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QE: Sexual selection and the diversity of jumping spider (Chen Zhanqi, 30 Nov 2012: 11:30am)
Department of Biological Sciences, NUS
Sexual selection and the diversity of jumping spider
Speaker: Chen Zhanqi (Graduate Student, Dept. of Biological Sciences, NUS)
Date: 30 November 2012, Friday
Time: 11:30am
Venue: DBS Conference Room II (S1 Level 3 Mezzanine)
Supervisor: Assoc Prof Li Daiqin
Explaining why in many species one sex (usually the male) has evolved more conspicuous ornaments, signals, and weapons than the other is a longstanding question in biodiversity research that has attracted tremendous interest from evolutionary biologists. Sexual selection which is the result of inter-and intrasex competition and for choice occurs not only before copulation (precopulation), but also during copulation (pericopulation) and after copulation (postcopulation), all of which can produce variance in reproductive success. However, it remains controversial whether sexual selection is the driving force that causes most speciation events, although many authors have argued that sexual selection is likely to be important for the origin of new species in arthropods.
Here we will explicitly study morphological and behavioural differentiation across multiple species in jumping spider, which will allow us to directly compare the amount of change in sexually dimorphic and monomorphic features at the time of speciation. This allows us to overcome one of the downside of many empirical studies in sexual selection: most studies focus on only one or a few model species, but this approach does not allow for a comparison of evolutionary rates across different kinds of characters. Furthermore, we propose to study features that are relevant for pre-, peri-, and post-copulatory sexual selection across multiple species which will allow us to determine which aspect of sexual selection is most likely to change during speciation.
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QE: Investigating food web and trophic interactions in Singapore's reservoirs (Liew Jia Huan, 30 Nov 2012: 10.00am)
Investigating food web and trophic interactions in Singapore's reservoirs
Speaker: LIEW Jia Huan (Graduate Student, Dept. of Biological Sciences, NUS)
Venue: DBS Conference Room (S3, Level 5, #05-01)
Supervisor: Asst Prof Darren Yeo Chong Jinn
Co-Supervisor: Dr Tan Heok Hui
The role of reservoirs in Singapore and their importance as a major source of potable water in the city state includes the preservation of their aesthetics and water quality, traits that are closely linked to the diversity and ecology of the biota in an aquatic habitat. However, aside from species lists and anecdotal information, little is known about the ecology of reservoir aquatic communities and the processes that regulate them. Trophic interactions are an integral part of various ecological processes and have been documented extensively in theoretical and empirical studies.
Here, I use a combination of stable isotope and gut content analyses to investigate the food web structure of selected reservoirs in Singapore by elucidating the directionality and strength of trophic links between ecologically important aquatic organisms. This will allow us to better understand the complexity of food webs by shedding light on often cryptic issues such as source of primary production, dietary niches and selective assimilation of food items, among others. I will also attempt to construct and test predictive models which address questions pertaining to conservation of native freshwater fauna and biological control of pest/non-native organisms.
30 November 2012 by amandathn
13 Dec 2012, Thursday: 10am at DBS CF1 – Alex Yee on Regeneration of Tropical Secondary Vegetation in Human-Modified Landscapes
"Regeneration of Tropical Secondary Vegetation in Human-Modified Landscapes"
Speaker: Alex Yee Thiam Koon (Graduate Student, Dept. of Biological Sciences, NUS)
Date: 13 December 2012, Thursday
Supervisor: Assoc Prof Hugh Tan Tiang Wah
Secondary vegetation is a type of vegetation that regenerates through natural processes from previously human- or naturally-disturbed land, degraded land or abandoned plantations. Moreover, secondary vegetation has distinct differences in forest structure and communities as compared to the original condition. Secondary forest is now a major forest type in the tropics, and its area is expanding. Secondary vegetation may be important for species conservation as it can house old-growth forest species. Understanding factors and processes that can affect the regeneration of secondary forest species can help in conservation decision-making. Therefore, I attempt to investigate the species composition of tropical secondary forests, and the processes affecting their regeneration. I will focus specifically on the regeneration of vascular plants in secondary forests of Singapore. I will conduct field observational studies on the regeneration of secondary forests in abandoned plantations and previously cleared land in Singapore. I will also investigate the regeneration of forest that was recently impacted by a strong windstorm in Singapore. Finally, I will synthesize my findings with a literature review and meta-analysis of factors affecting the regeneration of plants in tropical secondary forests.
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WOW Talk: WCS's Asian Elephant Programme: Evidence-Based Conservation in Indonesia & across Asia, 26 Nov 2012 (Mon)
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Job: P/T Outreach Coordinator, "Mapping Nature, Mapping Memories In Tanglin Halt" (immediate)
"Mapping Nature, Mapping Memories In Tanglin Halt" is a part of an NUS/NTU research project, "Bird People in Tanglin Halt" to investigate relations between humans and birds in the Wessex Estate/Queenstown/ Green Corridor area.
The magpie robin is the project mascot. It is making a fragile comeback but is also being trapped by poachers from the neighbourhood. Photo by Paul Huang from naturestops.com
Outreach Coordinator Position
The outreach and logistics coordinator would be tasked to independently develop a strategy for outreach and online community/school participation in our project in liason with the research team.
The coordinator would be tasked to make contact with and attempt to draw in participation from at least one Tanglin Halt/Wessex/Queestown, school alongside on and offline residents and community partners into a project to:
Monitor/map plant and animal life in the neighbourhood.
Record stories and memories of plants and animal life in the neighbourhood.
Pilot a small scale "citizen science" project revolving around sightings of and stories about garden birds such as the magpie robin.
Expand the project to include mapping other wildlife in the area.
Bringing the community and schools to map sightings of birds and other wildlife via an online, googlemap recording system with pop- up windows in which the community can both upload sightings of wildlife alongside stories, memories of encounters with wildlife in the area..
The job scope of the outreach and logistics coordinator would be to oversee the following:
Contact with schools and other relevant community institutions in the Queenstown-Tanglin Halt area.
Liaise with biology/history teachers and assist in the initiation of small scale projects with schools involving mapping of bird and or other wildlife and/or memories of birds and wildlife in the Tanglin Halt/Queenstown/Green corridor area.
Where possible (together with team members) involve members of the Tanglin Halt Queenstown population who already have an interest in bird life (songbird lovers) etc in this process.
Oversee the setting up of an online googlemap page where citizens of the area can record wildlife sightings and stories of wildlife.
Co-organise and participate in (together with the project group as a whole )in a professional bird mapping survey and integrate the results of this survey into the online googlemap system.
Formulate/refine key criteria and objectives by which these initiatives can be measured and evaluated.
Further details and breakdown of the jobscope/honorarium can be developed by the successful candidate. We will also permit a candidate to further creatively develop the project in liaison with the project group members. The coordinator will be offered a market-rate, part time honorarium for this project.
Alternatively, we are also open to this project becoming part of an official, independently-developed citizen-science research initiative on the part of an MA student.
We are ideally looking for an MA or honours student with experience in both wildlife monitoring, organization and outreach.
We would like this project to commence as soon as possible.
Interested candidates are to send a short bio and details of your experience and interest in this project to:
Lucy Davis,
PI Bird People in Tanglin Halt Project
lucydavis@ntu.edu.sg
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26 Nov 2012, Monday: 10am at DBS CF1- Tay Ywee Chieh on Connectivity of coral populations within the Singapore Strait
"Connectivity of coral populations within the Singapore Strait"
Speaker: Tay Ywee Chieh (Graduate Student, Dept. of Biological Sciences, NUS)
Date: 26 November 2012, Monday
Venue: DBS Conference Room (S3 Level 5) #05-01
Supervisor: Asst Prof Peter Alan, Todd
Co-supervisor: Prof Chou Loke Ming
The marine environment is a dynamic system that facilitates movement of organisms between populations, a process required for sustaining healthy communities and ensuring their continued propagation. In this study, I examined the predicted and realized connectivity patterns, and the genetic diversity of coral populations within the Singapore Strait. Using different tools, e.g. hydrological simulations and genetic markers, this study aimed to (1) enhance our knowledge on coral population dynamics, and (2) assess the long-term viability of the populations. The population genetics of two hard coral species with different reproductive strategies, Platygyra sinensis and Pocillopora damicornis, were analysed and compared to get a broader perspective on the coral population connectivity dynamics. A set of newly-developed microsatellite markers for P. sinensis was also described. Identification of population connectivity patterns can help prioritize conservation efforts to target key reefs, and determine vulnerable versus stable populations. This is the first detailed study on the connectivity of Singapore's coral reefs. The findings of my research can support local coral reef managers' decision-making processes, especially in light of Singapore's need to balance economic and environmental concerns. Through the course of this assessment, I also compared and discussed some of the different strategies used to make these assessments.
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Helena Suková e Todd Woodbridge erano i detentori del titolo, ma solo Woodbridge ha partecipato in coppia con Jana Novotná.

