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Analytical Portal of Caucasian House
Winners and Losers of Karabakh Crisis
AnalyticsCommentsThe Caucasus
Giorgi Kanashvili,
Executive Director of Caucasian House
Gaining confidence. Despite the fact, that in the end Azerbaijani troops could not maintain the largest part of seized territory, after these several days of confrontation Azerbaijan, to some extent, managed to rehabilitate psychologically.
After the crisis Russo-Armenian relations became substantially tensed and Azerbaijan can also keep it in his assets.
It reminded the international community that it is dissatisfied with the current status.
After the crisis Russia's positions in the region became stronger, which in long-term perspective should not be in the interests of Azerbaijan.
Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh
It is quite hard to talk about any kinds of gains in the cases of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh
It was first time after armed conflict that Armenian side, although small, lost some territory. Such precedents, in general, are dangerous.
After the crisis relations were seriously strained between Armenia and its closest partners, with whom it has a military alliance. I mean – the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
It has shown once again to everyone both at home and in the region and beyond its borders who is able to manage the crisis. Particularly effective were the parallel visits to Baku and Yerevan (the fact that Russia gives great importance to effects, can be proved by the bombing of the positions of the Islamic State from the Caspian sea).
It showed Azerbaijan, that despite Armenia's membership to CSTO, it is not putting Armenian interests into effect unconditionally.
With its active involvement Russia clearly surpassed and left no room for the West. However, it is a different matter at what extent was the West showing its readiness to effectively engage in the conflict.
Armenia is not hiding its resentment over Russia's position and actions. But the question is how, and at what extent will this emotion be reflected on Armenian foreign policy. Most likely it is the limited choice (of Armenia) that allows Russia to "flirt" with Azerbaijan in such manner.
The crisis clearly damaged an already difficult process of the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations.
Russia once again demonstrated its leadership in South Caucasus, which in the context of strained Russo-Turkish relations should not be coinciding with Turkish regional ambitions.
It is hard to imagine someone replacing Russia as a guarantor of Armenia's security, but Armenia, irritated by Russia, will not be against the intensification of relations with Iran.
Against the background of what is happening – in Ukraine, in Middle East, in Turkey and in/around Karabakh, Georgia is the subject of the most peaceful and stable look, which in the long run should be reflected on its development.
Georgia's modest position and frustration with Russia during the crisis, possibly expanded Tbilisi's circle of friends in Armenia.
Russia becoming stronger in the region, while West is fading should not be in the interests of pro-western Georgia.
Rapprochement between Russia and Azerbaijan in any, even slightest form is perceived with suspicion in Tbilisi (just like Baku looks at the "normalization" of Russo-Georgian relations).
Change of public attitudes towards Russia in Armenia, allegedly raises some prospect of relations between Armenia and the west. However, it is too early and groundless to talk about any tangible results.
The crisis clearly demonstrated the weak Western positions in the region which will be reflected accordingly on the political elites in Baku and Yerevan, as well as in Tbilisi.
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Valsartan Recall Cancer Lawsuits
Published By Jonathan Rosenfeld
How and Why Some Drug Get Categorized as Multi-District Litigation Lawsuits
by Drug Law Center
NOTICE: The Drug Law Center is no longer accepting these type of cases. This page is strictly for informational purposes. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding by not contacting our office on these cases. We are actively investigating and prosecuting cases involving Valsartan cancers. For information on Valsartan lawsuits, look here.
It is common whenever large pharmaceutical companies are sued by a large number of plai ntiffs for the cases to go through what is called Multidistrict Litigation, or an MDL. This process is meant to help with the efficient resolution of such a large number of lawsuits by establishing what evidence and facts can be considered universally relevant. Understanding how this process works will help you determine how your own case may be impacted by the results of the proceedings. There are many misconceptions on how an MDL works and the following will set things straight.
Multidistrict Litigation Does Not Offer Resolution
It is common for many people to mistake MDLs with bellwether trials, which can set precedent for future cases. An MDL is merely meant to determine which pieces of evidence and testimony can be admitted as fact before the cases are al sent back to the courts from where they originated. By having a single judge preside over an MDL, a lot of time is saved in the subsequent trials because testimonies and evidence will not need to be presented to the jury. MDLs also save the courts, plaintiffs and defendants a lot of money in legal fees and court costs.
Instead of employing hundreds or thousands of judges, a single judge can review statements and evidence to determine what is admissible. The final benefit of an MDL is uniformity, as it ensures that two similar cases do not result in greatly varied verdicts.
How the Process Works and the Benefits and Cons
When there are a large number of similar cases filed against a single defendant or a group of defendants, a judicial panel will decide whether to proceed with an MDL. The Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court is responsible for appointing the seven members of the panel. If the panel believes that the cases should be centralized, a single judge will be sent to a federal district court. From there, the appointed judge will rule concerning discovery, depositions, settlement negotiations and other important processes that can be handled under the care of a single judge.
Some of the evidence or cases may be dismissed outright and if cases are allowed to go forward after the MDL, they will return to their courts of origin.
The obvious benefit of an MDL for plaintiffs is that attorneys can work together while having access to a greater amount of resources and expertise. For defendants, an MDL greatly reduces legal costs because all of the matters of fact are resolved, allowing for the reduced need of legal counsel. The disadvantage for defendants is the publicity that these proceedings receive. Many victims who may not have come forward can become more emboldened and seek the compensation that they believe they deserve for their injuries.
What Types of Cases May Go to MDL?
Drug lawsuits that are sent to Multidistrict Litigation revolve around medications and devices that have harmed a large number of people. Such cases tend to involve the failure of the defendant to properly warn patients of risks of the defective design or premature rush to market without enough research to support the efficacy or safety of the medication or device. Some examples include the DePuy and Stryker hip replacement lawsuits, the Johnson & Johnson talcum powder lawsuits and lawsuits alleging the link between power morcellation and the spread of cancer throughout the uterus.
While an MDL may impact the chances of a settlement offer, it is the right of every person filing a claim to determine whether to accept the offer or proceed to trial. It is also important to consider that since an MDL is formed solely for the purpose of establishing which facts and evidence are admissible, these proceedings will not yield a judgment in favor of either the plaintiffs or defendant.
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She Runs the Race is a short documentary film about the historic number of women running for United States Congress in 2018. The film tells the story of Lauren Baer, a self-described outsider — LGBT, Jewish, mother of a young child — who is running against incumbent Brian Mast, a double amputee wartime veteran, in South Florida's District 18. Lauren's personal story resembles that of other women running this election cycle and of many women in America today, balancing the needs of a young daughter, a sick parent, and a working spouse while striving for the opportunity to also contribute to greater society.
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Climate Change News Energy subsidies push up the price of wood
Technology, they say, will provide the answers to all our future energy needs.
Harnessing the power of the sun, wind and ocean currents using state-of-the-art instruments is seen the world over as key to achieving domestic energy security and combating carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming.
But in amongst all this technological wizardry remains one energy source that humans have relied upon since time immemorial; an energy source that is now being seen as a key component in renewable energy production for future generations: the humble tree.
Governments around the world are paying power stations to burn wood to generate electricity.
In the UK, subsidies for so-called biomass energy were introduced in 2002, and some of the country's biggest stations are burning an ever increasing amount of wood alongside more traditional coal; and being paid handsomely for doing so.
In theory, burning wood only releases the carbon that was stored by the trees when growing, so there is no net increase in C02 emissions. But there is, of course, an increase in emissions compared with keeping the tree standing.
And there is little benefit in terms of energy security, as much of the wood burned on an industrial scale is imported from overseas.
Indeed many environmental groups argue the push for burning wood will increase deforestation.
"Biomass stations that rely on wood imports from abroad are a threat to the world's forests and may even increase climate-changing emissions," says Paul Steedman from Friends of the Earth.
But there are much more tangible, not doubt unintended, consequences to biomass subsidies.
Since 2005, the price of the kind of wood used in the construction and wood panel industries has gone up by more than 50% in the UK.
The reason, the wood industry says, could not be simpler - biomass subsidies have increased demand for wood, pushing prices higher.
As Dr Peter Beele at the Furniture Industry Research Association says: "There is no doubt the two are connected".
Alastair Kerr at the Wood Panel Industries Federation is even more unequivocal, arguing that timber prices are significantly higher than five years ago despite the economic downturn. "The only factor is biomass," he says.
'Serious effect'
And if the companies that make wood have to pay more for their raw materials, it's not long before these additional costs are passed on to builders, furniture makers and, ultimately, consumers.
The effects are already being felt.
"The increases in costs eroded our bottom line significantly, until the point when, about 12 months ago, we were forced to pass them on to our customers," says Gavin Adkins at wood panel manufacturer Kronospan.
The customers of panel makers are furniture makers, and they too are feeling the heat.
Julian Roebuck at Gresham Office Furniture says that recent increases in the price of chipboard have been "incredible".
"In the past 12 months, we have had two increases of 6% and 9% which, in the current economic climate, we have been unable to pass on to our customers," he says.
"This is having a serious effect on our business and the damage to the office furniture sector will be untold."
Eventually, these additional costs on furniture makers will be passed on to consumers, if they have not already.
Karl Morris at Norbord, one of the world's biggest wood panel makers, says UK consumers will be looking at paying an additional £200 on a standard kitchen.
Cost advantage
But these cost increases are just the beginning, according to the wood industry.
"It's not so much what's happening now as what's going to happen in the next five years," says Mr Kerr.
He says under the current subsidy regime, a dedicated biomass power station gets about £75 for each tonne of wood it burns. A co-firing station - one that burns biomass alongside coal, for example - gets about £25-£50.
This gives power stations quite an advantage over more traditional buyers when UK-harvested wood can cost £60 a tonne - although, of course, the subsidy is designed to cover the cost of building or converting traditional stations, which can run into many millions of pounds.
In fact, the subsidies have encouraged more and more power stations to look at burning wood, not to mention a swathe of applications for new-build biomass stations.
"Planning applications either submitted or granted are just the tip of the iceberg," says Mr Kerr.
Demand for wood, he says, will rocket.
The total wood harvested from UK forests last year was 10 million tonnes, and yet the projected demand will be between 50 and 80 million tonnes by 2030, says Mr Kerr.
The government has set an unofficial target that 10% of wood used for biomass energy production should be sourced domestically, which means between five and eight million tonnes in 20 years.
So either the UK needs to grow an awful lot of trees very fast to meet this demand, which appears entirely unrealistic, or the price of wood will continue to rise.
The government says it will try and increase forest expansion, and suggests imported wood can make up any shortfall in domestic production.
"We are taking action to increase the supply of wood from within the UK by using more waste wood and bringing forests back into economic production," a spokesman for the Department of Energy and Climate Change says.
"Operators of bioenergy plant will import wood for fuel too, and studies have shown there is no shortage of sustainably-sourced biomass in the world."
Fairer system
That may be so, but it costs an awful lot more to buy wood from overseas, more than double in most cases, so power stations will inevitably buy as much as they can from domestic forests.
And as long as they do, the price of wholesale wood and furniture in the shops is likely to keep rising.
The wood industry does not oppose biomass subsidies in principle, but wants a system that doesn't push up demand for domestic wood to such an extent.
More importantly, "we don't want to burn things in the first instance. We want to use them first, then burn them", Mr Kerr says.
Carbon emissions from the wood may ultimately be the same, but at least something useful and valuable - to companies, consumers and the wider economy - will have been created, and the unintended consequences not quite so severe.
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If Reports Of Deadly Gas Attack In Syria Are True Will U.S. Strike As Promised?
On the anniversary of the U.S. Tomahawk missile attack on Syria, the White House may be forced to strike Assad again or face losing credibility.
By Tyler Rogoway April 7, 2018
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Reports of a possible gas attack in Douma, Syria are spiking on social media. Stated casualty counts surrounding the incident vary, but some claim 45 people were killed and nearly 1,000 injured as the result of the attack, with victims showing symptoms related to the use of chemical weapons. These reports come on the one year anniversary of the U.S. attack on Shayrat Air Base in response to a gas attack on the Syrian town of Khan Shaykhun that happened just a few days prior.
Video Supposedly Shows Syrian Dictator Assad Driving A Honda Into War-Torn East Ghouta By Tyler Rogoway Posted in The War Zone
A Poisoned Spy and Threats of US Strikes in Syria Send Tensions With Russia Skyrocketing By Joseph Trevithick Posted in The War Zone
America's Tomahawk Missile Attack on Syria's Shayrat Air Base Was a Sham By Tyler Rogoway Posted in The War Zone
American General In Syria Confirms US Forces Killed Hundreds Of Russians In Massive Battle By Joseph Trevithick Posted in The War Zone
U.S. Threatens Syria, Russia, and Iran Over Potential Chemical Attack By Joseph Trevithick Posted in The War Zone
Douma, a town in Eastern Ghouta, one of the last bastions of resistance in the area, has come under heavy bombardment in recent days as Assad's forces attempt to win back the eastern suburb of Damascus once and for all.
The pictures and video that are said to be the result of the strike are incredibly graphic, you can check them out here, here, and here for yourself. They depict civilian women, men, and children dead with no apparent trauma to their bodies, but foaming at the mouth and appear to be asphyxiated. Other images show civilians being treated for the effects of chemical weapons exposure. The Assad regime denies that it launched a gas attack on the embattled town.
At the highest levels, the United States has said it would not tolerate another chemical weapons attack by Assad on his own people. Just last February, Secretary of Defense James Mattis warned Syria of dire consequences if Assad were to execute chemical weapons strikes. He also made it clear that he doesn't think Assad destroyed his chemical weapons stockpiles as promised under the Russian-brokered disarmament deal established during the Obama administration.
Other threats from the Trump administration against Assad pertaining to the potential use of chemical weapons have repeatedly occurred since the Tomahawk missile strikes a year ago. Last June, then White House Spokesman Sean Spicer put out a statement reading:
"As we have previously stated, the United States is in Syria to eliminate the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. If, however, Mr. Assad conducts another mass murder attack using chemical weapons, he and his military will pay a heavy price."
Just days ago, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley stated the following regarding Syria's chemical weapons:
"The Assad regime continued using chemical weapons against the Syrian people... One member [Russia] of this council shielded the Assad regime from any consequences and then blocked us from renewing the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM). Our consensus broke down... Our lack of action has consequences. When we let one regime off the hook, others take notice... The use of nerve agents in Salisbury and Kuala Lumpur proves this point and reveals a dangerous trend."
Meanwhile, Russia's media machine has been running in high gear in recent weeks saying that the U.S. was planning to strike at Assad under false pretenses and that Moscow would defend its man in Damascus if such an operation were executed by Washington. Additionally, Russian news outlets continue to posit that al Nusra and the Free Syrian Army are the ones plotting chemical weapons attacks.
The already failing relationship between the U.S. and Russia has hit new lows in recent weeks following the nerve agent attack on an ex-Russian spy in the United Kingdom. This has resulted in the temperature being dropped diplomatically between Russia and the West, with a rash of diplomatic expulsions occurring in response. The brutal situation in East Ghouta has also led to more friction between Washington and Moscow, which you can read all about in this recent War Zone article. Kinetic engagements between Russian elements in Syria have also become a brutal reality.
Yet this attack, if indeed it occurred as it is being reported, comes at an especially pivotal time. Last week was marked with headlines stating that President Trump now wants out of Syria in the short term. This goes against a slew of statements made over the last year by the Trump administration and the Department of Defense, which have repeatedly said U.S. forces will stay in Syria until ISIS is fully defeated—and even potentially longer.
The White House has since stepped back from Trump's comments, with some sources saying that the President has given the DoD six months to get the job done when it comes to defeating ISIS before a widespread withdrawal of U.S. forces is initiated. Many critics think that any vacuum left by the U.S. will be immediately exploited by Syria, Russia, Turkey, and other players in the convoluted Syrian conflict and it could result in the rise of an 'ISIS 2.0' of sorts that would be reminiscent of how the terror group rapidly grew to strength and reach after the U.S. pulled out of Iraq in 2011.
So the big question now is will the Trump administration punish Assad militarily if he did indeed launch a gas attack on his own people again? Doing so would not be as easy as it was in 2017. Russia has not only said it would actively defend Assad in a similar attack, and they would retaliate against U.S. interests in the region in kind, but they have also upgraded Assad's air defense system and integrated it with their own far more advanced air defense components.
The Trump administration's 2017 cruise missile strikes on Syria were also laughably ineffective militarily. Shayrat Air Base was up in running again just hours after dozens of Tomahawk cruise missiles attempted to pummel it into submission. Assad actually gained materiel and political support from Russia as a result of the strike and has continued his brutal onslaughts on rebel-held territories in Syria. Today Assad holds far more territory in western Syria than he did a year ago and his regime is much more secure.
With this in mind, a response to another chemical attack would likely come in the form of a far more robust set of strikes aimed at taking away something tangible and meaningful from Assad, like regime installations or his air integrated air defense network. Such an operation would require far more risk and capability and would put manned aircraft at risk, even if in the form of a handful of B-2 Spirits and F-22 Raptors.
We'll have to wait and see how this story develops, but if indeed these deaths and injuries were the results of chemical weapons use by the Assad regime it seems that Trump and his National Security Team—which is now led by a far more hawkish cadre than it was a year ago—will be forced to act. Otherwise, they will lose all credibility on the chemical weapons use policy that they were so willing to enforce a year ago. Not following through with their myriad threats would also impact the leverage they have going into the negotiations with North Korea—a topic that is very much on the top of Trump's mind.
Either way, the continued use of chlorine gas and the possible use of much more deadly chemical weapons is a reminder of just how ineffective America's punitive missile strikes on Syria were a year ago. They may have played wonderfully for domestic consumption, but their actual impact on Assad's war machine and decision-making process seems to have been trivial at best.
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Video Supposedly Shows Syrian Dictator Assad Driving A Honda Into War-Torn East Ghouta
The Syrian strongman is known to drive himself around, but not onto or very near a battlefield.
A Poisoned Spy and Threats of US Strikes in Syria Send Tensions With Russia Skyrocketing
Trump has fired his top diplomat just as an ally says it has suffered a Russian chemical attack and the Syrian conflict enters a brutal new phase.
America's Tomahawk Missile Attack on Syria's Shayrat Air Base Was a Sham
America's interests in the region are much worse off the morning after 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles did little harm to an air base in Syria.
American General In Syria Confirms US Forces Killed Hundreds Of Russians In Massive Battle
US Army Brigadier General Jonathan Braga also said he was 'absolutely worried' the situation could have escalated in a bigger conflict.
U.S. Threatens Syria, Russia, and Iran Over Potential Chemical Attack
Worryingly, the Trump administration does not appear to have coordinated with the U.S. military before making the statements.


