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On Film / The Daily — Feb 24, 2018
The International Jury of the sixty-eighth Berlin International Film Festival—Tom Tykwer (president), Cécile de France, Chema Prado, Adele Romanski, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Stephanie Zacharek—has awarded the Golden Bear for Best Film in the Competition to Adina Pintilie's Touch Me Not.
Małgorzata Szumowska's Mug wins the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize.
The Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize, presented to "a feature film that opens new perspectives," goes to Marcelo Martinessi's The Heiresses.
Silver Bear for Best Director: Wes Anderson for Isle of Dogs.
Silver Bear for Best Actress: Ana Brun for her performance in Marcelo Martinessi's The Heiresses.
Silver Bear for Best Actor: Anthony Bajon for his performance in Cédric Kahn's The Prayer.
Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: Manuel Alcalá and Alonso Ruizpalacios for Museum.
Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Elena Okopnaya for both sound and production design on Alexey German Jr.'s Dovlatov.
The International Short Film Jury—Diogo Costa Amarante, Jyoti Mistry, and Mark Toscano—awards the Golden Bear for Best Short Film to Ines Moldavsky's The Men Behind the Wall.
Silver Bear Jury Prize (Short Film): Samuel Ishimwe's Imfura.
Audi Short Film Award: Réka Bucsi's Solar Walk.
And the Berlin Short Film Nominee for the European Film Awards is Ulu Braun's Burkina Brandenburg Complex.
The GWFF Best First Feature Award goes to Adina Pintilie's Touch Me Not, while Hu Bo's An Elephant Standing Still earns a special mention. The jury: Jonas Carpignano, Călin Peter Netzer, and Noa Regev.
The second annual Glashütte Original – Documentary Award goes to Ruth Beckermann's The Waldheim Waltz, and Luiz Bolognesi's Ex Shaman receives a special mention. The jury: Cíntia Gil, Ulrike Ottinger, and Eric Schlosser.
An Honorary Golden Bear, presented in conjunction with an Homage series during the festival, has been presented to Willem Dafoe.
Berlinale Cameras, presented to "film personalities or institutions to which [the festival] feels particularly indebted and wishes to express its thanks," have been awarded to Beki Probst, president of the European Film Market, Katriel Schory, producer and executive director of the Israel Film Fund, and director and actor Jiří Menzel (Closely Watched Trains, Larks on a String).
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The eleven kids of the Children's Jury Generation Kplus award:
The Crystal Bear for the Best Film to Luc Picard's Cross My Heart. Special mention: Likarion Wainaina's Supa Modo.
The Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film goes to Tilda Cobham-Hervey's A Field Guide to Being a 12-Year-Old Girl. Special mention: Christopher Villiers's Snow for Water.
The Generation Kplus International Jury (Amanda Duthie, Sanna Lenken, and Carla Simón) present:
The Grand Prix for Best Film to Kamila Andini's The Seen and Unseen. Special mention: Stéphane Demoustier's Cléo & Paul.
And the Special Prize for Best Short Film goes to Rajesh Prasad Khatri's A Curious Girl. Special mention: Gregorio Franchetti's Lobster Dinner.
The Generation 14plus Youth Jury, comprised of seven teenagers, awards:
The Crystal Bear for the Best Film to Germinal Roaux's Fortuna. Special mention: Álvaro Delgado-Aparicio L.'s Retablo.
The Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film to Sarah Veltmeyer's Kiem Holijanda. Special mention: Marie de Maricourt's Dressed for Pleasure.
The Generation 14plus International Jury (Felipe Bragança, Verena von Stackelberg, and Mark Rogers) awards:
The Grand Prix for the Best Film to Germinal Roaux's Fortuna. Special mention: Pooya Badkoobeh's Dressage.
The Special Prize for the Best Short Film to Olivia Kastebring, Julia Gumpert, and Ulrika Bandeira's Juck. Special mention: Paulina Ziolkowska's Bless You!
Independent Juries
The juries of the Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique (FIPRESCI):
Competition: Marcelo Martinessi's The Heiresses.
Panorama: Isao Yukisada's Rivers's Edge.
Forum: Hu Bo's An Elephant Sitting Still.
The Teddy Awards, which the festival calls "the most outstanding queer film prize in the world," go to:
Best Feature Film: Marcio Reolon and Filipe Matzembacher's Hard Paint.
Best Documentary/Essay Film: Claudia Priscilla and Kiko Goifman's Tranny Fag.
Best Short Film: Lara Zeidan's Three Centimetres.
Special Jury Award: Evangelia Kranioti's Obscuro Barroco.
L'Oréal Paris Teddy Newcomer Award: Álvaro Delgado-Aparicio L.'s Retablo.
The Ecumenical Jury:
Competition: Thomas Stuber's In the Aisles. Special Mention: Erik Poppe's U – July 22.
Panorama: Wolfgang Fischer's Styx.
Forum: Lola Arias's Theatre of War.
The Caligari Film Prize goes to Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña's The Wolf House.
The Guild Film Prize, awarded by members of the association of German Art House Cinemas, goes to Thomas Stuber's In the Aisles.
The International Confederation of Art House Cinemas (C.I.C.A.E.):
Panorama: Marcio Reolon and Filipe Matzembacher's Hard Paint.
The Europa Cinemas Label goes to Wolfgang Fischer's Styx.
The Peace Film Prize goes to Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar's The Silence of Others.
The Amnesty International Film Prize: Karim Aïnouz's Central Airport THF. Special mention: Markus Imhoof's Eldorado.
The Heiner Carow Prize, awarded "for the promotion of German cinematic arts to a documentary, feature or essay film in the Panorama section," goes to Wolfgang Fischer's Styx.
Readers' Juries and Audience Awards
First up, the Panorama Audience Awards. Fiction Film:
Timur Bekmambetov's Profile.
Second place: Wolfgang Fischer's Styx.
Third place: Katharina Mueckstein's L'Animale.
Documentary Film:
Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar's The Silence of Others.
Second place: Lutz Pehnert, Matthias Ehlert and Adama Ulrich's Partisan.
Third place: Maria Augusta Ramos's The Trial.
The Berliner Morgenpost Readers' Jury award goes to Alexey German Jr.'s Dovlatov.
The Tagesspiegel Readers' Jury has selected Julien Faraut's In the Realm of Perfection.
The Mannschaft magazine Teddy readers' jury goes for Marcelo Martinessi's The Heiresses.
Development Awards
The Compass-Perspektive-Award for the best film in the Perspektive Deutsches Kino program goes to Veronika Kaserer's Everywhere We Are.
Berlinale Talents and Perspektive Deutsches Kino jointly present Kompagnon Fellowships, which this year go to Jide Tom Akinleminu's When a Farm Goes Aflame, the Flakes Fly Home to Bear the Tale and Julian Radlmaier's Blutsauger.
The ARTE International Prize for a project in the the Berlinale Co-Production Market and the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award go to Hagar Ben Asher's The War Has Ended.
The VFF Talent Highlight Award, presented to one of ten producers taking part in Berlinale Talents, goes to Jing Wang, who's working on Shipei Wen's Tropical Memories.

