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Buffy vs Edward
Title: Buffy vs. Edward
Creator: Jonathan McIntosh
Genre: political commentary
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Twilight
URL: Video on YouTube, Artist's website (Archived)
1.1 McIntosh's Description of the Video
1.2 Not a Fanvid?
2 Fannish Context
3 Copyright Issues and DMCA Takedown
Buffy vs Edward: Twilight Remixed is a 2009 remix video created by remix artist Jonathan McIntosh, which imagines that Buffy Summers of Buffy the Vampire Slayer met Edward Cullen from Twilight.
In this remixed narrative video, Edward Cullen from the Twilight Series meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer at Sunnydale High. It combines footage from the popular television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer with that of the 2008 Twilight film adaptation, with some brief additional footage from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (in which Robert Pattinson also appears).
The remix is, among other things, a critique of popular media in its transformation of "sexy" hero to stalker.
The remix received a lot of press attention, with coverage in several publications including the LA Times, Wired, Entertainment Weekly and on National Public Radio, and was cited in the OTW's DMCA submission in 2012. It was also nominated for a 2010 Webby Award in the category of best remix/mashup.[1]
McIntosh's Description of the Video
It's an example of transformative storytelling serving as a pro-feminist visual critique of Edward's character and generally creepy behavior. Seen through Buffy's eyes, some of the more sexist gender roles and patriarchal Hollywood themes embedded in the Twilight saga are exposed in hilarious ways. Ultimately this remix is about more than a decisive showdown between the slayer and the sparkly vampire. It also doubles as a metaphor for the ongoing battle between two opposing visions of gender roles in the 21ist century. [2]
Not a Fanvid?
McIntosh has always been adamant that the 'Buffy vs Edward' remix is not a fanvid, which is typically an amateur music video produced by fans; but he states that the remix was inspired by vidding, particularly vidders such as Francesca Coppa and Laura Shapiro.[3]
However, the Fanlore article on vidding defines vidding as "the act or process of creating a fan-oriented video or "fanvid" using live-action TV or movie footage set to music (or other audio)."[4] 'Buffy vs Edward' satisfies this definition, using both live-action TV and live-action movie footage set to audio - a mixture of dialogue and music clips (listed in McIntosh's FAQ about the video[5]). Therefore, there is an argument to be made that 'Buffy vs Edward' qualifies as a fanvid.
Fannish Context
McIntosh's video was produced during a period of popular backlash against the Twilight book series and its associated films, the first of which appeared in theatres in 2008. A number of online commentators, artists and critics produced material that was humorously critical of the Twilight saga, highlighting its problematic connotations and unrealistic tropes and themes. Some notable examples include 'Bum Reviews: Twilight',[6] a comedy review by the 'critic' Chester A. Bum, a persona of That Guy With the Glasses; and the comic 'Twilight' by Joe Loves Crappy Movies,[7] a series of satirical comics about film.
A number of fannish commentaries, jokes and memes also highlighted the numerous similarities between Twilight and Buffy the Vampire Slayer - despite the insistence of Twilight author Stephenie Meyer that she has never seen Buffy.[8][9] In these comparisons, the co-dependent romance and implicit themes of female submission and weakness in Twilight were often compared unfavourably to the romances and themes in Buffy - which frequently emphasises female empowerment, strength and independence with its main character, Buffy Summers.[10][11]
McIntosh's video therefore played perfectly to the popular anti-Twilight sentiment at the time of its creation, and the overlapping circles of Buffy fandom and Twilight anti-fandom. In a guest blog for WIMN's Voices about why he created 'Buffy vs Edward', McIntosh noted the positive audience reaction to his video, writing:
The response online has been swift, enthusiastic and overwhelming. Apparently I touched a nerve. Seems a lot of people thought it was about time the Slayer did something about Edward Cullen from the Twilight series (who, in case you are not familiar, is a vampire that glitters like diamonds in the sunlight to attract prey — sorta like a stalky My Little Pony with fangs). ... The remix has been posted on hundreds of websites and blogs, and is still circulating through Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. It has sparked a wide-ranging and timely online conversation about how obsessive and predatory male behavior passes for romance in too much of our pop culture.[3]
Copyright Issues and DMCA Takedown
As a well-known example of fair use transformative storytelling, 'Buffy vs Edward' was screened for the US Copyright Office at the 2012 hearings on exemptions to the DMCA. Afterwards, the remix was mentioned by name in the official recommendations by the US Copyright Office on exemptions to the DMCA as an example of a transformative noncommercial video work:
"Based on the video evidence presented, the Register is able to conclude that diminished quality likely would impair the criticism and comment contained in noncommercial videos. For example, the Register is able to perceive that 'Buffy vs Edward' and other noncommercial videos would suffer significantly because of blurring and the loss of detail in characters' expression and sense of depth."
-Recommendation of the Register of Copyrights, October 2012 (Page 133)[1]
Despite this, in late 2012 and early 2013 McIntosh was involved in a protracted dispute with Lionsgate Films, the production studio behind the Twilight film adaptations, over whether or not his vid constituted fair use of their material. In a blog post to his website, McIntosh detailed how Lionsgate initially began serving pop-up ads next to his video on YouTube in order to monetize it, despite McIntosh's wishes that it remain noncommercial. When McIntosh disputed this action, Lionsgate filed additional infringement claims and then filed a DMCA takedown, resulting in a copyright infringement "strike" against his YouTube channel.
McIntosh fought back with the aid of a non-profit legal group called New Media Rights, and three weeks after 'Buffy vs Edward' was removed from YouTube, the website reinstated it and removed the strike against his channel, with no other information provided about the decision.[1]
What Would Buffy Do? Notes on Dusting Edward Cullen: A guest post by McIntosh on WIMN's Voices Blog about how he came to make the remix
FAQ on Buffy vs Edward: Jonathan McIntosh answers frequently asked questions about the video (Archived version)
Buffy vs Edward Remix Unfairly Removed by Lionsgate: Blog post by McIntosh on his website detailing the copyright disputes made against 'Buffy vs Edward' by Lionsgate Film (Archived version)
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lionsgate by Jonathan McIntosh on rebelliouspixels. "Buffy vs Edward Remix Unfairly Removed". Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
↑ Quoted here: The Angry!Textual!Poacher! Is Angry! Fan Works as Political Statements.", Catherine Coker
↑ 3.0 3.1 Jonathan McIntosh. "What Would Buffy Do? Notes on Dusting Edward Cullen". Retrieved August 19, 2017.
↑ "Vidding".
↑ Jonathan McIntosh. "FAQ on Buffy vs Edward". Retrieved August 19, 2017.
↑ Doug Walker on Channel Awesome. "Bum Reviews: Twilight". Retrieved August 19, 2017.
↑ "Twilight". Retrieved August 19, 2017.
↑ J. "21 Similarities: Twilight Saga and Buffy The Vampire Slayer". Retrieved August 19, 2017.
↑ "'Twilight' Tuesday: Stephenie Meyer Says She May Revisit 'Twilight' Universe Someday".
