We all know the benefits of paying yourself first. That is, setting aside a fixed amount of money each month for the future before you spend. However, why do so many of us put it off until much later in life? The reasons are endless and different for each person so I won't try and list. However, I think the motivation behind why we spend first and then save (if we can) is typically the same for everyone. In a nutshell, we get more pain from saving now than we do spending our money. Put in another way, we get more pleasure from spending now than saving for the future. Isn't that the reason we do or don't do things almost everything?
I can't take credit for the pain/pleasure principle. Originally discovered by Freud and later used by countless other psychologists, scientists and life coaches to explain human behavior, I think this principle explains much of the behavioral aspect of personal finance. I like Tony Robbins take on the pain/pleasure principle and if you have ever listened to any of his podcasts or read his books regarding this matter, you are familiar with what I am talking about.
He believes everything we do in life is to serve two purposes: avoid pain and seek for pleasure.
Staying in a relationship that is toxic and unhealthy before finally ending it.
Procrastinating filing your taxes (maybe because you know you will owe the government) until the date of the deadline.
Putting off saving and investing for retirement until the kids are off to school, or your income rises or fill in the blank.
However, Robbins also mentions that even though we are hard-wired to seek pleasure and avoid pain, through repetitive neural conditioning we can recreate the neurological pathways that define what we feel is a painful experience and what is pleasurable. Even though we still follow the same pain/pleasure principle, the triggers that cause the pain and pleasure can change, resulting in a different outcome.
Natural savers already associate pleasure with saving money. But what if you are not a natural saver? How can you use the pain/pleasure principle to pay yourself first and enjoy doing it?
Change what you link pain and pleasure to and you change your outcome. Link pleasure to paying yourself first and pain from not doing so. One way of doing this is to redefine what it intrinsically means for you to save money NOW (pay yourself first) for the future.
Here are two ways to trick your brain to paying yourself first.
Everyone knows the importance of saving money and investing your income now so that when you have less or no working income in the future you can live a good life. That's great, but who wants to think that far to get them excited about saving money. Shifting the focus to the immediate present we can look how else you may benefit from having a diligent savings plan.
Especially when it comes to issuing larger long-term loans. Put differently, spending everything I make and then some will cause me not to be able to save any money. Not being able to save any money will mean I have less leverage when negotiating with creditors. This may in term affect my ability to get favorable loan terms. By redefining the motivation behind why you should save, you can turn a non-saver into a saver.
If appealing to creditors does not motivate you, then find something that does. It could be the desire to save so that you can give to your kids the things you never had. It may be to save so you can stop doing what you hate every day and start doing what you love. Change the distant future to the immediate and you can change a non-saver to a saver.
There are 2 ways (maybe more) to gain financial peace of mind, increasing your net worth and getting insurance to cover life's expected and unexpected expenses you would not be able to pay for out of pocket in your lifetime (or your children's). What does this mean? Well, most people understand the benefit of having auto insurance. In the event they are in an accident, a majority of their expenses will be paid for by the insurance company.
In exchange for this service, they make monthly or annual payments to their insurance company. This is also true for health insurance. No one wants to pay for hefty medical bills out of pocket. Instead, they get health insurance to cover qualifying expenses. Well, paying yourself first is insurance on your future. Paid for monthly in small or large 'premium' payments to a future benefactor…you. Executed and invested properly, a diligent pay yourself savings and investing plan will cover you when the bill comes due and it is time to pay. A diligent saving plan is insurance on your future financial well-being.
Paying yourself first and implementing an effective saving plan is only one piece of the puzzle, but for most non-savers it is the hardest one to achieve. The others would be creating a budget, figuring out your long-term financial goal and working backwards to figure out monthly contributions and finding a way to manage debt along the way. Some requiring more behavioral modifications than others.


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Listen to Pete Malinverni talk about his new album "Heaven" on today's episode of The Jazz Hole with Linus
The Jazz Hole with Linus, today with new tracks by Ryan Keberle & Catharsis, Nick Russo + 11, Quinsin Nachoff's Ethereal Trio and more
Tune in to today's episode of The Jazz Hole with Linus for a brand new track from the upcoming "Joshua Green & The Cyborg Orchestra" album
Today on "The Jazz Hole" with Linus: brand new music by the rising star pianist Sullivan Fortner from his brilliant new Impulse! Records album Aria, plus music by Tomoko Omura, Sofia Rei, Kenny Barron and Mark Sherman, Claudio Roditi, Sharel Cassity.
The Jazz Hole The Jazz Hole
Jazz violinist Tomoko Omura is today's interview guest on The Jazz Hole with Linus, which also includes music from Tomoko's new album "Roots" as well as music by the Peregrinos and Christian Howes (featuring Robben Ford).
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NYC-based Japanese jazz violinist Tomoko Omura recently performed at Spectrum in Brooklyn, NY, accompanied by Zach Lapidus on piano, Jeff Miles on guitar, Pablo Menares on bass and Colin Stranahan on drums. Enjoy this live set, plus a track from her brand new album "Roots", which is coming out in early 2015. Check out http://www.tomokoomura.com for more information and to purchase her music.
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Q: On TM's with a single loop Thinking about the halting problem for TM's, I came up with a statement that I can't prove or disprove easily and would want your suggestions.
Conjecture: Given a TM whose digraph has a single cycle , and given that it loops forever on a word $w_1 \in \Sigma^*$. Then the set of words on which it loops forever is a regular language.
Question: Is this true or false , and how so?
Note that, if the TM's source code were written out in (say) C, it would have only a single loop  (for or  while ). Edit: The digraph consists of states for its nodes; if there is a transition $\delta(q_1, s) = (q_2, t, L/R)$, then there is a directed edge from $q_1$ to  $q_2$, marked with $s \rightarrow t, L/R$ in the digraph.

A: It depends rather strongly on the exact definition of the digraph. If you really mean that there is only one cycle, then there are two cases:

*

*The net head movement is zero.

*The net head movement is non-zero.

In the first case, it is easy to see that the condition of entering an infinite loop depends on only a finite prefix of the input; in particular, the language is regular.
In the second case, we get the same result, though now we're using the fact that empty positions are different from input positions, and so the loop can only involve empty positions.

