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Solid August Leaves Chase Coleman Up 45 Percent This Year
Tiger Global's Chase Coleman has added to what could turn out to be his best year ever. Up 3.5 percent in August, he is up 45 percent year-to-date, according to investors.
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Tiger Global's Chase Coleman has added to what could turn out to be his best year ever.
The Tiger Seed was up 3.5 percent in August when the S&P 500 was down 5.7 percent. As a result, he is now up 45 percent year-to-date, according to investors.
Coleman is widely known for making big bets on Internet companies, a number of them privately-held. Among his most celebrated stakes are in Facebook and LinkedIn.
However, according to investors, this year he has actually made more money from his shorts than his longs.
Even so, Internet stocks are still an important part of his $5.2 billion long U.S. equities portfolio.
By far his largest holding is Yandex, the most popular internet company in Russia and its largest search engine, and he is the largest shareholder of Bitauto Holdings Ltd., which provides Internet content for the auto industry in China.
In addition, Amazon.com, Netflix, Priceline.com, and Baidu, the last of which provides Chinese- and Japanese-language Internet search services, are among his 10 largest holdings.
Coleman also has a number of investments in privately-held Internet companies.
Coleman is clearly the most successful of the Tiger Seed breed, those managers who were staked personally by Tiger Management founder Julian Robertson.
He joined Tiger as a technology analyst after graduating from Williams College with an economics degree in 1997. In 2001 he started Tiger Technology — now called Tiger Global — a long/short equity fund that was one of the first hedge funds seeded by Robertson, who retained an equity interest in the fund.
Coleman was the youngest of the group at the time.
By the end of 2007, Tiger Global had grown to more than $6 billion, with a seven-year annualized return of about 44 percent, including more than 70 percent in 2007.
However, he dropped 26 percent in 2008 and 1 percent in 2009, raising questions about whether he had seen his better days.
He rebounded in 2010, climbing 18 percent. And now he is up 45 percent this year when the global markets are down.
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Big Bets On Internet Companies Put Chase Coleman Up 34.5 Percent
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Tiger Global's Coleman Up 10 Percent

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After months of anticipation since SBS Drama first announced about this K-drama, starring hallyu stars, Lee Jong Suk and Bae Suzy, it will be aired every Wednesday and Thursday from 27th September 2017 onwards. While You Were Sleeping revolves around a girl who predicts unfortunate events which will happen in the future through her dreams and then came a man who tries his best to prevent it from happening. Will he be able to do so?
Excited to see Jong Suk Oppa upcoming drama with Suzy Unnie? Watch the drama for more oppa scene!
It's been a year since Lee Jong Suk's last drama, W: Two Worlds which was rated as the best drama of the year 2016. It was also the drama which made a lot of girls fall in love with his cheeky and charming character. Just by thinking of his sweet smile on that pucker lips of his will instantly make you blush. While You Were Sleeping is the third set of collaboration drama with writer Park Hye Ryeon who was able to perfectly compose a preproduced drama.
There's a wee bit on controversy when netizens knew about her being the female lead While You Were Sleeping. Many are positive about her as all her dramas were a hit,whereas a handful of spectator are pretty against having Suzy due to her poor acting skills in Uncontrollably Fond. Thoughts?
Back in 2015, Suzy and Lee Jong Suk did a commercial together for a BBQ Chicken brand and have demonstrated great chemistry which made each of their fans request for a drama with both of them together.
Jung Jae Chan (Lee Jong Suk) and his brother coincidentally moved next door as Nam Hong Joo's (Suzy) neighbor and was convinced by his brother to deliver rice cake to their neighbor. A source revealed that there is a big surprise in this scene. Will Jae Chan be able to give the rice cake to Hong Joo? Or is there love at first sight between both leads?
Check out the first teaser here!
Yay! Another comeback from the hit writer, Park Hye Ryeon for the k-drama While You Were Sleeping which makes it the third drama with Lee Jong Suk after I Can Hear Your Voice!, and Pinocchio. The writer seems to really like Lee Jong Suk a lot. And wecan definitely see why. Park Hye Ryeon also claimed that she really likes when she caught Suzy acting in Dream High as a spunky heroin most.
BONUS: Lee Jong Suk dancing to Psy's New Face.


