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Two start-ups get Pentagon funding to build the first self-flying taxis
The Pentagon is hedging its bets in the race to build the world's first driver-less air taxi. It is funding two start-ups that are quite close to realizing a working commercial vehicle in the near future, an article in The Guardian reported.
Kitty Hawk and Joby Aviation are being funded by the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx). A government entity that looks into useful emerging technologies for the U.S. military, the DIUx has earlier provided almost $2 million to those companies in 2017.
The U.S. military is interested in small electric aircraft. It believes personal aerial vehicles – like the Cora flying air taxi developed by Kitty Hawk – can be useful to military personnel.
"These vehicles will… offer a niche capability for specific tactical applications with a low acoustic signature, near instantaneous start/stop, ability to spread an assault force across multiple vehicles, and automated systems," explained the documentation for the funding program.
Both start-ups and big aerospace companies are working on electric vertical take-off and landing (e-VTOL). Kitty Hawk and Joby, however, are holding their own against established names like Airbus, Boeing, and Uber. (Related: The latest prototypes of flying cars do not require a pilot or piloting skills.)
Kitty Hawk renamed its air taxi from "Mule" to "Cora"
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given both Kitty Hawk and Joby experimental airworthiness certificates. The competing prototypes are being tested in different areas.
Kitty Hawk's self-flying taxi started out as the Mule Self-Piloting Aircraft. Now named Cora, it features two modes of flight: A conventional method using a traditional bladed propeller and wings, as well as a VTOL mode that uses a dozen vertical rotors.
Cora can reach a speed of 150 miles per hour (214 kilometers per hour). It seats two people and has a maximum carrying capacity of 400 pounds. Its short battery life – 19 minutes – limits its range to less than 50 miles, but it has 10 minutes of back-up power.
The FAA-issued permit allows fly Cora over lightly populated areas. For safety reasons, the self-flying taxi is not allowed to fly higher than 200 feet (60 meters), although it can reach altitudes of 10,000 ft (3,048 m). It is controlled from the ground.
Cora is currently being tested in New Zealand. Kitty Hawk will set up a commercial taxi service in that country.
Furthermore, the start-up has created Ground Ops LLC. This subsidiary company is part of a federal pilot program to integrate autonomous aircraft and drones into commercial airspace.
S4 aims to carry more people over greater distances
The S4 prototype developed by Joby Aviation has a less exciting name but more ambitious goals. It is expected to carry four passengers to destinations that are 150 miles away on a single charge.
This self-flying aircraft employs six tilting rotors of an innovative design. Its FAA certificate did not set a top speed, but it is apparently faster than the chase helicopter that the company is currently using to keep track of it during flights.
Both Cora and S4 are able to detect and avoid other flying objects. If their remote control systems suffer malfunctions, they are programmed to return home at once. The S4 also features a large parachute that can safely land the aircraft in case it suffers a serious mechanical problem.
While the S4 usually operates out of the personal ranch of Joby's CEO, it is also occasionally based at Fort Hunter Liggett. Its FAA paperwork notes that Joby signed a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to test their flying taxi in military airspace.
Neither self-flying taxi designs will be militarized in the near future. The FAA airworthiness certificates specifically state that both unmanned aircraft are not allowed to carry weapons.
To get better informed about self-flying vehicles, visit FlyingCars.news.
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Heinrich Wilhelm Eduard Gölzenleuchter (auch Goelzenleuchter) (* 28. Februar 1810 in Offenbach am Main; † nach 1866) war ein hessischer Kaufmann und Politiker und Abgeordneter der 2. Kammer der Landstände des Großherzogtums Hessen.

Eduard Gölzenleuchter war der Sohn des Handelsmanns Johann Martin Gölzenleuchter und dessen Ehefrau Wilhelmine Christine, geborene Döring. Gölzenleuchter, der evangelischen Glaubens war, heiratete Maria Elisabeth geborene Müller.

Gölzenleuchter war Kaufmann in Offenbach. 1850 bis 1863 war er Präsident der Handelskammer Offenbach. Bei der Gründung der Kammer 1821 war bereits sein Vater Mitglied gewesen.

1849 gehörte er der Zweiten Kammer der Landstände an. Er wurde für den Wahlbezirk der Stadt Offenbach gewählt.

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 Hans Georg Ruppel, Birgit Groß: Hessische Abgeordnete 1820–1933. Biographische Nachweise für die Landstände des Großherzogtums Hessen (2. Kammer) und den Landtag des Volksstaates Hessen (= Darmstädter Archivschriften. Bd. 5). Verlag des Historischen Vereins für Hessen, Darmstadt 1980, ISBN 3-922316-14-X, S. 112.
 Jochen Lengemann: MdL Hessen. 1808–1996. Biographischer Index (= Politische und parlamentarische Geschichte des Landes Hessen. Bd. 14 = Veröffentlichungen der Historischen Kommission für Hessen. Bd. 48, 7). Elwert, Marburg 1996, ISBN 3-7708-1071-6, S. 148.
 Klaus-Dieter Rack, Bernd Vielsmeier: Hessische Abgeordnete 1820–1933. Biografische Nachweise für die Erste und Zweite Kammer der Landstände des Großherzogtums Hessen 1820–1918 und den Landtag des Volksstaats Hessen 1919–1933 (= Politische und parlamentarische Geschichte des Landes Hessen. Bd. 19 = Arbeiten der Hessischen Historischen Kommission. NF Bd. 29). Hessische Historische Kommission, Darmstadt 2008, ISBN 978-3-88443-052-1, S. 349.

