A diamond moment! Forever in love.
If we turn back the clocks to when the cave men existed, the ring which was normally made from garlands and flowers, were given to a woman as a symbol of ownership by the male. This symbolism of ring giving still exists but has since become a joint decision between the man and the woman.
Engagement rings have been used for centuries but the use of diamonds was relatively recent. The main reason for this was because diamonds were not available on the world market. It was only in the 1870's when miners began to find diamonds that we began to see more and more diamonds being used so prolifically. However, a rare occurrence took place in 1477 when Archduke Maximilian of Austria gave a diamond ring to Mary of Burgundy.
Most of us will always associate an engagement with the giving of a diamond ring but the tradition was owing to a marketing campaign started by De Beers back in the late 1930s. Frances Gerety wrote the slogan 'A Diamond Is Forever' and it has appeared in every De Beers engagement advertisement since 1948.
Thousands of years ago the Greeks and Romans believed that a vein from the fourth finger in the left hand ran directly to the heart. By placing a ring on this finger was a way to be in direct contact with the vena amoris… the 'vein of love'. Although this has been proved to be untrue, the tradition has continued right through to today.
The name 'diamond' comes from the Greek word 'Adamao' which means unconquerable – suggesting the eternity of love. Since ancient Greece, diamonds and diamond jewellery have been the traditional symbol of love, and the ancients believed they were hardened dew drops, splinters from the stars or crystallized lightning.
The Private Diamond Club are proud of the wonderful collection of diamond engagement and wedding rings and share the sentiment that diamonds are a true symbol of love!
The ruby which is the birthstone of July, is also a symbol of romance and devotion making it an excellent choice when deciding which stone to have for an engagement ring. The ruby is also the traditional wedding gift for couples celebrating their 15th and 40th anniversary. In England, the ruby was used for coronation rings and to this day enjoys popularity among royalty. In 1986 Fergie, Sarah Ferguson who became the Duchess of York received a ruby engagement ring from Prince Andrew.
In the ancient language of Sanskrit, ruby is called ratnaraj, or 'king of precious stones' and in the first century AD, it was the Roman scholar Pliny who included rubies in his Natural History describing the stones as being a very hard and dense stone. The origins of the name ruby comes from the Latin word ruber, meaning 'red'. In the early days the ruby was also a representation of the sun, giving the ruby a more profound significance with integrity, devotion, happiness, healing, courage, romance, generosity, inspiration, and prosperity.
Since the ruby has been used as a gemstone for centuries, it can be seen in a variety of styles, from Indian jewellery to Art Deco and contemporary fine jewelelry. Being a durable material, the ruby that can be worn daily as rings, earrings or necklaces. In Indian style jewellery, rubies are often mixed with emeralds and diamonds using gold settings to provide a striking contrast to the red of ruby. More modern jewellery settings for ruby include white gold and platinum, whereas traditional settings tend to be gold.
Where rubies are found in the world?
Rubies have historically been mined in Thailand, the Pailin and Samlout District of Cambodia, Burma, India, Afghanistan, Australia, Namibia, Colombia, Japan, Scotland, Brazil and in Pakistan. In Sri Lanka, lighter shades of rubies (often "pink sapphires") are more commonly found.
It is the colour of the ruby that is its most important quality factor. The most sought after colour is a strong pure red to red with a hint of blue. The ruby is often mixed-cut, with brilliant-cut crowns and step-cut pavilions. The most common shapes you will see are ovals and cushions but rubies of over one carat are very rare, so the price increases greatly with size. The Four C's of selecting the perfect diamond – colour, clarity, cut, and carat – also apply to rubies.
Alan Caplan's Ruby or the Mogok Ruby: It is really impossible to find out about the finest ruby ever present. However this stone holds the distinction of being finest with a highest per carat price. It is 15.97ct untreated Burma beauty auctioned by Sotheby in 1986. It was reportedly purchased by Graff and later sold for a huge sum to Sultan of Brunei.
The Private Diamond Club have now introduced rubies to their collection of precious coloured stones jewellery, along with emeralds and sapphires. The Roxana is an exquisite diamond and ruby ring set in 18K gold. The siam ruby is 4.98ct is set in a twist design with 468 diamonds totaling 2.37cts.
the Sapphire as your birthstone.
Sapphires have been treasured for thousands of years and it was the ancient Romans who polished them so they can be worn as jewellery.
The most valuable colour of Sapphire is a cornflower blue colour, known as Kashmir Sapphire or Cornflower Blue Sapphire. The Kashmir region of India/Pakistan was famous for its Kashmir-blue Sapphire, but little comes from the region now. Sapphires are however found in many places around the world, including Australia, Madagascar, Malawi, Sri Lanka, and the United States.
Sapphires are one of the most durable natural elements in the world. Gemstones are rated on their ability to withstand scratching based on a system called the Mohs Scale of Hardness, and Sapphires score a high 9 out of 10 and with only the diamond that can scratch a sapphire. The durability of Sapphires makes them an excellent choice for engagement rings and other pieces of jewellery that you plan to wear every day.
Deep blue sapphires have long been associated with royalty and it is quite possible that this association may have contributed to the naming of the colour 'royal blue'. Medieval kings often wore Sapphires believing the gemstones would protect them from their enemies. The sapphire was said to represent the purity of the soul and priests before and during the Middle Ages would wear sapphires as protection from impure thoughts and temptations of the flesh.
Sapphires are used both as centrepiece gemstone in pendants and rings, as well as a secondary stone to complement other gemstones such as Diamonds.
French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte gave to his beloved Josephine a sapphire engagement ring in 1796. It features a pear-shaped Sapphire next to a pear-shaped Diamond, on a simple gold band. In 2013 the ring sold at auction for $1.17 million to an anonymous buyer.
The most famous royal Sapphire today is the engagement ring featuring an 18-carat oval blue Sapphire surrounded by Diamonds, given to Lady Diana Spencer in 1981 by Prince Charles. It has seen been given to the now Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton to celebrate her engagement to Prince William.
The Private Diamond Club have now introduced three beautiful sapphire pieces 'Sabrina', 'Stella' and Sophia. These rings are created using quality stones and 18 carat yellow, white or pink gold. A piece of jewellery to truly love and treasure forever.
Emerald mines can be traced back to 3500 BC in Egypt, owned by Cleopatra, who was known to have a deep passion for these gems. Incredibly the oldest emerald on record is 2.97 billion years. It is not surprising then that emeralds are associated with royalty and romance and so much intrigue.
Today, the top three locations in the world for emeralds are Zambia, Colombia and Brazil. Each location produces emeralds of a slightly different shade, from the warm and intense green colour of Colombian emeralds to the cooler, bluish green gems of Zambia.
Emerald has many special qualities, but coloured stone professionals generally agree that emeralds are, most of all, about colour. Emerald has been the standard for green among coloured stones for thousands of years.
The most desirable emerald colours are bluish green to pure green, with vivid colour saturation and tone that is not too dark. The most-prized emeralds are highly transparent.
Emerald inclusions are often described as looking mossy or garden-like. They're sometimes called "jardin" which is French for garden. The rich green colour of emeralds is the colour of spring.
The Private Diamond Club have now introduced a few beautiful emerald pieces 'Elizabeth' and 'Estella'. These rings are created using quality stones and 18 carat white gold. A piece of jewellery to truly love and treasure forever.
