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Pariplay
Pariplay is a well-known contributor of Internet Gaming Systems with its gaming platforms, modernized games, and third-party games from other big names in the online casino industry.
Its innovative mind is about to change the world of online casinos forever. Pariplay's software uses the latest modern technologies and creates unique games that can't be found anywhere else. Pariplay's latest software improvement has impressed online and land-based operators and got them interested. Pariplay has a huge and impressive collection of online casino games.
Pariplay Overview
Pariplay is a leading gaming software provider and was established in 2008. It was able to reach so many milestones in just a decade of operations. Pariplay provides slots to a large number of trustworthy online casinos. It also creates games for land-based casinos. Pariplay holds three licenses from the UK Gambling Commission, the Alderney Gambling Control Commission, and the Gibraltar Gambling Commission.
Pariplay has a nice collection of online games except for the fact that it lacks good table games. Its collection consists of over 20 scratch card games, over 35 slots, and several bingo, keno, and table games. It also offers the games Blackjack and Texas Hold 'Em Bonus. It must be noted that Pariplay does not have any video poker games.
Pariplay creates games that are so visually appealing, have a comprehensive gaming interface, and offer an autoplay feature. This feature gives players a chance to select 5, 10, 15, 25, or 50 spins that they want to apply a fixed setting when it comes to the single win limits, loss limits, amount of bets, and other options. Pariplay's games don't have a Fast Play mode. What's great about Pariplay is it lists the RTPs of games and can be read from the game rules. The house edge of Pariplay's games ranges from 4% or 96% RTP and 6% or 94% RTP. The house edge is average compared to games from other providers.
Although Pariplay doesn't have a gambling product that could take the modern market by storm, its games are good enough to attract a lot of players.
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Pariplay has one of the biggest selections of fixed odds games that can be accessed through the internet. Every game, including slots, have fixed odds.
Pariplay's software has the following features:
The games have an unbelievably clear interface for players.
Pariplay has an autoplay icon in almost all of its games. It lets players spin in sets of five to fifty. There's also a win/loss limit button that could instantly stop automatic spins.
The average RTP for Pariplay's games ranges from 94% to 96% which is pretty decent.
Pariplay has an instant play system in its software to help users play with ease. This feature allows users to load any of their games and play directly from major browsers as long as it's powered with Flash.
The online pokies are compatible with the following operating systems: Windows, Mac, and Linux. It can also be played using mobile devices.
Pariplay has both pros and cons. Here are Pariplay's pros:
Players can access Pariplay's games from partner sites.
The games are compatible with desktops and laptops using any of the following operating systems: Mac, Linux, and Windows.
The games are available in both Adobe Flash format and HTML5 format.
Pariplay has one con:
Online casinos don't have any third-party audit seal.
Pariplay's games can be integrated into existing CMS. This means that players will be allowed to enter an area that's designated for gambling and just use the links receive to download an application to the player's device. After just a few seconds, the players will have access to live dealer games, virtual sports, instant win, slot games, and bingo games. The software is suitable for all types of players since it gives players an option to either do an anonymous play or a registered play. The options are great since gambling enthusiasts will be allowed to register and get a lot of rewards and bonuses while newbie gamers can be satisfied already with just the anonymous play.
In one of its games, Wild Cherry Pokie, there's a fun mode that gets activated when a system detects that someone's leaving the assigned area for illegal gambling.
Pariplay has unique games since it was able to create a signature theme of all the games. It uses lottery-style odds instead of traditional odd. This one's very obvious when it comes to scratch games and Pariplay has over 20 of them.
There's a good number of instant win games that are currently being offered by Pariplay. Some examples of this type of game are keno and bingo. However, it can be fun to play instant win card games, too.
Pariplay also has a small collection of fixed-odd slots. These games look just like a typical slot machine. The only difference between the two is how much will be paid. With each spin, it's like the player's just picking a random scratch card. If there's a number of possibilities included, then the players will get a good feel if they're lucky to win.
Mobile Play
Pariplay was able to receive a GLI certification back in 2015 which allows the provider to offer eyeON. eyeON is a precise mobile gaming solution. Its primary use is for tournaments but it's also a great solution for online casinos. This will transform any area into a bar-like space. Pariplay's games are compatible with all types of mobile devices, including iOS, Windows, and Android smartphones and tablets. This feature is very important for busy persons or persons with disabilities. This will make gaming so much more convenient. This feature lets players get access to their favorite games no matter where they are. They'll be able to squeeze in a short game during really short breaks. They could also play while traveling towards your home. Every provider must make sure that its games are available for mobile devices since it could provide a great amount of comfort and convenience to all types of players.
Instant Play Feature
Pariplay has an instant play system so players could play games with ease. This feature will allow the players to load their favorite scratch games through the browser, as long as the latest Adobe Flash Technology will be used. Players can use laptops or desktop with Windows, Linux, or Mac operating systems and Android, iOS, and Windows smartphones and tablets for mobile devices.
Security and Fair Play
Pariplay has been regulated and licensed by The Isle of Man Gambling Supervisions Commissions to figure out if fair play codes are still respected. It was even endorsed by the UK Gambling Commission to start sharing its games in the UK. Pariplay's RNG, system, and online games are being certified and tested by GLI or Gaming Laboratories International and Australian-based company iTechLab. Those two are the true standard for testing and issuing certifications of online gaming. Although Pariplay online casinos don't have any third-party audit seal, the predetermined odds of the games will be revealed to the casino's websites. This provider also uses the latest SSL technology to protect the player's private information. Pariplay also holds an EV Certification which means that this developer will attain the top level of security.
The Isle of Man license assures the players that this provider is being managed by a person or group of persons with integrity. It also proves that the person has enough means to conduct online gambling like this. To ensure the fairness of games, the RNG or Random Number Generator of Pariplay has also been awarded a certificate by iTech labs.
Bonus and Promotions
There are so many bonuses and promotions available for gamers. There are a lot of online casinos that are offering Pariplay's games. These casinos will surely give its new users a generous welcome bonus consisting of free spins and cash bonuses. The no deposit bonuses are the best ones since it does not require players to complete an initial deposit. No deposit bonuses are perfect for newbie gamers since it will give them enough tries to get familiarized with the game's mechanics. Deposit bonuses are usually way larger in amount than no deposit bonuses. However, there's a catch- players need to complete an initial deposit first before they can claim the bonus. The most generous types of bonuses are the VIP rewards and loyalty bonuses. These bonuses are given out to players who frequently deposit and loyal customers who have been playing at a particular online casino for a long time.
Pariplay may not be a top developer yet, but it definitely has a huge contribution to the advancement of the online casino industry. It has relevant influence in Africa, Europe, and even North America. Since this provider has concrete plans for the future and was able to formulate effective strategies, the future definitely looks bright for Pariplay. Although Pariplay's games are not as wildly popular as others yet, its games are definitely worth giving a try.
When did Pariplay start its operations?
Pariplay was established in 2008.
Does it hold any licenses?
Yes, Pariplay holds three licenses- one from the Gibraltar Gambling Commission, the other one from the Malta Gaming Authority, and the last one from the UK Gambling Commission.
Are the games optimized for mobile play?
Yes, Pariplay's games are compatible with mobile devices.
Are there any bonuses available to players?
Yes, bonuses and rewards can be found while playing Pariplay's games.
Is fair play guaranteed?
Yes, fair play is guaranteed since Pariplay holds a lot of licenses.


