Status: offline The trick is to reduce the size/weight of the JPEG file using an image processing S/W. Photoshop can do the job, but most users don't have it installed on their computers. A good alternative is irfanview.com which I believe can be downloaded for free. After opening the JPEG with Irfanview, use the Image>Resize/resample option.


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Tales Of Series 25th Anniversary Celebration Starts, Teases "A Lot Planned" in The Coming Months
Bandai Namco has launched the celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the Tales Of JRPG series, which debuted in December 1995.
Published on July 2, 2020 Giuseppe Nelva
Home » News » Tales Of Series 25th Anniversary Celebration Starts, Teases "A Lot Planned" in The Coming Months
Bandai Namco has launched the celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the Tales Of JRPG series.
The franchise debuted on December 15, 1995 with Tales of Phantasia, spawning a ton of beloved JRPG titles since.
Today we get a brief trailer introducing the celebration, while the official Twitter account mentions that there is "a lot" planned over the coming months.
"Join us in celebrating Tales of, one of the most iconic Japanese RPG series of all time! We have a lot planned for you to enjoy over the coming months, but for now, explore the history of the Tales of games on our site!"
You can watch the trailer below, including a mention of Tales of Arise, which has recently been delayed.
At the moment, we don't know when Tales of Arise will be released, but it has been announced for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
It'll be interesting to see whether it'll also be released on the next generation of console following the delay.
At the moment, we know nothing on the topic, but Bandai Namco recently announced its "Play Anime Live" event coming later this month, and Tales of Arise might be featured in some form even if it's not strictly anime-related.
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Tales of Festival Gets Cheerful Trailer Full of Beloved Characters

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Making the most of makerspaces
When John Kuykendall began his tenure as the dean of the University of Indianapolis School of Education, the idea of housing a makerspace on campus had been in development for several years. Launching the School of Education makerspace would become one of Kuykendall's priorities during his first year.
The School of Education makerspace was inspired by the notion that today's teachers must have the knowledge and skills necessary to prepare PK-12 students for an innovation-driven economy. Makerspaces compel teachers to deliver content through "learning by doing," immersing students in real-world projects that foster deep learning and understanding. A makerspace is a space where students can gather to create, invent and learn. Education makerspaces are housed on campus and allow people to share resources and collaborate and allow teachers to provide a "lab" where they can apply the lessons that are already occurring within the classroom. They combine education with a "do it yourself" strategy.
Last fall, the School of Education's makerspace began operation, with programming that largely focuses on STEM fields, but is available to use in any way that professors and students can find to fit the curriculum. Ultimately the makerspace will help equip teachers with new skill sets that enable complex thinking, problem-solving, designing, collaborating, communicating and creating for today's 21st-century student.
"It was a connected effort within the University to get all this done," Kuykendall said. He noted the efforts of Deb Sachs, assistant professor of education, who helped coordinate funding from a STEM education grant.
The University's makerspace was aided in design by Indianapolis-based 1stMakerSpace, which builds and sustains in-school makerspaces. They partner with school districts to provide students with standards-based hands-on learning experiences to complement classroom learning strategies. The goal of these makerspaces is to inspire an authentic, rigorous and motivational environment by fostering creativity, collaboration and critical thinking.
"1stMakerSpace challenged us to come up with ideas how the makerspace could be used in all of the courses that we teach," Kuykendall said. "We don't want to pigeonhole the faculty and think that the pedagogy has to be centered around the sciences. As more faculty learn how to use it, they can begin to use it more and more often for a variety of lessons."
The makerspace provides an added educational layer where students can actually manipulate a problem with their hands and eyes rather than only trying to visualize a solution.
"We're very excited about it. It will allow students to see, apply and practice what they're learning," Kuykendall said. "There's often more than one way to solve a problem. Makerspaces allow the open creativity to do that. They allow for more communication and can become collaborative pieces of learning."
Kuykendall said housing a makerspace within the School of Education puts UIndy "ahead of the game" in offering students more resources to be successful should they end up in a school system that utilizes makerspaces.
Even though the makerspace on campus is still in its beginning stages, Kuykendall is already focused on ways in which the program will grow. "We want to continue to develop it year after year and keep growing the tools inside the space," he said, "As more students and faculty use it that will help us envision how it will grow." Kuykendall also envisions hosting workshops and professional development opportunities for local schools.
"Ultimately, we want programming that will help our students to interact with their future students," he said.
Inquiries about the availability of the makerspace can be directed to School of Education Graduate Programs Administrative Assistant Rhonda Helterbrand (helterbrandr@uindy.edu) who is in charge of the scheduling and organization and management of the makerspace.


The London office of US outfit Ropes & Gray has launched a new hybrid trainee recruitment process as part of an effort to ensure it attracts the very best talent through its doors irrespective of their socio-economic background.
Following a successful pilot, the firm has integrated two distinct City hiring tools, contextual recruitment and CV blind, to create a new model that cherry picks the best elements of both approaches.
In brief, prospective Ropes & Gray trainees will have the option during the online application stage to submit information as part of Rare's contextual recruitment tool. The system — already in place at a host of City firms — pulls data from two databases (school/college results and UK postcodes) and combines this information to place wannabe lawyers' accomplishments in context.
Following an initial sift by the firm's graduate recruitment team, three of Ropes & Gray's London partners then review the applications and identify who to invite to an assessment day.
It's at this point in the recruitment process that the CV blind element comes into play. The rigorous assessment day — which features a range of tasks and an interview — is overseen by a new batch of partners and senior associates who are only aware of candidates' names.
Ropes & Gray, which takes on around seven trainees annually, confirmed the new approach will apply to students seeking a place on its vacation scheme. This on account of the firm's recent decision to recruit trainees exclusively from its vacation scheme cohorts.
News of Ropes & Gray's recruitment revamp comes just days after reports claimed four partners are set to leave following discussions with firmwide management. Speaking to Legal Week (£), sources suggested the impending exits are part of a strategic shift as the firm looks to instil a more global focus in the capital.
The post Ropes & Gray combines contextual recruitment and CV blind in revamped trainee hiring process appeared first on Legal Cheek.


Apple has finally managed to secure the rights to the all-important AirPower trademark ahead of its supposed arrival later this month, but it wasn't an easy task at all.
Needless to say, the Cupertino tech giant moved swiftly to fight Advanced Access Technologies' trademark: in January, the iPhone maker complained to the USPTO that Advanced Access Technologies' trademark would interfere with its own trademarked product names such as AirPlay, AirPort, AirPods and AirPrint.
While Advanced Access Technologies is still listed as the owner of the trademark, Clover explains that Apple lawyer Thomas Perle's name is now on the trademark application.
References to AirPower, along with a new marketing image showing the charging mat in action, were spotted in the code of Apple's Australian website, giving further credence to the rumor that the elusive accessory would be finally coming at some point later this month.
For what it's worth, a March 20 report by The Wall Street Journal alleged that AirPower had entered mass production back in January.
AirPower was designed to permit customers to charge up to three devices at once, no matter where they're rested on the charging mat. Curiously, Apple yesterday announced with a press release a new Qi wireless charging case alongside the new AirPods.
Feels like it probably is soon or not soon at all for AirPower. Seems like it was tied to the new AirPods. Now we have those. So it's either it's ready or it's far off enough that Apple didn't want to hold back the new AirPods any longer.
The new Qi case is conveniently featured on the promotional AirPower image on the Australian website. If you need another proof that AirPower launch might be looming on the horizon, the latest iOS 12.2 beta includes previously missing support for the unreleased accessory.
Will Apple ever release AirPower, do you think?


945 * Get rid of #define AMP_CHARS... we always want them.
956 * Start of help system.
1455 quotes single quotes, and escape sequences in a bash-like manner.
1661 * script_unames() doesn't crash anymore.
1712 * More GPL/header/rcsid stuff.
1732 * Reverted some stuff that shouldn't have been gettextified.
1782 * Bye bye notes.mod.
1792 * Removed eggdrop_t stuff since global table is gone.
1801 * Should do it..
1813 * More header stuff.
1820 * More from last commit.
1837 * GPL headers and rcsid's on newly added files (part 1).
1853 * Removed some unneeded macros from acconfig/tcl.m4.
1854 * Removed some unneded compat functions related to tcl.m4.
1855 * Do not exit when tcl isn't installed on the system. Just warn.
1856 * Prerequire autconf 2.53.
1857 * bootstrap to use automake-1.6.
1877 * botchk works now.
1890 * Set permissions on config.xml... the right copy this one.
1939 * Fixes from last commit.
1945 * Fixes from last commit.
1956 * Added pidfile and die_on_sigterm to config.
1957 * Added 'act' party command.
1958 * Started a 'status' party command.
1982 * Fix from last commit.
2160 * Fixed 2 warnings.
2202 been present since 1.3.0+bel17.
2203 * Fixed some leftover language defines.
2288 random password and print it out.
2296 * This commit is dedicated to guppy and his girl!
2298 with a null source.
2357 yet another post-it on my monitor..."do not use // for comments..."
2483 * match_nick script function... to match nicks.
2561 * Sync 1.6: pls_chan_error, mns_ban-fix, has_flags-get_channel.
2595 * Update autoconf macro usage.
2596 * Simplify autoconf variables.
2622 * Fixed a small typo.
2628 * Updates and fixes for configure/Makefile stuff.
2634 * Upgraded to latest mpatrol.m4.
2640 * Fixed small typo.
2646 * Corrected file permissions for config.rpath.
2652 * Make maintainer-clean make target remove m4/Makefile.in.


