In 2007 it was mandated that elevators with outdated safety equipment had 60 months to be brought into compliance with new elevator safety requirements. During the 2011 legislative session, that deadline was extended for an additional three years. Although this upgrade will greatly enhance elevator safety, the process can take an elevator out of service for several weeks and be very costly.
In many instances there is only one elevator in a building. In addition, in apartment buildings and condominiums, there are many residents who rely on elevators due to a mobility disability. If you have learned that your elevator is being shut-down because of this mandated upgrade, you first need to determine if the lack of access to and from your unit is just an inconvenience or if it is life threatening. Once that determination has been made, you and other affected residents should meet with building management, or your tenant council, or association board to discuss what options might be available to you.
Volunteer groups have been organized to assist individuals with mobility issues get groceries, help with laundry and run errands.
In many instances, building management has increased their time onsite and have been available to assist residents with specific errands and assistance.
In one building, management arranged to have the elevator in supervised service for 20 minutes in the morning and 20 minutes in the afternoon for several weeks while the elevator was being upgraded.
In a couple of instances, building managers and association boards have arranged to pay for an accessible hotel room for individuals with ongoing medical issues.
Talk to your grocery store, pharmacy and any other retailers you rely on about home delivery services.
Talk to building management and find out if they would be responsible for organizing a volunteer group to help with errands and delivery, or if someone could be temporarily hired who could run errands and provide deliveries not otherwise covered by retailers.
Talk to building management/association board about the possibility of having the elevator activated for supervised operation during certain periods of the upgrade. There may be instances, depending on the stage of the upgrade under repair, where the elevator repair staff can operate the elevator. If this is possible, it could relieve much of the stress and isolation of being stuck in one's unit for such an extended period of time.
Discuss the possibility of the building management or association board paying extra to have the repairs expedited.
Talk to management about being temporarily relocated to a vacant unit on ground floor in your building or another building under their management.
If work commitments or medical issues are such that you have to leave your unit frequently for scheduled shifts or medical appointments/therapy and there is no available vacant unit, talk to management or your association board about authorizing payment for a hotel room.
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By Jayne Browne
If you have been injured in a car accident in Brampton, you may need to consult with a car accident lawyer. Whether it is a minor collision or a major vehicle crash, knowing what to do after a vehicle accident can make the experience a little less frightening. There are several important steps to take when you have become injured in a car accident.
Call for Emergency Medical Help: After a car accident, the number one concern is whether you or your passengers have been injured. Call for emergency medical help if needed. Do not attempt to move anyone injured in the accident as you may aggravate their injuries. Even if no injuries seem apparent, it is important to wait until the injured person is evaluated by medical professionals since symptoms of many injuries may not present themselves immediately.
Call the Police: Report the accident to the police. Police should be called to the scene of any car accident that involves personal injury or property damage. Make sure that the police have all the information they need about the accident. A police officer can help sort things out and document what happened in case this becomes important in the future.
Record Details: Specific details about the accident should be recorded. Some of the details you should document include:
Names, contact information and insurance information of the other drivers
Names and contact information for witnesses of the accident
Make, model and licence plate number for other cars involved
Location of the accident
Road conditions and weather conditions at the time of the accident
If possible, take photos of the accident scene
Call Your Insurance Company: Report the accident to your insurance company. It is important to notify the insurance company as soon as possible after the accident, or even at the scene of the accident. Sometimes, the police officer at the scene of the accident is able to give the insurance company more accurate information if you are too distressed at the time.
Get a Thorough Medical Examination: Inform your family doctor about any injuries you have suffered. Get a thorough medical examination after a car accident, even if you believe that your injuries are relatively minor, as this will strengthen any future claim for Accident Benefits. Suppressed injuries, such as concussions and whiplash, may take several days to become apparent. Record the names and contact information of all your healthcare professionals.
Keep Medical Receipts: Keep receipts for all expenses related to the car accident. Family members should also record dates and time spent caring for the injured person.
Contact a Car Accident Lawyer: Contact a car accident lawyer in Brampton. If you are not able to take any of the other steps noted above after a car accident, the single most important thing for you to do is to contact a car accident lawyer. Car accident lawyers are ready to stand up for your rights and help you obtain compensation after a car accident. Car accident lawyers recognize that injury cases require special attention.
While these steps can help guide you after a vehicle accident, a car accident lawyer in Brampton can explain what to do next if you plan to pursue compensation. It is important to review with a car accident lawyer what steps have been taken to date and to ensure that you have not missed any important steps.
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Solanum mauritianum, appelé localement Bringellier marron, Tabac marron ou Faux tabac, est une espèce de plantes dicotylédones de la famille des Solanaceae, originaire d'Amérique du Sud.
Ce sont des arbustes pouvant atteindre 5 mètres de haut dont les fruits sont des baies globuleuses jaunes à maturité.
Toutes les parties de la plante sont toxiques.

Description

Aspect général
Solanum mauritianum est un arbuste ligneux sans épines, fortement ramifié, qui peut atteindre jusqu'à  de hauteur. Les tiges sont cylindriques, pubescentes, de couleur blanchâtre à verdâtre. L'odeur de la plante est forte.

Feuilles
Les feuilles sont grandes, simples et entières, de forme elliptique, à bout pointu et base en coin. Elles atteignent jusqu'à  en longueur et  en largeur. Leur position sur la tige est alterne, parfois sub-opposée. À la base du pétiole, long de 1,5 à , se développent une ou deux petites feuilles, en forme d'oreillettes, qui font office de stipules. Des poils à structure étoilée recouvrent les feuilles, de manière plus ou moins clairsemée à la face supérieure, de manière dense à la face inférieure formant sur celle-ci une sorte de feutrage laineux. Ce caractère laineux est d'ailleurs à l'origine d'une appellation anglophone fréquente, celle de "Woolly nightshade" (la "morelle laineuse").

Fleurs
Les fleurs sont typiques du genre Solanum. La corolle, avec ses 10 à  de diamètre, de couleur mauve ou violette, plus rarement blanche, est formée de  soudés à la base. Les , également soudées à la base, aux anthères épaisses, forment une colonne centrale dont la couleur jaune contraste avec celle des pétales et du milieu de laquelle émerge et dépasse un style long de 5 à . L'ovaire est supère et pubescent. Les inflorescences sont des cymes en corymbe. Elles sont portées par un long pédoncule dressé qui naît à la bifurcation de deux branches.

Fruits
Les fruits sont des baies globuleuses de la taille d'une petite cerise, qui en mûrissant passent du vert au jaune. Chaque fruit contient en moyenne de 150 à .

Répartition géographique

Solanum mauritianum est originaire, non pas de Maurice, mais de la région du Rio Paraná  nord de l'Argentine, l'Uruguay, le Paraguay et le sud du Brésil.

Caractère envahissant
L'espèce, qui s'adapte à une vaste gamme d'habitats, s'est répandue dans de nombreuses autres régions tropicales du monde (Afrique australe et orientale, Australie, Nouvelle-Zélande, Madagascar, Mascareignes, îles du Pacifique notamment la Nouvelle-Calédonie, etc.) où elle est devenue envahissante.

En Nouvelle-Calédonie, où il a été signalé pour la première fois en 1870, il est présent sur l'ensemble du territoire, sur les pistes forestières et les terrains nouvellement défrichés. Le Code de l'environnement de la Province Sud interdit l'introduction dans la nature de cette espèce ainsi que sa production, son transport, son utilisation, son colportage, sa cession, sa mise en vente, sa vente ou son achat.

Lutte biologique
En Afrique du Sud, une punaise suceuse de sève, Gargaphia decoris, est utilisée dans la lutte biologique contre cette espèce.

Écologie

Exemple d'ornithochorie, la dispersion des graines de Solanum mauritianum est assurée par les oiseaux frugivores. Selon les régions, diverses espèces ont été identifiées comme particulièrement friandes de ses fruits, souvent des colombidés : le pigeon picazuro (Patagioenas picazuro) en Uruguay, le pigeon rameron (Columba arquatrix) en Afrique, le pigeon "collier blanc" (Columba vitiensis) et le notou (carpophage géant) en Nouvelle-Calédonie, etc.

Usages
La principale substance toxique présente dans la plante est la solasodine, un glyco-alcaloïde susceptible d'intéresser l'industrie pharmaceutique comme précurseur de la synthèse d'hormones stéroïdiennes, notamment contraceptives. En particulier dans les fruits verts, la concentration en solasodine atteint 2,0 % à 3,5 % du poids sec. Bien que des cas d'innocuité de la consommation des feuilles par du bétail ou de l'ingestion des fruits mûrs par des humains aient pu être rapportés, les autorités rappellent que Solanum mauritianum peut causer des empoisonnements graves, potentiellement mortels. Les moutons, les bovins, les porcs sont réputés sensibles : l'intoxication provoque des diarrhées importantes, une dépression nerveuse, un amaigrissement rapide et entraîne la mort dans un délai d'une semaine.

Malgré cette toxicité, ou plutôt en raison de celle-ci, divers usages empiriques en médecine populaire ont été recensés à travers le monde : contre la fièvre au Brésil, contre la syphilis et la gale à Madagascar, comme stimulant de la sécrétion biliaire en Nouvelle-Calédonie, etc.

