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Nikon's D6 flagship DSLR is here to ace sports photography
By Sharmishta Sarkar
Canon's EOS 1D X Mark III just got some flash new competition
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Rumors of a new Nikon pro-level sports camera were running rampant throughout most of 2019, with the camera maker putting a stop to those in September by letting us know that the D6 was in development.
Fast forward five months ahead and the highly anticipated Nikon D6 has finally been officially announced, well in time for the 2020 Olympics to be held in Tokyo in July this year. With a spec sheet that caters to the tough environs of a sports arena, the Nikon D6 is all set to give the Canon EOS 1D X Mark III plenty of competition.
As rumors suggested, the D6 is built around a 20.8MP full-frame sensor – marginally higher than the EOS 1D X Mark III's 20.1 megapixel count, although it has a lower resolution than the Nikon D5's 21.3MP sensor.
For many photography enthusiasts, that might seem like a letdown for a camera that costs a pretty penny, but like its new Canon counterpart, the D6 has been designed for fast-paced sports arenas where action needs to be captured at ultra-high speeds.
According to Nikon, the D6 has "decisive power, faster workflow [and] absolute reliability" so pro sports photographers don't need to worry about missing out on key moments.
Physically, the Nikon D6 resembles its predecessor quite closely, with its bulky chassis and dual control layout. However, most of its other features are quite different to the D5.
Take the autofocus system, for example, which is brand-spanking new. Where the D5 had a 153-point AF system with regular and cross-type points, the new camera features a 105-point setup which exclusively consists of the more precise cross-type sensors.
Nikon promises that its AF system is now faster, boasting "unparalleled" precision that allows users to select each point individually. The AF system also incorporates a better range of Group-Area autofocus patterns to cater to different shooting scenarios.
The 20.8MP sensor has been designed to produce sharp, impeccable shots even at high ISOs which, like the D5, can be extended from the native 100-102,400 to a whopping 50-3,280,000. Improved autofocus sensitivity gives the D6 the ability to focus down to light levels of -4.5EV. At present, the D5 is still the low-light king, but we can't wait to find out if the new shooter can match its predecessor's performance in near-darkness.
An Expeed 6 image processor gives the D6 the ability to shoot continuously at up to 14fps with full auto-exposure and AF tracking, along with a 10.5fps burst speed in the Silent Photography mode (also available with tracking). That said, this maximum continuous shooting speed falls well short of the 1D X Mark III's 16fps when using the mechanical shutter and 20fps with the electronic shutter.
And, as we were hoping, there are now dual card slots in the D6 supporting both XQD and CFExpress cards.
To make sure professional photographers are able to deliver their images to their agencies on time, the D6 comes equipped with both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, along with a 1000BASE-T LAN Ethernet port for wired connectivity. According to Nikon, connectivity upgrades in the D6 make it 15% faster than the previous model.
While the Canon EOS 1D X Mark III will begin shipping at the end of February, Nikon fans will have to wait a tad longer to get their hands on the D6. It will go on sale around April 2020, carrying a steep price tag of £6,299 in the UK, while pricing for the US and Australia is yet to be confirmed.
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The company achieved a growth of 30% in production and 27% in sales over the same period last year.
Chairman and Managing Director, NMDC Shri Sumit Deb
Hyderabad: NMDC on a steady growth trajectory, produced 3.95 MT and sold 3.40 MT of iron ore in the month of December 2021. The largest iron ore producer of India registered marginal growth in production over CPLY and delivered the highest ever production in any December month since inception.
Cumulative production and sales figures for the first nine months of FY22, up to December 2021, stood at 28.32 MT and 28.36 MT respectively, recording the best ever 9 month physical performance of NMDC. The company achieved a growth of 30% in production and 27% in sales over the same period last year.
Congratulating the NMDC team for yet this impressive performance, CMD NMDC Shri Sumit Deb said, "I'd like to congratulate the team for continuing to deliver solid results at the start of an exciting year. In 2022 with the completion of several of our projects you will see NMDC transition into a very different company with stronger fundamentals and exciting, cutting edge mining technologies."