The site has been on a long break recently as our personal lives and careers have limited the time that we can spend on nerdy stuff (and I think all of us have opted to play games, read books and comics, and keep up with movies with the time we have rather than write about those things). Things are getting a bit more settled, for me at least, and I've got a ton of content in various stages of completion rolling out soon. To start that off, here is a quick look at a new deductive/inductive logic game from Tiltfactor and designers Mary Flanagan and Max Seidman : VISITOR in Blackwood Grove.
The Pitch: An alien craft has crashed in the woods. Government agents arrive to dissect it at the same time a kid who has seen the crash arrives to investigate. A "shimmering semi-permeable" barrier surrounds the alien ship. The kid and the agent(s) will compete to figure out just what types of objects can penetrate the barrier. If an agent does so first, he or she wins. If the kid is successful, he or she joins the alien player in victory.
The Play: The game begins with the alien player secretly constructing a rule about what can get through the barrier. This could be something like ("things you can buy at Wal-mart" ) or ("Things that would fit in a backpack"). The alien then sorts two face up cards by placing them either inside or outside the barrier. One player plays the kid. Up to three other players can play agents. All players are dealt a hand of cards and take similar, but slightly asymmetrical turns. The agents (who are playing as individuals) slide a card to the alien on their turn. The alien then places the card either inside or outside the barrier, oriented in a way that only that agent can see it. The kid player up to three cards while predicting whether they would make it through the barrier or not. When the alien's turn comes around, he places one of the cards in his hand face up based on the rule. Either player can instead try to guess the rule by correctly sorting four random cards from the deck (the agents can do this from the start; the kid has to build trust first by correctly predicting cards). If the agents or kid correctly sort the four cards before the alien plays his last card, the game ends with either an agent win or a kid plus alien win. If the alien plays his last card, the agents win.
You then look at your hand and the two cards and decide on a rule. For these two you might concoct something like "objects that often have buttons" or "things that you use to communicate." Having done that, you would then sort the two cards, placing the one that passes the rule inside the barrier and the one that doesn't outside the barrier (the rule could also be one that leaves both items outside or inside the barrier instead). Let's say you chose "objects that usually have buttons" and sorted the phone in and the pennant out, for this example.
Since a car usually have buttons, you would place the card in a stand inside the barrier and orient it in a way only that agent could see.
After each agent has done the same, the kid player would then get a chance to predict. He does so openly at the start of the game, so the agents will get all of the information the kid does, though that will change as the trust between the alien and the kid goes up on a rewards track with each correct prediction.
This would continue with the alien placing new objects from his hand on the alien turn until one of the players is able to correctly sort four random cards or until the alien runs out of cards.
My Thoughts: I am a big fan of Zendo, a game from Looney Labs that has one player creating a rule about the way pyramid groups are composed and the other players trying to construct groups that match the rules in order to eventually guess the rule. Visitor in Blackwood Grove provides a similar experience in a very portable package. Games are short (ten minutes on average) and it works with everyone from young kids to adults. It is very non-gamer friendly. Given the reasonable price and broad range of gaming situations this game is good for, I have no problem recommending giving it a look and backing it if you like quick, light deduction games with flexibility to make become heavier and more thinky for groups that want that.
What I liked: Fast, easy to teach and understand, fun theme, just thinky enough to keep gamers attention but not cause non-gamers to zone out. This is a wonderful entry into the deductive/inductive logic game arena and one of the best I've played that could be called a family game.
What I didn't like: the game is heavily reliant on the alien player coming up with a good rule, and unlike Zendo, the rule-making here is kind of wide open. I saw some analysis paralysis and some bad rules-- making the game a bit fragile for a family, non-gamer* setting (I think gamers will mostly do well from the start). This gripe is somewhat invalidated by the fact that someone can win without actually guessing the correct rule as long as they sort the cards correctly, but I still hope that the final production will includes a good list of suggestions that players could use while learning to create their own.
*Yes, I know, non-gamer is a dumb term to use to refer to people who aren't deeply rooted in gaming as a hobby, but it seems to have worked its way into the gamer lexicon.
Note: If this game sounds good to you, go check out the Kickstarter. It is reasonably priced and has already made its publication goal, but there are a few stretch goals you can help them out with. With the current cost and contents, this is shaping up to be a real bargain.
This is a big surprise to me, but I may have discovered a new favorite beer-and-pretzels game at my game night this week—Riener Knizia's Beowulf the Movie board game.
Wait, come back—I'm serious here.
Beowulf (as I will call it from here forward) is a re-theming and reimagining of Knizia's classic Auf Heller und Pfennig and the more recent Kingdoms. The original game is a simple tile-laying game where players attempt to place their castles in rows and columns that have the most points. Castles act as multipliers (whether the row is positive or negative) in the end-of-round scoring. There are also tiles that have special effects like dividing up rows into sections or manipulating the values of tiles in the rows and columns. Some of the tiles have effects like doubling values or scaring off positive values, and on your turn, because of the limited tile selection, you often have to choose between options like helping one opponent while helping yourself or hurting two opponents while hurting yourself slightly less and the like. It is confrontational and "mathy" and is absolutely not for everyone. I, however, love it, and it has been a staple filler for my groups on-and-off for the last twenty years or so.
Beowulf takes the game and adds miniatures for warriors and ships and such in place of the castles, some more tile powers, and, most importantly, adds two different boards to play on. The original game played out on one board for three rounds with the only difference being what castles were available to the player because all but the level one castles were discarded after use. The three boards and new player powers add enough variety that the game no longer feels "samey" as it moves forward. It is definitely a little more chaotic as some tiles can move or remove other tiles (or even move the other players' pieces), so a player is rarely safe when placing his figures on the board. I mentioned beer-and-pretzels, right? This game is perfect for hanging out with buddies and talking some trash or just talking about whatever. The end of round is still a math exercise, but as a math guy with other math guys in the play group, it never feels like a chore or takes as long as some critics complain.
The game can be purchased cheaply online, and I think it is definitely worth the price—and it was definitely worth the five dollars I paid for it during the Fantasy Flight holiday sale a few years back. I just wish I hadn't listened to all the critics and had gotten it to the table sooner.
How will the prince choose?
The recent explosion (revolution, fad, renaissance?) of micro games is fascinating to me in the same way flash fiction, Haiku and other minimalist, rule-driven forms of art are. The idea of a designer limiting his or herself to 20 or so cards and a few bits while attempting to create a compelling game experience is such an interesting one that I've basically been playing every micro game that I could get my hands on since I first experienced the trend with Sejei Kanai's Love Letter (16 cards and some scoring tokens) in 2013.
While I've really enjoyed my early experiences with a few micro-games, I exhausted each of the games pretty quickly, and I've started to wonder in recent months if there was any lasting value to that style of game. Game design, like most creative acts, is challenging enough without adding extra hoops to jump through, and is it possible that the concessions necessary for the design of micro-games make them more of a novelty than anything likely to have a lasting legacy. I see a strong comparison of micro-games to flash fiction. Flash fiction is a term used to describe stories with which authors have limited themselves to a restrictive number of words. It is a poorly defined genre with stories as small as one-sentence or as long as 2500 words. There are some great works of literature that fall within the upper limit of the flash fiction definition, and it is a critically accepted format that some of our great writers have worked in.
There is pathos here, but after the initial processing of the situation (a gut-punch, admittedly) are we left with anything to hold onto? I say not. No matter how attractive the first reading of a piece of micro-fiction is, the experience is ultimately an empty one.
So, are micro-games the empty, shallow experiences of one-sentence fiction or are they a valuable, lasting work of art? It is likely too soon to answer that question, but it has been on my mind.
The prince may have a drinking problem, but that isn't the focus of this game. The focus is on being the advisor that gets their client accepted as the real Cinderella. Players do this by playing cards from their hands that have clues about the real Cinderella on them—she isn't blonde, she doesn't like cake, she is a guy—and then voting on whether the rules will take effect. Each player has two voting tokens—a "yes" and a "no." If the player thinks the rules should take effect, they vote "yes" and hold onto the token. If they don't want the rule card to take effect, they vote "no" and leave the token on the card (and no longer have a way to disallow future rule cards).
The fun of the game is in the voting. Since it only takes one "no" to disallow a rule card, players often must risk not playing their "no" vote in hopes that another player will play it. After a few games (or a thorough studying of the cards before the game), it will become clear that some rule cards eliminate more potential candidates than others do. So, if a rule card says that Cinderella is not a man and your best candidate is a man—you likely need to play a "no," but if it says Cinderella is not young, you can push your luck and hope that another player will play their "no" token and you can save yours until a rarer rule that will affect you comes up. A player can use the knowledge gathered from who was voting against what rule to get an idea which Cinderella cards each player has in hand and choose rules accordingly, so the game has some of the social deduction or other popular micro games mixed in with the simple voting mechanism.
When each player has added two rules to the tableau, the player with the lowest value (or highest if that rule made it through voting) Cinderella that doesn't violate the rules, presents that card as the true Cinderella and wins the round. Players play until one player has won a certain number of rounds and that player is the winner.
Before I get back to the value of micro games discussion, let me say that I recommend Too Many Cinderellas without reservation. It is a cute, fast-playing game that has pretty much replaced Love Letter as our micro game of choice at our college game nights. The cutesy art is really appealing to new visitors to the game night and it has been a game that other members are picking out of the stack to teach to newcomers, and I'm always looking for games that I (as host and owner of many of the games) don't have to teach every time myself. It's fun. It's cheap. If the theme doesn't turn you off, you should consider buying it.
That said, I do wonder if strict adherence to the component limit has hurt the game. I'm not sure, but I think it possibly has. The game has a victory condition that I really dislike. If the round ends and nobody has a Cinderella that does not violate a rule, then players add their two remaining cards together and the lowest one wins. This is completely unsatisfying and anti-thematic. A larger deck of cards with more balanced rules—producing a card set where a few cards would sneak through any combination of rules—would fix the problem, but it also might make the game more predictable and the "gambling" with "no" tokens less interesting. It is hard to say if the game would have been better with a full set of cards—say the 56 card deck--created by adherence to factory standard of the traditional card games— that we see in many hobby card games, but I can't help but think that the problem arises from the format here. In the end, I think that is where we are almost always going to end up with micro games. There are going to be flaws that could be fixed by throwing more components in the box or expanding the game play that are not going to be fixed because the company is wanting a micro game that they can produce cheaply both because it opens up a different market than the 60 dollar games and because there is a trend that can be jumped on. I'm going to be very interested in seeing if twenty years from now any of these hot micro games have stood the test of time or whether their very nature means there isn't enough game space to explore to keep them on the table.