Un usage commun des feuilles fraîches dans la nature, à condition de bien utiliser la face supérieure, est celui de substitut au papier hygiénique, d'où par exemple le surnom donné à La Réunion de "papier-U" ou de "PQ péi". Cet usage serait d'ailleurs souverain contre les hémorroïdes.

Noms vernaculaires

La référence au tabac est fréquente dans les appellations vernaculaires de Solanum mauritianum à cause de la ressemblance des feuilles. En Uruguay, l'un de ses pays d'origine, c'est le « tabaquillo » ou le « tabaco del monte ». Pour les Australiens, c'est le « Tree tobacco » ou le « Wild tobacco tree ». Dans les régions francophones ou créolophones à base lexicale française comme à La Réunion ou à Maurice, c'est aussi le « tabac marron » ou le « bois de tabac marron ».

Le nom spécifiquement réunionnais de « bringellier marron » souligne, quant à lui, la ressemblance avec Solanum melongena, la plante qui produit les aubergines, qui sont appelées « bringelles » à La Réunion. Les traits communs comme l'aspect arbustif, la texture des feuilles, la forme et la couleur des fleurs marquent d'ailleurs une proximité plus forte qu'avec le tabac.

Étymologie
Le nom générique « Solanum », genre auquel appartiennent également des plantes aujourd'hui universellement connues et répandues comme la pomme de terre et la tomate et qui à l'origine désignait en latin chez les Romains la seule morelle douce-amère (Solanum dolcamara). Le nom « Solanum », sans doute en raison des vertus apaisantes et stupéfiantes de la morelle, dérive du verbe « solor » qui signifie « soulager ». Quant à l'épithète spécifique « mauritianum », il se traduit simplement par « mauricien(ne) ». Solanum mauritianum est donc la « morelle de Maurice », qui, ironie du sort, n'a cependant aucune origine mauricienne.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Liens externes

 Index de la flore vasculaire de la Réunion (Conservatoire botanique national de Mascarin) : Solanum mauritianum Scop.

Flore (nom vernaculaire)
Solanum
Plante envahissante
Plante toxique

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EGUNJE
Nigeria's first ever corruption survey is as bad as most people imagined
AP Photo/Sunday Alamba
Greasing palms.
By Yomi Kazeem
Africa reporter
Corruption is bad in Nigeria—but just how bad?
Thanks to the first ever large-scale household survey on corruption released last week by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigerians finally have a idea. For the most part, it's not good.
Nearly a third of Nigerian adults who had contact with local public officials in the period under review reported cases where bribes were solicited or paid to a public official, the report found (pdf). On average, Nigerians pay six bribes per year, or one every two months. NBS estimates the total amount of bribes paid to public officials amount to $4.6 billion in purchasing power parity terms—the equivalent of 39% of the country's federal and state budgets for education last year.
The report canvassed 33,000 households across the country about whether they had been asked to pay a bribe, and complied, between June 2015 and May 2016.
The report found that bribes were mostly paid to facilitate bureaucratic tasks such as obtaining a driving license or a land ownership certificate. They were also commonly paid to avoid payment of fines (for breaking traffic laws, for example) and to avoid cancellation of a public utility, like electricity and water supply. The report found that almost 70% of bribes collected by public officials were paid before a service was rendered.
While corruption is prevalent across most government agencies and departments, NBS found Nigeria's police officers were the most likely of all civil servants to solicit and collect bribes. "Of all adult Nigerians who had direct contact with a police officer in the 12 months prior to the survey, almost half (46.4%) paid that officer at least one bribe," NBS' report said. Prosecutors and judges were found to be the next most likely to request and collect bribes.
For decades, corruption has been viewed as a menace in Nigeria. NBS' data-led research, the first official government survey of pubic officials' corrupt practices, crucially reveals the extent of the rot. For the most part, the government's anti-corruption efforts have been focused on large-scale scams involving prominent government officials and contracts. But with bribery seemingly institutionalized in public processes, it's a problem that runs deep. Identifying how deep might be the first step to curbing it.
NBS' report also suggests that the corruption problem won't go away soon, as Nigerians rarely report bribery solicitations and payments—only 3.7% of those surveyed reported to the authorities that they'd paid a bribe. The low rate is attributed to a lack of faith in the ability or willingness of the authorities to crack down on bribery. In many cases, these officials are caught in a vicious cycle of corruption. NBS's report finds that more than 15% of households with a family member in public administration had paid a bribe.
Nigeria's National Judicial Council has protested the findings, calling the report "untrue, baseless, unfounded and a figment of the imagination" of the NBS. Nigeria's police force also pushed back, claiming that things aren't as bad as the report makes out. This narrative has already been dismissed by Nigerians, who are sharing stories of less than pleasant (and legal) encounters with the police.


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Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
(Redirected from Zelda no Densetsu 2: Link no Bōken)
Developer(s) Nintendo EAD
Series The Legend of Zelda
JP January 14, 1987
EU September 26, 1988
NA December 1, 1988
EU February 9, 2007
NA June 4, 2007
Genre(s) Action role-playing
GameIDs FA9J01, FA9E01, FA9P01
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, known in Japan as The Legend of Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link (リンク2:の冒険 Zeruda no Densetsu 2: Link no Bōken), is an action role-playing video game with platforming elements. The second installment in The Legend of Zelda series, it was developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was originally released in Japan on the Family Computer Disk System less than a year after the release of the original The Legend of Zelda. Nintendo released Zelda II in North America in 1988, almost two years after its initial release in Japan, converting the game from its initial Disk System format to the NES cartridge.
The Adventure of Link is a direct sequel to the original The Legend of Zelda, again involving the protagonist, Link, on a quest to save Princess Zelda, who has fallen under a sleeping spell. The Adventure of Link's use of side-scrolling and role-playing-style elements, however, was a significant departure from its predecessor. The game was highly successful at the time and introduced elements that would become commonplace in future Zelda games, although the role-playing elements such as experience points were never used again. The game is also looked upon as one of the most difficult games in the Zelda series.
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A P&O Ports executive has been killed near Bossasso Port in Puntland, Somalia in an attack claimed by Islamist militant group Al Shabaab.
The governor of Puntland's Bari region, Yusuf Mohamed, told Reuters that port manager Paul Anthony Formosa was shot by two men disguised as fisherman while on his way to the port.
One of the attackers was killed by security forces at the scene while the other was detained, Mohamed told Reuters. Two guards at the port were also injured.
Al Shabaab accused Formosa, whose LinkedIn account states his nationality as Maltese, of being in Somalia "illegally".
According to the BBC the Islamist militant group also accused DP World, which owns P&O Ports, of looting Somalia's resources.
DP World won a 30-year concession in 2017 worth $336m to develop and manage the Bossasso port, which many residents opposed and staged protests during which at least one person was killed.
The Somali parliament passed a bill banning DP World from Somalia in 2018 and declared the deal null and void as it accused the operator of violating the country's sovereignty.


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Fox News Star Ends It – It's Over
A major Fox News contributor just ended the speculation in a public announcement. It's already over and people are stunned.
Writing for Newsweek, former Speaker of the House and presidential candidate, Newt Gingrich, exposed Joe Biden and declared his campaign dead on arrival.
Much of Gingrich's case is built upon just how far left the Democratic Party has lurched in recent years. While Biden is certainly liberal, he just doesn't fit in anymore.
Biden is "going to quickly learn just how much Democrats have changed since he last ran for vice president seven years ago," wrote Gingrich.
"If he is not careful, he could be seen as a powerful, old, heterosexual, white male," wrote Gingrich further, something his own party has grown to despise.
Gingrich brings up multiple points from Biden's long political career, including decades-old controversies "on race, the role of women, and the question of 'gender violence,'" that are about to become front and center.


If you're holding bitcoin, ether, ripple or any other cryptocurrency, chances are you've had an exciting time of it lately.
These things have been throwing off some crazy moves. Bitcoin dropped almost 25% in a couple of days over the weekend. Some of the others even more.
But it's all ok. The price has rebounded. The crypto craze is alive!
I must say, I've not been involved in bitcoin or any of the other cryptocurrencies yet. It's not that I'm sceptical about them. I just don't know enough to feel confident in putting my hard earned at risk in that pot.
But I'm seriously considering it. I've read some good stuff about cryptos and I reckon they're here to say, in some form or other.
One thing, though… there's an awful lot of bandwagon jumping going on! There are now over 900 cryptocurrencies. And people are launching new ones all the time.
To me, that really does smack of the kind of dodgy dealing that always crops up during a mania. People peddling worthless junk to hyped-up investors desperate to cash in on the next big thing.
So let's be careful out there. There's money to be made from cryptos. But there's money to be lost too. Try and be on the right side of the trade.
Bitcoin and the rest may have recovered what they lost over last weekend. But there will be more shake-outs to come. And that means people will get burned.
For what it's worth, my idea (if I decide to go in) will be to play with a small amount – and basically write it off. That way, I don't get burned too badly if it goes belly-up. And if it goes well, I make some.
Meantime, I'll save the bigger part of my trading pot for the markets I really understand… forex, stocks and commodities.
And if you haven't a clue about what cryptocurrencies are… or you'd like to know more about them… I've some good news.
As you know, tomorrow is Round the Clock Trader and Simon's lined up veteran trader, John Piper, who's been making good money in the crypto space, to show us how he does it and how you can profit too.
John's on at 2pm (BST) to talk cryptos.
But there's plenty more Simon's got lined up for tomorrow's all-day event. So be sure to get your name down and tune in from 9am.
Plenty of big names there – Simon's put together a great event once again. I reckon there's something for everyone there. And if you're keen to learn from experienced traders, I should try to stay on for the duration. You'll get loads of great ideas.
The most important thing is to register for free now – then you'll receive the link you need to watch the event tomorrow. Without registering, you'll miss out.
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Parvotrochus is een geslacht van zeekomkommers uit de familie Myriotrochidae.

