It better. I try not to be negative in these group buy threads, but it is ridiculous that you are not in the main loop, and among the first to know, about any and all developments. I know you don't like it either, and I hope it changes immediately.
Yes, please no logo. If one has to be on it then I think the tailcap is the best location.
I'd love to be able to utilize them other than just as a locator when off. I'd love to be able to ramp the aux LED's and use them with the blink modes. Maybe even some new ones. I think most of the UI is covered pretty well in terms of white light.
Yes, please no logo's. If it is sold from China you don't neet the CE logo anyway.
It's the responsibility of the European importer/distributer of the product, wich probably won't be the way of selling. Don't think this will end up in shops, just straight from China to the end user.
Yes, please no logo's. If it is sold from China you don't neet the CE logo anyway. It's the responsibility of the European importer/distributer of the product, wich probably won't be the way of selling. Don't think this will end up in shops, just straight from China to the end user.
yes i dont get it either, its not like this light is gonna be sold in retailer shops etc… most will buy from banggood or where they will be sold after group buy.. logo i dont really want at all on this light..
As of this posting, only the host is ready, the driver and optics are unfinished.
… Yes & amen, +1.
No, you have got that wrong.
No CE marking (and genuine documentation) is just asking for it to be sent back at the EU Border, if inspected.
Already happening. And a database of repeat offenders no-doubt being built, and shared, the easier to catch the next dodgy parcel.
By the way, there is no difference between business and personal importation. The rules apply to you, personally. Or as a businessperson. That's why you will be charged duty, tax, and handling fee if found-out.
Some EU countries are very tight on this and clearly have plenty of officials looking into things. in the UK you can usually expect to get away with it.
Just as I said, it's the responsibility of the importer and I am happy to take that (very minor) risk.
Never heard of someone not receiving their emisar because there were no labels on it.
None of the thousands of Emisar lights were sent back, and still aren't.
Perhaps they have got their ducks in a row, the paperwork in order, using a reputable freight-forwarder, etc. etc. Like any reputable company. Good on them.
But you seem very confident that no Emisars have been sent back from the EU. How do you know that ?
Nevertheless I wasn't pointing fingers at Emisar. I suspect that they behave with integrity.
But, speaking frankly, at Neal, and his blatant drop-shipping from dodgy outfits, where there seems to be a recurring pattern of problems, delays, lack of tracking, return to sender, weird shipping methods, interest list confusions, all the Fireflies stuff that is creating concern, (don't know about his other deals, never used them, never will) and potentially this one, unless he ups his game and turns into a serious business person, rather than a chancer.
If Neal was operating a real business, holding owned stock, bought and paid for, in a warehouse ready to ship, maybe in the customer's territory, commissioning new products, having delivery, quality control, warranty provision, and customer service systems, that would be a different matter.
As he did manage before Banggood let him go.
But I suspect that he might even still be operating as a middle-man from his spare bedroom. No disgrace in that, but things ought to be better and smoother and faster to Western customers. The world is changing rapidly and amateurism just isn't good enough. He's had a few years to develop since then and impress us with his acumen. Still waiting.
Frankly, if he is in the loop, I don't want it. There, I've said it, so sue me or rude me. Just know who and what you are dealing with.
If this can be delivered by e.g. Banggood or even Gearbest, or similar, who play to the rules, I'm in. If it has to be a "Del Boy Deals" or similar I'm out.
Neal is part of this project as he was in many before. that was clear from the beginning.
you broke repeadetly your promise to stay out..
please be gone this time!
Tom Tom, please drop the subject.
Please don't be rude. Rude people will have their accounts deleted.
Please don't use dirty language, please don't swear, and please avoid lewd or risqué conversations.
Thanks for the info. It seems as if it may be a while yet then.
Repeating myself, I hope there will be a final prototype sent to TK, and others, before production begins.
It would definitely be better to identify any issues beforehand.
We may not agree in every single instance yet your past reputation precedes itself here in terms of giving investors the inside look needed to shape opinions of who we are all actually dealing with in these GBs. Your purpose wasn't to start anything yet you deserve respect for holding many of these together and frankly offering some hint of credibility where (unfortunately) it is often…we'll just leave it there (no disrespect whatsoever to the OP who has put lights in thousands of hands for little to no compensation given the work required).
You just make your money from affiliate links, codes and other such stuff. No technical contribution AFAIK. All take, no give, just saying.
So don't criticise me because I am the opposite. I like to talk about technical stuff, maybe not always correctly, but I am true to myself FWIW.
Others try to make money from decent design engineering consultancy, but from what I have heard on the backchannel, even if they were promised a little, it somehow never turns up. They are generally treated like sh(it) and ignored once they have delivered something useful. Until problems arise and it all seems to go friendly again. It's a cultural thing, respect not being a big part, if there is no personal relationship, face to face etc.
For you're income stream to keep flowing you need a continual supply of "fresh meat" and fresh punters. And to ramp up the excitement for everything new. Consume.
Let's just see where this goes, doubtless you are already negotiating your "code" and percentage arrangement with Neal in advance. As I'm sure you have done many times before. Cosy. Looking forward to your review soon. Maybe you'll have one before TK.
A funny old business, technically regarded as corruption in many territories and very difficult to justify, particularly if you are caught back-handing any of it to the ones who paid you your "commission".
Or maybe I have mis-judged you, perhaps you are really as dim as you claim, and I should feel sorry for you, whilst you try to get by in the wicked world.
FWIW, I generally dont read, much less agree with what TT says…… not so much that I disagree but mainly because the post are so long that I tend to loose track of what he is saying. On this I have to agree….. Neal's inability to communicate, insure QC and provide customers a troublefree transaction has a lot to be desired. It 'seems' like it is always a roll of the dice when he is involved.
Who is Neal and how does he contribute …? … And how is this related to M4D M4X?
Neal handles a lot of what needs to be done in China. He used to work in the flashlight department of Banggood, and was involved in making the BLF-A6 and Kronos X5/X6, but later ended up on his own. I don't recall the timeline exactly, but I think he got canned shortly after the failed Cometa project. Then he started his own flashlight middle-man company and was involved in making the BLF GT. He has also been reselling a variety of other products at his online shop, which I think was created in collaboration with M4D M4X. M4D M4X has been doing tuán gòu (group buy) style deals for a few years, where the vendor gets a bunch of buyers, the buyers get a discount coupon, and M4D M4X gets a percentage for his services.
In this case, I think Neal basically hired Lumintop to produce an item, and is acting as a retailer for that item. Once the product is available to buy, the rest of the process is up to Neal and M4D M4X — sales, shipping, support, returns, etc.
No, the people on the BLF/TLF side of this don't get any money for it. Just an occasional prototype, and generally a free light or two at the end.
People keep telling me I should set up a Patreon account or something, but I haven't done it yet. Maybe I should, but most of the time it seems like it'd just be another headache.
Heck, just keep it simple & fairly headache free then. Give us a PayPal address….. money will follow. .
Seriously, please think about it TK. You give a lot here, many of us would like to give back.
I honestly think you and the others involved in this and similar projects should do that, or a Ko-Fi or at least a PayPal donation thing. Something like that. Not as a payment, but as a token of gratitude from people who really like what you all do.
I'd be up for that, TK's interfaces have changed my flashlight world!
when i ran the BLF GT and other groupbuys i added the "one for the team" token to buy and that raised money has been shared to the team members aand other contributers.
unfortunately i am not part of the FW3A project since Neal started his own shop - i do not know how its done here.
I can donate a bit of money to project contributors.
I thought there should have been a 'permanent' TK donation thread with a PP addy a long time ago…. she deserves it for her time and knowledge.
How about a permanent Donation thread for anyone that is willing to accept donations??
I can think of many people I would donate a small amount of money to.
There has been many reviews that has saved me money.
I own a D4 because of TK's review, donation sent.
I own several cells based on HJK's reviews , donation sent.
I have or haven't bought lights based on robo819, donation sent.
Oh, No way I am gonna forget SB for giving me a place to hang out, donation sent.


