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Rainer Mittelstaedt...
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Rainer Mittelstaedt Ministering Forward. Mentoring Tomorrow's Christian Leaders
Do you want to have a part in helping tomorrow's Christian leadersfulfill their destiny?Have you been asked to be a mentor but did not know where to begin?Does it excite you to see someone you have encouraged advance to a newlevel?Ministering Forward will help you to understand how you can be aguide and encourager to those who want to tap into your experience as youtransfer faith and ministry to the next generation.You will learn how to be purposeful and intentional in a mentoringrelationship that allows the learner to determine their own mentoring agendawhile you nudge them towards self-awareness and guide them along criticalgrowth pathways. You will discover how to forge a mentoring agreement thatkeeps the relationship on track, as well as identify mentoring activitiesyou can pursue. This book will leave you with no doubt about how you can fitinto a mentoring role.Ministering Forward offers a meaningful and convincing rationalefor why leaders must embrace purposeful and competent mentoring to realizeGod-given vision and extend their impact beyond their lifetimes. If you wantto build people, develop leaders, and transfer vision forward, but don'tknow where to start, reach for Ministering Forward first.—Peter DoveSoutheast Asia Regional Director, Pentecostal Assemblies of CanadaInternational MissionsRainer and his wife Elizabeth are global workers with many years ofexperience doing exactly what this book talks about—making a strategicinvestment of their lives in mentoring lea...
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Dale Carnegie's Radio Program: How to Win Friends and Influence Pe...
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Dale Carnegie Dale Carnegie's Radio Program. How to Win Friends and Influence People - Lesson 1: Gain insight into handling difficult people; Discover the keys to popularity; How young people can look for a job; & What employers want in their employees
Dale Carnegie's Radio Program: How to Win Friends and Influence People -Lesson 1: Gain insight into handling difficult people; Discover the keys to popularity; How young people can look for a job; & What employers want in their employees.COLGATE SHAVE CREAMS PRESENT DALE CARNEGIE, the man who can answer your problem! Millions of readers profit by reading Dale Carnegie's daily column of helpful advice in more than one hundred of America's leading newspapers; and his famous book, "HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE" has sold more copies during its first eighteen months of publication than any other non-fiction book in all history. Now Colgate brings Dale Carnegie's inspiring advice to you, on the radio, so everyone can take advantage of his proven rules for winning happiness and success.Gain insight into handling difficult people"Tune in" to Dale Carnegie's live radio broadcast in a particularly amusing edition of "How to Win Friends and Influence People". Gain insight into handling difficult people through the personal exploits of Dale Carnegie's guests, and benefit from learning Carnegie's "How to Win Rule" of the week on the futility of letting ourselves get upset by trivialities.Discover the keys to popularityDiscover the keys to popularity and find out what makes people like or dislike you, in this insightful edition of Dale Carnegie's live radio show, "How to Win Friends and Influence People"...
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Mark McKay 3D Fitness
Learn how creating & developing the BEST version of yourself can transform the other aspects of your life; work, family, friends, social time, and more! Lose the excuses and forget the myths, it all starts with YOU!
Stephen Denning The...
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Stephen Denning The Leader's Guide to Storytelling. Mastering the Art and Discipline of Business Narrative
In his best-selling book, Squirrel Inc., former World Bank executive and master storyteller Stephen Denning used a tale to show why storytelling is a critical skill for leaders. Now, in this hands-on guide, Denning explains how you can learn to tell the right story at the right time. Whoever you are in the organization CEO, middle management, or someone on the front lines you can lead by using stories to effect change. Filled with myriad examples, A Leader's Guide to Storytelling shows how storytelling is one of the few available ways to handle the principal and most difficult challenges of leadership: sparking action, getting people to work together, and leading people into the future. The right kind of story at the right time, can make an organization "stunningly vulnerable" to a new idea.
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Florence Scovel Shinn The Complete Works Of Florence Scovel Shinn
This is the complete collection of all four classic works of Florence Scovel Shinn. One of America's most beloved and best-selling inspirational authors, Scovel Shinn's advice is powerful and timeless. Discover the power of the spoken word and how to invoke the Law of Attraction in her classic best-sellers THE GAME OF LIFE and THE SECRETE DOOR TO SUCCESS. Learn how to create anything you want simply by aligning your thoughts and words with the perfect good that resides divinely within you in her inspirational books YOUR WORD IS YOUR WAND and THE POWER OF THE SPOKEN WORD. THE COMPLETE WORKS OF FLORENCE SCOVEL SHINN provides a comprehensive guide for learning how to turn defeat into victory, poverty into prosperity, fear into faith, and resentment into love.
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Mirelle Vraimont Weight Management Diary
This book was designed with you,the Weight Manager, in mind. Through the ideas presented in this book you can be totally in control of your weight by learning what agrees with you, what you can use to control your weight, and what exercise plan agrees with you. You can get all the advice available but ONLY YOU can ultimately control your weight. After all, who is there 24/7, 365/6 to determine what goes into your mouth, how many desserts you have, and what exercise plan you follow. YOU are the ultimate arbiter of what goes into your mouth and,therefore, only you can control your weight! YOU can make the appropriate nutritional choices as you have had a lifetime of advice on what is good for you!
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George Green Writing a Novel and Getting Published For Dummies UK
Learn to: Craft a winning manuscript Troubleshoot and edit your work Prepare your manuscript for publication Find a good agent to represent you Negotiate the best possible deal Turn your aspiration into reality with this completely updated guide If you've always wanted to write that great novel, but never knew where to start, look no further! With a published author advising you on how to write well and a literary agent providing insight into getting a publishing deal, this updated guide gives you the inside track on the art and science of breaking into the fiction-publishing industry. Taking you step by step from concept to contract, this book provides the tools you need to tell your story with skill and approach agents and publishers with confidence. Dive in – check out how to combine your natural talent with the writing techniques used by successful authors Establish a firm foundation – construct your basic story, plot and structure Examine the key elements – create characters, develop dialogue, explore relationships and insert conflict Fine-tune and finish up – discover tips on adding detail, creativity and flair while bringing your work to a close Get published – take the next step by weighing up your publishing options, working with agents and negotiating deals Find out more – check out additional advice, like the most common mistakes you need to avoid, and tips from published authors Open the book and find: Tips for getting started Creative ways to develop plots, storylines, characters and dialogue The seven basic stories and how to put them to work Tricks for crafting a great ending to your novel How to prepare your manuscript for editing and publishing The lowdown on the business side of publishing
Scott La Counte Jump...
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Scott La Counte Jumpstart Your Platform. A Beginners Guide to Finding Your Audience Through Social Media
Platform. It can make or break a writer. If you have it, then get ready for publishers to offer you contracts; and if you don't? Let me kindly introduce you to the slush pile.Whether you are a writer or another kind of content provider, there is one universal truth: you need platform. Most writers put all their effort into writing their book and haven't thought at all about their platform. In fact if you asked most new writers what their platform is, they will probably reply with a blank stare and a follow up question: what's platform?If that person is you and you're sitting here reading and wondering what platform is...platform is your message and the people who will buy your message. This book is geared at authors, but platform and how to build it is the same no matter who you are—be it a musician, a business, or a motivational speaker.So how do you build platform? In part one, you'll see the three places most people start: blogs, Facebook, and Twitter. Part two gives a brief overview of how other social networks work; these include Google+, LinkedIn, Instagram, Goodreads, and Reddit.
