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FATCA at Ten: March 18, 2020
By Helen Burggraf
On March 18, 2010, President Obama signed the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act into law. Surprising as it might now seem to some, the fact went virtually unnoticed by the world's media, as the legislation was buried deep inside a domestic jobs bill known as The HIRE Act.
"Obama Calls Jobs Bill a First Step" was the headline of the New York Times website article that day, accompanied by a photograph of the left-handed president signing a document at a desk, surrounded by onlookers gazing smilingly at the page in front of him. The caption said the signing took place during a "ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House".
The article then begins: "President Obama signed a jobs bill into law on Thursday, but declared that the measure, which is intended to spur employment by providing businesses incentives to hire new workers, "is by no means enough".
One of the few organizations to sound the alarm at the time was Withersworldwide, the London-based, international law group with outposts in 17 cities around the world, including London, Geneva, New York and Hong Kong. In a message to clients before the bill became law, it noted that the un-talked-about provisions having to do with the overseas bank accounts of Americans – essentially an entire earlier piece of legislation known as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, which in turn evolved out of the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act of 2007, that had been subsumed into the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act of 2010 in order to provide funding for it – would "dramatically affect most non-U.S. financial institutions, funds and collective investment structures as well as many trustees and family offices investing through these entities".
It added: "The new regulations will give the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) new tools to find and prosecute U.S. individuals that hide assets overseas".
In less than two months' time, it will be ten years since that HIRE Act-signing ceremony in the White House Rose Garden, that ushered in a new era of hardship, expense and misery for countless thousands of American expatriates, many of whom continue to suffer as a result of what has to be assumed were the law's unintential consequences, but which little effort has been made to fix.
Indeed, in 2014, when U.S. citizenship renunciations began to soar in response to the new regime, rather than investigating why so many Americans were willing to give up what at that point was still considered to be the world's "Golden Passport", the U.S. raised the renunciation fee by 422%, to US$2,350 from US$450, making it the world's highest such fee.
And yet this didn't even seem to slow the exodus. In 2016 some 5,411 Americans gave up their passports and Green Cards, compared with 1,534 the year FATCA was signed, and just 742 the year before that.
Events to mark the date
The American Expat Financial News Journal understands that a number of organizations are talking about ways they might mark the ten-year anniversary of the signing into law of FATCA.
If you are sponsoring a "FATCA at 10" event you'd like to share with others, do let us know. Contact Helen Burggraf at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., and we'll add it to our events page, as well as including it in a round-up of such events we plan to publish in advance of the day.
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Q: Vim Sublist operations I'm trying to create a script what detects the number of different characters in a selection.
p.e.
a = 4  (the character "a" is 4 times in the selection)
b = 2
e = 10
\ = 2

etc.
To obtain this, I created a list with sublist like this:
[['a', 1], ['b', 1], ['e', 1], ['\', 1]]  --> etc
(a = the character // 1 = the number of times the character is found in the text)
What I don't know is:

*

*how to searchi in a sublist? p.e. can I search if there is an "e" or "\" in the list?

*when there is a match of "e" how can I add "1" to the number after the "e"?
[['e', 1]] --> [['e', 2]]

*and how can I search in a sublist with regex and echo it in an echo command
p.e. search [a-f] and obtain this output:
a = 1
  b = 1
  e = 2
c, d, f are not found in list and has to be skipped.
Btw...does anyone know where I can find a good documentation about sublists?
(I can't find much information about sublists in the vim docs).

A: If I understand your problem correctly, the right data structure is a Dictionary mapping the character to the number of occurrences, not a list.
let occurrences = { 'a': 1, 'b': 1, 'e': 1, '\': 1 }

You can check for containment via has_key('a'), and increment via let occurrences['a'] += 1. To print the results use
for char in keys(occurrences)
    echo char occurrences[char] "times"
endfor

And you can use the powerful map() and filter() functions on the Dictionary. For example, to only include characters a-f:
echo filter(copy(occurrences), 'v:key =~# "[a-f]"')

Read more at :help Dictionary.

