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With less and less independent studios specialising in racing games left in the market, Develop catches up with Italian developer Milestone as it moves fully into the next generation...
MCV Staff 9th October 2007	Development News
It would be hard to find a developer that didn't find itself working to the commands of a least two different voices in its head. After all, balancing the requests and scheduling commands of the publisher in one hand with the creative ideal and desire to develop a high-quality product in the other is an acrobatic trick worthy of the circus.
What is certain, though, is that Italian developer Milestone would be able to tell you a thing or two about duality. Not only does it face a confusing time maintaining its independence as part of a group of companies that also includes a publisher, the studio's specialisation in racing titles has seen the developer courted by two different publishers to simultaneously develop rival titles.
Founded in 1996 by Antonio Farina, Milestone first developed the PC racing title Screamer for Virgin Interactive, firmly setting in place its roots as a specialist in the racing genre. From that start blossomed a company that eventually broadened its horizons to also include console and interactive TV games.
"We've had a typical evolution that I think everyone's experienced," says Farina. "We started by developing for PC, and only one console at a time. Then we switched to console, with Racing Evoluzione on the Xbox, but that was still a case of everyone working on just one project on one console."
In 2002, Milestone joined the Leader Group, a cabal of companies that covers all areas of the game chain, including development, publishing, marketing, communication and distribution. Yet despite having an affiliated publisher, Milestone is quick to assert its position as an independent studio.
Initially, comments Farina, when the company joinied the Leader Group they only worked with their sister publisher Lago. It soon became apparent, however, that working with other publishers would actually be positive for all parties involved.
"When you work inside the same company you tend to lose sight of the market a little bit, which makes you a weaker company – so we decided to do development for other publishers and it benefits the both of us. And Lago is exactly the same – they publish both our titles and games from other developers."
It was becoming part of the Leader Group that enabled the company to grow and accommodate simultaneous multi-platform, multi-title development. One of the titles the team is currently working on is set for release on five platforms, and yet the studio remains small, with 55 employees at the time of writing. "We use a lot of outsourcing, particularly on the graphical side, but we're also starting to do the same on the programming side as well," he explains.
"We're getting organised to be flexible and make sure we can bring opportunities into the company without having to grow to strange sizes. The way we are now is a good size for keeping things under control."
Keeping control is something the studio has to be very careful of. Specialising in racing games lead it to develop a name for itself in the field, which lead to the strange situation the company currently enjoys.
It's not often that there are many studios that are developing two similar, competing titles for different publishers, but that's exactly the situation Milestone currently finds itself in, with it working on the Superbike World Championship licence for it's Leader Group cohort Lago and the PS2 MotoGP licence for Capcom.
It may be strange, says Farina, but it's a situation that actually benefits both publishers. "The experience we get in specialising in two similar licences, from a development point of view, is something that helps publishers to be more confident that the product can be of high quality.
"There's extra things involved in creating a licenced title – maintaining a relationship with the licensors, obtaining data from across the world, dealing with approvals etc. So we have experience in this part, which is very delicate."
But, of course, balancing the efforts for the publishers is difficult, to ensure that neither feels that they are losing out to the other or receiving an inferior product. Key to managing this, Farina explains, was the identifying of different markets for the two titles.
"Although the two licences look similar from the outside, in reality the MotoGP licence is more mass-market, it's stronger, while the Superbike licence is more for those with a large passion for bikes.
"So we tried to differentiate this. Confidence from the publisher comes from how professional you are in identifying the unique strengths of each product, and we try to work together with the publisher to decide how to exploit the licence in the best possible way," he says.
And with the recent spate of specialised racing studios being bought out by big publishers, it's a good thing that Milestone has come to terms with this sort of duality – being one of the few remaining independent racing studios puts them in a perfect position to accept more of it into its life in the future.
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what_to_wear_under is having three values when I use option_id in (what_to_wear_under) its giving value for only one id.
but If I use values directly its returns values correctly
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A: You can't compare in to a column like this, it will consider him as 1 value no matter he contains values separated by commas.
You can use like for this(I'm not sure about mysql syntax so maybe u'll have to adjust it with the concat):
select
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walter, francis e. (francis eugene), 1894-1963. (102)
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united states. executive office of the president. (30)
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All fields: _War
Crowd / Taylor Stadium and Field House (?) / Tug Of War. Sports / 1884
Crowd / Lehigh-Lafayette; Freshman Tug Of War / 1963
[Letter] 1963 April 10, Washington [to] Francis E. Walter, Georgetown Hospital, Washington, D.C. / [Kennedy].
[Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963]; Walter, Francis E. (Francis Eugene), 1894-1963--Correspondence; Churchill, Winston, Sir, 1874-1965.
The letter is typed on official White House letterhead. See also Kennedy's official White House biography (http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jk35.html) and a guide to research collections of his papers...
[Letter] 1952 January 9, Concord N.H., [to] Honorable Francis E. Walter/ Sherman Adams.
A. Adams, Sherman, 1899-1986 -- Correspondence.
The letter is typed on State of New Hampshire, Concord letterhead with official gold seal of office. See also Adams' biography and a guide to research collections of his papers (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000046), as...
[Letter] 1952, June 9, Washington (D.C.) [to] Francis E. Walter / Dean Acheson.
Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971--Correspondence ; Walter, Francis E. (Francis Eugene), 1894-1963--Correspondence.
Typed on letterhead "The Secretary of State, Washington."
[Letter] 1823 March 2, Washington [D.C.], [to] Benjamin Abbot, Esqr., Exeter N.H. / John Quincy Adams.
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 -- Correspondence. ; Abbot, Benjamin, 1762-1849-- Correspondence; Hellen, Thomas John.
See also Adams' official White House biography (http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/ja6.html) and a guide to research collections of his papers (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000041). See also a letter in the...
[Letter] July 5, [1813], Quincy (Mass.) [to] Mathew Carey, Esquire / John Adams.
Adams, John, 1735-1826--Correspondence ; Marston, John, 1796-1885 ; Hacker, Hoystead ; Simpson, Thomas, Capt. ; Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815 ; Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792.
Date written as 1513; hand written note reads "Rec'd July 10." See also Adams' biography and the research collections of his papers (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000039).
Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries, Volume Twenty
African Americans; Boardinghouses; Bohemians; Civil War; Diseases; Gunn, Thomas Butler; Journalism; Marches (U.S. Army); Medical care (U.S. Army); Military; Military camp life; Peninsular Campaign (Va.); Travel; Women
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Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries, Volume Twenty-One
African Americans; Boardinghouses; Bohemians; Civil War; Gunn, Thomas Butler; Journalism; Military; Publishers and publishing; Transportation; Travel; Women
Includes Gunn's descriptions of his experiences as a war correspondent for ""The New York Tribune"" at New Orleans, Louisiana, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana; boarding house living; a visit to the Rawlings family; a fight with Mr. Blankman at his...
[Letter] 1852 October 15, Drummone [to] Sir / John Aitchison.
Aitchison, John, 1788-1875 -- Correspondence.
A note in pencil at the bottom of the recto reads, "General Sir John Aitchison."
Building / Alumni Memorial Building / World War I Memorial; WWI
The Bombardment and Capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, Ark. Jany. 11th 1863.
Armored vessels. Fort Hindman (Ark. McClernand, John A.(John Alexander) 1812-1900; Porter, David D.(David Dixon) 1813-1891; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries, Volume Nine
Boardinghouses; Bohemians; Farms; Gunn, Thomas Butler; Publishers and publishing; Suicide; Travel; Women
Includes descriptions of boardinghouse living, a picnic at Hoboken with other New York artists and journalists, his drawing and writing work in New York, attending a lecture by Lola Montez, visits to James Parton and Fanny Fern and the Edwards...
[Letter] 1883 September 7, Washington (D.C.) [to] John Hoey, Long Branch (N.J.) / Chester Alan Arthur.
Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886 -- Correspondence ; Hoey, John.
Handwritten copy of a telegram. Written on a letterhead "Telegram; Executive Mansion, Washington, D.C." See also Arthur's biography and the research collections of his papers (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000303) as...
[Letter] 1824 September 1, London [to] Robert Gilmore / John James Audubon.
Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 -- Correspondence ; Deerman, Edward ; Gilmore, Robert.
Handwritten note at the bottom of the recto states that Audubon is the artist and author of that "superb work" _Birds of America_ .
Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries, Volume One
Boardinghouses; Books and reading; Drawing; Gunn, Thomas Butler; Publishers and publishing; Theater; Travel
Details Gunn's first year living in the United States, including his experiences with boarding house living in Jersey City and New York City, looking for work as an artist and a writer, publishing his first book ""Mose Among the Britishers"" and...
[Letter] Berlin [to] Mr. Wines / George Bancroft.
Bancroft, George, 1800-1891 -- Correspondence ; Marquardsen, Heinrich.
Written on American Legation, Berlin letterhead. No date.
Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries, Volume Eight
Boardinghouses; Bohemians; Gunn, Thomas Butler; Journalism; Medical care; Mental illness; Publishers and publishing; Travel; Women
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Thomas Butler Gunn Diaries, Volume Ten
Boardinghouses; Bohemians; Gunn, Thomas Butler; Journalism; Publishers and publishing; Women
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[Letter] 1819 July 31, Soho Square [London], [to] Thomas Allene / Joseph Banks.
Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820 -- Correspondence.; Babbage, William; Playfair, John, 1748-1819.
The letter bears a seal. See also letters in the collection from Playfair. The Thomas "Allene" addressed here may be Scottish mineralogist and collector, Thomas Allan, who was a recipient of several letters in the collection.

