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Episode for December 29, 2020
258 Anthropologist Dr Richard Grinker
Roy Richard Grinker, Ph.D. is Professor of Anthropology at George Washington University and Editor-in-chief of Anthropological Quarterly. He is the author of Nobody's Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness
Dr. Grinker was born and raised in Chicago where his father, grandfather, and great grandfather practiced psychoanalysis. He received his B.A. in anthropology at Grinnell College in 1983, his M.A. in social anthropology at Harvard University in 1985, and his Ph.D. in social anthropology in 1989. Grinker has conducted research on hunter-gatherers in central Africa, North Korean defectors in South Korea, and the epidemiology of autism. In 2008, his book Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism was the recipient of the National Alliance on Mental Illness KEN award for "outstanding contribution to the understanding of mental illness."
Unstrange Minds was inspired by his daughter, Isabel, who was diagnosed with autism in 1994. The book documents Grinker's global quest to discover the surprising truth about why autism is so much more common today. In the process, he made controversial discoveries that both his understanding of autism and his relationship with his daughter.
Building on Unstrange Minds, and based on research in Africa, Asia, and the U.S., his new book, Nobody's Normal,tells the uplifting story of how we are successfully challenging the stigma that has long shadowed mental illnesses.


D. has been working on the mainland for the last week. I had to work on the mainland Friday, then had a meeting in Van. on Friday evening, and had to work in the morning on Sat on the mainland.
Friday was a VERY long day, as I took the 7am ferry over (which means leaving home at 5:45am), worked all day till about 3pm then drove straight out to Van for a somewhat..hmm necessary but perturbing work meeting with good potential (i know...confusing). I went out for dinner with a number of colleagues after the meeting, and that was definitely rejuvenating. Being on the island it is easy to feel isolated, and I don't get many chances to connect with colleagues. It was a great dinner out.
The best part about the day was that it ended with seeing my husband! Since he had the hotel all weekend for work, we stayed at the hotel and had a COMPLETE mini-retreat. It was excellent. We literally spent the whole time (that I wasn't working) relaxing, ordered in a Massive sushi feast, which was excellent, as sushi is twice as expensive here in Vic so we rarely have the sushi feasts we used to when living on the mainland. We slept so much, had so much good, relaxing time together and even ordered room service for breakfast!! I don't think we realized how badly we needed some good quality time together until we had it. It really did feel like we were much further away than we were, and really managed (amazingly) to forget about the rest of the world for a couple of days. Now, sadly, I'm home without him - he's on the mainland for another week. But that makes me all the more thankful for a wonderful weekend with him. I love my husband :-). (At risk of an Internet version of PDA).
Posted by T. at 10:10 p.m.
Carrot soup and another good recipe site.


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Tom Abram - Executive Director
Tom studied Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Manchester, gaining a PhD for work on the design of a Digital Signal Processor. After working on technology for airborne systems at the Ministry of Defence he ran the consultancy arm of a leading software house and established the Management Consulting business in Europe for US outsourcer EDS.
At, Mantix, he developed the company into advisors to Government and City on major programmes of IT and business change. Tom has been active in industry bodies, including EURIM (The Digital Policy Alliance); Intellect (Tech UK); BCS and WCIT, Tom's commitment to AIT stems from a belief that the UK industry is a compelling story of people, achievement and change to society that should be accessible to everyone. Away from AIT, Tom is most interested in food; growing it, cooking it, and entertaining the family with it, including three granddaughters, when COVID-19 permits.
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Katie graduated from the University of Winchester in 2019, with a BEd (Hons) in Primary Education (QTS). Since then, she has gone on to achieve her Qualified Teacher Status, working in a Junior School. Katie has worked in a variety of education and child care settings for a number of years and is passionate about creating engaging and motivating lessons to help all learners achieve their full potential.
Katie is enthusiastic about helping AIT in develop their education programme and working with other education professionals and organisations in order to increase awareness and the child audience to the IT industry.
Jane Bird - Interviewer
Jane is an award-winning freelance business and technology journalist. She is a long-standing contributor to the Financial Times, and previously was technology editor of The Sunday Times and editor of Personal Computer World. She has also presented, and contributed to, numerous TV and radio programmes about technology.
Lynda Feeley - Abstract Writer
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Mark Jones - Adviser
Mark graduated from Cambridge in 1977 with a degree in Mathematics and Computer Science and started work as a software developer. He set up an IT consultancy with three other colleagues in 1985, specialising in financial trading infrastructures. Mark became a senior project manager, running £100m technology projects in the City and advising clients at board level. He retired in 2013 after 36 years in the IT industry.
Elisabetta Mori - Interviewer
Elisabetta is a PhD candidate at Middlesex University, London in the field of History and Philosophy of Computing. She attended courses on Architecture in Eindhoven and in Florence, where she graduated with honors with a dissertation about the history and the design of the first Italian commercial computer. In her early academic research she focused on computers and design, with papers and lectures about Olivetti and the design of Italian early computing machines, as well as programmed arts in Italy in the 1960s. The focus of her academic research is the European history of computing of the 1950s and 1960s.
Richard Sharpe - Interviewer
Richard is a long-time journalist covering IT and computing and sometime Adjunct Professor at the University of California. He is author of "Health online services" in "Information in Healthcare", edited by Abbott, Blankley, Bryant and Bullas published by the BCS. He co-edited and co-published the newsletters "Computer product update", "Software markets" and PC markets".

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Minecraft exploit makes it "easy" for hackers to crash servers
A security researcher has posted a Minecraft flaw that makes it "easy" for hackers to crash the game's servers.
Kyle Ellison	 17 Apr 2015 - 12:19PM
A security researcher has posted a Minecraft flaw that makes it "easy" for hackers to crash the game's servers.
A security researcher has posted a Minecraft flaw that makes it "easy" for hackers to crash the game's servers, reports Ars Technica.
Developer Anmar Askar first noticed the exploit two years ago and notified the game's creator, Mojang, but after being "ignored" and given several "highly unsatisfactory responses" he has now published the details on his blog.
According to ZD Net, the exploit concerns how the Minecraft sever decompresses and parses data, which, when taken advantage of, can cause a processor load that would exhaust the server's memory. A fix for the flaw "isn't exactly that hard," according to Askar, but the company has failed to address the issue in a series of patches.
"I don't want to expose thousands of servers to a major vulnerability, yet on the other hand Mojang has failed to act upon it," he wrote. "Mojang is no longer a small indie company making a little indie game, their software is used by thousands of servers, hundreds of thousands people play on servers running their software at any given time."
The Register notes that Mojang attempted and failed to patch the flaw after Askar's blog was published, leaving the game's server's still vulnerable.
Minecraft was the victim of an attack earlier this year, after 1,800 logins were leaked online in plain text format. It is thought that the data breach could be used to target gamers with phishing attacks that would put their account details at risk.
Microsoft, who purchased Minecraft last year for $2.5 billion, has not yet responded to the latest exploit.
Be wary when scanning QR codes with iOS 11's camera app
Indirect damage: Why service providers should care about customer security
Crouching Tiger, Hidden DNS
Security Bulletin: Steps you should take to fix a Java SE security risk on your computer


Mayor Martin J. Walsh, burghal councilors and advocates on Monday ripped a Trump administering angle to accomplish it decidedly harder for immigrants accepting assertive accessible allowances to access blooming cards.
He apprenticed the army of almost 100 attendees, abounding of whom agitated signs that said "Stand Up For Immigrant Families," to allege out adjoin the angle and brash immigrants currently accepting allowances not to bead them while the proposed aphorism change is pending.
Walsh's words were echoed by several added speakers, including Boston Burghal Councilors Andrea Campbell and Josh Zakim, as able-bodied as Heloisa Maria Galvão of the Brazilian Women's Group in Brighton and Liza Ryan of the MIRA Coalition.
Many speakers implored the army to abide accessible comments adjoin the angle via an online aperture maintained by the federal government.
The proposal, Galvão said, is "mean-spirited because it penalizes the neediest." Galvão, who ahead took the US citizenship adjuration in the Great Hall, said advocates can exhausted aback the angle with a concerted action campaign.
The assemblage followed a Sept. 22 advertisement from the Department of Homeland Security that the bureau is "proposing to accede accepted and accomplished cancellation of appointed accessible allowances aloft assertive thresholds as a heavily advised abrogating factor" in applications to briefly or assuredly abide in the country.
The DHS has declared the angle as an amend of longstanding federal law dating aback to at atomic 1882. The proposed aphorism change charcoal awaiting during a 60-day accessible animadversion period.
The administering has said the angle would not affect refugees or cover seekers or immigrants confined in the military. It would affect about 382,000 bodies annually, according to administering figures.
During Monday's rally, Campbell, the Burghal Council president, told the army that all her colleagues on the console angle in adherence with the immigrant association and its allies.


