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Forecasting Demand for Electricity: Some Methodological Issues and an Analysis
Pillai N., Vijayamohanan (2008): Forecasting Demand for Electricity: Some Methodological Issues and an Analysis.
MPRA_paper_8899.pdf
Electricity demand projection is of utmost importance as electricity has become a vital input to the wellbeing of any society, driving the demand for it from an ever-expanding set of diverse needs to grow on an increasing rate, which in turn places increasing demands on scarce resources of capital investment, material means, and man-power. More specifically, the continuing 'energy crisis' has made crucial the need for accurate projection of electricity demand; hence the importance of the forecasting methods. The present paper critically evaluates the electricity demand forecasting methodology and proposes a methodology in the classical time series framework.
Electricity demand, Forecasting, Kerala, Time series analysis
C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C3 - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models ; Multiple Variables > C32 - Time-Series Models ; Dynamic Quantile Regressions ; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models ; Diffusion Processes ; State Space Models
L - Industrial Organization > L9 - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities > L94 - Electric Utilities
Vijayamohanan Pillai N
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12.	Pillai, P. P. (1981) Dynamics of Electricity Supply and Demand in Keralam – A Macro-Econometric Analysis, Agricole publishing Academy, New Delhi.
13.	Pillai N. Vijayamohanan (2001) Electricity Demand Analysis and Forecasting – The Tradition is Questioned! Working Paper No. 312, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
14.	Pindyck, R. S. and Rubinfeld, D. L. (1981) Econometric Models and Economic Forecasts, 2nd ed., Mc-Graw-Hill.
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Exclusive: Telesat owner Loral shortlists Apax, pension funds for sale – Reuters
(Reuters) – Loral Space & Communications Inc (LORL.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), which holds a majority stake in Canadian satellite communications company Telesat Holdings Inc, has selected private equity firm Apax Partners LLP and two Canadian pension funds to negotiate a sale of Telesat, people familiar with the matter said.
The move marks a key step in a complex auction process for Loral, in which financial investors who covet control of Telesat need to bring another Telesat shareholder, Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP), onboard.
Loral, which derives almost all of its value from Telesat, holds a 62.8 percent economic interest in Telesat but only 33.3 percent of its voting stock. PSP has a 35.3 percent economic interest and 66.7 percent of the voting power, according to regulatory filings.
Therefore, any buyer seeking control of Telesat would also need PSP's agreement.
The three parties chosen by Loral – Apax, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan – are now expected to negotiate with PSP about a deal, although the exact next steps are not yet clear.
At stake is a leveraged buyout that could reach $6 billion to $7 billion, making it the second largest so far this year following Cerberus Capital Management LP's $9.4 billion merger of its Albertsons supermarket chain with Safeway Inc (SWY.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), which was announced earlier this month.
The people asked not to be identified because the talks are private. Loral, Apax and CPPIB declined to comment, while representatives of Telesat, PSP and Ontario Teachers did not respond to requests for comment.
Loral and PSP jointly explored the sale of Telesat to other companies in the sector and private equity firms three years ago, seeking as much $7 billion, but could not agree on a price. The experience soured the relationship between Loral and PSP, whose co-ordination would be needed for a joint sale of Telesat.
This time, Loral is looking to sell itself, rather than only its stake in Telesat, partly to avoid a big tax bill, according to sources. If Loral were to sell its Telesat stake, both the company and its shareholders would be subject to taxes on the proceeds.
Loral is working with Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN.VX: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) to find a buyer, people familiar with the matter told Reuters in January.
Loral's board of directors separately hired boutique investment bank Perella Weinberg Partners for independent advice because the company's top shareholder is playing a key role in the sale process, Reuters reported early this month.
Loral's biggest shareholder is hedge fund veteran Mark Rachesky's MHR Fund Management LLC, which holds 38 percent of Loral's outstanding voting common stock. Rachesky, who co-founded MHR in 1996 after working for activist investor Carl Icahn for six years, is seen as key to the process. An MHR representative had no immediate comment.
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Apax and the two Canadian pension funds have prevailed over other parties that were considering a deal. Private equity firms Carlyle Group LP (CG.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), KKR Co & LP (KKR.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) and Onex Corp (OCX.TO: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) are no longer in the running for Loral, people familiar with the matter said.
Representatives for those parties either declined to comment or did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
With headquarters in Ottawa, Telesat is the world's fourth-largest provider of fixed satellite services, behind Intelsat SA (I.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), SES SA SESFg.LU and Eutelsat Communications SA (ETL.PA: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), according to the company's latest annual report.
Loral and PSP acquired Telesat in 2007 for $3.42 billion from one of Canada's major phone companies, BCE Inc (BCE.TO: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz). In 2012, Loral sold its space systems subsidiary to MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd (MDA.TO: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), leaving Telesat as Loral's main asset.
Apax may have an edge in the auction due to its strong links to PSP. PSP is a major Apax fund investor and has joined a few of its private equity deals as a co-investor. One of PSP's vice presidents, Jim Pittman, is chairman of the independent board of advisers of some of the Apax funds.
Apax is also no stranger to the satellite services sector, leading a private equity consortium that took Intelsat private in 2005 and selling it to buyouts firms BC Partners Ltd and Silver Lake in 2008.
(Reporting by Soyoung Kim and Greg Roumeliotis in New York; Editing by Bernard Orr)
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Using Flash, you can build scrolling screens into your games for players to move through. Matthew David walks you through the process.
Game development within Flash MX is coming a long. Once just the bastion of fun parlor games, Flash is now proving that it can hold its own for online entertainment.
Many different styles of games are available on the Internet, ranging from parlor games such as jigsaws and card games, to complex multiuser games such as EverQuest. One of my favorite games styles harks back to the days of Mario Bros and other games: platform games.
Platform games earned their name from the obstacles put in front of a game sprite (that is, the player's character): The sprite has to jump on platforms.
As the game style matured, the games broke out of their single-screen environment and began to allow the gameplay to extend beyond the screen (see Figure 1). To accommodate this, the screen needs to scroll.
Figure 1 The sprite and the scenery can interact with each other through the HitTest method.
The scrolling screen technique is a cornerstone for all Flash games.


