A Fixed-Indexed Annuity (FIA), like any annuity, is a contract between you and an insurance company. You pay premiums in a lump sum or periodically, and the issuer promises* to pay you some amount in the future. With a FIA, the interest earnings are tied to the performance of an equity index. The FIA issuer also provides a minimum guaranteed* interest rate on your premiums paid. With a FIA, your interest earnings may increase if the market performs well, but if the market performs poorly, a portion of your principal still earns a minimum interest rate, according to the terms of the annuity contract.
Note, however, that any return, whether guaranteed or not, is only as good as the insurance company that offers it. Both the FIA's principal and its earnings are entirely dependent on the insurer's ability to meet its financial obligations.
The participation rate determines how much of the gain in an index will be imparted to your annuity. Forexample, if the difference (i.e., gain) in the index is 7% and the participation rate is 90%, then the interest rate is 6.3% (90% of 7%). Participation rates of 70% to 90% are typical. Obviously, the higher the participation rate, the higher the potential return. However, FIAs have many features, some of which can offset a lower participation rate or other features. Keep this in mind when considering a FIA or making comparisons between FIAs.
The indexing method is the approach used to measure the change in an index. The original method, which measures index values at the beginning and end of the term, is known as the point-to-point or European method. Still used today, the point-to-point method is the simplest approach, but it fails to consider market fluctuations that occur in between the issue and maturity dates. This can result in unsatisfactory returns if the market declines at the end of the term.
Another approach, known as the high-water-mark or look-back method, looks at the value of the index at certain points during the term, such as annual anniversaries. The highest value of these points is then compared to the date-of-issue value to determine any gain to be credited to the EIA.
A third approach, the averaging method, also looks at the value of the index at certain points during the annuity's term, then uses the average value of these points to compute the difference from either the date-of-issue value or the date-of-maturity value.
The fourth main indexing method is known as the reset or ratcheting method. With this method, start-of-year values are compared to end-of-year values for each year of the annuity's term. Decreases in the index are ignored, and increases are locked in every year.
With some FIAs, no interest is credited until the end of the term. With others, a percentage of the interest is vested or credited annually or periodically, which gradually increases as the end of the term nears. Further, some FIAs pay simple interest while others pay compound interest. These features are important not only because they affect the amount of your return, but also because having interest vested or credited to your FIA periodically instead of at the end of the term increases the likelihood that you'll receive at least some interest if you surrender your FIA before maturity.
Caution: Many FIAs have surrender charges, which can be a percentage of the amount withdrawn or a reduction in the interest rate. Further, withdrawals from tax-deferred annuities before age 59½ may be subject to a 10% penalty.
Some FIAs put an upper limit on the interest rate the annuity will earn. Say, for example, that an FIA has an interest rate cap of 6%. If the gain in the index is 7% and the participation rate is 90%, the interest rate will be 6%–not 6.3%.
Some FIAs charge an asset fee, also known as spread or margin, which is a percentage that is deducted from the interest rate. The asset fee may replace the participation rate or it may be added to it. For example, if the gain in the index is 7%, the interest rate on an FIA with an asset fee of 2% will be 5%. If there is also a 90% participation rate, the interest rate will be 4.5%.


