To amend part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow States, in accordance with State law, to let Federal funds for the education of disadvantaged children follow low-income children to the public school, charter school, accredited private school, or supplemental educational service program they attend, and for other purposes.
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1462 (115th).
H.R. 69 is a bill in the United States Congress.
Ending Common Core and Expanding School Choice Act, H.R. 69, 116th Cong. (2019).
The overall text of the bill increases its chances of being enacted. Although this bill has a low chance of enactment, there is 1 provision within this bill that the provision-level textual analysis considers likely to be enacted. There are often multiple bills with the same legal provisions within them. The bill's primary sponsor is a Republican. The bill is assigned to the House Education and Labor committee. The bill's primary subject is Education.


The Installation Ceremony of Lodge Canmore No.1175 took place on Saturday 17th February 2018, when R.W.M. Bro. Scott Campbell and his office bearers were installed into their various offices. The installing masters on this occasion were Bro. Tom Bradley, Bro. John Empson and Bro. David Laming P.M's of lodge Canmore No.1175.
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Fife and Kinross was represented by Bro. Ian Cockburn Worshipful Substitute Provincial Grand Master.
Photograph provided by Bro. Craig Allan P.M Lodge Thane of Fife No.781.


German Metal Hammer presents the exclusive video premiere to the single "Boys 'n' Men"!!!
The fighter hymn "Boys 'n' Men" is released this friday (15th June, 2012) as first single from the in August upcoming KAMIKAZE KINGS album "The Law". "Boys 'n' Men" is available now at all download stores like iTunes, Musicload, Amazon MP3 etc. as single and will include the doomy semi-ballad "The Dream Is Dead" as a bonus track plus the music video "Boys 'n' Men" in the vingle version.
World exclusively German Metal Hammer presents the music video of "Boys 'n' Men" which you can watch at www.metal-hammer.de. Be prepared for leather, sweat and rivets with a rich portion of Glamour-Wrestling mania. "Boys 'n' Men" is not only rocking, but it is also a great entertainment for people, who are not of a tender or weak nature! These four Berlin guys don't only know how to act controversially and nonconformally on stage, but also at the big screen. The new video clip of "Boys 'n' Men", directed by Kornelius Glaser (www.videokorn.de) polarizes and captures you in all its intensity and visual impact which makes KAMIKAZE KINGS appear in an extraordinary apocalyptic, surreal light which reminds you of the comic world of Frank Miller. With a finishing move of a very special kind ends the short trip to the wet and cold, dark backyards of Berlin.
Best Rock 'n' Roll Extravaganza band photos ever!!!
In the course of their new music video, KAMIKAZE KINGS shot new band photos that perfectly show the trademarks of the Berlin band around vocalist Elmo Kamikaze, a cross-breed of "The Rock" and "Rob Halford". The songs, the performance and devotion with which the musicians go about at their stage performances, transports a sense of life, an attitude and a love towards the most beautiful matter of the world: Rock 'n' Roll. All of this was captured by photographer Martin Hoppe (www.phat-photo.de). You can gaze at those small masterpieces at www.kamikazekings.de.
KAMIKAZE KINGS are already excited about your reactions to the photos and the new video "Boys 'n' Men" on their Facebook page and are curious for your feedback. Frontman Elmo left a video message for you about the newest events on YouTube and Facebook. Check it out, it is worth it!
MERCURY TIDE: On the road with the new album "Killing Saw"!!!
Like a phoenix, rising from the ashes, Dirk Thurisch, one of the most important German melodic metal vocalists, has returned with his band MERCURY TIDE and the new album "Killing Saw"! Introduced through both release shows that took place a week before the official sales start, "Killing Saw" is now available everywhere in Europe since the 25th of May (i.a. EMP, MAM Online, Amazon, iTunes, Tower Records, WOW HD, CDON or CD Inzane). The USA still has to wait until 10th of July, until it is going to be released there, too.
Rock Hard #301 (8/10): "Overall an absolutely successful album!"
New shows with i.a. Jon Oliva's Pain announced!!!
After MERCURY TIDE celebrated with you at their two release shows, like you can listen and see at the band's Facebook page, it is now time for new concerts!
We are happy to share with you that MERCURY TIDE will support Jon Oliva's Pain at their "A celebration of Savatage - the 25th anniversary of «The Hall Of The Mountain King»" show on June 23rd at Brückenforum in Bonn (Germany).
They will continue at the Turock Open Air, where MERCURY TIDE will play with i.a. Rage, Helstar, Lillian Axe and Iron Savior on August 31st, 2012. More tour dates will be announced in a short time!
MERCURY TIDE recorded some liner notes videos for you. Here you can catch some first impressions, whereas Dirk will not only introduce the songs of the album "Killing Saw", but also share some nice and funny anecdotes. Watch part 1-6 on MERCURY TIDE YouTube channel!


Several weeks after celebrating the completion of a $10 million project to build, construct, and expand roadways serving Iowa Fertilizer Plant, the facility is reaching another key milestone when boilers start up this week.
As part of this process, there will be intermittent venting noise throughout the day. Additionally, the facility's flare pilots will also be lit, although that feature will not be noticeable by day and appear only faintly at night. Residents in the community may notice small steam plumes from different areas of the plant as well. Finally, more and more of the plant's permanent lighting will be coming on during this period as well.
The plant in Wever is the first greenfield nitrogen fertilizer facility constructed in the United States in nearly 30 years. With state-of-the-art production, the company will help provide farmers in Iowa and around the country with a stable, domestic supply of fertilizer while also utilizing industry-leading technology and environmentally sustainable processes.
For more information, visit Iowa Fertilizer Company at iowafertilizer.com.


How Shall He Not With Him Also Freely Give Us All Things?
Should God Bless This Nation?
From a devotional I recently gave at the Laramie Reformed Presbyterian Church Ladies' Tea. I hope it is a blessing to you.
Do you struggle to give thanks to God? Do you sometimes look at another believer's life and think to yourself – it must be easy for that person to give thanks – they seem to have no problems. I know I have thought these things. But, if we were to have a heart-to-heart with that person, we would find that they, too, struggle to give consistent thanks to God.
The fact of the matter is: most, if not all, believers struggle to be thankful in all things. This struggle stems from our old nature and from the fact that we live in a fallen world. In this fallen world, when we experience something bad, either physical or spiritual, we feel it and acknowledge it, which, in and of itself, is not wrong. We would be stoics if we did not acknowledge the reality of suffering, and this would be dishonest. The psalms are full of heart-wrenching descriptions of the reality of this fallen world, and of the psalmists' real, human reactions to them. We can certainly find ourselves in the psalms as we walk on our pilgrim journey.
How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved. But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
Giving thanks in these situations is the LAST think we want to do. Our old nature says that we should not and cannot give thanks in these situations. For fatigue? for pain? for heartaches? For difficult relationships? For depression? For death? Well, don't believe your old nature. Our old nature, which we sometimes call the Old Man of Sin, CANNOT see our life in any other way.
The Old Man of Sin lives inside of everyone, whether a believer or an unbeliever. But for an unbeliever, this is the only nature they have living in them. This nature rules them. It controls them. It will kill them. But the believer has a new nature living in them, the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. It is this indwelling of the Holy Spirit that makes it possible to live a life tuned more and more to thankfulness.
How we can live a thankful life.
Is it possible to live a thankful life? For what ought we to be thankful? For needs that are met? For wants that are met? Can perceived needs be wants in reality? It can become important at some point in our lives to examine how we fundamentally view what we have, and what we don't have – what we think we need, and what we want. Are we only thankful when we have needs and desires fulfilled? And for how long does this attitude of thankfulness last? Are we grouchy soon after because something else has not gone our way? And how often do we desire something, whether a need or a want, and when we are given that desire, our hearts are in such a state of presumption, or such spiritual dullness that being thankful is not at all on our hearts?
What if all earthly things are taken away from us – needs and wants? Can we still be thankful? The answer to these many questions can only be found after an examination of our souls in relation to God's word.
Psalm 16:4-6 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips. The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
Psalm 73:25,26 Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
Psalm 119:57 Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.
Psalm 142:5 I cried unto thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
Thankfulness to God begins with thankfulness for His Great Salvation, but it doesn't stop there. Because of Who God is, we can be thankful in all things as the Holy Spirit instructs us to do in the letter to the Thessalonions. Our thankfulness in all things requires trust, faith, and knowledge of God, but it is in the knowledge of God that faith and trust find their moorings.
Knowing Who God is is crucial to living a life of thankfulness. We all have earthly fathers. Most, if not all of us, have lived with our earthly fathers and therefore have some knowledge of who they are. We know them because of the time we have spent with them. We know their ways and habits. To some degree of predictability, we know how they would respond to different situations. We have some sense of their level of love for us. All of these things we know because of the time we spent with them.
Just as we come to know our earthly fathers through the time we spend with them, so it is true that we can know our Heavenly Father by spending time with Him. We learn Who God is by spending time in His Word and this is through hearing the preaching of His word, through group Bible study and through personal devotion time. And although we are unable to fully comprehend God on this earth, He has graciously given us the ability to know much of Him through His word. We see what He does, what He says, and what He thinks. We are blessedly supplied with His own revelation of Who He is. Who God is often described in terms of "attributes". It is the trust in and belief of these attributes that spur us on to give thanks in all things.
The Westminster Shorter Catechism: Q & A 4: say: What is God? God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth.
One of the attributes of God on which I really love to rest is His unchangeableness. Humans are never consistent. We are always changing, depending on our mood, or on our circumstances. God NEVER changes. He is always Who He has always been, and that will never change. If God is in control of all things, He is always in control of all things. If God says He has saved us, our salvation is never lost. If God says that He loves us, He will always love us. If God says He will never leave us nor forsake us, He will never leave us nor forsake us. If God says He is truth, He will never lie to us. If God says all things work together for good for those who love God and who are called according to His purpose, then all things will work together for good to those who love God and who are called according to His purpose. If God promises to conform us to the image of His Son, then God will conform us to the image of His Son.
A firm belief in these truths about God will cause us to live thankful lives in the midst of all kinds of circumstances.
A life of giving thanks recognizes and believes that since God always loves us, we can give thanks in all the difficulties He has Sovereignly given to us because He is going to do something good for us as the result of these difficulties. In other words, because God always loves His children, we can truly be thankful in all things because God causes all things to work together for good for us.
Though only God can see what is truly in our hearts, a life of thankfulness will mostly manifest itself in our words. We will speak of God's constant goodness to us. And we will refrain from speaking disparagingly of our circumstances. Though we may need to vent out our frustrations and hardships, we ourselves will also speak of the ultimate goodness of God, or else we will willingly assent to the counsel of others encouraging us to trust God in what He is doing. But thankfulness will also manifest in our actions. If we are thankful in all situations, we will not be paralyzed with doubts or fears, but instead we will go about what God has for us to do in a trusting manner.
Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.