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Join us daily on the Laughing Vixen Lounge Blog during the giveaway for our Halloween Movie Marathon featuring the Guess the Movie Game and our Murder Mystery Scavenger Hunt. Each event will get you daily entries in the giveaway plus a special giveaway for the Murder Mystery Scavenger Hunt. Find full details for these events HERE.
October is the perfect time for watching spooky movies. Along with the Halloween Movie Marathon each of our participating shops, and many of our blog sponsors, will be sharing some of their favorite movie choices with you.
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Here at For the Love of Bookends, it's not Halloween until I carve a pumpkin and watch Hocus Pocus at least 5 times!
Hocus Pocus is a fun movie, it was a bit spooky when I was a child, when it came out, but now it's just a good comfort movie.
What movie or show sets off your Halloween season?
Seductive Reasoning by @MelSchroeder #Review
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Title: Seductive Reasoning
Author: Melissa Schroeder
Series: Task Force Hawaii #1
Rating: 5 Books
Blurb: Join Melissa Schroeder for a new Harmless spinoff series filled with suspense, hot men, and breathtaking romance.
TASK FORCE HAWAII
Even paradise has a dark side…
Working with local, state, and federal agencies, the men and women of TASK FORCE HAWAII work on cases ranging from bank heists to terrorism. A diverse team filled with ex-military, law enforcement, medical, and technical support, they are Hawaii's last defense against the worst criminals.
SEDUCTIVE REASONING
Resisting her might just kill him.
Former Army Special Forces Officer Martin "Del" Delano has enough on his hands chasing a serial killer and heading up TASK FORCE HAWAII. He definitely doesn't need the distraction of Emma Mitchell. From the moment they meet, she knocks him off his feet, literally. Unfortunately, she's the best person to have on the team to make the connections to help them catch their killer.
A temptation she can't ignore.
For Emma, it's hard to ignore the lure of a man like him. Tats, muscles and his Harley cause her to have more than a few fantasies about Del. He'd never be interested in a geek like her, but she can't resist toying with him. When she pushes the teasing too far, she ends up in his bed. She convinces herself she can handle it until the moment he steals her heart.
A killer obsessed.
Del can't help falling for the quirky genius. She's smart, funny and there's a sweet vulnerable side to her that only he can see. As Emma gets more involved with the investigation, she becomes the target of the psychopath. When the danger escalates, Del promises to do anything to save the woman who not only captured his heart but also his soul.
A romantic suspense that grabbed me and wouldn't let go, Ms. Schroeder shows that she definitely has the skill to write any genre and do it well. This is the start to a new series, that I can't wait to devour as they come out.
Del, is a pretty perfect hero, he has moments when he's a bit clueless about women, but at the same time he's dealing with not your typical heroine. He's strong, sexy and definitely a great leader of the TASK FORCE HAWAII team.
Emma, doesn't think like everyone else, and it should just make her weird, but instead it makes her perfect to help track down a serial killer. I like that she doesn't really apologize for her differences but instead embraces them. I enjoyed watching Del respond to her quirkiness and fall in love with her despite and maybe even because of them.
I adored this story, it had suspense, build up, tension and I couldn't put it down until the very end. I highly recommend it to fans of romantic suspense, Ms. Schroeder gives us one wild ride, that has both great characters and great plot. I look forward to more cases with TASK FORCE HAWAII.
All I Want by @JillShalvis #Review @BerkleyRomance
Pilot-for-hire Zoe Stone is happy to call Sunshine, Idaho, her home base. But her quiet life is thrown for a loop when her brother's friend Parker comes to stay with her for a week. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife special agent is a handsome flirt with a gift for getting under her skin. And the situation only escalates when Parker hires her to fly him around the area while he collects evidence on a suspected smuggler.
Now she has to live and work with the guy. But when they're in the air, she sees another side of him. He's driven, focused, and sharp. And while he enjoys giving commentary on her blind dates, she quickly realizes with a shock that it's Parker who gets her engines going…
Zoe Stone doesn't want commitment or to really change her life despite what she says. She likes her falling apart house, her rescue dog Oreo and her life as a pilot, then comes along Parker to shake everything up.
Parker is a great hero, because he's also a workaholic like Zoe with a dangerous job, but he can't help but fix things around her house when she's not watching. I also adored his soft spot for her dog. I really liked him. He was pretty much perfect.
This was as enjoyable as I've come to expect from the Animal Magnetism series, it had the small town feel and left me feeling warm and fuzzy. Ms. Shalvis always delivers fantastic stories and this one definitely had me happily reading to the end.
Blog Ahead 2015
I took the challenge from Anna over at Herding Cats and Burning Soup. The goal, preschedule 31 posts in the month of October, for blog posts happening after the end of October. So November and December and so forth!
So follow along, and I'll keep you updated on my progress!
All I Want by @JillShalvis #Review @BerkleyRomance...


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Nick's Flick Picks: The Blog
A film blog under the influence
It's Just How I Talk
All right, y'all, we've gotten to the bottom of the "y'all" thing. I took a Quiz called What Kind of American English Do You Speak?, linked from my friend Wyatt's blog, and here were my results:
Your Linguistic Profile:
50% General American English
30% Yankee
20% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
You only have to answer 20 questions to get your answers, though there isn't any breakdown about which answers got calculated how. So we know about y'all, but I'll just keep on guessing about what other 15% of what flows outta my mouth is technically DixieSpeech. (It's true that my tired, low-energy students one day balked at being told they were sitting like bumps on a dill pickle. Props to the indigenous metaphors of Franklin, Tennessee!)
Oh, and yes, I also find the "five types" of American English to be almost shockingly parochial, but what are you gonna do, it's a blog quiz.
Another online quiz tells me that if I were a novel, I would be The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (which I have not read). What this means about me is apparently this:
Deeply rooted in a religious background, you have since become both isolated and schizophrenic. You were naively sure that your actions would help people, but of course they were resistant to your message and ultimately disaster ensued. Since you can see so many sides of the same issue, you are both wise beyond your years and tied to worthless perspectives. If you were a type of waffle, it would be Belgian.
Um, no religious upbringing, so I dunno about that. I'm a graduate student, so "isolated" and "schizophrenic" are total no-brainers; no props to this quiz for figuring that out. You'll have to ask my students how resistant they're feeling to my "message," and if any of them wouldn't mind telling me what my message is, I'd sure like to know. Good to know I'm wise and worthless at the same time (also = graduate student). I don't know about the waffle thing, y'all.
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Metal detectors. Tell me about them. Where are they used? What do they look like?
By max503,
August 29, 2022 at 01:19 PM in Illinois Right to Keep and Carry
Posted August 29, 2022 at 01:19 PM
Just wondering. Are they used in places other than airports?
I was once pulled off to the side and surrounded by security at the airport because I have a plate in my shoulder.
I don't know anything else about them.
bmyers
Location:Bethalto
Interests:Lifetime NRA member; Lifetime GOA member;
Are they used in other places? Yes, hospitals, chemical plants, courts, stadiums, just to name a few.
They detect metal. Can be as small as a handheld wand to large walkthrough unit.
How come my shoulder plate doesn't set those off?
Why were you pulled off to the side at the airport? You said it was because you have a plate in your shoulder. Their metal detectors must have detected it.
russ60477
any metal in your body should never set off the detectors.. The metal used is surgical metal and wont set off the systems.
kinda like piercings tongue , nipples, ears, wont set them off
Bubbacs
On 8/29/2022 at 9:18 AM, max503 said:
But your OP says you were pulled and surrounded because of the plate? Which is it? Or did they not tell you why and just surrounded you to chat?
Keith44
Metal detectors operate by magnetic field induction to identify metals that respond to the magnetic field.
The titanium screws holding my left shoulder together are non-magnetic, so they don't trip the detector.
Some stainless steels are non-magnetic, so likewise they won't trip the detector.
-Keith.
Location:Fled to a free state
Most metal detectors can be calibrated as to how sensitive they are,
Some will alert on belt buckles and some will allow a significant amount of metal through.
My post office has them and I've never heard them go off even when there were people carrying packages with a lot of metal in them Those are there for appearance sake only.
soundguy
Magnetometers are commonly used at airports, courts and high security events such as a Presidential visit or Trump Rally. You basically remove all metal and walk through when the "Mag" operator is ready for you. They will often have a wand device to double check you if you the machine alerts when you pass through.
Full body scanners are also used more and more frequently at airports. With these you stand still inside the scanner.
A clip from an article touching on magnetometers and sensitivity follows. Back in the old days, before TSA, you could cover keys on your belt or a pocket knife with your hand and pass... if the sensitivity was set low. More than once my fanny pack has passed through image scanning with my pocket knife or Leatherman inside.
You also might enjoy this paper...
History of Airport Body Scanners.
One study conducted by Basu and colleagues compared patients with various types of implants. They also looked at the metal detector response to individuals with implants and volunteers with metal prosthetics strapped to their bodies. This study found that Richards cannulated screws (a type of hardware used in implant surgery) were the only metallic objects to consistently set off the detectors. Some artificial joints did sound the alarm, most notably Austin Moore prostheses, but others—specifically single joint replacements—did not. The results were similar for the implants and metal prosthetics strapped outside the body.
Travelers' mixed experiences with metal detectors at airports are due to a number of factors. The sensitivity of metal detectors is based on a scale of 1 to 15 (1 being the least sensitive, 15 being the most sensitive), and the average airport detector is set at five. Some detectors, particularly in high-risk security areas of the world, are set at seven. Detectors set at 10 will be activated by objects with very low metal content, such as coins and jewelry, and thus would create many false alarms and even longer lines at security checkpoints.
Implants with high iron content, such as Austin Moore prostheses, are the most likely to set off the alarms. Newer implants are often made with metals such as titanium and are less likely to set off detectors. These characteristics may also be influenced by outside factors, such as nearby sources of electromagnetic radiation.
Metal detectors can also be sophisticated enough to recognize shapes. For example, modern beachcombers can be programmed to alert on coins but ignore everything else or to alert on jewellery only. I doubt that security units are less sophisticated.
On 8/29/2022 at 12:23 PM, Bubbacs said:
Good question. I assumed it was because of my plate. This woman said, "sir, please step aside". Then there were a couple gorillas on each side of me. She wanded me and I told them about my plate. Then they let me go.
Posted August 30, 2022 at 11:41 AM
Could of been your socks.
Sounds stupid, but when I went through the detector at the airport, t-shirt, shorts, socks rolled down, and got pulled to the side after the scan. They wanted to know what was in my socks. I said my foot. They didn't like that answer, but it was the truth. I had to take my sock off so they could see nothing was in it. Then I got to go on.
I never try to figure out this world class security that we have at airports. 🙄
On 8/30/2022 at 6:41 AM, bmyers said:
Have you not smelled some of the socks at the airports? Some could be classified as lethal weapons. Assault Socks!
On 8/30/2022 at 10:12 AM, Bubbacs said:
No, I haven't smelled the socks, but my assumption is that you are correct.
Talonap
Can't be ... They only have 10 toes.
This is a classic example of why you shouldn't answer questions without a lawyer, although TSA agents aren't cops, even to tell them the truth, which you think won't incriminate you. They think they already know what the truth is. They ask you questions "to see if you'll lie." When you tell the truth, which is different from their preconceptions, they think you're lying. Only criminals lie, therefore you must be a criminal.
On 8/30/2022 at 11:45 AM, Talonap said:
Nobody needs more than one. The government just lets you keep 10 as a compromise.
Location:Yorkville
I only wear black socks.
Ironically AR15's are generally black too. Jus' sayin
alco0203
Are they used in places other than airports?
Increasingly, yes.
Most courthouses, sporting events, and even schools.
I live in Chicago and have seen them in a couple of more concerning places, including Millenium Park (temporarily, after a couple of high profile shooting incidents there) and last year at the entrance to the Christkindle Market at Wrigley Field.
Sadly I think they will become more prevalent in public.


