Mysterious temples call to you, brave adventurer. Can you break the dark curses and unlock the power of hidden runes and rise to glory?
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Mysterious temples call to brave adventurers in this double rondel strategy game for 2-4 players. Utilize engine building, pattern matching, and rondel movement to collect powerful gems, break curses, and become the greatest adventurer the Magic Academy has ever seen.
We've done a component overhaul to rework the artwork to be colorblind friendly, accessible, and more inclusive of players. We've also listened to many fans and made a standalone score tracker!
Overview: Players are whisked into a brilliantly colored world where they must travel the wilderness, gather crystals of power, and arrange them in patterns to break dark curses on the temples. Breaking curses unlocks the power hidden inside, giving players new abilities and scoring them points!
On your turn you can choose to move 1-3 spaces on the wilderness to collect and trade crystals; or move 1-3 spaces on the temples to gain a colored crystals or break curses!
When you acquire crystals you'll add them to your crystal grid in any open spot. But remember, crystals must be linked in the pattern matching the temples to break curses.
Once you have the matching crystal chain, you can move to a temple and break a curse! You will score points depending on how large your crystal chain is and you will also gain a powerful Rune.
Runes augment your actions. Whenever you land on an action spot that shows one of your runes, you trigger a runic resonance. In the example above, if you had the circled rune and you landed on the green wilderness card, you'd gain 3 colorless crystals + 2 bonus crystals.
Once a player has broken 5 curses the game ends and points from bonus objectives are scored!
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Car of the Month : October 2014 – Alan Crome's Triumph Dolomite
22 October 2014 Craig Cheetham 28
It's back! After a four-year absence and largely down to popular demand, AROnline is pleased to announce the return of the Car of the Month feature – starting this month with Alan Crome's gorgeous Triumph Dolomite, rescued from being scrapped back in 2001.
Here's your opportunity to tell us a little bit about your car, why you own it, how you acquired it, what you've done to it, what you do with it and what it means to you… I've got another one lined up for November (I'll aim to get them up mid-month), but this part of the site relies entirely on your contributions, so please feel encouraged to send in a few words and pictures on your car. Oh, and don't worry if the words aren't professional or the pictures need a polish – we can take care of that.
Don't be put off, either, if your car isn't the best of its breed. It's the enthusiasm and passion for our cars that matters most among this community, so we're just as happy to welcome anything made out Isopon P38 and chicken wire with its doors hanging off as we are a concours restoration (indeed, it makes me feel a bit better about my own less than perfect fleet). If you love it, so do we.
This month's Car of the Month was democratically elected via the AROnline Facebook Group. If you haven't joined it, look it up and apply to be part of the community – though in all honesty I try and keep away as much as I can on the simple basis that every time I do go on there, there's something painfully tempting for sale.
Anyway, Alan's picture – the header shot here – was voted as the best among many submitted by AROnline fans. The prize? A moment's stardom on the site. It doesn't come much better than that, apart from maybe beer or chocolate. So crack open a cold one, unwrap a block of Fruit and Nut, and read on. Alan over to you…
Meantime, to be considered for a future Car of the Month appearance, please send images and words about your cherished British classic to craig@aronline.co.uk
Words: Alan Crome
This is my 1975 Triumph Dolomite. I bought it locally on the Isle of Wight in 2001, after it had been off the road for around six years – if I didn't make plans for its collection before the following weekend it was destined for the scrapyard.
'Happy' was originally registered in Buckinghamshire in May 1975, finished in Honeysuckle paint with a new Tan interior, and was registered to the CEO of an electrical company which still exists today.
Having somehow found its way to the Isle of Wight, it must have been parked very close to the sea, and it showed – the whole of the front end was completely and utterly rusted out (including the sump!). However, I could see that it still had some merit as both sills and chassis rails were solid. The engine was an unknown quantity, as it had stood for so long and a neighbour had robbed its alternator for their Ford Fiesta (I'm assuming the Ford used a similar Lucas unit). The car was towed the 15-or-so miles home from its resting place (a front garden) by the local Dolomite Club rep, on the back of a his Mk1 Triumph 2000.
The first job was to get the front end rebuilt. Panels were expensive, but I had a stroke of luck in finding a pair of decent second-hand wings at a local autojumble. Another whole donor car was purchased to cut off the front valance, and it also provided me with other much-needed parts (like a sump!). With the welding completed and all parts fitted, the car was in sufficiently solid condition to put through an MoT, which it passed, more or less two years after I'd bought it for £25…
No rot at all in the front valance of Alan's Dolomite – it wasn't always thus
Then, around three years ago, my parents (after selling their bungalow and moving into sheltered accommodation) presented me with a sizeable cheque with Dad telling me 'there, you finally get that bloody old car fixed up".
Some of the money did go towards completing the body restoration. This consisted of replacement doors, a new boot lid, replacement bonnet, rear wheel arch repairs, repairs to the roof and a full respray, all carried out to a high standard by my trusted restorer. I have since replaced the seats and refurbished the interior. The engine and drivetrain have only ever required scheduled maintenance, though I have recently fitted reconditioned carburettors and an electronic ignition.
The car gets used whenever possible, regardless of the weather. To keep the rust at bay, I maintain a strict schedule of waxoyling and to date the car hasn't ever required any structural welding – fingers crossed it stays that way!
Think your car would look good here? Please send Car of the Month entries in to craig@aronline.co.uk
A serial impulsive car purchaser, Craig has had his name on over 200 V5s over the past 20 years. 10 per cent of those have been either 800s or Austin Allegros, with between 10 and 20 cars usually owned at any one time. Started out as a local newspaper journalist then worked for car mags including Auto Express, Classic Car Weekly and Land Rover Owner. Worked inside the car industry for a decade as an employee of General Motors, now works for a news distribution agency. Home based, which is dangerously convenient for further irrational heap purchases. Lover of all makes of car since childhood, with a particular leaning towards Austin-Rover... Father of three boys, so hoping to spread the car love. Other passions include rugby union, travelling and eating out.
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22 October 2014 at 6.23 pm
Very nice and I'm looking forward to next month's car!!
Alan Crome says:
Good to see this feature return to aronline… Alan's Dolomite looks mighty neat. I always thought these cars had a more upmarket image than say, Escorts and Viva's. Obviously the Dolomite Sprint was the star model, but the rest of the range had something to offer most drivers.
One of my clients had one (or was it a Toledo?)in 1979, which had quite a plush interior (better than our company Cortina 1.6 base estates). Seeing this car reminds me of how much I miss the Triumph brand.
Nigel A. Skeet says:
6 August 2019 at 4.38 pm
My four-door, 1974 Triumph Toledo 1300, which has been in my immediate family since May 1975, is effectively a Toledo 1300 "HL Special", having been upgraded over a period of years using mostly late-model Dolomite HL parts, plus a few choice accessories. It now combines the advantages of the Toledo with those of the Dolomite HL. One probably could not want for a better car!
If only British Leyland had put more priority into developing Triumph than the Austin/Morris money pit.
Dave Dawson says:
22 October 2014 at 10.39 pm
A SERIOUS piece of restoration, Alan! Your 'Dolly' now looks spotless!
I always think the Dolomite face (in higher, sportier spec, anyway) looks simply great!
Thanks for kind words Dave.
23 October 2014 at 2.12 am
Gorgeous car, well done!
Alan, the second sentence in my above comment is, perhaps, a bit ambiguous – Therefore, the front of yours looks simply great !!
Glad to see Car of the Month is back on AROnline and it's welcomed back with (my) open arms.
What a heartwarming tale this is about your Dolly Alan. What was due to be sent to the claws of the crusher. Which has been saved it, restored it and been given it a whole new lease of life for the car. It's a real assett to you Alan and you should be proud of what you've done.
