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Afrikaner Rebel Becomes ANC Bargainer
Beyers Naude was shunned by his fellows for denouncing apartheid; now he may serve them as an important link. INTERVIEW: SOUTH AFRICAN CLERIC
By John Battersby Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
WHEN the going gets tough in the talks between the South African government and the African National Congress - as it's nearly sure to do - the Afrikaner negotiators may have to turn increasingly to a man they cast out as a traitor nearly three decades ago. He is the Rev. C.F. Beyers Naude - the Afrikaner theologian who sent shock waves through the establishment in 1963 when he quit as moderator of the southern Transvaal Synod of the powerful Dutch Reformed Church in protest against apartheid.
During the past three decades he has endured banning, harassment, and vilification in the Afrikaans-language press. He has been almost totally ostracized by fellow Afrikaners.
His position as a rising star in the Afrikaner church and his membership of the secret Afrikaner society - the Broederbond (Band of Brothers) - made his rejection all the more traumatic.
Twenty-seven years later, South African politics has turned almost full circle and the Afrikaner leaders of the 1990s are finally coming to terms with the fundamental change of heart Reverend Naude (naw-DEE-ya) had at that time.
He is the only Afrikaner in the African National Congress's (ANC) 12-person negotiating team, which opened historic talks with the government in Cape Town last week. As such, he provides a unique link to the Afrikaners on the other side of the table.
``My impression was that they [the government] felt by the end of our discussions that I could possibly be a kind of sounding-out instrument,'' he said in a Monitor interview Monday.
``When I walked into the tent adjoining the negotiating chamber and began to greet the ministers there was a measure of trepidation in my heart and asking myself how they would receive me,'' he said.
He was grateful, he said, that he felt ``no bitterness, no sense of vindictiveness of any kind toward them. I had to make clear that my opposition was not toward individual Afrikaners or against the Afrikaner people, but against the apartheid policy which they had created,'' he said.
Although not a member of the ANC, he has supported its goals and objectives for the past two decades. ``I didn't have an inkling that I would be considered for inclusion in the team,'' said Naude, who was on a visit abroad when the names were made public. ``Naturally, I felt privileged to be involved.''
While maintaining a life-long rejection of violence, he has always showed an understanding for the circumstances giving rise to the ANC's ``armed struggle.''
His bold stand in backing the black liberation struggle has won him widespread support among black South Africans.
As general-secretary of the anti-apartheid South African Council of Churches between 1985 and 1987 (he followed Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu) Reverend Naude acquired a deeper insight into the black community than perhaps any other Afrikaner.
His endorsement of the political goals of the ANC - particularly its commitment to democracy and non-racialism - has won him a special place in its ranks.
Naude, a humble man who strikes one immediately with his disarming openness, is a sort of lightning-rod for the deep divisions which exist in South African society.
To black South Africans - and some liberal whites - he is a saint of sorts,who challenged, at huge personal cost, the foundations of the establishment that nurtured him.
To many Afrikaners - and conservative whites - he is regarded as a traitor who betrayed the cause of his people. ``The talks gave me the opportunity to discuss with the government, socially, my deep concern for the Afrikaner people,'' he said.
Reverend Naude, named after the Boer Gen. Christiaan Frederick Beyers, came from a top Afrikaner nationalist family. His father, Jozua, was a Dutch Reformed minister and pioneer of the Afrikaans language.
The Dutch Reformed Church was instrumental in formulating apartheid and sustaining it for four decades by lending it the church's moral credibility. Four out of five government officials belong to the 1.7-million member denomination.
Only since 1986 has the church has begun a systematic retreat from apartheid in favor of a non-racial approach based on international norms governing human rights.
Naude's awakening to the evil of apartheid came gradually. It began in 1955, when he undertook a two-year study of his church's Biblical justification for apartheid, which led him to the conclusion that it was not theologically valid. But the turning point came in 1960 when 69 unarmed blacks demonstrating against the pass laws (which restricted movement of blacks within the country) were shot dead by police at Sharpeville, the black township about 40 miles south of Johannesburg. Sharpeville has become the symbol of black resistance to white rule.
Naude's thinking crystallized at the World Council of Churches conference at Cottesloe, Johannesburg, in December 1960 where declarations on the rights of black South Africans were clearly irreconcilable with the apartheid ideology.
His meeting last week with the successors of the white leaders who rejected him was a vindication of the three decades he has spent in protest.
In the most recent issue of the liberal Afrikaner monthly news magazine -- Insig (Insight) - Naude sets forth his ideas on the future role of the Afrikaner.
He says that the Afrikaner will play a leading role in the post-apartheid South Africa:
``The Afrikaner's life is rooted here in Africa and he is much more of an African than he realizes,'' writes Naude.
He said it was possible to protect the interests of Afrikaners and other minorities through guarantees without entrenching them in the Constitution or referring them to Parliament for implementation.
``As I know the Afrikaner - with his political shrewdness, experience, and vision - it goes without saying that no one in this country will exclude him from the political future,'' he said.
``I would ask Afrikaners to feel free to use their language, culture, and meaningful values, and live these out. They can be sure these values will be recognized,'' he said.
He said it was unlikely that Afrikaans - the lingua franca of about 3 million Afrikaners - would retain its status as an official language in a country of 36 million people.
But he stressed that the ANC leadership took ``very seriously'' its relationship with the white community - particularly the Afrikaners. ``They see the Afrikaners as a decisive component in the future,'' he said.
Following his insights at the World Council of Churches meeting in 1960, Naude helped establish the Christian Institute, an ecumenical group to unite Christians of all ethnic groups.
It became a major target of state harassment and its members were hounded by the security police until it was finally outlawed in 1977 and Naude was served with a banning order. The ban was only lifted in 1984.
Naude concedes that when it comes to full negotiations about a new constitution he may have to make a choice between being a cleric and a politician.
As South Africa reckons with history, court restricts its 'Old Flag'
Mandela's gift of grace
Sometimes There Is a Void


Paul worked hard at telling the Good News of the Kingdom of God. He challenged the Christ-followers to learn and grow and sacrifice and serve. He taught truths and established principles and practices that would keep the young churches vibrant and true. He constantly emphasized the absolute necessity of keeping interpersonal relationships clean and right. But Paul never imagined that any of this would be accomplished through his determined effort or through the believers' own willpower and effort and goodness.
Paul prayed for the Christ-followers and the churches they formed that God would enable them to live the life and fulfill the call. He prayed that God would give them the power to live out the life of faith and to see the results achieved. Paul said that successful Christian lives and healthy, growing churches are only possible through the grace of God and our Lord Jesus Christ!
So, dear friends, may we always determine to live the life, to love the Lord and each other, and to respond to God's Spirit with acts of service, sacrifice, and obedience. But we know we'll never accomplish that in our own determination and strength! So, like Paul and his team, let's keep on praying for each other and for ourselves that God will enable us to live a life worthy of his call.
Father, I pray Paul's prayer for each person who reads these words, for each member of my family, for each of my friends and fellow-followers: Please enable us to live a life worthy of your call. Please give us the power to accomplish all the good things our faith prompts us to do. May the name of our Lord Jesus be honored because of the way we live. For your Kingdom's sake, Amen!