A: By "looping forever", I guess you mean that it does not leave the loop until the string ends. Since all inputs are finite, at some point the TM will stop at a certain state.
So, if you select the initial states before the loop and the loop, you have a DFA that recognizes the language, therefore it is regular.
You can make all the states that form the loop terminal. You can also modify the DFA so that the loop is completed at least once.

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SettingsFaqWidget::SettingsFaqWidget(PIVXGUI* parent, MNModel* mnModel) :
    QDialog(parent),
    ui(new Ui::SettingsFaqWidget)
{
    ui->setupUi(this);
    this->setStyleSheet(parent->styleSheet());

#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
    ui->container->load("://bg-welcome");
    setCssProperty(ui->container, "container-welcome-no-image");
#else
    setCssProperty(ui->container, "container-welcome");
#endif
    setCssProperty(ui->labelTitle, "text-title-faq");
    setCssProperty(ui->labelWebLink, "text-content-white");

    // Content
    setCssProperty({
           ui->labelNumber_Intro,
           ui->labelNumber_UnspendablePIV,
           ui->labelNumber_Stake,
           ui->labelNumber_Support,
           ui->labelNumber_Masternode,
           ui->labelNumber_MNController
        }, "container-number-faq");

    setCssProperty({
              ui->labelSubtitle_Intro,
              ui->labelSubtitle_UnspendablePIV,
              ui->labelSubtitle_Stake,
              ui->labelSubtitle_Support,
              ui->labelSubtitle_Masternode,
              ui->labelSubtitle_MNController
            }, "text-subtitle-faq");

    setCssProperty({
              ui->labelContent_Intro,
              ui->labelContent_UnspendablePIV,
              ui->labelContent_Stake,
              ui->labelContent_Support,
              ui->labelContent_Masternode,
              ui->labelContent_MNController
            }, "text-content-faq");

    setCssProperty({
              ui->pushButton_Intro,
              ui->pushButton_UnspendablePIV,
              ui->pushButton_Stake,
              ui->pushButton_Support,
              ui->pushButton_Masternode,
              ui->pushButton_MNController
            }, "btn-faq-options");

    ui->labelContent_Support->setOpenExternalLinks(true);

    // Set FAQ content strings
    QString introContent = formatFAQContent(
        formatFAQParagraph(
            tr("PIVX is a form of digital online money using blockchain technology "
               "that can be easily transferred globally, instantly, and with near "
               "zero fees. PIVX incorporates market leading security & "
               "privacy and is also the first PoS (Proof of Stake) Cryptocurrency "
               "to implement Sapling(SHIELD), a zk-SNARKs based privacy protocol.")) +
        formatFAQParagraph(
            tr("PIVX utilizes a Proof of Stake (PoS) consensus system algorithm, "
               "allowing all owners of PIVX to participate in earning block rewards "
               "while securing the network with full node wallets, as well as to "
               "run Masternodes to create and vote on proposals.")));
    ui->labelContent_Intro->setText(introContent);

    QString unspendablePIVContent = formatFAQContent(
        formatFAQParagraph(
            tr("Newly received PIVX requires 6 confirmations on the network "
               "to become eligible for spending which can take ~6 minutes.")) +
        formatFAQParagraph(
            tr("Your PIVX wallet also needs to be completely synchronized "
               "to see and spend balances on the network.")));
    ui->labelContent_UnspendablePIV->setText(unspendablePIVContent);

    QString stakeContent = formatFAQContent(
        formatFAQOrderedList(
            formatFAQListItem(tr("Make sure your wallet is completely synchronized and you are using the latest release.")) +
            formatFAQListItem(tr("You must have a balance of PIVX with a minimum of 600 confirmations.")) +
            formatFAQListItem(tr("Your wallet must stay online and be unlocked for staking purposes.")) +
            formatFAQListItem(tr("Once all those steps are followed staking should be enabled."))) +
        formatFAQParagraph(
            tr("You can see the status of staking in the wallet by mousing over the "
               "package icon in the row on the top left of the wallet interface. The "
               "package will be lit up and will state \"Staking Enabled\" to indicate "
               "it is staking. Using the command line interface (%1); the command %2 "
               "will confirm that staking is active.")
                .arg("pivx-cli", "getstakingstatus")));
    ui->labelContent_Stake->setText(stakeContent);

    QString supportContent = formatFAQContent(
        formatFAQParagraph(
            tr("We have support channels in most of our official chat groups, for example %1")
                .arg("" + tr("#support in our Discord") + ".")));
    ui->labelContent_Support->setText(supportContent);

    QString masternodeContent = formatFAQContent(
        formatFAQParagraph(
            tr("A masternode is a computer running a full node %1 wallet with a "
               "requirement of %2 secured collateral to provide extra services "
               "to the network and in return, receive a portion of the block reward "
               "regularly. These services include:")
                .arg(PACKAGE_NAME)
                .arg(GUIUtil::formatBalance(mnModel->getMNCollateralRequiredAmount(), BitcoinUnits::PIV)) +
            formatFAQUnorderedList(
                formatFAQListItem(tr("A decentralized governance (Proposal Voting)")) +
                formatFAQListItem(tr("A decentralized budgeting system (Treasury)")) +
                formatFAQListItem(tr("Validation of transactions within each block")) +
                formatFAQListItem(tr("Act as an additional full node in the network")))) +
        formatFAQParagraph(
            tr("For providing such services, masternodes are also paid a certain portion "
               "of reward for each block. This can serve as a passive income to the "
               "masternode owners minus their running cost.")) +
        formatFAQParagraph(
            tr("Masternode Perks:") +
            formatFAQUnorderedList(
                formatFAQListItem(tr("Participate in PIVX Governance")) +
                formatFAQListItem(tr("Earn Masternode Rewards")) +
                formatFAQListItem(tr("Commodity option for future sale")) +
                formatFAQListItem(tr("Help secure the PIVX network")))) +
        formatFAQParagraph(
            tr("Requirements:") +
            formatFAQUnorderedList(
                formatFAQListItem(tr("%1 per single Masternode instance")
                        .arg(GUIUtil::formatBalance(mnModel->getMNCollateralRequiredAmount(), BitcoinUnits::PIV))) +
                formatFAQListItem(tr("Must be stored in a core wallet")) +
                formatFAQListItem(tr("Need dedicated IP address")) +
                formatFAQListItem(tr("Masternode wallet to remain online")))));
    ui->labelContent_Masternode->setText(masternodeContent);

