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Chicago 17 Review
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Chicago 16 finally gave Chicago a big hit after a four-year drought, thanks in large part to new producer David Foster, who steered the jazz-rock veterans toward a streamlined, crisply produced pop direction on that 1982 effort. Given that success, it's no surprise that the septet teamed with Foster again for its next album, 1984's Chicago 17 (apparently Roman numerals were left behind along with their progressive jazz-rock). It's also no surprise that Foster took an even greater control of 17, steering the group further down the adult contemporary road and pushing Peter Cetera toward the front of the group, while pushing the horns toward the back. Indeed, it's often possible to not notice the horns on 17; they either fade into the background or meld seamlessly with the synthesizers that are the primary instruments here, providing not just the fabric but foundation of nearly all the arrangements, as synth bass and drum machines replaced the rhythm section. This did not sit well with many longtime fans -- and it may have also caused some tension within the group, since Cetera left after this album -- but it did make for the biggest hit album in Chicago's history, going quadruple platinum and peaking at number four on the Billboard charts. A big reason for its success is the pair of hit ballads in "Hard Habit to Break" and "You're the Inspiration," two big and slick dramatic ballads that each peaked at number three on the charts and helped set the sound for adult contemporary pop for the rest of the decade; the likes of Michael Bolton and Richard Marx are unimaginable without these songs existing as a blueprint (in fact, Marx sang backup vocals on "We Can Stop the Hurtin'" on 17).
Ballads were a big part of 17 -- in fact, these hits and album cuts like "Remember the Feeling" are among the first power ballads, ballads that were given arena rock flourishes and dramatic arrangements but never took the focus off the melody, so housewives and preteens alike could sing along with them. Power ballads later became the province of hair metal bands like Bon Jovi and Poison, but Foster's work with Chicago on 17 really helped set the stage for them, since he not only gave the ballads sweeping rock arrangements, but the harder, punchier tunes here play like ballads. Even when the band turns up the intensity here -- "Stay the Night" has a spare, rather ominous beat that suggests they were trying for album-oriented rock; "Along Comes a Woman" has a stiff drum loop and a hiccupping synth bass that suggests dance-pop -- the music is still slick, shiny, and soft, music that can appeal to the widest possible audience. 17 did indeed find the widest possible audience, as it ruled radio into late 1985, by which time there were plenty of imitators of Foster's style. There may have been plenty of imitators -- soon, solo Cetera was one of them, making music that was indistinguishable from this -- but nobody bettered Foster, and Chicago 17 is his pièce de résistance, a record that sounded so good it didn't quite matter that some of the material didn't stick as songs; as a production, it was the pinnacle of his craft and one of the best adult contemporary records of the '80s, perhaps the best of them all. Certainly, it's hard to think of another adult contemporary album quite as influential within its style as this -- not only did it color the records that followed, but it's hard not to think of Chicago 17 as the place where soft rock moved away from the warm, lush sounds that defined the style in the late '70s and early '80s and moved toward the crisp, meticulous, synthesized sound of adult contemporary pop, for better or worse, depending on your point of view. [Rhino reissued Chicago 17 in 2006 with remastered sound and a bonus track: Robert Lamm's previously unreleased "Where We Begin."]
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There are some typical things that every beginner trader does. First of all, the trader tries to find an ideal entry to the market. Then, the studying stage begins – contrarian and wave theories, Japanese candlestick reveals, oscillator divergence and more others. Newcomers believe only in everything that oscillators and indicators show. All decisions and strategies are made on the base of indicators or oscillators, and every new one necessarily works with previous.
Beginners tend to make mistakes. One more is neglecting the most important indicator/oscillator – price. Are you shocked? But it is not a lie! However, the price is the only indicator takes into account all the factors: political, geographical and economic, inexperienced traders do not pay enough attention to it and do not understand how important it is.
For making money online you need to know the most effective market entry. It is, of course, trend reversal. The market trend first goes in one direction, then the direction is changed and the trend moves to the opposite side. And today we will focus on the most important, in our opinion, reversal patterns, which are: head & shoulders, double top and triple top.
The majority of forex masters depend on this pattern. It is based on a trend movement and shows when the direction of the current trend changes and another one is in the establishment stage.
A trend should exist and there head & shoulders should not differ to have a reversal.
Consequent higher tops and bottoms create a prevailing uptrend.
There is a warning if the decreased volume is available and an upwards move to the Head.
A potential reversal can be seen when the Head is higher than the right Shoulder.
A downtrend beginning (after the uptrend is about to end) can be seen when there is a significant close below the neckline, and if it is available, with increased volume.
You can project the pattern height to the breakout point of the neckline for calculating the minimum price target.
The Triple Top is known for its three tops, which are almost equal, and a great close below the formation bottom. If you want to have a valid Triple Tops, you need to have a break below the support. It is not enough having the three tops on their own!
Before you start to look for a reversal, it is essential to have an existing trend, to be specific, an uptrend.
If the decreased volume is available and signals are too weak to move higher, the upwards moves to the resistance area.
The resistance area is made up of equal or almost equal tops.
A downtrend beginning (after the uptrend is about to end) can be seen when there is a significant close below the bottom, and if it is available, with increased volume.
You can project the pattern height to the breakout point for calculating the minimum price target.
There are two signals when we are talking about the Double Tops. The first one can be shown when the trend is about to end, it is a signal of weakness. It can happen during an uptrend. In this case, when supply is exceeded by demand, a previous top can be surpassed by the current one. The second signal can be seen in the opposite situation when the previous top can not be surpassed by the last one. When the prices reach below the support area there is a reversal.
It is essential to have an existing trend, to be specific, an uptrend.
Tops are equal or almost equal.
If you want to get the easy income you should not look only at oscillators and indicators because the prices are more important. Also, do not experiment only with candlestick reversals and oscillator signals, pay attention to bearish or bullish trend reversal patterns. The higher accuracy can be reached by combining all tools, use available volume with oscillator analysis together.


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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the fall in coronavirus deaths is a sign that the ongoing social distancing practices are working to curb the spread of the virus.
Cuomo said 507 people died on Saturday, down 33 from the previous day and by 271 since last Monday. Other indicators were going in the right direction, the governor said. Hospitalizations were down by more than 750, to 16,213.
But Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio maintained their warnings that people in New York City and the rest of the state need to stay vigilant to curb the spread of the virus.
"We showed that we can control the beast and when you close down, you can actually slow that infection rate, but this is only halftime," Cuomo said Sunday at a briefing. "We still have to make sure that we keep that beast under control, we keep that infection rate down, we keep that hospitalization rate down as we all get very eager to get on with life and move on."
