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Chiliz (CHZ) Price Prediction 2023-2025-2030 Can Chiliz coin Reach $1?
The Chiliz cryptocurrency (CHZ) has established itself as the world's leading cryptocurrency for sports and entertainment. Moreover, it is a first-of-its-kind product, which gives it an edge over its competitors when it comes to battling out for market share. We believe Chiliz (CHZ) is a project with great potential, and because of that, we would like to share with you our Chiliz (CHZ) price predictions for the years 2023, 2025, and 2030.
Nonetheless, there is no way to predict exactly what Chiliz's future price will be as it is influenced by a number of factors, such as the performance of the Chiliz network, global economic conditions, the stock market, and the prices of other cryptocurrencies.
There is the possibility, however, that if Chiliz continues to grow as a platform at its current rate, it could result in the price of CHZ returning to its past prime and maybe even surpassing it if that were to happen.
There is a need to keep in mind that these are mainly speculations, although they have some support from facts as well as other factors that are somewhat reliable. Now that we've covered the most important part, let's move on to the better part of the story.
What is Chiliz (CHZ)?
Chiliz is a cryptocurrency that is based on sports and esports and is built to offer various services for fans and clubs. Chiliz has developed Socios.com with the objective of gaining 2+ billion gamers and 380+ million Esports fans into the community in a quest to improve fans' engagement in Sports Entertainment.
It is designed to provide fans with a platform where they can connect directly with Team influencers and decision-makers who are always treated as spectators and with the opportunity to earn rewards by voting on the platform.
Besides Juventus, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, West Ham United, AS Roma, and Paris Saint-Germain, Socios.com is also partnered with the biggest MMA fighting company in the world, UFC, as well as other football clubs.
Chiliz token is used to fuel Socios. CHZ is based on the Ethereum blockchain, namely the ERC20 token on the Ethereum chain, and the Binance chain, namely the BEP-2 token on the Binance chain.
As a result of this platform, fans will be able to get connected to clubs as well as other sports being supported. During the decision-making procedure of the club, the votes of every subscriber will be taken into account, as well as the fans' choice of merchandise design, game banner, naming of the training ground, or even suggest custom celebrations with the songs of their choice.
Chiliz (CHZ) Price Predictions and Forecast from 2023-2025-2030
The Chiliz platform has established partnerships with huge sports clubs and a variety of fan-followed industries in order to make it the number one bridge between Fans and the sports and entertainment ecosystem. During the trend of metaverse and NFT projects, the CHZ token's value continues to grow as the token is flooded with a variety of utilities.
There is a possibility that CHZ will rise from $0.099 to $0.21 USD within one month of the start of the year 2022 and that this could continue throughout the rest of the year.
Investors have taken notice of this project so far, and the majority of the true fans of a different sports team will not be considering the possibility of selling tokens in the future due to the long-term benefits.
Chiliz (CHZ) Price Prediction 2023
The price of Chiliz has been predicted to rise in 2023 by many analysts, and there is a general consensus that the price of Chiliz will continue to rise in the coming years. Several factors contribute to the positive outlook for the global economy, including the growing use of the Chiliz blockchain, the popularity of cryptocurrencies, and the overall upward trend in the global economy.
Price Prediction Pages
DigitalCoinPrice predicts that CHZ is likely to surpass the level of $0.69 in the near future. We are expecting Chiliz to reach a minimum fee of $0.59 before the end of the year. Furthermore, there is no doubt that the CHZ price can reach a maximum level of $0.71 at some point in the future.
A report from TradingBeasts forecasts that Chiliz's price will reach $0.34 by the beginning of May 2023, based on a forecast from the company. There is an expectation of a maximum price of $0.42 and a minimum price of $0.29. As for the price prediction for the end of the month, the Chiliz price is predicted to be $0.34.
Prediction and Forecast on Youtube
There is a video posted by Ryan Matta about what CHZ's price might be in 2023. There has been a lot of discussion on various websites about predictions published on them. As for Ryan's personal opinion, he believes Chiliz may go up to $0.52 by 2023, but some corrections may occur by that time as well.
Chiliz (CHZ) Price Forecasts 2025
The price of Chiliz is predicted to rise dramatically in the trading range between $0.52 and $0.55 in the coming months, according to many Chiliz enthusiasts and their price predictions.
As you consider whether or not to buy CHZ this year, keep in mind that we could also see another bear market, in which case the price could fall by up to 80%, which would result in a price assessment of CHZ at around $0.09.
Nevertheless, it is more likely that a midpoint of these price levels is the most realistic expectation. There is a possibility that CHZ might become a reality in the near future as a cheap and convenient digital asset as a result of widespread adoption.
By the end of the current year, PricePrediction predicts that CHZ's price is expected to cross an average price level of $0.88. That is, by the end of the current year, Chiliz is expected to reach a minimum price of $0.85, and by 2025, CHZ price will reach a maximum price level of $1.00. Additionally, the CHZ price may be as high as $1.00 in the future.
CoinCodex provides a CHZ price prediction based on Tech Growth analysis that takes into account multiple factors to determine the price growth for CHZ.
According to the Facebook growth metric used in this source, it is possible that Chiliz could reach a price of $1.50 in 2025 if this growth metric is used. It is estimated that the price in that year will not go higher than $0.29 based on the mobile growth metric.
Due to the highly volatile nature of the cryptocurrency market, it is always difficult to predict the cryptocurrency price in advance. There is even more reason to be concerned when we are talking about the future eight years from now.
A number of experts have predicted that Chiliz's price could reach as high as $1.03 by 2030, according to one report. In spite of this, we need to keep in mind that Chiliz is growing, and as a result, the adoption rate, utility, and potential of Chiliz are all growing. For this reason, I believe that the conservative approach might be more accurate for the first half of the decade only.
PricePrediction projects that the CHZ price in 2030 will cross an average price level of $6.37 at the end of the current calendar year. The expected minimum price level for Chiliz by the end of this year should be $6.20 at the end of the current calendar year. The price level of CHZ can also reach a maximum of $7.01 if the price increases further.
The price of CHZ is predicted to cross the level of $3.88 per CHZ, according to DigitalCoinPrice. There is a high probability that Chiliz will reach a minimum fee of $3.83 by the end of this year. Further, it is important to note that the CHZ price has the potential to reach a maximum level of $3.92 in the future.
Is Chiliz a good investment?
It has occasionally been shown that Chiliz has been a decent investment from time to time. Besides the fact that it is a very promising blockchain initiative from a technical perspective, it is one of the most promising ones from an application perspective as well. A variety of real-world applications are being developed using the Blockchain, which makes it a more useful technology.
Taking into account all of the factors mentioned above, it would appear that CHZ would be an excellent investment to make. It is, therefore, fair to say that the price predictions for CHZ are extraordinarily positive, mainly because it is believed that the token has a lot of potential.
However, as with every investment, there is no guarantee that CHZ will reach the predicted price levels, and neither is there any guarantee that it will not. There is no doubt, however, that CHZ is definitely worth considering if you are thinking about investing in cryptocurrency.
In terms of innovation and underlying principles, Chiliz (CHZ) has been rated as one of the top coins and has attracted the attention of experienced investors because of its innovations and underlying principles.
There is no doubt that this project has all the ingredients to succeed in the future, as a result of the massive investment in the currency and the well-seasoned staff who are working on it.
The Price Predictions published in this article are based on estimates made by industry professionals, they are not investment recommendations, and it should be understood that these predictions may not occur as described.
The content of this article should only be taken as a guide, and you should always carry out your own analysis before making any investment.
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Gm78 @Was: Canes and Scott Darling pummel an oddly lacklaster Washington Capitals
by Matt Karash | Mar 30, 2018 | The Drive Home
With a Washington Capital team readying for the playoffs and attempting to climb above 100 points playing a Carolina Hurricanes team that entered with 79 points and staring at early-booked tee times for the second week of April, Friday's match up figured to be tough sledding for the Hurricanes. But the Capitals looked more like a team resting before the start of the playoffs than a team preparing for them, and the Hurricanes pounced with a strong effort and a 4-1 win.
The Capitals entered with a 9-1 mark in their past 10 games and a seven-game winning streak that dated back to February 20, so despite its lack of significance at this point in the season, it was an impressive one.
The game started maybe as it was expected to go throughout with Washington scoring first on a shot from a ways out by Michal Kempny. But the Hurricanes responded quickly when Derek Ryan scored on a second rebound after Jaccob Slavin galloped the length of the rink for a great individual effort and put the puck on net. Joakim Nordstrom had the first rebound try, and Ryan finished on the third try that featured offense generation from the back end and two players going hard to the net. In a game that started evenly, the Hurricanes built upward while the Capitals continued to look lackluster. Another great individual effort from the blue line put the Hurricanes up 2-1 about midway through the first period. This time, it was Justin Faulk deftly walking around a defender up top with a toe drag and then labeling a shot past goalie Braden Holtby. With some help from Scott Darling, the Hurricanes would exit the first period with a 2-1 lead.
The Hurricanes dominated play overall in the second period but also had a decent volume of the intermittent break downs that have plagued the team of late. During the first two periods, Scott Darling's saves included two breakaways, a player lost in front of him and a few other saves that required sharp anticipation to be in the right place early enough. Despite peppering Holtby with 17 shots on net in the second period, the Hurricanes failed to score. But by virtue of a strong period by Darling, the Hurricanes still led 2-1 entering the third period.
The Hurricanes were a bit tighter defensively in the third period and clung to their 2-1 lead through most of the period until Sebastian Aho notched his 28th goal on a play that saw him and line mates Teuvo Teravainen and Valentin Zykov carve a path straight up the middle of the ice toward the net. Darling continued to hold the fort on a solid night, and Brock McGinn added an empty-netter late to push the final to 4-1.
The game was an impressive win for the Hurricanes. The Canes were the better team in a match up against a team that has generally been better than whoever it was playing of late.
Notes from the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals
1) Scott Darling
His game in Tuesday's 4-3 loss was what I would term an 'almost.' He allowed four goals and lost, but I think he was noticeably sharper for the most part. His rebound control left something to be desired, but I thought his strength as a 'first shot goalie' did show through on Tuesday. And though his rebound control could have been better, Darling's four goals against were not bad on a night when the Hurricanes were widely outplayed by a desperate Devils team. So Friday represented an opportunity to try to pull the positives from a mixed bag and build on them. Darling did exactly that. He faced only 21 shots, but the Hurricanes offered up enough intermittent break downs, that the ingredients were there for three or four goals against if Darling was not sharp. What stands out most about Darling's play on Friday and to some degree Tuesday was his level of anticipation. He had multiple saves that were made possible by the fact that he read the play early and was in position to make a tough save look relatively easy. He also seemed to read a couple breakaway moves early such that he quickly closed up an opening to score. All in all, Friday was a strong outing for Darling and qualitatively better than the modest number of saves would indicate.
2) Offense from the blue line
Justin Faulk's individual move and snipe obviously represented scoring directly attributable to the blue line. Derek Ryan's goal that featured Jaccob Slavin carrying the puck most of 200 feet before getting it on net for rebound chances was another big play by the blue line. For the young blue line to take the next step and emerge as a strength that drives wins, more contributions offensively must be a key component, so Friday's game was encouraging in that regard.
3) Jaccob Slavin
In addition to his assist on the Ryan goal, Slavin had a strong night defensively. The Capitals offense looked relatively toothless on Friday, but a quick glance at the Caps recent results show that this is not the norm and should be credited to the Hurricanes defense with Slavin leading the way defensively.
4) Phil Di Giuseppe
He continues his run looking like a completely different player. It is hard to say if he is just hot, pressure to win a next contract is boosting him or perhaps chemistry with Elias Lindholm at center is propelling him right now, but his seven points in five games is astounding after only scoring four points in 40 previous games in 2017-18.
5) 30 is in range!
With his 28th goal on Friday night, Sebastian Aho is now within two goals of 30. A big game on Saturday with him being featured (sorry for messing up the date in the preview for this game) could see him hit 30 in front of a home crowd and on a perfect night.
6) Derek Ryan
Derek Ryan, who has been much-maligned of late, had a strong game offensively with his rebound finish early and an assist on Faulk's goal.
Next up is a quick turnaround and the second to last home game of the season on Saturday night against the New York Rangers.
ctcaniac on March 31, 2018 at 7:38 am
1) I remember several C&C regulars making glowing comments about Darling after seeing him in the preseason. Then everything went awry. I truly believe that Darling can, and most likely will, get back to being a good goalie. Given what he has already overcome, it is reasonable to think he will regain confidence and smooth out some technical issues. If the team keeps him, he should get back to being the goalie that had so many Caniacs excited.
2) & 3) In addition to Darling, the other player who hasn't lived up to preseason expectations is Slavin. He has been good this year, but remember quite a few of us were calling him a sleeper Norris candidate. For the first 60 games, he was the solid d-man of the past two seasons. Now for the last month Slavin has been playing at another level. In fact, most of the blueline has. Before his injury, Pesce was having his most productive stretch of games. Hanifin has been more noticeable lately. Even van Riemsdyk has had several grade A scoring chances the past two games. I don't know if the coaches have changed the tactics, but suddenly the Hurricanes' defense is playing better hockey.
4) This is the one point on which I am cautious–just not sure Phil Di Guiseppe can maintain this type of production. Even in the AHL he was what would qualify as a second-tier scorer. However, if he keeps it up for five more games he has earned extra consideration going into training camp.
5) Aho is the center for the top-scoring line. While his goal last night came from an opportunistic play, there were several sequences where the TAZ line (and sometimes Aho mostly on his own) controlled the puck in the offensive zone for an extended period resulting in one or more dangerous chances. Aho's ability to move through opposing players seems to be at another level now that he is playing center. His play is also elevating his line mates. I noticed last night that Zykov is already making plays by "knowing" where Aho or Teravainen will be even before the play is established.
6) I have stated my appreciation for Ryan in the past. However, I don't think he is part of the team next year. Three spaces need to open for Zykov, Foegele, and Necas. The obvious players to be replaced are Stempniak, Nordstrom, and Ryan.
There has been much discussion about three needs: a difference-making center, at least one more scorer, and how the "core" needs to change to get past the culture of missing the playoffs. The first is happening on the ice the past two weeks. Both Aho and Lindholm are proving to be more than capable centers. Neither was used in that role as the season was slipping away–it is truly a change. On the second, Zykov is going to be an offensive threat who complements Aho and Teravainen. I am not arguing he will be an elite scorer, but at this point I am convinced that TAZ will be an above-average top scoring line. Regarding the third point, more changes need to be made. Still, with Aho and Lindholm at center, one or two more prospects joining Zykov, and Slavin, Pesce, and Hanifin all being involved in the offense every night, the Canes are in fact changing their identity. Skepticism is warranted. But the improved hockey of the past two weeks is more than other teams no longer playing engaged hockey. While it can be argued that this March is much like last March, there are some significant differences. Skinner (with some help from Aho) was driving the offense last March. This year multiple players are producing points (Aho, Teravainen, Di Guiseppe, Zykov, Foegele, and yes Skinner). I would argue it is more improved team play than a "hot streak." Let's just say I a skeptically optimistic.
live_free_or_die on March 31, 2018 at 8:34 am
In the end I hope you're right, ct. I weigh these games down the stretch a bit differently because the team has been out of the playoff hunt the last several weeks. Teams that are good, yet not great (traditionally our Canes) tend to play better when the games no longer matter as much. It's a combination of less pressure while some opponents ease up a bit and look at our team as a game where maximum effort is not required. NJ the other night was the exception as they are fighting for position, but last night's effort by WAS is a classic case.
Besides, the last 4 years this team has ended the season giving us optimism only to overstate what we truly have. This has led to non-moves in the offseason. That said, I believe we do have some good core pieces, but I also believe we need to stop the vicious cycle of hoping at season's end that we see repeat performances of our players as they are playing down the stretch. Had these same players been playing this way in Oct/Nov I'd feel different. Whether it's center or wing we need a scoring boost in our top 6. We may likely need veteran help on D and improved goaltending as well. The captaincy needs to be looked into deeper…this team was too fragile at various points of the year and part of leadership's job is to unite the team through hard times.
I think changes, in some sort, are finally occurring regardless of this last stretch.
apexmarkmcanes on March 31, 2018 at 9:15 am
I still have my doubts about Aho as a center. There's no doubt he has the hockey sense and creativity to be a center. He struggles in the faceoff circle and while not a lightweight, still not as "big" down low as you'd want him to be.
Surprised Ryan was also weak in the circle last night, 0-6.
Lindholm is a center and his play there is making PDG looks different and can help Skinner when Skinner wants to play within the system. If we could get a good haul for Skinner, I wouldn't mind seeing him change uniforms. I think the system we have would allow a scorer like him to have consistent 30 goal seasons as opposed to the up and down he has.
On D, we finally saw the Justin Faulk we wanted all season long. Also, as CT noted, all the D have been much better, more engaged, both defensively and offensively. I don't know how the coaches can get through to this collective group that they can play this way 82 games, not just the last 10.
raleightj on March 31, 2018 at 11:25 am
I pretty much agree word for word with ct. In fact, I was one of those who were extremely impressed by Darling in training camp and preseason. But last night we saw the Scott Darling we thought we had signed, and he was impressively – as he largely was against NJ.
ctcaniac on March 31, 2018 at 12:26 pm
Aho in the face-off circle shouldn't be too much of an issue. I think it is mostly practice–other young centers struggle (MacKinnon is under 45% this year and this is the first year Barkov has been over 50%). My guess is given his focus, Aho will become better than 50% soon. He is not big, but he plays with much more strength and tenacity than his actual size. Aho is the one chance the team has at having a point-per-game center.
blinkman on March 31, 2018 at 5:05 pm
All good comments above. That's the Justin Faulk I remember. Slavin continues to amaze me. A head-scratcher – why does Skinner keep making the same defensive "drifting" mistakes over and over again? This must drive BP crazy. Goalies seem to be like baseball pitchers – one year they're great, the next year they're bad or mediocre. Let's hope Darling gets some more confidence and rebounds next year.

