As the IT Network and Systems Administrator for Highspot, you will be responsible for making the network infrastructure a robust, reliable, and scalable environment for our users. Day-to-day you'll manage our growing network infrastructure including wired and wifi, along with our firewalls, switches, VPN and printers. You'll support our suite of SaaS applications, automating processes, and the onboarding experience. Owning the security, management, authentication, provisioning, and procurement of our core infrastructure will be critical to the success of this role. You have a strategic vision of how to automate processes in hyper growth companies and streamline operations. You bring enthusiasm and a positive attitude to everything you do. When you see something that needs to be done, you make it happen. You're a self-starter with a "hands-on, no job is too big or too small" attitude. Possessing strong organizational skills, including effective time management and prioritization of duties and responsibilities is something in which you excel. You have an innate ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects, follow through to resolve issues in a timely manner and focus on creating a positive experience for Highspot employees at every turn.
As the Customer Support Lead, you will play a key role in defining how Highspot support is delivered to our customers. In this role, you will build out the customer support function, designing scalable processes to meet the needs of our rapidly-expanding customer base. This is a high visibility, high impact opportunity for ownership and leadership at Highspot. Initially, you will serve as an individual contributor so that you can learn the Highspot product and deeply empathize with customer needs. From there, you will quickly build out your team of like-minded, customer-centric people who love helping customers make the most of their Highspot investment. You will onboard, train, and develop team members to prepare them for their role in support, and beyond.
The Senior Director of Professional Services and Training is responsible for managing the team of Project Managers, Consultants, Trainers and Curriculum Developers that work with our customers to understand, implement and optimize the Outreach solution.
We're looking for a tech savvy, eager learner who is looking to not only provide excellent service for our clients, but to develop a career in a progressive financial tech field. You'll be working with clients over the phone and by email to troubleshoot technical issues and build positive client relationships, in addition to providing support to our sales team. Our team is known to be passionate about serving our clients and we are looking to find someone who has a desire to provide a "go the extra mile" customer experience. And to better serve our clients, we're looking for people who are flexible with different shift schedules.
As an Application Analyst, your job will be evaluating, deploying, maintaining, and documenting a suite of internal business applications focusing on the G&A Team. You will work cross functionally focusing on systems from ERP to HRIS while demonstrating your project management chops across the entire team. As a member of Highspot's IT team, your focus will be creating, improving and scaling processes from a technical and procedural perspective.
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Q: Error using DataFrame index of given attribute using pandas python I am trying to pull the values in an attribute of a dataframe i made but python is does not recognize the attribute.
the data frame has 5 cloumns and i can call all of them except the Namesof column
other column:
 print(raw.Gender[1])

MALE

the Namesof column:
print(raw.Namesof[1])
Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "<ipython-input-14-625b108917c2>", line 1, in <module>
    print(raw.Namesof[1])

  File "blank", line 5179, in __getattr__
    return object.__getattribute__(self, name)

AttributeError: 'DataFrame' object has no attribute 'Namesof'

Raw data frame
 print(raw)

   Year  Gender Ethnicity            Namesof   Count

  2014    MALE  WHITE NON HISPANIC    Yidel          10

[19418 rows x 5 columns]

A: I guess there's a space in the column names. You can try this,
raw.columns = [col.replace(' ', '') for col in raw.columns]
print(raw.Namesof[1])

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Q: Can ffmpeg transcode an audio track and add it as a second audio track at the same time, or if not, how to do it as separate commands? A bit of history. I am using Plex as my media server, but for reasons unknown, it has issues transcoding the DTS-HD MA 7.1 audio to EAC3 stereo and keeps buffering (the server has plenty of horsepower on all fronts, CPU/RAM/drive space & speed, gigabit networks connections for all devices. The playback device (TCL Roku TV, with a 3rd party soundbar connected via HDMI ARC) doesn't support the built-in 7.1 audio, so I get silence if I play it back directly by putting the file on a USB stick.
Also, I am by no means a ffmpeg guru, I figured out what I do know by Google University and asking questions, so please be kind and forgive me if I ask follow-up questions that may seem n00b-ish, and please provide example commands (preferably in the context of my command below so that I can have a known point of reference to start with).
I have a movie with 4K (HEVC Main 10 HDR) video and DTS-HD MA 7.1 audio that I am looking to leave the video and audio untouched, but to add a 2nd audio track in either EAC3 or if necessary, just AC3 in stereo
So what I am looking for is as follows:
video.mkv

*

*Existing->4k video file (no change)

*Existing->7.1 audio (no change)

*Convert and add->stereo audio as a 2nd audio track to the output.mkv file

Below is the command I've historically used with ffmpeg to convert and replace the audio file with the stereo audio, but since I'd prefer to leave the 7.1 audio in place, this doesn't work:
ffmpeg -i "D:\video.mkv" -c:v copy -c:a aac -b:a 128k "D:\output.mkv"
And if this cannot be done as a single command, please also let me know what steps I do need to take to be able to do it.
Thanks in advace,
Mike

A: ffmpeg -i input.mkv -map 0 -map 0:a -c copy -c:a:1 eac3 output.mkv

*

*-map 0 select all streams.

*-map 0:a select all audio streams. This combines with -map 0 so now you have 1 video and 2 audio streams selected.

*-c copy stream copy all streams.

*-c:a:1 eac3 encode output audio stream #1 with eac3 encoder. This overrides -c copy for this particular stream.


Hydration, Hydration, Hydration. It's all about drinking lotsa Water!
228 more days to go. Today's Sunday reminded me of LA. Absolutely beautiful weather. Decided to treat the wife to one of her favorite Sunday brunch past-times: Dim Sum! It was pretty scrumptious as always. However, since she can no longer have spicy condiments, her experience was not the same. So I don't think we will be coming back for a while.
Last night she had some pretty vivid dreams too. This is noteworthy since she is not much of a vivid dreamer. In her dream, she knew she was pregnant and was in a place which practiced reflexology. She was preoccupied if the session would affect her pregnancy and left once she didn't get the assurance. Pretty interesting how our current state has filtered into our psyche.
100 ounces of water. That is the magic intake she needs to be drinking a day in order for her babies to keep growing healthy. So, off I went on a water buying binge to ensure she had water available at every nook in the house. Everywhere she turns she has it accessible. No excuses. I think she is absolutely sick of it. But all for rooting for Team Baby A and Team Baby B.
We continue sending Team Baby B lotsa positive energy for that growth to continue and that heartbeat to get stronger.
Their development continues with some very important and key milestones. The baby's "tails" which are now starting to disappear. This is the area that will become the four lower fused bones of the lower part of the spine. It's unimaginable how quickly they are developing in these last couple days. Just yesterday, the lower lip and jaw finished forming. The eyes are still wide apart and the upper lip is not yet completely formed along with the ears which are still below the jaw line at this point.
The brain of the babies is simply formed already but is going through some serious transformation. The brain is still hollow but it's already attached to the spinal cord. The brain is starting to now fold into five sections. The lowest part or the hindbrain (called pons, medulla, cerebellum) will form first and they control the baby's basic functions which we all do unconsciously like our balance and breathing. The midbrain is above the hindbrain and this area controls emotions, and sensory perceptions, including the two hemispheres of the brain. Given all of this brain activity, fish is considered the best source of protein for the wife to take in. It's gotta be fish that doesn't contain mercury though. But fish really is considered brain food. Especially for this stage in the child's development.
Fish on the Menu this week: Shrimp, Salmon, Pollock, Catfish, and even canned light Tuna is good.
Wife also had a headache today. A first in many weeks. So lotsa rest and a nap or two.
Ok, we anxiously await Week 12. Come on week 12.....hurry home!
In the meantime....someone, please help!


The exterior of the Rogue Sport isn't as distinctive as the original Murano or the Juke, but it's still instantly identifiable as a Nissan. You'll see obviously strong similarities with the larger Rogue, but the Sport is a little more youthful and sportier than its bigger brother with just as many angles and creases.
Some people undoubtedly like the way the Honda HR-V looks, but it's hard to imagine too many buyers choosing it largely on its styling. The HR-V has a similar grille and lights to the CR-V, but the stubby front means this model isn't anywhere near as modern looking as the impressively popular CR-V.
Slightly unusual for a vehicle in this segment, the Rogue Sport only offers a single engine. The unit in question is a 2.0-liter four-cylinder that produces 141 horsepower and 147 lb.-ft. of torque, sending power to the front or all four wheels through a CVT transmission.
Maybe it's actually not that unusual to offer a single engine--it's the same story with the Honda HR-V. The unit under the hood of the HR-V is a larger 1.8-liter version of the 1.4-liter inline-four we see in the Fit subcompact. In this version, the HR-V produces 141 horsepower but only 127 lb.-ft. of torque through either a six-speed manual or a CVT.
Clever packaging gives us high expectations for how much room should be inside our new vehicles these days, even ones as relatively compact as these two. The Nissan has a total passenger volume of 96 cu.-ft., which it uses very well. You'll find 42.8 inches of leg room and 39.6 inches of head room in the front, and as much as 61.1 cu.-ft. of cargo space with the rear seats folded down.
The Honda is a slightly larger vehicle on the outside, which means 100.1 cu.-ft. of total passenger volume on the inside. You won't find as much room in the front as there is in the Nissan, but the HR-V makes up for it with more leg room for those sitting in the back.
The best EPA figures the Rogue Sport gets are unsurprisingly from front-drive models, which are 25 mpg in the city, 32 mpg on the highway and 28 mpg combined. All-wheel drive doesn't punish buyers too much though, as those ratings come out at 24/30/27 mpg.
With front-wheel drive and the CVT, the HR-V is now rated at 28 mpg in the city, 34 mpg on the highway and 31 mpg combined, so the Honda takes the honors here.
If you can get past the Honda HR-V's unique exterior, you'll find a pretty decent little vehicle underneath. However, it's clearly not winning the hearts and minds of buyers the way the Nissan Rogue Sport is--and we can see why. Except for our selfish desire for a more powerful engine, we can't find much to find fault with in the Nissan--and that's why we recommend the 2017 Nissan Rogue Sport over the HR-V any day.


