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My Ex Said, "I'm Still Attracted to You, But I Can't Be With You."
A woman might say that to a man for one or more of the following 6 reasons:
1. She fears that he will eventually cheat on her or dump her
If a woman doesn't feel like she can completely trust her guy (e.g. because he lies to her often, he flirts with other women, he's too much of a ladies man, always seems to checking other women out in front of her) and she gets a sense that he won't be able to change, she will often just break up with him, even if she still has feelings for him.
She will think something like, "He's a sexy guy and I'm still attracted to him, but I just don't believe that he could stay faithful to me in the long term. If I stick with this relationship, I might fall even more in love with him and then if he cheats on me, or dumps me, it will destroy me. So, it's better to get out now on my own terms, while I can still handle the pain of leaving him behind, rather than wait until it's too late and then have to suffer being cheated on or dumped by him. Besides, I'd rather invest my energy in a relationship that I know will last."
Women have this instinct because of their biological clock.
Even if a woman hates babies and swears to never want any, she will still have a natural instinct that makes her want to be with a guy that will stick by her for life.
Her instincts also push her to find a guy that she could have children with and be happy, safe, protected and provided for if she needed it.
So, if you're serious about getting your ex back, you have to show her (via the way you think, act and behave) that you're no longer the same guy she broke up with.
For example: If your ex felt that you would cheat on her because you were often flirting with women in front of her, you need to be more respectful of her position as your number one woman from now on.
When she can see for herself that you're no longer the same guy she broke up with, her trust in you will begin to come back and she will open up to having a serious relationship with you again.
Another reason why a woman might say to her ex, "I'm attracted to you, but I can't be with you" is that…
2. She wants to be free to party with her single girlfriends
Sometimes, when a woman is really young, or is in her first serious relationship with a guy, she might start to feel a little jealous of her single girlfriends who can do whatever they want, whenever they want.
Alternatively, if a woman has been with a guy for a long time and their relationship has grown stale and boring (e.g. watching TV together every night, sex once a week, if at all) with no excitement, or prospects of it improving in the future, she might think that life would be better if she left the relationship and did her own thing.
She might look at her girlfriends living a carefree life (e.g. going out and partying, picking up different guys and having new experiences, traveling) and think to herself, "I really do care for my guy, but I feel like I'm missing out on so much. I also want to party and go traveling on a whim, but I can't do that while I'm in a relationship. I also want to flirt and maybe even have sex with some other guys. Maybe I'm just not ready to stay with one guy right now."
Important: A woman will rarely, if ever think like that or follow through on it if the relationship is good.
A woman will only start to feel drawn to that if a guy hasn't been able to get the relationship to what I call Blissful Love.
If the relationship was good at the start, but has lost its spark, a woman doesn't have to stick around if she isn't feeling it anymore.
As a man, it's your role and responsibility to ensure that you're building on your woman's feelings over time, rather than destroying them.
If you don't, she will start to drift and may end up breaking up with you, cheating or becoming so annoying (because she's unhappy with the relationship) that you end up breaking up with her.
So, if your ex left you because she wanted to party and live like her single girlfriends, how can you get her back?
You have to actively spark her feelings of respect and sexual attraction for you whenever you interact with her from now on.
When you make her feel more attracted to you in new and exciting ways, she will realize that her love for you is stronger than the idea of being single and she will want to be with you again.
Of course, it's possible that she might meet a guy who makes her feel more attracted and want to be with him.
You can get a woman back if she has moved on, but if your ex hasn't moved on yet, don't make it more difficult for yourself.
Just get her back now.
Another reason why a woman will say that she can't be with her ex, even though she feels attracted to him is that…
3. He lacks financial stability and she can't see him fixing that anytime soon
Although most modern women are now perfectly capable of taking care of themselves financially, the idea of being with a man who is going to struggle to put food on the table and take care of her and any children they might have together in the future, is not very appealing to a woman.
So, even if a woman feels very attracted to a guy (e.g. because he's confident, cool, charismatic, fun to be around), if she gets a sense that he is financially unstable and is probably going to stay that way for most or all of his life, she might want to just cut her losses and move on, rather than stick around and face an uncertain future with him.
A woman wants to be with a guy who knows how to confidently lead the way to a better future for them both.
He doesn't have to already be successful in life to give her that feeling.
He just has to have a plan or vision for his future and be actively working towards it.
He can still have fun and enjoy himself along the way, but he needs to be able to give his woman a feeling of security about her future.
If he doesn't, her natural instincts kick in and start to change her thinking, behavior and feelings.
She might feel attracted to him, but she will also feel as though something just isn't quite right.
Her gut instinct will tell her that she's probably going to experience a lot of stress, strain and struggle if she sticks with him, which isn't at all appealing to a woman's breeding instincts.
Again, even if she hates babies and never wants children, the instinct will still be there.
A woman's natural instinct is to find and stick with a man who takes charge of the direction of his life and thereby allows her to relax into feeling safe about the future.
However, if a guy is just wandering through life without a clear purpose or direction (e.g. he keeps changing jobs all the time, is stuck in a company with no future prospects, doesn't have any savings and prefers to squander his money on useless things, uses most of his spare time distracting himself with video games, alcohol or drugs, chilling with friends or watching TV), it will cause his woman to feel insecure about her future.
When a woman gets to the point in her relationship where she feels like she can't rely on her guy to be the man and take care of them both, she may then decide to cut her losses and leave, even if she still feels attracted to him.
Another possible reason is the opposite of not being financially secure enough…
4. He is wealthy, successful and comes from a great family, but she hasn't achieved much in life and comes from a poor family
Sometimes, when a man and a woman are at different levels socially, it might be difficult for her to remain confident and feel worthy of him in the relationship.
For example: She might think to herself, "I'm attracted to him, but why is he with a girl like me? He's rich and educated and he comes from a close family. I'm just a poor girl who isn't very smart and doesn't really have much to offer him. I feel like his family and friends look down on me or think I'm stupid because I'm just not like them. Even though he might be willing to overlook our differences now, eventually the thrill of having sex with me and being with me will wear off and he will lose interest. He'll probably hook up with a smarter or more successful woman and I'll be left behind with nothing. So, it's best if I just make a clean break now, before I fall too deeply in love with him and can't let go."
Another possible reason for the old, "I'm attracted to you, but can't be with you line" is that…
5. She doesn't feel safe with him anymore because he has been mentally, emotionally or physically abusive towards her in the past
Sometimes, a good guy might change in a relationship with a woman and become abusive towards her (e.g. because he had a difficult childhood and doesn't know how to behave like a man in a relationship, has been dumped before, doesn't believe she will remain faithful to him or wants to make her feel insecure and unattractive so she doesn't ever leave him).
In a case like that, even though a woman might still feel sexually attracted to the guy and possibly even be in love with him, she will often decide that it's better for her to just break up with him before he does something that might cause her permanent emotional, psychological or physical damage (e.g. she loses her confidence and self-respect, is left with scars on her face after being hit, or possibly even loses her life).
Yet, rather than come out and say, "Look, it's over between us. I just don't have feelings for you anymore," and risk making him angry and possibly even violent, a will usually just try to let him down easy by saying something like, "I'm still attracted to you, but I can't be with you. It's not you, it's me. I am messed up in the head and don't know what I want. Please just give me time to think. I need space."
By saying something like that, she's hoping that he won't react badly and that she'll be able to get away from him without any further abuse.
She will use the time away from him to quickly find a replacement guy, so she can feel a bit safer.
Another possible reason why a woman will say that she's attracted to her ex, but can't be with him is that…
6. She's just saying that to make him feel better about the break up
Sometimes, a woman is so nice of a person that she doesn't want to hurt a guy's feelings when she breaks up with him.
So, rather than saying something along the lines of, "I don't love you anymore. Leave me alone!" or "I don't want to be with you anymore! Deal with it!" she will try to make him feel better about the break up by telling him that she still finds him attractive, but can't be with him.
She hopes that he will think she is just crazy and confused, or suffering from childhood issues and he will then move on.
However, in reality, she doesn't actually feel attracted enough to him to want to stay in a relationship.
She's only saying that she is to let him down light and avoid the potential consequences a bad break up.
In a case like that, a guy simply has to start triggering her feelings of attraction (e.g. on a phone call and in person) by making her feel attracted in the ways that really matter to her.
For example: He might be a good guy and she may appreciate that. Yet, to feel attracted to him, she also needs to see that he is emotionally masculine (i.e. he has balls) and is able to make her feel girly and feminine in comparison to him as a result.
If he's just a good, neutral guy, then she's not going to feel the spark she needs to want to give him another chance.
3 Common Mistakes That Men Make When in Your Situation
Some guys are able to easily get their woman back in your situation, while others make it unnecessarily difficult for themselves by making one or more of the following mistakes…
1. Trying to make her feel attracted by being extra sweet, romantic and nice
For example: A guy might think, "If she's still attracted to me, it means that she's just confused about what she wants right now. So, if show her how special she really is to me (e.g. send her roses, buy her some of the things she really likes like perfume, jewelry, chocolates, make her feel like a princess), she'll realize that we're meant to be together and will forget all about this nonsense of breaking up. I'll show her how nice I really can be. I'll make her feel like it would be a huge mistake to leave such a good guy as me. No other guy is going to treat her as well as I do. I will show her."
Although the guy has good intentions, it can so easily go wrong and make things worse.
If he seems like he is trying too hard to be nice and sweet, she will see that as him feeling desperate and insecure, which is a turn off.
Women are attracted to men who remain in control of their emotions (e.g. he remain confident, relaxed and feels worthy of her) and turned off by men who start acting weird because they have lost control of their emotions (e.g. he panics about losing her and desperately starts sucking up to her).
What matters the most to her is how you make her feel when you interact with her.
For example: Does she feel like you're the kind of man she can look up to, respect and feel proud of, or does she feel a bit embarrassed about being your girl these days?
Does she feel like you and her have a future together, or does she feel like she can do better?
Does she trust that you can give her what she wants in a relationship, or does she feel like you and her want different things?
That's what really matters to a woman.
Another mistake that men make when in your situation is…
2. Trying to get her to focus on their good memories together to remind her that she used to love him and want to be with him
Another mistake that some guys make when trying to get their ex to change her mind about breaking up, is to bring up all the good times they had together.
For example: A guy might say something like, "Remember all the times we left the movies early because we couldn't wait to be alone? Something magical happened every time we touched each other. You have to admit that you and I were good together. We can have that again. It's not too late for us. Just remember what we had."
He's hoping that by saying something like that to her, he will reawaken the attraction and love she feels for him and they will get back together again.
Yet, although it'd be nice if that is all a man needed to do to get a woman back, it isn't.
In most cases, bringing up the good memories usually only highlights to her the reasons why things didn't work out in the end.
She begins to think, "Yeah, we did have something magical between us, but there were also many other things you did that ruined the magic between us. Things that you're still not even aware of to this day because you're so blind to it. So, even though I'm still attracted to you, it's just not enough to make me want to stay in the relationship anymore. It will take more than attraction and good memories to change my mind. You need to understand what really makes me feel like I have to get out of this relationship and then change that. If you don't, I walk."
So, don't bother bringing up the past in the hopes that it will change her mind.
How you make her feel right now and from now on is what really matters.
She needs to feel respect and attraction for you based on who you are now, not who you used to be.
Have you changed?
Are you now able to give her the kind of relationship experience she really wants?
While trying to show her that you've changed, are you being desperate or appearing insecure in any way?
Those are the little things that count.
Another mistake that some men make in your position is…
3. Improving his physical appearance, but not focusing on what is really important to her
Sometimes, when a woman tells a guy that she is still attracted to him, but can't be with him, he might think to himself, "Maybe if I make some improvements to myself (e.g. lose some weight, build some muscle, change my dress style) she will feel even more attracted to me. Then, she won't be able to resist me and we can get back together again."
Yet, that approach rarely, if ever, works.
Essentially because what matters most to a woman is how a guy makes her feel when he's interacting with her.
Looks are only superficial and if you've been in a relationship for a while, her fascination about how you look no longer holds so much power over her (especially if you were turning her off in the relationship).
What matters to a woman is how her ex man makes her feel when he interacts with her.
