Located beside the Gulf of Mexico, San Francisco de Campeche is a colonial city that has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its beautifully preserved buildings and traditions. During the Viceroyalty it was the main seaport in the Yucatan Peninsula and a wall was built to protect the city from pirate attacks. Today, Campeche is known for these remarkable military structures and its status as the capital of a major oil producing state is a source of pride for the city.
The prosperity of Villa de San Francisco de Campeche was a result of its great location as well as the production of logwood and its shipbuilding industry. The city then became one of the main maritime ports of New Spain and an increasingly popular target among pirates and buccaneers. After the bloody attack by the pirate Lorencillo, it was decided that an imposing wall with eight bastions and four doors should be constructed..
With the decline of pirate attacks, the Campeche wall was gradually demolished to make way for urban development. Remnants of the wall can still be seen, giving tourists and residents an idea of what life was like at this unique Mexican site.
Founded on October 4, 1540, Campeche is the only port that offers land access to the region and was used as the headquarters for Francisco de Montejo's conquest of the Yucatan Peninsula. The various pirate attacks suffered by the city first began in 1559, when French, English and Dutch bandits struck in an effort to claim the great riches found in the Mayan world and because of the conflicts that these European countries had with the Spanish crown.
To defend the population, two centers of operation were constructed; however this was nothing but a failed attempt as the city continued to suffer these acts of piracy. This persuaded the magistrate of Yucatan to build a wall with bastions and two lookout points that would allow for early detection of the enemy.
By the late nineteenth century, Campeche had lost the financialstanding it once held with its agricultural, shipping and commercial ventures. During this time, the henequen haciendas raised the state's economy and prosperity returned. Some of the buildings from this era have been restored and refitted as luxury hotels while others offer scheduled tours.
The state government was given the task of restoring the historic center and maintaining the historic value of the bastions and forts that were still standing. Their efforts were successful and in 1999 UNSECO named Campeche a World Heritage Site.


Soviet poster: "Glory to our beloved motherland"
Now that it has been 20 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, it is once again in vogue to talk about how terrible a system it was. I wonder the extent to which this mindset is a product of western-controlled media. I don't want to debate the differences between pure textbook communism and what Stalinism turned out to be. I also don't want to disregard the atrocities that were committed. But what I do want to do is revisit some of the things we owe the USSR, but never acknowledge.
1. Women's rights: While some islands had granted women the right to vote even in the 19th century, the first major wave came in early 20th century. By 1917, only four major countries – Australia, Finland, Norway and Denmark – had moved to women's suffrage. The 1917 Russian Revolution, advocating equal rights for all, raised the fear that feminists would find a communist system more appealing, and may conspire with the Bolsheviks to import it into Western countries. The best way to nip such a threat in its bud was to grant women the right to vote. Britain and Germany allowed this in 1918, the United States followed in 1920, and others shortly took their lead. France was the only major power to not grant this right till 1944.
3. The Second World War and Post-War Reconstruction: The USSR played a phenomenal role in defeating Nazi Germany; Stalingrad is the famous battleground that thwarted the Blitzkrieg and reversed the tide of the war. The USSR lost 23.4 million people – that's more than deaths in Nazi Germany, and it is over 26 times the human loss suffered by the US and UK combined. Once the war was over, the Marshall Plan was created because the western Allied countries did not want Europe to succumb to communism in the face of death, hunger and devastation. In fact, the Plan was extended only under the condition that communists will be ousted from aid-receiving countries' parliaments. So much for democracy, eh!
4. The Anti-Colonial Drive: While imperialism fed western industrialist and capitalist machines, the USSR championed the cause of the exploited colonies. It extended aid to both countries fighting for their liberation and newly-independent states. The Indian freedom struggle's Soviet leanings are no secret; for a poor country striving to find its feet on the ground, the communist ideology was naturally compelling.
5. Scientific discoveries: The Soviets launched the first ever satellite, and later sent the first dog, man, and woman to Space. They also developed various television designs. In short, there would be no Tata Sky had the Soviets not done their magic. Other than that the Soviets also take credit for artificial organs, the first helicopter, electrophotography, and the infamous AK-47.
When I discuss some of these things with my Russian friends, they stress that USSR's positive impact comes not from it being a good system but because of its "scarecrow" way of affecting change. There is definitely truth in that point of view but it is equally important to be intellectually honest and give credit where it is due, even if it's just this once.


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Survey: Most Businesses Have Reopened, but Owners Expect a Slow Return to Normal
A new poll by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce finds business owners don't foresee economic conditions improving to pre-pandemic levels for months.
By Gabrielle Bienasz, Editorial assistant, Inc.@gbienasz
Most entrepreneurs have their companies back up and running, but few are expecting it'll be business as usual anytime soon.
While eight in 10 small businesses in the U.S. have fully or partially reopened, owners expect the effects of the coronavirus pandemic to stick around: 55 percent say that it will be six months to a year before the economic climate returns to "normal." That's according to a poll on the impact of the coronavirus on small businesses released Wednesday by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and MetLife. The online survey of approximately 500 U.S. business owners, the latest in a monthly series, took place between May 21 and 27.
This latest survey, "not surprisingly, looks different from the two prior ones, in both good and optimistic ways--and ways that ought to inform public policymaking going forward," says Neil Bradley, executive vice president of the Chamber. Bradley calls the figure on reopening "good news," but says the long-term outlook for recovery is concerning.
The level of optimism varied by location. Among businesses in the West, 77 percent said they are anxious about having to close again or stay closed because of a potential second wave of the coronavirus, compared with 74 percent in the Northeast, 62 percent in the Midwest, and 55 percent in the South.
Overall, more than half of small businesses that lost employees due to the pandemic said they hope to rehire them in the next six months. Meanwhile, eight in 10 business owners surveyed said they are planning to make changes to promote safety in their workplaces. Roughly 40 percent of respondents said they will require employees to wear protective equipment and customers to stand six feet away from one another. Nearly half plan to increase their cleaning or disinfection efforts.

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A Who's Who of Gilded Age collectors is now available online.
In what will undoubtedly be viewed as a treasure trove for art historians and art market researchers alike, the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles has expanded its database of art dealer ledger books by providing free online access to 24,000 records from the historic Knoedler Gallery's business records.
Books 1 through 6, which span the years 1872 to 1920, are now available online here and others will be added soon, according to a post on the Getty's Iris blog. "This newly enhanced database can be used to reconstruct the itineraries of thousands of paintings that crossed the Atlantic during the Gilded Age—including many that ended up in major American museums" according to the blog post.
It is rare to find dealer stock books in such pristine form and even more rare for such documents to be made available to the public. The stock books include such information as buyers' names, sale dates, and selling prices. Further, the Knoedler database is a veritable Who's Who of collecting in the Gilded Age, including sales to such pioneers as Henry Clay Frick, Jay Gould, Andrew Mellon, the Vanderbilts, and the Rockefellers. Knoedler brokered major sales to important Manhattan collectors, including John Taylor Johnston, the first president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Robert L. Stuart, a major donor to the New York Public Library. According to the Getty, the transactions provide "a glimpse of the origins of the great American museums," particularly since the gallery predates the establishment of most major American institutions.
Knoedler, which was founded in 1848, was for decades one of the most esteemed galleries in the world, viewed as "a central force in the evolution of an art market in the US," according to the Getty blog. The archives provide insight into the movement of major European artworks into American collections. As the Getty points out, it owns more than a dozen paintings and drawings that were either brought to the US by way of Knoedler or sold by the gallery at some point. These include Vincent van Gogh's Irises (1889) and Édouard Manet's Portrait of Madame Brunet (circa 1863, reworked 1867).
The Getty acquired Knoedler's archives nearly two years ago, in October 2012, a year after the gallery abruptly shuttered its doors amid a forgery scandal that netted it tens of millions of dollars for works purportedly by blue chip Abstract Expressionist painters. Ultimately the works were revealed as forgeries produced by a Chinese painter in Queens, New York.
In 1847, fast-growing French print publisher Goupil, Vibert & Cie, sent William Schaus to the US to open a Goupil branch, which he did at 289 Broadway, near City Hall. In 1857, the second New York manager, Michael Knoedler, who was trained in Paris by Adolphe Goupil, bought out the New York branch. Knoedler was instrumental in encouraging major US buyers to to focus on Old Master and British art, shifting away from a narrow focus on French Salon paintings.
The Getty Research Institute already owns Maison Goupil's archives. One notable feature of the latest online archive addition is that users can link Goupil stock numbers found in Knoedler's records with original Goupil records.