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After a crummy day, there's nothing better than kicking up your feet and unwinding with a lovely YouTube series (Image via Becca Tapert)
Culture x April 10, 2018
4 YouTube Series to Watch When You Have a Bad Day
These videos will make any frown turn upside down.
By Ana Greening, Texas State University
College is a time to make fun memories without your parent's supervision, however, it is also a time of stressing over classes, or even life itself. During those times that feel like the world is crumbling from all angles, you try everything to combat the stress: eating bad food, going out on the town or just crying into pillows.
However, there is nothing that can cure a bad day like a high-quality YouTube series.
"People Telling Their Crush They Like Them" – Mikey Murphy
Video concept: Mikey Murphy asks his fans to take a chance and reveal their feelings to their crush on camera. Murphy picks the videos he loves the most to react to. As the viewer watches these adorable confessions, the young filmmaker inserts witty comments that elevates the cute factor to solid 8.
What makes it so great: Everyone remembers their first real crush and how earth-shattering revealing that would be. The kids that are featured in this YouTube series take that admirable risk the rest of us avoid.
Most of the fans of Murphy's channel are still in middle school, so as a college student watching these 13-year-old children confess their feelings almost becomes a way to reminisce about those awkward years and be grateful that those times are over. The stress of college is definitely better than the stress that comes from being a pre-teen.
Safiya Nygaard Gets Married, Leaves Fans With Hope That True Love Does Exist
Additionally, it reassures students that even though they might not look like their younger selves did, things really haven't changed that much. A common theme in many of these short moving pictures is these pre-teens throwing flowers at their crush and walking away in a relationship like that's an acceptable way to obtain a significant other.
Even though people would like to admit that is a new occurrence, they would only be lying to themselves. Regardless, it's hard not to smile at the blossoming of young love.
"Secretly Sharing Both Sides of Their Love Story" – Jubliee
Video concept: The producers of this YouTube series ask questions about a couple's love story, but while one is answering, the other one is wearing noise-canceling headphones. By doing this, it lets participants open up fully and allows the viewers truly have a look at their relationship.
What makes it so great: By hearing about how much someone can love another human being and how much work really goes into a great relationship, viewers are uplifted and inspired that one day they could be sitting in those chairs with their special someone.
On top of this, many couples often share things they normally wouldn't due to the fact their significant other can't hear them. It ranges from farting in bed while they were sleeping to almost not showing up on the second date.
No matter what they reveal, it puts a smile on everyone's face and a beautiful confused participate wearing the noise-canceling headphones because they don't know what was so funny. Another great thing about this YouTube series is how they make sure to represent many different couples.
Multiracial, same-sex, old, young, divorced, parents and even broken up couples make an appearance. Their representation shows that love comes in all shapes and sizes.
YouTube Power Couple Alissa Violet and FaZe Banks Have Broken Up
"Try to Watch This Without Laughing Challenge" – React: A Fine Brothers Channel
Video concept: The Fine Brothers request that their fans submit videos they believe are impossible to not laugh at. To prove if that idea is right, everyday people and YouTubers challenge themselves to keep their emotions in while they watch the hilarious video compilation.
What makes it so great: Even though the whole point of this YouTube series is to maintain a straight face, viewers have no choice but to burst out laughing. Sometimes the fans of this channel pick videos that are spot on and causes everyone watching to crack a smile.
To add to the humor in these videos, many times the people reacting produce one-liners that are almost more iconic than the video being shown, and sometimes the good stomach pain has nothing to do with the chosen video, but is simply a chain reaction, because nothing is as contagious as laughter.
No matter what produces it, The React channel provides a great way to get a dose of the best medicine in town.
What You Need to Know Before the KSI and Logan Paul Rematch Fight
"YouTube Couples React" – The Fine Brothers
Video concept: Similar to the previous Fine Brothers YouTube series, the channel invites popular couples that are on the video-sharing website to compete against each other in trending challenges. The games the couples play revolve around love and gives them a chance to give their opinion on the topic.
What makes it so great: For whatever reason, there is something so intriguing about seeing someone the majority of the world only views through a camera do something outside of how society normally sees them. Subconsciously, we all know they are just ordinary people, but watching them have a friendly competition with their significant others gives fans confirmation of this.
Getting a deeper preview of these YouTuber's relationships is not only entertaining, but also exciting. Every couple seems to have a secret code and a good understanding of what makes them individually tick. They reveal these truths as they watch and compete in these challenges which can only cause a positive reaction from the viewers.
There are many more YouTube series that successfully turn any bad day into a good one, but the ones mentioned outdo all of them. At the end of every one of these videos, it's very difficult to not to have a smile plastered on your face and your faith in the humanity restored, if even for a brief moment.
Jeffree Star Had an Incredible November: Is It Thanks to Shane Dawson?
Behind the Conspiracy Makeup Line Is a Tale of Influencers and Friendship
What to Watch, Read, Listen and Follow After Watching 'Modern Love'
Slowed+Reverb Is the Newest Trend in YouTube Music Edits
Screens /// Thoughts
Shane Dawson Is Becoming a Better Businessman and Here's Why
Sounds /// Thoughts
Selena Gomez Drops New Tracks, But Runs Into Drama
Listening to Tessa Violet Is Never a Bad Idea
How YouTuber Brad Mondo Is Combining His Stellar Personality and Love of Hair To Make Truly Bingeable Content
Keep on Stirring: The Mukbang Drama Pot Is Getting Hot
Why We Should Keep Talking About Lia Marie Johnson
ICYMI, Here's What Happened at the 2019 YouTube Streamy Awards
The Biggest YouTubers These Past 10 Years: Where Are They Now?

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Bridgestone hosts Belgium PM
TOKYO (April 9, 2010)—Belgium's prime minister made a stop at Bridgestone Corp.'s headquarters on April 8 during a visit to Japan, speaking with Shoshi Arakawa, chairman, CEO and president of the company, and several other Bridgestone executives.
Prime Minister Yves Leterme was in Japan to attend the opening of the newly constructed Belgium embassy in Tokyo. Bridgestone said his visit to the company's headquarters reflects the close relationship between Belgium and the tire maker, which has its European headquarters, Bridgestone Europe N.V./S.A., in Brussels, the nation's capital.


Is This New App For Office Romances A Good Idea?
The messaging platform Slack, which is used in many an office environment for exchanges among employees has now gained a risky dating component in a brand new app.
Slack is not participating in this venture because of the notion that, promoting office romance is never a good idea for most straight-laced businesses.
Rather Feeld is an independent bot that works alongside the Slack app.
It allows an 'administrator' to install the app, once downloaded a person within a slack team can direct message @Feeld and put in the name of the coworker they have a crush on.
If the feeling happens to be mutual, then both parties are notified, and quickies in the stationary cupboard can start. However, If you're in the work-friend zone, then no one will ever know. Hopefully.
While many marriages have sprung from embracing office romances, in the same breath so have numerous sexual harassment lawsuits.
Just read the news lately, regarding Bill O'Reilly. Perhaps Feeld should stick to after work activities.


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Q: How can I get data from map in array? My firebase screenshot is as below. But I don't know how can I access my datas in array.

A: If I understand, you can use like this:
final posts = data['begendikleri'].map((e) => Post.fromJson(e)).toList();
where data is the snapshot returned by the firebase, and Post is an object with the properties of the post.
The fromJson function can be like
factory fromJson(Json) {
return Post(postId: json['postId'], saticId: json['saticId']);
}

A: Single access var d = theMap['begendikleri'][0]['postId']
You can also iterate the array and create the list you want simply
ListView.builder(
  itemCount: theMap['begendikleri'].length,
  itemBuilder: (context, index) => Text(
    'The id if the post is ${theMap['begendikleri'][index]['postId']}',
  ),
);

A: try using this site :
https://javiercbk.github.io/json_to_dart/
this will generate a dart class to parse your JSON.

A: Run this code
DocumentReference<Map<String, dynamic>> docRef =
    FirebaseFirestore.instance.doc('users/PClEKWNc1fG8zo0OWgHs');
DocumentSnapshot documentSnapshot = await docRef.get();
if (documentSnapshot.exists) {
  List begendikleri = documentSnapshot.get('begendikleri');
  print(begendikleri);
  print(begendikleri[0]);
  // you can then loop through begendikleri and do stuffs
}

A:     final Map<String,dynamic> documentSnapshot = FirebaseFirestore.collections("Users").doc("REPLACE_WITH_DOCID").get()

documentSnapshot["begendikleri"]; // gets list of your maps in begendikleri
documentSnapshot["begendikleri"][index]; // gets map data from list with gived index(0,1,2,3,4...documentSnapshot["begendikleri"].length)
documentSnapshot["begendikleri"][0]["postId"]; // gets postId value from first element in begendikleri list from DocumentSnapshot

