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Pleasant Grove Hawks senior TJ Cole (15) scores a touchdown on a long catch-and-run pass play on the opening offensive play of the game during the UIL Class 4A Division II state football championship game between West Orange-Stark High School and Pleasant Grove High School at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 22, 2017.
Pleasant Grove Hawks senior wide receiver Carson Cox (4) and senior TJ Cole (15) celebrate a touchdown on the opening play of the UIL Class 4A Division II state football championship game between West Orange-Stark High School and Pleasant Grove High School at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 22, 2017.
A Pleasant Grove Hawks cheerleader during the UIL Class 4A Division II state football championship game between West Orange-Stark High School and Pleasant Grove High School at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 22, 2017.
West Orange-Stark Mustangs head coach Cornel Thompson during the UIL Class 4A Division II state football championship game between West Orange-Stark High School and Pleasant Grove High School at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 22, 2017.
Pleasant Grove Hawks senior TJ Cole (15) dives to extend the ball for a first down during the first quarter of the UIL Class 4A Division II state football championship game between West Orange-Stark High School and Pleasant Grove High School at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 22, 2017.
Pleasant Grove Hawks senior defensive back Cameron Wells (1) intercepts a pass during the second quarter of the UIL Class 4A Division II state football championship game between West Orange-Stark High School and Pleasant Grove High School at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 22, 2017.
A West Orange-Stark Mustangs fan cheers during the UIL Class 4A Division II state football championship game between West Orange-Stark High School and Pleasant Grove High School at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 22, 2017.
West Orange-Stark Mustangs fans react to a touchdown in the first half of the UIL Class 4A Division II state football championship game between West Orange-Stark High School and Pleasant Grove High School at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 22, 2017.
Pleasant Grove Hawks sophomore running back Bruce Garrett (2) scores a touchdown during the fourth quarter of the UIL Class 4A Division II state football championship game between West Orange-Stark High School and Pleasant Grove High School at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 22, 2017.
West Orange-Stark Mustangs senior quarterback Chaka Watson (13) prepares to return to the field to attempt to bring his team back from a two-touchdown deficit late in the fourth quarter of the UIL Class 4A Division II state football championship game between West Orange-Stark High School and Pleasant Grove High School at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 22, 2017.
Pleasant Grove Hawks sophomore running back Bruce Garrett (2) runs to the end zone on a touchdown play, with senior Chauncey Martin (21) blocking, during the fourth quarter of the UIL Class 4A Division II state football championship game between West Orange-Stark High School and Pleasant Grove High School at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 22, 2017.
West Orange-Stark Mustangs junior Kayven Cooper (23) delivers a stiff arm to Pleasant Grove Hawks junior defensive back Ryan Pickelman (7) during the UIL Class 4A Division II state football championship game between West Orange-Stark High School and Pleasant Grove High School at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 22, 2017.
Pleasant Grove Hawks senior Chauncey Martin (21) steps out of bounds on a running play during the UIL Class 4A Division II state football championship game between West Orange-Stark High School and Pleasant Grove High School at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 22, 2017.
West Orange-Stark Mustangs junior Kayven Cooper (23) carries the ball during the UIL Class 4A Division II state football championship game between West Orange-Stark High School and Pleasant Grove High School at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 22, 2017.
West Orange-Stark Mustangs senior Tyshon Watkins (35) on the field after a 41-21 loss to Pleasant Grove in the UIL Class 4A Division II state football championship game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 22, 2017.
West Orange-Stark Mustangs head coach Cornel Thompson talks with his team following a 41-21 loss to Pleasant Grove in the UIL Class 4A Division II state football championship game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 22, 2017.
A member of the West Orange-Stark Mustangs coaching staff consoles senior kicker Chad Dallas (16) following a 41-21 loss to Pleasant Grove in the UIL Class 4A Division II state football championship game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 22, 2017.
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West Orange-Stark Mustangs sophomore Tyrone Wilson (14) takes a moment on the field after a 41-21 loss to Pleasant Grove in the UIL Class 4A Division II state football championship game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 22, 2017.
Pleasant Grove Hawks head coach Josh Gibson (left) meets West Orange-Stark Mustangs head coach Cornel Thompson at midfield following the UIL Class 4A Division II state football championship game between West Orange-Stark High School and Pleasant Grove High School at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 22, 2017.
West Orange-Stark Mustangs teammates console each other following a 41-21 loss to Pleasant Grove in the UIL Class 4A Division II state football championship game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 22, 2017.
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West Orange-Stark Mustangs senior wide receiver Dashawn Holt (84) reacts as a would-be touchdown pass falls to the turf during the UIL Class 4A Division II state football championship game between West Orange-Stark High School and Pleasant Grove High School at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 22, 2017.
A West Orange-Stark Mustangs cheerleader during the UIL Class 4A Division II state football championship game between West Orange-Stark High School and Pleasant Grove High School at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 22, 2017.
The West Orange-Stark Mustangs cheerleaders during the UIL Class 4A Division II state football championship game between West Orange-Stark High School and Pleasant Grove High School at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 22, 2017.