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Sara's weekend picks
By Sara Cress on April 24, 2008 at 2:05 PM
It's the former Houstonian edition!
Thursday (April 24):
One-time Houstonian Steve Earle performs with wife Allison Moorer at Cactus Music. Catch up with Earle in today's interview by Andrew Dansby. As always, Cactus in-store performances are free and there's free beer from Saint Arnold. Don't miss it.
Details: 5 p.m. Free. Cactus Music, 2110 Portsmouth. 713-526-9272.
• After picking up your veggies at the Central City Coop Green Market at Discovery Green this evening (because buying local produce is a more sustainable practice than shipping produce from Mexico and beyond, but you knew that), head over to the Anheuser-Busch Amphitheater, where the Allen Oldies Band will perform a set starting at 6 p.m., followed by a set with Houston R&B legend Archie Bell.
Details: 6-8:30 p.m. Discovery Green, 1001 Avenida de las Americas.
Friday (April 25):
• Delightful Americana singer-songwriter Katie Stuckey shares a bill with the South First Band, Southern rock from Lufkin.
Details: $8. Firehouse Saloon, 5930 Southwest Freeway. 713-977-1962.
• Due to noise complaints, Cypress Saloon is discontinuing its live music performances. There are a handful left on the schedule and they will be acoustic shows so as not to disturb anyone. This night's performance features local rock/Americana singer-songwriter Jeff Boortz and Austin's Guy Forsyth. Oh, and, would you cranky people who live near bars stop complaining about the noise?
Details: Cypress Saloon, 12710 Telge Road. 281-304-7766.
• There are days when you just want to hear hillbilly music, you know? Just stick some hay in your teeth and watch someone blow into a jug? Put on some overalls and take off your shoes and dance? Do you understand what I'm saying? Right, so, you can do just that while watching Houston's Moonshine Summit and Denton's Boxcar Bandits.
Details: $8. Last Concert Cafe, 1403 Nance St. 713-226-8563.
Saturday (April 26):
• Former Houstonian Carolyn Wonderland performs with folk/Americana singer-songwriter Carrie Ann Buchanan.
Details: Dan Electro's, 1031 E. 24th St. 713-862-8707.
• Another Cactus in-store performance: Austin's Band of Heathens, featuring former Houstonian Gordy Quist. The band will have a new, self-titled album out May 20. I am duty-bound to like it because it has a few appearances by one of my favorite singer-songwriters, Patty Griffin.
Sunday (April 27):
• I was talking to a guy last week who told me i should check out the Gold Sounds. So I did and it's great stuff, straight outta my old stomping grounds of Deer Park. Classic-rock feel, indie-rock cool, blues-rock swagger. On a bill with Morgue City and Dead Twins (Dallas) for the weekly Texas Buzz show.
Details: 10 p.m. Free. Scout Bar, 18307 Egret Bay Blvd. 281-335-0002.
• I was pretty down on the Old 97's last time I saw them in concert, but I am refreshed and ready to love again, so you may find me at the Murry Hammond show. Murry is the guy who isn't Rhett Miller. I know it's hard to believe there's anyone else in the band but the delicious Rhett Miller, but Hammond takes the lead on many of my favorite Old 97's songs: West Texas Teardrops, Valentine, In the Satellite Rides a Star. He has a new solo disc out this week, I Don't Know Where I'm Going But I'm On My Way, which you can preview on last.fm. But where's the Houston connection, you ask. Openers include another former Houstonian, Krista Vossler, and current Houstonian, Arthur Yoria. To top it all off: It's FREE.
Details: 7 p.m. Free. Walter's on Washington, 4215 Washington Ave. 713-864-2727.
Sara Cress


