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Do you feel that finding reliable information in your organization on which to base decisions is becoming increasingly difficult in an ever-changing humanitarian context? Do you find it difficult to develop an information management strategy as it deals with so many different aspects of your teams' work and so many different internal entities? And whilst information can be harvested from the web, are you unsure about how to make best use of this data and complement your own operational data? Do you find it difficult to explain what information management is and how it can be used?
Information management (IM) is one of the keys to identifying needs and assisting affected populations in a more efficient manner. It ensures that information gaps are identified, and that data from different sources is linked and analysed, and becomes actionable information within an organization and for its partners. An information management strategy allows you to define standard procedures that optimize workflow and ensure that the right information reaches the right people. Efficient information management is necessary for all sectors, be it WASH, education or CCCM, since you will conduct needs assessments, track distributions, carry out household surveys and generally monitor and evaluate your implementation for all programme activities. Information management involves collecting reliable and timely information, coordinating, planning and implementing assessments, analysing and storing information, as well as disseminating and presenting information in a format that is easy to understand and use, such as maps or graphs. Ultimately, these information products will inform planning and decision-making. CartONG assists humanitarian organizations in their IM work with any or all of these steps.
Learn more about how CartONG can help you with your Information Management projects below:
Information management is also strongly related to Mobile Data Collection, Geographical Information Systems and Capacity building so don't hesitate to visit those pages also.
Webmap of CartONG missions on Information Management
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Latest Activities for Information Management
3-year collaboration on furthering Information Management at Action Contre la Faim
Sep / 2020 to Aug / 2023
CartONG and Action contre la Faim have signed a partnership agreement of 3 years to further their collaboration. The partnership agreement that will run from 2020 to 2023. It aims to provide ACF's teams with better support in the area of program data management (or Information Management).
Action Against Hunger
Strengthening CSOs' Information Management
Dec / 2019 to Nov / 2022
The "Strengthening CSOs' Information Management" project aims to professionalize French-speaking Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the use and implementation of methods, tools and processes related to the different stages of the data analysis chain.
Co-financed by AFD for 3 years (early 2020 - late 2022) and implemented with the support of 10 partners, this project will make it possible for CartONG to continue its work in support of the sector by promoting the pooling and dissemination of new resources, both practical (tools, tutorials, training modules, etc.) and strategic (studies, etc.) to all humanitarian and development actors.
Action Against Hunger, Agence Française de Développement, Bioforce, Chambéry Ouahigouya, Groupe URD, Handicap International, MapAction, Max Havelaar France, Médecins du Monde, Solidarités International, Terre des hommes
3-year collaboration on furthering Information Management at Solidarités International
After ten years of ad hoc collaborations between CartONGand Solidarites International (SI), the two organizations decided to sign a Partnership Agreement to facilitate future activities in the next three years.
The agreement concerns the capacity building of SI teams on Information Management (IM), the running of studies, the provision of strategic advice and technical field support related to Information Management, as well as the development, configuration and deployment of IM tools.
In that vein, work has started at the very end of 2019 to support the Myanmar and Bangladesh field operations in the improvement of their IM practices and processes, that will continue for most of 2020 (learn more here and here).
Solidarités International
Assessment of ICI's data collection application and advise on next steps
Sep / 2021 to Jan / 2022
In September 2021, CartONG was asked to support the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) during the course of several months by drafting a set of technical specifications for an application to collect, store and visualize data that meets ICI's needs. This support also included advising ICI on suitable options to achieve the said objective.
Diagnosis, design and implementation of a pilot information management system for the RESILAC consortium implemented by ACF, Care and Groupe URD in the Lake Chad basin
Apr / 2019 to Dec / 2021
The RESILAC (Inclusive Economic and Social Recovery of Lake Chad) project and consortium identified during its start-up phase the need to improve the management of its information (also called Information Management or IM). CartONG is supporting Groupe URD in charge of the operational M&E system (système de suivi et d'évaluation des réalisations) on the information management component. In 2019, CartONG conducted a diagnostic in information management (all combined technologies) in order to formalize the needs of stakeholders, identify existing constraints and opportunities and propose solution scenarios.
Groupe URD
Support for the framing of an accountability mechanism for AFD funded projects in Africa
Nov / 2020 to Jul / 2021
In 2020, CartONG started to support the AFD Africa Department to strengthen their bottom-up accountability systems. Indeed, AFD is looking to consolidate indicators using data reported directly by their partners in the field. On this project, CartONG is working jointly with Groupe URD to propose a series of indicators as well as a scenario for their Information Management system to ensure the reporting of the said indicators. The work will continue in 2021.
To know more about the support we're providing, please check out our 2020 Annual Report.
Agence Française de Développement, Groupe URD
Development of a combined M&E and IM training offer with Groupe URD
Dec / 2020 to Jun / 2021
Thanks to funding from the H2H Network's Get Ready Fund, the latter supported by UK aid from the UK government, CartONG and Groupe URD have developed a combined MEAL and Information Management training offer targeted at humanitarian staff operating in emergency settings. This online training aims at providing the participants needs of field teams to be relevant to the widest audience possible - especially given the COVID-19 pandemic context. The development of the training offer started in late 2020 and was finalized in June 2021.
To know more about this endeavor, please check out our 2020 Annual Report.
Groupe URD, H2H fund
Dashboard for Mexico's Ministry of Education follow-up of post-Covid19 return to schools
May / 2020 to May / 2021
In May 2020 UNICEF Mexico launched the first activation of the 3-year Long Term Agreement signed with UNICEF HQ, CartONG and MapAction in the second half of 2019. This first activation occurred after UNICEF was approached by the Mexican Ministry of Education to support the creation of a dashboard aiming to display and monitor real-time information on key education indicators on elementary schools at the national level in order to map COVID-19 affectations before the start of the new school year.
MapAction, UNICEF
Scaling up the FACET approach for use by the Swiss Water & Sanitation Consortium
Aug / 2020 to Mar / 2021
In 2020, convinced by the FACET tools developed by Tdh, EAWAG and CartONG since 2016 (available here), the SWSC decided to adapt them for use by all consortium member NGOs for their WASH risk evaluations in health facilities & schools. CartONG therefore supported the adaptation of the tools to the SWSC needs, as well as a series of webinars to help the NGOs discover the tools and also - for those that were not big users of Mobile Data Collection - to learn how to apply it to their field data collections for FACET. Beyond this, a hotline was also offered to the consortium members to support them in their implementation, as well as to cover the local adaptations that were necessary of the global forms.
Lastly, a project began to help set up the SWSC tools associated with their reporting needs on WASH, on health facilities and schools, but also communities. A process is therefore being built for consortium members to capture their reporting information and also to compile these in online PowerBI dashboards. Further support will be provided in 2021 to the consortium.
To know more about the support provided, please check out our 2020 Annual Report.
Swiss Water & Sanitation Consortium
Support in the implementation of a M&E system for Asmae
Jan / 2020 to Mar / 2021
CartONG are supporting Asmae to implement a M&E system for its international operations. The aim of the project is to improve and strengthen Asmae's intervention strategy, to facilitate program management and to improve the visibility of Asmae's project achievements and results externally.
Asmae, Groupe URD, Reseau F3E
Mobile Data Collection
Mapping & GIS
CartONG is proud to introduce its first multi-year strategy for the 2022-2024 period
CartONG develops its volunteer offer with the support of Fonjep mandated by the MEAE
Launch of the IM Resource Portal, the IM go-to place for aid actors
CartONG releases an HR pack to help humanitarian and development CSOs structure their human resources in program data management
Press Release: Cross-Sector Geographic Information Management Organizations Announce Partnership to support COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery
Strategic IM support for the regional RESILAC project: a look back at two years of collaboration
A few learnings from helping NGOs adapt their IM and MEAL systems to the pandemic via the IM Covid-19 Help Center
Improving the mobile data collection tools used in the SENS surveys to better flag malnourished and anemic children in refugee settlements
CartONG strengthens collaboration with Action Contre la Faim via the signing of a 3-year partnership agreement
Communication importante / Special announcement
CartONG releases an in-depth study on the program data management practices and needs of francophone CSOs
CartONG strengthens collaboration with MapAction via the signing of a MoU
At a glance: one month of involvement of our volunteers in support of the response to the COVID-19 crisis
CartONG's work in support of the COVID-19 pandemic response
CartONG launches a project with the support of AFD to strengthen Information Management within francophone CSOs
CartONG endorses the 9 Principles for Digital Development!
CartONG is proud to present its 2019 Associative Project
Feedback from the field: the importance of upstream information management needs assessment in consortiums
ICTs and small aid organisations: publication of a study and a toolbox
CartONG starts study on ICT for micro-projects
Map Centre and mapping support for MSF-CH
CartONG launches CartoBlog: ICT ideas for humanitarian organizations
GIS Day 2012 in Geneva: online GIS for humanitarian action is always evolving!
GeOnG 2012 D-3
UNHCR NGO Consultation: Conducting a Mobile Survey with 10 volunteers in less than 1 hrs
Emergency Mission Syria Regional Refugee Response
Mission d'expertise "Mobile Data Collection" pour le UNHCR a Goma (Nov 2010)