↑ Ruby Tuesday. "10 Reasons Why Buffy Kicks Twilight's Ass". Retrieved August 19, 2017.
↑ SIP. "The Buffy vs. Twilight Meme". Retrieved August 19, 2017.
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Nibunan (2017) is Action king Arjun's 150th film. Director Arun Vaidyanathan who came to the industry with a different movie Achchamundu Achchamundu (2009) has played it safe with this film. He has given a typical cop thriller with little to differentiate it. Arjun plays the character of an honest police officer Ranjith, he heads a crime unit with Prasanna and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar working under him. They come across a case where a series of gruesome murders happen, after each killing, the murderer leaves a clue for the next one that's going to come. There is enough scope given to Arjun for action, which he has utilised well for his age. In future, it will be better for him to take up character roles.
Sruthi Hariharan as the heroine has got a limited role. The background story for the motive of the serial killer appears weak and is clearly borrowed from a popular crime event that happened a few years back.


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A minimum wage set-up for 18 months has been established, according to which minimum wages from July 1 2015 to December 31, 2015 will be 241.000 pesos and from January 2016 250.000 pesos.
Calculation of working hours in Chile: As per article 22 of the Labour Code, the duration of an ordinary working day should not exceed 45 hours per week. Article 28 of the labour code says that this weekly maximum limit shall not be distributed in more than 6 days and less than 5 days. So the average working hours a day comes out to be 7.5 hours (45/6). Article 44 of the labour code says that the remuneration may be fixed by time, unit, week, month but should not be less than minimum wage.
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Huettig, F., & Pickering, M. (in press). Literacy advantages beyond reading: Prediction of spoken language. Trends in Cognitive Sciences.
Abstract: Literacy has many obvious benefits—it exposes the reader to a wealth of new information and enhances syntactic knowledge. However, we argue that literacy has an additional, often overlooked, benefit: it enhances people's ability to predict spoken language thereby aiding comprehension. Readers are under pressure to process information more quickly than listeners, and reading provides excellent conditions, in particular a stable environment, for training the predictive system. It also leads to increased awareness of words as linguistic units, and more fine-grained phonological and additional orthographic representations, which sharpen lexical representations and facilitate predicted representations to be retrieved. Thus, reading trains core processes and representations involved in language prediction that are common to both reading and listening.


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Conveniently located in the Northstar California Resort's Catamount building, right in the middle of the Village, this condo puts you front and center. Adrenaline-rush lovers can visit the fitness center, ski or board premier runs (the Big Springs Gondola can be reached on skis from your door), mountain bike, play tennis, and more. Vacationers who prefer to sit back and relax can visit the hot tubs, saunas, firepits, go golfing or horseback riding, get a massage, or simply shop for gifts. There's something for everyone here in summer and winter, and it's easily accessible by foot or shuttle.
Return to your one-bedroom condo feeling exhausted, but happily so. Four friends or a small family will be glad to return to this warm and inviting getaway that exudes a pure Tahoe feel with classic decor.
Fall into the living room armchairs and flick on the flatscreen TV to see what's on the cable or to watch a DVD. Fill the space with your favorite music via the stereo or sound dock. Meanwhile, the gas fireplace will create atmosphere. In summer, you can look out over the Village from your balcony. WiFi is also provided.
Next to the living room is the fully stocked kitchen that provides updated, stainless steel appliances so that you can store and heat up take out from the nearby eateries or even fix up a meal from scratch (provisions are available on site or at the closest supermarket). The breakfast bar and six-seat dining table offer convenient spots to savor favorites.
While close friends or children can take the pull-out sofa bed in the living room, by the fireplace no less, sweethearts may opt to nab the master bedroom, which has a spacious king-size bed before large picture windows.
Everyone will have easy access to the huge bathroom complete with a deep soaking tub, stand-alone shower, and double sinks. There's even a powder room, so a full party of four won't have any problem having privacy.
This well-appointed rental sleeps up to four, but has an additional lock-off studio adjoining it with room for two more guests as well as a kitchenette – just ask us about booking Catamount #101-A and #101 together. If you only want a small space to rest your head, consider #101-A alone.
Visited Northstar numerous times, but don't often explore the whole of beautiful Lake Tahoe? Take a day or two to do just that while staying at the Catamount lodge. Visit the beaches in summer, from sandy Kings Beach on the northern tip (about eight miles away) of the lake to exciting Camp Richardson at the southern end (a gorgeous 50-mile drive through the wooded mountains). Along the lake are waterfront restaurants, shops, and marinas to rent craft.
Northstar lodging is at its best here at the Catamount. Book this North Lake Tahoe vacation rental for the next time you have a few days to spend away from it all.
We loved the proximity to the lift and ski rentalstore as well as the fireplace and kitchen appliances! Thanks a lot.
Condo is on the first floor and only about 60 ft from your personal ski locker that comes with the condo, another 80 ft and your on the gondola. The condo is roomy, nice furniture, and has a well stocked kitchen. One downside was that the bedroom thermostat was set on a program to kick the temp up to 74 at night, took a while to figure out how to override it. The hot tubs were close by, although you had to go outside the building and back into the building through the fitness center to access them. You are only steps from the shops and restaurants of the village, and the underground heated parking can not be beat.
If you're looking for a nice place to stay in the Northstar village that makes getting to and from the Gondola a piece of cake then look no further! Less than a minute walk to the Gondola line. Perfect place to stay for a couple or 3 people.
We loved being right in the village where we could stroll though the stores, walk to the movie theatre and go to the bar and spa.
My son and I really enjoyed this unit. Plenty of room, well appointed, and located away from the bustle of the village.
Note that this unit is at ground level which is convenient but you don't have a private balcony.
Unit had lots of DVDs to use while there which was nice. Had tons of extra supplies - dish soap, garbage bags, dishwasher detergent (except paper towels which was weird, we did not have even one extra & ran out). Kitchen was extremely well equipped even with a lemon juicer which most units here at Northtstar don't have (we have stayed at over 20). Room was very clean & everything was in good condition. Forgot to let the renter know that the ice machine doesn't appear to be working. There was ice in the tub but it wouldn't come out the front. No biggie. Tons of extra towels...but only 2 washcloths total in both bathrooms - we needed more as there was 4 of us.
Very quiet area for being on the first floor. Easy access to everything in the Village.
Everything was wonderful and will definitely come back to this unit.
The room was clean and in good shape. The local rep for Vacasa was Great! She responded right away when we needed something and made sure our stay was good.
Really enjoyed our stay. Would recommend for those being close to the action in the village.
We love staying at the Village at Northstar. This condo was great for a family of four and no more. The only thing we were not happy with was the lack of communication with Vacasa. They did not clue us in on any of the activities going on within Northstar. We missed the 4th of July kids parade at the Village and when we contacted the only # for the front desk they said it was Vacasa responsibility. Other than that the location is wonderful.
Very nice 1 bedroom condo, nice and comfortable amenities, great location. If visiting in the summer, expect a hot room when you arrive, as it is asked by management to turn off all the air when you leave, and it doesn't seem anyone comes to turn it on prior to your arrival. Based on the window location in the living room, it gets direct sun in the morning and heats the room up a great deal. On a nice 74 degree day, our room was 82 degrees upon arrival at 4pm. If this issue could be worked out, great stay.