Spanish authorities don accuse musician Shakira say she avoid to pay tax and claim say she dey owe more than 14.5 million euros (£13m, $16.3m).
Dem say na between 2012 and 2014 she no pay di tax, wen goment lawyers argue say she dey live for Spain but write say na anoda place she dey live.
Pipo wey live for more than six months a year for di kontri dem dey consider dem residents for tax mata.
Those wey dey close to Shakira don deny before say she avoid to pay tax, say she bin dey live outside Spain di period authorities dey quote.
But goment lawyers say Shakira bin dey spend plenti time for di kontri wit her partner, FC Barcelona footballer Gerard Piqué, and na only wen she get work she dey travel abroad.
Goment want make she pay di moni from everytin wey she make worldwide, not just wetin she make for Spain.
Na for magistrate to now decide weda enof evidence dey for her to face trial.
She don join oda ogbonge football stars like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Marcelo wey get kwanta wit Spanish authorities because of tax.


Successful small companies can rapidly fail if they run out of cash. Likewise, struggling unprof small companies can be survived for a very long time if they have a decent money balance. In other words, money is the life blood of American small companies.
Unfortunately, most of huge city and village conventional lending institutions have rigid and stringent criteria that their clients need to satisfy.
Businesses have a separate credit ranking from the business owner. Even if the business owner has a high credit rating, business may not have an established credit history (especially if recently developed). For that reason, prospective lenders have to use options with that take business owner's personal credit into consideration and that accepts applicants with less than best credit.
Frequently, physical lending institutions only service organisations doing 20k or more in month-to-month revenue. This disqualifies smaller sized companies doing 10k-15k in monthly earnings.


Q: How tall will this plant be if i buy it in a 3 gallon pot? What size is currently shipping? Thanks!
The 3 gallon Twombly's are currently 36 to 40 inches in height. The 3 gallon is the only size we have these in currently.
Q: How tall is this 3 gallon tree?
The 3 gallon Twombly's are currently 38 to 46 inches in height.
Q: How tall is a 3 gallon Twombly's Red Sentinel?
The current crop of Twombleys Red Sentinel 3 gallons is 34 to 38 inches tall. Crop heights do vary so if buying in the future please contact us for an update.
Q: Hi, do you ship to Montreal in Canada?
We at Wilson Bros Gardens would love nothing more than to be able to ship our plants to Canada and other countries, but we can't.
Because we grow and ship all of our container plants in soil, and not "bare root" we can not ship them outside the United States. The Required Phytosanitary Certificates costs for the soils would be around $200.00 per order, depending on how many different species are ordered. Also, depending on distance from us, Air Freight, which is very expensive for the large boxes we use, may be required to ensure the plant arrives alive. Additionally, there may be import restrictions for the plant or soil in your country which we would have no knowledge of.
This said, we do ship our plants to all the northeastern states that border Canada.
We are hoping at some point in the near future shipping restrictions on plants will relax between the US and Canada allowing us to ship our plants there.


Build your car following the included instructions or make your own design. Stick stickers included in the kit to decorate the car. The building blocks included in all of our buildable car kits are compatible with those of major brands and meet very high quality standards. The centerpiece of every kit is a remotely controllable base and a remote control, both of which are battery operated (batteries are not included). The base and the remote control can be used with UNIBlocks as well as with any similar blocks of major brands. All vehicles drive forward, backward, forward right, forward left, backward right, and backward left.
Remote controlled vehicles drive forward, backwards, forward right, forward left, backwards right and backwards left.
The building blocks included in all of our buildable car kits are compatible with those of major brands and meet very high quality standards. The base and the remote control can be used with UNIBlocks as well as with any similar blocks of major brands.


FINDLAY -- Pam Showman, who was a senior on the Oilers track team during the 2014-15 campaign, has been nominated for the prestigious NCAA Woman of the Year award.
NEW ORLEANS – Following the 2015 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships this past weekend in Allendale, Michigan, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced Wednesday the 2015 class of NCAA Division II National Athletes of the Year, as voted on by the coaches.
BAY CITY, Mich. - Ferris State senior Samantha Johnson has been named Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week while Ashland senior thrower Jen Foster earned GLIAC Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week honors.
BAY CITY, Mich. - Grand Valley State senior Amy Cymerman has been named Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week while Ashland thrower Kim Habegger earned GLIAC Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week honors.
BAY CITY, Mich. - Hillsdale junior hurdler Corinne Zehner has been named Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week while Grand Valley State vaulters Alexandra Kitz and Jamie Roberts earned Co-GLIAC Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week honors.
BAY CITY, Mich. - Saginaw Valley junior Taylor Stepanski has been named Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week while Ashland junior thrower Jamie Sindelar earned GLIAC Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week honors.
BAY CITY, Mich. - Hillsdale junior Emily Oren has been named Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week and Findlay senior thrower Kendra Averesch earned GLIAC Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week honors after standout showings at the NC State-hosted Raleigh Relays.
HOUSTON, TEXAS – Former Northwood University track and field standout Danielle Miller (Clinton Twp, Mich./Fraser) has qualified for the United States Marathon Olympic Trials thanks to a tremendous performance in the Chevron Houston Marathon Sunday (January 18).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former Grand Valley State track & field star Kristen Hixson received her NCAA Top 10 Award at the NCAA Honors Celebration Friday evening in Washington D.C.
MARQUETTE, Mich. – Northern Michigan University Athletic Director Forrest Karr announced today the restructuring of the coaching staffs for the NMU cross country and track and field programs. As a part of that announcement, Karr named Jenny Ryan head coach for the combined cross country and track and field program at NMU.
GVSU's Kristen Hixson was selected as one of sixteen regional winners of the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award have been announced today.
NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Stephanie Foster and Brad DuPont have been selected as the 2013-14 Female and Male Athletes of the Year. The pair will be recognized on Saturday, September 6 at halftime of the Walsh/Tiffin University Football game at Fawcett Stadium at 12 pm.
ALLENDALE, Mich. – Stephanie Foster finished her superb career with a third-place finish in the 2014 Division II National Championships to become a two-time NCAA All-American. Her final height that she cleared was 4.10 meters, or 13 feet 5.25 inches.
NEW ORLEANS – With little more than three weeks remaining before the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships, both the No. 1 Saint Augustine's men and the No. 1 Grand Valley State women built on their leads in the DII National Team Computer Rankings released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Grand Valley State's Osborn and Ashland's Sindelar Chosen As GLIAC Women's Outdoor Track & Field "Athletes of the Week"
BAY CITY, Mich. - Grand Valley State University junior Hannah Osborn (Fort Wayne, Ind./Concordia Lutheran) and Ashland University sophomore Jamie Sindelar (Athens, Ohio/Plains) have been chosen as the GLIAC Women's Outdoor Track & Field "Athletes of the Week."


Description: Crack the whip on your lover and show 'em who's love reigns! Made from leather and extended to six feet, this whip will surely make your lover submit to your every desire.
Cheaply constructed, but that's to be expected for the price. Hard to maneuver, doesn't pack much bite.


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#pragma once
#include <aws/awstransfer/Transfer_EXPORTS.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/memory/stl/AWSString.h>
#include <utility>

namespace Aws
{
namespace Utils
{
namespace Json
{
  class JsonValue;
  class JsonView;
} // namespace Json
} // namespace Utils
namespace Transfer
{
namespace Model
{

  /**
   *
Returns details of the connector that is specified.