Here are the latest coronavirus developments in New York:
DECLINING DEATH TOLL
The drop in the death toll in New York reported Sunday prompted Cuomo to say, "We are on the other side of the plateau."
But both Cuomo and de Blasio said the crisis is far from over, cautioning that the temptation for cooped-up New Yorkers to take advantage of the spring weather presents new challenges to keep the outbreak in check.
Police and park officers will be out in force to break up outdoor gatherings that pose a risk, with violators facing potential fines of up to $1,000, the mayor said. The city is encouraging people to text authorities photos when they spot the gatherings.
"We do not want to see this disease boomerang," he said. "We do not want to see it come back with a vengeance."
Nearly 14,000 New Yorkers in all have died since the state's first coronavirus case was reported March 1, according to state data. The state total doesn't include more than 4,000 New York City deaths that were blamed on the virus on death certificates but weren't confirmed by a lab test.
For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with underlying health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, and death.
PUSH FOR MORE FEDERAL AID
President Donald Trump is betraying his fellow New Yorkers by failing to push for billions of dollars in additional federal aid needed to help the city deal with the coronavirus economic crisis, de Blasio said Sunday.
The mayor had harsh words for the Queens-born president, claiming both he and Vice President Mike Pence have ignored his overtures on the stimulus funds.
"Right now you are failing to protect the very people you grew up around," de Blasio said of Trump. "When New York City is in need, where are you?"
De Blasio even referenced an infamous tabloid headline — "FORD TO CITY: DROP DEAD" — from 1975 when then-President Gerald Ford denied assistance to spare New York from bankruptcy.
"Are you going to save New York City," the mayor said, "or are you saying to New York City 'drop dead?'"
Cuomo chimed in by saying the states needed money from the federal government to ramp up testing that has not been provided so far.
"You have the president saying 15 times, 'It's up to the governors, it's up to the governors, it's up to the governors.' And then they're going to pass a piece of legislation that gives you know what to states: zero, zilch, nada, niente," he said.
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The number of New York Police Department officers calling out sick is declining.
The nation's largest police department reported that 5,324 uniformed members — about 15% of the force — were out sick on Saturday. That's down from a high of 7,155 officers — nearly 20% of the force — on April 9.
So far, more than 2,000 members of the NYPD have returned to work full duty after recovering from a positive test for the coronavirus, police officials said.
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This English carronade was built between the years 1776 & 1779 by the Carron Company, an ironworks in Falkirk, Scotland, from which its name is taken. It was the first barrel cast in a pig foundry, really squat and with short range but terribly effective during naval battles at short distances. Two English carronades were placed on the H.M.S. Victory's fore deck.


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The hearing comes as Netanyahu appears poised to seek immunity from the corruption charges against him, delaying the prospect of a trial until the elections when he hopes to have a parliamentary majority coalition.
Netanyahu, who was re-elected leader of the ruling Likud party last week, has long accused judicial and law enforcement officials of trying to drive him from office and has said only the voters can choose who will lead the country.(REUTERS Photo)
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Israel's Supreme Court convened Tuesday to hear a petition on whether an indicted Member of Parliament can form a new government, a key test case for whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can prolong his political career after elections in March.
If the court decides Netanyahu is ineligible, it could precipitate a constitutional crisis in Israel, and exacerbate the already tenuous ties between the Israeli government and judiciary.
The court is not expected to hand down an immediate ruling and may ask for a full panel of the court to convene on the matter. Either way, it was wading into uncharted territory.
Israeli law requires Cabinet ministers and mayors to resign if indicted, but does not specify so for a sitting Prime Minister. There are no restrictions on Netanyahu to run in the March 2 election — the third in less than a year — but good governance groups are appealing on whether he could be tasked with forming a new government if he emerges victorious. Given the shaky legal ground, the court could deem the scenario hypothetical and delay the case until that actually happens.
The hearing comes as Netanyahu appears poised to seek immunity from the corruption charges against him, delaying the prospect of a trial until the elections when he hopes to have a parliamentary majority coalition that will shield him from prosecution.
The request for immunity is likely to languish under the current parliament. Normally, a request for immunity would need to be approved by a parliamentary committee and then submitted to a full vote. But the committee charged with handling such matters doesn't exist because a government was never formed after September's election. The attorney general cannot file the indictment until the question of immunity is settled, delaying any court proceedings.
Netanyahu, who was re-elected leader of the ruling Likud party last week, has long accused judicial and law enforcement officials of trying to drive him from office and has said only the voters can choose who will lead the country. His allies have issued stern warnings against what they call an "activist" court overstepping its authority.
Netanyahu has been in power for more than a decade and is Israel's longest-serving leader. He was indicted last month on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust stemming from three cases of trading political and regulatory favours for positive press coverage and accepting lavish gifts from wealthy supporters.
Netanyahu has dismissed the allegations as an "attempted coup" and has vowed to battle them from the Prime Minister's office. Netanyahu is Israel's first sitting Prime Minister to be charged with a crime. His predecessor, Ehud Olmert, was forced to resign a decade ago ahead of a corruption indictment that later sent him to prison for 16 months.
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Over the past decade, companies have redirected their maintenance operational focus from internal cost-cutting to profit-maximization. This approach is referred to as profit centered maintenance. Peters provides maintenance supervisors and managers with a benchmarking/best practices road-map called the Maintenance Operations Scoreboard. The Scoreboard will allow maintenance managers to: a) determine and quantify benefits and savings, b) improve craft productivity and c) define a strategy to improve efficiency and productivity. These things are at the heart of a successful Profit Centered Maintenance organization. The author-devised Maintenance Operations Scoreboard is used to perform over 200 maintenance evaluations in over 5,000 profit centered maintenance organizations. For example, at Honda of America, it was used extensively to direct maintenance strategy. It was later translated into Japanese for presentation to key Japanese executives. Another excellent example is Boeing Commercial Aircraft Inc. Boeing combined elements from this same Scoreboard with their company-wide maintenance goals to develop 'The Boeing Scoreboard for Maintenance Excellence.' Over 60 facility maintenance work units, at region, group and team levels, are evaluated at on-site visits using the Scoreboard criteria.


You'll discover that the more you get involved at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Elgin, the more you'll get back in return. Participating in one of our adult spirituality programs or other groups at UUCE is an excellent way to become acquainted with other members and make new friends in our ever-growing community.
