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Building 201: What Is Pull Planning?
Most likely, you have been familiar with using the Critical Path Method (CPM) for scheduling your construction projects. After all, it is one of the most common, and traditional, construction planning techniques. A construction project needs to be scheduled, and the CPM method does make sense in theory at the start of many construction projects. Nevertheless, in practice, it's not always the best fit and process for a project. Mainly, this is due to the fact that it revolves around one person deciding the schedule for the whole team and project. Even for the most seasoned project managers, it's difficult to be the primary stakeholder designating all scheduling–and often it doesn't provide the results project need.
But an alternative planning method is gaining mainstream popularity in the construction industry; pull planning. The rising substitute to CPM has been yielding solid results for many construction projects. One primary reason for pull planning's success is that it prioritizes input from the entire team. As a result, this benefits the project by giving each team member's expertise on what's needed and how long each step will take.
While pull planning can help the project run smoother, it can take groundwork to lay out in the beginning. In our latest edition of Building 201, we dive into a thorough overview of the concept and provide you with a step-by-step guide to getting started with pull planning on your next project.
So, How Exactly Does Pull Planning Work?
Pull planning works as a scheduling tool for the Last Planner System (LPS), which is based on a collaborative approach to managing a project. As mentioned, collaboration is the primary driver of pull planning. It shifts the process from focusing on an individual level to focus on the team. The method helps you get buy-in from everyone at the start of a project.
Planning in this way is most commonly used in tandem with lean construction, which finds ways to cut down on wasted time and resources by finding ways to be more efficient and productive.
How does pull planning make a construction project work smarter and simpler? It starts with the project milestones, such as the completion date and works backward from the steps that efficiently lead to those milestones. By working backward, teams prioritize the most critical tasks and figure out how different tasks are connected toward the final goals. Instead of working blindly, you plan precisely where you're trying to go and how to get there.
You put a focus on tasks–clearly defining and sequencing them. On top of planning each step, you determine the method for requesting and receiving an action.
How Does Pull Planning Improve Productivity?
Collaboration: The scheduling method encourages the whole team to work together, which helps the project work as one with improved communication and fewer competing interests.
Transparency: There is open communication, so everyone understands their own roles and how they're doing, as well as what is going on with the rest of the team.
Optimization: By focusing on pull planning as a component of lean construction, team members learn to cut down on mistakes and optimize their practices.
Efficiency: Projects stay on time as team members have clear goals and steps to follow, with clear responsibility and communication streamlining the process.
Generally, pull planning is created with the use of colorful sticky notes. While this method may seem simple or even old-fashioned (where's the technology?), tools are emerging to help manage the project digitally. In theory, though, the visuals of the sticky notes help you see every aspect of the project and allow you to adjust the tasks to create the right plan. Plus, there's much more to pull planning than sticky notes, and the planning process should be carried out in a certain way to be successful.
Involve the full team. First, get your team members on board for pull planning. Make sure every major player in the project is involved in the plan. Each one should contribute relevant project milestones toward project completion.
Follow the milestones. Once you have project milestones in place, determine the phase plan, with the sequence and activities of each task, to fit those milestones.
Set the schedule. Fit the activities determined in the phase plan into your schedule.
Set durations. Determine the duration of each activity.
Create weekly plans. Go over the phase plan and break it down into weekly work plans.
Set daily morning meetings. To ensure the success of pull planning, collaboration needs to be carried through its duration. Daily meetings at the start of each day with foremen to go over the daily activities will be essential to keep tasks on track.
Set weekly meetings. Also, hold meetings each week with foremen to review the weekly work plan and make adjustments as needed.
Update the plan. Based on the weekly meetings, adjust the overall schedule.
Pull planning is an effective tool that has the potential to be game changing in a construction production process. It provides a worthy alternative to CPM that can improve project efficiency, helping keep it on track and cut down on waste. Nonetheless, it's only one step. Using pull planning paired with lean construction as well as collaborative construction technology will help teams to reap the benefits of the technique truly.
Further Reading: Building 101: What Is a Change Order?


The Australian Signals Directorate has published an updated version of its guide designed to help government agencies secure their data.
The updated version of the government's Information Security Manual was made available yesterday ahead of its formal launch today at the the Australian Cyber Security Centre conference.
"The key changes to the 2015 ISM are the introduction of the Australian Signals Directorate's Certified Cloud Services List (CCSL) and major revisions of security measures to ensure better suitability in a 'cloud first' policy environment," an ASD spokesperson told Computerworld Australia.
The government in released in October its updated cloud computing policy designed to push increased use of as-a-service options by agencies.
The policy mandates that when obtaining new IT services or replacing existing services, agencies and departments must adopt cloud if it is "fit for purpose, provides adequate protection of data and delivers value for money".
"Data shows there has been only modest use of cloud services by government agencies to date," the policy stated.
"To put this in context, the Australian Government spends approximately $6 billion a year on ICT.
Microsoft's Azure cloud computing service and Office 365 SaaS offering have been IRAP certified for so-called unclassified but sensitive information by the ASD, as has Amazon Web Services' EBS, EC2, S3 and Virtual Private Cloud services.
AWS's IRAP assessment was accepted by the ASD yesterday.
The ASD's certified cloud services list notes other cloud services are undergoing the process to be added to the list.
"The CCSL has been developed to mitigate concerns from government that the security risks of using cloud services may not be easily identified. As the certification authority, ASD will provide a baseline understanding of how a cloud service provider approaches these risks using ASD's and industry's experience," the ASD spokesperson said.
The ISM has been published in its current format in 2009, according to the ASD. Prior to that ASD's Information Security guidance was published under Australian Communications Security Instruction (ACSI) 33, the agency said.
The updated ISM and CCSL are available from the ASD's website.


