We met at an open mic in Blagdon back in 2015, and since then we've done a few gigs together. Saskia is a genuine, good-hearted and unique person, and although she is originally from Cornwall, she did spend a couple of years in Bristol and to me is also basically one of us! She has released a number of EPs over the years, including Dancing With the Night (2016), and is currently working on her debut album Entertaining Possibilities.
While on a day trip from London to Bristol, Karin Fransson wandered into The Fringe for the open mic. I can't remember what year this was (possibly 2013?), but what I do remember was that everyone was blown away from the moment she began her first song until the last – the room went so quiet. I was standing next to Henry Slim (we'll talk about him later) and we were both like, "Wow".
There isn't a scale that can measure the warmth in Karin's soulful and deft voice, and her songs are like sunshine-filled pieces of chocolate: heavenly and luxurious. I finally got around to doing a show in London in 2017, which she kindly agreed to do with me, and it was a blast (and hopefully not our last). In addition to working as a songwriter, backing singer and session musician, Karin released the album Private Behaviour in 2011.
The cool story here is that I was actually at this particular open mic night with my brother Ellis, accompanying him on guitar. We had planned to go to one open mic, but couldn't find anywhere to park. So we kept driving and eventually ended up on Cheltenham Road, where there was a nice space, so we parked there and walked into Left Bank instead. Theoretically, seeing as I wasn't actually performing myself, and we had intended to be at a completely different open mic, I shouldn't have even met Salma. But I am so glad that I did.
Salma's music, in German and English, ranges from soft and sweet, to raw and gritty, and her distinctive voice can soar powerfully, or calm you as if she were telling you a captivating bedtime story. We played a few gigs while she was in Bristol, one of which is (to date) my favourite gig ever – a bunch of her flatmates and many of my relatives were in attendance, so it was a very warm, jovial evening.
Do you know what else is weird? Salma had only just arrived from Germany a few days before that open mic, to study for a year, which was the same week that I decided to try and pick up German again (with little success I can now tell you, since I've put it down again…) She also – like me – plays an acoustic nylon-string guitar, which I don't see as often. Anyway, Salma, who is bubbly, remarkably sweet and self-effacing, has released a couple of EPs, and now fronts her own band Salma mit Sahne (translated: Salma with Cream).
Someone else who knows all about mysterious coincidences in life, as confirmed by the title of her debut album, is my good friend Julia Turner. I officially met her in 2012 or 2013 at an open mic that my dad, Everton, ran at Doli (which used to be on Cheltenham Road), and years later I would find out that I'd already heard her voice prior to this meeting on a song that she had worked on with my dad years ago – I just didn't know it was her.
Julia has one of the clearest tones that I have ever heard from a vocalist – it's incredible – and she wields her instrument in a soothing, understated manner. We've done a lot of gigs together, whether it be opening for one another or providing backing vocals. She's a very caring and attentive person, more interested in the wellbeing of others than her own, and we have many deep, therapeutic conversations over cups of tea that I appreciate a great deal.
Julia studied at Leeds College of Music, spent a year in Australia with her husband, where she wrote and recorded her first album City Synchronicity (2012), before returning to Bristol. In 2016 she released her second album Fifteen Times the Moon, and continues to sing as part of The Eko Trio, as well as work with choirs, such as her parent and child friendly BYOB Choir: Bring Your Own Baby Choir.
Very well-known on the blues scene in Bristol, Henry Slim is a tremendously talented harmonica player – certainly the best one I know. He is also one of the most self-deprecating people you can meet, which makes it quite a task to praise or compliment him, so I'll just say this: he is extremely perceptive and he knows his stuff. We met at The Fringe open mic back in 2012, and he reminded me just the other day that apparently that night he was told off by comedian Simon Evans for having a harmonica jam outside, which could be heard inside while I was performing. So there's that.
I can only vaguely recall some of these details, but evidently I didn't hold him in contempt, as he played harmonica on a few tracks on my first album in 2014. Aside from the harp, Henry also sings, plays guitar and piano, which makes him well versed and equipped to be part of the many outfits he leads or lends his musicianship to, such as The Slimline Shufflers, Sayer 'n' Slim Trio, Screamin' Miss Jackson and the Slap Ya Mama Big Band, Bucucrasu and The King Dukes.


Lyle started working with Lumber One Avon in April 1979. A year later, he became the operations manager. Lyle has general contracting experience ranging from building small decks, garages, single family homes, schools, churches, multi-family homes and apartments. During his time at Lumber One Avon, Lyle has developed a motto which states, "No job is too big or too small, and any job worth doing is worth doing well". Lyle can be reached in the Avon office or by cell at 320-980-4825.


The words capitol and capital seem to be very similar, but they are from different Latin roots.
This Iulius to the capitolie went.
There the Capitol thou seest...On the Tarpeian rock.
The spot-less sp'rits of light...Greet their great victor in his capitol.
An Act directing the Building the Capitol and the City of Williamsburgh.
Doctor Thornton's plan of a capitol.
In Latin, the words caput and Capitoline may be distantly related, but their origins are obscure.


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Q: How to access refs with react-sortable-hoc, withref I tried using the "withref" in react-sortable-hoc and I need to have my parent component access the children components for some calls I need to invoke on the parent side. I'm not sure where to even call the getWrappedInstance, which seems to be providing access to the children component.
I'm aware of forwarding but it seems like react-sortable-hoc have a different implementation.
To be more specific, I have something like this:
const SortableItem = SortableElement((props) => (

    <MyElement {...props}/>

), {withRef: true});

const MidasSortableContainer = SortableContainer(({ children }: { children: any }) => {
  return
{children}
;
}, {withRef: true});

<MySortableContainer
  axis="xy"
  onSortEnd={this.onSortEnd}
  useDragHandle
>{chartDivs}</MySortableContainer>

Before I wrapped in HOC, I was able to do the following
const chartDivs = elements.map(({childName}, index) => {
      return <MyElement
              ref={r => this.refsCollection[childName] = r}
...

Does anyone have any ideas how to achieve the same after wrapping with HOC? Thanks.

A: The key is from source code: https://github.com/clauderic/react-sortable-hoc/blob/master/src/SortableElement/index.js#L82
getWrappedInstance() function.
I guess, after is your origin code:
// this is my fake MyElement Component
class MyElement extends React.Component {
  render () {
    return (

This is test my element

    )
  }
}

// this is your origin ListContainer Component
class OriginListContainer extends React.Component {
  render () {
    const elements = [
      { childName: 'David' },
      { childName: 'Tom' }
    ]

    return (

        {
          elements.map(({ childName }, index) => {
            return <MyElement key={index} ref={r => this.refsCollection[childName] = r} />
          })
        }

    )
  }
}

Now you import react-sortable-hoc
import { SortableElement, SortableContainer } from 'react-sortable-hoc'

First you create new Container Component:
const MySortableContainer = SortableContainer(({ children }) => {
  return
{children}
;
})

Then make MyElement be sortable
/**
 * Now you have new MyElement wrapped by SortableElement
 */
const SortableMyElement = SortableElement(MyElement, {
  withRef: true
})

Here is import:

*

*You should use SortableElement(MyElement, ... to SortableElement((props) => <MyElement {...props}/>, second plan will make ref prop be null

*{ withRef: true } make your can get ref by getWrappedInstance
OK, now you can get your before ref like after ref={r => this.refsCollection[childName] = r.getWrappedInstance()} />
Here is full code:
const MySortableContainer = SortableContainer(({ children }) => {
  return
{children}
;
})

/**
 * Now you have new MyElement wrapped by SortableElement
 */
const SortableMyElement = SortableElement(MyElement, {
  withRef: true
})

class ListContainer extends React.Component {
  refsCollection = {}

  componentDidMount () {
    console.log(this.refsCollection)
  }

  render () {
    const elements = [
      { childName: 'David' },
      { childName: 'Tom' }
    ]

    return (
      <MySortableContainer
        axis="xy"
        useDragHandle
      >
        {
          elements.map(({ childName }, index) => {
            return (
              <SortableMyElement
                index={index}
                key={index}
                ref={r => this.refsCollection[childName] = r.getWrappedInstance()} />
            )
          })
        }
      </MySortableContainer>
    )
  }
}

Append
Ehh...
before I said: You should use SortableElement(MyElement, ... to SortableElement((props) => <MyElement {...props}/>, second plan will make ref prop be null
if you really wanna use callback function, you can use like after:
const SortableMyElement = SortableElement(forwardRef((props, ref) => <MyElement ref={ref} {...props} />), {
  withRef: true
})

But here NOT the true use of forwardRef

Ehh... choose your wanna.

