This is internet income course lesson twenty-six, which simplifies the difficulties of starting and running a profitable online business by breaking down important principles in simple English. Course author, George Little, continues to reveal tips, real-world advice, and in-depth, step-by-step instructions on setting up your Internet-based business. Read the previous lesson 25 here.
This is the first in a multi-lesson series to assist you in identifying your target market. There is much to discuss on this subject and we begin that discussion with a general introduction and acquaint you with personas.
Marketing has been driven by technology for some time now. Over the last few years, the technology to dynamically generate content based on a user's individual traits has not only become possible, but has become quite advanced. When that technology emerged, things began to change dramatically. It has become more important than ever to know not only your target audience in general terms, but to know individual customers as well.
For example, if I do a Google search from my home computer in Florida and another person does the same search from his work computer in Western Europe, we will see different results–even though we use the exact same search phrase. Google employs personalization. It sorts its results in light of the individual characteristics of the person making the search, including, among many other factors, their geographical location and whether they are at home or at work.
Most independent entrepreneurs do not have the technology available that Google does, but still have many ways to target market segments and modify their content for each particular group accordingly.
As just one example, Facebook currently allows you to sort your friends into "lists." I have many friends on Facebook who are writers, so I have created a list for them. I also have many friends on Facebook who are paddling enthusiasts, so I have created another list and included those people in that list. Many of my friends are concerned about our natural environment, so I have added them to another list. Facebook allows me to post specific posts that will only be seen by friends on a specific list or specific lists of my friends. In this way, I can create and target content for specific groups of people.
To fully take advantage of available technology, it is necessary to tailor your content to speak to particular segments of your target market and then target that content to the specified group intended.
It is tempting to confuse Personalization with Market Segmentation. Both have a similar goal: providing relevant content to attract and engage a potential customer. Both involve identifying the specific characteristics of your customers. The difference between Personalization and Market Segmentation is a matter of degree. If you divide your potential customers into "people in the U.S.," "people in Eastern Europe," "people in Western Europe," "people in the Middle East," and "people in other places," and then direct different content to each accordingly, you are using market segmentation, but you are a long way from personalization. As you add more factors to the mix, your segmentation narrows. For example, "rich people in the U.S." and "poor people in the U.S." This additional factor gives you more detail. The more you drill down into different factors, the more you approach Personalization.
It doesn't become true Personalization, however, until you reach the individual level. If you know a particular potential customer lives in the U.S., is female, is single, is about to graduate from an Ivy League college with a professional degree, likes fashion, likes sports cars, likes clubbing, drinks alcohol moderately, enjoys handball, etc., then you are moving into the realm of personalization. In this latter case, you know that this individual, when she graduates and enters the job market in a matter of weeks, will likely change her buying habits. She has expensive tastes that will no longer be limited by a student budget. That's a good thing to know.
It also doesn't become true Personalization until you know the individual circumstances of individual potential customers and have the technology to dynamically generate content for each individual user.
While personalization is obviously the best approach, many factors limit a struggling entrepreneur from achieving it completely. Data on potential customers as individuals as well as the resources necessary to best utilize that data to target those individuals are not readily available to independent entrepreneurs or even smaller companies.
The obvious strategy for individual entrepreneurs and small companies is to start out with some high level market segmentation (different content for people in different countries, etc) and steadily move from there to approach personalization. It's a journey, a refinement that occurs over time as your knowledge, skills, and resources improve. Technology is available today for personalization in marketing, but that technology is not readily accessible to everyone. Everyone, however, can use market segmentation and work to approach personalization over time as knowledge, skills, and resources improve.
So, where do you start? Determining the factors and personal characteristics that affect buying decisions is both a science and an art. Different companies have different strategies. Obviously, you have to start by identifying those factors that you believe will have the most impact in predicting the behavior of your potential customers. To do that, you must first know what you are selling. Common sense may tell you that whether a potential customer has blond hair or black hair will not significantly affect that person's decision to buy "industrial strength" cleaning products vs. all-natural cleaning products. Hair color will certainly, however, affect the buyer's choice of color for hair treatment and even the buyer's choice of color for apparel. The factors that matter depend upon your product or service. If you're selling cleaning products, hair color will not be significant. If you are selling hair treatment or apparel, it will be important.
So, you start by having a good grasp of exactly what you are marketing. Then, you begin to sort out your potential customers based upon factors that affect the choice to buy what you are selling.
There is no finite set of properties with which to sort people out. There is no master list of all of the ways that people can differ. People differ from each other in many ways we do not yet understand. There are things about genetic makeup that science has not yet fully explored. There are ways that different environments affect people with the same genetic makeup to make them different even though their genes are similar. People come in all different heights and weights, shapes and sizes. People have different levels of innate ability. People with the same innate ability can have different achievements in education and skills. Some people like classical music. Some like country music, some like rock and roll. Some like all three. There is no end to the ways that people can differ. Thus, there is no one list of factors that will sort everyone out.
The problem is determining which differences matter in your marketing strategy. If you are selling music, it matters greatly whether a potential customer likes country or classical or rock and roll. If you are selling educational software, musical preferences likely have little impact. If you are selling snow (like we used for our example in an earlier lesson), where someone lives will have great importance. If you are selling toothbrushes, where they live will not matter as much, if at all.
I encourage you to approach it the way scientists do. Start out with your common sense and intuitive understanding to formulate some hypotheses, but then test those hypotheses. Test them rigorously and continuously against the data you accumulate over time.
When sorting out and analyzing the various characteristics that identify your potential market, it is crucial to have some basic knowledge of databases to keep up with and analyze the data you acquire. There is a good introduction to databases in the Internet Income Lessons Archive, Lesson 32. Some of the software and services mentioned in that lesson are out of use now, but otherwise the information is still applicable and provides a good background for planning to track and organize your target market.
Turns out, it is much more engaging and much more fun to deal with specific personalities when planning and implementing your marketing strategy than to concentrate on the less exciting subject of market segmentation. Thanks to a concept created by an interface designer in the early 1980s (for use in designing computer programs rather than marketing), even those of us without the data or the resources to use true personalization in our marketing can still deal with specific personalities instead of cold statistical tables of data.
College students who are busy all day running back and forth around campus to their various classes and busy at night partying, often forgetting to charge their smart phones when crashing for the night.
These two market segments have quite different personalities from each other. When designing your marketing strategy and monitoring its implementation, it's just more fun to refer to "Fred Freshman" and "Carol Co-ed" rather than "college students" for the one segment and "Paul Paddler" and "Helen Hiker" rather than "outdoor enthusiasts" to refer to the other segment. It's more engaging to look at a profile of a fictional character (often complete with photo) than to look at a database report. Using personas makes that possible.
Certain individuals within the college student segment, particularly females, will have more positive reaction to youth oriented aesthetic design and a lighter weight product.
Carol Co-Ed wants a colorful design and light weight.
Which of these two statements would you prefer to make in a meeting? Which would get you through the meeting quicker. Which would be more fun to think or talk about?
Using personas allows for creativity and empathy while attempting to understand the characteristics of the different segments of your target market.
Finding and analyzing your target market is crucial to creating your brand and to your marketing strategy and implementation. It is crucial to your ultimate success.
Personalization is utilizing technology to communicate individually with specific customers. Market Segmentation is outlining certain characteristics that affect buying decisions among different members of the population and then creating and targeting your content to specific segments. The obvious strategy for individual entrepreneurs and small companies is to start out with some high level market segmentation and steadily move from there to approach personalization. It's a journey, a refinement that occurs over time as your knowledge, skills, and resources improve. You start by having a good grasp of exactly what you are marketing. Then, you begin to sort out your potential customers based upon factors that affect the choice to buy what you are selling. You look for those characteristics that you believe will have the most impact in predicting the behavior of your potential customers. To do that, you must first know what you are selling. You should approach it the way scientists do. Start out with your common sense and intuitive understanding to formulate some hypotheses, but then test those hypotheses. Test them rigorously and continuously against the data you accumulate over time. A knowledge of databases is very helpful in accomplishing these things.
Finally, even if you can't achieve pure personalization in your marketing, you can still make it engaging by creating personas to represent market segments. Using personas allows for creativity and empathy while attempting to understand the characteristics of the different segments of your target market.
In our next lesson, we will delve into personas in more detail. Read the next topic here: Personas and their value to your marketing strategy.