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Jaguar XF review - BMW 5-Series fighter driven in V6 S form
Not a truly complete £50K sports saloon, but a fine car and new chassis seriously impresses
by: Adam Towler
Evo rating
Brilliant ride/handling balance; resilient brakes; cossetting cabin
Bland engine; doesn't feel as fast as numbers suggest; some interior issues
The all-new XF saloon, Jaguar's replacement for the car that began their modern renaissance back in 2007. At present, this 3-litre petrol is the fruitiest XF you can buy before the inevitable R variants arrive.
Engine, transmission and 0-60mph time
Want that six-pot motor under the bonnet and you have to go for the tougher-looking S model in the UK. There's a choice of either the 3-litre TDV6 or, as tested here, the 3-litre V6 petrol equipped with a twin vortex supercharger. The XF gets the 375bhp version of this engine, unlike the 335bhp version in the XE, but it's hooked up to the same eight-speed ZF automatic gearbox; paddles behind the 'wheel allow for manual control. The 0-62mph sprint is quoted as 5.3 seconds, while the top speed is electronically limited to 155mph.
The new XF's uses Jaguar's 'aluminium intensive' platform shared with the XE. Largely of alloy construction, it includes alternative metals where different properties are required, such as Boron steel for additional strength in the B-pillar. Jag claims the new car is up to 190kg lighter than the one it replaces, and also 28% stiffer in torsion. It's slightly shorter and lower than the old XF, but a longer wheelbase means there's more room in the cabin.
Jaguar XF review
Jaguar XF R-Sport 300PS review
Jaguar XF Sportbrake 3.0 S review
Jaguar XF Sportbrake Diesel S review and pictures
Driven: Jaguar XF 2.2D Portfolio
Under the skin the XF is a real sophisticate: at the front it uses a double wishbone suspension made largely from aluminium; at the rear a new 'integral link' axle debuted on the XE. This suspension includes a fifth vertical link that separates the longitudinal and lateral forces: in practise that means some of the bushes can be softer for an improved ride, while the remainder are firm for better camber control during enthusiastic cornering. Jaguar's Adaptive Dynamics variable dampers are standard on the S, and the XF also benefits from the latest generation of electrically assisted power steering.
What's it like to drive?
Some elements of the new XF S are merely decent, while others are absolutely outstanding. Let's start with the former. The supercharged 'six' has so far failed to wow us in the XE, and is even less vibrant here. It has a broad spread of torque, true, and allows you to crack on at a rapid rate across the ground, but when you consider this is a near-400bhp car it somehow manages to keep the heart rate far lower than might be expected. It also has an anodyne note that becomes wearing when driven hard. The ZF 'box is mainly very good, as we've come to expect, but it does sometimes dither over gear choice.
Thankfully, the overall ride and handling balance of the XF S is fabulous. It's hard to think of another car on sale presently, especially when the Jag is on the standard 19" wheel option, that combines such a fluent ride with the kind of dynamics that make you want to grab this large saloon by the scruff and hurl it repeatedly into bends. It steers with an integrity well beyond a 5 Series, and the brakes are surprisingly game too when given a workout.
Inside, the XF S cocoons you in a warm, cosy cabin completely at odds with the Germanic competition. It's a nice place to be, but some of the minor details and unfortunately placed cheap plastics mar the overall experience, as does a slightly high-set driver's seat.
The Jag falls between the £44,940 302bhp BMW 535i M Sport and the £58,110 443bhp 550i M Sport in terms of price and fuel consumption, although its 0-62mph time is nearer the former. You could argue that the British car would rank higher in a beauty pageant, but the BMW's higher quality cabin might drag the scores back to equal.
The only petrol-fuelled Audi at this level is the £56,545 S6, but its 4.0-litre V8, with 444bhp, puts it a level higher in performance terms. There is no Mercedes alternative – the E250 musters just 208bhp and the E63 starts at £73,185 – but there's always the entry-level, £53,580 326bhp Maserati Ghibli, which probably runs the Jag the closest for looks and style.
At £49,945 the 3.0 S is the most expensive XF currently on sale. You can delete the chrome with a £650 'Black Pack' and the new InControl Touch Pro infotainment system is available from later this year, starting at £1,200.

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Much more than a how-to or what-to-expect guide, this book of birth narratives honors the act of childbirth in the 21st century. Eleanor Henderson and Anna Solomon have gathered 30 personal birth stories by women well-versed in self-expression, including Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, Jennifer Gilmore, Julia Glass, Lauren Groff, Amy Herzog, Heidi Pitlor, Dani Shapiro, and Cheryl Strayed. Some were determined to give birth naturally and others begged for epidurals; some pushed for hours while other had labors that were over almost before they'd started. They gave birth in the hospital, at home, in bathtubs, and yes, in the car. Some reveled in labor, some feared it, some felt defeated, and some were fulfilled by it, yet all of them share the amazement that they experienced in this most essential part of life itself.


The money markets are wholesale financial markets in which governments, sovereign states, financial institutions and major corporations trade short-term debt securities, typically from overnight to one year.
This course is designed to you step-by-step through the fundamentals of the wide range of securities that exist in today's global money. We will cover the main players, characteristics, pricing and trading and risks of money markets deposits, Treasury Bills, Certificates of Deposit, Bills of Exchange, Commercial Paper and other related instruments such as Repurchase Agreement (REPO and Reverse REPO). Each type of security is presented from the perspective of front, middle and back office.
Throughout the course, practical examples and applications are illustrated with series of real-world exercises on Bloomberg trading platform in a stimulating learning environment.
Throughout the course, you gain extensive experience with hands-on practical exercises on Bloomberg trading platform under the guidance of expert instructors with real-world experience.
During this course, participants will gain a holistic view of the global money markets and instruments.
You'll learn from outstanding industry expert and develop an understanding of the key aspects of money markets and instruments - market terminology and structure, pricing, trading and hedging of money markets instruments including money markets deposits, treasury bills, certificates of deposit, bills of exchange, commercial paper, as well as an appreciation for the importance of repurchase agreement in the global money markets.
On completion of the training, you can expect to have gained the knowledge, insights and confidence to succeed. Past participants have achieved their career aspirations with the skills acquired on this course. Participants also earn a certificate on completing the training programme.
The Introduction to Global Money Markets is idea course for anyone who wants to fast-track their careers in banking and finance, especially those interested in the global money markets sector of the financial securities industry. You will be ambitious and looking to take what you learn from the programme to make the next step in your banking and finance career.
Recent participants have come from a diversity of industries, responsibilities, backgrounds and ob functions. You will be highly motivated and have the capacity to take on a challenging role in the demanding world of banking and finance.


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You may be best asking on the main thread, which is monitored by the team.
Its not a problem at all, its just that the BT Complete Wifi product team monitor that thread, and there are many answers posted there already, which is why I try and direct people in that direction.