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The Big and Small at the Brand New Conference
Newer names made their mark at New York's annual brand identity event last week
By Anne Quito, Superscript September 18, 2013
"The most exciting thing you can do as a graphic designer is to reinvent the world every day," declared Pentagram founder and irrepressible philosopher-king Bob Gill. Gill joined more than 500 attendees and fellow design luminaries including Michael Bierut, Debbie Millman, and Armin Vit for the Brand New Conference in New York City last Friday. As Bierut noted, it was a gathering of experts. Helvetica-hating, industry-insider, logo-design snarkasm was a reliable refrain.
North Carolina-based designer/illustrator Matt Stevens. Photo by Andrew Shepherd © Under Consideration.
Michael Bierut, a partner in the New York design firm Pentagram. Photo by Andrew Shepherd © Under Consideration.
Jason Klein and Casey White of Brandiose, a San Diego-based practice specializing in minor league baseball logos. Photo by Andrew Shepherd © Under Consideration
Pentagram founder Bob Gill. Photo by Andrew Shepherd © Under Consideration.
Brand New Conference co-organizer Armin Vit. Photo by Andrew Shepherd © Under Consideration.
Audience comment card. Andrew Shepherd © Under Consideration.
From the Yahoo! logo redesign, to the strategic serifs on the Obama campaign mark, to rejected proposals for the Whitney Museum identity, branding war stories were at the forefront during this all-day event. But the most resonant presentations were those that lacked the built-in gravitas of a big-name client or the inherent self-consciousness of a practitioner working on his own personal brand, or tethered to a famous firm.
Best friends since kindergarten, Jason Klein and Casey White formed Brandiose, a San Diego-based practice specializing in minor league baseball logos for America's heartland cities. From the Richmond Flying Squirrels to the Bowling Green Hot Rods, to the asparagus-toting Stockton Steve logo, Klein and White have built a thriving business immersing themselves in the history and lore of every city to ever hire them. Their work hinges on creating a memorable emblem that the town can rally around. "It's fun to think Major league, but we're minor league baseball guys," declared White. If the best brands are about authenticity and clarity, Brandiose is grandiose in its candor and straightforward approach.
Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits Debbie Millman
Bob Gill, so far. Bob Gill
North Carolina-based designer/illustrator Matt Stevens's work gained wide exposure after his parody of the Dunkin' Donuts logo went viral on April Fools' Day on the Brand New website. Having worked at small- to mid-sized design agencies throughout his career, Stevens decided to open his own practice and leave time to pursue passion projects in between client work. "I'm always trying to chase the feeling of being that kid at the kitchen table drawing stuff." His self-initiated projects, notably the Max100 project featuring 100 variations on the sneaker archetype, showed off his versatility as an illustrator and led to commissions from paying clients. "Sometimes instinct is just as important as intellect," Stevens remarked.
The Brand New Conference is organized by Armin Vit and Bryony Gomez-Palacio, founders of UnderConsideration. The 2014 conference will be held in Chicago.
Overheard at the Brand New Conference:
"Listen to the statement, the statement will often design itself."
—Bob Gill on finding answers in design briefs
"What is this? An audience or a jury? This is the last time I come to 23rd Street."
—Bob Gill presenting before a silent audience after the lunch break
"To obtain an original image, you have to remove yourself from the mob."
—Bob Gill
"We design for the circus business."
—Jason Klein and Casey White of Brandiose on designing for minor league baseball teams
"This is all the magic of Photoshop. That water bottle is going to appear again, don't freak out."
—Michael Bierut revealing never-before-seen Pentagram proposals for the Whitney Museum identity
"Making is where our seeds of creativity began—making and marking."
—Debbie Millman on the origin of branding
"Don't ever test anything you can't live with."
—Josh Higgins on focus groups for Obama campaign
Nation Rebranding 101: Inside the "Know Canada" Campaign
15 Books on Branding and Brand Design

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Come on down to Seattle this weekend and join us at PAX West for another weekend of games and pretty much nothing else!
This year is all about Double Fine Presents, so you'll be able to play Knights and Bikes, Ooblets, and GNOG on ios. We'll also be hosting a Gang Beasts tournament, so show up Friday or Saturday morning to earn a place in the semi finals, and a chance to compete for the championship on Sunday!
Our shop will be extra large this year to accommodate all the goodies we have, including a host of vinyl records, some new shirts (new whispering rock colors!) and of course our two new official PAX Pinnys.
We're in our usual spot on the 4th floor expo, next to playstation, booth #106
On sunday evening we'll be hosting a fan meet in the usual spot - Hard Rock Seattle on Pike. It's free admission, and no PAX pass is required, which means you have no excuse not to come! You can RSVP now on Facebook if you like. Hope to see you in Seattle this weekend folks!
Some of our games will no longer work on the new version of iOS
As is pretty much always the case, a new version of iOS for iphones and ipads will arrive soon. But this update comes with a frustrating slice of modernization: Once installed, iOS 11 will no longer allow you to launch 32-bit apps.
Lots of our games and apps are still 32-bit, and so we face the dilemma of either updating them to be compatible with the new 64-bit iOS (which is more complicated than it sounds) or we lose them forever.
We're going to do our best to support our games and sail with them into this bright new 64-bit future, but unfortunately there's not enough room on the lifeboat for everyone, and some of our apps are destined to sink into the briny depths of oblivion.
Safely in the lifeboat:
These guys will be updated to work on iOS 11 and beyond.
Full throttle Remastered
Left marooned somewhere:
These guys will be stranded briefly on limbo island whilst we figure out how best to save them.
Middle Manager of Justice
Lost to the depths:
Sadly these apps will not be updated for the new iOS.
Dropchord
Psychonauts Vault Viewer
The Psychonauts Vault Viewer lives on in video form thanks to 2 Player Productions, see below!
Alas, poor Costume Quest for iOS and Dropchord and The Cave will be no more.
It's worth noting that if you never upgrade to the new iOS then these three apps will go on working for that device, and should still appear on the app store for you too. The Vault Viewer is already free, but we will soon make Dropchord and Costume Quest games free too for anyone who chooses to remain in the past, and for everyone to be able to enjoy them in these final moments. The Cave's future is uncertain, and is in SEGA's hands, but it will not be updated.
Here is the Psychonauts Vault Viewer Archive Edition, which features some exclusive Psychonauts commentary from Tim and Scott C.
Watch Lee Petty unbox the Headlander Vinyl Soundtrack
The synth-filled Headlander soundtrack by David Earl is now available on Vinyl, in a limited edition from iam8bit. Watch the below to see all the love that went into making it, and order yours today!
Full Throttle Remastered is out now for iOS
Full Throttle Remastered, the third game in our series of remastered Tim Schafer classics from the LucasArts days, hits the AppStore today!
Check out this new story trailer, cut for us by trailer master Derek Lieu, to see Full Throttle like you've never seen it before…
Double Fine at E3 2017
It's that time of year once more, where three infamous Es come together to celebrate their unity. The Electronics Entertainment Expo is underway here in Los Angeles, and if you look carefully enough you might just spot a few Double Fine folks talking about video games. Here are all the live stream appearances we have planned, where you'll be able to learn more about about the various games we are publishing this and next year. All the times are PST!
6pm - Tim & Jack Black - live in conversation at the Coliseum
Facebook Live, Twitch, YouTube and Mixer.com.
10:30am - Twitch - GangBeasts
12:30pm - Twitch - Knights and Bikes, Ooblets
3:00pm - IGN - Ooblets
3:30pm - Kinda Funny - Gang Beasts
5:30pm - GameSpot - Knights and Bikes, Ooblets, Gang Beasts
11:00am - Rooster Teeth
2:30pm - Shacknews - Knights and Bikes, Ooblets, Gang Beasts
6:00pm - Super News Daily - Knights and Bikes, Ooblets, Gang Beasts
Psychonauts 2 Fig update #4!
The latest Psychonauts 2 project update is live! In it we detail moving from pre-production to full production and what exactly that means, plus a deep dive on Raz's new outfit, which you can see all up-close-and-personal-like below! Head on over to Fig to read more!
Psychonauts 2 - Raz's new outfit by Doublefine on Sketchfab
Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin Physical Release
Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin is getting a touchy-feely Physical Release, primed and ready for a spot in your prized game collection.
It's out today in Gamestop, and will be out Monday on Amazon, but you can pre order now! As a rather lovely bonus, the game also comes bundled with a code for the original Psychonauts!
Broken Age Physical Release from Limited Run Games
Broken Age is getting a splendid physical release for PS4 and PS Vita courtesy of Limited Run Games! As their name suggests, these editions are very limited in number, and will be available from June 9th for $29.99. Head on over to their website for more info!
Welcome to Amnesia Fortnight 2017!
For the uninitiated, Amnesia Fortnight is an internal game jam in which the Double Fine development teams drop what they're doing and work on prototypes for new games. It was originally designed as a break away from traditionally long development cycles to make something different for a while, but in later years provided prototypes for games such as Costume Quest, Hack n' Slash and Stacking.
Everyone at Double Fine has the opportunity to pitch a game, and via a Humble Bundle that gives access to older prototypes, YOU can vote on the ones you want to see us make! (You have until April 7th to vote!)
Two projects will be chosen by you, one by the folks here at Double Fine, and one by Tim.
The actual games making begins on April 12th, and the entire thing will be captured by the 2 Player Productions team who will upload a documentary episode every day so you can watch along at home, and get a glimpse into the process of making games
The video above gives you a quick glance at all the potential projects, but to see them all you'll need to head on over to Humble and check them all out! To vote you'll need to spend at least $1, but sending more unlocks extra bonus content. This year we will also be supporting Special Effect, a UK based charity that helps people with disabilities to enjoy video games.
Community Project!
This year the Double Fine Action Forums community will be jamming alongside us, and we'll be mentoring them along the way. They've put together their own pitch videos, and you can vote for their project on our forums, where you will also be able to sign up and join in the fun yourself. Join us and make some games!
Amnesia Fortnight is back!
Amnesia Fortnight is an internal studio game jam in which everyone here pitches a game, and then you get to vote which ones we'll spend the next two weeks making. The entire thing will be once more documented by 2 Player Productions so you can follow along at home.
The fun begins on 4/4, look out for more info then!
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This is the fourth of nine Readers Underground conversations on Peter Sloterdijk's Spheres trilogy, Volume 1: Bubbles.
In this conversation, we discuss Chapter 3, "Humans in the Magic Circle: On the Intellectual History of the Fascination with Closeness," and Excursus 1, "Thought Transmission," pps. 207–268.
We are reading all three volumes of philosopher Peter Sloterdijk's Spheres trilogy: Bubbles, Globes, and Foam. The live-recorded conversations for Bubbles took place between April and August, 2017, and the conversations for Globes took place between October 2017 and May 2018. However, the conversation continues in our forum. A reading schedule for Foam is yet to be determined.