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1991 PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Award for Literary Excellence
The Concrete River is a collection of poems by poet laureate of Los Angeles Luis Rodríguez. They illuminate the gritty idiosyncrasies of immigrant life in urban barrios spanning Los Angeles to Chicago to Harlem. Rodríguez lends powerful voices to those struggling to keep the gas on, to find work, and to keep love. Populated by a vibrant cast of characters, ranging from the drugged, to the eccentric, to the heartbroken, Rodríguez's poems protest capitalism, violence, and exploitation while reveling in the potential of compassion.
Luis J. Rodriguez has published fifteen books of poetry, children's literature, fiction, and nonfiction. He is best known for his 1993 memoir of gang life, Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. His awards include a Finalist for the 2011 National Book Critics Circle Award, a Lila Wallace Readers Digest Writers Award, a PEN Josephine Miles Literary Award, a Paterson Poetry Prize, a Carl Sandburg Literary Award, and fellowships from the Sundance Institute, the Lannan Foundation, the City of Los Angeles, the City of Chicago, the California Arts Council, and the Illinois Arts Council, among others. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti in 2014 chose Luis J. Rodriguez as Poet Laureate of the city. Luis is also Scholar in Residence at California State University, Northridge.
"This poetry is of the barrio yet stubbornly refuses to be confined in it—Rodríguez's perceptive gaze and storyteller's gift transport his world across neighborhood boundaries." —Publishers Weekly
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Several years ago I was introduced to the Cranberry Bliss Bars. They are this amazing soft cookie topped with cream cheese frosting and cranberries on top. I had no idea these were a Copycat Starbucks recipe but they were amazing. In fact, I still make them every year at the holidays because they are a family favorite.
So when I found a recipe for Cranberry Bliss Cookies I couldn't wait to make them! I figured they had to be similar to the bars and they were quicker to make since there was no frosting them. I got into the kitchen and started baking.
These cookies are interesting because they have vinegar in them. I'm not sure what purpose the vinegar serves except possibly to help the baking soda with the cookies rising. I hate when I try a baked good recipe with vinegar in it and I can totally taste the vinegar. I was hoping that wouldn't be the case with these cookies.
The flavor in these cookies is awesome. There's a little bit of spice from the cinnamon, a hint of bright orange, sweet white chocolate chips, and tart dried cranberries. It's a lot going on at one time but it all comes together in a delicious flavor that reminds me of the holidays.
The cookies came out soft in the middle and slightly crisp on the edges. Don't be afraid to take them out on time. I know they wouldn't look like they are done but leaving them on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes after pulling them out of the oven helps cook them through.
So if you are looking for a holiday cookie perfect for a cookie exchange or sharing at the holiday, give these cookies a try! They are the perfect combination of holiday flavors.
A soft and buttery cookie filled with orange zest, cinnamon, cranberries, and white chocolate chips.
In a large bowl cream together the brown sugar, sugar, butter, shortening, salt, vanilla, vinegar, and baking soda. Mix well.
In a medium bowl combine the cinnamon, nutmeg, orange zest, and flour. Mix to combine.
Add the flour mixture to the butter mixer and mix until combined.
Scoop 1 inch dough balls onto a baking sheet.
Bake for 10 minutes. Remove the cookies from oven and allow to rest on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes. Remove to a baking rack to cool completely.
How interesting that there is vinegar in them. They sound delicious!
I love the cranberries in these! The sweet and tart combination is simply delicious.


