I am new to the Athesit Nexus. Should I be out of place in my posting, or right to post than please tell me. While this does not seem to be too much of a problem on this forum I can understand the need to keep it clean of unimportant topics, or of ones that dont belong on it. The purpose of this posting is to provide some of the best answers I have found to common apologetic arguments, as I have found that those here seem not to know the best answers and ways to respond. I mean no offense by this, after all how can one know somthing without being taught it? And as anti apologetics is, while mine, a very rare hobby, I find it unlikely that more than a few of you have had time to truly get into it.
If God does not exist, what made/started/created the big bang?
This is a perfectally reasonable question and one that can be difficult to answer as it requires going somewhat outside our intuition. Our immediate reaction to seeing somthing is to assume that it is created by somthing. When no clear creator can be found mankind often assigns its creator to god. We on here agree that the universe was not created by god. What then created it? The answer is that nothing/nobody did. The universe is eternal, it has always existed and will always exist. While science is currently unsure about the has part, the mathmatics so far show that it is a clear possibility. For further research into this I suggest that you look up the big crunch. When you think about it, Theists themselves state that an eternal being created the universe, why then can't the universe itself be eternal, after all somthing must be eternal. Besides by cutting out the middle man, we can claim benefit of Occam's Razor.
2. Insert personal (possibly, could be a miracle), unlikely, and amazing story here.
While generally not the most reasonable of arguments, I have found this one to be very common and impossible to answer except on an individual basis. I shall start with miracle stories and move on to personal ones later. Since your opponent will claim superior research knowledge/personal information about somthign that you yourself have not had time to check up on, one cannot claim the higher knowledge ground that we usually have. Therefore this arument must be surrendered to with the statment that research shall be done so that you know more about the situation that they speak of. Should the story be more than a few hundred years than lack of stringent documentation is the obvious answer. For more modern day times carefull research must be taken, skeptics magazines and articles generally have an overview with much of the research already done about every miricle story. But I have found that with enough time, all miracles are either too old to be reliable, or can be shown through recent documentation to be questionable. Personal stories take one of two different forms, that of extreme luck whether good or bad, and that of emotion. Obviously emotion is not a logical basis for an argument and some basic knowledge of psycology and brain chemistry is enough to argue angasint these stories. Those of extreme luck are more difficult to answer, and even some miricles can fall into this catagory. Essentially this can be explained through a little bit of statistical anaylsis knowledge. Consider Julias Ceaser, he was a great general and leader of Rome who died many thousand of years ago. What are the odds that we inhale some of his dying breath? The amount of air molecules in the atmosphere are about 10^44. This is terrible odds, however one breath holds about 10^22, and, upon doing the division there is greater than 50% chance (its been too long since ive read my introduction to statistical anaylsis book and I cannot remmber the exact number) that you breath some of his molecules every second. The sheer amount of trials make up for the small chances. It works this way with unlikely events, if you think about it, there are billions of unlikely things that could happen to us at any one moment with billion to one chances of happening. Occurances such as this are actually quite common, it is simply only the easily noticable ones and ones that have some symbolic meaning or a pattern that we notice.
I understand that this is alot of text and I thank you for your time spent in reading this, this is obviously only a start of the many questions asked by us all the time, as if it was our responsibility and not theirs to prove ourselves and our responsibilities to know these things. Should you find my explanations too long/tedious/boring/illogical then please say so in the comments below. This is my passion and hobby and you cannot insult me, only make me more determined to improve. Should you wish to hear more from me on different questions we are asked, or have specific ones you would like me to search the answer for I will be more than happy to do so. I am always looking for new apologetic arguments so that I can always be prepared.
A word of warning, especially about the second argument, do not expect logic to change their minds or even to bring them on the fence. I have found that by the time they start to run out of arguments, people get tired of you even if they enjoyed the debate before and will begin to consider you a hostile person. Perhaps I am simply a hostile person, but do not expect results most of the time (I have had 5 successes in my 6 years of atheism).
The "Big Crunch" isn't going to happen. Current data indicates not only that the universe is expanding, but that it is accelerating, possibly due to the presence of dark matter and/or dark energy. Our understanding of these new facets is very young on the learning curve, yet some hint of the existence of dark matter has already yielded to scientific investigation.
As for the causation of the Big Bang itself, I would look to people like Lawrence Krauss, who is deeply involved in research into the mechanics and dynamics of that event. That aside, though, here's something to consider: science as a means of gaining understanding of our reality is only a few hundred years old, yet it has come up with uncounted credible, working explanations for equally numerous phenomena. Religion, which has relied on the "goddidit" supposition, has contributed virtually nothing and over a considerably longer span of time. In the time which science has worked to learn and discover, for all the answers and explanations it has found, the answer has NEVER been that some god was responsible, or some force beyond any chance of understanding. Does that mean that we have all the answers? Not hardly, but the fact is that puzzles and problems, however difficult or obtuse, continue to yield to scientific inquiry ... and the answer is NEVER "magic."
True the universe is expanding but that does not mean that it will not happen, an explosion will accelerate faster at first and slow down later after it hits its peak. While the big bang is no mere explosion, nor even an explosion at all for that matter, gravity implies that it will eventually start to contract unless it expands out past a critical point. We are still quite a bit away from this point but that does not mean that we cannot reach it some time in the future. There are many other possible endings to the universe such as the big freeze, heat death, big rip and others that are all supported by mathmatics with certain givens that cannot currently be proven.
I do not believe I have ever said that the universe was created by magic or a god. However I disagree your statemnt that god has never been the answer. Long ago we had almost no information about the world around us, and it was not until a long time before we learned enogh to realise the error of our ways. What else were we to think in the ancient times but that somthing had created the world as everything around us was being created?
Should you wish to use a different model of the univers in your answer to this question that is fine as we still have no way of knowing which one is correct.
After some further research I have found that the big crunch, while still accepted by some, is no longer the scientific consensus and shall therefore change my answers to address the big freeze which is the most common hypothesis at this time. However I think that this debate on the future fate of the univers is tangental to the point, the univers has always existed, how long it has and how long it will exist cannot currently and may never be, proven.
My point is that while "goddidit" has been the habitual RESPONSE of those who subscribe to the existence of some such deity, it is not an ANSWER. It is neither testable nor falsifiable, and therefore has no practical utility for anyone wishing to truly understand how this reality works.
Just as all progress is change, but not all change is progress, so all answers are responses, but not all responses are answers. A semantic quirk of mine, perhaps, but I think an important one.
Please explain to me why you say "the universe has always existed". What evidence do you have to support that statement?
Perhaps there will be shrinking back to a big crunch, it depends on how strong Dark Matter and Dark Energy is, I think. Who knows? I do know that volcanic action filled the air with so much pollutants, the blocked sun prevented plant growth and mass extinctions took place. In this modern era, humans pump out as much as or more than the volcanoes of the past. Therefore, climate change has a very high probability of ending life as we know it. And as we have been discussing, energy does end, it changes form.
Indeed your point is well taken Loren.
Joan, as will all things that happened before the big bang there is no proof, or even any real evidence as the laws of physics, and even most all mathmatics break down in the kind of conditions we are expecting just before the bang. I base my logic on the idea that if nothing has created the universe than is must have been eternal. Somthing must be the original everything comes from somthing, which means there must be one thing that does not.
I appreciate the feedback, feel fear about criticising me, one of the most damaging things to our cause is when we try, and fail, to argue apologetics.
energy does not end, it changes form.
"The first law of thermodynamics, an expression of the principle of conservation of energy, states that energy can be transformed (changed from one form to another), but cannot be created or destroyed."
I can't believe I let that slip by my proof read.
I love it when someone catches me in an error, or can convince me I have made an error. That is the best and fastest way to become clear on topics I know nothing about. I figure if I put it in writing, and am wrong, someone will catch me and put me onto a better track.
Of course, we have no evidence of anything before the big bang; so many things we do not know. Perhaps there has been something for an eternity, and we have no proof of that. What we do know is getting clearer and sharper, especially with the science of the very small. Newtonian laws do not operate at that level, and I suppose that means anything is possible. I would like to know how our universe began and read all the quantum physics I can vaguely understand. Which isn't much. Isn't that grand! Asking questions until my time on Earth is finished. I can't think of a better way to stay awake.
NEVER "magic." Watching the vigor of hatred against women's liberation, homosexual marriage, and anti abortion, those struggles continue in spite of having access to people like Lawrence Krauss, Daniel Dennett and even our late friend, Christopher Hitchins. With violence of religious people, it seems even more important to put a damper on obedience and submission. We have to find new ways to build community that has nothing to do with religion, nationality, race, gender, or wealth.
We have much to learn, and many to learn from.
Please include me as an ardent reader of your material. No need to apologize for length or depth of your contributions. I am here because I have questions. I count on others to provide criticism to hone my understanding of what it means to see no evidence of god/s. I look for ward to your answers.
It is very hard to make a shift in thinking about something coming from nothing, or how a big bang could evolve to this modern time. However, the discussions of physicists are more reasonable than all the palaver about god, creation, slaughter of innocents, and tales of tribal sheep and goat herders of the deserts in a very poor part of Earth and apply them as principles for living in the modern age.
Humans exist as a story-telling social creature. Those ancient stories of Stone Age people helped them make sense of the unknown and unknowable. As time evolved, language, writing, and reasoning developed as the human race developed, in all its various locations, they developed questions that changed over time. New solutions evolved. What was once a miracle is now a routine of medicine or science. The human brain/mind studies open new areas of study as we begin to realize cognitive influences on our thinking and behaviors. We need now stories, new ways of seeing our existence in relations to quantum physics. Just watching a few experiments using quantum theory makes one realize there are many new ways to think and act, and different ways of seeing existence.
Modern stories that help us understand living processes are so much more interesting than old stories that told of gods and devils and angels and miracles; we need new models of climate, power, efficiency, family planning and distribution of wealth, to name only a few.
You should check out my Google atheism blog.
The Universe in it's present form has not always existed. The First Law of Thermodynamics states that neither matter nor energy can be created nor destroyed, but are interchangeable. Before the universe, as we know it, came to be, the uncreated thing from which the present universe arose was energy in the form of quantum vacuum fluctuations.
Victor Stenger posits one scenario of how our universe may have come to be, and that while it is only one scenario out of many, it does not violate any laws of physics. According to Stenger, our universe could have tunneled from another universe on the other side of the t=0 barrier, and that, could we observe that universe it's arrow of time would be opposite ours, and that, if anyone who might live in the universe on the other side of the t=0 barrier could observe our universe our arrow of time would be moving opposite theirs. And where would that universe on the other side of the t=0 barrier have come from ? From its perspective it would have tunneled from our universe.
If the universe was in the form of energy than it still existed, albeit in another form. As for your quantum scenario, I have only knowledge enough of quantaum to understand that it is very counterintuitive and I shall therefore accept your explanation as one from who understands these matters better than I. Somday when I am done with college I may have time to learn of these things.
Spreading ignorance is among the worst of crimes, I shall endeavor to do more research, and to ensure that future research I do is more current.
I would like to know however if there is any criticism of my answer to the second question?
Tony, thanks for the lead to "Atheism".


