Saudi Aramco was the world's most profitable company in 2018, easily surpassing US behemoths including Apple Inc. and Exxon Mobil Corp., according to accounts published by ratings agencies before the firm's debut in the international bond market.
Yet the Saudi kingdom's influence on the state oil producer via high taxation is also denting its profitability and credit-worthiness, with cash generated per barrel below that of Big Oil companies such as Royal Dutch Shell Plc. That's getting in the way of Aramco achieving a much higher credit rating.
Aramco generated net income of $111.1 billion in 2018, Moody's Investor Service said Monday, after Fitch Ratings said the company had earnings before interest, tax and depreciation of $224 billion last year - significantly above figures for Apple and Exxon Mobil. Both agencies gave the Saudi company's debt their fifth-highest investment grade level.
The group has 257 billion barrels of oil equivalent, representing over 50 years of reserves based on current production levels.
The credit ratings, a first for Aramco, offer a glimpse into the accounts of the company, which have remained secret since its nationalization in the late 1970s. The information will help investors assess the possible value of a once-in-a-generation deal for financial markets: the firm's proposed initial public offering, originally targeted for 2018 but last year delayed until 2021.
The company is preparing to raise debt in part to pay for the acquisition of a majority stake in domestic petro-chemical group Sabic, worth about $69 billion. The deal is a Plan B to generate money for Saudi Arabia's economic agenda after the IPO was postponed. In effect, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is using the firm's pristine balance sheet to finance his ambitions.
Dependence on the company to finance social and military spending, as well as the lavish lifestyles of hundreds of princes, places a heavy burden on its cash flow. Aramco pays 50 percent of its profit on income tax, plus a sliding royalty scale that starts at 20 percent of the company's revenue.
Aramco reported cash flow from operations of $121 billion and $35.1 billion in capital spending, and paid $58.2 billion in dividends to the Saudi government in 2018, according to Moody's. The company had $48.8 billion of cash relative to $27 billion of reported group debt at the end of last year, said the agency, which gave the firm an A1 rating.
Aramco reported funds flow from operations - a measure closely watched by investors and similar to cash flow from operations - of $26 per barrel equivalent of oil last year, according to Fitch. That's below what Big Oil companies such as Shell and Total SA enjoy, at $38 and $31 per barrel, respectively.
"Funds from operations, which is operation cash flows before working capital changes, is the best measure to compare oil companies profitability, since Ebitda does not take into account taxation," Dmitry Marinchenko, senior director at Fitch in London, said in an interview.
Using data provided by Fitch about the company's total oil and gas production last year and the cash flow per barrel, Bloomberg estimates that Aramco reported total fund flow from operations of about $130 billion last year. Although that's significantly higher than what Big Oil produces, the difference isn't a large as the Ebitda. Shell, for example, reported cash flow of $53 billion. Exxon reported cash flow last year of $36 billion.
The bond plan, credit rating and the publication of the first extracts of Aramco's accounts are all part of the ambitions of Prince Mohammed, who controls most of the levers of power in the kingdom, wants to pursue an IPO as part of his ambitions to ready the country for the post-oil age. Yet his ambition to secure a $2 trillion valuation has faced push back from global investors, prompting a delay in the IPO.
If he achieves the target, the offering will raise a record $100 billion by selling a 5 percent stake, dwarfing the record $25 billion raised by Chinese internet retailer Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. in 2014.


There is evidence to show that the exhaust noise from gas turbines contains components which exceed the jet mixing noise at low jet velocities. This paper describes a theory developed to calculate the acoustic power produced by temperature fluctuations from the combustor entering the turbine. Using the turbine Mach numbers and flow directions at blade mid-height, and taking a typical value for the fluctuation in temperature, it has been possible to predict the acoustic power due to this mechanism for three different engines. In all three cases the agreement with measurements of acoustic power at low jet velocities is very good. Using a measured spectrum of the temperature fluctuation the prediction of the acoustic power spectrum agrees quite well with that measured.
© 1974. This work has been heavily dependent on the cooperation of the aeronautics industry. The author wishes to thank Rolls Royce (1971) Ltd. for aerodynamic and noise data for the Spey 512 and Olympus 593, Pratt and Whitney Aircraft for aerodynamic data on the JT8D, and the Boeing Commercial Airplane Company for noise measurements from the JT8D. He would in particular like to express his gratitude to R. R. Dils of Pratt and Whitney Aircraft whose guidance on combustion chamber behavior was invaluable.
Cumpsty, N. A. 1974. Excess noise from gas turbine exhausts. Cambridge Univ. Eng. Dep.


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Two papers work to quantify progress towards SDG-11—Sustainable and Inclusive Cities
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Madrid, a city with a strongly negative Average Concentration Index in the UESI. This means that the poor are disproportionately burdened by environmental issues such as air pollution and climate change, despite the overall strong performance on the indicators at the city level. Photo: Carlos Zurita, Unsplash.
Cities have emerged as important actors on the global sustainability stage. The UN's Sustainable Development Goal-11 (SDG-11) sets the goal for cities to be sustainable and inclusive by 2030. As cities are centers of population growth and economic development worldwide, SDG-11 is critical because it is the first standalone urban goal in the UN system. Evidence has shown environmental challenges in cities such as air pollution and climate change are unevenly distributed, which is why it is so important that sustainable development is also inclusive, ensuring that the most marginalized communities are not left behind. Yet, setting targets does not create change in and of itself. Being able to track progress is a necessary first step towards holding decision-makers accountable to their targets.
Tracking global progress towards SDG-11 is challenging because it demands data that is comprehensive and spatially explicit. Comprehensive data, defined here as data that is available globally, is necessary so that all cities, both developed and developing, can participate in tracking their progress towards SDG-11. When cities independently decide on what indicators to use to measure SDG-11 progress, choosing the indicators that are most relevant to the unique conditions of that city often comes at the expense of comprehensive global data, since the indicators may not be measurable and meaningful across all cities. Spatially explicit data, which holds information on a fine-grain spatial scale such as a neighborhood, is important so we can track how different communities within a city are affected by environmental phenomena and policies. Spatially explicit data is especially important in cities, where much more diverse conditions can be found within a small area. However, collecting this type of data can be especially challenging for cities in the Global South, which lack well-funded and organized data collection institutions.
Organizations from the public and private sector have developed a number of urban sustainability indexes, for example the Global Liveable Cities Index and the Sustainable Cities Index, each of which compiles urban sustainability indicators to assess the performance of cities. But how useful are these indicators for measuring progress towards SDG-11? Data-Driven EnviroLab Principal Investigator Angel Hsu and Group Alumni Amy Weinfurter and Ryan Thomas investigated this question in their new paper in Environment and Planning: Urban Analytics and City Science.
Drawing from 40 indexes and online data repositories, they assessed the suitability of 484 existing urban sustainability indicators for measuring progress towards SDG-11's call for cities to be sustainable and inclusive. Many indicators were unable to track SDG-11 progress because they lacked quantitative elements such as targets and baselines. One example of a specific target with a baseline is "reduce PM2.5 pollution levels by 25% by 2030 from 2000 levels" (target in blue, baseline in red). At the very least, targets should be directional if they do not have a baseline or clear target to be achieved—for instance, "reduce PM2.5 air pollution levels". However, 57% of the assessed urban sustainability indicators did not have specific or directional targets, creating ambiguous management objectives. Most indicators also do not measure the equity component of SDG-11—only 13% of reviewed indicators are capable of measuring distributional equity (how sub-groups in a city are differently affected), and only 5% at the neighborhood scale.
With less than a decade to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, policymakers need better ways of tracking progress towards SDG-11 to feed into their decision making. This is where the Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index (UESI) comes in. Developed by Data-Driven EnviroLab, the UESI provides spatially-explicit indicators to measure environmental performance of 11,278 neighborhoods in 164 cities. The indicators measure a range of issue areas on a neighborhood-level scale, including air pollution, urban tree cover, public transport access, and Urban Heat Island. Water stress and climate mitigation are measured on the city-level.
The UESI uses publicly-available spatial datasets with global coverage and regular temporal resolution, as well as a transparent and reproducible methodology. This approach allows cities, especially underfunded governments in the Global South, to easily use UESI as a starting point for measuring progress towards SDG-11.
As outlined in a new paper in Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, the UESI indicated that 58% of cities disproportionately burden lower-income communities with higher shares of environmental burdens and lower shares of environmental benefits. Furthermore, although some cities such as Seattle, WA and Melbourne have overall strong performance on the environmental performance indicators, such as air pollution and water stress, their relatively poorer performance on the environmental inequality indicators show that overall higher performance does not necessarily lead to more equitable outcomes. This disparity affirms the need for a spatially-explicit focus when thinking about urban sustainability, as policies that are effective on the city level do not necessarily mean the conditions of the worst-affected communities equally benefit.
In partnership with the Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness, we will be working in the new year on the second phase of the UESI, which will entail including more cities as well as developing and improving upon our indicators. Specifically, we will be delving more into examining rural-urban air pollution gradients, expanding our analysis of considering unequal impacts of Urban Heat Island distributions, as well as incorporating land-use change metrics. If you're interested in collaborating or contributing to this work, please get in touch.

