Today's grocery sector is in a state of constant, drastic disruption. The most successful companies will be those who can adapt quickly to these seismic shifts. Hilco Global helps companies in all stages of transition by providing advisory and financial services that allow them to to plan and execute responsive strategies that leverage changes to their advantage.
Appraises, calculates and provides accurate asset values for tangible and intangible grocery assets.
Calculates value based on real-time hard data from all Hilco business units.
Offers strategic and transactional services to help grocery retailers minimize occupancy costs and optimize real estate value and flexibility.
Handles lease repositioning/dispositions, asset sales and acquisitions.
Provides complimentary review and strategy sessions resulting in customized plan.
Leverages presence in M&A market and deep user network to provide alternatives for store expansion or disposition of excess space.
Provides a wide range of development and execution services.
Partners with grocers on store rationalization projects, including full operational responsibility for inventory sales events.
Facilitates M&A transactions by providing strategic analysis, inventory due diligence, and capital at closing for redundant and unwanted assets.
Offers In-depth understanding of issues, including margin vs. cost, management of perishables, high-turning inventories, replenishment and Hazmat removal.
Assists grocers in re-marketing unproductive, aged and out-of-season inventory.
Delivers immediate results by investing our own capital to purchase unsold inventory, when needed.
Integrates off-price merchandising with proprietary "Treasure Hunt" buys.
Develops two-way opportunistic trading relationships.
Implements FF&E programs customized to help realize full value of excess and unproductive assets and convert to cash.
Offers extensive available inventory of used fixtures such as gondola shelving and miscellaneous equipment.
Provides dedicated Project Management Office (PMO) including Project Managers and Coordinators. Delivers professional project management, oversight establishing processes, reports and documentation.
Provides broom clean conditions to meet landlord requirements.
Specializes in intellectual property asset valuation and monetization.
Assists with IP assets including brand names, trademarks, licensing agreements, royalty streams, domain names, copyrights and customer lists.
Specializes in grocery specific IP assets including Supermarket Banners, Private Label Product Brands, Customer Data, Proprietary Software, Recipes and Formulations.
In the grocery industry, engaged in disposition of 775 stores and $650 million inventory at retail.
Restructured, subleased, terminated, sold/assigned and/or mitigated leasehold costs on thousands of grocery locations.
Brokerage and auction services helped grocers monetize millions of real estate assets.
Appraised over 1,500 unique stores encompassing over $2.0 billion of inventory and fixed assets.
Monetized over $50 million of FF&E in over 500 grocery stores.
Founded in 1987, Hilco is a privately-held advisory/financial services company that can act as your advisor, agent, investor and/or principal. In every deal, our goal is to deliver the highest possible asset value and mitigate liabilities. Our unique ability to invest our own capital can quickly deliver results, including monetization of client assets. We've developed successful solutions for Winn-Dixie, Albertsons and others.
Hilco Global operates multiple business units, each with a specific emphasis that contributes to our total service offering. For grocery clients, our diverse capabilities can address needs ranging from evaluating store footprints and FF&E, to handling unburdened real estate portfolios to planning and executing strategic store closures and more. And our fees are based on the success of our plans and the value we create.
Hilco Merchant Resources is the largest provider of retail inventory solutions in the world. Hilco's strategic advisory and consumer inventory monetization teams service both the retail and wholesale components of the distribution chain. Solutions include store closing event sales, excess inventory clearance sales, wholesale inventory acquisitions and dispositions, pop-up stores, e-commerce event sales and related disposition strategies. Unique to HMR is our ability to invest in transactions and guarantee results. To date, HMR has monetized more than $150 billion of retail inventory.
Hilco Fixture Finders helps companies realize the full value of surplus furniture, fixtures and equipment. Whether closing a store, distribution center or facility, relocating, or remodeling, a customized FF&E program will help convert excess and unproductive fixed assets into cash. From purchasing and selling retail FF&E, to store clean-out services, to an extensive inventory of used fixtures such as gondola shelving and racking systems, we provide complete FF&E strategies for retailers.
Hilco Wholesale Solutions assists retailers in re-marketing unproductive, aged, and out-of-season inventory. Leveraging global disposition capabilities, infrastructure and expertise, the end result is a timely, tailored disposition program geared toward maximizing recovery and providing liquidity while avoiding channel conflict.
Hilco Real Estate specializes in the development of strategies to help retail companies improve cash flow, minimize occupancy costs and optimize real estate flexibility. The real estate team focuses on strategic repositioning of leases: restructuring, rent reduction, renewal, sublease/assignment and termination. Frequently, we provide acquisition and disposition services, including fee and leasehold property brokerage and principal acquisition execution, often taking principal position in stores, office buildings and distribution centers. HRE has repositioned/mitigated financial obligations on more than 35,000 leases resulting in over $4 billion of value to our clients.
Hilco Streambank specializes in intellectual property asset valuation and monetization. Acting as an agent or principal, Hilco's IP team develops and executes strategies seeking to maximize the value of a retailers IP assets including brand names, trademarks, licensing agreements, royalty streams, domain names, copyrights, and customer lists.
Hilco Valuation Services is one of the world's largest retail asset appraisers and valuation advisors. Unique to Hilco Valuation Services is the ability to affirm asset values through a proprietary global market data of asset disposition and acquisition experience. This proprietary data allows for delivery of more accurate retail valuations. The retail team has conducted valuation work for thousands of retailers, appraising retail and wholesale inventory, FF&E, branded intellectual property, real estate and more.
HRC Advisory has 50 full time retail consultants who focus on strategic planning, merchandising and inventory management, store operations, supply chain and fulfillment, including SG&A cost reductions, process enhancement, customer experience, and pre or post transaction (M&A) integration and support.
Hilco Brands provides integrated strategies to enhance the value of under-performing brands through financial investments. Hilco's current portfolio includes or has included Polaroid®, Halston®, HMV, BUT, Denby, Kraus, Altec Lansing, Portico, Le Tigre, The Sharper Image®, Ellen Tracy®, Caribbean Joe®, Tommy Armour Golf® and Bombay Brands.
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The American government has shrugged off South American politics for nearly forty years. In the meantime, our neighbor to the south has grown into an unprecedented threat. Hugo Chávez, the current president of Venezuela and a self-proclaimed enemy of the United States, commands what even Osama bin Laden only dreams of — but few Americans see him as a true danger to this country. This book argues that we should.
Chávez has the means and the motivation to harm the United States in a way that few other countries can, and he has declared an "asymmetric war" against America. He runs a sovereign nation that is the fourth largest supplier of oil to the United States. He enjoys annual windfall oil profits that equal the net worth of Bill Gates. He has more modern weapons than anyone in Latin America. He has strategic alliances with Iran, North Korea, and other enemies of America, yet he has duped many Americans — from influential political and cultural leaders to ordinary citizens who benefit from his oil largess through his state-owned oil company — into believing that he is a friend.
Drawing on two decades of experience working at the highest level of Venezuelan and American politics, Schoen and Rowan go behind the scenes to examine Chávez's efforts to subvert both the American economy and his own country's stability. Not only did he help drive the price of oil from ten dollars a barrel to more than a hundred dollars a barrel, he's sponsored and become increasingly involved in civilian massacres, drug running, money laundering, nuclear weapons proliferation, and terrorist training.
Schoen and Rowan have both the insight and the access to make a case not yet made in the American media. Over the course of the past decade while living and working in Venezuela as writers and political consultants, they've investigated Chávez's past, explored his family connections, and gone up against him in a series of elections. Their startling revelations about Chávez's rise to power and his reach into American politics make this the kind of urgent, newsbreaking narrative that will spark vital debate in the corridors of power.


