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Effect of HF and HNO3 concentration on etching rate of each component in waste crystalline silicon solar cells
Kei Takami, Masatoshi Kobashi, Yuki Shiraga, Md Azhar Uddin, Yoshiei Kato, Shengji Wu
Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science
Faculty of Environmental Science and Technology
Academic Field of Environmental and Life Science
In order to maximize the recovery of silicon wafer in waste crystalline silicon solar cells, chemical treatment has been carried out by using the mixed solution of hydrofluoric acid (HF) and nitric acid (HNO3). The effect of HF and HNO3 concentrations on etching rates of several components such as silver (Ag), aluminum (Al), anti-reflection film made of silicon nitride (AR) and silicon (Si) in the solar cells has been made clear. The etching rates of Ag, Al and Si are held almost constant with time and become larger with the increasing HF concentration and the etching temperature. All of the etching rates of Al, AR and Si have peaked at the HF mole fraction of about 0.8. The dependency of HF concentration on Al, AR and Si etching rates becomes larger than that of HNO3. As the best solution composition for the Si recovery yield, the following relation has been found in this study: (number of AR moles)/(number of Al moles) = 7.62 × 10-4 CHNO3 0.59CHF 0.74 where CHNO3, CHF: HNO3, HF concentration (kmol/m3).
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Takami, K., Kobashi, M., Shiraga, Y., Uddin, M. A., Kato, Y., & Wu, S. (2015). Effect of HF and HNO3 concentration on etching rate of each component in waste crystalline silicon solar cells. Materials Transactions, 56(12), 2047-2052. https://doi.org/10.2320/matertrans.M2015293
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Takami, K, Kobashi, M, Shiraga, Y, Uddin, MA, Kato, Y & Wu, S 2015, 'Effect of HF and HNO3 concentration on etching rate of each component in waste crystalline silicon solar cells', Materials Transactions, vol. 56, no. 12, pp. 2047-2052. https://doi.org/10.2320/matertrans.M2015293
Takami K, Kobashi M, Shiraga Y, Uddin MA, Kato Y, Wu S. Effect of HF and HNO3 concentration on etching rate of each component in waste crystalline silicon solar cells. Materials Transactions. 2015;56(12):2047-2052. doi: 10.2320/matertrans.M2015293
Takami, Kei ; Kobashi, Masatoshi ; Shiraga, Yuki et al. / Effect of HF and HNO3 concentration on etching rate of each component in waste crystalline silicon solar cells. In: Materials Transactions. 2015 ; Vol. 56, No. 12. pp. 2047-2052.
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Eudaldo Serrano Recio, né le  à la Torre de Esteban Hambrám (44 km de Tolède) et fusillé le  à Madrid, est un républicain espagnol, membre fondateur du PSOE.

Biographie
Eudaldo Serrano Recio nait le  dans la localité tolédane de La Torre de Esteban Hambrán (à environ 44 km de Tolède, Espagne). Il participa très jeune à la création de groupes artistiques et culturels (bal et théâtre) dans le village.

Il y fonda avec des camarades le PSOE et le syndicat ouvrier La Defensa (La Défense) affilié à la U.G.T. Il fut élu conseiller municipal aux élections d' en tant  que républicain –socialiste. Le  il proclama la République à La Torre de Esteban Hambrán.

Le  il fut de nouveau élu conseiller municipal sur la liste du Front populaire et devint premier adjoint au maire et trésorier. Le Maire était Pedro Caballero Bermùdez (fusillé en 1940 à Talavera). À ces postes, il dirigea la construction du Groupe Scolaire, qui existe aujourd'hui, et la Réforme Agraire.

En , lorsque les troupes rebelles de Franco occupèrent le village, il fut évacué à Madrid, où il entra dans le corps des Carabineros (Carabiniers).

Arrêté le , après un interrogatoire de 15 jours, il fut emprisonné à la prison madrilène de Yeserias, le . Il fut condamné  à la peine de mort le  pour « adhésion à la rébellion » par un Conseil de Guerre expéditif. On le transféra à la prison madrilène de Porlier le . Il fut fusillé au Cimetière de l'Est (cimetière de La Almudena) de Madrid le .

Jeunesse

Eudaldo, qui appartenait à une famille de laboureurs aisés, était un autodidacte.
Vers 1925 il créa la Unión Artesana, association artistique (de bals et opérettes) dont les membres payaient une pesète par mois  et quand ils se mariaient ils avaient droit à un jour de bal gratuit pour leurs invités.
En 1936 cette association était en pleine expansion.
Vers 1927, avec Luis Santana, le secrétaire du Juge de Paix (dont le père, très cultivé, avait eu une école élémentaire privée), Eudaldo créa un groupe théâtral, le Cuadro Artístico Arniches, qui mit en scène des œuvres à la mode au début du  : Don Quintin el amargado, EL alma de la copla, Juan José de Joaquín Dicenta), où il jouait des rôles importants.
Le village accueillit ces spectacles avec enthousiasme car il pouvait aller au théâtre pour une somme modique.

Vie politique

Eudaldo commença sa vie politique en fondant le PSOE (Parti Socialiste Ouvrier Espagnol) dans le village et le syndicat ouvrier La Defensa (La Défense, affilié à la U.G.T.).

Lors des élections municipales de 1931, il fut élu conseiller en tant que Républicain-socialiste. Le , avec ses électeurs il proclama la République à La Torre de Esteban Hambrán.
Après cinq ans de lutte sociale, notamment pour la hausse des salaires, pour la défense des ouvriers exploités de l'agriculture et de la fabrique d'alcools du village, en , il est de nouveau élu conseiller sur la liste du Front populaire, avec comme Maire Pedro Caballero Bermùdez. Eudaldo est Premier-adjoint et Trésorier.
Il n'y avait pas d'école dans le village. Les cours avaient lieu dans des salles de l'ancienne Mairie. Pendant la Monarchie les enfants étaient accueillis les uns le matin, les autres l'après-midi par un maître (pour les garçons), ou une maîtresse (pour les filles).
La République multiplia le nombre de maîtres d'école. A La Torre de Esteban Hambrán, cela se traduisit par deux maîtres et deux maîtresses et par des journées entières d'école pour tous les enfants.

Le Front populaire fit construire, sous la direction de Eudaldo, le groupe scolaire, aujourd'hui encore appelé, depuis 1937, du nom du chef de la Phalange locale, Juan Aguado López.

Pour la Réforme Agraire, le gouvernement expropria le grand latifundium du Mont Alamín, qui fut partagé entre les villages qui l'entourent. A La Torre, on attribua 1000 ha. Pour cultiver ces terres, une coopérative fut constituée, composée, d'environ 60 ouvriers mais ces hommes n'avaient que leurs bras pour travailler. Eudaldo fut nommé directeur et trésorier du prêt concédé par le Gouvernement, avec lequel ils purent acquérir bétail et outils agricoles. Tout fonctionna si bien qu'en  les terres étaient déjà préparées pour les semer en automne.
En  les forces franquistes entrèrent dans le village et les terres ne furent semées par personne : ce furent les semis perdus de la République.

Quant au groupe scolaire, il allait être inauguré quand eut lieu le soulèvement et en 1937 il fut baptisé du nom du maire en place de 1933 à , dirigeant du soulèvement dans le village, grand ami du dirigeant de la Phalange espagnole (José Antonio Primo de Rivera) et étudiant en droit comme ce dernier, Juan Aguado López.

Le soulèvement

Eudaldo intervint en tant que maire-adjoint pour que Juan Aguado se rende, car il s'était retranché chez lui avec ceux qui le suivaient et ils lui jetèrent une bombe artisanale lorsqu'il leur demanda de sortir en leur précisant qu'il ne leur arriverait rien s'ils se rendaient.
Ce ne fut pas le cas, il y eut en tout trois morts devant la maison de Aguado, deux morts devant une autre maison (dite de Marcial), des blessés.
Les républicains, aidés par des renforts venus de Madrid et de Valmojado eurent le dessus vers le  mais début octobre les franquistes prirent le village, après l'exode vers Madrid des républicains qui le purent, de la famille de Eudaldo restée jusqu'au bout au village (les parents, une sœur et un frère cadet, celui qui fut témoin de tout et vit encore (Daniel SERRANO RECIO, 88 ans), à Paris).

Exode à Madrid et peine de mort

A Madrid, Eudaldo s'engagea dans les Carabiniers. Il fut arrêté en 1939 par dénonciation de la sœur de Juan Aguado (exécuté en 1936), qui se trouvait au commissariat lors de l'arrestation des deux frères et des parents, rue Covarrubias. Il fut  condamné à mort pour « adhésion à la rébellion » par jugement expéditif du  (n°9925) avec d'autres habitants du village également dénoncés par les phalangistes. Trois pages du jugement sommaire peuvent être consultées en espagnol à la BDIC de Nanterre au nom de Eudaldo Serrano Recio. Eudaldo fut fusillé au cimetière de l'Est (de la Almudena) de Madrid le 6-3-1941, après être passé par les prisons de Yeserias et de  Porlier.

Hommages

A Madrid, en  et le , les parents des 3000 fusillés par Franco, réunis par le Forum des Exécutions Franquistes à Madrid (Foro de Fusilamientos Franquistas en Madrid), ont rendu hommage à leurs parents, en posant leurs photos sur le mur contre lequel ils furent fusillés dans le Cimetière de l'Est, en lisant textes et poèmes. Ils souhaitent pouvoir lire leurs noms près de ce mur, sur lequel pour l'instant n'est posée qu'une plaque ministérielle, avec mention générale du nombre de fusillés.