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Agricultural and Food Science
Vol 59 No 1 (1987) /
Studies on production techniques of some herb plants: I Effect of Agryl P17 mulching on herb yield and volatile oils of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) and marjoram (Origanum majorana L.)
S. Hälvä Dept. of Horticulture, University of Helsinki, SF-00710 Helsinki, Finland
DOI: https://doi.org/10.23986/afsci.72243
Agryl P17 fiber-mulching of cold-sensitive herbal plants, basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) and marjoram (Origanum majorana L.), were studied at three locations in Finland (1984—1985). The growing sites were Helsinki (60° 14' N), Sahalahti (61° 28' N), and Inari (69° 04' N) for both species in 1984, and Helsinki for marjoram in 1985. Agryl P17 mulching increased basil yield at all locations. The uncovered basil yielded approximately 54 kg/100 m2 and when grown under the mulch, more than three fold, 191 kg/ 100m2. In the north (Inari), however, basil and marjoram did not give practically any yield. Marjoram did not benefit from mulching either in the south: the yield was 96 kg without and 80 kg/100m2 with mulching. The vegetation under the mulch was severely affected by fungus diseases. The volatile oil content in the dried basil herb ranged from 0.46 to 0.93 %. There were no significant differences in the total oil content whether basil was grown with or without Agryl P17. The oil content in marjoram ranged from 1.94 to 2.55 % the total content being significantly higher when grown under the cover.
Hälvä, S. (1987). Studies on production techniques of some herb plants: I Effect of Agryl P17 mulching on herb yield and volatile oils of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) and marjoram (Origanum majorana L.) . Agricultural and Food Science, 59(1), 31-36. https://doi.org/10.23986/afsci.72243
Agricultural and Food Science (AFSci) publishes original research reports on agriculture and food research in relation to primary production. Acceptable papers must be of international interest and have a northern dimension. We especially welcome papers related to agriculture in Boreal and Baltic Sea Region.
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ItÂ's commonly known that assembly line workers often experience burnout from the repetitive, mind-numbing nature of their jobs. In their instance, though, thereÂ's not much they can do on the job to battle their burnout and job dissatisfaction that still allows them to retain their jobs. ItÂ's a take-it-or-leave-it situation.
It's commonly known that assembly line workers often experience burnout from the repetitive, mind-numbing nature of their jobs. In their instance, though, there's not much they can do on the job to battle their burnout and job dissatisfaction that still allows them to retain their jobs. It's a take-it-or-leave-it situation. The parallel in hospitality guest services – the frontline employee who fields repetitive, oftentimes mundane guest requests all day. Fortunately, there's an emerging alternative: a new breed of collaborative solution where humans and artificial intelligence (AI) work together. This hybrid approach to managing guest service fosters a win-win-win scenario, one that benefits employees, guests and hotel operators alike. Let's explore how this impacts hotels today.
Don't get me wrong. People in hospitality like serving people – it's what they do, and generally why they were drawn to the industry in the first place. But day-in, day-out, guests pose a lot of the same exact questions, have the same needs, request the same information: "What's the WiFi password?" "How do I get to the hotel gym?" "I'd like to have some more towels sent to my room." "When's checkout?" Fielding these same questions over and over again can start to feel like Groundhog's Day, and that's when burnout can set in.
Nearly half of all millennial employees said they have left a job specifically because they felt burned out.
Enter AI solutions -- initiatives that relieve front line staff of some of the rinse-repeat cycles that lead to burnout and disengagement. AI can process volumes of data at scale. One single AI solution can take in multiple and concurrent inquiries and simultaneously send back appropriate responses. In hospitality, this means AI can be used to automate answers to common FAQs and manage multiple guest queries at the same time. Questions get asked and answered through an AI agent that guests access through their smartphone. This kind of AI agent – the "smartconcierge" – provides relevant, satisfying, instant answers to guests while at the same time relieving the employee of having to repeatedly do so (or do so as often).
With the smartconcierge in place as a guest's first go-to, the human guest services agent can instead focus on unique or higher-level, more stimulating problem-solving. This kind of AI solution actually ends up better engaging employees by as much as eight percent per year, as research conducted by Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration has shown. Research has also shown that better-engaged hotel employees directly correlates to employee retention and increased guest satisfaction, proven by higher Net Promoter Scores and TripAdvisor ratings. The employees win, the guests win, the hotelier wins – that's the win-win-win trifecta needed to succeed in this competitive market.
Smartconcierges are an agreeable way to get humans used to – an even interested in – what AI can do. Guests are already comfortable with text messaging, and smartconcierges leverage this common practice, enhancing it with human sensibilities. Hotel employees also interact with the AI on the back-end through simple, intuitive interfaces and see first-hand what the smartconcierge has already asked and answered for the guest. It's as simple as just reading someone else's messaging conversation… something we intuitively do with friends and family. In other words, smartconcierges humanize technology.
AI makes the whole hotel smarter. Because smartconcierges collect interactive data that hotels can analyze to help improve operations, guest services, and the guest experience, nearly all employees can benefit and grow. In fact, when humans don't have to be bogged-down by dull, repetitive tasks, they can think more creatively, something AI can help them do. Recent research of 1,500 companies by Accenture found that firms achieve the most significant performance improvements when humans and machines work together.
Humans + AI sell more together. While smartconcierges can promote suggestive selling – premium upgrades, room service order teasers, special promotional offers and the like – it's the humans who still need to think of what to sell and what the offers will be. AI is merely the technology to deliver human-devised sales content at the right time and in the proper context.
The application of human and AI collaboration in hospitality creates far stronger guest and employee hotel experiences. If your hotel is looking to excel at experience, you need to explore this kind of collaboration today.
Product design expert Raj Singh is CEO at Go Moment®, a Google-backed company dedicated to making customer service instant. Go Moment's award-winning smartconcierge Ivy®, as seen on NBC, is the world's largest guest engagement automation platform for hotels.


>-> what does "semantics-preserving" mean?
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Fall is my favorite time of the year! Well, let me be more specific: cold weather is my favorite time of the year! And with the changing of seasons comes plenty of comfort food cravings. This Beef, Black Bean and Veggie soup is thick, creamy, hearty and comes together in less than 30 minutes (you know, like when it's 6pm, everyone's hungry and the chicken is still frozen on the counter)!
Try this out - You could easily double the recipe to feed a crowd or even omit the beef to make it vegetarian. And the easiest part is that you probably have most of the ingredients in your pantry and freezer right now. So, pour yourself a glass of wine and let's make dinner together.
1. In a large soup pot, sweat the onion in EVOO.
2. In the same pot, brown the ground beef and season with plenty of M5 spice rub. Drain the fat.
3. In a food processor, add 2 cans of black beans (undrained) and blend until almost completely smooth. Add that mixture to the pot along with the 3rd can of whole black beans. Season with M5 spice rub.
4. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, chili peppers, cumin, ACV and Umami paste. Give it a good stir until the pastes dissolve.
5. Add the frozen veggies and allow them to heat through for a couple minutes.
6. Give it a taste for final seasoning and serve with a dollop of plain Greek yogurt, plenty of chopped cilantro and squeeze of lime.
Give it a try and let me know how you liked it! Enjoy!
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The addValue_Ok method should compile fine.
Curious, if it doesn't fail as expected, how you got the first screenshot?
First screenshot is from NetStandard project, second one is from Android project. I believe the attached test project fails in all the right places.


Many people spread their data on the internet without any concern. They often don't realize what is visible to foreigners. We are excited to know, how much data you can get just by the data of a job application.
Our idea is using the given input data and enriching it with data found on twitter, facebook, linkedIn, xing and Instagram.
We're assuming that we have the data of an application. We're using this data to identify different profiles on the internet and crawling all available information to enrich the given data.
We created an awesome idea of what is possible and have a great base we can work on in the future.
APIs sometimes aren't that easy to use, especially when you wanna use a wrapper. We also learned how easy it is, collect data which is spread on the internet.
We have to keep working on our idea. We implemented the first step but we've got a whole bunch of improvements we wanna do. Like for example aggregating the data, use it for a second search process and analyze the output.
I worked on the python backend. I implemented the storage of the pictures and the prototype for the following face recognition. Another next Job was to scrape the data from twitter by a given input. Beside that I also created an architecture of a possible final solution.


