Like many bands, we were together so much we had a lot of special "code" words. Some of them were "borrowed" from the ones we used in Tabernash that Paul and his friends had as kids. Either they were made up or they were German words. Paul's parents were both from there and spoke with heavy accents.
Talking in little code words was our way of talking to each other without letting the "civilians" in the room know what we were talking about. Looking back, it seems kind of rude. But we were young and oblivious. Okay, not so young since in 1979 I was 29, Paul was 30 and Jon and Ken were 28… Old enough to know better!


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Abiteboul leaves Renault and will not lead Alpine in 2021
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Cyril Abiteboul has left Renault and will not take the mantle of the re-branded Alpine Formula 1 team for the upcoming season.
Abiteboul had been expected to take up the CEO role at Alpine following Groupe Renault's shift of focus to the classic French brand last year.
The Frenchman's departure is the second big-name departure from the brand after Jerome Stoll resigned from the role of President at Renault Sport.
Renault has appointed Director of Strategy & Business Development Laurent Rossi to be Alpine CEO.
"I would like to thank the Groupe Renault for having trusted me for many years, particularly with the relaunch and reconstruction of the team since 2016," Abiteboul said.
"The solid foundations of the racing team and the entities in France and England built over these years, the strategic evolution of the sport towards a more economically sustainable model, and more recently the Alpine project which provides a renewed sense of meaning and dynamism, all point to a very fine trajectory.
"I would like to thank Luca de Meo for involving me in the construction of the Alpine Business Unit and I wish the new structure every success."
Renault announced that Rossi would "take charge of Alpine Cars, Sport, F1 and competition activities," with it as yet unclear how the leadership structure of the F1 outfit will be made up given the departure of Davide Brivio last week.
Groupe Renault CEO Luca de Meo thanked Abiteboul for laying the foundations for Alpine to prosper.
"I would like to warmly thank Cyril for his tireless involvement, which notably led the Renault F1 Team from the penultimate place in 2016 to the podiums last season," he added.
"His remarkable work in F1 since 2007 allows us to look to the future, with a strong team and the new Alpine F1 Team identity to conquer the podiums this year."
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Andres Floto has been appointed as Professor of Respiratory Biology from 1st December 2014.
Professor Floto graduated from the Cambridge MB-PhD programme in 1997, having obtained a First in Natural Sciences and a PhD studying macrophage signalling. He undertook clinical training in London and returned to Cambridge in 2002 on an AMS/MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship to Professor Ken Smith's lab where he worked on immuno-receptors, antigen presentation, and autophagy.
Since 2008, he has run his own group at CIMR (as a Wellcome Trust Senior Fellow) focused on understanding innate immunity to bacteria and how to modulate it therapeutically.
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I was told recently by someone that I need a "safe space." This was said in a negative way–as if having a haven is a bad thing. This person, of course, is a Trump supporter and was acting very hateful to me. They probably have nothing but good things to say about the current policy of snatching migrant children from their parents' arms and putting those children in concentration camps.
Who here really needs the "safe space," then?
I'm not the one afraid of Black people and immigrants–so much so that I knock them down, beat them up, lock them away and put up walls.
I'm not the one who needs an All White Space.
Think about that if someone tells you, in a derogatory way, that you need a safe space. Who is really the one with serious fragility problems? You or them?


