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Christie Ade Ajayi (born 1930) is a Nigerian specialist in early childhood education. She is the author of various English-language books for young children, and has made a point of writing stories with a Nigerian setting that her readers can relate to. As well as having long experience of teaching she has been active in a number of organisations concerned with children and education.

Biography
Born Christie Aduke Martins on 13 March 1930 in Ile Oluji, Ondo State, Christie Ade Ajayi (also written Ade-Ajayi) went to Kudeti Girls' School in Ibadan  (now known as St. Anne's School) and then to United Missionary College, Ibadan where she trained to be a teacher. She also studied in London at the Froebel Institute and  then at the Institute of Education where she received a Diploma in Child Development in 1958. Between 1952 and 1978 she taught in various schools in Nigeria and one in London, became a headmistress, and also went to San Jose State University, California where she was awarded a Diploma in Elementary School Administration and Leadership in 1971.  She married J. F. Ade Ajayi in 1956 with whom she had five children. A friend of the family has described her "outgoing nature" and the family's "hospitable house".

Books
Ade Ajayi's experience in early years teaching led to a concern "with the learning needs of Nigerian children". She was motivated to encourage preschoolers and beginner readers by offering them books that reflected their own experience and culture. While enjoying stories and pictures of West African characters they could enlarge their vocabulary and develop reading skills.

Among her books are:
 Ade, our naughty little brother, Ibadan: Onibonoje, 1974
 The old story-teller, Ibadan: Onibonoje, 1975 (inspired by Yoruba folktales)
Akin goes to school, with Michael Crowder, African Universities Press; J. Murray 1978
 Ali's bicycle, Ibadan: Macmillan, 1982
 Emeka's dog, Ibadan: Macmillan, 1982
 The book of animal riddles, Ibadan: Macmillan, 1982
 Pictionary, Longman 1986
 Which Way, Amina?, Macmillan Nigeria Publishers Ltd, 2001
 The Big Yellow House, West African Book Publishers Limited, 2004

Education expert
She has held a variety of leadership posts in educational organisations. These include:
 Founder of the Ibadan branch of the World Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP:Organisation Mondiale Pour L'Éducation Préscolaire) in 1986. As a long-standing honorary member of OMEP she helped host their 2009 world assembly in Lagos.
 Chairman, Nursery School Board, University of Lagos
 Consultant in Early Childhood Education, University of Ibadan
 Member, Board of Governors, University of Lagos 1972-1978
 Member, Board of Governors, St. Mary's Girls School, Ikole-Ekiti, 1976-1980

In 1993 the International Journal of Early Childhood published her article on 'Collaboration with other international agencies in community development programmes: The Nigerian experience'.

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Nigerian women writers
Nigerian women educators
Living people
1930 births
Yoruba educators
Yoruba children's writers
English-language writers from Nigeria
People from Ondo State
Alumni of the UCL Institute of Education
University of Lagos people
Nigerian schoolteachers
Nigerian children's writers
Nigerian women children's writers
San Jose State University alumni
St Anne's School, Ibadan alumni

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Comincia a praticare l'atletica leggera nel 1939, presso il Liceo Ginnasio Cavour di Torino, particolarmente nelle discipline veloci e nel salto in lungo. Gareggia inoltre nel gruppo sportivo del Dopolavoro Ferroviario. Nel 1939 e nel 1940 partecipa a due distinte edizioni dei Ludi juveniles della Gioventù Italiana del Littorio. Consegue la maturità presso il Liceo Margara. Si iscrive quindi alla Facoltà di Giurisprudenza dell'ateneo torinese e da universitario continua a gareggiare per la squadra del Guf Torino.

Con lo scoppio della seconda guerra mondiale, Nebiolo cerca dapprima, nonostante le ingenti difficoltà logistiche, di continuare l'attività agonistica. Viene costretto, in un secondo tempo, a sospenderla a seguito del suo arruolamento di forza nelle Milizie universitarie repubblicane a Milano. Arrestato dai nazisti nel 1944, evade dal carcere e si aggrega alle forze partigiane in Monferrato. Nel dopoguerra, riprende l'attività agonistica nelle file del Gruppo sportivo Ganda; si trasferisce poi, nel 1946, al Lancia, per il quale gareggia sino al 1950.

È stato presidente della IAAF (la Federazione mondiale di atletica leggera) dal 1981 alla morte. Presidente della FISU, creò le Universiadi. Fu inoltre presidente del CUS Torino dal 1947, conservando poi la carica per tutta la vita.

Fu il primo presidente dell'Associazione delle federazioni degli sport olimpici estivi, fondata nel 1983 e mantenne l'incarico fino alla morte, avvenuta a Roma il 7 novembre 1999 a causa di un arresto cardiaco.

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It's been a long while. Six months, as a matter of fact. Somehow the fingers seem to have lost their suppleness and struggles to find the right keys.
I realize I'm getting rusty so I'm going to exercise my fingers again. It's not that I don't have tales to tell but life has been going through many ups & downs. I know the best way to scramble back to normalcy is to go back to WOODCRAWLING.
Watch this space for Gouri....she'll break the shackles for me.


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Q: Circuit to turn relay on/off based on button press I'm using a CPU case to enclose a diy project and I'm looking to see if I can turn the main circuits power supply on using the on/off switch in the front panel of the case. The button needs a circuit that would trigger a relay on/off based on the button press. What would be the easiest way to achieve this.

A: Here is a very simple 5V circuit. You can add a logic-level MOSFET or a BJT + base resistor and a flyback diode to drive a relay. Gates can be 74HC00.

simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
I recommend you replace D1 and C1 with ADM809 or equivalent for more reliable power-on reset to 'off' (or 'on' if you connect to the opposite gate).
R3 is optional but it tends to reduce clucking noises from the peanut gallery.

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Wearing a suit and tie was never my thing.
In fact, I can remember being in my late teens and swearing that I would wear nothing but jeans in my professional life (my personal rage against the corporate machine). Some dreams die-hard. While I succumbed to the standard business attire for a while (I'm back to jeans now), it wasn't until reading Richard Florida's 2004 best-selling business book, The Rise Of The Creative Class, when the concept struck me: a professional has little to with a university designation or cut of cloth one wears. A true professional is someone who shows up to the job everyday and turns it into the work that they were meant to do. A true professional thinks not about being another cog in the business machine, but focuses on delivering solutions and ideas that add true value to the company and the industry that it serves. Being a professional was much more about combining the notions of a hard work ethic with a spirit of creativity. This spirit was no longer just for creative vocations either. It wasn't about artists, authors and musicians anymore. Engineers, architects, scientists, lawyers and bankers have been morphing and evolving (as Florida theorized) to a place where the companies that prosper the most are the ones that engender the highest levels of creativity.
We would not have Google, Facebook or Twitter were this evolution not a current reality.
The problem in matching the creative class with the working class is that creativity doesn't keep office hours. Ideas can strike at any moment (and they often do at the most inopportune times). Over the past decade, these forces have begun to collide with business in ways in which we could have never imagined. A year before The Rise Of The Creative Class was published, Steven Pressfield released, The War Of Art – one of the most powerful books for creative types in need of breaking through the moments of doubt, blockage and procrastination. Pressfield introduced the concept of the "Resistance" (with a capital "R"). The famed author of The Legend Of Bagger Vance, many other best-selling pieces of fiction and screenplay writer for Above The Law, Freejack and others recognized that "it's not the writing part that's hard. What's hard is sitting down to write. What keeps us from sitting down is Resistance," as he described in The War Of Art.
Last week, Pressfield released his latest non-fiction book, Do The Work!, which is the second release on Seth Godin's new book publishing imprint, The Domino Project (powered by Amazon). The book (clocking it at under one hundred pages) reads more like a manifesto than a piece of non-fiction. In Do The Work!, Pressfield continues to chop away at the "Resistance" and weaves one of the best business books I've read in a long while.
This book will leave you – and your business – with no other choice but to get down to doing the work! (as the title implies).
Before thinking that Pressfield is nothing more than a hippie in artist's clothing, the former Marine (who has also written five historical novels about warfare) simply applies the warrior code he learned from his early days of boot camp indoctrination to the work that he was meant to do. In the end, Pressfield is quick to identify that it's not really a creative exercise to get the important work done, but a blue-collar work ethic of showing up everyday and punching the clock – no matter what – that makes great stuff happen. The irony is not lost on him.
So, what are you waiting for? Get to it (read the book and start doing the work!).
Montreal Gazette – A blue-collar work ethic makes great stuff happen.
Vancouver Sun – Book leaves no choice but to get down to Do The Work!
Bonus: my entire audio conversation with Steven Pressfield will be published this coming Sunday (May 1st, 2011) as episode #251 of Six Pixels of Separation – The Twist Image Podcast. Make sure to download it and listen to it then.
I will add this book to my TO READ list.
My best business book read in a long time: Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsey (CEO of Zappos.com) I read the 250 pages in 24 hours last weekend. A MUST READ for any entrepreneur who's already a Seth Godin's fan….
Encouragement to "Do the work" will never go out of style. Pressfield puts into words what we all feel as individuals trying to create and that is why what he writes is timeless. Mitch, you are a great writer and thinker. Thank you for doing the work. I"m off to do my own now…inspired by the likes of you, Pressfield and Godin.
Tony and I share the same publisher. I was fortunate enough to read an advance copy of Delivering Happiness. I loved it to pieces!
I told Steve in our interview that I still face the Resistance… and the worst part is knowing it – LOL.
I 'bought' a free copy of this book and I agree, it is fabulous. As I recently mentioned to a friend; many of the best books are an easy read. This book, Rework, Delivering Happiness, and any of Seth's recent books come to mind as examples. Easy to read but they make me think, and they help me do things differently.
The misnomer is that many people think that business books are long and boring. Those days are long gone (thankfully).
The black heart of the Resistance is that it so much of it is anchored in our better nature – mercy, self-care, the sense of perspective that says we are not machines and work isn't everything. And that our better nature – right though it is – is sabotaging and paralyzing us, and in a way that only our worse nature can effectively overcome.
We NEED to become machines before we become creative, and we need to open up to a certain, finely targeted callousness and cruelty to stay at it. For a time, work must be everything – you can allow no mercy, and can maintain only a physical level of self-care, never salving the anxiety or doubt.
Like boot camp subjects, we must cultivate the art of living on the edge of burnout without the option of burning out – then stop in a disciplined way when the maximum has been done. And then willingly submit again, and so on, and so on.


