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Hi, Is there an applications for graphic design easier to use than photoshop? if so, then what's it?
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I find Inkscape much easier to use for initial design. Photoshop is a photo-editing package, which is a pretty heavy task; it (and similar software packages) will of course be difficult to use for beginners and require some introduction.
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Photoshop is the best... that is, most powerful and industry standard. If you want something else, then what are you willing to not have? There are a lot of options, but it's hard to recommend one over photoshop just because you haven't learned it all yet. For example, and I'm not trying to be sarcastic, MS Paint is, I think, much easier than Photoshop, but just not useful for anything. Inkscape as Twey said might be a good idea, though I haven't used it myself. Some people like Fireworks (though its future is uncertain since both Photoshop and Fireworks are owned by Adobe now, so I really doubt it'll be around for that long). You could also try a vector based program like Illustrator (though I find that actually harder than photoshop), or maybe something simpler like a template design program with stock graphics and mostly just layout controls.
For simpler tasks, Photoshop is kinda overkill, but it also gives you options you won't have in an "easier" program.
(There's also the GIMP, basically the open source almost-photoshop clone, but I find it harder to work with than Photoshop, so no real point in switching to it.)
I've always liked Paint Shop Pro, and it is almost as powerful as Photoshop in many ways, but much cheaper and maybe easier to get into-- I used it first before I got PS.
I still have a copy of Paint Shop Pro 5 (they're on v10 now or something), and it gets what I need done whenever I happen to still use it. Maybe you could find a cheap copy of that on ebay or something.
But overall, I would say that if you already have photoshop available (so saving money isn't an issue), give it a try. You will need to get used to how it works in general, but it is not a very difficult program once you give it some time. Everyone I know who's tried to use it has become reasonably proficient. Using it as an advanced user is more difficult, but of course if you never get to the more advanced options you'll basically have your "easier program" anyway, just that you ignore the harder stuff in photoshop. For basic things it's not more difficult than anything else (at least not to a great degree), and then you would, if you ever need it, have the more complex options available to you right in the same program. If you have the time to read a book, I would highly recommend "Sam's teach yourself Photoshop in 24 hours."
Anyway, take a look at Inkscape, consider purchasing an older version of Paint Shop Pro, and then if neither of these is what you want, just get started with Photoshop and I'm sure you'll be productive with it quickly. (It's not weird to be a bit daunted by it at first, but it won't feel that way for long.)
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You could also try a vector based program like Illustrator (though I find that actually harder than photoshop)
Inkscape falls into this category, too. Note that vector drawing programs don't perform the same task as photo-editors like PhotoShop and the GIMP, although they do have some overlap — if the task you need is in that category (things like graphic design as opposed to actual photo-editing), Inkscape would be a good choice for you. I have never tried Illustrator, but I wouldn't recommend it by default because it's a fairly expensive proprietary app, and also tied to either Win32 or Mac OS, which means it will be awkward although not necessarily impossible if you use other operating systems (Linux, BSDs, 64-bit Windows, &c.). Nevertheless, if you happen to be using a system Adobe likes, the option exists, of course.
Unlike Daniel, I find the GIMP quite easy to use, or at least as easy to use as I would expect from a photo-editor. I'm admittedly not a professional, but it took me a lot longer to get accustomed to PhotoShop (v9) than it did to the GIMP. I found it quite counter-intuitive. The GIMP is, as far as I know, every bit as powerful as PhotoShop, although some of the more obscure features do require plugins (raw-format processing, CMYK support [although that may have been integrated into the main distribution now; I seem to remember reading something about it, but I'm hazy on the details]).
The most obvious conclusion to draw from my and Daniel's differing experiences is that what's right for you may not be the same as what's right for someone else. Photo-editing is a complex task, and it's normal to be a little set back at the start. With that in mind, if you really do feel it's taking longer than it ought, maybe give one of the other applications we've mentioned a try.
I said that the GIMP isn't relevant to this discussion because it's about as hard as Photoshop (I found it harder, but that's not particularly important) and he already has Photoshop available... no point in going with GIMP, then... might as well use it if it's sitting there.
As for inkscape, yes, it's vector, but I wouldn't say the same as illustrator, though I have little experience with either, but simply because you're calling it easy-- I didn't find illustrator to be so at all.
it's about as hard as Photoshop
As I said above, I disagree.
The category of which I spoke was that of vector-based drawing applications. I haven't tried Illustrator, so I can't make any comparative judgements there, but I didn't find Inkscape too hard to get to grips with.
I'd expect inkscape is easier. (Not sure "easy", but easier than illustrator anyway.)
I don't think you have a particularly strong claim that the GIMP is easier than Photoshop, because I feel the other way, and we're both strongly attached to each respectively, so I'd say it's about even. And they aren't all that similar in interface, obviously, because we are so opinionated about it. But I don't think either is significantly easier than the other.
I think have some software easier Photoshop, but you can't make a good thing as you want.
I don't think you have a particularly strong claim that the GIMP is easier than Photoshop, because I feel the other way, and we're both strongly attached to each respectively, so I'd say it's about even.
Thus my claim that it probably differs from person to person
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Just my 2 cents here, I basically agree. I use Paint Shop Pro 7, after having started with 5. Even now I often learn new things about it. But, having used it for years I've developed a familiarity with it so as it is much more intuitive to me than it was when I first used it. I think any graphics program worth its salt will be like this, regardless if it is just a drawing program or a full image editor. Either type of program, if it has any real power, will take some getting used to. It's just the nature of the beast. If you want to become proficient at either or both tasks, the best thing to do in my opinion would be to choose a program or programs that you like for practical reasons (price, compatibility with your OS, its ability to do the tasks you want to accomplish - things like that), then set about the gradual process of familiarizing yourself with it. Once you get used to it, you will feel a bit like a graphics God.
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The rock type is coarse Sandstone with a range of grades from easy to difficult on vertical to overhanging rock.
The walk-ins are short and you can always find shade somewhere.
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Could be an adventure to find but well worth it. Either walk west from the Shire and look for it on the left, or walk east from the back of Ken's Block, up the next broad corridor for some way and turn left and hopefully stumble across it.
Walk east up Gollum's Gulley and near the top turn left and look for the diminutive little block.
From the first parking, this small wall is clearly visible if look south east.
5m left of Yellow River there is a large boulder. Stand on a rock on the boulder/jump to gain a jug. Heel hook and crank onto face. Straight up and easily to top.
There are bolted lower offs at the back if you can find them.
Between the Red Turret and Ken's block is an attractive overhanging Arête. Climb up to platform, traverse 1m R to below two pockets. Tend diagonally left until in line with centre of Arête and gun for the top.
Walk off and down gulley to right of route.
Several meters left of the Dragon is a pillar. Climb up the centre of this and lend slightly left at the top. Scramble down the gulley to descend.
Make a bold start (possible to protect first moves with micronuts) up to the ledge then step left to the corner. A tricky move up to the next rail, and out left to a little perch. Continue up and right on fantastic holds and then left of the big fin at the top.
On the buttress in front of Dragon Cleft. Climb the crack in a vague corner and up the featured face to a roof. Move left past the roof and straight to top. Scramble off back.
A deceptively tricky recess opposite the Dragon Wall.
Walk through the Dragon cleft (from the carpark side) and find a short wall. Follows the recess up the side of the wall.
This route includes a five move traverse to the left to clip, and then five moves right to get you back to where you were. Nevertheless, it is an awesome line.
Climb the roof, then easy ground to the top.
Photo's (provided by Mike Scott) below show the trad routes.
On the front of the buttress climb a series of vertical cracks (some slightly suspect rock near the top of this section). Continue up to the bulge, and climb up the steep crack splitting the bulge. Continue easily to the top.
Start about 3m right of Twin Peaks. Climb a short a ramp to a shallow corner, Continue up and right to an excellent finger crack in a vague corner. Head diagonally right and then up the face above (slightly run out) and finish up the steep top section.