Joseph Correa Women'...
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Joseph Correa Women's Tennis Strategies. Win More Matches by Playing Smarter
Learning to master the mental side of tennis has always been a difficult part of the game. Some players have decided to simply not train mentally or simply ignore it which is a big mistake. It is said that winning in tennis is 80 - 90 % MENTAL! Just take into account that key points in a tennis match such as match point, game point, break points, and set points, are all crutial situations that can decide the outcome of any particular competition. SO WHY DO MOST PEOPLE SKIP MENTAL TRAINING? Take into account that on average a tennis match lasts 1 hour and 30 minutes. Focusing for such an extended amount of time is not easy task but with the right concepts and ideas to get you there things will become more obtainable. Start reading and putting into practice the concepts and ideas provided in this book so that you can get the most of your game and win more often. The best tennis strategies to win more in your league, junior, professional, and recreational matches. Knowing what to do and how to do it in your matches can make all the difference in the world. What should you do against a consistent player? What can you do against a hard hitter? Is there a strategy for lobbers? How can I overcome players who hit only with slice? How should I play against someone who hits with a lot of topspin? These and many more questions are answered in this book. Do you know any tennis player who doesn't play as well as the others but for some reason finds a way to win? That's because the...
Ken Bramlett What Me...
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Ken Bramlett What Men Need
Men yearn for a rich, fulfilling life! They want to be first-rate husbands and excellent fathers; they seek success in the workplace and endeavor to make an impact on the world around them; they also long to have a rich spiritual life. It is difficult to balance these pursuits in a way that leads to a fulfilling life. What Men Need provides numerous, easily applied tools that men can incorporate into their daily journey to find the fulfillment they desire. What Men Need is designed to help men address specific challenges such as: • How to have frequent and intimate encounters with God • How to successfully fill the dual roles of the husband-leader and lover • How to provide the two most crucial things a man can give his children • How to apply nine biblical principles that lead to respect from others in the workplace • How to make an impact on the world around him And more! If you are looking to organize or reorganize your life to find your personal pathway to fulfillment, then "What Men Need" is for you! The book offers you a life management system that will help you balance the demands on your time by focusing on the two main components of self management - prioritization and self-control. "The book is practical, challenging, devotional, and intensely moving in its appeals to find the life you've always wanted. His ultimate challenge leaves us little choice: If you want something you've never had, you must dare to do something you've never done. Read...
Lori Gano How He Lov...
You may know of Jesus and His sacrifice for you; but how deeply does it...
Lori Gano How He Loves Us. Revealing the Affections of God
You may know of Jesus and His sacrifice for you; but how deeply does it resonate in your heart when you turn and face your reality—a reality that weeps despair, heartache, shame, or regret? The antidote to the most shattered heart is through the intense and drenching love that only God can give. How He Loves Us is a story of love and restoration through the book of the Song of Solomon and the stories of eight very different women of the Bible. Christ's love for us is passionate and restorative. His consistent affections will mend any pain and usher you into your calling. How He Loves Us is an in-depth study of God's unchanging devotion and tenderness toward His people. The poetry of the Song of Solomon is broken down verse by verse with word studies in the original language. This exploration through His Word will offer you an incredible glimpse of your Heavenly Father's heart. His message to you is ever consistent. His fondness for you is overwhelming. Spend time here in His truth, moved by His poetic affection, forever changed by His love. Here you will learn just how He sees you. Prepare yourself to be undone by His pursuit of you. Formatted with reflective questions at the closing of each chapter, How He Loves Us is perfect for independent reading or a group study.
Jess Turunen Cut the...
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Jess Turunen Cut the Crap. A Real-Life Guide to Losing the Excuses and Creating Your Own Future
Are you stuck in life and feel like you're getting nowhere?Do you feel like everything happens to you and you just can't catch a break?Do you feel like you don't know who your real friends are, and you're being weighed down, held back, and don't know where to turn?Well, honey, you're not alone. I'm here to give you a virtual intervention: to call you out on all your bullsh--t belief systems and say, "Cut the crap! Stop making excuses! Let's get your sh--t together and create your amazing future."If you want radical change, transformational breakthroughs, and real-life guidance, then Cut the Crap is the perfect place to start. Jess has overcome enormous hurdles and created the most incredible life for herself using these techniques and systems. Using real-life examples, conversational language, and some good old-fashioned cuss words, Jess shows you how to create the life you've always dreamed of and leave your belief systems trailing behind in the dust. Are you ready for a change? Let's do this!
Jeanne Webb Davis A...
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Jeanne Webb Davis A Word from Brother Jeanne
The word that Brother Jeanne brings is simple, sometimes humorous, and very insightful. These autobiographical essays started as a column for a church newspaper. The column was well received, with many looking forward to seeing what Brother Jeanne would say next. Some of the issues Jeanne addresses are: How do you find hope for joy and peace when the world around you is so chaotic? How can you live with God's presence filling your life in this dark, depressing world? How can you trust that God is real, when skeptics are everywhere? How can the church make any real difference in the world? How can a Christian always act with love and kindness in the midst of meanness? How does God's grace touch our lives? How do we find time for God when we are so busy? With humor and a very mature wisdom Jeanne attempts to answer these questions in her essays. She also employs preacher stories from her husband, David Davis, and her father, Lance Webb. You can find hope in this straightforward read. You can be touched and engaged and even entertained as you see the word that Brother Jeanne has to say!
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Matthew Robert Payne Michael Jackson Speaks from Heaven. A Divine Revelation
Did you know that it is possible to visit heaven and see who is living up there? Do you know that if you have a great relationship with Jesus, and if God has a purpose for it, that people who are living in heaven can come down to earth and visit you and spend time with you? One day, while Matthew watched a documentary called \"This Is It\" by Michael Jackson, Michael appeared to him. He proceeded to sing the songs on the film and dance in the room with Matthew. Soon, through multiple visits, Matthew grew to know Michael fairly well. In April 2016, Michael got Matthew out of bed and with the help of God's Spirit, did a three-hour interview with Matthew. It was a divine revelation of heaven and more. Why don't you read this message and spend some time to see what Michael has to say about: What heaven is like What he is doing up there What Jesus is really like The keys to a happy life and What true love looks like. Jesus wants you to read this message, and Michael wants to speak to you, so what are you waiting for?
Deacon Bill Brawner...
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Deacon Bill Brawner Let Your Inner Angel Soar. A Guide to a Joy Filled Life
How can you imitate Jesus if you don't know Jesus? In fact, how can you truly share any experience with someone else if you haven't really lived it yourself? How?So, again I ask, how can you imitate Jesus of you don't know Jesus? When he returned to join our heavenly Father, Jesus left us with the gift of the Holy Spirit. In turn, the Holy Spirit provides us with seven specific gifts. They all can lead us to a closer relationship with Jesus, and our fellow humans.By using both St. Thomas Aquinas and Pope Francis as our guides, this book is designed to awaken and deepen an interest in the sacred scriptures for a deepening of the spiritual life through study, reflection and prayer, thus leading you to a Joy-Filled Life of health, happiness, love and unity based on the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Mikki E. Nix What I...
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Mikki E. Nix What I Learned in Love
The sorrow we feel when we lose a loved one is the price we pay to have had them in our lives. Death leaves a heartache no one can heal. Love leaves a memory no one can steal. Falling in love makes you feel things you never knew you could feel, and so does loss. So this is the story of Sage, and what I learned in love.


