Pokemon GO isn't our average Android Game. It literally takes up every remaining part of your battery faster than you can ever imagine, as it runs on a high-accuracy GPS, a powerful gaming engine to process all those beautiful moving Pokemon graphics, and constant server interaction to make the game possible. These Pokemon GO Battery Saving Tips will help you get extra juice out of your battery life.
You will obviously see some literal heavy battery usage once you start playing the game.
Pokemon GO battery statistics shows that – for an average Android smartphone, the game uses around 40% of your battery per hour!
This shows how huge the battery consumption is; though it's for a valid reason.
Let's have a look at some Pokemon GO Battery Saving Tips to reduce the heavy battery usage by the game.
3 How to turn off AR mode?
5 How to turn on Battery Saver Mode in Pokemon GO?
7 How to turn off Music in Pokemon GO?
9 How to turn off Sound Effects in Pokemon GO?
11 How to turn off Vibrations in Pokemon GO?
Niantic is already aware of the high battery usage issue and provides an arsenal of powerful battery saving options that at least help you to save a few percentages of your precious smartphone battery when you're going to play it for a longer time.
Where does all these battery saving options reside?
They're in the Settings Menu. To go to, Tap on the Menu Icon (PokeBall) and then tap on the Settings Icon (Gear icon).
Let's have a look at those nifty battery saving options in Pokemon GO.
AR mode is the one that makes the wild Pokemons appear in the real world by using simulation through your camera and projecting the animated Pokemon right there along with the camera scene.
Though the AR mode is what makes the game different from others, playing without AR mode is fun as well. As soon as you turn off the AR mode, you're then presented with a nice animated background which depends on the time in your place. If it's day, you'll see a beautiful grassland scenery in the background, while at night, a dark grass pitch.
How to turn off AR mode?
When there's a wild Pokemon in your nearby area, tap on it to capture.
As soon as the wild Pokemon appears, there's a switch on the top-right side titled AR (as shown in the picture below).
As you turn off the AR mode, you'll see a drastic change in the battery consumption by the game as there's no real life AR simulation being done now.
This is one of the most efficient ways to save battery while playing Pokemon GO.
Niantic already knows from the beginning that the game is a massive battery hog and will hog up a lot of your battery by just playing an hour or two.
So, the game has a special "Battery Saver Mode" in the game which helps you to save battery juice for a longer time.
While you're playing Pokemon GO, when you turn your phone upside down with the battery saver mode on, the phone's brightness will become completely dark. But, the app will still be active and vibrate if there's any new Pokemon spawning in your nearby visible area.
How to turn on Battery Saver Mode in Pokemon GO?
In Map View, tap on Main Menu.
At the top left, tap on Settings.
Tap on the option that says "Battery Saver". It will get tick marked.
With this done, you can now enjoy by even placing your phone in your pocket upside down so that you won't lose the precious battery life and can enjoy the game for a longer time as well.
As you play the game, there's a nice background music going all along with you.
Since this music keeps running in the background, there's obviously a little more battery usage than it would've been by the game.
So, if you are more interested in travelling and exploring the real world rather than listening to the game's music, the better bet is to turn off the game's music which will give a positive effect in your battery usage overall.
How to turn off Music in Pokemon GO?
Open Menu (tap on Pokeball) -> go to Settings.
Tap on Music, which will remove the tick mark adjoining that option.
Once that done, you'll no more hear the game's music and your battery life will prolong.
Along with Music, there are certain special sound effects – Pokemon cries that you hear when a wild Pokemon appears.
Again, these special sound effects get executed each time you spot a Pokemon, hence using a little part of the smartphone's battery.
As you'll turn off the Sound Effects, you'll notice a little change in the battery consumption by the game.
How to turn off Sound Effects in Pokemon GO?
Tap on Sound Effects. The tick mark will go indicating that the option is now turned off.
Every time you spot a Pokemon, your phone will vibrate a little indicating you to pay attention to the game where there's a change.
This option goes against turning on the Battery Saver mode.
If you turn on the battery saver mode and keep the phone in your hand or pocket turned upside down, you got to get some kind of indications of spotting of a new wild Pokemon. This is done through vibration.
So, you should turn off the Vibration options only when you aren't using the Battery Saver mode in the game.
How to turn off Vibrations in Pokemon GO?
Turn off the Vibration options by tapping on it.
Adjusting Screen Brightness: Though you're using the Battery Saver mode in Pokemon GO, there are times when you have the app open in your hands, trying to catch a Pokemon or two. So, you should always keep your brightness at around half so as to avoid high battery usage by the screen.
Closing Apps that you're not using: You know that several apps run in the background when you don't discard them. The only way to closing the apps completely in Android is to long press the home button and swipe out all the running apps.
Switching Bluetooth Off: Since Pokemon Plus is not out yet in the market, there's no reason why you would want the Bluetooth mode on and let it use more battery life. Simply switching it off will lead to a major battery consumption difference.
Turning Off WiFi: Wifi is another battery hog. Since you'll be moving out from places to places, you can't play the game on wifi and need a strong data connection. So, simply turn it off to save extra battery juice.
It's also noticed by many players that keeping Bluetooth and Wifi on while playing the game sometimes intervenes with the game and makes it lag. So the best bet is to simply keep them turned off.
If you're out on a Pokemon GO adventure, you'll need to make sure that your phone's battery lasts longer so you make the most out of your journey.
At such times, there are no chances of a normal battery being able to stand out continuously for more than 3 hours. So, you can always carry a lightweight and powerful Power Bank with you to recharge your phone during travelling when necessary.
Our recommended choice of Power Bank is – Anker 20,000 mAh Portable Charger, which can be used for both Android and iPhones.
It's a powerhouse of charge as your phone can be fully recharged 5-6 times easily and hence, it is our recommended choice.
So, these were the Battery Saving Tips for Pokemon GO to extend your battery life for a longer period of time. There are some other tweaks as well with which you can extend your battery's life for a little longer period, but we would recommend you to first try out these, and then go for something else.
Did you notice a difference after applying these Pokemon GO battery saving tips? Comment your opinions below.


New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is wrong to call for a moratorium on protests.
De Blasio made the plea during a speech at the Police Athletic League in the wake of NYPD officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos being ambushed and shot to death in Brooklyn by lone gunman Ishmaaiyl Brinsley, who fatally shot himself in the head.
"I think it's a time for everyone to put aside political debates, put aside protests, put aside all of the things that we will talk about in all due time," said de Blasio.
The mayor asked that all protests be put on hold until after the funeral services for the two officers. In recent weeks, numerous small and large scale protests have been launched in New York and other cities across the country in response to the grand jury verdicts in the Eric Garner and Michael Brown cases. Both men were killed by on-duty police officers.
The mayor is wrong to ask that these largely peaceful protests be put on hold. There is no better time than right now to have substantive conversations about the very important issue of justice and the basic human right to live. Additionally, calling for a moratorium on these protests implies that the protests are in any way in line with the sentiment of or the horrendous crime committed by Brinsley.
The protests are not anti-police. The protests are anti-police brutality. The protests are peaceful, intelligent, affirmative displays of = the fact that #BlackLivesMatter. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in New York and Washington DC to peacefully but firmly confront injustice.
Right now is always the time to demand justice.
In Ava DuVernay's film Selma, there's a scene where President Lyndon B. Johnson tells Martin Luther King, Jr. that he simply could not be bothered with the issue of voting rights for Black people at that time. It would have to wait. There were other more pressing and less controversial matters at hand.
Sound familiar? As history tells us, MLK did not wait. The Civil Rights Movement continued on full throttle, and eventually, LBJ's hand was forced, laws were changed and today we can all exercise our right to vote.
Though we have certainly progressed in many ways since the 1960s, we are not in an ideal state right now. Here we are again in a similar position asking (no, demanding) that we be afforded the same rights and protections as every other American citizen.
Full of grace and dignity, Eric Garner's daughter visited the memorial for slain officers Liu and Ramos, and she offered words of support to their families. That epitomizes the sentiment of this movement. She and the activists who have tirelessly marched in these past weeks understand that everyone's life is valuable. When we say #BlackLivesMatter, that is not to exclude the value of other lives.
It is a reminder to those whose words and actions show us that they do not believe that Black lives matter. When unarmed American citizens are shot to death, choked to death, beaten and berated by police officers, there is a problem, and that problem begins festering long before the bullet the leaves the chamber or the billy club cracks a skull. We have work to do on the most basic of human behaviors. There's no pause button on a movement.
These protests are not for meant to just be a headache for local police departments. There is a mission there to dismantle systemic injustice. There is no "good time" to do that work. The right time is always right now.


