Property Investors (incl. bricks and mortar business owners) can improve their cash flow and claim 100's of thousands of dollars in claims via depreciation (over the life of their property investment).
Mathew, the owner and operator of Build With K speaks with many property investor clients and personally completes hundreds of tax depreciation reports each year. As a resource, Build With K have listed the commonly asked questions and answers below for convenience on the Tax Depreciation FAQ in relation to property investment depreciation and related tax depreciation schedule service.
'Tax Depreciation Schedule' / 'Depreciation Report' / 'Quantity Surveyor's Report' (a colloquial term).
The aforementioned are all referencing the same thing, but NOT all produced are equal.
Both new and old property can benefit.
A tax depreciation schedule is required to maximise depreciation deductions and allowances for purposes of claims on a tax return.
Q: How much can I claim with a Tax Depreciation Schedule?
A: This can vary significantly with the property investment i.e size, quality, date of construction, capital works expenditure (e.g renovations, extensions, refurbishments, fit-outs etc.), installation of plant and equipment, client supplied furniture etc. On average, BWK Group are finding upwards of $400,000 in claims on a 'typical new 3 bedroom residential property'. With commercial properties often resulting in much more. Review our depreciation results/case studies here.
A comprehensive Tax Depreciation Schedule report would outline the totals, year-on-year of what the property investor can claim (in regards to their income producing property), with appended individualised items of all deductions and allowances.
The best reports would also include various methods of depreciation that would enable the investor to either claim more upfront (including, but not limited to, immediate write-off items) or draw out the claims over a longer period.
Q: How long is a Tax Depreciation report valid for?
A: A particular property may warrant up to 40 years of depreciation. With new works i.e renovations, refurbishments, improvements possibly adding a further 40 years for that expenditure. Construction completion dates and plant and equipment type and dates are a factor.
It is always best to make sure your Tax Depreciation Schedule report is current and up to date in order to make sure you are always claiming the maximum amount of tax claims.
Q: Who can benefit from Tax Depreciation Schedules?
A: Property Investors (residential, commercial, industrial etc.), business owners of 'bricks and mortar'businesses, leasors, leasees of businesses with own supplied fit-out/plant and equipment including furniture etc.
Q: What items can be depreciated?
i. Capital Works: buildings, extensions, alterations, structural improvements.
ii. Plant and Equipment: all applicable ' depreciating assets' i.e assets with a 'limited effective life' (residential alone has over 200) e.g blinds, carpets, kitchen appliances etc.
Q: Is my property too old to depreciate?
A: Firstly, there are many factors and some important dates to consider, however it is best to seek advice from an experienced, registered Quantity Surveyor (i.e one who is also a registered tax agent) to undertake the due diligence. This includes the research of the full property history and associated construction works, improvements and plant and equipment. An experience quantity surveyor, with building experience, will also be able to quantify and value any renewed, updated and renovated works that have taken place on the older property, throughout its history and account for the changes over the years in the depreciation report.
Q: I don't need a Quantity Surveyor for that, my accountant does that for me?
A: ATO Tax Ruling: 97/25 Cl. 27. "Unless they are otherwise qualified, property valuers, real estate agents, accountants and solicitors generally have neither the relevant qualifications or experience", to undertake and provide estimates in the case of Tax Depreciation Schedule work.
Q: Can a property valuer or real estate agent do a Tax Depreciation Schedule for me?
A: Refer to the above. They can no doubt organise to have it done for you by a registered Quantity Surveyor (qualified Quantity Surveyor and Registered Tax Agent), but cannot undertake it themselves. If they are not a registered Tax Agent with the Tax Practitioners Board, this is both illegal and not valid for use with the Australian Tax office (ATO). Any unregistered and unqualified persons undertaking Tax Depreciation Schedules would be at risk of receiving fines and penalties.
Q: My accountant told me I need one, can you help?
A: Your accountant is providing sound advice. A Quantity Surveyor is considered to be the building and construction cost expert in regards to the built environment. According to the Australian Tax Office, (ATO) Tax Ruling 97/25, 'they (Quantity Surveyor/s) are appropriately qualified' to undertake estimates and costing for Tax Depreciation Schedules.
Furthermore, as a Tax Depreciation Schedule offers 'tax advice', the Quantity Surveyor must also be a registered tax agent. Their fee in this regard will also be 100% tax deductible.
Q: Will I be able to understand the reports (sometimes I get lost in all the facts and figures)?
A: Most reports will include a summary page of all the figures for each financial year, followed by appended breakdowns for all the individual items that can be claimed (around 200 in a residential property). Some individuals may benefit from having the data expressed visually, via graphs and charts so finding a report expressed in this fashion would assist. BWK Group offer comprehensive reports that include, summaries, charts, graphs and appended specific details of all the items for user-friendliness. We can also send a copy direct to your accountant.
To note; the Australian Tax Office (ATO) requires the input of the year-on-year totals into the individual's income tax return only, therefore the task would be as simple as transposing the summary figures into the relevant tax return financial year.
Q: I have never had depreciation done (as a property investor) is it too late?
A: Unfortunately, whereby any period longer than 2 years exists, the claims available in those preceding years would most likely be forfeited.
The good news is, all taxpayers can request an amendment in their previous income tax returns up to two previous income tax financial years. The takeaway, make sure you are current and have an updated Tax Depreciation Schedule.
Q: What effect will the 2017 Budget change to plant and equipment have on my property?
A: Post 7:30 pm 9 May 2017, Budget Night, some property investors may be affected i.e may not be able to claim some components of their property investment. There are exceptions that are best discussed on an individual case=by-case basis with the relevant qualified person, Mathew from BWK Group is happy to help here.
Property investments purchased and signed for (contract signing) by the property investor prior to 7:30 pm 9 May 2017 and held by the same investor will be grandfathered, that being, no change irrespective of whether the property was a new build or an existing purchase.
Q: What is the price of a Tax Depreciation Schedule / Price is a purchasing factor, how much would a report cost me?
A: Properties and Tax Depreciation Schedule reports are not all equal.
There are both 'direct' and 'indirect' factors (and costs to you) relating to both in regards to Tax Depreciation. These factors would, therefore, need to be explored. See below.
Firstly, a Tax Depreciation Schedule report prepared by a Quantity Surveyor (and registered tax agent) is 100% tax deductible.
i) Regarding properties: scope and size have an effect as well as properties having leased/rented out furniture etc.
ii) Regarding the price difference in various Tax Depreciation reports: It should be noted that often cheaper reports neglect certain critial factors, that in our opinion, otherwise greatly affect the outcome of a favourable client's tax depreciation results.
In short, as a minimum insist that your property is handled with the care and due diligence that an experienced, qualified and registered Quantity Surveyor can provide, including a 'physical inspection by the same registered Quantity Surveyor'. Unfortunately, there are some firms that outsource many processes and procedures to inexperienced, unqualified persons (that by themselves are not qualified to sign off the report).
The REALLY cheap reports, neglect a physical inspection all together and include a 'desktop/computer' inspection at best. These reports often request the client to carry to do the inspection yourself and document all measurements, notes and photos and send the info back to sign-off. Most people would see the error here, including the poor professional practice. Furthermore, if these same firms claim to be members of the Australian Insitute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS), they are in direct breach by requesting you to do the work on their behalf. Such firms would be liable for scrutinising and possible fines.
Save time, money and headaches in the long run, use an experienced quantity surveyor, such as BWK Group to assist.
If a client compromises on a professional undertaking of a Tax Depreciation Schedule report there may be 'indirect costs' associated to that. Sadly, sometimes, you 'get what you pay for. Are you, therefore, willing to compromise on quality and results when a few hundred dollars extra in fees may result in potentially tens of thousands of dollars extra in claims for you (if not hundreds of thousands of dollars, in some instance)!?
It is therefore prudent to establish what one gets for their investment.
Q: What do you include and what differentiates you?
Generally, it is always best to ask the firm directly as a Quantity Surveyor's report/ Tax Depreciation Schedule report doesn't necessarily mean 'undertaken and completed by a Quantity Surveyor'. Sure it may be 'signed off', but it is best to do your homework here.
As a bare minimum (legal requirement), ask for their: qualifications and tax agent status.
Q: How often do I need to order/get a Tax Depreciation Schedule?
A: In order to claim any deductions or allowances, a 'current' Tax Depreciation Schedule is necessary. Forty year reports are available. In some situations, the 40 years of depreciation can restart in certain situations.
Additionally, a Tax Depreciation Schedule from time to time also needs to be updated. Properties get updated all the time, due to wear & tear, repair, rejuvenation, updating etc. therefore it is important that all current claims are being claimed. To establish whether your report is current it is wise to ask an expert quantity surveyor, proficient in undertaking the reports.
A second opinion or independent opinion can be of benefit, as not all tax depreciation reports are equal.
Q: Lastly, what is a Quantity Surveyor?
A: In short, they are building and construction cost managers and experts. More information can be found here.
Tax Depreciation is an expert field so we hope that the Tax Depreciation FAQ was of benefit and provided some clarity for your situation. However, If you would like to get in touch and use the personal service of an experienced Quantity Surveyor/Registered Tax Agent, contact Mathew from Build With K.
To date, Mathew has personally assisted hundreds of tax depreciation clients and found claims accumulating to over $30 million dollars and counting. He is always happy to assist.
Ready to start minimising your tax and improve your cash flow?
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Yospace and 3ivx make streaming to Windows 8 easy
Staines-upon-Thames, UK, 23 April 2013: Yospace technology underpins a new software product from Australian online video specialist 3ivx. The 3ivx HLS Adapter allows an HLS streaming file to be read and displayed by computers, tablets and smartphones running Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. This allows content owners to serve this growing market by re-using the workflows they have in place for iOS devices.
The HLS (HTTP live streaming) format, developed by Apple for iOS applications, has become the de facto standard in adaptive bitrate streaming, and is also used to deliver content to Android, Blackberry 10, Roku, Boxee and Samsung devices including connected televisions. For this reason, many content owners have developed workflows that output HLS, and are reluctant to add a second preparation platform to support Windows 8.
What the 3ivx SDK, now bundled with the yospaceCDS content distribution platform, provides is the ability for Windows 8 to interpret the HLS stream transparently, including the adaptive bitrate control, and provide seamless playback. To use the SDK, the application developer simply adds one line of code to their Windows 8 apps. The SDK supports live streaming as well as video on demand.
"This really is a no-brainer for content owners," said David Springall, CTO and founder of Yospace. "It is a high performance solution, so Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 devices see the same quality of experience as those which support HLS natively. It can be implemented for a fraction of the cost of a complete new distribution workflow, and because one file type serves all consumers, content owners save on CDN charges and the costs of caching.
"This is a real win-win," added Stuart Espey, technical director of 3ivx Technologies. "Windows 8 is sure to have a major impact in the world of personal computing, and our partnership with Yospace enables us to provide video content services the world over with a simple solution to deliver their content."
Founded in 1999, Yospace is a veteran of the mobile & multimedia industry. It provides a highly innovative platform allowing broadcasters, digital publishers, applications developers and mobile operators to rapidly and affordably deliver and monetise cross platform video services.
With the growing convergence of traditional broadcast with cross platform media consumption, Yospace is now a major player in content distribution. It entered the market in 2005, delivering user-generated content to mobiles, first through the breakthrough SeeMeTV community on the UK network 3. Today it provides streaming services and advertising replacement technology to broadcasters looking to retain audience loyalty and build revenues by making content available on all connected platforms and devices.
Yospace provides its solutions in the cloud as software as a service model. This allows it to provide highly scalable solutions giving its clients flexibility without being locked in to heavy costs.
The company's customers include Thomson Reuters, Canadian Broadcasting, BBC, Vodafone Group, ITV, Hearst Television, UTV and Al Jazeera.
About 3ivx Technologies
3ivx Technologies, is an Australian based provider of Audio and Video codecs and Streaming and Transcoding software components for H.264, MPEG-4, HE-AAC and HLS on Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, Android and Unix/Linux.
3ivx has over 12 years experience providing video compatibility solutions for some of the largest telecommunications and consumer technology companies in the world. 3ivx's clients and partners include Verizon, Intel, Cisco Systems, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony, Canon, and Yamaha.
Further information about 3ivx can be found at www.3ivx.com