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Philippines among worst places in Southeast Asia for journalists
Posted on December 21, 2018 3:16 pm Authoreditorial office
Manila, Philippines — The Philippines is the worst in impunity in Southeast Asia, according to the Southeast Asia Media Freedom report, published by the International Federation of Journalists on Wednesday.
"There are no signs of any government willingness to stop the targeting of journalist and media organizations who believe this official apathy, or even open hostility," the report said. "[It] has fueled a culture of impunity which has emboldened those seeking to silence the press."
On the media impunity scale, the IFJ ranked the Philippines a 7.7 out of 10, with 10 being the worst. They ranked the country's justice system a 7.5 out of 10.
Other countries ranked in the impunity scale include: Cambodia (6.1), Indonesia (7.4), Malaysia (6.3), Myanmar (7.5), Thailand (N/A) and Timor-Leste (4.1).
It named the following factors as key threats to journalists' safety: Cyber attacks, poor wages, censorship, and government attacks on the workplace.
Journalist killings
According to the report, 12 journalists have been killed in relation to their work since the beginning of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, with 11 of the killings happening in the president's first year in office.
Another media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders, found this year, however, that the Philippines is no longer in the top five deadliest countries for journalists.
RSF recorded three journalist deaths in the Philippines this year, compared to four in 2017.
However, the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism recorded four journalists' deaths this year.
The Philippines dropping out of the deadliest countries for journalists was not because killings decreased in the country, but because killings of journalists increased in other countries.
According to the RSF's roundup published last week, the top five deadliest countries for journalists in 2018 are:
Afghanistan, with 15 murders
Syria, with 11 murders
Yemen, with eight murders
United States, with six murders
India, with six murders
The IFJ called the Philippines the "deadliest peacetime country for journalists," with a total of 185 killed since the People Power Revolution in 1986.
Harassment, trolling
The IFJ recorded 85 cases on assault on the media from June 2016 to May 2018. These cases include murders, death threats, online harassment, police surveillance and the revocation of operating licenses.
They also highlighted Duterte's "troll army" as a threat and said it was "well-funded and professionally managed, and hurled insults at the media accusing detractors of corruption and misconduct, without basis in fact or in law."
The report said the Duterte administration sponsored a "misinformation army online and off."
It also noted the government's rescinding of Rappler's business license to operate in January, and several tax evasion cases filed against the company and its CEO Maria Ressa as an attack on independent media.
Despite the bleak outlook of the media environment in the report, they noted that "it is not the first time they [journalists] have had to face serious challenges to their profession and their duty to keep the public informed."
The report continued, "it was fiercely independent Filipino journalists who kept the flame burning when the dictator Ferdinand Marcos shut down the media in 1972."
They said that today's journalists, "besieged though they may be, remain just as jealously protective of their rights and freedoms. They have also the added benefit of strong professional organizations and support systems as well as extensive international networks when push comes to shove."
Read more at https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2018/12/20/1878630/philippines-among-worst-places-southeast-asia-journalists-ifj#5dsqIDdJ77Ik5d8D.99
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Bruce Dickinson reveals one of his favorite Iron Maiden song to sing live
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Legendary Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson revealed in an interview with Eddie Trunk (Via UG) his favorite Maiden song to sing live and explained why. Dickinson joined the group back in 1981, left in 1993 and than cameback in 1999.
Bruce Dickinson revealed his favorite Iron Maiden song to sing live:
"One of the songs I really enjoyed doing – and in fact, because in lockdown, I was just trying to improve my Iron Maiden pinball score, and, of course, we've got some really cool tracks on the pinball machine, including 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner,' which we haven't done for ages."
"And I just love doing that song. The storytelling element of it is genius, and then the breakdown, the moody bit, then into 'the curse it lives on in their eyes' bit – oh, it gives me goosebumps just listening to it."
"I'm thinking, 'Wow, we're going to do that again one day, that's just awesome.' So stuff like that. I'd love to do one or two rarities, I'd love to do 'The Prisoner' again, 'Stranger in a Strange Land,' stuff like that. I like things that have a little bit of groove to them."
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Silver medal "Unbreakable" Is issued to player who received three-fold critical damage but survived it.
Gold medal "Unbreakable" Is issued to player who received five-fold critical damage but survived it.
Silver medal "Assassin" Is issued to player who killed more than 4 opponents per round and thus received less than one critical damage.
Gold medal "Assassin" Is issued to player who killed more than 7 opponents per round and thus received less than one critical damage.
Silver medal "Bulletproof" Is issued to player who was killed in a round three times less than the total received critical damage.
Gold medal "Bulletproof" Is issued to player who was killed in a round five times less than the total received critical damage.
Silver medal "Vendetta" Is issued to player who killed more than 3 rivals right after they killed him.
Gold medal "Vendetta" Is issued to player who killed more than 5 rivals right after they killed him.
Silver medal "Massive Killer" Is issued to player who killed more than 3 opponnents during 10 seconds.
Gold medal "Massive Killer" Is issued to player who killed more than 3 opponnents during 5 seconds.
Silver medal "Headhunter" Is issued to player who killed more than 3 pilots from the first place in rankings.
Gold medal "Headhunter" Is issued to player who killed more than 5 pilots from the first place in rankings.
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Q: React input - no default value I am so confused, I have no idea what is wrong. the default value does only sometimes show up, and sometimes when the default value shows up, if I press enter or click submit it results in being an empty string.
My Desired Outcome is: I want the input to show the default value, which is dueDateObject.dueDate. And then I want to be able to submit the input with the default value and have it being saved.
Problem::: Now when I save the default value, it sometimes saves it as an empty string.
Thanks in advance :)
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A: I solved it by:
Deleting this code snippet: value={this.state.editDueDateText} and adjusting with some conditional statements along the way in the function below.
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Three Years After the Meme, Most People Still Don't Know What the Hell the Harlem Shake Is
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Our society is in a crisis of cultural appropriation. JK Rowling's History of Magic in North America injected still-very-active Navajo traditions into her fictional world of wizardry as carelessly as The Life of Brian rewrote the Bible. Katy Perry's inane and convenient adoption of Native American, Egyptian, and Japanese culture makes her a prime example of how pop stars capitalize off the marginalized. Perry's comments to criticism – "I guess I'll just stick to baseball and hot dogs…" – show Trump-like insensitivity and misunderstanding. Even Coldplay and Beyoncé failed to see the difference between celebrating and exploiting another culture when they made themselves the centerpiece of India's Holi festival in their "Hymn for the Weekend" music video.
But before Beyoncé danced the Sattriya and prior to Perry's geisha get-up at the AMAs, that viral hit song "Harlem Shake" had us all appropriating – and ultimately corrupting – a dance that has legitimate roots in the Manhattan borough. (To be fair to Baauer, the track's producer, we'll distinguish his song "Harlem Shake" from the meme it created: a room full of people acting utterly moronic, usually in an intentional failure to dance or do comedy.)
The Harlem Shake (the meme) is not the Harlem shake (the dance), but the meme's infectious strength was so intense that it consumed a tradition that preceded it by more than 30 years. The original dance was created in the early '80s and met pop culture in the 2000s when P. Diddy, Lil' Bow Wow, and Missy Elliott used it in their music videos. Sharp shoulder thrusts, meandering hands, and wobbly legs became hip-hop music-video staples.
Ask most people today to do the Harlem Shake and they'll drop their head back, jump around, and flail their arms wildly. They may let out a lion's roar or shout that Dutch house synth riff that graces "Harlem Shake's" chorus. They might even move like Bernie or teach you how to Dougie. Whatever they do, it's probably not the real Harlem Shake.
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A fellow by the name of Al B, the Harlem Shake's self-proclaimed creator, has said his dance originated with entombed Egyptians, invented by mummified Pharaohs whose garb restricted them from any movement excluding a basic shake.
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There's no question, though, that the lyrical sample Baauer used was a direct reference to the original Harlem shake, an identifier with distinct cultural and geographic roots. The "Harlem Shake" meme seemed to innocently enough take on a life of its own and, in the process, appropriated the tradition for fake internet points.
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The beginner's guide to exploring the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia
The Canadian Rockies is one of the most famous mountain ranges in the world – and for good reason. But with so much to explore, how do you even begin planning a visit? Read on to find out...
Rising sharply from the mist-shrouded forests of eastern BC, the jagged Rocky Mountains are unquestionably among Canada's great sights, fringed by cascading waterfalls, flower-filled alpine meadows and mirror-smooth, glacier-fed lakes. The region has gained a reputation for being an outdoor adventurer's playground, and you'll find enough here to occupy several trips. Here's our guide to exploring the Canadian Rockies from British Columbia...
1. What are the Canadian Rockies?
The Kootenay Rockies region (Destination BC; Ryan Creary; Kari Medig; Albert Normandin)
Part of the North American Rocky Mountains, the Canadian Rockies, split between British Columbia and Alberta, comprise a chain of mountain ranges and lofty peaks running from the Liard River near BC's border with the Yukon down to the boundary with Idaho and Montana, USA.
The area is wild country, sprinkled with charming mountain towns and five of Canada's most beautiful national parks – Banff, Jasper and Waterton on the Alberta side, and Yoho and Kootenay in British Columbia. Together, they've been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and one of the biggest protected areas in the world.
2. What are the best Rocky Mountain national parks?
Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park (Destination BC/ Dave Heath)
Yoho National Park is home to some of the Rockies' most beautiful scenery – its name is a Cree word, meaning 'wonder'. Within its borders you can canoe across Emerald Lake, known for its dazzling turquoise-green hue, watch freight trains passing through the nail-biting Spiral Tunnels and take a guided hike up to the UNESCO-listed Burgess Shale fossil beds.
Hikers on the Rockwall Trail (Destination BC/Kari Medig)