Correction: Which has been saved, restored and been given a whole new lease of life.
24 October 2014 at 10.34 am
Thank you Luke, it's so nice to read so many people being enthusiastic about the car.
krs says:
*Anorak alert*
Surely that's not a 1500HL, but a Dolomite, pure and simple?
It's an N reg, so it's a 1975 registered car, with the 1854cc slant four engine. (DVLA confirms)
According to Wikipedia, the spoiler was standard on Dolomites from 1975.
My father bought his 1500TC in March 1976, it was P registered, and was then the latest model available.
This car has plated metal wheel centre caps and a black DOLOMITE badge on the front, later cars had black plastic centre caps with silver stick-on badges which fell off!
Also, later models like the 1500HL had a silver TRIUMPH badge in the centre of the grille, replacing the black Toledo, 1500, Dolomite, or SPRINT badges. Sadly, such major (cough) rationalization failed to save the company.
Yes you are right, it's an 1850. Have alerted Craig ;-).
Just need to add this as it's my car, it not a 1500HL but a 1850. Have alerted Craig of this fact.
Yeah, I did wonder "only a 1500?"
Another Dolomite feature I always particularly liked was its dash….
Craig Cheetham says:
Correction made – my bad. Just off to the kitchen for a slice of humble pie…
Easily done, Craig. Not too big a slice!!
Julian Robinson says:
Brilliant. The colour really suits it. Hope you enjoy it for many miles.
Always loved Dollie's & great to see this one saved from oblivion by such enthusiasm. Great story & also nice to see the owners' enthusiam even rubbed off on his parents; made me smile.
As for a rusted sump? Wow, that would be a bridge too far for me & I take off my recently attached hat to you for perserverance.
Btw, any pics from the time of its find? Especially on the back of the Mk1.
Hi Stuart, sorry no pictures of it as found as it was all a bit of a rush to collect it and these were the days of sending your film off still (or they were in our house!)
Here is a sort of blog which does show some early pictures.
http://forum.triumphdolomite.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=15866
10 November 2014 at 9.01 pm
Alan, I've just taken a look at these pictures. I already realised that your restoration would have involved a huge amount of work. I'm even more impressed after viewing these pictures!
I've just started a new job and now pass a yellow Dolomite daily. It's an 1850, possibly a Sprint. I see it just outside Chester on the A540 headed towards Wirral.
Mike Bushell says:
The Dolomite was an interesting car when it came out -luxury in a smaller car, but with a high (for its time) performance engine.
i'm amazed no-one else followed the idea up. Oh…B…M…er.
Andy Cole says:
Delighted to see Car of the Month back, long may it continue!
I once saw a Dolomite in Arran. It was a Sprint. It had some sort of taxi counter in front of the gear stick.
Very nice car, Alan. Although I am particulary fond of the Sprint model (room for one in my imaginary garage…) its nice to see one of the other varieties preserved. Its also a very nice colour (very much the right side of beige!) and those wheels are also very attractive.
The Dolly is one of those designs that has aged very well indeed- it was a good job they didn't have the money to restyle it, as they got the styling right from the beginning of that model, and it still looks both pretty and well proportioned.
Dennis Farquar says:
15 December 2015 at 11.01 am
Lovely images, such a shame that this beautifully refurbished example, of one of the motoring world's best ever small sporting saloons, has been destroyed since the hard work was completed. I have seen a car fire myself and it isn't pretty. My condolences to the owner. 🙁
Rafael Moslin says:
31 December 2015 at 3.57 pm
Destroyed by fire? Not according to Alan, you must have the wrong vehicle in mind Dennis.
Though this news story of a fire at a Tyre fitters in Oxford not that long ago was accompanied by a sad photo of a lot of Triumph Toledo/Dolomites burnt out. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-34185265
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Google's AdID a rumored replacement for third-party cookies
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Google is developing a more anonymous means of tracking users' browsing habits for data-hungry advertisers.
The technology, rumored to be called "AdID," would reportedly serve as a replacement for third-party cookies for the tech giant.
A source familiar with Google's work on the project revealed details about AdID to USA Today, which broke the news on Tuesday. The outlet refrained from identifying the source as Google had not yet made its plans public.
AdID would serve as an "anonymous identifier" and an alternative to third-party cookies – text-based files stored in users' web browsers that keep track of their browsing habits as they peruse the web. Google is expected to reach out to government bodies, consumer groups and industry participants about its plans In the next few weeks and months, the article said.
On Wednesday, a Google spokesperson emailed a statement to SCMagazine.com regarding the AdID rumors.
According to the statement, technology along the lines of AdID could be a ways off from widescale implementation, if Google does, in fact, have something in the works.
"We believe that technological enhancements can improve users' security while ensuring the web remains economically viable," the statement said. "We and others have a number of concepts in this area, but they're all at very early stages."
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My bathroom has old, ugly panelling (kind of an off-white and gold marbled pattern, some sort of fiberboard probably). It appears to be glued up and there is a small section that has come unglued, so I can see that the glue/adhesive residue is left on the wall. It looks like it would be a hard job to remove it from the wall completely, so I'm thinking that my options are to either replace the drywall or cover it up. I was thinking about maybe just replacing the old panelling with beadboard. Since it's in the bathroom, do I need to get vinyl or would solid wood beadboard be OK? I'm guessing HDF or MDF wouldn't be the best choice due to humidity.
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TERRIERS DEFEAT FDU WITH 3 GOALS IN 3 MINUTES
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After both teams were scoreless for 76 minutes, the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team scored three goals in three minutes and defeated the Fairleigh Dickinson University Knights 3-0 Sunday.
The Terriers improved to (6-4-2, 2-0 NEC) and the Knights fell to (2-8-1, 0-1-1 NEC) as a result of the Brooklyn Heights battle.
Neither team was able to the score in the first half.
As the Knights made foul after foul, Terriers keeper Seth Erdman made saves on shots by senior defender Jamie Leddy, Redshirt freshman midfielder Michael Lesarte and sophomore midfielder/defender David Bokumabi.
Knights Redshirt sophomore midfielder Jeremy Despringre then missed a shot in match's 42nd minute.
The Knights prevented goal attempts from senior forward Yussuf Olajide, senior midfielder Salvatore Barone and two shots from senior defender Collyns Laokandi.
Fouls remained a problem for the Knights in the second half, while the Terriers scored three goals in three minutes.
Laokandi took a shot about ten feet from the line and recorded his first goal of the season in the 76th minute.
Junior defender Dominick Falanga scored his second goal of the season in the 77th minute with an assist from Barone.
The Terriers were given a penalty kick in the 79th minute in which Federico Curbello scored his first goal of the season.
The Terriers shot 3-for-13 goals today, while the Knights attempted six, but couldn't manage to get any past Erdman.
The keeper recorded three saves for the Terriers and Knights keeper Sebastian Ferreira made two.
The Knights suffered 11 fouls, while fouls were only called on the Terriers twice.
The Terriers will travel to Loretto, Pennsylvania Friday to face the (8-4, 1-0 NEC) St. Francis University Red Flash at 3 pm.
GERARD, GLIRGORIC SHUT OUT RED FLASH
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For the most part, we've come to terms with the fact that pretty much anything goes on the Internet. But there are still some websites that we can't believe anyone actually had the audacity to create. From a site that enables married people to cheat on their spouses to a database of made-up companies that allows job applicants to falsify their resumes, check out these outlandish websites that we can't believe actually exist.
"People of Walmart"
Nowadays everybody seems to shop at Walmart (and by everybody we mean everybody). Though most of the time, you just see regular folks at America's favorite superstore, occasionally there are some unusual characters walking the aisles. However, that doesn't mean it's OK to mock them. PeopleofWalmart.com, devoted to the most sweeping generalizations possible, posts photos of these unique shoppers just to make fun of them, which, in our opinion, is not cool at all. Photo courtesy of PeopleofWalmart.com
"I Am Better Than Your Kids"
