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Terms and conditions for supply of services
These are the standard terms of business for the provision of Consultancy Services by the Amplified Group, whose registered office is 1 Meadow Cottages, Aylesbury Road, Cuddington, Buckinghampshire HP18 0BG United Kingdom
THE AMPLIFIED GROUP reserves the right to change these terms of business at any time without prior notice.
"Client" means the organisation contracting with THE AMPLIFIED GROUP for the provision of consultancy services as identified in the Statement of Work (SOW);
"Contract" means the contract formed by the acceptance and return by the Client of the Statement of Work (SOW), and such contract shall be governed by THE AMPLIFIED GROUP Terms and the Statement of Work (SOW);
"Deliverables" means those items identified as such in the Statement of Work (SOW) (if any) to be provided by THE AMPLIFIED GROUP to the Client in the course of delivering the Services;
"THE AMPLIFIED GROUP" means THE AMPLIFIED GROUP
"THE AMPLIFIED GROUP Terms" means these standard terms of business;
"Services" means the work to be undertaken by THE AMPLIFIED GROUP for the Client as described in the Statement of Work (SOW)
"Statement of Work (SOW)" means the statement provided to the Client by THE AMPLIFIED GROUP, incorporating THE AMPLIFIED GROUP Terms, which outlines the nature of the Services, the deliverables to be provided, the fees payable and the timeframe for completion of the Services;
"Work" means any activity performed by THE AMPLIFIED GROUP in relation to the Services;
"Working Days" means Monday to Friday excluding bank or public holidays.
2.1 THE AMPLIFIED GROUP will provide the Services to the Client on, and subject to, the THE AMPLIFIED GROUP Terms and the Statement of Work (SOW). The Statement of Work (SOW), once signed and returned by the Client, shall, together with these THE AMPLIFIED GROUP Terms, form the contract between THE AMPLIFIED GROUP and the Client.
2.2 In accepting the Statement of Work (SOW), the Client authorises THE AMPLIFIED GROUP to proceed with all relevant preparations for providing the Services, including but not limited to purchase of materials and booking venues (if required).
2.3 THE AMPLIFIED GROUP shall provide the Services using reasonable skill and care.
2.4 In providing the Services, THE AMPLIFIED GROUP shall use its reasonable endeavours to give sound advice based on the information available, but the Client will remain wholly responsible for determining matters of policy or action related to that advice.
2.5 The Client acknowledges and agrees that, in order for its personnel to derive benefits from the Services, such personnel will be required to make such commitment as is appropriate to the Services being provided.
3.Statement of Work (SOW) and fees
3.1 The rates for fees and materials are subject to review from time to time, but THE AMPLIFIED GROUP will give one month's notice of its intention to change the charging basis for current and continuing projects.
3.2 The fees set out in the Statement of Work (SOW) are based on THE AMPLIFIED GROUP's understanding of the Client's requirements as set out in the Statement of Work (SOW). THE AMPLIFIED GROUP reserves the right to make additional charges for:
3.2.1 staff time spent in excess of those estimated in the Statement of Work (SOW) as a result of any delays caused in delivery of the Services due to any act or omission of the Client;
3.2.2 staff time for planning or other meetings requested by the Client in addition to those allowed for in the Statement of Work (SOW);
3.2.3 any services or materials requested in writing by the Client that THE AMPLIFIED GROUP agrees in writing to provide and that are additional to those allowed for in the Statement of Work (SOW), which shall then become part of the Services.
3.3 THE AMPLIFIED GROUP may also charge the Client for reasonable expenses incurred by THE AMPLIFIED GROUP in the provision of the Services including, where necessary:
3.3.1 travel, accommodation and subsistence (mileage to be charged at 40 pence per mile);
3.3.2 all bought-in goods, services and sub-contracted items as being necessary and charged for separately from the fees quoted in the Statement of Work (SOW).
3.4 THE AMPLIFIED GROUP will issue invoices in accordance with the terms stated in the Statement of Work (SOW). Depending on the nature of the work, THE AMPLIFIED GROUP may issue invoices at the end of each discrete piece of work or at the end of each month. If the Client delays planned progress on provision of the Services, THE AMPLIFIED GROUP reserves the right to submit interim invoices. THE AMPLIFIED GROUP will also submit invoices in respect of any additional work carried out as referred to in Clause 3.2.
3.5 All invoices will be paid by the Client within 30 days of date of invoice. THE AMPLIFIED GROUP reserves the right to charge the Client interest and costs of recovery in accordance with the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 (as amended).
4. Cancellation and postponement (as relevant)
4.1 Unless otherwise specified in the Statement of Work (SOW), THE AMPLIFIED GROUP reserves the right to charge for events (including but not limited to courses, workshops, presentations or seminars) cancelled or postponed by the Client. Such charges will be in accordance with the following schedule (percentages refer to percent of fees relating to the relevant event) to be paid as a cancellation or postponement charge:
Number of Working Days before the work commences
29 or more 28 or fewer 5 or fewer
½ or one-day event 25% 50% 100%
Two or more days 40% 80% 100%
Where an event is cancelled by the Client, the client will be charged one hundred percent (100%) of the fees.
4.2 In addition, the Client will bear the full cost of any fees or expenses incurred by THE AMPLIFIED GROUP for cancellation of venues and, except in cases where the Client has paid a 100% cancellation or postponement charge, for non-returnable services bought or contracted for the event or events.
4.3 Where an event is postponed, the Client will be liable for the full fee for that event quoted in the Statement of Work (SOW) when eventually held, in addition to the postponement charge set out in clause 4.1.
4.4 For the avoidance of doubt, the start date of the Work is not the start of the event but the start of when the Work commences and will be set out in the Statement of Work (SOW).
5.1 Other than in respect of information that the Client has supplied to THE AMPLIFIED GROUP, THE AMPLIFIED GROUP shall, as between THE AMPLIFIED GROUP and the Client, own all copyright and any other intellectual property rights throughout the world subsisting in the contents of the Statement of Work (SOW) and in all work produced by THE AMPLIFIED GROUP. Unless otherwise indicated in the Statement of Work (SOW) as "Client Materials".
5.2 When the Client or the Amplified Group requires to incorporate any material into the Work and supplies such material, the Client and the Amplified Group warrants that:
5.2.1 the proposed use or incorporation of such material will not infringe any third party's intellectual property rights;
5.2.2 where the Client or the Amplified Group is not the owner of all copyright or other intellectual property rights in such material, all necessary consents and licences for the proposed use of such material is received
5.3 Subject to Clause 5.4, the Client agrees that it shall not copy or amend the Work or do or authorise any other act that may infringe or devalue THE AMPLIFIED GROUP's copyright or other intellectual property rights.
5.4 The Client may, subject to the last sentence of this clause, make a reasonable amount of copies of the Work (or part of the Work) for distribution to its own personnel and strictly for internal business purposes only. The Client shall ensure that each such copy of the Work (or part thereof) shall bear a statement acknowledging its source. The Client shall have no right to make any copies of any Deliverables on which THE AMPLIFIED GROUP does not own the copyright.
6. Client's obligations
6.1 The Client will use reasonable endeavours to ensure that its staff, contractors and other suppliers co-operate with THE AMPLIFIED GROUP and cause no material delay.
7. Confidentiality and data protection
7.1 Both during and after the provision of the Services, both parties shall keep confidential any information of the other party that is obtained in connection with the provision of the Services and that is clearly designated as 'confidential' or that is by its nature clearly confidential. Neither party shall use such information except in connection with the Services nor divulge it to any third party without the prior written permission of the other party.
8.1 The Contract will commence on the date that THE AMPLIFIED GROUP receives the signed Statement of Work (SOW) from the Client and shall continue in full force and effect until the Services have been completed, subject to earlier termination pursuant to Clauses 8.2 and 8.3.
8.2 THE AMPLIFIED GROUP may terminate provision of the Services at any time if:
8.2.1 it has given the Client on months' notice in writing; or
8.2.2 the Client attempts substantially to alter the scope or definition of the Services without THE AMPLIFIED GROUP's prior written agreement.
8.3 On termination, THE AMPLIFIED GROUP will be entitled to be paid all fees and expenses incurred or accrued and payable by the Client as at the date of termination or cancellation of the Services.
9. Warranty and liability
9.1 In the event of damage to tangible physical property, where it is established that such damage to property has arisen as a direct result of the negligence of either the Client or THE AMPLIFIED GROUP while providing the Services, both the Client and THE AMPLIFIED GROUP's liability shall be limited to a maximum of £1,000 (one thousand pounds) per claim or series of related claims.
9.2 Neither the Client or THE AMPLIFIED GROUP will be liable for any indirect or consequential loss, loss of business, profit, revenue, data or goodwill, nor for lost or wasted management time or employee time of both parties.
THE AMPLIFIED GROUP has no liability to the Client if THE AMPLIFIED GROUP is unable to provide all or a part of the Services in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW) or otherwise as a result of circumstances beyond THE AMPLIFIED GROUP's reasonable control, including without limitation, war, strike, lockout, industrial disputes, riot, civil commotion, acts of Government, fire, blockade, accident, natural catastrophe, disaster.
No delay, neglect or forbearance by either party in enforcing any provision of the Statement of Work (SOW) or these THE AMPLIFIED GROUP Terms shall be deemed to be a waiver or in any way prejudice any rights of that party.
Nothing in these THE AMPLIFIED GROUP Terms or the Statement of Work (SOW) confers or purports to confer on any third party any right to enforce any of the Statement of Work (SOW) or these THE AMPLIFIED GROUP Terms.
These Terms and the Statement of Work (SOW) are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England, and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
14.1 These THE AMPLIFIED GROUP Terms together with the Statement of Work (SOW) constitute the entire agreement between THE AMPLIFIED GROUP and the Client in relation to the Services, and supersede all earlier communications. Each party acknowledges that it has not relied on any commitment, representation or warranty in entering into the Contract, other than those expressly set out in the Contract. No amendment or other variation to these THE AMPLIFIED GROUP Terms by the Client will be effective unless it is in writing, is dated and is signed by a duly authorised representative of THE AMPLIFIED GROUP and the Client.
14.2 If there is any conflict between these THE AMPLIFIED GROUP Terms and the Statement of Work (SOW), these THE AMPLIFIED GROUP Terms will prevail.
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Magdalen College seeks Strategic Partner to accelerate development of The Oxford Science Park
Oxford, UK, May 10 2021 – Magdalen College Oxford, owner of The Oxford Science Park (TOSP), one of the UK's leading parks for science and technology companies, has announced1 that it is seeking a strategic partner with which to accelerate development of the Park.
At present, TOSP has approximately 250,000 sq ft of existing leased and managed buildings. Its 14.75 acres of development land has capacity to add a further 420,000 sq ft to support the growth of existing occupiers and enable new companies to join the thriving campus.
Rory Maw, Bursar at Magdalen College Oxford and Director of The Oxford Science Park, said: "Beyond its unrivalled strategic location, one of the key features of The Oxford Science Park's success has been the ability of occupiers to scale up on site – with many starting out in incubator buildings before expanding into larger, dedicated facilities. Our role is to support the growth ambitions of existing occupiers, providing flexibility with their space requirements, and others wanting to join this unique and collaborative community. We believe a strategic partnership provides the most attractive mechanism to raise capital to accelerate the timetable for developing additional capacity to meet unprecedented demand and to further the discovery, innovation and entrepreneurship taking place at The Oxford Science Park.
Magdalen College has a tradition of academic excellence and entrepreneurship. The Park upholds the College's heritage – many of its buildings and roads are named after its famous scientific alumni – and this next step in TOSP's evolution develops this tradition further."
Magdalen College is being advised in its search for a strategic partner by Cushman & Wakefield.
1 You can read the Magdalen College press release here
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Sulfolobaceae are a family of the Sulfolobales belonging to the domain Archaea. The family consists of several genera adapted to survive environmental niches with extreme temperature and low pH conditions.