Marie-Michele Fillion is an artist coach who has an extensive experience in theatre, music, visual and digital arts, film, and publishing from both the corporate and non-profit sectors.
After spending more than a decade working with artists, and managing artistic projects for cultural organizations in Montreal and Europe, she now dedicates most of her time to coaching and training for artist-entrepreneur, and oversees the Business Skills for Creative Souls Program at YES Montreal. On an annual basis, she works with over 600 artists of all ages and all artistic disciplines.
In addition to her extensive experience, she is currently working on a series of case studies which emphasize the importance of the role of the artist-entrepreneur and their contribution to an expansive ecosystem.
Marie-Michele holds a master's degree in Management of Cultural Enterprises from HEC Montreal, and a master's degree in Theatre from Université du Québec à Montréal, for which she did an internship at the Paris Opera Bastille.


selva solimar | "What the soul is to the body, so is the artist to his people…"
I received a full size complimentary "Even Glow Serum" – Antioxidant Skin Treatment – 20% Vitamin C by Valentia Skin for an honest review of their product. I tried it and have not finished the bottle just yet. So what do I think? I used it every day, once in the morning and before bedtime….and it's pretty awesome. I have noticed since using it that my skin feels smoother AND my makeup applies evenly. That's a big deal for me, since I like to look like I'm not wearing makeup! I had one blemish (stress related) come up during my use and wow, it healed it in just THREE days!!! That was impressive. It made me realize just how well it was working. So there it is, I've used it for 30 days and I'm pretty happy with the results.
204 thru 219/365: A selfie a day keeps the blues away!
204 thru 219 of 365! Can you believe we passed the 200 day mark!? WOOT!!!
Pueden creer que ya pasamos el dia numero 200!!? WOOT!!!
198/365 thru 203/365: A selfie a day keeps the blues away!
202/365: I really appreciate my day off!
202/365: Yo si aprecio mi dia de no trabajar!
201/365: waking up to a beautiful day!
201/365: despertando a un bello dia!
200/365: Heading to a friend's birthday party!
200/365: En via al cumple año de una amiga!
199/365: Ready for my shower!
199/365: Lista para bañar me!
198/365: Cold treating my back…feels sooo good!
198/365: Haciendo me un tratamiento frio en la espalda…se siente tan sabroso!
197/365: A selfie a day keeps the blues away!
197/365: me and my baby gurL (Mia Ninja) 🙂 she stopped to pose with me!
197/365: yo y mi mamita (Mia Ninja) 🙂 ella paro para tomarse esta linda foto conmigo!
196/365: A selfie a day keeps the blues away!
196/365: Martes Loco! Loco Martes! JAAAAJA!!
195/365: A selfie a day keeps the blues away!
195/365: my day off…woot!woot!! I wish I could've spent more time sleeping! LoL!!!
195/365: mi dia libre…woot!woot!! Quisiera haber podido quederme durmiendo mas tiempo! JA!
193/365 & 194/365: A selfie a day keeps the blues away!
193/365: Saturday morning heading to the shop! It was a GREAT DAY!
193/365: Sabado en la mañana en via a la tienda! Fue un GRAN DIA!


The GMT-Consortium Large Earth Finder (G-CLEF) is a cross-dispersed, optical band echelle spectrograph to be delivered as the first light scientific instrument for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) in the mid 2020's. G-CLEF is vacuum-enclosed and fiber-fed to enable precision radial velocity (PRV) measurements, especially for the detection and characterization of low-mass exoplanets orbiting solar-type stars. The passband of G-CLEF is broad, extending from 3500Å to 9000Å, and provides sensitivity suitable for stellar abundance studies and for observing high redshift phenomena.
The design of G-CLEF incorporates several novel technical innovations. G-CLEF will be the first PRV spectrograph to have a composite optical bench so as to exploit that material's extremely low coefficient of thermal expansion, high in-plane thermal conductivity and high stiffness-to-mass ratio. The spectrograph camera subsystem is divided into a red and a blue channel, split by a dichroic, so there are two independent refractive spectrograph cameras. The control system software is being developed in model-driven software context that has been adopted globally by the GMT.


The Electric Run is back!
The Electric Run makes a return to Dubai this year. Charge your running shoes for a new electrifying experience on 4 November at Zabeel Park.
The run will feature new course lands and wearable technology in its second edition in Dubai. The 5km night run course will consist of nine themed courselands including disco and EDM dance party zones!
"This much awaited event has proven to be a favourite in the UAE calendar as friends and families enjoy an evening of music and light in a mesmerising atmosphere that takes place in the exquisite venue that is Zabeel Park," stated Andre Phillips, director of Marketing and Digital Media at Daman.
This event will also debut the electroband, which is an illuminating LED bracelet that syncs with various soundtracks of each course and with the beats of other runners.


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Lissodendoryx arenaria är en svampdjursart som beskrevs av Burton 1936. Lissodendoryx arenaria ingår i släktet Lissodendoryx och familjen Coelosphaeridae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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"Our mission is to offer our customers a professional and reliable home improvement and repair service."
My name is Frank DiGiandomenico and I am the owner of House Helpers. I have been successfully operating my home improvement business for over 20 years. I am proud to offer services to the Metrowest area, including Framingham and it's surrounding towns.
I am a dedicated and hard working professional who enjoys the work that I do. I believe that having passion for my job, along with a high skill set, provides an excellent results for the work that I do. I offer a variety of home improvement services and strive to understand and fulfill your home improvement needs. I also offer free estimates by appointment!
Frank understands that customer satisfaction starts with arriving at your home on time. You won't have to interrupt your day, wasting valuable time waiting on your contractor. Our on-time record is second to none, and we arrive ready to work. We will apply the same attention to detail and quality workmanship to every job, big or small.
Starting with the first phone call, to the very last detail, and everything in between, quality materials and workmanship are the key to getting the job done right. We are experienced in many different types of home repairs and home improvements.
We perform all work using an honest, upfront pricing format. Pricing can be done in two ways, by the job or by the hour, depending on your type of needs.
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Štadión Tatran is een voetbalstadion in de Slowaakse stad Prešov. Het is de thuisbasis van voetbalclub 1. FC Tatran Prešov, een club uit de hoogste divisie van het Midden-Europese land, de Corgoň Liga. Het stadion biedt plaats aan maximaal 5.410 toeschouwers.

Het Slowaaks voetbalelftal speelde in dit stadion tot op heden één officiële interland. Dat was een vriendschappelijke wedstrijd op 14 mei 2002 tegen Oezbekistan, die met 4-1 werd gewonnen door de thuisploeg dankzij treffers van Vratislav Greško, Jozef Kožlej (2) en Marek Mintál.