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This past weekend, Niagara was alive for its most fashionable event – STRUTT, put on by the Niagara Artist's Centre. The event is a wearable art fashion show that accepts applications and commissions work from Niagara's thriving arts community. The entries ranged from the risqué to the downright industrial, as the crowd came alive with support for the artistic vision of each runway walk. Taking place at W.S. Tyler, the space was converted from empty industrial to buzzing event venue with bodies from wall to wall.
The fashion was incredible, and the acrobatics were a spectacle that drew eyes to the ceilings of the transformed industrial building! Women dangled from the ceiling on ribbons and performed elegant movement art to compliment the runway show happening below them. There were roller-girls zooming up and down the runway, adding excitement and an element of fun to the evening's events.
The music was performed live by the Niagara Symphony, and featured up-tempo numbers that had audience members dancing in their seats, and somber numbers that reflected the artistic intention of the fashions they accompanied. With seemingly each facet of Niagara well-represented at the event, it appears that STRUTT has had its largest and most successful year yet, with the rumbling of the night indicating that the crowd cannot wait for STRUTT 2013!
The proceeds of STRUTT support the Niagara Artist's Centre, an organization that supports the artist community in Niagara. You can visit the NAC on St. Paul St. in St. Catharines, where many gallery shows and events take place in the same spirit of support throughout the year.
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If your smile is worth a thousand silvers, a frown is probably worth a lot more. Here's an AI start-up that tracks your emotions and helps brands make their content stick
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Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala, a prime-time musical series on StarPlus gained massive popularity within a few months since it first aired. And, many might say, it hits the audience with just the right emotions. So, what worked for the show that has recently completed a year of airing?
Before launching Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala, Star TV team was pondering over how they could create an impactful promo during the launch, and if they could optimise media spends. That's when a Bengaluru-based start-up, Entropik, came into the picture — a company that built the country's first Emotional Artificial Intelligence technology — AI that understands human emotions, according to the company.
For the show's promotional campaign, the start-up mapped brainwaves of respondents that represented the target audience. With the help of this technology, they could study how the subjects perceived each character in the promo videos. While the video was played, emotions and expressions of the respondents were tracked, which helped in understanding the 'high' and 'low' points in the video.
Entropik's Emotional Efficiency engine scored each promo based on the emotional response, predicting their chances of clicking with the audience. Based on the scores, Star TV could cut down 30% of its marketing expenses. And, the launch campaign went viral! According to the start-up's co-founder, Ranjan Kumar, his client also saw 3x returns on their media spend of around 50 million.
"We are the first ones to build such a platform in India. We essentially build technologies that track consumer emotions at their points of origin," explains Kumar.
Entropik has built three key technologies for its platform — first is brainwave mapping with the help of an easy-to-wear headset. It can track the respondent's state of mind such as tension and emotional level, constantly. Second is facial expression analysis, which tracks emotions with a camera. Third is tracking eye movements using cameras. All three technologies are patent-pending.
Entropik's systems are trained on a database of 14 million unique user emotions, which is embedded in its consumer-behaviour research platform, Affect Lab. The start-up took one year to perfect the emotional AI technology. Entropik's clientele includes media houses, advertisement firms, consumer and automotive brands. It helps its clients optimise their customer support experience. "We provide this as an analytics tool for them to really know their end users at a competitive level," says Kumar.
An employee of Citrus Pay (acquired by PayU in 2018), Kumar moved out of the company in 2016, wondering what could be the problem statement for the next 5-10 years that was worth solving. The chemical engineering graduate from IIT-Kharagpur co-founded RedCastle, a media communications start-up, prior to his stint at Citrus. That's when he discovered a large part of marketing spends were ineffective.
He explains, "For example, advertisement conversion rates are 3%. That is ridiculous, and I felt that it was happening because people's attention span was reducing, but the amount of content kept rising. And, all brands are trying to push their ads to the fore. So, how does a consumer-centric business create experience which is optimum and not too pushy?"
Kumar found that several consumer-led businesses were adopting technology at length. However, they weren't always successful, as the consumer experience on offer was not always built to suit the customer.
In the case of media, its strengths – money and time – were wasted if a campaign did not strike a chord with the viewer. Kumar felt that intelligence should not just be 'artificial', but must have an emotional perspective. "You have to build a technology that completely resonates with the consumer. With that as the core motto, we started this company. It was a futuristic plan, and a very ambitious project for us," notes Kumar.
Along with Bharat Singh Shekhawat, co-founder and head engineer of Entropik, Kumar started his company in 2016; co-founder and product chief Lava Kumar, joined later in 2017. The first year was dedicated to developing the technology from scratch. In early 2016, the start-up raised a seed round of $200,000 from angel investors Dileep Bhatt, president of downstream operations, JSW Steel, and Milind Chaudhary, director of Sea Global Services.
Scaling the business and identifying partners to reach a product-market fit were the pursuits in the second year. The start-up has been a part of a string of accelerator programmes ever since — the San Francisco-based Accenture Ventures Cohort (January 2017), Plug and Play (August 2017), Oracle Cohort (June 2018), and Intel's AI Builder programme (November 2018). In the media segment, Entropik is part of Viacom's VStEP (start-up engagement) programme. The association has helped them partner with Viacom 18's business units such as Colors, Nickelodeon and Voot.
Ditch the questionnaire
Entropik mainly targets segments such as media and advertisement, and user-experience testing (or UX testing). In the media space, brands resort to conventional surveys or feedbacks to collect consumer insights. Even the technological advancements are limited to get insights from buying and browsing patterns. "Instead of spending millions of dollars on questionnaires to collect consumer insights, we have been able to quantify actionable outcomes," Kumar points out.
According to Kumar, the questionnaires completely miss out on the subconscious element. Plus, there's also a research bias while framing questions; whether the respondents understood the question the way the research team intended to ask. Was the audience able to quantitatively articulate their responses, and were the responses of a few influenced by the responses of their peers?
Entropik's technology overcomes the human errors and biases, as the subjects are constantly monitored with the help of an electroencephalogram (EEG) headgear. The device monitors brain's electrical activity and generates readings that can be translated into emotions felt by the wearer.
For any study, the base sample size is calculated with the help of technology that calibrates statistics on minimum respondents. More than 95% trends get stabilised by a specific value, and any more respondents don't yield better results. Hence, the start-up studies around 50 respondents per target group for emotional analysis, and according to the team, this would suffice to get clear emotion analysis data. For brainwave mapping, the minimum sample size is 40; for facial analysis the base head-count goes up to 100; and for eye-tracking, the team needs at least 35 respondents.
Facial expression and eye movement tracking can be genuinely handy tools for marketers, ad folks, or even office spaces for that matter. "It can be in a retail environment where a customer's facial expression could tell what his satisfaction level is; or in human resources, where video resume applications are picking up. We create a psychometric profile of the candidate and allow recruiters to screen resumes based on such profiles," says Kumar.
Television Audience Measurement (TAM), a media research firm, is one of Entropik's clients, and its CEO believes the tech has added value to their research. LV Krishnan says, "Earlier, we used data to find out how viewers responded the way they do to our content. But we could never find out why they respond that way. Now that we can, it's a big step forward for marketing promotions. Entropik helps probe audience behaviour using technology."
He adds, "For instance, one of the use cases is for OTT (over-the-top entertainment services) platforms to analyse if their promo content is good enough to create recall value in the minds of the customer." Kumar claims that the typical customer sees a viewership jump between 120-450% with the help of Entropik's services.
In case of user experience (UX) testing, Kumar explains the possibilities of Entropik's technology, noting the company's research for Accenture's BFSI clients. The technology could identify for the UX user where the frustration levels are high, where the service's app is asking too many questions or where the user is getting distracted and not navigating through.
"A classic example is when you get an OTP number. You have to leave the app, get the OTP number from the SMS, copy it, come back to the app and paste it. Your mental effort is much higher in such instances, and we can deliver insights to optimise this experience for the user. Our clients have been able to improvise accordingly and get 3-4x returns on the platform itself," notes Kumar.
He explains, "If the UX of an app or chatbot is being tested, 100-200 respondents as per the target definition are invited and allowed to go through the whole UX experience with a brainwave mapping headset on." Screen recordings of all such sessions are analysed and actionable insights are provided such as content being too cluttered or repetition of information.
"We are working with an insurance company that was asking customers to enter PAN card details, phone number and so on. But many users are not comfortable sharing those details on an app. A lot of these data are already collected somewhere else, for example your phone number. You can automatically capture such details and figure that part out. Asking the user to enter those details is leading to the 'fear' emotion set. In a five-minute session, the user becomes fearful by the third or fourth minute. That was a huge insight for the insurance company," says Kumar.
In the automotive space, technology is expected to bring in high-end consumer experience even in low-end cars through live analytic solutions. Using facial recognition, the technology would be able to measure every second if the driver is fatigued, frustrated, restless, stressed, unwell, and create alerts accordingly.
Entropik claims that this tech will not drive up the vehicle cost significantly, and has submitted a PoC (proof of concept) to Daimler. The team is considering its applications in driverless cars, where it would monitor how the ambient conditions inside the car could adapt to the driver's and passengers' emotions.
The 22-member start-up currently boasts around 55 clients across India, US and Singapore, which include names such as Star TV, Viacom 18 and Sony. Other clients are serviced through major partner IT firms such as Accenture, SAP and Oracle.
"These brands are driving the digital transition for their consumer business clients. We enable them to measure the behaviour and emotions of their consumers in a scalable way," he says.
The company also has use cases in the education tech industry, where they work with Byju's. Entropik helps such brands position content to the end user. Kumar believes, in EdTech, one of the key challenges is to measure Cognitive Learning Index, the true reflection of a student's learning process while they consume content.
Entropik partnered with Byju's at an early stage to grade the app's learning content. It tested the curriculum on a number of students. Today, Byju's content is highly adaptive to the student's learning capabilities, and Kumar claims this feature is to their credit.
Now, the question is, who is leveraging such technology? Kumar estimates, "70% of our business comes from media and advertisement, 20% from UX and the rest from others." A SaaS (software as a service) platform, Entropik follows a usage-based revenue model. The start-up gets paid based on the number of creatives tested, or the number of respondents the client has tested.
"We charge on the basis of per video minute of testing, and then aggregate it across monthly billing," The average ticket size varies depending on the vertical. "Media advertisement use cases are typically of 300,000 per project a month. UX projects cost slightly higher — around 500,000 to 600,000," he adds. The company recorded revenue of $1 million for FY18-19. Kumar expects the company to grow at 100% quarter on quarter owing to high demand and lack of rivals.
With ambitions to scale up operations, Entropik is focused on winning the media and ad vertical in Singapore and other south-east Asian countries. Europe is also on its radar, but crucially, it wants to keep a tab on more use cases where its AI engine can be leveraged; and south-east Asian nations offer fast moving consumer brands with high growth. Entropik is also plans on boosting headcount. R&D makes up nearly three-fourth of its employees. "Over the next year, we expect to be twice the size we are currently," Kumar says.
He adds that Entropik is a cash flow-positive business right now, and they are targeting to scale up 4-5x in the next 18 months. The business raised $200,000 in its seed round (early 2016), and another $1.1 million in its pre-series A (mid-2018), led by BIF and Parampara Capital. The second infusion was a bid to boost R&D efforts and boost activities.
Mind, the new Gold mine
What made Entropik an attractive investment proposition? Ashwin Raghuraman, founding partner at Bharat Innovation Fund and one of the investors, says, "It is a very different venture. Brainwave mapping has been used in fields such as forensics for some time. But, it wasn't being used in an innovative manner to analyse and decode customer response to visuals."
Raghuraman believed they were investing in something that could disrupt the media space, and the creation and distribution of videos significantly, in terms of quality. "That's because we all know video is going to be an important channel of communication. They were hitting a new-age solution to market and help people improve their content," he adds.
They realised that the technology could be useful through a social perspective as well, and not solely in media management. "Facial mapping for car drivers could be crucial in saving lives. These guys are solving the problems of today and tomorrow," he says.