Ecology
Sulfolobaceae species are thermophiles, commonly found in hot springs, hydrothermal vents, mudpots, and volcanically active regions, with Sulfolobus genus found almost anywhere with volcanic activity. Sulfolobaceae are found in temperatures ranging from 40 to 95 °C. They are found in pH levels between 1 and 6 which makes specific species acidophiles.
Certain species, like Metallosphaera prunae, have been found living on smoldering waste material from mines by utilizing a lithoautotrophic metabolism.

Sulfolobaceae are involved in biofilm formation. Analysis of biofilms produced by different species has shown very few regulating proteins in common between these species, thus indicating that multiple different regulatory mechanisms for biofilm formation may exist. Sulfolobus acidocaldarius has been observed forming tower-like biofilm structures and Sulfolobus solfataricus has been observed forming carpet-like biofilms.

Metabolism
Sulfolobaceae species exhibit a diverse range of metabolisms including aerobic, facultative anaerobic, or obligate anaerobic with chemoheterotrophic, lithoautotrophic, or mixotrophic lifestyles. Some species exhibit metabolic flexibility, being able to use several different metabolic pathways depending on the available energy sources, while others have a narrow range of metabolic options.

Chemoheterotrophic Sulfolobaceae gain their energy by oxidizing reduced organic carbon compounds, including D-glucose, D-galactose, other common sugars, amino acids, and other complex molecules, using oxidized forms of sulfur. Lithoautotrophic metabolism, on the other hand, involves gaining energy from the oxidation of reduced compounds such as elemental sulfur, sulfur ores, and other reduced sulfur compounds, or molecular hydrogen.

Sulfolobaceae prefer low sodium chloride environments, with the exception of the Acidianus genus. Glycogen is used as long-term carbon and energy storage.

Morphological characteristics
Sulfolobaceae species have regular, irregular, or lobed cocci cell shapes. Their size falls between 0.5 and 2 μm in diameter. Several different surface appendages have been observed, including archaella in motile species, typically expressed upon starvation.

Unique to Sulfolobus acidocaldarious are the archaeal adhesive pili which are important for surface attachment in biofilm formation. Archaeal type IV pilin surface appendage expression occurs through a dedicated type IV prepilin signal peptidase before filaments can be assembled.
A sugar-binding surface structure termed bindosome has been found in Sulfolobus solfataricus. When assembled into a dedicated bindosome assembly system they are active in the transport of sugars.

Proteinaceous toxins termed sulfolobicins, have been produced by certain strains of Sulfolobus islandicus. These toxins may provide a competitive advantage, as they inhibit the growth of non-toxin producing strains of S. islandicus and certain other Sulfolobus species. Other species, such as Sulfolobus acidocaldarius, are not inhibited. The gene encoding for sulfolobicins have been identified in other Sulfolobus species.

Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)  and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)

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By Marilyn Pribus –
Volunteers are at the heart of any community from folks giving time to their church or children's activities to those helping victims of domestic violence or injured wild creatures.
In fact, the catalog of local volunteer efforts is nearly endless from Little League, Boys and Girls Clubs, thrift stores and food banks, to serving the homeless, and spending time (or writing checks) for fund-raising events like the Alzheimer's Walk or the annual Charlottesville Women's Four-Miler.
People of all ages give countless hours to various worthy organizations. Many volunteer at their religious homes. Take retired accountant Linda Marques who serves shifts at Holy Comforter's soup kitchen, which has provided lunches to those in need for more than 25 years.
"It's a place for the people we serve to gather," Marques says, "to get some food, cool off in summer, and speak to our social director for job opportunities." She adds that some of the people they serve actually volunteer to help from time to time. A personal bonus: "I met my best friend at the soup kitchen."
Other people are drawn to volunteering by their children. Darian Cochran of Charlottesville's Avenue Realty has been honored with a Good Neighbor Award by the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors (CAAR) for his work with the Northside Baseball League.
"I was honored to receive the award and the monetary donation that went to the league," says Cochran. "This will directly impact the kids in our community and I couldn't be more excited about that. Baseball is a sport where you fail more than you succeed."
He says his team has taught him that determination really can take you far. "Every year I meet new families through coaching," he adds, "and I am reminded how much kindness there is in our community."
Another CAAR Good Neighbor awardee is Georgia Lindsey of Nest Realty, recognized for her Meals on Wheels work over the past several years. She is a member of the board and active in their annual fundraiser which includes an ambitious silent auction. "This year it looks like we brought in over $70,000," she declares.
"A good friend introduced me to our local Meals on Wheels," she continues. "I was surprised to learn it's an entirely independent organization, delivering hot meals five days a week, 52 weeks a year—including all holidays—without any public funding." The group also makes up "Blizzard Bags" with several days' worth of nonperishables to be available when bad weather prevents deliveries.
Lindsey says she loves her REALTOR® work because it means getting to help her clients find the perfect place to call home. "I also realized how much Meals on Wheels helps people who want to stay in the homes they cherish despite not being able to cook," she says. "That was all it took to make me want to do whatever I could."
Other efforts to get and keep people in cherished homes involve REALTORS® and community members volunteering time to help organizations such as AHIP. Some years ago the Charlottesville and Albemarle Housing Improvement Programs merged to become AHIP.
AHIP has its own staff and work crew of 25 and also depends on local subcontractors and volunteers to make repairs through the Emergency Home Repair Program. In 2017, AHIP staff and more than 200 volunteers made critical repairs for 89 seniors, 70 persons with disabilities and 63 children. Projects might involve roofs, wells, septic systems, plumbing, electrical, heating, windows, handicap access retrofits and other needs.
Habitat for Humanity is another group benefitting from a large volunteer contingent and many local real estate professionals lend a hand. "We do anything we can to help with affordable housing, even if it doesn't mean a paycheck for us," says Anthony McGhee of Assist2Sell First Rate Realty, Inc. "Our over-arching wish is that everyone have a home."
He explains that adding to affordable housing and enabling ownership benefits our entire area, which is why volunteers work alongside prospective Habitat homeowners. They don hard hats to help with home construction, paint walls, plant shrubs and more.
When you read about a local organization such as Meals on Wheels, Habitat for Humanity, or AHIP, check out its website for details about opportunities and possible training sessions for volunteers.
The internet is an excellent source for information. A recent visit to www.volunteermatch.org, showed listings for nearly 100 specific volunteer placements in our immediate region with organizations whose interests range from Children to Wildlife to Hunger and the Environment.
In addition, the website lists virtual opportunities for serving remotely. This can be ideal for folks with difficult schedules or travel limitations. Recent volunteer requests include graphic design, translation, grant-writing, online counseling for teens who have suffered violence, and many others.
"Volunteering is so important," Lindsey concludes. "Giving back to your community grounds you in a way nothing else can. It reminds you that we are all in this together, working and living in this same special place."
Marilyn Pribus lives in Albemarle County. She has a long volunteer resume from the Red Cross to Cub Scout Den Mother, to ushering at The Paramount and being and a Friend of the Library wherever she lives.
By Marilyn Pribus – Central Virginia is widely recognized as a home to wineries and, more recently, craft breweries and cideries. Less well known, but increasing in popularity, are local distilleries that produce hard alcohol like gin, vodka, rum, liqueurs, whisky, and whiskey. What? No, that's


Anna watches as a man kicks and accidentally kills a pigeon on the London streets. This scene brings back a memory from Africa when Anna and her group went out to kill pigeons for a pigeon pie. She details the conversation, smells, sights and sounds of the day.


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From Chai to Jhalmuri: These Foreigners Became Rich By Selling Indian Street Food
Madhuli Trivedi
Guess what? While you were penning poignant status updates about chai being bae, an American woman, Brook Eddy, took India's favourite beverage to Colorado and became a millionaire.
*Order a cup before you start reading this*
Eddy' launched Bhakti Chai, a B Corp in 2017 and the company's projected revenue for 2018 is of seven million dollars.
Eddy came to India like any other backpacker tourist in 2002 and she went back with a million dollar idea.
Apparently, she fell in love with the cup that drives the nation and decided to make it her own. When Eddy went back to the US, she craved for the same brew but the local cafe's in Colorado had nothing close to what she tasted in India. So she started with selling one-of-a-kind infusion in mason jars from the back of her car and soon launched its first website.
But do you know she is not the first one took something Indian out of India and made it even more popular? Check out other instances here:
1. Chaiwala Chai: Last year, a Canadian couple fell in love with tea so much so that they started selling freshly blend Masala Chai in Toronto. Eamon & Rebecca had first tasted tea in Australia. Later, they decided to travel to Asian countries just to try chai. Eventually, they decided to open a chai shop in Toronto and named it Chaiwala Chai. Well, they even have a YouTube channel solely dedicated to chai.
A post shared by CHAIWALA (@chaiwalachai) on Apr 11, 2017 at 5:55am PDT
2. Jhalmuri Man: Popularly known as Jhalmuri man, Angus Denoon took this snack on the roads of London. He visited Kolkata in 2003 and fell in love with jhalmuri. When he was asked to make something from Kolkata, he tried his hands on jhalmuri and voila! he made it perfect. Since then, we roam around on the streets and sell jhalmuri.
3. SpiceBox: As vegan food became popular in London, Grace Regan started SpiceBox with the aim to bring meat-free dishes to the masses. She started Indian takeaway/delivery chain after out of frustration for not being able to get a decent takeaway curry in London. She serves different variations of Indian street food. But how it all started? In an interview with About Time Magazine, she revealed about her journey. Grace started with delivery and takeaway orders but it was hard to get the word out, so soon she moved to street food and things started changing. She was even nominated as a Young British Foodies street food finalist
Isn't amazing to see how the love for food unites so many people across borders!


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Un bras de mer poldérisé est une zone de mer ou d'un estuaire qui a été poldérisée ou transformée en lac d'eau douce artificiellement.

Exemples
 Zwin, à la frontière entre la Belgique et les Pays-Bas.
 Une partie de la commune d'Odsherred au Danemark.