Pleasant Grove Hawks cheerleader's bullhorn on the sidelines during the UIL Class 4A Division II state football championship game between West Orange-Stark High School and Pleasant Grove High School at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 22, 2017.
A teammate congratulates Pleasant Grove Hawks sophomore running back Bruce Garrett (2) after a touchdown in the third quarter of the UIL Class 4A Division II state football championship game between West Orange-Stark High School and Pleasant Grove High School at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 22, 2017.
The Pleasant Grove Hawks cheerleaders during the UIL Class 4A Division II state football championship game between West Orange-Stark High School and Pleasant Grove High School at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 22, 2017.
West Orange-Stark Mustangs head coach Cornel Thompson expresses his displeasure with an offensive penalty during the second quarter of the UIL Class 4A Division II state football championship game between West Orange-Stark High School and Pleasant Grove High School at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 22, 2017.
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Digby always dreamed of there being more to life than just running errands for his Grandpa at the Space Port. As fate would have it, there was a lot more than he could ever imagine waiting for him, and soon fate would set him up as the Atomic Terrier.
50 years ago a great threat faced the earth, a threat by the name of Vorlians. The Vorlians were an alien species that had such a grasp of technology that there was very little they could create. This advanced understanding of technology drove them from planet to planet conquering civilizations. That was until they met The Dealers of Justice. This battle however left Diode City changed forever. Now we fast forward to present day and Digby soon discovers that he is the grandson of one of the original Dealers of Justice, and he too possess powers that can be used to save the world.
As Digby and his friends soon find out the threat of the Vorlians is not so much a threat from just the past but has present day roots that are once again putting Diode City and the rest of the universe in danger. As Digby starts to adjust to life as a Super Hero he begins building a team along the way. Through chance encounters, time travel, and just your occassional Bad Guy turned good Digby as Atomic Terrier is well on his way creating his own team. Along the way the retired Dealers of Justice are suddenly thrown back into the action and find that the spark for adventure never dies, and once re-awakened they are ready to server along with Atomic Terrier, Molly, and the rest of the gang to do what they can to stop the next threat that rises, even if those threats may be at times from within.
Josh Hughes has created a very cool Super Hero and a great story line that will tickle the funny bone as well as entice any super hero/scifi fan to stick around and see what's next for our beloved cast. Josh has a very fresh sense of humor that takes dramatic moments and gives them a comedic twist that helps to make even the villain one you like seeing around. Each of the characters have their own wit and life that makes this team of misfits work perfectly together. This is an all ages, family friendly comic that every kid from 2 to 100 will love getting into and being a part of. The strip updates Mondays and Thursdays, and contains some 430+ strips in it's archives. Now I know that sounds like a lot of strips if your new to it, but I can guarantee once you start from the beginning and see some of the origin stories, meet the cast as they come together, and go along the many adventures with Atomic Terrier those 430+ strips will just fly by.
One of the things I really love about this comic is the family element. We get to meet Digby and his Grandpa as the story unfolds, we then see them fighting side by side. It doesn't stop there as we meet Molly, then her Dad and soon her Mom and we start to see the different elements from their families that make the characters who they are.
Along the story lines we get to see flash backs to the glory days of The Dealers of Justice. These little comics are a neat approach, drawn in a different format giving them that nostalgic look.
I encourage you to head on over and check out the wonderful world Josh Hughes has created with Atomic Terrier.
Make sure also to come back on November 18th to find out a little more about Josh Hughes as he takes on our "10 Questions for the Pick of the Month".
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You really summed up Atomic Terrier in a great way!
Josh is a remarkable talent, and he's crafted something really unique with Atomic Terrier. His character designs and gadgets are great fun and his action panels can't be beat! Atomic Terrier brings real fun and a sense of wonder to webcomics. If you go back and read his archives, you'll see the work of a consummate artist, one who is always pushing himself to experiment and play. You can truly see the fun he's having! Go Josh, go Atomic Terrier!


How can I get a nice cover with my foundation without it looking dry or dull?
Firstly it's good to start with clean, moisturized skin. You need a moisturizer that absorbs well without leaving the skin oily. So oil-free are good. Old favourites of mine are Aqueous cream or Cetaphil lotion. This is the same for some of the primers on the market.
You don't want a primer that is too slippery on the skin and some of the silicone ones are the worst for that. They say they help your foundation stay on longer and go on smoother; however, I've tried many of them and if they are too slimey to touch they will have the opposite effect, and can cause your foundation to wear off quickly or separate.
Next, a good foundation is the key. There are so many available and down the line, I'll list some of my favourite foundations, finishing powders, luminisers and primers.
Choose your foundation depending on your skin type and how much coverage you like. There are many 'long wear' foundations on the market ranging in price from around $15 to $100. As I'm getting older, I find the longer-wearing foundations are best for me, as my skin tends to not 'hold' foundation as well.