Kootenay National Park lies just a skip and a jump across the border from Calgary, and is best known for its collection of mineral-rich natural pools at Radium Hot Springs. Aside from taking a soothing dip here, you can hike the 34-mile Rockwall Trail beneath limestone cliffs, take a guided trip up to the fascinating Stanley Glacier Burgess Shale fossil beds or visit the preserved colonial fur trading post at the Kootenae House National Historic Site nearby.
As well as the national parks, there are three provincial parks in this area: Hamber, Mount Assiniboine and Mount Robson. The colossal Mount Robson, at 3,747m, is the tallest peak in the Canadian Rockies.
3. What are the best mountain towns in British Columbia?
The former coal-mining outpost of Fernie (Destination BC/Dave Heath)
You'll find plenty of postcard-worthy mountain towns dotting the Canadian Rockies, ranging from active ski resorts and bucolic spa retreats to rustic logging communities. Among the best is Golden, set on the Columbia River on the outskirts of Yoho National Park. It's a real adventure playground of a town thanks to its proximity to the high-octane Kicking Horse Mountain ski resort, and is best known for its tip-top backcountry skiing.
In southeastern BC, the former coal-mining outpost of Fernie is also predominantly a ski town, thanks to the craggy mountain peaks looming on all sides and the nine metres of dry powder it receives annually. Its historic centre, characterised by quaint red-brick shopfronts, lends it a rustic, down-to-earth feel.
After a day on the ski runs, you can unwind with a visit to the mountain communities of Fairmont Hot Springs or Radium Hot Springs, both outside Kootenay National Park and known for their therapeutic mineral pools. You'll also see small herds of bighorn sheep trotting around Radium, which enter the rutting season every autumn and put on an entertaining show.
Radium Hot Springs (Destination BC/Kari Medig)
Finally, the charming mountain town of Kimberley is well worth a visit. It adopted a Bavarian theme in the seventies, and its pedestrian-friendly Platzl is still home to the world's largest free-standing cuckoo clock and hydrants daubed with the town's moustachioed mascot, Happy Hans. It's based in southeastern BC, around seventy miles from Fernie.
4. What can I do in the Canadian Rockies?
The many activities of the Canadian Rockies (Destination BC/Kari Medig)
Thanks to the Canadian Rockies' outstanding natural setting, the area is best known for outdoor activities, ranging from the sedate (hiking, kayaking, horse-riding) to the extreme (climbing, heli-skiing, whitewater rafting).
For winter sports, you'll find resorts scattered right across the region. Kicking Horse, near Golden, is a good choice for intermediate skiers, with 2,800 acres of bowls, chutes and steep downhill runs. Make sure you visit the Eagle's Eye Restaurant for dinner overlooking the Purcell Mountains – it's the highest restaurant in Canada. Kimberley Alpine Resort's laid-back trails are better suited to families, while Fernie Alpine Resort has more varied terrain and deep powder snow.
Twin Falls hike (Destination BC/Andrew Strain)
You shouldn't miss going for a hike in the Rockies, and you'll find hundreds of trails crisscrossing the area, particularly around the national parks. One of the best routes in Kootenay National Park is the easy Marble Canyon Trail, which leads you over a dramatic limestone gorge carved by the turquoise Tokumm Creek. For something more challenging in Yoho, try the Twin Falls day hike, which takes you along a forested trail to a spectacular double cascade.
If you're eager to explore on two wheels, you can go mountain biking around Fernie, home to the biggest trail network in the Rockies. You'll also find white-water rafting on the Kicking Horse and Kootenay rivers, and white-knuckle routes near Golden. For more information on activities, visit Hello BC.
5. How do I get to the Canadian Rockies?
Two caribou on the Alaska Highway (Destination BC/Andrew Strain)
The closest international airports to the Canadian Rockies are both just across the border in Alberta. Calgary is just under two hours' drive east from Kootenay National Park, while Edmonton is four and a half hours northeast.
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Heli-skiers descending on a slope near Mica Heli Skiing Lodge (Destination BC/Blake Jorgenson)
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Alice's Wonderland 5: A Ray of Hope Collector's Edition
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Big City Lab takes us on another exciting adventure down the rabbit hole with their latest Time Management Adventure! This time, Wonderland will have to come together to stave off unimaginable darkness!
Some villains are just more patient than others. That, or they are just more cowardly and will avoid attacking until their victory is assured. Jack of Clubs has been waiting for this opportunity for years, and now it's here. During the upcoming eclipse, when Wonderland is enveloped in total darkness, Jack of Clubs plans to order his army of ink monsters to advance, and there's not much you can do against an astronomical phenomenon of this scale! Alice and her friends will have to find a solution as soon as possible. This time, all of Wonderland will come to their aid, and the wise Queens will oversee defenses from day one. Best of luck, and never give up! This is a special Collector's Edition release full of exclusive extras you won't find in the standard version. As a bonus, Collector's Edition purchases count toward three stamps on your Monthly Game Club Punch Card!
12 additional story levels
Additional hidden objects and puzzles
More tasks and achievements
Integrated strategy guide
Buy this game, Get 3 Punches!
OS: Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 10
Hard Drive: 1912 MB
Alice's Wonderland 5: A Ray of Hope Collector's Edition is rated 3.8 out of 5 by 13.
Rated 5 out of 5 by BigCityLab from reply to Deatha13 'Lagging and not playable' and fstard 'Lagging' We apologize for the lags that you've faced. We found and fixed the cause and submitted the corrected version to BigFishGames. They will upload it on the site shortly. Thanks for your feedback, and we are keen to improve our games for you!
Rated 5 out of 5 by photog62 from Great game but where's the bonus chapter? Finished all 50 levels but can't find the bonus chapter?
Rated 5 out of 5 by watson1212 from Lots of challenge Finally a game where you have to finish in time - or start over - that's what make a game worth playing - and if not one can choose an easier mode. Nothing new - collect and run -but the time limit does it all.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Cyril48 from Another delightful romp through Wonderland Yes it is a bit samey but tell me another TM series that does not have similar attributes. But at least they make an effort to add a few things to make us TM addicts happy and want to buy. I do feel the strategy guide is not as thorough as previous games but it still helps and I miss looking for the teacups although there are pocket watches to find which I found so far easier to locate. I love the new magic tower and the way the tasks are very clear and are very noticeable what you have left to accomplish. Some games just put a line through a task but this is ideal for anyone whose sight is not as good as it used to be. Be weary as you get further in to the game that you do not purchase too much of one item in the workshop as they are still available even if you have enough 3 modes here so will cater for most and you can change with the same profile without having to start again which is always a good feature. There certainly is challenge here but feel they have skimped on the extra levels going by the last game that provided 20 extra levels, this one only 12. However with the discount today this is well worth the extra plus I just could not wait for the SE. Overall it is a delight and nice to have a decent TM, been a bit short on them recently. Try the demo, see what you think, if you don't like all the dialogue you can remove it so they try to cater for all tastes.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Joybelle_2 from It's a bit 'samey'...but its lots of fun! This is a great little series. The movement is smooth and the gameplay takes some thinking about. At first I was mortified after playing the others.. that the strategy guide did not have a button to show the collectable (puzzle piece..which is a watch)..but that is a small change and is just a tiny purple arrow showing where it is, and I have to scan sometimes to spot the arrow lol. The guide is on the level right bottom question mark. It is a numbered screen shot. There is a workshop in this one where you have to have the resources to craft various items to complete your levels, and I did have to repeat some very early ones as I needed to demolish some buildings and put up two of some. That is what I like...the thinking factor! Your bonuses (speed, extra gather etc) now appear on a tower and not a wheel, and you must have enough resources to set them off rather than they 'just appear'. So its your standard build, gather, clean the path TM. And there are merchants to trade with. There are the disappearing pallettes you must catch for your artwork to be done as always. But all in all it passes my 'make me smile' criteria. There are three modes including 'chill out' relaxed and you can have several profiles. If you miss a collectable you can just go back and get it and leave too. So try the demo...you may find you feel you 'have the game' already, but they seem to have just put enough slight difference in for me. And lets face it..we are starved for quality TM's at the moment. I was also happy I got it on the 'game club' deal at half off as well. Enjoy!
Rated 5 out of 5 by twtscat48 from Alice is at it again! I love this series, yes on the most part they play the same, but, it is still fun. I don't need to go into great detail but the gameplay is pretty much the same, some things are a little different. I have every one of the Alice in Wonderland series and have loved them all. I recommend this game.
Rated 5 out of 5 by andrewhow240 from Alice's Wonderland 5: A Ray of Hope Collector's Edition I enjoy playing games through this developer and I enjoy playing games based on fantasy for a change
Rated 4 out of 5 by plat1098 from Finding Middle Ground As someone who's done a number of Alice video walkthroughs, Hard mode can frequently mean "impossible or pretty close to." Here: there's at times not as great a time-gap between Normal and Hard Modes as in previous installments but I wish 3 stars was either more challenging in Normal mode or less so in Hard mode. I don't particularly like all the updated sound effects here, nor do I like the lingering red and green hint rings. Can we do a "hover" next time, please? Some of the tasks Alice and the workers used to do got switched around here just so you know. Bonuses have changed also. Instead of a cup, you look for a pocket watch, along with the paint palettes which pop in and out. Graphics are a little harsh when there's a light-colored background and very good when it's darker. It seems the spirit and good cheer found with the prior Alice games is a little dampened here. Still, it's a good game and many of the bones of the previous are still there. For me, worth it on a sale.
Rated 4 out of 5 by TooOld2Play from A Fun Edition to the Series I really like the Alice In Wonderland series. They are cute and fun to play, especially on a rainy or snowy day. My only reason for not giving it 5 stars is that it is not very challenging. Playing in normal mode is quite easy getting to 3 stars. But sometimes that's a good thing especially after some INCREDIBLY HARD TM games. A great edition and one younger players will enjoy. This is a game to go back to time and time again. I will try playing in hard mode to see what difference it makes. Still love it though.
Rated 3 out of 5 by talullah8 from A Bit Boring I was disappointed with this game. Others in the series were much better. In this game each level feels the same and there is no challenge. I read anther review that said there was not a bonus level. Why pay for a collector game if there is no bonus?
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Wonderland is under a threat of epic proportions and denizens will have to come together like never in this Time Management Adventure!