Yvan Delcourt, investment diamond expert and founder of the Private Diamond Club tells us that the most common shape of diamond is the round one or "brilliant cut". With 57 facets it is the form that returns the most light and is the best selling and most expensive.
There are other shapes, known as "fantasy" that are used in jewellery. We feature 10 shapes, the princess cut, emerald, pear, radiant, marquise, cushion, heart, oval and asscher.
Round Brilliant: Developed around 1900, the round diamond is the most popular cut given to diamond. It is usually the best choice in terms of saleability, insurability (due to its relatively "safe" shape), and desired optics.
Princess Cut: The princess cut is the second most popular cut shape for diamonds, next to a round brilliant. The face-up shape of the princess cut is square or rectangular and the profile or side-on shape is similar to that of an inverted pyramid with four beveled sides. The princess cut is a relatively new diamond cut, having been created in the 1960s.
Emerald: Stones whose outlines are either square or rectangular and whose facets are rectilinear and arranged parallel to the girdle are known as step- or trap-cut stones. These stones often have their corners truncated, creating an emerald cut with an octagonal outline. This is done because sharp corners are points of weakness where a diamond may cleave or fracture. Instead of a culet, step-cut stones have a keel running the length of the pavilion terminus. Like other fancy shaped diamonds, emerald cut diamonds can come in a variety of length to width ratios. The most popular and classic outline of emerald cut diamonds are close a value of 1.5.
Pear (or teardrop cut): The first pear-shaped diamond was created in the 1400s by Flemish cutter Lodewyk van Berquem of Bruges, inventor of the diamond-polishing wheel, or scaif. This invention enabled him to polish all the facets of the diamond to optimize light reflection within it. It was from this watershed moment onwards that diamonds began to be used in jewellery.
Radiant: This very special cut is the result of one man's dream to combine the elegance of an Emerald Cut with the unparalleled brilliance of a Round Brilliant Cut. The Radiant Cut diamond allows people to choose a square or rectangular cut without compromising on brilliance. Recently, the shape has also gained popularity as a preferred choice for engagement rings. Usually these diamonds are set as a solitaire, but they also look amazing when set with either baguette or round shoulder stones.
Marquise: The name is derived from the Marquise of Pompadour, for whom King Louis XIV of France allegedly had a stone fashioned to resemble what he considered her perfectly shaped mouth. Because marquise diamonds are long and narrow, they can also create the illusion of greater size. Owing to the shape this cut is sometimes known as a "Navette" (little boat).
Cushion: The cushion cut diamond once referred to as old mine cut) combines a square cut with rounded corners, much like a pillow (hence the name). … While generally less brilliant than round brilliant diamonds, cushion cut diamonds often have better fire, which is part of their appeal. This classic cut has been in existence for almost 200 years, and for the first century it was the most popular diamond shape, similar to round cut today.
Heart Brilliant: Heart shaped diamonds are very popular in solitaire pendants as well as rings and are of course, the unique and unmistakable symbol of love. When choosing a heart, symmetry is a very important characteristic, since it is critical that the two halves of the heart are identical. The first recorded heart shape diamond appears in a portrait entitled "The Gonzaga Princess," painted around 1605 by Frans Pourbus the younger.
Oval: The diamond oval cut is a newer type of cut created in the 1960s by the popular diamond company Lazare Kaplan International. The cut is a modified brilliant cut which preserves many of the supreme qualities of the original – and exceptionally flashy – round brilliant cut. Most oval cuts contain 56 facets, but some may have a few more facets depending on how the underside of the stone (known as the pavilion) is cut.
Asscher: In 1902 Joseph Asscher designed the original Asscher cut. This emblematic cut was the first signature cut to be patented. The Asscher Diamond Company held its exclusive patent until the Second World War and saw strong sales internationally. This cut's popularity peaked in the late 1920s but remained a somewhat rare commodity for the remainder of the century, available only in antique shops and specialised Art Deco jewellers. At the onset of the new millennium, following considerable research and development, the Asscher cut was redesigned with new specifications and additional facets for a more brilliant shine, and has since regained its popularity.
Whatever your preference for the style of diamond is, you can always speak with the Private Diamond Club who will be happy to help and advice. The Private Diamond Club always issue a certificate with every purchase which is the best way to guarantee the authenticity and quality of the diamond.
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Next Tuesday sees the start of the 69th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. Along with being the world's most famous celebration of cinema, the event, which runs from the 11th – 26th of May on the French Riviera, offers ample opportunity to star gaze as Hollywood's A list arrive at both screenings and parties showcasing high fashion and stunning jewellery.
Private Diamond Club presents an amazing collection of diamond rings. Discover some new models of diamond rings that will, for sure, attract one's attention.
All diamonds offered on Private Diamond Club are sent to the clients with special certification given by independent laboratories: The Hoge Raad Voor Diamant (HRD), The Gemological Institute of America (GIA), The International Gemological Institute (IGI). All orders will be delivered within 8 days, without any additional costs.
Like diamonds, coloured precious stones are cut to reflect the maximum amount of light that is cought by the stones. The length of the path on which the light is reflected inside the stone, influences the absoption of light, and therefore the stone's colour. This means a clear coloured precious stone can have a certain height and a cut in the appropiate shape that elongates the path the light follows inside the stone, which results in a more intense colour.
The opposite is true for a darker coloured gemstone, this must have a more flat shape.
In coloured precious stones, the size is mostly responsible for it's beauty ; it enhances the colour and personality of the stone. Coloured gemstones have the ablility to reflect the light in different colours, depending on the angle in which the stone is being held. This phenomena is called « pleochronism ». This effect can be weak, medium or strong. This is why the ruby, which has a very strong variation in colour ranging from orange red to deep carmine red, when the stone is observed in different angles.
Inclusions that influence the purity of the diamond and therefore it's value, don't have as much of an effect in coloured gemstones. They often even contribute to the visible qualities of a certain stone.
Coloured gemstones are transparent objects, like diamonds. They also absorb, let pass through and reflect the light like diamonds, but in a more modest way.
If a precious stone doesn't contain any metal, as is the case with pure diamonds, all light passes through. Each metal that is included in the composition of the gemstone (chrome, iron, cobalt, copper, manganese, nickel, vanadium) absorbs a specific wave length in the light directed at the stone. If the stone, like ruby, contains chrome, blue and green in the light are absorbed and the stone appears red. The same phenomenon, but with different chemicals in the composition, appears in sapphires and emeralds.
The extreme variety of metals and amounts of these metals captured in the composition of the stone, is responsible for an infinite choice in colour and hue.
Because of that you can truly say that every gemstone, even more than for a diamond, is unique.
In contradiction to diamonds, coloured gemstones are not evaluated with help of international criteria. Therefore the stones must always be certified by the international laboratories HRD, GIA or IGI after being purchased. The criteria that are most important for this evaluation besides the physical description of the stone (its size and weight) are : origin of the stone, tone, uniformity and vivaciousnes of the colour, purity and size (proportions and symmetry).
Purchasing a coloured gemstone, if the origin of the stone is guaranteed, will always be a very personal and therefore subjective process.