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PART VII, NORTHERN IRELAND - continued
Scheduled offences - continued
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Possession: onus of proof. 76. - (1) This section applies to a trial on indictment for a scheduled offence where the accused is charged with possessing an article in such circumstances as to constitute an offence under any of the enactments listed in subsection (3).
(2) If it is proved that the article-
(a) was on any premises at the same time as the accused, or
(b) was on premises of which the accused was the occupier or which he habitually used otherwise than as a member of the public,
the court may assume that the accused possessed (and, if relevant, knowingly possessed) the article, unless he proves that he did not know of its presence on the premises or that he had no control over it.
(3) The following are the offences mentioned in subsection (1)-
The Explosive Substances Act 1883
Section 3, so far as relating to subsection (1)(b) thereof (possessing explosive with intent to endanger life or cause serious damage to property).
Section 4 (possessing explosive in suspicious circumstances).
The Protection of the Person and Property Act (Northern Ireland) 1969
Section 2 (possessing petrol bomb, &c. in suspicious circumstances).
The Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 1981
Article 6(1) (manufacturing, dealing in or possessing certain weapons, &c.).
Article 17 (possessing firearm or ammunition with intent to endanger life or cause serious damage to property).
Article 18(2) (possessing firearm or imitation firearm at time of committing, or being arrested for, a specified offence).
Article 22(1), (2) or (4) (possession of a firearm or ammunition by a person who has been sentenced to imprisonment, &c.).
Article 23 (possessing firearm or ammunition in suspicious circumstances).
Young persons: sentence. 77. - (1) This section applies where a child is convicted on indictment of a scheduled offence committed while this section is in force.
(2) Article 45(2) of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (punishment for serious offence) shall have effect with the substitution for the words "14 years" of the words "five years".
(3) In this section "child" means a person who has not attained the age of 17.
Restricted remission. 78. - (1) The remission granted under prison rules in respect of a sentence of imprisonment passed in Northern Ireland for a scheduled offence shall not, where it is for a term of five years or more, exceed one-third of the term.
(2) Where a person is sentenced on the same occasion for two or more scheduled offences to terms which are consecutive, subsection (1) shall apply as if those terms were a single term.
(3) Where a person is serving two or more terms which are consecutive but not all subject to subsection (1), the maximum remission granted under prison rules in respect of those terms taken together shall be arrived at by calculating the maximum remission for each term separately and aggregating the result.
(4) In this section "prison rules" means rules made under section 13 of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953.
(5) The Secretary of State may by order substitute a different length of sentence and a different maximum period of remission for those mentioned in subsection (1).
(6) This section applies where-
(a) the scheduled offence is committed while this section is in force,
(b) the offence (being a scheduled offence within the meaning of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996) was committed while section 15 of that Act was in force,
(c) the offence (being a scheduled offence within the meaning of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991) was committed while section 14 of that Act was in force, or
(d) the offence (being a scheduled offence within the meaning of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978) was committed while section 22 of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 was in force.
Conviction during remission. 79. - (1) This section applies where-
(a) a person is sentenced to imprisonment or a term of detention in a young offenders centre for a period exceeding one year,
(b) he is discharged from prison or the centre in pursuance of prison rules, and
(c) before his sentence or term would have expired (but for the discharge) he commits, and is convicted on indictment of, a scheduled offence.
(2) If the court before which he is convicted of the scheduled offence sentences him to imprisonment or a term of detention it shall in addition order him to be returned to prison or a young offenders centre for the period between the date of the order and the date on which the sentence or term mentioned in subsection (1) would have expired but for his discharge.
(3) No order shall be made under subsection (2) if the sentence imposed by the court is-
(a) a suspended sentence,
(b) a sentence of life imprisonment, or
(c) a sentence of detention during the Secretary of State's pleasure under Article 45(1) of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.
(4) An order made under subsection (2) shall cease to have effect if an appeal against the scheduled offence results in-
(a) the acquittal of the person concerned, or
(b) the substitution of a sentence other than imprisonment or a term of detention.
(5) The period for which a person is ordered under this section to be returned to prison or a young offenders centre-
(a) shall be taken to be a sentence of imprisonment or term of detention for the purposes of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 and for the purposes of the Treatment of Offenders Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 other than section 26(2) (reduction for time spent in custody),
(b) shall not be subject to any provision of prison rules for discharge before expiry, and
(c) shall be served before, and be followed by, the sentence or term imposed for the scheduled offence and be disregarded in determining the appropriate length of that sentence or term.
(6) For the purposes of this section a certificate purporting to be signed by the governor or deputy governor of a prison or young offenders centre which specifies-
(a) the date on which a person was discharged from prison or a young offenders centre,
(b) the sentence or term which the person was serving at the time of his discharge, the offence in respect of which the sentence or term was imposed and the date on which he was convicted of that offence,
(c) the date on which the person would, but for his discharge in pursuance of prison rules, have been discharged from prison or a young offenders centre,
shall be evidence of the matters specified.
(7) In this section-
"prison rules" means rules made under section 13 of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953,
"sentence of imprisonment" does not include a committal in default of payment of any sum of money or for want of sufficient distress to satisfy any sum of money or for failure to do or abstain from doing anything required to be done or left undone,
"young offenders centre" has the meaning assigned to it by section 2(a) of the Treatment of Offenders Act (Northern Ireland) 1968.
(8) For the purposes of subsection (1) consecutive terms of imprisonment or of detention in a young offenders centre shall be treated as a single term and a sentence of imprisonment or detention in a young offenders centre includes-
(a) a sentence or term passed by a court in the United Kingdom or any of the Islands,
(b) in the case of imprisonment, a sentence passed by a court-martial on a person found guilty of a civil offence within the meaning of the Army Act 1955, the Air Force Act 1955 and the Naval Discipline Act 1957.
(9) The Secretary of State may by order substitute a different period for the period of one year mentioned in subsection (1).
(10) This section applies irrespective of when the discharge from prison or a young offenders centre took place but only if-
Powers of arrest, search, &c.
Arrest of suspected terrorists: power of entry. 80. A constable may enter and search any premises if he reasonably suspects that a terrorist, within the meaning of section 39(1)(b), is to be found there.
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Why are we working together?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Voices
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Volunteering
Chief Executive of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board appointed
Following a national recruitment process Maggie MacIsaac has been appointed Chief Executive Designate of the future Integrated Care Board for Hampshire and Isle of Wight.
Lena Samuels to continue as Chair of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System
We are pleased to confirm that Lena Samuels has been named by NHS England as the Chair Designate for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board, subject to the new statutory body coming into being on 1 April 2022.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight COVID-19 Vaccination Programme
We continue to work in partnership across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to encourage everyone eligible to take up the offer of a COVID-19 jab during the largest immunisation programme in NHS history.
Getting the right care
Help us help you get the treatment you need.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System (ICS) is a partnership of local NHS and local government organisations working together to improve the health and wellbeing of our local communities.
It is one of the largest health and care systems in the country with a long history of working in partnership to make lives better.
The ICS has been created to better join up hospital and community services, physical and mental health services and health and social care. Working together, we take collective responsibility for managing resources, delivering care and improving the health of the populations we serve.
Similar to other Integrated Care Systems across the country, we have been working together to co-ordinate services more closely, to make real, practical improvements to people's lives, providing more consistency of care, breaking down barriers between services and reducing inequalities.
The overarching aim of the ICS is to support you and your loved ones to live a healthier life and get the care and treatment that you need, in the right place and at the right time.
Personalised care
We have launched a new website that explains how we are working to provide personalised care to our population, focusing on building a new type of relationship between everyone involved in the individual's journey of care.
Personalised Care website
Find out about the options available to you
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Tomorrow, Calvin and I embark on a solo adventure...to see his doctor in Cincinnati. Well, it could be worse. For one thing, Grandma's coming with us. And it's just a check up and there will probably be a needle involved but only one needle AND...the doc talks in the most fantastic accent ever and smirks as he describes himself as an "Arrogant B*****d". Gotta love a cussing pediatrician.
I like quirky people. I just do.
Before we hit the road, there are a few important news bulletins to share.
#1 - I have slept a combined total of 8 hours for the past two nights. I'm a born night owl, but this is historic. I"ve been wide awake until the wee hours. (I'm calculating the possibility that sleeping 60-odd straight hours over the weekend might have something to do with it.) Last night I finished season 1 of Scandal. Quit your lives, people. Quit. Them. Or stop sleeping or call in sick or something. If you're funny about calling into work when you're not actually sick, come on over. We'll share a Dr. Pepper and before you know it you'll be looking like a chipmunk in dire need of a face-lift and you'll have ample time on your hands for watching TV from a reclined position.
#2 - About my illness. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers and...remedies. I'm up and running as of yesterday, but my throat is still angry as heck, the glands still garner me nervous glances and my left ear has entered the revolt. Meds are on the way.
#3 - Seeing as how I had such a busy day ahead of me, I opted to spend my morning watching youtube clips of Swingers in my pajamas. Just seemed like the right thing to do. I was all geeked up on Money Shot Monday*, which got me thinking about the movie Swingers, which inadvertently inspired the arcane title of the link-up. I thought it might be helpful if I posted the video of the scene...As it turns out, the scene has some, uh, salty language. And while I've already shared my perspective on cussing a time or two, I'll just save us all the trouble tonight.
Mikey: (in a bar) I can't do it. I just can't.
Trent: Go give the attractive lady your phone number. You can do it, baby.
Rob: You're so money and you don't even know it.
Mikey: Really? You think so?
Trent: You've got every quality a beautiful brunette baby could ever ask for. You're like Ryan Gosling...even though he's only 11 years old right now. That attractive lady across the bar would be lucky to have you. You're money.
That's pretty much exactly how the scene goes down. (clears throat) Does the "Money" thing make perfect sense now? No? Not at all?
Well, does it help to know that Vince Vaughn basically invented Money Shot Monday? Is that at all enticing? He'd probably link up if he knew about it.
Sidenote: You've seen A Cool Dry Place, right? Have mercy. It's so money.
I guess I'll just cut my losses and leave you with the funniest scene in Swingers. It's hysterical because it's so very, painfully real. I'm giggling just thinking about it.
*MSM link-up is open every week through Friday. You've still got time! I read every single post that's linked. Join the party.
So, I've never seen Swingers. Now what?
I will pray that the visit goes well.
Praying for you and your little man and all that goes down on that road trip! And I've never seen Swingers, Scandal or A Cool Dry Place -- I hardly feel cool enough to be your friend right about now.
Start with A Cool Dry Place. SO good!
poor calvin. i hate needle sticks.
so scandal, i've only seen this last season. you can watch entire first season on abc?
First season is short (7 eps). I watched it on Netflix (instant stream) but it's probably on ABC too.
Are you seeing Dr. House?? Kidding. Good luck tomorrow.
Hahahaha! Cory and I call him House all the time. Behind his back, of course.
I'll be keeping you and your family in my positive, hippie-like thoughts. If anyone deserves a healthy happy family, it's y'all.
At the very least, you DO deserve some Skyline Chili.
i will pray for a good trip for you and your mr. lee. perhaps a cookie or dessert from The BonBonerie might help mitigate some needle pain?
Aaaand there goes an hour watching Swingers clips on youtube! Ha! Best post ever! I'm bookmarking it for easy reference.
Vince Vaughn would TOTALLY link-up. In a heartbeat. You're that money, baby.
I'd risk it and come and share a Dr. Pepper with you. I'll tumble for ya.
Praying for a smooth appointment. Amen!
btw, you slay me!! I don't know how you do it - but you have such a way with words -you're a trip!!!!
and i think YOU are so money.
I like drs who cuss and i also love counselors who cuss, too....they kind of make me feel like I can actually listen to them...does that sound weird?
i read all of your MSM posts, and i always want to join in, but i feel like i'm slow on the uptake about what i need to post about...is it just ordinary moments in our Mondays? sorry that i need an explanation....that i could probably find if i did a little research here. :) mama's going to bed early tonight...my brain is fried.
Trip may refer to travel, a vacation, or a psychedelic experience. It is also an informal description for a circuit breaker or its action.
You know, I've laughed at your wittiness. I've shed a tear or four when you have church upinhere. But what leads me to comment? Scandal. And girl, you think season one was good? What with it's fast talking, dramatic pausing, cue the swoony music? You have GOT to catch up on this season. And then we need to chat. Like the best friends we are.
Oh and hi, my name is Jessie.
i thought i liked you...but now? i LOVE you. Swingers, and A Cool Dry Place? Yes. I've never seen Scandal, but your movie taste, and writing abilities, is legit, so I'm interested. Great travels and positive stuff with the Doc.
Hello! A friend forwarded your blog to me last night after reading this post and knowing right away which doc in Cincy you were talking about. She's heard me say pretty much the exact same thing about Dr. B. He is truly a genius! He diagnosed my son several years ago with an extremely rare immune deficiency, other renowned docs missed the diagnosis because it is so rare. We went through a bone marrow transplant 5 years ago and our son is now cured, he's 18 and a senior in high school. By the way, we went through transplant with another ALPS family, so I'm sort of familiar with the diagnosis. There is a BMT group on FB with some other ALPS/Cincy BMT families. Let me know if you would like more info. I mostly wanted to say that you all are in such great hands in Cincy! Dr. B is the ONLY doc I trust at this point.
Well, does it help to know that Vince Vaughn generally developed Cash Taken Monday? Is that at all enticing? He would probably weblink up if he realized about it.