A new chapter begins in the Million saga. On a quest for the object of their desires, they race to find the safe that contains a new facet of gold. With a snap of their fingers, the door opens and there they are, sparking and precious; the gold bar radiant and the magnificent diamond. They have finally found them; 1 MILLION Privé and LADY MILLION Privé. The precious metal has been reinterpreted in captivating amber and bronze tones, unveiling denser fragrances that are luminous and more dazzling than ever before.


But Angry Birds and do not think to be conducted provocation they're used to playing by the rules. Their rules are simple - to bomb all! Angry Birds is so angry that asked for free on a cargo Space ship in space and found a deserted planet, which was chosen by the bad pigs. Now they accurately are not big trouble, because the birds do not forgive insults, and even more so to his enemies.
Angry Birds Space Online Game – this is the real space adventure with all the ensuing consequences. Funny super birds hit the expanse of the universe. Their mission – to destroy the cursed green pigs who entered without registering the U.S. shuttle and captured one of the planets. A handful of these creatures sat on a perch and maliciously laughing and grunting, writhing faces his arch enemies.
To push the string and run the bird to space to destroy the bad pigs need to use the left mouse button. Beat your enemies and free the planet from the vile green invaders.


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A recent video by Cut Video shows a series of parents sitting down to talk their kids about the birds and the bees for the first time. For the most part, the children are shocked by what they are hearing, but young Chase seems to already be well aware where babies come from, and surprises his father with his knowledge. Chase credits his brother Nick with making him so incredibly informed.
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Cee Lo Green "Thank You" [VIDEO]
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This story has absolutely nothing to do with rock music. You might wonder why I'm posting a story about R&B singer Cee Lo Green on the 96X website? It's because Cee Lo has done something really cool as a tribute to our firefighting hero's. More after the jump.
Cee Lo re-wrote and re-recorded his hit song "F--k You" as a tribute to America's volunteer figherfighters and re-named it "Thank You." It's a really cool thing to do and he has a good reason for doing it. Cee Lo's mother was an emergency service worker. Check out the video below. You can download the song for free from the Duracell Facebook page.
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There is not a tough row to hoe when it comes to ramping up and using these new Giorgio Armani Eye Tints to create hazy, smoked-out eye looks.
They're perfect for beginners, and/or lazy people (like moi!), and/or anyone hell bent on rocking a "smoky eye 'til I die" lifestyle. You can get a beautifully buffed cloud of hazy fog around your eyes without having to use a zillion eyeshadows.
Despite the way these look in their tubes, they are not lipglosses (although I can totally see myself pulling one out of my purse at the movies in the dark). They're actually a brand new line of water-based liquid eyeshadows that can also be used as liners. Interestingly, the formula feels like a cream (they're thicker than Josie Maran's Coconut Watercolor Eyeshadows) but dries to a powder finish.
Truth be told, I do not want to be wearing these or any eyeshadows for 16 hours, because that would mean I'm having a very, very long day. I have worn them for stretches of eight hours, though, and yes, they stayed put without scooting around or settling into the crease…but I had to be very careful. The slightest touch lifts them right off your lids.
As for the coverage, it's quite versatile. For instance, you can easily do a solid block of opaque color using one as a liner, or sheer one out and do a smokey eye.
As eyeliners! Just trace your lash line with the tip of the applicator, and then smudge out the edges with an angled brush.
As straight-up eyeshadows. Smear a bit on your lids, then smoke out the edges with a blending brush.
As a base, upon which you can layer other schtuff.
I like these for quick smokey eyes — like when I'm harried or under duress. I'll skip primer and just swipe one on my lids with the closest eye brush and buff out the edges.
Head over to the Armani counter to see all 12 shades, which come in a range of different finishes: iridescent, matte, metallic and satin.
A dozen shades in a variety of await curious kitties on counters — 01 Obsidian, 02 Minuit, 03 Jade, 04 Emeraude, 05 Onyx, 06 Green Iron, 07 Shadow, 08 Flannel, 09 Cold Copper. 10 Senso, 11 Rose Ashes and 12 Gold Ashes. Lots of different finishes, too, including iridescent, matte, metallic and satin.
Oh I so need Green Iron!!! That shade has my name written all over it LOL Will have to check these out ASAP!
It is SO you. All you need to do is add coral lips and cheeks!
I need ALL of these in my life. I haven't been able to decide on a colour (their $40+CDN price tag forces me to be extra picky) but I'm leaning towards Green Iron and Senso. Thanks for sharing great swatches!
You're very welcome. I love both your choices. You can't go wrong with either. I like Senso for casual weekend days and Green Iron for dressier days.
Yeesh, those pigments! Obsidian is definitely my favorite of the bunch. I've been wearing a lot of cream bases lately and topping with powder eyeshadows. Mostly Becca Eye Tints, Tarte Seashell, and OCC Cream Color Concentrates. It's nice to mix things up!
Definitely! Plus it's fun to play with creams, isn't it? I love that you don't have to worry about fallout.
Hope that things on your end are a-OK, Alison!
Green Iron is so pretty! Love khaki greens.
I already bought Senso. I really like it (but kinda pricey!!). I think I might get emeraude next for a more flashy color and to use it as a liner.
I think I am gonna buy Green Iron for my mom for her birthday. It is such a pretty color!
Harried? Under duress?? You've convinced the entire female world to buy at least one!
BTW Hourglass Color Field came = LOVE. No probs with the application. But Green Iron would be a great base.
I'm very tempted but they're a little pricey!
These look beautiful. Guess which one I like the most? The purple one of course.
When u say they lift off with the touch of finger does that mean they don't ever dry completely on the lids??..
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I like 'em! The colors are so vibrant.
These are gorgeous, but for $38 a pop, NOTHING should "lift them off the lids"!
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I'm actually considering plunking down the money for Emeraude because it's so amazing! I honestly think I could or should buy them all. They look SO EASY to use.
I bought one of these in #9 Cold Copper. I must be all thumbs or a real hack, but I cannot get this go on as smoothly or beautifully as my favorite Nordstrom make up artist/sales associate applied it on me. I keep trying, because the color is gorgeous against my super pale complexion. I find once it's on and dry (and I find they dry quickly on my lids) there's no blending to be done. It's set and locked onto my lids. I really want to figure out how to make this work with my own limited skill set, because when I do, I'm going back for more.
I saw this product on another blog and feel in love bc I love liquid shadows but I don't know if I can do $38, although the colour I like looks heavenly on you! so gorge!
Thank you for showing the applicator btw. That makes a big difference in the review to me.
The more I look at Minuit, the more I want it and I don't usually wear a blue shadow. Lifting off the lids, now that I don't like at all. Does it happen with a primer because my oily lids absolutely need it?
I just purchased Munuit and Emeraude and the colors are gorgeous. Even with a primer, however, the Munuit on my upper lid transferred after about only four hours. (I used it as a liner, not a shadow.) I have super oily eyelids so most shadows/liners don't work on my upper lids. Emeraude worked well on the lower lash line, and with no transfer, no smudging, stayed in place the whole time (no primer). I am going to try using these on my upper lids without primer to see if they work better independently. A product I tried years ago from another line only worked well alone, not with primer, so I'll have to see if that's the case with these. Thanks for your review – it's the best one I have seen online anywhere!
You're welcome. Have you ever tried dusting your lids with a little bit of translucent powder after applying primer? I find that on oily lids, that extra layer of powder helps to lock everything down. It also makes blending easier, too!