In allergen analysis, lateral flow tests are mainly used for cleaning control. Yet, these handy dipsticks can do more than just test surfaces for allergen residues. Newer models are also suitable for food analysis – and in the future, lateral flow tests could be even more powerful.
At the moment, the main application for lateral flow tests (LFD) in allergen management is the detection of allergen traces on surfaces. However, they are also suitable for the detection of allergen traces in food, while being faster and easier to perform than an ELISA test. In addition, some lateral flow tests are capable of detecting proteins not only in raw goods but also in processed food products. For example, the RIDA®QUICK Soya can detect heated soy proteins from meat or ceral products – with very sensitive results and a detection limit of 0.5 μg / 100 cm². As long as a qualitative yes/no answer is sufficient, lateral flow tests are a good alternative to ELISA tests.
The decisive factor, however, is validation: Without validation, there is no guarantee that the test provides reliable results for the matrices concerned. Both the composition of the sample material and the laboratory conditions as well as the staff's working methods may vary significantly and thereby influence the result. Validation confirms that the test is suitable for the respective application and delivers reliable and reproducible results. This year, the RIDA®QUICK Gliadin has received such a confirmation: The AOAC has validated the dipstick as "Official First Action Method". The test is currently the only gluten test strip based on the R5 antibody, which is also used in the officially recommended ELISA method. RIDA®QUICK Gliadin therefore shows a good correlation with the ELISA test.
Given the numerous advantages, it's no surprise that the demand for lateral flow tests is rising. In the field of allergen analysis, the rapid and easy testing of different foodstuffs is a major concern. But also in other areas of food analysis, lateral flow tests are in greater demand than ever, with more and more applications being available. In the future, lateral flow tests could even allow quantitative analyses in allergen management – after all, this is already possible today in mycotoxin analysis. This would make lateral flow tests a true alternative to ELISA tests. We are curious to see what comes next.
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Isao Okawa, Japanese businessman (born 1926, Osaka, Japan—died March 16, 2001, Tokyo, Japan), was chairman of the Sega Corp. from 1984 until his death. Okawa was involved with a number of Japanese technology companies. He founded CSK Corp., a computer services company that was Sega's largest shareholder, and served on the boards of several other companies, including the ASCII Corp. and Bellsystem 24, Inc. As chairman of Sega he became responsible for shifting the company's emphasis away from the production of video games and toward software development.
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Donna De Lory: 'Life on tour with Madonna was exhilarating and exhausting… I couldn't keep up'
It was 1987, and Madonna had hand-picked the 21-year-old performer to join her on her Who's That Girl tour to be her backing singer and dancer.
As cameras flashed and schoolgirls lining the airport's arrivals lounge screamed and jumped up and down with joy, Donna De Lory's jaw dropped at the cacophony of noise.
It was 1987, and Madonna had hand-picked the 21-year-old performer to join her on her Who's That Girl tour – her first stadium tour – to be her backing singer and dancer. It was a decision that would change Donna's life forever.
They had just landed in Japan, and Madonna's tour manager Eric Barrett beckoned her over.
"He leaned over and he was like, 'Kid, this is the biggest it ever gets'," recalls Donna, now 58.
"All of a sudden being catapulted into this world, for me it was overwhelming.
"Madonna was surrounded by security and it was like two rivers of people and cameras on either side. I'd never experienced things coming at me, we were all crying and she was just so cool."
That sense of cool has barely faded in the intervening decades and this week, as Madonna announced her 40th anniversary tour, tickets sold out in minutes and new dates were added within hours.
But Donna is one of the few who know what life on the road with the Queen of Pop is truly like… exhilarating and exhausting in equal measure.
Madonna worked her crew hard, setting high standards for her energetic shows that meant Donna and her co-backing vocalist and dancer Niki Haris spent hours and hours rehearsing.
"We couldn't quite understand why – we'd run through it three times already. Madonna would tell us, 'Well, you just don't know what's going to happen out there. There could be rain, there could be wind, there could be costumes breaking. You have to be on automatic so you can make the right decisions in the moment'."
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Craving a trip to your favorite resort? Bring the resort look into your home.
Maybe you just got back from your favorite resort or you just can't get there this summer. Either way, we wanted to give you a few ideas that can help you bring that resort look to your home and enjoy it year round. Resorts usually revolve around some type of water. Whether it is a beautiful beach with crystal clear blue waters, a cool calm mountain stream or lake or even a spa with relaxing water treatments, water is a common theme and a crucial ingredient that really calms and soothes your soul. The crashing waves at the beach or a trickling brook are sound cues that remind us of that resort get away. You may consider adding some water elements to the exterior or interior of your home, whether it is a small fountain, a backyard waterfall or Koi pond, the sound of the moving water is relaxing. Or another idea...what about an upgrade for your master bath? A new shower or spa tub can be just the right thing to bring the spa/resort feel to your house.
When we escape our everyday life and visit a resort, we usually spend more time outside and more time relaxing. It makes sense to bring some of the natural elements to your home so that you can have a more relaxing atmosphere on a daily basis. Bring nature into your house with some freshly cut flowers. The fragrance and look of the flowers will bring nature inside and bring that special Spa touch to your home.
De-cluttering your space will be an important factor to bringing this look to your home. Calm serene environments are never filled with clutter. For a resort look, you need a clean and simple space. It is a minimalist look that relies on a few beautiful pieces and calming colors to bring it to life.
Belfort Furniture has some beautiful furniture pieces that can help you bring the resort look to your home and help you make your home a relaxing oasis that you can't wait to spend time in each day. For a bedroom reminiscent of a seaside resort, this Seagrass bed from the American Journal collection by Kincaid is the perfect choice and on display at Belfort Furniture.
Or maybe your resort look comes from a beautiful traditional style Country Inn that you visit each summer. Here is the Carriage House, King Broken Pediment Rice Bed by Kincaid Furniture. This classic style bed is a poster bed that would bring a refined and romantic look to your bedroom.
. This classic style bed is a poster bed that would bring a refined and romantic look to your bedroom.
For your living room, there are also endless options to bring in the resort look. Here are few of our favorites that are on display at Belfort Furniture. Come visit our showroom and see for yourself soon. Nothing says seaside resort more than this collection by Stanley Furniture. The Coastal Living Resort Collection includes coffee tables, TV consoles and end tables that take you back to the beach. They are designed with the look of weathered driftwood, so reminiscent of a seaside beach resort.
Or this Coventry Weathered Wall unit that brings a "beachy" feel to your living room.
Or the classic wicker look of this Long Cove Nick Sofa by Lexington Home Brands also on display in our showroom.
This Rowe Horizon three seat sofa in a light lime green reminded us of the color of sea glass and would look beautiful in a resort themed living room. However, if you would like a different color, this sofa comes in 500 different fabric choices!
Think about what the Resort look means to you. Is it a sparkling mountain brook or a beautiful ocean vista? Do you crave a trip to the Spa to relax? Choose one room to start and try and bring that place to life in your house with colors and furniture that brings you back to that happy place full of nature and relaxation. Find your niche and bring it into that room to create your own resort escape.
Belfort has so many different looks and a design team that can help put in all together. We have custom bedding and our professional design team can make sure that your furniture, bedding and all of your accessories work together to bring you that relaxing beautiful room. Whatever the look, Belfort Furniture can help you. Make your home into the resort oasis that you crave, we can help!
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The Leasehold Reform Act 1967 first gave long leaseholders of residential properties the right to obtain the freehold of their property from their landlord. The Leasehold Reform, Housing & Urban Development Act 1993 extended the rights to flat owners who for the first time had the right to extend their leases by 90 years and reduce the ground rent to a peppercorn. There have been a number of statutes since 1993 which have amended both of the main statutes and we can assist you whether you are a landlord or a tenant. In particular we have recently acted for a number of tenants in blocks of flats where there has been a pooling of resources to achieve economies of scale in costs. In this case on behalf of the tenant we will prepare application forms, serve the landlords and, if necessary, where the surveyors cannot agree on the premium to be paid, we can make application to the Property Chamber, First Tier Tribunal (formerly called the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal).
Nick Robinson has appeared on a number of occasions before the Tribunal and is an experienced advocate and practitioner. He can also advise with regard to service charge disputes and represent both tenants and landlords at the Tribunal on such disputes.
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COVID-19: Malteser International's Emergency Medical Team in Cameroon
In the wake of a dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases in Cameroon, the national government requested international assistance. Following consultation with the World Health Organization (WHO), Malteser International deployed its Emergency Medical Team (EMT) to the West African country in June 2020 to assist local health facilities in curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Supporting local healthcare to fight COVID-19
In close cooperation with the Cameroonian Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO), the Emergency Medical Team - consisting of doctors, experts in infection prevention and control, and water, sanitation and hygiene - conducts assessments in health facilities located in country's capital Yaoundé and its largest city, Douala. The team also provides training for healthcare workers in infection prevention and control with a particular focus on COVID-19 management.
A look in to the work of our Emergency Medical Team in Cameroon
Cameroon: COVID-19 is compounding the humanitarian crisis
Along with South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana, Cameroon is currently one of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa most severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic, with over 17,000 cases (as of July 27, 2020). However, the country is facing other humanitarian crises. Cameroon is the second most-affected country by the Boko Haram violence in the Lake Chad Basin. The insurgency has been compounded by chronic vulnerability and the growing impact of climate change. Tensions in the western part of the country have frequently resulted in violence with humanitarian consequences. Meanwhile, the country is struggling with an influx of refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR). For the second year running, Cameroon has topped the list of the most neglected crisis in the world.
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Follow the Emergency Medical Team's long journey to Cameroon and first working days on camera. Jonathan Baum, deputy team leader tells us about the team's experiences at the start of the intervention and how they are working with the local healthcare system to contain the spread of COVID-19.
COVID-19: Malteser International sends Emergency Medical Team to Cameroon
Cameroon is currently the COVID-19 epicenter in western and central Africa with one of the continent's highest infection rates. More than 300 people have been reported dead and over 10,000 have been infected with the novel coronavirus.
Malteser International is sending its Emergency Medical Team (EMT) to support COVID-19 response efforts in Cameroon after the country requested international assistance to control the rapid spread of COVID-19.
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Russian Police Conduct 'Terrorism' Raid On Independent Municipal Candidates During Corruption Seminar
The United Democrats released this picture of a police raid on their Kazan headquarters.
Russian special forces on July 25 raided the headquarters of the United Democrats movement in the Tatarstan capital Kazan during a seminar on corruption.
The movement, which aims to help independent candidates in municipal elections, said masked police with machine guns stormed its headquarters in the city.
In total, 16 detainees were taken to a police station. Among them was Yekaterina Petrova, the head of the Yekaterinburg branch of the Berlin-based corruption watchdog Transparency International.
Petrova had been giving a seminar on how to investigate corruption in public and municipal procurement.
Transparency International said the detainees were interrogated and questioned about knowingly false reporting about an act of terrorism.
After the interrogation, all the detainees were released.
United Democrats was formed to provide assistance to independent candidates in local elections, where the movement believes the best impact on citizens' lives can be made.
This September they aim to have candidates for municipal elections in four Russian regions, including Tatarstan.
Earlier in July, police in Kazan detained six people at the headquarters of the United Democrats and took them to a police station for drug and alcohol testing.
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Why Two Friends Decided to launch a T1P in Rosenberg, TX
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Matondo Nzombo & Benin Mosey | Owners of That 1 Painter Rosenberg
Matondo Nzombo and Benin Mosey, African transplants working in Southwest Houston, have been living in Texas and working together in the oil and gas industry up until this point. They are now celebrating their latest Texas endeavor, opening their own franchise business, That 1 Painter Rosenberg.
Benin shares with us his background, "a rig electrician with 10 years of experience", while his friend and business partner, Matondo tells his history as a "Site Supervisor Rope Access Level 3 technician and Inspection with 15 years of experience". The two were ready to become business owners for themselves, so they set out to find the right one. Drawn to That 1 Painter's systems of training and support, that also offer the autonomy and independence they seek, Matondo tells us, "I was very interested in being one of That 1 Painter family; we will know each other better with the time God's going to give us.". There seems to be a common pull, for franchisees, towards the community element that T1P offers, through their one-on-one coaching, weekly group meetings and open-door policies.
Contributing to That 1 Painter Rosenberg's Success
That 1 Painter's push for new franchisees to spend time reaching out to the community, even before launching, has given Benin and Matondo a boost right off the bat. Benin tells us that community outreach was already on their heart, and contributed as another reason they chose T1P for their franchise, "We wanted to start our own business, give back to the community, and help as much as we can by sharing our knowledge and providing amazing service.". We see the pair impacting the community in a positive way already!
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Formula 1's Expansion in the U.S. Is in Motion, Now It Needs a Star American Driver
By Jabari Young, CNBC	• Published April 21, 2021 • Updated on April 21, 2021 at 11:13 am
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The global motorsport owned by Liberty Media agreed to add a second race to the U.S. with a 10-year deal to run in Miami around Hard Rock Stadium.
Formula 1 finally landed a new racing venue in the United States after roughly five years of effort from its owner Liberty Media.
Formula 1 will race the next decade in the Miami market after securing a venue and landing financial backers. And with the move, parent company Liberty Media's U.S. strategy is taking shape.
"Now things are coming together," said Chris Lencheski, chairman of private equity consulting company Phoenicia.
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"It's going to be huge for the series, especially here in the United States," added legendary motorsports driver Michael Andretti.
F1 agreed to a 10-year deal to bring a second race to the U.S. last weekend. Financials of the deal weren't released, but motorsport insiders estimate F1 netted in the range of $17 million to $20 million per year under the pact. The Miami Grand Prix will join the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, bringing four total races to North America as F1 also races in Canada and Mexico.
"The USA is a key growth market for us, and we are greatly encouraged by our growing reach in the US which will be further supported by this exciting second race," said new F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali in a statement.
Lencheski credited former F1 CEO Chase Carey "for seeing this through" before relinquishing the role and taking a non-executive chairman title. He added Liberty Media would benefit as the race gives it access to a prominent South Florida market that favors top F1 automakers like Ferrari and Aston Martin.