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White House Extends Ed Commissions, Aid to Hurricane Areas
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Executive Order Extends Presidential Commissions on Education. President Trump signed an executive order extending three presidential advisory commissions on education until Sept. 30, 2019. All three had been set to expire over the weekend. Trump's order extends the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics and the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans.
Bill Signed to Help Schools After Hurricanes. Trump signed into law a bill (S. 1866) aimed at helping colleges and schools that were harmed by the recent hurricanes. The U.S. Education Department will now be permitted to waive a requirement that colleges contribute matching funds in the Federal Work Study and Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant programs. The bill also requires the department to re-allocate remaining funds in those programs to colleges located in areas damaged by the hurricanes. It also allows private schools to access grants under the Project School Emergency Response to Violence program, which assists school districts or colleges affected by traumatic events.
Revised FAFSA Tool Becomes Available. The Education Department launched a revised version of the form for applying for federal student aid after it was taken off line due to security concerns. The New York Times reports. The department says an online tool for retrieving IRS data for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid is now available again.
North Carolina Joins Partnership with Western Governors University. North Carolina will partner with Western Governors University (WGU), a Utah-based online nonprofit provider of competency-based education, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest announced last week. The state appropriated $2 million and the university raised $5 million to get the partnership going. WGU North Carolina is expected to be self-sustaining on tuition, however, and not require ongoing state funding. The announcement comes just weeks after the Education Department's inspector general concluded, after several years of investigation, that WGU's academic model did not qualify for federal student aid.
Career and Technical Education. Trump nominated Michigan state Rep. Timothy Kelly to be assistant secretary of the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education at the Education Department. There's little information available on the effectiveness of career and technical training, Brian Jacob writes in a new Brookings report. He found just two experimental studies aimed at understanding the causal impact of career technical education (CTE) programs, although 39 states passed 125 new laws, policies or regulations relating to CTE in 2015 alone. Jacob highlights one recent study of programs in Massachusetts that found that low-income students are 32% more likely to graduate if they attend a regional vocational and technical high school.
Ivanka Trump Encourages Early STEM. Ivanka Trump wrote a piece in the New York Post arguing that students need to begin learning about technology as early as kindergarten. In the piece, the president's daughter emphasized the administration's support for STEM fields, including a memorandum the president signed last month directing at least $200 million a year toward science and technology grants through the Education Department
Student Debt Default Data. New data from the National Center for Education Statistics suggests students with the lowest student loan debt tend to default more than students who carry more debt.
Senate HELP Hearing on ESSA. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing and heard from three state education leaders on how they're adjusting their perspectives under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). ESSA plans for Louisiana, Tennessee and New Mexico have been praised and U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has approved all three plans. While HELP Chair Lamar Alexander (R-TN) praised the three state education officials, Democrats said details in those states' plans could lead to groups of students, such as low-income students or students with disabilities, being overlooked.
NH and AZ ESSA Testing Under Spotlight. Former U.S. Rep. John Kline says he'd like to meet with DeVos about implementation of the ESSA in Arizona and New Hampshire. The former Republican chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce helped pass the ESSA in 2015, and in a letter to DeVos, said testing laws in the two states are not in accordance with the federal law. The law requires that states administer annual, uniform, statewide tests for students in grades 3-8, with some flexibility in high school.
We publish the DC Shuttle each week featuring higher ed news from Washington collected by the New England Council, of which NEBHE is a member. This edition is drawn from the Higher Education Update in the Council's Weekly Washington Report of Oct. 10, 2017. For more information, please visit: www.newenglandcouncil.com.
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B DesignStudio Idea Lab provides you with useful ideas to make life at home easier and let you save on your bills. Our blog also provides some ideas that are on research stage that will soon impact our world and your personal space! We will share what we hear around us and hope you be inspired.
to adopt forbearance on homeowners who are currently unable to meet their obligations on their mortgage.
Develop a specialized housing bills to deal with Bankruptcies purely about housing. To make a recourse system via our courts following 14th amendments, similar to divorce court purely on hearing the cases of homeowners before banks can foreclose the sytems of ownership. The idea is to eradicate big jump on housing prices in the neighborhood to encourage long term viability and stay of ownership rather than pure speculative housing price jumps.
An idea of housing policy where 40/60 private and government enterprise enter into a partnership to promote fuel cell based and or electric charging stations are based at home and available on all gas stations perimeter. An idea of providing new grad college students study the idea of co-partnerships of incubatorship on new sustainable high rise homes and allow percentage of high density units on urban fills.
An idea of housing where rents are regulated and pricing guarantees not control for students housing off campus, a partnership with university land owners and private funding must be developed.
Should graduate married students be guaranteed a housing privilege. Absolutely. This problem will allow them to focus on R&D rather than seeking for profit to support their studies. It is all tied to completion of research and empowering them to incubate their new gain knowledge.
Allow Banks to participate as R&D Investment Banks purely run by university grants and personnel.
Provide a partnership say with mortgage lenders, and Sallie Mae Fannie Mae, to introduce policies that will encourage price stability and affordability and guaranteed price value increase after 30%, 40% 60% 80% 100% of the principals are paid. This policy stabilizes market prices and avoid reduction in values when the policy of guaranteed future house prices are regulated based on principals paid in percentage.
An idea of housing policy where solar, wind renewables are guaranteed and part of the construction processes; they should be integrated in all new developments and government must established a "guarantee" to use of clean renewables + guarantee source of clean water.
Private enterprises must be encouraged through policvy of recycling all garbage, harness energy obtain from the recycling methodologies. A classic example how the SF and Bay area communities recycle and convert them to reusable source of power.
An idea of "special housing zones" where there is partnership between HUD and private development, agreeing to use only renewable energies thereby Clean energy is developed and commissioned, and once savings are accrued they in turn become saving cushions which should be return as rebates or form of payment to Sallie Mae, which in turn could be used for housing improvements/credits.
To ask Sallie Mae who currently owns most of the mortgages, to develop a system to allow renting the same house to homeowners. This system must be done on temporary basis so as not to create slums or abandoned millions of dwellings.
Ask our HUD to create affordable and sustainable home units in every state as a trend setter of clean and renewable energy; create competitions among developers and architects on how to renovate and innovate on how clean energy could be sustain and develop.
Create "an incubator" initiative tax for all R & D and develop a venue for inventors to sell their ideas and products through " private" and university enterprise. Utilize the university as home for incubators or senior projects on the GO!
Develop a "partnership with companies" to sponsor entrepreneurial system of inventions or incubator system finance by dollars coming from company profits abroad and make it tax free!
Create a new transportation system that will be intelligent on our highways; both roads and infrastructures could also be intelligent to measure its maintainance systems remotely through sensors. Innovate the use of road surfacings to measure the amount of heat and recover them or store them for immediate use or could be develop to generate kinetic energy!
Develop a way to measure traffic and distribute them through smart phones, Ipad or digital vehicles.
Solve the housing problems by simutaneously asking banks, developers to make the homeownership affordable and let them stay in their first homes; dedicate a system of check and balance on Salie Mae.
I am inspired by Ford's ideas of the future on how we could innovate our roads, cars and clean energy and where we live and work. Understanding that idea that we are all connected and traffic jams can be avoided through smart GPS, smart phones and new urban systems of roads and cleaner fuel cell and electric cars. It may take that long but in the end we will reach our destinations. Listen to what he says on this video.
Develop an initiative to develop affordable new housing and provide a density of homes that could fill up downtown housing development near schools and place of work.
Provide a system requirements of small business incubatorship among universities.
I like the idea of facebook Open Ecosystem; lets encourage return of profits by companies operating globally as long as its use to develop "incubator Ecosystem" made in our USA universities and private partnerships.
In housing industry, create a system to provide and use clean energy by developing companies in partnership with Funds from abroad profits! It will bring the needed dollars and provide incentives to companies to utilize USA workforce into the systems.
Allow a clear and efficient SBA loans guarantees encouraging new venture capitalism.
Deploy military budget to "high speed Projects" as long as it is made in USA rail systems. Encourage R&D to develop this system similar to how we develop our NASA systems; a new mode of highways and transport systems integrated both on security and safety! Interconnect all state highways in a central state funded Traffic control systems.
Develop a national "Clean Water" and Recycled Water systems in all states! Providing funding and income through our water and park systems.
Develop a state by state standards on storing power and energy and car charging systems encouraging partnership with private companies directly monitored by agencies.
This write up by Annesh Chopra illustrates some of the discussions as she joined the Presidents council on jobs. A lot could be accomplished as we listen and understand some of the few excerpts from her engaging journey. Read them below.
Immigrant entrepreneurs create American jobs. AOL co-founder Steve Case spoke last week on the importance of attracting and retaining top talent in the US, especially those leaders poised to run high-growth companies. He reacted favorably to the recent actions taken by the Department of Homeland Security that clarified the fact that an immigrant founder can apply for a visa.
Here's an example of why this matters: On Friday, I met Marek, a German graduate student at Virginia Tech. He joined the campus Entrepreneurship Club and, like nearly a dozen other students, he has ventured off campus to TechPad, a recently opened shared office space with rent as low as $60 a month for "nomads" (essentially entrepreneurs who want access to a couch with Wifi and access to conference rooms). I met his two employees (a local student and one from Ohio) working on an innovative new product connecting small businesses to customers via the mobile web, which will launch this summer.
The catch? Marek is currently in the United States on a student visa that expires in December. Thanks to our recent efforts, he can apply for a 17-month extension and, possibly, an EB-2 or H1B, so he can keep creating American jobs on Main Street in Blacksburg, VA.
2) Silicon Valley's "Open Ecosystem" fosters more American Jobs. Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg shared an interesting statistic: while Facebook employs roughly 2,600 people, mostly in Silicon Valley, a recent search on a jobs board found over 30,000 openings for "Facebook Developers." Like many other Silicon Valley growth firms, Facebook invites third-party application developers to build new products and services.
On Friday, I also met Bob Summers, the founder of a 3-FTE start-up built on the Facebook developer platform (among others) called "Friendeo." His company has yet to officially launch but has already generated hundreds of customers. In other words, Sheryl Sandberg's Silicon Valley platform is creating jobs on Main Street in Blacksburg, VA.
3) America's "So-Lo-Mo" (social-local-mobile) industry creates jobs. In Silicon Valley, iconic venture capitalist John Doerr shared his report card on the American economy. His top-ranked category - earning an "A" - is the market for social, local, and mobile apps.
On Friday, I met Aaron and David from Modea, a world-class ad agency that's been growing 70+ percent a year for the past two years helping brands connect with their customers by harnessing the Internet, especially the mobile web. The 5-year-old firm employs 82 people in Blacksburg, and is preparing to move to an old school building capable of supporting the 200+ employees they project bringing on board in the near future.
Thanks to the leveling effect of the Internet, firms in the job-growing "So-Lo-Mo" market can create American jobs from anywhere, not just Silicon Valley. In fact, Modea fully intends to compete with the more traditional firms in its industry and has successfully relocated senior talent from New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and other metropolitan markets because the company has proven successful in Blacksburg, VA.
The President understands the importance of high-growth entrepreneurship as an important channel for job creation. Programs like Startup Americaand our "Open Innovation" work tap into the entrepreneurial spirit of the American people to commercialize research and solve big challenges in health, energy, education and manufacturing.
This is a series of innovations that will put Us to work smarter and using smart tools and smart transport systems in an integrated environment.
I like to see the day when my car will tell me as I pick my kid from school which is the nearest and efficient road systems from my house to his school. Allowing me to meet my client while I'm driving and discuss important issues on our drawings and designs. I'll be able to access my files on my IPad and this Ipad tells me when is my next meeting on my personal calendar!
Hopefully be able to talk facetime with my staff working remotely abroad and chat with their consultants too!


On International Women's Day, the Coalition for Gun Control in Canada and a wide range of organisations promoting women's safety continue their fight for the national long gun registry. According to Alberta Council of the organisation Women's Shelters, "Quite simply, the registry helps police and courts save the lives of women and children living in violence. (…) The registry saves lives by alerting police when there are guns involved in domestic violence cases, allowing these weapons to be removed before the situation escalates".


CEQA guidelines require only that a lead agency give detailed responses to comments that identify an important new matter not discussed in the draft environmental impact report or raise questions about a significant environmental issue, the Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled, allowing Orange County to proceed with a long-considered expansion of a county jail. City of Irvine v. County of Orange, No. G049527 (4th Dist. 3rd Div., July 6, 2015).
The decision in City of Irvine resolved the third unsuccessful attempt to stop Orange County's proposed expansion of the Musick Jail facility.
Orange County first prepared an EIR for the project in 1996. The plans stalled because the county did not have sufficient funding, but the project was revived in 2012. The county certified a supplemental EIR that reflected changes to the project since the original EIR had been prepared. Irvine filed a petition for writ of mandate, asserting, among other claims, that the county's responses to its comments on the draft supplemental EIR were inadequate.
The court of appeal held that the county's responses to Irvine's comments were legally adequate and, to the extent any of them might be viewed as lacking in some respect, Irvine did not demonstrate any prejudice. The court explained that the CEQA comment process can produce a better EIR by raising issues that the lead agency may have overlooked when it prepared the draft EIR. The court warned, however, that project opponents could abuse the comment process if they use it to wear down a lead agency by making onerous demands for information with the intent of delaying or derailing the project. An agency must confront comments that raise a significant environmental issue or that bring a new issue not previously addressed to the table; on the other hand, an agency need only provide brief responses to comments that are merely objections to the project itself, and a response can be sufficient if it refers to the discussion in the draft EIR of the environmental concerns raised by the comment. Based on these principles, the court concluded that the county adequately responded to Irvine's comments.
The court also rejected Irvine's argument that the county should have prepared a new EIR rather than a supplemental EIR. The court explained that the lead agency has discretion to choose whether to prepare a supplemental EIR or an entirely new EIR and that "the appropriate judicial approach is to look to the substance of the EIR, not its nominal title." The court held that the county did not abuse its discretion in choosing to prepare a supplemental EIR because many aspects of the project remained the same, and the supplemental EIR (which was several times longer than the original EIR) adequately addressed new issues and changes to the project.
Finally, the court rejected two challenges to the substance of the supplemental EIR. The court held that it was sufficient for the county to evaluate traffic impacts at the beginning and end of the project, without studying interim traffic impacts during construction. The court also held that the county properly concluded that three mitigation measures for the loss of agricultural land—purchasing agricultural conservation easements, creating a transfer-of-development-rights program, and enacting a right-to-farm ordinance—were impractical because of the "astronomical" property values and lack of agricultural land in Orange County.
Irvine demonstrates the substantial discretion that a lead agency has in preparing an EIR and the heavy burden on plaintiffs to demonstrate a prejudicial abuse of that discretion in order to successfully challenge an EIR.


