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Examining Mortality Risk Factors in Ankylosing Spondylitis
By Larry Hanover
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients face a greater risk of mortality, but treatment with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors erases it.
Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) had a greater risk of mortality than the general population, but treatment with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) erased the additional hazard, according to a new study.
The study, published in Arthritis Care and Research, noted certain risk factors for higher levels of mortality, including male sex, some comorbidities, and higher C-reactive protein levels.
After adjusting for age, gender, and other factors, researchers found the adjusted hazard ratio (HR) for mortality was 1.19 compared to the control group (95% CI, 1.10-1.30), P < .001). After adjusting for baseline comorbidities—such as chronic pulmonary disease, connective-tissue diseases, ischemic heart disease, peptic ulcer disease, and malignancies—the HR was 1.14 (95% CI, 1.05-1.24).
However, for patients treated with TNFi (HR = 0.67; 95% CI, 0.38-1.18) or a combination of TNFi and disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARD), there was no increased mortality rate (HR = 0.93; 95% CI, 0.69-1.25).
AS is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the spine and large joints, with other manifestations including psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, eye inflammation, and abnormalities in conduction of signals within the heart muscle. Prevalence is estimated at 9 to 30 per 10,000 persons. In addition to TNFi and DMARDs such as methotrexate or sulfasalalzine, AS is commonly treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents and the interleukin 17 inhibitor secukinumab (Cosentyx).
This study was launched largely because of a scarcity of research since the early days of treating AS with spinal radiation, the authors said. Those that were conducted showed excess mortality compared with the general population but had small sample sizes and other limitations.
The current study comprised 5930 patients with and an additional 29,018 from a control group in Israel; they were followed for a median period of 7.5 years. The cohort consisted of patients diagnosed with AS from 2002 to 2018.
Among patients with AS, increased age (odds ratio [OR] = 3.02; 95% CI, 2.79-3.27; P < .001) and male gender (OR = 1.56; 95% CI, 1.27-1.90; P < .001) were significantly associated with mortality. Ethnicity and socioeconomic status were not.
Beneficial effects of TNFi on mortality overall were previously reported for chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases such as rheumatic arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. In the study, for patients treated with TNFi and in combination with DMARDs, there was excess mortality if the time for initiating treatment was longer.
In the AS group, there were 667 deaths; in the control group, there were 2919. The mean age at death was 76.9 years in the AS group and 77.1 in the control group. Nearly 56% of patients with AS were treated solely with NSAIDs, while 30.2% were treated with TNFi, and 29% with DMARDs.
TNFi agents were introduced 2 decades ago and are not only effective against AS but also protective against atherosclerosis, the study said.
Ben-Shabat N, Shabat A, Watad A, et al. Mortality in ankylosing spondylitis according to treatment: A nationwide retrospective cohort study of 5900 patients from Israel. Arthritis Care Res. Published online May 10, 2021. doi:10.1002/acr.24616.
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The Euro gains negative momentum and attempts at the lower boundary of week-long range trading. Yesterday's failure to sustain recovery attempt above initial 1.38 support, triggered fresh weakness, as broken bull-trendline off previous 15 Apr low at 1.3789, capped the rally. Negative tone is establishing on near-term studies and keeps the downside pressured, with clear break below 1.3789 range's lowest point, required to confirm lower top at yesterday's 1.3829 peak and resume the third wave off 1.3729, towards its 100% Fibonacci expansion at 1.3769 and Fibonacci 61.8% retracement of 1.3671/1.3904 at 1.3760, also broken bear-trendline, drawn off 1.3965, 13 Mar peak. Acceleration lower to confirm bears fully in play and open way towards 1.3730/20, main bull-trendline off 1.3475, 03 Feb low / daily Ichimoku cloud base and psychological 1.3700 support. Previous support at 1.38 zone, now offers initial resistance, ahead of 1.3829, yesterday's high and above 50% of 1.3863/1.3784 descend, with alternative scenario requiring break here to sideline immediate bears.
Cable trades in consolidative mode after probing levels above short-term congestion tops at 1.6820 and posting fresh multi-year high at 1.6841. Hourly tone remains neutral, after the price found footstep at 1.6773 and trades within narrow range. On the other side, positive 4-hour studies see the upside favored, with eventual break above 1.6841 peak, required to resume larger rally and avert risk of deeper reversal, signaled by bearish MACD / RSI divergence. Break above 1.6841 to open 1.6877, November 2009 peak and 1.6900, round figure resistance in extension. Conversely, break below 1.67 higher base and Fibonacci 38.2% of 1.6464/1.6841 upleg, would revive near-term bears and signal reversal scenario.
The pair maintains positive near-term tone and continues to move higher, as extension from 101.85 higher low penetrated daily cloud base and so far tested 102.71, 50% retracement of 104.11/101.31. Further advance remains favored, with next barriers laying at 102.89, 100SMA and 103 zone, Fibonacci 61.8% retracement / daily cloud top, clearance of which to re-confirm 101.20/30 base and resume rally from 101.31, 11 Apr low. Bullish 20/55SMA's crossover at 102.20 zone, where corrective dips should ideally find support, underpins the action, while only reversal below 101.85 higher low and Fibonacci 61.8% of 101.31/102.71 upleg, would bring near-term bears back in play and risk retest of 101.20 base. Negatively aligned daily studies would keep the downside at risk while 103 barrier caps recovery attempts.
The pair trades in near-term corrective mode off fresh high at 0.9460, with fresh acceleration higher seen off 0.9314 low. The rally retraced nearly 38.2% of 0.9460/0.9314 reversal, with hourly studies turning positive. However, risk of lower top formation and fresh weakness would remain in play, as long as the price holds below initial 0.9389 lower top of 17 Apr and 50% retracement, with negatively aligned 4-hour technicals supporting the notion. Clear break above 0.9389 and psychological 0.9400 barrier, is required to bring bulls fully in play and signal higher low formation for eventual push towards key near-term barrier at 0.9460. Bullish daily studies favor this scenario and only loss of 0.9300 breakpoint would delay bulls.
Spot Gold maintains negative tone, as fresh extension lower posted new low at 1281, above which near-term consolidation is under way. Fresh bears are looking for final push to key 1277 support, 01 Apr low, break of which to complete 1277/1330 upleg and signal fresh extension of larger downtrend from 1392, 17 Mar peak, as well as confirm lower top formation at 1330. Prevailing bearish tone on lower and larger timeframes, supports scenario. Initial resistances lay at 1293 and 1300, while sustained break above recent consolidation tops at 1304, would avert immediate downside risk.
Spot Silver remains directionless after unsuccessful attempts at the both sides of near-term range. Hourly studies are flat, however, positive tone persists on 4-hour chart that keeps hopes of renewed attempts higher, where 20.37, 10 Apr rally peak and 20.40, Fibonacci 38.2% retracement of 21.77/19.56 descend, offer initial barriers and pivotal points. Sustained break here is required to signal stronger recovery. Otherwise, downside will remain at risk, as larger picture studies remain bearish and risk further weakness for completion of 18.99/22.15 ascend, with the notion being supported by triple MA's bear-crosses, 20/200SMA's death-cross and 20/55 / 20/100 SMA's bearish crosses.


