We are still holding onto our Calls 100 GLD 02/26/16 - 107.5. These calls are making us a nice profit and according to the Socrates Beta Test we should make much more in the weeks to come.
Please note, today, we bought some NUGT - Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index at US$27.62.
Socrates says that we will see a Trend change in March and we expect that it will be to the downside we do not expect to give you and Mining stock recommendation until then when there will be total capitulation by investors and even the staunch stick-to-it investors will sell their Mining stocks (most investors sell at the low and buy at the high).
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SWMBO and I headed off for a quick week long trip through the mid-west region of WA, I haven't been out that way before so I was keen to have a look.
Headed off on Friday 23 Sep 17 in the midst of a massive storm warning for the southern part of WA and the rain stayed with us until we reached Cunderdin and then cleared but the winds stayed and they were strong - gale force which was going to make setting a bit interesting.
The first night's camp was at Baladje Rock near Bullfinch - an absolutely stunning place to camp but the winds were bad; however, we manged to get set up and stayed dry. There was only one other group of campers but we hardly noticed them.
The second day we headed off early for Sandstone via the Evanston Bullfinch Rd before turning left onto the Lake Barlee Rd. The road conditions were excellent and we made good time arriving in Sandstone late that afternoon. Due to the weather we decided to stay at the Sandstone Caravan Park for two nights and explored the area from there.
Spent two nights in Cue and visited the abandoned towns of Day Dawn and Big Bell as well as Walga Rock (2nd largest monolith in Aust) - what fantastic sites, especially Walga Rock with the ancient Aboriginal paintings including one of a sailing ship that is thought to be 300 - 400 years old. There are many theories surrounding this painting but to see it was amazing.
From Cue we headed home overnighting in Dalwallinu and then into Rockingham where we were greeted with more heavy rains ;however, I didn't mind this as it helped to clean the mud off from underneath the Navara and Campertrailer.
Overall it was a great rip despite the weather and I can highly recommend it and I can also highly recommend the Caravan Parks in Sandstone, Cue and Dalwallinu as they were some of the best I have ever stayed at. Next time when I do this trip I will do it a bit later in the year to miss the weather so we can bush camp.
Some more images - this time from around Cue.
Last lot - this time from Walga Rock.
Great stuff, brought back some great memories of the time I visited those spots.
Hope to get out that way alot more in the near future.
I will have to get young Leo out there some time - you should discuss this with him......! Problem being, from now on, isn't the time. It certainly wasn't a good long weekend down here weather wise and I'm glad I worked now..
I have a mate at work totally gobsmacked at some of these early stories. it all started when he looked into an supposed dutch inscription left at ocean reef and morphed into a review of all the history and stories of these early European/Indigenous matings/encounters. It certainly is fascinating.
That was a good video clip - makes you wonder what happened to them and all the others shipwrecked along our shoreline as there were many ships that never completed their journey.


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Technology Acceptance Models
The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) is an [information systems] theory that models how users come to accept and use a technology. The model suggests that when users are presented with a new software package, a number of factors influence their decision about how and when they will use it, notably:
o Perceived usefulness (PU)
"The degree to which a person believes that using a particular system would enhance his or her job performance".
By Fred Davis
o Perceived ease-of-use (EOU)
"The degree to which a person believes that using a particular system would be free from effort".
The technology acceptance model is one of the most influential extensions of Ajzen and Fishbein's theory of reasoned action (TRA) in the literature. It was developed by Fred Davis and Richard Bagozzi. TAM replaces many of TRA's attitude measures with the two technology acceptance measures, ease of use, and usefulness. TRA and TAM, both of which have strong behavioral elements, assume that when someone forms an intention to act, that they will be free to act without limitation. In the real world there will be many constraints, such as limited ability, time constraints, environmental or organizational limits, or unconscious habits which will limit the freedom to act.
Theory of Reasoned Action
TRA posits that individual behavior is driven by behavioral intentions where behavioral intentions are a function of an individual's attitude toward the behavior and subjective norms surrounding the performance of the behavior.
Attitude toward the behavior is defined as the individual's positive or negative feelings about performing a behavior. It is determined through an assessment of one's beliefs regarding the consequences arising from a behavior and an evaluation of the desirability of these consequences. Formally, overall attitude can be assessed as the sum of the individual consequence x desirability assessments for all expected consequences of the behavior.
Subjective norm is defined as an individual's perception of whether people important to the individual think the behavior should be performed. The contribution of the opinion of any given referent is weighted by the motivation that an individual has to comply with the wishes of that referent. Hence, overall subjective norm can be expressed as the sum of the individual perception x motivation assessments for all relevant referents.
Algebraically TRA can be represented as B ≈ BI = w1AB + w2SN where B is behavior, BI is behavioral intention, AB is attitude toward behavior, SN is subjective norm, and w1 and w2 are weights representing the importance of each term.
The model has some limitations including a significant risk of confounding between attitudes and norms since attitudes can often be reframed as norms and vice versa. A second limitation is the assumption that when someone forms an intention to act, they will be free to act without limitation. In practice, constraints such as limited ability, time, environmental or organizational limits, and unconscious habits will limit the freedom to act. The theory of planned behavior (TPB) attempts to resolve this limitation.
Theory of Planned Behavior
TPB posits that individual behavior is driven by behavioral intentions where behavioral intentions are a function of an individual's attitude toward the behavior, the subjective norms surrounding the performance of the behavior, and the individual's perception of the ease with which the behavior can be performed (behavioral control).
Behavioral control is defined as one's perception of the difficulty of performing a behavior. TPB views the control that people have over their behavior as lying on a continuum from behaviors that are easily performed to those requiring considerable effort, resources, etc.
Although Ajzen has suggested that the link between behavior and behavioral control outlined in the model should be between behavior and actual behavioral control rather than perceived behavioral control, the difficulty of assessing actual control has led to the use of perceived control as a proxy.
Unified Theory of Acceptance and use of Technology
The UTAUT aims to explain user intentions to use an IS and subsequent usage behavior. The theory holds that four key constructs (performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions) are direct determinants of usage intention and behavior. Gender, age, experience, and voluntaries of use are posited to mediate the impact of the four key constructs on usage intention and behavior. The theory was developed through a review and consolidation of the constructs of eight models that earlier research had employed to explain IS usage behavior (theory of reasoned action, technology acceptance model, and motivational model, theory of planned behavior, a combined theory of planned behavior/technology acceptance model, model of PC utilization, innovation diffusion theory, and social cognitive theory). Subsequent validation of UTAUT in a longitudinal study found it to account for 70% of the variance in usage intention.
The recent development of information technology applications that target highly specialized individual professionals, such as physicians and lawyers, has proliferated substantially. Considering the rapid growth of these innovative technology applications that target individual professionals, it is important to examine the extent to which existing theories can explain or predict their technology acceptance. In this vein, the current study represents a conceptual replication of some previous model comparison by re-examining prevalent theoretical models in a healthcare setting that involves different users and technologies. Specifically, this study empirically tests the applicability of three theoretical models: the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), and a decomposed TPB model that is potentially adequate for the targeted professional context. Our investigative focus is the extent to which each model can explain physicians' acceptance of telemedicine technology.
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Home News UK Cut to £2 Cap on FOBTs Delayed Until October 2019
UK Cut to £2 Cap on FOBTs Delayed Until October 2019
October 25, 2018 January 31, 2019
The expected cut on the maximum bet on fixed-odds betting machines (FOBTs) has been delayed in the UK, and it probably won't take effect until October 2019.
Cut from £100 to £2
It was reported in April that the government was going to decide on a new maximum bet on FOBTs after local elections in May. At the time, maximum bets were set at £100 ($128; €112), but proposals suggested that it could be lowered to as little as £2 ($2.56; €2.2).