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Preview: Tyvek/Hideout
November 5, 2012 at 4:05 am by Dave
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What ties this bill together isn't necessarily going to be audible to casual listeners. Detroit's spazzy Tyvek, krauty CAVE and the hard-to-palate Running sound remarkably different, while each act attempts to assimilate music from the seventies and early eighties into some sort of contemporary context. Tyvek and Running deal in more punky strains, the latter pulling on hardcore's yolk more than the other two groups performing. Tyvek turns over the corpse of early Rough Trade acts, adding in a downer Midwest vibe that dour Brits wouldn't be able to conjure even if it were their goal. With a headful of their hometown's history, the ever-shifting Tyvek lineup has been able to dash its jangly paranoia with a garage intent, resulting in weirdly satisfying simplicity. "Frustration Rock," which the band's recorded several times over the last five years with varying success, is an affected screed on disappointment in as many facets of life as can fit into two minutes. "Air Conditioner" isn't a dramatically different song lyrically or musically, but in it, they discuss one's inability to sleep during the summer without a bit of cool air. More broadly, though, Tyvek's just dissatisfied with stuff. And they talk about it in language some might find best suited to a shopping list. Vastly more complicated, and purposefully obtuse, Chicago's CAVE turn in extended takes on funky compositions. They use reapto-German rock stuff as a base, but toss in enough low-brow references to hash and getting wasted that it's a uniquely American take. Proggy moments surface on "Encino Man(g)," but are splayed out over such a robust rhythm section that it all just sounds like future funk, raved up by some dudes in a dingy Chicago basement. For maximum music edification, arrive early and stay late. (Dave Cantor)
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La Familia de Haumea en una familia de objetos transneptunianos que se formó por una colisión con similares parámetros orbitales y espectros (hielo casi puro) que sugieren que se originó en el efecto perturbador de un cuerpo progenitor. Los cálculos indican que es probable que sea la única familia colisional de objetos transneptunianos.

Cuerpos celestes
 (55636) 2002 TX300
 (24835) 1995 SM55
 (19308) 1996 TO66
 (120178) 2003 OP32
 (145453) 2005 RR43
 (136108) Haumea (2003 EL61)
 Namaka (S/2005 2003 EL61 2)
 Hi'iaka (S/2005 2003 EL61 1)
 (86047) 1999 OY3
 2003 UZ117
 2005 CB79
 2003 SQ317
 2009 YE7