See Also:

   * AWS
   * API Reference

   */
  class AWS_TRANSFER_API ListedConnector
  {
  public:
    ListedConnector();
    ListedConnector(Aws::Utils::Json::JsonView jsonValue);
    ListedConnector& operator=(Aws::Utils::Json::JsonView jsonValue);
    Aws::Utils::Json::JsonValue Jsonize() const;

    /**
     *
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the specified connector.

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetArn() const{ return m_arn; }

    /**
     *
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the specified connector.

     */
    inline bool ArnHasBeenSet() const { return m_arnHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     *
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the specified connector.

     */
    inline void SetArn(const Aws::String& value) { m_arnHasBeenSet = true; m_arn = value; }

    /**
     *
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the specified connector.

     */
    inline void SetArn(Aws::String&& value) { m_arnHasBeenSet = true; m_arn = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the specified connector.

     */
    inline void SetArn(const char* value) { m_arnHasBeenSet = true; m_arn.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the specified connector.

     */
    inline ListedConnector& WithArn(const Aws::String& value) { SetArn(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the specified connector.

     */
    inline ListedConnector& WithArn(Aws::String&& value) { SetArn(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the specified connector.

     */
    inline ListedConnector& WithArn(const char* value) { SetArn(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The unique identifier for the connector.

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetConnectorId() const{ return m_connectorId; }

    /**
     *
The unique identifier for the connector.

     */
    inline bool ConnectorIdHasBeenSet() const { return m_connectorIdHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     *
The unique identifier for the connector.

     */
    inline void SetConnectorId(const Aws::String& value) { m_connectorIdHasBeenSet = true; m_connectorId = value; }

    /**
     *
The unique identifier for the connector.

     */
    inline void SetConnectorId(Aws::String&& value) { m_connectorIdHasBeenSet = true; m_connectorId = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The unique identifier for the connector.

     */
    inline void SetConnectorId(const char* value) { m_connectorIdHasBeenSet = true; m_connectorId.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
The unique identifier for the connector.

     */
    inline ListedConnector& WithConnectorId(const Aws::String& value) { SetConnectorId(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The unique identifier for the connector.

     */
    inline ListedConnector& WithConnectorId(Aws::String&& value) { SetConnectorId(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The unique identifier for the connector.

     */
    inline ListedConnector& WithConnectorId(const char* value) { SetConnectorId(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The URL of the partner's AS2 endpoint.

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetUrl() const{ return m_url; }

    /**
     *
The URL of the partner's AS2 endpoint.

     */
    inline bool UrlHasBeenSet() const { return m_urlHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     *
The URL of the partner's AS2 endpoint.

     */
    inline void SetUrl(const Aws::String& value) { m_urlHasBeenSet = true; m_url = value; }

    /**
     *
The URL of the partner's AS2 endpoint.

     */
    inline void SetUrl(Aws::String&& value) { m_urlHasBeenSet = true; m_url = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The URL of the partner's AS2 endpoint.

     */
    inline void SetUrl(const char* value) { m_urlHasBeenSet = true; m_url.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
The URL of the partner's AS2 endpoint.

     */
    inline ListedConnector& WithUrl(const Aws::String& value) { SetUrl(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The URL of the partner's AS2 endpoint.

     */
    inline ListedConnector& WithUrl(Aws::String&& value) { SetUrl(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The URL of the partner's AS2 endpoint.

     */
    inline ListedConnector& WithUrl(const char* value) { SetUrl(value); return *this;}

  private:

    Aws::String m_arn;
    bool m_arnHasBeenSet = false;

    Aws::String m_connectorId;
    bool m_connectorIdHasBeenSet = false;

    Aws::String m_url;
    bool m_urlHasBeenSet = false;
  };

} // namespace Model
} // namespace Transfer
} // namespace Aws

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Microsoft beats data-sorting record with new appro...
Microsoft beats data-sorting record with new approach
A new approach, called Flat Datacenter Storage, pushes computational sorting to each data server
Joab Jackson (IDG News Service) on 23 May, 2012 04:56
Besting a record set by Yahoo in 2009, the research arm of Microsoft have deployed a new technique for quickly sorting large amounts of data, called Flat Datacenter Storage (FDS).
The researchers will discuss their work at an Association for Computing Machinery conference dedicated to databases this week in Scottsdale, Arizona. They are also implanting their data-sorting techniques in Microsoft's Bing search engine, where it could boost response times to user queries.
"Improving big-data performance has a wide range of implications across a huge number of businesses," said Microsoft Research project leader Jeremy Elson, in an online entry describing the work. "Almost any big-data problem now becomes more efficient, which, in many cases, will be the difference between the work being economically feasible or not."
In tests conducted under the MinuteSort benchmark, the system set up by Elson and his colleagues was able to sort 1,401Gb of data in a minute, which beat Yahoo's previous record of 500GB in the same time. Microsoft also boasted of sorting the data using fewer resources: The system used 1,033 disks in 250 machines while Yahoo required 5,624 disks across 1,406 machines to complete their operation.
FDS starts with a similar approach as Google's MapReduce -- as it is implemented in Apache Hadoop -- by moving the computational sorting to each individual data server. Unlike Hadoop, however, every server trades information with all the other server in the sorting cluster. The researchers used an additional Microsoft networking technology, called full bisection bandwidth networks, to boost the bandwidth, allowing each computer to both send a receive send up to 2GB per second.
Joab Jackson covers enterprise software and general technology breaking news for The IDG News Service. Follow Joab on Twitter at @Joab_Jackson. Joab's e-mail address is Joab_Jackson@idg.com
Joab Jackson


STEP-1 Acquirer of NBFC can first view the documents of the company which want to takeover i.e Target company and ones if satisfied then confirms the acquisition of the said NBFCby signing the MOU with some token money.
Any change in the management of the NBFC which would result in change in more than 30 per cent of the directors, excluding independent directors.
Whereas it is not required in case when directors got re-elected through retirement by rotation.
This circular will not make any changes in the requirement of informing to rbi regarding changes in management / directors in the following rules a) Non-Banking Financial Companies Acceptance of Public Deposits (Reserve Bank) Directions, 1998,b) Non-Systemically Important Non-Banking Financial (Non-Deposit Accepting or Holding) Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2015 and Systemically Important Non-Banking Financial (Non-Deposit Accepting or Holding) Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2015.
A declaration by all the proposed directors/ shareholders stating that they are not connected with any entity accepting deposits.
A statement or declaration by the proposed director and shareholder that against them there is no criminal case including offence under sec 138 of the negotiable instrument.
Declaration from proposed director and shareholder that they are not associated with any company whose application has been rejected by the RBI for certificate registration.
Application must be submitted to the Regional office of the department Non Banking Supervision in which registered office of the company is situated. All queries raised by RBI should be answered timely in order to avoid further delay application of nbfc normally take 3to 4 months in normal course of business.
In regard to the transfer of ownership through sale of shares or transfer of control whether share transfer will or will not be there that notice should be given publically through one leading national and one leading local newspaper at least 30 days before effecting such sale or transfer.
Step-5 Once above conditions are satisfied and approval from RBI has been given then share purchase agreement is prepared and signedand the management is handed over to the acquired company and if any consideration remaining , shall be paid off within 31 days of the public notice in the newspaper or as mutually decided between the parties. After that, all assets of the target company as shown in the balance sheet will be liquidated and liabilities will be paid off, and the acquirer will receive a clean bank balance in the name of a company which will be calculated on the basis of net worth as on the date of the takeover.
In order to conclude we can say that although it's a lengthy process but systematically approach is needed for timely completion.