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New treatment could reduce chronic lung disease in premature babies
In a new study, Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a Medical College of Georgia neonatologist and doctors at the University of Southern California and the University of Oklahoma are studying 60 premature babies. They believe a less traumatic way of delivering surfactant, a lung lubricant that preemies need to help them breathe, could reduce the incidence of respiratory problems they'll have later in life. Credit: Medical College of Georgia
A less traumatic way of delivering surfactant, a lung lubricant that premature babies need to help them breathe, could reduce the incidence of respiratory problems they'll have later, Medical College of Georgia physicians say.
The problem is that while surfactant keeps the tiny air sacs inside the lungs from sticking together when they inflate and deflate while breathing, the delivery method causes trauma to the respiratory system and can lead to chronic lung disease, says Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, an MCG neonatologist.
"Traditionally, babies are given the surfactant through an endotracheal tube and left on the ventilator until they can be weaned off," he says. "But that can cause trauma to the lungs in several ways – damage caused by the amount of pressure and volume used to breathe for the baby; trauma caused by the endotracheal tube; and trauma from the high concentration of oxygen."
In a new study, Dr. Bhatia, chief of the Department of Pediatrics' Section of Neonatology in the School of Medicine, and doctors at the University of Southern California and the University of Oklahoma are studying 60 premature babies. Thirty will receive surfactant the traditional way and another 30 will receive the substance through an endotracheal tube that is quickly removed. Those babies will then be placed on a less invasive Continuous Positive Airway Pressure device that gently pushes oxygen in through the nose.
"The idea behind this is that removing the tube as soon as you deliver the surfactant and putting them on a non-invasive nasal CPAP reduces the trauma," Dr. Bhatia says. "The lungs of premature babies are very fragile and the ventilator can cause scarring, which results in the chronic lung disease and difficulty breathing later."
Of the 12.5 percent of babies born prematurely in the United States each year, over 50 percent of them will develop the disease, depending on how small they are when they are born, he says.
"If a baby is born at 3 to 6 months, we could be talking about three months of recovery time spent on a ventilator and oxygen before they reach the normal gestational age (36 weeks) and can typically breathe without support," he says. "That's a long time to be on a ventilator."
Doctors will reexamine the babies after one week and again at 36 weeks gestational age because chronic lung disease, which can last from one to five years, is often characterized by the need for additional oxygen after reaching 36 weeks.
As they get older, children with chronic lung disease have more asthma-like attacks, get more infections and generally have more respiratory problems because they already have damaged lungs, Dr. Bhatia says.
"There are lifetime effects as well, such as limitations of exercise," he says. "We believe that even with the progress we've made with it, that we have reached a limit of the surfactant itself. The next strategies will have to be how to limit the time of being on a ventilator or positive pressure device."
Source: Medical College of Georgia
Synthetic surfactant could ease breathing for patients with lung disease and injury
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Hitlist - : Kinny
There are 15 hits.
1. The breakup of Rodinia: did it start with a mantle plume beneath South China?
Li, Z.X.; LI, X.H.; Kinny, P.D.; WANG, J.
In: Earth and Planetary Science Letters (BAS), 173, No. 3, 171-181 Li, Z.X. (Author) 552.3
2. Episodic growth of the Gondwana supercontinent from hafnium and oxygen isotopes in zircon
Kemp, A.I.S.; Hawkesworth, C.J.; PATERSON, B.A.; Kinny, P.D.
In: Nature, 439, No. 7076, 580-583 Kemp, A.I.S. (Author) 551.13
3. The foreland-propagating thrust architecture of the East Greenland Caledonides 72 degrees- 75 degrees N
Higgins, A.K.; Elvevold, S.; Escher, J.C.; Frederiksen, K.S.; Gilotti, J.A.; Henriksen, N.; Jepsen, H.F.; Jones, K.A.; Kalsbeek, F.; Kinny, P.D.; Leslie, A.G.; Smith, M.P.; Thrane, K.; Watt, G.R.
In: Journal of the Geological Society of London Vol. 161 pt/no 6 (2004) p 1009-1026, p 1009-1026 Higgins, A.K. (Author) 00565
4. New evidence for protolith ages of Lewisian granulites, northwest Scotland : Geology 23(11) 1995 p.1027-1030
Friend, C.R.L.; Kinny, P.D.
Copies: 2 Friend, C.R.L. (Author) 07128
5. Palaeoproterozoic terrane assembly in the Lewisian Gneiss Complex on the Scottish mainland, south of Gruinard Bay : SHRIMP U-Pb zircon evidence [electronic version] : In: Precambrian research Vol. 183 pt/no 1 (2010) p. 89-111
Love, G.J.; Friend, C.R.L.; Kinny, P.D. Love, G.J. (Author) Electronic only
6. Proposal for a terrane-based nomenclature for the Lewisian Gneiss complex of nw Scotland
Kinny, P.D.; Friend, C.R.L.; Love, G.J.
In: Journal of the Geological Society of London Vol. 162 pt/no 1 (2005) p 175-186, p 175-186 Kinny, P.D. (Author) 00565
7. A reappraisal of the Lewisian Gneiss Complex: geochronological evidence for its tectonic assembly from disparate terranes in the proterozoic
In: Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 142(2) 2001 p.198-218, p.198-218 Friend, C.R.L. (Author) 02624
8. Three metamorphic events recorded in a single garnet : integrated phase modelling, in situ LA-ICPMS and SIMS geochronology from the Moine Supergroup, NW Scotland
Cutts, K.A.; Kinny, P.D.; Strachan, R.A.; Hand, M.; Kelsey, D.E.; Emery, M.R.G.; Friend, C.R.L.; Leslie, A.G.; Australia. University of Adelaide; Australia. Curtin University of Technology; University of Portsmouth; British Geological Survey Cutts, K.A. (Author) BGS Staff Paper 05437
9. U-Pb geochronology of deformed metagranites in central Sutherland, Scotland: evidence for widespread late Silurian metamorphism and ductile deformation of the Moine Supergroup during the Caledonian orogeny
Kinny, P.D.
In: Journal of the Geological Society of London 160(2) 2003 p.259-269, p.259-269 Kinny, P.D. (Author) 00565
10. U-Pb geochronology of late Neoproterozoic augen granites in the Moine Supergroup, NW Scotland: dating of rift-related, felsic magmatism during supercontinent break-up
11. U-Pb geochronology of regional migmatites, East Sutherland, Scotland: evidence for crustal melting during the Caledonian orogeny
In: Journal of the Geological Society of London 156(6) 1999, p.1143-1152 Kinny, P.D. (Author)
12. U-Pb isotopic evidence for the accretion of different crustal blocks to form the Lewisian Complex of northwest Scotland : Contributions to Mineralogy & Petrology 129(4) 1997 p.326-340
Kinny, P.D.; Friend, C.R.L.
Copies: 1 Kinny, P.D. (Author) 02624
13. U-Pb zircon dating of basement inliers within the Moine Supergroup, Scottish Caledonides : implications of Archaean protolith ages
Friend, C.R.L.; Strachan, R.A.; Kinny, P.D.
In: In: Journal of the Geological Society of London Vol. 165 pt/no 4 (2008) p. 807-815, p. 807-815 Friend, C.R.L. (Author) 00565
14. Zircon ages and the distribution of Archaean and Proterozoic rocks in the Rauer Islands
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Q: How to fix vertical panel text and indicator plugins in Xubuntu 16.04 I've been using Ubuntu with Xfce for years and I love it.
However, a recent update (I suppose) has broken the text orientation (that used to be vertical but is now horizontal) on my vertical taskbar/panel. I'd like to make the text vertical again (see picture, only the taskbar is relevant).