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To mark International Credit Union Day today (Thursday 17 October, 2013) Councillor Lawrence is pledging his support for the credit unions' ethical alternative way to borrow, save and manage money.
A credit union member himself, Councillor Lawrence said: "At a time when people are experiencing a rising cost of living and falling wage levels, the temptation to borrow from payday lenders and loan sharks is rising. The council is very happy to promote credit unions as an ethical alternative. Organisations like Wolverhampton City Credit Union are now operating on the high street and they deserve far more attention from the public."
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Councillor Lawrence added: "Personally speaking, I'd like to see credit unions achieve the same kind of prominence and status they have in countries like the United States and Ireland. Encouraging more people to join them will help credit unions establish a firmer foothold in the city.
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For the purpose of this page I will call a boat 50 lb or less ultra light. Most weight considerably less.
Some boat building methods are inherantly light. Skin on frame usually is, so most kayaks and canoes built this way will be light. It is possible to adapt many boat plans to make them lighter. This can be done either by substituting light materials for heavier ones. For example Okume is lighter than Maranti plywood, or by reducing the scantlings to miniumum dimentions. This should be done carefully since the strength of the craft can be seriously reduced. Most designers will be happy to consult with you about modifying their boats. Use your head though, if you weaken your boat too much it will fail when stressed. Be safe and be careful.
I've added a page of plan and kits links for Stand Up Paddleboards and surfboards including paddles. There are several which are stitch and glue models. None are ultralight but some are designed to be in the 15-20 pounds which is quite amazing.
Ultra Light Boat Plans in no Particular Order.
Email me if a link is broken. I try to update everything often but the internet is a fast paced place. (and I'm not so quick).
Thomas J. Hill Boat Designs. offers boat plans for several models of glued lapstrake boats, some are very light; The Atwood traveller canoe is 15 feet long and weights 39 pounds.
Geodesic Airolite Boat Designs. They have a range of ultra light designs ranging from 13 pounds. Their novel skin on frame produces ultra modern looking boats.
Dream Catcher Boats have plans, lessons and materials for ultralight skin on frame boats.
Chesapeake Light Craft have several ultra light boat plans and kits. The Sassafras 12 weights only 26 pounds.
Stimson Marine Has a skin on frame ultralight kayak that comes in at 38 pounds for a 17 footer boat.
Ultralight designs for the home builder Several skin on frame boats from Gentry Custom Boats. They offer plans and kits.
Aluminium and skin folding kayaks from Yostwerks.
David Bynoe has a free canoe plan Again this is skin on frame. Lovely details on how the pieces are lashed together.
Portuguese style dinghy, free plans. Cute row boat.
Balsa Canoe built by Michael Storer weight: 12 pounds. Built using the strip method. I guess most canoe plans could be adapted to be built this way. Not really plans but worth the read.
Noah marine has many plans and kits for cedar strip canoe and kayaks. Cedar strip produces beautiful light boats.
Ken Simpson and others have Coroplast boats. They end up being very light.
Take apart nesting and folding boats allow you to store and transport a full size boat with ease.
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Even the Shutdown Can't Kill Old Republican Fallacies
Old fallacies die hard.
You would think, for instance, that Americans wouldn't trust Republicans anymore. Poll after poll has shown that the American public holds them responsible for the government shutdown — and the American public hated the shutdown. Their approval rating plummeted to 21 percent, while President Obama's held steady at 42 percent.
And yet, according to a Pew Research survey released at the end of the shutdown, Americans still believe that Republicans do a "better job dealing with the economy" than Democrats.
Clearly, it will take more than a two-week shutdown to kill the myth that simply won't die.
And it is a myth. Since the government started collecting economic data around World War II, we have accumulated plenty of evidence to measure each party's success at "dealing with the economy" — and none of it makes Republicans look good.
In their book Presimetrics: What the Facts Tell Us About How the Presidents Measure Up on the Issues We Care About, economist Mike Kimel and journalist Michael E. Kanell use this data to calculate the performance of the economy under every president from Dwight D. Eisenhower to George W. Bush. Here's what they found…
Real GDP per capita. The most basic measure of economic success is the growth of output per person, adjusted for inflation. The fastest growth came in the Kennedy/Johnson years, when "real GDP per capita" grew 3.48 percent per year. The second-fastest came in the Clinton years, a strong 2.49 percent per year. Compare those numbers to laggards like Eisenhower and Bush Sr., who oversaw annual growth of 1.11 percent and 0.93 percent, respectively. When you add up all the Democratic years and all the Republican years, you find that the economy grew 2.82 percent per year under Democratic presidents and 1.54 percent under Republicans.
You may say, "What about the Great Depression? Aren't they cherry-picking numbers by excluding the biggest economic event of the 20th century?" Actually, if you add Hoover, Roosevelt, and Truman, the Democrats' average score goes up, and the Republicans' goes down.
Another common criticism is that presidents inherit the problems of their predecessors. Should we really hold them responsible for the beginning of their term, when the economy's fate is decided largely by the last guy's policies? Fair enough. Let's exclude the first year of each president's term and recalculate the numbers. Guess what? Again, the Democrats' score goes up, and the Republicans' goes down.
Employment-to-population ratio. Instead of focusing on output, we could focus on jobs. Is the economy creating enough jobs to employ the same percentage of the population? Under Democrats, the employment-to-population ratio increased. Under Republicans, it decreased.
Real average weekly earnings. Often, economic growth doesn't translate into the average American's pocketbook. Why not look at weekly wages? Okay. Under Democrats, average weekly earnings, adjusted for inflation, increased. Under Republicans, they decreased.
Real median income. But wages only tell part of the story. Maybe Americans work more hours or get more income from investments. Let's look at the average household — the "median" — and see how their inflation-adjusted income changed: Under Democrats, it increased much faster than it did under Republicans.
Real net average disposable income. But Democrats are known for raising taxes (and, indeed, Kimel and Kanell find that the tax burden went higher under Democrats than Republicans). What if all that income growth winds up in the government's pocket, negating the gains? Let's measure average income after taxes: Still, the Democrats oversaw much faster income growth than Republicans!
Poverty rate. Under Democrats, the poverty rate decreased. Under Republicans, it increased.
Real adjusted S&P 500. The stock market grew much faster during Democratic administrations than it did during Republican presidencies.
Value of the dollar. Under Democrats, the dollar appreciated, as foreigners invested more in us. Under Republicans, the dollar depreciated, as foreigners invested less.
Of course, the picture is incomplete. Someday, we will add the completed Obama presidency to the list, and the numbers will change. But already GDP growth under Obama is faster than it was under George W. Bush, and it's only improving. The stock market is surging up, and the shutdown confirmed what the data has proven: Republicans do not do a "better job dealing with the economy."
The longer we believe that fallacy, the more shutdowns and recessions we will invite.
This op-ed was published in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Government Isn't the Problem…and Austerity Isn't the Answer
I have a friend who witnessed about half of the Supreme Court arguments on the Affordable Care Act. When he walked out of the courtroom, he wasn't surprised to find a sea of people protesting the law. What did surprise him was how many of the protest signs were anti-Europe. Apparently, the protestors were worried that universal health insurance was the path to "becoming European" and all the nefarious consequences that implies.
If asked for their opinion on government spending to stimulate the economy, I imagine they'd give roughly the same answer.
But the truth is that fiscal irresponsibility has little to do with Europe's current crisis.
Just before the recession hit, the European governments with the highest public social spending (relative to the size of their economy) were France, Austria, Belgium, and Germany — none of the so-called "PIIGS" nations that are in trouble. In fact, many conservatives have anointed Germany as the role model that its neighbors should emulate.
Even if you measure all government spending in the middle of the crisis, there is no correlation between a country's public spending and the interest rates on its sovereign debt (which is the key indicator of financial distress).
From 1999 to 2007, the European government with the highest budget deficit (again, relative to economic output) was Slovakia, hailed by conservatives for its flat tax. France's budget deficit was about as big as Italy's, and Germany's was close behind. Spain and Ireland actually had budget surpluses.
Besides, if government spending were the problem, then the crisis should be over by now. The EU and the IMF have forced the PIIGS nations to slash public expenditures — and the recession has only gotten worse.
Compare that strategy with what happened in the United States, where we took the opposite approach and increased public expenditures.
In the fourth quarter of 2008, real GDP contracted at an annual rate of 8.9 percent in the U.S. In January 2009, nonfarm employment declined by over 800,000. That was the lowest point both statistics — growth in economic output and jobs — would reach.
On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), better known as the "stimulus" package.
In the first quarter of 2009, real GDP contracted by 6.7 percent. In February 2009, nonfarm employment losses were closer to 700,000. The recession was clearly not over, but the bleeding had slowed.
On March 6, 2009, the Dow Jones reached its cyclical low of 6,626.94. The next day, it began a strong recovery.
By the third quarter of 2009, when the stimulus money was starting to be spent, the economy was growing again. By March 2010, job growth was positive again. (Job growth always lags behind economic output.) By February 2011, two years after Congress passed the ARRA, the Dow Jones cleared 12,000.
Clearly, the ARRA was the turning point. Its passage was the beginning of the end of the Great Recession.
Coincidence? Perhaps.
But isn't it odd that none of the critics' predictions came true? They warned that interest rates would skyrocket with the government borrowing so much money. Instead, interest rates plummeted. They warned that inflation would soar. Instead, it's been low and stable.
And that's not all. Several economists have measured the effect of the stimulus since it was spent. Two Dartmouth researchers, for example, compared jobs growth in each state and county to the amount of stimulus funds spent in that state or county. They found that every dollar spent on the poor yielded two dollars in increased economic output, and every dollar spent on infrastructure yielded $1.85 in output.
Another study compared jobs growth in each state to the amount of federal Medicaid matching funds spent in that state. They found that each dollar spent yielded two dollars in output. A similar study found that the ARRA "created or saved about 2 million jobs in its first year and over 3 million by March 2011."
So it's no surprise then that Europe continues to flounder while America continues to grow. You can't beat a recession by cutting government spending. Even Mitt Romney said so.
This op-ed was published in today's South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Quote of the Day: Mitt Romney
[If] you take a trillion dollars…out of the…federal budget, that would shrink GDP over 5%. That is by definition throwing us into recession or depression.
— Mitt Romney
Reader Request: Do Lower Tax Rates Lead to Higher Tax Revenue?