If you are a member of the church and are interested in organizing a new group or program, all you need to do is find two other people who would like to participate, and then submit a Program Proposal to our minister for approval. If you have an approved group or program and would like to schedule an event, please contact our church administrator to get space reserved for your event on our church calendar.
We offer a wide variety of lay-led classes for adults on Sunday mornings before the service. Some of our offerings are open-ended and welcome drop-in participation on any Sunday; others require committed participation over multiple weeks. Classes are sometimes ongoing, or range from 4-12 weeks, and have covered such topics as meditation practices, improvisational acting as a spiritual practice, mandala art, examining white privilege, and nonviolent communication. If you are interested in offering a class, please contact our Director of Religious Exploration and Education. Or if you'd like to participate, you can find current information in our Order of Service on Sundays, or our weekly emailed Unichord Updates.
The Book Discussion Group meets on a Friday of each month to discuss a book selected by the group. The group is open to all members and friends of UUCE who enjoy a good book. Contact Alice Macy for more information.
A covenant group is a small relational group made up of six to twelve people who meet regularly to establish and nurture themselves within this Beloved Community. Covenant groups provide an opportunity for group members to build strong relationships with each other and with the larger organization. They encourage people to talk, learn, work and play together over time. Some covenant groups meet for a year and then agree to disband; others deepen their relationship over multiple years, or even decades.
Our Covenant Group program is currently on hold as we seek a new coordinator. Please talk to our minister if you are interested.
Are you interested in getting involved with the behind-the-scenes work of the church? Perhaps you'd like to add your skills to one of our established Teams or Committees. Click here for a list of our current Teams and Committees.
What's the difference, you ask? Good question!
A Committee is formed as a permanent, standing group that meets monthly and keeps minutes. Committees generally function under the auspices of the Board of Trustees, tending to the ongoing organizational needs of the church as stipulated in the Church Bylaws — such as Finances, Personnel, Endowment, and Nominations. If this is where your interest lies, please contact a Board member.
A Team is organized to do the hands-on, evolving work of the church. They might meet monthly, or they might meet on an as-needed basis. Minutes might be kept as helpful communication within the Team, rather than as a formal report to the Board. Teams generally function under the auspices of the Executive Team, serving as the "helping hands" that get the nuts-and-bolts work of the church accomplished in a collaborative manner — such as Hospitality, Landscaping, Building Maintenance, Religious Exploration, Library, and Care Team. If this is where your interest lies, please talk to our minister or staff team to get you in touch with the right people.
The Unichords are always excited to welcome new participants! This musical ensemble performs a few songs three times a year: on Music Sunday (November and March) and at Christmas time. Prerequisites: must be able to count to 4 (really, that's it!). Admission by audition. Rehearsals: Sundays at 12:30 PM. Contact our Music Director for more information.
The vocal choir welcomes new singers — no audition necessary! Rehearsals are on Thursday evenings. Contact our Music Director for more information. Tom Steffens is our choir director.


The players in my latest game all work at an excellent local tea house. It is a fantastic place for weaning yourself off sugary soft drinks, great conversation, and preparing to run RPG sessions.
There are many traditional teas there with interesting names and they struck on the idea of naming and/or theming their characters after some of them.
Osmanthus, Tiefling Warlock. Osmanthus is one of several teas made with flowers from the Osmanthus fragrans plant. Curled horns that blend in to curly hair, curvy and of somewhat ambiguous gender. Claims to have a restaurant back in the city.
Dragonwell, Dragonborn Druid. The literal translation of Longjing, a pan-roasted green tea. Small for a dragonborn, anxious and obsessively brushes her teeth.
Igom Ternin, Human Paladin. Named by way of acronym for Iron Goddess of Mercy, an oolong tea which is named for the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Rustic and earnest, carries a big axe.
Cha'ti, Apeling Monk. Inspired by Golden Monkey, a black tea, as well as the legendary figure Sun Wukong. Metallic golden fur, except for his perfectly white tail. Tiny but fast as lightning.
After meeting the heroes of our nascent story during the character creation session, I decided to set the campaign in The Forgotten Realms. There are analogs for many medieval Asian cultures in the land of Kara-Tur. It is the far east of the same super-continent that Faerun is on. Between the two there is a fantasy Silk Road called The Golden Way. Adding Faerun's tea trade as a feature of the story seemed like an organic way of reinforcing the tea house theme. We are using the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition rules.


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Never raise your body up to block the pass or shot of a player who has not yet dribbled. Stay low, keep your weight back, stay in that bubble and slap upward from the waist if he is out of shooting position, or shake your hand over your shoulder if he is in shooting position.


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Brunello di Montalcino Voliero 2016 (750ML)
94 WA
92 VM
95JD OR
94 Points, Monica Larner, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "The Voliero 2016 Brunello di Montalcino opens to rich, fruity fiber with aromas of dark fruit, blackberry preserves, red brick and scorched earth. This is a saturated and accessible expression from Montalcino to enjoy in the near or medium-term with a nice steak and grilled porcino mushrooms. The grapes are fermented in steel with indigenous yeasts and aged in Slavonian oak. This is a 7,800-bottle production." 11/20
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92 Points, Eric Guido, Vinous: "The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino takes a more poised, feminine and refined approach to the vintage. Sweet roses, wild strawberry, leather and peppery herbs create a remarkably pretty display. The textures here are velvety; yet energy remains high, casting polished red berry fruits over a core of zesty acids and spice, while fine tannins build toward the close. It's long yet heroically structured, with inner florals slowly tapering off. The 2016 Voliero will require a good amount of time to come fully into focus."
94 Points, James Suckling: "Aromas of flowers, plums, cedar, and violets follow through to a full body with firm, silky tannins that show plush fruit that's pure and focused. Hints of orange peel, too. Fresh. Persistent at the end. Drink after 2023." 11/20
95 Points, Jeb Dunnuck: "The 2016 Brunello was aged for 30 months in Slavonian and French oak barrels. Perfumed and lifted with fresh raspberry fruit, roses, sweet herbs, and dusty earth, with a delicate concentration of color, the palate is medium-bodied, with refined tannins and notes of fresh red cherry, orange zest, and clove. This is a beautifully elegant expression and lovely work by Andrea Cortonesi that I look forward to revisiting over the next 15 years." 3/21
Please let me know when Brunello di Montalcino Voliero 2016 (750ML) is back in stock.


2014 06 02. Continuing the major decline of Lithuanian printed media the daily "Respublika" newspaper turned into a weekly in May 2014.
