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Pavao Vujnovac is an investor and entrepreneur based in Croatia. Vujnovac presently serves as owner and Management Board president of ENNA (Energia Naturalis Group), and its core company PPD (Prvo Plinarsko Društvo d.o.o).
Under Vujnovac's leadership, PPD has grown, becoming the leading natural gas supplier in Croatia, and under ENNA he has helped to revive Croatia as a strategic hub for the transport of goods throughout Southeast Europe.
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About Pavao Vujnovac
Born in 1974, Vujnovac is originally from Osijek, Croatia. He attended school in Osijek and eventually completed an Entrepreneurship program at the J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek as part of the Faculty of Economics. Later, in 2006, Vujnovac started his career with PPD. He first served as the company's financial director but was quickly promoted and rose to the role of president in 2007. Three years later, Vujnovac became the principal owner of PPD.
After taking over at PPD, Vujnovac helped lead a total reconstruction of the company, which in turn helped him to achieve his reputation as a staunch advocate for market liberalization in Croatia, as well as the wider energy sector. Vujnovac also kickstarted PPD's regional expansion, which allowed the firm to establish branches in Hungary, Italy, Slovenia, and elsewhere.
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Jubilee Executes Kabwe Project Agreements
· Jubilee executes Shareholders' and Operating agreement with BMR Group PLC for the Kabwe surface project
· Jubilee appointed as operator of the Kabwe surface project tasked with concluding the business plan and implementation of the project
· Jubilee to provide further loan funding of £2,000,000 for an effective 40% ownership of the joint venture company holding the Kabwe project in addition to holding 29,01% of BMR Group PLC
Jubilee is pleased to announce the execution of both a Shareholders' Agreement and Operating Agreement with BMR Group PLC ("BMR") to jointly pursue the Kabwe Surface zinc, lead and vanadium project in Zambia ("the Project"). The two agreements follow the binding term sheet executed between the companies as announced on 23 October 2017.
Leon Coetzer, Chief Executive commented:
"I am delighted to have successfully executed the agreements which capture Jubilee's participation in this very exciting surface processing project.
Our immediate next project deliverable is to present the project business plan to the newly formed joint venture company for approval by the board. I will be presenting the project execution plan to the Zambian authorities for approval in the coming days as part of our ongoing engagement with the Zambian mining department.
Our agreement with BMR calls for the final business and execution plan to be approved by the 15th of June 2018. We will continue with site preparation work and confirming equipment specifications during this time.
The Jubilee team is ready to commence with the execution of the project on behalf of BMR."
Shareholders' Agreement Overview
Under the Shareholders' Agreement, a joint venture company will be established ("Kabwe Operations") which will be assigned all intellectual property developed for the execution of the Project as well as the right to fund and execute the Project on behalf of BMR.
Kabwe Operations is appointed the project manager with Jubilee appointed as the operator of the Project, with responsibility for the developing the Project business plan, joint funding, construction, commissioning and operations of the Project.
In terms of the Shareholders' Agreement, Jubilee is offered the right to earn into Kabwe Operations through staged debt funding ("Debt Finance") as set out below. Jubilee's earn-in interest in Kabwe Operations will be through preferred shares issued in Kabwe Operations ("Preferred Shares"), which will have equal voting rights to the issued ordinary shares of Kabwe Operations and will have the preferred right to receive 100% of distributed profits from Kabwe Operations until the preferred Debt Finance plus a 30% interest component is fully paid, where after the Preferred Shares will convert into ordinary shares of Kabwe Operations.
Jubilee Key Earn-in Terms for Kabwe Operations:
(a) Phase 1 – Jubilee has already provided access to funding for Kabwe Operations to the value of £300,000 to secure a 15% equity interest in Kabwe Operations held as a Preferred Share.
(b) Phase 2 – Jubilee will provide access to a further £1,000,000 funding towards the implementation of the approved business plan to secure a further 15% equity interest in Kabwe Operations taking the aggregate interest of Jubilee to 30% held as a Preferred Share. As security for the Jubilee Debt Finance, the BMR Group would grant security over the whole of its shareholding in the Kabwe project through its subsidiary Enviro Processing Limited ("EPL").
(c) Phase 3 – Jubilee will provide access to a further £1,000,000 funding towards the implementation of the approved business plan to secure a further 10% equity interest in Kabwe Operations taking the aggregate interest of Jubilee to 40% held as a Preferred Share.
Shareholders' Agreement – Further Funding Terms
The amount of any subsequent loan funding required from time to time for the Project shall be approved by the board of Kabwe Operations in accordance with the Business Plan presented by Jubilee, and shall be procured by way of:
(a) firstly, loans from shareholders pro rata to their interest in the Kabwe Operations should the shareholders indicate a willingness to further fund Kabwe Operations on terms and conditions to be agreed upon at that time; or
(b) secondly, loans from a financial institution or other third party, upon the most favourable terms available; or
(c) thirdly, in the event that funding is unsuccessful as contemplated above, additional or other loans from shareholders, pro rata to their shareholding.
In the event that any shareholder fails, for any reason to pay all or any of its pro rata portion of such loan funding, the remaining shareholders shall be entitled to provide the shortfall in which event the failing shareholder shall be diluted accordingly.
Operating Agreement Overview
(a) Under the agreement, EPL, holder of the Project, appoints the Kabwe Operations as the managing consultant of the Project and appoints Jubilee as the operator of the Project to manage, operate and administer the Project for and on behalf of Kabwe Operations.
(b) Jubilee as operator shall project manage the development and funding of the Project, including executing the development work programme and Business Plan of Kabwe Operations. Jubilee shall in addition submit designs, construct and operate the plant and shall process the feed material, including the tailings, at the plant in order to produce and sell into the market saleable product for profit, at the direction of Kabwe Operations.
(c) As a result of delays caused by the temporary termination of BMR's Kabwe mining licence, announced on 7 February 2018 and which was re-instated as announced on 5 April 2018, Jubilee will prepare the initial design, work programme and budget for the construction phase of the Kabwe project by 14 June 2018 at which point it will make a decision whether to proceed with the plant development. In the intervening period Jubilee, as operator, will also hold discussions with the Zambian authorities regarding the proposed timing of construction and commissioning of the plant in light of the conditions attached to the mining licence at the time of it being reinstated.
(d) BMR and/or EPL have ceded, assigned and transferred to Kabwe Operations the IP in relation to the processing methodology for the Project (which is licensed to EPL to enable its execution of the Kabwe project in accordance with the specifications and delivery plans of Kabwe Operations).
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Adventures in Ered Luin
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On December 24, 2017 December 25, 2017 By aspire2hopegmIn Ered Luin, Game Log3 Comments
In the previous episode, the brave heroes had fought the Zombie King and survived the devious traps protecting the Iron Rose held beneath a rotten tree. Now Pick, Limolas and Dagaard set out to try and discover the location of the final item required to release Edananar from his frog form. Progress was again slow, but the party took heart when they could see the rising Hills of Evendim; this giving the small hope that the depths of the swamp would soon be left behind.
Soon the band of adventurers found themselves warily entering a forest of dead trees. Mists floated in from the swamp obscuring the view further, but untroubled the heroes pushed deeper into the woods and soon came upon a thicket of thorns. It was clear from their previous information that this should be the labyrinth of thorns spoken of as the resting place for the amber stones. A quick survey of the perimeter revealed three entrances and the wanderers soon realised that a strategy to defeat the labyrinth was in order.
Sadly, after many hours of debate, the best plan they could come up with was to pick the nearest entrance and take the left turn until no more turns could be made and then return to the last turning. Pick, by far the most intelligent of the band, being only slightly below average intelligence, suggested leaving a marker at each turn, and so with bundles of sticks the band set off to explore.
The thorns of the maze pushed in on the adventurers as they explored through the mist. In the mistaken belief that they were efficiently exploring, the party pushed on into the Labyrinth. The tension grew as every wrong turn meant retracing steps and finding the marker sticks, which were becoming less with each wrong turn.
Warily, the party pushed on. Soon Limolas' sharp ears heard a clacking sound and so the party were aware of the approach of a pair of skeletons. Unfortunately, the close-packed thorns left no room for manoeuvre and so Pick was forced to deal with both at the junction. Limolas let fly volleys of arrows, but alas they had little effect when his aim was true. So alone and beset on two sides, the brave dwarf swung is mighty warhammer in defence of his comrades. So it is perhaps fortunate that this was the time for our heroes to discover that weapons that break bone, are more effective against the skeletal form of undead.
The guardians of the Labyrinth dispatched, the explorers pushed on in their haphazard way seeking the centre of the maze. The going was slow and there were many encounters with more skeletons. The dauntless dwarves covering both the van and rear guard dispatched these with ease, and despite evidence to the contrary Limolas continued to use piercing weapons to provide support.
A cold damp night later, the explorers gained the centre of the maze. In front of them stood a twelve foot high dark green dodecahedral tower, and atop gleamed the prized amber stones. Now the heroes could grab the loot and depart this depressing maze. However, between them and the stones stood a band of skeletal warriors. Faced with odds of three to one, Limolas thought to thin the numbers using his skill as a bowman. His efforts continued to have the same effect as before and the skeletal figures advanced with purposeful menace. The dwarves, taking a more pragmatic view advanced with warhammers swinging and soon the sound of breaking bone filled the centre of the maze. Limolas, finally abandoning his bow, joined the fray swinging his longsword to and fro. Within a few minutes, the floor was littered with a carpet of shattered bones and the heroes could turn their attention to the high pedestal on which the amber stones sat.
A combination of a lack of height and acrobatic skill made it clear very early on that recovering the stones would need a solution that did not involve a tower of two dwarves and an elf. However, by standing on both the dwarves shoulders and using his spear Limolas was eventually able to push the amber stones off the pedestal, where they were soon rolled into the magical bag ready for transport back to the golden frog form of Edananar, All that remained was to find their way back to him through the miles of damp, dreary, dangerous, swamp.
Into the mist
On November 5, 2017 November 11, 2017 By aspire2hopegmIn Ered Luin, Game Log1 Comment
In the last session the adventurers had managed to acquire the basket used by the water spirits to keep their treasure. Miraculously this small coracle was transformed into a small bag which the party could carry back to the golden frog. Before leaving the pool Limolas attempted to find more information about the location of the remaining items from the Nixie but it appeared that the adventurers were no longer of any interest to the capricious water maia.
A few false trails later the party were able to relocate the bower of the golden frog and from him discover that the iron rose and amber stones were to be found to the north. They would need to find a floating island controlled by a Zombie king, which could be recognised by a single dead tree on it, and also locate a labyrinth of thorns which was in a wood at the margins of the swamp.
The vagueness of the directions caused much consternation from Pick and Limolas, who began to realise how long this adventure was going to last and the dwindling in food supplies. Not helping the mood of the party is the fact that now the mists have closed in and although the terrain is flat, it has become difficult to make out shapes through the grey fog.
A day of miserable trudging through swamp, with some false starts, and the party discover a strange mound in the swamp. As they approach their nostrils are assaulted by an acrid stench. Fighting back the urge to gag they explore the sight and find cages with disfigured human remains hanging at the top of the small mount. Finding nothing else of interest they return to the causeway path and continue to seek the floating island or the woods.
Sometime later, the party discover a small village of crude reed huts on a large raft of reads. Around thirty disfigured humans appear to live there and the adventurers approach with caution. Limolas attempted to make contact through exchanging a gift of raw boar meat that the party had killed the previous day. Although the gift was accepted the party decide that the gulf in communication is too great and there is nothing to be gained by remaining. They move on through the green, grey swamp seeking a way to one of their objectives.
Just after midday, nearly two weeks after setting out from Caras Celairnen, Limolas spies a lonely tree rising out from the mist. Heartened by the thought of an end to their quest, the adventurers hurry forward only to din that their path is blocked by a green, noisome pool of swamp water. Fortunately, around the edge of the pool are a series of tussocks that should provide a reasonably safe path towards the island. Concerned about the potential of the island to be hiding the Zombie King, who the party presume is some form of Mewlip or Wight, Limolas remains on the shore to cover the party with his bow whilst the dwarves make the trek to the island.
Within the first few feet, it is Pick whose foot slips and enters the water, and from the fetid pool a great blurp of gas erupts. This is followed by a low keening moan that appears to make the ground shudder. Not having travelled far both dwarves make their way quickly back to shore, as a long green and grey tentacle emerges from the pool. Although Limolas attempts to wound the monster, his arrow misses the mark and the party beat a hasty retreat.
Deciding, that to cross the pool would be suicide, and believing that as a floating island, there might be a chance of finding another way on the party retrace their steps to find a new causeway to the floating island.
On August 5, 2017 August 6, 2017 By aspire2hopegmIn GM Workshop, What the GM did, GazeteerLeave a comment
So finally, I think I have managed to find a purpose for the town of Caras Celairnen. Using Rolemaster campaign lore it is an easy task to begin populating the town with militia and the usual tropes of healers, mages, and thieves. A random variation on percentages of populations really does take care of that. But who else lives in the town aside from the main characters of the town?
A simple trawl of medieval professions leaves a huge list of potential trades that could be used to populate the town. The problem for me as a GM is that I really don't care about them in any detail, and neither will my players, who will probably only want to see the inside of the nearest tavern and the outfitters. However, my trick is to have these trades available to draw on to create colour to the daily life and give a reason for different districts to flourish. After all who would live in a town dominated only by criminals and militia?
So more to the point how common are these trades and how many of each will we need to populate the city. In Caras Celairnen, I have set 7 trading lords (that is lords of sufficient wealth to trade over distance). They will have their own network of middle men, merchants who will sell to the local market of transport goods onwards at their own risk. That means a transport crew (ship or otherwise) of around 20, dockers, warehouse men, clerks, would account for another 10 or more workers. That is without including servants needed for running the household, Although some may work for more than one employer. No man is an island they say, and certainly not all will be bachelors so now we need to multiply to include a family of between 5 and 12. Easily each Noble Lord could be directly responsible for the "existence" 50-100 people of the town
To support around 100 people there will need to be a baker, some form of costermonger, tailor, inn keeper with their families. Ancillary trades such as tailors, washerwomen, cloth dyers, leatherworkers, tinkers would also be needed but probably to a lower density than the main trades. So the trickle down effect means each noble lord creates around 150 people of the town.
Beyond these direct employs there are other direct employees we need to consider. The Militia need feeding and entertainment, as do the local healers, wizards and other local colour. There are also the middle merchants to consider who will also use services and goods and employ a few others directly. To complete these thoughts on the demographics of the town, because there are so many wealthy individuals, there will also be high quality, high end artisans. Not forgetting at the lower end the night soil movers and beggars.
Having considered all these factors the demographics of Caras Celairnen begin to look something like this.
A Militia Garrison for around 400 with 30 or so NCO and officers.
2 shrines with Clerics – one should be to Ea as this is Dunedain culture
30 or so healers of various levels
30 Guides but I may change this as there seems little need
4 magic users or different shades
74 Criminals in various guises of fences, footpads, burglers and thugs – some of whom will have day jobs.
20 Entertainers
400 businesses – Acater (food vendors such as bakers), innkeepers, boothman, colliers, costermongers, habdasher, iron monger, hay merchant, egglers, fishmonger, blacksmith, linen draper, mercer, milkmaid, oynter (oil seller), peddlers, pie sellers, spice merchant, vintner, leatherworker, fletcher, wool stapler and wood sellers