Head straight up the red face to the left of the cleft between the columns. There is enough gear but be careful. After a series of rails, continue up to the right hand side of the column (slightly run out). Finish up the steep, blunt arête and pull over the top where the columns kiss each other.
Great feature that basically climbs the centre of the right column. However, large sections of the narrow roof near the top and disconcertingly disconnected from the column. If you do climb this hide your belayer in the little cave between the columns so they are out of the fall zone, climb gently, and think light thoughts.
Pull over the initial bulge, then step left and up the blunt arête. Step back right to series of vertical cracks starting at a small tree growing in the cubby hole. Great climbing up the cracks to the top.
Step up onto a platform below a smooth white, blank section. Pull up into a series of short vertical cracks that tend up and left.
Take the Tube left of Flint Hard and follow the left side of the higher feature and step back right to the chains of Flint Hard at the top.
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Takes the crack to the left of Lang Arm. The start is tricky and although there is good gear there is potential for a ground fall. At the top move right to use Lang Arm anchors.
Climb the obvious chimney left of Rattlesnake Arête.
This is the wall to the right of Rattlesnake Arête. Currently there are no routes on this wall. On the far right-hand side of Rattlesnake Sector and set back is an obvious prow with an oval grove two-thirds of the way up. This is Slither Prow.
Takes the steep crack through the bulge left of Snake Charmer.
Scramble up to the platform. Straight up the face to the roof. Pull through the roof (micro cams for pro) to the short, fierce crack. Continue up the featured recess then step 1.5m left and straight to the top.
Consensus grading required. Height, finger size and faith in small gear might affect how hard it feels.
Takes a central line up the buttress to right the King Cobra Prow as view from the road. An intimidating and improbable roof problem on great holds with stonking gear. Do it!
Follow the right tending break to the ledge. Launch out through a pumpy horizontal puzzle to glory jugs up the face.
For the full experience, climb it during a snow storm and collect your Sub-zero Hero badge at the top.
Ross Suter and Malcolm Gowans were the first to climb in this area in 1998. In 2002 Patrick McCann and Mike Scott added a number of quality trad routes. Sport climbing only began when Malcolm Gowans and Cormac Tooze then put up the first sport routes in 2011. Since then the number of Sport routes has gown substantially.
Chasing my Bokkie (16) FA: Malcolm Gowans 21-12-2013.
Climbs the left side of the wall to the right of Cedar Blonde. Head up to a left facing corner ~8m up, move right and then back left to the face above.
Tricky start followed by lovely, but slightly run out climbing.
A: ChaCha (16) FA: Mike Scott, Patrick and Adele McCann (2002): Climb the obvious diagonal crack on first buttress.
B: Tap Dance (12) FA: Patrick McCann, Mike Scott and Adele McCann (2002): Well protected climb through lay back at 1/3rd height and then steep jugs to top.
Start about 5m right of CanCan Diagonal, at the top of a pile of boulders. Climb just to the left of a fragile series of side pulls. Step right to a dark brown grove and follow that to a slightly steep section with good holds. Then continue straight to the top of the crag.
Start about 5m right of Hot Tango. Climb up to a brown recess and then straight up the wall.
Left to right: Hot Tango, Summer Salsa. There are now chains for a sport route about ¾ the way up between these two routes that could be used for descent.
Start about 2m right of Moulin Rouge and climb a direct line till the small ledge at about 2/3rd height, then head diagonally right up the final 5m.
Climbs a direct line up the wall about 2.5m right of Burlesque. Take care with gear at the start.
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In the middle of left hand wall (facing towards Can Can area) is a finger crack. Follow this to the ledge, then step right and climb the short steep face above (this is actual a large block that appears to be balancing on the top of the gulley, so user discretion is advised).
To the right of Balancing Act is a broken hand crack, and right of that is a separate face. Climb the middle of this face to the top. Some tricky gear in places, and some slightly fragile rock.
Really good and steep for the grade. On the wall opposite Balancing Act, is a dark brown recess with a crack line running up out of it. Climb up to the recess and straight up the steep wall above.
Take a central line up the short, dark red face.
These two routes are on the wall that forms the gulley on the first buttress to the right of the King Cobra Prow.
Start up the break on the left of the wall and at the ledge pull onto the second half of the wall just to the left of the corner of the roof.
Start up the middle break with a tricky start. At the ledge step right to use a lower section of the roof to pull through and then step left and straight up the face to the top. Start will be harder for shorter folks.
L to R: To be named, Chubby Head Stout.
This route is on the small face in front of the second buttress to the right of King Cobra Prow.
Head up the face to an overlap. Pull right to layback and up to the narrow roof. Crank through using the finger crack and easily to the ledge. Walk off right.
These two routes are on the left side on the Bushman Wall, which forms a pillar when viewed head on. Abseil tat as of Mar 2018.
Start up the beak on the right side of the pillar to a ledge. Continue up the steep ground to the blunt arête, which ends at a small ledge.
Start up the beak on the left side of the pillar to a ledge. Continue up the steep section and straight to the top.
Start just to the right of a small overhang and climb in the centre of the face.
Start near Klip Man but head up and tend right to the top right corner of the wall.
These two routes are on the left of the collection of buttresses behind and right of Bushman Wall as viewed from the 3rd carpark. From the Babe Area car park, walk past the Bushman wall on the right for a few mins to the buttress.
Start just right of a recess and then more or less straight to the top with a steep section in the middle.
Takes the vague arête on the right of the buttress at the entrance to the gulley.
Start on the central pillar and climb up over a small lip on 'ok' gear. Continue up over a small roof and straight up to the top of the wall on good rails. Descend off the back via a sketchy scramble or ab off using tat.
Climb a central line through series of rails. Rap down gulley on left to avoid nasty plants on the walk off back and around.
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Idk man but regardless, there's a reason I've held onto these for 20 years. I've put these up against Heresy's, RP-280f's, KLF-30's, Forte's, Cornwall's, and other high(er) end speakers and there's just no comparison. I prefer these over everything I've heard so far. HOWEVER, I haven't even been able to listen to my KP-456's yet so I'm not sure what I'm working with yet with those.
The story on these is that the lady has had them since given to her from someone high up at Klipsch. She used to live in Hope and babysat for someone that worked there and they gave these to her as a thank you for helping out. She said she knew the Klipsch's and I think she said was taught French by Mrs Klipsch? I was trying to listen to her tell the story while I was setting them up for audition before I bought em so I missed part of the story. Pretty cool either way.
Are these things solid birch? I'd like to sand them down and completely refinish to make them look new again.
I had checked that section to find out more info but the weird thing is, it doesn't reference this model, the H-WB. And the .pdf of the speaker shows the color options, but WB isn't the initials for any of the color options listed.
I'm always curious when I hear people say the Epics bass will thump you in the chest. Mine are now fed by a Bryston 8B-ST bridged at 400 watts (if memory serves for total watts). They've never sounded better but they definitely don't thump, kick, or anything similar. All I get (which is great as far as I'm concerned) is fantastic clarity, imaging like no other, and great midrange. But no thump really at all. I didn't think the 12's in the cf-4's were anything but really large midrange speakers. Does anyone's cf-4's really bang like this? I've had mine on many receivers over the years and never blown my skirt up. Trust me, I've tried!
Did everyone gloss over the description that said they're beryllium diaphragms? 😂 I almost bid but decided I can wait since I don't even have my 402's yet. Order of importance took precedent. But it would've been cool to have em and once I find the horns, I'd be good to go. Oh well.
If shipping was an option, I would've grabbed em a year ago. I was waiting for that option to become avail. Damn!
Running 4 speakers as stereo?
Never thought of that option. I'll have to see if any of them have the All Channel Stereo option. If they do then that would be my best bet.
Interesting Emile. How do you connect 2 receivers together to play the same music source?
Btw, a lot of the music I'd be playing would be through apps through Alexa or Chromecast.
Hey, I've got 4 Klipsch speakers I'll be running outdoors. One pair will be in the elements (ca-800t's outdoor speakers) and the other pair will be protected from the elements with the exception of heat, humidity, and the cold (KI-172's). I've got 3 receivers that I've kept over the years that aren't being used but they're surround sound receivers, for instance I've got an Integra DTR 7.2, Denon 3311ci, Harman Kardon HK3480, and an old 1996 Denon receiver that I can't remember the model but I'm thinking a surround sound receiver may not be the best way to go. Anyway, what's the best way to run 4 speakers at once playing the same music and not burn out the electronics or speakers? 4 channel amp with a pre? 4 ch integrated? Ideas? Suggestions? Thanks for your help. I'll be starting to get it wired in the next week or 2 so I want everything ready to go.