In May, though, a proposed plan to lower the maximum bet on machines was delayed after a UK senior minister led a revolt against it. A few days later, reports indicated that the UK's government had cut the maximum bet down to £2. Following the decision, Tracey Crouch, the UK's sports minister, said that this "will reduce harm for the most vulnerable."
Now, however, it appears that putting the new maximum into effect has been delayed.
A report from The Guardian suggests that the new maximum bet won't take effect until October 2019. It was initially thought that it would take effect in April. The extra six months means that gambling operators will be able to collect £900m ($1.15m; €1.01m) from gamblers. This is based on the current rate of winnings. In addition, from the time the cut was announced until the October deadline, bookmakers will have generated a projected £2.7m ($3.4m; €3.04m).
According to Jeremy Wright, the UK's culture minister, the cut to FOBTs was a "very good thing." However, he also said it was necessary for bookmakers "to reorder their business to make sure people aren't made redundant if it can be avoided." Iain Duncan Smith, former work and pensions secretary, dismissed as "rubbish"the claims that bookmakers needed more time to reduce the impact on jobs.
He added: "Once that decision was announced, there was no way back. The idea they have to wait for the statutory instrument is complete rubbish. If they haven't made the changes, it's hard luck on them. They're just playing for time, but there are people who are suffering."
Protecting the most vulnerable
The move to reduce maximum bets on FOBTs is the first step in reducing the harm it can do to problem gamblers. Before the cut, FOBT players were allowed to stake up to £100 every 20 seconds, meaning they could lose as much as £18,000 ($23,000; €20,000) an hour.
Notably, back in March, the UK Gambling Commission recommended that the government cut stakes to £2. The commission also noted in its report that a stake cut alone doesn't go far enough to protect vulnerable people from the risks of gambling. Another measure it recommended was to cut the stake limit for non-slot games down to £30 ($38; €34).
A credit card ban for placing bets online is also being considered. This, though, is not a scene that can change overnight. It's hoped that, with more discussions and measures in place to protect problem gamblers, a solution can be reached that is suitable for everyone involved.
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From Lachlan: The original review below was written by Julian. Since then I've also had the chance to test out the Amazing Arc'teryx Theta AR. In February 2016 I spent 3 weeks on South Island of NZ for some alpine climbing & hiking. An Arc'teryx Theta AR, in the lovely shade of Blue Smoke this time, joined me for those adventures. It did a stellar job, taking care of wild weather protection duties.
The first half of the trip was spent doing some alpine climbing, in both the Aoraki/Mount Cook & Mount Aspiring National Parks. The weather was fortunately very clear for the majority of these climbs. That said, on high alpine excursions there is always need for a solid shell jacket, even if it's just to keep the cold wind from chilling you to the bone. On Mount Brewster for example, I donned the Theta when we arrived at the summit. The clouds had enshrouded the peak & the temps dropped. The next 3 hours were spend rappelling & down-climbing through cold wet conditions, with wet ice & snow dripping, falling & blowing on us. The Theta was perfectly suited to the task, I was surprised that for a such solidly built shell it really does breath & move well. I forgot it was there & just focused on the job at hand, getting down safely (and before dark!).
After my climbing partners departed back to Aus, I still had 10 days to explore the mountains. After a couple or rest days in Wanaka, my chosen destination for 7 days of hiking was the West Matukituki & Ree's Valleys. Both of these are within Mount Aspiring National Park, but further south than I'd been previously. After our previous luck with fine weather, it seemed only just that the skies would darken & the heavens opened. In fact five days straight of torrential rain began the day I departed the Raspberry Flat trail-head & wandered into the hills. The Theta AR was deployed instantly & It rarely came off for the following five days, apart from when I reached the safety of the huts. This type of weather is the perfect test for any waterproof breathable jacket, especially initially down at lower altitudes, where the temperatures were cool, but not cold. I was generating plenty of heat under the Theta, but it kept me dry inside, allowing my perspiration to vent through the Gore-tex Pro Shell fabric. Having the option to vent with the pit-zips made a big difference here, allowing me to regulate my temperature much easier, instead of having to stop to take the jacket on & off multiple times.
On day three, I decided to throw caution into the wind & cross the Cascade Saddle route, accompanied by two other Aussie lad's I'd met the day before at Aspiring Hut. It was raining (pouring!) when we left the hut, & it was still raining when we arrived at Dart Hut 10 long difficult hours later… In that time the precipitation had gone from cold rain, to sleet, to snow, back to sleet & finally back to rain again. We also battled across swollen rivers, were thrown around by gale strength winds & even took shelter in a tiny toilet cubicle at one point. A memorable day! Needless to say, the Theta AR loved every moment and likewise I was loving wearing it. Where lesser jackets would have succumbed, it kept performing, keeping me dry & warm. Well it did so, right until that scary chest deep river crossing anyway… The rain continued for a couple days after crossing Cascade Saddle & I wore the Theta on several more side excursions out of Dart Hut, each time again for hours at time in the rain.
L: Looking down upon the West Matukituki River. R: Standing just above Cascade Saddle, about 4 hours into a very wet 10-hour day.
The cut is long, but not bulky, which I really like. It's also amazing how well thought out the design is. The drop hood is great and the dual waist & hem cinch adjustments mean that the shell id not left not flapping around when worn just over a light base-layer. A well designed hood is essential in the mountains. The Theta has a great helmet compatible hood, with a laminated stiffened visor. There is plenty of adjustment, allowing you to cinch it down for maximum protection when not wearing a helmet too. The overall sizing of the Theta AR is quite generous, I went for a medium, but will often fit a large in other shell jackets. It really goes without saying, but the attention to detail when constructing this shell is second to none. For those who are looking for a top quality hard-shell, suited for those extended & rigorous adventures – from cold weather travel & trekking, to back-country skiing and alpine climbing – Look no further. If well cared for, this is a jacket that is going to last for many years of faithful service.
L: Passing the Pylon, the temps were sub-zero & that white stuff is cold wet sideways snow R: Exporing raging waterfalls at Shovel Flat.
Considering which jacket to take on a tramping and mountaineering trip to new Zealand was a process which caused reflection on some arduous past experiences. A solo 10 day foray into Turkeys unpredictable Kackar mountains with a porous jacket borrowed from some kind locals was somewhat dampened whenever it rained (which it did, daily). Multi-day hikes in remote northern areas of China's Yunnan province during winter were effected by chilling Himalayan winds which cut through a different jacket I was sporting at the time. With New Zealand's well earnt reputation for volatile weather conditions, I was determined to make sure that I embarked on this journey with a jacket which would protect me from the elements. After months of research into jackets helped by the divergent procrastination particular to university students my choice was made, the Arc'teryx Theta AR Gore-Tex Jacket was the bomber jacket I was after.
So what was it in my extensive research which made the Theta AR a clear choice? The list of features on this jacket is impressive (check out The Arcteryx Website for comprehensive list). Some highlights include: WaterTight™ zips and MicroSeam allowance plus reinforced denier only where it's need all save on bulk, articulated patterning in all the right places with enough room for layers yet still an athletic fit, and importantly, the Gore-Tex Pro Shell fabric.
Gore-Tex Pro is a 3-layer laminate that is used in the higher end jackets of the best leading outdoor gear brands. Designed for sustained use in severe environments and for those that abuse their jackets. It is made up of multiple layers of ePTFE bonded to the face fabric – ( usually a high abrasion resistant denier fabric ) and a gridded backing textile. This latest version of this fabric (as used in the Theta AR) has no oleo-phobic PU layer and is over 25% more breathable than the previous Pro Shell fabric. Jackets made from this fabric are ultimately very durable and reliable in the most severe conditions. It's also worth noting that Arc'teryx actually developed Pro Shell in association with Gore-Tex, & that they are the only manufacturer with a Gore-Tex manufacturing plant apart from Gore-Tex themselves.