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Fellowship in Epilepsy & Clinical Neurophysiology, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School.
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Achieved 3rd rank in MD (General Medicine) examinations, Kolkata University.
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Dr. Amit Haldar is a renowned Neurologist and Epileptologist from Kolkata with a decade of professional experience. Apart from managing disorders of the brain and nervous system, Dr. Haldar specializes in the treatment of patients with Epilepsy.
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Dr. Haldar's qualifications include MBBS, MD (General Medicine) and DM (Neurology) degrees. Dr. Haldar accomplished MBBS and MD degrees from Calcutta Medical College (Kolkata) and the DM degree from Seth G S Medical College & KEM Hospital (a prestigious institute in Mumbai). Dr. Haldar posted huge success in his MD examinations with the accomplishment of third position in the same. His triumph in MBBS examinations earned him First Certificate of Honors in Physiology and Honors Marks in Biochemistry subject. Subsequently in 2009, Dr. Haldar pursued a Fellowship program in Epilepsy & Clinical Neurophysiology from Boston Children's Hospital, a paediatric teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Haldar has profuse experience in medical education. He has conducted academic training during his MD and DM residency period. He also has served as an Assistant Professor in Neurology at Ramkrishna Mission Seva Pratisthan, Calcutta for a period of two years. His contribution in terms of papers, presentations and publications is significant.
Dr. Haldar has worked in the field of Molecular Biology at the Institute of Chemical Biology in Kolkata where he has learnt polymerase chain reaction based techniques and its application in diagnosis of Leishmaniasis. Dr. Haldar is presently attached to Medica Super Speciality Hospital (Kolkata), Park Clinic (Kolkata), Asclepius clinic (Salt Lake), and Fortis Hospital.
Dr. Haldar is extremely committed to his patients with a complete focus on their well being. In the near future, Dr. Haldar aspires to to set up a comprehensive Epilepsy care unit and study the influence of acquired infectious causes in the development of Epilepsy in India.
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MD dissertation: A study of the metabolic changes in tumor lysis syndrome.
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Co-investigator in the Trial –"Safety & Efficacy of Natural Superkinase in patients of ischaemic stroke" conducted at KEM Hospital in 2002-2003 in collaboration with Siro Clinini Pharma Limited. Trial conducted according to GCP guidelines.
Harini C, Das R R, Prabhu S P, Singh K, Haldar A, Takeoka M, Bergin A M, Loddenkemper T, Kothare S V. Clinical and Radiological Profile of Children with Lesions in Corpus Callosum. J Neuroimaging. 2014 Dec 18. doi: 10.1111/jon.12190.
Libenson M H, Haldar A,Pinto A. The stability of spike counts in children with interictal epileptiform activity. Seizure 2014 Jun;23(6):454-6. doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2014.03.005. Epub 2014 Mar 18.
Teaching Video Neuro Images: complex partial seizure evolving into a psychogenic. Nonepileptic seizure. Perez D L, Haldar A, Rotenberg A, Kothare S V. Neurology. 2010 Dec 14;75(24):e98.
Mukherjee V, Mukherjee A, Halder A. Type I diabetes mellitus in a child presenting with epilepsy partialis continua. J Indian Med Assoc. 2007 Jun;105(6):340, 342.
Haldar A, Mukherjee A. Parry Romberg's disease with intractable partial epilepsy. Neurology India 2007:55(2): 160-162.
Majumder A, Halder A, Talapatra DS et al. Hepatitis E associated with acute pancreatitis with pseudocyst- JAPI. Dec 1999.
Co-authored the chapter 'Fatigue in Neurological practice'; in the textbook 'Unsung topics in Neurology' edited by Dr. Ambar Chakravarty; 2006.
Co-authored the paper Catamenial epilepsy- Presented in the national meet of the Indian Epilepsy Association at Nagpur in October 2004.
Presented the award paper "On the borderlands of epilepsy- A study on Pseudoseizures" at the national meet of the Indian Epilepsy Association at Vizag in September 2003.
Platform presentation- Tuberculomas of brain: An unpredictable entity. Presented at the Joint European Congress in Istanbul, 2014.
Poster Presentation on The stability of spike counts in children with interictal epileptiform activity. A Haldar, Mark Libenson at American Epilepsy Society meeting in December 2010.
Poster Presentation on Inter rater variability in quantification of epileptic spikes: A spike by spike analysis. M Takeoka, D Sarco, K Boyer and A Haldar.
Poster presentation on Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria – An Unusual cause of Stroke at 11th Asian & Oceanic Congress of Neurology at Singapore in November 2004.
Poster presentation on 'An unusual presentation of CNS lupus' at 11th Asian & Oceanic Congress of Neurology at Singapore in November 2004. Abstracts published in Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, Volume 11, Supplement 1, Nov 2004. Pgs 22,31.
Presented a poster titled "Leukodystrophy with megalencephaly- Van der Knaap's variant" in the Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Neurology at Vizag in October2003.
Poster "Polymerase Chain Reaction in diagnosis of Kala-azar" presented in the API conference at Calcutta in January 1999. Abstract published in Journal of Association of Physicians of India, January 1999.
Paper "A study of tumor lysis syndrome in patients of acute leukemia" presented at the 38 the Annual Conference of Indian Society Of Hematology and Blood Transfusion at Calcutta in December 1997. Abstract published in Indian Journal
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Halder A, Chakravarty Ambar. Nipah virus encephalitis: A cause for concern for Indian neurologists? Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology 2006: 9(3): 137-144.
Pal S, Aggrawal G, Haldar A, Majumdar A et al. Diagnosis of symptomatic kala-azar by polymerase chain reaction using patient's blood. Med Sci Monit. 2004 Jan;10(1):MT1.
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Tony Barby is a widely experienced musician and choir leader. Since his schooldays he has played an array of stringed instruments in many pop, rock and jazz bands. He has always been a lover of harmony singing and, finding that he had a natural talent for arranging and teaching vocal parts, since 2011 has led community choirs, raising thousands of pounds for worthy causes along the way. Aside from Bradford on Song, he also leads Find Your Voice, a choir of some 30 members, which he set up in Box, Wiltshire. Tony also plays guitar and charango (South American 10-stringed instrument) in Radio Banska, a world jazz band based in Bath. He also occasionally gives solo ukulele performances.
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Lions, Tigers and Bears... Oh MY! These Three Creatures of God Found Family in Each Other.
This American black bear, Bengal tiger and African lion were all subjected to terrible animal cruelty. But, as 2 month-old cubs, Baloo the bear, Leo the lion, and Shere Khan the tiger were brought together. Unbelievably enough, the babies bonded and became each other's family.
They don't care that they look different, smell different or are even of different species.
After their time being owned by a drug dealer who abused them, they were just happy to be cared for properly.
Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary came to the rescue and housed these three best friends.
They could have separated the animals, but seeing how closely bonded they were, they chose to keep them together as a family.
Poor Baloo had a small harness put on him as a cub. As he grew, his former owner didn't adjust it. The harness had to be surgically removed from his body.
Ensuring that the three amigos would be staying together!
Their unconditional love truly lifts us up.
Learn to love others without judging them... it'll make you a LOT happier!