For example: Does he behave in ways that are attractive to her (e.g. takes the lead and makes most of the decisions, listens to her without becoming emotionally sensitive, is loving and devoted, but also has a big purpose in his life apart from his relationship with her), or does he turn her off with his actions (e.g. he allows her to dominate him emotionally, is too needy and clingy, he has no sense of purpose in life that he is actively following through on)?
Is he the kind of man she can see herself sticking to for life, or does she feel unsure about her future with him (e.g. because he lacks financial stability, he's immature and childish)?
Is his way of thinking in line with hers, or do they have very different opinions and ideas about the fundamental things in life (e.g. she wants to settle down, get married and have a family, while he prefers to remain single and not take on any responsibilities)?
Can she look up to him, respect him, trust him and feel proud of him, or does she feel like she's too good for him?
Those are some examples of the things that attract a woman to a man, more than his looks ever will.
So, if you want to attract your ex girlfriend (fiancé or wife) back to you, you have to give her what she really wants, not what you think she wants.
When you show her (via the way you talk, think, act, behave, interact with her and react to what she says and does) that you're now the kind of man she always wanted you to be (e.g. confident, determined, emotionally independent, emotionally masculine), she won't be able to stop herself from feeling drawn to you again.
She will then begin to feel the pain of losing you and won't want that pain to continue, so she will get back with you.
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November 10: Dance
November 10: Martin Imboden, who was born on this date in 1893 in Niederndorf, Switzerland, has been exhibited as a 'forgotten' Austrian photographer (Forgotten & Overlooked – from the collection of the Fotostiftung Schweiz 3 June to 20 August 2006, and in the publication of a similar title by René Perret Martin Imboden. A Forgotten Photographer, Benteli, Bern 1996).
Born into a Swiss working-class family, Imboden first trained as a cabinetmaker 1909-1912 and worked as a carpenter in Switzerland and in France 1913-1917 then in Basel and Zurich 1918-1929. It was only in 1923 that he began to take photographs.
In 1929 Imboden moved to Vienna, where he began to work as a freelance architectural photographer, at the same time undertaking courses at the Urania (opened in 1910 by Franz Joseph I of Austria as an educational facility with a public observatory and named after the Muse Urania who represents Astronomy) and at the Photosezession which had inspired Steiglitz's 1902 American version.
Martin Imboden: Liebknechthof ('Love House') 1930
Imboden had arrived in the city during the peak of Red Vienna (1918 to 1934) when the Socialist Workers' Party of German Austria repeatedly won absolute majorities in the elections to parliament and local council. The Socialists undertook extensive multi-storey social housing projects on the back of a fiscal policy that brought bold reforms in the social, health and education policies. He photographed many of these municipal buildings.
Gertrud Kraus (1901-1977)
At this time he encountered Gertrud Kraus and her New School of Arts which she had opened in 1927 in Vienna. It was a private school for rhythmic gymnastics and artistic dance. In this rare group of images he documents Kraus's own energetic and expressionist performances.
Interest in modern, or 'free', dance was not uncommon, especially in the German area, but also worldwide, in the first half of the 20th century given the popularity of physical culture Körperkultur, the hygiene and care of one's own body.
Imboden photographing Mia Slavenska (1916-2002) Croatian-born prima ballerina, at the Gertrud Kraus School
Kraus devised training particularly to improve the physical health of women. Through her program many young women, including Jula Isenburger and Mia Slavenska, ventured into and found success in a career in dance and movement. Imboden's photography pays tribute to their strength of personality and physical presence through this series of portraits.
His approach is clearly experimental, though it is Photo-Secessionist rather than Modernist in spirit. The lighting is appropriately theatrical, intensifying the performative nature of these portraits in which the self-contained concentration of each young woman is paramount. He used bromoil and carbon printing, favourite printing techniques of the Pictorialist photographers, which enable adjustment of lights and intensification of darks through the application of a brush during development, with a painterly quality and warmth, often on hand-laid papers. There is no sense that these women are posing for a male gaze (the gaze of only one meets the lens) and in fact it is hard to find full-length photographs of these individuals by Imboden, though this, of Jula Isenburger, is his most published image.
Jula Isenburger, wife of painter Erich Isenburger, studied with Gertrud Kraus 1928-31 before moving to Paris.
In depicting the full-length figure in motion he is is not in the same league as E.O. Hoppé (1878-1972) or of František Drtikol (1883-1961) whose dance photographs tend more closely to Art Deco in their boldness of design. The sole Imboden nude that I can track down is modest, and dates from early in Imboden's career, between 1926-28, and its motivation is to record a dance pose rather than any prurient interest. It is in his vigorous portraits of strong young women that he excels.
Martin Imboden: Greece 1930
Imboden traveled in 1929-30 in North Africa, Greece and the Balkans, his reportage being distributed worldwide by the big Viennese Schostal photo agency which also represented Paul Wolff, Germaine Krull, Yva, Elisabeth Hase and Lotte Jacobi and supplied magazines such as Die Dame, Die Woche and Uhu and in Austria, Moderne Welt, Die Bühne, Wiener Salonblatt and Wiener Magazin.
Meanwhile, in 1929, a group of editors affiliated with the Austrian Social Democratic Party (SDAP) established Der Kuckuck (The Cuckoo). The magazine imitated the content and format of mainstream 'boulevard weeklies' like those above, but it was directed specifically at a working-class public. (see: Joyce Tsai (2005) 'Der Kuckuck and the problem of workers' photography in Austria', History of Photography, 29:3, 275-286)
Agfa Billy
Der Kuckuck collaborated with its audience, introducing within its first year the innovation of a photography contest open to all readers. A signature feature of the magazine, this was described by the editors as a means to cultivate Arbeiterfotographie or 'workers' photography', a term usually associated with the pioneering activities of the German communist magazines Arbeiter Illustrierte Zeitung and Arbeiterfotograf. An advertisement for the contest boldly announced, 'Every reader becomes a contributor!'. The invitation came just as photography was coming in reach of the worker. In the early twenties a camera still cost them at least three weeks' wages, but the introduction of cameras using roll film, such as with the Agfa Billy in 1928 made the medium affordable to the average skilled worker. The editors of Der Kukuck regarded the cultural enrichment that photography brought to the masses as socialism, while the hardline German wing spoke of the camera as a 'weapon' against capitalism.
The inclusion of reader-submitted photographs in Der Kuckuck began within the first year of its publication, in 1929, was poorly integrated, nearly arbitrary, but by 1930, amateur photographs were incorporated meaningfully as illustrations for Kuckuck articles. Imboden contributed to the magazine regularly 1930-34.
Page 'The Beautiful Picture' from 8 May 1932 issue of Der Kukuck. Martin Imboden portrait centre top.
From 1932, individual contest submissions were assembled into one-page themed layouts, no longer joined to an article but presented as a gallery of exemplary photographs, not as models of agitational photography but as artistically successful compositions.
By this time Imboden had embraced the Modernism of The New Vision. His powerful image, which is certainly not a cliché of conventional feminine beauty, is of one of Kraus' dancers, tightly cropped, lit with a single hard light and slashed across with a diagonal; the dancer's costume, which occupies nearly half the image with a solid black encourages a reading of her shoulder and incisively modelled features as design elements. The picture editor and layout artist have bravely incorporated his photograph amongst the others by continuing or repeating the diagonal element. The page underscores the abstract beauty of the industrialized, modern world presented in a photographic style compatible with the historical moment.
However, the magazine's conceit of political reformation through cultural enlightenment was threatened as the Austro-Fascists gained power, their membership expanding, in 'Red Vienna' itself, more than seven-fold from 1930 to 1932. As a response, workers' photography that adhered or aspired to a modern style was scorned as apolitical or anti-socialist by Der Kuckuck's own editorial staff. Alexander Stern, journalist and photographer for the magazine, wrote of his colleagues in 1932:
Fifty-two times a year, they work days to construct, to experiment, to create new thoughts and are, now and again, a little angry with many photographers who only photograph clouds and chimneys, clouds over birches, clouds over prams, light on still life, light on girls' heads, and glassy knick-knacks and forget that the camera of the worker photographer is a weapon with which one can also hunt political elephants. They are angry with these photographers because they have forgotten, with their attachment to idylls and romanticism, to bring our world view into the objective of the camera. This can be reconciled only when they bring the Kuckuck an abundance of good, large-format agitational materials.
Austrian civil war, 12-15 February 1934: shell holes at cafe Goethehof, Schuettaustrasse, Donaustadt, Vienna
It was not long before Nazism resolved this crisis of politics over style; Hitler condemned Modernism and promoted a retrograde, soul-less neo-classicism. On this date in 2016, as I write this daily post, we wake to a huge shift in America. It is salutary to remember how quickly things may change for the worse.
Februarkämpfe destruction of apartments.
Imboden did not live to see the destruction of socialism in Austria. After the February 1934 uprising (Februarkämpfe) in Vienna, the Swiss photographer moved to Paris. Between his travels he lived and worked in Zurich. At the age of 42 he died on 19 August 1935 in an accident on a cycling tour in Herisau in Switzerland.
During his brief career, he had contributed to numbers of magazines beside Der Kukuck including Die Bühne (Vienna), Camera, Föhn, Paris-Magazine (Paris); Profil (Vienna), Zeitbilder (Tages-Anzeiger, Zurich), Swiss Illustrated Newspaper, Zurich Illustrated, among others.
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Military Connection: 82 F-16D's Grounded: By Debbie Gregory
August 25, 2014 /in Archived Blogs
On August 19, 2014, the U.S. Air Force grounded more than half of its F-16D Fighting Falcons, after a routine inspection found them to be damaged, according to its Air Combat Command (ACC).
In a Pentagon release, the damage was described as being "canopy sill longeron cracks found between the front and rear pilot seats." The cracks were discovered after a routine post-flight inspection on one of the jets. The discovery of cracks led to a fleet-wide inspection order throughout the USAF.
In total, 82 of the Air Force's 157 F-16D's were found to have the cracks, and were ordered to stand-down. The 75 remaining operable F-16D's have been cleared to resume their duties.
Since the discovery, the Air Force has been working with Lockheed Martin engineers to discover the cause of the cracks, and what the repair options are.
The Air Force still maintains 812 other F-16 jets, which include a number of different variants, and are not impacted by the inspections or the damaged canopy sills.
Top Air Force generals, including ACC commander Mike Hostage, have said they must keep an eye on the wear and tear on the F-16s. The F-16 recently celebrated its 40th year of production, but older models have been continuously upgraded as there are advancements in the technology.
Although no official deadline has been given to get the grounded jets back in the air, it is predicted that a mix of American ingenuity and military know-how will get the birds back in the skies soon.
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DL-Phenylalanine or DLPA is one of the top mood-boosting supplements available today. It gives you the combination of L-Phenylalanine and D-Phenylalanine, two important forms of the same compound. Many people take this supplement to improve their mood and attention.
However, what about the comparison? If we compare D-Phenylalanine vs. L-Phenylalanine which one comes on top? In this article, we'll explore the two different forms of Phenylalanine and how they work in your body. We also look into the different benefits that users experience when they take a combination form – DL-Phenylalanine.
What do the D- and L- stand for?
D- and L- are what chemists use to donate substances that are mirror images of one another. The different mirror images of a chemical compound are called enantiomers. In the case of D-Phenylalanine vs. L-Phenylalanine, 'D-' stands for a right-hand twist and 'L-' stands for a left-hand twist.
Different twists in chemical compounds and substances can result in dramatically different effects in our bodies. This is why it's important to compare D-Phenylalanine vs. L-Phenylalanine.
D-Phenylalanine is the right-hand twist of the Phenylalanine compound. D-Phenylalanine is a laboratory-made substance with a number of potential benefits. It is first converted into tyrosine which is then converted into dopamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine. This is why it is thought to help promote a healthy mood and maintain mental focus.
One of D-Phenylalanine's main benefits is its potential to help with pain relief. D-Phenylalanine is an inhibitor of the enkephalinase enzyme. Enkephalins are part of your body's natural pain relief system. When they are broken down by enkephalinase, this contributes to the sensation of pain. D-Phenylalanine is specifically thought to be beneficial for reducing feelings of chronic pain.
L-Phenylalanine is the 'left-hand twist' version of Phenylalanine. It is an essential amino acid and the naturally occurring form of Phenylalanine. Essential amino acids are molecules that our body requires as building blocks for proteins and cannot manufacture itself. Phenylalanine is an important amino acid for building proteins and maintaining a healthy body.
Studies have found that people who are low in L-Phenylalanine have lower moods. In one study, healthy women consumed a diet that was low in Phenylalanine. The results showed a significant decrease in mood ratings. This is why it is suggested that high doses of L-Phenylalanine supplements can help to improve and sustain a good mood.
DL-Phenylalanine is the combination of both L-Phenylalanine and D-Phenylalanine. Taking a DL-Phenylalanine supplement allows you to access the benefits of both the Phenylalanine enantiomers as well as some other benefits.
Often, people find that it is more beneficial to take the two together instead of weighing up the pros and cons of D-Phenylalanine vs. L-Phenylalanine.
It seems that when you take D- and L-Phenylalanine together, they work synergistically to provide extra benefits. One of these benefits is an increased mental focus and attention. A number of studies have looked at the focus-enhancing properties of DL-Phenylalanine and they seem very promising.
So, D-Phenylalanine vs. L-Phenylalanine – which one is better? Well, it seems that they both have their own unique benefits. L-Phenylalanine is the natural form of Phenylalanine and is important for building proteins and maintaining a healthy mood. D-Phenylalanine is the laboratory version and is important as a pain-relief substance. When taken together, DL-Phenylalanine has great benefits in improving focus and attention.
 Treatment of attention deficit disorder with DL-phenylalanine, DR Wood et al., Psychiatry Res. 1985 Sep;16(1):21-6.


