1.1 The circumstances surrounding the conclusion of the contract and the subsequent actions of the parties led the Tribunal to the conclusion that both the contracts and the arbitration clauses in them were valid notwithstanding proof submitted by the Respondent [Buyer] that a person, who had signed the contract on [Buyer]'s behalf, lacked authority to do so.
1.2 An arbitration agreement can be entered into by teletype messages.
1.3 Since the Claimant [Seller] did not submit either any evidence of the bank interest rate or any other legal evidence of annual interest for the period from 1 January 1995 (Article 395 Civil Code), his claim for interest was not considered.
The claim was brought by a Russian company against an Austrian company to recover payments for a part of the goods delivered under two contracts made in January-February 1992. Referring to the lack of authority on the part of the person, who signed the contracts on [Buyer]'s behalf, the [Buyer] stated that he did not recognize the Tribunal's competence. Besides, in his opinion, not the [Buyer], but the [Seller] owed him the said amount as follows from the verification of payments made by the parties. The [Seller] objected to these explanations. The [Seller] argued that the contracts were enforceable and that the issue of payments under other contracts was not relevant for the purposes of the present dispute. In this connection, [Buyer]'s representative argued at the arbitral proceeding that the [Seller] could be unaware of what particular firm the person signing the contract really represented, but he had to know that that person worked at a different company and in Moscow he was in charge of the contract made by the [Seller] with that other firm. [Buyer]'s representative explained that the other firm was a large state owned organization, while the [Buyer] was a private firm, a daughter company of that other firm. The performance of the contract, which was made between the [Seller] and the other firm, was assigned to the [Buyer]. The [Seller] did not fully perform his delivery obligations under the contract. If the [Seller] performs these obligations, the [Buyer] would pay him for the goods previously delivered.
The arbitration clause is separate. Therefore, the contract and the arbitration clause cannot be measured by the same rules.
The rights of a party to enter into an arbitration agreement should be determined under the laws of the State in which such party resides. Pursuant to Austria law and precedents, a special written authorization is required in order to make an arbitration agreement.
The contracts containing the arbitration clause were signed by a person who had never worked at [Buyer]'s firm and never received any written authorization to make an arbitration agreement. Therefore, [the arbitration agreement] is invalid.
[Seller]'s representative insisted that the Tribunal had competence to arbitrate the present dispute.
The Tribunal heard the testimony of witnesses invited to the hearing as per both parties' requests.
The arbitral award was made on the following grounds.
- The use of the official letterhead and facsimile of the [Buyer] firm on the receipt issued by that person in confirmation of delivery of shipping documentation.
One of [Seller]'s witnesses also stated that the Chief Manager of the [Buyer] firm was present at the signing of one of the said contracts.
- Second, due to his physical presence at the signing, could not have been unaware that the said person signed the contract to deliver the goods to his firm.
Thus, the [Seller] had reasons to believe that, when the contract was being signed, that person had all the necessary authority [to do so].
3.2 The [Buyer] argues that the said person did not have any authority either to sign contracts or to enter into arbitration agreements binding upon his firm because the said person was not an employee of the firm having the necessary authority "ex officio", nor was the required power of attorney issued to the said person. Besides, the [Buyer] submitted extracts from the Austrian trade register in which the said person is not listed as a body of the said company. Pursuant to Article 577(3) of the Austria Civil Procedure Code, Article 1008 of the Austria Civil Code and Austrian case law, the [Buyer] argued that in order to enter into a valid arbitration agreement that person should have had special written authorization.
The Tribunal does not believe it is necessary to analyze the [Buyer]'s last argument as well as its reasonableness, including the issue of the law applicable to the form of the relevant authority. The Tribunal, in particular, took into consideration that, after the changes made to Article 577 of the Austria Civil Procedure Code in 1983, in the Austrian doctrine and practice there was no uniform opinion as to the old requirement of a written authorization (Dr. L. Hofmann, Formfragen der Vollmacht zum Abschus von Schitdsabreden, insbesondere unter Kaufleuten. Page 8 of the Russian translation of the said publication submitted by the [Buyer]). At the same time, based on the materials and [Seller]'s claim, the Tribunal came to the conclusion that, as evidenced by the extract from the trade register mentioned above, the manager of the [Buyer] firm had "ex officio" authority to perform any legally significant acts on the firm's behalf, including making contracts and arbitration agreements.
3.3 Even assuming that at the time of the signing of the contracts in controversy, the person signing them did not have the necessary authority [to do so], the Tribunal believes that the contracts signed -- of which contents the manager of the [Buyer] firm could not be unaware, as stated above -- should be viewed as the preliminary terms agreed upon which were later accepted by the authorized parties on both sides in a proper form.
Besides, the Tribunal notes that a copy of a letter of credit, which was opened by the [Buyer] to pay for delivery of the goods, contains both a reference to the [Buyer] as the party filing [such a request] with the bank [to open the L/C] and a reference to the [Seller] as the beneficiary. [The letter of credit also contains] a reference to the contracts in controversy under which the payments were to be made (see pages 1-3 of the letter of credit). There is a copy of the letter of credit in the materials of the case. Further, acceptance by the parties of all the terms in the contracts in controversy follows from the analysis of the parties' correspondence. In particular, in response to [Seller]'s request to bring the terms of the letter of credit in compliance with the terms of the said contracts, approximately on 27 April 1992 the manager of the [Buyer] firm agreed by telex to promptly make all the requested changes. After [Buyer] made only a partial payment for the goods delivered, the [Seller] demanded the full payment in his telex of 20 July 1992. Otherwise, the [Seller] threatened to file an arbitration claim.
In its turn, the telex of 20 July 1992, which was signed by the manager of the [Buyer] firm but handed over to the [Seller] by the person, who signed the contracts, confirms receipt and acceptance of the quantity of goods set forth in the contracts in controversy. [The telex also confirms] that a partial payment for the goods was made as per [Seller]'s instruction of 4 June 1992. However, in that telex the [Buyer] refused to make the full payment for the goods due to the offset of mutual claims that he made. Therefore, there was a positive balance on [Buyer]'s side. The [Buyer] informed the [Seller] of his intention to file an arbitration claim if the [Seller] did not pay off his debt.
The above mentioned reasons allowed the Tribunal to conclude that the parties agreed upon and confirmed all of the terms of the two contracts signed originally, including the identical arbitration clause in both contracts. Moreover, the statements made by both parties in their correspondence by telex that they would file arbitration claims in connection with the non-payment for the goods delivered, from the logical point of view, could make sense only in connection with the arbitral tribunal stated in the arbitration clauses in the contracts in controversy. In the light of the above mentioned circumstances, the explanations given by the manager of the [Buyer] firm during the arbitral proceeding that he viewed deliveries made by the [Seller] as his paying off the [Seller]'s debt under the contract with the other firm cannot be taken into account as compelling, both from the legal point of view and from the point of view of the normal trade practice.
3.4 After establishing that both parties accepted all of the terms in the contracts in controversy, the Tribunal does not find any violations of form and authority which could make questionable the validity of either the contract or any terms in it.
As to the question of form, the Tribunal finds it necessary to turn to Article 13 CISG which should apply to the present dispute pursuant to Article 1(1)(a) CISG, taking into account that both Russia and Austria are CISG Contracting States and that the commercial enterprises of the adverse parties are located in these States. Pursuant to Article 13 CISG, a "writing" also includes a message sent by telex. Formal requirements applicable to arbitration agreements do not differ from those applicable to the main contracts. In this connection, "the separability of the arbitration clause", which the [Buyer] talked about in his answer, is not relevant. Teletype messages, in particular, are recognized as a valid form of arbitration agreement, in accordance with Article II of the New York Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards 1958 (both Russia and Austria are signatories of the New York Convention), Article 7 of the Russian Federation Law "on International Commercial Arbitration" and Article 577(3) of the Austria Civil Procedure Code.
Upon establishing that the manager of the [Buyer] firm accepted all of the terms in the contracts in controversy, the Tribunal did not find it necessary to review the issue of whether or not the person who signed the contracts was required to have special written authorization to make a valid arbitration agreement as well as which State law should apply to the issue of his authority.
The Tribunal also took into account that [Buyer] had never questioned the authority of the firm's manager.
3.5 Upon making a conclusion that all of the terms in the contracts in controversy were properly coordinated, the Tribunal found that both contracts, under which a single delivery was made, contained identical arbitration clauses setting forth that all of the disputes arising out of or in connection with those contracts had to be arbitrated by the Foreign Trade Arbitration Commission at the USSR Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Pursuant to the arbitration clause, jurisdiction of the general jurisdiction courts was excluded and any arbitral award was viewed as binding and final.
Pursuant to the Ordinance of 14 December 1987 issued by the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Council, the above mentioned Foreign Trade Arbitration Commission was renamed the Arbitration Tribunal at the USSR Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Pursuant to the Russian Federation Supreme Council Resolution of 20 January 1993 "On arbitral tribunal, maritime arbitral commission and dispatchers at the Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry", it was set forth that the Arbitral Tribunal at the USSR Chamber of Commerce and Industry should continue its functions at the Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Pursuant to the Russian Federation Supreme Council Resolution of 7 July 1993 "On coming into force of the Russian Federation Law on International Commercial Arbitration", the Arbitral Tribunal at the Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry was renamed the International Commercial Arbitral Tribunal at the Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Pursuant to clause 4 of Appendix 1 to the Russian Federation Law "On International Commercial Arbitration", the Tribunal is the successor to the Arbitral Tribunal at the USSR Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which was established in 1932 and was competent to arbitrate disputes under the parties' agreements to arbitrate their disputes at the Arbitration Tribunal at the USSR Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which prior to 1987 was known as the Foreign Trade Arbitration Commission at the USSR Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Upon ascertaining that for the above reasons there were no grounds to find the arbitration clauses invalid and taking into account that the latter concerned those disputes which fell within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Tribunal, the Tribunal found that it had competence to arbitrate a dispute arising out of or in connection with the contracts in controversy pursuant to Article 16 of the Russian Federation Law "On International Commercial Arbitration" and Article 1(3) of Tribunal's Rules.
At the same time, the Tribunal found it did not have competence to arbitrate issues both in connection with the performance of the contract entered into by the [Seller] and the other firm and in connection with the possible assignment by the other firm of the requirements following from the present contract to the [Buyer]. [The Tribunal found that] those requirements did not follow from or relate to the contracts which, as established, were entered into by the [Buyer] and [Seller].
3.6 During the arbitral proceeding it was established that there was no disagreement between the parties as to the quantity, quality and cost of the goods delivered under the contracts in controversy as well as to the amount of [Buyer]'s debt. Following the provisions of the CISG, which is applicable to the present dispute as stated above and sets forth the buyer's obligation to pay the price for the goods in Article 53, the Tribunal came to the conclusion that the said amount should be recovered from the [Buyer].
3.7 As to the annual interest claimed by the [Seller], it was established that in his complaint the [Seller] requested 4% annual interest. Later, during the arbitral proceedings, the [Seller] claimed 6% annual interest which, in his opinion, should be calculated from 30 April 1992 (the date of Bill of Lading) to the date of payment. At the same time, no reference to the relevant law was made.
Pursuant to Article 78 CISG, if one party to a contract fails to pay the price, the other party is entitled to interest on the sum in arrears. At the same time, the CISG does not set forth the amount of annual interest, which, thus, should be determined in accordance with the applicable subsidiary national law.
Pursuant to Article 28(2) of the Russian Federation Law "On International Commercial Arbitration", in the absence of any statement by the parties, the Tribunal shall apply the law determined in accordance with the conflict of laws provisions that it considers applicable. Based on the Tribunal's long-term practice, the Tribunal considers the conflict of laws provisions of the "lex fori" should be applied and, in particular, Article 566 of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Civil Code 1964, which had been in force at the time of entering into the contracts in controversy. [Article 566] sets forth that the laws of the place where the international contracts were made should apply. Since the contracts in controversy were made in Moscow, where the telex messages stating that the manager of the [Buyer]'s firm accepted their terms were received, when resolving the issue of annual interest, [the Tribunal] should apply Russian law.
When determining the initial date for which annual interest should be calculated, the Tribunal followed the provisions of the contracts in controversy. In accordance with them, the payment was to be made within 30 days after the date of Bill of Lading. Since [the Bill of Lading] is dated 30 April 1992, the initial date, for which interest should be calculated, is 1 June 1992 and not 30 April 1992 as the [Seller] mistakenly thinks.
In accordance with Article 226 of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Civil Code 1964, the debtor must pay 3% annual interest for the delay in payment. Since 3 August 1992, the USSR Principles of Civil Law 1991 have been in force in the Russian Federation. Article 66 [of the Principles] sets forth a 5% annual interest. Finally, pursuant to Article 395 of the Russian Federation Civil Code, which has been in force since 1 January 1995, the amount of interest shall be determined according to the current bank interest rate at the place of the creditor on the date of the payment. Besides, the Tribunal can sustain the creditor's claim based on the relevant interest rate either on the date of the claim or on the date of the award.
Taking the above into consideration, the [Buyer] should pay 3% of the main debt from 1 June 1992 to 2 August 1992 and 5% annual interest from 3 August 1992 to 31 December 1994.
Since the [Seller] has presented no evidence either of the bank interest rate (Article 395 of the Civil Code) or any other legal grounds, his claim to recover 6% annual interest from 1 January 1995 is left without considering.
Since the award is made against the [Buyer], his claim to compensate his expenses in connection with the proceeding should not be sustained.
* This is a translation of data on Proceeding 400/1993, dated 28 April 1995, of the Tribunal of International Commercial Arbitration at the Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry, reported in Rozenberg ed., Arb. Praktika (1997) No. 36 [99-106].
All translations should be verified by cross-checking against the original text. For purposes of this translation, Claimant of Russia is referred to as [Seller]; Respondent of Austria is referred to as [Buyer].