The BIR and IPEM have confirmed their long history of partnership and collaboration in a "memorandum of understanding" (MoU), which agrees ways of working for the benefit of both organisations.
The MoU establishes that both organisations will engage in collaboration where mutual benefit may be optimised by such collaboration, to maintain trust and to engage in open communications. The MoU also aims to minimise the risks of either organisation accidentally working against the interests of the other organisation.
Dr David Wilson, President of the BIR, said, "This memorandum cements the excellent and open working relationship we have always had with IPEM, and we look forward to collaborating in activities for the benefit of all physicists working in medicine and their multidisciplinary teams".
Professor Stephen Keevil, President of IPEM, who signed the MoU alongside Dr David Wilson at the UK Radiological Congress said, "There is considerable overlap between the membership and areas of activity of IPEM and the BIR, and we have a long track record of collaboration. This memorandum of understanding reflects our desire to work even more closely together when that is in the interests of our members and supports the objectives that we share".
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Emily Moss, music education professor and chair of the Department of music at California State University, Los Angeles talks about training young music teachers and not allowing our ego to get in the way of our growth.
Emily's background, her current position, and her early years growing up in a small town north of Seattle, Washington where she played last saxophone and bassoon.
How an experience playing David Maslanka's Symphony No. 4 changed Emily's view of the wind ensemble.
The influence of Tim Salzman and the importance of singing and modeling for your students.
The nature of the program at CSU Los Angeles and the emphasis on urban music education.
Emily's tips for young music teachers, dealing with fear of criticism, and thoughts for picking and programming music.
Making mistakes is part of our growth and progress as music educators and why reflecting upon our failings helps us grow as people and musicians.
Dr. Emily A. Moss is the Director of Bands and Director of Instrumental Music Education for the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance at California State University, Los Angeles. Her duties include direction of the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, teaching undergraduate and graduate conducting, and instruction in instrumental music education methods.
Originally from Seattle, WA, Dr. Moss earned her Bachelors' degrees in music and music education at the University of Washington, studying conducting with Timothy Salzman and bassoon performance with Arthur Grossman. She taught middle school band and private bassoon lessons in Chandler, AZ and Seattle, WA for six years where her bands received honors and awards from regional and state festivals. While serving as a teaching assistant with the University bands at the University of Northern Colorado, she earned her Master's degree in Wind Conducting and the Doctor of Arts in Music Education and Bassoon Performance, studying with Kenneth Singleton, Richard Mayne and Charles Hansen.
As a conductor and clinician, Dr. Moss has been invited to guest conduct at middle schools, high schools and universities in multiple states across the country and regularly gives band clinics throughout Southern California. She is also an accomplished bassoonist, actively performing during her degree programs in Washington and Colorado, with the Conservatory Orchestra and other ensembles at Brooklyn College, and for student and faculty recitals at Cal State LA.