The GMSKModulator object modulates using the Gaussian minimum shift keying method. The output is a baseband representation of the modulated signal.
Define and set up your GMSK modulator object. See Construction.
Call step to modulate a signal according to the properties of comm.GMSKModulator. The behavior of step is specific to each object in the toolbox.
H = comm.GMSKModulator creates a modulator System object, H. This object modulates the input signal using the Gaussian minimum shift keying (GMSK) modulation method.
H = comm.GMSKModulator(Name,Value) creates a GMSK modulator object, H. This object has each specified property set to the specified value. You can specify additional name-value pair arguments in any order as (Name1,Value1,...,NameN,ValueN).
Specify whether the input is bits or integers. The default is false.
When you set the BitInput property to false, the step method input requires a double-precision or signed integer data type column vector with values of -1 or 1.
When you set the BitInput property to true, step method input requires a double-precision or logical data type column vector of 0s and 1s.
Specify the product of the bandwidth and symbol time for the Gaussian pulse shape as a real, positive scalar value. The default is 0.3.
Specify the length of the Gaussian pulse shape in symbol intervals as a real, positive integer. The default is 4.
Specify the data symbols the modulator uses prior to the first call to the step method in reverse chronological order. The default is 1. This property requires a scalar or vector with elements equal to -1 or 1. If the value is a vector, then its length must be one less than the value in the PulseLength property.
Specify the initial phase of the modulated waveform in radians as a real, numeric scalar value. The default is 0.
Specify the upsampling factor at the output as a real, positive, integer scalar value. The default is 8. The upsampling factor is the number of output samples that the step method produces for each input sample.
Specify output data type as one of double | single. The default is double.
This object implements the algorithm, inputs, and outputs described on the GMSK Modulator Baseband block reference page. The object properties correspond to the block parameters. For GMSK the phase shift per symbol is π/2, which is a modulation index of 0.5.