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Decorated World War II intelligence officer Kenji Kobayashi has recently been designated to a brief assignment on a battleship in the Pacific. Fearing that he may no longer see Japan again and worried that his twin brother Tomoyuki may have fallen during a battle in the South Pacific, he briefly prays to a makeshift alter he has created in the cramped officers cabin he has been secretly stowed into. Only a handful of officers and military brass are aware he is on this ship, so his prayers, like his actions, may never go noticed. Still he clutches a prayer amulet given to him by his mother in his hand as smoke from a stick of incense whisps around him hoping to someday be reunited with them all; either in this life or at a burial plot in the Imperial Military shrine Yasukuni Jingu.
Preparing himself for a briefing with the ship's captain, he quickly begins to dress himself. Materials are scarce everywhere now, and he is wearing a suit previously worn by a fallen soldier. It is loose on his small frame, even though Kobayashi is exceptionally tall for a Japanese officer. Once dressed, he arms himself leaving his small sword behind, while holstering his pistol. With a knock on the cabin door, he is then quickly and stealthfully lead away to the ship's warroom. His prescence brings a once loud and smoke-filled room to a complete standstill. The response he receives is frigid at best, almost hostile. Clearly this officer is not welcomed here. Intellegence or not, he is not going to make the acquaintance of most in the room, nor does he want to. The captain, however, approves, and calls him into his quarters to meet with a other officers of high rank to plan their attack and potential invasion... of Japan.
Now face to face with an Admiral in the US Navy on board USS Missouri! He is not only the guest of honor for this meeting at sea, the intellegence he has gathered while living in Japan and in campaigns across Asia is partially why the brass are welcoming him this evening. Operation Downfall is about to commence and the fate of hundreds of thousands of soldiers from Britain, Australia, China and the U.S. hang in the balance as the Allies attempt to engage on the largest land envasion in history! Written by Michael Dana Kennedy.
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For the first time in a long period, the ship recycling industry has witnessed progressively declining prices across all five major recycling destinations over the span of a few weeks.
Consequently and unsurprisingly, 2018s summer inertia continued for yet another week, with increasingly fewer units being proposed/negotiated for sale, GMS said.
There finally seems to be some good news coming out of Pakistan last week, as Imran Khan's party won the local elections. It is hoped that this in turn will have a knock-on effect for the country overall - in terms of business & economic optimism.
Notwithstanding, the recent domestic developments still remain confused, as far as cutting permissions for recently delivered tankers are concerned.
It is rumoured that the requested issuance of gas free certificates from the explosives department in Islamabad has been postponed once again, until the relevant representatives re-inspect all tankers beached locally, a procedure that is expected to commence on 13th August.
As such, interest from Pakistan for any available dry units has escalated in recent weeks, the ongoing dearth of which has left Gadani Buyers increasingly frustrated as the weeks go by.
In India, the trucker's strike was finally called off last week as business and transportation of product from local yards resumed. Yet, prices failed to improve in line with expectations and Alang Buyers struggled to acquire any notable units for another week.
Bangladesh has also been gripped by student strikes, as the focus in all sub-continent locations now seems to be shifting away from ship recycling. Constant monsoon rains have persisted into August and Eid holidays are also on the horizon, further dampening any interest that may have surfaced.
Finally, Turkey's record-breaking Lira collapse and subsequent price decline have further dampened the overall (ship-recycling) sentiment on a global scale, given that China might as well be written off since only one domestic recycling yard can secure tonnage, albeit less than 15,000 LDT.
There were no large tankers reported sold for demolition on the brokers' reports this week.