This may be more significant than the recent fall of many other dailies as "Respublika" was regarded to be one of the Big 2 Lithuanian dailies together with "Lietuvos Rytas". Both were established even before 1990 Lithuanian independence and have grown and matured together with the Lithuanian state not only describing its major changes but even triggering them. Lithuanians still remember how the rampant post-Soviet mobs were finally defeated after they had murdered "Respublika" journalist Vitas Lingys in 1993 and all the media then raised up against organized crime.
Not everything remained so rosy in the 2010s with the same newspapers being accused of selling "media silence" (such accusations are even mentioned in Wikileaks-published US diplomatic cables). This year "Respublika" has been declared unethical by the regulatory authority. While the official reason is its articles that blamed certain people for their role in "Snoras" bank bankruptcy, the "Respublika" publishers expressed their belief that recent "Respublika" political activism in favor of increased Lithuanian sovereignty vs. further European Union integration may have been the true reason for what they have called censorship. The "unethical" status would have meant an increased VAT and such a tax hike would have made the newspaper hopelessly detrimental, something that a new "weekly" designation may help to avoid.
Politically conservative "Respublika" has been known for somewhat unique material as the remainder of Lithuanian mass media grown increasingly uniform in the recent years with syndicated news and foreign press translations displacing the exclusive articles. "Respublika" was known to cover issues such as conspiracy theories and interesting-yet-not-so-famous personalities, both usually avoided by mainstream media.
"Respublika" owners still retain publishing of their more popular (but less historical) daily tabloid "Vakaro Žinios" which from now on also has its Russian language version (continuing the heritage of Russian language "Respublika" daily which apparently has been more lucrative than its Lithuanian counterpart).
While the decline of printed media may be inevitable with the rise of the internet, many intellectuals mourn this fact. Lithuanian internet news websites have been known to lack quality the newspapers once boasted as they need to publish as many articles as possible to gain many search engine hits (this leads to copying, plagiarism, mistakes). Newspapers, on the other hand, have to conserve their precious printed space for the best articles and pay their journalists for quality rather than quantity.


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Thousands Visit Auschwitz for Yearly Holocaust Memorial Event
Participants of the yearly March of the Living walk through a barbed wire fence in the former German Nazi Death Camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, in Oswiecim, Poland, April 24, 2017.
Thousands of people from around the world, many of them young Israelis, paid homage Monday to the millions who perished in the Holocaust at the former Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz.
The event, the March of the Living, is a somber memorial march of about three kilometers (two miles) from the original Auschwitz camp to Birkenau, a much larger death camp where Jews and Roma were murdered in gas chambers in German-occupied Poland.
Participants gathered under and near the main gate with the infamous sign "Arbeit Macht Frei" (Work Will Set You Free). The blowing of a shofar, a ram's horn used for religious purposes, was the signal for the large group to begin marching in silence down the main street of Oswiecim, past fields and along the historic train tracks that once brought people to their deaths at Birkenau.
Many carried little wooden plaques with messages of remembrance that they placed on the railway tracks.
The yearly march is also aimed at instilling a desire in Israeli youth to protect the Jewish state, and many people carried Israeli flags.
The Germans originally set up Auschwitz as a concentration camp for Polish political prisoners. As the war went on, the Germans expanded the complex, building gas chambers and crematoria at Birkenau where Jews from across Europe, as well as Roma, Soviet POWs and others were murdered. Nearly 1.1 million people perished there.
Also Monday, the findings of a new study were released that look at how far Eastern European countries have come in restituting the property that was plundered and stolen from Jews during the war.
The study looks at whether ex-communist countries of Eastern Europe have complied with a pledge made in 2009, known as the Terezin Declaration, to make efforts to restitute the lost property. Carried out by the European Shoah Legacy Institute, the study found that some Eastern European states have "substantially" complied with their pledges, while others have done too little. The study faults Poland and Bosnia in particular for failing to enact any legislation to address the problem.
Countries in Western Europe began taking steps soon after the war to address the injustice of stolen property, but the takeover by communists across Eastern Europe complicated matters. In some cases, property that was restituted early on was then confiscated by communist regimes.
Stolen Gate Returned to Germany's Dachau Concentration Camp
The iron gate with the grim slogan "Work Will Set You Free" has been returned to the Dachau Nazi concentration camp in Germany, where it was stolen more than two years ago. The gate was found hidden in a parking lot north of Bergen, Norway, in December. German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned its theft as an "appalling" crime. Others called it a desecration to the memories of the more than 200,000 Holocaust victims imprisoned and murdered…
By Ken Schwartz
Leaders Warn of Rising Xenophobia on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Jewish and Christian leaders prayed over the ruins of gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau as some leaders warned Friday on International Holocaust Remembrance Day of rising xenophobic hatred against Jews and others, including Muslims. Dozens of survivors gathered with political leaders and representatives of Poland's Jewish community at the site where Germany murdered about 1.1 million people during World War II, mostly Jews from across Europe, but also Poles, Roma,…
Holocaust Survivors Walk the Red Carpet in Israel Beauty Pageant
Their hair styled and makeup applied, a group of elderly women carefully take to a red carpet catwalk, waving, blowing kisses and posing for pictures to cheering crowds.Wearing dresses adorned with sashes, the women strut down the runway, at times assisted, for the fourth Holocaust survivors' beauty pageant, a contest in Israel honoring those who saw the horrors of World War II when they were young.Fourteen women took part in this year's pageant, held in the northern city…
Malta Police Chief Quits After Criticism Over Journalist's Murder


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A Day In The Garrison (Semi-open)
By Nikaa, January 13, 2016 in Nether Legends
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(This thread is open to anyone who has access to the Borrowed Time/Sanctuary Garrison. Note- this RP takes place while Sanctuary is still in the process of moving out, so members of Sanctuary may still be in the Garrison for this RP.)
The sound of young laughter and playful shouting could often be heard within the walls of the garrison. The rambunctious sound of kids at play, mock sword fighting with wooden swords, sticks, or whatever they could get their hands on. Recently, another had joined the group. The girl was not quite as young as some of the rest, but far from grown. She teetered on the the edge that separates child from young adolescent. Rylie was the name she went by- or sometimes Ry-Ry, depending on who you asked. The human child was the newest of the orphans that resided in the Borrowed Time garrison. By a first passing glimpse, one might write her off as shy or delicate. She was quiet and polite, particularly to the adults. She could often be found helping out in the kitchens or cleaning the common areas, when she wasn't involved in her studies with Taozhu, who was gradually teaching her the Orcish language. She was of average height, for a girl of her age. Perhaps a bit on the small side. With mid-length blonde hair and sky blue eyes, one might get the first impression that she was more suited to cooking or mending torn clothing. But she could always be found in the midst of the playful, rough-and-tumble scraps with the rest of the children. And she held her own. Most of the time.