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Sr Cloud Systems Administrator
Location: San Diego, CA, US
Department: Facilities / IT
Reference Number: 2547734
Job Description Summary
Mirati is seeking an Sr. Cloud Systems Administrator who has extensive experience working with Microsoft's Azure platform and enterprise application services to support the IT leadership team in executing the roadmap for IT infrastructure and cloud operations. This role's primary focus is on ensuring technology resources are distributed, maintained, secured, configured, and effectively utilized across Mirati's growing network.
This is a technical role that requires hands-on knowledge of different areas within the cloud arena such as user management, authentication (e.g. Okta, Azure MFA), orchestrate VDIs Linux/Window/Images, cloud enterprise collaboration tools (Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Power Platform), cloud infrastructure architecture on AWS and Azure, scripting (PowerShell, bash, Azure cli), cloud and on-premise storage, backups, device management platforms (e.g Intune, Business Manager, Airwatch ), reporting, metric analysis, and familiarity with networking and wireless.
The ideal candidate will be passionate about information technology (IT) operations, providing reliable and secure infrastructure and networking platforms in support of Mirati's critical business solutions. They should have an excellent ability to communicate, organize, document, and solve problems using their in-depth understanding of information systems. They will also be able to use their technical experience and business acumen to maintain a trusted relationship with end-users and business partners, while enabling technical teams to deliver and maintain quality solutions aligned with Mirati's organizational goals.
Troubleshoot and document deployment and system issues
Follow-up on alerts and notifications
Responsible for performance metrics, analysis, and uptime
Configure, secure, and maintain Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Provide technical support to Mirati's end-users' through our ticketing system
Write and document code/instructions to automate system architectures
Working on custom special projects as assigned
Work with the Network Administrator to document, maintain and support networking efforts
Understands Azure platform and architecture, documents, and supports the underlying business processes, workflows, data and application platforms that depends on Microsoft and 3rd party services
Take ownership of issues, with a sense of urgency, and using sound judgment to resolve
SQL server maintenance and support
Firewall maintenance and support
Server documentation, installation, support, maintenance
Backup documentation and maintenance
Responsible for tracking licenses, metrics, and reporting
Engage peers in accordance with processes and procedures to document and contribute to solution/architecture designs
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Strong knowledge of Azure/AWS infrastructure and architecture
Experience with the implementation, integration, management, and support of hybrid environments where SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS solutions, and virtualized and cloud-based infrastructure, are incorporated as required.
Strong working knowledge and proven working experience with the following: Windows, Linux, Unix, Storage, VDI, Active Directory, VMware, AWS, Azure, and hardware such as Dell and Cisco/Meraki.
Sound technical skills in networking (DNS, DHCP, remote user support, etc.) and experience with circuits, routers, switches, and ISP responsibilities and relationships.
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Below are two articles from Commodity Online, posted within twenty minutes of each other. The first one reports that USDA revises India's March wheat output upwards.
WASHINGTON : The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has revised India's wheat output slightly upward at 78.6 million tones in March from 78.4 million tones in February.
If the USDA projections come true [we already know they won't], India will be harvesting a bumper crop for the second consecutive year. The country had produced a record 78.57 million tones last year, which had helped the government to procure over 22.6 million tones for the public distribution system.
The US seems to be more positive about India's wheat harvest as it projects higher output at 78.6 million tones for 2008-09, compared with the Indian government's estimate of 77.78 million tones.
Meanwhile, the Indian government is yet to revise its second advance estimate, which was released much before the harvest season, though officials have expressed that the output would be higher than 77.78 million tones. Wheat harvesting has already commenced from mid-March.
Major wheat growing states in India are Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
Besides India, USDA has also marginally increased the estimates for Australia, Morocco, Mexico and Bangladesh.
The estimate for global wheat production has also been raised by 1.6 million tunes to a record 684.4 million tones during marketing year 2008-09, it said. The marketing period of wheat varies from country to country.
The second one confirms widespread, extensive damage to India's wheat crop from recent rain.
CHANDIGARH : Unseasonal rains in Punjab causing widespread damage to its wheat crop has forced it to cut down its estimates of wheat output by five lakh metric tonne to 150 lakh MT during this season.
According to Punjab Agriculture Department, wheat production in the state will even cross 150 lakh MT marks because of heavy damage inflicted by rains and hailstorm.
Punjab had earlier estimated wheat production at 155 lakh MT for this Rabi marketing season against last year's output of 157.20 lakh MT.
Besides, the total crop arrival during this Rabi marketing season is also expected to be lower at 100 lakh MT against the last year's arrival of 105 lakh MT, a development that could also affect the centre's procurement target from the state, wheat experts said.
Unexpected rains during the past one week have hit the wheat crop badly across several parts of the region.
According to the department, the wheat crop sown over an area of 23,400 hectares in the state has been adversely affected due to rains and hailstorm.
Wheat crop has been affected in Ludhiana, Ferozepur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Mansa, Amritsar, Sangrur, Tarantarn and Gurdaspur.
Because of the rains playing spoilsport, the arrival of wheat during the current wheat lifting season would also shrink as a result of which, the target of 115 lakh MT of wheat procurement from Punjab may not be achieved, as per wheat experts.
The Centre during the ongoing rabi marketing season is expecting to procure 115 lakh MT of wheat from Punjab.
My reaction: USDA Estimates For India's Wheat Output Are Bogus.
1) The USDA has revised India's wheat output slightly upward to 78.6 million tons in March.
2) Punjab Agriculture Department reports that the state's wheat crop has been heavily damaged by rains and hailstorm.
4) India's target of 11.5 million tons of wheat procurement from Punjab may not be achieved.
Conclusion: USDA is overly optimistic with most of its numbers. Expect estimates, especially for India, to be revised lower repeatedly in the next few weeks.
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with the shortages you speak of Eric, how do we trade this? Anyone know of a good investment vehicle for agriculture?
Eric could you mix the numbers of the two articles together? In the first article there are estimates in metric tons of the total India wheat production. In the second there are different terms describing likely damage to areas. Specifically how many hectares are devoted to wheat production over all of India? Knowing that we can figure out how bad the damage is.
That gives an approximate loss of 31.000 tonnes. That's nowhere near the 5 lakh MT (500.000 tonnes).
There are a number of agricultural ETF's. I hold some DBA. "Paper Food".
Eric, I don't know if the USDA's India estimates need necessarily be "bogus". It looks like the total acreage dedicated to wheat in the state of Punjab is 23,400 acres: "the wheat crop sown over an area of 23,400 hectares in the state". Now, a hectare is an area of just 100 meters by 100 meters, or 1/100 of a square kilometer (or 2.5 acres).
So the entire wheat acreage of Punjab apparently amounts to just 234 square kilometers, or an area about 9.5 _miles_ square. So the wheat acreage affected -- and not all of it has been destroyed (only about 8,000 hectares will be lost, or about 1/3) -- is only about that of one small county in the Midwest of the U.S.