When it comes to just about anything, society has agreed not to hold children to the same standards as adults. Makes sense, right? Well, not to this guy. As proprietor of the site IAmBetterThanYourKids.com, he posts artwork by children and makes fun of it because, he says: "I could draw pictures much better. In fact, I can spell, do math and run faster than your kids." Putting aside the obvious fact that they're kids, he's clearly not better than them—he hasn't even mastered the golden rule yet. Photo by Shutterstock
"WriteWork: Essays & Papers by Students"
Boasting a library of over 100,000 essays, term papers, book reports and case studies, WriteWork.com is a goldmine for any student looking to cheat. We really hope schoolteachers across the country know they can search the site for suspicious essays that they think are plagiarized. Besides the fact that kids are breaking the honor code by using this site, we're old-school: We believe in actually doing your own homework. Photo by Shutterstock
"Ashley Madison: Life Is Short. Have an Affair."
AshleyMadison.com has, understandably, gotten a lot of media attention. For one thing, it's a site that helps married people have affairs. Also, it has a robust clientele database, which offers some pretty insightful statistics. For instance, in men, physicians are the most adulterous, and in women, teachers are the most adulterous. Whatever their gender, we think they should all be ashamed of themselves! Photo by Akira Sakamoto/Getty Images
"BeautifulPeople: Where Beautiful Relationships Begin"
A dating site that only allows people who have been deemed "attractive" by other members to join already rubs us the wrong way. But BeautifulPeople.com went the extra mile when it launched the Fertility Forum, a section that pairs people with "genetically blessed" sperm and egg donors. "Initially, we hesitated to widen the offering to non-beautiful people," the site's founder, Robert Hintze, told Agence-France Presse. "But everyone—including ugly people—would like to bring good-looking children into the world, and we can't be selfish with our attractive gene pool." Need we say more? Photo by iStockphoto
"Career Excuse: The World's Largest Network of Job Reference Providers"
Sign up with CareerExcuse.com and one of its employees will pose as an HR representative for a virtual (read: fake) company, so you can lie about previous work experience on your job application or resume. Put whatever you want and they'll verify it, including job title, job description and dates of employment. They even promise to give a "positive reference in a professional, businesslike manner"! Let's just hope pilots, medics and doctors aren't using their services. Photo by iStockphoto
"Matching Donors"
We can only imagine how terrifying it is to wait for a much-needed organ donation when your life is on the line, which is why MatchingDonors.com isn't a cut-and-dry issue. On the one hand, it's great that selfless organ donors can find a patient to donate to. On the other, there is a membership fee for patients (even though the site is a nonprofit) and some medical professionals don't think operating outside of the established medical system is such a good idea. At least the site makes it clear that donating an organ for financial gain is still very illegal. Photo by Thomas Northcut/Getty Images
"Ugly Fugly: Documenting Victims of the Ugly Stick"
We guess UglyFugly.com isn't so bad—or at least their hearts seem to be in the right place. The site's motto is: "Didn't anyone tell you? Ugly is the new beautiful!" But we have a feeling their positivity isn't totally genuine. If you're looking for photos of ugly people, babies, animals, feet…well, ugly anything, UglyFugly.com is the place to go—though we can't think of a good reason to recommend it. Photo by Getty Images
"You Swear: When Foreign People Swear"
Ever wonder how to swear in Armenian? Us neither. But for those times when the everyday four-letter word in English just doesn't cut it, like at work or around youngsters, why not learn how to say one in another language? On YouSwear.com you can learn how to say the worst of the worst in many, many different languages, so no one will even be able to understand you. Though the whole thing seems pretty unnecessary and juvenile to us. Photo by iStockphoto
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1.72 lakh Assessees including start-ups receive intimation for outstanding demand of Tax from IT Department
E-mails for facilitating faster refund can not be misconstrued as harassment: CBDT
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) responding to some observations being circulated on social media alleging that the Income Tax Department is pursuing recovery proceedings and using arm-twisting methods by adjusting outstanding demands of the start-ups, today stated that these observations are completely unfounded and are total misrepresentation of facts.
The CBDT said that its email seeking clarification from all those who are entitled to get tax refund but also have outstanding tax to pay cannot be misconstrued as harassment. These computer generated emails have been sent to almost 1.72 lakh assessees which includes all classes of taxpayers – from individual to HUF to firms, big or small companies including start-ups and therefore to say that start-ups are being singled out and harassed is total misrepresentation of facts.
The CBDT said that these emails are part of the faceless communication which protects public money by ensuring that refunds are not released without adjusting against outstanding demand, if any. These emails are auto-generated u/s 245 of the I-T Act in refund cases where there is any outstanding demand payable by the assessee. In case the outstanding demand has already been paid by the taxpayer or it has been stayed by the higher tax authorities, the taxpayers are requested through these mails to provide the status update so that while issuing the refund, these amounts are not held back and their refunds are released forthwith.
The CBDT said that such communications are just a request for seeking an update response from the assessee for the proposed adjustment of refund with the outstanding demand and cannot be misconstrued as a notice of recovery or be perceived as so-called arm-twisting by the I-T department because the department is duty bound to protect public money by adjusting the outstanding demand before releasing the refund.
The CBDT further said that in order to provide hassle-free tax environment to the start-ups, a consolidated Circular no. 22/2019 dated 30th August 2019 was issued by the CBDT. Apart from laying down the modalities for assessment of start-ups, it also stipulated that the outstanding income tax demands relating to additions made under Section 56(2)(viib) would not be pursued. Any other income tax demand of such start-ups would also not be pursued unless the demand was confirmed by ITAT. Furthermore, a start-up cell was also constituted to redress grievances of start-ups and address other tax related issues of such concerns.
Explaining the extant procedure pertaining to recovery of outstanding demands in the case of an assessee, the CBDT said that an opportunity is provided by the department to the assessee to either clear the demand or intimate the status of said demand to the I-T Department. Invariably, such communication is made by the department by sending an email to the assessee informing it of the quantum of outstanding demand and providing an opportunity to pay the demand or respond with evidence regarding payment of the same if already made, or update the status of any other action on it.
The CBDT said that the assessee on its part is required to furnish details of the pending demand, whether it has been paid or has been stayed by any appellate/competent authority so that the department could keep the same in abeyance and do not deduct this amount from refund.
Thus, following the existing procedure of recuperation of outstanding demand, similar mails have also been sent to 1.72 lakh assessees including start-ups to intimate to the I-T department, the status of the demand outstanding and whether it has been stayed by the competent authority so that appropriate action can be taken for release of refunds without delay to the start-up. However, not providing such a response to the emails of I-T dept and raising false alarm is contrary to the spirit of the Circular 22/2019 of CBDT and is totally unjustified.
The CBDT further requested the start-ups to respond to its emails at the earliest so that further necessary action can be taken by the I-T Department to release the refunds immediately wherever due, in accordance with the extant procedure.
The CBDT reiterated that pursuant to the 8th April 2020 declaration vide an earlier Press Release of the Government, the CBDT has till date issued nearly 14 lakh refunds involving an amount of over Rs. 9,000 crore to various taxpayers including individuals, HUFs, proprietors, firms, corporate, start-ups, MSMEs in order to help taxpayers in the COVID-19 pandemic situation. Many refunds are pending for the want of response from the taxpayers and will be issued at the earliest possible once the information is updated.
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Y-chromosomalny Adam – w teorii współczesnej genetyki hipoteza zakładająca, że istniał ostatni wspólny przodek w linii ojcowskiej (przodek patrylinearny), od którego pochodzą współcześni ludzie.