Notes et références


Jeff Kaplan is founder of THINKstrategies, a strategic consulting firm focused on cloud computing and SaaS innovation. Kaplan has nearly 30 years of experience and recognized expertise in IT/network management, SaaS, cloud computing, managed services, telecommunications and outsourcing trends.
Gotransverse: We've heard a lot about the subscription economy, but we see the market quickly moving beyond simple subscriptions to consumption or usage-based models. Are you seeing this as well? What additional challenges does this pose?
JK: Absolutely. Business models continue to evolve as SaaS and other vendors compete for mindshare and wallet share in a world that is quickly evolving both in terms of consumer expectations and technology advancements. More and more consumers want to pay only for what they consume.
Creating the right kind of customer experience requires that the vendor satisfy their customers' rapidly evolving needs. Satisfying these escalating expectations isn't possible without the right kind of systems in place.
Gotransverse: Given the customer driven world we live in, how important is it to not just have a functional billing platform but also an intelligent billing platform? And what are the key features for an intelligent billing platform?
JK: Today's on-demand world has pushed aside the idea of companies being able to sell and maintain a static set of products and services with a simple pricing schedule.
Instead, companies must be equipped to handle a variety of pricing schemes that are constantly being adjusted to respond to changing market dynamics and operational requirements.
Billing platforms need to be agile enough to handle this rapidly fluctuating environment. This means the billing platforms must also be intelligent enough to rate transactions, or "events," at scale and accurately bill for various kinds of pricing models, including consumption-based models and surge pricing mechanisms.
Gotransverse: How does a consumption-based billing model differ from traditional billing models? Are there unique challenges and considerations for adopting these models?
JK: In the past, companies could sell a product to a customer and demand payment whether the customer utilized the product or not.
In today's on-demand world, customers prefer to only pay for what they intend to consume. Part of this change in customer preference has been driven by the tech world which has made it easy for us to order products and services online, or for companies to acquire computing resources via the Cloud.
This new world reality has made it necessary for an increasing number of companies to adopt consumption-based pricing models and implement a new generation of billing system to support them. There can be myriad challenges starting with how to conceive of new business models, determining what consumers are willing to pay for, how to migrate customers to new plans, and more. Finding a billing vendor and/or partner who's "been there and done that" can make a big difference.
Today's best-in-class billing platform must be dynamic enough to make quick changes and to deliver at scale across multiple geographies. The platform must also be capable to address yet-to-be conceived-of billing models in the future.
Gotransverse: What is your advice to organizations considering the move from perpetual licenses to subscription + consumption-based business models?
JK: Many organizations fail to appreciate the importance of having the right systems in place to support subscription and consumption-based business models.
THINKstrategies believes this is particularly true as a result of the proliferation of SaaS, Cloud and various mobile apps which promise customers easy access to products and services on-demand.
Having an intelligent and agile billing system which can accommodate customers' evolving product and service needs in a subscription and consumption business model is critical to business success.
Gotransverse: Your recent whitepaper discusses the impact SaaS business models have on the customer or experience. Can you tell us a bit about that?
JK: I believe the success of SaaS was the catalyst that triggered the explosive growth of other Cloud-based services. SaaS vendors proved that corporations, as well as consumers, were looking for pay-as-you-go alternatives to traditional products and services.
However, too many SaaS and other subscription-oriented vendors overlook the critical importance of their billing system in creating a positive customer experience and ensuring their ultimate success.
SaaS vendors often dwell on the packaging, pricing and positioning of their products and services. But, if they don't employ a billing system that can enable their customers to quickly and easily transact business, the SaaS vendors will not be able to successfully execute their go-to- market strategies and are doomed to failure. Having the right billing solution in place can enhance the customer experience in number of ways.
Price Enablement: This is the most obvious way that a billing system ensures a positive customer experience is by enabling the vendor to craft appealing pricing schemes and provide an easy-to-use purchase mechanism for their solutions.
Transparency: Customers are far more educated that their predecessors in the legacy, on-premise software environment. A key ingredient in the SaaS business model is creating simple, easy-to-understand pricing options that can be publicly displayed to satisfy the needs of an increasingly demanding and educated buyer.
Frictionless Transactions: An essential aspect of every SaaS offering is the ease-of-acquisition of the solutions. The ability to procure a SaaS solution easily online is a powerful way of delivering a positive customer experience. Implementing a billing system that makes it easy to acquire the vendor's offering creates a positive customer experience and gives the vendor a competitive advantage.
For more examples of ways an intelligent billing system can enhance your customers' experience, download the full whitepaper Is Your SaaS Billing System Sabotaging Your Customer's Experience.


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Malvira 2008, Langhe Nebbiolo: "the quality of the wine vs the price is outstanding".
This Malvira is a basic Nebbiolo, costing around €12. This particular vintage still feels so young that it`s really hard to believe it's a 2008 "basic" bottle of Nebbiolo.
Back in October 2011 during the white truffle fair in Alba, I met up with some friends and at dinner they gave me the honour (being the only Italian in the group…) to select the first wine of the evening – we planned to make our way through different labels throughout the night.
From the wine list I recognised the name Malvira, a label I had previously enjoyed a white from so decided to try one of their reds and selected the Langhe Nebbiolo.
Everyone soon realised that the quality of the wine vs the price was so outstanding that we didn't move on to other wines, instead we enjoyed more of the same throughout our dinner with white truffles.
On our regular trips back to Italy we have often purchased other labels of Malvira and always enjoyed them very much. Recently we picked up the Vintage 2008 of the Langhe Nebbiolo.
With wines of this character and depth, they really are so much better if you open them half hour before drinking – and let them breathe. Even better if you can decant it.
Starting with the colour you can admire the ruby red shades. Swirl the wine in a deep wine glass and really breathe in the smell. Coming through are the smells of dried roses, deep red and black berries and a hint of spices. The fruits are reflected in the warmth of the taste and the spices paired with soft tannins gives it a freshness which invites you for more…..sometimes too easily!
Nebbiolo is a noble grape mainly cultivated in the Piemonte region of North West Italy and is used for the production of world famous Barolo and Barbaresco wines. It is known to be particular about where it will grow and ripen to give its best. The "terroir" of Langhe is, historically, the perfect home for Nebbiolo and the Roero area, just slightly to the north, keeps improving over the last few years to prove they can give excellent quality and often, at better value.


Welcome to our September Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! This month Close to My Heart is offering a stamp set called "Fall Favorites". This set can be purchased exclusively through a Close to My Heart Independent Consultant for only $5 with a qualifying purchase of $50.
In this hop, you will see projects featuring this fun stamp set from many talented crafty ladies! We hope you enjoy our blog hop today! .
If you have just hopped onto my blog, please start at the beginning at Lucy's blog: http://love2createitall.com. If you came from Madeline Morcelo of Inking From The Heart then you are in the right place!
I must admit that I had trouble deciding what project to make with this very cute stamp set, until I came upon these pics while cleaning my craft room. The pictures were taken in 2006 when my oldest daughter was just over a year old. I can't believe how big she is now. How time flies!
To create this layout, I used the new Make it from your heart book. I love this new how to book! It's small, but packed full of layouts and card ideas!
I used Barn Red card stock as my base. I stamped the long stamp along the bottom in versamark, and heat embossed the design in apricot embossing powder. I then stamped the scarecrow on colonial white card stock using chocolate ink and colored him in with our watercolor pencils, dry.
I cut the tag on my cricut using my Art Philosophy cricut cartridge, and I stamped the pumpkin with the fence in Chocolate on that and colored it with the color pencils as well.
I then stamped the words pumpkin patch, hayride, corn maze and pumpkin pie onto the tag using Red Barn for the letters, and chocolate for the outline.
I added bitty sparkles next to the words, and a silver brad from my stash. The bows are our new burlap ribbon (love this!). I also stamped and colored the pumpkin on the right page under the burlap bow. The Pumpkin Patch sticker is from Me And My Big Ideas, the smaller pumpkin stickers, and the corn stalk are from Jolees.
Your next stop on the Fall Favorites Stamp Set Blog Hop is Laura at Scrappinsweetie's Escape.
Darla : Caution: Crafting is Contagious!
Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to create your own "Fall Favorites" projects.
Glad you decided to do what you did.. Fantastic!!!! Thanks for sharing.
Wow, I love your layout using this stamp set!
I just love how you used the stamps on the layout. this is one gorgeous happy layout!