Novotná e Woodbridge hanno perso in finale 6–2, 6–4 contro Elna Reinach e Patrick Galbraith.

Teste di serie

 Jana Novotná /  Todd Woodbridge (finale)
 Meredith McGrath /  Mark Woodforde (quarti di finale)
 Gigi Fernández /  Cyril Suk (semifinali)
 Larisa Neiland /  Andrej Ol'chovskij (secondo turno)

 Manon Bollegraf /  Tom Nijssen (primo turno)
 Lisa Raymond /  Rick Leach (primo turno)
 Elizabeth Smylie /  John Fitzgerald (primo turno)
 Elna Reinach /  Patrick Galbraith (campioni)

Tabellone

Finale

Parte alta

Parte bassa

Note

US Open 1994
ATP Tour 1994

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Modell's POS Software Reboot Makes Omnichannel Success Possible
By Tim Denman - 05/16/2018
David Strobelt and Rachel Dorsey spearheaded the POS software refresh.
The point of sale (POS) is the foundation of brick-and-mortar retailing. It supports and feeds into the entire store-systems tech stack and serves as a touchpoint for every customer who makes a purchase. Without a dynamic and feature-rich POS that unifies both the customer experience and backend systems, omnichannel success can never be reached.
Modell's Sporting Goods embarked on its omnichannel journey five years ago when it brought all of its e-commerce operations in house. Before taking control of the entire path-to-purchase, both its digital store front and online fulfillment were outsourced to a third party.
"When we brought e-commerce in house we set up a new website, order management system and D2C fulfillment center and started focusing on omnichannel," says David Strobelt, SVP/CIO & supply chain officer, Modell's Sporting Goods. "Over the past five years we have expanded our omnichannel capabilities with core processes like save the sale, ship from store and endless aisle."
To power those services, and a host of new omnichannel capabilities the retailer is developing, Modell's needed a new POS software solution able to seamlessly integrate with the various omnichannel solutions while simultaneously enhancing the in-store experience for shoppers.
NEXT-GEN DECISION
After an extensive software evaluation process, Modell's partnered with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to deploy TCS' OmniStore solution. The solution allows retailers to transform historically proprietary and closed POS solutions into a single open architecture that enables a seamless experience across channels. Modell's POS strategy was to create a variety of in-store touch points beyond the traditional POS registers, including mobile devices, self-service kiosks, and customer concierge tablets. within a unified POS solution that provides personalized customer service and loyalty capabilities.
"We were drawn to TCS's open and tiered architecture," says Strobelt. "It allows us to connect across channels and leverage our digital assets. Our vision for the future is to be able to sell in-store and out, on a variety of different media. We needed the flexibility to be untethered from the cash wrap. The traditional siloed point of sale model was not going to be a good fit for us."
Modell's legacy POS solution required associates to be bound to the cash wrap. TCS' software solution empowers associates with one version of the truth regardless of where payment is tendered. Both behind the traditional counter and on the sales floor, associates have access to gift card, loyalty, price, and promotional information in real time, allowing them to provide personalized, differentiated service.
"Our vision for the future is to be able to sell in-store and out, on a variety of different media. We needed the flexibility to be untethered from the cash wrap." - David Strobelt
Another key aspect of the new POS solution was to enable tighter security. The new POS is chip and pin capable, and centrally tokenizes sensitive customer cardholder data across all channels, lowering Modell's exposure to in-store fraud.
The POS software has been remarkably stable since it was first piloted in October of last year and system response times have all exceeded expectations. In fact, the solution has never been turned off since it was installed on the first register. This success metric is even more impressive when you consider that each Modell's location sells hundreds of thousands of SKUs, which are all subject to a litany of promotions including coupons, discounts and special offers, that must be accurately calculated on the spot and personal-ized to the customer. While the first iteration of the software is executing admirably, the solution is far from its final state. Currently in 46 stores, the first version will be fully deployed chainwide by the end of Q2, and the next version is already undergoing user acceptance testing.
The software's agile development methodology allows Modell's and TCS to continually enhance the offering to increase the frequency of functionality updates and address any potential bugs in the system. The onshore/offshore development team has been an added benefit. TCS operates in four cities in India, while Modell's has IT staff in both New York and Cleveland, ensuring that if and when issues arise they can be addressed quickly and efficiently.
The Modell's and TCS teams collaborated to tailor the POS user experience to Modell's specific needs.
The open-tiered architecture was a major selling point of TCS's software, but it did require some modifications to meet Modell's advanced omnichannel needs. TCS developers and Modell's IT staff worked collectively to enhance the solution's architecture as well as streamline the user experience.
"We have a very diverse project team, everything from our culture to our location and geography," says Rachel Dorsey, director of omnichannel solutions at Modell's whose team spearheaded the user experience customization process. "But we all banded together as one, with a strongly aligned vision of what we wanted to accomplish. We traveled to India and they travelled to NYC regularly so we could work shoulder to shoulder.
"This has allowed us to deliver a solution of high value and quality that will continue to grow and evolve with ease and flexibility. We have achieved a true partnership. The TCS team is as much a part of the Modell's organization as they are their own."
The first step in tailoring the solution was to enhance the elegant architecture so the POS could run seamlessly in the cloud, on a thin browser operating on a handheld device, or on a traditional register both online and off.
"We have data that is central as well as local," says Strobelt. "If we block our wide area or local area network we always have the data available to us at the end point for price, promos, local tax, everything that we need in order to give the right price to the shopper. We insisted that we had robust offline scenarios so we could award points, coupons, and loyalty rewards in offline mode. When connectivity is re-established data flows and awards the customer in the same way as if it was online."
While the ability to modify TCS's out-of-the-box architecture to meet Modells' needs for online and offline capabilities was a key differentiator in the software selection process, it was not the only aspect of the solution the Modell's and TCS team customized. Before implementing the solution, the entire user experience was tailored to Modell's specific requirements to provide a seamless experience for both its associates and customers.
The team designed a new user interface and workflow that is intuitive; easy to navigate; and condensed, ensuring that users can find what they are looking for quickly and easy. Clustering the most pertinent information on the POS screen allows associates to interact and enter vital data quickly and easily, speeding up their performance and decreasing checkout times.
"We designed the UX with the user being two different groups, both our customers and the cashiers," says Dorsey. "We spent a lot of time up front focusing on and understanding what their needs and requirements were. Our goal was to design a simple, efficient and intuitive process for both our cashiers and customers. Something that not only met their expectations but delighted them as well."
By all accounts, Dorsey and her team succeeded. There is always some apprehension from in-store staff when new technical capabilities are released, especially when it comes to such a critical piece of their daily workflow. However, with the learning curve reduced, training times have diminished. The intuitive setup of the solution means that users can go from first introduction to confidently ringing up customers in as little as 10 minutes, leading to universal acceptance of the new system.
While cashiers are empowered with a host of new features and a simple, efficient interface, customers are enjoying a personalized front-end experience thanks to the new POS software. Shoppers are presented information on their purchases, loyalty points, and eligible awards from both the cashier and the POS's customer-facing signature device.
"On the marketing side it is going to allow us to really connect to the customer on a new level," says Jason Karlowski, assistant director of sports and content marketing, Modell's Sporting Goods. "We will be able to personalize messaging on what they are buying or let them know they are X number of points away from their next award. We will be able to really dig down into who the customer is and market to them better."
CONTINUED ADVANCEMENT
While upgrading its POS software was a crucial mile marker on Modell's omnichannel digital transformation, it is only one stop on its ongoing journey. The retailer has released and continues to develop exciting next-gen initiatives that will work in concert with its shiny new POS to further differentiate the Modell's experience.
In January, Modell's launched a new website powered by Salesforce Commerce Cloud that ushers in a new era of personalization, customer experience and integration to
the brand.
"Traditionally we never had access to or shared information across channels with our old website," says Strobelt. "We are in the process of integrating the new site in many ways across the business. The new platform has a lot of personalization and customer experience features and makes navigation and checkout frictionless for our customers. Our e-commerce team is hard at work testing and trying out new and unique experiences."
The Modell's and TCS team continues to iterate its POS software project and integration with the Salesforce e-commerce platform is next on deck. The team came up with a few quick wins, which are being incorporated into the solution and will have a positive impact on the store experience. Shopper e-commerce data like wish lists and cart history will be available to in-store associates to tailor the path to purchase and spur the sale.
"The new platform has a lot of personalization and customer experience features and makes navigation and checkout frictionless for our customers." - Rachel Dorsey
"We have a lot of POS features we are building in alignment with our new website," says Dorsey. "One of them being increased visuals. When the cashier scans an item, a little thumbnail image of the product will pop up. It is a visual indicator to ensure that we are selling the correct items. If the associate selects the image they can see a full-size version as well as details about the product, inventory, price and promotional history in real-time." In addition, an information bar on every POS device indicates how many online orders have been allocated to that store, giving real-time visibility on ship-from-store activities.
In concert with the minor tweaks to the front-end experience, Modell's has some major in-store initiatives on the docket for the remainder of the year. In the third quarter the sporting goods retailer looks to introduce new mobile POS units, a portable next-gen register setup, and a self-service kiosk option.
David Strobelt and his team have ushered in a new customer-centric approach at Modell's.
Currently, more than half of Modell's 150-plus stores in 10 states have buy online, ship-from-store capabilities, which has helped the retailer quickly and efficiently meet shopper demand while simultaneously optimizing its inventory across the chain.
Since bringing its e-commerce operations in-house and embarking on its omnichannel journey, Modell's has fully embraced a shared inventory model. There is no longer e-commerce inventory or store inventory — there is just inventory. The retailer's advanced order management system has visibility into inventory across the chain and is able to orchestrate fulfillment between stores and DCs seamlessly, allocating orders based on shopper location and available product. Despite this modern approach to inventory management, adding pickup in-store and ship to store will bring with it a new level omnichannel sophistication, which requires further investment in Modell's real-time inventory capabilities.
"Our biggest challenge with buy online pickup in-store is the wide range of SKUs we carry with low safety stock levels," says Strobelt. "We have a very high percentage of SKUs with less than three units on hand, which is razor thin when you need to establish a minimum on-hand threshold for opening a product to an online purchase. We are exploring ways to enable buy online pickup in-store technology, but our in-store inventory accuracy has to be tackled first."
Prior to holiday last year, Modell's piloted RFID technology in a short six-month timeframe from concept to deployment. RFID has the potential to not only provide the retailer with a real-time accurate view of inventory across the chain — it enables associates to locate products quickly and efficiently. This is a key operational building block of a successful in-store pickup initiative.
"We learned a great deal from that pilot on the importance and value of inventory accuracy," Strobelt says. "Our customer is really at the center of our strategy and we have been focusing on improving the experience, personalization, localization of inventory, and from an omni perspective making inventory accessible and convenient. Our investment in improving the customer experience has been our top priority over the past five years. That trend is not going to vary — the customer is going to continue to be our focus."
The sporting goods business is a commodity business. Consumers have various shopping options and are making purchase decisions based not just on price, but on experience. Only those retailers that continue to invest in their backend firepower and customer-facing prowess will stand the test of time in today's ultra-competitive landscape.
"Our entire effort has been to make it more convenient for our customers, and we will continue to explore new capabilities as part of our omnichannel roadmap," says Strobelt. "We invested in our POS solution for flexibility, accessibility, and to be a leader in the omnichannel space."
As long as Modell's continues to make big strategic bets on differentiating technology there is no reason to believe that the 129-year-old brand won't be meeting customer expectations for another century to come.
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A study published in the Medicare and Medicaid Research Review followed the implementation of ambulatory EHRs in three communities, concluding that the adoption of EHRs in community practices does not consistently impact Medicaid costs either positively or negatively.
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. will acquire Vanguard Health Systems in an all-cash $1.8 billion deal. The acquisition also requires that Tenet assume $2.5 billion of Vanguard's debt, bringing the true price to $4.3 billion. The new health network will include 79 hospitals across 30 markets. The deal also brings ACO expertise to Tenet as the organization prepares to move toward a value-base purchasing reimbursement model.
The New York Times covers the rise of ingestible "smart pills" after a recent FDA decision to ease their regulatory requirements. The pills contain sensors that monitor a variety of conditions, powered by electrical current within the human body. They can send an alert to the patient and their physician should they detect an abnormality.
Just four months after embarking on a collaborative big data partnership, Deloitte and Intermountain unveil the first tangible result of their efforts. This week at Drug Information Association's 2013 Annual Meeting, the organizations unveiled OutcomesMiner, an analytics tool that help researchers evaluate treatment options and predict likely outcomes specific to unique sub-populations.