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'use strict';

const webdriver = require('../src/lib/index'),
  chrome = require('../src/lib/chrome'),
  By = webdriver.By,
  until = webdriver.until,
  Builder = webdriver.Builder;

describe('e2e', () => {
  let builder;

  if (!process.browser) {
    // only run in browser
    return;
  }

  before(() => {
    webdriver.logging.installConsoleHandler();

    ['webdriver.extension', 'webdriver.http'].forEach(name => {
      webdriver.logging.getLogger(name).setLevel(webdriver.logging.Level.ALL);
    });
  });

  beforeEach(() => {
    // chrome specific options/capabilities
    let chromeOptions = new chrome.Options()
      .setMobileEmulation({deviceName: 'Google Nexus 5'});

    builder = new Builder()
      .forBrowser('chrome')
      .setChromeOptions(chromeOptions);
  });

  ['extension', 'http'].forEach(type => {
    describe(type, () => {
      let driver;

      beforeEach(() => {
        if (type === 'http') {
          // manually started webdriver server
          builder.usingServer('http://127.0.0.1:9515');
        }
        driver = builder.build();
      });

      afterEach(() => driver.quit());

      it('should append query to title', () => {
        return driver.get('http://www.google.com/ncr')
          .then(() => driver.findElement(By.name('q')).sendKeys('webdriver'))
          .then(() => driver.findElement(By.name('btnG')).click())
          .then(() => driver.wait(until.titleIs('webdriver - Google Search'), 5000));
      });

      it('throws if blocking dialog', () => {
        // TODO: fix different behaviours between extension and http
        return driver.get('http://127.0.0.1:8080/pageWithOnLoad.html')
          .then(() => driver.navigate().refresh());
      });
    });
  });
});

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director's Cut
By Riley Little 15 March 2013
deus ex human revolution
Deus Ex: Human Revolution managed to find and captivate an audience full of gamers and critics alike when it released back in 2011, and Square Enix is hoping to shift the success of the almost two year-old title to the Wii U with Deus Ex: Human Revolution — Director's Cut. After Amazon posted box art for the previously unannounced title, it became increasingly obvious that Square planned on bringing the hit cyborg series to Nintendo's latest console.
Anyone who's played the game probably isn't interested in repurchasing something they put to rest many months ago, but Square promises that this version will be the definitive one — offering fans the premiere Deus Ex experience exclusively on the Wii U.
Some of the more predictable additions to the game comes from the unique GamePad controller. The Director's Cut will allow users to make the most of the Wii U's controller by enabling touch-screen hacking, interactive map editing, augmented sniping, volleying back handheld explosives, and several other features that have yet to be revealed. On top of all of this, there will also be a new MiiVerse community created for Deus Ex: Human Revolution — Director's Cut.
Two previously downloadable missions are also being integrated into the overall story-arch of the game: Tong's Rescue (a mission that was made available in Human Revolution's Augmented Edition) and the coveted Missing Link DLC. Of course, there are a few significant upgrades that'll intrigue dedicated fans. According to Square Enix, the Wii U iteration will offer some worthwhile upgrades in the form of some much needed revamped boss battles, gameplay and combat balancing, enhanced artificial intelligence, and "striking visual improvements which make this edition the best looking and most immersive Deus Ex experience available."
You didn't read that incorrectly, Deus Ex: Human Revolution — Director's Cut will be the best looking version of the game when finally hits the Wii U; beating out any other console. For a system that's often criticized for only being as powerful as current-gen hardware, it's reassuring to hear that there will be at least one game that looks graphically superior on a Nintendo console.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution — Director's Cut is currently without a release date, but this particular version will remain exclusive to the Wii U.
You can follow Riley on Twitter @TheRileyLittle.


Researchers in Toronto say that a lot of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders receive an initial wrong-diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but that although the negative behaviors exhibited by children with both conditions are similar, the cognitive processes causing these behaviors differ greatly.
Researchers at the Surrey Place Centre in Toronto Canada decided to investigate the cognitive and social processes that manifest in both ADHD and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), to gain a better understanding of what causes the behavioral problems exhibited by those with FASD.
Knowing that kids with FASD are often misdiagnosed initially as having ADHD, the researchers compared 3 groups of 8 and 9 year old children (33 that had FASD, 30 that had ADHD and 34 control kids, with neither condition) to examine emotional processing and social cognition skills.
The researchers found that children with FASD performed significantly worse on emotional processing and social cognition than did kids with ADHD. These 2 skill sets are used to recognize and evaluate the emotional and mental states of people around us.
The researchers explain the significance by saying that although someone with ADHD may know that a certain action will cause another person distress, they may do it anyway; not being able to control their actions effectively. Someone with FASD, that has poor emotional processing and social cognition skills, may not even be able to realize how their behaviors affect the feelings of another person.
A child with ADHD may know that a certain action is wrong, and do it anyway – someone with FASD may not even realize that they are doing anything wrong at all!
Children with FASD, are not, for example, very able to identify the emotions displayed in the facial expressions of others, a skill that most people take for granted.
Professor Rovet suggests that children diagnosed with FASD need targeted interventions in areas of social and emotional processing.
The full study data can be found online at: Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.


Pimalai Resort and Spa Koh Lanta is Thailand's Leading Resort (according to the prestigious 2007 World Travel Awards) and winner of Thailand Tourism Awards 2004 Best Southern Accomodation; this resort nestled in a tropical forest facing a pristine white sand beach is one of Koh Lanta's finest. The resort overlooks the blue waters of the Andaman Sea and offers exclusive accommodation that is spacious and serene with personalized service.
Combining a luxurious setting with premium facilities, the Pimalai Resort and Spa features an outdoor pool, a jacuzzi and a sauna. It features expansive sea views and 5-star rooms.Rooms at the Pimalai Resort and Spa offer panoramic views of the beach and the pool and are equipped with cable / satellite channels, a kitchenette and a private bathroom. All rooms are air conditioned and equipped with a hair dryer, tea and coffee making facilities and a DVD player. Complimentary internet is available, ensuring you'll have no trouble remaining connected during your stay.
Specializing in Thai dishes, the Pimalai Resort and Spa's on-site restaurant offers a variety of delicious meals for guests to sample. Guests can relax with a drink at the resort's bar. Room service is also available to guests at certain times.For those wanting to explore the island, a ten-minute walk from the hotel will take you to a local village with a handful of restaurants and bars.
Complimentary round trip transfer from Krabi Airport to Pimalai by shared vehicle & shared boat only apply on the day guest check in to the resort and check out from the resort according to enclosed fixed transfer schedule.


Prominent NSW based marine corrosion consultants Logix Group believe in the old adage of "to be fore warned is to be fore armed". Logix Group and their corrosion products and services partner Marine Protection Systems recently released a high quality corrosion education poster available to marine trades, service facilities and yacht clubs. The well designed A1 size poster provides clear photographic definition of the most common types of corrosion we see and offers clear and useful information on how it occurs and what we could do about it.
Marine corrosion can manifest itself in many different forms and most boat owners and even marine trades will agree that very little clear and simple information is publicly available "You can sift through thousands of technical articles on the web but nothing really exists that is a quick easy guide to identifying potential issues and then offering a possible solution, this poster does that job" said Jeff Bullock General Manager of Marine Protection Systems.
The MPS "Guide to Identifying Corrosion" is an eye catching tool to improve the day to day identification of marine issues and help the average boat owner solve them before they become costly hassles.