In a unanimous 10-0 vote, Graig Merritt became the fourth person evicted from Big Brother Canada. Graig joins Risha, Sindy, and Naeha in sequester as they wait for the final houseguest to complete the First Five – the group of houseguests who will compete for a chance to re-enter the house.
Brittnee's reign as HOH sent two members of the Chop Shop alliance on the block in the end. Brittnee's master plan played out seamlessly, first nominating Bobby and Kevin, both pawns in her master plan, and set up the roost that Johnny was her real target, when in reality she had set her sights on Graig. With Graig's false sense of security solidified, Johnny pulled out a POV win, took Kevin off the block, and Brittnee named Graig Merritt as the replacement nominee.
Moments after Graig's eviction, the houseguests began airing out dirty laundry in a new HOH competition fighting for the coveted house power, with an additional $5,000 prize. In Sunday's nomination episode viewers will see who wins HOH and which houseguests they'll put on the chopping block. Arisa also announced the next #TwistosTwist, giving Canada the chance to vote on next week's POV at www.BigBrotherCanada.ca. The special Power of Veto will play out one of two ways, depending on how Canada votes, and will see the houseguests either play a "forced veto", leaving them with no option but to replace a nominee, or a double veto where both nominees will need to be replaced.
Big Brother Canada airs Mondays at 8pm ET/PT, Wednesdays at 9pm ET/PT and Sundays at 7pm ET/PT on Global. (Add 5 hours for the UK time).


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using System.Data.Entity;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using MusicApp.DAL;
using MusicApp.Models;

namespace MusicApp.Controllers
{
    public class ArtistsController : Controller
    {
        private MusicContext db = new MusicContext();

        // GET: Artists
        public ActionResult Index()
        {
            return View(db.Artists.ToList());
        }

        // GET: Artists/Details/5
        public ActionResult Details(int? id)
        {
            if (id == null)
            {
                return new HttpStatusCodeResult(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
            }
            Artist artist = db.Artists.Find(id);
            if (artist == null)
            {
                return HttpNotFound();
            }
            return View(artist);
        }

        // GET: Artists/Create
        public ActionResult Create()
        {
            return View();
        }

        // POST: Artists/Create
        // To protect from overposting attacks, please enable the specific properties you want to bind to, for
        // more details see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=317598.
        [HttpPost]
        [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
        public ActionResult Create([Bind(Include = "ID,Href,Name,Popularity")] Artist artist)
        {
            if (ModelState.IsValid)
            {
                db.Artists.Add(artist);
                db.SaveChanges();
                return RedirectToAction("Index");
            }

            return View(artist);
        }

        // GET: Artists/Edit/5
        public ActionResult Edit(int? id)
        {
            if (id == null)
            {
                return new HttpStatusCodeResult(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
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            Artist artist = db.Artists.Find(id);
            if (artist == null)
            {
                return HttpNotFound();
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            return View(artist);
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        [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
        public ActionResult Edit([Bind(Include = "ID,Href,Name,Popularity")] Artist artist)
        {
            if (ModelState.IsValid)
            {
                db.Entry(artist).State = EntityState.Modified;
                db.SaveChanges();
                return RedirectToAction("Index");
            }
            return View(artist);
        }

        // GET: Artists/Delete/5
        public ActionResult Delete(int? id)
        {
            if (id == null)
            {
                return new HttpStatusCodeResult(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
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            Artist artist = db.Artists.Find(id);
            if (artist == null)
            {
                return HttpNotFound();
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        {
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            db.Artists.Remove(artist);
            db.SaveChanges();
            return RedirectToAction("Index");
        }

        protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
        {
            if (disposing)
            {
                db.Dispose();
            }
            base.Dispose(disposing);
        }
    }
}

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As a Brit who recently moved to Vancouver, I've got an unusual perspective on the PR scene in the city. Prior to moving here, I was told more than once that Vancouver was "a small fish" in comparison to the PR epicenter of London, my previous home. Having been in the city for a year, I can fairly dispute this: Vancouver is fast becoming a booming hub of PR activity.
Research published by Business in Vancouversupports this. Revenue generated from PR in British Columbia has risen at a rapid rate since 2004, with data from Statistics Canada showing that total industry revenue increased by an impressive 21 per cent in 2010 to $63.9 million.
Vancouver is a hot spot for innovation. CIBC would back my theory: its recent report names British Columbia as having the most start-ups across Canada with 3.7 per cent of the working population being part of a start-up, an amazingly high figure.
I have a second theory as to why Vancouver's PR industry is booming. As all good realtors say, it's all about "location, location, location," and that's true in the PR industry, too.
Not only is Vancouver in a beautiful spot - it's the reason I moved here - but it's also well-situated to offer PR support to the fast-growing Asia-Pacific region. Many European firms focus their growth on the East Coast of the U.S. West Coast cities like Vancouver are well-placed to strengthen ties with the Asia-Pacific region, which is projected to grow 6.5 per cent in 2012. In fact, partners of our firm recently travelled to the region to increase our connections.


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How 2020 Democrats Would End the HIV Epidemic
"The presidential candidates in 2020 have a unique opportunity to make history," William McColl, director of health policy at AIDS United, told The Daily Beast.
Hanna Trudo
Updated Sep. 09, 2019 12:30PM ET / Published Sep. 09, 2019 4:43AM ET
Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero
With the third Democratic primary debate likely to bring the focus back to health care, nuances, six candidates have paid extra attention to combating the HIV epidemic, putting forward plans that rely heavily on expanding medical access across the country.
AIDS United, a non-profit organization working to end the HIV epidemic in the United States, sent a questionnaire to every candidate running for president to increase awareness of the HIV issue, which is of global urgency. In the United States, over one million people are living with HIV.
"The presidential candidates in 2020 have a unique opportunity to make history," William McColl, Vice President of Policy and Advocacy at AIDS United, told The Daily Beast. "For the first time since the Centers for Disease Control originally reported a few HIV cases in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 38 years ago, we are able to end the HIV epidemic in the United States."
The group sent out 15 questions and received detailed responses, reviewed exclusively by The Daily Beast, from nearly every candidate in the Democratic primary's top-tier: Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX). Along with the campaign of former Vice President Joe Biden, who previously pledged to end the epidemic within five years of being elected, President Trump's campaign did not respond to the survey, which is part of a broader effort by the Act Now: End AIDS Coalition of organizers working to end the HIV epidemic.
Though surveyed individually, the White House aspirants pointed to similar ways to tackle the epidemic if elected next year, including emphasizing that all people living with and affected by HIV in the United States must have health care. Multiple candidates also proposed devoting significant resources toward ending the overdose epidemic and combating the stigma that follows HIV criminalization laws across many states.
The White House announced a new strategy earlier this year to reduce new cases of HIV by 90 percent by 2030, creating a rare point of bipartisan agreement amid the ongoing division between Trump and Democrats in Washington.
Still, some Democratic contenders are looking to rebuild key areas that Trump has worked to unravel. Calling for a revitalization of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy, which was shut down under the Trump administration, Buttigieg said that within the first six months of his administration, the office would develop a revised National HIV/AIDS Strategy.
"Everyone with HIV should be in treatment so they can lead longer and higher quality lives and so they won't transmit HIV, since we know that U=U (undetectable equals untransmittable)," Buttigieg wrote in the survey.
The South Bend mayor, along with other candidates who provided lengthy responses to AIDS United's questions, pointed to the prevalence of individuals affected by a substance abuse disorder in the country, including through the use of opioids, fentanyl or methamphetamine.
Sanders, whose campaign is built around a Medicare-for-All platform, set a more immediate goal of ending the epidemic by 2025, five years earlier than the White House's benchmark of 2030. He pointed to legislation he introduced in 2016 that would create a prize model to help prompt innovation for new HIV/AIDS medications and pointed to working with Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) to expand community health centers, among other measures.
Warren, who also called for making sure community health centers receive robust funding and stressed the importance of Medicare-for-All, said she would expand research and treatment, and ensure equal access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and HIV testing. She also called for lowering drug prices and holding pharmaceutical companies accountable, themes she often references on the campaign trail. In addition, Warren is a co-sponsor of the REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act, which would review all federal and state laws and regulations that criminalize people living with HIV and to eliminate discriminatory laws. Currently, 26 states have laws that criminalize HIV exposure.
Harris pointed to her introduction of the PrEP Access and Coverage Act, which would require public and private health insurers to cover PrEP so that access to preventative medication is not determined by an individual's financial status. In pledging to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable—a common theme in candidates' responses—the California senator said she would "fight to give the Department of Health and Human Services the authority to set ceilings for prescription drug prices to put them in line with countries such as Canada and Germany." While health care has been a recent point of contention for Harris' campaign, she cited Medicare-for-All as a critical component in ending the epidemic.
Booker called for comprehensive sex education on a range of topics, including preventing sexually transmitted infections, which is included in his Real Education for Healthy Youth Act. The New Jersey Democrat is a co-sponsor of the Equality Act, which would protect LGBTQ people from discrimination in housing, the workplace, and public accommodations.
He also called for vacancies on the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS to be filled immediately, writing, "When appointing members of the council I would seek leaders who would center the needs of communities that are disproportionately impacted by HIV, including LGBTQ communities and communities of color."
O'Rourke, who said he is committed to increasing HIV care to minority populations, pointed to discrimination facing older Americans who can face additional hurdles accessing assisted living facilities or nursing homes where homophobia can be prevalent.
"Recognizing that nearly half of people living with HIV are more than 50 years old, we must ensure that these Americans are not forced to hide their health status or sexual orientation for fear of losing their access to nursing home facilities," O'Rourke wrote in the questionnaire.
He also said he is in favor of providing additional funding to the National Significance and AIDS Education and Training Centers and the Minority AIDS Initiative.
"We're pleased that many who are running in 2020 have already shown that ending the epidemic would be a priority should they be elected," McColl said. "Throughout this election and beyond, the HIV Community is ready to engage in a dialogue with all of those who are willing to be a partner in this fight."
@HCTrudoHanna.Trudo@thedailybeast.com