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USCIB Outlines Priorities for Trade Agreement With Japan
USCIB submitted comments to USTR outlining negotiating objectives for a U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement
Japan is currently the fourth largest goods trading partner of the U.S.
USCIB submitted comments in late 2018 to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) outlining negotiating objectives for a U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement. USCIB supports negotiation of a comprehensive trade agreement with Japan as part of a broader strategy to open international markets for U.S. companies and remove barriers and unfair trade practices in support of U.S. jobs. USCIB outlined its priority issues, which include digital trade, intellectual property, media and entertainment services, investment, customs and trade facilitation, express delivery services, electronic payment services, regulatory coherence, government procurement and financial services.
Japan is currently the fourth largest goods trading partner of the U.S. and in 2017, Japan was the United States' fourth largest export market as well. U.S. goods and services trade with Japan totaled an estimated $283.6 billion in 2017, with exports totaling $114 billion. The U.S. also has a surplus in services trade with Japan, totaling $13.4 billion.
"A successful trade agreement with Japan should cover not just market access for goods, but also address important services issues, as well as issues like digital trade and intellectual property," said USCIB Senior Director for Investment, Trade and Financial Services Eva Hampl. "We look forward to working with the Administration toward a favorable outcome for U.S. business in a U.S.-Japan FTA."
USCIB welcomed the conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) back in October 2015, noting at the time that a comprehensive, market-opening agreement would provide a significant boost to the United States. The Administration has released negotiating objectives for a U.S.-Japan FTA, negotiations for which may begin as soon as late January.
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Overcoming Nature
The Fellowship | April 17, 2019
But the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left. — Exodus 14:29
This month marks one of the most ancient and holiest of Jewish celebrations, Pesach, or Passover. It is a celebration of God's redemption of His people, Israel, from bondage, and freedom is a theme underlying the celebration. Please enjoy this collection of timeless devotions from my father, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, on this sacred observance. – Yael Eckstein, President
For more reflections on Passover, please download our complimentary Passover Devotional Guide.
We are all born with a unique nature. For better and for worse, we have certain tendencies, both strengths and weaknesses. Usually we are most successful when we operate in the realm of our strengths. But there are also times when we are called to overcome our natural weaknesses which might otherwise hold us back from the life that we want to live. Sometimes, we need every bit of strength that we have to go against our nature so that we might move forward in our lives.
In the climactic moment of the Exodus story, the sea parts and the Israelites walk through on dry land. The sea, which by nature is cohesive, flowing, and without boundaries, was suddenly concrete like walls, "But the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left."
The Jewish sages make a beautiful comment that the sea went against its nature because of the bones of Joseph which were present during the parting of the sea. If you remember, Joseph had made the Israelites promise to bring his bones out of Egypt when they were leaving, and they made good on their promise. In Psalm 114:3 we read: "The sea looked and fled . . ."
But what was it that the sea noticed? According to tradition, it was the bones of Joseph, and it was a powerful reminder of someone who went against his own nature. When Joseph was a young man, the beautiful and powerful wife of his master, Potiphar, tried to seduce him. However, Joseph went against his human tendencies, resisted temptation, and fled from Potiphar's wife. In his honor, the sea went against its nature and fled as well, creating a path for the Israelites to freedom and redemption.
I came across another piece to this story. We know what inspired the sea, but who inspired Joseph? One answer is that it was his mother, Rachel, who went against her own nature on what should have been her wedding night. Although Rachel was deeply in love with Jacob and had waited seven years to marry him, she went against her nature and allowed her older sister Leah to pass herself off as Rachel and become Jacob's bride. Rachel was selfless and fled from her own desires for the sake of her sister's happiness and dignity.
In all these situations – Joseph, Rachel, and the sea – going against nature was temporary, but completely necessary. Similarly, we are called at times to go against our nature for a higher purpose. Let us be encouraged to summon our strength and part with our nature if only for a moment. A moment of self-sacrifice can lead to a lifetime of salvation.