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Descubierto por Karl Schwarzschild, el criterio de Schwarzschild es un criterio en astrofísica donde un medio estelar es estable contra la convección donde

Donde  es la gravedad y  es la capacidad calorífica a presión constante.

Si un gas es inestable contra la convección, entonces si un elemento se desplaza hacia arriba, su flotabilidad hará que siga aumentando o, si se desplaza hacia abajo, será más denso que el entorno y continuará hundiéndose. Por lo tanto, el criterio de Schwarzschild dicta si un elemento de una estrella se elevará o hundirá si es desplazado por fluctuaciones aleatorias dentro de la estrella o si las fuerzas que experimenta el elemento lo devolverán a su posición original.

Según el criterio de Schwarzschild para mantener el elemento desplazado debe tener una velocidad global que sea altamente subsónica. Si este es el caso, entonces el tiempo durante el cual cambian las presiones que rodean al elemento es mucho más largo que el tiempo que tarda una onda de sonido en atravesar el elemento y suavizar las diferencias de presión entre el elemento y su entorno. Si este no fuera el caso, el elemento no se mantendría unido mientras viajaba a través de la estrella.

Para seguir subiendo o hundiéndose en la estrella, el elemento desplazado no debe ser capaz de convertirse en la misma densidad que el gas que lo rodea. En otras palabras, debe responder adiabáticamente a su entorno. Para que esto sea cierto, debe moverse lo suficientemente rápido como para que no haya tiempo suficiente para que el elemento intercambie calor con su entorno.

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When im out with mates, and A guy corners me, I freak out, I dont know what to do, I freeze I start shaking, all that goes though my head is, If i dont give them what they want they are goin to hurt me again.
Being raped for the 5th time has shaken me up. Im even afraid to be alone with my boyrfried or when he saids some comments.. Im kinda just crawl up. and I dont know how to explain it to him, I know he will never hurt but sometimes I just feel like his gonna.
How can I shake the feeling or thinking every guy is bad? when they start getting to close to me?
I have been lucky and found one guy that i know will never hurt me or push the boundaries when they are fragile. This does not mean that you won't still have those feelings. I do. It is just a case of knowing where your limits are and don't push them. If your bloke is the right one he will understand. Do try to explain thou cause a red light to them is sometimes taken as a personal insult. Be strong.
I understand how you feel. I always feel like every man has an ulterior motive to take advantage of my. After you have been violated so many times, you start to wonder if any male is able to control himself. I think one thing that might help is setting up limits with guys - see how they react to them. If they can't stick to those limits, then explain that you can't trust them until they do. I am being a little hypocritical in this area b/c i try to set limits, but almost everytime, i allow them to be crossed b/c i am terrified of confrontations. I know it is what i NEED to do for my own good, but breaking bad habits is hard. good luck though.


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Wall Residence Hall is Tulane's first-year Honors residence. It offers its residents a unique combination of community and intellectual involvement. Wall is also home to a faculty member and his or her family. This faculty member in residence will help the college residents to become more engaged in the intellectual and social activities at the University.
Faculty-in-Residence: Izabela Steflja, Professor of Practice, Political Science
Wall Societies
The faculty-led Societies, each of which has a specific theme or area of focus, help foster community among students and create the opportunity for informal interactions between faculty members and students with the support of the Resident Advisors. Past Societies have taken students off campus to explore local and regional issues relevant to the New Orleans community, and sought to introduce students to opportunities for leadership and innovation in the local community.
Wall Societies 2019-20
Books and Reading Society
Wall Fellow: Mike Kuczynski, Associate Professor and Departmental Chair, English
Healthcare Innovations for the World Society
Wall Fellow: Carolyn Bayer, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Gray Matter Society
Wall Fellow: Gary Dohanich, Professor, Psychology and Neuroscience
Sustainable Solutions Society
Wall Fellow: Jordan Karubian, Associate Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Life and Death in New Orleans Society
Wall Fellow: Emily Harville, Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Science in the City: Innovation in New Orleans
Wall Fellow: Michelle Lacey, Associate Professor, Math
Get Engaged! Civics and Politics Society
Wall Fellow: Brian Brox, Associate Professor, Political Science
World Languages and Cultures Society
Wall Fellow: Charles Mignot, Professor, French and Italian
Cultural Engagement Society
Wall Fellow: Karissa Haugeberg, Assistant Professor, History
Art and Art History Society
Wall Fellow: Michelle Foa, Associate Professor, Art History
For detailed descriptions of the Wall Societies, click here.
More information on each of the Wall Fellows can be found here.
"What is College For?"
This series of talks and discussions, moderated by the faculty member in residence, seeks to give students a more sophisticated understanding of the opportunities available to them at Tulane. It includes, for example, a discussion of academic majors and the relationship between the choice of major and career interests; an introduction to campus resources, centers, and institutes; and panels on study abroad programs. We also use this program to introduce an enhanced form of career exploration, including discussion of post-baccalaureate scholarships and other opportunities available in future years.