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Q: Who called Capitol citizens to the residence to form a human shield? At the very end of Mockingjay, the Capitol citizens are called to the president's residence where they are promised food, shelter, and medicine. Children are encouraged to the very front.
This seems like this is the doing of President Snow — and it has the benefit of creating a human shield for him.
But it also nicely fits into the plans of President Coin — especially the final attack designed to break Katniss. Coin would have had to known that the citizens were coming to the president's residence to plan that final attack.
Did President Coin hack into the Capitol's communication system to broadcast the message attracting the citizens to the president's residence?

A: Book canon
We see that a Head Peacekeeper himself orders this:

On the television, we watch a terse Head Peacekeeper lay out specific rules regarding how many people per square foot each resident will be expected to take in. He reminds the citizens of the Capitol that temperatures will drop well below freezing tonight and warns them that their president expects them to be not only willing but enthusiastic hosts in this time of crisis. Then they show some very staged-looking shots of concerned citizens welcoming grateful refugees into their homes. The Head Peacekeeper says the president himself has ordered part of his mansion readied to receive citizens tomorrow. He adds that shopkeepers should also be prepared to lend their floor space if requested.
Mockingjay, chapter 24

It would be a little hard to get a Head Peacekeeper to do this if he wasn't acting on real orders ;).
As for the movie, I don't see why they would change what happened here to be on the orders of a different person, but don't take my word for it.

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When I got back to San Diego, I had some time before fall semester started. I was offered my old job back within just a few days, but the requirement was I had to dye my hair back to a natural color and remove my piercings. I wasn't really prepared to do that, so I asked for some time to keep things in until after the local convention that I had planned on going to with my friends. I really missed my cat Sassy, and I think she missed me. We hung out a bit the first few days while I got over the jet lag and reverse culture shock. My parents weren't exactly pleased with the new me, but they didn't shun me for it, just every meal or passing they'd make a comment about my hair or my clothes, and even though it was normal behavior for them to act the concerned and naggy parent, it was rather frustrating to be put back in that situation where my choices were unacceptable. It was a hard few days.


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Il campionato mondiale di tamburello femminile è una competizione sportiva internazionale a cadenza quadriennale organizzata dalla Federazione Internazionale del Tamburello (FIBT).

Si tratta di un torneo tra nazionali di tamburello, nella versione denominata Open o Outdoor(cioè all'aperto), che assegna il titolo di campione del mondo alla nazionale vincitrice.

La prima ad aggiudicarsi il titolo iridato è stata la Francia, vincitrice dell'edizione 2012. Il campione in carica è l'Italia che ha vinto l'edizione 2016.

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Note

Voci correlate
Campionato mondiale di tamburello maschile
Tamburello (sport)
Federazione Internazionale del Tamburello

