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The news reports are all the same: door-to-door sales positions are fast becoming extinct. Forbes recently ranked it as number 9 on their list of the 20 Careers Headed for the Dustbin. If that's not bad enough, it comes in as number 6 on the magazine's list of America's 10 Worst-Paying Sales Jobs, with an average annual pay of only $27,300, sandwiched in between a rental counter clerk and a product demonstrator.
Sure, it doesn't paint a very pretty picture, but there's a lot more opportunity here than the stats convey. So why should a job seeker take a hard look at a career in door-to-door sales?
1. Because you know how to sell.
If you ever wanted to take a shot at seeing whether you can really sell, here's your opportunity. Many are called, but few are chosen. If you can sell in this environment, you're truly special. Here's your chance to make your mark with a new employer and become a superstar in the course of a few months…not years. A degree's not typically required, just the right attitude, passion, and the ability to bounce through rejection. If you can overcome these hurdles, you're on your way.
2. If #1 holds true, you can make real money.
The $27K average is based on average performers, who, quite frankly, won't make it in door-to-door sales. Your target should at least double this number, and the top performers make far more. Your ability to make money here is in direct correlation to your willingness to work, your ability to persevere, and how badly you want to win.
If you're successful at door-to-door sales, you'll earn respect from everyone looking for true hunters. If you can gain the trust of the buyer on the other side of the door, you'll have a highly marketable skill that you can capitalize on. Success here will open doors for years to come (no pun intended) as you carve your own career path based on the skills you learned knocking on just one more door.
Take a shot now, show what you can do, and sell yourself for life!


NetComm, a leading Australian provider of communications products and solutions, has announced the launch of a High Definition USB Television Tuner from its Banksia Digital range of consumer/computer electronics. The Banksia Digital HDUSBTV06 is designed to turn a computer into a TV and digital recording device.
The Banksia TV Tuner offers an alternative to high definition digital set-top boxes, but also provides an additional digital recording function, said David Stewart, Managing Director, NetComm. The unit is an ideal solution for people who want high quality viewing and recording without the major expense of a digital set-top box. It can provide a portable TV solution for business travelers and is perfect for families who need an extra television.
The HD USB TV tuner works by turning a computer into a Personal Video Recorder (PVR). A PVR is a television recording device normally a sophisticated set-top box with integrated hard drive and recording capability. PVRs can record and play back television programs and then store them in digital form.
Many high-definition PVRs retail for over $800, so this is a great alternative for people who already have a computer and want to turn it into a PVR, said David Stewart.
The Banksia Digital TV Tuner simply connects into a USB port (a USB2.0 port is preferable for higher quality viewing), allowing your computer to instantly play High Definition television and radio. The device also allows users to schedule and record television programs directly to their computers hard drive.
High Definition digital television services are available through all free-to-air broadcasters (the ABC, Channel 7, Nine Network and Channel 10), in all of the Australian capital cities.


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iPhone 7 - Photos and Features
After years of working with larger Android phones, the iPhone 7 was surprisingly small in hand. That's not a dig at the phone at all, they do have the iPhone 7 Plus that has a larger screen/size as well. So it's actually really nice to see that the iPhone 7 is a little smaller to better fit a wider range of hands. That said the size of the iPhone 7 hasn't changed from the iPhone 6S or the iPhone 6 so if you are looking to upgrade and the size is a concern there is nothing to worry about. In fact, the exterior design hasn't changed much at all. The iPhone 7 is 5.44 inches tall, 2.64 inches wide and 0.28 of an inch thick. The front of the phone has the home button down at the bottom. The button looks the same as in the past but the home button no longer has any movement to it (previously it would push in), they dropped that and switches to a haptic vibration when you press on it. The bottom button has a fingerprint sensor built in, something I've been a big fan of recently both for security and speed.
Up on the top is a slit in the glass for the earpiece and next to it you can barely see the front facing camera. Apple doesn't call it a front facing camera though they call it their Facetime camera. It is a 7-megapixel camera that also supports full 1080p video. This is a huge difference from the much lower megapixel cameras that most other phones have and considering how much the front facing camera is used I am glad to see the quality improve.
The back of our test phone has a satin finish on an aluminum frame. Like the front of the phone, everything has rounded edges but the satin finish gives the phone a soft touch, so soft in fact that every time I hold it I feel like I'm going to drop it. Laser etched into the finish is the iPhone branding down towards the bottom and under it in tiny letters is the model number and ID numbers. The main branding though is the gloss black Apple logo up in the top half. Beyond that, everything is in the top left corner. We have the rear-facing camera sticking out. This means when you sit the phone down the lens is the most likely to get scratched up. I will dive into the details of the camera in the camera section of my review, but I will say that it is 12MP and as you can see there is a flash and a rear facing microphone tucked in with it.
The iPhone 7's smaller dimensions carry over when we take a look at the side profile as well. At 7.1mm thick the iPhone 7 isn't the thinnest phone on the market, but it is still very thin. The aluminum frame runs around from the back of the phone onto the sides with the entire side being rounded, making it feel even thinner in hand. The right edge of the phone has a power button up in the normal power button area and then just below it is a slide out SIM card tray.
Down on the bottom edge the iPhone 7 has its thunderbolt connection in the center. On each side are matching 6 hole vents. One is for the external speaker and the other is for the headset/speakerphone microphone.
The left edge of the phone has two more buttons for volume controls, that isn't a big surprise at all. The tiny switch just above them though was an interesting surprise for me. This lets you flip the phone into silent mode quickly. A really cool feature though I was a little worried that I might bump it in my pocket when not wanting the phone to be silent. In my testing this did happen a few times, not enough to be a big issue but still something to keep an eye on.
The top edge where you might sometimes find a headphone connection doesn't have anything at all going on.
The iPhone 7 has a Retina HD display that is 4.7 inches diagonally. When Retina displays were first announced they were cutting edge but with a PPI (pixels per inch) of 326 and a resolution of 1334 x 750 the display on the iPhone is way behind even the displays on Android phones. Even last years phones had 1440p displays giving them PPI's up in the 500-600 range. That's not to say that the iPhone 7's display is bad, it looks great in hand, especially with its 1400:1 contrast ratio but it's surprisingly that Apple didn't give it an upgrade this time around. The upside to the lower resolution is that it takes a lot less power to push games at this resolution than at 1440p, hopefully, that will translate to great performance results in my testing later.