According to a study by Reuters, the global emotion detection and recognition market is estimated to witness a CAGR of 32.7% over 2018- 2023. Kumar expects the market to reach $24.74 billion by 2020, with the presence of a few companies globally. For example, Nielsen has been offering some solutions with the help of brain-mapping, while Boston-based Affectiva is into facial coding based on emotional analysis. There are also a few companies that provide eye tracking. While Kumar acknowledges these players, he points out that they have been offering fragmented solutions, while Entropik integrates all these technologies. He considers Entropik's huge data set of unique user emotions its USP. But, where did all this data come from?
"Currently, we have a repository of over 11 million unique human emotion samples. We have recorded over six million of these samples through our training and data collection exercise over the past two years. The remaining five million samples have been acquired through customers," he explains.
Kumar assures its data mining process does not breach security issues, at a time when data and cyber security is one of the pressing global concerns. Entropik claims to be GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliant, and doesn't store any personal information; but only the derived intelligence in an encrypted way. "We have 100% rights to derive collective intelligence from this data, given it doesn't have any Public Interest Litigation information," he adds.
Kumar believes 'data' is the next 'oil', and categorises data further into 'commodity' and 'niche' data. "We are playing with niche data, which is very powerful. For example, a lot of companies will have consumer clickstream behaviour or data relating to phone calls. We are playing with data that is very fundamental and pure, and that is human emotion. It has to be captured from the source," he notes.
So, will Entropik emerge successful? It's too early to say, but Kumar is confident — "This is a $40 billion (according to a Reuters study) opportunity, and the market has three players. The industry is bound to attract more players. But the victor will be the one who has access to the largest amount of purest data."
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On This Shining Night: An Evening of Premieres
Indoor Performances Are Back at The Wallis
Anne Akiko Meyers
She's a home-grown SoCal artist who's been globe-trotting since childhood. When she was four years old, her mother, born and raised in Japan, delivered her from her Mohave Desert habitat to her teacher, Shirley Helmick, along with the Suzuki method for learning music. By age six, she had visited Dr. Suzuki in Matsumoto, and soon thereafter she won an audition to perform at Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center with other "Suzuki kids." At age 11 she played on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show. Subsequently, she studied at L.A.'s own Colburn School for the Performing Arts, and the rest "is history," albeit one that's alive and well.
Her name, familiar to music lovers everywhere, is Anne Akiko Meyers, and now, sans shrieking sirens, shrill summer tourist chatter, and roaring Maserati engines (the usual outdoor cacophony of busy Beverly Hills), audiences can be nestled comfortably inside the Bram Goldsmith Theater of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, October 2, 2021, 7:30 pm to hear this celebrated violinist, accompanied by Fabio Bidini on piano, as the first artist to perform there since COVID-19 forced a shutdown in 2020.
Anne Akiko Meyers will present the world premiere of a new arrangement of Corelli's "La Folia" Sonata Opus 5, #12, created especially for her by Andy Poxon, and a premiere of Arvo Pärt's "Estonian Lullaby," which the composer dedicated to her, along with Morten Lauridsen's "Sure on This Shining Night" and "Dirait-On." The evening's program also includes Beethoven's Sonata No. 5, "Spring," and Ástor Piazzolla's Histoire du Tango. Audience members are invited to a prelude discussion with the artists, moderated by Classical KUSC's Brian Lauritzen, from 6:30 to 7 pm.
There are those who are impressed that Anne Akiko Meyers has been playing on the Ex-Vieuxtemps Guarneri del Gesu violin, dated 1741, given to her by an anonymous donor in 2012 (originally listed for sale at $18 million). "I can sculpt the sound, and it has a power like none other," she has said, having performed on many Stradivari that were loaned to her in the past but then purchasing a 1730 "Royal Spanish" Strad in 2005 and a 1697 "ex-Molitor/Napoleon Strad" in 2010. Her recent gift, granting her lifetime use of the instrument, lends itself well to the baroque and classical repertory of the evening.
Yet she hardly confines her taste to the earlier periods. A strong proponent of world music and new music, Anne Akiko Meyers has often commissioned compositions and arrangements from talented artists she feels are underperformed. A staunch fan of Einojuhani Rautavaara from Finland, who visited a bird preserve to record their chirping for his Cantus Arcticus, she convinced the 85-year-old to compose Fantasia for her in 2015. A few years later when the Arvo Pärt Centre opened in Laulasmaa, Estonia and she performed in a trio of concerts there for the occasion, she asked the eminent composer for a new version of his "Estonian Lullaby," and it arrived hand-written at her door for Christmas of 2019. He dedicated it to her. Soon thereafter she sought out the composer Arturo Márquez, who draws from the idioms of his native Mexico, and commissioned a new concerto, Fandango. It's inspired by the sounds of the mariachi but also the "fandango," a dance form of Spain and Portugal. To mention these recent commissions is mostly to point out how Anne Akiko Meyers actively champions the work of living composers. While their new music if often rooted in traditional cultural expressions, she encourages them to invest in these age-old songs and dances a contemporary imagination that can reach a wide array of listeners in expanding musical contexts.
Arcangelo Corelli
Regarding the evening's program at The Wallis, while Arvo Pärt and Morten Lauridsen are known for the depth of spirituality and emotional reverence they impart in their music, another kind of lyricism emerges in the night's selections from composers so seemingly disparate as Arcangelo Corelli and Astor Piazzola, whose works of strict formal elegance can actually embrace considerable flair and abandon. And yet contrary to intuitive sense, it is the pillar of baroque sonatas (Corelli) who requires the improvisation of the performer, and it is the namesake of the tango (Piazzola) who scripts every hesitation and jaunty rhythm to be presented. Either way, arguably, the presumed pathos and grace of "Estonian Lullaby" and "Sure On This Shining Night" can move one to tears in the excitement of "La folia" or a tango.
Coinciding with a boom in printing in about 1700, Arcangelo Corelli's Opus 5 violin sonatas were published in at least 42 editions by 1815. His innovations included nimble writing for the violin, and while he set the standard for the four-movement structure of the Baroque sonata (slow, fast, slow, fast), "La folia" consists of only one movement. The term refers to a dance or a dance song that was popular in Portugal already by the 15th century. It spread to Spain, Italy, and England by the beginning of the 17th century, and by the end of that era, the French firmly established its harmonic pattern and melody. Corelli's 23 variations on "La folia" in the 12th and final sonata of his Violin Sonatas, Op. 5 further spread the popularity of this form as the basis for dances and songs.
Anne Akiko Meyers commissioned Andy Poxon to arrange this last sonata for her to be able to present to today's audiences a new version of an old melody. Poxon, a composer, soloist, and band member, is as eclectic as Meyers in his taste for music, in his case ranging from classical to blues and rock. Furthermore, the Corelli composition itself, the most highly regarded of its time, has been arranged with accompaniments that span at least the organ, harpsichord, archlute, guitar, and cello. Yet in the first published version in 1700, this sonata was deliberately unadorned, written with only a treble violin line and a bass. Ornamentation and improvisation were expected, and left to the imagination of the performer, who would interpret, shape, and inflect the music with a range of color. The 23 variations of "La folia" invite a show of virtuoso technique in this ever-popular sonata da camera based on courtly dances.
Just as Arcangelo Corelli put the violin sonata on the musical map of Europe, Astor Piazzola put the tango on the musical map of the world. What's more, both the last of Corelli's Twelve Violin Sonatas, Op.5, which derives from La Folia, and Piazzola's tango compositions have their source in dance music that, in both cases, was often sung as well. The origins of these particular selections, then, alongside of the talent and style of the performer, are just one more reason that, when arranged for the violin as they are for Anne Akiko Meyers, her instrument "sings."
Astor Piazzola
In contrast to the courtly dances that inspired Corelli, tangos were originally danced mainly in bordellos and bars beginning in late 19th-century Buenos Aires, but their seductive appeal quickly caught on in Paris and European cities where early 20th-century ballrooms saw tightly-twined couples showing off intricate steps, body bends, and kicking legs often accompanied by sultry poetry sung to solo guitars, trios of a flute, a violin and a guitar, or even ensembles that included strings, a piano, and a concertina.
Piazzola's unique gift was in some ways the opposite of Corelli's in his six da camera sonatas: whereas Corelli all but insisted on invention and embellishment on the part of the musician, Piazzola mainly avoided the improvisation of jazz as it emerged in his time. His dissonance and extensions of rhythmic techniques may have resembled those of the growing sophistication of jazz as well as those incorporated by modernist composers, but there is a soulful melancholy that belongs to Piazzola alone (and to his relation to his country of birth, it seems, as it saw changes along with his music).
Ever the performer (as Corelli was), Piazzola wrote his tangos with clear and precise—if often surprising—figuration, including the use of counterpoint, glissandos, hesitations, and boldly contrasting rhythms. His Quinteto Nuevo Tango played with ensembles large and small, jazz and classical, across the globe, achieving on the stage what Corelli did with his endlessly printed and ubiquitously distributed music in the Europe of his day. If Vivaldi and Rachmaninoff (among so many others) acknowledged a debt to Corelli, Gilberto and Jobim in Brazil complement Piazzola's tangos with their samba-based bossa nova music.
Like the evening's program for The Wallis, and indeed like the overall repertory of Anne Akiko Meyers herself, Astor Piazzola's compositions carry an eclectic mix of genres and cultures. Born in Mar del Plata, Argentina, Piazzola was only four years old when his family moved to New York, where jazz and Jewish popular music filled the air. His father gave him a bandoneon, an instrument bearing the sound of his homeland, and he learned to play it when he was nine. Meanwhile he took classical piano lessons, which enabled him to study with the composer Alberto Ginastera upon returning to Argentina, and then with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. That was a key moment in his career, and he would tell it this way:
"When I met her, I showed her my kilos of symphonies and sonatas. She started to read them and came out with a horrible judgment. 'It's very well written,' she said, 'but here you are like Stravinsky, here like Bartók, here like Ravel —I cannot find Piazzolla.' After I confessed to her that I was a cabaret tango musician, she asked me to play on the piano some bars of a tango of my own. She suddenly opened her eyes, took my hand and told me, 'You idiot, that's Piazzolla!' And I took all the music I composed, ten years of my life, and sent it to hell in two seconds."
But what he sent to heaven (if that's what we call more than a century with the tango) was what he worked on for the next year and a half under Nadia Boulanger's mentorship—the music native to his ear, the music he had himself performed, which he would develop into (as we know it on earth) nuevo tango. Argentina changed radically throughout the 20th century and, owing as much to Astor Piazzola as to anyone else, the tango changed with it, to the extent that in 1985 its longtime propagator was compelled to give us its story and its history through four separate eras, composing not dance music so much as the spirit of the times.
Piazzola wrote program notes that elaborate each of the four movements of his Histoire du Tango:
"Bordello, 1900: The tango originated in Buenos Aires in 1882. It was first played on the guitar and flute. Arrangements then came to include the piano, and later, the concertina. This music is full of grace and liveliness. It paints a picture of the good natured chatter of the French, Italian, and Spanish women who peopled those bordellos as they teased the policemen, thieves, sailors, and riffraff who came to see them. This is a high-spirited tango.
Cafe, 1930: This is another age of the tango. People stopped dancing it as they did in 1900, preferring instead simply to listen to it. It became more musical, and more romantic. This tango has undergone total transformation: the movements are slower, with new and often melancholy harmonies. Tango orchestras come to consist of two violins, two concertinas, a piano, and a bass. The tango is sometimes sung as well.
Night Club, 1960: This is a time of rapidly expanding international exchange, and the tango evolves again as Brazil and Argentina come together in Buenos Aires. The bossa nova and the new tango are moving to the same beat. Audiences rush to the night clubs to listen earnestly to the new tango. This marks a revolution and a profound alteration in some of the original tango forms.
Modern-Day Concert: Certain concepts in tango music become intertwined with modern music. Bartok, Stravinsky, and other composers reminisce to the tune of tango music. This [is] today's tango, and the tango of the future as well."
On This Shining Night, An Evening of Premieres
Anne Akiko Meyers, Violin, Accompanied by Fabio Bidini, Piano
The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
Saturday, October 2, 2021, 7:30 PM, (approximately 90 minutes, one 15-minute intermission)
TICKET PRICES AND INFORMATION:
Ticket prices are $39-$99 per person. The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts is located at 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills. To purchase tickets and for more information, please call 310-746-4000 (Monday – Friday, 10 am to 6 pm) or visit TheWallis.org/Meyers.
Due to current health and safety variables, the engagement or select performances are subject to change, postponement or cancellation.
The Wallis is closely monitoring the ever-changing local health and safety environment carefully and addressing known health factors at the moment. Should plans change and any performance be required to be postponed or cancelled or if venue capacity limitations are instituted, ticket holders will be notified immediately with options for their purchased tickets per The Wallis' ticketing policies.
The health and safety of patrons, our staff and artists inside and outside our venue are a top priority for The Wallis. All audience members attending indoor performances will be required to show proof of full vaccination upon entry at The Wallis, or proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 48 hours of the attending their performance date. Further details, including methods of vaccination confirmation and COVID testing will be announced soon. In addition, all patrons regardless of vaccination status will be required to properly wear a face mask over both the nose and mouth upon entering The Wallis' indoor spaces and for the duration of their visit. The Wallis' health and safety protocols are also subject to change at the venue's sole discretion or in accordance with LA County and City of Beverly Hills regulations.