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The 2011 event was held on Saturday 9th April. 348 people paid in advance of which 43 did not show. However a further 60 turned up on the day making it 365 who participated. 5 retired without completing. On the 26.7 mile route the fastest completed in 4 hours 15 minutes at a speed of 6.28 mph, the slowest took 11 hours and 10 minutes at a speed of 2.39 mph. On the 21 mile route the fastest was 4 hours 9 minutes at 5.13 mph and the slowest 8 hours 37 minutes at a speed of 2.44 mph. The 17.5 mile route saw a fastest time of 3 hours 8 minutes at a speed of 5.59 mph and a slowest of 9 hours 13 minutes at 1.9 mph. Finally the 12.5 route fastest was 2 hours 24 minutes at 5.21 mph and the slowest was 9 hours 23 minutes at 1.33 mph. Well done all who took part.
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So, I have been back into the seventies again very recently and I have brought home "Violations" by Starz (1977, second album) and "Teaze", the 1976 debut by Teaze. Both albums are strong hard rock, though Starz tend to go a little closer to pop rock in a couple of songs, even though they are still rock and roll hard rock and even a little dark in a track or two. Jack Douglas produced the album, so it's not too far a stretch to hear a similarity between them and Aerosmith at times. Teaze are a bit more hard edged and rawer, though this is the debut and I think their sophomore is, like Starz's, getting a bit more commercial.
Both albums I wanted to review tonight but the bands are not on this site. If they get approved by anyone, I can add them along with Jackal and Blue Max, which I proposed previously. I don't mind writing the bios and I think I can do that for a couple of bands around this time of year.
Two other albums I have on order are Alkana's "Welcome to My Paradise", which includes some rather advanced guitar recording (people say it sounds more early eighties than 1977) and Alpha Centauri's s/t debut, also of '77. I ordered these albums because of the great hard rock guitar sounds, though Alpha Centauri also feature a lot of keyboards and many comments on YouTube note their strong similarity to Uriah Heep.
Of the four albums, three can be heard on YouTube and the Starz album, though not on YouTube except for the song "Subway Terror" (best track IMO), can be sampled on iTunes.
I realize the hard rock admin(s) are swamped right now, but once again, if these bands get to be approved, I'll be glad to add them.
These bands will get looked at Peter but due to the temporary halt on HR additions which you can read about in Adams link above it mat be some time before they get looked at.
But do read Nicole's post in that thread: she's removed the need for approval so long as you have some sources that back up the placement. As far as I can see using RYM votes most of these would be OK. The only one that would have to be evaluated is Alpha Centauri, since they are tagged AOR/Hard Rock. For Starz the album Attention Shoppers! also looks suspect since it has a three way primary of Hard Rock, Power Pop and AOR.
Thanks, adg211288. Yes, I caught a glimpse of a thread that said there was a ban on HR. But since I was ordering CDs and evaluating them for reviews, I at least wanted to put a foot in the door.
Teaze is very typical hard rock for the mid-seventies though the vocals aren't top notch. I listened a bit to their second album but as with many bands, it starts to sound more radio friendly and I'm sure that's the way they went like many bands.
Violations by Starz has some good hard rockers and at least one pretty pop song. I heard their debut was harder rock and I have read that Attention Shoppers was the label's attempt to break them into the mainstream, so that is regarded as a disaster by fans.
I just received Alpha Centauri today and I'll listen to it tomorrow. So at least I'll be able to say whether it's truly worth considering or if it isn't closer to AOR. With all the keyboards, it might just be.
Alkana still hasn't arrived yet.
So, let me know for what I can be of service and I'll do what I can.
Thanks all! Gotta catch a train now. I'll read the link later tonight or tomorrow.
Wow! So I read about 68.7% of the thread about the ban, skipping some of the exchanges. Yes, I understand about wanting to clean up hard rock. I've seen a band or two get added that had me thinking, "Oh, they got accepted as HR? They're not really hard most of the time though." I think Trooper might still be here and they have very little that's hard. I moved them from trad metal a couple of years back and considered suggesting their removal all together.
Anyway, I'm in proto-metal and my interest is mostly in sixties and seventies bands, even though recently I've been buying a lot of post 1990 stuff. My interest means that I actively seek out older bands who cranked the distortion and developed or employed elements of rock that we now identify with metal. Since much of what was actually called "heavy metal" in the seventies is now classified as hard rock, that means most of the new old bands I find will be under proto or HR. I simply can't keep up with most others on this site who have been following careers of bands for the last twenty years while I'm only just picking up my first album or two.
Well, I'm just not going to argue about any sound decisions other collabs want to make. But if I can help out assessing a band or writing a bio I'll help when I can.
By the way, EM is not as easy to navigate as MMA. I always have to look at their purple letters or vermillion or whatever it is on a black background and try to find the reviews. When checking out a band, I come here first.


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I would like someone to contact me with more information regarding ACD/Structure Elucidator Suite. I saw it in the Laboratory Equipment and Supplies Directory.


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If you have decided to create a really modern kitchen then fashionable black and white theme could become an ideal solution for you. Thanks to a right combination of these colors your kitchen could seem larger than it is. You could also accentuate the most beautiful elements and make them even more attractive. Below you could see different black and white kitchen design ideas which perfectly demonstrate how amazingly could be such simple combination. Often contemporary designers choose black color to a kitchen island and pure white for wall cabinets to add elegant touch to the kitchen and to not decrease its visible size.


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The EU's economic priorities
The EU has set several economic priorities for the period to 2020. The main instruments to achieve them are the Europe 2020 Strategy and the Euro Plus Pact. Economic priorities, budgetary discipline and macroeconomic surveillance come together in the European Semester. The maximum amount of the annual EU budget and what it can be spent on are laid down for a period of seven years in the Multiannual Financial Framework.
As the successor to the Lisbon Strategy (the EU action and development strategy for 2000 to 2010) the EU has developed the Europe 2020 Strategy. The Europe 2020 Strategy was prepared in response to:
the financial crisis, which has revealed structural weaknesses in the European economy;
the long-term problems the European Commission has been seeking to address for some time: globalisation, impending scarcity of raw materials and the ageing population.
To address these problems, Europe 2020 has set three, self-reinforcing priorities:
smart growth: developing an economy based on knowledge and innovation;
sustainable growth: for a resource efficient greener more competitive economy;
inclusive growth: for a high employment economy delivering economic, social and territorial cohesion.
To achieve these priorities, the European Commission has set targets that each member state has translated into national targets for 2020. The table below shows the European targets and the related targets for the Netherlands.
Europe 2020: European and Dutch targets
European target
Dutch target
1.Work 75% of 20-64-year-olds to be employed 80%
2. Research and development 3% of the EU's gross domestic product (GPD) to be invested in research, development and innovation 2,5%
3. Energy greenhouse gas emissions 20% lower than in 1990, 20% of enery from renewables and 20% increase in energy efficiency greenhouse gas emissions 16% lower than in 2005, 14% of energy from renewables (the Netherlands has not set a target for energy efficiency).
4. Education reducing school drop-out rates below 10%; at least 40% of 30-34-year-olds completing third level education. school drop-out rate below 8%; at least 45% of 30-34-year-olds completing third level education
5. Poverty at least 20 million fewer people in or at risk of poverty at least 100,000 fewer people in or at risk of poverty
More about Europe 2020
Euro Plus Pact
The Euro Plus Pact was adopted in March 2011 to complement the Europe 2020 targets. The countries that signed this intergovernmental agreement are the 19 euro countries plus Bulgaria, Denmark, Lithuania, Poland and Romania. The pact is made up of political agreements designed to:
foster competitiveness;
foster employment
contribute further to the sustainability of public finances; reinforce financial stability.
The participating countries will announce every year what measures they will take in these four areas in the subsequent 12 months.
More information is available:
on the website of the Council of Ministers of Economic and Financial Affairs of the EU member states and
in a presentation given by the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso.
European Semester
In 2010 the EU decided to establish the European Semester to coordinate reporting and monitoring of the EU economic priorities (as laid down in the Europe 2020 Strategy and the Euro Plus Pact) and EU surveillance of budgetary discipline and macroeconomic conditions in the member states. The European Semester is held in the first half of the year so that the member states can take account of the EU's recommendations when preparing their definitive budgets in the second half of the year.
Steps European Semester
More about the European Semester
More about the European Semester 2014
Multiannual Financial Framework
The EU budget for the realisation of its medium-term objectives is laid down in the Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF).
The total sum for the new framework is € 970 billion, spread out over the period 2014-2020. This is 0.95% of the gross national income (GNI) of all EU member states combined.
Within the MFF, the Cohesion Fund is an important contributor to reach the Europe 2020 objectives. This Fund finances EU policy in the field of job creation and it supports initiatives that improve a country's competitiveness and economic growth.
The European Commission website on the Multi-Annual Financial Framework.
Regulations for the 2014-2020 European structure and investment funds
Pact for growth and jobs
The European Council of 28-29 June 2012 proposed a new pact for growth and jobs. It includes a financial stimulus to achieve the EU's economic priorities as set out in EU2020. A €10 billion increase of the capital of the European Investment Bank (EIB) will boost the Bank's overall lending capacity for the EU by €60 billion.
Council conclusions Euro Group on the Euro Plus Pact, 28-29 June 2012
Press release, Remarks by President Van Rompuy, 28 June 2012
Social dimension EMU
To increase the importance of the social dimension of the EMU within the system of EU economic governance, the European Commission proposed to step up the monitoring of developments in the field of social policy and labour market policy, and to make these part of the macro-economic surveillance. To realise this, the Commission proposes for example to add several indicators to the MIP. The Commission's proposal was adopted by the EU Council on Social Affairs and Employment in December 2013.
The Netherlands welcomes the Commission's suggestions to strenthen EU social policy, and adds some proposals to the Commission Communication. However, at the same time the Netherlands emphasise that the mandate of this policy area primarily lies with the member states themselves. More harmonisation in this field is therefore not an option.
The Communication from the European Commission
Conclusions European Council
The Dutch position and response to the Communication