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Super Troopers 3 will be called Winter Soldiers, won't be crowdfunded
Sam Barsanti
Photo: Phillip Faraone (Getty Images for Wired)
Welcome to Development Hell, the fiery pit into which we fling recent developments in casting, distribution, and everything else that's new and mildly interesting in the Boschian phantasmagoria of the entertainment industry.
The weekend of San Diego Comic-Con is sort of the busiest weekend of the year for people who write about pop culture news, as its the one time when the kind of things we report on are legitimately the biggest stories in the world—assuming you care more about superhero movies than politics, which is a fairly safe assumption. Of course, while we were writing about Godzilla trailers and Shazam! trailers, some news stuff inevitably ended up falling through the cracks. These… are their stories. Chung chung.
Super Troopers 2 didn't get great reviews, but it made a whole bunch of money from weedsters who wanted to celebrate Big Weed Day in style (the movie came out on 4/20, which was very funny). During a Comic-Con panel this weekend, the Broken Lizard guys who made the Super Troopers movie teased that they're working on another sequel that'll be called Super Troopers 3: Winter Soldiers. That's obviously a Marvel reference, but apparently the guys are planning to take the title more literally and are joking about filming the movie in the summer. Marvel reference or not, Jay Chandrasekhar doesn't think they'll have to crowdfund this one. [via Vulture]
Jennifer Connelly is in talks to play the female lead in the Top Gun sequel, but since this is a movie about macho bro pilots, that means she'll be "a single mother who runs a local bar near the Navy base." Were all of the cool pilot roles taken by Miles Teller and Tom Cruise? [via The Hollywood Reporter]
At Comic-Con, Andrew Lincoln confirmed the thing we've all known about for a while: He's leaving The Walking Dead. Lincoln joked that he wasn't going to cry during the show's panel, since he had "done enough crying onscreen." [via Variety]
We were busy playing sports or whatever on Friday when this news destroyed the world, but Taylor Swift is going to appear in a movie version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats. We assume this decision was based completely on the fact that she famously has some cats, and she'll be appearing alongside Jennifer Hudson, James Corden, and Ian McKellen. [via Variety]
Jason Clarke and Helen Mirren, who apparently became best friends while filming Winchester, will reunite for HBO's limited series about Catherine The Great. The project doesn't have a name yet, but it will revolve around Catherine's "politically tumultuous and sexually charged" reign in Russia. [via Deadline]
Bristol Palin is joining the cast of MTV's Teen Mom OG, and if you don't watch the show already, this will not convince you to start. We assume Sarah Palin will make her way into every shot, even if it just means standing motionless in the background like Patton Oswalt did in that King Of Queens episode. [via Deadline]
Earlier this month, we reported that Jon M. Chu was developing a Thai cave rescue movie to compete with the one Pure Flix was developing, but now there are apparently six Thai cave rescue movies in development. Thailand is even setting up a special committee to oversee all of these projects. [via Variety]

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Q: Highcharts - Multiple Subtitle (2) Is it possible to have multiple sub titles (I need 2) in highcharts graph?
Just FYI - I have the title as well before sub titles.