Spacious, excellent location, high ceilings, excellent amenities, open floor plan, great windows and lighting, large bathroom, overall lovely, will stay again for sure!
The location of this unit is wonderful. If you have any questions or need help, unfortunately it is hard to get in touch with anyone.
Location of Vacasa is superb. This first floor unit has upgraded finishes and furnishings throughout, and underground parking adjacent to elevator is a great advantage. This is the closest location to the gondola, and is away from village noise. Ski locker and on-site spas/steam/sauna are a definite plus. Highly recommend this unit.
Nice unit, consistent with other 1-bedrooms at Northstar. But we had some minor issues. Oven was broken, patio was icy almost causing significant injury, and little things like no Kleenex in the room. They did have some nice amenities like many games and marshmallow skewers.
We apologize for these inconveniences and understand how they can affect a stay. The oven is repaired, we have placed tissues in the home, and we have cleaned up the snow. Regular snow/ice clean-up will be taking place at the home this winter. Thank you!
This is a wonderful condo. Comfortable and cozy with all the amenities one could hope for in a vacation getaway. Having a choice between making coffee with a Keurig or coffee maker in the morning, then enjoying it on the private patio overlooking the village was a great way to start the days. The beds couches and beds were soft and inviting, a welcome respite after busy days. Highly recommend this condo for anyone visiting Northstar!
Spend some time in Northstar Village and the surrounding Truckee area, you will thoroughly enjoy it. Stop by the Squeeze In for one of their famous omelettes, Bar of America for the blackend fish tacos, or hang out at the resort for a fabulous Rubicon pizza. Plenty of hiking, sight seeing, and shopping to be had. If you are an avid mountain biker there is no better place.
Beautiful place, comfortable, spacious and nicely appointed. The heated bathroom floors were the luxurious touch that put it over the top. The views are spectacular and the bear we saw on Northstar Drive was a fun bonus.
Overall a great location, unit and facilities however Vacasa local rep was useless and unresponsive.
The condo was nice, but if you need something there is no one at Vacasa to get a hold of.
This is the perfect Northstar location, however the property owner is let down by poor organisation for housekeeping and service. Our second bed wasn't made up and there was confusion as to wether the adjoining mini unit was ours as well. There wasn't a blanket for sofa bed. We waited overnight and the Vacassa Manager promptly delivered one the next day. Not a major issue but the property is 5 star.
Catamount 101 was an ideal ski vacation condo - family of 4 at most - ENJOY!!!
Absolutely gorgeous condo, loved everything about it. Unfortunately the village was closed without us knowing it until we were already there, therefore we didn't get to enjoy the great location we had. But the condo itself was amazing.
Friendly and very communicative. All instructions were very clear!! We will use again!
This condo was clean and cozy. The bed was comfortable and the kitchen well stocked. I could not have been happier with my stay!
Our family stayed in this lovely home in the Village. It was such a convenient location near the gondola for the parents and near the Kids Ski School for the kids.
This location is ideal for skiers. The condo is beautiful, spacious and comfortable. My husband and daughter had 3 great days here. Steps from the kids ski school, gondola, ice skating, dinner. We enjoyed having a separate hot tub in this building and a steam room. Although the spa had too much chlorine and destroyed all of our swim suits.
We are sorry to see that the hot tub chemicals hurt your swimsuits, and we will be sure to check that everything is balanced as it should be.
We had a missed cleaning after having paid an enormous cleaning fee. There has been no attempt to return our cleaning fee. This is unfair.
We are very sorry that housekeeping missed getting the home cleaned prior to your arrival. The Property Manager is investigating the situation, and we will be sure these guests are taken care of.
My wife and I enjoyed a week in Catamount #101 - it was perfect. The location is fantastic, the unit was great for the two of us, and we had a great time on the slopes. We will definitely be back.
The condo was literally just steps away from the gondola ... very convenient. The village is terrific with lots of options for food, activities and shopping. The Condo itself was very clean and comfortable. We enjoyed our vacation immensely.
Can not go wrong with this unit.


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Century-old B.C. company's business is in safe hands
By Tyler Nyquvest | January 30, 2018
Martin Moore, president and CEO, Watson Gloves | Chung Chow
The 100-year milestone is one not many businesses manage to crack. So when a company hits the century mark, it's worth considering just how rare the achievement is.
"A third generation is pretty unique," said Martin Moore, president and CEO of Watson Gloves, which turns 100 this year. "Being in business for 100 years, edging toward a 20% growth rate this year, I am just so proud of all our staff and team."
The secret of the company's longevity isn't that complicated, Moore said. "You surround yourself with great people and great customers and provide great quality, innovative product, and you are going to win."
Moore's family has been expanding the B.C.-born brand for a century, starting from a small storefront at Main Street and 2nd Avenue in 1918. But the company may have never become what it is today if Dinty Moore, Martin Moore's grandfather, hadn't moved to the city from Comox to work for a U.S. man with an idea.
"A gentleman named John Watson came up from Oregon a century ago. When he looked around Vancouver and he saw all around False Creek were sawmills and dockworkers, he realized the need for quality work gloves … so Watson Gloves was born."
After starting the company, Watson and Dinty Moore worked together for nearly 15 years.
The story goes that Watson fell into some financial trouble and couldn't make payroll. To keep the dream alive, Dinty Moore exchanged money for shares of the company. After Watson's death, Dinty Moore purchased the remainder of the company's shares and became president.
From there, things proceeded in typical family-business fashion. Dinty Moore hired his son, Barrie Moore, to make deliveries to dockworkers. Barrie Moore's work consisted mainly of shuttling between Granville Island and the sawmills in False Creek, but it wasn't long before he began climbing up the ranks.
"My father started in sales in 1957," Martin Moore said. "He was one of the first guys to go to mainland China in '72 and start importing products. From then on … we were sourcing from all over the world, especially China, as opposed to just our factory-made product."
In 1970, Barrie Moore began branding each glove with a unique name and identity. The "1007 Duster" was one of the first. Another glove dubbed the "Hand Job" would later appear on the Jay Leno show.
Martin Moore started on the lowest rung at the company. He and his sisters, Michele and Brenda, began tagging gloves in their living room before taking up their first positions.
"I started in February of '86 after getting a degree at SFU [Simon Fraser University]. My dad made me start right at the bottom in shipping," Martin Moore said. "Then delivery, and then junior sales, then purchasing around 1990. I really loved that side of the business, the purchasing side."
He took the reins as president in 1997. Since then, he has helped Watson Gloves expand to three facilities across Canada and take the brand international.
The 40,000-square-foot headquarters are in Burnaby, along with another 18,000-square-foot building across the street that houses accounting, marketing and inventory. The other two locations are in Calgary and Mississauga. The company employs 145 people coast to coast.
Moore became company president at a time when the market was changing quickly. He knew he needed to adopt new methods to keep Watson's products attractive.