A reader asks: If low tax rates lower income to the Treasury and cause deficits and lower economic growth, how do you explain how we ran deficits with a 70 percent top marginal tax rate in the 1970s and we ran surpluses for 1998-2001 with a 39 percent top marginal tax rate with almost identical average GDP growth for the periods? Doesn't this fact give significant credence to the supply-side argument that lower tax rates increase tax revenue and cause surpluses?
Professor Chandra Mishra made roughly the same argument in our debate over the Bush tax cuts. I didn't address it in my op-ed because I didn't expect a tenured professor to advocate such a widely discredited position.
First, a clarification: I never said that "low tax rates…cause…lower economic growth." On the contrary, the economic evidence indicates that tax cuts have a slightly positive effect in the short run.
In order for tax cuts to increase tax revenue, however, they would have to have such a large effect on economic growth that it outweighs the effect of the lower rates. Taking a smaller percent of a bigger number can yield more than taking a bigger percent of a smaller number, given the right numbers. At a certain point, if you keep raising taxes, people will stop working because it isn't worth the effort. If enough people stop working, economic output decreases, and tax revenue shrinks despite higher rates. If you like graphs, you can visualize that "tipping point" as the top of the "Laffer curve," named after economist Arthur Laffer who helped popularize the concept in the 1970s: Continue reading "Reader Request: Do Lower Tax Rates Lead to Higher Tax Revenue?"
What to Read on Rick Perry and the "Texas Miracle"
State Growth Rates: How Was Your Recession? — Ryan Avent
Perry's Growth Failure in Texas — Dean Baker
A Short Course in Miracles — Paul Krugman
Yes, Texas has added more jobs — but it has to, to keep up with population growth. And bear in mind that if you lose your job in Texas, there isn't much of a safety net.
The Texas Omen — Paul Krugman
[The] Texas budget gap is worse than New York's, about as bad as California's, but not quite up to New Jersey levels.
Among the states, Texas ranks near the bottom in education spending per pupil, while leading the nation in the percentage of residents without health insurance.
Behind the Population Shift — Edward L. Glaeser
If economic productivity — created by low regulations or anything else — was causing the growth of Texas,…then [it] should have high per capita productivity and wages.
Low incomes and productivity in [Texas] strongly suggest that [its] expansion is not driven by outsize economic success.
More on the Texas Story — Paul Krugman
What could be causing that? [There] are two, not mutually exclusive stories: immigration and high birth rates among immigrants, leading to rapid population growth; and workers moving to Texas despite low wages because of cheap housing and a generally low cost of living.
Anthony W. Orlando is an Assistant Professor in the Finance, Real Estate, & Law Department at the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He can be followed at @AnthonyWOrlando
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Most of us tend to skim over the content of contracts and agreements. Such an irresponsible approach, however, is a big mistake. The contract is a document that protects the rights of both of the customer and the service provider. If a dispute arises, a resolution will be sought on the basis of the contract.
Anyone who is planning a property renovation or interior design work in Singapore will have to sign an agreement with the respective contractor. The agreement isn't standard and it will be crafted on the basis of the work that has to be done.
In order to make the most of the interaction and to have all of your consumer rights protected, you should make sure that the following essentials are included in your property renovation contract.
Regardless of the renovation or interior design project complexity, the contract should list the full scope of work.
Make sure that all aspects of modernizing and transforming your living space are accounted for.
Will you be getting a new floor? Will you be tearing down walls? Are you going to add insulation to the property? Check the processes one by one to make sure all of them have been outlined. The number of work hours and the materials needed to complete each phase of the renovation should also be listed.
All of these details are crucial. If you are getting multiple quotes, you will compare those side by side to make sure you've chosen the best option for your residential renovation.
Well-made property renovation agreements don't feature just the amount you'll have to pay to the contractor. They also outline the payment schedule, the deadlines and the sanctions you will have to face in the event of a late payment.
Will there be an advance payment and if so, what percentage of the overall sum is it going to be?
Will you have to pay after the completion of each project phase? If you're late, what are the consequences you will have to face? These are the questions that should be answered clearly in a real estate renovation contract.
Just like there should be sanctions for late payments, there should also be clauses protecting your rights in the event of contractor inability to meet deadlines. Look for financial fines the contractor will have to pay if they're incapable of completing the work within the specified period of time.
One of the most important contract clauses, a termination clause should always be featured in a renovation/interior design contract.
The termination clause refers to your right to terminate the contract and the consequences of such a decision.
Usually, property owners will have the right to terminate the contract if the service provider is incapable of meeting the terms or doing the specified job. Being very late and carrying out modifications without the permission of the client should also rank among the factors enabling the invocation of the termination clause.
In most cases, you will only be required to pay for the work that has already been completed before the invocation of the termination clause. If you want a special arrangement, you should talk with the contractor in advance and you should possibly consult a legal professional, as well.
The responsibility of a property renovation contractor does not end when you accept the completed project. A good contract makes sure of that.
Your renovation agreement should feature a defects liability period.
The defects liability period is the amount of time you have to seek free of charge fixes in the event of something going wrong.
Commonly, the defects liability period ranges from several months to one year. It covers the cost of additional renovation work that stems from poor craftsmanship, the use of low quality materials or other faults that can be attributed to the contractor.
Apart from having a period specified, you should also get an outline of the instances in which the defects liability clause can be invoked to seek free of charge fixes.
People who own HDB apartments may need specialised permits from the Housing and Development Board in order to carry out a work.
It may be a good idea to feature the range of necessary permits in the property renovation contract.
Typically, the homeowner is the one responsible for submitting documents to the HDB and obtaining permits before the work begins. The renovation contract, however, could also make it possible for the respective company to represent the client and deal with the HDB.
If you don't want to handle permit applications and your contractor can deal with these administrative specifics, you should have this information listed in your contract. This way, the contractor can be held accountable for a failure to obtain the required documents before the work commences.
These are just a few of the specifics that a property renovation contract should address clearly. You can also seek a warranty, information about subcontractors who will be involved in the project, dispute resolution clauses and a compensation clause in the event of a massive delay.
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Fewer People Are Getting Driver's Licenses Over The Last Five Years, According To New Reports
By Lily Feinn
When I tell people that I cannot legally drive, and have never had a driver's license, I am usually met with shock and confusion. However, this soon may be the norm as a new study reveals that over the past five years fewer people are getting driver's licenses. I always felt part of a select group of non-drivers who by choice or sheer laziness never got around to taking driver's ed or hustling over to the DMV. I am now the last hold out among my friends and relatives (which means I get chauffeured around a lot). Growing up in New York City with its excellent public transportation system (and horrible parking), a car was never necessary. But for teens living outside of a major metropolitan area, a driver's license could be the equivalent of freedom and escape from the 'burbs. Once you received that laminated piece of paper you were independent, no longer a burden on others, and could go wherever you pleased — as long as you weren't grounded. So why has the license seemingly lost its luster?
Researchers Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the the University of Michigan Transportation Institute found that from 2011 to 2014 the percentage of people with driver's licenses had significantly decreased overall. The study found this to be true across all age groups — especially teens. In fact, for people ages 16 to 44, this decline has been happening at a steady rate since 1983. In 1983, 46.2 percent of 16-year-olds had their license, but fast forward 31 years, and only 24.5 percent can legally drive. If you are thinking that they will surely get their license before college— that's not necessarily true. In 1983, 87.3 percent of 19-year-olds had their license, which dropped to 69 percent in 2014. For statistics lovers that equals, a 47 percent decrease among 16-year-olds and a 21 percent decrease for 19-year-olds. It seems the days of teens getting a car on their Sweet 16 are far behind us.
Throughout one's 20s, the decrease was smaller but still noteworthy. While older and elderly adults were more likely to have their license in 2014 than in 1983, even those age groups saw a small decline from 2011 to 2014. Those 44 and older began their driving decline in 2008 and people over 69 started the decrease around 2011.
Researchers are still unsure as to why this is occurring, though there are many hypotheses. In an earlier study, researchers surveyed non-drivers ages 18 to 39 to find out the most common reason for their lack of license. The main reasons given were not environmentally-oriented or to do with their lifestyle not requiring a car. Thirty-seven percent said they were "Too busy or not enough time to get a driver's license," followed by 32 percent that thought"owning and maintaining a vehicle is too expensive," and finally 31 percent said that they were "able to get transportation from others." Owning a starter car has been an age-old way to learn responsibility, but now most consider it too expensive an undertaking.
The Atlantic suggests that perhaps driving in America has already peaked, and that with modern developments people will spend less and less time traveling in the future, "The ease of Amazon, the rise of teleworking, and the endless entertainment provided by the Internet may be leading people to stay home more." But those surveyed haven't completely given up on the possibility of driving. Sixty-nine percent of those polled said they still intended to get their license in the next five years.
I too still intend to get my license, though I do not have a pressing need for it currently. I see it as a pivotal part of growing up, and intend to take my rightful place in this nation of drivers. Eventually.
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Castle Age Forums > Castle Age > Game Help & Strategies > Is there a list of energy spent per quest for stat point gain?
View Full Version : Is there a list of energy spent per quest for stat point gain?
the amount of energy spent per quest/subquest to achieve the stat point?
Essentially it would allow of list of quests to do in order of speed of getting stat points.
eg. once having all the lower and middle level demi quests, all of land of fire and the starter quests once for all other lands, to get bosses and progression - i assumed going up the land of earth and so on over time was the best option. Now im not sure it is that simple in terms of quest stat point hunting.
Most people seem to ask about the energy/exp ratio, that isn't what i'm asking here.
http://www.castleageforums.com/cforum/showthread.php?t=31141 should be what you're looking for?
All quests are completed to level 4. So 0 SP received regardless of how much energy is spent.