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Portable solar panels are used in most of the business nowadays. The portable solar panels are beneficial they are less costly. This is very good since it makes them affordable to anybody. The solar panels require no complex skills when it comes to using them. You will only be required to put them on the sun. They are also of great benefits when it comes to reliability. This is because they use the heat from the the sun who is always available .
This is very good since it will promote the availability of power all the time. The portable solar panels are very good, this is because they are reliable when it comes to power, this is because you will only be required to charge the battery during the day and use it during the night. This is also very good since you will not have to worry about the electricity bills.
They are very good since they use that heat from the sun to produce. The heat from the sun is not paid. They are very good since they promote the unlimited use of energy. Research shows that a large number of business have grown very fast courtesy of the portable solar panels. This is because its power is reliable. Very many people prefer using the portable solar panels since they do not pollute the environment. The portable solar panels panels only use the radiation from the sun, this is very good since it does not pollute the environment. This will be very good, this is because you health will be at safety hence making you to live very happy for a very long period of time.
They are also very good when comes to camping. When it comes to camping, they are very good, this is because you will not have to worry about where you will get the power. They are Port hence they can be carried to the camps so that they can provide power. The Solar Panels are also designer in a very special and unique way.
They are designed in a very special and unique way that makes them to be water proof. The portable solar panels are designed to be water proof hence they can not be damaged by the rains. They are also very good when it comes to emergency. This is because they are reliable hence they always provide power. The portable solar panels are very good when it comes to connecting, this is because there is complex procedure that is required when it comes to the connection.