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The San Jose Museum of Art presents a landmark exhibition of modern and contemporary art from India on view through September 4, 2011.
Roots in the Air, Branches Below: Modern and Contemporary Art from India is drawn entirely from eleven private collections in the San Francisco Bay Area. The exhibition showcases important works of modern and contemporary South Asian art that are rarely seen on the West Coast. Included are paintings by renowned modernists such as Maqbool Fida Husain, Tyeb Mehta, Francis Newton Souza, and Sayed Haider Raza. Today's contemporary generation of rising talents and global trendsetters is represented by Rina Banerjee, Zarina Hashmi, Jitish Kallat, G.R. Iranna, Bari Kumar, and Surendran Nair, among others.


First, it was Tracy Feith. Then, Lyell.
Now, Daily Front Row reports that Abaeté, the dress label best-known for its shoe collaboration with Payless, has closed. Production of designer Laura Poretzky's collection ceased in October 2009.
While the other two brands mentioned had somewhat of a cult following, we were never really sure who actually wore Abaeté.
The mid-priced dresses were cute, but they certainly weren't life-altering in terms of style or design. And the fact that we didn't realize Abaeté was absent in the first place also says something about its lack of staying power.
But regardless, there's no doubting Poretzky had some fans out there. We wish her the best and hope she's making a lot of money doing something else.


WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services today announced its final guidelines on the birth control benefit of the Affordable Care Act — making clear that everyone must have access to birth control at no cost, no matter where they work.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America praised the final policy, which will ensure that women have access to birth control like any other preventive care. Planned Parenthood, which provides birth control to two million women a year, released a new white paper today that describes the transformative effects of birth control on society, the ways in which the Affordable Care Act will exponentially expand that effect, and the urgent battle to move forward — not turn back the clock — on ensuring women's access to basic preventive health care.
You can read the "Taking Control" white paper here.
"This means that women will have access to birth control at no cost, no matter where they work. This is a historic moment for women's health and economic security. Birth control is basic health care for women, and this policy treats it like any other kind of preventive care. Throughout history, birth control has had a transformative impact on women's health, education, and economic opportunities, and this policy expands access to birth control like never before.
Earlier this year, Planned Parenthood and other organizations submitted 350,000 comments from the public, urging the Obama administration to maintain the birth control benefit. The comments were from people in all 50 states, explaining how access to birth control has helped them and their families.
You can read more stories from supporters of the benefit here.
Below is the Executive Summary of "Taking Control: The Ongoing Battle to Preserve the Birth Control Benefit in the Affordable Care Act," the white paper released today by Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Click here for the full text.
Birth control has had such a dramatic impact on women and families in this country that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) named it one of the top 10 public health achievements of the past century. Now, with implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), America is poised to experience the single biggest advancement in women's health in a generation, one that is already making a huge difference in the lives of women across the country. The new law provides insurance coverage to more women including birth control and well-woman visits with no co-pay for the first time, increases access to reproductive health care, and eases the disproportionate health care burdens on women, who still earn less than men and often face higher health care costs.
But there are still some in this country — a small but vocal minority of extremists in Congress and in many states — who are doing everything they can to reduce the availability of birth control. Planned Parenthood and its allies, including key members of Congress, have fought long and hard over the past three years to keep the women's health benefit on track — but there is still a very real danger of its being derailed through a multitude of legal attacks, as well as through ongoing efforts by lawmakers to limit the scope of the ACA as it affects women and their families.
To date, nearly 60 lawsuits have been filed by businesses and not-for-profit groups challenging the requirement to provide birth control without a co-pay for millions of women, and it is expected that one or more of these challenges will reach the Supreme Court as early as 2014. In addition, the House of representatives has voted at least 37 times to repeal the ACA.
The decision to include contraception as part of the women's preventive health benefit is grounded in science and based on the recommendations of the nonpartisan Institute of Medicine (IOM).
Ninety-nine percent of American women between the ages of 15 and 44 who are sexually active have used birth control at some point, and a majority of Americans (70 percent) believe insurance companies should cover the full cost of birth control, just as they do for other preventive services.
Women have experienced profound and beneficial social changes since birth control became legal and widely available: maternal and infant health have improved dramatically, the infant death rate has plummeted, and women have been able to fulfill increasingly diverse educational, political, professional, and social aspirations.
Economic concerns top women's reasons for seeking out birth control: in one recent study, the single most frequently cited reason for using contraception was that women could not afford to take care of a baby at that time (65 percent).
Providing no-cost birth control and promoting the use of highly effective contraceptive methods can significantly reduce unintended pregnancy, which in turn can lead to a reduction in the abortion rate. Women will also be more likely to seek prenatal care, thus improving their health and that of their children.
The ACA will bring huge cost savings for women and their families. Currently, co-pays for birth control pills typically range from $15 to $50 a month (up to $600 per year), and co-pays and other out-of-pocket expenses for long-term contraception, such as the IUD, have significantly higher up-front costs.
This report recounts the high and low points in the battle for the birth control benefit in the ACA and provides both current research and historical context for understanding why, for women, there can be no going back.


Faith was rescued from a rural animal shelter in Louisiana hours before euthanasia by Lake Charles Pit Bull Rescue. She was my first foster, and my first of a few foster fails. I wanted a pit bull type dog to therapy work with, and I knew from day one that Faith was it.
With Lake Charles Pit Bull Rescue's support, we found a trainer who would work with Faith to earn her CGC and Community Canine, as well as complete our therapy hours. Our first therapy visit was to a juvenile detention center. All of the therapy dogs lined up waiting for the kids to file in. I was nervous, but Faith was ready. When it was our turn, she didn't follow the path she was supposed to, but made a beeline for the smallest kid in the room. His face was pointed downward, and he only lifted it enough to rest his head on Faith's side. That's when I saw the immense pain his eyes contained, and I knew why she stopped there first. He clung to her as if she was his last hope in the world.
After three years of hard work for Faith and I, the trainer was tragically killed in a car accident. Faith helped me to step up and fill her shoes to become a certified trainer. Because of Faith, Lake Charles Pit Bull Rescue has a program called The Positive Pit Project that provides service dogs to veterans.
I can now absolutely say with 100% certainty that the saying "one dog can change the world" is absolute truth. Adopting Faith forever changed the course of my life, and the lives of those she meets.