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package eu.scasefp7.eclipse.storyboards.diagram.edit.parts;

import java.util.List;

import org.eclipse.draw2d.ColorConstants;
import org.eclipse.draw2d.FlowLayout;
import org.eclipse.draw2d.Graphics;
import org.eclipse.draw2d.IFigure;
import org.eclipse.draw2d.PositionConstants;
import org.eclipse.draw2d.RectangleFigure;
import org.eclipse.draw2d.ScalablePolygonShape;
import org.eclipse.draw2d.Shape;
import org.eclipse.draw2d.StackLayout;
import org.eclipse.draw2d.geometry.Dimension;
import org.eclipse.draw2d.geometry.Point;
import org.eclipse.draw2d.geometry.PointList;
import org.eclipse.draw2d.geometry.Rectangle;
import org.eclipse.gef.EditPart;
import org.eclipse.gef.EditPolicy;
import org.eclipse.gef.Request;
import org.eclipse.gef.commands.Command;
import org.eclipse.gef.editpolicies.LayoutEditPolicy;
import org.eclipse.gef.editpolicies.NonResizableEditPolicy;
import org.eclipse.gef.requests.CreateRequest;
import org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.diagram.ui.editparts.IGraphicalEditPart;
import org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.diagram.ui.editparts.ShapeNodeEditPart;
import org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.diagram.ui.editpolicies.EditPolicyRoles;
import org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.diagram.ui.editpolicies.FlowLayoutEditPolicy;
import org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.draw2d.ui.figures.ConstrainedToolbarLayout;
import org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.draw2d.ui.figures.WrappingLabel;
import org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.gef.ui.figures.DefaultSizeNodeFigure;
import org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.gef.ui.figures.NodeFigure;
import org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.notation.View;
import org.eclipse.gmf.tooling.runtime.draw2d.CenterLayout;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Color;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Pattern;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;

import eu.scasefp7.eclipse.storyboards.diagram.edit.policies.ConditionItemSemanticEditPolicy;
import eu.scasefp7.eclipse.storyboards.diagram.part.StoryboardsVisualIDRegistry;

/**
 * @generated
 */
public class ConditionEditPart extends ShapeNodeEditPart {

	/**
	 * @generated
	 */
	public static final int VISUAL_ID = 2010;

	/**
	 * @generated
	 */
	protected IFigure contentPane;

	/**
	 * @generated
	 */
	protected IFigure primaryShape;

	/**
	 * @generated
	 */
	public ConditionEditPart(View view) {
		super(view);
	}

	/**
	 * @generated
	 */
	protected void createDefaultEditPolicies() {
		super.createDefaultEditPolicies();
		installEditPolicy(EditPolicyRoles.SEMANTIC_ROLE, new ConditionItemSemanticEditPolicy());
		installEditPolicy(EditPolicy.LAYOUT_ROLE, createLayoutEditPolicy());
		// XXX need an SCR to runtime to have another abstract superclass that would let children add reasonable editpolicies
		// removeEditPolicy(org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.diagram.ui.editpolicies.EditPolicyRoles.CONNECTION_HANDLES_ROLE);
	}

	/**
	 * @generated
	 */
	protected LayoutEditPolicy createLayoutEditPolicy() {

		FlowLayoutEditPolicy lep = new FlowLayoutEditPolicy() {

			protected Command createAddCommand(EditPart child, EditPart after) {
				return null;
			}

			protected Command createMoveChildCommand(EditPart child, EditPart after) {
				return null;
			}

			protected Command getCreateCommand(CreateRequest request) {
				return null;
			}
		};
		return lep;
	}

	/**
	 * @generated
	 */
	protected IFigure createNodeShape() {
		return primaryShape = new ConditionFigure();
	}

	/**
	 * @generated
	 */
	public ConditionFigure getPrimaryShape() {
		return (ConditionFigure) primaryShape;
	}

	/**
	 * @generated
	 */
	protected boolean addFixedChild(EditPart childEditPart) {
		if (childEditPart instanceof ConditionNameEditPart) {
			((ConditionNameEditPart) childEditPart).setLabel(getPrimaryShape().getFigureConditionNameFigure());
			return true;
		}
		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * @generated
	 */
	protected boolean removeFixedChild(EditPart childEditPart) {
		if (childEditPart instanceof ConditionNameEditPart) {
			return true;
		}
		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * @generated
	 */
	protected void addChildVisual(EditPart childEditPart, int index) {
		if (addFixedChild(childEditPart)) {
			return;
		}
		super.addChildVisual(childEditPart, -1);
	}

	/**
	 * @generated
	 */
	protected void removeChildVisual(EditPart childEditPart) {
		if (removeFixedChild(childEditPart)) {
			return;
		}
		super.removeChildVisual(childEditPart);
	}

	/**
	 * @generated
	 */
	protected IFigure getContentPaneFor(IGraphicalEditPart editPart) {
		return getContentPane();
	}

	/**
	 * @generated NOT
	 */
	protected NodeFigure createNodePlate() {
		DefaultSizeNodeFigure result = new DefaultSizeNodeFigure(40, 40) {
			public PointList getPolygonPoints() {
				PointList points = new PointList(4);
				Rectangle anchRect = getHandleBounds();
				int lx = anchRect.x;
				int ly = anchRect.y;
				int lwidth = anchRect.width / 10;
				int lheight = anchRect.height / 5;
				points.addPoint(lx + lwidth * 2, ly); // A1
				points.addPoint(lx + lwidth * 10, ly); // A2
				points.addPoint(lx + lwidth * 8, ly + lheight * 5); // A3
				points.addPoint(lx, ly + lheight * 5); // A4
				points.addPoint(lx + lwidth * 2, ly); // A1
				return points;
			}
		};
		return result;
	}

	/**
	 * Creates figure for this edit part.
	 *
	 * Body of this method does not depend on settings in generation model
	 * so you may safely remove <i>generated</i> tag and modify it.
	 *
	 * @generated
	 */
	protected NodeFigure createNodeFigure() {
		NodeFigure figure = createNodePlate();
		figure.setLayoutManager(new StackLayout());
		IFigure shape = createNodeShape();
		figure.add(shape);
		contentPane = setupContentPane(shape);
		return figure;
	}

	/**
	 * Default implementation treats passed figure as content pane.
	 * Respects layout one may have set for generated figure.
	 *
	 * @param nodeShape instance of generated figure class
	 * @generated
	 */
	protected IFigure setupContentPane(IFigure nodeShape) {
		if (nodeShape.getLayoutManager() == null) {
			ConstrainedToolbarLayout layout = new ConstrainedToolbarLayout();
			layout.setSpacing(5);
			nodeShape.setLayoutManager(layout);
		}
		return nodeShape; // use nodeShape itself as contentPane
	}

	/**
	 * @generated
	 */
	public IFigure getContentPane() {
		if (contentPane != null) {
			return contentPane;
		}
		return super.getContentPane();
	}

	/**
	 * @generated
	 */
	protected void setForegroundColor(Color color) {
		if (primaryShape != null) {
			primaryShape.setForegroundColor(color);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * @generated
	 */
	protected void setBackgroundColor(Color color) {
		if (primaryShape != null) {
			primaryShape.setBackgroundColor(color);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * @generated
	 */
	protected void setLineWidth(int width) {
		if (primaryShape instanceof Shape) {
			((Shape) primaryShape).setLineWidth(width);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * @generated
	 */
	protected void setLineType(int style) {
		if (primaryShape instanceof Shape) {
			((Shape) primaryShape).setLineStyle(style);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * @generated
	 */
	public EditPart getPrimaryChildEditPart() {
		return getChildBySemanticHint(StoryboardsVisualIDRegistry.getType(ConditionNameEditPart.VISUAL_ID));
	}

	/**
	 * @generated
	 */
	public class ConditionFigure extends ScalablePolygonShape {

		/**
		 * @generated
		 */
		private WrappingLabel fFigureConditionNameFigure;

		/**
		 * @generated NOT
		 */
		public ConditionFigure() {

			FlowLayout layoutThis = new FlowLayout();
			layoutThis.setStretchMinorAxis(false);
			layoutThis.setMinorAlignment(FlowLayout.ALIGN_CENTER);

			layoutThis.setMajorAlignment(FlowLayout.ALIGN_CENTER);
			layoutThis.setMajorSpacing(5);
			layoutThis.setMinorSpacing(5);
			layoutThis.setHorizontal(true);

			this.setLayoutManager(layoutThis);

			this.addPoint(new Point(getMapMode().DPtoLP(8), getMapMode().DPtoLP(0)));
			this.addPoint(new Point(getMapMode().DPtoLP(40), getMapMode().DPtoLP(0)));
			this.addPoint(new Point(getMapMode().DPtoLP(32), getMapMode().DPtoLP(40)));
			this.addPoint(new Point(getMapMode().DPtoLP(0), getMapMode().DPtoLP(40)));
			this.setFill(true);
			this.setBackgroundColor(ColorConstants.lightGray);
			this.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(getMapMode().DPtoLP(80), getMapMode().DPtoLP(40)));
			createContents();

			this.setLayoutManager(new StackLayout() {
				public void layout(IFigure figure) {
					Rectangle r = figure.getClientArea();
					List children = figure.getChildren();