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John Francis, Gyozo Molnair, Alun Owen, Derek Peters
School of Computing, Electronics and Maths
Introduction Performance Analysis (PA) has been employed within the coaching process to support the delivery of augmented feedback in a wide range of sports (Hughes & Bartlett, 2015). Through exploring the perceptions of coaches and players towards PA, its impact can be evaluated and areas for improvement highlighted (Bampouras et al., 2012; Wright et al., 2016). Previous research has explored coach and player perceptions of a range of PA provision from evaluation of ten 30-40 minutes feedback sessions (Groom & Cushion, 2005) to evaluation of PA support over a four year period (Bampouras et al., 2012). No study, however, has explored coach and player perception of PA provision within a Paralympic sport over any duration of service provision, let alone throughout a 4-year Paralympic cycle. The aim of this study, therefore, was to explore coach and player perceptions of the PA process within an elite men's international wheelchair basketball programme over the four-year period leading up to and including the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games. Method Semi-structured interviews were conducted with three members of coaching staff and four players from a men's international wheelchair basketball team. In the interview they were asked to reflect on the integration of a PA process during the four-year period and how the analyst supported the process. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and returned to participants for member-checking. Once participants confirmed the content, the transcripts were subjected to inductive thematic analysis and a triangulation process. Results Two overarching themes emerged from the narrative: (1) barriers to the use of PA to inform practice and (2) the establishment of the coach-analyst and player-analyst relationship. The first theme included aspects of availability, time, knowledge of the discipline, ability to utilise technology and conflict with a coach's philosophy. The second theme resulted from emerging narratives surrounding communication, reputation and collective experiences. Discussion and Conclusion The person-implementation framework (Rizzuto & Reeves, 2007) was utilised to help explain the main barriers associated with using PA into problem sources, failure symptoms and leverage points. Sztompka's (1999) primary and secondary trustworthiness theory was then used to interpret how the development of a strong relationship between coaches, athletes and analysts could help remove any barriers. Coaches and players also believed future exposure and education to the possibilities of PA support was required. Through enhancing individuals' knowledge and developing strong relationships, coaches and players could engage more actively within the PA process to inform practice.
Francis, J., Molnair, G., Owen, A., & Peters, D. (2017). The performance analysis process in elite wheelchair basketball is "worthless without trust".
The performance analysis process in elite wheelchair basketball is "worthless without trust". / Francis, John; Molnair, Gyozo; Owen, Alun; Peters, Derek.
Francis, J, Molnair, G, Owen, A & Peters, D 2017, 'The performance analysis process in elite wheelchair basketball is "worthless without trust"'.
Francis J, Molnair G, Owen A, Peters D. The performance analysis process in elite wheelchair basketball is "worthless without trust". 2017.
Francis, John ; Molnair, Gyozo ; Owen, Alun ; Peters, Derek. / The performance analysis process in elite wheelchair basketball is "worthless without trust".
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Q: how to add column with number of occurrences by two fields I have the following df:
df = pd.DataFrame({'c1': [1,5,2,2,2,5],'c2':[2,2,2,2,1,2]})