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Q: Android: Shortcut to testing by saving Activity state I am using android studio with an emulator. When I change the code, I need to test it. The thing is, sometimes I have to perform a dozen click, fetch data from internet, etc, until I get to the screen I want to.
Is there a way for me to "save" the activity state, and quickly jump back to that activity after having changed the code? That would save me hours of dev.
I'm opened to any other tips that would speed up my testing process
Thanks!

A: You can Make the Activity you are trying to test as your launching Activity and feed it with seed data that you are trying to fetch from the internet. It will save you a lot of man hours. I would suggest you to go for a TDD approach rather using Robotium where you can test all the functional code of yours.

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(CNN) A fifth child from the Hart family, killed when their intoxicated adoptive mother drove the family off a California cliff last year, has been identified with the help of the girl's biological mother, police say.
Jennifer and Sarah Hart adopted two sets of siblings. Hannah stands on the far left.
The Mendocino County Sheriff's Office received a report May 9 that human remains -- part of a foot in a shoe, entangled in jeans -- had been found on a beach, but the crime lab could not immediately identify them.
No one answered the door when a social worker dropped by, DeKalb said, and the family was gone the next day. Police found evidence they were in Newport, Oregon, and Fort Bragg, California, on March 24.
After discovering the family's SUV, investigators said that Jennifer Hart's blood-alcohol content was over the legal limit to drive. Sarah Hart and some of the children were sedated when Jennifer got a 70-foot start and accelerated off the cliff without braking. There were no skid marks at the scene, police said.


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Departing at 7:15 am from the hotel Massimo D'Azeglio by a deluxe coach, you will arrive in Assisi, where you can explore this tiny town, surrounded by walls built in the middle ages, at your own leisure. Take time to visit the basilica of St. Francis, where you will see masterpieces by Giotto and Ciambue, and have lunch (not included). Board the bus for Siena, a medieval town surrounded by ancient walls that is known for the Palio, an annual summertime horse race around the shellshaped town square, Piazza del Campo. Next, you will continue on to Florence, where you will check in to your hotel before enjoying dinner and a well‐earned night of rest.
After breakfast, you will spend the day venturing around beautiful Florence, the "cradle of renaissance, where, with the help of Michelangelo, italian art reached its pinnacle. Based on etruscan‐roman origins, the city flourished in the middle ages as a free "comune" and was further refined by the renaissance. You will be fascinated by its numerous monuments, churches, and buildings, as Santa Maria del Fiore, more commonly referred to as the Duomo. On your visit, you will be amazed by its magnificent dome built by Filippo Brunelleschi. Cross a small piazza to see the campanile tower (partly designed by Giotto) and the baptistery, with its bronze doors that Michelangelo dubbed the "gates of paradise." In the heart of the city, you
will see Piazza della Signoria, Palazzo della Signoria (also known as Palazzo Vecchio), and the basilica of Santa Croce. Lunch in a typical Tuscany restaurant in Santa Croce square. Spend the afternoon strolling the cobblestone streets of Florence on your own or take a short trip to Pisa (optional), one of the four main historical marine republics of Italy. There, you will tour the square of miracles, which houses the Duomo, the leaning tower, and the baptistery. Overnight stay.
Day 3 Florence, Bologna, Padua, Venice
Depart for Bologna after breakfast in Florence. There, you will wander through the city's 38 kilometers worth of elegant arcades (or porticos), for which Bologna is famous. From Piazza Malpighi, you will walk to Piazza del Nettuno and Piazza Maggiore (Neptune square and Major square) in the heart of the city, where you will find Neptune fountain; King Renzo Palace; Podestà Palace; and the basilica of San Petronio, one of the biggest in the world. In the afternoon, continue toward Padova, with its original Sant'Antonio basilica. Later, you will arrive in Venice, world‐renowned for its classic gondola boats and its elegant, refined art. Check in to your hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.
Enjoy one final breakfast before the tour comes to an end.