It's again a legal trouble for singer, songwriter and actor Chris Brown. He was arrested after he wrapped up a concert in Tampa (Florida). Brown had finished a show at the Coral Sky Ampitheatre in West Palm Beach on Thursday when he was led to a police cruiser, TMZ reported. He was wanted on a felony battery warrant from the Hilllsborough County Sheriff's office, according to WPTV, pagesix.com reported.
A widely awarded music celebrity, Brown had received significant media attention after he pleaded guilty for assaulting his former beau Rihanna in 2009. Brown threatened her with a gun. However, initially he refused to leave his home for the investigation and he reportedly threw a bag out of his widow containing guns and drugs. The news of his arrest first broke then. Just after this incident, Brown posted a series of Instagram posts declaring his innocence.
He was sentenced to five years of probation and six months of community service for this. Well, this is not the first time that Brown has been charged and arrested over assault charges.
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Arctic Thunder šesnaesti je studijski album norveškog metal sastava Darkthrone. Album je 14. listopada 2016. godine objavila diskografska kuća Peaceville Records.

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Osoblje
Darkthrone
 Nocturno Culto – vokali, gitara, bas-gitara, inženjer zvuka, miksanje
 Gylve Fenris "Kvass i Takom" Nagell – bubnjevi, bas-gitara, dodatna gitara, umjetnički direktor
Ostalo osoblje
 Gaute – fotografija
 Marte – fotografija
 Jack – mastering
 Matthew Vickerstaff – dizajn
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Interim report for the first quarter of 2006: Bayer achieves record earnings
WEBWIRE – Thursday, April 27, 2006
Wenning: dynamic start strengthens our optimism for the full year / Sales up 11.8 percent to EUR 7,494 million / EBIT before special items reaches an all-time high of EUR 1,236 million / Record underlying EBITDA of EUR 1,680 million
Thursday - April 27, 2006 Leverkusen – The Bayer Group had a record-breaking first quarter in 2006: the operating result (EBIT) before special items advanced 8.2 percent to an all-time high of EUR 1,236 million (2005: EUR 1,142 million). "We got off to a dynamic start in 2006, continuing the previous year's positive trend in terms of both sales and earnings," said Bayer Management Board Chairman Werner Wenning, commenting on the interim report. Sales improved by 11.8 percent to EUR 7,494 million (2005: EUR 6,704 million). Adjusted for currency and portfolio effects, sales grew 5.8 percent. This gratifying improvement was mainly attributable to the Bayer HealthCare and Bayer MaterialScience subgroups. Despite difficult market conditions in Brazil, Bayer CropScience almost matched its high earnings level of the previous year.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and before special items rose by 6.7 percent to a record EUR 1,680 million (2005: EUR 1,575 million). However, the very good earnings performance in the first three months was impacted by special charges totaling EUR 128 million (2005: EUR 138 million). These comprised largely an amount of EUR 110 million arising from an arbitration proceeding in the United States concerning MaterialScience regarding the production of propylene oxide. Bayer will explore all possibilities for legal recourse in this matter and has also asserted a claim to payment in a separate arbitration proceeding.
After special items, EBITDA for the first quarter of 2006 rose 8.0 percent to EUR 1,552 million (2005: EUR 1,437 million), while EBIT advanced 10.4 percent to EUR 1,108 million (2005: EUR 1,004 million). Taking into account, in particular, the higher interest expense due to interest incurred on retroactive tax payments in Germany and on payment obligations arising out of the above-mentioned U.S. arbitration proceeding, a non-operating loss of EUR 213 million was recorded (2005: minus EUR 131 million). After tax expense and minority interests, Group net income amounted to EUR 600 million (2005: EUR 652 million). The prior-year figure included EUR 52 million in income from discontinued operations (mainly Lanxess).
Considerable improvement in gross and net cash flow
Benefiting from the growth in EBIT, first-quarter gross cash flow improved 8.1 percent to EUR 1,190 million, while net cash flow came in a clear EUR 354 million ahead of the prior-year quarter, at EUR 128 million. Net debt on March 31, 2006 amounted to EUR 5.7 billion. This was EUR 0.2 billion higher than on December 31, 2005 and EUR 1.4 billion lower than on March 31, 2005. Provisions for pensions and other post-employment benefits, at EUR 6.3 billion, were EUR 0.9 billion lower than on December 31, 2005, mainly as a result of higher capital market rates.
Bayer HealthCare posts highest sales and earnings gains
The biggest sales and earnings gains in the first quarter of 2006 were achieved by Bayer HealthCare. This subgroup lifted sales 20.9 percent year on year to EUR 2,581 million (2005: EUR 2,135 million). All divisions contributed double-digit sales increases. The biggest contribution to the subgroup's sales, at EUR 1,148 million (up 20.6 percent), came from the Pharmaceutical Division. Since January 1, 2006 this division has been divided into three business units: Primary Care, Hematology/Cardiology and Oncology. While the Primary Care business unit saw sales expand 9.6 percent due especially to strong growth in Avelox® and Levitra®, sales of pharmaceutical specialties (Hematology/Cardiology and Oncology) advanced 54.3 percent overall. This performance was chiefly attributable to the dynamic growth of the hemophilia drug Kogenate® and the successful launch of the new cancer drug Nexavar® in the United States. Through the planned acquisition of Schering, Bayer intends to substantially expand this high-earning business, where marketing is concentrated on specialist physicians.
The Consumer Care Division also turned in a very pleasing first-quarter performance. Sales of non-prescription medicines advanced 22.8 percent to EUR 642 million, driven mainly by rapid expansion in the United States and Europe. Particularly strong gains were registered by the leading products Aspirin®, Aleve® and Canesten®. Sales of the Diabetes Care, Diagnostics segment climbed by an even more substantial 23.9 percent to EUR 571 million, chiefly due to brisk business in North America. The Animal Health Division saw sales advance 10.6 percent to EUR 220 million.