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Q: if(...) - two equal sides are considered as not equal
Possible Duplicate:
How do I compare strings in Java?

im new to android and this is my first post in StackOverflow.In short I face a very strange problem :
    in some methods I used if(...) ,and both of the values were equal ,yet it doesn't go through the if .
    Here is an example :
String []s=db.getStudentsNames();
        String []t=CopyNames(s);
        String t1,t2;

        t2=Id.getText().toString();
        for(int i=0;i<s.length;i++)
        {
            t1=t[i].substring(t[i].indexOf("-")+1).toString();
            Notifications(t[i].substring(t[i].indexOf("-")+1).toString());
            if(t1.toString()==t2.toString())//Problem!
            {
                Notifications("Id already exists for "+t[i].substring(0,t[i].indexOf("-")).toString());
                return false;
            }
        }

The variables t1 & t2 are : t1="123456789" & t2="123456789" , yet it doesn't enter the if like they are not equal.
And there are other places were two equal sides are considered as not equal - in the same java page (activity) like:
if(add.getText().toString()=="Add Student") : add refers to a button which has ,by default , a text :"Add Student"
so how can I solve this problem ?
**when this problem started , I started to see in LogCat:
 W/KeyCharacterMap(282): No keyboard for id 0

 W/KeyCharacterMap(282): Using default keymap: /system/usr/keychars/qwerty.kcm.bin

 D/dalvikvm(282): GC_FOR_MALLOC freed 5438 objects / 256800 bytes in 73ms

A: You shouldn't use == to compare Strings in Java. Use t1.toString().equals(t2.toString()) instead.

