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Why Care about UFO's - or "JOHN BRO Technique"??
it mean... to the immediate future, if folks like myself were actually getting pictures of UFOs?
signed to big video deals... All the talk shows... Etc. Is that really the desired end?? Or was a Pulitzer prize in the works?
If you break it down, it really doesn't sound very genuine -- or worthy, does it?? Kinda pathetic actually.... A UFO star.
Literally millions of people would be convinced only that you are delusional.
But let me show you..
re-inforce what apparently was actual information on the videotape.
Multiple layers of that -- I extracted the second image.
'Artist's Rendition' -- and presented it on the Internet.
folks an idea of what I am eluding to.
change anything in my life!!"


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So you think you hate Science Fiction? Let me change your mind
Some monsters, some witches, time travel (past and future), genetics, and lets not forget lasers. But there is also family and found families; slavery and freedom; dying worlds and saving worlds; mysteries and truths.
Goliath / Tochi Onyebuchi.
Onyebuchi, Tochi, author.
SCIENCE FICTION ONY
"'Onyebuchi sets fire to the boundary between fiction and reality, and brings a crumbling city and an all too plausible future to vibrant life. Riveting, disturbing, and rendered in masterful detail.'-Leigh Bardugo In his adult novel debut, Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and NAACP Image Award finalist and ALA Alex and New England Book Award winner Tochi Onyebuchi delivers a sweeping science fiction epic in the vein of Samuel R. Delany and Station Eleven In the 2050s, Earth has begun to empty. Those with the means and the privilege have departed the great cities of the United States for the more comfortable confines of space colonies. Those left behind salvage what they can from the collapsing infrastructure. As they eke out an existence, their neighborhoods are being cannibalized. Brick by brick, their houses are sent to the colonies, what was once a home now a quaint reminder for the colonists of the world that they wrecked. A primal biblical epic flung into the future, Goliath weaves together disparate narratives-a space-dweller looking at New Haven, Connecticut as a chance to reconnect with his spiraling lover; a group of laborers attempting to renew the promises of Earth's crumbling cities; a journalist attempting to capture the violence of the streets; a marshal trying to solve a kidnapping-into a richly urgent mosaic about race, class, gentrification, and who is allowed to be the hero of any history"-- Provided by publisher.
Rabbits : a novel / Terry Miles.
Miles, Terry, author.
SCIENCE FICTION MIL
"Conspiracies abound in this surreal and yet all-too-real technothriller, detailing an underground alternate reality game, set in the same world as the popular Rabbits podcast. Rabbits is a secret, dangerous, and occasionally fatal underground alternate reality game, where the prizes are unclear but may involve vast sums of money, NSA or CIA recruitment, or perhaps even the key to unlocking the secrets of the universe itself. Since the game first started in 1959, ten iterations have appeared and nine winners have been declared. No one knows the true identity of these winners--just their now-famous user names. And everyone is waiting for the eleventh round to begin. K is an expert on the game, although he's never played it himself. He runs information sessions for amateurs at an historic, grungy arcade. But when he is approached by billionaire Alan Scarpio--the alleged winner of the sixth iteration--his world is turned upside down. Because Scarpio wants his help fixing the game, which he claims has become corrupted. And if the eleventh iteration begins before the game is repaired, he claims, all hell will break loose. Soon K is in way over his head, chasing down a myserious rabbit hole that is getting stranger and twistier and more perilous by the day. Because, as it happens, he blows the deadline, Eleven begins ... and suddenly there is far more than just his own life at risk ..."-- Provided by publisher.
The Kaiju Preservation Society / John Scalzi.
Scalzi, John, 1969- author.
SCIENCE FICTION SCA
"The Kaiju Preservation Society is John Scalzi's first standalone adventure since the conclusion of his New York Times bestselling Interdependency trilogy. When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food delivery apps. That is, until Jamie makes a delivery to an old acquaintance, Tom, who works at what he calls "an animal rights organization." Tom's team needs a last-minute grunt to handle things on their next field visit. Jamie, eager to do anything, immediately signs on. What Tom doesn't tell Jamie is that the animals his team cares for are not here on Earth. Not our Earth, at at least. In an alternate dimension, massive dinosaur-like creatures named Kaiju roam a warm and human-free world. They're the universe's largest and most dangerous panda and they're in trouble. It's not just the Kaiju Preservation Society whose found their way to the alternate world. Others have, too. And their carelessness could cause millions back on our Earth to die"-- Provided by publisher.
The inheritance of Orquídea Divina : a novel / Zoraida Córdova.
Córdova, Zoraida, author.
SCIENCE FICTION COR
"Perfect for fans of Alice Hoffman, Isabel Allende, and Sarah Addison Allen, this is a gorgeously written novel about a family searching for the truth hidden in their past and the power they've inherited, from the author of the acclaimed and "giddily exciting" (The New York Times Book Review) Brooklyn Brujas series"-- Provided by publisher.
The conductors / Nicole Glover.
Glover, Nicole, author.
SCIENCE FICTION GLO
"Hetty Rhodes and her husband, Benjy, were Conductors on the Underground Railroad, ferrying dozens of slaves to freedom with daring, cunning, and magic that draws its power from the constellations. With the war over, those skills find new purpose as they solve mysteries and murders that white authorities would otherwise ignore. In the heart of Philadelphia's Seventh Ward, everyone knows that when there's a strange death or magical curses causing trouble, Hetty and Benjy are the only ones that can solve the case. But when an old friend is murdered, their investigation stirs up a wasp nest of intrigue, lies, and long-buried secrets - and a mystery unlike anything they handled before. With a clever, cold-blooded killer on the prowl testing their magic and placing their lives at risk, Hetty and Benjy will discover how little they really know about their neighbors...and themselves."-- Publisher.
Though the Earth gives way : a novel / Mark S. Johnson
Johnson, Mark S., author.
SCIENCE FICTION JOH
In a not-so-distant future, a climate refugee named Elon who has been traveling alone, finds the Kenneally Center, an abandoned property where a mysterious older man offers him shelter. Over the next few days, two pairs and another man find their way to the Center, and the group decides to trust one another, collecting and sharing food and providing companionship to one another. The group decides to tell each other stories, and each person's contribution helps the group to understand one another and themselves. However, a new arrival threatens upheaval to the new way of life they have established.
A psalm for the wild-built / Becky Chambers.
Chambers, Becky, author.
SCIENCE FICTION CHA
"In A Psalm for the Wild-Built, Hugo Award-winner Becky Chambers's delightful new Monk & Robot series gives us hope for the future. It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend. One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor the old promise of checking in. The robot cannot go back until the question of "what do people need?" is answered. But the answer to that question depends on who you ask, and how. They're going to need to ask it a lot. Becky Chambers's new series asks: in a world where people have what they want, does having more matter?"-- Provided by publisher.
Persephone Station / Stina Leicht.
Leicht, Stina, author.
SCIENCE FICTION LEI
"On the backwater planet of Brynner, at Persephone Station, a community of android refugees, all female, are hiding since they were able to awaken their AI and escape servitude. But the Serrao-Orlov Corporation is nothing if not tenacious, especially about its proprietary AIs, and it wants their property back. However, Persephone is run by Rosie, and they are in charge of an organized group of beneficent criminals and assassins, along with a bunch of worn mercenaries who have a thing for doing the honorable thing, despite the odds. And in a fight with the Serrao-Orlov Corporation, the odds are not going to be good, but it would be a glorious fight. Award-nominated author Stina Leicht has created a viciously feminist take on The Magnificent Seven by the way of Blade Runner and Westworld"-- Provided by publisher
Everything everywhere all at once directors/writers, Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert ; producers, Joe Russo [and five others].
DVD 791.43 EVERYTHING
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save the world by exploring other universes connecting with the lives she could have led.
The immortal King Rao : a novel / Vauhini Vara.
Vara, Vauhini, 1982- author.
SCIENCE FICTION VAR
"Will you, dear Shareholder, set Athena free? Athena Rao must reckon with the memory of her father, King Rao--literally. Through biotechnological innovation, he has given her his memories. His Dalit childhood on an Indian coconut plantation in the 1950s is as alive to her as her own existence in a prison cell, accused of her father's murder. Egocentric, brilliant, a little damaged, King Rao had a visionary idea: the personal computer known as the Coconut. His wife, Margie, was an artist with a marketing genius. Together they created a new world order, led by a corporate-run government. Athena's future is now in the hands of its Shareholders--unless she can rejoin the Exes, a resistance group sustaining tech-free lifestyles on low-lying islands. Lyrical, satirical, and profound, The Immortal King Rao obliterates genre to confront the digital age. This gripping, brilliant debut poses an urgent question: can anyone--peasant laborers, convention-destroying entrepreneurs, radical anarchists, social-media followers--ever get free?"-- Provided by publisher.
Ice planet barbarians / Ruby Dixon.
Dixon, Ruby, 1976- author.
SCIENCE FICTION DIX
"The international publishing phenomenon Ice Planet Barbarians, now in a special print edition! Fall in love with the out-of-this-world romance between Georgie Carruthers, a human woman, and Vektal, an alien from another planet, in this expanded edition with bonus materials and an exclusive epilogue-in print only! You'd think being abducted by aliens would be the worst thing that could happen to me. And you'd be wrong. Because now the aliens are having ship trouble, and they've left their cargo of human women-including me-on an ice planet. We're not equipped for life in this desolate winter wasteland. Since I'm the unofficial leader, I head out into the snow to look for help. I find help all right. A big blue horned alien introduces himself in a rather ... startling way. Vektal says that I'm his mate, his chosen female-and that the reason his chest is purring is because of my presence. He'll help me and my people survive, but this poses a new problem. If Vektal helps us survive, I'm not sure he's going to want to let me go"-- Provided by publisher
Her majesty's royal coven : a novel / Juno Dawson.
Dawson, Juno, author.
SCIENCE FICTION DAW
"If you look hard enough at old photographs, we're there in the background: healers in the trenches; Suffragettes; Bletchley Park oracles; land girls and resistance fighters. Why is it we help in times of crisis? We have a gift. We are stronger than Mundanes, plain and simple. At the dawn of their adolescence, on the eve of the summer solstice, four young girls--Helena, Leonie, Niamh and Elle--took the oath to join Her Majesty's Royal Coven, established by Queen Elizabeth I as a covert government department. Now, decades later, the witch community is still reeling from a civil war and Helena is now the reigning High Priestess of the organization. Yet Helena is the only one of her friend group still enmeshed in the stale bureaucracy of HMRC. Elle is trying to pretend she's a normal housewife, and Niamh has become a country vet, using her powers to heal sick animals. In what Helena perceives as the deepest betrayal, Leonie has defected to start her own more inclusive and intersectional coven, Diaspora. And now Helena has a bigger problem. A young warlock of extraordinary capabilities has been captured by authorities and seems to threaten the very existence of HMRC. With conflicting beliefs over the best course of action, the four friends must decide where their loyalties lie: with preserving tradition, or doing what is right. Juno Dawson explores gender and the corrupting nature of power in a delightful and provocative story of magic and matriarchy, friendship and feminism. Dealing with all the aspects of contemporary womanhood, as well as being phenomenally powerful witches, Niamh, Helena, Leonie and Elle may have grown apart but they will always be bound by the sisterhood of the coven"-- Provided by publisher.