Will lack of high refresh rate 4k monitors hurt Nvidia RTX Turing sales?
Discussion in 'Video Cards' started by Gatecrasher3000, Aug 10, 2018.
The main reason I upgrade my GPU, is because I usually have purchased a new monitor, a monitor where the refresh rate and resolution is significantly higher then my monitor before it, and I want to hit my new monitors high refresh rate when gaming. In the past, when I made this monitor upgrade, my GPU usually no longer takes full advantage of my new monitors features, creating the necessity for me to also upgrade my GPU, this has been my upgrade cycle for the last 10 years or so. Now, its believed that Nvidia 2080/2080ti will be a healthy jump in performance over the Pascal line of GPUs, and that's great, however I'm having trouble seeing why the average PC gamer would be clawing at the chance to buy the upcoming Turing line of GPUs, if their GPU already pushes their monitor to its limits. At this point in time, to me, a Pascal 1080ti or even a 1080 seems like they could push 95% of the monitors on the market to their limit. We are not swinging in monitors that laugh at our puny GPUs, like so many times in the past..
I personally can not think if a single monitor that I would like to purchase now, or in the upcoming future, therefor this significantly reduces my reasoning to replace my 1080ti. Don't get me wrong, I would love to have one of those $2000 120hz 4k 27" screens, but I'm not buying a 27" 4k monitor, especially at two grand. So, as of right now, a 2080 would be useless to me, because my 1080ti already pushes my 3440x1440 screen to the 100fps it can handle, at max settings.
When I can get a 34" 4k g-sync 144hz monitor (for less then $600), I will have a new Turing GPU under my other arm, but we could be waiting years for that screen to come out, as there is little in the way of evedince a screen with those specs will be released even next year.
Anyways, Im just killing time before 5PM and I punch out for the weekend, this was just something I was wondering I'm alone in thinking.
Have a good weekend bois.
The real thing hurting 4k144hz is DisplayPort not being able to do 4k144hz with HDR. I hope to see some 4k144hz displays without HDR to fill in the price gap.
I will (and many others) will probably wait for the next revision of DP/HDMI.
Such a bummer. I am really excited about Ultrawide 4k with a high refresh rate. That is a long ways off.
Can you see yourself upgrading to a 3440x1440@200hz display? That could be pretty sweet.
I'd personally take a good curved 21:9 high Hz over 4k anyday.
But yeah... generally the last gen's top card don't have a good reason to upgrade for a while anyways. I definitely feel like we're getting into diminishing returns like how CPUs have been.
Eventually there will be a flood of mining GPUs that should hurt sales as well.
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Well let's at least get to 60fps solid at 4K max settings with 1 card before we start talking about high refresh 4K.
Even the 1080 Ti can't max out Deus Ex at 4K.
Also, if we want to talk about multi-monitor, that can already get to greater than 4K res at high refresh. Or we can use the power to max out a 1440p wide or ultra-wide 144Hz+.
You dont need to max out a game for it to still look good on 4k. Games with reduced settings on 4k to me look FAR better than maxed out games at 1080p.
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Yeah, definitely. My point was that reaching 60fps in 4K today is a struggle to begin with for many games.
We should learn to walk before we run, so when we can reliably get 60fps in high-end games at 4K, then we can think about high refresh.
I bring up Deus Ex because I had a LOT of trouble getting it playable, even with a Titan X Pascal. Eventually I dropped to a "virtual" 21:9 resolution and at around High settings I got it to 60fps.
But, to stay on topic, I would be interested in high refresh 4K, when it's available. Currently mostly gaming at 60Hz on a 4K TV but I don't mind playing older games where high refresh is possible.
false, a lot of factors have to be taken in consideration first... depends more on screen size at given resolution medium settings 4K@60hz 48" panel vs ultra settings 1080P@60hz 24" will be better on the 1080P panel.. DPI play a huger role in a game resolution quality. this is asuming same type and kind of panel are used. and not things as jumping from TN to IPS and so on.
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I don't think so. If gtx 2080 is only little faster than 1080ti then there no reason lack of high end monitors will hurt its sales. 2080ti will be a different story though.
Speaking from personal experience. Bought a 4k Samsung TV for my bedroom and ended up swapping my 27" IPS 1440p for it on my PC. Size is an important factor in this but not in the same context you argue (which I do not necessarily disagree with). Size is a MAJOR element in immersive gaming for me. Also have an IPS 24" Dell 1080p in a spare PC, so have extensive experience with all resolutions and game settings. "Medium" settings on a 4k display is a poor way to go about it. You have to judiciously choose which settings matter in IQ and can be a mix of very high, low and medium. Always end up blown away in any game on my 4k unit vs the 1440p and 1080p maxed out. Things that would be virtually invisible on a 'tiny' 24" display stand out on a 40" 4k screen (ideal DPI @ 2' away). Everyone who has seen my gaming rig is similarly blown away vs my smaller displays. 24" no matter how good or maxed out the game is soooo underwhelming in comparison.
There is nothing magical that happens at 4K to make a game look better. The reduced aliasing is certainly nice but other than that it's the same damn game so if you have lower settings it still does not look as good as having higher settings. Of course it will look better than 1080p if its on a native 4k monitor but that's just because it's going to be kind of blurry and fuzzy looking compared to the native resolution. I would much rather have a 27 inch 1440p monitor and be able to max out settings than I would to have a 4K 27-inch monitor and have to run greatly reduced settings just to get the same frame rate.
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You completely miss the point. Its not the resolution per se that makes it look better, but the resolution + SIZE being the critical factor that makes it so much better and immersive. Tiny details that you cannot see or make out on a 24" 1080p screen suddenly spring to life on a 40" 4k display. Test this 4k image in its full size then reduce its size by half (to very roughly represent a smaller screen). The window frames in the right foreground building disappear and the whole image suddenly seems more distant and lifeless. Vibrant colors of small objects on small screens are not as impressive as would be on larger, higher res screens.
Another good example is watching a good movie on a 72" screen than going into another room and seeing it on a 32" screen. The level of immersiveness is suddenly diminished if not gone. That imo is the main point of 4k from a PC perspective, being able to increase the size of your screen (within reason) and thus significantly increasing your level of immersion in it.
I understand that it is not for everyone from a practical standpoint (not many are willing to live with 40" screens on or above their desktop) or where strict, competitive gaming purposes @ 144hz or above is the main priority. But for those who can live with reduced FPS on slow paced games are in for a treat. Again, I have had many games maxed out on lower res, smaller screens and they pale in comparison to how the appear on a 40" 4k screen even with lowered settings. Still own my 1440p and 1080p IPS monitors but not willing to go back to them.
Yeah that's is what I was thinking too. It seems like monitor tech has failed to really improve over the last few years, and we are waiting for the next 'must have' monitor spec. The problem now being, that next must have monitor is not even in sight.
And yes, I would love a 200hz 3440x1440p ultra wide. We will see what the future brings.
According to TFTcentral, the future is looking pretty decent starting in 2019.
This is coming early 2019 apparently. But it will be VA. And expensive (Gsync + HDR).
You wont need a 60hz+ monitor unless you buy the RTX Titan. RTX 2080 won't be much faster than 1080ti and you won't see the 2080ti till start of next year.
The first Korean 120hz 42" IPS monitors are available (~$1k) which means the panels exist - as someone in the thread pointed out, the display port issue is not helping, however DP 1.4 supports 4K 120hz + HDR, as does HDMI 2.1. Hopefully both are present on the new cards.
As for not being able to drive that with a new RTX processor - several newer games have had options to allow for dynamic resolution, display scaling, checkerboarding and other techniques which while they might at first glance seem gimmicky, do work quite well. The deepper analyses by Eurogamer / Digital Foundry on some of these techniques in newer engines and game releases has been very interesting to view. I would like those techniques if they let me keep my frame rates hovering around 90+, which seems to be the minimum for where you get most of the benefits of higher frame rates. Of course true 120hz+ 4K with no compromises would be best and we are at least another generation or two away from that. I remember when high frame rate 1440p seemed forever over the horizon and now we are there, so 4k HFR will come too.
I hope to see more new technologies in the new cards, more than just Pascal +25% performance bump.
There's a lot of people throwing around performance numbers of a card that hasn't even been annouced much less benchmarked yet.
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Even if the rumors are bunk, we can probably expect at least a 30% gain over the current line-up. At least I would hope so.
50% would be amazing, and may actually get me to revive my 3D Vision Surround setup.
Pretty much par for the course. nVidia rarely says much before the launch though.
Just a lot of these comments seem pretty confident for being based on nothing... not even based on prior history.
Well, I went to a palm reader down the street. She said 50%, it must be true.
Seeing how the Titan RTX is just going to be a $3000 rebranded Titan V CEO Edition, I don't think the performance we are looking at is so earth shattering that we need to consider high refresh 4K monitors just yet. A single Titan RTX isn't going to net you more than 80-85fps with most AAA titles at 4K.
The 7nm Titan in 2019 however, will certainly be interesting for high refresh rate 4K gaming. But at by the time that comes around, I'm sure there will be another price bump ($4000 Titan?). At some point you really gonna need to ask whether or not it's the kind of investment you want just to achieve 120+ Hz 4K gaming.
HDMI 2.1 has enough bandwidth for 8k HDR while putting Variable Rate Refresh into the mainline specification. I'm hoping 2.1 makes fixed refresh rates a thing of the past.
Source on your first point since you stated it as fact?
At 60 Hz, but otherwise I agree.
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Wccftech speculation, based on speculation from AdoredTV about Titan RTX being 50% faster than 1080Ti. "The fact" I am stating is someone speculated speculation on a speculated product which may or may not exist. Which is in fact, a factual description.
That's in fact the topic of this thread is regarding "Nvidia RTX", which is based on those recent rumors, so the news source material for the thread topic is in fact from the same as the source being used for my post. To make it easier for you in the future, if a thread is about hardware rumors I suggest reading the original source material on the news sites.
I am kind of like the OP, I upgrade my GPU after upgrading monitors. I typically upgrade my monitor when there is something wrong with it or it breaks. My last monitors were two Hanns G 27" 1080p monitors that I have had since 2012. Because my eyesight is getting worse (almost 50), I upgraded to a 4k 43" Acer that runs at 60 Hz. I don't game as much as I have in the past, but I do use my monitor for watching movies, Fusion 360, 3D Printing, Photoshop. I upgraded my GPU after my monitor purchase from a GTX 970 to a GTX 1080. At this point, I don't see me purchasing anything higher than what I have. I would imagine we will be looking at 8k monitors by then and I am only likely to upgrade if my current GPU or monitor die. I think we have reached a point of diminishing returns. I can only see those who are upgrading from a GTX9XXX series or older unless you are a "must have" junkie.
Good grief OP. How many times do we have to go over this. 4K can bury a 1080ti into the dirt with some high settings.
4K desperately needs the 2080/2080ti even at 60Hz.
Forget 4K monitors, try running an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive with significant amounts of supersampling! For those things, 90 FPS minimum is critical - not average, MINIMUM.
That is why we need way better GPUs than the 1080 Ti right now; VR is just too demanding if you like turning up the details, and future HMDs will assuredly have much higher-resolution screens, closer to 4K if not greater overall, while still having to refresh at least 90 Hz.
But these displays will probably be 3k+. For a 55" fald ips or va display, that's competitive with TVs. I would still like to see stuff in the 30 - 42" range that you can put on a desk.
Non gaming specific TVs with hdmi 2.1 and variable refresh / high frame rate at CES 2019 in January will make a good counterpoint to the BFGDs and I do wonder which will actually be available first.
The real thing hurting 4k144hz is DisplayPort not being able to do 4k144hz with HDR.
Uh, ya it can. I run 4K 144 Hz 10-bit HDR just fine with 4:2:2. And before you say "ugg 4:2:2", it literally makes no difference in games versus 4:4:4.
Almost all HDR content (including all UHD Blu-rays) are 4:2:0.
A single 2080 Ti pushing 4K past 60 FPS at max settings or near max is asking a lot but for Ultra Wides such as 3440 x 1440p and higher - seems to be right at the sweet spot for 100 hz plus monitors.
Quieter is better, it would be nice to have minimum frame rates over 60 without the fans breaking 50%.
56 was the minimum in the Strix 2080 Ti preview on Shadow of the Tomb Raider, so that is close.


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Das Soundtrack-Album mit der Musik für den Film The Prom, eine musikalische Tragikomödie von Ryan Murphy, wurde am 4. Dezember 2020 veröffentlicht.

Entstehung

Der Film The Prom von Ryan Murphy, der am 11. Dezember 2020 in das Programm von Netflix aufgenommen wurde, verwendet die Musik für das gleichnamige Musical, auf dem der Film basiert, komponiert von Matthew Sklar und Chad Beguelin.

Im Musical wie im Film sorgt im konservativen Indiana der Fall von Emma Nolan für Aufsehen. Weil die junge Frau darauf besteht, mit ihrer Freundin Alyssa zum großen Abschlussball an ihrer High School zu gehen, ist man kurz davor den Ball abzusagen. Die Bühnenschauspielerin Dee Dee Allen, ihr Kollege Barry Glickman, die Broadway-Schauspielerin Angie Dickinson und der eher erfolglose Trent Oliver begeben sich daher nach Edgewater, um den beiden zu helfen, weil sie nach einem "Fall" suchen, bei dem sie ihr gemeinnütziges Engagement unter Beweis stellen können.

