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1 Creative Happiness
2 Conditioning
3 The Fear Of Inner Solitude
4 The Process Of Hate
5 Progress And Revolution
6 Boredom
7 Discipline
8 Conflict, Freedom, Relationship
9 Effort
10 Devotion And Worship
11 Interest
12 Education And Integration
13 Chastity
14 The Fear Of Death
15 The Fusion Of The Thinker And His Thoughts
16 The Pursuit Of Power
17 What Is Making You Dull
18 Karma
19 The Individual And The Ideal
20 To Be Vulnerable Is To Live, To Withdraw Is To Die
21 Despair And Hope
22 The Mind And The Known
23 Conformity And Freedom
24 Time And Continuity
25 The Family And The Desire For Security
26 The 'I'
27 The Nature Of Desire
28 The Purpose Of Life
29 Valuing An Experience
30 This Problem Of Love
31 What Is The True Function Of A Teacher
32 Your Children And Their Success
33 The Urge To Seek
34 Listening
35 The Fire Of Discontent
36 An Experience Of Bliss
37 A Politician Who Wanted To Do Good
38 The Competitive Way Of Life
39 Meditation, Effort, Consciousness
40 Psychoanalysis And The Human Problem
43 Mediocrity
44 Positive And Negative Teaching
46 Silence Of The Mind
47 Contentment
48 The Actor
49 The Way Of Knowledge
50 Convictions, Dreams
52 Evaluation
53 Envy And Loneliness
54 The Storm In The Mind
55 Control Of Thought
56 Is There Profound Thinking
57 Immensity
Commentaries on Living Series 2
Commentaries on Living Series II Chapter 21 'Despair and Hope'
THE LITTLE DRUM was beating out a gay rhythm and presently it was joined by a reed instrument; together they filled the air. The drum dominated, but it followed the reed. The latter would stop, but the little drum would go on sharp and clear, until it was again joined by the song of the reed. The dawn was still faraway and the birds were quiet but the music filled the silence. There was a wedding going on in the little village. During the previous evening there had been much gaiety; the songs and laughter had gone on late into the night, and now the parties were being awakened by music. presently the naked branches began to show against the pale sky; the stars were disappearing one by one, and the music had come to an end. There were the shouts and calling of children, and noisy quarrelling around the only water tap in the village. The sun was still below the horizon,but the day had begun.
To love is to experience all things, but to experience without love is to live in vain. Love is vulnerable, but to experience with out this vulnerability is to strengthen desire. Desire is not love and desire cannot hold love. Desire is soon spent and in its spending is sorrow. Desire cannot be stopped; the ending of desire by will, by any means that the mind can devise, leads to decay and misery. Only love can tame desire, and love is not of the mind. The mind as the observer must cease for love to be. Love is not a thing that can be planned and cultivated; it cannot be bought through sacrifice or through worship. There is no means to love. The search for a means must come to an end for love to be. The spontaneous shall know the beauty of love, but to pursue it ends freedom. To the free alone is there love, but freedom never directs, never holds. Love is its own eternity.
She spoke easily, and words came naturally to her, though still young, there was sadness about her; she smiled with distant remembrance and her smile was strained. She had been married but had no children, and her husband had recently died. It was not one of those arranged marriages, nor one of mutual desire. She did not want to use the word `love', for it was in every book and on every tongue; but their relationship had been something extraordinary. From the day they were married till the day of his death, there had never been so much as a cross word or a gesture of impatience nor were they ever separated from each other, even for a day. A fusion had taken place between them, and everything else - children, money, work, society - had become of secondary importance. This fusion was not romantic sentimentalism or a thing imagined after his death, but it had been a reality from the from the very first. Their joy had not been of desire, but of something that went beyond and above the physical. Then suddenly, a couple of months ago, he was killed in an accident. The bus took a curve too fast, and that was that.
"Now I am in despair; I have tried to commit suicide, but somehow I can't. To forget, to be numb I have done everything short of throwing myself into the river, and I haven't had a good night's sleep these two months. I am in complete darkness; it is a crisis beyond my control which I cannot understand, and I am lost."
She covered her face with her hands. Presently she continued.
"It is not a despair that can be remedied or wiped away. With his death, all hope has come to an end. people have said I will forget and remarry, or do something else. Even if I could forget, the flame has gone out; it cannot be replaced, nor do I want to find a substitute for it. We live and die with hope but I have none. I have no hope, therefore I am not bitter; I am in despair and darkness, and I do not want light. My life is a living death, and I do not want anyone's sympathy, love, or pity. I want to remain in my darkness, without feeling, without remembering."
Is that why you have come, to be made more dull, to be confirmed in your despair? Is that what you want? If it is, then you will have what you desire. Desire is as pliable and as swift as the mind; it will adjust itself to anything, mould itself to any circum- stances, build walls that will keep out light. Its very despair is its delight. Desire creates the image it will worship. If you desire to live in darkness, you will succeed. Is this why you have come, to be strengthened in your own desire?
"You see, a friend of mine told me about you, and I came impulsively. If I had stopped to think, probably I wouldn't have come. I have always acted rather impulsively, and it has never led me into mischief. If you ask me why I have come, all I can say is that I don't know. I suppose we all want some kind of hope; one cannot live in darkness forever."
What is fused cannot be pulled apart; what is integrated cannot be destroyed; if the fusion is there, death cannot separate. Integration is not with another, but with and in oneself. The fusion of the different entities in oneself is completeness with the other; but completeness with the other is incompleteness in oneself. Fusion with the other is still incompleteness. The integrated entity is not made whole by another; because he is complete, there is completeness in all his relationships. What is incomplete cannot be made complete in relationship. It is illusion to think we are made complete by another.
"I was made complete by him. I knew the beauty and the joy of it."
But it has come to an end. There is always an ending to that which is incomplete. The fusion with the other is always breakable; it is always ceasing to be. Integration must begin within oneself, and only then is fusion indestructible. The way of integration is the process of negative thinking which is the highest comprehension. Are you seeking integration?
"I don't know what I am seeking, but I would like to understand hope, because hope seems to play an important part in our life. When he was alive, I never thought of the future, I never thought of hope or happiness; tomorrow did not exist as far as I was concerned. I just lived, without a care."
Because you were happy. But now unhappiness, discontent, is creating the future, the hope - or its opposite, despair and hopelessness. It is strange, is it not? When one is happy, time is nonexistent, yesterday and tomorrow are wholly absent; one has no thought for the past or the future. But unhappiness makes for hope and despair.
"We are born with hope and we take it with us to death."
Yes, that is just what we do; or rather, we are born in misery, and hope takes us to death. What do you mean by hope?
"Hope is tomorrow, the future, the longing for happiness for the betterment of today, for the advancement of oneself; it is the desire to have a nicer home, a better piano or radio; it is the dream of social improvement, a happier world, and so on."
Is hope only in the future? Is there not hope also in the what has been, in the hold of the past? Hope is in both the forward and the backward movement of thought. Hope is the process of time, is it not? Hope is the desire for the continuation of that which has been pleasant, of that which can be improved, made better; and its opposite is hopelessness, despair. We swing between hope and despair. We say that we live because there is hope; and hope is in the past, or, more frequently, in the future. The future is the hope of every politician, of every reformer and revolutionary, of every seeker after virtue and what we call God. We say that we live by hope; but do we? Is it living when the future or the past dominates us? Is living a movement of the past to the future? When there is concern for tomorrow, are you living? It is because tomorrow has become so important that there is hopelessness, despair. If the future is all important and you live for it and by it, then the past is the means of despair. For the hope of tomorrow, you sacrifice today; but happiness is ever in the now. It is the unhappy who fill their lives with concern for tomorrow, which they call hope. To live happily is to live without hope. The man of hope is not a happy man, he knows despair. The state of hopelessness projects hope or resentment, despair or the bright future.
"But are you saying that we must live without hope?"
Is there not a state which is neither hope nor hopelessness, a state which is bliss? After all, when you considered yourself happy, you had no hope, had you?
"I see what you mean. I had no hope because he was beside me and I was happy to live from day to day. But now he is gone, and... We are free of hope only when we are happy. It is when we are unhappy, disease ridden, oppressed, exploited, that tomorrow becomes important; and if tomorrow is impossible, we are in complete darkness, in despair. But how is one to remain in the state of happiness?"
First see the truth of hope and hopelessness. Just see how you have been held by the false, by the illusion of hope, and then by despair. Be passively watchful of this process - which is not as easy as it sounds. You ask how to remain in the state of happiness. Is not this very question based essentially on hope? You wish to regain what you have lost, or through some means to possess it again. This question indicates the desire to gain, to become, to arrive, does it not? When you have an objective, an end in view, there is hope; so again you are caught in your own unhappiness. The way of hope is the way of the future, but happiness is never a matter of time. When there was happiness, you never asked how to continue in it; if you had asked, you would have already tasted unhappiness.
"You mean this whole problem arises only when one is in conflict, in misery. But when one is miserable one wants to get out of it which is natural."
The desire to find a way out only brings another problem. By not understanding the one problem, you introduce many others. Your problem is unhappiness, and to understand it there must be freedom from all other problems. Unhappiness is the only problem you have; don't become confused by introducing the further problem of how to get out of it. The mind is seeking a hope, an answer to the problem, a way out. See the falseness of this escape, and then you will be directly confronted with the problem. It is this direct relationship with the problem that brings a crisis, which we are all the time avoiding; but it is only in the fullness and intensity of the crisis that the problem comes to an end.
"Ever since the fatal accident I have felt that I must get lost in my own despair, nourish my own hopelessness; but somehow it has been too much for me. Now I see that I must face it without fear, and without the feeling of disloyalty to him. You see, I felt deep down that I would in some way be disloyal to him if I continued to be happy; but now the burden is already lifting, and I sense a happiness which is not of time."