Legalizing Marijuana; just an excuse to get high!
Legalizing marijuana can have medical and economic benefits, yet it could also create problems socially and lead to serious health risks. The legalization could be just a way for those who frequently inhale to do so with out any legal ramifications. Some doctors prescribe the drug for healing purposes, pain management, and for people suffering from eating disorders. But although it has some health benefits, in some ways, smoking the drug would be more harmful to the body than good. Also, is marijuana gateway drug? Yes, in a way it is. Legislators believe that by legalizing marijuana use, this will help save money by having law officials only arrest people who possessed more than an one ounce of marijuana.
Although there is much controversy of marijuana use there are some who believe marijuana can have a positive affect on the body. There are 14 states including Washington DC where marijuana is legal for medicinal purposes only. Some doctors believe that smoking the drug can relieve several different aliments such as analgesia (pain relief), nausea, and vomiting. People suffering from cancer that are being treated with chemotherapy become very ill and nauseated. With the aide of marijuana these symptoms can be relieved. It can help relieve symptoms from such illnesses as multiple sclerosis, glaucoma, and AIDS. Also people who suffer from eating disorders and from AIDS-related wasting syndrome can benefit from the use of this drug as well. The chemical delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in marijuana stimulates the appetite and the need to satisfy it. If not the patient would waste away. In glaucoma patients THC has been shown to reduce intraocular pressure, but only when the patient stayed under the effects of THC almost continuously. Indeed marijuana is less toxic, therefore safer for the body, then the medicines and treatments that are used for such diseases/ illnesses. Residents who live in these 14 states can now get prescriptions from their doctor to help with their pain management. However, their employers aren't so understanding. In some cases, employees have been fired for failing drug tests even though they have a prescription and the employers are aware of the situation. Many companies are committed to drug-free workplace policies and compliance with federal law, which does not permit the use of marijuana, even for medicinal purposes. So yes, by using the drug it can definitely help those who do suffer from serious illnesses. But is losing your job worth it in the end? Or is it worth being stoned 24/ 7 in order to get relief?
Although there are plenty of good sides of using cannabis for medicinal reasons there are also several health risks too. People who smoke cigarettes put themselves at risk for developing lung cancer, COPD, emphysema and other ailments. But smoking marijuana was found to cause ones airway to swell and lead to a greater risk of chronic bronchitis. In 2006 a neurologic study of heavy marijuana users was conducted. The test showed that the speed of thinking, attention and verbal fluency was affected as much as 70 percent.  Heavy cannabis users can suffer from cannabis psychosis. Which has many of the same symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia. A semi- recent study found that cannabis abuse greatly increased the risk of developing mental health problems in adolescents who had a genetic high risk of schizophrenia- spectrum disorders. Although marijuana is believed to not be addictive, studies have shown that out of a selected populating 46% had used marijuana and 9% had become addicted. Addicted individuals suffer from serious withdrawal symptoms. Including cravings for the drug, decreased appetite resulting in weight loss, and sometimes anger, aggression, increased irritability, strange dreams, and seizures. In older users abuse of marijuana can cause cardiovascular problems such as tachyarrhythmia and acute coronary syndrome, and stroke. If you were to use marijuana to help suppress symptoms of an illness, it wouldn't be worth it to trade the relief for the negative affects that's caused by the use of the drug.
Marijuana, the countries most used illicit drug is typically not thought to be a gateway drug. Close to 100 million Americans, including more than half between the ages of 18-50 who have tried marijuana do so before they try any other illicit drug. But the vast majority of Americans who have used marijuana have not gone on to use other illegal drugs such as alcohol, cocaine and heroin. If marijuana didn't exist there's little reason to believe that there would be less drug abuse in the U.S. A study found that there was little difference between a person choosing to use cocaine then the same person using marijuana. A more recent study does not support the hypothesis that marijuana use lead to increased use of other dangerous drugs among the public. Andrew Golub and Bruce Johnson of the National Development and Research Institute in New York wrote that those who were born before and after the baby boomers weren't likely to move on to rougher drugs.
"The recent increase in youthful marijuana use has been offset by lower rates of progression to hard drug use among youths born in the 1970s. Dire predictions of future hard drug abuse by youths who came of age in the 1990s may be greatly overstated" (Golub & Johnson 2001).
Never before have Americans supported decriminalization more then they do now. Seventy-two percent say that people who posses a small amount of marijuana shouldn't be incarcerated but fined. Police make about 700,000 arrests a year for marijuana offenses, which is almost the same number of those who are arrested for cocaine, ecstasy and heroin combined. These marijuana arrests are for nothing more then people being in possession of small amounts. Enforcing marijuana laws costs about 10-15 million dollars in direct costs alone. Punishments range from a fine to a few days in jail to years. In Alabama people who are found with even a joint while on parole can face up to 15 years in jail. There are probably 100,000 (no exact estimate) of people who are currently locked up now for a marijuana offense. Some may say this is simply an overreaction of the government. Rhode Island Joshua Miller led a Senate issue that studied how the states could be saving money in this situation. He concluded that the state could save money and free up law enforcement to investigate more serious crimes if people were allowed to posses only 1 ounce of marijuana. Nothing more.
Senator Miller is currently working on a bill that would replace misdemeanor penalties for a small possession of the drug to a more civil penalty. Under the new bill violators will pay a small fine of $150 dollars for a first offense. The bill would also require spending the new revenue that's been saved, on drug awareness and treatment programs for youth. This is a chance not only to free up police so they could spend they're time working on bigger cases, but it also helps bring in a little more money that can be use for the greater good.
Through out the country many states, especially California, have been trying to legalize the use of marijuana. Although some states have legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes, people still are getting arrested for being in possession of it and even fired from their jobs although they have a prescription for the drug. Like all drugs, marijuana use has its pros and its cons. When used heavily it can cause several health problems, including chronic diseases and irreversible dementation. But when used under a doctor's supervision it can often relieve the symptoms a patient may be suffering from. Indeed although changing the laws about marijuana will most likely lead to greater use of the drug it will also free up money for the states and freeing up the time of law enforcement. Like all issues, they all have their pros and cons. The only question is, what side weighs more in the hands of society. To me any kind of drug use is wrong. After seeing how a person can benefit from the use of marijuana it still hasn't changed my view. It's not worth losing my sanity, risking stroke, cardiovascular problems or even having to go through the withdrawal symptoms for any kind of relief for pain or nausea.
· 1. Boyter, Jennifer. "States Get the Munchies for New Revenue That Might Come..." Capitol Ideas Vol. No.. Jul/Aug 2010: 32-33. SIRS Researcher.
· 3. Mascia, Jennifer. "A Physician's Prescription Can Cost You Your Job." International Herald Tribune (Paris, France). 30 Aug 2010: 16. SIRS Researcher.
· 4. McManis, Sam. "Legalize It? Medical Evidence on Marijuana Blows Both Ways." Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, CA). 22 May 2009: n.p. SIRS Researcher.
· 5. Jones, Tim. "Across Midwest, Interest in Medical Marijuana Grows." Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL). 20 Jul 2008: n.p. SIRS Researcher.
· 6. Nadelmann, Ethan A. "An End to Marijuana Prohibition." National Review. 12 Jul 2004: 28+. SIRS Researcher.
· 7. Golub A, Johnson BD. Variation in youthful risks of progression from alcohol and tobacco to marijuana and to hard drugs across generations. Am J Public Health 2001;91(2):225-32.


logon and such works , playing videos from my playlist also works, but if i would like to play all or play from here , that doesnt' work.
any idea bout this ?
Are you using Eden or Frodo?
Python code issue most likely.
(2012-12-24, 18:10)DrPepper Wrote: [ -> ] any workaround known ?
I've installed YouTubeBeta addon in place of the official YouTube addon. There are some fixes to the code, but it doesn't fix everything.
does anybody know a good alternative program? Since this one doesnt seem to get updated.
(2012-12-25, 08:47)charliebrown Wrote: [ -> ] does anybody know a good alternative program? Since this one doesnt seem to get updated.
I downloaded the iJustine addon and changed the code to point to people in my subscriptions list instead. I found this to be a nice temporary fix for watching my subscription content until the YouTube addon gets updated. They may be waiting until Frodo is final before releasing. I don't know.
Yes it's not just Frodo, it's Eden as well. Not sure why some people have it working in Eden and others not.
Eden on MAC Mini, CrystalUbuntu, iPad, and iPhone all have YouTubel working for me. None of my Frodo boxes work.
Same problem can't get to login!