   c1  c2
0   1   2
1   5   2
2   2   2
3   2   2
4   2   1
5   5   2

I try to get
   c1  c2  c3
0   1   2   1
1   5   2   2
2   2   2   2
3   2   2   2
4   2   1   1
5   5   2   2

I started with
df['c3'] = df.groupby('c1')['c2'].transform('size')

but don't know how to groupy by two columns.

A: if you need just count using group by then you can try like below
import pandas as pd

df = pd.DataFrame({'c1': [1,5,2,2,2,5],'c2':[2,2,2,2,1,2]})

print (df.groupby(['c1', 'c2']).size().reset_index(name='counts'))

A: Using list.count:
l = df.values.tolist()
df['c3'] = [l.count(i) for i in l]

Output:
   c1  c2  c3
0   1   2   1
1   5   2   2
2   2   2   2
3   2   2   2
4   2   1   1
5   5   2   2


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Encina Business CreditMarty Battaglia
Slow and Steady: Battaglia and Encina Business Credit — in the ABL Game for the Long Haul
Marty Battaglia, CEO, Encina Business Credit
The average age of the holm oak is 400 years. This evergreen version of the oak tree grows in Spain, where it is prized for its slow-burning firewood. Unlike Americans, the Spaniards do not chop the holm oak down to burn its wood. Every few years, they prune the trees back and use the branches they cut off for firewood and charcoal. In Spanish, the holm oak is an encina.
The majestic tree with the slow-burning wood is an appropriate trademark for Marty Battaglia, CEO of Encina Business Credit. In an age when reputations are won and lost on Twitter and international business meetings are held via Skype, Battaglia still believes in the slow and steady method. Battaglia launched the ABL nonbank lending company in April with support from, appropriately, Oaktree Capital Management and Encina Business Partners, both in Los Angeles. Based in Chicago, Battaglia has spent the past few months building his staff and closing ABL deals, like the $20 million revolver it provided last month to a Chicago scrap dealer.
Battaglia says he is pleased with the way the business is moving, adding that he is looking forward to slow and steady growth.
"We are in this for the long term," he says. "We're not a flash in the pan."
"We're looking to grow slowly," he adds. "If we have $1 billion out in seven years, it would be great."
Battaglia is not a flash in the pan either. A 30-year veteran of the ABL business, he began his career as a corporate accountant. When he was offered the opportunity to become a field examiner, he was intrigued. "That had a different twist to it," he recalls. He never looked back. He rose through the ABL ranks and did some marketing along the way, which comes in handy in his new venture.
Battaglia had a hand at developing ABL divisions at LaSalle Bank, Deloitte and Fidelity Business, where he served as president before opening Encina. Like most entrepreneurs, he dreamed of starting his own company. He had been trying to put all the pieces together since 2007, but there were trials and tribulations along the way. "It is difficult to keep your core group of staff together while you arrange the capital," he says ruefully.
He had his core staff on board when the Great Recession hit, causing capital to dry up while placing a temporary dent in his plans. But he persevered. "It's not for the faint of heart," he says of the challenge to launch an ABL business on a sound footing.
"I had gone down the path with another sponsor," he says. "Just as I started to get focused on how I wanted to do things, they wanted some things that made me uncomfortable."
In 2015 he met Andy Salter, founder and CEO of Encina Capital Partners and former vice president of Oaktree Capital Management and, according to Battaglia, "all the stars aligned." Encina Business Credit and Oaktree teamed up to launch the new company that bore their names in two languages.
"When I met Andy, there was a meeting of the minds," Battaglia says. "Our thinking aligned. You have to have partners who understand that this is a messy business and understand the stresses that exist in this side of the market."
"Oaktree," he says of his sponsor, "is able to enter the lower and middle market. They are very sharp people."
Building a National Reputation
Salter is chairman of the Encina Business Credit board of directors, a group that Battaglia credits with helping the company build its portfolio and supporting its front-end efforts. William Brasser, a former vice president at GE Capital Finance and current advisor to Encina Business Capital, and Paul Bossidy, former president and CEO of GE Commercial Equipment Finance and current president and CEO of Clayton Holdings, also sit on the board with Jason Wolff, former president of Frontier Capital Partners and current chief investment officer at Encina Capital Partners.
Battaglia also has been building his professional team, and Encina is opening offices across the country. Janet Klinger, vice president of operations, joined the company from MB Financial, and is based in Chicago. Two other GE Financial veterans, Tom Sullivan and Sean Sheehan, joined as chief credit officer and managing director, respectively. Sullivan is based in Chicago, and Sheehan is in Stamford, CT. Bill Kearney, based in Atlanta, launched the retail section. Jim Kelly joined Encina from Veritas and is leading originations in the Midwest, based in St. Louis. Troy Allen will be handling the Southwest from Houston.
"Now that we have the front end in place and we're doing deals, we're looking to add a full-time underwriter," Battaglia says.
Battaglia says the company's goal is to be a national player in the ABL market. However, before opening the doors, he anticipated being in the lower end of the market and is surprised at the size of the deals Encina has been closing since April.
"We are doing larger transactions than I anticipated. Starting at $5 million and going up to $25 to $50 million. We didn't plan on doing big deals, but we're seeing opportunities," he admits. "We are not going to abandon the $5 million deals. We have a middle-market focus, a collateral focus."
Looking around, he observes "the ABL market has morphed in the last 10 or 15 years, almost to the point that they look like commercial term loans. We're sticking with true collateral. We're not playing where the banks are playing."
A Solution for Banks
But what about banks like Sterling and Blue Hills, which are opening their own ABL divisions. How will that impact nonbank lenders like Encina?
Battaglia brushes that aside.
"If you look at the banks, the regulatory environment has changed. The banks can't keep these types of deals on their books. Banks, especially community banks, don't want to have to deal with DIP, bankruptcy and restructuring. They don't want to close a local business and put people out of work. In ABL we deal with distressed businesses, and sometimes those things happen."
On the contrary, he says, "We are a solution for the banks. As they face companies going through distress, we are the solution." This has proven to be true as Encina has already closed deals that resulted from those bank referrals.
"Our goal is to be the ABL lender across the nation," he says. "We are able to do larger transactions, and we're prepared to adapt as the market changes. It could be energy. It could be commodities. We're seeing a fair amount of retail. Next year, it could be different. We have a lot of market coverage."
Does he anticipate any changes because of Brexit?
"It's going to have an impact on the UK. We can look at what happened in Hong Kong in '99 and get an idea of what is going to happen," he says, referring to the end of the UK's 99-year lease on Hong Kong, the financial center of Asia at the time, and its subsequent return to Chinese rule.
"London is the hub of the financial world," he says. "I think that will change. But I don't think it will have that much of an impact on lenders here. We're still trying to see how we can get things done down in Mexico."
Looking back on his career, which has taken him to Michigan and Canada as the companies he worked for were bought and merged, he says, "It's been a lot of fun."
Now, Battaglia looks forward to a slow, steady path at Encina. "This is my last shot at doing this," he says, and he may mean it. But he could be like those Spanish encinas, just lopping off a couple of branches and moving on.
ABF Journal September 15, 2016 2016 | ABF Journal Executive Profiles | Executive Profiles | Issues | Published Articles