"We sell gloves.… It's not that sexy," he said. "You better market it or do something different or else you are going to be buried."
Moore invested a lot of time in developing a strong marketing team and keeping up with the latest changes. The company's most recent innovation, for instance, is a glove designed for the oil industry that has absorbent material to protect the backs of hands from dangerous substances.
"We go to all the shows. We have two dedicated people for research and development, design and materials. You only have to go to a Nike [NYSE:NKE]or Adidas store to see how runners and footwear have changed incredibly over the years, and we are continually looking for new materials and new designs."
Although the brand has diversified and has secured a position among some of Canada's most notable retailers, global economic events impose significant hurdles for the industry.
"[With] the recent crash in the oil infrastructure, construction business and the price of oil,… keeping the factory going is always a challenge; the coming NAFTA [North American Free Trade Agreement] talk with forestry – that's a concern. Another big challenge is we trade in the U.S. dollar and the fluctuation of the Canadian dollar to the U.S. dollar over the last six years, that can be quite hindering."
Nevertheless, Moore is confident the company's longevity in the market has made it resilient to whatever the world throws its way. Over the next few years, Watson Gloves plans on expanding its reach in the Maritime and Quebec regions, building its clientele in the U.S. and branching into more safety products.
In two years, Moore will step down as president, so grooming his predecessor will be a consuming task for the months to come. However, so will be learning to slow down.
"It's been 30-some years of this; sometimes I wonder if there is a life outside work. I like to ski, I like to do yoga, and once I step back I do want to take some courses and travel."
Moore has three children and lives in North Vancouver with his wife of 21 years. •
Inside Information: Martin Moore
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Zuma signs Twin Peaks Bill into law
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DA, EFF oppose Twin Peaks Bill
'Gupta clause' in financial bill worries DA
Treasury touts Twin Peaks bill amid banking scandal
Twin Peaks: Another government-induced calamity. Why fix what isn't broke? – analyst
Chris Hattingh: Twin peaks; twin fallacies – a conservative R4.8bn yearly cost
Twin peaks bill makes way back to parliament
Cape Town – President Jacob Zuma has signed into law the Financial Sector Regulation Act 2017.
The legislation – also known as Twin Peaks - was passed by Parliament in June and sent to Zuma for ratification.
It makes provision for a so-called Twin Peaks model of financial regulation. On the one hand, the SA Reserve Bank (SARB) will be responsible for regulating all financial institutions – banks, insurance houses and the asset management sector.
On the other hand, financial conduct will be governed by a new entity, called the Financial Sector Conduct Authority, which will replace the current Financial Services Board (FSB).
The Presidency said in a statement issued on Monday that the Financial Sector Regulation Act aims to achieve a financial system that works in the interests of financial customers, and supports balanced and sustainable economic growth in South Africa.
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Jay Chun of MGEMA - Macao Gaming Show
The 2nd edition of the Macao Gaming Show (MGS) 2014 attracted a large international audience of C-Level gaming professionals to the Venetian Macao on 18–20 November and has been declared a major success with all Key Performance Indicators (KPI) showing a positive year-on-year trend. Attendance from both visitors and exhibitors were up from last year, and the number of countries being represented at the show had also increased from the first show.
The attendance figure jumped from 8,634 in 2013 to 11,987 for 2014 - an increase of 39%, while the number of exhibiting companies rose 30% to 146 in total, and the number of exhibiting countries represented at MGS jumped from 11 to 20. These numbers are very encouraging and help the industry to look forward to the future with positivity for growth and ambition to maintain that growth.
MGS 2014 opened in style with an address by Jay Chun, Chairman of Macau Gaming Equipment Manufacturers Association (MGEMA) and the organiser of the show. The opening ceremony was attended by the international gaming community and members of the world's media. Officiating guests from show, such as co-organisers, supporting organizations, and diamond sponsors, graced the opening ceremony including: Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ); Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM); Macao Foundation; Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO); General Association of Administrators and Promoters for Macau Gaming Industry; Associao de Mediadores de Jogos e Entretenimento de Macau; Macau Jockey Club, Macau Slot; Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Company; and representatives from all six gaming concessionaires of Macao.
Jay Chun believes that the success of MGS 2014 has sent out a clear message to the international gaming community. He stated: "Gaming professionals from throughout the world as well as from the domestic industry here in Macao took the opportunity to visit our exhibitors, to network with industry colleagues, and to listen to the key note speakers we assembled as part of the co-located Macao Gaming Summit which debated key topics impacting gaming in Asia. The show floor went beyond just gaming. We have a broader exhibitor base showcasing top gaming and non-gaming products and services, even luxury cars, including one worth HKD30 million."
"Our international guests who came to Macao have witnessed the tremendously exciting projects that are taking place here. They saw at first hand the economic development of the city which has been made possible through the support of the government. I am delighted that MGS has been able to play a part in assisting international gaming delegates to understand the dynamics of the city and the uniquely progressive vision of our government."
He continued: "Our survey showed that over 96% of attendees are likely to return to MGS in 2015 and that 94% would recommend MGS to work colleagues or industry peers. Based on these findings and other show statistics, it is clear that MGS has built on the momentum generated following its launch in 2013 when many similar events struggle in their second year. We are now busy preparing for year three and putting an ambitious but deliverable strategy in place to take Asia's number 1 gaming exhibition to the next level."
"On a personal note I am very grateful for the hard work of our organising team, for the contributions made by the MGS supporting organizations, to our Diamond Sponsors comprising: Galaxy Entertainment Group, Melco Crown Entertainment, MGM, Sands China Ltd, SJM and Wynn Macau as well as the international media for their fantastic coverage and support. MGS is the only show that is truly representative of the Asian gaming industry and I look forward to continuing the success story at the Venetian on 17–19 November 2015."
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This easy Pistachio Cake recipe from scratch requires just 10 minutes of hands-on preparation time and 10 ingredients. Made with freshly ground pistachios. No artificial colors nor cake mix involved. The added sour cream makes the Pistachio Cake super moist and soft. Instructions for Pistachio Cake Muffins provided.
The cake is really, really easy to make. Except for the pistachios, there are just basic ingredients in the cake which are almost always at home.
So what exactly is in this Pistachio Cake?
You see? Very basic ingredients.
Start with the pistachios. I recommend buying roasted, shelled, unsalted pistachios for the most powerful green color. Place pistachios in a food processor and pulse into fine crumbs. Take care that you don't grind too long. Otherwise, it turns into a paste.
Transfer the ground pistachios together with flour, baking powder, and salt to a medium bowl and stir to combine.
Mix softened butter and sugar until fluffy, pale, and super creamy — about 2 minutes.
Add one egg at the time. Mix until combined before you add the next egg.
Add sour cream and vanilla and stir to combine.
Alternately add dry ingredients and milk. Start and end with dry ingredients.
The batter is very liquid.
Transfer to a parchment paper layered 9″ baking pan. Bake for 25-28 minutes until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
The cake is very moist, spongy, and loaded with pistachio flavor. Pistachio Cake is best eaten on the second day because it needs a few hours until the taste is fully evolved.