Ran the standard tempo 3 miler down the Provo Canyon in 15:35. Mile splits - 5:10 - 5:16 - 5:09. On the positive side, no quarters slower than 1:19, and all 1:19 quarters felt fairly comfortable. On the negative side, 1:18 quarters felt a lot more painful, and the last one in 1:15 did not feel good at all. This predicts about 2:25-2:26 in St. George given good conditions, but I have another week to get my spine into a better shape, which in theory could happen any day. So there is still some hope for a qualifier (2:22:00) in St. George, but if not, the spine will get beat into good shape eventually, I hope, and then the Trials qualifier would not have to be done in St. George. I hope to see the real Sasha come out of hiding in some near future day.
Afterwards, 5x400 down with 200 recovery. 69.3 - 71.2 - 69.4 - 68.9 - 67.5. I knew there was something up with the second one, as it felt too aerobic. Sure enough, the clock testified that it was not because I gained fitness. On the last two, I focused on bringing my hips forwards to avoid the bucket sitting, and my lower back somewhat cooperated. I felt the best on the last one, not counting the 71.2, where my mind was still half way into the tempo run.
Ran with the kids in the afternoon. Also took Benjamin to the track to check his sprint speed. 19.4 in 100 meters, same as before.
We got an offer on our house tonight, and we accepted. Now we will move on to make an offer on the house we like near the Provo River Trail.
Bench press in the evening - 3x[5x105lb].
It is interesting to read your training ideas, Sasha. I am going to take them into heart as I work to bring my times down toward yours through this next year +.
Congratulations on the sale of your house. I am going through the same thing right now and know how stressful it can be.
tell me what you think of this pace chart for the st.george marathon?
It would be helpful for me and maybe some other runners to see one of your pre 48 hour marathon diet's.
I've found things that work and don't work for me, but would be interested to see anouthers outline.
Also to any one else- What should be avoided at all costs and what is good? I know the standard no pop, fast food, ect, but what are some other hints?
Any ideas would be helpful as I'm totally second guessing everything right now.
Not only food but what about other things like creotine(that could be spelled wronge), cytomax,???
The problem is not that the back is not feeling good. The spine bends the wrong way which, I believe, is the reason I cannot sprint faster in 100 m than 13.9, cannot run a 5 K faster than 15:37, and have always been a clumsy kid. I am currently undergoing a spinal correction therapy. If I see some fruit of it by Saturday, the qualifier becomes reachable. Otherwise, we are looking at 2:25-2:26.
Bill - the calculator is fairly accurate. However, pace yourself more by how you feel rather than by some pre-calculated formula. Use the formula only to evaluate your performance, but not to make a decison on if you should go faster or slower.
Clyde - I do not drastically change my diet with 48 hours to go or at any given time for that matter. However, for convenience sake, and also to avoid bathroom problems, I swap lunch and dinner on Friday. A banana 3 hours before the race, another an hour before the race - this provides energy, but there is not enough time for them to travel down the digestive tract far enough to cause problems during the race. The most important thing in the last 3 days before a marathon is to sleep and not to stress about anything. Avoid disruptive home repairs, family arguments, stressful business projects, and other things that raise your levels of adrenaline. Particularly, do not stress about the race. Humble yourself and be willing to take what you deserve, be it faster or slower than your dream goal. Your best possible time has already been decided by your training. However, your actual time has not been decided, and if you worry about how fast you are going to run, you are only getting further behind your best possible time.
Never tried creatine or cytomax.
Thanks for the good information you've just posted Bill, Clyde, Steve and myself talk about a lot of different things and share different ideas, always good to get information from someone like yourself that has run a number of marathons. Dave Holt has also started running with us some which is good to get another good runner out with the running club. I feel like everyone in the club is going to have good races, I know Clyde gets pretty nervous, but he is really in good shape and should have a strong race, the rest of us shouldn't be to far behind. I like the suggestion of not stressing so much on a pre-calculated time, but more on how you feel. I'm just curious on your race predictor has the Hobble Creek Half to St. George comparison been pretty close over the years. I ran right at 1:16:00 for Hobble Creek this year and I'm just trying to set a realistic goal for Saturday. I am feeling in great shape in ideas? Also I don't know if you have talked to Steve lately but we are planning on staying the night up at my in-laws cabin in Pine Valley, they have plenty of bedrooms and even two toilets you can break( just a joke, read your experience in Logan) We probably won't head up until a little later in the evening Friday I have some family coming into town and Bill has to work until 5.