Reviews on Services for Visually Impaired Persons at Cinema's, Theatres and Museums in the UK.
Tim Calvert is on a mission to showcase Audio Description around the country, creating awareness and promoting of Whats On, up and down the country.
Here you will find reviews of his experiance to encorage you to try Audio Description and Touch Tours yourself or to head out and see what other venues have to offer. To find out what's on with AD else where click here to be sent to the What's On Guide page where you can select from listing services who support AD productions.


Another successful day with my budding artists. Yesterday when prepping for the class I was having a terrible time. Everything was frustrating me and things were not going well. Everything was feeling like a mess and I was so discouraged. I went upstairs this morning before the class and came bouncing down, to inform Bob that all was well...I had lost it temporarily, but it came back this morning. It's just like a painting, that is not going right, you need to quit and come back the next day with fresh paint and a fresh spirit.
As a bonus everyone did a watercolor card as well.


93. why did Mr.Rochester say" ..and the you stab me in the back!" the (7thpara.
D:because Jane had said something else to correct herself.
The ideal companion machine-the computer- would not only look, feel, and sound friendly but would also be programmed to behave in a pleasant manner. Those qualities that make interaction comfortable, and yet the machine would remain slightly unpredictable and therefore interesting. In its first encounter it might be somewhat hesitant, but as it came to know the user it would progress to a more relaxed and intimate style. The machine would not be a passive participant but would add its own suggestions, information, and opinions; it would sometimes take the initiative in developing or changing the topic and would have a personality of its own.
An artificial relationship of this type would provide many of the benefits that could continue from previous discussions. It would have a familiarity with the user¡¯s life as revealed in earlier contact, and it would be understanding and good-humored. The computer¡¯s own personality would be lively and impressive, and it would develop in response to that of the user. With features such as these, the machine might indeed become a very attractive social partner.
which of the following is not a feature of the ideal companion machine?
97. the computer would develop friendships with humans in a (n) ---------way.
which of the following aspects is not mentioned when the passage discusses the benefits of artificial relationships?
A:Being able to pick up an interesting conversation.
D:Having a pleasant and adaptable personality.
100. which mgiht be the most appropriate title of the passage?
Rcently a beijing information company did a survey of student life among more than 700 students in Beijing, guangzhou ,xi 'an chengdu , shanghai , wuhan,nanjing ,and shenyang . The results have shown that 67 percent of students think that saving money is a good habit while the rest believe that using tomorrow's money tody is better,what do you think?
write on answer sheet two a compositions of about 200 words.
In the second part, support your opinion with appropriate detail.
you should supply an appropriate title for you composition.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization ,grammar and apporpriateness. Failure to follow the instructiongs may resulit in a loss of marks.
you have got to know that you classmates, michael ,is organizing a weekend excursion for the class. and you are thinkging of joining the trip, write him a note expressing your interest in the excursion and asking for information on two details related to the excursion.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization,grammar and appropriateness.


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package org.elasticsearch.cloud.gce;

import com.google.api.services.compute.model.Instance;
import org.elasticsearch.common.component.LifecycleComponent;
import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Setting;
import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Setting.Property;
import org.elasticsearch.common.unit.TimeValue;

import java.io.Closeable;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.function.Function;

public interface GceInstancesService {

    /**
     * GCE API Version: Elasticsearch/GceCloud/1.0
     */
    String VERSION = "Elasticsearch/GceCloud/1.0";

    // cloud.gce settings

    /**
     * cloud.gce.project_id: Google project id
     */
    Setting<String> PROJECT_SETTING = Setting.simpleString("cloud.gce.project_id", Property.NodeScope);

    /**
     * cloud.gce.zone: Google Compute Engine zones
     */
    Setting<List<String>> ZONE_SETTING =
        Setting.listSetting("cloud.gce.zone", Collections.emptyList(), Function.identity(), Property.NodeScope);

    /**
     * cloud.gce.refresh_interval: How long the list of hosts is cached to prevent further requests to the AWS API. 0 disables caching.
     * A negative value will cause infinite caching. Defaults to 0s.
     */
    Setting<TimeValue> REFRESH_SETTING =
        Setting.timeSetting("cloud.gce.refresh_interval", TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(0), Property.NodeScope);

    /**
     * cloud.gce.retry: Should we retry calling GCE API in case of error? Defaults to true.
     */
    Setting<Boolean> RETRY_SETTING = Setting.boolSetting("cloud.gce.retry", true, Property.NodeScope);

    /**
     * cloud.gce.max_wait: How long exponential backoff should retry before definitely failing.
     * It's a total time since the initial call is made.
     * A negative value will retry indefinitely. Defaults to `-1s` (retry indefinitely).
     */
    Setting<TimeValue> MAX_WAIT_SETTING =
        Setting.timeSetting("cloud.gce.max_wait", TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(-1), Property.NodeScope);

    /**
     * Return a collection of running instances within the same GCE project
     * @return a collection of running instances within the same GCE project
     */
    Collection<Instance> instances();
}