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why political participation may be irresponsible
July 7, 2011 political theologyChris Swann
OK. I'm going to lay another bit of To Change The World on you.
Brace yourself.
This one's going to sting…
Christians are urged to vote and become involved in politics as an expression of their civic duty and public responsibility. This is a credible argument and good advice up to a point. Yet in our day, given the size of the state and the expectations people place on it to solve so many problems, politics can also be a way of saying, in effect, that the problems should be solved by others besides myself and by institutions other than the church. It is, after all, much easier to vote for a politician who champions child welfare than to adopt a baby born in poverty, to vote for referendum that would expand health care benefits for seniors than to care for an elderly and infirmed [sic] parent, and to rally for racial harmony than to get to know someone of a different race than yours. True responsibility invariably costs. Political participation, then, can and often does amount to an avoidance of responsibility.
According to Hunter, this is the third irony of Christian engagement in the modern West. And it certainly cuts pretty deep when I reflect on my own approach to political participation.
I know that I'm way more willing to speak out and agitate for change than I am to shoulder the responsibility to make changes where I am — or to take the trouble to get myself into a position to make more effective and wide-reaching changes.
It also reminds me of something Lesslie Newbigin once wrote about the need to anchor Christian social action in the life of the local congregations.
Not only can our common worship of the one who is Lord over both church and world prevent social action from setting sail for a distant country which bears little resemblance to the gospel-motivations that launched it.
But, better still, it helps ensure that we can't avoid taking responsibility and owning it ourselves.
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psychodougie says:
what do you think about things like the ACL and even GetUp!?
i'm very unsure of who is behind the ACL, or what they do, but they seem like the kind of group Christians might be able to get involved in.
i liked the idea of GetUp! because they seemed to be very much involved with their members, and at least one of the founders was a Christian. however since the person i know of has left, they have taken a turn for the worse, with maybe 1 in three campaigns being based on an ideal of freedom that leads down a disturbing path, and they don't reply to (at least my) dissenting emails!
but something like these groups does seem to allow real engagement, and on different levels. from signing a petition, to sending money, to hosting gatherings, to attending rallies – it enables those interested to act where they feel comfortable and are able.
so i guess i wonder if there are means of 'owning responsibility' in such a political manner in a place where our vote is worth so little.
Chris Swann says:
Thanks for the question. My sense with the ACL — and it's not a very deeply informed sense, so please take it with a very large pinch of salt! — is that they are pressing for exactly the kind of narrowly political engagement that Hunter regards as potentially dangerous.
However, like you, I feel that there must be something right about finding ways to engage publicly on different levels (beyond merely lobbying and voting for particular politicians/parties that we hope will implement policies we like) — particularly when it comes to just making a start rather than being put off by the size of the task or the apparent futility of our vote.
Chris Ashton says:
Hey Chris (and Doug)
I would agree that ACL are indeed after that narrow political engagement, but also that there is obviously something worthwhile about political engagement. My question, perhaps to Doug, would be: why does a Christian's political involvement need to be, well, Christian?
In 2007 in the United States, Jerry Falwell made the claim that no candidate could win the White House without the imprimatur of his evangelical movement. While ACL isn't as hideous as the American "religious right," I wonder if it secretly lusts after a position that would allow them to make a similar statement. Every election time there is boastful talk from ACL of "candidates going after the Christian vote," and their list of voting issues is replete with the usual suspects (O, the fear that our atheist PM might not want to say the Lord's Prayer in Parliament each day!).
But I digress. I'm yet to be convinced that there is a "Christian" answer to most political issues. How, for example, does ACL lobby on climate change? carbon tax? roads and transport? Is there a Christian way to fix the NSW Public Transport mess? I digress again…
hi chris and chris
good question. i must clarify, i don't think i would ever vote for a political party who claim as a whole to be christian, but my example of GetUp! and i guess as well the Greens is these are groups with whom i have so much in common with but feel completely disenfranchised from in some areas that i think are pretty important.
so i don't wish for a christian organisation but i was excited about a group that had christians in them as a part of the voice. and increasingly, be it the Greens or the Socialist Alliance, unless you agree to particular gender ideals and views on human dignity, you are excluded.
so, to return to Chris' original point, perhaps it's better said that i like the idea of a group which doesn't so blatantly exclude christians from any engagement with them for good, be it 'christian' or otherwise. (thanks for forcing me to clarify!)
Thanks for carrying the conversation forward, Chris and Doug.
My counter question to your question, Chris would be: How can a Christian's engagement with anything be anything less (or other) than Christian?
I think I agree that there's unlikely to be one correct 'Christian' answer to issues of climate change or roads and transport (and certainly not an answer to every question that happens to align perfectly with one particular political party. But surely our being Christian has some bearing on our stance towards these issues — if not at a narrowly political level (who I vote for, what policies I endorse, etc), then perhaps at the level of the attitude and tone we bring to broader public engagements (trusting that Jesus is Lord, recognising the pervasiveness of sin, etc).
I know it doesn't sound very two kingdoms-ish. So what say you?
I'm not for a moment suggesting that a Christian's faith is somehow excluded from their every interaction in the world. The example you gave is a good one – if nothing else, our faith should impact the tone and attitude.
However, while the tone and underlying assumptions with which we approach public debate may well be uniquely Christian, the outcomes, actions and arguments (and there's my plug for natural law!) will probably not be distinctly "Christian." However Christian political parties would have us believe that there is a Christian outcome for defence spending, drug legalisation, homosexual marriage and women in burkas.
And so, in true 2K fashion, I would call on, for example, Jeremiah's commands to the exiles in ch. 29 which – and I understand that they are not referring to politics, but rather to cultural engagement generally – give no indication of a distinctly Jewish way of interacting, rather the emphasis is simply on interacting. Presumably the prophet knew he was writing to God's people, and so he assumed that they couldn't help but exist as such (and thus, bring a certain tone, etc to the various activities to which they were called). But they didn't need to go looking for ways to assert that their house-building and garden-planting was "Christian."

