This weekend marked the opening of Jim Hodges: Give More Than You Take, an exhibition of 25 years of work by sculptor/installation artist Jim Hodges. Made using flowers and scarves, chains and denim, his pieces transform everyday objects into quietly emotive reflections on life and love. As a part of the celebration of Hodges' art, musical group Sisyphus was commissioned to create work inspired by Hodges. And inspired they were: their self-titled LP — with a cover featuring a piece by Hodges — will be released on March 18.
On Saturday, all voices in the project were brought together for an opening day dialogue. In her introduction, Olga Viso, the Walker's Executive Director and exhibition co-curator, provided a helpful identification of the many parties involved: artist Jim Hodges, the musicians of Sisyphus (Sufjan Stevens, Son Lux, and Serengeti), their co-commissioners (the Walker and the SPCO's Liquid Music series), and the host that afternoon, Bill Arning of Contemporary Arts Museum Houston.
In his introduction of the artist, Arning recalled a quote of Hodges' that framed the Sisyphus collaboration and their discussion that afternoon: "Art without music makes no sense." Later, Hodges elaborated on this idea and the universality of music. "Music is the primary art source," he explained, "the connectedness that runs through everyone." It also serves as a personal inspiration for Hodges. Single artists or tracks (including some by Sufjan Stevens) become a through line in his process, their sound providing continuity within the studio as he works on a piece.
This collaboration turned this order of inspiration around. Arning asserted that "visual art is a catalyst," sparking a dialogue by asking questions: "Do you see what I see? Do you get what I get from it?" As the members of Sisyphus meditated on Hodges' work, this dialogue took a musical form through the melding of their distinct voices. With the creation of this album, these artists' exchange on Hodges work is made permanent, the album a sonic manifestation of a shared reaction to a set of visual art.
It took a few steps for Sisyphus' work with Hodges to fall into place; Stevens admitted he didn't remember exactly how it happened. The Walker approached Hodges about collaborating with a musician, Hodges recommended Stevens, and a friend of his suggested he work on this project with Son Lux and Serengeti. (The three had previously released music as s/s/s). Eventually, Sisyphus found themselves in Hodges' studio, admiring past and current work. That day, perhaps an auspicious omen, all four men were wearing camouflage, a common motif in Hodges' pieces.
During the dialogue, the musicians of Sisyphus recalled what they found so compelling about Hodges' work. Stevens was inspired by a "unique earnestness" and an "absence of irony," qualities rare in life and art today. Sisyphus set out to emulate this emotional purity in their own work. Ryan Lott (Son Lux) believes that Hodges' art looks inward without reservations or judgments. By being openly introspective, we also open ourselves up to others, the personal investigation also serving the interpersonal.
These artists are from different generations and work in different media, so this sense of hope takes on very different forms. Hodges' balance of growth and decay, natural and urban is soft and reflective – a favorite piece of mine consists of a set of flower sketches on napkins. Sisyphus, however, is anything but understated. During their performance as a part of the Walker's After Hours party, their in-your-face beats dominated the Garden Terrace Room as they invited partygoers to join them onstage. As they sang "Calm It Down," fists pumped and hips swung as a physical remedy to the mental distress the song describes.
Similarly at odds with the tranquility in Hodges work is Sisyphus' video "Alcohol," which opened the dialogue. The video was presented without context, and I'll admit that I was a little put off when it began. The rapid fire, pixelated pop culture felt uninspired after viewing Hodges' work. By the end, however, I became wholly engrossed, especially in the juxtaposition of images of life and death that became less subtle as the video went on. While dealing with the same subjects as Hodges, Sisyphus is explicit and brazen in their treatment.
In an interview with Olga Viso, Hodges explained that there is a "problem with interpretation and translation from one form to another, when in fact the form of the original is set and specific. Translating it changes it and can leave it behind." In Sisyphus' interpretation and translation of his work, changes certainly do arise as the volume is turned way, way up. But their shared message ensures that Hodges' intent is not left completely behind.


A little retail therapy brought me these lovely hint of neon pumps from DSW. I have to be honest I stopped shopping at DSW because my perfect little feet grew and I was never able to find my size. But luck be have it, Lauren from KurvayshusB lead the way to DSW in Union Square and to my surprise they're carrying my size now!! I was in total shock and in love again with this store. I will be making more trips in the future :-). Now with these comfy Bandolino pumps in tow I'm thinking of all the possibilities of how well this would suit an outfit. I'm excited!!