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Having an affair? Want your marriage back?
If you or your partner is having an affair it could be the end of your marriage. If however, you or your partner is willing to re-commit to your relationship, re-connect with each other and focus on a future together then anything is possible.
It is what you do next that could make a huge difference. It is a choice you will have to make that will decide where your relationship goes from here.
It might sound obvious but sometimes it's not. If you and your partner both commit to putting this behind you and moving on, then this is not negotiable. You have to close the exit that prevents you from investing your energy into your marriage space. If you don't the space between you and your partner remains poisonous and something you want to get away from. If you want to make that space safe, joyful and alive again you need to close all the exits.
Stop all contact with the third party immediately and stop having an affair in all its forms and guises. This even means deleting all contact details, phone numbers, emails and anything else.
You have to bring back the energy back into your relationship and the only way to do this is to close the exit.
Without this first step the rest is not possible. Next, you will be working on the space between you and your partner. If there is a chance, even the smallest of chances, for your energy to escape again, then the re-commitment and new future has almost no hope of working.
Once you have committed to not having an affair anymore you can now focus on building the awesome marriage you want. The next step is probably the most difficult. Commit to this and you are taking a significant step to a wonderful recovery and to a relationship future that could be even better than before.
The next step is this: Stop all blaming, shaming and criticizing. Yes, we told you this step is a tough one!
This is natural. We are all human and it is human to find blame when we get hurt especially when the hurt and anger and sadness is this massive.
The pain and anger you feel will be there but if you want to build a new future you need to replace it with something else.
First you need to stop the blaming, shaming and criticizing, no matter how hard it might be. It is the only way you and your partner can move on from having an affair. If you don't stop your marriage will suffer and you will end up in the divorce court. That is where someone else will finally decide who is to blame.
This is an extremely difficult step. We know. Recovering from my addiction and admitting terrible lies and deceit prompted both of us to find fault with each other and ourselves and constantly criticizing. It took a while for us to realize that this won't get us anywhere. Only when we stopped doing this could we start to move on and build something new.
Think of building a new bridge across a river or a valley. The old bridge has to be destroyed first. All the wreckage has to be removed and all the broken parts discarded. If that doesn't happen and we try to build the new bridge in among the old broken parts of the old bridge it will surely break again and we will fall if we try to get across.
We can only start building something new once we decide to stop focusing on the negative. Only then can the new grow.
What happens next is up to you. If you can firstly close the exit, stop having the affair or have your partner commit to stop and then commit to stop the blaming, shaming and criticizing you are ready for an unexpected, bright and wonderful future. This is where the process starts and we invite you and challenge you to join us on this new adventure.


Chinese cuisine is renowned for its unique taste as well as being exceptionally nourishing.
When it comes to good tasteful foods, Chinese recipes have been a yardstick of distinction in the culinary world. They are renowned for their unique taste as well as being exceptionally nourishing. Well, contrary to popular belief, Chinese food is not just Ramen and Rice. The authentic Chinese cuisine comes in a wide variety of flavorful delicacies such as Wontons, Dumplings, Chow Mein, Spring Rolls, Gong Bao Chicken, Sweet and Sour Pork. Due to the growing popularity of Chinese food scene, you'll definitely find a Chinese restaurant in any city or country. However, you cannot experience Chinese food completely without eating your way around its complexities in China.
Generally, Chinese cuisine is tasteful and flavourful. If you're yet to experience the diverse culinary heritages of China, here are some reasons why you should definitely try Chinese cuisine at least once in your lifetime.
Chinese foods are always enjoyable because they are served in small portions. This makes it easy for consumption and they are very filling. The small size allows you to savor the ingredients and relish the meal.
Chinese food is mostly steamed instead of being baked. All the original Chinese recipes are steamed because back in those days, ovens weren't present. Now, steaming is a form of slow cooking which absorbs the ingredients and produces the best taste. Desserts particularly, the cakes and buns are steamed and this makes them soft and tasty. Steamed spring onions and shrimps are perfect toppings for the desserts. This is something you will only find in Chinese cuisine.
Many people perceive Chinese food as a sole cuisine just like Italian or French cuisine. This is however not the case; there are over 57 regional styles of food in China and each region has its local cooking styles. This means that there are regional refinements and nuances when it comes to Chinese Cuisine and it cannot be viewed as one. A particular meal can be cooked in several unique ways with different types of ingredients. The diversity of dishes comes from the Chinese different ways of cooking. There is steaming, baking, boiling, smoking, deep frying, stir-frying and braising. Every dish has different texture and flavors oozing which makes every single one a must try.
The famous thing about Chinese food is their deep fried ingredients, which always have the perfect balance of flavors and coating which is again, only found in Chinese food. They season the meat before coating, and it creates a texture in which there is crispiness on the outside and tender, a flavorsome bit on the inside. To talk about deep fried foods, their spring rolls are what are known for the perfect balance and eaten all over the world.
Things don't get any better when you are getting mouthwatering taste along with nutrition, and Chinese cuisine is exactly the kind. All the original recipes of Chinese food are prepared to keep people healthy. There isn't any imbalance of saturated fats or extra spices. Every dish carries the goodness of a complete healthy meal. Chinese food will surely satisfy your taste buds without blowing your diet.


InnovateHer, a North West-based initiative designed to help improve equality in tech and address the digital skills gap, has signed up a raft of new partners to boost its activity in the region.
The organisation, which launched in 26 schools across the North West in 2018, will now expand into 55 schools, with the aim of reaching over 1,000 girls by 2020.
The new partners include Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and private sector businesses Co-op Digital and Code ComputerLove.
A new eight-week after-school programme will encourage greater equality and diversity in technical roles by giving girls aged 12-16 access to the skills, self-belief and confidence to pursue a career in technology.
InnovateHer has worked with over 240 girls in 12 schools to date, enabling them to interact with leading employers and industry role models, alongside providing careers coaching.
InnovateHer co-founder Jo Morfee said: "The team are simultaneously working with digital and tech companies through a membership and consultancy offer, to create more inclusive workplaces for the next generation to work within. It's critical that young people are given the opportunity to learn key digital skills from an early age, as the majority of roles now require digital skills.
InnovateHer is seeking industry mentors to help lead the programme, and business partners to help with delivery.


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Your First Million Sahil Lavingia - Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company - Gumroad and beyond.
Sahil Lavingia - Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company - Gumroad and beyond.
Your First Million
Sahil Lavingia is the founder and CEO of Gumroad, a web platform where creators can sell products directly to consumers. He started the company while working at Pinterest in San Francisco, raised venture capital and ascended to the elites, but eventually, changed his trajectory, fired everyone and relocated to a small town in Utah. Why this was the right path for Sahil, and why venture capital is not a fit for everyone, it's all in this episode.
Updated on October 16
What is Gumroad?
Gumroad helps creators sell content on the internet so they could do more of what they love.
How do you explain Gumroad to someone outside of Silicon Valley
Gumroad is a small software business that helps creators and makers to sell ...
How did Sahil Lavingia learn to design and code?
Sahil started by learning design and code for the web, with a simple goal to make enough money to buy some games. Soon thereafter, he took a free online course from Stanford on developing for the iPhone, doing it while he was still a high-school student. He then started to experiment, making more apps. Eventually, Sahil went to college at USC, and only lasted for four months before he dropped out and joined Pinterest to work on their iPhone app full time.
Was it clear in early days that Pinterest was onto something big?
Although much like in any early startup is was not yet clear where the product would be, Sahil says it was clear they had a great team, and that was an indication of potential success, and what made Pinterest a great team to join.
Why did Sahil leave Pinterest to start Gumroad?
One Friday night, Sahil designed a set of icons he'd designed. He wanted a tool to sell this digital file on the internet for $1, but no mechanism to do it was available.
How do you make friends in Silicon Valley?
If you work on something that you are passionate about, you will end up finding other people who are passionate about their work, and if your interest (or needs) overlap, you will meet one another.
Is it possible to create Silicon Valley community in any other city?
Yes. Living in Palo Alto ten years ago, Sahil felt like he had missed the boat. But, fast-forward to now, having worked his way up, he was able to meet some of the known people in Silicon Valley, and new entrepreneurs have come up, forming new social circles. It's possible to do this anywhere, so long as there's a community willing to work hard.
What made Gumroad so special that Sahil left Pinterest to start a new company?
Gumroad was the first project Sahil created which not only got 50 visitors from Hacker News on the day it was launched, but was also the only project of his that was helping people to earn a living, by helping them sell creative work on the internet.
#11 — Sahil Lavingia — Solo Journey
Below the Line with James Beshara
57. Katrina Lake - Youngest women to IPO / Stitch Fix