A: Why not just put a line break into the subtitle?
subtitle: {
    text: 'Line 1 of the subtitle
Line 2 of the subtitle'
},

A: I'm not sure there is a built-in feature for having multiple subtitles, but I guess it should not be a lot of work to use for instance jQuery to "manually" put a div with your second subtitle on top of the chart, wherever you want it to be. You would then need to use relative or absolute positioning in CSS and make sure it has a z-index that is high enough to make it visible.
Here you can read more about how to position HTML elements: http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_positioning.asp

A: A little late for this answer, but I hope this can help others.
I had a similar problem and I ended up using the renderer.text function from highcharts to add a bunch of random text all over the place.
http://api.highcharts.com/highcharts#Renderer.text
Fiddle here:
http://jsfiddle.net/flacoman91/bvJaQ/
It's a bit tedious to move the text around, but it'll get the job done.
code here
$(function () {
$('#container').highcharts({

    xAxis: {
        categories: ['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec']
    },

    series: [{
        data: [29.9, 71.5, 106.4, 129.2, 144.0, 176.0, 135.6, 148.5, 216.4, 194.1, 95.6, 54.4]
    }]

}, function(chart) { // on complete
 var middle = chart.plotSizeX - 100;
    chart.renderer.text('Series 1', chart.plotSizeX / 2, 150)
        .attr({

        })
        .css({
            color: '#4572A7',
            fontSize: '16px'
        })
        .add();
    chart.renderer.text('Subtitle 2', chart.plotSizeX / 2, 300)
        .attr({

        })
        .css({
            color: '#4572A7',
            fontSize: '16px'
        })
        .add();

});

});

A: It looks like a bug so I've reported it here: https://github.com/highslide-software/highcharts.com/issues/1704

A: You can break the line in the subtitle with a normal br-html-tag. Than you can set the title margin depending if you break the line or not.

A: js
const graphSubtitles = `
        ${subtitle1}
        ${subtitle2}
    `;
const config = {
            title: {
                align: 'low',
                text: 'Title',
            },
            subtitle: {
                align: 'low',
                useHTML: true,
                text: graphSubtitles,
                textAlign: 'left',
            },
            ...
};
Highcharts.chart('container', config);

css
subtitle1 {
   color: red;
}
subtitle2 {
   color: blue;
}

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require 'cgi'
require 'active_record'
require 'has_meta/version'

module HasMeta

  OPTIONS = {:truncate => 255}

  module Extensions
    def self.included(base)
      base.extend(ClassMethods)
    end

    module ClassMethods
      def has_meta(options = {})
        options.each_pair do |meth, fields|
          define_method("meta_#{meth}") {|*args|
            length = args.first if args.is_a? Array
            length ||= HasMeta::OPTIONS[:truncate]

            if fields.is_a? Proc
              str = fields.call(self)
            else
              field = [*fields].detect{|f| send(f).present?}
              return nil if field.nil?
              str = send(field)
            end

            str = str.to_s.strip
            str.gsub!(' ', ' ')
            str.gsub!(/<.*?>/, '')

            if meth.to_s == 'keywords'
              str = str.gsub(/[\s,]{2,}/, ',').
                        gsub(/\s+/, ' ').
                        gsub(/^,|,$/, '').
                        strip
            end

            str = ::CGI::unescapeHTML(str)
            str = (str[0,length - 3] + '...') if str.size > length
            str
          }
        end
      end
    end

  end
end

ActiveRecord::Base.send :include, HasMeta::Extensions

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Web design and digital design has been something I've been doing since I was a kid, but it is fairly recently that I got back into it. Gone are the days of Geocities and Jasc Paint Shop Pro, now have begun the days of php, css, svgs, and InDesign.
My first foray into the Bootstrap framework. I really like it but I have recently started to experiment with different js frameworks. The Web Experience Toolkit from Industry Canada is an accessible alternative. I also like Materialize because it has a simple css grid layout and is simpler to layer div's.
I wanted to use some parallax effects and fixed backgrounds in css to make a great presentation framework for my photo essay about trees in Toronto.
This is a certificate I designed for the City of Toronto's Engineering and Construction Services. I had been doing research about the origins of many of the turn-of-the-century cast iron watermains that were being replaced that summer. The photos I found were the basis for this classic certificate design.
This is a thank you card I designed for the City of Toronto's Engineering and Construction Services. I had spent many hours simplifying engineering drawings for diagrams to be placed on consultation materials with the public. That was the basis for this design.
This is an infographic about right-of-way I designed for the City of Toronto's Engineering and Construction Services. It is hard to explain to people how much of their yard is actually public property. So this infographic was a useful way to illustrate what part of your yard will be dug up when underground work is done.


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Satta King News
Satta matka considering the reality that the time it originated, modified into lots of forms and the person at the back of those changes, is the one who did the whole lot in his control to protect the Satta Matka business. Through his sincere contributions to flourish Satta Matka in the Indian market, his name was once everywhere in the Satta King news in India.
Referred to as the Satta King of India, Ratan Khatri became the person behind the inexorable Satta Matka industry. For his regular efforts in improving the game, Ratan Khatri's efforts become published all around the Satta King news in India.
With the word about Ratan Khatri spreading around like a wild fire through Satta king news, a lot of people got attracted to the game, and wanted to play it looking at it's ease and comfort. Because of Satta king news, many people started to look upto the person behind making this game accessible to everyone around who was in need of urgent money.
Satta King news, was a mode of connecting more and more people to satta matka game, as it convenient displayed the hassle free method of earning huge amount in a short span of time. And with Satta kings making regular efforts to make this game available for all, the game constantly got popular and even today, holds a very strong presence all over the internet.


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Q: Gherkin highlighting and behat integration with Netbeans 8.0 Is there anyone who has a decent working solution to integrate Netbeans 8.0 with behat, in terms of code highlighting and code-completion.
I saw that there exists the Cetriolo plugin which is unfortunately not available for Netbeans 8.0.
Has anyone found a workaround on this?

A: I would suggest this plugin for NetBeans that works also for version 8.x
http://plugins.netbeans.org/plugin/17939/cucumber-features

A: Some more details to @Ferie's answer:
I indeed could not install Cetriolo on Netbeans 8.2.
Instructions to install Cucumber Features manually (since automatic installation is not available):

*

*Download the .nbm file by clicking on the "Download" button on http://plugins.netbeans.org/plugin/17939/cucumber-features

*In Netbeans, go to Tools > Plugins > Downloaded > Add Plugins... and open the .nbm file.