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Drake Calls Kanye's OVO Fest Cameo 'Most Important Moment In My Career'
MTV News catches up with the Toronto MC after the historic show, which also saw cameos from Ma$e, TLC and Diddy.
Nadeska Alexis 08/06/2013
TORONTO, Ontario — Hip-hop conspiracy theorists, it's time to rethink everything you thought you knew. With just about every new track that Drake has dropped over the past couple of years there was talk of subliminal shots
and fractured relationships — but not only was the Weeknd on stage two songs into OVO Fest on Monday night, but Yeezus himself materialized to sing the praises of the YMCMB rapper.
Kanye toasted Drake, crediting his talent and success for pushing The Throne to work harder. "Me and Hov would've never made Watch the Throne if [Drake] wasn't putting pressure on us like that, so I just wanna pay my respects," 'Ye told a packed house in Toronto.
It was a surreal moment for everyone who witnessed it, and especially for the rapper born Aubrey Graham. "That was probably the most important moment in my career to date," Drake told MTV News after the show, which took place the same day Kanye was announced as a VMA performer. "I think me and Kanye have wanted to express our respect for each other for a long time and sometimes rap, the business, the competitiveness and just the heart behind it forces you to not talk to the people you quietly admire."
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Day one of the fourth-annual event was canceled when Frank Ocean pulled out due to damaged vocal chords, but that was just a slight hiccup for the festival, which earned a chapter in the history books last night, with appearances from TLC, Ma$e, Diddy, Lil Wayne, and plenty more. James Blake and Wale opened the show at Toronto's Molson Amphitheatre before Drake hit the stage clad in white to perform "Headlines," and despite the recent rumors of a feud with his fellow Toronto native, The Weeknd emerged onstage early to thunderous applause for "Crew Love."
After they hugged it out, Drake slyly told the crowd, "I dunno if ya'll can tell by the look on my face, but I got some sh-- for ya'll tonight." Sure, there were murmurs that TLC, Ma$e, and hell, even Kanye, might make appearances but even seeing it was still hard to believe. There wasn't a dull moment during the show, with Big Sean dropping in for "Clique," "Mercy" and an assist on Drake's latest single "All Me," while French Montana brought his usual dazed energy for "Ain't Worried About Nothin" and "Pop That."
He brought Wale back to the stage for "Bad" — affectionately reflecting on their first GQ spread with Kid Cudi in days long gone — but fans likely weren't prepared for what was going to happen next. The '90s flashback began with TLC and a crew of backup dancers sweeping the stage to perform "Fan Mail" and "Waterfalls." "Thanks to Drake. This next song is for the ladies," Chilli told the crowd, after stopping to catch her breath. And without a doubt it was "No Scrubs" that they performed next, with Lil Mama joining them to deliver Left Eye's verse.
What better way to follow a TLC set than with a cameo from Mr. "Crooked Smile," himself, J. Cole? Drake introduced the North Carolina rapper as his brother, letting him rock the crowd with "Nobody's Perfect," "Forbidden Fruit," and of course "Power Trip," which commanded an appearance from Miguel and a performance of his hit "Adorn."
Eventually the YMCMB rapper reclaimed the mic for a few moments to perform early hits like "Successful," "Best I Ever Had" and "Over," then he paused to reminisce about his first concert ever. That show just happened to be in the very same venue, with his uncle, and without specifying exactly who he saw at the show, he added, "I made a couple phone calls for those who don't remember."
The lights went dim, and unbelievably enough, 1997's "Victory" came blaring through the speakers, with Diddy emerging from the shadows to spit his opening verse on the track. Ma$e — who has admitted that Drake is only one of two artists he'd ever consider signing with again — wasn't far behind Puff, and the golden era flashback sent shock waves across the amphitheater. Diddy and Ma$e shimmed their way around the stage like it was 1999, performing "Feel So Good" and "Mo Money Mo Problems." The crowd clung to their every lyric, screaming and rapping along to re-live a moment that might never happen again.
"This is history. Thanks, Drake for bringing us together," an elated Diddy told the audience. To our dismay, Mason Betha didn't stick around for too long, but Diddy was just getting warmed up, hitting "I Get Money (Forbes remix)" and even "It's All About the Benjamins." A$AP Rocky emerged next, for "F----in Problems," later instructing the crowd to mosh and surf for "Wild for the Night," so what could possibly be left after this?
"You think we done? We far from done," Drake told the crowd when Rocky departed, launching into a portion of Kanye's verse from "Diamonds From Sierra Leone." He tweaked the lyrics slightly, rapping, "What up with you and 'Ye man, are ya'll OK, man?" Then came the most unbelievable moment of the night: Mr. West emerged for "New Slaves" and "All of the Lights," making the crowd go completely berserk.
The fact that Kanye West had actually showed up to OVO Fest (with all the talk that he'd been the target of Drake's "subliminal disses") was momentous enough, but how about when he began to perform "Can't Tell Me Nothin" then stopped the track to say words we couldn't believe? "As I stand in this city right now, I just want ya'll to understand that it's been a lot of rappers that came in the game that wasn't able to do something like this for their city," he said, adding. "Me and Hov would've never made Watch the Throne if this n---- wasn't putting pressure on us like that. So I just wanna pay my respects before we play this last joint."
When the initial shock wore off, fans had to digest the fan that Kanye West had just spoken on behalf of himself and Jay-Z, just short of passing the crown along to Drake. "Make some noise for the god that is Kanye West," Drake told the crowd, noting, "Despite what anybody says, this guy here is the reason I'm rapping."
If there was any other rumor left to dispel at this point, it was the rumblings of tensions within the Young Money camp, but of course that one was easy to shoot down. Though 2 Chainz was unable to make it through customs quickly enough to perform, Lil Wayne made it just in time, bringing YMCMB president Mack Maine with him to the stage for "HYFR" and "Love Me."
Weezy was beaming with pride, telling Toronto, "I'm glad to be a piece of this puzzle," and Drake made it clear, once and for all, that the family is still very much in tact. "If there was paperwork...if I could write that sh-- in blood, I would." he said. "Young Money is forever. Wayne is forever. This man here is the reason you can feel proud as a city. This man right here is the reason for Drake. Make some noise for the best rapper alive."
On that note, there wasn't much left to do but to close the show with the monster Drake hits that everyone was still waiting for. He spit his verse on Migos' "Versace (remix)," then conducted a sing-a-long with "No New Friends," and the infectious anthem "Started From the Bottom."
It was, simply, unforgettable.