W pierwszej dekadzie XXI w. szacowano, że Y-chromosomalny Adam żył około 60–140 tys. lat temu w Afryce. W roku 2014 opublikowano jednak badania, wg których miało to miejsce ok. 338 tys. lat temu. Kolejni badacze zakwestionowali jednak te szacunki, wskazując na okres ok. 208 tys. lat temu. Między obiema grupami wywiązała się polemika.

Chromosom Y jest chromosomem płciowym przekazywanym wyłącznie od ojca do syna. Od Y-chromosomu Adama powinny pochodzić Y-chromosomy wszystkich współczesnych mężczyzn. Współcześni Y-chromosomalnemu Adamowi oraz część żyjących przed nim, mieli inny Y-chromosom, ale ich rody z biegiem czasu w linii męskiej wymarły.

Y-chromosomalny Adam stanowi odpowiednik tak zwanej mitochondrialnej Ewy, która żyła w Afryce ok. 140–240 tys. lat temu.

Zobacz też

 mitochondrialna Ewa
 Adam euroazjatycki

Przypisy

Antropologia filogenetyczna
Genetyka człowieka

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Q: simplifying radicals and fractional numbers
$$\frac{a}{a-\sqrt{a^2-16}}$$ is the expression.
  I am not sure if i answered it right but please help me do this.

A: What you have is an expression, but not an equation. We can indeed simplify the expression.
We can multiply by the conjugate of the denominator, to obtain a difference of squares., e.g. $$\begin{align}\frac{a}{a-\sqrt{a^2-16}} & = \frac{a(a + \sqrt{a^2 - 16)}}{(a - \sqrt {a^2 - 16})(a + \sqrt{a^2 - 16})} \\ \\ & = \frac{a(a + \sqrt{a^2 - 16)}}{a^2 - (a^2 - 16)}\\ \\
& = \frac{{a(a + \sqrt{a^2 - 16)}}}{ 16}\end{align}$$
Added: What we've accomplished is called "rationalizing the denominator", which simply means getting the "radical" out of the denominator.