In addition, the wi-fi indicator plugin does not appear anymore unless my computer connects automatically to an internet box on startup. Generally this is okay, but it makes things a bit annoying when I bring my computer someplace new (I have to save my panel configuration, put the default one, click on the wi-fi indicator to connect and remember the connection, load my previous panel, then restart or do it all over again if ever I have to reconfigure that connection or reconnect).
Thank you for the support !

A: What worked for me: changing the Mode of the panel to Deskbar (from the other modes available: Horizontal and Vertical).
System: Xubuntu 16.04.1


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Tyler carefully chooses projects with which he collaborates and believes in the ideas and perspectives of the team he joins.
We are pleased that professionals of this level pay attention to our project and are ready to develop it together.
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Soap Opera Woman: Excuse me.
Waking Life has broken new ground surrounding the idea of animation. Filming people, then having artists with different styles "animate" the recorded scenes was brilliant. The visuals are constantly changing, providing an aurora of sights that you can not take your eyes off of. Trippy? Yes, Burnt Out? No- This movie can not only be appreciated for the wild images, but for the story-line as well... On second thought-story-line might not be the right word. The actual "plot" of this movie can be seen as an hour and a half of the most interesting philosophy course one can find. The characters and conversations are deep, fascinating, and thought-provoking. You must see this movie more than once because it is almost impossible to absorb what you see and be able to fully appreciate the genius of the script. I've seen it about 5 times and there are still some scenes I have yet to fully grasp. Sit back and treat your eyes and mind to the most stimulating film of the year.
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package de.martinspielmann.readonly.web.panel;

import org.apache.wicket.markup.html.panel.Panel;
import org.apache.wicket.request.mapper.parameter.PageParameters;

import de.martinspielmann.readonly.post.Post;
import de.martinspielmann.readonly.source.Source;
import de.martinspielmann.readonly.web.StatelessDataView;
import de.martinspielmann.readonly.web.dataprovider.PostsDataProvider;
import de.martinspielmann.readonly.web.page.PostsPage;

import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
import java.time.format.FormatStyle;
import java.time.ZoneId;
import java.util.Locale;
import org.apache.wicket.markup.repeater.data.DataView;
import org.apache.wicket.markup.html.WebMarkupContainer;
import org.apache.wicket.markup.repeater.Item;
import org.apache.wicket.markup.html.link.BookmarkablePageLink;
import org.apache.wicket.markup.html.basic.Label;
import org.apache.wicket.markup.html.basic.MultiLineLabel;
import org.apache.wicket.model.LambdaModel;
import org.apache.wicket.Component;

public class PostsPanel extends Panel {

	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

	private static final DateTimeFormatter FORMATTER = DateTimeFormatter.ofLocalizedDateTime(FormatStyle.MEDIUM)
			.withLocale(Locale.ENGLISH).withZone(ZoneId.systemDefault());
	private final Source source;

	public PostsPanel(String id, PageParameters params, Source sc) {
		super(id);
		this.source = sc;
		DataView<Post> dataView = createPostsListView(new PostsDataProvider(sc), params);
		add(dataView);
		add(createNavigatorLinks(dataView));
	}

	private Component createNavigatorLinks(DataView<Post> dataView) {
		WebMarkupContainer navigationContainer = new WebMarkupContainer("navigationContainer") {
			/**
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			private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

			@Override
			protected void onConfigure() {
				super.onConfigure();
				setVisible(dataView.getItemsPerPage() < dataView.getItemCount());
			}
		};

		BookmarkablePageLink<PostsPage> older = new BookmarkablePageLink<PostsPage>("older", PostsPage.class,
				new PageParameters().add("page", dataView.getCurrentPage() + 1)) {
			/**
					 *
					 */
			private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

			@Override
			protected void onConfigure() {
				super.onConfigure();
				setVisible(dataView.getItemCount() > (dataView.getItemsPerPage() * (1 + dataView.getCurrentPage())));
			}

		};

		BookmarkablePageLink<PostsPage> later = new BookmarkablePageLink<PostsPage>("later", PostsPage.class,
				new PageParameters().add("page", dataView.getCurrentPage() - 1)) {
			/**
			 *
			 */
			private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

			@Override
			protected void onConfigure() {
				super.onConfigure();
				setVisible(dataView.getCurrentPage() > 1);
			}
		};

		BookmarkablePageLink<PostsPage> latest = new BookmarkablePageLink<PostsPage>("latest", PostsPage.class) {
			/**
			 *
			 */
			private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

			@Override
			protected void onConfigure() {
				super.onConfigure();
				setVisible(dataView.getCurrentPage() > 0);
			}

		};
		navigationContainer.add(older);
		navigationContainer.add(later);
		navigationContainer.add(latest);
		return navigationContainer;
	}

	private DataView<Post> createPostsListView(PostsDataProvider provider, PageParameters params) {
		StatelessDataView dataView = new StatelessDataView("posts", provider, getItemsPerPage(), params) {
			/**
			 *
			 */
			private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

			protected void populateItem(Item<Post> item) {
				PageParameters linkParameters = new PageParameters().add("name", item.getModelObject().getNameForUrl());
				BookmarkablePageLink<PostsPage> link = new BookmarkablePageLink<PostsPage>("link", PostsPage.class,
						linkParameters);
				item.add(link);
				link.add(new Label("headline", LambdaModel.of(() -> item.getModelObject().getHeadline())));
				item.add(new Label("category", LambdaModel.of(() -> item.getModelObject().getCategory())));
				item.add(new MultiLineLabel("content", LambdaModel.of(() -> item.getModelObject().getContentShort())));
				item.add(new Label("date",
						LambdaModel.of(() -> FORMATTER.format(item.getModelObject().getLastModifiedDate()))));
				item.add(new Label("author", LambdaModel.of(() -> item.getModelObject().getAuthor())));
			};

		};
		return dataView;
	}

	private int getItemsPerPage() {
		return Integer
				.valueOf(source.getProps().getProperty("site.posts.itemsPerPage", String.valueOf(Integer.MAX_VALUE)));
	}
}