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A little over seven years ago I did something that many of those also from the north and western sides of Brisbane would scoff at – I moved to the southside of Brisbane. Oh, the horror of being just that little bit closer to the bogans, apparently, aside from the fact there are people from all walks of life across this city.
But there was something else about moving to the southside that I began noticing and thinking about, not long after finding my first home away from home with a couple of friends. Pasty white young me was in the minority – even in my own little 3 bedroom townhouse in Mount Gravatt East, as well as in the wider complex.
My friends and I spent a year-and-a-half in that wonderful little spot. We were situated nicely between two big shopping centres, which we would frequent more than just about any other place during that time.
When our time was up, we moved to another townhouse complex a little further out, in a suburb called Wishart. The place looked almost exactly the same as our previous residence, yet somehow was not connected.
After having our application approved, and upon meeting with the complex manager, he asked us if we wanted to put a pin on the world map in his office to signify where we came from. I looked at the map and noticed plenty of drawing pins in the Asian countries, but none on Australia. We all shared a laugh at this.
It was a thriving little community and the sights, sounds and smells were indicative of families enjoying their time together, and at peace. I would go on to spend five years there, while the same two housemates completed their studies.
Then, in 2015 came a little bit of a shock. My housemates, international students from Malaysia and Nepal had to return back home. For the first time in my adult life I would have to contemplate living on my own.
I searched and searched for a one bedroom place. The constant disappointment at the cost and poor state of most of these places was frustrating, and perhaps hastened my balding process.
In the end I settled on a one bedroom duplex. The most annoying part of this was that I went from paying $130 a week for a room in a house, with access to a kitchen and living area, to paying $275.00 per week for basically the same privilege. And this time I would not be splitting the electricity or internet bills three ways.
But the most eye-opening part of this journey was moving to within cooee of a mosque, at a time when debate was increasing about the place of Muslims in Australian society. My neighbours in the duplex are also Muslims, from Somalia. We have different schedules but pleasant interactions when we do cross paths.
I have never felt unsafe living in this area in all of my time here, despite living alone. That is, except for one occasion when an overly aggressive neighbour from up the road, who was closer to me in appearance, baled me up and angrily demanded that I get him to mow my yard. I did not give in, and thankfully I have not seen him in a very long time.
At this point I can imagine that some will be thinking about ghettoisation, and that has been something that I have considered over the years too.
There can be little doubt that different ethnic groups do tend to congregate in certain areas of cities across Australia, and that is certainly the case around Brisbane, and I have lived it. We must however give more mature thought as to why different ethnic groups tend to stick together.
Is it not the case that if immigrants were back in their homeland, they would tend to live around people of the same background? Don't we, the people who were born here, do the same? If you moved to a different country, or as is the case for immigrants in my little area of town, were forced to move elsewhere, wouldn't you want to be closer to people with whom you have some kind of natural connection?
Perhaps too, part of the problem is us? If we could venture out into these areas more, aside from the occasional culinary journey, we would see that these so-called ghettos are not impenetrable. Australia is not quite like the United States of America, where divisions are so much more entrenched and lead to more widespread conflict.
My experience over the last seven years has been somewhat transformational. I have always accepted difference to a degree, but through my experiences, that willingness to embrace diversity has expanded.
To paraphrase Jimmy Buffett just a little bit, or perhaps not at all, when people seek changes in latitude, perhaps we can respond with a little bit of a change in attitude?
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Tags: Australian culture, Australian society, Brisbane, ghettoisation, immigration, Islam, multiculturalism, Muslims
Sorry Mr Husic
Yesterday the Rudd ministry was sworn in by the Governor-General Quentin Bryce. It contained a number of familiar faces, and some new ones who made their way to the frontbench to serve under the returned Prime Minister. But yesterday was also notable for the presence of Ed Husic, a young man rewarded for his loyalty to Kevin Rudd. It was his faith (he's a Muslim), that propelled him into the headlines as a positive display of Australia's multiculturalism.
Today however, Mr Husic's appointment was in the headlines because of the way some sub-optimal Australians responded to the way he chose to swear the oath of office. Some Australian bogans, no rednecks, chose to show their disrespect and toward the new Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister on his Facebook page.
You see, Ed Husic decided that he would swear the oath of office, not on the bible, but on the Muslim holy book, the Quran. And what a crime that turned out to be according to these small-minded pinheads who arced up on social media with all manner of hysterical, stupid and downright wrong and baseless claims.
Oh my gosh, someone of a faith other than Christianity decided that swearing on another religion's book would be wrong and therefore decided that he would be true to his belief system. How awful that is? Not. Seriously. What a pathetic response from some people who would think pre-1960's Australia would be a glorious era to relieve in the 21st century.
One of the most absurd claims from these douchebags is that the choice the Parliamentary Secretary to the PM made was "un-Australian". Um, hello, multiculturalism has been an explicit government policy, largely supported by both major political parties, albeit in varying degrees and sometimes only if political expediency permits.
Okay, so some of you dimwits might not have been alive all that long, but hey now you know of this policy you can attempt to get your small heads around it. For the others, you've had decades to vote in people amenable to your beliefs but have not really managed to do so. I guess that's just bad luck for you then.
Guess what – we decided very early on here in Australia to celebrate religious diversity too. Our founding fathers thought it so important, that religious freedom is one of the few express rights in the Constitution of Australia. That means that Ed Husic, that Tony Abbott, Kevin Rudd and everyone else can place their palm on whichever religious tract they choose.
You might want to check out s116, then again, perhaps you will want to wilfully ignore it because it does not suit your narrow-minded, isolationist political beliefs.
Australians who reach high office can and should be able to take the oath of office holding any book they like. You could even extend it to include such examples of modern-day religion like The Hunger Games or Harry Potter. And you can choose no book whatsoever and deliver the affirmation.
I want to say sorry to Ed Husic. Sorry that some noisy ratbags have put a bit of a dampener on your day. They do not represent me and I hope they do not represent the vast majority of us. I am pretty sure they do not, but sometimes I worry. Yesterday was your day Mr Husic and comments of the kind you were exposed to were completely unwarranted.
The way in which you responded to the comments on your Facebook page when you spoke to the media was full of class. They were indeed "extreme" comments. And the way you chose to refer to them as "democratic" is a measure of your maturity, though I would imagine they were deeply troubling to you. They were also dumbocratic, propagated by the dumbocracy which gets a little bit of oxygen here and there from some willing pollies.
Some of us need to grow up and get out more. A little bit of reading might help too.
You may not like other people for one reason or another, but you must respect them and their legal and constitutional choices.
Tags: Australian politics, bogans, dumbocracy, Ed Husic, federal politics, Islam, multiculturalism, Muslim, oath of office, parliamentary secretary, rednecks, s116 Australian Constitution
Generalisations Flowing and Critical Thought Lacking Over Riotous Actions
The events on the weekend in Sydney and those in the days preceding them, across the world, were horrific. There are no nice words that can be said about the protests, riots, call them what you will, that have taken place in a number of countries, both in the Middle East and across the Western world. A small portion of the Islamic community in Australia, less than one thousandth of the Muslim inhabitants of Australia took to the streets of Sydney with violence and mayhem in mind. This was met as well with the urge for a small number to parade with disturbing placards, one in particular held by a young child.
These protests provoked strong reactions from the public, the traditional media, social media and politicians all rising to condemn the divisive actions of a small proportion of people hell-bent on causing trouble and being divisive. Those speaking out against the raucous and over-the-top actions quickly included leaders in the local Muslim community which is quite sizeable in and around Sydney.
The actions of the protesters, demonstrators, rioters, call them what you will show a complete lack of understanding of the thoughts of people in relation to what they themselves say was the issue- that is, the tacky, poorly made video by an American that wouldn't even be considered good enough and tasteful enough for a Saturday Night Live skit. This tends to indicate, as some thinkers have pointed out over the last few days,
The reactions of those responding to the scenes on Saturday, in particular on social media- read Twitter, tended toward heavy generalisations and at times showed a complete lack of critical thought and comprehension.
The protesters, if the film was the issue, fail to realise that governments all over the world, including ours and more importantly, the United States of America, had roundly condemned the mean-spirited movie. That is to say, they didn't like it one bit either. The film wasn't even put together by the government, just one or two intellectually vacant people, one of whom is of questionable character.
But far from just the lack of realisation that most of the West and its governments had said that the film was horrible and at the very least in poor taste and at the most, downright offensive to Islam, the actions themselves were well out of proportion to any amount of offense caused.
As for the Twitter and other social media commentary in the wake of the events of the last week, again a vocal minority blew events out of proportion, trying to link the messy visuals to the whole Muslim population. Clearly that's not the case. If any critical thought whatsoever was used by those who, frankly are frightened by difference in the first place and seek to cause fear when a small number of people representing a particular group they despise, then they would have realised the acts were not representative.
If the social media commentary wasn't bad enough,the perennial Senator for divisive communities, Senator Cory Bernardi engaged in crass generalisations himself. The politician from South Australia, no fan of multiculturalism, attempted to argue that the protests of few, while yes, extremely awful and necessarily despised, signalled a problem with multiculturalism.
The problem in this case, as a number of commentators have pointed out, is not a problem to do with multiculturalism. It is, first and foremost, a problem more to do with human nature than anything else. As those same commentators, like Waleed Aly have pointed out, it is also partially down to disaffection, but again this does not mean that the actions of a small minority can be justified, even for a millisecond. But it does raise the need for greater cross-cultural dialogue.
If we are to truly understand each other, some of us must first learn to critically think, not give in to emotional reactions to events in the world around us. Generalisations do us no favours either.
Posted in Federal Politics, International Politics
Tags: Australian Government, Australian politics, critical thought, cultural understanding, generalisations, human nature, Innocence of Muslims, Islam, Islamic communities, multiculturalism, Muslims, politics, Senator Cory Bernardi, social media, Sydney, Sydney riots, Twitter, United States of America, USA, worldwide protests


