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Portugal continues to expand as a tech hotspot for innovation, investment, and highly skilled talent. We interviewed marketplace Landing.jobs to get an overview of the local scene and its opportunities.
Chiara Biasi Published on Dec 31, 2021
The tech market in Portugal continues to expand as an attractive hotspot globally. Despite these challenging times, it remains one of the most attractive countries for tech companies and professionals to thrive.
Landing.jobs is a candidate-driven tech careers marketplace that opened its doors in Lisbon back in 2013. We interviewed its CMO, Pedro Moura, to get an overview of the landscape and tips on how to land a tech job in Portugal.
Hi Pedro, thanks for your time! Landing.jobs has been in the Portuguese market for eight years already. How do you feel that the local tech scene has changed during this time?
It has definitely evolved a lot. Back in 2013, tech professionals did not consider start-ups at all. Nowadays, this is the kind of company at the core for this crowd. The relocation of international companies to Portugal due to the quality of its tech talent is also changing the landscape itself, pushing local companies to improve their competitiveness, attracting and retaining talent.
Recently with the pandemic, Portuguese tech professionals have begun to work remotely for companies across-borders, oftentimes as contractors. At the same time, international tech talent is now coming to Portugal like never before - we are in the top 3 ranking of destinations for digital nomads. A lot has changed, and a lot is still changing.
Landing.jobs team at Future.Works Tech Conference
You guys are also known for issuing the "Tech Careers Report", a yearly guide filled with useful insights. Can you share with us your main takeaways?
I dare to say that the Tech Careers Report is the broadest and most detailed report on the tech talent market in Portugal. It's a cornerstone of our activity, both for individuals and companies, bringing great value for the whole community.
Besides a snapshot on salaries, tech stacks, motivations, education, etc. I think the most interesting part is the year-on-year evolution. For example, the report shows how bootcamps are becoming more and more attractive for people to learn and enter in the tech market. Finally, data about salaries of roles from CTO to Sysadmin is another key information for talent and companies to make more informed decisions.
Best to see it yourselves, here. This report has brought so much to the Portuguese tech market that we decided to go big and run the 2022 survey for the whole world!
Today, Le Wagon and coding bootcamps in general are perceived as a strong educational (but non-traditional) path. Can you tell us your experience with people coming from coding bootcamps and the main differences versus others coming from more traditional studies?
Not based on any quantitative data, but on my perception only, I think people coming from bootcamps try harder. This may change from a person to another but, if I have to point out something, it would be this characteristic.
A top programmer from a renowned university who just goes for the 'average' is way less valuable to a company than someone with initial programming skills but with a strong personal motivation to perform, learn and evolve.
We have hired bootcamp graduates at Landing.jobs and have nothing but great things to say. They work hard, have the knowledge to start laying foundations in development and are eager to learn more and gain experience.
Landing.jobs office in Lisbon
As we all know, the pandemic has completely changed the work environment, allowing more and more people to embrace a remote lifestyle. How do you relate with that?
I relate a lot. Personally, I am neither a remote nor an office fundamentalist. Each company and tech professional must choose what's best for them, based on their inclinations and context.
On a broader level, I think remote is supporting a huge movement towards the globalization of tech work, by removing barriers (mostly cultural) that prevent tech professionals from working for companies anywhere. There is a huge need from companies and countries to access a global pool of talent and this simply would not be possible without this globalization process.
Any tips you would like to share with future web developers and data scientists for a successful job search?
Use Landing.Jobs 🙂 Apart from that, choose where and with whom you want to work. The tech market is an inverted one by classical terms: there's more demand (from companies) than offer (from talent), which means that the power is on the tech talent side. Remember this: work hard and well, be respectful but demanding, and own your career!
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Island Lifestyle Importers, the exclusive manufacturer of Island Lifestyle Cigars and Tommy Bahama Luxury Cigar Accessories since 2010 has announced the national distribution release of the "Island Club" line of cigars . The launch will be happening at this year's International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Convention in Las Vegas.
All vitolas have a covered foot and the complete line is manufactured in a boutique factory in Esteli, Nicaragua by 9 pairs of dedicated rollers.
"While many Connecticut cigars have a grassy or bitter taste, these Island Club cigars have notable flavors of light spice, leather and tea. This is an impressive cigar for any celebration or special occasion but the price point makes them perfect to enjoy while golfing, fishing, hunting or just relaxing with friends.
The Island Club cigars will be available along with Island Lifestyle Cigars and Tommy Bahama Luxury Cigar Accessories in the Tommy Bahama/Island Lifestyle Cigars booth #1631 at this year's show.
Island Lifestyle Importers is the exclusive manufacturer of Island Lifestyle Cigars and Tommy Bahama Luxury Cigar Accessories since 2010. They are also the exclusive world-wide licensee of Tommy Bahama branded accessories since 2015. These accessories are known for their innovative designs, cutting edge technology and island theme inspired art.
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Lucky Dharmasena (* um 1945, verheiratete Lucky Alagoda) ist eine sri-lankische Badmintonspielerin.

Karriere
Lucky Dharmasena gewann 1964 ihre ersten beiden nationalen Titel in Sri Lanka, gefolgt von 19 weiteren Titeln bis 1984. Sie war insgesamt siebenmal im Mixed, sechsmal im Einzel und achtmal im Doppel erfolgreich.

Sportliche Erfolge

Weblinks
http://www.srilankabadminton.lk/pdf/past_winners.pdf

Badmintonspieler (Sri Lanka)
Sri-lankischer Meister (Badminton)
Sri-Lanker
Geboren im 20. Jahrhundert
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Q: Installing cmark PECL module without root I'm trying to install the cmark PECL module on a shared web host. I do not have sudo privileges.
I was able to get cmark compiled and installed to my home directory. The libcmark.so file is in /home/XXX/progs/lib. The cmark.h file (and other header files) are in /home/XXX/progs/include.
I was able to run phpize. I'm now trying to run ./configure with the following command:
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I get an error message when I do this.
checking for libcmark... checking for cmark_markdown_to_html in -lcmark... yes
checking for libcmark headers... checking for cmark files in default path... not found
configure: error: Please reinstall the cmark distribution
cmark is compiled properly, and I was able to get the configuration script to find the lib directory just fine, but I can't get the configuration script to find the headers.
What do I need to do?

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President Barack Obama will declare a swath of the San Gabriel Mountains near Los Angeles as a national monument on Friday, the White House said, following an 11-year effort that got caught up in partisan politics.
Along with the designation, the U.S. Forest Service will dedicate $1 million in educational staff, graffiti removal and other long-deferred maintenance work, and non-profit foundations have committed an additional $3.5 million for restoration and stewardship of mountain areas.
The declaration is being made at the request of Democratic Representative Judy Chu, whose legislation to protect the area is stuck in Congress along with other wilderness bills as Republicans and Democrats feud.
The 540-square-mile (1,400-square-km) section of the Angeles National Forest to be protected under the order attracts 3 million visitors a year, but graffiti mars the landscape, and the U.S. Forest Service has little money for signage or even restroom repair, said Chu, whose district includes part of the area.
Legislation to protect the mountains has been introduced twice in Congress, once in 2003, leading to a 10-year-study by the U.S. Park Service, and then in June 2014, when Chu submitted a bill to designate them a national recreation area.
After her bill became stuck in a subcommittee, Chu asked Obama to use his executive authority to declare part of the area a national monument.
That angered some local officials and many Republicans, who said it was an end-run around Congress.
Judy Nelson, mayor of the foothill city of Glendora, said naming the area a national monument instead of a national recreation area could invoke different environmental protection rules and might harm businesses.
Obama's declaration will affect only land already designated as a national forest, and will not include San Bernardino County, whose governing body voted to oppose the action.


Orthodontists are dental specialists who diagnose, prevent, and treat dental and facial irregularities. They receive an additional two to three years of specialized education beyond dental school to learn the proper way to align and straighten teeth. Only those with this formal education may call themselves an "Orthodontist".
Orthodontics can help bring out the best in you! We combine art and technology to create beautiful and healthy smiles to last a lifetime.
A beautiful, functional smile is one of the best investments you can make for yourself, or your child! What are you waiting for? It's a great time to make a change and invest in the future of your smile!