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Astral Chain director reveals inspirations behind the game's story and art style
Leading up to the highly-anticipated launch of Astral Chain, PlatinumGames is continuing to reveal interesting tidbits surrounding the upcoming action title. In a new case file, director Takahisa Taura talked about the primary inspirations behind the game. "The story and art style of Astral Chain is inspired by Japanese police procedurals and science fiction anime," he said.
"The way you advance through the game is a hybrid system that's greatly influenced by our previous titles. The game is split into chapters with their own specific objectives, like the Bayonetta series, but players also have the freedom to choose among a variety of sub-missions scattered around, like in NieR: Automata." Astral Chain is set to arrive on August 30 for Nintendo Switch.
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Press Release: Twilight: 2000 By Free League Coming to Kickstarter on August 12
By Egg Embry Press Releases, Role Playing
Twilight: 2000 By Free League Coming to Kickstarter on August 12
Free League Publishing – Jul 31, 2020 14:17 BST
Twilight: 2000, 4th Edition
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The new edition of the classic roleplaying game Twilight: 2000 will come to Kickstarter on August 12, Free League Publishing announced today. The new edition of Twilight: 2000 goes back to the roots of the franchise with a boxed set for sandbox roleplaying in the devastation of World War III.
As of today, fans can sign up to be notified at the pre-launch page on Kickstarter. There is also a new newsletter out today, showcasing the layout of the upcoming game books. Finally, there is a teaser trailer to get into the apocalyptic mood.
Twilight: 2000 will be released in the first half of 2021, in partnership with Game Designers' Workshop and Amargosa Press. This will be the fourth edition of the classic apocalyptic RPG, the first being released by Game Designers' Workshop in 1984. Just like the original version, the new edition is set in a year 2000 devastated by war – now in an alternate timeline where the Moscow Coup of 1991 succeeded and the Soviet Union never collapsed.
In the game, players take roles of survivors in the aftermath of World War III – soldiers or civilians. Their goal, beyond surviving for another day, can be to find a way back home, to carve out their own fiefdom where they are, to find out more about the mysterious Operation Reset, and maybe, just maybe, make the world a little bit better again.
The core gameplay uses a "hexcrawling" system established in the post-apocalyptic Mutant: Year Zero and survival fantasy Forbidden Lands RPGs (both Silver ENnie winners for Best Rules, in 2015 and 2019), developing it further to fit the gritty world of Twilight: 2000. The core rules are built on the Year Zero Engine used in those games (as well as in the ALIEN RPG), but heavily adapted to fit Twilight: 2000 and its focus on gear and gritty realism.
Free League Publishing is a Swedish publisher dedicated to speculative fiction. We have published a range of award-winning tabletop role-playing games and critically acclaimed art books set in strange and wondrous worlds.
Our game range include the alternate '80s Tales from the Loop (winner of five ENnie Awards 2017, including Best Game), sandbox retro fantasy Forbidden Lands (winner of four ENnie Awards 2019), postapocalyptic Mutant: Year Zero (Silver ENnie for Best Rules 2015), space opera Coriolis – The Third Horizon (Judge's Spotlight Award 2017), dark fantasy Symbaroum, and the official ALIEN RPG.
We have also published the art books Tales from the Loop and Things from the Flood by visual artist Simon Stålenhag, as well as the illustrated edition of the Lovecraft classic The Call of Cthulhu by French artist François Baranger.
Website: www.freeleaguepublishing.com
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About Egg Embry
Egg Embry wrote comic book short stories, edited comic book series, wrote and drew a webcomic, and contributed to comic book journalism across the 2000s. Now, he buys the opportunity to write for a variety of tabletop role-playing games in the tradition of vanity press. NOTE: Articles may includes affiliate links. As a DriveThruRPG Affiliate/Amazon Associate/Humble Partner I earn from qualifying purchases.
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Q: How to post traditional form into iframe within an Angular 4 app I'm attempting to do a traditional form post into an iframe from within an Angular 4 app and it's simply posting into a new tab.  I had trouble posting the form at all until I added ngNoForm to the form element so I'm assuming that I need to do something else (maybe to the iframe element?)  My form tag looks like:
<form
  ngNoForm
  method="POST"
  action="http://some.url"
  target="responseFrame"
  >

My iframe tag looks like:

A: Update: Take a look a look at this plunker. You will have to replace the demoEndpoint value with your desired endpoint in the component. The form action attribute in the template must also match your demoEndpoint. I tested this code with the only distinction of substituting my development endpoint with the demoEndpoint value and form action attribute value and it works correctly.  https://plnkr.co/edit/NAJPfFyulzEQFtR01OML?p=info
// start: safe-resource-url.pipe.ts

import { Pipe, PipeTransform } from '@angular/core';
import { DomSanitizer } from '@angular/platform-browser';

@Pipe({ name: 'safeResourceUrl' })
export class SafeResourceUrlPipe implements PipeTransform {

  constructor(private domSanitizer: DomSanitizer) { }

  transform(url) {
    return this.domSanitizer.bypassSecurityTrustResourceUrl(url);
  }
}
// end: safe-resource-url.pipe.ts

// start: home.component.ts
import { Component, ViewChild, ElementRef, OnInit, AfterViewInit } from '@angular/core';
import { Http, Headers, RequestOptions, Response } from '@angular/http';

@Component({
  selector: 'home',
  templateUrl: './home.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./home.component.css']
})
export class HomeComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
  @ViewChild('form') postForm: ElementRef;
  private a_field: any;
  private b_field: any;
  private c_field: any;
  private show_form: any;
  private demoEndpoint: any;
  private reqBody: any;

  constructor(private http: Http) {
    this.demoEndpoint = 'https://example.com/demoEndpoint'; /* this would be the url that you load with the iframe, that is also the value in the action field on the form to be issued in the post request */
    this.a_field = 'value a';
    this.b_field = 'value b';
    this.c_field = 'value c';
    this.show_form = 'PAYMENT_FORM';

    this.reqBody = new FormData();
    this.reqBody.append('a_field', this.a_field);
    this.reqBody.append('b_field', this.b_field);
    this.reqBody.append('c_field', this.c_field);
    this.reqBody.append('show_form', this.show_form);
  }

  ngOnInit() {
  /* too early to issue http post to the iFrame loaded from this.demoEndpoint */
  }

  ngAfterViewInit() {
    console.log('ngAfterViewInit trigger');
    this.postForm.nativeElement.submit();
  }

  submitForm($event): boolean {
    $event.stopPropagation();
    this.http.post(this.demoEndpoint, this.reqBody);
    console.log(this.reqBody);
    return true;
  }

  onLoad() {
    console.log('onLoad triggered.');
  }
}
// end: home.component.ts

// start: home.component.html

<form target="frame" action="https://example.com/demoEndpoint" #form method="POST" (ngSubmit)="submitForm($event)">
    <input type="hidden" name="a_field" value={{a_field}} id="a_field" />
    <input type="hidden" name="b_field" value={{b_field}} id="b_field" />
    <input type="hidden" name="c_field" value={{c_field}} id="c_field" />
    <input type="hidden" name="show_form" value={{show_form}} />
</form>
// end: home.component.html

