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Ch.2 - Atoms & ElementsWorksheetSee all chapters
Calculating Molar Mass
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Mole Concept 37 mins 0 completed
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Mass Spectrometry 9 mins 0 completed
Subatomic Particles 8 mins 0 completed
Atomic Theory 16 mins 0 completed
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End of Chapter 2 Problems 28 mins 0 completed
Periodic Table Charges
Calculating Grams to Moles
GuideAdditional Practice
Jules Bruno
Molar mass or molecular weight is a physical property that represents the mass of a substance divided by the amount of that substance. The common units are typically in grams per mole (g/mol), while the si units are in kilograms per mole (kg/mol).
How to Calculate Molar Mass
In order to determine the molar mass of a compound we must determine the number of atoms for the elements within a given compound.
For example, if we are asked to determine the molar mass of glucose, C6H12O6, we can solve with steps shown below.
STEP 1: Count the number of each element within the compound to get 6 carbons, 12 hydrogens and 6 oxygens.
Number of atoms
STEP 2: Find the atomic mass for each chemical element from the periodic table.
Periodic Table (Atomic Masses)
STEP 3: Multiply the number of each element by their atomic masses taken from the periodic table.
Addition of Atomic Masses
STEP 4: Add up all the masses you got from multiplication together to give the overall molar mass of the compound.
Molar Mass of Glucose
From simple compounds such as CO2, H2O, or ammonia to more complex compounds such as proteins, amino acids, acetone or acetic acid we now calculate their molar masses.
PRACTICE 1: Calculate the formula weight of aspirin, C9H8O4, based on the given molecular formula.
Molar Mass (Aspirin)
Aspirin contains 9 carbon, 8 hydrogen and 4 oxygen atoms with a total mass of 180.154 g/mol.
PRACTICE 2: Calculate the molar mass of silver nitrate, AgNO3.
Molar Mass (Silver Nitrate)
Silver nitrate contains 1 silver, 1 nitrogen and 3 oxygen atoms with a total mass of 169.88 g/mol.
PRACTICE 3: Determine the molecular weight of ammonium phosphate, (NH4)3PO4.
Molar Mass (Ammonium Phosphate)
Ammonium phosphate contains 3 nitrogens, 12 hydrogens, 1 phophate and 4 oxygen atoms with a total mass of 149.096 g/mol.
Why is the molar mass so important?
Molar mass serves as the foundation for many calculations and ideas found in chemistry. It serves as the bridge that connects together concepts in stoichiometry such as mass conversions, moles, avogadro's number (6.022 x 1023) or in dimensional analysis such as density, amu, and moles.
In addition we discuss the average molar mass or average molecular mass of compounds when we cover isotopes, the colligative properties such as boiling point elevation or freezing point depression, and the rates of gases through effusion and diffusion.
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Calculate the formula weight for each of the following compounds:AgHSO3C3H5N3O3(NH4)3PO4
Given the following approximate values, calculate the molecular weight for NaCl. Atomic number for Na: 11, Atomic weight for Na: 23 g/mol, Atomic number for Cl: 17, Atomic weight for Cl: 35 g/mol, Boiling point for Cl: -34°C. A) 11 g/mol B) 28 g/mol C) 34 g/mol D) 40 g/mol E) 58 g/mol
Calculate the molar mass for each of the following: Part BC2H5OH (ethanol)Express your answer to two decimals places and include the appropriate units. Part C C6H12O6 (glucose) Express your answer to two decimals places and include the appropriate units. Part D Al2(SO4)3 (antiperspirant) Express your answer to two decimals places and include the appropriate units


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Drunk driving is something that is both dangerous and illegal according to Fayetteville NC traffic laws. It can cause accidents that might injure you or other road users and in extreme cases, there is occurrence of permanent disability or even death. To determine whether a driver is drunk or intoxicated, traffic police officers use a driver's BAC (blood alcohol content or concentration) which mostly involves breathing into a breathalyzer device.
Traffic police officers can pull you over in Fayetteville NC for any reason which may include speeding, swerving or any other and if they believe that you are intoxicated, they can issue a test to determine your BAC. You can refuse to take these tests but then it might present you with more problems if you are indeed drunk. If your BAC goes beyond the limit that is specified according to the Fayetteville NC laws, you are most likely to face some very serious DWI penalties.
Being arrested for DWI in Fayetteville NC can lead to costly convictions such as paying thousands of dollars for DWI fines, court costs and lawyer fees, and other extra costs such as treatment for substance abuse and ignition interlock devices. There is also license revocation or suspension, community service, jail time or both and treatment of alcohol and substance abuse, limited driving privileges, increased car insurance rates and many more.
Such situations can be very difficult for you to get out of on your own especially if it was your fault. This will necessitate you to employ the services of an experienced DWI attorney in order for you to stand a chance of get your DWI penalties minimized. DWI law firms can help you to navigate the Fayetteville NC legal system, defend you if you have been accused falsely or help you minimize penalties if you are found guilty.
DWI lawyers in Fayetteville NC are experts on the laws of drunk driving. They know all about the charges, penalties and how the court system works. You might even find that the DWI attorney had worked with the judge handling your case and is even familiar with the officer who arrested you. However, you have to do your research to ensure that you pick a reputable lawyer who will have your interests at heart and not one who will only be interested in your money.
If it is your first time being arrested for DWI in Fayetteville NC, then it can be a huge case because the DWI lawyer has to begin defending you from the time of arrest till the end of your hearing or trial while at the same time ensuring that the outcome is desirable. For second, third or fourth DWI offenders who are facing serious jail time, hiring of a DWI law firm can help lessen the time one would have spent behind bars. Generally, drunk driving should be avoided at all costs because it not only leads to serious injuries but also death.
When you have been caught driving under the influence of either alcohol or drugs, there are many things that will determine whether you need a DWI Attorney or not. DWI (Driving While Impaired) charges are serious and could lead to some jail time. Even if it is your first offense when your Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) is above 0.8, there was a minor with you in the car or there has been injury or death involved, it is best that you hire a DWI lawyer. It is also a good idea for you to get an attorney or a lawyer if you are a repeat offender.
Lawyers come in handy in giving you and overview of what to expect what will happen and how to get past the administration procedures quickly. A DWI Attorney will also act as a detective and help you find out what you are missing and what may need to be done in order to get your case a better defensive angle. They may find out things like the BAC was not very accurate or that the terrain the test your alcohol content on was too rough. At this point, anything can be helpful in getting your DWI (Driving While Impaired) reduced and or dismissed.
– Where did you study?
– Do you belong to any organizations and if so which?
– How long have you been practicing law?
– How long have you worked with DWI clients and how many have you represented this far?
– How many DWI cases have you won?
– What other types of cases do you do?
If you've been charged with your first DWI in North Carolina, you need to know your options, and what to expect. North Carolina doesn't treat all Driving While Intoxicated cases the same. If you are a repeat offenders you may face a range of potential punishments that are different from those that of a first-time offender.
North Carolina's Civil Revocation Law requires a driver to hand over his license when charged with a DWI. The citation issued by the police officer will serve at your driver's license. Your driver's license will be suspended for a minimum of 30 days, but there are some individual situations where a limited driving privilege can be granted. At this point, it would be a good idea to contact a Driving While Intoxicated Defense Attorney to assist you in determining whether or not you're eligible for a limited driving privilege.
When your driver's license is restored after a 30 days suspension for DWI, or when a limited driving privilege is issued after a DWI conviction, there is a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) restriction. This means the law is more severe for you than for everyone else. The first time your driver's license is restored, the BAC restriction is .04%. The second and/or subsequent times, it is 0.00%―no alcohol allowed in your blood at all.


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Gordon Dickson died at home after a brave battle with bladder cancer at the age of 78. He was born in Oceanside, CA and graduated from University High School in West Los Angeles in 1953. While in the U.S. Army, he trained as a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division in Alaska. His career began at Douglas Aircraft in Santa Monica, CA, and he went on to become an electronics engineer with McDonnell Douglas. After 35 years, Gordon took an early retirement and moved to Newcastle, WA, where he was hired as a systems analyst at Boeing. In 2002 Gordon and his wife, Marilyn, built their home in Port Ludlow, where he developed Olympic Ridge Wireless, an internet service provider business.
In his California days Gordon was a motorcyle enthusiast, enjoying motocross and desert enduro racing. He was a long time holder of a Ham Radio license with the call sign W6CNL. After moving to the Pacific Northwest, Gordon found a new love of boating, and became a member of Meydenbauer Bay and Poulsbo Yacht Clubs. He was an avid predicted log racer winning many trophies to display on SeaBear II. Gordon also served as Commodore of the International Power Boating Association.
Always proud of his Scottish heritage, Gordon enjoyed a number of trips to his father's native land. His travels included many other countries, and he especially liked taking cruises and winter motorhome trips to the Southwest. He adored his Portuguese Water Dogs, and his favorite activities included golfing and helping friends solve computer problems.
Gordon was a gentle, kind, generous, and loving man, who will be greatly missed by his family and many friends. Gordon is survived by his wife of 33 years, Marilyn, children Tracy and Grant Dickson, stepchildren Karen and Kevin Edwards, and grandchildren Alex, Aaron, Matthew, Carolyn, Nolan, and Grace.
The family wishes to express their appreciation to the doctors and nurses at the University of Washington Medical Center and to the nurses and caregivers at Jefferson Healthcare and Hospice for the kindness and excellent care Gordon received.