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Q: android getting sound frequencies real time? I have been trying to get the sound frequency(number) in real time using fft and i am having run time errors. can any one help?
package com.example.recordsound;

import edu.emory.mathcs.jtransforms.fft.DoubleFFT_1D;

import ca.uol.aig.fftpack.RealDoubleFFT;

public class MainActivity extends Activity implements OnClickListener{

int audioSource = MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC;    // Audio source is the device MIC
int channelConfig = AudioFormat.CHANNEL_IN_MONO;    // Recording in mono
int audioEncoding = AudioFormat.ENCODING_PCM_16BIT; // Records in 16bit

private DoubleFFT_1D fft;                           // The fft double array
private RealDoubleFFT transformer;
int blockSize = 256;                               // deal with this many samples at a time
int sampleRate = 8000;                             // Sample rate in Hz
public double frequency = 0.0;                      // the frequency given

RecordAudio recordTask;                             // Creates a Record Audio command
TextView tv;                                        // Creates a text view for the frequency
boolean started = false;
Button startStopButton;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    tv = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.textView1);
    startStopButton= (Button)findViewById(R.id.button1);
}

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
    return true;
}

private class RecordAudio extends AsyncTask<Void, Double, Void>{
    @Override
    protected Void doInBackground(Void... params){

        /*Calculates the fft and frequency of the input*/
        //try{
            int bufferSize = AudioRecord.getMinBufferSize(sampleRate, channelConfig, audioEncoding);                // Gets the minimum buffer needed
            AudioRecord audioRecord = new AudioRecord(audioSource, sampleRate, channelConfig, audioEncoding, bufferSize);   // The RAW PCM sample recording

            short[] buffer = new short[blockSize];          // Save the raw PCM samples as short bytes

          //  double[] audioDataDoubles = new double[(blockSize*2)]; // Same values as above, as doubles
       //   -----------------------------------------------
            double[] re = new double[blockSize];
            double[] im = new double[blockSize];
            double[] magnitude = new double[blockSize];
       //   ----------------------------------------------------
            double[] toTransform = new double[blockSize];

            tv.setText("Hello");
           // fft = new DoubleFFT_1D(blockSize);

            try{
            audioRecord.startRecording();  //Start
            }catch(Throwable t){
                Log.e("AudioRecord", "Recording Failed");
            }

            while(started){
                /* Reads the data from the microphone. it takes in data
                 * to the size of the window "blockSize". The data is then
                 * given in to audioRecord. The int returned is the number
                 * of bytes that were read*/

                int bufferReadResult = audioRecord.read(buffer, 0, blockSize);

                // Read in the data from the mic to the array
                for(int i = 0; i < blockSize && i < bufferReadResult; i++) {

                    /* dividing the short by 32768.0 gives us the
                     * result in a range -1.0 to 1.0.
                     * Data for the compextForward is given back
                     * as two numbers in sequence. Therefore audioDataDoubles
                     * needs to be twice as large*/

                   // audioDataDoubles[2*i] = (double) buffer[i]/32768.0; // signed 16 bit
                    //audioDataDoubles[(2*i)+1] = 0.0;
                    toTransform[i] = (double) buffer[i] / 32768.0; // signed 16 bit

                }

                //audiodataDoubles now holds data to work with
               // fft.complexForward(audioDataDoubles);
                transformer.ft(toTransform);
   //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                // Calculate the Real and imaginary and Magnitude.
                for(int i = 0; i < blockSize; i++){
                    // real is stored in first part of array
                    re[i] = toTransform[i*2];
                    // imaginary is stored in the sequential part
                    im[i] = toTransform[(i*2)+1];
                    // magnitude is calculated by the square root of (imaginary^2 + real^2)
                    magnitude[i] = Math.sqrt((re[i] * re[i]) + (im[i]*im[i]));
                }

                double peak = -1.0;
                // Get the largest magnitude peak
                for(int i = 0; i < blockSize; i++){
                    if(peak < magnitude[i])
                        peak = magnitude[i];
                }
                // calculated the frequency
                frequency = (sampleRate * peak)/blockSize;
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                /* calls onProgressUpdate
                 * publishes the frequency
                 */
                publishProgress(frequency);
                try{
                    audioRecord.stop();
                }
                catch(IllegalStateException e){
                    Log.e("Stop failed", e.toString());

                }
            }

    //    }
        return null;
    }

    protected void onProgressUpdate(Double... frequencies){
        //print the frequency
        String info = Double.toString(frequencies[0]);
        tv.setText(info);
    }

}

@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    if(started){
           started = false;
           startStopButton.setText("Start");
           recordTask.cancel(true);
       } else {
           started = true;
           startStopButton.setText("Stop");
           recordTask = new RecordAudio();
           recordTask.execute();
       }

}

}

AS SOON AS I run the program with the OnClick it crashes
I tried two libraries for fft but ran one at a time to see if the library works or not
As soon as it reaches the line where I assign the the block size to the FFT object it crashes
can any one help

A: If you really want to perform a real-time audio analysis, a Java-based approach won't do. I had a similar task in Q4 2013 for my company, and we decided to use Kiss FFT (perhaps the most simple FFT library with a BSD license), compiled for Android using the NDK.
A native C/C++ approach is tons of times faster than its Java counterpart. With the former, we have been able to perform real-time audio decoding and audio features analysis on nearly every mid to high end device, something that was obviously impossible with the latter.
I strongly suggest you to consider the native approach as your best option to do this task. Kiss FFT is a really simple library (literally stands for Keep It Simple FFT), and you won't find much troubles in compiling and using it on Android. You won't be disappointed by the performance results.

A: Try this FFT:
public class FFT {

  int n, m;

  // Lookup tables. Only need to recompute when size of FFT changes.
  double[] cos;
  double[] sin;

  public FFT(int n) {
      this.n = n;
      this.m = (int) (Math.log(n) / Math.log(2));

      // Make sure n is a power of 2
      if (n != (1 << m))
          throw new RuntimeException("FFT length must be power of 2");

      // precompute tables
      cos = new double[n / 2];
      sin = new double[n / 2];

      for (int i = 0; i < n / 2; i++) {
          cos[i] = Math.cos(-2 * Math.PI * i / n);
          sin[i] = Math.sin(-2 * Math.PI * i / n);
      }

  }

  public void fft(double[] x, double[] y) {
      int i, j, k, n1, n2, a;
      double c, s, t1, t2;

      // Bit-reverse
      j = 0;
      n2 = n / 2;
      for (i = 1; i < n - 1; i++) {
          n1 = n2;
          while (j >= n1) {
              j = j - n1;
              n1 = n1 / 2;
          }
          j = j + n1;

          if (i < j) {
              t1 = x[i];
              x[i] = x[j];
              x[j] = t1;
              t1 = y[i];
              y[i] = y[j];
              y[j] = t1;
          }
      }

      // FFT
      n1 = 0;
      n2 = 1;

      for (i = 0; i < m; i++) {
          n1 = n2;
          n2 = n2 + n2;
          a = 0;

          for (j = 0; j < n1; j++) {
              c = cos[a];
              s = sin[a];
              a += 1 << (m - i - 1);

              for (k = j; k < n; k = k + n2) {
                  t1 = c * x[k + n1] - s * y[k + n1];
                  t2 = s * x[k + n1] + c * y[k + n1];
                  x[k + n1] = x[k] - t1;
                  y[k + n1] = y[k] - t2;
                  x[k] = x[k] + t1;
                  y[k] = y[k] + t2;
              }
          }
      }
  }
}

It should address what you have in mind. If you decided to re-use it, give the proper credit to the author.
Source/Author: EricLarch

A: Did you solved the problem? The crush is occurred because of the ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException.
So, modify your code to :
                double[] re = new double[blockSize];
                double[] im = new double[blockSize];
                double[] magnitude = new double[blockSize];