Remember: sometimes the most expensive doesn't necessarily mean 'better'. I have found some amazing foundations on the market that are very inexpensive. The best mineral foundation I have found I get online from the USA and it's only around $13 a tub. There is no talc in it and it has the most beautiful luminous coverage.
Luminisers are the bomb. They give you that beautiful healthy glow, however they must be used correctly or they can have the oposite effect. Highlight the areas that you would like a little glow added to – i.e. just above the apple of the cheeks and then sweeping it up to the temples. A thin line of highlighter across the bow of the top lip, will make your lips look fuller, and a feather light touch down the bridge of the nose can look lovely.
If you have used finishing powder, make sure your luminizer is powder as well. If you have used cream, stick or liquid foundation you can use a cream luminizer over the top. Remember the rule. Powder blends onto powder but won't blend well onto a moist cream or liquid base. And cream blends best on top of cream but won't blend well on top of powder.
Fingers are great for blending foundation. One of the best makeup artists I know only ever blends with fingers and always does an amazing job. However, I love the duo fibre foundation/blending brushes as they give a finish similar to airbrushing and you tend to use less product which saves money. The usual foundation brushes work well too, but you may need to smooth over the finished result with a latex sponge. This gives a lovely smooth finish. Don't use a sponge with liquid foundations as they absorb too much of your precious base and it's wasted in the sponge.
If you think you have too much foundation on, grab a tissue and cover you face with it and gently press. You will find that any excess foundation will stick to the tissue and your finish will have a lovely soft look.
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Face 1

 Ticket to Ride (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 5:40
 People Get Ready (Curtis Mayfield) – 6:30
 She's Not There (Rod Argent) – 4:55
 Bang Bang (Sonny Bono) – 5:20

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 STRA (Illusions of My Childhood — Part One) – 0:20
 You Keep Me Hangin' On (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland) – 7:20
 WBER (Illusions of My Childhood — Part Two) – 0:23
 Take Me for a Little While (Trade Martin) – 3:27
 RYFI (Illusions of My Childhood — Part Three) – 0:23
 Eleanor Rigby (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 7:40
 ELDS – 0:31

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 Carmine Appice : batterie, chœurs
 Tim Bogert : basse, chœurs
 Vince Martell : guitare, chœurs
 Mark Stein : chant, claviers

Samples

Eleanor Rigby a été samplée par Booba dans son morceau Repose en paix.

Album de Vanilla Fudge
Album publié par Atco Records
Premier album musical sorti en 1967

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Blown Away: Eurocom Tornado F7W Mobile Workstation
Canadian system integrator delivers the fastest mobile workstation ever reviewed by DE.
The Eurocom Tornado F7W is big, fast and extremely powerful. It is also very expensive and comes with a very large 780-watt power adapter. Image courtesy of David Cohn.
Eurocom has always impressed us with its ability to deliver some very powerful mobile computers. Though with the system that recently arrived at our lab, the Canadian system integrator has taken mobile workstations to an entirely new level. Like the 15.6-in. Tornado F5W that we reviewed last year (DE, July 2017), the new 17.3-in. Eurocom Tornado F7W includes a LGA1151 socketed CPU, enabling the system to support the latest Intel Core or Xeon processors.
But the new Tornado F7W—Eurocom calls it a mobile super workstation—also provides a choice of NVIDIA Quadro GPUs (graphics processing units), four memory sockets and it supports up to 22TB of storage with five physical drives.
The Eurocom Tornado F7W is based on an Intel C246 chipset and looks nearly identical to the @Xi PowerGo XT mobile workstation we recently reviewed (DE, November 2018). That system, which broke most of our previous benchmark records, was actually manufactured by Taiwan-based MSI. The Eurocom Tornado F7W appears to use the same MSI chassis as a base.
With a starting price of $3,499 (without an operating system), the Tornado F7W base configuration is already a powerhouse, with a 3.7GHz Intel Xeon F-2176G CPU, an NVIDIA Quadro P3000 GPU with 5GB of discrete memory, 16GB of error-correcting code (ECC) system memory, a 17.3-in. 1920x1080 FHD display and a 1TB 7200rpm SATA hard drive. But that's just the starting point, and the review system that Eurocom sent us contained a host of more powerful components.
The Eurocom Tornado F7W is housed in a sculpted charcoal gray case, which measured 16.85x12.3x2.0-in. and weighed 9.4 lbs. Although the base configuration includes a 330-watt power supply (which we assume is similar to the 2.75-lb. adapter supplied with the @Xi PowerGo XT), the 780-watt power supply provided with our Tornado F7W evaluation unit was even bigger, measuring 9.25x4.37x1.62-in. and adding another 4.1 lbs. This huge device even had its own internal cooling fans and brought the total system weight to 13.5 lbs.
Price vs. Performance of Recent Workstations
Price/performance chart based on SPECwpc Product Development benchmark dataset.
Raising the lid revealed the display plus an excellent 102-key backlit keyboard and numeric keypad. A U.S. English language keyboard comes standard. Keyboards for other languages, including U.K. English, French, German and Spanish, cost $83 more.