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Valiant Air Command's TBM-3E Avenger returns to flight
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Valiant Air Command, Inc.'s General Motors TBM-3E Avenger returned to flight on 11 January 2020 after an 18-year long restoration. The Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum is based near Titusville, Florida, and is home to a large collection of aircraft dating from World War I to the present.
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Pilot killed in OV-1 Mohawk crash in Florida
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A man was killed yesterday in the crash of Grumman OV-1D Mohawk N10VD at the Witham Field airport in Stuart, Florida. The pilot was alone on board and was rehearsing for the Stuart airshow, which was to begin that evening and continue the next day. The causes of the accident are unknown and the National Transportation …
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Seven killed in B-17 "Nine O Nine" crash
More information has been released by authorities concerning the crash of the B-17 "Nine O Nine". It is now being reported that seven were killed, and seven wounded (including one person on the ground). The status of the survivors is not known as authorities are understandably declining to provide more details until the families of …
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Several casualties in Collings Foundation B-17 Flying Fortress crash
The Collings Foundation's Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress "Nine O Nine" crashed this morning shortly before 10:00 AM at Bradley International Airport near Hartford, Connecticut. Available information on this tragic accident is incomplete and in many cases conflicting, but it appears at least two were killed. Several other were wounded, including one person on the ground. …
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ATAC Mirage F1 makes maiden flight
ATAC F1s are off and flying. We recently undertook successful first flight with our F1 Mirage as we prepare to support customer training needs. All functions progressing: new facilities; upgraded aircraft; and additional pilots with more to come! pic.twitter.com/135UkedGQD — ATAC (Airborne Tactical Advantage Company) (@ATACTextron) August 26, 2019 Five years after their withdrawal from …
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Mig-29 Fulcrum from Paul Allen's estate for sale
The two-seat Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-29UB Fulcrum of Paul Allen's estate is for sale by the Mente Group. The aircraft was acquired and was completely restored in 2008-2009 before being exported to the United States. Paul Allen, Microsoft's co-founder, passed away in October 2018. He was a great aviation enthusiast and the founder of the Flying Heritage …
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"Connie" Edwards has passed away
Wilson Connell "Connie" Edwards passed away on May 3, 2019 in Texas. Born on 25 April 1934, he served in the US Air National Guard from 1951 to 1960. In 1968 and 1969, he was chief pilot for the movie "The Battle of Britain", flying Hispano Buchóns (Bf 109 built under license in Spain), Spitfires, …
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EAA's B-25 Mitchell "Berlin Express" flies again
The Experimental Aircraft Association's North American B-25H Michell "Berlin Express" made its forst post-restoration flight on 20 April 2019 after a four and a half-year restoration. The aircraft is notably known for its role in the movie "Catch-22". Photo & video © Experimental Aircraft Association
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Pilot killed in Northrop N-9M crash in California
The 1944 Northrop N-9M restored and flown by the Planes of Fame museum crashed in a prison courtyard in Norco, California on 22 April 2019. The pilot did not survive the crash and the aircraft appears to have been totally destroyed by the crash and subsequent fire. The aircraft was the fourth and last …
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First official flight for XP-82 Twin Mustang prototype
After an unexpected first flight on 31 December, the prototype of Tom Reilly's North American XP-82 Twin Mustang made its first "official" flight on Monday 28 January. Ray Fowler was again at the controls of the XP-82 for this "second first flight", which went very well. Warbird Digest made this video showing the first flight. You …
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Unexpected first flight for XP-82 Twin Mustang prototype
Tom Reilly's North American XP-82 Twin Mustang prototype made an unexpected first flight on 31 December 2018 during a high-speed taxi test. Ray Fowler, who was at the controls, flew the aircraft after picking up too much speed to stop safely within the remaining runway length, and flew for about five minutes before bringing back …
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Pilot injured in Hawker Hunter ejection off Honolulu
Hawker Hunter N323AX, operated by ATAC (Airborne Tactical Advantage Company) crashed into the sea off Honolulu on 13 December 2018. Its pilot ejected before the crash but was seriously injured. Available reports indicate his injuries are not life-threatening and that he is recovering. The pilot was acting as a civilian contractor taking part in the …
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Spitfire PR.XIX PS890 to fly again in 2019 following post-accident restoration
The French newspaper Le Républicain Lorrain reports that the Spitfire PR.XIX registered F-AZJS, which was damaged in a take-off accident in June 2017, is currently being restored by Historic Flying Limited in the United-Kingdom as well as in the USA. The aircraft is expected to fly again in the spring of 2019. More information and …
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Two killed in P-51D Mustang "Pecos Bill" crash in Texas
The P-51D Mustang "Pecos Bill" (s/n 44-74445, registered N4132A) crashed yesterday in Fredericksburg, Texas. Little information is available on this tragic event but police have announced that the pilot and his passenger were killed in the crash. Some sources indicate that the passenger was a World War II veteran. Our thoughts and prayers go to …
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B-24 Diamond Lil flies again
The CAF B-24/B-29 Squadron has announced on its Facebook page that its B-24 "Diamond Lil" returned to the air on October 22 for the first time in over two years. During this time, the bomber's interior was restored and three of the engines were overhauled. Diamond Lil is one of only two airworthy B-24 Liberators …
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Albatros D.Va replica arrives at Old Warden
Canada: Spitfire replica crashes during takeoff in Alberta
PBY Canso to perform first post-restoration flight with its WW2 pilots in attendance
Air Mobility Command Museum Rescues C-119
Two killed in AT-6 Texan crash in Arizona
FAA Deems B-29 Doc Airworthy, First Flight Imminent
TAVAS Fokker D.VIII replica to fly in Australia
Gatwick Aviation Museum to reopen after three years
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Newly-restored SBD Dauntless installed in Marine Corps Museum
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Maurice Mounsdon, one of the last surviving pilots of the Battle of Britain, has passed away
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Die Gesellschaft Minderheiten in der Schweiz (GMS) ist eine 1983 gegründete Schweizer Gesellschaft mit Geschäftssitz in Zürich. Stifter und Gründer der Gesellschaft war der Zürcher Rechtsanwalt Sigi Feigel, Mitgründer war Alfred A. Häsler.

Stiftungsziel
Die Gesellschaft unterstützt sprachliche und kulturelle Minderheiten in der Schweiz in ihren Bestrebungen, ihre historische Eigenart zu erhalten und zu entwickeln sowie die Zusammenarbeit der Minderheiten untereinander zu fördern. Sie will das Verständnis der Bevölkerung für die Wichtigkeit solcher Minderheiten im pluralistischen, freiheitlichen Rechtsstaat erhalten und fördern und jegliche Diskriminierung bekämpfen.

Tätigkeitsfelder
Die Gesellschaft arbeitet mit der Stiftung gegen Rassismus und Antisemitismus GRA und der Stiftung Erziehung zur Toleranz SET zusammen.

Projekte
Zu den Projekten gehören u. a. die Themenbereiche Gräberfelder für Muslime, Minarette und Standplätze für Fahrende.

Fischhof-Preis
Gemeinsam mit der Stiftung gegen Rassismus und Antisemitismus verleiht die GMS alle zwei Jahre den Nanny und Erich Fischhof-Preis an Persönlichkeiten oder Institutionen, die sich bei der Bekämpfung von Rassismus und Antisemitismus in der Schweiz verdient gemacht haben.