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Q: How to create a correct apt/sources.list for Debian hppa? Until 2020 I used this, and works fine
http://debian-stable.parisc-linux.org/debian-hppa buster main contrib non-free

now the site give 404.
I don't found any hppa debian repository anywhere for stable, so I want to try unstable.
I found this site
http://ftp.kr.debian.org/debian-ports/dists/unstable/
but if I configure apt/sources.list
deb http://ftp.kr.debian.org/debian-ports/debian-hppa unstable main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.kr.debian.org/debian-ports/debian-hppa unstable main contrib non-free

give me this error
E: The repository 'http://ftp.kr.debian.org/debian-ports/debian-hppa unstable Release' does not have a Release file.

I have tried to substitute debian-hppa with hppa, but give same error.
They had the debian hppa .deb packages, as this package link for example returns OK: http://ftp.ports.debian.org/debian-ports/pool-hppa/main/d/d52/d52_3.4.1-1.1_hppa.deb

A: You need to remove the debian-hppa part of the URL entirely:
deb http://ftp.kr.debian.org/debian-ports unstable main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.kr.debian.org/debian-ports unstable main contrib non-free

However you should really use the CDN:
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-ports unstable main contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian-ports unstable main contrib non-free

You might also need to retrieve the current archive key, as indicated in the archive instructions:
wget -O - https://www.ports.debian.org/archive_2022.key | apt-key add -

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Villa Sonorc is an imposing villa located in the residential area of Los Almendros within walking distance to the sandy beach and the seafront promenade.
Villa Sonorc is an imposing villa located in the residential area of Los Almendros within walking distance to the sandy beach and the seafront promenade, as well as supermarkets, restaurants and the bustling resort of Calpe. Accessed through the gate, you are awarded with the perspective of this large property with its large 12 metre private swimming pool. This private villa is surrounded with lush trees and shrubs giving you an oasis feel. Villa Sonorc has been stylishly decorated throughout, using bright colours and contemporary furnishings, air-conditioning in some rooms and free WiFi throughout the villa. The outdoor living space is what makes Villa Sonorc truly special, plenty of patio area giving guests a feel of spaciousness, the stunning swimming pool and covered dining area complete with brick BBQ. Enjoy evenings out in Calpe from the glitzy nightlife or strolling along the cobbled streets and the beach promenade.
If you are looking for a large villa located in a residential area but also within walking distance of amenities then Encina must be considered. This pretty, white washed villa has plenty of outdoor space to relax and the private 8 metre swimming pool..