In case you want to make muffins, line two 12 muffin pans with 16-18 cupcake liners and fill 3/4 full with Pistachio Cake batter. This works best with an ice cream scoop or tablespoon. Bake muffins at 425°F / 220°C for 5 minutes then lower the temperature to 350°F / 175°C and bake additional 11-14 minutes or until a toothpick centered in the middle comes out clean.
Let the muffins cool completely. As long as they are still warm, they stick to the paper and don't come off the paper easily. If you let them sit overnight, you can easily peel off the paper.
The best frosting for Pistachio Cake is chocolate cream cheese frosting. It is sweet, salty, chocolatey and fits the pistachio taste of the cake just perfectly. If you are not in the mood for chocolate, I recommend a homemade orange pistachio syrup. Orange and pistachio is a great flavor combination. However you decide, I got you covered with both recipes.
Here you find the recipe for the chocolate cream cheese frosting which I used. I made just half of the frosting. The whole recipe would be too much for a single layered cake. But if you doubled the recipe and made a double layered Pistachio Cake, you would go with the full recipe.
The orange pistachio syrup is super easy to make. Cook roasted, salted, shelled pistachios, sugar, orange juice, and a bit of orange zest in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar is completely dissolved and the syrup coats the back of a spoon, about 3-4 minutes. Drizzle over the cake just before serving.
Store cake or muffins in an airtight container at room temperature. I recommend adding toppings just before serving. If you drizzle the orange syrup over the whole cake, it soaks through and gets wet.
If it is very warm and humid where you live, you may want to store the Pistachio Cake (Muffins) in the fridge. Let come to room temperature before serving and add toppings of your choice.
Pistachio Cake is always best eaten fresh. However, if you plan to freeze the whole cake, let the Pistachio Cake let cool completely. Then wrap tightly in plastic wrap twice. Then wrap in foil twice. Place the wrapped cake in a large freezer bag and remove as much air as possible. It freezes well up to 1 month.
To thaw, unwrap the cake, put it on a wire rack, and let stand at room temperature for 3-4 hours. Then transfer to an airtight container. Eat within 2 days.
To freeze single slices, tightly wrap each slice in plastic wrap twice. Then place in freezer bags and squeeze out all the air. Slices freeze well up to 1 month. For thawing, unwrap single slices and place uncovered on the counter for 1-2 hours. Do the same with Pistachio Cake Muffins.
Note: Do not add any toppings before freezing. Otherwise, it gets soggy at the top while thawing. Add toppings just before serving.
However, fresh Pistachio Cake is always better than a frozen one. I just want to repeat it.
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This easy Pistachio Cake recipe from scratch requires just 10 minutes preparation time and 10 ingredients. Made with freshly ground pistachios. No artificial colors nor cake mix involved. Added sour cream makes the Pistachio Cake super moist and soft. Unbelievably easy to make.
Preheat oven to 350°F / 175°C. Line the bottom and the sides of a 9" (23cm) springform pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
Place pistachios in a food processor and pulse into fine crumbs. Don't grind too long. Otherwise, it turns into a paste. Transfer to a bowl and add flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir to combine. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl with a stand or handheld mixer fitted with a whisk or paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar until creamy for about 2-3 minutes. Add 1 egg at the time and mix until incorporated. Add sour cream and vanilla* and stir to combine. Alternately add dry ingredients and milk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Stir just until combined.
Transfer to the prepared baking pan and bake for about 25-28 minutes or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 20 minutes. Then transfer to a wire rack to let cool completely.
Orange pistachio syrup (OPTIONAL): In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, cook pistachios, sugar, orange juice, and orange zest until sugar is completely dissolved and syrup coats the back of a spoon, about 3-4 minutes.
Pour syrup over cooled cake slices just before serving. Store leftover cake in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 days. Reheat leftover syrup to liquefy again, if necessary.
Read the blog post for additional information on how to make, store, and freeze Pistachio Cake, how to convert it into muffins, and which frosting goes with Pistachio Cake. Find here a recipe for chocolate cream cheese frosting.
Watch the 32-seconds recipe video to see the whole process of making Pistachio Cake.
Im going to make this!! I am going to a womens meet up group and think this will be lovely. I dont have a spring form pan though. Do you think cupcakes would work? I have a loaf pan but i worry it wont be as beautiful or dessert-like. I also have 8" cake pans but will it get stuck? What do you think?
I'm not sure about cupcakes because of the baking time. Also, the texture is not that light like cupcakes should be. It is more moist than cupcakes. You could bake them in 8″ cake pans for sure. They will bake slightly longer till they are baked through, just check with a toothpick. That the cake doesn't stick to the pan, cut out an 8″ circle and about 2″ strips of parchment paper and line the bottom and the sides of the pan. When the cake is cooled, flip over the pan and the cake will come out easily. Then remove the paper and voilá. Hopefully, this helps.
Awesome! Thanks! I'll try it and presuming success I'll snap a pic, too!
Great, Emily! I can't wait to see it. (: Happy baking!
Awww, Joumana! This is so nice. I'm happy that you like this cake. Thank you so much!
How do you roast the pistachios ?
Hi Teresa, I bought them already roasted.
I've made this cake several times. It is moist and delicious and people rave when I make it. Sometimes I top it with chocolate ganache followed by the orange syrup/pistachios, and other times just the orange syrup with pistachios. Either way it is a wonderful recipe to keep!
I made minicupcakes from this recipe. Worked perfectly!!!! About 14 minutes was enough and they are stil light but moist. I topped them with a creme cheese frosting with vanilla and orange zest en on every cupcake a fresh raspberry to cut throug the sweetness of the frosting. They were amazing !!!!
Wow, that sounds beyond delicious, Annemarie. I need to try this. Thank you so much, I'm super happy that you like the recipe!
Thanks for the recipe! I made it last night with only one change – I used half vanilla and half almond extract. The cake is good, nice texture, not too sweet. I'd probably do 1/4 tsp salt next time since I use salted butter, and maybe see how it turns out with two eggs instead of three. But overall it's a nice change from my usual. Thanks again!
Yes, when using salted butter, the salt should be reduced. I always use unsalted butter for baking to have full control over the sweetness/saltiness of the baking goods. Thanks for the feedback!
This recipe looks really great… But what changes would I make if I wanted a sheet cake?
For a 9×13″ baking pan, I would calculate the ingredients x 1.5. The eggs would be 4.5 but you can go with just 4 eggs. It can be that the cake takes a couple of minutes longer to bake through. I recommend checking with a toothpick. Hope that helps!
Ahhhhhh! Thank you for your recipe! I just made the best cake ever. 😀 just swapped the sour cream for yogurt and all purpose for cake flour. Such a simple recipe that yield amazing results.
That is awesome! I'm super happy that you like the recipe. Thank you so much for your feedback!
Can I bake this in a 7-inch cake tin?
It would work. However, keep in mind that the baking time needs to be longer because the cake is higher. Check with a toothpick. Hope that helps.