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You might think after the first 40,000 or so, the Ephraimites would work on perfecting their pronunciation. But ingrained habits can be hard to change.
I've determined that there's a political faction out there that needs a name, because it's a group of conspiracy theorists with a particular agenda that's becoming somewhat influential, and it's achieving its agenda fairly well. Its agenda is to discredit mainstream evangelicalism by confusing it with extremist figures who have nearly zero influence on much of any importance. I'm going to call this group the Dominionismists, because their whole agenda depends on this fictional line of thought called Dominionism [sic].
With Tim Pawlenty out of the presidential race, it is now fairly clear that the GOP candidate will either be Mitt Romney or someone who makes George W. Bush look like Tom Paine. Of the three most plausible candidates for the Republican nomination, two are deeply associated with a theocratic strain of Christian fundamentalism known as Dominionism. If you want to understand Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry, understanding Dominionism isn't optional.
Now, however, we have the most theocratic Republican field in American history, and suddenly, the concept of Dominionism is reaching mainstream audiences.
This dominionism nonsense is about the stupidiest trend to come along since Birtherism. I could waste a lot of time pointing dissecting the ignorance but instead I'll refer you back to Pierce's post. Besides, Goldberg is the equivalent of Jerome "Where's the Birth Certificate?" Corsi. She doesn't really care about the truth, she just wants to frighten some gullible liberals and sell more copies of her book.
I have to give her credit, though. I thought on this topic that it would be difficult to produce an article less informed and more slanderous than Ryan Lizza's embarrassing New Yorker piece . But when it comes to lowering the bar, you really can't beat Tina Brown's Newsweek/The Daily Beast. So kudos for your remarkable achievement, Ms. Goldberg: You've written the dumbest article I've read all year.


Today' s youth have a plethora of choices to make ranging from the simple (Do I want to eat breakfast today?) to the more difficult (Who will I make friends with? Will I try drugs/alcohol?). It is the more difficult questions and their answers that have many people concerned with today' s youth. The answers to those questions may lead them into lives of criminal activity or lives devoted to attaining scholastic and/or personal success. There are many factors influencing the answers to the more difficult questions, such as community, family, teachers, and friends. These factors are essentially forces in young people's decision-making, pulling them in all sorts of directions as they are attempting to become individuals. One factor that has become increasingly important is that of community. Many youth say that they have nothing better to do with their time than "hang out" with their friends on the streets. This may lead to involvement with drugs, alcohol, gangs, etc. Traditionally the focus has been on the family and what the family should be doing to curb such activities. However, these claims of youth indicate that something must be done within the neighborhoods and communities as well as within the family in order to give them other opportunities to grow and develop as healthy individuals. Because of this, over the past several years there has been a growth in neighborhood and community organizations that provide alternatives to "hanging out" on the streets. These organizations attempt to address the needs of youth, specifically to "promote the positive, healthy development of young people" (Building Developmental Assets, Camp Fire publication). Some of these organizations offer programs for the youth such as summer day camp, after-school activities, peer mentoring, big brothers/big sisters, and sports club. Through these programs, organizations hope to make those difficult questions with difficult answers into difficult questions with simple answers: those that lead to the positive development of young people. With the expansion of such organizations, several questions arise. In general, what are those organizations doing for the youth? What are these alternatives to "hanging out" on the streets? What is involved in some of the programs offered? Are the programs implemented and provided by these youth organizations truly meeting their set goals? To what extent are the young people involved in the program? How may such involvement or enjoyment be measured? These are the questions that must be examined to determine whether the existence of youth organizations and their programs are worth the effort, time and money. One youth organization is Camp Fire Boys and Girls, which was founded in 1910. Originally, it was an organization only for girls, however in 1975 it was expanded to also include boys. This organization became a part of West Michigan in 1919. Today it has such programs in West Michigan as Extending Our Reach, Traditional Club Program, Life Skills Curriculum, and Special Sitters. The mission of Camp Fire Boys and Girls is "to positively influence the life development of children and youth through cooperatively developed community efforts." This organization believes that evaluation is an essential part of any youth development program. Because of this, in the summer of 1998 Camp Fire hired me, as an intern, to conduct an in-depth case study of how the existing summer youth program held at Oakdale Elementary School is meeting its set goals and objectives. Oakdale Elementary School is one of three sites located throughout the city of Grand Rapids that are considered to be high-risk environments. This program is part of the national initiative of Extending Our Reach, which was designed to provide various activities with the goal of promoting healthy development in all senses and lower the potential for risk-taking behavior. This case study provides an opportunity for one to examine the questions and issues mentioned above. It is my hope that this case study will provide useful information to both the organization at hand and to other organizations with similar programs. There is little research conducted on such existing youth programs, and this may be a useful resource for future studies.


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Labour campaigners call for Birmingham MP's support
Birmingham Press / 12 March, 2019
Pressure put on rebellious Labour MP ahead of crucial Commons votes.
Labour members of campaigning grassroots organisation in Birmingham Hall Green have signed an open letter calling for their MP, Roger Godsiff, to ensure he opposes a No Deal Brexit and supports a People's Vote.
Although Godsiff has consistently voiced his support for another referendum, last month he supported the Conservative's Brady amendment calling for a renegotiation of the Irish Backstop, and has in the past voted against the Cooper amendment, which called for a delay to Brexit whilst MPs tried to find a deal.
The letter, from the Labour for a People's Vote group, says: "Whether you voted to leave or remain in the European Union, it is clear that the current mess is not what anyone voted for. People voted to leave for patriotic reasons, such as to provide more funding to the NHS, yet it is clear that politicians have been unable to square the impossible promises made in the referendum campaign with the reality of Brexit.
" Now that MPs have shown they cannot solve the mess, we firmly believe that it is up to ordinary people to break the deadlock. We need a People's Vote. Therefore we urge our MP, Roger Godsiff, to back any amendments which allow the people the chance to clear up this mess by allowing another referendum, and then to campaign for Britain to remain in the European Union."
Jason Kelly, a Labour for a People's Vote activist in Hall Green CLP said: "When Roger Godsiff voted for the Brady amendment, Labour members and activists across the CLP were furious.
"We summoned Roger to a special constituency meeting to ask him to explain his actions, and passed motions to ensure he votes with the Labour whip on future Brexit votes.
"This damaging Tory Brexit is bad for jobs, bad for businesses and bad for workers' rights, and every Labour MP's duty is to oppose this bad deal and allow the public to decide what happens next with Brexit, either with a General Election or another Referendum."
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Let's Play is a video format that was created about ten years ago and today attracts millions of viewers in front of computer screens. Content of the partly highly professionally recorded and marketed YouTube films: A gamer, the so-called Let's Player, plays and comments on a computer game.
The channel of Gronkh, one of the stars of the scene, has over 4.3 million subscribers. His videos total over two billion views. What fascinates so many people about this genre? Prof. Dr. Ute Barbara Schilly from the Institute for Translation and Multilingual Communication got to the bottom of the Let's Plays in a teaching research project with students.
What did you study in your study?
Ute Barbara Schilly: In our teaching research project we have confined ourselves to a simple form of the media format: on Let's Plays, in which only the game action is visible on the screen, the player is not. This can only be heard – next to the sound effects of the game. The communication thus takes place exclusively in monologue form on a linguistic level. Mimic does not matter. There is also no opportunity for recipients to influence events. Nevertheless, the protagonists tie millions of fans with videos that are sometimes over an hour long. The procedures used have fascinated me.
Which communication patterns did you notice?
Ute Barbara Schilly: Noteworthy is the large variety of richness: In addition to factual comments and information about the game there are jokes, puns, ironic remarks and the like. The Let's Players switch between colloquial language, High German, the jargon of the gamer and other linguistic variants. The voice modulation is also very varied; this is sung and rhymed. Striking is also the almost incessant language flow: the gamer hardly pauses, but comment permanently. In games where less happens than the construction game Minecraft, the communication density is even higher than in a tension and action-packed horror game like Blackwell's Asylum.
How can the Let's Players succeed in captivating their viewers?
first this mission "or" we are now attacking this opponent. "And they share in the experience of the game" up close "with what the single step in them triggers in. So the audience are taken, linguistically involved in the game and it creates a strong bond It feels like watching over a good friend playing games.
In which fields can your research results be applied?
Ute Barbara Schilly: Every Let's Play is a kind of attention-grabbing lesson that should be expressed in likes, subscriptions or merchandising purchases on commercially-oriented channels. Here you can see important insights for media education, because it is important to know how such successful formats work. When children and adolescents are made aware of the methods and strategies used to attract people, it ultimately protects them from influencing and manipulating them.


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Q: Why give a C++ compiler warning when returning an rvalue reference? I've been studying rvalue references (a new concept for me), and am puzzled by a warning I receive in the following class function...
string&& Sampler::Serial() const {
    stringstream ss;
    .
    . [assemble a string value using data members]
    .
    return ss.str();
}

This compiles successfully, but with the following warning...
..\Metrics\Sampler.cpp:71:16: warning: returning reference to temporary [-Wreturn-local-addr]
  return ss.str();
                ^

I'm fully aware that I'm returning a temporary, as evidenced by the fact that I'm using an rvalue reference as my return type.  The code seems to run fine upon execution, so why should this warrant a compiler warning?
The standard answer to similar questions seems to be to copy the return value instead of using a reference, but why should I copy potentially massive amounts of temporary data when I can move it with an rvalue reference?  Isn't that why it was invented?