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Pool, Basketball pin hopes on summer
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THE Bulawayo Pool and Basketball Associations are hoping that Covid-19 would be under control by the time the country gets into summer to allow the city to have a lot of the two sports codes' action.
Bulawayo Pool Association publicity secretary Farai Nyandoro said they had lined up numerous tournaments to take place in the city amid revelations that the City of Kings and Queens would hold the Southern Africa 3X3 basketball tournament in December.
"As the Bulawayo pool family, it is our hope that the hot weather that is associated with the summer season will bring some Covid-19 relief. It is that relief that will probably enable us as an association to go ahead with various tournaments that we had planned to have. We are feeling the negative effects of Covid-19 but we are just wishing for the best," said Nyandoro.
Bulawayo Basketball Association secretary-general Francis Dube said they were looking forward to staging the Southern Africa 3X3 Under-18 basketball tournament at the end of the year.
Ten countries have reportedly confirmed their participation in the fourth edition of the tournament to be held from 3 to 6 December.
"At the moment we are preparing for the regional competition. We are hoping by then (December) Covid-19 will be under control and borders will be open so people can travel. We have begun drawing budgets for the competition as well as seeking to secure possible venues from relevant authorities. For now all is in order and we are looking forward to hosting the competition," said Dube.
Angola and Mozambique will not be part of the competition, leaving host nation Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa and Indian Ocean islanders Madagascar and Seychelles to battle it out in the event.
The 3X3 basketball is a version of the game played with three players a side scoring in one basketball hoop.
Each game is 15 minutes long or ends when one team reaches 21 points, whichever comes first.
Zimbabwe won the previous event held in Botswana last year.
Basketball, alongside football, wrestling, boxing, waterpolo, volleyball, taekwondo, rugby, netball, judo, handball and field hockey have been classified as high risk under Covid guidelines and are yet to be given the greenlight to resume activities.


Much of this debate over the role of CSR is based on definitional boundaries, as Jeff Lipshaw has vividly pointed out. And I agree with his assessment that there is no way out -- corporations do not exist in separate "economic" spheres where ideology and politics are absent. All actions have ideological consequences, and we cannot remove our political selves from the market in order to carry out the work of our economic selves. At the same time, I think the point of Will Wilkinson's post is to ask whether we want to amp up the politicization of corporations, particularly on issues not directly relevant to the business at hand. That is a thornier issue.
But there's a big distinction to be made first. Ideological issues that are directly related to the firm's business need more airplay, not less. And I think traditional CSR has focused on those issues. The campaign against the use of sweatshops in making college apparel, for example, and the efforts to promote greater sustainability in farming and manufacturing strike directly at the heart of certain industries and their methods of production. Here CSR is simply pointing out the ideological ramifications of the businesses themselves, and asking for reforms of certain practices. Those who claim to take "ideology" out of these decisions by rejecting CSR are simply trying to change the subject. It is pure ideology to say that a corporation has a duty to pollute as much as it can or pay its workers as little as possible in order to maximize profits. Shunting off these decisions onto other fields of law--such as environmental or labor law--is a way of promoting one ideology over the other. Those who buy sweatshirts or organic food, or use electricity from coal-fired plants, or partake in any of a myriad of consuming choices throughout any particular day, are morally on the hook for those practices.
One gay employee who works at Chick-fil-A headquarters in Atlanta, Ga., and asked to remain anonymous for fear of losing his job, says he is getting it from both sides. On the one hand, there is the customer who came in and said he supported Dan Cathy and then "continues to say something truly homophobic, e.g. 'I'm so glad you don't support the queers, I can eat in peace,'" the employee, who is 23 and has worked for Chick-fil-A since he was 16, wrote in an email. On the other hand, he continued, "I was yelled at for being a god-loving, conservative, homophobic Christian while walking some food out to a guest in a mall dining room."
The employees of Chick-fil-A knew they were joining a fast-food company that had a Christian orientation. And that orientation has some concrete ramifications for the core business -- the stores are closed on Sunday. But making and selling (delicious) chicken sandwiches does not really relate to gay marriage. If Chick-fil-A decided not to hire LGBT employees, that would be a concrete personnel decision with business ramifications. But they haven't. Instead, what we have are the words of a president/COO--words that have labeled Chick-fil-A as a pro-Christian, anti-gay restaurant.
So I suppose I agree with Willkinson that it would be a shame if a lot of companies decided to "brand" themselves with political or religious affiliations that have nothing really to do with their core business -- particularly if these affiliations are chosen by the CEO and/or majority shareholder. That's what Dan Cathy seems to have done here: made a conscious decision to cast the company's lot with a particularly policy choice as a symbolic, hortatory matter. But employees who make up the vast bulk of the company had no say on the decision. Cathy is arguably parlaying Chick-fil-A and the brand loyalty it has developed into support for his unrelated political and religious views. The company is privately owned by his family, so perhaps it's his to parlay. But it sure seems unfair to the rest of the company, especially those employees who are gay and lesbian.
When you buy a Chick-fil-A sandwich, there are a number of political/ideological/policy ramifications: how the chicken was raised, how it was prepared, what packaging is used, even how the restaurants are built. (The restaurant addresses the last two issues here.) Your support or antipathy towards gay marriage is not inherently part of the equation. Since Cathy made his company a symbolic player in the gay marriage debate, I cannot blame folks on both sides who will base their chicken-consuming decisions on that stand. But CSR should be based on what the company actually does -- not the unrelated views of one of its owners or executives.


You may be wondering what the Clarkson Colloquium is. In short, it's a series of discussions about the ideas of liberty. We pay for the facilities and meals. All you need to do is find a way to get here!
The Clarkson Colloquium will be held over the weekend in Bloomfield Hills, MI (right outside of Detroit) at the Edward Rose and Sons corporate headquarters on Saturday, April 2nd, 2016.
If this site fails to answer all of your questions, shoot Leon Drolet an email at leondrolet@comcast.net.
To learn more about Thomas Clarkson, and the difference that one can make, check out this inspiring essay by Lawrence Reed.


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As the search for a new president continues, our campus has unified in ways no one ever dreamed possible. This new unity is in opposition to the Johnson County Community College Board of Trustees and in favor of Larry Tyree, interim president.
Several members of the campus have posted their support for Tyree on a blog. One staff member is also keeping a list of everyone who has signed an e-mail petition.
A hard copy petition is also being circulated but its not housed in any certain office -- which is probably a good idea because Darth Perilla and her Perilla-troopers would raid it while trying to locate the hidden rebel base.