Das erste Stück auf dem Soundtrack, eine Gesangsnummer von Meryl Streep, die im Film Dee Dee Allen spielt, James Corden, der Barry Glickman spielt, und dem "The Prom"-Ensemble mit dem Titel Changing Lives beschreibt Antje Wessels als eine ironische Veranschaulichung der Vorzüge eines Prominentendaseins. Andrew Rannells, der Darsteller von Trent Oliver, ist mit der Up-Tempo-Nummer Love thy Neighbor (zu Deutsch "Liebe deinen Nächsten") auf dem Soundtrack vertreten. Ariana DeBose, die Alyssa Greene spielt, steuerte das Lied Alyssa Greene bei.

Veröffentlichung und Auskopplungen
Das aus dem Musical entnommene Lied Tonight Belongs to You in einer Version der Schauspieler James Corden, Jo Ellen Pellman, Kerry Washington, Logan Riley und Sofia Deler wurde Ende Oktober 2020 von Sony Masterworks vorab veröffentlicht. Am 20. November 2020 folgte der Song Wear Your Crown, gesungen von Meryl Streep, Ariana DeBose, Nicole Kidman, Pellman und Washington. Das komplette Soundtrack-Album mit insgesamt 19 Musikstücken, auf dem auch von Keegan-Michael Key, Andrew Rannells, Kevin Chamberlin, Nathaniel J. Potvin und Nico Greetham gesungene Lieder enthalten sind, wurde am 4. Dezember 2020 von Sony Masterworks als Download veröffentlicht. Im gleichen Monat ist eine Veröffentlichung auf CD geplant.

Titelliste
 Changing Lives – Meryl Streep, James Corden & The Prom Ensemble
 Changing Lives (Reprise) – Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman & Andrew Rannells
 Just Breathe – Jo Ellen Pellman
 It's Not About Me – Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Andrew Rannells, Kevin Chamberlin, Keegan-Michael Key, Jo Ellen Pellman, Kerry Washington & The Prom Ensemble
 Dance with You – Jo Ellen Pellman & Ariana DeBose
 The Acceptance Song – Andrew Rannells, Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman & The Prom Ensemble
 You Happened – Jo Ellen Pellman, Ariana DeBose, Nathaniel J. Potvin, Nico Greetham & The Prom Ensemble
 We Look to You – Keegan-Michael Key
 Tonight Belongs to You – The Cast of Netflix's Film The Prom
 Tonight Belongs to You (Reprise) – Jo Ellen Pellman
 Zazz – Nicole Kidman & Jo Ellen Pellman
 The Lady's Improving – Meryl Streep
 Alyssa Greene – Ariana DeBose
 Love Thy Neighbor – Andrew Rannells, Nathaniel J. Potvin, Nico Greetham, Logan Riley, Sofia Deler & The Prom Ensemble
 Barry is Going to Prom – James Corden
 Unruly Heart – Jo Ellen Pellman & The Prom Ensemble
 It's Time to Dance – Jo Ellen Pellman, Ariana DeBose, Meryl Streep, James Corden, Andrew Rannells, Nicole Kidman, Kevin Chamberlin, Keegan-Michael Key, Kerry Washington & The Prom Ensemble
 Wear Your Crown – Meryl Streep, Ariana DeBose, Jo Ellen Pellman, Kerry Washington & Nicole Kidman
 Simply Love – James Corden

Chartplatzierungen
Am 18. Dezember 2020 stieg das Album auf Platz 32 in die Soundtrack Album Charts im Vereinigten Königreich ein.

Rezeption
Antje Wessels schreibt, der Song Alyssa Greene, in dem die von ihrer Mutter zur Perfektion gedrillte Alyssa darüber singt, nicht sie selbst sein zu können, verpacke seine simple Botschaft nicht zwischen, sondern auf den Zeilen und ginge gerade dadurch direkt ins Ohr.

Auszeichnungen
Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2021
 Nominierung als Bester Song (Wear Your Crown)

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

Album 2020
Soundtrack-Album

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Whether you're in the gym or out and about, our "Waiting On Boaz" jersey tanks are sure to turn heads from both the beautiful, bold colors and the message with a little sarcasm:) Boaz, in the book of Ruth (Bible) was a mighty man of wealth, a prominent and distinguished individual. He was a pillar of virtue. So I have to ask the question: Where my single ladies at?! We're patiently waiting on our Boaz and 'em to step up!


Last night, however, I had a joyous time walking in the prison's recreation yard. I believe the temperature was about 3 degrees above zero. The guys in my cell block, when they saw me heading out the door of the building, could not believe I was going outdoors in such brutal weather. A few of them even tried to jokingly discourage me. But I had made up my mind. Besides, I needed some fresh air as well as private time with the Lord. I got both.
So at approximately eight o'clock yesterday evening I left the noisy and smoky housing area and went to the yard. It turned out to be a good decision on my part. I was well bundled against the frigid Catskill Mountains cold. So the weather was not a problem. But the best part was that there were only two other inmates with me. Thus I pretty much had the entire yard to myself.
As for the guards, they were able to observe me through the windows of their heated booth. And the armed officer stationed in the gun tower, he stoically peered down at me from his perch some sixty feet above the ground as I walked the yard at a brisk pace praising the Lord and singing songs of worship.
It was just Jesus and me together.


design treatments for concrete floors.
Polished concrete is one of those unique surfaces that has a variety of decorative options. Whether you plan to color a polished floor through staining or dyes, or want to embed objects into a fresh slab of concrete and then polish it to reveal the objects, you can add visual drama to any concrete floor. Industry expert, Bob Harris, president of the Decorative Concrete Institute, discusses the design flexibility with polished concrete floors. He explains the different ranges of polish and different levels of sheen, from matte to a glassy mirror-like finish.


The world of knives is vast, and the arguments of which is the best, is an endless cycle. What we have found to be the smoothest cut and most durable is Wusthof. We have the entire butcher block set but all you really need are the steak knives. Here they are ($22) less than when I saw them in a Bed and Bath store.
When making a steak at home whether broiling or on the stove we recommend using a case iron skillet. You can put this on the stove in the morning, throw a steak on one side and crack an egg on the other. In a few minutes you have breakfast ready. Dinner same thing throw salt and pepper or some garnishes in here and it will cook the steak evenly. Other than the grill, this is the best and simplest way to cook at home.


'American Horror Story': Jessica Lange Returns — What Happened To Constance After 'Murder House'?
Jessica Lange made her triumphant return as Constance Langdon on the Oct. 17 episode of 'AHS: Apocalypse.' A lot of has changed since the last time we saw Constance.
Madison (Emma Roberts) and Behold Chablis (Billy Porter) go to Murder House to get answers about their new Supreme, Michael Langdon. When they get there, Constance Langdon (Jessica Lange) is there in all her glory, as well as Billie Dean Howard (Sarah Paulson). "I'm Constance Langdon, and this is my f**king house," she says. Constance tells Madison and Behold everything she learned raising Michael after they get rid of Moira, who happily leaves. Moira is buried with her mother at last. At first, he was only killing animals, but he eventually graduated to human beings.
"It was Michael that made me realize that I was put on this Earth to raise the monsters," Constance says. She admits she realized that Michael (Cody Fern) was something else when he aged a decade overnight. He nearly strangled Constance to death.
Michael continued killing, and Constance feared he was going to kill her next. So, what did she do? Constance went to Murder House and killed herself in the most Constance Langdon way, with booze and pills. Michael found her body and mourned the loss of the only mother figure in his life. At least he felt something. Constance suddenly disappeared before his eyes. As we all know, the ghosts in Murder House can choose who they appear to. Ben told Michael that Constance didn't want to see him anymore. Ben wanted to help Michael and become a father figure to him, but he couldn't shake Michael of the evil inside. Michael eventually embraced the darkness.
Michael doesn't just have the ability to kill other people. He can destroy their souls — even ghosts. As for Constance, she's living the life in Murder House, bossing Moira (Frances Conroy) around and putting her nose (and perfect hair) in other people's business. What a perfect way to bring our beloved American Horror Story queen back.