A: You're not moving your data. You're creating a local object, creating a reference to that local object, destroying that local object, and then still using that reference.
You should return by value, as you already found. But instead of copying, move the data. That's the safe way of ensuring you don't copy those massive amounts of data.
std::string Sampler::Serial() const {
    std::stringstream ss;
    .
    . [assemble a string value using data members]
    .
    return std::move(ss.str());
}

Note: the std::move is technically redundant here, as ss.str() already returns an rvalue and so would already be moved. I recommend leaving it in anyway. This way works in any situation, so you don't have to think about which form to use: if you want to move, write move.

As pointed out by T.C., in general, though not in your case, this can prevent RVO. In cases where RVO is possible and where the compiler would implicitly use a move anyway, there is no need to write move explicitly. For instance:
std::string f() {
  std::string x;
  ...
  return x; // not std::move(x)
}

Here, it should already be clear to the reader that x is a local variable. It's normal for C++ code to return local variables without writing move, because either the compiler will elide the x local variable entirely and construct the std::string object directly in the return slot (whatever that means for your platform), or the compiler will use the move constructor of std::string implicitly anyway.

A: This is analogous to returning an lvalue reference to a local variable and puts you on the fast-track to undefined behaviour.
Regardless of whether you return an lvalue reference or an rvalue reference, you are still referencing memory which is going to be destroyed on function exit.
Rvalue reference return types should be reserved for cases when you are referencing an object which has a lifetime longer than the function, but you don't need it anymore, so are fine with it being moved-from for efficiency. For example, you might have a case in which you are temporarily storing some data, but clients can choose to "steal" the data from you. Returning an rvalue reference to the data would be reasonable in that case.

A: You return a (rvalue) reference to object (return by str()) of temporary object (ss) which is destroyed at end of scope.
You should return object instead:
string Sampler::Serial() const

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Q: Automate the repositioning and refreshing of menu bar icons? Background
When menu bar items are rearranged manually using Cmd+drag, macOS writes a new "preferred position" preference to each app that is showing a menu bar icon. (This preference helps, but does not guarantee, that they retain their position for subsequent launches.)
Problem
I want to automate the saving of the menu bar icon positions, without interacting manually, for educational and accessibility reasons.
Question
How can I automate the repositioning of a menu bar item (which will trigger the system to write the new prefs)?
Or, how can I trigger macOS to write the new preferences directly (without automating a repositioning of a menu bar item)?
I do not want to interact with the menu items manually, or write out the preferences myself.

A: I've found a way to directly write the Preferred Position values using the shell command defaults. I'll leave the automation part out since I don't know the specifics of your project (I assume you know how to automate shell commands as the current user.) This should allow you to change the preferred values but won't move the menu bar items without a restart.
Background

The Defaults system is used to store certain user preferences on macOS. This happens to include the Preferred Position for Menu Bar items. I'll let Apple explain the basics better:
From man defaults:

Defaults allows users to read, write, and delete Mac OS X user defaults from a command-line shell. Mac OS X applications and other programs use the defaults system to record user preferences and other information that must be maintained when the applications aren't running (such as default font for new documents, or the position of an Info panel). Much of this information is accessible through an application's Preferences panel, but some of it isn't, such as the position of the Info panel.

User defaults belong to domains, which typically correspond to individual applications. Each domain has a dictionary of keys and values representing its defaults; for example, "Default Font" = "Helvetica". Keys are always strings, but values can be complex data structures comprising arrays, dictionaries, strings, and binary data. These data structures are stored as XML Property Lists.

In short, Defaults are categorized under Domains (the app or service the setting belongs to), are identified using Keys (the name of the particular setting), and each *Key has a Value assigned to it.

The Preferred Position defaults we care about are not all under one domain, since individual apps can add new items to the Menu Bar. However, the keys all share this format:
NSStatusItem Preferred Position <menu-item-name>
where <menu-item-name> is the name of each item a particular app or service adds.
The values are all stored as float numbers, usually integers but some have a decimal point.
Here are the macOS built-in Menu Item Defaults on my machine as an example.
'com.apple.systemuiserver': {
    "NSStatusItem Preferred Position Item-0" = 23;
    "NSStatusItem Preferred Position Siri" = 61;
    "NSStatusItem Preferred Position com.apple.menuextra.TimeMachine" = 548;
    "NSStatusItem Preferred Position com.apple.menuextra.airport" = 483;
    "NSStatusItem Preferred Position com.apple.menuextra.battery" = 179;
    "NSStatusItem Preferred Position com.apple.menuextra.bluetooth" = 513;
    "NSStatusItem Preferred Position com.apple.menuextra.textinput" = 127;
    "NSStatusItem Preferred Position com.apple.menuextra.volume" = 260;
}

com.apple.systemuiserver is a domain containing the key NSStatusItem Preferred Position Siri with value 61.
Listing All Current Preferred Position Defaults

In order to list all the domains, keys, and values for our Preferred Position Defaults, we can use the defaults find command to search for matches.
The command we need in this instance is defaults find "NSStatusItem Preferred Position".
$ defaults find "NSStatusItem Preferred Position"
Found 1 keys in domain 'com.coconut-flavour.coconutBattery-Menu': {
    "NSStatusItem Preferred Position Item-0" = "344.5";
}
Found 1 keys in domain 'com.lastpass.LastPass': {
    "NSStatusItem Preferred Position Item-0" = 795;
}
Found 8 keys in domain 'com.apple.systemuiserver': {
    "NSStatusItem Preferred Position Item-0" = 23;
    "NSStatusItem Preferred Position Siri" = 61;
    "NSStatusItem Preferred Position com.apple.menuextra.TimeMachine" = 548;
    "NSStatusItem Preferred Position com.apple.menuextra.airport" = 483;
    "NSStatusItem Preferred Position com.apple.menuextra.battery" = 179;
    "NSStatusItem Preferred Position com.apple.menuextra.bluetooth" = 513;
    "NSStatusItem Preferred Position com.apple.menuextra.textinput" = 127;
    "NSStatusItem Preferred Position com.apple.menuextra.volume" = 260;
}
Found 1 keys in domain 'org.pqrs.Karabiner-Menu': {
    "NSStatusItem Preferred Position Item-0" = 750;
}
Found 1 keys in domain 'com.google.GoogleDrive': {
    "NSStatusItem Preferred Position Item-0" = 607;
}
... and so on ...

Reading and Writing the Value of a Given Domain & Key

In order to read the value of a given domain and key, we need to use the defaults read command. To write, we use defaults write.
Here, I will read the value of the key NSStatusItem Preferred Position Siri at the com.apple.systemuiserver domain.
Note that the domain and key must be enclosed in double quotes.
$ defaults read "com.apple.systemuiserver" "NSStatusItem Preferred Position Siri"
61

Here, I will change the the key NSStatusItem Preferred Position Siri at the com.apple.systemuiserver domain to the value 42.7.
Note that the domain and key must be enclosed in double quotes, and the -float before the value
$ defaults write "com.apple.systemuiserver" "NSStatusItem Preferred Position Siri" -float 42.7
$ defaults read "com.apple.systemuiserver" "NSStatusItem Preferred Position Siri"
42.7

Again, I'll leave exactly how you automate this up to you, but this can all be easily integrated into your code.
If this doesn't work out for you, here are some links to the Apple Developer AppKit docs for adding items to the Menu Bar as well as for accessing the Defaults system using objective-c and swift. Not sure if they'll be any use to you but maybe they'll set you on the right track.
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appkit/nsstatusitem
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appkit/nsstatusbar
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/userdefaults

A: I believe you are referring the invisble file called ".DS_STORE".
If you are command-line comfortable:
You can run this command to disable the writing of that file.
# Avoid creating .DS_Store files on network volumes
(sudo) defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true
# this should be run in your HOME directory. the "." means it will use the current folder.
# alternately you could test on one folder.
find . -type f -name '*.DS_Store' -ls -delete

All previous folders should have their ".DS_STORE" files deleted using this command.
After you delete these files, you can set the "Show View Options" under the view menu in the finder to how you want it, and "make default".
If you share directories with other mac users, their .DS_Store files will be created and affect your view. So it really is only effective in your personal environment.