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Colorado Native Looking To Help Grow Hockey In His Adopted Country While Living His Olympic Dream
Joe Paisley
Like many youth players, Mike Testwuide dreamed of competing in the Olympics.
Those childhood hopes included donning a Team USA jersey. But four seasons in the Asia League created an unexpected opportunity for the Colorado native to become a Winter Olympian in PyeongChang, South Korea.
Years living in Seoul - a big city he enjoys as much as his hometown of Vail - made South Korea feel like his second home. Even then, it took time for him to reconcile his dream of playing for a country other than the U.S. and accept the offer.
"I think any athlete growing up who watches the Olympics imagines themselves on that stage," he said. "When I was asked to get Korean citizenship the possibility became very real but it didn't really hit me until this year."
Testwuide has heard some negativity, with some wondering how he could potentially compete against the U.S., while others were critical of him taking a native's roster spot.
But his time competing with his Korean teammates has eased his initial trepidation.
"I have battled with these guys for the last four years and have become very close with all of my teammates here," he said. "We have built something special and these guys are like family to me."
Testwuide, who became a dual citizen in March 2015, knows there is a chance he may face his home country. If seeding holds, Pool A's Korea could face the Pool B winner, which may be the United States.
If that happens, his loyalty will be with his new team.
"When I'm on the ice and in the locker room I am very much Korean," said the 6-foot-5, 210-pound winger. "It may seem strange to a lot of people but I wouldn't have become naturalized unless I felt very connected to my teammates and the supporting people for Team Korea."
They are happy to have Testwuide, 30, who was the only American chosen for the men's national team after South Korea sped up its naturalization process to add him and six Canadians.
The country also pumped in $20 million over four years to develop the men's and women's programs, which included hiring Jim Paek as men's director and coach and Californian Richard Park as his assistant. They are the only South Koreans to play in the NHL.
Investment and imports were desperately needed. When the Olympics were awarded in 2011, South Korea had only 1,880 registered ice hockey players - including 133 adult men, according to the International Ice Hockey Federation.
Adding Testwuide was a logical choice for Paek, who won two Stanley Cups with Pittsburgh in 1991 and 1992.
Testwuide was the 2015-16 Asia League MVP and a top scorer in the Japan-based professional league in recent years. The Gangwon High1 forward has competed in 26 international games entering the Olympics.
"In that time, he made an impression with his size and skill," Paek said. "He has a great attitude being in a foreign country and has embraced the Korean culture. His character allows him to be good teammate. Mike's ability to play hockey at a high level excites fans."
Testwuide moved to Korea in 2013 after signing an entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers following a four-year career at Colorado College. After three American Hockey League seasons, an NHL call-up was unlikely. An attractive contract - some imports command $200,000-plus a season - made Korea a good choice.
He didn't know it would lead to his childhood dream.
"Never getting into a NHL regular season game was a pretty tough situation to swallow but I kept working hard and taking chances," he said. "So for me, this is the culmination of so much hard work and dedication to this game."
The imports have helped Korea rise from a world ranking of 33rd to 21st, giving the hosts hope they won't be embarrassed during pool play against Canada, the Czech Republic and Switzerland.
"The promotion to the top level before the Olympics has been a great accomplishment for the team," Paek said. "My expectations are that we will work extremely hard and be prepared to play."
The Olympics are part of a bigger picture for Korean hockey, where the winter sport is a distant third in popularity behind speed skating and figure skating. Having a 14-year-old pro league, a stronger national program and an Olympics sparking youth interest suggests a better future.
Testwuide takes pride in doing his part to grow the game in his adopted country.
"Hockey in South Korea has come a long way in the four years that I have been here," he said. "Being a part of this growth and change has been very special and something that I am fortunate to be a part of.
"It has become one of the highest sought-after tickets for the Olympics and a growing interest is very visible. It is hard to say what the future holds for Korean hockey but a solid foundation has been built in the last few years."
Joe Paisley is a freelance writer based in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Tags: Colorado; Mike Testwuide; South Korea; Winter Olympian;
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Nets waive Ferrell, sign Dinwiddie to partially guaranteed 3-year deal
By Justis Doucet Posted on December 8, 2016
The Brooklyn Nets have signed point guard Spencer Dinwiddie to a partially guaranteed three-year contract that last played for the Chicago Bulls this season, the team announced. The new signing comes just a few hours after waiving rookie guard Yogi Ferrell, thus opening up a free roster spot. Dinwiddie has appeared in forty-six career NBA games over two seasons with the Detroit Pistons, averaging 4.4 points, 2.7 assists, and 1.4 rebounds in a little over 13 minutes per game.
In nine games with the Chicago Bulls' D-League affiliate, the Windy City Bulls, he averaged 19.4 points, 8.1 assists, and 3.7 rebounds in 37 minutes per game. Dinwiddie was selected by the Pistons with no. 38 overall selection in the 2014 NBA Draft.
Dinwiddie played three seasons at the University of Colorado, where he racked up 14 points, 3 assists, and 3 rebounds per contest. The point guard was highly touted prospect, but dropped after tearing his ACL.
In ten games for the Nets this season, Yogi Ferrell has averaged 5 points, 1.7 assists and 1 rebounds — and the front office will hope he clears waivers and returns to the Long Island Nets.
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Widgets are the little things that people place in the sidebars and other low-value parts of their site. They do this to provide additional features, to show affiliation with something, to prove the value of their blog, to make money from their blog, basically they do it for a lot of reasons. Prominent examples include the MyBlogLog widget, Last.Fm widget, Adsense widget, Flickr photostream widget, the Google Analytics widget (hidden widget, but still a widget).
Each file that gets downloaded takes time because of the size of the file itself and also because of the additional request. Each file request has additional overhead associated with it. So, downloading 1 file that is 2MB will take less time than 2 files that are 1MB each.
Widgets add more files to your page. More files makes your page slower, even if they are served quickly. But what if they are served slowly or - ghasp - the widget server goes down.
So, adding any widget - even from a fast server - slows your site. And now you add widgets from an overloaded server? Most widgets are personalized. Behind the scenes they are searching for information about you among millions of other people and then inserting that unique content into your site. That takes time. Lots of it.
The day after I disabled the widgets on my site, I happened upon the ColoradoStartups homepage. (And David, I single you out because I love your site). The page load time was atrocious. Really. Total page load: 17.79 seconds Wow. If we look at there site, my browser 105 Requests for 513KB worth of data, of which 310KB was already cached. So I was only downloading 200KB worth of new data - why did it take so long? For the test I only used the internet to get their page and I'm on a DSL connection where downloading a movie at over 300Kbps (typical dsl speed). The problem is in all of these widgets doing their personalization, storing data, reading data. Behind the scenes, some of them use yet further web services to lookup data!
When you have 8 widgets like ColoradoStartups.com does (madkast, widgetserver, widgetbox, lijit, mybloglog, madkast, plugoo, feedburner - and then yahoofs and amazonaws support some of those) is that at least one of the 8 is bound to be overloaded. And pretty regularly one of them is going to be totally down. This makes a page load take an immense amount of time.
I understand that they have somewhat overloaded their page with different widgets so that they can utilize the services provided by companies they review (like lijit and intense debate) but I think at some point you turn users away. That point is, according to various studies I've read, about 4 seconds. So, a page load time of almost 5 times that threshold won't work.
As I've pointed out, the problem can't be solved by "get faster" solutions like just speeding up the internet connections of users or making the servers that run the widgets faster. That would certainly help, but the "more files" problem means you are still limited to a few widgets.
Of course the problems with my solution is that 1) it requires lots of things like microformats that are only slowly picking up 2) site users will need powerful website building software that can be more difficult to install 3) some of these widget companies have "collect lots of data and do stuff with it" as a business model and they can do more of that without you knowing about it when they do it in this format.
Greg works for Morris Animal Foundation, is "greggles" on drupal.org and github. Follow @greggles on Twitter.