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German Company to Create 100 Jobs in Banks County
SELIT North America to invest $45 million in new manufacturing facility
Atlanta, GA — Governor Nathan Deal announced that SELIT North America, a German manufacturer of polystyrene foams, will create 100 jobs and invest $45 million in a new manufacturing facility in Banks County. New jobs will include manufacturing and administrative positions.
"In choosing Georgia, SELIT North America will enjoy the benefits of the No. 1 state for business, including our logistics infrastructure and a climate conducive to manufacturing," said Deal. "This facility in Banks County will provide the company with access to a robust workforce and close proximity to the Southeastern market for ideal production conditions and shorter delivery times. I am encouraged to see yet another leading European company locate here, as our efforts to build international relationships continue to translate into real investments. I welcome SELIT North America to Georgia's growing community of manufacturing companies and wish them great success."
Based in Germany, SELIT Europe was founded in 1948 and has become Europe's leader in the production of underlayment foam solutions for floating flooring. Its U.S. affiliate, SELIT North America, is family-owned and holds the largest market share in its North American niche market.
"We are looking forward to being located even closer to our longstanding customers in the South," said Marco Seitner, shareholder of Selit NA. "Our product pipeline is full with innovative ideas to add value to the do-it-yourself sector and the flooring industry to the benefit of craft businesses as well as home repairers throughout North America."
"Georgia, and particularly Banks County, have emerged as our preferred location and partners due to their highly professional approach towards economic development," said Rouven Seitner, shareholder of SELIT NA. "The strong cultural fit between the Georgian 'way of doing business' and our family company with German roots makes us the perfect match."
Georgia has had continuous representation in Europe since 1973. German-affiliated companies employ more than 22,100 Georgians across the state.
"We are proud to welcome family-owned SELIT North America, Inc. to Banks County, Georgia," said Banks County Board of Commissioners Chairman Jimmy Hooper. "Their dedication to quality job creation and investment has us looking forward to a prosperous partnership with our community."
Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) Director of International Investment Nico Wijnberg represented the Global Commerce Division in partnership with the Development Authority of Banks County and Electric Cities of Georgia.
"I applaud SELIT for their decision to locate in Banks County, creating meaningful jobs for the community," said GDEcD Commissioner Pat Wilson. "Georgia is already home to at least 556 German facilities, of which approximately 191 are manufacturing locations. I am confident they will find success here."
"The Development Authority of Banks County would like to extend our many thanks to all the partners who have had a hand in recruiting this new project to our community," said Hannah Mullins, executive director of the Development Authority of Banks County. "We are optimistic about the positive impact SELIT North America will have, not only on Banks County, but on the Northeast Georgia Region as a whole."
About SELIT North America
SELIT North America, founded in 2010, specializes in the development, production and sales of high-quality polystyrene foams for acoustic and thermal insulation of floating flooring solutions like laminate, parquet and vinyl floors. The company's product portfolio is tailored towards the needs of do-it-yourself (DIY) end customers and America's top-tier flooring manufacturers.


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Side Letter: SERS departure, Manulife's secondaries deal, LPs and benchmarking
Pennsylvania SERS' CIO departure; Manulife gets savvy on secondaries; and LPs dig deeper on performance. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Changing of the guard at SERS
After just three years as chief investment officer of the $29 billion Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement System, Bryan Lewis is leaving to pursue another opportunity. Deputy CIO James Nolan will step up as acting CIO until Lewis's replacement comes onboard, per a press release. SERS has stepped up efforts to trim its $3.9 billion PE portfolio and hired McKinsey & Company to explore setting up a central investment office with Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System. Lewis, along with managing director of alternatives David Felix, was instrumental in shaping the current PE portfolio and mending relationships with its GPs after SERS dramatically scaled back its PE commitments from 2012 to 2015 in the aftermath of the financial crisis, a source tells PEI.
More money, fewer problems
Manulife has cemented its reputation as a savvy secondaries operator. Canada's largest insurer has sold a $1.7 billion PE portfolio off its balance sheet into a new vehicle backed by a syndicate led by AlpInvest Partners and managed by its own PE investment team, Secondaries Investor reported. The aim is to open the insurer's PE portfolio up to third-party investors. Manulife did something very similar last year, selling a $1 billion portfolio of infrastructure assets to Ardian, then collecting an extra $1 billion from new investors for its infra investment team to manage. Campbell Lutyens advised on both deals.
Federation eyes retail
Federation Asset Management, a pan-Asian firm founded last year by former head of Macquarie Capital's principal investment division Cameron Brownjohn, is eyeing retail investors for its latest trust. The Australia-headquartered asset manager is seeking around A$300 million ($203 million; €182 million) from high-net-worth individuals, institutional investors and the retail market to invest across the asset classes, according to a statement.
Are private credit's PE financing days numbered? Private debt funds' share of buyout market financing in Europe has been on the up and up, but could be going too far, sister title Private Debt Investor's Andy Thomson predicts. PE-backed deals are highly competitive which, coupled with the flexibility these funds have been willing to offer, could lead to signs of strain on the system when the next downturn hits, he writes. "The benefits of diversifying outside the private equity market will then be evident, though this lesson may come too late for those who have become over-reliant on it."
(Not) trusting the numbers. Limited partners are increasingly using public and customised benchmarks to determine the performance of GPs, according to panellists at a Burgiss webinar. Apart from using IRR or TVPI as the key metric, LPs are now using tools like direct alpha to compare the performance of individual funds with public market benchmarks. LPs, however, must consider the difference in fee structures and the use of fund-level credit lines when measuring fund performance. As Tim Jenkinson, professor of finance at Oxford University's Said Business School, said: "A vast majority of firms are getting paid not through skill but because of the rising tide of public markets."
LP meetings. It's Monday, so here are some LP meetings to watch out for this week.
7 August – Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company; Toshiba Corporation; Mitsubishi Corporation are all holding Q1 earnings release meetings; PCCW Limited is holding a board meeting; Aberdeen Standard Investments is holding an H1 results release meeting; Oregon State Treasury is holding an Oregon Investment Council regular meeting
8 August – Maine Public Employees Retirement System is holding a board meeting; Tacoma Employees' Retirement System is holding a board meeting; New Mexico State Investment Council is holding an investment committee meeting; Greater Manchester Pension Fund is holding a committee and board meetings; Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System is holding committee and board meetings
Finnish funding. Ilmarinen increased its private equity allocation to 8.3 percent as of the end of Q2, up from 7.2 percent as of the end of Q2 2018. Here's a look at the €47.8 billion Finnish insurer's historic allocation to private equity. For more information on Ilmarinen, as well as more than 6,700 other institutions, check out the PEI database.
"It cost $30 billion to buy [RJR Nabisco] but for me it was priceless."
Cliff Robbins, founder and chief executive of Blue Harbour Group, who worked on the now-infamous KKR deal, met his wife in the firm's building elevator – the "best return on the whole deal", he told Institutional Investor.
Today's letter was prepared by Isobel Markham, Rod James, Carmela Mendoza, Preeti Singh and Alex Lynn.