But the next step in F1's U.S. play could be essential.
"If I'm the CEO of Formula 1, I'm doing all I can to get an American driver in the seat and successful," Lencheski added.
F1 could use help in the U.S.
Lencheski served as CEO of sports and entertainment marketing firm SKI & Company before selling the agency in 2008. The company formulated F1 sponsorships.
He said for F1 to market effectively market in the U.S., having a native driver would be critical in a sport fueled with nationalism, as it travels worldwide.
Currently, there are no American drivers in F1. Michael Andretti's father, Mario Andretti, is the most successful American driver to dominate F1, winning the 1978 championship.
And Gene Haas' F1 team is the only American team in F1 but has no American drivers, something U.S. drivers long ago noticed.
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Pole position qualifier Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP looks on in parc ferme during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari on April 17, 2021 in Imola, Italy.
United Kingdom native Lewis Hamilton is the most popular driver in F1. But Hamilton is 36, and the retirement chatter has started. He only signed a one-year deal to drive for Mercedes, further fueling speculation about his future.
"I don't feel like I'm at the end but only in the next eight months or so I'll find out whether I'm ready to stop or not. I don't think I will, personally, but you never know," Hamilton told F1's website in March.
With Hamilton nearing the end, Lencheski nominated American IndyCar driver Colton Herta as a driver that could convert and thrive in F1 as a future star.
"He's already proven he can win in IndyCar," Lencheski said. "He's won on the Formula 1 circuit in Austin. He's lived in Europe training, and he's the correct age."
The Andrettis concurred.
Said Mario Andretti on Kyle Petty's show: "As a young lad, his dad sent him to Europe, he was doing Formula 3, and he knows most of the circuits there, for one thing, and he's trained. He's showed in his rookie season in IndyCar, and he won some premium races like (in Austin) … beat two of the very best Indy has to offer. The entire race, he held off Will Power and Scott Dixon. This is one kid I'd love to see him get a break over there because to the U.S. colors again – Formula 1 is like the Olympics in a sense."
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Colton Herta waits on the award stand after winning the IndyCar Series auto race, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in Lexington, Ohio.
Michael raced in the 1993 F1 World Championship series. He also praised F1 for building on their brand, which includes a streaming series to educate and generate new fans in the U.S.
"I think Liberty has done a lot of good things with the F1 series, including that Netflix show," Andretti said. "That has done wonders for F1 and people understanding more what it's about."
Tracking the F1 stock
Liberty, which also owns the Atlanta Braves, purchased F1 in 2016 for $4.4 billion, gaining access to a global fan base of over 400 million. It trades F1 as a tracking stock under the ticker "FWONA" on the Nasdaq. Tracking stocks are used by companies to track the success of a particular division in its portfolio.
With attendance restricted due to the pandemic, F1 revenue declined from $523 million to $485 million in 2020, according to its fourth-quarter earnings report. Liberty CEO Greg Maffei also linked the F1 stock to a $575 million special purpose acquisition company, searching for companies including digital media properties to take public.
A key metric on the report: There's an average 87.4 million viewers per race. It's a global stat, as over the years, F1 struggled in the U.S. market. F1 did not race in the U.S from 2008 to 2011 before returning with the U.S. Grand Prix in 2012 after a track was built in Austin. And part of Carey's mission was to build on the U.S. market; hence, adding Miami and growing the media market.
ESPN returned F1 to its lineup in 2018 and pays the organization a rights fee though Comcast's Sky Group and F1 produce the races. It's growing slowly on the viewership front.
The 2021 series opener, the Bahrain Grand Prix, saw an average of 879,000 viewers tune into the network's ESPN2 channel on April 4. The second race in Italy attracted 905,000 average viewers, according to ESPN. And before the pandemic, F1 averaged 671,000 viewers in 2019 on ESPN channels, up from 554,000 viewers in 2018.
F1 could also be looking to expand on the media front, and Amazon could be in play, according to the Financial Times.
But F1's future in Austin's Circuit of the America is in question. The deal is set to expire after the 2021 season. The track sold out its 2019 race, missed 2020 due to the pandemic and is set to host this year's event in October, part of a 23-race schedule.
Should it remain in Texas and thrive in Florida, Lencheski forecasted more U.S. expansion.
"If they bring an event to Las Vegas or the Pacific Northwest, it will sell out there, too," he said.
F1 did not provide an official for this article after a CNBC request.
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Teammate Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport driver Valtteri Bottas (77) of Finland pours champagne on the head of Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport driver Lewis Hamilton (44) of Great Britain after clinching the 2019 FIA Formula 1 World Championship following the F1 - U.S. Grand Prix race at Circuit of The Americas on November 3, 2019 in Austin, Texas.
F1 could get more competitive
But whether the world's top motorsport company will capitalize on the U.S. market is unclear. Michael Andretti said the newly installed salary cap would help balance the sport.
F1 established a new cost cap system, limiting teams' spending. Think of it like the National Football League or National Basketball Association salary cap. For the 2021 season, it's $145 million and fluctuating after the year. Hence, with a balanced field, bigger brand cars' teams can't outspend to win.
Michael Andretti, who himself is a part of a SPAC, Andretti Acquisition Corp., targeting the automotive industry, likes the cost cap system, believing smaller teams will benefit.
"They know how to deal with a smaller budget so they won't have to downsize, whereas the bigger teams will need to learn how to downsize," he said. "It's going to be quite interesting to see what happens a couple of years down the road. I really believe the competition is going to get a lot better."
"They should be very bullish about their future," Michael added, "especially here in the U.S."
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Alex Rodriguez was easily the leading vote-getter in this poll. Even with his sluggish start to the World Series, he took 56% of the vote.
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Features, Management, Marketing, Perspective | May 1, 2009 | By: ATA
Janice Christiansen rebuilds the family business one solution at a time.
By Sigrid Tornquist
"When you're faced with a problem, you need to break it down and take one thing at a time—because it's not the size of the challenge, it's how you handle it," says Janice Christiansen, president of J.C. Schultz Enterprises Inc. (Flagsource®) in Batavia, Ill. That advice came from Christiansen's mother, and Christiansen has drawn on it again and again as she led the family company from a state of near-bankruptcy into a debt-free, growing enterprise.
Christiansen joined the company, which started in 1920 as a cottage industry selling fraternal supplies, when she married John Christiansen, the grandson of the company's founders. "I married him in 1968, and when you married into the Christiansen family, basically you married into the business," she says. However, it wasn't until several years later, after their children were older, that she started working part time at the company. She began by performing a variety of duties, including applying trim appliqué and working in sales. During that time, under the leadership of her husband, the company expanded to become one of the largest U.S. flag distributors in the country.
The impact of loss
The business was flourishing when, in 1985, at 40 years old, Christiansen's husband died. His brother took over, but by 1989, all of the company's equity had eroded; it had significant debt and was operating with a negative net worth. As Christiansen considered taking over as president, she took stock of her qualifications. She had never taken a business course, though she had a college degree in history, a teaching certificate and had attended several law school courses. She also had a working knowledge of the business, a passion for manufacturing and a desire to see the company turn itself around.
She decided to take on the challenge, addressing the most pressing issue first—debt. "We had some people come in and look at the company. They said perhaps it could be saved but with all the old debt we would need to file Chapter 11 so we could get going, find a new bank, blah, blah, blah," she says. "Well, that's not the way I was raised. You pay your debts." She spoke to all the vendors, asking for more time to make good on the company's debts. Some vendors agreed without condition—others insisted that she provide a personal guarantee.
A team of advisors
The next priority for Christiansen was to set up a board of directors that included people who were not family members. "I wanted people who had expertise in different fields who could bring value to the company and give objective feedback on how we were doing," she says. She began by adding a board member from the financial field, one from the legal field, and one from the operations field.
With new leadership in place to help with efficiency and growth, and vendors on board with an adjusted payment schedule, Christiansen was able to focus on the future. "I had three goals: no personal guarantees, no debt, and to own real estate where the company was going to be located," she says.
She realized the first two of those goals in '94 when the company was able to pay off all its old debt and she no longer had to sign personal guarantees. "I had thought survival was the hardest thing," she says. "But after we survived and paid off our debt, I thought—now we need growth." The company initiated several strategies for growth, some of which worked and some of which didn't. "We didn't lose," she says. "We just didn't grow the way we had hoped."
In 2000, two changes occurred. First, the company secured a large government contract producing U.S. flags for the Veterans Administration; second, Christiansen hired the company's current controller.
To fill the large government contract in a timely and profitable manner, Christiansen realized that the company needed to increase efficiency in current production procedures as well as tighten finances. Production procedures were improved with the help of the board member with expertise in the operations field. "Because of the operations input we were able to get the floor laid out properly and get the proper raw materials," she says. "And that's really the secret to producing in a timely manner."
The financial direction was provided by the newly hired controller. "So often small companies think they can't afford to have a financial person or a controller [on the payroll]," Christiansen says. "They think they can do it themselves. But if you don't have timely information, and you don't know what your inventory levels are, what your margins are, what your expenses are, and how it all plays together—then you're not going to be successful in the end."
Christiansen and the company were—and continue to be—successful in providing U.S. flags to customers. In 2004, the company realized the third of Christiansen's initial goals: to have the company own its facilities. With the U.S. market mature, Christiansen expanded the company's products to include custom flags and banners. Now, about 40 percent of the company provides custom products, and the rest of its product base is comprised of manufacturing U.S. flags.
In a struggling economy, Christiansen believes moving forward, entertaining new markets and new products, and keeping a close watch on existing markets is more important than ever. For the past year her executive staff, including her son Jon, vice president of operations, and her son Spencer, vice president of sales and marketing, has been meeting weekly instead of monthly. The increase in frequency is an effort to monitor key indicators that might alert them to areas of the business that are showing a downturn, and consequently need attention. Christiansen and members of her staff are also working with dealers on new initiatives to expand into new markets. "You can't stand still [in manufacturing]. I cannot stress this enough," she says. "You can't stand still."
Sigrid Tornquist is a freelance author and editor based in St. Paul, Minn.
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Home > Amy Poehler Honored as Woman of the Year
Amy Poehler Honored as Woman of the Year
by Laura Levis [1]
Amy Poehler with members of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals during a parade through Harvard Square
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Fans chanted Poehler's name as they held up signs promoting her book, Yes, Please .
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Poehler on a Bentley as the parade begins
As a former long-time member and co-founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade comedy troupe, comedic actress Amy Poehler gave as good as she got at the annual Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year roast.
"You know—amazing," Poehler said, after Hasty Pudding president Jason S. Hellerstein '15 and vice president Sam B. Clark '15 had done their best to rib her. "They've done 167 shows, and can't you just tell? I don't care what anyone says, 167 shows and 13 minutes of comedy is a good ratio."
After a parade through the streets of Harvard Square—where students leaning out of windows tossed Poehler stuffed animals and fans chanted her name as they held up signs of the cover of her best-selling book, Yes, Please—the actress took the stage at Farkas Hall. Pointing to an all-male Pudding cast, she said that maybe it was time for Harvard to do a little rethinking for next year. "I know we're going to see some performances from some beautiful men in drag, but I have to say that it's unsettling that there will be no women on stage tonight," she pointed out. "You know it's time for a change when the Augusta National Golf Club has lapped you in terms of being progressive." (The audience replied with loud cheers.)
As a Burlington, Massachusetts, native and Boston College alumna, Poehler— wearing a BC hat—joked that Harvard was "a bunch of buildings" she and her friends threw rocks at on the way to their real jobs. But after singing an improvised rap song about pudding, the Parks and Rec actress thanked the club for honoring her. "[It's great] to be around young people creating art, people whose faces are turned toward what's next," she said. "I'm one of many esteemed women who have won this award, and my hope is that my legacy is that I am the woman you remember as the one who stole all of your wallets at the after-party."
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Home > Investment Strategy > ASX to offer trading in depository receipts
ASX to offer trading in depository receipts
I & T NewsMarch 5, 2012 - 1.53pm
ASX Group, operator of the 151-year old Australian stock market, plans to offer trading in international shares in an effort to turn the exchange into a vital link in 24-hour global trading.
ASX plans to offer depositary receipts in miners Xstrata, BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, bank HSBC Holdings and one other stock by July, subject to approval by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
The ASX is in talks with Standard & Poor's to include the depositary receipts as part of the S&P/ASX 200 Index.
A consultation paper on the index question will be released this month.
"It is a game changer for the shape of the Australian market," says Richard Murphy, general manager, equity markets ASX.
Australia's asset managers, who control $1.8 trillion in assets, have been complaining that their local market is too small as assets under management rise.
Compulsory pension contributions will rise to 12 per cent from 9 per cent.
By 2030 Australian superannuation funds may have as much as $6 trillion under management.
"Funds are as hot as Hades for this," says Murphy.
Many more depositary receipts may be issued based on demand, he says.
The ASX is in conversation with investment banks and funds about the depository receipts and is debating whether to change its current market hours.
The custodian of receipts will be the Bank of New York Mellon, which has
declined to comment.
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THE Chicken Inn couple took their relationship to another level this past Sunday after Makhosana Mguni paid bride price (lobola) for his fiancé Belinda Nyoni.
The couple is now preparing for a white wedding in December.
Last year, the lovers, who are now commonly referred to as the Chicken Inn couple, trended after an image of Makhosana on bended knee asking for Belinda's hand in marriage at Chicken Inn Drive Thru in Bulawayo went viral on social media.
Initially, Makhosana was mocked for this gesture but when Chicken Inn endorsed him and his partner, the whole country fell in love with the couple and they became overnight celebrities.
They were flown to Harare courtesy of Chicken Inn where they were made brand ambassadors of the fast food outlet.
Close sources to the couple said the wedding day has been set for December 26.
They were happy after the ceremony at West Acre. He (Makhosana) told Belinda's parents that he would collect his bride and take her to South Africa after the white wedding," said the source.
Posting pictures of the ceremony and celebrations on their Facebook page – The Chicken Inn Love Story, the couple said everything went well on Sunday.
"We'd like to announce to you that through the grace and God's favour, we were able to go through the lobola negotiations on Sunday. Everything went well as we had hoped and prayed for.
"We give all thanks to God the Almighty who made it all possible," posted the couple.