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Antirassistische Organisation
Menschenrechtsorganisation
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Verein (Zürich)
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Generally it is hard to see a 'tipping point' until it has past and people have the ability to look back and see when 'everything' changed. Often there is not one single moment but a series of events that combine to transform industries and our world.
The announcement that Volvo, Google, and Mercedes-Benz were prepared to accept the liability for accidents of their self-driving cars is that kind of transformational moment.
Why? Because by removing this legal barrier they shift the industry away from what it makes (cars) to what it does (provide individual transportation). I have argued before that this mindset change is at the root of company's value proposition, but in this case it is truly disruptive because now they have ushered in a fundamental - and transformational - shift that threatens the production-based auto industry as we know it today.
Our economy - and the auto industry is no exception - is based on an 18th century model, a "production" model where profit is inextricably linked to a company's ability to provide as many of something as possible at the lowest cost.
Just as companies that saw themselves as in the energy business were more able to shift to other sources of power than those that thought of themselves as coal companies, the future may favor those companies that consider their business model to be the transportation - and not the automobile - industry.
Production based companies are used to 'power buying' and long-term contracts to reduce costs. They are adept at exploring and exploiting production efficiencies that further reduce the costs to produce their goods. This "increase scale to meet demand and lower costs" goes out the window if companies shift their business model is no longer to meet the need for individual ownership of vehicles but rather to provide transportation that meets individual needs the traditional business drivers are usurped and they will then have to compete on whole new metrics such as their ability to provide the transportation more quickly, most cheaply and more safely.
And the disruption will not be limited to auto manufacturers - who have built a product that (a) loses value the instant ownership is engaged (b) sits idle more than 90% of the time. The reduced demand for individual units of vehicles will also have a massive impact on all of the support industries that are currently also based on production models. We'll need fewer brake pads. We'll need fewer windshields. We'll need fewer batteries, safety belts, light bulbs, etc. than ever before as the industry shifts away. Between Millennials who have no desire to own a car to emerging economies that may never embrace owning one's own car as a rite of passage into independence and adulthood.
Make no mistake - since the auto industry is a large portion of some of the world's largest economies, the ripple effect will be huge, undeniable and irrevocable. And for those who cannot adapt, this is exceedingly bad news. Just as the buggy whip manufacturers lost out when the automobile replaced the horse-drawn carriage, those industries will either evolve quickly or perish.
But those who build their business to support and provide elements that support the new 'shared auto' economy - the Ubers of the future - are poised for success as they'll be able to provide their services to more people (the young, those living with handicaps that prevented them from driving and the elderly who long longer can). History also teaches us that those new companies will have a far easier time of it than those who have to unwind (and not cling to) their 'old' way of doing business.


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Hatsune Kaidan
A day of events exploring the vocaloid Hatsune Miku happening this month in London
This October London's Rich Mix cinema will host a day dedicated to the virtual vocalist Hatsune Miku. The singing synthesizer – which was launched in 2007 by Crypton Future Media – has been used by the noise group Hijokaidan, whose offshoot Hatsune Kaidan features Hatsune Miku materialised in human form singing alongside Japanese noise veterans Jojo Hiroshige and T Mikawa. The vocaloid was also subject/star of an opera called The End, composed by Keiichiro Shibuya. It is estimated that the programme has been used in over 500,000 songs across the globe.
The day includes a lecture by the Hatsune Miku creator, Hiroyuki Itoh, and a Hatsune Miku performance. There will also be a Hatsune Miku workshop, although note that the description of this seems to imply a four hour session of origami and colouring in. The programme takes place at Rich Mix, London, on 24 October, and you need to book your place for both the concert and the lecture.
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New Bedford Schooner to be Repaired in Maine
The Ernestina at the dock, photo New England Boating.
Bangor Daily News reports that the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard has been awarded a $6 million contract to rehabilitate and repair the 156' schooner Ernestina, which is owned by the state of Massachusetts and is docked in New Bedford Harbor. Work on the 120-year-old schooner is scheduled to begin over the winter and will last about 2 years.
The Ernestina—originally the Effie M. Morrissey—was built in 1894 at the James & Tarr Shipyard in Essex, Massachusetts, for the Gloucester fishing fleet. She fished the Grand Banks until 1926, when she was bought by arctic explorer Captain Bob Bartlett, who sailed the Morrissey to within 600 miles of the North Pole in 1940. During World War II, the schooner was used by the U.S. Navy to conduct hydrographic studies off Greenland.
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A well-implemented REC policy can provide an effective financing mechanism for renewable energy projects. It is important for the government to look at improving the REC ecosystem.
First, the regulatory regime around RPOs needs to be improved with a more effective "carrot and stick" mechanism for obligated entities. In their paper, "Promotion of Wind and Solar Energy through Renewable Energy Certificate System: Lessons from Renewable Obligation Certificate, United Kingdom Experience for India", Sushanta K. Chatterjee, et al., put forth the example of regulations in the UK that pool the penalties received for non-compliance of RPOs, and uses the pool to reward compliant entities.
A regulatory mechanism that both rewards compliance and penalises for non-compliance may potentially yield better results. For India to move towards energy independence and clean energy generation at an even more rapid pace, such compliance will be essential. Better compliance will lead to the REC market being more robust, which in turn will make financiers of renewable energy projects more confident of the REC mechanism. Thus both increasing the availability of capital and lowering the cost of capital.
There is also the need to expand the REC market gradually by both allowing an Over the Counter (OTC) Market to develop in REC trading (currently RECs can only be traded on an exchange) and allowing for a REC forward curve to develop. Allowing an OTC market will potentially allow greater participation in the market. A REC forward curve will allow more price discovery to the market participants.
The development of both an OTC market and a REC forward curve will need market makers in RECs. They will be able to provide the market some level of liquidity and greater price discovery. It will also be important to "deregulate" the market to some extent as far as the price bands are concerned. The question of increasing the band width between the floor and forbearance price deserves consideration.
The market should, in effect, determine the price based on the quantity of RECs available and basic economics tells us that the quantity available will react to the price-quantity equilibrium established. That said, all this hinges on strict RPO enforcement.
In addition, bilateral OTC transactions will assist in price discovery in the market. A forward curve will assist in long-term decision-making, a key aspect in long-dated renewable energy projects.
In an ideal scenario, a well-functioning and liquid forward curve may allow developers to raise and lock-in funding for long-dated projects by selling RECs that will be generated in the future to buyers. While we are a long way away from this, we must aim for such a liquid and well function market. Such a market will make financing for REC projects flexible and significantly cheaper.
A well-functioning REC trading market will allow an effective financing mechanism to boost the renewable energy market in India. So far, given the lack of bankability of the REC mechanism, financiers haven't been able to have confidence in it to the extent required.
For India to seriously leverage the REC financing mechanism it is urgently required that policymakers look at improving and building the REC market. Given the ambitious targets the country has and the need for clean energy globally, a fillip to the REC mechanism is essential.


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Q: Weird behavior with ggplot2 geom_histogram I've run into a weird issue regarding geom_histogram and it can easily be seen by plotting the uniform distribution.
library(tidyverse)
u <- runif(10000)
ggplot(data = as_tibble(u), aes(x = value)) + geom_histogram()

Generates the following count histogram:

It can be seen that it is rather assymetrical, I've read somewhere that this is because the leftmost (and rightmost) bin is centered around 0, and there are no values being generated from -0.5 up to 0, creating the discrepancy seen. So I've fiddled with the boundary parameter and it got me:
ggplot(data = as_tibble(u), aes(x = value)) + geom_histogram(boundary = 0)

Similarly setting boundary = 1 made it assymetric at the left.
My questions are: what is the preferred way to fix this behavior? Also, what exactly does the boundary argument does? It is not very clear from the docs.
Thank you.