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Q: AntiX linux, iceWM, how to suspend, and require password? In AntiX Linux, using the default iceWM window manager. When I suspend a session, then wake it up, I expect it to ask for my screenlock password.
Current behavior: it just wakes up without asking for password.

A: "SuspendCommand" string in preferences file can be updated to include "LockCommand" string.
I tried following steps in opensuse running icewm:

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*Search for commands used by icewm to lock the screen and suspend the system, "LockCommand" and "SuspendCommand" respectively.
 $ icewm -p | grep 'LockCommand\|SuspendCommand'
 LockCommand="xscreensaver-command -lock"
 SuspendCommand="test -e /run/systemd/system && systemctl suspend"

*Append combined command string using "&&" for "SuspendCommand" string in user's preference file in home directory.
 $ cat >> ~/.icewm/preferences
 SuspendCommand="xscreensaver-command -lock && test -e /run/systemd/system && systemctl suspend"
 CTRL^D

*Restart icewm eitther using "Logout" -> "Restart Icewm" from "start menu" or using "icewm -r" command.
The updated command will be used when "Sleep Mode" or "Suspend" is clicked from "start menu" -> "Logout".

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Direct flights between China and Poland launched from the end of May, offering flights between Beijing and Warsaw.
Non-stop flights will fly from Beijing to Warsaw every Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 08:45; while flights from Warsaw to Beijing are on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 16:10.
As the capital of China, Beijing is the perfect combination of tradition and modernity. The Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, and the Great Wall mark the ancient wisdom of the country; Hutong and Beijing Opera witness the natives' culture of the city; the Olympic Park and the Wangfujing Street symbolize the modernity of the new era.


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South Christian escapes Williamston, eyes region title
By: Lenny Padilla, March 8, 2016, 9:24 pm
Wayland – On most weekends Jennifer DeBoer can be found in the gym hitting shot after shot. The Grand Rapids South Christian guard won't head home until she's made 500 shots, at least half of them 3-pointers.
So it wasn't a surprise when coach Kim Legge drew up a play for DeBoer with the game tied late in the fourth quarter.
DeBoer's 3-pointer with 1:58 left in the game helped No. 2 South Christian hold off No. 6 Williamston 59-53 on Tuesday in a Class B regional semifinal at Wayland.
"They had the momentum there and we had to get it back," DeBoer said of Williamston, which was on a 9-0 run to tie the game at 49-49. "We had to make a change and we needed a big shot and it happened to be me."
South Christian (22-2) advances to the regional final on Thursday when it will face the winner of Portland (15-9), a 47-45 overtime winner over Eaton Rapids in the other semifinal.
"(DeBoer) has the confidence that it takes to do that," Legge said. "It's part of a play that we save when we need one. We called it coming out of the timeout and she executed."
South Christian's toughest task was keeping track of Williamston sharpshooter Maddie Watters, who had six 3-pointers and finished with 25 points.
"I think I was nervous most of the game when Watters kept hitting her shots in our face," Legge said. "She had a good game tonight."
Watters, a sophomore guard, hit a three that sat up on the rim briefly and then rolled in to cut the lead to 49-47 with 3:09 left in the game. Her two free throws tied the game at 49-49.
"She's an awesome athlete and a great kid, too," Williamston coach Pete Cool said.
Cool's Hornets finish the season 17-3, including a Capital Area Athletic Conference White Division championship.
"It was a fun year," he said. "We've got great kids. We won the league and went 17-3 in the season. It's tough to swallow right now, but we'll get back at it."
DeBoer, who signed with Grand Valley State, finished with 10 points and seven assists. The senior averages 16.5 points and six assists per game.
She credits her shooting to weekends in the gym.
"I go by makes. I have to make 500," DeBoer said. "I try to split it up and make half of them threes."
Mariel Bruxvoort had 17 points for the Sailors, including two big 3-pointers in the second half. Sydney DeYoung had 12 points and Markayla Vander added 10 points and three assists. Zoie Hulst added eight points, also hitting two threes.
"She played so good. I was impressed," DeBoer said of Bruxvoort, a sophomore forward. "But I see it every day in practice, so I know she's got it in her. It's nice to see her show it out on the court today."
Renee Sturm finished with 16 points and seven rebounds for the Hornets. Watters also had seven rebounds and two assists.
In the Williamston cheering section were former Michigan State basketball players Mike Peplowski and Matt Steigenga. The former teammates were watching Peplowski's daughter Allison, who is a sophomore forward. She finished with four points and five rebounds.
Steigenga, who is now a radio announcer for the Spartans basketball team, graduated from South Christian, where he was the state's Mr. Basketball in 1988. Peplowski finished second.


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Equipment Rental Revenue Growth Continues to Outpace Economy
The latest five-year forecast from the American Rental Association (ARA) calls for equipment and event rental revenues in North America to surpass $61.5 billion in 2019, including $55.8 billion in the United States and $5.7 billion in Canada, up 5.3 percent compared to 2018.
Similar steady growth is expected in each of the successive years of the forecast to reach nearly $70.9 billion in revenue by 2022.
The current figures, which are updated quarterly, project slightly less growth than what was forecast in October, reflecting different factors that have slightly slowed the projected growth of the U.S. economy.
This remains a strong forecast for a growing industry that continues to expand faster than the overall economy, says John McClelland, Ph.D., ARA vice president for government affairs and chief economist.
In the U.S., equipment and event rental revenue is expected to grow another 4.8 percent in 2020, 5 percent in 2021 and 4.8 percent in 2022 to reach $64.4 billion.
Rental penetration the percentage of total construction equipment in use in the United States that is owned by equipment rental companies increased to 53.5 percent in 2018, up from 53.0 percent in 2017.
Rental operators are anticipating another good year but have remained disciplined around adding inventory. The effect of better fleet management is that minor fluctuations in the business cycle will not be overly disruptive to the rental industry, McClelland says.
Scott Hazelton, managing director, IHS Markit, the forecasting firm that compiles data and analysis for the ARA Rentalytics subscription service as part of a partnership with ARA, says real gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the U.S. is expected to be 2.5 percent in 2019 compared to 2.9 percent in 2018, resulting in the mild softening of the near-term growth outlook.
The slightly lower increases projected in the new forecast are the result of slightly lower economic expectations. IHS Markit has lowered its GDP outlook marginally for 2019 and 2020, but this is not due to worries about a dramatic decline in the economy, but a recognition that trade policy has had some negative consequences, particularly in the manufacturing sector, and that the stimulus from tax cuts is wearing off for both consumers and businesses, Hazelton says.
The global economy, with a few exceptions, also continues to slow. Yet, domestic employment gains in the U.S. remain strong and while purchasing manager indexes have retreated, they remain in expansion territory. The outlook still is positive, he says.
In Canada, rental revenue is forecast to grow 4.6 percent in 2019 to total nearly $5.7 billion and then continue to expand with revenue increases of 5.8 percent in 2020, 4.8 percent in 2021, and 2.8 percent in 2022 to total nearly $6.5 billion.
About ARA: (www.ARArental.org) The American Rental Association, Moline, Ill., is an international trade association for owners of equipment and event rental businesses and the manufacturers and suppliers of construction/industrial, general tool and party/event rental equipment. ARA members, which include more than 10,500 rental businesses and more than 1,000 manufacturers and suppliers, are located in every U.S. state, every Canadian province and more than 30 countries worldwide. Founded in 1955, ARA is the source for information, advocacy, education, networking and marketplace opportunities for the equipment and event rental industry throughout the world.
ARA Contact: Tracy Johannsen ([email protected]);
800.334.2177, ext. 270