More recently, she had procured a mop handle from the kitchen and often used the makeshift staff in rowdy 'sword battles' with some of the other children. As of yet untrained, she still copied what she had obviously seen others do and fought valiantly against a young orc boy who was easily twice her size. Her technique wasn't bad for one still undisciplined. Still, she was at a distinct disadvantage by the larger child and lacked the leverage or strength to knock him from his feet.
The play session eventually died off as the other kids were called away to dinner or other evening chores. Exhausted, but in a cheerful mood, Rylie dropped down to sit on the steps leading down towards the communal fire pit at the center of the garrison. Leaning her 'staff' against the wooden steps next to her, she rubbed at her bruised knee.
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((Takes place after Sanctuary moved out completely, I think.))
Shortly after his bout with Naheal, Parigan stalked into the Borrowed Time barracks, ignoring the sharp looks tossed his way. Most of the bunks seemed to be filled already, and the last thing he wanted was to be near anyone that was liable to attack him again. Parigan tossed his meager belongings into a dark corner that no one seemed to care much for, considering the cobwebs. After removing the satchels of gunpowder, grapeshot, and various other engineering items from his belt, Parigan untied the straps of his greatsword with his good hand, laying it carefully against the wall. Slumping down on the floor beside the mighty weapon, the warrior drew medical supplies from his kit and spent the next hour repairing the stitches that had popped during his fight with the death knight. All the while, he was keenly aware of the whispers and glares directed at him.
After he had finished his work, Parigan decided he would rather not spend any time sitting still, so he removed what he had left on of his armor, scooped up his greatsword, and marched out into the frigid air to search for the fighting pits. He spent the rest of the night and the day following practicing his arm or sparring with eager combatants. Talk spread around the garrison of the undead's skill. Some whispers went around that he was bound and determined to defeat Naheal in combat. This talk brought more challengers to face Parigan's blade. Few were truly ready to face his deadly ferocity, fewer still managed to get the better of him. The undead made a note of the ones who gave him trouble. Those challengers he was always happy to fight again.
(To clarify again, this thread is a few days before Sanctuary moves out, not after. This is partly to encourage members of Sanctuary to join in this RP, so Rylie gets a chance to meet them before they leave!)
Rylie tugged on the leather lacings of her boot, retying it tightly, then paused to glance over at the ringing of steel from the fighting pits nearby. She paused when she saw Parigan there. She had seen the forsaken around the Garrison. Truth be told, he made her nervous, and she wasn't quite sure what to make of him. He didn't seem entirely friendly. Her witnessing part of the fight and 'argument' between him and Nahael did little to assure her that he would not harm her. Plus, she had not seen many forsaken before.
She slowly lowered her foot back to the step and eyed the death knight as his latest challenger stomped away.
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Kex'ti woke up, and leaned over to kiss Julilee. It was before dawn, and the faint torchlight outside was the only guiding light. He moved the blankets to Julilee's side of the bed. She tended not to stir, but he wanted to make sure she was warm. He did not appreciate that the bed was smaller than the one in their own garrison, where they could sprawl freely.
He limped over to the armor stand, and rubbed his leg. He coughed, twice, the medicine worn off over his sleep. He took a pull from his medicinal jug by the bed, and tied the knot wrapped around the mouth of the ceramic to his belt on the truss.
His armor was heavier than most monks, but he appreciated the protection it afforded him, and he strapped and tied it on over his bedclothes. He would take a bath later, he decided. The leather had lasted him far longer than any of sets he'd worn previously. Choosing to trade out one set for a next at earliest convenience as a gladiator, then continually adapting the armor after he left Kun-Lai, this set was the first he'd worn as its own whole for quite some time.
He flexed his hands, and drew his staff, weaving a fragment of the mists into it, so the book resting at its tip hovered carefully. It was ostentatious, but the staff had been recovered with no small effort by a Sanctuary agent from the Sunreavers. By no means was he an arcanist. But he liked the way it look, and the way the book's lore was easily accessed for specific healing techniques in combat; how he could correct his mistweaving at glance from his own manual.
His sword, too, fit easily into its sheathe opposite the jug on his belt. He closed the door quietly. When he wanted to, he had a lot of practice in remaining unseen, stemming from a long childhood as an innkeeper's son, and a shorter career as a scout and assassin.
Kex'ti made his way out to the practice yard, and began to set up for today's lesson. After the sun rose, he smirked as a human girl made her way up the path to his narrow ring of stones and wood. She carried something with her. A mop handle? He chuckled.
"Hoi! Rylie, welcome to your first lesson. Today, we practice the basics of center line defense."
She wore the armor he had made for her. Good. It meant he wouldn't need to go easy.
Rylie was indeed wearing the new set of armor, crafted just for her by Kex'ti. He had promised that he would, but she was delighted one morning to wake up and find the box left unseen, at the foot of her bed. Inside was the leather tunic, breeches and gloves that fit her perfectly. It took some getting used to- she had never worn armor of any sort before. It was stiff and heavy at first, but after several hours of wearing it, she quickly grew accustomed to the weight and feel of it. And the leather naturally softened with some use, allowing her to bend and move much more fluidly.
She stopped just outside the practice ring and grinned up at Kex'ti, planting the end of her 'staff' against the ground. "Good day, Kex'ti." She recited in orcish. "How are you today?" Her grasp of the Orcish language was slowly improving. Although she still had a long, long way to go before she could carry a conversation, she was at least learning the basics.
He responded in kind, with Orcish, then Common.
"It is coming along well, your conversation."
He smirked, and tapped the base of his staff against her broomstick.
"You do realize that it is a tradition for a teacher to give a student their first staff," Kex'ti said, reflecting on the first few months he had spent under Yu-Ting's tutelage.
"Well, I had to make due," said Rylie, returning the smirk. "So, I'm ready to learn this center line defense stuff. If, you know, you still want to teach me."
The elf nodded, and drove his staff into the earth. He took a breath and swept his hands together, upward. He steadied his legs, and lowered his center of gravity, making a straight stance, as though he was riding a horse. Finally, he put one hand in line with his sternum, and the other out in front of it. He flexed his hands once, and Rylie could hear the bones crack. He flattened them into an open palm, and drew the outstretched one across the line his ribs, and then the closer one back. Then he repeated the motion, coming to stand in the stance with his hands at his side.