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match "foo/:id" => "foos#create", :via => :post
match "foo/:id" => "foos#update", :via => :put
match "foo/:id" => "foos#read", :via => :get
match "foo/:id" => "foos#delete", :via => :delete

match "foos/:id/bars" => "foos#add_bar", :via => :post

And the last route (the one in question) maps to a the add_bar method in the foo_controller.rb which expects a JSON representation of a bar:
def add_bar
  @bar = Bar.find(params[:bar][:id])
  if @bar.nil?
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    @bar.save!
  end
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end

Does this make sense? I'm matching the behavior of pushing to the collections in rails, but it feels dirty to me from a RESTful standpoint. Maybe I'm wrong. Thoughts?

A: Scratch all of that and use:
resources :foos do
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  end
end

This gives you the six basic RESTful CRUD routes, plus an add_bar_to_foo helper method. Your foos controller should have a show method instead of read. This is Rails convention.
To handle adding bars,
def add_bar
  @foo = Foo.find(params[:id]) # find the foo
  @bar = @foo.bars.build(params[:bar]) # build new bar through foo
  if @bar.save
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  end
end


Executives with Eldorado Resorts, the new parent company of the Belle of Baton Rouge, are considering investment options to upgrade the the gaming facility, Jim Rigot, the Belle's new general manager, told the Downtown Development District Board of Commissioners this morning.
Rigot, who served as general manager earlier in the decade at Hollywood Casino, says the company is exploring several options, including bringing the casino on land or converting the gambling space into one floor, instead of multiple levels.
He says the decisions are out of his hands, but he'd like to see investments made into every aspect of the Belle, and would support moving the casino on land.
"If you're not constantly reinvesting in your product, you pay the price ultimately. I think that's where we are," Rigot says, adding the property isn't competitive anymore compared to other casinos in the region.
A team from Eldorado Resorts will be visiting the Baton Rouge property later this month to brainstorm possible investment scenarios before making any recommendations to the company's board. In a November conference call, Eldorado Chairman and CEO Gary Carano told investors it would be "highly unlikely" the company would do anything at the Baton Rouge property based on its early analysis there, opting instead to invest in its Lake Charles property.
Rigot says the company is looking for a return on investment. They'll work to identify where opportunities are in the Baton Rouge market and deciding if the ROI would be worth the investment.


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President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday in Abuja commended the European Union, EU, for donating the sum of N21 billion (50 million Euros) to support Nigeria's efforts towards controlling the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Receiving the EU delegation to the country, led by Ambassador Ketil Karlsen, President Buhari said the donation would go a long way in supporting Nigeria's efforts at controlling and containing the virus and to prevent community spread, as well as revitalize the national health care systems.
The President used the occasion to express the sincere condolences of the Government and people of Nigeria to EU-member countries and families who lost their loved ones as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
''Our thoughts and prayers are with the families, friends and communities impacted. We are confident from history that the resilience of Europe and our global collective will enable us to emerge stronger from this tragedy.
''Although, the EU is facing significant challenges due to this pandemic, I am indeed touched and grateful that the European Union still had the vision and foresight to remember its friends, partners and allies across the world,'' he said.
The President also lauded EU on the recent launch of the "Team Europe" package to support countries in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic and its consequences.
The President noted that the intervention, which is a collaboration between EU, its member states, and financial institutions such as the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, would go a long way in ensuring the impact of the pandemic was controlled and contained.
''Indeed, this brotherly support will save millions of lives. Nigeria, Africa and many beneficiary countries across the world will remain grateful for generations to come,'' he said.
The President told the delegation that his administration had done a lot to date in the fight against COVID-19.
''So far, the number of confirmed cases in Nigeria is 343. Our efforts as a Government have focused on controlling and containing the virus to prevent community spread.
''I want to assure you that in this fight, Nigerians are united and by the grace of God and the continued support from our partners, we shall succeed,'' he said.
In his remarks, Ambassador Karlsen described the donation, channelled through the UN COVID-19 basket fund as, so far, the largest single contribution to the response in Nigeria and the largest support that EU is providing anywhere outside Europe.
''We heard your call for assistance and the EU has reacted swiftly as a demonstration of our true partnership,'' he said.
The EU Ambassador congratulated the President for ''a very powerful address to the nation last night'', stressing that ''indeed the current situation is no joke and we wish to commend you for taking bold and necessary measures.''
He also announced that the Union was mobilizing other sources of funding, noting that they have already paid 1.2 million Euros to UNICEF, and goods purchased through that funding are expected in the country soon.
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using Sundials

## function to be optimized
function sysfn(y_nv, fy_nv, a_in)
    y = convert(Vector, y_nv)
    fy = convert(Vector, fy_nv)
    fy[1] = y[1]^2 + y[2]^2 - 1.0
    fy[2] = y[2] - y[1]^2
    return Sundials.KIN_SUCCESS
end

## Initialize problem
const neq = 2
kmem = Sundials.KINCreate()
Sundials.@checkflag Sundials.KINSetFuncNormTol(kmem, 1.0e-5)
Sundials.@checkflag Sundials.KINSetScaledStepTol(kmem, 1.0e-4)
Sundials.@checkflag Sundials.KINSetMaxSetupCalls(kmem, 1)
y = ones(neq)
Sundials.@checkflag Sundials.KINInit(kmem, sysfn, y)
Sundials.@checkflag Sundials.KINDense(kmem, neq)
## Solve problem
scale = ones(neq)
Sundials.@checkflag Sundials.KINSol(kmem, y, Sundials.KIN_LINESEARCH,
                                    scale, scale)

println("Solution: ", y)
residual = ones(2)
sysfn(y, residual, [1, 2])
println("Residual: ", residual)

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Q: Excel - If cells in column equal number then return all data in row to new sheet I am lost... I know what I want this formula to do. But I can not make it work. I have tried vlookups, if then, match and so on to no avail.
I need to check data from one colomn and if it is equal to something then copy the entire row and place it onto another tab. So if I add something to the main tab, it will automatically add it to the new tab.
Example...
On Master tab: If data in column C is equal to 1, then copy all data in that row to tab team 1. repeat for all items marked 1.
Equal to 2, then copy row to team 2. Repeat for all items marked 2. And so on.
I appreciate anyones help in advance.


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Hard-boiled eggs are a quick, healthy snack on their own and doubly delish when made into deviled eggs! Create a power lunch by making egg salad, adding egg slices to a veggie sandwich or crumbling some atop a salad.
Whether from blown or hard-boiled eggs, broken-up shells can be repurposed in multiple ways. Add them to garden soil or the compost pile for a calcium boost. Spread them around the base of garden plants to deter slugs, snails and other crawlers. If you're feeling creative, use some as colorful mulch for houseplants or as mosaic bits to glue on construction paper in fun patterns.
Blown egg shells can be used to grow seedlings. Carefully enlarge the opening originally used to blow out the shell so you have room to spoon in some potting soil. Add one to three seeds, then water and place in a sunny window. If you don't have egg cups to hold your "seed pots" upright, use an egg carton or make a ring of heavy paper for each of them to sit on.
What are your favorite uses for leftover eggs? Tell us in the comments.
Cascarones, or confetti eggs, are popular in Mexico. Eggs are hollowed-out, decorated and then broken open at Carnival, Day of the Dead, Easter and other celebrations.
1. Empty the contents of each egg.
2. Clean and decorate the shell.
3. Fill the egg with confetti or a small toy.
4. Cover the open end with glue and tissue paper.
5. Celebrate and break open your cascarones!
Find out why we color eggs for Easter and why a bunny delivers them as gifts.