While more and more architectural companies are combining forces, renowned firm Aedas has announced a de-merger in a bid to increase its urban high-rise portfolio.
According to Aedas, the world's fifth-largest architecture firm, the de-merger is designed to allow both its branches to focus on their respective strengths and grow the businesses in different directions.
The firm has already completed a host of high rise projects across Asia – where 80 per cent of global development and construction is taking place – and will bring this design expertise to key urban areas such as Los Angeles, New York, Seattle and London.
Earlier this month, Aedas announced that the company's 13 offices in China, South-East Asia, the Middle East and the USA would remain under the Aedas brand while its eight UK offices and offices in Russia, Poland and Kazakhstan will operate under a new name – AHR. There will still be opportunities in the future for the the two to collaborate on projects.
"This move reinforces Aedas primary aim to provide international design services to the major world cities through our network of 13 offices and 1,400 staff," said Aedas chair Keith Griffiths.
The firm's London studio has recently relocated to the city's West End and will be the arm for its international projects, targeting overseas investors and developers active in the London market. The studio is also recruiting a locally-based design director with international built commercial experience in London and with a track record of London approvals.
"We believe that this is a very natural evolution based on how the practice has been operating in recent years and to all intents and purposes there will be no change for our clients or our 450 staff," said Brian Johnson, chairman of the new UK practice.
Aedas is renowned in Asia for state-of-the-art mixed-use developments and clusters of buildings that creatively join through bridges and vertical podiums. The local culture is often visually reflected in the designs of structures such as Aedas' proposed snow mountain-inspired Greenland Group Chengdu East Village CBED Plots.
This project consists of a mixed-use 486-metre tower with surrounding buildings said to gradually increase towards the tower's height in a series of "rolling hills." It will also feature a commercial street with architectural elements that reflect famous development projects in the area.
One of Aedas' more notable projects is the Jenga-inspired Nanfung mixed-use project in Guangzhou. Two 123-metre buildings are spaced 160 metres apart and joined by sliding floor plates. The buildings feature horizontal blocks that offer commercial, exhibition and hospitality space.
In London, the firm is currently working on an urban project for Convoys Wharf, a 16-hectare regeneration development on the River Thames in South London.
The new development will house 3,500 apartments and encourage a live/work/play lifestyle for its inhabitants where retail, cultural, employment, hotel and leisure facilities will be linked to the existing High Street and the Thames.
"The masterplan acknowledges the historic nature of the site and focuses the development on a new plaza at the centre, incorporating three landmark towers and a grade two listed warehouse," Aedas' website reads.
Griffiths said projects like this will inspire the firm's future direction.