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Imagine a cold and blustery evening as you make your way among the towers of Thorncliffe Park, to the entrance of the Jenner Jeanne Marie Community Centre. Go down the stairs and though the hall, and there, on your right, is the entrance to the community activities room. Coming from beyond the door is the sound of music, bubbling conversation and laughter, and the delicious smell of home-cooked food. You've found the DG 7-Minute Feast, a celebration of community creativity, highlighting music, dance, art and food. In 2016 DG convened three Feasts, ably supported the TAG group and made possible by the volunteers organized by DG Community Co-ordinator Manzu Man Ara.
The 7-Minute Feast i s a form developed to bring together food, stories and performances by professional artists in collaboration with community members. It is this connection, "interweaving" people who would normally never come in contact with each other in a creative, celebratory atmosphere that is the keystone of the Feasts. And pairing performance with imaginative food offerings (including contributions by community members) creates a truly festive experience.
People from the community have remarked on the way it allows them to "meet their neighbours in a party atmosphere", "sing for their community", experience the "tastes of different cultures" and to spend time in a context that is "really warm and inviting". Friends who come form elsewhere in the city have remarked on the "authenticity" of the experience, and expressed "amazement" that "the atmosphere DG has created allows for an amazing cross-cultural connection".
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Packaging: In the route of advanced technology
The Indian packaging industry, growing at an annual rate of more than 15 per cent, is valued at $ 15.6 billion (INR 85,000 crore).
In the next five years, the sector is expected to triple to around $ 60 bn.
The net profit of the packaging industry spurted 104.5 percent during Q3 FY08, against a growth of 29.5 percent in the December '06 quarter.
The large growing middle class, liberalisation and organised retail sector are the catalysts to growth in packaging.
More than 80 percent of the total packaging in India constitutes rigid packaging. The remaining 20 percent comprises flexible packaging.
There are about 600-700 packaging machinery manufacturers, 95percent of which are in the small and medium sector located all over India.
Indian packaging machinery imports are $ 125 million.
The import (customs) duty for packaging machinery is 25.58 percent for 2007-08.
Germany and Italy are the latest suppliers of packaging machinery to India but focus is now shifting on Taiwan, Korea and China.
Indian packaging machinery exports are rapidly growing.
India's per capita packaging consumption is less than $ 15 against world wide average of nearly $ 100.
The total demand for paper is estimated to be around 6 mn tones, of which about 40 percent is consumed by the packaging industry.
Laminated products including form-fill-seal pouches, laminated tubes and tetra packs are growing at around 30 percent p.a.
Food: A thriving industry with a large untapped potential
India is the world's 2nd largest producer of food next to China
It is the 2nd largest vegetable and 3rd largest fruit producer in the world
The growth of food processing sector has nearly doubled to 13.7 per cent during the last four years.
It ranks second only to Japan in inland sector fish production and produces about 6.57 million metric tonne fish every year.
Of the world's total annual spice trade of 850,000 tonnes, India accounts for 44 per cent in quantity and 36 per cent in value
The beer market in India is pegged around 12 million hectoliters.
Functional foods had the market earned revenues of over $ 185 million in 2007 and this is expected to reach $ 1,161 million in 2012.
Factors instrumental in driving growth and investment (FDI) in the Indian food industry are:
Effective distribution network and supply chain
Product range that is customized to suit local market requirements
Superior processing technology
Brand building and marketing
Pharmaceutical: Opportunities for growth in the post WTO regime
The sector is growing at a rate of over 13 per cent annually.
The sector is estimated to be worth $ 6 billion.
Indian pharmaceutical industry ranks 4th in terms of volume (with an 8 per cent share in global sales) globally.
In terms of value it ranks 13th (with a share of 1 per cent in global sales) and produces 20-24 per cent of the world's generic drugs (in terms of value).
India is one of the top five active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) producers (with a share of about 6.5 per cent).
The industry is in the front rank of India's science-based industries with wide ranging capabilities in the complex field of drug manufacture and technology.
Indian pharmaceutical companies supply almost all the country's demand for formulations and nearly 70 per cent of demand for bulk drugs.
Indian pharmaceutical market is a $ 7.3 billion opportunity with the domestic retail market expected to cross the $ 10 billion mark in 2010 and be worth an estimated $ 12-13 billion in 2012.
The industry ranks 17th with respect to exports value of bulk actives and dosage.
During April 2000 to October 2007, drugs and pharmaceuticals are the tenth largest FDI-attracting sectors in India.
Factors making the Indian pharmaceuticals an industry to reckon with are:
Self-reliance- displayed by the production of 70 per cent of bulk drugs and almost the entire requirement of formulations within the country
India has the largest number of FDA-approved manufacturing plants outside the US. The country has close to 100 such units.
Low cost of production
Low R&D costs
Innovative scientific manpower
Strength of National Laboratories
Increased outsourcing of manufacturing processes to India with supported clinical trials
Automation: Triggering growth
Technologies to improve business efficiencies and competitiveness…
The globalisation of the Indian economy has exposed the domestic companies to the free market dynamics. With no protection from the state, these companies are learning to be more efficient and are re-engineering the business processes to compete with the global businesses. Among other things, deployment of IT has been extensive in the better-managed companies and the one field where it is being successfully deployed is the management of the supply chain. This has brought the focus on the Automatic Identification and Data Capture technologies, which in several companies is integrated with the ERP/ EDI applications.
The entry of MNCs and the retailing shifts have also contributed to a higher use of barcoding and auto id technologies. The killer application for these technologies, however, is expected to be in the field of e-governance with not only the central and state governments adopting the technologies in ID projects and driving licenses etc., but also local administrations like municipal corporations and village panchayats expected to use the technologies to stream line administration.
The AIDC industry that includes Barcodes, smart cards, RFID, biometrics and EAS is probably the fastest growing segments of the economy anywhere in the world. Though the base is still small in our country, the over 40 percent growth that is taking place year on year is increasingly becoming significant. The incremental growth is large enough already to catch the eyes of the largest global players. The factors that drive the domestic requirements all indicate that the demand itself will ensure the present rate of growth in the years to come. If the Indian industry can leverage its IT strengths and grab the opportunities that are coming its way, it is not inconceivable that India can be a major hub to provide the software, integrated solutions and finished products in these fields to the entire world.
The barcode industry is around Rs. 2.5 billion and is growing at over 30- 35 percent every year. The hardware- Printers and scanners contribute equally to the 50% of this turnover while the consumables- tags, labels and ribbons contribute 35% and the services account for the rest. The industry has around 50 players with 5 large players having a turnover of over Rs. 100 million. There are other 10 companies that have turnovers of between 50 - 100 million. The major international suppliers- Symbol , PSC, Metrologic & Unitech for bar code scanners and Zebra, Intermec, Printronix, Sato, Toshiba & Datamax for barcode printers have their presence in India. Ean India, an affiliate of Ean International has played a large role in creating awareness about barcodes while developing and implementing standards across the industry. AIDC Technology Association has helped organize the industry by forming this association of all stakeholders of this technology.
Courier and logistic industries are the active user of barcodes. The auto industry uses barcoding for auto data capture of information about its materials and supplies during receipt, storage, Work in progress (WIP), dispatch and sales operations. In retail sales of auto parts spares and accessories, this is used to facilitate stock control, track and trace, consumption forecasting, etc. Pharma and healthcare are another large user of barcodes. They are used effectively to track distribution of the drugs in the market place and to recall them if necessary. They are also used provide quality service by tracking expiry dates of medical supplies, patient identification and billing, hospital stock management and order replenishment etc. The largest growth segment is however, organised retail. The use of barcodes is already well established in major retail sales institutions. The proliferation of malls and food bazaars is driving the growth in this segment. Logistics contributes around 10% of the barcode industry. Retail contributes around 40% and nearly 50% comes from all other industries like auto, pharma etc.
Over the last few years, the awareness of smart cards and its applications have gradually increased among the potential users in India. Significant growth has taken place in wireless cellular applications, retail loyalty applications, healthcare applications and driving license and vehicle registration applications. Several pilot projects have also been implemented for multi-application campus cards, banking, ID, automatic fare collection, toll, healthcare, etc. With the smart card market expected to grow from the current base of 40 million cards to 400 million cards in the next few years, both Indian as well as foreign smart card companies are showing keen interest in this market.
Schlumberger, Gemplus, G&D, Obethur, VCT and Orga are the globally recognized card manufacturers who also dominate the Indian market. Shonkh, Rolta, Smartchip, CMS, Siemens (SISI), CA Satyam and E-Cube are the major system integrators. STMicroelectronics, Philips, Infineon, Reneseas and Atmel are the chip manufacturers who are already present in the the country.
Though the SIM card market has driven the growth in the last 5 years, the rate of growth in banking and retail sector is expected to be larger in the coming years. The usage in the transport and health care sectors is also expected to increase. However, the industry is looking at the government usage and the much-touted national ID project for a spiraling growth in the next few years.
As both the private and Government sector organisations search for more secure authentication methods, they increasingly become aware of biometrics as the killer technology for near foolproof security. It may not be long before all password and card based systems currently in vogue get replaced with biometric devices. The little over Rs. 1.5 bn market in India is growing at anywhere between 70- 100%. While there is a growing demand for both physiological and behavioral biometrics devices, fingerprint recognition is the current hot favorite. Lack of infrastructure, standardisation in the industry, high costs and duties are the impediments in the growth of the industry. Most of the biometrics hardware is being imported from USA, Germany, Israel and in recent times from China. Indian manufacturers are also getting into the act with some fingerprint scanners now being made available in the market.