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Libya's Oil Output Rebounds as Militias Reopen Biggest Field
Salma El Wardany &
Hatem Mohareb
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(Bloomberg) -- Libya's oil production has recovered to 1 million barrels a day after militias ended a three-week blockade of several western fields, including the nation's biggest, according to people familiar with the matter.
Government officials reached a deal with a paramilitary force known as the Petroleum Facilities Guard, the people said on Monday. The PFG is meant to protect energy facilities but in recent years has closed some of them to press salary and political demands. In December, the group shut pipelines taking oil from Sharara, Libya's biggest field, and others to ports.
The agreement, the details of which haven't been disclosed publicly, will also lead to output resuming at El Feel, Hamada and El Wafa, the people said. The shutdowns across the four fields lowered the OPEC member's crude output by about 350,000 barrels a day.
The PFG's move led state-owned National Oil Corp. to halt exports from the ports of Zawiya and Melittah. It was unclear if the NOC had ended the force majeures.
Exports from most of the country's other ports are suspended this week because of bad weather.
Read: Libyan Oil-Export Woes Deepen as Weather Takes Out More Ports
The shutdowns by the PFG came as political tensions rise. A presidential election was meant to be held on Dec. 24, but was delayed as disputes over the eligibility of candidates threaten to sow fresh turmoil in a country that's been in conflict or civil war for much of the past decade.
Prior to the closures, Libya's oil sector was experiencing a period of calm. Production rose above 1 million barrels a day in late 2020 and averaged around 1.2 million in 2021.

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Nerds Without Pants Episode 23: Don't Worry, Be Nerdy
We're all here to have fun, right? ...RIGHT?!
Hi there. We're all nerds and geeks here, right? We're passionate about our hobbies, but why does that passion so often turn to rage and complaining? Can't we all just have fun and enjoy each other's thoughts and company? Well, this week on Nerds Without Pants we're joined by a couple excellent guests to talk about just that. Enjoy the beautiful voices and even-handed opinions of Erika Szabo and John Gholson!
Nerds Without Pants Episode 4: In Statham We Trust
On 08/24/2012 at 12:00 PM, by Julian Titus , Patrick Kijek , Rob Ottone
We were violent before we played video games.
We may have missed an episode, but we're making it up to you this week with a bonus episode that gets us back on track. Even though we only recorded a week ago we have some games to talk about, including Sleeping Dogs, Final Fantasy VII PC, and Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance.
Sleeping Dogs - Launch Trailer
Available this Tuesday, August 14, for the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.
Sleeping Dogs Preview
On 06/13/2012 at 07:30 AM, by Julian Titus
This dog has learned tricks from all over the industry!
It felt like the big message of E3 2012 was that 2013 will be one of the greatest years in gaming history. But what about the rest of this year? There are plenty of new and interesting games on the way, even if it feels like the games we're really waiting for won't drop for a long time. That leaves plenty of opportunity for some dark horse entries to find an audience and success. Enter Sleeping Dogs, the new open world action game from United Front Games and Square Enix.
Sleeping Dogs - "101" Trailer
A brief look at the key features that Sleeping Dogs has to offer.
Sleeping Dogs - Driving Gameplay Trailer
A look at some of the options that players will have in terms of driving in Sleeping Dogs.
Sleeping Dogs - Combat Gameplay Trailer
A look at some of the combat abilities and consequent upgrades that players will experience in Sleeping Dogs.
Sleeping Dogs - Story Trailer
Square Enix, and United Front Games reveal glimpses of the story that is to unravel in Sleeping Dogs.
Sleeping Dogs - Reveal Trailer
A cutting edge reveal trailer for the latest title from United Front Games.


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Q: Change value in column R I have a data set like the subset below
    col1   col2   col3
     y
            y
     y      y
                   y
            y
     y

In reality, my data set is describing drug overdoses. There is a "y" in the column for the drug that was in each persons system when they died. What I'm trying to do is change the "y" to the cooresponding column.
for example, I want the example data set above to appear as
    col1   col2   col3
    col1
           col2
    col1   col2
                  col3
           col2
    col1

So that I can later combine these three columns to know what each person died of, but only looking in one column.
Data set is called "Data1", so I know that I need at some point to put
    Data1$col1
    Data1$col2
    Data1$col3

Someone please help.. I'm very new at this.

A: If you add a column for a patient ID, you can reformat to a long format using data.table's melt function:
df <- data.frame(id = 1:6, col1 = c("y", NA, "y", NA, NA, "y"),
                 col2 = c(NA, "y", "y", NA, "y", NA),
                 col3 = c(NA, NA, NA, "y", NA, NA))

df1 <- melt(setDT(df), id.vars = "id", measure.vars = c("col1", "col2", "col3"))
df1 <- df1[order(id)][is.na(value) == FALSE]

then that will give you this:
> df1
   id variable value
1:  1     col1     y
2:  2     col2     y
3:  3     col1     y
4:  3     col2     y
5:  4     col3     y
6:  5     col2     y
7:  6     col1     y

A: In a column, you can check where values are and get back a vector of logicals that you next use to index said column. In our case:
Data1$col1 == "y"

would get you a vector like
## [1] TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSE FALSE TRUE

This you can use to access the "y"s in the column:
Data1$col1[Data1$col1 == "y"]
## [1] "y" "y" "y"

It reads out the entries of the column only where there is an "y", a bit boring in this case, but very useful in general, like when you use values in one column to manipulate another one. The line above is also a two-way-street: You can read out the values (like above), our you can use an assignment operator to assign the specified entries a new value:
Data1$col1[Data1$col1 == "y"] = "col1"

You can then repeat the code for each column and be done.

A: I was able to figure it out:
    Data1$Col1 <- as.character(Data1$Col1)
    Data1$Col1[Data1$Col1 %in% "y"] <- "Col1"

Thank you for all of your help!

A: There are already some brillant answers, but I still write down here my solution inclusive the loop of columns:
df <- data.frame(col1 = c("y", NA, "y", NA, NA, "y"),
                 col2 = c(NA, "y", "y", NA, "y", NA),
                 col3 = c(NA, NA, NA, "y", NA, NA), stringsAsFactors=FALSE)

Notice: The stringAsFactors=FALSE is important!
for (name in colnames(df)){
  df[name][df[name]=="y"] = name
}

Then, you will get what you want:
> df

  col1 col2 col3
1 col1 <NA> <NA>
2 <NA> col2 <NA>
3 col1 col2 <NA>
4 <NA> <NA> col3
5 <NA> col2 <NA>
6 col1 <NA> <NA>