Me and my friend were thinking that it would be cool to have a achievement/badge feature where users can create their own rewards for completing challenges in their game. That reward can then be posted on a user's profile (with a little thumbnail and description for the badge) for brag rights, or possibly a feature that searches if a user has a certain badge then special bonuses in some projects can be unlocked. There could even be badges earned for doing takes on the site like commenting or entering a design studio. I don't know, really I'm just thinking out loud, a lot of other sites are doing this and I'd think it'd be cool to make my own (or have the community make their own).
I gawd a aceevemente !
do you get my argument ?
Eh, really unneccesary, and it would totally change the way people use and view Scratch. It'll make people focus more on achievements and less on learning to program. Scratch is more educational than this.
This has been suggested before. It's one of those things people want that really wouldn't be good for the site, that appear okay at first, but when you think a little deeper on it, won't work. Like for instance, changing usernames, some kind of Scratch currency, etc.
I'm sorry, but the ST has all kinds of work to do, and they are too busy to add anything new. Plus I'm alost positive they'll shoot it down anyway.
This is totally unesscecary. Unless you just mean putting achievments in games that people make that do not show up anywhere else then I am fine.
My signature just ate your evil kumquat!
Also, this has also been suggested before and been denied as it would be kinda like Oh he has lots of achievements I should follow him and then it just makes people angry and etc. P.S. Scratch isn't about fame.
Isn't this in the sticky?
Scratch is for programming. Not gaming.
Thanks for the suggestion - but it doesn't really fit in with our philosophy for the site at this time.