124 transporters to include carters, ferrymen, lightermen, bargees, and pilots
At a conservative estimate this would put the population of the town between 1500 and 4000 which neatly fits with the suggested population of the town by Thomas Mowinsky in Other Minds and Jeff Erwin in the Lindon gazetteer.
Trade the life blood of nations
On July 28, 2017 July 28, 2017 By aspire2hopegmIn Ered Luin, GM Workshop, What the GM didLeave a comment
Which as far as I can tell is an apocryphal quote attributed to the Scottish philosopher and economist Adam Smith, but none the less holds true for a town such as Caras Celairnen. In this post I will be considering some of the economic needs to support the town in what is a strange location.
It is an undeniable truth that trade requires goods that one place has and the other does not have in a high enough order to meet from within. Caras Celarnen must have it's own needs to function as a town, but lets assume that is as little as food probably from the regions surrounding or at worst from the Shire and Saralainn. So aside from this what goods could flow through the town or to rephrase what do the surrounding kingdoms produce, and how far will the merchant's travel? It is probably safe to say that Mithlond, the tower hills and the regions of Lindon are going to be pretty much self-contained with minimal leakage of Elvish craft as their involvement in humans affairs decreases (see History of Lindon). The Dwarves of Ered Luin on the otherhand will want to trade, not least to satisfy the desire for gold. Extensive seams of coal, copper (blue mountains), and finished metal products are likely to be the main exports. Equally, to the south is the shire and the fragmented mannish kingdoms of Cardolan (now lost). Here the region is rich in arable land and so we would expect there to be grain, and cattle flowing from this region.
Trade requires a market
What then of potential trade partners who would "use" the town as a transit point. As Kingdoms of major populations there is of course Arthedain in the mid-Third age, the Dwarves of Ered Luin and the Elves of Lindon. Minor populations are the Hobbits in the shire, Rivermen on the Lhun, Saralainn.
The Elvish lands of Lindon should for the most part be thought of as self sustaining, the lands are extensive, include plenty of wood and mining opportunities, and in Harlindon probably a climate conducive to good arable land. Wine might be one thing lacking, being a cooler temperate climate some might be shipped from Gondor, but this would not be passing through Caras. In all, the Elves would really only be looking for the craftsmanship of the Dwarves which matched that of the Noldor. Since there are fewer Noldor perhaps this would be a reason to trade through Caras, where a neutral ground for negotiations or even a neutral negotiator can be arranged. Certainly, in the third age, the breakdown in trust between elves and dwarves would make this true.
The Dwarven market is far easier to understand. With limited land for farming and for the more northerly communities a limited growing seasons food would be the prime consideration. In addition, if dwarves main occupation is mining or crafting the time they are able to spend on growing crops would be less. This ideas is supported in some ways by the description of Erebor in the Hobbit, where Dale was clearly the town that supplied the food needed to support the Dwarven community.
In the Third-Age Arthedain is a kingdom on a war footing. It too will be lacking in food to supply its populace. Again because of the shorter growing season, but also because of the large standing army. Most of this would be supplied from the Shire to the South, but perhaps some might come from Lindon. What would be needed in a greater quantity would be materials for building and maintaining defenses (wood and stone). Also a significant quantity of metal and leather for weapons and armour. This may be supplied as raw materials or perhaps some as better crafted weapons from the Dwarves and again possibly the Elves of Lindon.
Trade needs transportation
What makes a good trading centre is its access to various transportation links, in Middle Earth of course this is land, sea and rivers. Sea links to Arthedain and the dwarves are nonexistent so all trade conducted with this region must either pass up one of two rivers or be transported overland. From Caras Celairnen this would either be up the Uiladuin or though the lands of Noirin with a potential poor route across the northern hills of Evendim. Arthedain would also be open to the Branduin river route or an overland route from Tharbad, reasons why Caras Celairnen might be chosen as a route will be discussed later. As for Lindon, as discussed earlier, there is little that they might need that could be supplied beyond Dwarven crafts.
In our modern way of thinking transport is a given and reduced to a logistics exercise based on just in time delivery with transactions with the ultimate vendor already completed and just the vagaries of local consumers the unknown. However, delve in to the history books and suddenly transport is much less reliable. Medieval and by implication fantasy trade transport was a far riskier adventure. For example, will your chosen transport method actually get your goods to the destination? Can you repair the transport on the journey or will you be forced to abandon your goods? Is the cost of the goods less than the transportation costs (method + labour + security + damage). Further risk is from robbers, hence security, given the wildness of Middle Earth their is almost certainly a "finders keepers" type rule on goods as it would be nigh on impossible to prove ownership, especially if you or your minion in charge of the cargo is dead. If this is so then there must be preferred ways of transporting goods where risks are lower. I suspect that highest risk would be long land routes, but water based routes up rivers and by sea would be more preferable. Lets look at the evidence.
For starters the road network was awful! Yes around the major population centres the road was more apparent, but that could make it worse due to the heavy traffic use. Even if you allow for the high engineering level of the Dwarves, Elves and Dunadan to allow for Roman-like road networks. This would only account for major military transport routes. Certainly, in the third age both the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings suggest the major highways are no more than grassed tracks rather than well maintained highways. So rather than get into an esoteric debate on road engineering in Middle Earth, I am going to suggest that roads aren't great. This means carting your goods across land is a slow. I suspect the times given for travelling with a cart in MERP are on the optimistic side of travel. Fresh goods do not travel far! No fruits of the south will be making it overland to Arthedain. Yes sir we have no bananas! A second reason for land being the least favoured method is the amount of goods you could transport! A carthorse could haul around a 10th of its weight for 8 hours which is not much (150lbs, see Wagonteamster for more). Add to that you will need camp equipment and feed for the horses and suddenly you realise the idyllic image of a farmer bring his goods to town on a cart is about all you will see. The alternative would be juggernaut trains of carts moving constantly up and down roads. It makes you realise that goods going overland need to be highly portable and valuable.
Which brings us to the water-based routes; the undoubted advantage of water is, in general, the ability to carry heavy loads for a reduced effort. A river is an ideal downstream transport system for heavy loads. Timber can be rafted down with little or no effort, with the advantage that not many timber bandits are known. Using river barges on larger rivers would allow lots of goods to be transported easily and, if the barge is able to stay away from the banks, the risk of theft is low. Of course here in the UK we are very familiar with the maritime power of trade. Again long distance trade using sea is far more attractive to a merchant shipping goods than a long land trade. Pirates of course would be an issue, but really a random attack is unlikely given the size of water a single pirate would need to patrol. Which of course only leave state sponsored piracy, either by commission or omission!
Between the bastion of of Gondor and the Elves of Lindon there would be very little opportunity to operate a pirate fleet with state "backing". However, the middle kingdoms are in ruin and the small kingdoms that have established themselves are a weaker area and Gondor and Lindon's patrols would be less effective in the inshore regions. As a result, trade routes between Gondor and Lindon and onto Caras Celairnen will probably stick to the deeper ocean.
(quick background reference Middle Ages Trade & Commerce)
Trade is run on credit
The most important thing to remember about real trade in a medieval/fantasy environment is that rarely does money trade hands. The often misguided idea that merchants might wander around with huge crates of gold to purchase the goods that will be sold (for profit) at another location is complete nonsense.
Medieval trade was always conducted using scripts and tallies. Goods would then be sold onto middle men for distribution to redeem the credit into useable cash. All this means that merchants need to have a reputation and sufficient collateral holdings to support their involvement in the trade. That is to say unless you are planning on a risky trade venture, most merchants will be landed gentry. They in turn will recoup their debt by selling on to middle men to deliver to the local populace.
Of course Middle Earth is also a more Middle English Anglo-Saxon tradition so these more modern developments might not exist, except for the high level of civilisation attributed to the Dunedain, Dwarves and Elves.
(more reading)
Trade as the life blood of Caras Celairnen
So what does this all mean for our small market charter town on a river. Having established that the town itself was already pre-established for the purpose of trade between the Dwarves and the Elves and that as time passed it became subsumed into human culture until gifted to Arnor, the principle trade with the Dwarves is a vital element. However, such a trade route would probably not be sufficient to sustain the town and the opportunities afforded by close proximity to Lindon suggest that some Elvish goods would also be available. Finally, although the Gwathlo also provides a good route towards Fornost; Caras also provides a safer harbour in a more stable political region.
A Frog he would a wooing go.
On May 22, 2017 By aspire2hopegmIn Ered Luin, Game Log2 Comments
At the end of the last session the party were alone deep in the swamp north of Caras Celairnen. Cold, damp and guide-less, they have been forced to rely on Limolas' tracking skills to navigate the dangerous causeways that criss cross the dangerous marshes.
Another day of grey, green dreariness and swamp wild-life lead the party, after a few mis-steps, to a small floating island. On the island was a small bower, within which sat a small golden frog. Limolas and Pick are first to step tentatively on to the island. Sensing no traps they move closer to the bower. Whereupon, the frog speaks to them and beseeches their aid in reuniting him with his lost love. The frog tells the party that his was once a mortal man who fell in love with a Silvan elf in the years of twilight as the sun first rose. He tells of how an elf perverted by Morgoth cast the spell on him as he returned bearing wedding gifts for his love, and how until they are returned he cannot resume his mortal form.
The party debate the risk and rewards. In the first instance, they decide that this is not what they are being paid for and that taking the idol to the Alabaster lady is the best option. That is until they discover that the frog cannot be moved. It seems they need a magical basket which is currently in the possession of some water maia.
The party set off back into the swamp in the direction indicated by the golden frog. After some minor swamp encounters they soon arrive at a hedge of swamp bushes behind which they hear the light laughter of female voices. Peeking through the bushes they spy the beautiful form of the water nixies grouped around a large pool. In the middle of the pool floats a small coracle filled with treasure.
Retreating away from the pool the party debate the best approach to securing the basket. Aware of the elemental power of the Maia, Limolas suggests that direct force should be a last resort measure. As a result, the party decide to try charm and the hope that a love story will melt the hearts of the Nixie. Much to the party's surprise this approach works wonderfully, although it costs them in a few magical items and coins to secure the boat, which when touched by mortal hands becomes a small basket.
Encouraged by the turn of events the party return to the island of the golden frog.
On May 21, 2017 May 21, 2017 By aspire2hopegmIn Ered Luin, Game LogLeave a comment
In the last session, the party had escaped the perilous Oracle caves with barely a breath in their bodies. All the party were affected by hallucinations, but Pick was more affected than the rest of the party and spends several hours muttering about visions of a great Dwarven hall in which great lost Dwarven treasures could be found.
When the party are fully recovered they set forth, guided by their local guide, into the swamp. Initially, they are guided safely through the swamp and meet nothing but some local wildlife. However, after a day in the swamp they meet another of the treasure hunting teams and although the party tentatively try to open a parley, the other group attack. Narrowly, avoiding an opening salvo of crossbow bolts the two parties close. It is suddenly clear that the other party have a wizard as shock bolts fly, but they prove ineffectual. Again it is Dagaard who leads the melee, with Pick being redoubtable in defense and Limolas able to dart round and remove the threat from the wizard. The brief battle done, the party assess the situation to discover their guide has disappeared. Now they are alone in the swamp.
Thankfully, Limolas finally finds that he is an expert in something other than fashion and begins to navigate the tricky paths through the swamp. The party even have time to stop and do some fishing providing a fishy supper for the night. However, the lack of firewood demonstrate the importance of thinking ahead before planning to live off the land.
Night falls and although there is a close run encounter with a corpse candle, which almost lures Pick into the swamp, the party are able to continue their search in the morning. Navigating the paths proves tricky and once or twice back tracking is required. The swamp becomes more sinister as time passes and the party of encounter a giant versions of Leech and Catfish before they make camp for another night in the swamp.
Caras Celairnen Conundrum
On August 29, 2016 August 29, 2016 By aspire2hopegmIn Set up, What the GM didLeave a comment
Sometimes over thinking something can create a sticking point. A knot of knowledge that seeks the most elegant solution. Creativity is about ideas and the time it takes to gestate the inspiration to create something novel and engaging. However, at some point you have to stop with the what ifs and just try it. Iterations of the project will undoubtedly fall by the wayside, which is the case with my versions of Caras Celairnen. Having created a first draft and then re-read the source material I was unhappy with the layout. I then did some digging and was vexed by the location of the the town on the map. I still am. But whilst I have thrown the location around I have also been looking at some example of villages/towns on rivers to get a feel of how the place might look.
My first issue is the sheer scale of the region into which I need to place my town. Given a blank piece of paper and my own squiggles this wouldn't be a problem, but I am working from a predrawn map with a rather large scale of 1# to 20 miles. To give you an idea of the vast areas involved lets look at the map in hex form. Each side of the hex is scaled to 10 miles. That means from corner (side to side) to corner the distance is 20 miles. In terms of travelling time on foot and laden for the journey (loaded march) that's two days; on horseback perhaps half a day by road. In terms of area its 259.81 square miles! To put that in persepective, a golden eagle has a hunting territory of 60-200 square miles, a lion upto 100 square miles. I don't think I ever appreciated how vast these maps were or how desolate the space inbetween populations would be.
Now clearly a cartographer cannot be accurate with a symbol on a map of this scale. The map is more pictorial rather than ordance survey accurate. So I scaled the map and overlayed a 1 mile per side hex (2 miles across, area 2.6 sq mi).
Now the symbol of Caras Celairnen is around 20 miles from the tower which is the distance give for the libary it represents in the Arnor module. Which means the town occupies 2.6 sq miles according to the symbol, but its not OS. So how much area would 4000 people really need?
Let's start with the area of the average household in
1/4 mile hex
660 ft per square (435,600 sq ft)
pale red is road. pale orange is the city according to map. green is the marsh. brown is a low density area and square is 544 houses in high density. Questions – what is isthmus ground type? flood /marsh/raised. Where should the town go? Is the road a causeway across marshes? Should the marsh go all the way to the rocky spit of Caras Celairnen? How much land around should be devoted to agriculture to provide for daily needs? What fortifications are needed?
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To Be or Not to Be…come a U.S. citizen? That is the Question!
Congratulations! You have become a Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States, with either a 10-year "Green Card," or a 2-year conditional "Green Card." It has likely been a long road to get to this point, and you are probably tired of the process, the forms and the filing fees, but there may be one more form you want to submit when you are eligible to do so - USCIS Form N-400. That is the Application for Naturalization, and one files it to become a citizen of the United States. Some people cannot wait to take the oath of citizenship, while others are satisfied with having a Green Card, and wish to remain permanent residents. A subset of these individuals choose to remain permanent residents due to the long processing delays or to avoid the costs involved. Others choose not to file due to tax implications (in the United States or abroad) or issues related to dual citizenship (or a lack thereof with respect to the country of their birth). With that in mind, Permanent Residents must recognize that there are risks to not applying for citizenship, and there are things everyone with a Green Card should know about the requirements to become a U.S. citizen.