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Donald Trump rappels into the snowy Swiss Alps on Thursday to address World Economic Forum summiteers anxious to see whether they will get a pitch from a capitalist kindred spirit.
Donald Trump rappels into the snowy Swiss Alps on Thursday to address Davossummiteers anxious to see whether they will get a pitch from a capitalist kindred spirit or a lecture from a populist president.
Trump is due to deliver the closing address at the World Economic Forum on Friday and aides say he will use his surprise maiden appearance to play salesman-in-chief, making the case for investment in a revitalised America.
"(This trip) is about an America First agenda but America First does mean working with the rest of the world," US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told reporters in Davos.
"It just means that President Trump is looking out for American interests, no different than other leaders look out for their own," he added.
The president's security and logistical teams scrambled to prepare the trip at short notice, scouring the valleys around Davos for limited hotel space, battling snowstorms and finding themselves briefly hamstrung by a US government shutdown.
Aside from his speech, Trump will hold meetings with the British and Israeli prime ministers, both of whom are due to address the forum on Thursday, as well as Rwandan President Paul Kagame.
With Kagame, Trump will likely try to turn a page on his reported derogatory comment about "shithole" African countries.
For her part, British leader Theresa May will encourage activist investors to pressure social media firms into clamping down on fake news, hate speech and sexual harassment, according to excerpts of her speech released by Downing Street.
By the numbers, Trump and his phalanx of six cabinet ministers visiting Davos have a good story to tell, as he becomes the first sitting president to attend since Bill Clinton in 2000.
Trump's business-friendly tax cuts and a record-breaking bull run on Wall Street have wowed many in the Davos crowd. US growth edged up to 3.2 percent in the third quarter.
But the decision by Trump — the self-styled anti-globalist president — to attend the world's most notable gathering of globalists, and at an exclusive Swiss ski resort no less, has left some scratching their heads.
A year ago, the Davos spotlight was claimed by China's communist leader Xi Jinping, who took up the torch of global trade to the delight of the well-heeled audience then anxious about Trump's impending inauguration.
Indeed, other government leaders attending Davos have lined up to poke holes in the Trump approach this week.
Picking up the threads of arguments outlined by the Indian, Canadian and German premiers, French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday acknowledged that globalist policies need to adapt to help those left behind.
However in a later interview with Swiss radio, Macron said he wanted Trump to be at the Alpine resort.
"We spoke on the phone and I urged him to come to Davos, to explain his strategy and swim in these waters, to confront other ideas," he said.
"I disagree with him on his method, but on our purpose we agree," he said, adding he was "very attached" to the United States being a partner.
Trump can expect a warm welcome in Davos from some business executives happy about his tax cuts and deregulation drive.
They are keen now to see which version of Trump will show up — the business-friendly tycoon or the leader who berated the rest of the world at the UN General Assembly last September.
"It is hard to predict whether the president will seek to reassure or provoke his audience in Davos," said former treasury secretary Larry Summers, a Democrat.
The Trump administration has repeatedly lashed out at allegedly unfair trade agreements and practices, and this week it targeted imports of solar panels and large washing machines, angering China and South Korea.
Soon after he took office, Trump announced the United States was pulling out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreed in 2015 by a dozen nations that accounted for 40 percent of the global economy.
Trump has also repeatedly threatened to pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which is currently being renegotiated by its three participants — Canada, Mexico and the United States.
US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, speaking in Davos, staunchly defended the latest tariffs announcement.
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The Meiji Milk Chocolate Bar is very famous in Japan, and is a must-try for any chocoholic. Meiji is possibly Japan's best-known confectionery company, and it has been producing this bar since 1926 - plenty of time to perfect its recipe of fine-tasting, creamy chocolate. The packaging hasn't changed too much in this time - click here to see how it's evolved. The bar is presented in a classic foil wrapper inside a fancy paper sleeve, just like a real-life Willy Wonka chocolate bar! The bar is divided into 15 squares with "Meiji" imprinted on each one. It's a very special chocolate treat.


You see model trains a lot during the holiday season, but nobody does model trains like the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis. Jingle Rails is their annual train display. Models travel through famous local scenes and national landmarks from the American West. You'll find downtown Indy, complete with a scale model of the Soldier and Sailor's Monument, lights and all, along with Lucas Oil Stadium. There's also Las Vegas, Yosemite, and new this year: Route 66.
Jingle Rails is sponsored by the Indiana Railroad. Their signature red locomotive travels overhead throughout the entire exhibit.
Thanks for visiting our Jingle Rails coverage for 2018. We were there last year as well, so you can check that out here: Jingle Rails 2017. I work to take new angles each year.
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Supercars is aiming to expand the opportunities for teams to field wildcard entries next season, according to series boss Sean Seamer.
The championship is actively encouraging teams to enter wildcards in 2019 to complement the regular 24 car field which will participate next year.
A move to increase wildcard entries has been a focus for Supercars in recent years following the successful launch of the Super2 wildcard program in 2017.
The initiative has seen several Super2 competitors join the main game field at selected events, including Winton, Darwin, Queensland Raceway and new for this year The Bend Motorsport Park.
However, this year only saw Macauley Jones (Brad Jones Racing) and Kurt Kostecki (Kostecki Brothers Racing) utilise the program.
With the Supercars field shrinking to 24 cars following the return of two Racing Entitlements Contracts, Seamer is keen to see more wildcards on the grid in 2019.
"We've got 24 brilliant cars, we've also got a great wildcard program," said Seamer.
"We'll expand the opportunity for wildcards, which I think is fantastic, for Super2 or anybody that may be interested in driving.
Teams have always had the option of fielding wildcards at events with the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 often earmarked as an opportunity to embrace the system.
However, a tough sponsorship climate has put paid to recent wildcard efforts.
Walkinshaw Andretti United investigated a Bathurst wildcard for this year before deferring plans for 2019.
The last time the event included a wildcard was the Harvey Norman Supergirls entry for Simona De Silvestro and Renee Gracie in 2016.
Seamer believes that an increase in availability of ZB Commodores, now it has had a year in production, and more vacant garages will help ease the process of fielding a wildcard next year.
"We've got to keep in mind that one of the biggest challenges that we have around wildcards is having current vehicles," added Seamer.
"Obviously this year you had the ZB, so you needed a new car if you wanted to run a Holden, and next year we've got the Mustang, so that's a challenge, making sure you've got the current platform to be competitive.
"With a bit more garage space that alleviates that issue. There are a few more ZBs available now than there were at the start of last year.
Talk of wildcards for next year has already begun with 23Red Racing building up a spare Mustang that could be fielded at one-off events.
Erebus Motorsport is also evaluating the prospect of entering a Mercedes E63 Supercar for Luke Youlden in Supercars and Super2 races.


Car suppliers are simply daunting if you encounter them unprepared. Certain, they are driven by the living they have to make, therefore their difficult negotiation strategies. Nevertheless, as a clever consumer, a well-mannered individual, as well as an educated deal hunter, you could hold your very own when buying a vehicle.
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Professor Raj Raghunathan, a visiting faculty at the Indian School of Business, is affiliated to the Department of Marketing at the University of Texas McCombs School of Business. He is interested in affect and decision making, hedonic and utilitarian consumption, and consumer behaviour. His pioneering research has advanced our understanding of happiness, creativity and human fulfilment. In a conversation with Chitti Pantulu, Director of Marketing & Communications, Professor Raghunathan discussed the growing body of research on happiness, its implications for individuals, communities and organisations, and his own unique approach to the subject.
Indian Family Businesses form the 'backbone' of the Indian economy and hence there is a need to extend the life span of these family businesses so that the economy can continue to derive benefit from their contribution. Executive Director of Thomas Schmidheiny Centre for Family Enterprise at ISB, Professor Kavil Ramachandran and Research Associate at the Centre, Navneet Bhatnagar, explore the meaning and state of family togetherness in Indian family businesses.
Priyansh Dixit, Program Director and Vinod Bijlani, Senior IT Architect, IBM write about the urgent need for technology-based transportation systems that provide a complete view of transit and traffic data to enable better forecasting, analysis and management of traffic and reduce emissions.