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10 positive things that social isolation has taught us
In every grey cloud, there is a silver lining. If by now you're feeling the effects of dealing with social isolation, you're not alone. It's an environment most of us are not used to. Here, Dr Elena Touroni, an experienced consultant psychologist, highlights shares her thoughts on the effects of social isolation, highlighting some of the positives we can learn from it.
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/health-and-beauty/2187058/10-positive-things-that-social-isolation-has-taught-us/
Cooking in isolation: This social platform is providing an opportunity for everyone to share their love for food
"The world is trying to come to grips with the COVID-19 pandemic, and for most people, this means sheltering at home, and cooking for themselves. Some of these people have been cooking for ages, while others are just learning the ropes," says Kavita, one of the co-founders of Isolation Cooks.
https://yourstory.com/weekender/cooking-isolation-food-coronavirus-lockdown
Margot Robbie Shares How She's Staying "Mentally Healthy" During Isolation
No matter who you are – or how robust your mental health – lockdown has been hard. Margot Robbie has shared some tips on how she's keeping "mentally healthy" while isolation continues. In a short video for the Child Mind Institute's #WeThriveInside campaign, the Australian actor revealed that there is one thing that is helping to stay focused: making lists.
https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/margot-robbie-mental-health-lockdown
What we've learned about life in isolation with kids
Women's Agenda we wanted to try and figure out some general trends on how parents have been coping, and document what we learned. So midway through April, we asked 1257 such parents to share just what the juggle's been like at home, and any tips and strategies they've applied to help get through the days. Our report on the survey is available here.
https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/what-weve-learned-about-life-in-isolation-with-kids/
Margaret Atwood's Isolation Diary: How to foil squirrels and sew face masks
So, in the spirit of my grandmother's washcloths – not ultimately useful, perhaps, but let's hope they focused the mind and gave a sense of accomplishment – I present some of my more bizarre self-isolation activities. You can do some of them at home. Though perhaps you won't wish to.
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/margaret-atwood-s-isolation-diary-how-to-foil-squirrels-and-sew-face-masks-1.4242868
French connections - France under lockdown: Staying in shape and Paris sightseeing, with a difference
In this week's French Connections, Florence Villeminot and Genie Godula continue to explore how the French are coping with life in lockdown. How are people staying in shape? Surprising as it may be, according to a study, the French haven't gained as much weight as you would think. Another perhaps surprising fact: the sale of alcohol has actually gone down. Meanwhile, what does Paris look like under lockdown? Join Flo as she takes you sightseeing around the capital like you've never seen it before.
https://www.france24.com/en/20200504-french-connections-france-under-lockdown-staying-in-shape-and-sightseeing-with-a-difference
Coronavirus - Africa/Eastern Mediterranean: World Hand Hygiene Day - Nurses and midwives, clean care is in your hands!
World Hand Hygiene Day will be celebrated on 5 May 2020. This year's campaign theme, "SAVE LIVES: Clean your hands", aligns with the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. The campaign aims to recognize nurses and midwives as front-line heroes who deserve acknowledgement, appreciation and protection, and to highlight their critical role in infection prevention and control. Handwashing is one of the most effective actions everyone can take to reduce the spread of pathogens and prevent infections, including infection with the COVID-19 virus. Health workers and community members alike can help to prevent infections by practicing regular and frequent handwashing.
https://www.cnbcafrica.com/africa-press-office/2020/05/05/coronavirus-africa-eastern-mediterranean-world-hand-hygiene-day-nurses-and-midwives-clean-care-is-in-your-hands/
Coronavirus: How refugee camps and slums are dealing with hygiene
Soap and water are a simple way to disinfect – if you've got them. To mark Hand Hygiene Day, DW looks at how the coronavirus pandemic has sent NGOs and countries scrambling to keep refugee camps and slums safe and clean.
https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-how-refugee-camps-and-slums-are-dealing-with-hygiene/g-53332984
Coronavirus blessing in disguise for hygiene, under control: Harsh Vardhan
"Once the havoc caused by the virus subsides and the crisis blows over, people may remember it as a blessing in disguise," Vardhan said. He added that India has so far been able to keep itself from slipping into the stage of community transmission of the novel coronavirus. "By now we know that fighting coronavirus is no rocket science. If the behavioural changes such as hand, environmental and respiratory hygiene, which are being practiced more rigorously during this period, get imbibed in society it will become the new normal," Vardhan said.
https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/india-could-look-back-at-coronavirus-as-blessing-in-disguise-harsh-vardhan-120050500720_1.html
Coronavirus tips: 6 ways to shop safer at the supermarket during lockdown
You need to remain in lockdown. But you also need to eat. Here's our advice on how to do your food shopping safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.netdoctor.co.uk/healthy-living/a32375211/coronavirus-shop-safely/
Lockdown skin: 5 nutrition tips to clear up your isolation breakout
We spoke to naturopathic nutrition coach Jessica Shand about how you can support and improve your skin during self-isolation.
https://www.netdoctor.co.uk/beauty/skincare/a32376351/lockdown-skin/
Harry Potter Virtual Tour: How to take a tour of Universal Studios' Harry Potter world
Harry Potter may have defeated Voldemort, but he is still available to see up close and personal in some form. Here's how you can take a tour of Universal Studios' Harry Potter world.
https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/1277968/Harry-Potter-Virtual-Tour-How-to-take-tour-Universal-Studios-Harry-Potter-world
From the Farm to the Virtual Classroom
As students around the state continue with E-learning, some teachers have brought ag into their virtual classrooms. Ryan Rippy farms in Tippecanoe, Montgomery, and Fountain counties and his wife teaches elementary school in West Lafayette. He spent some time Monday on a Zoom call with her 3rd graders from the field. "We are a little bit nervous about this rain coming in and cold temperatures. So, trying to find something to do so we're spraying. I was talking to them a lot about the autosteer and mapping capabilities of the sprayer and using my FieldView to map my sprayer passes."
https://www.hoosieragtoday.com/farm-virtual-classroom/
HP to help schools and universities in Middle East create 'virtual classrooms'
US tech company in joint initiative with education specialists to support distance learning in the region amid Covid-19 measures
https://www.thenational.ae/business/hp-to-help-schools-and-universities-in-middle-east-create-virtual-classrooms-1.1015107
Aid groups desperately look for other options to combat coronavirus
The old way of having people cue up a truck or depot to receive aid packages is no longer viable. Instead, recipients must schedule appointments to pick up the aid. It's no longer possible to gather local community leaders in a classroom to brief them on hygiene precautions to prevent the spread of coronavirus. One solution is to send out educational videos and media via messaging apps such as WhatsApp or Telegram, using the smartphones and wireless internet many have access to. But, perhaps, the best tool that aid groups can use to deliver aid to the most vulnerable is cold hard cash, either delivered in envelopes or deposited into bank accounts when possible. It not only helps families get the food and hygiene supplies they urgently need, it also keeps local shops up and running.
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/aid-groups-desperately-look-for-other-options-to-combat-coronavirus/
18 Theatre-Related Online Resources for Kids and Families to Get You Through COVID-19
Navigating the whole parenting through a pandemic situation? We're here to help. From free remote classrooms and live streams, to donation-based early childhood dance classes that turn your living room into a tap studio—check out this list of theatre-related online resources for families and children.
http://www.playbill.com/article/17-theatre-related-online-resources-for-kids-and-families-to-get-you-through-covid-19
'There is no one size fits all approach to remote working'
For many organisations, remote and distributed working is a new muscle that they're just starting to develop. And building a new muscle isn't easy, especially in times of crisis, according to Julien Codorniou, VP, Workplace from Facebook. "A key part of managing a distributed workforce is understanding there is no one size fits all approach to remote working," said Codorniou. As individuals, we have different working preferences, habits and personal demands. However, often trying to enforce mandatory ways of working just won't work in the long-term. One of the best things a manager can do right now is to check in with their direct reports to understand their communication preferences and the support they need as they transition to remote work.
https://www.hcamag.com/nz/specialisation/employee-engagement/there-is-no-one-size-fits-all-approach-to-remote-working/221577
The New Normal: Remote Work Reshapes Technology
The new work-from-home environment sparked by shelter in place requirements to contain COVID-19 is impacting information technology and the related communication services sector in three primary areas: consumer, enterprise etc Consumers are shifting from less data intensive and mobile experiences to more data intensive and residential experiences, which should drive growth in gaming and a push by service providers to better services. Enterprises are seeing a larger move toward public cloud services and embracing software that optimizes productivity in remote work environments.
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4343162-new-normal-remote-work-reshapes-technology
'We're helping customers with the new reality of remote working'
Jason Ward of Dell Technologies discusses leading a remote team, helping customers adapt to working from home, and underestimating the impact of a pandemic.
https://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/dell-technologies-jason-ward-remote-working
Accelerating Remote-Working Adoption - tips
A complete overhaul of your workforce, especially when unplanned, can feel like an overwhelming task. From tech logistics, to morale, to day-to-day activities, there are a myriad of things to navigate that will make or break productivity in these trying times. To help organisations hasten and smoothen their transition to remote-working, the following steps to accelerate their timeline can be considered.