Meet Ellie, 21 years old, a college student–and a virgin, but not by choice. The heroine of the most original comedic novel in years, Ellie is on a mission to get rid of her V card no matter what it takes. Whether she succeeds (or not), one thing is certain–you'll be talking about Ellie, and laughing about things you thought you could only share with your best friends.
Feeling left out of the crowd, Ellie is determined to lose her virginity. Along with the help of her friends Emma and Lara, she is determined not to end her college career still holding onto her V card.
"Every time my phone vibrated, I pulled the screen open expectantly. Eventually, mid-Tuesday, I decided to take matters into my own hands and send him a message. I was a twenty-first-century female–why should I sit here waiting for him to message? Hell, he was probably twiddling his thumbs at home wondering why I hadn't messaged him yet. I asked him how he was and if he wanted to meet later in the week.
I think we've all been there, right ladies?
The only issue I had with this book was Ellie tended to be a bit self-pitying (which was one of the issues in the storyline) and it got to be a bit annoying after a while. Overall though, this was a funny, quick, and enjoyable read. Read it, then recommend it to your girlfriends and go out for some cocktails to commiserate over the plight that we women go through for the sake of love, men, and the state of our bikini lines.


Snowflake Christmas Ornament was made by hand with numerous silver wires that were formed and soldered together into the circular shape. Two layers of silver wires were soldered together and then hand hammered to create the texture, which catches the light beautifully!
A silver plate will be added to the front of the snowflake at no extra charged if personalized with hand engraving. If hand engraving is not purchased for the snowflake, then it will come without the front plate.
If hand engraving is not purchased for the snowflake, then it will come without the front plate.


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Position-specific isotope analyses: recent developments and perspectives in biogeochemistry
Séminaires Géochimie
Alexis Gilbert
Earth-Life Science Institute Tokyo
In 1961 Abelson & Hoering shown that the intramolecular 13C distribution in amino acids was not homogeneous, namely the carboxylic acid positions were 13C-enriched compared with the mean of the remaining C-atoms in the molecule [1]. Nearly 20 years later, Monson & Hayes were able to demonstrate that even and odd positions in acetogenic fatty acids also showed non-statistical 13C isotope distributions, and that the pattern varied depending on the organism [2]. It took a further decade for the intramolecular 13C distribution in the key metabolite, glucose, to be defined [3]. Overall, these data suggest that position-specific isotope analyses (PSIA) give access to unprecendented information on the formation and degradation processes of a given molecule. Although informative, much of this work was incomplete, a number of positions having to be deduced by difference. This limitation arose mainly due to the lack of techniques enabling the separation and quantification of 13C isotopomers of the target molecule. The past decades have witnessed technological developments for PSIA, including quantitative 13C NMR [4] and on-line pyrolysis coupled with isotope ratio spectrometry [5]. This breakthrough has made possible a comprehensive view of the determinants governing intramolecular isotope composition of molecules of biogeochemical interest. In this seminar, I will review the techniques used for PSIA along with their drawbacks and advantages. I will then present their potential in (i) biogeochemistry of natural gas [6](ii) differntiation biological vs. non-biological organic matter [7](iii) source of pollutants and (bio)remediation [8]. [1] Abelson & Hoering 1961 PNAS [2] Monson & Hayes 1980 J. Biol. Chem.; Monson & Hayes 1982 J. Biol. Chem. [3] Rossmann et al. 1991 Plant Physiol. [4] Caytan et al. 2007 Anal. Chem. [5] Corso & Brenna 1997 PNAS [6] Gilbert et al. 2013 Org. Geochem. [7] Gilbert et al. 2013 Org. Geochem. [8] Julien et al. 2015 Env. Sci. Tech. ; Julien et al. 2016 Talanta

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I like it too, although the colors are a bit whacked.
the reds are vibrant in a muted sort of way...make sense ???
I think it is fantastic.....just wish i could take a photo like this!
Wow...it's amazing how a little flower can deliver all this beauty!
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FRC Team 1452
The Windward Omnicats
Student Designed, Student Built.
FIRST Team 1452: Omnicats was founded at Windward School in 2004. Our motto, "Student Designed, Student Built." truly reflects the way things work around here. As our motto states, our students completely design and build our robot. So far this year, at the Canadian Pacific Regional the team made it to quarterfinals and won the Gracious Professionalism Award, Pit Safety Award and were a runner-up for the Industrial Safety Award. In 2018, the team won the Safety Award at the Utah Regional FRC and the Los Angeles Regional FRC, as well as making it to semifinals with Nerd Herd and Spartatronics. In 2016, the team were finalists at the Los Angeles Regional FRC with teams 330: Beach Bots and 294: Beach Cities. In 2010, the team won the Los Angeles Regional FRC with Team 1717 the D'Penguineers and team 330 the Beach Bots. The team was awarded the Rookie Inspiration Award at the Los Angeles Regional FRC in 2004.