A 4.25x2.5-in. gesture-enabled touchpad with a pair of buttons and fingerprint reader is centered below the spacebar. Centered above the display is a 2-megapixel webcam and microphone array. There are also a pair of speakers for the integrated audio plus a subwoofer. A V-shaped power button is located in the upper-right corner above the numeric keypad and glows when the system is powered up. Four additional buttons below this let you switch between the discrete and integrated graphics, increase the fan speed and launch predefined programs. Small LEDs illuminate to indicate caps lock and number lock.
Massive Expandability
The right side of the case provides a pair of USB 3.1 ports, a Smart Card reader, a six-in-one card reader, a security lock slot and a large ventilator grille. The left side houses a similar air vent as well as three additional USB 3.1 ports and four audio jacks (line-in, line-out, microphone-in and a headphone jack, which doubles as an S/PDIF connector).
Eurocom Tornado F7W
Price: $7,346 as tested ($3,499 base price)
Size: 16.85x12.3x2.0-in. (WxHxD) notebook
Weight: 9.4 lbs. plus 4.1-lb. power supply
CPU: Eight-core 3.6GHz Intel Core i9-9900K w/16MB Smart Cache
Memory: 64GB DDR4 at 3200MHz (128GB max non-ECC)
Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro P5200 w/16GB GDDR5 memory
LCD: 17.3-in. 4K 3840x2160 IPS, anti-reflective
Hard Disk: 500GB M.2 NVMe and 2TB Hybrid HD
Floppy: None
Optical: None
Audio: Built-in speakers, four audio jacks (line-in, line-out, microphone, headphone/SPDIF), built-in microphone array
• Network: 1.73GbE Intel Wireless AC 9260 with vPRO plus Bluetooth 5.0
Modem: None
Other: Five USB 3.1, one Thunderbolt 3 (Type-C), HDMI, mini DisplayPort, RJ-45 LAN, smart card reader, six-in-one card reader, 1080p webcam
Keyboard: Integrated 102-key backlit keyboard
Pointing device: Integrated touchpad with two buttons
The rear panel includes an RJ-45 network connector, a mini DisplayPort, an HDMI port, a Thunderbolt (Type-C) port (which supports USB 3.1, DisplayPort 2.1 or HDMI 2.0), a power connector and two more large air vents. There are also lots more air vents on the bottom of the case.
Three LEDs along the front edge of the system indicate when Wi-Fi is enabled, battery status and hard drive activity. Despite its size, there is no provision for an optical drive (Eurocom sells optional external DVD and Blu-ray drives) and the battery is not user accessible.
In addition to the Xeon CPU in the base configuration, Eurocom offers a choice of six other 9th-generation processors, including the even faster 3.8GHz Xeon E-2186G as well as four different Core i7 processors. But for our evaluation, Eurocom included an Intel Core i9-9900K CPU. This eight-core Coffee Lake processor, which was just launched during the fourth quarter of 2018, includes 16MB of Smart Cache, a maximum turbo frequency of 5.0GHz and a thermal design power (TDP) rating of 95 watts. This processor, which also includes Intel UHD Graphics 630, added $250 to the total cost.
Although the base unit comes with 16GB of ECC memory using a single small outline dual in-line memory module (SODIMM), systems based on a Xeon CPU can accommodate up to 64GB of ECC memory using four 16GB memory modules. Systems like the one we received (equipped with an Intel Core CPU), however, can accommodate up to 128GB of RAM, using four 32GB DIMMs. Our evaluation unit came with 64GB of memory, using four Kensington 16GB DDR4-3200MHz SODIMMs, which added $900.
All versions of the Eurocom Tornado F7W include an NVIDIA Quadro discrete GPU and all but the P3000 included in the base configuration are VR-ready. There are five other NVIDIA Quadro graphics boards to choose from, including the Quadro P5200 provided in our evaluation unit. That high-end Pascal-based GPU includes 16GB of GDDR5 memory and 2560 compute unified device architecture (CUDA) cores and increased the system cost by $1,337.
The base configuration includes a 120Hz 2K display capable of displaying 94% of the NTSC (National Television System Committee) color gamut. Our system came with a 60Hz 3840x2160 ultra high-definition in-plane switching display with 100% Adobe sRGB gamut, adding $170.
The base configuration includes a 1TB SATA drive, but that's just the starting point. The Tornado F7W can accommodate up to three M.2 drives. Eurocom offers 12 different M.2 drives ranging from a 32GB Intel Optane drive to a 2TB Samsung drive. Our evaluation unit had a 500GB M.2 Samsung 970 EVO NVMe solid-state drive, which added $333. The system we received also included a 2TB Seagate Hybrid 2.5-in. drive, which added $58.
Eurocom offers standard drives ranging from 512GB to 8TB and the Tornado F7W supports up to two hard drives in addition to the M.2 solid-state drives, for a total of up to 22TB. Or, when equipped with multiple drives, both the M.2 and SATA drives can be configured as RAID arrays.