A La Torre de Esteban Hambràn, Daniel Serrano Recio a posé une plaque au nom de son frère Eudaldo (1903-1941, « fils de Pedro et de Mercedes » le 29-10-2008,  sur la tombe de leurs parents, au cimetière municipal. Il a été accompagné pour cet hommage familial par des parents, des membres de l'Association des Descendants de l'Exil Républicain Espagnol, des jeunes des Jeunesses Socialistes du village, le Secrétaire du PSOE du village, des parents du maire du Front populaire et de la petite-fille d'un ouvrier de l'usine d'alcools que Eudaldo défendit dans le syndicat « La Defensa » (dont l'épouse reconnaissante donna à l'enfant dont elle était enceinte le prénom de Eudaldo, après la mort du père due à la gangrène, à la suite d'un accident du travail maquillé par le médecin légiste –de connivence avec le patron- qui pratiqua l'autopsie, à laquelle assista, avec des enfants curieux du village, le jeune Daniel Serrano Recio)
Lors de cet hommage, Daniel et sa fille venus de Paris, ont lu un poème en espagnol composé par eux pour cette occasion, lisible dans le Museo Virtual de la Memoria Republicana (Musée Virtuel de la Mémoire Républicaine), sur le blog de Inés García Holgado (Justicia y Memoria, Justice et Mémoire, ou dans l'article de Emilio Sales Almazàn à propos de cet hommage, dans la Fédération des Fora d'État pour la Mémoire (Federación Estatal de Foros por la Memoria) . Ludivina García Arias a prononcé un discours et mentionné les noms des autres  villageois, fidèles à la République ou simples témoins des événements, condamnés à mort ou à des peines de prison.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

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For the third consecutive year, Nationwide Appraisal Network has participated in the Children's Cancer Center Adopt-A-Family Program, designed to help decrease the stress and anxiety associated with the holiday season for families who are coping with a medical crisis. The Children's Cancer Center Adopt-A-Family Program acts as a liaison between families and donors to protect each family's privacy.
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With the G19 Gen5 MOS GLOCK enhances the desirability of the already near-perfect Gen5 model with the addition of the Modular Optic System (MOS). The slide is precision machined to provide a mounting system for popular optic sights. With multiple adapter plates, you can quickly and easily mount miniature electronic sights to the rear of the Gen5 GLOCK slide, which has front serrations for easier and quicker manipulations.


I've decided to begin a monthly blog series titled, "3 Things." The idea occurred to me because I found myself wanting to write a blog post, but feeling as if I had nothing to say. The earlier years of family life were so much easier for finding things to write about, but now my teenager has a world of her own and it's one that she doesn't particularly like me sharing on the internet. I get that. Some days it's not easy throwing a post together and so I'm bringing back elementary school creative writing prompts. Ha! Do y'all remember those? Here we go with January!
1. What was your first meal of the New Year?
Surely you've heard that you're suppose to eat black eyed peas and cabbage on January 1st, right? Peas are to bring good luck and cabbage is for prosperity in the new year. I haven't always made this traditional meal (that also includes some type of pork and cornbread), but when I found out a few years ago that one of my best friends, who doesn't cook, was turning out this traditional meal, well, it was on and I decided that I could do it, too! So on January 1st, I had pork tenderloin, rice and gravy, black eyed peas, cabbage, and cornbread. Total yum!
2. Describe your best friend in 3 words.
Beautiful, thoughtful, and genuine. Out of those three words, genuine means the most because authenticity is a big deal to me.
3. What is your favorite way to stay warm in January?
This winter, I'm absolutely loving my teddy bear coat! It is so much warmer than I thought it would be and I've gotten so many compliments on it. But probably my favorite way to stay warm is curled up under a nice blanket, with fuzzy socks and a good book in front of a crackling fire. Pure bliss.
Write with me on the second Monday of every month! You can be as short and sweet or as lengthy as you want. Here are the February writing prompts!
Eek, I love it, I love it, I love it (3 times, look) I just might join you next month as I love your questions! I spent a good portion of yesterday curled up under a blankie with the fire going, so great! Mmmm that meal sounded finger lickin good! Have the Best Start to your week my amazing and brilliant friend!
You are so funny! Thank you for making me smile and of course, I would love it if you joined me for 3 Things!
Great post, I never knew about this traditional meal until today. I might try this out next year. Thanks for sharing the 3 things January 2019 thing. I think I love the teddy bear coat as well.
Sounds like a yummy first meal to me. Have a great week!
Thank you, Kay! I hope your week is off to a great start, too!
Lisa, my family never did the NYD meal, either. I don't think I even found out about it until about five years ago, but when I found out my friend was doing it and turning out cornbread, too, well, this girl KNEW she could do it, too!
I love your prompts! Great idea. And a yummy first meal! Hope you have a great week.
Thank you! I hope you have a great week, too!
Loved creative writing class!! Penciling you in for the second Monday of February and saving your pretty graphic. Can I share with my blogging buds?
My mom once made black eyed peas and I think maybe corned beef for new year's and we all turned up our noses. I would love to have a mess of black eyed peas right now with some corn bread and cabbage. The corned beef, eh, not so much.
Your BFF must be a pretty special gal. Do we know her?
I think I am possibly the only gal without a teddy bear coat. Need to remedy that because it would be perfect for my upcoming Kentucky trip...snow and cold in the forecast. I need a cheap one, though, because I wouldn't get a lot of wear out of it here at home. Suggestions?
Lol! I would have to pass on the corned beef, too, Leslie. Hope your mom is doing well in Kentucky! And yes! You need a teddy bear coat, Girlfriend!
Black eyed peas and cornbread - two of my favs!!! And, I can totally relate on the teens wrecking your blog post ideas! haha! Mine are famous for saying, "please don't post that!" And, I get it but also think - this is what moms of teens want to hear! That other kids are just as crazy as theirs! haha!
I had never heard of this tradition meals.
Well, that will be fun and I'll sure try to jump on board. We did the whole pork, cabbage and pea thing for New Years. Happy week dear Laura!
What a fun idea! We ate ham, mashed potatoes, salad, and bread on Jan 1st.
That sounds like a wonderful meal, too!
I'm totally with you on the fireplace, blanket & book. That's just a winter happy place!!!
I know just what you mean about blogging and teens. What a great idea about the 3 things post - I'll put it on my calendar for next month. My aunt fixes a traditional dinner for new year's day. I have never done one. I agree - authenticity is #1 for me too. And Grace got a teddy bear jacket for Christmas and it looks so cozy. Have a wonderful week!
How fun! I'll try to remember to join you next month. And I'm also trying to remember what I ate on New Year's Day - and I've got nothing!
Well, look at you and your 3 things! I love it. I agree with you, genuine is the absolute most important characteristic to me as well. Who you are now and always, regardless of who you're with speaks volumes about a person. Genuine people are my people!
I love this 3 Things idea. I am going to pencil this in. I love the old school writing prompts, it makes my teacher heart happy. Also, happy Birthday this weekend!
Happy birthday, Laura! Wishing you a wonderful celebration. Here we eat: fat back, collard greens, black eye peas, corn bread, and banana pudding - that's the traditional NY day feast in my part of the south.
I can't believe I missed this post initially. How fun is this? I think this is a great idea and your graphic is so cute.