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Carnival-Owned Line Sees Busiest Wave Season in 10 Years
The Carnival cruise brand Cunard Line sees its strongest start to Wave Season in the last decade as bookings increase.
By Robert McGillivray
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Cunard reports it's the busiest Wave Season for the cruise line in the past decade. The British-based cruise line, that's owned by Carnival, has seen strong booking momentum across 2023 and 2024 sailings, with summer itineraries and Queen Anne's maiden season proving particularly popular with guests.
Cunard's Wave Season promotion runs from January through March 2023, and it's clear that guests are looking forward to stepping back on board both in the UK and worldwide.
Record-Breaking Bookings
Cunard's Wave Season has been a major success for the luxury brand. The Carnival-owned cruise line has seen a significant increase in bookings during the first week of January, surpassing any equivalent period in the last decade.
This strong booking momentum continues across 2023 and 2024 sailings, with summer itineraries and Queen Anne's maiden season proving particularly popular among guests.
Photo Courtesy: Cunard Line
In a statement, Carnival UK president Sture Myrmell said: "Following two of our strongest booking periods in 2022, we have seen unparalleled bookings during the start of Wave. We've increased our marketing investment significantly, including the use of TV advertising for the first time as we reach and appeal to new audiences.
"It's clear that guests are looking forward to stepping back on board both in the UK and across all our global markets," Myrmell added.
Cunard's Wave Season promotion has been effective in attracting cruisers to book their next vacation, and for a good reason. Cunard runs three special promotions that offer guests additional onboard credit of up to $500, $510 to $1000, and more than $1000 on select voyages.
Voyages, where guests can get more than $1000 on onboard credits, include a 53-night Sydney to Southampton Centenary World Voyage onboard Queen Victoria sailing on March 1.
Other voyages include a 68-night Sydney to New York cruise onboard Queen Mary 2 and a 23-night transatlantic crossing that sails from New York to Canada, the UK, and ends in Hamburg, Germany. The entire promotion runs across various worldwide itineraries of varying lengths.
A Busy Wave Season for the Industry
It's more than just Cunard that has experienced a busy Wave Season. Other major cruise lines have reported record-breaking bookings as well.
P&O Cruises reported its biggest-ever booking day during the Wave Season of 2023, with four of its five biggest booking days during the beginning of January. The UK-based cruise line operates two Excel-class cruise ships and offers guests £500 of onboard credit available for select departures through April 1, 2025.
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AIDA Cruises, another Carnival Corporation brand, is also experiencing the most successful start-of-year booking weeks in its history, with record bookings for 2023 and beyond.
The cruise line caters to a German audience and has some of the newest ships in the Carnival Corporation, including AIDAnova, the first-ever Excel-class LNG-powered cruise ship, and AIDAcosma, its newest excel-class ship. Both ships are 183,858 gross tons and have a capacity for 5,252 guests at double capacity.
Read Also: What is Wave Season for Cruises and When Is It?
Wave Season is the period of time when cruise lines offer their best deals and promotions to entice travelers to book their next cruise vacation.
This period typically runs from January to March and is considered the prime booking season for cruises. During this time, cruise lines offer a wide range of discounts, promotions, and incentives to attract travelers to book their next vacation.

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A public toilet built under the "Clean India" mission, which residents say has been shut for over a year, is pictured in Guladahalli village in the southern state of Karnataka, India, India, April 30, 3019. REUTERS/Sachin Ravikumar
17 May 2019 10:09AM
KOPPAL/SHIKRAWA, India: Every morning around dawn, dozens of people gather by the dusty banks of a stream snaking through Shikrawa village, two hours south of India's capital, New Delhi, to do the same thing: defecate in the open.
"There are close to 1,600 houses in Shikrawa. And I know for a fact that some 400 of those don't have toilets," said Khurshid Ahmed, a village council official in Shikrawa, which is located in the northern state of Haryana.
Federal government records say Haryana - with its population of more than 25 million - is squeaky clean. The state, along with most others in India is classified "open defecation-free", while a World Bank-supported nationwide survey says only 0.3 per cent of Haryana's rural population defecates outside.
But interviews with over half a dozen surveyors involved in the World Bank-supported study, and two participating researchers, all raised significant concerns with the methodology of the survey, and its findings.
In Shikrawa, interviews with 27 people showed at least 330 villagers still defecate in the open because of a lack of toilets, issues with accessing water, or simply a dogged opposition to changing old habits. An hour away in the village of Nangla Kanpur, things aren't any different.
Studies link open defecation to public health issues, as it increases the spread of parasites due to water contamination. The World Bank said in 2016 one in every ten deaths in India is linked to poor sanitation.
In a country plagued by sexual assault crimes, the lack of toilets also disproportionately affects women, who have to walk long distances before dawn or after dark to relieve themselves.
In 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the "Swachh Bharat," or "Clean India" campaign and vowed to eliminate open defecation nationwide in five years.
Modi, who is seeking re-election for a second term in polls that conclude on Sunday, has often used the success of Swachh Bharat in campaigning. "We got more than 100 million toilets built," he said at a rally in north India on Sunday.
Swachh Bharat, a multi-billion-dollar programme backed by money from the government and a World Bank loan, has indeed built millions of latrines, but critics say official statistics paint an overly optimistic picture of its success.
"The whole point of this is for people's health," said Payal Hathi, a researcher consulted on the World Bank-backed survey. "It's unfortunate that the data is so misleading."
Data from the World Bank-supported National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey (NARSS) that concluded in February shows that only about 10 per cent of rural Indians defecate in the open. The survey was conducted using funds from a US$1.5 billion World Bank loan for Swachh Bharat.
A separate study conducted over a similar timeline by the non-profit Research Institute for Compassionate Economics (RICE), where Hathi was a researcher, shows 44 per cent of the rural population across four large states still defecate in the open.
"IMPOSSIBLE" FINDINGS
Hathi and fellow researcher Nikhil Srivastav also say they witnessed several lapses at meetings held to design the survey.
The specific goal of reporting low open-defecation levels was communicated clearly by government representatives to Kantar Public — the company contracted to conduct the survey — and by Kantar to the surveyors, the two said.
Kantar, owned by advertising giant WPP, did not respond to requests for comment.
Hathi told Reuters the NARSS questionnaire contained leading queries about toilet usage that may have influenced respondents, and the government ignored suggestions aimed at fixing queries.
"RICE has been repeatedly attempting to undermine the achievements of the Swachh Bharat Mission," the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation said in an email.
The ministry "categorically dismisses and denies the claims of the two RICE researchers," it said, without elaborating.
Seven surveyors who collected NARSS data and had a direct view of the sanitation situation in their respective regions, gave Reuters state-wide estimates of open defecation that were sharply higher than the findings in the survey.
Two called NARSS findings "impossible" and said very little time had been spent questioning respondents.
The surveyors interviewed by Reuters worked in the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka, and declined to be named for fear of losing their jobs.
A NARSS surveyor in western Rajasthan state said surveyors would mark a village as ODF - for open defecation-free - even if they spotted faeces on the ground or people defecating outside — a violation of government guidelines.
"If we see some open defecation in stray cases away from the main centre of a village, we cannot mark the village as non-ODF," he said, adding trainers from the ministry told surveyors to follow such practices.
The ministry denied the allegations and said NARSS surveyors typically have "very limited" knowledge of state-wide data.
TUTORED RESPONSES
Despite researcher concerns around the lapses in the survey, the World Bank has so far given NARSS-linked funds of US$417.4 million to India, a right-to-information request shows.
"The World Bank has not received any formal expressions of concern related to the work of the surveyors," said a World Bank spokesman in a statement. "An exercise of this scale will have inconsistencies."
Reuters also visited the southern state of Karnataka. Across seven villages in Koppal district, at least 150 people defecate in the open, interviews with over 50 people showed. The Indian government also classifies Karnataka as "open defecation free".
Many people in north and south India told Reuters that a lack of toilets near fields where farmers spend their day, and poorly built toilets, all contribute to people defecating in the open.
Some say they were beaten or shamed by authorities publicly if found to be defecating outside. Others said they were threatened with food ration cuts.
Such coercion, sanitation experts say, discourage honest answers about toilet usage as villagers fear reprisals.
"The respondents will give you false answers," said Nitya Jacob, a water and sanitation consultant. "They're all tutored to say 'yes-yes,' we use toilets."
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In deregulated electricity markets, generating companies submit energy bids which are derived from a self-schedule. In this thesis, we propose an improved semidefinite programming-based model for the self-scheduling problem. The model provides the profit-maximizing generation quantities of a single generator over a multi-period horizon and accounts for uncertainty in prices using robust optimization. Within this robust framework, the price information is represented analytically as an ellipsoid. The risk-adversity of the decision maker is taken into account by a scaling parameter. Hence, the focus of the model is directed toward the trade-off between profit and risk. The bounds obtained by the proposed approach are shown to be significantly better than those obtained by a mean-variance approach from the literature. We then apply the proposed model within a branch-and-bound algorithm to improve the quality of the solutions. The resulting solutions are also compared with the mean-variance approach, which is formulated as a mixed-integer quadratic programming problem. The results indicate that the proposed approach produces solutions which are closer to integrality and have lower relative error than the mean-variance approach.