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EU lawmakers urge Germany to broaden access to fund for thalidomide victimshttps://indianexpress.com/article/world/eu-lawmakers-urge-germany-to-broaden-access-to-fund-for-thalidomide-victims-4429069/
EU lawmakers urge Germany to broaden access to fund for thalidomide victims
Thalidomide, developed by the German firm Gruenenthal, was sold under the name Contergan in Germany, and elsewhere as Distaval.
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EU lawmakers urged Germany on Thursday to grant broader access for other Europeans to its fund for victims of the drug thalidomide, which caused birth defects in thousands of babies in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of a non-binding motion supporting victims who have not been compensated more than 50 years after their mothers took the drug to combat morning sickness, with devastating results. Thalidomide, developed by the German firm Gruenenthal, was sold under the name Contergan in Germany, and elsewhere as Distaval. Many victims were born with missing arms or legs, deformed limbs or severe nerve damage.
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The parliament motion urges the manufacturer to provide proper compensation and care to victims not yet recognised. It refers to some 2,700 German thalidomide sufferers, 500 in Britain and in Italy, 200 in Spain and 100 in Sweden.
Nick Dobrik of Britain's Thalidomide National Advisory Trust said the vote took the fight for compensation from Germany a "massive step closer", saying an annual payment of 12 million euros ($12.5 million) would help cover rising costs for survivors in Britain, Italy, Spain and Sweden.
A number of Spanish lawmakers spoke in a debate on Wednesday, complaining that victims there had not received compensation from the fund set up by Germany in 1972, which includes public money.
"There are already funds. We don't need more resources. What we are demanding today is that we reduce red tape and that we make the requirements less heavy so that people can have access to this special fund. The health of the victims is deteriorating every day," said conservative Esteban Gonzalez Pons.
Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, a liberal, said just two Spaniards had received funds: "The Contergan foundation has provided prohibitive requirements from them … like presenting the original box the mothers bought," she said.
Jill Evans, a Welsh nationalist, urged the German government to allow access to the health scheme to allow surviving thalidomide victims to deal with increasing health costs.
"It's been over 50 years, it's been far too long," she said. The motion referred to evidence that the German government interfered with the criminal proceedings against drug maker Chemie Gruenenthal in 1970, resulting in no proper determination of guilt of the manufacturer, and that steps were taken to prevent civil proceedings.
The German Family Ministry said it was watching the debate closely. A spokesman said the Contergan foundation was already giving money to affected people around the world provided their condition was linked to their mothers' taking thalidomide from Gruenenthal during pregnancy. ($1 = 0.9619 euros)
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GOD OF VENGEANCE
Directed by Kern McFadden
About The Play
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies has transported Sholom Asch's 1906 Yiddish melodrama from Asch's native Poland to the Lower East Side of Manhattan in 1923 and in the process has transformed a classic morality tale into a drama of spellbinding power and sweep. Jack Chapman lives on the second floor of his tenement with his ex-prostitute wife, Sara, and seventeen-year-old daughter, Rivkele, and runs a brothel downstairs. The brothel has made Jack prosperous, but he aspires to something more—respectability, and towards that end, he hopes to marry his precious daughter to a Talmudic scholar. But the sheltered Rivkele has struck up a friendship with Manke, Jack's most-desired prostitute, and the gentle and genuine love affair that develops between the two young women threatens to destroy Jack's dreams for the future.
This show was performed during May and June of 2017.
Adaptation BY david marguLies/ DRAMA
Asch's 1907 play, esteemed and widely produced in Europe, caused a scandal when it was staged in New York, ultimately opening on Broadway in 1923 and creating such a ruckus that the entire company was hauled into court on charges of indecency. The timeliness of this production — performed in Yiddish with English supertitles — has everything to do with the arrival on Broadway this spring of Paula Vogel's "Indecent," a powerful drama depicting the tumultuous history of the play and including some passages from it.
Fleur Voorn as Manke
in "God Of Vengeance", directed by Kern McFadden at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting.
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Irina Bravo and Noy Marom
Thomas and Noy Marom
"God Of Vengeance", directed by Kern McFadden at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting.
Yessi Hernandez and Campbell Briggs
Noy Marom, Irina Bravo and Thomas
Irina Bravo
Amanda Erixon
Alberto Contreras & Campbell Briggs
Campbell Briggs and Irina Bravo
Irina Bravo as Rivkele
Irina Bravo and Fleur Voorn
Noy Marom
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Fleur Voorn and Irina Bravo
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Irina Brao
Pictures taken by Kenneth Shook Photography at the Stella Adler Studio Of Acting.


Being just a child, I was fascinated when I saw, through a display window, an 8-bit computer game running. I thought it was the coolest thing I had ever seen and decided, at that very moment, to become a Software Developer.
Since then I've worked in several companies, developing small mobile games and also huge AAA titles for seventh generation consoles.
I love Japanese culture, games, electronics, dancing, music, karate, kobudo, nature and, of course, spending some quality time with my family. This love has helped shape the company I created and the games I develop.
I've been drawing my whole life and in the lasts 14 years, I have been fortunate to be able to do it professionally.
I have worked on TV animation series and video and editorial illustration as "character designer", "background artist" or "concept artist".
The team put such a huge confidence on me and gave me all the freedom I always wanted when creating art.
I am passionate about science fiction, horror and, of course, animation and video games. Working in Waku Doki Games was the professional challenge I was looking forward.
I am a Interior designer, I'm creative, I enjoy art in all its aspects and styles whether it be digital, on paper, on clothes, on a wall, anywhere.
I grew up with two video game addicts, my brothers, Víctor and Oscar. Not surprisingly, they became game developers which I share with them their experiences and evolution.
I like getting lost in Nature, going out looking for "adventures" with my family, sharing a good cartoon movie with my children… I enjoy the small things in life.
I began my adventure in the world of visual artists since I picked up my first pencil in Art class. Since then, Ive been following my dreams as a child through to adulthood.
I've loved videogames, animation and comics since I can remember.This is why I know my purpose to focus that positive energy into creating dreams and magic with my own hands.
I mainly enjoy dreaming about stories and worlds that have a purpose and aim to teaches a lesson. One day, I hope my dream will come true in a videogame, animation or comic. In the meantime, I keep playing videogames, listening to epic soundtracks and taking care of my lovely kitten, Zelda.
Music is my passion, since I was 8 years old I've been immersed in music. I've made themes for theatre, video games, commercials and played as a musician in different kinds of bands.
For me, Spread The Party is a musical challenge, a new angle within musical composition, great technical features with the backing of a fantastic team of which I'm glad to be a part of.
In my free time, I love playing with my son, writing scripts, working on new projects and going for a walk to discover new places.
Creating games and working with game mechanics has always been my passion.
I started designing my own games at 8. Just by drawing, painting and cutting my own boards and pieces.
At 17 I discovered the amazing world of RPGs.
27 years later I still organize and play games regularly as game director.
I'll do my best with the Zluoride Z game to give back to the community some of the fun time I had playing.
My favorites: The Call of Cthulhu, MERP (The Lord of the Rings) and Star Wars.
I also worked eight years in the IT department of Intermarché, studied dramatic art and played in a short.
In my free time, I do amateur drawing and painting and, of course, I like music, film, animation and reading good novels and comics.
I love nature, animals and having a good time with my friends.
Design and visual communication are my passions. As a designer, games have been a big part of my learning and my work.
I like to work with the attitude of being excited, being engaged and creating an experience with whatever I do, be it design work or community managing!