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Kamya : A Teacher and her pussy
Kamya ; the desire was named perfectly. She was flawless in everything, her every move, her actions, her walk her talking style was perfection. She was the living embodiment of an ideal gorgeous Indian womanhood.
Kamya who stood 5'7″ tall, with 34C-27-34 figure in age of 19 years wasn't unknown to her features and the spell she caused on men and women alike. Although she brushed aside most of the things happened to her in daily life yet she couldn't control herself sometimes from touching herself in the night. However it wasn't afterall her fault completely it was the age when her youth was on its peak.
Kamya came from a humble background in a tire 2/3 city. Her parents met most of her demands with the limited wealth they had…however they were agaist keeping their daughter home for any long before anything disrespectful happened.
She had to accept her fate and tied to a government staff working in a tire 1 city. He was no match to her beauty even one or two inches shorter… however because of the family she had to. She came along with her husband and started living with him.
Her husband Sumit was a open minded and free spirited guy. He as well couldn't believe he had got married to such a lovely woman. Everyday he was much eager to come back from office and have all his fantasy fulfilled… however he never lasted more than 10 minutes. Leaving her panting and thirsty for sexual needs.
Kamya who had nothing to do in the city… half-heartedly started back her studies and joined the B.Ed programme.
She went college everyday and did well in her studies. Despite being married much of the college was interested in her. She liked all these attention and craved for more as her classmates enjoyed their lives and she had to come back home.
Her husband's excitement fetched results sooner…she became pregnant and soon from being a hot bhabhi in college she became an aunt and finally took maternity leave. At the tender age of 20 she gave birth to a baby boy…Aayush. She was very happy to see him her family was happy too.
But by the age of 22 she bacame obsolete for her husband…he had completely lost interest in her. Leaving her lonely and deprived with an infant to take care. She accepted her fate and started living.
Two years later when Aayush came of the age…he started going school and Kamya now had time for herself as well. She resumed back her studies and started keeping track of her diet and everything. Slowly and steadily she returned back to her shape and sharpness.
And she started preparing and applying for exams…and two years later She got an appointment letter as well.
Kamya : "Sumitji I have been applying for the government jobs…and I got one today… Joining is in a month or so ?"
Sumit : "You didn't took my permissions…why you need it now…and besides why do you need to work…my income ain't enough for you."
Kamya : "Sumitji the salary is around 45K you earn 50K this could have huge benefit for our future…we could save more."
Sumit : "You aren't as dumb as I thought you were. Okay. But your posting is far away…how you are supposed to be with your husband."
Kamya : "Sumitji you know you can keep maids and use tiffin, it wouldn't affect much…and I will try to take transfer as soon as possible."
Sumit : "Have you prepared food ?
Kamya : "No."
Sumit : "Lets go out for dinner today."
It was scheduled to leave after 10 days… however Sumit got really sick and Kamya had to leave alone. Aayush remained with his father as his grandmother came to take care for them.
The School was about 400 KMs away and Kamya started her journey in a pink chiffon saree. She took train and then a bus. And for a final part an auto.
A colleague had arranged a good 2 bedroom house for her…it was according to her requirement of a separate house with no attachments whatsoever with the owner.
The rooms were big and spacious. It had a decent front parking and a large backyard protected with boundaries with trees and vegetation. It was perfect.
The initial few days weren't good for Kamya. Her body didn't responded well with the kind of food she was consuming. Yet she continued with her schooling. She wasn't that welcomed in the school as well by the teachers. Most of them didn't liked the idea of teaching by a lady…they openly said, "Madam frankly speaking a woman's first job is to serve her husband…the concept of working wife is western."
She didn't liked these kind of behaviour however it didn't bothered her much. There was one teacher Mr. Gopal who took her side…not because he really believed in equality…rather he wanted her attention because one day he wanted to screw her. Kamya was not new to these evil intentions, however the way he looked at her got her sometimes turned on.
Kamya didn't knew why she responded that way…but it wasn't like before she was married now and had a kid as well…it was unholy of her to think that way but every morning she found herself touching her womanhood…she craved love and she had god damn right to have so.
The days passed and things normalised. She now had setuped herself in a routine. She did not only did the schooling she also had asked a few board students to come home in the evening so that she could pay special attention to them. And among them there was one trouble maker named Dharam. He came from a family of Blacksmiths and three of his elder brothers were involved in the same business. It didn't fetched well for the family but Dharam had accepted his fate that nothing was going to change in his life. People called him untouchables so he had a group of friends of his own. Although it wasn't that he had no other friends from other castes but their parents forced them not to be with.
So Dharam started coming to her house for extra tutions along with a few others. She herself persuaded his family, this moved Dharam as no other teacher had ever done so. And soon he was in love with her madam.
He only looked at her…he forgot everything and blankly looked at her. Even though when she scoulded him he had a smile on his face. Along time Kamya gave up as well…but when other guys teased him for her…she smiled thinking of her school days.
One day Kamya didn't went school. She conveyed she was ill and thus wouldn't be able to attend. She cancelled the tutions as well. Everyone was happy except Dharam.
After school and lunch he went on to check up on her.
He knocked her door for sometime and finally she came up and opend up.
"Tution is closed today Boy..I am not feeling well."
"Are you alright Madam…Is there anything I can help you with ?" Dharam said with an innocent face.
"Yeah everything is fine…I just have…Oh God… Please come in Dharam." She let him in the house, and closed the door behind.
Thats when he noticed her…She had been wearing a satin nightie which although covered her properly but left nothing for imagination. It was kissing every curve of her and had only two thin threads on her shoulders. It showed an ample amount of her well toned backline as well. It was for the first time he was seeing her apart from regular saree and she looked like goddess of sex. He was transfixed.
"Dharam ! Place you bag there and come inside." Kamya shouted to get his attention. She wasn't much pleased but she couldn't help smiling.
"Can you fetch me some water from the kitchen." She asked him and he was obedient.
She stacked pillows and rested her back upon. He came and sat on the chair in front.
"I have seen you don't pay much attention in my class."
"How are you feeling Madam are you alright ?"
"Don't deviated me… answer what I asked ?"
"I do pay attention Madam…but I do get distracted as well."
"You see na…other teachers and how they teach…they don't even attend classes…I am the only hope for you guys…see I also give free tutions…has anyone ever done this before." She asked.
"You are right Madam…I will study harder."
"Thats it… always an excuse. What do you actually think while I teach you all…you all are trouble makers and special you…you are the creative head aren't you ?"
Dharam didn't responded…he kept his head down and smiled mischeviously at her with a spark in his eyes…really proud of what he had been hearing.
"I do read Madam..specially what you teach at home…but while you are in front of me…I couldn't take my eyes off you…You are really really beautiful Madam….you have come in my dreams as well Madam." Dharam had spilled something what he didn't had to say.
Kamya blushed as well.
"You shift your dreams to someone else…see I am married…and I have a son too 6 years old." Kamya replied picking up her Mangalsutra from her nighties.
"Your husband is the luckiest man in the world, wish I were older and met you before him." Dharam murmured softly but Kamya picked up what he had saying.
"Can I ask you for a favour ?" Kamya asked.
"You know how to do some oil massage…my back really hurts. Savita (maid) had done it but I don't think it worked.
Dharam was very excited…he went on and picked up the oil.
"Easy boy…easy. Go warm it a little and let me arrange some clothes for you." Kamya said getting off of the bed.
And Dharam went back to the kitchen.
Kamya took one of her t-shirt and shorts out for him.
"Madam these are girlish how could I wear them…besides these shorts are really short…I don't know how it will cover me."
"I don't want you to ruin your school dress besides its up to you."
He had no other choice. He went inside and closed the door behind. He took her shorts to his nose and sniffed deep. The smell was really divine. Like Silk. He was undressing himself and at the same time didn't let go off the cloth off his nostrils. At the end he appeared.
"You look beautiful…" Kamya said with a smirk.
"Thankyou Madam." He didn't got the sarcasm right.
Kamya blushed and turned the other was round. She already had undid her nightie which now was gathered on her waist. She had a pillow under her head and her arms were blocking the view of her side boob.
Dharam came on top of her and stood on his knees behind her ass. He could see the thin cloth had went inside her ass crack…which gave him an instant hardon.
It wasn't that he hadn't seen naked girl or woman…it was for the first time…he was in such close proximity to one….and one that came straight from heaven.
"Madam Can you place your hands up ?" He asked.
Kamya looked at him and then did as he wanted it.
He spilled the lukewarm oil on her body…she responded like a fish out of water as the oil was little warm for her gentle skin. But soon she was alright.
Then he put his hands on her back and started massaging her.
"Dharam I was thinking… Savita was doing much better…go harder boy." She asked.
Dharam apllied some pressure and soon she was moaning.
"Ohhh Good…yeah thats right…there only." He was massaging her shoulders with deep thumbs. He ran his palms across her silky back seamlessly and Kamya was feeling better already.
He took her arms and first did her finger and then pulled her body up arched. He placed himself on her ass and continued doing so. He looked in the side mirror….he could see her juicy melons hanging of her. Kamya's eyes were closed…but she knew he must be seeing her.
He pulled her harder…hearing a few bones already….her body wiggled…her tiny areola less nipples stood red and proud. She was so fucking gorgeous.
He rested her down and did the normal massage.
"You are good at this… Where did you learn all theeese ? Aaaahhh "