                // Calculate the Real and imaginary and Magnitude.
                for(int i = 0; i < blockSize+1; i++){
                    try {
                        // real is stored in first part of array
                        re[i] = toTransform[i * 2];
                        // imaginary is stored in the sequential part
                        im[i] = toTransform[(i * 2) + 1];
                        // magnitude is calculated by the square root of (imaginary^2 + real^2)
                        magnitude[i] = Math.sqrt((re[i] * re[i]) + (im[i] * im[i]));
                    }catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e){
                        Log.e("test", "NULL");
                    }
                }

                double peak = -1.0;
                // Get the largest magnitude peak
                for(int i = 0; i < blockSize; i++){
                    if(peak < magnitude[i])
                        peak = magnitude[i];
                }
                // calculated the frequency
                frequency = Double.toString((sampleRate * peak)/blockSize);

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Collector's eye: Huma Kabakci
By Huma Kabakcı CollectionMonday October 9th, 2017Press
A keen supporter of female artists, Huma Kabakci has expanded the collection of her late father, the businessman Nahit Kabakci. (Photo by Korhan Karaoysal; courtesy of Huma Kabakci)
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Art lovers tell us what they've bought and why
Huma Kabakci's father, the Turkish collector Nahit Kabakci, began collecting in the 1980s, focusing on paintings by artists from Turkey, Russia and Central Asia. Having made his wealth in the construction industry, Nahit collected thousands of works and became active in the Turkish art scene. He later whittled down his collection to 500, including pieces by more than 70 Turkish artists and almost 100 prints by Americans and Europeans, including Pablo Picasso, Joseph Beuys and Robert Rauschenberg.
Nahit Kabakci Courtesy of Huma Kabakci
When he named his collection after his daughter in 2008 and handed her the reins, he said: "Being a collector may be a lifetime marathon, but it is a relay race between generations." Since her father's death in 2009, Huma—now 27—has expanded the collection to around 800 works, introducing more photography, video and installation and adding more pieces by female artists such as the Lebanese-American Etel Adnan, the Istanbul-born, Stockholm-based Meric Algun Ringborg, and Almagul Menlibayeva, from Kazakhstan.
Huma, who lives in London, spoke to us about taking up her father's baton as a collector, curator and researcher.
The Art Newspaper: How did you first get into collecting?
Huma Kabakcı: I was exposed to art from a young age, visiting studios and exhibitions and seeing art all the time at home, but after my father passed away I studied for a master's in curating contemporary art at London's Royal College of Art.
What was the first piece you bought?
I bought my first work with my father—Woman behind Mashrabiya (1997) by the Egyptian artist Susan Hefuna.
Courtesy of the Huma Kabakcı collection
What is your most recent purchase?
At Art Basel this year I bought Moataz Nasr's Khayameya (2008).
What is the most expensive piece in your collection?
It is not necessarily the most expensive as I am not a fan of classifying the art in our collection based on value, but we do have a Fahrelnissa Zeid called Composition with Bones, which is a small canvas that uses chicken bones. I've never seen another one like it.
Fahrelnissa Zeid's Composition with bones Courtesy of the Huma Kabakci collection
If your house were on fire, which work would you save?
I'll be cunning—I have these small porcelain boobs by Ardan Ozmenoglu hanging on the wall near the entrance to my flat. I'd grab them and run.
If money were no object, what would be your dream purchase?
I'd bring Gustav Klimt back from the dead and commission him to do a huge mural.
Which work in your collection requires the most maintenance?
I had a work made out of paper and wires, attached to a mattress, which was damaged while on loan to a German museum. Later they reattached it with chewing gum…
Which artists, dead or alive, would you invite to your dream dinner party?
Louise Bourgeois, Marina Abramović, Anthea Hamilton and Nil Yalter, a female Turkish artist based in Paris, who has always been a hero of mine.
What is your preferred way of buying art?
Directly from the artist, but I also buy through galleries, fairs and auctions.
Is there anything you've regretted buying?
Something we regretted not buying: my father was once tempted to buy a Dalí painting for 6,000 German marks (around £2,700 today) but, after three separate visits to the gallery, decided not to. Years later it sold for around $5m.
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Collector's eye: Huma Kabakci Monday October 9th, 2017
Memory and Continuity: A Selection from the Huma Kabakcı Collection Wednesday February 24th, 2016
"Young Collectors" at Elgiz Museum Thursday March 13th, 2014
Huma Kabakcı Collection in Modern Hungarian Gallery in Pécs, Hungary Tuesday November 23rd, 2010
Exhibition Area: Turkish Opening – Dunantuli Naplo Saturday October 9th, 2010
Huma Kabakcı Collection in Mönchehaus Museum in Goslar, Germany Friday October 8th, 2010
Insights from a changing city – Pécskép Wednesday October 6th, 2010
Istanbul 2010 rejected; Ruhr 2010 and Pecs 2010 embraced – Cumhuriyet Friday June 11th, 2010
Her Father's Gift Tours Europe – Milliyet Pazar Sunday May 16th, 2010
Huma Kabakcı Collection in Osthaus Museum Hagen in Germany Sunday May 9th, 2010
A dream came true but in his absence – Hürriyet Saturday May 8th, 2010
Exhibition: Exciting Turkish art in Osthaus-Museum – Yvonne Hinz, Hagen Friday May 7th, 2010
Istanbul: Modern Turkey at Osthaus Museum Hagen – Ralf Stiftel, Hagen Thursday May 6th, 2010
Two Young Turkish Women in Ruhr 2010 – Hürriyet Friday April 2nd, 2010
RUHR.2010 Thursday November 26th, 2009
He wasn't an art-lover, but an art-missionary… – Habertürk Monday November 23rd, 2009
A Farewell to Nahit Kabakcı… – Cumhuriyet Sunday November 22nd, 2009
Huma Kabakcı Collection Exhibition Calendar 2010 Monday October 5th, 2009
Exhibition Catalogue Completed Thursday November 13th, 2008
Huma Kabakcı Collection Featured in Artist 2008 Wednesday October 15th, 2008
Memory and Continuity: A Selection from the Huma Kabakcı Collection
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Happy birthday my love!!!! You are a year old, oh my goodness! Where did the time go! It flew by! You are the best little boy. I could not have asked for a better son! You are seriously the light of my life! When you came along you flipped my world but in the best way possible! I love watching you grow and learn. You are very coordinated for your age and you learn quickly. You are very independent but when mom is nearby you feel very safe testing your boundaries! You love to play with bouncy balls. You love to throw EVERYTHING…baseball player maybe?? Haha. You are too cute. You will be running down our hallway towards the living room. Dad and I will be on the couch and you will run in and smile the biggest smile….like ta-da, here I am…look at me!! It is cute! You love to play with your vtech train set. It has a tunnel and you to push things through to the other side. So smart! You can say da da da, la, ba, ta! It is so cute because you look at me and say da, ba, ta and you think that I understand you because I respond to you like, yeah, go on, I understand….I love it! We kinda have our own language:) You love to sing and be sung too.
You dislike: Sleeping and napping. I think its because you don't want to miss anything! I still love you so so much!!
Achievements: You have achieved so much in a year! You walked by 9 1/2 months. You have eaten only a vegetarian diet. You still breast feed as i am writing this. You have had 5 ear infections so we are in the process for scheduling you for ear tube surgery. I think it will help you sleep and prevent any more ear infections! You can say Da and Ma. You love ot sing and be sung too! You love music and watching nursery rhymes. You can feed yourself pretty much anything…but you are a disaster after. Dad doesn't like when you get dirty. Mom loves it! You can drink from a sippy cup and a camelbak water bottle. You have only had water and breast milk at this point. I don't think we are going to give you soda or juice. I guess I can't stop Grandma's from giving you some but Mom and Dad will not. It is just not good for you! You love to play at the park and will walk up to any kid and just stand there looking at them. It's so funny because they don't understand why you are just standing there not saying anything! You can go up and down stairs all by yourself. You are really good at it too! You love to play in the toilet. I usually let you watch/help me flush(as I hold your hands down so you won't put your hands in the water). You seem so mesmerized by it! You love to be read too. We read 6 or more books to you every night before you go to bed. You poop almost like clock work. I can almost tell when you are going to poop…which will make potty training easy, I hope! Also, whether you pee or poop you are always in the crouching position. So funny!
Your birthday celebrating was fun! Unfortunately, it was just the three for us but it was still fun! Of course, I had a banner made, blew up balloons, made a cake with a little smash cake for you! You smashed the heck out of it! You got lots of gifts for you birthday like books, clothes and toys! That evening we had family pictures taken. They turned out amazing! You were a little ham! You are so happy!
Looking forward too: Since you turned one I am only going to post every three months until you are two years old, hopefully! Also, Mom and Dad created a time capsule for you to open up when you turn 21 years old. It should be interesting!! I look forward to watching you grew into a caring, considerate, brilliant, vegetarian/vegan young man! You are my greatest adventure and I am so glad to be your mother!