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With deep sorrow we inform the working class and the people of Oaxaca, Mexico and the world that a very special militant for our organization has died.
The comrade Javier López Martinez, known with affection among our ranks as Comandate Rojo, passed away on March 19 from a respiratory failure. His family, friends and comrades retain from him his best memories, forged in the heat of the class struggle.
Who was Javier López Martinez?
Of humble extraction, the son of a working-class father and mother, he himself joined the industrial proletariat from an early age, performing various functions as a machinist, forklift operator, cargo vehicle driver, etc. Later, with these same robust and calloused hands, he enlisted for a time in the Mexican army, where, ironically, he learned to hate the anti-worker and anti-people regime that the old state represents.
He put his knowledge and his strength at the service of the working class, being founder of the popular settlement named Occupation Francisco Villa.
Comrade Javier was part of the 25 political prisoners of June 7, 2015 and was confined in the maximum-security prison CE.FE.RE.SO #5 of Villa Aldama, Veracruz, later being moved to the state prison CE.RE.SO #2 of Etla, Oaxaca. In total, the comrade was incarcerated for 16 months and to this day has been continually under parole.
Out of respect we have to affirm that comrade Javier never thought of clemency nor of amnesty – as the old state and its representatives went so far as to suggest in exchange for the "freedom" as pardon; and while it's true that he has died under parole, clearly his decision to fight until the end is what has allowed him to depart as a truly free man.
Who doesn't remember our Comandante Rojo in the class struggle, confronting the repressive apparatuses of the old state, organizing the rage, encouraging the people's urge to fight?
We are convinced that no one could forget the steadfastness of his actions or the mettle of his commanding voice in defending the Sol Rojo flag, the flag which he made himself with his iron hands.
Javier López Martinez founded Sol Rojo, yes! And for that, in every corner of the Oaxacan terrain, but also in other corners of Mexico where our organization has a presence, the name of our dear comrade will be remembered with affection, and his voice will resonate with a hundred times strength in the coming struggles, in the demonstrations and the street fights, in the skirmishes and the strikes, in the uprisings and insurrections, which will be taken on dialectically in protracted people's war as a universal science of the Proletarian Revolution, and whose endpoint is embarking on New Democratic Revolution and Socialism.
The enemies of the people, those nauseating detractors of the proletarian revolution, can dump all sorts of commentary to distort the image of our endearing comrade. The same can be expected of those flattering opportunists of sweet words and smooth tricks who under the command of reaction and revisionism will try to downplay the efforts of this worker turned combatant of the people and leader in the class struggle. Against all of them we will respond with the same strength that he left us through his example.
Comrade Javier López Martinez lives in the struggle!
Honor and glory to the fighters of the people!
Don't vote, organize and fight!
With Sol Rojo, the people will win!
Let the workers rule the country!
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In the fall of 1997, our younger daughter spent a semester abroad in Florence. Missing her greatly after ten weeks, my wife and I flew to Milan on the Sunday before Thanksgiving. Upon landing we took a bus into the central city and caught a train down to Florence, where we had booked 'a room with a view' at the Hotel Pensione Pendini for six nights.
Arriving in the city around 6:00pm, after traveling for about 18 hours, we took a taxi from the Santa Maria Novella Railway Station to the Pendini, which is centrally located on the Piazza della Repubblica.
We had been to Florence once before, in the summer of 1970, but for only two days while on a whirlwind tour of Italy. So not only were we thrilled to be seeing our daughter, but looking forward to the prospect of spending a leisurely week exploring the city, its museums: The Uffizi, The Accademia, The Pitti Palace and The Bargello; its churches: The Duomo, Santa Croce, Santa Maria Novella, San Miniato and The Brancacci Chapel; and the surrounding countryside, all without the usual crush of summer tourists.
Our daughter was living in a section of Florence known as Oltrarno, which translates to 'across the Arno', the river that bisects the city. Her apartment on the Via Maggio near the Boboli Gardens was shared with a friend and is a short walk from the Pendini, which is located on the northern side of the Arno River.
During the days that she was in class, my wife and I toured the city. On her days off she joined us. Having her show us around to her favorite spots and translate for us was a treat. It was great for her too, not only because we picked up the tab, but with our rental car, she got see the Tuscan hill towns of San Gimignano and Volterra, which otherwise would have been difficult for her to visit.
In the evenings we had some great meals at restaurants such as: Il Latini, Mama Gina and Trattoria Cammillo. On Thanksgiving Day, which of course is not a holiday in Italy, my wife and I decided to treat our daughter and four other homesick American students doing their 'semester abroad', to 'Thanksgiving Dinner' at Borgo Antico, a local restaurant which the girls frequented regularly.
Since turkey with all of the Thanksgiving trimmings was not on the menu, I decided on a vegetarian pasta dish consisting of rigatoni, eggplant and black olives. It was excellent and tasted even better with my share of the six bottles of Chianti Riserva that were shared by all. As a matter of fact, the combination of wine, youthful high spirits exhibited by the young ladies and the heady idea of a group of Americans celebrating America's most traditional holiday in a city that is more than 2,000 years old, dating back to Julius Caesar, was such that I have no recollection of the rest of the meal. I do remember thinking that we, and hopefully our daughter and her friends, would remember this Thanksgiving for the rest of their lives.
In attempting to re-create this memorable pasta dish several iterations with the eggplant were necessary. First I added raw eggplant to the tomato-based sauce and discovered that it lacked flavor, so I tried roasting it first and that helped. But I also found that the ½ inch-cubed eggplant pieces were too small, as a result it broke down and almost disappeared as it cooked in the sauce; one inch cubes worked better. Some still broke down, but most retained their shape thus enhancing the combination of pasta, eggplant and olives. Initially, I had used regular sized eggplants but found them to be a little too bitter for my palate. I then experimented with the smaller 'Italian' variety and found them to be more to my liking. But if you cannot find them, by all means try the larger sized ones.
Here then is the recipe for my re-creation of that hearty pasta dish whose name on the menu of Borgo Antico also slips my mind. I named it Rigatoni all' Oltrarno in honor of the section of Firenze in which Borgo Antico is located. I have read that Tuscans have an abiding love of beans, accordingly, they became known in other Italian regions as mangiafagioli, (bean eaters). Lest you think that this is a blog only for the 'mangiapasta', please continue at: Basta Pasta!