Although an Intel Wireless AC 8265 LAN comes standard, our evaluation unit included an Intel Wireless AC 9260 M.2 module providing two-in-one 802.11ac WLAN+Bluetooth 5, which added $33. A non-removable eight-cell lithium-ion battery comes standard and kept our system running for 4 hours and 40 minutes before shutting down. Throughout our tests, the Eurocom Tornado F7W remained cool and quiet, averaging just 35dB at rest (compared to 29dB ambient background noise), climbing to a peak of 65dB under heavy compute loads (equivalent to office conversation).
Record-Setting Performance
With its fast eight-core CPU and high-end GPU, we expected the Eurocom Tornado F7W to deliver great performance, but its benchmark results blew us away. On the SPECviewperf test, which measures pure graphics performance, the Tornado F7W not only delivered the highest scores we have ever recorded for a mobile workstation; its scores on all but two datasets surpassed those of the fastest desktop workstation we have tested to date.
Its performance on the SPECapc SolidWorks test did not set records, but its results were near the top among both mobile and desktop workstations. On our AutoCAD rendering test, the 34.1-second average time was less than 5 seconds behind that of the @Xi PowerGo XT and just 10 seconds slower than the fastest over-clocked single-CPU workstation we have ever tested.
And on the very demanding SPECwpc workstation performance benchmark, the Eurocom Tornado F7W outperformed every other mobile workstation we have ever tested. It not only delivered record-setting results on nearly every component of this very demanding test, but its results rivaled those of many desktop systems.
Numbers in blue indicate best recorded results. Numbers in red indicate worst recorded results. Click here for larger version.
Of course, its record-setting performance comes with a very hefty price tag. As equipped, our Eurocom Tornado F7W would cost $7,346, including $166 for the Windows 10 Professional 64-bit operating system that came preinstalled. Since the base price only includes one year of return to factory depot warranty coverage and support, our as-tested price also includes $313 for a 3-year warranty.
After tallying the numbers, not only is the Eurocom Tornado F7W the fastest mobile workstation we have ever tested, it is also the most expensive. Although it certainly earns its claim as a "super mobile workstation," clearly up to the task of replacing all but the most powerful desktop workstations for power users on the go, the Eurocom Tornado F7W will likely appeal to a small but demanding set of users who prefer performance much more than a lower price.
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Home Education Energy Optimizers, USA sells lighting affiliate Lighting Optimizers, USA to focus on...
Energy Optimizers, USA sells lighting affiliate Lighting Optimizers, USA to focus on core business
TIPP CITY, Ohio, Jan. 26, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The owners of Energy Optimizers, USA have sold its affiliate company, Lighting Optimizers, USA, to Eco Engineering. This decision was made to ensure continued world-class service for Energy Optimizers' clients, while allowing the company to focus on and expand its core business of vendor-neutral energy efficiency projects for the educational, governmental, commercial and industrial markets.
Eco Engineering has acquired all of the assets of Lighting Optimizers, USA, and will become the principal provider of lighting design and upgrade services to Energy Optimizers, USA. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Nearly 100% of Lighting Optimizers, USA's associates were hired as full-time associates by Eco Engineering.
Greg Smith, president of Energy Optimizers, USA, and wife Stephanie founded Lighting Optimizers, USA, in 2011 to provide turnkey, professional lighting retrofit design and installation services for Energy Optimizers. Both companies, Energy Optimizers and Lighting Optimizers, have experienced tremendous growth in the past few years, topping numerous lists for fastest growing companies including Forbes Magazine's Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Companies in the United States.
"We realized that we needed to step back and focus on the core business, but not until we found a partner that could provide the same standards of quality, professionalism, competitive pricing and innovation that we demand of ourselves for our customers," Smith said.
Lighting is Eco Engineering's specialty, and Eco Engineering will become Energy Optimizers' partner in managing the lighting portion of their energy management agreements. "The services Eco Engineering provides are a natural fit for us," Smith said. "By combining the buying power of the two companies, we will be able to provide our customers the most competitive pricing while utilizing high quality products and service for our Energy Optimizers customers."
Both companies are working together to ensure that all current projects are completed as promised and to meet client expectations for satisfaction.
"There will be no change to clients in the pricing, implementation, warranty or management of current or proposed projects." said Bob Hausmann, Senior Project Manager for Energy Optimizers, USA.
Energy Optimizers, USA has experienced rapid growth since the business began in 2009. The company is ranked in the Top 500 of INC. Magazine's list of 5,000 fastest growing companies in the U.S. (2014) and was named the Fastest Growing Company in the region for two consecutive years by the Dayton Business Journal (2013, 2014).
Energy Optimizers, USA will expand its reach into the K-12 and higher education markets throughout the Midwest while delving more deeply into the local government, commercial and industrial markets. To date, customers have saved more than $8.4 million in energy costs while improving their facilities and protecting the environment. The companies eclipsed $14 million in revenue in 2014 and seek to reach $20 million in revenue by 2016.