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Q: Bash, How to put output of nc commad to var I am trying to put the output of the next command to a variable in a script:
pass=x
for pin in {0000..9999};
then
    ans=`echo $pass $pin | nc localhost 30002
    echo $ans
done

but the script got stuck after the first try. I know that it should print Wrong or correct as the output of the nc.

A: Try it in this way.
ans=`echo $pass $pin  $(nc localhost 30002)`
echo $ans

A: You can change those two lines on this way:
ans=$(echo $pass $pin | nc localhost 30002)
echo $ans

to assign result of nc command to ans variable and print this variable

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Q: What best data structures to use? I'm using C# to rewrite some ColdFusion code.
The CF code looks like this:
An array contains a struct that consists of two sections:

*

*Another struct, which contains header data extracted from a data file.

*A 2D array that contains the actual data from each row in the same data file.

In C#, I'm using Dictionary and Jagged Array. See the code below. Are these the best data structures to use?
// Create AllDataArray that contains HeaderAndDataDict.
        Dictionary<string, object>[] AllDataArray = new Dictionary<string, object>[1];

        // Create HeaderAndData Dictionary.
        Dictionary<string, object> HeaderAndDataDict = new Dictionary<string, object>();

        // Add HeaderAndDataDict to AllDataArray[0].
        AllDataArray[0] = HeaderAndDataDict;

        // Create Header Dictionary.
        Dictionary<string, string> HeaderDict = new Dictionary<string, string>();

        // Populate Header Dictionary
        HeaderDict.Add("Create Date", "10/20/2014");
        HeaderDict.Add("ABC Rank", "ALL");
        HeaderDict.Add("Status", "All");

        // Add Header Dictionary to HeaderAndDataDict.
        HeaderAndDataDict.Add("Header", HeaderDict);

        // Create jagged array.
        string[][] DataJaggedArray = new string[2][];

        DataJaggedArray[0] = new string[] { "aaaa0", "bbbb0", "cccc0" };
        DataJaggedArray[1] = new string[] { "aaaa1", "bbbb1", "cccc1" };

        // Add DataJaggedArray to HeaderAndDataDict.
        HeaderAndDataDict.Add("Data", DataJaggedArray);

    // Display data.
        for (int a = 0; a < AllDataArray.Length; a++)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("AllDataArray = " + a);

            foreach (var key1 in HeaderAndDataDict.Keys)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("key= " + key1);
                if (key1.Equals("Header"))
                {
                    var valueHeader = (Dictionary<string, string>)HeaderAndDataDict[key1];
                    foreach (var key2 in valueHeader.Keys)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("valueHeader= {0}= {1}", key2, valueHeader[key2]);
                    }
                }
                else if (key1.Equals("Data"))
                {
                    var valueData = (string[][])HeaderAndDataDict[key1];

                    Console.WriteLine("valueData length= " + valueData.Length);

                    for (int i = 0; i < valueData.Length; i++)
                    {
                        for (int j = 0; j < valueData[i].Length; j++)
                        {
                            Console.WriteLine("valueData= i= " + i + " j= " + j + " " + valueData[i][j]);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        } // AllDataArray for loop

A: Consider using an object-oriented approach to hold your data. This means creating a class that holds the headers and data rows:
public class DataItem
{
    private readonly Dictionary<string, string> _headers = new Dictionary<string, string>();
    private readonly List<string[]> _rows = new List<string[]>();

    public IEnumerable<string> Headers
    {
        get { return _headers.Keys; }
    }

    public void AddHeader(string key, string value)
    {
        _headers.Add(key, value);
    }

    public string GetHeader(string key)
    {
        return _headers[key];
    }

    public string[] GetDataRow(int rowNumber)
    {
        return _rows[rowNumber];
    }

    public void AddDataRow(string[] row)
    {
        _rows.Add(row);
    }

    public int RowCount
    {
        get { return _rows.Count; }
    }
}

When you have this infrastructure ready, the actual implementation becomes simpler and less error-prone:
//add data
List<DataItem> allData = new List<DataItem>();
var dataItem = new DataItem();
dataItem.AddHeader("Create Date", "10/20/2014");
dataItem.AddHeader("ABC Rank", "ALL");
dataItem.AddHeader("Status", "All");
dataItem.AddDataRow(new [] {"aaaa0", "bbbb0", "cccc0"});
dataItem.AddDataRow(new[] {"aaaa1", "bbbb1", "cccc1"});
allData.Add(dataItem);

//display data
foreach (var item in allData)
{
    Console.WriteLine("New item:");
    foreach (var header in item.Headers)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1}", header, item.GetHeader(header));
    }
    for (int i = 0; i < item.RowCount; i++)
    {
        var row = item.GetDataRow(i);
        for (int j = 0; j < row.Length; j++)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Cell ({0}, {1}): {2}", i, j, row[j]);
        }
    }
}

Additionaly, if you like to, you could move the printing code to within the data item class:
public class DataItem
{
    public void Print()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("New item:");
        foreach (var header in Headers)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1}", header, GetHeader(header));
        }
        for (int i = 0; i < RowCount; i++)
        {
            var row = GetDataRow(i);
            for (int j = 0; j < row.Length; j++)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Cell ({0}, {1}): {2}", i, j, row[j]);
            }
        }
    }
}

Then using it like this:
//display data
foreach (var item in allData)
{
    item.Print();
}

This will have the advantage that if you require printing from somewhere else in your program you can do it more easily. This can also work for other things like loading data from a text file, or saving it back.
Update
To access your data using LINQ, here is an example that filters on rows and headers, then sorts the results by the value in the Create Date header.
var query = from item in allData
            where item.GetHeader("Status") == "Status 1"
            && item.GetHeader("ABC Rank") == "3"
            && item.GetDataRow(1).Contains("bbbb1")
            orderby item.GetHeader("Create Date")
            select item;

foreach (var item in query)
    item.Print();

A: They are valid choices.
I don't think there is a "best" solution for all usages
It depends on how you plan to access them  (number of read / write operations, thread safety, ...).


Here are two videos from the last Ignite Seattle for your viewing pleasure!
Heather Ralph describes the development of her multi-person pogostick at the last Ignite!
Leo Dirac describes the future in which we don't fight the robots, but we join them. Bonus if you can find the Makezine reference!
Want more? Ignite Seattle is tonight! Come on down to CHAC at 6:30 and build paper airplanes for the paper airplane contest and then at 8:00 watch awesome 5 minute presentations on innovative topics!


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Created in Québec city for the ones who love travelling and dreaming of adventure and sun.
and is inspired by our values which are open-mindedness, creativity, love and liberty.
Othersea is two passionate girls about arts and commerce, but especially about BIKINIS.
they had the illumination: create trendy but RESISTANT swimsuits from the 6 feet waves of LA!
Back in QC, with their heads full of ideas, they gradually built their team of young and ambition souls.
It is in May 2016 that the first collection Othersea at sight the day.
which offers products entirely think and made in the very heart of the Province.
Our greatest desire is to make you live the Othersea adventure, as we live it.
Vous souhaitez prendre rendez-vous avec la marque « Othersea ».


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Q: Add Outlook mail recipient with VBA I try to create an Outlook email from Excel using this code. The to address in variable strAddress is not added to mail. The recipients address stays empty. Whats wrong with this code?
I'm using the latest Excel and Outlook from M365.
Sub testmail()

   strAddress = "recipient@example.com"
   strSubject = "Testmail"
   mc_strEmailBody = "Testmail"

   Set objOutlook = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")

   ' Create the message.
   Set objOutlookMsg = objOutlook.CreateItem(olMailItem)

   With objOutlookMsg
      ' Add the To recipient(s) to the message.
      Set objOutlookRecip = .Recipients.Add(strAddress)
      objOutlookRecip.Type = olTo

      ' Set the Subject and Body of the message.
      .Subject = strSubject
      .HTMLBody = mc_strEmailBody

      ' Resolve each Recipient's name.
      For Each objOutlookRecip In .Recipients
         objOutlookRecip.Resolve
         Debug.Print objOutlookRecip
      Next

      .Save
      .Send

   End With

   Set objOutlook = Nothing

End Sub

A: If you add a COM reference for the Outlook object model in VBA you will be able to use constants in the code. Otherwise, you have to declare Outlook related things as Object instead of using real classes and constants.
You need to add the Microsoft Outlook XX.0 Object Library entry in the list of COM references, see Tools > References. If it doesn't work, you need to remove the existing reference, restart Excel and add the entry anew.