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Capturing output representations
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This example demonstrates how the configuration ``capture_repr``
(:ref:`capture_repr`) works. The default ``capture_repr`` setting is
``capture_repr: ('_repr_html_', '__repr__')`` and was used when building the
Sphinx-Gallery documentation. The output that is captured with this setting
is demonstrated in this example. Differences in outputs that would be captured
with other ``capture_repr`` settings is also explained.
"""
#%%
# Nothing is captured for the code block below because no data is directed to
# standard output and the last statement is an assignment, not an expression.

# example 1
a = 2
b = 10

#%%
# If you did wish to capture the value of ``b``, you would need to use:

# example 2
a = 2
b = 10
b   # this is an expression

#%%
# Sphinx-Gallery first attempts to capture the ``_repr_html_`` of ``b`` as this
# is the first 'representation' method in the ``capture_repr`` tuple. As this
# method does not exist for ``b``, Sphinx-Gallery moves on and tries to capture
# the ``__repr__`` method, which is second in the tuple. This does exist for
# ``b`` so it is captured and the output is seen above.
#
# A pandas dataframe is used in the code block below to provide an example of
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# example 3
import pandas as pd

df = pd.DataFrame(data = {'col1': [1, 2], 'col2': [3, 4]})
df

#%%
# The pandas dataframe ``df`` has both a ``__repr__`` and ``_repr_html_``
# method. As ``_repr_html_`` appears first in the ``capture_repr`` tuple, the
# ``_repr_html_`` is captured in preference to ``__repr__``.
#
# For the example below, there is data directed to standard output and the last
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# Matplotlib output
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import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

plt.plot([1,2,3])

#%%
# To avoid capturing the text representation, you can assign the last Matplotlib
# expression to a temporary variable:

_ = plt.plot([1,2,3])

#%%
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plt.plot([1,2,3])
plt.show()

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# The ``capture_repr`` configuration is ``('_repr_html_', '__repr__')`` by
# default. This directs Sphinx-Gallery to capture 'representations' of the last
# statement of a code block, if it is an expression. Sphinx-Gallery does
# this according to the order 'representations' appear in the tuple. With the
# default ``capture_repr`` setting, ``_repr_html_`` is attempted to be captured
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# for examples 2, 3 and 4 no 'representation' of the last expression would be
# output. You would need to add ``print()`` to the last expression to capture
# a 'representation' of it. The empty tuple setting imitates the behaviour of
# Sphinx-Gallery prior to v0.5.0, when this configuration was introduced.