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When journalist Patrick Bracken returns to Gohen, the Irish village where he was born, he knows the eyes of the townspeople are on him He has come home to investigate two deaths that happened decades earlier when he was a child, deaths that were ruled accidental But Patrick knows and believes the whole town knows they were murders He knows because he and his best friendWhen journalist Patrick Bracken returns to Gohen, the Irish village where he was born, he knows the eyes of the townspeople are on him He has come home to investigate two deaths that happened decades earlier when he was a child, deaths that were ruled accidental But Patrick knows and believes the whole town knows they were murders He knows because he and his best friend, Mikey Lamb, were witnesses.And so Patrick goes to see eighty year old Sam Howard, the lawyer who conducted the inquest into the death of missionary priest Jarlath Coughlin As he questions Sam and Sam s vibrant, loving, gossipy wife, Elsie, he seeks acknowledgment of a cover up and an explanation of why the Protestant establishment would help conceal a crime among Catholics During their give and take about this and the nearly simultaneous shotgun death of Lawrence Corcoran a.k.a Doul Yank what emerges from their collective memories are a pungent, wry portrait of village life in Ireland and a tangle of human relationships, some twisted and some that show our better side.Part human comedy and part mystery, Lies the Mushroom Pickers Told is a delightful, enthralling, and masterful story of what holds a village together and what keeps people apart.
Tom Phelan was born and raised on a farm in County Laois, Ireland His first novel was published to critical acclaim when he was fifty His novels include In the Season of the Daisies, Iscariot, Derrycloney, and Nailer He now lives in New York.
This witty book is another in a long line of excellent and thought-provoking novels by the Irish writer Tom Phelan. We've all heard of a Protestant-Catholic divide in Ireland, but this tale, set mainly in the Irish countryside in the 1950s, shows that religious divide to be a myth, as townspeople of all religious persuasions conspire to conceal the truth about the deaths of two very unpopular characters. Gorgeous prose, unforgettable characters, and a great plot.
I received this book through a giveaway. This is now one of my favorite books. The story line gripped my interest on the first page, and I couldn't put it down. I highly recommend this book. It is a very good page turner.
Well done! Love the format and character presentation in this profoundly human tale. This masterful storyteller evokes the image of a traveling storyteller of old Ireland. The story is masterfully set up, craftily delivered and utterly resolved in its climax. May the road (continue to) rise up to meet you so we can enjoy many more tales.
I enjoyed the book, but it was 3/4 of the way through before I understood the title. Once the origin of the title became clear, the story very much came together.A slice of life and mystery set in 1951 and present day in Ireland. Worthy read.
I can't get behind this book. Technically, I didn't even finish it, but life is too short to read bad books and this is a bad book. I was vaguely interested for the first few chapters, but the book was jumpy, the stories did not connect, and many were uninteresting.
Loved the characters.Easy read. It brings you to a small Irish village with shared stories and a much approved murder cover up.
Couldn't put it down.This felt very much like a candid look at life in a small Irish village in 1951. The characters were very real and the story very engaging.
Takes a bit to pick up the cadence reading Irish, but there is humor and insight to village life.
*I got this book from through a giveaway*2 deaths, long since solves, are called back to light when a resident, long gone, comes home again. The story is told through a present day conversation and then flashbacks.I liked Sam and Elsie, their sparring back and forth kept it from getting too tense in a lot of instances.There were a LOT of characters in this book, and sometimes I got them mixed up, though there is a handy glossary in the front!
I did not like this book, I found it be long winded. I almost gave up on it about 1/2 through then the trial notes were brought out and the book got much more interesting. Maybe it is because I am not from a small town, but I really did not care to read about the neighbors spying on each other. I enjoyed the chapters that took place "In the Sunroom" and found myself skipping ahead to these sections.
I'd like to give Lies of the Mushroom pickers another half star if I could. The author does a great job of developing the characters and life in Ireland. But the story goes pretty slow and the mystery isn't really much of a mystery. There are some pretty funny incidents in this book and I enjoyed it but it's not for everyone and if you're not interested in Irish farming and small town life you probably won't it make past the first chapter.
A truly mesmerizing novel.This is the second book by Phelan I've read, the first being The Canal Bridge. They won't be my last. Phelan has a true voice, that captures dialog with searing accuracy. Combine that with his sense of humor and his storytelling gift, and you have a novelist of uncommon talent. "Lies" is one of the best books I've read in years. Carmack McCarthy with an Irish background.
No spoilersA book to read only when you have the time to actually sit down in peace and quiet to pay attention. Definitely one for the shelves! It's always good to read with an open mind, and this book makes that easy.A/N: I apologize in advance for such a short explanation but I am a bit behind on my reviews.
Interesting premise that didn't live up to the writing.
I enjoyed this story. I can see it as an excellent movie. The book does at times seem to plod during the present but the flashbacks are spot on.
This was a great read I could not even put it down wonderful!
2.5 The Gaelic expressions made the book more authentic but also more difficult to understand. The beginning was slow, but I found the second half more interesting with its focus on the murders.