Tight end Asante Cleveland has probably received better Christmas gifts than the one he got from the Patriots on Friday.
Cleveland was waived so that the team could pick up cornerback Troy Hill off of waivers from the Bengals. We'll pause now so that everyone can picture the ends of Bill Belichick's mouth curving upward like he was the Grinch because we love a Christmas classic.
Hill had six tackles in three games for the Bengals before being waived so cornerback Chris Lewis-Harris could be added to the roster.
Unfortunate timing is about the only remarkable thing about the transaction. The Patriots, like many other teams, churn the bottom of the roster often and Cleveland drew the short straw this week for a move that wouldn't have felt any better for Cleveland on December 26.
Cleveland, who has one catch in four games this season, will be available to the rest of the league on waivers. If he clears, he could be back with the Patriots to ruin the start of someone else's new year.
He will be back on the Patriots practice squad soon enough. The Patriots told him that. His Christmas was not ruined.
Troy Hill was supposed to be back on the Bengals practice squad too. That didn't happen because the Pats picked him up, which could very well happen to Cleveland.
I hope the Jets don't snag him for info.
There was no one else they could of dropped?
Should of dropped Monte Ball, which would be fitting.
He still collects a full game check for the week as he was on the roster as of the Tuesday deadline. Not a bad Christmas gift after all.
One of the many things about Belichick I love is how he manages the roster. He doesn't fall in love with guys and he turns the bottom of the roster week to week, not worrying about exposing guys to waivers. I have no doubt he likes Cleveland but with Gronk healthy, Chandler back and Fleming available to play tackle and blocking tight end Bill has more depth than he needs at tight end.
Come training camp, Bill will have about 20 guys that have been on IR (or sidelined in some other way) in 2015 that will be fighting for a roster spot in 2016.
The Grinch stuff is media drivel. Check with Tiquan Underwood and Chris Harper.
I heard he's lost a couple of pounds so he's where he belongs.
Don't be surprised if Hill is starting across from Butler next season.
The Pats kicking the tires and trying to get their team will for the playoff run.
You're missing the point. Cleveland was told don't worry, we'll add you back to the practice squad if you clear waivers. If you don't clear waivers, it means someone else claimed him.
So he knew he was not going to be out of work in either case.
Pats, by not cutting him a day earlier, had to pay him an extra $30k. So he's probably also had worse Christmas days.
NFL's fault for having waivers run on Christmas day.
And I wish people would stop bringing up the idea that picking up players that had played for another team, even recently, provides some type of "counter intelligence" value as if it was a scene in a cheap knock off of a James Bond movie.
I know it's a hopeless wish but it is just very annoying when someone brings it up as something any nfl team would bother doing. I could point out the fact that if it DID provide any value every team would have the opportunity to do it and would do it before EVERY game already but I know it would be a waste of time.
Had the Bengals not ruined Hill's Christmas by waiving him hours before the Patriots put a claim in for him, the Patriots wouldn't have had the opportunity to ruin Cleveland's day!! But posting the same entry replacing the Patriots with the Bengals wouldn't lead to as many hits and clicks for PFT, thus….reach for the low hanging fruit!!
It's too bad they can't put an NHL type rule where player drops/trades are forbidden for a few days around Christmas.
Asante showed up in the locker room wearing Uggs and a manpurse. That was it. He had to go and now he's gone.
Hill appears to be a little bit more of a project. He's good insurance going into the playoffs where DBs become irreplaceable. However, more than likely he'll go through the system and be in the mix for next season.
Softball of the year….Cleveland will be claimed by Redskins.
No its not, it doesn't make sense with a 16 game season the way it does with 82 games.
I'd be very surprised, considering the play of Logan Ryan, who has graded out better on PFF than Butler has. I can't see this one happening.
Nobody wants either of those players but the Patricheats, who rely on cheating and ref manipulation for thier success, need the scraps others discard to be thier starters. Losers and scumbags…all of em'.
Looks like a formula for success to me, but then, I am not one of the delusional Hater Faithful.
Ironic that truthdispensary has no desire for the truth.
If she had, she'd actively pursue a solution by demanding that the NFL come clean and provide all relevant information regarding and/all xxxxgate matters. Instead, despite the NFL's well-documented lies and recognizable incompetence, she ignorantly (perhaps purposely) continues to be part of the problem by eagerly consuming the gruel the NFL feeds her without batting an eye.
The NFL won't come clean until the haters demand it.


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Dentures are among the most affordable options your dentist can provide to replace missing teeth. However, it can take time to adjust to life with dentures. You must re-learn some of the most basic activities, such as eating, speaking, laughing, and even yawning. Dentures will make your life easier, but you have to know that there will be an adjustment period. There are several simple steps you can take to prepare yourself for public life with dentures. By using the following preparation techniques, no one ever has to know that you are a denture wearer.
Talking while wearing denturescan be a new adventure. You will need to spend time in front of the mirror. Watch your mouth movement patterns and practice words that cause your dentures to flap unnaturally. Exercise patience and know that some words may take longer than others to say clearly. Words with "s" and "f" sounds tend to be the most challenging, so you may want to begin your focus there.
A big part of living well with dentures is enjoying the foods you love. The good news is that it is possible to eat a wide variety of foods with dentures; however, like speaking, it takes a little practice. Watch out for sticky foods and very crunchy foods at first. Begin practicing with soft foods, like yogurt and eggs. As you adjust, you can introduce more and more foods.
Grandiose gestures of the mouth, such as smiling, laughing, and yawning, can cause dentures to shift and flap. Denture adhesives can help you avoid these incidents, but so can practice and getting comfortable with your dentures.
One of the keys to a successful life with permanent dentures is denture adhesive. Denture adhesives offer a seal against food debris, keeping your mouth and gums clean. Denture adhesive can also add confidence by preventing movement of the dentures in the mouth. To properly use denture cream, begin with a small amount and add until your dentures are comfortably in place. Remember, a little goes a long way.


Text Control will allow you to choose from a variety of formatting syntaxes and encoding options. You can choose between Markdown, Textile 1, Textile 2, nl2br, WPautop, and "No Formatting" for formatting along with the choice of SmartyPants, WPTexturize or "No Encoding" for character encodings.
Not really a bug so much, but an issue: Textile 2 is freaking huge (145k > 4000 lines of code) so it can be quite a burden on your server. If you can get away with not using it, I highly reccomend you do so.
Additionally, in Textile 2 there is a feature that would grab an image via PHP and get it's height and width for placing in the IMG tags. This has been disabled It literally took a post from 1 second to display straight to 6 seconds — completely unacceptable.
A shot of the configuration options that show up in your admin section allowing you to detup how the blog will parse entries and comments by default.
The mechanism for setting per-post formatting options.
When installed, this plugin will format text the exact same way that WordPress does by default.
Additionally, you can change the defaults on a blog-wide basis by changing the "Posts & Excerpts" options in "Your site Admin page >> Options >> Text Control".
Finally, you can set text processing for all comments as well. Set this up in the "Comments" options in "Your site Admin page >> Options >> Text Control".
"Text Control" is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Translate "Text Control" into your language.
WP 2.5 ready, new metabox-function etc.
Name changed from MTSpp to Text Control. Heavy updates!


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A go to tshirt that will never date. Every wardrobe must have one.