I have already written about the big highlights of my trip, so the below is a round-up of the best of the rest!
The morning after I arrived in Portland, my friends and I headed to a local German bakery for brunch but en route, I suggested we look for the geocache closest to their house. I pulled out my phone and we started navigating to The Atomic Penguin (GC46MZW). I had no idea that the nearest cache would be so awesome!
The cache was hidden in the boot of a convertible that had a tree growing out of it. Not only that, but the actual container was a huge chest full of cool swag for kids with a separate box for trackables.
A big part of my trip in the Pacific Northwest was collecting old caches to help fill up my Jasmer grid. When I had a whole day in Portland to explore by myself, my main aim was to tick off four required months for the Jasmer Challenge.
My favourites were the two multi geocaches I found in Washington Park: Sacajawea (GCHN0Z) and Coming of the White Man (GCHK0H). I ended up going to the park twice as there were too many muggles on my first visit, but I was glad to finally tick off the two required dates.
Sadly I had terrible weather in Vancouver and frustratingly, I also spent way too much time sitting in traffic, so I didn't get to do as much geocaching as I would have liked but I enjoyed the places that the caches I did find brought me.
My favourite cache was the first one I found in Vancouver. I had a little bit of daylight left on the day I arrived, so I decided to go for a walk and look for some caches. Unfortunately, my hotel was in a geocache void. I had to walk nearly a kilometre to get to the closest one, so I ended up only finding the one: Cedar Cottage Free Library (GC5H64R).
The cache was hidden in a little wooden shed-like structure that had books for people to borrow and replace with another book for others to borrow: what a cool idea!
I spent the next morning geocaching in Stanley Park, although it rained almost non-stop. I managed to find just six caches but a lot of my time was spent marvelling at what the park had to offer. My favourite cache in the park was Lost Lagoon TB Hotel (GC5QKZD) – I had never seen such a big fake rock before, I struggled to lift it!
I held an event (Meet the Irish – Vancouver, GC63DW6) in the evening in an Irish pub called Dubh Linn Gate, and really enjoyed the company of the locals and two visitors from Slovakia!
My first day in Seattle was an epic Jasmer geocache hunt, mainly around the suburbs around Seattle. I met Grievous Angel who very kindly drove me around to lots of caches to fill up my grid.
Forbes Cache (GCD29) was particularly memorable from that day. Having been hidden in the same spot over fourteen years ago, there was a fair few overgrown trees and bushes to contend with. I tried to crawl through but in the end, I had to take off my watch and my jacket, and commando crawl to GZ! I ended up with dirty knees and my name in the logbook – success!
The day I went to Groundspeak HQ, I attended the event Emerald Isle to Emerald City (GC63VBM) in Everett, kindly hosted by GrievousAngel, and I relished the chance to meet some local geocachers again!
The day after I arrived to my sister's in New Jersey, I hosted an event (Meet the Irish – New Jersey, GC63DR2) just down the road in Princeton. I really enjoyed meeting the local geocachers in the sunshine at the Princeton Battle Monument.
A smaller group of us had lots of fun doing the nearby field puzzle Ode to Einstein (GC64GFDW). I think the CO enjoyed watching us trying to figure it out too! Princeton is a lovely place to walk around, and there are a few nice geocaches to boot!
Since I have been to the Big Apple a few times before, I have already seen most of the major tourist attractions. One of the things I wanted to see this time was the Irish Hunger Memorial in Battery Park.
The memorial is a ruined stone cottage from the West of Ireland, which was transported to New York and rebuilt there. The site also has stone, vegetation and soil native to Ireland.
On our last full day in the US, we got the train to Philadelphia for the day. We managed to do five virtuals during our short time there, all of which uncovered secrets about the city that we didn't know about and probably wouldn't have otherwise found without the geocaches.
Hop-A-Long (GCDC97) brought us to Rittenhouse Square, which was my favourite hidden gem in the city. The park is a beautiful green space with amazing pieces of art on display, definitely worth a visit!
And so ended my fantastic fifteen day trip to the USA! I managed to earn seven new souvenirs when I was there, and of course, found two thirds of the Geocaching Triad, as well as filling nineteen months in my Jasmer grid!


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Razon firm buying Uy's shares in Malampaya
By Kris Crismundo June 2, 2022, 1:29 pm
MANILA – Magnate Enrique Razon Jr. is buying a majority share of Dennis Uy's Udenna Corp. in the Malampaya gas field, Razon's infrastructure business Prime Infra Holdings Inc. said Thursday.
"The acquisition process has kicked off and will close subject to the consent of various parties including the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Philippine National Oil Company Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC). The transaction will also go through other regulatory and lenders' approvals within that period," Prime Infra said in a statement.
Prime Infra has yet to provide financial details of the transactions, but said it would have a controlling stake in the Malampaya gas field.
Razon's firm said its entry into the Malampaya gas field project aims to infuse investments in the country's critical source of power.
"Malampaya's service contract is set to expire in 2024 making it critical for Prime Infra's entry to be able to continue operating the project while applying for an extension so it can invest in its expansion, which will sustain the economic and social benefits that Malampaya is providing for the country," Prime Infra said.
It added that the transition of Malampaya's operation is "critically urgent" for Prime Infra and Udenna to plan for the expansion of the gas field to ensure that it will continue to produce natural gas to support the country's power needs.
"Natural gas is a critical transition fuel and the modern, state-of-the-art infrastructure built to harness this valuable transition fuel attracted us to pursue this deal – all aspects of the project ticks off our environmental, social, and governance (ESG) check list that will allow us to contribute more to the country's transition from expensive and volatile coal and imported fuel prices to affordable cleaner and domestic energy resources like natural gas," said Razon, the chairman of Prime Infra.
In 2019, Udenna acquired the 45-percent share of Chevron Malampaya LLC through its subsidiary UC Malampaya Pte. Ltd. After two years, another unit of Udenna, Malampaya Energy, bought a 45 percent stake of Shell Philippines Exploration B.V.
Udenna's buyout of shares of Chevron and Shell in Malampaya has been a subject of a Senate inquiry last year, which the DOE said is causing delays in the work program in Malampaya and putting energy security at risk.
"(T)here is a sense of ownership to achieving national energy independence when you bring in Filipino companies to handle the reins of a critical power infrastructure and this is what Prime Infra aims to do with our participation in Malampaya. We will invest and sustain the development and production of domestic gas as long as the terms of the operating license and the natural resources permit," Razon added. (PNA)
DOE OKs Prime Infra acquisition of Shell's Malampaya stake
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Malampaya acquisition deal signed
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Port operator vaccinates 90% of workforce
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A new shipping container home has been built for a family looking for a suburban escape in the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka.
Dhaka, like much of the country, is on the lowlands and is frequently hit by floods, even at the early stages of Climate Change. This has created a substrate on which the city lies that can make it quite difficult to construct big buildings on.
Shipping container constructions don't need much in the way of foundations – even for permanent buildings. They can have short concrete pilings and / or a reasonably thin concrete pad on which to sit the construction. For muddy floodplain substrates that would otherwise require very deep underpinnings to reach bedrock, this means that you have a wider choice of construction than using other materials.
Entering the plot, hidden by bamboo hedging, you leave the hustle and bustle of city life behind and enter an oasis of calm in the large front garden. The home itself is set back, well away from the sounds and smells of city life beyond its hedges.
Built over three levels, it has an open plan kitchen / dining area on the ground floor with glass doors enabling real connection to the outside. It is built around a tree to add that idea of natural connection – a staircase is wrapped around that for you to climb between floors. It really does appear to be a bolthole that is encapsulated in its name – the Escape Den.
The Daily Star again: Fida said, "We wanted to preserve the containers in their original state and not cover them up and hide the stories they had to tell from their travels by sea." Rather than hide them, the architects chose to celebrate the past lives of the containers, giving a modern, industrial look to the home while maintaining a rustic feel.
As well as the lightness of the structure that allows it to float on the muddy substrate, the home only took seven months to put together from empty site, to completely fitted out. For a large family bolthole this is very quick. This is peculiar to container home construction – like Lego bricks it is possible to build a home extremely quickly indeed.
Given the advantages of the shipping container as a building block described here, you too may want to build your own container based home. Just give us a call today to discuss your needs and we will help you get your project off the ground.