The New York Jets have signed tight end Chris Herndon Nick Ahmed Jersey , their fourth-round draft pick, to a four-year contract.
The team announced the signing Monday, the day before organized team activities were to begin.
Quarterback Sam Darnold, the No. 3 overall selection, is the only player among the Jets' six-man draft class who remains unsigned.
Herndon had 86 catches for 1,048 yards and seven touchdowns in four seasons at Miami. He injured a knee late in the season and has been limited this spring with the Jets, who hope he'll be completely healthy when training camp begins in late July.
The 6-foot-4 Clive Walford Color Rush Jersey , 253-pound Herndon is one of six tight ends currently on New York's roster, joining Eric Tomlinson, Jordan Leggett, Neal Sterling, Clive Walford and Bucky Hodges.
Robert Griffin III rolled to his right and threw a tight spiral down the middle of the field to a receiver that was being closely covered by a pair of defenders.
"I'm very excited Cheap Leonard Williams Jersey ," Griffin said. "I don't think I can put into words how fun this whole process has been, being here in Baltimore and just having the opportunity to grow with this team. I just want to go out there and show they can trust me and hopefully lead us to a win."
Griffin won the Heisman Trophy as a junior at Baylor and was the second overall pick in the 2012 draft by the Washington Redskins. He was the NFL's rookie of the year before his career was derailed by injuries.
He did not play football last year, but stayed in shape by training at the University of Central Florida. Griffin said he also spent hours watching film Authentic Cassius Marsh Jersey , studying the defense of various NFL teams.
"He has street credibility immediately," Ravens quarterbacks coach James Urban said. "He loves football and had the taste of not being around it for awhile, so he's hungry and enjoying every moment. We talk all of the time: control what you can control and when the opportunity comes, you take advantage of it."
Griffin, 28, worked out with the Ravens a few months prior to the NFL Draft. He performed well enough to earn a one-year deal reportedly worth $1 million with a $100,000 signing bonus. So far Javier Baez Jersey , Ravens coach John Harbaugh is confident the team made the correct decision.
"I think it's been great having Robert here. He's a very talented pro," Harbaugh said. "He's a top pick in the draft, so he has talent. He's healthy for the first time in quite a few years."
"It will be a tough decision," Harbaugh said. "Any time you keep an one player at one position as extra, it's one less player at another position you decide to lose. I'm not even thinking about that right now. We'll let that happen when the time comes."


Being a web designer has its perks: the ability to work remotely, set your own hours, and to design for a variety of clients on a multitude of projects. It's rarely boring, but sometimes, it can get lonely—especially if you don't go into an office regularly (or at all). Aside from feeling isolated, it's harder to collaborate on projects if you're not face to face with your peers working on the same task or with the clients for whom you're doing the work.
So, what's a web designer to do? Find one of the numerous free tools that encourage collaboration and make teamwork a breeze—even from a distance. In other words, keep the pros of the job and reduce the cons. Here are a few of our favorite tools that make this possible.
With any website or web-based project, aesthetics are crucial. Most designers are especially particular about the image they put forth and safeguard their visual vision at all costs. This is a good thing. After all, how the finished product looks sets you apart in your field.
However, in an effort to control the outcome, don't forget to ask for input from others. If you're the point person for the client, check in regularly to solicit candid feedback. If you're working on behalf of an agency, be sure you're getting responses as you build out the project. The worst thing would be to finish the project and then find out you took it in the wrong direction.
In the spirit of receiving regular feedback and working with others on the design, it can be worthwhile to give collaboration software a try. Some of the best web apps for design are Red Pen, Prevue and Marqueed.
Red Pen: With this tool, you can upload any design, add notes anywhere and receive a URL to share with someone else. Responses are sent to your email, and the overall process is smooth and intuitive.
Prevue: This is a similar program that allows you to upload and share your designs. You can password protect a project, and view feedback in the form of comments on the images themselves.
Marqueed: Use this program to talk about designs through notes or invite others into a virtual discussion. Marqueed also makes it easy to stay organized, get images from outside websites and be notified when changes are made.
While the above tools are ideal from a design perspective, aesthetics alone aren't enough to get your project from A to Z. When working with others, you need to have a system in place so everyone can track its progress. Once again, look no further than software to help get the job done.
Trello: This program uses cards, which are like sticky notes, to organize your text and images. You can keep tabs on each step of your project with a progress meter that can help you meet any deadlines.
Conceptboard: This tool is like a virtual whiteboard. It works as a central hub for devising concepts, seeing projects through to fruition and communicating with involved parties. This system is ideal for creatives in particular.
Basecamp: The most well-known project management system, Basecamp is easy to navigate and use. Use it to create to-do lists, share files and messages, upload documents and assign tasks.
All of these apps are available for both iOS and Android systems. Depending on your needs and preferences, try to get everyone on your team using the same system so as to avoid any conversion issues. So, if want a streamlined process, go for the new iPhone 6. Or, if you like more freedom to customize your device and apps, have everyone on your team invest in a Samsung phone like the Galaxy or Note series.
As you continue to grow your business and net more profits, remember to include others. Whether you do this by working with peers or with the clients themselves, teamwork is critical. And, in order to make collaboration prosper, look for tools that help your productivity and creativity.
This entry was posted in Technology Advice, Web Design and tagged Collaboration, Responsive Web Design on February 16, 2015 by Michael Pignataro.


A minicomic about living with PMDD. Spring 2018.
Comfort Food Zine is a visual potluck of food-positive recipe comics and illustrations brought to you by 34 artists from around the world. Featuring recipes for dishes ranging from coffee cake and scones to Chinese Hot-Pot and gourmet grilled cheese, Comfort Food Zine is a feast for both the eyes and the heart.
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Editorial introduction to series of papers resulting from a European Commission Project on mental capacity.
In April 1933, Albert Einstein was offered an 'Extraordinary' Chair of Physics at the University of Madrid. Einstein first accepted, then sought to withdraw without causing damage to the anti-Fascist Republican government. However, this proved an opportunity for the Spanish press to harness Einstein's notoriety to their own programmes. This article discusses the genesis and resolution of this episode, which says much about Einstein and science and politics in modern Spain.


Fly the Flute fantastic ... Mozart and Schikaneder would be proud!
Die Zauberflöte. Mozart. Sydney Opera House Monday 20th February 2006.
The Sydney summer season of opera has reached its half-way point with a spectacular new production of Magic Flute by David Freeman and Dan Potra. Julie Taymor of Lion King fame brought new Magic to the Flute in New York last year using giant puppets and a circus approach. Freeman and Potra bring their own joint genius to this colourful show in which fire and water really ARE fire and water. And priests wear saffron and crimson, with dark sets as panels of pietra dura which are variously 'back', edge or front-lit. The three temple doors lift out of the floor, so no scene change is needed. The busy, fenestrated set opens and closes to produce small intimate scenes in 'cupboards' or vestibules to an open stage when space is needed.
It would take reams to describe all the splendid stage craft, scene by scene so I will just stick to the most memorable. The first act opens onto a vine strewn jungle. Our retinue of actors are climbing ropes and ladders, some initially hidden in the undergrowth. We are accompanied throughout the opera by quadruped furry friends including lions (or were they baboons, the Egyptian symbols of the dawn and light?).
Our dragon is shown as three huge moving sections: 'vicious visage' head suspended, massive single claw and writhing serpent body. Our eastern prince was tall, imposing Korean Jaewoo Kim, dressed in finest oriental silk. He sang and acted exceptionally well. His fellow traveller on the trials to happiness was played equally well by Warwick Fyfe. With a strong voice and good comic sense, he arrived on stage looking like a younger Les Patterson (rhinophyma nose added), with his own personal barbecue and beer cans. While readers may wonder, most of this Oz-ock take-off was tasteful … and in appropriate contrast to the regal nature of his company. Even Australian accents in the (English) dialogue did not seem out of place between the arias, sung in German. Australian gags brought much mirth and were worthy of 'Barry McKenzie'.
One of the 'vestibule' scenes saw our two heroes about to embark on their trials, as if seated in twin electric chairs. Next, the entire chamber started revolving through 90, then 180 degrees, the articulated chairs remaining upright but stopping at the ceiling rather than the floor. Later the same room served Papageno climbing for dear life as it spun again unexpectedly. It also became a more intimate setting for his 'reviving' scene when he receives a tin of beer rather than the traditional glass of wine.
Another splendid 'effect' occurred when the Regency couple had weathered the water trials and appeared suspended behind a wall of flowing water. The spray curtailed, they walked through to a sort of Olympic medal ceremony. As if in need of a final pièce de resistance, but to no more dramatic effect, the common couple were 'walled' by vertical jets of water at the end of their duetto.
Our nocturnal Queen arrived from the sky, suspended on a bright yellow translucent quarter-moon. Ms Farrugia managed the impossible tessitura with slightly pinched yet still accurate highest notes and a regal presence. Oddly, Tamino spent the aria looking up the Queen's white stranded dress which extended down to the stage several metres below. Her second act aria was even more impressive, now back on the ground, as she tries to sway her daughter Pamina against the wicked Lodge men.
Emma Matthews was excellent as Pamina both vocally and dramatically. Stephen Richardson made a fine Sarastro and it is hard to believe that he gave us such a good Falstaffo so recently. He had all the low notes as well as the authority to carry off this very different role.
At the animated curtain calls there appeared no sign of Dan Potra, David Freeman or Debra Batton who created this extraordinary production for us. They deserve a major accolade, along with the dancers, jugglers, flame throwers, acrobats and silent muse stage assistants. The orchestra sounded in control throughout although the first notes were so staccato that they sounded to be unison from my seat in the circle. Mr Hickox beat a strict pace while carefully co-ordinating the whistles, pipes, bells and other extras required in this unique masterwork.
I imagine the season will sell out very rapidly since this is full Magilla theatre of Olympic standards. It makes a night at Butterfly seem rather staid!
Other recent successes from the opera company have been Falstaff, Butterfly and Elisir d'Amore. Rake's Progress is next.