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Thyroid status in a large cohort of patients with mental retardation: the TOP-R (Thyroid Origin of Psychomotor Retardation) study
Edward Visser, Yolanda de Rijke, Hans van Toor, Theo Visser
Objective Abnormalities in thyroid state may affect development and function of the brain and result in mental retardation (MR). Thyroid parameters have not been systematically investigated in institutionalized MR subjects. The objective is to measure thyroid parameters in a novel cohort of 946 institutionalized subjects. Design The TOP-R (Thyroid Origin of Psychomotor Retardation) study is a cross-sectional nation-wide multicentre study. Patients Subjects with unexplained MR. Results The majority of the MR subjects had thyroid parameters within the reference range used in our laboratory. Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) use affected thyroid hormones (T4: 102.1 +/- 1.2 vs 83 9 +/- 1 2 nmol/l, P < 1 x 10(-24); FT4: 18.0 +/- 0.2 vs 16.1 +/- 0.2 pmol/l, P < 1 x 10(-9); T3: 1.72 +/- 0.02 vs 1.57 +/- 0.02 nmol/l, P < 1 x 10(-9); and rT3: 0.37 +/- 0.01 vs 0.27 +/- 0.01 nmol/l, P < 1 x 10(-28) in subjects without vs with AEDs). The prevalence of unrecognized primary hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism was 5.2% and 2.8%, respectively. Conclusions We report thyroid parameters in a cohort of institutionalized subjects with MR. Our findings substantiate the fact that AEDs affect thyroid hormone levels. Future studies will be employed to investigate genetic causes of MR related to abnormalities in thyroid hormone homeostasis.
Visser, E., de Rijke, Y., van Toor, H., & Visser, T. (2011). Thyroid status in a large cohort of patients with mental retardation: the TOP-R (Thyroid Origin of Psychomotor Retardation) study. Clinical Endocrinology, 75(3), 395-401. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2011.04089.x
Visser, Edward ; de Rijke, Yolanda ; van Toor, Hans et al. / Thyroid status in a large cohort of patients with mental retardation: the TOP-R (Thyroid Origin of Psychomotor Retardation) study. In: Clinical Endocrinology. 2011 ; Vol. 75, No. 3. pp. 395-401.
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abstract = "Objective Abnormalities in thyroid state may affect development and function of the brain and result in mental retardation (MR). Thyroid parameters have not been systematically investigated in institutionalized MR subjects. The objective is to measure thyroid parameters in a novel cohort of 946 institutionalized subjects. Design The TOP-R (Thyroid Origin of Psychomotor Retardation) study is a cross-sectional nation-wide multicentre study. Patients Subjects with unexplained MR. Results The majority of the MR subjects had thyroid parameters within the reference range used in our laboratory. Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) use affected thyroid hormones (T4: 102.1 +/- 1.2 vs 83 9 +/- 1 2 nmol/l, P < 1 x 10(-24); FT4: 18.0 +/- 0.2 vs 16.1 +/- 0.2 pmol/l, P < 1 x 10(-9); T3: 1.72 +/- 0.02 vs 1.57 +/- 0.02 nmol/l, P < 1 x 10(-9); and rT3: 0.37 +/- 0.01 vs 0.27 +/- 0.01 nmol/l, P < 1 x 10(-28) in subjects without vs with AEDs). The prevalence of unrecognized primary hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism was 5.2% and 2.8%, respectively. Conclusions We report thyroid parameters in a cohort of institutionalized subjects with MR. Our findings substantiate the fact that AEDs affect thyroid hormone levels. Future studies will be employed to investigate genetic causes of MR related to abnormalities in thyroid hormone homeostasis.",
author = "Edward Visser and {de Rijke}, Yolanda and {van Toor}, Hans and Theo Visser",
journal = "Clinical Endocrinology",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd",
Visser, E, de Rijke, Y, van Toor, H & Visser, T 2011, 'Thyroid status in a large cohort of patients with mental retardation: the TOP-R (Thyroid Origin of Psychomotor Retardation) study', Clinical Endocrinology, vol. 75, no. 3, pp. 395-401. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2011.04089.x
Thyroid status in a large cohort of patients with mental retardation: the TOP-R (Thyroid Origin of Psychomotor Retardation) study. / Visser, Edward; de Rijke, Yolanda; van Toor, Hans et al.
In: Clinical Endocrinology, Vol. 75, No. 3, 2011, p. 395-401.
T1 - Thyroid status in a large cohort of patients with mental retardation: the TOP-R (Thyroid Origin of Psychomotor Retardation) study
AU - Visser, Edward
AU - de Rijke, Yolanda
AU - van Toor, Hans
AU - Visser, Theo
N2 - Objective Abnormalities in thyroid state may affect development and function of the brain and result in mental retardation (MR). Thyroid parameters have not been systematically investigated in institutionalized MR subjects. The objective is to measure thyroid parameters in a novel cohort of 946 institutionalized subjects. Design The TOP-R (Thyroid Origin of Psychomotor Retardation) study is a cross-sectional nation-wide multicentre study. Patients Subjects with unexplained MR. Results The majority of the MR subjects had thyroid parameters within the reference range used in our laboratory. Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) use affected thyroid hormones (T4: 102.1 +/- 1.2 vs 83 9 +/- 1 2 nmol/l, P < 1 x 10(-24); FT4: 18.0 +/- 0.2 vs 16.1 +/- 0.2 pmol/l, P < 1 x 10(-9); T3: 1.72 +/- 0.02 vs 1.57 +/- 0.02 nmol/l, P < 1 x 10(-9); and rT3: 0.37 +/- 0.01 vs 0.27 +/- 0.01 nmol/l, P < 1 x 10(-28) in subjects without vs with AEDs). The prevalence of unrecognized primary hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism was 5.2% and 2.8%, respectively. Conclusions We report thyroid parameters in a cohort of institutionalized subjects with MR. Our findings substantiate the fact that AEDs affect thyroid hormone levels. Future studies will be employed to investigate genetic causes of MR related to abnormalities in thyroid hormone homeostasis.
AB - Objective Abnormalities in thyroid state may affect development and function of the brain and result in mental retardation (MR). Thyroid parameters have not been systematically investigated in institutionalized MR subjects. The objective is to measure thyroid parameters in a novel cohort of 946 institutionalized subjects. Design The TOP-R (Thyroid Origin of Psychomotor Retardation) study is a cross-sectional nation-wide multicentre study. Patients Subjects with unexplained MR. Results The majority of the MR subjects had thyroid parameters within the reference range used in our laboratory. Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) use affected thyroid hormones (T4: 102.1 +/- 1.2 vs 83 9 +/- 1 2 nmol/l, P < 1 x 10(-24); FT4: 18.0 +/- 0.2 vs 16.1 +/- 0.2 pmol/l, P < 1 x 10(-9); T3: 1.72 +/- 0.02 vs 1.57 +/- 0.02 nmol/l, P < 1 x 10(-9); and rT3: 0.37 +/- 0.01 vs 0.27 +/- 0.01 nmol/l, P < 1 x 10(-28) in subjects without vs with AEDs). The prevalence of unrecognized primary hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism was 5.2% and 2.8%, respectively. Conclusions We report thyroid parameters in a cohort of institutionalized subjects with MR. Our findings substantiate the fact that AEDs affect thyroid hormone levels. Future studies will be employed to investigate genetic causes of MR related to abnormalities in thyroid hormone homeostasis.
JO - Clinical Endocrinology
JF - Clinical Endocrinology
Visser E, de Rijke Y, van Toor H, Visser T. Thyroid status in a large cohort of patients with mental retardation: the TOP-R (Thyroid Origin of Psychomotor Retardation) study. Clinical Endocrinology. 2011;75(3):395-401. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2011.04089.x