I made this cake as muffin like a week ago. This recipe is really cook cause it doesn't use the store bought mix. I accidently left out sugar when I creaming butter, which was a total mistake, hahaha. When I realized that I forgot to put sugar in batter, I already pour the batter into the first batch in the tin, so I added some sugar to each one. I put 3/4 amount of sugar to the rest of the batter, then I baked them. In short, I love both versions. This is so delicious and even less sugar version is delicious, too. I probably make the less sugar version and regular version again. Thanks so much!


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Emilio Dabul, a spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said nine detainees at the jail had stopped eating meals, but would not say for how long.
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A detainee in ICE custody is deemed to be in hunger strike status if they refuse nine consecutive facility-provided meals. That also applies even if a person eats food purchased from the commissary during that period of time, according to information on the ICE website.
Chia Chia Wang, of the American Friends Service Committee in Newark, said some of the organization's attorneys represent two immigrants being held in Bergen County who had been participating in the hunger strike. But she said they began to eat more than a week ago due their own personal health conditions. She said they were protesting the living conditions at the jail.
"Most of them were concerned about the conditions which are really bad, and they want the jail to address them immediately,'' she said
Garcia said many of the hunger strikers want to be released also adding that the conditions at the facility have not been ideal. He said the jail is dirty and that many of the detainees' medical needs are not addressed.
The jail in Hackensack has housed ICE detainees for years. Many of the detainees, face possible deportation due to immigration violations.
It's not the first time that ICE detainees embark on a hunger strike during the coronavirus pandemic. In March, at least 10 ICE detainees held at the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark started a hunger strike, demanding that they be set free for their own safety.
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Seems they blanketed NYC with those decals of those rainbow-butterfly things, which is, in the words of the city, "guerrela advertising", and illegal.
They only fined them $50, but could have nailed them for each butterfly.
Yet another "apology" was forthcoming!
That's not all, check this out.
Man ... their getting out of touch.
do they make scary movies now ?
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The New York Times website has basically been overrun with the MSN 8 ads. Not only do they stick HUGE ads in the middles of their copy (bigger than the other annoying ads in those pages), but they have those ones that hijack your browser window over the story you want to read.
They apparently also hired some poor shmoes to dress up as the Tick, er, I mean the butterfly and rollerblade all over Manhattan screaming like Monkey-boy Ballmer.
M$ is void of originality.
The "guerrela advertising" is a rip off the Peace Love and Linux thing that IBM did last year. Like M$ didn't know what they were doing was illegal and ooops look we're all over the news.
The "butterfly" is a rip off of Arthur from The Tick.
FSCK M$! Do something on your own for once.
M$ is void of originality.
And the IBM advertising campaign is new? What makes you think the large campanies like IBM and MS have not budgeted this into their PR/marketing campaign.
The Tick is also not original either (man /insect hybrid has been featured since the first batch of science fictions).
You're and idiot. Can't you do a better job of "slamming" me than that?
True, I get sick of the "who did what first" arguments in Mac/PC fora, but IBM certainly did a better job, and so did the creators of the Tick. (I know what it is -- the antennae are from the Tick, the wings are Arthur's and the guy who play the butterfly in the MS commercials has a similar demeanor as the live-action Tick on TV.) I guess it's that it comes off as so disingenuous, as is every MS attempt at cheerleading. Remember the Windows 2000 premiere? The WinXP one? The Steve Ballmer Nuremburg-esque rallies? They always come off as posers, a little to enthused about something as uninteresting as computers. It's like they hired Pepsi's ad agency instead of Coke's: always a little off the mark.
It's like the few times Steve Jobs has attempted to pull our sentimental strings in his keynotes -- we just don't buy it. If people get annoyed by the "quirky" music in the switch ads (which apparently has taken on its own life after watching a bunch of similar ads on TV this weekend), this stuff must produce reactions like scraping fingernails on a chalkboard.
Anyway, have you noticed the Emerald City/Eden imagery of both the AOL and MSN campaigns? I hope people can soon be free of this model of ISP to a more transparent internet. I think a critical mass adopting broadband for home use could do this.
I just saw this commercial today. This MSN butterfly really is some sort of unholy amalgam of Arthur and The Tick. Ew. Regarding the advertising practices, what do expect from a company that wrote fake letters of support and sent them to all the media outlets during their trial? They are just another Enron or Worldcom. No ethics to speak of. It's actually starting to hurt them. I am happy to see people to realize this.
Rather than coming back with an coherent argument backed with data, your response was an ad hominem attack. Talk about a void of originality! And MS as M$? Please, that's is so trite.
So let look at again at what MS did in NYC: they used guerilla advertising in one city (I am against this form of advertising, BTW, by any company), the news got carried nation-wide, and they got a insignificant slap on the wrist. What's Microsoft not to like about all this?


SANTA MONICA, Calif. and SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kite Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: KITE) and Vitruvian Networks, Inc., a pioneering cell and gene therapy software and analytics platform company co-founded by GE Ventures and the Mayo Clinic, announced today a strategic partnership to create a software solution to support commercial availability of T-cell therapies. Together, the parties will design and develop a platform for patients, physicians and treatment centers that enables commercial-scale ordering, logistics, monitoring and delivery of autologous cell therapies if they are FDA-approved, including axicabtagene ciloleucel (formerly known as KTE-C19), Kite's lead investigational engineered T-cell therapy for aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
The collaboration brings together complementary capabilities from each company, including Kite's clinical development, manufacturing, supply chain and commercial leadership in engineered T-cell therapy and Vitruvian's hybrid expertise in building cloud-based software and data analytics solutions in cell and gene therapy manufacturing and delivery settings.
Under the terms of the agreement, both parties will contribute resources and relevant experience to the partnership. Further terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Kite Pharma, Inc., is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of novel cancer immunotherapy products, with a primary focus on engineered autologous cell therapy (eACT™) designed to restore the immune system's ability to recognize and eradicate tumors. Kite is based in Santa Monica, CA. For more information on Kite Pharma, please visit www.kitepharma.com. Sign up to follow @KitePharma on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/kitepharma.
Vitruvian Networks was co-founded by GE Ventures and the Mayo Clinic to solve key challenges in the commercialization and delivery of cell and gene therapies. Vitruvian Networks' suite of software solutions improves patient access, expedites life-changing treatment delivery, and promotes safety compliance for personalized cell therapies. The Vitruvian Networks platform addresses ordering, logistics, resource planning, mission control center, regulatory compliance, and customer service. Vitruvian Networks is based in San Francisco. For more information, please visit www.vineti.com. Sign up to follow @vinetiworks on https://twitter.com/vinetiworks.
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Statement from Governor Phil Scott on the FDA Approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine for COVID-19
"I join many across Vermont and the country in welcoming news of the first approved vaccine for COVID-19. This is an important milestone and a major – and essential - step toward defeating a virus that's having devastating impacts on families and businesses throughout Vermont and around the globe.