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From: Cowes (SZ498956)
To: Shanklin (SZ580812)
Distance: 13.9 miles (22.4 km)
Meets: Ferry, B3320, B3320, B3325, A3054, B3323, B3341, B3401, A3056, B3327, A3055
Former Number(s): A3056
Old route now: A3055, A3056, B3329
Highway Authorities
A3020 Cowes - Shanklin
A3020 Blackwater - Sandown
The A3020 is a route running across the Isle of Wight from north to south.
Cowes - Shanklin
Beginning at the western end of the Cowes Chain Ferry, the A3020 heads north east along Medina Road to the bottom of Cowes town centre. The road curves east, becoming Mill Hill Road, and soon after turns left off Mill Hill Road onto Newport Road. The town centre can be cut off by the B3220 Bridge Road, but it is not signed as a short cut.
The road leaves town along Newport Road and passes the town's park and ride and the BAE Systems compound before meeting the B3325 at traffic lights; this road takes a longer route to get here from a different part of Cowes. The road skirts Northwood, a separate village, before a short rural section leads past the military museum and the road descends to Parkhurst. Parkhurst prison is hidden behind a hedge but the road passes the front of Albany prison just before the road duals and we leave the original route of the A3020 to move onto Medina Way, the relief road for Newport. The old road continued down Hunnyhill into the town centre before leaving along Medina Avenue.
The A3054 is met at a roundabout, beginning a short multiplex with the A3020 number dominant, where we skirt the edge of town and soon cross the River Medina. The A3054 now leaves to the east at traffic lights and then we recross the river and join a gyratory. This provides a second chance to join the A3054 and yet another crossing of the Medina, together with a few roads accessing the town centre, one of which is the B3323. The A3020 extricates itself at the far corner and runs through an out-of-town retail park to a roundabout where it meets the B3341.
Shide Corner, just south of Newport
Continuing south, the A3020 rejoins its original route at Shide and follows the valley of the River Medina upstream to Blackwater. Here it TOTSOs right - ahead is the A3056 for Sandown. On the far side of the village the road climbs and eventually reaches Rookley, where it finally leaves the Medina behind. An undulating section takes us to Godshill, where the road bends sharply left into School Road. After zigzagging past the church the road leaves town along the High Street, now heading eastwards.
The next mile or so is rather winding as the road passes through the scattered settlement of Sandford. The B3327 is then met at a mini-roundabout of all things, after which the road becomes straighter and more rural. It goes over the brow of a hill before beginning its descent into Shanklin. On the edge of town there is a sharp right-hand bend to cross a bridge over the former railway line from Shanklin to Ventnor, after which the road continues east along Victoria Avenue, getting more and more built-up as it continues. Presently the road narrows and a set of traffic lights is reached on the A3055 High Street, where the A3020 ends.
The A3020 and A3056 before the swap
In 1922 the A3020 turned east at Blackwater Junction and ran along what is now the A3056 before continuing into Sandown where it ended end-on with the A3023 on the seafront. The road into Shanklin, originally the B3326, became the A3056 in 1924. The A3020 and A3056 numbers were swapped in 1935, giving the road its current route.
Junctions Blackwater Junction • Coppins Bridge Roundabout • St Georges Roundabout (Isle of Wight) • St Marys Roundabout (Isle of Wight)
Crossings Cowes Chain Ferry
Places Cowes • Newport (Isle of Wight) • Sandown
Cowes A3021 • B3320 • B3321 • B3325 • NCN23 • NCN235
Newport (Isle of Wight) A3022 (Isle of Wight) • A3054 • B3322 • B3323 • B3324 • B3341 • B3401 • NCN22 • NCN23
Sandown A3023 (Isle of Wight) • A3055 • A3056 • B3325 (Freshwater - Sandown) • B3329 • B3395 • NCN23
Isle of Wight A3021 • A3022 (Isle of Wight) • A3023 (Isle of Wight) • A3054 • A3055 • A3056 • A3056 (Blackwater - Shanklin) • B3320 • B3321 • B3322 • B3323 • B3324 • B3325 • B3325 (Freshwater - Sandown) • B3326 • B3326 (Blackwater - Shanklin) • B3327 • B3328 • B3329 • B3330 (Isle of Wight) • B3331 (Isle of Wight) • B3331 (Ryde - St Helens) • B3332 • B3336 (Isle of Wight) • B3340 • B3341 • B3395 • B3399 • B3401 • NCN22 • NCN23 • NCN231 • NCN235
A3000 • A3001 • A3002 • A3003 • A3004 • A3005 • A3006 • A3007 • A3008 • A3009 • A3010 • A3011 • A3012 • A3013 • A3014 • A3015 • A3016 • A3017 • A3018 • A3019
Earlier routings:
A3010 • A3013 • A3015 • A3017 • A3018 • A3022 • A3023 • A3024 • A3027(E) • A3027(W) • A3029 • A3030 • A3031(N) • A3031(S) • A3032 • A3033 • A3034 • A3035 • A3036 • A3038
A3039 • A3040 • A3044 • A3045 • A3046 • A3047 • A3049(E) • A3049(W) • A3052 • A3056 • A3060 • A3062 • A3063(E) • A3063(W) • A3064 • A3065 • A3071 • A3073 • A3078 • A3079
A3084 • A3087
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Isle of Wight Council
Roads numbered A3020
Newport (Isle of Wight)

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MSU forestry students honored for research at professional meeting
A current and a former graduate student in Mississippi State's College of Forest Resources are top winners in a recent regional conference.
Forestry majors Michael R. Guttery of Leoma, Tenn., and David W. "Dave" Wilkinson of Dayton, Wash., were among students from 15 universities competing during the recent 14th Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference.
Guttery, who completed a master's degree in May, received the outstanding student paper award. Competing among a field of 27, his research evaluated regeneration and waterfowl forage potential in an Arkansas greentree reservoir; specifically, the production of willow oak acorns. His work was directed by professor Andrew Ezell.
Wilkinson, a current doctoral student, received the outstanding student visual display award among a field of nine. Directed by associate professor Robert Parker and professor Tom Matney, his work measured the response of thinned pine plantations to competition following a fertilization treatment.
In addition to Mississippi State, universities represented at the Athens, Ga., event included Alabama A&M, Auburn, Clemson, Louisiana State, North Carolina State, Oklahoma State, Purdue, Southern Illinois, Stephen F. Austin, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia. Others included the universities of Florida, Georgia and Missouri.
NEWS EDITORS/DIRECTORS: For more information on the students' projects, contact Dr. Ezell at 662-325-1688 or aezell@cfr.msstate.edu; or Dr. Parker at 662-325-2775 or rparker@cfr.msstate.edu.


What are the dates of Code Self Care?
Who is Code Self Care for?
Take this opportunity to build new friendships, meet new people and expand your tribe.
Space is limited to thirty guests and will be handled on a first come, first serve basis. Registration will close once capacity is reached. In order for everyone to get the most value out of their experience at Code Self Care we must have at least ten attendees for the retreat to take place.
We must have a final count by Friday, January 4th and you must be paid in full at that time.
What if I want to sign up after January 4th?
After January 4th we can not guarantee availability, however, if a room is available we can add you on. We obviously don't recommend waiting and taking any chances.
We would be devastated if you had to cancel but understand that things come up. You can cancel up until January 4th with a $50.00 administration fee. After January 4th there is a 50% (of total cost) cancellation fee.
How much does Code Self Care cost?
Flights are not included, however, if you fly into St. George the resort has a free shuttle from the airport (about a 30 min. ride) so you do not need to rent a car. Additional information on how to get to Red Mountain Resort is listed here.
Yes, it is required you pay 50% of total cost when you sign up. Full payment is due by January 4th.
How do I pay? Can I use a credit card?
You can pay using check, Venmo, bank to bank transfer, or Paypal with a credit card.
If you use PayPal connected to a credit to pay, you will be charged a credit card processing fee, up to $50 depending on accommodations chosen. When you sign up, I will send you an electronic form to complete with your information and payment.
What if I don't mind staying in a double room with a stranger?
We can not guarantee that we'll have an even number for pairing but we can attempt to pair with you another person and see if it's a good fit. Please email Cat about this. Cat@NineLivesHealth.com with subject "Code Self Care Lodging"
Do I have to love exercise or be in great shape to go?
Not at all. If your version of self care is the pool and spa and you don't want to be outdoors that's ok. No one will be forced to participate in any activities they don't want to do. This is for YOU. The resort does have options for fitness classes at all levels, beginner to expert.
I have special food & diet needs, can you accommodate this request?
Yes, of course. There will be plenty of options such as - vegetarian, vegan, kosher, gluten free or any other dietary needs. Please make this known when you book your reservation.
If you have any other questions we have not addressed please fill out the contact form here. We will see you in utah!