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What is Perpetual Protocol? (PERP)
Perpetual Protocol (PERP) Explained
Perpetual Protocol is a software that seeks to incentivize a distributed network of computers to operate an exchange where users can buy and sell derivative contracts.
Perpetual Protocol is a decentralized finance (DeFi) project that enables this service through written code, without the need for financial intermediaries. Moreover, Perpetual Protocol is simply a collection of programs (smart contracts) running on the Ethereum blockchain that were composed to communicate and replicate services offered in derivatives markets.
This means Perpetual Protocol users do not need to trust a particular institution or collection of people to execute trades, they need only to trust the code will execute as written.
Perpetual Protocol was inspired by popular decentralized exchange Uniswap and synthetic asset platform Synthetix. However, Perpetual Protocol isn't meant for spot trading or gaining exposure to real-world assets, rather it's designed for leverage trading, short positions, and low levels of slippage.
To achieve this, Perpetual Protocol uses a process that includes a virtual automated market maker (vAMM) and collateralization vault. These structures are designed to settle trades and enable anyone access to complex financial instruments such as perpetual contracts.
Notably, a perpetual contract is a derivative similar to a futures contract but without an expiry date. In conventional markets, a futures contract enables people to speculate on the price of an underlying asset until a specific date in the future when that asset is delivered [in-kind or cash-equivalent]. Comparatively, perpetual contracts are permanent where the underlying is never delivered and traders pay certain fees to maintain their position.
Additionally, the native cryptocurrency of Perpetual Protocol, PERP, is used in staking and governance. More specifically, PERP tokens are used in securing its marketplace and influencing the future direction of the project.
To stay up to date on new features, markets, and community recaps, you can bookmark Perpetual Protocol's Medium page.
Who Created Perpetual Protocol?
Originating in Taiwan, Perpetual Protocol is led by founders Yenwen Feng and Shao-Kang. The project was started in 2018 under its former name "Strike" and later launched its mainnet in December 2020 under its new alias.
In all, the project raised roughly $10.65 million in exchange for near 25% of the max 150 million supply of PERP. Additionally, the founding team and its advisors retained 21% of the supply (36 million) in the token's creation event.
The project was originally funded by an investment fund in a seed round that released 6.25 million PERP. Later in August 2020, the project distributed 22.5 million PERP in a private round led by Multicoin Capital along with others including Alameda Research and Three Arrows Capital. The following month, the project publicly launched via a liquidity mining campaign on Balancer, releasing seven and a half million PERP to a bootstrapping pool.
While Perpetual Protocol plans on transitioning governance of the protocol to the community, it's currently controlled by the core developing team as it remains in the early stages of the project.
How Does Perpetual Protocol Work?
Perpetual Protocol was designed to facilitate the buying and selling of perpetual contracts in a way that mirrors a traditional exchange.
It does this by creating a new version of an Automated Market Maker (AMM), a technique that utilizes a math function to determine the price of an asset and facilitate the exchange of two or more assets. To learn more about how other protocols implement this technique, check out Uniswap, Balancer, or Curve.
Virtual Automated Market Maker (vAMM)
In the most common AMM setups, users deposit crypto assets into liquidity pools that represent certain trading pairs. Then, users who trade against assets in the pool pay a fee that is distributed to all liquidity providers proportionally, based on their contribution to the pool. In this setup, the DeFi protocol providers and traders engage with are both determining the price for each pair and facilitating the actual exchange of assets.
In contrast, Perpetual Protocol's vAMM is designed only for price discovery, not for spot exchange. While it uses the same mathematical function as other DeFi projects like Uniswap to determine prices, there are no real crypto assets stored within the vAMM. This is why it's called a "virtual" Automated Market Maker.
In practice, Perpetual Protocol maintains smart contracts that act as a 'Clearing House' and 'Collateralization Vault' to enable leverage on both long and short trades. The Clearing House accepts the initial deposits of traders and records the nature of their position (margin amount, direction, and the amount of leverage). Subsequently, the Clearing House sends the deposits to the 'Collateralization Vault,' which helps backstop and secure trading positions, and notifies the vAMM to update prices.
It may also be worth noting that the Perpetual Protocol team has manually chosen the different markets available for traders while they expect this process to be carried out by their Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) structure in the future.
In the event of unexpected losses from either losses in the liquidation process or the inability of traders to fund position payments, the insurance fund is the first line of defense. This fund accrues through the protocol's usage as this is where 50% of transactions fees are deposited.
In the event of the Insurance Fund being depleted, a smart contract is triggered that mints new PERP and subsequently sells them for collateral in the Vault to protect the system's solvency.
Why Does PERP Have Value?
Perpetual Protocol's cryptocurrency, PERP, plays a key role in maintaining and operating its network.
Users who hold PERP may help govern the protocol in the future by voting on proposals that further the project's development and improve its ecosystem.
Alternatively, users who stake PERP will be rewarded with unallocated and or newly minted supply as well as a portion of 50% of the protocol's trading fees (in USDC).
Why Use PERP?
Traders may find Perpetual Protocol appealing based on its ability to provide access to perpetual contracts outside of a centralized exchange.
It may also be useful if you can identify arbitrage opportunities between pools offered in Perpetual Protocol and those offered in other markets.
Users can also invest in PERP should they believe that decentralized trading of cryptocurrencies will gain in popularity in the future.
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GROHE goes Zero
GROHE goes ZERO and commits itself to produce carbon neutral
It´s in the news every day: Temperatures are constantly increasing, sea levels are rising and glaciers are melting. Needless to say, these developments have a major impact on our lives. Since CO2 emissions are one of the main reasons for climate change, GROHE has now committed itself to be one of the first leading sanitary manufacturers to produce CO2-neutral.
Indeed, GROHE converted all its production plants as well as the logistics centres in Germany to run on green electricity in July 2019. The sanitary manufacturer will offset unavoidable CO2 emissions through two compensation projects a hydroelectric power station in India and a borehole maintenance project in Malawi which are based on extremely stringent criteria, such as the Gold Standard, developed under the aegis of the WWF: Here, in addition, activities also contribute to sustainable, ecological and social development in the project environment.
This milestone is the logical outcome of the sustainability efforts that GROHE has pursued so far to conserve resources. In its product lines, the brand invests in research and development to produce intelligent, sustainable solutions that help to save water, energy, and waste without compromising on comfort and performance. Plus, GROHE is constantly enhancing the sustainability of its manufacturing processes with material-saving technologies like 3D metal-printing. This attitude also applies to whole production plants – GROHE has invested in block heat and power plants in two of their German production plants, in Hemer and Lahr. For the plant in Klaeng in Thailand, GROHE was also awarded a silver certificate by the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB). After the expansion of the factory building in 2017, it´s now the most sustainable production plant of its kind in Southeast Asia.
Learn more about our energy initiatives and download the GROHE goes Zero Factsheet
HYDROPOWER FOR CLEAN ENERGY
Himachal Pradesh India
The project is located on the Satluj River between Karcham and Wangtoo in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. As a hydropower plant, the project uses the river's natural flow to generate energy. Importantly, there is no reservoir in which the water is temporarily stored, and so the potential negative environmental impacts of water storage are avoided. In the underground turbine house, four Francis turbines are driven by the power of the river water before the water is returned to the river bed below. All the power generated by the power plant is fed into the North Indian transmission grid and replaces conventionally generated electricity, which mainly comes from coal-fired power plants.
RESTORING BOREHOLES FOR CLEAN WATER SUPPLY
Dowa & Kasungu Malawi
In the project's districts of Dowa and Kasungu in Malawi, around half of the population lives without access to clean drinking water. Part of the problem is that around one third of the existing boreholes can't be used, due to wear and tear. Repairing damaged boreholes improves living conditions for the people who live there. In addition, the project also makes it possible to set up financing mechanisms to ensure the boreholes are maintained in the long-term by the villagers, thereby guaranteeing that they will be in a usable state for years to come. Most boreholes are operated by a hand pump. The pumped water is clean and can be consumed without additional treatment. This also reduces carbon emissions, since water would otherwise be purified using fuel to boil it.


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Changes in GMail advertising
by Chris Rand
13 August 2017 4 August 2017
Advertising in Google's GMail has been available almost since its inception, but the company has been promoting the idea more over the last year or two. However, the traditional USP of the system, that it can scan the email and show appropriate ads, has always disconcerted advertisers and made many keep their distance.
This shouldn't be an issue any more. Google has announced that "consumer Gmail content will not be used or scanned for any ads personalization" by the end of the year. Of course, it may be several years before everyone gets the message, but it's an interesting move. In future, ads will be shown to consumer GMail users based on what Google already knows about you and your interests, rather than what's in your emails.
Even if you're a GMail user (like me and 1.2 billion others), you may never have seen adverts. The business service (part of what is now known as G-Suite) has never shown adverts, and if you use the commercial service but read your messages through an app or other email client, rather than webmail, you may never have seen them either. Hundreds of millions of people do though, so it's always been an advertising outlet worth considering. By and large, we've not recommended it to clients, because we doubt whether ads for industrial products appearing in personal, non-work email streams is a wise move. But we remain open to the potential.
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Q: How do I specify a nested self-referential adjacency list relationship in SQLAlchemy ORM? I have been tasked to build some web apps for internal use at my company that hide a very ugly schema used by a very old program that is still in use. I am using Python+SQLAlchemy 1.3 and the declarative ORM module. I have to maintain backwards compatibility.
Essentially, Orders have multiple Lines, and lines have multiple items (referred to by column DELNUM_10). ORDNUM_10, LINNUM_10, and PRTNUM_10 together form a composite primary key that uniquely identifies a Part and associated info in an Order.
In the pictured example, I'd like a Python object like so:
order = {number: '2000072', lines: {1: [Part{MAT03}, Part{BSKQ03}]...}}

PRTNUM_10 is a foreign key to another ORM mapped class Part.

class Part(Base):
  __table__ = Part_Master
  SKU = __table__.columns.PRTNUM_01
  name = __table__.columns.PMDES1_01
  description = __table__.columns.PMDES2_01
  category = __table__.columns.COMCDE_01

Order_Master = Table(
  'Order_Master',
  meta,
  Column('ORDNUM_10', CHAR(length=8), primary_key=True, nullable=False),
  Column('LINNUM_10', CHAR(length=2), primary_key=True, nullable=False),
  Column('DELNUM_10', CHAR(length=2), primary_key=True, nullable=False)
  # more unholy columns
)
class Order(Base):
  __table__ = Order_Master
  number = __table__.columns.ORDNUM_10
  line = __table__.columns.LINNUM_10
  subline = __table__.columns.DELNUM_10
  lines = relationship(Order, someOtherThingToMakeItWork)

How can i use relationship() and/or structure the Order class to get this to work?


Arthritis literally means inflammation of a joint. It is more commonly known as wearing out of our joints. When arthritis occurs, cartilage (which is the material that covers the ends of the bones) begins to wear leading to inflammation and pain.
When enough cartilage wears off then bone will be exposed and lead to persistent pain and disability. There are many different types of arthritis.
These can include Osteoarthritis and inflammatory types such as gout and rheumatoid arthritis. In these types the joints are inflamed because of crystals or the body attacking its own tissues. Osteoarthritis is the "wear and tear" arthritis and is the most common type. This is the arthritis that usually affects older individuals and is most commonly seen in the hands, knees and hips.
X-ray showing arthritis of the right knee with loss of cartilage and bone on bone contact.
Most people with arthritis have one or more of the signs and symptoms listed below. When these symptoms are severe enough patients will find themselves limiting their activities and changing their lifestyles.
It is usually at this point when patients seek medical attention for their condition. There are many effective treatments available. Patients who suffer with this disease should seek medical treatment to discuss their options.
Most patients don't understand that we can apply 6-8 times our body weight across our hips and knees with most every day activities. Therefore weight reduction is a crucial part of treating the pain and disability associated with arthritis.
There are many medications available for the treatment of arthritis. Some of these are effective and others are nothing more than a gimmick. Unfortunately there are no medications which have been proven to reverse the disease.
These are "foods" that are available over the counter and without prescription.
Cortisone helps to decrease the inflammation associated with arthritis. This is usually injected directly into the joint and can provide many weeks of pain relief. This is not a permanent fix for the disease. Cortisone is used to temporarily relief one's symptoms. There are some side effects to these injections so make sure you discuss this with your doctor.
When the pain and other symptoms can no longer be managed by non-operative methods then surgery is your best option. The belief that one needs to be completely disabled before considering joint replacement is not only false but dangerous. Studies have shown that patients that wait too long to have their joints replaced can have a harder recovery and poorer outcomes.
This procedure involves making 2-3 poke holes into the joint and removing torn cartilage or loose material from the joint. Although this procedure was commonly used in the past to treat arthritis, there are limited indications at this time for using arthroscopy in the knee. The main reason that its used less often is that is has not shown to provide any long lasting relief for moderate to severe arthritis. Its commonly used for treating cartilage tears.
Joint replacement can relieve the pain and disability of arthritis. Most patient can return to full function.
Click on the images below to learn more about joint replacement.