Twitter held an event in Dubai titled #ShoppingIsHappening to discuss how brands can tap into the upcoming November sales, be at the heart of the shopping conversation on Twitter, and deliver strong business results. Attended by key retail brands and agencies, the objective of the event was to inform advertisers on how they can drive relevance, consideration and own the moment on Twitter when it comes to this season.
The event started with a session that shared insights around the discovery and information-seeking mindset of Twitter's audience. Such insights provide clarity on the fact that consumers are in different mindsets on different platforms, and are most valuable on Twitter, when they're most receptive. We also revealed that this year, Tweets in MENA around shopping increased to almost 6 million so far.
We shared new insights about Saudi consumers' shopping habits on Twitter around the November sales. The survey revealed that 1 in 5 Twitter users are 'heavy' online shoppers, 6 in 10 have both online and offline shopping plans specifically for November, with the number increasing to 8 in 10 for heavy shoppers.
In addition, 21% of Saudi consumers on Twitter would be repeat November online shoppers; those who shopped online last November and intend to this November as well. 38% however would be new November online shoppers; indicating that those who did not shop online last November intend to this year, which represents a major opportunity for brands to increase their active base of customers, through Twitter.
Respondents stated that fashion items (such as accessories, jewelry, fragrances) and consumer electronics (such as TVs, mobile phones, laptops) are the most commonly purchased products, ranked at 65% and 45% respectively. We also learnt that offers during November are likely to trigger potential incremental sales; given that consumers who stated they'd buy any of the product categories only if on sale increased by 16%, 12%, 10% and 7% for consumer electronics, home appliances, home furniture and fashion items respectively.
We also learnt that in Saudi Arabia, Twitter daily active users are 22% more likely to influence the purchase decisions of friends and family members, compared to non users (source: Global Web Index). For brands, it means that reaching Twitter consumers can not only drive direct sales, but also incremental sales through the influence they have in their community.
Two industry experts; Stanislas Brunais @stanislasbrunai Head of Digital Marketing, Al Tayer Group and Scott Hicks @sensic Co-Founder CMO, Soopamarket, presented sessions around fashion and groceries in relation to the upcoming shopping season.
The event concluded with a session around how brands can activate during the November sales. From raising awareness by running pre-roll video ads ahead of relevant publisher content, to reaching the masses through one of Twitter's multiple ad formats such as Promoted Trends, and retargeting consumers who were exposed to the branding to drive visits and sales with always-on Direct Response ad formats, advertisers can drive relevance, consideration and own the moment on Twitter during this season.