Collegamenti esterni

Competizioni di tamburello

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PCMag UK Computers & Electronics Mobile Phones
It's all about the battery
bySascha Segan Sep 28, 2021
Apple's iPhone 13 delivers the best blend of performance, camera quality, and battery life at the right price for most people.
Fast, smooth performance
Camera makes it easy for anyone to take good photos
Not much of an upgrade over the iPhone 12
Apple's iPhone 13 (starting at $799) is a battery life beast, with far greater longevity than previous midrange smartphones. While we appreciate the greater pocketability of the iPhone 13 mini, unimpressive sales of the iPhone 12 mini taught us that most people prefer long battery life to a petite form factor. So even though other upgrades from the previous generation are nearly unnoticeable here, the battery boost is so profound that it's definitely worth the $100 premium over a standard-size iPhone 12. And if you're upgrading from an earlier iPhone, you'll find a lot of welcome enhancements in power and camera quality. That makes the iPhone 13 the best bet for most buyers, as well as the winner of our Editors' Choice award.
Design: Subtle Improvements
The iPhone 13 looks a lot like the iPhone 12. At 5.8 by 2.8 by 0.3 inches (HWD) and 6.1 ounces, it's pretty much the exact same size as the iPhone 12, but a third of an ounce heavier. Because of slightly different side button positioning, some cases designed for the previous model work, and others don't.
There's one difference to note on the front, and one on the back. On the front, the "notch" at the top for Face ID is slightly smaller—20% smaller, according to Apple. On the back, the two camera lenses are slightly larger, and staggered diagonally rather than stacked vertically.
The iPhone 13 (front) has a smaller notch than the iPhone 12 (rear)
There are five color options, including blue, pink, red, "midnight" (a blue so dark it can read as black), and "starlight" (a subtle off-white, like eggshell).
Like the iPhone 12, the iPhone 13 has a gorgeous 6.1-inch, 2,532-by-1,170-pixel OLED display with a wide color gamut and Apple's True Tone color management. Apple says typical brightness is now 800cd/m2 as compared with 625cd/m2 on the iPhone 12. I can't see a difference when eyeballing it; we'll rely on DisplayMate Labs' testing to double-check that number when their results come out.
The iPhone 13 (right) has diagonally arranged cameras, as opposed to the iPhone 12 (left)
One of the differences between the standard iPhone 13 and the iPhone 13 Pro models is that the 13 has a 60Hz display, while the Pro phones have 120Hz displays. If you've never experienced a 120Hz display, this won't be a big deal. 60Hz displays have been standard for many years, and the iPhone 13's display is fluid and smooth.
But I've been using 120Hz displays on OnePlus and Samsung phones for nearly a year now, and I found dropping back to 60Hz a bit disconcerting; scrolling web pages felt like they were tearing a bit as I read through news articles. But again, unless you're used to using a recent flagship phone, you probably won't think twice.
Performance: iPhone Is as iPhone Does
Apple's A15 CPU is made on the same 5nm process as the previous A14. Apple says that its 6-core CPU and 4-core GPU have the fastest performance ever.
On the Geekbench benchmark, I only saw an 8% improvement in single-core CPU performance and a 13% improvement in GPU performance over the iPhone 12. However, I did see a much bigger improvement in the real-world Basemark web browser benchmark, which jumped from 766.86 to 1042.93 as the phone sped through web page loads.
The fact is, Apple's tight integration between hardware and software always leads to new iPhones having impeccable performance, at least at the start. It's years down the road when they may run into trouble. Nothing I could throw at the iPhone 13 in its first week fazed it, from Microsoft Office to Genshin Impact.
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The iPhone 13 and 13 mini have the same performance. The 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max both add a fifth GPU core, which in our benchmarks also led to disproportionately better test performance. But if apps run just fine with the four GPU cores, why do you need the fifth core? It's for the 120Hz screen, one of the difference-making features offered by the pricier Pro series.
We have many more details on performance in our full iPhone 13 benchmarking story.
Battery: This Is Why You're Here
Apple made a major jump in battery management and capacity with the iPhone 12 series, but a lot of that got lost in real-world usage with the transition to power-hungry 5G. The iPhone 13 series rights the ship, giving true full-day battery life with the iPhone 13 base model, and two-day battery life with the 13 Pro.
In this case, it's not about battery size. We don't have the technical details of the iPhone 13's battery capacity, but it's not much larger than the 12's. But the new A15 processor and X60 modem appear to be much more efficient than the A14 and X55 in the iPhone 12 series, leading to much longer video playback time, and much longer real-world usage time.
Now, even the iPhone 13 mini is better than the standard iPhone 12. But there's still a huge delta between the 13 mini and the standard 13, and I think that's the main reason you'll end up wanting to buy a standard 13.
After using the iPhone 13 for a weekend as my primary device, I felt no battery anxiety. It was pretty much always ready to go, unlike my Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, which was frequently running down. That shows the confluence of Apple's efficient hardware and software. One of Apple's "secrets" over the years has been that iPhones bleed much less battery while in standby than Android phones typically do.
The phone somewhat-fast-charges, just like the iPhone 12 does. If you hook its Lightning port up to a 20-watt USB-C PD power adapter, you can get relatively fast charging speeds; it's also compatible with 7.5W Qi wireless charging, and the 15W magnetic MagSafe charging introduced with the iPhone 12 series.
Radios: The Same, But Different
The iPhone 13 uses the Qualcomm X60 modem, the same as in the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra and other leading smartphones this year. It has Wi-Fi 6, just like the iPhone 12, and Bluetooth 5.0. There are five different international models with slightly different 4G and 5G band support. We have full details on these differences in a separate story.
There's not much to say about the iPhone's call quality, which has been fine for several generations now. The iPhone supports all of the voice codecs and calling strategies (such as voice-over-Wi-Fi and voice-over-LTE) that all three US carriers support, and its speakerphone is relatively loud and clear. I used the iPhone 13 extensively with Jabra and Plantronics Bluetooth headsets and didn't get skips, pops, or dropouts.
The phone has one physical SIM slot, and can load either one eSIM subscription or two. (If you're going with two eSIMs, the physical SIM is disabled.) To load an eSIM, you need to get a QR code from your wireless carrier—you can't just pick the carrier from a menu like you can on the iPad.
In testing, I couldn't find any noticeable, reliable difference in performance on today's networks between the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13. That said, I think the X60 upgrade is part of the equation leading to the iPhone 13's superior battery life.
If you're upgrading from a model before the iPhone 12, as most people will be, there are huge performance differences from the iPhone 11 and earlier. 4x4 MIMO, present on the iPhone XS and 11 Pro but not the XR or standard 11, dramatically improves 4G data performance in many circumstances. And while 5G only really matters for T-Mobile subscribers right now, our Fastest Mobile Networks tests showed that it's a huge benefit for T-Mobile subscribers, and it's likely to have similar effects for AT&T and Verizon subscribers starting next year.
For more, I have another story on the relatively subtle differences between the iPhone 12 and 13 radios, and what they could bring iPhone 13 owners in the future.
Software: iOS 15 Is Smooth As Butter
The iPhone 13 runs iOS 15 as of this writing, although by the time you read get it, it might be running iOS 16, 17, or 18. That's one of the iPhone's strengths: It's going to be supported in software for at least five years. So iOS 15 isn't a differentiator for the iPhone 13—you'll get the same OS features on an iPhone 12, 11, or XR.
We'll have a full iOS 15 review soon, but it isn't a huge change from iOS 14—here are some of its top new features. The most aggressive change I found is Apple's constant attempts to destroy third-party apps' reliance on targeted advertising.
Compared with Android, I'm struck by how smooth the iOS interface continues to be, especially in scrolling and task switching. But it's more difficult to use than Android when it comes to sorting and dealing with notifications, sharing information between third-party apps such as multiple photo/video editors, and arranging useful information on your home screen.
As always, the more deeply you bake yourself into Apple's ecosystem, the better. iPhones very badly want to back up your photos and data on iCloud, have you play games on Apple Arcade, and listen to Apple Music—all for a $14.95/month Apple One subscription. You can certainly populate an iPhone primarily with Google or Microsoft services, but you may have fewer options to easily share your content and will find your cloud services less closely plumbed into the OS.
Cameras: Tough to See a Major Difference
Let me be clear: I take a lot of photos with my phones, but I'm not filming Hollywood movies or viral TikToks, and my photos are generally to mark memories, not create art. I mostly want my photos to be clear, in focus, and effortless—and as far as that's concerned, I think I'm in line with most iPhone owners.
Apple has improved a lot of specs in the iPhone 13's camera, but I had real trouble seeing those specs translate into better images. The new hardware consists of a bigger sensor that captures 47% more light than the iPhone 12's, as well as better sensor-shift optical image stabilization for videos.
Like the iPhone 12, the iPhone 13 has two 12-megapixel cameras on the back: a main f/1.6 camera and a 120-degree ultra-wide f/2.4 lens. On the front, there's a 12-megapixel camera with LiDAR depth mapping for Face ID and augmented reality. Video recording goes up to 4K at 60fps on both the front and back.
Flagship smartphones reached a level of basic perfection a few years ago when it comes to outdoor photography in decent light. Take a look at this skyline shot taken with an iPhone 13, an iPhone 12, and 2018's iPhone XR. I can't tell the difference. So if you mostly take photos in good light at 1x, you've basically been solid since 2018.
Left to right: iPhone 12, 13, XR
Most of the action in phone cameras recently has been in three areas: night modes, zoom, and video.
Low-light performance is very important to many people. There's good news here: Apple has made at least subtle improvements to low-light performance every year. The big jump was between the iPhone XR and 11, when Apple started its computational night mode, which quite literally makes light out of darkness. Between the iPhone 12 and 13, low-light differences are pretty subtle. Mostly, it's that there's less noise on the iPhone 13. That's nice, but not a "run out and get this" kind of feature.
Left to right: iPhone 13, 12, 11
In terms of zoom, the iPhone 13 (like the iPhone 12) falls down on the job. The 13 has two lenses, a standard wide and an ultrawide, which most of the competition has moved past by now. To get the 3x zoom which is common on Android competitors, you have to step up to the $999 iPhone 13 Pro.
With the ultrawide lens in good light, colors are truer than on the iPhone 12—sometimes, not all the time—and edge distortion is about the same. Neither phone has the cool edge distortion correction that the OnePlus 9 Pro has.
Left to right: Front-facing portrait mode with iPhone 11, 12, 13
In terms of video, the big new feature is "cinematic focus," which supposedly shifts focus between different subjects in a video. Like "photographic styles," which are amped-up filters, I couldn't find much use for this feature. It seems to be aimed at people making complex, narrative videos, and I just don't have the subjects or mindset for that.
But I don't want to downplay the iPhone's video excellence here. With many phones available to me, I frequently turn to iPhones to make my own professional videos because I can trust its focus decisions more than I can with other devices, including the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. I just don't see much of a difference between the iPhone 12 and the iPhone 13.
Along with a zoom lens, the other things you give up by not going Pro are ProRes video—an arcane format used by professionals—and macro photography. Macro is another thing I just don't get; I've never felt the need to take a close-up picture of a flower, although if that's your thing, get the Pro model; the regular 13 cannot focus at sub-6-inch distances.
The iPhone 13 fits well in a pocket, though the mini fits even better
Should You Upgrade to the iPhone 13?
If you've been annoyed at your iPhone 12 mini's battery life, first of all, I personally apologize to you for recommending it, and second, this is your solution. The iPhone 13 is a reasonably sized iPhone with enough battery life to go the distance.
If you have an iPhone 11 and you're on T-Mobile, you really need 5G. Our 30-city Fastest Mobile Networks tests showed massive performance improvements with mid-band 5G on T-Mobile, and low-band 5G on T-Mobile now extends rural coverage. You should trade up.
If you have an iPhone 12, or an iPhone 11 on AT&T or Verizon, you can wait a year.
If you have anything earlier than an iPhone 11, the battery improvements and the camera night mode here are strong reasons to upgrade. Really, the difference in low-light shots between an iPhone 13 (or 12) and an XR (or earlier) is just immense.
Should You Switch to the iPhone 13?
If you're an Android user and nothing has won you over to iOS yet, the iPhone 13 won't be the phone that does. There are a lot of great Android options out there, most notably the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, the OnePlus 9 Pro, and the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S21 FE and Google Pixel 6, and they're often offered with deep discounts or great trade-ins.
Apple has two major advantages over these otherwise-leaders. One, Apple's cameras are always just a bit more responsive and reliable; they typically load more quickly and have more guaranteed focus than even the best Android cameras. Two, Apple's data management practices tend to be a bit more circumspect than Google's.
But the iPhone 13 isn't new on any of those fronts. It doesn't have any key elements that would change your personal decision if the iPhone 12 didn't.
Left to Right: iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max
Not Groundbreaking, But It's Best iPhone for Most People
The iPhone 13 is a refinement, not a revolution. Compared side by side with the iPhone 12, it's not going to shock you with anything other than stellar battery life. That said, the additional juice is absolutely worth the $100 premium over the still-on-sale iPhone 12 or the iPhone 13 mini, making the standard iPhone 13 our Editors' Choice winner. It's about having less stress, and in 2021, nobody needs more stress. The iPhone 13 Pro Max, meanwhile, should be the choice for professional and wannabe-pro content creators who rely on iPhones to add beauty and entertainment to the world. Its additional zoom lens, big screen for viewing and editing content, and nearly immortal battery life makes it a true "pro" content creation studio. So this year, go big. You won't regret it.
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Laws of the State of New York Passed at the Sessions of the Legislature, Том 1
от New York (State). Legislature
AN ACT to amend the banking law and the personal property law, in sela
tion to the permissible terms for certain credit agreements and to provide for the repeal of such provisions at the expiration thereof Became a law February 13, 1992, with the approval of the Governor.
Passed by a majority vote, three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 5 of section 108 of the banking law, as amended by chapter 19 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
(e) The rate of interest authorized by this subdivision shall be inclusive of all charges to the borrower incident to investigating and making any such loan or advance. No fee, commission, expense, or other charge to the borrower whatsoever in addition thereto' shall be taken, received, reserved, or contracted for, except, if it is so provided in the agreement, (i) a service charge either as a percentage or an amount upon each such check or other written, electronic or telephonic order or request which is approved; (ii) a charge in an amount or percentage for each check or other written, electronic or telephonic order or request to obtain money from a credit line that cannot be approved since the borrower is in violation of the terms of the agreement or payment of such order or request would cause borrower to be in violation of the terms of the agreement; (iii) in case of default, in addition to interest, a fine in an amount or percentage for any installment which [has become due and remained unpaid for a period in excess of ten days) is not paid on or before the date on which it is due. A bank or trust company that imposes the charge described in this subparagraph without allow ing a grace period of at least ten days must credit any cash payment bade by a borrower to å teller at a branch where deposits are accepted by the bank or trust company, as of the date of receipt of the payment; (iv) the actual expenditures, including, reasonable attorneys' fees for necessary court process; (v) in case the bank or trust company insures a borrower under a credit unemployment insurance policy, group life insurance policy, group health insurance policy, group accident insurance policy, or group health and accident insurance policy, an amount for each month which, notwithstanding any other law, may be computed on the amount of the borrower's entire unpaid indebtedness under this subdivision except in the case of a loan or loan commitment made under this subdivision for educational purposes as specified in subparagraph (i), of paragraph (c), of this subdivision, and then on an amount no greater than the unpaid balance of the borrower's scheduled periodic payments, whether due or not due, upon the loan or loan commitment, at a rate not in excess of the premiums chargeable for such month in accordance with rate schedules then in effect and on file with the superintendent of insurance for such insurance by the insurer; (vi) if loans or advances may be obtained by use of a credit card issued by the bank or trust company to the borrower, an annual fee for membership in the credit card plan. If the borrower has requested the issuance of a credit card, the fee for the first year may be charged by the bank or trust company at any time. The bank or trust company shall in each subsequent year' in which an annual fee is payable, send the borrower in or with the statement for the monthly billing period before that in which the fee is to be billed, notice that the annual fee will be billed in the next monthly statement. A borrower who is not delinquent or otherwise in breach of any term of the agreement with the bank or trust company shall have the right during the first six months after the annual fee is billed to notify the bank or trust company in writing, at its address on the credit agreement, to terminate the borrower's account and request a refund of the unused portion of the annual fee previously paid." Upon receipt of the termination notice and refund request from such® borrower, the bank or trust company shall refund to the borrower the unused pro rata share of any annual fee previously paid as of the first billing statement date after receipt
of the termination notice; and (vii) an overlimit charge which may be imEXPLANATION—Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law
to be omitted.
posed whenever the specified credit limit is exceeded but not more than once in a monthly billing, cycle. If the overlimit charge is imposed, the credit limit must be disclosed on the monthly billing statement; and (viii) the charge set forth in section 5-328' of the general obligations law. The fees and charges set forth in this subdivision shall be deemed to be material to the determination of the interest rate but shall not be considered interest for any purpose of sections 190.40 and 190.42 of the penal law.
§ 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of section 108 of the banking law, as amended by chapter 609 of the laws of 1984 and the opening and clos ing paragraphs as amended by chapter 60 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as follows:
(b) Such agreement may provide for interest on the unpaid aggregate principal amount of such loans and advances from time to time outstanding at the rate or rates agreed to by the bank or trust company and the borrower, as computed pursuant to this section, including, in accordance with the provisions of the agreement, rates that may vary from time to time reckoned on each loan or advance from the date thereof, calculated
the following bases: (i) on the unpaid principal amount of such loans and advances from time to time outstanding, or (ii) for, each month on average balance outstanding determined by dividing by two the sum of the balances of unpaid principal of such loans and advances outstanding on two dates during such month, as specified in such agreement; the first of which dates being not later than the fifteenth day of such month and the second being not earlier than the sixteenth day of such month and not less than ten nor more than twenty days after the first date, or (iii) for each month on a fixed amount selected from a schedule, which fixed amount may exceed the average daily balance under (i) above, or the average balance if determined under (ii) above, by a differential of not more than five dollars, provided the same fixed amount is also used for computing, interest for any month for which such balance exceeds said fixed amount by any amount up to at least the same differential. For purposes of this subdivision, a month may but need not be a calendar month, and a bank or trust company computing interest on a daily basis may charge for each day one thirtieth of the monthly interest rate. No amendment to any agreement shall take effect unless at least 30 days prior to the effective date of such amendment, imposition or increase, a written notice has been mailed or delivered to the borrower that' clearly and conspicuously describes such amendment, imposition or increase and the indebtedness to which it applies and if the amendment has the effect of increasing the rate of interest, either (a) the notice states that the incurrence by the borrower or another person authorized by him of any further indebtedness under the plan to which the agreement relates on or after the effective date of such change specified in the notice shall constitute acceptance of such change, and either the borrower agrees in writing to such change or the borrower another person authorized by him incurs such further indebtedness on or after the effective date of the change stated in the notice, or (b) the notice advises the borrower that he has thirty days from the earlier of the mailing or delivery of the notice to advise the bank or trust pany in writing, that he does not accept such amendment, provided that such notice contains an address to which the borrower may send notice of his election not to accept the amendment and also provided that the notice specifies that the amendment will take effect absent receipt of the borrower's written objection to the amendment. Any borrower who has received a notice pursuant to clause (a) who does not agree writing