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UCP promises surplus budget for Albertans by 2023
The United Conservatives are promising to get Alberta's books out of the red and into a $714-million surplus by 2023 — a year earlier than the NDP.
The party also told Canadian Press if it wins the spring election, it will raise Alberta's debt level to $86 billion over that time period, a figure that is well below current government projections.
"This is a very mainstream, balanced approach to gradually getting to balance without any absolute reductions in spending," UCP Leader Jason Kenney told reporters Saturday. "But we will only get there if we grow the economy."
Kenney made the comments after the party rolled out more details of its party platform, including the budget details and a plan to replace the current carbon tax on consumers with a levy on heavy industrial emitters of greenhouse gases.
The UCP is focusing on the economy and job creation in its election platform, but says it will take time to dig out from under the multibillion-dollar deficits run up over the last four years by Premier Rachel Notley's NDP.
The UCP expects that revenues from oil and gas royalties will be lower than projected by the NDP, but by keeping spending hikes to about 0.3 per cent per year, coupled with job creation incentives such as slashing the corporate tax, they can get to balance before the end of its first term in government.
The UCP projects that if it wins the election, the budget for 2019-20 would show a $7.4 billion deficit, including borrowing to pay for operations.
It says that would be followed by a $6.6-billion deficit the following year, then $4 billion in the red, before finally the $714-million surplus in the 2022-23 fiscal year.
The NDP is projecting a $6.9 billion deficit for the current fiscal year, which ends this month.
It did not introduce a budget for 2019-20 before calling the election two weeks ago, but the government did put out a long-term financial outlook last month as part of its latest budget update.
In that report, it stated that even with keeping spending growth at three per cent per year, a growing and diversifying economy coupled with low taxes will deliver a $900-million budget surplus by 2024.
Both parties are pinning their budget-balancing promises on strong economic growth year over year. But besides that, there's little the two sides agree on, starting with the debt level.
The debt will reach almost $57 billion this year and the government predicts it will reach $95 billion by 2024.
But the UCP, relying on economic consulting firm Stokes Economics, says the NDP has grossly inflated revenue projections by almost $9 billion over the next few years and that the real debt total by 2024 will be $101 billion.
The two sides also don't agree on what the average price will be for oil and gas, which remain Alberta's foundational revenue generator.
The NDP predicts the West Texas Intermediate benchmark average price for North American oil will be US$59 a barrel in 2019-20, rising to US$70 a barrel by 2022-23. But the UCP predicts the WTI will start at about US$55 barrel and then climb to just under US$62 over that same time period.
In this budget year, the government predicts total spending will be $56.6 billion and total revenue will be $49.6 billion.
On the growth side, the NDP has focused on keeping taxes low while delivering tax credits and other incentives to create more oil refining in Alberta while growing industries such as high-tech.
Kenney's party is taking a broader, more hands-off approach, promising to cut the corporate tax by a third, to eight per cent, and pledging to reduce administrative red tape.
NDP deputy premier Sarah Hoffman dismissed Kenney's plan as a veiled tax grab for the rich.
"Jason Kenney wants Albertans to believe he can ride to the rescue with billions in tax breaks for corporations, and the economy will magically diversify itself," Hoffman told Canadian Press in a statement. "Albertans are seeing Kenney's corporate tax scheme for what it is: Help for those who need it least, and a whole lot of hurt for everyone else."
The election is almost at the halfway point, with voting day set for April 16.
Kenney also released more details on his previously announced commitment to end the carbon tax and replace it with a program targeting large emitters of greenhouse gases.
The new program would be titled Technology Innovation and Emissions Reductions, or TIER, and take effect Jan. 1, 2020.
It is similar to the old Specified Gas Emitters Regulation program launched by the Progressive Conservatives in 2007, and replaced by the NDP in 2018.
Under the plan, facilities with emissions higher than 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide will have to reduce the intensity of those emissions starting at 10 per cent and gradually increasing year over year.
If not, they can buy credits or offsets, or pay into a fund that will study ways to reduce GHG emissions.
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The MC1502 has a suggested retail price of $11,000.
By Tucker Bowe
McIntosh just announced a new stereo amplifier, the MC1502, that's designed for serious audiophiles with seriously deep pockets. It has a suggested retail price of $11,000. So while most of us won't ever get up close and personal with the McIntosh MC1502, it's still one heck of a machine to look at it.
The McIntosh MC1502 is a direct replacement for McIntosh's limited-produced and award-winning MC2152 amplifier, and is very similar it audio specs and capabilities. It's capable of shelling out 150-watts per channel, and is decked out with eight KT88 output vacuum tubes (four for each channel) and eight smaller signal tubes. The difference between the MC1502 and the older MC2152, according to McIntosh, is that the new amplifier has a more "classic" McIntosh appearance: meaning tactile knobs, black-and-steel accents and a florescent green glow.
The great thing about this $11,000 vacuum tube amplifier is that, thanks to McIntosh's patented Unity Coupled Circuit output transformer technology, it can basically drive any speakers you have, no matter their impedance. So if you a fancy home hi-fi system and if you're wondering if this amp can drive your loudspeakers, the answer is "yes." And at $11,000, it better!
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    modelD = models.ForeignKey(ModelD, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name='modelD_reverse')

class ModelD(TimeStampMixin):

    uuid = models.UUIDField(default=uuid.uuid4, editable=False, unique=True)
    name = models.CharField(max_length=50)

Serializers:
class ModelDSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):

    class Meta:
        model = ModelD
        fields = ['name', 'uuid']

class ModelCSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    modeld = ModelDSerializer(many=False)

    class Meta:
        model = ModelC
        fields = ['modeld', 'quantity']

class ModelA(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = ModelA
        fields = ['name', 'uuid']
        read_only_fields = ['name']

    def to_internal_value(self, data):
        modelA = ModelA.objects.get(**data)
        return modelA

class ModelB(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     modelb_reverse = ModelCSerializer(many=True)
     modelA = ModelASerializer(many=False)

    class Meta:
        model = ModelB
        fields = ['modelb_reverse', 'modelA']

Uptil now i have been able to carry the creation of ModelB through its serializer when only nested modelA is included but i am stuck at somehow modifying the solution to include the creation of reverse objects through the nested ModelCSerializer
I am finding an elegant way to achieve this and have been stuck here for a while
Would really appreciate some help
Thanks in advance

A: You can override create method of ModelB serializer to create reverse objects. Chek this out : https://www.django-rest-framework.org/api-guide/relations/#writable-nested-serializers

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<?php

class ControllerPaymentPagarMeCartao extends Controller
{

    private $error = array();

    public function index()
    {
        $this->load->language('payment/pagar_me_cartao');

        $this->document->setTitle($this->language->get('heading_title'));

        $this->load->model('setting/setting');

        if (($this->request->server['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST') && ($this->validate())) {
            $this->model_setting_setting->editSetting('pagar_me_cartao', $this->request->post);

            $this->session->data['success'] = $this->language->get('text_success');

            $this->redirect($this->url->link('extension/payment', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'], 'SSL'));
        }
        $this->data['heading_title'] = $this->language->get('heading_title');

        $this->data['text_enabled'] = $this->language->get('text_enabled');
        $this->data['text_disabled'] = $this->language->get('text_disabled');
        $this->data['text_all_zones'] = $this->language->get('text_all_zones');
        $this->data['text_none'] = $this->language->get('text_none');
        $this->data['text_yes'] = $this->language->get('text_yes');
        $this->data['text_no'] = $this->language->get('text_no');

        $this->data['entry_criptografia'] = $this->language->get('entry_criptografia');
        $this->data['entry_api'] = $this->language->get('entry_api');
        $this->data['entry_nome'] = $this->language->get('entry_nome');
        $this->data['entry_max_parcelas'] = $this->language->get('entry_max_parcelas');
        $this->data['entry_parcelas_sem_juros'] = $this->language->get('entry_parcelas_sem_juros');
        $this->data['entry_valor_parcela'] = $this->language->get('entry_valor_parcela');
        $this->data['entry_taxa_juros'] = $this->language->get('entry_taxa_juros');
        $this->data['entry_text_information'] = $this->language->get('entry_text_information');
        $this->data['entry_order_status'] = $this->language->get('entry_order_status');
        $this->data['entry_order_processing'] = $this->language->get('entry_order_processing');
        $this->data['entry_order_paid'] = $this->language->get('entry_order_paid');
        $this->data['entry_order_refused'] = $this->language->get('entry_order_refused');
        $this->data['entry_order_refunded'] = $this->language->get('entry_order_refunded');
        $this->data['entry_order_pending_review'] = $this->language->get('entry_order_pending_review');
        $this->data['entry_async'] = $this->language->get('entry_async');
        $this->data['entry_geo_zone'] = $this->language->get('entry_geo_zone');
        $this->data['entry_status'] = $this->language->get('entry_status');
        $this->data['entry_sort_order'] = $this->language->get('entry_sort_order');
        $this->data['entry_update_status_alert'] = $this->language->get('entry_update_status_alert');
        $this->data['entry_total'] = $this->language->get('entry_total');