					IFigure child;
					Dimension d;
					for (int i = 0; i < children.size(); i++) {
						child = (IFigure) children.get(i);
						d = child.getPreferredSize(r.width, r.height);
						d.width = Math.min(d.width, r.width);
						d.height = Math.min(d.height, r.height);
						Rectangle childRect = new Rectangle(r.x + (r.width - d.width) / 2, r.y + (r.height - d.height)
								/ 2, d.width, d.height);
						child.setBounds(childRect);
					}
				}
			});
		}

		/**
		 * @generated NOT
		 */
		private void createContents() {

			fFigureConditionNameFigure = new WrappingLabel();

			fFigureConditionNameFigure.setText("<...>");

			fFigureConditionNameFigure.setAlignment(PositionConstants.CENTER);

			this.add(fFigureConditionNameFigure);

		}

		/**
		 * @generated
		 */
		public WrappingLabel getFigureConditionNameFigure() {
			return fFigureConditionNameFigure;
		}

		/**
		 * @generated NOT
		 */
		protected void fillShape(Graphics graphics) {
			float scale = (float) graphics.getAbsoluteScale();
			Rectangle r = getBounds().getCopy();
			Point topLeft = r.getTopLeft();
			Point bottomRight = r.getBottomRight();
			Pattern pattern = new Pattern(Display.getCurrent(), topLeft.x * scale, topLeft.y * scale, bottomRight.x
					* scale, bottomRight.y * scale, ColorConstants.lightGray, ColorConstants.white);
			graphics.setBackgroundPattern(pattern);

			PointList points = new PointList(4);
			Rectangle anchRect = getBounds();
			int lx = anchRect.x;
			int ly = anchRect.y;
			int lwidth = anchRect.width / 10;
			int lheight = anchRect.height / 5;
			points.addPoint(lx + lwidth * 2, ly); // A1
			points.addPoint(lx + lwidth * 10, ly); // A2
			points.addPoint(lx + lwidth * 8, ly + lheight * 5); // A3
			points.addPoint(lx, ly + lheight * 5); // A4
			points.addPoint(lx + lwidth * 2, ly); // A1
			graphics.fillPolygon(points);