Kamya was saying when he pulled her back in the arched position.
"I have three brothers madam…what do you think I do going home." Dharam responded.
He then returned to the lower back of her and massaged her waist. His thumbs dig deeper in her love handled. And Kamya already started making sounds.
"Okay Madam I think we are done."
"Can you do my legs also….Please." Kamya replied.
Dharam looked on her ass and said "Yes Madam Sure."
He placed a pillow under her waist…that lifted the view and any possibility of her nightie covering her.
Kamya had been weaing pink panties that was clearly visible.
Slowly he lifted her dress up in the process without her bothering much. He even parted her legs apart and grew bolder with each move. His hands moved the uncharted territories of her inner thighes which were smoother than her under arms. He grabbed her flesh tighter and massaged well. The broad daylight did all the trick. He was doing her toes and the view to her womanhood was straight and clear.
For Kamya too…it was for the first time some other man has touched her. Her body responded despite her attempts to prevent it. And her panties couldn't keep her secrets anymore. She was wet and it was visible. The fabric took the shape of her womanhood and Dharam couldn't control himself.
"Madam can I use your bathroom." He asked.
"Yeah sure." Kamya looked at him…he was doing miserable attempt to control himself.
Dharam went inside and burst out with a loud growl. He cummed like a horse. It was felt everlasting. And He came back relaxed.
"You took a lot of time…how long had you been controlling it." Kamya teased him.
Dharam's face had fallen. As she had now covered herself completely. I feel really sleepy now. She said.
"Thank you Boy."
They came in the hall. And Dharam picked up his bag.
"Come here Dharam." She said.
"You really helped me alot. You are a good boy."
And then she bent down and kissed him on the cheek.
"Ohh ! When do you need next massage Madam ?"
"You naughty boy." She shouted as he exited her house.
She returned back in her bedroom and arranged the pillows back. And there on the same chair she found her Dildo lying. It wasn't anything different clearly in shape of a man's genetals.
"Has he seen it ?" She wondered.
"Oh Shit…he must have. There were no pillows when he came inside he picked up and placed it on the chair." She remembered.
Kamya blushed red. But she picked it up…as there was only Dildo that could help her that that time.
The days went on like that. There were little tersers only for Dharam…afterall he was her student and it would have been a far big of a sin to get anyway physical with him.
On the other hand with each passing day Dharam was getting bolder and bolder…he was in massage mode all the time and helped his Madam in most of her household works. He made her house backyard more tidy and worth time spending.
He also setuped a swing for his Madam and pushed harder and harder making her heart beat faster and faster. She passed stern looks to him but it wasn't much of a difference.
One day after the school around 3:00 PM he came Kamya's house. Like always she did opened the date and let him in. She was a bit off.
"What happened Madam ?" He asked.
"Nothing I don't know…but I think I have some pain in my shoulders." Kamya replied…placing her palm over her shoulder blades.
"There is nothing to worry Madam I am here." Dharam replied.
He got up on the bed and started pressing her shoulders. Soon her pallu slipped off Dharm came closer and closer.
Soon Kamya could feel his warm breaths falling on her shoulders. She looked at him quizzy but let it go.
He grew bolder and parted her hair away exposing her right shoulders completely. He slipped his hands and pulled the knot of her blouse which loosened her breasts a little.
"Careful Mister." Kamya replied smiling.
Dharam kept on going.
"You feeling good Madam" he asked.
"Mmmhhmm" Kamya replied in a silky voice.
"Is it here…It feels good right ?" He enquired again but this time with a kiss on her shoulder above her blouse.
It was after such a long time someone had kissed her like that. Kamya was so sexually deprived that it was just a kiss and her nipples were ready to pierce the fabric of her blouse.
Soon the kisses grew bolder and closer to her exposed skin…with little sweat on her body. And five minutes later he kissed her there right on her neck…like an expert…with all his tongue tasting her silky taste for the first time.
He looked at the mirror in front…Kamya was already in heaven. Her lips were running on her glosssy pink lips…her breath heavy…Her breasts heaving as if they were going to come out her blouse.
Dharm had a wicked smile on his face. He closed his eyes as well and started having her. Sooner the second knot of her blouse came off as well.
The cold breeze started to flow in…the curtains started flowing airing the room laden with mistness of her love and enchanting scent. Soon clouds started to growl and it was getting dark. It was really a relief after such a hot day.
Kamya too wanted to burst out…she wanted a man to feed her the water her dried soil had been craving for.
Dharam grew bolder….he grabbed her shoulders and pulled her down on the bed… Kamya turned her face around as she wasn't yet ready to face him. But he wasn't bothered. He had more things to focus on and her bare back was surely very appealing. He put his weight on her… Although he wasn't as heavy as a real man but it was symbolic.
Dharm who acted like a pro until now had too much on his plate and he distressed his hands went on to grab her breasts and he sqeezed her hard. He almost forced a kiss on her right cheek. It was enough to bring Kamya back to reality and she separate herself from him. She took herself off the bed and stood agaist the wall. Dharam was still lying on the bed quizzed.
"Leave" Kamya commanded covering her heaving breasts with her pallu.
"I am so sorry Madam…I couldn't control myself. Please I love you Madam…Please come back." He was almost pleading. He got off the bed and came closer to her and hugged her tighter.
"Leave I said." Kamya applied all her strength to get out of his clutches but he grabbed her even tighter with her falling attempt. Soon he started pulling her back to the bed and even became successful. A 16-17 year old boy was getting over her. He got hold of her wrists and pressed them against the bed. Kamya wiggled harder to get out of his clutches but he was very determined he had applied all his strength on her. With his teeth he pulled off her pallu again and placed his lips back on her neck and chin…he was very happy to brush his skin against her velvety one. Kamya finally got hold of him and almost threw him off herself.
"Thaddd." She came off and slapped him harder.
Dharam pick his bag and fled off immediately. Kamya held her head and sat down. A little delay and she didn't knew what could have gone wrong. She felt bad for slapping him as well.
"I should have acted like an adult…I shouldn't have let him come this closer to me. Oh God I am such a sinner."
Kamya thought in her head and thunder storms grew bolder outside…filling up the thirst of dried up land and leaving her craving for one at the end.
To get her mind off things that happened lately she visted her husband for 10 days. She expected that whatever might have happened so far for atleast 10 days she wouldn't need to use the dildo anymore. But Sumit always came tired and pissed off. He wasn't interested in her pleasure or satisfaction anymore. Kamya was made to give him blowjobs only.
It fueled her anger and made her more depressed.
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Investor's Corner
The 'Tesla Effect' is wrecking Europe's luxury brands in the 2nd-hand market
A Tesla Model 3 driving at night. (Photo: Andres GE)
By Simon Alvarez
There was once a time when plush leather seats, chrome-trimmed knobs, metal buttons, and a loud, grumbling engine were the hallmarks of a luxury vehicle. That was the status quo for a very long time, but with the emergence of Tesla and its tech-focused approach to cars, these age-old definitions of luxury in the automotive industry are getting disrupted.
In a recent article, American bank holding firm Capital One opted to examine a phenomenon in the second-hand luxury car segment that it dubs as "The Tesla Effect." According to the financial firm, the influx of sales generated by Tesla consumers' reaction to the brand amid the release of more attainable vehicles like the Model 3 has pretty much wrecked the pre-owned luxury segment. And the biggest victims of the Silicon Valley-based electric car maker are some of Europe's strongest brands.
A key vehicle in this transition is the Tesla Model 3, which went from zero to 140,000 units sold faster than any other luxury car before. The market's interest with the electric sedan has been consistent, to the point where it is now a driving force in the US' used luxury car segment. As more and more luxury car owners trade in their vehicle for a Tesla, traditional high-end brands like BMW and Mercedes-Benz are getting the short end of the stick.
The Tesla Model 3 draws crowds in South Korea. (Credit: Tesla, Tae Koan, Ko/Twitter)
Capital One notes that Tesla currently gets European vehicles as trade-ins 22.2% of the time, over two times the industry average of 10.9%. The result of this is the second-hand market getting flooded with luxury vehicles — vehicles that are so far not seeing an increase in demand. These conditions create a perfect storm for veteran luxury automakers.
Data from the Manheim Market Report reveals that a 2018 BMW 320i lost almost 20% of its value in the first half of 2019 alone, dropping from $37,700 to $30,700. One could say that this is the case considering that the new 320i is a new vehicle, and new cars depreciate at a steeper rate, but Capital One maintains that the decline is usually not as prominent. A Mercedes-Benz B-Class also dropped nearly 30% in the first six months of the year, from $18,500 to $13,250.
The Tesla Model S, Model X, and Model 3.
A rather surprising result of The Tesla Effect is that customers in the market for pre-owned luxury vehicles could see lower prices for cars like BMW's 3-Series. With their depreciation being so steep, customers could acquire a three-year-old BMW or Mercedes-Benz sedan at a lower price than a brand new Honda Accord or Toyota Camry.
A key driving force behind The Tesla Effect is the apparent change in priorities among luxury car buyers. While buyers of luxury cars in the past valued the exclusivity of materials used in their vehicles' accents, consumers today appear to be more focused on how much convenience is offered by a car. In this light, a vehicle that can pull itself out of a parking spot and pick up its passengers seems to be a more preferable purchase over a car that just happens to have exclusive leather seats.
Overall, Tesla seems to be lucky enough to hit its stride at a time when consumers care most about tech and convenience. With its silent, stealthy power and its zero-emissions nature, Tesla's electric cars are starting to become the preferred vehicle for buyers who grew up in a world where tech moves at an incredibly fast pace, and those that cannot catch the most recent update risk getting left behind.
First Tesla Model 3 Made-in-China unit seemingly sighted in Gigafactory 3 test track
Tesla is adding a directional horn system to make its cars even safer for pedestrians