*Click Install

*After restarting Netbeans, you should see syntax highlighting in .feature files.
Here's a feature request for Netbeans to include Behat support out-of-the-box:
https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=226804


The past number of years has seen an exponential rise in the numbers of people abandoning traditional employment and going down the road of becoming a self-employed contractor.
For many it is a very attractive option which allows them more control over their career and offers opportunities that may not present themselves in the traditional employer/employee scenario.
As an employee your rights are protected by a raft of employment law swhich ensures that your employer is obliged to comply with. As a self-employed contractor you forfeit these rights and protections. It is also important to note that when work dries up contractors will be first to lose out on work as opposed to employees who are guaranteed certain protections by law. You are not entitled to any redundancy payments as a contractor.
While being self-employed, however, you are your own boss. You get to control the hours that you work, where you work and you get to be solely in control of how your career progresses. The better you perform your tasks the more likely you are to profit from managing your workload efficiently.
Contractors tend to get increased rates for performing the same job that employees would do. This is due to the fact that the employer does not have to account for holiday pay, sick leave, employers PRSI.
If you are on a salary as an employee you will normally be assigned a payment date each month and you are pretty much guaranteed that the money will be in your bank account on that date. As a self-employed contractor you are treated the same as any other supplier and getting paid on time can prove to be an issue which can lead to cash flow problems for the contractor.
The world of contracting opens up a huge number of possibilities as regards getting to see the world. Countries with skill shortages in certain professions can offer very generous rewards on short/medium term contracts which can be attractive depending on your personal circumstances.
On the flip side, if work is scarce in your particular field close to home you may be forced to travel further away from home than you would like especially if you have a young family, etc.
As an employee your employer will deduct and pay over your PRSI contributions on your behalf. These contributions, usually under Class A, entitle you to a whole raft of benefits under the social welfare system should you require them.
As a self-employed contractor you will pay your own PRSI under Class S. While still entitled to certain benefits, this type of contribution does not provide the same level of benefits should you need them e.g. jobseekers benefit, disability benefit, etc.
As an employee, your tax is withheld at source by your employer and is paid across to Revenue on your behalf. Your obligations as regards filing tax returns and other administrative burdens are minimal and you don't have the worry of additional costs for preparing annual accounts, etc.
As a self-employed contractor you are obliged to register for Income Tax at the very least and potentially VAT, payroll taxes, Relevant Contracts Tax, etc. All of these tax returns have to be prepared on a periodic basis with fines and penalties being applied should you miss a deadline or file an incorrect return. If you decide to trade through a Limited Company you will also have an annual return to make to the Companies Registration Office and will have to comply with extensive company legislation.
The Revenue Commissioners have become very active in investigating the area of contractors, as historically due to lack of knowledge and poor advice many contractors were found to not have their tax affairs in order.
The area of tax and accounting should not provide a burden for you, however, once you have an accountant on your side who knows the industry and can guide you past the many hurdles that you may face as a contractor.
Contact www.Taxassist.ie for further information..


Founded in 1968, the Chamber is a non-profit organization established to strengthen the bilateral economic relations between Canada and Germany, with focus on small and medium-sized companies.Its head office is located in Toronto with a branch office in Montreal.
As an official representative of the German industry and trade, the Chamber serves as the primary contact for companies, organizations, and individuals who are interested in entering the Canadian or German market, as well as assistance in business development in the respective countries. It offers valuable contacts and provides business partner introductions.
The Chamber currently has over 500 members in Canada and Germany, with primary membership in Ontario, followed by Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta. As a membership-driven organization, the Chamber responds to its members' interests and offers events that provide excellent networking opportunities within the Canadian German business community.


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How Much Water Does a Wandering Jew Need to Grow the Best?
Often grown in hanging baskets, wandering Jew (Zebrina pendula or Tradescantia Albiflora) is a trouble-free plant with interesting, green and silver striped leaves, often with bright purple undersides. Although wandering Jew is usually grown indoors, it is suitable for outdoor growing in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 9 through 11.
Although a wandering Jew planted in a container requires little upkeep, it requires regular irrigation. Test the soil with your finger before watering. If the soil feels dry, water deeply until water drips through the drainage hole, then let the pot drain thoroughly before you return the plant to its drainage saucer. Don't water again until the soil once again feels dry. Wandering Jew doesn't like wet feet and may rot in soggy soil or if the pot stands in water.
In the Ground
Watering a wandering Jew planted in the ground is similar to watering a containerized plant. Water only when the soil feels dry, wetting the root zone to a depth of about 6 inches, and then let the soil dry before watering again. Don't allow the soil to become either waterlogged or bone dry.
The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: Growing Indoor Plants With Success
The Old Farmer's Almanac: Wandering Jew
University of Florida IFAS Extension: Zebrina Pendula, Wandering Jew
M.H. Dyer began her writing career as a staff writer at a community newspaper and is now a full-time commercial writer. She writes about a variety of topics, with a focus on sustainable, pesticide- and herbicide-free gardening. She is an Oregon State University Master Gardener and Master Naturalist and holds a Master of Fine Arts in creative nonfiction writing.
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Sainsbury's named UK's greenest supermarket
Sainsbury's has been ranked as the least polluting of all UK supermarkets, according to a new study into the carbon footprints of leading food retailers.
The 2018 Top 10 Rankings for UK Supermarkets, published by Engaged Tracking, a specialist in carbon footprint analysis, details the carbon emissions of UK supermarkets for the first time.
The research reveals that Sainsbury's has the lowest emission intensity. The grocer has also made a pledge to reduce carbon emissions by 30% absolute and 65% relative (versus 2005) by 2020.
Tesco also performed well, coming in at second place. The retailer plans run 100% on renewable electricity in the UK and Ireland this year and worldwide by 2030.
Sainsbury's, Tesco and Asda have also all formed CO2 reduction partnerships with their suppliers, encouraging them to install LED lighting, heat recovery solutions and smart refrigeration systems.
Two of the higher polluters are said to be Aldi and Lidl, but Iceland is the highest – with the report claiming it produces emissions which are 34% higher than the average intensity of the UK's top 10 supermarkets.
Engaged Tracking has estimated each supermarkets' emissions based on industry benchmarks. Its findings follow industry norms by using "emissions intensity" – the amount of carbon emitted by a company for every dollar of revenue it earns – as their fundamental unit of measure.
Sam Gill, CEO of Engaged Tracking, commented: "In implementing eco-friendly policies – driven by a desire to attract customers and investors who increasingly appreciate and demand them – companies like Sainsbury's are changing the game.
"Sainsbury's has recognised that as a food retailer its supply chain depends on the health of the natural environment."
Richard Walker, managing director of Iceland, commented: "The figures provided by Engaged Tracking do not correlate with our own analysis of carbon emissions and the basis upon which the ranking has been created is unclear, so we are unable to comment on specific figures. We have taken industry leading steps to reduce our impact on the environment including committing to remove palm oil from all own label food products by the end of the year and remove plastics from all own label packaging by 2023. Both of these initiatives will have a significant secondary influence on carbon emissions and we continue to lead in this area."
An Aldi spokesperson said: "All our stores, distribution centres and offices across the UK and Ireland are powered by 100% renewable energy and we are on course to become a carbon neutral business by 2019. We do not believe the report is a credible reflection of our position on energy consumption and usage."
Lidl refused to comment on the findings.
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Vegan food producer VFC receives £7.5m investment
Consumer price inflation reaches highest rate for 30 years
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bioscience · Oct 19, 2020
October Issue of BioScience Now Available
The October 2020 issue of BioScience is now available on the Oxford University Press website.
bioscience, podcasts · Oct 19, 2020
Latest BioScience Talks Podcast
The latest BioScience Talks podcast has been released - In Their Own Words: Marvalee Wake.
The latest BioScience Talks podcast has been released - Often Understudied, Fences Pose Ecological Threats.
policy · Oct 12, 2020
Trump Administration Proposes New Student Visa Restrictions
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a proposed rulemaking on September 25, 2020 that would impose new restrictions on international student visas. The proposed changes would require international students to apply for a visa extension after fixed terms of two to four years.
Scientific Societies Highlight Pandemic Work, Urge NSF to Continue Support
Forty-three scientific societies, including the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), have written to the National Science Foundation (NSF) to highlight the important role scientific associations have played during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Science Associations Urge Rigorous Assessment of Vaccine Safety, Efficacy
AIBS has joined fourteen other scientific societies in urging Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn to adhere to stringent scientific and medical standards while assessing the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccine candidates.
Latest Public Policy Report
The Public Policy Report has been released. The report provides analysis and communication on important issues in the scientific community.
NSF BIO Changes Solicitations Process
The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Biological Sciences Directorate (BIO) has announced changes to their program solicitation process, specifically the migration of BIO's "no-deadline" solicitations from FastLane to Research.gov.
Congress Passes Stopgap Measure, Relief Talks Resume
Congress has now passed and the President has signed a continuing resolution to keep the government open in the new fiscal year (FY), which started on October 1, 2020. The stopgap measure will allow federal science agencies to continue operating at FY 2020 budget levels. Decisions about FY 2021 appropriations bills have been deferred until December 11.
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Building Resilient Scientific Societies - Strategic and Financial Planning
AIBS has announced a new webinar, Building Resilient Scientific Societies: Strategic and Financial Planning, which will take place November 11, 2020 at 2:00pm ET.