"There are many stances in Pandaren martial arts, and this is the very first. Feng stance."
"Fang stance? Like, a snake or a tiger?" said Rylie, studying his positioning.
"Feng stance, the Pandaren word for wind. The wind is formless, and this stance will help you master your breathing and cultivate your taiji."
She looked at him, straight in the eyes.
"Taiji is your physical energy. It is not quite stamina, but that is part of it. Did you study the scroll?"
"Well, of course I did. I could follow the motions but I didn't understand the writing. That's Pandaren, right?"
He nodded, and stood up straight.
"And you have practiced the motions?"
"Well...I wanted to make sure I was doing them right, first," she lied.
He chuckled and leaned over, and ruffled her hair. Then he pinched her ear, firmly, but just enough to surprise, not to cause pain. He smirks.
"First thing is that you need to wear your helmet. Your head is your strongest muscle, and if you can not use it, then you have failed. Second, I will teach you the forms and help you adjust them. Afterwards, we will go celebrate your progress with a meal."
"HAAAH!"
With a final, powerful swing, the orc's axe was flung from his hands, narrowly avoiding cutting several watchful bystanders in the seats around the fighting pits. Parigan's black blade pressed close to his neck, warning the warrior to submit. Roaring with laughter, the orc put his hands up in a sign of surrender. "Excellent strike, Berserker!" The undead lifted his blade from the orc's shoulder to his own, exhaling a puff of wispy air into the cold atmosphere. The title of Berserker had been passed around the garrison after his display of great rage when fighting with Naheal the day of his arrival. Since then, he had only shown a propensity to harness that rage in focused bursts: still enough to shock the heartiest of warriors to their bones.
"You almost had me, old timer," the younger fighter replied. "A second later and I would have missed my chance. You sure don't let up." The orc, a seasoned war veteran by the name of Morag, grinned widely, displaying his uneven tusks. "Gotta keep sharp. You young ones are all gonna surpass me if I don't." Someone in the audience tossed Morag his axe, which he scooped out of the air with all the grace of a jungle cat. Parigan scoffed. "You'll outlive half the lowlifes in this place, Skullcrusher." Morag nodded in appreciation of his opponent's display of honor, and ceded the arena floor for the next challenger. On his way out, however, he seemed to notice something in the crowd.
"Oi, peacock feathers! You gonna spend all day watching or are you planning on giving the Berserker a real fight?!" Parigan followed the old man's gaze to a blood elf in the stands above. His metal jaw nearly dropped at the sight. It was odd enough for Morag to call anyone a challenge, but the one he spoke to was a frail-looking adolescent elf covered in a bright green feather-cloak, a bit of frostweed stuck in his teeth. A skinny blade was draped over his shoulder, curved with a long hilt. A mat of long silver hair draped over half his face, and an expression of detached care adorned his long, lithe face. The boy shrugged back at the orc. "It's a cold day for it, don'tcha think?"
The orc sighed disappointingly at the elf. "Every day's cold here, and besides, I've seen you move like a demon in even colder weather than this!" He looked back at Parigan. "This one's tougher than he looks. Faster than a rogue wind spirit, too." Parigan's eyebrow rose. He looked up at the elf and called out, "You been watching me all day, kid?"
The elf scratched his head, apparently uncomfortable with all the attention. "It's my day off, so…" Parigan snorted, flashing a snarling grin at him. "Come on down and see how my blade looks close-up. I assure you it's no prettier." The elf shrugged up out of his seat. The stands were deathly quiet for once, whispers flying about like flies on a maggot pile. Apparently they were interested in seeing the outcome of this match. Morag laughed under his breath, hastily rejoining the other onlookers, eager to get a good seat for himself. As he entered the stands, the elf's cloak billowed, flapping in the wind like geese feathers. Underneath, he wore silver and green cloth over chainmail, both expertly crafted by skilled elven hands. By Parigan's estimate, the thread alone must have taken at least a decade to sew to completion. He could not fathom having that sort of time to waste on trivial matters.
The elf stepped into the ring, barely opening his eyes to look at his opponent. His hands stuck to his belt casually, as if taking a stroll in the woods. Parigan kept the boy in his sights, turning as he neared the center of the ring. "So," the undead said, "What do I call you, kid?"
"Kyre Starfall, knight of Eversong and guardian of Azeroth, at your service, oh tall and dark one." The elf gave his opponent a mockingly low bow, sweeping his cloak to the side in a gentlemanly fashion. Parigan flinched at the name. Starfall, Alleda's surname. He'd heard about her younger brother, but nothing too telling of what to expect from the kid. "So what's your deal? You seem quick on your feet, but that sword isn't exactly a rogue's poking stick," Parigan asked, pointing at Kyre's blade.
"Guess you'll just have to wait and see, eh? I'll admit, direct confrontation isn't exactly my style." He drew his blade slowly. Parigan shifted into a combat stance. The crowd's whispers had grown into roars, egging the two fighters on. Parigan didn't want to keep them waiting too long. Plenty of time to ask questions later, anyway. "Your move," he told Kyre. The elf smirked.
Then the air around him shifted. His face grew intense, his fel green eyes widening and sharpening their focus on Parigan. He lunged, a green and white blur with snow flowing all around. Parigan swung to ward off the elf's attack, but Kyre merely leapt over the blade. He swiped at Parigan's face, the tip of his own sword leaving a cut on the larger warrior's cheek. The two regained their footing, then came at each other again. The silver-haired youth ducked under an early swing and he clipped Parigan's leg before moving two paces behind the undead. Cursing silently, Parigan whirled, this time holding his blade back a second longer than before. The kid anticipated it, and stuck his sword in Parigan's exposed shoulder, between his breastplate and pauldron. Parigan roared, ducking low before rushing his foe, only to find nothing but air in his wake. A piercing blow to the back told him he'd been outmaneuvered again.
The warrior fell to his knees, his wounded leg somehow unable to carry his weight as his back went rigid from the last thrust. It did not seem possible that from only a few blows, his body was going numb. Then it hit him; the kid was a paladin! Parigan forced his body to turn. He tried to lift his blade, but his right arm was unresponsive. The Light constricted his muscles, forcing him rigid and useless. Kyre set his blade on his shoulder, taking a cocky stance while staring at the undead with eyes half-shut. "Ah, guess you found me out, bummer," he said nonchalantly. "Suppose a warning would have been nicer. Ah well, live and learn, right?"