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Home Lakers Need Nick Young To Have A Big 2014-15 Season
Lakers Need Nick Young To Have A Big 2014-15 Season
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Suki Thind
When Nick Young signed with the Los Angeles Lakers prior to last season, I had modest expectations. I expected him to be a streaky shooter, take some pressure off of Kobe Bryant, and be a solid sixth man.
What actually transpired was far beyond that. Part of what happened was due to endless injuries for the Lakers, but nonetheless, Swaggy P emerged and became a star for the Lakers.
Swaggy P was goofy off the court, but his game was serious when he stepped between the baselines.
As the Lakers' sixth man, Young actually led the Lakers in scoring with 17.9 points.
Obviously, the Lakers struggled mightily last season, but with Swaggy given free reign to score, he certainly delivered.
As mentioned, he averaged 17.9 points (his highest scoring average), but also held a PER of 16.0, which was also his highest since entering the league in 2007. Another career-high for Swaggy was his eFG% which was at 51.1 percent.
Not only that, but when Young came to the Lakers, he wanted to live up to his potential of being a star in this league — as his stock had fallen since his departure from Washington in 2012 — and he did.
He showed leadership. He contributed to his team every night. He led by example. And the charisma he displayed off the court translated to production on the court.
He became a fan favorite with his celebrations on the court being as popular as his quotes to the media.
All of that and most of his contributions came from off the bench.
That may change next season, however.
Last season, despite numerous injuries, the Lakers were able to have Young come off the bench for 55 of the 64 games he played.
In the nine games he started, he didn't quite put up the same numbers as he did off the bench, as he averaged just 12.3 points — although he did have an eFG% of 68.5.
As the Lakers' roster stands right now, Nick Young is arguably their second-best player behind Kobe Bryant.
He's also one of the few players on the roster in his prime.
With Kobe Bryant getting older and coming off two serious injuries, Young is going to be asked to supplement some of what Kobe normally does, but probably won't be able to do for 48 minutes every night. With the Lakers losing out on Carmelo Anthony in free agency and Pau Gasol leaving, Nick Young might be the guy asked to take on more responsibility and possibly even start ballgames.
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With Steve Nash's health in question, Young has the opportunity to become a leader on the team as well.
Regardless of whether he starts or not, he'll likely be asked to carry the scoring load and play more significant minutes compared to the 28.3 he averaged last season.
That shouldn't be a problem.
However, Young will likely be matched up with and have to guard some of the tougher scorers in the league.
Similarly, we know he can get his shot off, but will he be able to make the correct passes and set up guys like Julius Randle, Carlos Boozer, and Jordan Hill off of pick-and-rolls and paint penetration?
Young averaged just 1.5 assists last season, and has never been known as a top defender.
At age 29, is he likely to drastically improve his overall game? Probably not, but there's always room for improvement, especially when the pressure to deliver mounts higher and higher each night under the Hollywood lights.
Last season, there were limited expectations on Young coming into the season. However, he showed some of what he's capable of and raised the bar and expectations for himself.
Next season, he'll be depended upon to deliver every night, and will also be playing alongside Kobe Bryant, who we all know demands a lot from his teammates (Bryant only played six games last season).
At age 29, Young is coming off of his best season and is primed to build on that with an even bigger season in the biggest of markets. He even took less money once again to remain with the Lakers, which proves he truly does bleed purple and gold and is not only up for the challenge of the pressure, he's embracing it.
If last year is any indication of how he'll respond, I think Swaggy P will be just fine.
The Lakers certainly need him to be a star next season, and Nick Young has the opportunity to be just that.
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Enjoying coffee is an activity that is always done by coffee lovers. Coffee becomes a friend when busy or even when relaxed. As part of the type of drinking that many people likes, especially coffee fans. So coffee has various derivative ingredients that can be juxtaposed when making coffee. But among the strong desire to enjoy coffee, there are some people who has a negative stigma about coffee. For example because you have stomach ulcers so you don't dare to drink this delicious drink. So that in order to be able to enjoy coffee, they will mix creamed into coffee, or add one of the other creamer products, for example coffee mate eggnog creamer.
As part of daily activities, drinking coffee for some people must be done before the activity is carried out or during leisure time. For some people who don't like the strong aroma of coffee, they try to get ingredients that can relieves the aroma. Seeing this opportunity, many coffee manufacturers make a number of ingredients, so that some of this people can enjoy coffee.
One ingredient that is often added is creamer, with the addition of creams to coffee, it will make the coffee taste softer. This creamer is the solution, if you don't like the taste of strong coffee. There are various kinds of creams from various brands include Nestle, Coffindo or Max Creamer.
As a producer of drinks related to coffee, coffee manufacturers intentionally make creams with the intention of increasing the enjoyment of coffee when coffee is drunk, so that later coffee can be more creamy, increase the thickness of coffee, and reduce the sour and bitter taste of coffee.
There are various types of creams, on the market you can find 2 (two) types of creams, namely in the form of powder and sweetened condensed milk. What is very important when choosing a creamer is not the expensive price, but finding a flavor mixture that suits your taste. For that, in choosing the right cream, you need to know the types of coffee you like, because the taste and aroma of coffee varies greatly depending on the type of coffee beans, how to store and during the process of grinding coffee beans.
One cream product that you can try is a cream that use eggnog ingredients. Eggnog is a sweet drink made from beaten egg yolk and then added water and sugar or milk. Literally, eggnog is interpreted as an egg placed in a small bowl. There is also the word nog derived from an old English dialect (from East Anglia) which means a kind of high alcoholic beer. And around the beginning of the 19th century, eggnog was popular in Europe and in America.
One of the creamer products using eggnog is an eggnog creamer made by Nestle. As a coffee manufacturer that has a lot of coffee production, the eggnog krimer is one product that you can choose to enjoy your activities.
Choosing the right cream is very important, if you want to enjoying coffee with a soft taste and aroma. Entering the cream into coffee will soften the sour taste and change the taste. If you like strong types of coffee like espresso, you can choose a more fatty cream for coffee mix, this is because espresso coffee has a strong character that can beats the flavor of the cream if you mix espresso with a low-fat cream.
Where can I get the Eggnog Creamer?. You can get it at the nearest supermarket from where you live. Or if you want to get it easily, you can order it through an online store or marketplace, for example Amazon, Starbuck, Walmart, etc.
That's a little about Eggnog Creamer, hopefully, it can provide information about this type of creamer.


Need a Top Stag Night?
So, your mate is getting married and you have been asked to be best man on the day, but more importantly – you get to make the decision on where you go and what you do for the stag party! This is one of the best parts of being the best man and the beauty of it, is you're in charge.
Back in the day, stag parties used to be a major booze up the night before the wedding. This, as you know, will have caused quite a few problems! Stags often turned up late for the wedding, with a face an odd shade of green, or they may have been left somewhere tied naked to a lamppost. It wasn't always the best idea for a man to have his stag party the night before his wedding day, when he is about to commit to the woman he loves for the rest of his life.
Thankfully nowadays, stag parties are not only usually carried out weeks prior to the wedding, but guys are also making a weekend (or in some cases a week) of it! Why limit yourself to just one day when you can cram a load of fun and exciting activities in to make the most of it? Top stag nights are not difficult to arrange and there's so much to choose from that realistically, you need at least a few days away!
Depending on what time of year it is can sometimes sway the decision about where to go. If it's Spring or Summer, then why not opt for some guaranteed sunshine abroad where you can chill out in the sun with a few beers? Places like Benidorm, Marbella, Ibiza, Magaluf and Tenerife can pretty much promise sunshine throughout the year. If you fancy somewhere bit different then look in to some of the top stag night resorts like; Prague, Bucharest, Bratislava or Krakow. One last thing – if you're heading abroad, remind all your mates about having up to date passports! If you're not keen on going abroad, then there's some fantastic places in the UK which offer just as much fun; London, Birmingham, Blackpool, Newquay or Manchester.
Get your beer goggles and your drinking hats on! Top stag nights provide some amazing nightlife, to ensure that the party keeps on going 24hrs a day! In most places, it's worth getting a quick tour of the city during the day so you can spot all the best bars, nightclubs and lap dance clubs for your evening ahead. At night, you can bar hop until you drop and dance until the early hours of the morning or whenever the clubs close (usually around breakfast-time!). Many places cater brilliantly for top stag nights, offering extra exciting activities such as: Private Bar Crawl, Private Female Stripper, VIP Entry to Nightclubs and Lap Dance Clubs, Beer Tasting and Free Shots, Party Nights and Private Meals.