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R&D tax relief reform could hurt small businesses and startups
CPD online
With the consultation now closed on the government's proposed changes to tax relief for R&D, a cap on its benefits could hit SMEs just when they need most support
This article was first published in the July/August 2019 UK edition of Accounting and Business magazine.
Following an announcement in the 2018 Budget, the Treasury and HMRC issued a consultation document on research and development (R&D) tax relief for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in March this year. The proposals aim to prevent what chancellor Philip Hammond described in his Budget speech as 'our generous R&D tax credits system being abused' by reintroducing a PAYE restriction for the SME scheme.
The Budget red book (the document containing all the Budget statistics and small print – it's at bit.ly/redbook-2018) spelt it out in more detail. From 1 April 2020, the amount of payable R&D tax credit that a qualifying loss-making company can receive in any tax year will be restricted to three times its total PAYE and NIC liability for that year.
This, the government hopes, will ensure the relief is not susceptible to abuse, including fraud, following HMRC's own work in fighting £300m of fraudulent claims by companies set up to claim the cash available through the payable tax credit, even though they had no R&D activity. HMRC also identified structures deliberately set up to claim the payable tax credit despite the companies engaging in little employment or activity in the UK.
Up for discussion
However, the government said it would consult on the detail to determine the likely impact – a move welcomed by tax professionals. Gareth Peters, R&D tax credit specialist at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, says: 'Most tax changes since the financial crisis have been about raising additional taxes, but R&D credits have been improved over time and corporation tax rates have fallen. The result has been the UK becoming a more attractive place for companies to place their high-skilled R&D activities, so it is pleasing to see the consultation to ensure the proposed changes do not unduly damage the competitiveness of the UK's tax regime.'
For some time, companies investing in developing and improving their products have been able to exchange their tax losses for a payable tax credit from the government. Uncapped since 2012, the proposed reintroduction of a cap would limit companies' ability to claim the credits without committing to R&D activities in practice. Peters accepts that at three times the level of payroll taxes paid, the proposed cap would still allow innovative companies with smaller staffing levels to commit resource to R&D, with effective support from the government.
However, the government is aware that capping the amount of payable tax credit will add some administrative burden for businesses. It is therefore considering applying the cap only to payable tax credit claims above a certain threshold so that the smallest claims would be unaffected.
Behold the threshold
To prevent abuse from groups making many small claims at or below the threshold, the government intends to allow only one sub-threshold payable tax credit claim per year for any given group of companies under common control.
While the consultation document suggested a £10,000 threshold, Peters argues it could be set at £20,000. 'A fixed threshold at which the rules start to be applied should be considered in order to avoid undue burden on small companies,' he says. Likewise, the Chartered Institute of Taxation believes £10,000 is too low and has also called for a £20,000 threshold.
Other experts are critical of the move to align tax credits with PAYE and national insurance contributions, which could be an issue for startups where the directors do not take a salary or defer doing so. It could also be problematic for companies unable to find staff in the UK with the required skills or at a cost-effective rate – using contractors will reduce their PAYE and NIC tax bill.
'In an increasingly global market, and certainly with the uncertainty of Brexit, this could be a very real scenario for a number of businesses,' says James Tetley, head of R&D tax at RSM.
Although HMRC is understood to estimate that only around 5% of R&D claims would be affected in this way, this is still a sizeable figure and includes companies that would be penalised for trying to run their business along 'commercial' lines, according to RSM.
The consultation suggests the possibility of carrying forward the benefit of a cash credit until a later period when there would be sufficient PAYE/NICs for a payment to be made. However, this carry-forward is proposed for only two years, so companies that defer salaries for a number of years could still lose out.
This is clear from the examples given in the consultation document itself (it is available at bit.ly/tax-credit-consult): while one company with an R&D spend of £100,000 and PAYE/NIC bill of £40,000 can claim £33,350 in payable tax credit, another company with the same R&D spend but with a much lower PAYE/NIC bill of £3,000 would get only £10,000 (ie no more than the threshold). To get its full R&D tax credit entitlement, the company would need to increase its PAYE/NIC bill to £11,117. To get more cash back, the company would have to carry out less R&D in the following year or increase its wages bill.
'At the very least, it would be welcomed if the carry-forward was not time-barred, giving the company peace of mind that there may be a benefit in the future,' Tetley says.
Philip Smith, journalist
Tax and tax management
Business management and transformation
"A fixed threshold at which the rules start to be applied should be considered to avoid undue burden on small companies"


A hideaway in the middle of the city. The noticeable attention to detail and personal service are the charm of the private boutique hotel. In the Auersperg, the guests can both - relaxing and being in the city at the same time. The rooms are not only timeless, tasteful and stylish but also so wonderfully pleasant and comfortable: books, music, tea- and coffee making facilities. The hotel's own parking (3 electric charging stations available for guests), despite the central location, is another special feature of the house, which makes our stay even easier and more enjoyable. The beautiful garden is a fantastic getaway from the hustle and bustle of the city, where you can also take the delicious organic breakfast in the summer and enjoy a mild evening. On the roof is a small City SPA with sauna, steam room and a sun terrace. Yoga classes and massages are offered too!


In the state of North Carolina, we have contributory negligence. Contributory negligence maintains that if a person contributes to their own injuries in any way, they are not entitled to any compensation.
In other words, if you are injured in an auto accident in which another party is 99% responsible for your injuries, and you are 1% at fault, you are still not entitled to any compensation because you contributed to your auto accident injuries.
Unfortunately, North Carolina is one of those few states that still adhere to contributory negligence. Often times, insurance companies will attempt to have you admit that the incident was partly your fault. The DeMayo Law Offices, L.L.P. ® will assist you in your claim process and ensure that the right parties are held responsible.
Any admission of fault can severely affect any compensation received from being injured in an auto accident. Dealing with insurance companies can be difficult, and an auto accident lawyer can be a very helpful guide.
For many people, the thought of hiring an auto accident lawyer gives the impression of large legal bills. However, DeMayo Law Offices offer free initial consultations, and we work on a contingency fee basis. This means we do not take an attorney fee unless we receive money on your behalf for your accident.
Read more about auto accident negligence and auto accident comparative negligence.
Contact DeMayo Law Offices, L.L.P. ® today to schedule your initial consultation. An auto accident lawyer can provide much needed help in the time following an auto accident, so contact our offices as soon as possible.


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Q: Define global variables I'm trying to test some algorithms in LibreOffice Calc and I would like to have some global variables visible in all cell/sheets. I searched the Internet and all the posts I have seen are so cryptic and verbose!
What are some simple instructions of how can I do that?

A: One strategy is to save the global variables you need on a sheet:

Select the cell you want to reference in a calculation and type a variable name into the 'Name Box' in the top left where it normally says the Cell Column Row.

Elsewhere in your project you can reference the variable name from the previous step:

A: Using user-defined functions should be the most flexible solution to define constants. In the following, I assume the current Calc spreadsheet file is named test1.ods. Replace it with the real file name in the following steps:

*

*In Calc, open menu Tools → Macros → Organize Macros → LibreOffice Basic:

*At the left, select the current document test1.ods, and click New...:

*Click OK (Module1 is OK).

Now, the Basic IDE should appear:

*Below End Sub, enter the following BASIC code:
 Function Var1()
     Var1 = "foo"
 End Function

 Function Var2()
     Var2 = 42
 End Function

The IDE should look as follows:
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*Hit Ctrl + S to save.
This way, you've defined two global constants (to be precise: two custom functions that return a constant value). Now, we will use them in your spreadsheet. Switch to the LibreOffice Calc's main window with file test1.ods, select an empty cell, and enter the following formula:
=Var1()

LibreOffice will display the return value of your custom Var1() formula, a simple string. If your constant is a number, you can use it for calculations. Select another empty cell, and enter:
=Var2() * 2

LibreOffice will display the result 84.

A: Go to Sheet → Named Ranges and Expressions → Define. Set name to "MyVar1" and expression to 5.  Or for strings, use quotes as in "foo".  Then press Add.

Now enter =MyVar1 * 2 in a cell.

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The Somerton Lodge is a beautiful Victorian Hotel set within the idyllic backdrop of a leafy tree lined avenue. The Hotel is situated just a few hundred yards from Shanklin Old Village, the Chine, the town centre and the cliff lift down to the Esplanade. Far enough away to sit peacefully in its beautiful gardens yet only a short walk to everything Shanklin has to offer.


Receiving orthodontic treatment is a great step toward establishing good oral health. Today's orthodontic treatment protocols are more advanced and effective than ever before.
Every year, millions of children and teenagers undergo orthodontic treatment. Wearing braces increases the attractiveness of a smile, and it can reduce the risk for oral disease and prolong the lifespan of biological teeth.
Sleep apnea is a common condition that literally prevents a person from breathing properly when sleeping. NRH Orthodontics offers treatment for sleep apnea so that our patients can achieve the rest they deserve.
It is never too late to seek orthodontic treatment. Many of our adult patients have never had orthodontic treatment while others wore braces in their youth but their teeth have since shifted out of alignment.


We're taking a different approach to spam these days. We've installed SpamAssassin to help us identify it. And we're modifying the headers so our clients can decide what to do with it.
Basically, SpamAssassin has a big list of rules. Each message is compared against the rules. If it mentions "viagra," it gets a positive score. There are positive scores and negative scores. At the end of the comparisons, the total is calculated and SA determines if it should classify the message as spam or not (ham). The default, out of the box setting is to classify each email with a score of above 5 to be spam. We're currently using 8 as our benchmark, and erring on the cautious side.
On the flip side of the coin, some messages score very highly; 20, 22, et cetera. We're taking all messages that score above 15 and marking them as definately spam. Actually, "marking" isn't the right word. We're vaporizing them into their constituent electrons and using them to power the coffee pot.
If you're one of our clients, you can configure a filter in your email program to filter out all messages with a specific header. If you can use a "custom header", I recommend setting it to send all messages that contain "X-Spam-Score: ******" to a separate folder that you can look at and determine if it's working for you (and delete them once a week). If you have to use the Subject line, match something like "**** SPAM ****" and send those to the same folder. Once you determine your own level of acceptance, you can set the filter to delete rather than store those messages.


Here's a good Father's Day card for all our Motorcycle heroes out there. I used the blue and orange matted inside and left it blank so any one can write their own feelings, you know guys don't like to be to mushy.
Supplies: Black Card Blank 5" X 6 1/2" Halcraft, Papers: Stampin Up-Whisper White, Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper Pad, blue unknown, Stamp-Stampin Up-Motorcycle, Ink: Memento-Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up-Tangerine Tango, Copic marker-cool grey, Cuttlebug embossing folders-Stars, Diamond Plate, brads-Stampin Up Hodpodge Hardware, ribbon-Offray, Am. Crafts, Dazzles star stickers.
Love how you've flipped the sketch - wonderful work! Thanks so much for playing along with Just Us Girls! We appreciate your support and hope you'll play again next week!
OOOOOOooo I just love that stamp - AWESOME!! Thanks for sharing this excellent fellas card here with us at OSAAT this week.
Super card, and a super stamp. its made a great Fathers day card.
Thanks for playing along with CFM this week and good luck in the challengeust right.
This is really cute. Wonderful job coloring you image. Love your layout.Thanks for playing with us at Cards for Men. Good luck on the challenge.
What a great card for a man! Love that motorcycle...I didn't realize it was SU! Love the stars folder you used (I just bought it!)...it looks fab on your card! Thanks so much for playing our JUGs sketch challenge!


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San Francisco: Indo-Canadian youTuber JusReign, or Jasmeet Singh, was recently asked to remove his turban at a San Francisco area airport security check, where he was told that he wouldn't be allowed to board the plane unless he removed his turban for screening. After not finding anything amiss, he was forced to walk through the airport to retie his turban.
The comedian also stated that while he had no problem taking off his turban to follow protocols that would make them feel 'safe', the main issue was the fact that when he asked for a mirror to retie his turban in the private room he was taken to, the TSA told him to walk to the nearest restroom and do it, which, he felt, was insensitive on their part.
There has been no comment from the TSA on this yet.