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The stock market regulator SEBI's decision to ease norms allowing startups to list on India's stock exchange is a welcome move as it would allow better visibility and funding access to the early-stage companies while keeping up its guard to filter out dubious venture companies. To avoid small investors getting lured by risky startups, the capital market regulator has kept the minimum application amount at Rs 10 lakh. For startups' listing, SEBI has also relaxed the mandatory lock-in period for all pre-listing investors to six months, as against three years for other companies.
A large number of tech-startups in India are e-commerce ventures. While big names in e-commerce such as Flipkart, Myntra, Snapdeal and Jabong have attracted funding from big private equity investors, the smaller firms are still struggling for funds. Therefore, the SEBI move will open up new funding avenue for these firms through initial public offerings (IPOs) and stock market listing. No doubt this will encourage Indian entrepreneurs and their ventures to desist from moving to overseas markets for funds. In the past, startups such as MakeMyTrip had moved to the tech-friendly NASDAQ bourse in the US for fund-raising and listing. To that extent, the new move can be termed List in India, giving a fillip to the Modi government's Make in India.
i. SEBI has kept the minimum application amount at Rs 10 lakh for start-ups.
ii. SEBI has kept the lock-in period for all pre-listing investors of start-ups to one year.
2. The SEBI's initiative of allowing listing of startups in India is supporting which of the government recent plan?
3. According to the author of the passage, what can be inferred from SEBI's decision to allow listing of start-up companies?
a) It will help in developing the entrepreneurial skills.
b) It will discourage foreign investors to invest in Indian companies.
c) It will encourage Indians to desist from moving to overseas markets for funds.
d) It will help Indians to approach foreign companies for funds.
e) It will promote dependency on funds generated through International Financial Institutions.
Direction (4-5): Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option that follows.
4. Long term bonds are from regulatory norms like CRR and SLR, if the money raised by it is used for funding infrastructural projects.
5. India and the US have entered into an agreement to set up a Rs. 50-crore fund to support clean energy by providing financial support to develop and test products, systems and business.
Directions (6 - 7): The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labeled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.
I. That is, perhaps, why the 50th anniversary has not captured the imagination of the people so far.
II. In any case, if both India and Pakistan have their own reasons to celebrate the "victory", there is something fundamentally wrong with their assessments.
III. A think-tank of the Indian Army has prepared a new history of the war that lasted a little over two weeks.
IV. True, it is the 50th anniversary of the war, but does that make it a greater historical event?
V. There is a distinct possibility of a reassessment of the war once the book is released next month.
VI. Whatever might have forced the defence establishment to celebrate India's victory in the 1965 war with Pakistan, it is unlikely to set the Yamuna on fire.
I. It merely echoed the opinion of the parties when it briefed the Supreme Court on the matter.
II. This was in keeping with the spirit of the RTI because, although parties were not established under an Act, they were beneficiaries of largesse from the government in terms of land, water and other benefits.
III. Two years ago, the Central Information Commission had unanimously decided that the Act was applicable to political parties.
IV. Political parties, cutting across ideological and regional divides, have shown such unity of purpose only on legislators' salary and perks.
V. Therefore, the people had a right to get information about their functioning.
VI. The Union government did not crown itself with glory when it said that political parties should not be brought under the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
8. The introduction of e-clinical solutions to the global market was aimed at increasing the efficiency and cost effectiveness of the whole drug development process, in particular during the clinical phases. Through e-clinical solutions, clinical data can be efficiently and securely transferred among providers at a much lower cost.
a) e-clinical solutions was launched to remove fallacies of clinical testing.
b) Clinical testing was becoming too expensive process.
c) e-clinical solutions is a lengthy but cost-effective procedure.
d) Economies of scale were achieved by the normal clinical testing.
e) e-clinical solutions can be adopted by rich countries only as it is an expensive process.
9. In fiscal year ending June 2011, with a normal monsoon season, Indian agriculture accomplished an all-time record production of 85.9 million tonnes of wheat, a 6.4% increase from a year earlier.
Which of the following would strengthen the above argument?
a) India agriculture sector, at present, is prospering and achieving new records.
b) India normally faces deficit monsoon in rainy seasons also, which is the prime reason for distress in agriculture sector.
c) There is a constant growth in agriculture sector every year due to sufficient monsoon.
d) The growth rate is increasing every year in agriculture sector due to sufficient monsoon.
e) In 2011, India experienced deficit monsoon.
10. Since the 1960s, a smoker's risk of developing lung cancer or COPD has actually increased compared with nonsmokers, even though the number of cigarettes consumed per smoker has decreased. There have also been changes in the type of lung cancer smokers develop – a decline in squamous cell carcinomas but a dramatic increase in adenocarcinomas. Both of these effects may be due to changes in the formulation of cigarettes.
Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion above?
a) Smoking is the prime reason of causing the disease – adenocarcinomas.
b) Since 1960, the major cause of lung cancer is smoking.
c) The cases of lung cancer have increased due to eating tobacco and not because of smoking cigarettes.
d) The sale of the cigarettes in the country has increased considerably.
e) Due to high incidences of lung cancer, the government is planning to curb the sale of cigarettes in the country.
Explanation: 1) The first paragraph clearly mentions that SEBI has kept the minimum application amount at Rs 10 lakh. For startups' listing, SEBI has also relaxed the mandatory lock-in period for all pre-listing investors to six months, as against three years for other companies. Hence, only statement (i) is correct.
Explanation: 2) The second paragraph clearly states that SEBI's decision to allow listing of start-up companies will encourage Indian entrepreneurs and their ventures to desist from moving to overseas markets for funds.
Explanation: 3) The second paragraph clearly states that SEBI's decision to allow listing of start-up companies will encourage Indian entrepreneurs and their ventures to desist from moving to overseas markets for funds.
Explanation: 4) As per the meaning of the sentence, the words 'Exempted' which means freed from some responsibility and 'Mandatory' which means required by law, fits in the blanks.
Explanation: 5) As per the meaning of the sentence, the words 'Innovative' which means introducing new ideas and 'Models' which means to make or construct a descriptive or representational model, fits in the blanks.
1) Whatever might have forced the defence establishment to celebrate India's victory in the 1965 war with Pakistan, it is unlikely to set the Yamuna on fire.
2) True, it is the 50th anniversary of the war, but does that make it a greater historical event?
3) A think-tank of the Indian Army has prepared a new history of the war that lasted a little over two weeks.
4) There is a distinct possibility of a reassessment of the war once the book is released next month.
5) In any case, if both India and Pakistan have their own reasons to celebrate the "victory", there is something fundamentally wrong with their assessments.
6) That is, perhaps, why the 50th anniversary has not captured the imagination of the people so far.
1) The Union government did not crown itself with glory when it said that political parties should not be brought under the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
2) It merely echoed the opinion of the parties when it briefed the Supreme Court on the matter.
3) Political parties, cutting across ideological and regional divides, have shown such unity of purpose only on legislators' salary and perks.
4) Two years ago, the Central Information Commission had unanimously decided that the Act was applicable to political parties.
5) This was in keeping with the spirit of the RTI because, although parties were not established under an Act, they were beneficiaries of largesse from the government in terms of land, water and other benefits.
6) Therefore, the people had a right to get information about their functioning.
Explanation: 8) If e-clinical solution is a much efficient and cost-effective procedure, then previous clinical testing must be an expensive process.
Explanation: 9) In case of normal monsoon season the wheat production increases and in case of deficit monsoon wheat production decreases. Therefore, option b) strengthens the argument.
Explanation: 10) It can be deduced from the argument above that major reason for lung cancer is smoking and not tobacco eating.