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This family-friendly Manila hotel is located on the waterfront, just steps away from Manila Ocean Park and Manila Bay. Rizal Park and U.S. Embassy are also within 15 minutes. United Nations LRT Station is 18 minutes by foot and Pedro Gil LRT Station is 28 minutes.
Located in Ermita, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Rizal Park, U.S. Embassy and Manila Bay. Manila Doctors Hospital and Robinson's Place are also within 10 minutes. United Nations LRT Station is 8 minutes by foot and Pedro Gil LRT Station is 15 minutes.
Located in Ermita, this hotel is within a 5-minute walk of Manila Bay, Rizal Park and Manila Ocean Park. U.S. Embassy and Manila Doctors Hospital are also within 15 minutes. United Nations LRT Station is 14 minutes by foot and Pedro Gil LRT Station is 24 minutes.
Located in Ermita, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Rizal Park, U.S. Embassy and Manila Bay. Robinson's Place and Manila Doctors Hospital are also within 10 minutes. United Nations LRT Station is 11 minutes by foot and Pedro Gil LRT Station is 15 minutes.
Located in Ermita, this luxury hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Baywalk, U.S. Embassy and Rizal Park. Manila Ocean Park and San Agustin Church are also within 2 mi (3 km). Pedro Gil LRT Station is 9 minutes by foot and United Nations LRT Station is 17 minutes.
Located in Ermita, this hotel is steps away from Casino Filipino and Rizal Park. U.S. Embassy and Manila Doctors Hospital are also within 10 minutes. United Nations LRT Station is 6 minutes by foot and Pedro Gil LRT Station is 15 minutes.


This paper estimates a new measure of competition using Dutch firm level panel data. The idea is to estimate for each industry the percentage loss in profits if a firm's marginal costs go up with 1 percent. In a competitive industry an increase in marginal costs with 1% leads to a bigger loss in profits than in an industry where competition is not intense. Hence the higher this elasticity (in absolute value) of profits with respect to costs, the more competitive the industry is. We show that for the Dutch economy manufacturing sectors are -on average- more competitive than service sectors. If this elasticity falls over time within an industry, the industry is becoming less competitive which may be caused by collusion. In this sense the competition measure may give a first indication that something is (going) wrong in a certain sector.


Meet 26 year old Pooja Joshi, and she owns a brand called @ocell.luxury that deals in various limited edition collectibles, like leather bags, bowties, lapel pins, jewellery and pocket squares. They do everything in small quantities so that you feel special when you buy from them, as you will be one of a few with the item.
" The motivation to start Ocell luxury was me, as a lady, having clothes or jewels that would not be seen in so many places; exclusivity is a great way to make you value whatever you buy all the more. I didn't know I would end up doing exactly this, but I did study fashion in university, as a last minute change from my initial idea of interior design. We were taught how to conceptualize ideas and bring them from paper to actual garments. I also work with The Made in Kenya store at the Alchemist where we introduce people to cool new designers and Creatives people might not have known about before.
Music is tricky for me, totally depends on the mood. But mostly I listen to alot of edm mixes and house music, but it really does depend on my mood at that particular time. For Kenyan artistes, Sauti Sol are on point for me!
The vibe at the Alchemist is fantastic, never have I ever been here and I got bored of the music being played. The atmosphere is that of chilling and relaxation. Mama Rocks is my favorite restaurant here, I love the food, the energy of the team. It's like how I plan my weekends when I come here, gotta have the burgers! Upendo is great as well.
People sometimes think I'm mean, mostly when I was younger. I'm not that mean, 'that' being the operative word lol. Then I've also been confused for Moroccan, of course before people hear my name.
My bucket list destination is Italy, because I love the culture and the food, and since I'm into museums and art, I think I'd get alot from such a trip. I liked Van Gogh for a while, but I beleive someone cannot have just one favorite artist because it's subjective.


Are "disavow" links in email confirmation a good or bad pattern?
Looking for opinions, or even better, research, from the community.
In an email answer-back for account creation, you frequently have an opt-in link to confirm it was really the controller of the email address signing up for a service.
But in the case of a typo, or malicious sign-up, I've seen both "If you didn't create this account, just ignore this email" and I've seen "If you didn't create this account, click *this* link to let us know."
In the negative case, which is more common? I'm of the opinion that "click this link to deny" just trains users to click on links in emails they aren't expecting, which is good for phishers, but bad for us. I prefer the "just ignore this email" approach, as more secure.
But having a discussion with a coworker, they said that "click this link to disavow" is a common pattern.
Re: Are "disavow" links in email confirmation a good or bad pattern?
The nitty-gritty is an enterprise must assume endpoints and servers are going to be compromised by this kind of traps. The enterprise should be surprised when endpoints and servers are not compromised. Organizations must layer its defenses so that the endpoints most likely to be compromised first are not the most critical ones.
You never know where a link will take you, regardless of what it's worded as. Most attacks on organizations' IT Infrastructures begin with end- users inadvertently introducing malware onto systems by clicking on links.