"Supervisot Needs Assistance" - "Supervisor Down"
After years of hard work and great performance evaluations, I was recently promoted from a clerical position to supervisor. I now supervise five people who were my colleagues just a month ago. Already I worry that I will not be able to be a good supervisor and that I will make mistakes. My boss tells me not to worry and everything will work out, but I am concerned. Do you have any suggestions?
Thank you for raising an important point reflecting a major mistake that we make as managers. It is particularly important that, when a vacancy for supervisor is to be filled, the best possible candidate in terms of knowledge, skills and abilities is selected. Not only is that best for the public service, but if you want to think of it selfishly as a manager, realize that by selecting a great new supervisor your own workload improves. You can focus on more strategic issues and spend less time on interpersonal squabbles yet, despite realizing this, there is a tendency to promote people who were excellent technicians doing their line jobs very well. After all, they know the work and are, therefore, in the best position to supervise others in performing that same work - at least that's what we think.
Unfortunately, it isn't long after the congratulations party is held in the office to celebrate that fine employee's new promotion that things often begin to go wrong. The new supervisor is no longer paid and assigned to perform line work. The skills that make the supervisor successful are the skills of interpersonal relations, as well as understanding the work.
The supervisor is a human resource manager in a very real sense. We often fail to give that person the tools and the support to be successful. The result is that the happy and confident performer we just congratulated begins to withdraw from confrontation, becomes less able to make a decision, or perhaps, begins adopting a "command and control" style in which he or she makes rapid decisions in a forceful style which has them labeled in the future as "dictators." Soon the manager is involved in counseling and corrective action for the increasingly frustrated new supervisor.
In effect, by failing to recognize the importance of providing very strong support and tools to the new supervisor, it is management that has created, if not contributed, to the dilemma. If action isn't taken to intervene and interrupt this negative cycle, the next gathering involving this new supervisor will not be a congratulations party, but rather a difficult performance evaluation meeting, if not a disciplinary meeting.
In law enforcement, no call is more serious to the officers in the field than "officer needs assistance" or "officer down." Such a call generates instant response from all available personnel who rush to the scene, render immediate aid and address the problem vigorously and professionally.
It is time we recognize that a similar situation exists when we ask people to perform supervisory or management duties for which they are not prepared and for which they are not well supported.
Sending an untrained, inexperienced police officer to the scene of a difficult law enforcement problem alone and without backup is a foolish action, which no police administrator would knowingly condone.
Why don't we realize that the same thing holds true with "dispatching" a new supervisor without training in supervision and interpersonal relations, to the scene of a difficult new task? What can we do to avoid calls such as "supervisor needs assistance" or "supervisor down?"
First, the selection "tests" in choosing a new supervisor should not be limited to the candidates' technical competence as a line worker. When a job analysis is performed before recruitment begins and an up-to-date job description is present, it will accurately reflect the "KSAs" - the knowledge, skills and abilities - required for the work.
The job description of a supervisor needs to clearly reflect the essential elements of interpersonal problem solving, communications clarity, conflict resolution skills, ability to set priorities and to coach and counsel others. The "tests" used in the selection process need to be built around assessing the strengths of candidates in these interpersonal skills areas.
The HR Doctor next recommends that an agency develop a new supervisor orientation program. In Broward County, Fla., this program is a formal, multi-week course required for all new supervisors. It is known appropriately as "Positive Start."
The curriculum covers how to identify liabilities and control them, the importance of role modeling and guiding others in an ethical and professional manner, conflict resolution, guidance on the resources available to help the supervisor and various exercises in developing the self-confidence and the skills needed for success.
Information about "Positive Start" will be gladly "dispatched" to you if you contact the HR Doctor.
Second, supervisors, in particular, need to understand the fact that they are agents of the organization. They are, as the Latin-speaking attorneys reading the column will understand, "respondeat superior." That is, when they act, it is really the county government that acts. When they know of a problem, such as sexual harassment in the workplace and they "walk by" and take no action, it is the county that is taking no action and ignoring the problem. This failure dramatically increases county liability.
New supervisors need to understand the primary expectation that they will be positive agents for the organization and not "walk by" something that is wrong. Their job is to stop, interrupt negative performance or behavior, and take corrective action.
However, they need to understand where to go for help and how to do these sensitive interventions. The organization must provide such assistance. It is unreasonable to expect that any supervisor, let alone a new supervisor, will be equipped to deal with the most difficult interpersonal problems without support and backup. The agency must clearly convey to the supervisor that there are sources of help available. Major sources of help include - of course - human resources.
A strong HR function will include a professional assigned as the "duty officer" - someone available at all times to any manager on any given day to present a problem and discuss risks and alternative solutions. No one can stand alone effectively in the human resources area, but contacting a colleague with the skills and experience to help makes the job much easier.
The same is true for a strong employee assistance program where advice on behavior, coaching and counseling should be readily available. A legal advisor from the county attorney's office may also serve as a valuable resource for a supervisor.
The point is, there are many sources of help in the organization, but the new supervisor needs to know how to access this help and needs to feel comfortable in doing so. "Calling for backup" must not be viewed as failure or as an admission of inability. Quite the opposite is true. The best managers and supervisors recognize a problem that is a potential high liability and seek out advice and help from others.
Third, the new supervisor's greatest source of help should be his or her own manager. The manager must be a mentor and a coach with an open door policy, offering free and immediate access to the subordinate supervisor.
An open style of communication sends an important message to the new supervisor that says, "I want you to communicate with me and I need your advice and information. We are a team of 'two' with a mutual responsibility of success of the agency. I want you to be a success as the new supervisor."
The way to ensure that happens is for problems to be identified early and for the right intervention to occur rapidly.
The HR Doctor recommends regular meetings with supervisors individually, as well as in a "staff meeting" setting. The meetings need to feature a restatement of work requirements, goals and objectives. These goals must include measurable progress "milestones." How will we know when we are being successful? When progress is evident?
The meetings need to include recognition and reward. When goals are not being met, the reasons why need to be explored in a professional and collegial manner and steps taken to amend unrealistic goals or address the reasons why the goals are not being met. The manager needs to regularly ask how things are going and "what can I do to help you?"
All of these supportive steps need to be done in an atmosphere of mutual respect. The new supervisor needs coaching and needs to know how he or she is doing in the eyes of the boss.
The agency has a responsibility to provide answers to this question and to equip the new supervisors with the skills and the tools to get their work done. Doing the job right the first time saves everyone from wasting energy and becoming frustrated.
All of us, at times, will have to issue a "supervisor needs assistance" call, but the best managers try to "get in front" of such calls by appreciating the concerns of their subordinate supervisors in advance and taking action without even being asked.
The HR Doctor recommends that every organization assess how well it provides this kind of support for new supervisors. If the assessment comes up short, take steps now to prevent much greater problems later.
Best wishes in your supervisory career and never be afraid to ask for help.