			graphics.setBackgroundPattern(null);
			pattern.dispose();
		}
	}

}


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Perry feels 'urgency' of making impact
Nick Perry's career with the Green Bay Packers has been defined by one injury after another.
Perry feels 'urgency' of making impact Nick Perry's career with the Green Bay Packers has been defined by one injury after another. Check out this story on packersnews.com: http://pck.rs/28uOGze
Scott Venci, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Published 11:17 a.m. CT June 12, 2016 | Updated 3:29 p.m. CT June 12, 2016
Green Bay Packers linebacker Nick Perry celebrates a sack to give the Packers possession in the fourth quarter at Washington.(Photo: Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)
GREEN BAY - Nick Perry's career with the Green Bay Packers has been defined by one injury after another.
There was the broken wrist as a rookie in 2012. A broken foot in 2013. Shoulder surgery after the 2014 season. The 6-foot-3, 265-pound outside linebacker also played with a shoulder injury in 2015 while sporting a cast on his right hand after breaking some fingers early in the season.
But after signing a one-year contract worth $5 million in March, Perry is healthy and participating in the offseason program for the first time since 2013.
"It feels good being out here with the team and building chemistry early," Perry said after organized team activities this past week. "Just being able to practice and get everything down, building that foundation moving forward into the season. I think that is huge, me being here and participating."
Perry, 26, often wonders what could have happened if injuries hadn't limited him so much. But he knows there is nothing he can do about it. He's just grateful finally to be healthy.
The past would suggest Perry won't stay that way, but he believes in staying upbeat.
"I always see things as positive and things happen for a reason," Perry said. "I got hurt. That's just the game of football. It's going to happen. You just try to do what you can to prevent those injuries from happening. … the next approach is getting better. Getting better and improving. Just enjoying this whole process, because it doesn't last forever."
Perry hopes to take his game and career to a new level this year, and it starts with being able to practice.
He had 31 tackles, 3½ sacks and a forced fumble in 14 games last season, but he was a bright spot during the postseason.
Perry had eight tackles, 3½ sacks and a forced fumble in two games, including 2½ of the team's six sacks in a wild-card round victory over Washington.
"I definitely have seen him take a lot of his body work seriously," said defensive lineman Mike Daniels, who was part of the Packers' 2012 draft class with Perry. "He's had some unfortunate history of injuries, but you can see he has detailed his work a lot more. I'm just happy. Happy he's doing it.
"When you really watch film, when he's healthy he beats some of the best guys in the league. When you watch that Redskins game. … every time we are in the playoffs, he just manages to get back there. He gets some good hits on the quarterbacks as well."
Perry was getting healthy by the time the Packers played Washington, and he thought it helped showcase what he could do when close to 100 percent.
"I've always felt like my injuries have limited me in some regard," Perry said. "I've always known my capabilities when I'm healthy. I think I'm in a good place to remain that way and take off where I really need to be. Where I'm really trying to go."
Perry is playing for another contract, whether it's here or elsewhere. He said he wasn't bothered that the Packers declined his fifth-year option before last season and also wasn't worried about his future.
But make no mistake: Perry is happy to be back in Green Bay.
"This is everything," he said. "Knowing the system, good relationship with the coaches, players. A winning organization that has rich history. All of those things playing a part.
"You stay out of trouble here. There is not a lot going on, but it keeps you grounded on football and keeps you focused. I have a family now, so my focus is even more. The urgency is there. Everything fell in place. I felt like this is the right place for me, and they felt the same."
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Shortest People In The World
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We started a list of the shortest people in the world, men and women. As you can see so far, most of them are from Asia (Nepal, India, Philippines, Taiwan, China), suffer from dwarfism, and were included in the Guinness World Records. It's an open list and your contributions are more than welcome 😉
#1 Khagendra Thapa Magar – Height: 67 cm (2 ft 2 in)
Khagendra Thapa Magar (1992 – 2020) was a Nepali measuring 67 cm (2 ft 2 in).
submitted by wtf	 February 16, 2021, 11:28 am
#2 Pauline Musters – Height: 61 cm (2ft)
Pauline Musters was a Dutch woman born in 1876 who is recognized by the Guinness World Records as the shortest woman ever recorded, standing at only 24 inches (61 cm) tall.
submitted by wtf	 February 13, 2021, 8:03 pm
#3 Gul Mohammed – Height: 57 cm (1 ft 10.5 in)
Gul Mohammed (1957-1997) was an Indian from New Delhi, standing 1 foot 10.5 inches (57 cm) tall. His weight was 37.5 lbs (17 kg).
#4 Junrey Balawing – Height: 60 cm (1ft 11.6 in)
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Junrey Balawing (1993 – 2020) was a Filipino who was only 60 centimeters (23.62 in) tall at the age of 18. He stopped growing when he was 1-year-old.
#5 He Pingping – Height: 74 cm (2 ft 5 in)
He Pingping (1988 – 2010) was a Chinese who was 74 cm (2 ft 5 in) tall.
#6 Edward Niño Hernández – Height: 70 cm (2 ft 3.5in)
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Edward Niño Hernández is a Colombian who measures 0.7 m (2 ft 3 1⁄2 in) and weighs 10 kg (22 lbs).
#7 Lucía Zárate – Height: 61 cm (2ft)
Lucia Zarate (1864-1890) was a Mexican entertainer with dwarfism who performed in sideshows. She weighed 4.7 pounds (2.1 kg) and measured 61 cm (2ft).
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#8 Jyoti Amge – Height: 62.8 cm (2 ft 0.6 in)
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Jyoti Amge (born 1993) is an Indian actress who was officially declared the world's shortest woman by Guinness World Records with a height of 62.8 centimeters (2 ft 0.6 in). Her restricted height is due to a genetic disorder called primordial dwarfism. Source: WikiPedia
#9 Chandra Bahadur Dangi – Height: 54.6 cm (1 ft 9.5 in)
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Chandra Bahadur Dangi (1939-2015) was a Nepali man who was the shortest man in recorded history, measuring 54.6 cm (1 ft 9 1⁄2 in). He was awarded the title of shortest adult human ever recorded after his height was measured in February 2012. He was subsequently included in the Guinness World Records.
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Why Sound Shore?
Morningstar Ratings
Growth of $10k
The Sound Shore Fund's strong first quarter 2021 gain was just ahead of the Russell Value. Stocks continued their recovery to start the year as investors were encouraged by an accommodative Federal Reserve, passage of the American Rescue Plan Act and continued rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. Meanwhile, solid corporate earnings backed up these macro factors. Participation was broad with all 11 S&P 500 sectors solidly in positive territory, led by the energy and financials sectors.
The portfolio's return was driven by 11 holdings from five different sectors that were each up 20% or more for the period: Applied Materials, Bank of America, Capital One, Citigroup, EOG Resources, Lennar, Magna, NXP Semiconductors, SVB Financial, Whirlpool and Dentsply Sirona. These stocks outperformed as they continued to execute and win in their respective end markets. Since Sound Shore's founding in 1978, our contrarian investment process focuses not only on valuation, but also on the adaptability and sustainability of company business models.
Automotive systems and component manufacturer Magna is a great example. We were able to purchase the stock when it was trading at just 7 times normalized earnings with a strong balance sheet and scale that provides opportunities for growth. The management team, led by CEO Swamy Kotagiri, has repositioned the company as an auto 2.0 leader in both electric/autonomous vehicle development and best practices for employee safety. Magna has signed a joint-venture with LG Electronics that will strengthen its electric vehicle capability and it has agreed to manufacture and share its EV architecture and platform with the new Fisker Ocean electric SUV. Meanwhile the company's almost 60-page, industry leading Smart Start Playbook was developed to help transition back to work after COVID-19 forced plant shutdowns. The plan outlined best practice details like disinfecting guidelines, the use of personal protective equipment such as masks and face shields, as well as treating and tracing infected employees. Even after Magna's strong gains, the stock is attractively valued at 10 times earnings and remains a holding.
Another strong contributor was homebuilder Lennar, the industry's largest. We added the name during the fourth quarter 2018 market selloff when Lennar was trading below normal at 7.5 times earnings and 1.1 times tangible book value. We believed the company had scale-driven advantages over small and mid-size builders, and also less exposure to sluggish premium housing trends versus its competitors. Lennar has been simplifying its portfolio to focus more as a pure-play builder, with less asset intensity, which should increase returns on capital and cash flow. During the quarter the company announced it would be spinning off parts of its business not directly related to homebuilding and financial services. According to management, the noncore asset spin will total $3 to $5 billion, with no debt. In spite of a recent uptick in interest rates, the US housing market remains very strong across the country and Lennar continues to gain share. Led by a management team that has consistently created shareholder value, we continue to like the risk/reward profile of the stock.
Laggards for the quarter included electricity generator and marketer Vistra Energy. Our research identified the company as a low cost provider with a healthy balance between generation and retail (transmission and distribution). Although it will take time, they are committed to transitioning the portfolio to a sustainable footprint by closing older plants and increasing the renewables portfolio. In fact, management has introduced Vistra Zero, a portfolio of zero-carbon power generation facilities, including seven new projects in its primary market of Texas that total nearly 1 gigawatt. That's the equivalent of 110 million LED light bulbs! The seven projects are expected to see a capital investment of approximately $850 million. Despite volatility around the recent Texas cold snap, we like the outlook for Vistra and believe it is attractively valued at a below normal 10 times earnings and 15% free cash flow yield.
Elanco Animal Health, which designs, develops, and manufactures products for both companion and food animals, was down slightly for the period as well. Uncertainty around a potential product recall gave investors pause, even as Elanco continues to gain market share in the US companion animal segment and from a lessened COVID-19 impact in farm animal end markets. The company's purchase of Bayer Animal Health in the second half of 2020 created the second-largest global animal health company. We expect Elanco to execute well on the Bayer integration, generate significant cost savings and margin improvement, de-lever the balance sheet, and introduce important pipeline products. Trading below 15x normalized earnings we see further upside potential from here.
For the second quarter in a row, we were encouraged that value outperformed growth and that stock performance based upon company-specific fundamentals seems to be more characteristic of recent markets. Looking ahead, progress of COVID-19 vaccinations and reopening of the economy will certainly be in the front of investors' minds. As well, the duration of central bank and fiscal stimulus and the pace of inflation are important factors to monitor. We note that at March 31, 2021, Sound Shore's portfolio had a forward price-earnings multiple of 14.7 times consensus, a meaningful discount to the S&P 500 at 21.4 times and the Russell Value at 17.4 times, despite strong balance sheets and better free cash flow.
Thank you for your investment alongside ours in Sound Shore.
An investment in the Fund is subject to risk, including the possible loss of principal amount invested. Mid Cap Risk: Securities of medium sized companies may be more volatile and more difficult to liquidate during market downturns than securities of large, more widely traded companies. Foreign Securities Risk: The Fund may invest in foreign securities primarily in the form of American Depositary Receipts. Investing in the securities of foreign issuers also involves certain special risks, which are not typically associated with investing in U.S. dollar-denominated securities or quoted securities of U.S. issuers including increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market or economic developments, changes in currency rates and in exchange control regulations. The Fund is also subject to other risks, including, but not limited to, risks associated with value investing.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
The views in this letter were those of the Fund managers as of 3/31/21 and may not necessarily reflect their views on the date this letter is first published or anytime thereafter.
You should consider the Fund's investment objective, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The summary prospectus and/or the prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund and are available from your financial intermediary or www.soundshorefund.com. The summary prospectus and/or prospectus should be read carefully before investing.
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The Sound Shore Fund Investor Class (SSHFX) and Institutional Class (SSHVX) declined 7.81% and 7.78%, (for the Fund's most recent standardized performance information, click here) respectively, in the third quarter of 2022, trailing the Russell 1000 Value Index (Russell Value) which declined 5.62%. Year-to-date returns for SSHFX of -20.98% and for SSHVX of -20.88% were behind the Russell Value's return of -17.75%. As long-term investors, we note that Sound Shore's 35-year annualized returns of 9.17% and 9.47%, for SSHFX and SSHVX, respectively, as of September 30, 2022, were ahead of the Russell Value at 9.13%. In what was an extremely volatile...
In a broadly down market, globally, Sound Shore's second quarter 2022 results were ahead of the S&P 500 Index ("S&P 500") but behind the Russell 1000 Value Index (for the Fund's most recent standardized performance information, click here). Higher inflation, rising interest rates and a slowing economy pushed the S&P 500 into bear market territory. The S&P 500 closed down 16.1% for 2Q, the worst second quarter performance since 1970 (down 18.0%). Similarly, the technology focused NASDAQ, small cap Russell 2000 and MSCI World indices fell precipitously. Equity investors had plenty of company as within major asset classes, only the...
We entered 2022 anticipating that the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates and with consumers feeling the bite of rising prices at the pump and the grocery store. Over more than four decades of managing portfolios we've observed that the Fed's transition to increasing rates requires investor patience, while keeping a keen eye on the impact it has on the economy. This time is likely no different. As inflation began tracking higher than Fed expectations, the market priced in more aggressive central bank tightening and investors braced for a slowing economy. Meanwhile, continued supply chain disruption and climbing oil prices...
Equity markets advanced briskly during the year as investors were encouraged by a recovering global economy and solid corporate earnings growth. All eleven Standard & Poor's 500 Index sectors posted double-digit gains. Growth stocks finished the year with a surge in the fourth quarter, outpacing value stocks and the broader market. While disappointed that we gave back some of our performance advantage over the broader indices in the last three months of the year, we remain undeterred. Since 1978, Sound Shore Management's contrarian investment philosophy has focused on finding inexpensive, out-of-favor stocks with internally driven earnings and free cash flow...
After a significant surge over the last twelve months through May, stocks were mixed in the third quarter of 2021. Buoyant first half 2021 GDP growth of more than 6% persuaded the Federal Reserve to indicate tapering could begin later this year, with rate increases to follow as soon as 2022. That guidance left the market uneasy. Compounded with uncertainty around COVID-19, supply chain disruptions, rising inflation and Congressional gridlock, a cyclical selloff unfolded throughout the summer. As a result, the industrial, material and energy sectors all finished lower for the quarter. Volatility, often driven by short-term market participants, creates...
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PSG became the first French team to beat Valencia at Mestalla in the first leg.
PSG also ended Valencia's unbeaten run of 17 games against French clubs.
No French club has ever kept a clean sheet against Valencia in European competition (19 games).
PSG have won their last five Champions League games, the best run currently. It's PSG's longest streak in the competition since 1994/95.
PSG are unbeaten at home in their last 22 games in European competition, qualifiers included (15 wins, 7draws). Their last defeat dates back to 23 November 2006 in the group phase of the UEFA Cup, against Hapoel Tel-Aviv (2-4).
PSG have won 15 of their last 20 home games in the Champions League (75%). Only Monaco (76%) have a better ratio among teams with at least 10 home games in the competition.
PSG have conceded only four goals in seven Champions League games this season, the joint-best defensive record in the competition.
All 16 of PSG's goals in the Champions League this season have been scored from inside the box.
Ezequiel Lavezzi has scored four goals in his last three Champions League games. He's PSG's top scorer in the competition this season.