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Supreme Court signals it may intervene in Texas abortion case
Politics // Texas Politics
Jeremy Blackman, Benjamin Wermund, Staff writers
Nov. 1, 2021 Updated: Nov. 1, 2021 4:26 p.m.
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 02: Kenya Martin speaks onstage at the Rally For Abortion Justice on October 02, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Women's March)
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Abortion-rights, and anti-abortion protesters gather outside the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday in challenges to a Texas law that has sharply curtailed abortions in the state. (Tom Brenner/The New York Times)
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A majority of the U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared open to blocking enforcement of the new Texas abortion ban, but grappled with how best to do it. And they seemed ready to potentially issue a split decision in two cases argued Monday that seek to stop the nation's most restrictive abortion law in decades.
Texas abortion providers and the Biden administration have sued the state and various state officials including judges and court clerks, who they say help enforce the law known as Senate Bill 8, which bans abortions after about six weeks.
The law is designed to evade judicial intervention by officially delegating enforcement to private citizens through $10,000 bounties for lawsuits brought against abortion providers and others who help women obtain the procedure after six weeks, or when fetal cardiac activity is first detected. Both plaintiffs argued Monday that the state courts are critical to the setup, even if they are not directly named as enforcers of it.
"The state has made the clerks an essential role in this machinery that they have created to nullify constitutional rights that have been recognized by this court," said Marc Hearron, a lawyer for the Center for Reproductive Rights, which is representing Texas abortion providers.
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The court's two newest justices, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, at times appeared sympathetic to the argument that the law provides no viable path for abortion providers and others to seek judicial review. Both justices are conservatives who declined to intervene in the law when it rolled out in early September, and are considered the potential swing votes now.
Barrett asked Hearron whether the law essentially bars defendants sued under Senate Bill 8 from raising their "full constitutional defense."
"I think that's right, your honor," Hearron responded, adding that Texas lawmakers have tried to "change the substantive rules that this court applies."
Kavanaugh asks: Are gun rights next?
The two cases will turn heavily on the court's application of a 1908 Supreme Court case called Ex Parte Young, which allowed for litigation to proceed in federal court against state officials who are acting unconstitutionally. That decision did not, however, apply to state courts.
Texas Solicitor General Judd Stone suggested Monday that any expansion of the Ex Parte rule to include state court officials would be a violation of "our whole scheme of government."
"The entire point of this law — its purpose and its effect — is to find the chink in the armor of Ex Parte Young," said Justice Elena Kagan, one of the court's three liberal judges.
Ex Parte set out "a basic principle of how our government is supposed to work and how people can seek review of unconstitutional state laws," Kagan said. So to now say, "'Oh, we've never seen this before, so we can't do anything about it.' I guess I just don't understand the argument."
Kavanaugh asked Stone about the ripple effects that could come if the court declines to intervene, noting a legal brief filed by a gun rights organization raised concerns that states could set up similar laws targeting gun owners and dealers.
"Whether or not federal court avenues are available does not turn on the nature of the right," Stone said.
"So we can assume that this will be across the board, equally applicable, as the Firearms Policy Coalition says, to all constitutional rights?" Kavanaugh replied.
"Yes," Stone said, suggesting that congressional action would be the appropriate intervention.
"Isn't the point of a right that you don't have to ask Congress?" Kagan said. "Isn't the point of a right that it doesn't really matter what Congress thinks or what the majority of the American people think as to that right?"
A Houston abortion patient's testimonial
Outside the courthouse, dozens of protesters gathered for dueling rallies.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton voiced optimism about the case and argued the Biden administration is asking the court to set what he described as a dangerous precedent.
"The remedies the Department of Justice was seeking would be extraordinary," he said. "Enjoining a court or clerks of a court from actually allowing people to present their causes of action would be, I think what they said today, the first time it had been done in U.S. history. So we're going to continue to fight this fight."
Asked what he makes of concerns that other states, including blue states, could follow Texas' lead to ban other constitutionally protected rights, Paxton said he isn't thinking about that.
"The focus for me is this case and this case alone," he said. "What happens in other states, what their legislators are elected to do, are different from what our elected officials are elected to do. Each state has a responsibility to do what they think is right and their legislators have a responsibility to represent their constituents' views."
Amy Hagstrom Miller, who heads Whole Woman's Health, one of the abortion providers suing over the law, said "the impact of the last two months cannot be overstated."
"It's been 62 days," she said. "62 days of telling Texans that we can't give them the essential abortion that we are so proud and committed to provide. It's devastating that the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed this blatantly unconstitutional law to remain for even one day."
Kenya Martin, 46, told a nearby crowd that two abortions she had at the Houston Women's Clinic — where she would eventually work — saved her life.
Martin had her first abortion in 2001, when she was locked in a battle for custody of her 1-year-old daughter with the family of her daughter's father. She said she did not feel she could have another child at that point.
"It was really dark at that time," Martin said. She went to the Houston Women's Center and the same doctor who delivered her daughter provided the abortion.
Then in 2015, Martin got pregnant again. This time, she got sick in the lobby of the Houston Women's Center before finding out it was an ectopic pregnancy, and she needed another abortion.
"They saved my life, literally," she said of the doctors, who she said she now fears would be targets of lawsuits under Texas' new law.
Removal of an ectopic pregnancy does not constitute an abortion under Texas state code.
But Senate Bill 8 makes no mention of those types of pregnancies, and its language protecting any fetus that exhibits cardiac activity has some doctors uncertain about what the law permits. The new ban does make exceptions for medical emergencies, though the term is never defined.
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Grandia › Reviews
Grandia HD Collection Review
by Cullen Black on 20 August, 2019
Despite the company having gone rather dormant in recent years, you'd be hard-pressed to find any RPG enthusiast who isn't aware of Game Arts' legacy. I think it's fair to say that the Lunar series is what put the company on the map, but many will agree that it was the Grandia series that people remember the most. The first two games are beloved classics, and GungHo Online Entertainment has collaborated with SickHead Games to remaster both of them for the Grandia HD Collection.
GungHo promised HD resolutions, new widescreen support, and dual audio versions of both games, building off the work done in the previously released Grandia II Anniversary Edition PC port, and remastering the original Grandia for the first time ever. However, fans were worried about the state of Grandia's remaster based on first impressions of the earlier PAX and E3 builds of the game. It seems like the team decided to filter every sprite and texture through a smoothing filter with no option to disable it. Unfortunately, this is still the case in the final version, leaving the title of "Grandia HD Collection" only half-accurate. It should be recognized that regardless of any quirks this collection has, at the end of the day these are both outstanding RPGs.
Before we get into how the remasters were handled, it's important to establish what these games are even about for any newcomers out there.
Grandia is a tale of adventure, where a young troublemaker named Justin embarks on a journey with his childhood friend Sue to uncover the secrets of a lost civilization. It's a simple story, but the execution is where it shines. The localization flows surprisingly well for a game released in 1999, adding to the story's undeniable charm. The English voice acting leaves a lot to be desired, even for 90s standards, so I'm thankful for the option to switch to Japanese voices this time around. Few RPGs today have half the energy of Grandia; you're constantly seeing new and interesting sights. The battle system matches that same energy, with an evolution on the active time battle system that adds a chaotic and lively spin to it. As cliché as it is to say, this game makes you feel like you're going on an actual adventure. It's exhilarating, to say the least.
Grandia II mixes things up quite a bit, but it works better than I expected it to. If the first game had an optimistic tone, this one could be better described as cynical. Edgy, even. Our protagonist is Ryudo, a rude mercenary called a "Geohound". He takes a job one day to escort a church songtress named Elena to a mysterious ritual. As you can guess, things go horribly wrong, and Ryudo is tasked with escorting her on her new adventure. For a price, of course. He's quite unbearable, but that's sort of the point. Ryudo's travels slowly make him grow as a person, and we might take for granted that making an RPG protagonist this unlikable was rare 19 years ago. From a gameplay perspective, it improves on just about everything from the original. The English voices here are certainly an improvement on this original, though Japanee voices are also available, too.
The remastering job isn't without its merits, but I couldn't help but feel that most of it was a bit of a mixed bag. Grandia II, with polygonal character models, made the transition well, but Grandia struggled in quite a few areas. How big of a deal to you the changes made are vary depending on personal preference, but it's worth pointing them out.
While Grandia originally launched in Japan on the Sega Saturn, it was ported to PlayStation two years later, which was ultimately the version the west received. The PlayStation version it is often considered to be the inferior version, despite some improved spell effects and added content. Framerate was a big reason, as it feels noticeably slower in comparison to the original. When this new remaster was announced, fans were worried it was going to be based on the PlayStation version. Which it is… kind of.
SickHead Games used the PlayStation code base, but aimed to improve the game performance to be more comparable to the Saturn release. In my eyes, this was a big success. Everything from exploration to battles run smooth, without any framerate drops. Battles no longer feel as slow as they did on PS1, but it still would have been nice if a turbo option had been included. One strange new quirk to come from this remaster is the screen flashing at the beginning of every battle transition. Hopefully, this is addressed in a patch.
Combat plays out very similarly in both games. There are no random encounters, enemies icons will instead appear on the map. Grandia's battle system was especially distinct at the time of its release, so much so that it has become somewhat of a stylistic reference point for describing combat systems with a similar structure. The pace is set by the action bar on the bottom, with a character or enemies speed stat determining how long they must wait to perform another action. When any party member reaches the action stage of the bar, they get to act. The main way of attacking is "Combo" or "Critical". Combo means two simple and quick physical attacks, whereas Critical is one slower attack that is used mainly to cancel enemy skills.
Every character also has a variety of special skills and magic. These are the most effective abilities in battle, but take a while to charge up and can leave you open to being canceled. You can also use items, block, and prep to evade. The trick to this is that any attack that lands on an enemy or party member will either freeze their progress or shoot them back on the action bar.
Let's address the elephant in the room: the filtering on the visuals. Many releases of sprite-based games offer an optional toggle in a menu (for example, Disgaea PC), but that's not the case here. It appears the smoothing filter wasn't done in-engine, but applied to all the assets before they were added. It tends to make things look a tad blurry, and hardly HD. It can be jarring to see such crisp 3D models in the environment have blurry textures. I eventually got used to it, but I can see how it might be a deal-breaker for many.
The ideal way to handle this would have been to redraw everything or simply make the filter an option. Lunar Silver Star Harmony did the former to great results, but I understand how expensive that can be. Thankfully, the sprites being so high quality, to begin with, make the filtering look better than most ports in recent years to do this.
The visual touch-ups aren't all iffy. The widescreen works very well, with only a handful of moments where the positioning of the sprites didn't match up with the new ends of the screen. I appreciate the effort put into this, it allows all the sprites and environments to keep their aspect ratio. The fonts used in the PS1 version were recreated faithfully, I appreciated the attention to detail. The menus and UI were also perfectly recreated, they still look charming and very 90's (especially with the Grandia logos populating the pause menu). Grandia's anime cutscenes weren't remade, but they were cleaned up as best as possible. The subtitles were implemented rather strangely, however, with all the subtitle text being framed by jarring black boxes.
Grandia II seems largely untouched from the PC version besides the new aspect ratio. The portraits and font are the exact same and didn't receive the touch-ups the first game got, but they also needed them far less. The textures and 3D models look great in HD. The 3D presentation might not have aged as well as 2D sprites used in the original Grandia, but these Dreamcast era visuals still hold up. It's easily the better-looking game in the collection, and overall a very solid conversion.
It didn't come over completely unscathed though. There's a strange glitch I found that happens sometimes when I'd turn the Switch back on from sleep mode, where the framerate would dip hard in all subsequent battles. This could be easily fixed by a console reset, but it was certainly frustrating to deal with every time it popped up. Lastly, and this is a bit of a nitpick, the camera starts inverted and would reset to that option every time I booted the game up.
I played Grandia I with the Japanese voice track and Grandia II with the English one. In both cases, I never had any moments where audio glitched, which was one of the problems with the E3 build. Grandia even supports the ability to switch the voice track in the actual game itself, without any reset needed. There was a minor problem I noticed on the soundtrack side of things, but just for the first game. The music can sometimes cut out for half a second, which makes me believe it's a glitch in the music looping. It's not a huge deal, but it happened often enough for me to have noticed.
As said before, I can't stress enough just how wonderful both of these games are. Even with the issues I mentioned, I still had a great time playing through these two classics. These are thrilling tales of adventure with witty writing, charming characters, and plots that will constantly surprise you. The gameplay is fun, but simple at the same time. There's never a dull moment with these two games, and they're beloved for just that reason.
It says so much about the quality of these first two Grandia games, where I'm able to acknowledge all the flaws of this release but still come off it feeling positive. I hope GungHo supports the collection after launch with patches to polish things up, but even in its current state, I find this to be a solid Remaster.
Versions tested: Nintendo Switch
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment, Ubisoft, GungHo Online Entertainment America
Developer: Game Arts, SickHead Games
Grandia II


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Home (2003 film)
Alchetron7.6
Genre Drama
Initial release October 6, 2003
Running time 1 hour
Story by J. G. Ballard
Director Richard Smith
Screenplay Richard Curson Smith
Writer J.G. Ballard (short story), Richard Curson Smith (adaptation)
Cast Antony Sher (Gerald Ballantyne), Matilda Ziegler (Paula Goddard), Deborah Findlay (Margaret Ballantyne), Guy Henry (Martin), Keith Allen (Repo Man), Simon Nagra (Policeman)
Similar movies Mano Po 2 (2003), Consenting Adults (2007), Pinochets Last Stand (2006), Miliband of Brothers (2010), High-Rise (2015)
Home is a paranoid, darkly comic, hour-long television film made by the BBC and directed by Richard Curson Smith. He adapted it from a short story by J. G. Ballard in 2003. The plot follows a middle class man who chooses to abandon the outside world and restrict himself to not leaving his house, becoming a hermit. He soon starts to destroy his furniture to rid his life of clutter.
Finding home 2003
The viewer follows his plight through both his video diary (in which he addresses the viewer) and through traditional film cameras.
All he has is the food in his cupboard, and once the bills run out will have no gas or electricity - his mind soon becomes fevered. As he runs out of food he begins to consume shampoo, plants from his garden, his neighbours' cats (which he catches with a home-made trap) and anything else which crosses his path. In his increasing fear of the outside world he kills a man who comes to reclaim the television who insists upon entering, but refuses to hand over a cable which connects his video camera to his television.
He claims the house is revealing itself to him, beginning in the attic: a bright light appears and the room expands - this pattern continues and develops. Upon viewing his video diaries he notices the effect does not appear, and is concerned that it may be limited to his mind. The film ends with him killing a friend who breaks into his house following her concern for him - he soon puts her in his freezer and climbs in after her.
Antony Sher as Gerald Ballantyne
Matilda Ziegler as Paula Goddard
Deborah Findlay as Margaret Ballantyne
Guy Henry as Martin
Keith Allen as Repo Man
Simon Nagra as Policeman
Home (2003 film) Wikipedia
Home (2003 film) IMDb Home (2003 film) themoviedb.org
Similar TopicsAntony Sher
Deborah Findlay
Matilda Ziegler
Antony Sher