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Here's a list of people who make lots of money. That is all
By Karon Liu | April 2, 2010
By Karon Liu | 04/02/2010
Yesterday, the Star published on their site a list of provincial employees who make more than $100,000. And by list, we mean just that: no ledes, graphs or even an April Fool's Day reference. It's just a long list of names, job titles and dollar signs—no reference to the cover story on those employed in the public sector who made the "sunshine list."
Interesting tidbits from the list include a plumber with the TDSB who makes $108,709 and a dog handler with the OPP who makes $141,051. More baffling are such job titles as "Mississauga party chief" (those plastic cups don't order themselves, honey); "desktop planning manager" (a desktop background can make or break a government); "manager, sexually transmitted diseases, City of Toronto" (herpes wrangler?); "manager, international rest of world Ministry of Economic Development and Trade" (Dr. Evil?); and "issues manager" (rearranges magazines).
Not surprisingly, CEOs are making top dollar. The presidents and CEOs of such medical institutions as SickKids, Mount Sinai and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre each raked in more than $700,000 in 2009. Also worth noting is that there's serious money in being a coroner—10 are listed, each earning $200,000 to $400,000—since death is a recession-proof business.
• Ontario's top earners, by the numbers [Toronto Star]
Topics: CEOs Government Health hospitals Jobs Mississauga Mount Sinai Ontario OPP Recession SickKids Sunnybrook Hospital TDSB
One thought on "Here's a list of people who make lots of money. That is all"
Like $100k a year is "lots of money" by Toronto Life subscriber household income standards. Spare me.
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While riding her bike, Tamra Potts reported being shocked when she passed under the high voltage lines cutting through North Orange Park. According to township officials, the problem has been reported to AEP in the past. Officials said AEP insists it's harmless.
While testing her new bike in North Orange Park Saturday, Tamra Potts said she was electrically shocked near the power lines hanging over the trail.
"I thought my legs were getting pinched by my seat," Potts said. Then she touched the metal of the bike. "I got shocked," she said.
Potts stopped at Fire Station 361 next to the park to report the incident. She said a firefighter shrugged his shoulders and told her to call AEP.
Potts could not believe the answer she had just gotten. "Isn't it your job to serve and protect?" she asked the firefighter.
Orange Township trustees have heard reports about people being shocked near the power lines. "It's been quite a while since we've had a complaint," said Trustee Debbie Taranto. "I haven't heard any complaints since I've been a trustee." She has been a trustee for more than four years.
Taranto said the township has reported the problem to AEP before. "AEP insists that it is harmless," Taranto said.
"When I touched the collar, it shocked me," said Byers. "My wife touched it and got shocked, too." That's when they realized their dog was being shocked.
Living in the condominiums across from the park, Bob Haller has walked the trails many times without ever being shocked. "I didn't feel anything," he said after walking under the lines Monday morning.
White said she would alert AEP's transmission workers about the situation so they could send someone out to check the lines for any serious problems.