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Thoughts from our investment professionals on the evolving state of global markets and the macro economy
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Private Placement Market Outlook
Lori Cuneo
With private placement markets having finished another strong year in 2022, we review key themes and offer our outlook for 2023.
The private placement market had a productive 2022, with close to $100 billion in volume across several hundred issuers from a global universe, according to Private Placement Monitor.
The market opened 2023 in strong fashion with a flurry of activity in just the first two weeks. We believe the more stable rate and spread environment relative to 2022 will likely support opportunistic issuance and bring back some of the issuers that stayed on the sidelines during the...
Agency MBS: Positioning Your Portfolio for 2023
Jason W. Smith
In a post-QE4 higher-mortgage-rate environment, we think construction of an Agency MBS allocation should focus on two major themes.
In the aftermath of the large Federal Reserve bond-buying program and low interest rates of QE4, and the subsequent realignment to much higher nominal interest rates with monetary policy shifting to fight inflation, the Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities market finds itself with two prominent opportunities to capture value.
The first opportunity is a more traditional one—buying current-coupon MBS.
Healthy Outlook for Therapeutics
Jennifer Blachford
Associate Portfolio Manager
With Big Pharma relatively well-capitalized and in a deal-making mood, we see the potential for a rebound for small- and mid-cap stocks in this innovative sub-sector.
Therapeutics stocks—under the weather for two years as macro headwinds have punished longer-duration investments—now appear poised for a potential recovery.
We believe therapeutics is a diverse and dynamic industry brimming with intriguing business models and underappreciated catalysts capable of generating significant alpha. Here are just few trends that could soon swing the momentum in investors' favor:...
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ServersSilverStream eXtend App Server: Already on the Web Services Playing Field
SilverStream eXtend App Server: Already on the Web Services Playing Field
It may be the early innings of the Web services era, but SilverStream Software is already using the combination of its newly reconfigured application server (SilverStream eXtend Application Server 3.7) and development environment (SilverStream eXtend Workbench 1.0) to step up to the plate and swing away.
Although many companies are making a lot of noise about Web services, few have actually incorporated them into their products. SilverStream is one vendor that has, and has done it well. But does SilverStream eXtend have what it takes to win the game?
While the giant software companies, like Microsoft, Oracle, and IBM, are first suiting up to get their Web services environments in order, smaller more nimble companies like SilverStream are already in the market. Obviously, SilverStream wants to get a jump on the competition, but in the long term the company must distinguish itself from the big boys.
To its credit, SilverStream previously developed a unique environment that marries Java and HTML, and now appears to be on the way to developing a unique application server and development environment for Web services.
The renamed SilverStream eXtend Application Server (formerly just SilverStream) has had several years of field use and qualifies as a veteran. This latest version is J2EE 1.2 certified and supports a long list of features: session-level failover, server-level failover, clustering, connection pooling, hot deployment, a remote server console, and Web server integration. Also worthy of special mention is its support for a built-in software dispatcher and external hardware dispatchers. The server comes with the SilverStream Management Console, one of the better remote server managers, and it supports security through HTTPS with SSL 3.0 or TLS 1.0.
The tuning of an application server for Web services depends a great deal on its capability to strip the SOAP messages from the HTTP, invoke the appropriate routines, and turn around to package and send the requested service (information or processing). With SilverStream eXtend, most of these operations are performed by the included jBroker Web package, which handles the XML-RPC (remote procedure call) processes. As always, the application server is the intermediary between a lot of other code and data, so its performance is dependent on other systems.
That said, in our testing, which loaded the complexity of the SOAP messages for the server, the app server performed well-enough to substantiate SilverStream's claim to be considerably faster than the Apache SOAP server. Long term, Web service performance is likely to be a crucial factor in acceptance (remember the fate of Java applets?), so let the performance race be joined.
Although SilverStream eXtend Workbench supports other application servers, it should be considered an integral part of the eXtend Application Server system. It uses a J2EE Web archive (WAR) environment, wizards, editors, and links to the application server to develop and deploy Web services. For example, jBroker Web is used to compile Web services components within a SOAP runtime environment. The Web Service Wizard creates Web services components from remote interface objects or Java objects from WSDL files. The Registry Manager is the tool for querying and publishing to Web services registries. Finally, the WSDL Wizard and Editor are used to create and edit WSDL files.
SilverStream has done a good job of making eXtend Workbench a convenient place to develop Web services. We found it better organized, albeit containing slightly less-sophisticated tools (e.g., editor and debugger), than Borland's Delphi or JBuilder. Helpful as the Workbench environment is, however, at this point, no one should approach any Web services development without already being knowledgeable about the "big four": J2EE, UDDI, SOAP, and WSDL.
SilverStream eXtend Application Server and co-functional products are focusing on Web services in a way that is streamlined and should be familiar to all Java developers. Based on the scope and approach of the eXtend product line, it's clear to us that SilverStream is betting the farm on Web services. If this is also your bet, then we strongly recommend considering this SilverStream offering.
Pros: Focus on Web services has already produced performance optimization and a well-organized approach to service development
Cons: Something new, something old — the combination still adds up to a Web services system 1.0 in which all the obscure corners and infelicities haven't yet been removed
Version Reviewed: 3.7.3
Reviewed by: Nelson King Last Updated: 3/21/02
Date of Original Review: 10/11/01
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Q: how to echo fixer.io json php Hi I'm trying get a json from fixer.io and then for each rates echo it but cant get it to work.
 the code are
<?php

    function usd(){
      echo 'HEJ test';
      $fixer_access_key = my_access_key;
      $url= 'https://data.fixer.io/api/latest?access_key=' . $fixer_access_key;
      echo $url;
      $json = file_get_contents($url);
      $data = json_decode($json);
        echo $url . "
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                echo 'printing json foreach
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        foreach($data as $obj){
            echo '...';
            $prefix = $obj;
            echo $prefix;
            echo '
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and the result are:
https://data.fixer.io/api/latest?access_key=my_fixer_key
printing json foreach
done printing json foreach

A: instead of
$data = json_decode($json);

use
$data = json_decode($json, true);

This should allow foreacha to works - however you will only see first level of json object keys (not nested ones). The second parameter of  json_decode change result from object to array.
You will also need to change foreach - to following: foreach($data as $key => $obj) and inside it echo $obj to echo $key;.
Here is simplified working example.
ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION
If working foreach is not your goal but rather pretty printed json, then instead use following code:
  $json_string = json_encode($data, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
  echo $json_string;


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Glasgow Women's Library Lesbian Archives and Information Centre
Glasgow Women's Library is home to one of the most significant LGBT Historical collections in the UK. With material spanning from the 1920s to the present day, the collection holds some really significant archives and artefacts of UK and International LGBT History.
The Wellcome Library is the worlds largest repository for the study of medical history and offers a growing collection of material relating to contemporary medicine and biomedical science in society.
University of Victoria Transgender Archives
The Transgender Archives at the University of Victoria is committed to the preservation of the history of pioneering activists, community leaders, and researchers who have contributed to the betterment of trans, non-binary, and Two-Spirit people. Since 2007, we have been actively acquiring documents, rare publications, and memorabilia of persons and organizations associated with activism by and for trans, non-binary, and Two-Spirit people. Our records span over 160 meters or 530 linear feet (1.5 football fields long), go back over 120 years, and are in 15 languages from 23 countries on six continents. Our collections comprise the largest trans archives in the world. We are accessible to everyone, free of charge.
London Metropolitan Archives
London Metropolitan Archives is a public research centre which specialises in the history of London. If you haven't visited an archive before, it's a little bit like a library but with one key difference. The majority of items in an archive are unique, handwritten documents which cannot be seen anywhere else. We care for and provide access to the historical archives of businesses, schools, hospitals, charities and all manner of other organisations from the London area. With 100 km of books, maps, photographs, films and documents dating back to 1067 in our strong rooms, we're proud to provide access to one of the finest city archives in the world - you could call it the memory of London.
Lesbian and Gay Newsmedia Archive
The Lesbian and Gay Newsmedia Archive (LAGNA) is based at Bishopsgate Institute in the City of London and houses over 200,000 cuttings taken from the non-gay press on all LGBT matters since the late Nineteenth Century. Whether you are interested in the recommendations of the Wolfenden Committee in the 1950s, who wore what and why at the Gateways Club in the 1960s, the GLF and The Festival of Light in the 1970s, Clause 28 and the ranting of James Anderton in the 1980s, pink pounds and gay villages in the 1990s or Todd Grimshaw's coming out on Coronation Street in the 2000s, if the mainstream press wrote about it, we'll have the story.
Cork LGBT Archive
The Cork LGBT Archive aims to gather, preserve, digitise, share and display information in relation to the history of the LGBT communities in Cork, Ireland. Cork has a long and rich history of LGBT activism, community formation and development. Since at least the 1970s, LGBT people in Cork have forged communities, established organisations, set up services and reached out to others. As well as campaigning for LGBT rights and providing services and supports to LGBT people, the LGBT community has played a vital role in movements for social justice and political change in Cork. Yet this community, like many other LGBT communities worldwide, has been largely invisible in historical accounts and its contribution to social and political change and developments largely unacknowledged. The Digital Archive has been developed by Orla Egan, Cork LGBT activist, PhD student in Digital Arts and Humanities in UCC and author of Queer Republic of Cork book.
Considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world, British Pathé is a treasure trove of 85,000 films unrivalled in their historical and cultural significance. Spanning the years from 1896 to 1978, the collection includes footage from around the globe of major events, famous faces, fashion trends, travel, science and culture. It is an invaluable resource for broadcasters, documentary producers and archive researchers worldwide.
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and the largest national library in the world by number of items catalogued. It is estimated to contain 150–200 million+ items from many countries
Bishopsgate Institute UK Leather Archive
The UK Leather Archive at Bishopsgate Institute seeks to document and celebrate the history and heritage of the Gay/Bi leather, rubber and fetish communities in the UK, and to provide access to the archive to researchers, students and the general public for education and research. The collection consists of magazines, pamphlets, posters, ephemera, t-shirts and artefacts, alongside minutes, financial records and other archival material from numerous Motor Sports Clubs (MSCs) and groups across the UK. There is also much material regarding the leather, rubber and fetish scene and organisations in Europe.
Bibliothèque nationale de France | National Library of France
The Bibliothèque nationale de France is the national library of France, located in Paris. It is the national repository of all that is published in France and also holds extensive historical collections.
Independent Voices
Independent Voices produced by Reveal Digital is a digital collection of alternative press newspapers magazines and journals drawn from the special collections of participating libraries. These periodicals were produced by feminists dissident GIs campus radicals Native Americans anti-war activists Black Power advocates Hispanics LGBT activists the extreme right-wing press and alternative literary magazines during the latter half of the 20th century.
Wellcome Library Digital Collections
The Library's digital collections cover a wide variety of topics including asylums food sex and sexual health genetics public health and war. Published books pamphlets archives posters photographs and film and sound recordings are completely free to view. Digitised materials are released under a variety of Creative Commons non-commercial attribution and Public Domain licenses.
Queer Zine Archive Project
The Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP) was first launched in November 2003 in an effort to preserve queer zines and make them available to other queers researchers historians punks and anyone else who has an interest DIY publishing and underground queer communities. Our mission statement has been consistent over the past nine years: 'The mission of the Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP) is to establish a 'living history' archive of past and present queer zines and to encourage current and emerging zine publishers to continue to create. In curating such a unique aspect of culture we value a collectivist approach that respects the diversity of experiences that fall under the heading 'queer.' The primary function of QZAP is to provide a free on-line searchable database of the collection with links allowing users to download electronic copies of zines. By providing access to the historical canon of queer zines we hope to make them more accessible to diverse communities and reach wider audiences.'
Milford Haven Collection of French Postcards
The V&A is the world's leading museum of art and design housing a permanent collection of over 2.3 million objects that span over 5000 years of human creativity. The Museum holds many of the UK's national collections and houses some of the greatest resources for the study of architecture furniture fashion textiles photography sculpture painting jewellery glass ceramics book arts Asian art and design theatre and performance.