A: never use == on String objects. Use t1.equals(t2) instead.

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Madden Creek is a stream in Ste. Genevieve County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Saline Creek.

Madden Creek has the name of Thomas Madden, an early settler.

See also
List of rivers of Missouri

References

Rivers of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri
Rivers of Missouri

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was a Japanese diplomat and political scientist who was engaged in international politics and strategic studies. He was president and CEO of the Japan Forum on International Relations (JFIR) since it was founded in 1987, and served as chairman of the Global Forum of Japan (GFJ), chairman of the Council on East Asian Community (CEAC), and vice president of the Worldwide Support for Development (WSD). He was professor emeritus of Aoyama Gakuin University and held an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Cambodia.

Life
Itō was born in Tokyo in 1938. He graduated from Hitotsubashi University Law School in 1960. He joined the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in 1960. After studying at the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, he served as third to first Secretaries in the Japanese Embassies in Moscow, Manila, and Washington, D.C., and as director of the First Southeast Asian Division until he left MOFA in 1977.

After MOFA, while teaching international politics at Aoyama Gakuin University (1980–2006), he concurrently held many other positions such as the Tokyo representative of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (1980–1987). He was also founder-president of such international-relations-based non-profit think tanks, as the Japan Forum on International Relations, the Global Forum of Japan, and the Council on East Asian Community.

He was the author of roughly twenty books, which include: Kokka to Senryaku (State and Strategy), Taikoku to Senryaku (Great Powers and Strategy), Futatsu no Shogeki to Nihon (Japan's Response to the Two Shocks), Chiheisen wo Koete (Beyond the Horizon), and Cho-kindai no Shogeki (The Impact of Postmodern Civilization), and Shin Senso-ron (The Advent of the No-War Era).

Itō died from pneumonia on 14 March 2022, at the age of 84.

Thought
Itō's thoughts on war and peace are systematically developed in his books such as State and Strategy (1985) and Advent of Non-War Era (2007). Itō posits that there is an origin to the concept of "war," suggesting that "war" is a social phenomenon, that occurs only when certain social conditions are met in a similar manner as they occur in other social phenomena, such as migration and/or business cycles.

Therefore, he believed the logic that "war" could be subjected to control by managing the social conditions that surround human society. Itō  said that war, rather than being a genetically embedded, physiological phenomenon, is a social phenomenon that arose about 10,000 years ago when a number of social changes took place. Itō said that at that time, this change was caused by the development of human society from an unsettled hunter economy (Old Stone Age) to a settled farmer economy (New Stone Age). At this stage, prototype states referred to by Itō  as "independent political units (IPU)" evolved from hunting kin groups into cultivating territorial groups, resulting in the conversion of the nature of the relations among IPU from the absence of international relations to the presence of such relations. According to Itō, this is the origin of war as a social phenomenon. He said that there was a "Pre-War Era" that extended up to the end of the Old Stone Age. This was followed by "War Era" that lasted until the end of the World War II, followed by a "No-War Era" from then up to the present and into the future.

Paraphrasing a proposition by Joseph Frankel, international political scientist, that "an international system exists only as a point between a political unity and a complete absence of such a unity," and another by Nakayama Ichiro, economist, that "general equilibrium is an ultimate state of interdependent economic phenomena having moved inevitably from absence of unity to unity," Itō  presents a concluding theory that "any political systems have a built-in tendency to move from lower (national, regional) to higher (global) level of political unity."

In reality, while the "War Era" had almost realized the establishment of the five Regional Hegemonies, by its innate logic the first "Weapon Revolution" comprising the invention of bows/arrows, and swords/maces, this "Era" was demolished by the external shock of the logic of the second "Weapon Revolution" comprising the invention of guns and cannons. Thus, the history of "war" came to witness an advent of the "World Partitioning War Period," the second phase of "War Era," with the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492. However, the pursuit of the tendency to move from lower (national to regional) to higher (global) level of political unity by the logic of the second "Weapon Revolution" has become impossible because of the realization the third "Weapon Revolution" includes the invention of the nuclear arms.

It is important to note that humanity parted from the "War Era" when the Kellogg–Briand No-War Pact of 1928 was signed, and after the UN Charter of 1945, etc. An act of aggression, under whatever name, has been declared illegal and humanity opened the door of the "No-War Era." However, a global "No-War" regime has not yet been fully completed as the United Nations is effectively blocked from acting by the veto power of five countries. This underlines the importance of advanced democracies including Japan, that share such values as freedom and democracy. If united, they could lead the way to, and herald the advent of, the "No-War Era" in the history of humanity. On the other hand, actors, governmental or otherwise, who attempt to change the status quo by force must be criticized for their contradiction of the maintenance and development of the "No-war Community."

Itō maintains  that within the 21st century global system what is to be called a "No-War Community" is currently being built. In this sense, he sides with those who believe in the progress of history. In this view of history, the "No-War Community" signifies an unprecedented stage attained by humanity.

See also
 Worldwide Support for Development
 Tekiya
 Pacific Forum CSIS
 East Asian Community

References

External links
 Japan Forum on International Relations
 Global Forum of Japan
 Council on East Asian Community

1938 births
2022 deaths
Japanese diplomats
Japanese political scientists
Japanese international relations scholars
Hitotsubashi University alumni
Academic staff of Aoyama Gakuin University
People from Tokyo Metropolis
Deaths from pneumonia in Japan


Mark Haley, president of Smart City Networks, the nation's largest provider of event telecommunications and technology services for the conventions industry, announced today that the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio has extended its contract with the company for an additional 10 years, effective July 1, 2018. The contract extension, which was approved during a city council meeting, will allow Smart City to provide additional services and upgrades for the venue. Smart City has served as the facility's technology provider since Jan. 14, 1999.
The City of San Antonio, which owns and manages the facility, extended the contract, which will allow Smart City to immediately upgrade the center's Category 6 cabling to enhance voice and data distribution services while more than tripling the density of its wireless coverage. In addition, the center's primary backbone will be increased from 1 to 10 gigabit capability. This upgrade will allow for a greater number of guests and their wireless devices to access the Internet at ever-increasing speeds.
Under the extended contract, Smart City will offer a full suite of services at the venue, including high-speed Internet access, network cabling, telephone services, WiFi and turnkey data networking services.
The Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center opened in 1968. The transformed facility, scheduled for completion in early 2016, will feature four exhibit halls with 514,000 square feet of prime, contiguous exhibit space. The center hosts approximately 350 events per year, including the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Texas Dental Association Annual Meeting and Texas Bandmasters Association Annual Convention. Other highlights of the building's expansion include 87,000 square feet of column-free exhibit space; 72 meeting rooms; a new 54,000-square-foot ballroom, which will be the largest in Texas; and an eco-friendly design that uses energy reduction measures.


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Milanovac je naselje u Republici Hrvatskoj, u sastavu Općine Crnac, Virovitičko-podravska županija.

Stanovništvo

Prema popisu stanovništva iz 2001. godine, naselje je imalo 107 stanovnika te 40 obiteljskih kućanstava.

Izvori

Naselja u Virovitičko-podravskoj županiji


Shihad. It's fair to say that the New Zealand group have been rustling up feelings of nostalgia and fiery enthusiasm looking forward with their latest Australian tour. The band hit Sydney's Metro Theatre on Friday night with Grenadiers and The Vanns also on the line up, fleshing out what became a killer night of rock music in one of the Harbour City's most loved venues.
Check out Gwen's gallery below!


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Gabriel Zucman (født 30. oktober 1986 i Paris) er en fransk økonom, der især er internationalt kendt for sin forskning i skatteunddragelse og skattely.

Zucman studerede ved det prestigefulde École normale supérieure de Cachan 2005-10. Han fik en master-grad i økonomi fra Paris School of Economics i 2008 og sin Ph.D.-grad sammesteds fra i 2013. For den sidstnævnte modtog han i 2014 den franske økonomsammenslutnings pris for årets bedste ph.d.-afhandling. Derefter var Zucman postdoc ved University of California, Berkeley, inden han blev adjunkt ved London School of Economics (LSE) i 2014-16 (med orlov fra 2015). Fra 2015 har han været adjunkt ved UC Berkeley. Samtidig har han siden 2015 været meddirektør for World Wealth and Income Database (WID), en database, som giver adgang til omfattende dataserier om den globale indkomst- og formuefordeling.

Zucman er ikke mindst kendt for sin bog fra 2015 "The Hidden Wealth of Nations: The Scourge of Tax Havens", såvel som for den reviderede udgave af samme bog fra 2017, som udkom i dansk oversættelse under titlen "Nationernes skjulte velstand" i 2019.