The "top dog" has held the No. 1 spot for 27 years!
The American Kennel Club has released its list of most popular dog breeds for 2018.
The results aren't too shocking, actually. Once again, Labrador retrievers topped the pack. Since they have done that the past 27 years in a row, no one was surprised — and the AKC itself thinks Labs show no sign of losing their number one spot anytime soon.
In fact, the top 10 list hasn't changed much from the previous year, except that Yorkshire terriers and German shorthaired pointers switched places. Yorkshire terriers moved back a spot, while the pointers went up.
Well, I mean, look at that adorable face! This loyal, outgoing, laid-back pup definitely deserves to be the number-one dog breed.
The AKC calls these dogs are smart, confident and courageous. We just can't get over the ears.
These friendly, devoted dogs are super sweet. And check out that smile!
The Frenchie, the AKC says, is one of the world's most popular small dogs. With a face like that, we're believers!
These pups have an unmistakable profile and unshakable courage. No wonder people adore them!
These funny and cute doggos have those long floppy ears we just love.
Poodles come in a few different sizes, but all of them are curly and adorable. They're also smart and low-shed, which doesn't hurt their popularity ranking!
This member of a strong but gentle breed just looks like he wants to be your next best friend.
Pointers are lithe, enthusiastic and eager to please, which is why we love 'em. Oh, and the spots.
These sprightly little Yorkies are sure to win your heart with their feisty ways. Such sweetness deserves every award.
The next dog breeds on the list are boxers, Dachshunds, Pembroke Welsh corgis, huskies and Australian shepherds.
Of course, the very best dog in the world is your own dog, but it's still fun to see how they all rank anyway.


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MLB rumors: Bronson Arroyo would be good fit for Dodgers
Written By Jesse Spector
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Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers and catchers report to spring training this week, as the World Series favorites and the Arizona Diamondbacks get an early jump on camp before their season-opening series in Australia in March. With so little time until the beginning of spring training, you would think that things would be pretty well set as far as rosters go, but winter business may very well extend into spring.
On Tuesday, Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports reported that "the Dodgers remain in active talks with free agent starter Bronson Arroyo." It's been a long offseason for the right-hander, who turns 37 later this month: Arroyo has been linked to the Angels, Cubs, Diamondbacks, Orioles, Rangers, and Twins at various points, just to name a few teams. The Dodgers might be the best fit.
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While the Dodgers have been aggressive spenders under new ownership, they also have been leery of surrendering a first-round draft pick to sign a free agent who received a qualifying offer elsewhere. Given that signing another starting pitcher is something of a luxury for a team that has Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke, and Hyun-Jin Ryu fronting its rotation, Los Angeles is wise to stay away from Ubaldo Jimenez and Ervin Santana.
Arroyo's proclivity for giving up home runs - over the past three seasons, he has given up 104, which is 13 more than the pitcher who has allowed the next-highest total, Santana - is not as much of an issue in the National League West as it might be in other divisions. Dodger Stadium was home to the sixth-fewest homers in baseball in 2013, while San Francisco (fourth fewest), San Diego (ninth), and Arizona (tied 11th) are far from homer havens. For a fly ball pitcher, there is no better division in baseball.
The Dodgers do not necessarily need Arroyo, as they have Dan Haren and the rehabbing Josh Beckett and Chad Billingsley at the back end of their rotation, but all three come with question marks that Arroyo does not have, being a pitcher who has made 30 or more starts each of the last nine years. He might be turning 37, but Arroyo's performance has remained steady, and plugging him in as a No. 4 or 5 starter hardly represents a risk. Arroyo also has experience relieving, and doing so in the playoffs, which is an added bonus for a team with serious October expectations like Los Angeles.
The upside for Arroyo with the Dodgers would obviously be a shot at winning another World Series ring to go with the one he got as a member of the 2004 Red Sox. The contract might not be quite what he hoped to receive when he hit free agency, but it also won't be bad. Also, the Dodgers can use a good guitar player, couldn't they?


While trying to take some shots of the old abandoned ore dock in Marquette's lower harbor, I took this one of the old posts under the water in between the ore dock and the land. These are the times I wish I had an underwater camera to get some more interesting shots. Lake Superior is endlessly fascinating above water, I can only imagine the opportunities on the other side of the surface.


Apple has hired artificial intelligence expert Ian Goodfellow away from Google, reports CNBC. A recent update to Goodfellow's LinkedIn profile revealed the move.
Goodfellow is the father of an AI approach known as generative adversarial networks, or GANs. The approach draws on two networks, one known as a generative network and the other known as a discriminative network, and can be used to come up with unusual and creative outputs in the form of audio, video and text. GAN systems have been used to generate "deepfake" fake media content.
According to LinkedIn, Goodfellow started at Apple in March as a Director of Machine Learning in the Special Projects Group. He's likely working under John Giannandrea, another executive that Apple poached from Google and recently named Senior Vice President of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Strategy.
More details in the report linked below!


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Liberals, Conservatives evenly matched on campaign funding in local ridings
Joanna Smith The Canadian Press
WATCH: The debate dates are set, the war chests are growing and the politicians are trying out their campaign lines.
The Liberals and Conservatives are matched fairly evenly when it comes to how ready their local campaigns are to pay for the coming federal election, a shift from when the big blue machine dominated the scene the last time around.
The Conservatives have boasted of besting the Liberals when it comes to fundraising at the national level, but an in-depth analysis by The Canadian Press suggests a closer race between the red and blue teams of candidates knocking on doors in neighbourhoods nationwide.
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The 2018 annual financial returns for riding associations, which are still trickling in to Elections Canada, show Conservative ridings ended last year with about $24.2 million in combined net assets. The Liberals were not far behind, with about $21 million in net assets spread out nationwide.
The Conservatives and Liberals also dominate the top 20 richest associations in the country.
The relatively small gap between the Conservatives and the Liberals marks a shift from how things looked heading into the last federal election, when Conservative riding associations ended 2014 with net assets totalling more than $19 million _ more than double the roughly $8 million amassed by Liberal riding associations.
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The NDP, meanwhile, has not managed to budge its finances out of a distant third place, with its riding associations reporting about $3.8 million in net assets in 2018. None of its riding associations are among the top-100 richest in the country.
The Greens had about $735,000, although only about half of their riding associations have submitted their reports so far.
A party running a full slate of candidates will be allowed to spend about $28 million during the coming election campaign, plus an average of about $110,000 per candidate, depending on the riding. Unlike in 2015, new election laws mean the cap will not increase with the length of the campaign.
The 2018 financial reports, which are the latest figures available, suggest the Conservatives and Liberals will be well-equipped to reach the spending limit in the lead up to the Oct. 21 election, but the NDP and the Greens will have to ramp up their fundraising and look to their national parties and wealthier riding associations for help.
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The financial reports also show the Liberal riding associations brought in about $8.5 million in contributions last year, compared to about $4.7 million for the Conservatives. The NDP riding associations received about $1.2 million in contributions last year.
"Grassroots Liberals over the last few years have worked with Justin Trudeau to grow a base of fundraising support that will be competitive at the local level with the Conservative party for the first time in a generation," said Braeden Caley, spokesman for the Liberal Party of Canada.
Cory Hann, spokesman for the Conservative Party of Canada, said he would have expected better financial results from a party in power.
At the national level, the Conservatives raised about $24.2 million from 104,000 donors in 2018.
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The Liberals raised $15.9 million from 66,000 individuals.
"The national party probably has some things to learn from their riding associations, then, because they haven't quite been able to close the gap like that with us on the national level," Hann said.
The Conservative riding associations also received about $2.5 million in transfers from the national party, but Hann said that was the result of a revenue-sharing agreement that sends a percentage of money raised through membership sales back to the local ridings.
The numbers also tell a story when broken down by geographical area, providing some clues on where the biggest battles will be.
Each party is allowed to spend a total of $3.7 million in British Columbia, but according to the reports filed so far, only the Conservative riding associations had enough cash on hand at the end of last year to meet that limit.
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In Quebec, where each party can spend $6.9 million, none of the parties came close. The Liberal riding associations were in the best shape, with $3.6 million, with the Conservatives having about $1.3 million.
The NDP's riding associations in Quebec, the province that was key to its good fortune in the 2011 campaign, had only about $615,000.
Melissa Bruno, national director for the NDP, said the party has been working with its deputy leader, Montreal MP Alexandre Boulerice, to raise its fundraising game in Quebec, particularly after losing so many seats there in 2015.
"There was a lot of work that needed to be done to repair relationships with our party activists and that is some of the work that Alex has been integral and crucial in helping the federal party with," said Bruno.
The riding financial data was downloaded from Elections Canada on Aug. 7. The Liberals had filed 331 of 338 returns containing details of net assets by that date. The Conservatives had filed 324, the New Democrats 312 and the Greens had submitted 174 reports. The Bloc Quebecois, which runs candidates only in Quebec's 78 ridings, had filed 18 reports. The People's Party of Canada only registered as a party in January.