    QString mNControllerContent = formatFAQContent(
        formatFAQParagraph(
            tr("A Masternode Controller wallet is where the %1 collateral "
               "can reside during a Controller-Remote masternode setup. It is a wallet "
               "that can activate the remote masternode wallet(s) and allows you to keep "
               "your collateral coins offline while the remote masternode remains online.")
                    .arg(GUIUtil::formatBalance(mnModel->getMNCollateralRequiredAmount(), BitcoinUnits::PIV))));
    ui->labelContent_MNController->setText(mNControllerContent);

    // Exit button
    setCssProperty(ui->pushButtonExit, "btn-faq-exit");

    // Web Link
    setCssProperty(ui->pushButtonWebLink, "btn-faq-web");
    setCssProperty(ui->containerButtons, "container-faq-buttons");

    // Buttons
    connect(ui->pushButtonExit, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &SettingsFaqWidget::close);
    connect(ui->pushButton_Intro, &QPushButton::clicked, [this](){onFaqClicked(ui->widget_Intro);});
    connect(ui->pushButton_UnspendablePIV, &QPushButton::clicked, [this](){onFaqClicked(ui->widget_UnspendablePIV);});
    connect(ui->pushButton_Stake, &QPushButton::clicked, [this](){onFaqClicked(ui->widget_Stake);});
    connect(ui->pushButton_Support, &QPushButton::clicked, [this](){onFaqClicked(ui->widget_Support);});
    connect(ui->pushButton_Masternode, &QPushButton::clicked, [this](){onFaqClicked(ui->widget_Masternode);});
    connect(ui->pushButton_MNController, &QPushButton::clicked, [this](){onFaqClicked(ui->widget_MNController);});

    if (parent)
        connect(parent, &PIVXGUI::windowResizeEvent, this, &SettingsFaqWidget::windowResizeEvent);
}

void SettingsFaqWidget::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
{
    QPushButton* btn = getButtons()[section];
    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(btn, "setChecked", Qt::QueuedConnection, Q_ARG(bool, true));
    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(btn, "clicked", Qt::QueuedConnection);
}

void SettingsFaqWidget::setSection(Section _section)
{
    section = _section;
}

void SettingsFaqWidget::onFaqClicked(const QWidget* const widget)
{
    ui->scrollAreaFaq->verticalScrollBar()->setValue(widget->y());
}

void SettingsFaqWidget::windowResizeEvent(QResizeEvent* event)
{
    QWidget* w = qobject_cast<QWidget*>(parent());
    this->resize(w->width(), w->height());
    this->move(QPoint(0, 0));
}

std::vector<QPushButton*> SettingsFaqWidget::getButtons()
{
    return {
            ui->pushButton_Intro,
            ui->pushButton_UnspendablePIV,
            ui->pushButton_Stake,
            ui->pushButton_Support,
            ui->pushButton_Masternode,
            ui->pushButton_MNController
    };
}

SettingsFaqWidget::~SettingsFaqWidget()
{
    delete ui;
}

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Canada's tourism minister predicts industry will help offset tough economic times
By Skye Bryden-Blom Global News
Posted November 30, 2022 6:39 pm
1:36 Federal tourism minister talks about turbulent economic times while at Halifax summit
Canada's tourism minister is predicting turbulent economic times are ahead, but says the industry will make a strong comeback despite difficult pandemic years. Randy Boissonnault joined hundreds of business leaders from across the province for the 2022 Tourism Summit in Halifax. Skye Bryden-Blom reports – Nov 30, 2022
Canada's tourism minister is predicting turbulent economic times are ahead but says the industry will make a strong comeback despite difficult pandemic years.
Randy Boissonnault joined hundreds of business leaders from across the province on Wednesday for the 2022 Tourism Summit in Halifax.
Boissonnault says Canada is heading into choppy waters when it comes to the economy, but the tourism industry will help offset the effects.
He cites the war in Ukraine, ongoing supply chain issues and the rise in inflation as some of the factors pointing to a slowing of the economy.
Read more: All ashore: Cruise season coming to an end for Maritime ports
He says Halifax's tourism is already in a good place to help weather the storm.
"Nova Scotia is doing really well just from the hotel occupancy rate," according to Boissonnault. "Nova Scotia hotels are at about 71 per cent, which is higher than the Canadian average, which is about 65 per cent. So that tells you there's something special in Nova Scotia. People want to see the province. They want to come to Halifax. It's a regional powerhouse city."
John Simon is the president of CanadVac Travel Services. He's not so sure the industry has fully recovered from the pandemic.
"I wouldn't say I'm 100 per cent convinced of that yet," Simon says.
"A lot of the tourism operators have come through with significant challenges in terms of debt load, making it through two years and more of no income. Of course, the federal programs helped in terms of making it through but they also put them in a position of a lot of debt. So a recession on top of that debt – even if the tourism industry is rebounding – is going to make it challenging for those tourism operators over the longer term to survive."
2:00 Maritimes wrapping up 2022 cruise ship season
The President of Tourism HR Canada says another problem is that the industry has lost a significant chunk of its workforce since the pandemic.
"It's a real significant challenge for the industry for sure," Philip Mondor says. "Although there is a lot of demand for growth and recovery, we're hampered by the fact that we do not have enough workers to fill all of the roles we have."
There were 2.1 million workers pre-pandemic, according to Mondor. That number is now down to 1.67 million workers.
Read more: 'We need staff': Halifax hotel owners attend job fair to overcome staff shortage
Scott MacAulay with the Inverary Resort in Cape Breton says his business has had a terrific year and he's optimistic for the future.
"There's a pent-up demand for travel," he says. "People seem to be able to find a way with the product we have in Nova Scotia with the great outdoors and lots of wide-open spaces. People feel comfortable and safe."
He recommends if a business is struggling to try and adapt to what people are looking for after pandemic years, including offering more outdoor activities all season.
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Yes, he had to make sure that he was really that wealthy! He told a stunned audience that he had once withdrawn 10 million dollars (1 billion shillings) from his bank account so he could stare at it!
In an interview on Saturday, April 6, the Nigerian business magnate told an interesting tale of how the beginning of his journey to wealth had been littered with some doubt, on his part concerning the money he actually had.
One day, I cashed 10 million dollars (Ksh. 1 billion), put it in the boot of my car I put it in my room. I looked at it and thought 'now I believe I have money' and took it back to the bank the next day.