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Proposed Legislation for Losses from COVID-19 and Limitations on the Retroactive Impairment of Contracts
Jul 17, 2020 Published Article
By Shaia Araghi
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused most businesses to temporarily close and, as a result, sustain significant losses. Various states are contemplating the passage of legislation to require carriers to cover claims arising from COVID-19, but case law regarding the constitutionality of such legislation is conflicting. Depending on the facts surrounding retroactive legislation, states may be able to pass an enforceable law leading to coverage.
Pennsylvania's Proposed Legislation for Business Interruption Losses
Pennsylvania is one of many states that has proposed legislation to override language in business interruption policies and require coverage from insurance carriers. Pennsylvania House Bill 2372 proposes that any insurance policy that covers loss or property damage, including loss of use and business interruption, must cover the policyholder's losses from the COVID-19 pandemic.1 It applies to insureds with fewer than 100 employees.2 To enhance its chances to pass constitutional challenges, the House Bill also provides for potential relief and reimbursement through the state's commissioner.3 Pennsylvania Senate Bill 1127 is broader than House Bill 2372 and most bills proposed in other states and would require indemnification for nearly all insureds.4 The Senate Bill makes important legislative findings and notes that insurance is a regulated industry.5 It essentially provides that an insurance policy insuring against a loss relating to property damage, including business interruption, shall be construed to cover loss or property damage due to COVID-19 or due to a civil authority order resulting from COVID-19.1 The proposed bill redefines "property damage" to include: (1) the presence of a person positively identified as having been infected with COVID-19; (2) the presence of at least one person positively identified as having been infected with COVID-19 in the same municipality where the property is located; or (3) the presence of COVID-19 having otherwise been detected in Pennsylvania.7
Proposed Legislation in Other States
Representatives in other states have also set forth similar legislation to cover policyholders' losses from COVID-19. Representatives in New Jersey proposed legislation to compel insurers to indemnify policyholders with less than 100 employees to cover losses arising from COVID-19.8 Proposed legislation in states such as South Carolina, New York, and Massachusetts would forbid an insurer to deny a claim on the basis of a lack of physical damage to the property. The Massachusetts bill broadly requires every policy insuring against loss of or damage to property be construed to include coverage for losses resulting from COVID-19.9
California's Proposed Legislation
Rather than mandate coverage, as proposed bills in other states have sought to do, California's Assembly Bill 1552 proposes the creation of rebuttable presumptions affecting the burden of proof when an insured alleges that the business interruption was caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and occurred during the time period covered by the state of emergency declared by Governor Newsom as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the bill provides for three rebuttable presumptions when an insured makes a claim related to business interruption as a result of COVID-19: (1) that COVID-19 was present on the insured's property and caused physical damage to that property which was the direct cause of the insured's business interruption; (2) that COVID-19 was present on property located within the geographical location covered by an order of civil authority (including any federal, state, or local government) and caused physical damage to that property, which was the direct cause of the insured's business interruption; and (3) that COVID-19 was present on the property of a third party and caused physical damage to that property, which was the direct cause that prevented the insured from entering and exiting the property and resulted in the insured's business interruption.
If passed, the proposed bill will retroactively apply to all commercial insurance policies providing business interruption coverage that were in effect on and after March 4, 2020. The bill prohibits COVID-19 from being construed as a pollutant or contaminant for the purposes of exclusion within a commercial insurance policy, unless viruses are explicitly mentioned in the language of the exclusion policy. Assembly Bill 1552 currently is in the state Senate Insurance Committee.
Constitutional Protections Against the Impairment of Contracts
Passage of any of the proposed legislation would likely implicate constitutional issues arising from Article 1, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution, which states that no state may pass any law impairing the obligation of contracts. Similar prohibitions on ex post facto legislation impairing contracts are also in various state constitutions. For example, Section VII.3 of the New Jersey Constitution prohibits the legislature from passing "any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts, or depriving a party of any remedy for enforcing a contract which existed when the contract was made." Likewise, Article 1, Section 9 of the California Constitution provides that "a bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligations of contracts may not be passed."
Cases That Determine the Constitutionality of a Retroactive Law
Case law may be instrumental in a determination of the validity of legislation that retroactively provides coverage for losses from COVID-19. In Energy Reserves Group, Inc. v. Kansas Power & Light Co., the Court used a three-step test to determine whether retroactive legislation constitutes an unconstitutional impairment of contract: (1) whether the law has operated as a substantial impairment of a contractual relationship, (2) whether the government entity had a significant and legitimate purpose behind the regulation, and (3) whether the adjustment of the rights and responsibilities of contracting parties is based on reasonable conditions and is a sufficient justification for the legislation's adoption.10
A significant factor looked to by many courts is whether the retroactive legislation involves a heavily regulated industry.11 When a party enters an industry that is regulated in a particular manner, it is entering that industry subject to further legislation in the area.12 As a result, changes in the regulation that may affect that party's contractual relationships are foreseeable.13 In Campanelli v. Allstate Life Ins. Co., the court determined that the severity of a contract impairment relating to insurance was significantly mitigated by the fact that the insurance industry in California was heavily regulated.14 The Fifth Circuit has held that it is less reasonable for regulated private parties to expect freedom from future regulations by contract with the state.15 The Third Circuit has similarly held that an insurance company choosing to write policies in an area that is subject to heavy regulation also takes on the risk of a future change in the law.16 In Connolly v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the Supreme Court stated that those who conduct business in a regulated industry "cannot object if the legislative scheme is buttressed by subsequent amendments to achieve the legislative end."17 The insurance industry's highly regulated nature will likely serve as a hurdle to an insurer's potential challenge of retroactive legislation.
Cases Supporting Passage of Retroactive Legislation
Various cases suggest that retroactive legislation may pass constitutional muster. Although the police power may be a justification for such retroactive legislation, in order to be upheld, any law impairing the obligation of contracts must be an actual, bona fide and reasonable exercise of the police power.18
In Manigault v. Springs, the Supreme Court held that a state prohibition on the sale of alcohol, even if the contract for such a sale was legal at the time that it was entered into, was not a violation of the Contracts Clause.19 The Court further stated that the passage statutes impairing the obligations of contracts do not prevent the state from exercising its vested powers as necessary for the general good of the public, even if contracts previously entered into between individuals may be affected.20
In Stone v. Mississippi, a Mississippi statute outlawed lotteries.21 The Court held that this prohibition was justified under the state's power to protect the public health and morals, even if it interfered with previous contracts.22
In Energy Reserves Group, Inc. v. Kansas Power & Light Co., a gas supplier argued that a state law that prevented it from terminating a contract after price controls were enacted was a violation of the Contract Clause.23 The Supreme Court disagreed and stated that the industry was already heavily regulated and such a law was prompted by significant and legitimate state interests.24
In American Express Travel Related Services Inc. v. Sidamon-Eristoff, the state of New Jersey enacted an unclaimed property statute that retroactively reduced the presumptive abandonment period for travelers' checks.25 The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the amendment served a legitimate state interest and stated that a party entering a regulated industry is entering subject to further legislation in the industry; as a result, changes in contractual relationships are foreseeable.26
Cases Suggesting the Unconstitutionality of Retroactive Legislation
Courts have also struck down state laws that instituted legislation which retroactively interfered with contracts.
In Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus, the Supreme Court struck down the Private Pension Benefits Protection Act, a Minnesota law that required employers to pay a pension funding charge upon closing an office in the state or ending a pension plan. The Court held that a state may not impose a "sudden, totally unanticipated, and substantial retroactive obligation" on private parties.27
In Kirven v. Century States Health & Life Co., the South Carolina Legislature modified the definition of "actual charges" for supplemental health insurance policies, which affected existing policies.28 The court held that the statute modifying existing policies substantially impaired the parties' contractual relationship and did not support a legitimate public purpose.29
In Western National Mutual Insurance Co. v. Lennes (In re Workers' Compensation Refund), the Court of Appeals held that application of a statute that retroactively redistributed insurance premiums was unconstitutional under the Contracts Clause, based on the reasonable contractual rights of insurers that had previously paid the premiums.30
In Health Ins. Assn. of Am. v. Harnett, legislation required maternity coverage to be included in insurance policies that previously did not include this coverage.31 The court determined that this retroactive legislation was impermissible because the insurer did not have the option to terminate the policy.32
More states will likely propose legislation to retroactively cover business interruption losses from COVID-19. In doing so, the legislatures should keep in mind that it is not so much what they are doing to existing insurance policies and terms, but how they are doing it. First, legislators should recite all of the reasons that the need for, and benefits of, the legislation outweigh the substantial obligation imposed on the insurers. Second, rather than ignore policy terms and command coverage, legislatures should ensure coverage by establishing liberal rules of insurance policy interpretation in favor of the policyholders, declaring and clearing up policy ambiguities and defining undefined terms in such a way that coverage will be found. For example, most commercial property policies require that any business losses be caused by "direct physical loss of or damage to property" without a clear definition of those terms. Pennsylvania's SB 1127 defines "property damage" so as to mandate coverage. So too can legislatures define "direct physical loss of property" as including any and all loss of use of or access to tangible property. After all, commercial general liability policies define "property damage" as "physical injury to tangible property, including all resulting loss of use of that property" or "loss of use of tangible property that is not physically damaged." There is no reason for commercial property policies to be interpreted more narrowly. There may be less opportunity for constitutional challenges by including a rebuttable presumption for finding loss related to the COVID-19 pandemic, as seen in California's Assembly Bill 1552, rather than requiring coverage for all business interruption losses due to COVID-19 for insureds, Finally, any legislative effort to establish coverage will be more palatable and have a better chance of withstanding constitutional challenge if legislatures include a means by which insurers can reinsure or otherwise recover a portion of their COVID-19 coverage losses over time.
For additional information, you can consult with a Task Force attorney by emailing NDCovid19Response@ndlf.com or contacting our office directly at 949-854-7000.
1 H.B. 2372 (Pa. 2020), https://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2372&pn=3512.
2 Id. at § 3.
4 S.B. 1114 (Pa. 2020), https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billInfo/billInfo.cfm?sYear=2019&sInd%20=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1114.
5 Id.
7 Id. at §§ 7– 8.
8 A. 3844, 219th Leg. (N.J. 2020), https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4000/3844_I1.HTM.
9 S.D. 2888, 191st Gen. Court (M.A. 2020), https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/SD2888.
10 Energy Reserves Group, Inc. v. Kansas Power and Light Co., 459 U.S. 400, 411–412 (1983).
11 Id. at 413.
12 See Am. Exp. Travel Related Servs., Inc. v. Sidamon-Eristoff, 69 F.3d 359, 369 (3d Cir. 2012).
13 Id.
14 Campanelli v. Allstate Life Ins. Co., 322 F.3d 1086, 1098 (9th Cir. 2003).
15 Lipscomb v. Columbus Mun. Separate School District, 269 F.3d 494, 510 (5th Cir. 2001).
16 Colonial Penn Ins. Co. v. Heckler, 721 F.2d 431, 441 (3d Cir. 1983).
17 Connolly v. Pension Ben. Guar. Corp., 475 U.S. 211, 227 (1986).
18 Mugler v. Kansas, 123 U.S. 623 (1887).
19 Manigault v. Springs, 199 U.S. 473, 480 (1905).
21 Stone v. Mississippi, 101 U.S. 814, 818 (1879).
23 Energy Reserves Group, Inc.,459 U.S. 400 at 406–409.
25 American Express Travel Related Services Inc. v. Sidamon-Eristoff, 669 F.3d 359, 364 (3d Cir. 2012).
27 Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus, 438 U.S. 234, 244 (1978).
28 Kirven v. Cent. States Health & Life Co., 760 S.E.2d 794, 796 (2014).
30 Western National Mutual Insurance Co. v. Lennes (In re Workers' Compensation Refund) 46 F.3d 813, 819 (8th Cir. 1995).
31 Health Ins. Assn. of Am. v. Harnett, 44 N.Y.2d 302, 307 (1978).
Shaia Araghi
COVID-19 Multidisciplinary Task force
Insurance Policy Review & Placement