With the G20 summit overshadowing all markets trading currency is also proving to be challenging at the moment despite all the usual fundamental news on the economic calendar, and this situation is likely to continue until Thursday evening with the conclusion of this event. Many currency pairs and markets are currently trading in a sideways consolidation and are waiting to react to statements and any discord. From a technical point of view yesterday's candle closed below both the 9 and 14 day moving averages and more significantly bounced off the latter of these two suggesting that the euro vs dollar is still trading with a bearish tone, closing the day with a long upper wick, suggesting that we may see a move lower in trading today. If so we could also see the 9 and 14 day moving averages cross which could indicate a test of support in the 1.2950 region. I have covered all the fundamental news items pertinent to the euro dollar on the euro to dollar site.
Although trading are very tight today you could possibly attempt small short positions My trading suggestion for today is to attempt small short positions using the 15 min or 30 min charts to identify your entry and exit points, opening any new trades on significant up bars in these timescales. My preferred candles to enter such trades would be a shooting star, a long legged doji or an evening star three bar reversal pattern. All of these should provide a higher than average probability of success and I would suggest that any stop loss is placed above the open of today.
In the meantime you can keep up to date with all the latest currency news, live currency charts and fundamental news by simply following the appropriate links, and if you are looking for a good ECN broker then simply follow the link here.


The GL220 is the next generation midi logger following on from the success of the GL200 & GL200A models. With 10 fully isolated multi-function inputs, large internal 2GB Flash memory and a port for an external USB stick memory, this logger has significantly more memory than it predecessors. The USB memory stick can also be exchanged during logging without any lost of data.
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NGC 1530 est une galaxie spirale barrée située dans la constellation de la Girafe. Sa vitesse par rapport au fond diffus cosmologique est de , ce qui correspond à une distance de Hubble de . Elle a été découverte par l'astronome allemand Wilhelm Tempel en 1876.

NGC 1530 a été utilisée par Gérard de Vaucouleurs comme une galaxie de type morphologique SB(rs)b dans son atlas des galaxies.

La classe de luminosité de NGC 1530 est II et elle présente une large raie HI. De plus, c'est une galaxie du champ, c'est-à-dire qu'elle n'appartient pas à un amas ou un groupe et qu'elle est donc gravitationnellement isolée.

Avec une brillance de surface égale à , on peut qualifier NGC 1530 de galaxie à faible brillance de surface (LSB en anglais pour ). Les galaxies LSB sont des galaxies diffuses (D) avec une brillance de surface inférieure de moins d'une magnitude à celle du ciel nocturne ambiant.

À ce jour, une quinzaine de mesures non basées sur le décalage vers le rouge (redshift) donnent une distance de , ce qui est à l'extérieur des valeurs de la distance de Hubble.

Galerie

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Liste des objets du NGC

Liens externes

 NGC 1530 sur spider.seds.org
 NGC 1530 sur la base de données LEDA
 NGC 1530 sur WikiSky
 NGC 1530 sur le site du professeur C. Seligman

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Constellation de la Girafe
Galaxie spirale
Galaxie spirale barrée
Galaxie du champ
Galaxie à faible brillance de surface
Objet céleste découvert en 1876
Objet céleste découvert par Wilhelm Tempel

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8/07/2016 · Right-click over the new Stereo Mix or Wave Out item and click "Enable" then restart Audacity and choose Stereo Mix or Wave Out as Audacity recording device. If you do not have Stereo Mix or Wave Out then you cannot record computer playback with Audacity 2.0.3 unless by cabling Audio Out to Line In and recording from Line In.... We need some help figuring out how to get stereo working with MiddleVR on our new Windows 10 machine. It was working fine on our old Windows 7 box. Do you have a guide to walk us through getting stereo working on a windows 10 machine. The system we have running in the came is as fallows.
A while ago, I learned how to set up the stereo mix and use it for skype to play sounds, but suddenly, one day it stopped working. I tried updating it, I tried looking through the forums, tried updating drivers, but none of the solutions worked for me.... 9/01/2016 · Based on google-fu, I went into the Sounds Control Panel and enabled Stereo Mix, but even when I select it as the record input in the applications, I get total silence on the recording, even though the expected sound is coming out of my speakers.
We need some help figuring out how to get stereo working with MiddleVR on our new Windows 10 machine. It was working fine on our old Windows 7 box. Do you have a guide to walk us through getting stereo working on a windows 10 machine. The system we have running in the came is as fallows.
9/01/2016 · Based on google-fu, I went into the Sounds Control Panel and enabled Stereo Mix, but even when I select it as the record input in the applications, I get total silence on the recording, even though the expected sound is coming out of my speakers.


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The SFA helps to develop knowledge in the field of alcohol whatever the branch of learning.
As regards the use and misuse of alcohol, SFA works on primary care, therapeutics, evaluation and others.
Multiple consumptions and co-dependence led the SFA to take a increasing interest in addiction in a broad sense.
The SFA participates to information as well as initial and continuing education, and wants to offer a forum where specialized researchers and practitioners in the field can exchange ideas and experience.
The SFA brings its expertise to the public health decision makers and communicates with other organizations in the field of alcohol and addiction – tobacco, illegal drugs, psychotropic drugs abuse – at national and international level.
> DSM-5: a new concept, a new clinical approach?
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Download the Question 3 – Which are the screening means of the risks related to these consumptions in elderly people?
Download the Question 4 – What are the objectives of interventions in the elderly people? What are the relevant means of intervention? Which are the results?
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Thesis "Impact des patients experts en addictologie auprès des étudiants en médecine : une étude qualitative"


Webster College: an elite New England campus and a world of learning where creativity and inclusiveness are the presiding principles.
Naomi Roth, a feminist scholar, is named to the coveted position of Webster's president.
When a student protest materializes, Naomi initially supports the movement, feeling proud and protective of the protesters.


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Scale of preference is a document or list that contains our wants arranged in their order of importance. Thus, what we prefer most comes first on the list while that is of least importance to us comes last.
(i) Scarcity: This is a situation where the amount of a particular commodity or service that is available cannot go round those that need it. Thus, the commodity is said to be limited in supply or scarce. It is only when things are scarce we value them.
(ii) Choice: Choice is the act of choosing one or more items from two or more items. Since man faces the problem of scarcity of resource with which to satisfy his wants, he has to choose which want to satisfy first and which to satisfy last.
(iii) Want: This is refers to things or commodities that are human desires. Examples are car, house, wife, husband etc. Human wants are unlimited and insatiable.
(iv) Resources: These refers to all natural, Human and manufactured valuable items or materials or services which are assumed to make rational decisions to achieve the greatest satisfaction or the maximum fulfillment of their goals.
Capital can be defined as the goods that are used for the production of other goods and services. Examples include, machines, tools, money, equipment etc. Capital is very important in production in economics. The reward for capital is interest.
(i) Essential for Production: Production without capital is hard for us even to imagine. Nature cannot furnish goods and materials to man unless he has the tools and machinery for mining, farming, foresting, Ashing, etc. If man had to work with his bare hands on barren soil, productivity would be very low indeed. Capital provides these machinery and tools for high productivity.
(ii) Importance in Economic Development: Broadening and deepening of capital are mainly responsible for economic development. Because of its strategic role in raising productivity, capital occupies a central position in the process of economic development. In fact, capital accumulation is the very core of economic development. It may be free enterprise economy like the American or a socialist economy like that of Soviet Russia or a planned and mixed economy of India, economic development cannot take place without capital formation.
(iii) Creating Employment Opportunities: Another important economic role of capital is the creation of employment opportunities in the country. Many workers have to be engaged to produce goods with the help of machines, factories, etc. Therefore, employment will increase as capital formation is stepped up in the economy.
(iv) Increases Productivity: With the growth of technology and specialization, capital has become still more important. More goods can be produced with the aid of capital. Capital adds greatly to the productivity of worker and hence of the economy as a whole.
A retailer is an individual or organization that buys goods in small quantities from the wholesaler or producer and sells in smaller quantities to the final consumers. The retailer it the second middleman in the distribution channel.
(i) He buys in small quantity from the whole sale.
(ii) He sells varieties of goods.
(iii) He does not brand and package of goods.
(iv) He grants credit to his customers only.
(v) He does not provide warehousing facilities.
(vi) He requires small capital to start with.
(i) He buys in large quantity from the producer or the manufacturer.
(ii) He does not sell varieties of goods.
(iii) He involves in branding and packing of goods.
(iv) He pays the producers for goods in advance to enhance production.
(v) He provides warehousing facilities for the safe keeping of goods till they are needed.
Money can be defined as anything that is generally accepted for the payment of goods and services and repayment of debts in a given country. Money facilitates the exchange of goods and services.
(i) Medium of exchange: It helps people to exchange or buy goods and services without any problem unlike barter system.
(ii) Unit of account: It is a standard monetary unit if measurement of value or cost of goods and services to assets. That is, money is divisible into smaller unit unlike barter system where goods are not divisible into smaller unit.
(iii) Store of value: Wealth can be stored in form of money over time. It must be able to reliably saved, stores and retrieved and be predictably usable as a medium of exchange unlike barter system.