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Who Can Be a Whistleblower When There Is Defense Contractor Fraud?
Posted on March 13, 2018 March 6, 2018 by Mike Bothwell
When there is defense contractor fraud, anyone can be a whistleblower.
In theory, anyone can be a whistleblower when there's defense contractor fraud. It can be a janitor who overhears a conversation. Or, it could go all the way up to the chairman of the board of directors who decides he or she has had enough with the corruption and theft of taxpayer dollars.
But the real question isn't who can be a defense contractor whistleblower. The real question is who can be a whistleblower. Additionally, who can collect the reward provided for in the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act?
Who Are Defense Contractors?
Defense contractors are businesses that provide military products and services, usually to the federal government. Defense contractors include some of the biggest and most profitable businesses in the world. As the name implies, defense contractors enter into contracts with the federal government for any number of things, such as the personal defense of government officials overseas, firearms, tanks, ships, trucks, missiles and nuclear weapons.
Because of the size of these contracts, typically in the millions and often in the billions of dollars, there is ample opportunity for fraud and other improper gains.
What Is a Qui Tam Action?
A qui tam action is a lawsuit where an individual (whose legal name is "relator" and is usually the whistleblower) brings a lawsuit on behalf of the federal government. The purpose of the qui tam lawsuit is to recover money that an individual or organization illegally took from the federal government through fraud.
But the relator doesn't bring the lawsuit merely because he or she is a good citizen. Rather, there is the potential for a sizeable reward. Specifically, the relator is eligible for between 15 percent and 30 percent of the federal government's total recovery. This reward serves as strong motivation to entice would-be whistleblowers to step forward with information. Furthermore, it can motivate them to take the legal action necessary to help the federal government recover the stolen money.
Who Can't Bring a Qui Tam Action?
As mentioned earlier, anyone can become a whistleblower. There may be legal consequences by revealing secret information or the lack of a reward in some instances. But the reality is that if an individual really wants to reveal a secret, there's not much anyone can do to stop them.
As for bringing a qui tam action, almost anyone can bring it and serve as the relator, unless:
The relator played a role in the fraud. Plus, he or she already has a criminal conviction relating to the involvement in the fraud.
Another qui tam action relating to the same fraud already exists.
The federal government is already in a civil or administrative proceeding to recover the money stolen from the fraud.
The qui tam action relies on information already available to the public.
Who Typically Brings a Qui Tam Action Against Defense Contractors?
Even though anyone can be a whistleblower and almost anyone can be a relator in a qui tam action, the relator must have sufficient knowledge about the fraud. It's not enough for the relator to just know that the defense contractor's fraud exists. The relator will need detailed information. This includes which contracts are subject to the fraud, how much fraud took place, and the identity of key people responsible for it.
Additionally, the relator will probably need access to evidence of the fraud, such as e-mails, contracts, invoices, purchase orders or any other types of documents that put into writing the existence of the fraud. E-mails are often strong evidence that fraud exists because it can put the other documents into context and explain how the fraud works.
For example, if a purchase order shows the federal government bought 1,000 missiles for $1,000,000 each, but an invoice shows the federal government paid $1,100,000 for each missile, that doesn't necessarily prove the defense contractor deliberately overcharged for each missile. But if there is an e-mail where the CEO boasts, "Hahaha, those stupid government suckers! They just overpaid $100,000 for each missile because they already agreed to a lower price, but they forgot about it. I wish we could always get away with overcharging the government!"
It's Not Usually That Simple
In most situations, no such e-mail will exist. But if it did, it's easy to see how it puts the purchase order and invoice into context. What might typically happen is that the relator will listen to, or take part in, incriminating conversations. Based on that information, the federal government will know who to investigate and question about the details of a specific contract.
But the government needs someone to point them in the right direction for who and what to investigate. That's where the whistleblower or relator comes in. Based on the level of knowledge needed, the relator is probably going to be someone up on the chain of command within the company. Or they could be a person who has significant responsibility for the fraudulent contracts.
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The airport-operated McKinney Air Center's terminal will be replaced with a new facility next year.
Texas Airport Boosts Local Economy
Curt Epstein
McKinney [Texas] National Airport has an economic impact on the city and surrounding area of $212 million annually, according to a recently released report by the state Department of Transportation. That equates to a 382 percent increase from the last economic impact study, conducted in 2011, which determined that the facility contributed $44 million annually to the local economy.
"Our airport is greatly benefitting from the huge increase in businesses relocating to the Collin County region," said airport director Ken Carley. "Corporate fleets are discovering how easy and convenient it is to use our airport, and travelers appreciate our close proximity to the major highways connecting the Metroplex."
AIN FBO Survey 2018: Worldwide Results
Operators ready for long-promised rebound.
Last year, the city-owned airport entered into a public-private agreement with Western LLC on a $16 million construction project that will include a new general aviation terminal for the airport-operated FBO and an additional 40,000-square-foot hangar next year.
Carley noted that as soon as a hangar is completed at the facility, it is quickly booked to capacity. "We've had people who have been on a waiting list for more than a year to get space here," he said.


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/**
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@interface GTLRGroupsSettingsQuery : GTLRQuery

/** Selector specifying which fields to include in a partial response. */
@property(nonatomic, copy, nullable) NSString *fields;

@end

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@interface GTLRGroupsSettingsQuery_GroupsGet : GTLRGroupsSettingsQuery

/** The group's email address. */
@property(nonatomic, copy, nullable) NSString *groupUniqueId;

/**
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+ (instancetype)queryWithGroupUniqueId:(NSString *)groupUniqueId;

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@interface GTLRGroupsSettingsQuery_GroupsPatch : GTLRGroupsSettingsQuery

/** The group's email address. */
@property(nonatomic, copy, nullable) NSString *groupUniqueId;

/**
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+ (instancetype)queryWithObject:(GTLRGroupsSettings_Groups *)object
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@interface GTLRGroupsSettingsQuery_GroupsUpdate : GTLRGroupsSettingsQuery

/** The group's email address. */
@property(nonatomic, copy, nullable) NSString *groupUniqueId;

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+ (instancetype)queryWithObject:(GTLRGroupsSettings_Groups *)object
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Does anyone know if it is possible to get a temporarily link in Plesk ?