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Another Day, Another Positive Colts Offseason Grade
Intro: Just three teams were handed better offseason grades in ESPN.com's latest rankings by NFL Nation reporters, adding to the many previous compliments by various league experts and pundits.
INDIANAPOLIS — The positive reviews continue pouring in.
ESPN recently tasked its NFL Nation reporters with evaluating the offseason for each team, giving the moves they liked (and didn't like) and what they believe will be the news to follow once training camp gets underway about a month from now.
And, following the trend of other previous league media experts and pundits, the Indianapolis Colts should be commended for the work they've done re-building their roster heading into the 2017 season.
The Colts received a grade of "B " from Mike Wells, who covers the team for ESPN, tying them with four other teams for the second-best grade handed out this offseason (the Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers each earned "A-" grades, respectively).
You can read Wells' entire evaluation by clicking here, but here's a sampling of exactly what he believes Indianapolis was able to do in the past six-plus months to put the pieces back together after a second straight 8-8 season in which it did not qualify for postseason play:*Offseason goals/grade: Getting younger, more athletic and more physical on defense was what Chris Ballard was striving for when he took over for general manager Ryan Grigson over the winter. Ballard cleaned house on the Colts' aging, slow defense by releasing or not re-signing unproductive players such as Art Jones, Trent Cole and Patrick Robinson. The Colts signed or drafted 13 defensive players during the offseason and they could end up having as many as seven new starters on that unit next season. They aren't expected to suddenly become one of the top defenses in the NFL, but a jump from being 30th in the league last season to being in the middle of pack, to go with what is expected to be one of the better offenses in the league, should be good enough to get the Colts back to the playoffs. Grade: B *
Of the (many) moves Wells liked that the Colts made this offseason, the signing of free agent defensive lineman Johnathan Hankins stood out the most:
"Hankins, the Colts hope, will be the anchor on the defensive line that they've been missing as teams have run up the middle against them (25th in yards allowed in 2016) and they've lacked quarterback pressure in that area in years past. Hankins was part of a New York Giants defensive line that tied for the third-fewest yards allowed per game (88.6) last season."
A move (or non-move) not particularly up to Wells' standards, however, was the fact the team still might have some questions at pass rusher, he writes:
"The Colts ended last season with pass-rush questions and you can say they'll head into training camp with the same questions after they bypassed signing the top players at the position on the free-agent market or during the draft."
Instead, the Colts elected to sign free agents Jabaal Sheard and John Simon, and took Tarrell Basham — the 2016 Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Year — in the third round, hoping to build a younger nucleus of sack artists.
And what about "the biggest question still to be answered in training camp?"
"Andrew Luck, Andrew Luck and Andrew Luck. The franchise quarterback did not take part in any of the team's offseason workouts — as expected — following right shoulder surgery in January. What also caused some warning flags is that Luck, who originally injured his shoulder in Week 3 of the 2015 season, had yet to start throwing at the conclusion of the team's offseason workouts on June 15."
The obvious hope is that Luck will be able to make his return to the field by training camp late next month; but, as team Owner Jim Irsay indicated recently, the longer Luck is unable to practice, the more concern will grow about his availability for the team's Week 1 game on the road against the Los Angeles Rams.


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Александр Потапович Кирпотенко (1842—1896) — российский ботаник и преподаватель.

Биография
Александр Потапович Кирпотенко родился 23 февраля 1842 года в Александровском уезде Екатеринославской губернии. В 1861 г.  окончил Екатеринославскую гимназию,  а затем Харьковский университет. Учительскую деятельность начал в Полтавской военной гимназии, в 1871-м поступил на Педагогические курсы при 2-й военной гимназии, а в 1873 определен штатным преподавателем естественной истории в 3-й военной гимназии. Кандидат естественных наук Харьковского университета.

Кирпотенко преподавал ботанику в Александровском кадетском корпусе, имел репутацию трудолюбивого и талантливого преподавателя. Он был автором нескольких учебных курсов по ботанике, долгое время использовавшихся в различных учебных заведениях страны. Также Александр Потапович был составителем «Руководства к наблюдению природы и собиранию естественно-исторических коллекций» — книги, в которой подробно объяснялись принципы создания коллекций насекомых и растений, организации аквариумов и террариумов.

Александр Кирпотенко скончался в ночь с 23 на 24 февраля 1896 года в Санкт-Петербурге от крупозной пневмонии.

Некоторые научные работы
Труд Очерк естественной классификации растений, вышедший в 1884 году, был переводом издания немецкого ботаника А. В. Эйхлера. В нём А. П. Кирпотенко впервые опубликовал описание таксона .
 Начальная ботаника
 Учебный курс ботаники
 Очерк естественной классификации растений
 Руководство к наблюдению природы и собиранию естественно-исторических коллекций

Литература
 Новое время. — 1896. — № 7182.

Ботаники по алфавиту
Ботаники Российской империи
Выпускники Харьковского университета

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Trade And Investment With India
US Commerce Secretary John Bryson speaks at a function organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in New Delhi, India, Monday, March 26, 2012. Bryson is on an official visit to India. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)
The United States is seeking to broaden its economic relationship with India.
The United States is seeking to broaden its economic relationship with India, said U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson on a recent trade mission to India. After unleashing market-driven economics in the early 1990s, India's economy has grown at a rapid rate of about 8 percent a year. This has lifted millions of people out of poverty and has opened the door to ever greater trade with the United States.
U.S. exports to India have grown from less than $4 billion in 2001 to over $21 billion last year. In return, the U.S. received $36 billion in goods from India in 2011. Today, there is a unique opportunity to build on this trade partnership due to India's plan to invest $1 trillion in infrastructure over the next five years.
The investment relationship between the U.S. and India must be characterized by strong and balanced economic growth, said Commerce Secretary Bryson. Already the bilateral investment relationship between the U.S. and India is stronger, as U.S. investment has grown to over $27 billion across a wide range of sectors, including services, manufacturing, and information technology. At the same time, India is a fast-growing source of direct investment into the United States.
A case in point is Mumbai-based Tata Chemicals, which last September announced a joint venture with the New Jersey-based company that makes Arm & Hammer products. Together, they are going to make sodium-based chemicals for the purposes of pollution control and more concretely will invest $60 million in a new manufacturing facility.
These investments must increase for the good of both the United States and India. While India's direct investment in the U.S. is growing quickly, it remains at only about $3 billion.
A new worldwide initiative, SelectUSA, is aimed at encouraging more India-based companies and investors to choose to invest in the United States. SelectUSA serves as an information clearinghouse for CEOs and investors and offers help with delays and obstacles to doing business. The first annual SelectUSA Investment Summit will be held in Washington in the fall.
Together, the United States and India can build one of the world's strongest business climates, but only if both countries commit to the principles of fairness, openness, transparency and a level playing field.
The United States And India
U.S. Leads Anti-Corruption Efforts


I have been working on adding a variable to close the garage doors if the doors left open for more than one hour, but unfortunately wasn't able to achieve it.
I would appreciate if someone can help me with this matter.
knows his way around with Arduino programming.
I have tried to write the code (Automatic close after certain of time) or find it online, but unfortunately failed.
My kids forget to close the garage door and I am afraid that something bad might happen to my family.
could please email me the code?
I would greatly appreciate you help.
existing feature (as of the current version).
build it yourself (with the resources you have available) or have someone else do it for you.
Nader, were you able to make it work?