Spring is the season of new beginnings. Flowers bloom, trees bud and many of us tackle some sort of "spring cleaning." With so many things growing around us, spring can also be a good time for other new beginnings. If you have a business idea you've been considering for a while, this spring could be a good time to begin.
The first step to successfully launching a business is to have a solid business idea. Identifying a need in the market and offering a solution is the foundation of a good business. Once you have a kernel of an idea, the best thing you can do is vet it with potential customers. Ask them if they would buy the product or service you want to offer. Ask them what they like and don't like about your idea. By getting this information early on, you can refine your product or service before spending time and money building a business that may not have any customers.
"A startup strategy needs to be calculated, questioned, validated and be defensible, before moving forward with another step or another dollar," Matt Westfield, entrepreneur-in-residence in the Ozmen Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Nevada, Reno, said.
To validate your strategy, Westfield recommends testing your product or service in a hypothetical way.
Another important step in vetting your business idea is understanding the competition. For a highly specialized business idea, there may not be any direct competitors, but there are always other companies who are competing for the time, attention and money of your target audience. The product you have may be completely different than what your competitor offers, but customers could still be allocating their attention and money to that competitor. Consider products or services that are similar to what you're planning, but also consider the things that your future customers are spending money on right now. The thing your customer is buying now can be considered a "substitute solution" for the product you're developing. Knowing who your competitors are – direct, indirect and substitutes – and what they are doing will help you better define your target customer and how your offering is better than what your customer currently has access to.
As a serial entrepreneur and partner of the Nevada Small Business Development Center, Westfield offers great perspective on this, noting that entrepreneurs need to think about who else is doing this, either directly or peripherally. What values are your competitors articulating? In the competitive space, who is really good? Are they purporting to be faster, better or less expensive? They will never compete on all three and neither should you. Defining your unique position and differentiators is key to business success.
After validating the business idea and understanding the competition, potential business owners should move into the planning phase. This is where you will map out as many of the details as possible: where will you buy your supplies? How much do supplies cost? How long does it take to make each product? Will you have an online store or a brick-and-mortar location? What will you charge for each item you sell? Doing the research to answer these questions will mean fewer surprises down the road. There will always be surprises in owning your own business, but being as prepared as possible at the beginning will put you in a better position to handle any surprises that come your way.
· Nevada SBDC offers free and confidential 1:1 business counseling to any entrepreneur or small business owner.
· Entrepreneurs Assembly holds monthly roundtable workshops for peer-to-peer mentoring and business assistance.
· SCORE offers access to a network of experienced professionals who act as mentors to business owners.
· Ozmen Center is the hub for Nevada students, faculty and staff to collaborate on new venture creation, regionally, nationally, and internationally.
These organizations also hold regular training events, networking opportunities and topical workshops to give entrepreneurs access to information they need to build and grow their business.
If you are thinking about launching a new business this spring, vet your idea, understand the competition and then work on planning out the details. And get help along the way from other business owners, from our team at the Nevada SBDC or from any of the business support organizations in Northern Nevada.
Winnie Dowling is the Deputy Director of the Nevada SBDC. Since 1991, she has been working with small business owners to give them counsel on how to start and grow their business. Prior to joining the SBDC, Winnie was a business owner herself and uses that experience to help others "spring into business".