After four days of testimony and less than four hours of deliberations, a jury on Friday found Michael Rosfeld not guilty in the fatal shooting of Antwon Rose II.
Mr. Rosfeld, a former East Pittsburgh police officer, shot Antwon three times as the unarmed teenager fled a traffic stop on June 18, 2018. The fact that Antwon had been in a car during a drive-by shooting in North Braddock a few minutes before the car was stopped by Mr. Rosfeld was critical to the jury's decision, the foreman said, even though Antwon did not fire any shots during the drive-by.
The not guilty verdict sparked days of protests throughout the city, as well as vigils supporting Antwon's family.


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Latina Lista: News from the Latinx perspective > Palabra Final > Immigration > Hispanic War Veterans Want Non-Citizen Soldiers Given Oath before Deployment
Hispanic War Veterans Want Non-Citizen Soldiers Given Oath before Deployment
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LatinaLista — A beautiful consequence has developed as a result of the ongoing battle between PBS and documentarian Ken Burns to not forget the Latino presence in Burns' WWII documentary — the Latino community has come together in a solid alliance to Defend the Honor of the memory of Latino soldiers.
Latino soldier killed in WWII
(Source: defenselink)
Yet, Latino soldiers are still serving this country.
In a 2006 Washington Post article regarding the risk to various demographic groups serving in Iraq, the author, University of Pennsylvania demographer Samuel H. Preston said:
Identifying racial and ethnic differences in mortality is not straightforward because the Defense Department uses a different classification system for deaths than for deployments. Nevertheless, all attempts we have made to reconcile the two systems reach the same conclusion: Hispanics have a death risk about 20 percent higher than non-Hispanics, and blacks have a death risk about 30 to 40 percent lower than that of non-blacks. That low death rate appears to result from an overrepresentation of blacks in low-risk categories: For example, 19 percent of blacks in Iraq are women, compared with 9 percent of non-blacks, while 7 percent of blacks in Iraq are Marines, compared with 13 percent of non-blacks.
On top of these sad statistics, is the fact that some of the Latino soldiers are undocumented and are serving because they feel a part of this country and want to defend it and they will be rewarded for their sacrifice with U.S. citizenship.
Unfortunately, some of these non-citizen soldiers die in combat without ever realizing the dream of officially "belonging" to the United States. There's a group that wants to change that.
The Hispanic War Veterans of America is lobbying the government to grant citizenship to these non-citizen soldiers before they are deployed to an uncertain fate.
The association feels that if this was done, it would ensure that the soldier's family wouldn't have to juggle their grief over losing a son, daughter, husband or wife with losing their home and lifestyle in the United States.
After all, these Latino soldiers are fighting just as much for the security of their own families as the security of the country.
According to El Tiempo Latino, the Pentagon has registered 332 deaths among Latino soldiers compared to 299 African-American and 56 Asian-American deaths. Latinos represent less than 9% of those enlisted in the Army but make up 11% of deaths in the Iraq War.
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The RAD Farm Dinner will be held at THE JUNCTION ( located at the south end of the colorful Pink Dog Creative building at 348 Depot Street, just south of the Soapy Dog and next door to Siteworks Studios) with a decadent menu created by CHEF CHAD KELLY.
Proceeds go toward the growth of the River Arts District Farmers Market (formally the Montford Farmers Market).
ALSO: Remember to visit the RAD Farmers Market for delicious local foods on Wednesdays from 2-6 at the River Arts District Farmers Market located at All Souls Pizza, 165 Clingman Avenue.
Tailgate Markets Open THIS WEEK!
to stock up on eggs from East Fork Farm, lettuce and collard greens from Gregg Adams of New Moon Herbs Farm and some Market Bread from Farm & Sparrow Bakery (plus a biscotti that I gobbled up). Of course I ran into friends and we spent a while catching up while Barbara drank her tiny baby coffee.
Glorious weather arrived today. Finally. And just in time for the official opening of the outdoor Tailgate Markets on Wednesday. Oh joy. What a way to herald in April flowers.
The ASAP Farm Tour is SO much fun. I have attended the Farm Tour multiple times over the years, and each farm we visited was unique and memorable. This is your chance to meet some of your favorite Tailgate Market farmers right on their farms, see the farm, and get a feel for how farming works. The Farm Tour runs from 1-6 p.m. on this Saturday and Sunday, September 21 & September 22.
I suggest wearing good shoes for tromping around and adventuring. Bring an ice chest in case you want to buy something at the farm, and water to drink, snacks, and a sun hat/sunscreen. Some farms are selling treats or even wood-fired pizza! (Read the guide.) We always end up lingering longer than we planned on each farm, so get an early start. Plan to be at the first farm right after one o'clock. Do not arrive early. Most of these farmers sell at the Tailgate Markets on Saturday and will barely have gotten home before the Farm Tour begins at 1 p.m.
The Farm Tour is affordable too. Your entry fee covers your entire carload. For more information and where to buy tickets...click here.
Black Mountain Tailgate Market, Mills River Farmers' Market, and Lenoir Open Today!
Good news for local food lovers. Three – yes THREE – more markets open this Saturday, May 4, and in three different communities.
The Black Mountain Tailgate Market sits under beautiful shade trees and serves a wide swath of folks. They feature a diverse group of farmers & vendors, including Looking Glass Creamery, Foothills Family Farm, and Jake's Farm. Their market is held behind the First Baptist Church at 130 Montreat Road in Black Mountain on Saturdays from 9-12.
The Mills River Farmers' Market opens this Saturday from 8-12 at 5046 Boylston Highway in Mills River. I have never been to this market, but I have seen lots of pretty pictures on Facebook. I know Jeanine Davis and Paul Shoemaker sell there sometimes.
It's a special market day in Lenoir, NC. The Lenoir Downtown Farmers Market is celebrating its opening day with Lighting Up The Skies, an event that takes place this Saturday, May 4 from 10 am to 7 pm with fireworks at dark, and cool demonstrations during the day at the market (like a shiitake mushroom demo).
The Oakley Farmers Market opens this coming Thursday, May 9, from 3:30 to 6:30. Just today, I heard that Oakley is a really sweet, friendly market.
Flat Rock Tailgate Market is now open on Thursdays from 3-6.
Hello Montford. Montford Farmer's Market Opens Today!
Outdoor temps are wonderful, and everywhere I look – things are super-green. What better way to celebrate the first day of May than supping on delicious local food for dinner?
Get you some. Today. Welcome the Montford Farmers Market back to town this Wednesday and every Wednesday until about Thanksgiving time. This wonderful market is held behind the Asheville Chamber of Commerce Building on Montford Avenue…just off I-240. It is a quick stop, and if you live in Montford …think about supporting this market EVERY Wednesday. Get the neighborhood spirit going and keeping it going all season. Support your neighborhood market…wherever you live.
Spruce Pine Farmers Market – at Pollyanna's Porch in downtown Spruce Pine – Wednesdays, 2-5 pm.
Its a beautiful day in the neighborhood!
It's opening day for the North Asheville Tailgate Market! The weatherpeople are predicting 68 degrees and sunny. Can you believe that after our recent weather?
This wonderful market is one of the most popular in the Asheville area. It is located in a parking lot on the UNCA campus. It's easily accessible and has a great selection of mostly long-term vendors. Like most area tailgate markets, everything at this market is locally grown/produced.
You will find vegetables, vegetable starts, herbs, plants, cheeses, meats, eggs, artisan breads, baked goods, chocolates, honey, handmade soaps & body products, pottery, jewelry, crafts, jams, condiments, homemade sauces & dressings, a food truck with empanadas, music, and a feeling of excitement in the air. Have a happy spring adventure (maybe there are sticky buns in your future). Get out and visit the North Asheville Tailgate Market – or your neighborhood farmer's tailgate market – this Saturday.