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Home/Tech/The food paradox answer shows how marine life survives
The food paradox answer shows how marine life survives
katewinsletDecember 1, 2021
Credit: CC0 public domain
Sea predators cannot survive at the average concentration of food found in the water. Instead, they survive by taking advantage of small patches in food-rich areas scattered in waterways around the world.
During the 181st American Acoustical Society meeting, which will be held from November 29th to December. 3. Kelly Benoit-Bird of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Institute will explain how to use sonar or active acoustics to interpret and display biological hotspots in marine life. The talk "Sound Solutions to the Seafood Paradox" will take place on Wednesday, December 1st at Hyatt Regency Seattle.
Using active acoustics, where acoustic pulses are generated and the resulting echoes are interpreted, researchers have discovered that the ocean is widely occupied by narrow hotspots of activity. Traditionally, these hotspots were overlooked by traditional sampling tools, but identifying them can provide a dynamic, layered map of marine life.
"We use a system very similar to that used to find the depth of the ocean, but instead of interpreting echoes from the ocean floor, we are more sensitive to mapping layers of life in the water. I'm using the system, "says Benoit-. bird. "We have found that animals of all sizes, from millimeter-length plankton to large predators, are unevenly distributed. This variation is how life in the ocean works. It 's very important to you. "
Survey results mean the sea food The speckled biota varies in depth and location, suggesting that animals must find and utilize small aggregates of resources.
In the Lasker diet paradox proposed in the 1970s, laboratory animals fed average concentrations of marine diet did not survive, while wild marine animals survived. The paradox is adjusted by Benoit-Bird findings to help animals not survive at average food concentrations, but adapt well to finding and utilizing resource patches and reducing total energy consumption for hunting. Is shown.
"For example, if popcorn, the equivalent of a bucket, is evenly distributed throughout the volume of a room and you have to fly around to capture each kernel, spending a lot of energy searching and getting enough. It's difficult. It's full. " "Instead, if all the popcorn is grouped together, the popcorn will be a much more satisfying snack. The amount of popcorn is the same, but changing the grouping method will make you full. Is decided.
"Sound tools High spatial resolution Long-term sampling to investigate processes that promote biological interactions in the ocean.You have to understand not just how many animal Is in OceanBut how are they distributed in order to effectively manage the marine resources we live in? "
The timing of translation reveals the importance of predator pressure in the twilight zone of the sea.
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Q: Gem version conflict I am getting the following error when I run 'bundle install':
Bundler could not find compatible versions for gem "activesupport":
  In Gemfile:
    google-drive (>= 0) ruby depends on
      middleman-core (>= 3.2.2) ruby depends on
        activesupport (~> 3.2.6) ruby

    rails (= 4.2.0) ruby depends on
      activesupport (4.2.0)

I don't specify a version for the google-drive gemfile, but I do specify gem 'rails', '4.2.0'.
If I fail to specify a rails version, I get a really old version.

A: Try to update google-drive. Run bundle update google-drive.

A: Well - it looks like I was using the wrong gem. It's google_drive not google-drive.


This week we talk about the emotion of culture and feelings, or emotions, at work and why they matter more than ever. We've covered this topic in a more specific way on the show several times (episodes 27, 30 and 34) so yeah, we think they're pretty important. However a lot of those shows had to do with the individual except for the one on emotional contagion and not necessarily the emotions of a group or within a culture.
The big idea here is that typically culture is talked about more in the cognitive sense; artifacts, processes, values, norms and assumptions that guide the behavior of the group. And, these are a huge part of the context but what about feelings and emotion and the groups shared collective affective values? Emotions do shape the way that we do our work and our culture. But what happens when these things are managed? For example, consider compassion as it applies to providers in healthcare or a security firm that doesn't have access to healthy levels of fear or risk. Imagine these cultures not having access to these two critical emotional components and attempting to do their best work within the specific contexts in which they do their work? It just likely wouldn't be very effective.
Additionally, positive emotions are consistently associated with better performance, quality and customer service. Empirical studies show the significant impact of emotions on how people perform on tasks, how engaged and creative they are and how committed they are to the organization. Every organization has an emotional culture even if it is one of suppression, repression or aggression. Dr. Edgar Schein even states that the most entrenched elements of an organizational culture are often the least visible. Consider a culture that fosters putting one employee against another in competition? This could be a very real part of an organization's culture that could be based on fear and yet, it may be so deep in the culture that it is deemed as a "this is the way it is" approach even if it isn't helpful to fostering and individual's best performance.
Also, there is also a fear of our emotions, especially sadness, fear and anger. Even more so there can be a fear of experiencing full joy and happiness in life. Dr. Sonya Lyubomirsky even describes our happiness set point or what we call the upper limit problem. So, our emotional lives in our culture is relevant when we consider how emotion impacts our ability to do our best work and what fear can do to us if we end up in the grip.
So, what emotions should we cultivate at work? Well, first we want to create a space for all emotions at work. Without over valuing any emotion or making any of them wrong or bad, we want to acknowledge them first. This creates first and foremost a space for inclusion of the person. After a level of acknowledgement, then we have the opportunity to move through the emotion and create a sense of being present to what is occurring in the moment. This is a big skill. After learning to do this, then we have the opportunity to create positive emotion and that are relevant to the culture in which we work.
As a leader, how are you modeling the emotions you want to experience with your team? How are you measuring the emotional pulse of your team?


Two young sinaloans will be recognized with a trip to the other side of the world for their excellent academic performance.
Culiacán, Sinaloa. With an average of excellence David Iván Quiñones Esparza of CETMAR 28 of Altata and Wendy García Atienzo of CBTA 133 of Recoveco Mocorito, will travel from April 18 to 28 of this year, this for the academic commitment they have made.
For his part, David Iván Quiñones Esparza, who is originally from Altata, where his father is a fisherman and his mother a housewife, will have the opportunity for his average of 10 to open the doors to travel to the other side of the world.
Regarding this, he expressed to the media this morning the cumulus of emotions that caused the next trip to make a completely different culture.
"It fills me with pride to participate because thanks to my effort, my studies and dedication, I have managed to advance and open more doors to my studies, have more knowledge and know cultures of other countries what can serve me in education because I want to be someone in life and be better every day, "he said.
It should be noted that the trip will visit universities, institutes and laboratories where you will have a closer look at the advances in science, technology and the avant-garde that is in Japanese culture.


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Q: Команда для нахождения количества таблиц в бд postgresql Есть команда \dt, а можно как-то узнать, сколько всего таблиц, не выводя список?

A: Посчитает (с системными таблицами):
SELECT COUNT(table_name) FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema NOT IN ('information_schema','pg_catalog');

Выдаст названия (с системными таблицами):
SELECT table_name FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema NOT IN ('information_schema','pg_catalog');

Посчитает в конкретных схемах:
SELECT COUNT(table_name) FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema NOT IN ('information_schema', 'pg_catalog') AND table_schema IN('schema_1', 'myschema');

--- далее можно написать
--- OR table_schema IN('schema_2', 'myschema')
...
--- OR table_schema IN('schema_N', 'myschema')