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Elizabeth Tybush
The Fire of Felwing
22984 YD (1696 CE)
Heartwing, Cydrithenna
I rubbed my wrists the moment my binds were gone.
I was free.
I stared at my jailer, waiting to be handed my pre-prison clothes, but he merely arched one of his blond brows at me.
"They took your clothes."
"Then give me new ones."
He left me in the chamber with the administrator and other guards. I drew a circle with my glare until every eye within met my discontent.
"Sir, we're going to have to ask you to leave the premises," said one of the guards.
They knew whom they spoke to but did not appear to care. I needed better clothing; I couldn't be seen in the garb of an inmate, but I couldn't make a fuss either. One did not gain respect and loyalty by abusing their power, and I had other ways of getting home unseen.
I stepped outside the monstrous, impossibly tall prison and winced in the light of our sun, Daerlyvia. Beside me, another released inmate, a pale-peach Drakon with intimidating shoulders and height, lit a cigar stuffed with dark leaves grown by Storm Giants. He eyed me, grunted, and exhaled a large plume of smoke.
"This thing's been in my pocket for a long time. Still tastes good. Those Storm Giants really know what they're doing."
"They are innovative allies."
"Want a drag?"
"How about this?" He tugged on the collar of his long coat, which looked like an extension of his black hair.
"I appreciate the offer, Haro, but I'll manage." Clouds as dark as his coat lurked in the distance.
He shrugged. "Well, didn't want you to walk outta here like that, Prince Solin."
I smirked and masked, using the power of illusory magick to turn this garb into the fabrics of royalty and the cyans, indigos, and blacks of my family's house. The curls in my hair flattened. Magick hadn't surged through me in years.
"Not bad," he said. "You serious about walking? You could order them to send a ship."
I shook my head. Flying home in a transport would be more convenient, but I had no desire to head back through those doors to make the request. "What about you?"
"Nah," he said. "I'm good. Thanks."
"Make sure to get some sun now that we have it," he said of my pale, light-brown skin. "It's good for you." He exhaled another puff of smoke.
We shared a smile. "Farewell, Harodrin Pellewenny."
"So long, Prince Solin Felwing."
I turned in the direction of the palace, that looming, hazy building in the distance, but before I could take my first of many steps, Haro cleared his throat and asked me something he hadn't asked me during the entirety of our incarceration.
"Did you do it?"
"No," I replied as I had replied to many others beforehand. "I did not kill my brother."
Smoke poured from his nostrils. "Huh. Guess I have to congratulate someone else then."
"I suppose you will."
I stepped away from Haro's sight and masked myself as an ordinary citizen. No one from the palace awaited me outside the prison, which saved them the pageantry of associating the royal house with an ex-convict and robbed me of time. Heartwing was the last bastion of the Dragons before they had been hunted into extinction by the Giants. To preserve their bloodline, the Dragons had brought beings from Gaia and offered them the gift of drakanthropy. The Dragons had died, but the first Drakons lived on, Gaian in shape but with the strength, longevity, and affinity for magick from their Dragon forebears. They had inherited a large city in both size and area. Beautiful. Old. Traveling by foot would take hours.
Heartwing, Cydrithenna.
Although beleaguered by the length of the walk, I now had the much-needed time to calm my disappointment at having been left to walk in the first place. I calculated what I would do when I did return to the palace.
Masking myself was second nature, and even this took great effort and concentration. My body still bore the effects of my prerelease surgery to remove prison-installed implants. Those artifacts render it impossible for the imprisoned to use magick, making prison safer for those of great physical strength.
By nightfall, I arrived at the moon-silvered, prodigious palace, not surprised that no one greeted me even here. I slipped into the grounds, unseen by the gatehouse guards and the wandering patrols. My illusions granted me a sort of invisibility, and this magick trumped their training.
I began my ascent of the steps to the main terrace, then paused. Familiar forms appeared at the top. Jemier stormed down the steps, followed by his entourage of friends. I considered eavesdropping, but I had to get home, for it was my father who'd pardoned me and his company that Jemier had most likely just left. I was sure my father not only expected me but considered me late.
But it had been a while since I'd seen Jemier.
"You need not rush to my aid." I revealed myself, albeit it with the manufactured drapings of royalty I'd shown Haro earlier.
"Solin!" Jemier rushed alone to embrace me, and I tentatively embraced him in return, knowing his friends would detest the act.
The House of Wraithstone oft bore handsome, strong children, and Jemier had not been passed over. He had the build and rugged jawline of a warrior and playful blue eyes that peered from beneath an intense brow. His brown hair stayed tousled and barely graced his shoulders, the way he liked it but not the way nobility often favored it. I could tell he'd been training again by the healthy tan of his peach skin, one that would become an unhealthy red if he kept it up. He'd been teased as a youth for having burnt the shape of his armor onto his skin and had since exercised or trained shirtless unless purposefully trying to hone how he moved in armor.
He also trained harder when angry or distressed.
"You're squeezing too hard," I said.
"I have missed you."
"Are you to thank for my early release?" I said as we relaxed into a much looser hold.
"Do not thank me, Solin."
"Jemier found Varin's killer," said Corian Scaleborn. She stood resolute beside him, her broadsword openly displayed on her hip. Her spiraled twists, tied low behind her neck, had grown since I had last seen her. Moonlight bounced off her deep-brown skin and made her silver clothes glisten. "It gave much relief to your father."
"Though he made the mistake of yelling at your father just now for sending no one to claim you at the prison," added Renny Vivifyal, my least favorite of the group. He kept his bear-brown beard as short as his hair and a semipermanent look of arrogance plastered on his fair brown face. He stood as tall and as mighty as Jemier, but his posture lacked the rigid, dutiful alertness that Corian carried herself with.
Eleric Foundry remained silent and hid himself behind Renny. I didn't bother trying to update my memory of him.
"I was coming to greet you," said Jemier in his rich-toned, yet often too-boisterous voice. I sometimes questioned the depth of our friendship based on this alone. "No one else would. I was not even told that this was the day of your release."
"Of course you weren't. I belong to him, and therefore, information about me belongs to him. The more control he has over all aspects of me, the better, especially given the current circumstances."
"Your public distaste for your father isn't very becoming of you," said Renny.
"And your public disregard for anything other than the crown isn't very becoming of you," I returned with a steady glare.
"Change the meaning of 'crown,' Prince Solin, and the same could be said for you."
"Stop it," said Corian. "Jemier has cleared him of wrongdoing, and so has our king."
Renny harumphed.
"Well," I said, "with these pleasantries over, I regret to inform you that I must make haste and return to my darling family." I released myself from Jemier's hold. "Thank you, Jemier."
"Wait," he said, and upon his word, his friends shared a foreboding look, one I could not decipher but would not forget.
"What am I waiting for, Jemier? You to visit me in prison?"
His intense brow furrowed in remorse. "I am sorry." With a glance, he commanded the others away. They nodded, but Corian left with a gentle touch to Jemier's shoulder, one she often gave him and one he often gave her as well. She and Renny started down the stairs and obediently did not look back at us. I continued ignoring Eleric as he followed. Jemier has always been the de facto leader of our group, even when my brother, Varin, still drew breath. I, on the other hand, have always been the outsider, bearing their isolation of me because we would eventually serve on the Senate together. I joined them because Jemier was my only friend, though there were times he certainly didn't act like it.
"You are masking," he said once they had cleared.
"You finally noticed?"
"I guessed. Can we…go somewhere else?"
"Worried I will faint and hurt myself on the stairs, Jemier?"
"No, drathos. It is important. Please, to the gardens?"
"Ah, the gardens, yes, of course." I rolled my eyes. Perhaps he didn't share my newfound dislike of the space. Perhaps he had forgotten that, in these gardens, he had accused me of trying to commit the very crime he'd just cleared me of.
Soldiers took notice and behaved appropriately, saluting as I passed and being discreet to all they thought they heard. If they judged me, they hid it well. I had no knowledge of how my name had been cleared, only that it had, and apparently, Jemier had had a part in it.
We went to the private space with the very memory-laden tree and took shelter in its additional shadows. The chill in the night air made itself less known here than on the open, sweeping staircase up to the palace, and because I still wore my inmate's garb, I found the tree affable. I dropped my mask.
"Your hair is longer," he said in a voice no longer boisterous and defiant of the peace.
"That is how time affects it, yes. Although I've had it cut. It would be several feet long if I hadn't."
"Is that…" He peered at me, a slight smile on his face. "Is that the start of a beard, Solin?"
I rolled my eyes and masked the stubble away. "I had a hard time finding a blade this week."
"And your clothes…"
"Are missing. Perhaps sold to the highest bidder or being used as swaddling cloth after being hocked downtown."
"I could find them for you…"
"I don't care about the damn clothes, Jemier."
"Right. Sorry." He reached for my shoulder. "Solin, there is something I must tell you."
"Please don't be so rancorous with me. What I must tell you is difficult, but I want you to hear it from me first."
"Did someone else die? Not the king since we've already established he's alive."
"No one died."
Good. "An apology then."
"I did all I could to clear your name. I found your brother's killer." He swallowed, then glanced at his hands. "Is that not apology enough?"
"Who did it, then?"
"His lover."
I laughed. "His lover? Danica? You mean the one person who was the last one seen with him, and the person who found him, and the person with the relationship that they always check first in these instances remarkably turned out to be the murderer? Well done, Jemier. You managed to take my words and make my father listen. Albeit years after the fact."
"Please stop laughing, Solin. She was never brought to justice. She killed herself before her arrest."
I did not stop giggling. "Killed herself? Of course. No wonder the future of House Vivifyal doubts your actions. Did you have any evidence, or did my father take you at my, pardon, your word?"
He gripped both of my shoulders tight. "Solin, stop. I understand you may carry some resentment over what happened—"
"Ah, some. Very quantifiable—"
"But she died and was found guilty posthumously."
"And I suppose Renny believes someone planted whatever evidence pointed to Danica. That someone being me or an ally of mine."
Jemier hesitated. "Yes, but you must understand—"
"I don't need to understand. Is that what you wanted to tell me so urgently? Is that why you brought me to this place?"
"No. I just want to repair what has been done to us."
"In the very place you delivered a near-fatal blow to our friendship."
"Is it—oh." He sighed, then dropped his hands. "Solin, your father has…he has not made you heir."
"I…" I swallowed. I'd anticipated this news, considering the history of dislike between us and the optics of my father's heir being the person the kingdom believed had killed the previous heir. Such a precedent could not be set. Still, Jemier had exonerated me. Karrdil would have to change his mind in accordance with Drakon law—
"Karrdil has claimed me as an heir."
I stared at him, glared at him. I never trained to be a king, only a senator, but I'd always had more qualifications than Varin. I'd been the only one to take our political studies seriously. Jemier, though of a higher moral ground than Varin—not exactly a difficult achievement for anyone—lacked the training and resolve of a politician. He was a warrior who could still be found at the tavern after coming home from battle, not a man who could sit still on a throne and contemplate the puzzles brought before him.
"Did you take it?"
"Solin, please don't get—"
He hesitated. "I had no choice. You were still in prison."
I clenched my fist. "A place I called home for several decades, but, according to you, I only carry 'some' resentment over. Yes, of course, I only harbor some resentment, especially when my entire life has been swept out from beneath me." I turned my back on him and paced, trying not to run to King Karrdil and demand to know why he despised me so much.
"You will still be on the same path."
"Is that what you think, Jemier?"
"I will appoint you as a senator. Nothing will change."
"Except for the whole of Cydrithenna, who will see me as the senator who lost the trust of a king, of his own father. And you…you could have rejected it. You could have—"
"He said if I did not agree to it, then he would not free you!"
My stomach lurched. "What?"
"It was my only choice, Solin…please understand."
Shaking, I held up a hand. "I…need to be alone. Please leave."
Jemier murmured something beneath his breath, then gave me one last forlorn glance before leaving me beneath a tree watered with pain.
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Fresh and Fast: Taylor to Highlight Convenience Store Solutions at NACS Show
Rockton, IL, USA
Fresh and fast is the order of the day for convenience stores as they vie for a share of the foodservice business. The Taylor Company will showcase its latest high-tech solutions to help convenience stores meet those goals at the 2016 National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) Show in Atlanta, Georgia. The Taylor Company is a part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).
The Taylor® Crown™ Grill Series offers an array of benefits when preparing made-to-order foods. The programmable, easy-to-use, innovative design of the grill allows for high throughput. The cooking parameters of the menu items are programmed into the award-winning grills, streamlining the operation. And because of its intuitive touchscreen interface and precise temperature control, it requires minimal training to consistently and quickly produce perfectly cooked foods.
This year at NACS, attendees can watch as Taylor Company Chef John Reed demonstrates the efficiency of two-sided cooking on Taylor grills with made-to-order burgers and gourmet sandwiches. Two-sided cooking speeds up cooking times, whether for all-day breakfast or burgers, and with the grill's multi-zone cooking feature and programmed menu, operators can cook more than one item at a time quickly and simply.
Demos of the following equipment and samples of on-trend flavors and products will be available in the Taylor Company booth 6601:
The MagnaBlend® Pro Blended Frozen Beverage Station has a nine-second blend time, which keeps orders moving efficiently. Attendees can sample different daypart specific beverages from watermelon/raspberry smoothies to mochas.
Taylor frozen beverage dispensers are available in 1-, 2- and 3-barrel models and several styles — from small countertop footprints to freestanding floor models, designed to handle high volumes. Frozen fruit-flavored teas will be sampled from the popular Taylor model 432.
Taylor soft serve freezers are available in single and multi-flavor units. The machines are designed to handle the busiest dayparts with quick recovery for consistently frozen product. A variety of flavors—both perennial favorites and seasonal specialties—will be sampled daily at the show.
For more information about the Taylor Company, please visit www.taylor-company.com or follow @TheTaylorCo on Twitter.
1www.nacsonline.com/Research/FactSheets/ScopeofIndustry/Pages/Convenience.aspx
2www.nacsonline.com/magazine/PastIssues/2016/May2016/Pages/Feature2.aspx
About Taylor Company
Taylor Company manufactures commercial food service equipment to serve frozen desserts, frozen beverages and grilled specialties. Local sales and service support is provided by Taylor Company's worldwide network of independent distributors. Taylor Company, a division of Carrier Commercial Refrigeration Inc., is a part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp., a leading provider to the aerospace and building systems industries worldwide. For more information, visit www.taylor-company.com or follow @TheTaylorCo on Twitter.