The Pacific NorthWest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) wants you to come and share your knowledge and experience on October 14-16 2019 in Portland, Oregon. We want to hear about your journey growing quality software: share your software testing techniques, automation awareness, preferred processes, souped up security measures, performance passions and more! You have until April 1 to submit a technical paper of what you would like to present in October at PNSQC.
This year, the Pacific NorthWest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) will focus on the Culture of Quality. PNSQC is the longest-running software quality conference in the country and we would love to have you contribute to the rich history that is PNSQC. Accepted proposals include free admission to the conference! We invite you answer the Call for Proposals and make a submission to present at this year's conference.
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New this year, he Pacific NorthWest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) is adding a People's Choice Presentation Award during the conference, chosen real-time by the attendees via the conference mobile app. The award will be based on several categories including content, engagement with audience, logic/flow and visual aids. These awards will be chosen by you and your colleagues and will be presented at the end of the 2nd day.


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Natural gas -- Determination of water by the Karl Fischer method -- Part 3: Coulometric procedure
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The principle of the method specified is passing a measured volume of gas through the titration cell, where the water is absorbed by the anodic solution. The iodine required for the determination of water by the Karl Fischer reaction is generated coulometrically from iodide. The quantity of electricity is directly proportional to the mass of iodine generated and hence to the mass of water determined. Applies to natural gas and other gases which do not react with Karl Fischer reagents. Is applicable to water concentrations between 5 mg/cm^3 and 5000 mg/cm^3.
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Most contents insurance policies will allow you to cover certain items for accidental damage, usually stereo equipment and other similar goods, but not for furnishings. If you have a particularly valuable or vulnerable item of furniture that you would like to be covered for accidental damage, you will likely need to pay extra.
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Indemnity insurance has cheaper premiums than 'new for old'. This is because with indemnity insurance, the payout is reduced to take into account any depreciation in value or wear and tear. So, if your five-year-old television is stolen, you will receive enough money to by a similar second hand television, rather than a new one. Consequently, although new-for-old policies have higher premiums than indemnity policies, they are able to pay out considerably more. In the event of a large claim, an indemnity policy may not provide enough for you to replace your possessions.


text:
package journal // import "entrogo.com/taskstore/journal"

import (
	"bytes"
	"encoding/gob"
	"errors"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"log"
	"os"
	"path/filepath" // only use name manipulation, nothing that touches the file system.
	"sort"
	"strconv"
	"strings"
	"time"
)

var (
	ErrNotOpen = errors.New("journal is not open")

	// Logf is a function used to log warnings, etc. It can be overridden for
	// e.g., testing log output.
	Logf = func(fstr string, vals ...interface{}) {
		log.Printf(fstr, vals...)
	}
)

const (
	journalMaxRecords = 50000
	journalMaxAge     = time.Hour * 24

	// allow a ten-second clock correction before panicking. Yes, it's arbitrary.
	clockSkewLeeway = 10
)

type DiskLog struct {
	dir string
	fs  FS

	journalName      string
	journalFile      File
	journalEnc       *gob.Encoder
	journalBirth     time.Time
	journalRecords   int
	lastSnapshotTime time.Time
	isOpen           bool

	rot  chan chan error
	add  chan addRequest
	snap chan snapRequest
	quit chan chan error
}

type addRequest struct {
	rec  interface{}
	resp chan error
}

type snapRequest struct {
	elems    <-chan interface{}
	snapresp chan<- error
	resp     chan error
}

func OpenDiskLog(dir string) (*DiskLog, error) {
	// Default implementation just uses standard os module
	return OpenDiskLogInjectFS(dir, OSFS{})
}

func OpenDiskLogInjectFS(dir string, fs FS) (*DiskLog, error) {
	if info, err := fs.Stat(dir); err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to stat %q: %v", dir, err)
	} else if !info.IsDir() {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Path %q is not a directory", dir)
	}

	d := &DiskLog{
		dir:  dir,
		add:  make(chan addRequest, 1),
		rot:  make(chan chan error, 1),
		snap: make(chan snapRequest, 1),
		quit: make(chan chan error, 1),
		fs:   fs,
	}