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In today's Monday Mulligan we will be brief and encourage you to enjoy the day with family and friends. Retailers are mostly open today, but financial institutions and federal offices are closed.
There are some very good sales at some of the golf websites. If shopping is not your thing, final round coverage from TPC Boston begins at 10:30am on The Golf Channel and switches to NBC at 12:30pm, all times central. Set your TiVo or watch it live. There are 10 guys within 3 shots of the leaders, Rory McIlroy and Paul Casey. Winds are supposed to pick up later in the day so it could be a wild finish!
There are many reasons or shall we say examples just from these 2 days of competition that are why we encourage you to record as much of The Olympics as possible. From the sheer competition in the events themselves, to the reactions of the athletes to being an Olympian, much less a medal winner and hearing the stories of how all of them have dreamed of participating in The Olympics their whole lives! It's great!
So The Olympics had barely started Saturday and Ginny Thrasher won the US' 1st gold medal in women's 10-meter air rifle shooting with an Olympic record of 208.0. In the pure joy of medalling category is Cody Miller, Bronze Medalist in the men's 100-meter breaststroke. You could hear him yelling in excitement when he saw he had taken 3rd place. In his post-swim interview he said his goal to win a medal in The Olympics had come true. His sheer joy was infectious, his lifelong dream was fulfilled!
Now for the pure adrenalin rush you can only get from head-to-head competition. The men's 4×100 freestyle relay, 1 of The Olympics most exciting events had 4 legitimate contenders: the US, France who won in 2012, the favored Australians and the Russians who had the fastest time in 2016.
Now guess who's swimming the 2nd leg for the US, yep, THE MAN, Michael Phelps. Apparently there was some discussion among the coaches as whether or not to include Phelps in this lineup, but he swam a 48.5 in a qualifier to get a spot because in Michael's own words, "I really wanted to be on that relay!" You see, Michael loves relays!
You could feel the electricity in the air, even through the TV. All 4 top teams were in lanes 3-6 with the US in lane 5. Caleb Dresser, the fastest swimmer IN HISTORY, in the 50 and 100-meter freestyle, led off. His time of 48.10 put him just barely behind the French when he handed off to Michael Phelps who took the lead with his entry. Then came the turn and Oh Man, did Michael make a turn! He rode under the wake for the full 15-meters which got him almost a full-length lead which he passed on to Ryan Held. And Ryan did a great job of keeping the lead for the US with his time of 47.73 and then he passed to Nathan Adrian to bring home the bacon! Now in fairness, Nathan was swimming against the fastest French swimmer, a great closer, and it was now a 2-team race for the gold. Nathan kept his lead and the French just couldn't catch him and the US had1st place. Tons of excitement!
When you ask, what is the heart of a champion, well, here's 1 way to look at it. Remember that Michael swam a 48.5 to make the team for this relay. And, in this event he swam a 47.12, wow! Oh, did I mention that for Nathan Adrian to hold off the Frenchman, he swam a blistering 46.97, are you kidding me!!! The truly great athletes give great performances under pressure! So the 48.5 that Michael swam to make the team was nearly a ½-second slower than the slowest split time for our winning team. By the way, Mr Phelps time of 47.12 was his fastest split time ever and at the ripe old age of 31, in his 5th Olympics! And 1 of the US coaches said that Michael's turn was the best underwater turn ever done in competition. Ah, the heart of a champion!
What does this mean to your junior golfer? Dream big, work hard, enjoy competition and expect to win! Please enjoy these Olympics!


African Ministers in charge of Education and Training, Technical and Vocational Skills Development (TVSD), and Higher Education and Scientific Research from some 20 African countries will be meeting in Abidjan for the 2nd African Ministerial Forum on ICT Integration in Education and Training - Advancing inclusive knowledge societies in Africa, Implementing Africa's Agenda 2063 and the SDGs.
The high-level event will take place at Abidjan's Heden Golf Hotel, from June 7-9, 2016.
The Ministerial Forum will be officially opened on June 8 by the Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire, Daniel Kablan Duncan.
The Forum will share knowledge and experiences on how to effectively integrate ICTs to enhance the quality and delivery of education and equip learners with skills to empower them to become full actors of knowledge societies.
Inclusive knowledge societies and the role of Education and ICT.
African countries attending the Forum will include: Angola, Burkina Faso, Cap Verde, Djibouti, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Ghana, Republic of Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Niger, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Participants will also include development partners, research institutions, representatives of the private sector and civil society organizations will also attend the Forum.
This 2nd African Ministerial Forum on ICT Integration in Education and Training on Advancing inclusive knowledge societies in Africa, Implementing Africa's Agenda 2063 and the SDGs is organized by the government of Côte d'Ivoire through its Ministry of National Education, the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), the Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative (GESCI), the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Intel, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the International Organisation of la Francophonie (IOF) and Microsoft.
The Forum is expected to generate partnerships to accelerate the use of ICT in education and training and to feed into the ADEA 2017 Triennale, which will be held in Marrakesh, Morocco from 15th to 17th March 2017.


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Media and Web Freedom Threatened in Sudan Turbulence
By James Reinl	Reprint | | Print |
The United Nations said the current internet shutdown in Sudan forms part of a larger effort to stifle the free expression and association of the Sudanese population, and to curtail the ongoing protests in the country. In this dated picture, Sudanese journalists attend a press conference. Courtesy: Albert González Farran /UNAMID
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 9 2019 (IPS) - The United Nations has condemned an internet shutdown and the blocking of social media channels during Sudan's political crisis, as fears persisted over a crackdown on media freedoms in the turbulent African country.
The U.N.'s independent expert on the human rights situation in Sudan, Aristide Nononsi, and two other officials, said in a statement that web blocking by Zain-SDN and other internet providers was stifling the freedoms of expression and association.
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"In the past few weeks, we have continued to receive reports on internet blocking of social media platforms by the Transitional Military Council [TMC]," the experts said, referencing the TMC, which has run Sudan since the ouster of former president Omar al-Bashir in April.
"The internet shut down is in clear violation of international human rights law and cannot be justified under any circumstances. We urge the authorities to immediately restore internet services."
The statement was co-signed by Clement Nyaletsossi Voule, the U.N.'s Special Rapporteur on rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, and David Kaye, a special rapporteur Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression .
The three officials said mobile operator Zain-SDN was behind the "most extensive blocking scheme" and had closed access to all key social platforms, which are used to share news and to arrange protests. Other providers MTN, Sudatel and Kanartel had also cut web access, they said.
"The internet shutdown forms part of a larger effort to stifle the free expression and association of the Sudanese population, and to curtail the ongoing protests," the experts said in a statement on Monday.
"Restricting or blocking access to internet services not only adversely affects the enjoyment of the rights to freedom of expression, assembly and participation, but it also has severe effects on protesters demands' regarding economic and social rights."
Sudan's military rulers ordered the internet blackout as a security measure on Jun. 3, when security forces also killed dozens of protesters as they cleared a sit-in outside the Defence Ministry in the centre of the capital, Khartoum.
The web blackout has affected most ordinary users of mobile and fixed line connections and is reportedly harming the economy and humanitarian operations in the African nation of some 40 million people.
Sudanese journalists have also raised concerns about the treatment of reporters during the ongoing political crisis.
On Jun. 20, journalist Amar Mohamed Adam was arrested and detained by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary outfit under the TMC, before being handed over to the intelligence services, according to the Sudanese Journalists Network.
At the end of May, the TMC also ordered Qatar-based Al Jazeera Television offices in Khartoum closed, with officers from various Sudanese security branches turning up at the premises and seizing broadcast gear.
Sherif Mansour, a regional coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists, a watchdog and campaign group, described a "worrying sign" designed "to suppress coverage of pro-democracy events". He urged the TMC to "reverse course".
Protesters had been demanding the restoration of internet services as one of their conditions for getting back around the negotiation table with the TMC and forming a transitional administration made up of civilians and military officers.
Hopes were raised of a breakthrough last week, after Sudan's military chiefs and protest leaders announced they had struck a deal on the disputed issue of a new governing body in talks aimed at ending the country's months-long political crisis
The two sides reportedly agreed on a joint sovereign council to rule for a little over three years while elections are organised. Both sides say a diplomatic push by the United States and its Arab allies was key to ending a standoff that had raised fears of all-out civil war.
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ActiveScan++
==================

ActiveScan++ extends Burp Suite's active and passive scanning capabilities. Designed to add minimal network overhead, it adds checks for the following issues:

  - Dynamic code injection (PHP/Perl/Ruby's eval(), expression language injection)
  - Host header attacks (password reset poisoning, cache poisoning, DNS rebinding)
  - OS command injection (designed to complement Burp's coverage)
  - Relative Path Overwrite
  - CVE-2014-6271 'shellshock'

Rather than risking numerous false negatives by attempting to automate Relative Path Overwrite and Host header attacks from start to finish, it identifies key vulnerability components and flags these for user review.

#### Requirements:
Burp Suite Professional (version 1.6 or later)
Jython 2.5 or later standalone: http://www.jython.org/downloads.html

#### Manual installation:

1. 'Extender'->'Options'
2. Click 'Select file' under 'Python environment'
3. Choose jython-standalone-2.5.jar
4. 'Extender'->'Extensions'
5. Click 'Add'
6. Change 'Extension Type' to Python
7. Choose activeScan++.py
8. Done!