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THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN One Sheet Movie Poster Meryl Streep
EXCEPTIONALLY RARE Original hand litho Australian one sheet 27" x 40" folded as issued very good – fine condition (see enlarged photo).
This poster comes from a collection of movie posters recently discovered in an old shed on a farm in country Victoria. The posters range from 1930s – 1960s and cover a wide range of genres and styles. Condition varies on the posters as they were not stored with care but linen backing would address any issues that they may have.
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
Directed by Karel Reisz.
With Penelope Wilton, Leo McKern, Hilton McRae, Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, David Warner, Lynsey Baxter, Liz Smith, Peter Vaughan, Arabella Weir, Emily Morgan, Colin Jeavons, Jean Faulds, Charlotte Mitchell, Jeremy Irons, Alun Armstrong, Meryl Streep
The French Lieutenant's Woman is a 1981 film directed by Karel Reisz and adapted by playwright Harold Pinter. It is based on the novel by John Fowles. The music score is by Carl Davis and the cinematography by Freddie Francis.
The film stars Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons with Hilton McRae, Jean Faulds, Peter Vaughan, Colin Jeavons, Liz Smith, Patience Collier, Richard Griffiths, David Warner, Alun Armstrong, Penelope Wilton, and Leo McKern.
The film was nominated for five Academy Awards: Streep was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress, and the film was nominated for Academy Award for Best Writing, but both lost to On Golden Pond.