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Breaking Out of a Circle of Scarcity
Breaking Out of a Circle…
John Tapogna is President of ECONorthwest, a regional economic consulting firm.
Oregon's well-being is based on the inter-dependency of the economy, the livability of its communities, and economic opportunity for its citizens. We call this relationship the Circle of Prosperity. Unfortunately, Oregon has fallen off course, and not simply because of the current recession.
Despite a surge in the 1990s, Oregon's per capita income has declined compared to the national average. Lower per capita income means less revenue available for public services like quality education. Lower investments in education lead to further deterioration of personal incomes.
From its peak at 102% of the U.S. average in 1976, Oregon's per capita income slid throughout the 1980s, rebounded strongly during the tech boom of the 1990s, and has recently fell to just above 90% of the U.S. average. Washington per capita income stands at 105% of the U.S. average.
Subpar income growth translates into inadequate revenues for state and local governments. That is because for the past thirty years Oregonians have devoted a constant share of total personal income to state and local government. If you want to understand the fate of funding for schools and other public services in Oregon, just look at total personal income.
Within the slow-growing state budgets, more money is being spent on healthcare and corrections, crowding out investments in education. Over the past decade, the crowding out of education in the state General Fund has been pronounced. In the long-term, our underinvestment in education will likely lead to further reductions in personal income growth. Convincing evidence shows that education and income are inextricably linked.
The decades ahead offer no fiscal relief. Aging baby boomers will put upward pressure on Medicaid spending, and an increasingly diverse population will raise the costs of providing education services. And the post-2008 declines in the stock market have increased the cost of our public pension system–PERS. Increases in Medicaid and PERS alone will eat up an additional 1.1% of Oregonians' personal income in the next decade.
While these trends may seem insurmountable, they are not. For example, if Oregon were to return to 97% of the U.S. average per capita income (the level it was at in 1997), Oregon could have a budget surplus by the end of the decade.
Other opportunities lie in reinventing state services and the way that we budget for them. As an example, reducing Medicaid cost inflation by 2 percentage points would reduce Oregon's budget deficit by 1/3 over the next decade. Adopting reforms to the state's prison and sentencing system could have similar effects. The Governor's reset report points to some of these opportunities.
One necessary step toward identifying opportunities to change our state budget trajectory is to adopt a new budgeting process that is long-term and takes a dynamic view of revenues, expenditures, delivery, and performance. More on that in a future post.
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I was with a friend last night and he invited me into his home. The home looked fine to me and even after I was inside, it appeared to be a normal residence, but the longer I was there the stranger it became.
Relatives began to show up and then others began to arrive and before I knew it I was in a house of strangers and I could not move.
They were feeding of each other, like cannibals, but in a vicious and deceitful type of game of who can get who first.
I stood in the middle of the room and I said to my friend; "you did not tell me I could not leave, unless I was the last one out".
I told them what they were doing was wrong, but they all looked at me like I was some kind of freak and simply ignored me.
It became clear that they were not physical in the way the home was physical, but more like non-physical lives, with two lives feeding off of one life, with everyone trying to not be the one life which is consumed by the two.
It was sitting in a room with a bunch of relatives, friends, acquaintances and strangers, knowing that at some point in time I was going to have to eat the other lives just to survive.
They would get someone alone and they would battle two on one, until the one was consumed by the two and everyone would stand around and watch the consumption, some salivating for their chance to steal life away from another, some terrified at losing their life and then there I was trying to figure out how to stop the carnage.
I ended up trying to break out of the house and found myself with the others, pretending to be like them or maybe I was like them, but had a change of heart. I broke away from the crew I was with and came into an area of the home that I did not know existed.
You certainly could not tell from the outside, that these rooms existed. I opened the door and it was like a prison and in these rooms or cells, there were lives screaming and yelling to be let out, but they were trapped and it was obvious that they were being eaten up, because they were dragging some of the lives into the hall and it was just awful.
There was a yard, which was gated, with an overlook, so everyone could watch, like the Coliseum and if you got tricked out into the open you became the prey and everyone watched.
It was as though I was related to the ones which were randomly eating each other up and holding imprisoned lives for snacks or maybe they were eating each other for the snacks and using the prisoners as food. I could not tell, but felt as though I did not belong to either.
I felt like I could escape if I wanted to, but then found the prisoners and could not leave. It was f… up. It was like I was trapped. I grabbed a gun and tried to free them, but then they all turned on me and began to come at me.
There was millions of lives coming at me all with the intent to eat me alive and I was related to some of them. It was messed up; like that is just how we operate.
I woke up and just know that the real war is going on inside the house; the house is the body; the body believes itself to be the life or lives or alive, but it is not.
The house was made from one life and it is the life of an extinct, dormant and sleeping God; the same life which constitutes the whole of the physical realm.
My body aches and senses the struggles of these active later generations of life. They came to dwell within this house, either by choice, through deception or due to some sort of wrong doing; as some sort of penance, but cannot leave until there is some sort of reconciliation or until there is only one Life Line left Alive.
This house has said it before and will say it again; the war of Armageddon is being fought on the inside. It may spill over into the physical realm, but this would just be a physical representation of a Living battle for everlasting Life.
It is the business of Life and this is the business we are in.
What the house should do is make themselves uninhabitable, all at the same time.
Seven billion houses, forcibly evicting these savage life lines and forcing them to have their war out in the open, where all Life can see, what they are doing and how they have come to be.
Without the bodies they would be forced to show themselves for what they are.
Lives which have broken away from their life lines and are trying to circumvent the works of God.
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See-Dub: California recap: Friday morning.
Whatdyaknow? The sun really did rise after Texas' loss Thursday night! In spite of the surreal outcome, we were in a pretty good mood. It was hard not to be; we had a whole day to spend in Hollywood!
Later we went to breakfast at Lulu's, the same restaurant where we ate in January and July '06 on our visits to Dana and Kelley's. I had the house scramble yet again. Goat cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, avocado, spinach, mushrooms, fresh basil... It's AMAZING!
After that we said goodbye to T and Amy, who were catching a flight to Oklahoma. Then Dana, Dede and I set off for the Warner Bros. Studios.
On our family vacation four years ago, we took the VIP studio tour and had a blast. I told Dede that it was the one thing I really wanted to do on our sightseeing day.
One of our first stops was the Warner Bros. Museum. This was one of the more frustrating aspects of my last tour there because the guides limit how much time you can spend in there. This time, I knew I wanted to see the Harry Potter stuff that I'd barely glimpsed four years ago, so as soon as our guide set us loose, we headed up the stairs! Up there we saw Harry's cupboard under the stairs set and many costumes worn by the main characters. The Sorting Hat was there, and we each took a turn under it. A loud voice boomed our houses as we sat on a stool: Dana was declared to be in Gryffindor, Dede was placed in Hufflepuff, and I was put in... wait for it... Slytherin. (BOOOO!!!!) After a few minutes upstairs, we headed down to see the rest of the collection. Several costumes from recent TV shows were displayed there, such as Pushing Daisies and Chuck. There were props and clothes from films, too, like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Watchmen.
The coolest displays, though, were from the classics. They had Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart's costumes from Casablanca as well as Sam's piano. Several silver screen stars like Joan Crawford were represented, too. And the Maltese Falcon? It's there, complete with dings from when one of that film's stars dropped the statue.
We also got to see the Eastwood Scoring Stage, a huge room where composers can create the musical scores for TV shows and films.
The stage, with its aged wood floors, is highly sought after because of its excellent acoustics, the separate percussion and brass areas and the large screen (for matching the film to the music).
The Steinway piano is also a big draw for composers. Because of that piano, which was once Frank Sinatra's, other studios besides Warner Bros. will come to that venue to record music, including Disney. Pretty cool!
We also got to walk through the studio where the sound experts do ADR (automatic dialog replacement), a.k.a. looping. While we were there, we could hear an actor dubbing lines.
Several times during the tour we were told that Warner Bros. is a complete facility with everything from pre- to post-production, and that many non-WB producers will use some of the studio's services for parts of their own productions. And it's not just entertainment industries that call on their specialists. For instance, hotels use the drapery department's services when they need special curtains.
We finally got to take out our cameras when we made it to the backlot.
Many of the buildings in the backlot are just facades, but some are working sets. Inside this storefront we could see the tape marks for props and actors' marks, too.
I remembered this building from our last visit to WB: Annie's orphanage.
The street is named after the production designer who had a vision for a New York City street, complete with fire escapes, at this studio.
The windows and awnings are painted and repainted for different productions. I knew this one would've really frustrated Brett if he'd been with us!
The TV building is one of the few that's labeled as to its purpose.
While we were in that building, our guide took our pictures in front of a green screen for our souvenir photo.
I was hoping this was still part of the tour! Unlike four years ago, though, we weren't allowed to walk around the set, and we didn't get to have our pictures taken on the famous couch. Still, it was fun to see the props that the studio folks repositioned to show tour guests. Our guide told us that after the show ended production and the set had been struck, Jay Leno requested to interview the cast on the set! The studio accommodated that request and then realized they should leave the mock-up set up since Friends is the most popular show that was filmed on the lot.
We also drove past stage 24, now known as "The Friends Stage."
As we drove past each stage, I'd try to read the signs to see what had been filmed there. This one, stage 25, is where The Big Bang Theory is filmed!
We had a great time on the VIP tour, and I whole-heartedly recommend it to anyone who enjoyed movies and TV! It's not the theme-park studio tour; it's the real deal! I was pleased to see that the tour's different each time you take it, too. That means that the Warner Bros. tour will be on my itinerary anytime we're in LA!
We saw this on the studio's exterior wall as we were leaving Burbank. You could say we're big BBT fans!
Thanks for sharing this tour! I almost feel like I got to go myself! The last time I was in Hollywood was in 1991 and we only got to do the Universal Studios tour. It was great fun but I'd love to go back and do the WB VIP tour now.
I have also really enjoyed following your Texas season. Since I am just a fan and not a grad, it is great to get the insider's view! Love you and am so thankful for your friendship!