Rev. Ephraim Nute, minister of the Lawrence Unitarian Church, wrote from Lawrence, Kansas Territory to Edward Everett Hale, a member of the New England Emigrant Aid Company's Executive Committee. Nute described efforts to establish a high school in Lawrence as well as a university in Kansas Territory. He also advised Hale to pay close attention to the activities of Francis Serenbetz, a German Congregational minister who was the leader of a group of German immigrants who settled in Humboldt, Kansas Territory. In Nute's opinion, Serenbetz was an "unmitigated humbug and nuisance" who came to Kansas for self-interested reasons. Nute urged Hale to stop sending settlers to Kansas who lacked financial resources or a willingness to work to support themselves.


This profile is created on behalf of my daughter Mrunal Sandeep Ranadive. We belong from a from a Middle Class, Nuclear Family with Moderate Values. She is pursuing MCom 2nd year and currently work in the Private Sector as an Accounts / Finance Professional. Her hobby is cooking and swimming As she likes cooking various dishes and so we want some one who will encourage her in this and her career.
Thanks for viewing my profile. I describe myself as fun loving and easy going person. Loved by family and friends. I have a Master's degree and I am employed in Private Sector as an Accounts/Finance Professional currently based in Pune. I belong to middle class, Joint family with Liberal values. I am sincere honest and spiritual also.


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Q: Добавление блока в конец блока без его перезагрузки Как на чистом JS, если это возможно, добавить блоки в конец блока по id, не перезагружая его?
Сейчас код выглядит таким образом:
function add_market_meta() {
    meta_block = document.getElementById('ShowMetaBox');
    var form = 'Market <input type="text" name="market_N' + i + '">
';
    i++;
    document.getElementById('count_markets').value = i;
    meta_block.innerHTML += form;
};

Что, конечно, добавляет новый input, но перезагружает все добавленные до этого, из-за чего исчезают внесённые в них пользователем значения.
Как можно решить задачу иначе? И очень не хочется тащить jQuery.

A: Вот решение:

var i = 0;

function add_market_meta(){
    var meta_block = document.getElementById('ShowMetaBox'), fragment, input;

    fragment = document.createDocumentFragment();
    fragment.appendChild(document.createTextNode("Market "));
    input = document.createElement("input");
    input.type = "text";
    input.name = "market_N" + i;
    fragment.appendChild(input);
    fragment.appendChild(document.createElement("br"));

    i++;
    document.getElementById('count_markets').value = i;
    meta_block.appendChild(fragment);
};

<input id="count_markets" type="button" onclick="add_market_meta()" value="0" />

Здесь используется DocumentFragment чтобы сначала создать кусок DOM, а затем его добавить сразу в документ. Работает как innerHTML =+ '...' но не перезаписывает старый кусок DOM


MANILA, Philippines, November 21, 2009 (STAR) A Lakas-Kampi-CMD official disclosed yesterday that President Arroyo has given the administration's standard-bearer Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. a free hand in running his campaign after turning over to him the leadership of the ruling party.
Lakas-Kampi-CMD secretary general Francis Manglapus said Mrs. Arroyo, who is now the honorary president of the party, gave Teodoro the freedom and independence to run his own campaign because she believes that the former defense secretary is capable of fighting his own battles to win the presidency.
"We have to emphasize the fact that it is Gibo who is running in 2010 and not President Arroyo. So it is just natural and a matter of protocol for the Chief Executive to fade away during the Lakas-Kampi-CMD convention at the Philippine International Convention Center (on Thursday)," Manglapus said.
Manglapus assumed his party post from Presidential Adviser for Political Affairs Gabriel Claudio. Sarangani Gov. Miguel Rene Dominguez as new Lakas-Kampi-CMD president replaced Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita.
Teodoro's running mate Edu Manzano and Misamis Oriential Gov. Oscar Moreno are now the party's vice chairmen, replacing Speaker Prospero Nograles and Interior and Local Governments Secretary Ronaldo Puno.
Ermita was appointed chairman of the party's National Advisory Body with Nograles, Puno and Claudio as members.
"(The) event (convention) was clearly a passing of the torch, and those who want to make an issue of the President not raising the hand of Gibo should be thankful that this early she is passing on the mantle of authority to her successor," Manglapus said.
He was reacting to critics who were making an issue out of Mrs. Arroyo not raising the hand of Teodoro during his official proclamation as the party's standard-bearer for the 2010 national elections.
"Those who make an issue out of that matter clearly do not understand protocol. Having full confidence in the integrity and competence of Gibo to run the country in 2010, the President is giving him full rein to run his campaign," he said.
He said Teodoro, the Harvard-educated 1989 bar topnotcher, fought hard for the nomination by joining the party and deservedly won it in a decisive vote taken last Sept. 16 by the National Executive Committee following a four-hour meeting marked by an open debate on who should be the ruling party's presidential candidate.
"Gibo won the nomination on his own. In the convention, which was a continuation of the process, he clearly showed to party mates why he deserved it," Manglapus said.
Palace officials meanwhile said Mrs. Arroyo does not begrudge the defections of some high-profile members of the party, including Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte and former Sen. Ralph Recto.
Cabinet Secretary Silvestre Bello III, who is also a party official, said transferring from one political party to another should not be seen negatively but taken on a case-to-case basis.
He said the Palace is giving Recto full respect for his decision to join the opposition. "We wish him well," Bello said.
He said Belmonte is known to be very close to the Aquino family so it was understandable that he joined the Liberal Party.
"His (Belmonte's) sentiments (for the Aquinos) may have subordinated his political principles," he said.
Bello said he was still undecided on whether to run for senator or for a congressional seat in his home province of Isabela.
Meanwhile, Albay Gov. Joey Salceda along with 85 local elected officials pledged their support to the Gibo-Edu tandem in the May 2010 elections.
Salceda, who filed his certificate of candidacy for the second term as governor of the province, declared that all party members and officials of Lakas-Kampi-CMD will go out to ensure victory of Teodoro and Manzano in Albay.
Teodoro, who met local Lakas-Kampi-CMD leaders in the province yesterday as part of the program to revitalize the party, accompanied Salceda in filing the governor's certificate of candidacy at the Commission on Election (Comelec) office in Legazpi City.
"The meeting was attended by 85 elected officials from the provincial down to the municipal and barangay level who gave their all-out support for the Gibo-Manzano tandem," Teodoro's camp said.
Teodoro's camp urged critics to simply focus on issues and not revive old political drama of raising hands as what happened during the party convention the other day.
During the press conference, which was also attended by Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman and Tabaco City Mayor Krisel Lagman, Salceda explained that based on history all those who ran for president and were former defense secretaries and were supported by the administration, like Ramon Magsaysay and Fidel Ramos, won.
Asked about the status of Lakas-Kampi-CMD in Bicol with the defection of Camarines Sur Gov. Lrey Villafuerte to the camp of Nationalista Party under presidential standard bearer Senator Manny Villar, Salceda argues based on record the votes from Camarines Sur can be overcome by votes from Albay's Third District. Thus, the political machinery of Lakas-Kampi-CMD remains formidable in Bicol.
"We have to give a positive message of hope to the Filipino people based on work targeted program," Teodoro said.
He said that the country suffered P38 billion due to typhoons "Ondoy" and "Pepeng" recently where P26 billion was the total damage to agriculture.


(c) Subjection to sexual conduct or contact classified as a crime under this title.
(2) "At-risk adult" means any person who is seventy years of age or older or any person who is eighteen years of age or older and is a person with a disability as said term is defined in subsection (11) of this section.
(2.5) "At-risk adult with IDD" means a person who is eighteen years of age or older and is a person with an intellectual and developmental disability, as defined in section 25.5-10-202(26)(a), C.R.S .
(3) "At-risk elder" means any person who is seventy years of age or older.
(4) "At-risk juvenile" means any person who is under the age of eighteen years and is a person with a disability as said term is defined in subsection (11) of this section.
(4.5) "At-risk person" means an at-risk adult, an at-risk adult with IDD, an at-risk elder, or an at-risk juvenile.
(c) Is paid to provide care or services to an at-risk person.
(6)(a) "Caretaker neglect" means neglect that occurs when adequate food, clothing, shelter, psychological care, physical care, medical care, habilitation, supervision, or any other treatment necessary for the health or safety of an at-risk person is not secured for an at-risk person or is not provided by a caretaker in a timely manner and with the degree of care that a reasonable person in the same situation would exercise, or a caretaker knowingly uses harassment, undue influence, or intimidation to create a hostile or fearful environment for an at-risk person.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (6), the withholding, withdrawing, or refusing of any medication, any medical procedure or device, or any treatment, including but not limited to resuscitation, cardiac pacing, mechanical ventilation, dialysis, and artificial nutrition and hydration, in accordance with any valid medical directive or order or as described in a palliative plan of care, is not deemed caretaker neglect.
(c) As used in this subsection (6), "medical directive or order" includes a medical durable power of attorney, a declaration as to medical treatment executed pursuant to section 15-18-104, C.R.S ., a medical order for scope of treatment form executed pursuant to article 18.7 of title 15, C.R.S., and a CPR directive executed pursuant to article 18.6 of title 15, C.R.S.
(7) "Clergy member" means a priest; rabbi; duly ordained, commissioned, or licensed minister of a church; member of a religious order; or recognized leader of any religious body.
(8) "Convicted" and "conviction" mean a plea of guilty accepted by the court, including a plea of guilty entered pursuant to a deferred sentence under section 18-1.3-102 , a verdict of guilty by a judge or jury, or a plea of no contest accepted by the court.
(9) "Crime against an at-risk person" means any offense listed in section 18-6.5-103 or criminal attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit any of those offenses.
(d) Misuses the property of an at-risk person in a manner that adversely affects the at-risk person's ability to receive health care or health care benefits or to pay bills for basic needs or obligations.
(h) Is receiving care and treatment for a developmental disability under article 10.5 of title 27, C.R.S.
(12) "Position of trust" means assuming a responsibility, duty, or fiduciary relationship toward an at-risk adult or at-risk juvenile.
(13) "Undue influence" means the use of influence to take advantage of an at-risk person's vulnerable state of mind, neediness, pain, or emotional distress.


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Der 400-Meter-Lauf der Frauen bei den Leichtathletik-Europameisterschaften 2018 fand zwischen am 8., 9. und 11. August im Olympiastadion in der deutschen Hauptstadt Berlin statt.

