accompaniment of the two horn solos (Rouse and Thad Jones) is nothing short of amazing. Monk's playing is always closely related to the piece, not just using the basic blues changes. (He was a stickler for that, and chewed out Donald Byrd for simply running chord changes.) The piano is, also, particularly clearly recorded.
Edited 6 Aug 2019 by Shrdlu
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In my experience, the "first version is the 'best' version" thing holds true for CLASSICAL music much more than it does for JAZZ. In the classical world, people even refer to "imprinting" on a specific version of given work. In my case, one example of "imprinting": The very first version of Brahms' Second Symphony that I heard was Bruno Walter's "Indian Summer" interpretation with the Columbia SO. It's still one of my very favorite recordings -- of any music.
Again, speaking only for myself, I can't think of any comparable analogue in jazz. When I hear people other than Miles or Coltrane play, say "All Blues" from KoB or a piece from A Love Supreme, it's supposed to be different. There is no theoretical Platonic ideal in jazz like there is classical music. The fact that there is no score in jazz (like there is in classical music) means that jazz is performer-centric, rather than composer-centric. (Of course, this isn't absolute. I'm speaking in relative terms.)
BTW, this way of thinking about these things might just be my way of making sense of it. Others may feel very differently!
Edited 7 Aug 2019 by HutchFan
1 hour ago, HutchFan said:
Yeah, I was really talking about classical music, hence my posting in this forum.
Just now, Teasing the Korean said:
Oh. Whoops! I didn't notice that you put the question in the classical forum.
The "first interpretation = best" syndrome was strong in my relatively early years of listening. As time passed, I became more open to other interpretations, which often supplanted the original favorites. I've also become more "objective" about other interpretations, while managing to retain some fond memories of the "first and best". But there are a very few recordings that I loved so much on first hearing that I never had any desire to acquire others (though I've heard other live performances) - Mravinsky's Tchaikovsky symphonies 4-6 on DG and Borodin Qt.'s EMI recordings of Borodin's 2nd SQ and Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence sextet (with Yu. Bashmet, N. Gutman) are the only ones that come to mind right now. [Disclaimer: I rarely keep more than 2 recordings of pieces other than major favorites by LvB, JSB and WAM. Too much unheard music yet to explore, plus space limitations.]
Edited 7 Aug 2019 by T.D.
The first version is the right version, and if the next one does something differently it sounds wrong. But sometimes the new version does something better. My collection is still pretty small with few duplicates so I don't face this problem too often.
Probably if you hear the "first version" recurringly before encountering alternate versions ....
One guy for whom the first version is definitive is Tom Jobim. He said someplace that he used to go to America to record so that his compositions would be played correctly. That was advantageous for us, because he was accompanied by top U.S. musicians, such as Ron Carter and Urbie Green. Tom was very fussy about all the details. Stan Getz played some wrong notes when he recorded "Desafinado": the Jobim version on "The Composer Of Desafinado Plays" maps out the right notes.
This fact does not rule out that fact that the double album "Terra Brasilis" is a superb look back at many of Tom's pieces.
My "first version" of a lot of things, due to time/place was Leonard Bernstein/NY Phil. It was only later, much later, that I began to hear other conductors and other orchestras that I realized that Bernstein had a bit of a taste for, uh...."flair" that I preferred in its absence.
So, to the OQ of the OP, no.
An exception for me would be Bernstein's La Mer, which was literally the first version I heard; but the Eugene Ormandy became the one that I played the most, so this is the version that I can't shake when I listen to other versions. I always think that some passage is too slow, or too fast, or that this instrument is too loud, or this other instrument isn't loud enough.
Edited 7 Aug 2019 by Teasing the Korean
My first La Mer was the Munch on RCA, which maybe, for some of us, raises the question of "what impact did your parents and neighbors membership in a record club have in the music you were exposed to growing up?"
Bernstein, Ormandy, Munch (and Reiner), Columbia & RCA, record club powerhouses...made it easy for "small town" people to get "sophisticated" music without having to leave home.
Some of our parents were less sophisticated that others.
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Just saying, I grew up in a small town, and there was a household or two that fancied themselves "sophisticated", and that was where I heard the Bernstein stuff and others of it's ilk (mid-Century American orchestras, known repertoire, certain Classical "hits" of the day). There were no record stores around really pimping on the classical, these folks had record club memberships. And they really weren't "deep" listeners, they went for what was there that they knew. You go to the Goodwill stores now, looking for classical records, you'll see what I mean.
My folks had the RCA record club, and they were neither "sophisticated" nor had aspirations to be. That's why I got all these Frankie Carle records now. Great way to get exposed to tunes (at least that there are these tunes), but other than that...
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3 hours ago, JSngry said:
Great way to get exposed to tunes (at least that there are these tunes), but other than that...