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Thom Yorke leads outrage at claims the UK rejected 'visa-free' touring deal
The Radiohead frontman is among many musicians expressing anger, following a report that the UK government rejected an agreement that helped musicians travel in the EU
Thom Yorke's US tour27
A new report claims that the UK government rejected a deal with the EU that would have allowed musicians to tour without a visa. If accepted, the deal would have saved artists from prohibitive costs and extra bureaucracy, which have been the focal points for ongoing fears about Brexit's impact on the UK music industry.
The "standard" proposal to provide a 90-day exemption for performers was turned down, the Independent reports, with an EU source saying: "It is usually in our agreements with third countries, that (work) visas are not required for musicians. We tried to include it, but the UK said no." The report adds that the UK government turned the deal down because they insisted on denying similar rights to EU artists wanting to visit the country, as part of Priti Patel's "disastrous" immigration crackdown.
A UK government spokesperson has denied the claims, reiterating the original statement: "The UK pushed for a more ambitious agreement with the EU on the temporary movement of business travellers, which would have covered musicians and others, but our proposals were rejected by the EU."
Wow. Spineless fucks. Wow.... https://t.co/GrjYbRwtxT
— Thom Yorke (@thomyorke) January 9, 2021
Nevertheless, many musicians have lashed out at the government for its lack of transparency when dealing with the livelihoods of touring musicians and crew post-Brexit. Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has called the UK "spineless" in a tweet about the claims, while Portishead's Geoff Barrow popularised the hashtag #BorisKilledMusic.
Other musicians have expressed their anger, added to outrage at the government's continued lack of empathy towards the UK's creative industries during the coronavirus pandemic, which has seen them suggest that those impacted should simply retrain. Lily Allen and Shame are among those that have pointed out that we shouldn't really be surprised if the UK government did reject the deal.
"Unbelievable, actually, completely believable!" Allen wrote in a tweet.
An ongoing petition demanding that the UK government seeks a Europe-wide, visa-free work permit for touring professionals and artists has gained more than 200,000 signatures since it was shared in late December last year. The petition has been backed by Laura Marling, Dua Lipa, The Charlatans' Tim Burgess, and more.
The trouble is with this
You won't see many commercial artists or Bands tweet about it cos they simply won't have to worry about it ,it'll just be another small cost for a TM to organise.
Which means the General public won't know so the government won't care. #BorisKilledMusichttps://t.co/Mr7OJWAXBb
— 🇬🇧Geoff Barrow 🇬🇧 (@jetfury) January 10, 2021
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Check your own intentions. If you go into a meeting with your daughter's boyfriend expecting to dislike him or already feeling uncomfortable with the fact that she is dating at all, he will likely pick up on this and not feel comfortable himself.