#### Usage notes:
To invoke these checks, just run a normal active scan. The Relative Path Overwrite check is part of the passive scanner and always active.

The host header checks tamper with the host header, which may result in requests being routed to different applications on the same host. Exercise caution when running this scanner against applications in a shared hosting environment.

The extension's 'Errors' tab may print 'java.lang.NullPointerException: Request cannot be null.' during active scans. This is a currently unavoidable side effect of the host header attacks, and has no actual impact on the scanner's effectiveness.

#### Changelog:
**1.0.7 - 20140926**
  - Tweak test for CVE-2014-6271 for better coverage

**1.0.6 - 20140925**
  - Add a test for CVE-2014-6271

**1.0.5 - 20140708**
  - Add compatibility for Jython 2.5 (stable)
  - Improve cache poisoning detection
  - Add a cachebust parameter to prevent accidental cache poisoning
  - Misc. bugfixes

**1.0.4 - 20140616**
  - Prevent RPO false positives by checking page's DOCTYPE
  - Reduce host header poisoning false negatives

**1.0.3 - 20140523**
  - Prevent duplicate issues when saving/restoring state
  - Refactor: the passive scanner is now almost extensible
  - Improve expression language injection detection
  - Improve RPO regex

**1.0.2 - 20140424**
  - Thread safety related bugfixes

**1.0.1 - 20140422**
  - Minor bugfixes

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Hull City Council has distributed grants to 4,022 of 4,133 eligible businesses hit by the effects of the pandemic.
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More than 97 per cent of coronavirus grant funding has been delivered to eligible Hull businesses by Hull City Council.
The local authority has distributed grants to 4,022 of 4,133 eligible businesses hit by the effects of the pandemic.
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You will remember that the dots-and-crossed picture of methane looks like this. The bonds in a methane (CH4) molecule are formed by four separate but equivalent orbitals; a single 2s and three 2p orbitals of the carbon hybridize into four sp 3 orbitals. Compound. For clarity, the nucleus is drawn far larger than it really is. The electrons rearrange themselves again in a process called hybridization. sp3 hybrids. This reorganizes the electrons into four identical hybrid orbitals called sp3 hybrids (because they are made from one s orbital and three p orbitals). Four molecular orbitals are formed, looking rather like the original sp3 hybrids, but with a hydrogen nucleus embedded in each lobe. The 1s2 electrons are too deep inside the atom to be involved in bonding. The principles involved – promotion of electrons if necessary, then hybridization, followed by the formation of molecular orbitals – can be applied to any covalently-bound molecule. In CH4 there is single bond between carbon and hydrogen atom. Either your teacher is incorrect or your molecular formula is incorrect. Chemistry - Molecular Structure (33 of 45) s-p3 Hybridization - Methane - CH4 - Duration: 7:50. Carbon is among a number of elements that show varying numbers of bonds and bond types as well as changing molecular geometry depending on how it bonds to other atoms. You can see this more readily using the electrons-in-boxes notation. Before hybridization, Carbon have 2 unpaired electrons to form bonding, which is not enough to form bonds with hydrogen and between carbon atoms..So,one electron from 2s orbital jumps from 2s level to 2p level and the orbitals hybtidize to form hybrid orbitals.In C 2 H 4 the type of hybridization is sp 2 hybridization andeach … In hybridization, carbon's 2s and three 2p orbitals combine into four identical orbitals, now called sp 3 hybrids. I think CH4 and NH3 is sp3. Formation of Methane Molecule (CH4): Its shape is tetrahedral. This reorganizes the electrons into four identical hybrid orbitals called sp 3 hybrids (because they are made from one s orbital and three p orbitals). How many of the following molecules have sp3 hybridization on the central atom? Thus, these four regions make Ammonia SP3 hybridized because we have S and three … And the sp3 hybrid orbitals ofcarbon atom are … Hybridization. The electrons rearrange themselves again in a process called hybridization. During hybridization, C-C sigma bond is formed when one sp orbital overlaps from each of the carbons and two C-H bonds are created when second sp orbital on each carbon overlaps with 1s orbital of hydrogen. We are starting with methane because it is the simplest case which illustrates the sort of processes involved. That is, for a tetrahedrally coordinated carbon (e.g. According to the VSEPR model, the arrangement of electron pairs around NH3 and CH4 is. The modern structure shows that there are only 2 unpaired electrons to share with hydrogens, instead of the 4 which the simple view requires. Note that the tetrahedral bond angle of H−C−H is 109.5°. See the answer. For example, we are given to find the hybridization in Methane CH4, so how we can find let's go. In this, the carbon atom will have two half-filled 2p orbitals. You could think of the reason CH4 forms is that CH4 would allow the carbon to have a full octet and would be more stable than CH2 in that sense, and in order to have CH4, there would be hybridization. methane is the simplist example of hybridization. The angle between them is 109.5° and the geometry of the molecule is tetrahedral (non-planar). Chemistry Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for scientists, academics, teachers, and students in the field of chemistry. To know about the hybridization of Ammonia, look at the regions around the Nitrogen. Thus, VSEPR theory predicts a tetrahedral electron geometry and a trigonal planar electron geometry. Select Page. The hybridization of the central carbon atom (or heteroatom) is equal to one less than the number of bonded groups. Why then isn't methane CH2? This will help in determining the hybridization type and other details. CH4… The sp 3 hybridization is shown pictorially in the figure. The atomic orbital hybridization for the central carbon atom in carbon dioxide is sp and for methane, CH 4, sp 3.In the oxygen in carbon dioxide, it... See full answer below. With the 5 activation groups, the hybridization of the central atom in the molecules CF4 Cl2CO CH4 CS2 SO2 FCN would be sp3d. I'm getting really confused about the hybridization of O2, N2, and H2O. Use the BACK button on your browser to return quickly to this point. The carbon atom is now said to be in an excited state. How to determine the hybridization of carbon in C2H2? Carbon is the central atom in both CH₃⁺ as well as CH₃⁻. Structure of methane (CH4) Carbon in methane is sp3 hybridised Here, one orbital of 2s-sub-shell and three orbitals of 2p-sub-shell of excited carbon atom undergo hybridisation to form four sp'3 hybrid orbitals. A tetrahedral electron geometry corresponds to "sp"^3 hybridization. The Hybridization of given molecules is given below :-1> ion = Reason - Since from the structure of it is clear that it has 4 sigma bonds with tetrahedrally arranged atoms , and as we know if there is 4 sigma bond the hybridization is 2> = Reason - Since from the structure of it is clear that it has 2 sigma bonds with … You should read "sp 3 " as "s p three" – not as "s p cubed". If you aren't happy with describing electron arrangements in s and p notation, and with the shapes of s and p orbitals, you really should read about orbitals. Answer and Explanation: The hybridization of carbon (C) atom in methane CH4 CH 4 is sp3 sp 3 . 36.4. You aren't going to get four identical bonds unless you start from four identical orbitals. CH4, H2O, HCHO, BBr3, XeF4, HCN and SCl6 Select one: a. sp3, sp, sp2, sp2, sp3 and sp3d2 CH4 is the formula for a hydrocarbon named methane. ... {CH4}$ at all: 1$\mathrm{s ... it is always possible to find the hybridization of the central atom i.e., Carbon. Warning! 7:50. the same, because in each case there are the same number of electron pairs around the central atom. Therefore the hybridization of carbon is the hybridization of both the given molecules. The atomic orbital of hydrogen does not undergo hybridization. When a covalent bond is formed, the atomic orbitals (the orbitals in the individual atoms) merge to produce a new molecular orbital which contains the electron pair which creates the bond. Of the following, which molecule has the largest bond angle? Q14: State the hybridization of the central atom in each of the following (in that order). Each orbital holds the 2 electrons that we've previously drawn as a dot and a cross. ... What is the hybridization of the carbon atom that is double-bonded to … sp3 hybrid orbitals look a bit like half a p orbital, and they arrange themselves in space so that they are as far apart as possible. The type of hybridization involved with CH4 is sp 3. If the number of lone pairs + bond pairs=4 then it is Sp3 hybridization. Oneorbital of 2p sub shell of excited carbon atom undergo hybridization to form four sp3 hybridized orbitals. Determine the hybridization for each of the following substances. Michel van Biezen 10,290 views. In the molecule CH₃⁺, the positive charge represents removal of a electron. by | Nov 4, 2020 | Nov 4, 2020 Hybridization. IF YOUR FORMULA IS CORRECT #"C"_2"H"_6# has an #sp^3# hybridization on each carbon because of the four electron groups surrounding each carbon. Understand the structure, Hybridization of C2H2. Pokemon Sun And Moon Ultra Legends Episode 13, How To Evaluate A Large And Complex Set Of Data, Engineering Mechanics Statics Si Version Solutions, Battery Tender Lithium Motorcycle Battery Review. Organic Chemistry With a Biological Emphasis. In chemistry, the basis of understanding any property of the compound depends on its lewis structure. C2H2 is sp 2 hybridized. > The Lewis structure of "CH"_3:^"-" is The carbanion has three bonding pairs and one lone pair. hybridization of ch4. G.N Lewis first proposed this theory in 1916 that helps in understanding the involvement of electrons informing the structure of the chemical. So, here we have an unbonded electron bond and three sigma bonds. XeCl4 CH4 SF4 C2H2 A) 0 B) 4 C) 3 D) 2 E) 1 Answer: E. Learn More : Share this Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Plus on Google+ « Prev Question. It is trigonal pyramidal and "sp"^3 hybridized. In methane all the carbon-hydrogen bonds are identical, but our electrons are in two different kinds of orbitals. Hybridisation describes the bonding atoms from an atom's point of view. So since CH4 has four H's (four groups) on its central carbon atom, it's sp3 hybridized and takes a tetrahedral shape. File:Ch4 hybridization.svg. Hybridization is vital to understand the molecular geometry of the compound. And if number of lone pairs+ bond pairs=3 then it is called Sp2 hybridization. Chemist Linus Pauling first developed the hybridisation theory in 1931 to explain the structure of simple molecules such as methane (CH 4) using atomic orbitals. Hybridization of CH4 (Methane) In order to understand the hybridization of CH 4 (methane), we have to take a look at the atomic orbitals which are of different shape and energy that take part in the process. Cumulene has chemical formula C4H4 with 7sigma and 3pie bonds. It made four identical bonds in a perfect tetrahedral geometry, which means it needed four … It does contain carbon, as indicated by the presence of the atomic symbol for carbon, a capital letter C, in the formula. NH3 Hybridization – SP3. Only the 2-level electrons are shown. Carbon Hybridization in CH 4:. We will discuss in detail how this hybridization occurs below. Bonding in Methane, CH 4. Make certain that you can define, and use in context, the key terms below. To know about the hybridization of C2H4 (ethene or ethylene) students have to recognize or understand the number of bond and the orbitals present in the molecule. I apologize if this doesn't make sense, my thought process could be totally wrong but that's how I tried to think … After completing this section, you should be able to describe the structure of methane in terms of the sp3 hybridization of the central carbon atom. Now we discussthe Ch4 Molecular geometry.As in methane, the central atom carbon is in hybridized state. You can picture the nucleus as being at the center of a tetrahedron (a triangularly based pyramid) with the orbitals pointing to the corners. If carbon forms 4 bonds rather than 2, twice as much energy is released and so the resulting molecule becomes even more stable. Hybridization in Methane (CH4) Hybridization is a mathematical process of mixing and overlapping at least two atomic orbitals within the same atom to produce completely different orbitals and the same energy called new hybrid orbitals. When bonds are formed, energy is released and the system becomes more stable. the 2 outer C atoms have a hybridization of "sp2", the H atoms have a hybridization of "s", and the 2 C atoms in between have "sp" The extra energy released when the bonds form more than compensates for the initial input. You should read "sp3" as "s p three" – not as "s p cubed". Now that we've got 4 unpaired electrons ready for bonding, another problem arises. Carbon Hybridization in CH4: Carbon is among a number of elements that show varying numbers of bonds and bond types as well as changing molecular geometry depending on how it … The angle between them is 109.5° and the geometry of the molecule is tetrahedral (non-planar). And for sp hybridization the sum of lone pairs +bond pairs must … Make certain that you can define, and use in context, the key terms below. What hybridization would you expect for:for the ion BH4- Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 10/14/2008 - 11:57 I'm trying to do homework that was never explained in class and that our book only explains and doesn't give any examples for. methane, CH4), the carbon should have 4 orbitals with the correct symmetry to bond to the 4 … The sp 3 hybridization is shown pictorially in the figure. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: K. Aainsqatsi grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. Carbon Hybridization in CH4: Carbon is among a number of elements that show varying numbers of bonds and bond types as well as changing molecular geometry depending on how it … The angle between them is 109.5° and the geometry of the molecule is tetrahedral (non-planar). Hybridization. This type of hybridization is also known as tetrahedral hybridization. There is only a small energy gap between the 2s and 2p orbitals, and so it pays the carbon to provide a small amount of energy to promote an electron from the 2s to the empty 2p to give 4 unpaired electrons. Any help would be appreciated! That's the unbonded electron pairs and then the Sigma bonds. The only electrons directly available for sharing are the 2p electrons. For a carbon atom, we have 4 valence electrons. If we look for the hybridization of the carbon atom in the methane (CH4), it is sp3. Bonding in Methane, CH 4. Predict the shapes of the following molecules on the basis of hybridisation BCl3,CH4,CO2,NH3 This work has been released into the public domain by its author, K. Aainsqatsi at English Wikipedia.This applies worldwide. Remember that hydrogen's electron is in a 1s orbital – a spherically symmetric region of space surrounding the nucleus where there is some fixed chance (say 95%) of finding the electron. There is a serious mismatch between this structure and the modern electronic structure of carbon, 1s22s22px12py1. Other resolutions: 261 × 240 pixels | 521 × 480 pixels | 651 × 600 pixels | 834 × 768 pixels | 1,111 × 1,024 pixels. The approximate bond angle is 109.5 in the substance. methane is CH4. The electrons that participate in forming the bonds are known as the bonding pair of ele… In the ammonia molecule (NH 3 ), 2s and 2p orbitals create four sp 3 hybrid orbitals, one of which is occupied by a lone pair of electrons. 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Black-crowned night herons can be seen hunting during the day in the spring as they look for extra calories for the breeding season.
Hunters prowl the skies and the marshes at Market Lake WMA, making it a very scary place to be a mouse, fish or an invertebrate. Short-eared, long-eared and great horned owls, harriers, ibis, cormorants, gulls, avocets, black-necked stilts, osprey, bitterns, and more all vie for protein packaged as prey species. Most of the predators target a fairly small spectrum of prey. Owls and hawks are largely mousers. Cormorants fish, avocets and stilts hunt for small invertebrates.
There are a couple of generalists out there though, and from them no prey is safe. These are the herons, the lanky great blue heron and its stubby cousin, the black-crowned night heron. As a rule, the great blue heron reigns by day and the black-crowned night heron hunts by night, thus partitioning the resources to reduce direct competition. For them, anything they can swallow or break into pieces is fair game: frogs, mollusks, fish, mice, eggs, snakes, nestling birds, insects, worms and even carrion are on the menu.
The black-crowned night heron looks little like its long-legged and long-necked cousin. Males and females are similar: short, perhaps 18 inches tall, and stout-bodied with the male being slightly the larger of the two. They are white underneath with gray wings, black crowns and backs. Two ruby eyes are set beneath the black cap, yolk yellow legs suitable for wading stretch out and they have almost no tail. A thick black bill completes the look except during breeding when three feathers on the back of the head grow out to almost a foot in length.
The night heron almost looks like two different birds, depending on if it is hunting or resting. At rest, the neck is pulled down and it appears that the heron's head rests directly on its shoulders. When hunting though, the neck is outstretched and the bird looks streamlined and not stubby.
Besides the great blue heron, the black-crowned night heron also counts as first cousins the green, yellow-crowned, tri-colored and little blue herons but these are seldom seen in Idaho. Second cousins include the bittern and the egrets, several of which can be seen at Market Lake. However, the black-crowned heron is found throughout most of the continental U.S. and southern Canada. Members of the species nest on every continent except Australia and Antarctica.
Like most members of the heron family black-crowned night herons are colony nesters. The male begins the nest and then advertises for a mate with a series of bows and by raising the plume on his head. Once a mate is secure the couple completes the nest. Both share in the incubation of the eggs and the brooding of the helpless chicks, hunting and defending the nest from predators and inquisitive neighbors.
Since black-crowned night herons hunt mostly between evening and morning, evenings are generally when you are most likely to see one as it flies by calling its distinctive hoarse "kwok!" or "quark!" However, during the spring, night herons hunt during the day as well to stack on calories for the breeding season. Right now at Market Lake you can find several black-crowned night herons during the daylight hours on the marsh road that parallels I-15. Look for them toward the north end.
If reincarnation were an actual fact, coming back as a black-crowned night heron might be a good choice. They are handsome top predators that seldom go hungry!
Wildlife License Plates
Idaho Wildlife license plates provide essential funding that benefits the great diversity of native plants and wildlife that are not hunted, fished or trapped—over 10,000 species or 98% of Idaho's species diversity. Game species that share the same habitats (such as elk, deer, antelope, sage-grouse, salmon, trout) also benefit from these specialty plates.
No state tax dollars are provided for wildlife diversity, conservation education and recreation programs. Neither are any revenues from the sale of hunting or fishing licenses spent on nongame species. Instead, these species depend on direct donations, federal grants, fundraising initiatives—and the Idaho Wildlife license plates.
Both my vehicles have Bluebird Plates. I prefer the bluebird because the nongame program gets 70 percent of the money from bluebird plates, but only 60 percent of the money from elk and trout plates - 10 percent of the money from elk plates supports wildlife disease monitoring and testing programs (to benefit the livestock industry) and 10 percent from cutthroat plates supports non-motorized boat access.
Incidentally, in 2014, the Idaho Legislature denied the Department of Fish and Game the ability to add new plates or even to change the name of the elk and cutthroat plates (very specific) to wildlife and fish plates, a move that would have allowed for changing images occasionally and generating more revenue. It would seem that they believe that we Idahoans don't want a well funded wildlife program. Go figure.
"WOW. What a phenomenal piece you wrote. You are amazing." Jennifer Jackson
That is embarrassing but actually a fairly typical response to my nature essays. Since The Best of Nature is created from the very best of 16 years of these nature essays published weekly in the Idaho Falls Post Register (online readership 70,000), it is a fine read. It covers a wide variety of topics including humorous glimpses of nature, philosophy, natural history, and conservation. Readers praise the style, breadth of subject matter and my ability to communicate complex and emotional topics in a relaxed and understandable manner.
Everyone can find something to love in this book. From teenagers to octogenarians, from the coffee shop to the school room, these nature essays are widely read and enjoyed.
Some of the essays here are my personal favorites, others seemed to strike a chord with readers. Most have an important message or lesson that will resonate with you. They are written with a goal to simultaneously entertain and educate about the wonderful workings of nature. Some will make you laugh out loud and others will bring a tear to the eye and warm your heart.
Readers Write:
"You hit a home run with your article on, Big Questions in Nature. It should be required reading for everyone who has lost touch with nature...great job!" Joe Chapman
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To read more and to order a copy, click here or get the Kindle version
Copies are also available at:
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Cash is king – Plan! Plan! Plan! – An essential requirement before you seek funding for your small business!
Cash is king – Getting that all important lifeline for your business – aka cash!
What are the different regular and alternate funding sources?
Most folks have heard of bank loans, credit cards, bank loans, friends and family, and venture funds, as possible sources of funding. However, there are many other alternate sources for funding that a small business owner can and should consider.
In these trying economic times, the traditional lending sources such as banks, venture funds and others have raised their bar, as to whom they would lend to. Therefore, it is essential for the small business owner, to know other alternate sources for funding for their start ups or for expansion of an existing business.
Before I discuss the various regular and alternate funding sources, there are a few essentials that a small business owner should follow, or put in place before you go about on your funding endeavors.
Here are my twelve (12) essentials that I would urge you to follow, before you start your small business funding endeavors.
Business plan – Have a business plan!
Credibility – Establish personal credibility and reputation in your community or social circle.
Passion – Show a sense of passion – after all, you are the Chief Believer!
Professional – Dress appropriately for the business that you are in.
Punctual – Always be punctual for any meetings with potential funders.
Preparedness – Rehearse your business plan presentation.
Presentation – Have a professional looking and polished presentation summary of your business plan, as well as a detailed version of your business plan.
Personal – You should personally articulate your vision, mission and commercial model – It is alright to have the consultants beside you, but you should make the critical part of the pitch yourself.
What are all the funding sources available to a start up or a small business?