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The Selection Committee must have a hard time deciding which team, Arizona or Gonzaga, deserved the 1 seed in the March Madness West Region. Arizona won the Pac 12 Tournament Championship while Gonzaga lost only a single game during the regular season.
Gonzaga ended up with the 1 seed. Arizona ended up with the 2 seed. Both appear to have clear paths to the Elite 8. Out of the two top seeds, Arizona has the better path since they don't have to possibly face Vanderbilt, West Virginia, or Notre Dame before the Elite 8. See below for who's going to cut down the nets in the West Region!
Gonzaga's lone loss on the season was 71 to 79 to Brigham Young on February 25. The Zags were perfect save for that single loss. Among the teams that Gonzaga beat were Florida, Iowa State, and Arizona. It's clear that Gonzaga is one of the best teams in the country. The big knock against the Zags is that they beat Zona, Iowa State, and Florida before 2017. Is the Gonzaga team that shows up in the NCAA Tournament the same as the Gonzaga team that beat those 3 Final Four contenders?
Arizona beat both UCLA and Oregon to win the Pac 12 Tournament. There are only a few more teams in this year's NCAA Tournament, Duke, Michigan, Wichita State, and Kentucky, that go into the tourney as hot as the West Coast Wildcats.
West Virginia lost to Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament Championship. Because Bob Huggins is their coach, the Mountaineers almost always have a shot to make it to at least the Sweet 16. This year is no different.
Notre Dame lost to Duke in the ACC Tournament Championship. Coach Mike Bey has taken the Irish to the Elite 8 in each of the last two college basketball seasons. Notre Dame is a solid, tough, group.
Sometimes, Florida State plays like the absolute best team in the nation. This season, the Seminoles beat Florida 83 to 78, they beat Duke 88 to 78, and they took down Louisville 73 to 68. But, FSU has a tough time guarding three-point shooters. Notre Dame shot over 48% from three against the Seminoles in FSU's 73 to 77 loss in the ACC Tournament. Also, Florida State takes on a team that runs as much as they do in Florida Gulf Coast in Round 1. Anything can happen in that game.
Vanderbilt was sneaky good in the SEC Tournament. Sure, Vandy lost 62 to 76 to Arkansas in the SEC Semifinals. The Commodores have an excuse. The day before, they had beaten Florida 72 to 62 in overtime. Vandy went into the game versus Arkansas exhausted. Before the Arkansas game, Vanderbilt had won 7 out of their last 8. They had gone 8 and 0 against the spread. The Commodores are much better than their 9-seed implies.
Since Vanderbilt is such a good team, the key game should be Gonzaga versus Vanderbilt in Round 2. Gonzaga's lone loss was to BYU, a team that plays tough defense. Vanderbilt plays like BYU. The Commodores allow 68 points per game on average.
Vandy also has the requisite inside game to push Gonzaga big man Jonathan Williams. I think Vanderbilt could give Gonzaga a run for their money in Round 2.
Florida Gulf Coast averages over 80 points per game. FGC is known for playing hard in the NCAA Tournament. This season, FGC could upset Florida State because there's no contrast in styles and the Seminoles are prone to get out of control during games. If the Eagles can get past FSU in Round 1, who knows what's going to happen? They won't have to battle Arizona until the Sweet 16.
Miller said that he believes this is the best "offensive team" he's ever had in Tucson. Well, if that's the case, this must be the best team he's ever had, right? Miller is a defensive coach. Not only does this Wildcat team allow only 65.4 points per game, but this Zona team also averages 76 points per game.
The Wildcats have two star players in Lauri Markkanen and Alonzo Trier. Trier can take the ball to the hoop, shoot the three, or pull up for a short range jumper. Markkanen, although he's 7 feet, can take the ball to the hoop, shoot the three, or pull up for a short-range jumper. Arizona has a center that can play like a guard.
But, that doesn't mean that Zona doesn't have great guards. Kadeem Allen, Parker Jackson-Cartwright, and Rawle Alkins can all shoot the three, or drive to the hoop. Miller also has a 7- foot center in Dusan Rustic who can clog the middle.
Miller has taken the Arizona Wildcats to the Elite 8 in 3 out of the past 4 seasons. I don't think Miller just gets the Cats to the Final Four this season. I think Miller and Arizona win the Final Four by beating Kentucky in the Final Four Championship.
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CommonSense targets smallholder farmers in different production areas of the country and different crops (e.g. sesame, malt barley). CommonSense will provide information directly to farmers through weather forecasts, to help them make more informed decisions on farming activities. Other targeted users within CommonSense include: agricultural unions and cooperatives, agro-processors and out-growers, microfinance institutions, and the Ethiopian Government. The Ethiopian Government, in particular the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Resources (MOALR) and the National Meteorology Agency (NMA) are interested in improving the quality of their extension services through better short and medium term weather forecasts and better agro-meteo advisory. CommonSense will support such activities piloting a demonstrator, the 'AgroMeteo Advisory Support Tool', at both the federal and local levels.
The CommonSense project in Ethiopia targets smallholder farmers in different regions in the country, directly or through actors across their value chain including unions, cooperatives, microfinance institutions (MFIs) and extension services. By providing them with actionable information based on earth observations, geographic and other data, the project aims to strengthen these value chains and eventually improve their livelihoods and food security. CommonSense is developing a platform of specialized information services such as unions' management systems (including dashboards for seasonal monitoring, output marketing and members' management), a weather forecast SMS service for smallholders, tools for loan portfolio monitoring and risk assessment and tools in support to extension services. End users will interact with the CommonSense platforms through applications designed to meet their specific needs.
The business model will be sustained through different modalities, including subscription to the services based on annual fees or payment based on transactions. In perspective the CommonSense services will be integrated with others (e.g. the eVoucher system, the MFIs management information systems) to strengthen their value proposition for the users. For the government applications CommonSense is exploring other solutions, compatible with the present regulatory framework, including public and donor funding.
Weather information services: Weather Impact (Netherlands). The project has established Memorandum of Understanding with the MOALR and the NMA, and collaborations with the Federal Cooperative Agency, the Agricultural Transformation Agency and other government organisations of Ethiopia. It is also cooperating with Agriterra (Netherlands).
The project has established Memorandum of Understanding with the MoALR and the NMA, and collaborations with the Federal Cooperative Agency, the Agricultural Transformation Agency and other government organisations of Ethiopia. It is also cooperating with Agriterra (Netherlands).