What is the newest nation in the world? The answer is South Sudan. Many of us do not even know where Sudan is, but the Lord has put it on our hearts for years. Sudan is located in Africa and lies north of Uganda, Kenya and the Congo. If you watch the news you will remember that for many years, before their independence, they were part of the Republic of Sudan, ruled by the Arabs in the North. After years of war, persecution and enslavement by the North, they finally became a free independent nation on July 9th, 2011. Unfortunately, that was not the end of their troubles. Civil war and tribal conflict continued until a recent peace agreement came between the government and the rebel leader. While that is good news, the conflict has left 2 million dead and 4 million displaced in a country of only 10 million people. Refugee camps in Kenya, Uganda and Ghana have received hundreds of thousands of these refugees. Today Kenya announced it can no longer afford to keep the camps open, so they are threatening to close them. The people of South Sudan are largely tribal, (Dinka and Nuer). Most are sustenance rural farmers, who struggle to feed their families.
As I mentioned in our last newsletter, our school of Environment and Resource Stewardship decided to go to East Africa for 3 months to work in Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan. They have been working in the refugee camps teaching on water, health, hygiene and sustainable agriculture. Please keep them in your prayers since they are in very volatile areas. They will be returning to Costa Rica the end of June.
In April, Donna and I returned from ourtrip to New Zealand. We spent two weeks in Matamata helping with the RescueNet Training.
While in Matamata, we visited Hobbiton, where much of the filming of Lord of the Ring movies happened. After that, we took a 12-hour bus trip to Wellington to visit one of our former students and meet her husband, daughter and brand new baby boy. We also had the opportunity to reconnect with some old friends from our time in Colorado and to speak in a local church. The only challenge we had was on the way home. We were supposed to be flying home on a Buddy-pass, but that fell through at the last minute. A friend graciously bought us return tickets for $1600, but we need to pay her back. If anyone could help us with this, please let us know!
On May 26, I will be leading a team of five to Ghana in West Africa, to build an aquaponics system at the City of Refuge! They are feeding over 300 people, many who are refugees that have fled the conflicts in the area. The aquaponics will help them provide fish and vegetables for the people they are trying to serve. We will be flying through Brussels, Belgium where not long ago they had the terrorist bombing. Please pray for us as we travel and work in these parts of the world.
In July, we will be going to Salem, Oregon where we will be leading the RescueNet Introductory Course. We will be gone for 3 weeks. The day after we get back, I will be teaching a seminar on Resource Stewardship and Sustainable Agriculture. At this point, we have no funds for the trip to Salem. We estimate it to cost us around $2000 for our airfares, room and board while we are there. If you would like to be a part of making that trip possible, we would really appreciate your help.
We are excited about all the new opportunities God is opening up for us. In each case, we ask God if he would have us accept these offers. If we do not have clear direction from the Lord, we do not proceed. What that means though, is that if God is sending us, we have to trust Him to provide the funds and the visas to do so. It also means leaving our home and ministry here in the hands of someone else. This has not been easy, but when we hear that we have made a lasting difference in someone's life, it makes it all worthwhile. We thank God for faithful partners like you that have stood by us over the years! May God richly bless you!
Please check out the other blog pages like our Needs & Prayer Requests, and our Thank you page!!
Sometimes life is all about cycles, isn't it? Well, for us, one cycle that continues throughout our married life is the fact that we seem to move from place to place in 10-year cycles. Between 1975 & 1985, we were based out of the Bivin's Ranch in Texas. Then we were based out of Miami, (with YWAM), from 1985 until 1995. We moved to Stonewall, Colorado in 1995 and left there in 2005 for the YWAM work here in Heredia, Costa Rica. We have been in Costa Rica since then, in the same house, and were just talking about our 10-year stints, and what that would mean? Is another move coming up? We felt no word from God that we are to leave Costa Rica.
A few weeks before we left for Christmas in the States, the owner of our cabin told us that we had to move out by the end of January. The landlady recently divided her property between her kids and now our cabin belongs to one of her daughters. (They were both very emotional about telling us we had to leave, as they said we are like family, ~like grandparents, and they didn't want to see us go). It was a little hard for us to go to the states knowing we had to move when we came back.
Well, it was nice to spend time with our kids and some of our grandkids in both Colorado and Texas, but it was really a cold winter with more snow than we have seen in 10 years. (smile) We are not too sure we want to come back again during these cold seasons, so maybe we can get our kids to come visit us here in Costa Rica for some of our warmer climate!
Ten days after we returned to Costa Rica, we hit the ground running with our 9th Environment and Resource Stewardship School with nine students from five nations. We are already in our fourth week of the school and the students are doing great. They are an awesome team! They are planning on going to Kenya and South Sudan for their outreach. Next week our DTS students will be returning from their outreach in Central America, and after a week of debrief, they will be graduating.
So now, in the middle of all this activity, we have been looking for another house to rent. For the past 10 years, we have only been paying $400 per month for a 4-bedroom cabin. We have been looking for over a month but have not been able to find anything for under $800. Well this weekend we finally found a 3-bedroom, 2-bath house for $650 per month, which we believe will meet our needs. It is only 15 minutes from the YWAM base so we will still be close. The property owner said that we could move in this coming Wednesday. We will have to pay the first month and a deposit so we will need $1300 to get into the house. They are willing to let us move in if we give them $800 now and $500 by the 22 of February. We could do that ~but it would leave us nothing for food, gas, utilities etc., for the rest of the month. Would you please pray about helping us with a special gift so we can make this move? Once we are in the house we will still need an additional $250 more each month to add to the $400 we already have budgeted for rent in order to continue. We are trusting God to meet this present need, just as He miraculously provided us a home for these past 10 years for such a low cost! He hasn't failed us yet!!
Next month I (Terry) am planning on going to New Zealand to teach at the next RescueNet training. I will be taking one of our staff who works as a Paramedic here in Costa Rica. He will be taking the course so that he can become a part of our RescueNet team here. A friend of his has graciously provided our airfares so all we will need is our ground fees and housing while we are there. I believe this friend has even offered to give tickets for both our wives ~ so Donna and his wife, Sara might be able to come with us. This would be a great opportunity for them to be a part of what we are doing, as they usually do not get a chance like this very often.
We appreciate all your prayers, letters and gifts. Wishing you a wonderful Valentines Day and may God's blessings be with you!
It has been a very long time since we've been able to share about what has been happening in our lives. Although some of you have followed along with my updates to my Facebook or maybe Terry's emails, I have been unable to use our blog since my (Donna's), computer died many months ago – (I believe around August of last year). For whatever reason that happened and other setbacks & struggles of the past year, we have seen God move in miraculous ways.
It would be very hard to go back in detail to share all the ways God has blessed us, so I am going to focus in this post about my health situation that I had shared about in previous letters.
One of the last things we shared about in the blog, was the room remodel we were doing for me to move in downstairs and not have to climb the stairs anymore to our upstairs bedroom. I have stayed downstairs for close to a year already. It has been a very strange living arrangement for us, to be honest. Also, around this same time, I no longer went to work at the base, as it was just too hard for me. I was struggling just to walk anymore, so I felt pretty worthless in many ways. This was also a lonely time, not to mention the difficulties just doing normal activities, like cooking, laundry, housekeeping and the simple enjoyment I get from walking and caring for my dogs. Terry had to step into all these areas – cooking for me, and caring for the dogs & chickens. We have a wonderful maid who did a lot extra too to help me out, while I tried to keep up with most of the laundry. I experienced many levels of emotion during this time, and pleaded with God for something to change. It was such an encouragement to me to begin seeing money coming in, donations from friends to help! We were also able to sell our Hyundai jeep to help pay for the surgery.
2011-2012 ~ Low back pain and hip pain worsened.
May 20, '14 ~ 2nd Apmt – Caja … decision to be made about back surgery.
July 22, '14 ~ at checkup, Dr found I still had debilitation due to hip, ordered hip X-rays & Dr gave a steroid shot into joint, ~ helped with pain for almost a month.
Aug. 28, '14 ~ X-ray on hip joint taken to Dr. Delgado – he said he could do nothing more due to severity of damage in hip joint. Only option, complete hip replacement.
Feb 3rd, '15 ~ 1st appointment w/hip Dr. (5 mths later), no checkup, told to lose 15 lbs, no news of possible surgery date ~ Major disappointment!
March 9, '15 ~ Complete & successful hip surgery with Dr. Blandon of Clinica Biblica – findings: deformity in hip (congenital), badly damaged hip joint, but great bone density.
March 24, '15 ~ Removal of stitches and assessment of surgery.
As you can see, this has been a long process for me. I haven't been able to travel with Terry, or go the beach, or any long drives for well over a year. But, at present time, I am doing much better. My hip soreness is from the surgery and muscle stiffness. I have to learn how to use my leg muscles properly again. I'm having therapy in our home 3x a week since I came home from surgery. It has been amazing to see the progress and I feel hopeful again. I will soon be into a time of strengthening, besides just range of movement. I can't wait till I have the go-ahead to begin water therapy, as they say that is one of the best.
Again I want to thank each and every one of you who helped give toward my surgery, or even remembered me in prayer! I value each of you and pray God bless you and keep you all healthy and safe!


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Brown gets warm reception at the Beaches
Drew Dixon
On a coastal jaunt from Mayport Naval Station south through Jacksonville Beach, people greeted Alvin Brown with fawning welcomes and congratulatory wishes Tuesday, three days before he'll take office as Jacksonville's mayor.
"My boys love the Beaches now," Brown said, referring to his sons Joshua and Jordan, as about three dozen senior citizens applauded him at the Bennie Furlong Beaches Senior Center in Jacksonville Beach. "We got to make sure we take care of the Beaches."
Brown, who edged out Mike Hogan in the May 17 general election, promised during his campaign that Jacksonville City Hall would pay more attention to the Beaches. He had visited the senior center while campaigning and was happy to return to a crowd who remembered the promises.
"We expect a smile from the county now and a smile came across the Intracoastal Waterway to us," Furlong, a former Jacksonville Beach city councilwoman, said at the center that bears her name.
"They think everybody's rich at the Beaches, but we're not," she said. "We need help too. I think help is coming for once."
The reception for Brown was similar at the Beach Diner in Atlantic Beach, where patrons eating breakfast were surprised to see the mayor-elect mix with the restaurant's staff and even sit down at a table with a family at a booth to discuss issues that were important to them.
Brown appreciated the kudos from Beaches residents wherever he went, but he acknowledged there's work to do in shoring up the rapport between coastal municipalities and City Hall, which has been strained in recent years.
"I said I'm going to be a mayor for everybody no matter what side of town you live on," Brown said. "There are natural resources at the Beaches. It's a great place for our city to bring their kids and family to come onto the beach. There are excellent restaurants and amenities to enjoy."
A sticking point for some Beaches government leaders is the interlocal agreement between Jacksonville and coastal municipalities. Some want that revised to reflect greater service for the Beaches, whose residents pay taxes to their own respective municipal governments and Jacksonville. The agreement provides for Jacksonville services such as fire and rescue at the Beaches.
Neptune Beach Mayor Harriet Pruette said expectations are high for Brown and his commitment to the Beaches. She said she's impressed with his early commitment and statements regarding coastal issues.
"Mayor Brown has not been bashful at the Beaches," Pruette said at the Beach Diner. "He's made his presence known and that's a good step forward."
Atlantic Beach Mayor Mike Borno said now that the election is over, it is time for Brown to govern and he's comfortable that Brown has made the right impression at the coast.
"It's a follow-up to his pre-election meetings with us," Borno said of Brown's visit to the Beach Diner. "I find him to be an honest and sincere person."
Borno said he likes what he sees so far out of Brown, but he admitted outgoing Mayor John Peyton had the same fervor about coastal issues when he took office eight years ago.
"They always want good communication with the Beaches. But it gradually starts slowing down," said Borno.
Jacksonville Beach Mayor Fland Sharp said he also is impressed with Brown in the early going. But Sharp said the tension over the interlocal agreement is overblown and the rapport between Brown and the Beaches will be solid.
"As far as I'm concerned, the interlocal agreement is fine as it is," said Sharp. "I'm pretty much satisfied with the way it is... but the Beaches are pretty much on Mr. Brown's radar."
Senior center Director Lee Anderson said Brown's visit with the elderly was huge in bolstering trust with coastal residents.
"They'll be talking about this for weeks," said Anderson. "He was here when he was running and said he would come back if he got elected. Well, he's here. ... We are at the Beaches and people feel like we're forgotten. This [Brown visit] means the world to them."
Drew Dixon: (904) 249-4947, ext. 6313