A: I just found the answer myself:
This doesn't work:
objOutlookRecip.Type = olTo

But this works:
objOutlookRecip.Type = 1

Or just without this line


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Crypto Mom, Hester Pierce, Didn't Support SEC's Decision To Shut Down Telegram's $1.7B ICO
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s Hester Peirce disagreed with the regulator's in the latest battle to shut down Telegram's GRAM's project in a speech during the Blockchain Week in Singapore on Tuesday.
Hester, known as "Crypto Mom" for her efforts in the regulation of blockchain and cryptocurrencies, said she did not agree with the SEC "from the beginning," further criticizing the court's decision and the implications on global security laws. Hester Peirce started off her statement on Telegram by saying,
"Last month's settlement was the unsatisfying culmination of an enforcement action that I did not support from the beginning."
Telegram in line with SEC's security laws
In the speech titled, Not Braking and Breaking, Peirce elaborated that Telegram using the Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (SAFT) offering structure, the company was able to comply with SEC's arrangements through two distinct levels.
The first stage involves. Telegram raising funds to develop the TON blockchain through selling interests in GRAMs to accredited investors to which Hester said were conducted under Rule 506(c), which gives a valid exemption from registration requirements of GRAMs. This allowed the investors to wait until the network launches to be able to use the tokens, closing doors on speculative purposes of the token.
However, it is the second stage that brought about the fierce court battles and subsequent closure of the project. This stage would see Telegram launch the TON project and follow up by distributing the tokens to the accredited investors. Here is where the court and probably SEC got it wrong, she said. Once distributed, the investors could choose to resell on the market, which the authorities view as selling security.
However, Hester explains that the sold tokens are digital currencies as they will be used to buy and sell on the TON blockchain once fully functional – a foresight that the regulators lack.
A differentiation problem
Peirce further tears into the court decision voicing her dissent on the court's and SEC's inability to distinguish between the token and an investment contract. Furthermore, Hester questions why SEC focused on applying the Howey Test, which gives guidance on what a security is, on the first SAFT level only.
"By focusing the Howey analysis exclusively on the original transaction, the factual reality of the transaction that the court halted was lost."
She further claims that the Howey Test would "shed little light on whether the sale of tokens that are usable on a functioning digital network are securities." This is simply because the Howey's Test does not separate between the agreement between Telegram and the accredited investors and the GRAM token as separate entities.
A risky precedence
Hester also focused on a debate that Telegram's CEO brought to light in his last address on the SEC case – SEC's jurisdiction in global markets. The court injunction ruled that Telegram could not distribute its tokens to any person across the world despite the messaging app not being a U.S. company. Hester said,
"While the United States certainly has the most robust capital markets in the world, […] we would do well to recall that our way is not the only way. We should be cautious about asking for remedies that effectively impose our rules beyond our borders."
Following the closure of the $1.7 billion ICO offering, Pierce did not support the settlement as distributing tokens does not automatically resort to a securities transaction. In her closing remarks, Peirce questioned the overall benefit of the ICO shut down as accredited investors, regulators, Telegram, and global investors who would have bought GRAMs did not gain from the closure of the project.
Also Read: Telegram Open Network (TON) to End Testnet By August

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How Not to Japa from Nigeria
Tolu Omotesho | Citizen
Nigerians are doing everything to escape the actions of a failing government which has produced the japa trend taking the country by storm. Migration is nothing new, and humans have always been on the move.
However, we're seeing people quitting their well-paying jobs, their education, and even their families, hoping a better life awaits them anywhere but here.
This belief has driven even people who can't afford to leave legally towards irregular means of migration. And while we can't discourage anyone from seeking greener pastures, we can safely tell you some ways to not japa.
Don't be a stowaway
A stowaway is someone who hides in a ship or plane to travel without paying. On November 29, 2022, three Nigerian men were found in the rudder of a ship when it arrived in Spain. The men sat on the ship's rudder as it made its 11-day voyage from Nigeria to Spain, with their feet just a few centimetres from the water. By the time they were found, they already had symptoms of dehydration and hypothermia and had to be taken to a hospital.
They were fortunate to still be alive, but this isn't the first time this has happened. On September 4, 2022, a 14-year-old boy was found unconscious, passed out from the drugs he took, in the wheel of a packed aircraft. The boy said he hoped to be anywhere but Nigeria. Stowaways like him face numerous health risks: hypothermia, frostbite, tinnitus and, more often than not, death.
Don't cross the desert
Nigerians are hustlers and this can get us into serious trouble sometimes. Many people try to cross the Sahara Desert to get to Libya and make their way to Europe. They'd even sell off their businesses and properties to raise enough money to get to Agadez, Niger, where they pay an additional fee of about $500 to cross the desert. Unfortunately, not many survive this trip due to the brutal weather conditions and those who manage to get to Libya can end up in slave camps.
Don't cross the ocean on bad boats
Most people in slave camps end up sold to different slave masters, and for people lucky enough to not end up in these camps, they meet so-called connection men who take them to board boats to cross the Mediterranean Sea. Unfortunately, these boats are very rickety and usually end up capsizing or just stopping in the middle of nowhere.
This leaves the migrants stranded at the mercy of the coast guards who throw them into prison or deportation camps till the International Organization for Migration (IOM) steps in, and this can take a long time.
Don't swear an oath
Not all Nollywood movies are just fiction; some are based on real-life stories. As you might have seen in the Netflix movie, Òlòturé, most women who have fallen victim to sex trafficking abroad are asked before the beginning of their trip to swear an oath. This prevents them from reporting their traffickers to the police.
These women live in fear of the consequences of breaking this oath even after being freed from the sex traffickers. So, if a family "friend" is promising you a better future overseas under the condition that you see a baba first, run.
Nigerians' desperate need to japa by any means reflects a failed system. People can hardly picture themselves living better lives while still in the country, and seeing as this might not be sustainable in the long run, it shows how much of our future depends on the coming 2023 general elections.
Tolu Omotesho
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It's been a awful week or so for taking pictures, but at least it wasn't actively pouring this afternoon.
Consumers Feed & Seed Store in Lexington just announced their upcoming closing after 61 years in business, which is certainly a good run. Looking at the Facebook page, it strikes me as the kind of place my mother used to visit in the 60s for bird seed and gardening necessities. I don't have any inclinations in either direction, but it's sad to watch an era pass as everything goes to Lowes & Home Depot.


With the help of shortcut keys, you can open up a certain application or complete a specific command within seconds just by pressing the respective keys on the keyboard. Saves a lot of time as compared to manually dragging all the way, locating the icon, and clicking on it, just to open up a certain application.
In this tutorial we will show you how to use the basic Ubuntu shortcuts.
When you log in to an SSH server using an SSH client, there is no time limit set in the SSH configuration file, which enables the session to be logged in for the maximum amount of time. We can set such a limit, so that the session expires after a specific period of time. This tutorial will show you how to setup a timeout value to an SSH session.
In UNIX platform, a password for SSH does not exists, a separate user-id and password is not required to login to a remote system, it uses the user account details of the UNIX system itself. In this tutorial we will guide you on how to set up and change the ssh password in Linux.