Best Buy customers often prefer the following products when searching for Easy To Clean Humidifier.
Browse the top-ranked list of Easy To Clean Humidifier below along with associated reviews and opinions.
"it's so cute too...My baby loves it...Easy to use and clean....this is great has adjustable setting can see mist was hard to put center on first time but then it was easy to put in position easy to fill glad I read directions first so cute"
"It is easy to use...Does the job well...Works well, compact,easy to keep clean...It does a good job humidifing my 15 x 15 foot bedroom.Actually had to turn it down a little because the room was too humid when it was on high.Easy to clean"
"Glad I bought it...Very easy to use...Easy to change and clean....I would recommend this product to anyone seeking a humidifier in a single bedroom setting as it has the capabilities of performing in a 400 square foot area without any issue"
"Dyson is the best...I love this product...Easy to clean...This humidifier is AMAZING, it's a little pricey but with Dyson, it will be one reliable product, very cool to have and it will make sure that it will work with the tap water as it has its own system to clean it before using it"
"Works great so far...GREAT FOR NEW BORN...Cleaning seems very easy....I believe the title says it all but I will qualify it, I think it is a good humidifier, does the job with relatively low noise, BUT it has really strong lights, even in "night mode", when it runs out of water, what it does every night it starts blinking to let you know it is out, it is actually annoying, if one is sensitive to light (I am) it can wake you up"
"Easy fill and clean...Good for a small room...I really like this humidifier because it is so much easier to clean than the past ones that I have owned"
"I love this thing...Good but not great...Humidifier works great and is easy to clean....I highly recommend this humidifier It is everything you want in one This one is very quiet easy to refill without being too frequent and even has an aromatherapy feature that is easy to use with no fuss"
"Humidifier works great and is easy to clean."
"Easy to keep clean...Very very very good...Quiet component and clean look...I find the water container a little hard to lift off the base because it is fairly smooth with nothing to hold on to"
"Quiet component and clean look"
"I like this unit...Good for a sleep...It is easy to fill and clean....Only 4 stars because if I use it on the high setting, which I prefer, the water runs out and the humidifier shuts off before I wake up (less than 8 hours)"
"It is easy to fill and clean."
"Love the Zicks pads...Good for small space...Big opening at the bottom makes it easy for cleaning....This wasn't purchased for me, but I understand that it works well, is easy to refill and clean"
"Big opening at the bottom makes it easy for cleaning."
"This one is great...It also runs quiet...It is easy to use and clean....I had intended to purchase a larger humidifier but ended up buying this one when I saw how large the larger units were, knowing that I was carrying whatever I bought back by hand to my condo"
"It is easy to use and clean."
"Pure Guardian - 2 Gal...Great to have moisture...Easy to clean and operate!...so all in all its just a pricy humidifier that holds a lot of water and yeah it can clean some of the air that goes thru it"
"Easy to clean and operate!"
"This one is a gem...It is working well...must clean frequently because of mold....I think this is a good humidifier but I dint like the following things with it - its a little heavy product -not that comfortable or handy in filling water due to its big tank -last only for 1 night - may be 10-12hrs even with the full 1gallon tank -for the cost I think we can get a better humidifier"
"must clean frequently because of mold."
"This one is a gem...It is pretty quiet...It says I should clean it....I think this is a good humidifier but I dint like the following things with it - its a little heavy product -not that comfortable or handy in filling water due to its big tank -last only for 1 night - may be 10-12hrs even with the full 1gallon tank -for the cost I think we can get a better humidifier"
"It says I should clean it."
"It's also very quiet...It is very,very quiet...Easy to use and stays clean....I gave this 3 stars, because I do sleep better when I use this at night and I really like the slot to put my lavender oil"
"Easy to use and stays clean."
"Has helped his sinus issues."
"Quiet and Dependable (so far)"
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The Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR) has awarded Deborah Swackhamer, former Minnesota Water Resources Center co-director, the Warren A. Hall Medal in honor of her lifetime achievements in water resources research and education.
Dr. Warren A. Hall, known worldwide for his active involvement in water resources research and education, was one of the founders of UCOWR. The Warren A. Hall Medal is a memorial established by friends and family to recognize exceptional accomplishments and distinction of an individual in the water resources field. Swackhamer will receive the award during the UCOWR Awards Banquet on Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at the Lory Student Center on the campus of Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado.


There was a time when marriage was considered the end of a star's career. But cut to 2019 and the story is different. Today, we celebrate weddings, relationships and star kids, we mean the cutie patooties who are winning hearts and likes and shares and social media space! On this podcast, we look at some of the most paparazzi-friendly new age bachcha party.
Even if you are living under a rock, you'd know baby Tim! As if being cute wasn't enough, he has royal blood too! In the news from the moment he was born, what with his name causing such a stir, this is one star baby that has all of us going aww!
Just like her name, she seems to be a mix of Shahid Kapoor's social skills and mommy Mira Kapoor's cuteness/beauty! Mommy Mira makes sure we know exactly what the Baby Kapoor is up to - from Indian outfits to going shopping, it's all online for us to see!
It's not just his name that's unique, but so is his coming into SRK and Gauri Khan's life! It's great to see one of the top couples in Bollywood is talking about surrogacy!
Sunny Leone and her husband Daniel Webber have always wanted a family, and they have it now! Breaking stereotypes and owning who she is, that's something Sunny has always done. The couple adopted Nisha Kaur Webber and had sons through surrogacy! How cute are they, right!
Tusshar Kapoor is happy with his career and comedy and where he is, but parenthood has been soul-nourishing for him!! Born through surrogacy, Laksshya is showered with the entire family's love for sure!!
Following her brother's footsteps, Ekta Kapoor too now has a son! Clearly Jeetendra and Shobha now have two grandchildren to shower their love on!
KJo's kids are cuties no doubt and he makes sure they have designer-wear through ever phase of their lives!! It's great to see KJo playing a doting dad and we absolutely love how he named them!! His son is named after his father Yash Johar and his baby girl's name is his mother's name with the syllables swapped! How cute!
Genetic advantage much? Kiran Rao and Aamir Khan's son is sure to be a talented, creative perfectionist!!
Some star kids have been protected from the media glare for the longest time! The curiosity and excitement around Aaradhya is obvious! After all she a Bachchan grandchild with Ash as her mommy!!
Tim Tim's cousin is just as royal and a cutie!! Seeing these cousins hang out can make your day!! Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Khemu sure gave the world an adorable cutie!
Singing, dancing and wanting to give her dad MS Dhoni a hug mid-match, Ziva is definitely a diva, in the making!!