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Q: Conditional highlight row when there are matches In Excel, I want to add a gradient highlight by row when the text changes in a given cell, with conditional formatting. I have a list of ~1k account names, a lot of which are the same, and I have them all sorted alphabetically. I'd like to set Conditional Formatting to group each account name together by the entire row. For example: cell A1=McDonalds A2=McDonalds A3=Wal-Mart A4=Wal-Mart.
I'd like the colors to group each account together so McDonalds would be blue and Wal-Mart would be green.

A: I think you need a helper column, say E seeded with 1 in row1, and =IF(A1=A2,E1,E1+1) in E2 and copied down to suit. Then formulae of the kind below should suit for conditional formatting:

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Q: How does Google Chrome store passwords? Are they encrypted in disk?  How?  Are they safe, for example, in the event of someone booting from a Live CD and mounting the hard disk?
How is the encryption key generated?  Is it different in Windows and Linux?

A: You seem to be curious specifically about the key used to encrypt the passwords in Chrome.
The answer is:

Every password is encrypted with a different random key.

And then the encrypted password is stored in the SQLite database file:
%LocalAppData%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Login Data

You can use something like SQLite Database Browser or SQLite Maestro to view it. Here's a snippet from my Login Data file:
origin_url                                username_value               password_value
========================================  ==============               ========================
http://thepiratebay.org/register          JolineBlomqvist@example.com  01000000D08C9DDF0115D1118C7A00C04FC297EB01000000BB0E1F4548ADC84A82EC0873552BCB460000000002000000000003660000C0000000100000006811169334524F33D880DE0C842B9BBB0000000004800000A00000001000000043C8E23979F5CC5499D73610B969A92A08000000EE07953DEC9F7CA01400000098B5F0F01E35B0DC6BBAFC53A9B1254AC999F4FA

You'll notice the password is an encrypted blob of data. The approximate algorithm to encrypt a new password is:

*

*generate a new random session key

*encrypt the password with the session key

*encrypt the session key with the user's RSA public key

*generate a Message Authentication Code (HMAC) for the encrypted data

*concatenate the encrypted session key, the encrypted password, and the MAC

And Chrome saves that blob to its SQLite database.
But to answer your question: Where does the encryption key come from?