the amendment and no further indebtedness is incurred under the plan to which the agreement relates, and any borrower who gives a timely notice, pursuant to clause (b), électing not to accept the amendment shall be permitted to pay his outstanding indebtedness in accordance with the terms of the agreement but the bank or trust company may terminate the amount of credit available to the borrower and may require the borrower to return all credit cards and checks issued in connection with the agreement. If such a borrower subsequently obtains credit under the agreement, such use shall constitute acceptance of the change of terms and shall be deemed to have been accepted and shall become effective as to the borrower as of the date such change would have become effective but for the giving of notice by the borrower. If notice is given pursuant to clause (b), and the borrower does not timely object in writing to the amendment, such amendment shall become effective without action the
part of the borrower; provided that in no event shall any such amendment or increase take effect with respect to (i) the unpaid aggre
gate principal amount of loans or advances representing indebtedness outstanding prior to January 1, 1981 and (ii) the unpaid aggregate principal amount of loans or advances representing indebtedness incurred, under or pursuant to an agreement in effect on December 1, 1980, between January 1, 1981, and the effective date of such amendment or increase specified in the first notice mailed or delivered pursuant to
clause (a). Indebtedness outstanding prior to January 1, 1981, for purpose of clause (i) above and indebtedness outstanding prior to the effective date of an increase for purposes of clause (ii) above shall be determined on the basis of crediting payments and other credits first to that portion of any such indebtedness representing, interest charges, insurance premiums, service charges and fines and then to that portion representing the principal amount of loans or advances in the order in which made. The provisions of this paragraph permitting an increase in a rate of interest shall not apply in the case of an agreement which expressly prohibits changing of interest rates or which provides limitations on changing of interest rates which are more restrictive than the requirements of this paragraph. An amendment to an agreement deleting a provision that the rate of interest may vary from time to time may not become effective within one year from the later of the effective date of the agreement or the effective date of an amendment to an agreement adding a variable rate provision. On any loans or advances with rates of interest that may vary from time to time made pursuant to this paragraph, [each rate] such variable rates of interest shall be determined at regular intervals as set forth in the agreement and in accordance with such regulations as the banking board shall prescribe but said rate shall not vary more often than once in any three month period and shall be based on a published index that is (a) readily available, (b) independently verifiable, (c) beyond the control of the bank or trust company and (d) approved by the superintendent, (e) şuch loan rate shall be based on the index values, or the index numbers plus or minus additional percentage points provided, however, that variations in the rate must correspond directly to the movements of the index values plus or minus additional percentage points only. Once such rate is established no lending institution may add any factors to increase the rate other than variations in the established index without the prior approval of the banking board. For purposes of this paragraph, an adjustment in the rate of interest as a consequence of movement in the selected index shall not constitute amendment to that
agreement. A reduction in the grace period for the assessment of a fee on any installment not paid when due, shall be considered an amendment to an agreement as set forth in this paragraph.
The banking board shall adopt regulations with respect to agreements that provide for a variable rate of interest, including but not limited to: (a) providing for disclosure to the borrower by the bank or trust company of the circumstances under which the rate may increase, any limitations on the increase, the effect of an increase and an example of the payment terms that would result from an increase; (b) providing for disclosure to the borrower by the bank or trust company of a history of the fluctuations of the index over a reasonable period of time; and (c) providing for notice to the borrower from the bank or trust company prior to any rate increase or change in the terms of payment. The regu-, lations shall allow a bank or trust company after choosing an approved index to choose a spread and a minimum and maximum rate of interest at its discretion. §
3. Subdivision 5 of section 413 of the personal property law, as amended by chapter 60 of the laws of 1989, is
amended to read follows:
5. The service charge shall include all charges incident to investigating and making the retail instalment credit agreement and for the extension of credit thereunder. No fee, expense, delinquency, collection or other charge whatsoever shall be taken, received, reserved contracted for by the seller under or holder of a retail instalment credit agreement except as provided in this section and except that the credit agreement may provide for the payment of attorney's' fees not exceeding twenty per centum of the amount due and payable under the credit agreement if it is referred to an attorney not a salaried employee of the seller or holder for collection; and provided further that when credit cards are issued in connection with a retail instalment credit EXPLANATION-Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law
agreement, the retail instalment credit agreement may in addition provide for an annual fee for membership in the credit card plan. If a buyer has requested the issuance of a credit card, the fee for the first year
may be charged by the seller or holder at any time. The seller or holder shall in each subsequent year in which an annual fee is payable, send the buyer in or with the statement for the monthly billing period before that in which the fee is to be billed, a notice that the annual fee will be billed in the next monthly statement. A buyer who is not delinquent or otherwise in breach of any term of the agreement with the seller or holder shall have the right during the first six months after the annual fee is billed to notify the seller or holder in writing, at its address on the credit agreement, to terminate the buyer's account and request a refund of the unused portion of the annual fee previously
Upon receipt of the termination notice and refund request from such buyer, the seller or holder shall refund to the buyer the unused pro-rata share of any annual fee previously paid as of the first billing statement date after receipt of the termination notice. The retail installment credit agreement may provide in case of default, in addition to a service charge, for the assessment of a fee for an amount centage for any installment which [has become due and remained unpaid for a period in excess of ten days] is not paid on or before the date on which it is due. A seller or holder that imposes a fee for late payments without allowing a grace period of at least ten days must credit any cash payment made by buyer to an authorized representative of the seller at all stores, or to å teller at a branch where deposits are accepted, as of the date of receipt of the payment. The retail installment credit agreement may, in addition, provide for an overlimit charge. The overlimit charge may be imposed whenever the specified credit limit is exceeded but not more than once in a monthly billing cycle. If the overlimit charge is imposed, the credit limit must be disclosed on the monthly billing statement. The retail installment credit agreement may provide for the charge set forth in section 5-328 of the general obligations law. The fees and charges set forth in this subdivision shall
be deemed to be material to the determination of the rate of service charge but shall not be considered interest for any purpose of law.
§ 4. Subdivision 3 of section 413 of the personal property law, as amended by chapter 883 of the laws of 1980, paragraph (a) as amended by chapter 609 of the laws of 1984, subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (c) as amended by chapter 200 of the laws of 1987 and paragraph (e) as amended by chapter 60 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as follows:
3. (a) A seller may, in a retail instalment credit agreement, contract for and, if so contracted for, the seller or holder thereof may charge, receive and collect the service charge authorized by this article[. The], which service charge shall not exceed the rate rates agreed upon by the seller and the buyer including, in accordance with the provisions of the credit agreement, rates that may vary, from time to time computed, for the purposes of this section, on the outstanding indebtedness from month to month, or if the service charge so computed is less than seventy cents for any month, seventy cents. If the credit agreement provides for a variable rate of service charge,
charge, [the] such rate shall be determined at regular intervals as set forth in the credit agreement and in accordance with such regulations as the banking board shall prescribe but said rate shall not vary more often than once in any three month period and shall be based on a published index that is (a) readily available, (b) independently verifiable, (c) beyond the control of the seller and d) approved by the superintendent, e) such charges in credit agreements shall be based on the index values, or the index numbers plus or minus additional percentage points provided, however, that variations in the charge must correspond directly to the movements of the index values plus or minus additional percentage points only. Once such charge is established no lending institution may add any factors to increase the charge other than variations in the established index without the prior approval of the banking board.
The banking board shall adopt regulations with respect to credit agreements that provide for a variable rate of service charge, including but not limited to: (a) providing for disclosure to the buyer by the seller of the circumstances under which the rate may increase, any limitations on the increase, the effect of an increase and an example of the payment terms that would result from an increase; (b) providing for disclosure to the buyer by the seller of a history of the fluctuations of the index over a reasonable period of time; and (c) providing for notice to the buyer by the seller prior to any rate increase or change in the
terms of payment. The regulations shall allow a seller, holder financing agency after choosing an approved index to choose a spread and a minimum and maximum rate of service charge at its discretion.
(b) If the credit agreement so provides, the service charge may be computed on a schedule of fixed amounts if as so computed it is applied to all amounts of outstanding balances equal to the fixed amount minus a differential of not more than five dollars, provided that it is also applied to all amounts of outstanding balances equal to the fixed amount plus at least the same differential.
(c) (i) For the purposes of this subdivision the term "outstanding indebtedness from month' to month" shall mean, at the election of the seller, holder or financing agency either:
(a), the amount unpaid at the beginning of the monthly billing period, including unpaid service charges, less all payments received and credits issued during the billing period, except for credits attributable to amounts not included in the previous balance; or
(b) an amount not to exceed the amount calculated by adding the amounts unpaid for each day of the monthly billing period, including unpaid service charges, after reflecting that day's purchases made, payments received, credits issued and other adjustments, and dividing such sum by the number of days in the billing period.
(ii) A credit agreement may not provide for the imposition of a seryice charge for any monthly billing period in which there is no previous balance or during which the sum of the payments received and other credits issued which are attributable to amounts included in the previous balance is equal to or exceeds the amount of such previous balance unless the same seller also offers a credit agreement which provides that no service charge will be imposed for any monthly billing period in which there is no previous balance or during which the sum of the payments received and other credits issued which are attributable to amounts included in the previous balance is equal to exceeds the amount of such previous balance.
(iii) The term "billing period" as used in this subdivision shall mean the time interval between periodic statement dates, pursuant to subdivision four of this section. A billing period shall be considered to be a "month" or "monthly" if the last day of each billing period is on the same day of each month does not
vary by more than four days therefrom.
(d) Where a retail instalment credit agreement provides that the buyer has the option of avoiding the imposition of additional service charge by paying the outstanding, indebtedness or any portion thereof within a specified period of time, the additional service charge may not be imposed unless the monthly statement showing such outstanding indebtedness or portion thereof is mailed at least fifteen days prior to the date by which payment must be received to avoid that service charge. A seller or holder shall not be prohibited from imposing a service charge, or required to
to refund a service charge, if failure to comply with the provisions of this paragraph resulted from circumstances beyond the control of the seller or holder, notwithstanding reasonable procedures to insure compliance with this paragraph.
(e) No change in the terms of a retail instalment credit agreement shall take effect unless at least 30 days prior to the effective date of such change, a written notice has been mailed or delivered to the buyer that clearly and conspicuously describes such change and the indebtedness to which it applies, and if the change has the effect of increasing the rate of service charge, either (a) the notice states that the incurrence by the buyer or another person authorized by him of any further indebtedness under the plan to which the agreement relates on or after the effective date of such change specified in the notice shall constitute acceptance of such change, and either the buyer agrees in writing to such change or the buyer or another person authorized by him incurs such further indebtedness on or after the effective date of the change stated in the notice, or (b) the notice advises the buyer that he has thirty days from the earlier of the mailing or delivery of the notice to advise the seller under or holder of a retail installment credit agreement in writing that he does not accept such change, provided that such notice contains an address to which the buyer may send notice of his election not to accept the change and also provided that the notice specifies that the change will take effect absent receipt of the buyer's EXPLANATION-Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law
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10 Years in, Yelp Turns a Profit
July 30, 2014 July 31, 2014 by Steven Jacobs
Yelp is now in the black. The company beat analysts' expectations, reporting better-than-expected revenues Wednesday with strong top-line growth and a million dollars in profit for the first time since its IPO.
The company appears to see some leverage in its early markets. The local reviews company grew top line revenues by 61% from a year earlier, posting $88.8 million in revenue in the spring quarter. A jump in revenues outpaced sales and marketing costs in its earliest markets, helping driving the company to a small, but inaugural profit.
From a consumer perspective, the company continues to explode. Yelp said that it now has over 68 mobile users, and 138 million unique visitors to its site each month (roughly ten times the size of the New York Times' traffic.)
"For the first time as a public company we achieved profitability, and we believe that Yelp has now become the preeminent destination for local search," Jeremy Stoppelman, the company's chief executive told analysts during a call on Wednesday.
Driving the revenue growth was Yelp's steadily increasing advertiser base — albeit, at a small rate in some areas. The number of active local businesses grew 8% in the second quarter to 79,000 from the quarter earlier, marking the second quarter in a row where it saw the number of new advertisers slow.
Here are a few other interesting bits from the earnings call:
Google and the 'Panda' update: The local search community has been up in arms recently over a change in Google's algorithm, which reportedly has shut out some lower tier content. Yelp said that its international traffic decreased from a quarter earlier, largely due to the changes — but that domestic traffic actually grew. Stoppelman attributed the varied response to the lower quality content in its younger international cohorts.
We'll can do it on our own, thank you: Stoppelman told analysts that while the company has "dabbled" with reselling partnerships in the past, it's "not something the [company] is particularly focused on right now." The company has announced a number of content partnerships recently (one with YP,) but little in terms of more traditional reselling. (In an interesting note, Rob Krolik, CFO at Yelp, said that the company was generating some meaningful revenue from its syndication deal with GoDaddy-owned Locu and others.
Continuing on commerce: A year ago, the company launched Yelp Platform, a business development initiative to integrate with delivery, booking and other commerce-related service. The company declined to disclosed numbers on the project but said it was seeing the most leverage in the food delivery business where it has partnered with firms like Eat24 and Delivery.com. "We feel good about that investment, and there's no shortage of partners waiting to get on board," Stoppelman added.
Moving up-market: Today, spending from brands accounts for small sliver of Yelp's revenue. However, the company appears to be set to move up the stream in the coming years. Geoff Donaker, COO, said that the company has created a new team to focus exclusively what he called a "huge franchise opportunity."
Steven Jacobs is Street Fight's deputy editor.
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Update the hardest-working section of your closet – or 'Denim Drobe' – with this season's hottest shapes and styles. Whether you're after a classic cool girl effect or easy comfort styling, good denim is a wardrobe staple and universally flattering. It's practical, comfortable and chic, all at the same time. It's the easiest way to give your everyday look an upgrade!
who says triple denim can't work?
Let's face it, with the likes of everyone from Gigi Hadid to Marilyn Monroe rocking double denim, it's hard to go wrong. But why stop at double? Throw a denim shirt into the mix and let the colours and textures do the talking. Opt for either a lightweight chambray cotton or classic denim shirt with decorative embroidery or feminine ruffles to compliment your wardrobe. Every modern wardrobe needs a versatile denim shirt.
Jeans are the closet staple that still keep evolving year after year! Whether you're looking to upgrade your style or want some perfect new jeans, there's a ton of great options from skinny to flared or baggy to straight-leg. Sometimes a twist on a classic can be fun and with that in mind, make a statement this season by choosing bold pieces in new colours. Try opting for pastels, whites or greens to make heads turns. Other key trends include a high rise and straight leg jean, wide cut roomy styles and the leg lengthening 90's bootcut. So, get creative with your denim fits!
Denim has evolved to become every man's go-to favourite fabric. The authentic five pocket jean now comes in a variety of washes, colours, fits and hybrid styles. So, whether you're picking a sharp sartorial dark indigo or going for a vintage washed weekend look, you're guaranteed to find a pair to suit your daily mood. Every man should own these three denim staples as they're functional, flexible and stylish.
The rugged American trucker jacket is a menswear classic and a permeant wardrobe staple that never goes out of style. Effortlessly stylish and totally reliable, it looks just as good beaten up in a faded blue as it does in a rigid dark wash. It has been a go-to style for everyone from Martin Sheen, to Steve McQueen and Paul Newman. Initially designed in the early 1900s as a durable work outfit for Gold Rush Miners and cowboys in the American West, the denim jacket is recognized for its durability and universal appeal ever since. This is a garment which is built to last and never goes out of style.
The button-down shirt is a classic style and easy transitional piece that you can pair with just about everything, from summer to fall. Try updating this style icon with polished buttons or subtle details for a contemporary utility finish, or channel that western vibe with embroidery. Oversized proportions offer a more casual feel, while dark washes and raw denim bring a smarter edge. Don't be afraid to experiment and wear your jeans, denim jacket and denim shirt together. If Elvis did it, why can't you?
It's undeniable that life wouldn't be the same without your failsafe pair of jeans. Denim is our favourite fabric with its effortless and timeless appeal. Dressed up in a crisp raw denim or dressed down and distressed, our jeans reflect who we are. Pick a sophisticated dark selvedge for the evening or a patchwork slouchy fit for weekends. Pair with boots or a chunky sneaker to reflect your mood. For a trend driven look, channel 80's and 90's Grunge with bleached washes and punk inspired finishes like graffiti patches, slogan pin badges and Jackson Pollock inspired paint splatters.