I don't now about you, but whenever I read one of those cringe-worthy 'motivational quotes' imploring me to invest in myself today in order to reap some bountiful harvest tomorrow, I fester a little inside.
Yep, if I plant that seed today, I might well gather some harvest or other but tbh, this is all a little abstract for me. What exactly IS this metaphorical seed? What if you are just not feeling it? It's cold, you're tired, hungry, bored and quite frankly, lacking motivation – the drive to actually get up and do something that might make you feel better. It's not a harvest I'm after, but a little more motivation!
Being human, motivation, like most things, will wax and wane throughout the year. However this time of year it can hit us a little harder. Less daylight means it's more challenging to get out after work, go to the gym, walk the dog, start a tax return, finish a tax return! The list goes on. All I want to do is binge on Silent Witness and sleep, but I really do have others things to get done.
If you have hit a bit of a slump recently and just don't seem to have any get up and go, then don't give yourself a hard time. Instead work out what it is that you, a.would like to do, and, b.need to do. Do not bite off more than you can chew, just a few things. Write them down or pop them in your phone notes. This is your PLAN.
Here's the best bit…expect not to feel any motivation to do them at all once you first start. Expect there to be a motivation time delay!
Start on the first task, even if you do not FEEL like doing it. Complete it. Work out when you can schedule in the next thing. Complete it.
What you are doing here is GOING WITH THE PLAN AND NOT THE MOOD.
The goal is that by 'doing' you will start to develop your motivation and if you were also feeling low, it will hopefully increase your mood.
Please feel free to contribute below if you have any other ideas about motivation.
If you are feeling depressed and have been struggling with day-to-day tasks for a while, please do see your GP who can offer advice about help and support, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. You can access CBT through the NHS or privately. If you are finding it hard to do this on your own, please ask someone to go along with you or help you to refer yourself online.


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MainAll NewsInside IsraelHanukkah Gelt: 1,200-year old hoard of gold coins discovered in Yavneh, Israel
Hanukkah Gelt: 1,200-year old hoard of gold coins discovered in Yavneh, Israel
Archaeologists uncover 1,200-year-old hoard of gold coins stashed away in a clay jug. 'This could have been someone's personal savings.'
Arutz Sheva Staff, 29/12/19 20:37
The gold coins
Liat Nadav-Ziv, Israel Antiquities Authority
"Chanukah gelt" was found last week during archaeological excavations in Yavneh during excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority prior to the development of a new neighborhood at the behest of the Israel Lands Authority.
The archaeologists were surprised to discover a broken clay juglet containing gold coins dating to the Early Islamic period. The excavations revealed an ancient industrial area which was active for several hundred years, and the archaeologists suggest that the shiny treasure may have been a potter's personal "piggy bank".
"I was in the middle of cataloging a large number of artifacts we found during the excavations when all of a sudden I heard shouts of joy" said Liat Nadav-Ziv, co-director alongside Dr. Elie Haddad of the excavation on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority.
"I ran towards the shouting and saw Marc Molkondov, a veteran archaeologist of the Israel Antiquities Authority approaching me excitedly. We quickly followed him to the field where we were surprised at the sight of the treasure. This is without a doubt a unique and exciting find especially during the Chanukah holiday".
Inspection of the Yavneh gold coins conducted by Dr. Robert Kool, an expert on ancient coins at the Israel Antiquities Authority, dates the coins to the early Abbasid Period (9th century CE). Among the coins, is a gold Dinar from the reign of the Caliph Haroun A-Rashid (786-809 CE), on whom the popular story "Arabian Nights" also known as "One Thousand and One Nights" was based.
"The hoard also includes coins that are rarely found in Israel" says Dr. Kool. "These are gold dinars issued by the Aghlabid dynasty that ruled in North Africa, in the region of modern Tunisia, on behalf of the Abbasid Caliphate centered in Bagdad". "Without a doubt this is a wonderful Chanukah present for us" concluded Dr. Kool.
The large-scale excavation, carried out southeast of Tel Yavneh, revealed an unusually large amount of pottery kilns that was active at the end of the Byzantine and beginning of the Early Islamic period (7th – 9th centuries CE).
The kilns were for commercial production of store-jars, cooking pots and bowls. The gold hoard was found inside a small juglet, near the entrance to one of the kilns and according to the archaeologists could have been the potter's personal savings.
In a different area of the site, the remains of a large industrial installation were revealed dated the Persian period (4th – 5th centuries BCE) used for the production of wine.
According to Dr. Haddad of the Israel Antiquities Authority "initial analysis of the contents of the installation revealed ancient grape pips (seeds). The size and number of vats found at the site indicated that wine was produced on a commercial scale, well beyond the local needs of Yavneh's ancient inhabitants".
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Designed by Richmond visionary Lewis Ginter, The Jefferson Hotel has been an icon in the community since 1895. From the alligators that used to roam the elegant lobby to the speakeasy housed within during Prohibition, the hotel has a fascinating and unparalleled history. Playing host to cultural icons like Charles Lindbergh and F. Scott Fitzgerald and surviving the Great Depression and catastrophic fires, the hotel has remained an important landmark throughout Richmond's history. Join local historian Paul Herbert as he recounts stories of heiresses, actors, musicians and celebrities in this all-encompassing history of The Jefferson, a volume bound to delight anyone who has ever stayed within its treasured walls.


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Home Trending Crypto news Binance.US CEO calls companies not integrating crypto 'ignorant'
Binance.US CEO calls companies not integrating crypto 'ignorant'
The CEO called digital assets a "pandemic resilient" solution for businesses.
Catherine Coley, the CEO of crypto exchange Binance's United States branch, says adopting crypto may be one of the only ways for businesses to be "pandemic resilient" going forward.
In a Sept. 21 interview with Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway on Bloomberg's Odd Lots podcast, Coley said crypto had the ability to offer "uses beyond speculation" wherein investors could engage in e-commerce transactions, drive new businesses, and other real-world applications like mortgages:
"If you're building a company in the next five years and you do not consider digital assets as a component, you're going into this in an ignorant way. It's an adoption case that is pandemic resilient."
The CEO said going forward, companies should take their cues from cryptocurrency, which has made conversations about money more digestible for the average person but also more accessible to professionals in traditional finance.
"This is an industry that is reaching a significantly different audience than finance," said Coley. "I've been able to stay off the streets because of crypto and there is so much benefit in that, that people underestimate."
Coley has served as the CEO of Binance.US since 2019. In the last month, the exchange announced it had cleared regulatory hurdles to expand its operations to Florida, Alabama, and Georgia. New legislation may make it possible for the exchange to open its doors to all traders in the U.S. by 2021.
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La Messaria (, in turco: Mesarya) è una vasta e fertile pianura alluvionale situata nella parte settentrionale dell'isola di Cipro (in gran parte sul territorio dell'autoproclamata Repubblica Turca di Cipro del Nord). Si estende dalla Baia di Morfou a ovest fino alla baia di Famagosta a est. La pianura è delimitata dalla catena montuosa di Kyrenia o Pentadactylos a nord e dai monti del Troodos a sud. Questa posizione tra le montagne le dà il nome: in greco Μεσαορία significa "tra i monti", da mesa (mezzo) e ori (montagne).