https://www.thefastmode.com/expert-opinion/17022-accelerating-remote-working-adoption
Lessons Managers Can Learn While Teams Are Working Remotely
The COVID-19 outbreak has risen, among others, one very important and interesting question: Can remote work be effective? Thousands, if not millions, of companies had to send all or almost all of their employees home and start adjusting to this new way of working. But for many, the current situation looks like a perfect opportunity to learn. Managers can carry very important lessons out of this unusual experience. What can managers and CEOs learn while the teams are working remotely
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2020/05/05/lessons-managers-can-learn-while-teams-are-working-remotely/
8 Virtual Classroom Platforms to Use during the Pandemic
The novel coronavirus has forced millions of people around the globe to work from home due to serious health concerns. Managers are conducting employee training online. Teachers are setting up virtual classrooms for their students. Everyone is searching for the right tools to continue their operations online and make this challenging time just a little bit easier. With that in mind, here is a list of eight virtual classroom platforms every business or school can utilize:
https://www.itnewsafrica.com/2020/05/8-virtual-classroom-platforms-to-use-during-the-pandemic/
Virtual classrooms a challenge for some University of Pretoria students
University spokesperson Rikus Delport said it was not such a bleak picture; overall it was going well. He said it was only a fraction of their students who had problems, and the university would sort them out. "Overall, it is going as we expected. There are a few issues that we are dealing with - mostly relating to connectivity, and a few students who have not yet received their laptops. "We are in the process of getting laptops delivered to students, some of whom are in remote areas of the country. Our learning management system held up very well and most of the students were able to connect to the online platform.
https://www.iol.co.za/pretoria-news/virtual-classrooms-a-challenge-for-some-university-of-pretoria-students-47557029
This Is The Government's Draft Plan To Ease Coronavirus Lockdown Measures In The Workplace
BuzzFeed News has obtained all seven of the guidance documents drawn up by ministers that will form the basis for the government's proposals to get people back to work in the coming weeks.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/governments-draft-plan-to-ease-lockdown-workpace-in-full
Italy, France, Spain ease lockdowns after low coronavirus deaths
Italy, France and Spain are all beginning to loosen their stringent, weekslong coronavirus lockdowns. It comes as all three countries on Sunday reported their lowest coronavirus death and new infection rates in weeks. These countries are among the hardest-hit in Europe, with Italy being the world's coronavirus epicenter for much of March. All three countries have imposed strict lockdown measures since mid-March. Now, many aspects of normal life are being eased back in. Restrictions to travel, exercise, shopping, dining, funerals, and working patterns are all being reconsidered or partially lifted.
https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-italy-france-spain-ease-lockdowns-after-low-coronavirus-deaths-cases-2020-5
Italy starts to emerge from world's longest nationwide Covid-19 lockdown
Four million people -- an estimated 72 percent of them men -- will return to their construction sites and factories as the economically and emotionally shattered country tries to get back to work. Restaurants that have managed to survive Italy's most disastrous crisis in generations will reopen for takeaway service. But bars and even ice cream parlours will remain shut. The use of public transport will be discouraged and everyone will have to wear masks in indoor public spaces.
https://www.france24.com/en/20200504-italy-starts-to-emerge-from-world-s-longest-nationwide-covid-19-lockdown
Paris to turn more streets over to bicycles as Covid-19 lockdown lifts
Some of the busiest traffic arteries in Paris will be reserved for cyclists in a bid to limit crowds on public transport when France begins lifting its coronavirus lockdown next week, the city's mayor said. In total, 50 kilometres (30 miles) of lanes normally used by cars will be reserved for bicycles," Anne Hidalgo told the Parisien newspaper in an interview published Tuesday.
https://www.france24.com/en/20200505-paris-to-turn-more-streets-over-to-bicycles-as-covid-19-coronavirus-lockdown-lifts
Coronavirus France: Cameras to monitor masks and social distancing
Video surveillance cameras in France will monitor how many people are wearing masks and their compliance with social distancing when the coronavirus lockdown is eased next week. The resort city of Cannes on the Côte d'Azur has trialled the monitoring software, installed at outdoor markets and on buses. It is not clear how many other cities will adopt this digital surveillance. French firm Datakalab says its software does not violate EU data privacy law. "No image is stored or transmitted, ensuring that personal information is protected," Datakalab said, announcing its collaboration with Cannes city hall, ahead of the 11 May relaxation of France's tough lockdown.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-52529981
Coronavirus: Vietnam, Slovenia, and 3 other overlooked success stories
From Slovenia to Jordan to Iceland, governments took early action to impose lockdowns, test and trace thousands of people, isolate the sick, encourage social distancing and preventive measures like mask wearing, and communicate honestly with the public. Those interventions curbed the number of new confirmed Covid-19 cases and deaths, allowing leaders to reopen schools and businesses and reintroduce a sense of normalcy into everyday life. Some are now reporting no new confirmed cases or deaths. In effect, they followed the prescribed playbook for such a pandemic, and — surprise, surprise — it worked. "At the end of the day, it's not magic. It's shoe-leather public health," Thomas Bollyky, director of the global health program at the Council on Foreign Relations think tank, told me. Nothing is a better substitute for speed and aggressive action, he said.
https://www.vox.com/2020/5/5/21247837/coronavirus-vietnam-slovenia-jordan-iceland-greece
Coronavirus: Reopening Scottish schools too early could 'overwhelm' NHS
The Scottish government has published a new paper of options for starting to lift the virus lockdown. They include some year groups returning ahead of others, pupils attending school part-time, and a combination of in-school and home learning. Ms Sturgeon said the government would not compromise children's safety. And she said any return to school "might not be possible at all ahead of the summer holidays", which begin in June and end in August.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-52544700
Coronavirus: Bavarian beer gardens to reopen as lockdown measures eased in Germany
Restaurants and hotels are also set to reopen this month in the southeastern state of Bavaria.. In a more immediate lifting of coronavirus lockdown measures, families in Bavaria will be able to visit elderly relatives in care homes again from Wednesday. Mr Soeder is among the first state governors to announce concrete plans to further reopen the economy. Bavaria - which is Germany's second-most populous state and contains the city of Munich - had the highest per capita coronavirus infection rate in the country.
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-bavarian-beer-gardens-to-reopen-as-lockdown-measures-eased-in-germany-11983598
Portugal starts to emerge from coronavirus lockdown
Portugal will begin to ease its coronavirus lockdown on Monday, with small shops, hair salons and car dealers resuming operations as a state of emergency was lifted after more than six weeks. The wearing of face masks or visors in stores and on public transport is compulsory under the government's plan unveiled last week for the gradual reopening of the country.
https://www.france24.com/en/20200504-portugal-starts-to-emerge-from-coronavirus-lockdown
Government pays nearly quarter of worker wages
The government is now paying the wages for nearly a quarter of UK jobs under a programme aimed at helping people put on leave due to the virus pandemic. About 2.5 million people registered last week for the scheme, bringing the total claims to 6.3 million - 23% of the employed workforce. The job retention scheme funds 80% of workers' wages, up to £2,500 a month.
Hotels in Egypt wishing to operate now require 'Hygiene Safety' badge
Hotels wishing to operate in Egypt under the coronavirus pandemic will now require a "Hygiene Safety" badge officially approved by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, circulated through all hotels by the Egyptian Hotel Association (EHA). This badge is represented by the sun disk surrounded by the "Ankh, Wedja, and Seneb" hieroglyphs symbolize life, prosperity and health respectively.
https://egyptindependent.com/ahotels-in-egypt-wishing-to-operate-now-require-hygiene-safety-badgehygiene-safety-badge-is-a-condition-for-egyptian-hotels-wishing-to-operate-during-coronavirus/
First US participants get experimental coronavirus vaccine in Pfizer BioNTech study
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and German biotechnology company BioNTech have begun testing an experimental coronavirus vaccine on humans in the United States, according to an announcement from the companies on Tuesday. The companies' coronavirus vaccine program is called BNT162. Study participants in the program in Germany were given doses of the vaccine last week and now the US trial — at NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York and the University of Maryland School of Medicine — is underway, the companies have revealed. The program's Phase 1/2 study is designed to test the safety, effectiveness and best dose level of four mRNA vaccine candidates and is to be evaluated in a single, continuous study, the companies said. The first participants in the first stage of the study will be healthy adults ages 18 to 55, according to the announcement.
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/world/2020/5/5/pfizer-human-trial-us-coronavirus.html
Japan sending Fujifilm's flu drug favipiravir to over 40 countries for Covid-19 trials
Chinese researchers said Fujifilm's flu drug favipiravir (Avigan) was "clearly effective" in treating Covid-19. Now Japan is shipping favipiravir to 43 countries for clinical trials and testing it with mild and moderate patients. Medical centers in Massachusetts are evaluating the drug in a Phase 2 trial. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday he wants favipiravir approved for Covid-19 in May, as Japan moves to fast-track approval for remdesivir as well.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/04/fujifilms-flu-drug-favipiravir-sent-to-43-nations-for-covid-19-trials.html