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Folgende Listen sortieren die jeweils 100 meistbesuchten Städte der Welt nach der Anzahl an ausländischen Besuchern zum jeweils letzten ermittelbaren Zeitpunkt. Als ausländischer Besucher zählt jede internationale Ankunft per Land, See oder Flugzeug zu touristischen oder geschäftlichen Zwecken. Da die beiden Quellen der Berater Euromonitor und das Unternehmen Mastercard den Begriff des ausländischen Besuchers jeweils anders definieren, unterscheiden sich ihre jeweiligen Ranglisten. Zudem können die Listen auf unterschiedlichen Quelldaten beruhen.

2018 war Hongkong mit insgesamt 29,3 Millionen Besuchern die meistbesuchte Stadt, wenn alle ausländischen Personen gezählt werden, die mindestens 24 Stunden dort verbracht haben. Bangkok belegte dagegen den ersten Rang, wenn nur Personen mitgezählt werden, die dort mindestens einmal übernachtet haben. 2016 waren das 21,5 Millionen Personen. Im Ranking von Euromonitor sind insgesamt 3 deutsche Städte (Berlin, München und Frankfurt am Main) und in dem von Mastercard insgesamt 5 (München, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, Düsseldorf und Hamburg).

Top 100 laut Euromonitor (Stand: 2018)
Liste der 100 meistbesuchten Städte der Welt im Jahre 2018 laut dem Top 100 City Destinations Ranking. Um als Besucher einer Stadt zu zählen, muss eine Person mindestens 24 Stunden in der jeweiligen Stadt verbracht haben. Angegeben ist zudem das Wachstum der internationalen Ankünfte im Vergleich zum Vorjahr.

Top 100 laut Mastercard (Stand: 2016)
Liste der 100 meistbesuchten Städte der Welt im Jahre 2016 laut dem Mastercard Global Destinations Cities Index. Um als Besucher gezählt zu werden, muss eine Person mindestens einmal in der jeweiligen Stadt übernachtet haben. Angegeben sind zudem die Ausgaben der Besucher der jeweiligen Stadt. Bei Städten, die direkt an ausländisches Territorium grenzen, werden Grenzübertritte per Land nicht als internationale Besucher mitgezählt (z. B. zwischen Singapur und dem benachbarten Malaysia).