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Fuller was part of the team which won the bronze award in the best sports programme category at the 2009 Sony Radio Academy awards, and was interviewer for BBC TV's coverage of the 2011 Open Championship golf.
Following the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, Fuller became the BBC's Tennis Correspondent, succeeding Jonathan Overend.
He was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford, an independent school in the town of Guildford in Surrey, followed by the University of Exeter and Cardiff University.
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Iron Dome deployed near Tel Aviv, IDF forces fired on from Syria
The army's statement did not identify who fired at the soldiers, nor if any enemy forces were wounded.
Mount Hermon is seen in the background as Israeli soldiers travel on mobile artillery units after an exercise in the Golan Heights, February 2013. (photo credit: BAZ RATNER/REUTERS)
The Iron Dome air defense system was deployed near Tel Aviv, Israel media reported Thursday morning.
Overnight, IDF forces operating near the border with Syria were fired upon, according to a statement released by the IDF Spokesperson's Unit. The IDF returned fire. No Israel forces were reported wounded in the incident.
Israel struck in Syria Monday in a retaliatory raid that the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said killed 21 people, 12 of them believed to be members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.
That raid, which reportedly targeted 38 sites, followed Iran's launching of a missile on Sunday toward Mount Hermon that was intercepted by an Iron Dome battery. The missile launch was in response to an unusual Israeli daylight missile attack on Iranian targets in Syria, which Israel immediately took responsibility for.
The Israeli attacks triggered a public censure from Moscow on Wednesday, with the Russian Foreign Ministry calling on Israel to stop its "arbitrary" attacks in Syria.
"The practice of arbitrary strikes on the territory of a sovereign state – in this case, we are talking about Syria – should be ruled out," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, in answer to a question from Russian news agency TASS about recent Israeli airstrikes on Syria.
She said such strikes added to tensions in the region, something she said was not in the long-term interests of any country there, including Israel.
"We should never allow Syria, which has suffered years of armed conflict, to be turned into an arena where geopolitical scores are settled," Zakharova said.
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Wendy's Jumps on Upbeat Profit, Refranchising Plan
Chris Nichols
The Exchange• July 23, 2013
Wendy's (WEN) shares were surging Tuesday after the hamburger seller said it would focus even more on franchising, a move that will serve to lower certain costs while boosting its rent and royalty revenue.
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The news meant its scheduled earnings report, which was positive for the second quarter and upbeat regarding future profits, took a bit of a back seat to word that it's hoping to better manage its expenses and income. To help do so, it will sell approximately 425 company-owned restaurants, after which it will own about 15% of the Wendy's outlets, down from 22% currently. Wendy's is aiming to complete the sales by around the middle of next year.
Recently, its shares were up 11.7% to $7.46 in heavy trading. Less than an hour into the session, volume already had exceeded the average total for a normal full day. Even before the advance, Wendy's stock had gained 42% this year, according to Yahoo! Finance data. Worth noting is that the climb may be getting an added charge from short positions being closed. With 14% of its float sold short at the end of June, Wendy's has attracted greater selling interest than most of its fast-food peers, though Burger King (BKW) is close.
Recent makeover
Dublin, Ohio-based Wendy's has been undergoing a makeover that includes updating its restaurants and its menu to try and differentiate itself in an extremely competitive industry, one which is seeing customers get more discerning. On the marketing side, it recently altered its logo and retooled its ad campaign. In a press release, the company said the sale has started, beginning with 24 units in the Kansas City area going to a division of large restaurant operator NPC International on Monday. The company has also sold five restaurants in the Kansas City market to a long-time franchise owner.
Franchising is popular for chains in that it decreases the corporate expenses associated with owning and operating locations, while creating predictable cash flow via the franchised units. McDonald's (MCD), which is much larger than Wendy's, franchises about 81% of its more than 34,000 restaurants around the world, whereas in 2006 it franchised about 72%. Burger King has a large-scale sale underway, and ultimately it expects to own very few of its restaurants.
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At the end of last year, the Wendy's system had 6,560 restaurants, with 1,427 owned by the company. The sales from the restaurants being shed will of course be gone. However, Wendy's says its franchise plan will lower annualized general and administrative expenses, improve margins at company-operated restaurants by allowing it to focus on more-profitable stores, provide higher rent and royalty revenue and reduce depreciation expenses.
Another dividend boost
Meanwhile, Wendy's raised its dividend for the second time in a matter of months, saying its quarterly payout will rise to 5 cents from 4 cents. The company lifted the dividend to 4 cents from 2 cents in the fourth quarter.
As for its earnings, Wendy's had an adjusted profit of 8 cents a share, up from 5 cents in the year-earlier period. After items, Wendy's earned 3 cents, compared with a loss of a penny a year prior. Revenue rose to $650.5 million from $645.9 million in the 2012 second quarter. Analysts surveyed by FactSet were calling for earnings, before items, of 6 cents. While the profit beat estimates, sales were about $6 million short of the consensus forecast. North American company-operated restaurants had a same-store sales increase of 0.4%. At franchised locations, comps were up 0.3%.
For the full year, Wendy's, which earlier in 2013 hiked its outlook, said it was "trending toward the high end" of its adjusted profit estimate of 20 cents to 22 cents a share. The average estimate is 20 cents.
Because of the re-franchising plan, Wendy's believes its long-term adjusted EPS growth rate will be in the mid-teens beginning next year, an improvement from its old expectation of high single-digit to low double-digit growth.
This all may help Wendy's keep its premium multiple. At a forward price-to-earnings ratio well past 30, it trades well above the levels of McDonald's, Burger King and Yum! Brands (YUM).
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The American Boat Builders & Repairers Association (ABBRA) presents its 2013 Boatyard of the Year Award to Front Street Shipyard, Belfast, Maine.
The award was presented at Boatyard Business Conference Awards Dinner & 70th Anniversary Celebration held recently in Fort Lauderdale Beach, Florida. It is one of ABBRA's most prestigious Awards of Excellence, given to the service or repair facility that demonstrates excellence in all facets of their company.
"You would be hard pressed to find four more distinctive or distinctly different individuals than the four men who have pooled their particular skills, knowledge and passion to create Maine's newest, most rapidly growing and impressive yachting facility – Front Street Shipyard," said ABBRA President Pam Lendzion, in her award presentation remarks.
She added, "Ken Priest, Steve White, Taylor Allen and JB Turner shared a vision, saw an opportunity and turned that vision into a reality. They took a ramshackle collection of buildings, located on a tired waterfront that was begging for a new lease on life and turned it – seemingly overnight – into a modern, state of the art facility that has captured the hearts of those who work there, those who do business there and those who call the small Maine town of Belfast home.
JB Turner in accepting the Boatyard of the Year Award acknowledged not only his partners, but the Front Street Shipyard employees and the entire town for sharing the vision and helping make it a reality. Front Street Shipyard joins a distinguished group of boatyards such as Jarrett Bay Boatyard in North Carolina, Newport Shipyard in Rhode Island and KKMI in California that have received the ABBRA Boatyard of the Year honor.


This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 11/018,366, filed Dec. 22, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,374,174 which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
The term "tin-chalcogenide" is intended to include various alloys, compounds, and mixtures of tin and chalcogens (e.g., sulfur (S), selenium (Se), tellurium (Te), polonium (Po), and oxygen (O)), including some species which have a slight excess or deficit of tin. For example, tin selenide, a species of tin-chalcogenide, may be represented by the general formula Sn1+/−Se. Though not being limited by a particular stoichiometric ratio between Sn and Se, devices of the present invention typically comprise an Sn1+/−Se species where x ranges between about 1 and about 0.
Preferably, the first and second chalcogenide glass layers 17, 20 are germanium-selenide glass having a GexSe100−x stoichiometry. The preferred stoichiometric range is between about Ge20Se80 to about Ge43Se57, and is more preferably about Ge40Se60. The metal containing layer 18 may be any suitable metal containing layer, for instance, silver-chalcogenide layers, such as silver-sulfide, silver-oxide, silver-telluride, and silver-selenide; or tin-chalcogenide layers, such as tin selenide; among others. The conductive adhesion layer 27 can be a glass layer. In the illustrated exemplary embodiment, the conductive adhesion layer 27 is a third chalcogenide glass layer formed of a same material as the first and/or second chalcogenide glass layers 17, 20.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the conductive material is deposited in a single direction, such that the conductive material forms a cone-like structure on the substrate.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the conductive material is deposited at an angle less than 90 degrees with respect to the top surface of the substrate.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the conductive material is deposited at an angle less than 90 degrees with respect to the top surface of the substrate.
7. The method of claim 4, further comprising removing the second material layer.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein removing the second material layer comprises conducting a lift-off process.
9. The method of claim 7, wherein removing the second material layer comprises conducting a CMP process.
10. The method of claim 7, wherein the first material layer is a first insulating layer, and further comprising forming a second insulating layer within the second opening.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein forming the second insulating layer comprises forming a conformal insulating layer.
12. The method of claim 4, further comprising removing the first and second material layers.
13. The method of claim 12, further comprising forming a conformal insulating layer over the cone-like structure.
14. The method of claim 4, further comprising forming a nitride layer between the first and second material layers, wherein the first material layer is a first insulating layer.
15. The method of claim 14, further comprising forming a second insulating layer within the first opening.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein forming the second insulating layer comprises forming a conformal insulating layer.
18. The method of claim 17, further comprising forming a nitride layer between the mask and the first insulating layer.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein removing a portion of the conductive material over the mask and removing the mask comprises conducting a CMP process to stop on the nitride layer.
20. The method of claim 17, further comprising the step of forming a stack of layers between the first and second electrodes, wherein forming the at least one resistance variable material layer comprises forming the at least one resistance variable material layer as a layer within the stack.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein forming the stack of layers comprises forming a metal containing layer.
22. The method of claim 21, wherein forming the metal containing layer comprises forming a silver containing layer.
23. The method of claim 21, wherein forming the metal containing layer comprises forming a tin containing layer.
26. The method of claim 17, further comprising the step of forming a stack of layers over the first electrode, wherein forming the at least one resistance variable material layer comprises forming the at least one resistance variable material layer as a layer within the stack.
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by Mohit Bhardwaj | 04/09/2020
Kia Sonet will come with the largest touchscreen display in its segment with a Bose sound system. What does the overall output of this unit feel like? Take a look here.
Kia Sonet is easily the most awaited upcoming SUV in the country. Like the Seltos, the Sonet will also come loaded with a 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment unit with a Bose sound system. The sound system of the Seltos has been appreciated by the critics and the users for its overall output. However, what about the Bose unit of the Sonet? Here's a video that we came across on YouTube channel of Swift Lifestyle, which gives an idea of the Bose sound system on the Kia Sonet. In the video, the host plays a song on the system and records the output from the first and second row of seats.
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For the most part, the audio is crisp and clear. A definite bass effect can also be felt in the audio. This, however, feels identical to the Seltos's sound system, which certainly is a good thing. Sadly, Kia is not going to offer this premium sound system in the lower-spec trims of the Sonet. Talking of the infotainment unit, Sonet gets the biggest touchscreen display in its segment, which is housed in a similar unibody fashion like the Seltos. It will also offer 57 connected car features. The Sonet will be loaded to the brim with features, like ventilated front seats, wireless phone charging dock, cruise control, electronic sunroof, multi-drive modes, remote engine start, ambient lighting, 6-airbags, tyre pressure monitoring system and more.
7-seater Kia Sonet Imagined Thru a Vector Drawing
Powering the Sonet will be a slew of engine options. To start with, it will get a 1.2L 4-cylinder naturally-aspirated petrol motor that will push out 83 PS/113 Nm. It will be offered with a 5-speed MT only. The next engine option on the list is a 1.0L 3-cylinder turbo-petrol motor with a rated output of 120 PS/172 Nm. The gearbox options for this motor include a 6-speed MT, 7-speed DCT, and 6-speed iMT. The last one is a 1.5L 4-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine. It will be offered in two states of tunes – 100 PS/240 Nm (fixed geometry turbo) and 115 PS/250 Nm (variable geometry turbo). It will be available with two gearbox options – 6-speed MT and 6-speed AT.