There are many funding sources available to a start up or a small business. Some are the obvious ones, whilst there are others that you might have not heard about.
Funding your entire business with your personal savings is not the most prudent thing to do. As most start ups fail, it is not smart and fair to you that you have to put all your "eggs in one basket".
However, if you can afford it, then using a portion of your personal savings is definitely a boost in your overall funding endeavor, as it will show your commitment and "skin in the game", to other potential lenders and investors.
Keep in mind that the journey is going to be very tough, and therefore any personal investment from you should be sourced from the sale of an asset that you are not currently using – like an extra property or vehicle. If you do have a chunk of your own extra money sitting in a bank, by all means invest in your business of choice. A point to note is that, if you do have a chunk of money sitting idle in the bank, then you probably would not be reading an article on sources of funding.
A word of caution – Before you invest with your hard earned personal savings, please take a step back and consider seriously the impact it will have on your family and yourself. If you still feel that you must, then you are probably on to something that is worth the effort and the risk.
This type of funding is commonly known as FFF for friends and family (and fools).
Most small businesses fund their start ups with money from their immediate family or friends. If your boot strapped company is in dire need of cash, and if you have a family member or friend willing to invest, it is a path that you should consider.
Unless you are in a bubble economy or have some unique technology patent, most friends and family are not investing in the business, but rather they are investing in you personally.
A word of caution – the $10,000 that Cousin John dished out might come at a high price – like requests for employment for all kith and kin and or unnecessary interference on your time and business.
Since most family and friends are investing in a person rather than a business, it is recommended that funding from friends and relatives be started off as a loan rather than an equity participation in your business. This loan should of course be structured with a formal agreement and repayment plan. This way, you can mitigate future unwarranted interference in your business.
Funding a start up or an ongoing business with personal credit cards is more common than you think it is. About 30 years ago, it was considered "non-passé" or "not credit worthy" or imprudent to use your credit card to fund your business. Today, it is not a practice that is not frowned upon, nor is it considered risky.
Before you start on a credit card splurge for your business, be aware of the high interest rates that credit cards charge. Also do keep in mind that cash advances on a credit card carries with it much higher interest rates.
Credit cards should only be used to fund emergencies in your business. Do not use credit cards to fully fund and mange your business. Credit cards should only be used as a mezzanine or stop gap measure for interim working capital or inventory management.
If you do use credit cards to fund your business, ensure that the pricing of your goods and services reflect the relatively higher interest rates that you are paying to fund your business, through the usage of credit cards.
Also, ensure that you choose the credit cards from providers offering interest free financing, for longer periods of time.
A word of caution – Do not max out your credit card limits by paying the minimum monthly payments. If you are prone to paying the minimum payment, then this important source of funding will just not be there, when you need it most!
The term "angel investors" originated from Broadway where wealthy folks who funded theatrical productions were called "angels".
Angel investors are generally a group of successful folks who have extra money at hand to invest. Angel investors understand the risks they are taking and therefore expect a much higher return for the increased risks that they are taking.
As most start ups fail, the increased returns that they expect are fair because it is more likely than not, for them to lose the investments completely.
Before you approach a group of angel investors, it is important for you to know the objective of the angel investor. Of course, most of them are taking part in this high stakes game for the expected high returns. Also do keep in mind that since most of them are successful entrepreneurs or former business executives, there are other reasons why they fund start ups. These can range from their need to keep informed of the latest trends in technology, to networking to opening an avenue to share their business experience and networks. Therefore it is important that you position you company and yourself to match the angel investor's objectives.
Most angel investors know that you will need additional funds to scale your business. Therefore, one thing to keep in mind when you negotiate the term sheet is that you should alert the angel investor on your anticipated future funding needs. You should offer the angel investor the option to invest in subsequent rounds, as well as alert them of the high potential for dilution of their equity.
An important note on angel investors: If you have found an angel investor interested in your start up and one who does not want to invest his or her due to other commitments – One option is to leverage the angel investor's asset base and reputation to guarantee a bank loan for your small or start up business.
There are many forms for bank loans available for the small business. They include bank overdrafts to term loans. A bank overdraft is seldom given to a start ups with no established cash flows.
Term loans are the most common types of loans for small businesses. They are very simple in that the lender provides a specific amount of money, usually at a fixed rate of interest, and there is a schedule for repaying the loan (usually in monthly or quarterly payments) over a certain amount of time.
The big question that a bank wants answered is whether you have the necessary collateral. In these trying times, an unsecured loan is a rarity and is only offered to folks or businesses with an exceptional credit history.
There is big caveat on bank loans that you should be aware – most banks will seek full recourse to the individual owner or shareholders for full recovery of the loan just in case if things don't turn out the way you expected it. It is imperative therefore that you ensure that the business risks are mitigated before you commit to a bank loan as the consequences of a failure will affect you personally.
Seeking funding from Venture capital companies (VCs) provides medium term committed share capital, to help companies grow and succeed.
The funding objectives from VCs are very different from funding sourced through bank loans. Banks charge interest for their loans and seek repayment of the capital, irrespective of whether the business succeeds or fails. VCs invest in exchange for an equity stake in your business. VCs expect significant returns when they exit the business. Exit from a business can occur in many ways, ranging from taking a start up to an IPO stage or selling it to other equity owners.
VCs invest in business that has unique intellectual property or in businesses that have a unique and sustainable commercial model. VCs also generally invest in companies which are managed by experienced and capable teams that have the requisite experience to take the business to the next level.
If you are confident of your technology or your commercial model, then seeking funding through VCs might be a good option to take your business to the next level, as they have the breadth of contacts that will come in handy in terms of new funding, customers or people that you might need for your business.
I have come across many small businesses that do not use leasing as a way to fund a portion of their capital requirement.
Most equipment leases rarely require down payments. Therefore, if you have vehicles, machinery and equipment that needs to be purchased, leasing is an option that you should seriously consider.
For many start ups, the reality is that leasing may be your only real option for acquiring needed business assets.
An advantage that is often overlooked is that leasing may improve certain financial indicators, such as your debt-to-equity and earnings-to-fixed-assets ratios. This is so because you are able to exclude your leased assets and their corresponding monthly rental obligations from your balance sheet but are able to include the revenue derived from the assets in your income statement.
Factoring is useful for companies suffering cash flow squeeze and or are facing slow payments from their customers. Small businesses can sell their invoices or accounts receivable to funding companies called factors. The factor advances most of the invoiced amount ranging from 75% to 95%, after verifying the credit worthiness of the small business' customer. The factor charges a factoring fee and remits the balance back to the small business. The factoring firm handles the collections and therefore the small business can focus on running its business and does not have to spend time or money on its collection endeavors.
Once the credit worthiness of a small business customer is established, a small business is usually able to get the funds for invoices within 24 to 48 hours rather than waiting 30 to 90 days for the small business customer to pay.
Traditional lenders normally look at the business creditworthiness when evaluating a loan application, whilst factors evaluate mainly the financial standing of the small business's customers. This is a tremendous boost for a small business's funding endeavors, as they are able to fund their working capital through factors, even if they have little or no credit history.
One important point to note abut factoring is that it can be costly by several basis points above a traditional lender.
One other important consideration for small business before using a factor is that it will not be economical for a small business that sends out thousands of small value invoices, as the service fees that a factor charges might depend on each invoice.
Small businesses have many options to fund their working capital or long term funding requirements. The key to note is that the funding expense varies and that the resultant costs should be baked into the pricing of your goods or services.
Do not feel dejected if you funding applications are turned down. As a small business owner and risk taker, you are already special. Don't let some high and mighty bureaucrat in some large corporation tell you that you stand no chance.
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Jump Force originally launched with a distinct lack of My Hero Academia characters aside from Izuku "Deku" Midoriya, but that's about to change.
While the announcement doesn't include any information about All Might's moveset or stats, odds are good he will be a fast bruiser with an eclectic roster of attacks named after states in the USA, just like in the anime.
Previously, Bandai Namco revealed that the popular Yu-Gi-Oh! antagonist/deutragonist Seto Kaiba would land in Jump Force in May alongside two other paid DLC characters, and now we know All Might will be DLC character number two. This raises the question of who else will join the fight (or as Bandai Namco puts it, unite to fight) next month.
We could see a character who was leaked via datamine like Hunter x Hunter's Biscuit Krueger or Dragon Ball Z's Majin Buu, or maybe the Jump Force team will pull something out of left field and include Gintama's Gintoki Sakata. Then again, the datamine leak accurately predicted All Might and Kaiba, so who knows?
When our own Hayes Madsen reviewed Jump Force, he found the combat to be a fast-paced spectacle that is supported by its roster of characters, as well as each of their signature attacks. All Might will most assuredly add to the particle-heavy spectacle.
All Might, Seto Kaiba, and one more DLC character will land in Jump Force sometime in May. For more news and updates on the game, stick with Twinfinite.