Europameisterin wurde die Polin Justyna Święty-Ersetic. Sie siegte vor der Griechin Maria Belimbasaki. Die Niederländerin Lisanne de Witte gewann die Bronzemedaille.

Rekorde

Bestehende Rekorde

Der bestehende EM-Rekord wurde bei diesen Europameisterschaften nicht erreicht. Die schnellste Zeit erzielte der polnische Europameisterin Justyna Święty-Ersetic im Finale mit 50,41 s, womit sie 2,29 s über dem Rekord blieb. Zum Welt- und Europarekord fehlten ihr 2,81 s.

Rekordverbesserungen
Es wurden zwei Landesrekorde aufgestellt:
 50,45 s – Maria Belimbasaki (Griechenland), Finale am 11. August
 50,77 s – Lisanne de Witte (Niederlande), Finale am 11. August

Durchführung des Wettbewerbs
Die zehn schnellsten Sprinterinnen der Jahresbestenliste – in den Halbfinal-Resultaten mit ‡ markiert – mussten in den Vorläufen noch nicht antreten. Sie waren automatisch für das Halbfinale qualifiziert und griffen erst dort in den Wettkampf ein.

Vorbemerkung zu den Resultaten
Die Zeiten sind in den folgenden Tabellen wie üblich aufgeführt.

Zusätzlich sind Besonderheiten mit verschiedenen Kürzeln benannt:
 NR: Nationaler Rekord
 EL: Europajahresbestleistung
 EU20L: europäische U20-Jahresbestleistung
 PB: Persönliche Bestleistung
 SB: Persönliche Saisonbestleistung
 ‡: eine der zehn schnellsten Sprinterinnen der Jahresbestenliste (Markierung verwendet im Halbfinale)

Vorläufe
Aus den vier Vorläufen qualifizierten sich die jeweils zwei Ersten jedes Laufes – hellblau unterlegt – und zusätzlich die sechs Zeitschnellsten – hellgrün unterlegt –  für das Halbfinale.

Lauf 1

8. August 2018, 11:30 Uhr MESZ

Lauf 2

8. August 2018, 11:38 Uhr MESZ

Lauf 3

8. August 2018, 11:46 Uhr MESZ

Lauf 4

8. August 2018, 11:54 Uhr MESZ

Halbfinale
Aus den drei Halbfinalläufen qualifizierten sich die jeweils beiden Ersten jedes Laufes – hellblau unterlegt – und zusätzlich die beiden Zeitschnellsten – hellgrün unterlegt – für das Finale. Die zehn Jahresschnellsten – mit ‡ markiert, die automatisch für das Halbfinale qualifiziert waren, griffen jetzt in das Geschehen ein.

Lauf 1

9. August 2018, 19:50 Uhr MESZ

Lauf 2

9. August 2018, 19:57 Uhr MESZ

Lauf 3

9. August 2018, 20:04 Uhr MESZ

Finale

11. August 2018, 20:12 Uhr MESZ

Auf Weltniveau spielten Europäerinnen auf dieser Strecke abgesehen von der Britin Christine Ohuruogu – hier nicht mehr am Start – in den letzten Jahren keine große Rolle. Das Rennen hier in Berlin war auch nach den Ergebnissen der Halbfinals sehr offen. Die italienische Europameisterin von 2014 und 2016 Libania Grenot hatte das Finale nicht erreicht.

Die Griechin Maria Belimbasaki kam mit einigen Metern Vorsprung als erste Läuferin auf die Zielgerade. Zweite war die Britin Laviai Nielsen knapp vor der Niederländerin Madiea Ghafoor. Hauchdünn dahinter folgten inzwischen fast gleichauf Agnė Šerkšnienė aus Litauen und die Polin Justyna Święty-Ersetic. Auch die weiteren Abstände waren sehr eng. Die Niederländerin Lisanne de Witte lag auf Rang sechs.

Auf den letzten hundert Metern schwanden Nielsen die Kräfte. Belimbasaki hielt sich vorne besser, aber von hinten stürmte jetzt Święty-Ersetic heran und auch de Witte zeigte großes Stehvermögen. Mit den letzten Schritten fing Justyna Święty-Ersetic die Griechin noch ab und wurde Europameisterin in 50,41 s. Maria Belimbasaki gewann vier Hundertstelsekunden dahinter die Silbermedaille. Lisanne de Witte stellte mit 50,77 s einen neuen niederländischen Landesrekord auf und errang die Bronzemedaille. Für Laviai Nielsen reichte es zum vierten Platz. Iga Baumgart-Witan, zweite Polin in diesem Finale, wurde Fünfte vor Agnė Šerkšnienė und der Französin Floria Gueï. Den achten Rang belegte Madiea Ghafoor.

Weblinks und Quellen
 European Athletics Championships 2018, www.european-athletics.com (EAA), englisch, abgerufen am 28. Oktober 2022
 Resultate Leichtathletik-Europameisterschaften 2018, leichtathletik.de, abgerufen am 28. Oktober 2022
 Women 400m Athletics XXIV European Championships 2018 Berlin, Germany, todor66.com (englisch), abgerufen am 28. Oktober 2022
 Berichte zu den Europameisterschaften 2018, leichtathletik.de, abgerufen am 28. Oktober 2022

Video
 Maria Belibasaki, silver medal, Berlin 2018 youtube.com, abgerufen am 12. Januar 2019

Einzelnachweise

400 m der Frauen
Frauenleichtathletikwettbewerb


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City Manager Fight About Much More Than One Man's Job
By ADAM ELMAHREK | January 22, 2013
At the heart of Tuesday night's Santa Ana City Council closed-door meeting to discuss firing City Manager Paul Walters is a disillusioned council majority battling for power against an entrenched and influential mayor.
But what's at stake is far more than just a potential changing of the guard. It's the future of Santa Ana.
The city faces serious economic and social health challenges. According to a 2012 report by a team of public and private social health consultants, Santa Ana ranks lowest or nearly at the bottom among Orange County cities in a host of economic, community and physical health indicators, including poverty among children, violent crime, unemployment, crowded living conditions and park availability.
The council majority has asserted that for too long, 10-term Mayor Miguel Pulido has controlled the city bureaucracy, arbitrarily directing city staff and contradicting the majority's wishes.
They have said Pulido's singular authority has stunted democratic representation and hindered the progress of a city full of potential.
Last year the council majority — Michele Martinez, David Benavides, Sal Tinajero and Vincent Sarmiento — rebelled.
They called their campaign to undercut the mayor's influence and restore council representation the "Santa Ana Spring."
The debate over the mayor's power was on full display during last year's mayoral race.
Councilman David Benavides, the Santa Ana Spring candidate, said at a candidates forum that an invisible Pulido has ignored the community and local businesses.
According to Benavides, new ideas and projects are blocked by the mayor's narrow-minded whims.
Pulido argues the opposite: that his far-reaching connections have created amenities like the Discovery Science Center, a new auto dealership and the Ronald Reagan Federal Building. According to Pulido, he has been the catalyst for the city's progress.
Yet between the rhetoric and behind-the-scenes maneuvering, the council majority has been unclear about its vision for the city, prompting some to regard the fight over the city manager as little more than a petty squabble with Walters and city staff the unfortunate casualties.
If the council decides Tuesday night to fire Walters, it will be the culmination of nearly two years of political jockeying between the council and Pulido. The perception within City Hall and publicly will be that Pulido no longer pulls the levers of power.
Pulido's Slowly Waning Influence
According to longtime City Hall insiders, Pulido's grip over City Hall stemmed from close relationships with previous City Manager Dave Ream, who retired in 2011 after 32 years with the city, and with Executive Director of Public Affairs Jill Arthur, who has long been the gatekeeper of the City Council's eighth-floor offices in City Hall.
Yet when the new council majority was seated in 2006 and Sarmiento in 2007, the dynamic began to change.
The new majority, a young and ambitious group, became increasingly vocal in their challenges of the mayor.
An empty lot on downtown Santa Ana's mostly Latino Fourth Street is an example. The council directed the city staff to spend $144,000 on transforming the lot into a Latino cultural plaza. The money was originally planned to be part of a $510,000 earmark for two new clay courts at Cabrillo Tennis Center. Pulido is a tennis aficionado and wanted the tennis courts built.
Pulido also backed a plan by Irving Chase, the largest property owner on Fourth Street, to turn the site of the future plaza into a skate park, Chase had said. It soon became clear, however, that other council members were not in favor of the plan, and the city staff abandoned it.
"It was as if one day you could trust what staff was saying, then the next day they were scared and couldn't commit to anything," Chase said in a 2011 interview with Voice of OC.
There also were other signs. In a strongly worded message to city staff that a housecleaning was underway, Tinajero publicly dressed down Arthur for denying a PBS SoCaL request to interview council members.
The council majority also chose to appoint City Attorney Sonia Carvalho over Pulido's preferred candidate. But there were indications that the council majority's choice faced aggressive resistance from the mayor.
Pulido Draws the Line
The perception that Pulido's influence was quickly waning suddenly shifted when a national search to replace Ream was in 2011 suspended without the knowledge of at least three members of the council majority. The directive was seen as Pulido reasserting control over City Hall.
The reason given for the suspension was that Walters, then interim city manager, and city officials needed to focus on closing a $30-million budget deficit.
Earlier that year, Walters, also police chief at the time, said he would vacate the city manager slot after a new city manager was hired. But after the search was suspended, Walters applied for the position and was appointed last June.
Throughout the budget crisis and for nearly a year, Pulido gathered the council votes needed to appoint Walters permanently to the position. The national search was suspended indefinitely.
But not every council member agreed with the appointment.
Martinez, who along with Benavides held community forums on the city manager search and is seen as Pulido's most vocal challenger, was not present for the vote last year to hire Walters and has never agreed with the decision.
The Final Chapter
The push to remove Walters could be the climax to this political saga, and Pulido's opposition to the move has been his fiercest yet.
Pulido led a campaign to show forceful public support for Walters at the last council meeting, with nearly 100 Walters supporters attending.
Council members never publicly confirmed that they were moving to fire Walters and thus questioned whether Pulido violated the Brown Act, which makes it illegal for council members to leak details of closed session discussions.
Throughout December, council members were meeting frequently with Walters according to his official calendar.
According to sources close to City Hall, Walters faced a deadline earlier this month to submit his resignation. Instead of resigning, Walters issued a statement saying he would remain city manager for the next five to six years, a move that some viewed as a challenge to the council majority.
The likelihood of Walters firing seems to have increased.
Tinajero, who according to Walters' wife, Mary Walters, was the swing vote on the issue, had struck a conciliatory tone. That tone has since changed.
"I think we need to see what his plans are for the city, if they coincide with the direction the rest of the council thinks the city should be moving in, then things stay status quo," Tinajero said. "If the council decides to exercise its contractual rights, there will be a different decision."
Tinajero and Benavides say that a decision over Walters' fate will be made Tuesday night. Such a decision will have ripple effects on the city for years to come, as city managers typically stay on to administer the city years after elected officials cycle out of office.
Both say that if Walters is fired, the city will restart a national search for his replacement.
Walters' supporters argue that he carried the city through its historic budget crisis and that ousting him now is unwise. The city has a $54-million dispute with the state over housing funds and is entering labor negotiations with police officers and general employees.
Yet council members say that these problems are not tackled solely by the city manager.
"Balancing our budget and averting bankruptcy is not something anyone did alone," Benavides said. "At the end of the day, the council did make some tough decisions."
Please contact Adam Elmahrek directly at aelmahrek@voiceofoc.org and follow him on Twitter: twitter.com/adamelmahrek.
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CIIE 2021: Creating New Opportunities for COVID Recovery
The 4th China International Import Expo will run from Nov 5 to 10 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). (Photo: Business Wire)
Adored by all for its chubby and lovely image, the CIIE mascot Jinbao welcomes global guests. (Photo: Business Wire)
November 05, 2021 04:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
SHANGHAI, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The China International Import Expo (CIIE), the first national-level import-themed professional trade fair in the world, successfully led off at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) on Nov 5. Initiated by the Chinese government in 2018, the CIIE continues to be a significant platform for the nation's opening-up and enhancing international economic cooperation and free trade.
The CIIE has over the years become more well-organized, professional, and digital.
Featuring a wider range of industries, the fourth CIIE has attracted 3,000 offline exhibitors from 127 countries and regions to take part in the Business Exhibition. Three international organizations and 58 countries from five continents, especially those involved in the Belt and Road Initiative, are participating in the Online Country Exhibition.
The Business Exhibition comprises exhibition areas Food and Agricultural Products, Automobile, Intelligent Industry & Information Technology, Consumer Goods, Medical Equipment & Healthcare Products, and Trade in Services. Thirteen themed subsections have also been set up to showcase the latest products and innovations related to low-carbon energy and environmental protection.
The total exhibition area of this year's CIIE has been expanded to 366,000 square meters. More than 80 percent of Fortune Global 500 and industry-leading companies from last year's CIIE are returning for this latest edition and will showcase products that are making either their global or regional debuts. These companies include the world's top three auction houses, top three fashion and luxury consumable groups, top four grain traders, top 10 automobile groups, and top 10 medical device enterprises.
More businesses from countries along the Belt and Road, Central and Eastern European countries, and LDCs have also signed up for the exhibition.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of China's accession to the World Trade Organization. To mark this occasion, the Hongqiao International Economic Forum will be holding a high-level forum themed "Mutual Benefit and Win-Win Solution for a Shared Future" to showcase China's achievements in opening up 20 years and its confidence in fulfilling its higher-level opening-up goal. The forum will also publish the "World Opening Index" which evaluates the degree of opening-up in 129 world economies since 2008.
At this critical juncture in the global fight against COVID-19 and world economic recovery, CIIE would demonstrate China's determination to promote sustainable world economic development, globalization and build a new development paradigm for its economy and society.
Nie Qingxin
Tel.: 0086-21-67008870/67008988
The 4th China International Import Expo successfully led off at the National Exhibition and Convention Center on Nov 5 2021. in Shanghai.