The QS-Nd Yag laser is used to remove deep-seated melanocytes, Ota nevus, pigment disorders, and tattoos, as the cells which cause these forms of hyperpigmentation are deeper in the dermis.
How Does QS-Nd Yag Laser Work?
The system produces a high intensity laser beam in very short pulses. The skin pigment absorbs light energy, which destroys melanin naturally without affecting surrounding tissue.
Deep-seated melanocytes or dark patches: Deep-seated melanocytes are pigmented lesions involving blue, grey, or brown-grey macules.
Tattoos: Tattoos can be removed with short pulses of energy, breaking up the pigment colors of the tattoo – and further removed naturally by the body's immune system.
All areas of the body can be treated with the QS-Nd Yag laser.
Is QS-Nd Yag Laser Treatment Safe?
The QS-Nd Yag laser has been developed to produce effective treatment with no side effects. The laser device is considered very safe and has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) and the equivalent agencies throughout Europe and Asia (including Thailand). The USFDA has specifically approved the QS-Nd Yag laser as an effective treatment for pigment disorders and tattoo removal.
Are There Any Special Precautions I Need to Take Before and After Treatment?
Before Treatment : Avoid sun exposure or sunbathing for at least 14 days before treatment.
After Treatment: Wear an SPF 30+ sunscreen to reduce the risks from sun exposure.
The required number of treatments is specific to each patient, since there are a few different types of skin pigment disorders occurring in varying degrees. Concerning tattoos, the treatment for each individual patient depends on the opinion of the doctor, who will choose the right treatment schedule for each case based on the previous treatment results and responses.
During Treatment : Patients may feel some warmth or slight discomfort during treatment.
After Treatment : Patients may experience some burning sensation on the treated areas. However, the symptoms will dissipate within 4-6 hours. The treatment may leave scars and cause some bleeding. The lesions will initially become darker, but will soon dissipate.