"We are survivors," says Jennie Lee Colosi of the firm she leads, E.T. & L. of Stow, which was once led by her father. For more than 65 years, the heavy construction company has survived, and grown, through judicious business practices, commitment to quality, and a strategy of ongoing diversification.
The company was founded in 1945 as Eastern Tree and Landscape Corp., and provided residential and commercial landscaping services. By the 1950s, the company became one of the largest commercial land-clearing contractors in New England.
But the firm kept evolving. In fact, it was Jennie Lee Colosi's father, Anthony L. Colosi, who moved the firm into site work to prepare land for large construction projects like roads and building sites.
During the 1970s and early 1980s, E.T. & L. became one of the commonwealth's most experienced builders of roads and bridges and also constructed many earthen and rockfill dams.
Starting in the mid-1980s, E.T. & L. diversified again into environmental work, expanding and closing landfills and developing the expertise to work on environmental cleanup sites. As transportation funding increased again in the 1990s, E.T. & L. was able to expand again in that area, as well.
Today, E.T. & L. is still very much a family business. Colosi worked with her father and then succeeded him as president of the company. Her husband, Garry Balboni, is a vice president at the firm, and Garry's brother Jay is general superintendent. And the next generation is lining up: Jennie Lee and Garry's daughter, Francesca, has recently joined the firm in administration. The couple's other daughter, Laura Lee, is following in her mother and father's footsteps, earning a degree in civil engineering.
The entire company is, in a sense, extended family.
"The E.T. & L. family is an umbrella that covers everybody," said Jay Balboni, the company's general superintendent. "It goes out to the laborers, the carpenters, the operators, the mechanics. Jennie has maintained that same feeling from her father."
Perhaps as a result, the firm has many longtime employees - workers who have spent three and four decades with E.T. & L. That loyalty pays off in efficiency and ease of doing business.
"In the field, when you've worked with people for years, everything is much easier," Jay Balboni said. "You know each other's thinking. It's like we all have telepathy - it makes for a much smoother operation."
Working together as a family does sometimes add to stress level, but the payoff is worth it, according to Jay Balboni.
"When things aren't going right and Garry has to come down on me, or I have to buck him, that night we might be at a family birthday party together. It's hard once in a while," he said. "On the other hand it's great to be able to stand up with your family and all be proud of your accomplishments."
Colosi agrees. "People often say to us, as a husband and wife, how can you work together?" she said. "We complement each other, we have different strengths and weaknesses. It works for us. But when times are tough, maybe you're not getting a paycheck because you want other people to get their paychecks, it's tough because you're both worrying about the same things at the same time. It's not like when your husband works elsewhere and he can come home and kind of lift you up. You're both in it together."
Now E.T. & L. is entering a new stage of growth. In a joint venture with construction contractor J.F. White Contracting Co. of Framingham and engineering design firm Fay, Spofford, Thorndike of Burlington, E.T. & L. will raise six bridges in the area to accommodate new double-stacked container trains to travel along a stretch of rail lines in Central Massachusetts.
The new project, now in its construction phase, allows E.T. & L. to team with engineers to create the best possible building solution at the best possible price. Colosi is proud to be working as an equal partner with these larger firms, particularly a fellow family-owned firm like J.F. White, which was founded in 1924.
"J.F. White is a great firm and they can relate to us," she said. "They say we are like a young J.F. White - like a little sister of theirs."


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Film Review: All These Sons
U.S. Documentary Competition
Directed by Bing Lui and Joshua Altman
In 2018 a young filmmaker named Bing Lui made quite an impression with his documentary MINDING THE GAP, a small intimate documentary about three young skateboarders looking to escape the confines of their world. The film won many awards and was Academy Award and Emmy nominated, so it's exciting to see that Lui's new film, ALL THESE SONS, is just as deftly crafted, but takes on a broader and even more intricate story. Bing Lui is joined by his editing partner on MINDING THE GAP, Joshua Altman, to co-direct this film. They also both serve as cinematographers and won the award for Best Cinematography for a Documentary Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival. After seeing the intimacy in which the camera moves through the lives of its subjects in ALL THESE SONS, it's no wonder these two young filmmakers were recognized. They both have a keen sense of capturing people at their most vulnerable, while not being too intrusive, and some sequences are so raw and heart-wrenching it gives the viewer the sense that they are experiencing something deeply personal and precious.
The documentary takes place in Chicago, namely the West and South sides of the city, where the murder rates are disproportionately high. Instead of focusing on the violence of the streets, the film gives an in depth look into two programs aimed at helping struggling young men break the cycle of gun violence, prison sentences and lost innocence within their communities. William "Billy" Moore, the founder of Green ReEntry and Marshall Hatch Jr., co-founder of MAAFA Redemption Project, are both focused on helping the most susceptible men that may either fall victim to or perpetuate gun violence. The film follows these two leaders, who are also wrestling with the struggles of their own past, as they connect with the men who come to them seeking help, guidance and redemption. Billy and Marshall might have different approaches, but they both truly want to see change in their participants and connect with them on a personal level that exudes empathy and grace. These are not two outsiders who don't know the hardships, the politics and the circumstances that these men have to deal with, but leaders who can relate to them on every level. Through hard work, self-reflection and tough love Billy and Marshall aim to change these men from the inside out and have their actions speak louder than words.
As the camera lingers in church sanctuaries, meeting rooms, half-way houses and the streets of Chicago, the audience gets to know the daily ongoings of these programs through some of the participants. Shamont, Zay and Charles are each at various stages within the program and are each dealing with unique circumstances and have very specific demons to overcome. They are intriguing figures, who act so natural and seem to be mostly unbothered by the camera, which is revealing some of their darkest moments to the audience. In the virtual interview Zay amusingly commented that he didn't really pay attention to the cameras, because he "didn't think [the film] would go anywhere." Maybe that was part of the magic that Lui and Altman were able to capture. These men had nothing more to lose, after dealing with the trauma of being shot or losing your loved one or going to prison or being abandoned. The cameras were the least of their worries, and the intimate access the filmmakers were able to get makes this film immensely compelling. When asked why Marshall and Billy trusted these young outsider filmmakers to tell their story, they responded with the sentiment that they knew that Lui and Altman wanted to highlight the work they were doing in Chicago and the successes they were having. They hope that by shedding more light on their programs this will be a call to action for communities all around the US and the world that are struggling with the cycle of violence and lack of opportunities. This sense of hope is reflected in the ending of the film, where the audience gets to experience how the bonds between participants and leaders do bring about real and lasting change, even if there is always more work to be done.


Employment for life is over, has been for a while and for me, it's a really positive thing. For millennials and the future generations, a lot of it comes down to choice. We now have more options for the type of career(s) we want to have. And jobs that didn't exist 5 years ago are now major career options for younger people.
Apart from choice, the 4th industrial revolution is changing the employment market, we are all being forced to become hybrids, to be agile with our skills sets. The number one skill of future generations will be adaptability.
To remain competitive, and to give low and high-skilled workers alike the best chance of success, economies need to offer training and career-focused education throughout people's working lives - The Economist.
This has changed the game for education and for the way we think about learning.
The old world of educate > work > retire has gone. We all now need to be lifelong learners.
The future is a demanding place!
Why is this important? Because the future is a demanding place. The 4th industrial revolution is going to be amazing, but potemtially damaging, especially for humans, careers and employment options. We can already see unskilled roles being filled by machines, robots and software.
But it isn't just the unskilled, even the more regarded and highly educated careers are being disrupted; doctors being replaced by tech and AI, lawyers being replaced by smart contracts and machine learning and marketers being replaced by data, machines and technology.
This means we can now expect to have 4-7 careers in our lifetime, which is pretty exciting if you think about it, 4 opportunities to reinvent ourselves, to unlearn and relearn.
People are working for 2 years and jobs are being invented every 2 years. It's a marketplace. This means we have an opportunity to become cyclical learners. Moving towards learning new skills on a continuous basis.
Luckily this tech explosion has given us a range of businesses and opportunities at very low cost and in our own time to learn and increase our knowledge. Even if that is beyond you, reading is still the ultimate key to knowledge.
Read everyday. Reading can be tough, tough to find the time, but the modern world gives us the tools to fit it in. Try podcasts at 1.5x speed, get flipbook and medium to get short form content for your downtime. Get on Audible and listen to books at 1.5x while you work or excercise. It will change your life.
Take a course online or after work. There are so many ways of taking a course online or in your own time. Try General Assembly as a great place to start, lots of distance, evening and impactful courses from free to paid. Coursera is also a great resource for any course on any subject from anywhere in the world.
Become part of the community. Meetups are a great way to expand your friend group. Surrounding yourself with smart and passionate people is a great way of levelling up. Check out meetup.com to find something in your area and your interest.
Teach others. If you are passionate about something, share it with others. This could be helping out at a local course, school or university. It could be getting up and talking about your subject at events. Sharing and talking are two ways to keep your mind active, to make you think and keep you craving knowledge.
Join Zuper. We have gone out and developed amazing deals with some of the best educational establishments in Australia and around the world. When you join Zuper, you will get access to all sorts of discounts and offers from the likes of General Assembly, Academy XI and many more. Invest in yourself.
Sapiens - The brief history of humans and how we got this. An excellent start to self understanding and whats in our DNA.
Deus - Whare are humans going and shares the impact the 4th Industrial Revolution will have on humans.
Thinking Fast & Slow - This is a hard read, but it is one of the most valuable books I have ever read. Teaches you about your brain, how it works and how biases control us.
The internet of money - A great introduction to crypo, cryptotech and future money in an understandable way.