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Miami Marlins rumors
Carter Capps is headed to see Dr. Andrews
The news on Carter Capps doesn't seem to be getting any better.
By Matt Goldman Mar 3, 2016, 1:25pm EST
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Robert Mayer-USA TODAY Sports
Language is a powerful tool. Ever since its creation, words have had the ability to evoke a spectrum of emotions to billions of people. They can trigger a sense of love, hate, curiosity, and countless others. This is true even in sports, and baseball has had its fair share of moments that have been beautifully captured through radio and TV.
While those events mostly elicit emotions of happiness, seeing or hearing the words "Dr. Andrews", will immediately send a collective shiver down a fanbase's spine. Unfortunately for Marlins fans, that's exactly what happened this morning.
Capps will see Andrews on Monday for consultation on his right elbow #marlins
— clarkspencer (@clarkspencer) March 3, 2016
On Tuesday, we learned that Capps was going to get a second opinion on his elbow after undergoing an MRI, and now we know that he's heading to see Dr. Andrews. While that doesn't inherently mean that he'll need Tommy John surgery, or that his 2016 season is lost, it doesn't inspire much confidence either; especially given the fact that Miami is reportedly exploring the trade market.
As of now, it's unclear as to who the Marlins might target, and it's also possible that they could choose to sign one of the remaining free agent relievers. What is clear however, is that if Miami does lose Capps, it will be an enormous blow to their bullpen. Despite throwing just 31 innings in 2015, he managed to accumulate an fWAR of 1.3, which was just 0.2 points below Craig Kimbrel.
Capps' K/9 of 16.84 was the best in baseball (for those with at least 20 innings pitched), and even with his unorthodox delivery, his BB/9 rate was fantastic (2.03). He was expected to compete with A.J. Ramos for the closer role in 2016, but with his injury, and potential upcoming DL stint, that doesn't seem likely anymore.
This story will be updated once more information becomes available.
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DARPA Successfully Tests UAV Swarming Technologies
Source: https://www.meritalk.com/articles/darpa-buzzes-about-third-offset-swarms/
April 9, 2019 | Source: Unmanned Systems Technology, Mike Rees, 25 March 2019
DARPA has announced that it has successfully tested its Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) system for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarming in the Yuma desert, and that the system will shortly be ready for handover to the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR).
A swarm of six RQ-23 Tigershark UAVs, equipped with CODE and an array of onboard sensors, successfully carried out mission objectives, even when communications were offline and GPS was unavailable. Next to the runway at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground, the mission team inside a small operations center tracked the aircraft and as many as 14 additional virtual planes on an aerial map. The capstone demonstration paired program performer Raytheon's software and autonomy algorithms and Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory's White Force Network to create a realistic, live/virtual/constructive test environment. During four demonstration runs, the team activated a variety of virtual targets, threats, and countermeasures to see how well the Tigersharks could complete their objectives in suboptimal conditions.
"Exactly how the aircraft continue to work together in degraded conditions is the most challenging aspect of this program," said Scott Wierzbanowski, the DARPA program manager for CODE in the Tactical Technology Office. "Current procedures require at least one operator per UAV in the field. Equipped with CODE, one operator can command multiple aircraft; and in a denied environment, the aircraft continue toward mission objectives, collaborating and adapting for deficiencies."
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AEGEE opposes the "Kill the Gays' bill" in Uganda
Recently Rebecca Kadaga, speaker of the Ugandan parliament, announced that the 2009's anti-homosexuality bill will become a law in Uganda in December 2012. She spoke about passing the bill as a 'Christmas gift' to its advocates. While homosexual acts are already illegal in Uganda, this law would severely increase the penalties. In terms of the criminalisation of same-sex relationships, the law aimed to make a distinction between two types: 'aggravated homosexuality' and 'offense of homosexuality'. 'Aggravated homosexuality', defined as 'gay acts committed by parents or authority figures, HIV-positive people, paedophiles and repeat offenders' would in the proposed law result in death penalty. 'Same-sex acts or being gay in a relationship', would be considered 'offense of homosexuality', and therefore would be punished by lifelong imprisonment. After Kadaga's announcement, foreign donors have threatened to cut aid unless Uganda does respect equal rights for gay people. Amongst these donors there are several European countries – the United Kingdom in first place – and the United States. Due to this pressure, several amendments to the proposal were passed, resulting in the committee of Ugandan MP's dropping the death penalty provision. However, they still endorsed the rest of this anti-homosexuality bill.
Whereas most governments have hitherto been relatively silent, civil society has spoken out with a loud voice. Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide signed petitions to stop the 'kill the gays' bill' from passing. However, this is still not enough. Therefore All Out, an organisation that brings together people of every identity – lesbian, gay, straight, transgender and all that's between and beyond – to build a world in which everyone can live freely and be embraced for who they are, startedthe action Stop the "kill the gays' bill". With this action they aim for the whole world to take a stand against the bill, and therewith forcing global leaders to help stop it. They urge everybody to call their foreign affairs office, and tell their country's official to speak out before it's too late.
We, AEGEE, want to do the same and call upon the active citizens of Europe, the member states and the European institutions, to take a stand and stop this bill from passing.
As a reminder, when talking about LGBTQI rights, there is still a lot to fight for. Only twelve countries worldwide recognise and perform same-sex marriages and only fourteen countries worldwide recognise the right for adoption for LGBTQI-parents. The situation in Uganda is not an exception! Join the fight for justice and take a stand against the "kill the gays' bill", and strive for equal love worldwide!
Submitted by Eline de Graaf, Policy Officer for Social Inclusion on LGBT issues
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A high flyover provides a direct link from the E-470 tollway north to Interstate 70 west. Photo taken 04/28/17.
U.S. 40 west & 287 north part ways with Interstate 70 & U.S. 36 west via a wye interchange (Exit 288) in one half mile. The tandem straddle the Adams and Arapahoe County line along Colfax Avenue to East Colfax in Denver. Photo taken 04/28/17.
Reassurance marker for I-70 west posted ahead of the on-ramp from E-470 north. Photo taken 04/28/17.
Exit 288 departs from the left with two lanes to Colfax Avenue. All of Colfax Avenue west to Denver, Lakewood and Golden doubles as Business Loop I-70. U.S. 287 follows the arterial street to Federal Boulevard at Sun Valley, Denver. Photo taken 04/28/17.
Interstate 70 and unsigned U.S. 36 angle northwest from Colfax Avenue and next meet Tower Road at a diamond interchange (Exit 286). Photo taken 04/28/17.
Interchange sequence sign listing the last three Aurora exits from Interstate 70 west. Photo taken 04/28/17.
Tower Road stems north from Business Loop I-70 & U.S. 40-287 (Colfax Avenue) to Green Valley Ranch and the DIA area of northeast Denver. Historically, Tower Road south from Exit 286 to Colfax Avenue was Colorado 32. Photo taken 04/28/17.
Traffic from the south end of Federico Peña Boulevard expands Interstate 70 west by two lanes to the collector distributor roadway (Exit 282) for Interstate 225 south and Peoria Street. Photo taken 04/22/17.
Interstate 225 constitutes a 12.43 mile suburban freeway arcing southwest through Aurora to Cherry Creek Lake and I-25 at Hampden South in Denver. Photo taken 04/22/17.
I-70 advances west with three through lanes through the semi directional T interchange (Exit 282) with Interstate 225 south. Photo taken 04/22/17.
The on-ramp from Chambers Road adds an auxiliary lane for the Exit 282 c/d roadway to Peoria Street. Peoria Street parallels I-225 south from Montbello in Denver to the Anschutz (Fitzsimons) medical campus in Aurora. Photo taken 04/22/17.
West from I-225, Interstate 70 continues 3.25 miles to the Stapleton area of northeast Denver and the split with Interstate 270 & U.S. 36 (Exit 279A). Photo taken 04/22/17.
Westbound at the c/d roadway separation for I-225 south. Interstate 225 links Denver International Airport (DEN) with Denver Tech Center and Colorado Springs via I-25 south. Photo taken 08/11/16.
Construction between 1992 and 1997 reconfigured the directional T interchange linking Interstates 70 and 225 to eliminate left side ramps and realign the I-70 roadways to run side by side. Photos taken 08/11/16.
Westbound travelers formally enter the Denver County and city limits within the exchange at I-225. The freeway separates the Montbello and Stapleton areas to Havana Street. Photo taken 08/11/16.
The Exit 282 c/d roadway splits into ramps for the diamond interchange at Peoria Street and return access to I-70. Peoria Street runs north between industrial areas of Stapleton and residential areas of Monbello to end at 56th Avenue. Photo taken 08/11/16.