As Managing Director of Portfolio Products, Brad Christensen is responsible for overseeing the development, management and delivery of Noble Energy Solutions' PowerFolio Risk Mitigation products and services. Prior to joining Noble Energy Solutions in 2009, he served as Sr. Vice President of financial commodity products at Wells Fargo N.A., responsible for developing and implementing financially settled products for Wells Fargo's large corporate banking customers. Prior to Wells Fargo, Mr. Christensen served as Vice President of New Product development at Constellation Energy where he was named as a co-patent holder for a risk management platform and methodology. He also served as a program director at FMC Franklen Equipment and designed flow control and measurement instrumentation for the liquid petroleum industry. Mr. Christensen began his energy career with Dynegy Energy Services in 1999. Mr. Christensen holds a B.S. degree in International Marketing from Northwestern College. Mr. Christensen has been a frequent speaker and presenter on the topic of commodity risk management.
Electricity price volatility (hello, super cold winters) has brought new challenges to how datacenters manage their bottom lines. The typical ways of purchasing electricity are being challenged in this dynamic new environment. Learn how to identify these risks and create a strategy to effectively manage the needs of your business.


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The triggers that motivate people to achieve can vary. Money, power, purpose, the opportunity not just to make a living but to make a difference… When you wake up in the morning, what is the passion that fuels you to start your day? Are you living this in your work? If others asked you what drives you to achieve, would the answer be obvious?
Regardless of what motivates you and drives you to reach peak performance, it must be managed with a balanced approach. Too much motivation and attention in one area can weaken other parts of your game.
As you read through the following five words that motivate us to achieve, think of how you associate with each of them. Share your story and perspectives with others – and comment about it. The more we can discuss it, the more we can help one another become better leaders.
Trust is a powerful motivational tool and those leaders that are more transparent with their employees will find surprising results and new types of opportunities to develop talent. Leaders that have the backs of their people will win the trust of their employees who in turn will be more motivated to achieve. I once had a department manager that always looked out for me. He was upfront in communicating his performance expectations and his feedback was direct. He never treated me like a subordinate and looked for ways to include me in senior management meetings. This opened my eyes to what lied ahead in my career and thus motivated me to reach the next level and in the process exceed the expectations of my boss.
The need for validation has been heightened as of late from Millennials who seek to prove themselves faster amongst older generations in the workplace. Employees never want to be stereotyped or marginalized, but for many younger professionals this serves as the trigger to awaken them from within. But this certainly is not just a generational issue as many of us have been questioned about our ability to achieve at a high-level. I learned this the hard way throughout my career. For example, as a former C-level executive (in my early 30's) and later as a successful entrepreneur, people began to envy and / or doubt me, thus igniting my hunger and drive to overachieve – and ultimately prove them wrong.
People can be motivated for selfish reasons to achieve (money, attention, fame, etc.). As a leader, be aware of your employee's motivations. Are they balanced and well-intentioned? Self-indulgence can bring tremendous short term benefits – but with longer term repercussions. Must we be reminded that greed and selfishness contributed greatly to America's recent economic hardship? Motivation that satisfies our self-indulgence is can also be risky. To paraphrase Peter Drucker in his book, "The Effective Executive" every time you meet a person with great strengths, you are also meeting someone with great weaknesses.
As employees reflect on their lives and careers – they want to contribute in ways that measure their achievements based upon the long-term benefits that the company they serve bears. As a leader, allow your employees to have sustainable impact in the work they perform. Allow them to make a mark toward significance. Create the opportunity for their achievement to leave a long lasting legacy that rewards the organization they serve and for future generations to learn from.
Happiness fuels one's self-esteem and gives people hope for a better tomorrow. We are all victims of taking our work too seriously. Step back and enjoy the journey. Your motivation to achieve is ultimately based on earning a living that brings you tremendous joy and satisfaction. And then always strive be aware of whether your employees are satisfied in their work and that you are deliberate in having this type conversation with them. Never assume. Employees will smile to save their jobs even if they aren't content. Assure your employee happiness and allow each of these motivational factors to influence the process organically.
As a leader, it is your responsibility to motivate employees to achieve even more than they thought possible. Encourage them to exceed expectations by taking responsible and timely risks. Embrace diverse thinking and measure each one's ability to innovate. Never underestimate an employee's ability to perform until you have properly evaluated and put their abilities and potential to the test.