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Clubhouse & Bar
The Clubhouse is very comfortably furnished and accommodates all the facilities you would come to expect of a modern golf club as well as fantastic views over the 18th Hole and Derwent Valley.
The facilities include a lounge and dining area with a fully licensed bar serving a wide range of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. The Clockburn Menu is available between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm daily. Sunday Lunch is served every Sunday between 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm and booking is essential.Other facilities in the Clubhouse include a Big Screen Projector and a 42" TV in the Lounge showing the full Sky Sports Package and a 46" TV in the Spike Bar with a separate Sky Box allowing two different channels to be shown at once. The Spike Bar is also home to a self-service coffee machine. There is an outside patio area ideal for a drink on those warm summer days.The lower level of the Clubhouse is home to both male and female changing rooms, two full size snooker tables. The Lounge is available to hire for Special Events such as Birthdays, Christenings and Anniversaries. Feel free to come and speak to our Head Chef as we can cater for anything from Cold Buffets for 10 people up to 3 Course Meals for 100 people. The Lounge incorporates a huge Dance Floor and we are able to book our Resident DJ if required.
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After a successful debut with 'Vijetha' hero Kalyaan Dhev's second film is confirmed under Rizwan Entertainment banner.
This new film will be directed by a debutant Puli Vasu and very soon the shooting would commence. The female lead is yet to confirmed and in the coming days, she would be finalised.
SS Thaman is going to compose music while Kursheed (Kushi) is the co-producer. The supporting cast of this untitled movie includes Rajendra Prasad, Naresh VK, Posani Krishna Murali and Pragathi.
Raj Tarun to team up with famous production house.
Here is the official title for Akhil's forthcoming film.


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Q: SQL get value based on corresponding min/max(value) from column in another related table I have the following two tables related by the ID column as the Primary Key. My Goal is to query the values from the "Name" column in Table 1 which correspond to the User_id with the Max and Min "Score" Column Values from Table 2.
Table 1:

| ID | Name |
|----|------|
| 1  | Foo  |
| 2  | Bar  |
| 3  | Zoo  |
| 4  | Bar  |
| 5  | Foo  |
| 6  | Zar  |

Table 2:

| ID | Score |
|----|-------|
| 1  | 98    |
| 2  | 67    |
| 3  | 86    |
| 4  | 59    |
| 5  | 75    |
| 6  | 73    |

The final output should give me something like this:
| Name | Score |
|------|-------|
| Foo  | 98    |
| Bar  | 59    |

A: You can try the below -
    select name, score
    from table1 t1 join table2 t2 on t1.id=t2.id
    where
    score=(select max(score) from t2)
    or
    score=(select min(score) from t2)

A: (
SELECT name, score
FROM table1 NATURAL JOIN table2
ORDER BY 2 ASC LIMIT 1
)
UNION ALL
(
SELECT name, score
FROM table1 NATURAL JOIN table2
ORDER BY 2 DESC LIMIT 1
)

A: If you are running MySQL 8.0, you can use window functions:
select t1.name, t2.score
from table1 t1
inner join (
    select t2.*,
        rank() over(order by score) rn_asc,
        rank() over(order by score desc) rn_desc
    from table2 t2
) t2 on t2.id = t1.id
where 1 in (rn_asc, rn_desc)

The idea is to rank records of table2 by increasing and decreasing score, and use that information for filtering. Note that this allows top and bottom ties.