I know, I know, I mentioned iTunes and Android in the title too close to one another. Trust me, I did not mean any disrespect. If you can get by with your life without using iTunes to buy and sync music to your mobile device, more power to you. But you see, some of us are heavily invested in the iTunes ecosystem, buying songs for years and using the perfectly capable application to manage content on different devices.
May be some of us own a Mac, where iTunes really is one of the best media players around. Whatever reasons we might have, they are legitimate. We need to sync music and playlists to our Android phones that we love oh so dearly and we need to find free, fast and reliable ways to do it, preferably something that doesn't need playing with wires. Lucky for us, I've found just the right things.
Note: The two apps listed here have a Mac and PC client. The process detailed here is for the Mac client but I've tested the Windows ones as well and other than the install process, everything else is exactly the same.
I've talked about doubleTwist and how it is the best way to sync playlists from your Mac or PC to your Android wirelessly when I compared it with iSyncr. But the Wi-Fi syncing requires a $2 add on. Worth the price but not the objective of this article.
Luckily, doubleTwist will allow you to sync songs and playlists from iTunes to Android for free if you are willing to connect it via USB. The process is detailed in the article I linked above. It is very simple. Once the device is connected, open the doubleTwist app on the desktop, select the device, check the playlists you want to sync, click the Sync button and you are done.
It is not as glamorous as the other option but it will get the job done. You can't sync iTunes playlists this way but you can copy music directly from iTunes and organize it in folders for better management.
Step 1: Connect your Android device to your PC and turn on the USB Mass Storage Mode. Your device will now show up in the Windows Explorer.
Step 2: Open the Android drive and locate the Music folder where you want to copy the music. Or if you want you can make a folder anywhere in the drive, just remember where.
Step 3: Launch iTunes and open it side by side with the Explorer window. Now select any number of songs you want, click and drag it all over to the Explorer window. Wait while the songs are copied, remove the device, open the music player on your phone and listen away.
You can later create playlists out of folders on your Android phone quite easily.
Cheetah Sync is an Android app that lets you wirelessly sync files and folders to and fro from your Android phone. Ashish has already written a general guide on the app but here I will focus on how you can use Cheetah Sync to transfer music from your PC to your Android phone wirelessly.
Note: Setting up Cheetah Sync takes some time but don't let that be a turn off.
Download the Cheetah Sync Mac or Windows client depending on the system and the Android app.
Step 1: Launch the Cheetah Sync desktop client . It is a background utility and you don't need to do anything more.
Step 2: On the Android app, we will first need to create a Job. A job is a set of instructions the app remembers and executes on your demand. They are saved, so repeated syncing is dead simple.
Step 3: Go into the Sync Jobs menu and wait for the app to search for desktop clients. Pick the computer when it shows up.
Step 4: From the bottom of the screen select Create New Job. The app will now show the entire documents directory of your PC. We need to navigate to the iTunes folder which is in User\(username)\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\Music by default in Mac and C:\Users\(username)\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\Music in Windows.
Step 5: From this list, select the folder you want to sync by tapping the Checkmark icon. iTunes sorts folders by artists. If you want to sync the entire iTunes library, choose the Music folder itself.
Step 6: Now Cheetah Sync will show your Android phone's storage. Select the folder where you want to save the music.
Step 7: From the last screen, tap Sync Direction and make sure the option for Computer to Android is selected. Then tap Save. Your job will now show up in the Sync Jobs list.
Step 8: To active the job we just created, go into Sync, make sure the job is ticked and tap Sync Now and that's it.
This might seem a bit long but if you do this right, by selecting the folder where you save all your new music, then repeating this operation (syncing newly added songs) will only include Step 8, as Cheetah Sync already remembers all the details of the job. Just sync and all the new songs you have added to the folder will be copied to your device.


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X-Dial uses a predictive dialler for outbound call campaigns, the built in features can increase your productivity considerably. Our Predictive dialling features ensure that agents are on as many live calls as possible dealing with lead generation and not wasting their time on dead calls and answering machines.
Automatic detection of dead lines and answering machines.
Live call drop rate monitoring.
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Our predictive dialler is programmed so that it will anticipate when agents will become free ensuring that agents don't have any wasted time with no calls. The dial rate can be set by you and the dialler is intelligent enough to make the right amount of calls to keep feeding your agents with leads whilst also managing the call drop rate ensuring your Ofcom compliance. Offcom compliance is a huge benefit to any call centre especially when running large outbound campaigns. The X-Dial predictive dialler will monitor your drop rate in real time ensuring you can pro actively monitor your campaign ensuring you don't stray over the allowed dropped rates. Our real time reports and custom wall board can automatically be set to turn red when your are about to go over your drop rate percentage and this is a feature that has received great feed back from our existing clients. At any time the predictive dialling settings can be changed giving you full control over your campaigns productivity. Also whilst the campaign is running up to the minute real time reports are available so you can make instant campaign changes. The predictive dial function can also populate the agent screen with all lead data and can be integrated into your in house systems providing the complete predictive dialling solution for your call centre campaigns. X-Dial will automatically adjust the auto dial level as more agents log in and as agents begin to log out the dialler will slow down the predictive dialling to compensate for less agents. What makes X-Dial's predictive dialling so effective is the fact that it is automated so as your campaign progresses the dialler will automatically adjust keeping your outbound campaigns running at maximum productivity. Be sure to contact X-Dial if your are considering a predictive dialler. We have several pricing options available to suit the needs of your call centre and demonstrations are available on request.


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Deloitte named a global visionary in Application Testing Services by Gartner
NEW YORK, NY, USA, 21 February 2017—Deloitte announced today that Gartner has named it as a global visionary in Application Testing Services in their 2016 report entitled, Magic Quadrant for Application Testing Services, Worldwide 2016.
"I am pleased that Gartner acknowledges Deloitte's vision and investments in the application testing space. Our status as a global visionary validates the progress we've made in managed services and automation, while emphasizing our client focused, value-driven approach." said Al Kagan, Principal and Testing Capability Leader, Deloitte Consulting LLP.
According to Gartner, "The application testing service market is a vast and mature market, where many service providers have a long heritage. This is also a market that is transforming in line with clients' dramatically higher demands for quality and speed. The transition toward operating as a digital business fundamentally changes how organizations must think about how testing is performed."
Gartner defines Application Testing Services as "a comprehensive term used to capture all types of verification and validation services to support quality control and quality assurance of clients' applications. Verification assesses the technical behavior, and validation assesses the functional behavior of tested elements."
As used in this press release, "Deloitte" refers only to the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited member firms.
Lesley Stephen
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Deloitte provides audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax and related services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries. Deloitte serves four out of five Fortune Global 500® companies through a globally connected network of member firms in more than 150 countries bringing world-class capabilities, insights, and high-quality service to address clients' most complex business challenges. To learn more about how Deloitte's approximately 245,000 professionals make an impact that matters, please connect with us on Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter.


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Asterocyclinidae es una familia de foraminíferos bentónicos de la superfamilia Nummulitoidea, del suborden Rotaliina y del orden Rotaliida. Su rango cronoestratigráfico abarca desde el Paleoceno medio hasta el Eoceno superior.

Clasificación
Asterocyclinidae incluye a las siguientes géneros:

 Asterocyclina †
 Athecocyclina †
 Neodiscocyclina †
 Proporocyclina †
 Pseudophragmina †
 Stenocyclina †

Otros géneros considerados en Asterocyclinidae son:
 Actinoplicata †, considerado nomen nudum
 Cisseis †, aceptado como Asterocyclina
 Orthocyclina †, aceptado como Asterocyclina
 Isodiscodina †, aceptado como Asterocyclina

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Bale cutter PRONAR PB-1.5 EW - Pronar Sp. z o.o.
Bale cutter PRONAR PB-1.5 EW is mainly designer to cutting bale of haylage and staw. It can also be used for transport bales to feeding place or loading mixer wagons with holding of foil or net. Bale cutter is and accessory for fron loaders, telescopic handlers, skids with EURO fastening mounting system.
Teeth made of abrasion-resisting steel so that risk of damage is lower, slower blunting, time of using is longer. Posibility of quick dismounting of teeth in case of braking reduces loosing of time during works on the field and makes it easier to sharpen.
Frame of bale cutter is equipped with fasten elements to front leader and has screwed horizontal fork used to holding of bale In case of damage there is possibility for quick and easy changing for new one.
In frame of bale cutter there is rotatably mounted frame which in front is equipped with replaceable knives cutting the bale, so that achieved large operating angle of bale cutter.
On the frame thre is mounted regulated bumper with hydraulic holder for foil or net. Regulation of bumper allows proper cutting of bale in different sizes. Operating range of bale cutter is bales with diameter from 1,2m to 1,5m.
Opening and closing of frame is achieved by two hydraulic cylinder. To launch there is neccessary to have one pair of hydraulic connectors.