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The Earth on its Back
There is a Native American myth that is believed to have originated with the Onondaga tribe of the Iroquois nation of northeastern North America. It is a creation legend about how the earth (the land) was created. The legend incorporates a number of different animals including swans, pied-billed grebes, muskrats, and many others. The central character in the story is a turtle. The turtle, an island in a world of water, was chosen to carry soil and tree seedlings on its back, which eventually became the land the people lived on. So this story is about preservation and nurturing. Although this legend may have originated with the Onondaga, it is a common myth found throughout many Native American cultures.
The fact that the turtle myth was so widespread across the continent is not really all that surprising when you consider how many different species of turtles there are. There is a turtle species for just about every kind of wetland environment that exists, from sea turtles to bog turtles to river cooters and pond sliders. There are approximately 17 species of turtles native to Illinois and nearly half of those occur at the Garden.
Other than birds, turtles are among the most common animals you are likely to encounter on any given day during the growing season at the Garden. Like the early blooming wildflowers in McDonald Woods, turtles are truly one of the first signs of spring. Soon after the ice melts on our lakes, turtles begin moving from the bottom of the lakes where they spent the winter hibernating. During the dark days of winter under the ice, turtles are able to slow their bodily functions down to the point where they can obtain enough oxygen to survive by absorbing it through the mucus membranes and tiny capillaries of their throat and cloaca (the common opening for defecation and egg laying). They also use some fascinating chemistry, part of which involves dissolving calcium from their shells to help neutralize toxic acids that would be fatal under normal circumstances. Still cold and sluggish from their long winter sleep, they begin swimming around near the surface, often poking their heads out to take their first real breath of air since descending to the bottom of the lakes in fall.
Hoop trap for aquatic turtles
Several years ago, I initiated a turtle project with one of the summer interns. We set out to try to determine how many turtles and how many species occur in our lakes. Utilizing a number of different live traps, we were able to count most of the individuals and almost all of the species that can be found here. Over three months, we were able to capture nearly eighty individuals of eight different species.
Floating trap for basking turtles
The turtles can be divided into two general groups, those that like to bask (sun themselves on logs, rocks, or on the shore) and those that rarely bask. The basking turtles are the species most often encountered at the Garden. The most abundant member of this group is the red-eared slider.
This is the turtle of dime-store fame. There was a time when it seemed like every kid had one of these sliders as a pet – do you remember Cuff and Link from the movie Rocky? They are distinctive, with a bright red slash along the side of their heads. Although they are the most abundant species here, they are not native to this part of Illinois. Sliders have been introduced to many parts of the country where they had not previously been found. This is the result of all those dime-store turtles that grew up to be bigger turtles that were eventually released when their owners either ran out of room for them or the appeal of these long-lived animals wore off. Like many introduced species, the slider is aggressive toward our native species and as a result has achieved a dominant place in the turtle population.
The red-eared slider, named for the distinctive red patches over its ears.
Notice the narrow yellow bar on head of the false map turtle.
Topography-like lines mark the underside of the shell of this false map turtle.
Notice the square yellow blotch behind the eyes of the Ouachita map turtle.
The slider is not the only introduced turtle at the Garden. Some other species that can be found here that were not known in the region historically include the three-toed box turtle, the false map, common map, and the Ouachita map turtles.
Releasing pet turtles is not a good idea. The slider has greatly changed the dynamics of natural turtle populations all over the country. Some species, like the box turtles, which are terrestrial species that do not hibernate in lakes, are sometimes found at the Garden only after they have died after not being able to survive the winter here. There is also the possibility of spreading diseases.
The native turtles found at the Garden include the Midland painted turtle, Western painted turtle, stinkpot or musk turtle, spiny soft-shelled turtle, and the snapping turtle. The stinkpot and the snapping turtles are members of that group of more aquatic turtles that do not typically bask on logs or rocks. So although the snapping turtle is a common species at the Garden, it and the stinkpot are not seen nearly as much as the basking species.
A spiny soft shell
The spiny soft-shelled turtle's snorkel-like nose.
The western painted turtle
Where do these turtles get their names? The map turtle gets its name from the pattern along the underside of the shell and along its neck and head that looks like topographic lines on a map. The box turtle has a hinged plastron (belly) that allows it to pull its head and legs inside the shell and close the "doors" sealing out predators.
Soft-shell turtles have a soft, leathery shell that bends and flexes like an old leather baseball mitt. They have a very low profile and look like a large, olive-colored drab Frisbee when they are basking on the lawn. Painted turtles often have attractive red markings along the edge of their carapace (shell) and plastron. As far as the stinkpot turtle goes, I'll let you guess why they have that common name. I'm sure that if you do some digging, you'll be able to sniff out the answer.
The turtles are egg-laying reptiles. Their eggs are probably best described as leathery-shelled ping-pong balls. During the summer, the adult turtles will haul themselves out along the shore and look for suitable places to dig a hole in which to deposit their eggs. At the Garden, turtles often choose to lay their eggs in the mulch around the tree and shrub planting beds, probably because it is a softer, easier place to dig. This egg-laying season is a dangerous time for turtles.
Snapping turtle laying eggs
During this time they are out of the water, many encounter predators, and often cross roads looking for
Snapping turtle eggs
nesting locations. Once the eggs are laid, the turtle covers the eggs with soil and then retreats to the water, leaving the eggs and young to fend for themselves. Usually the eggs will hatch in 45-90 days, but sometimes, for individuals that lay their eggs too late in the season, they may overwinter. Although turtles generally lay a good number of eggs (2-40 or more, depending on the size of the individual and species), the failure of those eggs is high due to predators. Skunks and raccoons are probably the two most frequent predators of turtle eggs, but almost any predator that comes across a nest is likely to take at least some.
What do these critters eat? Most species are omnivores. They eat a combination of plant and animal material. The common map turtle specializes in mollusks, like clams and snails that it crushes with its broad hard mouthparts. The spiny soft-shell is a fast swimmer and often feeds on fish. The red-eared slider is also omnivorous, but tends to become more of an herbivore as it gets older. It should also be noted that turtles perform a valuable ecosystem service as carrion feeders by feeding on dead fish and aquatic animals that would otherwise remain for long periods as they decompose. So you can think of turtles as sort of turkey vultures of the aquatic world – the sanitation squad.
Visitors frequently encounter turtles crossing the road at the Garden during the summer. Although the urge is strong to help the turtle back into the lake, don't approach them too closely since turtle are very good at defending themselves and have long necks that can dart out and grab anyone or anything that gets too close. Turtles have very sharp-edged mouthparts and once they get hold of something, they don't let go. Many a dog has lost a piece of its nose when getting too inquisitive about turtles.
If you happen to be visiting the Garden in summer and spot a turtle basking in the sun, try to see if you can figure out which species it is. Perhaps more importantly, if you spot a turtle, try to remember the Onondaga legend and the great responsibility bestowed on it to preserve the land and plants for the people.
Jim Steffen
As a specialist in oak woodland flora and fauna, my goal is to restore McDonald Woods, a 100-acre oak woodland complex, using a number of methods. Through the removal of invasive species, the collection and sowing of seeds from appropriate local native species, the maintenance of nursery populations for seed production, the monitoring of floral and faunal populations and the use of controlled burning, I am striving to increase species diversity and develop a healthier functioning ecosystem. Utilizing my ornithological background, I maintain bird-nesting structures throughout the Chicago Botanic Garden, use bird bands to mark selected species of breeding birds at the Garden, and oversee a cumulative bird list.	View all posts by Jim Steffen
Posted on April 8, 2013 January 3, 2014 Author Jim SteffenCategories Ecology & WildlifeTags reptiles, turtles
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Lew says:
It won't be long now, we'll be seeing sliders and snappers in our yard soon. Hopefully, our little Shiatsu pup will keep away from those snappers. I took photos last year as one crawled up our driveway.
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New York City officials and community members gathered Saturday morning in Harlem to pay tribute and celebrate the legacy of David Dinkins, the city's first Black mayor, who died this week at age 93. "We did not think that the Harlem community and those around it should live the weekend without showing love, affection and admiration for a man who...
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Martin Bogatinov (; born 26 April 1986) is a Macedonian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cypriot First Division club Ethnikos Achna.