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Qin Shi Huangdi (秦始皇帝 pinyin qin2 shi3 huang2 di4), or Qin Shi Huang Di, named Ying Zheng (嬴政 ying2 zheng4), was King Zheng of Qin during the Warring States Period prior to becoming an emperor. He unified China and proclaimed himself the First (shi) Emperor (huangdi) of Qin, as he was the first Chinese sovereign able to rule the whole country. He reigned from 246 BC to 210 BC.
"Huang" and "Di" were titles once reserved for the eight legendary kings (three Huang and five Di), so by employing the term "Huangdi", Ying Zheng indicated that he was even greater than the eight legendary kings combined. He believed that his family will rule China forever and so he wanted his successors to be titled "Emperor of China II", "Emperor of China III", etc.
He gave China a common currency and a standardized systems of weights and measures, writing characters and local prefecture administration. Endless labor in the later years of his reign (including the link-up of the Great Wall of China and construction of the first canal (Lingqu[?]) in today's Guangdong Province, an inconclusive campaign against the Huns, and the widening and paving of countless roads all over China) started to provoke widespread discontent. The emperor was still barely able to maintain stability by his tight grip on every aspect of lives of the Chinese. He also travelled frequently to large cities in Northern China to inspect the efficiency of the bureaucracy and to symbolize the presence of Qin's prestige. Nevertheless his trips provided chances for assassins, the most famous of whom was Zhang Liang[?].
In legend, He died suddenly so two of his high officials to take advantage of this. They forged the Emperor's order to kill his heir and then they chose his another son to be a puppet emperor. Everything went well except that they were not able to depress the rebels. Qin Dynasty soon collapsed.
Nevertheless in reality, he indeed died suddenly at Shaqiu[?] prefecture, and two of his high officials (the Imperial Secretariat Li Shi[?] and the chief eunuch Zhao Gao[?]) changed the emperor's will of make his first son the new emperor. Zhao was an enthusiastic partisan of this plot that could save himself from a revenge. He murdered Marshal Meng Tian[?]'s younger brother when Tian stationed at the northern border commanding more than 100,000 troops for the inconclusive Huns campaign mentioned in previous paragragh. Tian was publicly regarded as the faithful supporter and aide of the first son. Li and Zhao forged the altered Emperor's will to kill his first son, stripped the command of troops from Meng Tian and killed his family also. His second son was then chosen to be a puppet emperor.
He was believed to be buried with the Terracotta Army, but his body has yet to be discovered.
The film The Emperor and the Assassin[?] focused on the identity of his father, his heartless treaments of his officials and betrayal to the concubine leading to Jin Ke's assassination.
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Barrier Function of Mammalian Skin
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Convergence of Biological and Technological Frontiers of Skin Barrier
Chairs Samir S. Mitragotri and Joachim W. Fluhr
Vice Chairs Marek Haftek and David J. Moore
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The 15th meeting of the Gordon Research Conference on "Barrier Function of Mammalian Skin" will be held at the Waterville Valley Resort between August 13th and August 18th, 2017. This Gordon Conference is focused on the scientific topics broadly related to skin barrier properties.
Mammalian skin, the largest organ of the body, forms the principal protection against exogenous threats. At the same time, it offers an active interface to communicate with the external world through exchange of materials and signals. Skin also offers a platform to harvest diagnostic signals from and deliver therapeutics into the body. Thus, skin has received significant attention in the scientific community for fundamental as well as translational research. A large community of researchers representing biologists, clinicians, physical and chemical scientists, engineers, pharmaceutical and cosmetic scientists are actively engaged in skin barrier research. This Gordon Research Conference serves as a platform to bring together this diverse community around this scientifically stimulating topic. The general theme of this conference is "Technology meets Biology", and the focus is on convergence of technology and biology to meet unmet needs in dermatological/transdermal research and patient/consumer interests. Speakers will represent technology and biology within the same session with the goal of providing an interface between the two and promote an active dialog.
Six general scientific themes will be highlighted in the conference: UV and the Barrier, Atopic dermatitis and Ichthyosis, Skin hydration, Wound healing, Follicular disorders, Itch and sensitive skin, and Tools and Technologies. These areas represent some of the most urgent and unmet clinical needs in the field. Significant advances have been made over the years to understand the underlying biology that defines the pathophysiology of clinical conditions related to barrier defects in terms of their origin as well clinical implications. At the same time, technologies that make use of tools such as wearable devices, high throughput screening, therapeutic devices, spectroscopy and mathematical models have also developed to understand, detect or intervene barrier related problems. This conference aims to explore the convergence of these approaches and bring together communities of biologists and technologies to pave the way for future discoveries and innovation.
This GRC will be held in conjunction with the "Barrier Function of Mammalian Skin (GRS)" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Refer to the associated GRS program page for more information.
Arrival and Check-in
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
Keynote Session: Convergence of Biology and Technology
Discussion Leaders: Samir Mitragotri (Harvard University, USA) and Joachim Fluhr (Charite - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Germany)
Mark Prausnitz (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
"Development of Microtechnologies for Medical Applications in the Skin"
Marjana Tomic-Canic (Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, USA)
"Innovations in Wound Healing: Mechanisms, Diagnostics and New Treatments"
Atopic Dermatitis and Ichthyosis
Discussion Leaders: Dennis Roop (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, USA) and Eva Benfeldt (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Theodora Mauro (University of California, San Francisco, USA)
"Atopic March: Role of the Epidermal Barrier Function"
Yasmine Belkaid (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, USA)
"Microbiota Control of Infections "
Group Photo / Coffee Break
Pieter Dorrestein (University of California, San Diego, USA)
"Chemistry Associated with Skin Microbial Communities - Detection, Manipulation and Taking Control"
Thomas White (Stony Brook University, USA)
"Connexin Inhibition Alleviates Skin Disease in a Mouse Model of KID Syndrome"
The GRC Power Hour is an optional informal gathering open to all meeting participants. It is designed to help address the challenges women face in science and support the professional growth of women in our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizer: Eva Benfeldt (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
UV and the Barrier
Discussion Leaders: Walter Holleran (University of California, San Francisco, USA) and Neil Kitson (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Martine Meinke (Charite - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Germany)
"Free Radical Formation and Radical Scavenging Activity of the Epidermal Barrier"
Mark Saltzman (Yale University, USA)
"Bioadhesive Nanoparticles for Topical Delivery to Skin"
Kenneth Tsai (Moffitt Cancer Center, USA)
"UV-Induced Somatic Mosaicism as a Marker of Skin Cancer Risk"
Discussion Leader: Marjana Tomic-Canic (Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, USA)
Maria Morasso (National Institutes of Health, USA)
"The Molecular Anatomy of Oral and Cutaneous Wound Healing"