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INTERVIEW: With a partner like Mukesh Ambani's Jio, Infibeam expects to hit $100 billion in online transactions in the next 5 years
May 31, 2021, 16:29 IST
Mukesh Ambani's JioMart is already operating on Infibeam's ecommerce platform , and Infibeam Avenues is tied with Reliance Jio to set up a New Umbrella Entity (NUE). The next step is capturing their payments businesses to boost transaction volumes and value.Infibeam Avenues/BI India
Infibeam is betting on its relationship with Mukesh Ambani's JioMart to get the contract to handle the grocery outlet's online payment transactions
Right now, JioMart is the only private company that is using Infibeam's Government e-Marketplace (GeM) platform.
In an interview with Business Insider, Infibeam president of corporate finance — R Srikanth — explains how the company plans to meet its target of $100 billion in transactions over the next three to five years.
Scoring JioMart's payments transaction business is one of the pillars the fintech firm is banking on to get there.
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The Ahmedabad-based fintech company, Infibeam Avenues, is looking to expand its relationship with Mukesh Ambani's JioMart and ride that wave to $100 billion in transactions over the next three to five years.
Infibeam's share price over the last one yearBI India
Infibeam, which started out as an ecommerce company around the same time as Flipkart, is also looking to improve its operating margins as a percentage of its revenue from 61% to 65%. That's a jump of 400 basis points (bps) in the amount of profit it plans to generate from its earnings.
"We've seen a 60% growth, and considering that the same trend will continue, we will surpass $100 billion."
R Srikanth, president of corporate finance and investor relations at Infibeam
Infibeam actually started out around the same time as Flipkart, in 2007, as an ecommerce platform. While Flipkart chose to go into the customer facing business, Infibeam decided to dive into digital payments between businesses.
Right now, there are two main ways that the company makes money— payments and platforms. And, payment transactions are where Infibeam earns most of its revenue.
Whenever a transaction occurs on one of its platforms — whether that's CCAvenue, Bill Avenue or its flagship ResAvenue platform for the hospitality sector— Infibeam makes a cut. How much that share will be, depends on the value of the transaction. This means, the more money it processes, the more money it's making.
For this reason, JioMart, with its wide network of merchants and over 2.3 million active customers — according to a December 2020 JPMorgan report — is an opportunity that's just around the corner.
In an interview with Business Insider India, the president of corporate finance at Infibeam, R Srikanth, explains why the company has set its eyes on the $100 billion prize and how it plans to get there.
Here's how Infibeam plans to grow manifold in the next 3-5 years
Segment Payments Government e- Marketplace Neo Banking Acquirer Processor (CPGS) New umbrella entity (NUE)
Rationale Acquire payments processing for JioMart and expand in the international market Expand business with Jio and GoI Expand secured lending, bring in unsecured lending Replicate success from Oman in India Already applied for licence to create NUE with Reliance using the So Hum Bharat Digital Payments
Partner HDFC Bank, JP Morgan Chase Bank and others Jio Platforms, the Government of India Bank Muscat and Bank Dhofar Reliance Industries
Goal $100 billion Not disclosed $200 million Not disclosed Not disclosed
Mukesh Ambani and Infibeam are already friends
The two companies already have a relationship with JioMart being the first private company to use Infibeam's Government e-Marketplace (GeM) — an enterprise ecommerce software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that was only available to the Indian government before Ambani.
GeM crossed a cumulative transaction payments value of $13.5 billion in the last week of March 2021 and, according to Infibeam, the government plans to double that in the ongoing financial year.
In October last year, Reliance Jio entered into an agreement with Infibeam Avenues to use its platform for JioMart. Not only is Jio running its systems and services on Infibeam's platform, the maintenance and upkeep also fall with the fintech company.
But, for Infibeam, GeM is only a stepping stone. It's is looking to capture JioMart's payment gateway business to fuel its already growing transaction values even further.
Infibeam's quarterly transaction values over the last five quartersBI India
The fundamental point is that we've entered JioMart and the objective is that we would like to do the payments processing for JioMart.
Here are edited excerpts from the conversation:
You've set a target for $100 billion in the next three to five years. What makes you confident of achieving that goal?
Right now, the good thing is that the government e-marketplace (GeM) is tracking around ₹1 lakh crore. Payments business is also in excess of ₹1.2 lakh crore .
This is despite the fact that some sectors aren't fully open like aviation, travel, rail bookings, hotel bookings. These sectors haven't been fully opened, which is a major constraint as of now. That is our high margin-centric sector. The moment that gets opened, then you will have different results in terms of value of transactions.
Highest volume right now is from the education sector, utilities, bill payments — these are fully opened.
For all practical purposes, we're at a run rate of $28 billion. On an average, ₹50,000 crore for the quarter, means we can hit above ₹2 lakh crore at an annualised growth rate, which is $28 billion.
That is what gave us the confidence that in a 3-5 years time frame we can touch upon $100 billion in terms of transaction value purposes.
$100 billion in 3-5 years is not such a big task given that the digital push is going to be there. Because, our current digital market is around 15-16%, and there's headroom for higher digital push in the system.
We factored all this in, when we guided 65% net revenue margin for FY22 from the current 61% in FY21.
Infibeam's net profits and revenue over the last two yearsBI India
What role does your partnership with Jio play in reaching this target?
The GeM [Government e-Marketplace] platform has only been given to Jio [in the private sector]. And using their customisations and so on, JioMart has now gone live with our platform.
The fundamental point is that we've entered JioMart and the objective is that we would like to do the payments processing for JioMart. If that happens, we will have cornered the payments processing business of JioMart using our platform entry. In fact, platform entry only strengthened our relationship with Jio to a large extent.
And, what does this have to do with the new umbrella entity (NUE) you're trying to set up with Reliance?
NUE is a different animal altogether. We applied for the licence with our subsidiary So Hum [Bharat Digital Payments] along with Reliance, but I think we will only know the outcome by around October or November. That is the timeframe. Beyond that I will not be able to comment.
There is a lot of potential for NUE, the minute we get the licence.
But, until such time that we get the licence, we'll simply have to keep our fingers crossed.
How much do you see gaining from Reliance's payment business?
All of this has been factored into our guidance. When we say $100 billion in 3-5 years, that includes payments transactions from main accounts and also from the [sic] Jio's, existing merchants and so on and so forth.
Obviously, due to confidentiality reasons, the main transaction accounts I will not be able to reveal. But, it is all factored into that figure.
Can you shed a little light on what you're expecting from the neo banking aspect of your business?
In FY20, we announced neo banking to the public market. Under the neo banking umbrella, lending is an important portfolio and credit card issuance is another portfolio. For credit card issuance we've already acquired Cardpay Technologies in March 2020.
They're a card issuance platform that deals with artificial intelligence (AI).
Today, we're able to issue a credit card provided there is a corresponding bank and a non-banking financial company (NBFC). We are able to ensure credit cards to corporations in less than 15 minutes on a virtual basis. And, in less than four days depending on the logistics, on a physical basis.
The technology platform and everything is in place, rigged with AI. Now, under regulation, we cannot take the credit extension. So, we have to partner with NBFCs, to take the credit exposure.
Lending is not a science, it's an art. Therefore, while one side the partner discussions with the NBFC banks are all in progress, they don't want to limit the options of the neobanking umbrella. Therefore, we started a secured lending framework. Under the secured lending framework, we have done express settlement for our merchants.
We want to take this to $200 million.
Are you planning on investing in any new startups to bring in new technologies and new capabilities?
We were not strong in card issuance. In order to do neo banking and unsecured lending, you need to have a card instance platform on your watch. And we did not have one. So, we acquired Cardpay Technologies and built AI over there, and today, we have the ability to do card issuance.
The same way, global remittances is not our cup of tea. So that is being handled by our investee company, RemitGuru.
Having said that, on the credit algorithm, there could be a possibility. As and when we're ready for real lending through NBFCs and so on, we'll actively sync in our credit algorithm on the tech platform and then, at that time, we also actively look for acquiring companies in that space. But, not right now.
What kind of a timeline do you see for this?
For partnership discussion in terms of the road map and also the credit algorithms and the corresponding banking relationships and so on, it will take a few quarters. Not right now.
If you see our growth map, we're very strong in our conventional payment gateway business. Same way, we're very strong in the B2B payments business. Now, we have brought about two new business offerings — one is our CPGS [CCAvenue Payment Gateway Service] for banks. And, the second business offering that we've instituted is neo banking.
We are settling CPGS, we have to accelerate on express settlement and parallelly, we have to start unsecured lending.
How important is the global market for you?
Our road map for growth includes market expansion. Right now, we're in UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman. And we also have a physical presence in the US. Our next cup of tea is building up our overseas business.
Not the European market and UK, but in the US, we've already started our operation. Like, on the CPGS and PG [payment gateway] side, we've white labeled our solution to JPMC India for their India payments — we would like to replace that success in the US.
The COVID-19 situation has created a little bit of a break on that front. But the US is a low hanging fruit.
And, some of the Asian countries — like Indonesia and the Philippines — they're all low hanging fruits.
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From the same people who brought you Yaoi-Con, Tales of Anime is a brand new one-day convention aimed to bring fans of all ages exceptional entertainment. This inaugural event will be held at San Francisco's Cathedral Hill Hotel, August 28, 2004.
What makes Tales of Anime unique is its adherence to a new theme every year. This thematic variation both introduces and celebrates a different aspect of anime, manga, or gaming to the fan community. For its first year, Tales of Anime features the theme Heroes and Demons, a celebration of anime, manga, and games that pit a valiant hero against diabolical manifestations of monsters, beasts, or inhuman villains. Some examples include Yu Yu Hakusho, Saiyuki, RG Veda, Vampire Hunter D, Seimaden, Resident Evil, Castlevania, Devil May Cry, and Silent Hill. This theme will drive programming, costuming, contests and more, allowing fans a unique opportunity to express themselves creatively. In the spirit of this theme, the first annual Cosplay will also have a special "Survival Horror" award for the intrepid cosplayer who rise up to the challenge.
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Ever since she was child, Kayla has loved to draw and paint, and so she has grown up expecting that she would study art and design in college. She is therefore shocked to find out that some of her school grades are not good enough for her to get a scholarship to study art. Unfortunately, paying for college is not an option because Kayla's parents are not well off. For some time now Kayla's father has not being going to work as he should, and he will probably be fired soon.
The reason for his behavior is unclear. All Kayla knows is that ever since her father got his bar code tattoo, he has been behaving very strangely. He seems to think that the tattoo is more than just a means to make life easier.
Bar code tattoos are a relatively new thing in the United States. They are inked on a person's wrist using a tattoo machine, and the code connects to that person's medical, financial, and personal information. Instead of having to carry around an ecard to pay for things, all you have to do is to have your bar code scanned.
Kayla does not like the idea of having a number tattooed permanently on her skin. It seems a little creepy and too invasive, and so, unlike her friend Amber, she is not convinced that it is a good thing to do. This view only gets stronger when Kayla's father commits suicide. Her mother keeps insisting that the bar code tattoo that he husband had was responsible for his death, though she refuses to explain why. Instead, she tries to avoid the issue by drinking heavily and taking tranquilizers.
When Kayla turns seventeen, Amber tries to persuade Kayla to get her tattoo, but Kayla still resists. Then she meets a group of young people who are a part of a campaign that is called Decode. Led by a senator, the people who support the campaign believe that American citizens are losing too many of their civil rights, and that the tattoo will only make the situation worse. The senator believes that people should be able to choose how their personal information is stored and used.
Over time, it becomes harder and harder for people who don't have bar code tattoos to manage. Stores don't want to accept any other form of payment, and when Kayla tries to get a job, no one wants to hire her because she doesn't have a bar code tattoo. Then the government announces that everyone over the age of seventeen has to get a bar code tattoo, and Kayla's life becomes a nightmare.