Club career
In 2010, Bogatinov was named Macedonia's domestic footballer of the year. Between 2014 and 2015, Bogatinov played for Ermis Aradippou FC in the Cypriot First Division.

International career
He made his senior debut for  Macedonia in a November 2010 friendly match away against Albania and has earned a total of 18 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an October 2016 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Italy in Skopje.
So after 3 years he was absent from his national team, he had called up again for UEFA Nations League in September 2020 against Armenia national football team and Georgia national football team.

Honours
FK Vardar
 Macedonian Cup:  2006–07

FK Teteks
Macedonian Vtora Liga: 2008–09
Macedonian Cup: 2009–10

Steaua București
Romanian Liga I: 2013–14

Fk Orovnik
Macedonian Selska Liga I: 2013–14

Individual
First Macedonian Football League Player of the Year (1): 2010

References

External links

 Profile at MacedonianFootball.com

1986 births
Living people
People from Kratovo, North Macedonia
Association football goalkeepers
Macedonian footballers
North Macedonia international footballers
FK Sileks players
FK Cementarnica 55 players
FK Vardar players
FK Teteks players
FK Rabotnički players
FC Karpaty Lviv players
FC Steaua București players
Ermis Aradippou FC players
Ethnikos Achna FC players
Macedonian First Football League players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Liga I players
Cypriot First Division players
Cypriot Second Division players
Macedonian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
Expatriate footballers in Romania
Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus

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Jenna Dagenhart: Digital games keep breaking records, and the industry could reach $159 billion in revenues in 2020. VanEck just published a new report, dissecting why video games and esports are more popular than ever, with an estimated 65% of adults playing video games. COVID-19 might be controlling crowds in person, but not online. In-game concerts and events are drawing millions of people into their favorite game's universe, blurring the line between the game and live events. The way people are playing is changing, too, with many people playing right from their smartphones. Since 2015, mobile revenues have grown at an annualized rate of 22%, outpacing the total gaming revenue's growth rate of 15%. Needless to say, this growing industry is reaching billions of consumers around the world. But if and when life does return to normal, gaming could be here to stay. VanEck finds that demographic shifts and changing consumer demands offer some long-term structural support.
With that, I want to bring in VanEck Product Manager JP Lee, who wrote the report. JP, there are a lot of interesting takeaways here, but let's start with recurring revenues and why they matter.
JP Lee: Recurring revenues are very important, and recurring revenues are when a customer spends money on the same game repeatedly over time. This is separate from any initial purchase to buy the game, and the revenues come in much smaller amounts. We're talking $5 to $10 per spend versus your traditional $50 per spend to buy the game. This is often called "game as a service" and in a lot of ways, it mimics aspects of a subscription service. The consumer spends money on digital items, like new costumes, which are called skins, new weapons, or it'll unlock features that the developer will roll out on a timed schedule. It's often called a "battle pass." The new battle pass comes out every month or two and the customer spends 10 to $15. And again, it goes back to unlocking these digital items.
I think the key takeaways and the results of the recurring consumer revenue spend is that it extends the life cycle of the game. And as long as the publishers and the developers keep tweaking the game or adding new content, it gives the consumer an opportunity to spend more money.
The second thing it does is it increases the maximum amount of money a customer can spend on a single game.
The most popular games are either free by themselves or have free aspects. Fortnite made more money than any video game in a single year. 2018, it made about $2.4 billion. That's a free game. They get people in the door because it's free, and then the game is great, and then you're spending money, and that's the goal.
Jenna Dagenhart: And JP, mobile is the fastest growing segment of the market. How are companies capitalizing on this new way of playing?
JP Lee: Let's break it down. There are three main segments of the video game market. You've got your PC, which is people playing on their computers with their keyboard or mouse. Then you've got your console, which is people playing on their Xbox or their PlayStation or the Nintendo Switch. And then there's mobile, which is the youngest category by age, essentially started with the invention of the iPhone in 2007. Despite being the youngest in the category, it's now the largest segment, and it's now the fastest growing segment compared to the other two.
Let's look at some key takeaways for understanding the mobile market. First of all, mobile gaming means anyone with a cellphone now has revenue potential from the publisher's perspective. Everyone in the world basically has access to mobile technology now. Meaning that the entire population of the world is a potential gaming customer.
JP Lee: And point number two is mobile gaming is massively popular around the world, with representation from domestic markets like the United States and then also emerging markets like Southeast Asia and Latin America. Mobile gaming is huge, and a lot of the companies that are participating in this space are targeting emerging markets consumers, specifically on the mobile platform.
And then I think one thing to point out, too, is that mobile gaming is doing the same thing we just talked about. They're capitalizing on the recurring revenue business model with repeat spending from the same customers.
Jenna Dagenhart: And obviously, gaming is growing a ton, but how can people buy into these trends? What's the easiest way to invest when there're so many different players and products in the space?
JP Lee: We take a basket approach. We would recommend the MVIS Global Video Gaming and Esports Index. It is the global benchmark for the video gaming industry with over one billion in assets tracking this index. Let's look at some of the key features. Number one, and the most important, is probably the pure play rule. To be initially eligible for the index, a company must generate over 50% of revenues from video gaming or esports. Right off the bat, you're excluding Microsoft, Sony, Amazon, Google. All those companies make a lot of money from video games, but as a percentage of their business, it's not enough to pass the pure play rule. Then what do you include? You include video game publishers like Activision, Nintendo, even some of the chip makers who have a lot of exposure to the gaming space, like NVIDIA, AMD, those companies are included. That's step one, define the companies that are participating.
Step two is we're going to try to cover 90% of the available free float market cap of the investible universe. Step one is define who's eligible, and then step two is we're going to take the top 90%. What does that portfolio look like? I think the key thing here is it's a targeted, pure play exposure to video gaming companies. This is only including companies that are actually participating, and it leads to a low overlap with broad market indexes. Essentially, you're not getting this exposure in your broad market portfolio.
Where does this fit in a client portfolio? That's one of the main questions we get, where does this fit? And I think the easiest way to answer that is these companies are providing growth and their stock prices and their earnings and their earnings projections all reflect that. The index characteristics line up nicely with global growth portfolios and global indexes. When you look at things like what's the PE ratio? What's the valuation ratio? These are growth companies. Ultimately these companies can provide the potential to generate alpha against the broad market. As we've seen so far in 2020, as of the end of September, this group of companies can also act as a portfolio diversifier. This group of companies' stock price do not necessarily move in line with the market. As of the end of September, the S&P [500 Index] is up about a little over five and a half percent, the video gaming and esports index is up over 60%. It's a diversified portfolio play, and it has the potential to add alpha to a diversified portfolio.
Jenna Dagenhart: Well, great stuff. JP, thanks for joining us.
JP Lee: Thanks for having me. I really appreciate it.
Jenna Dagenhart: And thank you for watching. To check out the full gaming industry report, go to vaneck.com and be sure to subscribe for more insights from JP and VanEck's experts. I'm Jenna Dagenhart with Asset TV.
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A delightful mid-terrace quarryman's cottage, backing onto the River Gwyrfai in the pretty village of Rhyd Ddu.
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Two bedrooms upstairs complete this beautiful holiday cottage, both individually styled and tastefully decorated in warming browns and autumnal colours.
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Beddgelert is only a ten minute drive away, and offers a good selection of shops, pubs and cafes, be sure to visit the famous grave of Gelert, the faithful hound of the medieval Welsh Prince Llewelyn when you are there.
Cycling and mountain biking is well catered for with a number of centres, tracks and trails in the area and a short drive away are many beautiful sandy beaches and stunning coastal paths that lead to secluded coves, and your holiday isn't complete without exploring the wonderful Snowdonia National Park, so whether it is walking or climbing in the mountains, or relaxing by the coast and visiting historic castles, or taking leisurely trips on the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland steam railways, the cottage provides a comfortable base all year round.
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Note: There are two steps down to the front door from the road and two internal steps in the cottage, one small step in to the sitting room and one step down to the shower room and kitchen.
Beddgelert 3.5 miles; Porthmadog 11 miles; Portmeirion 13 miles.
Rhyd Ddu is a small 19th century Welsh slate quarry village located around 3.5 miles from Beddgelert.
It is a very popular location for walkers as the Rhyd Ddu path is one of the many starting points used for the ascent on Mount Snowdon, and the Nantlle Ridge and Mynydd Mawr are also popular walks.
The narrow gauge Welsh Highland Steam Railway between Caernarfon to Porthmadog also stops in the village and the railway station is popular with day trippers and rail enthusiasts alike.
There is a popular, family run, real ale country inn and restaurant in the village.
Nearby, the picturesque village of Beddgelert lies in the heart of the Snowdonia National Park at the foot of Mount Snowdon.
Beddgelert is a bustling village with arts and craft shops, tea rooms, pubs and restaurants, centred around the Afon Glaslyn River.
Beddgelert is famed for its monument to the Welsh Prince Llewelyn's dog, whom the Prince killed thinking it had attacked and killed his son, only to discover afterwards it had been defending his son from a savage wolf attack.
With Porthmadog, Portmeirion, Borth-y-Gest and the whole of the Llyn Peninsula easily reached, this is an ideal location for a Welsh holiday. .