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Imaging;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using XWG.Laboratory.Models;
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using ZXing;
using ZXing.Common;
using ZXing.QrCode;
using ZXing.QrCode.Internal;

namespace XWG.Laboratory.Controllers
{
    public class ToolsController : Controller
    {
        ///
        /// 在线小工具
        ///
        /// <returns></returns>
        public ActionResult Index()
        {
            return View();
        }

        ///
        /// 当前会话信息
        ///
        /// <returns></returns>
        public ActionResult GetInfo()
        {
            StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();

            builder.AppendLine("
当前网站地址:" + WebHelper.CurrentHostRootUrl + "
");

            builder.AppendLine("
网站
");
            builder.AppendLine("
");
            builder.AppendLine("服务器名称:" + Server.MachineName);
            builder.AppendLine("
网站域名:" + Request.ServerVariables["HTTP_HOST"]);
            builder.AppendLine("
网站服务器:" + Request.ServerVariables["SERVER_SOFTWARE"]);
            builder.AppendLine("
服务器IP地址:" + Request.ServerVariables["LOCAL_ADDR"]);
            builder.AppendLine("
服务器端口:" + Request.ServerVariables["SERVER_PORT"]);
            builder.AppendLine("
服务器主机名:" + Request.ServerVariables["SERVER_NAME"]);
            builder.AppendLine("
网站物理路径:" + Request.ServerVariables["APPL_PHYSICAL_PATH"]);
            builder.AppendLine("
");

            builder.AppendLine("

服务器
");
            builder.AppendLine("
");
            builder.AppendLine(".NET Framework版本:" + Environment.Version);
            builder.AppendLine("
操作系统版本:" + Environment.OSVersion);
            builder.AppendLine("
CPU架构:" + Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE"));
            builder.AppendLine("
CPU个数:" + Environment.ProcessorCount);
            builder.AppendLine("
CPU类型:" + Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER"));
            builder.AppendLine("
当前用户:" + Environment.UserName);
            builder.AppendLine("
系统距上次开机:" + TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(Environment.TickCount).ToString(@"\共\ dd\天\ hh\小\时\ mm\分\钟\ ss\秒"));
            builder.AppendLine("
是否为64位程序:" + (Environment.Is64BitProcess ? "是" : "否"));
            builder.AppendLine("
是否为64位处理器:" + (Environment.Is64BitOperatingSystem ? "是" : "否"));
            builder.AppendLine("
硬盘分区信息:" + string.Join(",", Environment.GetLogicalDrives()));
            builder.AppendLine("
");

            builder.AppendLine("

客户端
");
            builder.AppendLine("
");
            builder.AppendLine("是否为移动设备:" + (Request.Browser.IsMobileDevice ? "是" : "否"));
            if (Request.Browser.IsMobileDevice)
            {
                builder.AppendLine("
设备型号:" + Request.Browser.MobileDeviceModel);
                builder.AppendLine("
设备厂商:" + Request.Browser.MobileDeviceManufacturer);
            }
            builder.AppendLine("
输入类型:" + Request.Browser.InputType);
            builder.AppendLine("
客户端平台:" + Request.Browser.Platform);
            builder.AppendLine("
ECMAScript版本:" + Request.Browser.EcmaScriptVersion);
            builder.AppendLine("
客户端IP地址:" + Request.UserHostAddress);
            builder.AppendLine("
客户端端口:" + Request.ServerVariables["REMOTE_PORT"]);
            builder.AppendLine("
客户端主机名:" + Request.UserHostName);
            builder.AppendLine("
浏览器名称:" + Request.Browser.Browser);
            builder.AppendLine("
浏览器版本:" + Request.Browser.Version);
            builder.AppendLine("
浏览器代号:" + Request.Browser.Type);
            builder.AppendLine("
UserAgent:" + Request.UserAgent);
            builder.AppendLine("
Cookies支持:" + (Request.Browser.Cookies ? "是" : "否"));
            builder.AppendLine("
Frame支持:" + (Request.Browser.Frames ? "是" : "否"));
            builder.AppendLine("
");

            builder.AppendLine("

Cookies:
");
            builder.AppendLine("
");
            builder.AppendLine(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(HttpContext.Request.Cookies));
            builder.AppendLine("
");

            builder.AppendLine("