A: As far as I can tell, boundary specifies a spot to be a split between two bins. The rest of bins are set according to the number of bins or supplied break points. If the supplied boundary is outside the range of the data, some clever shifting is done according to the documentation. Maybe with the following examples it becomes clear what boundary does.
workaround
if you set limits for the x axis, you can circumvent the issue, although not a very elegant solution.
library(tidyverse)
#> Warning: package 'ggplot2' was built under R version 4.1.0
set.seed(123)
u <- runif(1000)

p1 <- ggplot(data = as_tibble(u), aes(x = value)) + geom_histogram(boundary = 0)
p2 <- ggplot(data = as_tibble(u), aes(x = value)) + geom_histogram(boundary = 0) +
  scale_x_continuous(limits = c(0, 1))

cowplot::plot_grid(p1, p2, nrow = 2)
#> `stat_bin()` using `bins = 30`. Pick better value with `binwidth`.
#> `stat_bin()` using `bins = 30`. Pick better value with `binwidth`.

Boundary examples
in the third plot (p3), boundary is set to 0.5 and you can see that two bins are split exactly at 0.5. The same for the fourth plot at the 0.75 point. Boundary is likely not the best name for what it does but basically states that the given number should be the boundary between two bins.

u <- runif(10)
p3 <- ggplot(data = as_tibble(u), aes(x = value)) +
  geom_histogram(bins = 22, boundary = .5, binwidth = 0.1) +
  scale_x_continuous(limits = c(0, 1))

p4 <- ggplot(data = as_tibble(u), aes(x = value)) +
  geom_histogram(bins = 22, boundary = .75, binwidth = 0.1) +
  scale_x_continuous(limits = c(0, 1))

cowplot::plot_grid(p3, p4, nrow = 2)
#> Warning: Removed 2 rows containing missing values (geom_bar).