With a background in Materials Science, Adrien was a very interesting candidate. We contacted him via LinkedIn for his current role at ASML. We had employed him for over a year, when he was offered a permanent contract at ASML. This is a perfect example of the excellent career prospects open to ambitious professionals who work through us.
My role is still the same as when I worked through YER. I work in one of the biggest cleanrooms in Europe, which indeed means working in the typical white suits you often see. My colleagues and I ensure the cleanroom works properly and that the machines assembled inside do not get contaminated. A lot of things are considered to be contamination for ASML. We distinguish two kinds of contamination: particles, dust for example, and chemicals. I work in an international department and I am therefore frequently in contact with Engineers in the US and Asia, and suppliers from all over the world. The big advantage of working in the Netherlands is the opportunity to further your career. Back home it may take twice as long to be assigned as many responsibility as I currently have.


Newborn photography props - baths and buckets, essentials for your newborn photography! If you are going to use one of our bucket props make sure you put a weight in the bottom of it before stuffing with fur, texture or fabric and ensure there is a spotter next to baby and props at all times. The buckets work best with baby posed into head in hands but this will generally be a composite shot removing supporting hands in editing.
Our baths are great for after a cake smash shoot when baby can enjoy a splash and make some bubbles. Keep baby safe while you photograph by having a spotter next to baby.


One Piece Volume 48 – Comics Etc.
The Straw Hats rush back into Thriller Bark in an all out battle with Gecko Moria's zombie generals. But Gecko Moria has saved the fearsome Oz, known for his legenday "Continent Creation." Have the Straw Hats finally met an opponent too powerful to beat?


Sue Rodman is the publisher of Field Trips with Sue, an award winning family travel blog about the Southeast and fun places to visit from the Southeast. She covers outings, day trips, weekend getaways and family vacations. She's written more than 1,000 posts and still loves it. Sue is also the mom of three boys, ranging in age from elementary through high school. They are her favorite travel companions and she loves that they still want to travel with her and make connections with the places they visit, as well as each other.
Field Trips with Sue is a Nickelodeon Parent's Pick Winner, a Red Tricycle Best Family Travel Blog and a Parents.com best blog nominee. She's been interviewed on Family Travel in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, The Northside Neighbor, Publix Magazine and on all three major networks. She also shares her knowledge as part of the Traveling Moms Network, Trekaroo, MiniTime, Travel Savvy Mom, Preferred Family Travel, Ciao Bambino and TripAdvisor. She has published stories on Explore Georgia, the website of Georiga Department of Economic Development and speaks regularly about family travel to mom's groups, church groups and more. She has also captured hundreds of trip ideas, inside information about must-see attractions and more in her popular book, 100 Free Things to do in Atlanta. We caught up with her to find out more about her life, and here is what we found out, in her own words.
" I think blogs are being integrated into advertising and PR campaigns more and more on the front end, rather than an afterthought. "
I live in…. Atlanta, GA.
I write... Whenever I get the chance, but I've started getting up early so I can get some in before I get the boys ready for school.
How has blogging changed your life? Wow, It's gotten me out of my bubble, not only because I write about family travel, but because I've come in contact with so many folks that are very different than me, yet in the end, very much like me. It's also opened up a ton of amazing opportunities and memories.
A brand you have loved working with? Nestle Skinny Cow. I did a campaign for them last summer and it was very well thought out. I'm still talking about it.
When did you start blogging? November 2008.
How do you see the future of blogging/social media? I think blogs are being integrated into advertising and PR campaigns more and more on the front end, rather than an afterthought.
Where I work: At my kitchen table, but I'm hoping we'll be renovating soon and I'll get an office.
I am connected….Too often. This year I want to spend more time on in-person relationship.
When I'm stressed, I….. Yell. Best to give me a lot of space when I'm stressed.
My favorite gadget is….I'm not really a gadget person, but I do spend far too much time on my iPhone.
My favorite travel destination is….Anywhere with my kids. They really are my favorite travel companions.
My favorite clothing brand is…Anything out of my price range. I swear I can go into the dollar store and find the one thing that is $10. I did buy a pair of Frye boots this summer that I adore.
I do all my shopping….I love Nordstroms. They have the most phenomenal customer service. I still tell folks about a shopping experience I had there over 10 years ago! But in reality, I'm at Target more often. See previous question. Champagne taste, beer pocketbook.
My favorite TV shows: Mad Men. White Collar. Nashville.
My favorite movie: Madagascar 2 - Hilarious.
I love….Ice cream. Any kind really, but Breyer's mint chocolate chip is my favorite.
I dream about….Winning the lottery. Guess I should start playing.
Where you can find my writing: Traveling Mom, Travel Savvy Mom, Trekaroo, MiniTime, Field Trips with Sue, Trip Advisor and soon Explore Georgia.
What else I do: Public Relations, Scheduler/Chauffeur/Cook/Housekeeper for three boys, watch lots of lacrosse games (my two oldest play).
I've loved getting to know you, Sue. You're a rock star.
Thanks Holly. Loved getting to know you too!
Sue is awesome! Very friendly and always willing to help others!