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Goldman Fund Spends Down and Gets Ready to Close up Shop
Ruth McCambridge
November 10, 2011; Source: San Francisco Business Times | NPQ is an interested observer of philanthropy which is designed to spend down the entirety of its assets during the lifetime of the donor. Today we acknowledge the parting love note sent from Richard and Rhoda Goldman to the causes they admired. Richard Goldman died a year ago at age 90.
Having contributed more than $700 million in the past 6 decades the Goldman Fund of San Francisco has announced that it has made its last regular set of grants totaling $4.5 million and a number of "legacy grants" totaling $25 million. These last were awarded to organizations which were dear to the Richard and Rhoda Goldman including: Congregation Emanu-El, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy's Lands End project, the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties, the Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley and Stern Grove Festival.
And the last round of regular Goldman Fund grants include:
$400,000 to the National Abortion Federation to ensure safe access to reproductive health clinics
$300,000 to Corporate Accountability International to reduce the use of bottled water and strengthen municipal tap water systems
$175,000 to UpStart Bay Area to provide support and raise visibility for Jewish social entrepreneurs
$160,000 to five Israeli nonprofits to support pluralism and freedom from religious coercion in Jerusalem
$125,000 in holiday grants to 25 San Francisco nonprofits that serve the homeless, immigrants, domestic abuse victims, at-risk youth and other vulnerable populations
The Business Times article doesn't mention that the remaining assets of the Goldman Foundation will be divided into thirds and distributed to the foundations of the three Goldman children—John Goldman, Douglas Goldman, and Susan Gelman –and the well known Goldman Environmental Prize (with assets of $50 million) will continue, having been established as an independent organization. Will the three Goldman children's foundations commit to spending down like their dad's did?-–Ruth McCambridge.
Ruth is Editor in Chief of the Nonprofit Quarterly. Her background includes forty-five years of experience in nonprofits, primarily in organizations that mix grassroots community work with policy change. Beginning in the mid-1980s, Ruth spent a decade at the Boston Foundation, developing and implementing capacity building programs and advocating for grantmaking attention to constituent involvement.
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I was equal parts Hawk and Crow. Interesting bc Crow's often a Trickster, which is an archetype that's kind of significant for me.
Thanks, Mary. I have yet to run into anyone who's entirely surprised.
Mine were equal crow/owl/hawk – I took it again, changing ONE answer (chose Call of the Wild vs Black Stallion) and it became a STRONG owl with spider being the next closest (spider was the next closest the first time as well).
Interesting to note that all 3 share the same traits of finding the truth, no matter what the situation or the uncomfortable result.
It nailed me as a bear. Totally my totem animal.
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Microrhopala columbica es una especie de insecto coleóptero de la familia Chrysomelidae.

Fue descrita científicamente en 1911 por Weise.

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Hyadaphis is a genus of aphids in the family Aphididae. There are about 19 described species in Hyadaphis.

Species
These 19 species belong to the genus Hyadaphis:

 Hyadaphis agabiformis (Nevsky, 1928)
 Hyadaphis albus (Monzen, 1929)
 Hyadaphis anethi Nieto Nafría, Pérez Hidalgo & P.A.Brown, 2016
 Hyadaphis bicincta Börner, 1942
 Hyadaphis bupleuri Börner, 1939
 Hyadaphis bupleuriphila Barjadze & Özdemir, 2018
 Hyadaphis coerulescens
 Hyadaphis coriandri (Das, B.C., 1918) (coriander aphid)
 Hyadaphis ferganica
 Hyadaphis foeniculi (Passerini, 1860) (fenel aphid)
 Hyadaphis galaganiae
 Hyadaphis haplophylli Kadyrbekov, 2005
 Hyadaphis levantina Nieto Nafría, Pérez Hidalgo & P.A.Brown, 2016
 Hyadaphis mongolica Szelegiewicz, 1969
 Hyadaphis parva Nieto Nafría, Pérez Hidalgo & P.A.Brown, 2016
 Hyadaphis passerinii (Del Guercio, 1911)
 Hyadaphis polonica Szelegiewicz, 1959
 Hyadaphis tataricae (Aizenberg) (honeysuckle aphid)
 Hyadaphis veratri Shinji, 1942

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Bridge of Americas (BOTA) je skupina mostů vedoucí přes řeku Rio Grande (Río Bravo) a texaský dálniční okruh 375. Mosty spojují pohraniční města Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua a El Paso, Texas. Spojují hlavní mexickou silnici MX 45 (v úseku vedoucím městem Ciudad Juárez známou jako Avenida de las Américas ) z jihu a americkou dálnici I-110 ze severu. Most je v Ciudad Juárez hovorově známý jako "Puente Libre", oficiálně jako "Puente Internacional Córdova-Las Américas" nebo "Puente Internacional Córdova de las Américas" a také známý jako "Puente Río Bravo", "Cordova Bridge" a "Puente Río Bravo". Volný most ".