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Luxury, Gaming & Entertainment in China
Macao: China's Capital of Luxury, Gaming, and Entertainment
Nicholas Sterling
Known as Las Vegas of the East, the city has some of the world's biggest and most spectacular casinos, opulent hotels, Michelin-starred restaurants, and exciting car races.
An overseas possession of Portugal since the mid 16th century, Macao was, until 1999, the last European outpost in Asia. Today, it boasts the highest per capita income in the world. Located on the southern coast of the People's Republic of China, on the western side of the Pearl River estuary, Macao is one of the most visited cities in the country, with more than 30 million tourists every year. As history tells us, on December 20, 1999, it became part of mainland China and was established as a special administrative region with autonomous powers.
The last European colony in Asia, Macao is an unusual and surprising place. Very small with an area of only 12 square miles and a population of 650,000 inhabitants, it is also one of the most densely populated cities in the world. Walking about its streets, squares and parks often, one gets the feeling of being in the Old Continent. The historical city center, which includes some twenty-five historic locations was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015. Furthermore, Macao's has the world's highest per capita income and the fourth-longest life expectancy, according to the World Bank.
Macao was a Portuguese territory until 1999.
Though Las Vegas, Nevada (USA), is usually considered the gambling paradise par excellence, Macao has successfully emulated the American city, to the point of being known as "Las Vegas of the East." In 2014, Macao's casinos, the biggest and most luxurious of the world, operated the equivalent to more than US $35 million. This activity generates such wealth that it is tax-free since the government coffers are well provided by direct gambling taxes.
The last European colony in Asia, Macao is an unusual and surprising place.
On the other hand, hotels in Macau are impressively luxurious. There's plenty to choose from, but none like the Grand Lisboa Hotel, with its 48 stories, 430 rooms and suites, and a restaurant where the iconic French chef Joël Robuchon just shines with his three Michelin stars. The City of Dreams, a hotel complex, is worthy of praise as well. It comprises five large towers full of comfort and luxury, and, of course, casinos. The fifth and last building of this opulent complex is a tower designed by the late architect Zaha Hadid.
Macao is China's capital of luxury, entertainment, and gaming.
Macao is also known for its magnificent dining scene. The best chefs of the moment have moved there to open new restaurants or reinvent themselves in this hedonistic corner. Very few cities can brag about having so many Michelin stars: a total score of 18!
And, if all this was not enough, lovers of luxury items will find a wide selection here, with large areas dedicated to shopping centers. An example of this is the Grand Canal at The Venetian Macau Casino and Resort, with more than 350 select stores and high-end shops.
But that's not all! There are many events and festivals that take place throughout the year. One that is particularly interesting takes place every November and attracts crowds of fans who love the car and motorcycle races. The Macao Grand Prix resembles the Monaco event of the same name—with Formula 3 car races, TCR, Motorcycle races, FIA GT WC, CTM Touring Car, Chinese Racing Cup, and Road Sports Challenge. ■
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Shai LaBeouf Freestlye Raps… Or Did He? [VIDEO]
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Shia LaBeouf has had his ups and downs with the media as of late. Between his seemingly crazy "I Am Not Famous" antics and his insanely funny "Just Do It" motivational speech, it's a wonder anyone can take him serious at all anymore.
Shia is most definitely talented as an actor, but now it appears he's ventured into the Hip-Hop world. A video has been making its rounds around social media of the actor performing a pretty impressive freestyle rap. As a rapper myself, having first got into the art in impromptu freestyles, I had originally applauded his effort. But now, it appears he's being accused of plagiarism... AGAIN!!! This time stealing lines from the rap crew known as Anomolies, from their song 'Perfectionist'.
Shia is no stranger (or a new comer) to rap. He has recorded songs with two of his friends over 10 years ago under the name Element Cru. He also directed the musical video for the rapper Cage, who is probably the most well known for back-and-forth diss records with Eminem in the late 90's.
Whether or not Shia borrowed some of his freestyle lines from Pri the Honeydark(from Anomolies) on purpose or not, remains to be seen. Often times in the heat of freestyle, you say the first thing that comes to mind, just to make it rhyme (see what I did there?). Regardless, he still had some pretty tight lyrics. But now the question is... where any of them actually his lines?
Filed Under: freestyle, hip hop, plagiarism, rap, Shia LaBeouf
Categories: Celebrity, Entertainment, Videos


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The original town hall, comprising two adjacent buildings, was demolished in 1926 and was replaced by the current version, completed in 1929. The project was drawn up by civil engineer D. Manini, while the façade was designed by the architect V. Fasolo, successfully using perspective design to create an illusion of a larger building. Over the door hang the arms of Pope Paul III, the Farnese pope, recovered from the original building. The portico on ground level leads to the medieval village and houses memorial stones, an aedicola and a large work by the artist A. Morucci depicting the feast of the Madonna del Monte.
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20170128 - UP in the am and L to Zumba, D into work, JG&I hanging out. Penn stopped by to return a PC thing and chat a bit. Then J&I headed out to his soccer game, we picked up one of this teammates on the way. It was a good game and they won! J almost got a goal, but was 1/2 inch above the net. Headed to G's basketball game, dropped off J's teammate, got to the game and watched G the spaz score a couple baskets, they won. Home and relaxed a bit getting some things done. D went straight from Work to the baseball clinics at the high school. i ran G up to the clinics and then home to get J. J&I headed to Hebron OH for an annual poker game. We play Texas-Hold'em and a new interesting horse race dice game once you're knocked out of the Hold'em. We had awesome dear steaks and J also had some apple cinnamon moonshine; we told him to just take a sip, but he liked it and chugged a bunch :-o so now J said he wants to learn to hunt dear... guessing he wants to learn to make moonshine too... It was a good night for us. I won the first round, J was first out that round. Then J&I ended up at the final table in the second round. This is pretty amazing seeing that J had to beat 10 adult men to make it to the final table. He finally got knocked out and I cleaned up and won the second round as well. We headed home our pockets full of cash and quarters and hit bed about 1:30am. I stayed up and got some emails cleaned out.


The San Francisco Business Times Small Business Summit was held this week. It was a refreshing look at the state of small businesses with reports from their research group and a discussion among panel of small business owners, Mike Puente, Owner, House of Bagels; Peggy Howse, President & CEO, All Seas Wholesale Inc.; Babette Pinsky, Owner, Babette; Joy Chen, CEO, Yes To Inc.
Research report indicates that businesses have had a tough time since 2008 bu that owners feel optimistic and see a move toward increased profitability.
Take a moment and self-assess. Where are you now relative to these and what can you change? It will make a difference.
You have heard the definition of insanity. That same concept applies to business and success. From an intuitive perspective the way that you think now, your routine, actions, perspective, attitude, approach and energy level all create what you are experiencing, have and are creating in this moment. If nothing changes in these areas then nothing will change in your life or your work. You may reach a goal or two but your vision of success personally and professionally remains beyond your reach.
These sound simple but it's not that easy. We are creatures of habit. We have automatic defaults for the above and when we are not paying attention we automatically revert to our default. You might say we are set in our ways.
There are other levels of change you can create within you as well changes outside yourself, i.e. the people around you, where you spend your time, your physical environment. This is why vacations are so helpful. We get out of an old pattern into an entirely different space. It's why changing offices, redecorating, etc. can raise the energy. Letting go of staff that are no longer in agreement or bringing in new staff at a higher vibration creates a sudden success.
• What is on your mind?
• Who is on your mind?
• What are your thoughts about your vision of success?
• How am I in my way?
I have clients who embrace change, are eager to know themselves and what they can change to reach their vision of success. Other clients want to reach their vision of success but are not good at allowing or creating change. They persist in old patterns that do not serve them so nothing changes.
Being aware of what is behind you or inside of you gives you the chance to create your vision of success. Once you have decided the change you want to be and create then be conscious of doing so. If nothing else be conscious of creating a single change within you each day, see how things are different then create another change until you reach your vision of success. If nothing changes within you then nothing changes in what you are manifesting.


Did you know that 70 percent of resumes submitted today will never be viewed by human eyes? Did you also know that 85% of people looking for jobs ultimately get them through networking?
If you are trying to return to work or move into a new position, you'll want to make sure your resume is not one of those lost in the digital vortex.
Join The Swing Shift for our upcoming Resume Review workshop on Saturday March 16th. The Blueprint and The Swing Shift teams will share expert advice on what works and what doesn't in today's job market. You'll leave with a stronger resume and LinkedIn profile better suited for the modern job search.
What do the strongest resumes have in common?
How do you explain a gap in employment?
How can you position yourself for an entirely new career direction?
Who ultimately gets hired and why?
Workshop will go until 11am and includes 30 minutes for 1:1 questions. You will also automatically be entered in to win a 1:1 30 min individual consult by The Swing Shift team!


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World Telecommunications and Information Society Day 2016
In 2016, World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD-2016) will focus on the theme: "ICT entrepreneurship for social impact", in accordance with Resolution 68 and as endorsed by ITU Council 2015.
ICT entrepreneurs and start-ups and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have a particularly relevant role in ensuring economic growth in a sustainable and inclusive manner. They are involved in the development of innovative ICT-enabled solutions with a unique potential to make a long-lasting impact in global, regional and national economies and as an important source of new jobs, especially for youth, in the current knowledge economy.
The theme for WTISD-16 is in line with ITU's work in unlocking the potential of ICTs for young innovators and entrepreneurs, innovative SMEs, start-ups and technology hubs as drivers of innovative and practical solutions for catalysing progress in achieving international sustainable development goals, with a focus on SMEs from developing countries.
- Call for Proposals- Business Incubation Grants 2017
- REOI- Public Private-Partnership (PPP) Transaction Advisor
- Invitation for Bids (IFB)- Design, Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Broadband Backbone Network
Invitation to Submit Comments on the CARCIP Draft ESIA published by the Government of St.Vincent and the Grenadines
Implementation of CARCIP National Broadband Project
- IT Businesses in St. Vincent & the Grenadines continue to benefit from Government Grants
- World Telecommunications and Information Society Day 2016
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The treatment claims not to harm any fish, plants or filter media and can be used in tropical, cold water and marine fish tanks. When using the treatment be sure to leave biological filters running but turn off any UV sterilisers and ozonisers and remove any carbon or zeolite from your filtration system.
Coming in the form of tablets, it is advisable to dissolve the required dosage in small amount of aquarium water and then pour in to the aquarium. This can occasionally cause a small amount of foaming to appear however this is normal and harmless and will soon subside.
So 1 tablet of Octozin by Waterlife will treat 22.5 litres of water and it should be used on days 1, 2 and 3 and when treating for marine white spot the S.G. should be decreased to 1.017 for 2-3 weeks after usage.
The main active ingredient of Octozin is dimetridazole and contains 0.085g per gram.
I have used this treatment for curing Malawi bloat and Tropheus bloat and I used a 5x dosage for this. It is in no way advisable and not the responsibility of Tropical Fish Site the dosage you use of this treatment for your tropical fish. This method worked for me and my requirements at the time. So for this reason I can't recommend using this treatment enough and certainly would recommend having some to hand if you keep Malawi or Tanganyika cichlids.