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sweat smells like onions
if you eat a lot of onions/garlic, or the sulfur compounds can be produced by bacteria breaking down proteins. Sweat smells like garlic or skin smells like garlic whichever it is… Garlic is one of the most popular ingredients that add more flavor to our daily cooking and also, it is loaded with lots of health benefits. The cheese smell is the result of enzymes created by bacteria combining with an odorless fatty acid. As far as I know, the human part of the biochemistry is only partially understood. ANSWER:Armpits sweat can smell like onions when a person have a hyyperhidrosis.It is an unormal condition that the armpits smell to much because of a sweating problem.Armpits can smell like onions … Studies reveal that women's body odor contains high levels of sulphur compound, which when combined with bacteria feeding on sweat produces the smell of onion. 5 major reasons why your vagina smells like onion. You sweat will often smell like the food/drink/medication you have ingested." Of the two groups, the scientists agreed : Women had the more "unpleasant" smell. He has recently developed body odor, but in the past few days has had an onion odor.He bathed last night, but has the odor this morning. Question: My 7 yr old son smells like onions. It's comes from any place First thing to try is removing onion etc from your diet (beware onion powder in many processed foods) The sweat released by these glands is oily, opaque, and odorless. How to Get Rid of Sweat Smells Like Garlic. When you get into your shower, the last thing you want to do is clean yourself in water than smells like onions. Men's sweat, on the other hand, was found to contain high levels of fatty acid that when mixed with bacteria smells like cheese. My 7 yr old son smells like onions . Odor: Our sweat smells sometimes like onions and this can be due to what you have eaten and your personal bacteria production. Bacteria living in your pores and on your skin digest the protein and fats in your sweat-- that's what smells. He has recently developed body odor , but in the past few days has had an onion odor. The two main types of sweat glands are eccrine glands and apocrine glands. The combination of the two underarm residents creates a chemical called thiol, which smells distinctly like onions. Obviously, no one wants to smell like a walking ammonia factory, so understanding how to avoid this smell would be useful. Every vagina has an odor, but it should never smell like onions. Limiting pungent foods like garlic and organic milk devoid of hormones can reduce body odor. He bathed last night, but has the odor this morning. It is excellent to get rid of toxins. Even alcohol can have an effect on the smell of your sweat. The researchers also discovered why women's sweat smelled like onions: The female sweat had ten times the level of an odorless sulfur-containing compound than men. What to do about it: Wanna banish that smell? Keep on reading if you are sick and tired of using towels that smell like onions … The onion smell is a volitile sulfur compound, or several like dimethyl disulfide. Natural fibers like cotton, wool and linen soak up sweat from your skin and allow it to evaporate. Foods such as garlic, onions, cumin, and curry can also cause changes in body odor. Celebrity Stench If you eat these types of foods regularly, try reducing them or eliminating them altogether and see if that doesn't help sweeten your sweat. (nice animation) Besides the onions, sweat doesn't smell. Bacteria that is naturally found on our skin breaks down this fat-rich sweat and produces the range of smells we associate with body odor." The sulfur-like compounds that the body releases as it breaks down these foods can react with the sweat on the skin, producing body odor that may be different than a person's natural scent.. They often show up in excreted bodily fluids, such as sweat and breast milk, which could be why your breast milk smells like onions. Some people are worried that the smell means that their body is "breaking down protein" - which is a major concern for anyone trying to build muscle! Food: Foods like garlic, onion, vinegar, and spices are listed here as some of the culprits responsible for bad vaginal smell. Odors from tap water are a common complaint and usually signify nothing dangerous. My friend, the only cure is time. Strong smelling foods like curry, garlic, spicy peppers, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, and onions can cause a more pungent sweat. Why does my body smell like onions? Can be diet, and so on. You sweat will often smell like the food/drink/medication you have ingested." The apocrine glands are sensitive to adrenaline. Your body can not digest these food items, so they leave your body through sweat, which is certainly going to produce a … Yes it does sound like you have joined the ranks of the hypo's. Opt for a well-balanced diet and avoid eating too much of garlic, curry, and other hot foods. Don't get me wrong, these foods are great and very nutritious to the body but when taken in excess, it can alter the scent of your sweat, breath, or vaginal odor. But while synthetic fibers like Rayon, polyester, nylon and even some natural fibers like silk look pretty, their ability to repel water (and your sweat) will make you smell worse in the end. Like mentioned, you need to keep an eye on what you eat. However: 1. Sweat can combine with vaginal discharge to make the vagina smell of strong foods, such as onions or garlic. Some genetic metabolic diseases, like Trimethylaminuria (Fish Odor Syndrome), could also cause body odor in children. When you encounter a gross onion smell in your tap water, you … Rarely, people can have bad breath because of organ failure. This may be due to diet like from consuming vegetables like asparagus, or it can be from a medical condition like diabetes which can trigger a fruity odor in the breath and urine from ketone production. Eccrine glands occur over most of your body and open directly onto the surface of the skin. At first I thought it was coming from my genital/anal region, but it isn't. They can release sweat whenever you indulge in physical activity or experience any emotion like fear, anxiety, and stress, or when you are sexually stimulated. Onions, garlic, spices, and vinegar are among the foods that can change the smell of sweat. you sound very similar to me, cold during the day and sweating at night, but I smell of onions all the time!!! What Causes Urine Smells Like Onion? Serious liver disease can make breath smell musty or like garlic and rotten eggs. Dr. David Sneid answered: "Have you: Been eating garlic-flavored or spicy foods? But it can create odor on interaction with bacteria on the skin or clothes. 2. The smell is result of bacterias acting on your sweat. Bacterias break down the sweat into thioalcohols, which are pungent smelling chemicals. In other cases, it's the result of certain substances emerging from the pores and causing a stink on their own terms, but that tends to be associated with either diet or certain medical conditions. You need to get yourself to the GP don't be apprehensive hust go and tell them the same as you have said here and let them take it from there. Avoid eating any food which smells and make your sweat smell offensive, like spicy food, garlic, onions and processed meat. If you enjoy eating either of these, a quick change to your diet could easily help the new smell and taste become a thing of the past. However, at times it can also be due to towels absorbing smells that resemble onions or garlic. 0. The smells were then rated by "independent smell assessors." (Wow, that must have been a fun job!) Typhoid can makes the skin smell like freshly baked brown bread and schizophrenia can make a person's sweat smell of vinegar Another device is closer to hitting the market. Some common sources of such unpleasant odors include a clogged drain, stagnant heater water, and the body. Thioalcohols like those produced by certain strains of staph are implicated in the odor. Breath that smells fruity or like rotten apples, for example, can be a sign of diabetes that's not under control. Stress sweat comes out of the apocrine gland, and smells way different. I am a 48 year old woman who has always had a sweet smelling body odor, even when sweating heavily. 