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Eliot Cohen blasted Donald Trump's transition team as "angry, arrogant" in a warning to GOP operatives. | Getty
Former Bush official to GOP: 'Stay away' from Trump team
A former George W. Bush official warned Republicans hopeful of earning a federal appointment from President-elect Donald Trump Tuesday to "stay away" from his "angry, arrogant" team.
Eliot Cohen, a senior counselor for the Bush State Department from 2007 to 2009, had counseled conservatives offered positions in the Trump administration following the election to "say yes," despite recognizing potential pitfalls, in an open-letter published in The American Interest. But on Tuesday, Cohen changed his tune, posting on social media that an interaction between him and Trump's staff had made him change his mind.
"After exchange w Trump transition team, changed my recommendation: stay away," he tweeted Monday morning. "They're angry, arrogant, screaming "you LOST!" Will be ugly."
Later Tuesday in an op-ed published in the Washington Post the self-proclaimed former "Never-Trumper" expanded on his thought process.
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"Conservative political types should not volunteer to serve in this administration, at least for now," he wrote. "Do what you can do in other venues, and remember that this too will pass, and some day a more normal kind of administration will either emerge or replace this one. Your country still needs you — just not yet."
Cohen also went on to rip those being discussed by Trump as potential appointees.
"Trump was not a normal candidate, the transition is not a normal transition, and this will probably not be a normal administration," he said. "The president-elect is surrounding himself with mediocrities whose chief qualification seems to be unquestioning loyalty."
Tuesday evening, however, Cohen appeared to back former ambassador John Bolton's potential selection, one of Trump's more contentious options for secretary of state, tweting that he "would be a capable Secretary of State."
Bolton would be a capable Secretary of State - experienced & tough. Don't worry Trumpkins: we barely know each other. https://t.co/LXU8wg2mlC
— Eliot A Cohen (@EliotACohen) November 16, 2016
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Kiss Are Nearing 'The End Of The Road' (Again)
by Roger Wink, VVN Music on February 21, 2018
The KISS fan community is in an uproar today (February 19) after word came out that Kiss Catalog, Ltd., the organization that owns the intellectual property rights for everything Kiss, has filed a patent application for the phrase "The End of the Road".
The application is specifically for a "Word Mark" for the use of the phrase in relation to "entertainment services, namely, live performances by a musical band."
The general consensus is that the action was taken because KISS is ready to call it quits after one last tour which will use "The End of the Road" as the tour name or as a major part of their merchandise sales.
What isn't being considered is that the band may be reserving the rights for the phrase in anticipation of a final tour that could be five or ten years down the road.
An even bigger possibility is that Gene Simmons, being a very savvy businessman, has seen the number of groups that are setting up their final treks and wants to trademark the phrase so that he can license its use over the next decade or so as more and more artists call it quits.
Where KISS, specifically, goes has been part of the speculation and lore of the group for years. They mounted a "Farewell Tour" in the mid-90's but claim that the fan reaction was so strong that it was obvious they wanted the band to go on.
Then there are the individual members. Simmons has said its not going to be possible for the band to continue to perform the way they do nightly, including very heavy costumes, when they are in their 70's.
More recently, Paul Stanley said that the band could go on but he wasn't sure he could. "I have a family and I have children and, honestly, I think my primary responsibility is to be a dad, and I don't want to miss out on that. And certainly, as we got older, we know that life is finite and I pick and choose what I want to do at this point."
Fans shouldn't get too upset at the moment. Patent applications can take some time to get through the government channels so don't expect this one to be granted anytime too soon.
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Kiotari is a modern and stylish resort on the southwest coast of Rhodes, a favorite destination for those seeking quietness combined with the advantages of an organized beach.
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MEDFORD, Ore. — Thanks to a scrappy four-run fourth inning, the Chico Heat came out on top 4-3 in Medford Saturday night.
Despite managing just one hit in the inning, the Heat leaned on four walks, a sacrifice fly and a single to give them the four runs they needed to come out on top.
Parker Phillips and Cole Lemmel both finished 2-for-4 on the day, while Shane Gustafsen and Reid McLaughlin led the Heat on the mound, limiting the Rogues to three runs despite allowing 10 hits over the nine-inning game.
The Heat (13-3), a collegiate wood-bat league team, finish their three-game series with the Rogues at 6:35 p.m. Sunday. Chico then heads to Lincoln to begin a three-game set with the Potters beginning Tuesday.