We've all seen and heard the recent discussions around what "being British" means. These debates tend to take place to frame the idea that immigration is threatening these values. I've personally never found it easy to define Britishness probably because I don't consider myself British. However there is a belief that various traits, traditions, beliefs and actions in a community of size can translate into a rough idea of that communities "values". Say hello to the stereotype.
So by British I mean the often heard phrase of "mustn't grumble." Add to that our dislike of a strike or striking and our avoidance of a revolution and we have cultural evidence of this tendency to accept what's given to us.
We may at times get a bit miffed. We may complain. We may write an angry letter or two and we may even join a demo. But these are the exceptional circumstances rather than the rules. Well, in Spain, and in Catalunya in particular it is quite the opposite. How can I put it? They tend to get well……..a little bit hotter under the collar.
So here's my guide to political activism from the streets and kitchens of Barcelona and beyond.
While in Barcelona I witnessed street action against the proposed closing of a local nursery with twenty or so mums and dads marching under one banner. At the other extreme we had a million plus people linking arms across Catalunya. It's in the blood to take your grievances to the street. And once on the street and with numbers this starts to be noticed as I discussed in a previous post.
Amassing numbers on the street is something for us Scots to consider as we seek to keep the momentum going post referendum. Numbers on the streets – once they reach a tipping point – lead to column inches and minutes on the mainstream TV news. We must start to embrace the street in a way that the Spanish have been doing for generations.
It was very interesting to see the reaction to the decision of three SNP councillors to set alight a copy of the Smith Commission (be warned this link is to the BBC – it's included because it is a typical story that the BBC runs about the Smith Commission).
Scottish Labour's interim leader, Anas Sarwar, said: "This is disgusting and disrespectful behaviour from three SNP councillors." This is of course expected from a Labour man. However I was very surprised to see that the SNP suspended the councillors. What a shame. They just burned a document they didn't agree with. In Barcelona when you are pissed off you burn a bin.
This escalation of the use of matches is pretty standard for any street bound demonstration in the Catalan capital. Now I'd have a problem with councillors doing this but seeing a bound document going up in flames in a nice controlled environment; not so much.
As we move towards a more enlivened and more motivated political environment we can't all start to shift uncomfortably in our seats when someone burns a hastily put together westminster leaning report. Major political change is made when things happen. And let's not shy away from making a strong political statement: let's not be scared or sanctioned when we fan the flames.
And check out Enric Duran an infamous young Catalan (he simply had to be Catalan!) who "borrowed" €492,000 from thirty-nine different financial institutions. He had no intention of ever paying any of it back. Instead he distributed it among a variety of different co-operatives and revolutionary projects. Now this is activism. And my hat is tipped!
One of the biggest protests that took place while I was in Barcelona was against the closing of a previously disused building called "Can Vias." Social Activists had turned the building into a hub for social and cultural activity. Until the price of land bounced back of course. The Can Vias link from the blog "It's a Funny Old World" gives some insight into the universal problem of police brutality as an interesting aside.
For over four centuries Catalunya has viewed an attack on its culture as an attack on the region and on Catalans themselves. Many of their political demonstrations are to save cultural resources. It's not all about money, poverty, corruption or police brutality; the defence of Cultural Catalunya has equal weight. I wonder if in Scotland we place our culture in such high regard?
Here's pictures of a packed square and a plaque from outside my first flat in Barcelona. Every year a few score of Catalans would sing, dance the Sardana and place some flowers to mark the commitment to heroes of the Catalan cultural resistance who during the 1800s continued to dance the Sardana despite bans from Madrid.
On the Monday before the Catalan referendum a cacophony from outside our window spurred me to jump onto Twitter. I've just realised that the natural reaction should have been to just look out the window to find out what was going on, but there you go, that's the world we live in. Pots and pans were the weapon of choice as thousands of Catalans protested about the Spanish government action in declaring the vote illegal. And what a racket. That continued on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
The beauty of this is in its simplicity. It's easy. And once you've taken this little step to activism you could get on a role. It can be done from your home (and owing to the proximity of said pots and pans) this actually helps. And it can be LOUD.
I would love for everyone in Scotland to pick up a pot and with a ladle (my weapon of choice that week in Barcelona) give it a good malky in protest against the increase in Westminster led austerity. Every night for a week, everyone could be active. Every household- even those ones that Tory Peers think "can't cook"! – can open their windows and can demonstrate to everyone in their neighbourhood and beyond that sometimes what the establishment thinks is enough is actually not enough.
Stories from Barcelona tell me that political statements don't need to be about burning, stealing or redistributing anything. It's just about making a noise and being seen.
Scotland make some noise. And fan the flames.


Fans were left disappointed when director Sam Raimi departed from the Spider-Man franchise due to creative differences. Despite the mixed reception to Spider-Man 3, Raimi was keen on doing another film, before departing the project due to Sony wanting more say in the film's story. After the project was scrapped entirely, Sony went on to reboot the series with the two Amazing Spider-Man films. Raimi's story for the planned fourth film was known to have included the Vulture and Felicia Hardy (seen below), but now some new artwork has revealed that Mysterio was set to have a role in the film as well…and he looks eerily similar to actor Bruce Campbell, who appeared in three different roles throughout the series. Felicia Hardy also resembles Angelina Jolie in the concept art, though Anne Hathaway was being lined up to play the role. Check out the art below!


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Q: database updation check in background I am working on a tic-tac-toe game which two gamers can play simultaneously, after every click I have to update the database but my problem is that how the other gamer will know that next player has clicked a box and updated the database without page refresh because that will take a long time?

A: There are a few options.
1) Use AJAX polling every so often.  A simple example taken from this link and modified:
function doPoll(){
    $.post('endpoint(url or page)', function(data) {
        // process results here
        setTimeout(doPoll,5000);
    });
}

2) Look at web sockets. This post has a good overview:  In what situations would AJAX long/short polling be preferred over HTML5 WebSockets?
3) Take a look at SignalR; from the website:

ASP.NET SignalR is a new library for ASP.NET developers that makes
  developing real-time web functionality easy. SignalR allows
  bi-directional communication between server and client. Servers can
  now push content to connected clients instantly as it becomes
  available. SignalR supports Web Sockets, and falls back to other
  compatible techniques for older browsers. SignalR includes APIs for
  connection management (for instance, connect and disconnect events),
  grouping connections, and authorization.

This was also a nice overview of several options.


Popcorn comes from a variety of maize that produces small kernels witha hard outer shell. These kernals can't be chewed without a good chance of cracking a tooth! To get to the fluffy part you must heat the kernel, which turns the moisture within to steam. When the outer shell reaches its pressure point it bursts and releases the soft inner flake, creating popcorn.


Today is the last day to pre-order a Bus Pirate. Get your own Bus Pirate, fully assembled and shipped worldwide, for only $30. We don't plan to make more soon, this could be your last chance.
A special shout out to our partner, Seeed Studio, who handled the rush of orders like pros. The first pre-order is already being manufactured, and will ship as soon as possible. Seeed still has a few V2a PCBs if you'd like to roll your own Bus Pirate.
You've made this pre-order a huge success, and we'd like to make more projects available in the future. Were you just interested in the Bus Pirate? Should we arrange pre-orders of future Hack a Day hardware? Are there any past projects that we should revisit?


Using wholemeal self-raising flour is a wonderful way to add low-GI, unrefined ingredients to our breakfast especially if you use wholewheat flour. Zucchini and ham make a wonderful combination savoury breakfast pikelets 1st thing in the morning.
Mix both flour in a bowl. Make a well in the centre.
Whisk milk, egg and chives in a jug and pour mixture into the flour well. Mix until just smooth.
Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat and add a small amount of olive oil to coat the pan.
Cook for 2 minutes until bubbles rise to surface.
Turn and cook for 1 minute until golden.