When talking with customers at the Paddy Pallin store in Fortitude Valley there is almost always a tension between the function and fashion of a jacket. The ideal jacket for most is a balance between these two which doesn't compromise on either. A difficult job for any design team but one which Arc'teryx is well positioned to deliver on. While this full featured jacket certainly doesn't compromise on function it also looks good too. The clean cuts and lines leaving anything superfluous out whilst keeping all the necessary articulation for a full range of body movement without restriction. The slightly longer length would mean not having to worry about the hem riding up above my packs hip belt while also offering a bit more protection below it when the weather turned foul.
As expected the New Zealand weather offered plenty of opportunities to test the specs on the Theta AR. During 8 days of mountaineering at the top of Fox and Franz joseph glaciers the jacket rarely left my back when I was out of the hut. Cold Arctic winds on alpine starts thankfully didn't penetrate the jacket, yet the Goretex Pro's breath-ability meant that traversing glaring glaciers during the middle of the day was fine, especially with the pit zips opened up. While a week later white-out drizzly weather high on the Annette Plateau didn't come close to testing the full rain-proof potential of the Gore-Tex Pro, so I made sure to take it for some walks in some summer downpours when I returned back to sub tropical South-East Queensland. Not a drop got through! Not that this jackets ideal use is limited to extreme conditions. At a weight of 485 grams this jacket packs down discreetly into a pack, allowing the safety of a competent hard shell without carrying the bulk. I'm currently planning a trip to Indonesia at the end of the year to continue a journey climbing some of the volcanic mountains that rise to excess of 3000m almost straight out of the ocean and the Theta AR is definitely going to be in my pack (If you after information on hiking these stunning behemoths http://www.gunungbagging.com/ is a great resource).
This jacket is ideal for anyone who wants a quality jacket that will protect them from the elements in any situation. The price point might be cause for deliberation for some, but you can be sure you know what your getting. This is a fully functional jacket that has been carefully conceived and designed (Arc'teryx are well known for their close collaboration between their design and research team and pro athletes testing the gear). And while it delivers functionally it also manages to look good too. After various adventures with dubious jackets, I'm glad I've now found one that I can feel confident with in any adventure.
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When staging your home to sell, one of the most important aspects of the process is making your house look appealing, comfortable, and "like home" to your potential homebuyers. There are plenty of tricks to doing this – cookies in the oven, a tidy and uncluttered house, lots of natural light – but even with these, a house still needs some work to make potential homebuyers move from thinking about it as a house they're going to look at to a home they are going to make theirs. One great way to stage your home to appeal to potential homebuyers is through canvas art. Using canvas art to stage your home can have many advantages. Canvas art is high-quality, it's affordable, it's easy to order and hang, it's portable, and it makes it easy to stage your home with art that can be taken to a new home or left as a gift for the new homeowners.
Canvas art is a great way to stage your home due to its high quality and easy customization. When staging a home, one of the main goals is to present a beautiful and welcoming atmosphere, and with quality, gallery-style prints that's a very achievable goal. Plus, canvas art can be customized both in image and size. Theming canvas prints in rooms, like children's book characters in a potential child's room, or an image of a local landmark for an out-of-town homebuyer, or even adding some fresh modern art to appeal to anyone can add both personality and charm to your home. Also, since canvas art can be ordered in a huge variety of sizes, it's easy to fit into any awkward spaces that need art, but where traditional art doesn't fit. A small hallway could have several small pieces, or a nook could have a surprise print, while a large, blank wall that could be intimidating to a potential homebuyer could have a large welcoming canvas print to make it seem more to scale.
Another advantage of using canvas art when staging a home is that it's affordable. There are many hidden and surprise costs associated with selling a home, and even staging can get expensive if there is a lot of work to do or if you have to have it ready for a showing in a short amount of time. But canvas art is affordable and, even better, is easy to order, fast to ship, and easy to hang once it arrives. Original prints or many custom-ordered pieces take a long time to ship, are prohibitively expensive – especially for larger prints – and are expensive and difficult to hang. Since canvas art can arrive at your door ready to hang, can be customized to fit your space and style, and have quick ordering and shipping times, these problems can be alleviated. Using canvas art can save time and money, as well as stress!
Canvas art is also high quality and ready to hang without any framing, mounting, or hassle. Since canvas art is already gallery quality, and as the edges can be customized on each piece, there is no need to worry about frames or expensive and potentially wall-damaging mounting hardware. After you've spent so much time and energy on your house and on staging it to appeal to potential homebuyers, a great advantage of canvas art is its low footprint on the maintenance of your walls. It's also lightweight, so it won't damage walls and can use smaller nails, and is easy to move between showings, when staging your home for particular buyers, and to move with you to your new home.
There are many advantages to using canvas art to stage your home, and all of them – affordability, ease of ordering, shipping, and hanging, and the easy customization of your canvas art – can make your staging experience more enjoyable for you and create a more appealing home for your potential homebuyers.
We're in the thick of the house hunting season, which means that he real estate market is getting more competitive and thus less advantageous for perspective house buyers. Finding the right home is a complicated and time-consuming process even without the tight supply. Whether you are first-time movers or you are onto your third house, you need to use every advantage to go ahead in your search for the ideal home. Increase your chances to land in the perfect property with a couple of clever house-hunting tips.
When you start looking up houses, you will probably get swept away by all sorts of charming features. Make a list before the house tours and write down the most important elements you want in your home. Keep your "must-have" list in handy to help you stay on track.
Having a good working relationship with the real estate professionals is essential. They will not only speed up the buying process, but they will also provide you with useful information. The real estate agents can help you find trustworthy repair services, title companies, lenders and home inspectors. Be sure that you are on the same page. Discuss your point of view, price range and schedule with the real estate agents. Let them know what you looking for in a home.
You will probably visit a lot of homes and by the time you need to take your decision, you may not remember the information about the places you've been. Take notes while house touring. You can even make a comparison chart with the most important facts of each property.
pre-approval and mortgage arrangements. Your primary goal is to set yourself apart from the other buyers and convincing the real estate agent that you are a reliable and decent prospective home – owner. This will considerably increase your competitive advantage over other buyers for a certain property and increases your chances of quick relocation.
You can obtain most of the needed information to make a wise buying decision from the agent that represents you. They will let you know for how long the property has been on the market. When and what were the last improvements? They will also you inform you if other buyers interested in the property.
Don't let small details prevent you from spotting a good deal and moving house to a great place. Home buyers can quickly rule out a home outdated, messy or ugly that can actually be a real gem. That is why many home owners turn to the pros to help them properly showcase their property.
There is nothing wrong in going with your gut feeling. You may have all the facts, charts and floor plans, but you will most probably rely on your instincts when taking your final decision.
#NationalFlagDay we honor Old Glory. This day commemorates the adoption of the United States flag back on June 14, 1777. Yesterday while visiting my mother who has #Alzheimer's disease, the nursing home activity was to color our flag. Born in 1934 there are many things she can't remember but yesterday she colored her flag with great care and signed her name with pride and it is beautiful! This was so #inspiring to me as her #daughter who rejoices on her good days. Did you know that more than 1,500 designs were submitted to President Eisenhower before selecting the submission of a seventeen year old Robert G. Heft, designer of the 50-star American flag.
As a designer the timeless red, white and blue has always been inspiring to me. My home has a Red Door, Indigo shutters and light grey stucco. On Saturday #RedDoorHomeStaging decorated a historic home with honor using the #red #white & #blue theme. You too can add accents to your interior June – September and #celebrate with us as #show your colors inside and out. On National Flag Day, raise the flag and fly it proudly!
Have you ever showed up for an appointment and you had to wait for twenty minutes? After waiting to discuss your needs he or she appeared to be unorganized or unprepared. What is your first impression? A number of thoughts may be running through your head right now; I have wasted my time, they don't appreciate my business or just a bad vibe.