Chateau Fuissé's Téte de Cru is a blend of over 20 prime vineyard sites throughout the appellation of Pouilly-Fuissé. Plots in Pouilly, with a high limestone proportion, contribute intense perfume yet more delicacy in the mouth. Those in Fuissé, where clay is more prominent, are less aromatic but fuller, more solid and structured. Vines are an average of 30 years old. Each vineyard site is vinified separately until the final blend is chosen following aging. 60% of the wine is aged in oak barrel (25% new) while the remaining 40% is stored in stainless steel to retain it's pure fruit.
Wine EnthusiastA blend from more than 20 individual vineyard sites, this wine is an excellent reflection of the Pouilly-Fuissé appellation. With a strong mineral character as well as tight acidity, it is structured, rich and intense. Drink from late 2019.
Wine SpectatorA ripe, opulent style, well-structured courtesy of the vibrant acidity. Peach, apple and baking spice flavors are up front, with a stony element chiming in on the finish. Shows fine balance and expression. Best from 2018 through 2024. 500 cases imported.


During the last few days, I have been talking with Edson PY2SDR about using GNU Radio to decode digital telemetry from AO-73 (FUNcube-1) and other FUNcube satellites. I hear that in Virginia Tech Groundstation they have a working GNU Radio decoder, but it seems they never published it.
The modulation that the FUNcube satellites use is DBPSK at 1200baud. The coding is based on a CCSDS concatenated code with a convolutional code and Reed-Solomon, but it makes extensive use of interleaving to combat the fading caused by the spin of the spacecraft. This system was originally designed by Phil Karn KA9Q for AO-40. Phil has a description of the AO-40 FEC system in his web and there is another nice description by James Miller G3RUH.
I took a glance at this documents and noted that it would be a nice and easy exercise to implement a decoder in GNU Radio, as I have most of the building blocks that are needed already working as part of gr-satellites. Today, I have implemented an out-of-tree module with a decoder for the AO-40 FEC in gr-ao40. There is another gr-ao40 project out there, but it seems incomplete. For instance, it doesn't have any code to search for the syncword. I have also added decoders for AO-73 and UKube-1 to gr-satellites.
The signal processing in gr-ao40 is as described in the following diagram taken from G3RUH's paper.
First, the distributed syncword is searched using a C++ custom block. It is possible to set a threshold in this block to account for several bit errors in the syncword. De-interleaving is done using another C++ custom block. For Viterbi decoding, I have used the "FEC Async Decoder" block from GNU Radio, since I like to use stock blocks when possible. Then, CCSDS descrambling is done with a hierarchical block from gr-satellites. Finally, the interleaved Reed-Solomon decoders are implemented in a C++ custom blocks that uses Phil Karn's libfec.
The complete FEC decoder is implemented as a hierarchical block as show in the figure below.


After a solid first episode, The Young Folks presents episode two of the movie podcast, Underseen on the Big Screen. Hosted by Tyler Christian, each episode dives into the overlooked realm of cinema, namely movies that didn't fare well at the box office but later gained cult followings in the home media market. The goal of each episode is to interest you in lesser-known movies that didn't get the right exposure they deserved in theaters, and believe me there are more enough to make this podcast cruise ahead for the long term.
In this episode, Tyler is joined by Matt Goudreau for an in-depth discussion on multiple movies solely written or co-written by Shane Black. Nearly all of Black's scripts have been hits with critics, however outside of Lethal Weapon and Iron Man 3, most of the movies themselves struggled at the U.S. box office. Bad timing for the release in regard to larger scale movies releasing the week before were mostly to blame. Nonetheless, his trademark writing style is beloved for the witty dialogue, unique character duos, skewering of genre cliches, and setting many during the Christmas season.
To commemorate the recent 30th anniversary of his work on the 1987 cult classic, The Monster Squad, Matt and I examine Black's writing amongst other unique aspects in the aforementioned movie, as well as Last Action Hero, The Long Kiss Goodnight, and his directorial debut, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
The topic for each future episode will vary as it will tie in to any of the following: birthday of a director or actor, film anniversaries, upcoming 2017 releases, specific genre (ex. Horror when Halloween draws close), etc.
DISCLAIMER: There were two errors in the recording I'd like to clarify before you listen. First off, I mentioned that the date of The Monster Squad anniversary was August 12th when it's really the 14th. Second, I said early on "we'll be discussing three movies," but rather four.
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I have peace within me.. through a way shown by a method taught by Prem Rawat.. I want to feel true peace and fulfillment throughout my life because without it .. I feel empty. Like something is missing in my life.. I feel whole and complete when I feel self knowledge, a way to recognize and find peace within myself.. This is a real experience I can feel for the rest of my life.
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Articles in Journos Abroad
'Journos Abroad' The Occupation Camp in the Belly of the Beast
May 31, 2012 – 6:00 pm |
Occupy Hong Kong has secured itself a most ironic location, inside the Asia headquarters of HSCB. While the bank has stated they are happy for them to be there and support everyone's right to protest, the camp state it's just a hypocritical way of avoiding bad publicity.
While protests in Hong …
'Journos Abroad' AFP, "China is opening up, but it's still a tough situation"
May 16, 2012 – 10:42 pm |
According to Eric Wishart, Agence France-Presse Asia region chief, China is a still a difficult country to work in, but things are looking up.
So how is the current situation in China, do you have any presence there?
We have bureaus in Beijing and Shanghai, Hong Kong and Taiwan. But in China it's …
'Journos Abroad' Only the Japanese can Save the Dolphins
April 25, 2012 – 2:44 pm |
Ric O'Barry, known from the documentary "The Cove", recognises the film has done a lot of good, yet publicity is only a first step in saving marine life.
O'Barry visited Hong Kong Baptist University for a screening of the film and to debate against Allan Zeman, chairman of Ocean Park, a Hong …
'Journos Abroad' The Hong Kong Public Takes to the Streets [Video Coverage in Five-parts]
The demonstration takes off.
Has a communist come into power?
So what is going on?
Anonymous makes an appearance.
Optimism?
'Journos Abroad' Burma Elections and Ethnic Struggles
March 25, 2012 – 5:46 pm |
On Sunday the first of April 2012 Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy will for the first time have a chance to challenge the current military-backed civilian government head-on. But even if she should win every seat it will only be a first small step in solving Burma's problems …
'Journos Abroad' Democracy in Hong Kong?
"People's aspirations has galvanised a yearning for democracy" says CK Lau, lecturer at Hong Kong Baptist University and Vice-Chairman of the Journalism Education Foundation.
Yet the upcoming Hong Kong Chief Executive election seems to be anything but. Three candidates, but the media has already written off the only non-Beijing supporter Albert Ho.
C. Y. …
'Journos Abroad' Nick Clegg Gives Talk at Sciences Po
March 7, 2012 – 6:38 pm |
Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg popped by the renowned Institute of Political Studies ("Sciences Po" for the French-speaking) in Paris last week for a light-hearted "conversation with students about current events".
Among the few highlights of the conference was Mr. Clegg's unexpected response to a British student who, as he …