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Bridge of the Americas se skládá ze dvou mostů, ve skutečnosti čtyř samostatných struktur: dvou mostů s dvouproudovou dopravou určených pro nákladní dopravu a dvou mostů se čtyřproudovou dopravou určenou pro osobní vozidla, se dvěma chodníky pro chodce. Most je jedním ze čtyř pohraničních přechodů spojujících Ciudad Juárez a El Paso. Další přechody jsou most Ysleta – Zaragoza, most ,Paso del Norte a Stanton Street Bridge.

Dějiny
Mosty byly postaveny v letech 1996 až 1998. Jsou ve vlastnictví Mezinárodní komise pro hranici a vodní tok. Na americké straně je provozuje U.S. Customs and Border Protection a na mexické straně mexická celní správa. Je to pouze jeden z pěti mostů spojujících Mexiko a Spojené státy z města Ciudad Juárez a podle údajů z roku 2015 to je jediný most, kde se neplatí clo (odtud název Puente Libre).

V populární kultuře
 Americký televizní seriál The Bridge z roku 2013 se odehrává na Bridge of the Americas a v jeho okolí.
 Most je zachycen ve filmu Sicario z roku 2015.

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Silniční mosty v Mexiku
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Postaveno v Mexiku 1998
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Roll on sweet Mississippi is een lied van Dobie Gray. Hij plaatste het in 1974 op een single en zijn elpee Hey Dixie. Op de B-kant van de single staat het nummer The music's real (Mentor's song). Gray kende geen hitnoteringen met het nummer.

Nog hetzelfde jaar werd het gecoverd door de Nederlandse zanger Oscar Benton. Benton had ervoor drie singles in de hitlijsten gehad, deze bleef echter steken in de Tipparade van Radio Veronica.

Voor Pussycat was het in 1983 een van de zeldzame covers; hun meeste werk werd geschreven door Werner Theunissen. Het nummer verscheen op de voorlaatste single van de band en bereikte de hitparades niet.

Zie ook
 Lijst van nummers van Pussycat

Single uit 1974
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Q: Plot multiple "columns" with VEGA-LITE and include a legend I have the following minimal data:
[
    {"date": "2019-01-01", "foo": 10000, "bar": 10, "goo": 30},
    {"date": "2019-01-02", "foo": 30000, "bar": 20, "goo": 20},
    {"date": "2019-01-03", "foo": 40000, "bar": 20, "goo": 10},
    {"date": "2019-01-04", "foo": 1000,  "bar": 60, "goo": 20}
]

Which I plot using VEGA-LITE:
<!DOCTYPE html>

    <title>Embedding Vega-Lite</title>

I fail to have a proper legend for each line. What am I missing?

A: Vega-Lite will generate a legend for a chart if there is an encoding that warrants it, such as color, shape, etc.
In the case of plotting multiple columns, a useful pattern is to use the Fold Transform in order to specify your colors via an encoding rather than by manual layering. The result looks something like this (vega editor link):
{
  "$schema": "https://vega.github.io/schema/vega-lite/v3.json",
  "title": "Insights stats",
  "description": "Overview of insights stats",
  "width": 1000,
  "height": 450,
  "data": {
    "values": [
      {"date": "2019-01-01", "foo": 10, "bar": 10, "goo": 30},
      {"date": "2019-01-02", "foo": 30, "bar": 20, "goo": 20},
      {"date": "2019-01-03", "foo": 40, "bar": 20, "goo": 10},
      {"date": "2019-01-04", "foo": 1, "bar": 60, "goo": 20}
    ]
  },
  "transform": [
    {"fold": ["foo", "bar", "goo"]}
  ],
  "mark": "line",
  "encoding": {
    "x": {"field": "date", "type": "temporal"},
    "y": {"field": "value", "type": "quantitative"},
    "color": {"field": "key", "type": "nominal"}
  }
}

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Korean Air pilot tests positive for coronavirus
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SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- A pilot of Korean Air Lines Co. has been diagnosed with the new coronavirus, the company said Wednesday, adding to the woes of the national flag carrier.
The pilot tested positive Tuesday for COVID-19 after showing symptoms of the virus during his vacation that began on June 18, a Korean Air spokeswoman said by phone.
Three fellow cockpit crew members who worked with the pilot were tested for the coronavirus. Two of them tested negative, and the third person is waiting for the test result, she said.
This photo, taken on May 26, 2020, shows Korean Air planes at Gimpo International Airport in western Seoul. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE)(Yonhap)
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Q: Set rows of scipy.sparse matrix that meet certain condition to zeros I wonder what is the best way to replaces rows that do not satisfy a certain condition with zeros for sparse matrices. For example (I use plain arrays for illustration):
I want to replace every row whose sum is greater than 10 with a row of zeros
a = np.array([[0,0,0,1,1],
              [1,2,0,0,0],
              [6,7,4,1,0],  # sum > 10
              [0,1,1,0,1],
              [7,3,2,2,8],  # sum > 10
              [0,1,0,1,2]])

I want to replace a[2] and a[4] with zeros, so my output should look like this:
array([[0, 0, 0, 1, 1],
       [1, 2, 0, 0, 0],
       [0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
       [0, 1, 1, 0, 1],
       [0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
       [0, 1, 0, 1, 2]])

This is fairly straight forward for dense matrices:
row_sum = a.sum(axis=1)
to_keep = row_sum >= 10
a[to_keep] = np.zeros(a.shape[1])

However, when I try:
s = sparse.csr_matrix(a)
s[to_keep, :] = np.zeros(a.shape[1])

I get this error:
    raise NotImplementedError("Fancy indexing in assignment not "
NotImplementedError: Fancy indexing in assignment not supported for csr matrices.

Hence, I need a different solution for sparse matrices. I came up with this:
def zero_out_unfit_rows(s_mat, limit_row_sum):
    row_sum = s_mat.sum(axis=1).T.A[0]
    to_keep = row_sum <= limit_row_sum
    to_keep = to_keep.astype('int8')
    temp_diag = get_sparse_diag_mat(to_keep)
    return temp_diag * s_mat

def get_sparse_diag_mat(my_diag):
    N = len(my_diag)
    my_diags = my_diag[np.newaxis, :]
    return sparse.dia_matrix((my_diags, [0]), shape=(N,N))

This relies on the fact that if we set 2nd and 4th elements of the diagonal in the identity matrix to zero, then rows of the pre-multiplied matrix are set to zero.
However, I feel that there is a better, more scipynic, solution. Is there a better solution?