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Ashton Kutcher gave emotional testimony to the Senate, talking about the horrible actions he saw while fighting to stop sexual trafficking around the world.
The Filming at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California on Wednesday evening was particularly shocking to Ashton Kutcher, who revealed that he had previously celebrated his birthday at the bar at the start of this year.
His wife Mila Kunis "organized a birthday party for me at the Borderline, only for the fact that we are alive a different shot was chosen", he tweeted. "My heart goes to the victims, I'll say it again … Gun reform now! Politicians must stop being behind the dollar and protect people!"
My wife arranged a birthday party for me this year at the Borderline. The only reason we're alive is that the shooter chose a different evening. My heart goes to the victims. I'll say it again … Reform gun now! Politicians must stop being behind the dollar and protect people!
Towards the end of Wednesday, an armed man raided, dressed in black, and attacked customers at the country music bar located about 40 miles west of Los Angeles. At least 11 victims were killed on the scene; a deputy died after his injuries, said the sheriff of Ventura County, Geoff Dean. The armed man, later identified by the police as Ian David Long, was found dead inside.
Kutcher, 40, also revealed that he received a gun in the Borderline Bar and Grill parking lot after his birthday party.
"This is neither one nor one at all! It supports mental health initiatives and supports gun reform," said Kutcher. "My friend gave me a gun as a gift in the border parking lot for my birthday, I never shot it, I do not think I'll ever do it."
Kutcher went on to ask for gun reform in a series of tweets: "I grew up a hunter, I worked in a gun club pulling a growing trap. No body is taking your guns !!! Reform gun !!!! Let it be a test Your electorate does not want to die when he goes to church or a concert or a bar! "
I grew up a hunter, I worked in a club of arms pulling the trap growing up. No body is taking your weapons !!! Gun reform !!!!! Let it be a test. Your electorate does not want to die when he goes to church or a concert or a bar!
"The BS rhetoric around arming more people to protect others is just that, BS," Kutcher continued. "The armed people were killed last night! Gun reform now !!!"
The BS rhetoric around arming more people to protect others is just that, BS! The armed people were killed last night! Gun reform now !!!
He also invited Ivanka Trump to talk with his father, President Donald Trump, on the gun reform. Kutcher said that Ivanka's brother-in-law Joshua Kushner, husband's brother Jared Kushner, was at the party.
"@IvankaTrump your brother-in-law was in that birthday party, could have been just as easily a victim," he wrote on Twitter. "Go to the synagogues you could be a victim! Talk to your father! Implore with your father! Let this be your legacy! Gun reform now!"
. @IvankaTrump your brother-in-law was in that birthday party. He could easily have been a victim. Go to the synagogues you could be a victim! Talk to your father! Beg your father! Let this be your inheritance! Gun reform now!
With tweeting that we need to "support mental health care initiatives", Kutcher provided some suggestions for the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
"The ATF must request background checks," Kutcher tweeted. "Improve state and federal systems for veterinary owners and buyers, link mental health records to the purchase of fire arms, increase mental health funds, focus on counterfeiting and illegal acquisition.
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Study calls Lakers, Celtics, Heat smartest spenders in NBA
By Kurt HelinAug 31, 2012, 7:30 AM EDT
It's a favorite little game of some to play — divide the wins by the payroll and see how much a team pays per win. It's not always terribly reflective of reality, but it's interesting. For example, do that for last season in the NBA and the Thunder look really good (their bills are just coming due).
Bloomberg's businessweek.com decided to do that kind of study (for all four major sports) but tried to take a big picture view — they looked at the last five years and they gave bonuses for finishing over .500 and winning playoff games and championships.
So how did the NBA shake out? Here is their top 10:
1. Lakers
2. Celtics
5. Spurs
6. Thunder
7. Mavericks
8. Hawks
9. Nuggets
10. Bulls
Looks to me that by adding weight to playoff wins you basically made this a "win and you're at the top" contest. The Lakers have been one of the biggest spenders (because they have the revenue to do it) but to be fair have been smart about it and won titles. Boston and Miami much the same, and Dallas has been the biggest spender of them all up until last season.
To me, it's teams like the Spurs and Thunder that have been the smartest, getting wins while being fiscally responsible. But both of those teams were able to do that with a lucky draw in the lottery of an elite player who wanted to stay in a smaller market (Kevin Durant and Tim Duncan).
By the way, the bottom five are:
26. Raptors
27. Kings
28. Nets
29. Knicks
30. Timberwolves
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Diva Devotee: [Music Video] Ellie Goulding - "Beating Heart"
[Music Video] Ellie Goulding - "Beating Heart"
Not quite sure what is going with Ellie Goulding at the moment. I'm pretty sure I listened to her last album Halcyon quite a bit when it was released in 2012(!), but yet I haven't recognised the last few songs she's released as being from it.
Latest song, Beating Heart, doesn't even feature on the album re-release, Halcyon Days- madness, I tell you!! Well, whatever she's doing, at least she's still releasing her brand of folksy electro-pop, as I do quite enjoy it. There's something otherworldly about it.
You vocal fiends might enjoy hearing the little run at 3.26, where the Diva showcases the nimbleness of her voice, transitioning from head to chest voice effortlessly. Take a listen!
I don't particularly like this song but I do like her sound in general. I guess I'll have to take a listen to her work.
Some distant Faithless reminiscence in there I think. I liked it well enough.
Her album "Halcyon" and "Halcyon Days" are some of the coolest electro-pop I've heard. It's actually quite good if you enjoy alternative pop and dance music.
I adore that run she did, and I'm extremely jealous of anyone who has the ability to sing such quick riffs with notes so close together, and still have each note distinguished individually. I also adore that Ellie always writes songs that fit her voice so well, it's great when an artist understands who they are and what they should be singing. I know it's a soundtrack song, but I hope she sticks with the electrofolk pop instead of the pure Burn pop.
On a similar note: Have you heard her song Mirror from the Hunger Games: Catching Fire soundtrack? Also a great gem.
I love the movie!The soundtrack is okay.
To me, she hasn't had a single bad song till date. And its all courtesy her voice. Thats what a 'gifted' voice can do, make everything sound special and beautiful.
Her voice is extremely angelic and I enjoy listening to her live, but its perfectly understandable that her voice polarizes people.
This didn't make think of Rihanna. But it sounds like a filler song. But maybe I just have to get used to it.
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Rich Homie Quan Allegedly Assaults Security then Escapes on Speedboat
Rich Homie Quan: "I'm with Flo Rida!"
The former Rich Gang rapper is accused of assaulting a security guard at Club LIV in Miami last night. The rapper and his entourage were denied entry into the club because it was at capacity. Rich Homie Quan then when into a tirade. "I'm Rich Homie Quan and I'm a rich millionaire, b****. I'm coming through these doors. I'm with Flo Rida!"
The security guard, Chrisitan Cajigas claims that the rapper punched him twice in the face, allegedly breaking his nose and leaving him with a bloody lip. He also claims one of the members of Rich Homie Quan's entourage punched him once in the head before they ran across the street and escaped on a speedboat. Miami Beach police are currently investigating the incident and are hoping to discuss a possible battery charge with Quan.
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For More Short Sea Shipping, Get the Federal Government Out of the Way
By Colin Grabow
Freight transport on the country's coasts and inland waterways, more commonly known as short sea shipping, is in a pitiable state. Despite being the most energy‐efficient method of freight transport it accounts for a mere 6 percent of domestic tonnage moved. The corresponding figure in Europe is 40 percent. Instead of using waterborne transport, Americans place about 75 percent of their freight on trucks. That means more highway congestion, more highway maintenance, and more pollution.
This is unlikely to change if a recent House Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee hearing on short sea shipping is any indication.
At the hearing, Ranking Member Rep. Bob Gibbs (R‑OH) noted various explanations for the dearth of short sea shipping such as ports configured to handle large vessels (rather than smaller ones more suitable for short sea shipping), a reluctance by shippers to switch to new transportation modes, and financing difficulties faced by shipbuilders. Maritime Administrator Mark Buzby, meanwhile, laid primary blame for short sea shipping's relatively minimal usage on insufficient awareness of this transport option.
Although numerous causes were proffered one of the most glaring obstacles to domestic short sea shipping mysteriously went unmentioned: the Jones Act. Passed in 1920, the law restricts domestic waterborne transport to vessels that are U.S.-flagged, U.S.-crewed, U.S.-owned, and U.S.-built.
Many people may be surprised to learn that plenty of ships laden with cargo already travel between U.S. ports. Off South Carolina, for example, the containership Maersk Kowloon is currently sailing from Norfolk to Charleston, while another containership, the Spirit of Auckland, is about to complete its journey from Baltimore to Charleston. Further north the containership Dole Ecuador is headed to Wilmington from Port Everglades, and a vehicles carrier, the Fremantle Highway, is making its way from Jacksonville to Baltimore.
None of these vessels, however, meet the Jones Act's requirements. Thus, while numerous ships regularly travel between U.S. ports — where they drop off goods imported from abroad or pick up products destined for foreign markets — Americans are barred from using them for the purpose of domestic transport.