About Energy Optimizers, USA:
Energy Optimizers, USA works with educational, governmental, commercial and industrial customers to implement energy savings opportunities to reduce operational costs, including lighting retrofits, renewable energy projects (wind and solar), HVAC retrofit projects, building automation retrofits and energy education programs. The company is ranked in Top 500 of INC. Magazine's list of the 5,000 fastest growing companies in the U.S. (2014), was named the Fastest Growing Company in the region for two consecutive years by the Dayton Business Journal (2013, 2014), and was named a BBB Eclipse Integrity Award Finalist (2012).
To learn more about Energy Optimizers, USA, visit their website at http://energyoptusa.com/ or call them at (937) 877-1919.
NEWS SOURCE: Energy Optimizers, USA :: This press release was issued on behalf of the news source (who is solely responsible for its accuracy) by Send2Press® Newswire, a service of Neotrope®.
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1. What is the proposed transaction?
CapitaLand Limited ("CapitaLand") has entered into a transaction with Temasek to acquire from its subsidiary, Ascendas-Singbridge Pte Ltd ("ASB"), all the shares in the two wholly-owned subsidiaries of ASB. The proposed transaction is valued at approximately S$11 billion and is subject to approval by CapitaLand's independent shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") on 12 April 2019.
2. What is the rationale for the proposed transaction?
The proposed transaction will create the largest diversified real estate group in Asia (the "Group"). The combined total assets under management ("AUM") of the Enlarged Group will increase to S$123.4 billion. The Group's expanded asset classes will include logistics/business parks, industrial, lodging, commercial, retail and residential. Its geographical presence will span more than 180 cities across over 30 countries. This puts CapitaLand amongst the top 10 real estate investment managers globally; as well as the manager of the three largest real estate investment trusts (REITs) listed on the Singapore Exchange, namely Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust, CapitaLand Mall Trust and CapitaLand Commercial Trust.
3. What are the proposed terms of the transaction?
(b) 2.04% over the last traded price of S$3.43 as at 8 March 2019, being the latest practicable date prior to the printing of this Circular (the "Latest Practicable Date").
The consideration takes into account the adjusted net asset value of ASB, which includes the value of its fund management platform and the trading value of its three sponsored listed trusts.
4. How will the cash portion of the consideration be funded?
The cash portion of the proposed transaction will be funded from debt and other financing alternatives.
CapitaLand does not intend to issue additional new shares to finance the cash portion of the proposed transaction, other than shares to be placed with Temasek as part of the consideration.
5. What is the rationale behind the construct of the purchase consideration? Has CapitaLand considered having shareholders' participation such as rights or warrants issue?
We carefully considered the amount of fresh equity that would be required and suitable for this transaction. We evaluated a wide spectrum of capital structures, including an all cash structure on one end of the spectrum, and a rights issue on the other.
We also believe that we should not ask our shareholders to contribute additional capital, unless it was absolutely necessary. We have therefore not done so. Hence, we concluded that the optimum structure would be a 50:50 Cash/Share structure, with the Shares issued to the Vendor as part consideration. We believe that this structure offers the best balance between adding unnecessary stress on our Balance Sheet, and unwanted additional dilution to NAV and ROE.
Adding other features such as warrants ultimately results in having to potentially issue more equity, which would have resulted in a sub-optimal structure, by further diluting NAV and ROE, which are key to delivering value to shareholders.
6. How was the issue price of S$3.50 for the consideration shares determined?
We have negotiated that the shares be placed at S$3.50 which is at a premium to historical undisturbed trading levels across various periods.
2.0% over the last traded price of S$3.43 as at 8 March 2019, being the latest practicable date prior to the printing of the Circular (the "Latest Practicable Date").
Since the announcement, the market reacts positively to the Proposed Transaction which delivers immediate ROE and EPS accretion and will transform CapitaLand into one of the leading diversified real estate companies in Asia.
7. What has been done to ensure the interests of CapitaLand's non-interested shareholders?
An Independent Financial Advisor ("IFA") to CapitaLand's independent directors, Rothschild & Co, is appointed. The IFA report is attached to the Appendix I of the Shareholder's Circular.
The proposed transaction is subject to approval by a majority of independent shareholders in the EGM. Temasek and its associates and/or concert parties (as applicable) would not be able to vote on the resolutions at the EGM.ading diversified real estate companies in Asia.
8. Is the proposed transaction subject to approvals from shareholders and/ or other authorities or regulatory bodies?
Yes, approval of the proposed transaction will be sought from the independent shareholders of CapitaLand.
As the proposed transaction will trigger an obligation on Temasek to make a mandatory general offer for the shares in CapitaLand which it does not own, a whitewash resolution will be tabled at the EGM to seek the approval of CapitaLand shareholders to waive their right to receive the offer from Temasek.
Temasek, its associates and/or concert parties (as applicable) will abstain from voting in respect of the resolutions tabled at the EGM as required by the Securities Industry Council and under the Listing Manual.