"YAAAAH!" Parigan forced his arm to bend, despite the tremendous weight he seemed to be under. The youthful paladin's face twisted in surprise as the undead's blade closed in on him with blazing speed. Parigan was sure he'd gotten the better of him now. But Kyre's own sword moved faster. With a quick parry and a twist, the great sword flew off to the side. Parigan roared with great effort, bringing his blade back for another strike the paladin could not parry in time. Instead, he ducked again, grabbed the warrior's leg, and pulled sharply, producing a length of chain made of holy light. Parigan was willed to move, and fell flat on his face in the snow. Kyre took the greatsword out of his grasp as the Light paralyzed him. Parigan seethed as the arrogant elf tossed his blade aside; the elf was barely able to even lift the thing. Huffing from the effort, Kyre looked down at Parigan and said, "I think I've had my fill of fighting for one day." He sheathed his blade and walked away, leaving the defeated Parigan to be slowly covered in snow.
Parigan's body was weak and trembling by the time the sun set after a long day of fighting in the pits. His typically limitless strength had been somehow used up after weeks of nonstop training. He took his things from the fighting pits, and wandered out of the garrison to a nearby lava pit where he could collapse and let the snow and warm air soak into his bones. He lay there for an hour, his one eye staring into the drifting clouds of the endless blue aether above. The flame buried deep in his soul flickered faintly. Short a heartbeat, his undead body had seemingly replaced the constant beat of blood in his chest with a flickering flame. It often made him feel more restless than he had been in life. His actions were in line with a less rigid tune. It was especially potent when the rage took over. He could unleash greater feats of brutality than any living soul he had met in combat, but every second of it seemed to burn away what remained.
You are better off...
A voice rumbled in the back of his mind.
There is no rest, no peace. There is only the struggle...
A wolf's snarl reverberated in his ears, as if he were surrounded by a pack of them. The undead stood so suddenly that piled snow on his body flew in all directions. He wrenched his blade from the ground beside him and aimed it at the nearest growl. Just outside the range of his blade, a worgen stood, wearing the colors of Gilneas. His furry hands shot into the air, a roll of paper clutched tightly in one. "Oi! Put that bloody thing away, why don'tch?!" The worgen growled, his gruff voice betraying his fear of the undead. Parigan blew air out his nose and lowered the sword.
"You shouldn't sneak up on someone like that. Least of all a man half-made with metal," Parigan grumbled, his metal arm creaking as he withdrew his weapon. "What do you want, dog?"
The worgen handed the roll of paper to Parigan, who accepted it wordlessly. "My lady claims this message to be of vital importance. Truth be told, I weren't too eager to charge off into this frozen hellhole." Parigan removed the black wolf-head stamp sealing the letter and read what was written there.
We need all our strength.
It's time to come home.
-B.V.
Parigan read the three lines several times before saying, "You can go." The worgen snorted and gave the undead a mock bow before racing off into the white distance. Parigan quickly returned to the barracks to claim the rest of his gear. Brin was summoning him. It was time to get back to work.


A building containing 82 tourist apartments is restored in Playa d'en Bossa, Ibiza. On this occasion the old hotel facilities were restored in a search for modernization and excellence. The apartments themselves were refurbished, as was the façade, maintaining their original design based on arches and hallways while adding new values in the form of spatial fluidity and transparency.
In this project, commissioned from MIXI Arquitectos, all the living and service areas were redesigned, based on criteria similar to those applied in the previous restoration of the apartments and swimming pools. In this second phase, the Flexbrick® ceramic system was used to build a ceramic pergola with catenary suspension, with linked stainless-steel tensors, which adds protective shade all around the building, to ensure that its guests have cover and comfort. The natural effect of the pergola with catenary suspension is to make access to the leisure areas, where the pool and bar are, more welcoming and lighted.


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Election 2019: Empowering women, without women?
Wrenn Yennie Lindgren
Japan's government has put women's empowerment high on its agenda – but women remain poorly represented in politics, and that shows few signs of changing.
The first House of Councilors election of the Reiwa Era, to be held this Sunday, July 21st, is important for several reasons – including constitutional amendment, the planned consumption tax hike and social security reform – but it is also notable for the record high number of 104 female candidates (28.1%) running for office. At a time when Japan is promoting a policy agenda of women's empowerment, including 'womenomics' and 'a society where women can shine', increasing the political representation of women appears to be in lockstep with government policy. A closer look at the election numbers and conditions for female candidates, however, reveals that a number of barriers continue to impede women's participation in Japanese elections.
Japan has gradually expanded its policy apparatus for addressing women's empowerment both nationally and globally, but progress at home remains limited, not only in the workplace but also when it comes to women's inclusion and representation in the political arena. Female non-representation is problematic for a number of reasons, but perhaps especially because it creates a non-inclusive policymaking environment – which in turn has negative ramifications for equitable policymaking in general, and for women's empowerment and gender equity policies in particular. Without equal representation, equality is hard to come by.
Proclamations on women's empowerment play well internationally – yet ring hollow domestically
In a 2013 speech to the UN General Assembly, Prime Minister Abe announced his intention to elevate the issue of women's empowerment to the fore of Japanese policy. In his address, Abe described the issue of creating a society where women can participate as "a matter of the greatest urgency" and one that "is no longer a matter of choice for Japan." Such proclamations play well internationally, yet ring hollow domestically where the current Abe Cabinet has only one female among its 20 members, and according to 2018 Japanese government figures, there are no females representatives among the 47 Chairpersons of the Prefectural Assemblies. At the national level, only 97 seats out of 704 (13%) in the Japanese Diet are held by women. The representation is especially lacking in the Lower House, where only 47 of the 463 seats are occupied by women. These statistics put Japan last among G20 economies and 164th in the world when it comes to female representation in national parliaments.
Dismal as the present situation is, policy remedies to address women's underrepresentation appear to be making some iota of progress. In May 2018, the Act on Promotion of Gender Equality in the Political Field came into effect, urging political parties in Japan to take voluntary measures to increase the numbers of female candidates. In the subsequent local elections in April 2019, the total number of female politicians increased from 16.1% to 18.4%, and women claimed six out of the 59 mayoral positions, a record number. Though this was lauded as progress and attributed to the Act, gender parity in politics is far from being realized, with Japan falling well shy of meeting international standards for industrialized economies.