shape evolution in snakes and whether shape converges on that predicted by biomechanical models. To do so, we used three-dimensional geometric morphometrics and comparative, phylogenetically informed analyses on a large sample of aquatic snake species. Our results show that aquatic snakes partially conform to our predictions and have a narrower anterior part of the head and dorsally positioned eyes and nostrils. This morphology is observed, irrespective of the phylogenetic relationships among species, suggesting that the aquatic environment does indeed drive the evolution of head shape in snakes, thus biasing the evolutionary trajectory of this group of animals.


The Design.UX™ Metallic Collection of Fitbit Flex covers.
Designed to cover a Fitbit wristband in designer stretch fabric. Be unique and comfortable wearing your tracker in any social situation.
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An accurate diagnosis is the first and most important step in receiving the best possible treatment for brain tumors. Our neuro-oncologists provide evaluation and diagnosis for patients with benign (non-cancerous) and malignant (cancerous) brain tumors of the central nervous system (CNS).
A precise diagnosis of the type and progression of the brain tumor is crucial to the successful treatment of nervous system tumors. Specialists across multiple disciplines come together to discuss patient cases in meetings called tumor boards. Our interdisciplinary neuro-oncology tumor board consists of all the doctors and health care professionals needed to accurately diagnose your particular condition and oversee your care.
The entire team meets weekly to review their findings from your clinic visit as well as any diagnostic testing that you may have undergone including, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computerized tomography (CT) scans, pathology slides and medical reports. Your lead doctor will then discuss with you the team's conclusions and recommendations for treatment.
Penn Medicine uses the latest diagnostic tools and tests to diagnose brain tumors at the Abramson Cancer Center.


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Q: Spring MVC doesn't load css, js files to static html pages I disabled the role of the InternalViewResolver in order to access some static pages, html not jsp pages, i made the required changed, indeed i made and i can access my html page, but when i see the browser's console it looks like it didn't bring my local css and js files.

This is my project structure.

This is my header page
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <title>ECommerce view example</title>
    <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.5.7/angular.min.js"></script>
    <link rel="stylesheet"
        href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css" />
    <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.1.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
    <script
        src="http://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/static/css/style.css"/>
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/static/css/login.css"/>
    <script src="http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyBR8P_sULnn-egsyhOb6qLYG2oqFshTiwY"></script>
</head>

mvc-config.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <beans:beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/mvc"
        xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
        xmlns:beans="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
        xmlns:context="http://www.springframework.org/schema/context"
        xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/mvc http://www.springframework.org/schema/mvc/spring-mvc.xsd
            http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd
            http://www.springframework.org/schema/context http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context.xsd">

        <annotation-driven></annotation-driven>
        <context:annotation-config></context:annotation-config>
        <context:component-scan base-package="ma.s2m.net"></context:component-scan>
        <resources mapping="/static/**" location="/WEB-INF/static/"></resources>
    </beans:beans>

A: From the browser console, it seems your path is invalid.
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/static/css/style.css"/>
resolved to URL:
http://localhost:8080/static/css/style.css.
Context root in URL is missing here. Ideally URL should have been something like this.
http://localhost:8080/<CONTEXT_ROOT>/static/css/style.css
In your case, as this is static html page, only one correction is required to match the URI with webapp directory.
Make following changes in entry.html and it would work.
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../static/css/style.css"/>
 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../static/css/login.css"/>
Hope it solves your error.

A: We generally keep the css,js inside resource folder and the hierarchy is as follows:
webapp
  resource
    static
      css
        style.css
      js
        ...
  WEB-INF
    ...

Try with above hierarchy. Change resource-mapping to
<resources mapping="/resources/**" location="/resources/static/"></resources>.

A: You have to use the  tag to resolve your static css & js. You can refer How to handle static content in Spring MVC?

A: just noticed remove the / from href attribute the will solve this issue.
please try change
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/static/css/login.css"/>

to
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="static/css/login.css"/>

hope can help you.