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Are we too busy to notice the hurting, and too busy to help those who need our help?
Like Esther, like Moses, are you convinced that you were rescued to be a rescuer?
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Arbitrage–free spread
A consistent measure of relative value
John D. Finnerty and Michael E Rose
The Journal of Portfolio Management Spring 1991, 17 (3) 65-77; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3905/jpm.1991.409329
John D. Finnerty
A General Partner of McFarland Dewey & Co. in New York (NY 10169) and Professor of Finance on the Fordham University Faculty of Business in New York (NY 10023).
Michael E Rose
An Associate of McFarland Dewey & Co. They would like to thank Frank J. Fabozzi, Lakhbir S. Hayre, Andrew J. Kalotay, and Scott F. Richard for helpful comments.
vol. 17 no. 3 65-77
https://doi.org/10.3905/jpm.1991.409329
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Codes of Practice are covered in this document library, as well as other useful documents, including a very accessible and easy to read 'quick start' set of resources.
There is also a special section for business advisers, who are often asked for advice on pensions by businesses and business owners. This section is very detailed, and allows business advisers to have all the information to hand as regards pensions and how businesses can best manage them.


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How's the KiwiGrip holding up. I have a Catalina 27 that needs a non-skid refresh, and I'm deciding between Interlux Perfection w/ gloss flattener, or KiwiGrip. Two concerns: Working within the narrow areas of non-skid where the roller won't fit, and the longevity of Kiwi. Thanks.
After about 1.5 seasons, it has held up great and it still looks new. It also cleans better than expected. I highly recommend it.
You said you were deciding between Kiwigrip OR Interlux perfection with flattener. The flattener is not a non-skid product, it just takes the gloss out of the Interlux Perfection; maybe you meant Intergrip (that is the Interlux non-skid product for use with Perfection).


The aptly named DePaul neighborhood on Chicago's north side is centered on the largest Catholic University in the United States—DePaul University. Nestled in the heart of Lincoln Park, DePaul offers a quaint village-like atmosphere, even despite being lively and full of energy on any given day. Most of what's considered the DePaul neighborhood is residential, but a wide range of restaurants, cafes, boutiques, and other service businesses are all just a short walk away, making it the perfect spot for those who want that quiet north side location, but also all the amenities and attractions that make living in Chicago great. And speaking of amenities and attractions, the beautiful lakefront is only blocks from DePaul's location, while the wide-open green space of the actual Lincoln Park is easily one of the best outdoor amenities in the entire city. Other nearby destination spots include the North and Clybourn shopping corridor, a number of music and entertainment venues, and of course you'll only be a short train ride away from any of downtown Chicago's neighborhoods, as well as any other north side neighborhood along the lakefront and the CTA Red Line like Lakeview, Wrigleyville, or even Uptown, which features several of the city's hottest music venues.
The DePaul neighborhood is definitely one of the smaller communities you'll find on the north side, as it's only about 10 square blocks in total area. And although its official boundaries vary depending on who you talk to, most recognize DePaul as being wedged in between Fullerton and Armitage with the university occupying most of the neighborhood's north side.
As for real estate for sale in the DePaul neighborhood, some of Lincoln Park's largest and most expensive homes are located here, not to mention many of the area's most desirable as well. From sprawling newer construction single-family dwellings to vintage gut-rehabs with all kinds of original character and charm, if you're looking for an upscale, detached residences somewhere in Lincoln Park, DePaul isn't a bad place to begin your search.


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Kevin A. Wilson: Controversies of Long Standing
KEVIN A. WILSON
Some of the most divisive topics on today's automotive scene trace their historic roots to the publication date on this issue. The History Channel's This Day in History feature reminds us that Jan. 17, 1949, was the day the first VW Beetles arrived in America. Only a few sold that first year, but even after sales numbers rose, the car's influence was measured in far more than volume.
The real message of the Beetle's success was counter-cultural, the philosophy behind it being in direct opposition to the news from Detroit, circa 1949: tailfins, emblematic of the annual model change and of the automobile as status symbol. Eventually, the VW and its adherents argued that Detroit had it all wrong. The Beetle was the rolling antithesis of annual model changes, coddled comfort and expansive chrome. Detroit was also "wrong" about built-in safety measures and emissions, but so was the VW. A little frugal reliability said a lot at the time.
Given that even economy cars today boast superfluous luxury features, the Beetle's enduring influence was in offering a genuine alternative in an age of conformity, and planting the idea that alternatives come from overseas. The evidence in communication from our readers is that views are still fiercely divided on these points. We hear routinely from those who believe everyone should buy domestic cars, regardless of quality, economy or the fit to the buyer's needs. We also hear from those who wouldn't cross the street to look at any Detroit product, regardless of logic. That we manage to irritate both camps may confirm our objectivity, though they don't see it that way.
Last year, domestic brands were still losing market share to foreign nameplates. The argument on globalization plays on the front pages. Malcolm Bricklin's return as an importer of low-priced cars for the frugal-minded, this time from China, may be seen as another attempt to revive the Beetle mentality.
All that, and more, traces to a couple of Beetles coming ashore 56 years ago in New York City. Go back another 50 years and you open another can of modern worms: On Jan. 17, 1899, Camille Jenatzy set the land speed record up to 41.425 mph. Later that same day, though, another Frenchman, Gaston Chasseloup-Laubat, bumped the mark up to a blistering 43.69 mph. Controversy today? Both cars were electrics.
If there's a topic that generates feedback more reliably than domestic vs. import, it's electric cars. Mentioning them generates sneers from those who wish we wouldn't waste space on such ephemeral notions. And coverage of exciting internal-combustion cars draws accusations that we're hostile to clean cars from the advocates of the electric road. Even imagining that an electric solution might free American foreign policy from our extreme dependency on imported oil doesn't wipe away the sneers. Even solid math about how electric technology has advanced only incrementally since 1899 doesn't silence the accusers.
I'm puzzled when people insistent about their own freedoms are so fiercely opposed to letting others have theirs. Somehow, the notion is widespread that the automotive world will be perfected only "if everyone drove cars like (put your favorite type here)." It wouldn't be perfect: It would mean everyone else was deprived of freedom of choice.
The coming years will see Americans driving cars from many different parts of the world (after China, perhaps India or Romania), using a variety of drive systems (hybrids alongside diesels alongside pure electrics). History tells us that people will rage and fume and fuss, but the forces of change won't listen. Perhaps one day those who like cars will agree that they're all intriguing in their own ways and that the only real threat comes from those who would force us all to conform to some utopian vision. Because then no one could invent a car like the marvelously iconoclastic Porsche Carrera GTS (aka 904), first delivered to an American customer on Jan. 17, 1964.