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What's in your bag, Jonny Pierce?
What's in your bag, Jonny Pierce?
"A front man always has to look fresh", says Jonny Pierce, 37, vocalist of the New York surf-rock band The Drums. To make sure he does, he eats only vegetables when he's on the road. "I know that doesn't sound very rock and roll", he admitted when we spoke with him at Tegel Airport in Berlin. "But you have to live healthily somehow when you're constantly touring the world." You can actually hear that freshness on the Drums' fifth album, Brutalism, and see it as Jonny moves as nimbly as ever on stage.
© Marlen Mueller
1 Coffee maker
I drink four cups of coffee a day for the extra energy to get me through my strictly vegetarian days on tour, so I always take my Wacaco espresso machine along.
2 Resistance band
It's hard to plan your days when you're on tour, but with this simple exercise band, I can always work out when an opportunity arises – even backstage before a gig.
I use this Crock-pot mini steamer to cook vegetables – even in my hotel room. And I think I've actually been looking better since I started using it.
The sound of Jonny Pierce
Jonny Pierce' Playlist
Moon River – Jerry Butler
It's Oh So Quiet – Björk
Is It Cold In The Water? – Sophie
For more about Jonny Pierce, visit thedrums.com
Festive faith
Millions of Hindus, mainly Tamils, celebrate the Thaipusam Festival in honor of the god Murugan at the tenth full moon in their calendar.
Each year, some 100 000 cranes migrate across western Europe, stopping off in the Baltic region to restock their energy reserves for the long flight south.
»Some tourists think Amsterdam is a city of sin, but in truth it is a city of freedom.«
John Green, U.S. film producer and author of The Fault in Our Stars
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Thirteen hours earlier than in Built on the Great Plains of Nebraska, Carhenge is based on Stonehenge, the ancient stone circle and World Culture Heritage Site in England


Choose the right elegant wedding dress accessories. They make or break your perfect wedding style.
Have you every seen a beautiful dress ruined by the wrong accessories? How to choose your veil and wedding jewelry and accessories.
For an elegant wedding, your choice of wedding dress accessories must be exquisite. Elegance is in all the details (and so is God).
How do you chose the right wedding dress accessories? First you must determine your wedding dress style.
If you have a big elaborate dress, classic wedding dress accessories such as a mid length veil would go very well.
If you have a simple elegant wedding dress, you can afford to go a bit dramatic with your veil.
Unless if you are royalty or marrying royalty of course.
Your choice of elegant wedding dress accessories is largely determined by your wedding hairstyle and neckline of your dress.
crowd your neck with chokers and beads that either take away the attention from your beautiful gown, or draw attention to the bosom.
This is worse when combined with large dangly earrings.
To preserve an elegant look, choose a small pendant necklace and small earrings. Studs or teardrop earrings would be lovely.
Do not try to make a statement with current fashion, such as wearing an huge locket or bird pendant, much to your regret years later.
A choker clashes, but a strand of pearls that rests loosely near your collarbone is classically elegant.
You can also wear diamond necklaces in a round shape or as a pendant necklace, as long as it sits just below your collar bone, discretely of course.
For scoop necks and boat necked ensembles, you have a choice of string of pearls or beads or links of the lengths of your choice.
For v-necks dresses, if your V is too low revealing some bosom, go for a pendant necklace with a shorter chain. Most of the times, the V-shape is very flatter to most figures, and my recommendation is to go without any wedding accessories around the neck.
If your ensemble is delicate, avoid big, clunky necklaces. Go without or use only simple jewelry. The chunky clunky necklaces only work if the event is casual, or if you are generally a fairly large woman.
Also, don't forget to consider will you be also wearing gloves? If you are, less opulent looking jewelry is recommended.
Thank you for reading 'Elegant Wedding Dress Accessories'!


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Logan (2017) Trailer # 1 - Review and Reaction
The first trailer for the (supposedly) final Wolverine movie, Logan is here.
After directing The Wolverine, James Mangold returns to the director's chair. In addition to the series regulars (Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart), we have a few newcomers: Richard E. Grant as Dr. Zander Rice a.k.a Mister Sinister, Boyd Holbrook as Donald Pierce and Stephen Merchant as Caliban (a younger version was played by Tómas Lemarquis in X-Men: Apocalypse).
The trailer comes as self-serious. Gone is the humor and wit that Hugh Jackman displayed in the X-Men movie: X-Men: Days of Future Past. Appropriately, the trailer is set to the song "Hurt" covered by Johnny Cash in 2002.
Patrick Stewart appears as an aged Charles Xavier. This is what I have understood so far about the movie: It is an apocalypse-type scenario and mutants are being hunted down. Logan has advanced in terms of age and there is a female clone (X-23) in the fray.
As usual, it is upto Logan to save the world of mutants. This time, the bad guy is Mister Sinister. I am not an expert on X-Men mythology. I have not read the comics and my only exposure is via the two animated series: X-Men and X-Men Evolution apart from the movies.
From what I have seen so far, Mister Sinister would make an interesting villain, given his skill sets. Plus, hopefully we won't get Magneto lifting bridges, cars etc...
Another good thing about the movie's trailer: At least there is no Jennifer Lawrence. It would be nice if Rebecca Romijn makes at least a cameo appearance as an aged Mystique.
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Child of the 70s October 22, 2016 at 8:28 PM
I'm well versed in X-Men mythology and the Old Man Logan arc is great. However, the comics have the Marvel supervillains taking over, with Green Goblin, Hulk, etc, ruling the Earth. Obviously Fox don't have the full toybox so we'll have to see how it differs. I liked the look of the trailer, it feels as if the superhero genre is evolving (well the Fox/Marvel ones anyway), away from huge scenes of destruction to more character based material. As Jackman has always modelled his Logan on Clint Eastwood, it seems only appropriate to riff on Unforgiven at the end.
Arun October 22, 2016 at 9:54 PM
Thanks GK for the info. Old Man Logan sounds interesting due to the characters and the plot. But as you said, Fox has only rights to X-Men and Fantastic Four.
Now that you mentioned, I can see Eastwood's influence on Hugh's performance. Let us see what James Mangold and Jackman have in store for us.
Colin Amer February 13, 2017 at 12:54 PM
Given this is Hugh Jackman's last ride, it would be a fan's hope that they would finally show him in the classic Yellow and Black costume, especially since it was going to be originally teased in The Wolverine (the director of The Wolverine is also directing Logan).
But I noticed a couple scenes that seem to hint that we're going to get the suit, that makes this more than wishful thinking. At :30 of the trailer (using the Red-Banded trailer for use), Logan says that X-23 is an X-Men fan, showing a comic book adventure based on one of the adventures in the film world. We get a full-shot of it at :34 and there's a couple noteworthy things (picture for reference).
It's a very modern-looking Storm, not unlike the Storm that was introduced in X-Men Apocalypse. Which means that not only is this comic made specifically for the film, but that the new X-Men team in Apocalypse will interact and go on missions with Logan EDIT: and that he gets the costume from the previous timeline.
Another sign is that Wolverine's eyes aren't pure white. In fact we can see them... just like you could from that originally teased costume, which looks very much like the one in the comic.
We can gauge that while she is a brute-force killer, she looks up to the X-Men, and likely wants to be like them, which is hard, given the setting and story of Logan. This is reinforced at 1:30, where Logan says he isn't what she think he is, and that's likely a hero/ a good man.
My theory: After some-time of bonding, X-23 will likely be captured and/or there will be that classic 3rd-act confrontation which will lead to the two getting angry at one-another and separate, where then Logan will put on the suit to show that he's still that hero he once was, likely during the final confrontation with the villain. It's simple, easy, works well with the plot and characters, and is a great way to send off Jackman's Wolverine.
Curious to see what you guys think.
Arun February 13, 2017 at 3:33 PM
Thank you for sharing your ideas. I had not seen the Red-Banded Trailer before. That trailer is far better than the regular one.
I too would love to see Logan in his original costume (in the finale if your theory is correct). I remember the scene in the very first X-Men movie where James Marsden's Cyclops comments on the bright costumes as the team prepares to leave in the X-Jet to fight Magneto and his brotherhood.
I also liked that they are finally showing Wolverine's claws actually doing what they are supposed to do. That has been one of the long running complaints against the X-Men movies so far. Glad that they are finally rectifying the error.
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ACLC Press Release: Coal miners call on Congress for support amidst dual threats from black lung and COVID-19
April 23, 2020 ACLC News, Black Lung, COVID-19, Press Release
Thursday April 23
Coal miners call on Congress for support amidst dual threats from black lung and COVID-19
Contact: Rebecca Shelton, Appalachian Citizens' Law Center, 502-200-1825, rshelton@aclc.org; Willie Dodson, Appalachian Voices, 276-870-5843, willie@appvoices.org
(NOTE: Several miners and their family members are available for interviews; images are also available; please contact Rebecca or Willie.)
The president of the Black Lung Association (BLA), members of Women of Black Lung, and officers of eleven local BLA chapters across Appalachia sent a letter to congressional leadership today, calling on legislators to protect the health of coal miners and continue support for workers and small businesses in the face of unique threats posed by COVID 19. They also urged Congress to reject renewed calls by industry lobbyists to cut the Black Lung Excise Tax.
Specifically, the BLA is urging Congress to extend the Black Lung Excise Tax for ten years at its historic rate. The tax is paid by coal companies on each ton of coal mined in order to fund the federal program that provides healthcare and disability benefits for approximately 25,000 miners with black lung disease and their families. The program is already millions of dollars in debt. At the end of 2019, Congress restored the rate of the tax to $1.10 per ton for underground mines and $0.50 per ton for surface mines for one year, after which it will automatically cut in half in 2021 without congressional action.
In March, the National Mining Association sent a letter to President Trump and congressional leaders asking for a 50% reduction in this tax to be included in legislation responding to the COVID-19 crisis.
"Black lung started long before this Coronavirus," said Brenda Ellis, a retired miner from Pineville, W.Va. "It's ridiculous for these companies to want a tax cut over it. They're just trying to get richer, while our people are dying every day." Ellis, who serves as Vice President of the Wyoming County, W.Va. chapter of the BLA, worked in the mines for 24 years, and first experienced problems with her own lungs in her late fifties. "If anything, they should pay more taxes to take care of the miners. But they treat us about like mules."
"I think it is disgusting," said Cheryl Banks, a member of Women of Black Lung and the wife of a miner with black lung disease. "You can't keep taking from a program that is needed. It is disheartening to think that they would do that to coal miners who have worked all their lives and now have an occupational disease."
Additionally, the letter calls for congressional scrutiny into the Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA) tepid response to COVID-19, echoing concerns first raised by the United Mine Workers of America and the National Coalition of Black Lung and Respiratory Disease Clinics in letters sent to MSHA in March. A group of 8 coal state senators led by Sen. Joe Manchin of W.Va. sent a similar letter to the agency in April.
Thus far, guidelines issued by MSHA are not mandatory, and rely on voluntary compliance by coal companies. Harold Sturgill, a member of the Fayette County W.Va. chapter of BLA said, "There's no way [coal companies] are transporting people six feet apart, [and] taking time for three mantrips instead of one – no way."
The letter also expresses support for measures making resources available to small businesses that have been impacted by COVID-19, as well as individual workers who have lost income due to the pandemic.
"As our communities struggle to respond to COVID-19, it's essential that our government take care of miners who already have to fight for an adequate standard of care," said Garett Nunley, a community organizer in Southwest Virginia who has watched numerous family members and neighbors suffer from black lung. "The coal industry has fueled this country for decades, and now is no time for decision makers to turn their backs on our miners."