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Category: Career
Reading List for January 15-17
By Beth Tallman
Cryptocurrencies, Economics, Investing, Behavioral Finance, Career
Cryptocurrency What goes up, must come down. Just last week we posted about bitcoin reaching a record high. This week it turned south. (CoinDesk) And many people are scrambling to find the password to their digital wallet to cash out! (NYT) Economics Not a lot of good economic news this week: New unemployment claims jumped back up to the million mark last week. (Yahoo Finance) (NYT) Lael Brainard estimates the unemployment rate for the lowest paid workers is likely north of 20%...
Question of the Day: What percent of businesses fail within the first five years?
Question of the Day, Career, Employment, Entrepreneurship
Hat tip to the group in the NGPF Virtual PD: 5 Career Resources in 50 Minutes who came up with this question. Answer: About 50% Questions: Do you know anyone who has started a business? What do you think are the reasons that businesses fail? Resource to help answer that question. Does research like this encourage or discourage you from wanting to start a business? Here's the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day that you can use in your classroom....
My 15 ½ Favorite Career Unit Interactives
By Brian Page
Interactive, Career
Why 15 ½?. I considered 17 ½, but decided not to include the games The Payoff and the Uber Game, that's for a later post. Here are my favorite 15 ½ career unit interactives, ranked in reverse order. #15: What Are Your Chances of Making It To The Executive Suite?: This is a great tool to help aspiring future CEOs understand what they need to do to live their dream. #14: Invest in What's Next: Life After High School: There are many possibilities...
Question of the Day: How much can a creator on TikTok make if their video receives 1 million views?
Question of the Day, Career, Employment
Hat tip to Brian Page for recommending this question: Answer: Between $20 and $40 (or 2-4 cents per 1,000 views) Questions: Have you or any of your friends built an audience on TikTok? How easy or difficult was it? Are there other ways to make money from having a significant set of followers on TikTok? Does this information change your opinion of whether you can make a living off of TikTok videos? Here's the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day that you can use in...
Reading List for November 20-22
Financial Literacy, Economics, Investing, Career
Financial Literacy Survey data suggest a pre-pandemic gap in financial knowledge of women that is especially concerning as they are disproportionately impacted by the pandemic's financial strain. (Phys.org) Economics The IMF director warns that the coronavirus could disrupt any global recovery during a meeting with G20. (APNews) Initial unemployment claims back on the upswing last week for the first time in 35 weeks. (AP News) Here is Morning Brew's summary of the...
Question of the Day (Updated): What undergraduate college major provides graduates with the highest median mid-CAREER salary?
By Mason Butts
Question of the Day, Career, Paying for College
Answer: Petroleum Engineering with a mid-career median pay at $176,900 Questions: Have you given much thought to a college major? If so, do any of the majors in the chart interest you? How would you describe the majors that rank highest in terms of median career earnings? What similarities do they have? These mid-career salaries are based on a person's bachelor's degree. Do you think it is important to continue education before moving into a career? (ex. Graduate...
Question of the Day (Updated): A YouTuber with over 1.4 million views a month can expect to earn about _____________ in monthly income.
Question of the Day, Career
Answer: about $1,282 - $2,136 The $2,564 - $4,273 in the calculator is before Youtube takes its cut of about 50%! (This number is not only dependent on views but also viewer engagement) Questions: Have you or any friends created a YouTube channel and built an audience? How do you decide what to watch on YouTube? How do you find out about popular videos that might be of interest to you? How would it make you feel if you earned 1.4 million monthly viewers and then Youtube took around 50% of your...
Question of the Day (Updated): What 3 jobs are projected to be the fastest growing over the next decade?
Answer (based on percentage growth in job category): Wind turbine service technicians Nurse Practitioners Solar photovoltaic installers Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Questions: Can you come up with any future trends or themes based on the jobs that are on this list (e.g. aging population will require more nurse practitioners)? Did any of the jobs appearing on this list surprise you? Which jobs on the list provide the highest salaries? What do you think are the educational qualifications...
Virtual Adaptation - FINE PRINT: Pay Stub
By Amanda Volz
Teaching Remotely, Taxes, Career
In the activity FINE PRINT: Pay Stub, students will analyze a sample pay stub to understand its various components and answer a variety of questions. At a time where many schools have transitioned to offering synchronous and asynchronous learning, we've listed some adaptations and extension ideas for this activity that may work for your current classroom environment. Synchronous Environment Ideas: First, take students on a tour of an example pay stub pointing out and...
Question of the Day (Updated): What percent of people age 65 and older are still working?
Answer: Over 20% From Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics: Questions: Why do you think an increasing number of older people are still working at that age? How do you think the number of older people still in the workforce will impact you when you look for a job? Do you think your generation will be more likely to work past 65, compared to the baby boomers? What...
Question of the Day: Which 5 MLB baseball teams have the highest team payroll in 2020?
Tomorrow is the beginning of October... That means playoff baseball is here! (and I am happy to say that my hometown San Diego Padres are in the postseason for the first time since 2006!) Answer: New York Yankees: $254.19 million Los Angeles Dodgers: $227.83 million Houston Astros: $215.39 million Boston Red Sox: $191.05 million Chicago Cubs: $190.38 million Click here for the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day that you can use in your classroom. Questions: What...
Reading List for September 25-27
Economics, Investing, Paying for College, Career, Retirement
Economics Housing Unlike 2008, housing is holding up the economy during this recession. (CNN) U.S. new home sales rise to near 14-year high last month (CNBC) But the pandemic has driven demand up and supply down in many markets, pushing home prices out of reach of many. (CNBC2) (WSJ-subscription) Unemployment/Pandemic New unemployment claims last week were 870,000, still at historically high levels as states struggle with backlogs and identifying fraudulent claims. Continuing claims...
What's New With Careers 2020
Alternatives to College Inc. published an interesting article on a relatively new program run by Google that is a modern-day equivalent to vocational school or apprentice programs. They offer career certificates that Google considers the equivalent of a four-year degree for specific jobs that are very much in demand. Given the precarious state of higher education right now, this may prove to be exactly the "right thing at the right time" for many. Google has received...
Reading List for June 26-28
Current Events, Economics, Investing, Student Loans, Career
Current Events-Stimulus Checks QOD: What are most people spending their stimulus checks on? Answer: Household expenses. According to a Census Bureau Household Pulse survey, 85.5% answered this way. Of those earning between $75,000and $99,000 who got a prorated check, checks were more likely be used to pay down debt or saved. If you have a family member in a nursing home, you might want to be sure the nursing home didn't try to pocket your loved one's check. (WAPO-1). The...
Question of the Day: What are the most important job skills for which employers see the biggest gap in preparedness among college students?
Thank you for being regular users of NGPF's Question of the Day. This will be the final QoD for the 2019-20 school year. Please drop me a line at tim@ngpf.org to let me know your favorite question of the year or tell me about the creative ways that you use them. I hope that these questions launched thousands of great discussions in classrooms across the country. Thank you and enjoy your summer! ---------------------- Answer: Top 6 skills that employers identified as having largest gap...