Each password is encrypted with a different randomly generated key

The Technical Details
Of course i left out the technical details. Chrome does not encrypt your passwords itself. Chrome does not have a master key used to encrypt anything. Chrome does not do the encryption. Windows does.
There is a Windows function, CryptProtectData, which is used to encrypt any arbitrary data you like. The details of calling it is less important. But if i invent a pseudo-language that somewhat can be decipherable as any programming languge, Chrome calls:
CryptProtectData(
      { cbData: 28, pbData: "correct battery horse staple" },
      "The password for superuser.com and all the glee therein",
      null, //optional entropy
      null, //reserved
      null, //prompt options
      0, //flags
      { cbData:   pbData:  }); //where the encrypted data will go

So the password:

*

*Plaintext: correct battery horse staple

*Encrypted: 01000000D08C9DDF0115D1118C7A00C04FC297EB01000000BB0E1F4548ADC84A82EC0873552BCB460000000002000000000003660000C0000000100000006811169334524F33D880DE0C842B9BBB0000000004800000A00000001000000043C8E23979F5CC5499D73610B969A92A08000000EE07953DEC9F7CA01400000098B5F0F01E35B0DC6BBAFC53A9B1254AC999F4FA
You'll notice that i never needed to supply a password. That is because Windows takes care of all of that. In the end:

*

*a random password is generated to encrypt the password

*that password is encrypted with a random password

*that password is encrypted with your Windows password

So the only way for someone to know your password is if they know your password.

A: They are "encrypted" but it's a reversable encryption. Chrome has to send the raw password to the site it was stored for, so if Chrome can decrypt and use it, so can other people. Storing passwords is never 100% safe.

A: Google Chrome encrypts passwords and stores them in SQLite DB but they could be easily viewed with the special password recovery applications such as ChromePass (http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/chromepass.html) or SecurePassword Kit (http://www.getsecurepassword.com/)

A: On the Mac, the equivalent to the CryptProtectData function in Windows is to access the password for "Chrome Safe Storage" in OS X's Keychain.

A: The passwords are encrypted and stored in a SQLite database:

The important piece here is CryptProtectData, which is a Windows API function for encrypting data. Data encrypted with this function is pretty solid. It can only be decrypted on the same machine and by the same user that encrypted it in the first place.


With the pace of world growth in places like East Asia, India, Africa, and other international markets, manufacturers and service providers in Northwest Ohio have substantial export opportunities. Entering these markets can seem a bit daunting due to the complexities of the exporting process and this is where the TRCC Export Success Program can help!
To tackle these and other issues of exporting, the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce (TRCC), Regional Growth Partnership (RGP) Northwest Ohio, United Parcel Service (UPS) and the U.S. Commercial Service have partnered together to provide guidance in the world of exporting.
Export Success at the TRCC can help new-to-export companies as well as experienced exporters enter into new global markets quickly and efficiently.
Our program is designed to meet the needs of small and medium-sized business interested in expanding into global markets. Export Success at TRCC can help you and your company develop plans to identify global markets, improve export efficiencies, understand export financing, and develop market entry strategies. Export Success participants meet approximately once a month over a catered breakfast for a targeted topic session.
Participating in Export Success at The Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce provides a collaborative and inexpensive method to help expand your company's knowledge about the world of exporting.
By participating in the program, you will be able to properly arrange resources to successfully enter the global marketplace. Participants will have an opportunity to work with experienced exporters and others from the public and private sectors who offer current best practices for operating in global markets. The knowledge and tools learned at Export Success will enable companies to execute global strategies more quickly and effectively.