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Feds go after oil magnate's operations
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, June 24th, 2011 / Comments Off on Feds go after oil magnate's operations
Randeep Grewal has built up a global energy empire — and left millions of dollars in unpaid debts in his wake.
Randeep Grewal controls the palm-tree-dotted island visible from Highway 101 off the Rincon in Ventura County. Millions of drivers pass its oil drilling pads each year.
Grewal is also the man responsible for 10,000 gallons of spilled oil in North Santa Barbara County.
Grewal has moved on to China to build a $1.6 billion, publicly traded natural gas company called Green Dragon Gas. He has left behind $57 million in unpaid debts, including some $23 million in environmental cleanup costs and a tangled web of corporate entities designed to shield him from liability.
On June 17, one of them, Greka Oil & Gas, became the target of a lawsuit by federal and state regulators seeking millions of dollars in fines and a court order for Greka to clean up its act. The business racked up 21 spills in Santa Barbara County in recent years. It has agreed to pay the county $2 million for them.
In court filings, Grewal — whose companies did not return requests for comment for this story — has denied all allegations that he illegally transferred assets among his companies to avoid paying debts.
But an analysis of his holdings shows that Grewal's business empire is structured so that profits flow up to him while legal partitions block unpaid debts and legal judgments from reaching into his pockets. Officials seeking to recover assets on behalf of Grewal's creditors are asking a bankruptcy judge to cut straight to Grewal.
They have filed a lawsuit out of a "refusal to stand silently while Grewal continues to financially rape his creditors," according to court documents.
Here is a closer look at Grewal's business dealings and how they affect the Tri-Counties.
A partitioned empire
As the 21st century began, Grewal was CEO of Greka Energy, a publicly traded company listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. It bought land and oil production facilities in Santa Barbara County. By the early 2000s, it had also begun to amass holdings in China.
In 2003, Grewal took Greka Energy private and quietly began separating its Chinese holdings from its assets in the United States. According to court documents and public company filings, this restructuring left Grewal with control of two parallel business empires, one in the United States and one in China. He controls both through corporate entities in the Cayman Islands.
Through his Cayman Island firms, Grewal owns or controls at least three companies that list addresses in the Tri-Counties. They are Rincon Island Limited Partnership in Ventura, Greka Oil & Gas in Santa Maria and Santa Maria Refining Company in Santa Maria.
Grewal is also the controlling shareholder of Green Dragon Gas Ltd., also incorporated in the Cayman Islands. Through another company in the Netherlands, Green Dragon owns coal beds in China. It extracts methane from them, which in turn provides some of the natural gas to fuel China's booming economy.
Green Dragon is traded on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange. Last year, the company had revenues of $49.7 million, and its assets grew to $963 million. Earlier this year, Reuters reported Green Dragon's implied market value was $1.6 billion.
Green Dragon did not return several calls to its Hong Kong headquarters requesting comment.
Entities in bankruptcy
Grewal has been a public figure in building Green Dragon, speaking at investor conferences as the firm's CEO. But he has eluded dozens of U.S. creditors.
In 2005, one of Grewal's companies filed for bankruptcy. Creditors claimed they were owed $57 million. The largest single debt was a $30.1 million for a civil court judgment and environmental cleanup costs.
The judgment was entered against Vintage Petroleum, a Colorado firm that sold Santa Barbara County oil assets to a Greka entity. Vintage says it sold the wells with a contract that required Greka to pay for environmental cleanup near Cat Canyon. Greka allegedly failed to do the work. As a result, Vintage faced a lawsuit ending in a $7.1 million judgment against it and an estimated $23 million in cleanup costs. Vintage says Greka owes it for those bills.
In a bankruptcy case, trustees are appointed to seek out possible hidden assets to repay creditors. In 2008, the trustees in Grewal's company's case asked a bankruptcy judge in Manhattan to allow them to go straight for Grewal and the top entities he uses to control his business empire. "The actions taken by Grewal, as alleged above, exhibit a wanton, flagrant and reckless disregard for the rights of [Grewal's company] and its creditors," the trustees' attorney wrote in court filings.
The trustees are in the process of gathering information about Grewal's business dealings. They have agreed with Grewal's attorneys to seal many documents in the case. A bankruptcy attorney for the Greka companies operating in the Tri-Counties declined to comment.
Regulators sue Greka
Greka Oil & Gas, which has changed its name to HVI Cat Canyon, faces a lawsuit from the federal government alleging that it violated state and federal water laws and ordering it to clean up its act.
The suit, filed in federal court in Los Angeles, alleges that Greka didn't have adequate plans in place at 12 facilities to prevent, respond to and clean up spills, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Justice. It also seeks several million dollars in fines, though the exact amount will vary based on how often Greka is found to have violated the law.
Mike Stoker, a former Santa Barbara County Supervisor who was defeated in a race for State Assembly, is acting as a spokesman for Greka. He said in an emailed statement that the company "has spent over $78 million in operations to directly respond to regulators' concerns."
Stoker said Greka agreed to pay the county fines because it was the "appropriate agency with oversight over these small spills." He said Greka would contest the fines from federal regulators.
"This lawsuit is about one thing, federal agencies that are attempting to overreach their jurisdiction," Stoker said in the statement. "We will never agree to pay the federal government because the fact is these small spills did not occur in 'U.S. navigable waterways' as defined in the Federal Clean Water Act."
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Now that you've properly seasoned your cast iron pan, now all you need to do is maintain it. We break down the essential steps you should follow to take good care of your cast iron pan. Maintaining your cast iron isn't nearly as hard as some make it out to be.
You've got your pan and you've seasoned it...now what? Well, thankfully all you need to do now is enjoy your pan, use it regularly, and follow some quick care steps after use. Some people follow very elaborate maintenance routines for their cast iron pans, but in truth, we don't think it's all that necessary. Cast iron is pretty durable (heck, it'll likely outlast you), so few simple steps is really all you need.
Initial seasoning: If you need a quick refresher on how to season your pan for the first time, read our post on "How to Season a Cast Iron Pan". Once you've completed that step, keep reading below for tips on how to give your cast iron pan the love it deserves (without driving yourself crazy).
Once you've built up a good layer of initial seasoning, now all you need to do is maintain it. The good news is that the initial seasoning creates a layer that's a lot more durable than many give it credit for. It's not just the process of adding oil to the pan; but rather, the chemical reaction that takes place after it. In seasoning a pan, the oil gets heated so hot that it reacts to create a plastic-y coating that's essentially bonded to your pan. Technically, that process is called polymerization. What this means is that this layer of seasoning is not going to instantly disappear with a light scrub in the sink or even a few drops of soap...so you can throw that myth out the window (you're welcome).
Step 1 - Wash the pan: Cleaning the pan immediately after use will make it easier to remove any stuck on bits of food. While the pan is still warm, give it a good rinse in warm water in the sink. Avoid dunking a searing hot cast iron pan into cold water, as this could potentially cause the pan to warp or crack from being cooled too rapidly ("thermal shock"). It's unlikely, but best to play it safe. Now, if you can't get to cleaning your pan right away, let it sit on the stove as is until you can get to it. Don't fill the pan with water and let it sit for an extended period of time. Soaking cast iron in water encourages rusting.
Most of the time, warm water and a sponge (or brush) is sufficient to clean your pan. If you need it, a small bit of gentle soap is totally fine to use on a seasoned pan. Avoid harsh cleaning products or scrubbing your pan so aggressively that your arms get tired. Neither are necessary.
Step 2 - Dry the pan: After your pan is clean, dry it thoroughly. You can do this by placing it on the stove and heating it until all water has evaporated. Alternatively, you can pop the pan in the oven (about 5 minutes at 350°F should do the trick). Take care when removing the pan from the heat source (especially the oven) - as the handle could be hot.
Step 3 - Oil the pan: Once the pan is dry, remove it from the heat. Take a paper towel, dip it in your oil of choice (ideally vegetable oil), then rub the oil into the pan. Since the pan will be warm, to keep your fingers safe, you can use metal tongs or the end of a wooden spoon to push the paper towel around. You're aiming for a very thin coat of oil. If you've used too much, simply blot some of it up with a clean paper towel.
And just like that, you've given your cast iron pan the love it deserves! Use the pan as often as you'd like and once you're done using it, make sure to clean, dry and oil it to keep it nice and seasoned for the next use. Once you get into a routine, the light coat of oil will take you mere seconds to do and will keep your cast iron in great shape for many years to come.