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This is a vein of iron ore.
Image source: Ggia, WikiMedia
If you dig it out and purify it in a furnace, you'll get iron.
Pure Iron. Image source: Alchemist-hp on WikiMedia
It makes up 35% of the Earth's mass, and most of it sunk into the Earth's core when it was being formed.
It's the sixth most abundant element in the universe, and there's so much of it because it's one of the major elements forged by stars as part of their natural lifespan.
Stars have made so much of it because it's the final waste product that they make during their lifespan.
If we can get a bit conceptual for a moment, this happens because iron atoms have the highest 'binding energy' of all the elements.
If you make a graph and plot all the elements by weight on the x-axis (e.g. hydrogen, carbon, oxygen… then iron and uranium), and on the y-axis you plot the inverse of their 'binding energy', the graph looks a valley.
If you fuse atoms together (like with the fusion that happens in the centre of stars) the atoms get heavier, so you're pushing them the right. For light elements like hydrogen, you're pushing them into the valley, like rolling a ball down a hill.
Splitting atoms (which is what atom bombs do) do the opposite. It makes atoms lighter, so you're pushing them to the left. So if you split something heavy like uranium, you're also rolling a ball down the hill.
So long as you're pushing atoms down the hill, you're releasing their energy from the nuclear forces, which is like the glue that holds atoms together.
But when you reach iron at the bottom, you are stuck in a rut. You need to spend energy to fuse or split it's atoms, like pushing the ball back up the slope.
Once a star starts producing a lot of iron, it's a sign that it has used up all of its lighter atoms as fuel. All that's left is the waste that it can't extract any energy from. The star is near the end of its life.
A star's heat and light comes from fusing lighter elements like hydrogen and carbon, pushing them towards becoming iron
Depending on its mass, a star may then erupt as a supernova or a planetary nebulae, in which the chaos of the explosion will fuse a wild assortment of other elements together, creating heavy elements like uranium.
The explosion expels iron and other elements into space, where they will form new asteroids and planets. Iron is still relatively heavy, so it often sinks into their core, with some deposits left over in their crust.
On Earth, iron has been one of the most useful elements in human history. It's relatively straightforward for us to extract from the ground and melt into new shapes, which has been hugely important for the development for our species.
Iron may be a dead end for stars, but it was the beginning for our advanced civilisation.
The 'Iron Age' defines the era of the ancient city states of Athens, Sparta, Troy, Carthage, and the Persian Empire. In mainland Europe, it was the era where Celts built hill forts to defend their small agricultral communities. In India, the Vedas were being written. In every one of their cities you could hear the clank of the blacksmith's anvil, working iron into swords, armour, and equipment.
Iron is more difficult to work with than copper and bronze as it is melts at a higher temperature, so most early civilisations used them first before they developed the technology to use iron.
The earliest known iron goods were beads found in Egypt, made from metorite iron, but the first iron that was extracted from ore was in Mespotamia and Turkey. By modifying their furnaces to burn hotter and by adding charcoal, they sparked a chemical reaction which gave them lumps of iron which they beat into shape. Iron's abundance, as well as the trade and cultural adoption of this technology, began the 'Iron Age'.
Iron age weapons
Though iron is harder than metals like copper or bronze, it is also more brittle. Over time our use of iron has advanced to solve this problem. We've purified it then created mixtures with other things to create substances that are stronger than their constituent parts. Substituting charcoal with coke (a type of fuel that looks like coal) produces steel – one of the hardest substances yet developed.
Today iron is still heavily used. It's inside stainless steel benches, cutlery, and appliances, in drill bits and in reinforced concrete, in ship hulls, and in the structural frames of cars, buildings, and aircraft.
A steel frame being used in construction.
It is a fascinating story from the big picture. Iron, as the waste product of stars, has been recycled as the material backbone of our civilisation.
It's a reminder of the interconnectedness of everything in the cosmos, and how vast cosmic events billions of years in the past still shape our lives today.