Kaushal Rege (Arizona State University, USA)
"Laser Activated Sealants for Skin Closure"
Kyeong Mi Kim (OliX Pharma, South Korea)
"siRNA Therapeutics Against Skin Diseases"
Westbrook Weaver (Tempo Therapeutics, Inc, USA)
"Improving Integration of Biomaterials During Dermal Regeneration"
Discussion Leaders: Richard Guy (University of Bath, United Kingdom) and Michael Roberts (University of Queensland / University of South Australia , Australia)
Anthony Rawlings (AVR Consulting Ltd, United Kingdom)
"Dry Skin and the Molecular Basis of Stratum Corneum Maturation and Hydration"
Gerald Kasting (University of Cincinnati, USA)
"The Skin Barrier and an Emerging Technological Route of Analyte Access Through Eccrine Sweat"
Luis Monteiro Rodrigues (Universidade Lusofona, Portugal)
"Can Microcirculation Influence the Epidermal Barrier? (Using Mathematical Modeling to Simplify Complex Physiological Relationships In Vivo)"
Itch and Sensitive Skin
Discussion Leaders: Peter Elias (Veterans Administration Medical Center / University of California, San Francisco, USA) and Kenneth Feingold (Veterans Administration Medical Center / University of California, San Francisco, USA)
Gil Yosipovitch (University of Miami , USA)
"Why Is My Dry Skin Itchy? Examining the Causes of Itch Associated with Skin Barrier Function and Structure"
Laurant Misery (University of Western Brittany, France)
"Sensitive Skin and Skin Barrier"
Marek Haftek (CNRS / University of Lyon, France)
"Changes of Cell Nanomechanical Properties According to the Stratum Corneum Depth and the Filaggrin Status in Atopic Dermatitis"
Sanja Kezic (Academic Medical Centre, The Netherlands)
"Corneocyte Surface Topography in Skin Inflammatory Diseases"
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
Selected Poster Presentations
Discussion Leaders: David Moore (GlaxoSmithKline, USA) and Marek Haftek (CNRS / University of Lyon, France)
Arup Indra (Oregon Health and Science University, USA)
"Transcriptional Regulation of Epidermal Gene Network and Barrier Formation by Bcl11a/Ctip1"
Renata Martins Cardoso (Leiden University, The Netherlands)
"Impaired Body Lipid Metabolism in ApoE KO Mice Reduces Skin Barrier Function"
Yasuko Obata (Hoshi University, Japan)
"Effect of Ethanol and Isopropanol on the Lipid Lamellar Structure in Stratum Corneum Analyzed by Synchrotron X-Ray Diffraction"
Michael Recht (Palo Alto Research Center, Xerox Corporation, USA)
"Microjet Array for Needle-Free Delivery of Drug Particles"
Nathaniel Swofford (GlaxoSmithKline, USA)
"Characterization of Skin Binding via In Silico, In Vitro and In Vivo Models and Its Relationship with Pharmacodynamic and Pharmacokinetic Response"
Sophia Bergmann (University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany)
"Biphasic Influence of Staphylococcus aureus on Epidermal Tight Junctions"
Petr Kasparek (Institute of Molecular Genetics of the ASCR, v. v. i., Czech Republic)
"Synergistic Effects of KLK5 and KLK7 Proteases Are Crucial for the Desquamation During Maturation of Epidermis"
Timothy Moore (Vanderbilt University, USA)
"Self-Assembly of Stratum Corneum Lipid Mixtures"
Tools and Technologies
Discussion Leaders: Nicole Brogden (University of Iowa, USA) and Reinhard H. Neubert (Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany)
John Newsam (Tioga Research Inc., USA)
"Using Higher Throughput Screening in Topical Formulation Innovation"
Dennis Roop (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, USA)
"Using Mouse Models to Understand How Epidermal Barrier Defects Lead to Predisposition to Develop Atopic Dermatitis"
Pankaj Karande (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA)
"3D Printing of a Full-Thickness, Autologous and Vascularized Human Skin"
Claus-Michael Lehr (Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Germany)
"Follicular Penetration of Nanoparticles as Platform for Non-Invasive Antigen Delivery to the Skin"
Follicular Disorders
Discussion Leader: Gerald Kasting (University of Cincinnati, USA)
Joke Bouwstra (Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR), Leiden University, The Netherlands)
"Hollow and Coated Microneedles for Dermal Vaccination"
Dilip Paithankar (Sebacia, Inc., USA)
"Targeting Follicular Diseases with Plasmonic Resonant Particles and Optical Pulses"
Juergen Lademann (Charite - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Germany)
"New Perspectives in Drug Delivery: Triggered Release of Drugs on Nanoparticles in Hair Follicles"
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Its summer time in Madrid and always a volatile time when Real Madrid president Florentino Perez ruminates over possible new signings. These moments are often accompanied by club clear-outs which over the last few summers have seen the departure of James Rodriguez, Mesut Ozil, and Alvaro Morata – not long after returning from Juventus. All of whom followed the departure of Angel di Maria to Paris Saint German months previously.
Open rumours now suggest that Neymar is the new target – although he has no buy-out clause - but cost PSG £198M when he moved from Barcelona a few seasons ago. If Neymar did arrive in Madrid he would join a distinguished roster of his countrymen that played at the Santiago Bernabeu over the decades. Regretfully, few of whom have been outstanding during their stay, as the likes of Kaka arrived past his peak; Robinho never matured into the promising talent he was; with Ronaldo similarly arriving late in his career and not making a good account of himself beyond 2002 season. The injuries beginning to take their toll on his body.
The most successful being Roberto Carlos and in more recent seasons, Marcelo. Both allegedly defenders yet more devastating in attack than in their primary roles. Although Casemiro was a favourite of previous manager. Zinedine Zidane, in the middle of the park, it remains to be seen whether he hits it off with new boss Julen Lopetegui. Who traditionally seems to have a preference for more agile players. Then if either Eden Hazard or Neymar Jr arrive at the club it will change the shape of and team and Casemiro no longer looks the right fit.
Both Hazard and Neymar are players with very different CV's, the Brazilian having been injured for part of last season and not the same force since his success at Barcelona. The Belgian playmaker meanwhile a steady-eddie at Stamford Bridge since 2012 and able overcome a very difficult season under Jose Mourinho two years ago. With Hazard probably more of what Madrid need given the talented Modric is now on the wrong side of thirty-three – and possibly also facing prison time in Croatia.
Though an argument can be also made that Neymar fits well into that left-wing spot now left vacant by Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Juventus. Although it is Gareth Bale's more natural position as he has been accommodated on right side playing second fiddle to Cristiano for the past three seasons. The Welshman made his name at Spurs rampaging down the left flank and that was what made him attractive to Madrid and saw him debut for Wales side under John Toshack. Himself a former Real Madrid manager.
Yet as all managers find out when they arrive at Madrid the club's commercial needs overrule the playing needs and if Karim has to play to attract a buyer then that is what will happen Also, the attacking midfielders Isco and Marco Asensio were tipped for a bright future at the Santiago Bernabeu and have hefty release clauses. But they maybe on their way too so Perez can fund a Hazard or Neymar's arrival. Yet Asensio offers the club a huge profit opportunity having been bought for less than 4m euro back in 2014.
The German Tony Kroos has also attracted interest from the Premier League and at 28 - with three Champions league medals and a World Cup - might feel a change might be good. But he just signed a new deal until 2020 amidst rumours that either of the Manchester clubs were keen on signing him. But Real Madrid perhaps couldn't afford him to lose him if Perez is targeting the 2019 La Liga title. Although as a life sided player he does add to the clutter with Bale now about, and a Neymar and Hazard. However, that is where Lopetegui has to earn his wages and do his magic to keep all the players happy.
Regardless the road to Eden is well over €200M… so there will be real change aplenty in Madrid this summer.