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We would very much like to see the option to specify the affected version of our projects, when issues are reported.
Based on the Target version droplist, tagging of the version that the bug affects, would greatly aid the debugging process.
Somehow I had missed the previous talk on this, but the feature does not show as having been applied, even though it clearly is there on the redmine.org new issue page.
did you found how to use this feature with a current redmine version ? I cant find anything about affected version. Even I can see it on the www.redmine.org system.
why this issue is resolved if it is a dup of #3824 and seems not to be implemented ? should we reopen this ?
Here on redmine.org, "Affected version" is a custom field.
This is a rather important feature. However I don't think it should be implemented by a dropdown, rather it should be a multi-select, because issues can affect multiple versions of software and it's key to track which ones.
Alternatively, although I think it's far from ideal, it could be implemented as a custom field ... if custom fields were changed so that a multi-select kind of list was implemented.
Closed this issue as a dup of issue #1675.


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"First printing, November 2010 / ... / 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1" on copyright page.


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fuboTV Stock Crashes: Should You Buy?
Investors are concerned about the young company's ability to generate profits.
Parkev Tatevosian
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Dec 3, 2021 at 8:25AM
A Fool since 2019, and a graduate of Cal State LA with a B.S. in Finance and M.A. in Economics. Parkev is an adjunct professor of Finance and enjoys reading about financial and economic history. You'll often find him writing about stocks in the consumer goods and technology sectors.
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fuboTV stock has crashed over 40% in the last month.
Still, revenue and users are snowballing.
fuboTV stock is trading near its lowest price-to-sales ratio in years.
fuboTV (NYSE:FUBO) is a streaming substitute for a cable TV bundle, albeit with a sports focus. The company is gaining traction with consumers and growing revenue and users rapidly. Folks who prefer the broad selection cable offers but want the convenience of streaming are gravitating to fuboTV.
If that's the case, why is its stock price crashing? Let me try to answer that question and determine whether the crash creates an opportunity for long-term investors to buy fuboTV stock.
fuboTV is losing money on the bottom line
Interestingly, when fuboTV announced fiscal third-quarter results on Nov. 9, it revealed impressive growth. Total revenue came in at $156.7 million, a 156% increase from last year's Q3. And it reached 944,605 paying subscribers, a 108% increase from the same time the previous year.
The performance was so good that management raised its expectations for fiscal 2021. It now expects total revenue of $615 million and 1.065 million paying subscribers, both at midpoints.
That's all great, so why is the fuboTV's stock price crashing? The negative sentiment from the market is coming from fuboTV's cost structure. In its Q3, operating expenses as a percentage of revenue were 165%. It's spending way more serving customers than it is getting back in revenue. Of course, that is generating massive losses on the bottom line. fuboTV lost $106 million on revenue of $156.7 million in Q3.
However, fuboTV's increasing revenue is helping leverage costs and improve margins. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenue were 234% in Q3 of 2019, 207% in 2020, and 165% in the most recent quarter. Still, the market is not confident in fuboTV's ability to scale into profitability, and the stock is down 45% in the last month.
Is fuboTV's crash an opportunity for long-term investors?
fuboTV is riding a long-run secular tailwind. A streaming live TV subscription is superior to a traditional cable TV connection. A streaming service can be viewed on phones, tablets, and computers, in addition to your home TV. What's more, depending on your region and cable company, a streaming substitute often costs less. Finally, signing up for a streaming service is far less complicated. You can start watching your favorite program after a few clicks. Compare that to signing up for cable TV, which requires the company to send out a professional installer who may be at your home for hours.
fuboTV is not the only one offering a streaming substitute to cable TV, but since the third quarter of 2020, it has added subscribers at three times the pace of that market. Considering that there are 72.6 million traditional pay-TV households in the U.S., it leaves fuboTV plenty of runway for growth.
fuboTV is undoubtedly a risky stock with massive losses on the bottom line. However, it's growing revenue and subscribers rapidly and improving profit margins with scale. fuboTV stock's crash has it trading at a price-to-sales ratio of 4.4, near its lowest in the last two years. That all points to an opportunity for long-term investors to buy fuboTV stock.


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Krovna ljepenka izrađuje se kao sirova pustena ljepenka gramature od 333 do 500 g/m2, koja je impregnirana katranom ili bitumenom. U prodaju dolazi u koturima i upotrebljava se kao hidroizolacijski materijal u građevinarstvu.

Bitumen

U užem (tehničkom) smislu, bitumen je naziv za asfaltni bitumen, crnu, ljepljivu, čvrstu ili polučvrstu masu koja se sastoji od ugljikovodika i njihovih nemetalnih derivata; topljiva je u ugljikovom disulfidu, a nalazi se u prirodi ili se dobiva preradbom nafte. Tehnički bitumen dobiva se kao ostatak destilacije ili rafinacije nafte ili je pak proizvod obradbe naftnih derivata. Najveći se dio bitumena troši u cestogradnji za izradbu asfaltnih kolnika, aerodromskih pista i pločnika (cestovni bitumen) te u građevinarstvu za hidroizolaciju (temelja, zidova, krovova), oblaganje kanala hidroobjekata, zalijevanje betonskih reški i drugo. Dio bitumena troši se i prerađuje u industriji (industrijski bitumen), na primjer za zalijevanje baterija i kabela, u proizvodnji boja i lakova, te za zaštitu od korozije.

Bitumenski papir
Bitumenski papir je višeslojni papir slijepljen bitumenom i ojačan tekstilnim nitima, a koristi se u građevinarstvu.

Katran

Katran (tur. od arap.: qaṭrān) je gust, tekući ili polučvrsti, crni do smeđi proizvod suhe destilacije prirodnih goriva (drva, treseta, smeđeg i kamenog ugljena) i nekih drugih organskih tvari. Katran je po kemijskom sastavu to je smjesa ugljikovodika i njihovih derivata. Količina i kvaliteta katrana ovise ponajprije o temperaturi na kojoj se obavlja suha destilacija te o vrsti i kvaliteti sirovine. Industrijski se proizvodi katran kamenog i smeđeg ugljena te drvni katran. Najvažniji je katran kamenog ugljena. Glavni su proizvođači zemlje s razvijenom industrijom prirodnoga plina i koksa (SAD, Rusija, Kanada, Velika Britanija, Francuska, Nizozemska, Njemačka).

Izvori

 Biljni proizvodi
 Tiskarstvo

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Today at Examine.com, we bring you a page on chromium, an essential mineral implicated in regulating glucose metabolism and insulin.
Chromium is found in plants, specifically grains. It is part of a protein called chromodulin. Chromodulin is responsible for the actions of insulin receptors, and it increases in activity as more chromium ions bind to it.
Supplementation of chromium should be examined through the frame of deficiency. A subclinical deficiency is when the body has lower than normal levels of chromium, but not to the point of a true deficiency. A true deficiency is characterized by inactive chromodulin. Supplementation of chromium is very beneficial during a true deficiency, but it is often touted as useful during a subclinical deficiency as well.
However, if there is no deficiency state, the evidence does not support chromium's ability to enhance glucose metabolism in the body. Some researchers have observed benefits for insulin sensitivity, glucose, body weight and quality of life in diabetic people, but these effects are very unreliable, both in terms of frequency and magnitude.
Chromium supplementation may also be able to reduce carbohydrate cravings and binge eating patterns, but more research is needed to confirm these effects.