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Global Economy: Good News for Now but Trade Tensions a Threat
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Wednesday, April 18, 2018 12.00PM/ IMF
The world economy continues to show broad-based momentum.. Against that positive backdrop, the prospect of a similarly broad-based conflict over trade presents a jarring picture.
Three months ago, we updated our global growth forecast for this year and next substantially, to 3.9 percent in both years. That forecast is being borne out by continuing strong performance in the euro area, Japan, China, and the United States, all of which grew above expectations last year. We also project near-term improvements for several other emerging market and developing economies, including some recovery in commodity exporters. Continuing to power the world economy's upswing are accelerations in investment and, notably, in trade.
Looking at the largest economies, our 2018 growth projections, compared with our earlier October 2017 projections, are 2.4 percent for the euro area (up by 0.5 percentage point), 1.2 percent for Japan (up by 0.5 percentage point), 6.6 percent for China (up by 0.1 percentage point), and 2.9 percent for the United States (up by 0.6 percentage point). U.S. growth will be boosted in part by a largely temporary fiscal stimulus, which explains over one third of our upgrade over last October for 2018 global growth.
Despite the good near-term news, longer-term prospects are more sobering. Advanced economies—facing aging populations, falling rates of labor force participation, and low productivity growth—will likely not regain the per capita growth rates they enjoyed before the global financial crisis. Emerging and developing economies present a diverse picture, and among those that are not commodity exporters, some can expect longer-term growth rates comparable to pre-crisis rates. Many commodity exporters will not be so lucky, however, despite some improvement in the outlook for commodity prices. Those countries will need to diversify their economies to boost future growth and resilience.
Escalating risks
Looking past the next few quarters, moreover, there are notable risks to the outlook. As our new Fiscal Monitor documents, global debt levels—both private and public—are very high, threatening repayment problems as monetary policies normalize in an environment where many economies face lower medium-term growth rates. As the new Global Financial Stability Report shows, global financial conditions remain generally loose despite the approach of higher monetary policy interest rates, enabling a further buildup of asset-market vulnerabilities. Geopolitical risks should not be discounted; and, of course, the recent escalating tensions over trade present a growing risk.
Perceptions of these risks could already be taking a toll. For example, while global purchasing managers' indexes remain in expansionary territory, they have recently softened—in advanced and emerging market economies alike—owing in part to weakening export orders. Financial conditions remain easy, as just noted, but have tightened somewhat since the start of the year.
At the IMF, we have been saying for a while that the current cyclical upswing offers policymakers an ideal opportunity to make longer-term growth stronger, more resilient, and more inclusive. The present good times will not last for long, but sound policies can extend the upswing while reducing the risks of a disruptive unwinding. Countries need to rebuild fiscal buffers, enact structural reforms, and steer monetary policy cautiously in an environment that is already complex and challenging.
Instead, the prospect of trade restrictions and counter-restrictions threatens to undermine confidence and derail global growth prematurely. While some governments are pursuing substantial economic reforms, trade disputes risk diverting others from the constructive steps they would need to take now to improve and secure growth prospects.
That major economies are flirting with a trade war at a time of widespread economic expansion may seem paradoxical—especially when the expansion is so reliant on investment and trade. Particularly in advanced economies, however, public optimism about the benefits of economic integration has been eroded over time by long-standing trends of job and wage polarization, coupled with persistent sub-par growth in median wages. Many households have seen little or no benefit from growth.
These trends are more due to technology change than to trade, and even in countries where trade backlash is not prominent, public skepticism about policymakers' ability to generate robust and inclusive growth has spread. Voters' disillusionment raises the threat of political developments that could destabilize a range of economic policies in the future, reaching beyond trade policy.
Governments need to rise to the challenges of strengthening growth, spreading its benefits more widely, broadening economic opportunity through investments in people, and increasing workers' sense of security in the face of impending technological changes that could radically transform the nature of work. Fights over trade distract from this vital agenda, rather than advancing it.
The recent intensification of trade tensions started in early March with the United States' announcement of its intent to levy steel and aluminium tariffs for national security reasons. The announcement has fed into several bilateral negotiations aimed at reducing U.S. trade deficits with individual trading partners. These initiatives will do little, however, to change the multilateral or overall U.S. external current account deficit, which owes primarily to a level of aggregate U.S. spending that continues to exceed total income. Recent U.S. fiscal measures will actually widen the U.S. current account deficit. Compared with our October 2017 projection, which preceded the recent U.S. tax and spending changes, we now expect the United States' current account deficit for 2019 to be roughly $150 billion higher.
Current account imbalances can play an essential economic role, but when they become excessive, they carry risks, including the risk of generating trade disputes. In the present global environment, the burden of reducing excess global imbalances should be shared through multilateral action—excess deficit and excess surplus countries alike need to adopt macroeconomic policies that align their spending levels more closely with their incomes.
Even in the absence of excess global imbalances, however, coping with inequitable trade practices, including intellectual property concerns, requires dependable and fair dispute resolution within a strong rule-based multilateral framework. There is room to strengthen the current system rather than risk bilateral fragmentation of international trade. Pluri-lateral arrangements, if consistent with multilateral rules, can also provide a useful springboard to more open trade. In this respect, the eleven-country Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and the forty-four-country African Continental Free Trade Area hold out promise.
Each national government can do much on its own to promote stronger, more resilient, and more inclusive growth. Multilateral cooperation remains essential, however, to address a range of challenges in addition to the governance of world trade. These other challenges include climate change, infectious diseases, cyber-security, corporate taxation, and control of corruption—among others. Global interdependence will only continue to grow and unless countries face it in a spirit of collaboration, not conflict, the world economy cannot prosper.
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Kicker Shayne Graham's latest stint with Ravens may be nearing its end
By By Matt Vensel
Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Monday that with kicker Billy Cundiff returning to the lineup in Sunday's 24-16 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, Shayne Graham's stint with the Ravens may be nearing its end. Harbaugh said he would like to keep both kickers on the 53-man roster, but if the team needs to add a player for its playoff run, Graham will likely be the odd man out.
"As long as Billy's healthy, he'll be our kicker," Harbaugh said. "I think we were really fortunate that Shayne was available, and I think if anything happens in the future and if he's still available, I wouldn't be surprised that if someone had an issue, they would pick Shayne up right away."
With Cundiff sidelined with a calf injury in the Week 16 win over the Cleveland Browns, Graham made both field goal attempts. But he was inactive Sunday with Cundiff healthy enough to kick.
Harbaugh said the Ravens will hang on to both Cundiff and Graham "as long as we can," but if they must make a roster move, "obviously [cutting Graham is] the direction that we would go." Graham has kicked for four teams the past two seasons, converting 18 of 19 field goal attempts.
"Why he's not holding onto a job right now, I'm not sure," Harbaugh said.
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Recently, I was watching the press conference for Yankee catcher, Jorge Posada's retirement from baseball. As Jorge spoke, reflected on his career and answered questions from the media, I couldn't help but think about a story I once heard about the young Posada in Puerto Rico.
When Jorge was just starting out in baseball, Jorge Sr. insisted that Jorge become a switch-hitter, but Jorge hated batting left-handed.
"He cried and he cried, and he cried, because in the game he would strike out, and strike out, and strike out," his father said.
In fact, in his first 17 left-handed at-bats, the young Jorge struck out each time.
The greatest athletes in the world know that persistence pays off.
Are you willing to put off what you want now for what you want most?
Everyone knows Tony Robbins, the self-help guru who built a peak performance empire.
Did you know when Tony Robbins was younger, he washed his dishes in his bathtub because he didn't have a working kitchen sink?
See, you don't need to be great at the start, but you need to start to be great. You may not be washing dishes in your bathtub, but if you're reading this, I know you want to get better. In sports, we often have a little negative voice inside our heads: "I can't do this" or "I can't do that." When we hear this little negative voice, we should accept it, let it go and continue on our path of hard work and constant improvement.
I don't care where you are…I care where you want to be.
A big part of sports (and life) is persistence. Hanging on.
When I gave my recent talk at TEDxPrincetonLibrary, I talked about the word "hope" being an acronym—Hold On Possibilities Exist.
What do most people do when adversity strikes?
Do you know what the great ones do?
They hang on until they catch on.
They get fascinated instead of frustrated.
They get intrigued instead of irritated.
If you stick with it when times are tough, you will most likely come out on top.
Why? Because not many people will be left.
If you do what everyone else does, you'll get what everyone else gets.
Michael Jordan got cut from his high school basketball team.
Thomas Edison failed over 10,000 times when trying to invent the lightbulb.
Derek Jeter started his professional baseball career so poorly that he called home nearly every night crying.
Did Michael Jordan give up?
Did Thomas Edison give up?
Did Derek Jeter give up?
Did Elmer McAllister give up?
You don't know who Elmer McAllister is?!?
That's because he gave up.
My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.
Think this message is only about baseball?
Today's message is especially dedicated to Nate Kunnen and Dan Beedle in Michigan.
How soon 'not now' becomes 'never'.
By request, I was asked to blog about how to sustain motivation and how to persist and have inner strength. Two separate requests which are actually related.
It's that time of year where people are looking to become more fit, get better grades, be a better romantic partner or save more money. I don't know if I am a fan of New Year's Resolutions, but I do know that most people don't stick with them.
Do you want to be like most people?
1. Ice skate with the Queen of England.
2. Eat a live frog.
3. Date a Sports Illustrated model.
It's not about just keeping your resolution, is it?
To me, resolutions are made to better yourself, to kick-start a new you. And to lead by example so that everyone around you wants to become better as well.
It's January 3rd…Everyone is motivated right now. But by the last week of January, most resolutions will be broken.
So how do you sustain motivation?
How do you persist and gain inner strength?
1. Understand that motivation is not a feeling, it is an ACTION. Do what you need to do, when you need to do it, whether you feel like it or not.
2. Understand that you already have inner strength, but you have to make your goals important enough. Think of it this way, if someone knew that if they smoked a cigarette today, they would get lung cancer tomorrow, would they still do it? Of course not. So we have the will-power, we just have to exercise it.
3. Use my 15-minute rule when you don't "feel" like persisting. Whatever it is you have to do (work out, study, make calls, clean the house), just do it for 15 minutes and then you can stop. But you won't. Once you start you get into it and you will keep going. But most people don't even begin.
I planned on going to the gym tonight after work at 9pm, but I didn't feel like it.
Because anyone can do something when they feel like it. I like doing things when I DON'T feel like it.
So tonight, I not only worked out my body, I worked out my mind.
I once had a student who began playing tournaments. In her first tournament, she lost first round. In the next tournament, she had the same result. And the next, and the next. For practically the first year, she didn't get past the first round.
She agreed with me, although she wanted better results. Well, she stuck with it and then started getting results.
She started winning some matches. She got to the 2nd round, then the 3rd and now it is rare if she doesn't make it to at least the semifinals. She is also on her high school varsity team.
Most people give up too soon. They want immediate results. The great ones persist.
You need to hang on until you catch on.
Winning may feel good temporarily, but you learn more from losses.
1. On a scale of 1 to 10, how did I play?
2. What can I do differently next time to get to a 10?
Focus on constant improvement and as a by-product, you will win more.
If people knew how close to success they were when they quit, they would have kept going. Persistence is one of the keys to success.
On Friday, I was having lunch with Tom Jolly, sports editor of the New York Times and we were talking about how most people give up too early. They quit after initial failure.
The ones that succeed stick with it just a little longer.
When you feel frustrated, keep going because that is when most people quit. If you continue while everyone else is dropping like flies, guess who will be left?
It's easier to do something every day than it is to do once in a while.
It's easier to workout every day.
It's easier to eat healthy every day.
It's easier to give all-out effort every day.
It's easier to practice the violin every day.
Because when you do something every day, it becomes a habit.
You can't NOT do it.
When you do something once in a while, you have to motivate yourself to do it.
What are you going to start to do every day?