Worldwide, RFID is being driven by an electric mix of researchers and businessmen of Indian origin and provides an unprecedented opportunity for the country to export services and software. The technology whose applications are limited by ones imagination is primarily finding use in fleet management, inventory and asset management, warehouse automation, asset tracking, quality control, packaging, security and access control, hazardous material management, advertising and promotion, delivery and smart card -based payment systems. The application is happening in many industry segments but still the areas of focus are retail and supply chain management. The technology has got a new impetus with the emergence of Electronic Product Code (EPC), a set of standards that weaves basic RFID technology into a numbering scheme as they move across the business supply chain. As the benefits of the RFID-EPC technology become evident, more industries are investing their research effort into product development to lower the cost of RFID tags and weed out the teething problems. With its highly skilled workforce and strong IT base, India is a natural choice for firms engaged in RFID product development. India is also being used as a center for executing RFID implementations for the entire Asia-Pacific region. The country by itself is also a huge market for RFID solutions. Already, the interest in the technology is evident with the Indian pharmaceutical, defense and export sectors being the early birds in exploring its use. As a part of the supply chain for multinational corporations, the Indian companies are also expected to adopt the RFID-EPC technology.
Logistics: Attracting investments
India's logistics sector attracted investments worth Rs. 23,200 crore in first half of 2008.
It outclassed some of the major sectors including aviation (Rs 20,890 crore), metals and mining (Rs 8500 crore) and consumer durables (Rs 6000 crore) among others.
Mumbai has emerged as the preferred location for the development of logistics parks with an investment of approximately $ 200 million.
The development of seven to eight logistics parks are in pipeline on 600 acres around Mumbai.
A large number of upcoming SEZs have necessitated the development of logistics for the domestic market as well as for global trade.
Indian logistics industry is expected to grow annually at the rate of 15- 20 percent, reaching revenues of approximately $ 385 bn by 2015.
Market share of organised logistics players is also expected to double to approximately 12 percent during the same period.
About 110 logistics parks spread over approximately 3,500 acres at an estimated cost of $1 bn are expected to be operational and an estimated 45 mn ft2 of warehousing space with an investment of $ 500 mn is expected to be developed by various logistics companies by 2012.
The Indian bulk packaging market started moving significantly only in the 1990s as the industries acquired bulk handling capabilities to compete in the globalised world. The markets really took off at the turn of the new millennium spurred by an export led and domestic growth in the agro produce & food; bulk drugs & generics; chemicals & pesticides and Petroleum & lubricants. The market grew at around 28% for the first 6-7 years and then settled down to a 15-20 % band largely bucking the world wide slowdown.
The Rigid Packaging industry that comprises of Drums and Containers made from Metal, Plastics, Fiber Board and Composite materials is growing at about 13% PA. Within the industry, there is a migration to plastics and the major metal drum manufacturers have joined the bandwagon themselves by setting up parallel facilities for manufacturing Plastic containers. The 6 million units Plastic Drum market (INR 5 bn.) is growing at over 16% while the 10 million drum steel market still manages a positive growth of 2% and is valued at around INR 2 bn. The fiber drum and composites valued at INR 4 bn. is also growing at around 10%.
The INR 140 bn. flexible bulk packaging industry that includes woven sacks, leno bags, wrapping fabric, and flexible intermediate bulk container (FIBC) is growing at over 20% with FIBC containers expected to grow three fold in the next 5 years riding an increased industrial production and a shift toward higher-value containers offering enhanced performance and supply chain efficiency. In fact, the global slowdown has been an opportunity for the Indian FIBC manufacturers as the production cuts by the companies in Europe and USA has resulted in the sourcing shifting to India adding an important factor to the growth story.
Converting: Opportunities Galore
The Indian economy is growing and so is the Packaging industry. As growth rides on increased industrial production and international trade, demands on package converters have become more intense and sophisticated.
Within India, increasing penetration of organised retail (including foreign players who are large consumers of flexible packaging solutions) and increasing preference for branded products has added fuel to the demand for flexible packaging solutions. Machines and advanced technologies for printing and converting packaging materials for the Flexible Packaging Industry has come up to meet the rising requirement.
The Indian Label Industry is growing at a rate of more than 15% with several press manufacturers and label converters gearing up to challenges. The industry has rapidly evolved and is global in its outlook and delivery.
There are close to 5,000 box plants scattered throughout the subcontinent in classic developing-country industry fashion, mostly fragmented and family-owned.
So how does the country meet this ever increasing demand?
The larger Indian converters have been adopting the latest technologies and several high-end machines have been installed in the country in the past few years. These machines are largely imported from the western countries, with Germany and Italy accounting for almost 45% of the total packaging machinery imports. However, as the need to upgrade is felt by the smaller converters and corrugators and many commercial printers diversify into package printing, there is an increasing focus on machines made in Taiwan, Korea and also China. Meantime, the Indian machinery manufacturers have also geared up and are today making machines that are lapped up by the growing industry in India. Some of these machinery manufacturers are also making inroads in the export markets and are moving beyond the traditional Asian neighbours and the countries in the Gulf to South Africa, East Europe and even South America.
However, the present per capita consumption of packaging in the country is dramatically lower than the global averages. All the pointers indicate that the packaging industry is set to move to a higher level of growth between 20-25% from the present level of around 12-15 percent.
The packaging converting sector is growing at 15-18% and there is a marked shift from the unorganised segment becoming more organised. The industrial growth in India has seen top players in the A and B tier segments reap high benefits. More importantly, this growth has acted as a catalyst for the aspirations of the C and D tier packagers who are making a concerted effort to move from unorganised to organised operations; from manual to automation.
This has led to greater demand for converting machines. The potential of growth is much larger and unrealized.
Flexography: Growing Demands
World over, Flexography has become the pre-dominant medium for package printing. The use of flexo has also been growing in India. Several sophisticated CI flexo presses have been installed in the past six months. The booming label industry is riding a narrow web flexo invasion as folding carton manufacturers also take a look at this technology.
As India slowly adapts to the global trend where flexo occupies the predominant position for package printing, hosts of opportunities are opening up for Indian converters and the suppliers.
The Indian corrugators have been increasingly adopting flexo printing with water-based inks. The coming years should see a larger share of printing going to flexo in the converting and corrugating industries.
Corrugation: Future Trends
The packaging industry in India has been registering a constant growth rate of 15%. The Corrugated packaging industry is however finding itself at the crossroads. Increasing prices of kraft paper, non availability of international standard papers at affordable prices, resistance of corrugated box user industry to offer sustainable prices, increasing competition, non viability of automatic plants are proving to be hurdles in the growth path.
Despite these adverse circumstances, the industry is all set to take on the challenges and look at the future opportunities. As global companies set up their manufacturing bases in India to meet the growing demand for consumer and white goods – the need for high quality boxes is appearing evident. Progressive Corrugators are setting up automatic board/box making plants to increase production and enhance performance of boxes. In house printing on corrugated is becoming imperative.
All this portends well for the industry. Insurgence of corrugated packaging machines from neighboring China and Taiwan will prove to be a threat as well as a great opportunity considering the inherent capabilities and experience of Indian Corrugated Machinery Manufacturers. Strategic alliances with overseas machinery manufacturers are already happening and will soon become a norm.
Cutting edge professionalism in organising industry shows.
The success of India Label Show 2002, India Converting Show 2003 and India Flexo Show 2003 set the trend for dedicated shows on niche segments. It also firmly placed Print-Packaging.com among the top organisers of trade shows in the country.
Print-Packaging.com is the portal for the Indian printing, packaging and signage industries. Over the years, the portal has been working closely with event organisers and trade association in disseminating information.
The shows organised by the company so far have seen the coming together of the entire industry - the printers and converters, the suppliers and the packaging buyers on a single platform over the period of the event. The accompanying conferences have also helped in bringing the focus on to the challenges and opportunities faced by the industry. The portents are for bigger and more successful in their second editions of the India Label Show in 2004 and India Converting Show and Flexo Shows in 2005. The twin shows in 2005 are joined by another niche event at the India Corrugated Show 2005.
Spread over 10,000 square meters of exhibition space the India Packaging Show 2007, India Converting Show 2007, India Flexo Show 2007 and India Corrugated Show 2007 came together to make the largest packaging event seen in the country.
In 2008 India Packaging Show together with India Converting Show, India Flexo Show, India Corrugated Show, Food Technology Show, Pharma Technology Show, India Automation Show and India AIDC Show surpassed all previous numbers.
In 2009 the amalgamation of the 8 niche shows with the additional strengths of India Retail Show and India Logistics Show gave rise to the Total Packaging Processing and Supply Chain Event- PackPlus.
In April 2010, special edition of India Packaging Show and debutant BulkPack moved to Hyderabad to explore the growing prospects of South and since then the city was added to the packaging exhibition map.
The North edition of PackPlus was held at India Expo Centre, Greater Noida in the year 2012 and 2013. In 2014, the Show moved back to Pragati Maidan with new additional features & value and recorded huge success.
In 2015, the Show was successfully held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi and will be back in 2016 with more opportunities!
Important decision makers and specifiers from top and middle management from various industries includingPharmaceutical & Chemical; Food & Beverage, Dairy & Meat; Engineering; Garments & Textiles; Personal Care Productsand Logistics will benefit by visiting the Show:
Printers, Converters, Packaging Professionals and Packaging End Users as well as the providers of Materials, Equipment and Services will also visit in large numbers.