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SUSAN ABBOTT GIDEL is a financial writer who has devoted her career to examining and writing about all aspects of the financial markets, with an emphasis on exchange-traded futures and options. Formerly an editor of Futures magazine, she is President of CGA Communications Group, Inc., whose clients have included the Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Futures Industry magazine, Hull Equity Management, the London Metal Exchange, MAR, Prudential Securities, and the Philadelphia...See more
SUSAN ABBOTT GIDEL is a financial writer who has devoted her career to examining and writing about all aspects of the financial markets, with an emphasis on exchange-traded futures and options. Formerly an editor of Futures magazine, she is President of CGA Communications Group, Inc., whose clients have included the Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Futures Industry magazine, Hull Equity Management, the London Metal Exchange, MAR, Prudential Securities, and the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. She lives in Chicago and can be reached at [email protected] See less
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Microsoft/Yahoo full buyout talks on again?
Conflicting reports have surfaced today of Microsoft potentially renewing its interest in a Yahoo deal. Information sent from "multiple" sources to TechCrunch claim that the two firms have not only resumed talks after Yahoo's abrupt conclusion of negotiations but that Yahoo is willing to entertain a bid lower than the $33 Microsoft says it proposed immediately before talks first broke down in early May. The move is said to be triggered both by a steep drop in Yahoo's share price as well as pressure to secure an important agreement with Microsoft.
The search engine pioneer is also in upheaval after several key executives left the company within the past several days, including the founders of Flickr and Del.icio.us. A threat of a proxy takeover of Yahoo's board by investor Carl Icahn has been minimized at the same time, however, as Microsoft's statements that it has no more interest in a full deal have reportedly quashed Icahn's plans.
TV network CNBC, however, has responded to the claims by citing a contact said to be close to Microsoft who rejects notions of a full deal.
"There is no deal for the whole company, and nothing has changed as of today," says the unnamed insider, though the contact doesn't mention the possibility of a revived partial deal that would include buying out Yahoo's search ad division.
Neither Microsoft nor Yahoo has publicly commented on either of the rumors.


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— The Ravens found schematic ways to deal with the Broncos edge rushers.
— The offensive line did a solid job in pass blocking.
— The receivers found space and did a solid job of holding on to the football (with 1 notable exception) despite sub-optimal conditions.
— Flacco delivered the ball accurately and on time.
We'll look at each individually.
The Ravens addressed some of the threat of the Broncos edge rushers with scheme. They ran an unbalanced formation on 5 occasions, 4 of which were of the standard variety with James Hurst tucked inside twice on the left side and twice on the right. This is an indication that despite his injury, the team believes Ronnie Stanley remains the best pass-blocking tackle.
The 5th unbalanced play (Q4, 8:35) was a thing of beauty.
Guard Alex Lewis split wide left at the line of scrimmage (photos below). Mark Andrews was outside of him, also at the LoS, which made Lewis ineligible (only the outside 2 of the 7 men on the LoS can be eligible). Prior to the snap, the Denver DBs on that side pointed out there was an extra "receiver" on the left. Von Miller moved out to cover Lewis. At the snap, all 5 eligible receivers took off in the pattern, including Nick Boyle, who was in a 3-point stance where the RT would normally line up. Lewis took a step back and called for the football with both hands high. Miller stayed opposite Lewis and never rushed the passer.
While Lewis could have accepted a lateral and subsequently ran or even thrown a forward pass himself, he would have had to move back 5+ yards to do so. Effectively, Lewis won a 1-on-1, pass-blocking matchup with Von Miller simply by trickery. As an offensive coordinator, you'd take that any time.
Another key scheme component was committing eligible receivers to block. The Ravens kept 16 eligibles in to set block and threw 14 chip blocks, which is an unusually high ratio of chip to set. Most of those chips were redirection by hands that may buy Joe an extra half second, but Alex Collins has thrown some bone-jarring chips the last 2 weeks including a rib buster on DT Zach Kerr (Q1, 11:55).
John Brown was unable to collect a 30-yard throw down the left sideline (Q2, 15:00), but the receivers otherwise had a fine day under adverse circumstances. There were no other drops and the receivers piled up 4 YAC per completion.
Mark Andrews found space in the middle of the field and made a play after the catch on each of his receptions. Willie Snead has been effective on slants. Michael Crabtree may reintroduce the comeback route to the Ravens playbook.
The Ravens ran 66 scored snaps (excludes accepted penalties which resulted in no play, and 1 spike).
Stanley: Ronnie played hurt, but had his best game of the season. He was beaten inside by Bradly Chubb for a half charge of the sack on the game's 2nd play from scrimmage (Q1, 14:23). He would subsequently allow just 1 pressure the remainder of the game when bulled by Miller (Q1, 4:41). He missed 6 blocks, including 4 where he was beaten as a pass blocker, so he owes some of his good grade to Flacco's quick release. He had 2 pancakes and made 1 of 2 pulls, but I did not credit him with a highlight.
Scoring: 66 plays, 58 blocks, 6 missed, 1 pressure, 1/2 sack, 53 points (.80 per play). Adjusted that's an A-.
Lewis: Alex struggled to the worst grade of any lineman. He was beaten outside by Shane Ray for 2/3 of the sack charge (Q2, 1:06) which was triggered by front-side pressure from Miller's bull of Hurst. He allowed Adam Gotsis to get his hand up for a PD (Q2, 1:14) and also had a full pressure charge surrendered to Shaq Barrett. Alex was beaten across his face for a penetration by Gotsis who took down Collins for a loss of 1 (Q2, 6:17). He pulled on 11 of the team's 25 run plays and connected on 10. He had just 1 block in level 2 and I did not score him for any highlights.
Scoring: 66 plays, 56 blocks, 5 missed, 1 penetration, 2.5 pressures, .67 sack, 45 points (.68 per play). After a .04 adjustment, that's a D at guard.
Skura: Matt made a substantial contribution to the success the Ravens enjoyed slowing down the Denver rush. In addition to making the line calls, Skura played a key part in allowing protection to roll to either side to protect a tackle. Typically, he had to take sole responsibility for a block he and Yanda initiated to allow Marshal to peel off for a help block on Miller. Despite the increased pass-blocking responsibility for a center, he allowed just 1 full charge for a PD by Derek Wolfe (Q4, 14:25), which came on just such a double-and-help block by Yanda. He shared a pressure with Lewis where both players appeared to hand off Shaq Barrett (Q2, 0:22). He made 3 blocks in level 2 and connected on his only pull, but did not have a pancake or highlight.
Scoring: 66 plays, 62 blocks, 2 missed, 1.5 pressures, 59 points (.89 per play). That's an A after adjustment at center. Matt had some games scored as high last season, but this was his most important game as a Raven. The Ravens signing of C Hroniss Grasu is a depth acquisition, but Skura's starting role is in no immediate jeopardy.
Yanda: Like Matt Skura, Yanda deserves much of the credit for minimizing the damage from Miller. His double-and-help blocks are effectively combination blocks in the passing game. Sometimes those were quick enough to stop Miller and in other cases he was able to turn a likely sack into just a pressure (examples: (Q1, 4:33), (Q2, 5:21), (Q2, 1:14), (Q2, 1:06), and Q4, 14:25)). He did not give up a single pass rush event personally. He had 1 pancake, made 5 blocks in level 2, and made 2 of 3 pulls. He did not have a highlight.
Scoring: 66 plays, 60 blocks, 6 missed, 60 points (.91 per play). That's an A with adjustment.
Hurst: James had a solid performance, primarily against Miller. He surrendered front-side pressure that contributed to each of the 2 sacks (see Stanley, Hurst above). He had 3 other full pressures allowed to Miller, Ray, and Miller respectively on the first full drive of the second quarter. As mentioned above, Hurst owes a nice dinner to Yanda and Skura, who enabled a number of help blocks that reduced the damage. A benefit of the inside help and chip blocking on Miller was that the star OLB played just 68% of the defensive snaps, down from 82% combined for the first 2 games. Hurst made 1 block in level 2, but did not have a pancake, pull, or highlight. James was guilty of the false start that backed up the Ravens at the goal line, despite the mischarge to Yanda. On the broadcast, you can see Hurst turn to Yanda as both returned to the huddle while watching the replay on the video board.
Scoring: 66 plays, 55 blocks, 6 missed, 3 pressures, .83 (1/2 + 1/3) sacks, 1 false start, 44 points (.67 per play). That's a C after adjustment.
If you're interested in seeing scoring trends for the players this season, these charts are updated weekly.