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Born: Thursday, 11 February 1847
Died: Sunday, 18 October 1931
Thomas Edison was an inventor and entrepreneur whose masonic spirit brought forth world-wide illumination in the form of inexpensive electric light.
Thomas Edison was one of the modern era's greatest inventors and businessmen. His prolific inventing literally illuminated the world, bringing inexpensive electric light to millions. And his business acumen created General Electric, one of the largest, most successful companies in the world. It is unknown where and when exactly Edison became a Freemason, however, the influence of the Craft can be seen in Edison's never ending quest to bring the light of knowledge to humanity.
Edison was born in 1847 in Ohio to a middle class American family. From this humble beginning, great things would come. He began his experimenting at a young age, conducting experiments during his down time as a telegraph worker. By 1874 he had his first successful intention, which he sold for $10,000 (over $220,000 in today's dollars!) And from there, his career an an inventor took off. Not merely content to invent decivices, Edison went into business, hiring other bright young minds to work for him doing research and developing technologies.
Some of the achievements in human progress that he orchestrated were the popularization of electricity and electric lights and the invention of the phonograph. Overall Edison would file over 1,000 patents before his death in 1931. He left a legacy of technological innovation and progress that is unrivaled to this day, illuminating and improving the condition of the human race.
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Oyo Govt To Revive All Tourist Sites And Monuments
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Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has expressed his administration's readiness to revive and promote art and cultural values in the state.
The governor said this on Saturday at an event organised in honour of the publisher of Honey Palace Magazine, Mrs Oyindamola Adeoye. The event was attended by the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji and other prominent traditional rulers from Osun, Ogun and Ondo States.
Governor Makinde, who was represented at the occasion by the Commissioner for Information, Arts and Culture, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun, said his government is working round the clock to revive and promote the art and cultural potentials lying moribund across the major towns of the state.
According to him, the administration has resolved to give due attention to all notable tourist sites and monuments in order to enhance the social and economic prosperity of the state.
He said further that the state's Ministry of Information, Arts and Culture has been mandated to work with every interested body within and outside the state to resuscitate and project the state's unrivalled art and cultural heritage to the world.
The commissioner said the directives given by Gov Seyi Makinde has helped in repositioning the ministry to promote the activities and programmes of government and its agencies as shown in the publicity given to the last World Sango festival in Oyo town. As a result, this year's event was adjudged the best since the festival began.
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The European Commission, Council and Parliament are now in the final round of negotiations on a new regulation, which aims to harmonize and modernize Europe's current data protection regime.
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The need is clear. Only 15 percent of European consumers say they have ever crossed a European Union (EU) border while shopping online. And, 56 percent of those who have tried to access a service meant for users in another EU country have encountered problems. In a market that is already physically unified, digital cross-border access must also become easier.
Recognize Data as an Opportunity, Not a Threat – IBM views the Commission's DSM proposal as a step in the right direction. The digital space is evolving so rapidly – with new services, networks and platforms springing up on an almost daily basis – that overly cumbersome or alarmist regulation will quickly slow the pace of innovation. Consider for example, Europe's industrial policy objectives. The Industry 4.0 push is essential to driving the transformation of Europe's industrial and manufacturing base and to increase global competitiveness. Regulation should promote, not stifle, the creation of exciting new technologies that can benefit this sector and others.
Study, then Proceed – We applaud the Commission for undertaking further study of specific areas that need to be carefully considered before implementing the DSM. These include emerging digital platforms, cloud computing, copyright, ISP intermediary liability, technology standards and alignment with international digital market structures. A one-size fits all approach to digital platforms cannot work. Instead, it is important to recognize the different technological solutions that exist. IBM's more detailed perspective on these considerations is available here.
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How to access downtown Tokyo from Narita Airport
How can I get to downtown Tokyo from Narita airport? Is it easy to take train or bus? I don't want to wander around city after long flight…
Tomo(author)
Don't worry. It's very easy to use public transportations in Japan. I will explain 3 ways to get to downtown Tokyo and how to choose most suited one for you.
When you decide to visit Tokyo, you will probably land Narita airport(NRT) which is the largest international airport in Japan. As you may already know, public transportation is well developed here in Japan, but there's pros and cons in each of them. In this blogpost, I will explain 3 ways how you can get to downtown Tokyo from NRT.
(Some may land Haneda airport(HND), Access from HND=>downtown Tokyo is available in another post)
Where is Narita city?
List of transportation: Visual comparison
Train: Keisei Skyliner, Narita express
Express bus: LCC bus, Airport Limousine
Taxi: Fixed rate taxi
I'm going to explain how to access downtown Tokyo for those who have never come to Japan before. The best transportation would be different from one another depending on budget, destination, time of arrival, or the size of group you're traveling with. I'll try my best to explain as simple as I can!
When you come to Japan for the first time, you might be surprised to know that Narita is not actually part of Tokyo. In fact, it is a city in Chiba prefecture and is located 66km east from Tokyo station. (and 78km from Shibuya Crossing!)
Now you see how far it is, it is very important to decide what to prioritize the most when considering which transportations to use. Is it how fast you can get to your destination? Is it price? Or is it how comfortable your journey is? Please give it some consideration.
First of all, I think it's important for you to see the big picture before starting. I evaluated train, express bus and taxi by 5 important categories based on my own experience. These are very important points to consider when choosing most suitable transportation to meet your own needs.
(*FYI Pink marked parts are my recommended transportations)
Comparison of public transportations
According to the table, using Keisei Skyliner is a little bit more expensive than using local trains or express bus(TYO-NRT & Narita Shuttle), but it is the fastest of all the transportations. It also has 3 checks for frequency and 3 thumbs ups for convenience, and triple double circles for comfy level. So if you prioritize how quick you can get to downtown Tokyo, Keisei Skyliner is your best choice.
This table is entirely based on my own experience. Forgive me if you feel differently about my evaluation.
Trains: Keisei Skyliner, Narita Express
Now, let's move on to the details.
At Narita Airport, there are 2 train lines you can take: Keisei Line and JR Line.
Keisei Line – Keisei Skyliner and local trains
The fastest way to access downtown Tokyo is by using Keisei Skyliner.
Keisei Skyliner offers direct access to Nippori and Keisei Ueno station. Its fastest speed reaches up to 160km/h, and you can reach Nippori in 36mins! When you get off at Nippori station, you can transfer to JR Yamanote Line which takes you to center of Tokyo. On the other hand, at Keisei Ueno station, you can transfer to Shinkansen, JR Yamanote Line, JR Keihin-Tohoku Line, JR Joban Line, JR Utsunomiya/Takasaki Line, Tokyo metro Ginza Line, and Tokyo metro Hibiya Line. Please be aware that Ueno station is very large and Keisei Ueno station is a little bit far from other train stations. So make sure to check maps beforehand so that you wouldn't get lost.
Keisei Skyliner's basic info:
Skyliner is operated by Keisei Electric Railway and runs on Narita Sky Access route. The first train leaves from Narita Airport Terminal 1 at 7:26AM and (7:29AM on weekends) the last train leaves at 11:20PM. You can take Skyliner every 20mins from 9:36AM (9:59AM on weekends) to 8:00PM. The ticket price for adult is JPY 2,520 per person.
Keisei Access Express also runs on Narita Sky Access route, just like Skyliner. The pros of using Access Express is that it is cheaper than Skyliner, and it costs JPY 1,270. The cons are it is less frequent (once in every 40-60mins), slower (fastest speed reaches up to 120km/h, minimum 50mins to Nippori) and has no reserved seats. Similar to Access Express, Keisei Main Line runs between Keisei Ueno and Narita Airport. Ticket price is even cheaper and it only costs JPY 1,050. If you want to save cost, it is the cheapest train to get to Tokyo (though it takes 60+mins to Nippori).
I know these local trains sound like good alternatives, but I don't want to recommend them for travelers who are not used to taking trains. Both Access Express and Keisei Main Line are bound for not only Keisei Ueno but also various locations such as Nishi-magome, Haneda airport, Misakiguchi etc. If you come to Japan for the first time, I do not want you waste your time on figuring out which train to take. So if you are uncertain, please take my advice and use Skyliner instead. It is much simpler, easier, and more comfortable.
JR Line – Narita Express (N'EX)
With Narita Express (also called N'EX), you can directly access urban cities like Shibuya or Shinjuku around 50mins. It's a little slower than Keisei but much easier. If you have JRpass, you can use it too!
Narita Express's basic info
Narita Express is a limited express service operated by JR East. All trains pass through Tokyo station and then goes to 3 different locations: Omiya/Ikebukuro/Shinjuku-bound, Takao-bound and Ofuna-bound. The first train leaves from Narita Airport Terminal 1 at 7:43AM and the last train leaves at 9:44PM. You can take N'EX every 30-35mins from 8:13AM to 7:48PM. All seats are reserved, with both Standard and Green (first class) accommodation. The ticket price for adult between NRT and Tokyo station is JPY 3,070 for Standard, JPY 4,640 for Green.
This is a route map of Narita Express. Make sure you ride on the correct bound train if you want to get to your destination without transfers.
(JR Narita Local Line is also available but I'll skip introduction. It's not cost efficient and takes too much time.)
Narita Express route map
N'EX is bound for multiple locations, but as you can see, it's not too hard to see which train to take. Just remember to double check that you're getting on the right train before boarding.
There are basically 2 types of express bus: LCC bus and Airport Limousine.
When I come home from NRT, I often use Airport Limousine because it takes me to very close to my home. Airport Limousine has wide coverage of area, while LCC bus runs between NRT and urban cities like Tokyo station with very low fare.
Compared to trains, you might get caught in traffic jams, so if you need to go somewhere on time, it is not the best choice. But for those who wants to save cost, it is highly recommended!
LCC bus – TYO-NRT, Narita Shuttle
TYO-NRT is operated by Keisei and JR bus Kanto. It runs from Narita Airport to Tokyo station (65mins), Ginza station (77mins), Shinonome Shako (95mins), Shinonome Aeon shopping center (90mins), and Oedo onsen (100mins). You can use it without booking, and it only costs JPY 1,000 per person.
Narita Shuttle is operated by Willer Express, Keisei and Chiba Kotsu. It runs between Narita Airport and Osaki station. You can get to Osaki station minimum 72mins. It costs JPY 1,300 per person without booking (if you book 24hours prior to boarding, you get JPY 300 discount). At Osaki station, you can transfer to JR Yamanote Line, JR Saikyo Line, JR Shonan-Shinjuku Line, and Rinkai Line.
That's really nice. I don't wanna spend too much on transportation. I want to focus on eating and shopping more!
Airport Limousine is operated by Tokyo Kuko Kotsu. They cover greater Tokyo area very well, but Keisei bus and Chiba Kotsu also have similar services and they cover even wider area. The price and frequency differs depending on the destination you want to go. Let's say you are going to a city in Tokyo, it probably costs around JPY 3,000. I will leave official links to bus companies' websites below, so please check if you can find one near your destination.
Airport Limousine's basic info
You cannot book Airport Limousine beforehand. When you find a perfect bus for your destination, you should write down bus company's name so that you will find bus ticket counter easily when you arrive at NRT. The bus ticket counter is usually crowded so I recommend you to go there fast after arrival.
Keisei bus
Chiba Kotsu
When I travel abroad, I tend to use taxi a lot because I don't wanna waste my time on figuring out which transportation to use. So I understand the stress very well…
If you take a fixed-rate taxi to central Tokyo, it is expected to cost you around JPY 20,000 to 25,000.
(*Expressway tolls, other actual charges and late night / early morning surcharges are not included. The price will differ depending on your destination)
What?! That's insane! It's more expensive than my accommodation fee!
Um, …but it's cheaper than using the meter.
Taxi rate in Japan is quite expensive but you can use fixed rate taxi from airport to your destination. Still, the price of taxi is not cheap and it will probably cost you around JPY 25,000 or more depending on your destination. But if you're traveling with small children or elderly people, or you are in a group of more than 3 people, or you just have too many / large luggages, I think you should consider taxi as your option. You can go straight to your destination, while enjoying relaxed and private space.
There's a taxi service at the airport, so you don't need to book in advance. Just go to the service counter and they will make an arrangement. For further information, visit below link for airport taxi service.
So this is it for how to access downtown Tokyo from Narita Airport. How did you think? I hope it could help you figure out which transportation to use. Have a nice travel !
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Look to your local to save a great British institution
This month communities are being encouraged to blend in with their local
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York CAMRA's Nick Love reveals the reality of pub life beyond the pint
It's National Community Pubs Month and there's not a better time to urge you to use "the local" that's on your doorstep, that you would miss if it wasn't there but rely on other people to support.
A good community pub is about far more than just serving alcohol. It is a place to relax, socialise and eat. It sources its provisions from local producers and is an outlet for local talent – be that artists, poets or musicians.
It is a venue for local groups, organisations (even children's playgroups) and raises money for charity. In fact lots of money – UK pubs raise a startling £500 million annually for charity!
It's funny how we eulogise about "the local" being that most quintessentially British of things and yet new research commissioned by CAMRA reveals that 38% of adults in the UK never visit a pub.
What makes for even more uncomfortable reading for the licensed trade is that only 15% of pub-goers visit once or more per week. This has decreased from 24% over the last five years.
Yet despite the obvious reasons for the fall in pub patronage such as austerity and the availability of cheaper alcohol in supermarkets, some of the responsibility for this malaise must lie with the pubs themselves.
More independently researched statistics back this up:
80% of pub-goers have never received any communication from their most local pub
24% of these people would visit that pub more often if they were informed of what events were happening there.
Now that's a hefty chunk of potential revenue that pubs are ignoring.
This is where CAMRA comes in with the Community Pubs Month to highlight pub-going in the UK and work with pubs to help them try new marketing initiatives to improve their communication and thus footfall.
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Colin Valentine, CAMRA's chairman, says "A staggering 28 pubs close every week in Britain so it is important we all take this research seriously.
"Although many pubs excel in communication, it is clear that a lot of pubs need to engage more with their local community if they want to be successful.
"Organising events that appeal to the local community and communicating what they have planned is a necessity."
Valentine is right of course.
The pubs that people look to as examples of successful thriving community hubs are the ones that regularly utilise their email lists, regularly update their Facebook pages, cultivate relationships with the media, network with local groups and use Twitter accounts daily to tell people what's going on.
In York, which is a beacon city for great pubs, it's tempting to think we're exempt but we're not. There is still a majority of the good folk of York that never frequent a pub and certainly not one in their neighbourhood.
Pubs employ over 500,000 people in the UK and along with the brewing industry add £19 billion to the economy. We must actively support them before more of them close.
If you're a licensee, there's lots of resource available from CAMRA to help you publicise your hostelry and make contact with your potential customers here.
For York residents – make a point of looking out your local to see what is has got offer, it's probably changed out of all recognition since you last darkened its doors and will be more than happy to welcome you back.
Nick Love is a member of the British Guild of Beer Writers
For more information see the CAMRA Facebook page or follow @YorkCAMRA on Twitter