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Home > City Government > Media Room > 2018 News Releases > City of Surrey Only Municipality to be Named Among Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures
City of Surrey Only Municipality to be Named Among Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures
Surrey, BC – The City of Surrey has been recognized in the "Broader Public Sector" category and is the only municipality to be named among Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures for 2018.
"To be the only municipality in Canada to receive this award speaks volumes about our employees' passion and innovation for the work they do," said Mayor Doug McCallum. "I am glad that our City staff are being recognized for their commitment to deliver superior service to our citizens in Surrey."
The award is presented annually by Waterstone Human Capital, a leading executive search firm specializing in recruiting for fit and cultural talent management, to companies that demonstrate exemplary performance in vision and leadership; recruitment and hiring for fit; cultural alignment and measurement; retention; rewards and recognition; organizational performance; and corporate social responsibility.
"Our corporate culture is a reflection of the extraordinary things our employees do each and every day," said Vincent Lalonde, City Manager. "Recognition on this level is a testament to the exceptional efforts of our employees. It's a real honour for the City of Surrey and its staff to receive this award."
This national program, now in its 14th year, recognizes best-in-class Canadian organizations for having cultures that have helped them enhance performance and sustain a competitive advantage.
"At Waterstone we believe corporate culture drives performance and that it's your organization's greatest asset," said Marty Parker, President and Chief Executive Officer of Waterstone Human Capital and Chair of Canada's Most Admired™ Corporate Cultures. "What's notable about the 2018 winners is their commitment to culture as a competitive advantage. They set an outstanding example for cultivating and sustaining great cultures that ultimately drive growth and performance. This year's winning organizations are to be admired for the diverse and impactful ways they ensure culture underpins their success."
For more information about the program, visit www.canadasmostadmired.com.
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The Wood Frog is an amphibian that is very easy to distinguish because of its coloring. They are found in the United States and in Alaska.
What Does the Wood Frog Look Like?
The Wood Frog is very easy to distinguish because of the marks on its face. The marks across the Wood Frogs eyes looks like a black mask. Its body is brown, green, gray or even red.
The female Wood Frog will have a brighter colored body than the male. Most of the Wood Frogs will get between 1.5 inches to 3.25 inches long.
Where Does the Wood Frog Live?
The Wood Frog is used to cold weather and they have adapted to being cold. During the winter, they stop breathing and their heart will stop beating. This allows them to go to a very low temperature without dying.
The Wood Frog also has something in their body that is an antifreeze substance, and this stops the frog from having their bodies to be frozen. Even though ice will form on the Wood Frogs body, they will thaw out and begin feeding and mating with other frogs again.
Since the Wood Frog is used to the cold, it is found in places like Alaska, the Northeast, the Arctic Circle and other cold areas. This frog has learned to live in cold climates like other animals from the Arctic Circle.
During the winter months, adult Wood Frogs will usually find a bunch of leaves or other forest debris to hide in. They will stay there so that they can hide from their predators.
What Do Wood Frogs Eat?
Wood Frogs will eat things like spiders, slugs, snails, worms and other insects. They will also eat algae and plant matter if they are a tadpole or a larva. They will also eat the larvae of other amphibians that are found in the water.
What are the Wood Frogs Predators?
The predators of the wood frog are snapping turtle, skunks, birds, coyotes, foxes, snakes and other animals. The tadpoles of the Wood Frog also have to face being eaten by salamanders, wood turtles, beetles and other Wood Frogs.
The Wood Frogs start looking for a mate in March and they do this by making a sound that sounds like a duck quacking. When the female hears this, she will go to the frog.
The female Wood Frog can lay up to 3,000 eggs and they will hatch within 30 days.
It takes a Wood Frog up to two years to become an adult Wood Frog.
How Long Does a Wood Frog Live?
Most Wood Frogs will live up to three years, but some will die much sooner than that.
Facts About Wood Frogs:
Wood Frogs are the easiest species of frog to recognize.
Tadpoles will group with other tadpoles that are their siblings.
Wood Frogs can recognize their own family members.
Some of the Wood Frogs have lost their homes due to farming and building.
Wood Frogs are studied by scientists because they are able to freeze and still live.
Wood Frogs have been found in an area called the Medicine Bow National Forest.
Wood Frogs lay their eggs in freshwater areas.
Even though Wood Frogs spend most of their lives in the forest, when it is wintertime, they will migrate to the uplands.
Wood Frogs are diurnal which means they are usually only out in the daytime.
What is a Wood Frog? A Wood Frog is a frog that is very easy to recognize because of its mask like feature around its eyes.
What does the Wood Frog eat? The Wood Frog eats other frogs, insects, small animals.
What is special about the Wood Frog? The Wood Frog can live in arctic temperatures and still live. They are studied by scientists because of their ability to do this.
Where do Wood Frogs live? Most Wood Frogs live in forest areas in the cold regions such as the Arctic Circle and in Alaska.
How long do Wood Frogs live? Wood Frogs only live to about 3 years old.


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Scott, William (No. 216800)
Scott, William (Willie)
No. 216800, (RFR/DEV/B/2148), HMS Majestic, Royal Navy
Killed in action on Thursday 27 May 1915 (aged 31)
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England (Panel 6)
Bangor and District War Memorial
Comrades of the Great War (Bangor Branch) Album in North Down Museum
Royal British Legion (Bangor Branch) Memorial Plaque
First Bangor Presbyterian Church
Masonic Lodge No. 286, Bangor
Family grave headstone in Bangor Cemetery, Newtownards Road, Bangor
William Scott was born on 18 November 1883 in Fisher's Hill, Bangor and he was a son of William and Agnes Scott (nee Gray) who were married on 1 June 1881 in First Bangor Presbyterian Church.
William Scott worked as a boatman and fisherman and he and Agnes had two children:
Jane Gray (born 12 March 1882 in Fisher's Hill, Bangor; died 24 March 1947)
William (born 18 November 1883 in Fisher's Hill, Bangor)
William was eight months old when his father died of typhoid fever on 13 August 1884.
William was seven when his mother married William Smiley on 6 February 1891 in Ballygilbert Presbyterian Church. William Smiley from Bangor was a widower and he was a son of Archie Smiley, a labourer. Agnes Scott from Bangor was a widow and she was a daughter of William Gray, a weaver. William Smiley had previously been married to Margaret McCreedy and they had a daughter named Jane (born 29 August 1875).
William Scott and his sister Jane lived with their mother and stepfather at 8 Albert Street in Bangor. William Smiley worked as a blacksmith and he and Agnes had four children:
Ruth (born 6 December 1891 in Ava Terrace, Bangor)
Agnes May (born 25 October 1893 in Ruthville, Bangor)
Mary Elizabeth (born 11 April 1896 in Ruthville, Bangor)
John Henry (born 23 April 1899 in Ruthville, Bangor)
Before he went to sea William Scott worked as a clerk in the Milfort Weaving Co Ltd., Belfast. He was a member of Harmony Masonic Lodge No. 286, Bangor and, when he died, his wife and children were living in Kylene Terrace, Croft Street, Bangor. William Scott aged 25 of Ruthville, Albert Street, Bangor married Annie Allen Johnston on 3 March 1909 in St Anne's Church of Ireland Cathedral Belfast. Annie Allen Johnston aged 25 from 6 Castleton Avenue, Belfast was a daughter of William Johnston, a cloth passer.
William and Annie Allen Scott had four children:
Agnes May (born 6 March 1909 at 6 Castleton Avenue, Belfast)
Annie Eveline (born 8 August 1910 at 75 Parkmount Street, Belfast)
Hilda Jean (born 23 February 1912 at 77 Parkmount Street, Belfast)
Ruth Gray (born 14 August 1913 at 77 Parkmount Street, Belfast)
William Scott served aboard HMS Majestic and he was killed in action when this ship was torpedoed in the Dardanelles by a German submarine. The first official report intimated that William was 'not included in the list of those who were saved'.
HMS Majestic was a battleship built at Portsmouth Dockyard and commissioned in 1895. In 1914 she escorted Canadian troop convoys and in 1915 she was involved in the bombardment of the Belgian coast before transferring to the Dardanelles operation on 18 March 1915. Early in the morning of 27 May 1915 she was twice torpedoed by U-boat 21 during the bombardment off Gaba Tepe. HMS Majestic had a crew of around 700 and the ship sank quickly with the loss of around 40 lives.
HMS Majestic was the second battleship to be lost in the Dardanelles in three days, the other being HMS Triumph on 25 May and the loss of these two ships had a major impact on the amount of support that the Navy could provide for Army operations in Gallipoli.
Able Seaman William Scott (No. 216800) was 31 when he died, and his body was never recovered.
Able Seaman William Scott (No. 216800) is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon; on Bangor and District War Memorial; in the Comrades of the Great War (Bangor Branch) Album in North Down Museum (Page 48); on the Royal British Legion (Bangor Branch) Memorial Plaque; in First Bangor Presbyterian Church; in Masonic Lodge No. 286, Bangor and on the family grave headstone in Bangor Cemetery, Newtownards Road, Bangor. His sister Jane died on 24 March 1947.