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Novogueorguievsk (en ) ou Novoheorhiïvsk (en ) est une ancienne ville de l'oblast de Kirovohrad, en Ukraine. Elle fut presque totalement submergée en 1961 par la mise en eau du réservoir de Krementchouk.

Histoire

La ville est fondée en 1615 par des colons polonais. Les premiers établissements sont érigés sur la rive droite du fleuve Dniepr, près de l'embouchure de la rivière Tiasmyn. Certains historiens estiment qu'en 1616, soit environ une année après sa fondation, Novogueorguievsk compte déjà  habitants. Ce serait vers cette période que la ville obtint le droit de Magdebourg. Elle aurait également reçu le statut de Sloboda, lequel exemptait la ville de tout impôt foncier durant une période de trente ans. Les registres du tribunal de la ville dénombrent en 1631 cinquante maisons habitées et deux cents propriétés. La ville est fortement éprouvée par les soulèvements cosaques du milieu du .

En 1741, alors sous la souveraineté de l'Empire russe, la ville abrite le régiment Myrhorod alors que la population s'élève à  habitants. Entre 1752 et 1764, elle devient une des deux plus importantes villes de la Nouvelle Serbie et elle abrite alors une des compagnies du régiment Pandoury. En 1795, la ville est renommée Aleksandria. En 1808, elle ne compte plus que 550 habitants.