Underlying EBIT of the Bayer HealthCare subgroup improved by 37.7 percent overall in the first quarter, to EUR 416 million (2005: EUR 302 million).
CropScience sales grow slightly despite difficult market conditions
Bayer CropScience generated first-quarter sales of EUR 1,771 million (2005: EUR 1,744 million), thus improving on the prior year's high level by 1.5 percent. However, underlying EBIT declined by 3.5 percent to EUR 408 million (EUR 423 million) due to persistently tough market conditions in the crop protection business, especially in Brazil. In that country, the continuing appreciation of the currency is holding back exports of farm produce, clipping demand for insecticides and fungicides in particular. As expected, sales of Bayer's herbicides and seed treatment products declined in Europe due to the reduction in sugar beet acreages. On the positive side, sales of the subgroup's top ten products advanced 5.8 percent. Recent product launches such as the cereal fungicides Proline® and Fandango® and the herbicide Atlantis® were particularly successful. Overall, sales in the Crop Protection segment were almost unchanged year on year at EUR 1,413 million.
On the other hand, the Environmental Science, BioScience segment lifted first-quarter sales 9.5 percent to EUR 358 million. Contributing to this increase were higher sales of our products for professional users and good business with vegetable seeds.
Positive performance in all Bayer MaterialScience business units
Bayer MaterialScience grew sales in the first quarter, posting a rise of 10.5 percent year on year to EUR 2,811 million (2005: EUR 2,544 million). All business units contributed to this positive performance. In the Materials segment, higher volumes were achieved especially by the Polycarbonates business unit, while H.C. Starck in particular raised sales through price increases. Sales of the Materials segment came to EUR 1,035 million, an increase of 12.1 percent. In the Systems segment, sales advanced by 9.6 percent to EUR 1,776 million, driven mainly by price increases for TDI and polyether implemented by the Polyurethanes Business Unit. In contrast, prices and volumes for MDI declined slightly. Overall, the subgroup's EBIT before special items improved by 11.1 percent to EUR 451 million (2005: EUR 406 million).
Pleasing growth in North America
About half of the Bayer Group's growth was generated in North America, where sales moved ahead 22.2 percent to EUR 2,179 million. First-quarter sales in Europe advanced by 6.4 percent to EUR 3,308 million, with Germany reporting above-average expansion of 16.2 percent to EUR 1,197 million. Adjusted for portfolio effects, the improvement was around 11 percent in Germany and about 4 percent in Europe as a whole. In Asia/Pacific, sales rose 8.9 percent to EUR 1,130 million. Business in China developed particularly well, growing by 33 percent. In the Latin America/Africa/Middle East region, sales rose 13.3 percent to EUR 877 million.
Outlook for 2006 confirmed
"We have gotten off to a very good start in 2006 and can confirm our forecast for the full year," summarized Wenning. For 2006 the Bayer Group is expecting a slight improvement in underlying EBIT and underlying EBITDA, and an EBITDA margin before special items of about 19 percent. "Thus we are targeting a new earnings record for the Bayer Group," emphasized the Bayer Chairman. This guidance does not take the effects of the planned acquisition of Schering into account.
This news release contains forward-looking statements based on current assumptions and forecasts made by Bayer Group management. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, development or performance of the company and the estimates given here. These factors include those discussed in our public reports filed with the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (including our Form 20-F). The company assumes no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events or developments.
Christian Hartel
Supplementary Medicine / Nutrition


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FreeBee will be launched as soon as AIRPods become available to addresses many of the current car industry challenges such as fuel efficiency, low emissions, urban congestion and alternative modes of ownership.
FreeBee service is designed for city, short duration rentals (average rental duration is estimated at 2-3 hours). The service is characterized by its convenience, flexibility and simplicity with: [a] the possibility to pickup, return and park on any legal parking spot available vehicle anywhere in the city, [b] an all-inclusive low rental fee (estimated at $8 per hour) with a $50.00 yearly membership, [c] mobile phone and internet reservation, and [d] Smart cards allowing members to access and start cars.


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{

CItemManager::CItemManager(Game::CGameSession& Owner) : _Session(Owner)
{
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------

void CItemManager::GatherExistingTemplates()
{
	_Templates.clear();

	auto pWorld = _Session.FindFeature<Game::CGameWorld>();
	if (!pWorld) return;

	// All item templates live in no level (CStrID::Empty).
	// For iteration to work, no-level components must be validated before calling GatherExistingTemplates().
	pWorld->ForEachEntityInLevelWith<const CItemComponent>(CStrID::Empty,
		[this](auto EntityID, auto& Entity, const CItemComponent& Item)
	{
		if (Entity.TemplateID) _Templates.emplace(Entity.TemplateID, EntityID);

		//!!!if the same template is already prototyped, should delete duplicates and patch proto IDs in stacks!
	});

	//???really need? allows to process non-validated prototypes, but doesn't process ones without alive instances
	pWorld->ForEachComponent<const CItemStackComponent>([this, pWorld](auto EntityID, const CItemStackComponent& Stack)
	{
		if (!Stack.Prototype || Stack.Prototype == EntityID) return;

		const Game::CEntity* pProtoEntity = pWorld->GetEntity(Stack.Prototype);
		if (!pProtoEntity) return;

		if (pProtoEntity->TemplateID) _Templates.emplace(pProtoEntity->TemplateID, Stack.Prototype);
	});
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------