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Director Christopher Wray has named Robert W. "Wes" Wheeler Jr. as the special agent in charge of the Chicago Field Office. Mr. Wheeler most recently served as the chief of staff to the executive assistant director of the Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Wheeler joined the FBI in 1999 as a special agent and was assigned to the Sherman Resident Agency (RA) in Texas, a satellite of the Dallas Field Office. Mr. Wheeler worked a wide variety of criminal matters in Sherman. In 2002, he was assigned counterterrorism duties in the Plano RA of the Dallas Field Office and also served with the North Texas Joint Terrorism Task Force.
In 2006, Mr. Wheeler joined the protection detail for the U.S. attorney general and transferred to Washington. In 2007, Mr. Wheeler began teaching new agents as an instructor at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. He also deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan, for several months in late 2009 to work kidnapping matters as a member of the Major Crimes Task Force.
Mr. Wheeler joined the Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices Section of the Critical Incident Response Group at FBI Headquarters as a team leader in 2012. He was promoted to chief of the Counter-IED Readiness Unit in CIRG in 2015 and also served as the chief of the National Explosives Task Force.
Mr. Wheeler was promoted in 2017 to supervisory special agent over the National Capital Response Squad in the Washington Field Office (WFO). In 2018, he led a WFO international terrorism squad focused on the continental United States and Middle East-based threats. He was promoted in 2020 to WFO's assistant special agent in charge of the Mission Services Division, covering workforce development, applicants, security, and special inquiry background investigations.
In 2021, Mr. Wheeler returned to Headquarters as a section chief in the International Operations Division, focusing on global readiness and legal attaché operations in Europe, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia. He became chief of staff in the Cyber, Criminal, Response, and Services Branch in 2022.
Prior to joining the FBI, Mr. Wheeler was a special agent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.


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Jan-Ove Waldner (Stockholm, 3 October 1965) is a Swedish former table tennis player. He is often referred to as "the Mozart of table tennis," and is widely regarded as being the greatest table tennis player of all time. A sporting legend in his native Sweden as well as in China, he is known in China as 老瓦 Lao Wa - ("Old Waldner)" or 常青树 Chang Qing Shu - "Evergreen Tree," because of his extraordinary longevity and competitiveness.
Jan-Ove Waldner was born in Stockholm on 3 October 1965. His athletic potential was recognized at an early age and was displayed in 1982 when, as a 16-year-old, he reached the final of the European Championships, losing to distinguished left-handed teammate Mikael Appelgren, who was perceived then as the logical successor to the original Swedish World Champion, Stellan Bengtsson. While still developing his game, Waldner, along with several other Swedish players, traveled to a national-level training camp held in China, and was reportedly amazed by the dedication and solidarity of the Chinese players. He has claimed ever since that he learned much during his stay, and thereafter first began to regard his opportunity to succeed in table tennis as paramount. In China, a country that adores table tennis, he is undisputedly the best-known Swedish person, and still one of the most well-known sports personalities. In the 1990s, he was more recognizable in China than then President of the United States Bill Clinton. His venerable status and long career has led to his being nicknamed "the evergreen tree" (Lao Wa) in Mandarin. He is considered by many to be the most technically complete player of all time, and is almost inarguably the most successful "shakehand" player who has ever lived.
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Q: Find amplitude-frequency characteristic of a discrete finite signal using Z-transform I have a following signal given:
$$S(n) = [-1, 0, 2, -1]$$
I have to find the Z-transform of the signal and find amplitude-frequency characteristic and amplitude-phase characteristic of the signal.
So far I've managed to get to the point that the Z transform of the S(n) signal will be:
$$Z(z) = 2z^{-2} - z^{-3} - 1$$
However, I have no idea where to go from this. How do I find the characteristics?

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Scale-Up or Scale-Down. Which Strategy Is Best For You?
There are two main eBay Dropship Business strategies. Although opposite in direction of scaling up or scaling down, both are valid methods to sustain a 6-figure income.
Scaling up to create a high volume of listings, priced low at minimum profits, ($2-$5) substituting profit gains per sale with Gift Cards and Cashback websites is a strategy based on shear numbers.
eBay provides higher ranking in search placements for under trending pricing, yet sales profits are minimal. meaning you always have to infinitely end products that don't sell and add to your inventory.
Scaling down with minimal listings, priced moderately higher than competitors, averaging $15-$20 profit/sale takes more upfront focused energy to build high ranking Mobile-Friendly Listings with Keyword Relevancy between Photos, title, item specifics and descriptions. now King in eBay's Cassini Mobile ranking scoring.
Once sold at a moderately higher price above competitors, ranking goes higher for visibility in front of more potential buyers, selling multiple times, profiting $15 - $20 each time from one listing.
Every product has a shelf life of high and low market demand.
When a SOLD listing sells multiple times, yet sales slack off, its time to SAVE all details information and list again in the same quarter next year by simple copy/paste saved detailed information.
Eventually you will have an inventory of your own HOT products to list in each quarter, taking the guess game out of the equation and almost eliminating to research new product.
Using the Scale Up Strategy, even though you'll receive sales more often profiting $2-$5 per sale and if its sells multiple times, the time and energy to process the sales; maintain On-time Shipping Standards; manage return claims: new listings and collect cashback....is it worth it?
Using the Scale Down Strategy makes economic sense to process sales, less often, yet more profitable averaging $15 -$20 per sale and enjoy multiple sales, too! The freedom of more time gives you the luxury of time to focus and build high ranking quality listings in front of more potential buyer visibility and less time in processing sales, maintain On-time Shipping Standards, manage returns earning higher than average profits.
Of course, every online retail store should offer low-priced products ($2-$5 profit) along with higher priced products ($15- $20) to maintain a 40% to 60% inventory ratio balance. Maintaining this inventory ratio allows the low profit listings to provide higher profit listings to receive an even higher overall listing ranking in front of more potential buyer audience.
Either way you decide on which strategy is best for you, it comes down to working upfront or working forever. There is not much in learning techniques in using the Scale-Up Strategy, as you just create a high volume product listings at the lowest price possible. Scaling-Down Strategy requires learning techniques set by eBay for listings to rank high in search engines across their selling platform to sell multiple times at the highest price possible.


Lake Havasu Yacht Club is a cultural feature (harbor) in Mohave County. The primary coordinates for Lake Havasu Yacht Club places it within the AZ 86403 ZIP Code delivery area.
In the Maps and Aerial Photos section below, you'll find links to: (1) Local area photos around Lake Havasu Yacht Club, (2) A listing of the nearest hotels to Lake Havasu Yacht Club and (3) Driving Directions to Lake Havasu Yacht Club from almost anywhere. The location of Lake Havasu Yacht Club is marked on an interactive map. The map can be searched by either business name or business category.