Choose Account->Register in the menu of the first page on Talisman Online's official website, or click item Register in Quick Links, or click button Register when the game begins, all above actions can help you to enter the game account register interface.
Input the username you want to register, password, your email, and other related information on the page, then click button "ok" to finish the register. The account you apply for will become effective after one to two minutes.


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In our access log pattern I have tried both %D and %T but in both cases the "time taken" is not being populated into the access log. This field is coming out as a dash "-".
You have to enable time tracking (as it takes bit of resources to do so) on listener level.


As early as 1990, Out On Bale was a central repository of the dynamically expanding (exploding would be more apt at times) storehouse of practical knowledge and information about strawbale construction. We could no longer distribute the knowledge we held in our heads, in piles on our desks, and in our bulging filing cabinets to all the people who wanted and deserved access to it. By 1992, when we decided to begin The Last Straw, it was a combination of desperation (to loosen the logjam of good information and widely distribute it) and passion (to include and inspire the growing international straw-bale community to full participation in the collection and distribution of information) that overcame our fears of adding more work to an already overwhelming schedule. We founded The Last Straw journal because the strawbale revival needed an international community center for its far-flung pioneers to connect and communicate with one another, and we needed to collect in one place the ever growing wealth of information about how and why to build with bales.
The Last Straw has accomplished all those things: stories from the diversity of pioneers who came on board from all over the globe; their fascinating and loving stories; their detailed building tips, their work with testing, code and insurance challenges. It is a wealth of information. It is a magical story of how a simple, earth-friendly building method called strawbale construction found and transformed its messengers all along the way, and how the messengers revived and transformed straw-bale construction as a building method. Now, finally, a long-held dream of ours has come true; a thorough selection of all that wealth of information is available, catalogued, indexed and cross-referenced, in a CD-Rom. Dreams don't come true without hard work and dedication, and we all owe a deep bow to Joyce Coppinger and the Green Prairie Foundation for Sustainability, for making this wonderful new resource available to us.
About this CD:The first 40 issues (1993 through 2003) of The Last Straw Journal are included on this CD in a fully indexed and searchable format. The early issues of the journal were not created with the same software as we use today and some of the content was not saved or was lost over time. We have attempted to recreate these issues in their entirety, however, some information or photographs may be missing. We have not included resource guide listings as they are now out of date and have been replaced by the current resource guide available in print or online versions. A special thanks goes out to those who worked hard to make this CD possible, including Joyce Coppinger, Satomi Lander, Chris Magwood, Julie Bowen, Joshua Pierce, Tina Therrien, Dave Wilson and Margaret Tilling. Hard copy versions of all issues are still available if you want to have the original content. Visit the TLS web site www.thelaststraw.org for a complete list of issues and the articles from all issues along with order information and forms.


A card perfect for the Holidays featuring a quote from Walt Witman. The Beautiful Peace greeting card features two winter birds perched in a pine tree. Artisan letterpress printed on an antique letterpress on generously sized folded creme textured cards. Envelope included. "May this holiday and this year bring peace and compassion for all."


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Representative Brooks Landgraf Pushes for Rural Access to Broadband in West Texas
A telecommunications fund that was set up in the 80's will help out rural West Texas communities get broadband service.
According to NewsWest 9, the Texas Universal Service Fund was set up in 1987 to provide basic telecommunications service to rural areas, and State Representative Brooks Landgraf has called on Gov. Abbott to expand broadband access to the rural communities of West Texas.
Landgraf and other members of the legislature joined together on a call to the Public Utility Commission of Texas to discuss the Texas Universal Service Fund helping provide broadband access to communities that have limited or no access.
The fund could become insolvent as soon as January so Landgraf and the other legislative members are trying to keep that from happening while trying to provide broadband to those who have gone without.


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Savannah farm-to-table restaurants help reduce personal environmental impact
by: Claire Going, Brandee Miller
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — After fires burned 3,500 square miles of the Amazon Rainforest in August, WSAV viewers have been asking on social media — what can I do to reduce my personal carbon footprint? We hit the streets of Savannah to find out.
A carbon footprint is defined as the total amount of carbon dioxide and other carbon compounds emitted due to the consumption by an individual, event, organization, or product. Your carbon footprint is a way to measure the environmental impact that your lifestyle has.
Fires are continuing in the Amazon regardless of the 60-day ban on land clearing fires made by President Jair Bolsonaro last month.
Brazil's National Institute for Space Research has data showing that the number of fires in Brazil has exceeded 100,000 so far. That is up 45 percent compared to the same period in 2018.
Remaining smoke in the Amazon has caused an increase in respiratory problems. Studies have shown that air pollution, whether small particles or gases, can lead to a rise in lung and cardiovascular conditions, according to health experts.
There are plenty of ways to calculate your carbon footprint, including using a number of online calculators. Knowing your carbon footprint can help you figure out what part of your daily routine contributes the most to it.
While some disasters contributing to climate change can feel out of our control, there are still a few small things you can do to help offset the impacts of climate change.
Farm-to-table restaurants have been a trend in Savannah since 2007 when Local11ten opened its doors. Located on 1110 Bull St., Local11ten serves seasonal American dishes with southern touches.
Executive Chef of Local11ten, Brandy Williamson, is passionate about farm-to-table and the ways it helps our environment. Williamson encourages her staff to express their ideas and create new dishes for their seasonal menus.
"When you think about what goes into getting produce to a grocery store, the average number of miles produce travels is fifteen hundred miles to get to you," Executive Chef Brandy Williamson said, "So you have to take into account you've got the boxing you've got the shipping, you've got the tractor-trailer trucks shipping all this stuff. Then you've got to drive to the store. It's a lot, it's a lot of packaging, it's a lot of fuel. But when you have stuff coming directly from the farm, you just have one farmer."
Another restaurant taking the farm-to-table scene by storm is New York City based eatery, The Fat Radish on the corner of Congress and MLK Jr. Blvd.
Executive Chef Nick Wilbur hosts seasonal menus with locally sourced dishes.
As an avid supporter of local farms, Wilbur tells us why he believes in the farm-to-table lifestyle and explains if you can reduce the amount of travel produce takes to get to you, it's in everyone's best interest.
"If you're a local restaurant you're getting things at peak season," Wilbur said. "You're not buying tomatoes in the middle of winter where they're coming from Mexico. If you eat seasonally it's generally less expensive. And it's better tasting."
Wilbur says farm-to-table is important to him because it's not only better for the environment, but the consumer avoids pesticides and other chemicals in their food. To help with food costs, the chefs recommend cooking seasonally.
2020 Jewish Film Festival celebrates new decade of Jewish cinema
SAVANNAH, Ga (WSAV) - The Savannah Jewish Film Festival is bringing new genres of cinema for its 16th year.
The five-day festival begins January 22 and runs through January 26. It will feature a variety of film selections in all genres as well as the opportunity to enjoy meals and discussion within the Savannah Jewish community.


Peter Heller joined on August 20th to talk about his novel The Painter.
KGNU is partnering with the Boulder Bookstore for our radio book club. Every month Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer at the Boulder Bookstore, will select a book to inspire the KGNU listening audience to read along together. We will then be joined live in studio by the author for a call in show and book discussion. Arsen Kashkashian says participating in a bookclub is a great dynamic way for readers to enjoy a book.
See previous Bookclub selections here.


Wall of Sound™ is a speaker and miking simulation plugin you can load straight into your DAW, whether your feeding WoS directly from an amp or simply want to replace the speaker simulation section of your favorite amp modelling plugin. To help get you started all Audient customers get 8 carefully selected cab emulations for free, including emulations of MesaBoogie®, Fender® and Ampeg®. Start taking your guitar tones to the next level.
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Wall of Sound™ is a speaker and miking simulation plugin you can load straight into your DAW. To help get you started all Audient customers get 8 carefully selected cab emulations for free, including emulations of MesaBoogie®, Fender® and Ampeg®. Start taking your guitar tones to the next level.
Including drum loop, synth loops, vocal loops and more the Audient Loopmasters® package has everything you need to start creating music today! You'll also receive 500 credits for Loopcloud™ - the easiest way to browse of 5 million samples directly in the cloud.
We have teamed up with mastering innovators LANDR® to give you 10 free masters of your tracks as well as 10 distribution credit to upload your songs straight to iTunes, Spotify and more.