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Grady's Cold Brew in the Bronx makes cold brew affordable for coffee lovers
By Nina Pineda and Alex Meier and Brett Cohen
SOUTH BRONX, New York (WABC) -- Grady's Cold Brew started making its caffeinated beverages in 2011, which makes the company "ancient in cold-brew years," according to Grady Laird, its president and co-founder.
Cold brew coffee seems like a given menu item in New York City's hundreds of coffee shops, and even coffee giants like Starbucks and Dunkin have adopted the drink. Yet Grady says his company was one of the first to bottle the beverage and sell it in the U.S.
While iced coffee is simply traditionally brewed coffee that's poured over ice, cold brew coffee is made by soaking the grounds in cold water overnight. This creates a strong concentrated liquid that should be mixed with milk or water.
When cold brewing started gaining popularity in the early 2010s, Grady says he noticed that the brews were very expensive, selling for $4.00 or $5.00 at most coffee shops.
"When I started making (it) on my own, I realized really how simple the procedure was, how easy it was to make it on your own, being able to put this product in a bottle, have servings that are around $1.00 to $1.50 per cup," Grady said.
Grady says he started the company with about $10,000 and sold cold brew at food markets like Brooklyn's Smorgasburg. He originally opened his brewery in Williamsburg, which "got really pricey really quickly" and later relocated to the Bronx.
The cold brewery uses big stainless steel tanks to brew the coffee, which steeps for 20 hours. Then, the coffee is filtered, the liquid is processed and poured into bottles.
"(It) looks very much like a micro-brewery for beer," Grady said.
Grady's Cold Brew coffee and related products are now sold throughout the United States and internationally, from small businesses to Whole Foods -- and now Walmart.
"The value, the quality, the convenience of it are really what makes this product special," Grady said.
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Office Manager: Michele Philpot
Office Manager Email: WatervilleValley_SM@grc.org
The Gordon Research Seminar on Synthetic Biology is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas. This GRS will provide an opportunity for early career researchers to network with other scientists and to explore new state-of-the-art techniques, approaches, and applications.
Synthetic biology is driving fundamental discoveries about the nature of life, the details of cellular function, and the vast orchestration of genetic systems. These insights are expanding new opportunities to address grand challenges affecting our planet and world health. Attendees will present posters and participate in sessions focusing on (1) foundational tools, approaches, and insights, (2) redesigned interactions, pathways, and organisms, and (3) applied outcomes spanning biomaterials, biohybrid devices, and beyond. A special collaborative session will focus on developing solutions for a sustainable world and provide the opportunity to interact with leaders in the field.
This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Synthetic Biology" Gordon Research Conference (GRC). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRC in addition to an application for the GRS. Refer to the associated GRC program page for more information.
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
Diversity of Synthetic Biology Solutions
Discussion Leader: Jeff Bouffard (Northeastern University, USA)
Rocio Espada (ESPCI Paris, France)
"Supervised High-Throughput Directed Evolution Experiments by Next Generation Sequencing"
Nick Mukhitov (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
"Engineering Microbial Systems for Living and Responsive Mycelium-Based Biomaterials"
Foundational Tools, Approaches and Insights
Discussion Leaders: Yonatan Chemla (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel) and Una Nattermann (University of Washington, USA)
Christopher Jakobson (Stanford University School of Medicine, USA)
"Defining the Architecture of Complex Traits to Enable Genome Design"
Stephanie Chun (University of Michigan, USA)
"Biocatalytic Derivatization of a-Amino Acids"
Huachun Liu (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
"Directed Evolution of Protein-Protein Interactions"
Karen Duffy (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, United Kingdom)
"Polymerases for XNAs"
Jinyue Pu (University of Chicago, USA)
"RNA Polymerase-Based Biosensors to Analyze, Control and Evolve Biology"
Jeremy Chacon (University of Minnesota, USA)
"Designing Synthetic Ecological Interactions with Dynamic Genome-Scale Metabolic Modeling"
Redesigned Interactions and Applied Solutions
Discussion Leaders: Nicolas Rouleau (Allen Discovery Center, Tufts University, USA) and Benjamin Scott (National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA)
Arash Farhadi (California Institute of Technology, USA)
"Ultrasound Imaging of Gene Expression with Mammalian Acoustic Reporter Genes"
Qing Sun (Texas A&M University, USA)
"Engineering Microbes to Interfere with Host Behaviors"
Marilyn Lee (U.S. Army CCDC Chemical Biological Center, USA)
"Biosynthesis of Porphyrins for Photoactive Materials"
Matthew Lee (University of Kent, United Kingdom)
"Engineering a Bacterial Cytoscaffold for Enhanced Cellular Organization"
Andrea Belluati (University of Basel, Switzerland)
"A Nanotechnological Approach to Synthetic Biology: Cascade Reactions in Polymeric Compartments"
Yan-Kay Ho (University College London, United Kingdom)
"Investigating Genetic Code Plasticity in Transient Expression Systems"
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
Mentorship Component: Designing Biology for Sustainable Solutions
With the help of mentors, groups will brainstorm pie-in-the-sky solutions to the biggest problems facing the Earth today, then develop a more down-to-Earth plan using synthetic biology technologies. A short panel discussion by the mentors will finish the session.
Discussion Leaders: Abe Pressman (National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA) and Daniel Anderson (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
Andrew Ellington (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
Vitor Pinheiro (KU Leuven, Belgium)
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
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To Kill a Mockingbird – New York, NY
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Venue: Shubert Theatre - 225 West 44th Street - New York, NY
Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-Winning American classic To Kill a Mockingbird comes to Broadway in a new adaptation by Aaron Sorkin, Directed by Bartlett Sher. Inspired by Lee's own childhood in Alabama, To Kill a Mockingbird features one of literature's towering symbols of integrity and righteousness in the character of Atticus Finch, based on Lee's own father. The character of Scout, based on herself, has come to define youthful innocence – and its inevitable loss – for generation after generation of readers around the world. Published in 1960, Harper Lee's debut novel To Kill a Mockingbird was an immediate and astonishing success. It won the Pulitzer Prize and quickly became a global phenomenon, with more than 50 million copies in print to date. Considered one of the great classics of modern American literature, the novel has never been out of print since its original publication.
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Book: Genesis (1), Exodus (2), Ruth (1), Psalm (4), Haggai (1), Malachi (1), Matthew (2), Mark (4), Luke (1), John (5), Romans (1), Philippians (2), 1 Timothy (1), 2 Timothy (1), James (1). … (6 more)
Series: 1 Timothy (1), Malachi (1), Psalms of Ascent (2), James (1), Prayer (1), Moses (2), John's view of Jesus (2), Haggai (1), Fruit of the Spirit (1), Special (1), John (3), A framework for faith (1), Genesis (1), Matthew (1), Mark (4), Psalms (2), Lent (1), Philippians (2), Joshua (1). … (10 more)
Service: Sunday Morning (26), Prayer Service (2).
Date: 2010 (1), 2011 (6), 2012 (4), 2013 (3), 2014 (2), 2015 (5), 2016 (3), 2017 (2), 2018 (3)
Caring for widows
1 Timothy 5:1-16 (Part of the 1 Timothy series).
Preached by Margaret Holohan on (Sunday Morning).
The other Lord's Prayer (2)
Show us the Way
John 14:1-14 (Part of the John series).
The Lord's Rebuke
Malachi 2:1-9 (Part of the Malachi series).
Gratitude, Glory & Grace
Philippians 4:15-23 (Part of the Philippians series).
Psalm 134:1-3 (Part of the Psalms of Ascent series).
Preached by Margaret Holohan on (Prayer Service).
On Schedules and Bank Balances
James 4:13-5:6 (Part of the James series).
The Spirit helps us as we pray
Romans 8:14-16 (Part of the Prayer series).
The Plagues
Exodus 7:14-24 (Part of the Moses series).


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George Salinas named as Life Fellow to the Texas Bar Foundation
The Law Offices of George Salinas, PLLC, is proud to announce that George Salinas has been named as a Life Fellow to the Texas Bar Foundation. Each year, the top 1/3 of 1% of all Texas attorneys are selected to be invited to this exclusive membership. Selection as a fellow is based on the attorney's contributions to the legal profession and their commitment to support their community at large. Once an attorney is nominated, each nominee must then be elected by the Texas Bar Foundation Board of Trustees.
Since its creation in 1965, the Texas Bar Foundation has welcomed many esteemed attorneys to its ranks. The Texas Bar Foundation and its members are committed to the support of programs and organizations that enhance the rule of law, provide legal assistance to the underprivileged and underserved, encourage scholarly legal research, and educate the public on the rule of law and system of justice.
Find out more about the Texas Bar Foundation at https://txbf.org.