WINNER for "Please Introduce Yourselves!" Event!
Honor Guard » The Lounge » Announcements and Events » WINNER for "Please Introduce Yourselves!" Event!
While the fight against the Formors continues, heroes of Honor Guard have stepped into the spotlight to make themselves known.
Everyone please join me in congratulating Nishe, our lucky winner for the 1,000,000 gold drawing in the "Please Introduce Yourselves" Event!
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With U.S.-Burma Ties on the Mend, Will a Lifting of Sanctions Be Next?
The reaction was swift. On Jan. 13 (an auspicious Friday the 13th, it turned out), Burma released 651 prisoners, among them hundreds of democracy activists, ethnic leaders, senior monks and even a former Prime Minister who had fallen out with the country's ex-military junta chief. Hours later, the U.S. announced that it was normalizing relations with Burma and would soon name an ambassador to the Southeast Asian country after an absence of two decades.
Diplomatic ties between the U.S. and Burma, known officially as Myanmar, had languished in a purgatory since the former army regime ignored the 1990 elections won overwhelmingly by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy. Since that time, the military junta had jailed those who dared to question its authority, terrorized ethnic minorities in the country's vast borderlands and presided over a resource-rich country with one of the world's smallest budgets for health and education spending.
But several rounds of political-prisoner amnesties and a series of political and economic reforms have completely changed the dynamic in Burma. When a military that had ruled the country since a 1962 coup announced it would be transitioning to a quasi-civilian government after elections in 2010, the world scoffed. The polls were neither free nor fair, and many of the country's top leadership positions were reserved for members of the military. Nevertheless, Burma is blossoming. Opposition leader Suu Kyi was freed from house arrest in late 2010 and will be running for a seat in parliament in by-elections this April. Cease-fires have been signed with several ethnic rebel groups, most notably last week with the Karens who had been fighting the central Burmese authority for more than six decades. Politics, once a word whispered in secret for fear of imprisonment, are now discussed in the open.
That's not to say that serious problems, ranging from ethnic clashes in the northern hills and a largely unaccountable military to desperate poverty and a widening income gap, don't remain. But it was in recognition of the recent changes that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled to Burma late last year, the first such high-level visit by an American in more than half a century. With the mass political-prisoner release on Friday, the bigger reward — normalized relations — was duly granted.
The remaining thorn in U.S.-Burma ties is by far the biggest: the U.S. (along with other Western nations, Japan and Australia) has maintained widespread trade and aid sanctions on Burma, along with financial and travel restrictions on members of the Burmese regime and their families. While considered morally right by many Americans, the sanctions have lost their teeth in recent years as Burma's neighboring countries have poured investment into natural-resource sectors, snapping up dams, minerals and natural gas.
Even if the sanctions have been compromised by a tide of Asian investment, the generals that ruled (and still, to a degree, continue to rule) Burma could not have enjoyed their status as international outcasts. For one, it presumably became a bit embarrassing for Burmese military progeny not to be able to jaunt off to the West for shopping sprees, like they do in Singapore or Bangkok. Perhaps a craving for respectability has spurred the changes currently unfolding in Burma. The calculus from the bunkered new Burmese capital, Naypyidaw, appears clear: we reform, you lift sanctions.
When I was in Burma during Clinton's visit late last year, nearly everyone I spoke to, from opposition activists to senior diplomats, seemed to believe that it was simply a matter of when sanctions would be lifted, not whether they would be. What everyone seemed to be waiting for were the political-prisoner amnesties.
Yet the outside community began to act even before the latest emptying of jails. Earlier this month, Australia announced that it would begin relaxing some financial and travel sanctions on government tourism representatives and former members of the regime. Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd just wrapped up a trip to Burma, as did Britain's William Hague. Their French counterpart Alain Juppé is visiting now, as is Mitch McConnell, the influential U.S. Senator who has shepherded Burma-sanctions legislation through U.S. Congress. The red carpet, so long reserved in Burma for leaders of other minor dictatorships, is finally getting good use.
Meanwhile, the worriers worry. They note, accurately, that Burma has gone through many a round of dissidents being freed only to be jailed again. Friday's historic releases came by way of suspended sentences (as opposed to full pardons), which give the government a legal way to lock people up again to finish their full jail terms should they prove too outspoken.
There is also the issue of unity in the cabinet of President Thein Sein, who retired from the military to take up his new position and who has surprised the international community with his willingness to helm reform after reform. When political prisoners locked up at Burma's notorious Insein jail in commercial capital Rangoon were freed on Friday, crowds gathered to chant "Long live Thein Sein," according to veteran exile journalist and former activist Aung Zaw. But not everyone in Naypyidaw is as inclined to open up as Thein Sein. Suu Kyi herself warned recently that the reforms are not irreversible.
And practically speaking, the lifting of any American sanctions — the reward that Thein Sein and his supporters seem to so desperately crave — will not happen immediately, even if high-level American officials were to endorse such a move. Such decisions will have to make their way through U.S. Congress. Still, in a sign of just how much things have changed, another American delegation is slated to visit Burma, possibly next month. Who's going? U.S. businessmen.