We only get one time to make a great first impression and we need to make it count. This is also true about real estate listings. If your property/investment is for sale you need to make a great first impression. Perception is the buyer's reality and if your house reflects that it is not market ready/desirable they will move on to a property that is.
What is a market desirable property?
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De-clutter, De- personalize- removing furniture in over crowed rooms, personal photos, and collectibles.
My favorite saying is "There is one way to live, one way to sell", hiring a professional stager offers you a buyers prospective. Little changes will have a HUGE impact on selling your home quickly and not all agents know or feel comfortable telling you some simple truths. Pricing your home correctly will get buyers interest but the art of staging will get it SOLD.
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The Yorkville Toronto condo market saw the average sold price per square foot rise slightly in the second quarter of 2014 with more units solds and less days on the market as compared to the first quarter of 2014.
Average sold price per square foot for the second quarter was $799, an increase from the first quarter of 2014 which was $794. Sales volume was also up 83% in comparison to the previous quarter of 2014.
Year over year comparison of quarters reveals that sold prices and sales volume for Yorkville resale condos continue to rise steadily. The average sold price for a Yorkville condo in the second quarter of 2014 was $1,116,620 up 9% from this time last year when the average sold price was $1,023,771. The average sold price per square foot also increased 11% from the second quarter of 2013 when it was $718 per square foot. Likewise the number of Yorkville condos sold in the second quarter of 2014 was up 44% in comparison to the second quarter of 2013.
11 luxury condo suites sold above $2.0M to $4.1M in the 2nd quarter of 2014 as compared to the previous quarter where only 5 units sold.
The second quarter of 2014 resale stats for Yorkville Toronto condos reveals that the average sold price per square foot for a Yorkville condo was $799, up from $794 in the 1st quarter of 2014.
75 condo units sold in the second quarter of 2014. Sales volume increased 83% from the previous quarter when only 41 Yorkville condo apartments sold.
It took an average of 39 days for a Yorkville condo to sell in the second quarter of 2014 which was 11 days faster than the first quarter of 2014 when it took an average of 50 days.
The average sold price for a condo in Yorkville is $1,116,620 slightly down from the previous quarter's $1,145,501.


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Judge Larry Potter said he had little choice today but to allow the new owners of the former Nineteenth Century Club headquarters at 1433 Union to do what they wanted with their property. The owners have expressed plans to demolish the property, but Potter said they must show him proof that they've pulled the proper permits by August 26th before the demolition can begin.
"I do not like the fact that your client wants to demolish the building, but they have met all the requirements under the law," Potter said, addressing Linda Mathis, an attorney with Union Group LLC who represents the new owners, Liang Lin and Xiao Dan Chen.
The case had been reset to today because preservationists were attempting to salvage the hundred-plus-year-old home by asking an attorney to look into possible illegalities around the sale of the building. The Lins won the property at auction in January, but there was some belief that the Nineteenth Century Club may have violated its by-laws with the decision to sell because the sale may not have been properly authorized by all of the club's membership.
Attorney Webb Brewer told Potter today that the Tennessee Attorney General's office had said they'd evaluate the complaint, but they gave him no guarantee they'd take on the case. No action had been filed in chancery court, the court that would have jurisdiction to look into such a case. Potter's Environmental Court would not have jurisdiction over the possible illegality of the sale of property.
Potter told the courtroom that, although he wasn't happy about his decision, he had little choice but to let the new owners move forward with plans to demolish the historic home. Since the attorney general's office had not promised to take up the case or provide a timeline of when they may, Potter said the court must move forward.


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Written on April 15, 2017
Author: Frances d'Ath October 9, 2017
Reading: Frank Dikötter — The Cultural Revolution: A People's History, 1962–1976
The Cultural Revolution: A People's History, 1962–1976 is Frank Dikötter's final book in the trilogy covering China and Chairman Mao from 1945 until his death in 1976. An earlier, much shorter work covering the Republican era makes it something of a quartet. I haven't read his work prior to these four — he's been publishing on China for 25 years, and has been Chair Professor of Humanities at University of Hong Kong since 2006. He's one of a handful of China historians who I will always read and look forward to whatever they write next.
I started with him in 2010 with The Age of Openness: China Before Mao, followed that up a few months later with the first proper of the trilogy, Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958–62, then The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957 in 2013, and finally this. Unlike Mao's Great Famine, or The Tragedy of Liberation, the Cultural Revolution has been covered by far more historians, and sits fresh in the memories of people in their forties. Writers like Liao Yiwu (The Corpse Walker, God Is Red, For a Song and a Hundred Songs) and others of the large crop of early-'00s writers covering Tiananmen Square and post-Tiananmen politics if not explicitly writing about this period nonetheless reference it. And if anything this is its weakness.
It's difficult to say this work has a weakness, when I think the previous two are some of the finest and most meticulously researched in any of the subjects I read (I'm holding the likes or Caroline Walker Bynum and Susan Mann as my exemplars), it might simply be my familiarity with the subject, both from reading and from friends in China. For most readers, especially if they slam the trilogy one after the other it's a horrifying, relentless work of history, and that has no peer I can think of for 20th century Maoist China.
One thing I am unsure about though, and I've found this in other writers on Mao (like Jung Chang) and on the other singular figures of 20th century despotism (like Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot) is the ease with which so much power and capability is assigned to them. What I remain unsure on in all my reading on China under Mao is the complicity of others. It's that question, if he was indeed an individual in all this why didn't they stop him? If not, why, during those three decades of his rule, did they not see the repeating patterns of behaviour and rule, and not make the same bad decisions over and over. Were they fucking stupid? It's not that there's an absence of resistance in this book, in fact there's plenty of it once we get down to the regional and village levels, but perhaps what I'd like to read is a history of Mao's China without him in it.
What The Cultural Revolution illustrates, in a way I think no other work on the subject has done so clearly, is that this period was essentially a continuation, or a reinvigoration of the Great Leap Forward. Certainly it was a total war against culture and history, and it demonstrates just how rapidly a culture can be erased (a couple of weeks if you're curious as to how fast your world can vanish), but the preparations for nuclear war, the inland industrialisation, the return of collectivisation and all that went with this, were all methods of that genocidal period a decade earlier.
Maybe I throw around the term genocide too freely. It seems to me it's not used enough. I think with Mao and his mob it rests on whether the deaths of tens of millions and the destruction of culture were intentional. Is 'I don't care how many die as long as I achieve my goals' intentional, or merely indifference? What about engineering chaos for the same ends which as a side-effect result in what we currently call collateral damage? What about if you say, "It is better to let half of the people die so that the other half can eat their fill." If that half die because you 'let' them, is that genocide, or something else? If we have to ascribe intentionality to genocide, then the most recognition of culpability we can expect from a perpetrator is "Oops, my bad." Which is approximately as much as the current ruling party of China says — the same party of all these three books, ruling in unbroken succession. Or maybe, "30% my bad." Because the final ruling by the party on itself for all these atrocities was "70% good, 30% bad."
I would like to think that in the next decade or so Dikötter's works become less remarkable as more historians write ever more fine and detailed works on 20th century China. I do think some of the criticisms of his work are valid, in particular that it's "more like a catalogue of anecdotes about atrocities than a sustained analytic argument". But against that is the fact there are sod all historians writing on 20th century China compared to say 20th century Germany or Russia. Guangdong history alone could and should occupy entire departments, yet here we are, still treating China as a monolith. Worth reading all three at once, not just for history, but as a lesson in how easily a dictatorship can grow and devour continents.