	// We *always* open a new log, even if there was one open when we last terminated.
	// This allows us to ignore any corrupt records at the end of the old one
	// without doing anything complicated to find out where they are, etc. Just
	// open a new log and have done with it. It's simpler and safer.
	d.openNewLog()

	go func() {
		for {
			select {
			case req := <-d.add:
				req.resp <- d.addRecord(req.rec)
			case resp := <-d.rot:
				resp <- d.rotateLog()
			case req := <-d.snap:
				req.resp <- d.snapshot(req.elems, req.snapresp)
			case resp := <-d.quit:
				err := d.freezeLog()
				d.isOpen = false
				resp <- err
				return
			}
		}
	}()

	return d, nil
}

// Close gracefully shuts the journal down, finalizing the current journal log.
func (d *DiskLog) Close() error {
	resp := make(chan error, 1)
	d.quit <- resp
	return <-resp
}

func (d *DiskLog) IsOpen() bool {
	return d.isOpen
}

// addRecord attempts to append the record to the end of the file, using gob encoding.
func (d *DiskLog) addRecord(rec interface{}) error {
	if !d.isOpen {
		return ErrNotOpen
	}
	if err := d.journalEnc.Encode(rec); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if err := d.journalFile.Sync(); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	d.journalRecords++
	age := time.Now().Sub(d.journalBirth)
	if age >= journalMaxAge || d.journalRecords >= journalMaxRecords {
		if err := d.rotateLog(); err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}
	return nil
}

// TSFromName gets a timestamp from the file name (it's a prefix).
func TSFromName(name string) (int64, error) {
	name = filepath.Base(name)
	pos := strings.IndexRune(name, '.')
	if pos < 0 {
		return -1, fmt.Errorf("weird name, can't find ID: %q", name)
	}
	return strconv.ParseInt(name[:pos], 10, 64)
}

// snapshot attempts to get data elements from the caller and write them all to
// a snapshot file. It always triggers a log rotation, so that any other data
// that comes in (not part of the snapshot) is strictly newer.
func (d *DiskLog) snapshot(elems <-chan interface{}, resp chan<- error) error {
	if !d.isOpen {
		return ErrNotOpen
	}
	lastbirth := d.journalBirth
	if err := d.rotateLog(); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	// Once the rotation is complete, we try to create a file (still
	// synchronous) and then kick off an asynchronous snapshot process.
	snapname := filepath.Join(d.dir, fmt.Sprintf("%d.%d.snapshot.working", lastbirth.Unix(), os.Getpid()))
	donename := strings.TrimSuffix(snapname, ".working")
	file, err := d.fs.Create(snapname)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	encoder := gob.NewEncoder(file)
	go func() {
		// make sure we consume all of them to play nicely with the producer.
		defer func() {
			num := 0
			for _ = range elems {
				num++
			}
			if num > 0 {
				Logf("consumed but did not snapshot %d element(s)", num)
			}
		}()

		for elem := range elems {
			if err := encoder.Encode(elem); err != nil {
				errtxt := fmt.Sprintf("snapshot failed to encode element %#v: %v", elem, err)
				if err := file.Close(); err != nil {
					errtxt += fmt.Sprintf(" -- also failed to close file %q: %v", file.Name(), err)
				}
				resp <- errors.New(errtxt)
				return
			}
		}
		if err := file.Close(); err != nil {
			resp <- fmt.Errorf("failed to close snapshot file %q: %v", snapname, err)
			return
		}

		// Now we indicate that the file is finished by renaming it.
		if err := d.fs.Rename(snapname, donename); err != nil {
			resp <- fmt.Errorf("snapshot incomplete, failed to rename %q to %q: %v", snapname, donename, err)
			return
		}

		// Finally, we delete all of the journal files that participated up to this point.
		doneglob := filepath.Join(d.dir, "*.*.log")
		workglob := filepath.Join(d.dir, "*.*.log.working")
		donenames, err := d.fs.FindMatching(doneglob)
		if err != nil {
			Logf("finished name glob %q failed: %v", doneglob, err)
		}
		worknames, err := d.fs.FindMatching(workglob)
		if err != nil {
			Logf("working name glob %q failed: %v", workglob, err)
		}
		names := make([]string, 0, len(donenames)+len(worknames))
		names = append(names, donenames...)
		names = append(names, worknames...)

		// Mark all previous journals, finished or otherwise, as obsolete.
		maxts := lastbirth.Unix()
		for _, name := range names {
			ts, err := TSFromName(name)
			if err != nil {
				Logf("skipping unknown name format %q: %v", name, err)
				continue
			}
			if ts > maxts {
				continue
			}

			// Finally, rename this log file to an obsolete name so that it can be cleaned up later.
			var obsname string
			if strings.HasSuffix(name, ".working") {
				obsname = fmt.Sprintf("%s.defunct", strings.TrimSuffix(name, ".working"))
			} else {
				obsname = fmt.Sprintf("%s.obsolete", name)
			}
			if err := d.fs.Rename(name, obsname); err != nil {
				Logf("failed to rename %q to %q: %v\n", name, obsname, err)
				continue
			}
		}
		resp <- nil
	}()
	return nil
}

// freezeLog closes the file for the current journal, nils out the appropriate
// members, and removes the ".working" suffix from the file name.
func (d *DiskLog) freezeLog() error {
	if !d.isOpen {
		return ErrNotOpen
	}
	jf := d.journalFile
	d.journalEnc = nil
	d.journalFile = nil

	if err := jf.Close(); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to close log: %v", err)
	}

	if !strings.HasSuffix(d.journalName, ".working") {
		return fmt.Errorf("trying to freeze an already-frozen log: %s", d.journalName)
	}
	if err := d.fs.Rename(d.journalName, strings.TrimSuffix(d.journalName, ".working")); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to freeze %s by rename: %v", d.journalName, err)
	}

	return nil
}

// openNewLog creates a new log file and sets it as the current log. It does
// not check whether another one is already open, it just abandons it without
// closing it.
func (d *DiskLog) openNewLog() error {
	// Make sure we don't rotate into the past. That will mess everything up.
	var name string
	oldbirth := d.journalBirth
	birth := time.Now()
	if birth.Unix() < oldbirth.Unix()-clockSkewLeeway {
		panic(fmt.Sprintf(
			"latest log created at timestamp %d, which appears to be in the future; current time is %d\n"+
				"either the clock got changed, or too many rotations have happened in a short period of time",
			oldbirth.Unix(), birth.Unix()))
	} else if birth.Unix() <= oldbirth.Unix() {
		birth = oldbirth.Add(1 * time.Second)
	}
	name = filepath.Join(d.dir, fmt.Sprintf("%d.%d.log.working", birth.Unix(), os.Getpid()))

	f, err := d.fs.Create(name)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	d.journalBirth = birth
	d.journalName = name
	d.journalRecords = 0
	d.journalFile = f
	d.journalEnc = gob.NewEncoder(f)
	d.isOpen = true
	return nil
}

// rotateLog closes and freezes the current log and opens a new one.
func (d *DiskLog) rotateLog() error {
	if !d.isOpen {
		return ErrNotOpen
	}
	if err := d.freezeLog(); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if err := d.openNewLog(); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	return nil
}