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Click Log In. This puts you on a screen where you can either log in or, if you don't have an account yet, click Sign Up.
See whether your bug has already been filed.
(a) Click Issues - Search for Issues.
(b) In Project, choose CloudStack.
(c) Click More Criteria, and choose Component. In Component, choose Doc.
Click Create Issue. In the popup, make sure the Project is CloudStack.
In Component, choose Doc. << This is the most important part.
There are lots of other fields you could fill in, but we only need to talk about Summary and Description.
In the Summary, please be specific. Example of uninformative summary: "Error in install guide." Example of excellent, if unlikely, summary: "Install guide incorrectly says user must remove hat before running cloud-setup-agent."
In the Description, refer to the section heading, not just the page number or section number ("Setting Up the Agent," not "3.2.1"). Those numbers change frequently.
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This is not one of those Photoshop battles. The image seems to originate from this Instagram post.
Soon enough it landed on Reddit. People took the Dark Souls theme pretty seriously.
As terrifying as Lovecraftian-horror bosses come.
Executioner Smough looking dapper as ever.
But Dark Souls isn't the only aesthetic that suits our brassy hero.
A giraffe-necked Frankengregor is a happy Frankengregor.
This 'Final Fantasy' one is actually pretty adorable.
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Jedi Tuba Knight works pretty well too.
Thank you, Tuba knight. May your valour never be forgotten. *Toot*.