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Q: PL/SQL Oracle Mutant table-how to encounter this issue plz? th request is to assure that in the city we have only one branch,
Banch (idBranch(PK), city) for update and insert
the idea I got is to create a temporary table having all the data of the first one so i can escape the ora errors this is the code I wrote, i'm facing the error PL/SQL: ORA-00903 and I'm not so sure if one trigger can do he job in this case since it should be working for inserting and updating. I need your advice please, thank you.
  ` CREATE TABLE TEMP_BRANCH AS SELECT NumBranch, CITY FROM BRANCH;
    CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER checkUniqueBranchPerCity
    BEFORE INSERT OR UPDATE ON BRANCH
    REFERENCING
        NEW AS nextLine
    FOR EACH ROW
    BEGIN
    LOCK TABLE TEMP_BRANCH IN ROW SHARE MODE;

     FOR line IN (SELECT * FROM TEMP_BRANCH) LOOP
       IF :nextLine.City = line.City  THEN
         RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR;
       END IF;
    END LOOP;

    DELETE * FROM TEMP_BRANCH;
    END;
   / `

A: ORA-00903 is "Invalid table name". I suspect it's caused because you put a colon in front of nextLine, i.e. you wrote
IF :nextLine.City = line.City  THEN

when it should be
IF nextLine.City = line.City  THEN

But I suggest getting rid of the REFERENCING clause and just using :NEW and :OLD in triggers as it reduces confusion. So use
CREATE TABLE TEMP_BRANCH AS SELECT NumBranch, CITY FROM BRANCH;

CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER checkUniqueBranchPerCity
  BEFORE INSERT OR UPDATE ON BRANCH
  FOR EACH ROW
BEGIN
  LOCK TABLE TEMP_BRANCH IN ROW SHARE MODE;

   FOR line IN (SELECT * FROM TEMP_BRANCH) LOOP
     IF :NEW.City = line.City  THEN
       RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR;
     END IF;
  END LOOP;
END;
/

I also suggest you get rid of the DELETE statement in the trigger as it will delete the contents of TEMP_BRANCH the first time the trigger fires.

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Q: How to delete shared preference throughout whole application So I made a basic app. It consists of 3 activities; A, B and C. A is the main screen there is a button 'new Game' in which it leads to B and another button 'continue' which leads to C. In B, the user can choose their difficulty and based on whatever the user clicked on, C will execute. If the user goes back to A and presses on the continue button, C will load along with the saved sharedpreference.
I am creating the shared preference in my C class first. When onPause() is called, I create the shared preference by:
SharedPreferences pref = getSharedPreferences("brainData", MODE_PRIVATE);
SharedPreferences.Editor editBrainData = pref.edit();

and put the required variables inside it. And on my onStart() method, I load the variables by getting SharedPreferences pref = getSharedPreferences("brainData", MODE_PRIVATE); and using pref.getInt, pref.getBoolean etc. I am not sure whether these are good places to save and load onto the shared preference files.
Now I am having problems here. Whenever the user finishes and the score is outputted, I want the user to go to A whilst deleting the sharedpreference data. Ive tried:
SharedPreferences pref = getSharedPreferences("brainData", Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
pref.edit().clear().commit();

but that doesn't seem to delete it because after finishing the game, when I go back to A and press continue, it still loads the variables to the absolute last played point in time.


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Карл фон Перфаль (29 января 1824, Мюнхен — 15 января 1907, там же) — германский , , театральный деятель.

Биография

Карл фон Перфаль родился в богатой и знатной семье (его отец был королевским камергером), с детства учился музыке (был учеником Морица Гауптмана). Как музыкант успешно дебютировал в 1849 году, но получил юридическое образование. В 1851 году женился. В 1852—1866 годах был дирижёром Мюнхенского хорового общества, в первой половине 1850-х годов занимался написанием песен, произведений для хора, а в 1853 году состоялась премьера его оперы «Sakuntala». В 1854 году основал Мюнхенский ораторный клуб, который возглавлял до 1864 года, в 1855 году стал камергером. С 1859 года до конца жизни состоял членом Мюнхенского артистического общества. В 1867—1891 годах преподавал в Мюнхенской музыкальной академии, затем был её почётным профессором.

С 1864 года был гофмузикинтендантом, с 1867 года интендантом и с 1872 года генеральинтендантом (главным режиссёром) Баварского королевского театра; в отставку вышел в 1892 году. Под его руководством было поставлено в общей сложности 742 спектакля. Был известен личной нелюбовью к Вагнеру, однако не препятствовал постановке его произведений в театре и в 1881 году даже участвовал в организации фестиваля Вагнера.

Писал песни и «Deutsche Märchen» для соло, хора и оркестра. К числу его известных опер относятся «Das Konterfei» (1863), «Raimondin» (1881), «Junker Heinz» (1886). Ему также принадлежат театроведческие труды «25 Jahre münchener Hoftheater-Geschichte» (1892), «Die Entwickelung des modernen Theaters» (1899)

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Q: Gerar checkbox no Datatable por sDefaultContent com IDs diferentes Estou gerando um checkbox para cada linha do DataTable através de sDefaultContent, mas quando realizo uma ação em um dos checkbox, este replica para todos os outros. Estou com dificuldade para gerar um checkbox com ID diferente para cada linha.
Segue código atual:
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A: Recomendo usar o createdRow, ele é executado a cada tr criada. Assim você conseguirá atribuir os eventos e até usar o bootstrapSwitch na linha específica.
Talvez combinar esta abordagem com o columns.render possa ter alguma utilidade, pois também tem acesso aos dados da linha, consequentemente sendo possível gerar um id para o checkbox.


An employer checking her domestic worker's belongings chanced upon a note written by the maid, saying she had been sexually abused by the boss' husband in the very house she worked in.
In the note addressed to the couple's eldest son, the maid, then 23, said she was embarrassed to describe the "very shameful" conduct of Saffie Supa'at, who had "bothered" her.
However, the maid did not hand the note to the son as she felt uncomfortable and did not want to "spoil the family", according to a court hearing.
Her employer, instead of checking if the contents of the note were true, threw away the book in which it was written.
She then asked the maid to pack her belongings the next day, which was Jan 31 last year, after she had a discussion with her husband.
The maid, however, left the Hougang flat only the following day, on Feb 1.
After leaving the house, in the vicinity of Hougang Primary School, she met another Indonesian maid she had come to know, and told her that she had been chased out.
That maid took her to see a friend, who accompanied her to make a police report.
The victim, who started work in the household on Dec 14, 2015, initially enjoyed working for the couple. But this was short-lived.
Soon, Saffie started "bothering her and did "a lot of funny things" to her in less than two weeks.
Convicting Saffie last month of six charges of molestation and insulting the modesty of a woman after a four-day trial, District Judge John Ng rejected the defence's evidence that the maid was lying to set Saffie up.
The court heard that during the first incident in January last year, the maid was drying plates in the kitchen when Saffie suddenly brushed her buttocks and smiled, before saying: "Why?"
Saffie admitted to the act but said it was accidental as the space in the kitchen was small.
However, the court was told, over the next few days, he brushed the maid's buttocks two more times, touched her chest and uttered words to insult her modesty.
Saffie was sentenced to jail for 14 months and two weeks yesterday.
Two charges of exposing himself were also considered during sentencing.
Pressing for at least 16 months' jail, Deputy Public Prosecutor Kavita Uthrapathy said Saffie wasted no time in embarking on a campaign of sexual harassment against the victim very soon after she started work.
She argued that the sexual assaults on the victim were "sustained, persistent and premeditated".
She said: "If not for (Saffie's wife) finding the victim's note, it is very likely that the offending would have continued and perhaps even escalated."
She added that Saffie committed the brazen offences when his wife was at work, and lacked remorse.
Saffie, represented by Mr Wilbur Lim, could have been jailed for up to three years and/or fined for each count of molestation; and jailed for up to 18 months and/or fined for each charge of insulting modesty.