Hull manager Steve Bruce has confirmed they are interested in signing Jermain Defoe. The striker will train with Spurs development squad as he looks to seal a move away from Major League Soccer side Toronto FC during the current transfer window. Bruce reckons he'll face stiff competition to get him.
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"Cold start or Hot Start we are ready for any and all misadventure" The statement given by the recently outgoing Army Chief reverberates in the hearts and mind of most Pakistani's addressing an event held at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi to mark the golden jubilee anniversary of the 1965 Pakistan-India war last year.
Cold Start was supposed to be a non-starter. At least that is what India's political and military leadership had claimed ever since the doctrine was mooted by the Indian military, ostensibly as a means of retaliation against Pakistan in the eventuality of a terrorist strike in India.
Indian Army chief, General Bipin Rawat, who this month became the first senior official to publicly confirm the existence of India's so-called Cold Start doctrine, explained why he acknowledged this controversial term publicly.
Cold Start is a military doctrine developed by the Indian Armed Forces for use in a possible war with Pakistan. It involves various branches of India's military conducting offensive operations as part of unified battle groups. The Cold Start doctrine is intended to allow India's conventional forces to perform holding attacks in order to prevent a nuclear retaliation from Pakistan in case of a conflict.
Indian policymakers and officials have always downplayed Cold Start, partly because it urged Pakistan's army into relocated defensive formations close to the Indian border acting more vigilantly, and into developing highly accurate "tactical nuclear weapons".
India's defense strategy from 1947 was, in the words of former defense minister George Fernandez, "a non-aggressive, non-provocative defense policy," centered on "holding corps" to halt hostile advances. In response to the terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament in 2001, India initiated a full mobilization. Taking almost a month, the slow mobilization demonstrated the weakness of India's then current policy. The long mobilization time resulted in sufficient international pressure preventing India from conducting a retaliatory strike.
Rawat, at a press conference in New Delhi, initially downplayed his acknowledgment of Cold Start, arguing that offensive plans are a part of India's overall defensive strategy, aimed at safeguarding the country's territorial integrity.
"We know that the future wars will be short and intense and, when short and intense wars are the future forms of combat, you have to be prepared to move fast. Now this is something which you can term in whatever way you want", said Rawat.
He also clarified that publicly acknowledging Cold Start was a signal to the army to be prepared for that eventuality. "The other reason for coming out with this was, to communicate to the rank and file and field commanders the kind of preparations they have to carry out for future combat. That is the messaging that was meant to that statement that I made".
"Weaknesses have to be overcome. And these weaknesses can only be overcome if you accept the strategy (Cold Start). If you don't accept the strategy, then you will let your weaknesses limit you.
Many in India have remarked upon the recent 'coming out" of the New ICOAS with this bold a statement to be immature as they deem the Indian Military is, in no state to launch this "tricky" offensive against a well prepared and battle hardened Pakistan.
It is interesting to note that the Current Indian National Security Adviser, the New ICOAS and the new head of The Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) all belong to Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand.


Original paintings by Calvin Innes | Calvin Innes Illustrator, cartoonist, artist, author, designer & school presenter.
My latest exhibition opens on the 4th August 2016 to coincide with the opening of Butler Whites, a new bar in Hull's Fruit Market, and the return of Humber Street Sesh, Hull's biggest and best street festival.
The exhibition, 'Hull's Modern Music Icons' is a collection of abstract, street art an comic book inspired portraits, depicting some of Hull's most influential current musicians, promoters and those who champion music in and around the city. The initial showing will include nine mixed media canvases. This will grow to a total of fifteen canvases as the touring exhibition moves around the city to various different venues.
I work in a variety of media and often mix different media to create my artworks. Acrylics, oil, spray paint, collage and stencils are all used individually or all come together to form my paintings. I have exhibited my work at a number of venues across the UK and regularly undertake commissions from private buyers.
You can also catch me painting live now and again at Furley & Co on Princes Dock Street in Hull (where several pieces of my work is also exhibited) as part of the Speak Easy.
Many of my original paintings and prints are available to buy from The Calvin Innes Store.
If you would like to commission an original painting please get in touch with me via my Contact Page.


For those who use drug store mascara....what brand do you use? I'm going shopping after work for some and would like some suggestions. I'm using Cover Girl Washable Waterproof(the purple one). I would like something similar. I find that it gets really clumpy and goes on really thick.
I liked the L'Oreal Double Extend until I got contacts. It worked REALLY well, and gave me totally thick fake-looking lashes because they were all separated and long, and looked fake in that they looked so perfect.
I use Blinc Kiss Me mascara (not drug store) now, because it's the only mascara I've found I can wear with contacts.
My fave at the moment is Rimmel Endless Length & Lift. I really like it b/c it makes my lashes super long.
Don't laugh, but I've had extremely good results with the cheapest stuff there is: Wet and Wild Mascara (the Lengthening one in the pink and white tube).
It runs about $1.79 to $1.99 a tube.
I just tried Revlon Lash Fantasy (got quite the deal because it came with free eye glide color, full size) for 6 bucks. Look for the promotion because the eyeglide is really nice, too.
WOW! Like nicely done not overstated fake eyelashes. It gives curl and lift and thickens them nicely. I am in love. It does take a bit longer to put on the primer and then the mascara but I've never had lush lashes like this. And it came off easily with my cleansing clots, no smudging or smearing during the day and no eye irritation which I am prone to. Great stuff---may actually inspire me to wear mascara daily.
I also LOVE the Revlon Lash Fantasy. I have never had longer, darker lashes like when I use this. I bought a bunch when they had a promo a few months ago, 2-for-1.
I have tried dozens of mascara (including Lancome, Dior, Clinique) and this beats them all!
If this is the one with the white conditioning end and the dark extension end on the wand, I had been using this for a while. Maybe I need to improve my method of application because while I thought it was the best mascara yet, it didn't give me results quite that good. Now I'm using Maybelline Great Lash (cheap kind in the pink and green tube) and with my method of application, it gives me thicker more flattering lashes, and is now the best so far. Over at MUA amd I think even here, Great Lash recieved races for being surprisingly good for the price.
LOL...oh well. They're both pretty good IMO.
The only cheap mascara I like is Jane Fan Club in Blackest Curl. It's my second favorite mascara. My favorite is Dior MaximEyes, but Jane will do in a pinch. The best thing about Jane? It's less than $4! Dior is more than $20 but I get it on Ebay for about $15.
westcoastwaves - does the pink and white stuff actually do something for your lashes? It does nothing for mine.
I've not tried Double Extend. L'Oreal Voluminous is too clumpy for my taste.
My favorite is Maxfactor's 2000 Calorie mascara (no.3) because it has the hooked brush. It's smudge-proof, hypoallergenic and it doesn't clump.
It's funny when people pull on my hair and say: "Curly, straight, curly, straight". Yeah...don't do that.
Has anyone tried the Neutrogena Weightless Volume Mascara? I bought it yesterday in Brown Black. How'd you like it? TIA.
I like Lash Discovery by - whoever. I can never remember. It has the tiny tiny brush. I like it because it doesn't go on heavy - I don't want the look of fake lashes as that's too made up for me.
Revlon Lash Fantasy...it's the best and I've tried tons. It's also very well priced.
I completely agree, I've gone out and tried some others but they all seem to clump up on me and I've had excellent results with minimal clumping or smearing with these. My mom even switched over.
My hair journal is linked as my website.