"I want all Vermonters to know we've had a team of talented experts working for months to prepare for what will be an unprecedented effort to deliver safe and effective coronavirus vaccines. The process will be difficult, and we are ready. My Administration will focus first on protecting the most vulnerable and those at greatest risk during this crisis, which is why we will begin our rollout by vaccinating nursing home staff and residents, and those treating and interacting with COVID patients throughout our healthcare system.
"There is no better, safer or faster way to defeat this virus and work to rebuild our economy than a successful effort to make vaccines available to every single Vermonter. We are committed to working with our partners to get this done, so we can get through this and be stronger and more resilient than ever before.
"This is a significant step forward, but we still have months of discipline and hard work ahead of us. Until enough people are vaccinated, it is critical we remain vigilant. So, I urge all Vermonters to continue wearing a mask in public, keeping six feet apart, avoiding crowds and gatherings and quarantining when required. Together, we can keep each other safe as we work our way towards the end of the tunnel."


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The thrilling saga that commemorated the X-Men's 30th anniversary! As Magneto's Acolytes amp up their attacks on Homo sapiens everywhere, the X-teams join forces to put an end to the villainous zealots' mad crusade against humanity once and for all. But has their leader, messianic madman Magneto, returned from the dead? And as a mysterious disease begins creeping through the mutant community, claiming the lives of hated foe and dear friend alike, which X-Man will buckle under the strain? Matters come to a head in the most shocking way possible, culminating in a devastating attack on Wolverine - and a showdown between Professor X and Magneto that must be seen to be believed! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #298-300, #303-304 and #315; X-FACTOR (1986) #92; X-FORCE (1991) #25; X-MEN UNLIMITED (1993) #2; X-MEN (1991) #25; WOLVERINE (1988) #75; and EXCALIBUR (1988) #71. Rated T
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ESA Science & Technology - Instruments
Europe's Role
Note: Hitomi (formerly ASTRO-H) was a high-energy astrophysics space observatory, developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in collaboration with institutions in Japan, the US, Canada, and Europe. It carried four instruments that together spanned the energy range 0.3-600 keV. The science goals of this mission included studying the dynamics of hot gas in galaxy clusters, the accretion of matter onto supermassive black holes at the cores of distant galaxies, and the acceleration of cosmic-ray particles up to very high energies.
The mission was launched on 17 February 2016 at 08:45 UTC. On 28 April 2016, JAXA announced that they would discontinue operations of Hitomi as it was no longer possible to communicate with the satellite following an anomaly which appeared to have resulted in both solar array paddles having broken off from the spacecraft body.
In June 2017, ESA announced that it will participate in Japan's X-ray Astronomy Recovery Mission (XARM), designed to recover the science of the Hitomi mission.
The Hitomi satellite (known as ASTRO-H prior to launch) is equipped with a suite of four state-of-the-art instruments: a high-resolution spectrometer and a wide-field imager, both sensitive to soft X-ray photons; a hard X-ray imaging system; and a non-focusing detector of soft gamma rays. The four instruments are co-aligned so they are able to observe the same portion of the sky at the same time.
With the highest energy resolution ever achieved in the 3-10 keV band and a broad energy range, spanning four decades from soft X-rays to gamma rays, Hitomi promises to provide many breakthrough discoveries, improving our understanding of some of the most powerful phenomena in the Universe.
Soft X-ray Spectrometer
Soft X-ray Spectrometer. Credit: JAXA X-ray Calorimeter Spectrometer. Credit: NASA
The Soft X-ray Spectrometer (SXS) is a high-resolution, high-throughput spectrometer sensitive to photons with energy between 0.3 keV and 12 keV. This non-dispersive spectrometer, based on a calorimeter rather than on a grating, can achieve a spectral resolution of less than 7 eV – much higher than what is accessible to current grating spectrometers at energies higher than 2 keV.
The spectrometer system consists of one of the two Soft X-ray Telescopes (SXT-2) to focus the photons, the X-ray Calorimeter Spectrometer (XCS), and a cooling system. It also contains a filter wheel to prevent strong X-ray sources from saturating the spectrometer and to illuminate the field of view of the instrument with a standard calibration source for monitoring and continuously adjusting the energy scale of the instrument. The filter wheel complements one calibration pixel on the XCS array, which operates continuously to correct the instrument energy scale for possible fluctuations of the operational temperature on time scales of few minutes.
The XCS array consists of micro-machined, ion-implanted Si thermistors, with HgTe absorbers attached to them to provide higher quantum efficiency. The array contains 36 pixels, with a size of 814 μm each. Taking into account the 5.6-m focal length of the Soft X-ray Telescope, the resulting field of view is of 3' × 3'.
To obtain high energy resolution, the array must be cooled down to about 50 mK. Such low temperatures are common for infrared and sub-millimetre space telescopes, which cool the detectors using cryogenic fluids; the XCS on Hitomi will use a series of mechanical coolers instead. Apart from rocket flights of short duration, no X-ray instruments operating at such low temperatures have been successfully flown to date.
Soft X-ray Imager
Soft X-ray Imager. Credit: JAXA X-ray CCD camera. Credit: JAXA
The Soft X-ray Imager (SXI) is a wide-field imaging system, receiving light from one of the two Soft X-ray Telescopes (SXT-1). The detector, an X-ray-sensitive silicon CCD camera, records photons with energy between 0.4 keV and 12 keV and can operate at temperatures around 153 K.
The camera consists of a 2×2 array of back illuminated CCDs, each having an imaging area of 3 cm on a side, spanning 1280 pixels with a size of 24 μm each. Taking into account the 5.6-m focal length of the Soft X-ray Telescope, the resulting field of view is of 38' × 38', larger than those of ESA's XMM-Newton and NASA's Chandra X-ray observatories.
Hard X-ray Imager
Hard X-ray Imager. Credit: JAXA
The Hard X-ray Imager (HXI) is an imaging system that receives photons with energy between 5 keV and 80 keV, focussed by either of the two Hard X-ray Telescopes, which have a focal length of 12 m. The sensors are located in two units, each receiving light from one of the two telescopes. They consist of four layers of 0.5-mm-thick Double-sided Silicon (Si) Strip Detectors (DSSDs), to absorb photons with energy below 20 keV and reduce the detector background noise, and one layer of 0.75-mm-thick Cadmium Telluride (CdTe), a double-sided cross-strip detector sensitive to photons with energy between 20 and 80 keV.
Soft Gamma-ray Detector
Soft Gamma-ray Detector. Credit: JAXA
The Soft Gamma-ray Detector (SGD) is a non-focusing instrument sensitive to photons with energy between 40 keV and 600 keV. It consists of two identical units, each containing a Compton camera that consists of a stack of Si and CdTe pixellated detectors. The narrow field-of-view collimator outperforms the background rejection capability of previous soft gamma ray detectors.
Events are recorded when photons interact twice with the detector, first by Compton scattering in the stack of Si strip detectors, and then by photo-absorption in the CdTe part (Compton mode). By measuring the location and energy of the two interactions, it is possible to estimate the energy and incoming direction of the incident gamma ray.
While primarily a spectrometer in the 40–600 keV energy band, the SGD is also sensitive to polarisation in the 50–200 keV energy band.