A: Not sure if it is very scithonic, but a lot of the operations on sparse matrices are better done by accessing the guts directly. For your case, I personally would do:
a = np.array([[0,0,0,1,1],
              [1,2,0,0,0],
              [6,7,4,1,0],  # sum > 10
              [0,1,1,0,1],
              [7,3,2,2,8],  # sum > 10
              [0,1,0,1,2]])
sps_a = sps.csr_matrix(a)

# get sum of each row:
row_sum = np.add.reduceat(sps_a.data, sps_a.indptr[:-1])

# set values to zero
row_mask = row_sum > 10
nnz_per_row = np.diff(sps_a.indptr)
sps_a.data[np.repeat(row_mask, nnz_per_row)] = 0
# ask scipy.sparse to remove the zeroed entries
sps_a.eliminate_zeros()

>>> sps_a.toarray()
array([[0, 0, 0, 1, 1],
       [1, 2, 0, 0, 0],
       [0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
       [0, 1, 1, 0, 1],
       [0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
       [0, 1, 0, 1, 2]])
>>> sps_a.nnz # it does remove the entries, not simply set them to zero
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Dennis Paul Circo is Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Circo Enterprises. Prior to that, Mr. Circo held the positions of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Precision Industries. During his tenure at Precision Industries, Precision expanded from 16 Midwestern locations to over 160 locations throughout North America, Canada, and Mexico, with export operations worldwide. Annual revenues grew from $27MM to approximately $300MM. At that time, Precision Industries was the largest family-owned industrial distributor of its kind globally.
Circo agreed to the sale of Precision Industries in September 2007 to DXP (NASDAQ: DXPE) for $106MM in cash. Also included in the sale of Precision was Chase Maintenance Management System, including a preventative maintenance system and warranty tracking. Circo retained Circo Enterprises, Pacific Realty, and Circo Properties. Circo also retained the technology companies CFO Strategies & Neterprise, and licensed the use of those software strategies to DXP. Retained also was the production company, Circo Productions, which produces music, video, and documentary productions.
Scholastic Honors
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Creighton University (cum laude)
Alpha Sigma Nu – Membership in the National Jesuit Honor Society is the highest scholastic, loyalty and service honor bestowed by Creighton University.
Delta Sigma Pi Honors Key – Awarded for the highest ranking based on GPA. Dennis was valedictorian.
Creighton University – Presidential Scholarship Award & Superior Scholastic Achievement Award (3 years)
Beta Gamma Sigma (an international honor society serving business programs accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) – Membership is the highest recognition a business student can receive in a program accredited by AACSB International.
2011 Alumnus Of The Year Creighton Preparatory School
Dennis Paul Circo Memorial for those who served at Creighton Prep and veterans who died in the service of our country
Ford Motor Company- MRO Council
Rockwell Manufacturing- Distributor Advisory Council
Bearing Specialists Association- Board of Directors and Data Processing Committee
Creighton University Business College- Executive Advisory Council
Power Transmission Distributors Assoc.- Nat'l Marketing Committee
Precision Industries- 1984-1987; Member of the Board of Directors / 1987-2007 Chairman of the Board
Pacific Realty, LLC – 1999 to present; Chairman of the Board
Industry & Community Honors
1987-1990 Bearing Specialist Association-Recognition for Services as Director
1992 Entrepreneur of the Year (Midwest Region- Ernst & Young)
1992; 1993; 1998; 2004 U.S. Chamber of Commerce Blue Chip Enterprise Award- 25 Fastest Growing Companies (Ranking 3rd)
1992-2007 Industrial Distribution's Top 50 Industrial Distributors Globally
1995 1st National Bank of Omaha- 50th Anniversary of our Relationship
2004 Nebraska Future Business Leaders of America Business of the Year
2004 ISO 9001:2000 Registrations (ISO Certified since 1995)
2005 Industrial Supply Association- American Eagle Award
Precision Industries Awards
1991 AT&T/Network Cable Systems-Vendor Recognition Award
1992-2005 Lozier Manufacturing- Certified Supplier Award
1993-1997 Fina Oil & Chemical Company- Exceptional Supplier Award
1994 3M Supplier Award
1995-2000 and 2003-2005 Hormel Foods- Spirit of Excellence Award
1996 Bayer- Milestone Award
1997 Eaton Corporation- Outstanding Service Award / 2000-2001 Best of Class Rating
1997 Exxon Chemical- Recognition for SAP EDI Implementation
2003-2004 U.S. Government Defense Supply- Award for Excellence
2005 Timken Manufacturing- Recognition of Service Award
2006 The Coca-Cola Company- Coca-Cola Parts Customer Service Recognition Award
Supplier & Manufacturer Awards
1987 Reliance Electric/Master/Reeves Distributors-Service Recognition Award; 1992 & 1994 Reliance Electric- Electrical Distributor of the Year & Excellence in Sales & Marketing; 1995 Dodge Mfg./Reliance- 50th Anniversary Recognition
1987-1993 Emerson Electric/Morse- Eagle Award
1987-1988 SKF-Traction Motor Distributor of the Year Globally
1989, 1991, and 2002-2005 Baldor Electric- Outstanding Distributor Award
1995 Rexnord- 50th Anniversary
1996 Sumitomo- Distinguished Distributor Award
1999 CRC- Pinnacle Distributor Award
2001 Ingersoll-Rand ARO- Exceptional Growth Award
2001 Thomas Conveyor Company- Supplier of the Year Award
2002 Equipto- CEO Club
2005 Albion Industries Award- Outstanding Performance
Dennis Circo and Circo Enterprises sponsoring Buffett/Osborne TeamMates charity events for various events.
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Neterprise
Chairman of the Board/ Chief Executive Officer
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Skyline Woods Country Club
1997-1990 Chief Executive Officer/Owner/Developer: Skyline Woods Country Club and Residential Development
Purchased and developed an 18 hole championship golf course and country club with homes and condominiums ranging from $400,000 to $4,500,000. Skyline Woods Country Club was acquired in 1990 by American Golf Corporation headquartered in Santa Monica, CA who at the time owned and operated 177 golf courses, including:
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London Bridge Golf Course
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Trophy Club of Atlanta
Tamarack Golf Club
Las Vegas National Golf Course
The Tribute at The Colony
Mayor Fahey Addresses
Precision's Annual Awards Banquet
Dennis Circo Accepts
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Ben Nelson Presents Annual Award to
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Sebastian Circo
OMAHA PROFILE
At South High School, Sebastian Circo, owner of Precision Bearing Co., wanted to be either a baseball catcher or a sports writer. However he chipped an ankle bone playing in the state basketball tournament. The wound became infected. It was the turning point of his life.
What had seemed to be a minor injury turned into osteomyelitis. It nearly killed him, permanently damaged his ankle and ran up a
$10,000 bill.
The Circo family could not pay it. It was 1936 and Sebastia11's father was earning $25 a week shoveling coal.
Sebastian went to South High Principal Roy Marr for help.
"I said, 'I'm not looking for charity but I've been on the street for six months and I can't find a job. Do you have any suggestions. I don't want any charity. I just want a boost, a word of encouragement, maybe.'"
Marr arranged for Seb, who had studied typing and shorthand, to receive free training from the City of Omaha on a dictating machine.
Circo took the job and applied for a male stenographer's position at Ahlberg Bearing Company at $15 a week.
Almost accidentally, he had entered the business where he would build a major company with sales of over $40 million a year.
"I studied the bearing business very seriously and sincerely," he said. He was promoted to salesman then store manager.
"Now I'm making $200 a month with a car allowance and expense account and I was only 21 years old. I was the youngest manager of 32 stores that the Ahlberg Company had in the United States."
In 1945, the parent company was having financial problems and closing stores. Circo arranged to open his own store next to Ahlberg's at 2851 Farnam while continuing to sell for them. He called his new company Precision Bearing.
Circo said he sensed that industrial sales offered more growth potential than automotive sales. In 1947, his brother, Paul, joined him in business.
"Because of my injury, I was a genuine 4-F (during the war)," he said. "I couldn't hardly walk so I coudn't get in the service. Paul went in· the service in '41. Paul came back from the service in '47, so when he came back I gave him a gift of 50 per cent of Precision Bearing until six months ago, at which time I bought him out."
In 1956, Precision Bearing moved to 1040 S. 21st St. because of interstate highway construction. It had expanded to serve five or six states. The biggest account was Union Pacific Railroad, followed closely by Burlington Northern Railroad.
Circo credited his son Dennis with much of the later growth of the firm.
"Dennis developed the systems-contract program about 18 years ago," he said. Under such a program, parts can be ordered via computer without a purchase order.
"It can cost anywhere from $35 to $50 to cut a purchase order and a lot of times, they'll only be spending $10 or $12 for a bearing. Systems contracting is a big part of our business. We probably have 80 customers that are electronically buying from us.
Precision Bearing formed various divisions for its wide product range. These include: Precision Material Handling; Precision Liquid Handling; Precision Air/Hydraulics; Precision Lubrication and MRO Sales.
The company also opened stores at scattered locations in: Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, California, Nevada, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri.
Read about Dennis Circo's mother, Olive Circo, who was Creighton's first female cheerleader!
The Circo Enterprises team is an incredible group of people who are proud to work in a family-owned business with decades of history. Find out more about us here.
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Contact us today if you have any questions! Whether you're based in Omaha, NE, or you're looking for commercial real estate space outside the state, we have the perfect options for you and your organization!
Circo Enterprises in Omaha, NE, owns and manages our own real estate portfolio composed of commercial, industrial, and office properties strategically located throughout the Midwest region of the United States.
Email: info@circoent.com
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Q: what is the best method to build "multilingual" script in php? I am building a website and it need to be in 7 languages?
I was wondering if there is a good practice can be applied to get multilingual php script?