Words are so powerful - they can set your destiny.
It is no secret that people use affirmations.
then declare it as them or for them.
Example= you would say "I am a success" no matter what it looked like.
It is a rumor that this will make you a success.
others are saying, so as to NOT be affected by them.
of them fell into a deep pit.
they told the two frogs to give up and accept death.
they jumped as high as they could to get out of the pit.
Finally, one of the frogs listened to the others and stopped jumping.
He gave up and fell down and died.
The other frog in the pit continued to jump as hard as he could.
of it all and just die.
That one frog jumped even harder and finally made it out.
When he got out the other frogs said,"Did you not hear us?"
they were encouraging him to jump.
listening to what he thought they were saying.
So then what you listen to has power in your life.
you cannot stop the words after they are released.
Take heed how you speak.
that is how faith is expressed.
I enjoyed very much Daniel. Thank you for sharing.
Very powerful message in this post Daniel. Exactly on point when you listen to the wrong thing, it will manifest and become a reality. We must keep the faith by trusting in God for all things. Staying positive and being around liked minded people is one way to help you keep the faith. I will be reposting this on the SE blog so many more people can read it too.


"If these two can learn to stand each other... the bad guys don't stand a chance."
Danny Glover is Sergeant Roger Murtaugh who is concerned about getting older, especially since he just turned 50 years of age. Retirement will be coming quickly for the Sergeant, in fact if he can make it without any serious incidents, he will be a happy homicide detective. After losing his wife in a traffic accident, Sergeant Martin Riggs (played by Mel Gibson) has been considered as suicidal, so much so that his fellow detectives are unwilling to work with him. A smuggling operation that has been operating the Los Angeles area known as Shadow company is under the control of a team of ex-special operations that functioned during the Vietnam era.
Murtaugh and Riggs have been paired together and neither are happy with the arrangement, but when the killing starts, they both jump in feet first to find the ones behind it. Murtaugh confronts Riggs about the possibility of him committing suicide, demanding that he thinks about what he does before he makes that decision. Riggs assures him that although he may not be happy with the way things are, Murtaugh can depend on him. Although Murtaugh is still a little concerned about his new partner, they pool their efforts to address the latest homicide before them. After being called to the scene of a crime, the neighborhood kids remember seeing an Army special forces tattoo on one of the assailants.
The kids they question are as forthcoming as kids can be, but both detectives are still forced to use kid gloves when they decide to question them. Richard Donner directs this action thriller as we are treated to a roller coaster ride of emotions provided by Glover and Gibson. The combination of Riggs and Murtaugh allows Riggs to change his way of thinking and become a little more focused on the task at hand. Look for recognizable names like Gary Busey as Joshua, Tom Atkins as Michael Hunsaker and Darlene Love as Trish Murtaugh.
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The transition of the Lethal Weapon franchise from theaters to TV screens may be followed by a trip back to theaters for a movie reboot - that is, if audiences prove that they're interested.
For the fall of 2016, FOX is concentrating on dramatic retelling of old stories and turning its focus away from new comedy series.
Netflix is losing a lot of movies this month, but it's gaining a boatload of film franchises that should keep viewers busy through the middle of the summer.


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The singularity of kitchen cabinets should be underlined by an equally high-value and individual interior. Perfection in every detail - that's what characterises the modern magnia tray and the newly developed PowerSlide fittings. Optimal utilisation of the cabinet space as well as ergonomic access to the stored items are assured. Magnia-half trays 1) Suitable for cabinet width of 900mm or 1000mm with door width 450mm or 500mm respectively. 2) Minimum built in depth 465mm. 3) Shelves can be pulled out independent of each other. 4) Designed so that shelves do not obstruct adjacent cabinet when pulled out - ideal for unloading pots and pans directly from the dishwasher into the cupboard. 5) Every set is complete with two storage shelves, pullout and pivoting mechanism, all fixing materials and fitting instructions.


CyPhaCon is an anime, science fiction and gaming convention located in southwest Louisiana. They have an impressive list of guests and events including tabletop and video gaming and childrens events. Cosplay events are also included and CyPhaCon includes groups from all genres of geekdom.


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Tucked away in the 3rd and 4th arrondissements of Paris' Right Bank lies the magnificent, historic Le Marais. Literally translated as "The Marsh", this district of Paris is where the aristocrats moved and built their ornate "masions" over former marshland as Paris blossomed in the 17th century. The historic gorgeous maisons of the aristocracy remain, as well as the sensational Place des Vosges and other noteworthy sites. Yet by the 19th and early 20th centuries, a new presence entered the area as the nobility moved out: The Jewish Community who were later pushed out and tragically persecuted during the Nazi era and the Vichy regime.
Today, Le Marais is one of the hippest, architecturally beautiful arrondissements in all of Paris. Tree-lined streets are dotted with gorgeous boutiques, swank cafes and beautiful restaurants that offer the traveler a real Parisien experience. Furthermore, Le Marais' proximity to so many wonderful historic sites not to mention the Bastille, Place des Vosges and Rue de Rivoli, the premier luxury shopping street, make it a perfect place to base oneself for a stay in Paris. If you want to experience Parisien life in all its splender and authenticity, Le Marais is the place to be.
Here are some pictures from this gorgeous arrondissement, starting with a view from our lovely hotel room in Le Marais.
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We usually ask our featured poets to hang back after their readings to have a short FAQ exchange with the audience. At our last reading of Emerging Indigenous Poets, we asked all five poets to answer any queries people may have had. There wasn't one question. Instead, there was an outpouring of accolades of just how much audience members enjoyed the work of each poet.
With the second standing-room-only event in a row, Tawahum Bige, Wil George, Jules Koostachin, Larry Nicholson and Gunargie O'Sullivan wowed the crowd with a repertoire of poems that were at times humorous, poignant, politically charged and acutely perceptive.
Susan Gillis is a Montreal-based poet, teacher, and editor who has also lived on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Canada. A member of the collective, Yoko's Dogs, she is the author of four poetry collections and several chapbooks, including Volta (2002), which won the A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry, The Rapids (2012), Whisk (with Yoko's Dogs, 2013) and most recently, Yellow Crane (2018). Susan divides her time between Montreal and rural Ontario, near Perth, where she does most of her writing.
Randall Maggs, a writer and a wood craftsman, was born in Vancouver, but has lived for nearly 40 years on the west coast of Newfoundland. After leaving the Canadian Air Force, he earned graduate degrees in English at Dalhousie and the University of New Brunswick, and in 1977 became a member of the faculty at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, focusing mainly on Canadian Literature and Creative Writing. He also played an active part in Newfoundland's March Hare Literary Festival in its 25-year run, acting for ten years as its Artistic Director. As well, he has always been an outdoors enthusiast, skiing and backpacking in the high country of Western Newfoundland. His last book, a collection of poetry entitled Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems, was a Globe and Mail "Top 100 Book" in 2008 and won the Winterset Award, the Pratt Poetry Prize, and the Kobzar Literary Award. In 2018, Brick Books brought out an enhanced ten-year anniversary edition of Night Work in anticipation of the release of a feature length film based on that work. Produced by Blue Ice Pictures, the film is to be releasedinthe spring of 2019.
Leslie Timmins is the author of the chapbook The Limits of Windows (The Alfred Gustav Press, 2014) and Every Shameless Ray (Inanna Publications, 2018). Shortlisted for the Montreal International Poetry Prize, winning honours in magazines in Canada and the United States, and published in numerous magazines and anthologies, her poems are strongly influenced by the years she spent living in Europe and the Canadian Rockies, as well as by activism and a decades-long Vipassana (insight) meditation practice. She currently works as an editor, volunteers with the Women Refugees Advocacy Project, and is a member of the powerful powerX6 writing collective.
Because we have three featured poets for February's reading, the Open Mic segment will be shorter than usual. We have a commitment to a few who couldn't get on the list at the last reading, so if these individuals show up, they will get the first opportunity to present.