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Kazakhstan boosts gas output in Jan-Mar by 6.4%
ASTANA. April 5 (Interfax) - Gas production in Kazakhstan in January-March 2010 came to 9.258 billion cubic meters, up year-on-year by 6.4%.
Natural gas output went up by 5.8% year-on-year to 4.83 bcm.
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Q: Access a dictionary key inside a dictionary key I'm trying to make a program that gets a country name, goes to restcountries.com, gets the country's current population number, does the same thing another time, and tells if the population got bigger/smaller/same. I am a beginner at python and coding, so existing answers to similar questions were not so useful to me since they seem different than my problem. I have managed to make the code get the JSON from the site, keep it, and tell me the population number and it worked (I tested it with "Israel". But when I gave it to my pal, he wrote "Russia" and it failed. After a short investigation, I discovered restcountries.com calls Russia by the name "Russian Federation" and has a separate JSON dictionary key for common names called "common:". But I can't get to it and extract it by code. Here is the JSON from this URL: https://restcountries.com/v3/name/russia?fields=name,population
[{"name":{"common":"Russia","official":"Russian Federation","nativeName":{"rus":{"official":"Российская Федерация","common":"Россия"}}},"population":144104080}]
Here is my current code:
import bs4
import urllib.request
import json

country_name = input("Choose country: ")
# Getting updated list and saving it as "json_data"
link = 'https://restcountries.com/v3/name/' + country_name + '?fields=name,population'
webpage = str(urllib.request.urlopen(link).read())
soup = bs4.BeautifulSoup(webpage, "html.parser")
json_data = soup.get_text()
# Cleans json_data from all the bullshit
clean_json = json_data[:-1][2:].replace('\\', '.') \
    .replace('.xc3.x85', 'A').replace('.xc3.xa7', 'c').replace('.xc3.xa9', 'e')

# Convert clean_json to a dictionary
loaded_json = json.loads(clean_json)

# Country search function
def search(name):
    for p in loaded_json:
        if p['name'] == name:
            return p['population']

# Choose Country, save data.
country_population = search(country_name)

datafile = open('G:\HackerU\Python\Challenges\Population\dataname.txt','w')

def save(done):
    datafile = open('G:\HackerU\Python\Challenges\Population\dataname.txt','w')
    datafile.write(country_population)
    datafile.close()
    return True

saved_population_number = datafile.read()
if saved_population_number > country_population:
    print("Population number has been decreased.")
elif saved_population_number < country_population:
    print("Population number has risen.")
elif saved_population_number == country_population:
    print("Population number stayed the same.")
else:
    print("Unknown Error.")