Thanks to the continued collaborative effort between the International Hot Rod Association and Motor Mania TV, the IHRA is pleased to announce that the IHRA Summit Racing Equipment World Finals from Memphis International Raceway will be broadcast live exclusively on IHRA.com this Friday and Saturday.
Both days of the Summit Racing Equipment World Finals will be broadcast live through a special partnership with Motor Mania TV as the Summit SuperSeries, Summit Tournament of Champions and Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series will all be seen live and uncut throughout the weekend on IHRA.com.
That broadcast will include two days of uninterrupted live racing that features multiple camera angles, live scoring and live audio straight from the event.
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Grameen Bank's profit rebounds in 2016
The lender earned Tk 100cr in net profit
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Grameen Bank's net profit rebounded in 2016, with the microcredit pioneer logging in Tk 100 crore on the back of increased loan disbursement and recovery.
A stable economic environment and the absence of any major natural disaster helped the bank raise the profits from only Tk 2.43 crore in 2015.
Its net profit came down sharply in 2015 following the implementation of the national pay-scale for its 21,000 employees with retrospective effect. The lender had to spend Tk 450 crore on the additional salary expenses.
However, officials said the new pay-scale encouraged the employees to put in more efforts in lending and recovering loans.
The bank disbursed Tk 18,754 crore last year. Its outstanding loans stood at Tk 11,824 crore in 2016 which was Tk 9,642 crore a year ago. Last year, the bank also recovered Tk 105 crore in bad loans.
The bank saw lower-than-expected profits in 2014 and 2015. In 2014, it made a profit of Tk 43 crore.
Bankers said the bank's activities slowed in 2013 and 2014 because of various uncertainties that affected its profit margin.
Ratan Kumar Nag, acting managing director of the bank, said the lender strengthened its activities in late 2015 which continued in 2016.
He said loan portfolio, number of members, outstanding loans and net profit -- all went up in 2016 compared to 2015.
The bank has been distributing dividends among its shareholders since 2006. Before that, it could not pay dividends as the amount of profit was low and the central bank instructed Grameen Bank to keep the profit in its disaster fund.
However, since 2008 the microcredit lender has been giving out 30 percent annual dividends.
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Although the bank has been performing well financially, other issues are hampering its activities.
The borrowers who own 75 percent share in the bank do not have representation in the board as the tenure of the nine elected directors ended in February last year. Since then the election to pick the directors from the borrowers has not been held.
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Q: Given Manager And Employee Find All employees under manager in < O (N) time I was asked this in an interview:
Given subordinates and managers, construct a data structure (or use existing one) and then implement method countReports(employeeId) such that it prints the total direct and indirect reports.
I told that I would solve it by building a Graph and then compute the in degree of each vertex, and I told the time complexity as O(V+E). Then I was asked to solve this problem in < O(V) but I couldn't, am wondering if there is such solution.
/**

subordinate, manager
A, C
B, C
C, F
D, E
E, F
F, F

countReports(employeeId) -> num // sum of direct and indirect reports for employee with id=employeeId

eg.

A -> 0
C -> 2 // A, B
F -> 6 // C, E, F, A, B, D

Ask:
 * implement countReports

*/

A: From your description, the first structure appear in my mind:
Map<String,List<String>> mapEmployee = new HashMap<String,List<String>>();

or
Map<String,Set<String>> mapEmployee = new HashMap<String,Set<String>>();

first loop, we iterate the list of input and build the above data structure. Complexity: O(N).
Then we can access the result by employeeId very quickly, complexity: O(1).
List<String> subordinates = mapEmployee.get(employee); O(1)
int result = subordinates.count(); // O(1)

PS: Use LinkedList might speed up when you add multiple subordinates.

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What happened is some time ago Google has redesigned its profile pages and along with the redesign changed their URLs from http://www.google.com/profiles/username to http://profiles.google.com/username. As good network citizens they also set up a permanent HTTP redirect (301) from old addresses to new ones. Unfortunately this wasn't enough to deal with legacy.
By changing profile URL scheme Google has effectively disabled access for their users to their profiles on sites where they are registered with their Google OpenID.
All this just breaks confidence in OpenID as a viable technology. Unfortunately at the time we don't have any better alternative (vendor-specific solutions notwithstanding).
Dear Google engineers! Is it possible to fix this?
Это, скажем так, не самое обычное, но вполне легитимное использование OpenID. То есть чинить тут ничего не надо, так всё и задумано. Если пользователи хотят постоянных адресов и узнавания, надо пользоваться другими OpenID просто. Причём, как показывает практика, лучше, чтобы это был OpenID вообще не от Гугла.
What about using delegation with Google profiles. That way you have complete control over your digital identity. However, this does require owning a domain name and running or having access to a web server at your URL.
And this "however" makes all the difference, as it appears.