En 1860, la ville prend le nom de Novo-Gueorguievsk (en ). Elle dépend administrativement du gouvernement de Kiev. En 1897, on y dénombre  résidents, trois églises orthodoxes, une synagogue, un couvent, deux écoles secondaires, un hôpital et plus de onze usines. Durant la Première Guerre mondiale, deux régiments de cavalerie de l'Armée impériale russe : le régiment de cavalerie de Crimée et le  régiment de cavalerie de réserve.

Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, Novo-Gueorguievsk est occupée par l'Allemagne nazie du  au .

En 1961, après la construction de la centrale hydroélectrique de Krementchouk et de son barrage sur le Dniepr, la population de Novogueorguievsk est transférée à Svitlovodsk, peu avant que son territoire ne soit presque totalement englouti par le lac artificiel créé par le barrage. Certaines parties élevées de la ville, qui demeurent émergées, sont transformées en village sous le nom de Nahirne (en ).

Population
Recensements (*) ou estimations de la population :

Personnalités
 Vladimir Tomilovsky y est né en 1901

Source

  Encyclopedia of F.A. Brokehous and I.A. Efron
  Lavrenti Pokhilevitch, , Kiev, Tipografia Kievopetcherskoï Lavry, 1864.

Liens externes
  Armes de Novogeorgievsk
  Images de Novogeorgievsk
  «Подорож вулицями втраченого міста». Exposition virtuelle sur le site de la bibliothèque de l'oblast de Kirovohrad

Oblast de Kirovohrad
Localité engloutie par une retenue d'eau artificielle en Ukraine


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Wayne was stationed in Mississippi, flying hurricanes with the famous Hurrican Hunters, when a colleague went to a meeting in Denver and met Brona (stationed near Kansas City, Missouri), and in that conversational small-world thing people so often do, figured out mutual acquaintances; in this case, Wayne.
Both Wayne and Brona had once worked in the same office at the base. Wayne recalls, "I didn't really get to know her. Our biggest interaction was when her sorority was selling umbrellas and I bought one." Also, both were married to someone else at that time.
In between the umbrella purchase and that conference in Denver, they'd both gotten divorced. So when Wayne heard that "oddball" name, he gave Brona a call.
The two married in April of 1977. Wayne retired from the Air Force in '84, after ten years of flying hurricanes and commanding the Hurrican Hunter Squadron. Brona stayed in till 2001.
Meanwhile Brona wasn't well suited to retirement. She says, "I get cabin fever. I need to get up and get out." That work ethic eventually led them to Silveridge.
One of the last places they parked the RV was at Silveridge, back in 2002, having liked the place when they visited friends the year before. Then they bought Unit #192, across the street from their current place, and came back for the '02/'03 season. They now split their time between Silveridge and Prescott Valley.
And despite never looking back after his retirement, Wayne has put in a lot of work as a Silveridge volunteer. He has served as Commissioner of softball and Treasurer of the Renters Association and found himself pressed into service as an important figure in the bingo program.
Wayne and Brona are still regular volunteers at bingo and elsewhere around the park. A few years back, Activities Director Sue Arneson asked Brona if she'd help run the Veterans Day ceremonies. Brona said, "If I can still fit in my uniform." She did and still does.
When the fall events start up, look for Wayne and Brona, still being of service.


The French refer to leeks as l'asperges du pauvre, or 'the asparagus of the poor', and it's not difficult to see why. Young leeks braised to a melting softness in olive oil and water are delicious, and every bit as tasty, in my book, as asparagus.
low-carb regime, leave out the croutons or use my halloumi croutons instead.
For this salad, baby leeks are simmered whole in water, with a little olive oil and some herbs and garlic. By the time the water has evaporated, the leeks are as tender as a mother's love. They are then left to colour and caramelise slightly in the remaining oil, and served warm with crumbled blue cheese and croutons. If you're on a low-carb regime, leave out the croutons!
I came up with this salad last week when I pounced on a big punnet of very beautiful baby leeks. Some I used to add a bit of pep to this dish of smoked tuna, and the rest went into this salad. These are best warm, but you can serve them piping hot (in which case add a little butter to the pan just as you finish frying them).
You can omit the chilli powder, if you like, but it does add colour and a little kick to the crunchy topping. The croutons should be crumbled over the salad at the very last minute to prevent them from losing their bite. A frying pan is essential, as the large surface area helps the water to evaporate quickly.
I've recently adapted many of my recipes to suit my low-carb, diabetic diet, and if you're following a similar regime, I suggest you either leave out the croutons, or replace them with gorgeous halloumi-cheese 'popcorn'.
Put the leeks, olive oil, whole clove of garlic, thyme and wine into a large frying pan and season with salt and pepper. Add enough water to just cover the leeks, and bring to the boil. Now turn down the heat and cook, uncovered, at a fairly brisk bubble for 20-30 minutes, or until all the water has evaporated. Allow the leeks to colour slightly in the oil remaining in the pan (but don't allow to burn).
While the leeks are braising, make the croutons. Heat the vegetable oil in a small pan. Tear the bread into little tatters and fry in the hot oil, tossing once or twice, until they are a rich golden brown. Drain on a piece of kitchen paper and sprinkle with chilli powder and a little salt.
Arrange the leeks on a platter and pour over the lemon juice. Top with crumbled blue cheese, and drizzle with a little more olive oil. Taste, and add more salt and pepper if necessary. Using your fingers, roughly crush the croutons and scatter them over the salad. Serve immediately.
"the leeks are as tender as a mother's love" - beautifully said Jane. I love this idea a lot. We should think of one day cooking together, I think it could be fun!!!
Was just about to say the exact same thing as Nina re the "mother's love" bit. But now I just look like a copycat. Oh well.
Salad looks gorgeous - leeks are so underappreciated, don't you think?
God that looks spectacular. Yum.
Oh, you have a wonderful site, Jane-Anne, with beautifully tempting recipes galore! Your use of baby leeks and Blue Tower here brings back fond memories of my years in South Africa. Unfortunately, we can't get tiny leeks here in steamy, sweaty Florida, but only the big whoppers. Nuts!
Finally found leeks that were at least teen-aged, and made this for a veggie lunch yesterday. It's a seriously sensuous dish: the Blue Tower and the reduced wine from the braise melt into a wonderfully sticky, cheesy sauce, with the crunch and bite of the croûtons a perfect contrast.
I ignored the "mother's love" cooking direction - mine was strictly Tough Love, at least until 4pm and her first cup of Earl Grey with a stiff shot of Red Heart.
Obligatory kitchen geekery: dry out soft, moist white bread in the microwave for a few minutes before frying. Helps reduce oil suckage, and keeps the croûtons light and crispy.
you used one of my favourite cheeses for this recipe :) Lovely recipe!
I love the almost buttery flavor of leeks and it must pair so well when pitted against the tangy blue cheese. Beautiful balance of flavors!
Mmmm saw the baby leeks in the shop, and wondered what to do with them :) Leeks are so delightful, and with blue cheese? Om nomnom..
This looks scrumptious!! You have a beautiful blog!


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Double signing for Lynn
Author Topic: Double signing for Lynn (Read 1296 times)
Blue_and_Gold
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Observing the Ubermensch.
King's Lynn Town are pleased to announce the signings of central defender Danny Lupano and forward Kairo Mitchell.
Belgian born Danny, who is 20, joins the club on loan from Hull City, initially for one month, after a similar spell in Northern Ireland with Derry City last season. Moving to England at 16 Danny joined Solihull Moors before joining Birmingham City in 2018. After leaving Birmingham he joined Hednesford Town before having trials at Wolves, Leicester and Hull where he put pen-to-paper on a professional deal.
23 year old striker Kairo joins after a brief spell with Dartford in the National League South. Kairo started his career with his hometown club Leicester City and on release he joined Nuneaton Borough and then Coalville Town before joining Dartford on the eve of the new season after impressing as a trialist in pre-season. Kairo has made 7 appearances for the Grenada national team, scoring 3 goals.
Speaking on the signings, Director of Football Robbie Back commented "We are really pleased to bring in both Danny & Kairo. We have been looking for a front man now for a few weeks after losing Gashy with illness and hearing he could be out for a few more months. Kairo will bring in something different to the other strikers we have and gives us another attacking option. He played well against us for Coalville a few years ago so we know what he can do.
We wanted to bring in another defender with Aaron Jones picking up a knee injury but thankfully this is not as bad as first feared. Danny did very well for Derry last season and there were keen to take him back again on loan. We would like to thank Hull City for their assistance in the signing"
The club would also like to place on record their thanks to Jake Smith and all those at the Dukes Head Hotel in King's Lynn for their assistance with the signing of Danny.
Football supporters are the true voice of football.
Chilvers Gordon
Re: Double signing for Lynn
Two in. One out.
Westlandallstar
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One out?
No surprise on this one
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Quote from: Gaz8181 on October 23, 2020, 10:33:33 AM
Goodbye! Thanks for your totally loyal service.
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Mike Riggs
Quote from: Chilvers Gordon on October 23, 2020, 11:07:46 AM
Very cryptic Gordon. Whose gone Is it a player
No Plan Survives First Contact With the Opposition - Be Ready to Change Your Plan.
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https://www.kltown.co.uk/2020/10/23/ryan-hawkins-departs-the-walks/
Oh dear another one of those ..."I think I know something you don't, so I will leave you hanging " posts.....how tedious, I thought we had seen the end of those.
Sad to see Ryan Hawkins leave but understandable. Best of luck Ryan.
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import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.PrintWriter;
import java.io.RandomAccessFile;