OK, now for those of you who say you don't like canned sardines, don't tune me out yet. Because maybe you've never eaten canned sardines as good as these. They're called pilchards in England (just another name for a large sardine) and come from the Cornwall region. These, from The Pilchard Works, are caught off the shores of Cornwall and are hand-packed and canned in the traditional way in partnership with the oldest sardine cannery in Brittany, France. The lids of the tins are works of art, with reproductions of paintings by Newlyn School painters, Walter Langley and Frank Bramley.
I brought some home with me from my trip to Cornwall last fall, and was surprised at how much better they were than the ones I buy in the supermarkets here. So much so, that I asked my ex-pat daughter to bring some tins for me on her recent business trip from London to New York.
I am a big fan of fresh sardines and anchovies but it's not easy to find them fresh here in the states. Canned sardines were always in our pantry when I was growing up and my 96 year-old father, who is still in good health, eats them in sandwiches regularly.
Not only do they taste delicious, they're one of the healthiest foods you can eat. They're packed with nutrients that are good for you, including vitamin D, B12 and protein. They also contain one of the highest concentrations of omega-3 fatty acids, and they help lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
I'm hoping that those of you who have turned up your nose at eating sardines in the past will give these a try. All you have to do to receive a tin of these from me, is to leave a comment stating why you like sardines and how you eat them. If you don't like them (maybe especially if you don't like them), I'll send you a tin too, because I'd really love to convert you to becoming a sardine aficionado. Just leave a way for me to contact you.
This recipe from Paula Wolfert, really is a delicious blending of flavors that I would never have thought to put together, but I will be making again and again. Even my husband, who rarely eats either avocado or canned sardines, raved about the combination. I hope you'll try it too.
In a shallow bowl, whisk together the olive oil, parsley and vinegar.
Season with salt and black pepper and red pepper flakes, if using.
Divide the sardines into fillets and discard any bones.
Add the sardines to the vinaigrette and marinate at room temperature for 1 to 2 hours.
Cut the avocado in half and peel away the skin.
Put it on a cutting board and cut the avocado into thin slices.
Lightly brush the top side of each toast with the vinaigrette.
Divide the avocado slices among the toasts, top with a portion of the sardines, and scatter green onions and chives on top.
I have not made this combo yet (hard to believe)….but am anxious to try it.
Ooh. These sound delicious. I love sardines and haven't eaten them for years — I used to eat them right out of the can for a work day lunch! Will have to try this recipe.
My Father introduce me to Sardine! every Christmas he made a sardine spread which became a family transition……every year!! where he got the recipe no clue…I like to think a old family one!!
I'm one who has turned up my nose at eating sardines all my life, maybe this could change me, I don't know, but I do know Tony would eat these in a heartbeat, he loves sardines!
I am happy to say that I love sardines! I enjoy them for lunch at least once a week. Most brands available here are from the Mediterranean but I would absolutely love to try your brand from the Cornwall area. Anyone who loves sardines and says these are the best they've ever had is quite a compliment!!
Oh my. You know me and fish… as Bart says "If it swims in the sea it does not cross her lips." Bart, however, would devour these, and I think he'd enjoy them just as you have presented them. What a beautiful shot. And you are so right about the tins. They are really pretty.
My husband loves sardines but I've never been a fan. He'll eat them for breakfast, lunch or a late night snack. I'm always trying to find "the best of the best" for him and one we can enjoy together. Maybe this is The One!
I haven't had sardines in ages but I remember liking them. I have never heard of this variety and would love to give them a try! Your father is 96 and in good health, that's wonderful!
My hubby and I love sardines! We'll make a plate of crackers, spread with Dijon and topped with sliced cheese and sardines.
Funny story: My husband went deer hunting with a bunch of guys several years ago. Each afternoon, one of the guys would bring out munchies to have. These typically consisted of things like cubed and grilled steak, grilled venison tenderloin, grilled meat in tacos, etc. Pretty much what one 'normal' person would eat for dinner… not a snack. When it was hubby's turn for "hors doeuvres" he fixed up a plate of sardines and crackers. He never heard the end of that. First, because most of the guys didn't like sardines, and second, it wasn't a very filling treat for a bunch of men who practically ate nothing but meat! It's probably been 10-12 years since the "sardine fest" and the guys still bring it up!
Linda, the photo caught my attention and reminded me of how much I love sardines. I agree that it is difficult to find good ones, even here is Southern California. I found some in an Argentine market and now am looking forward to this recipe. What a good idea to add avocados, for an intriguing merge of flavors.
Oh gosh, I haven't had sardines in years. My husband, who isn't Italian, would turn his nose up at those. I need to convince him how yummy they are!
Sardines–every once in a while, I buy a can, knowing they're supposed to be good for me (and my husband). They sit on the shelf until I finally open them, thinking I'll give them a try, and am so turned off by the odor that I send them right to the garbage disposal. This recipe makes me want to give them one more try, and I would love to try the brand you mention.
I grew up watching my late mom and dad eating sardines but I couldn't and didn't. 🙂 I wonder if sardines taste like kippers, because those I love. But thanks for sharing . Those tins have such artistic lids.
As it happens I was just in Whole Foods where there is a sale on Wild Planet sardines from the North Pacific. Your blogpost recipe has motivated me to try these along with a tin from Bar Harbor, Maine! We have recently introduced fresh anchovies into our meals, thrilled to find a way to add more fish with fewer toxins into our diet. Sardines are now most welcome too.
I have also forwarded your recipe to my 92 year old Italian American dad and his wife, along with my daughter and her family, who living in the Mid West, do not have many decent fish options at the market. We've now got some enthusiasm to try them. Thanks for your post!
Hi Linda, I happen to love sardines because I love all seafood, it's in my DNA (I'm Sicilian, ha!). I have not had the delightful adventure of trying these from England, and would love to try them, especially since it's lent season, this will be another seafood item for Fish Friday !!!
Okay, I have to admit I've never tried sardines. I love the look of your tins though!
amo tutto il pesce in generale e queste sardine hanno un aspetto delizioso, bella ricetta Linda , un abbraccio!
Linda, I just love sardines eaten by themselves with nothing else, not even a cracker. I need to experiment with recipes that allow sardines to shine through. You're right too, it's very hard to find high quality, flavorful canned sardines in the States! I know that this will be great recipe in my family. . . and if they turn their noses up that just means more for me to enjoy!
I've always loved sardines! I eat them with mayo and crackers.
We love sardines, Linda! My husband likes them in tomato sauce, while I like them in a mustard sauce, as that is how my Father ate them when I was growing up and I learned to like them from him. I would love to try British sardines. I also like avocados and I will make this sardine/avocado toast tomorrow for lunch as it looks so good!
PS: Yes, that was Calabrian n'duja in one of the photos on my post. My sister-in-law makes it, as well as Soppressata. She is a phenomenal cook!
PS PS–another photo in my post showed snails and potatoes. They collect the snails in spring when they come out of the ground and freeze them. I was afraid to explain what that dish was in my photos, and have everyone say "UGH!" but it is really a delicious meal! As you know, in Italy nothing goes to waste!
We grew up with tinned sardines as well and how right you are – its all about quality. These tins are enchanting as are the toasts, may we call them bruschetta?