Game::HEntity CItemManager::CreateStack(CStrID ItemID, U32 Count, CStrID LevelID)
{
	auto pWorld = _Session.FindFeature<Game::CGameWorld>();
	if (!pWorld) return {};

	Game::HEntity ProtoEntity;
	auto It = _Templates.find(ItemID);
	if (It == _Templates.cend())
	{
		ProtoEntity = pWorld->CreateEntity(CStrID::Empty, ItemID);
		if (!ProtoEntity) return {};

		//World.ValidateComponents(ProtoEntity); //!!!TODO: it is needed to create template components!
		_Templates.emplace(ItemID, ProtoEntity);
	}
	else ProtoEntity = It->second;

	return CreateItemStack(*pWorld, ProtoEntity, Count, LevelID);
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------

}


I loved this delicate church nestled among tropical palm trees - the epitome of Nice! French, man-made beauty rubbing shoulders with tropical playground surroundings.
Even on a Monday, the markets were amazing! If only I had an empty suitcase and a full bank account to visit them with. Row after row of cute, brightly coloured striped awnings shade stall after stall of treasures—particularly good for costume jewelry and homewares.
For some reason, the pretty buildings lining the streets of Nice remind me of tall layer cakes covered in ornate white icing - something you might find in a French patisserie. This picture is really quite simple, but I remember taking it just because I loved the facades of the sweet white buildings so much.
I loved wandering through the alleyways of Nice, under colourful arches and stumbling across pretty squares and eventually, amazing markets (see Highlight). Every corner held a new surprise. Wandering through Nice is an activity in itself.
February in Nice was all about carnaval. As carnival season kicked off around the world, the Riviera celebrated with two weeks of parades. The streets were constantly covered in confetti, a reminder of the night before. My cousin joined me to take part in the festivities and we played tourist for a couple of days, drinking our morning coffee in the Cours Saleya, strolling through the markets and picnicking on the beach. The weather was finally giving us a hint of spring, so it was ideal to enjoy cool red wine and a pan bagnat while looking at the water. In the afternoon, we watched the flower parade go down the promenade. As the floats rode by, girls in sports-inspired costumes plucked flowers off of their floats to hand to people in the crowd. Each time the floats came around, they deconstructed more of their floats, which were decorated entirely in flowers. Later on that evening, my cousin Natalie and I headed back to the old town to have a bite to eat before the parade of lights began. We ducked into Snug, a cozy little Irish bar, for a glass of wine and cheese plate. After finishing our assiette de fromage, we walked down to Place Massena just as the parade began. Natalie described the parade as a "rave for little kids," and I couldn't agree more.
Nice has a fantastic beach, affordable cheese, and bread, and very, very nice champagne. This pretty much sums up what I did in Nice.
In Nice, this street entertainer has our attention with his amazing fire breathing performance. A great end, to a fantastic night, in my favorite French city.
After climbing up to the old fort and perusing the shops in Vieux Nice the breeze along the Mediterranean was the perfect rendezvous with much needed rest.
After living in London, the beaches of the French Riviera sounded like an inviting getaway. I wish I could say that I hit up museums, practiced my (non-existent) French, or exercised on the sand, but that would all be a lie. My three days in Nice involved my cousin/travel buddy, myself, and plenty of beach time. That's what the South of France is about, right?


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Q: How to Copy a file to Network Location from Windows Service? I want to have a Windows Service running on a Windows Server 2008 server that will monitor a directory on the local server (ie. C:\Watch) and when a new pdf is created in that directory, copy the file over to network share (ie. //192.168.1.2/Share).
Neither of the server's are members of a domain.
The Windows Service has it's log on as set to a local user account who can access the //server/share and create and delete files no prob.
I have the following which works fine if the sourceDir and the destDir are local folders like C:\Source and C:\Dest but if I change the destDir to a network location like //server/share/ or ////server//share// I get the error "TThe filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect".
Update:
I am no longer getting the error above and now when I have the sourceDir set to C:\Watch and the destDir set to \server\share\ (where the server can be a Windows or Ubuntu Server I get a System.UnauthorizedAccess error which I am assuming is coming from destination server. How can I set the credentials to use when connecting to the destination Server. Remember the the servers are not in a domain and can be windows or Ubuntu.
public partial class Service1 : ServiceBase
{
    private FileSystemWatcher watcher;
    private string sourceFolder;
    private string destFolder;

    public Service1()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

    protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
    {
        this.sourceFolder = Properties.Settings.Default.sourceDir;
        this.destFolder = Properties.Settings.Default.destDir;

        watcher = new FileSystemWatcher();
        watcher.Path = this.sourceFolder;
        watcher.NotifyFilter = NotifyFilters.LastAccess | NotifyFilters.LastWrite | NotifyFilters.FileName | NotifyFilters.DirectoryName;
        watcher.Filter = "*.pdf";

        watcher.Created += new FileSystemEventHandler(watcher_Created);

        watcher.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
    }

    protected override void OnStop()
    {
    }

    private void watcher_Created(object source, FileSystemEventArgs e)
    {
        FileInfo fInfo = new FileInfo(e.FullPath);
        while (IsFileLocked(fInfo))
        {
            Thread.Sleep(500);
        }
        System.IO.File.Copy(e.FullPath, this.destFolder + e.Name);
        System.IO.File.Delete(e.FullPath);
    }
}

A: The server share would be:
string networkShare = @"\\ServerName\Share\";

Also keep in mind, the identity the service is executing will impact whether the service will be able to save to that location. If you are using a domain service account for the service to run as, make sure you adjust the ACL's on the destination share folder from the machine that the share is on to allow writes

A: Based on Oded's answer here
Once I ran the service as a local user that was also set up on the remote Ubuntu server everything worked like a charm.


I thought I would try something new. Doing haul posts on what I find and buy on sale, or on the clearance racks. I never buy anything full price. :) Like the idea? Yes? No? Tell me your thoughts.
Today I was at Kohls and they were having some good sales plus I had a 15% off my total purchase coupon. If you don't already, sign up for coupons to your favorite stores. They can help you save a lot of money.
The earrings I bought were buy one get the second pair free! So I picked up some post earrings, as I can't wear dangle ones for 6 months. :-( It was so hard finding post earrings that I like. But I finally decided on these two: Celtic knot and music clefs.