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Sharjah Museums Authority presents AUS student work to celebrate UAE pearling heritage
SHARJAH, 11th April, 2019 (WAM) -- The College of Architecture, Art and Design, CAAD, at the American University of Sharjah, AUS, has teamed up with Sharjah Museums Authority to present Mantle, a multimedia exhibition of student work that displays the UAE's history as a centre for the pearling industry.
The exhibition will be open to the public at Bayt Al Naboodah in the heart of Sharjah from Saturday 13th April, until Thursday, 18th April, 2019, and includes the work of 14 students of multimedia design at the AUS.
Led by assistant professors, Rebecca Beamer and Frederic Gmeiner, the students created the exhibition as part of their Bachelor of Science in Multimedia Design coursework at CAAD. The works incorporate sound-based installations, a soundscape, podcasting series, photographs and a complementary website.
"Mantle came together after a series of discussions with Sharjah Museums Authority, who offered Bayt Al Naboodah as the ideal venue to showcase our students' work," Beamer said.
"The exhibition illustrates the importance of the pearl as the symbol of the Gulf, giving visitors the opportunity to discover the representation of the pearl through intricate architecture, wide-ranging maps and rich natural history using visual and auditory experiences of sound design, interactive displays and vibrant imagery," she said.
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Neuroblastoma /
Staging of neuroblastoma Risk categorization of neuroblastoma
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Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infection
Neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection has a high morbidity and mortality rate. The usual presenting symptom in neonates is a vesicular eruption that appears between the 1st and 3rd week of life. There are several ways in which this disease is transmitted to the neonate. Of these modes of transmission, which of the following is the most common?
Delivery through an infected maternal genital tract
Hospital spread from one neonate to another
Blood transfusion around the time of birth
Transplacental transmission
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Neuroblastoma is a cancer arising in the adrenal gland or less often from the extra-adrenal sympathetic chain, including in the retroperitoneum, chest, and neck. Diagnosis is confirmed by biopsy. Treatment may include surgical resection, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell transplantation, cis-retinoic acid, and immunotherapy.
Neuroblastoma is the most common cancer among infants. Almost 90% of neuroblastomas occur in children < 5 years of age. Most neuroblastomas occur spontaneously, but 1 to 2% appear to be inherited. Some markers (eg, MYCN oncogene amplification, hyperdiploidy, histopathology) correlate with progression and prognosis. MYCN amplification occurs in about 20% of neuroblastoma cases and is associated with advanced disease and unfavorable biology.
Pearls & Pitfalls
Neuroblastoma is the most common cancer among infants.
Neuroblastomas may begin in the abdomen (about 65%), thorax (15 to 20%), neck, pelvis, or other sites. Neuroblastoma occurs very rarely as a primary central nervous system cancer.
Most neuroblastomas produce catecholamines, which can be detected as elevated levels of urinary catecholamine breakdown products. Neuroblastomas do not typically cause severe hypertension because these tumors do not usually secrete epinephrine.
Neuroblastomas are immature, undifferentiated, malignant tumors. Ganglioneuroblastomas are intermediate tumors, and ganglioneuromas are fully differentiated, benign variants of neuroblastoma.
About 40 to 50% of children have localized or regional disease at diagnosis; 50 to 60% have metastases at diagnosis. Neuroblastoma may metastasize to bone marrow, bone, liver, lymph nodes, or, less commonly, skin or brain. Bone marrow metastases may cause anemia and/or thrombocytopenia. Anemia also occasionally occurs when bleeding into these highly vascular tumors causes a rapid drop in hemoglobin.
Symptoms and signs of neuroblastoma depend on the site of the primary cancer and pattern of disease spread. The most common symptoms are abdominal pain, discomfort, and a sense of fullness due to an abdominal mass.
Certain symptoms may result from metastases. These include bone pain due to widespread bone metastases, periorbital ecchymosis and proptosis due to retrobulbar metastasis, and abdominal distention and respiratory problems due to liver metastases, especially in infants. Children with anemia may have pallor, and those with thrombocytopenia may have petechiae.