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Yes, almost all of us can spot a dubious request from a "Nigerian prince" asking us for our bank details a mile away, but phishers have improved their game to keep on outsmarting us. With the US tax season in full gear, cybercrooks are sending phishing emails to get personal and financial information. The spoof email bears the IRS logo, and contains a hyperlink for checking the recipient's tax refund. Once clicked, the link redirects to a fake page and can also download malware. But phishers don't stop at individual tax payers, organizations are also being targeted. The FBI has issued a warning about a spear phishing attack aimed at HR staff. In this case, the aim is to get the W-2 information of all employees. Healthcare remains a favorite target, as the UnityPoint Health phishing attack shows. UnityPoint Health is a multi-hospital delivery system serving parts of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. The hackers were after patient names, dates of birth, medical record numbers, treatment information, diagnoses, lab results, medications, healthcare providers, dates of service, insurance information, Social Security numbers and financial information. Even holidays and special occasions are now times to stay on guard and keep aware, since cybercrooks are boosting their attacks using all sorts of fake greetings and special offerings.
A worrying trend is the rise of phishing attacks on mobile devices. With employees allowed to BYOD for work purposes, phishers smelled a new opportunity. Those devices are not connected to traditional firewalls, often lack endpoint security, and access a wide range of apps and messaging platforms not used (or blocked) on work desktops. As a result, a high number of users fall victim.
Although organizations have been beefing up their security and training their employees to be vigilant, there is still much to be done. To illustrate: The Global Cyber Alliance warns that more than 95 percent of the 26 email domains managed by the Executive Office of the President (EOP), including Budget.gov, OMB.gov, WhiteHouse.gov, USTR.gov, OSTP.gov and EOP.gov, are vulnerable to large-scale phishing attacks.
It's not much better at the other side of the pond. According to a recent European phishing response trends report, more than half (57%) of European firms (in the UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Belgium) believe they are unprepared for a phishing attack, although 78% have been hit by a cyberattack that started with a phishing email. Their security teams have a hard time responding to the number of suspicious emails that are received. Understandably, since 23% of UK companies receive more than 500 suspicious emails a week, followed by the Netherlands (22%), France (20%), Germany (18%) and Belgium (16%).
As it looks now, organizations of all size will keep on being pounded by phishing attacks, also since they are effective and easy for cybercrooks to use. All it takes is writing a spoofed email or using a phishing software kit that is easily available on the Dark web. Hence, any criminal without any hacking experience can start a phishing attack.
Take proactive action by testing your organization's security exposure against phishing attacks.
Your employees are your first line of defense. By training them regularly on how to identify phishing, spear phishing and other email-based attacks, you can boost your organization's security posture.
Keep your security solutions updated and test regularly how well they perform.
To test how well an organization holds up against phishing attacks, Cymulate's Breach & Attack Simulation (BAS) platform offers several modules that are a great help for cybersecurity staff and IT teams. The phishing module tests if employees are vulnerable to (spear) phishing attempts and will click on malicious links or open suspicious attachments. The secure email module assesses the email security framework, while the secure web browsing module checks if the security solutions are working properly by preventing employees to reach phishing and other infected websites.
To learn more, why not ask for a free trial? Register now to simulate phishing (and other) attacks against your organization. Find out if your security products are working properly to defend you from known and unknown cyber threats.


Later in the day Kamerin Moore revealed how both she and her brother were sexually abused by the doctor after their father passed away.By the end of the day, 117 victim impact statements had been read in court, with at least another 27 to go on Tuesday.
'Don't tell us how you and God have made amends or how you are different. You can help others, and if you do help my sisters, it might help earn my forgiveness.' The teenager also pointed out that Nassar was going to be lving a far better life than he deserved after this trial.'I know, and Nassar knows, that in federal prison he will be fed, he will clothed and he'll be provided actual medical treatment,' said Miller.'Don't get too excited, Larry.
You'll probably never talk to a woman again except for one holding a gun, a taser, and a billy club, which is a good thing.'Miller maintained her composure throughout the statement, which was the 95th of the hearing.
When she was finished speaking, Judge Aqualina said: 'You are not damaged, you are never damaged, the defendant is the damaged one.'Clasina Syroby said she was abused by Nassar in the early 90s, and described having 'sleepless nights, days of feeling nauseous and more tears than I care to admit' because of his assaults.
She took some time to gather herself before beginning her remarks, which also took aim at MSU and USA Gymnastics.
She then made a point of thanking her husband for being 'her rock.' Whitney Mergens was abused twice at the age of 11, with Nassar winning her over when he presented her with a signed postcard from the female members of the 2008 Olympic team.
Mergens never revealed the abuse to her parents, however, until 2016, after the first reports began to emerge about Nassar.
The MSU alum also stated: 'I gladly say good-bye Lou Anna Simon, your time as president is over.'When she was done speaking, those present gave her a standing ovation.
Marta Stern had planned to remain anonymous, but changed her mind at the last second on Monday to face Nassar while delivering her statement.'You destroyed my ability to trust,' said Stern, who is eight months pregnant and 'paralyzed with fear' that she might not be able to protect her daughter.
She also said in her statement that her husband must make loud noises before entering a room so he does not scare her, and described leaving her body and becoming emotionally withdrawn when Nassar would abuse her at appointments.'Your monstrous actions took away so much, from so many,' said Stern.


If that happens, it would represent a 68.8 per cent increase in spending on these technologies compared to the final figure anticipated for 2018. It's believed that AR and VR spending will hit $12.1 billion in 2018.
Personal and consumer services and retail are two of the industries that are expected to spend the most on this technology in the coming 12 months, $1.6 billion and $1.56 billion respectively.
The report also expects online retail showcasing to become "firmly established" in 2019, although training will be the only commercial use case that makes it into the top four based on spending volumes alone. The other three things in this category will be VR games, video/feature viewing, and AR games.
This could lead to more organisations seeking help with training 360 video production, as they too see the potential for VR and AR in this area.
A recent article for ComputerWorld suggested that more and more organisations are seeing the benefits of using VR and AR technology when it comes to communication and collaboration. One of the advantages of VR, for instance, is that participants can all share a virtual environment.
It brings things one step on from video conferencing, the news provider noted. With AR, meanwhile, it's the "see-what-I-see capability" that's particularly useful for teams operating in different locations, whether that's different buildings on the same site or completely different countries.
Of course VR and AR have many uses and it's clear from the IDC report that gaming is going to be one of their most popular uses. One company that's embracing this idea is FlixBus. This low-cost bus operator is now offering VR headsets on some of its routes in the US, and plans to expand the offering if it proves popular.
TechCrunch reported that the firm will allow passengers on certain routes to hire VR headsets that provide around 50 VR games and experiences to help them while away the hours on a long bus journey.
The scheme will run for three months and then the company will assess how popular it has been, before deciding whether to continue and expand it or withdraw it.
FlixBus has already trialled the VR technology on some of its routes in Spain and France, where it also operates, and a spokesperson for the company told the news provider that they received positive feedback from customers here.
One thing it is mindful of, however, is that VR can cause motion sickness, which would only be exacerbated on a bus. As a result, the routes it offers the headsets on initially are predominantly straight, with few twists and turns.


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Realtors body Credai reports 40-50 per cent hike in cement, steel prices
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Realtors' apex body Credai on Saturday said cement and steel rates have increased by 40-50 per cent in the last few weeks despite the lockdown and alleged price cartelisation and unfair trade practices by the manufacturers. The association has written a letter to Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri seeking his intervention in the matter.
"We would like to bring your attention to the cartelisation by the cement and the steel manufacturers by imposing a sudden increase in their selling price," Credai said in the letter. Across various states, there has been an increase of Rs 100-250 per bag cement and about Rs 2,000-2,500 per tonne of steel, it added.
During the past few weeks, there has been a sudden, steep increase in prices of essential raw materials such as cement and steel by 40-50 per cent despite the nationwide lockdown. The Centre has allowed construction work on sites where labourers are already available.
Given the current crisis faced by the real estate industry because of COVID-19 and even otherwise, such an abrupt increase in prices will be a bolt from the blue for the developers and will lead to increase in the construction costs and overall project cost, Credai said.
With thin margins, many developers might be constrained to stop construction work, leading to delays in completion of projects. "Needless to say, this will have a cascading effect on the homebuyers also," the letter said.
The association stressed on the need to control this price rise for smooth construction operations. "We shall be grateful if the issue of price rise of cement, steel, and other raw materials can be taken up by you with the relevant ministries at the earliest," Credai urged the housing minister.
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