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Private equity sees record $1 trillion year, boosted by rush of COVID-stalled deals
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U.S. private equity firms had a banner year of dealmaking.
In 2021, the private equity industry struck deals valued at a whopping $1.2 trillion, topping 2019's previous record by 64%, according to PitchBook data. At 8,600 deals sealed, the number of transactions logged also eclipsed the all-time high in 2019 by 50% after a modest slowdown in 2020 due to uncertainty around COVID-19.
"Everything that is investible, private equity is figuring out a way to invest in," Wylie Fernyhough, a senior analyst at PitchBook told Yahoo Finance. "You're seeing a lot of activity in, quite frankly, pretty much every space imaginable."
Companies closing deals stalled by the pandemic contributed to the unprecedented activity, mostly in the first half of the year as general partners played catch-up with capital they had not deployed in 2020. A flurry of dealmaking in the latter half of the period was spurred by the industry's anticipation of proposed rate hikes by the Biden administration on capital gains, motivating a wave of sellers aiming to avoid the anticipated increases, per PitchBook's research.
The overall market and macroeconomic environment in 2021 was also conducive to the robust deal activity recorded during the year, with more institutional allocators lifting their commitments to private funds, notching up the money firms have to spend. With interest rates low, large asset owners such as pensions, foundations and other entities raised their private equity exposures as they sought to take advantage of the asset class for its return characteristics, leaving the sector with more cash than ever to scale quickly and churn out new investment strategies.
"The industry really turned over a new page this year in a way, with a lot of trends that had been growing or had been emerging really kind of coming into their own," PitchBook senior analyst Rebecca Springer told Yahoo Finance. "The ingredients for that were a perfect storm of economic growth, capital availability, fundraising activity — so tons of dry powder — and really hot public markets providing an exit opportunity that wasn't available a couple of years ago."
'No longer just vanilla leveraged buyouts'
Record-setting PE activity resulted in intense competition for deals, leading many firms to vie for compelling assets as their focus shifted to companies with promising industry growth trajectories and attractive business models, PitchBook's report indicated.
One of those industries was behavioral health, which saw massive private equity interest during the year due to its lofty valuation growth, driven by attractive margins and tailwinds such as Americans' greater interest and awareness of mental health and higher rates of alcoholism, substance use relapses, and anxiety and depression caused by COVID lockdowns.
Software, which comprises a significant segment of PE tech investments, also made up a large portion of total dealmaking activity, with information technology (IT) specifically topping records in both deal count and value at more than $100 billion for the first time (947 deals at an aggregate of $167.1 billion). The global shift to remote work and digital transformation of industries across the board accelerated activity in the space. Healthcare was also a dominant PE-backed industry, with 733 transactions valued at $77.5 billion.
"One of the biggest takeaways last year was the breadth and depth of deal activity — it's no longer just vanilla leveraged buyouts of asset-heavy companies anymore," Fernyhough said. "You have private equity firms focusing on technology and health care, and you have private equity deploying capital into sports teams and music rights."
Private equity heavyweights KKR and Blackstone were among firms in the industry that swooped up deals on the music side: BMG Rights Management and KKR teamed up to buy catalogs from musicians in early 2021, including ones from One Republic and John Legend. Meanwhile, Blackstone partnered with advisory firm Hipgnosis to plow $1 billion into music rights, including the purchase of eOne Music, owned by Dr. Dre's Death Row records.
In 2021, exit activity was "proportionally more robust than dealmaking," galvanized by the red-hot IPO market that saw companies listed at a record rate. As a result, PE- and venture-backed businesses tapped the IPO market "in a way not seen in two decades." PitchBook's research stated that with the multiple spread between public and private markets remaining intact, the wave of public listings is expected to continue in 2022.
On the public market front, a trend that is in "the earlier innings," according to Fernyhough, is more private equity firms electing to go public, which could make merger and acquisition activity even more likely to rise. Just Thursday, private equity giant TPG (TPG) made its public debut on the Nasdaq.
Employees of Private-equity firm TPG, celebrate their company's IPO outside the Nasdaq Market site in Times Square in New York City, U.S., January 13, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
"Public alternatives managers will do almost anything to be seen as a growth stock rather than a value play, meaning they must constantly launch new strategies and bring in new people," PitchBook's report said. "Being public also affords them a new currency with which to finance M&A and retain talent: public stock."
The pace of dealmaking activity may slow somewhat in 2022 as the industry runs through the deal pipeline it grew as it lined up transactions in efforts to avoid the previously expected, now off the table, capital gains tax, but with massive levels of PE fundraising, PitchBook analysts were bullish on private equity's continued momentum in 2022.
"There is definitely a floor under deal making activity that comes from all the fundraising that's happened over the last year and is gonna continue to happen in 2022, so that capital needs to be deployed," Springer said.
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Investors pumped money into stocks and siphoned funds out of bonds and cash as global markets braced for higher interest rates, BofA's weekly flow show report showed on Friday. In the first 13 trading days of the year compared to the same period last year, equity funds have seen $52 billion of inflows compared to a similar amount last year while bond and credit funds have seen tiny outflows after heavy inflows, according to BofA using EPFR data. "Rates up and profits down is a bad combo for credit and stocks and the Fed is hysterically behind the curve," analysts led by Michael Hartnett, chief investment strategist at the U.S. investment bank, said in a note.
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The 54th gallery of the Vatican Museums is the world-known Sistine Chapel. Completed around 1483, The Sistine Chapel is arguably the most famous chapel in the world due to the artwork located within. View many of the most famous frescoes in the world, including the famous ceiling and "The Last Judgement" painted by Michelangelo. Not only does the Sistine Chapel hold some of the world's most precious works of art, it is still used for religious purposes such as the Papal conclave - the process through which a new Pope is chosen.
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Members of the Catholic Men's Fellowship from the Catholic Communities of St. Francis Xavier and St. Joseph's founded and direct the charity "Nothing's Wasted", honoring Father Francis (Frank) McGauley, S.J. Fr. Frank was a Jesuit missionary in India for 35 years.
Fr. McGauley died on July 15, 2008 and had a profound effect on many people including our men's group. In remembrance, our group decided to start Nothings Wasted, a charity in his honor that has raised donations for more than 94 wells and a reservoir in India.
The goal and focus of "Nothing's Wasted" is to continue to drill wells in villages where Fr. Frank served; we work closely with the Jesuit missionaries in India to identify where wells will do the most good. Our Men's Groups are responsible for donating the goods and materials for the dinner so that 100% of the donated funds can be used to dig wells.
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Blended learning is a flexible approach, which with developing technology, assists in the maintenance of education applications both in the face-to-face environment and on the web. The present study was conducted to determine the perceptions of students who took the Computer-Assisted Mathematics Instruction course about the roles and responsibilities of lecturers and students in blended learning (BL) environments; moreover it was aimed to reveal the student opinions about lecturer-student and student-student communication. The opinions of 4th grade mathematics teaching students were obtained using a semi-structured questionnaire containing open and close-ended questions developed by the researcher and a scale to assess the students' satisfaction with BL environments. The students stated their opinions about leadership, guidance and modeling roles of lecturers who gave lessons in BL environments. Engaging the students in the topic were cited among the responsibilities of lecturers. When their opinions about roles and responsibilities in BL environments were examined, it was observed that the students were aware of their responsibilities for their own learning; they were active and would research a topic; they had a questioning approach to their studies, and they worked hard.
Gecer, A. (2013). Lecturer-Student Communication in Blended Learning Environments. Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 13 (1), 362-367. Retrieved April 24, 2019 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/154382/.


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Давид Коматц (; ) — австрийский биатлонист, серебряный призёр чемпионата мира 2021 года в смешанной эстафете и чемпионата мира 2023 года в одиночной смешанной эстафете, чемпион и бронзовый призёр чемпионата Европы 2014 в эстафете и спринте соответственно.

Давид Коматц живёт в Айгене. До перехода в биатлон был лыжником.

Карьера

На международных соревнованиях дебютировал на чемпионате мира среди юниоров в 2009 году в канадском Кэнморе.

С 2011 года постоянно выступал на чемпионатах Европы. Самым удачным стал чемпионат Европы в 2014 году в чешском Нове-Место, где он завоевал бронзу в спринте и золото в составе эстафетной команды.

Первое выступление на Кубке IBU состоялось в сезоне 2011/2012 года на этапе в Альтенберге в индивидуальной гонке, в которой он занял 19-е место. Лучшим результатом является третье место в спринте на этапе в Рупольдинге в сезоне 2013/2014.

Дебютировал в Кубке мира в сезоне 2013/2014 на этапе в немецком Оберхофе. В спринте финишировал 59-м, в гонке преследования — 56-м. В своей четвёртой гонке — спринте в Хольменколлене заработал первые очки, финишировав 16-м в спринте. В гонке преследования он занял 28-е место. Благодаря отказу Евгения Устюгова получил право стартовать в масс-старте. До последнего километра шёл в десятке лучших, но в итоге финишировал 12-м, показав свой лучший результат в карьере.

На Чемпионате Европы выиграл бронзовую медаль в спринте, финишировав с одинаковым временем с латышом Андреем Растргуевым, и стал чемпионом в эстафете вместе с Лоренцем Вегером, Михаэлем Райтером и Петером Бруннером.

После окончания сезона выступил на 52-м чемпионате мира среди военных в финском Соданкюля. В спринте финишировал 4-м. В команде вместе с Симоном Эдером и Свеном Гроссегером завоевал золотую медаль, опередив сборную Франции только на 1,3 секунды. В гонке патрулей вместе с Бернхардом Тричером, Симоном Эдером и Свеном Гроссегером выиграл серебро.

Общий зачёт в Кубке мира
 2013/14 — 56-е место
 2014/15 — 74-е место
 2015/16 — 82-е место
 2016/17 — 84-е место
 2020/21 — 32-е место

Примечания

Биатлонисты Австрии
Чемпионы Европы по биатлону
Чемпионы Всемирных военных игр


I hope the beta blockers do the trick – thank goodness for modern medicine!
Hi Hannah! Thanks for that – yes it sounds similar. Atrial fibrillation, mine is … the fellowship of suffering! I had no idea you had that. Grandma Harris had AF too, and high blood pressure. So I am continuing to deny myself caffeine to return to base level, then see if I can keep the rhythm… So far so good. There's a tendency I'm finding to worrit, and not relax, which doesn't help!