9. Where and when is the EGM?
EGM will be held on 12 April 2019 (Friday) at 11.30am (or as soon thereafter as the Annual General Meeting of CapitaLand to be held at 10.00am on the same day and at the same place is concluded or adjourned). Venue of the meeting is at The Star Theatre, Level 5, The Star Performing Arts Centre, 1 Vista Exchange Green, Singapore 138617.
10. When will the proposed merger be completed if the necessary approvals are obtained?
Completion is subject to the fulfilment of certain other conditions precedent if shareholders approve all the 3 ordinary resolutions at today's EGM. The transaction is expected to be completed in the 3rd quarter of 2019.
11. What is Temasek's shareholding post completion of proposed transaction?
Temasek's ownership of CapitaLand will increase from 40.69% to 50.84% upon the close of the proposed transaction.
12. Will CapitaLand be making any offer to acquire the units in the Listed Trusts that are not already held by ASB?
CapitaLand is not required to make any chain offers for ASB's listed trusts as a result of the proposed transaction.
13. Would there be an impact on dividends for CapitaLand shareholders?
There is no change to CapitaLand's dividend policy.
14. What do shareholders need to do in relation to the transaction?
Shareholders can either attend the EGM in person to vote on each of the 3 ordinary resolutions, or appoint a proxy (if no specified proxy is appointed, chairman will be the proxy) to vote at the EGM on their behalf, unless required to abstain from voting.
If shareholders are appointing a proxy, Proxy Forms need to be completed, signed and returned to CapitaLand's Share Registrar, M & C Services Private Limited, in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to reach the Share Registrar as soon as possible and no later than 9 April 2019 (Tuesday) at 11.30am being 72 hours before the time fixed for the EGM.
Have a question that we have not addressed? Email us at groupir@capitaland.com and we will get back to you. Or contact us at Tel: +65 6713 2883, Mondays to Fridays during office hours.
15. When would EGM results be known and how would they be announced?
The voting results of each ordinary share will be shared on screen at the meeting.
CapitaLand would also make an announcement after the EGM on the same day (12 April 2019) and the announcement can be viewed on the SGX-ST or on CapitaLand websites.
 The two subsidiaries, Ascendas Pte Ltd (APL) and Singbridge Pte Ltd (SB), are the holding companies of the business of ASB. APL holds business space and industrial development platforms and fund management platforms; and SB holds the joint ventures for large scale urban development projects.
 As measured based on publicly available AUM information for diversified real estate developers in the Asia Pacific region.


Since I have been harvesting so many cucumbers, I decided I needed to start processing them other than eating them raw in salads. My cucumbers are perfectly straight so great for making pickles! Trellising your cucumbers allows your fruit to hang down letting gravity help you grow straight cucumbers. Plus cucumbers are great climbers and trellising prevents the fruit from rotting on the ground. I used Food in Jar's Refrigerator Dill Pickles but added and subtracted to fit my tastes. I wanted to make a small batch and I didn't feel like canning on a day when our projected high is going to be 100°. Plus a girl can only eat so many pickles!
First I washed and then cut off the ends of the cucumbers. I cut each cucumber into 8 wedges. One cucumber was a little too long so I had to trim off the ends a bit to have it fit into my 16 oz. canning jars. I wish I had used my wide mouth jars so I could have fit the cucumbers in a little better. I added two cloves of garlic to each jar and a 1/2 teaspoon of crushed red pepper as well.
I measured 3/4 cups of apple cider vinegar, 3/4 cups of filtered water and 2 teaspoons of pickling salt which I brought to a boil on the stove. When the brine came to a boil, I transferred it to a measuring cup and poured it into the jars leaving about a 1/4 inch gap on top. I popped the lids on and let them cool on the counter before putting them in the fridge.
I can't wait to eat these in a day or two! I have a whole month to eat them before they go bad but I have a feeling they wont last that long! I foresee many batches of these pickles during the summer months. The whole process, including clean up, took me about 15 minutes so this is a super easy recipe to do. If I end up having a glut of cucumbers and more time on my hands I am going to try canning them too!
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Well you started your tomatoes early from seed, sheltered them through the cold months under grow lights, transplanted them with your best homemade compost, mulched them and now you just have to wait to see which problems will arise. Tomatoes are so easy to grow but there are lots of problems that can occur which quickly turns my "I can't wait to bite into my first homegrown tomato" moment into "Ugh, what if I get horn worms!" "Ugh bottom end rot!" "Curly virus!" "Nutrient deficiency!" "Under watering" "Over watering!" The list of things that can go wrong keeps me up at night. So I was reading some blogs the other day… minding my own business… not even worried about my tomatoes… yet. Until I came across this blog post from The Demo Garden Blog entitled "Watch for Disease in your Garden" with a picture of a tomato infected with early blight. Then I remember earlier in the day, I was talking to my tomato plants and I noticed the Striped German kind of had some yellowing going on (yes, that is a technical gardening term). I didn't really think about it. Not until I read that post. Argh! Why do I read gardening blogs?? I was so ignorantly blissful not knowing the "yellowing going on" in my garden was a problem. Well I decided to tackle my Septoria Leaf Spot or Early Blight problem, which really isn't much of a problem. I read the recommendations over at the Demo Garden Blog and decided to cut back all the infected leaves. It really was contained to the lower portion of the plant. I planted my Striped German right next to my Persimmon so I took a closer look at the Persimmon plant to make sure it hadn't spread from plant to plant. Luckily, the Persimmon plant looks unaffected. I'm not going to use fungicides on my plants and since it is has been in the mid 90s this week (and only going to get warmer in the summer months), I am fairly confident this wont be a long-term problem. Also I am going to be more careful when I water not to splash up water onto the bottom leaves which should help as well. I am going to do more pruning of my tomatoes this year to encourage more air flow. Thanks Demo Garden Blog for enlightening me!