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The Cambridge Lions Club Variety Show's 40th Anniversary "Blast From the Past"
It's time to celebrate and have a good time as the Cambridge Lions Club prepares for their 40th Annual Variety Show. Back in 1974, that first show was simply called, A Minstrel Show. Many familiar local personalities participated in that first show at the State Theater for a two night run.
Two of those performers, Ron Guthrie and Dave Wilson, actually happen to still be around today, and will be participating in this year's show, Blast From the Past. These guys never seem to tire of the antics of the Lions Club Show. Both fun loving fellows remember that first year when members persuaded young Dave Wilson to surprise Ron Guthrie with a pie in the face before intermission. Little did they realize that the cream on top had soured after being left at room temperature for several hours. When Ron got his pie-in-the-face, he also got quite sick for most of the second half of the show.
By the way, Ron did get even for the pie-in-the-face, as he had promised Dave that first night. Several years later, five to be exact, it was arranged for Dave Wilson to get arrested during one of the skits. Handcuffs seemed the appropriate method to get his hands behind his back. And you guessed it, Ron surprised him with a pie-in-the- face. Dave said recently he was rather relieved at that time, because he had been waiting for it to happen for all five years.
How did this all get started? Back in 1973 the Lions Club had agreed to help finance a wing for Guernsey Memorial Hospital and they were looking for a way to raise some extra dollars. As luck would have it, Bob Jonard moved to the Cambridge area with his musical family. Bob had recently been involved with minstrel shows in both Adena and Wooster, so he encouraged the local Lions to give it a try.
Of course, many felt it wouldn't work. However, Bob Jonard found a great listening ear and enthusiasm in Ron Guthrie. Soon John Mehaffey and his wife, Frances, became supporters. This team put together that first show around their kitchen tables, and it was a great success.
Many of the performers have been around since their youth, have gone away to college or jobs, and then returned to their home town to again join in the fun of the show. For many of the participants, this is one of the highlights of their year.
While funny skits and jokes filled the State Theater years ago, music was the main part of the program and still is today. The chorus, groups, and solos would be at a loss without the accompaniment of the Lions Show Band. In the early years, the chorus only had a mimeographed copy of the basic music with no harmony parts included. They each sang their own special harmony to create a beautiful sound. Some of the songs from that first show included: A Bird in the Gilded Cage, Daddy Sang Bass, Sweet Gypsy Rose, and Mammy.
The Flappers danced their way into people's hearts with a bit of the Charleston to the then popular, Ballin' the Jack. Since then, the can-can, black light dance specials, and even line dancing have entertained the crowds. You never really know what is going to happen at a Lions Club Show.
The End Men and Interruptions create most of the laughter during the evening. The Lions Club members enjoy their own brand of humor as they tell jokes and often dress in outrageous costumes. They have great fun themselves while entertaining the crowd. Every year and even every night their antics are a little different.
Focus for the Cambridge Lions Club is on helping the blind and visually impaired. These Knights for Sight use all proceeds from the show to help those in need pay for eyeglasses and eye-related treatments. Your ticket purchase helps a great cause!
Even though The Lion Sleeps Tonight in Cambridge, Ohio, you can be certain to Hear Those Lions Roar on March 21, 22, and 23. They will be roaring their "Blast from the Past" at the Scottish Rite Auditorium with a 7:30 showtime each evening. They want to entertain you and will tell you in song, It's true we make a better day, just you and me. They have over the years discovered that singing helps one harmonize with the universe. Come on and Celebrate!
Coming to the show from out of town? From I-70 take Exit 178 at SR 209. Proceed west on 209/Southgate Road until you arrive downtown at the Courthouse. Make a right hand turn and two traffic lights later you are in front of the Scottish Rite Auditorium at the corner of Wheeling Avenue and 10th Street. It is across from the Cambridge Post Office. Coming from I-77, take Exit 180B, which is US 40 West. After approximately one mile, you will arrive in downtown Cambridge. At the corner of Wheeling Avenue and 10th Street, you will find the Scottish Rite Auditorium. Hope to see you there!
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Shimano XT: better than XTR, cheaper the SRAM?
A first look at the new Shimano XT groupset – 1×11 drivetrain, wide-range cassette, narrow wide chain ring and much more.
It a nutshell Shimano XT M8000 is an 11-speed groupset that you can run with single chainset, double or a triple chainset but the really big news is Shimano has produced two XT cassettes, an 11-40 similar to the current XTR, and a new wider range 11-42.
We all know SRAM got a jump on Shimano when it came to developing the 1×11 drivetrain – it built the first XX1 groupset around a narrow wide chain ring and a wide-range cassette, opting for a massive 10-42 cluster. In reply Shimano's first 1×11 groupset also had a wide-range cassette but this XTR 11-40 cassette wasn't as wide as SRAM's and resulted in a narower spread of gears.
The new Shimano XT 11-42 still doesn't have the range but it has the 42t bottom sprocket. It's also much more affordable – the new XT cassette is £79.99 but SRAM GX is £115, X1 is £240, X01 £300 and XX1 £338.
Do I need a special cassette body to run the new cassette?
No. Both the 11-40 and 11-42 will fit on a standard Shimano body. You don't need to upgrade to a XD driver, like with SRAM's system, which can add between £39.99 and £100 to the price of the wheels.
Does the new cassette have the same ratios?
A key difference between the SRAM and Shimano cassettes is the actual spacing between the sprockets. The 11-42 cassette has a five-tooth spacing between the three largest sprockets – the sizes are 11-13-15-17-19-21-24-27-32-37-42. Shimano calls this Rhythm Step and claims these shock-free gear steps save rider energy and help maintain flow.
If you run a SRAM 1×11 drivetrain you may have noticed there is a bit of a jump between the 36t and 42t, which can sometimes stall you momentum, especially when shifting down on a climb.
Is there a narrow wide chain ring?
Shimano is offering three narrow wide chainrings for XT – 30, 32 and 34T, with the same hooked teeth as XTR. Apparently the deeper teeth increase chain retention force by 150%, and, according to Shimano, also reduce chain wear. The single ring (£49.99) and crank (£99.99) are sold separately and you pay the same price for the double and £159.99 for the triple ring option.
Yes they're the hollow forged Hollowtech design. There's also an updated Hollowtech II bottom bracket, which uses smaller cups, lighter bearings and new seal system. The cups are the same size as XTR, which means you'll need a specific fitting tool. This interlocks with a standard splined BB tool and with XTR it's included in the box, but we're not sure if that's the case with XT.
Any changes to the front and rear derailleurs?
Minor tweaks – the upper jockey wheels on the rear mech have a taller tooth profile for improved shifting and the clutch mechanism now mirrors the one used on XTR. There are two cage lengths – GS and SGS.
To improve tyre clearance the front derailleur is offered in a new compact Side Swing design, again first introduced on XTR. There are also several mounting options – direct mount, E-type, high and low clamp. Both top pull and down pull versions configured for double and triple shifting.
I want to mount the shifters to the brakes can I still do that?
Yes Shimano has introduced two fitting kits – I-Spec-II for new XT and XTR brakes and I-Spec B-type for the previous generation Shimano brake levers.
The XT 1×11 shifter gets a dimpled long sweep up shift lever and a grooved release lever. Inside is a new Optislick cable, which apparently provide a 20% decrease in shift effort. The shifter has the usual 2-Way Multi Release the indexing mechanism has been tweaked to improve accuracy.
Any changes to the disc brakes?
The current XT disc brakes are some of the best on the market so we'd be surprised if Shimano started messing with them and thankfully it hasn't.
Apart from slimming down the master cylinder to free up a bit of bar space and slightly tweaking the Servo Wave mechanism to improve lever feel, the XT disc brake is identical to last year. It has reach and bite point (or Free Stroke in Shimano vernacular) adjustment. IceTech rotors and adapters are sold separately.
Yes and no. They look the same but there are minor tweaks to the height and width of the both the Race and Trail SPDs. The Race is 2.8mm wider and the Trail sees a 3.3mm width increase, both pedals get a 0.5mm platform height reduction.
It's small margins but according to Shimano there are some slight improvements in pedalling efficiency and an increase in the pedal-to-shoe contact area.
The complete Shimano XT groupset price including cassette, chain, bottom bracket, right-hand shifter, rear derailleur, crankset with 1x chain ring (no disc brakes) is £402.93. If you compare this to SRAM's new GX 1×11 groupset you're looking at a £48 saving, and that's without factoring in the price of an XD driver, so it could be more. Also Shimano is traditionally been compared to SRAM X0 and the current retail for SRAM X01 is £817!
You can read our comprehensive Shimano XT (2016) groupset review here.
Shimano took a lot of flack for not bringing out a wider-range cassette with XTR but it's done the right thing with XT. As a second string group, it doesn't have the polish and attention to detail of XTR but in some respects XT is actually a better product for trail riding because it offers equivalent performance, has way more options and is fantastic value.
You just have a look at what you get for your money – there three chainsets options to pick from, tons of front derailleurs and you don't get hollow forged aluminium cranks from anyone else for this money.
The XT disc brakes are the best out there and Shimano easily has the best clutch mech and probably the edge when it comes to shifting performance. If the chain retention is on a par with SRAM and the weight is competative, Shimano XT could be the new must have 1×11 groupset.
We previously said SRAM GX could bring effective single-ring drivetrains to lower price points but we reckon you're going to see just as many, if not more bikes with Shimano XT. Also it's not that hard to predict what will happen next – Shimano updates SLX and bikes under a £1000 get the 1×11 treatment!


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How Dieselpunk Works
by Jonathan Strickland
Dieselpunk Fiction
Dieselpunk shares a common ancestor with its cousin cyberpunk. Cyberpunk fiction is all about the dark side of human nature, technology and how the two intermingle. One of the earliest works in the genre is William Gibson's novel "Neuromancer." Gibson also wrote a short story that may be the earliest example of dieselpunk fiction. The story is called "The Gernsback Continuum." The narrator of the story is a photographer sent to capture images of famous Streamline Moderne buildings, statues and artifacts. As he travels around taking pictures he begins to hallucinate an alternate present day. The parallel universe he glimpses is one based off the vision of the future conjured up by Streamline Moderne architects and artists. What if the Streamline Moderne style became the basis for all our architectural and design decisions moving forward? The world would look very different today, covered in chrome and marble.
Gibson wasn't necessarily setting out to define a new genre. But his story is an example of what dieselpunk artists strive to do -- take the design aesthetics of a bygone era and apply them to modern applications and gadgets. What if today's world were based on the styles of the 1920s to 1950s? What would computers look like? What about jets, televisions, houses and weapons?
There aren't as many examples of dieselpunk novels and short stories as other subgenres of speculative fiction. But you can find dieselpunk aesthetics in films like "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" and "The Rocketeer," modern adaptations of pulp series like "Flash Gordon" and "Doc Savage" and video games like "Bioshock." Flash Gordon and Doc Savage are pulp heroes who first appeared in magazines in the 1930s. Later adaptations of the characters could arguably fit into the dieselpunk genre. The "Bioshock" games are set in an alternate Earth in which fantastical cities exist in the sky and underwater. As you play the game you encounter numerous environments that rely heavily on Art Deco and Streamline Moderne styles.
While dieselpunk may not have a lot of representation in fiction, it has become a popular subculture among costumers, prop designers and other enthusiasts. Next, we'll take a look at the types of tools and materials these people use to create their dieselpunk works of art.
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Gibson named his short story after Hugo Gernsback, an influential publisher who gave science fiction legitimacy early in the 1920s by founding the magazine Amazing Stories. The Hugos, literary awards for excellence in science fiction, take their name from Gernsback as well.
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Silverstone Circuits Limited is pleased to announce that it has added Britain's round of the FIM Superbike World Championship to its portfolio of world class events in 2010. The Northamptonshire circuit has stepped in to agree a new, short term contract with Infront Motor Sports (the commercial rights holder for the FIM Superbike World Championship) after the event's immediate future had looked in jeopardy.
Ticket details for the only UK round of World Superbikes, taking place at Silverstone between 30 July and 01 August, will be announced in due course.
The Superbike World Championship has gone from strength to strength in recent years, and in 2010 there will be plenty of British interest for fans to get behind. A total of seven British riders will be competing on full factory or factory-supported bikes this season, including James Toseland (Sterilgarda Yamaha), who returns to World Superbikes for the first time since winning the title in 2007, Jonathan Rea (Ten Kate Honda), Leon Haslam (Alstare Suzuki), Shane Byrne (Althea Ducati), Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Superbike), Cal Crutchlow (Sterilgarda Yamaha) and Leon Camier (Aprilia Racing).
World Superbikes is the latest championship to be added to an impressive line-up of motorcycle racing events at The Home of British Motor Racing. MotoGP (18-20 June) and British Superbikes (25-26 September) are also heading to Silverstone in 2010, with all three events scheduled to take place on the circuit's new Arena Grand Prix circuit. With the FIA Formula 1 British Grand Prix also taking place at Silverstone on 9-11 July, 2010 is gearing up to be a busy one for the iconic motor sport venue.
Silverstone has invested more than £5 million on its new, super fast bike circuit, with work on a dramatic new section of track and significant improvements to spectator viewing facilities scheduled for completion in March. Silverstone's focus is firmly set on delivering the best race experience available to UK bike fans.
Modifications to the track will make Silverstone one of the fastest circuits in the world. Changes include a new section of track running from Abbey corner up to the 'Arena complex', promising multiple overtaking opportunities. The circuit then links up with the 'National Straight' before re-joining the original Grand Prix circuit at 'Brooklands'.
The other significant change is the removal of the chicane at 'Woodcote'. With grandstands being moved to accommodate an increased run off area, the riders will now be able to power through 'Woodcote' and attack 'Pits Straight' at full speed.
Away from the track, Silverstone is making a number of improvements to its spectator viewing areas. In addition to constructing elevated viewing banks, existing grandstands and fence lines are also being moved to bring fans closer to the on-track action.
Richard Phillips, Managing Director of Silverstone Circuits Limited, commented: "We are delighted that World Superbikes will be back at Silverstone this year. There was a very real risk that Britain wouldn't have a round of the Superbike World Championship in 2010. With seven of Britain's best riders racing in this year's championship, it would have been a travesty if they hadn't had a home race, and a home crowd, to perform in front of. We are thrilled that Silverstone has been able to step in and keep the race on the 2010 calendar.