Essa è bagnata dal fiume Pedieos, sulle rive del quale si trova la capitale dell'isola, Nicosia. Coltivata a grano, patate, agrumi e ortaggi, la Messaria è anche il cuore agricolo di Cipro.

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La Messaria è il nome dato all'ampio tratto di pianura che si estende sull'isola dalla baia di Famagosta a est a quella di Morphou a ovest, con una lunghezza di 96 km e una larghezza che varia da 16 a 32 km. Essa è delimitata a sud dalle montagne del Troodos e a nord dalla catena montuosa di Kyrenia (Pentadaktylos). Ha una superficie di circa 1000 km². Si eleva sino a un'altitudine di 325 m, con un'elevazione media di circa 100 m. Ci sono diversi fiumi e altri corsi d'acqua che attraversano questa pianura, ma nessuno di essi ha acque perenni.

I torrenti che la attraversano hanno regime invernale, scendono dalla catena meridionale e raggiungono il mare dopo averla attraversata. Il Pedieos e lo lalias (Yialias, Idalias) perdono la maggior parte delle loro acque di piena nelle paludi di Salamina, vicino alla baia di Famagosta. Il Pedias nasce vicino a Machaira e passa vicino a Nicosia. Esso scorreva attraverso la città prima di essere deviato dai Veneziani. Il Lalias nasce molto vicino alla sorgente del Pedias, passa attraverso Nisou, Dali (l'antica Idalion) e Pyroi, e attraversa la Messaria in una direzione più o meno parallela al Pedias. Un torrente più piccolo ma più costante è il Cares (Clarios), che scorre dalle pendici del Troodos e sfocia in mare nella baia di Morfou.

Le pianure alluvionali al centro dell'isola sono per la maggior parte il prodotto di successive precipitazioni e inondazioni che hanno portato giù dalle montagne immense quantità di detriti leggeri che sono stati sparsi sulle terre più basse. Ciò è avvenuto principalmente per opera della mano dell'uomo, nel tentativo  di colmare le paludi, metodo praticato da tempo immemorabile. Questo ha portato al generale innalzamento della superficie terrestre e, incidentalmente, alla bonifica naturale di molti ettari di terra nelle parti più basse della Messaria, che una volta erano rami del mare.

In greco la parola "Mesaoria" (a volte scritto "Mesarya"), significa "tra le montagne". Per la maggior parte, la Messaria è una pianura piatta e spoglia, con pochi alberi tranne quelli piantati come frangivento. È il cuore agricolo di Cipro, ma dipende completamente dalle piogge invernali e dall'irrigazione per la sua acqua, il che limita la produzione. È anche la regione più popolata dell'isola, con decine di villaggi e molte delle città più grandi, compresa la capitale Nicosia.

A causa della deforestazione, gran parte della Messaria è coperta di "Kafkalla", che è un termine locale che si riferisce al carbonato di calcio che è stato compattato in uno strato compatto di argilla. Le uniche piante che crescono bene su questa superficie sono rapidamente mangiate dagli animali da pascolo, il che ha notevolmente aggravato l'erosione del suolo.

La pianura, che ha un clima subtropicale semi-arido, può essere molto calda in estate, con massime diurne che non scendono sotto i 40 °C. Le precipitazioni in pianura sono notevolmente inferiori a quelle delle montagne, ma negli ultimi anni sono state costruite numerose dighe e sistemi di irrigazione per catturare il deflusso idrico dalle montagne.

Storia
Venti milioni di anni fa Cipro era in realtà formata da due isole, che oggi sono diventate le catene montuose di Kyrenia e del Troodos. Circa un milione di anni fa emerse la pianura di Messaria, dando origine all'attuale isola di Cipro. In vari momenti, i livelli mutevoli del mar Mediterraneo hanno coperto ed esposto la pianura; essa nella sua forma attuale risale alla fine del Pleistocene.

I primi tentativi di coltivazione della pianura risalgono al neolitico. In epoca classica tutto il centro dell'isola era coperto da fitte foreste. La maggior parte di queste furono abbattute a metà del I secolo a.C. per fornire legno alla marina tolemaica. Inoltre, molto legno venne raccolto per fornire energia all'estrazione del rame. Tuttavia, nel tardo sedicesimo secolo la pianura ospitava ancora significative zone forestali. Oggi, le uniche aree forestali rimaste sono sulle montagne circostanti, in particolare la catena del Troodos.

Come evidenziato da un documento papale del 1196,  dal XII secolo la regione orientale della Messaria era punteggiata da una fitta rete di villaggi. A quel tempo la pianura era la prima regione agricola dell'isola.

Una singola linea ferroviaria di 2 piedi e 6 pollici di scartamento fu costruita per tutta la lunghezza della pianura, da Famagosta a Nicosia (36 miglia) e poi a Karavostasi, sulla baia di Morphou (altre 34 miglia). I lavori furono iniziati nel 1904 e Nicosia (la capitale) fu collegata il 21 ottobre 1905. La linea fu chiusa nel 1951.

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Cut Red Onion in half lengthwise through the root. Slice 1/8 in slices from half of the red onion.
Slice Fresh Mozzarella into 1/4 inch slices.
Remove Breast from Rotisserie chicken. Peel off skin. Cut Chicken Breast in half lengthwise. Turn Chicken Breast one-quarter turn and slice 1/4 inch slices across the grain. Marinate cubed Chicken Breast in about 1/4 cup of the BBQ Sauce.
Spread Pizza Dough across light oiled Pizza Pan until it reaches your desired size and shape.
Top with the remaining BBQ Sauce.
Add the Fresh Mozzarella Slices.
Add the marinated Chicken Breast, Red Onion slices, chopped Bacon and sliced Jalapeño Peppers.
Bake at 475°F for about 10 minutes or until the toppings are thoroughly cooked and cheese has melted over the toppings. If using a pizza stone, slide it off the stone after about 4 minutes.
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In this tutorial, we will create our own snowing effect in scene. I must say that, you can use "Light Snow" system in standard assets of Unity. We will create a snow effect with it too at the end of this post but first I will show you how to create it manually. I guess you see the "Particle System" in create menu. Do you know how it works? when you add a particle system in scene, you get an object just like a cube or sphere but it includes many particles. These particles move upward as default. Change its angle and make them move downward like snowing.
It is like snowing ha? Nope. It's just some idiot sphere things fall effect. Now we're going to edit their movement. When you select particle system, you see some features under Particle System title in Inspector window.
In this feature window, you can edit time options, color etc. For its color, we use white because snow is white. Anyway, you can change these values and you can see how they work. In this tutorial, we need to change Max. Particles value. 999999 value gives us a snow effect like blizzard. You can use lower or higher values to change snowing density. Lets take a look at other features.
Rate value in Emission is also affects snowing density. Be careful, if you give a very high value such as 99999, your program can be locked and you may lose your progress. 999 is enough for a snowing effect. Cone shape is fit for this effect. Edit its angle and radius for your scene.
Now give a real snow view to our particle system. Change material with a snow flake image. I use a standard image. That's all.
As I said, you can use the ready-to-use snow effect of Unity. Import particles package and add Light Snow particle system in your scene (Standard Assets>Particles>Misc>Light Snow). Change its values as seen below.