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The new SharpFormer is billed by the supplier—Kiefel, Freilassing, Germany (U.S. office Portsmouth, N.H.) as the new standard in thermoforming for refrigerator liners. Due to a modular construction, delivery times are about four months, as opposed the seven-month wait for more conventional systems. The machine is said to be flexible, compact and fast. Concerning the former, processors can select the production system from left to right (and vice-versa) without impacting delivery time. Where speed is concerned, the unit has a cycle time of 24 sec, making it possible for a thermoformer to produce 150 liners/hr.
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Upton upon Severn, Worcestershire, England.
Anyone with a special interest in the works of the Enlightenment novelist Henry Fielding may know of the White Lion already. After all, references to it are to be found in his most famous work, Tom Jones, in which it is described as "a house of exceedingly good repute".
Also of historic interest is that it is said to have been used by both Major General Massey and Prince Rupert during the English Civil War.
Dating back in parts to 1510, The White Lion is perfectly located for those both seeking to explore the Cotswolds (it lies slightly to the west) and south east Wales.
Guest rooms include "The Fielding", "Rose Room" and "Wild Goose Room", with many featuring exposed beams. Dining is available at the hotel's Pepperpot Brasserie Restaurant.


Most of the times when our phone gets faulty, it's always by accident. Sometimes the phone shows signs but must of the times it's accidental.
Let's assume your smart phone accidentally falls on the ground and the phone's display screen is cracked or it's just showing a blank white/black color or if the phone refuse to come on due to virus attack or someother factors. How do you get the important files on the phone? You can restore all your precious photo, videos, documents and audio, this might be a bit stressful.
I will show you a perfect way to extract data from your damaged phone (this method can only work for Samsung phones).
▪How can I recover data from a broken Samsung device?
We store precious data like our contacts, messages, photos and videos so that we can easily look back on our memories, the times we spent with people special to us, the things we have done etc. But when your phone gets damaged(probably beyond repair), all those memories, important documents, all gone(well that's if you stored them on your phone's internal memory). You will be anxious to get those files back.
Unlike photos and videos that can be stored on external drives(SD card or mermory card), contacts and messages can't be stored on external drives. When your phone is damaged and you are unable to repair it or find a means of recovering your data, it means all your data may be lost permanently.
With the help of this third party app, you will be able to recover all the data on the damaged phone(except installed applications).
2. It can help you extract your data from the damaged phone.
This application can only recover data from Samsung phone(It will be available for other phone soon) that have broken screen, shows blank color on the screen, not responding or forgotten password.
Press and hold the volume down + home button + power button.
WonderShare Dr.fone will automatically extract data from the damaged Samsung device.
WonderShare Dr.fone can only extract data that are on the device, it cannot extract deleted data.


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American Gods @ Comic-Con: Easter Appears, Raven Tales and More Scoop
By Kimberly Roots / July 22 2016, 4:12 PM PDT
Courtesy of Starz
Oh. My. Gods.
Those who've read and loved Neil Gaiman's 2001 novel American Gods are in for a big treat, the creators and stars of Starz's upcoming adaptation told the crowd at the show's Comic-Con panel in San Diego Friday. And if you're among those who haven't been formally introduced to Shadow Moon, Mr. Wednesday et al, executive Bryan Fuller said, prepare to have a religious moment of your own.
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"However you come to this" — whether you've read the 2001 book or are a complete neophyte — "you're in good hands," Fuller said after the panel merited a raucous welcome, complete with standing ovation for Gaiman, from the audience.
The biggest news to come out of the afternoon, in addition to the debut of the series' first official trailer (which you can watch here), was the announcement that Pushing Daisies' Kristin Chenoweth has been cast in the role of the goddess Easter — followed by the actress joining her castmates on stage. (Details here.)
The panel — which included stars Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle, Yetide Badaki, Pablo Shreiber and Bruce Langley as well as executive producers Bryan Fuller, Michael Green and Gaiman and David Slade — was moderated by Community alum/The Odd Couple star Yvette Nicole Brown. Here are some of the best bits:
* Gaiman said he wrote the first chapter of the American Gods novel on the train to Comic-Con in 1999. "It all sort of started for me on the way to San Diego."
* When Gaiman mused that he had lost count of how many audition tapes the show made Whittle submit before nabbing the role of protagonist Shadow, Whittle interjected: "I know. I did 16. That's very unusual, by the way." Gaiman laughed. "We made him work for it," he said with a laugh. "He had to convince us, and he did."
* McShane summed up Shadow and Mr. Wednesday's road trip, which starts at the beginning of the series, this way: "It gets weirder and stranger and more sexy and interesting and funny."
* Badaki noted that she became an American citizen three years ago. "My friends say, 'Three years from American citizen to American god,'" she noted, grabbing big laughs from the crowd.
* Though it deals with weighty issues such as faith and immigration, "The show is funny," McShane assured the crowd, calling Schreiber's Mad Sweeney an "idiot leprechaun" who gets himself into humorous situations.
* Gaiman said he had one mandate for the adaptation of his work: "that there was not going to be any kind of whitewashing [of characters]. I wanted that absolutely held in stone," he said, noting that, "There was no pushback, there was nothing but absolute agreement." Green replied, "We shouldn't get credit for that. That should be the baseline assumption for adaptations."
* When asked by an audience member whether any of Anderson's Hannibal co-stars would join the American Gods cast, Fuller said, "The door is always open for those lovely folks" and "As soon as schedules sync up, yes. We would love it."
* The coming-to-America interludes in the book will be part of the TV series. "They're so rich and they're such fantastic departures," Fuller said, calling the interstitial narratives "trampolines" into other stories.
* Shadow and the ravens, Media asking if Shadow would like to see Lucy's top shelf? "As a general rule, if you love it in the book," Gaiman assured the crowd, "it is probably going to turn up on your screen."
Are you now even more excited to see American Gods? Hit the comments and tell us about it!
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Q: Docker Container Connect to MSSQL: Worked Yesterday I am new to docker and getting very confused. Yesterday, I set up a MSSQL docker image and it is running. Some output of docker ps -a:
IMAGE: mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server CREATED: 25 hours ago
STATUS: Up 25 hours  PORTS: 0.0.0.0:1433->1433/tcp

I am trying to connect remotely to run a script. Yesterday I was able to
sqlcmd -S <myIP>,1433 -U SA -P "<myPassword>" -i ./sql-scripts/all.sql -o "out.txt"

but today when I run the same exact command I get
Sqlcmd: Error: Microsoft ODBC Driver 13 for SQL Server : TCP Provider: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.
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Sqlcmd: Error: Microsoft ODBC Driver 13 for SQL Server : Login timeout expired.
Sqlcmd: Error: Microsoft ODBC Driver 13 for SQL Server : A network-related or instance-specific error has occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. Server is not found or not accessible. Check if instance name is correct and if SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. For more information see SQL Server Books Online..

Does anyone know what could change between today and yesterday to make this happen? Using windows 10 enterprise, docker for windows, TSQL. I also tried https://canyouseeme.org/ and confirmed that port 1433 is not open on my IP.
EDIT: I should probably note I'm still able to access sqlcmd repl inside the container with docker exec -it mySecondServer "bash" and then /opt/mssql-tools/bin/sqlcmd -S localhost -U SA inside.
EDIT 2: Today the same error happened and when I tried to restart my docker container (still not the solution I want) I got
Error response from daemon: driver failed programming external connectivity on endpoint mySecondServer (9d...): Error starting userland proxy: mkdir /port/tcp:0.0.0.0:1433:tcp:172.17.0.2:1433: input/output error
Error: failed to start containers: 85...