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French, born in 1973; lives and works in Kyoto (Japan).
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Born to a middle class family, he was eight years old when his father suddenly died. His mother raised him and played a formative role in his upbringing. The close bond formed between the two continues to influence his life and art.
During his apprenticeship, he witnessed the transformation of the école des beaux arts of Reims into a design art school, "ESAD", the transformation creating tensions and divisions between the old and new generations of teachers. To preserve independence as he worked towards achieving a level of artistic competence parallel with the great historic artists, Le Gal distanced himself from the noxious atmosphere of the school and the formulaic career promoted in this environment. This experience caused an overall rejection of the art-school curriculum, and his primary influences entail both classic and modern, from Rembrandt, to Rodin, Manet, Giacometti, and Picasso. Rather than the school taught rule, he incorporated elements that fall between classicism and expressionism, light and shadow, much of this acquired through his own research, into a uniquely introspective and fragile artistic language.
He was first recognised artistically in 1999 when he was awarded the Renoir Foundation prize. For one year, he resided and worked in the art residency at Essoyes (France, Aube), this residency being the former studio of the impressionist master. The work he produced at this time acquired a narcissistic theme, which caused him to recognise the existence of a time lag between the artist in their ivory tower and the local population. Essoyes is a small village located in the Champagne vineyards, the population primarily composed of agricultural workers whose awareness of art and the inherent theoretical problem is limited. This experience was a determining factor in the creation of the Kyoto portraits 100 project. Rather than the isolationist approach seen in the Essoyes period, Kyoto portraits 100 has adopted a confrontation approach in the Le Gal met the people living in the vicinity of his residence.
In 2007, Le Gal entered a new stage of development with the opening of his studio Box#104, a large store in the Reims suburbs. There, he faced the challenge of creating gigantic compositions. To acquire an understanding of vineyard culture, the symbol of the Champagne area, he pursued the theme of a bacchanal by drawing upon the original Greek myth of Dionysus. His studio transformed into a pagan temple decorated with two gigantic paintings, Oréibasie, a large canvas of 3.6 x 4 metres, which is an allegory of the birth of Dionysus, and The drunkenness of Silenus, a canvas of 3.6 x 8 metres sixty, which represents a gigantic and sculptural orgy.
The size and the style of these paintings clearly refer to Picasso, but Le Gal does more than merely quote the modern master. He revisits themes and iconographic codes of a subject that originate in Antiquity. He was working on a third painting, when the death of his mother put an end to its realisation. Ironically, whereas Box#104 was dedicated to gigantic paintings, the most poignant works of this time are small drawings done at the bedside of his mother in hospital.
Each step in Le Gal's life and work can be understood as a rebirth that has allowed him to be increasingly open to the world, questioning the place he occupies, these experiences something he tries to express in his creations. Kyoto portraits 100 is another turning point that is the fruition of portrait studies completed over many years, opens the next cycle of development.
The essence of his art is primitive and instinctive: the works are quickly finished to preserve the sense of direct contact with the materials. This contrasts with the necessary process of reflection, which requires time, a slow maturation that allows him to implement his work over a long period. This current evolution permitted him to question his own practice, which in turn opened new ways of engaging in the dialectic between the myths of art history and contemporary society.
Japanese, born in 1972; lives and works in Kyoto, Japan
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Mayphy is a multidisciplinary artist, dancer, musician, singer and composer. In the early 2000's, she lived in Tokyo where she participated in the artistic underground, when she successively ran two theatrical productions, "Feelin' Soul 1" and "Feelin' Soul 2 Re incarnation". With this experience, she developed communication and management skills, which played a focal role in the successful completion of the Kyoto portraits 100 project.
After several years spent in dance and production activities, she decided to change her career to music and create something with an international dimension. From 2006 to 2010, she lived in London where she attended the vocal courses at Tech Music School and at "London Centre of Contemporary Music". This intense period of formation stimulated her creativity, as London is a vibrant city, a melting pot for the artistic community. She broadened her skills, and then turned to pop music, developed a jazz and world music repertoire. Her inexhaustible energy drew her to act in Griot, a musical at the Bernie Grand Art Center, directed by Amani Naphtari, the music produced by Drew Horley and Eska Mtungwazi. At the same time, she initiated another musical, "Bohemian Tour", produced by "Union Dance". She subsequently composed the music and libretto for Magic Carpet, one of her original texts, which became part of her working repertory. She graduated from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, which allowed her to teach piano and vocal for all ages. She then developed an original method of teaching based on communication skills, which gave her the idea of developing a complete universe of images and music through the creation of "Misolla", a character straddling pop culture and manga.
At the end of this rich London period, her meeting with Yann Le Gal took her to France. The wish for new experiences and new meetings brought about the creation a new song, Rebirth, which was inspired by the tragedy of the Earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011. She also collaborated with the French jazz and world music group, Phildissime, for an album recorded in Paris.
Kyo to e to oto
The meeting between Mayphy and Yann Le Gal led them to a first collaboration for an open day at his studio in Reims. For this occasion, they performed a mixture of live painting and dance on the bacchanal theme. They performed again for an experimental video in which the painter, acting the role of a satyr chasing a nymph, is metaphorically pursuing his subject for painting.
In 2012, they settled in Kyoto, where they established their studio Kyo to e to oto "Today, art, and music", to develop new artistic projects.
"Kyo to e to oto" is a space in which they create artworks, and organise events, concerts and live painting, to build a fabric of social relationships. Also, it is an entity that lets them to be involved in various public events in the Kansai area, such as fête de la musique, the Osaka France Fair, charity concerts, and more.
The implementation of the Kyoto portraits 100 project marks the completion of one collaborative work, and in 2014, Kyo to e to oto became a publisher in order to spread this experience.