The Fair Credit Reporting Act is a federal statute that puts you in charge of making sure your credit report is accurate. That duty does not devolve to the credit bureaus or to your lenders. It is your job to make sure that your credit report is free from errors. Worse yet, your job is made even more difficult because 80% of all credit reports have errors and half of them are enough to damage your score.
In this article I will explain how you can protect your credit especially if you have filed for bankruptcy. Under Chapter 7 or Chapter 13, then you are entitled to a financial "fresh start." Your Bankruptcy Attorney probably discussed the differences between these two chapters of the Bankruptcy Code. Still, its highly unlikely that he discussed what credit reporting dangers you face after filing for bankruptcy. Without a clean credit report, you have a much lesser chance of getting your financial fresh start. We are going to take you on the right path…right now.
In a nutshell, Chapter 7 is where a consumer just want out from under his debts. If the consumer meets certain requirements in Chapter 7, the consumer generally repays nothing to his creditors. He ultimately receives a Discharge and owes his creditors nothing. One exception to a Discharge, however, is "Reaffirmed Debts." These are debts that the consumer has agreed with the creditor, should survive bankruptcy. For example, if the consumer has a car or a house that he wants to keep, he will have to reaffirm these debts and they will survive a bankruptcy discharge.
We have seen quite a few of these cases. Sometimes debt collectors and creditors hate the idea of losing a debt in bankruptcy. Many courts have held that credit reporting is debt collection. So, if a debt collector or creditor refuses to include an item that should be reported as discharged in bankruptcy, they are breaking the law.
The problem with an item that should have been reported as discharged in bankruptcy but still showing as current, is that a creditor or potential creditor that reviews your credit report will assume that this that is still open and collectible. This is highly misleading to a user of your credit report.
A reaffirmed debt is reported as discharged.
Many times, a consumer will want to keep his car or his home. In order to do that, they need to enter into a reaffirmation agreement that has to be approved by the bankruptcy court. The reaffirmation agreement is a contract between the consumer and the creditor that says that the creditor's contract will survive the bankruptcy discharge.
If a debt that survives bankruptcy is reported as "included in bankruptcy", it's misleading to a third-party creditor who may look at the credit report. Moreover, a debt that is flagged as included or discharged in bankruptcy, may not reflect payments made by a consumer after he has filed for bankruptcy. Timely made payments make up 35% of your credit score. Each and every timely made payment on a debt, increases a credit score, albeit just a little at a time. Still if a debt that has survived bankruptcy is not reflect as such, your timely made payments will not be reflected and will not increase your credit score.
A non-filing spouse is reported as having filed for bankruptcy.
Once a consumer files for bankruptcy, that notation appears in the Public Records section of his credit report. The initial damage caused by a bankruptcy filing can be devastating to a credit score.
Sometimes only one spouse files for bankruptcy because the other might have better credit and less demanding debt obligations. Many times, this works out to be a good strategy because it gives the couple a chance to still get credit. But, if both spouses are reported as having filed for bankruptcy, then the strategy goes out the window. This is illegal. Moral of the story: if your spouse filed for bankruptcy, it's important that you periodically check your credit report to make sure that you are not reported as having filed bankruptcy as well.
A Chapter 13 bankruptcy involves a consumer who has the ability to repay a certain percentage of his or her debts. The consumer, usually with the help of a bankruptcy attorney, identifies all of his or her creditors and the amounts that they are owed. The consumer then identifies his assets and income and commits to fund a plan for a period of between 3 to 5 years. This fund is used to repay creditors a certain percentage of what they are owed.
"Cram Down" is a phrase that no creditor in a Chapter 13 likes to hear. A cram down is when a balance owed to a creditor and the monthly payment are reduced in the consumer's bankruptcy plan. Cram Downs happen with cars and other consumer goods. For example, suppose the consumer purchased a car for $30,000 and has a $600 monthly payment on it. But, if the car is only worth $15,000, the court will most likely approve a cram down of the debt to $15,000. Likewise, the Bankruptcy Court will reduce the monthly payment from $600 to say $300. Once the consumer's bankruptcy plan is approved, all the consumer owes that creditor is $15,000 payable at the rate of $300 per month. At the end of his payment plan, the rest of the debt is discharged. Cram downs are part of many Chapter 13 Bankruptcy plans.
An crammed down account reported with the pre-crammed down debt and monthly payment.
We have seen a lot of this. A debt that has crammed down in the consumer's bankruptcy plan, continues to be reported with the original balance and monthly payment. This is illegal. A bankruptcy plan that's confirmed by the court is a new contract between the creditor in the consumer whether the creditor likes it or not. And even though it's illegal, they'll continue to report the pre-crammed down balance and monthly payment, thus illegally damaging the consumer's credit score.
Mortgage lenders and servicers that zero out the trade line after bankruptcy.
This is a big problem. Many large banks and servicers do not know how to properly credit report an account included in bankruptcy. Sometimes in an effort to avoid getting in trouble, they will simply change the trade line to report a zero balance due and merely state that the account is closed. This credit reporting technique is illegal and hurts the consumer. Because the consumer continues to make payments on the mortgage, but the lender fails to report those posts bankruptcy payments, the trade line becomes misleading. A reader of that trade line would not know that the consumer has faithfully continued to make his monthly payments on his mortgage. Every timely made payment raises a consumer's credit score. Indeed, timely made payments make up 35% of the consumer's credit score. So when mortgage servicer or bank refuses to report post-bankruptcy made payments, they are actually hurting the consumer's credit score.
Mortgage lenders misreporting short sales as foreclosures.
The Bible of the credit reporting industry is a book called the Credit Reporting Resource Guide ("CRRG"). The CRRG discusses how to handle foreclosures but has no reference to handling short sales. Consequently, people who sell their homes in the short sale many times find an erroneous foreclosure on the credit report. Foreclosures are very bad for the credit score.
In a typical short sale, the homeowner sells the home for less than is owed to the bank. The homeowner can only sell the home with the banks permission because the bank has a lien on the property. Usually the bank will agree to the sale so long as it gets most of the sale proceeds. Many times, the homeowner keeps current on the mortgage payments, so the home never goes into foreclosure. But alas, this does not stop the bank from reporting the transaction as a foreclosure. This is illegal and is extremely damaging to people's credit reports.
Collection items being reported is still open.
Once a consumer files for bankruptcy, collection items cannot be reported as open. Debt collectors are required to report their pre-bankruptcy filed collection items as "included in bankruptcy" and ultimately as "discharged in bankruptcy." Otherwise, someone who reads the credit report might think that the collection item is still open and active.
Many smalltime debt collectors ignore the law and simply continue to report an item that should be reported as included in bankruptcy as currently open and collectible. This is highly illegal and damaging to one's credit report and credit score.
You don't have a right to assume that your credit report is correct. If you have filed for bankruptcy, you have less of a reason to believe that items in your credit report are being reported accurately. If you want to get your fresh financial start, you're going to have to do some work by looking at your credit report to make sure everything is accurate.
The law provides you with a free credit repair lawyer for those times that you need one. Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, if there are items on your credit report that are not reporting accurately, call us at Credit Repair Lawyers of America. Will be happy to look at your credit report with you for free and provide you advice and a free no obligation consultation. If we have to file lawsuit in your behalf, we can clean up your credit report at no cost to you.
Call or email attorney Gary Nitzkin at gary@crlam.com or call me toll-free at (888) 293 – 2882. I want to be your free credit repair lawyer.