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MathildenhöheArtists and patrons
Mathildenhöhe
Artists' colony
Buildings and objects
Artists and patrons
World Heritage Application
Darmstadt is Applying
Bernhard Hoetger
architect, sculptor, craftsman
* 1874 in Hörde / Westfalen - † 1949 in Beatenberg / Schweiz
After an apprenticeship as a stonemason and several years as a journeyman in various companies, Hoetger finally attended the sculpture class at the Düsseldorf Academy of Arts. An excursion of the students in 1900 brought him to Paris. The young, still unknown artist worked in Auguste Rodin's studio and was soon able to sell some sculptures to galleries. He was inspired by Aristide Maillol to change his formal language. In 1908, the patrons Selma and August von der Heydt provided the sculptor with a permanent position in Elberfeld, where Hoetger worked until his appointment to the Darmstadt artists' colony. For the Artists' Colony Exhibition of 1914 he was commissioned to create sculptures for the plane tree grove.
With his art and architecture, Hoetger also left his mark on the artists' colony in Worpswede, where he worked and lived from 1914. Commissioned by the coffee merchant Ludwig Roselius, from 1918 he designed the expressionist Böttgerstrasse in Bremen. The artist sought refuge in Switzerland in 1943, where he died in 1949.
his buildings, objects
Plane Tree Grove
Four Shadow Figures
Wissenschaftsstadt Darmstadt
Projektleitung Entwicklung Mathildenhöhe
Haus Deiters - Mathildenhöhweg 2
Imprint (german version)


This recipe actually comes from my sister Juanita's neighbor, whose mother made them in rural Pennsylvania. Juanita sent me some at Christmas last year, and I liked them because they have that Christmas smell (see last week's post). Also they will keep for a week or two in a tightly closed plastic container, which is a plus sometimes, and they freeze well.
Anyway, I thought of them when I needed to make cookies for my book group, so I called Juanita and got the recipe. When I baked them, they didn't rise, and they cooked faster than planned. Hmm, I said to myself, and called my sister Glenda. Glenda said, maybe it's because you used a dark cookie sheet? Then she read the recipe to me, to make sure I had it all. Woops! I had left out the baking soda.
End of the story: even without baking soda, they tasted fabulous. So I took them to book group, and they snarfed them down, and requested the recipe. Juanita called afterwards for a report, so I had to admit my mistake. She laughed, and said the first time she made them, they ran all over the pan. Her neighbor forgot to mention the flour when she gave her the recipe!
So here's the deal. If you want them the way they are supposed to look, and with the texture they are supposed to have (a little bit puffy and cakey), follow the recipe precisely. If you have dark cookie sheets, lower the temperature by 25 degrees! If you want them chewy and not puffy, leave out the baking soda. It works just fine. Also, this recipe can be halved. It makes an inordinate amount of "rocks." P.S. For some reason, this image will not rotate! Makes me crazy. Just turn your head sideways to see what the non-baking-soda version looks like.
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs. Add dry ingredients and baking soda (batter will be stiff). Fold in the dates, raisins, and walnuts. Drop by spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes (if using dark cookie sheets, bake at 325 instead). Makes 5 – 6 dozen.


What drove private equity deal activity in 2016 and what are the top predictions for deals in 2017? A panel of experts from RSM, Preqin and Harris Williams discuss the reasons behind drop in overall deal value last year, the boom in add-ons, how 2016 compares to boom-year 2006, and why 2017 may be another huge year for private equity deals.
Hello and welcome to Dealmaker Roundup. I'm David Snow, co-founder and CEO of Privcap. Today, we're joined by Giles Tucker of Harris Williams, Leopold Peavy of Preqin and Michael Fanelli of RSM. Gentlemen, welcome to Privcap today. Thanks for being here.
Snow: We're talking about the deals that happened in 2016. 2016 was a big year for private equity-backed deals and yet it could have been bigger, based on what history tells us. Let's first take a look at the numbers. If you look at the number of deals completed, it was a very big year. But the value of the deals done has actually dropped on an overall basis, so that's an interesting trend. Giles, from your perch as a senior partner at a major middle-market investment bank, what did you see in 2016 by way of deals done?
David, I think you hit the nail on the head. It was a great year by all accounts and I wouldn't read too much into the volume number in any given year. The volume number, as we know, can change pretty dramatically if two or three or four notable deals don't get done. And we saw a bunch of notable public deals that didn't get done. So, if you think about that backdrop, 2016 was a great year in terms of number of deals getting done. I suspect that this year—and we'll talk about 2017 later—you'll see a nice rebound on the volume front.
Peavy: Looking back, we saw about 87 of these deals over $1 billion and that's certainly high. Looking back at 2006—10 years prior—there were about 127 deals over $1 billion as well. We're not near those pre-crisis levels just yet, but I think we're certainly rebounding.
Fanelli: The thing we're seeing, too, especially in the middle market, is middle-market private equity firms acquiring platform companies and really having this rollup strategy of doing a significant line of add-on acquisitions. You can get a significant number of deals getting done with that strategy. They're saying, "From an inorganic growth perspective, we have an add-on strategy in a fragmented industry with also getting multiple arbitrage." So, a lot of times—and I think we saw it in 2016—you see the higher number and volume of deals going up.
Peavy: Add-ons have actually doubled from 18% in 2006 to about 35.5% in 2016, year-end. Certainly, we have seen a large growth there—double the growth, actually—in those types of investments.
Snow: What's been remarkable is that the past three or four years, as far as number of deals done, have been remarkably consistent. Is that what you've seen in your shop as well?
Tucker: We have. The last three years, across the board, have been almost equal in terms of number of transactions we've worked on. We had good growth in 2016. 2015 was a bit better than 2014, but overall, our level of activity across all 10 industry groups has been very consistent. I think it matches up well with the data. The one thing I would say about the large-deal market is that it's just a much thinner market than the middle market, to your point. There are just not as many good quality assets out there for the big funds to chase.
Fanelli: At RSM, we focus 100% in the middle market, so we're not seeing as much of the five, 10 or even more so on the billion-dollar deals getting done. But we are seeing those larger private equity firms who are typically going after those larger deal value-type assets—they're coming down a little bit. Not always, but they're coming down on occasion to go to the upper middle market or even core middle market to do deals or finding that one asset they feel comfortable with.
Snow: Another notable observation from 2016 is the dry powder that has accumulated. It is now at record levels. That capital has to be put to work or the managers have to give it back. This is going to drive deal activity significantly. I'd like to go back 10 years and look at another notable year in private equity deal-making: 2006. If we think we are in the midst of a deal boom, it doesn't even compare to what took place in 2006, so I'd like to compare the two markets to get a better understanding of what's likely to happen next.
Tucker: 2006 was one of the best markets we've ever seen. You can describe it, but if you look at the things that were driving that market, everything was hitting on all cylinders. You had plenty of confidence out there in boards and management teams. You had plenty of liquidity. The banks were doing some pretty incredible things on the leverage front. At that time, if you remember, true banks were involved in the marketplace. I think about 60% of the LBO facilities who are out there were actually funded by banks. [It was] very different from today—it's about 15%, I think. The non-bank banks are doing all the deals today.
Little did anybody know, we were headed in to a pretty difficult period in 2008. A lot of people put money to work during those two years into various companies, proven out by the level of transactions. And there are some people who had a tough stretch from 2008 to 2009 into 2010.
Snow: Yes. If you look at the statistics comparing 2006 with 2016, there were roughly the same number of deals done, but the value was double essentially. Leo, when you look at those numbers, how do you compare the two years?
Peavy: When you look at 2006, 77% of deals done were over $1 billion when you look at the aggregate universe. Today, you're looking at 63% over $1 billion in terms of aggregate deal activity globally. So, you see about a 15-point drop off there alone. When we look at 2006, 41% of aggregate deals were over $5-billion deals across the globe. Today, it's just 13%. That's almost a one-third difference, which is a tremendous change within a decade of an entire industry.
Fanelli: A lot of things are different now. The regulatory environment is different. The lending environment is different. Then, a lot of larger buyers were kind of scared straight, as I would say, because of some of the deals.
Snow: A number of the very large deals done in the heaviest days of 2006, at heavy multiples and with large amounts of leverage, are still on the books of the private equity backers and have not yet been exited to the chagrin of their investors. They haven't been exited partially or, in many cases, because they haven't performed as people had hoped. So, you're saying there's that sense of "We'd better not repeat this exuberance" in today's market.
Tucker: If you look at where purchase multiples are today on average versus 2006, they're very close to the top. Debt multiples are sniffing the high points of 2006. One thing that has changed since 2006 is that the average equity contribution going into a traditional buyout has gone from roughly 35% back then to 45% to even 50% today.
Snow: What are your predictions for 2017 as a deal market? How much bigger? How much more active could it become?
Tucker: As long as we don't have some type of regulatory surprise coming out of Washington, whether it's tax policy or something with the fed—something to really stir up the market—2017 could be a terrific year.
I think confidence is such a huge factor in the M&A market. If boards, management teams and private equity group professionals are feeling confident about the deal market in 2017 and are sitting on a company that's performed reasonably well, you have to think they're having discussions with their advisors and internally about taking those businesses out.
Fanelli: I totally agree with your sentiment in terms of—I think 2017 is going to be a very good year for overall M&A. The interesting thing, too, to bring it to the next level is that there are some industries maybe that haven't been very active in the last two years that could be like energy and infrastructure.
Snow: With multiples has high as they are, how are private equity buyers getting comfortable with deploying capital when it's clear to everyone that multiples are on the higher end of the spectrum?
Fanelli: The private equity clients we speak to really think about it from the perspective that our limited partners invest in us and they expect us to invest throughout the 10-year cycle of the fund and into the next 10-year cycle in Fund 2 and so forth. They're not trying to pick when multiples are at the peak versus the trough. They're just saying that, in the current environment we're in, where can we add the most value and increase the rate of return within my fund to the highest extent possible?
Tucker: We hear frustration from a lot of different middle-market private equity groups about going far in processes—sometimes two or three or four—to the finish, completing all their due diligence and not prevailing. That clearly is frustrating to them to some degree. But, to Mike's point, they are in the business of putting money to work.
On a relative basis, private equity looks pretty good to the bond market. It looks pretty good to the public market. The spread is still there, so they fully expect the groups they're investing in to deploy capital through all the cycles.
Fanelli: In the near term, I don't think it's going to impact it really at all. I mean near-term in terms of 6 to 12 months; 12 to 24 is an interesting story because we think there's going to be three or so rate hikes in the next year. Once you start getting past that, it gets into the thought process of, "The amount that I'm paying on interest now due to the higher rate might make me pay one turn less on the asset class." If that gets into the market in totality, maybe instead of 10 times or nine times (or whatever the current average is today), that nine goes to eight.
Tucker: If there's tax reform and they start poking it—tax deductibility of interest on debt, for instance—that could have an impact.
Snow: Walk us through how that would change the economics of the buyout deal.
Tucker: We currently model a transaction interest rate on the debt that you have on your balance sheet as deductible. If they start messing with that deductibility, it will naturally change the return profile of a particular deal however you model it out. What you hope will happen is that they convert, at the same time, lower overall rates that will offset the impact of losing that deduction.
Snow: It's now time for a highlight of an interview with Stewart Kohl, co-CEO of The Riverside Company. In this clip, Kohl explains why Riverside exclusively targets lower middle-market businesses.
In 1995, you closed your first fund—$34 million—with a thesis of lower middle market. And that is the investment strategy to this day—lower middle market. What about the lower middle market does Riverside find so appealing?
What's wonderful about where we play—these businesses that have less than $35 or $40 million of EBITDA and, in most cases, much less; in some cases, virtually zero—is that, number one, there are so many ways to make them more valuable. We're not buying flawed companies. We're not doing true turnarounds. In fact, we're buying what I would describe as beautiful little businesses, but there are so many ways we can add value to these companies.
We can professionalize the business by improving the management team and management information systems, writing the first written strategic plan, creating the first real board of directors with outside experts, using our toolkit to improve things, like pricing at the business—all these ways to create value. That's one of the reasons we feel the opportunities for an outsized outcome are better when you start where we do.
Snow: All right. I learned a lot about what happened in 2016 in the private equity deal market and I'm very interested to see what's going to happen now in 2017. I really appreciate the insights that you gentlemen brought to the conversation. Thank you very much.