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5 things to do in Nepal for the more relaxed traveler
Nepal has always been famous as an adventure destination for thrill-seeking adrenaline-junkies looking to run, climb, kayak and ride across the high and lows of the Great Himalaya Trails. But there is another side to the country that appeals to those who prefer to relax and appreciate rather than compete and conquer. Here are five of our favorite activities for the saner traveler:
1. Hop on a mountain flight
You don't have to hit the trails to appreciate Nepal, but it would be a shame to visit this Himalayan country without getting a closer look at the mountains. Fortunately for the non-trekker, daily mountain flights from Kathmandu make it possible for visitors to enjoy the tallest peaks in the world from the comfort of an airplane seat. Yeti Airlines will even break out the bubbly when you catch your first glimpse of Mt. Everest. (Make sure you get the window seat).
2. Go into the wild
Dramatic changes in geography and climate in Nepal, from the arctic mountain ranges in the north, to the dense tropical jungles in the southern lowlands, has led to a rich wildlife population. With the establishment of National Parks like Chitwan and Bardiya to protect the diverse fauna, wildlife tourism has become a big source of tourism in the country.
Get a close look at a one-horned rhino from the back of an elephant, tempt fate on a walking safari or simply spend the day relaxing in a hammock at one of the jungle lodges. In these parts you'll find activities ranging from thrilling to chilling.
3. Practice your "Om"
Take a spiritual journey to some of the most significant Buddhist pilgrimage sites in the country. At 6pm on any given evening, join the throngs of worshippers circumambulating the Boudhanath stupa in the Tibetan quarters of Kathmandu, spend a weekend 40 km southeast of the capital exploring the holy temples and shrines in Namo Buddha or traveler farther afield to Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha.
4. Journey within
Since before the dawn of time the Himalayas have been known to be a source of mystical energy helping to lead devotees to enlightenment. With natural beauty and spiritual environment in abundance, it's no wonder that the yoga and wellness industry has taken off in Nepal.
Disconnect from worldly demands at one of the many yoga and meditation retreats scattered around the country, and go off in search of your inner zen.
5. Make a Mo:mo
One of Nepal's best hidden secrets is its delicious cuisine. Kathmandu and quite a few eco-resorts around the valley offer Nepali cooking classes for those who want to bring a taste of Nepal back to their home countries. (Or for those who need a quick fix for that Mo:mo addiction. We've all been there). With classes ranging in duration from one day to a week you'll soon graduate from Mo:mos and traditional dal bhat to making your own masala tea blend and mastering the very tricky (and sticky) business of sel rotis.
(Image credits from left to right: Mountain flight by Eric Larsen; Elephant Safari in Chitwan National Park by Neha Shrestha; A monk lighting butter lamps at Boudhanath stupa by Hiroaki Fukuda; Yoga pose and Mo:mos in the making from GHT image library)
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Two death row inmates in Oklahoma request to be executed by firing squad
By Jessica Schladebeck
A pair of death row inmates in Oklahoma have asked to be executed by firing squad rather than lethal injection, arguing that the state's deadly three-drug jab can result in "severe pain and suffering."
Attorneys for Donald Grant and Gilbert Postelle, during a hearing on Monday, requested U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot grant a temporary injunction delaying the executions until it is determined whether or not the lethal injection method is constitutional. A trial is set to begin before Friot on Feb. 28, after both men are set to die.
While Oklahoma has never used a firing squad as a method of execution, state law does allow for its use if others were dubbed unconstitutional or otherwise unavailable.
"While it may be gruesome to look at, we all agree it will be quicker," attorney Jim Stronski told Friot after a day-long hearing in Oklahoma City, which also included expert testimony from Dr. James Williams.
Williams, a gunshot victim himself and an emergency medicine specialist from Texas with more than 40,000 hours of emergency room experience, has extensively studied the use of firing squads. He told Friot gunfire from at least four high-powered rifles to the "cardiac bundle" of the heart would result in death almost immediately and likely without pain. He also noted the method is much less likely to go wrong than lethal injection.
The gurney in the the execution chamber at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, Okla. Two Oklahoma death row inmates facing executions in the coming months offered firing squad as a less problematic alternative to the state's three-drug lethal injection, one of their attorneys told a federal judge on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. (Sue Ogrocki/AP)
Justin Farris, chief of operations at the Department of Corrections, also testified about the recent executions of death row inmates John Marion Grant and Bigler Stouffer late last year. Grant was declared dead after vomiting and convulsing on the gurney, he said, adding the inmate tried to avoid the injection while cursing at those in the chamber.
Stouffer, meanwhile, "was just as polite as you can imagine under the circumstances," Farris testified.
Friot did not issue a decision on Grant and Postelle's request on Monday, but said he hoped to release an order by the end of the week.
Grant was convicted in July 2001 of killing Brenda McElyea and Suzette Smith at a La Quinta Inn in Del City. Both of the victims were employees of the hotel. According to authorities, he confessed to the murders, saying he wanted money to bond his girlfriend out of jail. Grant is slated to be executed on Jan. 27.
Postelle was convicted of four murders that occurred on Memorial Day in 2005. He told investigators that he thought the people he killed were behind a motorcycle accident that injured his father. Postelle is set to be executed on Feb. 17.