Frank Dikötter — The Cultural Revolution: A People's History, 1962–1976
Categories: Asia, China 中国 中國, Culture, Guangzhou 广州 廣州, History, Hong Kong 香港, Politics, Reading, Taiwan 台湾 台灣 Tags: 20th Century, Anthropology, Archaeology, Beijing, Communism, Cultural Revolution, Environment, Famine, Farmers, Genocide, Geology, Mao Zedong, Netherlands, Pearl River Delta, Poverty, Tibet, Urbanisation, War, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Zhao Ziyang, 上海, 六四, 北京, 天安门, 广东, 廣東, 文化大革命, 深圳, 珠江, 赵紫阳, 趙紫陽, 长沙, 香港
Author: Frances d'Ath March 3, 2019
Reading … A 7th Anniversary
It turns out I've been blogging about reading for around 2/3 the age of supernaut. It still feels like something I've only recently begun. This year I'd taken a slight pause from my intense reading bouts, so in part this is a reminder of what I read in the last 12 months, that I was reading, and what I thought then and now.
Yes, I've read less than last year, 40-ish books compared to last year's 54-ish. This has been obvious to me in recent months with my pile being added to but not depleted, not so much reading as chiseling away. Anyway, no more blathering. The books:
The non-fiction, serious stuff:
Half of what I read was superb. When I was performing in Parsifal, I got to read William Kinderman's Wagner's Parsifal, a glorious book, which made me love and appreciate the opera even more. I paired that with Dayal Patterson's equally magnificent Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult, a must-read for anyone interested in the history of the genre, and it supplied me with a mass of new listening. It was on my Book of the Year list until shunted off by a couple of exceptional works. Michel Serres's was not one of those, but Variations on the Body is a beautiful, poetic work by one of Europe's most profound and little-read philosophers, who understands corporeality in a way largely lacking in western philosophy.
Adam Minter writing on the recycling business in Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion Dollar Trash Trade is a book I'd recommend to pretty much anyone (being aware that much of what I read falls into the WTF? category), and he's a rare, smart writer on the subject, presenting it in a way non-specialists can understand and enjoy, also a needed critical voice in the global trash industry and China's role in it.
Another from China: Frank Dikötter is one of my favourite writers on 20th century China, and I'd been waiting for The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957. I'd been interested in this period because of stories a friend in Guangzhou would tell me about her Tujia grandparents holding out for years in the mountains against Communists. I'd also been waiting for Liao Yiwu's prison years autobiography, available in German for a year, For a Song and a Hundred Songs: A Poet's Journey through a Chinese Prison System. There is hype around post-'89 Chinese writers, particularly the Beijing and Shanghai urban youth genre. I've yet to find a writer of that generation as good as Liao, and as necessary to read. All of his works are unparalleled documentaries.
Finally, there was Julia Serano, her sequel to Whipping Girl: Excluded: Making Feminist and Queer Movements More Inclusive. It's odd to leave this off the Book of the Year list, as it's undeniably a critical work and Serano is up with bell hooks and Judith Butler (among others) for her writing on feminism, trans, and queer politics and culture. She needs to be read; buy it and read it.
The reason why Serano got bumped is Afsaneh Najmabadi, whose Women with Mustaches and Men without Beards: Gender and Sexual Anxieties of Iranian Modernity was one of my Books of the Year last year. I heard about Professing Selves: Transsexuality and Same-Sex Desire in Contemporary Iran late last year and waited months for it. Considering the amount of attention works on trans people (particularly trans women) received in the last year, it's baffling that Najmabadi goes largely unmentioned. For those engaged in this subject with no interest in Iran specifically, her documenting of the influence in Iran of Euro-Anglo-American ebbs and flows of political, social, medical, legal thought and practice on trans issues and identities is sufficient to make this required reading. Iran though is the dog that's beaten irrespective of context, and successive Ayatollahs since the '70s issuing Fatawa recognising trans people as legitimate and in need of help is presented in the west rather as the despotic Islamic dictatorship forcing sex reassignment on unwilling gays and lesbians. As with Excluded, buy it and read it.
Then there was H. Jay Melosh's Planetary Surface Processes, which Emily Lakdawalla wrote about on The Planetary Society. Along with last year's Colliding Continents: A Geological Exploration of the Himalaya, Karakoram, & Tibet, this one fills my need to look at massive contusions of granite and other rock. There's a moderate number of formulae, and regular plunges into elucidations of those, placing this somewhere in general university-level and reference book. It is specific and not a casual read, and it's the one book you want on the subject. Sometime soon I'll pair it with one on planetary chemistry.
And finally for the non-fiction is Caroline Walker Bynum's Wonderful Blood: Theology and Practice in Late Medieval Northern Germany and Beyond, recommended by a friend, and just one of those delightful, dense, heavy, demanding works written by someone so phenomenally talented and capable, and who simply loves her work. Completely a joy!
The fiction, also serious stuff:
I read less fiction in the last year, and tried new authors, some of whom I absolutely loved and are firmly helping me get over the absence of Iain Banks. Others … others who everything indicates I should love instead leave me cold, or worse, finding them actually not very good.
Let's dispense with The Water Margin first. The second volume of five of John Dent-Young and Alan Dent-Young's translation of Shi Nai'an and Luo Guanzhong: The Tiger Killers: Part Two of the Marshes of Mount Liang. This has to go on my list similarly as I have to have breakfast. Even if I read a hundred superior books, it would still be here. Some books are like that, you may never read them but they're always around. The Water Margin is—as I keep saying—China's Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales, or Marlowe's riotous plays. I'd compare it to Shakespeare but it's not equivalent: it's bawdy, rough, uncouth characters and stories, and the writing itself is nearer the former two. Given its miraculous ability for genius turns of phrase, it's perhaps comparable to Shakespeare for his wordsmithery. The Dent-Young's translation is my favourite of the lot also, though the price per volume certainly isn't.
Then there's Ysabeau S. Wilce, who I discovered mid-this year, ordered the first of the Flora Segunda trilogy, promptly ordered the other two when barely past the first chapter. Flora Segunda: Being the Magickal Mishaps of a Girl of Spirit, Her Glass-Gazing Sidekick, Two Ominous Butlers (One Blue), a House with Eleven Thousand Rooms, and a Red Dog. Yes, that's the title. Children's book indeed. Would that some of the adult authors I read be capable of imagining and telling a story as this. I loved all three, though the first the most. It seems to me in trilogies where the protagonist starts almost from nothing, that the first part establishes the significant growth, and the remaining two are more working with what they've already learnt (the Matrix and Star Wars trilogies, for example), and it may be unreasonable to be irritated by this, but it does—books two and three are still wonderful and had I only read either of them I'd be frothing as I do over book one. It's not in the same league as the two big ones below, but I did love the world and characters.
Another new author was K. J. Parker, who has written quite a bit. It was The Folding Knife that piqued my interest, and I enjoyed it enough that it gets a second mention here.
I almost forgot Imogen Binnie's Nevada, neither sci-fi nor fantasy, something of an autobiography, a little like reading my own life, rough, punk and trouble. The ending I hated, but the rest, she deserves awards for this and to be read a fuck-ton load.
The two big ones then, and colossal they are.
One the Skiffy side, channelling Iain M. Banks: Ann Leckie's Ancillary Justice; and on the Mediæval Fiction side (I keep imagining her and Caroline Walker Bynum together in a bar): Nicola Griffith's Hild.
Buy these books. Read these books. These are incomparably the best sci-fi/fantasy of 2014. If you're swayed by other's opinions, between them, they've won or been nominated for more awards than I have fingers and toes. Both of them have my favourite covers of the year. Honestly, if you don't like either you should give up reading; books are wasted on you.
I cannot say enough good things about either of these two books and their authors. It's an extraordinary time for sci-fi and fantasy with writers like Griffith and Leckie. It's unlikely I'll ever have an experience like my reintroduction to sci-fi via Iain Banks a few years ago, but to utterly give myself over to the author and story as with these two and to be rewarded for that is beyond compare.