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The Christmas tree was introduced into France when Princess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin brought it to Paris. She had married Prince Ferdinand Philippe of Orleans. He was the eldest son of King Philippe I.


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Enrico Pisino was appointed Head of Product Innovation in May 2014. In the current role, he has responsibility for managing and directing Research and Innovation activities for: new features for vehicle programs, innovation processes to identify emerging technologies, ensuring overall alignment of innovation programs with FCA's brands. In addition Enrico is President of the National Technology Cluster "Transport Italy 2020", the Italian reference association on surface transportation to bring together road, rail, waterborne and ITS, and represent industries, services for transportation & logistics, academia. Prior to his current role, Enrico was Head of Innovation for Chrysler Group LLC (2011-2014) and Director of Interiors for Fiat Group Automobiles (2008-2011). Educational background: Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Politecnico Di Torino.


Vanessa Kaelyn is a 19 year old creative, social justice advocate, and like any other young adult trying to figure it out. From working as an Op-Ed writer for her college newspaper The Horizon to creating a name for herself through contributions to blogs and publications, Vanessa is currently writing her own poetry book which she anticipates to be released late this summer. Intending to double major in Political Science and Business as well a minor in French and English, her long-term goal is to be able to handout her business card instead of her Instagram handle. But for now, it'll do.
is as dark as the night?
that causes the star to fall?


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Order of War Review
By Ron Burke
Throughout time mankind has waged war. History books will tell you that humans have been fighting even before we started recording history. Over that time war has constantly evolved and intensified. Ancient Rome and China, Napoleon
In many ways, Order of War plays just like your average RTS. The game is viewed from the top down and the mouse wheel helps you to zoom in and out. You can move around the screen by moving the pointer to the edge of the screen in the direction you want to go and you select units by clicking on them in the field or in your HUD. You can assign platoons by box dragging over them and then hitting ctrl-# just like in virtually every single modern RTS. This about as complex as the controls get in Order of War and it is apparent that the developers really tried to streamline and simplify the standard RTS controls as much as possible.
It is also apparent that Wargaming.net wanted to make the gameplay streamlined as well. Order of War is not a complex game by any means. The actual gameplay feels a lot like World in Conflict. At the start of each campaign you are given a set type and number of units, there is absolutely no base building or resource gathering in the game. Instead, you are slowly given resource points that can be used to call in reinforcements. Eventually you are also given the ability to call in mortar strikes and bombing planes to help soften up the enemy. If this sounds exactly like World in Conflict it
Unit Leveling
One nice feature that does add some strategy and difficulty is the unit leveling system. Throughout each mission you are evaluated based on how well you are doing and the number of side missions you complete. At the end of each mission, you are given points based off of your performance which can then be used to level up the attributes of your soldiers, vehicles, and cannons. Each unit type has several attributes that can be leveled, like machine gun range, hand gun range, armor, speed, etc. Deciding which attribute to level depends on your style of play. I usually use a slower defensive style, so I decided to put most of my points into armor and range. Dumping your points into offense obviously requires an offensive style of play.
The game contains two main campaigns, each with nine missions. The missions can take anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour to complete. One campaign features US forces, and surprisingly enough, it starts with a beach invasion and then progresses through the retaking of France. To say that this campaign is refreshing and new is a misstatement. The other campaign features the Germans and their attempted invasion of Russia. I will actually compliment the developers on their choice to feature the German
The voice work in Order of War is not good, the German campaign in particular features some truly bad acting. I can
There are two potentially game killing areas that I need to address. The first is that the game is buggy. I had to reload several missions on account of completing an objective but not getting credit for it. When this happens you won
Ron Burke is the Editor in Chief for Gaming Trend. Currently living in Fort Worth, Texas, Ron is an old-school gamer who enjoys CRPGs, action/adventure, platformers, music games, and has recently gotten into tabletop gaming. Ron is also a fourth degree black belt, with a Master's rank in Matsumura Seito Shōrin-ryū, Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do, Universal Tang Soo Do Alliance, and International Tang Soo Do Federation. He also holds ranks in several other styles in his search to be a well-rounded fighter. Ron has been married to Gaming Trend Editor, Laura Burke, for 21 years. They have three dogs - Pazuzu (Irish Terrier), Atë, and Calliope (both Australian Kelpie/Pit Bull mixes).