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PE anti-mouse CD275 (B7-H2, B7-RP1, ICOS Ligand) Antibody
HK5.3 (See other available formats)
ICOS ligand, ICOSL, B7 homolog 2, B7-H2, B7H2, B7RP1, B7h, ICOS-L
Rat IgG2a, κ
C57Bl/6 mouse splenocytes stained with CD275 (clone HK5.3) PE
CD275 is a 40 kD protein, also known as ICOS ligand, B7-RP1, B7-H2, and B7h. It is a member of the immunoglobulin receptor superfamily expressed on splenic B cells, dendritic cells, and macrophages. The expression of this antigen is increased by TNF-α stimulation and is highly upregulated by local inflammation. B7RP1 binds to ICOS and co-stimulates T cell and B cell responses. Two isoforms of this protein have been reported to occur as a result of alternative splicing. These isoforms show differential tissue distribution.
Mouse B7-RP1 transfected cell line
Each lot of this antibody is quality control tested by immunofluorescent staining with flow cytometric analysis. For flow cytometric staining, the suggested use of this reagent is ≤1.0 µg per million cells in 100 µl volume. It is recommended that the reagent be titrated for optimal performance for each application.
Additional reported applications (for the relevant formats) include: in vitro and in vivo blocking of ligand binding1,2. For most successful immunofluorescent staining results, it may be important to maximize signal over background by using a relatively bright fluorochrome-antibody conjugate (Cat. No. 107405) or by using a high sensitivity, three-layer staining technique (e.g., including a biotinylated antibody (Cat. No. 107404) or biotinylated anti-rat IgG second step (Cat. No. 405402), followed by SAv-PE (Cat. No. 405204)). The LEAF™ purified antibody (Endotoxin <0.1 EU/µg, Azide-Free, 0.2 µm filtered) is recommended for functional assays (Cat. No. 107408). For in vivo studies or highly sensitive assays, we recommend Ultra-LEAF™ purified antibody (Cat. No. 107410) with a lower endotoxin limit than standard LEAF™ purified antibodies (Endotoxin <0.01 EU/µg).
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B7 Immunoglobulin superfamily, approximately 40 kD
Isoform 1 has highest expression in lymphoid tissues, splenic B-cells, T-cells, dendritic cells and macrophages; lower levels in many non-lymphoid tissues. The expression of isoform 2 is restricted to heart, spleen, and kidney.
Binds to ICOS. Co-stimulates T cell responses including proliferation and cytokine secretion. Stimulates B cell proliferation and differentiation to plasma cells.
B cells, Dendritic cells, Lymphocytes, Macrophages, T cells
Costimulatory Molecules, Immunology
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2. Ling V, et al. 2000. J. Immunol. 164:1653.
ICos-ICosL Pathway in T-Helper Cell
Alexa Fluor® 700 anti-mouse I-A/I-E
Clone: M5/114.15.2
Brilliant Violet 421™ anti-mouse/human KLRG1 (MAFA)
Clone: 2F1/KLRG1
Alexa Fluor® 700 anti-mouse CD45.2
Clone: 104
APC anti-mouse CD278 (ICOS)
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A Good Movie? Aye. A Great Movie? Neigh.: "War Horse," "We Bought a Zoo," "My Week with Marilyn," and "The Darkest Hour"
A grandly scaled adventure about a boy who gets a horse, then loses the horse, then joins the British infantry to find the horse, War Horse is the sort of triumphant, lump-in-the-throat epic that director Steven Spielberg should be able to pull off in his sleep. Consequently, the highest compliment I can pay the movie is that its helmer, at all times, appears to be fully awake here. There's palpable filmmaking energy in nearly every shot, and several passages in this World War I family drama are so thrilling and painful and spectacularly well-choreographed that they rank among the finest in Spielberg's career.
Oscars / The Grouch: Notes on the 2011 Academy Awards Telecast
Before getting into what went wrong at last night's Academy Awards ceremony - and sadly, quite a bit went wrong - let's begin by addressing the one portion of the telecast that, for maybe the first time in Oscar history, went magically right.


I have been really thinking about dumping the cable company and switching to satellite. Of course the big issue is that I have been getting a bundle which contains both my cable TV service and broadband internet service. If you go on the web you can immediately find a lot of deals like the one on Directstartv.org where you can get a basic direct TV service for 20 dollars a month. That looks really good when you compare it to what I am paying the cable company at the moment. They are really sticking it to me and I am truly sick and tired of it. Every once in a while I call them up and complain about the bill. They drop it down a bit because they do not want me to wriggle off of the hook, but the next time you turn around and open your bill it has risen right back to where it was when you started out.
The problem is to replace the internet service with something at least comparable in quality. Getting a better deal on the TV service is not that difficult. You can do that in five seconds without any trouble at all, that is an overstatement obviously. You want to make sure you read the fine print and that you are not signing up for something that is a lot worse than it looks on the surface. When you go out looking for something like this they have the bold print to tell you the good stuff which makes it look completely wonderful. However a lot of the time that is just like the bait to get you on the hook for a two year obligation, and the price that they gave you to start with does not stick around for long.


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Q: UNet: Failed to spawn server object (NOT using NetworkManager) I'm playing around with Unity 5's Networking HLAPI. I don't want to use the NetworkManager, because I don't want to pay for Unity's Multiplayer services (Matchmaker and Relay servers).
I'm trying to spawn a Player on the Client when the Client connects to the Server. I can get the Client to correctly connect to the Server, but the spawning fails on the Client with the following error:
Failed to spawn server object, assetId=b861a662c70615a40971e7bab10e4e14 netId=1
UnityEngine.Networking.NetworkIdentity:UNetStaticUpdate()

Note that on the Server, the player object correctly spawns.
Minimal repro:
I'm in a Unity 2D project and I've attached the following script to my Main Camera:
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.Networking;
using UnityEngine.Networking.NetworkSystem;

public class MenuMinimalRepro : MonoBehaviour
{
    private NetworkClient networkClient;

    void OnGUI()
    {
        if (this.networkClient != null && this.networkClient.isConnected)
        {
            GUI.Label(new Rect(100, 25, 150, 25), "Running as Client");
        }
        else if (NetworkServer.active)
        {
            GUI.Label(new Rect(100, 25, 150, 25), "Running as Server");
        }
        else
        {
            if (GUI.Button(new Rect(100, 25, 150, 25), "Start as Client"))
            {
                this.StartClient();
            }
            if (GUI.Button(new Rect(100, 50, 150, 25), "Start as Server"))
            {
                this.StartServer();
            }
        }
    }

    public void StartServer()
    {
        NetworkServer.Listen(54321);
        NetworkServer.RegisterHandler(MsgType.AddPlayer, OnAddPlayerServer);
    }

    public void StartClient()
    {
        this.networkClient = new NetworkClient();
        this.networkClient.RegisterHandler(MsgType.Connect, OnConnectedClient);
        this.networkClient.Connect("localhost", 54321);
    }