Sometimes the financially expedient choice is also the ethical choice, as when people refuse to pay for their own brainwashing.
The main argument I hear for cutting the cord is that doing so will lower your bills without limiting your access to quality programming that is readily available via hulu, Amazon, or other streaming services.
But there's a more important reason to cut the cord: Going cold turkey on cable television means no more FOX on a loop, no more CNN on a loop, no more MSNBC on a loop.
If you're living in that corporate echo chamber right now as a true blue Democrat, you're hearing no less a luminary than Rachel Maddow insist that the Sanders campaign should be doing more to raise money for down-ticket Democrats.
Maddow may not be conscientious, but she is conscious. She knows that in addition to its own fundraising capabilities, the Clinton campaign can count on support from many Democratic incumbents and party officials who will be receiving (or have already received) cash infusions from the same people who are already bankrolling Clinton's super PACs.
If anything, the main story of the upcoming week should concern the laughable disconnect between establishment tools (ranging from the talking heads of corporate media to the political figures those heads talk incessantly about) and the electorate. Those of us who are talking to each other face-to-face and online know very well that we are not figments of anyone's imagination (as is so often the case with the implied audience addressed by the media). We also know that the major news outlets are all uninterested in the subjects that interest us.
We're stepping outside the strange bubble of corporate news—a bubble in which nonsense is simply repeated until it substitutes for truth despite never having been accepted as true. We hear the talking heads explain that Hillary will somehow make the world safer from terrorism by working diligently to promote the conditions in which terrorism thrives. We may not accept this lunacy ourselves, but we come away with the impression that somewhere out there, people do accept it.
No one accepts it—not after they cut the cord.
Instead of watching Sanders discuss important issues, those of you who are still stuck in the establishment media bubble will spend the early part of the week talking about such nothingburger material as how 1) Clinton struggled with a MetroCard while trying to board a New York subway (linked via FOX); 2) SNL did a slapsticky sketch about the incident (linked via CNN); and 3) Clinton jokingly blamed Mayor Bill de Blasio for this infrastructural failing of his city (linked via MSNBC).
It doesn't matter whether this media narrative makes you think of Clinton negatively ("She's clumsy!") or positively ("I like a candidate who can chuckle at herself!"). Either way, the corporate tools will encourage you to spend time imagining that this subway nonsense is somehow relevant to the election in November. But it isn't relevant, and its purpose is to be irrelevant. Stories like this are never about Clinton; they are always about ensuring that political discussion remains unrelated to matters of policy.
Cutting the cord means making this stuff painfully obvious to yourself and everyone you live with.
Try it. And please get the people you love in New York to try it before April 19th.


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Q: TypeError: ctx.onCreditChange is not a function angular I have two components. Component A which is the parent and component B which is the child.
Component A looks like this:
A.html
    <nb-box [onCreditChange]="onCreditChange"></nb-box>

A.ts
onCreditChange($event) { console.log($event) }

The function from component A is transferred to B.
Component B looks like this
B.html

 <nb-switch  (onChange)="onCreditChange($event)"></nb-switch>

B.ts  (part of this component)
import { Component, Input, NgModule, EventEmitter, Output} from '@angular/core';

export class Box extends BoxBase {
  @Output() onCreditChange: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter()

}

I get an error when calling the function
core.js:6241 ERROR TypeError: ctx.onChange is not a function

Do you know how to fix it?

A: PARENT COMPONENT
HTML
<nb-box (onCreditChange)="onCreditChange"></nb-box>

TS
onCreditChange($event) { console.log($event) }

CHILD COMPONENT
The error start here, because Output is not a function, it's an object that allow to you to send events to the parent. You need to do a function in child an inside of that function emit with the output object.
HTML

 <nb-switch  (onChange)="onChangeInChild($event)"></nb-switch>

TS
import { Component, Input, NgModule, EventEmitter, Output} from '@angular/core';

export class Box extends BoxBase {
  @Output() onCreditChange = new EventEmitter<any>()

  onChangeInChild(eventObject: any){
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}


The 14-Inch Wall Clock is an analog wall clock designed for use by individuals with low vision. This large dial analog wall clock features a round resin flush mount frame, Arabic numbers, and straight hands. POWER: Uses 1 AA battery (not included). DIMENSIONS: 14 inch diameter. COLOR: White clock face with black numbers and black mounting frame.
Analog Clock Model is a clock designed for children with low vision. Helps teach about time-telling concepts. Has Braille and raised print markings and hands that are easily rotated. The hands are synchronized like those on an actual clock.Analog Clock Model is a clock designed for childern.
OptiClock II, model 08010, is an alarm clock designed for use by individuals with low vision. This analog-style clock comes with a 2x magnifier that attaches to the clock face. It has an adjustable tilting head, an illumination button, a 75-decibel crescendo alarm, and a snooze button. POWER: Uses one double-A battery (not included). DIMENSIONS (HxLxW): 2.5 x 5 x 2.75 inches. COLOR: Silver/Gray.


Volunteering on a Care project in Samoa is a great way to get involved with the local community of this proud and welcoming island nation. Care volunteers can join us during a gap year, summer placement or career break.
Volunteers working at the kindergartens provide local staff with a helping hand, looking after and caring for the children. It is also the perfect opportunity to put any skills and interests you have to use, whether it is arts and crafts, or teaching games and songs to the children - your suggestions will always be well received. By showing initiative and enthusiasm the options available are endless.
In addition to working in kindergartens and with children who have special needs, we also work with Samoa Victim Support Group who provide much needed shelter and support to victims of domestic and sexual abuse. People who attend the three centres often have nowhere else to go so they appreciate all the assistance they can get, whether it be spending time with the young mothers and helping to look after their babies, providing guidance on health and hygiene, running classes for the children who are not attending school or just being a general helping hand around the centre.
Once a week, Projects Abroad runs an activity programme for children who are forced to sell on the streets. They are aged between 7 and 17 years and they have lived tough lives. They are out selling until very late at night due to the pressure of making the money to take home to their family. The children meet at the office once a week and the volunteers help them with homework, teach them songs and play games. The purpose of the weekly programme is to offer them a space where they can have fun and be children who laugh and enjoy life. We aim to help them understand the importance of going to school, and to equip them with the skills to help get them off the streets in the future.
Volunteers normally live with a host family within a short bus ride from their project.
You can join the Care project in Samoa for one, two or three weeks if you don't have time to join us for four weeks or more. This project has been selected by our local colleagues as being suitable for short term volunteering for both the host community and the volunteer Although you will gain a valuable cultural insight and work within the local community please be aware that you may not be able to make the same impact as someone volunteering for a longer period.


We achieve this by providing a nurturing, supportive and loving environment, by following the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF), Reggio Approach to learning and consistent responsiveness to children's play and Intentional Teaching.
Learning through Play is valued as meaningful learning through a continuously evolving program. We value being part of our Community and Incorporating Diversity, especially Indigenous Australia. The educators at Bambini of Lilyfield facilitate a safe environment where children, educators and others can grow.
Children, educators and families are committed to the motto 'reduce, re-cycle, re-use' demonstrating a commitment to look after the environment. Our Sustainability officer leads our journey of incorporating and embedding Sustainability practices in all areas of our program. 'Garden to Plate' experiences further instil the love of nature and looking after our natural resources.
Diversity enriches our environment, and our program continually evolves to include children, families, community and educators from all abilities, age and cultures. We take pride in incorporating songs, rhymes, stories, food and national attire from 'Cultures around the World' and in particular the cultures of children and employees at the centre.
The team at Bambini of Lilyfield prides itself on building 'Relationships' with children, families, community, colleagues and other professionals of the Early Childhood Sector. Educators have a warm, nurturing and meaningful relationship with all children and families in the centre.
At Bambini of Lilyfield, we understand that the care and development of children in our care is a significant fiduciary role of support to parents, their families, and the community.


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Миле́нино — село в Фатежском районе Курской области. Административный центр Миленинского сельсовета.

География
Расположено в центре Фатежского района, на правом берегу реки Усожи (левый и самый крупный приток Свапы), в 106 км от российско-украинской границы, в 44 км к северо-западу от Курска, в 1,5 км к востоку от районного центра — города Фатеж.

 Климат
Миленино, как и весь район, расположено в поясе умеренно континентального климата с тёплым летом и относительно тёплой зимой (Dfb в классификации Кёппена).

 Часовой пояс

История
В начале XX века в одном из миленинских огородов была найдена римская монета, датируемая 172 годом нашей эры. Данный вид монет использовался в VII—IX веках при расчётах славянских племён с соседями, что позволяет судить о заселённости этой местности уже в то время. Поселение на месте нынешнего Миленина существовало в XIV—XV веках. Тогда эти территории подчинялись Великому княжеству Литовскому.

Современное Миленино документально известно с XVII века. Оно возникло раньше, чем соседняя деревня Глебово. Первозаимщиками Миленина были однодворцы Беловы, Гнездиловы (из д. Гнездилово), Емельяновы (из с. Солдатское), Кобелевы, Карцевы, Кононовы, Крюковы, Плохих (из с. Богоявленское) и Чаплыгины (из д. Чаплыгиной). Несколько позже в качестве зятьёв местных жителей здесь поселились однодворцы Павловы (из с. Солдатское), Сотниковы (из д. Колесниковой), Карамышевы. Также в 1-й половине XVII века в Миленино селились выходцы из Польши.