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A panel held at the first BFI Video Games Day has called on the games industry to foster more diversity in the sector, or risk being overrun by hostility.
Discussing diversity, culture and representation,Mitu Khandaker-Kokoris, developer at The Tiniest Shark;Shahid Ahmad, strategic content, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and video game writer and narrative designer Rhianna Pratchett highlighted now as the time for a broader range of in-game characters and developers to be encouraged into the games industry.
"Games are the most exciting and the most expressive medium," statedKhandaker-Kokoris.
"Games should be the battleground for diversity."
Pratchett commented that while gender diversity issues often highlight a lack of female characters, men were also losing out to a cookie-cutter approach to character creation.
"It's not just women that have a limited representation in games," she explained.
"There's a lot more men in games, but men also still have a limited representation. We're only just beginning to see father stories, and only just moving away from the 'white straight male with brown hair' standard."
She also warned that an increasing discussion of diversity, without outlining a clear way to move forwards, may hinder, rather than aid, those working in the industry.
"Female representation is such a hot button topic for developers at the moment, and a lot are scared," she explained."There's a lot of confusion about what's okay and what's not."
Shahid Ahmad, strategic content, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, warned against the danger posed by the increasingly hostile nature of the internet, warning games firms to stamp out hostility before it smothers the industry's ability to evolve, develop and diversify.
"It's the function of the hyper-connected era that we're in that hate mobs get together at frightening speed and attack others," he said.
"Hate mobs that pounce on things early are part of the world that we live in today. This is the world that we live in, so we have to get our house in order. If we don't get our house in order, someone else will."
Ahmad also criticised triple-A titles for establishing an exclusive culture, driven by a preference for commerical success over the progression of games as a medium.
"The problem with mainstream video games is that, because they're business-driven, that's what they're going to continue doing what sells," he said.
"But that lands you in an arms race that blocks you off from doing anything else, in the fear that it will lead you away from profit."
He added that the rise of smaller indie games that do include a wider range of diverse characters and situations would eventually lead the way forward instead, stating: "One of these games is going to take off, and that's going to change the industry."
Chief among the ways to foster more diversity in the games sector was encouraging budding game developers to push boundaries early on, and ultimately redefine shortsighted perspectives in the industry.
"We must get young children being creative with games," Ahmad stated.
Pratchett agreed: "It's about getting them young. There's such a lot of misunderstanding about what a game developer might be like among both boys and girls. It's male, old, kind of balding, poor hygiene – all the clichs come into it. They think it's all hard maths and science. They don't realise that there's design and art and music and production and writing. They never think how these roles intersect.
"We owe it to the next generation to be out there and to not be so hesitant about touching issues of gender and difference, as long as the work is talked about."