These non‐Jones Act‐eligible ships that ply U.S. coastal waters constitute a de facto conveyor belt of which Americans cannot take advantage. Instead, goods traveling between those cities must find alternative means of transport, such as trucks or rail, as there are no Jones Act‐eligible containerships providing service along the East Coast.
While repealing the Jones Act is one obvious solution, even relatively modest changes to the law would help promote short sea shipping. Elimination of the law's U.S.-built requirement, for example, would make the ships used in short sea shipping vastly cheaper to buy. A containership that costs $50 million to build in South Korea could easily cost $250 million if constructed in the United States.
The high cost of purchasing these U.S.-built vessels helps explain why many ships are kept in service beyond their normal useful life, which then leads to higher operating costs. As a 2018 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report notes:
The domestic ship fleet is significantly older, on average, than the world fleet, because high construction costs discourage replacement of older U.S.-built vessels. Older ships are costlier to operate because they are less fuel‐efficient, have less automation and therefore require more crew, and have higher maintenance costs.
Ships that are expensive to buy and operate reduce short sea shipping's competitiveness by raising the cost of freight. This is not just intuitive, but also well‐documented. Consider:
A 2017 CRS report entitled "Revitalizing Coastal Shipping for Domestic Commerce" noted the high cost of U.S.-built ships designed for coastal transport, which it placed at six to eight times higher than those built abroad (a more recent CRS report placed this cost differential at five times greater for containerships).
A 2005 Government Accountability Office report on short sea shipping highlighted the observation from relevant stakeholders that the Jones Act's requirements "may increase the start‐up costs of [short sea shipping] operations because ships built in U.S. shipyards tend to be more expensive than vessels that can be acquired from the global market." The same report also noted interviews with operators of a short sea shipping service in the Gulf Coast who "said that, in general, the high capital costs of U.S.-flag vessels are affecting their ability to expand operations and keep shipping prices competitive with trucking…"
A 2013 report conducted by the engineering and design firm Parsons Brinckerhoff on behalf of several state and local government agencies identified vessel costs as a leading obstacle to short sea shipping along the I‑95 corridor, estimating the cost of acquiring vessels at "13−25 percent of total service costs depending on the service pattern and vessel."
A 2011 report prepared for the U.S. Maritime Administration noted that an easing of the Jones Act's requirements could impact short sea shipping's startup and operational costs, "particularly if foreign‐built vessels are allowed, even if for limited periods of time."
Despite such evidence, not a word about the high cost of ships was uttered nor a note of dissent sounded against the Jones Act at last month's hearing. So long as federal legislators remain unwilling to acknowledge such obstacles the promise of short sea shipping will continue to go unrealized, our highways unnecessarily congested and polluted, the cost of transportation raised, and the U.S. economy's competitiveness undermined.
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Programs of Guidance and Counseling as They Relate to Young People and Their Preparation for Work
William E. Mortimer, Utah State University
A Publication Produced in Cooperation with the
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Engineering Experiment Station
Logan, Utah
Pupil Personnel and Guidance Services
Utah State Department of Public Iristruction
Everyone finds it necessary to make decisions and with every individual the decisions are many and varied. But one of the most important and far-reaching of all the decisions anyone makes is that of choosing an occupation. The significance of such a decision has long been recognized as is evidenced by Cicero's statement made in 106 B.C: "We must decide what manner of men we wish to be and what calling in life we would follow; and this is the most difficult problem in the world."
The importance of an individual's job cannot be overlooked by society because it is one 1s job which very largely determines the life he will live. Jobs are very significant in determining the economic status and financial security of most people and the economic factor is so fundamental that one 1s occupation, at least indirectly, determines where he lives, his social standing in the community, his friends and associates, his educational opportunities, his recreational pursuits, and pretty largely his contributions to mankind. Regardless of what one chooses as his life 1s work he cannot help being strongly influenced by the work he does and by those around him who are similarly engaged.
Occupations are also important to society and if economic and social progress are to be made it is essential that workers do their work well, that they improve their skills and knowledge, and that they pass on to the rising generation those things they have found to be good. Therefore, a nation must keep its workers occupationally competent and help the individual workers to select and prepare for occupations in which they are interested and can be competent. Here in the United States high value has always been placed upon helping young people develop their capacities to the fullest. Fortunately there is much talent among the youth of this great country, but it cannot be assumed that the seeds of talent have all fallen upon fertile soil. The efforts of all, and especially those engaged in education, must be pooled in an effort to identify the talents of youth and foster their growth.
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Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa
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Sega Master System, Arcade, Famicom, MSX, PlayStation 2 and Virtual Console
ESRB: E
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Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa (ファンタジーゾーンII オパオパの涙?) is a Sega Master System game created by Sega in 1987. It was later ported to the arcade, Famicom, and MSX, and was remade for the System 16 hardware on a PlayStation 2 compilation in 2008. It was re-released on the Wii Virtual Console in North America on June 29, 2009.[1] Like the first Fantasy Zone, the player controls a sentient spaceship named Opa-opa who fights surreal invader enemies. Like its predecessor, Fantasy Zone II departs from the traditional scrolling shooter themes with its bright colors and whimsical designs. For this reason, it is occasionally dubbed a "cute 'em up".[2]
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Screenshot of Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa (Sega Master System version).
Similar to Defender, the player occupies a side-scrolling level that repeats indefinitely, and in which the player can freely travel left or right.[3][4][5] Each zone contains several "bases" that serve as primary targets. New to the sequel are "warps" hidden behind certain bases that allow the player to travel between different zones. Each level has at least three zones, and when all of the bases have been cleared in all of the zones of a level, the player can travel through the warp to the boss.[3][4]
Boss fights do not allow for free travel as the main stages do, and force the player to face the boss or face a particular direction. Bosses are generally very large and change color to reflect damage taken. The final stage is a "boss rush" in which the player must fight a succession of previous bosses before fighting the final boss.[6]
There are two action buttons that correspond to two types of attacks, "fire" and "bomb." The fire attacks shoot horizontally, as in a typical shooter,[7] and different variants can be purchased at shops. The bomb attacks are more powerful, and the basic bomb drops downward as in Scramble.[original research?] Other variants have other behaviors and are limited in quantity (unlike the basic bomb).[6]
Shops, uncovered at key points, allow the player to purchase upgraded weapons, bombs, and speed, as well as extra lives.[8] Upgrades to Opa-opa's speed (such as larger wings, or jet engines) are permanent as long as the player does not lose a life, but weapon upgrades are time-limited, and bombs limited in quantity. Items become increasingly expensive with subsequent purchases, encouraging the player to vary his purchases.[6]
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Fantasy Zone II was also ported to other video game systems. The arcade version is based on the System E board, and as a result, is almost identical to the Master System version. Differences include the use of the radar that shows which bases are destroyed or not, as well as the use of a timer that, when it reaches zero, the player will lose a life. If the player manages to clear a level, the timer's remaining seconds will add to the score and money.
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File:Fantasy Zone II remake.jpg
Screenshot of Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa (System 16 version).
In September 2008, Sega released a remake of Fantasy Zone II, included on the compilation Sega Ages Vol. 33 Fantasy Zone Complete Collection. Developed by M2, the game is not an attempt to modernize an older work like most remakes, but rather a hypothetical interpretation of what the game might have been like, had it been developed for System 16 arcade hardware by the original staff, rather than by Sega's console R&D for the drastically inferior Sega Master System and System E boards.[9] It has been described as a "What If" remake,[9][10] and strictly adheres to the technical limitations of the time in which Fantasy Zone II was originally released.[9]
For the sake of authenticity, M2 developed the title on real System 16 hardware (albeit with a memory configuration expanded to 256KB, which M2 dubbed System 16C[11]), and is playable in the compilation via emulation. It shows a 1987 SEGA copyright, makes no mention of M2, and bears no titular distinction from the original game. Because of this it can be easily confused for a real arcade title from 1987. Fans have dubbed this version Fantasy Zone II DX to distinguish it from the original versions.[12]
It follows the original Fantasy Zone II only very loosely, pulling gameplay enemies, music, locations, and gameplay elements from the Master System game and pairing them with completely new content and elements of the original arcade Fantasy Zone. The most notable change is to the level structure. Rather than having several distinct zones in each stage that must be cleared, each stage in the remake has two parallel dimensions (Bright Side and Dark Side) of comparable size to the levels in the first Fantasy Zone. Bases destroyed in one dimension will also be destroyed in the other, making it possible to clear the level entirely on one side or the other. The Dark Side is more difficult, but offers greater rewards in points and money earned. Bosses are the same on either side, but have considerably more difficult attack patterns on the dark side.[13] The game also features three endings, which depend on both whether the Dark Side levels were cleared and whether some specific items were bought.