I got ash-greninja through the sun/moon demo and ended up with quiet nature and forgot to soft reset for a better one. I want to use greninja competitively so should I keep quiet ash-greninja or get normal greninja with a good nature?
Your Ash-Greninja, to put it bluntly, is not worth much competitively. Protean has always seemed like a better ability to me.. Stick with Protean and get your hands on a Protean Froakie. It shouldn't be too hard, as nobody would bring a Torrent Froakie to Sun/Moon.
Battle boost does boost stats, but protean works without having to KO a Pokémon and is probably one of the best abilities out there.
Battle Bond also boosts both attack stats and speed by quite a bit once activated.
I use it and if used properly it is a force to be reckoned with.
If you can get Protean Greninja with a decent nature, that's considerably better, especially if it's transferred over from ORAS and has Gunk Shot.
Otherwise, stick with Ash-Greninja. Even with 10% less speed, it's still fast and hits insanely hard, especially since Water Shuriken is both priority and impressively strong (only STAB Extremespeed and Sucker Punch are stronger).
Can I turn my normal greninja into an Ash-greninja?


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Q: SAS libname to odbc only show one row? For example I have in MySql database a table named "courses":
"course_code" "course_title"
"C001"  "Basic Telecommunications"
"C002"  "Structured Query Language"
"C003"  "Local Area Networks"
"C004"  "Database Design"
"C005"  "Artificial Intelligence"
"C006"  "Computer Aided Design"
then in SAS I did this:
libname samples odbc dsn=mydsn (Assuming mydsn connects to MySql);
Now in the explorer I will have a dataset "courses" in samples library.
However, when I double click to open the dataset it only shows ONE row???
I am using SAS 9.

A: Have you tried running a proc print instead?
proc print data=samples.courses ;
run ;


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This iPad application was made as a marketing tool for a web 2.0 company to show during public conferences. It features smoothly animated interface and 3D anaglyph rendering (requires red & cyan glasses).
Note that the graphics assets are classic 2d artworks, the engine doing the 3D conversion by itself.


I love Monterey Bay. I go there almost every year (or twice a year) since 1998. The scenes are beautiful and food are good. We kind of slow down of visiting there since my wife wants something new. There is also a Moterery music box store where I bought one piece of snoopy thing back every time. Anyway, Monterey Bay is a bay of the Pacific Ocean, south of San Francisco between the cities of Santa Cruz and Monterey. The roughly semicircular bay is ringed by a segment of State Route 1. You can drive around in High way 1 and really enjoy the beautiful surrounding. Also, you can hit up 17 miles while you are at the bay.
These are pictures back in 2004. Here is the main "street" to fisherman wharf. You can keep trying different types of clam chowder soap until you are kind of full. Then, go for the real lunch or dinner.
There is also a show outside of the musuem on that day. The Monterey Bay Area, or sometimes just The Bay Area, are local colloquialisms sometimes used to describe the whole of the coastal communities of Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties.
Here is the guy in the original "great race".
I was probably not born at the time of the movie ... so don't really know him. But a lot of people cheer for him.
Monterey Bay is home to many species of marine mammals, including sea otters, harbor seals, and bottlenose dolphins; as well as being on the migratory path of Gray and Humpback Whales and a breeding site for elephant seals. Many species of fish, sharks, mollusks such as abalone and squid, birds, and sea turtles also live in the bay. Several varieties of kelp grow in the bay, some becoming as tall as trees, forming what is known as a kelp forest.
After the wharf, you can drive a little and swing by 17 miles.
The Monterey Canyon, one of the largest underwater canyons in the world, begins off the coast of Moss Landing, exactly in the center of Monterey Bay.
In 1992 the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary was created, protecting over 4,000 square nautical miles (14,000 km²) of the bay and the surrounding ocean.
If you are looking for good tea / lunch places, you can check out Highland Inn. There are also beautiful hotel rooms that you can choice to stay.