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Researchers Reveal How Binaural Beats Can Lower Stress and Anxiety
Many remedies exist for combating stress and anxiety. Have you gone through the list and still can't seem to calm your brain? Then you might want to try binaural beats. When you hear two tones of varying frequencies in different ears, your brain still processes them as a single tone. The term binaural beats simply refers to the different frequencies playing in each ear.
Here's an example so you can visualize it:
Suppose you're listening to a sound that plays in your left ear at 132 Hertz (Hz). In your right ear, you have a sound playing at a frequency of 121 Hz. Your brain will perceive the sound as the difference between the two frequencies, or 11 Hz. So, the tones will merge together, so it seems as though you only hear one tone, though two different ones are actually playing in each ear.
The history of binaural beats
A Prussian meteorologist named Heinrich Wilhelm Dove discovered binaural beats in 1839. Also called "brain entrainment," many researchers consider them a weird invention rather than a medical treatment. Binaural means "relating to both ears."
Playing a tone with a slightly different frequency in your left and right ear. For example, 440 Hz in one and 430 in the other, causes the waves to travel separately to your inferior colliculus. This part of your brain gathers auditory input and sends signals to your mind about the sounds. There, the tones merge into a wave of a new frequency, which occurs at the difference between the two. So, you'd hear a frequency of 10 Hz using the example above.
Binaural beats are an auditory illusion since the singular tone doesn't exist. Researchers have found that the beats have to have a frequency of less than 1000 Hz to work, and the difference between the sounds can't exceed 30 Hz. The tones must also play separately in each ear. Binaural beats have been used in music to help tune instruments such as pianos and organs. However, scientists have begun to look into this alternative therapy for their possible health benefits.
Evidence supporting the use of binaural beats
A 2018 study found that listening to binaural beats for a certain amount of time can affect a person's mood and sleep patterns.
The authors of the study explain the classifications of frequencies and how they affect our brains:
Delta waves: Binaural beats that occur in the delta category have a frequency of 0.5–4 Hz. These waves induce a dreamless state during sleep. In the study, people who listened to this type of binaural beat had much more profound sleep than others, according to EEG brain scans.
Theta waves: Theta waves have a frequency of 4–7 Hz. Theta patterns have been associated with REM sleep, heightened creativity, and improved meditation.
Alpha pattern: Binaural beats with alpha waves have a frequency of 7–13 Hz and promote a relaxed state.
Beta pattern: Binaural beats with a beta pattern occur at frequencies of 13–30 Hz. Since it occurs at a higher frequency, it promotes a state of concentration and alertness. However, it can also increase anxiety as the frequency goes up.
Gamma waves: This frequency pattern occurs at a range between 30–50 Hz. The authors of the study explain that gamma waves help maintain a state of arousal while a person goes about their day.
Researchers reveal how binaural beats can lower stress and anxiety (among other benefits)
Binaural beats have a similar effect on health as a regular meditation practice. But the practitioner feels the effects much quicker with this alternative therapy. Here are some of the reported benefits:
better concentration and focus
more relaxed disposition
better moods
lower stress
increased creativity
better pain management
Improved sleep
While the studies on binaural beats have been relatively small, they show promise in helping people relax and unwind in our hectic world today. Some researchers show skepticism about the benefits of binaural beats, but as long as people feel better while listening to them, that's all that matters in the end.
Binaural beats between 1 and 30 Hz can create the same brain wave patterns that occur during meditation, according to researchers. When you hear a sound at a certain frequency, your brainwaves will adjust to match that frequency. In this way, you can experience similar benefits that you would get from meditation without actually having to practice it.
How to experience binaural beats
You will need a pair of headphones and an audio recording of this music, as well as a comfortable, relaxed setting. Many people listen before falling asleep, but you can use this method at any time you feel high anxiety or stress levels. You can easily find recordings of binaural beats online on platforms such as YouTube, or you can download them straight to your phone. Just make sure the beats have a frequency of less than 1000 Hz and that the difference between the tones doesn't exceed 30 Hz.
Get in a comfortable position and make sure you have an environment free of distractions. Try to listen for at least 30 minutes per day so that your brain can get used to the frequencies and begin to reset to match the tones. If you don't notice a difference with the recording you've found, you can always choose a different frequency.
Adjust the time you listen, depending on your mood and anxiety levels. If you feel high levels of stress, you may want to hear for a more extended period until the feeling subsides. Always listen with headphones to get the maximum benefit. Finally, make sure you don't listen while doing anything that requires your full attention, such as driving.
A controlled study on binaural beats
While most studies on the health benefits of binaural beats have been small, some of them do show evidence to support claims that it can help with anxiety, mood, and performance. For example, one blinded study in 29 people found that listening to binaural beats in the beta range (16 and 24 Hz) helped with performance on a task as well as reduced negative moods. They compared this to listening to binaural beats in the theta and delta (1.5 and 4 Hz) range or pure white noise and found that the beta range helped the most.
Another controlled study in roughly 100 people about to undergo surgery also found that binaural beats dramatically decreased pre-operative anxiety compared to similar recordings without binaural beats as well as no audio. In the study, researchers found that patients' anxiety levels decreased by 50% on average for those who listened to binaural beats.
Uncontrolled study on binaural beats
Another uncontrolled study asked eight adults to listen to a CD with binaural beats played at delta (1 to 4 Hz) wave frequencies for 60 days consecutively. The participants filled out surveys before and after the 60-day period that asked questions about their quality of life as well as mood. The answers on the review indicated that participants experienced significant improvements in quality of life as well as reduced anxiety. Of course, since the study had no controls, relied on participants to report data, and only included eight people, more extensive studies will need to be done to confirm these results.
However, a larger and more recent controlled study looked at the effectiveness of binaural beats in 291 patients admitted to the emergency area of a hospital. The researchers observed large decreases in anxiety in patients. The participants listened to audio with binaural beats compared to those who listened to sounds without binaural beats or no audio at all.
Side effects associated with binaural beats
No side effects have been reported from listening to binaural beats, but you'll want to make sure you don't listen for long periods at high volumes. Prolonged exposure to sounds at 85 decibels or higher can result in hearing loss. Traffic, for instance, produces sounds at around 85 decibels. Also, wearing headphones for extended periods can cause earwax buildup as well as sore feelings in the ears, so you may not want to listen at bedtime.
Final thoughts on how binaural beats can lower stress and anxiety
The studies on the effectiveness of binaural beats have been relatively small. However, they proved that the frequencies of the beats could help with anxiety, moods, attention, and memory. Also, studies have shown that they can decrease chronic pain and improve sleep quality. To get the most out of binaural beats, listen daily for at least 30 minutes. That amount of time means your brain waves can adjust to the new frequencies.
Of course, binaural beats won't eliminate anxiety and stress. But they can certainly serve as a helpful tool in relaxing in our fast-paced world. If you combine this stress-reduction therapy with other relaxation techniques such as meditation, yoga, deep breathing, aromatherapy, or other forms of sound therapy, you will notice even more benefits. If you try out binaural beats, let us know how you enjoy them on our Facebook page!
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Special Containment Procedures: Whereas the nature of SCP-006 does not warrant any extensive containment, a certain level of secrecy is necessary regarding the object's existence and properties, for obvious reasons. The following procedures are required not for personnel safety, but to deny or hide knowledge of SCP-006's effects from the personnel who interact with it.
1: All personnel interacting with SCP-006 in any physical way are required to wear modified Class VI BNC suits. Before personnel are allowed to perform procedures, they must be briefed with Material SCP-006B or SCP-006C. SCP-006A Briefing is the correct one and is restricted to only those with O5 clearance. To assure personnel are wearing suits properly, they are to be submerged into a pool of water. Any air bubbles spotted signify a leak in the suit.
2: Procedures with SCP-006 are to be carried out under extreme surveillance. In case of contact with SCP-006, the commander in charge will announce Procedure 006-Xi-12, which the personnel have been briefed to believe to mean high toxicity is present and they must evacuate.
3: Any procedure in which liquid is acquired from SCP-006 must be approved by three (3) O5 level personnel. The liquid is to be transferred in a Quad-Sealant Container and under armed guard.
Description: SCP-006 is a very small spring located 60 km west of Astrakhan. Foundation Command was aware of its existence since the 19th century, but were unable to secure it until 1991 due to political reasons. On the spot of the spring, a chemical factory has been constructed as a disguise, with the majority of laborers under Foundation and/or Russian control. The liquid emitted from the spring has been chemically identified as simple mineral water in 1902, but has the unusual property of "health".
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NASA launches carbon-measuring satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base
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NASA's 'flying saucer' finally launches from Hawaii
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University of Alabama allowing 'flexible' class options following large post-game celebrations amid pandemic
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The University of Alabama will allow faculty to be flexible with class options in response to large national championship celebrations in Tuscaloosa amid the Coronavirus pandemic.(Video above: Massive crowd swarms the strip after Alabama's national championship win)The university announced on Twitter Tuesday that concerns over COVID-19 transmission are understandable due to 'recent events' and faculty have the option to temporarily hold classes remotely for the next two weeks. Students will also be able to attend in-person activities remotely if desired.UA also said it worked with the city of Tuscaloosa and local law enforcement agencies to minimize the risk before, during and after Monday night's football game. "In addition to warnings and admonitions about the need for masks, social distancing and responsible behavior, the university added multiple officers to patrol areas around campus, including The Strip," UA's tweet said.The university said while classroom transmission is 'almost nonexistent,' all health and safety rules remain in effect for the spring semester and full compliance in relation to COVID-19 is expected.Full Twitter statement:"In cooperation with the City of Tuscaloosa and area law enforcement agencies, over the last several days The University of Alabama worked to minimize risk before, during and after last night's national championship football game."In addition to warnings and admonitions about the need for masks, social distancing and responsible behavior, the University added multiple officers to patrol areas around campus, including The Strip."As a result of recent events, we are allowing faculty to be flexible for the next two weeks with the option to temporarily hold classes remotely. Students have the option to attend in-person activities remotely as well. Staff will continue with adjusted flexible scheduling."While UA classroom transmission is almost nonexistent, we understand the concerns caused by recent events. All health and safety rules remain in effect, including mandatory distancing, masks and other protocols.We will continue to enforce the Code of Student Conduct as it relates to COVID-19 and expect full compliance this semester."
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The University of Alabama will allow faculty to be flexible with class options in response to large national championship celebrations in Tuscaloosa amid the Coronavirus pandemic.
(Video above: Massive crowd swarms the strip after Alabama's national championship win)
The university announced on Twitter Tuesday that concerns over COVID-19 transmission are understandable due to 'recent events' and faculty have the option to temporarily hold classes remotely for the next two weeks. Students will also be able to attend in-person activities remotely if desired.
Wild celebration in Tuscaloosa after Alabama's national championship win
UA also said it worked with the city of Tuscaloosa and local law enforcement agencies to minimize the risk before, during and after Monday night's football game.
"In addition to warnings and admonitions about the need for masks, social distancing and responsible behavior, the university added multiple officers to patrol areas around campus, including The Strip," UA's tweet said.
The university said while classroom transmission is 'almost nonexistent,' all health and safety rules remain in effect for the spring semester and full compliance in relation to COVID-19 is expected.
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"In cooperation with the City of Tuscaloosa and area law enforcement agencies, over the last several days The University of Alabama worked to minimize risk before, during and after last night's national championship football game.
"In addition to warnings and admonitions about the need for masks, social distancing and responsible behavior, the University added multiple officers to patrol areas around campus, including The Strip.
"As a result of recent events, we are allowing faculty to be flexible for the next two weeks with the option to temporarily hold classes remotely. Students have the option to attend in-person activities remotely as well. Staff will continue with adjusted flexible scheduling.
"While UA classroom transmission is almost nonexistent, we understand the concerns caused by recent events. All health and safety rules remain in effect, including mandatory distancing, masks and other protocols.
We will continue to enforce the Code of Student Conduct as it relates to COVID-19 and expect full compliance this semester."