Fortec Motorsport have announced that 2011 Protyre Formula Renault 2.0 UK Finals Series Champion Oliver Rowland will graduate to the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup Series in 2012 with the Daventy-based outfit.
Sheffield-born Rowland enjoyed a superb maiden car racing season in 2011, winning four races on his way to second place in the CERTINA Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship, picking up the Graduate Cup honours in the process. He followed this up with the Finals Series crown, which was recognised when he won the prestigious McLaren Autosport BRDC Award earlier this month.
Rowland has taken part in a number of successful tests with the Eurocup team, both at Motorland and Valencia, where he has topped the timesheets and impressed throughout. Rowland will contest the Eurocup series with full backing from the Racing Steps Foundation once again.


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Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Andrew Scott, Florence Pugh, Jim Broadbent and more… Meet the stellar cast of the BBC's epic new television production of Shakespeare's King Lear, directed by Richard Eyre
In the fictional present, the 80 year-old King Lear divides his kingdom among his daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia, according to their affection for him. Cordelia refuses to flatter him, so he banishes her. Having acquired power, Goneril and Regan expel their father from their homes. At the same time, Lear's prime minister, Gloucester, is betrayed by his son Edmund and his other son, Edgar, is forced to go into hiding. Lear becomes mad, Gloucester is blinded – both the kingdom and the family descend into chaos and warfare.
KING LEAR (ANTHONY HOPKINS)
King Lear is the totalitarian ruler of a dystopian contemporary England, whose addiction to power and suppression of emotions have skewed his view on reality. Coming to the end of both his reign and his life, Lear is confronting the rifts in his family and his kingdom which a lifetime of hubris and entitlement have caused.
GONERIL (EMMA THOMPSON)
Goneril is the eldest of Lear's daughters, married to the Duke of Albany. Emotionally starved by her father and raised to be as ruthless and unfeeling as he often is, Goneril is focussed on gaining the political power she feels she has earned – and will go to any lengths to get it. Her marriage is strained as she aggressively tries to usurp political power, and her husband is caught between loyalty to his wife and his duty to the King.
REGAN (EMILY WATSON)
Regan is Lear's middle daughter, married to the Duke of Cornwall. Where Goneril presents a veneer of being cold and aloof, Regan is more passionate and gratuitous in her cruelty. While allied on the surface, she and her sister have bitterly competed their entire lives for the affection of their father and continue to vie for both political power and the affections of Edmund. Her relationship with Cornwall is fuelled by a shared sadistic streak, but Regan is ultimately out for herself.
CORDELIA (FLORENCE PUGH)
Cordelia is Lear's youngest daughter. Kind, brave and honest – she is the antithesis of her sisters. Although Cordelia loves her father genuinely, she is not willing to exaggerate this love to secure her portion of the kingdom and is banished as a result. Despite this rift she continues to support Lear and demonstrates her strength and integrity as he slowly unravels.
EARL OF GLOUCESTER (JIM BROADBENT)
The Earl of Gloucester is the Prime Minister and an influential member of Lear's government. Accustomed to power and influence, he possesses an arrogance that leads to short-sightedness. Gloucester has two sons – Edgar and the illegitimate Edmund – and as with Lear, his undoing is triggered by misjudging and mistreating his children.
EDMUND (JOHN MACMILLAN)
Edmund is the illegitimate son of Gloucester, who has been abroad for several years. Seething with resentment at his second-class status, Edmund seizes an opportunity to advance politically.
EDGAR (ANDREW SCOTT)
A mild and trusting intellectual, Edgar is the son of the Earl of Gloucester and half-brother to Edmund. Honest but easily manipulated, he falls into the trap Edmund sets to disinherit him and has to flee society in order to stay alive. Edgar is forced to survive outside the comfortable world he knows, but as a result he discovers an inner resilience and shows immense grace when reuniting with his father in tragic circumstances.
EARL OF KENT (JIM CARTER)
The Earl of Kent is a steadfast supporter of Lear, faithful to the king even after he is banished from the court for interceding on Cordelia's behalf. Despite disagreeing with Lear's choices, Kent takes up a disguise and follows the troubled monarch and attempts to protect him at any cost.
THE FOOL (KARL JOHNSON)
The Fool is Lear's loyal companion and occupies the dual role of jester and advisor – one of the few people who, through riddles, can confront Lear with the truth. By his side until the end, the Fool's title belies his insight and depth of character.
DUKE OF CORNWALL (TOBIAS MENZIES)
The Duke of Cornwall, Regan's husband, is a sadistic and power-hungry man – cruel and motivated to further his political career at any cost. From his advantageous marriage to his behaviour in the aftermath of Lear's division of the kingdom, the Duke acts with his own best interests at heart.
THE DUKE OF ALBANY (ANTHONY CALF)
The Duke of Albany is a direct contrast to his wife, Goneril, empathetic and conflicted as he gets caught up in her vendetta against her father. Morally grounded but struggling to exert a sound influence in the chaos created by Lear and his family, Albany must decide where his loyalties truly lie.
OSWALD (CHRISTOPHER ECCLESTON)
Dedicated chief of staff in Goneril's household, Oswald is a fastidious man devoted to his mistress and wholeheartedly supportive of her grievances against her father.
Adapted and directed by Richard Eyre, King Lear is broadcast on Bank Holiday Monday, 28 May at 9.30pm on BBC2.
Watch the trailer of King Lear here.
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Everyone knows "A rose by any other name…" from Romeo and Juliet. But that was by no means all Shakespeare had to say about the world's most romantic flower. Let's have a look at five quotes on the subject of roses…
In a ground-breaking new book, All the Sonnets of Shakespeare, Professor Paul Edmondson and Professor Sir Stanley Wells aim to redefine the way in which we think about the poems – and provide us with a renewed insight into the man himself.
Stanzas in Solidarity: A rare chance to hear the sensual supremacy of Shakespeare's epic-length 1593 poem 'Venus and Adonis' performed by a massed ensemble of almost 200 British theatre artists.
What's Love Got To Do With It? Quite a lot, actually, when it comes to the key characters of Hamlet. Jeffrey R. Wilson throws light on Shakespeare's fascinating foray into perhaps the most complex emotion of all.
Shakespeare Reinvented or just another Tragedy of Errors? Earlier this year, we live-Tweeted our lockdown viewing of the opulent 2018 Ophelia film directed by Claire McCarthy which starred Daisy Ridley, Clive Owen and Naomi Watts. Here it is in all its irreverent glory…
Dating back to the first half of the nineteenth century, the earliest Finnish language translation of a Shakespeare play was fated to fade into obscurity. Almost 200 years later, Kayleigh Töyrä unearths the intriguing tale of how Macbeth was adapted to the forests of Finland.
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import java.awt.BasicStroke;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.LinearGradientPaint;
import java.awt.RenderingHints;
import java.awt.Stroke;