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On the eDNA Trail of the Mekong Giant Catfish
The Fish Report Monday, March 13, 2017 Thursday, June 8, 2017
It's surprisingly difficult to find some of the world's biggest fish. Despite their behemoth size, many of the largest freshwater fish species are critically endangered, meaning there are few of them left to find. Such is the case of the Mekong Giant Catfish (Pangasianodon gigas), the world's largest freshwater fish, which can grow up to nearly 10 feet long and weigh 650 pounds. Trying to track down this elusive giant in an expansive setting like the Mekong River Basin is a daunting task, coupled with the fact that many traditional fish sampling methods, such as using nets or electrofishing, could injure or kill these rare fish. That's where environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques can come to the rescue. Methods using eDNA can detect trace amounts of genetic material that a fish or other animal leaves behind in the river, whether from skin cells, mucus, urine, or other sources. A team of researchers from the French laboratory SPYGEN, Griffith University in Australia, and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Laos, with field assistance from FISHBIO staff in Laos, has successfully demonstrated the use of eDNA for detecting giant catfish in the vast Mekong River (Bellemain 2016). These findings suggest new approaches for the study and conservation of rare aquatic species.
We've previously covered many of the benefits and challenges of using eDNA in freshwater ecosystems. Studying eDNA from water samples is a non-destructive way to sample for many species at once, including very rare species. However, DNA breaks down rapidly in the environment, leaving a short window of opportunity to detect it, and such studies can't confirm if the species is alive or dead. Still, the approach holds appeal for settings where finding a rare fish is like searching for a needle in a hay stack. To test for eDNA, water samples are collected, filtered, and probed with special genetic tools called primers that latch on to and amplify DNA from a particular species of interest. The study of giant catfish in the Mekong is the first to apply eDNA tools to detect a single species of interest in a large and diverse tropical river that is filled with hundreds of other fish species.
The team validated the eDNA technique at a reservoir in Thailand that serves as a hatchery for Mekong giant catfish. Successfully detecting Mekong giant catfish DNA in water where the fish were definitely present helped confirm the tool was sensitive to this species. The team then set out to collect water samples to search for giant catfish along the Lower Mekong River, traveling to six locations in Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia. They chose their sampling locations based on historical catch records of Mekong giant catfish, as well as the ecological knowledge of local fishermen. Mekong giant catfish are known to seek refuge in deep pools in the river during the dry season when the water level is lower. The scientists therefore collected water samples at deep pools during the end of the dry season (April and May). Using a tool called an immersion cylinder that can collect water from specific depths, they sampled at the bottom of the river, in the middle of the water column, and at the water's surface at each site.
After analyzing their samples in the laboratory, the team documented a single positive detection of giant catfish DNA at one site, on the border between northern Thailand and Laos, in an area that local people believe the fish uses for spawning. The scientists conclude that the scant results highlight the rarity of the species, and the multiple conditions that must be met to obtain a positive eDNA detection. The study authors write that eDNA is a useful tool for conducting baseline biodiversity surveys in rivers, and for identifying key locations that can be more intensively sampled with other methods, or designated as protected areas. The many threats to the survival of the giant catfish underscore the need for innovative approaches to conservation in the Mekong basin, such as this one. If you're interested in learning more about the amazing Mekong River, check out FISHBIO's new collaborative project called Wonders of the Mekong on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!
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Different Strokes is a series where I invite select players from all over the world to pick a classic song and jam over it. I then jam over the same piece and we both talk a little about how we approached it. All in hopes of inspiring new ideas and fresh approaches for all of us. I hope you enjoy!


Our Teen's Taekwondo Wellness classes are one hour long sessions for youth ages 13-17. The goal is to improve self confidence through rigorous yet fun training that teaches teens a "yes, I can!" attitude.
Teen TKD classes balance physical and mental fitness while continuing to educate students in the art and principles of Taekwondo: indomitable spirit, courtesy, perseverance, integrity, and self control. Taekwondo Wellness teen classes continue to instill a love for martial arts and improve coping skills and mental skills. These mental skills will help teens at home, school, in sport, and as they transition into adulthood by adopting a growth mindset that instills perseverance in the face of life's challenges. Taekwondo Wellness teen classes are an alternative exercise and wellness class that welcomes children with or without mental health diagnosis.
Parents are encouraged to take class with their adolescent children to help strengthen their bond while moving up the ranks together.
Taekwondo Wellness group classes also differ from typical martial arts schools in that the master instructor a clinical psychologist and our class curriculum not only focused on teaching Taekwondo but ways better manage stress, anxiety, depression, and anger and improve social and coping skills. Our classes also includes mindfulness meditation at the end of every class as a way to teach focus, relaxation while increasing awareness and decreasing distractibility.
Group classes continually focus on teaching healthy coping skills and habits and encourage family and parents to observe sessions, as there is much to be learned even as an observer.


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Mobike unveils first initiatives since acquisition by Meituan, including no longer requiring deposits in China
Mobike made a roster of announcements about its bikesharing program today, including the end of customer deposits in China and full integration into Meituan Diaping's app. The developments, its first since its acquisition by Meituan for $2.7 billion in April, are meant to help Mobike become a stronger competitor against Ofo, its biggest rival, and a slew of smaller startups in China's heated bikesharing wars.
Mobike, which claims 200 million users, will have the chance to reach more customers thanks to its integration into Meituan's platform. Meituan has ambitious growth plans (filed for an IPO in Hong Kong last month) and describes itself as a "one-stop super app" because of the large range of services, including dining, salon, entertainment and travel bookings, it offers. Meituan's 310 million users were already able to pay for Mobike on the platform and will now also be able to rent a bike through the app.
Mobike also upped the ante for competitors by announcing that it will stop requiring users in China to pay 299 RMB (about $45) deposits and will refund all deposits already paid. Mobike says it is getting rid of deposits to "establish a no-threshold, zero-burden and zero-condition deposit-free standard for the entire bikesharing industry." (Since the new policy only applies to users in China, instead of all 200 million Mobike users, TechCrunch has contacted the company for more information about how much money it is refunding [Update: A Mobike representative said the company has no further data to give out about the deposits).
Deposits are a contentious issue among bikesharing users. Though Mobike and Ofo claim they do not use customer deposits to fund operations, some bikesharing startups have been accused of spending deposits on operational expenses, with users complaining that it is very difficult to get their money back, even if they stop using a service or it goes out of business. The issue has resulted in Chinese lawmakers drafting regulations that require bikesharing companies to store deposits in a separate bank account so the funds are still available to return to customers even if a company goes out of business.
Another controversial issue is the large number of trashed or abandoned bikes created by bikesharing companies, with photos of "bikesharing graveyards" becoming symbolic of the sector's excesses and unsustainable growth. To address environmental concerns, Mobike says it is launching a bike components recycling program in partnership with several companies, including Dow, China Recycling Resources and Tianjin Xinneng Recycling Resources. Called Mobike Life Cycle, the program will recycle bike components into new parts or raw materials. Mobike says it has already recycled and reused over 300,000 Mobike tires.
Mobike will also add a new e-bike that can reach a top speed of 20 km/hour and travel up to 70 km on a single charge. The company hopes that the e-bike, which will be available in China and Mobike's international markets, will increase trip lengths. In its press statement, Mobike says most of its bikes are used for trips up to 3 km, but the e-bikes will hopefully increase that to 5 km.


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Q: Angular 6 - no manifest was fetched I'm trying to use a Service worker in my app.
I've added @angular/pwa,
registered the service worker:
if ('serviceWorker' in navigator) {
    navigator.serviceWorker.register('/ngsw-worker.js', {
        scope: '/'
    }).then((registration) => {
        console.log("Service worker OK!")
    });
}

When i run Google Lighthouse on my local everything work perfect, and the site works in online mode, but whednI upload my app to server I recive an error in Lighthouse:
No manifest was fetched.

Do I use a wrong path?
manifest.json:
"start_url": "/index.html",

A: After adding the @angular/pwa, double check these:
1.In your angular.json file, under assets, add the manifest.json, like below
        "assets": [
          "src/favicon.ico",
          "src/assets",
          "src/manifest.json"
        ],

2.Your manifest.json file should be in the src/ directory, so src/manifest.json
3 Then in your ngsw-config.json file, you should have this:
  "files": [
    "/favicon.ico",
    "/index.html",
    "/manifest.json"
  ],

Do the three steps above, and you're good to go.

A: That error means that your index.html file doesn't tell browsers about the manifest. Add:
<link rel="manifest" href="manifest.json">

A: For me putting the manifest at the top section of the head tag did it.  I was loading scripts embed scripts from Facebook and Twitter, and angular had placed the
at the bottom of head tag.  Moving it above the scripts section somehow fixed it.