Only 12 of the LDP's 82 candidates (14.6%) are women – missing their own stated target of "pushing for 20%"
In the run-up to the July upper house election, the theme of women's empowerment has yet again been prevalent in party political manifestos and smiling female faces are seen plastered on election boards around Tokyo. Yet, a closer look at the numbers and candidates reveals that in Abe's ruling bloc, which is likely to win the election, female representation is extremely low. As a recent Mainichi Shimbun article points out, only 12 of the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) 82 candidates are women (14.6%), the same number as the 2016 Upper House election, despite statements that the party would "push for 20%". In this election, the party is supporting female candidates in only three of the single-seat districts—Yamagata, Fukushima and Mie—and all of the backed candidates are incumbents. Komeitō, the LDP's coalition partner, has an even lower representation with only 2 of its 24 candidates being female (8.3%). Of the 124 seats being contested this weekend, the LDP and Komeitō are predicted to win up to 83 seats, nearly 20 over the number needed for a majority. Considering this success, women's representation among the ruling parties is likely to remain low. It is in the opposition parties where we find much higher ratios of women candidates, with 70% of the Social Democratic Party's candidates and nearly half of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's candidates being female.
Though some may point to progress in women's issues in Japan by citing increased coverage of the topic and a number of government-led policy initiatives, a look at the numbers shows that there is still a long way to go. If Japan is to truly prioritize a policy agenda of women's empowerment, then increasing women's political representation should be one of the very first steps. While it is notable that opposition parties are including more women in their politics, significant challenges remain for female candidates, especially non-incumbents and those entering politics for the first time. The results of the Upper House election this weekend will not lead to a drastic change in the representation of female parliamentarians in Japan. Ultimately, it is important to remember that including women in politics is not simply about promoting women; it is about harnessing the fundamental tenants of equality towards shaping political priorities that benefit the greater whole of society. At a time when Japan prioritizes such an agenda around the world, is seems amiss not to pursue it at home.
Wrenn Yennie Lindgren is a Research Fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) and an Associate Fellow at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI).
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Visit three Austin eateries for local specialties such as breakfast tacos, German cuisine, Czech kolaches, and chicken & waffles. All food is included and adds up to one very big brunch. Each stop is accompanied by a brunch adult beverage — on us!
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So long, break-even
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iTunes store will be 10 years old next month. From its inception Apple has stated that it aims to run the store "at break-even". The business has grown so rapidly however that its profit-free nature has come under severe pressure.
The reasoning goes that as more media types have been added costs have increased but revenues have increased even faster. Consider the estimated gross revenue base as shown below:
What is known as iTunes today has quintupled in seven years. Although cost of content sales are likely to have been preserved as a ratio (about 30%) the vastness of transaction volume (estimated at 23 billion item transactions in 2012 alone) implies that there are some significant economies of scale.
This implies that the operating costs are spread more evenly and that therefore the possibility exists for some operating margin.
Put another way, at break-even the cost of operating iTunes stores would be about $3.75 billion. It's hard to imagine this level of operational expense for digital content.
For this reason, management has begun since 2010 to suggest that at least the App Store is run "a little over break-even". How little is a good question. A one percent operating margin (from gross revenues) would imply as much as $45 million margin. I estimate 2% is possible on Apps and 1% on Music.
That's $150 million in margin content. Heady stuff.
However, since folding its Software group into iTunes (the blue area in the graph above) the margin picture changes dramatically.
The Software group is one of the forgotten heroes of Apple.
Apple's software division "Apple Software" is responsible for the following products:
iWork which includes Pages, Numbers and Keynote. These are available through the Mac App store at about $20 per product and the iOS App Store for $10.
iLife which includes iMovie, iTunes, iPhoto, GarageBand. The OS X versions are available free with new computers but they are also available as paid downloads for OS X through the Mac App Store at $15 each and for iOS devices through the App store at $4.99 per app.
OS products including downloads of iOS and OS X. These are mostly free but some OS X updates are not free (typically $19.99 for new version including the server version of OS X.)
Professional tools which include the following products: Final Cut Pro (Video editor $299.99), Logic Pro (Music editor $199.99), Aperture (Professional Photo workflow $79.99), Compressor (additional features for Final Cut Pro $49.99), Motion (video transition editing for Final Cut Pro $49.99)
Administration and development tools which include: Xcode integrated development environment which is free Apple Remote Desktop which is priced at $79.99.
All these products are now sold through either iTunes App Store or Mac App Store. They used to be sold as traditional boxed software for many years but Apple has transitioned them all to be download-only and folded them into the catalog of third party apps while lowering prices.
My estimate is that Apple's own software generated $3.6 billion in Revenues in 2012. As you can imagine, this is a high margin business which grows at nearly 20%/yr. Although I estimate that the software business has been overtaken by the Apps and Music businesses in gross revenues, it keeps an operating margin similar to that of Microsoft or about 50%.
This means that iTunes inclusive of Apple's own Software generates as much as 15% operating margin on gross revenues. That's over $2 billion a year.
So much for breaking even.
Author Horace DediuPosted on March 22, 2013 Categories Financial
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Inspirational Journey of Ram Nath Kovind Who once Rejected Lucrative IAS Job - Now All Set to Become Next President of India Soon
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Bharatiya Janata Party announced Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind as party's candidate for the July 2017 presidential election, today at a press meet after the BJP Parliamentary Board meeting. He will be replacing outgoing President Mr. Pranabh Mukherji on 24rth July. Ram Nath Kovind is a name which is unheard by many however his journey from Pooreset village to Rashtra Pati Bhavan is full of struggle, sacrifice and dedication.
His Brief Introduction
Ram Nath Kovind, who has been chosen as the National Democratic Alliance's presidential nominee, was born on October 1, 1945 in Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. As a lawyer, he has practised in the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court for 16 years.
Mr. Kovind first stepped into politics in 1994 when he was elected as a Rajya Sabha member from Uttar Pradesh. He served for two consecutive terms for 12 years till March, 2006. He represented India in the United Nations in New York and addressed United Nations General Assembly in October, 2002.
During his parliamentary tenure, Mr. Kovind emphasised on development of basic infrastructure for education in rural areas and helped in the construction of school buildings in Uttar Pradesh and Uttrakhand under MPLAD (Member of Parliament Local Area Development) Scheme.
He has served as a member of several parliamentary committees, including the Parliamentary Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes/Tribes, Parliamentary Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment, among others.
Mr. Kovind served as a member of the Board of Management of Dr. B.R Ambedkar University, Lucknow. He was also a member of the Board of Governors of Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata.
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Inspirational Journey of Shri RAM NATH KOVIND
Born on October 1, 1945 in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur Dehat, Ram Nath Kovind was a lawyer by profession. He practised as an advocate for the Central Government at Delhi High Court from 1977 to 1979. He was a permanent advocate for the Centre at the Supreme Court between 1980 and 1993.
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