Children occasionally present with focal neurologic deficits or paralysis due to direct extension of the cancer into the spinal canal. Tumors in the neck or upper chest may cause Horner syndrome (ptosis, miosis, anhidrosis). They may also present with paraneoplastic syndromes, such as cerebellar ataxia, opsoclonus-myoclonus, watery diarrhea, or hypertension.
ROHHADNET (rapid-onset obesity with hypothalamic dysfunction, hypoventilation, autonomic dysregulation, and neuroendocrine tumors) is a very rare disease that can be associated with ganglioneuroblastomas and ganglioneuromas in the abdomen and lungs.
CT/MRI
Sometimes bone marrow aspirate or marrow core biopsy plus measurement of urinary catecholamine intermediates
Routine prenatal ultrasonography occasionally detects neuroblastoma. Patients presenting with abdominal symptoms or a mass require CT or MRI. Diagnosis of neuroblastoma is then confirmed by biopsy of any identified mass.
Alternatively, diagnosis can be established without biopsy or surgery of the primary tumor by finding characteristic cancer cells in a bone marrow aspirate or core biopsy plus elevated urinary catecholamine intermediates. These methods of diagnosis are not commonly done but can be useful in situations where biopsy and/or surgery is considered high risk because of patient or tumor characteristics.
Urinary vanillylmandelic acid (VMA), homovanillic acid (HVA), or both are elevated in ≥ 90% of patients. A 24-hour urine collection can be used, but a spot urine test is usually sufficient. If the primary site of the neuroblastoma is adrenal, it must be differentiated from Wilms tumor and other renal masses. It may also need to be differentiated from rhabdomyosarcoma, hepatoblastoma, lymphoma, and tumors of genital origin.
The following should be done to evaluate for metastases:
Bone marrow aspirates and marrow core biopsies from multiple sites (typically, both posterior iliac crests)
Skeletal survey
Bone scan or iodine-131 metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scan
Abdominal, pelvis, and chest CT or MRI
Cranial imaging with CT or MRI is indicated if symptoms or signs suggest brain metastases.
Results of these tests determine stage (extent of spread) of disease. The International Neuroblastoma Staging System (INSS) requires the results of surgery to determine stage. The International Neuroblastoma Risk Group Staging System (INRGSS) uses imaging-defined risk factors rather than surgery to stage neuroblastoma.
Neuroblastoma also has a unique stage called 4S (per INSS) or MS (per INGRSS) that often regresses spontaneously without treatment. This stage includes children < age 12 months (4S) or 18 months (MS) who have a localized primary tumor that has dissemination limited to skin, liver, and/or bone marrow. Marrow involvement should be minimal and limited to < 10% of the total nucleated cells and cannot involve the cortex of the bone.
At diagnosis, attempts should be made to obtain adequate tumor tissue to analyze for DNA index (the ratio of the amount of DNA in a tumor cell to the amount in a normal cell; the DNA index is thus a quantitative measure of chromosome content) and amplification of the MYCN oncogene.
After staging, the staging information, along with other known prognostic factors, including patient age, histology, MYCN amplification, and DNA index, is used to categorize patients to guide treatment intensity and determine the prognosis and likelihood of a recurrence of disease after treatment. Risk categorization is complex, and two major risk group stratification systems exist, one developed by the Children's Oncology Group (COG) and the other by the International Neuroblastoma Risk Group Staging System.. In both systems, the staging and prognostic factors are used to stratify patients into low-, intermediate-, and high-risk categories that help determine prognosis and guide treatment. In addition, the International Neuroblastoma Risk Group considers chromosome 11q aberrations in the evaluation.
Prognosis for neuroblastoma depends on age at diagnosis, stage, and biologic factors (eg, histopathology, tumor cell ploidy in younger patients, MYCN amplification). Younger children with localized disease have the best outcome.
Survival rates for low-risk and intermediate-risk disease are about 90%. Historically, the survival rate for high-risk disease was about 15%. This rate has improved to > 50% with use of more intensified therapy. And a recent randomized study showed intensive therapy combined with immunotherapy resulted in a 2-year event-free survival rate of 66% (1).
1. Park JR, Kreissman SG, London WB, et al: A phase III randomized clinical trial (RCT) of tandem myeloablative autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) using peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) as consolidation therapy for high-risk neuroblastoma (HR-NB): A Children's Oncology Group (COG) study. J Clin Oncol 34(Suppl 18):LBA3-LBA, 2016. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2016.34.15_suppl.LBA3.