The Best College Degree for Stock Traders or Market Success?
Hey, this is Sasha. Thanks for joining me here for another investing or stock trading question by video. By the way, you can see all of these questions and answers in video format at my website tradersfly.com.
Today's question is all about a college degree, so the question is "What is the best college degree for trading stocks or being successful in the stock market?"
First, let's take a look at some common degrees that are available that you could get that are somewhat related to investing or trading. For Example, you might have a Finance Degree; there's also an Economics Degree you could do Business Administration, Computer Science, and Statistics, one of my favorites.
For you, the main question is "What is it that you want to do in the future because there's a lot of areas that you could get into when it comes to trading and investing?"
For example, "Would you want to work for a company and analyze reports?" in that question may be a finance degree would be beneficial or perhaps you want to evaluate economic conditions and discuss economic policies, in that case maybe an economics degree would be helpful than a finance degree.
Then you could also manage a financial business asking, other people, other investors to invest with you in that case maybe a business administration degree would even better. Or you could also create trading algorithms that trade for you automatically, in that case, a computer science degree would be a little better.
Looking at these things what if you're to listen to trade on your own make some additional money on the side and build your retirement. Well, in that case potentially statistics would be a little bit better. You have to then look at what is it that you want to do within trading, within investing and then apply the degree that's helpful or necessary.
You might be wondering then "What degree or what do I have my degree in?" and the simple answer to that is marketing. I got into marketing back when I was actually in high school studying to build my business. If you watch my story, I started doing logo design, graphic design, and websites and started that in my early teen years and grow that business up even through high school and then, even through college and then sold a lot of my business around my college years.
As I was growing things you know getting into college I thought okay maybe I should get a marketing degree so helps my business out and I can improve my business better. That's why I got a marketing degree, but as I was running and operating my business, I took the funds and things that I made and put it back into my investing and trading account. That's how I built up my investing mind, it was by taking money and funds from other areas and putting them back in into investing and trading.
That's basically what I did but do you need to have a marketing degree to go into trading or do you need a business administration degree or do you need a finance degree? No, you don't. It just depends what you're trying to do. You want to work for a large corporation and organization, then yeah maybe a finance degree or an economics degree would be helpful.
But if you want to make some money on the side if you're looking to make some additional income for your retirement or build up your account, then it might be just fine if you teach theater or dance. You could be an art student, and you could be into photography whatever it is that you want to do I've seen people come from all sorts of sources from being a book writer to being a dancer to being into computer science, electricians.
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Crazy World Cafe is tucked away in a corner of Chinatown. Amongst other shabby old shops, this place feels so youthful and away from the rest of the world.
I think this place has been around for quite some time already. However, I only just noticed it recently when I was in search of interesting food places!
As you can see from the logo, it's a cafe themed around Music and Design.
Sometimes, they have art exhibits on days when they do not have music acts.
Here are some of the exhibits. They are pasted on the walls around the little cafe.
The interior is cozy and I'm glad we came on a quiet weekday. Not sure if it is always like that though.
I love the decor of this place. Everything's just so cute and quirky!
Student exercise books! Nostalgic! "Xiao Ming and Xiao Hua de Gu Shi...." Lol.
They also have the "Normal, Express, Gifted" streaming exercise books. Which makes me think.... "Normal Academic" is normal, while "Express" means "Faster than normal". So why does the society think of "Express" stream as the norm and the "Normal" stream as the ones left behind?
These books are for sale!
There are also other miscellaneous items such as specially designed postcards and small merchandise for sale.
The items on the hangers are Tote bags! Check out the one that looks like a market plastic bag hahaha. So creative!
Every page had a Singlish word definition.
And the food? No GST No Service Charge!
Rootbeer float and ice lemon tea.
I just couldn't resist chicken wings.
The calamari wings were kinda disappointing because I read online that it is good. The little seasoning here and there was tasty, but I think they probably put lesser than intended because it was overall very bland.
I had chicken chop, side with potato wedges. I usually do not like black pepper but the black pepper sauce that came with it was nice!
Beer Battered Fish and Chips. The fish meat was yummy but I felt that it was quite average. Did not have much beer taste too.
Nevertheless, for the great dining experience, I give it a thumbs up!
We had desserts although we were already quite full. Had wanted waffles with maple syrup and banana, but because they ran out of bananas, we got ice cream to go with our waffles.
We also ordered a Red Velvet Cupcake. My first time trying Red Velvet! It's quite good in my opinion, especially when paired with the cream cheese topping.
Rock Concert. Rocks. Geddit? Hahaha.
Crazed in Crazy World Cafe.
I browsed around the shop for quite some time. There were just so many fascinating things lying around!
The Law Of Second Marriages. Went home and read it immediately. Finished reading it in less than an hour. You'd know why when you see inside.