The South Fort Myers area generally known as Whiskey Creek borders on College Parkway and historic McGregor Boulevard and is the home of several affordable neighborhoods... Village Green, Tanglewood, Terraces of Whiskey Creek, Wyldewood and Whiskey Creek subdivisions just to name a few. Great selections are available with designs including garden-style condos, villas, duplex-style attached and single family homes priced from the low $100's to well over $600,000+.
The affordable Whiskey Creek Golf & Country Club adds to the amenities and convenience offered in the Whiskey Creek neighborhoods.


Finally, exam has over 5 days!
Just 3 of this also will make me DIE!
I guess you know that I had received a new Iphone from my uncle and his family.
OMG...I still can't believe that I'm using an IPHONE now!!!
but my uncle don't want to use it, so he gift me that Iphone as my birthday present.
Okay. Lets walk into the topic of this post.
Today is a big day! Right?
What a big day~ Traffic jam every where~ LOL!
Actually, I just wanna thanks to everyone who wished me on these 3 days!
And guess what, there's about 200 of person in facebook had wished me in 1 day!
Anyway, this year's birthday is different as the previous year too.
What a great birthday I had this year! LMAO!
This morning I went to pray at the buddist association.
so she went to Eden to buy cake.
I'm officially 17 now. I wanna be tall!
I'm officially 17 now. I wanna get my own car licience!
I'm officially 17 now. I wanna better life!


Police have arrested and formally charged two brothers – Arlong Elroy Atwell, 22, and Antonio Renaldo Atwell, 19, both of Culvert Terrace, Haynesville, St James with the offence of murder.
This follows the stabbing death of Travis Austin.
The body of the 24-year-old of Prior Park, St James was found in a track at Central Close, Haynesville, St James around 11:10 p.m last Thursday.
The brothers appeared at the Holetown Magistrates Court today and were remanded to jail.
You guys have shamed your family.
nonsense you talking Ricardo…how does a criminal look??
if he was clean shaven etc…. would you still say the same??
what they did was wrong……and they should be punished.


In today's installment of celebrities with hobbies you probably didn't know about, actress Kim Tae Hee reveals her passion for open water diving.
In a brand new spread for InStyle, Kim Tae Hee romances Cancun, Mexico in dreamy ombre dresses featuring vivid cool tones like cerulean and violet. The actress looks stunning as she poses in the colorful, picturesque streets of Cancun.
Meanwhile, you can catch the full pictorial of Kim Tae Hee in Cancun in InStyle's April issue.


In a dystopian future, Malorie (Bullock) is single and heavily pregnant when a strange phenonmenon breaks out. People start to turn violent and either kill themselves or kill others. Five years later, Malorie has survived on the understanding that the thing can infect you only if you look at it and that birds start reacting when the thing comes close. Teamed up with Tom (Rhodes) and with her own child and another she's raised as her own, she hears about a safe place and tries to head there, but can she make it bildfolded with two children, and dangerous people on the loose?
Netflix never ceases to amaze me with the high quality of it's films, and this one is no expception. Sandra Bullock brings her likeability to Malorie, as a woman who has learnt to survive but who will only learn to really live if she can let people in. Determined to give the two children the best chance they can have, she has never named them so that they won't be too attached. She's tough, but also vulnerable. Tom (Rhodes) is more confident, warmer, at first a friend and later something more as they learn how to survive and lean on each other.
The film is told partly in flashback, we have Malorie now heading down river with two children, all blindfolded, and a box of birds. But we head backwards to her life before, through the outbreak and into the house she and other strangers have found refuge in as well. There is a lot of tension both in the past and present, and it's nicely plotted out and evenly paced.
I thought the idea of an entity that can only effect you if you can see it was a really great idea, but unlike A Quiet Place, where the characters are all pretty stupid and there's plenty of melodrama, this film was really down to earth and used tension and vulnerability to create something that really gets under your skin. This isn't a film of jump scares or of situations string along a thin plot. It bases it's tension in creating characters that you either love or dislike, who do things that people really would do, and who are in an impossible situation. Sometimes this film is really tragic, because the people in it all feel real, have flaws and feel real. They make you care about them and then put them in danger, something that a lot of zombie flicks, for example, fail to do.
I like Sandra Bullock and like a scary movie, but I was surprised about how this film quietly got under my skin and drew me in. It's full of tension and fear, but based in characters and deft plot, which makes it something really entertaining.
See It If: not overly gory, this film ratchets up the tension and puts you on edge. A great horror thriller that's more successful than a lot of big screen films.
netflix has just been getting better & better 🙌🏻 i totally agree with you about the tension & the actors did such a great job!