import javax.swing.JPanel;

/**
 * Panel with gradient background etc. for pretty label presentations.
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	extends JPanel
{
	static final int GRADIENT_EXTENT = 17;

	static final Color  colorBorder = new Color(140, 145, 145);
	static final Color  colorLow    = new Color(250, 250, 250);
	static final Color  colorHigh   = new Color(225, 225, 230);
	static final Stroke edgeStroke  = new BasicStroke(1);

	public PresentationPanel()
	{
		this.setLayout(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.LEFT, 6, 6));
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	public void paintComponent(Graphics graphics)
	{
		int h = getHeight();
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		if (h < GRADIENT_EXTENT + 1)
		{
			super.paintComponent(graphics);
			return;
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		float percentageOfGradient = (float) GRADIENT_EXTENT / h;

		if (percentageOfGradient > 0.49f)
		{
			percentageOfGradient = 0.49f;
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		Graphics2D graphics2D = (Graphics2D) graphics;

		float fractions[] = new float[]
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			0, percentageOfGradient, 1 - percentageOfGradient, 1f
		};

		Color colors[] = new Color[]
		{
			colorLow, colorHigh, colorHigh, colorLow
		};

		LinearGradientPaint paint = new LinearGradientPaint(0, 0, 0, h - 1, fractions, colors);

		graphics2D.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
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		graphics2D.fillRoundRect(0, 0, w - 1, h - 1, GRADIENT_EXTENT, GRADIENT_EXTENT);
		graphics2D.setColor(colorBorder);
		graphics2D.setStroke(edgeStroke);
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'Resource Our Schools' launched to ensure access to high-quality classroom assets
The British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) have launched the Resource Our Schools campaign, an initiative working to ensure that every school across the UK has access to the resources they require for first-rate teaching and learning. The campaign has already attracted support from the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) and numerous subject associations. Innovate My School are also supporting the initiative, fitting in with our mission to aid teachers by sharing much-needed school resources.
Bringing the whole school to life with music
Mrs. Clarke's third grade students step to the drumbeat as they enter my classroom, joyfully singing the school song. They quickly notice various music notes separated by '+' signs on the board; they know this game well. Hands shoot up. I tap a student, who jumps into action and writes the number '7'. "Let's show our work," I say. "A quarter note equals–", "ONE!" the students exclaim. "A half note–", "TWO!" We continue this call and response for the quarter rest and dotted half note (see image below). "And what do we get?!" "SEVEN!" Smiles abound.
What is the musical playground?
"You have to practice 10,000 hours before you'll be an expert…"
"How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice…"
Turn any classroom into an auditorium
As part of its 'Learning Rooms' approach, which addresses many aspects of the learning and teaching environment, STAGE' modular systems manufacturers Gratnells is offering schools a variety of mini staging formats which can be easily used and stored in the classroom.
10 ways teachers can innovate their classroom's layout and design
As shown in articles by the likes of Kriscia Cabral, classroom design and layout play a big part in a pupil's learning. Melanie Laing of Innova Design Solutions gives her top ten tips on how best to innovate the classroom.
The decision to improve and modernise classrooms offers teachers the opportunity to create a space which truly meets their needs and those of their students. But where do you start? And how can you ensure the changes you make have a real impact on staff and students?
Teach like a game show host
Games Based Learning
My name is Ira Cross, Jr. and I am an elementary school teacher in Columbus, Ohio in the U.S. I am ecstatic to have recently finished my first year of teaching! I am very humbled and excited to have the opportunity to write this article, and have been told I have this fiery energy about me that fits teaching so perfectly, and it is rewarding when my excitement is noticed. I am always looking for, and thinking of, ways to show my passion and enthusiasm. One way that I love to share this energy with my students is by hosting game shows and other activities to review information taught and discussed.
What will the classroom of 2017 look like?
Given that huge innovations are being made in edtech each week, it's exciting to speculate on what devices the average British school will be using in a few years. Dominic Norrish, Group Director for Technology at United Learning, looks at what developments are likely to take place, making three main predictions.
If you are looking for a quick way to destroy your credibility and give people an additional opportunity to sneer at the depth of your ignorance, speculating on how technology may change education is probably the most effective method available to the average blogger.
Still, here goes…
Creating studio classrooms
It is extremely powerful to change classrooms in order to reflect the kind of learning that is taking place at the time. So, for example, they become art studios during creative units, science labs during scientific units, museums during historical ones and so on. Students should be encouraged to think about how their physical space can enhance learning and how it can be adapted to help them do their best.
Transforming a school ICT suite to a future proof Discovery Centre
Here's a picture of the original ICT suite, complete with rows of desktop computers and an obligatory interactive whiteboard at the front. The senior management team felt that the suite didn't properly represent the school's creative ethos, didn't reflect our vision of learning, and wasn't capable of delivering the future curriculum needs of our pupils.
So we started gathering ideas from pupils about what 'future learning' might look like and what they needed to make it happen. We asked staff about what they thought was needed to teach a future curriculum and did a lot of research! Most of the ideas pointed to a place that combined research, books, science, technology and computing. A place where several activities could happen at once - a science experiment, building a robot, finding out about asteroids or just reading a book. A 'movable' place where everything could be easily moved - technology, furniture and resources. A place large enough to teach a whole class, comfortable enough to learn with a small group and snug enough to learn in private.
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Elena Köpke (Geburtsname Elena Lewuschkina; FIDE-Schreibweise Elena Levushkina, ; * 27. Februar 1984 in Taschkent, Usbekische SSR) ist eine deutsche Schachspielerin usbekischer Herkunft.