In the past, patients with Type 1 Diabetes traditionally had two treatment options: take regular doses of insulin or control their blood sugar with diet and exercise. There may be an alternative method for managing the symptoms of this disorder. Please fill out a medical review form, or call our office in Glenview, Illinois to learn more about it.
When you consume carbohydrates, they're digested into glucose, which every cell in your body uses to produce energy. After glucose enters your bloodstream, insulin moves it out of your blood and into cells.
When you don't have enough insulin, or your body can't use the insulin that's available, blood sugar increases beyond a healthy level - this results in a condition called diabetes.
Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune disease, in which your immune system attacks cells in the pancreas that produce insulin. This shortage of insulin causes blood glucose rises to unhealthy levels.
Although Type 1 Diabetes can occur at any age, it's most often diagnosed during adolescence and early adulthood, with 85% of all cases appearing before the age of 20.
What are the long-term consequences of traditional treatments?
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus - once known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes - is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin. This results in high blood sugar levels in the body. Patients with Type 1 Diabetes always need to use insulin to control the blood sugars. With children and adolescents, it is a very challenging condition to manage insulin, carbohydrate intake, and physical activities on a daily basis. Hypoglycemia is a common occurrence and needs immediate attention.
Long-term complications can occur at a relatively young age, and it is a disease which requires a great deal of emotional support. To understand the daily grind of counting carbohydrates, testing blood sugars multiple times each day, and dealing with the highs and lows (both physical and emotionally) can be very challenging for the patient and family.
Who is GIOSTAR and What is Their Mission?
GIOSTAR (Global Institute of Stem Cell Therapy and Research) is home to the top experts in the field of stem cell research, and provides scientific know-how to GIOSTAR-CHICAGO. GIOSTAR-CHICAGO is an independently run facility from GIOSTAR. Involved in the field of stem cell research for almost two decades in the U.S.A, GIOSTAR has provided treatments to thousands of patients using their advanced protocols outside of the United States. GIOSTAR believes in the potential of supplementing traditional treatments for type 1 diabetes (such as medication) with cellular rejuvenation therapy. Focusing solely on one particular form of treatment does not necessarily yield the desired results.
GIOSTAR opened the world's first stem cell therapy hospital in India, and has plans to continue building stem cell treatment centers with health care partners around the world. Their goal is to develop treatments for several diseases, and offer hope to millions suffering around the globe with safe, effective and affordable healthcare.
What is the Role of Stem Cells in Type 1 Diabetes?
Within the body, there are different sources of stem cells - known as the "mother" or "master" cells capable of differentiating into virtually any type of cell. It has been documented by several scientific publications that stem cells may differentiate into a specific cell or tissue type. This suggests the possibility to develop the treatment for Type 1 Diabetes.
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Review: Friends With Money (2006)
Friends With Money, written and directed by Nicole Holofcener, is a drama that centers around four longtime friends, all with personal problems and approaching middle age.
Three are married and well-off: Christine (the always fabulous Catherine Keener), whose marriage is crumbling faster than the new house addition can repair it; Jane (an excellent Frances McDormand), who handles middle age by not washing her hair and with pure rage; and Franny (Joan Cusack), who is incredibly wealthy and just wants to see everyone happy.
Christine, Jane and Franny focus most of their attention on their lone single friend, Olivia, played by Jennifer Aniston, who has thankfully returned to indies. Olivia works as a maid, smokes pot, lacks ambition, and she cannot find a decent boyfriend. But while they try to help Olivia, the group cannot see the faults and problems within their own lives.
Any movie starring Catherine Keener AND Frances McDormand should be a guaranteed hit. Throw in the talents of Joan Cusack, Jennifer Aniston, and their male counterparts, Greg Germann, Simon McBurney, Scott Caan, and Jason Issacs, Friends With Money should be great period.
Despite a great cast, an entertaining script, and lovable, quirky characters that aren't forced into a typical Hollywood mold (Frances McDormand is probably the sloppiest fashion designer you'll ever see on screen), something is missing. Most scenes lack depth and the characters quickly fall flat. Specifically, Joan Cusack's character becomes lost and frequently forgotten throughout the movie.
Nevertheless, Friends With Money is a delightful picture about success, self-worth, marriage, and most importantly, friendship. Many memorable scenes and the ensemble cast, highlighted by superb performances from Catherine Keener and Frances McDormand, make it worth seeing.
Author JoannaPosted on August 31, 2006 October 11, 2010 Categories ReviewsTags Reviews
5 thoughts on "Review: Friends With Money (2006)"
Arlen Crawford says:
Thank you for the review. I'm impressed that you can derive so much from a film.
I would think that from the cast, the movie would be an instant hit. But that's not always the case (see Ishtar and Heaven's Gate.)
I'll check it out…
cinefille says:
It's definitely worth checking out but there are some obvious holes. I still managed to like it, even though I was slightly disappointed towards the end
AustinGOP says:
I really like Joan Cusak. I thought she was great in School of Rock. That would be me main reason for seeing it, but again, no theaters near me are playing it.
Good news for you! … it's out on DVD, not in theaters :)
Decent film, but not really all that funny. Agreed that some scenes DO lack the depth. But Keener was great.
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Multnomah County Justice Reinvestment Program (MCJRP) is a program that was created to reduce prison usage. Extensive research supports the practice of monitoring offenders in the community instead of jail. It includes intensive supervision for 120 days with wrap- around services which includes housing and mentoring.
Find out more- Frequently Asked Questions.
If you are moving, or there are any changes to your employment, you must report that to the Continued Care Supervision office within 48 hours.
START/MCJRP - Continued Care Supervision is a formal Probation/Parole/Post-Prison Supervision that tracks one's formal supervision to completion after one has completed the START or MCJRP Program.


Read: 2 Timothy 3:1-4:8 (ESV). As you read the English Standard Version, note 1–3 insights or questions.
You might be familiar with this passage yourself. Joshua was a young man, about to take over the helm of leadership of the Israelites from the legendary sage Moses. He felt nervous and inexperienced—to use a Star Wars analogy, it was as if he were a padawan (young student or apprentice) and not yet ready to lead like a Jedi master. The promise from God in the opening of the book of Joshua is really quite beautiful and inspiring.
I have wondered if the apostle Paul, when he wrote his farewell words to the young Timothy, was thinking about Joshua, chapter 1. Perhaps he was thinking, Young man, you are going to have face hard times. Complex issues. Moral dilemmas. Ethical pressures. Stay true to the word of God and speak with love and all will be well. God was with me so He will be with you. Perhaps this and many other passages provided hope for Martin Luther 500 years ago when he decided to share his radical views with the Church he loved and cherished. These words would have provided reassurance that just as God was with Joshua, so he would also be with him. God would not let him down so long as he stood firm and remained faithful to Scripture.
Sola Scriptura—The Bible is the sole basis for church doctrine and ritual and the only infallible authority for the Christian. All church doctrine and ritual must be rooted in Scripture.
Prima Scriptura—The Bible is the primary authority among the various sources of truth: Scripture, reason, experience, and history. The "norms" of Scripture are "formed" and applied with these other sources, which are subject to correction by Scripture.
Recalibrate: How do you know if you are faithful to the Bible?
Respond: Pray for the Holy Spirit to lead you to truth.
Research: Read Joshua, chapter 1.