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Opinion Global reward Global reward
Tim Reay: Multinational employers need to adopt key global benefits
4th April 2018 4:13 pm 4th April 2018 4:13 pm
More and more people are being sent by their employers to work in other countries; some estimates show that there are up to 50 million expatriates within multinational employers, which represents a 25% increase in the last decade.
The old way of keeping an expatriate on home country terms, with all additional expenses paid, no longer makes sense for such a broad and diverse group. Instead, it is increasingly common for multinationals to adopt a 'local plus' approach, except perhaps for very short assignments. The employee is offered terms and conditions consistent with local practice, and this is used as a starting point. Then, additional elements may be added as needed, particularly housing and schooling.
In terms of benefits, there are a variety of treatments that can be offered to employees.
Medical cover for employees and their families, just in case they need the ability to obtain medical treatment locally, that is in the host country, so participation in the local plan is advisable. However, many employees will appreciate the security of knowing that they can obtain treatment in a familiar environment in their home country. For example, it is often very difficult to convince expatriates from France to go and work in the UK if they have to rely on the UK health service alone.
Pensions are another consideration because it is more unusual for an employee to retire outside their home country than to work outside it, and most expatriates do not settle in the country to which they are expatriated. Accordingly, continued membership of the home country pension plan is usually the most sensible option where it is (a) possible and (b) tax-effective. The problem is, of course, that both of these are rarely the case. Joining a pension plan in the host country can lead to difficulties in transferring entitlements at the end of the assignment. Many larger multinationals operate international pension plans in jurisdictions such as the Channel Islands which may not be as tax-efficient, with contributions paid out of after-tax income, but are simple to administer and understand.
More insurers are offering global death and disability policies to cover internationally mobile employees, because the simplicity of administration and communication can outweigh any additional costs arising from cross-border insurance, for example, policies not being admitted locally. Global arrangements may also be made for employee assistance programmes (EAPs) and business travel accident insurance.
Finally, it is worth noting the recent increase in global commuters, particularly in the case of dual-career families. With children established in a particular education system, it can be simpler for the employee to commute weekly to the host country, often for four days a week, and return to their family at weekends. In such cases, attention should be paid to medical benefits because the family and employee will be in different countries.
Tim Reay is treasurer at the International Employee Benefits Association (IEBA)
Analysis Global reward
Infographic: How many global employees expect to work into their 70s?
26th February 2018 5:12 pm 26th February 2018 5:13 pm
Opinion Global reward
Sally Hart: How should global employers tailor their benefits to compliment state provisions?
How-to guide: Three steps to help you deliver global benefits best practice
13th December 2017 12:24 pm 14th December 2017 2:55 pm


Nestled in tranquil bushland, within an urban Melbourne location, this unique site came with a complex array of opportunities and challenges in achieving our client's vision for a fully integrated senior's community to connect with the surrounding community.
Since the 1920s, the Seventh Day Adventist church used the beautiful wooded site to host camping retreats and worship. This rich history has been referenced through the identity of the site, as well as the architecture and design approach.
With conservation playing a leading role in the masterplanning process, the VIA team shaped the design to the undulations of the site, defining nodes for shared spaces before slicing the seven individual pavilions into key points across the site. This approach drove the placement and form of the seven individual pavilions and the accompanying resort style amenities. The result is a site resolved with its position in nature, formed to take full advantage of amenities and vantage points.
Community is number one here with internal streets activating shared spaces. The pool, yoga studio, wellness and lifestyle areas and tiered decks draws residents across the site, encouraging utilisation of shared spaces. Cycling tracks bring people from outside in, to enjoy the cinemas, restaurants, cafes, and local providores. This village approach is layered with exclusive access by residents to billiards, bars, private dining, culinary spaces and communal piazza's. The multi-purpose hall provides an auditorium with 350 seats, doubling as a fantastic resource open to be utilised by local residents.
Elegant and durable materials are used throughout, with the project designed for longevity. The external palette provides warmth through timbers and stone, with materials acting to break perspectives and views, drawing the viewpoint outside. Copper has been used as an accent in signature areas of the design, linking interior detail to the building forms. A striking copper blade features in the auditorium, capturing light and drama in this key shared space.
On the first day of Christmas, VIA gave to me... An integrated community designed for health, wellness and the great outdoors.


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De gesel van Rotterdam is een stripalbum van Agent 327, getekend door Martin Lodewijk. Het verhaal (dossier) is voor het eerst verschenen in stripweekblad Eppo in 1980 (nr. 32 t/m 42) en 1981 (nr. 3 t/m 16). Het album is het negende deel van de Oberon/Eppo-reeks, in 1981 uitgegeven door Oberon, en tevens het negende deel van de nieuwe (op tekst bijgewerkte en opnieuw ingekleurde) reeks, in 2002 uitgegeven door Uitgeverij M.

De gesel van Rotterdam is het eerste album van Agent 327 zonder het woord 'dossier' in de titel. Het wordt door sommige liefhebbers zelfs wel het ultieme Agent 327-verhaal genoemd, wellicht dankzij de opvallend mysterieuze en duistere ondertoon. Het open einde werd twee jaar later opgepakt in het vervolg De ogen van Wu Manchu.

Verhaal

Dhr. Baay, directeur van de oliemaatschappij Sell (parodie op Shell), verdwijnt, en op advies van Olga Lawina, die als naaktdanseres blijkt te werken in Baays favoriete nachtclub, gaat Agent 327 met haar op onderzoek uit. De privékliniek waar Baay ligt (in Rotterdam) zit vol vreemde zaken. De volgende ochtend blijkt het hele pand echter leeggeruimd. Agent 327 gaat met het plaatje van een tatoeage die hij op Baays borst zag naar een tatoeagezaak in Katendrecht, maar komt geen stap verder. Dan wordt hij gevangengenomen door twee Chinezen die hem vastbinden aan een pier, om hem tijdens de vloed te laten verdrinken.

Intussen wordt Olga ook gevangengenomen en voor Wu Manchu geleid, die haar aanbiedt deel te nemen in haar organisatie. De geredde Agent 327 dringt echter binnen in de basis (die hij met behulp van een speurhond gevonden heeft) waarop Olga een handlanger blijkt van de grootste tegenstrever van Wu Manchu: de Drie van de Acht. Olga wordt echter uitgeschakeld.

Agent 327 staat op het punt gedood te worden, maar wordt net op tijd gered door Barend en een groep mariniers. Wu Manchu vlucht, na haar hoofdkwartier opgeblazen te hebben.

Met dit open einde eindigt het verhaal. Omdat Wu Manchu ontsnapt is, is er nog niets duidelijk over haar boosaardige plan.

Trivia
 Wu Manchu op zich is een parodie op Fu Manchu, maar is desondanks de meest serieuze figuur uit de hele reeks van Agent 327, ondanks komische handlangers die voortdurend Mao Zedong citeren en vreemde vallen bouwen. Haar dakoits komen ook niet erg humoristisch over. Wu Manchu werd overigens al eerder in de strip Johnny Goodbye geïntroduceerd, in het verhaal De dertiende verdieping. Zowel naar het eerdere optreden als de parodie op Fu Manchu wordt verwezen: "Vervloekt zijn de namen van Nayland Smith en Johnny Goodbye!" Nayland Smith was immers de grote tegenstander van Fu Manchu.
 Het verhaal verwijst ook naar de actualiteit: krakers spelen als een soort doorlopende grap een klein rolletje.
 Wu Manchu's reuzenspin die wordt geëlektrocuteerd, is een duidelijke verwijzing naar allerlei griezelfilms vol reuzenspinnen.