Wow, lots of saving seed posts lately! It seems like lately every time I go into my garden there is another seed waiting to be saved. Yesterday I was working in my front yard raised bed and I noticed that my calendula flowers looked rather tired and slumped over. I looked closer and noticed that some of the flower heads were dry and the seeds ready to be harvested. This variety of calendula was called Pink Surprise… but the pink never surprised me. The flowers were all orange so I am not sure where the pink came into play.
The seeds are super easy to collect. This is my first time growing calendula and my first time saving the seed. It was pretty self explanatory! I just picked off the flower heads and broke them apart revealing the seeds inside. The seeds were a brownish gray and are curled up. I think the calendula seed looks like mini armadillos curled up. They even have spiny backs!
Calendula is self seeding which means next year I probably will have it pop up on its own again. This is great because I really tend to focus on edibles first and flowers second (or not at all!). I am trying to make an effort to integrate more flowers into my garden and this will definitely be a gardening goal for next year. However I am saving seed so that I can either give it away or plant it myself if the calendula fails to self seed.
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With lavender and my salvias in full bloom, I've observed so many more bees in action. The bees have definitely communicated to one another that my garden is the place to be! Last year our plants were fresh in the ground so I would only witness the occasional bee or two. I'm not sure if our plants were new to the neighborhood so not many came to my garden or the lack of bees was a sign of colony collapse. Of course this is only my second year of gardening in Sacramento so I don't have much evidence to go off of but this year there are so many more bees in my garden. Not only are there more honey bees but there are many different varieties of bumble bees. I've even seen some bees that I have never seen before. I take all of this as a good sign that my garden is healthy and thriving. The lavender and salvias tend to be the biggest attractor for the bees which will mean I will have pollinators when my beans and squashes start to bloom. Plus an added benefit is that these plants are super drought hardy. They have thrived on very little water and you wouldn't know California is having a drought looking at these plants!
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I planted these garlic chives last year and they have been doing great in my herb bed. They are getting a bit crowded so I may have to split them at some point. I've never reproduced garlic chives by the division of clump method but it is suppose to help the plant live longer and more vigorously. Plus you get two plants for one!
As you can see, some of the flower heads have dried out and the seeds are threatening to burst out. I picked a few of the flower heads that were dry to save the seed. I noticed on the flower heads where the stem had completely dried there were not as many seeds compared with flowers that were mostly dry but the stems were still green. I wasn't sure if I had to wait for the stems to be completely dry but it seems that a lot of seeds popped out already. Maybe I need to tie a bag around the flowers since my timing wasn't perfect. After I pinched off the flowers, I put them into a bowl. Some of the seed easily popped out and some I had to rub the flowers between my fingers to release the seeds.
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I went into the garden this evening to do a few things here and there… add a bucket of compost in some of the beds here… train up my cucumber on the trellis over there. Sometimes there are things in the garden that you just keep putting off. You really should get to it but you just can't get around to it. Well awhile ago I posted about saving my Lacinato Kale seed but the thing is I only did a little seed saving and I left the monster plant with thousands of seeds in the garden. The other day when I was in the garden I noticed small seeds all over my path so I knew I needed to tackle the rest of this task. Well today was the day and after an hour in the garden the monster is gone!
First I started by pulling up the plant. Then I cut smaller branches off so it would fit into a 5 gallon bucket. In the bucket I scrunched up the seed pods with my hands, releasing the seeds into the bottom of the bucket. I took the bigger pieces of seed pods and put those into the compost. Then I grabbed a small pan and my compost sifter.
The first pass through the compost sifter really helped separate the bigger remnants of the seed pods but the holes in the compost sifter were still too large. I passed the seeds through the compost sifter one more time before using a mesh with smaller holes. I then folded my mesh in half to make even smaller holes for the seeds to pass. I hope I can make some screens in the future to help me with the winnowing process!
Almost all the bigger pieces were sifted out of the seeds. The rest of the debris I separated by a combination of blowing, using a fan and gravity to separate the seeds and chaff. We don't have electric fan which would have made this job much easier so we used the low tech method.
I wasn't able to get all of the debris away from the seeds but it still was pretty good. Look at how many seeds I saved! That is a half pint jam jar almost full of seeds! I have so many that I will have to give a lot away!
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