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Third International Conference on Financing for Development Invest Ahead - For People and Planet
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Blended Finance: some simple supply and demand analysis
by Paddy Carter
A common reaction to the UN financing for development conference in Addis Ababa last week was: nice narrative, now what? That narrative was the now-familiar beyond aid story, and we did not have long to wait for an example of what may follow: the UK's Department for International Development has announced the first new money in 20 years for the UK's development finance institution (DFI), CDC.
It would be no surprise to see other governments either put more money into their DFIs, bilateral private sector programmes, contributions to multilateral mechanisms like the EU blending facilities, or the three new blended finance initiatives that were announced in Addis. For some years now donors have been talking up the 'catalytic' role of aid, and although somewhat buried in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda itself (paragraphs 48 and 54), the preponderance of private investment-themed side-events at the conference was a clear sign of where donor enthusiasm lies.
There are lots of ways of going about stimulating private sector investment, but many of them can be rolled up under the general idea of providing a subsidy. Many DFIs have traditionally provided finance at market rates (although there may be an implicit "stamp of approval" subsidy to co-investors) but the rise of blended finance, or other forms of co-investment on concessional terms, suggest donors are going to increasingly provide explicit subsidies to private investment in their efforts to turn billions into trillions.
The justification for a public subsidy lies in having a positive impact on development, which in turn requires both subsidising an investment with good outcomes and that actually needed a subsidy to be viable. Robust empirical evidence that donors and DFIs achieve these twin goals is thin on the ground, and is likely to remain that way until somebody funds a very expensive randomised control trial (establishing a counterfactual is hideously difficult). The pick of the empirical bunch includes this systematic review from the Institute of Development Studies and some macro-econometrics from the Overseas Development Institute (ODI).
In the absence of empirical evidence, we could hope at least for a well-articulated theory of why judicious dollops of donor money could be expected to have a large impact on private investment. What matters is magnitude – when should we expect a small subsidy to have a large impact on the quantity of investment?
Ask an economist when a subsidy can be expected to have a large impact on quantity, and they will start talking about the slope of supply and demand curves. Steep curves mean it takes lots of movement in the price dimension to get anywhere in the quantity dimension. In this context we could think of the two sides of the market as money looking for projects and projects looking for money, and the price as the expected risk-adjusted return on investment. A subsidy shifts the money supply curve downwards (because investors receive the project return plus the subsidy).
In principle at least, if the returns on offer exceed those available on the global market even by a smidge, money should pour in. So we can assume the supply curve is shallow: it all comes down to the slope of the demand curve.
This simple analysis tells us three things.
First, the claim that blended finance will leverage large quantities of private investment amounts to the claim that the demand curve is shallow: that each incremental reduction in required returns will push a large number of projects over the threshold of commercial viability. This notion does not sit well with the common observation that the real constraint on investment is a lack of bankable projects.
Everybody knows that we need action on the demand side. There has been a spate of new project preparation facilities announced by development banks and the Addis outcome calls for a new Global Infrastructure Forum to coordinate these efforts. Supply and demand analysis reminds us that unless these efforts are successful, stimulating investment via subsidy will be pushing on string (to borrow a phrase John Maynard Keynes).
Secondly, this analysis shows us that without an accompanying shift on the demand side, further increases in the quantity of investment will require larger subsidies, worsening the cost-benefit picture. This also tells us something about the plausibility of high leverage ratios. There may be a few projects that only require a soupçon of subsidy, but, because demand curves slope down, as the number of co-invested projects rise we should see that less often.
Lastly, there is a lesson here about sequencing. Investments to accelerate project planning and preparation are likely to bear fruit over time, whereas blended finance facilities can be set up relatively quickly. In their desire to catalyse private investment, donors must resist pushing too hard on the supply side before the demand side starts to pull.
Paddy Carter
Overseas Development Institute
Paddy Carter is a Research Fellow in the Centre for Aid and Public Expenditure, at the Overseas Development Institute in London. Previously he was a British Academy post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Bristol.
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Capitol Quickies: Christie to meet familiar face during visit to Illinois
When Gov. Chris Christie fields questions at a public forum Tuesday in Chicago, he'll be fielding them from a familiar moderator.
Christie's visit to Illinois, in addition to a series of closed-doors Republican Governors Association fundraisers, features a luncheon conversation with Motorola Solutions chief executive officer and board chairman Greg Brown at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, sponsored by The Economic Club of Chicago.
Brown was appointed in 2012 by Christie to the Rutgers University Board of Governors, where he currently serves as vice chairman.
He is a 1982 graduate of Livingston College, has been a big financial supporter of the athletics program and donated $1.5 million to establish an endowed chair in Rutgers' Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience.
Senators will meet Tuesday to discuss concerns with how a New Jersey contractor processed applications for Sandy housing programs.
The Senate Legislative Oversight Committee meets at 10 a.m. in the Statehouse Annex to hear from invited guests about the way Hammerman and Gainer Inc. processed applications for Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation and Mitigation home-elevation grants and Homeowner Resettlement Grants.
HGI, which last month had its contract terminated early, relied on Federal Emergency Management Agency data that was intended to be used to assess short-term emergency needs, not long-term rebuilding costs that are typically more costly.
More than 75 percent of people who appealed had their denials overturned.
The state Department of Community Affairs announced Friday that it will allow people who didn't fight their denials another chance to appeal.
The Senate hearing comes on the same day as the first of three hearings the state is holding to solicit input about its plan for spending the next $1.46 billion in Sandy recovery aid it is getting from the federal government.
Those hearings are Tuesday in Galloway, Wednesday in Newark and Thursday at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft.