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Q: Creation of Magnetic Monopoles using Black Holes If a very long bar magnet is made and is allowed to free fall in a black hole, a point will come when exactly the north pole is inside and south pole is outside the event horizon for a very small amount of time.
At that point of time, the magnetic field lines from north pole must not travel outside the event horizon to the south pole  and the south pole outside must behave like a monopole.
Is this thinking perspective correct?

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At that point of time, the magnetic field lines from north pole must not travel outside the event horizon to the south pole and the south pole outside must behave like a monopole. Is this thinking perspective correct?

No, that is not correct. The magnetic field lines are not causal lines. They can be spacelike and thus go out of an event horizon.
What cannot travel outside the event horizon is changes in the magnetic field, that is electromagnetic waves. In fact, a black hole can be charged and spinning in which case the black hole itself will produce an electromagnetic field, just not a wave.


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Vange is een plaats in het district Basildon in het Engelse graafschap Essex. In het Domesday Book van 1086 staat van Vange vermeld dat de bevolking 16 huishoudens telde en dat de pachters beschikten over 4 ploegen akkerland. De dorpskerk dateert van de Normandische tijd en werd in de vijftiende eeuw verbouwd. Zij heeft een vermelding op de Britse monumentenlijst.

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Formula One historians were reaching for their record books and calculators on Monday, while Red Bull's bosses started urgent talks on how best to manage their warring drivers in the final race of a thrilling season.
In the wake of the team's supremely comfortable one-two triumph in Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix, when German tyro Sebastian Vettel (23) led his Australian teammate Mark Webber (34) home, they all face a dilemma.
Ferrari's outstanding two-time champion, Spaniard Fernando Alonso, leads the title race with one race to go, in Abu Dhabi on Sunday (November 14), and will seize his third crown so long as he can maintain his eight-point advantage on Webber and 14 on Vettel.
In terms of results, that means that Alonso can take the title by finishing fourth—if Vettel wins—and second—if Webber wins the race. But, if the result of Sunday's contest at Interlagos is repeated, Alonso will be champion.
Given the team's supremacy in speed and performance, it is probable that they will have the advantage in pace again and it may require the use of team orders by the Red Bull hierarchy to ensure they can add the drivers' title to the constructors' championship their triumph on Sunday secured.
Alonso has the advantage not only of leading the pack, but also knowing that teammate Brazilian Felipe Massa will be doing all he can to support him.
Massa controversially gifted Alonso victory in Germany this year, a move that ended with Ferrari being fined $100 000 and sparked furore.
Webber, who needs to beat Alonso by more than eight points and prevent Vettel outscoring him by more than five, has little choice but to focus on a singular charge for victory unless the team issue instructions.
If the team had asked Vettel to slow and give Sunday's race win to Webber, it would have made a big difference to the points, cutting the gap to one point, and Webber's situation psychologically and strategically.
But, after the race, he said: "It would be a help, but it's not the team's philosophy. It was a good drive by Seb for the win and that is how it is.
The team is going for the position it has always done on the sporting side and that is how it is.
Vettel, keen to maintain his own title challenge, tried to be evasive when asked about team orders in the final race. He said: "I am not sure if I got your question.
"It is pretty straightforward—in less than a week's time we unpack the cars and prepare for Abu Dhabi. We have to see if we are competitive. Then we will see where we are in qualifying, we try to get everything out of the car and then see where we are.
"Obviously in my case it is pretty straightforward. I can try to optimise my result, get everything out myself and repeat this result and then it depends on where those guys are.
Asked to give a "yes or no" answer, he said: "I think you will see then. I went to school obviously so I know what I can answer and there was a lot of talk before this race. In the end the way the race unfolded it was all unnecessary. For me it is straightforward: I go to Abu Dhabi to try to do my best. We have a strong car.
Team boss Christian Horner said: "The drivers drive for the team, they've received tremendous support this year, it would have been wrong to switch [their positions] in that race. We've backed them equally all year and it would have been wrong to take one of them out of the championship.


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The duty of a great lawyer is to fight for and also legitimately declare those things that are lawfully yours. A divorce lawyer will advise as well as possibly make you familiar with the legal rights that you did not recognize existed. A lawyer is a crucial element since in most of the situations, out-of-settlement does not benefit the couple as well as the court has to intervene to check into both sides of the matter.
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Q: Create dataframe using groupby of percentage with condition I want to create a dataframe in pandas to create a seaborn bar plot. My problem is I am not able to groupby the data with string column. If I use value_count() function it, work fine but in dataframe. Below is the detail explaination: -
My data is
Data_Hr = {"Age": [41,49,37,33,27], "Attrition": ["Yes", "No", "Yes", "No", "No"], "ageRange":[ 40-45 45-50 35-40 30-35 25-30]

Now I want to calculate % of Attrition with "Yes" value groupby "ageRange". Below is the function I am using but it is not converted into dataframe.
df[df.Attrition == 'Yes']['ageRange'].value_counts()/df['ageRange'].value_counts()*100

Or any other method to plot the graph of attrition%.
Thanks is advance

A: Your code works fine.
Please note that the last list is without '' and without commas. You should change it to:
Data_Hr = {"Age": [41,49,37,33,27], "Attrition": ["Yes", "No", "Yes", "No", "No"], "ageRange":['40-45', '45-50', '35-40', '30-35', '25-30']}

Then if you want to plot a graph from the results you should format the results as a dataframe:
results = pd.DataFrame(df[df.Attrition == 'Yes']['ageRange'].value_counts()/df['ageRange'].value_counts()*100)
results .dropna(subset=['ageRange'], inplace=True)

And to display using seaborn:
 sns.barplot(data = results, x = 'ageRange', y = results.index, color = 'Blue').set_title('Age Range Count of Attrition')