Soft X-ray Spectrometer (SXS)
Detector: micro calorimeter
Focal length: 5.6 m
Effective area: 210 cm² (at 6 keV); 160 cm² (at 1 keV)
Energy range: 0.3–12 keV
Energy resolution (FWHM): <7 eV (at 6 keV)
Angular resolution: <1.7 arcmin
Effective Field of View: 3 × 3 arcmin²
Time resolution: 80 μs
Operating temperature: 50 mK
Soft X-ray Imager (SXI)
Detector: X-ray CCD
Effective area: 360 cm² at 6 keV
Energy resolution (FWHM): 200 eV (at 6 keV)
Effective Field of View: 38 × 38 arcmin²
Time resolution: 4 s/0.1 s
Operating temperature: 153 K
Hard X-ray Imager (HXI)
Detector: Si/CdTe cross-strips
Focal length: 12 m
Effective area: 300 cm² at 30 keV
Energy range: 5–80 keV
Energy resolution (FWHM): 2 keV (at 60 keV)
Soft Gamma-ray Detector (SGD)
Detector: Si/CdTe Compton Camera
Focal length: –
Effective area: >20 cm² at 100 keV (Compton mode)
Energy range: 40–600 keV
Energy resolution (FWHM): <4 keV (at 60 keV)
Angular resolution: –
Effective Field of View: 0.6 × 0.6 deg² (at < 150 keV)
Time resolution: 1 ms
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'Old friends' win share of $1 million with same lotto numbers they've used for 10 years
By 9News Staff
10:40am Aug 19, 2019
Eight friends have won a share in almost $1 million after winning a lotto draw using the same numbers they've played for more than a decade.
The "old friends", whose identity has not been made public, will divide $989,632.50 after taking home a division one prize in Saturday's TattsLotto draw.
"That's fantastic. This is a very good phone call," the syndicate leader told a lotto representative.
"This is a syndicate we've been running between a group of old friends for years and years and years.
"You've completely made my day. I can't wait to phone my friends and tell them."
The instant winner said the syndicate started more than 10 years ago with each of the eight choosing a number.
"We've been playing that System entry ever since," he said.
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"I've been telling them for years we'll win it one day.
"I'll use my share to pay off some bills and I'm sure my wife will want to spend some of it too."
The syndicate leader, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased the syndicate's marked System 7 entry online.
The winning numbers in Saturday's TattsLotto were 19, 23, 35, 6, 28 and 24, while the supplementary numbers were 38 and 29.
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Interchangeable Core: A cylinder designed to be removed and replaced without tools using a special key called a control key.
Many companies offer interchangeable core (IC) cylinder systems. Most common is the Best-compatible interchangeable core system, otherwise known as small format IC, or SFIC. These are called 'Best-compatible' because they are basically copies of the IC system first developed and marketed widely by the Best Lock Company. Best-compatible interchangeable cores are available from Best, Arrow, Falcon, KSP, Ilco, Medeco, Schlage and many other companies. These cores are typically available in all of the Best common lettered keyways, A through Q, and/or in a few proprietary or restricted keyways that may be offered by each company.
Below is a picture of a small format interchangeable core.
Only slightly less common are systems that are not Best-compatible such as Schlage, Corbin, Medeco, Yale, Sargent and ASSA. These are referred to in the industry as large format interchangeable core systems (LFIC). When first encountered LFIC may be difficult to distinguish from SFIC since the hole that receives the core is basically the same figure eight shape. Below are pictures of popular large format interchangeable cores.
Note that although the small format interchangeable core above looks larger, it is actually smaller than the cores pictured below.
If you look closely at the cores above you will notice that the Schlage large format core is different than the others because the top cylindrical part is smaller than the bottom cylindrical part. This makes Schlage large format IC much easier to distinguish than others.
An IC system is comprised of two major components: the core and the thing that accepts it. The accepting part could be a cylinder housing – so called because unlike a standard cylinder it has no pins or inherent way of accepting a key, but instead has a hole to accommodate insertion of an interchangeable core (see pictures at right).
Housings such as the one pictured above are used with mortise locks, rim locks and many exit devices, both for exterior entry and for cylinder dogging. Cylindrical locks do not take housings but are manufactured with a hole for an interchangeable core instead of a cylinder. Such locks are said to be "prepared for interchangeable core." Pictured at right is a cylindrical lock prepped for interchangeable core.
Typically interchangeable cores are used in large master key systems. The chief advantage of an interchangeable core key system is that only the initial installation need be done by security hardware installation professionals. Subsequent key changes can be performed by anyone who can competently use a key.
Most manufacturers have a construction core program. This allows the project manager to purchase temporary cores for use by workers during the construction phase that can then be easily removed and replaced with permanent cores. Construction cores are said to be "construction keyed" (usually keyed alike), and use what are called "construction keys." IC construction keys are not materially different than regular IC pass keys. The construction cores can be easily replaced by a security officer or facilities manager.
Interchangeable cores are usually keyed to three basic keys: passkey, control key and master key. The pass key is the one handed out to tenants so that they can access their space; the control key is the key that is used to remove and replace the core; and the master key may open all locks or a group of locks within a given system.
Best format SFIC keys differ from all other keys in that the "shoulder" of the key is located at the tip of the key instead of near the bow (head) of the key. Other interchangeable core formats place the shoulder of the key in the usual place near the bow. SFIC keys place the shoulder at the tip because the cores are too small of a diameter to accommodate a standard key. That is why one usually only encounters them in the Best lettered keyways, A through Q. Large format cores are usually offered in all of the corresponding manufacturer's standard keyways. For example, if you want an interchangeable core system in a Yale GA keyway, you need a Yale large format interchangeable core system.
Interchangeable core systems offer property managers or security officers the ability to quickly and easily change the locks within the system. All they need to do is keep a sufficient quantity of cores with keys on hand. Manufacturers offer different options as regards key control and security. I recommend in-depth study of several before deciding on which manufacturer's interchangeable core system is best for your situation.


I have an exciting post for you today, where I'm showing you the Make Up Revolution Mermaid Forever Palette. I was after one of these Make Up Revolution palettes as they are really affordable and I just had to pick which one I wanted to try!
I was after one that had a variety of colours in it so it'd be perfect for a mix of looks – I had a look at a load of palettes but the Mermaid Palette was the most colourful and dramatic looking :).
This palette was a measly £8 and I have to say I was really impressed by the colour pay off of these eyeshadows (swatches are below so have a lil scroll down).
I bought my palette from Superdrug and as soon as I got it home I opened it up to find surprisingly sturdy packaging and a pleasing large mirror inside! These eyeshadows are all shimmers, which usually I wouldn't like that much as I'm more a matte girl.
The palette itself is housed in plastic but it has a very satisfying click-shut and it's actually REALLY smart looking. I love it!
I've found that there's the odd shade in here that's REALLY pigmented and some that are less so. The lighter shimmery shades don't have as much colour pay off but they are still really pretty!
What do you think to these swatches? I've really liked how these look on the lid with a primer underneath, they actually have great colour pay off!