Первоначально носило название Меленино. Упоминается в 1676 году как одна из крупных деревень Усожского стана Курского уезда. К середине XVIII века в Миленино был построен православный храм, освящённый в честь Благовещения Пресвятой Богородицы. Во 2-й половине XVIII века в селе проживало около 1300 однодворцев и несколько сот владельческих крестьян. В 1779 году село было включено в состав Фатежского уезда.

Близость к уездному городу определила наличие большого количества поместий, сосредоточенных в селе. Самые крупные усадьбы принадлежали дворянам Батезатул, Булгаковым, фон Дистерло, Козловым, Коробкиным, Кошуровым, Никушиным, Ницкевич, купцам Гладковым, Барковым, Солнцевым и другим.

По данным 9-й ревизии 1850 года крестьянами села владели: штабс-ротмистр Иван Николаев (184 души мужского пола), жена унтер-офицера Анастасия Иосифова (3 д.м.п.), майор Иван Кишкин (30 д.м.п.), жена коллежского секретаря Вера Кошурова (11 д.м.п.),  Николай Кошуров (1 д.м.п.), жена титулярного советника Екатерина Марицкая (9 д.м.п.), жена коллежского регистратора Анастасия Прудковская (7 д.м.п.), жена губернского секретаря Александра Смирнова (1 д.м.п.), жена штабс-капитана Александра Субботина (4 д.м.п.), Марья Чурилова (6 д.м.п.), Елизавета Анненкова (1 д.м.п.), Наталья Анненкова (2 д.м.п.), жена титулярного советника Александра Булгакова (8 д.м.п.), жена прапорщика Екатерина Волжина (1 д.м.п.), подпоручик Василий Звягинцев (19 д.м.п.), капитан Иван Звягинцев (15 д.м.п.), поручик Пётр Звягинцев с братом (8 д.м.п.). В то время выделялось сельцо Благовещенское при селе Миленино. Его крестьянами владела жена коллежского регистратора Прасковья Широбокова (7 д.м.п.).

В 1861 году село было включено в состав Богоявленской волости Фатежского уезда. В 1862 году в бывшем казённом и владельческом селе Миленино было 166 дворов, проживало 1730 человек (853 мужского пола и 877 женского). В 1877 году в Миленино было 200 дворов, проживало 1222 человека. К этому времени здесь была открыта школа, а село стало административным центром Миленинской волости. В 1897 году в Миленино проживало 1 807 человек (876 мужского пола и 931 женского), а в 1900 году — 1 793 (895 мужского пола и 898 женского).

В 1924—1928 годах в составе Фатежской волости Курского уезда. С 1928 года в составе Фатежского района. В 1937 году в селе было 107 дворов. Во время Великой Отечественной войны, с 25 октября 1941 года по февраль 1943 года, село находилось в зоне немецко-фашистской оккупации.

Население

Персоналии
 Поляков, Алексей Кузьмич (? — 1915) — участник Первой Мировой войны, кавалер трёх солдатских Георгиевских Крестов.

Достопримечательности
 Храм Благовещения Пресвятой Богородицы 1890 года постройки.

Инфраструктура
Личное подсобное хозяйство. В селе 118 домов.

Транспорт
Миленино находится в 1 км от автодороги федерального значения  «Крым» (Москва — Тула — Орёл — Курск — Белгород — граница с Украиной) как часть европейского маршрута E105, в 27 км от автодороги регионального значения  (Курск — Поныри), в 4 км от автодороги  (Фатеж — 38К-018), на автодорогe межмуниципального значения  (Фатеж – Миленино), в 1,5 км от автодороги  (М-2 «Крым» – Зыковка – Малое Анненково – 38К-039), на автодороге  (38Н-210 – Бугры), в 28 км от ближайшей ж/д станции Возы (линия Орёл — Курск).

В 166 км от аэропорта имени В. Г. Шухова (недалеко от Белгорода).

Примечания

Литература

Населённые пункты Фатежского района

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Q: Can't use URL for File My old version works, but if I try to export to runnable Jar File, it doesn't load the txt file.
public String jarLocation = getClass().getProtectionDomain()
        .getCodeSource().getLocation().getPath();
public File txt = new File(jarLocation + "/images/gewinne.txt");

After that I tried with get Resource, but the File can't load the URL part :/ I am lost
public URL urlGewinne = Kalender.class.getResource("/images/gewinne.txt");
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A: The reason is obvious: resource is not a file.
The resource taken from jar file is a part of this jar, entry of jar, whatever, but not a separate file found in file system.
The good news however that you do not need file at all. If successfully you get resource you can get its stream directly and read from this stream:
Change line
URL urlGewinne = Kalender.class.getResource("/images/gewinne.txt");

to
InputStream urlGewinne = Kalender.class.getResourceAsStream("/images/gewinne.txt");

and this line:
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(txt));

to
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(txt));

The rest of your code should work.