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Gemini Rolls Out Welcome Mat for Altcoins, Triggers XRP Army
By Gerelyn Terzo
5 May 2020, 19:15 GMT+0000
Updated by Gerelyn Terzo
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has listed a handful of altcoins lately.
Noticeably missing from the list is XRP, the third-biggest cryptocurrency based on market cap.
One member of the XRP army complained about being dissed to the U.S. securities watchdog.
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has been listing altcoins left and right lately, and apparently it's triggered the XRP army.
That's because Gemini has yet to send the welcoming committee for the third-biggest cryptocurrency based on market cap, and by the looks of things, it may never do so.
Basic Attention Token (BAT). Chainlink (LINK). Dai (DAI). Orchid (OXT). These are the names of the recently listed altcoins on Gemini exchange. For some investors, however, a certain coin's absence from that list loomed larger than the new listings.
As a result, a member of the XRP army decided to take matters into their own hands, tweeting to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to complain that their favorite coin had yet to be listed on Gemini exchange.
Ripple, meanwhile, which owns roughly half of the XRP supply, has been in the hot seat about whether or not the cryptocurrency fits the bill as a security and therefore should be regulated by the securities watchdog. So the fact that this user would flag the coin to the SEC appears self-defeating. On May 1, Ripple along with CEO Brad Garlinghouse were named as defendants in a "Complaint for Unregistered Offer and Sale of Securities."
Gemini Co-Founder Tyler Winklevoss couldn't ignore the irony of the situation, calling out the XRP army for having "really dumb trolls."
The Twitter handle in question, "@galgitron," boasts more than 22,000 followers on the social media platform and defended their decision to involve the regulators in their complaint, surmising —
Of course, SEC will have jurisdiction over crypto eventually, but until then, just consider this a symbolic complaint.
Meanwhile, last year, the SEC issued guidance on whether a cryptocurrency fits the bill as a security. Winklevoss fired back, saying —
Newsflash: The SEC already has jurisdiction over cryptos that are SECURITIES. Maybe you should take a free consultation with My Cousin Vinny to bone up on your crypto regulatory knowledge.
You might wonder why Gemini would want to alienate an entire section of the cryptocurrency community. It seems they've won over enough investors that it won't really matter.
Bitcoin Gets Roped Into It
Nothing was sacred in this Twitter thread, even the cryptocurrency that started it all, Bitcoin. Galgitron went on to accuse Bitcoin of being a Ponzi scheme, concluding that "China could wipe it out today." It was another Twitter user who came to the defense of Bitcoin this time.
Will Gemini ever give the XRP army what they want and list the third-biggest cryptocurrency? Stranger things have happened, but given the quick escalation of the matter, XRP investors might not want to hold their breath.
Gemini News
Gerelyn Terzo
Gerelyn caught wind of bitcoin in mid-2017, and after becoming smitten by the peer-to-peer nature of crypto has never looked back. She has been covering the space ever since. Previously, she wrote about traditional financial services, Wall Street and institutional investing for much of her career. Gerelyn resides in Verona, N.J., just a hop, skip and a jump from New York City.


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Category: Pacific Ocean
Round about Fiji – Part II
On the morning of my departure for the Southern Lau Islands thankfully the anchor came up from amongst the coral heads easily and with one reef in the main, I set sail for the passage through the fringing reef. Once clear of the island I found the wind was just south of east, meaning I would have wind forward of the beam all the way. However, having waited 27 days for these less than perfect conditions I was determined to go ahead.
Shortly afterwards I heard the chink of steel on steel and glancing up, saw that the bungee cord on the starboard fishing line was stretched to its limit and a big blue dorado was jumping and thrashing from side to side. Slowing the boat, I gathered the things needed to land it, but possibly being foul hooked, somehow it just slipped the triple hook and swam off.
The overnight passage was straightforward with about 15 knots of wind. That night, or rather early next morning, I finally tired of playing my uke, having worn through the skin on a finger and decided to catnap, after being alert and on my feet since departure. I managed about an hour of broken rest when it started to get light, then brewed some coffee, went out and was dismayed to see that the mainsail was showing a very full 'belly', caused by the reefing line at the clew (rear bottom corner) of the sail parting in the night.
Fortunately, there was a second reefing line rigged and my speed picked up with a properly set sail. By now it was 08:00 and the entrance to Fulaga was just six miles away, but directly up wind and up current. It took me three and a half hours to sail my way to just off the entrance pass, where I dropped sail and started both engines; happy that I had thoroughly tested them for fuel air blocks after the servicing I had done at Avea Island. I felt that I needed full manoeuvrability for my first effort at negotiating that pass which is only 50m wide and quite shallow – around five metres at places – with coral heads in the channel showing clearly. I had a route marked out on the satellite chart and after the first 300 metres or so, where I cautiously crawled my way in, straddling the obstructions, I finally anchored at midday in 4m of crystal clear water over sand off the village landing.
Continue reading "Round about Fiji – Part II"
Round about Fiji
Following my arrival in Fiji from New Zealand and the completion of onboard quarantine at the end of June 2021, I was keen to sail away from the exposed anchorage off the main island of Viti Levu, out to the smaller islands to the west. Just as well I did, for later I learned that if I had stayed in there for more than 72 hours after clearing in, I would not have been able to move on because of Covid restrictions.
The exposed anchorage off Denarau, with Viti Levu in the background.
Being in the wind shadow area of the main island, I sailed 9 miles with just a zephyr of breeze out to Musket Cove, where I spent several days before catching intermittent puffs of wind to sail further north west up the Mamanuca Island chain and into the Yasawas.
Musket Cove Marina and Clubhouse.
The backdrop to my rather rolly anchorage at Monu Island, one of the Mamanuca Group.
Moondust anchored at Navadra, also one of the Mamanuca Islands.
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Re-united in Fiji!
Friday, 5th November 2021 was a joyous day on Moondust when Pete and I were re-united after being apart for 14 months! Just three weeks later, when the Omicron Covid variant was identified in South Africa, it became clear that I had been super lucky to have arrived in Fiji just before the whole world again closed their doors to South Africans.
I had returned to South Africa in September 2020 for my daughter's wedding, convinced that I would be back on Moondust within a month or two, maybe three if Covid wasn't over by then. Little did I know at that stage that Covid wasn't going to disappear in a few months, years or maybe ever.
Hoping that Fiji would open their borders to international visitors sooner than New Zealand, being more dependent on tourism, Pete sailed to Fiji in June 2021 with a temporary crew member, under their so-called Blue Lanes Initiative.
As Fiji was still closed to fly-in tourists, Pete decided to make the best of his time in Fiji and made a wide circuit around the more than 300 islands. He especially wanted to visit the remote Southern Lau group of islands, which meant waiting about 45 days for the right weather window, as these are difficult to reach in the face of the prevailing the trade winds.
Read more about this in the next blog.
A delightful anchorage in clear, shallow water at Fulaga.
A farm on Vanua Balavu Island.
Continue reading "Re-united in Fiji!"
Moving on to Fiji
The weather fortunately was kind whilst on the hard and after 36 very full days, with only two off for rain, I was ready to go back into the water. In the meanwhile Ulla and Pelle flew back to Sweden, notifying me from Dubai that they had learned from fellow travellers that it was now possible to get Covid vaccinations in New Zealand. I called a fellow sailor who had access to a car and he secured us appointments for the next day.
Moondust on her way back into the water.
Continue reading "Moving on to Fiji"
Sailing New Zealand solo (continued)
My favourite destinations have been the lightly inhabited offshore islands, notably Great Mercury and Great Barrier Islands.
These are mostly bathed in clean ocean water and some areas are covered in pristine forest. The whole of Great Mercury Island is owned by prominent businessmen Sir Michael Fay and David Richwhite who both generously permit the public to come ashore. Through a sustained program of pest eradication involving bait stations and ongoing monitoring, the rat and feral cat populations have been eliminated, enabling indigenous birds to flourish. During one of my runs through parkland-like surroundings I met the woman who monitors the 600 odd bait traps on the island and began to appreciate the scope of her never ending task.
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Sailing New Zealand solo
September 2nd 2020 saw Karin flying from Auckland to South Africa to fulfil her long stated intention to attend her daughter's wedding towards the end of that month. After years of close quarters and 24/7 companionship, I knew that being alone would be a huge adjustment but I was determined to make the best of it, as I knew with the conservative Kiwi approach to Covid, that Karin wouldn't be back for a very long time.
Karin with the bride and groom, Marguerite and Jaco.
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Sailing the Hauraki Gulf
The Hauraki Gulf, east of the city of Auckland on New Zealand's North Island, is a popular playground for tourists as well as local boat owners. It is also the venue for the iconic 2021 America's Cup sailing challenge. Despite Covid restrictions on tourism from overseas, we had freedom of the Gulf on Moondust.
The Hauraki Gulf lies between Auckland, the Coromandel Peninsula and Great Barrier Island.
This area is extremely popular, being close to Auckland, as it features a number of islands, most of which are also accessible by ferry. We had previously visited Great Barrier Island, so this time, sailing from Whangarei, north of Auckland, our first stop was Kawau Island.
Continue reading "Sailing the Hauraki Gulf"
Our Covid conundrum
Covid-19 has certainly touched everybody's lives, in different ways. Some lost their lives, others their livelihood and many are suffering the hardships of lockdowns. We were certainly fortunate to have been in New Zealand during these unprecedented times, but even we have not escaped the challenges of this pandemic.
Enduring the cold NZ winter
We certainly did not expect to still be in New Zealand, in fact if it wasn't for Covid we would have been snorkelling in warm tropical water much further north right now. Instead we have to brace ourselves against the cold, wet weather and accompanying storms.
Landing on the beach at Paradise Bay to do one of the many hikes on Urupukapuka Island.
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Луга́нський академі́чний обласни́й теа́тр ляльо́к — обласний академічний ляльковий театр у місті Луганську.