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The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels
Categories: Management & Leadership, Job Hunting & Careers
Author: Michael D. Watkins
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Since its original release, The First 90 Days has become the bestselling globally acknowledged bible of leadership and career transitions. In this updated and expanded 10th anniversary edition, internationally known leadership transition expert Michael D. Watkins gives you the keys to successfully negotiating your next move—whether you're onboarding into a new company, being promoted internally, or embarking on an international assignment.
1 The First 90 Days By Michael D. Watkins
1.1 Key Insights
1.2 Key Points
1.2.1 The First 90 Days Map Out Success
1.2.2 You Must Adapt Quick
1.2.3 Learn Don't Change
1.2.4 Every Transition is Different
1.2.5 What Does Success Mean to You?
1.2.6 Early Wins
1.2.7 Focus on Organization
1.2.8 Building A Team
1.3 The Main Take-Away
The First 90 Days By Michael D. Watkins
Have you ever been intimidated to enter a new company?
Or even, take on a new role in your current company?
Let's face it, the first couple of months can feel like a nerve-wracking transition where you're always tip-toeing around afraid to mess up.
"Joining a new company is akin to an organ transplant—and you're the new organ. If you're not thoughtful in adapting to the new situation, you could end up being attacked by the organizational immune system and rejected."- Michael D. Watkins
In his book, "The First 90 Days" Watkins breaks down the things you should be focusing on during this transition period to create smooth-sailing throughout the rest of your time there.
It will help you to feel more at-ease with the change because you will have all the tools to make a good impression and succeed in your new leadership position.
The first 90 days don't have to be so scary! It's actually the best time to make an impression and improve on old systems. So, what are you waiting for? Go make a good impression!
The First 90 Days Map Out Success
It's vital to know that first impressions are everything. The first 90 days in a company are what map out your success. If you start on a bad foot, no one will respect you or want to follow your lead. But, if you start out strong, people will automatically be drawn to you and look to you for leadership.
A lot of people will make judgements before they even get to know you. It's only natural! However, you can easily combat negative judgements by taking the time to speak to all the employees one-on-one to get a gist of what they are looking to improve on and what they want in a leader.
Being a kind and thoughtful leader will help others to listen to you and respect your judgement.
You Must Adapt Quick
Many people jump from company to company nowadays. And, they are always trying out new roles. Ladder-climbing is at an all-time high. So, that's why it is so important to master the art of the transition.
By transitioning within 90 days successfully, it will allow you to get the most out of your role during your time of power. It will also allow you to help a company benefit from your time there.
Another helpful quality is being able to identify role changes that have no change in title or position. Oftentimes, your role in a company will change silently based on new technology or a new company strategy. Learn to identify this and go with the flow of advancement.
Learn Don't Change
It's tempting to go into a company and want to completely change the way the process goes. But, it's smarter to observe for the first 90 days before making any drastic changes.
"Effective leaders strike the right balance between doing (making things happen) and being (observing and reflecting)."- Michael D. Watkins
This will allow you to see the ins and outs of the process, helping you to identify the real issues at hand. Changing things too quickly may worsen the issues. Just because a process doesn't seem to be working at present, doesn't mean it never has or never will.
Also, by observing you will gain the trust of the employees. No one wants to be told they've been doing their job wrong. Hold out for 90 days, then start implementing small changes.
Every Transition is Different
Not every transition should be treated the same. It all depends on where the company is at in development.
STARS stands for the different types of companies a new leader may enter…
S: Start-up
T: Turnaround
A: Accelerated Growth
R: Realignment
S: Sustaining Success
Depending on what kind of environment a leader enters, they will have to tailor their strategy accordingly.
For example, a start-up might require a bit of hiring and defining roles within the first 90 days. Because 90 days of not knowing your job could definitely hinder the success of the company!
A turnaround company needs a drastic change, so the first 90 days would be key in taking that step-by-step to observe and turn it around.
An accelerated growth company must work hard to brand their company and product in order to make a name for themselves.
A realignment company is making big changes, but not a complete change in the system.
And, sustaining success company must reach new heights and perhaps adhere to higher guidelines.
What Does Success Mean to You?
It's vital for a leader to know what success means to them. If you can't define it, how will you be able to attain it?
This success should be based off of a discussion with not only yourself, but with others in the company. What are people expecting of you? And, what are you expecting of yourself?
It's important to also share this information with your employees so they can work toward success and so that they can see after 90 days where the company is at.
Early Wins
Wins within the first 90 days definitely help to create respect. But, it's important to note, not all wins are created equal.
If you focus on a bunch of small wins, you may be overlooking a huge issue that needs addressing. Addressing the huge issue step-by-step, even if it takes more time, is more vital.
Focus on Organization
Organization in a company is important in order to do business smoothly. There are four aspects of organization that must align in order for the company to run:
Work Processes and Rewards
"Aligning an organization is like preparing for a long sailing trip. First, you need to be clear on whether your destination (the mission and goals) and your route (the strategy) are the right ones. Then you can figure out which boat you need (the structure), how to outfit it (the processes), and which mix of crew members is best (the skill bases). Throughout the journey, you keep an eye out for reefs that are not on the charts."- Michael D. Watkins
All of these things must align in order for a company to run properly. The direction should be clear and all other elements should back it. The skill sets of workers should make sense for their positions and the organizational units such as marketing and warehouse should all be in communication. The work processes should have a solid way of running and a reward should be issued as motivation to employees and the company as a whole.
In the first 90 days, take the time to see which employees are performing best and which ones would rather be at home in bed.
If a leader thinks that someone is underperforming, it is important to find out why. Are they being underpaid? Or, are they having family troubles?
By identifying the problem, a leader can work to fix it rather than letting go employees who may just be having a tough month.
Once the team is built and full of eager employees, the company is sure to run smoothly.
The Main Take-Away
The first 90 days is a transition period one must master in order to be a successful leader. A great first impression will set you up for success. All you need is the skill for observation, identifying, and building a successful team and flow with kindness and understanding.
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There are several phrases associated with representing yourself in court. "Pro Se" is actually a Latin phrase meaning "on one's own behalf" and is the most common way to refer to a person representing themselves in…
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