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Pakistan Invades Taliban Stronghold
GROUND WAR
Updated Apr. 25, 2017 12:24PM ET / Published Oct. 17, 2009 2:36PM ET
Ijaz Muhammad / AP Photo
Seeking to put an end to terror attacks that have killed more than 150 people in several cities in recent days, Pakistan moved some 30,000 troops into the Taliban's home base of South Wazirstan on Saturday. The offensive follows several weeks of air and artillery attacks against Taliban positions. Tens of thousands of civilians had fled the area after the military dropped leaflets telling them to leave. Phone lines were down in the region on Saturday, so information is scarce, but the Associated Press reports that five soldiers and 11 militants have already been killed. Officials say the offensive's top target is Qari Hussein, a Mehsud ally who is considered a mastermind of suicide bombings. The region borders Afghanistan and the U.S. government has long pressured Pakistan to take action against the militants, whose territory is considered a sanctuary for terrorists.
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January 20 at 12:11 p.m. by Doogie Roux
The Fans And Sights Of Astros Fan Fest 2020
January 19 at 6:52 a.m. by Eric Sauseda
NBA Prime Time: Rockets vs. Portland at Toyota Center
NFL Playoffs: Texans Beat Bills In Overtime 22-19
January 5 at 7:39 a.m. by Eric Sauseda
What's Cooking At NRG Stadium? Texans Defeat Patriots 28-22
Monday, December 2, 2019 at 6:39 a.m. by Eric Sauseda
Presented by The Black Heritage Society and The City of Houston Houston, the Original MLK Day Parade honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and celebrated his work in the Civil Rights Movement. The parade's grand marshal was Houston's very own, two-time heavyweight champion, George Foreman. The event also boasted over 75 entries: marching bands, 8 decorated floats, dance teams, military and ROTC groups, first responders, city and county officials, VIP guest appearances and notable organizations from around the world. (Photos by Doogie Roux)
The Astros and Minute Maid Park opened the ballpark Saturday for fans to enjoy Astros Fan Fest. Fan Fest is a yearly, free event held inside the park that allows fans unprecedented access to their home field. The field, the bases, the dugouts and more were all accessible. Player autograph sessions, photo ops with the World Series Trophy, deeply discounted Astros merch, a garage sale of promotional and leftover giveaway items were all available. The event also included live music, food trucks and a kids play area. (Photos by Eric Sauseda)
The Rockets hosted the Portland Trail Blazers in a prime time game on ESPN at Toyota Center Wednesday night. While the Rockets ended up losing to the Blazers 117-107, fans still managed to enjoy themselves and gladly posed for photos inside and outside Toyota Center. (Photos by Eric Sauseda)
January 5 at 7:39 a.m.
In dramatic comeback fashion and with a field goal from Ka'imi Fairbairn in overtime, the Texans defeated the Buffalo Bills 22-19 during the AFC Wild Card Playoff game at NRG Stadium. Deshaun Watson was sacked seven times but the Texans rallied back from a 16 point deficit to advance in the playoffs. (Photos by Eric Sauseda)
Monday, December 2, 2019 at 6:39 a.m.
The Texans are on fire after defeating the New England Patriots at NRG Stadium, 28-22, on Sunday Night Football. This is the first win over the Patriots since the 2009-2010 season; that's more than 3,600 days without a win against Tom Brady and company. Texans fans were happy for the win and those that were tailgating were happy to share what was cooking on their grills. (Photos by Eric Sauseda)
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Two years ago Buffalo Bayou was the ultimate "Bad Guy;" it did what it wanted, so criminal, as its banks overflowed with Harvey's rains. Buffalo Bayou Partnership wisely took a break from its plans for the future until we could all learn to love the natural waterway again. And we do, we...
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Q: Partition Triangle I am working on a paper on integer partitions and I want to add something like this. This is not my picture, it is from another paper, but is it possible to do this on LaTex? I want to be able to customize the amount of points and the labels on the points. Any help would be appreciated

A: I don't know exactly what kind of changes you will need, but perhaps this could be a starting point. My approach is basically to use calc library to compute the coordinates of the dots.
\documentclass[border=2mm]{standalone}
\usepackage    {amsmath} % for pmatrix
\usepackage    {tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{calc}    % for coordinates

\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[x={(-0.4cm,-0.3cm)},y={(1cm,0cm)},z={(0cm,1cm)},%
                    line cap=round,line join=round]
  % coordinates
  \def\a{2}
  \def\b{4}
  \def\c{4}
  \coordinate (A) at (\a,0,0);
  \coordinate (B) at (0,\b,0);
  \coordinate (C) at (0,0,\c);
  \coordinate (M) at ($(A)!0.5!(B)$);
  \coordinate (G) at ($(C)!{2/3}!(M)$);
  \foreach\i in {1,...,6}
  {% dots in olive and red lines
    \coordinate (A\i) at ($(A)!{\i/6}!(G)$);
    \coordinate (C\i) at ($(M)!{\i/6}!(G)$);
  }
  % axes
  \draw (0,0,0) -- (\a+1,0,0);
  \draw (0,0,0) -- (0,\b+1,0);
  \draw (0,0,0) -- (0,0,\c+1);
  % other lines
  \draw[thick,olive] (A) -- ($(B)!0.5!(C)$);
  \draw[thick,gray]  (B) -- ($(A)!0.5!(C)$);
  \draw[thick,red]   (C) -- ($(A)!0.5!(B)$);
  \draw[thick,dashed,cyan]  (A) -- (B);
  \draw[thick]       (A) -- (C) -- (B);
  % dots
  \fill (G) circle (2pt);
  \foreach\i in {1,...,5}
  {%
    \pgfmathsetmacro\np{18-3*\i}
    \foreach\j in {0,2,...,\np}
    {%
      \fill ($(A\i)!{\j/\np}!(C\i)$) circle (2pt);
    }
  }
  % labels
  \draw (G)  circle (3pt) --++ (2cm,3cm)
        node[right] {\small$\begin{pmatrix}6\\6\\6\end{pmatrix}$};
  \draw (A1) circle (3pt) --++ (-1cm,1cm)
        node[left]  {\small$\begin{pmatrix}16\\1\\1\end{pmatrix}$};
  \draw ($(A3)!{8/9}!(C3)$) circle (3pt) --++ (2cm,1cm)
        node[right] {\small$\begin{pmatrix}8\\7\\3\end{pmatrix}$};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

A: A reasonable choice for 3D graphics would be Asymptote:
// file  diag.asy
//
// run
//     asy diag.asy
// to get a standalone image  diag.pdf
//
settings.tex="pdflatex";
import graph3; size(200,0);
currentprojection=orthographic(camera=(67,9,14));
import fontsize; defaultpen(fontsize(7pt));
texpreamble("\usepackage{lmodern}\usepackage{amsmath}"
  +"\usepackage{amsfonts}\usepackage{amssymb}");
triple A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,K,L; real r=0.3;
A=( 6,6,6); B=(18,0, 0); C=(9, 9,0);
D=( 8,0,3); E=( 0,0,18); F=(0,18,0);
G=( 0,9,9); H=( 9,0, 9); K=(16,1,1); L=( 8,7, 3);
void drop(guide3[] g, pen[] p){
  for(int i=0;i<g.length;++i) draw(project(g[i]),p[i]);
}
guide3[] line={B--E--F--cycle, B--G, E--C, F--H,
A--E--B, O--20*Y, O--22*X, O--20*Z,};
pen[] p={darkblue,deepgreen,red,blue,}; p.cyclic=true;
drop(line,p);
for(int i=0;i<7;++i){
  for(int j=0;j<=9-i-ceil(i/2);++j){
    dot(project(B+i*(-2,1,1)+j*(-1,1,0)),UnFill);
  }
}
void labLoc(triple V, triple P){
  pair v=project(V), p=project(P);
  draw(circle(v,r)); draw((v+r*dir(p-v))--p);
  label("$\begin{pmatrix}"+string(V.x)+"\\"+string(V.y)
    +"\\"+string(V.z)+"\end{pmatrix}$",p,dir(p-v));
}
labLoc(A,(0,8,12));labLoc(K,(16,-2,4));labLoc(L,(0,12,9));

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Home Entertainment Netflix publishes a new trailer for The Witcher: The Origin of Blood...
Netflix publishes a new trailer for The Witcher: The Origin of Blood that, indeed, looks bloody
Netflix has released a new teaser trailer for The Witcher: The Origin of Bloodthe upcoming four-part prequel series starring Michelle Yeoh.
Set 1,200 years before the events of The Witcher, the trailer takes us back in time to offer a look at an untold story of the continent: the creation of the first prototype of Warlock. The clips feature vast landscapes, magic-wielding warriors, and plenty of bloody combat, with Yeoh's character Scian loudly declaring, "All beginnings, all endings."
In addition to Yeoh, we will see Sophia Brown as Éile, "an elite warrior turned nomadic musician", Laurence O'Fuarain as Fjall, "a warrior with a deep scar inside him", and a host of new characters, These include Mirren Mack as Merwyn, Lenny Henry as Balor, and Minnie Driver, who will play a "pivotal" role in connecting The Witcher: The Origin of Blood to the main series.
The four-part prequel series has been created by Declan de Barra and Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, with input from original author Andrezej Sapkowski. The series will chronicle the events leading up to the Conjunction of the Spheres: a cosmic event that allowed different dimensions to briefly merge and brought magic to the continent for the first time.
The first episode of the series is written by Declan de Barra and directed by Sarah O'Gorman. It will premiere on Netflix along with the other three episodes of the series on December 25.joining the first two seasons of The Witcher and The Witcher: Nightmare Wolf, an animated series origin film that premiered earlier this year.
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The Witcher Season 4 was also recently confirmed by Netflix along with the unexpected news that Henry Cavill would no longer be the lead actor.
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Q: Precission in bar chart of chartjs I use a bar chart from chart.js as shown below
bar chart
now I would like to show 4 decimals instead of 3,
but I can only find how to do this for line charts.
Can anyone help me out here?

A: All values are formatted to 3 decimals by default in Chart.js and there doesn't seem to be a setting that allows you to change the number of decimals directly.
Instead, you can use the raw value and format it yourself by overriding the label callback in the chart options:
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plugins: {
  tooltip: {
    callbacks: {
      label: function(context) {
        return Number((context.raw || 0)).toFixed(4);
      }
    }
  }
}
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Edit: Added a working example to demonstrate 4 decimals showing in a bar chart:
https://jsfiddle.net/j2Lwbmu8/


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