A Former committee treasurer who embezzled £15,000 was told yesterday she had escaped a jail sentence only because she had repaid the money.
Moray mother-of-three Kathleen Fraser, 44, was told she would ordinarily have faced a prison sentence of nine months to a year.
But Sheriff Ian Cameron said he would fine her after learning that Fraser had borrowed money from relatives to make full restitution to the Duffus Village Hall committee.
Fraser was fined £1,250, which she will have to pay at £25 a week from the incapacity benefit she and her husband receive.
Her solicitor, Simon Booker-Milburn, handed over a cheque for £15,000 in favour of the hall committee when Fraser appeared for sentence at Elgin Sheriff Court yesterday.
Mr Booker-Milburn told Sheriff Cameron that Fraser had borrowed the money from her family.
The funds were embezzled between June, 1997, and September, 2001, while Fraser was treasurer of Duffus Hall.
She was appointed to the post shortly after the hall was destroyed by fire and a fundraising campaign was launched to build a replacement.
Most of the £330,000 for the new hall came from insurance payouts and grants.
In her role as treasurer, Fraser handled six separate bank accounts.
Cheques had to be countersigned by two other committee members but Fraser, of 21 Hopeman Road, Duffus, falsified the signatures before cashing the cheques.
The court was told that she had used the embezzled money to cover everyday expenses.
Mr Booker-Milburn said Fraser received £140 every fortnight in incapacity benefit, while her husband, a manic depressive, received £161 plus £250 per month disability living allowance.
Sheriff Cameron told Fraser, who admitted the embezzlement, that what she had done was wrong.
"What made it worse was the sheer amount of the sum that was taken," he said.
"I accept that you appear as a first offender, but having regard to the amount involved, if it had not been repaid you would have gone to prison for a year, or at least nine months."
Three members of the Duffus hall committee were in court to see Fraser sentenced. They refused to comment, but issued a statement on the committee's behalf.
It said Fraser had not apologised for her actions, given any explanation or shown any remorse, and had let down the entire community because she had been in a position of trust as hall treasurer.
"The repayment of £15,000 will go some way towards paying off the loan the committee had to arrange two years ago to save the hall from closure, which would have happened as a result of her criminal activities.
"However, it will take the Duffus community several years of fundraising to pay off the balance of the loan.
"The committee would like to thank the villagers and the wider community for their support during this very difficult and stressful period, and hope they will continue to do so while we put the hall back on a sound financial basis."
The statement said auditors who were appointed at the time the discrepancies were first discovered in the accounts had found more than £30,000 missing.
It added: "Subsequently, the procurator fiscal decided that Mrs Fraser be charged with embezzlement. Mrs Fraser pleaded guilty to the sum of £15,000."
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IPDC Finance in Bangladesh recently revealed it launched a blockchain-enabled platform that offers supply chain financing solutions, which will allow small and micro-enterprises in the country to gain access to affordable financial support.
Introducing a Blockchain Solution for Small Businesses
IPDC has unveiled a blockchain-powered platform called Orjon that will offer financing solutions to both large enterprises and small and micro-enterprises, according to The Daily Star. IPDC also stated that blockchain technology will help simplify the lending process while allowing companies easier access to loans at a lower price.
Managing Director of the IPDC Mominul Islam revealed that the organization, which is classified as a non-bank financial institution (NBFI), is targeting small businesses that have faced difficulties in obtaining financial support.
"We have come up with Orjon for those involved in supply and distribution to further enhance the country's digital supply chain platform," Islam said.
He added that the institution expected the blockchain platform to provide financial support to over 25,000 small business in the next five years, which will in turn create a large number of new jobs in the market.
Driving Digital Transformation in Bangladesh with Blockchain
Meanwhile, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, State Minister for Information and Communication Technology, revealed that Orjon is one of the "historic landmarks" of Digital Bangladesh, the nation's initiative to develop an ICT-based society.
"Digital Bangladesh is the philosophy of a revolution. And the latest initiative will give a boost to this end," he said.
The minister added that the nation will also need "digital leaders" to drive the digital transformation as well as a workforce that can make the vision of a digital future become a reality.
Source: https://www.thedailystar.net


One Zapatista was killed and several more injured in Friday's clash with the CIOAC.
One member of Mexico's indigenous Zapatista rebel movement was killed and over 13 people were injured in a clash with militant agricultural workers in the southern state of Chiapas on Friday, May 2.
The conflict began on Wednesday, when members of the Centre for Independent Agricultural Workers and Peasants (CIOAC) hijacked a truck carrying supplies to the autonomous, Zapatista-governed community of La Realidad.
Then on Friday evening CIOAC paramilitaries armed with guns, machetes, sticks and stones invaded the Zapatista territory, destroyed a school in La Realidad and cut off the Zapatista community's potable water supply. Jose Luis Lopez, 45, a teacher and member of the Zapatista local council, died from several machete blows and gunshot wounds.
The Zapatistas did not allow the Mexican authorities to intervene on their territory but on Saturday they did permit Red Cross paramedics to transport the wounded to the Guadalupe Tepeyac hospital about 100 kilometers away in the town of Las Margaritas. The the number of Zapatista casualties remains unknown.
Since the mid-1990s the Zapatistas have become a largely non-violent movement.
Founded in the late 1960s with the support of Mexico's now defunct Communist Party, the CIOAC split into two branches in 2000 and now has close ties to the nation's three main political parties. The conflict between the CIOAC and the Zapatistas reportedly began three years ago when the former group began receiving aid from the federal government.
The Zapatistas reject all government handouts and have governed parts of Chiapas since rising up in arms on January 1, 1994. Since the initial conflict the Zapatistas have become a largely non-violent movement, although they remain the victims of regular harassment by the Mexican Army and the government-backed paramilitary groups that have their territory surrounded.
The Zapatistas recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of their uprising which drew the world's attention to the plight of Mexico's impoverished and marginalized indigenous population. In recent years education has become the primary focus of the Zapatista movement and in August and December last year the rebels invited thousands of sympathizers to exchange ideas and learn about their struggle in a series of classes held in their autonomous communities.