I am a recent graduate of Bridgewater State University, in Bridgewater, MA, where I studyied Management with a concentration in Information Systems Management. Previously, I was a Computer Science major at the University of Massachusetts - Boston. Some of my interests include computers, technology, programming, education, business, biology, as well as learning Spanish.
As 2015 draws to a close, it's time for the annual TechnicalCafe "Favorite Apps" post, where I talk about some of the apps that I have been using over the past year or so and why they are considered my favorites.
TweetBot 4, by Tapbots, is the latest version of TweetBot and provides a great way to view, post, and manage tweets, with users being able to do so by using a variety of touch gestures, such as swiping to view a conversation, etc. Using the five buttons at the bottom of the interface, one can easily view tweets, manage conversations, interact with followers, and more, with two of these buttons being user-customizable!
Alien Blue, the official iOS Reddit app, is my go-to way of accessing Reddit using my iPhone. With Alien Blue, users can view and post Reddit threads, as well as comment on existing ones. Additionally, the app includes support for viewing images from within the app itself, making it easy to enjoy the Reddit experience all within one app. A built-in browser also makes it easy to view articles and what not that may be posted, making it easy to view Reddit posts, articles, images, videos, and more, without having to use more than one app.
Calendars 5, by Readdle, is a full-featured calendar app for iOS, which enables users to easily view and manage their schedules on the go. Calendars 5 supports syncing with Google Calendar, Outlook, Microsoft Exchange, Yahoo!, AoL, as well as other calendars.
Sunrise Calendar, which was acquired by Microsoft earlier this year, is a great calendar app that can be used to keep track of one's schedule, be it for school, work, or other events that users wish to keep track of. Sunrise offers two views of one's events – a schedule view that enables users to view a schedule of upcoming events by day of the week, along with weather information, and a calendar view that shows three days at at time and what events are scheduled during that day and for how long.
Wunderlist, which was recently acquired by Microsoft, is a free service that enables users to create to-do lists and reminders, in order to keep track of tasks. Users can create their own lists, group lists into folders, and can even share lists with other users. There is also a pro version of Wunderlist, should one want additional features, such as unlimited assigning, unlimited file size, unlimited subtasks, and the option to set 10 additional background images.
1Password, by AgileBits, is a password manager available for iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows, which can be used to securely and conveniently store one's passwords and other important information.
With 1Password, users no longer have to remember all of their account names, passwords, and other sensitive data, as it can be securely stored on one's devices, with access only being granted when the correct master password (or fingerprint, in the case of Touch ID) is entered. Data can be synced across iCloud, Dropbox, WiFi, and via folders on Mac OS X, and is encrypted using 256-bit AES encryption so that one can ensure their information is safe and secure.
Pushbullet is an app that enables users to sync notifications, messages, and other data across the various devices that one may own, including iOS and Android devices, computers, and tablets, making it easy to send files, links, and more between devices. There are a variety of free apps and extensions available, for a variety of browsers, platforms, and devices, that make using Pushbullet easy.
MyFitnessPal is a free service that is offered through both iOS and Android apps, as well as via the MyFitnessPal website, that enables users to keep track of various health and fitness related data, including food intake, exercise data, weight, and more, with the goal of helping to keep users healthy and in shape.
Users can search the MyFitnessPal database for various food items and log them, in order to keep track of what foods they have consumed throughout the day, as well as what nutritional values each food item possesses. Perhaps one of the best features of the mobile app is that users can use their phone's camera to scan the barcode of a variety of foods, which will automatically recall it from the database. Should an item not be in the database already, or should a user want to enter a custom food item, users can create a new entry for their logs.
Mint, by Intuit, is a free service that enables users to keep track of their money and finances, including spending, income, budgets, and more. With Mint, users can add multiple accounts, including checking, savings, credit cards, etc. and see how their money has been used and where it has been going, thanks to a variety of helpful metrics and graphs. Users can also create and view budgets, with default budgets being provided, in order to better keep track of spending within certain categories.
If you're interested in what apps made the list in previous years, I invite you to check out the following links to see what apps were chosen in: 2014, 2013, 2011, and in 2010.
What were your favorite iOS and Android apps that you have used in 2015? Why were they your favorites? Please feel free to share your thoughts and comments below!
I hope everyone has a happy, healthy, fun, and safe New Year! Thank you for visiting the TechnicalCafe.com blog and TechnicalCafe YouTube channel, and for reading and viewing our content, as well as for taking the time to leave your feedback on the blog and videos; it's greatly appreciated! Without the readers and viewers, TechnicalCafe would not be the website and channel that it is today!
This entry was posted in App Reviews and tagged Android, app, app review, featured, ios on December 31, 2015 by Jamie.
Earlier today, Apple held their annual World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) keynote in San Francisco, CA, where various updates to Apple product lines and software were announced, in addition to the announcements of a variety of new features.
Among the announcements were an update to OS X, to a new version called El Capitan, the next iteration of Apple's iOS, iOS 9, Apple's next version of their watch operating system, watchOS 2, as well as a new music service, called Apple Music.
Given that there was so much information, this blog post won't focus on the information itself, but rather, will be a sort of aggregator of information and resources where you can find more information about the announcements at WWDC15.
The WWDC15 Keynote address, which was broadcast live on the Apple website from San Francisco, can be viewed at the link below. (At the time of this post, the replay video is yet available.) Additionally, highlights from the Keynote address are also available in the form of text and photo-based posts.
Information regarding the newest version of Apple's computer operating system, OS X El Capitan, which will be released this Fall, can be viewed at the link below, which is to a preview page on the Apple website.
The newest version of Apple's mobile operating system, iOS 9 will include some exciting new features, including multitasking, a new News app, additional APIs, and more. For more information regarding all of the new features and what not that will be included in iOS 9, there is a preview page on the Apple website, which is linked below.
The Apple Watch's operating system will also be receiving an update this Fall, with the announcement of watchOS 2, which will include additional watch faces to choose from, customizable watch face complications, faster and more powerful apps, and more. More information about watchOS 2 can be found at the link below, also to a preview page on the Apple website.
Apple Music, another new service announced at WWDC15, will provide a variety of new features and services related to how users listen to and share music, as well as how music artists and creators connect with fans. Beats 1 is a new radio station, with people like Zane Lowe, Julie Adenuga, and Ebro Darden behind it, that was announced.
More information regarding Apple Music, which will become available on June 30, 2015, can be found at the Apple Music website, which is linked below.
In addition to the preview pages offered by Apple, there are other sources of information regarding today's WWDC15 updates, including live video coverage by TWiT.tv and Chris Pirillo of LockerGnome, as well as coverage by MacRumors.com and TechCrunch.com, as well as Twitter coverage by Marques Brownlee of the MKBHD YouTube Channel and Michael Kukielka of the DetroitBORG YouTube channel.
TechnicalCafe also provided some coverage during the Keynote, on the TechnicalCafe Twitter account, as well as on my personal Twitter account (@Jamiemcg).
Thank you for reading this post, and if you have any more information or resources that you would like to see added, please feel free to leave a comment below!
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on June 8, 2015 by Jamie.
When learning to program, it is important that one practice what they've learned and what they're currently learning, as many programming concepts lay a foundation for other concepts that you'll learn later. A FizzBuzz program is one type of programming exercise that one can do in order to re-enforce concepts that were learned early on in their programming education.
Here's an example of one possible solution to the FizzBuzz program, written in Java, as well as explanations as to what the code does and why it is used.
//as we know how many numbers will be printed at runtime.
There you have it! That's how to go about creating a "FizzBuzz" program in Java! Feel free to copy and paste the code written above into your IDE or editor of choice and play around with it, in order to what changing various lines of code could do! You could even include other checks, perhaps printing something else if a number is divisible by other numbers!
Please feel free to let me know what you think of this post in the comments or by sending me an e-mail using the Contact page, or on Twitter – @Jamiemcg! If you liked this post, I invite you to check out the TechnicalCafe YouTube channel, where you can find more tutorials on Java, HTML, CSS, and more!
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on May 27, 2015 by Jamie.
Today, we're excited to announce that Sunrise is joining Microsoft. For Sunrise, this is just the beginning.
I'm pleased to announce that Microsoft has acquired Sunrise, provider of a next-generation calendar app for iOS and Android. We are making this acquisition because we believe a reinvention in the way people use calendars on mobile devices is long overdue. Our goal is to better help people manage and make the most of their time in a mobile-first, cloud-first world.
This is another step forward on our journey to reinvent productivity and empower every person and organization to achieve more. Today's acquisition of Sunrise, our recent acquisition of Acompli, and our new touch-optimized universal Office apps for Windows 10 all exemplify Microsoft's ambition to rethink the productivity category. Our goal is to create more meaningful, beautiful experiences in mobile email and calendaring across all platforms. And as you will hear in the video below, the creative talent and fresh thinking at Sunrise and Acompli will make a lasting impact on the Microsoft family as we seek to reinvent productivity.
With Sunrise now backed by Microsoft's technical and monetary resources, as well as existing software, such as Microsoft Outlook, Office, Office 365, and others, it will be interesting to see how Sunrise will be integrated into the various Microsoft products, as well as how it will be developed further as a standalone app and website.
What are your thoughts on Microsoft's acquisition of Sunrise Calendar? Are you a user of either the Sunrise Calendar iOS and/or Android apps or the Sunrise.am website application? Please feel free to post your thoughts, comments, and feedback in the "Comments" section below!
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on February 16, 2015 by Jamie.
Have you ever wondered how many steps you've taken or how active you've been throughout the day, but don't have a pedometer or fitness tracker, like the Fitbit, to track and record this data? If you happen to be running iOS 8 on an iPhone 4s or later or on an iPod Touch 5th generation or later, you can easily track your steps, distance, and other interesting and useful health data, right from your iOS device using the built-in Health app.
Introduced in iOS 8, the Health app enables users to keep track of their health and fitness data, which can be either manually entered or pulled in from other apps, like MyFitnessPal, via Apple's HealthKit tool. Users can then view this data from with the Health app, with the option to choose which information gets displayed on their Dashboard within the app.
For those users who carry their iPhone in their pocket throughout the day, they can use the Health app to track and view data on how many steps they've taken, something that one would have to use either a third-party app or fitness tracker for in previous versions of iOS. Users can also view data on how much distance they've walked or ran, as well as what the equivalent number of floors climbed would have been.
In order to view how many steps you've taken, you can do so by launching the Health app, where you should see buttons on the bottom of the screen, including "Dashboard", "Health Data", "Sources", and "Medical ID".
Tapping on the "Health Data" button will bring you to a list that contains various categories of health data that you can view and edit, from vital signs, to nutrition, to fitness.
From the "Health Data" menu, you can tap on "Fitness", which will give you the option to view various kinds of fitness data, including "Active Calories", "Cycling Distance", "Flights Climbed", "NikeFuel", "Resting Calories", "Steps", and "Walking + Running Distance".
When you choose the "Steps" option, you should see a screen detailing the number of steps that you've taken over a time period of days, weeks, months, or the year, with the data in both numerical and graph form, allowing you to view the number of steps you've taken over the selected period of time.
In order to view the distance you've walked or ran, you can select the "Walking + Running Distance" option from the "Fitness" menu, where you can view both numerical and graphical data in the same time-frames as the "Steps" option.
In order to make it easier to view both step and distance data, you can use the "Show on Dashboard" slider to add the desired data to the Health app's Dashboard – that way you don't have to traverse through the menus and options each time you'd like to view your data.
Tapping on the data from the Dashboard will take you to the same data and options page that you arrive at when you do so by traversing through the "Health Data" categories.
For more information regarding Apple's Health app and HealthKit for iOS, you can check out this page from Apple's support website, which provides information on the Health app in general, as well as what other functions you have access to with the app.
Have you tried using Apple's Health app on iOS 8 for keeping track of your daily steps, distance, or anything else? What have your experiences been like? Please feel free to let us know in the comments section below! Also, please feel free to check out the TechnicalCafe YouTube channel for more tech news, tips, tricks, and tutorials!
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 Now the sons of Issachar were, Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.
 And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house, to wit, of Tola they were valiant men of might in their generations; whose number was in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred.
 And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five all of them chief men.
 And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand men for they had many wives and sons.
 And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.
 And the number of them, after their genealogy by their generations, heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour, was twenty thousand and two hundred.
 The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar.
 All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valour, were seventeen thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle.
 And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad and Zelophehad had daughters.
 And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.
 All these were the children of Asher, heads of their father's house, choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. And the number throughout the genealogy of them that were apt to the war and to battle was twenty and six thousand men.


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Sri Lanka calls for int'l aid for war-torn region
The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday said it would call for international investments and assistance to develop former war torn areas in the north and east.
Niroshan Perera, State Minister of National Policy and Economic Development, said the government would convene a donor conference this year to seek technical and financial assistance for the north and east and had requested Japan to take the lead.
"When the prime minister visited Japan, he requested the Japanese government to take the lead. They have been organizing that. Hopefully we will have it in the middle of the year," Perera said.
"It will be to call for technical assistance plus financial assistance for the north and east."
Perera said the north was one of the key areas that needed to be developed and the government had already discussed with many countries calling for foreign investments to those areas.
China is one of the countries that has been invited to invest in the north and east, Perera added.
Sri Lanka's north and east were the worst-affected in a 30-year civil war against Tamil Tiger rebels with the north remaining as the strong hold of the rebels till they were militarily defeated by government troops in May 2009.
Thousands of minority Tamils in those areas continue to languish without jobs and a stable income and the new government led by President Maithripala Sirisena aims to create at least 1 million jobs in the next five years with the support of new foreign investments, including in the north and east. Endit
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Govt will be toppled within next two years: Gampaha district UPFA MP Prasanna