// Dir returns the file system directory for this journal.
func (d *DiskLog) Dir() string {
	return d.dir
}

// Return the current journal name.
func (d *DiskLog) JournalName() string {
	return d.journalName
}

// Append adds a record to the end of the journal.
func (d *DiskLog) Append(rec interface{}) error {
	resp := make(chan error, 1)
	d.add <- addRequest{
		rec,
		resp,
	}
	return <-resp
}

// StartSnapshot triggers an immediate rotation, then consumes all of the
// elements on the channel and serializing them to a snapshot file with the
// same ID as the recently-closed log.
func (d *DiskLog) StartSnapshot(elems <-chan interface{}, snapresp chan<- error) error {
	resp := make(chan error, 1)
	d.snap <- snapRequest{
		elems,
		snapresp,
		resp,
	}
	return <-resp
}

// Rotate closes the current log file and opens a new one.
func (d *DiskLog) Rotate() error {
	resp := make(chan error, 1)
	d.rot <- resp
	return <-resp
}

// latestFrozenSnapshot attempts to find the most recent snapshot on which to base journal replay.
func (d *DiskLog) latestFrozenSnapshot() (int64, string, error) {
	glob := filepath.Join(d.dir, fmt.Sprintf("*.*.snapshot"))
	names, err := d.fs.FindMatching(glob)
	if err != nil {
		return -1, "", err
	}
	if len(names) == 0 {
		return -1, "", io.EOF
	}
	bestts := int64(-1)
	bestname := ""
	for _, name := range names {
		ts, err := TSFromName(name)
		if err != nil {
			Logf("can't find id in in %q: %v", name, err)
			continue
		}
		if ts > bestts {
			bestts = ts
			bestname = name
		}
	}
	if bestts < 0 {
		return -1, "", io.EOF
	}
	return bestts, bestname, nil
}

// SnapshotDecoder returns a decoder whose Decode function can be called to get
// the next item from the most recent frozen snapshot.
func (d *DiskLog) SnapshotDecoder() (Decoder, error) {
	_, snapname, err := d.latestFrozenSnapshot()
	if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
		return nil, err
	}
	// Default empty implementation for the case where there just isn't a file.
	if err == io.EOF {
		return EmptyDecoder{}, nil
	}

	// Found it - try to open it for reading.
	file, err := d.fs.Open(snapname)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return gob.NewDecoder(file), nil
}

// journalNames implements a Sorter interface, sorting based on timestamps.
type journalNames []string

func (n journalNames) Less(i, j int) bool {
	bi, _ := TSFromName(n[i])
	bj, _ := TSFromName(n[j])
	return bi < bj
}

func (n journalNames) Swap(i, j int) {
	n[i], n[j] = n[j], n[i]
}

func (n journalNames) Len() int {
	return len(n)
}

// gobMultiDecoder decodes gob entries from multiple readers in series. An
// io.MultiReader is not suitable here because each journal file can have a
// single corrupt entry at the end, so we have to gracefully handle
// ErrUnexpectedEOF in the logical *middle* of the whole journal stream.
type gobMultiDecoder struct {
	fs FS

	filenames []string
	cur       int

	decoder *gob.Decoder
}

func newGobMultiDecoder(fs FS, filenames ...string) (*gobMultiDecoder, error) {
	if len(filenames) == 0 {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("gob multidecoder needs at least one file")
	}
	return &gobMultiDecoder{
		cur:       0,
		fs:        fs,
		filenames: filenames,
		decoder:   nil,
	}, nil
}

// newGobDecoder loads the file into memory and creates a gob.Decoder from it.
// As we are dealing with log files, and they really should not have any reason
// to get individually huge, it is safer and simpler to just load the file into
// RAM and the quickly close it instead of relying on the caller to consume all
// of the records quickly.
func (d *gobMultiDecoder) newGobDecoder(fname string) (*gob.Decoder, error) {
	file, err := d.fs.Open(fname)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	defer func() {
		if err := file.Close(); err != nil {
			panic(fmt.Sprintf("error closing file opened only for reading. should never happen: %v", err))
		}
	}()
	var buffer bytes.Buffer
	if _, err := buffer.ReadFrom(file); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return gob.NewDecoder(&buffer), nil
}

// Decode runs the decode function on each file in turn, skipping records that
// produce an ErrUnexpectedEOF. When we checksum records, it will also stop on
// those and verify that they are each the last such in their respective files.
func (d *gobMultiDecoder) Decode(val interface{}) error {
	// This only happens on the first call.
	if d.decoder == nil && d.cur == 0 {
		name := d.filenames[d.cur]
		decoder, err := d.newGobDecoder(name)
		if err != nil {
			Logf("failed to create decoder for file %q: %v", name, err)
			return err
		}
		d.decoder = decoder
	}
	err := d.decoder.Decode(val)
	for err == io.EOF || err == io.ErrUnexpectedEOF {
		if err == io.ErrUnexpectedEOF {
			Logf("journal file %q has an unexpected EOF", d.filenames[d.cur])
			// Try to read one more time, ensure we get an actual EOF.
			v := struct{}{}
			err := d.decoder.Decode(&v)
			if err != io.EOF && err != io.ErrUnexpectedEOF {
				// OK - the next record really *wasn't* supposed to be the
				// last. Only the last record is allowed to be a partial write
				// or otherwise corrupt, so this is a real problem.
				return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
			}
		}
		if d.cur++; d.cur >= len(d.filenames) {
			return io.EOF // really and truly finished, now.
		}
		name := d.filenames[d.cur]
		d.decoder, err = d.newGobDecoder(d.filenames[d.cur])
		if err != nil {
			Logf("failed to create decoder for file %q: %v", name, err)
			return err
		}
		err = d.decoder.Decode(val)
	}
	return err
}

// JournalDecoder returns a Decoder whose Decode function can be called to get
// the next item from the journals that are newer than the most recent
// snapshot.
func (d *DiskLog) JournalDecoder() (Decoder, error) {
	doneglob := filepath.Join(d.dir, fmt.Sprintf("*.*.log"))
	workglob := filepath.Join(d.dir, fmt.Sprintf("*.*.log.working"))
	donenames, err := d.fs.FindMatching(doneglob)
	switch {
	case err == io.EOF:
		return EmptyDecoder{}, nil
	case err != nil:
		return nil, err
	}

	worknames, err := d.fs.FindMatching(workglob)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	names := make([]string, 0, len(donenames)+len(worknames))
	names = append(names, donenames...)
	names = append(names, worknames...)

	sort.Sort(journalNames(names))

	snapbirth, _, err := d.latestFrozenSnapshot()
	if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
		return nil, err
	}
	for i, name := range names {
		ts, err := TSFromName(name)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get timestamp from name %q: %v", name, err)
		}
		if ts > snapbirth {
			// Found the first journal file later than the snapshot. Return the decoder.
			return newGobMultiDecoder(d.fs, names[i:]...)
		}
	}
	// No journals found later than the snapshot.
	return EmptyDecoder{}, nil
}


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Edgar é uma vila localizada no estado norte-americano de Wisconsin, no Condado de Marathon.