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Here's an essay I had published recently at Cleaver. It discusses some techniques to control or use pace and volume in poems–how some poems exact their control on readers by turning up or turning down the volume in your head. In it I reference poems by Richard Hugo, Maggie Smith, Jennifer Givhan, and Kim Addonizio. Read it at this link and tell me what you think.
The editors at Rappahannock Review posted a poem and interview with me in the May issue. You can see the poem here and the interview here.


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Scarlett Johansson's back in the Marvel Studios family with "top secret" project following 'Black Widow' suit
It appears that Scarlett Johansson's post-lawsuit settlement statement about ABC's parent company Disney wasn't just the standard Hollywood make-nice.
At Thursday night's star-packed American Cinematheque tribute to the actress at the Beverly Hilton, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige revealed that Johansson is working on "another non-Black Widow-related top-secret Marvel Studios project with her as a producer."
As previously reported, Johansson sued Marvel Studios' parent company Disney over the decision to simultaneously release Black Widow on Disney+ and in theaters. She alleged the decision cut into the movie's box office earnings potential, and therefore her bottom line as a producer. When the case was settled in September, ScarJo had said she was looking forward to "continuing our collaboration in years to come."
On the red carpet Thursday evening, Johansson reflected to The Hollywood Reporter about the "surreal," situation. "I feel mostly very fortunate that nobody will have to go through what I went through and that it's made…a positive impact in the industry and hopefully for artists and creatives' lives and livelihood," she said.
At the event, Johansson was feted by many of her Marvel movie co-stars and director Jon Favreau, who praised her work ethic after he cast her in the Black Widow role. Jamie Lee Curtis and Scarlett's twin brother, Hunter, also heaped on the love.
Chris Evans noted he's known Scarlett for 20 years, saying she's like his older sister, "even though I am technically older."
He joked, "…there's just no one else in the world that I would rather annoy. I don't know what it is…I see her focusing trying to think about the day and I just want to start singing show tunes six inches from her face. I can't help myself."


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Q: Price and Probability Calculation on Producing Items I'm hoping someone can help me out here.
Product A can be produced from Product B at a 50% chance.
Product B can be produced from Product D at a 25% chance and a cost of \$1400 success, and \$700 for a fail.
The goal is to produce 5 x Product A.
Does anyone know how I could predict the cost of producing 5 x Product A? And at what price if Purchasing Product D would be cheaper to purchase than produce it?
I'm thinking it'll cost \$3,500 to get Product B (3 fails, 1 success). Then \$7,000 to get Product A (1 fail, 1 success).
So repeating to obtain 5 x Product A, it will be at a cost of \$35,000.
Less than \$3,500 is the price I should look to get Product B rather than produce it.

A: Suppose we start with 1000 (chosen because it is an easy number to work with) of "product D".  We try to convert that to "product B".  25% of the time, so 250 times we get "product B", 750 times we fail.  That costs 250(\$1400)+ 750(\$700)= \$875,000.  Half of the "product B", 125 times, we get "product A".  Nothing is said about "cost" converting form "B" to "A" so the cost of producing 125 of A is still \$875,000.
Since the question asked about 5, rather than 125, divide every thing by 25:
Starting with 1000/25= 40 of "product D" we produce 250/25= 10 of "product B" at a cost of \$875,000/25= \$35,000.  From those we produce 125/25= 5 of "product A".
(What happened to "product C"?)


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Il termine inglese walkabout ("cammina in giro") si riferisce al lungo viaggio rituale che gli australiani aborigeni saltuariamente intraprendono attraversando a piedi le distese del bush australiano. Il termine fu coniato dai proprietari terrieri bianchi australiani per riferirsi agli schiavi (o ai lavoratori) aborigeni che sparivano dalle loro proprietà, spesso per settimane, e dei quali si diceva gone walkabout ("andato in walkabout").

Nella cultura aborigena, le lunghe camminate nel deserto degli individui che intraprendono il walkabout svolgono un ruolo essenziale per consentire contatti e scambi di risorse (sia materiali che spirituali, come i tradizionali canti) fra popolazioni separate da enormi distanze.

Quando arrivarono i primi europei, gli aborigeni non mostrarono molto interesse, pensando che questi avrebbero continuato il loro walkabout esplorativo del bush, non sapendo che gli europei non erano cacciatori e raccoglitori, ma agricoltori e allevatori.

Bibliografia
 Bruce Chatwin, Le vie dei canti

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Antropologia sociale

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At the end of 2008, a pole of calculation involving the Institute of Physics and Chemistry of Materials of Strasbourg, the Charles Sadron institute, the European School of Chemistry Polymers and Materials was created on the campus of Cronenbourg.
The platform of this pole has for main objective to propose to the community of the users of the successful solutions of calculations of nearness allowing to complete the resources already in position in the various laboratories and to optimize the use of the computers of the national centers.
It consists at present of a cluster HPC (High Performance Computing) of 896 Cores, with network architecture optimized for the applications massively parallel and a system of storage.
▪ a shared storage solution with a capacity of 20 TB.
The work of theorists, which are both upstream and support experimental research rely heavily on intensive numerical computation. The studies are based on a strong tradition of research conducted on the determination of the electronic structure, and focus on the study of nanostructures of layered magnetic and optical properties in relation to specific experimental programs, mesoscopic systems and molecular dynamics.
Targeted applications are parallel type, relating to nanoscience with codes like CPMD, CP2K, VASP, SIESTA, Smeagol, FLOWERS, GROMMACS, LAMMPS, CASTEM.
The main themes are simulations by first principles (M. Boero), the ab-initio molecular dynamics (C. Massobrio) spintronics (D. Stoeffler), the electronic structure, magnetism and electric transport (M. Alouani O. Bengone, Y. Dapper, H. Dreyssé), non-local effects in quantum transport (D. Weinmann), simulation of Polymers (J. Baschnagel, H. Meyer).