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The Left's Small-Minded View of Small-Town America
Luke Karnick
- March 20th, 2018
In her recent New York Times story, "Suicides, Drug Addiction, and High School Football," reporter Juliet Macur investigates the problems of Madison, Indiana, a small town on the Ohio River. Macur starts off by limning the picturesque location and the wonderful things the place has to offer, describing it as "the prettiest little town." Having graduated from nearby Hanover College a couple of years ago, I can attest to the beauty and charm of Madison. It is pretty, all right, and the people there are a good cross-section of the American Heartland: some are impressively hard-working, good-hearted, and devoted to God, country, and family, and others are less so.
Macur's article, however, soon takes a turn toward the sinister, describing an epidemic of drug abuse and suicide plaguing the town.
As anyone paying attention to the news these days can attest, however, this epidemic is by no means confined to small-town Indiana. Rather, it has become sadly commonplace throughout the depressed towns and rural landscapes of middle America. Although the use of one town as an example of a social situation is a valid journalistic technique, nearby Austin, Indiana, would have been more apt, given that it has the state's highest rates of heroin abuse and AIDS. Austin, however, is not nearly as picturesque as Madison, and hence its decline might seem to Macur and the Times rather less tragic because less steep.
Madison, Macur writes, "is at the center of a drug-trafficking triangle connecting Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and Louisville. It is battling life-and-death problems." Yes, Madison is battling serious ills, but it is by no means at the center of drug trafficking. The place is 25 miles from the nearest interstate, tucked along a bend of the Ohio River, far from being a natural crossroads. That may be why Macur writes as if data were the plural of anecdote, telling us of a waitress whose son committed suicide, a dishwasher whose daughter died of complications from drug abuse and left behind a drug-addicted infant child, a suicide of a recent high school graduate, and a suicide in Indianapolis of another Madison native.
Madison by the Numbers
Macur concedes that the unemployment rate in the county where Madison resides is around the national average and the median household income and poverty rate are unexceptional, but "beneath all that are the crises that threaten to drag this town under: suicide, depression, child neglect, abuse and addiction to drugs." The suicide rate in the surrounding county is 3.2 times the national rate, she notes.
She does not, however, identify the suicide rate specifically in Madison. "At least three students in the [Madison High School] class of 2015 and one from 2014 have committed suicide," Macur writes instead.
Those are awful, tragic incidents, and they certainly suggest that Madison is no longer an idyllic small town for every one of its residents. The data, however, contradict Macur's characterization of Madison as being in the throes of a catastrophe. The number of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches is below the state average. Graduation rates, while declining, remain above the state average. The average SAT at the high school is above the Indiana average.
Disciplinary problems are where Madison falls short, with higher rates of both in-school and out-of-school suspensions and student absenteeism almost three times that of Indiana and twice the national average. Macur suggests that the over-prescribing of opioid drugs is at the heart of the town's problems, saying that Madison has been "hit especially hard by the opioid crisis," yet she offers no data on opioid use in the town. In fact, Macur mentions in passing, "Madison won a national award for being a 'stellar community.'"
More "Redneck Porn"
After painting her overly bleak picture of the town, Macur proceeds to dangle one seeming glimmer of hope: Madison Consolidated High School's football team, the Cubs, and head coach Patric Morrison. Morrison is definitely a good guy. He understands that his job as head coach affects much more than just football, and he makes a personal commitment to the well-being of his players, similar to what Coach Ken Carter did at Richmond High School in Richmond, California, an area also affected by drugs and violence. Macur devotes much of the article to Morrison.
Small towns are clearly on the decline in the United States, but instead of making a convincing case that Madison is truly representative of the problems and identifying the factors behind the alleged pathologies, Macur creates a sentimental drama in which a dedicated football coach rescues his players from incipient self-degradation while the world crumbles around them. The apparent rise of suicide and drug addiction in a formerly thriving town is a dramatic backdrop, but the failure to explain the causes makes her implied solution—individuals such as Morrison deploying compassion—a dubious proposition.
Without such information and lacking insights into causality, Macur's story is just another instance of "redneck porn," in which coastal elites hold their noses long enough to observe the inmates of small-town America for a few days and predictably find them greatly wanting. One motivation for such articles is evident and natural to the human condition: the great satisfaction of pontificating about people beneath one's social station.
Another observable motivation, however, is political: the need to find some great evil to blame for the election of the coastal elites' personal Satan: President Trump.
Poor, mostly white, Christian conservatives in red states are an easy target. They have no outlets through which to speak up for themselves, and the mainstream media never speak for them, just about them. Macur's sympathy for the residents of Madison is evident, but her refusal to identify any cause of their woes other than pharmaceutical corporations renders her article a stealthy dose of coastal superiority. Ruth Mayer, who wrote "I detest Trump, but a 'Redneck' Fixed My Prius With Zip Ties" perfectly exemplified this attitude, explaining, "I have been so angry about Donald Trump this past year. I have been angry at my country for electing this man, angry at my neighbors who support him, angry at the wealthy who sacrificed our country and its goodness for tax breaks, angry at the coal miners who believed his promises."
This undying anger seems to blind coastal elite types to the fact that the decline of small-town America long preceded Donald Trump's election, and that Trump's strongly and repeatedly stated sympathy for ordinary Americans, backed up by policies intended to remedy the fundamental causes of their problems by giving them a chance to repair their local economies, is exactly what moved so many people in these communities to vote for him.
Half-Century Struggle over Government's Role
As in the 1960s, our federal government's policies increasingly favor coastal elites and their satraps while making things difficult for strivers in the nation's heartland.
The Left has been doing everything it can to prevent the United States from securing its borders, which has increased job competition at the low end of the scale and driven people into protracted unemployment. The Left has fought furiously against work requirements and drug testing for government welfare recipients, thus trapping people in the squalor of the welfare system instead of moving them toward self-reliance. They have fought school choice every step of the way, denying parents the chance to make the best decisions for their children, trapping kids in inferior schools based solely on their ZIP codes and creating dependency on government by making generations of good people unemployable.
All of these policies and countless others place an undue burden on small towns and rural Americans as well as those trapped in the inner cities.
Such favoritism toward the powerful is the inevitable outcome of big government: the most aggressive and self-centered people will use government force to turn things to their advantage. It should surprise no one, then, that government policies that destroy local economies and create dependency, plus the constant rebukes by leftists of poor and working-class people in the "flyover" states, have led to widespread despair.
The targets of this rhetoric, however, were smart enough to see how fabulously the decades-long habit of voting for Democrats has worked out for Detroit, Chicago, Baltimore, eastern Kentucky, West Virginia, and countless other such places. In 2016, Hillary Clinton deepened this impression by refusing to take the time to remind voters in America's depressed areas that she knew of their existence, let alone their problems. She then had the gall to go to India, of all places, and chastise middle America for not voting for more of the same in the last presidential election.
What Madison—and Middle America—Needs
However good Macur's intentions might have been, her story ultimately contributes to the self-aggrandizement of liberals on the coasts, providing another brick in the wall upon which they are perched and looking down their noses at the plight of ordinary Americans. If they were truly interested in helping these Americans, the power brokers on the coasts would stop promoting policies that do them such tremendous harm. Instead, they would work to empower the American public and allow people to make their own choices in life.
Madison doesn't need pity: it needs freedom.
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THE FINAL CHAPTERS: SHOCK--A DAY OFF!
I still have to stop and think about how to spell- Coeur d'Alene.
The first white people to encounter the Coeur d'Alene's were French trappers and traders. It was one of these Frenchmen who found the tribe to be vastly experienced and skilled at trading, thus the name "Coeur d'Alene,"meaning "heart of the awl." The nickname stuck.
Still have to think-even after writing it over and over!
You will be surprised--perhaps shocked to found out these people I travel with CAN relax!
Babs has family living in Coeur d'Alene. She had no problem emailing and asking for a lake outing. It is wonderful to have an obliging family!
This is a floating tee for the golf resort.
We were given the royal treatment and grand tour by sister in law- Sue and nephew- Brent and Ginny. Who would believe this beautiful sun bathed lake freezes over and is surrounded by snow in the winter!
The wind was up and the lake was choppy--so we headed to one of the connecting rivers. Thank goodness for wind protection-- my stomach does NOT like to rock and roll!
We spent an enjoyable and relaxing day---and OH YES---we might have eaten at the beautiful Coeur d'Alene resort.
AND--we needed the rest and nourishment to prepare to hit the hiking trail AGAIN tomorrow!
Wonderful memories, Lulu. Thank you so much for sharing them with us.
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Nanshan Group, who is based out of China, recently launched its earliest project, a private condominium at Lorong Puntong called Thomson Impressions. Its average selling price is $1,400 psf and the project holds 288 units in total and is situated on a parcel of land with a 99 year lease-hold
A joint venture was recently formed between Nanshan Group and Vico Construction to develop this project, which was purchased back in October of 2013 for $173.57 million, the equivalent of $731.10 per square foot for Lorong Lew Lian Condo.
Zuo Haibin, along with wife Li Ming Hua, are the owners of Vico Construction. Up until February of 2015 Mr. Zuo was the executive director of South Pacific Qingjian International. He is now the spokesman of Upper Serangoon Condo, as well as the appointed director of NS Property, a special purpose vehicle of JV. Mr. Zuo shared that this project has gone back to basics and is geared towards occupiers in a market that has been inundated with shoe-box units.