        $this->data['button_save'] = $this->language->get('button_save');
        $this->data['button_cancel'] = $this->language->get('button_cancel');

        if (isset($this->error['warning'])) {
            $this->data['error_warning'] = $this->error['warning'];
        } else {
            $this->data['error_warning'] = '';
        }

        if (isset($this->error['criptografia'])) {
            $this->data['error_criptografia'] = $this->error['criptografia'];
        } else {
            $this->data['error_criptografia'] = '';
        }

        if (isset($this->error['max_parcelas'])) {
            $this->data['error_max_parcelas'] = $this->error['max_parcelas'];
        } else {
            $this->data['error_max_parcelas'] = '';
        }

        if (isset($this->error['parcelas_sem_juros'])) {
            $this->data['error_parcelas_sem_juros'] = $this->error['parcelas_sem_juros'];
        } else {
            $this->data['error_parcelas_sem_juros'] = '';
        }

        if (isset($this->error['valor_parcelas'])) {
            $this->data['error_valor_parcelas'] = $this->error['valor_parcelas'];
        } else {
            $this->data['error_valor_parcelas'] = '';
        }

        if (isset($this->error['taxa_juros'])) {
            $this->data['error_taxa_juros'] = $this->error['taxa_juros'];
        } else {
            $this->data['error_taxa_juros'] = '';
        }

        if (isset($this->error['api'])) {
            $this->data['error_api'] = $this->error['api'];
        } else {
            $this->data['error_api'] = '';
        }

        if (isset($this->error['nome'])) {
            $this->data['error_nome'] = $this->error['nome'];
        } else {
            $this->data['error_nome'] = '';
        }

        $this->data['breadcrumbs'] = array();

        $this->data['breadcrumbs'][] = array(
            'href' => $this->url->link('common/home', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'], 'SSL'),
            'text' => $this->language->get('text_home'),
            'separator' => false
        );

        $this->data['breadcrumbs'][] = array(
            'href' => $this->url->link('extension/payment', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'], 'SSL'),
            'text' => $this->language->get('text_payment'),
            'separator' => ' :: '
        );

        $this->data['breadcrumbs'][] = array(
            'href' => $this->url->link('payment/pagar_me_cartao', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'], 'SSL'),
            'text' => $this->language->get('heading_title'),
            'separator' => ' :: '
        );

        $this->data['action'] = $this->url->link('payment/pagar_me_cartao', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'], 'SSL');

        $this->data['cancel'] = $this->url->link('extension/payment', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'], 'SSL');

        if (isset($this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_criptografia'])) {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_criptografia'] = $this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_criptografia'];
        } else {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_criptografia'] = $this->config->get('pagar_me_cartao_criptografia');
        }

        if (isset($this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_taxa_juros'])) {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_taxa_juros'] = $this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_taxa_juros'];
        } else {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_taxa_juros'] = $this->config->get('pagar_me_cartao_taxa_juros');
        }

        if (isset($this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_max_parcelas'])) {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_max_parcelas'] = $this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_max_parcelas'];
        } else {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_max_parcelas'] = $this->config->get('pagar_me_cartao_max_parcelas');
        }

        if (isset($this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_parcelas_sem_juros'])) {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_parcelas_sem_juros'] = $this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_parcelas_sem_juros'];
        } else {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_parcelas_sem_juros'] = $this->config->get('pagar_me_cartao_parcelas_sem_juros');
        }

        if (isset($this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_valor_parcela'])) {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_valor_parcela'] = $this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_valor_parcela'];
        } else {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_valor_parcela'] = $this->config->get('pagar_me_cartao_valor_parcela');
        }

        if (isset($this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_api'])) {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_api'] = $this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_api'];
        } else {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_api'] = $this->config->get('pagar_me_cartao_api');
        }

        if (isset($this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_nome'])) {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_nome'] = $this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_nome'];
        } else {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_nome'] = $this->config->get('pagar_me_cartao_nome');
        }

        if (isset($this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_text_information'])) {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_text_information'] = $this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_text_information'];
        } else {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_text_information'] = $this->config->get('pagar_me_cartao_text_information');
        }

        if (isset($this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_teste'])) {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_teste'] = $this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_teste'];
        } elseif ($this->config->get('pagar_me_cartao_teste')) {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_teste'] = $this->config->get('pagar_me_cartao_teste');
        } else {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_teste'] = 0;
        }

        if (isset($this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_posfixo'])) {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_posfixo'] = $this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_posfixo'];
        } else {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_posfixo'] = $this->config->get('pagar_me_cartao_posfixo');
        }

        if (isset($this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_total'])) {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_total'] = $this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_total'];
        } else {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_total'] = $this->config->get('pagar_me_cartao_total');
        }

        if (isset($this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_tipo_frete'])) {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_tipo_frete'] = $this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_tipo_frete'];
        } else {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_tipo_frete'] = $this->config->get('pagar_me_cartao_tipo_frete');
        }

        if (isset($this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_update_status_alert'])) {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_update_status_alert'] = $this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_update_status_alert'];
        } else {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_update_status_alert'] = $this->config->get('pagar_me_cartao_update_status_alert');
        }

        if (isset($this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_order_processing'])) {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_order_processing'] = $this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_order_processing'];
        } else {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_order_processing'] = $this->config->get('pagar_me_cartao_order_processing');
        }

        if (isset($this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_order_paid'])) {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_order_paid'] = $this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_order_paid'];
        } else {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_order_paid'] = $this->config->get('pagar_me_cartao_order_paid');
        }

        if (isset($this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_order_refused'])) {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_order_refused'] = $this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_order_refused'];
        } else {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_order_refused'] = $this->config->get('pagar_me_cartao_order_refused');
        }

        if (isset($this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_order_refunded'])) {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_order_refunded'] = $this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_order_refunded'];
        } else {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_order_refunded'] = $this->config->get('pagar_me_cartao_order_refunded');
        }

        if (isset($this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_pending_review'])) {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_order_pending_review'] = $this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_order_pending_review'];
        } else {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_order_pending_review'] = $this->config->get('pagar_me_cartao_order_pending_review');
        }

        if (isset($this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_async'])) {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_async'] = $this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_async'];
        } else {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_async'] = $this->config->get('pagar_me_cartao_async');
        }