The news of Michael Dawson's contract extension was somewhat lost amongst the poor home defeat to West Ham and now that the dust has settled to an extent, the club captain has spoken of his delight at the new deal.
Just over a year after it seemed that he would be on his way out of the club, Daws' new contract takes him to 2016 when he will be 32 and, if he makes it to that point, the centre half will have given 11 years of service at the Lane.
"I was delighted to be offered the new deal. Now I've got to go out there, play well and try to repay the club," Michael said.
News of the deal was clouded by the performance against West Ham but Dawson himself is determined that the team put that right when they return to action against Aston Villa this weekend.
"When you are winning, everything takes care of itself," he added.
"But you have to earn the right to win. You can't just walk out there and do it.


When he's able to get some wonderful and get out there and make new friends and grow open. Even though you definitely don't want to download and read all online dating services appimaginable, registering for an on-line relationship regular membership is regarded as a decreased-primary factor means by which to dip your toe into seeing. "Internet dating can often be complex but it also is really an avenue where you could deal with men and women combined with make new mates.
You should also be conscious of not chatting endlessly, in fact heading out on times, overly. If you're will be cranky and distressed the main time, that's no way to begin the process a good solid marriage.
RELATED: Tips To Get Over It Following A Divorce cases If you find all by yourself looking into obtaining into the action and setting your own self out there, have these connection health experts post their important information to present you with a reducing risk of moving forward and seriously acquiring true love once again. And even though it may be tedious first, understand that you've received this."Developing during the courting scene can be challenging in cases where the person is in a long-term-phrase union, purely because relationship has more than likely altered quite a lot due to the fact he was particular.
Going out with with the less than ideal outlook will simply trigger undesirable schedules," she provides. For the reason that romantic relationship are push-and-get, ebb-and-amount, of course-and-no, it's important to digest what happened into your last spousal relationship and actually practice every last experiencing you have got. For a person who hasn't out dated in close to 2 decades, the days have modified and so has social norms.
When you're eager to assess if you're wanting to recover readily available, Dr. But once you've moved on? The modern world will light up colored more, therefore could actually feel a lot like new season.
In my observe, I do encourage all consumers to consider taking time out from intense going out with or bouncing into a new bond soon after ending a marriage and enable time to help them to give attention to self-expansion along with that they want their then bond to be very distinct from another or any past marriages," Geter suggests. "Additionally, In addition, i boost most men that needs to be personal with others, which might entail recreational dating. Possibly even a really enjoy that is going to extremely serve you for a entire life: Over time has gone by, you could possibly even start to examine dating repeatedly, just to swiftly discover that it's not pretty how it was once. "For many, the most difficult part of going out with article-divorce process is knowing the present process for going out with.
It's All right in order to provide your self too much time that you need when you not only want to anticipate to accepted a totally new man into your life, but you like to also mend from people serious injuries resulting from your divorce or separation. A fit website to begin this is within therapy treatment, wherever an expert will assist you to get around your emotions, rise above fury and forget about resentment and painfulness.
Just like grieving the loss of someone close, ending up with a divorce or separation could look like a loss, the way it severs not within a union, but family connections along with really love that you just as soon as imagined would final once and for all. You probably won't be scheduling a Tinder day towards the nighttime your divorce newspapers was finished.
Nobody wants to be on a time having a fellow who spontaneously cries using a originally time, a person who products a lot of a treadmill that discussions endlessly about his ex-spouse. And for the way severe or stressful, sentimentally and actually, your divorce cases was, it is usually several months right until you're in the emotional state to suit completely new particular person. "A person could perhaps be prepared for online dating as he has obtained comprehension of routines in the past interactions, and then he can go over these behaviours that includes how they contributed to the dissolution about the intimate relationship.
There's in no way an individual man to blame for the end of an marital relationship, plus for some, that could be a tricky supplement to consume. "1 indicator someone is ready for significant internet dating review divorce cases is presenting curiosity about girls and seeing. This may be a incredibly good probability to go from typical adult dating into more serious online dating if that is the man's prerogative," Geter gives.
Have a courting website that is correct for you and give it a try one-by-one and discover the way it is going," Michael reveals. Blaming some other individual for undesirable occurrences is easier than consuming job for how our procedures impacted the situation," Geter clarifies. "Each time a guy clientele can speak about how his behaviours impacted the relationship and suggest empathy toward the ex-wife or husband and loving relationship, this is a good warning he could way new marriages on a distinctive technique and identify causes the before romances finished." To the extent that you might be craving love for the swift aftermath inside the divorce cases, now's not a lot of fun to begin adult dating.
So now that you've made the strong try to be well prepared to meet up someone new… wherever can you match her? Searching inside the vastness within the online dating area, lugging your baggage in tow is often tremendously-difficult. Daybreak Michael, Ph.D., connection consultant and writer states that to take a look inside the reflect and be concerned about what kind of date you'd be just for a new women.
But the truth is, it's a suitable possibility to have discussions with family and friends whom are also internet dating and find new options or methods to going out with," intimacy and spousal relationship specialist Courtney Geter, LMFT, CST suggests. From figuring out how you'll shell out your single a chance to paying new life span pursuits for your own use, who you emerge as article-the divorce process is generally a more satisfying rendition of who you had been in an disappointed marital life.
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CDR: 2/21/1913 death of Ellen Maria Melvin, Age 12, Kilrusheighter. James Melvin, brother, Kilrusheighter, present at death.
Michael a farmer. John J. possibly died 1/25/1932. Anne's surname may be Forrester.
CBR: James a labourer. Nora may have gone to Philadelphia in 1924. Source: Ellis Is. Site.
a.k.a. Sarah? Pat a farmer.
Pat a farmer. Annie Kate d. 1/19/1936 in U.S. Never married.
Matt. Is a Magistrate & farmer.


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There is no sign of flexibility in the current bagasse impasse between B.S.I. and the B.S.C.F.A. Cane farmers met in San Roman, Corozal District, on Sunday to decide on a way forward where the payment for bagasse is concerned. With the farmers opening request at ten dollars per ton, and BSI refusing to back away from its firm offer of fifty-one cents per ton, there has been no compromise from either party. B.S.I. recently upped the pressure by giving farmers until August first to accept the offer, and sweetened the pot by committing a payment retroactive to the 2013-2014 crop. That offer was on the table on Sunday, and it was unanimously rejected by cane-farmers. Mike Rudon has the update from Corozal.
Cane-farmers from all eighteen branches of the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association met on Sunday to give a mandate to the association on a clear path forward. The response was not at all surprising, as farmers rejected en masse B.S.I.'s offer of fifty-one cents per ton for bagasse. With the crop season done and no resolution in sight, the farmers will now turn to the Sugar Industry Control Board, which is government's entity in the industry.
The farmers are also unanimous in their rejection of BSI's deadline of August first, with a promise of retroactive payment for bagasse. They have now come up with a deadline of their own. They are asking that the negotiating teams, with the facilitation of the S.I.C.B., come up with some workable solution by August fifteenth.
B.S.I. has stated that BELCOGEN is simply not in a financial position to offer more than fifty-one cents, based on a less than anticipated return on its investment. That assertion isn't holding water with the B.S.C.F.A., which has consistently refused to accept BSI's word without proof.
The B.S.C.F.A. has already invested one hundred and thirty-thousand dollars on negotiations, and today an additional fifty-thousand was approved. Mike Rudon for News Five.
This is just greediness on the cane farmers side, they already have been paid for the cane, the bi product is not there's anymore, aren't cane farmers satisfied with all they get, duty free vehicles, tax free gas and diesel, I mean come on stop being greedy cane farmers….


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While the joy that pets bring into our lives is plentiful, sometimes doing the pet-related shopping can be less than fun. But Tucsonans once again pick Petsmart as the place to get it all done in one fell swoop. Whether you're shopping for cat treats or parakeets, Petsmart is number one. With six locations in Tucson, they're easily accessible. And Petsmart works with a local no-kill animal shelter, FAIR, to help get needy animals into loving homes. Plus, who else has such a wide variety of puppy sweaters and sailor suits? And who can say no to the Thundershirt, for those pets who can't handle monsoons? Petsmart's got it all and then some.


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För växtsläktet, se Werneria (växter).

Werneria är ett släkte av groddjur som ingår i familjen paddor (Bufonidae).

Dessa paddor förekommer i västra Afrika i Gabon, i Kamerun och kanske i andra länder i regionen.