To me, science is one way of connecting with the mystery of existence. And if you think of it that way, the mystery of existence is something that we have wondered about ever since people began asking questions about who we are and where we come from. So while those questions are now part of scientific research, they are much, much older than science.
To me, as a theoretical physicist and also someone who spends time out in the mountains, this sort of questioning offers a deeply spiritual connection with the world, through my mind and through my body. Einstein would have said the same thing, I think, with his cosmic religious feeling.
When asked, Why are you against atheism?
I honestly think atheism is inconsistent with the scientific method.
And so an agnostic would say, look, I have no evidence for God or any kind of god (What god, first of all? The Maori gods, or the Jewish or Christian or Muslim God? Which god is that?) But on the other hand, an agnostic would acknowledge no right to make a final statement about something he or she doesn't know about. "The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence," and all that.


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package eu.kraml.model

import scala.math.{max, min}

//TODO make sure we can put a bounding box over the pacific (it should wrap around the globe)
class BoundingBox {

    private var _east: Double = 0.0
    private var _west: Double = 0.0
    private var _north: Double = 0.0
    private var _south: Double = 0.0

    def this(west: Double, east: Double, south: Double, north: Double) = {
        this()
        _east = east
        _west = west
        _north = north
        _south = south
    }

    def add(point: GpsCoordinate): Unit = {
        _west = min(point.longitude, _west)
        _east = max(point.longitude, _east)
        _south = min(point.latitude, _south)
        _north = max(point.latitude, _north)
    }

    def add(points: Iterable[GpsCoordinate]): Unit = {
        points.foreach( add )
    }

    def contains(point: GpsCoordinate): Boolean = {
        point.latitude >= _south &&
        point.latitude <= _north &&
        point.longitude >= _west &&
        point.longitude <= _east
    }

    def southEastCorner: GpsCoordinate = {
        new GpsCoordinate(_south, _east)
    }

    def southWestCorner: GpsCoordinate = {
        new GpsCoordinate(_south, _west)
    }

    def northEastCorner: GpsCoordinate = {
        new GpsCoordinate(_north, _east)
    }

    def northWestCorner: GpsCoordinate = {
        new GpsCoordinate(_north, _west)
    }

    def width: Double = {
        east-west
    }

    def height: Double = {
        north-south
    }

    def east = _east
    def west = _west
    def south = _south
    def north = _north
}

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Flowers Bloom in the Spring, Tra La!
Spring has sprung! First the calla lilies, now these wonderful pinwheels in our garden are starting to open and glow. Neon yellow sea daisies danced in the dunes along my beach walk yesterday and whales frolicked right offshore. Who knows what will appear today. The world awakens and so do I. Yesterday I called the wildflower hotline for news. Nothing yet. Soon I will drive into the hills chasing poppies. And baby bunnies will appear in the garden. In the meantime, take a deep breath and join me in wonder.


A patent is a legal instrument that allows you to exclude others from making, using, or selling your patented invention. A patent is a limited monopoly, limited to the term of the patent and also limited to the scope of your patent claims. It is therefore important to align your business objectives with your patent filings and prosecution, and perhaps patent acquisitions.
Your patent strategy should be a key part of your business plan, and like a good business plan, it should be revisited and revised regularly to keep up with your business. A patent or a patent portfolio is an asset, and has value. With many technology companies, it is their biggest asset, and has a direct correlation with the value of their company.
Valuation of patents is a complex topic, and there are many approaches to valuing intellectual property1. Understanding some of the basics of valuation is important as you develop and refine your patent strategy. While there are exceptions, generally an invention with no patent filing has the least value. A United States Provisional Patent Application generally has more value, and a pending United States Utility Patent Application generally has more value than a provisional application. Issued patents usually have the most value and their value can be more readily quantified, since you know what claims you have in an issued patent. If there are international applications or foreign patents as well, this usually adds to the value of your invention or portfolio. There are many things to be considered in a valuation, and knowing some of them will help guide you toward decisions that maximize value.
Patent preparation and prosecution can be expensive, and to a start up company or small business it is easy to spend the money for a patent application, and then assume the job is done. This is a perilous approach. Your patent initiatives should be continually evaluated, and course corrections made as your business evolves and changes direction. To file and forget means that a resulting patent may not be of value to your business. If your product offerings or product functionality changes, or competitors rise and fall, your patent application should reflect these changes. For example, claims can be amended by way of a preliminary amendment before they are examined to more closely reflect the recent changes to your product, or maybe to read more directly on a competitor's product such that any resulting patent has stronger enforcement potential.
A large portfolio of patents may be quite costly to accumulate, but over time may have value above and beyond the patents themselves. This strength in numbers, sometimes referred to as a patent thicket, creates a position of strength. So, for example, if the portfolio owner is under threat of infringement from a competitor, that large portfolio gives the owner the ability to cross-license, sub-license, trade, or otherwise resolve disputes with a competitor by assertively playing one or more bargaining chips in the portfolio.
In addition to a defensive strategy of protecting current technologies, a company may wish to also consider offensive strategies to block competitors from market entry or new product launch. These offensive strategies include filing patent applications on, and patenting, novel items that may be envisioned as markets develop and change or as products take certain evolutionary paths due to changing market conditions and technical advancements. A blocking strategy protects against what other companies in your market are likely to develop, manufacture and sell, absent patents to block their development.
Frequently it is difficult to envision market direction or technical advancements that may occur in the future. One strategy that can be used to buffer these unknowns is to file a continuing application before a patent issues. This continuing application is a "new" patent application claiming the filing date of the parent (original) patent application, and containing the same subject matter as the original parent patent application, but with different claims. So, for example, if a patent application is allowed, and there is subject matter in the original specification that was not claimed, a continuing application allows one to direct a set of claims at this unclaimed subject matter. With a "keep alive" continuing application you also have the ability to file a preliminary amendment to the claims once you are aware of a potential infringer to align your new claims with the potential infringer's product, creating a situation of literal infringement and stronger enforcement potential, should your patent issue. Just be aware that a continuation must be filed before the original patent issues.
Many companies, especially those in certain industries like biotech and medical device companies, require partners for business and product success. Partners and strategic alliances bring to the table research and technology as well as commercialization expertise, distribution channels, and funding. Since inventions oftentimes build on previous innovations, partners and strategic alliances can foster innovation and growth of one's patent portfolio. In addition, partners and strategic alliances can foster transactions such as licensing that can provide a much needed revenue stream for an early stage technology company.
Due Diligence investigations into a company's patent portfolio and overall patent strategy are oftentimes conducted by investors, potential acquirers, partners, and even potential customers. As patents are of public record, they can be investigated to determine if key products are adequately protected, if the subject patent portfolio has been properly managed, if there are any issues that could affect validity, and other such considerations. It is important to your business to not neglect your patent portfolio, and the best way to do so is to develop and continually revisit and refine your patent strategy. It takes years to create a strong portfolio. Just like a business, a strong patent portfolio can't be created overnight. Continually building your portfolio in parallel with your business will pay solid returns over time.
The consequences of public disclosure of an invention before filing a patent application, with respect to U.S.3 and foreign rights.
Having people trained and knowledgeable in these principles will help to ensure that your patent strategy is sound, and will be implemented in a systematic manner. Moreover, it will facilitate and lower costs in the patent application and prosecution processes, and ultimately result in stronger patents. Training should be an essential part of any patent strategy.


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Bryant's top 10 list for state's economy
by R.L. Nave April 28, 2016 May 10, 2021
Gov. Phil Bryant
At the Mississippi Economic Council's annual meeting Thursday, Gov. Phil Bryant presented 10 headlines about the state's economy that he would like to see.
Bryant credited legislative leaders House Speaker Philip Gunn and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, whom the governor said "went beyond the call to support the good business practices we need to help move Mississippi forward and have a transformational Mississippi."
Bryant's top 10 headlines are:
Mississippi invests $50 million in workforce training and lowers unemployment taxes on businesses.
The state will gain over 4,000 jobs and $1.5 billion in investment, referring to the announcement of a Continental Tire factory near Clinton.
The No. 1 economic development project in the southeast and the fourth best economic-development project in the southeast, Topship.
Mississippi unemployment dropping and northeast Mississippi (posts) lowest jobless rates in a decade. (Mississippi's jobless rate of 6.3 percent as of March 2016 is down from March 2015 rate of 6.8 percent. The national unemployment rate is 5 percent, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show.)
Expanded charter schools: the Legislature passed a bill that would allow students to cross district lines to attend charter schools.
In national education testing scores, Mississippi's 4th graders led the nation in their advances.
Mississippi high school graduation rates are rising, while the dropout rate declines. The Mississippi Department of Education recently announced a graduation rate for the 2014-2015 school year of 78.4 percent compared to 74.5 percent compared to the previous school year.
Mississippi ends the practice of electing school superintendents.
Mississippi wins the Frank Newman Award for Education Innovation from the Denver-based not-for-profit Education Commission of the States.
Groundbreaking for the Winston Medical Center in Louisville. In 2014, tornadoes swept across the southeast, killing nine people in Winston County and damaging the town's medical center.
by R.L. Nave, Mississippi Today

Bryant's top 10 list for state's economy

by R.L. Nave, Mississippi Today
April 28, 2016

At the Mississippi Economic Council's annual meeting Thursday, Gov. Phil Bryant presented 10 headlines about the state's economy that he would like to see.