Загальна інформація

Сьогодні Луганський академічний обласний театр ляльок — єдиний професійний дитячий театр в Луганській області.

Театр міститься в спеціально зведеній сучасній будівлі, що за своїм архітектурним вирішенням та функціоналінстю вважається однією з найкращих серед подібних у державі, й розташований за адресою:
 вул. 16-Лінія, 7-б, м. Луганськ-91055 (Україна).

Директор закладу: заслужений працівник культури України Терновий Сергій Вікторович.

З історії театру

Луганський обласний театр ляльок розпочав свою діяльність від 29 березня 1939 року. Вже від перших днів свого існування театр звертав до найкращих зразків класичної драматургії — його афіша включала імена таких всесвітньо-відомих авторів, як О. Генрі, О. Пушкін, А. Чехов, Ш. Перро та ін.

Німецько-радянська війна перервала роботу закладу, хоча з виставою «Великий Іван» С. Образцова група акторів обслуговувала бійців Радянської Армії на різних фронтах та працювала у військових шпиталях.

Після закінчення ІІ Світової війни, у серпні 1946 року, в місті з'явилися афіші, які сповіщали, що Ворошиловградський обласний театр ляльок почав працювати постійно.

Протягом 49 років (1946—95) театр не мав свого приміщення, фактично існуючи як пересувний. Але, попри таке становище, театр постійно збагачував репертуар, виховував високопрофесійних акторів, відданих складній професії актора-ляльковода. Тривалий час афішу театру прикрашали вистави «Вождь червоношкірих» О. Генрі, «Казка про царя Салтана» О. Пушкіна, «Розмова людини з собакою» А. Чехова, «Кіт у чоботях» Ш. Перо, «Гусеня» Н. Гернет, «Троє поросят» С. Михалкова, «Школяру на пам'ять» О. Максименко, «Горбоконик» П. Єршова, «Червона шапочка» Ш. Перо тощо.

Значний внесок у становлення театру доклали режисери М. Хохлов, М. Ржевський, В. Симонович, В. Ващаєв, О. Москаленко, актори Г. Леонова, Л. Кривозубова, О. Воскресенський, І. Селезньов, Л. Столярчук, З. Секіріна, Л. Замєлан, Н. Брежнєва. 45 років віддав театру художник, а потім і головний режисер, заслужений працівник культури України А. Чеверноженко.

У 1997 році творчий колектив театру очолили нові керівники: директор, заслужений працівник культури Терновий Сергій Вікторович та головний режисер, заслужений артист України Ткаченко Євген Романович. Вони успішно реалізують творчий потенціал колективу, включаючи його в загальний театральний процес не тільки Луганська й України, але й Європи: так, від 2002 року театр є учасником міжнародних фестивалів театрів ляльок (м. Ужгород), «Золотий Телесик» (м. Львів), «Подільська лялька» (м. Вінниця) «Різдвяна містерія» (м. Луцьк) та інших, за підсумками яких колектив театру має численні нагороди, цінні подарунки, Почесні грамоти та Дипломи в багатьох номінаціях.

Двічі у рамках Всеукраїнських оглядів народної творчості вистави Луганського академічного обласного театру ляльок були представлені на сценах Києва і відзначені високими оцінками провідними мистецтвознавцями.

На початку 2007 року Луганському обласному театру ляльок наказом Міністерства культури і туризму України від 9 лютого 2007 року було надано статус академічного, й він отримав свою сучасну назву — Луганський академічний обласний театр ляльок.

Репертуар, діяльність і колектив

У репертуарі Луганського академічного обласного театру ляльок понад 30 вистав для глядачів різного віку, його основу складають найкращі зразки класичної та сучасної драматургії.

Серед вистав театру: «Панночка» Н. Садур, «Сестра моя, Русалонька» Л. Розумовської, «Журавлині пера» Д. Кіносіти, «Блакитне щеня» Д. Урбана, «Голий король» Є. Ткаченка, «Шинель» М. Гоголя, «Носоріг і Жирафа» Х. Гюнтера, «Ми граємо казки О. С. Пушкіна» Є. Ткаченка, «Півтори жмені» Н. Осипової, «Прощавай, яре!» Є. Ткаченка, «Мила Шура» Є. Ткаченка, «Щасливий Ганс» М. Бартєнєва та багато інших.

Луганський ляльковий активно творчо розвивається, урізноманітнює стилістику театральної мови та вікові категорії глядачів. Щороку театр випускає 4-5 прем'єрних вистав.

Дуже плідним для театру став період 2000–2006 років, коли творчий колектив узяв участь у восьми міжнародних, всеукраїнських та міжрегіональних фестивалях, де отримав 29 почесних дипломів та нагород у різних номінаціях.

Найкращі акторські традиції Луганського академічного обласного театру ляльок дбайливо підтримують заслужена артистка України В. Чеверноженко, заслужений артист України Є. Вінокуров, провідні майстри сцени О. Маркова, В. Середа, М. Гончаров. Над втіленням оригінальних задумів натхненно працює головний художник І. Гололобова.

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Джерела і посилання

 Луганський обласний театр ляльок на Офіційна вебсторінка Управління культури і туризму Луганської обласної державної адміністрації
 Луганський обласний театр ляльок  на www.http://w3.lg.ua/index.php («Віртуальний Луганськ»: Новини Луганська, розклади, мапа, сторінки підприємств)  (трохи історії + творчі досягнення)

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It will take two to three years to complete the Associate Degree. To complete a Bachelor's degree, it takes four years for most universities and it takes six years for medical science.
Must be at least 16 years of educational qualification.
1. Must have adequate skills in Japanese language. At least six months of Japanese language courses must be completed. Some organizations want TOEFL CBT scores over 150 or TOEFL IBT score higher than 52.
1. It will take two years to finish master's degree.
2. It will take three years to complete the Doctoral degree and it will take four to five years to complete the medical science.
Tuition fees depend on the university. About 10 thousand dollars per year in national universities, about $ 11,377 per year in local universities. Private universities will cost approximately $ 7,959 to $ 61,123 per year.
Those who go to study by the Japanese government's scholarship do not have to pay the tuition fees. Government and private universities have many opportunities to get financial support for graduate level (Masters, Doctorate).
Food, vehicles, travel, telephone, other expenses will cost about 1,31,878 to 1,78,092 yen a year.
45,000 to 74,250 yen per year.
Usually 18,000 yen in year.
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1. For more information about the application information and the form, you can contact the organization's office directly in writing.
2. If you want, you can download the application form from the university's website.
3. Some universities have the facility of submitting online applications.
The admission authority will tell you the documentation, translation and visa related information.
To complete the necessary information and documentation, you can check at least one year before.
1. The application form will be filled in completely.
2. Must have English copy of all educational documents including mark sheets.
3. School / college clearance will be required.
4. The documents to be submitted in the application form will be submitted.
5. The TOEFL test results are required.
6. You have to keep photocopy of your passport.
1. Under-graduate and post-graduate students can make credit transfer.
2. Generally, more than 50 percent of the course's credit transfer is not acceptable.
3. Most universities accept at least B grade.
Your under-graduate / post-graduate application should be shown.
You must show an official copy of your academic transcript.
You must attach official letter from the head of the department where you have completed the course.
Detailed description of the course.
Description of how many credits you have completed.
Description of the grading method used by your educational institution.
Description of the credit needed to complete the course.
Alongside studies, you can make part-time jobs. As part time job, you can work as fast food catering, salesperson, translator, computer work, school teacher, tutor, bodyguard, window cleaner.
1. Many scholarships can be found on the Japanese government's education site.
2. Scholarship is also given to the public-private foundation of Japan.