After efforts to repeal Obamacare were dealt a deathblow (we hope), GOP leaders in Congress are turning their attention to so-called tax reform. CAP budget guru, Harry Stein, joins us to lay out the fight ahead: In a time of crushing income inequality, Americans want tax reform that ensures everyone is paying their fair share but the Republican Party wants a wealth grab for the highest earners in the country. Later in the show, Maura Calsyn, CAP's Managing Director of Health Policy, talks with us about Trump's continued efforts to sabotage Obamacare markets. A self-described feminist Muslim, Iranian-American comedian, Zahra Noorbaksh, shares how she uses comedy to break through bigotry in America. And Rebecca closes the show with some thoughts on efforts by Trump's Department of Education to make colleges campuses safer… for students who commit sexual assault.


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Q: Run .vbs from Task Scheduler. VBS should execute an .exe via shell I would not be posting if I had tried the plethora of possible solutions that have been posted about this previously.
I have developed a piece of software, which using a .vbs file (exporter.vbs) executes an .exe from another piece of software (reporter.exe), which is installed on the client machine.
Use Case Scenarios
Running the exporter.vbs manually (right click and open) works perfectly, exactly as expected. When run on my own machine via Task Scheduler as my own windows user, it works perfectly, exactly as expected.
When run on a clients Windows Server 2008/2012 box manually it works perfectly, exactly as expected. When run via the Task Scheduler as any user (Excluding Administrators group), the Task Scheduler reports back as 0x0, however the reporter.exe has not generated the files as expected.
When run on a clients Windows Server 2008/2012 box via Task Scheduler running as the user Administrators, it works, however overnight (when our task is set to run), it does not run.
Scheduled Task Setup - General

Scheduled Task Setup - Actions

The Scripts
In the scenarios above, the exporter.vbs appears to be tripping up at this stage of the script as the other parts of the script are running (the other part of the script empties the target XML files).
Function Export(filepath, report)
    dim fso
    set fso_tidy = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

    if fso_tidy.FileExists(filepath)=true then

        set fso_tidy = nothing

        set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
        oShell.Run """"&simsdir&"\CommandReporter.exe"" /QUIET /user="""&simsu&""" /password="""&simsp&""" /REPORT:"""&report&" v"&rptv&""" /OUTPUT:"""&filepath&"""", 0, true

        set oShell = nothing

        set fso_tidy = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
        set objFile = fso_tidy.GetFile(filepath)

        if objFile.size > 64 then
            size = round(objFile.size / 1024, 1)
            WriteToLog "DATA", "(OK) "&report&" EXPORTED (size: "&size&"kb)"
        else
            WriteToLog "DATA", "(FAILED) "&report&" EXPORTED (size: "&size&"kb)"
        end if

        set objFile = nothing

    end if

    set fso_tidy = nothing
end Function

This function is called 5 times, one time for each report we need to export data from the Software.
What has already been tried

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*Full user permissions on the my software's folder

*Tried running as every user, whether it be local or domain level on the client server

*Tried running the vbs using cscript.exe

Is there something I am missing in terms of how vbs need to be run from Task Scheduler if they manipulate files etc

A: You have the task set to run in the context of the Local System account.  The System account is not a full-blown interactive user, so not everything will run in that context.  You must keep the following considerations in mind when using it for tasks:

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*Local System presents your computer account credentials to the network (i.e. COMPUTERNAME$), so if filepath is on the a network share, the local computer account must have permissions to it specifically (or the Everyone group).

*Local System does not have a user profile (technically it does but there's nothing in it).  Anything that refers to a per-user registry setting or filesystem location will likely fail.

*Processes running as Local System cannot interact with the user, so if your script pops a dialog, the user won't see it.

Try running your task as a bona-fide local or domain account instead of the System account.  You'll of course need to embed the password into the task for that to work.

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I'm a long term Linux user who has never settled on one distro for very long. I have poor attention span I guess! Although Linux in some flavour has been my only OS at home for over a decade my journey has been so smooth that I haven't really become an expert in it, except in areas where I have needed to learn my way around. Despite this I do moderate on a couple of other Linux forums.
For the past few months, I have been installing Fedora with Xfce which I love, using it for a while and then replacing it with Linux Lite which I also love and so on. Currently back on Linux Lite.
I love Fedora as it is so bleeding edge (it has just got the 3.16 kernel for example) and is pretty quick. I love Linux Lite because it is based on an LTS version so should be supported for a while and is blindingly fast which is all the more remarkable as it includes full fat software like Libre Office. Yes I am aware they are conflicting things. Welcome to my mind!
I had what I thought was a good suggestion to improve the software installer (check boxes instead of radio buttons for multiple selections) but found it had already been done after an update; so it seems the distro is in a constant state of incremental improvement which is a good sign especially after the recent news about Bodhi. I have been heard saying that Linux Lite is what Xubuntu should be, but isn't quite.
Welcome to Linux Lite. The finely tuned race car of linux distros.
No other OS that I've tried has run as smoothly (both speed and problem-free) as my previous XP installation on my old Dell Inspiron 5100 laptop - Pentium 4 2.4GHz, 512MB RAM, 30GB HDD, 16MB ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 graphics.
I had reduced the XP Installation Disk to one third (3xxMB) of it's size using nLite. I then performed tweaks (for speed and stability) to the system and finally tweaked individual programs.
Linux Lite runs just as well (maybe a fraction slower in some areas) straight out of the box. The Live CD also worked on a couple of work PC's that had problems with other distros in the past. And everything is still running smoothly after 6 months and an upgrade to LL 2.0.
And as you say, it is constantly being improved including new sections to the Help Manual.
When I finally upgrade my PC I will be installing Linux Lite as my main OS. The work the Linux Lite team have done "under the hood" to make it run so smoothly on older hardware is amazing. And the more modern hardware will enable me to run Steam and XBMC, things I cannot do at present.
First you get me to cruise on SolydX. Now this.
@AL13N: Thanks for the welcome. LL2.0 really flies on my 8 Core Toshiba Satellite, even on my I5 desktop it is running nearly as fast a crunchbang did and that is using a very old 160GB disk for my system. The next upgrade planned is to replace that with an SSD.
Welcome elija Thank you for your feedback.
Welcome to the forum and LL.
Welcome to Linux Lite. It seems to have become a new favorite for many.


Jerrad Peters wants you to get excited about the upcoming World Cup in South Africa.
"It's the biggest cultural gathering in the world," the 26-year old soccer columnist for the Winnipeg Free Press and senior writer at Soccer 360 magazine said in a recent interview at his office.
Raised on NHL hockey, Peters first got into soccer during the 2002 World Cup.
Riveted by the sport, he launched his journalistic career by blogging and writing columns for soccer magazines.
Today, Peters is a soccer evangelist. He is eager to spread his passion for the game we call soccer – and the rest of the world calls football – to a North American audience.
That's why he recently published his first book on the rampantly popular game.
We Call It Soccer: Understanding The World's Most Popular Sport is a lively, clear and concise handbook aimed directly at helping a North American audience understand, appreciate and enjoy the game that already has the rest of the world fired up.
"The idea of the book was, in the run-up to this World Cup, to help people have an easy way to learn a lot about the sport in a very short period of time. Hopefully they'll stick with it and have some general understanding about it," Peters said.
In the span of 50 engaging chapters, the book covers the basics like the divergent playing styles of different countries, the development of soccer in North America, how players are traded between clubs and the current stars of the game.
But it also offers wildly entertaining oddities and curiosities that even the most fervent of fans may not know.
Have you ever wondered if African teams really practice black magic to improve their game? Did you know that over 120, 000 bodies worship Argentinean icon Diego Maradona at the Church of Maradona? Or that there is a World Cup for the homeless?
These are but a few questions Peters tackles head on to make the read not only informative, but also entertaining.
" The beautiful thing about the World Cup is that regardless of political situation, every country in the world that cares enough about the sport to have a national association is included.
But the main thing Peters would like readers and budding soccer fans to know is that soccer differs primarily from mainstream North American sports in the way it conducts business.
Peters is also quick to point out the miracle of the sport: the ability to bring peoples together that would otherwise shy away from each other.
"Soccer is so inclusive. You don't have major national gatherings that openly include North Korea and the United States at the same table, or in previous World Cups, Iran and the United States," he said.
So who should you put your money on come the World Cup kick-off on June 11?
And if you're still not sure whether you want to jump into the world of soccer, Peters has some advice.
-We Call It Soccer is in stores now.
CBC Television will broadcast the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa starting June 11. To coincide with the World Cup, CBC Manitoba is planning a number of local events for soccer fans. Up first is Soccer Nation, Saturday, June 5 and Sunday, June 6 at John Blumberg Field. It's a family-friendly soccer festival where you can participate in games and drills, watch demonstrations and more.
Visit www.cbcsoccernation.com and www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/fifaworldcup for info.