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Lanxess to acquire IFF's microbial control business
Lanxess has signed a corresponding agreement to acquire the microbial control business of International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) for $1.3 billion or 9.6x EBITA. The deal should be completed in Q2 2022, following a carve-out process and subject to regulatory approvals. This is the firm's second largest ever buy, just ahead of the recently completed acquisition of Emerald Kalama.
"The business fits ideally into our strategic direction – speciality chemicals with attractive margins, applications in a wide range of industries and with a global positioning,' commented Matthias Zachert, chairman of the board of management (pictured). "It will make Lanxess one of the world's largest suppliers of microbial control products."
Following completion, IFF Microbial Control is to be integrated into Lanxess' Material Protection Products business unit. It employs 270, operates two sites in the US and had sales of about $440 million/year and EBITDA of about $85 million in 2021.
IFF Microbial Control supplies antimicrobial active ingredients and formulations for material protection, preservatives and disinfectants. Its products go mainly into the personal care, household products, industrial water treatment, paint and coatings, building materials and animal biosecurity markets.
The buy is financed by debt capital and Lanxess has secured bridge financing for this. It expects synergies to add some $35 million in EBITDA and for the buy to be earnings-accretive in the first fiscal year after closing. As a direct result, the firm has also cancelled its ongoing share buyback programme.
IFF, meanwhile, described the sale as "part of a strategic portfolio review … guided by our commitment to enhance long-term shareholder value". It will use the proceeds mainly to pay down debt. Microbial Control joined IFF through its combination with DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences earlier in 2021.
A few weeks previously, Lanxess had completed the €870 million acquisition of Emerald Kalama Chemical. Among many other things, this will give the company a new presence in aroma chemicals, for which it will create a new Flavours & Fragrances (F&F) business unit, led by Holger Hüppeler.
About 75% of Emerald Kalama's sales of €375 million last year were in speciality products for the consumer care market, especially F&F. Some 30 new aroma chemicals of all kinds came with the deal, which also brought preservatives for multiple applications, such as the Kalama, Purox and Kalaguard brands of aldehydes and benzoates.
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Clariant has completed the previously announced sale of most of its Pigments business to Heubach Group and SK Capital Partners, completing its transformation into a speciality chemicals firm. The business has about 3,000 employees and revenues of €1 billion/year.
A private equity consortium made up of BroadPeak Global, Asia Green Fund and Saudi Arabian Industrial Investments Company (Dussur) has acquired DuPont's Clean Technologies business and relaunched it under the name Elessent Clean Technologies.
The Huntsman board of directors has authorised management to conduct a strategic review of the Singapore-based Textile Effects division, including a possible sale. This will begin within Q1. No timeline has been set but the company said that "plans to move expeditiously".
Clariant is to build its first Chinese production facility for Exolit OP range of aluminum diethyl-phosphinate flame retardants.
Distributor IMCD has agreed to acquire Polychem, a Vienna-based supplier of chemical raw materials and additives to speciality chemical manufacturers in Austria and Southeast Europe, notably in coatings and construction.