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Ray of Hope for the Punatsangchu I project with new solutions
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The 1,200 MW Punatsangchu I project, over the years, has become a collective national nightmare with its slides, delays and huge cost escalations but with no guarantee of a solution.
The project from its original completion date of November 2016 moved to 2024.
However, there is now some light at the end of the tunnel as there are some new solutions to first control the slide on the right bank through a different technology and then build the dam using a special construction technique.
Minister for Economic Affairs Lyonpo Loknath Sharma who is also the Chairman of the Punatsangchu Hydroelectric Project Authority (PHPA) said that there is some likely solution from an Austrian Company called SparGeo Infra to ensure the slope stability of the much troubled right bank.
He said that the other important development is that there is now a plan to use construction piles to construct the dam on the right bank side.
Both the above new developments will mean that the earlier plans to carry out massive excavations at the base of the slide and also above it may not need to happen.
Both the issues were discussed in the 24th Technical Coordination Committee between experts from both sides in New Delhi on 18th June.
Right Bank Stability
The main reason for the delay of P I is three slides in the right bank area that occurred first in July 2013, followed by another major one in August 2016 and then a third smaller slide earlier this year.
While the first slide showed the weakness of the right bank the second and third slides showed that the various solutions including getting in third-party experts was not paying off as expected.
Lyonpo said that the reason the SparGeo Infra proposal is interesting is that unlike earlier ideas it does not look at moving a lot of the overburden above and below but just strengthening the area.
He said the difference this time is a change in the earlier approach from just looking at the slide areas to now focusing on strengthening the entire right bank. He said this is something he himself insisted on from the time he took over as the Chairman of PHPA.
The minister said that sensors placed earlier showed that whenever there was excavation the movement worsened and it stopped when the work stopped.
SparGeo in the TCC meeting made a presentation on ensuring slope stability based on their study of the slope on the right bank. The company did a design analysis using Slide software at certain sections.
The company's solution, according to the minister, is the provision of anchored cladding wall with cable anchors after removing the August 2016 slide along with the rock fall barriers and RCC walls.
Cladding in construction is used to build an outer wall or layer for protection of the inner surface. The use of cable anchors will hold it firmly in place.
The company also presented an overall scope of work that has to be done to the TCC.
Lyonpo said that it was decided that SparGeo Infra through the Center Water Commission will provide the detailed design of the cladding wall with cable anchors by 15th July initially for the area below the National Highway which is the August 2016 slide.
He said the company already has pre-monsoon data and it had to collected monsoon data on the slope for the design.
It was also decided that the award of the work for the anchored Cladding Wall shall be decided after techno-economic discussions and work will be carried out either through Larsen and Toubro or with engagement of SparGeo independently.
The PHPA-I will be implementing the most suitable of either arrangements to strengthen the right bank.
Lyonpo said that this is a more feasible solution as the earlier solutions would have entailed huge excavation and removal of overburden leading to the diversion of the highway and also removing a part of the project colony above it.
The minister pointed out that, earlier, when excavation was carried out from below, it resulted in slides and even when it was done from above it weakened the area.
Dam Construction at Right Bank
The main reason why all the experts are so worried about the right bank stability is because eventually the right side of the dam has to be constructed close to it.
This was made challenging from the fact that it took a lot of excavation to reach the bed rock, more than originally estimated.
Lyonpo said here too there is a solution forthcoming as the idea is now to place construction piles at the foundation of the right side of the dam to strengthen it. Construction piles is a commonly used technique in construction where cylindrical piles made of either metal or concrete are driven deep into the earth below a structure to provide additional support and stability to the structure above it.
The piles would importantly avoid excessive excavation beyond a point at the foundation of the right bank of the dam which is close to the right bank. The concern is that excessive excavation at the foundation of the right bank of the dam can disturb and weaken the right slope.
The CWC made a presentation on using the piles based in turn on the recommendations of the 9th Technical Group meeting held earlier in June itself.
The CWC said that as per its own research the option of placing piles under the dam on the right bank without further excavation is the best for the project.
The piles will be around 2 meters in diameter and a total of 265 piles will be used under three sections of the right bank of the dam.
CWC and the Indian consultant WAPCOS will submit the detailed designs for each of the study and analysis carried out so far for the right bank stability by the end of June.
To ensure that the piles can withstand seismic shocks and also a full dam 3 D physical model studies with dynamic loadings shall also be carried out by the consultants soon.
The details of instruments required to be provided in the piles area under the dam block foundations to monitor the piles will be worked out by the consultants.
CVC concreting better for Dam
The Punatsangchu Dam is supposed to be a mix between Conventionally Vibrated Concrete (CVC) and Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC). The difference is that the first uses a vibrating method to settle the concrete down and the second uses a roller machine to compact it.
However, with new CVC technology it was found that a full CVC dam is more appropriate for P I. Also, RCC can be implemented only after a certain height.
Lyonpo said that the CVC dam would also be stronger.
The placement rate of CVC is comparable to that of RCC, and thus, RCC method does not have a fast placement advantage over CVC.
It was felt that using CVC fully will take 30 months as opposed to the current CVC and RCC mix taking 40 months.
The TCC decided that CVC is the only technically feasible option for dam concreting under the prevailing conditions, and the concreting shall be carried out with a modern set of equipment giving equal or better placement rate than the cable cranes of RCC.
The Director Finance of PHPA-I and PHPA-II will come up with cost implications and present it to the Authority for a final decision.
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1/2 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟓𝟎 𝐩𝐥𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐇𝐏𝐀 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬.29 mins ago
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Back in August it was reported that Warner Bros. was eying Ben Affleck to direct Justice League, a movie that's currently in early development. Since then Affleck has shot down the rumor, but they won't go away. In a recent interview with MTV he was asked once again about the possibility of directing Warner Bros. next superhero movie. Affleck explained that he's "flattered" to have his name attached to the project, and he would love to direct a comic book movie if he thought he could do it well. Check 0ut the video above for the full interview.
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Follow the instruction below to check the system software version. If the system software version is Ver.2.00, the update is not required.
The download of the [Update_DSCRX100M4V200.exe] file will start.
Double-click the [Update_DSCRX100M4V200.exe] file you downloaded. - Do not connect the camera at this point.
According to the instruction on the System Software Updater window, select Menu --> Setup subpage 3 --> USB Connection on the camera, and check if Mass Storage is selected.
Sometimes when the camera is connected to the computer with the USB cable, the message to encourage rebooting the computer may appear on the computer display. In this case, remove the battery pack or AC adaptor from the camera, reboot the computer, and follow the procedures from "2. Start up System Software Updater".
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Heartless Bastards - Restless Ones - Albums - Reviews - Soundblab
Heartless Bastards - Restless Ones
by Jim Harris Rating:9 Release Date:2015-06-15 Label: Partisan Records
on 03 July 2015
Erika Wennerstrom's band, Heartless Bastards, have come a long way from their Cincinnati-based garage rock three-piece sound of their first couple of albums. On those earlier albums, the rough guitar-strokes and sparse alt-country spaces Erika took the songs to were always second fiddle to her odd vocalizations. Erika has one of the most unique voices you'll ever hear and this was always a compelling appeal of Heartless Bastards.
Now, five albums into it, they have become a four-piece hard-rocking Americana roots band of the finest kind. Her voice is no longer the distracting dominant instrument and her songwriting has taken a leap forward. This is classic rock 'n' roll, with soaring guitars, soaring themes, all wrapped around acoustic intros and interludes with arena-style execution.
Erika's voice, songwriting, and enlarged band has created their finest album yet. Restless Ones conjures up the best of hard-rocking John Hiatt, without any twang, and has songs Ryan Adams and the like could only wish for. If Lucinda Williams ever got back into the hard-blues Americana of her early stuff, Erika would still be the closing act.
The ambition, passion, and execution is brilliantly established on the opening 'Wind Up Bird'. This song is only eclipsed as the classic on Restless Ones by the definitive classic song, 'Gates of Dawn'. This is Erika's 'Free Bird' or the closest thing to 'Stairway to Heaven' a classic hard-rock band can get. It will be their encore for many years to come.
The rest of the album is a more than competent homage to all sorts of American classic rock icons, from Warren Zevon (Erika even has a wahhh-oooo, 'Werewolves of London' chorus at one point) to sizzling guitar progressions that conjure up Stevie Ray Vaughn and Gregg Allman. (And to let you in on a little secret that all of her fanatical, particularly male, fans already know, while her photos have her always posing in snarly, attitudinal poses, Erika is an absolutely drop-dead stunning stage presence. Positively one of the most rewarding concerts you will ever see.)
If you are in the least bit weary of dreampop or psych or shoegazing, and need superbly executed 21st century classic rock 'n' roll once in awhile, Restless Ones will be just what the musical doctor ordered.
I love the rough hewn country rock of the HBs. Erika's voice is like a packet of cigarettes more than Joplin. Love the review btw.
Big fan of Zevon's. I kept thinking of Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead when I was in Colorado recently.
Jim Harris
Yeah, I miss Zevon every day. He was a very funny writer as well as a roots rocker.
James Weiskittel
This record blew me away...feels like a third of my record collection distilled into a single artistic statement...fantastic!
I agree. I'm not really into this genre much but I've loved all their albums. Even the ending song has that Bron-Yr-Aur feel to it... Great stuff.
X-Ray Spex - Germfree Adolescents
Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
David Bowie - Station To Station
The Replacements - Let It Be


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The Very Best Of Antique är som titeln visar, ett Best-of-album av den grekisk-svenska duon Antique. Skivan släpptes i två versioner, en med två skivor och en med bara en. Den med två skivor innehåller en extra skiva med musikvideor och remixer på några låtar. Skivorna kom år 2004.