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◄ Psalm 81:2 ►
Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.
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(2) Take a psalm.—Rather, Strike up a tune (with voice and harp).
Bring hither the timbrel.—Literally, Give a timbrel (or, drum), which evidently means "sound the timbrel," and may, perhaps, be explained by a phrase sometimes found in Hebrew—"Give a voice," i.e., speak. Such phrases as "Let them have the drum," "Give them the drum," may illustrate the expression. (For the instrument, tôph, see Exodus 15:20, and consult Bible Educator, 2:214 seq.)
Harp . . . psaltery.—See Note, Psalm 33:2.
81:1-7 All the worship we can render to the Lord is beneath his excellences, and our obligations to him, especially in our redemption from sin and wrath. What God had done on Israel's behalf, was kept in remembrance by public solemnities. To make a deliverance appear more gracious, more glorious, it is good to observe all that makes the trouble we are delivered from appear more grievous. We ought never to forget the base and ruinous drudgery to which Satan, our oppressor, brought us. But when, in distress of conscience, we are led to cry for deliverance, the Lord answers our prayers, and sets us at liberty. Convictions of sin, and trials by affliction, prove his regard to his people. If the Jews, on their solemn feast-days, were thus to call to mind their redemption out of Egypt, much more ought we, on the Christian sabbath, to call to mind a more glorious redemption, wrought out for us by our Lord Jesus Christ, from worse bondage.
Take a psalm - literally, "Lift up a psalm; perhaps, as we should say, "Raise the tune." Or, it may mean, Take an ode, a hymn, a psalm, composed for the occasion, and accompany it with the instruments of music which are specified.
And bring hither the timbrel - For the purpose of praise. On the meaning of this word rendered "timbrel" - תף tôph - see the notes at Isaiah 5:12.
The pleasant harp - On the word here rendered "harp" - כנור kinnôr - see also the notes at Isaiah 5:12. The word translated "pleasant" - נעים nâ'ı̂ym - means properly pleasant, agreeable, sweet, Psalm 133:1; Psalm 147:1. It is connected here with the word harp, as meaning that that instrument was distinguished particularly for a sweet or pleasant sound.
With the psaltery - On the meaning of the word used here - נבל nebel - see the notes at Isaiah 5:12. These were the common instruments of music among the Hebrews. They were employed alike on sacred occasions, and in scenes of revelry. See Isaiah 5:12.
2. unites the most joyful kinds of music, vocal and instrumental.
Matthew Poole's Commentary
All which instruments were then prescribed and used in their solemn meetings.
Take a psalm,.... Or "lift one up" (y); hold up the book, and read and sing it; or rather, lift up the voice in singing a psalm:
and bring hither the timbrel; or "give one" (z), put the hand to one:
the pleasant harp with the psaltery; make use of all these musical instruments in singing, and so make an agreeable melody: these were used in the times of the Old Testament, and were typical of the spiritual joy and melody in the heart, expressed by vocal singing, under the New Testament; see Revelation 5:8.
(y) "attollite", Piscator; "tollite", Cocceius, Amama, Gejerus. (z) "date", Pagninus, Montanus, &c.
2. Take a psalm &c.] Or, Raise a psalm and sound the timbrel. The timbrel, or tabret, was a tambourine or hand drum; the psaltery, like the harp, a stringed instrument.
Verse 2. - Take a psalm; or, lift up a song. And bring hither the timbrel; rather, strike the timbrel. The pleasant harp with the psaltery. The instruments ordinarily used in the service of the sanctuary were harps, psalteries, and cymbals (1 Chronicles 15:16; 1 Chronicles 16:5; 1 Chronicles 25:6; 2 Chronicles 5:12; 2 Chronicles 24:25; Nehemiah 12:27). Here the timbrel (תֹפ) seems to take the place of the cymbal. Psalm 81:2
The summons in Psalm 81:2 is addressed to the whole congregation, inasmuch as הריעוּ is not intended of the clanging of the trumpets, but as in Ezra 3:11, and frequently. The summons in Psalm 81:3 is addressed to the Levites, the appointed singers and musicians in connection with the divine services, 2 Chronicles 5:12, and frequently. The summons in Psalm 81:4 is addressed to the priests, to whom was committed not only the blowing of the two (later on a hundred and twenty, vid., 2 Chronicles 5:12) silver trumpets, but who appear also in Joshua 6:4 and elsewhere (cf. Psalm 47:6 with 2 Chronicles 20:28) as the blowers of the shophar. The Talmud observes that since the destruction of the Temple the names of instruments שׁופרא and חצוצרתּא are wont to be confounded one for the other (B. Sabbath 36a, Succa 34a), and, itself confounding them, infers from Numbers 10:10 the duty and significance of the blowing of the shophar (B. Erachin 3b). The lxx also renders both by σάλπιγξ; but the Biblical language mentions שׁופר and חצצרה, a horn (more especially a ram's horn) and a (metal) trumpet, side by side in Psalm 98:6; 1 Chronicles 15:28, and is therefore conscious of a difference between them. The Tפra says nothing of the employment of the shophar in connection with divine service, except that the commencement of every fiftieth year, which on this very account is called שׁנת היּבל, annus buccinae, is to be made known by the horn signal throughout all the land (Leviticus 25:9). But just as tradition by means of an inference from analogy derives the blowing of the shophar on the first of Tishri, the beginning of the common year, from this precept, so on the ground of the passage of the Psalm before us, assuming that בּחרשׁ, lxx ἐν νεομηνίᾳ, refers not to the first of Tishri but to the first of Nisan, we may suppose that the beginning of every month, but, in particular, the beginning of the month which was at the same time the beginning of the ecclesiastical year, was celebrated by a blowing of the shophar, as, according to Josephus, Bell. iv. 9, 12, the beginning and close of the Sabbath was announced from the top of the Temple by a priest with the salpinx. The poet means to say that the Feast of the Passover is to be saluted by the congregation with shouts of joy, by the Levites with music, and even beginning from the new moon (neomenia) of the Passover month with blowing of shophars, and that this is to be continued at the Feast of the Passover itself. The Feast of the Passover, for which Hupfeld devises a gloomy physiognomy,
(Note: In the first of his Commentationes de primitiva et vera festorum apud Hebraeos ratione, 1851, 4to.)
was a joyous festival, the Old Testament Christmas. 2 Chronicles 30:21 testifies to the exultation of the people and the boisterous music of the Levite priests, with which it was celebrated. According to Numbers 10:10, the trumpeting of the priests was connected with the sacrifices; and that the slaying of the paschal lambs took place amidst the Tantaratan of the priests (long-drawn notes interspersed with sharp shrill ones, תקיעה תרועה וקיעה), is expressly related of the post-exilic service at least.
(Note: Vid., my essay on the Passover rites during the time of the second Temple in the Luther. Zeitschr. 1855; and cf. Armknecht, Die heilige Psalmidoe (1855), S. 5.)
The phrase נתן תּף proceeds from the phrase נתן קול, according to which נתן directly means: to attune, strike up, cause to be heard. Concerning כּסה (Proverbs 7:20 כּסא) tradition is uncertain. The Talmudic interpretation (B. Rosh ha-Shana 8b, Betza 16a, and the Targum which is taken from it), according to which it is the day of the new moon (the first of the month), on which the moon hides itself, i.e., is not to be seen at all in the morning, and in the evening only for a short time immediately after sunset, and the interpretation that is adopted by a still more imposing array of authorities (lxx, Vulgate, Menahem, Rashi, Jacob Tam, Aben-Ezra, Parchon, and others), according to which a time fixed by computation (from כּסה equals כּסס, computare) is so named in general, are outweighed by the usage of the Syriac, in which Keso denotes the full moon as the moon with covered, i.e., filled-up orb, and therefore the fifteenth of the month, but also the time from that point onwards, perhaps because then the moon covers itself, inasmuch as its shining surface appears each day less large (cf. the Peshto, 1 Kings 12:32 of the fifteenth day of the eighth month, 2 Chronicles 7:10 of the twenty-third day of the seventh month, in both instances of the Feast of Tabernacles), after which, too, in the passage before us it is rendered wa-b-kese, which a Syro-Arabic glossary (in Rosenmller) explains festa quae sunt in medio mensis. The Peshto here, like the Targum, proceeds from the reading חגּינוּ, which, following the lxx and the best texts, is to be rejected in comparison with the singular חגּנוּ. If, however, it is to be read chgnw, and כּסה (according to Kimchi with Segol not merely in the second syllable, but with double Segol כּסה, after the form טנא equals טנא) signifies not interlunium, but plenilunium (instead of which also Jerome has in medio mense, and in Proverbs 7:20, in die plenae lunae, Aquila ἡμέρᾳ πανσελήνου), then what is meant is either the Feast of Tabernacles, which is called absolutely החג in 1 Kings 8:2 (2 Chronicles 5:3) and elsewhere, or the Passover, which is also so called in Isaiah 30:29 and elsewhere. Here, as Psalm 81:5 will convince us, the latter is intended, the Feast of unleavened bread, the porch of which, so to speak, is ערב פּסח together with the ליל שׁמּרים (Exodus 12:42), the night from the fourteenth to the fifteenth of Nisan. In Psalm 81:2, Psalm 81:3 they are called upon to give a welcome to this feast. The blowing of the shophar is to announce the commencement of the Passover month, and at the commencement of the Passover day which opens the Feast of unleavened bread it is to be renewed. The ל of ליום is not meant temporally, as perhaps in Job 21:30 : at the day equals on the day; for why was it not ביום? It is rather: towards the day, but בכסה assumes that the day has already arrived; it is the same Lamed as in Psalm 81:2, the blowing of the shophar is to concern this feast-day, it is to sound in honour of it.
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Napa Valley activities are basically wine tours, but you can do more than just having standard visits to one or a couple of wineries and venturing among the endless rows of vineyards.
Napa Valley is a viticultural/vinicultural area in the state of California that's known around the world. Because of its scenic countryside charm, mild Mediterranean climate, rich winery history and culture, great food and of course great wines, tourists from the United States and many parts of the world flock there especially during the summer months. But really, any time is a great time in the Wine Country, and each season brings unique activities that are guaranteed to be included in your "memory bank," so to speak.
Especially if you're a first-timer, the best way to start is to go to downtown Napa. The city is situated on the banks of the Napa River; it is postcard pretty and is definitely walkable. You may start your wine education by sampling the wines there, kayaking on the Napa River, stroll along the beautiful Napa Riverfront after a sumptuous dinner, attending jazz music performances or plays, or shopping and dining at the Oxbow Public Market. If you're lucky, you may also encounter the Napa Art Walk where you can encounter art installations at several points of the city — it's like a vast outdoor art exhibit. These art installations are actually evaluated by a jury of professional artists.
Aside from downtown Napa, there are a lot of other cities in town in the Napa County that offer their own brand of charm. Explore the stretch of Washington Street in Yountville which is known for its restaurants and boutiques. Go to the famous farmer's market in Calistoga and St. Helena and browse and buy good quality organic produce and artisan products that you can take home. If you're tired from the shopping and sight-seeing, relax and unplug by trying out to the famous mineral springs, volcanic mud baths, and several spas.
Napa Valley is a protected agricultural area — which means that any development that would ruin the region's natural beauty and wine industry is considered a legal no-no there. That's why even the wineries themselves are surrounded by lush vineyards, thickets, and groves flanked by the verdant hills and the mountains. From the city, go out and explore the countryside — there are lots of fun things to do! You can bike amidst the vineyards, take a hike at any of Napa's several natural parks and hiking trails, go fishing for rainbow trout on Putah Creek, or go there during the grapes harvest season and participate in the grape stomping tradition which brings loads of fun!
Do you want wineries with a (spectacular) view? There are several hilltop wineries that provide excellent vantage points to view and admire the vineyard-laced fields and valleys. No matter where you are standing from — a roof deck, a terrace, a cable car, even inside a helicopter or a hot air balloon — Napa is a natural wonder everywhere you look.
Speaking of a hot air balloon, it is a great way to either start or cap your Napa Valley holiday. Enjoy the uninterrupted views of the neat rows of grapevines, rolling hills and deep valleys that greet the morning sun. Toast flutes with your friends, loved ones and other guests as you gently hover over the beautiful fields and valleys.
You may have seen the colorful hot air balloons and maybe you also wished that you could ride in one of them. However, such leisure used to be generally (and notoriously) known as too expensive, and that only the wealthy could afford it.
Well, this is no longer the case these days because there are several hot air balloon operators in Napa that offer competitive packages for guests who are even traveling on a budget.
However, Balloons Above the Valley (BATV) does not only provide the unique experience of flying over the gorgeous Napa Valley landscape in a hot air balloon — although that's the journey that every guest awaits!
Even in the most basic BATV package, guests will still enjoy a pre-flight breakfast and a post-flight Michelin-awarded champagne brunch in addition to the one-hour hot air balloon journey. More comprehensive packages offer any of the following: wine tours and a limo bus transportation which will take you to the wineries (there's even a limo service that will pick you up from San Francisco), olive oil tasting, and a picnic lunch at a beautiful garden situated at one of the vineyards, as well as optional shopping and additional sightseeing.
BATV would also happily oblige to requests for in-flight photos or champagne flutes. You probably don't want to miss the chance to take souvenir pictures of the gorgeous Napa countryside and raise a toast with your friends as you celebrate the highest peak (literally too) of the good life in the Napa Valley.
Whether you're a first time tourist in the Wine Country or have visited it several times, it's never too late to try a BATV hot air balloon ride and include it to your list of Napa Valley activities. See it for yourself! Who knows, once you've tried BATV, it's a sure thing that you'd like to fly with us again!