Police officers face dangers at work that most of us never encounter or even think about in a typical workday. This was brought home to me in our police station tour in many ways.
There was the caution that Corporal Boggs showed when he took us into various areas of the station, checking his weapon as needed, moving us out of areas where a suspect might be entering. There were many, many reminders, including this full-size image, of Office Ricky Galvez (and his #172 shield), who was murdered last year. But the most poignant reminder, to me, was Corporal Boggs' casual mention of his Kevlar helmet, "just in case we get called out to a shooting in progress."
"I am like my father in work ethic. My dad taught me that if you want something you need to work for it. He told me flat out, 'I'm not going to give it to you, you'll have to earn it.' Based on that teaching is how I looked at things.
"My dad was a roofer. He was hard-working. That's what I grew up with. That's what I did early on, was work hard at tearing roofs off. I remember driving one day and I saw a real nice car. He said, 'Hey, you like that car? Would you like to have it?' I said, 'Yeah, dad.' He said, 'You work hard enough, you can buy that car.' I thought that's very good because that's life—you want it, then work hard for it. So, it made me appreciate things when I worked hard to get them.
"It's why I loved my 1970 Camaro that I bought. Even though it wasn't the newest one, I loved it because it was mine and I bought it myself. I appreciated it more and took care of it better. It wasn't the shiniest car on the lot, but it was mine.
"My mom, on the other side, said, 'If you don't vote, you can't complain about anything.' Her mindset was to participate and back people that you thought were going to do the right things for you. Especially in politics. I didn't consider her a politician. She was just a grandmother with kids that wanted a safe neighborhood, and she saw things that were going in a direction that she thought were detrimental to having safe neighborhoods, e.g. a lack of street lights. So, she got a petition signed to get street lights installed. You can't just sit in your house and complain about things. You have to get up and do something about the problems. So, my mom taught me to get involved in the solutions to the problems I saw."
"So, at the time, I was weighing my future plans and what I was currently doing, the drafting and all the drawings. That was a turning point for me, my being a victim of an auto burglary. For me, it wasn't so much that they took the stereo, it was insured, but the damage they did to get to the stereo is what bothered me. So, the next thing you know I applied at Los Angeles PD, Los Angeles Sheriff, and Downey PD. Downey got me and that was the start of my career at Downey Police Department.
"The interesting thing is that the skills I cultivated during my architecture major days, I've used during my policeman days. I've used it to draw crime scene drawings that are very exact and used in prosecutions. We had a murder investigation of an Orange County officer, Tommy De La Rosa, and I was involved in the crime scene drawings for that case. Also, my skills with AutoCAD were used during the O. J. Simpson trial regarding showing elevation of a crime scene. E.g. if you are 6 feet tall and you're across the street, this is what you can see. So, I got to be a part of that which was pretty unique.
"So, that was the beginning of my career in police work. I heard the stories of my friends and thought, 'That would be interesting and exciting.' And it has been. It turned to be exactly as I thought."
I did not make it out to take a picture today, so I dipped into a picture I took last year for today's post. It's not a compelling picture (although, I liked that it was close to sunset, I always love the colors). I just thought it was interesting to see the vast number of "power towers" we have in this area of Downey. It makes me wonder how exactly they work. I am thankful for the power they provide.
I was in Seattle last weekend, where the air was brisk and the leaves were turning colors. It felt like fall, even though fall wasn't officially here yet.
But here in southern California, those aren't the signs we look for. Our leaves are still green, the temperatures are in the 90s, and the only sign of fall is the abundance of pumpkins, including preparations for the pumpkin lot at the local CVS store.
This past Saturday a wide swath of Downtown Downey was cordoned off for the 2016 International Food & Music Festival. There was music for almost every taste and volume level. In addition to music and food there was also art for you to express yourself.
This group, called The Pasadena Transit, entertained the audience with their renditions of Chicago hits.
There were plenty of photo opportunities to show off your Downey pride.
And everywhere you looked there were events for the kids to participate in. This rock-climbing attraction was a big hit with both the parents and kids.
I'm back in the islands for a quick work trip and just can't resist.
I love the relaxed feel when I simply walk down to the water for a quick break. And, I am always drawn to the palm trees and how they seem to bend in unpredictable ways as they grow.
and Aloha in your heart."
I've seen (and posted) so many variations of flags lately, I couldn't resist adding this patriotic wheelbarrow. It adds a real splash of color to an otherwise dry and dusty (that is, drought-tolerant) scene.
"I think I got my shyness from my dad. I'm not one to be outspoken and I always stay to myself. And yet, on the other hand, with the position I have, front desk receptionist, I need to speak and get along with everyone as they come to my desk. My shyness tends to go away then.
"When it's one on one, that's when I tend to shut down more often. I've never thought of taking steps to change my shyness. I just don't think I could. I'm comfortable with who I am. Sometimes I do say, after some conversation, 'I wish I had said this or that.' Something I really felt. But then it's too late. And that's OK"
Today as I drove around Downey, I noticed flags flying on many, many doorways. So many people, today, are taking the opportunity to declare their remembrance of those whose lives were lost fifteen years ago on 9/11.
Many people display flags in their front yards. Some fly traditional flags from a flag pole. Others are more inventive, such as with this flag painted on a wooden pallet. Either way, the flags show support for the USA.
"All of this happened as a hobby a little over two years ago. Just to get my mind free, I started painting on the side, just for nothing. Then, six months later I sold my first piece of art to a collector in New York. After that I sold another piece. And after that I sold 200 pieces in one showing. It started as a hobby and now I just love doing it. Now people enjoy my art all over the world.
"My abstract pieces are from when I'm in a down mood. It's an expression of what I'm going through. Like when I'm not in a good mood or something bad is going on. When I'm in a happy mood and things are going good I put in the Micky Mouse, or some other happy character, on top of the abstract background."
Note: Joshua will be showing his art at the Stay Gallery on September 9, 2016, 8 pm - 10 pm. You can visit their web site here.
"It was the summer of 1974, July. I was 6 and would turn 7 next year. The Greek government was falling apart. It was a military dictatorship and it wasn't bad that it was falling apart. However, while it was falling apart it was taking with it a lot. One of the things that happened was the invasion by the Turkish military of the island, Cyprus. This put the Greek armed forces on alert. Unfortunately, they weren't much to speak of, at that time.
"I remember a picture, a picture of my mother and grandmother crying about my father who was going to turn 41 in just a few days. This happened on July 20th, which is a very big day for Greece. It is the day we celebrate Elijah and it's a big celebration. My father was going to turn 41 on August 1st. The government was calling every male of 40 or below to the military conscription units. War was going to break out and I thought the world was coming to an end. And at this time that this whole thing was happening, we lived a mile from the Bulgarian border.
"I'll never forget that day. I'll never forget the crying. I'll never forget the insecurity. The possibility of destruction, for the second time in my grandmother's life and for the third time in my great grandmother's life. It was a defining moment in my young life. It's a moment when you realize that security is a very relative thing, relative to your location, of course. Or to your parent's age, i.e., are you going to lose your dad to a war. And relative to your economic/social background. It was difficult.
"It was the first time I ever saw television. We lived in such a remote area that there was no... We actually had a television that was gifted to my family by someone that was visiting from abroad. But it didn't work because there were no transponders to send the signals except for the Bulgarian channels. At the time, during the Cold War, the Eastern Bloc television stations would transmit the picture and the sound on different frequencies than the Western television sets would pick up. So, on one channel we would get the picture and on another channel we would get the sound for that same picture.
"But on that day, the 20th of July, 1974, I saw, for the first time, television. It was news and the national anthem and nationalistic propaganda of the impending war. Thank God, the United States 6th fleet inserted itself predominately between Greece and Turkey. This averted an all-out war between the two countries. It would have been catastrophic for Greece. I don't know about Turkey, but for Greece it would have been catastrophic. And for my family. It was the second time in my life when I pondered the thought, 'Why would some other people that I do not know spend money to keep me safe, when my own government wasn't interested in doing so?' The first was when I found a old oil can in the basement. It had two hands grasping each other with an American flag in the background. I asked my grandmother what this was. She replied, 'It was aid from the Americans in 1947."
Sunflowers always seem so happy. These had taken over the front section of this yard. I'm sure they brightened the day of people passing by.
As Pam mentioned, the Highlands were beauty all around. It seemed that no matter where you looked, there was beautiful pinkish colored heather or a beautiful glen or a hill stretching out covered in sheep. There were sheep everywhere.
However, I fell in love with the Highland Cows - which I read were plentiful, but we only managed to find a few of them - mostly on castle grazing areas. Here are two of my favorites. The first we saw at Blair Castle, the second at Stirling Castle. They are such ancient looking things...like they come from a different time.
I've been in Scotland the last couple of weeks. If I had to sum up Scotland in two words, I'd choose beauty and history.
Although all of the countryside is beautiful, the most amazing areas were in the Highlands of Scotland, which include the Island of Skye (above). With its lochs (lakes), the rolling hills covered with sheep, and the stark Cuillin mountain range in the background, every turn in the road unveils another gorgeous view.
Another area famous for its beauty is Glencoe (right and below). Heather is everywhere! In the past, heather was used for thatched roofs and in mattresses. (Historically, heather beds were considered to be as comfortable as feather beds.) It is used for aromatherapy and for natural medicines.
The peaks that surround the glen include Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles. The area is very popular with mountain climbers and hikers. Here, it is possible to bag (climb) several Munros. A Munro is a mountain in Scotland with a height over 3,000 feet. Munros are named after Sir Hugh Munro, who produced the first list of such hills in 1891.