        $this->load->model('localisation/order_status');

        $this->data['order_statuses'] = $this->model_localisation_order_status->getOrderStatuses();

        if (isset($this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_geo_zone_id'])) {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_geo_zone_id'] = $this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_geo_zone_id'];
        } else {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_geo_zone_id'] = $this->config->get('pagar_me_cartao_geo_zone_id');
        }

        $this->load->model('localisation/geo_zone');

        $this->data['geo_zones'] = $this->model_localisation_geo_zone->getGeoZones();

        if (isset($this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_status'])) {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_status'] = $this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_status'];
        } else {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_status'] = $this->config->get('pagar_me_cartao_status');
        }

        if (isset($this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_sort_order'])) {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_sort_order'] = $this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_sort_order'];
        } else {
            $this->data['pagar_me_cartao_sort_order'] = $this->config->get('pagar_me_cartao_sort_order');
        }

        $this->template = 'payment/pagar_me_cartao.tpl';
        $this->children = array(
            'common/header',
            'common/footer'
        );

        $this->response->setOutput($this->render(TRUE), $this->config->get('config_compression'));
    }

    private function validate()
    {

        if (!$this->user->hasPermission('modify', 'payment/pagar_me_cartao')) {
            $this->error['warning'] = $this->language->get('error_permission');
        }

        if (!$this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_criptografia']) {
            $this->error['criptografia'] = $this->language->get('error_criptografia');
        }

        if (!$this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_taxa_juros']) {
            $this->error['taxa_juros'] = $this->language->get('error_taxa_juros');
        }

        if (!$this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_max_parcelas']) {
            $this->error['max_parcelas'] = $this->language->get('error_max_parcelas');
        }

        if (!$this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_parcelas_sem_juros']) {
            $this->error['parcelas_sem_juros'] = $this->language->get('error_parcelas_sem_juros');
        }

        if (!$this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_valor_parcela']) {
            $this->error['valor_parcela'] = $this->language->get('error_valor_parcela');
        }

        if (!$this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_api']) {
            $this->error['api'] = $this->language->get('error_api');
        }

        if (!$this->request->post['pagar_me_cartao_nome']) {
            $this->error['nome'] = $this->language->get('error_nome');
        }

        if (!$this->error) {
            return TRUE;
        } else {
            return FALSE;
        }
    }

    public function install()
    {
        $this->db->query("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `" . DB_PREFIX . "pagar_me_transaction` (
  `pagar_me_transaction_id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  `order_id` int(11) NOT NULL,
  `transaction_id` varchar(512) DEFAULT NULL,
  `n_parcela` int(11) DEFAULT '0',
  `bandeira` varchar(64) DEFAULT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (`pagar_me_transaction_id`)
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 AUTO_INCREMENT=1");
    }

    public function uninstall()
    {
        if (!$this->config->get('pagar_me_boleto_status')) {
            $this->db->query("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `" . DB_PREFIX . "pagar_me_transaction`");
        }
    }

}

?>


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Q: How do I safely connect a light switch button to the secondary side on a board? I designed a special light controller board. It has a primary side that is connected to AC 230V. There are a certified AC/DC converter module and a relais, bridging the air gap between the primary and secondary sides.
On the secondary side is a microcontroller and various sensors running at DC 5V. The microcontroller controls the relais wich switches the light on the primary side. See the following abstract layout of the board:

In the next version, I would like to connect the button of a light switch to add some manual control. The button press should be received somehow by the microcontroller.
Which component/method do I use to safely connect the button to the secondary side? Note that it is a light switch. The wires are not connected to the AC power, but they run along the AC wires. By law, there has to be an insulation between them and the low voltage side. E.g. in case of a short, there is suddenly 230V on this wire.

A: For that you would need an isolated DC/DC converter and galvanically isolated transceiver - maybe an optocoupler.
Perhaps, more easier is to use just an optocoupler with few resistors or capacitors and use 230VAC directly for the switch supply.

simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
Similar question : Link

A: Just use a small transformer 125/5 V.
The primary side connects to the light switch, using wires that can run in the same conduits as other house wiring.
The secondary side connects to your microprocessor board.