Welcome to California State University, Northridge (CSUN)! Are you ready to follow your dreams living and studying in Southern California? Then you have come to the right place. CSUN is a vibrant, diverse university community of more than 38,000 students, 2,500 international students and 4,000 faculty and staff, located on a 356-acre campus in the heart of Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley. As you explore the university's website, you will find ample evidence of CSUN's commitment to the educational and professional goals of students and the community.
CSUN is home to students from more than 100 countries. Approximately seven percent of the total student enrollment is made up of an international population, with the largest groups hailing from China, Saudi Arabia, India, Kuwait, Japan and Korea. We take pride in our open-minded, diverse and welcoming campus community. As an international student at CSUN, you will be able to become part of a unique campus community and participate in numerous student activities. You are truly welcome on campus, no matter your background.
Other opportunities include the Semester at CSUN program, for students who want a short-term study abroad experience, and a pre-MBA certificate program that leads to the MBA degree program.
International students may live on or off campus. The Tseng College coordinates housing for students enrolled in Intensive English and University Pathway (IEUP) programs. For information about on-campus housing for IEUP students, visit the housing for IEUP students webpage. General on campus housing information can be found at CSUN's campus housing website.
For specific requirements, visit the international admissions page or graduate studies page. Freshman international students must have a 3.0 GPA and a passing score on the TOEFL, or other acceptable test.
Both F1 and J1 visas are issued.
Tuition and fees vary depending on the degree program. For specific information, view the cost of attendance. Financial aid is not available for international students.
All F-1 visa students are required to provide documentation of financial support before an I-20 document can be issued. For specific requirements, download the Affidavit of Financial Support.
To apply, please visit the Cal State Apply website.
For more information, visit the International Admissions page.


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Building up India's logistics sector to the fullest
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How convergence of data analytics & IoT drives Industry 4.0
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Airbus, Rolls Royce & Siemens team up for electric future
The E-Fan X hybrid-electric technology demonstrator is anticipated to fly in 2020
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E-mobility Airbus, Rolls Royce & Siemens team up for electric future
Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens have formed a partnership which aims at developing a near-term flight demonstrator which will be a significant step forward in hybrid-electric propulsion for commercial aircraft
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The three companies together announced the groundbreaking collaboration, bringing together some of the world's foremost experts in electrical and propulsion technologies, at the Royal Aeronautical Society in London.
The E-Fan X hybrid-electric technology demonstrator is anticipated to fly in 2020 following a comprehensive ground test campaign, provisionally on a BAe 146 flying testbed, with one of the aircraft's four gas turbine engines replaced by a two megawatt electric motor. Provisions will be made to replace a second gas turbine with an electric motor once system maturity has been proven.
"The E-Fan X is an important next step in our goal of making electric flight a reality in the foreseeable future. The lessons we learned from a long history of electric flight demonstrators, starting with the Cri-Cri, including the e-Genius, E-Star, and culminating most recently with the E-Fan 1.2, as well as the fruits of the E-Aircraft Systems House collaboration with Siemens, will pave the way to a hybrid single-aisle commercial aircraft that is safe, efficient, and cost-effective," said Paul Eremenko, Airbus' Chief Technology Officer. "We see hybrid-electric propulsion as a compelling technology for the future of aviation."
The E-Fan X demonstrator will explore the challenges of high-power propulsion systems, such as thermal effects, electric thrust management, altitude and dynamic effects on electric systems and electromagnetic compatibility issues. The objective is to push and mature the technology, performance, safety and reliability enabling quick progress on the hybrid electric technology. The programme also aims at establishing the requirements for future certification of electrically powered aircraft while training a new generation of designers and engineers to bring hybrid-electric commercial aircraft one step closer to reality.
As part of the E-Fan X programme, Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens will each contribute with their extensive experience and know-how in their respective fields of expertise:
Airbus will be responsible for overall integration as well as the control architecture of the hybrid-electric propulsion system and batteries, and its integration with flight controls.
Rolls-Royce will be responsible for the turbo-shaft engine, two megawatt generator, and power electronics. Along with Airbus, Rolls-Royce will also work on the fan adaptation to the existing nacelle and the Siemens electric motor.
Siemens will deliver the two megawatt electric motors and their power electronic control unit, as well as the inverter, DC/DC converter, and power distribution system. This comes on top of the E-Aircraft Systems House collaboration between Airbus and Siemens, launched in 2016, which aims at development and maturation of various electric propulsion system components and their terrestrial demonstraion across various power classes.
Paul Stein, Chief Technology Officer, Rolls-Royce, said: "The E-Fan X enables us to build on our wealth of electrical expertise to revolutionise flight and welcome in the third generation of aviation. This is an exciting time for us as this technological advancement will result in Rolls-Royce creating the world's most powerful flying generator.
"Siemens has been driving innovation in core technology fields at full speed," said Roland Busch, Chief Technology Officer of Siemens. "In April 2016 we opened a new chapter in electric-mobility with the collaboration with Airbus. Building up electric propulsion for aircraft, we are creating new perspectives for our company and also for our customers and society. With the E-Fan X partnership, we now take the next step to demonstrate the technology in the air."
Among the top challenges for today's aviation sector is to move towards a means of transport with improved environmental performance that is more efficient and less reliant on fossil fuels. The partners are committed to meeting the EU technical environmental goals of the European Commission's Flightpath 2050 Vision for Aviation (reduction of CO2 by 75%, reduction of NOx by 90% and noise reduction by 65%). These cannot be achieved with the technologies existing today. Therefore, Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens are investing in and focusing research work in different technology areas including electrification. Electric and hybrid-electric propulsion are seen today as among the most promising technologies for addressing these challenges.
(From L to R) Dr Frank Anton, Head of Siemens eAircraft; Mark Cousin, Airbus Head of demonstrations; Paul Stein, Rolls Royce, CTO
As part of the E-Fan X programme, Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens will each contribute with their extensive experience
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Circulatory disease is the second major cause of death in japan next to the cancer, and, therefore, understanding the blood flow is essential to realize a healthy society. Even a state-of-the-art medical equipment is not sufficient to measure the complete information of the blood flow in a invio. The fastest supercomputer may perform a ultra-high speed computation(real-time computation), but is inherently incapable to reproduce the real blood flows due to the lack of the exact computational condition for the relevant flows. Our laboratory is doing a reserch to realize an advanced medical treatment by understanding complex blood flows in living bodies through measurement-integrated simulation which enables us to perform a highly-accurate ultra-high speed computation(super-real-time computation)of the flows.
Accurate information of real blood flow in a living body is essential for developing advanced diagnosis and treatment. Measurement-integrate(MI)blood flow simulation system is being developed by integrating medical imaging measurement and computational flow simulation based on the observer theory.
Neutrophils travel through narrow rubbing against endothelial cell layer of the vessels. Since flow characteristics of the neutrophils in the microcirculation is essential for the understanding of immune response of the cells, we have observed friction characteristics of the neutrophils on the endothelial cells using the inclined centrifuge microscope.
Atrial fibrillation increases the risk if thrombus formation, which can cause cerebral infraction. However, the relevance of hemodynamics to the disease is little known. We investigate hemodynamics stresses and vortex formation in the atrium with fluid-structure interaction simulation using a model of a left atrium obtained by MRI.