Bryant credited legislative leaders House Speaker Philip Gunn and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, whom the governor said "went beyond the call to support the good business practices we need to help move Mississippi forward and have a transformational Mississippi."

Bryant's top 10 headlines are:

Mississippi invests $50 million in workforce training and lowers unemployment taxes on businesses.

The state will gain over 4,000 jobs and $1.5 billion in investment, referring to the announcement of a Continental Tire factory near Clinton.

 The No. 1 economic development project in the southeast and the fourth best economic-development project in the southeast, Topship.

Mississippi unemployment dropping and northeast Mississippi (posts) lowest jobless rates in a decade. (Mississippi's jobless rate of 6.3 percent as of March 2016 is down from March 2015 rate of 6.8 percent. The national unemployment rate is 5 percent, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show.)

Expanded charter schools: the Legislature passed a bill that would allow students to cross district lines to attend charter schools.

In national education testing scores, Mississippi's 4th graders led the nation in their advances.

Mississippi high school graduation rates are rising, while the dropout rate declines. The Mississippi Department of Education recently announced a graduation rate for the 2014-2015 school year of 78.4 percent compared to 74.5 percent compared to the previous school year.

Mississippi ends the practice of electing school superintendents.

Mississippi wins the Frank Newman Award for Education Innovation from the Denver-based not-for-profit Education Commission of the States.

Groundbreaking for the Winston Medical Center in Louisville. In 2014, tornadoes swept across the southeast, killing nine people in Winston County and damaging the town's medical center.

This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
R.L. Nave
rlnave@mississippitoday.org
Ryan L. Nave, a native of University City, Mo., served as Mississippi Today's editor-in-chief from May 2018 until April 2020. Ryan began his career with Mississippi Today February 2016 as an original member of the editorial team. He became news editor August 2016. Ryan has a bachelor's in political science from the University of Missouri-Columbia and has worked for Illinois Times and served as news editor for the Jackson Free Press.
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Penang ferry port in Penang Island connects you with Langkawi (Kuah Jetty) in Langkawi Island with a choice of up to 14 ferry crossings per week. The duration of the Penang to Langkawi crossing is from 2 hours 45 minutes and the crossing is operated by Langkawi Ferry Services.
Located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, Penang is a Malaysian state laying by the Malacca Strait. The only ferry route departing the port is to Langkawi, supplied by Langkawi Ferry Services and lasts for around 2 hours 45 minutes.
What is there to do in Penang?
Bangkok may have the hectic party reputation and Tokyo may exude a cool, modern edge, yet there aren't many places in Asia that offer more than Penang. Stunningly beautiful national parks, bustling markets and uniquely captivating coastlines make the region one of the fastest growing tourist destinations in the world. The alluring landscape may provide some of the stimulation, yet the appeal of Penang lies in its capital city – George Town. Earning a place in Unesco's heritage site, the colourful history of Malaysia is embodied by the abundance of extraordinary architecture and specialist museums. The Pinang Perankan Mansion is the standout attraction in a city drenched in culture, whilst the Wonderfood Museum showcases the country's rich culinary past.
Aside from the museums, the religious element synonymous with Penang still flows through the city; The Dharmikarama Burmese Temple is well worth a day out and can be empowering once among the remarkable structural designs. As spectacular is it may be, the temple may not be to everyone's taste, so for a more active adventure, Penang Hill offers breathtaking views that are unmatched throughout the city. Head there in the evening on the railway ride to really witness the beauty of Penang.
How do visitors get around Penang?
Many choose to walk around George Town, though it is advised to carry sun lotion at all times and to leave fairly early in the morning. Alternatively, there is a bus service in operation, taxis readily available and rental car companies.
If you're looking to spend a night at or near Penang Ferry port before or after your trip or if you are looking for accommodation for your entire stay, please visit our Penang Accommodation page for the best accommodation prices and one of the largest selections available online!


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Will You Need To Watch Marvel's Netflix Shows To Understand The Movies?
By Eric Eisenberg
To this point, the relationship between Marvel Studios films and television series has largely been a one way street: characters and storylines from the movies have affected shows like Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Agent Carter, though we have not yet seen those same shows influencing the stories on the big screen. But while this is the current status quo, we may soon see a shift, as we have learned that audiences may soon start seeing the brand new Netflix titles – including the recently released Daredevil - start to have an impact on feature titles coming out in the next few years.
This interesting development comes to us straight from Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, who I had the opportunity to sit down with this past weekend at a press event for the upcoming Avengers: Age of Ultron. Because Daredevil had been released the day before, I asked about the aforementioned one way street, and he explained why and how the Netflix shows (a grouping that also includes the upcoming a.k.a. Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and the miniseries The Defenders) could provide the opportunity to see the growing small screen world affect the big screen world. Or as he put it,
I think the Netflix shows may change that. I think there hasn't been the opportunity right now. These movies, all of them, every movie you've seen so far, were well underway before the first season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. even started. So it is looking forward on how to do that.
Going further, Kevin Feige also made it a point to say that Marvel on the whole doesn't always work to try and create hardcore links between everything, and that when we do see the many franchises interact it's because the idea comes up organically instead of being forced. Or as he put it,
The truth is, we never sit down and go, 'How can we link this movie to this movie or this show to this movie?' We sit down and go, 'What the hell is Iron Man going to do today? How are we going to explore these characters?' And if and when there's a time when we say, this has happened, you know, during Thor: The Dark World, let's have Loki screw around with Thor a little bit. He's a shape-shifter, what if he turns into Captain America. 'Chris, will you come in?' That's how a lot of this stuff happens, and the more toys there are just outside the sandbox, the more we can go, 'Wouldn't it be cool...'
So what is it about the Netflix shows that make them fitting to influence the big screen world of the Marvel Cinematic Universe? There are two elements that immediately come to mind. To start, there's the fact that series are coming out in binge format both before and right at the start of what's been dubbed Marvel's Phase Three (a.k.a. all of the Marvel Studios projects released after Ant-Man, and up to and including 2019's Inhumans). This presumably means that the folks behind the movies will have awareness of the Netflix characters' place in the universe, and could find ways to take advantage of that in the movies.
More related to the second half of Kevin Feige's comments, there's also the fact that the Netflix shows are set in New York City – a central hub in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that is not only the home of the Avengers Tower, but also big screen heroes like Spider-Man. Knowing this, characters like Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist start to look like the proverbial toys just outside the sandbox that are referred to.
Because of the way the studio operates, it's unlikely that this news will make Marvel movies harder to follow if you don't watch Marvel shows, but it does seem that we will start seeing more overlap and influence between the two over the next few years. It will definitely be an interesting development to watch, as the comic book company continues to break new ground.
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If you are planning to buy your dog a house, you need to consider some factors even before you go to a pet store. Your location is one of the most important factors to consider. A dog house would mean protection and safety for your dog when it is outdoors most of the time. And your pet's dog house should also be comfortable if it's going to be a full-time outdoor resident.
When you browse online, you'll find numerous types of dog houses. If you wish to buy your dog a heated dog house, you need to consider if your location really calls for a heated living space. Regions that have cold winters would definitely require a heated dog house since it will be situated outdoors. You'll need the materials and heating features that you can get in order to keep your pet comfortable and safe during harsh winters.
However, there are times that the heat outside may be too harsh during summertime. So if your pet's heated dog house does not provide insulation during the hot seasons, you may need to upgrade or replace it.
You need to consider your dog's daily routine too. If it chooses to stay indoors, then you would need to search for a dog house that is meant to be placed inside the home. You can get a dog house with insulation system only instead of one that has a full-heating system. But if your dog really loves outdoors and rarely stays inside your home, then it's best to consider a dog house that is equipped with proper weather protection.
It is advisable to buy your pet with an all-weather insulation if you are planning to get a heated dog house. This is much better than getting a dog house with a heating system only. And you don't have to worry because these days there are numerous all-weather and versatile weather protection systems for your pet.
You can search the net for the best options and prices for heated dog houses. Of course, if you select a more updated unit with added features, the pricier it is. But if you love your pet that much, spending a few hundred bucks for its long-time safety, health and well-being will be well worth it.
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