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Q: Scanning BLE periperal: "hcitool lesan" does not work I am trying to scan my BLE peripheral from my Linux box. I did:
sudo hictool -i hci0 lescan.

but it reported: Set scan parameters failed. Input/Output error.
The Ubuntu is 19.10.  What should I do? Thanks.


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It's with great pleasure that I bring you the TadCruise. That's right, the Tadpool gets to finally meet in it's natural environment; the water. If you haven't been following this saga let me get you up to speed.
"That's not even the right ship..."
In the time I've been a member of the Tadpool on Facebook there has been at least three posts saying basically the same thing; wouldn't it be awesome if we all went on a cruise together. And it would, so after that third post I said; "Obviously people are into this idea. Why not see if we can make this happen?" Turns out I had just volunteered for the task.
So I reached out to my friend Teras Cassidy of Geek Nation Tours, probably the man most familiar with how to herd nerds on trips. Fresh from accompanying him on one of his adventures I knew I could count on him. So I got to work and what follows is the results. First, the basics.
A cruise is pretty awesome on it's own, but it wouldn't be a TadCruise if there weren't some TadPool-centric things going on. Cruises are already boiling with activities for the active athlete to the sun-bathing vacationer and everyone in between. I go into more details in this blog post but here's a quick overview of what you can expect.
Essentially, I want everyone to have as many opportunity to hang out with their fellow TadPooligans while at the same time being able to ditch the group if and when they want some time on their own. Keep in mind that there is still time for things to change, activities added, modified or removed.
As a group, we will all be seated together at the dining room. The main dining room is just one of several places to eat but I'd like us all to have breakfast together so we can go over the day's activities so that people who want to form groups can do so easily. Also, as part of the trip, beer and wine are included at diner.
If there are more than 13 of us there will be a cocktail party. The details will have to be ironed out, but I'd love to have this a meet-and-greet on the arrival day so we can all get comfortable with each other and get things started on the right note.
As the name implies, a boardgames night is pretty high on my list of priorities for activities. It's a great way to hang out and have fun late into the night.
The Oasis of the Seas is an immense ship with an impossible amount of things to see. Sports centres, spas, pools, bars, pubs, art, etc. So let's do what the inquisitive mind of a geek demands we do and explore. I'll have the details for all of you on the sailing day, but there will be a scavenger hunt with prizes, etc.
On our last night on the ship we'll be able to have some fun with a Trivia Night. We'll give out the prizes for the Scavenger Hunt. Play some bar trivia and end the trip on a high note.
There are a lot of awesome things we can do on this cruise and if the stars align and certain conditions are met, I'd like to see the following events and activities added to the list. Think of these as options unlocked with certain achievements.
Coverville himself, Mr. Brian Ibbott, has expressed interest in participating in this trip (is it the casino Brian?) and perhaps recording an episode of a show. I'd love to put this in the list of official events but I also don't want to commit anyone to anything until I've talked to them officially.
If there are enough people who sign up, I definitely would love to see a costume contest. This would be an interesting challenge as bulky, complex costumes are definitely more difficult in a cruise setting.
The Oasis of the Seas has an impressive gym and a track that runs around the ship and I plan on taking advantage of these facilities. Assuming there's interest in this, I'd love to form a small group of geeks who'd join me in a short run in the morning and a trip to the gym before breakfast to stave off the negative effects of living a week on a floating buffet.
Labadee is essentially a large beach resort. Hence, no recommended activity, but instead consider the day as a TadPool Beach Party. We can all form groups and enjoy whatever we want and get together on the sand to chill during our free time. Personally, I'm keen on doing some kayaking.
The standard activity here is visiting the Dunn's River Falls and I won't stop anyone, but I'd love to get a gang together to go snorkelling along Montego Bay. It's not too expensive an excursion and even those who don't feel like swimming can stay on the catamaran, enjoy the sun and a complementary drink.
The culturally minded can certainly go visit the ruins of Tulum. Having been already however, I'm thinking of perfecting my knowledge of inhebriants by doing the Tequila Experience.
This way Teras can answer any questions you might have about the cruise in person and make sure you have all the information necessary regarding your registration. This important especially if you have children to determine how room accommodations will work.
If you have any questions or recommendations regarding the activities and organization of the cruise, don't be shy and drop me an email. I'll be glad to hear your thoughts and answer your questions as best I can.
I'm alone but don't want to pay double for a cabin. What do I do?
Prices were converted from Canadian dollars from the original quote I was given.
Prices are subject to change until final booking. Sorry, that's just the standard disclaimer.
Flights and travel to and from the airport are not included.