AGRIVESTORS are those who are actively investing in the agriculture. It may not be in any dictionary, it's a term we want to call ourselves. We take pride on being one, helping the farmer feed the people.
Most investors usually invest in stocks, pooled funds, real estate or business. Unknowingly, the opportunity in agriculture can be as high or even higher than these sectors.
Let me share with you how to be an agrivestor.
To be one, you need to have investment in any agriculture products. These could be a vegetable, plants, trees, livestock, marine culture and the rest. There's a lot of them, choose which one is best for you.
Unlike stocks and mutual funds that are readily available, agri opportunities are rare to find especially if you do not know where to look. First, start in your community. Look for a farmer who needs fund to start his agri business. It could be your neighbour who are willing to raise pigs for you. Or your relatives who can plant vegetables for you. Try to get a deal where both parties will be rewarded in the end. In our province in Batangas, for livestock we call this as "PAIWI". The investor fund the purchase then the farmer will raise the livestock. Both shares the profit after selling the livestock.
Paying a visit to the nearest agrarian office can help. You can inquire them or ask for referrals if they know any farmer who are actively looking for funds. They have all the connections and database of the existing farmers in the region.
If there is a farm near your place, visit them. See what they offer and observe how they do the business. It will also give you idea how things are managed in an actual farm. Ask them if they are looking for investors like you, who are willing to fund their farm. Most of our speakers in our agri events are existing farms looking for funding for expansion. So it pays to visit and check these farms if they need your help.
There's no other people who can give you more info about agri investments than your fellow agrivestor. Be friend with them. Share each other what opportunities you have and update each other in case anyone knows any agri investments looking for funding. The more network the better. A win-win situation for all of you.
Some farmers are already in facebook. They also network with the rest of the agri communities. They ask each other, they share tips and other useful information. You can post on the group and ask if any of them are looking for funding. Or if you are lucky, maybe some will post if they need the funds 🙂 Grab this kind of opportunity.
There are regular agri events in the Philippines. All you need is to attend those events and mingle with the farmers. Be friend with them and ask for contacts. Don't be afraid to ask if they need investor like you. You can also find fellow agrivestors on these events.
Lastly, attend TGFI Singapore events. We regularly invites existing agri business/individuals to pitch their investment in our events. I think we are the only group who regularly conducts various agri related investment event almost every month outside the Philippines 🙂 The good thing is, all attendees will be given priority to invest. On all our speakers, we usually demand them to offer the investment opportunity to our members first. It's part of the deal. Usually after the event, our members will took all the investment slots. No need for them to pitch outside our TGFI SG community. I may sound selfish, but that's one downside of agri investments. Opportunities are limited to few investors only and not for all unlike in stocks and mutual funds. Once the farmer raise the amount suitable for his 1 hectare farm, that's it. He will not ask for investor anymore.
Hello Richard, I have read some of your blogs. Kudos to you for your efforts in providing information to Filipinos abroad on opportunities for investment. I have heeded some of your tips. Just wanted to show my appreciation.


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Mallika Sherawat is no longer Amir Khan's Wife in Dangal
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After being discussed in the news for quite some time, to play Amir Khan's wife in Dangal, Mallika Sherawat is unfortunately no longer in the run of "Who Amir Khan's wife would be? race". Apparently, Mallika Sherawat auditioned for the film.
Aamir Khan starrer Dangal is a biopic based on the life of acclaimed wrestler Mahavir Phogat his star daughters Geeta and Babita, chronicling their relationship. The film is set to go on the floors in September this year.
Despite the speculations rounds that Mallika Sherawat was auditioned for the role but now we have a different report that suggests that Bade Achhe Lagte Hain fame Sakshi Tanwar will be seen playing the role of Mrs Mahavir Phogat aka Aamir Khan's wife in the Nitesh Tiwari film.
Rumor is that; Sakshi Tanwar was selected after the makers auditioned over 70 actresses for the role. While it was chemistry, comfort level and body language that the makers were looking for, they found that Sakshi fits the bill.
There was plenty of speculation on who will play Aamir Khan's daughters in the film.
Names of several actprs like Kangana Ranaut, Tapsee Pannu, Urvashi Rautela and others had cropped up in the media but ultimately Fatima Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra bagged the coveted roles after months of auditions. "We auditioned a lot of girls and have finalised Fatima Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra. We tested them and they are very good. These two young girls are very talented. These girls are training in wrestling," Aamir said.
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I know. The blog post title sounds like some kind of movie nobody should watch, or an audiobook nobody should listen to! I figured the worse the title, the more curious you'd be. Morbidly curious.
HOT ZONE just hit the audiobook shelves at Audible and iTunes, so instead of a post with a single title, I thought I'd create a post listing all of my audiobook titles. A one stop reference for those of you with long commutes, long walks to take, long breaks at work OR those of you who simply don't like to "READ." I know who you are!
I'll start with HOT ZONE and break it down by series after that. Happy Listening!
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Home Mercedes Benz A-Class FIRST EVER PICS: Mercedes-Benz A-Class in plug-in hybrid guise
Mercedes-Benz is working on a plug-in version of the new A-Class. Thanks to AutoWeek reader Daan Ubels we can show you this version long before it hits showrooms.
In the run-up to the unveiling of the new Mercedes-Benz A-Class, we admired the interior of the new hatchback. On one of the official images something remarkable was going on with the instruments.
For example, there was no motor temperature gauge visible, but a second action radius gauge. In this case it related to a battery, which confirmed that the A-Class will also be available as a plug-in hybrid. AutoWeek has now managed to photograph the plug-in A-Class.
Like the regular A-Class, this battery packed A has on the left side of its body a gasoline tank valve, although the whole thing looks a bit different on this test car. On the right side of the car we also observe a filling valve, undoubtedly the cover of the plug-in connection. The placement of this is remarkable. On cars such as the C 350 e, E 350 e and the S 560 e, the opening is located at the rear under the right-hand rear light.
We expect the plug-in version of the A-Class to have an autonomy of about 50 kilometers on electrical power alone.
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In her recently published book, Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy, Joan Magretta has much of value to say. In Chapter 4: Creating Value: The Core (Part Two), for example, she discusses Enterprise-Rent-a-Car, Zipcar, Southwest Airlines, Aravind Eye Hospital, Walmart, Progressive, and Edward Jones. Each has an especially effective strategy based [.].
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I will make this OpenRules project publicly available soon so everybody would be able to download, modify, and execute this decision model. Meanwhile, I will describe this executable version of Nick's model with some comments.
The main decision invokes two sub-decisions that should "know" their own business logic.
Click on the picture to see a larger image. Along with a very similar decision table you will see something called "Boxed Expression" and other "boxed" DMN concepts that Nick really "hates". As a business analyst, he has serious reasons for that, and we, at OpenRules, are trying to avoid the necessity to use these technical and awkward constructs. Still Nick (probably) made a mistake in his decision table by calling variables like "Applicant Private Credit Card Demographic Suitability" instead of the proper decision table.
OpenRules offers several other ways to represent these relationships between decision tables, and a user may choose the most appropriate one for his/her particular decision model.
There is another big topic to discuss called "Hit Policy" but I will get back to it at the end of this post when I complete the description of the implementation.
We do not use a special first column with a mystical characters "NC" and unnecessary numbered rules; instead our decision table is simply defined by the keyword "DecisionTableMultiHit" in the top-left corner.
We do not use a special last row with "Aggregation = sum" that brings many questions to be addressed: does it belong to only action-column "Applicant Credit Score"? what if we want to use different aggregations inside the same column or even different action-columns? At the same time OpenRules's aggregation is simply a special type of the standard operator "+=" in the action-column "Applicant Credit Score". As this example uses the same increment-operator "+=" for all rows, we simply merged all operator rows. But a user may also use "-=", "*=", and "/=" in different rows of the last action "Applicant Credit Score".
This completes our business logic representation.
I decided that for this simplified version it will be enough to define only two business concepts "Applicant" and "Application" (see the second column above). Then I filled out the first column by copy-pasting all decision variables from the column titles of all previous decision tables. The third column contain "technical" names of the proper object attributes for the mapping to the actual data (no spaces allowed). And finally the fourth column (optional) defines possible domains for some variables.
Decision modeling should be test-driven.
So, to execute and test out decision model we need to create at least several test (use) cases that become an essential component of our decision model. It should be done even before you commit to any decision execution platform (while I personally do not like such separation).
Now we are ready to execute our decision model against thee 3 test cases. I quickly modified a standard Java template that execute the most of OpenRules-based decision model. It you are interested you may find the actual code here.
If you look at my decision tables and those proposed by Nick, they are very similar with only a few differences. However, there is one important difference in our interpretation of the DMN that I want to clarify now.
The second character 'C' is supposed to tell if the decision table is complete meaning all rules are included to cover all possible combinations of decision variables.
I don't think that a designer of the decision table should decide whether the table is complete or not – it should be done by an automatic tool. For example, this table obviously is not complete even if we mark it as "UC".
OpenRules provides one of the most sophisticated decision tables mechanism with different hit policies but we use a much clearer way to define it. I've already sent my critique to the DMN developers and together with other BR vendors we plan to send more specific suggestions to them. I hope they will find the example produced by Nick and my implementation useful while considering modifications to the beta version of the DMN.