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Monthly Archive February 9, 2019
Farmers Income
Here's why we must decode a farmer's balance sheet and focus on innovations to improve his financial health
Hemendra Mathur
posted on 7th February 2019
The high dependence of a farmer on debt along with low savings rate (driven by poor profitability) make the balance sheet fragile and, at times, unsustainable.
Budget 2019 brought along a relief package for small holder farmers with direct income support of Rs 6,000 per year. This was a much-awaited announcement, given the current state of farm distress, and the government must be complimented for its initiatives towards farmer welfare. However, the challenge continues to be in making farming remunerative to Indian farmers. The lack of predictability in farm incomes and volatility in farm gate prices is adding to farmers' woes. The government has set a target to double farmer income by 2022. The intent is right and praiseworthy, but the approach needs some tweaks and refinements.
This article attempts to decode a farmer's balance sheet, cost of capital, P&L account, and the role of innovations in improving a farmer's financial health. A disclaimer on the numbers presented in this article – the numbers are "directional" and not accurate to the tee because of lack of an adequate number of data points needed for constructing a farmer's financial statements.
Constructing a farmer's balance sheet
A farmer is an entrepreneur; farming is his enterprise. Like for any other business enterprise, return on capital employed (ROCE) in farming should be attractive enough for a farmer to remain invested in the business of farming. A holistic approach to improving a farmer's financial situation requires dual focus – improving his income and ROCE. However, it is a paradox that there are not enough data points to construct a balance sheet for farming as a business activity.
In the absence of, data particularly on the value of fixed and long-term assets (such as land, cattle, agri machinery etc.), a representative balance sheet is attempted on the basis of current assets and current liabilities, not an ideal or financially correct approach, but good enough to assess the financial health.
Some of the data points are taken from Nabard's All India Financial Inclusion Survey -2016-17 (NAFIS), which covered more than 40,000 rural households in 245 districts in 29 states. NAFIS is probably one of the most exhaustive surveys of rural households in recent times. We need more such surveys for obtaining data on the financial health of rural households on a continuous basis.
The survey has useful data points for constructing a farmer's balance sheet and P&L account (with some interpretations and assumptions plugged in). The survey covers both – agricultural and non-agricultural households. For the purpose of constructing a farming balance sheet, the data for "agricultural household" is taken into consideration.
The balance sheet for a farmer with average ownership of about one hectare of land is represented below taking (only) current assets and current liabilities into consideration.
Table: Balance sheet for a farmer with ownership of one hectare of land
% of Agricultural Households Amount (INR) Weighted Average INR) Source / Assumption
Equity (retained earnings) 55% 9,657 5,311 NAFIS (taken as savings for last one year)
Debt 52.5% 1,04,602 54,916 NAFIS (most likely this represents debt is towards crop loan which is outstanding for the current and previous crop seasons)
Physical and financial assets 10.5% 62,734 6,524 NAFIS (investment in physical and financial assets in last one year)
Current assets 53,703 Balancing figure (This is likely to be inventory of inputs, output for sale / self-consumption and value of the crop in the field)
The striking part of the balance sheet is high leverage (debt:-equity ratio in excess of 10). The high dependence of a farmer on debt along with low savings rate (driven by poor profitability) make the balance sheet fragile and, at times, unsustainable (which leads to a need for loan waivers or restructuring).
It is interesting that only 53 percent of households reported having taken a loan as per NAFIS survey. It means the balance 47 percent households either do not need debt or do not have access to debt. There is a high probability that it is more of an access issue, reflecting low levels of financial inclusion among a large section of the farming community.
Only about 10 percent of agricultural households reported investments in physical and financial assets, implying limited or negative surplus with farmers, leaving little money to invest in productive assets. A farmer's limited ability to make investment builds a strong case for substantially increasing level of public and private investment in the sector. The current assets figure is derived to balance the balance sheet. Current assets are most likely to include an inventory of inputs, output, and the value of WIP crop in the field.
The balance sheet presented above is for a farmer with about one hectare of landholding. The balance sheet health is likely to be healthier for farmers with larger land holdings and worse for smaller hand holdings. There are about 70 percent farmers (approximately 6.5 crores) with farms smaller than one hectare and there are about 2 crores tenant farmers in India with no land ownership, so one can imagine the balance sheet health of about 8.5 crore farmers (with < 1 hectare land or no land). This calls for a surgical approach to improve the situation.
What is the cost of capital to a farmer?
Like for any other business, it is important to understand the cost of capital in the farming business and whether a farmer is making enough profit to beat the cost of capital. The weighted average cost of capital (WACC) in farming business comes out to be 18 percent with the following assumptions.
Table: Weighted average cost of capital
Cost of Capital Share Cost Assumption
Risk-free rate 8% Long-term savings rate
Beta 2.00 High risk because of lack of market linkage and dependence on monsoons
Market returns 15% Long-term market returns
Cost of Equity 22%
Institutional sources 65% 7% Interest rate on Kisan Credit Card
Non-institutional sources 35% 36% Interest rate on unsecured loans from non-institutional sources
Cost of Debt 17%
Share of Equity 8% 22% D:E ratio as per the balance sheet above
Share of Debt 92% 17%
Weighted average cost of capital (WACC) 18%
Its not a surprise that cost of capital for a farmer is higher because of higher cost of equity (due to inherent risk including lack of market access, monsoon dependence etc.) and high cost of debt (due to continued dependence on informal credit with steep interest rate – varying from 24 to 48 percent per year). To beat the WACC of 18 percent, a farmer should have ROCE in excess of this figure, let's say at least 20 percent. However, this is not the case as we look at the P&L account in the following section.
Farmer's P&L account: how much money does he make?
A farmer's P&L account is constructed with data from NAFIS on income and household expenditure. Occupational expenditure is assumed on the conservative side.
It is interesting to note that only about one-third of a farmer's income comes from cultivation; the rest is contributed by income from wage labour, livestock, other business, and jobs. With the assumptions tabulated below, for an average of 1 hectare land holding, the return on capital employed is about 11 percent, much less than the cost of capital which is about 18 percent.
EBIDTA (Earnings before interest, depreciation and tax) is positive, but is not good enough to serve the interest; that's why there is always a concern of default on loan payment. Although non-institutional debt is unsecured, the lender (usually local money lender) has the first right on the sale of farm produce so he is able to recover principal and interest through the sale of produce. It is quite a contrast that unsecured loans in the farming business seem to be more secure than a secured loan from institutional sources.
Table: Farming P&L account for a farmer with a farm of about 1 hectare
Income Income/expenditure per month (INR) Income/expenditure per year (INR) Source
Cultivation 3,140 37,680 Income and household expenditure data points from NAFIS
Livestock rearing 711 8,532
Other enterprise 489 5,868
Wage labour 3,025 36,300
Govt / private service 1,444 17,328
Other sources 122 1,464
Total 8,931 1,07,172
Household expenditure 7,152 85,824
Occupational expenses 15,000 Expenses assumed for agricultural inputs per hectare of land excluding labour, irrigation
EBIDTA 6,348
Depreciation 0 Assumed zero, as few farmers have fixed depreciable assets
EBIT 6,348
Interest 9,444 Weighted average interest paid on credit from institutional and non-institutional sources
PBT -3096
Tax 0 No income tax on agricultural income
PAT -3096
ROCE (EBIT / Capital employed) 11%
It will be good to research further on the size of land holding at which ROCE becomes higher than the cost of capital. My guess is that inflection point may occur between 3 and 5 hectares. Even if inflection point is at 3 hectares, only about 10 percent of the farming population is likely to have ROCE higher than the cost of capital.
Improving balance sheet health for a small-holder farmer
The numbers shared in the financial statement, as I said earlier, are "directional". They can be debated, challenged, and further refined with better availability of data, but the message is clear that a farmer's balance sheet is in deep red and needs to turn green for agriculture to remain a sustainable occupation.
Farmers are not growing food just to feed the billion-plus population but to make money to sustain, survive, and grow like any other business enterprise. It is paradoxical that on one hand, food demand is growing steadily with consumers willing to pay price for good food and, on the other hand, the producers of food are bleeding with little motivation to continue farming.
How do we solve a problem of this magnitude? For me, the priority areas to improve farmer's balance sheet health include the following, in the order mentioned below:
Improve access to intuitional credit
Enable access to market and diversification of income sources
Optimisation in the cost of inputs
Innovations will play a key role in achieving these three goals. Let me summarise how innovations can catalyse the three interventions.
D.1 Access to institutional credit
As discussed above, a significant part of the farming community does not have access to credit. About one-third of credit (among those who borrowed) continues to be from non-institutional sources with steep interest rates. Such high-interest cost depresses the bottom line and has a negative indirect impact on the top line as well since the lenders do not allow farmers to sell farm produce at a time and place to maximise price.
Innovations can go a long way in improving the credit access in the following manner:
I) Building an Agristack: Agristack essentially means linking "farm id" to "farmer id", and can be a game changer in improving banker's access to farmers. Farm id is nothing but the location and size of the farm. Many startups, including CropIn, Satsure, Agnext, AgRisk, Farmguide, and Harvesting, have demonstrated success at scale in identifying and marking farm boundaries using satellite imagery, which is necessary to build farm id. However, the challenge lies in linking farm id to farmer's id, and the government has a key role to play.
Another option to satellite imagery is the use of drones, which can capture a much higher resolution of farm images. In my estimate, the cost of flying drones with cameras to capture images over 200 million hectares of gross cropped area and processing them will cost about Rs 3,200 crore, which is a small investment in the context of potential usability of this data by government, bankers, insurers, and many other supply chain members.
The priority sector lending target for 2017-18 was about Rs 11.65 lakh crores (approximately $170 billion). Investment into building an Agristack in context of this target is worth pursuing. It can enable bankers to lend, monitor, and democratise the access of credit, particularly to smallholder farmers.
II) Linking credit to input sales: The agricultural inputs market (including seeds, fertilizers, agrochemicals and machinery) is worth approximately Rs 200,000 crore (approximately $30 billion). Farmer purchase of inputs is a good indicator of his income potential, which can be used in building algorithms and credit scoring models for farmers. The input sale data can be captured at the point of sale or with the assistance of local partners. There are a few startups, including Jai-Kisan, FarMart, and PayAgri, who are piloting such solutions.
In my estimate, access to institutional credit has the potential to reduce a farmer's interest burden by Rs 4,000 to Rs 8,000 on a per hectare basis.
D.2 Access to markets and diversification of income sources
Farming in India is one of the few businesses where the product is being manufactured (as in growing crops) on faith and optimism, not on the basis of nature and pattern of market demand. Till we get to a stage of availability of accurate and real-time demand supply data (it may take another decade for this to happen at a pan-India level), the only other way we can solve demand-supply asymmetry is by having credible and reliable farm produce aggregators to link farmers with markets.