Right you are, there... My first radio job in the early '60s was to host an evening show of the Candlelight & Wine ilk: lots of Mantovani, Frank Chacksfield,101 Strings, Percy Faith... But boy did I learn some songs a.k.a. The Great American Songbook. And was able to slip in some slightly hipper nice Mancini, Ray Conniff, Robert Farnon, and got to appreciate some great arrangers, who could make treacle appetizing.
My college roommate was a classical music lover. The first versions I heard of many classical pieces were his LPs. I liked many of them quite a bit, but over the years I became familiar with many other versions. So very few pieces that I would now call my favorites are the same versions I heard on my roommates LPs many many decades ago
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i3 Verticals Reports Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results
By: i3 Verticals, Inc. via Business Wire
Third Quarter Revenue Grows 27.6%; Annualized Recurring Revenue2 Grows 30.2%
i3 Verticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IIIV) ("i3 Verticals" or the "Company") today reported its financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Highlights for the fiscal third quarter ended June 30, 2022 vs. 2021
Third quarter revenue was $80.6 million, an increase of 27.6% over the prior year's third quarter. Revenue for the nine months ended June 30, 2022, was $232.6 million, an increase of 48.2% over the prior year's first nine months.
Third quarter net loss was $4.7 million, compared to net loss of $4.2 million in the prior year's third quarter. Net loss for the nine months ended June 30, 2022, was $18.8 million, compared to a net loss of $5.9 million in the prior year's first nine months.
Third quarter net loss attributable to i3 Verticals, Inc. was $3.7 million. Net loss attributable to i3 Verticals, Inc. for the nine months ended June 30, 2022, was $13.6 million.
Adjusted EBITDA1 was $20.1 million, an increase of 29.1% over the prior year's third quarter. Adjusted EBITDA1 for the nine months ended June 30, 2022, was $57.8 million, an increase of 50.7% over the prior year's first nine months.
Adjusted EBITDA1 as a percentage of revenue was 24.9%, compared to 24.6% in the prior year's third quarter. Adjusted EBITDA1 as a percentage of revenue for the nine months ended June 30, 2022, was 24.9%, compared to 24.4% in the prior year's first nine months.
Diluted net loss per share available to Class A common stock was $0.17, compared to diluted net loss per share available to Class A common stock of $0.15 in the prior year's third quarter. Diluted net loss per share available to Class A common stock was $0.62, compared to diluted net loss per share available to Class A common stock of $0.19 in the prior year's first nine months.
Pro forma adjusted diluted earnings per share1, which gives pro forma effect to the Company's tax rate, was $0.37 compared to $0.29 for the prior year's third quarter. Pro forma adjusted diluted earnings per share1 for the nine months ended June 30, 2022, was $1.09 compared to $0.73 for the prior year's first nine months.
Annualized Recurring Revenue ("ARR")2 for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was $266.7 million and $204.9 million, respectively, representing a period-to-period growth rate of 30.2%.
Software and related services revenue3 as a percentage of total revenue was 48% and 42% for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
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Annualized Recurring Revenue (ARR) is the annualized revenue derived from software-as-a-service ("SaaS") arrangements, transaction-based software-revenue, software maintenance, recurring software-based services, payments revenue and other recurring revenue sources within the quarter. This excludes contracts that are not recurring or are one-time in nature. The Company focuses on ARR because it helps i3 Verticals to assess the health and trajectory of the business. ARR does not have a standardized definition and is therefore unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. It should be reviewed independently of revenue and it is not a forecast. The active contracts at the end of a reporting period used in calculating ARR may or may not be extended or renewed by the Company's customers.
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Greg Daily, Chairman and CEO of i3 Verticals, commented, "We are pleased to report another great quarter and anticipate an excellent finish to the fiscal year. Revenue and adjusted EBITDA both set records, greater than 80% of our revenue came from recurring sources and annualized recurring revenue for the third quarter of 2022 increased 30% from the third quarter of 2021.
"The acquisition we completed this quarter in the Healthcare vertical, effective April 30, has been an excellent fit and has already shown significant success in cross-selling to customers in our revenue cycle management services. This demonstrates promise to supplement our existing software-enabled services with an additional stream of recurring SaaS revenue. Our M&A strategy is well-positioned for the current market and we expect there to be more great opportunities to add to our thriving businesses."
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Pro forma weighted average shares of adjusted diluted Class A common stock outstanding include 10,131,878 and 10,229,142 outstanding shares of Class A common stock issuable upon the exchange of Common Units in i3 Verticals, LLC and 716,276 and 1,681,723 shares of unvested Class A common stock and options for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Pro forma weighted average shares of adjusted diluted Class A common stock outstanding include 10,188,369 and 10,884,874 outstanding shares of Class A common stock issuable upon the exchange of Common Units in i3 Verticals, LLC and 724,484 and 1,540,687 shares of unvested Class A common stock and options for the nine months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
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