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The 'Avengers' Help Disney Donate $5 Million to Children's Hospitals
Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow and more were all there for the announcement
By City News Service	• Published at 3:34 pm on April 5, 2019
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Disneyland officials announced today a donation of about $5 million in cash and toys to American children's hospitals.
The stars of 'the Avengers' announced the donation of $1 million in cash from Disney and about $4 million worth in toys.
Disneyland officials, flanked by the "Avengers," announced on Friday a donation of about $5 million in cash and toys to children's hospitals across the country as a way to kick off the latest installment of the superhero film franchise.
The stars of "Avengers: Endgame," including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd and Brie Larson, were at Disney California Adventure Park to announce the launching of Avengers Universe Unites, a philanthropic effort to benefit the company's Disney Team of Heroes, which caters to seriously ill children worldwide.
The stars announced the donation of $1 million in cash from Disney and about $4 million worth in toys from the Lego Group, Hasbro, Funko and Amazon to be sent to kids in children's hospitals throughout the U.S.
"The superheroes in Avengers personify traits like courage, perseverance, bravery and hope -- the same traits countless kids and their families in children's hospitals exhibit every day," Walt Disney Company Chairman and Chief Executive Robert A. Iger said. "We are grateful to have the Avengers cast take time out of their day to be a part of this effort to lift spirits and bring comfort to children during a difficult time."
The stars joined in with children from Boys & Girls Clubs of Anaheim and Garden Grove in frolicking with a LEGO project while Amazon handed out movie-related toys.
"Nobody understands magical experiences better than Disney, and we've been proud to partner with them in bringing those experiences to kids in children's hospitals for more than 20 years," said Adam Garone, chief executive of Starlight Children's Foundation. "From delivering hospital care packages, to storytelling through Starlight Xperience virtual reality, to our recent Disney-themed Starlight Gowns, millions of seriously ill children have benefited from our amazing relationship together. And with this donation, even more kids will get to experience the magic of Disney."
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28th Safar is the grim date on the Islamic calendar that represents the passing away of Muhammad e Mustafa (S.A.W.W) and his grandson Hasan ibn Ali (A.S). No words can ever do justice to the life and character of Rasool e Khuda Muhammad (S.A.W.W). Through him, Allah showered his kindness and blessings on the people of this world. There is no way to sum up the life of Muhammad (S.A.W.W) except perhaps by a Hadith narrated by himself when a group of companions asked him to curse the infidels, and his response was: "I am not sent for this; nor was I sent but as mercy to mankind."
The life of Muhammad (A.S) is a beacon of light for all mankind. Allah says in the Quran: "O Prophet! Indeed We have sent you as a beholder (witness) and a bearer of glad tidings and a warner. And as a summoner to Allah by His permission, and as an illuminating light. And give glad tidings to the believers that they will have a great bounty from Allah". (33:45-47) Indeed, as Muhammad (S.A.W.W) said about Islam that: "(Islam) is spacious (and has room for relaxation), and I have been sent with an easy and straightforward religion." This fact coupled with Quran`s statement that "There is no compulsion in religion ..." (2:256) shows us that Allah sent down his most complete religion and bestowed his blessings on mankind through his most beloved messenger, Muhammad (S.A.W.W).
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A$ to remain firm and rise from these low levels.
Since the first publication of Dawes Points in 2013 the theme has been a global economic boom that would involve strong equity markets and commodities and weaker global bond markets and would lead to a higher A$ and a very much higher gold price.
These projections were made against a backdrop of falling commodity markets, falling resources equity markets, a continual avalanche of negative commentaries on China and the `Greater Depression' unfolding in the US.
This oncoming Dawes Points benign environment would simply support a very robust Australian resources sector with a strong A$ that would keep everyone honest and to increase the wealth of all Australians.
The concept of a financial Armageddon was rejected and the driver of a strong US$ gold price would be demand/supply and not gold's role as the asset of last resort in some sort of collapse.
It is pleasing to see that most of projections have come to pass. The US, German and most major Asian equity markets have continued to rise and even managed to produce new rally and/or all time highs in this Dec Qtr 2018. The recent correction should be just a correction.
Economic growth is strong and commodities are rising from their previous lows as they achieve continuing record high consumption levels and limited new supply. Even iron ore seems to be on its way to the forecast (Dawes Points #51 July 2016) of new highs over the next few years.
The Dawes Points Wave View is still looking very good although it is taking longer than expected.
The impact of good economic data on the Australian resources industry has been mixed. It has generally disappointed in share market performance and has suffered from low market participation and, in my view, from a complete misallocation of capital. Why is it that the A$2800bn in superannuation money is so risk averse and unsupportive of new resource or agricultural investment in Australia?
The market requires more participants and capital to more accurately reflect the underlying value generated by managers in the current commodity environment.
The big companies have reported strong earnings, balance sheets and dividends but market interest has been limited. From my long experience in this Australian Resources Market it has been perpetually clear that it is truly a rising US$ gold price that really drives market interest. And we are waiting.
Shortages in nickel, rare earths, uranium, graphite, cobalt, iron ore, oil or copper can provide short term fluctuations and excitement in a particular sector but it is the US$ gold price that brings in investors to expand the overall market participation.
So hence the preoccupation with the meanderings in gold prices.
The long term view for us here starts with the abandonment of the 1944 Bretton Woods Agreement in August 1971 when President Nixon shut the convertibility of US dollars into gold in August 1971 and thereby ending the Gold Standard. This allowed currencies to float and gold to determine its own level. It also allowed politicians and bureaucrats to play and meddle with currency and bonds.
This graphic says after the 1980 US$887/oz gold price highs, a 20 year pullback brought gold back to sub US$250/oz in 2000/2001 before resuming the bull run.
The 2011 downtrend has been clearly broken but US$ gold has pulled back to retest that downtrend. This action is very positive even if the 2001-2018 uptrend has apparently been broken.
Notable here is that the time frames involved in gold moves are substantial and for many, patience does run out.
It is now late 2018 so we have had a bullmarket that began almost 20 years ago, the most recent spike high was over seven years ago and we have had five years of trench warfare in the US$1050-1375 range.
This five year base has been grinding and the trench warfare has discouraged many investors and followers.
Nevertheless, as discussed previously, markets often exhibit a symmetry and in this five year base we had about 30 months from the July 2013 low to the important December 2015 low. It was a further ~30 months from that Dec 2015 low until the August 2018 low.
So to keep this symmetry we should see US$ gold meander but then move up to ~US$1370 for another test, then a short pullback and then hopefully much higher.
Time frame is about 3-4 months, but, who knows. The runups in 2017 were suggesting breakouts then but we saw no follow through then so we do have to just wait.
Gold also broke the April 2018 downtrend after forming and breaking out from a wedge. This is very constructive.
When US$ Gold does break out of this trading range, the speed and the price level in gold, will, in my view be powerful and high.
So what will be the drivers?
The Dawes Points view has been that demand from China and India has been absorbing all available gold from the West leaving it underweight and `short'. This demand is likely to continue and also grows with rising living standards so that there will soon be very little freely saleable gold left in the West and thereby this demand will be driving the US$ gold price much higher.
The demand numbers are large. Above ground gold is generally estimated at around 180,000 tonnes being all the gold ever mined. The demand from China and India since 2008 has been 26,000 tonnes or 14% of all gold in existence. Annual demand exceeds Western mine production.
Global gold mine production of gold is about 3300 tonnes of which China contributes around 400t and Russia about 260t leaving the West producing about 2650t.
Recycled gold scrap is about 1200tpa.
Western demand for gold in the form of bars, coin, jewellery, industrial demand is around 1500tpa and Central banks are buying about 500-600tpa. So this is at least 2,000tpa leaving only 1700-1800t surplus.
The data shows Asia is importing over 3,000tpa. With the transfer of so much gold to Asia the net market in the West has been in demand/supply deficit over well over 1,000tpa for the past few years with the drawdown of gold coming from Western inventories from wherever.
Strong evidence of this is available in gold flows of 400oz London Bullion Market bars from the UK to Switzerland to be refined into 1kg bars for delivery to Asia. Little evidence is available of the flow of these 1k bars back to the West.
The overall market is now in Deficit on the basis of this supply demand model.
So the gold market is in this Deficit position with gold buying being `met' by sales of futures contracts that have no real physical backing.
Hence, seeing the net position as well as 3000tpa to China and India it is clear that the West has been running down its available gold inventory. Who used to own this inventory and is there any left?
Demand/Supply should soon lead to a short cover rally in gold that should bring prices up to US$1375 and then drive it much, much higher very quickly.
Gold ETFs are expected to see rising holdings in a rising gold market so this will add even further price pressure.
It has already been noted that gold in US$ has already broken its 2011 downtrend.
Gold in Swiss Francs has also broken its downtrend as has gold in British Pounds.
However, gold has not broken this downtrend in Euros (but it is certainly getting ready to do just that).
Nor in A$, but also the trendline break seems to be very close.
Australian gold mining producers have done very well.
However, the gold price in various currencies is really relating to the US$ itself.
Where are we going here with this US$ Index? I really don't know.
This DXY Index at 97.38 is still below the 2017 high of around 104 and the technical pattern here provides no real indication of future direction.
However, there are several factors worth noting here that may influence future levels of the US$.
It is hard to see a strong currency when its bonds are falling.
The Euro makes up 57% of the DXY and debt problems from Italy et al may weaken that currency.
Whatever is happening it is more likely to be inflationary outcome than a deflationary outcome.
The next few months might clarify these issues as well and take the pre-occupation with US issues and bring the focus back to the Australian mining sector.
The A$ gold price has averaged above A$1600 for a number of years and has helped the Australian gold sector to mine profitably again.
There is also a renewed vigour in the Australian Gold Mining Sector that is a testament not just to a higher A$ gold price but also to the entrepreneurial skills of the sector and the recognition of the still substantial potential of the Yilgarn Archean Greenstone Belt in WA that produces over 50% of Australia's gold mine output.
The activity is most impressive and gold mine production is increasing.
Australia's gold mine production will exceed 300tonnes (~10moz) in 2018 and looks set to climb further in the next few years. Quarterly data up to June 2018 shows this clearly.
In addition, several new mines in 2018/19 will add significantly to output with Kirkland Lake's Fosterville likely to bring as much as another 300,000oz in 2019 from the Swan Zone (1.16moz @ 61g/t!) alone with stope ore grades of over 70g/t and average mill grades close to 30g/t.
2018 should also see record gold output and exceeding the previous high of 3012 in 1997.
Dawes Points also sees considerable potential in WA coming from the Pilbara as well as the Yilgarn.
New important hard rock resources have been established by De Grey Mining, Callidus and Kairos that are showing the Pilbara can deliver orogenic gold.
The Pilbara Gold Conglomerates also have very great potential and I am a believer here. Novo Resources may actually have three mining operations underway by the end of 2019.
The use of ore sorters is likely to significantly lower processing costs by reducing the tonnage to be treated. Conglomerate grades of even 1-2g/t can be significantly upgraded for mills having to treat just, say, 15% of the ore feed and yet recover 70-85% of the gold.
Don't rule out another 1-2mozpa coming from the Pilbara conglomerates at very low operating costs into 2020 and beyond.
I made a presentation on the Pilbara Gold Conglomerates at the Precious Metals Investment Symposium in Perth last month. The data is compelling. Copies available on request.
The key gold producers on ASX have also been providing an impressive growth trajectory with a selected group of 21 companies providing 4.5moz production in FY18 giving a 13% CAGR since FY14.
Northern Star, Regis, Evolution, St Barbara and Saracen have provided most of the growth.
Australia's biggest gold producer Newcrest has had a few technical issues that have limited its production growth but have produced another 2.3moz from its mines in Australia and elsewhere.
The pace of exploration is also picking up with nominal exploration expenditures likely to make new highs during 2018.
The commitment to exploration and development has seen the JORC Resources of these 21 key companies grow by 30% over the past four years to 135moz at an average CAGR of 7% with the share of Measured and Indicated rising from 63% to 70%. This is net growth after annual production which is now over that 4.5mozpa. Newcrest hasn't been so fortunate but has one of the world's largest resources base with very long mine life at Cadia and Lihir and its time will come soon.
This resources growth is almost always extending mine lives, not just adding new projects.
Reserves have risen faster and for these 21 key companies are now 70% higher at 50moz than in 2014 with a 14% CAGR.
Over the past four years, these 21 stocks in this sector have added almost 40moz give a net increase of 20moz after producing over 19moz.
Again Newcrest is consolidating its resource and reserve base but has numerous exploration plays that should add significantly to resources and reserves over the next few years.
These companies have reported excellent earnings and balance sheets are now in extraordinarily good shape with cash levels unheard of in the Australian mining industry over the past 30 years. CRA, MIM, NBH, WPL, STO etc never had these cash levels in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. It was usually debt that was the key feature of their balance sheets.
Strong cashflows and good balance sheets allow continuing capital reinvestment and also a robust dividend stream.
The dividend flow has been steadily rising as EVN, NST and RRL have paid out an increasing share of earnings and SBM, OGC and NCM have returned to the dividend paying list.
The very profitable East Kundana Joint Venture between NST and TBR/RND has resulted in some very good earnings numbers and shareholder activism has forced a special dividends of a gross A$250m (before TBR/RND cross shareholdings). Many MPS clients received TBR dividends in excess of their entry prices for the shares!
Investors who picked up on Dawes Points mantra that `gold stocks will be better dividend stocks than banks' have done well.
The ASX S&P All Ordinaries Gold Index has performed well since the Nov 2014 low but it has failed to properly reflect the Australian Gold Industry.
The 2011 downtrend has been broken here as well and has done a good retest of the downtrend and is now ready to head higher again.
Australian Gold Stocks have been leading the world in the current reflation after bottoming in November 2014 and after the pull back from the July 2016 highs the XGD is moving up to test the 5300 level again.
This has been a very volatile market so getting the timing right is very important.
A break through 5300 should signal a strong push through with the Gold Sector being well backed by production growth, resources increases and earnings with good balance sheets and rising dividends to further help drive this market.
However, a strong US$ Gold Price makes it all happen much faster.
This Correction Graphic shows that this XGD Gold Index is still playing catch up to the previous highs in 2011.
As noted, this ASX S&P XGD Index does not reflect the Australian Gold Industry and the large weighting to major gold producer Newcrest together with some irrelevant companies like Alacer distorts the true picture further.
It also gives no relevance to exploration companies or smaller companies.
This unweighted index of ten important Australian based companies with predominantly Australian production has totally outperformed the XGD Index but also Australian based companies with offshore gold production.
Being on board the Terrific Ten led by Northern Star has been the place to be but many stocks outside this Index have performed worse than even the offshore producers.
Ask me about the stocks that might be best for your portfolios.
The Australian gold sector is certainly outperforming its North American counterparts where the XAU is really struggling. This graphic suggests (who can really tell here!) a further test of the downtrend but it seems constructive.
Nth American Gold Stocks are pretty well despised and ignored by investors there and are at horrendous lows against the S&P 500 general market. A wedge is forming so there might be some strength showing through over the new few months.
Don't forget this long term relationship between the XAU and the US$/A$ rate.
And then what this looks like with the 1913 105 year downtrend only ~US$0.05 away at a time when calls for a lower A$ are ringing.
And you might to ask yourself what does this mean for the world if the A$ against the Euro breaks this wedging and jumps up sharply?
And here, also wedging against the British Pound?
It probably means gold's strength will soon be showing.
I own NST, TBR, KLA, BLK RIO, BHP mentioned in this report.