With today having finally seen the announcement of the iPhone 6 event, I'm sure many of you will be looking to stock up on iOS apps and games ready for the official announcement. We're just a couple of weeks away from seeing what's next, and with the device itself likely to set you back a fair amount, you can save some extra pennies by grabbing these paid apps gone free. As usual, we've a nice little bundle, and below, you'll find descriptions and download links of each and every one.
In today's list, there are six apps in total, but with total saving of almost $50, you won't want to miss the boat with this one.
This 3D space shooter is both graphically-intensive and enjoyable, and if you're looking for something a little more action-packed than Swing Copters, be sure to check it out.
This app allows you to type with Swype-like flow, and although, at its usual price, we'd encourage you to wait a few weeks for the real, native app to arrive with iOS 8, the fact that it's free renders it a must-download.
This nicely polished app will serve as your wake-up call, and while you're asleep, doubles up as a night stand.
As the name implies, this allows you to tweak your music's equalizer settings far beyond anything that could be achieved at stock level.
This very unique, quirky game is both tricky and thought-provoking, combining elements of chess and other strategic classics into a mind-boggling puzzler. Highly recommended.
This outer-space physics game uses – you guessed it – gravity. It's enjoyable, has pure pick-up-and-play-ability, and if you're stuck for a casual game, be sure to grab it.
And that concludes our list. Be sure to join us again tomorrow and over the weekend for more great deals on some top iOS apps and games!


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Alexander McGinn was a Scottish professional footballer. He spent six years at Blackpool in the 1920s, making over 100 Football League appearances for the club. He also played for Bradford City and Halifax Town.

Career
Born in New Cumnock, McGinn joined Bradford City from Lanemark in March 1914. He made 5 league appearances for the club. He left the club in December 1919 to join Blackpool.

McGinn made his debut for Bill Norman's Blackpool midway through the 1919–20 season, in a goalless draw at Bristol City on 20 December. He went on to make a further nineteen league appearances that season, scoring one goal (in a 3–0 victory at Wolves on 6 March).

In  1920–21, McGinn made 24 league appearances. He scored one goal, in the FA Cup in Blackpool's first-round replay victory at home to Darlington.

McGinn started 34 of Blackpool's 42 league games in 1921–22. He scored one goal, the first in a 2–0 win against Bristol City at Bloomfield Road on 25 March.

36 league starts followed in 1922–23, before a spell out of the line-up in 1923–24 under Blackpool's new manager Frank Buckley. The Major selected him in seventeen of their final nineteen games of the league season, however, as well as in the club's two FA Cup ties in the New Year.

McGinn was out of favour again in 1924–25, managing just one league appearance. That appearance, at Coventry City on 9 March, was his final one for Blackpool.

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Reports: Eagles Wentz on track for Week 3 return
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz is on pace to return in Week 3 against the Indianapolis Colts, multiple media outlets reported Sunday.
The Eagles have been cautious with Wentz, who sustained a torn ACL and LCL against the Los Angeles Rams on Dec. 10. He has yet to be medically cleared.
Nick Foles has been under center for the Eagles, leading them to six wins in seven contests -- including Super Bowl LII -- heading into Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium.
Because of concerns of Wentz's recovery, Philadelphia wisely restructured Foles' contract during the offseason to provide a reliable backup option.
Wentz was considered the front-runner for league MVP honors before the injury and had to watch Foles guide the Eagles to a 41-33 win over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII.
The 25-year-old Wentz threw for 33 touchdowns in 2017 to move past Sonny Jurgensen for the most in a single season in franchise history, a record that stood since 1961. Wentz completed 60.2 percent of his passes for 3,296 yards with just seven interceptions in 13 games in 2017.
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This program is reportedly going to be rolled out in two weeks. It is inconceivable that an administration hell-bent on dehumanizing and demonizing refugees would be capable of giving agents the necessary training to impartially conduct these interviews. This will put unfit, untrained, and unqualified agents in charge of determining who warrants potentially life-saving protection in the United States. It is simply another attempt to evade safeguards that Congress put into U.S. law to protect asylum seekers from return to persecution.


A small minibus picked us up around midday at our hotel in Antigua. It was one of the only times during the whole trip that we were actually on a bus with other tourists going to do tourist stuff and it felt weird. It wasn't that bad though, there was only about 10 others, all Canadians and some Western Europeans. The Canadians said that they were in Antigua learning Spanish and some of them seemed to be a little alternative. One was wearing this hippie bandanna type garment. Almost straight away Tiny got into an argument with bandanna boy about the war in Iraq. However unlike every other time this hippie had been talking about Iraq, this time he was talking about it with someone who had actually been there and Tiny won the argument fairly quickly resulting in an awkward silence for a few minutes in the small minibus. It would have probably been more interesting if Tiny had been drinking.
We were driving to Pacaya which is an active volcano at an elevation of about 2500 metres. It took about an hour to get there which seemed longer after the tension that the argument had created. We pulled up at an undercover seated area and met up with our guide and some other tourists who were already there. Although the trek didn't involve any serious climbing the guide told us how he was an experienced mountaineer and knew the area well. He reminded me of Indiana Jones and wore one of those fishing type vests with lots of pockets, a weathered tan American baseball cap and a pair of Zamberlan hiking boots. They were probably the Civetta GTs which were tough boots for tough terrain. They provided the support and durability that a mountaineer needs, especially a volcano mountaineer.
After a quick few words from the guide the trek kicked off and we were soon ascending the mountain. I was surprised when the group started breaking up into the various fitness levels and the guide didn't really worry about keeping everyone together. For quite some time the path was surrounded by thick bush until the landscape started getting more and more blacker and covered with ash. At a clearing there were some horsemen who were offering rides up to the volcano for a fee. A few of the group took them up on it and started negotiating prices, I think they paid $10 USD. As we ascended higher and higher we reached cloud level and became enveloped in a thick mist. Tiny had been smoking roll-your-owns for the last few weeks and kept swearing as he fumbled trying to roll one on the move.
Soon the landscape was completely black and it resembled what you would imagine the moon to look like. Out of nowhere a police patrol passed us approaching from opposite direction. One of the policewomen was quite large and I think I knew why she had been assigned to the Volcano unit. The guide said that due to so many tourists being in a remote location we were an easy target for bandits and some robberies had occurred which had now resulted in a police presence on the volcano. The climb seemed to go on forever, and when you thought you had almost reached the top you realised that there was another peak on the horizon. After a while we could finally see lava in the distance which looked amazing. We were so high that we were above the clouds and as it was dusk the sun started going down which created some amazing views.
As were approached the stream of lava another group that had already been there started leaving which freed up the place for us to enjoy. Out of nowhere someone opened a packet of marshmallows and started passing them around. I grabbed a stick which had most likely been left there from another marshmallow session and started roasting a marshmallow over the lava. The guide bent down to the ground and stuck his cigarette into a hole between some rocks which spontaneously ignited it. Some of the group ventured too close and their shoes started melting and catching fire. It was an absolutely breathtaking setting. I never imagined that I'd be watching the sunset while roasting a marshmallow on lava flowing from a live volcano.
It started becoming quite dark and we began to make our way back down the mountain. I had completely lost sight of Tiny and could find no explanation for where he may have gone. I started asking others from the group and no-one seemed to know where he'd gone. Maybe he had bent down to light one of his roll-your-owns and fallen into the lava river. One of the Canadians asked another one of the guides who didn't speak English if he had seen him and he said that he thinks he saw him riding a horse back down the mountain. I triple checked that the guy he'd seen had been wearing what Tiny was wearing and he seemed pretty sure. The descent was similar to the walk up and the group broke into various different parties. I wondered if the guide had been mistaken about Tiny and wondered what if it wasn't him? Maybe he'd been kidnapped by volcano bandits that the guide had told us about. We eventually made it back down in the dark and I saw Tiny at the undercover area drinking a beer and telling a story to a group sitting around him. A small kiosk had opened which was selling drinks and snacks. He noticed me, smiled and continued telling his story. The idiot hadn't even let me know he was going to go back down without me.