Session:
");
            builder.AppendLine("
");
            builder.AppendLine(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(Session));
            builder.AppendLine("
");

            builder.AppendLine("

ServerVariables:
");
            builder.AppendLine("
");
            foreach (var key in Request.ServerVariables.AllKeys)
            {
                builder.AppendLine("
" + key + ":" + Request.ServerVariables[key]);
            }
            builder.AppendLine("
");

            builder.AppendLine("

EnvironmentVariable:
");
            builder.AppendLine("
");
            foreach (var key in Environment.GetEnvironmentVariables())
            {
                builder.AppendLine("
" + "@" + ":" + JsonConvert.SerializeObject(key));
            }
            builder.AppendLine("
");

            ViewBag.Content = builder.ToString();

            return View();
        }

        #region 云存储

        ///
        /// 小网格云存储
        ///
        /// <returns></returns>
        public ActionResult XWGCloud()
        {
            return View();
        }

        #endregion

        #region 二维码生成/读取

        ///
        /// 二维码图片下载的物理路径
        ///
        public static string QRCodeDownloadPath { get { return ConfigHelper.GetPhysicalPath("QRCodeDownloadPath"); } }

        ///
        /// 二维码图片下载的虚拟路径
        ///
        public static string QRCodeDownloadVirtualPath { get { return ConfigHelper.GetVirtualPath("QRCodeDownloadPath"); } }

        ///
        /// 二维码生成/读取
        ///
        /// <returns></returns>
        public ActionResult QRCode()
        {
            return View();
        }

        ///
        /// 生成二维码
        ///
        /// <param name="text">要生成的内容</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public ActionResult GenerateQRCode(string text)
        {
            BarcodeWriter writer = new BarcodeWriter
            {
                Format = BarcodeFormat.QR_CODE,
                Options = new QrCodeEncodingOptions
                {
                    //禁用ECI(某个二维码规范吧,不知道,好像可能会产生问题,禁用就禁用呗。。。)
                    DisableECI = true,
                    //编码类型
                    CharacterSet = "UTF-8",
                    //图像大小
                    Width = 256,
                    Height = 256,
                    //纠错能力(想在二维码中心加图片,最简单的办法就是提高纠错能力)
                    ErrorCorrection = ErrorCorrectionLevel.M,
                    //图像边距
                    Margin = 0,
                    //不要将内容文本放到生成图像中
                    PureBarcode = true
                }
            };

            //将二维码的生成结果写入图片
            Bitmap bitmap = writer.Write(text);

            ////***方法1:保存成文件提供下载链接***
            //string storePath = QRCodeDownloadPath;
            //if (!Directory.Exists(storePath))
            //{
            //    Directory.CreateDirectory(storePath);
            //}
            //string fileName = string.Format("generate_qrcode_{0}.png", DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMddhhmmssfff"));
            //bitmap.Save(storePath + "/" + fileName, ImageFormat.Png);

            //var downloadUrl = QRCodeDownloadVirtualPath + fileName;
            //return Content(downloadUrl);

            //***方法2:使用 Data URI 直接显示图片(主流浏览器均支持,IE8以前版本不支持)***
            /*
             *  简介:Data URI
             *  标准:RFC 2397
             *  格式:data:[][;charset=][;base64],
             *  说明:
             *      data:(URI的协议,表明这是一个data URI)
             *      [](MIME类型,表明了要呈现的数据的类型。拿PNG图片举个例子,它的MIME类型是image/png。如果没有指定,MIME类型将会默认为text/plain。)
             *      [;charset=](在大多数情况下可以无视,对于图片来说它根本没用。)
             *      [;base64](指明了使用的编码。不一定要用base 64编码。如果内容不是用base 64进行编码,那么这些数据就会使用标准的URL编码[对URL安全的ASCII字符将会保留原样显示,其他会显示成%xx格式的十六进制编码]进行编码。编码后的数据可能会包含一些没用空格)
             *      ,(这后面就放真正的数据内容了)
             */
            TagBuilder img;
            using (var stream = new MemoryStream())
            {
                bitmap.Save(stream, ImageFormat.Png);

                img = new TagBuilder("img");
                img.MergeAttribute("alt", text);
                img.Attributes.Add("src", String.Format("data:image/png;base64,{0}", Convert.ToBase64String(stream.ToArray())));
            }
            return Content(img.ToString());
        }

        ///
        /// 读取二维码内容
        ///
        /// <returns></returns>
        public ActionResult DecodeQRCode()
        {
            //获取上传文件
            if (Request.Files.Count > 0)
            {
                HttpPostedFileBase file = Request.Files[0];
                if (file != null)
                {
                    //检查文件扩展名
                    Regex regex = new Regex(".jpg$|.png$", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
                    bool isFileOk = regex.IsMatch(file.FileName);
                    if (isFileOk)
                    {
                        try
                        {
                            //获取图片内容
                            Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(file.InputStream);

                            //新建读取器
                            BarcodeReader reader = new BarcodeReader
                            {
                                //自动旋转图像?
                                AutoRotate = false,
                                Options =
                                {
                                    //更努力尝试去解析?
                                    TryHarder = false
                                }
                            };

                            //解码二维码
                            Result result = reader.Decode(bmp);

                            //返回解析到的文本内容
                            return Content(result.Text);
                        }
                        catch (Exception exception)
                        {
                            Trace.WriteLine(exception);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            return Content("上传文件有误。");
        }

        #endregion

        #region Url编码/解码

        ///
        /// Url编码/解码
        ///
        /// <returns></returns>
        [HttpGet]
        public ActionResult EncodeUrl()
        {
            return View();
        }

        ///
        /// 服务器端Url编码/解码
        ///
        /// <param name="source">要处理的字符串</param>
        /// <param name="encode">是否进行编码</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        [HttpPost]
        public ActionResult EncodeUrl(string source, bool encode)
        {
            if (encode)
            {
                return Content(Server.UrlEncode(source));
            }
            else
            {
                return Content(Server.UrlDecode(source));
            }
        }