Zie ook
 Lijst van albums van Agent 327

Stripverhaal van Agent 327

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Prime Minister Imran Khan has already told the nation how he sees today's Pakistan and where he wants to take it in the next five years.
His cabinet members are supposed to make strategies to fulfil the mission of their leader. By the time this write-up is published, our new finance minister Asad Umar will hopefully come up with a strategic plan about fixing external-sector issues.
The rupee is stable for the time being. But in the first month of the current fiscal year, our overall balance of payments turned negative with a gap of $582 million and a monthly current account deficit of $2.2 billion. The central bank's foreign exchange reserves stood at $10.15bn or equal to just over two months of imports.
Delay in seeking a balance-of-payments support programme by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) can shake the confidence in the health of the rupee because we don't know as to where else billions of dollars will come within a few months.
The rupee might come under pressure once again by end-December if the IMF loan is not finalised. Exercising other options to fix holes in the balance of payments needs a long time to yield results. Pakistan facing an immediate foreign exchange crisis cannot afford to rely solely on them.
"We don't know when exactly the government will go to the IMF and what will be the size of new financing. We also don't know what alternative plans the government has to fill in the balance-of-payments gap if the IMF option is not worth exploring at the moment. We're picking clues from here and there and that's why uncertainty persists in financial markets," says a senior executive of one of the top five banks.
"IMF or no IMF, this uncertainty must end to help banks and financial markets make key realistic projections regarding their foreign exchange business," says a senior executive of another large local bank.
On the other hand, individual foreign currency (FCY) accountholders have another problem. After the opening of FCY accounts of foreign exchange companies with banks and indirect dollar pumping in the open market via these accounts, open-market rates have fallen below the interbank rates recently. This is an incentive for individual accountholders to keep dollars in their FCY accounts. This is good, but what if those among them who are not return filers are stopped from operating their accounts, some of these accountholders worry.
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has clarified that the accounts of non-filers are not being closed down and they are legally entitled to keep operating their accounts. The clarification that came before Eidul Azha is expected to calm the agitated nerves of such accountholders.
But this is a general reassurance. Unless the FBR comes up with a similar clarification exclusively for foreign currency accountholders, they will likely remain worried.
Such worries must be put to rest. All the individuals and businesses that have foreign currency accounts in Pakistan are not feeding those accounts with ill-gotten money. Similarly, others having FCY accounts abroad are not using them to park undeclared wealth.
The FBR and the central bank periodically make it clear that genuine FCY accountholders who feed their accounts with taxed earnings at home or abroad have nothing to worry about. But branch-level bankers apparently lack clarity, which reflects in their day-to-day dealings with the holders of FCY accounts. Perhaps the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and Pakistan Banks Association (PBA) can jointly launch a programme to update bankers and educate people.
Reports keep surfacing about our external-sector financing gap during this fiscal year citing official sources and calculations of leading economists and cabinet members of the just-out caretaker government.
"Mr Umar has made a detailed presentation to Imran Khan on not only the projected size of external-sector financing gaps but also viable options the government can exercise to bridge them," says a well-placed source in the Ministry of Finance.
If the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) decides to return to the IMF to seek immediate balance-of-payments support, it will take parliament into confidence as Mr Umar has already hinted. Besides, expected improvement in Pak-US ties during the visit of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in early September is also worth waiting for before rushing to the IMF.
In addition to the IMF bailout, some other options for fixing the external-sector issues include borrowing from Islamic Development Bank and Asian Infrastructure and Development Bank, seeking financial support from China, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, recovery of "plundered wealth", launching of sovereign bonds and initiating investment schemes for overseas Pakistanis. Substantive reforms in the export sector can also boost dollar earnings with some time lag.
Regardless of what combination of these options is exercised in the near future, the austerity drive that Mr Khan has already kick-started will continue.
But that alone will not contain the fiscal deficit to the level that its impact on the external account can be checked effectively. A slash in development expenses, a big revenue generation plan and a fierce crusade against corruption are going to become an integral part of the PTI government's response to the external-sector issues, bankers anticipate.
And to make that happen, our new finance minister will have to seek input more regularly from the Fiscal and Monetary Coordination Board to shape up his policies. During the last five years under the PML-N, the board meetings remained infrequent and the element of consultation seemed missing. Then Finance Minister Ishaq Dar would allegedly disregard certain views that emerged during those meetings. One good example is his peculiar stance on keeping the rupee overvalued. Pakistan can hardly afford the repeat of a similar attitude.
In addition to everything that the new government plans to do to fix the external sector, resisting the temptation to keep the rupee artificially stable will be important, senior bankers opine.
The issue is for IK is how to make the ambiguous CPEC deal open public.. It will not be allowed by Chinese..
The strength of the rupee has nothing to do with what the IMF does or does not do. An IMF loan would not be made to increase the strength of the rupee. That is not the purpose of the loan. Pakistan will probably receive half of the $12 billion asked for. Pakistan is hardly in a position to bargain. Even imran understands the problem is Pakistan's balance of trade not another IMF loans.
Like a drunken sailor Pakistan spends money as fast as it can. Pakistan's infrastructure has become totally dependent on foreign loans. In a crisis in China every woman and man would come out of the house to pave roads and lay railway track. In Pakistan people drink tea and wait for all the politicians' lies to come true.
No one is "pumping" dollars. Other countries prefer to be paid in dollars, Japanese yen and euros not rupees. Merchants don't know if they will win or lose when the rupee reaches their bank.
We need loans to pay interests on existing loans. Classic debt trap as PM Khan him self stated. Pakistani parliament can just declare IMF an enemy organization for giving loans to corrupt governments knowing fully well the money will go to private pockets. IMF do not have any army and can not do anything in such a scenario.
Pakistan cannot survive this monetary crisis without taking IMF loan. However, austerity measures being taken are commendable which will definitely help in reducing deficit in the long run.
@Shah If we do not pay loans, Moodys will change Pakistan debt rating to Junk. That will trigger an economy collapse. We must pay back the loans.
Very explicit, thorough and well written article by columnist of daily touching upon various aspects of ailing economy especially the current account deficit of more than $18 billion, dwindling FE reserves & Rs. to $ exchange rate. It is true that due to artificial oxygen provided to the bedridden economy through pumping of dollars in the open market through external FEC account holders temporarily, likely to change due to external sector weaknesses & non sustainability of the current FE reserves at present level during coming months. The strategy' put forward by the Finance Minister such as development budget cuts, multifold increase in revenue generation, corruption eradication & bringing back laundered money from abroad, are time consuming exercises, also partly applied during Musharraf time but failed to accrue results. We have to get loan of $12 billions immediately from IMF/other sources to shore up sinking economy. Further delay in deciding this will not alleviate the situation.
Investing on the infrastructure (roads, metros etc.) was the most stupid economic thing NS government did. I don't think Pakistan will overcome these crises anytime soon. At least 10 years with complete devotion and honesty!!
IMF loan is inevitable but then Trade balance is the most crucial aspect of our economy even more than foreign remittances. Strengthening of local industries to fulfil local demand to decrease reliance on exports and increase exports is the only option.
Last but not least try to have 5 to 10 years plan for alternate energy options like hydro power, wind mills etc.
I think fast decision and start work on the plan will be helpful, rather than wasting time and loosing the excistance of investors.. Delay decision will not only shrink you with limited confidence but also waste of time in which you can do some developments.


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