Christmas is just a few days away, which means there are just a few more days that I can share Christmas music with you! Today is yet another beautiful mix of song and lyric to draw our hearts closer to the Christ Child.
Today, I pray that you will reflect upon the birth of Jesus, but also that you will use this song to prepare your heart and make a home for Jesus. Not for a season, but for life.
Enjoy the day. Enjoy the song. Enjoy the presence of Jesus.
Click here to listen to this beautiful song.
[i] "Welcome to Our World," words and music by Chris Rice, Clumsy Fly Music, 1995.
Oh my…I heard this song yesterday for the first time (at least I believe it was the first time) and was so touched by the lyrics and tune. I pray that you will be touched by this song as well.
Don't pass this one by…click here to listen.
[i] "Crying for a Christmas," words and music by Scott Krippayne and Jeff Peabody, Pirk Music, 2007.
Here's another little song that is usually sung during the Christmas season. I haven't heard it for years, but it still holds a special place in my heart.
The song asks, "what can I give Him?" And while we try to find the perfect thing to give to Jesus, all He really wants and asks of us is to give Him our heart.
So, as we approach Christmas, I pray that you will offer your heart each day to Jesus. It is the perfect gift.
Yet what can I give Him? Give Him my heart.
Here's a beautiful version of this song. Click here to listen.
[i] "What Can I Give Him?", words and music by Christina Georgina Rossetti, 1872.


Here's the beautiful Beta Cygni or as it's famously known, Albireo that I captured last week. This incredible summer double star resides about 430 light years away in the constellation Cygnus the swan. The sapphire and gold color contrast of these two is unmatched by any other pair that I can think of and interestingly enough, although it's labeled as Beta Cygni, it's actually the 5th brightest star in the constellation. It's unknown if in fact this pair is an actual double star or just a line of sight double as if they are together they have an orbital period of at least 100,000 years. This sight is available to even small telescopes so get out there and have a look. Just wear bug spray, I did the experiment for you. Also, for those of you who like to know; I captured this at ISO 3200 with single 30 second images with my Celestron C8 on a Celestron CGEM equatorial mount and a Nikon D750 camera. Feel free to use this image with credit, thanks.
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Why the recent CAMRA vote is more positive than you might think
As disappointing as the rejection to support "all pub-goers and beer, cider and perry drinkers" is, perhaps we can still see some rays of hope?
At last weekend's CAMRA conference and AGM, members voted on a number of motions designed to modernise the organisation. Predictably the rejection of just one of them - a proposal to support "all pub-goers and beer, cider and perry drinkers" - has caused controversy.
But then when has CAMRA managed not to cause discord among its ranks?
The move rejects the notion that CAMRA would embrace other beer-styles such as lager and craft keg beers and hangs on to the idea that cask ale is superior to all other beer styles, which personally I find a bit depressing.
I've been vocal in my criticism of the organisation in the past, not least its record on sexist labelling, but I am sympathetic to the challenges of getting a 190,000-strong membership to reach agreement on anything.
In fact, this most recent vote, part of a wider move to modernise CAMRA called the Revitalisaion Project, gives me hope.
The motion got 72 per cent of the vote, not the 75 per cent needed I grant you, but a far higher proportion than I was expecting and how close.
There were other signs of change: CAMRA has dropped its opposition to the use of "cask breathers" for example, and conceded that CAMRA beer festivals should not be limited to real ale only.
There's no doubt the organisation has reached a difficult point in its journey. It has pretty much achieved what it was set up to do – Britain's pubs, bars and shops are now full of wonderful brews; the independent brewing industry is booming; people have rediscovered an appreciation of good beer.
So, what can CAMRA stand for now?
It's a question for the future generation of the body's members, many of whom I reckon we can credit for that 72 per cent of the vote. It seems to me it's not impossible to get enough support to nudge that figure over the magic 75 per cent, especially as membership numbers continue to grow.
A ray of hope perhaps?


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Q: How to get rid of the "overshoots" in the picture? I am trying to draw a filled triangle where one of the edges is curved.  When I do the "obvious" thing, I find that the curved edge overshoots the vertices at either end.
Here is a minimal working example.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
  \coordinate [label=left:{$a$}] (a) at (5, -2);
  \coordinate [label=right:{$b$}] (b) at (9, -3);
  \coordinate [label=right:{$c$}] (c) at (9,0);
  \filldraw [line width=2pt, color=green!70!black, fill=green!15!white] (b) -- (a) to [out=20,in=250] (c) -- (b);
  \foreach \point in {a,b,c}
  \filldraw [color=green!70!black,fill=green!70!black] (\point) circle     (1.5pt);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

As you can see in the figure, the edge overshoots the vertices at (a) and (c).
Thanks in advance!

A: I think line join=bevel is what you're looking for.
As per Henri Menke's comment, it is better to finish off the path with -- cycle, this ensures the line join here is consistent with the rest of the corners. Of course, in this example the line joins are sufficiently covered by the circles, but it's still good practice :)

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[line join=bevel]
  \coordinate [label=left:{$a$}] (a) at (5, -2);
  \coordinate [label=right:{$b$}] (b) at (9, -3);
  \coordinate [label=right:{$c$}] (c) at (9,0);
  \filldraw [line width=2pt, color=green!70!black, fill=green!15!white] (b) -- (a) to [out=20,in=250] (c) -- cycle;
  \foreach \point in {a,b,c}
  \filldraw [color=green!70!black,fill=green!70!black] (\point) circle     (1.5pt);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}


European business sentiment towards exports has improved in the past month. The INSEE survey in France rose to a net minus-8% of managers seeing export growth from the prior month's minus-11%. In Germany the IFO survey increased to +7.2% from +6.0%. Managers in both countries appear to be unaffected by the continued political turmoil regarding Brexit in the U.K. The threat of U.S. tariffs on the automotive industry does not yet appear to be having an affect on German managers' formal sentiment yet.