    // Connected handler for the client side
    public void OnConnectedClient(NetworkMessage netMsg)
    {
        ClientScene.AddPlayer(this.networkClient.connection, 0);
    }

    // AddPlayer handler for the server side
    public void OnAddPlayerServer(NetworkMessage netMsg)
    {
        AddPlayerMessage msg = netMsg.ReadMessage<AddPlayerMessage>();
        GameObject newPlayer = (GameObject)Instantiate(Resources.Load("Prefabs/Player"));
        NetworkServer.AddPlayerForConnection(netMsg.conn, newPlayer, msg.playerControllerId);
    }
}

My Player object is a simple sprite that I've made into a Prefab with the NetworkIdentity component (see my Prefab in the Inspector). My Player Prefab is in a Resources folder so that I can load it easily from code (see my Prefab in the Project View).
I launch a background instance of the game (using Ctrl+B) and I start it as the Server, and then I click the Play button in Unity Editor and start that instance as the Client. Unity then reports the error I mentioned earlier.
Does anyone know what I might be doing wrong?

A: I've figured it out. What happens is that the Server tells the client which Prefab to instantiate by giving it a hash (as seen in the error message). The problem is, that hash means nothing to the Client until you've registered your Prefab with the UNet system.
So, all I needed to do was call ClientScene.RegisterPrefab(Resources.Load("Prefabs/Player")) just before the call to ClientScene.AddPlayer(...) in the example in my question.
Hope this helps someone!

A: You want to also implement the OnClientConnect() event for spawning players on clients:
public virtual void OnClientConnect(NetworkConnection conn)
{
    ClientScene.Ready(conn);
    ClientScene.AddPlayer(0);
}

Refer: Using the Network Manager (see Functions invoked on the Client)

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My name is Jan Tyda. I am 61 years old and have lived in Chicago all my life. I currently work in Banking Anti-Money Laundering Compliance and have done this for nearly 40 years. I have one son named Jeff, I love gardening and making silk floral arrangements. I try to see the positive in all of life's experiences – good or bad. Most importantly, I am passionate about finding a cure for Alzheimer's!
My late husband, Bruce, was diagnosed with Younger Onset Alzheimer's at 57 years old. He fought a very brave battle for 6 ½ years, and sadly lost his fight at 63 years old on Sept 6, 2018.
When Bruce was first diagnosed, I found the Alzheimer's Association website where I educated myself about the disease. I would read something about the disease, cry and then sign off. I would sign on again, read something else, cry and sign out. I did this many times, but always learned something each time to help me begin my plan for our journey.
I have volunteered with the Alzheimer's Association for the past seven years – this year will be our 8th Walk to End Alzheimer's. We have planned some very successful walks and I have met some really terrific people! Our very first walk was held in Highland Park at Sunset Park. I was asked by the North Shore Walk Committee Chair to speak at the walk since our team raised about $3,500 in two weeks! It was so important to get my story out about Bruce that first year. I spoke about the Alzheimer's Association website and how it got me on track for a plan.
This has been one of the hardest things I've ever had to experience, but the Alzheimer's Association has helped me find the resources I need. And for that, I am forever grateful. By volunteering, we can work together towards our goal of a World Without Alzheimer's. We are going to find that cure!


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Government officials then complained that Bush was attempting to increase his authority and to bypass them — which he later admitted he was: There were those who protested that the action of setting up NDRC was an end run, a grab by which a small company of scientists and engineers, acting outside established channels, got hold of the authority and money for the program of developing new weapons.


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KID ORY - Song of the Wanderer and Dance with Kid Ory or Just Listen
This release offers one and a half LPs on a single CD – an amazing 74.54 minutes of great jazz!These sides were recorded by Kid Ory under his contract with Norman Granz for Verve when he was running On The Levee, his own club in San Francisco. Trumpeter Marty Marsala and clarinettist Darnell Howard were both working at Club Hangover with Earl Hines at the time and were not regular members of Ory's band but the relaxed feel of the albums they made together, with a typically fine rhythm section, is arguably some of the best of Kid Ory's latter-day work. The recordings date from 25th and 26th August 1957 and 27th October 1957 and were recorded in Los Angeles. Humphrey Lyttelton has called Kid Orythe finest bandmaster in the New Orleans tradition since Morton, for not only is the trombonist a fine soloist and ensemble player, he also dictates – in a subtle but decisive way – exactly what his musicians shall do. And that ensemble itself is a distinguished one made up of performers who are skilled at creating that precise but relaxed counterpoint known as New Orleans Jazz.
Tracks 1-8 SONG OF THE WANDERER
Tracks 9-12 DANCE WITH KID ORY or JUST LISTEN
Personnel: Marty Marsala trumpet, vocal, Kid Ory trombone, vocal, Darnell Howard clarinet, Cedric Haywood piano, Frank Haggerty guitar, Charles Oden string bass, Earl Watkins drums
1. Song of the Wanderer
2. Tailgate Ramble
3. Mahogany Hall Stomp
4. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
5. St Louis Blues
6. Toot Toot Tootsie (Goodbye)
7. Sheik of Araby
8. Tiger Rag
9. Am I Blue?
10. Fidgety Feet
11. Hindustan
12. Twelfth Street Rag
...the ensemble choruses are so stimulating that I wish there were more of them, even at the expense of the solos......
While the absence of Ja Da and Dinah (from Dance with Kid Ory) is unfortunate, it is good to have available on CD the rest of the tracks of the tow LPs - some 75 minutes of fine jazz. Perhaps they will be included on a future CD release as there are several other Verve LPs that feature Ory bands waiting for re- issue on CD - expecially if they are given transfers as outstanding as those on this disc!
Bert Thomson - Music Web
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Oman: The Aftermath of Cyclone Phet
Written byRiyadh Al Balushi
Posted 10 June 2010 18:37 GMT
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Oman was hit a few days ago by cyclone Phet, a tropical cyclone originating from the Indian Ocean. This is the second major cyclone to hit Oman after Cyclone Gonu three years ago. Unlike Gonu, Oman and its people were more prepared for the cyclone this time around, but the city of Sur, which was directly hit by Phet, still suffered serious damages. The cyclone reached the capital city of Muscat, but the damages were nominal in comparison.
Blogger Undercover Dragon reports wrote a detailed report on the impact of Phet on the country, the deaths, the infrastructure, communications, and even the production of oil and gas:
In the end, at least as far as Muscat is concerned, Cyclone Phet was nowhere near as nasty as Gonu, neither in duration, wind speed, rain nor impact. For the town of Sur it was probably worse, as Sur was directly under the eye of the storm as it grazed the eastern most tip of Oman. Sur had a record of over 40cm of water recorded. The town was mostly underwater by Friday pm.
While a lot of accidents took place because of the storm itself, many more accidents happened because of people's carelessness and improper curiosity to explore the dangerous newly formed wadis (valleys). Interesting comments were made on Dhofari Gucci's blog on this topic as the Royal Oman Police decided to take action against all those who took unreasonable risks in relation to the aftermath of the crisis:
Evidently the ROP (see above image if you can read Arabic – was published in today's newspapers) will be questioning people who put themselves and others in danger by going into wadis or even going to 'stare' (the ultimate Omani hobby). According to my fellow blogger Reality, an ROP officer drowned trying to save a kid who was 'swimming' in a wadi. I SALUTE THE ROP FOR DOING THIS.
It is scary to think that cyclones will become a regular thing for Oman as a victim of global warming. We hope it won't.
You can see many pictures of the aftermath of Phet on the blogs of Omanizer, Dhofar Gucci, and Kishor Cariappa.
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