How many times do you answer the phone only to hear either a recording or a very scripted message from someone trying to sell you something? How about when you call in to have services reviewed for whatever reason, only to also receive a very scripted message from the person you talk with?
Answer all incoming calls in an upbeat tone. Even if it is your 53rd call of the day, be happy. You chose this job, and it is yours for the making…so make the best of it!! Be upbeat and positive, and you will be better positioned to dispel any angry or upset customers before they even speak a word to you!
Know your product/service line. Any incoming call is likely about products/services offered. Make sure you know your product/service line well enough to answer any questions the customer may have. If you are new to your job, try to have "cheat sheets" available so that you can refer to them throughout the course of your conversation. Also—since you may be new, let the customer know that. They will be more patient and kind when they know you are new as long as they know you are trying your best to resolve their problem quickly.
Avoid putting people on hold for more than 30 seconds. 30 seconds is a lifetime to an angry customer on hold. If you believe it will take longer than 30 seconds to help your customer, tell them so and offer to call them back. When you call back, give a specific time and date in which you will call so they can know when to expect an answer.
Pay attention to your customer—not your co-workers. Co-workers can be very distracting, especially in a cube environment. Make sure you focus on your customer, and keep your co-workers at bay until you are off the phone.
Try to resolve issue(s) immediately. If at all possible, resolve your customer issues while you have them on the phone. This will help them gain confidence in your company and its ability to fix bad situation quickly and effectively.
Take good notes and repeat. When listening to the customer, make sure you take good notes on their issues and repeat them back. This will help the customer know you were listening, and will help you to better resolve their issues quickly.
Always end call with resolution. Even if you have not solved the problem completely, make sure you have resolution in terms of follow-up action.
Stay friendly, polite, and honest. Regardless of how angry the customer is, remain calm. Your calmness and demeanor can diffuse even the worst situation.
Proper phone etiquette is critical in keeping customers for life. Using some of the above-mentioned tips will help you get on the right track and stay there. Good luck!


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UKnowledge > College of Arts & Sciences > Geography > Theses & Dissertations > 18
Theses and Dissertations--Geography
BUYING A COLONIAL DREAM: THE ROLE OF LIFESTYLE MIGRANTS IN THE GENTRIFICATION OF THE HISTORIC CENTER OF GRANADA, NICARAGUA
Abigail Foulds, University of KentuckyFollow
Dr. Susan Roberts
This dissertation aims to expand our understanding of how lifestyle migrants from the Global North impact the urban space of a Global South city, particularly the built environment. In order to situate the questions posed in this dissertation, I focus on how lifestyle migrants from the Global North and their foreign capital transform the city of Granada, Nicaragua through processes of gentrification, and how the social and economic climate of the city and its residents are impacted. This research allows for empirically informed theoretical critiques to be made about the economic and social implications of the globalization of gentrification resulting from heterogeneous lifestyle migration.
The property markets in many Global North locations, most notably the US, have pushed lifestyle migrants to look abroad; gentrification has gone international, spreading to the Global South. For reasons such as affordability and proximity to the US and Canada, many Global North property-buyers are looking to the colonial historic city center of Granada, Nicaragua as a site for relocation and investment. These migrants are purchasing and remodeling colonial-style homes as part of a broader transformation of the historic center to cater to international tourism and elite consumption.
Many lifestyle migrants involved in the gentrification processes occurring in Granada are choosing transnational lifestyles by maintaining citizenship in their home countries, and simultaneously engaging in economic and social relationships in both Nicaragua and their home (or other) countries. The advantages that accompany their positions as migrants from the Global North greatly affect the lifestyle migrants' roles in the transformation of the city, regardless of their own personal social and economic status at home. Many lifestyle migrants embrace a role of economic and social developers, and often enact a racist and neocolonialist understanding of the Nicaraguan people and culture as needing "improvement". Lifestyle migrants are generally able to benefit from capital accumulated in Global North markets and their Global North citizen status enables them to live a mobile, transnational lifestyle. Such economic and mobility opportunities are unavailable for many Nicaraguans, further exacerbating the inequalities between local Nicaraguan residents and privileged lifestyle migrants.
Foulds, Abigail, "BUYING A COLONIAL DREAM: THE ROLE OF LIFESTYLE MIGRANTS IN THE GENTRIFICATION OF THE HISTORIC CENTER OF GRANADA, NICARAGUA" (2014). Theses and Dissertations--Geography. 18.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/geography_etds/18
Human Geography Commons, Latin American Studies Commons


Frontier Developments has officially hit the launch button on Elite Dangerous: Horizons' Planetary Landings, along with a free Ships update for current owners unwilling to splash out on the expansion.
Announced back in August, Horizons brings the ability to land on selected planetary bodies to Elite Dangerous - finally bringing it to feature parity with its 90s predecessors Frontier: Elite II and Frontier: First Encounters. Technically an expansion, the title has been launched as a standalone package which includes the base game and all previously released content - a move which has angered those who had already purchased the base game or participated in its crowd-funding campaign, despite the promise of a £10 discount from its £39.99 launch price and an exclusive ship model for existing users. The promised features of Horizons are, however, being released piecemeal: today's launch includes the Planetary Landings functionality, with additional features - including crafting, unique player avatars, and multi-crew ships - to be added as free upgrades throughout next year.
For those not upgrading to Horizons, there's some small comfort in the form of an Elite Dangerous 1.5: Ships launch which also goes live today. This adds new missions and scenarios, increases the number of flyable ships to 30, and adds support for Valve's SteamVR platform. Through this, Frontier has confirmed, out-of-the-box compatibility will be available for anyone picking up an HTC Vive virtual reality headset at launch next year.
Elite Dangerous: Horizons is available now, priced at £39.99 for immediate access to Planetary Landings and access to the additional Horizon features as and when they are released. A 'beta' tier, priced at £49.99, is also available, offering earlier access to the as-yet unpublished features.


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NBI-CAR Bags National Awards
The officers and employees of the National Bureau of Investigation- Cordillera Administration Region (NBI-CAR) got a morale booster after being recognized as the Best Organizational Unit of the Year Regional Operations Service and swopping all the individual awards in the regional office category during the 79th Anniversary celebration of the bureau held on November 13, 2015 at the NBI Head Office in Manila.
Newly appointed Secretary of Justice ALFREDO BENJAMIN S. CAGUIOA presented the plaque of recognition to the NBI-CAR team headed by Regional Director ROMULO Z. ASIS and Assistant Regional Director PEDRO C. ROQUE JR. The recipients of individual awards are Senior Agent LORENZO C. LAB-AS, Special Investigator RODERICK JOHN R. PANAY and DR. RONALD R. BANDONILL, who won as Agent of the year, Special Investigator of the year and Best Employee of the year, respectively. The awards are given after a meticulous and thorough evaluation by the NBI Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence.
Among the significant accomplishments of the NBI-CAR are the seizure of 139.15 kilos of marijuana products in a checkpoint at Kennon Road in January of this year(2015); apprehension of personalities engaged in the proliferation of spurious land titles; and filing of Syndicated Estafa and violation of Securities Regulation Code charges before the Prosecutor's Office of Baguio City and Benguet against individuals involved in investment scams that resulted in the defraudation of 672 complainants in the amount of more than Php271,000,000.00. It is also the first NBI office in the country to adopt innovative measures for the convenience of clearance applicants such as free WiFi access and free online clearance application on site.
Proposed resolutions commending the NBI-CAR and the individual awardees are now pending at the City Council of Baguio City.
The NBI-CAR is the "back to back" awardee (Best Regional Office) for 2014 and 2015 and the "Grand Slam" winner for 2015./PIA-CAR


This phone is not available on our boot server and must be manually configured. Click HERE for our phone review.
For each phone that you are configuring, obtain the following credentials. You can find this information in the user detail pages under the Users tab in the Phone Configuration section.
When your phone is powered on and connected to your LAN, use a browser on the LAN to navigate to the IP address of the Yealink W56P.
Select the 'Account' tab, and navigate to 'Register. Enter your account information.
Display Name > What you would like others to see when you call them.
Enable Outbound Proxy Server > Select "Enable"
If you're setting up more than one SIP account or handset, make sure to go to Number Assignment tab to assign those lines to other handsets.
In the Admin Portal click on the "Users" tab. You will see a green "online" notation next to each user with a registered phone.


King County Healthcare Coalition. (2010). Regional Medical Evacuation and Patient Tracking Mutual Aid Plan (MAP).
This plan provides an operational overview of the King County (WA) regional mutual aid plan that can be applied when: 1) an individual facility is in need of resources; 2) a disaster occurs that forces evacuation; Region 6 is "incapable of handling patient volume." Section 7 focuses on patient identification and tracking and includes sample tracking form templates.


The RESUME method from the client to the server tells a paused synthesizer resource to resume speaking.
If a RESUME request is issued on a session with no active SPEAK request, the server will respond with a status-code of 402 "Method not valid in this state". If a RESUME request is issued on a session with an active SPEAK request that is speaking (i.e., not paused), the server will respond with a status-code of 200 "Success". If a SPEAK request was paused, the server will return an Active-Request-Id-List header field whose value contains the request-id of the SPEAK request that was resumed.