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Peter Ruben (seated) and PhD. students Mena Abdelsayed (left) and Colin Peters (standing).
Sudden death caused by cardiac arrhythmia can be triggered by changes in body temperature. This is the finding of SFU professor Peter Ruben and his collaborators, Mena Abdelsayed and Colin Peters, published today in the Journal of Physiology.
The soccer player who drops dead in the middle of a game, or the infant who dies during sleep is often a victim of arrhythmia. Sudden cardiac death has several causes, including inheritable mutations in our DNA affecting structure and function of proteins in the heart. Ruben says that, "By studying the proteins that underlie electrical signaling in the heart, and by subjecting those proteins to conditions that are similar to the stress of exercise, we found that in some cases, temperature can cause changes that trigger arrhythmia."
Ruben explains that when muscle cells in our hearts contract rhythmically and in a well-coordinated way, the heart efficiently pumps blood throughout our bodies. When the rhythmic pumping action is disrupted by an arrhythmia, our hearts can no longer distribute blood. In extreme cases, this leads to sudden cardiac death. He adds, "The electrical signal behind muscle contraction is produced by tiny protein molecules in the membrane of our heart cells. Temperature fluctuations modify the way all proteins behave, but some DNA mutations can make proteins especially sensitive to changes in temperature."
Ruben's team found a protein that is far more sensitive to temperature than normal. When normal body temperature goes up for example, during exercise, or goes down during sleep, the affected protein no longer functions normally. The disrupted protein function causes the electrical signal in our heart to become erratic, triggering an arrhythmia and, potentially, sudden cardiac death.
The DNA mutation that creates more temperature-sensitive proteins is very rare, but it can produce deadly results when combined with another arrhythmia trigger, such as changes in the acid content of our blood that occur normally as a by-product of exercise and sleep, particularly sleep apnea. Ruben notes that with this new knowledge, people can examine their family histories and, if sudden cardiac death is part of that family history, or if they suffer from unexplained fainting, they can seek medical advice. Through a combination of electrocardiograms, genetic screening, and lifestyle management, some tragic deaths caused by cardiac arrhythmia may be prevented.
Read the story in the Vancouver Sun, 24 Hours and Shape magazine.
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Chanticleer must be one of the best gardens on the east coast in April/May, not that I've seen that many, but a second visit did nothing to disabuse me of the notion. It's got spectacle, art, and enough rare plants that surely any visitor would be impressed. I was so happy to share it with family from Alberta – we share a similar shock to anything remotely spring-like and when confronted with Chanticleer I think we kind of shut down (some oaths were muttered is all I'm saying). Enjoy the photos Albertans (and Saskatchewanians) cause our "spring" ain't never going to look like this.
Love the waves of fritillaria, lettuce, and tulips. Playful and sophisticated.
I have a cake in the oven and am procrastinating on the dishes, so I thought I would throw together my pictures from yesterday's garden trip to Chanticleer and Longwood. Chanticleer was one of the most beautiful gardens I've been in. It floats you along through different spaces that are formed almost without you realizing it. The trees are just incredible and I cannot wait to go back in early summer when they've leafed out. As it is, we really couldn't have timed a spring visit better as the cherries and magnolias were in full bloom. I highly, HIGHLY recommend a visit.
You can skip Longwood though. It was like going to Disneyland after Chanticleer. We didn't even know what to do with ourselves except wander through the huge conservatory and then amble aimlessly back to the exit past the magnolias (and admittedly impressive fritillaria imperialis). I bought some really nice looking begonias though, so there's that?
All of the photos are mine from Chanticleer. Sorry they aren't better composed. I was sort of in a haze of joy. I recommend you all find amazing and gracious friends who take you on garden day trips for your birthday (complete with a stop in Philadelphia for a delicious dinner). I'm so lucky!
P.S. I'll add more informative captions with plant names sometime this week.
Chanticleer has really interesting plant combinations – a lot of things are combined with 'salad greens.' This is actually a beet (Beta vulgaris 'Bull's Blood').


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Biografia
Zagoskin nacque nel 1808 nella Gubernija di Penza, in un villaggio chiamato Nikolayevka. Nonostante Nikolayevka non si affacciasse sull'oceano, Zagoskin entrò nella marina russa prestando servizio come ufficiale nei mari Baltico e Caspio. Fu in seguito introdotto alla conoscenza di mineralogia, zoologia, botanicae entomologia da parte dello scienziato russo I.G. Voznesensky

Nel 1799 la Russia fondò la Compagnia russo-americana conferendogli poteri monopolistici sulla regione oggi nota come Alaska, nel corso del loro tentativo di colonizzazione. I primi esploratori russi quali Vitus Jonassen Bering, Mikhail Gvozdev e Georg Wilhelm Steller fornirono le prime conoscenze della regione costiera, ma nel 1840 si conosceva ancora poco dell'entroterra della colonia. Era necessario saperne di più per poter ampliare le opportunità commerciali della Compagnia russo-americana. A Zagoskin fu assegnato un compito di due anni per la ricognizione della regione al fine di trovare i migliori luoghi per la fondazione di trading post.

Nel 1842 e nel 1843 esplorò i fiumi Yukon, Kuskokwim, Innoko e Koyukuk per un totale di . I suoi diari contengono informazioni dettagliate riguardo ai popoli nativi, alle loro usanze, alla lingua ed all'ecosistema della regione.

Zagoskin ricevette un'onorificenza dell'Accademia delle Scienze per il suon lavoro.