Siehe auch
Liste der Länder nach Anzahl an Besuchern

Einzelnachweise

Liste (Orte)
Stadte

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WEDA Wire – May 31, 2019	Michael Welsh	2019-06-05T20:26:32+00:00
Executive Director's Corner
WEDC Bulletin
Wisconsin Economic Development Academy Update
Guest Column: WI Department of Revenue Secretary Peter Barca
WEDA Legislative Update
Apply to Partner with UW-Madison's UniverCity Year
Welcome New WEDA Members
President's Message: Matt Mikolajewski
WEDA President Matt Mikolajewski
Late spring means graduation! Commencement ceremonies and related parties seem to dominate the calendar this time of year. Of course, graduation is really just the beginning of one's education, not the end. One of the great benefits that you have of being a WEDA member is the opportunity to continue your education through the variety of training programs that WEDA offers.
As described further in the Academy Update section, WEDA hopes to offer additional course work related to mixed-use development, affordable housing, and redevelopment in the months ahead. Please take the opportunity to further your post-graduation studies by attending one of these sessions.
Some WEDA members are Economic Development Finance Professionals (EDFP) through the National Development Council (NDC). As a reminder, many of us will be required to demonstrate that we have completed the necessary continuing education requirements in 2020 to maintain our certifications. WEDA has now been approved as a recertification trainer through NDC.
We are still working on determining what previous and future WEDA activities will count toward re-certification and we will provide more information about this topic in the months ahead. This illustrates another way in which WEDA can help you further your career.
The CRA Network recently reached an important milestone with the decision by WBD to continue the program after its first successful year. I want to personally thank WBD for their continued support of this effort. Seventeen banks are now CRA Network members and a handful of investments are already in the process of being completed.
With your help, we look forward to even more success in the second year of the program ahead of us. Many of the member banks are local and deeply rooted in their communities. If you believe a bank in your area would benefit from CRA Network membership, please let Brian Doudna know. Likewise, if you are pulling together the financing for a project in your community, please consider the CRA Network as a resource to help with your efforts.
As economic development practitioners, we understand the important role that our corporate neighbors play in the health of our communities. Did you know that corporate members likewise allow WEDA to provide its great level of service to you and your fellow economic development colleagues? Over a dozen businesses have made a commitment to WEDA by becoming a corporate member.
You can see who they are by visiting our homepage at www.weda.org. WEDA would not be able to provide our level of programming and advocacy without the financial foundation provided by these organizations. We are grateful for their support and welcome other businesses to join these companies by becoming new corporate members. If you believe your employer might be interested, please contact Brian Doudna.
Executive Director's Corner: Brian Doudna, EDFP
WBD, Inc. Continues Sponsorship of CRA Network in 2019-20
WEDA has received very exciting news that the WBD, Inc. Board of Directors voted to continue the statewide sponsorship of the CRA Network of Wisconsin as outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in May, 2018. Of the six MOU measurements, the only measurement not met was total number of banks as paid WEDA members. WEDA has 17 banks as members of the CRA Network and the measurement was 20 banks.
The CRA Network has completed one year of operation and has been gaining traction in each of the six regions. The focus of the CRA Network business model is to help communities, developers and businesses advance their projects, while making banks aware of the CRA eligible activities of each of the submitted projects.
Our local economic development members can use the CRA Network as a method to organize a meeting with multiple banks to see deal flow that may not be part of your existing banking relationships.
As an association, WEDA has been advocating for policies and tools that advance CRA eligible projects. Now, our membership demographics and services are matching our current and past advocacy efforts involving breaking down silos and involving all sectors of getting a deal to market (private sector, community and financing).
Since the launch of the CRA Network, WEDA has taken several efforts to build out the organizational capacity to meet the targeted measurements. Some key items in the past year include:
October – November 2018: Fall regional luncheons held
January 2019: Video created explaining CRA Network membership
February 2019: CRA Officer/Bank Member elected to the WEDA Board
February 2019: Hired Mike Harrigan as contracted Project Recruiter for the southcentral, southeast and northeast regions.
March 2019: Proposed "Performance Context" service to assist intermediate and small banks with the data collected by bank examiners
April – May 2019: Spring regional luncheons held
Sponsorship Measurements – Need Your Participation
In 2019 – 2020, WEDA needs our general membership to be fully engaged in the CRA Network to meet our measurements for sponsorship renewal in 2020-2021 year.
Here is how you can become involved in the CRA Network:
Call the WEDA Office with questions on a potential project
Refer projects to your CRA Network Project recruiter, if the capital stack for the project has bank financing and maybe located in a priority area (e.g. TIF, redevelopment), low to moderate income census tracts or are benefiting that same population.
Attend the free regional meetings. The registrations are open. The meeting will discuss the financing needs in each region as part of the CRA Network Performance Context Service.
An Economic Development Update from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
City of Fond du Lac receives $90,000 state grant to support redevelopment of downtown historical building
WEDC awarded the City of Fond du Lac a $90,000 state grant to assist in the redevelopment of a vacant commercial building into The Livery Lofts, featuring an upscale tavern and residential lofts.
The Community Development Investment (CDI) Grant will support the renovation of the building to improve the exterior façade and support the change from a fully commercial use to a mixed-use development.
The redevelopment project will require significant renovation to support the change to a mixed-use development. The Livery Lofts will feature an upscale tavern on the first floor and market rate apartments on the second floor. An existing asphalt parking lot will also be redeveloped into a new outdoor dining area for the tavern.
$189 million ND Paper project receives WEDC support
WEDC announced an agreement to provide ND Paper with $1.7 million in tax credits over three years to support the company's expansion at its Biron division—a project expected to create 27 new jobs.
ND Paper, a U.S.-based subsidiary of Nine Dragons Paper, is planning several major projects, including the conversion of the B25 paper machine from white papers to containerboard products, construction of a two-line greenfield recycled pulp facility and the construction of a water treatment and fiber recovery plant.
The actual amount of state income tax credits the company receives is contingent upon the number of jobs created and retained, and the amount of capital investment the company makes through 2022. As is the case for all WEDC tax credits, ND Paper must first create the jobs and make the capital investment before receiving any credits.
Advanced Composite Products and Technology establishes operations in Wisconsin
Advanced Composite Products and Technology Inc (ACPT), a manufacturer of composites, is establishing its first Wisconsin facility in Marathon County–a $5.2 million project expected to create 13 jobs over the next three years.
The project includes the acquisition and equipping of an existing production facility in Schoefield Industrial Park. At the facility ACPT will manufacture carbon fiber drive shafts, a component of Oshkosh Defense tactical wheeled vehicles.
WEDC is supporting the project by authorizing up to $150,000 in state income tax credits over the next three years. The actual amount of tax credits ACPT will receive is contingent upon the number of jobs created and the amount of capital investment during that period.
Centro Sperimentale del Latte establishes operations in Racine County
Centro Sperimentale del Latte (CSL) USA Inc., a probiotic company, plans to establish its first operations in the U.S. with a manufacturing facility in Racine County—a multimillion-dollar project expected to create up to 31 jobs over the next four years.
Centro Sperimentale del Latte's related entity, PROBIO RE LLC, has recently purchased its first U.S. location, with plans to establish a newly constructed manufacturing facility on a 25-acre site in Franksville. The facility will produce probiotics and related materials.
The company chose the facility due to the growing probiotic supplement market in the U.S. as well as the close proximity to specialty cheesemakers throughout Wisconsin.
WEDC is supporting the project by authorizing up to $350,000 in state income tax credits over the next four years. The actual amount of tax credits Centro Sperimentale del Latte will receive is contingent upon the number of jobs created and the amount of capital investment during that period.
Faith Technologies expands operations in Outagamie County
Faith Technologies Inc., a leading electrical planning, engineering, design and installation expert, is expanding its Excellerate division with the construction of a new manufacturing facility in Little Chute—a $20 million project expected to create 275 jobs over the next three years.
Construction on the 225,000-square-foot facility is now underway and expected to be completed later this year. A natural energy microgrid, also built by Faith Technologies and Excellerate Manufacturing, will allow the building to be operated off the traditional energy grid.
Excellerate, a subsidiary of Faith Technologies, is an electrically focused manufacturer of made-to-order assemblies through custom-engineered construction solutions that drive cost savings, schedule compression and safety excellence. Excellerate serves the energy, manufacturing, supply chain and construction landscape.
WEDC is supporting the project by authorizing up to $800,000 in state income tax credits over the next three years. The actual amount of tax credits Faith Technologies will receive is contingent upon the number of jobs created during that period.
WEDC approves tax credits for new Amazon facility in Oak Creek
WEDC has approved awarding state income tax credits to support Amazon's plans to build a 640,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Oak Creek—a project expected to create 1,500 jobs.
Amazon plans to build the $200 million facility in the Ryan Business Park at Ryan Road and I-94.
WEDC is awarding the company with up to $7.5 million in tax credits for job creation and capital investment for any investments Amazon makes in Wisconsin. The actual amount of credits the company will receive is contingent upon the number of jobs created and the amount of capital investment the company makes through 2024.
This catalytic project will be the first-of-its-kind robotics sorting center for Amazon. The newly constructed 640,000-square-foot fulfillment center will be the flagship facility and will represent the company's largest investment in Wisconsin, both in terms of capital expenditures and in terms of new jobs.
20 Wisconsin school districts awarded Fab Labs Grants
Governor Tony Evers and WEDC announced that 20 school districts throughout the state have been awarded a total of more than $500,000 in grants to establish or expand local fabrication laboratory (fab lab) facilities.
Governor Evers has declared May 13 as Fab Lab Day in Wisconsin, and to mark the occasion, he and Lt. Governor Barnes, along with WEDC Secretary and CEO Mark R. Hogan and other key state leaders, visited eight school districts to present the grants and celebrate their successes.
A fab lab is a high-technology workshop equipped with computer-controlled manufacturing components such as 3D printers, laser engravers, computer numerical control routers and plasma cutters. Through its Fab Labs Grant Program, WEDC is supporting the purchase of fab lab equipment for instructional and educational purposes by elementary, middle, junior high or high school students.
The following school districts were awarded Fab Lab Grants:
Abbotsford (Clark and Marathon Counties), $25,000
Beloit Turner (Rock County), $25,000
Brown Deer (Milwaukee County), $25,000
Fall River (Columbia County), $25,000
Grafton (Ozaukee County), $25,000
Hayward (Sawyer County), $25,000
Lakeland Union High School Consortium (Oneida County), $41,628
Maple (Douglas County), $22,937
Merrill (Lincoln County), $24,761
Milwaukee Public Schools (Milwaukee County), $25,000
Mount Horeb (Dane County), $25,000
Necedah (Juneau County), $12,220
Southern Door (Door County), $25,000
Francis (Milwaukee County), $25,000
Thorp (Clark County), $24,157
Three Lakes (Oneida County), $20,640
Wabeno (Forest County), $25,000
Wauwatosa (Milwaukee County), $24,056
Whitehall (Trempealeau County), $50,000
Wisconsin Rapids (Wood County), $25,000
WEDC awards $150,000 grant to support new food and beverage talent outreach program
WEDC awarded a $150,000 grant to Food and Beverage (FaB) Wisconsin to support the organization's Talent Outreach Program (TOP) Initiative, a new project designed to promote talent outreach and development in the food and beverage manufacturing industry.