Redmond, Wash. -- Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of Windows Mobile (TM) 2003 software for Pocket PCs. Customers can choose among a variety of devices based on Windows Mobile software, available for purchase today. This new version of Microsoft(r) Windows Mobile software enhances the Pocket PC software experience by including support for easy access to wireless networks, a powerful digital media experience, and support for developers building Microsoft .NET services and applications. Industry partners around the world, including new and existing Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC manufacturers, mobile operators and independent software vendors (ISVs), joined Microsoft in the introduction of this offering. In related news, Microsoft today also announced the new Windows Mobile brand, a single brand that extends the familiarity of the Windows(r) brand, while reflecting the uniqueness of software for mobile devices.
"Windows Mobile 2003 software for Pocket PCs creates new opportunities for hardware, software and wireless companies to partner and deliver innovative solutions to help improve the way people work and live," said Juha Christensen, corporate vice president for the Mobile Devices Division at Microsoft. "By improving the core elements of Windows Mobile software, Microsoft has enabled customers to take advantage of software features that are wireless-ready and easy to use, and to connect with people and information with a broader range of new device hardware -- and at attractive prices."
Microsoft is pleased to announce two new manufacturers for the Windows Mobile platform, Gateway Inc. and JVC Company of America, which will introduce new Pocket PCs later this year. Customers can choose among a variety of devices from ASUSTeK Computer Inc., Dell, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, HP, Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. and ViewSonic based on Windows Mobile software, available for purchase today. In addition, Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC devices will be available soon from existing device manufacturers including Acer Incorporated, ASUSTeK Computer, Dell, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, HP, Intermec Technologies Corp., Legend Group Ltd., MiTAC, Panasonic Computer Solutions Co., Symbol Technologies Inc., Toshiba America Information Systems, Trimble and ViewSonic.
In conjunction with today's announcement, Microsoft and Wi-Fi industry leader T-Mobile HotSpot, along with Boingo Wireless Inc. and Wayport Inc., announced offers to provide free 30-day access with new qualifying subscriptions to their Wi-Fi services to U.S. customers who purchase a Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC.
"T-Mobile's Wi-Fi promise of wireless broadband solutions where you already go means our customers can check e-mail, download large files or access corporate intranets at T-1 speeds," said Joe Sims, vice president and general manager of T-Mobile HotSpot. "T-Mobile is excited to work with Microsoft to launch Windows Mobile 2003 software for Pocket PCs. We believe that this software will further enhance our customer's user experience."
* Pictures. Users can store, edit and display digital photos on their device.
* Provides access to a wider range of high-quality digital media content (no longer just content formatted for portable devices) over Wi-Fi networks at speeds of up to 300 Kbps.
* Enables playback of home movies and digital photo albums created with Windows Movie Maker 2 or Plus! Photo Story.
* Supports Plus! Sync & Go, allowing users to synchronize digital content from the Internet or their PC.
Windows Mobile 2003 software for Pocket PCs is a rich, extensible platform for application development that takes full advantage of the new Windows CE .NET 4.2 operating system and the .NET Compact Framework in ROM. Utilizing Visual Studio(r) .NET 2003 development tools, millions of Visual Studio application developers can now use their existing skills to develop and deploy innovative applications and take advantage of Web services. The .NET Compact Framework brings the power and performance of the desktop to the handheld device.
Today, Microsoft officially released the Windows Mobile 2003 Software for Pocket PCs Software Development Kit (SDK) to new and existing Windows Mobile developers. To date, more than 8,000 developers have received the Windows Mobile 2003 Software for Pocket PCs SDK in advance, at the Microsoft Mobility Developer Conferences in the United States, Europe and Japan, at Tech-Ed in the United States, and through the Microsoft Mobile Solutions Partner Program. More information on the SDK is available at http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/developer/.
Interest from the community of Pocket PC developers continues to grow with new and existing ISVs and solution providers today announcing their support and commitment to create applications based on Windows Mobile 2003 Software for Pocket PCs.
"Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs continue to generate increased interest from users and developers alike," said Laura Rippy, chief executive of Handango. "The community of Windows Mobile developers selling Pocket PC applications has nearly doubled and is up 95 percent in the first quarter of 2003 over the first quarter of 2002, and Pocket PC software sales are up over 67 percent from the first quarter of 2002."


One of Harford County's first mixed-use centers, the Riverwoods at Tollgate offers affordable housing opportunities to both families and seniors. The project, on 15 acres in the Abingdon, Maryland, is comprised of 84 garden style apartments, 79 mid-rise units and a complimentary climate controlled storage facility. Designed in accordance with the new Maryland Stormwater Management requirements, the project is currently under construction. After providing site planning, engineering and surveying services, FWA is proud to continue offer construction support to the Whiting-Turner Contracting Company as the project progresses. www.whiting-turner.com.


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"Where's everybody else?"
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By Adriana Withers Oct 10, 2017
The following post has been written by VC's CEO Adriana Withers.
I recently saw a clip of Billie Jean King being interviewed by Seth Meyers talking about the movie Battle of the Sexes, which tells the story of the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.
When asked about the match, King says it was all about social change and recalls being 12 years old at a tennis club surrounded by everything white - including all the players. She asked herself, "Where's everybody else?"
I couldn't agree more with Billie Jean King in this interview. This idea of sport, one of the most joyous and potentially empowering activities, being passively (and actively) exclusive to many people is the drive behind all of VC's equity efforts.
The VC team is looking forward to working more on projects like Discs for Development with Discraft and the Face of Ultimate campaign with the World Flying Disc Federation. The goals are to get more discs out to as many development programs around the world and to show all potential players that they can be, and are, the face of ultimate.
As members of the ultimate community, we need to be thinking, talking about and working on supporting the inclusion of all in our sport. Sport does make a difference in people's lives - through health, community and values. Thank you to all that are making a change with their efforts in this area - please be in touch; we're here to help.
"It's all about social change. Trying to fight for equality and freedom for everyone."
- Billie Jean King
VC & WFDF Partnership: The Face of Ultimate & VC Ultimate Company Values Statement
The World Flying Disc Federation is the international governing body for flying disc sports, with responsibility for sanctioning world championship events, establishing uniform rules, setting of standards for and recording of world records. VC is the Official Apparel Partner of WFDF.
As our sport matures past the stage of "what is ultimate" around the world, thanks in large part to the amazing accomplishment of WFDF securing recognition from the International Olympic Committee, we are now faced with the question of "who is ultimate"?
Ultimate can be everyone, and it's important that the international governing body promotes that in every way it can. VC wants to be your partner in this mission.
To us, this includes showcasing both male and female players from around the world, of all ethnic and religious backgrounds, competing and playing our sport respectfully against one another.
To us, this embraces a commitment to having all advertising materials representing players from all continents equally.
To us, this means proactively ensuring that on-and-off-field footage from events includes a diverse make up of players and is equitably split between the divisions.
To us, this means that no person around the world should think that he or she doesn't look like an ultimate player.
To us, this is the embodiment of Spirt of the Game and it's what makes our sport so uniquely special and important to grow throughout the world.
Behind the Design: GOAT Team Logo
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One of my goals for 2019 was batching and automating tasks.
In order to streamline as many as my processes as possible, I had to get creative and strategic. One of the changes I made this year was creating a blog post template.
This may seem silly, since setting up a blog post in Squarespace doesn't take that much time, but when you're scheduling multiple blog posts at once that time really starts to add up.
Not to mention, using a blog post template ensures each blog post looks the same and I'm not forgetting an important details along the way.
In this post, I'm going to walk you through how to create and use your very own blog post template. Let's jump into it!
I met Chris via Honeybook. He was in need of a website for his Super 8 Films business. I was immediately interested in the opportunity of working with him. But, after learning more about Super 8 Film and Chris's passion, I was hooked.
Before I got started with this project, I researched why we are so drawn to all things vintage.
Vintage clothing has become mainstream and I can't think of one person who doesn't love old home movies. I believe this notion stems from nostalgia. We are able to look back in time with rose-colored glasses and idyllic ideations, that we simply can't apply to our everyday life.
Vintage represents a sense of timelessness. Something everlasting. I believe that's also what we strive for when we fall in love.
This idea is what I wanted to apply to Balladeer Films branding and website. Keep reading to get all the details of this latest design spotlight!
Squarespace is always making improvements to their platform to benefit their users.
With these new changes and updates always rolling out, it's hard to keep track of them all. I've rounded up a few of my favorites for this blog post. From Unsplash integration to selling on Instagram, Squarespace has made some huge strides in supporting small businesses.
I share as much information, insights, tutorials and tips about Squarespace as I can.
It's my favorite website platform and I genuinely want people to get the most of out it. But, sometimes I feel like I keep sharing tips and tricks that are similar to each other or that countless other people have already taught.
So, today I wanted to share something a little different.
I'm not talking you through any step-by-step process or tutorial. I'm just sharing with you a few things I've learned that have made all the difference for me and my clients.


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Cincinnati Reds: Sonny Gray ranks among baseball's best after three starts
Reds starters have third-best ERA in league
Cincinnati Reds starter Sonny Gray didn't look like himself in the first two innings Monday. There were pitches in the dirt and a wild pickoff throw to first base. He gave up a home run to Cleveland Indians star Francisco Lindor in the first inning.
"I came out with the wrong type of energy," Gray said. "I just came out flat and let the boys down early."
ExploreVotto 'glad to be back'
Gray told himself, "Enough is enough. You're here. Show up."
That did the trick because over the next four innings he was the same pitcher who dominated in his first two starts, and the Reds offense came alive as the team overcame a 2-0 deficit to win 3-2 in the series opener at Great American Ball Park.
Gray lasted six innings, striking out eight and allowing one earned run and four hits. His ERA stands at 0.96, the fourth-best mark in the National League, after three starts. Reds starters have a 2.63 ERA, the third-best mark in the league, and they lead the league with 74 strikeouts.
Gray said he was pitching timid and scared in the early innings.
"I just wasn't quite in the moment," he said. "That happens. You're going to have days like that. You're going to have to overcome those and find a way to get through it. We found a way to overcome the adversity we've been dealing with. We put nine innings together."
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Career milestone: Joey Votto's two-run home run in the sixth inning Monday propelled the Reds to a come-from-behind victory and moved him into a tie with Tony Perez for third-most home runs (287) in Reds history.
In eight appearances, Votto is hitting .267 with three home runs and seven RBIs.
"He's one of the best hitters of all time," Reds manager David Bell said. "It's pretty amazing to be able to say that, but he really is. He's in a great place right now. I think he feels really good physically and mentally, and it's shown in the way he's playing. It was nice for him to contribute in a big way in a big win."
Lineup news: Center fielder Nick Senzel returned to the lineup Tuesday after missing one game. He jammed his finger on a slide Sunday in Detroit.
ExplorePHOTOS: Reds vs. Indians
Cutouts debut: Hundreds of faces stared at Votto and the rest of the Reds on on Monday at Great American Ball Park. It was the first time the Reds played in front of photo cutouts bought for $75 each by Reds fans. They were placed in the rows behind the dugouts on each side of the field.
Catcher Tucker Barnhart said he ordered cutouts of his wife and two young boys, but they had not been installed in time for the opener of the Ohio Cup. Other players have done the same.
Votto didn't know the background of how the cutouts came to be. When informed after the game that the money benefits the Reds Community Fund, he said, "Oh, tremendous. So how about I buy an entire section, and it's just my face: 100 pictures of me. Is that a good idea? Would that be weird?"
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Approximately 40 pupils recently attended a performance of 'Blood Brothers' at the Kings' Theatre, Glasgow. Most pupils involved study drama at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher and used the performance as a means to develop their script reading and writing skills. National 5 pupils will now devise their own script and also complete a mini presentation from the 'Blood Brothers' script in class. Some pupils involved in this year's school show also attended. The pupils were accompanied by Mrs Stefanie Chalmers, Mrs Claire Ferrie, Mr David Gavin and Mr Andrew Keating. Everyone enjoyed the production and were thoroughly moved by the emotive performances of the leading actors.