An aside: you may notice that many of the writers are female. It's intentional. A while ago, I decided to put my money where my feminist mouth is. This is easier in fiction because the two genres I read, sci-fi and fantasy have many talented female writers and the genres are going through a renaissance due to these and non-white, non-western, non-straight authors (and a definite shift by the publishing industry to promote them). It's brilliant. In non-fiction, it's not so easy. In part this is because I want to read particular authors; in part particular subjects that are dominated by white male authors in the english language sphere. I consciously balance these two biases by seeking out and selecting female authors, and when it comes to a choice I'll put the female author first. The result of my extraordinary and hegemonic discrimination is that the first twenty books on my wish list are split almost 50/50 between male and female authors.
There follows two salient points: first, on any subject or genre, despite their being anywhere from an abundance of quality women writers all the way down to an equal number as there are men, by comparison it requires sustained effort to find them. Secondly, women writers—or at least the ones I read—tend to take for granted aspects of society that male writers mostly consider irrelevant. (This is my "Easy A vs. Superbad" theory.) Not only do women authors tend to not make assumptions based on contemporary, western ideas of gender, desire, ethnicity in society, they also regard these subjects as self-evidently present even if not immediately obvious and therefore critical to a proper understanding of the subject (or, as my wont, deserving of entire books on their own). Male writers on the other hand far too often see the world in terms of a narrow heterosexual and mono-cultural construction where men are doing all the important stuff.
This to me is the fundamental point in arguing for proper representation: it is simply not possible to otherwise understand a subject or imagine a world. And given that there has been prolonged underrepresentation, it follows that what is claimed to known on a subject can be reasonably said to be seriously lacking at best and likely suspect unless it can demonstrate adequate representation.
Another year done, then. More shelves filled. More new, superb authors whom I'm able to enjoy because of the fortunate combination of being able to read, living somewhere I can make time to read, and where books are affordable and commonplace. So (as I said last year) here's to the writers, and their publishers and proofreaders and editors and typesetters and designers and artists and agents and friends and families who make it possible for them to write so that I may read.
William Kinderman — Wagner's Parsifal
Dayal Patterson — Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult
Michel Serres — Variations on the Body (trans. Randolph Burks)
Adam Minter — Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion Dollar Trash Trade
Frank Dikötter — The Tragedy of Liberation
Liao Yiwu — For a Song and a Hundred Songs
Julia Serano — Excluded: Making Feminist and Queer Movements More Inclusive
Professing Selves: Transsexuality and Same-Sex Desire in Contemporary Iran
H. Jay Melosh — Planetary Surface Processes
Caroline Walker Bynum — Wonderful Blood: Theology and Practice in Late Medieval Northern Germany and Beyond
Shi Nai'an, Luo Guanzhong — The Tiger Killers: Part Two of the Marshes of Mount Liang (trans. John Dent-Young, Alan Dent-Young)
Ysabeau S. Wilce — Flora Segunda
Ysabeau S. Wilce — Flora's Dare
Ysabeau S. Wilce – Flora's Fury: How a Girl of Spirit and a Red Dog Confound Their Friends, Astound Their Enemies, and Learn the Importance of Packing Light
K. J. Parker – The folding Knife
Imogen Binnie — Nevada
Ann Leckie — Ancillary Justice
Nicola Griffith — Hild
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Written on December 6, 2013
Reading: Adam Minter — Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion Dollar Trash Trade
Because I'd never seen a photo of him, I imagined Shanghai-based scrap blogger Adam Minter was one of those gruff, 40- or 50-something American expats who manages to keep a blog of his life in China, like not a few others I've read over the years. How I came to be reading him … I have no idea, though possibly a connection to Shanghai Street Stories – in a different, older incarnation. Anyway, writing about trash, recycling, junk, waste, rubbish, the burning pits of Mordor, occasionally venturing to Guangdong and the cities I'd been through, of course I'd be reading him.
I'd been waiting for this book for quite some time, one of the many such that have coincidently all been published in the same couple of months. Partly because I have a curiosity for those desolate factories I sped past on the train from Hong Kong to Guangzhou, or the ones I drove through or spent time in, Qingyuan, Shaoguan, Dongguan, anonymous cities of millions that sprouted from nothing in the space of a pair of decades.
Also it occurred to me as Adam described his own family history of the junkyard that I seem to have one somewhat similar. My father, mechanic until it ruined his back (or at least, that's the limit of what I know of him), had a factory in Scarborough dealing in waste paper. Not recycling it, just that intermediate step of gathering together all the sources and compressing it into massive bales. The old compactor was like a wire-frame elevator, going only down one floor. Paper went in and down; compressed and wrapped bales came up and out. There was also a freshly-concreted long pit, where the new, automated compactor was to go. And a forklift, which he tried to teach me how to drive at age 4. Almost ended in the pit. Though I did get enough of a hang of it for him to slap a pallet on the forks and me to take him all the way up so he could work on the roller door. Perhaps then a more accurate description of him is former mechanic in the scrap trade.
Minter's book is a surprisingly light and fast read compared to his blog; it's a different audience of course. A blog assumes a readership which allows for a shorthand when discussing its topics, giving more space for detailed remarks. A book on the other hand, especially one with a particular readership in mind, one that is unlikely to consistently enjoy reading about the Chinese recycling trade for years on end, keeps things much simpler and moving along. And he does move. Across the United States, across China, back to America, back to China, all the time meeting people from across the Americas, Asia, Middle East, Africa, pretty much anywhere people throw stuff out and other people see a way to make a living from that.
When I was in China, it because swiftly apparent to me the dominant narrative on many issues circulating around consumerism were highly problematic. To be stridently against sweatshops while living a first-world life, for example entirely misses the reality that doesn't fit neatly into a slogan. Even the next level of narrative, that people in Guangdong, the manufacturing capital of the world, would choose to work in such factories simply because it was better than any other available option is an oversimplification. While it's not David Graeber's Debt, Adam Minter's Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion Dollar Trash Trade does go a long way beyond these simplifications, showing how recycling actually works on a global scale, and for anyone with only a passing familiarity of the topic it's definitely worth a read. Oh, and Adam is actually a cherub-faced young one.
Categories: Americas, Asia, China 中国 中國, Computers, Guangzhou 广州 廣州, History, Hong Kong 香港, Politics, Reading, Taiwan 台湾 台灣 Tags: Beijing, Business, Environment, Shanghai, Travel, United States of America, Urbanisation, 上海, 北京, 广东, 深圳, 清远, 珠江
Written on January 19, 2012
Reading: Paul A. Van Dyke — The Canton Trade: Life and Enterprise on the China Coast, 1700-1845
Continuing my return to reading China, as with my focus on women in the history of China, so too is there a strand which pays attention to the south, Lingnan, Guangdong, Canton.
So much of what is written on China is in fact only a small part thereof — Beijing as China, Shanghai as China, the eastern core. Other parts of the country are so distant as to be other countries, and despite the ongoing Han homogenisation programme, these other parts still retain their individual histories.
Paul A. Van Dyke's The Canton Trade seemed like a good place to continue, after reading Julia Lovell's The Opium War a few months ago, and now, more than half way through reading, I can say he hasn't skimped on thoroughness.
Paul A. Van Dyke — The Canton Trade: Life and Enterprise on the China Coast, 1700-1845
Categories: Asia, China 中国 中國, Culture, Europe, Guangzhou 广州 廣州, History, Hong Kong 香港, Politics, Reading Tags: Canton, Cantonese, Drugs, Guangdong, Non-Fiction, Pearl River Delta, Tea, Transportation, 珠江
Written on June 17, 2006
Author: Frances d'Ath May 17, 2018
guangzhou islands, graves, dead rivers and southern barbarians
Reading maps can describe places that have vanished, ghost inscriptions of shifting fringes, more so in places where geography itself is a fluid medium, and where history delineates and overwrites the territory like a palimpsest. My attraction to Guangzhou in part is the illegibility and confusion of this overwriting, both on a human temporal scale where architecture becomes progressively organic through something like a utilitarian condensation, and across greater geologic time scales where history is sedimentary layers. Both these are spectacular in Guangzhou because of the river.