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Consumers' product choices depend upon their mood
Washington, Fri, 16 Mar 2012 ANI
Washington, March 16(ANI): When they're in a positive mood, people tend to choose products that match their mood and their level of emotional arousal, say researchers.
But crabby, low-energy people will seek products to reverse those states of mind.
"We examine how consumers' choices are affected by the interplay between their level of arousal (i.e., the intensity of a consumer's mood state) and the valence (the direction of their mood state-whether consumers are in a positive or negative mood) of their current affective state," stated researchers Fabrizio Di Muro (University of Winnipeg) and Kyle Murray (University of Alberta).
Although the vast majority of products, services, and experiences offered for sale are designed to be pleasant, the researchers said that there is a much greater variance in the level of arousal to which these offerings are designed to appeal.
For example, lying on a beach and surfing are both pleasant, but lying on a beach is a low-arousal activity, as opposed to surfing, a high-arousal (intense) experience. And tea and energy drinks are both pleasant, but one is more arousing than the other.
The researchers conducted experiments using scents and music to elicit arousal and mood states among participants. Then they measured people's preferences for experiences and products that are perceived to be either low or high arousal.
They found that in addition to regulating mood (positive or negative), consumers also make choices that are consistent with regulating their level of arousal.
"For example, people who are feeling relaxed tend to choose relaxing products, whereas those who are feeling excited tend to choose exciting products," the researchers said.
On the other hand, when consumers are in a negative mood they prefer products that are incongruent with both their level of arousal and their current mood.
"For example, people who are in an unpleasant low-arousal mood will tend to choose pleasant high-arousal products, whereas those who are in an unpleasant high-arousal mood will tend to choose pleasant low-arousal products," the researchers explained.
"In general, we find that people will demonstrate a strong preference for products that make them 'feel better.
"Consumers' product choices will be consistent with pursuing pleasant moods and mitigating unpleasant moods," they concluded.
The finding appeared in the Journal of Consumer Research. (ANI)
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CalorieMate (カロリーメイト karorīmeito) is a brand of nutritional energy bar and energy gel foods produced by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., in Japan.  It was first released in 1983 debuting with a cheese flavored block. CalorieMate comes in several forms, including Block, Jelly, and Can.  CalorieMate Block (カロリーメイト ブロック karorīmeito burokku) resembles a bar-shaped cookie (somewhat like a shortbread), sold in packs of either two or four.  CalorieMate Jelly (カロリーメイト ゼリー karorīmeito zerī) is a gelatin sold in a pouch with a spout.  CalorieMate Can (カロリーメイト 缶 karorīmeito kan) is a canned drink.

Flavors

Block
 Cheese (Black Label) (1983)
 Fruit (Green Label) (1984)
 Chocolate (Red Label) (1993)
 Maple (Pink Label) (2009)
 Plain (White Label) (2014)
 Vanilla (Light Blue Label) (2022)

Jelly
 Apple (Pink Label)
 Fruity Milk (Blue Label)
 Lime & Grapefruit (Green Label)
 100kcal (Black Label)

Can
 Corn Soup
 Café au lait (Red Label)
 Coffee
 Cocoa
 Fruit Mix (Green Label)
 Yogurt (Blue Label)

See also
 List of food companies

References

External links

Official CalorieMate website

Dietary supplements
Energy food products
Otsuka Pharmaceutical
Products introduced in 1983


Last night Roman tripped over a gate in our living room and came crying to me with his arms wide open, waiting for me to pick him up, waiting for me to wipe his tears, as he whimpered "hold me, mama." In that moment, nothing would do but his mama-not his nigh, nigh, not his daddy dinosaur, not his Cruz 3 car toy, not even his favorite movie, "The Land Before Time." In that moment, Roman knew that the only thing that would make his boo-boo better, the only thing that would calm his fears, was letting me scoop him up into my arms, kiss his wet cheeks and wipe his tears.
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Our twins fierce confidence and reliance on their father and I continually teach me about the Gospel and my relationship with God. When Roman reaches out for me there is not one doubt or question in his mind that I'm going to pick him up and wrap my arms around him. He is absolutely and 100% certain that I'm going to follow through.
I wish I shared that same unwavering confidence and childlike faith in my heavenly Father. I know that God keeps His promises. I know that God is a good and kind Father, who only has the best in store for His children. I know that He is my peace, my hope, my joy, my comforter, my rock and my sustainer. But sometimes I sense a strong disconnect from what I know to be true in my head and the fickle feelings, pride and fears encompassing my heart. Like Roman, I long to run to my heavenly Father instead of worldly and at best temporary fixes, with complete confidence and trust that God is who He says He is. Because at the end of the day my inability to do so is a mere reflection of my heart and doubt towards the very nature and character of God. If I believe that God is who He says He is, than what prevents me from running to Him, like Ruby, with that childlike trust? Why do I (we) continue running to temporary Band-Aids to fix our boo-boos when we have 24/7 access to the Ultimate Healer, Protector, Redeemer, Comforter, Sustainer, Creator of The Universe, All-Powerful, All-Knowing, Immutable, Merciful, Omnipotent, Grace and Life-Giving Father?
The answer? One three letter word: Sin.
Like a stubborn teenager, who disregards their parents because they mistakenly believe they know it all, we stop running to God and we stop seeking His counsel. And in our pride, arrogance and complacency we attempt to trudge through the waters on our own. We forget. We forget that we are a child in need of our heavenly Father. But, our God never forgets. Our Father knows what we need. He never leaves our side even when we act too big for our britches. He isn't scared away by our big feelings or when we struggle with unbelief or doubt. He doesn't shy away when we struggle to come to Him with our boo-boos or our sin. His grace covers all things and His love will never let us go.
So how do we stop running to temporary Band-Aids to fix our boo-boos? How do we run to God with unwavering confidence and complete trust that He is who He says He is? We recognize we can't do anything a part from the grace that God provides. We repent of our sin. We come to God with our doubt, fears, failures, shortcomings, and yes, our boo-boos, and we lay them all down at the foot of the cross. And then, we ask Him to help us. We ask Him to do what only He can do-help us believe.


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