Arter enligt Catalogue of Life, utbredning enligt IUCN:

 Werneria bambutensis, i västra Kamerun i bergstrakter.
 Werneria iboundji, hittades i Gabon.
 Werneria mertensiana, i västra och södra Kamerun, fynd från Ekvatorialguinea och Nigeria tillhör kanske denna art.
 Werneria preussi, endemisk för Kamerun, ett äldre fynd från Togo är omstridd.
 Werneria submontana, lever likaså i Kamerun.
 Werneria tandyi, i bergstrakter i Kamerun.

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Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, is one the most successful investors of all times time. As per Forbes, he is currently the third richest person in the world with net-worth of $72 billion. Warren has created his wealth by making investments in various companies including stock markets. Warren is a living example of the success that a person can expect from stock market investing and is a role model for millions of investors around the world including me.Warren has not authored any book that might contain his investment philosophy. Therefore, there is no detailed account of the stock analysis process that Warren uses to select his investment.
However, Warren has been writing letters to his investors and shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway since long. These letters have served as an avenue for Warren to communicate with the shareholders, explain his investment actions and their rationale.Warren's letters provide an authentic view of his investment philosophy. His letters have helped all the readers, whether professional or amateur investors, to improve their investing skills.
In 1983, Warren wrote 13 business principles for shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway in which he added two more principles in 1996. Warren calls these principles "Owner's Manual", which lists out the expectations of Berkshire shareholder's from Warren Buffett & Charlie Munger and vice versa. The manual communicates to the shareholders about objectives of Berkshire Hathaway, rationale of different decisions, information-reporting standards etc. Nevertheless, the manual contains many guidelines, which can be used by any stock market investor for selecting fundamentally sound companies.
In the current article, I have tried to present the key investment principles revealed by Warren in Berkshire Owner's Manual.
Warren advises stock market investors to see themselves as owners in the company's business rather than holding a piece of paper in hand (or now in demat account), which can be sold whenever its price changes. This ownership attitude separates an investor from a speculator and forms the basis of fundamental stock investing.
2) Investors should Rejoice when Stock Markets Fall. It is Great News for them.
Warren advises that investors should be very happy to see a sinking stock market. There cannot be a better time to stock up their portfolio with excellent stocks at very cheap prices than the times when stock markets are sinking. Investors should buy as much as they can in falling markets.
"In this respect, a depressed stock market is likely to present us with significant advantages. For one thing, it tends to reduce the prices at which entire companies become available for purchase. Second, a depressed market makes it easier for our insurance companies to buy small pieces of wonderful businesses – including additional pieces of businesses we already own – at attractive prices. And third, some of those same wonderful businesses, such as Coca-Cola, are consistent buyers of their own shares, which means that they, and we, gain from the cheaper prices at which they can buy.
Warren's principles indicate that investors should focus on companies with high promoter's stake. Warren says that it is beneficial for investors as the stakes of owners and investors remain aligned to each other.
"In line with Berkshire's owner-orientation, most of our directors have a major portion of their net worth invested in the company. We eat our own cooking.
Warren believes in comparing companies' performance on per-share basis rather than aggregate values. Warren's principle cautions investor against companies that keep on issuing new stock/equity to raise funds to apply in operations. By such activities, companies are able to show larger asset base and higher sales but they hurt the interests of existing shareholders as their stake is diluted. Investors should always compare such companies' performance based on per-share sales or assets to assess whether the company is creating or destroying value for shareholders.
"Our long-term economic goal (subject to some qualifications mentioned later) is to maximize Berkshire's average annual rate of gain in intrinsic business value on a per-share basis. We do not measure the economic significance or performance of Berkshire by its size; we measure by per-share progress.
Warren would be wary of the flurry of equity dilution, which is currently underway in many of the e-commerce companies in India. Every day, newspapers are filled with stories about the 'n'th round of fund raising by such companies. The numbers being reported in the articles relate to total sales etc. Warren would advise the investor to see the promoter's stake in the company before investing and understand whether they have created sufficient value for shareholders from the money raised.
Warren does not like companies where owners are more interested to gain by salaries from their companies rather than business profits.
Warren's principles indicate that an investor should invest in companies, which are conservatively financed and do not carry large debts on their balance sheets. The investor should understand that debt-free companies never go bankrupt.
Warren believes that the risk of taking loans to make some extra money is not worth the effort & stress.
Warren's principles warn investors that such activities many times represent managerial hubris where companies' management tries to achieve their self-aggrandizing motives at the cost of shareholders.
"A managerial "wish list" will not be filled at shareholder expense. We will not diversify by purchasing entire businesses at control prices that ignore long-term economic consequences to our shareholders. We will only do with your money what we would do with our own, weighing fully the values you can obtain by diversifying your own portfolios through direct purchases in the stock market.
Warren suggests that investors should focus on the business performance of companies in their portfolio and ignore their daily stock price movements. In fact, Warren believes that short-term price movements should be meaningless for investors. Investors should use such movements only to buy more shares if prices become attractive.
Warren believes that if a company is not able to generate wealth for its shareholders from the amount of profits it retains with itself, then it should release the money to shareholders (by way of dividends or share buybacks). It would allow shareholders to deploy their funds on their own.
Warren believes that if a company is doing well, then its stock should never be sold. Investors should stay invested in companies whose business is performing well, irrespective of their share price.
Therefore, we can see that Warren believes in fundamental stock investing. He prefers to invest in conservatively financed companies, which have good long-term prospects and run by honest & competent management. Whenever he finds such a company, he likes to hold it until its business prospects are maintained. If common investors like us repeat the same principles while selecting our stock investments, then we would also be able to select companies, which can generate good returns for our portfolios.
This concludes the current article in which I have summarized some of the key investing lessons from Berkshire Owner's Manual written by Warren Buffett in 1983 and subsequently edited in 1996. You may read the complete letter here.
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I'll tell you why, you know I don't lie...much.
Since she came, why it's a shame how she coos 'em down.
Georgia claimed her, Gergia named her, Sweet Georgia Brown.
Two left feet but oh so neat has Sweet Georgia Brown.
I'll tell you just why,        you know i don't lie,     not much!
Oh boy tip your hats, oh joy, she's the "cat's"
Who's that, mister? 'Tain't her sister -- Sweet Georgia Brown.
Few songs in the history of music have been recorded by so many different artists from so many different genres. Allmusic.com lists more than 1,100 releases. It has been done by just about everyone from Pat Boone to the Beatles, from Bing Crosby to Buddy Greco, by most of the big bands, by vocal groups from The Ink Spots and The Mills Brothers to The Los Angeles Jazz Choir, by virtually all of the giants of jazz, even country artists from Roy Rogers to Willie Nelson. Yet the first version that often comes to mind is the whistled recording to which The Harlem Globetrotters basketball team still does their warmup routine before games.
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Everyone deserves a love story
Tag: Foodie Romance
Becky Condit from USA Today's Happily Ever After gave In the Distance a Love and Lust Rec
Ms. Condit said about In the Distance, "My favorite books are those that show growth in the main characters, and this book does that in spades. I love the way Ms. Griffin and Ms. Michaels write characters. I don't know if one character belongs to one writer and the other character belongs to the other or if they share them, but whatever they are doing works beautifully. The fact that this third book in the series takes on a new couple and a completely different plotline shows just how robust their writing skills are and how far they can take a story."
To read the rest of the review, click here.
June 19, 2015 June 18, 2015 by Nikka Michaels Categories: Carina Press, Harlequin, In the Distance, In the Fire, In the Kitchen Series, In the Raw, Novels, Review, USA TodayTags: @carinapress, @eileengriffin77, @nikkamichaels, Alissa Davis, Becky Condit, Carina Press, Eileen Griffin, Foodie Romance, HEA, In the Distance, In the Fire, In the Kitchen Series, In the Raw, m/m, Nikka Michaels, Review, romance, USA Today
It's release day for In the Distance!
Book Three of the In The Kitchen Series: In the Distance
Because sometimes it takes some distance to finally see what's right in front of you…
Tyler Mitchell has worked hard to rebuild his life after his family kicked him out. A culinary student and sous chef who spends his spare time volunteering with kids, he's happy enough even though he has no time to consider a relationship.
Trevor Pratt is finally getting over losing his best friend and the one person he wanted to spend the rest of his life with, but it's taken screwing every cute guy in Manhattan to get there. He's vowed to repair the friendship he endangered, but that's hard to do when his friend's new employee catches his eye. Despite being warned to stay away from Tyler, Trevor knows the sous chef is more than just a hookup.
Romance is a terrible idea. Trevor is ten years older and a relentless playboy. Tyler is still unsure of his place in the world. Neither of them is ready for life-changing love, but as things heat up, their chemistry in the bedroom might just take that decision out of their hands.
Don't miss In the Raw and In the Fire, available now!
I threw him a dirty look over my shoulder as we walked out of the diner. "Okay. So I might have had my dad's Platinum AmEx card to help me out, but I struggled just like the rest of my classmates."
Tyler's low, deep laugh hit me in all the right, and wrong, places. "Poor baby. I'm sure it was hard to choose between the double shot extra whip latte and the regular Joe Blow latte."
God, it was good to hear him laugh. "Hey now. Leave my double shot latte out of this," I shot back as I unlocked the doors to the Mercedes coupe I'd rented.
His laughter slowly faded as I pulled out of the parking lot. I had only been to Ethan's old place a few times when Jamie had first moved back to Seattle and before they had bought a new condo together. But Tyler made sure to keep me on the right track with directions, his voice getting softer and softer the closer we got to the apartment.
I pulled up to the curb, letting the car idle instead of parking and walking him to his door. As much as I found myself not wanting the night to end, it wouldn't have been smart to push whatever this was. Anyone else? We'd already be upstairs with Tyler's pants around his ankles and my mouth on him. But he wasn't just anyone else.
Tyler, who had been staring out his window, slowly turned toward me. The soft lights of the dash barely illuminated his face. God, he looked young, innocent and worth every ounce of protectiveness he brought out in the people who cared about him.
"Thanks for the ride. And dinner. It was nice."
He turned again and reached for the door handle.
"Hey, Tyler. Wait up."
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June 15, 2015 June 11, 2015 by Nikka Michaels Categories: Book Pimps, Carina Press, Harlequin, Harlequin Community, In the Distance, In the Fire, In the Kitchen Series, In the Raw, Novels, Release DayTags: @eileengriffin, @eileengriffin77, @nikkamichaels, Foodie Romance, Gay Romance, In the Distance, In the Fire, In the Kitchen Series, In the Raw, m/m, M/M Romance, Nikka Michaels, Trevor, Trevor Pratt, Tyler, Tyler Mitchell
Early praise from Publisher's Weekly for In the Distance:
"Romance fans looking for heat will want to get into the kitchen of the fictional Seattle bistro where 20-year-old Tyler Mitchell works."
The complete post can be found HERE on today's PW website 🙂
In The Distance is coming June 15, 2015 from Carina Press.
Trevor Pratt is finally getting over losing the one person he wanted to spend the rest of his life with, but it's taken screwing every cute guy in Manhattan to get there. He's vowed to repair the friendship he broke along the way, but that's hard to do when his friend's new employee catches his eye. Despite being warned to stay away from Tyler, Trevor turns on the charm.
April 20, 2015 by Nikka Michaels Categories: Carina Press, Harlequin, In the Distance, In the Fire, In the Kitchen Series, In the Raw, Novels, ReviewTags: @carinapress, @eileengriffin77, @nikkamichaels, Carina Press, Eileen Griffin, Foodie Romance, Foodies, In the Distance, In the Fire, In the Kitchen Series, In the Raw, LGBTQ, m/m, Nikka Michaels, Publisher's Weekly, romance, Seattle, Trevor, Tyler
Cover Reveal: In the Distance, coming June 15 from Carina Press
Eileen Griffin and I are pleased to reveal the cover for Book Three of the In The Kitchen Series: In the Distance
Trevor Pratt and Tyler Mitchell just might have a shot at love–if, that is, they choose to follow their hearts, instead of letting their ten year age difference and the three thousand miles separating them keep them apart forever.
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Release Day for In the Fire, co-written with Eileen Griffin from Carina Press!
By Eileen Griffin and Nikka Michaels
Genre: M/M, Foodie Romance
Length: 93,000 Words
Series: In the Kitchen
Publisher: Carina Press
Because the way to a man's heart…
Eight years ago, the world was their oyster. Until, that is, competing chefs Ethan Martin and James Lassiter's hot and heavy relationship fizzled after Jamie left for an internship in Paris. Even though Jamie's career has taken off since his return to the States, with his own television show and a lot of fame, his feelings for Ethan have never quite gone away.
Ethan's culinary career has developed more slowly, but he's almost saved enough to buy the restaurant where he works and re-open it as his dream spot, Bistro 30. If only he could get the sexy chef who loved him and left him out of his mind.
But when someone starts sabotaging the restaurant and a fire threatens to take away everything Ethan holds dear, his only option is to rely on Jamie for help. Back in close quarters, the two men will have to find a way to work through their past if they hope to save the restaurant—and their future.
When we made it to the sofa I nudged him to sit. Instead, he turned to face me. Even intoxicated, the way Ethan looked at me now, heavy lidded eyes tinged with heat, was the way I'd remembered him. No anger, no accusations, no bitterness, just a hint of my Ethan. But he wasn't my Ethan anymore, was he?
When he slid his hands up my arms to cup my face I should have moved. I should have told him no. But I didn't. Instead my heart warred with my mind over what was right and what I had dreamed of since we said our last goodbyes all those years ago. This was the reason I couldn't stay with anyone. No one but Ethan had ever made me feel alive like this.
I watched with shock as he leaned in close and brushed his lips over mine. A sigh escaped him as his fingers curled against my skin. Overwhelmed by how good he felt against me, I closed my eyes and breathed him in.
When I parted my lips, Ethan's tongue brushed against mine and my resistance broke. My fingers tightened against the fabric of his borrowed T-shirt, pulling him closer as he deepened the kiss. I startled when a hint of metal brushed my tongue, knowing I'd discovered a new piercing.
Ethan's low groan echoed mine and I turned my head, kissing him deeper. Passion warred with possessive need as he responded, both of us vying for dominance as we each tried to control the kiss. This was too much. With a pained sound, I pulled back, my breath uneven as I rested my forehead against his. As good as this felt, it was too much to digest after too much time had passed, coupled with alcohol and bad judgment.
"You need to sleep."
He nodded and I stepped back and grabbed a blanket from the closet, nudging him to lie on the couch. I spread it over him and Ethan's eyes finally closed as his body sank against the cushions. When I straightened up to shut off of the lamp next to the couch I froze at his barely audible words.
"I would have chosen you."
See how Ethan and Jamie's romance began in In the Raw, available for Pre-order now!
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Q: Ruby fails to start when switching bootable HD from one machine to other Having a problem with one Macbook Pro (circa 2011), I swap the hard disk into another Macbook Pro (circa 2008).
Firing up the terminal to launch a rails application server rails s, the server fails to launch with error
You may have encountered a bug in the Ruby interpreter or extension libraries.
Bug reports are welcome.
For details: http://www.ruby-lang.org/bugreport.html