I was comparing a map from the 19th century of Guangzhou with my current large city map. and noticed 大沙头 Dashatou was formerly as recognisable as an island as 二沙岛 Ersha Dao is today. Today, Dashatou is circumscribed by a cancerous Jade-green canal, and some of the more atrocious tile-architecture of the inner city. Yesterday also, in the 广州日报 Guangzhou Daily, was a piece on archaeological excavations in the city, and a map of where the 珠江 Pearl River ran 6000 years ago.
广州地区炎热多雨,土质酸性比较重,人体骨骼含钙,在酸性土质中容易被融化,导致广州地区古墓发掘很难发现古人的尸骨,这次发掘中虽然有22座墓,但没有发现尸骨留存。不过,这次发掘出的夫妻合葬墓和家族墓地在广州地区比较罕见,特别是两晋南朝时期的10座砖墓,不仅排列有序,墓向一致,多两两并列,而且同期墓的墓型营造方法与结构基本相同。
专家强调,这次发掘的南朝时期随葬品出现了佛教意识浓厚的青釉佛塔模型明器、净瓶、狮形莲花座塑像、饼底四管笔插,而且这些青釉制品工艺很好,不是普通百姓能享受的,墓主人应该是有一定身份地位的富人。张镇洪认为,这一挖掘也证明了当时南方并非大家印象中的"南蛮之地"。
— Guangzhou Daily
guangzhou archaeology
Categories: Asia, Culture, Guangzhou 广州 廣州, History, Science Tags: Archaeology, Geology, Guangdong, Pearl River Delta, 珠江
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Islamists have declared war on France, Jewish community leader says following fatal church stabbings
By	Cnaan Liphshiz	 October 29, 2020 7:59 am
A tram arriving at Garibaldi Square in Nice, France on August 10, 2010. (Myrabella/Wikimedia Commons)
(JTA) — Islamists have declared war on France, a senior leader of French Jews said following multiple assaults, including the murder of three people at a church in Nice.
Gil Taieb, the vice president of the CRIF umbrella group of French Jewish communities, made the comments Thursday in reference to the beheading of one woman and the fatal stabbing of two others outside the Notre Dame church of the Mediterranean coastal city.
The perpetrator was shouting "Allah hu akbar" — Arabic for Allah is the greatest — before he was shot and rushed to the hospital, Le Monde reported.
Also on Thursday, another man shouting about Allah attempted to stab police officers in Avignon, another southern French city situated about 120 miles west of Nice. He was shot and died from his wounds, Europe1 reported. Initial reports did not say whether authorities believe the incidents are linked.
"The Islamists are waging war against us!" Taieb wrote on Twitter. "We stand united against Islamist barbarism."
The incidents followed protests across the Muslim world against a plan of action against radical Islam being pushed by French President Emmanuel Macron. It includes banning home schooling to eliminate underground Islamist schools and limiting foreign funding for houses of worship, Macron said.
Separately, violence broke out on Wednesday in at least three suburbs of the city of Lyon, situated about 120 miles north of Avignon. Hundreds of young men of Turkish origin assaulted residents of suburbs with a large Armenian population, France Bleu reported.
The clashes were connected to the deadly fighting between Azerbaijan, a Muslim-majority nation whose residents have cultural and language ties to Turkey, and Armenia.
CRIF condemned the perpetrators of those assaults and said on Twitter that perceived incitement by Turkish President Recep Tayyp Erdogan had a role in it. Erdogan has said that Macron needs "mental treatment" and evoked the Holocaust to condemn Macron's anti-Islamist plan.
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Pachter: Xbox One and PS4 will be sub-$400 – Eggplante!
We don't know anything about next-gen console pricing just yet, but Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter weighed in with his predictions for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 (PDF link) launches later this year.
Based on Wedbush Morgan's estimations on the cost to build each console, Pachter expects the Xbox One to debut at $399, while the PS4 will come in at an even lower $349. The estimate to build each console is around $325 and $275, respectively, though that seems low to us.
These predictions bring up an extremely interesting debate around console pricing and how companies can make a profit. If the cost to build a PlayStation 4 is under $300, Sony can make a modest profit selling the console at $350 and still undercut Microsoft's Xbox One platform by a significant margin. This would not only give Sony the edge in pricing, but likely in sales, given the bad press Microsoft has been getting about their new box so far.
While we'd love to believe in sub-$400 next-gen consoles, pricing them that low wouldn't leave much room for price drops in the future, not to mention that it would force down the prices of each company's existing models significantly. Nintendo's Wii U is also sitting at $349, and if a competitor comes in at a similar price point for true next-gen hardware, Nintendo should be worrying a lot more than they probably are.
We just don't see it. The PS3 launched at a base of $599, and while there might be a budget model of the PS4, we can't see that "budget" price being anything less than $400. The Xbox One, we think, is in the same boat. The original Xbox launched at $399 for its Core model, but that was without storage, WiFi, Blu-ray, or virtually anything else the Xbox One has going for it.
On the topic of Xbox One pricing, Pachter does note that the Microsoft console is more likely to have a subsidized offering by way of a subscription service. By all accounts, pricing for the console has been $499 at full list price and $299 with a 2-year commitment at $15 per month.If the Xbox One is to launch at $399, either the commitment has to be lower, the contract price has to be lower, or a combination of both that alongside a lower monthly fee have to occur.
Unfortunately, with all this speculation, it will likely remain that even after E3 this year. Microsoft and Sony don't seem poised to discuss specific release dates or pricing just yet, as it is still very early to do so and neither company is likely to have solidified their supply chains, and therefore costs.
Either way, we'll be reporting to you from E3 2013 in Los Angeles in less than a week, so expect to hear much more as we ramp up to the big show!


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I came here to make the same suggestion. This would lift a lot of weight off the developer team of AirDroid for "supporting x, y, z" if they had a plugin system to allow "x, y, z" to run themselves. On the other hand, creating a efficient and well designed API/Plugin system is not trivial either.
+1 for the plugin system. This would allow third party developers to enrich the system even more. There would be hundreds of Android apps that could faciliate and benefit from the AirDroid interface. Also, AirDroid would get much more spreaded since third party developers would advertise their AirDroid support.
I wanted to run AirDroid on a single desktop (Windows 8), so I attempted to write a quick and dirty app, embedding a webview... but Metro-based apps won't allow ActiveX controls! But dealing with the API could solve my problem, and over it all, it would allow plenty of developpers to enrich AirDroid usages even more!
+1 for API and plugins.
Android has so much data can be display.
+1 on the pluggable API.
I mean, AirDroid essentially just turns your Android device into a WebServer. Allowing 3rd party webapps to be installed on that webserver could really be powerful, and groundbreaking.
One of these days I'll sit down with fiddler or something like that and reverse engineer the web calls that are being made. It will make life a lot easier me, to be able to write a small app that lets me connect my many apps that need to transfer files over to the Android tablet, rather than me having to open up the web browser every time and manually transfer the files over from my MacBook Pro.
Of course, I'm imagining that the ultimate core web calls are wget or something like that. Lots of work, but worth it, in light of the absence of a dev api.


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Naija Newspapers: Top 10 Things You should Read in Nigeria News Today Monday 14th October 2019
Nigerian Newspapers Headlines
Zamira Aliyu
Good day, and welcome to the Nigeria news live roundup of the top 10 Nigerian newspapers headlines for today, Monday, October 14th, 2019.
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A younger Nigerian took his Twitter account with to call out efcc that he would like to discus their share with them as he desires to start out yahoo and dont wany them to arrest him.