The launch of Windows Server 2016 sparked a profound change for Microsoft's server line. The metamorphosis began as a simple file server of MS-DOS on the IBM PC to a fully functioning data center. Now, Microsoft is all about the cloud.
In 1989, Microsoft was still a strong partner with IBM in the server space. Both behemoths worked on making the 32-bit OS/2 operating system to run on Intel X86 processors. This was before Intel. During the late 80s, a server would have around 4 MB of main memory, a 60 MB disk drive, and one 80386 or 80486 chip. Imagine that.
In 1992, Microsoft began its path toward building its own rack-scale servers with Windows for Workgroups 3.1. Then, in 1993, Microsoft announced the debut of Windows for Workgroups 3.11. Not to mention, the July 1993 debut of Windows NT 3.1, which was a revelation with its 32-bit kernel that could run on SGI MIPS, Intel Itanium processors, DEC Alpha, and IBM PowerPC.
This was the launch that gave Microsoft a strong base for taking over the data center once owned by Unix vendors from the mid-1980s. Microsoft then made a huge score by hiring Dave Cutler in 1988, who invented the VMS operating system.
Microsoft made a bold statement by easing the transition to the cloud with Windows Server 2016. To illustrate, organizations have the option to run secure applications either in the cloud or on-premises. The result is a true hybrid offering.
Plus, it comes with container formats that can be easily deployed wherever a company deems necessary. Microsoft has recognized the hybrid cloud as a reality, whether businesses are ready to go full-cloud or must take measured steps due to the need for regulatory compliance.
In addition, there is the flexibility that comes with unified DevOps and management allowing operators to update resources throughout the hybrid cloud. Regardless of the application used, users are protected and managed. Windows Server 2016 really is built for clients of all sizes.
At the end of August 2017, Microsoft announced the support for SATADOM boot drives within future Windows Server 2016 updates. Since these only have one chip and plug into the server's motherboard, they present cost savings through the use of less power.
As a result, higher storage density is achieved. Microsoft wants to continue to enable the option for sharing storage via multiple nodes which is usually achieved with a SAN device but you still need a drive to boot and SD cards just can't handle the capacity.
New iterations are already coming along. In fact, Microsoft wants more users to align themselves with the Azure platform. One way of doing so is through automation. While Windows Server 2016 offered a gentle approach toward embracing the cloud, the future is pointed to a server management model that focuses on the infrastructure.
The approach is to handle identical servers as one unit. This is especially critical for companies who manage thousands of servers. Furthermore, Windows Server 2016 provides the bridge from traditional server management to an automated future. Instead of managing each server individually, you are looking at and working on the collective.
Just take a look at how the Server Manager dashboard instantly creates groups of servers based on role or application. With Server Manager, you can control several remote servers at once.
What about PowerShell? Microsoft has ensured that PowerShell is the clear choice for managing Windows Server 2016. When making installations, you don't see a desktop. You see the PowerShell console.
Just a few lines of PowerShell code and you have the ability to manage thousands of users. Windows Server 2016 is the first to include container technology in the Windows Server product line.
The future for Windows Server 2016 is a complete shift to the cloud, automation, and virtualization. You can say goodbye to addressing server issues on a case-by-case basis as well.
Think more along the lines of software-defined storage and networking. You will continue running your workloads in containers with the ability to quickly move them across clouds, racks, and servers.


Language is an individual phenomenon of a physiological and psychological nature, conditioned, of course, by the social existence of the individual. Both the lexical, semantic, and grammatical sides are accomplished through all the activities and factors adjacent to the instructive-educational process. Both language and speech have a social character, especially as in the process of communication, speech takes on an individual form. Language requires speech and vice versa. The process of speech has a social basis, because it primarily targets the inter-human understanding. The problem of functions is of the utmost importance in defining the essence of the language. The main and specific function of the language, its destination in society is to serve as a means of communication. Language disorders include various forms of manifestation, such as language disorders affecting pronunciation, speech rhythm and fluency, speech retardation disorders, polymorphic disorders (with neurological substrate), written-to-read language abnormalities. Proper pronunciation of sounds can be obtained when children are offered irreproachable speech patterns, accompanied by verbal explanations of how speech organs are used, how each sound is emitted. Through slow and precise articulation movements, children will succeed on the basis of imitation and explanation to gain a correct pronunciation.