Tra gli insediamenti visitati da Zagoskin vi furono:

 Upper Kalskag
 Golovin
 Shaktoolik
 Selawik
 Crow Village
 Georgetown
 Kwigiumpainukamiut

Zagoskin morì a Rjazan' il 22 gennaio 1890.

Bibliografia
 Michael, Henry (ed.). 1967. Lieutenant Zagoskin's Travels in Russian America 1842-1844. Toronto: University of Toronto Press

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Q: Ceiling to Floor Function Conversion Proof I am working on a proof to convert a ceiling of a fraction to a floor of a fraction. I found this:
\begin{aligned}
q=\left\lceil \frac{n}{m} \right\rceil \;&\Leftrightarrow\; \frac{n}{m} \leq q < \frac{n}{m}+1 \;\Leftrightarrow\; n \leq q m < n+m \;\Leftrightarrow\; (q-1) m < n \leq q m \\
 &\Leftrightarrow\; (q-1) m+1 \leq n \leq q m.
\end{aligned}
Can anyone explain to me why we added the +1 on the last step to change the less than to a less than or equal to? What property do we use to do that? Can you also explain the intuition behind this? Thank you!
Here is my reference: http://blog.janmr.com/2009/09/useful-properties-of-the-floor-and-ceil-functions.html

A: For your conversion, you don't really need (or even want) that last step. I would change it:
$$\begin{align*}
q=\left\lceil\frac{n}m\right\rceil&\iff\frac{n}m\le q<\frac{n}m+1\\\\
&\iff n\le qm<n+m\\\\
&\iff (q-1)m<n\le qm\\\\
&\iff q-1<\frac{n}m\le q\;.\tag{1}
\end{align*}$$
The inequality $(1)$ is almost the statement that $\left\lfloor\frac{n}m\right\rfloor=q-1$, but not quite:
$$\left\lfloor\frac{n}m\right\rfloor=q-1\iff q-1\le\frac{n}m<q\;.\tag{2}$$
If $(1)$ holds, then either
$$q-1<\frac{n}m<q\;,$$
in which case $(2)$ holds, and $\left\lfloor\frac{n}m\right\rfloor=q-1$, or $\frac{n}m=q$, in which case
$$\left\lfloor\frac{n}m\right\rfloor=\left\lceil\frac{n}m\right\rceil=\frac{n}m=q\;.$$
In other words, if $q=\left\lceil\frac{n}m\right\rceil$, then either $\frac{n}m=q$ is an integer already, or $\left\lfloor\frac{n}m\right\rfloor=q-1$.

To see why the step $(q-1)m<n\le qm\iff(q-1)m+1\le n\le qm$ is legitimate, note that the three numbers $(q-1)m$, $n$, and $qm$ are all integers. If $a$ and $b$ are integers, and $a<b$, then $b$ must be at least $a+1$, since there is no integer strictly between $a$ and $a+1$: $b\ge a+1$, or, equivalently, $a+1\le b$. Now let $a=(q-1)m$ and $b=n$, and you see that $$(q-1)m<n\le qm\implies(q-1)m+1\le n\le qm\;;$$ the other direction is trivial.
Note that in general it's not true that $a<b\implies a+1\le b$; we can take this step here because we're dealing with integers. Thus, in general the statement $a+1\le b\le c$ is a stronger statement than $a<b\le c$. By taking that last step from $(q-1)m<n\le qm$ to $(q-1)m+1\le n\le qm$, the author of that web page makes explicit the exact range of possible values of $n$: the smallest possibility is the integer $(q-1)m+1$ (and the largest is of course $qm$).