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Boko Haram Not Ready To Give Up Arms – Shekau
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has said that the sect is not ready to give up arms, adding that the war with Naija just began. Nigeria news live understands that Shekau was reacting to the advice of Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State to the sect leader and members. Zulum recently urged them to turn away from their violent ways, embrace peace and return to normal life. However, On Sunday evening, Ahmad Salkida, a journalist renowned for his closeness to the sect, disclosed that Shekau has turned down the advice.
Thugs Invade Oshiomhole's Residence In Benin
Political thugs invaded the Benin residence of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (All Progressive Congress), Adams Oshiomhole, on Saturday evening. The spokesman of the All Progressive Congress National Chairman, Simon Egbebulam, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. According to Egbebulam, Oshiomhole was in Benin for the purpose of a function that took place in Protea hotel in the state capital While he was away on the function, Egbebulam said that some thugs allegedly loyal to the state government blocked the entrance to his residence.
What Oshiomhole Said About Invasion Of His Residence
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has berated the thugs that invaded his residence in Benin, Edo State. Nigeria news live had reported earlier that suspected thugs attacked the residence of the APC national chairman on Saturday evening. Addressing his supporters on Sunday, Oshiomhole condemned the attack and warned the sponsors of the attack to desist from such in the future.
2023: Igbo Youths Make Decision On Presidency
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), has said it is the turn of the South East to produce the country's president in 2023. Nigeria news live understands that the group in a statement over the weekend noted that it will be unfair for the presidency not to come to the region when President Muhammadu buhari leaves office. According to them, the major political parties in the country should zone the seat to the South East region in 2023.
Aisha Buhari Reveals Why She Was Away From Naija
Naija's First Lady Aisha Buhari has said she was away in London, the United Kingdom for vacation following her return to the country. Aisha returned to Naija on Sunday with Nigeria news live understanding that there were rumours that President Muhammadu Buhari is set to take another wife. In a statement by her spokesman Suleiman Haruna, the First Lady was quoted as saying that she is happy to be back in Naija.
Minimum Wage: NLC Tells Workers To Prepare For Strike Oct 16
The Naija Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its state councils to prepare for an indefinite strike on October 16 if the federal government fails to meet its demand. Nigeria news live reports that the new minimum wage of N30,000 has not been implemented because the government and labour unions have failed to reach an agreement on the consequential adjustment of salaries. n a circular by Emmanuel Ugboaja, NLC General Secretary, the union said the action should be embarked on if the proposed negotiation slated for October 15 with the government is unsuccessful.
Buhari Govt Planning To Gag Media, Freedom of Speech, People\'s Democratic Party Alleges
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Brazil Vs Nigeria: Eagles Hold Samba Boys In Singapore
The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Sunday held Brazil to a 1-1 draw in a friendly clash played at the Singapore National Stadium. Rangers of Scotland star Joe Aribo put the three-time African champions ahead in the 37th minute of the clash; about 17 minutes after Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) star Neymar was hurled off due to an injury. Gernot Rohr's boys held on to the lead as the first half of the game ended in their favour. However, Casemiro levelled up the scores for the 2019 Copa America champions just three minutes into the second half.
That's the roundup of the top 10 Nigerian newspapers headlines this morning. More Nigerian newspapers headlines are available on Nigeria news live website.
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My name is Aliyu Zamira, a graduate of Mathematics Usman Danfodiyo University. Teddy bear lover, i love to write about fashion, entertainment and Hausa news. You wanna connect, buzz me on zamira@nigeiadailyimes.com


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Tuesday Reading List: Hidden Figures ... EVERYWHERE!
Over the last couple of years and especially since the release of Hidden Figures folks have been throwing around the term STEM. Every children's program you see now indicates they have some kind of STEM component. Even my tween nephews get some coding classes as part of their regular curriculum in middle school. That is all well and good, but let me drop some real hidden figures, by means of the U.S. Census Bureau, on you. In 2015, the median (middle) income in the United States was ~$56,500. For the majority, median income was ~$60,100, while minorities make ~ $39,500. The Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that in 2015 the annual mean (average) wage for STEM occupations is $87,600 which is almost twice that of non-STEM occupations. Minorities, appear to make around 85 percent of what our peers make ... There is a census study that indicates that minority women are about 10 percent of STEM population. A study in 2011 indicates that our representation in STEM fields is increasing, but that increase tends to not to be in engineering.
... the district's efforts to bring more underrepresented students into gifted education have focused around five highly diverse Title I elementary schools ... While the district's population of black students averages about 15 percent in its elementary schools, black student enrollment at the five schools ranges from about 31 to 56 percent. The district's population of English-language learners in elementary schools is around 8 percent, compared to 10 to 21 percent in the Project ELEVATE schools. And the schools also have a high population of economically disadvantaged students: 76 to 95 percent, compared to the district's overall average of 52 percent in its elementaries. At those five schools, gifted enrollment has risen from 62 students in September 2013 to 168 as of last June ... Across the district, the share of low-income and black and Hispanic students who are identified as gifted has been trending upward.
That's a pretty big increase, so the district should be proud. The subtext here is the magnitude of the in-district demographic disparities. Florida - like a few other states - has large, county-based school systems that tend to contain communities of varying demographics. In general, this seems like a more equitable way to organize schools.
Dr. Anna Julia Cooper is one of those people. She was a Black pioneer, the daughter of an enslaved woman, who demonstrated high expectations and produced results for our youth generations ago ... Despite the segregation policies in the District of Columbia at that time, her students achieved at the highest levels in Washington's first public high school for Black children. Her all-Black school, now named the Paul Lawrence Dunbar school, produced scholars and pioneers. Her students consistently outperformed their White peers. She insisted on the expectation that her students were going to be college bound and immensely successful.
El-Mekki reminds us that some of the most prominent Black learning institutions in America were born out of statutory segregation, and by virtue of that genesis, were themselves segregated institutions. United States education secretary Betsy DeVos seems not to have received that memo.
Other countries, like Finland and Singapore, have figured this out. Look at how much time during the day American teachers interface with students at the expense of planning and grading. We are exceptional in how we run teachers into the ground. Teachers have no bandwidth for anything else. We'd attract higher-caliber people [to the profession] if we addressed that. We all know it comes down to will and resources. Today we run schools efficiently at the expense of sustainability and the profession of teaching. A high percentage of teachers leave after four or five years, when I don't think you don't become great until 10 years. We're eating our seed corn. That doesn't work in farming, and it doesn't work in education.
It's worth reading the whole interview. I don't agree with everything in the piece (NB: that disclaimer should apply to virtually everything I read and share), but there are important points with which to wrestle. Have a good day!


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Courtesy Lowell Collins/Reminisce ExtraWell, I got the bright idea of writing a letter to the winner, hoping to get some mail in return. Since I had been away from home for almost a year, the highlight of my day was mail call. I wrote to two other contestants as well, but had only their cities to use for the address. I was shocked when I got return letters from all three contestants. I was very impressed with the letter from Miss Port Moody, Kay Ronco, and we began writing regularly.
By this time, I had finished the tech school programs and was transferred to a base in Omaha, Nebraska. Kay and I continued to write. After seven months, I was made a crew member on a B-29 bomber scheduled to fly to Seattle, Washington, for modification.
Once I got into town, I boarded a train north to Vancouver and took a bus to Kay's house. She had no idea I was coming and I know she was surprised to see me. Our time together flew by as we talked and got to know each other.
I told her I would be back soon and, sure enough, six months later I was. During my 10-day furlough, I met Kay's mother and father, who lived in Pleasantside, British Columbia, near Vancouver, plus her sister and many of her friends.
The next time I saw her, I gave her an engagement ring and soon afterward we were married, settling eventually in Florida.
Courtesy Lowell Collins/Reminisce ExtraKay and I have now been happily married for 64 years.