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Iranian protesters chant slogans during a demonstration in central Tehran on June 25. (File Photo: AFP)
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LONDON: Iran faced fresh warnings over human rights abuses on Tuesday as its economic crisis worsened and hundreds of protesters took to the streets.
Demonstrations spread to the historic city of Isfahan, with protesters demanding an end to the Iranian regime's costly interference in the affairs of neighboring countries in the region.
At least 29 people have been arrested on vague charges of "economic disruption," and some face the death penalty.
Signs of further unrest emerged on Tuesday as shopkeepers and other workers went on strike in protest at the decline of Iran's currency.
"In recent weeks and months we've had many protests," Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, spokesman for the Oslo-based Iran Human Rights group, told Arab News. "Human rights are suffering … and every day they suffer more. Iran is amongst the biggest violators of human rights in the world today."
He said the recent arrests were unlikely to have targeted the corrupt officials who occupy the "inner circles" of Iranian public life. The arrests serve two purposes, he said — to suggest the Iranian government is acting to stamp out "huge corruption," and to instill fear in the public. "There are people who have been executed for economic corruption. But … the trials are not public so nobody knows that what the authorities are claiming is true.
"From the authorities' view, these death sentences are more important as instruments of intimidation and spreading fear. If they really want to go after the corruption, they will be in deep trouble because the corruption is at the highest levels."
Harvard scholar and Iranian affairs expert Dr. Majid Rafizadeh also said the reasons for Iran's economic crises go to the top of government. "The Iranian regime's financial corruption, misuse of public funds, the widespread banking crisis, and the hemorrhaging of billions of dollars … on militia and terror groups are among the major reasons behind the present currency and economic crises," he said.
Protests in Isfahan In Isfahan, striking shopkeepers, farmers and truck drivers were joined by other citizens in the Amir-Kabir industrial complex in New Shapur, according to Iranian activists.
Video footage showed hundreds of protesters shouting: "No to Gaza, no to Lebanon, my soul is Iran's redemption." The slogan refers to Tehran's costly military adventures in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon, at the expense of the domestic economy.
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گروهی از کسبه و رانندگان شاپور جدید در "اعتراض به گرانی و بیکاری" تجمع کرده‌اند. pic.twitter.com/nTICjOLRNj
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Amiry-Moghaddam urged the world to do more to address the human rights situation, which he said was a result of a regime looking to cling on to power. "The main reason for people suffering is the regime: There is a lack of accountability and huge corruption … and use of violence to keep power."
The slogan has been repeated at a series of protests that started at the end of last year. It refers to the regime's expenditure on the regional military interventions instead of using the funds to tackle the country's economic woes.
In December and January widespread protests against economic conditions shook the country. At least 25 protesters were killed and nearly 5,000 arrested in a brutal response by the security forces.
Last month, protesters clashed with police outside parliament in Tehran in three days of protests sparked by the plunging rial.
On June 25, a strike shut down the stalls of the Grand Bazaar in Tehran and several other markets.
Meanwhile, a truck drivers' strike entered its eighth day in cities across the country, according to reports.
And railway workers in Tabriz, north-east Iran, protested on Monday after receiving no salary over the past four months, according to the Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA).
It reported that the workers had cut off the railway route, which connects Tabriz with the rest of the provinces.
Activists on Tuesday continued to publish pictures showing an intense presence of security forces and police in Tehran.
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It's a program spurred by Julion Pabon, a South Bronx political activist and former social studies teacher, and Michael Cronin, a 4th grade special education teacher, in conjunction with trainers from Major League Baseball.
Longwood, where the median household income is $26,300, is one of the borough's poorest districts. In addition "our school is doing full construction. It looks like a war zone," said Cronin. "The outdoor play area is filled with construction equipment." The children have no area to play and exercise.
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The 21 Days of Clemente Initiative has students in the South Bronx create artwork, poetry, a report, or a specific project honoring Clemente. The projects are then exhibited around the South Bronx. In exchange, the students get free tickets to a Yankees game, courtesy of the MLB.
After the 17th annual Clemente Initiative, Pabon says, he was inspired by P.S. 25, where 200 students participated in the program, a high number compared to recent years. Cronin supported the initiative there. His mother grew up in Pittsburgh, he said, and he recalls Clemente's death as like that of family member.
"They watch baseball, but don't know what goes into it," said Cronin. The program is a "way to learn about their culture" where baseball is integral to the community. "It's important that baseball is introduced in all communities," said Reagins.
P.S. 25 Bilingual School has an after school program where students do homework, but the Wiffle Ball program is seen by Cronin as an opening door for children who want to carry their athletic interest into middle school, playing for their school teams or for other leagues.
Academics are also an important component of the program. The school's first-ever basketball program started last year. "We verified if kids were following directions in the classrooms and doing homework," said Cronin, for a "can play" or "can't play" form. The program had 12 kids, but only six were able to play for second game, prompting students to more diligently participate in basic curricular lessons.
According to the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 23.3% of Bronx public elementary and middle school students are obese, the highest in the city. "There are not a lot of fields," said Cronin.
The Wiffle ball program is seen by its planners as a way for students to create friendships, learn values such as discipline and respect, exercise—and have fun while doing it. Meanwhile, Pabon is trying to secure tickets to Mets or Yankees games from MLB outreach.


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Back for another exciting review of DevLearn's Expo. One of the wonderful things I love about attending expos is the ability to see new products and new vendors. For example, there were several vendors making their debut – as in their solution – at DevLearn. Anyway, without further adieu – I name my DevLearn Product of the Show (drum roll or finger snaps please). That's it from DevLearn.
In late October an annual eLearning conference dedicated to training within companies - DevLearn 2013 – was held in Las Vegas. In this article, I would like to share with you some highlights and observations from the DevLearn 2013. This year Adobe places emphasis on video tools.
The first xAPI Camp at DevLearn, the first of four events we're putting on hosted by The eLearning Guild , is nigh upon us. Last year was the first year there was an official xAPI Track at DevLearn and, together, we are upping that ante again (…in Vegas). They don't have a booth at DevLearn, but Nick Washburn, the Director of Riptide's Learning Division, will be with us on Tuesday and you should definitely give him a high-five.
This week I attended my first DevLearn, and as hyped as it was in the months prior to the event, it did not disappoint. DevLearn is one of the largest events in the learning industry; according to the conference website, 1,747 people registered for the event.
A round-up of the past two months regarding e-learning, LMSs, authoring tools and more. DevLearn. Due a recent rib injury, I will not be at DevLearn this year. The book is still on track to be published in Spring of 2016. There are LMS vendors who believe they have found the right solution to these concerns. . I haven't figured out if these vendors who have an LRS are even aware of the data record angle when the LRS came into play.
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To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.
Whitechapel St Paul with St Mark parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
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Whitechapel St Paul with St Mark
Guide to Whitechapel St Paul with St Mark, Middlesex ancestry, family history, and genealogy: Parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
WHITECHAPEL, a parish and a district in Middlesex. The parish lies 1½ mile E of St. Paul's, London: forms all a compact portion of the metropolis; was part ofStepney parish till 1329; is bisected by the main thoroughfare of Whitechapel High-street, and Whitechapel-road. The places of worship, in 1851, were 11 of the Church of England; 5 of Independents; 5 of Baptists; 1 of Wesleyans; 1 of German Protestants; 1 undefined; 1 of the Catholic and Apostolic church; 1 of Latter Day Saints; and 1 of Roman Catholics.[1]
St Paul with St Mark Whitechapel was created as a district church as of 1926, in St Mary Whitechapel Parish.
Whitechapel St Paul with St Mark Online Parish Records
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↑ John M. Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1870-72. Adapted. Date accessed: 22 January 2014.
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Tribu: Anadendreae
Géneros: Anadendrum