This month, the students of the MSc in International Hospitality Business Management participated in a Specialist Seminar focused in Luxury Brands and Services Management.
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The main scope of this themed seminar is to broaden their knowledge of the Industry, key players and best practices, and also to inform them on current market trends.
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During this visit, the students received valuable information about the hotel branding strategy and learned useful tips and tricks which contribute to the unique customer experience offered at this hotel. They all have enjoyed the warm welcoming and the 5-star luxury experience.
Another part of the seminar included a visit to the Bally Shoe Museum, one of the three best shoe museums in the world, according to the trusted Michelin Travel Guide. The museum, once a common house where Bally's founder, Carl Franz Bally, was born and raised, is located in the city of Schönenwerd in Switzerland and houses a collection of artifacts from 3.000 B.C., ranging from paintings to shoe fragments.
This field trip was a great opportunity for the students to broaden their aesthetic knowledge, being introduced to themes such as craftsmanship, specialization, innovation and symbolism.
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Did you happen to catch the PBS reality series 'Colonial House?' Although choreographed to an extent, it was surprisingly entertaining and educational. It was the first show of its type actually worth watching.
Yes, I watched every episode raptly. The series was shot in Maine but the terrain is very much like coastal Massachusetts, where the original settlers landed. Except for the absence of clam shacks and other tourist attractions, there isn't much difference at all.
Actually, two earlier PBS series in the same genre were just as interesting. The first was the British-made "1900 House," which transplanted a 20th Century family to the Victorian era. I forget the title of the second, maybe "Frontier House," which had the same premise and transported three 21st Century families back to the American West in the 19th Century. Both were the next best thing to a time machine.
BTW the original Plymouth colony has been recreated as "Plimouth Plantation" in Massachusetts, complete with actor/guides in period costumes. They've taken great pains to make it as historically accurate as possible (we take history seriously in these parts since we manufactured so much of it); they have even included a Wampanoag village with real Wampanoags playing the Indians. Incidentally, I have never heard a Wampanoag call himself/herself "Native American." They either refer to themselves by their tribal name or call themselves "Indians."
The Wampanoags spearheaded King Phillip's (Matomet's) War but they were joined by the Narragansetts of Rhode Island and Mikmuks of Connecticut. The Mohawks of western Massachusetts stayed out of it because they had lucrative trade relations with the settlers, who were still far enough away from their lands as to be no threat. The "theatre of war" was located between present day Boston and Providence, Rhode Island, about 50 miles apart as the crow flies. All told, 13 colonial villages were destroyed, many more were attacked, and about 2600 settlers were killed. But at least three Indians died for every settler killed. Disease and starvation also played a part in Matomet's defeat. He was already on the run when he was tracked down and killed, betrayed by a disaffected follower.
I hope not to sound too regionalistic (is that the right term?) but coastal Maine was actually being settled at the same time if not before coastal Massachusetts. An awful lot of heifer dust has been raised over the "Pilgrims," but few people stop to wonder how Squanto came to be speaking English when he walked into Plymouth Plantation in the spring of 1621. He had learned the lingo from the folks at an already established English colonial town at Pemaquid on the coast of Maine. It was largely because of the folks at Pemaquid (who sent food down) that the Plymouth people even survived their first winter. More and more, archeology is turning up evidence of even older fishing communities on the coast of Maine - settlements that may have been permanent right through the French and Indian. Plymouth, of course, was not unimportant (I, as well as a skinny zillion other Americans, an ancestor who came over on the Mayflower), but that settlement's reputation was raised above its real significance in the American consciousness because of its geographical and social connections to the eventual centers of power.
Point taken, but until 1819, Maine was still part of Massachusetts. Maine was admitted to the Union in 1820 as part of the Missouri Compromise, though Mainers voted in American elections long before statehood because they were Massachusetts citizens.
Your point taken. Of course, you are right. My fourth book "Peter Loon" deals with some of these issues. I was thinking of the geographic map, however, rather than the political one. I guess what had pricked my ears was the statement "The series was shot in Maine but the terrain is very much like coastal Massachusetts, where the original settlers landed." This seemed to indicate one definite bit of geography over another.
Even in the days when it was the "District of Maine" this place (Maine) felt very separate from Massachusetts on more points than geography. Massachusetts may have claimed Maine but didn't have anymore effect on Maine's growth and character than did the other colonies from which settlers arrived or (even more to the point) Scotland, Ireland, England, and France from which shores many people arrived directly. Politically, Maine has always been a very different (and sometimes confounding) entity. Even when part of the Commonwealth, for instance, Maine was embracing Jeffersonian creeds long before Massachusetts.
The reason I used the term "regionalistic" (as in "I hoped I didn't sound too much so") is that Maine folk who know their history can prickle a bit when the connection to Massachusetts seems to be overemphasized or when Plymouth's pre-eminence in our (written) history is perpetuated. Recent cultural shifts in our state (particularly on the coast) have only added to some of this feeling, but certain types of pride almost always turn silly when they are not tempered with a good deal of self-knowledge and there's few things less attractive than a chip on the shoulder. As something of a chronicler of Maine history and character in a series of historical novels I deal with this element of the local social consciousness pretty frequently and hope I do so with perspective and (most of all) humor.


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Q: If there is no full tag wiki, can't we use the excerpt?
Possible Duplicate:
Display the tag wiki excerpt when the tag wiki is empty

The wikipedia page currently says:

The wikipedia tag has no wiki summary, can you help us create it?

When clicking the "create" link, an except is shown; there isn't just a full wiki.
Can't we use the excerpt when there is no full wiki?
I have just noticed a link in the "Similar Questions" sidebar to a question asking the same thing, but nothing happened there, (except a link that said something new was going to be done. That was said 4 months ago, and it's still like this), so I'm going to be a little naughty and still post it.

A: The idea of wiki edit suggestion privileges is to substantially improve it. Therefore, my suggestion would be that it might be okay to use the Tag Wiki Excerpt inside the full Wiki, but only if you plan to substantially improve it.
Substantially improving a tag wiki involves adding example questions, listing situations when one might plan to use the tag, when not to use the tag, and showing examples of the topic that the tag discusses.
If I saw a Tag Wiki that was simply copied from the excerpt, I would reject it, unless more details are added the qualify as a substantial improvement. However, I can't remember at the moment if the Wiki and the Excerpt are shown together.
They are in fact separately approved.
Additionally, I believe that adding the excerpt to the Tag Wiki itself, either manually or automatically, could marginally discourage other users from improving it further. I recently made improvements on a tag excerpt that had no wiki whatsoever and left the body incomplete with a few links. I personally felt like leaving the main Tag Wiki incomplete motivated me to come back later with more research, and fill in all of the missing details.
A gaping, empty hole screams "improve me" a lot louder than something that already has some content in it, IMHO.


Speech on Independence Day: Independence Day of India is one of the most popular day celebrated every year on 15th of August. The day is very close to heart of every Indian as on this day India had released free from the rule of Britishers. the journey was not easy as it has taught Indians many lessons. It has been declared as the National Holiday across the country.
This was to convey message that we are living in a free nation. The India was set free from British Empire on 15th August 1947.
Do you know? there are so many Freedom fighter who had sacrificed there life to set India as free nation. We are free It is just because of those fighters who have made this day possible. They gave up there life without caring about themselves for their future upcoming generation.
For the Independence of the country acted on both violent and non-violent forms to get complete freedom. However even after independence India was facing Muslim- Hindu issues to overthrew this problem the country faced partition. Pakistan was partitioned from India which was accompanied by violent riots. Due to that riot groups partition has took horrible phase that resulted in loss of human life. Moreover more than 15 million peoples were dislocated from their homes.
On this symbol of Independence every organisation, office, shops, government office, and all working agencies is closed. It is mainly celebrated the center of the country with lots of zeal and enthusiasm lots of parade and national anthem conducts in School, Colleges, offices and all public or community centers.
This year Independence day is going to very interesting it is going to held on 15th of August 2018, at Tuesday. The county will celebrate its Independence Day to pay tribute and remember all freedom fighters who had sacrificed their life for the independence of the country. India celebrated its first Independence on 15th of August in 1947.
Narendra Modi, had launched a program named as "70 Saal Azadi-Zara Yaad Karo Kurbani", also called "AZADI70" (means, 70 years of independence-Do recall the sacrifices). The aim of this program to spread awareness about sacrifices and lives our freedom fighter has losses for the independence of India. As only because of them we all are living in a free nation, where everyone if free to take decision.
There was also a plan to perform a week-long "Tiranga Yatra" in order to motivate people regarding nationalism and patriotism. It begun on August 15 on the occasion of India's Independence Day by the members of parliament, state legislatures, celebrities, all BJP ministers and lawmakers carrying the Indian Tricolour Flag. It took place from Arunachal border (with China) to the border with Pakistan (in Rajasthan, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir).
The Prime Minister of India Delivered Independence Day speech on 69th Independence day of India. here is a video of that speech referred from youtube.
European Traders visited Indian subcontinent during 17th century, They came as traders but with the help of their big army they establish British East India Company and with the help of local rulers and colonies they gather effective forces during 18th century.
The fire has started flowing into British East India Company's army at Bengal Presidency on 10th of May in 1857. Through that Rebellion (Government of India Act 1858), Indian freedom fighters made British Crown realized to free the control over India.
The Revolt of 1857 was effective rebellion is one of the reason after which Indian National Congress Party was formed in the year 1885. Mahatma Gandhi had led non-cooperation and civil disobedience moments to show the dissatisfaction and unhappiness among peoples and creating spark of freedom in the county.
In the meeting of Indian National Congress in 1929 at Lahore, India was declared as Purna Swaraj. Previously on 26th of January was the day of Indian Independence between 1930 and 1947. Indian citizens were requested by the Indian National Congress to civil disobedience.
After World War II, in 1947 British government get ensured that it no longer could rule India and then Britain decided to free India from the rule. But problem was not over as Hindu Muslim violence took place after the independence of India (on August 15, 1947) which resulted seperation of two countries India and Pakistan.
In the midnight of 15 August 1947 Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru gave his speech over "Tryst with destiny". He said during his speech that "Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we will redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially.
After that, all the Assembly members took pledge of being loyal in offering their services to the country. National flag was officially presented to the assembly by a group of Indian women. Finally India emerged as independent country officially, and Nehru and the viceroy, Lord Mountbatten, became the first prime minister and first governor general respectively. Mahatma Gandhi was not involved in the celebration. He stayed in the Calcutta and marked the Independence Day with his 24 hours fast in order to encourage the peace between Hindu and Muslim.


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