FaB Wisconsin has identified talent outreach and development as a top priority for the food and beverage manufacturing industry. In response to industry input, FaB Wisconsin designed a new statewide talent outreach initiative, aimed at providing industry outreach and educational programming.
The TOP Initiative consists of five components designed in partnership with key stakeholders and private sector leaders to be implemented over a two-year period:
FaB Inspire Portal: Creating a portal for food and beverage businesses to easily connect with regional entities supporting the Inspire Wisconsin platform designed to connect today's businesses with tomorrow's talent
FaBsafe Certification for High Schools: Developing and piloting a high school version of FaB's food safety training certification, which will serve as an industry employment or career pathway on-ramp
FaB Universities: Developing a collective of high schools, colleges, universities and workforce development entities that offer industry-specific academic and training programs in the food and beverage industry
FaB Farm-Factory-Fork: Expanding and extending FaB's high school career discovery initiative, which was established to engage schools, students and businesses to reach more students about lifelong career opportunities in the industry
FaB Council Talent Needs Assessment: Conducting a statewide survey on effectiveness of tools and emerging needs in the food and beverage industry
WEDC awards $750,000 grant for new beverage innovation center of excellence
WEDC awarded a $750,000 grant to the Center for Dairy Research (CDR) to establish the Beverage Innovation Center, a new center of excellence that will provide resources to small businesses to test and develop new beverage products.
The Beverage Innovation Center will be a modular pilot plant with an aseptic processing and bottling system for small businesses to produce small batch amounts of packaged beverages that can be used as prototypes in testing and optimizing formulas. The pilot plant will provide entrepreneurs access to CDR expertise, licensed space and equipment. With this access, clients will be able to test and fine tune the scalability of their prototypes in a production environment.
One of the advantages of the center is that it will provide entrepreneurs with the opportunity to run small-scale trials. Most aseptic processing and bottling systems run large-scale quantities, which are cost prohibitive for most entrepreneurs.
The project also includes the creation of the Client Development and Growth Program for qualified clients of the Technology, University, Research, Business, Opportunities (TURBO) program. This program will provide access to consultants for technical advice in identifying new markets, ensuring regulatory compliance, evaluating production costs and return on investment, packaging design and grant-writing assistance. Consulting services will be specifically targeted to Wisconsin companies that have fewer than 50 employees and are located in rural areas.
By Kathy Heady – Manager, WI Economic Development Academy
Kathy Heady, WI Economic Development Academy manager
The Wisconsin Economic Development Academy spring/summer programming schedule provides several excellent opportunities for you to build or refresh your skills.
Our first Academy webinar, Tax Incremental Financing Fundamentals was held on April 30th. Our instructors from Ehlers & Associates, Inc., Dawn Gunderson Schiel, CIPMA, CPFO, Senior Municipal Advisor/Vice President and Greg Johnson, CIPMA, Senior Advisor/Vice President presented a very informative program. According to the post webinar survey, 77% of those responding rated the webinar as very good or excellent and 90% indicated that the course material was very relevant or extremely relevant.
On June 25th at 1:30 p.m., the Academy will be holding its second webinar on Development Agreement Fundamentals. If you are new to development agreements or would like a refresher, this is the course for you. The webinar will provide a basic framework and understanding of development agreements, including what a development agreement is and when it is used, essential elements, best practices and community perspectives. Our instructors are, Charlie Walker, MPA, CEcD, President and CEO, Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation and Katherine C. Hinkle, Associate Attorney, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP. Registration is now open.
The Academy will also be holding an exciting program – Impact through Redevelopment – the morning of July 17 in Milwaukee just prior to the opening of the Mid-America Economic Development Council 2019 Best Practices Conference. This program will provide attendees with a framework for the redevelopment process and will include classroom style presentations, impactful case study examples as well as hands-on activities.
Attendees will learn steps to effective redevelopment strategies; methods for evaluating projects; the when, why and how to engage the public; and communication tips and financial tools.
Our experienced team of course instructors includes Kristen Fish-Peterson, CEcD, Principal/CEO Redevelopment Resources; Stephanie Hacker, AICP LEED AP, Principal/Practice Area Leader, Planning + Urban Design Group, GRAEF; John F. Stibal, Development Department Director, City of West Allis and Kathryn Berger, JD, Manager-Business Development, CG Schmidt Inc. Registration is open for this exciting opportunity to build an awareness and confidence level around effective redevelopment strategies to use in your community.
To round out the summer Academy schedule, we will be holding a housing webinar in July. Information and registration will be available in June. I hope you will be able to join us for one or more of these exciting and affordable educational opportunities.
Doubling the Refundable Research Credit from 10 to 20 percent
By WI Department of Revenue Secretary Peter Barca
Governor Evers understands how vitally important research and development is to the health and vibrancy of Wisconsin's economy. Innovation leads to the development of new or improved products and services which can lead to new jobs. Most importantly, those jobs tend to be family-supporting jobs with healthy wages and benefits.
DOR Secretary Peter Barca
For this reason, Governor Evers' proposed budget includes doubling the Refundable Research Credit. Beginning in tax year 2020, the governor recommends increasing the percentage of the research credit that is refundable from 10 percent to 20 percent to provide greater incentive for research and development expenditures in Wisconsin.
In order for an economy to grow and thrive, it must innovate and create. The talented workforce that we have in Wisconsin is the perfect catalyst for that innovation and creation, and it needs an environment that fosters both. Governor Evers feels strongly that doubling the Refundable Research Credit will provide business with an opportunity to conduct research in Wisconsin or, if they are already doing so, provide incentive to expand their research operations. Data shows that businesses claiming the credit are typically, but not exclusively, manufacturers. They conduct research to create new products or improve manufacturing processes. Growing these existing companies makes good economic sense.
Wisconsin's educational system is one of the best in the country. It provides its workforce with the knowledge base needed to compete in a global economy. Having spent his career in education, Governor Evers knows first-hand how investments made in our education system today pay dividends for generations to come. He also knows how important it is to connect the dots. Young, educated people want to work in innovative, creative environments and for employers investing in the future. Therefore, we should make strategic investments in those employers. Doubling the Refundable Research Credit is one way to do just that and keep those young, educated people right
The Legislature's Joint Finance Committee began work reshaping Gov. Tony Evers' 2019-21 state budget bill earlier this month and over the past three weeks have made significant changes to the two-year, $84 billion spending bill.
As was reported by WEDA several weeks ago, the first budget motion debated and voted on by the committee removed roughly 130 items from the Governor's budget, including the provision to limit TIF developer grants to 20 percent of a district's total projects costs and the proposal to significantly reduce the manufacturing portion of the Manufacturing and Agriculture Tax Credit. WEDA opposed both provisions – as they would have severely weaken two key economic development tools – and actively lobbied for their removal from the bill.
From left to right: Michael Welsh, WEDA lobbyist; Steve Peterson, Monroe County Economic Development; Ed White, Sauk County Development Corporation; State Representative Nancy VanderMeer; and Dave Armstrong, Barron County Economic Development Corporation
In addition to what was taken out of the bill, WEDA was pleased with recent action by the Finance Committee to increase funding for critical workforce training programs by $12.5 million over the biennium, including:
Career and Technical Education Incentive Grants – Provided an additional $3 million in each year of the biennium, for a total of $6 million for Career and Technical Education grants.
Youth Apprenticeship Grants – Provided an additional $2.76 million in each year of the biennium, for a total of $5.5 million for grants to local youth apprenticeship consortia.
Technical Education Equipment Grants – Provided an additional $500,000 in each year of the biennium, for a total of $1 million for the Technical Education Equipment Grant program.
The Committee also allocated funding from the Fast Forward program for grants to shipbuilders to train employees and to the Department of Corrections for mobile classrooms and job centers in minimum and medium security correctional institutions.
In addition, they voted to increase funding for the Wisconsin Technical College System by $25 million over the biennium.
WEDA will continue to monitor the progress of the budget and engage in the process to ensure economic development is well represented as the bill continues to be debated by lawmakers, who by statue have until the end of June to send the budget to Gov. Evers.
On a non-budget related legislative item, the WEDA Government Affairs Team would like to thank WEDA members Dave Armstrong (Barron County Economic Development Corporation), Steve Peterson (Monroe County Economic Development) and Ed White (Sauk County Development Corporation) for testifying this week before the Assembly Rural Development Committee on the issue of workforce housing in Wisconsin. They did a fantastic job representing WEDA and providing their knowledge on workforce housing and how the Legislature can help communities encourage more housing development.
UniverCity Year, a program aimed at finding practical solutions to community-based challenges, is seeking a new local government partner for the 2019-2022 academic years. The deadline to apply is July 29, 2019.
UW-Madison students discuss landscape architecture designs with residents in Monticello, part of the UniverCity Year partnership with Green County, WI.
A three-year partnership between a Wisconsin county, or municipality and UW–Madison, UniverCity Year (UCY) engages with government partners through a simple process.
First, the partner identifies a set of issues questions (for example, health-related initiatives, park designs, sustainability projects, etc.). Then, UCY matches those priorities with UW–Madison courses where faculty and students develop recommendations. Finally, the local government partner receives research, reports, designs, and proposals, as well as help in implementing them.
As Cara Carper, executive director of the Green County Development Corporation said, "We see [UCY] as an opportunity to bring resources to issues that have been identified by our communities in their comprehensive plans and other planning processes, but without funding or staff, have been delayed. Green County is proud to participate in the UniverCity Year and support UW–Madison's commitment to the Wisconsin Idea by bringing the resources of the university to the farther reaches of the state."
Since 2015, UCY has worked with the City of Monona as well as three counties, Dane, Green, and Pepin, and engaged with hundreds of students and faculty members on dozens of projects in communities across Wisconsin. Together, UCY, students, faculty, and communities are finding feasible solutions that spark momentum towards a more sustainable, livable, and resilient future.
These efforts have proven to be a win-win for local governments and UW-Madison. As Monona Mayor Mary O'Connor noted, "Our return was definitely worth far more than our initial investment. The completed projects will save Monona tax dollars in the future because we will be able to go to consultants with refined project ideas, avoiding the time and expense of the initial development process."
Likewise, UCY managing director Gavin Luter stated, "Our students have the unique opportunity to study alongside accomplished professionals and insightful community members, which allows them to learn from their knowledge and experience," said Gavin Luter, UCY managing director.
If you have any questions about crafting your proposal, please contact Gavin Luter (gavin@cows.org; 608-261-1141). More information is also available online at www.univercity.wisc.edu/ucy.
WEDA would like to welcome and thank the following new members for joining the Association:
David Anderson, PFM Financial Advisors LLC
James Fenlon, Village of Little Chute
Steve Kunst, Town of Rib Mountain
Andrew Lombard, Bank of Sun Prairie
Peter Reichardt, Farmers & Merchants Bank
Keri Solis, Marquette County