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Das Schachspiel lernte sie im Alter von sechs Jahren im Taschkenter Pionierhaus. Trainiert wurde sie zunächst von Larisa Pinchuk (Elo 2194) und Sergey Pinchuk (Elo 2423), später von 1998 bis 2002 vom Internationalen Meister Vladimir Egin (Elo 2410).

Elena Köpke lebt seit 2002 in München und spielt seit 2004 für Deutschland. Köpke ist promovierte Computerlinguistin und mit dem Internationalen Meister Christian Köpke verheiratet.

Schacherfolge

Elena Köpke ist siebenfache usbekische Mädchenmeisterin. Bei den Weltmeisterschaften der Mädchen belegte sie 1998 in der Altersklasse U 14 in Spanien den fünften und 2000 in der Altersklasse U 16 ebenfalls in Spanien den siebten Platz. Im selben Jahr erreichte sie bei den asiatischen Mädchenmeisterschaften U 20 in Mumbai den fünften Platz und nahm mit der usbekischen Damennationalmannschaft an der Schacholympiade in Istanbul teil, wo sie am dritten Brett 9,5 von 14 Punkten erzielte. 2001 wurde sie Internationale Meisterin der Frauen (WIM) und belegte bei den asiatischen Damenmeisterschaften in Chennai den neunten Rang, der zur Teilnahme an der Weltmeisterschaft berechtigte.

2006 gewann Elena Levushkina die bayerischen Meisterschaften der Jugend U25 und belegte bei den bayerischen Einzelmeisterschaften den dritten Platz. Im Juli 2007 wurde sie Großmeisterin der Frauen (WGM). 2014 gewann sie das 9. Internationale Osteropen in Bad Ragaz. Im Juli 2021 gewann Köpke die deutsche Frauenmeisterschaft.

Elena Köpke spielt seit 2012 für den SC Garching in der 2. Bundesliga und seit 2016 als Gastspielerin für die Schachfreunde Deizisau in der 1. Frauenbundesliga. Vorher spielte sie im allgemeinen Spielbetrieb für den SC Tarrasch 1945 München und in der Frauenbundesliga von 2002 bis 2009 für Weiß-Blau Allianz Leipzig sowie von 2011 bis 2016 für die Schachfreunde 1891 Friedberg, mit denen sie als bestes Ergebnis in der Saison 2012/13 den zweiten Platz erreichte. In der österreichischen 1. Bundesliga spielte sie in der Saison 2011/12 für die Spielgemeinschaft Kufstein / Wörgl, in der österreichischen Frauenbundesliga in der Saison 2019/20 für die Spielgemeinschaft Mayrhofen/Zell/Zillertal.

Mit der usbekischen Frauenmannschaft nahm sie an der Schacholympiade 2000 in Istanbul und der asiatischen Mannschaftsmeisterschaft der Frauen 1999 in Shenyang teil, als Mitglied der deutschen Frauen-Nationalmannschaft nahm sie an der Schacholympiade 2010 in Chanty-Mansijsk sowie der Schacholympiade 2012 in Istanbul teil und erreichte den achten Platz bei der Mannschaftseuropameisterschaft 2011 in Porto Carras.

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Welcome from the Oakwood Development Office!
Philanthropic giving is a long-standing tradition in independent schools. Since Oakwood School's founding in 1998, the tradition of giving one's time, talent, and treasure have been especially important. The practice of paying it forward continues today as families, faculty, staff, alumni, grandparents, and friends support the school in its various development efforts, affirming its mission.
As we welcome new generations into the Oakwood School family, we recognize that providing a more intentional education also requires equally intentional planning for our school's future. Together, we can sustain the promise of an Oakwood education—for students today, and for generations to come.
Your support allows the school to offer new programs and helps strengthen existing ones. Gifts make financial aid available to qualified students and promote the work of Oakwood's talented faculty and staff. Donations provide opportunities for campus expansion projects, professional development, technology improvements, athletic supplies, fine arts enhancements, and expanded student initiatives—just to name a few.
As an independent, non-profit school, we rely primarily on donations from families and alumni to ensure a thriving future for our students and a sustainable campus environment. Participation from the entire Oakwood community is the key to our continued success and that's why every person—not just every dollar—matters.
There are several ways to make a gift to support Oakwood each year. At the start of each school year, we launch the Annual Fund which supports the school's greatest needs with unrestricted giving. Fundraising events throughout the year, such as the Fund Run and the Auction, also give families the opportunity to contribute through their involvement in the school community.
We would be pleased to visit with you about the different ways that your giving can enrich the Oakwood experience. Your gifts and involvement truly make our school extraordinary!
Thank you for helping to make Oakwood a special place.
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Director of Development and Alumni Relations
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West Republic Baptist Church
Teaching/Preaching
Pastor Chris Beck is the pastor of West Republic Baptist Church (WRBC). Beck is a graduate of Republic High School, and he is married to his best friend, Dana, who is a retired public school teacher and who now teaches as an adjunct professor at Baptist Bible College. They have a son, Lincoln, who is already in heaven. He was three years old when he left this world for the next.
Pastor Chris is excited about the ministry at WRBC. "God is doing great things at our church,"
Chris says. "In this fast-paced technological society, people are looking for something solid, something true, something lasting. We're excited to share the hope that we have–and that they can have– in Christ with our community!"
Chris has a background in Christian broadcasting and Communication. After graduation from RHS, he graduated from Baptist Bible College with a Bachelor's degree in Biblical Theology. Subsequently, Pastor Chris earned a Master's degree in Communication from Southwest Missouri State University and, in 2004, our pastor earned a Ph.D. at Regent University in Virginia.
Pastor Chris also serves as the chair of the General Education Division of Baptist Bible College in Springfield, Missouri, training people who are preparing to serve the Lord in various areas of ministry.


Timothy and Christina are two of the dearest hearts I have had the pleasure of knowing in Nepal. Seeing their love for one another and how they sacrifice for each other has been incredible. Their personalities fit like lock and key. It's rare to find this kind of love nowadays.
In June they celebrated their 1 year anniversary and to celebrate they brought me along to capture these moments in time for them. Afterwards they shared the most delicious goat dinner with Robbie and I. My favorite memory of the shoot was when Christina was walking down the stairway from the roof and Timothy looked up exclaiming... "It's like we're getting married again." I couldn't have been more thrilled to capture these. Enjoy.