Yup, A sits in the flames on top of the burner. There won't be an elbow on the bottom of the sight glass unless it already had a gas system. There will be a plug there instead. I can't remember if my gas kit came with the elbow or I ordered it separately. I found some photos I had taken when I installed it. Y and X didn't apply to me because it is part of the autofill piping.
Thanks for the photos, Clint. Unfortunately, my gas adventure has come to a standstill because I have not been able to figure out that sightglass connection - or if there even is one.
EDIT: I do have a spare connection on the top of the boiler - it's currently just a cap nut - maybe "J" connects to that? That would make sense as a way to regulate the pressure. I think.
Next issue. I have a 15A and 20A plug sitting in front of me - I have to decide which one to attach to the Z9 power cord. I like the earlier idea from Doug of Orphan Espresso when he suggests a DPDT switch - a high setting to get up to heat, and a low setting to keep me there.
The dedicated circuit is 20A. The element is 2700W, 120V, so that is 22.5 amps. I know there is a tolerance on the circuit, but is 22.5A pushing it on the 20A breaker? Am I just going to trip it all the time?? Otherwise, I'll leave one of the three legs off, so 1800W, 120V and 15A.
Yes, I believe J goes to the top of the boiler. On my La Pavoni Bar, there's a brass elbow, and that's J coming out to right.
FYI, I've never actually fired this up.
Waaaaiiiiittttt a minute - you have a gas system on that which you haven't tried?
Great answer. And, my apologies - I didn't even thank you, thanks! I'm keen to try out the "new" connection and see what happens. Very exciting.
I am pretty far along in rebuilding a Rancilio Z9 2-lever 110v machine, electric and gas. There were an awful lot of boiler scale, rust, broken parts, etc. I took everything off the frame, had it blasted and repainted, ordered many new parts, and have gotten it pretty much back together. The photo of the machine's right end shows where I am now. The wiring diagrams I have are helpful, but I have several questions that I hope someone can answer. First, when I got the machine, there was a small copper tube attached to the right side terminal on the back of the pressure gauge. Nothing was attached to the left-hand terminal (or the right-hand one if you are looking at the back of the machine). What, if anything, is supposed to be on the other terminal? No diagram shows that terminal. Second, I replaced the mercury switches and pressure stat because the stat seemed to be ruined. The new part in place of the old stat is a Sirai pressure switch, the black and silver part at the right side of the picture. I also got a new Parker 110v solenoid, visible at the lower left. These parts went into place with no trouble, but again I have a question. The old solenoid screwed into place, and the new one does, too, but the new one has a threaded female part with nothing to attach there. Should I just put a bolt into that opening (visible at the right side of the solenoid)? Where does the wire from the sight glass indicator go? Finally, there is the old RALS box "per autolivella caldaia," for automatic levelling of the boiler. That has pins that fit into holes in a piece located at the back left side of the frame, or, in the photo, straight back along the frame from the Sirai switch. Why are there both the pressure switch and the auto levelling switch (I realize that both were originally on the machine)? If anyone has done anything close to this lately, I would love some advice on how to do the wiring from this point forward. Thanks!
If Phillip has not yet gotten his gas tubes etc. straightened out, I think I can help with that.
Fantastic! Great to have another Z9 owner on here. A few of your questions I can answer off the top of my head, and a few I'll need some more time to answer..
First, when I got the machine, there was a small copper tube attached to the right side terminal on the back of the pressure gauge. Nothing was attached to the left-hand terminal (or the right-hand one if you are looking at the back of the machine). What, if anything, is supposed to be on the other terminal? No diagram shows that terminal.
Mine is the same way - nothing on the right-hand side as looking at it from behind. One of my sets of diagrams confirms that nothing goes in there. I've just assumed that it is the same gauge used for another model that does utilize that port.
Where does the wire from the sight glass indicator go?
A photo would be good, but if that is the level probe, then mine connects to my GICAR auto-fill, so I assume that yours goes to your RALS box. Depending on how much you plan on using your Z9, it had been suggested to me several times that I do away with the auto-fill and just manually fill as needed (turns out that my GICAR is fine, and I did figure out the wiring, so I kept it).
Finally, there is the old RALS box "per autolivella caldaia," for automatic levelling of the boiler. That has pins that fit into holes in a piece located at the back left side of the frame, or, in the photo, straight back along the frame from the Sirai switch. Why are there both the pressure switch and the auto levelling switch (I realize that both were originally on the machine)?
The pressure switch turns on the heating element, and the auto-fill brings in water (if I understand your question correctly).
That would be great - I'm messing around with my Elektra T1 and SAMA Lusso, so I put the Z9 on the back burner - again, and again.
I suppose this is the end. Well, it is for now. When the weather gets warmer I will want to move this girl outside, and then I'll install the gas. That will be the next chapter, and another thread. My Elektra T1 is awaiting a buyer, and this has been my daily machine for the past couple of weeks - and I'm very happy. Thanks to many that helped.