The likes of Ninjacart, Waycool, Kamatan, Crofarm, Loop, DeHaat, Gram Unnati, Agrowave, Farm Taaza, Our Foods, Jumbotail, Superzop, Shopkirana, Krishihub, Krishilok, Freshokartz, and Ergos are trying to solve this problem by building tech-enabled linkages between farmer and consumer to align supply with demand. Given the stage of development of these new-age supply chain organisers, the volumes are relatively small relative to conventional channels (all farm-to-fork startups put together aggregate less than 2,000 tonnes per day in a market which is estimated at 1.5 million tonnes per day at a pan-India level for fresh produce and staples).
However, even at the current rate, it is clear that farmers benefit in terms of better and more predictable prices in closed-loop models. Farmers have reported an increase in income by 20-50 percent while working with these startups, which means additional Rs 5,000-15,000 in the farmer's pocket. Also, market inclusion can play a pivotal role in driving financial inclusion as bankers can draw comfort with buyback arrangements in place before lending. Samunnati Finance, one of the most successful NBFCs in the agricultural space, has built its book by enabling financial inclusion through establishing market linkages.
These startups are trying to organise fresh produce and staples supply chain, similar to what Amul and NDDB did in the last few decades in organising the milk supply chain. While milk cooperatives had government support, these startups lack that kind of support. One way the government can play a catalytic role in driving organisation of the supply chain is by accelerating the scaling of Farmer Produce Organisations (FPOs).
Theoretically, India needs about 200,000 FPOs (assuming membership of 700 farmers per FPO and 14 crores total number of farmers) to organise the entire farming community. We have only about 30,00 FPOs with few of them operational on the ground. Another big advantage of FPOs is they can also bring many tenant farmers into formal credit structure, which they are deprived of because of lack of land ownership.
Diversification of income source also needs to be targeted to boost and de-risk farmer's revenue. Indian farmers have been able to survive in the last few decades on the back of three decisive movements – green, white, and horticultural revolution. Dairy and horticultural are the two biggest diversifications Indian agriculture has seen in the past few decades; they not only helped the farmer to earn more but also improved his working capital cycle (both milk and vegetables can be sold on a daily basis unlike field crops).
What next? There are plenty of diversification opportunities for farmers like beekeeping, sericulture, aquaculture, herbs, silage production etc, which are waiting to happen at scale. Each of these opportunities is worth billions of dollars. The growth of poultry (both broiler and layer) in the last decade or so has demonstrated that farmers are open to diversification into newer areas. My guess is that diversification into newer areas will be driven by market players willing to backwards integrate (as demonstrated in poultry by Suguna, Venky's, Godrej). Diversification of income sources can help a farmer earn a few thousand rupees extra and further reduce his dependence on cultivation income.
D.3 Optimisation of farm input applications
The current input applications by farmers need to become more scientific. For example, flood irrigation is the norm in most areas because a majority of farmers do not measure soil moisture and end up feeding crops with more water than needed. Similarly, in many places, urea application is disproportionately higher and much more relative to other vital nutrients (urea continues to be out of nutrient-based subsidy so is relatively cheaper than other fertilisers on per unit basis). Measurement of soil nutrition is needed to correct sub-optimal applications of fertilisers, critical for improving soil health.
Many startups building factory-to-farm models for input sales such as Agrostar, BigHaat, Unnati, Gramophone, Behtar Zindagi, Agroy, and Salesbee are integrating advisory services for customised applications of inputs with the help of technology. Technology is evolving fast for real-time and affordable measurement of soil moisture, pH, nutrients, local weather parameters, early detection of pest attack etc. It is now possible to templatise the data collection and reporting formats so as to develop a customised input application plan for each farm. Scientific, data-driven customised application of inputs can reduce costs by 10 to 30 percent. This can result in savings of about Rs 2,000 to 5000 per hectare.
The objective of this article is not to be conclusive, but to build a discussion platform on possible ways to integrate innovations in Indian farming and improve a farmer's balance sheet. The three interventions discussed in the article can potentially benefit farmers with a surplus in the range of Rs 15,000-30,000 per hectare, per year basis – a handsome amount to address financial distress.
In addition to the focus on improving farmer's income, we also need to work towards improving ROCE to at least 20 percent and simultaneously bringing down the cost of capital to a single digit for farming business. The improvement in the health of a farmer's balance sheet is critical to keep him motivated to pursue agriculture as a business enterprise.
Innovations in output, input, and data, anchored by digital tech, ae the way forward. Fortunately, we are blessed to have about 1,000-plus agritech startups in the country now and quite a few committed investors who can drive scaling of these innovations. Progressive and long-term policy framework from the government can further accelerate the integration of innovations in the supply chain to benefit farmers.
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Direct Income Support, Farmers Income
Pradhan Mantri KIsan SAmman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
PM Kisan : Under this programme, vulnerable landholding farmer families, having cultivable land up to 2 hectares, will be provided direct income support at the rate of `6,000 per year.
This income support will be transferred directly into the bank accounts of beneficiary farmers, in three equal instalments of ` 2,000 each.
Around 12 crore small and marginal farmer families are expected to benefit from this.
The programme would be made effective from 1 st December 2018 and the first instalment for the period up to 31st March 2019 would be paid during this year itself.
This programme will entail an annual expenditure of ` 75,000 crores.
Land census
AgCensus 2015-16: Categorisation of farmers
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
05-February-2019 16:26 IST
Categorisation of Farmers
https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=188051
In agriculture Census, the operational holdings are categorised in five size classes as follows:-
Sl. No. Category Size-Class
Marginal Below 1.00 hectare
Small 1.00-2.00 hectare
Semi- Medium 2.00-4.00 hectare
Medium 4.00-10.00 hectare
Large 10.00 hectare and above
The operational holdings are also classified in three social groups, viz., Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Others.
As per the results (provisional) of latest Agriculture Census 2015-16, the State-wise average size of operational holdings in the country is given at Annexure.
To improve production/productivity of various agricultural crops, the Government is promoting adoption of modern technologies and practices like multiple cropping, intercropping and integrated farming systems etc.
In the "India Rural Development Report 2012-13" prepared by the IDFC Rural Development Network, it has been observed that Small farms are more efficient, especially in cultivating labour-intensive crops or tending livestock, but land holdings are too small to generate sufficient household income.
With a view to improve the condition of Small and Marginal farmers and to double the income of farmers by 2022, Government is realigning its interventions from production-centric approach to farmers' income-centric initiatives, with focus on better and new technological solutions. These include implementation of schemes like, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY), Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), Soil Health Card, Neem Coated Urea, Rainfed Area Development under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), National Agriculture Market scheme (e-NAM), National Food Security Mission (NFSM), National Mission on Oilseeds & Oilpalm (NMOOP), Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), National Mission on Agriculture Extension & Technology (NMAET) etc. In addition, farmers are provided information through Focused Publicity Campaigns, Kisan Call Centres (KCCs), Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centres (ACABC) of entrepreneurs, Agri Fairs and exhibitions, Kisan SMS Portal etc.
This information was given by Minister of State for Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in Lok Sabha today.
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Treated Disorders
What is Acupuncture
Acupuncture is one part of Traditional Chinese Medicine and is among the oldest healing practices in the world. It has been practiced in different Asian cultures as traditional medicine. Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that illness was due to an imbalance of Yin and Yang in the body. Acupuncture is based on the concept of balancing opposing yin and yang forces in the body to achieve health. Specifically, two crucial concepts of acupuncture are Qi (pronounced "chee"), and the blood.
Qi can be described as the flow of "vital energy" in living things. But you can encounter problems with the Qi: emotional factors such as stress or depression, diseases, organ malfunction, bodily injury, as well as environmental factors can block the flow of Qi. There may also be a deficiency of Qi which may impede the healthy functioning of organs. Blocked and deficient Qi may result in pain, a weakened immune system, and poor health. Acupuncture's goal is to regulate Qi and the blood flow in the body by alleviating these blockages and balance body's Yin and Yang.
Meridians
Meridians is a translation of Chinese Acupuncture term "JingLuo 经络". Jing has a geographical connotation and means meridian or longitude. Jing are like the trunk and main branches of the network. They generally run longitudinally through the body at relatively deep level, and connect with the internal organs. Luo means attach or a net, and refers to the finer branches of the network which are more superficial and interconnect the trunk and main branches, the connective tissues and cutaneous regions.
Acupoints
Acupoints are the specific point which the Qi of Zang-Fu (internal organs) and meridians transport to the body surface. Shu Xue translate to English is acupoints. The Shu means transfusion and infusion, Xue means a site and location. Acupuncture points are not only the pathway for Qi and blood circulation but also response the reflected organ or meridian diseases.
An acupuncturist will ask set of questions according patient's current health condition, then do the tongue and pulse diagnosis. A set of acupuncture points will be selected after diagnosis. Each treatment will give acupuncture and may have combination of Chinese herb, cupping, moxibustion, or TuiNa based on the TCM diagnosis and treatment principle.
A treatment involves the insertion of extremely fine needles into areas on one of the body's 12 meridians (pathways of Qi), called acupoints. Acupuncture needles are super-fine sterile, disposable needles that are never reused. Acupuncture should be relatively pain-free. Patients may experience a tingling, numbness, or sourness sensation when the needle makes contact with the Qi, we call it have Qi sensation (in Chinese it called "De Qi",) but the patient should never experience lasting pain throughout the treatment. On the contrary, one of the therapeutic effects of acupuncture is that it produces a sensation of deep relaxation or even mild disorientation immediately following the treatment.
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It all started when Jeff Guinn was assigned to write a piece full of little-known facts about Christmas for his paper, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram. A few months later, he received a call from a gentleman who told him that he showed the story to an important friend who didn't think much of it. And who might that be? asked Jeff. The next thing he knew, he was whisked off to the North Pole to meet with this "very important friend," and the rest is, well, as they say, history. An enchanting holiday treasure, The Autobiography of Santa Claus combines solid historical fact with legend to deliver the definitive story of Santa Claus. And who better to lead us through seventeen centuries of Christmas magic than good ol' Saint Nick himself? Families will delight in each chapter of this new Christmas classic—one per each cold December night leading up to Christmas!
Because what the Santa story needs is Christian apologetics? Bleh.