Demografia
Segundo o censo norte-americano de 2000, a sua população era de 1386 habitantes.
Em 2006, foi estimada uma população de 1476, um aumento de 90 (6.5%).

Geografia
De acordo com o United States Census Bureau tem uma área de
4,3 km², dos quais 4,3 km² cobertos por terra e 0,0 km² cobertos por água. Edgar localiza-se a aproximadamente 418 m acima do nível do mar.

Localidades na vizinhança
O diagrama seguinte representa as localidades num raio de 24 km ao redor de Edgar.

Ligações externas

Vilas do Wisconsin


I once worked for a senior executive at a leading software company that predicted the bursting of the Dotcom Bubble back in 2000-2001. In the midst of rising expectations he advised us to go liquid on all technology and telecommunications stock investments before it was too late.
We heeded his advice. Fast forward to 2008 and we're in a similar crisis. This time it's one that's related to debt and the worldwide financial system. I wonder what my old boss would say about current events? Could he have predicted today's scenario? Maybe, maybe not!
There's an interesting article in the Huffington Post today identifying individuals that "...issued warnings about the fragility of the financial system and sounded the alarm about an impending collapse before it all came crashing down"
It's scary to read how each (scholars, investors, politicians, etc...) precisely predicted current events and outcomes.
Personally, I'm already looking at their work to improve my predictive skills.


Kitchen area : The kitchen is south facing and sunny. It is well equipped with a four ring electric cooker which has a full size oven and grill. There is an automatic washing machine, an automatic electric kettle, a two slice toaster and microwave oven.
Living area : A large and comfortable sunny lounge/dining room with wood-burner & leading to the conservatory. Fully fitted carpeting, flat-screen TV with Freeview, Sony stereo music centre and free wi-fi connection.
Dining area : Dining table & chairs for 4 people in the large lounge. High chair available.
Bathroom(s) : New (2013), large bathroom with wash basin, toilet, full-size bath & spacious walk-in shower providing luxury mains-pressure showering..
Outside : Cottage set in large grounds with orchard & BBQ area. Private lawned garden & south facing stone patio.
Other information : Please visit our website at www.YorkshireSelfCatering.co.uk and please see the independent reviews left by our visitors on Tripadvisor.- search for Kirkbymoorside or North York Moors.
Resort description : Gillamoor remains an unspoiled working village, through which sheep are regularly herded and farmers are seen going about their daily tasks. There are three farms within the village boundary. At one end of the village, the picturesque church of St Aidan sits on 'Surprise View', which is a dramatic and panoramic view of the moors. Although perched on the edge of the North York Moors, Gillamoor has easy access to Kirkbymoorside (2 miles) and Pickering (10 Miles) where there are a variety of food shops and supermarkets for general provisions.
Pricing notes : Winter - £260 pw Spring & Autumn - £270 to £380 pw Summer - £390 to £470 pw Holiday breaks - October to March & at short notice during rest of the year.
Booking conditions : £50 secures a booking,. Balance due 6 weeks before your holiday.


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Agrilus casalei é uma espécie de inseto do género Agrilus, família Buprestidae, ordem Coleoptera.

Foi descrita cientificamente por Curletti, 1997.

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You are invited to join our Friends of Lava Cap Wine Club and become a member of our extended family. There are two Wine Club membership options and an option to update your account information. One wine club, the "Quarterly" club, provides Lava Cap wine four times a year while the "Sem-Annual" clubs provides wine twice a year. There is no enrollment fee to join and become involved with our extended family. A two shipment minimum is required for the Quarterly club and one shipment is required for the Semi-Annual club to avoid an early cancellation fee in our club.
Mixed (Red and White Wine) Quarterly Club Membership: three bottles of Lava Cap wine, selected by our Winemaker, are delivered four times each year to you in February, May, August, and November. The price of each shipment ranges from $50 to $75 depending on the wines included plus applicable taxes and shipping costs.
Mixed (Red and White Wine) Semi-Annual Club Membership: six bottles of Lava Cap wine, selected by our Winemaker, are delivered twice each year to you in May and November. The price of each shipment ranges from $110 to $150 depending on the wines included plus applicable taxes and shipping costs.
Reds Only Semi-Annual Club Membership: six bottles (two of three varietals) of Lava Cap wine, selected by our Winemaker, are delivered two times each year to you in May and November. The price of each shipment ranges from $110 to $150 depending on the wines included plus applicable taxes and shipping costs.
Whites Only Semi-Annual Club Membership: four bottles (two bottles of two varietals) of Lava Cap wine, selected by our Winemaker, are delivered two times each year to you in May and November. The price of each shipment ranges from $55 to $85 depending on the wines included plus applicable taxes and shipping costs.
Wine will be shipped automatically and charged to card on file if not picked within six weeks.


Lamar Elementary is collecting Box Tops for Education! Since 1996, the Box Tops for Education program has helped schools across America earn cash for the things they need. Each Box Top coupon is worth 10 cents for the school. Each eligible school participating in the Box Tops for Education program may earn up to $20,000 cash per year from the program. Students' names are submitted for a prize every time they return a completed form. Forms are available in the library. Throughout the year, Lamar will have drawings for one student to win a bag of prizes from the library. We invite the community to join our efforts by sending any collected Box Tops to the school office.