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*Easy for me

*Easy for the translators

Also what do you think , should I Store it in DB , XML or in PHP file?

A: Contrary to daddz I would recommend against using gettext in PHP:

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*The locale setting is per-process. This means that when you are working with a multithreaded apache or any other multithreaded webserver running PHP in-process, calling setlocale in one thread will affect the other threads.
Because you can't know which thread/process is handling which request, you'll run into awful problems with users intermittently getting the wrong locale.

*The locale you set in PHP has influence on functions like printf or even strtotime. You will certainly get bit by "strange" number formats arriving in your backend code if you work with gettext/setlocale

Use any of the other solutions lined to by Eran or quickly do something yourself (PHP arrays work very nicely). Also use the intl-extension which will be in core PHP 5.3 for number and date formating and collation.
Using gettext on a web based solution over and over proved to be quite like opening the proverbial can of worms.

A: I'd suggest Gettext.
It's cross-platform, open-source, widely used and available for php: PHP Gettext

A: There are plenty of options for storing translations:

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*TMX: A relatively new XML format for translations. Seems to be gaining in popularity.

*Gettext is another open format for translations. Been the de-facto standard for a long time.

*ini files - easy to edit, very simple format

*PHP files (arrays) - easy to edit for PHP programmers, good performance

*CSV format - relatively simple to use.

I'd suggest you use something like Zend_Translate which supports multiple adapters and provides a basic approach to embedding translations in your application.

A: I have no experience on gettext so no comment on that topic, but I have built a few multi-lingual sites using the following methods:
METHOD 1
I wouldn't say my format is the best, just that it's effective. I've also used array. Depending on where the content is stored.
For example, I'll have an associative array of text with the indexes identifying which text:
$text['english']['welcome'] = "Welcome to my site. blah blah blah";
$text['english']['login'] = "Please enter your username and password to login";

And maybe set your language with a constant or config variable.
METHOD 2
I've built two sites with identical structures and back-ends but each one used a different database and were maintained separately: data_french, data_english.

A: I have built multilingual CMS. All content was stored in a database, with main tables for common (not language specific values) and separate tables for the language specific content.
For instance, let us imagine storing products - we have a 'products' table (contains unique_id, date created, image urls etc etc) and a 'product_local' table (contains any language specific fields).
Using this method it is very easy to maintain content.

A: You may find this article on the topic an interesting read:
http://cubicspot.blogspot.com/2011/12/cross-platform-multilingual-support-in.html
The author advocates a "lazy programmer" strategy - do it only if you need multilingual stuff - and seems to recommend the PHP array approach with IANA language codes.  The article is kind of vague though.

A: Check this forum. I think you'd probably need a different approach if you have somebody helps you with translation.
Most efficient approach for multilingual PHP website


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"Mr. Pioli admitted accepting rent from Dr. Kohona but denied the accusation he was biased in favour of Sri Lanka and while Mr. Pioli demanded the article be removed from Lee's blog, he had refused calling it censorship. If Mr. Lee is impeached, he would be the first UNCA journalist to be expelled from the association. He has also being critical of Major General Shavendra Silva-the Deputy Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka at the UN. Mr. Lee has criticized the UN for appointing Major General Silva to the UN Advisory Panel on Peacekeeping."
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Kennet Island in Reading terrorised by New Year's Eve firework 'thugs' who set fire to bin store
Fire crews were called to the estate in the early hours of New Year's Day
Hugh FortReporter
"Thugs" set fire to a bin store at a housing estate in Reading after letting off a firework inside it.
Fire crews were called to Kennet Island in South Reading at around 9.50pm on New Year's Eve, after reports of a fire in one of the estate's bin stores.
The firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the blaze before it spread.
The incident was seen by a man living in the estate, who asked not to be named.
He told BerkshireLive three fire crews were called to the incident and that a gang of "thugs" had been seen roaming around the estate letting off fireworks.
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He said: "These thugs were there most of the evening with these Roman candles.
"They let some off in the shop doorways.
"It looks like they then just threw one in the bin store and wandered off.
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