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Nishikino Maki is one of the main characters of Love Live! School Idol Project. She is 15 years old and a first year high school student of Otonokizaka Academy. She was born on the 19th of April and her zodiac sign is Aries. Nishikino Maki is portrayed as a character that has trouble expressing her true feelings to her friends. She also displays tsundere characteristics on occasion wherein she pretends not to care about what her friends are doing but feels the opposite as shown in the earlier episodes of the first season.
Maki comes from a wealthy family of doctors and is actually pressured by her parents to become a doctor in the future hence her initial disinterest to help Honoka, since this would also lead her to eventually give up music. Nishikino Maki was initially shown to be a loner in the first few episodes and is a great pianist as witnessed by Honoka in the music room when Nishikino was playing the piano. Like Sonoda Umi, she also composes songs for the group and serves as the vocal coach of the group. Some of her hobbies include photography and stargazing. Her family is so wealthy that they have their own beach house as shown in the later episodes.
Maki is shown in the anime as having crimson hair and violet eyes and stands 161 centimeters tall. Her blood type is AB and her character's theme color is red or scarlet. She is classmates with Koizumi Hanayo who looks up to her due to her talent in playing the piano. Maki can sometimes be childish as shown in one of the episodes wherein she still believes in Santa Claus. Maki is also part of a mini idol group named BiBi and is voiced by Pile. She loves tomatoes but does not like oranges.


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Tideway – we'll resume this conversation on June 19th!
The original blog published here has been the subject of certain threats by Tideway Investments both to me and to my employers.
I have no intention of letting this blog get in the way of my daily work by defending the positions it takes in courts of law.
I would remind readers that what I write, I write in my own time, in my own name and though I will refer to my work with my employers, this blog is nothing to do with them. So please do not go whingeing on as if it was!
If you want to read what Tideway is saying, the links is below; if you want to read what the Pension Regulator is saying, the link is below.
It is unfortunate that the excellent debate – which you can find in the comments to this blog, has been curtailed by these threats, however it will be renewed later this month.
If you would like to be a part of the Great Pension Transfer Debate on June 19th – you can do so via this link! Free speech assured!
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13 Responses to Tideway – we'll resume this conversation on June 19th!
I follow your blog and share your views on DB schemes. As a PTS I find myself constantly trying to explain the value of DB schemes to clients and advisers, and have often quoted from articles and comments on your blog – so please keep up the good work. Too often it seems it is the blinded being led by the blinkered.
Anyway, in response to your article below is the relevant section of correspondence sent to SGN members during April / May, which led to a stampede of transfer requests. What made this one especially bad was that active members were also sent it, so not just people wanting to transfer but to opt out as well.
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I do increasingly worry about DB transfers. Having attended a regional IFA conference this week (with an excellent factual talk from Royal London about their experience with FAD, among others), I would appear to be well out of kilter with "The Market" in DB transfer advice in that I don't charge ongoing "ad valorem" fund-based fees. It seems that the overwhelming majority take between 0.5% and 1%, sometimes more.
So, on £500m, that's about £5m a year "trail", for example, and maybe, just maybe, "The Market" is being skewed in favour of taking the transfer or am I just being a cynic?
We have been here before!
It's a high risk strategy for some and a calculated risk worth taking for others. Most sensible folks would not pay 0.5%-1% a year for 'ongoing advice' if they had £500k under management surely? People are using Hargreaves, Fidelity etc but also Interactive Investor, Share Centre, etc. £100 a year and low cost passive funds, ITs, shares, etc.
Vanguard look like they will enter SIPP market at some point with 0.15% platform charge and low cost lifestyle approaches. They have launched already for ISAs.
____________________________________________________________________________ Fixed fees and reviews periodically paid for on a ad hoc basis (if needed) would make more sense I think. Some advisers now record CETV conversations (with permission) and with more sophisticated clients you are more likely to get (fully?) informed decisions being made. Remember those with £500k CETVs also are likely to have a number of pensions tucked away elsewhere including the odd old DB plan.
They may be taking a pragmatic stance that 'I have the bedrock income sorted, but I fancy some flexibility with the rest. Perhaps they want to finance a small business? Buy commercial property or help children etc? I do worry about 'ordinary folks' transferring out 40 years' worth near retirement, especially if it is going to somewhere abroad and investing in unregulated investments – this trap/scam? needs closing and fast – http://www.fastpensions.co.uk looks a prime example!
I am a deferred member of a DB scheme (I won't say who its with, but it rhymes with Royal London) As at last Triennial, 31 december 2013 the Scheme was 103% funded.
I requested a CETV as at 31 May 2016, and again at 6 January 2017. My other DB CETVs had risen markedly following BREXIT and the fall in base rate.
To my surprise, the latter CETV had actually *fallen* to 82% of the previous value.
Specifically, this (in surplus) DB scheme had changed the discount rates used to calculate the CETV. The pre retirement rate went from 6.34 to 5.34, but the POST retirement discount rate went the other way – from 3.96 to 4.56.
Now, I'm not an Actuary and have only a middling understanding of investment matters but I struggle to understand the investment rationale was behind these changes in discount rates going different ways.
I'm pretty sure that the ONLY reason the rates have moved in this way, between Triennial valuations, is to decrease the CETVs.
Mike – this is too complicated a question for me to answer simply so I will refer to my actuarial friends and give you a simple answer!
I'll thank you not to imply that I'm clever!
Its a shame you did not come to the conference and hear the talk and subsequent Q&A session that put these slides into context.
I agree with your comment that CETVs are non negotiable. We speculate that the reductions in values offered in the schemes mentioned is down to increased outflows through the transfer option and trustees obligations. If you have a better explanation I would be keen to hear it.
This pre announcement caused a rush for the exit door…not us. RBS gave no notice to their changes in the summer of '15 , SGN made a similar announcement at the end of 16 for a forward date with the same panic effect on members as the BA announcement. Again nothing to do with Tideway, but as an adviser active in this space we get to deal with these panicked members.
The panic in members is also caused by the likes of Tata, BHS and the media not Tideway. To the contrary we spend time reassuring members of FTSE 100 blue chip company schemes with resilient covenants, that in fact their benefits are going to be paid in full and fear of this is certainly not a reason to consider a transfer.
I'm sure if we met Henry, aside from establishing a shared love of boats you would quickly recognise that we are one of the good guys. We have a great website, issue plain English guides and work hard on our PR. Aside from this we do no selling. All our advisers are employed on generous basic salaries without any incentives around specific cases or business volumes. All our inquiries are in bound from members who have usually read our guides, thought about there options and have sensible plans and ideas as to how to take advantage of pension freedoms and a generous CETV. We facilitate transfers to DIY platforms, other wealth managers and advisers as well as offering an end to end service for those who want that. Our 1% contingent fee is both competitive and hugely popular with consumers, it actually makes it easy for them to pull out at any time if they decide to stick with the scheme benefits and some do as you would see if you read the testimonials on our website. We are absolutely not pushy and do get a huge amount of repeat business from schemes where we have become the trusted firm to use.
Mercers are now predicting around 40% of DB actives and deferreds will want to transfer. The Pensions Regulator tells us that probably 80,000 members transferred in the 12 months to 31/3/17, Tideway has completed around 1% of these by volume and 2% by value. We are not alone in meeting an increasing level of customer demand.
How many DC pensioners are buying index linked annuities at NRD these days? Not many, and quite correctly. Who given the choice would lock in capital at today's annuity rates and can predict that the income they will need in their 60's will be the same in their 80's and 90's. That's assuming they can any way afford an indexed annuity to meet their age 60's and 70's income need, most are a country mile away.
I lost both my parents before age 75, my parents in law in their mid 80's can live on two state pensions per month quite happily and have a DB benefit to spare, but just had a £25,000 stair lift fitted after one fell and broke a hip, try doing that on a defined benefit. My 95 year old next door neighbour gets three visits a day at home costing in excess of £2,000 a week, again try doing that on a defined benefit. I think I have a pretty good comprehension of what retirement looks like.
Fixed life time incomes bought at today's interest for 60 year old's are unlikely to prove fit for purpose. It therefore should surprise no one, especially an actuary, that 50 to 60 year old's offered such large sums of money will prefer flexible access to a conservatively invested fund over an annuity.
I didn't come to the concert because the thick end of £700 and a day not consulting is too rich for my blood. Al Rush has arranged a conference for practitioner which is free on 19th June and I'll be going to that.
The question about panic buying and selling on the "buy now while high CETVs last" is in the front of my mind. Ironically, the volatility in CETVs is now linked to the gilt rate as many schemes use best estimate valuations for schemes with little diversification.
Those schemes with a balanced investment approach – eg – a decent proportion of growth assets produce lower and less volatile CETVs.
Smart advisers can focus on schemes with high gilt allocations and be pretty sure of a low critical yield on the TVAS. These schemes look like annuities because they are preparing for a buy-out into a bulk annuity. But that high CETV reflects the high level of security in the ceding scheme.
Ironically, the schemes which are still "investing" are producing lower CETVs , because they are using higher discount rates ( on a best estimate basis). For these schemes, there's a lot less CETV volatility (the virtue of diversification) – so they get less transfers.
If there is a panic sale, it is that the gilt curve moves against transferors, but this is speculative in the extreme. High CETVs are high for a reason, they reflect the security being given up. The cost of that security is not a discretionary calculation, the decision to take a CETV should not be based on whether the transfer is a good or bad deal but on the fundamentals.
I appreciate you know some old people but are you going to be around for thirty years for those in their fifties to really need you? I question whether the decisions being taken by most transferors are properly considered. Whether they have a proper understanding of the duration of retirement and the liabilities of later life.
Henry, CETVs have always reflected the security being given up. The reason they're so high now is in the main due to very low gilt yields.
Unmarried people with older children could also benefit, given the scheme pension payment to "dependents" on death will be very small, but a pension transferred to a PP will be fully available on death before 75, and only taxed @ recipient's marginal rate on death after 75.
I appreciate there is a re-shaping argument, but it is often overplayed – as are the various taxation arguments. As one of my friends posted today – we really need to get to the bottom of what is happening to the money once it is transferred – there are societal consequences – see Merryn Somerset Webb in FT today on societal advantages of vfm personal investment.
A thought, CETVs are high, no one will disagree, because the cost of securing a pension has increased and changed the assumption behind the calculation. In my experience most people transferring, when armed with all the facts, tend to be after the immediate cash in the tax free element – I emphasis most I know there are many reasons. Equally most people who do not want the immediate cash tend to stay on the basis of why take on risk and fees if you don't actually want to use the asset until you do.
I wonder what the cost of a buying a pension will be in 5-10-15 years etc time. Might interest rates have risen. Might CETVS values decreased and the cost of purchasing annuities plummeted.
My point is that no one knows and we should try to be guided as much by personal objectives as much as fancy and too clever by half maths.
My recent experience is similar to Kevin's in that people with "high" CETVs usually have something "special" going on when they make an enquiry. This might be debt reduction, income flexibility, enhanced death benefits, etc., etc. More interesting is the "psychology" involved, I think.
We would agree that most individuals with "chunky" CETVs on the table have been successful in their careers to date and they tend, I find, to employ the argument of "control" during discussions. Leaving things as they are, for better or worse, involves a perceived loss of control and some individuals find that a problem.