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Yarmuth: Bunning "Holding Country Hostage"
By Rick Howlett
U.S. Senator Jim Bunning of Kentucky continues to draw criticism from Democrats and others for his refusal to support a $10 billion legislative package to fund various programs, including an extension of unemployment benefits.
Bunning (pictured) says he's not opposed to an extension of benefits or other elements of the bill, but wants the measure to be funded from existing stimulus money, instead of adding to the budget deficit.
Democratic Congressman John Yarmuth of Louisville says Bunning is essentially holding the country hostage by blocking the legislation.
"I understand he's taking a position out of principle, and i do respect that, but the fact remains that tens of thousands of Kentuckians, hundreds of thousands of Americans will be denied unemployment insurance in a time when they are hurting badly, at a time when the country does not offer employment," Yarmuth said Monday in Louisville.
The Obama administration says the stalled bill also resulted in the temporary layoffs Monday of two thousand federal transporation workers.
Published March 1, 2010 By Rick Howlett
Categorized as Local News Tagged Congressman John Yarmuth, U.S. Senate, U.S. Senator Jim Bunning, unemployment benefits
US-China Economic Relations Must Change to Prosper


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Frontiers in Statistical Quality Control 4
Frontiers in Statistical Quality Control 4 pp 247-259 | Cite as
Comparison of New Techniques to Identify Significant Effects in Unreplicated Factorial Designs
C. Benski
Part of the Frontiers in Statistical Quality Control 4 book series (FSQC, volume 4)
Industrial experimenters use unreplicated fractional factorial designs whenever, for economical or technical reasons, it is impossible to obtain more than one response for each configuration of the design factors. These designs have usually shared the problem of proper identification of significant effects. This is due to the lack of an independent noise estimate since the variance of the response measure cannot be assessed with just one data point. Also, the use of the multiple interaction estimates to assess the noise is often hindered by the fact that these interactions are, in fractional factorials; confounded with some of the single factors or double interactions one wishes to evaluate. Since an effect is called significant whenever its value is rejected as coming from the same distribution as the noise, the problem is not a trivial one. The classical approach to this problem, first suggested by Daniel in 1959 [1], is based on the usual assumption that all non significant effects are samples of the same normal noise distribution. A further assumpion, the sparsity hypothesis, is that only a small, but unknown, fraction of the computed effects is actually significant. Thus a normal plot of the computed effects should exhibit a straight line behavior except for the significant effects which will appear deviant.
Outlier Detection Real Effect Fractional Factorial Design Exploratory Data Analysis Normal Plot
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Why do we need another laser show software?
There are couple of reasons. The most important is, we want to use our MacBook PRO, MacBook Air or iMac for laser shows. And not over some stupid Dual boot or Parallels – we want to use native application in our most favorite operating system – Apple Mac OS.
But there are also "laser show" reasons. The laser business has changed in recent years a lot. And let's be honest… if you use just one or two lasers in your shows, nobody will care. It's not interesting anymore. We want to use 5, 10 or more than 20 lasers in our shows. You can see a lot of shows using so many lasers. But we call "copy/paste laser shows" most of them. All the effects are the same for every laser. You can just use Y-ILDA splitter cable and the shows would look the same. Why using separate controller in every laser, if you don't actually send different image to every laser? The reason is, it's not so easy to create slightly different scene for every laser in present laser show software.
"Copy-paste" laser show effects – why using separate controllers if you can do the same with ILDA splitter?
There were also performance issues connected to present laser show software. Even our older Moncha or Fiesta are running on 10-years old core, which is let's be honest – not as fast as it can be on present hardware. The new Fiesta is built from scratch and it's actually using multiple cores or hardware acceleration your Mac provides. Thanks to that, you can use more than 20 lasers from one computer using our new Fiesta for Mac.
And there are of course artistic reasons. We've been experimenting a lot with LaserMatrix or MonchaMatrix in the past to enable creating multi-laser effects easily. But it was not always easy to use them. Fiesta for Mac comes with a completely new user interface, which is focused on effectivity when creating new laser shows.