"You can nominate an extraordinary educator by visiting www.expoeducator.com and submitting a brief essay about the teacher you feel deserves a little more recognition. 12 semi-finalists and one-grand prize winner (known as the "EXPO Extraordinary Educator") will be given a financial break – prizes include cash, free EXPO school supplies and more."
During the weeks leading up to the closing on my house, I felt like I was getting slammed left and right by different... somewhat significant... expenses. I wasn't too worried about it because I had done some figuring with my realtor and we had estimated that I was going to get about $1400. I was fine with this amount because the market was down and also because we hadn't owned the house for very long. To walk away with something when I was hearing all sorts of horror stories about people losing thousands... well, my little bit of something didn't sound too bad.
Before I even started fixing my house the fuel pump went out on the van. You can read a little about that by clicking here. After the first few trips to Advanced Auto Parts I was starting to feel the pinch. I told myself, "...God, this is your money. I am trying to be a good steward of this money, but it is yours. If you want me to spend it on a fuel pump, that's OK with me."
Then I broke a shock on the truck so I had to replace that. It was God's money though, I was just the steward.
Then I started on the house: Vents needed installing, there was electrical work that needed to be done, and a cracked window replaced. I tackled the vents and the cracked window myself, but I needed a licensed electrician for the rest. God was so good to me and allowed me to get the work done quickly and efficiently. There was even a guy at the church that did the electrical work for free! (I am seriously endebted to that guy!) But even with the graciousness of friends I still had to shell out a little cash. Each time that I had to make another trip to Lowes, I kept saying, "That's OK... It's God's money." But the total was getting higher and higher and somewhere in the back of my head I kept thinking about how that $1400 was quickly dwindling away to nothing.
I drove the van home... money required. I then flew back... money required. I rented a Penske truck for the actual move... money required. This wasn't looking good.
I was loading my moving truck and it wasn't looking like it was all going to fit. I was giving things away left and right: frozen food, dry goods, canned goods, old baby stuff... I sold an old jogging stroller for $6. This mom came up and asked how much I wanted.
"How much do you have?" I say.
"I only have six bucks, but I can get more if you need it!"
"Don't worry about it," I tell her, "it pulls a little to the right anyway." So I pocket the $6.
Just moments later the realtor shows up. It was bad news. Our estimates were wrong and it was looking like we were going to have to pay. The first tally sheet came back with me owing $1,993! Whoa! But she tells me that was wrong and the new numbers were being worked by the attorney. It looked like it was going to be around $6 that I owed.
Talk about discouragement. I thought that it was interesting that I had just received $6, but I was still discouraged. As the night progressed, it just got worse. The truck was almost full, and it wasn't going to all fit. I started putting things in the back of my pickup and trying to decide what I could leave behind... the extra mower, the swingset... then my wife reminded me of my little shed that I hadn't emptied yet. I almost cried.
My friend Lee showed up and helped me throw the final items into the pickup truck and tie down a tarp over the top. Since I had to be out the next day, I drove that truck over to his house to park it until I could come back and get it. His family then graciously listened to my bad news and my discouragement, then they prayed for me and... against my wishes... booked us a hotel room and bought us supper. I didn't have the strength to fight it, so I accepted.
Once we were at the hotel and our bellies were filled with Outback Steakhouse Chicken Quesadillas I began to empty my pockets. I dug deep into the one pocket and pulled out the six dollars from the stroller and some change that I had picked up while moving the furniture into the truck. (Every time some little bit of coinage had rolled out, I simply pocketed it.) I counted it out, and left it there on the hotel room table: six dollars and eighty-three cents.
I turned to my wife and said, "Well, I hope that I don't have to owe more than $6.83. That's all I have." We laughed (a little) then silently I prayed to myself, "Well Lord, I really do hope it isn't more than $6.83."
The next morning I drove up to the attorney's office for the closing. I arrived a little early because I wanted to make sure that there wasn't some other mistake and I was actually going to get more money. They worked over the numbers again and it was still not in my favor, but then I looked down at the bottom of the sheet and saw the actual amount that I was going to have to pay.
Six Dollars and Eighty-Three Cents.
I couldn't believe it. I told my wife immediately, but I couldn't stop there. I ended up sharing this with the attorney, both realtors, and the lady buying my house. They were all Christians, so we rejoiced together over the goodness of God! When we got to the end of the closing where I had to pay, I said, "Here you go. This is the money that God gave to me, now I am giving it to you. It's His."
I have to be honest... I needed that $6.83. I was feeling so discouraged, but it was almost like God said, "Matt, I am going to give you everything you need. Not a penny more, but not a penny less. It is your daily bread that I will supply."
In my heart, I would still like to have the $1400, but I wouldn't take it if I had to trade in my six dollars and eighty-three cents story.