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Q: Which Version of StringComparer to use If I want to have a case-insensitive string-keyed dictionary, which version of StringComparer should I use given these constraints:

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*The keys in the dictionary come from either C# code or config files written in english locale only (either US, or UK)

*The software is internationalized and will run in different locales

I normally use StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase but wasn't sure if that is the correct case.  Here is example code:
Dictionary< string, object> stuff = new Dictionary< string, object>(StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);

A: There are three kinds of comparers:

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*Culture-aware

*Culture invariant

*Ordinal

Each comparer has a case-sensitive as well as a case-insensitive version.
An ordinal comparer uses ordinal values of characters. This is the fastest comparer, it should be used for internal purposes.
A culture-aware comparer considers aspects that are specific to the culture of the current thread. It knows the "Turkish i", "Spanish LL", etc. problems. It should be used for UI strings.
The culture invariant comparer is actually not defined and can produce unpredictable results, and thus should never be used at all.
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*New Recommendations for Using Strings in Microsoft .NET 2.0

A: The concept of "case insensitive" is a linguistic one, and so it doesn't make sense without a culture.
See this blog for more information.
That said if you are just talking about strings using the latin alphabet then you will probably get away with the InvariantCulture.
It is probably best to create the dictionary with StringComparer.CurrentCulture, though.  This will allow "ß" to match "ss" in your dictionary under a German culture, for example.

A: This MSDN article covers everything you could possibly want to know in great depth, including the Turkish-I problem.
It's been a while since I read it, so I'm off to do so again. See you in an hour!

A: Since the keys are your known fixed values, then either InvariantCultureIgnoreCase or OrdinalIgnoreCase should work. Avoid the culture-specific one, or you could hit some of the more "fun" things like the "Turkish i" problem. Obviously, you'd use a cultured comparer if you were comparing cultured values... but it sounds like you aren't.

A: StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase is slightly faster than InvariantCultureIgnoreCase FWIW ("An ordinal comparison is fast, but culture-insensitive" according to MSDN.
You'd have to be doing a lot of comparisons to notice the difference of course.

A: The Invariant Culture exists specifically to deal with strings that are internal to the program and have nothing to do with user data or UI.  It sounds like this is the case for this situation.

A: System.Collections.Specialized includes StringDictionary. The Remarks section of the MSDN states "A key cannot be null, but a value can.
The key is handled in a case-insensitive manner; it is translated to lowercase before it is used with the string dictionary.
In .NET Framework version 1.0, this class uses culture-sensitive string comparisons. However, in .NET Framework version 1.1 and later, this class uses CultureInfo.InvariantCulture when comparing strings. For more information about how culture affects comparisons and sorting, see Comparing and Sorting Data for a Specific Culture and Performing Culture-Insensitive String Operations.


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