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Now grill the salmon fillets (skinned side down) over mild warmness for 3 mins.
Also Flip the fillets and grill for three more minutes.
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To a bowl, add the chook pieces, lemon zest, thyme, and black pepper and salt to flavor.
Mix nicely along with your arms.
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When we were given the chance to belt the Seat Leon ST Cupra around a track, we were shocked at just how capable the load-lugging version of one of our favourite hot hatches really was. We were also given a few hot laps with Seat's bonkers test driver Jordi Gene, who told us he was confident he could actually complete a Nurburgring lap quicker in the estate than in the hatch. Turns out he was right.
With a lap time of 7m 58s dead, it's 0.4sec quicker than the plucky hatchback. Furthermore, that makes it more than 10 seconds quicker than the previous generation Audi RS4, which has 414bhp compared to the Leon's 276bhp.
"In high speed corners the ST rear axle is more progressive, and the top speed is higher with the better drag coefficient. What we lose exiting some corners we get it back in high-speed turns and on the straights.


Creating your product vision can be difficult when you focus too much on the product. Legendary Harvard Business School marketing professor Theodore Levitt famously said, "People don't want to buy a quarter-inch drill. They want a quarter-inch hole!" Apply that same philosophy to B2B products and your product vision will be simple and resonate with everyone.
Here's the recipe. It's two parts customer and one part product.
What is the customer ultimately trying to accomplish with the product? Or as many say, why will the customer hire your product?
Why are those (business) goals important to the success of the customer? This is a critical layer that ties the tactical value of your product to something that's strategic to the customer.
The product part of this recipe really isn't about the product in literal terms. It should answer the question: "What's stopping our target customers from meeting their goals? In other words, how will your product help the customer eliminate their biggest obstacles? Instead of articulating visionary features or technologies, articulate visionary business practices that your product will ultimately support.
Take a simple example like a payroll product and apply the above recipe.
What is the customer trying to accomplish?
Pay employees on time and pay them everything they've earned.
Why are those (business) goals important to the success of the customer?
Employees get upset when you mess with their money. If it happens too often, they don't stick around. Bottom line: it hurts employee satisfaction and retention, and the ripple effects are costly on all fronts.
What's stopping the customer from accomplishing the above goals?
Employees have to record one or more of the following to get paid everything they've earned and get it on time.
How much time and/or how much work was completed.
As long as employees have to record any or all of the above, there are ample opportunities for errors and omissions that lead to an incorrect and/or late paycheck.
Add 2 + 1 and you get a clear and simple product vision that looks something like this.
Here's what makes a product vision like this so valuable when it comes to managing, marketing and selling your products.
The customers' goal remains constant, which keeps your product direction laser-focused.
It's keeps your product priorities focused on removing the customers' biggest procedural obstacles standing in the way of their goal. As long as your product continues to whittle away those obstacles, you're delivering quantifiable customer value that's as beneficial to you as it is to your customers.
You have a single headline/value statement (the product vision a.k.a. the customers' goals) to lead with. That allows you to communicate and demonstrate the value of current capabilities that get the customer closer to their ultimate goal.
Apply the same formula to your entire product/service portfolio and you have the vision statement for your organization! The benefits to product, marketing, sales and client-service functions are exponentially greater when you create a portfolio vision because it ties the tactical value of all products to a common business goal that's strategic to all customers.
If you want the simple recipe for create the vision for your products and portfolio, contact Proficientz. We make product management, product marketing and sales enablement easier than any of our competition. How? We make it easier for you to understand the business goals of your customers from the top down versus a tactical problem-product focus only.