Because of their tenure of the piece of land, freehold properties are often more pleasing to buyers within the open resale market as compared to lease hold houses. Nevertheless, the comparatively high asking prices of these freehold properties could certainly have triggered a growth inside the number being set up for auction in CDL Serangoon Condo," Lee explained.
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He further pointed out that, keeping this target group in mind, each unit has been designed in such a way that will allow the main bedroom of the unit to fit a king sized bed, while the smaller bedrooms are able to fit a queen sized bed.
The project itself is situated about 600 metres of walking distance to the Thomson MRT lines' soon to come Bright Hill MRT station for Lorong Lew Lian Condo Hong Leong. One of the marketing agents for the project is ERA Realty.
Regarding total sales, the number of houses effectively auctioned off increased to 10 through the third quarter from nine inside the preceding time period. Particularly, five belonged under owner's sale, converting to a success of 6.8 percent because there were 73 real estate readily available in this segment. Remarkably, only two homes out of 70 had been purchased this section in Q2 2014 at Serangoon CDL Hong Leong Condo.
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Mr. Zuo feels confident about the uptake in sales for the project, considering the vicinity's availability of resale units being quite limited, as well as the projects smaller scale, attributes of the location and pricing in Lorong Lew Lian Condo.
Mr. Zuo is a permanent resident of Singapore, with both his son and wife being Singapore natives. They see the location of Thomson as a favourable and exclusive on that can offer a number of possibilities due to its Hong Leong Holdings Condo close vicinity of the Singapore Island Country Club, the upcoming MRT station and the Ai Tong school. Also to become a Singaporean is the founder of Nanshan Group, Song Zuowen.
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Valentino Khan Drops "Pony" from Upcoming EP
"Pony" is the first release from Valentino Khan's forthcoming EP and follows "Novocaine" with Kayzo.
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Valentino Khan has a new EP in the works, and he's released the lead single from it titled "Pony." The track is available on Diplo's Mad Decent imprint.
Khan had an interesting year in 2018, and it seems to be carrying forward into 2019. He kicked off his year with a string of tour dates for his Valentino Khan's House Party tour. In his laid-back style, the L.A.-native DJ/producer invited his fans to come out to the shows in slumber party attire.
The "Deep Down Low" hitmaker is now back with "Pony," which seems aptly named after the samples of a canter or a trot used during the track's breakdown. In his signature style, the song has a groovy feel accompanied by wobbles in good measure.
He also dropped new music early in the year with "Novocaine," on which he collaborated with Kayzo. The pair's collaboration is not exactly either one of their signature styles but more a gnarly mix of hardstyle, trap, moombahton and drum and bass.
The track also follows one of his largest shows till date at the Hollywood Palladium which featured a B2B set with Shaquille O'Neal (also known as DJ Diesel) and a surprise appearance by the legend Snoop Dogg.
Known for his versatility, Khan has produced bangers from hip-hop club anthems to dance music hits, and proven his production knows no bounds. In addition to having produced hip-hop for multi-platinum and Grammy award-winning artists, he has continued to create his own sound in the electronic music world as an artist.
Over time, he has gained the support of artists like Diplo, Skrillex, Steve Aoki, Dillon Francis, and many more noteworthy musicians. His 2015 mega hit "Deep Down Low" was named "most played track by DJs" in 2015 by 1001 Tracklists, paving his way to stardom. In addition to his own music, he has released collaborations with Flosstradamus and GTA as well as remixes for RL Grime, Dillon Francis, Axwell & Ingrosso and Zeds Dead to name a few.
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Doctor Who. Series four, part two.
Summary: Not only do all his past companions reunite with the Tenth Doctor in this thrilling set of episodes, Captain Jack Harkness also returns and we meet River Song for the first time. The second half of Series Four is a seminal set of stories which no Doctor Who collection is complete without.
Summary: Billionaire Lex Luthor is breaking rules and threatening Clark Kent and his fellow Daily Planet workers. But after Clark thinks back to how he stood up to bullies when he was younger, he remembers there are other ways to stand up to bullies.
Summary: On December 1, 1950, Marine Captain Everett Donovan wakes up in a mortar crater behind enemy lines and is confronted by his Korean counterpart--who will survive the encounter?
Summary: Tenth Doctor is reunited with former companion Donna Noble in this first set of adventrues from the rebooted Doctor Who's fourth season. In these gripping stories, you'll meet the adorably cute but sinister Adipose, visit ancient Pompeii on the day before its infamous eruption, journey to the home world of the Ood, and more.
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On Sunday, October 28th, The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles hosted its 6th annual Tour de Summer Camps, the community-wide cycling fundraiser that raises money to provide scholarships to send more kids to Jewish summer camp and help them build lifelong connections to Jewish identity and values. The day began at Camp Alonim on the Brandeis-Bardin Campus of the American Jewish University in Simi Valley, California. Participants stood together for a moment of silence and solidarity to commemorate the enormous loss and tragedy in Pittsburgh. Before the rides began, Rabbi Ron Stern and Rabbi Joe Menashe shared words for healing and strength for the victims of the attack at Tree of Life Synagogue.
The Federation has raised $7 million over the course of six Tour de Summer Camps events. This annual event features four bike routes — 18, 36, 62 (metric century), and 100 (century) miles, and brings people of all ages together to support an important cause. This year, for the first time, the event featured an opportunity to Cycle at Camp, in which 50 participants rode stationary bikes in an outdoor spinning studio. With over 500 participants, this year's Tour de Summer Camps raised over $1.23 million to help send kids to Jewish summer camp.
Andrew Cushnir, Federation's Executive Vice President of Donor Relations, said, "Tour de Summer Camps is a magical day in October that helps make magic for kids all summer long. It is amazing how the whole community comes together every year, and by doing so, we ensure strong Jewish identities for thousands of children." He continued, "Thank you to all the participants and supporters for making this one of the best things we do all year. We look forward to coming together for future events that bring more positive impact to our community."
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What is VOX on Walkie Talkie? (Explained)
With the first walkie talkie in your hands, it's very common to wonder what does VOX mean on a walkie talkie. VOX stands for Voice-Operated Exchanged transmission. This is a feature which helps you use the walkie talkie hands-free. VOX is similar to PTT button. You will find VOX feature on several radio walkie-talkies. Some popular VOX walkie talkies are Motorola Talkabout T465 and Midland X-TALKER T71VP3. Let's dig deep to find out what it's all about!
What is VOX on a Walkie Talkie?
How do you use VOX on walkie talkies?
Do I need any Accessories to Use VOX?
Most standard two-way radios and walkie talkies feature a Push-To-Talk (PTT) switch. When you press and hold down the button, it enables you to transmit audio to users tuned in to the same frequency. Another feature that most radios contain is the voice-operated exchange or voice-activated transmissions. The VOX feature performs the same function as a PTT button, except that it keeps your hands free! Once you enable the feature on your handset, you can activate the microphone and transmit audio by simply speaking. Most mid-range and high-end walkie-talkies are equipped to enable ease of access and communication on all available channels. The function was designed as a modern alternative to the traditional PTT button. It takes away the need for pressing down the PTT switch each time.
It's quite a useful function, especially for workers that use walkie talkies throughout the day. These include traffic enforcers, construction site workers, caterers, servers, and more. It can also come in handy for outdoor hobbyists interested in recreational activities.
For starters, activate the VOX function on your handset. It's best to clip the device on to your shirt pocket or backpack strap, so that it picks up sound when you speak.
Keep in mind, when used in noisy settings, your transceiver may pick up unnecessary background noise to transmit. That's because it may not be able to differentiation between voice and sound. Hence, it may activate transmission by getting stimulated by another person's voice.
Use the toggle switch to change between Push-to-talk and VOX options.
Prevent unwanted transmissions by choosing a voice activated walkie talkie with multiple sensitivity levels. That way, the VOX will only activate when it detects sound above a certain threshold.
Lower sensitivity levels are best for noisy environments. You can switch to higher sensitivity levels in quieter environments.
The delay option in the VOX circuitry is a brilliant innovation, as it prevents the transmission from cutting off during short communication pauses. It includes a hang timer to transmit complete utterances, despite the delays.
You can use the VOX function without the use of any external accessories. Nonetheless, using earpieces compatible with VOX will make communication much easier. That's because the microphone on your headset will be closer to the mouth, hence it will pick up sounds much better. If your work requires you to be in noisy environments, such as a restaurant or construction site, then a VOX headset is a must-have. It would prevent you from missing out on any important information. Moreover, the earphones will also cancel out unwanted background noise.
You can check out CYen earphones on Amazon. They are noise-cancelling earphones with PTT and VOX options.
Just how VOX enables a walkie-talkie to transmit immediately by merely picking up sound, VOX accessories do the same. The mode is triggered once you speak into the earpiece microphone. Before each transmission, the headset frees the operator of the burden of having to press a microphone button.
Here's how to set up your VOX two way radio headsets:
Plug the earpiece into your unit and power on the radio.
The radio should recognize the VOX microphone. If the accessory is compatible, you will see an icon on the display.
Press on the icon to set the sensitivity level as per your surroundings.
Having a voice control option on your walkie-talkie is great. It saves you the hassle of pressing the PTT button every time you want to transmit. With this function, you can simply begin transmitting through voice activation. Keep in mind; not all devices support this function. Therefore, you must look for two-way radios that offer this modern feature. I highly recommend opting for external VOX accessories, especially if you work in noisy environments, as it can save you from accidental transmissions because of unnecessary, unwanted background noise.


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