0 comment. There are two types of sweating: Eccrine and Apocrine. Onions, asparagus, garlic, and curry are some of the most common foods known to change the way your vagina smells. A person with kidney failure may have breath that smells like ammonia or urine. Body odor most occurs as a result of poor hygiene but there cases where kids with good hygiene have a smell to their sweat. According to an article by Berkeley Wellness, an online resource for evidence-based wellness information produced in collaboration with the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, certain foods can trigger body odors — specifically garlic, curry, and onions.If you can't live your life without the perfect Thai or Indian food, no sweat (pun totally intended), just … Find out what may be causing this, other symptoms to look for, and when to see your doctor. But recently (within the past two weeks) I have noticed a strong onion smell coming from me when I sweat. Men, meanwhile, typically release a cheese-like smell from their underarms once working up a sweat, Firmenich said. Apocrine sweat comes from different pores than eccrine sweat. When your body temperature rises, these glands release fluids that cool your body as they evaporate. Your sweat has an acrid, ammonia-like smell. This can come directly from your diet i.e. Did you know that adding apple based vinegar to your cooked food, decreases sweating of your thighs, same as eating honey. Sweating and body odor are caused by sweat glands in your body. It … having a condition like diabetes, kidney disease or liver disease certain types of medicine, such as antidepressants Body odour may also be linked to excessive sweating and smelly feet .
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The Top 10 Brad Pitt Films, Ranked
Nicholas Donovan, 10 Aug 2019 | Entertainment
Brad Pitt: the man your mum loved before she met your dad. He's not necessarily the best actor in the world; in fact, he's far from it. From his wooden performance in Meet Joe Black to his towering oak tree interpretation of Achillies in the 2004 epic Troy (the trojan horse gave a more lively performance than Brad did), we're certainly not saying that he should be held up with the likes of Daniel Day-Lewis or Meryl Streep.
But he ain't half-bad either….and do you know what? He's fucking cool, man.
The secret to Brad's success is no big secret. His biggest strength – aside from that anvil of a chin and raging six-pack – is his ability to choose a good role. Perhaps then we should be complimenting his agent? Regardless, Brad Pitt clearly knows a good character when he sees one and he rarely overextends himself, always ensuring that his roles are challenging but leave little room for a big misstep. And isn't that what maketh a man successful: knowing your strengths, and playing to them?
For a long while there, Brad was the Jason Momoa of the silver screen: supremely hunky and as charming 'off-screen' as he was 'on'. He's dated and married some of the most beautiful women to grace this earth and still, after all these years, he's killing it – in a mere few days, we'll soon see him play stuntman Cliff Booth in Tarantino's highly anticipated Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.
From donning giant, ridiculous wigs and parading around pretending to be a vampire, to bashing zombie heads in, Brad Pitt has sure had a lot of films over the years. But there are some, that are worthy of more recognition than others. So here it is, cross-referenced with critical aggregators Rotten Tomatoes & IMDB for added context, is Man of Many's definitive list of Brad Pitts top 10 films, ranked.
10. Interview With A Vampire
A film that confirms that Brad can brood with the best of them, Interview With A Vampire drew mixed reviews from critics but found favour in the real decision-makers: the common people. Pitt's performance was pivotal as the tortured bicentennial vampire Louis – and as far as vampire flicks go, this movie is one of the greats.
RT: 62%
IMDB: 7.6/10
9. Fight Club
We realise that in not putting this at number one, that we're angering an alienating a few of you. But hear me out. Fight Club is an excellent film, and yes Brad Pitt's performance as Tyler Durden is very, very good but with such a rich tapestry of characters that Pitt has portrayed, can you honestly say that it's his performance that makes the film great? Or is it perhaps the fantastic script and confident stylistic Director?
Either way, there's no way Brad eating chips really loudly for half of the entire film is going any higher than this. That, and maybe we just wanted to destroy something beautiful.
8. Snatch
Playing the extremely hard to understand, but no -less colourful pikey 'Mickey' in Guy Ritchie's Snatch, Pitt showed everyone that he was a truly versatile actor. Filmed during peak Pitt rig era, there are few actors at the time who had the lean figure – and proper acting chops – that were required to pull off the dynamic role of Mickey. Despite sharing the screen with a plethora of experienced actors, not to mention Ritchie's erratic directorial style, Pitt's performance shone through and would have undoubtedly opened him up to all new kinds of roles.
7. World War Z
A thinking man's post-apocalyptic film – although the tense of 'post' is arguable as we are taken through the inception of the demise of the modern world during the course of the film – World War Z was a box office success and reviewed favourably. Whilst Brad wasn't going for absolute broke in his performance, he was somewhat of a coal train character throughout the film – consistent, steady and evenly paced.
His cool facade, only briefly broken at key moments during the film, elevated what could have been 'just another zombie movie' and made for a highly rewatchable film that will remain relevant for years to come.
IMDB: 7/10
6. 12 Monkeys
A low-budget blockbuster that still boasts an extremely smart script, the cult-classic 12 Monkeys starred Bruce Willis, Christopher Plummer and of course, ya boy BP. Pitt's performance as the manic Jeffrey is totally chilling, with the key oddity being the sight of his familiar (and let's face it, remarkably attractive) face contorted into all sorts of crazy.
5. Babel
One of Pitt's slower films, Babel is more than worthy of the middle rank on this list. Covering complex subject matter, and even more intricate themes of longing and love-lost in translation, Pitt shined playing a caring father – like he did in World War Z – and showed the world (or at least the few people who've seen the movie) that 'less' is definitely more.
4. Ocean's Eleven
Boasting a monolithic cast of Hollywood heavyweights, including George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Bernie Mac and many more, it was Brad Pitt and Clooney who took out the lead roles of Rusty Ryan and Danny Ocean. Pitt's character oozed 'cool'; he never raised his voice beyond a silky drawl because, well, he simply didn't have to. To boot, Soderbergh's efforts as Director paid off big time, bringing us one of the all-time great heist films.
3. Moneyball
The story of a man being questioned and scorned at every turn, Moneyball is less about 'the man with the vision' and more about the man 'who saw the man' if you catch our meaning. Brad Pitt does an incredible job of breathing life into a niche kind of character and successfully showcases that those with an eye for talent are pivotal in enacting real-world change, especially when it comes to sports.
2. Inglourious Basterds
When Pitt teamed up with Quentin for the epic Inglourious Basterds, we wonder if he realised he'd be making one of, if not the best Tarantino film of all time. Regardless, Pitt's character Aldo the Apache is one of the baddest motherfuckers to grace the silver screen. With a lust for "Killin' Nazis" and preserving the American dream, Aldo plays a significant role in the film's plot and is essential in sealing Hitler's fate – if only it went down like that in real life, ay?
But it's due to Pitt's highly-exaggerated southern accent and perfect comedic timing that we award Inglourious Basterds the number 2 rank on this list.
1. Se7en
The Top 20 Movies With A Mind-Bending TwistSe7en is a thriller masterpiece. And whilst many may look to Kevin Spacey's performance as the hideous villain of the piece, it's Freeman and Pitt who make up the majority of the film – it's their understated chemistry that really elevates the story, and establishes the stakes.
But that's not why Se7en takes out the coveted first place on this list. Se7en wears the crown, not because of Morgan Freeman's soothing voice but the thanks to the man himself: Brad Pitt. His acting in the final scene is the finest work he's done in his career; coupled with an amazing Director (David Fincher), Se7en ended up becoming one of the very best thriller films of all time.
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