The music, arranged by Manaku Namiki, uses melodies from many songs from Tokuhiko Uwabo's original Fantasy Zone II soundtrack, but is calculatedly rearranged in a style more similar to that of the original Fantasy Zone's composer, Hiroshi Kawaguchi.[13] There are also entirely original songs in the soundtrack. Stages and enemies are largely based on themes from the original, but some are difficult to recognize. Only about half of the games bosses correspond to those in the original. It is generally regarded as very loose interpretation of the original.[13]
↑ "It's No Reel Fantasy: Water, Sudoku and Silver Stars Can Boost Your Skills". Nintendo of America. 2009-06-29. http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/eLGX55f2caZ6Zt9OYDeVJoGLwZhw7OlD. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
↑ http://kotaku.com/5030582/sega-whips-up-a-complete-fantasy-zone-collection
↑ 3.0 3.1 http://wii.ign.com/articles/866/866238p1.html
↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/fantasyzone/fantasyzone.htm
↑ http://retro.ign.com/articles/915/915442p1.html
↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/file/579375/32333
↑ Fantasy Zone II instruction manual, p. 2, SEGA, 1987
↑ http://www.mobygames.com/game/msx/fantasy-zone-ii-the-tears-of-opa-opa
↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 http://ages.sega.jp/vol33/fz2r.html
↑ Fantasy Zone Complete Collection back cover
↑ Sega Ages 2500 Vol 33 Fantasy Zone Complete Collection instruction manual, p. 7, SEGA, 2008
↑ http://ps2.ign.com/objects/857/857910.html
↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 http://www.the-nextlevel.com/review/ps2/fantazy-zone-complete-collection/
Fantasy Zone Complete Collection Official Website at ages.sega.jp (Japanese)
Classic Gaming entry of Fantasy Zone II
Hardcore Gaming 101 article on Fantasy Zone Complete Collection
The Next Level review of Fantasy Zone Complete Collection and Fantasy Zone II DX
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Contains a high level of saturated fat
Saturated fat is not an essential nutrient and with increasing intakes there is a increased risk of coronary heart disease (IOM 2005a; USDA and DHHS 2010). For this reason it has long been known as a "bad" fat that raises the "bad" cholesterol, LDL. Numerous authoritative bodies support the recommendation to limit saturated fat to 10 percent of calories -- equivalent to a reasonable limit of 14 slices of bacon's worth of saturated fat a day (WHO 2002; USDA and DHHS 2010). A 2012 review by the Cochrane Collaboration, an independent non-profit organization, found that reducing or replacing saturated fat with other healthy fats reduced the risk of cardiovascular events by 14 percent (Hooper 2012). Other recent reviews have found that there in no evidence of a benefit from reducing saturated fat (Chowdhury 2014; Schwingshackl & Hoffmann 2014). While it's clear that we still have a lot to learn about how fats behave and contribute to disease, the evidence supporting a moderate level of saturated fat consumption remains strong and consistent.
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AMERICAN CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, MILKFAT, WHEY, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SODIUM CITRATE, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, CITRIC ACID, SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE, LACTIC ACID, ANNATTO (COLOR), OLEORESIN PAPRIKA (COLOR), VITAMIN D3.
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1 slice 10.5 g21.0 g (1x)31.5 g42.0 g (2x)63.0 g (3x)84.0 g (4x)
Amount Per 21 g
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0.0 0.0 % Protein 4 g
16.0 16.0 % Saturated Fat 3 g
3.0 3.0 % Cholesterol 10 mg
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Yameen's government hired new PR firm to "whitewash" their image
The rough regime is spending tax payer's money on saving its face, to cover its blatant human rights abuses. President Abdulla Yameen has overseen an authoritarian reversal in the Maldives that has relations with the world, and now he needs to again cover up his tracks.
A report was published in daily mail on 21 October 2017. Jason McCue, London-based human rights lawyer's PR firm was hired by the corrupt regime to whitewash their power abuses and corruption . He had previously worked with Africa's dictator,Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo who had roughly gathered $700 million of the country's wealth in US bank accounts.
In September 2015, the government had previously hired Washington's lobbyist firm, Podesta Group, for a sum of US$300,000 to advocate on its behalf amidst calls for targeted sanctions on government officials for human rights violations. Ahmed Sareer, the permanent representative of the Maldives to the UN, signed an agreement on behalf of the Maldives. The government paid the Podesta group US$50,000 per month. A document was filed by Podesta at the US Department of Justice showed that the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation, paid the firm US$50,000 . Further in March 2016 the government canceled PR deal . Following former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb's arrest on a charge of plotting to kill President Abdulla Yameen. MMPRC, a state-owned tourism promotion company, currently at the center of a historic corruption scandal, previously handled all of the government's PR deals.
Omnia Strategy, a London-based legal and public relations firm was hired by the Yameen's government to advise on "strategic diplomacy, media training, international media relations, and the management of international coverage" of the imprisonment of former President Mohamed Nasheed and former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim . The Law firm earned more than £2,000 a day representing the autocratic President of Maldives . She Agreed to work with dictatorship for six months in return for £420,000 . By the time this deal was also canceled by the government because in a highly irregular move, the firm was paid more than £200,000 of its fee by Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) . As a result, Mrs Blair's company, Omnia Strategy, become the subject of an anti-corruption investigation by the Serious Fraud Office and US government. How sad is that a corrupt regime hires a PR agency to cover up its fraud activities and fund it with the public money!
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Home / Development / Newberry Exploring Possibility Of Ag-Focused Research Park
Newberry Exploring Possibility Of Ag-Focused Research Park
By David Street
December 7, 2017	Development
Big changes on big business could be coming soon to the small, relaxed town of Newberry in southwest Alachua County.
Officials are exploring the possibility of an agri-tech research park, and they say it would bring high-profile jobs to the community.
Such parks are environments designed to have shared knowledge among university, government and private research bodies.
Newberry's would be multiple buildings, each with tenants researching products and best practices specifically on agriculture. Though nothing is set in stone in terms of location, size and tenants, Newberry city Commissioner Jason McGehee said there has been some outside enthusiasm.
"It seems like there is a big interest in IFAS moving out here to Newberry," McGehee said of the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, which also does research related to agriculture.
Mayor Jordan Marlowe said that, ideally, tenants of the park would eventually develop new startup companies of their own.
The city of Alachua has a similar park of its own, Progress Park, which came about in the mid-'80s and focuses primarily on bioscience companies.
"The synergy that goes on between companies of like minds is valuable. … They kind of feed off each other," said Sandy Burgess, owner's association manager of Progress Park.
Burgess said that the employees like being in a community of like-minded entities and being able to share resources with one another, such as equipment and labs.
The steps to bringing Newberry's park to fruition were aided when the city was awarded an $11,000 grant from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. The $11,000 will be used to hire a consulting firm to determine how exactly the research park would be installed, Marlowe said, adding that the specific firm hasn't yet been decided.
"What we're hoping to do is use that money to identify what kinds of research industries would use Newberry as a focal point," the mayor said.
With most of its residents working outside the city limits, Newberry isn't a town known for the type high-profile jobs the park might bring.
"We don't mind being a bedroom community," Marlowe said. "We like it quiet. But we also want to make sure we have good, high-paying jobs for our youths that want to stay here."
Commissioner McGehee said he knows that some residents might not like the idea of a research park coming to Newberry.
Resident Joey Fowler expressed mixed feelings about the proposal.
"It depends on the financial concern of what this project would cost," Fowler said.
On whether he thinks a research park would bring more people to work in Newberry, Fowler noted his concern about it being able to compete with Gainesville.
"The infrastructure in Gainesville is just so much bigger and it draws so many people," Fowler said.
Some other considerations need to go into deciding whether to build a research park, said Mark Long, who since 2015 has served as director of the Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator in the city of Alachua. They include whether the local economy is suited for park's targeted field.
"Some of the concerns in particular for research parks are the potential for the research park to change the local economy in terms of job focus," said Long, who has helped build several research parks all over the world.
"If a research park goes too far in one direction, such as a biotech, your particular area of the country or city may not be truly bio-tech focused."
Though nothing is set in stone, but Newberry is taking the necessary steps to make its research park a reality, City Manager Mike New said. For example, the city has developed an infrastructure plan and a concept plan, and it has talked with property owners about the concept.
"We've got a lot of good momentum," New said.
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