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As you're reading blogs around the web, you can always refer back to our guide for help understanding the lingo.
Analytics is a process for discovering and communicating sets of data to guide business decisions and test specific theories. it's the act of observing the data of one's work, analyzing the trends, and developing a strategy to respond to these trends in line with your business goals.
Popular analytics tools used in testing and analyzing any business include Google Analytics, Google Webmaster Tools, and Facebook Insights.
Your analysis can range from measuring the customer behavior to monitoring the number of your website visitors.
An algorithm is a set of rules to be followed representing the relationship between certain calculations or other problem-solving operations.
Social media marketers are likely familiar with it, as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social platforms all use algorithms to determine what posts you see in the news feed.
On the other hand, SEO marketers focus on search engine algorithms to get their content ranking on the first page of search results.
For example; Amazon uses an algorithm to suggest new products based on your past behavior.
A "blog" is where your business content is published. The term "blog" is a shortened version of weblog. Blogging got developed In the 2000s, as it matured from a diary-like form into a more dominated way to be published online.
Most businesses has been generating more traffic and attracting more prospects after starting their blog.
Your buyer persona tells you why certain people would make the decision to buy from your business whatever was the product, service or solutions that you market.
This persona should include information about their demographic and biographic Behaviour, personal goals, common objections, pain points, along with a day in their life.
By thinking about what a day in your persona life looks like, you can better understand their challenges and motives.
CTR is a commonly used metric to measure your online advertising campaign success for a certain website and also the effectiveness of email campaigns.
Content marketing is a type of strategic marketing approaches that involves the creation, sharing and developing of online material that is intended to stimulate interest in its products or services.
The type of Content your business could include videos, blogs, and social media posts.
Content marketing can be centered around educating people so that they know, like, and trust your brand enough to do business with you.
The CR is the percentage of users who take a certain desired action. This desired action can take many patterns, varying from one business to another.
Examples include sales of products, Blog subscriptions, trials downloads, or just about any activity beyond simple page browsing.
This term refers to a set of practices, strategies, and technologies that are used to organize, manage and analyze customer interactions and data throughout the customer lifecycle.
The goal of using this technology is improving business relationships with customers, assisting in customer retention and driving sales growth.
A CRM manages past, current and future customers.
Infographics are the art of transforming complex information into an eye-catching, shareable and easily digestible one.
This type of content plays an important role in the increasingly visual world of digital marketing.
Canva is a free solution infographic maker that includes hundreds of free design elements, allowing you to experiment with data visualization like a pro.
This metric is a type of performance measurement chosen by an organization to demonstrate how a company is achieving key business objectives.
and can also differ from department to department.
A lead is a person or company who's shown their interest in a product, service or a solution that you market.
There are different ways to identify your lead, they may be filled out a form, shared their contact information in exchange for a discount or subscribed to your business blog.
Generating leads is a crucial part of a buyer's journey into becoming a customer.
Marketing automation refers to the use of a certain software to automate marketing processes and measure marketing workflows.
The use of marketing automation technology makes tasks that would otherwise have been performed manually much more efficient and makes some extra processes possible.
Marketing automation is an integral component of customer relationship management (CRM).
Imagine someone downloads one of your e-books. You marketing automation software will capture the contact information from the form, segment the lead upon the information it collected, and then send out a series of emails for that prospect over a prescribed time.
Return on investment or ROI is one of the profitability ratios which calculates the profits of a certain investment as a percentage of the original cost.
For example, if your net profit is $100,000 and your total assets are $300,000, your ROI would be .33 or 33 percent.
This term stands for search engine optimization. The process of getting traffic from free search results generated by different search engines.
The biggest search engines on the internet are Google and Bing. Certain algorithms are used to examine the content on a page to decide what the page is about and relevant is this page to certain keywords based on 200 factors.
The main goal of a search engine is to find the most relevant content that matches your question or query.
For example, if you're searching for: what is Search Engine optimization? Your query contains keywords and the more your content matches your query, the better the experience for the user.
Always make people happy, so Google will be happy.
Saas is a software model in which a third-party provider hosts a number of applications and makes them available to customers online.
SaaS is one of three main categories of cloud computing, along with the side of infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS).
If you couldn't find the definition you were looking for then let us know in the comments and we will be happy to answer your queries and update the above glossary to help other people out as well.
And remember, this is the first blog of a Jargon series on digital marketing, so we recommend you to come back soon for the other posts in this series.
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#1 How to Install a Wall Safe Like a Professional?
Are you handy? Do you have a passion for completing do it yourself projects? Do you enjoy building things? If so, then you should consider installing your own wall safe instead of hiring a professional!
As you can tell, installing a wall safe is a lot easier than it seems. While it's definitely more convenient and efficient to hire a professional to install your wall safe, it's not very budget friendly. Therefore, if you're handy and have some time on your hands, save some money and install your wall safe by yourself!
While the idea of installing a wall safe can be daunting, it's actually pretty simple. That being said, continue below to learn how you can install a wall safe in ten effortless steps!
The first thing you're going to have to do is consider important things like how much you can afford to spend on a wall safe, the size you need, and the features you want. For starters, budget plays a big role in determining what kind of wall safe you purchase and where you install it. Although wall safes are generally priced from $50 to $350, people typically spend anywhere from $150 to $300 on a wall safe.
Another important aspect to consider is how big you want or need your wall safe to be. Since you plan on installing your safe into your wall, it should be able to fit the thickness of your walls. You can easily measure the thickness of your walls by starting with where the studs begin or simply checking with your realtor or whoever built the house. For a general guideline, most two-by-four homes are equipped to be able to maintain a wall safe that is 16 inches wide and 3.5 inches deep.
Finally, wall safes come with a variety of features, such as different locks, fire resistance, and water resistance. You should decide before you go shopping whether these features matter to you and if you want to purchase a wall safe that has them.
After you figure out what type of wall safe you want, research the ratings of the most popular wall safes that match your needs. These ratings should be able to tell you how effective they are at preventing burglaries.
For reference, a wall safe effectively prevents burglaries if it has a B4 rating. A B4 rating means it would take a burglar approximately 15 minutes to break into that safe with general tools. Since burglaries typically take approximately 12 minutes at the max, a B4 rating is above standard. Unfortunately, if a wall safe has a B1, B2 or B3 rating, then it would most likely not be able to withstand an attempted burglary.
After doing the necessary research, start shopping for your wall safe. You have the option of shopping in stores or online for your wall safe. Typically, office supply stores, supercenters, specialty stores, and athletic stores have wall safes.
While you can find wall safes anywhere on the internet, Amazon has the most expansive and trusted list of wall safes. Amazon is a great place to purchase your wall safe because you can easily compare and contrast different wall safes, see what the wall safes you're interested in truly look like, and review trusted reviews from previous customers.
Once you purchase a wall safe, start the installation process by locating the studs. In order to do this, you're going to need a special stud locator that you can find at most of the same stores you can find a wall safe, such as superstores, home improvement stores, and hardware stores. You can also find a stud locator on websites, such as Amazon.
In the event that you don't have access to a stud finder, simply knock around your wall. Areas where you hear a solid sound are typically where studs are, and areas where you hear a hollow sound are typically the filler area. Once you find all of the studs in your wall, use something to mark where all of them are. This is a crucial step. Without knowing where the studs in your wall are, you won't be able to accurately cut your wall and install your wall safe.
After marking the studs, take a drywall saw and place it in an area where there are no studs. Although it doesn't matter what area you cut, it should be a small and clean area of the wall. Keep in mind that it's important that the area is big enough where you can fit at least one hand inside. After you decide where to make your test cut, don't be afraid to use your drywall saw to make an initial cut.
Once you have your open area, carefully stick your hand into the hole. This part is important because you're looking for wires or any plumbing pipes that could potentially be damaged if you install a wall safe, which in turn would damage your house.
Therefore, make sure you complete this step with extra caution and attention. While there is only a little risk that any wires or pipes in the wall could hurt you, the chance is still there. That being said, if you encounter any wires or pipes, do not yank or pull them. Instead, take a mental note of where they are.
It should be noted that while you can always work around wires, you cannot work around plumbing pipes. That being said, you should just take extra precautions and install your wall safe in a different area if you find that your designated area has wires or plumbing.
After determining your chosen space is a good place to install your wall safe, use a ruler or measuring tape to measure your wall safe. Then, take those measurements and apply them to your wall.
In other words, you're going to need to use ruler to map out the measurements of your wall safe on your wall, and then use a pencil to mark the area of where you want to install your safe. It should be noted that the lines must be straight. Also, it's important to keep in mind that your measurements align with your wall studs because your safe has to attach to the wall studs to be secured.
Ultimately, this step could make or break how well you install you wall safe. After all, if you miscalculate measurements or draw the lines poorly, you might not be able to install or secure your wall safe properly.
After outlining where you want to install you wall safe, take a drywall saw and follow the lines you marked. While you can start at any point of the markings, it's generally easier if you start at either the bottom or top corner, and then focus on the sides. Do not tug or pull on the wall while you cut it. Instead, let the wall fall itself when you finish cutting it.
After the piece of drywall falls out, slowly push your safe inside the wall. It should be noted that this process should be done slowly because pushing your wall safe too fast or harshly could damage your wall as well as your safe. Also, it's important that you make sure that you keep the front door of the safe prompted up. If you don't, it could fall and potentially hurt you or someone else.
Finally, all you have to do is secure your wall safe. This is actually an easy process. Simply look at where the inside of your safe has holes. Then, match this area to each side of your safe and drill a hole in the retrospective position. Once you drill all the holes, use screws to fill and secure the holes.
This is an important step because this is ultimately the first line of defense that will keep your safe locked, and therefore your valuables protected, in the event that someone attempts to break in to your safe.
If you don't do this step properly, then your safe might not be adequately secured. While this means that a burglar will be able to break into your wall safe easier, it also means that it could be potentially harmful to you or anyone else who attempts to open your safe.
Why Do People Prefer Wall Safe Over a Home Safe?