Blandt Zucmans medforfattere er Emmanuel Saez og Thomas Piketty. Zucman har også samarbejdet med flere danske økonomer om at finde data frem om omfanget af international skatteunddragelse. Det gælder bl.a. artiklen "The Missing Profits of Nations", som han skrev sammen med de to ph.d.-stipendiater ved Københavns Universitet Thomas Tørsløv og Ludvig Wier. artiklen "Who Owns the Wealth in Tax Havens?" skrevet sammen med lektor Niels Johannesen fra KU og den norske økonom Annette Alstadsæter, og artiklen "Wealth Taxation and Wealth Accumulation: Theory and Evidence from Denmark" om den danske formueskat, skrevet sammen med Henrik Kleven, Katrine Jakobsen og Kristian Jakobsen.

Hædersbevisninger

I 2018 modtog Zucman prisen som årets bedste unge økonom i Frankrig, i konkurrence med bl.a. Harvard-økonomen Stefanie Stantcheva, for hans forskning om skatteunddragelse og dennes økonomiske konsekvenser.

Kilder

Eksterne henvisninger

 Gabriel Zucmans hjemmeside

Økonomer fra Frankrig
Økonomer fra USA
Faglitterære forfattere fra Frankrig
Faglitterære forfattere fra USA


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package org.apache.flink.streaming.api.datastream;

import org.apache.flink.annotation.Public;
import org.apache.flink.api.common.typeinfo.TypeInformation;
import org.apache.flink.streaming.api.environment.StreamExecutionEnvironment;
import org.apache.flink.streaming.api.operators.StreamSource;
import org.apache.flink.streaming.api.transformations.SourceTransformation;

/**
 * The DataStreamSource represents the starting point of a DataStream.
 *
 * @param <T> Type of the elements in the DataStream created from the this source.
 */
@Public
public class DataStreamSource<T> extends SingleOutputStreamOperator<T> {

	boolean isParallel;

	public DataStreamSource(StreamExecutionEnvironment environment,
			TypeInformation<T> outTypeInfo, StreamSource<T, ?> operator,
			boolean isParallel, String sourceName) {
		super(environment, new SourceTransformation<>(sourceName, operator, outTypeInfo, environment.getParallelism()));

		this.isParallel = isParallel;
		if (!isParallel) {
			setParallelism(1);
		}
	}

	public DataStreamSource(SingleOutputStreamOperator<T> operator) {
		super(operator.environment, operator.getTransformation());
		this.isParallel = true;
	}

	@Override
	public DataStreamSource<T> setParallelism(int parallelism) {
		if (parallelism != 1 && !isParallel) {
			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Source: " + transformation.getId() + " is not a parallel source");
		} else {
			super.setParallelism(parallelism);
			return this;
		}
	}
}

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This resulted to a domestic product of only 3.6 percent in the first three quarters from 8.2 percent a year ago.
On the demand side, consumer spending bolstered growth but Construction continued to suffer from the much delayed implementation of the Public-Private Partnership program while Export of Goods really got hit by the global crisis, posting a double digit decline for the first time since the second quarter of 2009.
Looking at National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) economic report as of November 23, 2011 (shown below), one can clearly see the decline in foreign investments, volume of production is low, lower building permits and decline in agriculture employment.


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Philadelphia Phillies to meet with Bryce Harper in Las Vegas, report says
Patrick Gordon, Managing Editor Wednesday, January 02, 2019 Philadelphia Baseball, Phillies
By Patrick Gordon, Managing Editor , Wednesday, January 02, 2019 Labels: Philadelphia Baseball, Phillies No comments
The Philadelphia Phillies recognize the multiteam dash to land at least one of baseball's megastars on the free agent market is nearing its final stretch, and according to published reports, general manager Matt Klentak and Co. are prepared to make another push.
The Phillies are expected to meet with Bryce Harper within the next two weeks out at his home in Las Vegas, this according to Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia.
The Phillies met with Harper's agent, Scott Boras, during the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas back in mid-December. Though Boras confirmed he met with the Phillies, he wouldn't elaborate on the nature of the discussions.
The fact Harper is willing to meet with the Phillies shouldn't necessarily indicate the superstar is coming to Philadelphia. Multiple teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, and even the Washington Nationals all remain as potential landing spots. Harper could have a sincere interest in hearing a pitch from the Phillies, or he could be using the club as leverage to earn a bigger payday elsewhere.
Keep in mind, the Phillies are also in the Manny Machado sweepstakes, and according to sources close to the Philadelphia Baseball Review, the club is willing to offer a 10-year deal - something some other clubs, including the New York Yankees, are trying to avoid.
Machado visited Philadelphia just before Christmas, meeting with the club for a little more than four hours at Citizens Bank Park. He also met with representatives that week from the White Sox and the Yankees.
There's no timetable for anything to happen, but it's possible now with the calendar flipped that all parties involved get a little more aggressive as spring training is now less than two months away.


Sorry about that. The links are re-upped with the correct PW.
Karat is a very good band, they made an Album called "Albatros" with some very good songs, "Auf den Meeren" (on the seas) and the 8:15min "Der Albatros" it also includes the "Uber Sieben Brucke .." listed in this archive.
The Michel Delpech song "Pour un flirt" takes me back to the time when listing (via AM) to Radio Luxembourg, at that time the Nr 1 radio with the newest hits !
I'm a huge fan of the blog and this is a terrific compilation.
One minor correction: Benito de Paula is Brazilian, not Portuguese.
Thanks, for the kind words and correction. The text has been edited accordingly.


Goedmarkt is a new charitable concept, backed by Natuurmonumenten and Oranjefonds. I used After Effects to create a little world that gradually illuminates with color as the concept of Goedmarkt unfolds. The buildings and structures are all actual facades of existing Dutch buildings. Special thanks to Medina Schuurman (voiceover), Maaike Ronhaar and Mark Van Gent for making it all possible!


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Huaishang () – dzielnica miasta Bengbu w prowincji Anhui we wschodnich Chińskiej Republice Ludowej. Liczba mieszkańców dzielnicy w 2010 roku wynosiła 145 874.

Przypisy

Anhui
Bengbu


Addresses: Office —Government House, Thanon Pissanulok, Dusit, Bangkok 10300, Thailand. Website —http://www.thaigov.go.th.
Thaksin was elected prime minister in 2001 on promises to offer loans to help the poor and provide health care for only 30 bhat (less than $1). His politics were proudly nationalistic, and in his northern Thai accent, he often criticized the "Bangkok elite." Yet businesspeople liked his leadership style, often considered similar to a company chief executive officer's, and his economic policies. "Thaksin is an effortless campaigner," wrote Time Asia 's Karl Taro Greenfeld in a mostly skeptical profile, "his languorous walk, the gradual coming together of his palms in a Buddhist greeting, the soft grip of his handshake, all his movements coalesce to communicate equilibrium, an almost soothing presence."
"Royals & Rulers," Forbes, http://www.forbes.com/billionaires/2005/03/07/cz_bill05_royalsslide_4.html (May 21, 2005).
"Thaksin Shinawatra—a biography," Bangkok Post, http://www.bangkokpost.net/election2001/thaksinprofile.html (May 21, 2005).


Q1: Rule <TM02> says the minimum size of a Team Marker is 3" x 3" by 4". How is this measured?
Q2: Does it need to completely fill this volume? Or must each dimension just reach that measurement at some point? Examples are a 4" tall pyramid with a 3" x 3" base (is only 3" x 3" at the bottom), or a hollow cylinder with diameter 3" and a height of 4", or even a large toy "jack: which points 3" x 3" by 4" but takes up very little volume?
Q3: Related question: does the Team Marker size have to stay the same for the entire match, or can a Team Marker expand beyond the maximum size after the start of the match like the Robot can?
A1: Robot Inspectors have several ways to measure this, the easiest will be to push the Team Marker into a corner and use a ruler to measure the length, width, and height.
A2: The Team Marker must meet or exceed all three (X, Y, Z) minimum dimensions simultaneously but it does not have to fill the entire volume. For instance, a 4.5" tall flag pole mounted on a thin, 3.1" diameter base would fulfill the requirements. Each of your examples would constitute a legal Team Marker.
A3: Once placed into play on the field, a Team Marker must fall within the allowed minimum and maximum dimensions. It cannot expand beyond the maximum size like a robot. It can, however, be compressed for easier transport but the robot but must expand to a legal size when placed in the Depot (or anywhere else on the field).
Q: Is it permitted to have stored mechanical power in your team marker, on the form of a spring-loaded gear train?
A: Yes, a spring and gear train are allowed parts.
Q: Is the Team Marker mandatory to compete? I am unsure as the manual talks about it, but does not say it is or is not required explicitly. Just checking for the meet.
A: No, Teams do not have to have a Team Marker in order to compete. They just will not be eligible for the Team Marker related bonuses.
Q: Does the Team Marker count as part of the robot when measuring for the 18" by 18" by 18" maximum size? We may have a design that stretches the marker over the edge of the robot. Thank you.
A: Per Rule G4, "Pre-Loaded Scoring Elements may extend Outside the 18-inch (45.7cm) cube volume constraint ". The Team Marker is considered to be a Scoring Element, therefore it is allowed to extend beyond the 18" x 18" x 18" starting volume.
Q: We have a question about materials we can use for our team marker. We would like to use either a Gold Mineral or Silver Mineral as a part of our team marker. Is that allowed?
A: There is no rule restricting the use of Minerals as building materials for a Team Marker. However, it must be obvious to the Score Trackers and other Field personnel that these Minerals are part of the Team Marker, and not scored Minerals. If there is any confusion at all, the team will be asked to replace this Team Marker with a more suitable one.
Q: Are teams allowed to use glowsticks and or glow rings on the team marker?
A: No. Glowsticks contain a liquid, that if released, could be a hazard to personnel and the field.