How do I make my code recognize a country only by its "common" name?

A: It seems that there is a lot of unnecessary code here:
First of all, an API returns a JSON, therefore I don't see why you need to use bs4. You can load the JSON into a dict using json.loads.
Secondly, you don't want a string representation of the bytes object - but to decode the bytes. Therefore you can use urllib.request.urlopen(req).read().decode().
Therefore I would do something like this:
import json
import urllib.request

country_name = input("Choose country: ")
req = 'https://restcountries.com/v3/name/' + country_name + '?fields=name,population'
response = json.loads(urllib.request.urlopen(req).read().decode())[0]

Now you have the JSON response in a dictionary, and accessing response['population] gets you the country's population.
In addition, I would recommend learning about context managers and using them. For example, I would change the save function to (also, why does it return True?):
def save(country_population):
    with open('G:\HackerU\Python\Challenges\Population\dataname.txt','w') as datafile:
        datafile.write(country_population)

Good luck in the course, Python is a great language to start coding with.

A: Your issue has to do with how the json data is formatted. Replace if p['name'] == name: by if p['name']['common'] == name:


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Guadeloupe rental car - travel information
Explore the Wonderful Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is a Caribbean Island situated neighboring the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles. It covers an area of about 1,628 km2 and a population of around 400,000.Guadeloupe is a abroad area of France, with one abroad division. It has got a division code which is 971. Just like all the other abroad divisions, this island is a fundamental part of the republic. Guadeloupe has got a position in the European Union together with Eurozone therefore as for all the Eurozone countries, its currency is euro. The capital city of Guadeloupe is known as Basse-Terre.
The means of transport in Guadeloupe
There are several means of transport that one can use while in Guadeloupe.
Bus-tourists can get the bus at nearly all the villages on the islands, and the charges are very reasonable compared to the other means of transport. Foreign tourists can have a big problem in communicating when trying to get to the bus therefore, if you do not speak French; try to carry a French translation map for convenience purposes when touring the region.
Taxis-taxis are a common means of transport in this island, but the charges can really be huge for a long trip. The taxis from Guadeloupe are different from taxis in other islands because they are metered, so the cost of your tour will depend on the mileage.
Bike rental-you can rent a bike to move within short distances on this Island.
Car rental-car rental in Guadeloupe is cheaper than in any other islands. You can find cheap car hire serves from different rental companies in this country. The roads in this island are in good condition. In order to rent a car in Guadeloupe, you must have a driver's license from your country and you must be the age of 21 years and above.
When you rent a car in Guadeloupe, you will be charged for the following:
Locking the keys in the car
Flat tyres and damages
Therefore, Car rental in Guadeloupe is the best means of transport to use. With your car rental, you can tour the beautiful places in Guadeloupe within a short time.
Must see places in Guadeloupe
Habitation Grande Anse- this is a hotel situated next to Deshaies's Basse-Terre just near La Grande-Anse. This hotel has a bar and a restaurant. The restaurant provides visitors Buffet breakfasts. The hotel also has a parking facility.
Hotel caraibes Bonheur-the Hotel caraibes is situated on the beach in Deshaies Basses-Terre neighborhood and near La Grand-Anse. It has recreational facilities which include an outdoor pool and kid's pool. It also serves breakfast for its visitors. It also has additional services which include barbecue and laundry.
Karibea Beach Resort Gosier-clipper-this is a beach situated in Le Gosier's Grande-Terre neighborhood which is near plage de Gosier, Musee saint-John, Perse and place de la victoire.Other places that are around this resort are St paul,St Peter,Schoelcher Museum and Basilica. This resort has two restaurants, a poolside bar. It also has recreational facilities that you can use during your stay there.
Some of our car rental companies available in Guadeloupe
We offer a comparison of all the rent a car companies in Guadeloupe:
from BWP 266 /day
Car rental facts in Guadeloupe
What was the average car rental length for Guadeloupe in the month January.
In the month January, The average car rental length in Guadeloupe was 10 days.
The average car rental duration in 2023 is 10 days.
What is the most booked car rental type in Guadeloupe?
Currently the most booked car rental in Guadeloupe is ECONOMY.
What is the price of a car rental in Guadeloupe?
What is the average daily price for a car rental in Guadeloupe?
What are the available car rental companies for Guadeloupe?
The available car rental companies in Guadeloupe are: Alamo, National, Enterprise, Green Motion, Avis, etc…
Popular car hire locations in Guadeloupe
We offer the following Guadeloupe car rental locations
Les Abymes Pole Caraibes Airport
Jarry Baiemahault
Saint Francois
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