A home in Lake Club topped all transactions in this week's real estate. Ian Howard, trustee, and Melissa Howard sold the home at 16315 Clearlake Ave. to Brian and Karlin Downes, of Lakewood Ranch, for $1.8 million. Built in 2010, it has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,050 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.62 million in 2014.
D. Dale and Kate Cummings, trustees, of Cypress, Texas, sold the home at 557 Mast Drive to Dale and Joyce Margritz, of Bradenton, for $800,000. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,005 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $604,200 in 2012.
Vincent and Michele Beni, trustees, of Sarasota, sold the home at 7214 Chatsworth Court to David and Gwen Murphy, of University Park, for $780,000. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,085 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $777,500 in 2004.
Richard and Deborah Croce, of Bradenton, sold their home at 16931 Winthrop Place to Timothy and Jennifer Crowley, of Glastonbury, Conn., for $670,000. Built in 2017, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,488 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $623,400 in 2017.
Edwin and Fanny Acosta, of Bradenton, sold their home at 4833 Tobermory Way to Gilbert and Genette Waldman, of Bradenton, for $545,000. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,550 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $420,000 in 2016.
Lawrence Goats III and Bianca Martorella sold their home at 4623 Balboa Park Loop to Joshua and Jackie Long, of Bradenton, for $505,000. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, four baths and 3,309 square feet of living area.
Benjamin and Melissa Miles, of Parrish, sold their home at 12046 Forest Park Circle to Hector and Evette Zuniga, of Bradenton, for $490,000. Built in 2014, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 2,999 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $415,200 in 2015.
13224 Brown Thrasher Pike LLC sold the home at 13224 Brown Thrasher Pike to Dorothy and Allison Hively, of Sarasota, for $475,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,145 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $475,000 in 2014.
Meritage Homes of Florida Inc. sold the home at 13812 American Prairie Place to Virgil Stutts Jr. and Karla Stutts Montoya, of Bradenton, for $442,000. Built in 2018, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,607 square feet of living area.
Jean Voller, of Tampa, sold the home at 9763 51st Terrace E., to Marsha and Turner Thompson, of Bradenton, for $435,000. Built in 2005, it has two bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,387 square feet of living area.
Leon Abo, of Lakewood Ranch, sold his home at 12412 Natureview Circle to Michael Shappell, of Bradenton, for $425,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,653 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $328,700 in 2004.
Don Price, trustee, of Wilmington, N.C., sold the home at 7275 Belleisle Glen to Liora Cannon, trustee, of Miami Beach, for $420,000. Built in 2012, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,977 square feet of living area.
Maureen Murphy, Personal Representative, of Boca Raton, sold the home at 14539 Whitemoss Terrace to Richard and Leslie Franko, of Harvey Cedars, N.J., for $325,000. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,810 square feet of living area.
Brian and Deborah Foster sold their home at 12620 Crystal Clear Place to Gene and Renee Wefer, of Ocean, N.J., for $403,000. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,495 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $397,300 in 2016.
Robert and Barbara Carr, of Bradenton, sold their home at 9803 Portside Terrace to Leaman and Gisele Mitton, of Bradenton, for $360,000. Built in 2003, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,998 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $374,000 in 2018.
Adrian Ramos and Pilar Morales sold their home at 6171 46th St. E., to Fanomo LLC for $354,000. Built in 2004, it has five bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,568 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $349,000 in 2009.
Harold and Kathleen Miller, of Bradenton, sold their home at 7325 Wexford Court to Lorne and Doris Jackson, of Ontario, Canada, for $350,000. Built in 2006, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,919 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $354,000 in 2013.
Steven and Janet Wilkins, of Sarasota, sold their home at 6623 64th Terrace E., to Beth and Douglas Bird, of Bradenton, for $342,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,290 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $334,900 in 2016.
William and Mary Sproat, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 7736 condominium at 7736 Palm Aire Lane to Sanford and Linda Ader, of Plymouth, Mass., for $337,000. Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,872 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $295,000 in 2015.
InBusiness Inc. sold the home at 6993 Country Lakes Circle to Rick and Eugenia Kay Bundy, of Sarasota, for $328,000. Built in 1985, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,125 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $128,000 in 1993.
Earl and Elinor Spiller sold their Unit V-178 condominium at 7155 Fairway Bend Lane to Theresa Tomei, Barbara and Paul Harrison and Lorraine and Kenneth Goebel, of Sarasota, for $253,000. Built in 1979, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,756 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $172,500 in 2003.
William and Aimee Camp, of Sarasota, sold their home at 8440 Palm Lakes Court to John Barber, of Sarasota, for $320,000. Built in 1992, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,368 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $165,000 in 2017.
Sara Dear, of Sussex, United Kingdom, sold her home at 8132 Villa Grande Court to Janet Fein, of Delmar, N.Y., for $320,000. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,121 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $270,000 in 2014.
Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC sold the home at 8228 Villa Grande Court to TLC Property LLC for $204,100. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,818 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $239,900 in 2015.
United Guaranty Residential Insurance Co. sold the home at 7510 52nd Terrace E., to Ava Venishel, of Bradenton, for $315,000. Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,060 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $295,000 in 2015.
Patricia Kundrot, of Bradenton, sold the home at 702 136th St. E., to David Gravatt and Jaime Chmura, of Bradenton, for $315,000. Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,886 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $245,500 in 2003.
Patricia Frezzia, of Lutz, sold the home at 4716 Tournament Blvd. to Robert Lovelace, of Sarasota, for $308,000. Built in 1977, it has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 1,971 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $115,000 in 1995.
Herbert Pawlitsch, of Westlake, Ohio, sold his home at 5127 Savona Run to Joseph and Denise Pawlitsch, of Fairview Park, Ohio, for $300,000. Built in 2014, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,700 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $272,200 in 2014.
Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB, trustee, sold the home at 4211 Third Ave. N.E., to Philip Yetzer, of Ellenton, for $299,900. Built in 1995, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 2,444 square feet of living area.
Winford and Linda Shepherd, of Parrish, sold their home at 4724 Peridia Blvd. E., to Gregory and Marie Paszko, of Bradenton, for $299,500. Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,624 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $145,000 in 2009.
Sean and Christine Olander, of Bradenton, sold their home at 6722 Pleasant Hill Road to John and SueLynn Elder, of Bradenton, for $294,000. Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,975 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $290,000 in 2002.
Karol Atkinson, of Sarasota, sold her home at 7188 Drewrys Bluff to Alfred Herczeg, of Bradenton, for $253,500. Built in 1996, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,055 square feet of living area.
Yunier Perez and Heidi Ricardo sold their home at 4509 Bristol Court E., to Marc Boucher, of Bradenton, for $282,000. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,569 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $150,000 in 2016.
Robert and Erika Clarkin, of Clifton Park, N.Y., sold their Unit 204 condominium at 8111 Lakewood Main St. to Zachary Buffington, of Lakewood Ranch, for $282,000. Built in 2006, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,384 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $227,000 in 2014.
Bryan and Lana Wagner, of Ooltewah, Tenn., sold their home at 5107 Ithaca Lane to Monique Derisma, of Sarasota, for $265,000. Built in 1985, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,582 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $199,900 in 2014.
Shauna Walker, of Bradenton, sold the home at 6318 48th Ave. Drive E., to Crestview Properties LLC for $225,000. Built in 1961, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,622 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $58,000 in 1980.
Dennis and Jeannette Austin, of Bradenton, sold their home at 5673 Whitehead St. to John Edgar, of Bradenton, for $225,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,628 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $381,700 in 2005.
Abigail Robinson, of Dublin, N.H., sold her home at 7721 Whitebridge Glen to Adrian and Margaret James, of Bucks, United Kingdom, for $220,000. Built in 1994, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,609 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $275,000 in 2004.


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1. States start the year with new taxes
States will strengthen their income in the face of an economic recovery scenario capable of affecting the federal shares they receive. Some states such as Nuevo León or Mexico City will apply taxes with the objective of regulating information technologies and as part of their strategy to combat climate change.
Mexico City approved to charge a 2% use of digital platforms for the food delivery service, a 5% for accommodation and 2% for streaming services. In the case of Nuevo León, new ecological taxes will come into force, specifically for the extraction or use of stone materials.
El Universal: Estados inician el 2022 estrenando impuestos
2. Economic Outlook for 2022
Among the main risks that the national economy will face in 2022 are the possibility of economic growth below 4%, high inflation, monetary tightening, accompanied by the worsening of the pandemic and the effects of the US economy due to the loss of strength in its internal recovery process, after the results of fiscal support have dissipated in the United States.
Janneth Quiroz, deputy director of analysis at Monex, explained that among the essential challenges in macroeconomic matters is that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) does not reach the expected growth objective, since greater dynamism is related to public finances. The outlook for the credit rating remains negative and will depend on the management of public finances.
El Financiero: México en 2022: Con riesgo de menor crecimiento y de rebaja en nota crediticia
3. State elections in a debating environment
Mexico will hold elections on June 5th, 2022. Aguascalientes, Durango, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo and Tamaulipas will hold ordinary elections to change their governorship. The registration of candidacies will begin from March 21st, while the campaigns will begin on April 3rd. Last year, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's party, Movimiento de Regeneración Nacional (Morena) won 11 of the 15 governorships at stake.
On the other hand, the president of the National Electoral Institute (INE), Lorenzo Córdova, stated that the Attorney General's Office (FGR) conclude the investigation against the six councilors who voted to temporarily suspend the organization of the revocation of mandate. The INE reported that of the 11.1 million signatures it received to promote the revocation, it identified 1.5 million valid rubrics, which represents 57.3% of those required to call this exercise.
Excélsior: Morena, por la hegemonía de un nuevo régimen; lo que viene para 2022.
El Financiero: Pide Córdova a la FGR cerrar la investigación contra consejeros.
La Razón: Validan más de la mitad de las firmas para revocación.
4. Challenges of the automotive industry
In 2021, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) reported sales of one million 14 thousand 680 vehicles, that is, an increase of 6.8% compared to the 950 thousand 63 units placed during 2020. The Executive President of the Association Mexicana de la Industria Automotriz (AMIA), José Zozaya, stated that the contraction is due to the shortage of semiconductors and the lack of natural gas supply in some regions of the country.
Among the challenges of the industry for 2022 are the increase in prices, the shortage of semiconductors and the lack of inventory that inhibits the sale of vehicles. In addition, given the proposal of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to regularize used cars from the United States, the associations continue to anticipate a high degree of uncertainty in the coming months.
El Financiero: Desabasto y regularización de autos chocolate golpean a la industria automotriz.
5. Government's reactions to Omicron variant
The Institute of Social Security and Services for State Workers (ISSSTE) recognized that the country is in the fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic due to the increase in cases in recent days. The institute asked the directors of regional hospitals and various family medicine clinics to prepare medical units to cope with an increase in the number of patients.
Mexico maintains the highest number of Covid-19 cases in Latin America. In addition, the country begins the year with 89% of vaccinated population and with states that have reconsidered and avoided going back to school and other public activities. The Omicron variant has a higher transmission speed than the previous variants, but, according to specialists, it will cause a greater number of mild cases.
Excélsior: Toman acciones frente a cuarta ola de covid-19; México roza 300 mil muertes.
El Heraldo de México: En América Latina, México primer lugar con más casos de Ómicron