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Establishment of Education in Saudi Arabia
Education in Saudi Arabia has become one of the distinct features and factors of country's social and economics development. The Directorate of Education in Saudi Arabia has been established in 1925 that set a background of the education system in the country. However, beginning of the modern education in Saudi Arabia is associated with the establishment of the Ministry of Education in 1953 as a separate body within executive branch of government. King Fahd Ibn Abdulaziz was chosen to be the first Minister of Education. Under his guidance, education in the Saudi Arabia has expanded and modernized. Since 1958 a uniform educational system has been adopted in the Kingdom. It has included elementary (6 years long), intermediate (3 years long) and secondary (3 years long) parts of the education system. Higher educational program was separated (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2006).
National educational plans emphasized a background concept for the successful process of modernization of Saudi Arabia. This concept was based on two key principles. First, there was a need in the development of required human resources and human capital with the help of education and trainings. Second, it was necessary to build a comprehensive economic infrastructure. Therefore, due to the need and relevance of human capital and infrastructure for economic development of the country, role of education was highly prioritized.
Levels in the System of Education in Saudi Arabia
System of education in Saudi Arabia is comprised of the following levels: pre-elementary level, elementary level, intermediate level, secondary level and higher educational level.
Pre-elementary level in the educational system of Saudi Arabia is aimed at preparing children (both boys and girls) for entering elementary school level. Children attend pre-elementary schools for 2 years. Usually, they are admitted at the age of 4 or 5 years.
Elementary level in the system of education is also considered to serve as a background for preparing children in the further studies. To the elementary school children are enrolled at the age of 6 years. Studies at this level continue for 6 years. Normally, school year is comprised of 2 semesters with each including fifteen weeks of in class activities and two exam weeks. Duration of classes during a day is usually 45- minutes per 6 classes. Curriculum that is studied by children is standardized for both girls' and boys' elementary schools (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2006).
Intermediate level of the educational system for children starts when they are 12-years old and lasts for 2 years. Similarly to the elementary school year, in the intermediate school it includes two semesters with 15 weeks of classes and 2 weeks of exams. In order to receive a school certificate students are required to pas a completion examination. Results of the examinations are used for entering the secondary school level.
Secondary level of education consists of regular secondary schools and vocational secondary schools. Education at the secondary school usually lasts for three years and on average serves students who are from 15 to 19-year-old. In the regular secondary school students study a general curriculum that is obligatory for every student during first year of their studies. During the next two years, students are allowed to study subjects that correspond to the major that they have selected. Students have the opportunity to have majors in social science and administration, Shariah and Arabic studies, and natural science. At the secondary school the school year included two semesters with 20 weeks of classes and 2 weeks of exams.
Vocational and technical secondary education has been developed in the Saudi Arabia to address the increasing need in the better workers' productivity in the country. Programms at the vocational and technical schools offer studies in the commercial, industrial, and agricultural trainings.
Higher education level in the system of education has been implemented according to the Islamic customs and traditions. System of higher education in Saudi Arabia has been considerably growing during the last few decades. Currently, system of higher education in Saudi Arabia includes 24 technical colleges, 40 colleges and institutes for health, 102 primary teacher's colleges for women, 18 primary teacher's colleges for men, and 11 major universities, including 109 colleges and 9 institutes (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2006).
Studies' programs that are offered by the universities and colleges include masters and doctoral degrees programs in several fields. Similarly to other components of the system of education in Saudi Arabia, higher level of education is developed and evaluated in relation to the general plan of national development. It is considered to be essential in the fulfilling of the potential of the greatest resource available in the Kingdom – its human capital.
Special education programs in Saudi Arabia were launched in 1960 by the Ministry of Education. In particular, the Al-Noor Institute was opened in Riyadh for blind male students. Later, in 1964, similar school was established for blind girls. Moreover, at the same year, a special school for hearing impaired people was also established in the country.
Girls' Education in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has been a forefront among many countries in the provision of equal education opportunities at all levels for both men and women. Consequently, Saudi Arabia has provided a notable level of education for women. Data shows (Table 1) that there is no gender discrimination in the school system of Saudi Arabia.
It is clear from the table that in many aspects girls' education has even outweighed boys' education. Moreover, at the higher level of educational system, the share of female students has exceeded fifty eight percent. Even though majority of those female students have their majors in human science and education, an increasing number is enrolled in economics, medicine, pharmacy, accounting, administration and computer studies. Furthermore, a lot of female students have majors in basic sciences and agriculture.
Scholarships and Governmental Support
King Abdullah has implemented in 2005 a program providing government scholarships for young Saudi citizens to study in the Western universities abroad. Scholarships cover tuition and living expenses of students enrolled at both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Around 5,000 students in Saudi Arabia have received government scholarships to pursue their studies abroad during 2007-2008. Those students who have received scholarships mostly continued their education at the universities in the United States, Canada, Australia, Switzerland, New Zealand, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. More than 15,000 students from Saudi Arabia are studying in the United Kingdom, including 25% of women (Wagner, 2010).
Social Impact of Education on Saudi Arabia
Education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has a considerable social and economic impact on the development of the country. Even though 58 percent of all students are women, having a strong educational background does not guarantee them having a job after graduating from the university. This can be due to the limitations that women face regarding selection of majors for their studies. Women are disqualified from studying journalism, engineering, and architecture. These spheres are predominantly reserved for male students (Cordesman, 2003). Therefore, this limits women's access to certain kinds of jobs available at the labor market (Baki, 2004).
Hence, limitations and restrictions of the system of education in Saudi Arabia are brining social and productivity crisis due to the situation with female employment and lack of transformations in the country. Moreover, existent system of education in the country is limiting male productivity and competitiveness of male labor force on the international labor market. Therefore, a lot of labor immigrants are coming to Saudi Arabia bringing social and cultural tensions in the society.
To sum up, Saudi Arabia is considered to be the leader among Islamic countries in the framework of introduction modern educational standards and principles. Education system in the kingdom consists of pre-elementary, elementary, intermediary, secondary and higher educational levels. Schools are separated for men and women. As a result this brings social and cultural implications for the economic development of the Saudi Arabia.
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MINT HILL, NC – Servant's Heart is thrilled to have received a $175K grant from Mecklenburg County to assist local families coping with the negative economic effects of COVID-19.
The opportunity to apply for these funds made available through Mecklenburg County CARES Act COVID RELIEF Fund was brought to Servant's Heart Founder and Executive Director Kim Rhodarmer's attention by Mayor Brad Simmons and Town Manager Brian Welch.
It is the single largest grant Rhodarmer has experienced in her career. In addition to other grant money Servant's Heart has received this year, 2020 has been a record-breaking year for the local assistance program in terms of the financial assistance they are able to offer the community.
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The funds available through this grant are specifically marked for people in the Mint Hill community who have been negatively impacted economically by COVID-19. Individuals who have a 28227 zip code or families with children who attend Mint Hill schools can apply for these funds to help with rent, mortgage, electric bills and natural gas bills.
"For months, people have been protected from evictions and utility disconnections. Deferred payments have escalated to levels that are not affordable for many people with pre-COVID income. This grant is a lifesaver. It will keep families from becoming homeless and has the potential to aid in financial recovery as people resume previous employment or find new jobs," says Rhodarmer. "If during COVID-19 they have fallen behind because of a reduction in hours/wages, or they lost their job and the amount of money they received from unemployment and the CARES act did not cover their expenses, or if they simply have not received their unemployment checks yet or they were denied unemployment, then Servant's Heart can review their information to determine if they qualify for BillPay Assistance."
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The extended economic impact of COVID-19 has been devastating on families living paycheck to paycheck who may now find themselves months behind on multiple bills with little relief in sight. "A lot of people have not been able to make their mortgage, rent, or utility payments since April or May," says Rhodarmer. "Right now, we're seeing clients who are two and three months behind on any one of these bills. With this money, we're able to help most of these folks become current with these past due bills. We're helping people with double and triple the amount of money we've been able to help them with historically."
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Q: Select Menu isn't getting value from it's sub Menu Item What I'm trying to do
I'm trying to create a category list with Material UI

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*Parent Menu Item

*Child Menu Item by Parent Menu Category

What I'm getting

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*I'm getting only parent menu value.