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Royals Potential Trade Target: Dan Straily
The Royals could use some arms.
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Dayton Moore has downplayed his ability to pursue free agents this winter and has said he may have to be creative to improve the club for 2017. He has had very few trades the last few years, instead keeping the nucleus of the team together while adding free agents to compliment the team. But this year, he may look for trades to add talent to keep the team under budget while improving the club.
With starting pitching still a need, Dayton Moore may want to look to Cincinnati to improve the rotation. The Reds are still rebuilding and may be interested in prospects, or even a young third baseman like Cheslor Cuthbert or Hunter Dozier in return for an arm. One pitcher who could interest the Royals is right-hander Dan Straily.
Straily was originally drafted by the Athletics and finished fourth in Rookie of the Year voting with them in 2013 when he went 10-8 with a 3.96 ERA in 27 starts. Straily struggled to begin 2014, getting demoted in May and shipped to the Cubs that summer with Addison Russell in the Jeff Samardzija deal. Straily was rocked in the Cubs bullpen, and that winter they shipped him to Houston with Luis Valbuena for Dexter Fowler.
Straily began to bounce around baseball, plagued by poor results and a significant velocity drop. He spent most of 2015 in the minors, and at the end of spring training last year, his value was so low he was swapped for former Royals catcher Erik Kratz. Three days later he was placed on waivers by the Padres and claimed by the Reds.
He made the Reds rotation as they were rebuilding a gutted team, and put it all together for a fine season, posting a 3.76 ERA, although with a 4.88 FIP. He was able to miss some bats with a strikeout rate of 7.62 per-nine-innings, although he has trouble with command, walking 3.43 per-nine-innings.
Straily may have been a bit lucky with a .239 BABIP and 81.2% left-on-base rate. His velocity is back up thanks to work with Driveline Baseball, but his fastball barely breaks 90. However he has worked on getting rise out of his fastball, similar to the approach by Royals pitcher Ian Kennedy. Straily has used analytics to bring up his release point, giving hitters a different look at his pitches.
Straily uses PITCHf/x to track his vertical movement, and pointed out that his best outing by that stat came in Los Angeles this year, and that it was the first time in a while that he'd pushed back to where he was when he debuted with Oakland. "That's that deceptive angle that a guy that throws 90 on his true four-seam needs," he added.
He also had one of the most effective sliders in baseball last year after tinkering with it. He was one of the most extreme flyball pitchers in baseball last year, with a rate of 48%, and that did lead to the ninth-highest home run rate in baseball. You would think that he would have been hurt pitching at Great American Ballpark, a bandbox of a park, but his home numbers were considerably better, even in the home run department.
Straily will not be arbitration eligible until after the 2017 season, making his salary very affordable for the Royals. He won't be eligible for free agency until after the 2020 season. He is not young - he is already 27 - but some of his refinements and adjustments may have carried him to a new plateau of performance. Straily does have some red flags and may be one-year wonder that could crash back to earth next year. But if the Royals want a cheap pitcher without giving up too much, it will have to be a hidden gem with some risk. Besides, the last graduate of Marshall University the Royals acquired from the Reds turned out pretty well.


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Baz Bahadur fou rei de Malwa abans de la conquesta mogol.

Era fill de Shudja Khan i parent de Shir Shah Sur. Quan aquest va conquerir Malwa va nomenar governador al pare (1554) que va morir al cap de molt poc (1555) i llavors Baz Bahadur va assassinar al seu germà Dawlat Khan (governador d'Ujjain) i es va fer proclamar sultà. Amb poc temps va posar la major part de Malwa sota el seu domini efectiu i va expulsar al seu germà petit Mustafa Khan a fugir del seu govern a Raisin i Bhilsa.

El 1560 un exèrcit mogol sota comandament d'Adham Khan es va dirigir a la zona i Baz Bahadur va haver d'abandonar la seva capital Mandu. Pir Muhammad va substituir Adham Khan però fou derrotat per Baz Bahadur (1561), però reforços mogols arribats el 1562 el van forçar a fugir cap als turons de Gondwana. Des d'allí va fer alguns atacs guerrillers però finalment el 1570 es va sotmetre a Akbar el Gran i va rebre un mansab de 2000.

Va morir no massa temps després en data incerta, probablement el 1588, i segurament fou enterrat a Agra o a Ujjain.

La seva fama principal deriva dels seus afers amorosos amb la seva concubina Rupmati (+ vers 1562 a Sarangpur), a la que va compondre cants i poesies. Un estil de pintura apassionada de l'Índia central rep el seu nom.

Bibliografia
L. White King, History and coinage of Malwa, Londres 1903.