Låtlista

CD 1
 Mystique Antique (The Opa Opa Tour intro)
 Opa opa
 Dinata dinata (2004 remix radio version)
 I would die for you (English version)
 Moro mou (My baby / UK version)
 Follow me (UK radio single edit)
 Time to say goodbye (Alli mia fora / UK radio remix edit)
 List of lovers (remix radio)
 Mera meti mera (special radio edit)
 Se thello
 Ela 'do (Come 2 me / UK version)
 Matia mou (Bass Bumpers radio mix)
 Ligo ligo
 Na moto pis
 I zoi ine tora
 Mou lipis
 Kanoria agapi
 Antique mix of hits (bonus)

CD 2
 Me logia ellinika
 Rythmos (opa opa single B-side)
 Follow me (Kosmonova remix)
 Opa opa (Lost Children mix)
 Alli mia fora (Time to say goodbye-Greek version)
 Kardia mou (Greek mix)
 I would die for you (karaoke singback version)
 Videoklipp
 Opa opa (Sweden)
 Opa opa (Euro)
 Dinata dinata
 Mera meti mera
 I would die for you
 Follow me
 Moro mou

Musikalbum 2004
Grekiska musikalbum

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As of the time of this writing, I could not find a documented recipe for using Active Directory as the authentication and authorization backend of JBoss Fuse ESB. Here's a link to the official documentation on Enabling LDAP Authentication. It describes how to integrate with Apache Directory Server, which has some key differences from Microsoft Active Directory.
The process to use Active Directory is actually rather simple, if you know what to do.
First lets create a new XML File to represent our OSGI Blueprint module.
The above file defines a Jaas Module that creates an instance of the built in org.apache.karaf.jaas.modules.ldap.LDAPLoginModule. Its configuration is the key to successfully integrating with AD. We'll take a look at some of the properties now.
First the connection.username and connection.password are going to be your service account that the ESB will use to do the LDAP lookups. While not shown here I do recommend that you externalize and encrypt the configuration for these using the Config Admin Service.
Next see that the user.filter property is set to use the samAccountName attribute to lookup users by username in AD. We set the user.base.dn to the top of our AD Forrest with the value dc=fqdn,dc=local. You can constrain which users are able to login by ANDing an additional LDAP predicate on to the user.filter that constrains the user to also be a member of some "ESB Users" group, etc.
This takes care of authentication, but does not allow for authorization. This is where the role related attributes come in. We set the role.name.attribute to be the "cn" (Common Name). In Active Directory this corresponds to the actual group name.
Next note that we defined a role.filter. This is very important to get right. Our's specifies an LDAP query that finds groups to which the authenticated user belongs. See that in the query (member=%dn,dc=fqdn,dc=local), the member attribute must contain an entry for the user's fully qualified "dn" (Distinguished Name). Notice the variable in the member=%dn. Fuse will replace this variable with the relative dn of the user being authorized. See in my configuration that I add the remaining suffix part "dc=fqdn,dc=local" of the Full Distinguished Name. YOU MUST DO THIS OR THE FILTER WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. This allows JBoss Fuse to find the groups for AD a user.
Lastly, you should be aware that since we specified a role.base.dn of OU=USERS,dc=fqdn,dc=local, the groups used by the ESB must exist under OU=USERS or below.
You can deploy this file to AD Enable your instance of JBoss Fuse by simply copying this file to the $FUSE_HOME/deploy directory.
With that, you're rocking. You are now using Active Directory as the User backend of your ESB.
One thing that you'll want to do at this point is be able to login to Karaf and the Management Web Console with AD Users. To enable this, just edit the file $FUSE_HOME/etc/system.properties and set the property karaf.admin.role to a group name in the AD.
With a setup like this, only authorized users will be able to login to the management tools.


15 Craft Gin Of The Month Clubs In The USA & UK , and even some Tequila clubs.
I'm also highlighting UK-based clubs as part of this list. Most only ship within the UK at present, although their shipping may change later on. Some will ship to America, although the shipping costs can be significant.
As well as clubs, this list offers other ways to experience gin, including various gift baskets and boxes. Such products can be an alternative place to start. Most won't offer obscure or unusual choices of gin but they can still be a way to stock your bar initially.
***Did you know?*** Flaviar has mini "taster kits" for many types of spirits including scotch, bourbon, tequila, gin, brandy, and more. Get 3 vials of your favorite spirits to try, plus free shipping. Then, get access to exclusive bottles and tastings of hard-to-find spirits.
Mash & Grape's club is Gin Explorer, which costs $49 per month. You can also prepay for 3, 6 or 12 months and get a discount of up to 15%. The club offers a full-sized bottle of gin each month, along with bottle notes. The notes include information about tasting and also details on the bottle's history.
As for the gins, Mash & Grape boasts a powerful network that gives them access to a range of small bottlers. This should offer some more unusual gins for you to try out. Club members also get early access to new spirits, if you plan on purchasing bottles directly from the company.
The Gin of the Month Club from Mouth starts at $60 per month. The monthly cost decreases if you prepay for 6 or 12 months. Once again, you receive a single full-sized bottle each month. With this club, the gin will always be small-batch and made in America. So, you won't see any British gin in the mix.
There aren't any other bonuses with the club and it doesn't seem like you receive any extra information on the gin.
Spirited Gifts seems to focus on every conceivable alcohol-related gift – so their Gin Lovers Club is no surprise. This is a 3-month club that costs $225. You pay the fee up front and then receive a bottle each month.
There are no other bonuses that come with the club. So, you're not getting any information about the individual gins or tasting notes. Spirited Gifts mentions that the gins are always 'unique and hard-to-find' but there are no details about what this means.
The Triple Gin Rummy Club from 1-877 Spirits is also a 3-month club. In this case, the cost is $199 and the bottles are shipped out each month. One difference is that the gins are pre-determined. The club ships out Bombay Sapphire gin, then Tanqueray and finally Hendrick's.
None of the gins chosen are especially unusual and you could easily pick them up locally. This makes the club less interesting than others. Really, it's only worth joining if you plan on using the club as a gift.
Master of Malt does ship products internationally but their Gin Dram Club is currently for the UK only. It starts at £25 pounds per month, which is around $33 USD right now. The club is unusual as you're getting 30ml drams of gin, rather than full-sized bottles.
This is a powerful way to experience more gins. It can be more practical than a club that gives you a single bottle each month. After all, a full bottle isn't great if you don't end up liking the gin.
The Gin Club from Bottle in a Box is different than most. You do still get a full-sized bottle of gin each time. But, there are also other components, including snacks, mixers and cocktail recipe cards. The membership starts at £40 per box (around $53 USD) and you can receive them monthly, bi-monthly or quarterly.
The company does offer information about international shipping, so it may be possible to get this club in the United States. If so, you would have to email them to find out more information.
The Gin Box subscription is a different type of club than most. With it, you receive 2 samples of gin (50ml each) and they're provided in bags, not bottles. The box also contains tasting notes and extra details.
The style is odd but it means no risk of any bottles breaking. The package design also lets it easily fit into a letterbox, leading to fewer hassles all around.
You're not getting much gin per month but the subscription is inexpensive. If you pay month-to-month, then the cost is £12 (around $16 USD). This price decreases if you pay for a long-term subscription. Unfortunately, there is no information about international shipping – suggesting that the box is only for people in the UK.
The Gin Crowd offers a Craft Gin Discovery Club that also operates by providing samples. With this club, you receive 3 different gins in small glass bottles. There isn't much information about how these gins are chosen or where they come from.
The box also contains tasting notes. The club costs £17.99 (around $24 USD) if you're paying monthly and less for longer memberships. Once again, this is a UK-only club. There's also no suggestion that they'll expand their operations later on.
The Juniper Club follows a more common approach, where you're getting a single bottle of gin in each shipment. You can choose whether those shipments are monthly, bi-monthly or every quarter. There is also an 'add on' option each month, which lets you get a tonic and garnish box designed to complement the gin.
The club costs £35 (around $47 USD) each month and is available in the UK only.
The Craft Gin Club doesn't just offer gin to its members. Instead, the subscription includes various other treats and a copy of the magazine 'Ginned!'. The monthly cost is £40 (around $53 USD) and you can receive boxes every 1, 2 or 3 months, depending on your preference.
Even though this is a UK-only club, the company is working on offering it to other parts of the world. This may make it an option for American customers in the future.
The Gin of the Month club from MicroBarBox is different to every other option. Unlike most, the club is free to join and it doesn't automatically mail out gin. Instead, the company chooses a different gin each month to feature. Members then have the option of purchasing it (or not).
The style works well if you want flexibility. Even so, it isn't really the same type of club. It also seems like you just get the gin, rather than receiving additional information about it or tasting notes.
As well as their gin club, Spirits Gifts offers a handful of gin gift baskets. Each comes with a full-sized bottle of gin and various snacks and treats. There are also gin cocktail gifts. Many of these offer the ingredients to make specific cocktails, such as the Hendricks Gin Gift Set for Cocktail Lovers.
I'm always impressed with the gifts from The Bro Basket, partly because they are all so unique. Unfortunately, the company only has 3 main gin boxes. One is called The Classic Gin and Tonic. This offers the ingredients for the cocktail, a glass and gourmet popcorn. The others are The Juniper Gin Sampler, which offers 3 different 200ml gins and The Classic Martini.
You can also build your own boxes from scratch on the site or modify current ones. This would give you additional options.
Man Crates offers one interesting gift basket for gin, which is their Gin-Fusion Kit. The kit offers the various spices that can be used to create gin from vodka, along with all of the glassware and instructions that you will need.
There is also a Gin-Fusion Refill Kit, which just offers the instruction manual and spices. This is good if you need more spices, or if you don't want the glassware.
Mel & Rose offers a particularly fun gift called Movers & Shakers. This comes in a leather case and includes a martini shaker, glasses, an ice basket, gin and a variety of related components. The style is extremely cool and perfect for martini lovers.
The site has many other spirit-based gift baskets, which follow interesting themes. The catch is that you cannot sort by the spirit and many don't have the alcohol type in the title. So, you'll have to do a little guessing and digging to find boxes or baskets that you want.
Pompei Gift Baskets has 3 different baskets about gin specifically. Each includes various snacks or related products. My personal favorite has to be The Great Gintini Gin Gift Basket. This is another basket that's focused on martinis. In this case, glasses aren't included but there are various pieces of barware that make it an unusual gift.
Master of Malt offers tasting sets for many different spirits, including gin. These are shipped from England and they can sometimes be expensive. However, they offer a unique chance to try different gins, including ones that are hard to find.
One such option is their Ian Buxton 101 Gins to Try Before You Die. The title comes from a book of the same name, which is included in the purchase. You don't actually get 101 gins with the set but there are at least 10. There are also other smaller selections, like an Antique Gin Set and a History of Gin Set.
1-877 Spirits has a House of Gin Gift Basket, which could make a nice gift. The basket contains Hendrik's Gin, along with chocolate, biscotti, crackers and cheese or fruit spread. As with most baskets, the precise components will vary based on availability.