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Chelsea manager Tuchel hoping Chilwell won't require surgery
Chilwell has not featured for Chelsea since he picked up the knee injury in it's 4-0 Champions League win over Juventus in November.
16 December, 2021 09:16 IST
Tuchel said the club would take their time to assess the situation before bringing in any cover for the position. (File Photo)
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said he hoped left back Ben Chilwell will not require surgery and that the club will wait to see how the situation develops before deciding if they need cover for the position.
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"We are having a look at players and it being possible to get them in winter, there's a big gap between these two situations," Tuchel said. "The best option would be that Ben continues his positive evaluation.
"He is in a good place mentally and physically. He did some running, and everything looks good. So, hopes are still up but we cannot confirm that."
Tuchel said the club would take their time to assess the situation before bringing in any cover for the position.
"First, we be sure what we do with Ben. Then we decide if we go for internal solutions and if we trust we can overcome this period," he added.
"Everything depends on Ben Chilwell and how long he is out."
Chelsea, which is third in the Premier League, host Everton later on Thursday before a trip to face Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday.


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Q: How add custom image to uitableview cell swipe to delete Could you tell me, how to add custom image to delete button when swipe cell on UITableview?

A: search you need function "editActionsForRowAtIndexPath", where you create scope of actions. You need to set UIImage to backgroundColor of UITableViewRowAction.
let someAction = UITableViewRowAction(style: .Default, title: "") { value in
    println("button did tapped!")
}
someAction.backgroundColor = UIColor(patternImage: UIImage(named: "myImage")!)

A: There's this UITableView delegate function you can make use of:
@available(iOS 11.0, *)
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, trailingSwipeActionsConfigurationForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UISwipeActionsConfiguration? {
    let deleteAction = UIContextualAction(style: .normal, title: "", handler: {a,b,c in
        // example of your delete function
        self.YourArray.remove(at: indexPath.row)
        tableView.deleteRows(at: [indexPath], with: .automatic)
    })

    deleteAction.image = UIImage(named: "trash.png")
    deleteAction.backgroundColor = .red
    return UISwipeActionsConfiguration(actions: [deleteAction])
}

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A: 100 % working Swipable cell with custom image and size of image with background color ios swift   #ios #swift #ios13 #ios14
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, trailingSwipeActionsConfigurationForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UISwipeActionsConfiguration? {

        let action =  UIContextualAction(style: .normal, title: "", handler: { (action,view,completionHandler ) in
            self.selectedIndex  = indexPath.row
            self.deleteNotification()
            completionHandler(true)

        })

        if #available(iOS 13.0, *) {
            action.image = UIGraphicsImageRenderer(size: CGSize(width: 30, height: 30)).image { _ in
                UIImage(named: "delete-1")?.draw(in: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 30, height: 30))
            }
            action.backgroundColor = UIColor.init(red: 0/255.0, green: 0/255.0, blue: 0/255.0, alpha: 0.0)
            let confrigation = UISwipeActionsConfiguration(actions: [action])
            return confrigation
        } else {
            // Fallback on earlier versions
            let cgImageX =  UIImage(named: "delete-1")?.cgImage
            action.image = OriginalImageRender(cgImage: cgImageX!)
            action.backgroundColor = UIColor.init(hex: "F7F7F7")
            let confrigation = UISwipeActionsConfiguration(actions: [action])

            return confrigation
        }
}

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Q: How can I create a second UI thread in Delphi with its own message processing loop? I am working on a VCL (Delphi Win32) forms application platform with embedded scripting and would like to add debugging support.  Scripting executes in the main VCL thread - scripts do direct UI manipulation and has some other legacy constraints keeping it in the UI thread.
The debugger UI needs to run in its own thread since the main UI thread will block on script breakpoints.  It still needs to be in the same process for the thread-safe debugging component to work.
I tried to follow Blorgbeard's comment on https://stackoverflow.com/a/12505959/243144, but I am not sure if this is even possible with Delphi's VCL.  (.NET creates a new ApplicationContext when passing a form to Application.Run)  With the following Delphi, blocking of the main UI thread stops message processing on the second thread (and vice versa).
procedure TDebuggerThread.Execute;
begin
  CoInitialize(nil);

  FForm := TForm2.Create(nil);
  FForm.Show;
  Application.Run;
end;

A: Delphi forms are single-thread only. Any descendant of TControl, including TForm, must only be accessed from the main UI thread. Never call any TApplication method on anything but the main thread.
You're of course allowed to create other windows that are tied to different threads. You just can't use the VCL UI elements in those threads. Instead, you'll use CreateWindow to create the main window and any controls on it. You'll write a window procedure to handle any messages sent to those windows. You'll handle control-notification messages in the parent's window procedure rather than the child's.

A: One of the constraints of the VCL is that all interaction with GUI controls must be performed on the main thread. There's no way to circumvent that.
If you want to show debugger GUI in a separate thread, using VCL, your only option is to use an out-of-process solution. In other words, run your debugger in a different process, and use IPC to communicate between the two processes.


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Will Hot and Sultry Route?
Hot and Sultry winning an Allowance at Churchill Downs before her stakes score in the American Beauty at Oaklawn Jan. 21, 2023. (Coady Photography)
Oaklawn Barn Notes by Robert Yates
HOT SPRINGS, Ark.—Hot and Sultry will be considered for the $350,000 Azeri Stakes (G2) March 11, trainer Norm Casse said following her victory in the $150,000 American Beauty Stakes for older female sprinters Saturday at Oaklawn.
The Azeri would mark the two-turn debut for Hot and Sultry, a promising 4-year-old filly who races for prominent Arkansas owners Alex and JoAnn Lieblong. The Azeri is a major local prep for the $1 million Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) April 15. Both races for older fillies and mares are 1 1/16 miles.
"Well, that's kind of the idea when we came down here," Casse said. "We thought, 'Man,' this is a very talented horse. She seems like she can do anything. I, personally, when I watch her train, I feel like she's a better route horse, just the way that she moves. So, we came down here with the intention, this weekend, actually, of running in an allowance race, two turns. Things changed because this race came up a little easier than it normally would have and we went for the glory today. But I wouldn't be surprised if some comes back in maybe a race like the Azeri, something like that, and try our hand there."
A $475,000 Keeneland September Yearling Sale purchase, Hot and Sultry was a flashy maiden special weight winner last season at Oaklawn and returned to finish second behind Grade 3 winner Yuugiri in a third-level allowance sprint Dec. 30 at Oaklawn. It marked Hot and Sultry's first start since July 1 – an entry-level allowance victory in a one-turn mile at Churchill Downs – and her first for Casse, who began training for the Lieblongs last year. Hot and Sultry had previously been with Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen.
Favored Hot and Sultry ($4.60) showed a new dimension in the American Beauty, coming from off the pace to beat I'm the Boss of Me by a half-length after breaking a step slow under David Cabrera. Hot and Sultry had led at every point of call in her previous two victories, including the 6-furlong race last January at Oaklawn.
"Almost feel like this was probably for the best, her breaking poorly like that today," Casse said. "The idea was maybe to stretch her out next time. We would have just sent her running off her feet all the way in a sprint race. That would have kind of geared her up going into this route race. But I don't know what we'll do next. We've got options."
Hot and Sultry's first career stakes victory, and third in five starts overall, increased her earnings to $256,395. Hot and Sultry is a daughter of Grade 3 winner Speightster.
Secret Oath, the 2022 Kentucky Oaks champion and multiple Oaklawn stakes winner, is pointing for the Azeri, Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas said. Multiple graded stakes winner Interstatedaydream is also targeting the Azeri, owner Staton Flurry of Hot Springs said. Interstatedaydream, who is trained by Brad Cox, was a powerful entry-level allowance winner last year at Oaklawn in her 3-year-old debut.
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Q: FATAL_ERROR|System.ListException: Row with null Id at index: 0 I'm trying to query the Products that has more than 3 Quantity
Below is my query:
Set<Id> extras = new Map<Id, AggregateResult>([
    SELECT Product2Id
    FROM OpportunityLineItem
    WHERE Product2Id In: oppIds
    GROUP BY Product2Id
    HAVING SUM(quantity) > 3
]).keySet();

Any ideas on why I'm having

FATAL_ERROR|System.ListException: Row with null Id at index: 0

A: When using an AggregateResult query with the Map<Id, AggregateResult> constructor, you need to alias the field to the specific alias Id (case-sensitive):
Set<Id> extras = new Map<Id, AggregateResult>([
    SELECT Product2Id Id
    FROM OpportunityLineItem
    WHERE Product2Id In: oppIds
    GROUP BY Product2Id
    HAVING SUM(quantity) > 3
]).keySet();