Found the solution just in case anyone stumbles upon this thread.
You need to use the imagesLoaded true option.
I love the Forum personally. I've been using CSS tricks since more or less the start, certainly from your first video.
It's the main reason I visit these days, usually while I'm here I read the odd post.
I'd like to see you keep it. I also miss the lodge training you used to do. Over the years I've learnt loads from this site and for that I'll always be grateful no matter what you decide it's future should be.
This post should help you out. Should be quite easy to do that.
A quick hacky way would be just output them all like post 1 and then just hide the category and image with css but you'll be far better using the correct php.
You should be able to do this, can't you just apply it as a background of the input?
It would be responsive by just filling the input so it would do whatever they are doing if that makes sense.
Yeah I tried that bearhead but it created an odd looking jump in the content as the menu appeared.
Anyway I didn't explore it any further I changed my mark up.
Thanks for the help though guys I really appreciate it.
Hi thanks for replying Jeroen.
I want to set to display none and flex because its a sub menu thats hidden by default until the user clicks to see it.
It is the UL that Im wanting to use as the flex container. This does reside within another UL but I can't use that as a flex container as the li's I'm wanting to target wont be the flex children if that makes sense.
I've decided to re-structure my code now anyway but just wondered what the consensus was on this.
Wow I feel a bit silly now. Thank you so much.
Thanks mate that radial out looks more it although that uses transitions rather than keyframes that doesn't matter though.
Out of interest could you see what was wrong with my example?
Just looked at your site. The button doesn't even look to be part of the slider it's just sat over the top.
Just add the button into the final slide. Or as a dirty fix hide the button altogether and add the button into the image of the final slide then make the whole of the final slide a link.
I'm on my phone so I can't look at your html but you should be able to use something like this to hide all but the last item.
Thanks man, seems like it is some strange anomaly.
Remove inline block with media queries and or give things widths.
You are a complete legend thank you so much!!
My client loved this design and I was just about to tell him I couldn't do it. You've saved his disappointment.
Wow thanks Beverley that was doing my head in. I knew it would be possible with JS but I didn't want to resort to that and yes I did mean for the heights to match.
I'm on mobile myself just now but it looks good from what I've seen.
How do this technique make the images scale in unison?


The New One made it three wins in as many starts this term with victory in the International Hurdle at Cheltenham.
Early leader Zamdy Man was reeled in by The New One and Vaniteux, with Sam Twiston-Davies's charge going on to win by four-and-a-half-lengths.
"He's excellent," said jockey Twiston-Davies, son of trainer Nigel. "Coming into the race, we had to win it to become a Champion Hurdle contender.
"He wasn't flashy, but when he comes to the track he does what he needs to."
The New One's stablemate Mad Moose was set for his first outing in over a year after being banned for refusing to race on numerous occasions, but the veteran once again dug his heels in at the start and took no part.
"This was one of The New One's very best performances. He jumped impeccably and powered home, kicking aside a decent quality opponent, who was being conceded eight pounds. The horse is not necessarily getting any better, but he is perhaps getting luckier. "That's not to say his three victories this season have been in any way lucky, but that element of good fortune needed by all athletes in competition - which at times deserted him last season - is at the moment in full supply."
Aidan Coleman earlier led Niceonefrankie from the front to win the Caspian Caviar Gold Cup.
The 16-1 shot, trained by Venetia Williams, defied a hike in the weights to beat Barrakilla by six lengths.
Edgardo Sol finished third, while the Paddy Power Gold Cup winner Caid Du Berlais was pulled up midway.
"Every time you come to an obstacle he makes you look good - I'm not doing anything but sitting on him," Coleman told Channel 4 Racing.
"He's bull ignorant and not the most mannerly of horses, but he has the heart of a lion."
"Venetia Williams is perhaps better known for quantity rather than quality, even though she did, of course, win the 2009 Grand National with Mon Mome. Her best horses - chaser Teeton Mill and long distance hurdler Lady Rebecca - were both in action a few years ago now. No one doubts she can get the job done well, but the fact is that in these times when who's fashionable dictates so much, the top material tends to go elsewhere, so this big-time moment was very sweet."


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Four years ago I joined the board of commissioners for the Portland Housing Authority with a chip on my shoulder about the fact that it hadn't built any new apartments for the city since the Reagan administration. So I'm pretty proud about this: we've torn out a parking lot on Oxford Street, and in its place we're building 45 new apartments with public housing offices and a Head Start classroom on the ground floor.
This is going to be Maine's greenest building when it's finished. It's aiming for "passive house" certification and we're putting solar panels on the roof. It will have a courtyard that treats runoff under the patio. Most significantly, it's Portland's first-ever affordable apartment building that prioritizes housing for car-free households, with no parking on-site, within walking distance of bus routes, supermarkets, and thousands of jobs. We saved hundreds of thousands of dollars by not building the parking garage that city zoning typically requires, and that's allowed us to build more apartments instead. It's already won a national competition for innovation in lowering the cost of housing.
Public housing doesn't get the appreciation it deserves. It's facile for liberals to blame it for the tragedies of structural racism in our cities; meanwhile, the right attacks it for its unapologetic Great Society socialism. And as a result we've had decades of bipartisan budget cuts for federal housing programs.
But public housing neighborhoods give millions of people the ability to live amidst the opportunities of our increasingly unaffordable inner cities. Without these neighborhoods, our cities would be even more dramatically segregated and impoverished places.
And if, instead of dismissing it, we can build even more public housing – a lot more, as the Portland Housing Authority hopes to do in the years to come – then the city will be more diverse, more successful and more egalitarian. It will be more like the city we want it to be.
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Reliance Retail is the world's second fastest growing retailer in the world, says Deloitte's Report
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Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Retail has been ranked the world's second fastest growing retail company by Deloitte's Global Retail Powerhouses 2021 lis
Business News: Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Retail has been ranked the world's second fastest growing retail company by Deloitte's Global Retail Powerhouses 2021 list, also Reliance Retail secured the 53rd place Global Powerhouses of Retailing going up from 56th rank secured in the previous year.
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Reliance Retail is the world's second fastest growing retailer in the world, says Deloitte's Report (File Pic)
The number one position in the list was occupied by U.S Retail giant Walmart Inc which has been retaining its position so far, followed by Amazon.com in the second place going up from third in the previous year, the third place goes to Costco Wholesale Corporation in the third that slipped from its second-place last year.
Further below, Schwarz Group of Germany occupies the fourth place, followed by Kroger Co in fifth, Walgreen Boot's Alliance at sixth, Aldi Einkauf GmBH at seventh, Aldi International Services at eighth, CVS Health Corporation in ninth and Tesco PLC at tenth place. The list is occupied by seven U.S based companies, one from U.K and the rest from Germany.
Also Read: Mukesh Ambani buys up UK's famous Stoke Park for $79 million
Reliance Retail has been featured in Deloitte's list of World's Fastest Retailers and Global Powers of Retailing for four times consecutively and is the only Indian company in global retailers ranking entry. The company has seen a YoY growth of 41.8% with an increase of 13.1% in its number of stores dealing groceries, fashion and lifestyle products and consumer electronics products as well.
By the end of FY2020, Reliance had a number of 11,874 stores across 7,000+ cities in India. E-commerce has been Reliance's second biggest growth driver of Reliance through both online and offline commerce. Reliance is in partnership with WhatsApp to improve its JioMart online shopping platform and to support local businesses as well.
Also Read: Flipkart and Adani's new pact to create jobs; pact aimed at increasing Flipkart's logistics network in western India
In 2019, Reliance acquired the Coimbatore based retail company Shri Kannan Stores and in 2020 it announced it will soon acquire Future Group's retail and wholesale business units for $3.5 billion to expand Reliance's retail store inventory. Along with these, Netmeds, VitalicHealth and Urban Ladder are some of the significant acquisitions made recently.
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Published: June 3, 2018 10:24 pm Updated: June 4, 2018 9:50 a.m.
June 5, 2018 9:22 a.m.
A great and heartwarming story. I'm impressed with those who can finish such a race; and I admire those that train and are willing to start such a race as well.
June 5, 2018 8:05 a.m.
Amazing article, maybe your best I've read! Congratulations, I found myself getting a wee bit teary eyed as I read your finish!
June 5, 2018 6:43 a.m.
Amy Donaldson is a treasure. Thank you for so eloquently sharing your vulnerability, insights and wisdom.
June 4, 2018 4:46 p.m.
Amy, thank you for describing what we were all feeling that day. You captured the heart and soul of that experience. Ruthie, Bonnie and I were honored to share the hardest part of the Squaw Peak 50 Mile course with you! Step, by painful step, we made it together up that monster's back (Bozung Hill) and faced our fears head on and beat the demon! Congratulations on finishing what you started on a journey that has lasted years!! Yes, gratitute in all things!!
June 4, 2018 2:59 p.m.
Wow - incredible article. I ran the SP 50 on Saturday, and feel very similar, even though it was my first time. What an incredible physical challenge. My knee blew out at the top of Bozung Hill and hobbling to the finish line was among the most difficult things I've ever done, both mentally and physically. Congrats on your finish!
June 4, 2018 2:41 p.m.
This was a fun entertaining and very human article. Amy thanks for writing this very real and poignant story.
June 4, 2018 2:00 p.m.
Congratulations! Well done. I've done one 50 miler, and it's the last I'll do. I'm glad I finished, but I was ready to quit at 26 miles. Knowing my family was at the end of the course powered me through. I'm glad you were able to conquer this race, what a great feeling to accomplish a BHAG like this race!
June 4, 2018 12:53 p.m.
50 miles? Running 50 miles up hill? How? Seems impossible. I climb 14ers (14000+ peaks in Colorado and California) and I can say that just climbing those peaks is brutal enough -- but I love it! I have to say congrat's to Amy for doing this . I couldn't run even half way. Amazing feat!
June 4, 2018 10:54 a.m.
Nice job! Not just on the run but on this piece. Very well written.
June 4, 2018 6:10 a.m.
That's the best piece you've ever written. Well done!
June 3, 2018 11:14 p.m.
Very well done Amy Donaldson. There are many days I struggle just to walk a mile and you conquered your demons and completed the Squaw Peak 50. This is a very well written article on enduring to the end. I wish you continued success at whatever life gives you.
June 3, 2018 10:42 p.m.
Well done, Amy. Your next challenge: The Bear 100 in 2019. Register early!