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Attorney General of Canada, et al. v. Collins Family Trust: Rectification in Tax Matters Revisited
Apr 09, 2021 By Bill Innes
Précis: For those who thought that the application of recission in tax matters was resolved by the Supreme Court of Canada in 2016 it's time to think again. On March 25, 2021 the Supreme Court granted leave in another case where the British Columbia Court of Appeal ordered recission revoking dividends paid in 2008 and 2009 that became taxable as a result of a subsequent change in case law. We live in interesting times for tax planners.
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Jeremy Corbyn claims Meghan Markle has been the victim of racism in the UK – but can't give any examples
JEREMY Corbyn believes there are "racial undertones" in the press coverage of Meghan Markle, his spokesperson said today.
The Labour boss spoke out after the Duchess was seen in Canada for the first time yesterday since announcing that she and Prince Harry would be stepping down as senior royals and wanted to spend more time in North America.
The royals are currently thrashing out how the pair plan to become financially independent from the rest of the family – but Meghan has already flown back to Canada to be with baby Archie.
Mr Corbyn's spokesperson said this lunchtime: "Jeremy has commented in the past in relation to Prince Harry and Meghan about press intrusion and its impact on people and their families.
"To use Prince Harry's words as well – the racial undertones in relation to how the media has approached Meghan.
"He [Corbyn] has spoken out about the concerns and obviously understands how press intrusion can have a negative impact on people and their private lives."
Prince Harry accused the press of subjecting Meghan to a "wave of abuse and harassment" in November 2016.
And some commentators have claimed the pair are fleeing their roles to escape racism.
However, Mr Corbyn's spokesperson failed to give any examples of racist coverage.
They said: "I'm not going to run through the full gamut of the coverage. He agrees with the broad sentiment which Harry has put forward."
It comes just days after the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, said she did not believe the Duchess was a victim of media racism.
The Home Secretary said Britain is a "great country full of opportunity" for people whatever their race or background.
Ms Patel – Britain's first female ethnic minority Home Secretary – said she does not think there has been any "racism".
She told BBC Radio 5 Live: "I am not in that category at all where I believe there has been racism.
"I think we live in a great country, a great society, full of opportunity where people of every background can get on in life."
Asked if the media had been racist, she replied: "I don't think so, no.
"I certainly haven't seen that through any debates or commentary or things of that nature."
Ms Patel, who was born in London to a Ugandan-Indian family, added: "As someone brought up in Britain, as someone from an immigrant background I think Britain is a country of tremendous opportunity.
"Everyone has a perception of what they read in the press, but I certainly don't see that."
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Judge: Misconduct claims in college scam case 'disturbing'
Apr. 17, 2020 6:20 p.m.
The judge overseeing the case against actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli and other parents charged with cheating the college admissions process called allegations of misconduct by investigators "serious and disturbing" on Friday.
U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton ordered prosecutors to respond to allegations that investigators bullied their co-operating witness to lie and trick parents into saying things that could be used against them.
"While government agents are permitted to coach co-operating witnesses during the course of an investigation, they are not permitted to suborn the commission of a crime," Gorton wrote.
At issue are notes from the phone of the scheme's admitted mastermind, admissions consultant William "Rick" Singer. In the notes written in October 2018, Singer says the FBI told him to lie during phone calls with parents and say he told parents the payments were bribes, rather than legitimate donations.
"The court considers the allegations in Singer's October notes to be serious and disturbing," Gorton wrote.
The parents say they believed their payments were legitimate donations to Singer's charity or the school. They argue Singer's notes prove their innocence and warrant a dismissal of the case.
"Allowing this case to move forward under the current cloud of impropriety would threaten defendants' constitutional rights and undermine the public's interest in seeing that justice is done," the parents lawyers wrote to the court on Friday.
Prosecutors have called the defence's claim that investigators' coerced their informant into lying in order to fabricate evidence "flatly untrue." Prosecutors said in a filing earlier this month the government did not investigate the claims in Singer's notes because there was "nothing to investigate" and the agents knew his allegations were untrue.
Loughlin and Giannulli are accused of paying $500,000 to get their daughters into the University of Southern California as crew recruits even though neither girl was a rower. They are are scheduled to go on trial in October alongside six other parents.
Nearly two dozen other parents have pleaded guilty, including former real estate executive Toby Macfarlane, who will be released from prison early because of the coronavirus pandemic, Gorton said this week.
Macfarlane, a former real estate executive from Del Mar, California, will be released to home confinement after his lawyers argued the conditions behind bars put him at serious risk of contracting the virus. He will be released after he completes a 14-day quarantine in prison on April 21, Gorton said.
Macfarlane was sentenced in November after admitting to paying $450,000 to get his children into USC as fake athletic recruits.
Macfarlane was supposed to be released from prison on June 30.
His lawyer said his client was told earlier this month that he would be transferred to a halfway house but first had to undergo a 14-day quarantine. Macfarlane was then taken to higher-security facility, where his lawyers say he has been confined 24 hours a day and had no change of clothes.
The judge said Macfarlane's two-weeks in confinement is the equivalent of spending two months in the lower-security camp where he was serving. Therefore, the judge cut his sentence to time served and ordered him to remain in home confinement with electronic monitoring until June 30.
An email was sent to Macfarlane's lawyer on Friday.
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South Africa train crash: 'Bodies burnt beyond recognition'
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Media captionThe truck apparently failed to stop at a crossing
A passenger train has caught fire in South Africa after colliding with a truck, killing at least 18 people and injuring 268, rescue workers say.
Some of the bodies are "burnt beyond recognition", Free State Health Department spokesman Mondli Mvambi told South African news site Times Live.
Video footage showed a fire blazing through at least one carriage, near a crushed car and an overturned truck.
Evacuated passengers were seen standing on the roadside with luggage.
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The collision occurred near Kroonstad city in Free State province, after the truck failed to stop at a crossing, a passenger told local media.
Around 700 people were on the train when it was hit by a truck, a BBC correspondent has reported.
'They didn't make it'
The driver of the truck tried to flee, but was arrested by police, passenger Seipati Moletsane told the privately owned eCNA news site.
Passengers in the first two coaches were wounded, she added.
"I was so traumatised. I didn't know what to do. I was looking for a door just to jump out. Every door was locked... All of a sudden, we just saw smoke, smoke, smoke," Ms Moletsane said.
A tweeter posted a video of the fire.
The emergency services rushed to the scene and battled the blaze on the train, which had been travelling from the coastal city of Port Elizabeth to the commercial capital, Johannesburg.
Officials fear the number of dead could rise, reports the BBC's Lebo Diseko from Johannesburg.
Mthuthuzeli Swartz told the BBC that emergency teams were trying to lift the train to see if there was anyone else trapped underneath the wreckage.
Passenger Tiaan Esterhuizen told the BBC that he and his family managed to get off the train, and he then tried to help three women trapped in the mangled wreckage.
"They were shouting to us: 'Listen, the baby, the baby!' We tried to look for the baby but we couldn't find it.
"We broke down the windows to look [for] it. And then... that same truck that they were in... was full of flames. So, they didn't make it."
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'Arsenal will look at Edouard if Aubameyang goes' – Celtic warned by Barnes to expect interest
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The former Hoops boss does not consider a move away from Parkhead for a French striker to be guaranteed, but admits a deal could be done
Arsenal will look into doing a deal for Celtic striker Odsonne Edouard if Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang leaves Emirates Stadium this summer, claims John Barnes.
Uncertainty continues to reign in north London when it comes to the future of a prolific frontman.
Aubameyang is club captain with the Gunners and an integral part of their plans, but he has entered the final 12 months of his current contract.
No fresh terms have been agreed as yet, with Arsenal left sweating on whether they will have to reluctantly sanction a move elsewhere.
If they are forced into that corner, then cover will be required in the final third of the field.
A move for Edouard has been mooted for some time, with the former Paris Saint-Germain striker having starred in Scotland.
Former Celtic boss Barnes believes Arsenal will test the water if Aubameyang departs, but says there are no guarantees that the highly-rated French forward will head out of Glasgow in the next window.
"Do Celtic fans really believe that their best player isn't available for the right price? No, they don't. This is a fact of life, and of modern football," Barnes told BonusCodeBets.
"Odsonne Edouard is the top striker in Scotland and if Aubameyang was to leave Arsenal, then they will be looking at Edouard's situation.
"However, if Aubameyang stays, then I don't see him coming.
"I think if you look at any of the top players in Scotland that they could come down to England and be a success. He's doing very well at the moment and could make the step up to the Premier League if he gets a move that's right for him and works for how he plays.
"As a club, you must be keeping tabs on other players and potential replacements because you just don't know what is going to happen. You must always be ready for the possibility of a player leaving, so that you're not caught with your pants down.
"Even if a player is happy and everything is going well at a club, the club has got to be ahead of the game in case the worst happens, and they've got to find a replacement.
"This is the case with Aubameyang, nothing is certain in football so it's important you prepare."
Edouard has sought to distance himself from the speculation that continues to build around him, with the 22-year-old expecting to lead the line for Celtic again in 2020-21.
He has said: "Winning 10 in a row is very important for the club, the players and the fans. Of course, I would love to be part of it. No one knows what will happen in the future but I want to be a part of it."
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Digestive system is one of the important systems of the human body. Digestive system is a chain of various body organs like stomach, liver, spleen, intestines, pancreas, colon etc. Stomach is an important part of the digestive system. There are number of functions assigned to stomach in digestion of food. There are certain factors which can develop abnormalities of the stomach and lead to malfunctioning of stomach. This malfunctioning not only has adverse affect on stomach and digestive system but also adversely affects our health. Stomach flu is one of such abnormalities. In this article we will elaborate on the definition, causes, symptoms and treatment options of the stomach flu. Readers must understand that this information is provided here with an aim of making you understand the basics of stomach flu and should not take it as an authority. You must consult your health care provider for proper diagnosis and treatment, whenever you suspect or experience symptoms of stomach flu.
Stomach Flu is also referred to as Gastroenteritis in medical terminology. In simple words, stomach flu is a health condition wherein stomach and intestines gets inflamed. Generally, such inflammation vanishes on its own within couple of days. Due to this proprietary stomach flu is usually referred to as '24 hour flu'. Germs of the gastro enter the human body through mouth. The symptoms of stomach flu surface gradually over a period of time. Though the gastroenteritis is generally termed as stomach 'flu' it is not caused due to influenza viruses.
Symptoms of stomach flu develop gradually over a period of time. It may take several days to surface the symptoms after the germs of gastro enter the human body. Diarrhea, headache, vomiting, fever and dehydration are the most common symptoms of stomach flu. However, fever and vomiting may not occur in some cases. But diarrhea is present in every case of stomach flu.
There are number of factors responsible for occurrence of stomach flu. Certain parasites, viruses and bacteria are considered as main causes behind development of stomach flu condition. These parasites, bacteria and viruses are found in pet and wild animals, birds, soil and even in human. When the germs of gastro enter the stomach through mouth, stomach flu develops. However, these germs do not display any immediate symptoms but the symptoms surface gradually after some days.
Adopting hygienic health habits can help you in combating occurrence of stomach flu. Entrance of germs in mouth is considered is main factor that could lead to occurrence of stomach flu. You must ensure that you prevent this very cause. Washing you hands, specifically before and after eating, is one of the best methods which can help you in prevention of stomach flu.
Usually, symptoms of stomach flu vanish at their own in couple of days. However, in rare cases, you may experience the symptoms for longer periods. Not necessarily these symptoms must be of stomach flu but surely are symptoms of other stomach disorders. Never ignore any symptom. Consult you health care provider, get it diagnosed and treated.