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Overseas study tour in Japan
NUS Overseas College entrepreneurship overseas mission in Nagoya
WASABI Creation supported NUS Overseas College (NOC) in planning, coordinating, and facilitated their overseas study mission in Nagoya. NOC is an entrepreneurship program organised by NUS Enterprise from 18 years ago, where students join startup companies in Singapore, as well as overseas for 6 months to learn the skills of being an entrepreneur. The NOC programme has successfully produced many entrepreneurs through the year. Coincidentally, WASABI Creation's founder, Tong is a graduate of the same programme 10 years ago. It was an honour to be able to support NOC's first program in Japan as an alumni.
Students from NOC visited museums & factories such as Toyota, Denso, Brother, Nagoya University, as well as numerous startups, including student startups in Nagoya.
Learning Journey program in Singapore
A visit to East Japan Rail Company (Singapore)
WASABI Creation together with our educational partner organised a company visit to East Japan Rail Company's Singapore branch office for 2 groups of secondary school teachers from Singapore. Although most Singaporeans would know JR as the operator of trains, especially the famous bullet trains in Japan, little is known about the many other businesses JR East is running in Japan, as well as in Singapore.
The manager from JR East gave a presentation about the company's rail and non-rail businesses in Japan, such as real estate, retail and lifestyle businesses. In Singapore, JR East also runs Japan Rail Cafe located in Tanjong Pagar, JW360 a cafe & retail shop at Jewel Changi, as well as One & Co, a newly opened co-working space located in CBD.
Educational tour program in Singapore
2 week study program for KIIT University (India)
WASABI Creation worked with our educational partner from India to welcome 12 computer science students and business students from KIIT University in India in Singapore for a 2-week study program. The program consists a series of project work, participating in events related to IT, entrepreneurship, and technology, visits to various companies, museums, public services, as well as attending workshops, seminars, and networking sessions with various professionals, experts, and entrepreneurs.
Since it is the first time in Singapore for many students, they also visited many place of interest, sightseeing, and tried out different local delicacies.
Event Consulting & Support
Sakura Matsuri 2019 at Gardens by the Bay
WASABI Creation supported part of the Sakura Matsuri 2019, a 10-day event held at Gardens by the Bay. We recruited Japan related exhibitors and vendors to set up booths at the event, and supported with the logistics, setting up, booth decoration, as well as operation. We have also supported Akizakura, a vendor from Tokyo who created beautiful umbrellas from vintage Kinomos.
For more detail see: https://mothership.sg/2019/03/sakura-festival-gardens-by-the-bay/
Business Matching in Singapore
Kimono umbrellas for event decoration at Bay Hotel
WASABI Creation supported Akizakura in finding business opportunities and clients in Singapore. Akizakura is a Tokyo base company specialise in recreation of products from vintage Kimonos. Since Kimono fabrics are made into handcrafted decorative umbrella, as well as other products such as fans and other decorative items.
We supplied Akizakura's Kimono umbrellas to Bay Hotel's Japanese themed event for two nights, as well as provided the event decoration and setting up services.
Beauty products from Japan to Singapore
WASABI Creation supported a skin care beauty product brand from Hyogo in their market entry to Singapore by following up with distributors and retailers we had met in the business matching project last year. After a few rounds of presentations and negotiations, a major retailer in Singapore is finally convinced of the product quality and has agreed to be an importer and retailing partner for the brand.
Further meetings were conducted to finalised the details, contractual terms and logistics.
New Product Development: Japanese Traditional Crafts
Japan inspired handcrafted watch straps
47Ronin浪人 Watch Straps are designed & handcrafted piece by piece with exotic materials from Japan, such as leather, Kimono fabric, Japanese print, and interesting materials from various parts of Japan.
WASABI Creation supported 47Ronin in various stages of the new business startup such as market research, sourcing of materials from Japan, as well as product development and marketing.
The watch straps are applicable to all kind of watches from traditional automatic wrist watches to smart watches such as Apple Watch. In just a couple of months time, over 40 designs have been developed, and the company has started getting orders from Singapore, Japan, USA, and Europe.
www.47ronin.co
SHOOT. PRINT. SHARE. PHOTO EXHIBITION 2018.
WASABI Creation worked with our client, MURAYAMA Inc in supporting the large scale photo exhibition event organised by Fujifilm at Sunway Pyramid, Kuala Lumpur, one of the biggest shopping centers in Malaysia. The event was held 29th October - 4th November 2018, with over 8000 photos on display all around the shopping mall, making it the biggest photo exhibition in Malaysia.
WASABI Creation supervised the setting up and tearing down of the exhibition setup by working closely with local operators overs 2 weekends.
For more detail see: http://shootprintshare.fujifilm.my/
Direct marketing for industry conferences in Japan
WASABI Creation supported a Singapore based event company who is organising industry conferences targeting specific industry companies as attendees in Tokyo.
WASABI Creation provided consultation and advise to the client on content creation, such as the website, promotion materials, and positioning of the events and the organiser.
We further advised the client on how to approach, and make connection with the target audience, and make strategies based on our knowledge, experience, and network in Japan.
Our Japanese speaking staff also supported the client in doing research, prospecting, and executed the direct marketing on behalf of the client.
"TAKUMI Holidays" Mobile App for Japan Travel
WASABI Creation is providing consulting service to TAKUMI, a new mobile app for Japan travelers to be connected with local hosts to experience the lives of locals in Japan. Their philosophy is such that "the locals do not change their identities to entertain tourists, but travellers should change themselves to engage with the locals, and experience their everyday lives.
With our expertise, insights, and past experiences from Japan travel related projects over the past 5 years, WASABI Creation is providing advisories to TAKUMI on various aspects such as event marketing, community building, and recruiting hosts from Japan.
For more info: TAKUMI
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Japanese Band Performing in Singapore
EYS from Kyoto performing at Garden By The Bay
WASABI Creation supported EYS, a boy band from Kyoto in their first overseas performance in Singapore at Garden By The Bay, one of its popular tourist attraction, as well as a prominent landmark of Singapore.
EYS is formed in 2014, consisting of 3 brothers who are singer/ song writers, guitarist, vocalist, pianist, as well as a saxophone player. They will be performing at Garden By The Bay in conjunction with Sakura Japan event at the Flower Dome, where cherry blossom trees are imported from Japan, and to be displayed in the air-conditioned dome.
WASABI Creation is the producer for EYS' performance in Singapore, who supported in the planning, coordination with event organiser, providing equipments, schedule management, as well as local marketing for the band's first overseas performance.
31 Mar 2018 Saturday:
3.00pm – 3.30pm
1 Apr 2018 Sunday:
For more info: Sakura Japan, EYS Official Website
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Garden By The Bay Event
Sakura Japan Fair 2018
Sakura Japan Fair is a specially curated Japanese fair organised in partnership with JTB Pte Ltd. Held over the last week of the cherry blossom floral display, Sakura Japan Fair features an array of food and retail options, weekend performances, and exciting workshops on selected dates.
30th March ~ 8th April 2018 09:00 - 21:00
Flower Dome (Flower Field Hall and Waterview Room)
WASABI Creation supported Sakura Japan Fair 2018 as a collaborator by inviting workshop vendor, exhibitors, as well as a boyband, EYS from Kyoto to perform for the first time outside Japan.
See: Garden by the Bay Events
http://www.wasabicreation.com/so/7M91NS_6
Tokyo Motor Show Official Event
Future Mobility Summit Tokyo 2017
FMS is a "New Global Mobility Conference" in Tokyo which will invite CEOs and CTOs of automobile makers as well as automotive suppliers, tech companies, material companies, start-ups, mobility service companies, and Asian governments at one place to draw the future of Asia /ASEAN mobility visions. FMS aims to become the "Birthplace of Mobility visions and solutions.
October 24th, 2017 [Tue]
Preliminary Conference Schedule 09:00 - 17:30
Venue : Ryogoku Kokugikan
Ticket : ¥108,000 (Incl. tax and lunch)Go on sale mid-August.
WASABI Creation supported in Future Mobility Summit 2017 as a consultant by inviting prominent speakers in the mobility industry, and guest-relation support throughout the event in Tokyo.
See: future-mobility-summit.com
Japan's leader in influencer marketing
UUUM supports and represents more than 2700 YouTubers from all categories such as Japan's No.1 YouTuber HIKAKIN or Yuka Kinoshita, the most popular female YouTuber in Japan.
With over 30% of the Japanese Top 100 and 6 creators among the 10 most popular channels with us, UUUM is leading the way and our growing createor network is the perfect space for the next big YouTube stars to grow their channel and reach a bigger audience.
UUUM's in-house developed creator portal provides all the basic tools such as daily news, workshops and collaborations to grow and support the YouTube community in Japan.
WASABI Creation has been appointed as the representative of UUUM in Singapore, supporting its overseas business development in Southeast Asia and China. WASABI Creation will also be linking up with potential partners and clients in Southeast Asia and China to explore business opportunities.
KAZU JAPAN
Japan's accessories in Singapore
KAZU Japan carries the popular accessories, home decor, and power stone products from Japan, which are sold in thousands each month in major retail outlets such as Tokyu Hands. In 2016, KAZU JAPAN designed and produced a Singapore souvenir product with Merlion design.
WASABI Creation assisted in the licensing of the Merlion design from Singapore Tourism Board, as well as identifying retail shops as distribution partners for the product.
Recruitment Support to Indeed Tokyo
Hiring the best IT talents from Singapore
Indeed is the world's #1 job site, and is available in 60 countries in 28 languages.The number of unique visitors per month has increased in the past two years by more than 40%, from around 140 million in 2014 to 200 million in February 2016, and the growth continues.
WASABI Creation was tasked to support Indeed Tokyo's recruitment activities in Singapore, such as marketing and reaching out to talented students from National University of Singapore. It also supported Indeed Tokyo at NUS School of Computing Career Fair 2016.
AccessAsia@Singapore Seminar in Kansai Japan 2016
"ASEAN Business Opportunites for Japanese Companies"