You haven't accidentally told kodi that the source folder contains music have you? It's the only thing I can suggest, but I'm certainly no expert.
Looking at the kodi wiki it would seem that m2ts files aren't fully supported. Perhaps they need converting to work correctly. Although if that is the case, pressing back twice is probably easier!


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Expect the LS hybrid to share the LC 500h powertrain.
Along with the much-discussed Lexus LF-CC concept, the LS 600h F SPORT also debuted at the Paris Motor Show.
Included as part of a Lexus UK video interview with RX chief engineer Takayuki Katsuda, a teaser image of the next-generation Lexus LS has been released in a most unlikely fashion.
In a stroke of luck for Lexus, the dark maple red LS 600hL given to Sir Paul McCartney in 2008 was featured front & center at the Beatle's wedding this weekend to American heiress Nancy Shevell.
The royal wedding of Prince Albert II of Monaco to Charlene Wittstock happened this weekend, which means it's time for some photos of the special one-off Lexus LS 600hL Landaulet created for the event.
In celebration of H.S.H Prince Albert II of Monaco's marriage to Ms. Charlene Wittstock on July 2nd, 2011, Lexus has created a very special LS 600hL Landaulet to serve as the official Royal Wedding car.


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Investigating the impact of eliciting and being responsive to students' initial ideas on productive disciplinary engagement across a unit
Ron Gray, Allyson Rogan-Klyve, Martha M. Canipe
In this study, we examined the ways in which two middle school science teachers elicited and were responsive to students' initial science ideas for explaining an anchoring phenomenon while teaching the same model-based learning unit focused on plate tectonics. Data sources included student models, classroom video, and classroom artifacts. Our analysis revealed a connection between the elicitation of initial ideas, teacher responsiveness to those ideas, and the continued use of those ideas by the students across the unit as evidenced in their individually constructed models. In both classrooms, variation in initial ideas seen on the first day narrowed as students engaged in activities designed to challenge their ideas and present the scientifically accepted explanation of the phenomenon. In one classroom, however, far more ideas were surfaced early, and those ideas were utilized by students as they made sense of the phenomenon. In the other classroom, far fewer ideas were surfaced early and those that were all but disappeared once the unit activities began suggesting student ideas were less likely to be utilized as a sense-making resource. This study contributes to a growing understanding of the importance of eliciting and responding to students' initial ideas in students' productive disciplinary engagement across an instructional unit.
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HomeBreaking NewsChristmas Memorial For Beloved Milwaukee Officer Desecrated With BLM Flag
Tom Kline and his memorial tree
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Tom Kline was greatly respected for his outreach work with homeless people.
Absolutely shameful.
A Christmas tree memorial put up as a tribute to beloved Milwaukee police officer Tom Kline was desecrated with a BLM flag. We spoke to a former Milwaukee police officer who was one of Kline's close friends. She told us that she cleaned up everything the next day and found broken lower tree branches, fallen ornaments, cigarette butts right next to the memorial tree and a "trampled on" family-heirloom tree skirt.
She didn't think the damage was intentional but rather that it, and the flag draped over the memorial Christmas tree, occurred as part of a major protest/event that Black Lives Matter and the People's Revolution held in front of the tree to celebrate their 200th day of marching. She did think it was disrespectful and amounted to "desecration" of the memorial Christmas tree. In addition, she says that some of the hand-crafted ornaments were stolen from Kline's tree previously, although she doesn't know who took those. See photos of the BLM flag draped over the tree here.
People have since taken their homemade ornaments off of it because they're worried they will get stolen or damaged. The ornaments were carefully selected to represent who Kline was as a person.
"Now it's just ruined," the former officer said of the tree. His tree, she said, was "the only dedicated tree that has blue lights in honor of being a police officer." Now she, and others, have removed ornaments placed on the tree because they can't trust that they won't be taken.
Tom Kline, who was lost to suicide, was greatly respected for his outreach work with homeless people. Officers and groups who worked with him downtown put ornaments on the Christmas tree tribute for him in Cathedral Square Park. The former officer said the tree was sponsored by Downtown Milwaukee and that Kline had previously helped school children decorate trees in the park.
"All Tom ever wanted to do was help people," the former officer said. "Even when they didn't ask for it, it was things he sensed. He took care of bartenders on Water Street and community organizations; it's all he ever did was serve his community and make it a better place for everybody involved. And he was a fair officer. It was just about helping people. That is what Tom embodied."
Photo provided to wrn by the former officer.
According to the former officer, who didn't want her name printed because of BLM, "They (protesters) had set up in front of Tom's tree. I had to call friends and tell them don't come down, it's not safe. They were talking about their propaganda. They had an actual propane heater in front of his (Kline's) sign. They had two picnic tables pulled up (near) it, a grill, hotdogs." She said protesters were also using a bullhorn in the street to repeatedly shout "f*ck the police." She says the protesters took the flag with them after their event concluded.
Here are pictures of two trees; the first is of the Kline tree. The second is of a separate BLM tree. The former officer shared these photos with WRN to question why the protesters focused on Kline's tree instead of their own.
Left, the memorial tree for kline. Right, the blm tree in the same park.
What happened to the tree has enraged multiple Milwaukee police officers who have written about it on Facebook. During the BLM event, says the former officer, "People and families with kids were fleeing the park, horrified by vulgarities and obscenities." She did say that several organizers told her they wouldn't allow anything to happen to the tree itself. Still, the next day she went down and "cleaned everything up."
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published two photos of the BLM flag draped over the tree as part of a glowing story about the BLM event. However, the newspaper never told readers that the tree was a memorial for an officer who had died. The former officer says she called an editor at the newspaper to request the photos be removed, but he refused. The caption with one of the flag photos says it was "part of the Peoples Revolution marking 200-plus days of action at Cathedral Square Park" in Milwaukee.
She added: "My contention is that it's not a coincidence where they set up, that they took a flag and draped it on a tree that was not theirs." She pointed out that "BLM has their own tree" in the same park and feels the group was "using his tree as part of an inflammatory statement."
We debated whether to publish the story, worrying it might give BLM attention but were told by Milwaukee police officers that they felt it was important to do so in order to hold the group accountable for what is a despicable act. People have a right to protest, but this isn't that; this is disrespecting a memorial to a beloved officer who lost his life, in part, because of the nastiness unfairly directed at law enforcement this year by BLM and others.
The former officer said the ornaments were carefully selected and created in the officer's memory.
It was the stress of the past summer (a summer filled with unfair negativity that BLM and others hurled toward police) that led Kline to the breaking point, according to Fox 6, which says it received a telephone call from the officer, 47, shortly before he took his own life in a county park. The death rocked the department because Kline was a well-liked and respected officer.
"The family of Officer Kline wanted you to know his name and see his face. They hope that his death will not be in vain, and they urge others, officers or not, to seek help," Fox6 reported.
You can watch video of Officer Kline helping homeless people on the MPD website. The video shows Kline "reaching out to help a homeless man get back on his feet."
"The Milwaukee Police Department addresses homelessness in a variety of ways and aims to address root causes of the issue. Many homeless are affected by substance abuse issues, mental health challenges and a variety of other factors resulting in them living on the street. MPD's aim is to aid the homeless by addressing these issues to stop the cycle and to help them seek treatment or other options for assistance," the article says.
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"Tom was the very definition of community liaison officer," said Captain Derrick Harris to CBS58. "He had his finger on the pulse of the events that occurred in downtown Milwaukee. He was excellent in his field of work and he would put other people's needs and challenges first."
The National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 800-273-TALK (8255).
The Milwaukee County Crisis Line for suicide prevention is 414-257-7222.
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