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New Mexico Registered Agent – A Guide to Choose & Appoint Suitable Candidate
September 5, 2022 May 5, 2022 by Mike hamilton
A New Mexico registered agent is lawfully required for all formal businesses & non-profits in the state. A registered agent's job is to timely receive official documents and service of process from the state of New Mexico and forward them to business owners/managers. Our guide will explain what your New Mexico registered agent will do and its requirements.
What is a New Mexico Registered Agent?
You may have seen the term "registered agent" in the formation documents of your New Mexico business. A New Mexico registered agent is the official point of contact between your business and the New Mexico Secretary of State. Your registered agent will receive official documents and service of process (legal notice of a lawsuit) of your business. The candidate you choose for the job should be reliable so that you receive crucial documents in time.
Why is it Mandatory to Have a Registered Agent in NM?
Under New Mexico state laws, it is mandatory to have and maintain a registered agent for all formal businesses & non-profits in the state. This is to ensure that all businesses receive notices timely even when the owners are away for vacations, business trips, or personal energies.
If your agent resigns, you'll get 30 days to find a successor once the resignation has been processed by the state. Not assigning one before the deadline will result in the administrative dissolution of your LLC.
Additionally, without a registered agent –
It's possible to have a lawsuit proceed against you without you being aware.
You may not be able to defend yourself in court and have to pay legal fees.
Your business may fail to respond to tax filings which will risk your business's good standing status.
Can I Be My Own Registered Agent in NM?
Yes, as an owner, you may choose to be your own registered agent for your New Mexico business. Note that you should be above the age of 18 and have a physical street address in New Mexico where you can receive documents. However, this also comes with its own challenges.
Risks of being your own agent –
A registered agent's address (registered office) is available in public records of New Mexico. If you operate a small-time home business without a business office, then you'll have to make your home address available in public records. For your privacy, this isn't desirable at all.
You can only be a registered agent within New Mexico. If your business expands to our states, you'll have to assign someone who lives in that state since a registered agent must be a resident of that state.
Your reputation is at stake as you may receive service of process from a Sheriff officer in front of employees or clients.
Can a Business Be Its Own Registered Agent in New Mexico?
You cannot appoint an LLC, corporation, or any other entity as its own registered agent in New Mexico. However, as a business owner, you can appoint yourself, or an employee/principal of your business. Additionally, you can choose a person or a business that offers such services.
What to Expect From Your New Mexico Registered Agent?
Whoever you assign as a registered agent, should be able to fulfill some important duties without any delays or mistakes. You should expect the following qualities.
The candidate should be reliable and accurate in handling legal documents.
He/she must always be physically present at their provided location in New Mexico during regular business hours.
The agent should be aware of state compliance rules and should know how to review service process documents.
They should forward crucial documents to you in a timely manner.
A registered agent should be reliable, accurate, and consistent. They must always be available and physically present at the registered office during normal business hours. This ensures any hand-delivered legal documents get proper attention.
Who Can Be My New Mexico Registered Agent?
As we said, For an individual, you may appoint yourself or an individual associated with your business. You may also assign a trusted friend or family member for the position with their consent. But remember that individuals who don't do this professionally may travel or take time off, which increases the risk of missing important legal notices.
The best option is to use a registered agent company with expertise in multiple states to support your business expansion.
Rules to Appoint a Registered Agent in New Mexico
Whether you are planning to appoint an individual or a company as your registered agent, they should be within the legal requirements set by the New Mexico Secretary of State.
If it's an individual, then he/she must be a resident of New Mexico.
The Individual has to provide their name & accurate address as your agent in New Mexico SOS business records.
The address of your agent must be a physical street address in New Mexico and not a P.O. Box or mailbox service.
The agent must be available to receive documents during normal business hours and personally sign all documents.
If you want a professional organization to be your agent then it should be legally authorized to do business in New Mexico.
How to Appoint a Registered Agent in New Mexico?
All New Mexico businesses have to designate a registered agent in the business formation documents. For instance, LLCs require the filing of Articles of Organization. This is your main LLC formation document that requires essential details including your registered agent. Here's how to file New Mexico Articles of Organization online.
You can easily register your LLC or corporation online on the New Mexico SOS website ($50 filing fee for LLC and $25 filing fee for a corporation). Provide accurate details about your registered agent and file the application online with the state of New Mexico.
Is it Necessary to Get Consent from My NM Registered Agent?
Yes, the state of New Mexico actually requires registered agents to consent to their service as your registered agent. Your agent needs to sign the consent form (Registered agent statement of acceptance) form and you'll have to mail it to the Secretary of State. This is proof that the agent will serve your business. In case your agent decides to end their services, they have to give you prior notice.
How to Get a Free Registered Agent in New Mexico?
A registered agent in New Mexico can cost you anywhere between $35 to $300 depending on their commitment and experience. You may avoid these fees while registering your business with the state of New Mexico. For this, you just have to take help from a well-known business organizer in the state.
Find a well-known business organizer to help you register your business with the state. They'll appoint a free registered agent and will also help you form your business in compliance with the state laws by handling all necessary documents correctly. As long as your New Mexico registered agent is looking after your business work, tax filings, and legal paperwork, there is nothing you have to worry about.
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Michigan Computer Crime Laws
Modern living has improved due to technological advancement and innovation. We can now handle several financial transactions online, perform complicated work from the convenience of our homes, and virtually communicate with people worldwide.
However, as technology continues to advance, criminal activities are also on the increase. Computer crimes have devastating effects that go beyond just the victims themselves. Businesses, families, and entire communities are also being affected.
The internet offers a false sense of anonymity and security, and many people think they will not be held accountable for their actions. However, the government has created laws which make it illegal for people to commit computer crimes, which includes internet sex crimes. These laws also prescribe harsh punishment for computer crime offenders.
Hiring a competent lawyer plays a significant role in determining if you would beat the charges for computer crimes against you. Attorney Nicole Blank Becker is a leading criminal defense lawyer in Michigan who can help you secure the best outcome. Nicole is also an excellent sex crimes defense lawyer.
It is a criminal offense under Michigan law to commit a crime using a computer, computer network, computer program, or computer system. Any person charged with a computer crime may also face charges for the underlying offense.
For instance, if somebody sends harassing or threatening messages to another person via email using their computer, the offender can be charged with stalking as a separate crime and the crime of using a computer to commit a crime. The implication is that they can be charged with two different offenses, even though it is the same act – stalking and a computer crime.
MCL 750.145d is Michigan's computer crimes statute containing the provisions and penalties of using a computer to commit a crime in Michigan. When you carry out illegal activities on the internet, even if it is within the confines of your home and you do not interact with another person, you may still be liable to felony charges.
Michigan computer crime laws prohibit people from using a computer, computer program, computer network, and computer system to carry out any of the acts listed below:
Committing, attempting to commit, conspiring to commit, or soliciting another person to commit conduct proscribed under MCL 145a (accosting, enticing or soliciting a child for immoral purpose), MCL 750.145c (possession of child sexually abusive material, i.e. child pornography), MCL 750.157c (recruiting, inducing, soliciting, or coercing minor to commit a felony), MCL 750.349 (kidnapping), MCL 750.350 (leading, taking, carrying away, decoying, or enticing away child under 14), MCL 750.520b (criminal sexual conduct 1st degree), MCL 750.520c (criminal sexual conduct 2nd degree), MCL 750.520d (criminal sexual conduct 3rd degree), MCL 750.520e (criminal sexual conduct 4th degree), MCL 750.520g (assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct), and MCL 722.675 (distributing sexually explicit matter to minor). MCL 750.145d(1)(a).
Committing, attempting to commit, conspiring to commit, or soliciting another person to commit conduct proscribed under MCL 411h (stalking) and MCL 750.411i (aggravated stalking). MCL 750.145d(1)(b).
Committing, attempting to commit, conspiring to commit, or soliciting another person to commit conduct proscribed under Chapter XXXIII of the Penal Code (crimes involving bombs or explosives), MCL 327 (cause death due to explosive), MCL 750.327a (sale of explosives to minors), MCL 750.328 (death due to placing explosives in a building), or MCL 750.411a(2) (false report of certain crimes). MCL 750.145d(1)(c).
What Activities Classify as Internet or Computer Crimes Under Michigan Law?
Internet crimes refer to crimes done using a computer or even a cellphone. They cover a wide range of activities, but can be grouped into two broad classifications – fraud or financial crimes and sex crimes. Examples of computer crimes include:
Solicitation of a minor
Credit cards crimes
There are strict laws banning people from using a computer for illegal sexual purposes, harassing or defrauding other people, and identity theft crimes. If you are arrested for a cyber crime, you are at risk of being charged with a felony, which is the most severe criminal charge.
What are the Penalties for Using a Computer to Commit a Crime in Michigan?
Michigan law prescribes a strict penalty for the offense of using a computer to commit a crime. However, the severity of the punishment imposed on people guilty of committing computer crimes depends on the severity of the underlying offense.
Most internet crimes are considered felonies and are punishable by the same degree of punishment attached to the underlying offense. In some cases, the offender may be more severely punished for cyber crime than the punishment for the underlying crime.
Anyone who violates the provisions of the Michigan computer crime statute is guilty of a criminal offense punishable as follows:
"If the underlying crime is a misdemeanor or a felony with a maximum term of imprisonment of less than one year, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than $5,000, or both." MCL 750.145d(2)(a)
"If the underlying crime is a misdemeanor or a felony with a maximum term of imprisonment of one year or more, but less than two years, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than two years or a fine of not more than $5,000, or both." MCL 750.145d(2)(b)
"If the underlying crime is a misdemeanor or a felony with a maximum term of imprisonment of two years or more, but less than four years, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than four years or a fine of not more than $5,000, or both." MCL 750.145d(2)(c)
"If the underlying crime is a felony with a maximum term of imprisonment of four years or more, but less than 10 years, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or a fine of not more than $5,000, or both." MCL 750.145d(2)(d)
"If the underlying crime is a felony punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years or more, but less than 15 years, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years or a fine of not more than $10,000, or both." MCL 750.145d(2)(e)
"If the underlying crime is a felony punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of 15 years or more or for life, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 20 years or a fine of not more than $20,000, or both." MCL 750.145d(2)(f)
"The court may order that a term of imprisonment imposed under this section be served consecutively to any term of imprisonment imposed for conviction of the underlying offense." MCL 750.145d(3)
"This section does not prohibit a person from being charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation of law committed by that person while violating or attempting to violate this section, including the underlying offense." MCL 750.145d(4)
"This section applies regardless of whether the person is convicted of committing, attempting to commit, conspiring to commit, or soliciting another person to commit the underlying offense." MCL 750.145d(5)
"A violation or attempted violation of this section occurs if the communication originates in this state, is intended to terminate in this state, or is intended to terminate with a person who is in this state." MCL 750.145d(6)
"A violation or attempted violation of this section may be prosecuted in any jurisdiction in which the communication originated or terminated." MCL 750.145d(7).
What are the Possible Legal Defenses to Computer Crime Charges Under Michigan Law?
Defending computer crime charges can be challenging because there is usually some proof recorded already. The prosecution can obtain evidence even if you have deleted or erased records of your activities on your computer. However, in the case of mistaken identity or being forced to commit the crime, you may be able to put up a valid defense in court.
Also, where your computer was searched and seized without a warrant, as required by the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, can be a viable defense. Even if it cannot serve as a valid defense against computer crimes, an experienced lawyer can help to suppress the evidence and render it inadmissible.
Contact Blank Law, PC to Defend You Against Computer Crime Charges in Michigan
If you have been charged with a cyber crime, you should reach out to Attorney Nicole Blank Becker of Blank Law, PC to increase your chances of defeating the charges. By creating an attorney-client relationship with her, she can provide legal advice about the criminal justice system and help you build a solid defense strategy against computer crimes.
Contact Nicole Blank Becker for a free consultation if you have been arrested or charged with a computer crime.


There's no place to be a realtor like Toronto in 2017. You watch frenzied bids on your client's house blow well past asking price, sell within a week and then go swimming in a pool of commission money. Still, realtors need to work hard to land those clients in the first place. To stand out among the roughly 48,000 agents in the GTA, some of them are getting creative—and, well, a little shameless. Here, a collection of Toronto's wackiest realtor ads.


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KYMCO USA will join an international Who's Who of motorsports as one of the major OEM participants in the full schedule of 2007-08 Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows.
As part of the IMS circuit, KYMCO will be on display in 13 cities nationwide, beginning in Phoenix in October 2007 and ending in Chicago in February 2008. Stops in between include Houston, Fort Worth, San Mateo, Seattle, Long Beach, New York, Novi (Michigan), Washington DC, Atlanta, Cleveland, and Minneapolis.
"We are very pleased to have KYMCO USA on board for the upcoming season of the Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows presented by Toyota ," said Group Show Director Jeff D'Entremont. "Our shows offer the perfect platform for consumers to see what's new and what's next in the powersports market. The addition of KYMCO USA and their complete line of scooter and ATV products are the perfect compliment to our already impressive OEM lineup."
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Albert Bourla became Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2019.In his previous role, Albert was Pfizer's Chief Operating Officer (COO), overseeing the company's commercial strategy, manufacturing and global product development functions. Prior to being named COO, Albert was the Group President of Pfizer Innovative Health, responsible for the Inflammation & Immunology, Internal Medicine, Oncology, Rare Disease, Vaccines and Consumer Healthcare business groups. He also created the Patient and Health Impact group, dedicated to developing solutions for increasing patient access, demonstrating the value of our innovations and ensuring broader business model innovation.
Albert joined Pfizer's Animal Health Division in 1993 as Technical Director of Greece. He held positions of increasing responsibility across Europe before moving to Pfizer Global Headquarters in New York in 2001 to assume the role of U.S. Group Marketing Director for Animal Health. In 2004, he became Vice President of Business Development and New Products Marketing; supervising Pfizer Animal Health global licensing and acquisition activities, as well as the unit's R&D portfolio. In 2006, he was appointed Area President of Europe, Africa and Middle East and in 2009, he assumed additional responsibilities for Asia and Pacific.