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What the Recent Oil Price Shock Teaches about Managing Uncertainty
Scenario planning remains the most effective way to prepare for volatility in energy markets.
By Jorge Leis
When we published the Bain Brief "Beyond forecasting: Find your future in an uncertain energy market" in 2013, the industry was wrestling with the effects of new supply shocks—primarily tight oil and shale gas from North America—and was, arguably, approaching key tipping points for solar and wind power in some geographies and under certain regulatory regimes. Our analysis indicated that a price of $60 per barrel of oil in 2030 was plausible. A slightly different scenario has transpired in recent months, but the approach we proposed earlier and our conclusions about long-term strategic planning still apply today.
We can best capture the dynamics that are shaping the energy ecosystem along three major supply vectors: natural gas, crude oil and renewables. For each of these fuel sources, permutations of supply levels result in eight plausible corner scenarios, which we described in our 2013 brief.
Interfuel substitutions (substitution between fuel types, such as natural gas for coal) and intra-fuel substitutions (substitution within fuel types, such as shale gas for coal-bed methane) bring about differences in the energy mix across the scenarios. Within each scenario, extrapolation of cost experience curves for each primary fuel source alters the shapes of competing supply curves and clearing prices, which encourage substitution.
Executives can track and anticipate the industry's evolution by identifying signposts, such as increases and decreases in US tight oil production, and leading indicators, like the evolving shape of the tight oil supply curve in North America.
The benefits of scenario analysis lie not in assigning probabilities to each scenario, but in testing a strategy's robustness against each scenario. This testing exposes unseen risks and allows for the development of mitigation and contingency plans that can be executed quickly when signposts trigger opportunities or threats.
These conclusions outline a sequence of steps that we recommend for planning in uncertainty (see Figure 1).
To achieve the best results, planners should explicitly incorporate key insights and learnings in an iterative process. Lessons from the recent crude oil price collapse reinforce this basic approach, but also underline the need for adjustments when dealing with short-term dynamics. To better understand these adjustments, we summarize the factors that led to the price collapse and offer perspectives on likely recovery scenarios.
What led to the price drop in 2014?
From 2009 to 2013, global liquids production grew by 5.2 million barrels per day, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) in the US. Roughly 4 million barrels per day of that increase came from the US and Canada, while the rest of the world contributed a net 1.2 million barrels per day. During the same period, global consumption increased by 6.2 million barrels per day. North America's tight oil boom was offset by anemic production in the rest of the world and consumption outpacing production to mask an impending structural oversupply.
All this changed in 2014. From September 2013 to September 2014, net global production increased by 3 million barrels per day, eclipsing consumption. Sustained production from the US and Canada, along with a resurgence of production from Iraq, Libya and Iran, led this increase. Meanwhile, in summer 2014, the International Energy Agency (IEA) revised downward its 2015 forecast for global demand by about 400,000 barrels per day—essentially forecasting that growth in production is not needed to balance the market in 2015.
Despite this, oil still hovered around $95 per barrel in September 2014, demonstrating the difficulty of predicting short-term market outcomes, even with well-known variables. Last November, as production continued unabated and Saudi Arabia declined to shoulder the lion's share of any cuts by OPEC, the bottom fell out. Within three weeks of OPEC's November 27 meeting in Vienna, Brent stood at $60 per barrel.
The oil and gas market is nearly impossible to predict. That's why strategic planners at leading oil and gas companies prepare for multiple potential outcomes rather than optimizing for one assumption, says Jorge Leis, who leads Bain's Oil & Gas practice for the Americas.
Where we go from here
The shape of the recovery hinges on one demand variable and four supply variables.
Consumption growth. China's slowing growth and Europe's sluggish economy are likely to hinder consumption in the short to medium term. While the range of forecasts has narrowed considerably, small differences in demand projections can have a large impact on markets and should be taken into account in the near term.
Production from low-cost sources. Bain's analysis forecasts 2020 OPEC production to be between 26 million and 40 million barrels per day, with the most likely range being between 34 million and 35 million barrels—more than the current production of about 31 million barrels per day. This increase will flatten the supply curve and put economic pressure on high-cost sources of oil, particularly oil from deep water, Canadian oil sands and Venezuelan heavy crude oil. High-cost sources will continue to produce in the short term because marginal costs of production are lower than current market prices, but new, high-cost production could face difficulties finding fresh capital.
Committed capital. High-cost projects, like deepwater rigs, can take years and billions of dollars to complete, so they calculate their break-even projections based on long-range price predictions. Capital continues to flow to many projects that are already under way, even if their fully loaded costs fall below current market prices. These deepwater projects will continue to add supply for the foreseeable future.
Inventory. With OECD crude stocks at their highest levels since record keeping began, the industry has to view inventory as a short-term supply source. In the US, inventory is approaching physical limits that could plummet WTI1 prices to new lows, if breached. Supply and demand scenarios for the near term must consider the depletion of record-high inventories.
US tight oil. Tight oil's unique characteristics make it one of the few resources that could react quickly to changing conditions.
Ramps up quickly. New wells take only weeks and millions of dollars, as opposed to years and billions, and can be drilled and held in reserve.
Shuts off quickly. Depletion curves are very steep, and first-year decline rates of 60% to 70% are the norm.
Break-even costs vary widely. Tight oil breaks even anywhere from $30 to $80 per barrel. Using assembly-line methods helps bring most production in under $60 per barrel, and the cost drops every year.
Under a scenario in which OPEC produces at new record highs and economics inhibit new capital deployment to the highest-cost supply sources, US tight oil could become the marginal production barrel and price-setting mechanism (see Figure 2).
Managing short- and long-term uncertainty
Predicting the future under such uncertainty is impossible, so planning around a single view of the future is a recipe for value destruction. As we noted in Figure 1, a more strategic approach for planning begins by defining scenarios and then refining the data continually while monitoring signposts that indicate market directions, with important distinctions made at each step, depending on whether the focus is short or long term.
In the long run, changes in energy mix, more than differences in long-term forecasts for total energy demand, drive demand for any given primary fuel. Since changes in the energy mix result from changes in supply dynamics, a supply-side model is most appropriate. However, as we saw in this most recent downturn, changes in short-term demand forecasts can exacerbate supply-demand imbalances, so planners must build demand considerations into their short-term scenarios.
Interfuel substitution is the key mechanism of shifts in the energy mix. Looking to the future, we can take out of the equation substitution barriers, such as midstream constraints or government subsidies, which prevent the physical or true economic flow of primary fuels to their most competitive use. But in the short term, substitution barriers can have profound effects on supply-demand balances and must be considered key signposts.
Signposts indicating the direction of global oil markets can be relevant for the short, medium and long term (see Figure 3). Some of these signposts, such as geopolitical events, can have an immediate impact on supply and demand, but are very difficult to predict. Others, such as interfuel switching for the transportation sector, have long-term impact and are easier to track.
Companies also face different risks in the short term compared with the long term. The recent drop in oil price has created financial distress for many upstream producers and service providers—a situation that should not be considered explicitly in the long term. Cash flow is a variable to be optimized for long-term value creation, but can be a risk to short-term survival. Regardless of the objective, testing a plan against short- and long-term scenarios allows planners to identify risks, build robustness into their strategy and create optionality—and a ready contingency plan—for the future.
Managing the unprecedented uncertainty in global energy markets requires a flexible approach and the ability to alter tactics as market conditions change. Scenario analysis helps companies meet both objectives. Short- and long-term planning are similar, but with important differences, such as the causes of scenarios, signposts, leading indicators, risks, and mitigation tools and strategies. By adopting scenario analysis, companies can maximize long-term value creation while avoiding expensive mistakes in the short term.
Jorge Leis is a partner with Bain & Company based in Houston. He leads the firm's Oil & Gas practice in the Americas. The author would like to acknowledge the contributions of Mile Milisavljevic, a principal with Bain & Company in Houston.
1. West Texas Intermediate, the benchmark price for light, sweet crude in North America
Jorge Leis
Partner, Houston
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