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using Autofac;
using Autofac.Core.Lifetime;

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;

using Prolix.Ioc;

namespace Prolix.Ioc.Autofac
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Autofac generic Ioc Container
    /// </summary>
    public class AutofacResolver : Resolver
    {
        ILifetimeScope _container;
        readonly ContainerBuilder _builder;

        public AutofacResolver()
        {
            _builder = new ContainerBuilder();
        }

        AutofacResolver(ILifetimeScope container)
        {
            _container = container ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(container));
        }

        ~AutofacResolver()
        {
            Dispose(false);
        }

        public override void Register<T>(DepedencyLifetime lifetime = DepedencyLifetime.PerDependency)
        {
            switch (lifetime)
            {
                case DepedencyLifetime.PerDependency:
                    _builder.RegisterType<T>().InstancePerDependency();
                    break;
                case DepedencyLifetime.PerLifetime:
                    _builder.RegisterType<T>().InstancePerLifetimeScope();
                    break;
                default:
                    throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(lifetime));
            }
        }

        public override void Register<T>(T instance, DepedencyLifetime lifetime = DepedencyLifetime.PerDependency)
        {
            switch (lifetime)
            {
                case DepedencyLifetime.PerDependency:
                    _builder.RegisterInstance(instance).InstancePerDependency();
                    break;
                case DepedencyLifetime.PerLifetime:
                    _builder.RegisterInstance(instance).SingleInstance();
                    break;
                default:
                    throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(lifetime));
            }
        }

        public override void Register<T>(Func<T> builder)
        {
            _builder
                .Register(context => builder())
                .InstancePerLifetimeScope();
        }

        public override void Register<TC, TA>(DepedencyLifetime lifetime = DepedencyLifetime.PerDependency)
        {
            switch (lifetime)
            {
                case DepedencyLifetime.PerDependency:
                    _builder.RegisterType<TC>().As<TA>().InstancePerDependency();
                    break;
                case DepedencyLifetime.PerLifetime:
                    _builder.RegisterType<TC>().As<TA>().InstancePerLifetimeScope();
                    break;
                default:
                    throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(lifetime));
            }
        }

        public override void Register(Type concreteType, Type abstractType, DepedencyLifetime lifetime = DepedencyLifetime.PerDependency, string name = null)
        {
            switch (lifetime)
            {
                case DepedencyLifetime.PerDependency:
                    if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(name))
                        _builder.RegisterType(concreteType).As(abstractType).InstancePerDependency();
                    else
                        _builder.RegisterType(concreteType).Named(name, abstractType).As(abstractType).InstancePerDependency();
                    break;
                case DepedencyLifetime.PerLifetime:
                    if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(name))
                        _builder.RegisterType(concreteType).As(abstractType).InstancePerLifetimeScope();
                    else
                        _builder.RegisterType(concreteType).Named(name, abstractType).As(abstractType).InstancePerLifetimeScope();
                    break;
                default:
                    throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(lifetime));
            }
        }

        public override void Register(Type concreteType, DepedencyLifetime lifetime = DepedencyLifetime.PerDependency)
        {
            switch (lifetime)
            {
                case DepedencyLifetime.PerDependency:
                    _builder.RegisterType(concreteType).InstancePerDependency();
                    break;
                case DepedencyLifetime.PerLifetime:
                    _builder.RegisterType(concreteType).InstancePerLifetimeScope();
                    break;
                default:
                    throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(lifetime));
            }
        }

        public override void Register(Type abstractType, Func<object> builder)
        {
            _builder
                .Register(context => builder())
                .As(abstractType)
                .InstancePerLifetimeScope();
        }

        public override T Resolve<T>()
        {
            if (!IsRegistered<T>())
                return null;

            return _container.Resolve<T>();
        }

        public override IEnumerable<T> ResolveAll<T>()
        {
            if (!IsRegistered<T>())
                return Enumerable.Empty<T>();

            var enumerableType = typeof(IEnumerable<T>);
            var all = _container.Resolve(enumerableType);
            return all as IEnumerable<T>;
        }

        public override object Resolve(Type abstractType)
        {
            if (!IsRegistered(abstractType))
                return null;

            return _container.Resolve(abstractType);
        }

        public override IEnumerable<object> ResolveAll(Type abstractType)
        {
            var enumerableType = typeof(IEnumerable<>).MakeGenericType(abstractType);
            var all = _container.Resolve(enumerableType);
            return all as IEnumerable<object>;
        }

        public override bool IsRegistered<T>()
        {
            return _container.IsRegistered<T>();
        }

        public override bool IsRegistered(Type abstractType)
        {
            return _container.IsRegistered(abstractType);
        }

        public override void Finish()
        {
            _container = _builder.Build();
        }

        public override void Release()
        {
            _container?.Dispose();
        }

        public override Resolver CreateChild()
        {
            var child = _container.BeginLifetimeScope(MatchingScopeLifetimeTags.RequestLifetimeScopeTag);
            return new AutofacResolver(child);
        }
    }
}

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Rilakkuma and Kaoru is that perfect mix of cute and profound that you'd expect from a Japanese show about a woman living with teddy-bear roommates. The first episode is about cherry blossoms, but really, it's about loneliness. Actually, the best term I can find to describe this show, and I'm not joking, is "slice-of-life." The stories are endearing and intimate. You won't be able to help but relate to the main character as she deals with being single while her friends are in relationships, her apartment building being demolished and she can't find another affordable place to move into, her stressful job, etc. I have never seen a show combine this many absurd elements (the woman lives with three goddamn teddy bears), with so much realism. And all of this is done in an easy, quiet tone.
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You've heard the eyes are the window to the soul—they're also an important part of your overall health. Regular eye exams will help protect your eyes and vision now and years down the road. Exams will also allow for early diagnosis of any eye concerns or diseases, which makes treatment easier.
Reading an eye chart is one key part of an eye exam, but our doctors of optometry may also perform several other procedures, including those listed below. Some of these procedures are routine diagnostic tests, while others are for specific eye concerns, deemed necessary by your doctor, based on your age, family history, and any current issues. For those in good health, these tests should be conducted every two years, from age 3 to 60. If you have health concerns, it should be performed annually.
Astigmatism: A refractive problem associated with the shape of the lens, astigmatism can result in blurry vision.
Hyperopia: Also known as farsightedness, hyperopia causes you to have difficulty seeing objects near you.
Myopia: Also known as nearsightedness, myopia causes you to have difficulty seeing far-away objects or reading at a distance.
Early detection is the key to treating glaucoma. A simple tonometry test can help determine if you may be at risk for glaucoma. During this exam, the doctor uses an air puff mechanism to assess pressure levels within your eyes. In certain circumstances, the doctor may need to dilate the pupils for more accurate results. A few drops of fluid are applied to each eye for dilation. Some minor discomfort may be experienced during dilation, but glaucoma tests are usually pain-free.
To detect ocular deviation or "lazy eye," a doctor will perform this simple and pain-free cover test. As the name implies, one or both eyes are then covered and then uncovered as the patient focuses on an object. This allows the doctor to observe the reaction of the eyes and watch for eye movement. A "lazy eye" will move inward or outward.
This portion of an eye exam enables the specialist to recognize auxiliary issues inside the eye that might be generally unnoticeable. At the point when this test is performed, fluorescent drops are typically applied to the patient's eyes, after which the specialist analyzes the eyes with an instrument that measures and inspects the internal workings of the eye. The eye drops sometimes cause minor distress, for example, a slight stinging sensation when initially applied. However this is typically short in length.
Usually part of a normal eye exam, the visual field test allows your eye care specialist to decide how well you can see objects in your peripheral or side vision. This test can decide whether you're having any specific vision field issues and provide early detection for concerns such as tunnel vision.
Not always needed, this simple and pain-free test may be conducted on small children or those with issues communicating. To observe the reaction of the retina, the doctor shines a light in the patient's eye using a retinoscope. By doing so, the doctor can determine if prescription lenses are needed.


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