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Der Reichssender Wien war eine Rundfunkstation in Wien in der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus.

Nach dem Anschluss Österreichs wurde 1938 der Reichssender Wien als Nachfolger der Radio Verkehrs AG gegründet. Er war der deutschen Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft (RRG) unterstellt.

Die Deutsche Reichspost übernahm am 1. April 1939 die Sendeanlagen der RAVAG. Mit der Verordnung über außerordentliche Rundfunkmaßnahmen galt ab 1. September (Kriegsbeginn) im Großdeutschen Reich ein Abhörverbot für "Feindsender", bei Verstößen dagegen drohte Gefängnis, in besonderen Fällen bei Nachrichtenverbreitung sogar die Todesstrafe.

Nach dem Beginn der Luftangriffe auf Wien im März 1944 strahlte der Sender stündlich so genannte Luftlage-Meldungen aus. Als Warnsignal für Fliegerangriffe verwendete er den "Kuckucksruf".

Am 14. Jänner 1945 wurde das Wiener Funkhaus bombardiert. Am 6. April 1945 erfolgte die letzte Sendung des Reichssenders Wien. Eine Woche darauf, während der Schlacht um Wien, wurde der Sender Bisamberg von Soldaten der Wehrmacht gesprengt.

Siehe auch
 Großdeutscher Rundfunk

Literatur
 Viktor Ergert: Die Geschichte des Österreichischen Rundfunks. Band 1: 1924–1945; Band 2: 1945–1955. Österreichischer Rundfunk (Hrsg.), Salzburg 1974.

Weblinks
 80 Jahre Radio auf Ö1

Wien
Hörfunksender (Österreich)
Hörfunk (Nationalsozialismus)
Rundfunk im Zweiten Weltkrieg
Ehemaliges Unternehmen (Wien)
Mediengeschichte (Österreich)
Sendestart 1938
Sendeschluss 1945
Medienunternehmen (Wien)

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The Value of a Joomla Extension
I've given presentations at more than a dozen Joomla World Conferences, Joomla Days, and Joomla User Groups meeting. Those presentations have covered JFBConnect, our social network extension for Joomla, as well as topics like 'Introduction to Joomla Development' and the generic 'Top 10 Must-Have Extensions'. We even had a chapter in the "Joomla! Development - A Beginner's Guide" book on Running a Business Around Joomla Extensions. In all presentations, regardless of topic, the same questions almost always comes up.. and usually in that order:
Why does JFBConnect cost $60?
Do you have a coupon code?
How can you give refunds for an open source extension?
Those are all excellent questions, and it's time to delve a little into our business model, what an extension developer does, what an end-user expects and our philosophy on coupons.
What Do We Actually Do?
We have customers who are profusely thankful for the extensions and services we provide at the price we offer them. We have almost 300 reviews on the Joomla Extension Directory for social network integration with a perfect 100 rating to prove it.
We also have users who are irate that we'd be willing to charge at all.
It's a difficult balancing act because we are creating a GPL, open-source extension. There are other social networking integration extensions available and some, indeed, are free. However, we don't price our products based on what others have or are doing, we base it on what we offer.. and there's a lot more to any extension than code.
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Continuous Development
The social networks we integrate with are continuously changing. From evolving APIs, new and removed features, updated Terms of Service and app-creation interfaces that seem to change daily, there is always something new for us to deal with. It's our job to try to make all these changes transparent. We read through changelogs, blogs, bug reports and countless other news bits daily so you don't have to.
If all goes well, we'll have an updated release, documentation or changes to our automatic configuration tool implemented before you even realize something has changed with the social network.
Sometimes, it's hard to see the value in something that 'just works'. However, you'll certainly notice once you try some of the free options you can find.. Either after installation or whenever a social network change happens that breaks things, you'll quickly realize the huge difference between a fix implemented proactively, like we do with JFBConnect, and one coming days (or weeks) later at the leisure of a developer.
We pride ourselves on our support. If you look at our forums, you'll see over 25,000 responses to user's from our support staff.
That's an average of 10 replies per day, every day, for 7 years. Non-stop.
Yes, we work weekends. And holidays. And birthdays. Of course, that's not counting Private Messages, Contact Us Forums and the many other means that our customers can get in touch with us.
In short, we've seen every issue imaginable on our user's sites and we take the time to help each customer get things going. Most questions get a full resolution in just a few hours, but some problems take days or even weeks to fully flesh out while working with hosting companies, Facebook developer support or any other avenues necessary. Our support staff is always there through it all.
How We Set Our Pricing
All of the above explains what we do to make sure we have happy users. While we'd love to do development and support every day for free, alas, we can't. We have families that like to eat and, because of that, we have to charge for our efforts. We've had different pricing models over the last 7 years, but have settled on a price that works for us, and seemingly for our customers, for the last 3 years.
$60 for a 6-month subscription that includes new releases, as much support as you need and use of our auto-configuration service to help get things up and running quickly.
A 30% discount on renewals to active subscriptions.
That discounted price is very important to us. If you keep your subscription active and keep updating JFBConnect, you require less support.
We have the stats to prove it. By keeping your subscription up to date, we charge less because you will require less assistance.
It's that simple. We love seeing customer's renew: they get a sizeable discount and we have more loyal users that keep things working well.
I Want A Coupon!
Sorry, you won't get one here. We have not offered a coupon on our products in over 4 years and don't plan to do so soon. There's not a "Coupon Code" field on our checkout page, so you don't need to go searching RetailMeNot or all the other sites looking for one.
We know, we're in the minority. There are some extensions that have a 20% discount for some not-so-special holiday. A large 'community' extension has 50% discounts almost every month. It's a bit ridiculous in our opinions. As a developer, all you're telling your users is:
Our extension isn't worth full price, wait (or search) for a coupon.
Or, you paid full price? You'll regret that soon when you see our next newsletter.
It's hard to get off the coupon train as a business owner. We've talked to many other developers and the stats are clear: at full price, they get ~10-20% of their sales. When they issue a coupon, they get a huge influx of customers that can make up 70% or more of their business. It's like a drug.. issue a coupon when sales are down and get an infusion.
We don't abide by that principal though. It's a race to the botton and, if we charged less, something would have to give: development, support or quality would have to go down, and that's simply something we can't allow. We can also confidently say that 100% of our sales are at the same price every other user sees. There's no need to think you're getting a bad deal.
Refunds Should Be Simple
If you're new to GPL business models, it's easy to think that you can't provide a GPL extension. Once a user has your product, there's no way to force them to give it back, uninstall it or anything else.
That's definitely true. But it also misses the point of what we do. If *all* we did was 'make code', a refund could be a problem. If you've read to this point though, you know that development is just a fraction of what we do.. support, staying up to date, keeping our automated configuration tools working take up as much, or more, of our time.
Because of that, if a user isn't happy, we gladly offer refunds! There's a "Request Refund" link at the bottom of every page of our site (when you're logged in) and it's very easy to fill out. In over 7 years, we've never once denied a refund.
It's that simple. If a user wants a refund, they lose a lot more than just the code they already have, they lose access to us, which I consider much more valuable than the code itself. Our knowledge in fixing problems and peace of mind that your site will continue to work even with the changes in each of the social networks is what we sell.. and that's much more than the 2MB file you may think is all you're getting.
That's SourceCoast
That really sums up 8 years of SourceCoast business model philosophy. Think we're crazy? Know where we could do something better? Sound off in the comments below!
Joomla 3.6.2 Fixes and Updating Explained
JFBConnect v7.0.3 & What's Coming
Alex Andreae
Alex co-founded SourceCoast Web Development in 2008. Based in sunny Florida, SourceCoast develops extensions for integrating your Joomla powered website with popular social networks. He has spoken at more than a dozen Joomla User Groups and Joomla Days, including the Joomla World Conference in both 2012 and 2013. Topics have included social networking for Joomla, running a business around Joomla extensions, and Joomla development.
Find Alex around the web:
Pressure Games - Playground Toys for Kids
Read his contributions to the Joomla Magazine