import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.proto.HdfsProtos.BlockProto;
import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.FSImageFormatProtobuf.SectionName;
import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.FSImageUtil;
import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.FsImageProto.FileSummary;
import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.FsImageProto.INodeSection;
import org.apache.hadoop.io.IOUtils;

import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
import com.google.common.io.LimitInputStream;

/**
 * This is the tool for analyzing file sizes in the namespace image. In order to
 * run the tool one should define a range of integers <tt>[0, maxSize]</tt> by
 * specifying <tt>maxSize</tt> and a <tt>step</tt>. The range of integers is
 * divided into segments of size <tt>step</tt>:
 * <tt>[0, s1, ..., sn-1, maxSize]</tt>, and the visitor
 * calculates how many files in the system fall into each segment
 * <tt>[si-1, si)</tt>. Note that files larger than
 * <tt>maxSize</tt> always fall into the very last segment.
 *
 *
Input.

 *

 *
<tt>filename</tt> specifies the location of the image file;

 *
<tt>maxSize</tt> determines the range <tt>[0, maxSize]</tt> of files
 * sizes considered by the visitor;

 *
<tt>step</tt> the range is divided into segments of size step.

 *

 *
 *
Output.
 The output file is formatted as a tab separated two column
 * table: Size and NumFiles. Where Size represents the start of the segment, and
 * numFiles is the number of files form the image which size falls in this
 * segment.
 *
 */
final class FileDistributionCalculator {
  private final static long MAX_SIZE_DEFAULT = 0x2000000000L; // 1/8 TB = 2^37
  private final static int INTERVAL_DEFAULT = 0x200000; // 2 MB = 2^21

  private final Configuration conf;
  private final long maxSize;
  private final int steps;
  private final PrintWriter out;

  private int[] distribution;
  private int totalFiles;
  private int totalDirectories;
  private int totalBlocks;
  private long totalSpace;
  private long maxFileSize;

  FileDistributionCalculator(Configuration conf, long maxSize, int steps,
      PrintWriter out) {
    this.conf = conf;
    this.maxSize = maxSize == 0 ? MAX_SIZE_DEFAULT : maxSize;
    this.steps = steps == 0 ? INTERVAL_DEFAULT : steps;
    this.out = out;
    long numIntervals = this.maxSize / this.steps;
    this.distribution = new int[1 + (int) (numIntervals)];
    Preconditions.checkState(numIntervals < Integer.MAX_VALUE,
        "Too many distribution intervals");
  }

  void visit(RandomAccessFile file) throws IOException {
    if (!FSImageUtil.checkFileFormat(file)) {
      throw new IOException("Unrecognized FSImage");
    }

    FileSummary summary = FSImageUtil.loadSummary(file);
    FileInputStream in = null;
    try {
      in = new FileInputStream(file.getFD());
      for (FileSummary.Section s : summary.getSectionsList()) {
        if (SectionName.fromString(s.getName()) != SectionName.INODE) {
          continue;
        }

        in.getChannel().position(s.getOffset());
        InputStream is = FSImageUtil.wrapInputStreamForCompression(conf,
            summary.getCodec(), new BufferedInputStream(new LimitInputStream(
                in, s.getLength())));
        run(is);
        output();
      }
    } finally {
      IOUtils.cleanup(null, in);
    }
  }

  private void run(InputStream in) throws IOException {
    INodeSection s = INodeSection.parseDelimitedFrom(in);
    for (int i = 0; i < s.getNumInodes(); ++i) {
      INodeSection.INode p = INodeSection.INode.parseDelimitedFrom(in);
      if (p.getType() == INodeSection.INode.Type.FILE) {
        ++totalFiles;
        INodeSection.INodeFile f = p.getFile();
        totalBlocks += f.getBlocksCount();
        long fileSize = 0;
        for (BlockProto b : f.getBlocksList()) {
          fileSize += b.getNumBytes();
        }
        maxFileSize = Math.max(fileSize, maxFileSize);
        totalSpace += fileSize * f.getReplication();

        int bucket = fileSize > maxSize ? distribution.length - 1 : (int) Math
            .ceil((double)fileSize / steps);
        ++distribution[bucket];

      } else if (p.getType() == INodeSection.INode.Type.DIRECTORY) {
        ++totalDirectories;
      }

      if (i % (1 << 20) == 0) {
        out.println("Processed " + i + " inodes.");
      }
    }
  }

  private void output() {
    // write the distribution into the output file
    out.print("Size\tNumFiles\n");
    for (int i = 0; i < distribution.length; i++) {
      if (distribution[i] != 0) {
        out.print(((long) i * steps) + "\t" + distribution[i]);
        out.print('\n');
      }
    }
    out.print("totalFiles = " + totalFiles + "\n");
    out.print("totalDirectories = " + totalDirectories + "\n");
    out.print("totalBlocks = " + totalBlocks + "\n");
    out.print("totalSpace = " + totalSpace + "\n");
    out.print("maxFileSize = " + maxFileSize + "\n");
  }
}


She was born shy. I thought as she got older she would grow out of it or comfortably shy but now I am more worried. I have realized she avoids greeting people, eye contact, social situations... She is a great student, very smart and beautiful.
I have told her that saying hello to people and smiling are just good manners and that as her mom I expect her to use them. She is becoming more reclusive and I don't know how to help her.
Her sister is four years younger and has always been more outgoing and has a lot of friends. They are best friends but I know she resents her younger sister because being social comes so easy for her.
I do not want her to continue becoming more and more shy and lonely. I feel like she needs lessons in social skills and how to interact with people and that she's not alone in her anxiety and that there are tools we all use to make our way I'm social situations to have fun, learn about others and feel good.
She thinks that I am criticizing her when I try to talk about it.
Extremely shy 12 year old daughter.
Give her time and encourage her in what she is doing, she may be one of these people who prefer to work behind the scene but she is happy to get on with things this way. It is often these people who do the jobs that the more outgoing cannot be bothered with.
If she has many interests she will finally come into contact with other people who have these interests and make her social contacts through them.
Not everyone likes playing cards or sport and I hated these, I felt myself that playing cards was a waste of time and still do.
She may like reading and listening to music.
Later on she is going to find that she needs to make contact with other people. She will come out of her shell.
Oh we do worry about our children don't we! Thank you for your submission. The advice I give is only my opinion, and this comes from being a child and adult suffering from shyness and low self esteem.
We are all unique, all special in our own way and for different reasons. (I may be saying things that you might not do or may already do, I don't know, so bear with me please) Give her lots of praise for things that she does well, lots of hugs, and tell her you love her. (This is for both girls of course) focus on what she is good at, not what she isn't.
Build up her confidence by accepting her how she is and trying not to change her but trying to help her with positive things about her not negative about her being so shy.
What I feel is a really good idea is to sit both your girls down and tell them you are going to give them some life changing information that will help them when they are older. Let them know its only nine words, but they are words that will change their lives if they say them at least once a day, or as often as they like.
The words are "I am very confident and I believe in myself". Then ask them every so often, maybe once a week or month if they have said the words. Maybe for the first week when you say good night remind them of the words.
I have done with with my grandchildren and they are saying the words, and I know they will benefit once their sub conscious accept what is being said, which it definitely will.
I know for a fact this works, because my gran gave me a sentence to say when I was about 8 years old and I totally believe 100% what she said I would.
You may not notice change at first, because it is inner, but it will happen when said over a period of time.
Accept your shy girl as she is, and praise her to build up her, and please don't praise your other daughter in front of her and ask why can't she be like her younger sister.


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