        #endregion

        #region Unicode编码/解码

        ///
        /// Unicode编码/解码
        ///
        /// <returns></returns>
        [HttpGet]
        public ActionResult EncodeUnicode()
        {
            return View();
        }

        ///
        /// 服务器端Unicode编码/解码
        ///
        /// <param name="source">要处理的字符串</param>
        /// <param name="encode">是否进行编码</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        [HttpPost]
        public ActionResult EncodeUnicode(string source, bool encode)
        {
            if (encode)
            {
                return Content(source.EncodeUnicode());
            }
            else
            {
                return Content(source.DecodeUnicode());
            }
        }

        #endregion

        #region Html编码/解码

        ///
        /// Html编码/解码
        ///
        /// <returns></returns>
        [HttpGet]
        public ActionResult EncodeHtml()
        {
            return View();
        }

        ///
        /// 服务器端Html编码/解码
        ///
        /// <param name="source">要处理的字符串</param>
        /// <param name="encode">是否进行编码</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        [HttpPost]
        public ActionResult EncodeHtml(string source, bool encode)
        {
            if (encode)
            {
                return Content(Server.HtmlEncode(source));
            }
            else
            {
                return Content(Server.HtmlDecode(source));
            }
        }

        #endregion

        #region 格式化JSON

        ///
        /// 格式化JSON
        ///
        /// <returns></returns>
        [HttpGet]
        public ActionResult FormatJSON()
        {
            return View();
        }

        ///
        /// 格式化JSON
        ///
        /// <param name="content">要格式化的JSON内容</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        [HttpPost]
        public ActionResult FormatJSON(string content)
        {
            string json;

            try
            {
                var data = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(content);
                json = JsonHelper.SerializeObjectWithFormat(data);
            }
            catch (Exception exception)
            {
                json = JsonHelper.SerializeObjectWithFormat(exception);
            }

            return Content(json);
        }

        #endregion
    }
}


The Flow Gallery is a series of exhibitions exploring the intersection of art & games. As its name suggests, the gallery does not exist in a single location. We exhibit at game festivals and art galleries in an attempt to bridge game designers and artists. The Flow Gallery is curated by Brianna Shuttleworth & Derek Dadian-Smith.


Oxford University Press is the proud publisher of the journals of the Royal Astronomical Society. Visit our booth to take away sample copies, sign up for alerts, or browse our astronomy books. We look forward to meeting you!


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  using iv::core::thread::ScopedLock;
  Mutex mutex;
  ScopedLock<Mutex> lock(&mutex);
}


Please join us for our grand opening, Gallery Of Art and reception - Empowered: Woman, Mother and Child by local artist Helen Webber.
West Marin Senior Services is proud to annonce the newest addition to our Volunteer Center, a gallery space for older adults in the community to display their artistic talents.
Helens show is on display now and will run through March 1st.
Please stop by, or call for an appointment 415-663-8148 x104.


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50% of all new cars sold globally by 2033 to be electric
By 2033 half of all new cars sold globally will be electric. This growth will follow an S-shaped curve of innovation, with Electric Vehicle (EV) sales increasing from less than 10% to more than 90% within a 10-year period, resembling the fast transition seen with technologies such as digital cameras.
These are the findings of DNV GL's annual Energy Transition Outlook, which provides a forecast of the global energy landscape up to 2050.
Statistics from the World Economic Forum reveal that several countries, including Germany, Norway, Netherlands, UK, France and India have already set out targets to phase-out or ban petrol and diesel cars in the years to come. The forecasts in DNV GL's Energy Transition Outlook reveal that these targets are achievable. However, there are challenges facing the uptake of EVs, including cost, range anxiety and concerns about infrastructure.
With a mission to shift the industry from being policy-driven to market-driven and support our customers to overcome these challenges, DNV GL has today outlined its ambitions for the growing sector. Based on 10 years of experience working with stakeholders across the EV value-chain, including automotive OEMs, charge point operators, network operators, utilities and governments, DNV GL has identified four clear areas of expertise; safety, communication and control, flexibility and emerging technologies.
With a focus on these four areas, DNV GL will support its customers to adopt new technologies, implement policy and make decisions that adapt current technological, economical, and regulatory business models to take advantage of this rapidly growing market.
As part of its strategic focus on the EV market, DNV GL has appointed Jeremy Parkes as global business lead for EVs. Jeremy has 20 years' experience in the automotive and renewable energy industries, at Rolls Royce, Garrad Hassan and Belltown Power. He has a proven ability to deliver strategic insight and achieve substantial growth in new business areas and will be responsible for defining and developing DNV GL's services in the EV sector, to cement the company's role as a leader in this fast-developing field.
Speaking about his appointment, Jeremy Parkes commented: "The EV revolution is the start of a huge transition in the automotive industry, which has been dominated by the internal combustion engine for more than a century. I am excited to have joined DNV GL to help accelerate this transition through projects that drive down the overall cost of ownership, improve vehicle range and efficiently integrate charging infrastructure. The combination of electric vehicles, substantial growth in renewable energy generation and the expansion of smart grid solutions will be key enablers of the clean and flexible energy systems of the future."
Ditlev Engel, CEO, DNV GL – Energy commented: "The growth of EVs signals real progress in reducing our carbon emissions globally. To overcome the challenges facing the industry, the development of EVs and associated infrastructure will need to go from being only policy-driven to also being market-driven. I'm excited to announce our ambitions for the industry and pleased to welcome Jeremy to the team. Through this new commitment and the breadth and depth of our knowledge, we will help existing and future customers navigate the EV revolution and make the most of its opportunities."
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