*Whenever I click on child item, than it showing it's parent Menu.

Code
Here I've create a codesanbox, Please help to get out from this.

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*Code

*Please check console for see event.

<Select
          displayEmpty
          defaultValue=""
          value={search}
          onChange={handleChange}
          id="grouped-select"
          input={<OutlinedInput />}
          label="Category"
          size="small"
          sx={{
            width: "160px",
            height: "100%",
            borderRadius: 0,
            textTransform: "uppercase"
          }}
          renderValue={(selected) => {
            if (selected.length === 0) {
              return (
                <Typography variant="subtitle2">Select Category</Typography>
              );
            }
            return <Typography variant="subtitle2">{selected}</Typography>;
          }}
        >
          <MenuItem value="select category">
            <Typography variant="subtitle2">Select Category</Typography>
          </MenuItem>

          {categories.map((category) => (
            <MenuItem
              key={category}
              sx={{
                lineHeight: "20px",
                display: "block",
                backgroundColor: "none"
              }}
              value={category}
            >
              <Typography variant="subtitle2">{category}</Typography>

              {category === "Baby Products" &&
                babyProducts.map((item) => (
                  <List key={item} sx={{ padding: 0 }}>
                    <MenuItem
                      sx={{
                        lineHeight: "12px",
                        display: "block"
                      }}
                      value={item}
                      onChange={handleChange}
                    >
                      <Typography variant="subtitle2">{item}</Typography>
                    </MenuItem>
                  </List>
                ))}
            </MenuItem>
          ))}
        </Select>

const babyProducts = [
  "Baby",
  "Baby Cereal",
  "Baby Honey",
  "Biscotti",
  "Formula",
  "Milk",
  "Juice",
  "Puree",
  "Bath & Skincare",
  "Diapers & Wipes",
  "Huggies",
  "Kidz",
  "MamyPoko",
  "Molfix",
  "Pampers & Wipes",
  "Oral Care",
];

const chocolates = [
  "Assorted",
  "Cadbury",
  "Candy",
  "Chocolate Balls",
  "Chocolate Bars",
  "Kit-Kat",
  "Lolipops",
  "Marshmallow",
  "Mints&Gums",
  "Toblenore",
];

A: The problem is due to nested MenuItems. You can use nested arrays instead with the marginLeft on a subcategory:
{categories.map((cat) => [
  renderCategory(cat),
  renderCategoryItems(cat)
])}

const renderCategory = (category) => {
  return (
    <MenuItem
      key={category}
      sx={{
        lineHeight: "20px",
        display: "block",
        backgroundColor: "none"
      }}
      value={category}
    >
      <Typography variant="subtitle2">{category}</Typography>
    </MenuItem>
  );
};

const renderCategoryItems = (category) => {
  const list = category === "Baby Products" ? babyProducts : [];
  return list.map((item) => (
    <MenuItem
      key={item}
      sx={{
        lineHeight: "12px",
        display: "block"
      }}
      value={item}
    >
      <Typography
        sx={{
          marginLeft: "16px"
        }}
        variant="subtitle2"
      >
        {item}
      </Typography>
    </MenuItem>
  ));
};

Update
If more subcategories are required, you can describe them as follows:
const subCategories = {
  "Baby Products": [
    ...
  ],
  "Chocolate": [
    ...
  ]
};

And update renderCategoryItems function:
const list = subCategories[category] || [];

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EDHEC Business School ( Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord) je evropská obchodní škola s kampusy (pobočkami) v Paříži, Londýně, Lille, Nice a Singapuru. Škola byla založena v roce 1906 ve francouzském Lille.

Popis
EDHEC je akreditována u tří mezinárodních organizací: EQUIS, AMBA, a AACSB. Škola má přibližně 30000 absolventů ze 130 zemí a více než 140 národností. Mezi významné absolventy patří Delphine Arnault (ředitel společnosti Louis Vuitton) a zpěvák Jean-Jacques Goldman.

Programy
EDHEC nabízí magisterský program v oboru managementu (Master in Management), několik specializovaných magisterských programů v oborech jako marketing, finance, média či personalistika (HR). EDHEC také nabízí doktorské studium, které vede k získání titulu Ph.D.

Mezinárodní srovnání
V roce 2015 se program "Master in Management" umístil na 18. místě v mezinárodním žebříčku deníku Financial Times.

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2. Female butterflies can lay over 1000 eggs during their short lifetime.
3. Butterflies lay their eggs on host plants which usually hatch within a few days, then turning into caterpillars. The caterpillar will then eat until it sheds it's skin several times, called instars, finally emerging from the chrysalis as a beautiful butterfly.
4. Butterflies are born to breed, their goal being to mate and begin the cycle again. Most live only a few days except the Monarch which can live up to six months.
5. Monarch butterflies migrate to Mexico every fall and remain their until spring when they make the return migration.
6. Due to the continuing destruction of the rain forests, where the largest population of butterflies are found, their numbers are dwindling. We encourage you to plant a butterfly garden!!
A sunny, less windy location is best, however, Zebras love to float in the shade of bushes and trees.
The more host and nectar plants you have, the more butterflies will be attracted to your garden.
Butterflies "puddle". They like a wet sandy area where they congregate and sip minerals and nutrients from the wet sand and water.
Rocks to rest and enjoy their beautiful garden, and don't forget a bench or hammock for yourself.