Tribu: Heteropsideae
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Tribu: Monstereae
Géneros: Alloschemone - Amydrium - Epipremnum - Monstera - Rhaphidophora - Rhodospatha - Scindapsus - Stenospermation

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Morning lovely journeyers, I hope you are enjoying the lovely Late Summer, it was another gorgeous weekend here in Devon and I just wanted to be outside as much as possible; I managed a trip to the coast on Saturday and then gardening yesterday so I feel re-filled and re-fulled with Late Summer sun!
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This also made me think of this time of Late Summer Harvest generally and that if we want to make the most of the harvesting energy it is time to pare down our activities and focus on what we want to bring to fruition; the Late Summer is usually a short season so time is of the essence.
In our group Seasonal Goddess Day to Day on a Monday we start by setting our intentions for the week, small achievable goals for the week ahead so every week we can have some harvest whatever the season.
So this week if you have a project to finish, something that you really want to 'harvest' set time aside to give it focused attention and put other activities, that aren't ready to be harvested, on pause (very Earth element too).


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Founder of 'Inka Bands™' in Auckland recently launched a new online store featuring stylish exercise accessories to meet rising demand for at-home fitness gear
Auckland, New Zealand — Oct. 12th, 2020 — The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a mountain of challenges to entrepreneurs everywhere.
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Flintfox honoured by Microsoft for outstanding sales achievement and innovation.
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Flintfox, with their best of breed solutions for managing supply chain revenue, together with Microsoft, enable companies to achieve more in the US and beyond. With Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management and the Flintfox pricing and rebate management solution, there has never been such a complete and powerful tool available for Supply Chain companies. Flintfox are proud to have had their achievements recognised by Microsoft.
Many clients have trusted Flintfox to implement Dynamics 365 along with their Revenue Management suite of products.
"Supply chains are complex these days and managing pricing and incentives accurately for companies can be the difference between profit and loss. With Microsoft's commitment to ERP innovation, breadth of functionality, and ease of use, Flintfox complex pricing and rebate management provides a true competitive advantage. With our Dynamics 365 offerings and our deep domain expertise along with our revenue management software, we are not just competing, we are winning. To be selected as a top partner for the prestigious Inner Circle Award is another indicator of the success of Flintfox in sales and innovative, industry-leading supply chain software.
We are proud that our outstanding achievements globally have been recognised by Microsoft US. All the more extraordinary is the size and scale of North America and thinking back to our humble beginnings in New Zealand. This is a fantastic reflection of the leading Dynamics implementation expertise we have in North America and is a great testament to our company as we continue to grow in scale and influence. Looking forward to achieving even more wins with Flintfox and Microsoft – we make an incredible team." says Flintfox CEO and Chairman, Mike Ridgway.
Flintfox has over 15 years of leading collaborations with Microsoft as an ISV, resulting in dozens of happy Dynamics AX and Dynamics 365 ERP clients getting the solutions they need to succeed and grow. As well as bringing extended functionality to D365, Flintfox has recently developed the RMx hyper-speed pricing engine in the Azure cloud, that works with any ERP, to complement the Trade Revenue Management (TRM) Suite for Dynamics. RMx delivers 5,000 complex prices calculated per second in Azure. There is currently no other solution like it in the world.
Flintfox provides best of breed Trade Revenue Management (TRM) solutions for resolving revenue challenges across the supply chain. They have over 30 years of expertise delivering TRM solutions to over 125,000 users across 25 countries within the manufacturing, wholesale distribution and retail industries. Their TRM software, for both buy and sell-side operations, integrates with any ERP and enables accurate, real-time calculations for complex revenue activities including price management, promotions pricing, rebate management, claims and deductions. As a Microsoft Gold Partner, Inner Circle Member and one of only 10 software developers managed globally, Flintfox also provides consulting and implementation services for Microsoft Dynamics applications. Flintfox operates across North America, South America, Europe and Asia Pacific, with headquarters located in New Zealand.
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NewzEngine extends service to cover media in Australia and the Pacific
Source : NewzEngine
NewzEngine.com, an online service that enables companies, organisations and individuals to write and distribute press releases, is extending its reach to include media in Australia and the Pacific Region, as well as New Zealand.
NewzEngine CEO Sarah Putt says the ability to distribute releases to media outlets outside New Zealand is an exciting milestone for the company.
"As with the New Zealand service, the media outlets are segmented, to ensure that press releases are distributed to the most appropriate outlet. We actively encourage our clients to think carefully about what region/sector to select to ensure their information goes to the most relevant media."
In Australia, locations are divided into the five states and two mainland territories, with clients also able to choose media in the business, education, politics and technology sectors. Two areas of the Pacific Region are also covered – Melanesia (Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and West Papua), and Polynesia (Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga and Tuvalu).
NewzEngine is also a great way for Australian and Pacific-based newsmakers to reach New Zealand media.
The purpose of NewzEngine is to provide companies, organisations, and individuals with the ability to send professional communications about their activities, products and services in a way that is easy, effective and cost-efficient.
Cin7, a technology company that is a pioneer in cloud-based inventory management software (IMS) and point of sale (POS) solutions, is a regular user of the NewzEngine service.
"We have found NewzEngine to be extremely helpful in getting our message out to relevant media and, by extension, the wider market. From major investment announcements to new senior appointments in our business, it's proving to be a very useful service," says Cin7 CEO David Leach.
Press releases are created through NewzEngine's platform, then quality-checked by an experienced editor before being distributed to a network of journalists and editors. In addition, press releases are sent to global newswires via the MIL-OSI network (a New Zealand-based open source intelligence company), which include Dow Jones Factiva, LexisNexis, Contify, Thomson Reuters, Newscycle, NewsBank USA, Comtex News Network, Emes, and Gale.
Organisations can subscribe to NewzEngine.com as a monthly or annual service or send a one-off press release. For more details, visit NewzEngine.com.
Contact Name: : Sarah Putt
Email Address: : sarah@newzengine.com
Website URL: : https://newzengine.com