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The United States does not believe Israel has made a decision on whether to attack Iran over its nuclear program, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said today, following sharp rhetoric from Israeli officials that has put financial markets on edge.
Panetta, who visited Israel two weeks ago, told reporters at the Pentagon it was important that military action be the "last resort" and said there was still time for sanctions and diplomatic pressure to work.
That contrasts with Israeli warnings in recent days about the possibility of a strike. Israel's envoy to Washington, Michael Oren, said on Monday in a CNN interview that the window of time before the need to resort to military action was "small and the window is getting smaller." He acknowledged that Israel's clock was ticking faster than Washington's.
Asked about comments by Israeli officials, Panetta said: "I don't believe they've made a decision as to whether or not they will go in and attack Iran at this time."
"With regards to the issue of where we're at from a diplomatic point of view, the reality is that we still think there is room to continue to negotiate," he said.
Tehran says its nuclear ambitions are peaceful and has threatened wide-ranging reprisals if attacked. A muscular response from Tehran would increase the likelihood that the United States would be drawn into any conflict.
Israel's financial markets fell sharply on Monday in response to the intensifying debate on the prospect of going to war with Iran, although some of those losses were recovered on Tuesday.
General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff, cautioned that any Israeli strike would not destroy Iran's nuclear program, only delay its work.
"I may not know about all of their capabilities but I think that it's a fair characterization to say that they could delay but not destroy Iran's nuclear capabilities," he said.
U.S. officials have stressed that Washington could deal a decisive blow to Iran's nuclear sites, if necessary, and will not allow Tehran to obtain a nuclear weapon. It's unclear whether those assurances will be enough to forestall Israeli action.
For Israel to carry out a long-threatened strike on Iranian nuclear sites, it would have to overcome dissent within its governing coalition that reflects public fear of igniting an unprecedented missile war.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that scenario would be "dwarfed" by the prospect of an Iranian bomb, which he describes as tantamount to a second Holocaust – language that seems to herald a Jewish call to arms.
But the popular, conservative leader has not proven very persuasive. While surveys show a growing minority – now 32 to 35 percent – of Israelis favor taking Iran on alone, more are opposed. Around a quarter are undecided.
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Q: Send Integers across sockets python I have an integer, which i want to send across from a socket to another in python. Lets say this integer a=2. How do i send this integer across to a socket over a connection.
Currently, i have done the following code:
server_socket.send(str(a))         #Server side

b=int(client_socket.recv(512))        #Client side

but the call to int() gives me error, saying that its not of valid length. i am basically not getting what argument to put in the recv() method.

A: You are sending an 4-byte integer across the line but you are trying to receive 512 bytes, so it's just allocating an unallocated bit of memory like so:
000000000000000000000000000[...snip a bunch more bytes...]
....with the bytes it receives, so it looks like:
F34D5DD20000000000000000000[...snip a bunch more bytes...]
So you then have a 512-byte array of bytes, which can't be converted to an int. recv(4) instead, or better yet use a protocol that handle dynamic lengths (which is the only actually stable solution to this problem, you can't expect recv(4) to solve the problem).

A: If you are using a TCP connection you should remember that it's a streaming protocol and as such doesn't have any fixed sized messages. This means that when you call recv you might get less than the requested number of bytes, even less than what was sent with a single call to send. You can also receive all you requested if there was more calls to send.
All this means that your call to recv may return only part of the string that was sent, or more. Either way the string received was apparently not valid as an integer. To see what you really receive you should print it.