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The website Babyloan.org, which was launched in 2008, has become Europe's leading website for specialized microcredit crowdfunding. Internet users can lend EUR 10 or more to small entrepreneurs in 15 countries around the world, in Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America. Is crowdfunding an up-and-coming instrument for projects in Southern countries? An interview with Arnaud Poissonnier, founder of this company.
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Is crowdfunding an up-and-coming financial tool for development projects in the South?
When we look at market potential, we can answer yes. Crowdfunding has to date collected a total of USD 35bn worldwide for all types of projects (from financing films to start-ups, microfinance, events, and including consumer loans). The collection potential is estimated at USD 1,000bn over the next ten years. A World Bank study on crowdfunding estimates that out of these USD 1,000bn, USD 96bn could be allocated to developing countries. In other words, we are at year zero for crowdfunding for developing countries.
The second point is that the tool is incredibly well suited to solidarity-based collection for charitable and philanthropic purposes (donations for NGOs or humanitarian action, solidarity lending, etc.). Indeed, more than 40% of funds collected by crowdfunding, all activities combined, are destined for solidarity-based projects – by NGOs, in the broad sense.
Better still, in France and the USA, between 5% and 10% of "solidarity" collection via crowdfunding does not concern donations, but loans or equity investment – in other words, investment that has an impact on development. This is what we now call "crowdimpacting". There are about twenty microcredit websites like Babyloan around the world, which allow contributors to recover their capital, but also with websites for interest-bearing or investment loans in social businesses. In seven years, over 36,000 members have lent EUR 11.5m via Babyloan, allowing 24,500 micro-entrepreneurs to be financed.
In short, various tools are being developed outside donation approaches. It is all the more interesting because the financing of the social and solidarity economy (SSE) in France involves solidarity-based finance, which has existed for thirty years, but only accounts for 0.02% of French finance, a mere drop in the ocean!
Where would these potential USD 96bn come from?
They can come from the general public in Northern countries, via a North-South approach, but also from
diasporas, which is currently the hot topic for donors, given the scale of migrant remittances towards their countries of origin. The third area is South-South crowdfunding, which would allow residents in a Southern country to finance their own development, Malians in Mali for example.
Migrant remittances are indeed huge. How can crowdfunding attract these funds?
World Bank statistics tell us that these remittances are going to stand at USD 450bn a year. When we talk about a potential of USD 96bn of financing likely to go to development projects over the next ten years, this corresponds to average financial volumes of USD 9.6bn a year. If we assume that 50% of these funds come from diasporas – i.e. USD 4.5bn a year, only 1% of average annual flows of migrant remittances – it is almost a dream come true for donors. For productive investments, it would already be an enormous achievement to manage to mobilize between 2% and 3% of all the money transferred through Western Union or Moneygram for direct consumption by relatives who have stayed in the country… We are convinced that crowdfunding can contribute to this.
Why would migrants who make remittances benefit from working with crowdfunding platforms?
The new generations are growing up with the desire to take action, and no longer to only send money to a cousin in Bamako, to move fast. We have conducted a test and launched a temporary application for the Benin diaspora, who have approached us. Out of the 30,000 people from Benin who live in France, we managed to get 300 to come to us. It is not a high figure, but out of the 300 people who clicked on our application, the conversion rate stood at 50%. In other words, half of the people decided to lend average amounts of EUR 40. This type of rate has never been seen before – when we go on the TV news, we can hope for a conversion rate of 1%… It is a sign that something is happening.
So, is Babyloan going to target African immigrants?
We are indeed building a portal which will allow us to launch mini thematic websites. With Total, we are launching Babyloan Access to Energy, which is devoted to microcredit projects in the energy sector, for solar panels for example. This very simple portal will be on our website in the "green microfinance" section.
We also want to create a commercial subsidiary of Babyloan, with the aim of bringing in institutional investors like AFD. The objective is to launch a website with 10 to 15 portals dedicated to different countries. Each portal will have one or two commercial managers, who will be tasked with mobilizing the diasporas in their countries for the applications.
We need to raise EUR 5m to EUR 6m to launch our commercial subsidiary, which is quite a heavy investment. We will subsequently have to work on selecting partner MFIs. In each French-speaking African country, we will have to find at least two or three MFIs who have nationwide coverage. Finally, we need to find really good SMEs. The portals will initially only be accessible to non-resident nationals from the countries in question, for example people from Benin in France, but not those in Benin. Why? The regulations of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) prohibit natural persons from lending, as they consider they are engaging in banking activities.
To attract investors, you need to gain their confidence. How can this be done?
We have an intermediate model: we accredit microfinance institutions (MFIs), because we need to gain confidence in the choice of our partners. We are thinking of directly putting online African SMEs that are followed by French investment funds, or business incubators in Africa that could be directly financed by Babyloan. In this case, we will no longer be working on projects worth EUR 400, but EUR 20,000 to EUR 30,000. The question raised by this choice is: How to select a reliable and sustainable SME? This is why we intend to work with specialists like Jean-Michel Sévérino at Investisseurs et Partenaires (I&P), for example, for the first test.
We are going to back Babyloan Africa with a dedicated investment fund able to raise money with institutions and lend to MFIs using the contributions from the loans made by Internet users. The idea is to say that by using a certain amount of the loans made by Internet users, the fund will triple arrangements for additional credit lines provided to our MFI partners. We are the first crowdfunding website to have combined its activity with an investment fund, a project conducted with Crédit Coopératif and Ecofi based on a Luxembourg fund. Our idea is to remain small-scale in mobilizing diasporas and go and knock on the doors of donors to propose they also invest through contributions. It is a very comprehensive project, which is entirely focused on diasporas.
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Take care of your appliances and your appliances will take care of you.
It makes sense, doesn't it? After laying out who-knows-how-many-hundreds-of-dollars on a new fridge, the last thing that you want to do is have it break on you after only three years of use. So you take care of it. And being frugal means that you take care of it yourself!
I recently defrosted my refrigerator, as the freezer was starting to look like the photo above. Not only that, but we were frequently finding pools of water underneath the vegetable drawers. My fridge is still under warranty, but I decided to do some basic things first, before calling in a repair person, and possibly paying an outrageous charge.
So I emptied out the fridge and freezer (read about the strange things we ate on Almost Frugal Food) and then I unplugged it for a day. The ice slowly melted away, and the ensuing puddles gave me an unexpected frugal benefit: water with which I could mop the kitchen floor!