Over 600 R&D actors and policy makers from industry, research organisations, academia and public authorities from Europe and further afield participated in the third Co-summit organised by ITEA 2, the EUREKA Cluster on software and software-intensive systems and ARTEMIS, the Joint Undertaking (JU) on embedded software. The theme of the conference and exhibition, held in Ghent, Belgium on 26 and 27 October, was "Mobile and cloud power enabling massive scalability and opportunities for growth".
"2010 was the year of fast exploitation of project results," said ITEA 2 Chairman Rudolf Haggenmueller. This was reflected in the three projects shortlisted for the 2010 ITEA Achievements Awards. The standard of projects finishing in 2010 was high, making the choice of three winners particularly difficult. ESNA and ParMA were joint Gold award winners, while Cam4Home was the 2010 Silver award winner.
Close collaboration between ITEA 2 and ARTEMIS has ensured a complementary approach to software and software-system research in Europe and helped develop a critical mass in an ecosystem focused on boosting competitiveness and the wellbeing of society. "We should all work together for a better electronics industry in Europe," insisted ARTEMIS JU Director Eric Schutz. "There is one mission and two instruments to create the conditions for growth in terms of new business and new jobs," Rudolf Haggenmueller added.
For more details about the Awards, go to: ITEA Achievement Award and the Exhibition Award.


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One of the most hilarious memories I can recall from high school was the reason my history book gave to why we call Louis XIV the Sun King. It was supposedly because of a ballet play he composed in which he played a sun king, and wore a matching ballet suit for that role as well, while his nobles danced around him as if they were planets rotating around the sun. This fine piece of art was called the Ballet of the Night. I remember laughing for ages when my friends and I discussed all of the ridiculous but fabulous phenomenons during this era in France, namely regarding what took place in Versailles. It was mostly because my studybooks explained everything in a rather mocking manner. If only I had a photographic memory so I could quote exactly what it said. Trust me, you would laugh too. If only I had a photographic memory in general though, that would make studying so much easier!
Before I go I will quickly break down what I'm wearing. First off, I'm wearing a crop top from Hilly Haalan. I matched it with these adorable and stylish shoes by K.C. Couture. Both of these are exclusives at the current round of Designer Showcase. Designer Showcase had a makeover this month and has returned to the grid looking better than ever. Make sure you pay a visit, it's looking absolutely wonderful over there!
The hair I'm wearing is from KoKoLoReS and it's currently available at Suicide Dollz together with this sweet choker from RANSOM.
Finally, today's tunespiration is a song by Ariana Grande from her newest album Dangerous Woman. It's a song that reminds me of the "Yours Truly"-era, which was my favorite Ari phase. I still jam out to that album every week. The songs from that album are just so delicate and lovely, I truly can't stop loving it. Anyway, have a listen! I hope you will enjoy it as much as I do. This is Moonlight by Ariana Grande.


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Spider-Man's lover and ally Black Cat 'comes out' as queer in stunning new Marvel comic
Maggie Baska June 1, 2021
Marvel has seemingly confirmed that Black Cat – Spider-Man's sometimes lover and ally – is queer after she shares a kiss with another woman in Black Cat #7. (Marvel/Black Cat #7)
Marvel has added another character to its LGBT+ pantheon by seemingly confirming Spider-Man's sometimes lover and ally, Black Cat, is queer.
The legendary comic book publisher has been hinting for a while that Felicia Hardy – Black Cat's real name – has been part of the LGBT+ community. Marvel revealed earlier this year it would be releasing a series of comic variant covers to celebrate Pride Month which features "some of Marvel's most popular LGBTQ+ heroes". One of these covers featured Hardy/Black Cat, whose sexual orientation has yet to be made explicit.
However, Marvel has confirmed that Hardy is queer in Black Cat #7, which will be published on Wednesday (2 June). BleedingCool reported the soon-to-be-published comic explores Hardy's sexuality a bit further by featuring Hardy locking lips with another woman.
The comic focuses on Hardy dealing with the New York City branch of the Thieves Guild – a global secret society of criminals. As part of her ongoing struggle with the Thieves Guild, Hardy comes face-to-face with Odessa Drake, who is the leader of the New York branch. The comic hints that the two have become romantically involved as their war is "put to bed".
In leaked panels on BleedingCool, Hardy and Drake can be seen staring into each other's eyes before they eventually share a passionate kiss with the New York City skyline in the background. But the text on the page reveals that Hardy doesn't think that she sees a "future" with Drake, who is a "beautiful woman with her own obsessions".
Black Cat has been part of Spider-Man's supporting casts since her first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #194 in 1979. Hardy, who is the daughter of a world-renowned cat burglar, has used her gymnastic abilities and martial arts skills to follow in her father's footsteps. Throughout her appearance in the Marvel universe, Hardy has sometimes been an enemy, love interest and ally to Spider-Man.
Marvel has previously hinted that Hardy might have had relationships with other women. Fans were introduced to Hardy's old "friend" in 2020's Black Cat #10. The comic contained a flashback in which Hardy and Blake are being taught the art of thievery by their mentor – the master thief, the Fox. In one panel, the two women can be seen sneakily holding hands underneath a table while listening to the Fox.
Black Cat #5, which was published in April, featured a heart-to-heart discussion between Hardy and the Fox, according to screenshots shared by ScreenRant. Fox and Hardy are seemingly discussing her future as a professional thief and what this could mean for her relationship with Blake.
The Fox asked Hardy if she had "told Ms Blake" about her decisions for the future as the man says he knows the two women have "grown quite close".
Hardy paused before she admits that she has to "do this myself". She added that "Tamara's not ready", and Hardy says she can't "risk her getting pinched if it goes wrong".
"She won't forgive me for this," Hardy said.
The Fox then replied: "A young heart is easily broken, my dear. But likewise, it will mend easily, with time."
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In the T-Room, T-Shirt is writing out his own journal like Paisley Shirt did, but T-Bag ridicules this idea.
Gussy Milksop is on the phone to his bossy Auntie (somewhere in the 1920's). When he comes off the phone, he tells Twittering, his butler, that his aunty demands that he gets married or is cut out of her will and will not be able to inherit her huge estate. She has sent him the engagement ring already (with the stone on it) and they start going through a list of eligible ladies. The butler suggests a wealthy American Heiress who is coming to London called Daisy Pelf. Gussie writes a note to her and Twittering goes to deliver it.
T-Bag sees this in the saucer and comes up with an idea.
Penny arrives in the kitchen of Gussie's house. Gussie comes in and assumes that Penny is the new cook. He sends her out to get some groceries for dinner that night. When she has gone, he hears a knock at the door. He opens it and a mad looking red-headed woman Charleston's her way into the house followed by her butler with a grammaphone. She introduces herself as Daisy Pelf (although it is really T-Bag, naturally). She makes T-Shirt put some tango music on and she seizes Gussie and Tango's him around the house, until she goes to dip him, but dumps him on the floor instead.
Gussie goes upstairs to recover and change for dinner. T-Shirt warns T-Bag that she is being pushy and will scare him off. Twittering returns and is puzzled when T-Bag introduces herself as Daisy, since he has only just delivered the note. T-Bag sees that he is suspicious so she sets T-Shirt on him to trick him into taking him on a guided tour of the house under the pretense that he is really struck with British culture, architecture, etc.
T-Bag settles down onto the sofa and tries to look seductive and alluring. Gussie comes back and T-Bag tells him to come and whisper in her ear.
Meanwhile, T-Shirt has dragged Twittering down to the kitchen and asks him if he thinks that Gussie will propose to T-Bag. Penny is hiding in the larder and when she hears the mention of the ring, she puts two and two together and races to up the stairs to the drawing room.
Gussie is proposing to T-Bag and T-Bag accepts, but before he can hand over the ring, Penny bursts in and interrupts the proceedings. Gussie is outraged. Penny protests, but T-Bag tells Gussie not to be lenient and locks Penny in the larder.
Gussie thinks that it is a bit harsh to lock her up. T-Bag then lets on that she hates kids, and Gussie tells her that he would quite like a son and heir one day. "You want sun and air? Go to Majorca!" is T-Bag's reply. The telephone rings in the hall and Gussie goes to answer it. In the kitchen , Twittering turns to T-Bag and tells her that he doesn't believe for one minute that she is Daisy Pelf. He then starts up the stairs to tell Gussie. T-Bag hits him with a rolling pin and leaves the body by the larder door, clutching the keys.
Meanwhile, Gussie is on the phone to the real Daisy Pelf. T-Bag is rumbled. Gussie goes into the drawing room and T-Bag comes in shortly afterwards to continue with the proposal and get the ring. Gussie is infuriated again and tells her that he will not be conned. T-Bag demands the ring because she had accepted the proposal. She chases Gussie around the room.
Penny manages to get the keys out of Twitterings hand by lowering a bent fork on a string through a ventilation hole in the larder door and hooking them.
The chase is still on in the drawing room. T-Bag and T-Shirt catch Gussie and turn him upside down. T-Bag grabs the ring and goes into transports of rapture and a big long spiel about how she will be all powerful, etc. once she has the rest of the stones. Meanwhile, Penny creeps up behind her and pulls the rug out from beneath her feet, sending her crashing through the wall of the house and into a pile of dustbins.
Later, Gussie decides that he wants to remain a bachelor. Penny asks if she can have the ring seeing as he won't need it, and he agrees.


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Karl Torsten Henric "Tosse" Hedlund (born 7 April 1945) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player. He played for Skellefteå AIK and Västra Frölunda IF. He also competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics, where he scored three goals and two assists.

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1945 births
Frölunda HC players
Living people
People from Skellefteå Municipality
Skellefteå AIK players
Swedish ice hockey defencemen
Olympic ice hockey players of Sweden
Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Sportspeople from Västerbotten County