IIn June 2016, Singapore Business Federation together with WASABI Creation will be visiting Kansai Japan to introduce AccessAsia@Singapore programme to Japanese companies which are interested in expanding their businesses in different parts of Asia through setting up their presence in Singapore. The AccessAsia@Singapore programme is a Singapore Business Federation-led initiative that provides a single point of entry for foreign enterprises to gain access to Asia through Singapore. AccessAsia brings together leading Singapore-based professional service companies to provide key services including banking, legal and tax advice, expatriate relocation and HR strategy consulting for global companies looking to establish business operations in Singapore.
See more at AccessAsia@Singapore Seminar in Kansai Japan 2016
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The 3rd Japan-Singapore Inter-professional Collaboration (JSIP) 2016
Sustainable Healthcare for Ageing Population~ Community Based Integrated Care
As is the case in other developed East Asian societies like Japan and Hong Kong, the current Singapore is also facing the same ageing problem. According to the most updated research, the number of citizens aged 65 and above is expected to increase to 900,000 by 2030, with the elderly accounting for more than 20% of the population. The government of Singapore has responded by taking many actions. Stepping into ageing society in late 1970s, Japan will be a case that Singapore can learn from.
Our annual seminar (symposium) was launched in 2013, with experts from both Singapore and Japan presenting their own thoughts on the ageing population in both countries. They will also exchange ideas on how we can better react to and deal with the ageing problem. Last year, we were glad to have around 300 participants, including staffs working in healthcare facilities and nursing homes as well as local residences. Speaker from Japan introduced the diet for the elderly while his Singaporean counterparts presented about the roles of nutrition, functions and communication in successful ageing.
See more at The 3rd Japan-Singapore Inter-professional Collaboration (JSIP) 2016
Japan's Energy Risk Control Technology
For ASEAN's Environment Sustainability
In October 2015, in conjunction with Singapore International Energy Week, "Japan's Energy Risk Control Technology ~ For ASEAN's Environmental Sustainability" was held in Singapore Suntec City Convention. Professor Tadashi Narabayashi of Hokkaido University, Dr Stephane Perrin of IIU Research, Mr Eiji Naka of NEC Asia Pacific, and Dr Liu Xiying of National University of Singapore participated in the seminar as speakers, as they presented their area of experties.
A penal disucssion moderated by Prof Ho Hiang Kwee of Nanyang Technological University was also held to discuss various issues and trends on the topic of Energy Risk Control.
This event is organised by MURAYAMA Singapore, and supported by WASABI Creation
See more at Japan's Energy Risk Control Technology
One Asia Awards 2015
Incepted in 2011, the SME One Asia Awards was created to recognise successful Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Asia that are socially responsible. The aim is to promote these SMEs' sustainable growth and encourage more businesses to contribute to social development in their pursuit for expansion. The award is built on a comprehensive branding and publicity programme dedicated to raising the profiles and awareness for all its winners. Over the years, the award has gained momentum, generating mounting interest from both young enterprises and established corporations alike that span myriad sectors including manufacturing, construction, food and beverage, entertainment and services. The SME One Asia Awards has since expanded to more than five countries, inviting the overseas companies to Singapore to receive the award. The overseas network bring forth the opportunity for local businesses to partner and expand overseas.
WASABI Creation is a partner of One Asia Awards 2015
See more at One Asia Awards 2015
Film Award Event
International Students Creative Award 2014, Osaka
Sponsored by Knowledge Capital, November 2014
The International Students Creative Award is an international award contest for both Japanese and foreign university, graduate school, and vocational school students in the fields of art and information media.
Knowledge Capital's mission is to promote "industrial creation, culture dissemination, international exchange, and human resource development". The purpose of the International Students Creative Award is to discover and nurture the creative ideas and talents of today's youth to enable them to become tomorrow's stars on the world stage.
WASABI Creative is the international marketing & overseas call-for-entries partner for ISCA2014.
See more at ISCA2014 webpage, ISCA2015
Sports Clinic by Kosuke Kitajima at Singapore Japanese School
4 time Olympic Gold Medalist, September 2014
A sports Clinic was organized at Singapore Japanese School on 6th Sep 2014 with 3 Olympic swimmers from Japan. Among them are Kosuke Kitajima, Yuki Shirai, Shinri Shioura, who are all very reputable swimmers. In particular, Kitajima is a 4 time Olympic Gold Medalist in Breaststroke.
35 Japanese children in Singapore participated in the clinic together with 200 spectators from the Japanese community to watch the swimmers and children in action. 2 children were selected to form a team with the swimmers to compete at a relay competition together with other teams from other schools.
The sports clinic also raised $6650 for charity on Kobento.com, a crowdfuding platform for events. http://kobento.com/en/kitajima
The fund raised goes to SportCares Singapore, a charity organization by Sports Singapore that supports disadvantaged children & youths.
WASABI Creation is the producer of this event.
See more at https://www.wasabicreation.com/kitajima-singapore-swim-stars
Residential Coworking Space in Kyoto
47RONIN~
Global Residential Coworking Space in Kyoto, 2013
47RONIN is a global residential coworking space where we provide valuable information & connections to visiting entrepreneurs who could stay with us, work on their projects, interact with our local coworking communities while they explore, experience, & enjoy Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan.
47RONIN provides accommodation facilities in a semi-rural part of Kyoto, a peaceful Japanese residential town with nature & rich historical heritage. Instead of the usual downtown hotel or the overly touristic sightseeing areas, 47RONIN gives you a different experience of Kyoto. Yet, it is only 30 minutes away from central Kyoto, accessible by train & buses. You will be able to work on your projects at our coworking facility & meet the coworking community of Kyoto through our many events & activities. Who knows you may generate new ideas, make new partners, or open a new chapter to your business.
47RONIN is produced & operated by WASABI Creation
7th International Workshop Festival~ Doors
Workshop for everyone in Osaka, August 2013
7th International Workshop Festival~ Doors is co-organized by Art Complex 1928 and Osaka City to promote active learning & exposure to different cultures from different countries. More than 1000 workshops have been conducted since the program had started 7 years ago, together with more than 100 types of different workshops, participants can learn something new while having fun at these workshops. All the workshops are held in 3 different locations across Osaka, each participant pays only 500yen for a 90min workshop of their choices.
WASABI Creation sourced for and coordinated 4 instructiors from Canada (Yoga), USA (Personal branding), Taiwai (Latin dance), and Japan (Japanese dance) to conduct workshops at the 7th International Workshop Festival Doors.
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IT event & community building
Cloud server for WordPress sites
Sova WP is a cloud server which specializes in serving WordPress sites. It provides resources such as 24-hour/365-day server monitoring and WordPress-specific tuning, all in a VPS (virtual server) format. Because it is a cloud service, it can deal with temporary increases in accesses with its Boost Function, and it can also provide CDN functionality to speed up access from abroad. Site administrators will be completely liberated from server management chores, and maintenance costs can be greatly reduced.
WASABI Creation is the community manager & event producer for Sova in Singapore. We are aiming to create a community of web designers, bloggers, content creators, & IT engineers.
In 2014, we are planning to hold Wordcamp Singapore to gather all Wordpress users & developers to share and explore new opportunities with the Wordpress flatform.
http://wp.sova.jp/
Award events
Knowledge Capital International Students Creative Award
The annual BACA-JA student contest has been held in Japan every year for the past 14 years. This year the official name was changed to ISCA (International Students Creative AWARD), and entry applications are now being accepted from countries other than Japan. This change will make the contest much more exciting. In addition, an International Category has been established to offer students a much larger stage on which to display their talents, as well as opportunities for international communication and exchange. A Mobile Apps Category has also been added to the Japan Category to attract an even wider range of young talent and make the contest more meaningful.
WASABI Creation is the coordinator for overseas award winners by calling for entries & attending to them throughout the event.
http://kc-i.jp/award/isca/
ISCA 2014 application form
Seasons Pastry Studio 季節の製菓工房
WASABI Creation~ International Event Design in Kansai Japan
In order to promote the Kyoto Royal Hotel & Spa and bring in a new crowd to the hotel to give it a young and energetic image, Seasons Pastry Studio was designed as a pastry making event. Lessons are taught by Chef Nagamine, an experienced professional who is also the chief chef of the hotel in a well-equipped kitchen for pastries.
After battling in the kitchen, participants can then enjoy a luxury high tea time with their self-made pastries together with tea and coffee at the hotel restaurant.
Classes and menu are in Japanese and English.
Kansai international Students Party (KISP)
KISP (Kansai International Students Party) is an international event for students, by students all over Kansai. The objective is to enhance interaction and exchange between students not only within their schools, nor within Kyoto or Osaka, but in bigger Kansai for both Japanese and international students.
The first KISP was initiated in December 2010 at Sam & Dave Kyoto. It was such a blast that 250 students from more than 20 universities gathered for the night of games and party. Due to popular demand KISP#2 returned in April 2011 at Kansai French Institute where again more than 230 students enjoyed the many performances put up by students across Kansai and made many new friends. Again KISP#3 came back in Dec 2011, and KISP#4 Pray for Tohoku was held in March 2012, becoming a hit as the only international student event in Kansai.
Kansai International Students Party
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We Are One Japan
"An international community, a social entrepreneurship group by international people, moving towards an international society.We Are One Japan, Be one of us."
We Are One Japan is an international community, a social entrepreneurship group in Kyoto, Japan, consisting of internationally-minded Japanese, foreign residence and tourists, who gather together through a wide range of meaningful events and projects, connecting Kyoto & Japan to the World.
The objective of We Are One Japan is to create a platform for people to connect and exchange culture, knowledge and ideas with others regardless of race, language or religion. We hope to recognize our differences and come together in harmony with the "We Are One" spirit. Together, we share, we learn and we win by taking part in meaningful events and activities.We Are One Japan is the producer of meaningful international projects for all cosmopolitans in Kyoto.
http://www.weareonejapan.com/
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