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72nd Tony Nomination Predictions (Musicals)
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With nominations for this year's Tony Awards being announced soon, I thought now would be a good time to share what my predictions are. On this page, I'll be discussing my predictions for the musical categories. This past Broadway season has been a pretty slow year as there were only 7 new musicals and 3 revivals (10 productions overall). So given those circumstances, I'll be discussing my predictions in some categories by listing all the candidates that I think will most likely be nominated, as well as possibilities for the last one-two slots. In other categories, I'll just be listing all the candidates we actually have.
Best Musical:
Out of all the new musicals that came to Broadway this season, three of them (which are Escape to Margaritaville, Prince of Broadway, and Summer: The Donna Summer Musical) don't really seem to have a shot at some Tony nominations. As for the other four, I am predicting each of them to make the cut for Best Musical.
The Band's Visit-Within the last three years, a show that transferred from off-Broadway to Broadway has managed to go all the way to the Tonys. In 2015, it was Fun Home. In 2016, it was this little show called Hamilton. Last year, it was Dear Evan Hansen. This year, it looks like that trend will continue with The Band's Visit. While it is obviously no Hamilton in terms of success, nor has it captured the cultural zeitgeist like Dear Evan Hansen, this musical adaptation of the 2007 Israeli film has been doing better at the box office than what most people would expect given that it's based on some obscure foreign film with no marquee names (with the exception of Tony Shalhoub) attached. Not to mention that it is the most acclaimed new musical of the season.
Frozen-Despite the mixed critical reception it received, Disney's latest screen-to-stage adaptation may still get in for Best Musical thanks to some weak competition for the fourth slot. After all, Disney does have a pretty good track record of garnering Best Musical nominations with Beauty & the Beast, The Lion King (which won), Mary Poppins, Newsies, and Aladdin. To date, Aida, Tarzan, and The Little Mermaid are their only productions that failed to make the cut.
Mean Girls-While this musical adaptation of the popular 2004 teen comedy does have its detractors, Mean Girls still overall received mostly favorable reviews from critics. Also given the all the buzz surrounding the show, I imagine it will be a solid contender for a Best Musical nomination.
SpongeBob SquarePants-When this project was announced, I pretty much had the exact same thoughts as everyone else, "the most ridiculous idea I've ever heard!" Then it was revealed that a bunch of recording artists were each going to contribute one original song for the score, which I thought "well, this is gonna be a mess". Yet, it turns out to be another one of those ideas you think would never work at all, but does as the critical response to SpongeBob SquarePants has been pretty favorable (with a few exceptions). Director Tina Landau has apparently done something similar to what Julie Taymor did with The Lion King by not creating literal interpretations of a cartoon, but being more creative by reinterpreting them just for the stage. Not to mention that orchestrator Tom Kitt was apparently able to take all the songs, and create cohesive sound for all of them.
Best Revival of a Musical:
This should be the easiest category for nominators to fill out this year given that there's a guaranteed three slots, and there were only three musical revivals this past season. So I guess to make this conversation a little more interesting, I'll be going into details about each of them individually.
Carousel-There was a lot of anticipation for the Broadway return of Rodgers & Hammerstein's 1945 masterpiece. Yet by the time it opened, the response has been very polarizing. While some people adored the production, there's also been a fair share of people that were pretty disappointed. That latter group especially thought that the staging and design was pretty lackluster with some unnecessary cuts to the original material. While Carousel did recently receive 12 Drama Desk nominations, I'm expecting it to get much less from the Tony nominating committee.
My Fair Lady-When it was announced that Lincoln Center Theater was going to present a new Broadway production of Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe's 1956 classic directed by Bartlett Sher, it sounded like a match made in heaven. After all, Sher has previously helmed critically-acclaimed productions of South Pacific and The King & I both for LCT, so a lot was definitely riding on My Fair Lady, and the end results do not seem to disappoint. It's also worth noting that in the era of the #MeToo movement, Bart's vision for the production makes the show less about a man 'making' a woman, and more about a woman finding her true strength and confidence.
Once on This Island-There has been a lot of affection for the first Broadway revival of this 1990 cult musical by Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty. Under the direction of Michael Arden, he was able to rethink the piece into an immersive production in the round at Circle in the Square Theatre.
Best Lead Actor in a Musical:
Harry Hadden-Paton-My Fair Lady
Tony Shalhoub-The Band's Visit
Ethan Slater-SpongeBob SquarePants
Who's Getting the Last Slot?: According to the rules, there shall be no more than four nominees in each category, provided that if there are at least seven eligible candidates for nomination in any of the eight established 'Best Performance' categories, then there shall be five nominees in that category. Though this year, there are only five eligible candidates for Lead Actor in a Musical, so therefore, there will only be four nominees. On paper, Joshua Henry may have the edge for taking on the iconic role of Billy Bigelow in Carousel, though there may be a few things going against him. Not only have critics been divided on the production itself, but people have also been divided on his performance. Some found him to be a highlight, others found his performance to be pretty inconsistent. Not to mention that no actor who has previously played Billy Bigelow on Broadway has ever even been Tony nominated. The original production debuted in 1945, just two years before the Tony Awards were established, so John Raitt obviously didn't make the cut back then. Despite all the acclaim the last revival received in 1994, Michael Hayden still failed to make the cut for Lead Actor in a Musical. So could Paul Alexander Nolan be a darkhorse for Escape to Margaritaville? While the Jimmy Buffett jukebox musical isn't much of a critical darling, Nolan has been a frequent presence on the boards within the last few years and has become a mainstay in the community. Though with that being said, all the nominees for Lead Actor in a Musical for the last three years have consisted of performances from productions that were nominated for Best Musical and/or Best Revival, so it looks like this year will likely be no different.
Best Lead Actress in a Musical:
Lauren Ambrose-My Fair Lady
Hailey Kilgore-Once on This Island
Katrina Lenk-The Band's Visit
Who's Getting the Last Two Slots?: There is potential for both Caissie Levy & Patti Murin to make the cut for their performances in Frozen. But if only one of them gets nominated, I'd say Murin has an edge since her character, Anna, is more of the lead while Elsa in the stage adaptation could've competed in Featured Actress given her reported stage time, but the Administration Committee ruled her as Lead. Though Levy does get the big number which closes Act I ('Let It Go'). Taylor Louderman was also recently ruled as Lead for Mean Girls, so it seems that she may have a shot as well. As for other possibilities, they can probably only hope for some namecheck nominations. LaChanze may be a Broadway veteran playing Donna Summer in the biographical musical titled Summer, but given that show's underwhelming critical response, I doubt it'll be much of a contender. Jessie Mueller may have been nominated for almost every production she's opened on Broadway, but I've heard that she feels wasted in Carousel despite being the female lead (as someone who's seen PBS' broadcast of the New York Philharmonic's 2013 staging, she clearly should've stayed in the supporting role of Carrie Pipperidge).
Best Featured Actor in a Musical:
Norbert Leo Butz-My Fair Lady
Alex Newell-Once on This Island
Ari'el Stachel-The Band's Visit
Who's Getting the Last Two Slots?: In a lot of the reviews for Frozen, I noticed several critics giving shoutouts to Broadway newcomer Jelani Alladin as Kristoff. If the nominating committee really loves The Band's Visit, could John Cariani sneak into this category? He's featured in most of the promotional items and interviews and he has a good enough reputation in the industry. Out of all the featured actors in Mean Girls, Grey Henson has been viewed as a standout for his performance as a gay character. Gavin Lee does have a big showstopping number in SpongeBob SquarePants. He is a previous nominee for his performance as Bert in Mary Poppins, which was another role where he got to showcase his skills as a triple threat. Alexander Gemignani and Tony Yazbeck have both been receiving nominations from the Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk Awards for their respective performances in Carousel and Prince of Broadway. While neither of those awards groups do not overlap with the Tonys at all, one has to wonder if Gemignani and/or Yazbeck could be dark horses for nominations here.
Best Featured Actress in a Musical:
Lindsay Mendez-Carousel
Ashley Park-Mean Girls
Kate Rockwell-Mean Girls
Who's Getting the Last Three Slots?: This has been the one musical acting category I've struggled with most this year. You could almost draw some names out of a hat to decide who to predict. After Taylor Louderman was ruled eligible as Lead for Mean Girls, that did kind of paved the way for Ashley Park & Kate Rockwell to be recognized in this category. Can anyone else from that show sneak in here? Broadway veteran Kerry Butler does get to show off her skills in three different roles. There also seems to be some affection for Barrett Wilbert Weed's performance. Not to mention that there are a couple of performances from Once on This Island that may have a shot. Broadway legend Lea Salonga does have a standout moment with her number, 'The Human Heart'. Though I've seen some people putting in a good word for Kenita R. Miller, whose character they feel is the heart of the show. As for other possibilities, Diana Rigg has received some glowing notices for her return to Broadway as Mrs. Higgins in My Fair Lady. While she may only have a speaking part, the role did earn Gladys Cooper an Oscar nomination for the 1964 film adaptation.
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Even the rosewood fan is made only in the brown color. The reason is in the brown, red color would be amazing to see the table. The rosewood will keep the warmish for the more years. At the same time, when the warmish goes away the rosewood will shine with the rose color. The teak wood is naturally yellow, but the teakwood can have the warmish in any color. The warmish is available in many colors. That is the reason there are many color tables are available and sold in the market. The market for the furniture is a vast market. Always there are buyers for the wooden furniture. The furniture is being purchased in all homes and offices. The office furniture will be high rate, because it is for the commercial use, but the dining table is only for the domestic usages. On the other hand, the dining tables are purchased in the offices exclusively for a big discussion and office meeting and other office related programs.
The unique ceiling fans are being purchased only by the families. The reason is children would be playing on the table, when there are no dishes placed on the table. The children would be jumping on the table the table will not be spoiled, if the table is being purchased from the quality company. Normally all the tables are made with many pieces, the main plate of the table would be strong; the legs of the tables are made with the designs.
Therefore, the legs would be strong enough to play and enjoy for the children. Even the adults would claim up on the table to fix some lights on the roof. For fixing anything on the ceiling the tables are pulled to that place on top of the tables chair is placed and from the chair the person would be fixing light or fan for the home. This is the reason the table must have to be in the solid wood. The furniture company should have to select the strong wood for making the solid tables.
The wood nature is not solid in all wood, while cutting the wood; this can be viewed in the naked eyes. There will be a big hole on the wood; this is because of the birds, and insects. In this kind of wood any wooden product is not made, because the wood is not useful to make the furniture. At the same time, this type of spoiled wood is used for burning and to let fire on the wood for so many reasons. However the furniture company is selecting the wood only based on the perfect wood and which is really solid to make any product on the wood.


Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland speaks during a gathering in Pike County as the state reacts to helping workers and families that will be displaced by the closing of Mill's Pride's cabinetry factory there.Ohio will award a $50,000 Rapid Response grant to assist workers in financial planning, stress management, layoff benefits and adult education and training.
COLUMBUS, OH --Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland announced that the state has awarded a $50,000 Rapid Response grant to assist workers at two Mill's Pride cabinetry factories in Pike County that are expected to close next year.
"We are committed to helping the workers and families who will be impacted when these factories close," Strickland said. "This initial investment will provide workers with training and other resources while we continue working with local leaders to secure a buyer for this facility."
Last month, the parent company of Mill's Pride, Masco Corp., announced that it would close plants in Waverly and Seal Township, impacting more than 1,200 full-time workers and 200 temporary workers in Pike County and several surrounding counties. Ohio's Workforce System, including the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) Rapid Response Unit, is in Pike County to serve the employees impacted by providing financial planning, stress management, layoff benefits, and adult education and training.
The $50,000 Rapid Resource grant, administered by ODJFS, will allow the unit to work with local economic development professionals to provide assistance to the community and impacted employees.
"We encourage the Mill's Pride employees to visit their local one-stop center, Workforce Connections, and take advantage of the career services provided to maximize their options," ODJFS Director Doug Lumpkin said.
Read Gov. Ted Strickland's press release.
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Raising My Children in Family-Friendly Mexico is the Best
Published by Kay Walten at November 8, 2017
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Before moving to the Riviera Maya, Kai Kirk lived in Texas with his wife. Both were putting in long hours for ungrateful companies. When they decided it was time to have children, they knew their existing lifestyle wouldn't do. Kai says the decision to move to Akumal in the Riviera Maya changed their lives for the better.
Now with two children, Kai says he is surprised by the number of low-cost, high-quality private schools there are near Playa del Carmen and Akumal. There are both Waldorf and Montessori schools who accept all nationalities. The classes are taught 50% in English and 50% in Spanish, which has made his young son completely bilingual.
The move was made easier by the fact that Kai is familiar with the Akumal area. His family owned a condo in Akumal when he was young. His mother was an avid cave diver who appreciated the underground rivers in the cenotes.
Kai and his wife have had very few challenges moving to and living in Mexico. Kai recalls one challenge when obtaining a birth certificate for his son due to the difference in the North American tradition of the wife taking the husband's name at marriage. He didn't want his son to have the same two last names so he was forced to jump through some hoops at a time when his Spanish was still its infancy. And even then, the U.S. required more documentation to verify the birth than Mexico did.
For those who may have safety concerns about raising children in Mexico, Kai says you can certainly look for danger but danger doesn't seem to hit innocent bystanders.
For enjoyment Kai and his family visit:
The colonial town of Merida.
Turtle Bay Bakery for comfort food.
Xpuha for long stretches of beautiful beach.
Xcacel, to swim in a crystal clear cenote.
A snorkeling spot in Akumal.
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