Sultans
Imperi mogol


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Resident Evil 7 Biohazard Dev Team Apologizes for 'Not a Hero' DLC Delay
It is not often that gamers see humility from game developers, often spinning delays and cancellations into a problem that will be fixed in a later patch eventually or avoiding addressing issues entirely but the Japanese development team of Resident Evil 7 Biohazard has offered a refreshingly different approach.
The game's executive producer, director and producer have released a video yesterday on the official Resident Evil YouTube channel offering an honest apology for the delay of Resident Evil 7 Biohazard's Not a Hero DLC. Producer Masachika Kawata and Director Koshi Nakanishi looked directly at the camera and announced the news. They also stated that the Not a Hero DLC was delayed since it did not meet the high expectations that the positive reception of Resident Evil 7 Biohazard set, at least not within the time frame they originally planned for, and asked for more time to do the DLC properly.
The Not a Hero DLC is is an epilogue extension to the game's ending and will still remain free when it eventually comes out, although the development team has not announced a release date yet. Director Nakanishi stated in the video that they "got close to completing the game content.", so it will most likely will be released within the next several weeks.
You can watch the 3 minute long apology video below:
Topics: apology, biohazard, DLC, resident evil, video, youtube


High efficiency, flexibility and stability are the characters of this series microscope. It is specially developed for various applied scopes. It is widely used, from daily work to scientific research, in Laboratory, Hospitals and Colleges. Because of higher capability with lower price and humanized configuration design, It also becomes the first choice of individual, Schools, and Scientific research organization.
1. Wide-field Eyepiece, high light illumination and superior optical parts make the image clear, sharp and bright.
2. Backward nosepiece with superior objectives makes the best viewing effect and more space for the operator.
3. Wide mechanical stage with 2-Microslide specimen clamp provides more convenience for the observer.
4. High precision focusing adjustment system and humanized configuration design provide operator more comfortable.
5. Frontal undrawing type Light collector framework, makes the user change the bulb more quickly and easily.


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Qaşqaçay (also, Kashkachay) is a village and municipality in the Qakh Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,495. The municipality consists of the villages of Qaşqaçay, Ashagı Malakh and Armudlu.

Notable natives

 Javanshir Rahimov — National Hero of Azerbaijan.

References

Populated places in Qakh District


Many games require the use of collision detection algorithms to determine when two objects have collided, but these algorithms are often expensive operations and can greatly slow down a game. In this article we'll learn about quadtrees, and how we can use them to speed up collision detection by skipping pairs of objects that are too far apart to collide.
Note: Although this tutorial is written using Java, you should be able to use the same techniques and concepts in almost any game development environment.
However, collision detection is also a very expensive operation. Let's say there are 100 objects that need to be checked for collision. Comparing each pair of objects requires 10,000 operations - that's a lot of checks!
One way to speed things up is to reduce the number of checks that have to be made. Two objects that are at opposite ends of the screen can not possibly collide, so there is no need to check for a collision between them. This is where a quadtree comes into play.
A quadtree is a data structure used to divide a 2D region into more manageable parts. It's an extended binary tree, but instead of two child nodes it has four.
A quadtree starts as a single node. Objects added to the quadtree are added to the single node.
When more objects are added to the quadtree, it will eventually split into four subnodes. Each object will then be put into one of these subnodes according to where it lies in the 2D space. Any object that cannot fully fit inside a node's boundary will be placed in the parent node.
Each subnode can continue subdividing as more objects are added.
As you can see, each node only contains a few objects. We know then that, for instance, the objects in the top-left node cannot be colliding with the objects in the bottom-right node, so we don't need to run an expensive collision detection algorithm between such pairs.
Implementing a quadtree is fairly simple. The following code is written in Java, but the same techniques can be used for most other programming languages. I'll comment after each code snippet.
We'll start off by creating the main Quadtree class. Below is the code for Quadtree.java.
The Quadtree class is straightforward. MAX_OBJECTS defines how many objects a node can hold before it splits and MAX_LEVELS defines the deepest level subnode. Level is the current node level (0 being the topmost node), bounds represents the 2D space that the node occupies, and nodes are the four subnodes.
In this example, the objects the quadtree will hold are Rectangles, but for your own quadtree it can be whatever you want.
Next, we'll implement the five methods of a quadtree: clear, split, getIndex, insert, and retrieve.
The clear method clears the quadtree by recursively clearing all objects from all nodes.
The split method splits the node into four subnodes by dividing the node into four equal parts and initializing the four subnodes with the new bounds.
The getIndex method is a helper function of the quadtree. It determines where an object belongs in the quadtree by determining which node the object can fit into.
* objects to their corresponding nodes.
The insert method is where everything comes together. The method first determines whether the node has any child nodes and tries to add the object there. If there are no child nodes or the object doesn't fit in a child node, it adds the object to the parent node.
Once the object is added, it determines whether the node needs to split by checking if the current number of objects exceeds the max allowed objects. Splitting will cause the node to insert any object that can fit in a child node to be added to the child node; otherwise the object will stay in the parent node.
The final method of the quadtree is the retrieve method. It returns all objects in all nodes that the given object could potentially collide with. This method is what helps to reduce the number of pairs to check collision against.
Now that we have a fully functional quadtree, it's time to use it to help reduce the checks needed for collision detection.
In a typical game, you'll start by creating the quadtree and passing the bounds of the screen.
At every frame, you'll insert all objects into the quadtree by first clearing the quadtree then using the insert method for every object.
Once all objects have been inserted, you'll go through each object and retrieve a list of objects it could possibly collide with. You'll then check for collisions between each object in the list and the initial object, using a collision detection algorithm.
Note: Collision detection algorithms are beyond the scope of this tutorial. See this article for an example.
Collision detection can be an expensive operation and can slow down the performance of your game. Quadtrees are one way you can help speed up collision detection and keep your game running at top speeds.


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Harry Reid: DNC 'Worthless,' Wasserman Schultz Was a Problem
DON'T HOLD BACK
Updated Apr. 13, 2017 12:19PM ET / Published Dec. 22, 2016 11:25AM ET
Gary Cameron/Reuters
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid on Thursday slammed the Democratic Party apparatus in an exit interview, calling the Democratic National Committee "worthless" and criticizing Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the former chair of the party. "They do nothing to help state parties. That should be the main goal they have," Reid told KNPR. "I developed everything in Nevada on my own. Their help was relatively meaningless." Reid said he hopes Democrats will choose someone as their next party chair who could commit a full-time schedule to the job—"not someone like we had with that congresswoman from Florida, who was a full-time congresswoman and a part-time chair of the DNC." Reid was referring to Wasserman Schultz, who was ousted as party chair earlier this year after it was revealed through internal DNC communications that the party establishment went out of its way to suppress Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign in favor of eventual nominee Hillary Clinton.
Read it at KNPR