How do you close your new real estate leads?
Understand that leads start in a consideration and research stage.
Your leads are on a journey! While some may be ready to commit to a real estate agent and a home purchase or sale, most have just barely started their research. This is a huge decision for them – it's not as easy as picking out a new shirt to buy online. You are a potential selection for them as a real estate agent, but they may not be ready for that full commitment just yet.
In the consideration stage (which can last on average up to 16 months for real estate leads!) they don't need you as their real estate agent just yet – but your engagement with them will prove your worth and expertise when they do select a real estate agent.
Start looking at your leads as all in different phases of consideration and research. Use this timeline to map out where your leads fall in the process of consideration and research, and what they need to keep you top of mind throughout their experience.
Nurture leads that are in the consideration stage.
Real estate leads in the consideration stage need quality, relevant content. This stage may seem frustrating, but this is an ideal opportunity for you to stay top of mind for leads in the home buying and selling process. Providing leads with emails containing downloads, information about homes they are searching, fun facts, answers to FAQ's statistics related to neighborhoods they're interested in – all of this sets you up as the industry professional, and they trust they can come to you for answers.
Use this timeline as a map! If you know your leads stage, and nurture the early stage leads with relevant content, you can close leads as fast as you generate them – personalize their home buying and selling experience, and be a top performing real estate agent.


If you catch catfish or large-mouth bass out of the Pascagoula River, you may want to think twice before eating them. The DEQ and Department of Health have issued warnings about the high levels of mercury in the river. Now, both agencies are advising people to avoid eating fish from the Pascagoula frequently. Fishermen are speaking out on those strict warnings.
71-year-old Abner Hutchins fishes the Pascagoula River almost every day.
"That's a blue gill," Hutchins said as he looked through his bucket. "That's a shell cracker. What I bring home, I eat."
Hutchins said he isn't too worried about the findings that these fish contain too much mercury. Neither is his friend and fellow fisherman Wallace Tillman.
"I've ate out of this bayou and these rivers for years," Tillman said.
But that may be the real problem according to experts like Dr. Sid Eudy.
The danger isn't from eating a few contaminated fish. It's from eating these fish day after day, year after year.
Mercury causes problems when it builds up in the body.
"It's like lead in the sense of the more you get the worse it is, but builds up over time with exposure," Sid Eudy, a pathologist at Singing River Hospital said.
"Two or three times a week I eat this fish," Buzzy Shimp, another fisherman said.
Warnings of possible health problems haven't changed Buzzy Shimp's dinner plans either.
"Me and Mama gonna chow down on this one," Shimp said, bragging about his six-pound catfish catch.
"I know danger when I see it," Hutchins said. "If I see danger, I just throw it back overboard."
Loyal fisherman seem to agree, they're much more worried about what's in their buckets at the end of the day, than what's inside the fish.
The DEQ in Jackson says the accepted level of mercury in fish is .5 parts-per-billion. The level of mercury in the Pascagoula right now exceeds several parts-per-million, a significantly higher amount.


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Maniac de La Mancha
Ann Haskins April 28, 2011
Before the film Black Swan devolved into a ballet horror film, director Darren Aronofsky's exploration of the porosity between reality, imagination and psychosis closely resembled the concerns that has made choreographer Boris Eifman both artistically significant and hugely popular internationally and in his company's four prior Southland visits. Cinematic in style, passionate in both choreography and what he selects as his subject matter, Eifman returns with his Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg to unveil his Don Quixote. Expect this reinterpretation of Miguel Cervantes' literary Don Quixote and Marius Petipa's three-act ballet to take the tale of the knight-errant driven by love and madness into distinctly Eifman territory, but hopefully without lapsing into a literal monster movie in pointe shoes.
Fri., April 29, 7:30 p.m.; Sat., April 30, 2 & 7:30 p.m.; Sun., May 1, 2 p.m., 2011


Today, you're a hothead in the best sense of the word. Your mind is onwith new ideas and plans! This excitement is hard to contain, so don't even try. Go ahead and direct it toward whatever new venture or course of study you're envisioning. Get out into the world. Absorb new influences. Make new friends. Find allies who can help you create the reality you're dreaming of.


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Q: how to catch an error like failed to open stream and Connection timed out I got a code that interacts with a soap client that I enclose with a try catch statement. But it seems that the try catch statement could not catch the error as the script would fail. I would like the code to continue the execution even after the error.
The error is
     [error] [php]SoapClient::SoapClient(): failed to open stream: Connection timed out
How to better handle the error without stopping the execution of the code?
Below is the code.
try{

   $client = new SoapClient($url, $config);

   $result = $client->RemoteMethod(
                array( "param1" =>$data1
                "param2" => $data2
                "param3" => $data3
                )
            );

    $response = objectToArray($result);

}catch(Exception $e){

}

A: What is the current namespace? Try changing the catch to:
}catch(\Exception $e){

(Note the backslash.)

A: I was able to answer with the help of another question Handle SOAP fatal error when there is a connection issue
I used the error_reporting and trigger_error function.

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