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Nintendo Going Third-Party Would Be A Great Idea... Said No One That Cares About the Company.
Nintendo going third-party... For some, the thought of that is an insane concept. Then again, so was Sega leaving the hardware space. At the same time, we've seen what Sega has become in recent days, too. Regardless, this seems like a topic that is broached about on message boards, comment sections, and other places ad nauseum. When will gamers get to the point where talking about Nintendo going third-party becomes boring? Each discussion (well, let's face it, they're more like uncivilized arguments than anything) goes over the same talking points on both sides. It's like listening to modern day Democrats and Republicans here in the States. I'm just happy no one's trying to push the agenda that Nintendo was born in Kenya. (That concludes the political portion of this opinion piece.)
The fact of the matter is that Nintendo going third-party would not benefit the company, nor would it benefit gamers. Really, the only folks who honestly believe this are folks who own Sony and Microsoft systems, would never purchase a Nintendo console because... reasons, and perform all kinds of mental gymnastics in order to attempt to justify their fantasies. Such an elaborate fantasy includes the idea that even though Sony and Microsoft have not bothered at all to cultivate an audience that would play Nintendo-styled titles (in fact, one could really argue both first-party console creators have done exactly the opposite), somehow Nintendo games would sell amazingly to a user base that is known to far more enjoy shooters, cinematic games, simulation racers, and sports games. I think not.
It's my strong belief that the direction Nintendo's games generally go do not go in the same direction that Microsoft and Sony's franchises go. We've seen attempts at Sony and Microsoft trying to emulate Nintendo's style with titles like Tearaway, Puppeteer, LittleBigPlanet, ModNation Racers, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, Viva Pinata, and so forth. However, either these titles have been shown not to sell well at all, or they are released with about as much half-hearted seriousness as Stephen Colbert's persona on The Colbert Report. Games like those listed just don't appeal to the majority of Sony and Microsoft's separate user bases. While they're both split up on two different platforms, the direction both are going is relatively the same.
Apparently games like Puppeteer
just don't appeal to the PlayStation market.
The short term of Nintendo going third-party would result in massive layoffs. After all, Nitnendo would no longer have any need to produce hardware, thus resulting in a lot of jobs being cut. It should also be mentioned that a substantial part of Nintendo's income comes from their hardware, and the royalty fees from third-parties it receives. As a third-party, Nintendo would be forced to pay licensing and royalty fees to Sony and/or Microsoft, cutting the company's profit significantly.
Speaking of cutting hardware, Nintendo would then have a whole slew of designers and developers who aren't up to date and knowledgeable on the hardware that Sony and Microsoft are making. Now, do you teach all of these designers and developers how to make games for much less familiar hardware, or do I simply hire a bunch of new talent? The former requires time, while the latter requires money. Don't forget, now, that Nintendo is still on the clock here. If it's not making games, it's not making money. It's just losing it. Nintendo also posts its financial results quarterly, so unless these veteran Nintendo employees can learn how to work on alien hardware quickly to create games in a fast pace, Nintendo isn't going to make any money. In fact, it will lose money. I'm sure regardless of the situation, Nintendo's stockholders will be none too pleased with the outcome.
Nintendo only makes Mario and Zelda...
if you ignore everything else it publishes.
What is also alarming to me regarding Nintendo turning third-party is the idea that current day Nintendo only churns out Mario and Zelda. This is a common and incorrect argument from those who don't pay attention to the company, but it's one that should be touched upon. If one thinks Nintendo only makes Mario and Zelda now, its most popular franchises, what makes them think that somehow becoming third-party will grant them the ability to take more risks? I mean, let's ignore the Wii and all of the series like Battalion Wars, Excite Truck/Bots, Sin & Punishment, Metroid, Animal Crossing, WarioWare, Wario Land, Kirby, Punch-Out!!, FlingSmash, Endless Ocean, Donkey Kong, Fire Emblem, etc. that graced the system. Obviously Nintendo only does Mario and Zelda. But if you think Nintendo doesn't do enough risk-taking with its IPs, the situation would be much worse if it becomes a third-party.
We're in an industry where no one is really financially safe. We're in an industry where a series of games that fail to light up the charts goes on to kill a developer/publisher. We're also at a point where death can come much more swiftly, just one bomb of a game, for instance, can close up a developer or publisher. We most likely would not see more creative Nintendo games like Pikmin, Rhythm Heaven, Kid Icarus, and more if Nintendo went third-party. It's much too dangerous! These aforementioned franchises simply don't sell as well as certain other series. In fact, they are all lesser selling series. Thus, Nintendo would stick with its tried and true franchises, yep, Mario and Zelda, in order to just survive.
I think if Nintendo went third-party, we wouldn't
see as many risky titles from the company.
(Screenshot of Rhythm Heaven Fever - Wii)
The thing that gets my proverbial goat particularly about the cries and wishes of Nintendo to go third-party is that every time Nintendo posts a loss or has any sign of trouble, no matter how major or minor, we have zealots and industry insiders (who really don't have any better clue about the industry than a lot of gamers) calling for Nintendo to exit the hardware business and make games for other platforms. Why is it that when Microsoft and Sony post their problems (and somehow a one billion dollar loss across an entire company seems more significant than Nintendo's current woes) we don't get the same "Sony/Microsoft should go third-party" articles? Their financial woes comes across as much worse than Nintendo, a company that has plenty still in the bank for multiple failures of hardware. Let's fact it-- the PS4 is selling wonderfully, yet Sony as a company is still in trouble. Where are the articles entertaining the notion of Uncharted and God of War hitting the Xbox One?
It's this double standard that is truly the most intriguing part of this whole Nintendo/third-party debate. The people who suggest Nintendo should exit the hardware arena are also the same people who don't understand or simply don't care what Nintendo's removal from console manufacture would do to the industry and how it would change significantly. As long as they get their games and Nintendo finally makes content for their favorite consoles, who cares what happens to the company, right? Who cares how many people lose their jobs, or how much Nintendo as a company would change? We'll get our Nintendo games on Xbox, a brand where the majority of the types of games Nintendo creates wouldn't sell to most users! Sweet!
In actuality, this fantasy that folks who never cared enough about Nintendo's games that they would ignore them for multiple years without buying a Nintendo system for the games they supposedly care so much about, simply waiting for the company to finally go third-party is asinine to me. It comes across more as a fanboy wet dream than something based in fact or something that would actually be a benefit to Nintendo and gamers instead of being what it really would be, a detriment.
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Thank you, Rumi, for introducing me to this dress and for being a constant source of fashion inspiration.
Rumi Neely in Givenchy's SS 2012 collection.
The dress on the runway in September 2011.
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If your pet's rabies vaccination was given more than a few months ago, then there is a possibility that they would not pass the blood test without an additional booster vaccination. Ideally a booster vaccination followed by a blood test at least 30 days later with a good result or PASS will allow them to travel. You will then need to wait for 3 months after the blood test before they can travel. You will need to start this process if your intention is to travel in early April19.
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Oscar Isaac and Chris Weitz on 'Operation Finale' and Tackling Ben Kingsley Into a Ditch
by Vinnie Mancuso August 29, 2018
Operation Finale is a white-knuckle thriller that also just happens to be based on a true story. Director Chris Weitz helms the story of Peter Malkin (Oscar Isaac), who—along with a crack team of fellow Mossad and Shin Bet agents—tracked down and captured the war criminal Adolf Eichmann (Oscar-winner Ben Kingsley) years after he helped manufacture the Holocaust. The film features a few fantastic supporting performances—including Nick Kroll taking a break from comedy, and up-and-comer Haley Lu Richardson as a teenager hiding her Judaism from a Nazi boyfriend (Joe Alwyn)—but the rising tension between Isaac and Kingsley is a sight to behold, worth the price of admission alone.
Image via MGM
Recently, I got the chance to sit down with Isaac and Weitz in New York City. The Star Wars actor and his director discussed feeling the weight of all the history behind the story of Operation Finale, as well as what role that story plays in 2018. Also, because I straight up needed to know, Oscar Isaac talked about what it's like to tackle iconic thespian Ben Kingsley into a ditch.
Check out what Isaac and Weitz had to say in the player above, and below is exactly what we talked about.
Oscar Isaac and Chris Weitz:
Filming the scene in which Isaac's Peter Malkin violently captures Ben Kingsley's character.
Specific moments when the weight of the story behind Operation Finale hit the actor and filmmaker.
How Isaac avoided playing an exact copy of his real-life character.
How Isaac went about finding the dynamic between his character and Adolf Eichmann.
What role the story of Peter Malkin and the capture of Adolf Eichmann plays in 2018.
Here is the official synopsis for Operation Finale:
The thrilling true story follows the 1960 covert mission of legendary Mossad agent Peter Malkin as he infiltrates Argentina and captures Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi officer who masterminded the transportation logistics that brought millions of innocent Jews to their deaths in concentration camps.
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China is a massive country in East Asia, spanning from the Middle East to the East China Sea, to the west of Japan, with a population of over one billion.
What is the country like?
With a landscape as vast as its history is long, China is often described as many different countries put together, encompassing almost every type of natural scenery. It has expansive grasslands and rice terraces in the south, the deserts of Inner Mongolia, mountains along the northeast and fourteen thousand kilometres of coastline with some beautiful beaches along the way.