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China's quantum satellite enables first totally secure long-range messages https://theconversation.com/chinas-quantum-satellite-enables-first-totally-secure-long-range-messages-140803
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will allow users to turn off political ads https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/17/facebook-will-allow-users-to-turn-off-political-ads-mark-zuckerberg.html
Elite CIA unit that developed hacking tools failed to secure its own systems, allowing massive leak, an internal report found https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/elite-cia-unit-that-developed-hacking-tools-failed-to-secure-its-own-systems-allowing-massive-leak-an-internal-report-found/2020/06/15/502e3456-ae9d-11ea-8f56-63f38c990077_story.html
Russia to Install 'Orwell' Facial Recognition Tech in Every School – Vedomosti https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/06/16/russia-to-install-orwell-facial-recognition-tech-in-every-school-vedomosti-a70585
DeepMind's AI system finds its way around simulated cities it hasn't seen before https://venturebeat.com/2020/06/16/deepminds-ai-finds-its-way-around-simulated-cities/
The "Love Hormone" Oxytocin can also give rise to aggressive behavior https://neurosciencenews.com/oxytocin-aggression-16552/
Hummingbirds Can See Colours We Can't Even Imagine, Experiment Reveals https://www.sciencealert.com/hummingbirds-can-see-colours-we-can-t-even-imagine-experiment-reveals
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Clueless about under which GST slab Bitcoin falls, cryptocurrency exchanges in India are now approaching the Advance Authority of Ruling seeking clarification over the applicability of tax rates.
According to an ET report, seven Indian Bitcoin exchanges, which include Zebpay, Unocoin, CoinSecure and BtcxIndia, have planned to approach the Advance Authority of Ruling (AAR) for clear answers to these questions. AAR is a quasi-judicial body that can decide the applicability of GST slab.
In Rajya Sabha, while responding to a question raised by an independent MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar, FM Arun Jaitley responded that the government is still awaiting expert advice on what steps should be taken to stop Bitcoin trading.
In recent weeks, as Bitcoin's popularity surged significantly with Bitcoin being the second most googled word in 2017, the Indian government kept issuing statements after statements reiterating its stance on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
On December 9, the Ministry of Finance, India had cautioned Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency traders against the risk involved in such 'Ponzi schemes'.
The statement read, "There has been a phenomenal increase in recent times in the price of Virtual 'Currencies' (VCs) including Bitcoin, in India and globally. The VCs don't have any intrinsic value and are not backed by any kind of assets. The price of Bitcoin and other VCs, therefore, is entirely a matter of mere speculation resulting in spurt and volatility in their prices. There is a real and heightened risk of investment bubble of the type seen in Ponzi schemes which can result in sudden and prolonged crash exposing investors, especially retail consumers losing their hard-earned money.".
And, according to the Finance Minister's statement made in Rajya Sabha this week, the government is now seeking the advice of experts on how to curb the entire operation, as "the number of traders/users involved in trading Bitcoin is huge", and cannot be stopped by simply taking reactionary measures.


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Ed Sheeran looks unstoppable as ÷ nears 1m sales, topping the charts for a second week
March 17th 2017	at 6:00PM
Ed Sheeran's ÷ continues to dominate the charts, posting a second week sales figure of 303,520, including 58,280 sales from streams.
That gives it a combined sales figure of 975,062 and also makes it the fourth album to sell more than 300,000 copies on each of its first two weeks on sale this century, following The Circus by Take That (2008), I Dreamed A Dream by Susan Boyle (2009) and 25 by Adele (2015).
The record also sold almost 10 times as its nearest competitor, Rag'N'Bone Man's Human (30,529 sales), for the second week running.
Sheeran's previous two albums X – which this week passed 3 million sales – and + are also in the Top 10. X is at No.3 (18,595 sales) and + is at No.6 (12,107 sales).
In the singles chart, Sheeran has slipped a little from last week's record-smashing figures, but still occupies nine of the Top 10 positions, and 16 of the Top 29.
Shape Of You remains at No.1 for the 10th consecutive week, shifting 106,286 copies. It has now achieved 1,595,430 sales to date. Galway Girl – this evening announced as the next official single from the album and available now – also stays put at No.2 (92,766 sales).
Broken only by The Chainsmokers & Coldplay's Something Just Like This (No.4 46,410 sales), Sheeran's other Top 10 singles are: Castle On The Hill (No.3), Perfect (No.5), New Man (No.6), Happier (No.7), Supermarket Flowers (No.8), What Do I Know (No.9) and Dive (No.10).
Also this week, Sheeran was announced as the final headliner for Glastonbury and ÷ posted a first week sales figure of 322,000 in America. Click here to read the inside story of how the singer and his label, Atlantic Records, made chart history with ÷.
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Let me start out by saying that I'm sorry. Why? Well becuase I missed the better of the two 9-11 ceremonies. The Marine Park event while it was good, it was lacking a community feeling. The Gerritsen Beach event was much larger and less political.
I would of been able to make both events if the Marine Park event didn't start 20 minutes late, beginning at 7:20 p.m. and would be been able to get much better photos of our event.
The Knights did a great job organizing this event. Bravo to them.
The name of the song was 'American Anthem' by Norah Jones.
Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. Hope to see you again tonight.


Last week I took a day in the middle of the week, and drove with my photography friends Jill and Bob looking for wildflowers. Bob drove and we headed for Figueroa Mtn Road in Santa Barbara County.
The drive alone is always great. We talk about all things photography and generally figure how to cure the woes of the world.
We arrived at our destination along the mountain right at sunrise and even though we live in balmy California, at that time of the morning there is a chill in the air. We got out and started to explore the area and look for the "Perfect Composition". The flowers in this area were sparse in comparison to years past, but were there none the less. We stayed in this area for a couple of hours photographing the poppies and lupin from every angle possible. We then headed back down the mountain looking for, and stopping, at a couple of other spots along the way.
We took a stop in Los Olivos to get a bite to eat. We found a small place called Corner House Coffee. This was a coffee shop that served a few food items on their menu. I did not try the coffee, but for a place to grab a meal, it was not really my cup of tea!
After a great ride we headed home and were back by about 12:30 pm.


Net profit of NIS 1.275 billion ($372.7 million) for Leumi in the first nine months of 2008.
In accordance with the Immediate Report regarding the expected significant negative impact on business results during the third quarter, the Bank recorded a loss of NIS 84 million ($24.6 million) during the third quarter of 2008.
The primary influences on the Bank's results were the situation in global markets, the collapse of Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual, and the worsening state of the Israeli economy.
The Bank's shareholders' equity amounted to NIS 19.6 billion ($5.7 billion) – unchanged from year-end 2007.
The Bank's capital adequacy continues to be extremely high: 12.08%.
An increase of 4.5% in credit granted to the public compared with year-end 2007 to NIS 207.5 billion ($60.7 billion).