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Exiting your business – private or public?
Friday, 27th March 2020
Guest blog by Carolyn Gelling, The International Stock Exchange Group
With business owners increasingly selling to private equity in recent years, Carolyn Gelling from The International Stock Exchange Group explores the ingredients that could make an exit into the public market more viable again for firms in the North West.
Attending the Pro-Manchester Corporate Finance lunch on 14th February seems something of a distant memory given the subsequent escalation of coronavirous (COVID-19) and its impacts on all of us. However, in the mediuam to long term, it is important not to lose sight of some of the key themes emerging from the sessions which are likely to remain relevant in the future.
At the time, I noted that many of the panellists focused on the increasing trend for business owners to sell their companies to private equity and that these houses still have a significant amount of dry powder available to be deployed to the right opportunities.
The other side of the same coin is that the number of companies 'going public' has been falling. Speaking to capital markets participants across the North West and through the UK, there is a consistent sentiment that the traditional stock exchanges offer regimes which are overly bureaucratic and expensive. This makes a public quotation unviable in the first place, or unsustainable ongoing, for all but the larger firms.
It was that similar tone which a few years ago helped us at The International Stock Exchange (TISE) to develop our proposition for listing trading companies. We have created a more proportionate and cost-effective offering which makes it viable for companies to list at an earlier stage. This provides owners of businesses in the North West with another option to consider as opposed to simply staying private, in particular as they plan for an exit.
TISE is an established stock exchange, which has been operating since 1998 and has approximately 3,000 listed securities, with a total market value of more than £350 billion. We are very much part of the capital markets eco-system, we have received recognitions from authorities around the globe and we have listings from blue-chip corporates, sovereigns, investment vehicles and growth companies.
TISE's offering specifically caters for companies that would be classified as SMEs. With the Listing Rules stipulating that a company must have a minimum market capitalisation of £1 million, the Exchange provides another option compared to bank lending or private equity for accessing capital to help a business scale-up. However, 'going public' and being quoted on a stock market goes far beyond the principal of seeking funding for growth; it is not always about what is often considered an immense exercise of running an IPO and which may not always lead to successfully securing investors.
We see companies seeking to list for many other reasons, which can relate to demonstrating transparency and good governance, building brand recognition, investor demand/expectations, a need to establish a market share price and have access to a formal secondary market. Sometimes a company can list equity through a placing of only an existing shareholding, yet the listing is a key part of their acquisition and/or organic growth strategy for the future in later attracting new investors in the secondary markets. One other key area is around capital exit.
Capital exit
Capital exit in this context refers to a company seeking new shareholders to release existing equity share ownership. This can include owner-managed businesses, including family owned businesses, where the principals want to release capital and potentially work towards their eventual retirement from the business. Another example is entrepreneurs who have placed a significant proportion of their personal wealth into their business and now wish to release some of the capital growth and efforts of their hard work, sometimes to release lending that was required to start a business.
The ability of many of these owners to step away from a business and benefit from its apparent valuation is not always possible, as investors like to see continuity and a well thought out succession plan. Indeed, trade sales or management buyouts are often negotiated to include retention clauses, where the owner/manager remains within the business for a period of time, often under the auspices and direction of the new owners.
It is for these reasons that business owners should consider listing on a regulated and recognised stock exchange, such as TISE, as part of that succession planning and a full or partial capital exit. A partial exit can be an option to consider. Our free float requirement means that a proportion (c. 25%) of equity must be held in public hands upon admission. This also means that the entrepreneur, for example, can maintain a majority shareholding (e.g. 75%) in the company.
Sponsoring the Pro-Manchester Corporate Finance lunch gave us the opportunity to showcase TISE's offering for listing trading companies at an earlier stage compared to traditional stock exchanges and as an alternative to private equity. It also enabled us to highlight our wider business of listing REITs and debt, including securities issued by private equity groups to help finance their acquisitions of portfolio companies (which of course, themselves, could be exited via a listing at a later stage). In short, this demonstrates the way in which TISE can play a role in assisting owners to exit their businesses, no matter they are staying private or going public.
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When summer gives up its bounty of fresh fruit, preserve that sun-kissed flavor in good-quality brandy (for the best results) to be enjoyed year-round on ice cream, pound cake, pancakes, or as is with whipped cream.
A single type of fruit can be used, say peaches only or pears only, or a combination of fruits and berries. Berries should be left whole but larger fruits will need to be pitted and diced and, in the cases of nectarines, peaches, and pears, blanched and peeled.
One of the ways in which fruits can be preserved is in alcohol—no water-bath processing required—without fear of botulism and that is how they are "put up" in this recipe.
Brandied fruit makes an excellent item for an edible gift basket. But it takes at least one month for the fruit to be at its inebriated best (longer is better), so keep that in mind when making this recipe for gift-giving. Start in July for Christmas!
In a very large bowl, combine fruit and sugars, tossing well. Cover and let macerate for 1 hour, tossing every 15 minutes.
Divide fruit among 8 sterilized pint jars or a gallon covered crock. Pour in the brandy, making sure fruit is submerged. Cover and store in a cool place for at least one month. Since the brandied fruit will only improve with age, let the flavors develop for more than one month.
Once aged, store the brandied fruit on a counter. As its contents diminish, just add more diced fruit (2 cups fruit to 1/2 cup each white and firmly packed brown sugar) and brandy to cover.
A compote, on the other hand, can be made with fresh, canned, or dried fruit that is cooked in a sugar syrup along with spices, other flavorings, and sometimes includes wine, brandy, rum, or liqueur. It is not aged but stored in the refrigerator and meant to be consumed within a short time.
As mentioned, brandied fruits are delicious on ice cream, pound cake, pancakes, or as is with a little whipped cream, but you can turn them into so much more.
Drain 1 cup of fruits, reserving the liquid, and bake them into a cake mix or cake from scratch, substituting any liquid called for in the recipe with the brandied fruit syrup (the alcohol will burn off).
Add some to mixed drinks, punch, sangria, or in a nonalcoholic beverage made with sparkling water.
Use well-drained fruit as the crowning glory in the middle of a frosted cake.
Use as a condiment alongside turkey or other roasts by cooking down the liquid only until thick, and recombining with the fruit.
Mix well-drained and chopped fruit with softened cream cheese for an interesting cracker-and-cheese plate.


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Characteristics and activities of acute psychiatric in-patient facilities: national survey in Italy
Giovanni De Girolamo, Angelo Barbato, Renata Bracco, Andrea Gaddini, Rossella Miglio, Pierluigi Morosini, Bruno Norcio, Angelo Picardi, Angelo Picardi, Elisabetta Rossi, Paola Rucci, Giovanni Santone, Giuseppe Dell'Acqua
Journal: The British Journal of Psychiatry / Volume 191 / Issue 2 / August 2007
Legislation in 1978 led to the gradual replacement of mental hospitals in Italy with a full range of community-based services, including facilities for acute in-patient care.
To survey the main characteristics of Italian public and private in-patient facilities for acute psychiatric disorders.
Structured interviews were conducted with each facility's head psychiatrist in all Italian regions, with the exception of Sicily.
Overall, Italy (except Sicily) has atotal of 4108 public in-patient beds in 319 facilities, with 0.78 beds for every 10 000 inhabitants, and 4862 beds in 54 private in-patient facilities, with 0.94 beds per 10 000 inhabitants. In 2001 the rates of psychiatric admissions and admitted patients per 10 000 inhabitants were 26.7 and 17.8 respectively. In the same year the percentage of involuntary admissions was 12.9%, for atotal of 114 570 hospital days. Many in-patient facilities showed significant limitations in terms of architectural and logistic characteristics. Staffing showed a great variability among facilities.
The overall number of acute beds per 10 000 inhabitants is one of the lowest in Europe. The survey has provided evidence of two parallel systems of in-patient care, a public one and a private one, which are not fully interchangeable.