Birgit Erni will present the Department of Statistical Science seminar with a talk entitled "Lagged Response and Timing of Events in Environmental Time Series".
When did the pollen season start and can we find an interval estimate for this?
How to deal with lagged response for predicting daily pollen counts?
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Q: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic, nVidea Quadro NVS 280 PCi, Eizo S1921 Dual Screen (Twin View) Slow Window Draws I have been following this Tutorial to get dual monitors working on my box
http://www.dwasifar.com/?p=862&cpage=1#comment-5727
It works! However, when ever I move a window, the redraw of that window takes 3-8 seconds.
Even moving the window takes the same amount of time
Is this being done in software rather than the nVidea hardware? The windows themselves do not respond.
I have seen a few old threads but no relevant fixes - If anyone could suggest a fix I would very much appreciate it.
I have tried:
sudo nvidea-xconfig
sudo nvidia-settings

Then configure TwinView go to save the config... and the error unable to parse xorg.conf file and the error in the console
VALIDATION ERROR: Data incomplete in file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
Undefined Device "null" referenced by Screen "Configured Screen Device"

Segmentation fault

A: run glxinfo and locate this line
"OpenGL renderer string: "
if it says Mesa then it's software rendering
did you install the proprietary driver for nvidia? if you go System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers does it list your card in the dialog?