Ard Gelinck's work is triggering some serious nostalgia. The digital artist has cleverly Photoshopped iconic musicians with their younger selves and honestly, this is the best thing we've seen on the Internet for a while now. Absolutely genius.
While most of the artists have aged well, some have literally frozen in time (Madge, we're looking at you!). We've rounded up our favourite and most shocking ones. Let's take a trip down memory lane, shall we?
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For novice, slightly experienced, or skilled sub-varsity players, the junior football program provides the opportunity to enjoy the game of football, while learning and being challenged as athletes. The junior squad practices with the varsity team and plays seven games against other ISL schools during their season. The coaches of the junior football team are Don Allard and Cam Marchant.
09.20 Fri
Boys Jr Football Game vs. Roxbury Latin School (H)
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Coaching Philosophy: Create team-centric groups and build self-esteem through meeting appropriate challenges.
Coaching Tenure: For 22 years at Nobles, I have coached football and baseball at every level from varsity through middle school.
Playing/Prior Coaching Experience: Varsity football and baseball player at Harvard (1980-1983)
781-320-7244 don_allard@nobles.edu
Mark Harrington has served as a teacher and coach at Nobles for over 40 years. Since 1976 he has worked in the lower levels of the football program, and was head coach for the women's ice hockey and men's lacrosse programs. While involved in upper school sports for several decades, he now is devoted to middle school football and lacrosse. In 1997, the Women's Ice Hockey Holiday Tournament was renamed in honor of his 23 years as head coach in that sport.
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Blythe Masters Looks Beyond Finance for Next Wave of Blockchain Growth
The enterprise DLT startup now sees a vast range of opportunities, both within the industry where its founder spent most of her career and outside it.
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Aug 6, 2018 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
To hear Blythe Masters tell it, the time has come for Digital Asset (DA) to spread its wings and fly.
The distributed ledger technology (DLT) company she founded in 2014 is entering a new phase, heralded by, among other things, a partnership with Google Cloud to simplify and proliferate the tech.
To date, DA's strategy has stood out among the big enterprise blockchain players for its laser-like focus. Instead of spending a lot of time on consortiums, proofs-of-concept and the like, the New York-based company concentrated on landing the one big fish.
It achieved that goal late last year when the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) officially hired DA to replace its creaky Clearing House Electronic Subregister System (CHESS), a multi-year project that's currently underway.
Now, having earned the rare distinction of a bona fide production customer, Masters' startup wants to foster an ecosystem around its Digital Asset Modeling Language (DAML), which is about to become available with a software development kit (SDK) via Google Cloud.
"Having spent three and a half years in the design-and-build phase, this is the 'open up and educate' phase and [the time to] build a community of channel partners and developers," Masters told CoinDesk.
This, in turn, will open a vast range of opportunities for DA, she said – both within the financial services industry where Masters spent most of her career and outside it.
"The application of this technology is by no means limited to the world's biggest market infrastructures," the former JPMorgan Chase executive said, adding:
"It goes well throughout financial services, well beyond capital markets and beyond financial services into all the other industries that have a vested interest in improving the efficiency of their workflow orchestration."
According to Masters, there is "a lot of pent-up demand" for DA's technology which the cloud-based DAML SDK can start to meet and a "potential addressable market that is almost unmeasurable."
To give a sense of the breadth of this market, Masters rattled off a litany of new pastures for DA, including: healthcare and insurance claims; digital media rights; royalty streams; real estate; lending and collateral management within capital markets, derivatives post-trade, securities post-trade, reference data, supply chain, crypto wallet custody of assets and more.
However, Masters was careful to qualify this, acknowledging the fatigue felt in many corners following the blockchain hype of a few years ago.
"I think there was some fair criticism that blockchain was a technology solution looking for a problem to solve," she said. "But our approach has very much been to work with customers to identify the problem first and sometimes not to recommend a DLT solution."
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The DA team recently returned from San Francisco, where Masters and Shaul Kfir, DA's CTO, gave a talk on DLT partnerships at the Google Cloud Next conference.
The primary aim of the Google Cloud partnership is to make it easier for developers to deploy DA's tech, which Masters describes as "a mission to unleash web-paced innovation across multiple industries."
This means abstracting away the underlying complexity of the cryptography, the data architecture, the blockchain or DLT state engine, said Masters.
The Google Cloud-DA partnership appears to run deep as well as wide. To help drive the DAML platform-as-a-service (PaaS) program, DA has also welcomed former Google engineering executive AG Gangadhar to its board.
"We will start to see application development accelerate, some of which will be used in production but others will be useful to helping programmers test and iterate on applications that run on a distributed ledger platform like Digital Asset's," said Gangadhar.
And adding to the symbiosis, Google Cloud has joined DA's developer program private beta, giving Google Cloud developers access to DAML.
"The DLT space has garnered extraordinary enthusiasm and Google's developers and its customers are no less curious and motivated in this space than any others," said Masters.
It's now clear Google is getting serious about blockchain following candid comments last month from co-founder Sergey Brin that the search giant was playing catch up with the blockchain trend.
Google would not comment on the partnership or DLT generally, but an insider close to the DA-Google Cloud partnership confirmed to CoinDesk, "All of Google has access to the DAML SDK, and this includes Alphabet," Google's holding company, which has portfolio companies in a wide range of industries.
But not every influential figure in Mountain View is a blockchain convert. CoinDesk asked Google's chief internet evangelist, Vint Cerf, if he thought tokens could perhaps be used to incentivize users and align them with the goals of tech platforms.
Cerf, who was not commenting on the DA partnership but on cryptocurrency generally, replied in a curt email: "Not clear yet. It could just turn into a speculation like tulip bulbs and bitcoin."
Still, Masters said DA and Google share a common approach to solving engineering problems and "a focus on empowerment of enterprise customers, particularly in the workflow orchestration space that we have in common. So that is where the enthusiasm is coming from."
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To be sure, DA is far from alone among enterprise blockchain vendors in trying to expanding its ecosystem.
For instance, IBM and Hyperledger are hard at work exploring what they can do with partnerships. Meanwhile, a recent announcement from banking blockchain consortium R3 talked up the potential for its Corda platform to be interoperable across a wide range of industries.
There has also been an increase in blockchain-as-a-service announcements of late. BlockApps Strato has also been welcomed onto Google Cloud, while Amazon Cloud Services (AWS) recently cemented a partnership with ethereum design studio Consensys in the form of the Kaleido project.
But Masters pointed out that DA has always charted its own course, adding that the company's strategy remains unchanged.
"It's where we always intended to focus," she said, referring to the new priority on building a developer ecosystem. "We just didn't approach it via the same avenue necessarily as everyone else."
Aside from ASX, other customers DA has publicly disclosed it is working with are the U.S. clearing and settlement giant DTCC and Dutch megabank ABN Amro.
Another thing enterprise blockchain watchers seem to be interested in is a possible amalgamation between private or permissioned DLTs and public chains, with their fluidity of tokenized assets.
Asked for her opinion on the nascent token economy and where it might bleed into the enterprise world, Masters said she is "not ruling out tokens by any means."
She agreed there is lots of good research and development work being done on this, but said the institutional use of enterprise tokens requires enterprise-grade command-and-control infrastructure.
"It won't be until the kind of controls you routinely expect around transactions and post-trade processing of a stock or bond today can also be produced for the transaction of a tokenized instrument – whether it's a stock or a bond or a cryptocurrency – that we will see widespread enterprise adoption of tokenized instruments that rely on public chain technologies."
Ever the hard-headed businessperson, Masters would not be drawn on the merits or otherwise of one DLT architecture versus another, but answered categorically all the same when she said:
"What I believe in is our technology. I don't mix philosophy or religion with technology. I believe in solving business problems using tech in a cost-effective and safe manner."
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