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FORM Augmented Reality Swim Goggles to support Polar OH1 and OH1+ heart rate technology
September 3, 2019 2019, Apps, Augmented Reality News, Canada, Collaborations & Partnerships, Consumer Electronics, Glasses, Hardware, News, North America, Other Hardware, Software, Sports
September 3, 2019 – Sports technology company and makers of augmented reality swim goggles, FORM, together with Polar, a sports and fitness wearables company, have today announced that the FORM Swim Goggles will support Polar heart rate technology, helping to further improve the level of training effectiveness and precision available to swimmers.
The FORM Swim Goggles feature a see-through, augmented-reality display that delivers performance metrics in real time. The Polar OH1 and OH1+ are optical heart rate monitors. By using both, swimmers will have the ability to view their heart rate in their line of sight throughout their swim. Completed swims will sync to the FORM Swim App for iPhone and Android, which will match up heart rate data to metrics like split times, stroke rate, stroke count, pace per 100, and calories in a single view. Swimmers and coaches will be able to gain greater insight into each swim, as well as be able to design future swim workouts with greater precision, according to FORM.
"FORM has worked closely with Polar since 2018 to enable this functionality," said Dan Eisenhardt, founder and CEO of FORM. "We've done extensive testing in the pool with swimmers of all levels, including elite competitive swimmers, and we couldn't be more pleased with the results. Polar heart rate monitor tech is trusted by athletes around the world; by adding it to the arsenal of metrics that our goggles already deliver, we'll empower serious swimmers to make their training even smarter and more purposeful. We'll also further empower coaches and enhance the coach-swimmer dynamic."
The Polar OH1/OH1+ will attach to the FORM Swim Goggles strap, where it will sit snugly against the swimmer's temple, monitoring heart rate using its 6 LED optical sensor and proprietary heart rate algorithm. Real-time heart rate data will then be transmitted wirelessly from the OH1/OH1+ to the FORM Swim Goggles.
"Polar works with companies who, like us, are leaders in their respective fields," said Tom Fowler, President of Polar USA. "FORM has built a truly transformative product, and we're proud to have worked with them over the past year to bring Polar heart rate to the FORM Swim Goggles. Polar continues to be the gold standard in heart rate technology, with constant advancements in our hardware and software products continually raising the industry benchmarks for accuracy and reliability. Today's announcement takes our leadership to an exciting new frontier."
The FORM Swim Goggles are available now from FORM. The Polar OH1 and OH1+ are available now from Polar and its authorized distributors and retailers. The two products will be compatible with one another starting in November this year through a free software update from FORM.
Image credit: FORM
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Couple of nice plugs for UBL today.
standards consortium, has been translated into four new languages.
The new dictionaries contain both "normative" and "non-normative"
languages are not yet standards (non-normative).
normative--a standard--we're making a kind of guarantee."
of the working group that created XML.
and they provided the impetus and the people.
By Marco Fioretti <user/800999> on Wed, 2005-04-20 23:00.
achieving a Universal Business Language.
basis and is available to all, without licensing or other fees.
technology, but in and of itself, it is no guarantee of standards.
are doing today but in a faster and less error prone way.
framework and XML projects in StarOffice/OpenOffice.org.
only a few software languages?
application, from corporate-level products to SOHO ones?
office systems to provide the necessary translation capabilities.
to make more businesses switch to FOSS to reduce costs.
in part on these aspects of the UBL work.
*LJ:* Who is working on this?
approaches, OpenOffice.org might be the best place.
Excel formats when the Committee Draft is published.
*LJ:* Any other general comments or pointers for developers?
*LJ:* Thanks to Jon and Lars for their time.


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Q: Mocking both Model.objects.bulk_create and Model.save() I'm attempting to mock both bulk_create and save for a dry run.
I've created code which in essence does following:
@mock.patch.object(SomeModel.objects, 'bulk_create')
@mock.patch.object(SomeModel, 'save')
def a_dry_run(mocked_bulk_create, mocked_save):

   def print_bulk(obj_list):
       print 'doing bulk_create'
       for obj in obj_list:
          print obj

   def print_save(instance):
       print 'doing save'
       print instance

   mocked_bulk_create.side_effect = print_bulk
   mocked_bulk_create.return_value = True
   mocked_save.side_effect = print_save
   mocked_save.return_value = True

The problem is that when I do bulk_create instead of print_bulk it executes print_save. How do I fix that or is there a cleaner way to do that?

A: The order of argument should be reversed. As you can see at Quick Guide where describe patch the order of mock arguments passed to the function follow patch's decorator from bottom to top.
In you case simply change the patch order or the function signature like
def a_dry_run(mocked_save, mocked_bulk_create):


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Hannah Marie (Andersen) Nielsen with Harry Niels Nielsen, Yankton, Dakota Territory, 1888-89; digital image 2014, privately held by [personal information withheld].
In this photograph, Hannah, forty years of age, wears a dress with a full skirt, fitted sleeves, and a bodice fastened with no less than a dozen buttons.7 A brooch is pinned at her high collar and a flat-brimmed hat atop her head is adorned with feathers, adding an elegant statement to her otherwise relatively simple attire. What appears to be a strip of fabric is wrapped around the palm of her visible hand.
Harry, who looks to be less than a year old, dating this picture to South Dakota's pre-statehood days of 1888-89, is dressed in a light-colored gown and a snug bonnet. He looks directly at the camera and a belt around his middle secures him to the seat of a baby carriage. The slatted basket is long enough that a smaller baby could lay flat until, like Harry, sitting upright against the fringed backboard would be possible.
I love that a baby carriage is featured here, unlike in any of the other nineteenth century baby photographs in my collection. However, I do have to wonder how practical it would have been at this time and place. While a bustling prairie town in its own right, Yankton was not, by any stretch of the imagination, a particularly urban environment, where a baby carriage might have proven more useful. Was it a prop at the Janousek studio, then, or did it belong to the Nielson family—perhaps a special luxury for a woman who had waited out eight years of marriage for a healthy child?
Whatever the case, this is a charming look at a proud mother and her well-behaved infant striking an elegant pose on the frontier. And, I have to say, the picturesque baby carriages of the nineteenth century were certainly more worthy of studio portraits than those of today!
1 Morris Nielsen, "Nielsen, Ole," in Ben Van Osdel and Don Binder, editors, History of Yankton County, South Dakota (Yankton, South Dakota: Curtis Media Corporation and the Yankton County Historical Society, 1987).
2 Nielsen, "Nielsen, Ole," History of Yankton County, South Dakota.
3 "U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940," Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 January 2017), entry for the confirmation of Harry Nils Nilson, Vangen Mission Church, Mission Hill, South Dakota, 1903.
4 Nielsen, "Nielsen, Ole," History of Yankton County, South Dakota.
5 "Ole Nielsen," in Doane Robinson, editor, History of South Dakota, Volume II (1904).
6 "Ole Nielsen," History of South Dakota, Volume II.
7 1900 U.S. census, Yankton County, South Dakota, population schedule, Volin, enumeration district (ED) 350, sheet 10-B, p. 4632 (penned), dwelling 165/186, family 169/189, Hannah Nielson; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 January 2017), citing National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 1555.
This entry was posted in Photograph Analysis and tagged 1880s, Andersen, antique photograph, cabinet card, Denmark, family history, genealogy, immigrants, Nielsen, South Dakota, vintage photograph, Yankton on January 12, 2017 by Melanie Frick.
I know exactly where that studio is! Such s neat photo!
Fun! Guess it's been around for some time!