right after the rails s command:
/Users/maneuser/.rbenv/versions/2.3.4/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86_64-darwin13/openssl.bundle:
[BUG] Illegal instruction at 0x0000011069880a
ruby 2.3.4p301 (2017-03-30 revision 58214) [x86_64-darwin13]

-- Crash Report log information --------------------------------------------
   See Crash Report log file under the one of following:
     * ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter
     * /Library/Logs/CrashReporter
     * ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports
     * /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports
   for more details.
Don't forget to include the above Crash Report log file in bug reports.

-- Control frame information -----------------------------------------------
c:0031 p:-17569493279562 s:0115 e:000114 TOP    [FINISH]
c:0030 p:---- s:0113 e:000112 CFUNC  :require
c:0029 p:0008 s:0109 e:000108 TOP    /Users/maneuser/.rbenv/versions/2.3.4/lib/ruby/2.3.0/openssl.rb:13 [FINISH]
c:0028 p:---- s:0107 e:000106 CFUNC  :require
c:0027 p:0010 s:0103 e:000102 TOP    /Users/maneuser/.rbenv/versions/2.3.4/lib/ruby/2.3.0/securerandom./Users/maneuser/.rbenv/versions/2.3.4/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86_64-darwin13/openssl.bundle: [BUG] Illegal instruction at 0x0000010dd2480a
ruby 2.3.4p301 (2017-03-30 revision 58214) [x86_64-darwin13]

Ruby is installed via rbenv.
To me it is rather illogical that an entire environment on a given disk does not behave the same way on another computer. It appears ruby is somehow tethered to the version of the hardware on which it is running.  Is this assumption mistaken?
What is the best way to proceed to obtain working versions of ruby, considering that this disk may also need to be moved to another machine, as the condition should be temporary?

A: You can see the issue coming from openssl here.
Whatever OpenSSL is installed on your computer is dynamically linked to installed libs, usually at the time you install Ruby.
Machines that old may be 32-bit instead of 64-bit.
You can check your processor type here:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201948
Short version, Core Solo and Core Duo are 32-bit, Core 2 Duo and later are 64-bit.
Removing and reinstalling Ruby through rbenv or ruby-install should fix your issue, but if you are indeed booting a hard drive on new hardware, I'm a bit surprised you aren't having a lot more trouble than with just Ruby.