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Aspects for the week beginning 10 November 2019
The Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Tom Watson, resigned last week, leaving a gaping hole at its centre. Since his appointment, he has held together hopes from the moderates in his party, and acted as a reminder to the hard left that other points of view exist. This has come at a crucial time for the Party, at the start of the election campaign.
I wrote about his birth chart in 2015 when he was appointed to the post:
"Tom Watson, the front runner, has the politician's Sun Sign, Capricorn. He could be strident, with Sun exactly square Mars, and may need to polish up his people skills. Venus opposite Jupiter also points to possible social gaucheness. Saturn conjunct Chiron in Pisces could point to health weaknesses, which hopefully may not interfere with his career path…His natal Saturn opposes Uranus (the personal earthquake aspect) so he does not have an easy chart, and therefore not an easy path in life or easy relationships particularly. If he has overcome all these obstacles in his personality, he may have acquired unique skills. His strengths do lie in an exact sextile between Uranus and Neptune – the ability to grasp and work with complexity and subtlety, and Saturn exactly trine Neptune (the ability to harmoniously bring together practicality and spiritual values). He too has the Teacher Archetype (Mercury closely trine his natal North Node), and some healing qualities (Chiron closely trine Neptune)."
I would add that Jupiter trine Saturn in his chart provides balance (needed in the role he played), and that the exact Saturn-Uranus opposition illustrates the great difficulty he had trying to bring the different sides together.
Chequered Career
Tom Watson began working for the Labour Party in 1993, and subsequently worked on the 1997 campaign. In 2006 he became Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence. A few months after his appointment, he signed a letter to Tony Blair urging his resignation. In the event, it was Tom who resigned. His transits at that resignation were Uranus sextile his natal North Node (a necessary karmic break), and Pluto square his natal Uranus (drastic change).
In 2011 he was a member of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, and as such he played a role in the questioning at the Committee session about the News International phone hacking scandal. His transits at that time were confrontational: Mars square his natal Pluto, and Saturn square his natal Mercury.
When Labour lost the election in May 2015, Tom immediately announced his resolve to stand for the post of Deputy Leader. Among other transits, Jupiter was square his Nodal Axis (a competition), Mars was trine his Uranus (igniting a spark), and Uranus was square his Sun (a strong desire for change).
Tom was elected Deputy Leader on 12th September 2015, at the same time that Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader, and they have been uneasy partners. Under Jeremy Corbyn, the Party has leaned significantly to the left, while Tom tried to represent the moderates. At the time of their election, Tom's transits were not markedly strong, save that Pluto was trine exactly his North Node of karma (a stormy but necessary path). Jeremy Corbyn's own transits were difficult, with three significant exact squares.
Tom is reported to have lost 7 stones in weight in order to bring his diabetic condition into remission. At the time he started his diet, in the summer of 2017, Pluto was on his natal Sun (urging transformation) and Saturn was square his natal Chiron (anxiety about a health condition). I don't think he publicized his efforts, but by the time he did (in September 2019), I hardly recognized him. He has been evangelical since about the effects of healthy eating and exercise in ameliorating this prevalent condition. Uranus was square to his natal Venus, completely changing his image (a drastic change to his form).
Tom was directly affected this year by the outcome of the trial of Carl Beech, who was found to have lied about sexual crimes by certain high profile politicians. In earlier years, Tom had supported the investigation, believing there was some truth to Carl Beech's allegations. Tom was severely criticized for this, and the left wing of the party continued to clamour for his resignation. At the time Carl Beech was found guilty, Neptune was sextile Tom's natal Sun, and Pluto was sextile his natal Chiron. He survived the scandal politically, but it must have shaken him, and been a factor in his decision to resign now. With the Sun exactly square Mars in his chart, he does not shirk confrontation.
His transits for the announcement of his leaving this week include the Sun on his South Node (a karmic need), and Jupiter square his natal Saturn and Uranus opposition (a liberation). The opposition in his natal chart may be seen as symbolic of the balancing role he had to play – the Old Labour (Saturn) versus the New (Uranus), or ironically New Labour (Uranus) versus Old Socialism (Saturn). There might be other permutations of that…! He is releasing himself from a yoke around his neck. But even more to the point, Pluto is trine his natal Pluto (self-empowerment!) There are so many things he wants to do in his life at this juncture, leaving for "personal reasons". He is a gym instructor, he has written a book, he wants to support the Labour Party in a different capacity, he wants to help diabetics (the fulfilment of his Neptune-Chiron trine).
I am not sure who is going to fill the vacuum left by Tom Watson's departure, or what the effect on the party will be, or the effect on the upcoming election. But like so many weary politicians at this time, he is deciding to try and live a more normal life.
In the early hours of this morning, Mercury was sextile Pluto. This, combined with yesterday's Saturn-Neptune sextile, should make for profound gains in your life. Mercury sextile Pluto is particularly suited to deep study and communication. Mercury of course is currently retrograde, and I note that the last time it was sextile with Pluto was the day the Commons sat on a Saturday for an all-day discussion on Brexit. I am not sure much was achieved, but a lot of views were aired, and a lot of those views were heartfelt.
Tomorrow (Monday 11th), as today, there will be all sorts of events to commemorate war veterans. The Sun will be conjunct Mercury at 18 degrees Scorpio, which concentrates the mind forensically. 93-year old veteran Harry Billinge sat on the BBC breakfast sofa the other morning, summing up what he thought was wrong with the world, in the light of his war experiences and the wisdom of his age. It must seem bizarre to these war veterans, the state of the world that we are in now. The Sun conjunct Mercury brings clarity whatever sign it is in, but in Scorpio that clarity goes deeper than most. Conversations may produce revelations.
All this Scorpio energy may be stirring up the feelings, and awareness from your unconscious mind, and this may combine with Tuesday's (12th) Full Moon in Taurus to stir your emotions, and possibly also bring about resolve in an issue you care passionately about (Taurus and Scorpio are Fixed signs). If you are of an artistic bent, you can plough this feeling into your creativity.
In the early evening, Mars will be sextile Jupiter, a more straightforward combination of energy and enthusiasm, so a good way to employ excess feeling in an absorbing leisure activity of your choice. You'll be able to find that extra drive, for what you are wanting to achieve, or go that extra mile even after a demanding day at work. Boris Johnson may be able to whack a microwave meal in his oven… (a reference to one of his recent speeches).
Wednesday (13th) brings an opportunity for dedication, focus and precision in our mental work or documentation, with a sextile between Mercury and Saturn. This is a constructive aspect, but may be a little dry; you might want to put some music on in the background, something soothing and non-intrusive, such as Simply Red or Leonard Cohen (suitably serious). Perhaps Ravel's Bolero, on replay. Let me know your own suggestions. This aspect is also good for planning.
In the early evening, the Sun sextiles Pluto (the fourth sextile of the week, which is helpful). This continues the theme of delving deep into our psyche and into the issues which need solving in our world, and finding holistic solutions. It is a profound aspect which may help to show us the direction we need to solve our collective problems, and understanding the meaning behind our dilemmas.
Very late that evening, we have a gift, in the form of Mercury trine Neptune. All the deep searching of the week may result in some mental inspiration, going forward. It might be as you are drifting off to sleep, that your mind lights on a problem-solving space which brings transcendent wisdom (you never know!). This may be a way to bring harmony in relationships, or special artistry to your creations. You may go on a spiritual journey. Write down any precious insights that come to you…
For on Thursday (14th) Venus squares Neptune and relationships and art may be thrown into confusion. You may misread someone's motives, or someone may misread yours. Be as clear as you can emotionally, and seek to look through illusions.
The week in bullet points:
Today – deep study
Tomorrow – crystal clarity; energy + enthusiasm
Wednesday – concentration; delving deep; transcendence
Thursday – confused feelings
Date: Nov 10th, 2019 · Comments RSS · Tags: News
2 Responses to "Aspects for the week beginning 10 November 2019"
Sarah Berry Says:
Hi Lana
I may be too weary to contemplate politics clearly. All I can picture is a sinking ship and the scuttling sound of deserting rats …
Thanks for continuing to bother writing all the same.
Meanwhile, in our real world, some complex aspects. May require re reading I think as the week progresses.
I hope we all manage to avoid illusions.
lana_admin Says:
Dear Sarah
I can understand your weariness around politics; there's a lot of it about.
The aspects are deep this week, but largely benign.
Yes we'll be working on those illusions!