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Peucedanum camerunensis es una especie de planta de flores perteneciente a la familia Apiaceae. Es endémico de Camerún donde crece en herbazales en zonas tropicales y subtropicales a una altitud de 2,300-2,800 metros.

Taxonomía
Peucedanum camerunensis fue descrita por Henri Jacques-Félix y publicado en Adansonia sér. 2, 10: 47. 1970

Referencias

camerunensis
Flora endémica de Camerún
Plantas descritas en 1970
Plantas descritas por Jacq.-Fél.

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In a monomyth, the hero begins in the ordinary world, and receives a call to enter an unknown world of strange powers and events. The hero who accepts the call to enter this strange world must face tasks and trials, either alone or with assistance. In the most intense versions of the narrative, the hero must survive a severe challenge, often with help. If the hero survives, the hero may achieve a great gift or "boon." The hero must then decide whether to return to the ordinary world with this boon. If the hero does decide to return, he or she often faces challenges on the return journey. If the hero returns successfully, the boon or gift may be used to improve the world.


Trudy enables business families to grow and succeed by connecting family members to what really matters to them. Opening the lines of communication and improving listening levels creates new futures. As a Communication Specialist, Trudy creates a conversational environment such that conflict is reduced – even leveraged – while increasing understanding and collaboration. Trudy is a FAMILY ENTERPRISE ADVISOR™, author and a Certified Executive Coach specializing in communication.
Specifically, she facilitates the difficult conversations for succession, legacy and continuity planning. Trudy utilizes a "coach approach" to facilitation, which enhances communication capability and effectiveness as a key leadership skill for family members and leaders. As a facilitator of Meaningful DialogueTM, frank conversations about the tough issues, Trudy ensures each person is heard, seen and understood. She works with business families to resolve emotionally charged issues, navigate complexities and shift rivalry for continuity planning. Trudy supports families who wish to achieve alignment, harmony and unity by leading strategic conversations including vision, mission and values; both in business and family.
She empowers people through transitions to bring their "best selves" to the process while taking on the real challenges of succession planning, next generation leadership development and creating structures and agreements for family meetings, governance and advisory boards. Given no two families are the same, Trudy's adaptive approach helps business families gain strength and focus, preparing them to progress in a way that works for the unique challenges their family may be facing.
Often, people have their own answers; and when they discover it for themselves, they own it. It just takes the right question(s). That is the unique opportunity and difference in working with Trudy.
A coaching conversation enables ourselves and our clients to fulfill on what really matters to us and to them. Fulfilling on what really matters includes our personal journey, the inner and outer experience of life, as well as, the intrinsic desire to contribute leaving our mark on the world. That mark, when deliberately created and held as worthy of one's life, is a "Legacy Future".
The challenges are many; one of which is, legacy futures are not created newly for most people. Legacy futures are founded on our past. Passions and therefore legacies are born out of adversarial and traumatic experiences with a view that something is wrong or needs fixing.
1. Man grows up in poverty, therefore creates a legacy of wealth, driven by fear of poverty.
2. Girl decides she isn't good enough when dad is disappointed in her and something she did, impacting her confidence everywhere.
Effective coaches are masters at difficult conversations who ask questions that cause a pause generating discoveries. Discoveries of what? That which is "unknown or unseen." The first kind of "unknown and unseen", is that, which already exists.
Experiences where decisions were made, beliefs inherited now being lived out – all impacts from our past, now creating the future we are living into. This already existing, yet unknown or unseen background is the context, said differently, the lens through which we live and experience life. This is what shapes all our actions or in-actions.
The silver bullet in coaching is altering one's view of themselves and their lives. This gives access to the second "unknown or unseen" which is pure potential – creative life force energy available to each human being to create an extraordinary and fulfilling life founded on unlimited possibilities.
For most, the language of accountability is foreign. Conversations addressing accountability or lack thereof, are often considered a difficult conversation. Our context about having difficult conversations often triggers fight or flight based on fear, anxiety, and concerns. In the face of tough issues, many of us have a history of failed conversations producing upset and even resentment.
The very nature of context develops an automaticity in our ways of being, thinking and acting, known as autopilot. People automatically think about accountability as fault and blame. Not only does fault and blame thwart accountability, they are inherent enemies of communication.
This causes a chain of reactions leaving ourselves and our clients casualties of others and circumstances. We'll use an "on the court" real example of a difficult conversation to discover how many enemies of communication played out and the impact of such.
The power we have in our word, as individuals and team members is the foundation for the language of accountability. "What gives us power in our word?" Integrity. Like accountability there is a shared and automatic meaning associated with integrity. Most people think about integrity as moral and ethical principles.
That is not what I'm talking about when I say integrity. We'll explore a completely new context for integrity as the source of power in our word. When our word has power, we produce conditions of workability, reliability, trust, and accountability. In the areas where our word has no power, we'll presence how the conditions of unworkability impact people, performance and results.
Recognizing the enemies of communication and seeing integrity in a new context enables coaches to expand capacity for personal mastery. Doing our own work paves the path for our clients. It is our code to shed light on habitual thinking and shift context such that we and our clients fulfill on "new" legacy futures.
Understand the innate challenges in living and speaking the language of accountability.
Discover the enemies of communication and the reactions created when at play.
Create a new context for Integrity and learn a tool to expand power in your word.


Whether you are a professional or a collegian, keeping clean shaved or trimmed cut is basic style of most men. Many people use disposable razors which can be expensive and difficult for the delicate skin. The electric shavers are suitable for all types of skins and it is comparatively cost effective than the disposable razors. All men and women can also use the electric shaver to clean arms, legs, underarms, etc. You can find a wide range of electric shaver from all major online stores and brands on DealsCorner.
Most people think that the electric shavers are expensive compared to the disposable razors, but, if compared to the cost of shaving in a salon or with disposable razors in a period of time is costlier than the electric shaver. With electric shaver you can not only save money but also save time. While buying an electric shaver most people are confused about what features to look for and which types of electric shavers are available. So before buying the electric shaver review all the features and models available in the market, compare the prices and then make your choice.
There are mainly two types of electric shavers like rotary shavers and foil shavers. The rotary shavers clean the skin more precisely, especially the contours of the skin, compared to the foil shavers. The bladeds used in the rotary shavers uses circular blades and motors used are quite and effective to handle long hairs. For people who do not every day can look for the rotary shavers. In the foil shavers, many models have three to four oscillating blades which helps in shaving faster and efficiently. Due to its loud motor sound and difficulty in shaving long hairs, it is less popular compared to the rotary shaver. You can find different types of models and brands offering men and women electric shaver.
There are lot many benefits than saving time, an electric shaver comes with convenient grips, noiseless motors, and easily shaves the curvy portions of the skin as well. With electric shaver, you do not have to invest in gel, razors or shaving creams. The blades used in the electric shaver lasts longer the disposable blades. With disposable razors you have the risk of getting cut, rash or burn, but the electric shaver does not remove the layers of skin. Most of the electric shaver models are compact and trendy which are easy to carry and use.
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Jimmy Vivino wanted to be a blues guitarist when he first heard "Foxy Lady" by Jimi Hendrix! He has since been a successful musician both on stage and in the studios. He and his brother played the Crown Lounge in New Jersey (Jimmy on B-3) and backed up all the groups that came to club, such as the Coasters and the Platters. For over twenty years Jimmy has been the leader of the house band on late night TV programs including those for Conan O'Brien.


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package com.ztiany.bionic;

/**
 * @author Ztiany
 *         Email: ztiany3@gmail.com
 *         Date : 2018-03-20 00:06
 */
public class Constant {
    public static final String TAG = "BIONIC_API";
}

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package org.deeplearning4j.spark.impl.common.repartition;

import org.apache.spark.api.java.function.Function2;
import scala.Tuple2;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * A Function2 used to assign each element in a RDD an index (integer key). This is used later in the {@link BalancedPartitioner}
 * to enable partitioning to be done in a way that is more reliable (less random) than standard .repartition calls
 *
 * @author Alex Black
 */
public class AssignIndexFunction<T> implements Function2<Integer, Iterator<T>, Iterator<Tuple2<Integer, T>>> {
    private final int[] partitionElementStartIdxs;

    /**
     * @param partitionElementStartIdxs    These are the start indexes for elements in each partition (determined from the
     *                                     number of elements in each partition). Thus length of the array must be equal
     *                                     to the number of partitions
     */
    public AssignIndexFunction(int[] partitionElementStartIdxs) {
        this.partitionElementStartIdxs = partitionElementStartIdxs;
    }

    @Override
    public Iterator<Tuple2<Integer, T>> call(Integer partionNum, Iterator<T> v2) throws Exception {
        int currIdx = partitionElementStartIdxs[partionNum];
        List<Tuple2<Integer, T>> list = new ArrayList<>();
        while (v2.hasNext()) {
            list.add(new Tuple2<>(currIdx++, v2.next()));
        }
        return list.iterator();
    }
}