Will that remodel really add value to your home?
Will the renovation help your house sell faster?
How much will the remodel really cost?
Should I remodel my house?
If you're remodeling to sell your property for a higher price, you've got to think about the return on your investment, or ROI. According to The National Association of Realtors (NAR) and Remodeling Magazine's Cost vs. Value report, most ROIs aren't actually all that great. Only a few have a return of over 100 percent, meaning you won't get all the money you spend on the improvement back when you sell your house.
When considering what adds the most value to a home, ask yourself the following questions.
Homeowners have been spending more money on remodeling in recent years, and that trend is expected to continue, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies.
As more sellers renovate their homes for the real estate market, you might need to upgrade your house to keep up. If you're getting your house ready for the market, make sure to spend your money on remodels that will help it sell, not just things you like.
Your house might be great on the inside, but if the outside looks dated or neglected, fewer potential buyers will even schedule an appointment to see it. Get more buyers looking by sprucing up the outside.
The National Association of Realtors reports that something as simple as signing up for a lawn care service with weed control and fertilizer can provide a 300 percent ROI, and 14 percent of Realtors who recommended a lawn care service reported it helped the house sell! So, not only do outdoor improvements offer a great ROI, they also help get you to closing faster.
Think about which areas of your home prospective buyers care about most when deciding where to invest your remodeling dollars. For instance, a recent Realtor.com report found that 80 percent of homebuyers said the kitchen was one of the most important spaces in their house.
Although total kitchen remodels usually have an ROI under 100 percent (65–80 percent, depending on the source), they can seriously improve your chances of selling your house. A quarter of Realtors who recommended homeowners renovate their kitchen said the redo led to the house selling.
Consider whether your home renovation will appeal to a niche market.
Renovations designed for aging in place, energy efficiency and home automation are all gaining in popularity, according to the Joint Center for Housing Studies. Spend money on remodels that offer unique and popular home features because many people move when their physical needs change or when they're looking for newer technology. For example, if you're redoing the bathroom, add features like a walk-in shower with a bench and handrails to appeal to buyers concerned with limited mobility. Or, you could add home automation features for buyers who want to control their thermostat or lights when they're away.
It's easy to find the average cost of a home remodeling project online or by calling contractors for quotes, so you might think it's simple to estimate your ROI. But unexpected problems can lead to higher costs.
You'll need to obtain a permit for many major renovations (like building an addition) and for anything that requires plumbing or electrical work. If you hire a professional to do the job, they'll probably include the permit cost in their fees. Make sure to ask if permit costs are included before signing a contract.
If you do the job yourself, you'll need to obtain the permits yourself. Contact your city or county government to learn about required permits and costs in your area.
Whether you go the DIY route or hire a contractor, remodeling can significantly alter your daily routine and cause inconveniences. If you're redoing the kitchen, expect to eat out more than normal during the project since your kitchen won't be usable.
If you have a pet, you may end up needing to board them during the renovation. Contractors coming and going can cause pets a lot of anxiety, and there's always the risk of a worker accidentally letting your pet out of the house.
Many power companies offer rebates for installing new appliances or for switching from electric to gas. Getting these rebates can reduce the cost of your remodel, resulting in a higher ROI than you expected. Contact your power or gas company to learn about any special programs they have.
There are some state and federal tax credits for installing energy efficient appliances and features. These credits vary from year to year and by state. Contact a local tax professional or research energy credits and rebates by state before you decide on a project.
Bottom line: Should I remodel my house?
Before shelling out big bucks on a home renovation project, consider what's standard in your community. Talk to a real estate professional or contractor if you're primarily concerned with whether a home renovation will add value to your house and help it sell more quickly. After all, different trends are popular in different places; a pool might be a valuable addition in Arizona but a poor investment in Minnesota.


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