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2015 opens as a new challenge for Guillermo as an artist. He has made the decision to become a full time studio artist. As of April 1, his focus has been on his artwork and his self-employment. During this year NDCA funds will assist with new sculptures being produced, a new body of work that will be created, and a series of stronger pieces that will take his artwork to the next level. Characters such as the Baby Devils and Puzzle Sculptures will evolve. The quality of the new sculptures will allow entering to more national and international exhibitions. These exhibits are located hundreds of miles away from Grand Forks and crates will need to be built for shipping of artwork. In October of 2015 Guillermo will have a solo exhibition at the Uptown Gallery in Fargo, ND. It will be the first time where most of this new body of work will be displayed. This year will be challenging, stimulating and productive for Guillermo, however he is determined to make it a successful story.
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A long time ago I was dubbed, I forget by who, "the hardest working blogger at CPAC".
I have always been proud of that title and every year at CPAC I have done my utmost to continue to earn this title I was given. This was not only for the sake of said title but for the sake of DaWife who was home working and unable to take a week to go to Washington. Thus it has been a very rare thing to see me at a CPAC party, my nights are usually spent uploading video, scheduling posts for said video or recording my DaTechGuy's Midnight Court segments till late in the morning. And, as oldtime bloggers will attest when I've been seen at parties in the past I have had my laptop with me and been seen sitting on the floor with a can of soda and a plate of food next to me as I continue to work.
This year had a different dynamic for two reasons, the first being that the Gaylord National Harbor forbade me from doing the midnight court in the lobby as I had done the year before (apparently a guest complained) and since DaMidnight court was predicated on grabbing interviews with people returning from events late, setting up on radio row would not do, so I dropped it.
Secondly for the first time ever at CPAC I had company.
Oh not the normal company of other bloggers sharing a room or hanging out. This year I had family.
When I first secured my hotel room thanks the generosity of my readers and the sudden reversal of my working fortunes I asked my wife if she wanted to accompany me, she declined citing February in DC, however my two sons jumped at the chance to go to DC.
It was a big win for them, they had a base to operate from while seeing Washington, the use of the rental to hit DC and because they came as my assistants they were credentialed press giving them access to the press area which gave them not only an excellent view of the President's speech but a chance to see the MSM up close as they reacted to it (more on that later).
For me the plan was pretty much the same, shoot interviews, upload videos and use my questions to establish the parameters of the President's support and the chances for the GOP in November. CPAC would be what it always was, 12 – 15 hour days or more with a few minutes taken to eat here and there.
The presence of these young men however changed this a bit and each in his own way.
[caption id="attachment_105600" align="alignleft" width="150"] Bob and Edith's Alexandra VA[/caption]My oldest is the analytical one. He pointed out things I was missing in interviews in terms of lighting, angels and poses particularly when I was in front of the camera rather than behind it. It's a constant struggle to see what's in front of you, that fresh set of eyes made a big difference. He also suggested directions of inquiry and took notes as he observed the media during the Trump speech, the results of which you will see as a guest post in the near future.
In other words, he make sure that I was OUTSIDE the activist/msm/news/blogger bubble for at least a few hours. This not only decreased my tension level immensely but it provided me the chance to speak to actual Marylanders and Virginians who were not there specifically to serve me as a CPAC convention goer and thus more free to be themselves and give their own opinions in conversation.
Furthermore on the final day my sons and I joined Nice Deb, Stacy McCain and others for the final day of the Unsustainable Bartab party put on by the Four Tier Strategies people. In the past I might put a pro-forma appearance at something like this but this time I stayed, introducing my sons around, speaking to friends and sharing a song or two with Stacy & CO as the sober songbird of the bunch (I'm sure there is video of that on the net somewhere) or put simply I relaxed and I'm sure my body which is almost a decade older than when I attended my first CPAC is the better for it.
There was a cost to this of course. I didn't take my laptop with me to the diner, or to VUK or to the party so I wasn't uploading and editing. This is why I find myself on my day off from work scheduling posts that a year ago would have already been done by now.
It will be for you, dear reader to decide if I have still earned my old title based on the volume of work and there will be a month's worth of posts to back up that old claim.
But looking back at it a week later from my own bed I'm very pleased these young men decided to come with me, not only because I'm always pleased to spend time with my sons, but because on reflect I can say with certainty that both in terms of labor and in psyche I had a better CPAC this year because of them.
A long time ago I was dubbed, I forget by who, "the hardest working blogger at CPAC".
I have always been proud of that title and every year at CPAC I have done my utmost to continue to earn this title I was given. This was not only for the sake of said title but for the sake of DaWife who was home working and unable to take a week to go to Washington. Thus it has been a very rare thing to see me at a CPAC party, my nights are usually spent uploading video, scheduling posts for said video or recording my DaTechGuy's Midnight Court segments till late in the morning. And, as oldtime bloggers will attest when I've been seen at parties in the past I have had my laptop with me and been seen sitting on the floor with a can of soda and a plate of food next to me as I continue to work.
This year had a different dynamic for two reasons, the first being that the Gaylord National Harbor forbade me from doing the midnight court in the lobby as I had done the year before (apparently a guest complained) and since DaMidnight court was predicated on grabbing interviews with people returning from events late, setting up on radio row would not do, so I dropped it.
Secondly for the first time ever at CPAC I had company.
Oh not the normal company of other bloggers sharing a room or hanging out. This year I had family.
When I first secured my hotel room thanks the generosity of my readers and the sudden reversal of my working fortunes I asked my wife if she wanted to accompany me, she declined citing February in DC, however my two sons jumped at the chance to go to DC.
It was a big win for them, they had a base to operate from while seeing Washington, the use of the rental to hit DC and because they came as my assistants they were credentialed press giving them access to the press area which gave them not only an excellent view of the President's speech but a chance to see the MSM up close as they reacted to it (more on that later).
For me the plan was pretty much the same, shoot interviews, upload videos and use my questions to establish the parameters of the President's support and the chances for the GOP in November. CPAC would be what it always was, 12-15 hour days or more with a few minutes taken to eat here and there.
The presence of these young men however changed this a bit and each in his own way.
My oldest is the analytical one. He pointed out things I was missing in interviews in terms of lighting, angels and poses particularly when I was in front of the camera rather than behind it. It's a constant struggle to see what's in front of you, that fresh set of eyes made a big difference. He also suggested directions of inquiry and took notes as he observed the media during the Trump speech, the results of which you will see as a guest post in the near future.
In other words, he make sure that I was OUTSIDE the activist/msm/news/blogger bubble for at least a few hours. This not only decreased my tension level immensely but it provided me the chance to speak to actual Marylanders and Virginians who were not there specifically to serve me as a CPAC convention goer and thus more free to be themselves and give their own opinions in conversation.
Furthermore on the final day my sons and I joined Nice Deb, Stacy McCain and others for the final day of the Unsustainable Bartab party put on by the Four Tier Strategies people. In the past I might put a pro-forma appearance at something like this but this time I stayed, introducing my sons around, speaking to friends and sharing a song or two with Stacy & CO as the sober songbird of the bunch (I'm sure there is video of that on the net somewhere) or put simply I relaxed and I'm sure my body which is almost a decade older than when I attended my first CPAC is the better for it.
There was a cost to this of course. I didn't take my laptop with me to the diner, or to VUK or to the party so I wasn't uploading and editing. This is why I find myself on my day off from work scheduling posts that a year ago would have already been done by now.
It will be for you, dear reader to decide if I have still earned my old title based on the volume of work and there will be a month's worth of posts to back up that old claim.
But looking back at it a week later from my own bed I'm very pleased these young men decided to come with me, not only because I'm always pleased to spend time with my sons, but because on reflect I can say with certainty that both in terms of labor and in psyche I had a better CPAC this year because of them.
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Q: How to run Airflow on a specific day_of_month at a certain time? I am trying to run Airflow on the 2nd of every month at 11.00am, but I am failing to do so. My settings are:
default_args = {
    'owner': 'airflow',
    'depends_on_past': False,
    'start_date': today_date,
    'email': ['mymail'],
    'email_on_failure': True,
    'email_on_retry': True,
    'retries': 1,
    'retry_delay': timedelta(minutes=7),
}

dag = DAG('my_dag', default_args=default_args, schedule_interval='00 11 02 * *')

Airflow works flawlessly when I run a DAG on a daily basis:
schedule_interval='00 11 * * *'

but I don't seem to be able to make it work for a monthly basis :(
thanks!

A: If you want to run your dag on 2nd of every month at 11.00am. you can use this code.
schedule_interval = '0 11 2 * *'

dag_name = DAG(
    'DAG_ID',
    default_args=default_args,
    schedule_interval=schedule_interval,
)

in the schedule interval 0 refers minute, 11 refers hour, 2 refers day of month, * refers any month, and next * refers any day of week.
for more scheduler Information check this website.
https://crontab.guru/#0_11_2__

A: In the comment you mention, that you use datetime.today() for start_date and that is exactly what's causing the problem. The job instance is started once the period it covers has ended, but in your case that will never happen. Try to adjust start_date to something like:
from datetime import date
from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta
start_date = date.today() + relativedelta(months=-1)

I suggest to re-read the Scheduling & Triggers section in the documentation. I took me also a couple of time to get how to correctly schedule DAGs.


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