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Fisher-Price releases drag queen figurines aimed at toddlers
'Honors RuPaul's efforts to inspire people young and old to be true to themselves'
By Jack Davis, The Western Journal
A new toy marketed to toddlers honors drag queen RuPaul.
Under the Fisher-Price brand, Mattel has released a three-figurine pack devoted to RuPaul, with two figures in drag and one representing the host of "RuPaul's Drag Race," according to WGN-TV.
"The figure pack honors RuPaul's efforts to inspire people young and old to be true to themselves," Mattel said in a news release.
Mattel cited what it called "the wise words of MamaRu" in its release, saying, "Don't be afraid to become the image of your own imagination -- it inspires others to do the same."
Little People, Big Queen! @RuPaul says it's time to werk towards those dreams! https://t.co/Y5VRMFDq8G pic.twitter.com/jZRZu8UAKS
— Fisher-Price® (@FisherPrice) May 11, 2022
"This fun figure set celebrates the iconic American actor, singer, model and television personality with three Little People® figures inspired by dazzling looks from a truly amazing career," Mattel says in a promo for the figurines on its website. "This must-have figure set comes in a specially designed, gift-ready package, perfect for any fan's display shelf."
The toy is grouped in the "toddler and preschool" section of Mattel's online store.
The new product has been greeted with backlash from the American Family Association, which is calling for Americans to pressure Fisher-Price into discontinuing the toy.
"Thanks, Fisher-Price! Now, parents will have to deal with the confusion experienced by their children when these inappropriate dolls are seen on store shelves," Monica Cole of One Million Moms wrote on the AFA's website.
"It is outrageous that a toy company is marketing and normalizing gender dysphoria to young children. Parents who are not already aware of the company's agenda, please be forewarned: Children are being 'groomed' by Fisher-Price drag queen dolls under the disguise of playtime," she added.
Cole voiced the group's bottom line: "Fisher-Price is brainwashing our preschoolers and elementary-age children."
She said there is nothing playful about what the company is doing.
"Fisher-Price is purposely confusing our innocent children by attempting to destroy very definitive gender lines. Why can't the toy manufacturer let kids be who God created them to be instead of glamorizing a sinful lifestyle?"
Cole said it appears only some people matter to the company, noting that the RuPaul toys are an "obvious attempt to please a small percentage of customers while pushing away conservative customers who hold to the age-old truth that a boy is a boy, and a girl is a girl."
"Fisher-Price is choosing to push an agenda of sexual confusion instead of promoting its actual product. This PC-inclusive toy set blurs the biological distinctions between males and females. Introducing children to this lifestyle choice is contrary to what conservative, Christian parents are teaching their children about God's design," she wrote.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.
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In Dubai, you're never far from home or any business deal. With two international airports – Dubai International and Al Maktoum International – accounting for over 32,000 monthly flights operated by over 90 airlines to 240 destinations, you're never more than a day away from anywhere. Dubai's two home-grown carriers Emirates Airline (www.emirates.com) and flydubai (www.flydubai.com) have award-winning frequent flyer programmes and promotional credit card offers with some leading UAE banks, meaning you can quickly accrue miles for free flights.
Dubai knows a thing or two about innovation. It's associated with the world's tallest building, man-made offshore islands and a seven-star hotel shaped like the sail of a ship. Now the emirate's innovation pedigree has moved up a notch with a government authority mandated to promote Dubai as one of the world's most attractive cities for creative businesses.
The Dubai Creative Clusters Authority or DCAA (www.dcca.gov.ae) regulates free zone clusters and develops policies and programmes to enable cluster development.
The creative industries – those that use intellectual capital as their primary input such as film, design, gaming and architecture – are viewed by Dubai as critical drivers of innovation, engines of knowledge-based economy growth and key contributors to quality of life.
DCAA is attracting, retaining and nurturing creative businesses in Dubai, enhancing their ease of doing business and removing impediments to their growth. It promotes entrepreneurship and innovation, provides financial support and a platform for research, intelligence and advocacy.
Doing business in Dubai means you're helping to shape the future. Although the emirate's ambitious infrastructure plans have consistently made headlines around the world, the pace isn't slackening and Dubai has firm plans to shape its own future and influence that of others. The Dubai Plan 2021 has a stated aim of establishing the emirate as "a pivotal hub in the global economy" (www.dubaiplan2021.ae).
The pro-business government allows a range of options to set up and establish businesses and has specific programmes and assets to help start-ups to grow and existing companies to flourish. With a keen eye on neo-industries, green energy, design, AI and robotics, projects are in place to ensure Dubai is at the centre of the future for everything.
Dubai has a long history of pioneering technology transformation. Its Smart City approach (www.smartdubai.ae) continues its technology commitment, pairing it with an in-depth analysis of global best practices to transform Dubai into the happiest city on earth as well. The initiative links the public and private sectors together to embrace technology innovation, making Dubai the most efficient, seamless, safe and impactful experience for residents and visitors.
The 2017-2021 Dubai Plan (www.dubaiplan2021.ae) includes a Dubai Chamber US$27.2 million fund to be invested in next generation business through the Dubai 'Smartpreneur' Competition, Dubai Startup Hub, Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Innovation Award and the Dubai Innovation Index.
Six initiatives make up the Dubai Plan. It will enhance its international network, promote Dubai as an attractive market for commercial and business ties; leverage its relationships and stakeholders to become the business community voice; develop the emirate's entrepreneurial ecosystem and provide the best membership services through strong engagement and innovative solutions.
The Chamber hopes to facilitate the process through smart apps aimed at improving the efficiency and ease of doing business in the emirate.
The Dubai Future Foundation (www.dubaifuture.gov.ae) has established the Global Blockchain Council to explore applications and organise transactions through the Blockchain platform, which records all transactions of the digital currency Bitcoin.
The Foundation highlights blockchain's future implications on the business and finance sectors and its role in facilitating various financial and non-financial transactions while increasing efficiency and reliability. Blockchain transactions can only go through if all members approve, which severely limits fraud and money laundering risks as the digital currency cannot be forged or damaged and can easily be moved across borders. It also facilitates shopping across social media and websites.
The council's 46 members are all potential key Blockchain players who are shaping the market. They include government entities, international companies, leading UAE banks, free zones, and international Blockchain technology firms.
Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has formed a public/private partnership with IBM to foster innovation and entrepreneurship – dubbed DubaiStartupHub (www.dubaistartuphub.ae). The hub, an IBM cloud platform, is designed for budding businesses, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and technology enthusiasts to meet, establish connections, network and create partnerships which foster innovation and stimulate local economic activity.
The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in association with the Smart Dubai Office, together run an annual Dubai 'Smartpreneur' competition which challenges UAE-based entrepreneurs to contribute to digital transformation with technology innovations.
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Is Kandi Technologies a Good Buy?
Kandi Technologies (KNDI) is seeing tremendous improvement in its financials, driven by this strong growth in the electric vehicles in China. This is driving its share price momentum. In fact, Kandi recorded an increase of 14.3% to $50.2 million in its revenue for the third-quarter of 2015, as compared to $44.2 million for the third-quarter of 2014. The increase in revenue was mainly due to the increase in EV parts sales during the quarter with the battery sales accounting for the majority of the EV parts sales.
Kandi continues to improve its costs structure.
For instance, the company witnessed a 0.6% improvement in its gross margin sequentially. This is a result of Kandi's effective costs control from battery packing production. In fact, its gross margin during the quarter rose 1.6% year-on-year due to the margin improvement from EV parts, which was mainly contributed by effective cost control and the scaled production.
The company expects the sales for this model K17 to start in the late fourth-quarter. The company is seeing tremendous increase in the pre-sale deposits and expecting the product to drive growth for EV in the future.
Meanwhile, the government initiatives with respect to NEVs are very encouraging. In fact, the government released a number of requirements to support the development of China's EV industry, including the moving traffic controls and purchase quotas pure electric vehicles, encouraging government purchases, and promoting EV car-share programs.