Home to the world's oldest continuous civilisation, records of Chinese human history can be traced back to over 2000 BCE, when the Xia Dynasty and its seventeen emperors ruled for nearly five hundred years. One of China's biggest appeals are, unsurprisingly, its incredible monuments of antiquity, luring almost a hundred million tourists each year, if including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau. The Great Wall, spanning over twenty one thousand kilometres, is perhaps China's greatest feat, while the Forbidden City Palace in Beijing, and terracotta army, just outside Xi'an, make for unforgettable experiences.
Given the sheer number of inhabitants, including around fifty six ethnic groups, the national culture is hugely dynamic. The world famous cuisine varies greatly between regions, the most well-known hailing from Hong Kong, Shandong, Jiangsu and Sichuan, centring on rice, noodles and dumplings. Also famed for its celebrations, one of the best times to visit China is during the Spring Festival, marking the beginning on the Lunar New Year from mid-January to mid-February, with a different event for each day ranging from breath-taking firework displays to sampling unique dishes like rice congee.
Beijing, the enormous capital, is known for its ultra-modern buildings juxta-positioned against the city's millennia-old history, the Tiananmen Square and the National Museum of China, featuring an array of fascinating cultural artefacts. The biggest city, however, is Shanghai, on the central coast, with its glorious waterfront and six hundred and thirty two metre-high namesake tower.
Getting the ferry to China?
The ferry industry in China is one of the most developed in Asia, with market leading operators using top-of-the-range, high-speed vessels for routes from Macau and Hong Kong to a few Chinese ports. These journeys are quick, regular and reliable, with some crossings lasting just forty five minutes, while longer ferry routes from Japan to Shanghai are also on offer.
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Emma Bonney's fantastic contribution did not rescue her Waterlooville team in the Portsmouth Billiards League.
The world billiards champion is a top-class performer.
She contributed an excellent 132 break but had to give Dan Harvest a start of 252 at Aston Road and fell short of her mammoth task, losing 150-133.
It meant she was still defeated on the Waterlooville A versus B scorecard despite hogging the baize.
The team, however, recovered to run out 5-2 winners to keep their title hopes alive.
A quartet of Heath Smith, Lee Paice, Terry Hickley and Steve Hughes soon turned the tide but the minnows pinched the last point with another of their cueists, Darren Harper, receiving 211 points start off Nigel Ward.
The Portsmouth Billiards season sees players of varied experience competing against each other.
This sometimes makes the handicap system difficult to employ and the matches can turn out to be a challenge.
Leigh Park are back in the driving seat after pocketing eight points in the week.
They were pipped 4-3 by Craneswater A in a catch-up game with Andy Boulton, Mick Kirby and Colin Rowe giving them grief at Southsea despite the resistance from Steve Scott, Richie Burnett and Bill Parsons.
The normal match day saw them send Portchester packing 5-2.
Danny Lumsden, Scott Burnett and his father Richard enjoyed the tight home surroundings.
Darren Inch and Mark Kingswell kept the score down.
Craneswater R are finding it tough to stay in the hunt.
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Mick Hall, Ant Lacey, Kev Harding (33) and skipper Scott Compton who hit two breaks in the 40s with contributions of 49 and 45 were all influential.
They obliged with easy looking wins.
Ioan Moon and Liam Melia provided some good resistance in defeat.
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The Old Town of Sawara: The Ideal Day Trip from Narita Airport
Mark Schreiber Updated September 8, 2022
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From centuries-old buildings to botanical gardens and picturesque canals, the Edo-era town of Sawara is full of discoveries--and only a short distance from Tokyo's Narita Airport. Long-time Japan history buff Mark Schreiber takes us on a tour of canal cruises, museums, sake breweries and more.
Over a century old, these traditional wood buildings with their tiled roofs line Sawara's main street.
Many travelers only encounter Chiba Prefecture when flying into and out of Narita International Airport, or possibly on jaunts to Tokyo Disney Resort or the sprawling Makuhari Messe exhibition complex. This is a real pity, for Chiba is not only a fairly large peninsula of modern cities, farmland, and unspoiled woodlands, but home to quite charming locations with deep cultural traditions.
Depending on traffic and other factors, Narita Airport can be a long way from central Tokyo. Let's say you've arrived early at the airport and have some time on your hands before your departure. Or maybe you're planning to rendezvous with someone arriving on a later flight. Maybe you're in transit, or you're just looking for an alluring destination that's off the beaten track. For any of these, Sawara will fill the bill.
A History Driven by Boat Transport
The former Mitsubishi Bank, erected in 1914, is open to the public. It stands in the center of Sawara close to the Ono river.
First, a short history. During the pre-modern era, water transport ruled the day. Edo (the former name of Tokyo), was a city crisscrossed by rivers and canals. One of the three largest rivers, the Tone, was rather uncontrollable, so beginning in the 17th century, Japan's Tokugawa rulers began a long-term flood control project to divert it away from Tokyo Bay to the northern part of Chiba. This was a blessing for the area, as it helped its economy develop by supplying rice and other agricultural produce to Tokyo by boat. Towns along the Tone River that supported this transport, such as Sawara, thrived.
While Sawara still goes by its original name, it was incorporated into Katori City for administrative purposes in 1951. The buildings and old town layout clearly reflect the town's evolution over the centuries, and they also show how the local residents honor their past by keeping the townscape unspoiled by advertising billboards, loudspeakers or rows of vending machines.
Edo- and Meiji-period Shops and Buildings
Some of the equipment used at one of the town's traditional sake breweries.
Many of Sawara's beautifully preserved old buildings are still in business, like Nakamura Shoten (built in 1855) the Shobundo bookstore (built in 1880) and Fukushin kimono shop (built in 1895). The red brick Sawara Mitsubishi Building is a two-story Western-style edifice built in 1914 that is now is a museum. It also serves as a visitor center for tourists, and the friendly staff are eager to help.
Along with strolling through the old town and visiting the shops for souvenirs, you can descend to the boat landing at the Ono river and take a 30- or 40-minute river excursion aboard a small boat called a sappa bune for around ¥1,300 (¥700 for children). And before hopping the train back to JR Narita, you might also want to visit Tokun Shuzo, one of the town's two traditional sake breweries, where tours are conducted (in Japanese) and tasty varieties of sake can be sampled for a small outlay.
The Father of Japanese Cartography
"Kono ippo kara" (From this single step), reads the monument commemorating national survey day, which stands beside the statue of Ino Tadataka on the grounds of his former home.
No trip to Sawara can be considered complete without visiting the museum and former residence of Ino Tadataka (1745–1818), the man who literally put Japan "on the map." Ino was a wealthy Sawara merchant who was struck by wanderlust. From his forties he developed an interest in astronomy and calendar science, which brought out his latent talents as a surveyor and cartographer. He also used his skills to estimate the height of Mt. Fuji, and when more sophisticated equipment became available years later, Ino's estimate was found to have been off by only 4 percent.
After four mapping expeditions undertaken at his own expense, Ino obtained funding from the Tokugawa Shogunate, hired teams of assistants and continued his map-making expeditions for the next decade, until age 71. He died in 1818 at the age of 73.
This alidade, on display in the Ino Tadataka museum, is a type of compass used by Ino in the early 19th century to draw his maps of Japan. (His map of the northern island of Hokkaido is displayed in the background.)
Ino's magnum opus was a massive atlas of Japan, titled Dai Nihon Enkai Yochi Zenzu ("Maps of Japan's Coastal Area"), published in 1821, three years after his death. The maps were so accurate they remained in use until the mid-1920s. Monuments to places where Ino conducted his survey work can be found all around Japan.
Located in the middle of town, the Ino Tadataka Museum celebrates his career. It only has a limited number of explanatory panels in English, and the printed materials are only in Japanese, but it's of interest to anyone who likes maps and travel. Directly aross the Ono River from the museum are the buildings of Ino's former residence, which still stand.
Blossoms and Floats: Sawara's Botanical Park and Annual Festival
A "yome-iri" Shinto-style wedding in which the bride and groom are paddled to the altar aboard a small boat. These are occasionally held at Sawara's botanical garden.
Another nearby attraction is the Suigo Sawara Ayame Park, which hosts a huge botanical garden that makes the most of the natural water resources and greenery. Some 1.5 million irises of 350 species bloom throughout the year, and during July and August, more than 200 species of Indian lotus will be in bloom. During my visit I got a completely unexpected treat—the pleasure of watching a yome-iri, a traditional outdoor Shinto-style wedding, in which the bride and groom were paddled to the altar aboard a small boat, accompanied by audible sighs from dozens of star-stuck onlookers.
The great thing about Sawara is that most of the sights--with the exception of several major temples and shrines like the Katori Jingu Shrine--are within walking distance of the station. Bicycles are also available for rent. A tip: Sawara's Autumn Festival, featuring a parade of spectacular colorful floats called daisha, is held on the second weekend of October. (The annual festivities have been cancelled in recent years, so check the website. If you miss it, there is a small museum that displays a few of the many floats that are used at the festival.)
Getting Around: Download an English-language Map
The town's main Visitor Information Center (hours from 9:00 to 17:00) is located 50 meters in front of the station. An English-language map of the town can be downloaded from the web site of the Katori International Friendship Association at the following link:
http://www.kifa-katori.jp/images/iroha_karuta_map/map.pdf
First, get to Narita City by train (the JR Narita Line). From JR Narita, one-way fare to Sawara, the fifth stop and a 30-minute ride, is ¥510. It's an easy 15-minute walk from Sawara station to the old town
Note: Compared to urban areas, the trains on the JR Narita Line run somewhat infrequently. To minimize waiting times at the station, be sure and check the return train schedule in the station building when you arrive, and make it a point to get to the platform with several minutes to spare.
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Since his arrival in Asia in 1965, Mark Schreiber held jobs in retailing, public relations, advertising and market research before becoming a freelance writer and translator.
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