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Golar LNG – Analysis – $GLNG
Latest 3Q20 Results
This analysis of Golar LNG aims for explaining the business of Golar and the opportunity we identify at its current price.
(Original – 18/04/20. Updated 23/12/20)
What is Golar?
Golar LNG is one of the world's largest independent owners and operators of marine-based LNG midstream infrastructure – active in the liquefaction, transportation and regasification of natural gas. Golar started as an LNG shipping company, but it has become an infrastructure company from 2016.
The company has 110MM shares (after its recent AK) and a capitalisation of $950 as of 23rd December 2020. The EBITDA of FY19 was $255MM and it has a debt of $2200MM.
Golar LNG has a 32% stake in its subsidiary Golar Partners LP and small participation in Avenir
Furthermore, Golar Power (Hygo) is a Joint Venture 50%-50% with the Private Equity fund StonePeak.
What is the business of Golar LNG?
Golar is building and operating marine infrastructured related to the LNG. It has three divisions: shipping, FLNG and downstream. Traditionally, Golar has been a shipping company. However, since 2018, Golar is following a strategy to develop its downstream division and sell the shipping.
Golar LNG – Shipping
Golar LNG has 8 FDTE vessels and 1 steam vessel. Apart from that, Golar has recently sold the Golar Viking which has been transformed to an FRSU. This vessel has been renamed to LNG Croatia and Golar has a 10 years contract to manage it.
In the 3Q20, Golar has signed term-contracts for 7 of its vessels, leaving 2 on spot. This means a change in its traditional approach to shipping as it usually has all its vessels in the spot market. We assume that because of Covid, Golar has been unable to sell its shipping division. And now, it prefers to secure a backlog for the next year ($198MM) to provide some earnings visibility to its creditors.
The shipping division accounted for 52% of its revenues in 2019. It is expected that in 2020 the average TCE is around $50'000. It should be slightly higher in 2021 (following the company guideline in the 3Q20).
The vast majority of the natural gas supply comes from the US, and the majority of the demand comes from Asian countries, mainly China, Japan and South Korea.
Golar LNG – FLNG
The FLNG division has one cargo which is tied to a long term contract (this new modality is the one which provides the highest margins. In addition to that, because the Floating Liquefaction Natural Gas does not need infrastructure associated, it is becoming prevalent in developing countries). Golar is building a new FLNG cargo tied to a 20 years contract with BP. This cargo will start operations in 2023.
Golar Hilli is in operation since 3Q18, it has a contract until 2026 with Perenco in Cameroon which is expected to be extended soon. Hilli has a bonus of $3MM for every $ that Brent is higher than $60 up to a maximum of $100. This applies on a quarterly basis.
Golar Gimi has a 20 years contract with BP and was expected for 4Q22. Nevertheless, because of Covid, it has been delayed 11 months.
We have posted an special page for explaining Golar FLNG segment
Golar downstream is Golar Power and now Hygo.
The downstream division started its operations last 26th March 2020. Golar power built a gas to power central in Sergipe. It has a contract of 25 years with the Brazil government to sell the electricity produced at a fixed price. The Golar Nanook (FRSU) has a contract in Sergipe for the next 25 years.
Apart from Sergipe, Hygo (Golar Power) is also building Barcarena, Suape and Santa Catalina in Brazil. Golar plans to replicate the Hygo business model in other emerging countries.
Hygo is the main treasure of Golar, in spite of the frustrated IPO last September. Golar will re-launch the Hygo IPO in the 1H20.
Hygo is so important for Golar that there is an specific analysis for it
Why do we think that it is attractive to invest in Golar LNG?
The company has changed its strategy in the last couple of years where the shipping business operated mainly on the spot instead of working tied to long-term contracts, which brings stability. Golar has moved from a cyclical business into a one which guarantees fixed cash-flow. Currently, it is looking for a buyer to sell its shipping division and focus on FLNG and downstream.
After a considerable stock price fall due to the COVID-19, the delay of one year suffered from the new FLNG carrier from BP. Golar share price is at 5$ while Golar's book value prices its shares at 16$. However, this is not the only main point. Still, Golar's downstream division also makes money if the natural gas is at low prices as it uses natural gas to transform it into electricity. Because of the amount of fracking in the US, the production of natural gas is at its maximum level, bringing down its prices.
Catalysts in the short term
The company is modifying its complex structure, which in the past has put some investors away from Golar, and simplifying it.
In the short term, there are several catalysts which can raise the share price of Golar LNG. The most important and expected of all is the IPO of Hygo, which is expected in the 1H21. Moreover, the FID of Suape and Barcarena from Hygo is expected on December 20 or January 21.
Furthermore, Hilli has only contracted 2 trains out of 4 of capacity. There are negotiations between Golar and Perenco to both extend the duration of the contract and increase the production. Some news about it are expected in the 1H20.
Last, the TCE for the shipping division has been over $100k/day for the last 2 months and it is expected to continue like that at least one more month. There are two Golar vessels on the spot market but the rest of them have contract tied (some percentage) to the TCE price.
Golar LNG Valuation
We did a valuation in April placing the share price of Golar between $18 and $22. However, we are going to post the full model with all their assets soon in the website. We believe that the valuation of Hygo in the IPO means that the target price of Golar is higher than the one pointed out in April
Risks tied to the investment
The volatility of the spot prices (shipping division) – After securing a $198MM backlog in the 3Q20, this risk has diminished.
Debt – There is a concern about the amount of leverage that the company has. Its assets have a lot of value, but there will be problems if there are problems with the cash flow
Currency rate (Brazil) – It is going down considerably the last 12 months
The concern about if Golar LNG is able to secure the Hygo IPO before June 2021. Otherwise, it would have to pay $180MM to Stonepeak (its partner in the Joint Venture)
The convertible bonds that Golar has to pay in 2022 ($400MM)
Analysis of Golar LNG – Conclusion:
From our point of view, Golar LNG is one of the most undervalued companies in the market. It is true that in the last years, due to its bet for spot contracts, its earnings have been highly volatile. There was not the downstream division, and the cost of any of its acquisition has been huge due to the characteristics of its business.
The situation is different now, Golar has become a stable cash flow infrastructure company, and they are in a sector which is growing very fast. However, it is important to keep an eye over the debt as there are maturities in the coming years that will have to be refinanced
We will soon post our complete valuation of Golar LNG. The result of the SOTP valuation is between $24 and $27.
Annex:
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