More importantly, the government is also providing incentives to the manufacturing of EVs in the region. For instance, Kandi received about $44.3 million national subsidy for pure EV sales during the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2014. In fact, the government prepaid about $59.6 million of national subsidy for pure EV sales in 2015 to Kandi Technologies group. With this new support and policies from the central government the business prospects and potential for the New Electric Vehicles remains pretty robust in the region that should enhance its growth in the future.
Kandi is making substantial progress with respect to expanding manufacturing. Also, its efforts of practicing effective cost control measures and the scaled production for EV part are pretty encouraging that should drive its growth. Moreover, the market for electric vehicles is expected to grow at a higher cliff than in the past that should drive its growth in the future. Therefore, the investors should maximize on the year-to-date drop and buy more of the shares.
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I felt like a first year in Hogwarts when we were led to the new tower. From a smoke-filled musky entrance (the original drop-off point), we were led to a clean and mirror-filled walkway where everything felt futuristic.
The contemporary lobby is filled with bold graffiti walls which doesn't seem to mean anything initially. But if you take a closer look, they are actually 3D trick art visuals which allow guest to take some nice photos from certain angles!
Check in and check out is made super convenient with the Express Check-in kiosk. There are 33 units of Express Check-in Kiosks—27 units at Tower 1 lobby and six units at Tower 3 lobby, with English and Chinese instructions. Customers who have pre-paid advance booking can check in via the kiosks by using their membership cards, MyKad or Passport.
Checking out is likewise as easy as ABC with the Express Check-out Kiosks. There are 15 units located at Tower 1 and Tower 2, and 4 units at Tower 3. All you have to do is to insert the room key card into the machine and you are done!
The three-star hotel in Genting Highlands have a total of 7,351 rooms, and it has set the Guinness World Record for the largest hotel in the world (by number of rooms). We were allocated the functional and chic Y5 Deluxe Room which only cost approximately SGD$25 (depending on season) for a night!
Lively and vibrant splashes of colour and design welcomed us upon entering. The beautiful yellow stripes help energises my otherwise exhausted mind (it was 4am in the morning when we checked in and took these photos!) and made me look forward to the rest of the day's plan! Everything is pretty cozy in the 180 sq ft modern-looking room, hence Peps and I combined the two single beds to make space to put our luggage.
P.S. No charge for bedding requests.
The rooms are quite close to one another and we could actually see the other blogger friends staying just opposite us! So if you are someone who prefers privacy ahem, do remember to close the curtains!
The room is called Y5 Deluxe room for a reason. Yes, that means free WiFi access! The coffee-making facilities provides some lipton tea and Nescafe instant coffee for those who need some wake-me-ups. The laptop-sized in-room safe is in between the kettle and the mini fridge. You can hang your clothes in the open hanging cupboard, but don't expect much space to put your luggage! Other features include a 32-inch flat-screen television with in-house and local channels, telephone, international socket and USB-powered lan access point.
The room comes with a 2-in-1 shampoo-shower gel dispenser, towels and hair dryer. If you are someone who prefers a proper shampoo, conditioner and shower gel for your baths, they can be purchased at any of the convenience stalls or Watsons in the hotel. We didn't prepare any toothbrush or toothpaste too, so we end up having to buy everything from Watsons.
P.S. Free Wi-Fi access is available throughout the property. Laundry and Dry Cleaning Services are also available. Luggage trolleys are available with a refundable deposit of RM20. Otherwise, delivery/collection services are available for RM20 per luggage.
1) Early check in to avoid the queue.
2) A connecting room, mountain view/valley view, or have your room located near the lift.
The hotel also adjoins the Genting Internatlonal Convention Centre and has a fitness centre at Tower 2, level B1 for anyone who wants to sweat it out up in the mountains.
First World Hotel offers no-frills accommodation, which means the rooms are sold without breakfast. Well, with so many options in the complex for guests to enjoy food, why stick to only one, right?
We were brought to 'The Food Factory' to have our breakfast and it operates and looked literally like a food court factory! To cater to the huge influx of guests daily, there are 3 huge robotic helpers (machineries) stationed at the pancakes stations, the pizza station as well as the rice and noodles station to help speed up the preparation and cooking process.
The photo above reveals only… one-third of the place. The Food Factory is said to serve 11 million covers per annum, and in a day it uses 20,000 chicken eggs, 3,000 apples and 3,000 kg of chicken! Crazy isn't it?
The food area displays an array of West Asian, East Asian, and Western breakfast delights, served daily. You can pick your liking, buffet-style from a spread of freshly made goodies, ranging from bread, local buns, Danishes, pancakes and cereals to dim sum, nasi lemak, and congee. The photos definitely don't do justice to the portions of the food. The pot of scrambled egg was humongous @.@!
As usual, Peps and I got a little bit of everything and tuck in! It was difficult not to like the Asian dishes, I mean, we are in Malaysia, the Asian dishes are what they are best in, isn't it?
Aside from The Food Factory, for people who prefer to eat only one portion, there's the signature Terminal 2 Café located in the lobby of Tower 3.
It sells soups, snacks and beverages like a minimart from 7.30am to midnight.
It also double up as a bakery, offering freshly baked pastries. Offering complimentary wi-fi, it is designed for people who wish to dine in (48 seats available) but those who are on the move can also grab and go!
Not keen in any of the above, then head to the newly opened SkyAvenue concept mall where there's even more dining options! I have shared some of my personal dining experiences over here at RWG SkyAvenue Dining Options.
Daily Bus Services from Singapore: Resort World Genting's recommended bus services is WTS Travel. There are 13 convenient pick-up points where you can board the buses including in Tampines, Sengkang, Bedok, Ang Mo Kio, Sembawang and Woodlands. Tickets are available from WTS from as low as S$43. However there are also other bus services available when you check out busonlineticket.com.
Limousine Service from KL International Airport: The trip from KLIA/klia2 to Resorts World Genting will take approximately two hours (116km). Limousine service from KLIA/klia2 is available 24/7. Prior arrangement is required. Rates start at RM280 and are subject to the type of vehicle, with a 50% surcharge for bookings between midnight and 7.00am.
Budget Taxi from KL International Airport: Budget taxis require the purchase of coupons at any registered budget taxi counter at the airport arrival hall. Metered taxis can be hailed in the city itself and are available all day. The flag-off rate is RM3.00 with RM0.10 charged for every 115m. For taxis caught in a traffic jam, the fare will be RM3.00 for the first three minutes and RM0.10 for every subsequent 21 seconds.
For more information on pick-up points and timings: Check out the Resort World Genting website.
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This is a really great review! It's so thorough. I can't believe the hotel has more than 7,000 rooms. I'm sold on the pancake & pizza bars! You mentioned the deluxe rooms have free wifi. Does that mean the other rooms don't have free wifi?
What an awesome review! This hotel is definitely unique and somewhere that everyone should check out! Great job!
love all the pictures and commentary. you guys make it look incredibly fun!!
Nice review! I bet you had a great time in Exploring Tower 3 and The Food Factory. That are the things that happy people should not missed.
Looks like a really nice hotel, I wouldn't have thought a hotel would use some many eggs in one day, 20,000 I might use that many in my life time.
I don't think I've ever heard about this hotel but I can't believe how big it is! For a cheap no frills place it looks pretty funky and original which is always cool!
What a unique place to stay! I love that there are different levels and food options!
Wow! This hotel looks so wonderful and so many things that is interesting. I hope i can visit here someday.
The size of this hotel blows my mind completely! Looks like a great place to stay and like you had tons of fun!!
What an engaging post- loved reading it! That hotel looks amazing- I wish I was there right now enjoying the amazing amenities! Great job!
Thanks for sharing this informative review of the first world hotel. I really enjoyed the images and videos you created for this blog post.
Wow this hotel looks absolutely amazing to stay at! So many amenities to enjoy! It really looks like a fun and comfortable place to relax and just recharge. Thank you for sharing!
I like the hotel decor. I am impressed with their fitness room. I have yet to visit Malaysia.
I don't frequent Malaysia too even though it's just next door. Let me know if you visit Singapore!
This hotel looks so comfy. Would love to spend a night or two there one day, if I'm ever in that area of the world!
Let me know if you are ever in Singapore!
Wow! What an interesting hotel. I would be freaked out about the rooms being so close lol. My curtains would definitely stay closed!
This hotel looks so fun and that buffet so yummy! Thanks for sharing your experiences!
The outside of the hotel is so pretty. AND I also LOVE the inside. It's so cute!