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In general, I find that keeping things clean and dry is the best preventative maintenance that I am capable of- and it works. I leave the lid on my washing machine open when it's not in use and wipe the lid down with white vinegar every so often on a rigorous schedule to get any gunk off. I wipe up any spills on the dishwasher when they happen, and I vacuum behind the fridge a few times a year. One of the best ways to clean a microwave is buy microwaving a wet sponge for a few seconds- this loosens any caked on food and then the warm sponge is better able to get it off. And finally what list of frugal cleaning advice would be complete without… vinegar! It's wonderful at getting grease off, mold out, and calcite buildup from forming.
When did you last defrost your fridge? It might be time to think about doing it!
Most refrigerators sold now automatically defrost.
However, I do have a stand-up deep freeze that requires defrosting. I'm not sure why, but it builds up ice very quickly, and since that freeze holds clearance-purchased and bulk meats as well as several hundred ounces of breastmilk, it needs to work properly. I defrost it about twice a year, packing all the food into coolers or boxes packed with newspaper. I put a pan of hot water in there for awhile with the door closed, and then blast off the thickest stuff with a well-aimed hair dryer. Usually takes about 2 hours, start to finish.
Great advice…and thanks for the reminder…I should defrost my freezer! The inside of my freezer is starting to look like the photo too. 🙂 Winter is probably a good time to do it, because then you can safely remove your frozen items and keep them frozen outside if you need a lot of time to defrost.
I like that about the washing machine lid–no rust = none of those mysterious rust spots on the laundry. You make excellent sense. Thanks for the reminders.
EXCELLENT advice! You just highlighted something very important that I missed on my most recent post. May I link you?
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Findlaw Canada > Learn About the Law > Personal Injury > Assault & battery
What types of injuries can I sue for?
Personal injury lawsuits cover more than just physical injuries. You can also file lawsuits if you've contracted a sickness or disease or suffered psychological or emotional trauma.
You can sue another person or people for injuries resulting from a wide variety of incidents including:
automotive accidents
sexual abuse and assault
Whatever type of injury you've suffered, you can sue for several types of damages, including pain and suffering, loss of income (if your injury prevents you from working), and medical expenses.
You can also seek punitive damages, which are meant solely to punish the defendant for especially malicious conduct. Canadian courts are very conservative in their approach in awarding punitive damages. Whereas some defendants in the U.S. have received damages in the billion-dollar range, one of the larger punitive awards in Canadian history was $4.9 million, against a major insurance company. Suing another individual will usually yield far less.
A 1995 Supreme Court of Canada ruling (Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto) said punitive damages are merited when "the defendant's misconduct is so malicious, oppressive and high-handed that it offends the court's sense of decency" and should only be given when the damages already awarded are not a sufficiently severe deterrent and punishment.
If you're injured in a car accident, your ability to seek damages may be limited by provincial law. Each province uses a no-fault insurance system and its respective laws restrict whether you can sue anyone or for how much.
Pain and suffering lawsuits are a growing area. While they typically used to be part of other lawsuits — mental anguish stemming from a terrible car accident, for example — they are becoming increasingly common as standalone suits where no other injury was involved.
In one example, an Ontario man sued a bottled-water company after seeing a dead fly floating in a bottle. He claimed he suffered anxiety, nightmares, and stress, which cost him customers at his business. A trial judge awarded him $341,775 in damages, although that award was overturned on appeal.
In a controversial case still before the courts, an Ontario woman filed a lawsuit against the family of a teenage cyclist she struck and killed in her car, claiming he was riding in a negligent fashion and the ensuing accident caused her mental distress.
Personal injury lawsuits can be very expensive and protracted experiences. Even if you win your suit, it can be difficult to obtain those damages and you may have to pay other fees to enforce the judgement. Consult legal help to evaluate your case and determine what types of damages you may be eligible for.
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Yet again, the Internet was wrong. The Internet was just full of people saying how terrible this movie was and that the producers defiled the very essence of the Fantastic Four in so many ways, but especially by casting Michael B. Jordan as the Human Torch/Johnny Storm. Well, the Internet was just plain wrong. This movie wasn't terrible, this movie was super terrible, and Jordan was fine.
Let's start with Miles Teller as Mr. fantastic. I'm not sure why they decided they needed to make this a young adult movie, but they decided they were going to make the Fantastic Four really, really young. Okay, bad direction to go in, but where do we go from here? Well, let's just start off by grabbing somebody who has already been in young adult movies – I know! Let's just grab someone from the Divergent series! And so it was written, and so it was done. Miles is at best a bland actor, and this character was written just as blandly.
On we move to Michael B Jordan, the man who has the gall to show up on set as an African-American. Johnny storm is supposed to be a really charismatic, fun-loving character. It seemed like Michael really tried to play in that way, but he just didn't have a script that could support it. I can't fault his acting, I can only fault the script he was given in the dialogue he was forced to say. The same can be said for Kate Mara and Sue Storm. I know she's a good actress, but she didn't have anything to go with.
Jamie Bell and Toby Kebbell are a couple of also-rans in this movie. This is especially disappointing, as The Thing is a very nuanced character for what Stan Lee originally designed to be the heavy in this group. When you're outdone playing a character made out of stone by Michael Chiklis, it's time to really think about where your career is going and what scripts you've actually read before you signed up to be in the movie.
It seems like the only talent in this movie comes from Reg E. Cathey as Sue and Johnny's father. He also happens to be the guy who's running a pseudo-governmental scientific research group that has been experimenting with quantum realities. Here we start to get into the real crux of the issue – the basic storyline. The original story for the fantastic four was ridiculous. It was a comic book, it was created in 1961, and readers weren't particularly sophisticated at that time. So, you have a group of four friends who go into space, get bombarded with completely not understood "cosmic rays," and all four gain these weird superpowers. Yes, it's stupid, but it's not substantially more stupid than what this movie came up with.
45 minutes in, and we just now found the SuperOoze!
Like a lot of reboots, this movie is essentially an origin story. The problem is, it never really gets past the origin story, and the origin story that it has is pretty stupid. Rather than cosmic rays granting them powers, which would be utterly ridiculous, they go to a different dimension and all get some kind of green superooze (presumably not the same stuff that gave Daredevil the ability to see without his eyes or gave it the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles intelligence and skills and an insatiable appetite for pizza) all over them, and this results in the exact same goddamn thing as the cosmic rays would've done.
Direction was bad
Story was bad
Acting was moderate
Dialogue was bad
Effects were actually pretty good (except for the CG monkey)
Bottom Line: I didn't know what it would take for me to appreciate Rise of the Silver Surfer. Now I know.
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