A bitterly anti-Lincoln cartoon, based on slanderous newspaper reports of the President's callous disregard of the misery of Union troops at the front.
This cartoon is a play on Shakespeare.
In this cartoon a tall Lincoln leans over, a short, pudgy Douglas.
"The self-tutored lawyer from Illinois could not understand those 'don't care' politicians, such as Senator Stephen A. Douglas, who pretended indifference to involuntary servitude."


One of the constant complaints I hear from woodworkers is about shop space — the lack of it, that is. The lament is mostly along the lines of how space is gobbled up during the various phases of building a project. Solving that problem is where this clamping station shines. That's because this top has three distinct worksurfaces. To change the worksurface, just back out the studded knobs that hold the top in place. The top pivots on a central bolt to the opposite side. The versatility of the clamping station will make sure that this cart has a permanent place in your shop.


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Administration Warns Employers: Don't Dump Sick Workers From Plans
Kaiser Health News | By Jay Hancock
As employers try to minimize expenses under the health law, the Obama administration has warned them against paying high-cost workers to leave the company medical plan and buy coverage elsewhere.
Such a move would unlawfully discriminate against employees based on their health status, three federal agencies said in a bulletin issued in early November.
Brokers and consultants have been offering to save large employers money by shifting workers with expensive conditions such as hepatitis or hemophilia into insurance marketplace exchanges established by the health law, Kaiser Health News reported in May.
The Affordable Care Act requires exchange plans to accept all applicants at pre-established prices, regardless of existing illness.
Because most large employers are self-insured, moving even one high-cost worker out of the company plan could save a company hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. That's far more than the $10,000 or so it might give an employee to pay for an exchange plan's premiums.
"Rather than eliminating coverage for all employees, some employers ... have considered paying high-cost claimants relatively large amounts if they will waive coverage under the employer's plan," Lockton Cos., a large brokerage, said in a recent memo to clients.
The trend concerns consumer advocates because it threatens to erode employer-based coverage and drive up costs and premiums in the marketplace plans, which would absorb the expense of the sick employees. The burden would fall on consumers buying the plans and taxpayers subsidizing them.
Administration officials approached independent lawyers about the practice in May, saying, "We don't like this, but how can we address this?" said Christopher Condeluci, principal at CC Law & Policy, a legal firm. This month's guidance, he said, "is the first time that they've come out explaining how and why the administration believes it violates the law."
The Affordable Care Act itself doesn't block companies from paying sick workers to find coverage elsewhere, lawyers said. But other laws do, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and the Public Health Service Act, according to three federal agencies.
Specifically, paying a sick worker to leave the company plan violates those statutes' restrictions on discriminating against employees based on medical status, the departments said in their bulletin.
"If you were to cherry-pick your high-cost individuals and offer them money to send them over to the exchange ... this would be a violation of HIPAA," according to the regulators, said Amy Gordon, a benefits lawyer with McDermott Will & Emery.
The agencies publishing the guidance were the departments of Labor, Treasury and Health and Human Services.
Starting next year, the health law requires large employers to provide medical insurance to most workers or face fines.
How many companies have offered to pay workers with chronic conditions to find coverage elsewhere is unclear.
"I know there are some brokers out there that were pushing this, but it was a limited number that I had heard about," Condeluci said. Even so, he added, the attitude of the administration was: "We don't want it to become widespread. Let's nip it in the bud now."
Jay Hancock


Join Annie Peterson, mother of the bride, as she solves crimes on her way to the wedding.
In book one (The Wedding Caper) a $25,000 night deposit mysteriously disappears from the Clark County Savings and Loan, and Annie Peterson takes on the role of amateur sleuth to solve the mystery. Only one problem. . .she knows nothing about crime solving!
With loads of humor and just enough of a mystery to make you wonder whodunit, this story is perfect for a cozy read.