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Fr Kukah had only said 'the truth' to power – Muslim group react
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The group said it would not shy away from the truth even though most of the president's actions drawing criticisms were in favour of its region.
A coalition of Nigerian Muslim professionals has condemned attacks trailing Bishop Matthew Kukah following his Christmas Day Message, where he allegedly berated the state of the nation, warning that unless leaders sit up, Nigeria was heading towards a failed state.
The revered Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Archdiocese was also quoted as accusing President Muhammadu Buhari of piloting Nigeria into darkness in the message titled: "A Nation in Search of Vindication."
He took swipe at the worsening state of insecurity in the country just as he berated the current federal administration of glaringly abandoning the nation's extant federal character principles and rather promoting nepotism with impunity.
The development has been drawing criticisms from the president's friends, political associates, and party, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
But reacting to the attacks on the Bishop, the coalition of Nigerian Muslim Professionals while commending Kukah for what they described as "his boldness to speak truth to power", faulted those vilifying him.
In the statement signed on Tuesday by the group's National Coordinator, Prof. Mohammed Inuwa, the group while noting that President Buhari means well for the country, faulted him in some actions taken by his administration which it said, was not promoting unity.
The coalition said the country would be a great place to live if there were up to three persons like the Catholic bishop, saying those who were hiding from the truth were doing so for their personal interests.
It tasked the president to see the Bishop's message as a wake-up call with a view to adjusting his policies and programmes for the betterment of Nigeria and Nigerians.
The Nigerian Muslim Professionals took a swipe at those trolling the Bishop, saying they were doing it for their pecuniary gains and not the interest of the country.
It warned against twisting the message to mean the Bishop endorses coup, saying contrary to those promoting that insinuation, the revered Bishop was too learned to support such ignoble path to installing leadership, saying Nigerians with a conscience would not fall to the antics of those twisting the Bishop's message for selfish reasons.
The group said having followed Bishop Kukah's activities and preachings since the days of the military, it was convinced that not too many Nigerians took the interest of the country at heart like Kukah".
"Even during the military era where people dreaded the powers that be at the time, Bishop Kukah, who was then a Catholic priest spoke truth to those at the helm of affairs without fear or favour. He has shown through his actions all the years that he is a true son of Nigeria in particular and Africa in general. We should support him for being bold enough to come out to speak what many Nigerians know is the truth but afraid to speak out for fear of the leadership", the statement read.
"While we must admit that President Muhammad Buhari means well for the nation, we must say that most people in his government are grossly incompetent and don't deserve to stay around power even in an uncivilized space," the group stated.
It flayed the glaring marginalisation of the Igbo in every facet of national life, saying the development was not promoting national cohesion which nationalists that laid down their lives for the country's independence wanted.
"There's nothing wrong with Bishop Kukah's statement in the actual sense. Some regions particularly the South East have been marginalized in successive governments, and the administration of President Muhammad Buhari came and amplified it with the worst," it added.
It described those attacking Kukah as faceless individuals who were being promoted by selfish people in leadership to silence the truth.
" We strongly condemn the wrong approach taken to respond to a message by a patriotic Nigerian by these incompetent people working to derail the president's agenda.
"It is completely wrong to be attacking Bishop Kukah by some faceless sponsored groups. Bishop kukah did not in any way call for a coup, he is too learned to do that.
"We stand completely with Bishop Kukah, this government must be fair to all Nigerians irrespective of tribe and religion," it said.
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Last week, The Broad's Lucy Hodgeon criticised the use of cultural appropriation in the world of drag, and more specifically in RuPaul's Drag Race. I feel there are a few things that need to be cleared up.
Just to clarify, I don't approve of cultural appropriation, at all. But it is worth pointing out some of the examples used to show cultural appropriation have been taken out of context in Hodgeon's piece. Tarring the drag community with one brush, stating that cultural appropriation has become 'rife' in drag culture, is simply unfair.
The 'Hello Kitty' challenge was absent of kimonos and traditional modes of dress: the queens were culturally considerate to the nth degree. There has also never been a 'Kimono Challenge'. The challenge referred to is the 'Madonna Challenge', in which some queens replicated Madonna's red kimono look from her 1999 music video, Nothing Really Matters. Although we can criticise Madonna for creating this look, a queen's reproduction of it can't be called cultural appropriation. Not once did RuPaul state that wearing a kimono was necessary, and in fact the queens who did decide to wear kimonos were criticised for it, to the point that in the show's next 'Madonna Challenge', they were explicitly banned from wearing the traditional dress.
Similarly, Alexis Michelle's Native American outfit for the 'Village People' category in Season 9 was not directly taking on Native American culture, but instead replicating the costume of a specific member of The Village People. Admittedly, perhaps this member of the band should not have been assigned, but Alexis' choice of clothing was tasteful. In fact, it lacked pretty much any Native American influence. So much so she actually received criticism.
Season 3, however, did see Raja culturally appropriate, and, like many other mainstream artists, she should be criticised for that. However, one queen's costume choices should not be taken as an entire community's flaw.
The drag community does suffer from examples of cultural appropriation. April Carrión's black-facing is certainly unacceptable, although I'm not sure that racism was her specific intent and it is not representative of the drag community as a whole.
However, this debate opens up a wider one in society – at what point do we draw the line when it comes to cultural appropriation?
As my fellow writer notes, one of the main purposes of drag is to poke fun at mainstream culture. However what was not noted last week is that this includes all aspects of society. To cherry pick which races, religions and cultures can be used and which cannot, I believe, is discrimination in itself. Blackfacing and specifically targeting one group of society is wrong, but the drag community is based on a false reality itself. It is an expression of art. As Yuhua Hamasaki commented in a recent episode 'you're not a real woman either'. Continuing in this vein, are we to criticise the community for appropriating another gender? A line has to be drawn somewhere, as for the moment we are all fumbling around in the dark, unaware of what is acceptable or not when it comes down to the finer details.


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Mr Teoh spent 27 years in KPMG LLP, Singapore and over the years, held various senior positions including Member of Executive Committee, Head of Audit, Head of Financial Services, Head of Risk Advisory Services and Head of Marketing & Communications. He was the Managing Partner of KPMG LLP, Singapore from 2005 until his retirement from KPMG in September 2010.
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Outside of the corporate sector, Mr Huang serves as an Exco member in the Children's Aid Society, and formerly sat on the board of MINDS (Movement of the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore).
Mr Huang graduated from the University of Hawaii in 1971 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1971 and obtained a Master in Business Administration from the Michigan State University in 1973. He attended the Stanford University Senior Executive Program in 1995.
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The Layered Gallery
Shortlisted for RIBA London Awards 2017.
Landscape, History and Time
The Layered Gallery replaces the three storey closet wing of an 18th Century Grade II Georgian town house in Bloomsbury, London, to provide storage and display of art, a toilet, an outdoor kitchen and areas to sit in the sun and look onto the garden.
Working with our Landscape architect, Todd Longstaffe-Gowan, we approached the design as a garden building that works with the historical techniques of pattern and layering that were originally devised due to the height of Georgian houses and how small their gardens were- they were gardens to look at from above.
Structure, Geometry and Pattern
The entire tree like façade of the gallery is supported by a weathering steel frame made from flat stiffened plates branching out over the three‐storey structure and supported off just two 120 x 12mm steel posts with a stiffening rib on the rear face. Unusually however, and in a reversal of the usual structural hierarchy, the façade is also the main structural frame of the gallery and supports all the floors and roof, as well as providing stability.
From a layer of plants that we hope will eventually cover the building, to the structure and layer of glazing and framing, to blinds, sliding racks to store art, a secret toilet, and finally the original brick garden wall, the layers deal not only with history and materials, but also the relationship to nature and light, display and privacy.
Materiality and Craft
We like to work with one material and make it work really hard on every project we do. Here weathering steel was chosen due to its structural and self-maintaining ability, and was used not only for all structural and external elements, but also for most of the internal furniture and fittings.
Smallness, Transformation and Brief
We overlapped opposing programmes of a toilet with storage for art, and sunbathing with viewing art. We made the room as narrow as the swing of the window, made column free space to create an atmosphere of lightness, and borrowed a sense of space from the courtyard.
Construction finished just over a year ago but the careful integration into the existing and the growth of the garden's vegetation already make it difficult to tell how long the extension has been there.
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SaiBaba encouraged his devotees to pray, chant God's name and read holy scriptures – he told Muslims to study the Qur'an and Hindus texts like the Ramayana, Vishnu Sahasranam, Bhagavad Gita (and commentaries to it), Yoga Vasistha. He advised his devotees and followers to lead a moral life, help others, treat them with love and develop two important features of character: faith (Shraddha) and patience (Saburi). He also criticized atheism. In his teachings SaiBaba emphasised the importance of performing one's duties without attachment to earthly matters and being ever content regardless of the situation.
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He advised his disciples and followers to overcome the negative features of character and develop the good ones. He taught them that all fate was determined by karma.