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Comment On Patent Reform Legislation
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) spoke at an Executive Business meeting Thursday morning about patent reform. Watch the webcast here: http://judiciary.senate.gov/resources/webcasts/index.cfm?p=all. I want to thank Senator Sessions for working with me on what has been a top priority of this Committee - patent reform legislation. Today we can report that we have reached a tentative agreement in principle that preserves the core of the compromise struck in Committee la… Continue Reading
Comment On One Year Extension Of Expiring Provisions Of The USA PATRIOT Act
The Senate tonight passed a one-year extension of expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act. The provisions will now expire on February 28, 2011. "I would have preferred to add oversight and judicial review improvements to any extension of expiring provisions in the USA PATRIOT Act. A bipartisan majority of the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced compromise legislation to the full Senate for consideration more than four months ago. Since then, I have worked with Senator Kyl, Senator Feinste… Continue Reading
Comment On Bipartisan House Passage Of A Repeal Of The Health Insurance Industry's Federal Antitrust Exemption
"I commend the House's vote today to eliminate the health insurance industry's exemption from federal antitrust laws. Ending this exemption will help ensure that health insurers compete rather than collude. Members in both chambers recognize that this repeal is needed. We cannot introduce competition to the health insurance market while allowing the insurance industry to hide behind a special-interest, anachronistic, statutory antitrust immunity. A study released by the American Medical Asso… Continue Reading
Leahy Introduces Bill To Help Community Coalitions Fight Local Drug Issues
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Wednesday introduced legislation to authorize a federal grant program to help communities address local emerging drug issues. The Drug Free Communities (DFC) Enhancement Act will authorize additional grants to assist community coalitions that help to lower substance abuse, and will sharpen the focus of the grant program on emerging and local drug issues. Fourteen coalitions in Vermont receive assistance from Drug Free Communities grants. The Drug Free Communities… Continue Reading
Leahy Lauds Senate's Bipartisan Approval Of New Jobs Bill
[The U.S. Senate Wednesday approved a new fully paid for jobs bill -- the Hiring Incentives To Restore Employment Act -- in a bipartisan vote of 70 to 28. Following are the comments of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), who voted for the bill.] "This is a straightforward boost to the economy that will create jobs and help put Vermonters back to work. The strong bipartisan showing for the bill shows there is widespread support in America for a bold agenda to encourage job creation and growth." # #… Continue Reading
Leahy-Chaired Panel Holds Hearing On Libel Tourism And The Growing Threat To American Journalists
The Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday held a hearing to examine libel tourism, a growing threat to American journalists' First Amendment rights. Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) presided at the hearing. Permissive libel laws in other countries have resulted in foreign law suits against American journalists, publishers and authors. A widely-publicized case in Britain in which an American author, Rachel Ehrenfeld, was sued in British courts by a Saudi businessman led the United Nations… Continue Reading
Comment On Najibullah Zazi's Guilty Plea In Federal Court
Another example of the strength of our justice system unfolded today in a Federal district court in New York, where Najibullah Zazi, whose actions have been described by the Attorney General as one of the most serious terrorist threats since September 11, pleaded guilty to terrorism charges. I ask the critics whether, in this case, they would have forgone justice and the intelligence that was gained, by insisting, instead, that Zazi be designated as an enemy combatant and whisked away to Guanta… Continue Reading
Comment On President Obama's Proposals For Health Care Reform
I am pleased the President remains committed to passing a comprehensive health insurance reform bill that will give millions more Americans access to health insurance, while improving quality and keeping costs down for everyone. Not only do tens of millions of Americans lack health insurance, but under the current system, insurance companies can actively discriminate against sick people, and American families are driven into bankruptcy every day by medical expenses. These escalating health cos… Continue Reading
Leahy Announces Hearing On OPR Report
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing to examine the Office of Professional Responsibility Report on the Office of Legal Counsel, Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) announced today. The report was released to Congress today. The hearing will be held Friday, February 26, at 10:00 a.m. Witnesses will be announced in the coming days, and the hearing will be webcast live online. Below is Chairman Leahy's comment on the report. Comment Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Sen… Continue Reading
Comment From Leahy Spokesman On FBI Report On 2001 Anthrax Attacks
David Carle, spokesman for Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.): "Senator Leahy had a long discussion with Director Mueller about the investigation. He will read the report and has no plans to comment."… Continue Reading
New Shelter Is Almost Home
White River Junction --The Upper Valley Haven plans to open its new 20-bed shelter for homeless adults in May but needs to raise roughly $150,000 to add staff and programming for the Hartford Avenue building. "We aren't finished yet. … We still have a ways to go to be able to have the funds to operate this program," Haven Executive Director Sara Kobylenski said yesterday during a ceremony intended to highlight a $200,000 federal earmark U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., included i… Continue Reading
Burlington Secures $3.15 Million For More Waterfront Transportation Improvements
U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and U.S. Representative Peter Welch (D-Vt.) hailed the White House announcement Wednesday that the City of Burlington will receive $3.15 million to enhance year-round public access to the northern section of Burlington's historic waterfront by making several roadway, parking, and pedestrian improvements to the area. Through $2.7 million in previous federal funding secured by Leahy, Burlington has developed detailed design p… Continue Reading
Leahy And Putney Historical Society Announce General Store Construction To Begin This Spring
PUTNEY, Vt. - Sen. Patrick Leahy and members of the Putney Historical Society, Preservation Trust of Vermont and Vermont Housing and Conservation Board met at the site of the Putney General Store Wednesday morning to announce that a new $60,000 federal grant will ensure that construction on the new General Store can begin this year. "None of us here could have imagined that instead of touring a new and improved Putney General Store today we would be standing in front of a vacant lot," sai… Continue Reading
Leahy Announces $1.075M. In Economic Development For Southern Windham County
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. - Sen. Patrick Leahy joined leadership and staff from Omega Optical, the Brattleboro Food Coop, Windham Housing Trust and representatives of the Town of Guilford Tuesday to announce $1,075,000 in economic development and community development appropriations. The funding will continue Omega Optical's solar research, help the Brattleboro Food Coop and Windham Housing Trust reach construction on a new downtown Brattleboro facility and encourage smart growth in Algiers. "Com… Continue Reading
New Upper Valley Haven Adult Shelter Critical To Serving Area Homeless And Homeless Veterans
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. - During a construction tour of the Upper Valley Haven's new shelter for homeless adults in White River Junction Tuesday, Sen. Patrick Leahy told representatives of the Haven, capital campaign donors and White River Junction Veterans Administration (VA) Director Robert Walton that a $200,000 appropriation he secured for the facility was going to help serve the Upper Valley's homeless and homeless veterans in need of medical care at the nearby VA hospital. As a se… Continue Reading
Leahy Plans Hearing To Examine Libel Tourism
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) announced Tuesday that the Committee will hold a hearing on Feb. 23, to examine libel tourism, a growing threat to American journalists' First Amendment rights. The hearing is entitled "Are Foreign Libel Lawsuits Chilling Americans' First Amendment Rights?" Permissive libel laws in other countries have resulted in foreign law suits against American journalists, publishers and authors. A widely-publicized case in Britain in which an Ame… Continue Reading
Leahy, Sanders, Welch Hail Vilsack's OK Of USDA Loan For Northeast Kingdom Biomass Venture
BURLINGTON, Vt. - The members of Vermont's Congressional Delegation - U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D), U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I), and U.S. Rep. Peter Welch (D) - Saturday said the approval of a $10 million federal loan -- $9 million of it guaranteed by USDA - for a significant new biomass production facility in Island Pond, Vt., is on target to create new jobs in a strategic emerging sector of Vermont's economy. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, during a town meeting on Vermont agricult… Continue Reading
New Organic Program Rule On Livestock Access To Pasture Is True To Producers And Consumers And Faithful To The Leahy Organics Law
On the eve of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack's Saturday meeting with organic producers in Vermont, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) says USDA's new organic program rule on organic livestock access to pasture "ensures that the organic label lives up to consumers' expectations and the expectations of our organic producers who have invested so heavily in the organic label and what it stands for." The long-awaited rule, five years in the making and released today (Friday)… Continue Reading
Leahy And Small Businesses Herald Vermont Community Loan Fund
MONTPELIER, Vt. - Representatives of the Vermont Community Loan Fund (VCLF), small businesses from across the state, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Senator Patrick Leahy said Friday that two key loan provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund and the Small Business Administration's Micro-Loan Program - are helping Vermont businesses find access to much-needed capital. Leahy said the Recovery Act… Continue Reading
Comment On Cell Phone Tracking And Electronic Privacy
A hearing today before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit will examine the legal standard that should apply when the government requests Americans' cell phone locational information. "In the Information Age, cell phones, BlackBerries and other innovative technologies make it easier for Americans to quickly share information, with countless benefits. But, these technologies also create privacy challenges that were unforeseen when Congress enacted federal electronic privacy l… Continue Reading


We will be traveling to Kentucky for this camp. The cost of the camp covers admission to The Ark Encounter, lodging at Potters Ranch, meals, and transportation. Space is limited to 15 participants, so make sure to reserve your space early. If the camp fills up, you will be put on a waiting list.
Please sign and return the permission slip below, along with the forms in the application packet and the non-refundable $50 deposit by March 15. Make checks payable to HEAR His Heart Ministries. (If you are put on the waiting list, and space doesn't open up, your deposit will be refunded). Mail application and check to HEAR His Heart Ministries, 10510 Camelback Circle, Charlotte, NC 28226.


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Access to consultant opinion in PAUs - Basildon Hospital
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Access to immediate advice and assessment from paediatrician with Level 3 safeguarding
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Consultant presence during 'peak activity' - Barnsley Hospital
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