Surgical resection
Usually chemotherapy
Sometimes high-dose chemotherapy followed by stem cell transplantation
Sometimes radiation therapy
Cis-retinoic acid for maintenance therapy in high-risk disease
Treatment of neuroblastoma is based on the risk category (see also the National Cancer Institute's Neuroblastoma Treatment—Health Professional Version).
Surgical resection is important for low-risk and intermediate-risk disease. It is often delayed until adjuvant chemotherapy is given to improve the chance of adequate surgical resection.
Chemotherapy (typical drugs include vincristine, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, cisplatin, carboplatin, ifosfamide, and etoposide) is usually necessary for children with intermediate-risk disease. High-dose chemotherapy with stem cell transplantation and cis-retinoic acid are frequently used for children with high-risk disease.
Radiation therapy is sometimes needed for children with intermediate-risk or high-risk disease or for inoperable tumors.
Immunotherapy using monoclonal antibodies against neuroblastoma antigens combined with cytokines is the latest approach to treating high-risk disease.
International Neuroblastoma Staging System (INSS)
International Neuroblastoma Risk Group Staging System(INRGSS)
Children's Oncology Group (COG)
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Q: "db:migrate rake" throwing eror "cannot load such file -- bundler/setup" I'm a ruby on rails beginner, and I'm trying to run a rails app on my local mac. I have set up the environment and MySQL database, and it was all smoothie  until the last setup step: db:migrate rake. I got the following error:
cannot load such file -- bundler/setup
/Users/snailwalker/vietnam/snailwalker/config/boot.rb:7:in `<top (required)>'
/Users/snailwalker/vietnam/snailwalker/config/application.rb:2:in `<top (required)>'
/Users/snailwalker/vietnam/snailwalker/Rakefile:5:in `<top (required)>'

What am I missing?

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cannot load such file -- bundler/setup

Most probably the reason of this issue is that you don't have bundler. You should install bundler then try to run migrations again.
gem install bundler
bundle install
bundle exec rake db:migrate

Hope it'll help you.

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Who would have thought Ruby turning two would be here already? Time really does fly. It feels like it was only yesterday when she was born!
There is no doubt what show is her favourite in the whole entire world. She has flipped out over In the Night Garden since she was 6 months old. We have every stuffed toy character, all episodes of the show and even a little wind up ninky nonk! So when it came to deciding on a theme for her 2nd birthday party, I knew exactly what to do.
The invitation was designed using fiverr.com and I was really happy with it. I had it printed on card and stuck a magnet on the back so peeps could stick it on their fridge.
The colour scheme was yellow, pink and orange.
I bought these plastic daisy posies at the discount shop and broke them into individuals and stuck them around the lawn.
I picked up some grass looking table clothes from a discount shop so the kids table and the food table had those and I just chucked some pink plastic clothes I had left over from last year's princess party on the adults tables to go with the colour scheme.
The balloons were fun to make. Just five pink balloons all blown up about the same size and you tie/twist them together than twist in two yellow balloons. Cool tutorial here. Here's Ruby with her nieces and half sister.
With a mixture of ages from 22 months to 10 years old, I wanted to make sure I catered for all of them.
I bought some long sticks (four of them) of bubbles and taped them around the washing line post so the kids could play with the bubbles but not spill the soap mix everywhere.
Have you ever played pin the blanket on Iggle Piggle? We have! I printed out a big image of Iggle Piggle and taped it to a wall and then cut out small bits of red felt as the blanket.
Would you believe I found a daisy pinata in the colour scheme? That was a lot of fun for the kids!
These balls are amazing and cost $5 each from Big W. They reminded me of the ball that bounces around on the show sometimes and I thought they would be fun for the kids to play with in the yard.
The food was kept simple this year. Last year I spent the entire party in the kitchen making everything from scratch and missed spending time with guests and Ruby. So this year I not only had the help of my friend but we made up a lot of stuff in the morning. There was a caprese salad which was just cherry tomatoes, sliced boccocini, basil and pasta with drizzle of olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Then just a simple potato salad. I bought a stack of marinated chicken portions that we roasted up in the oven and they went like hot cakes. There were mini hot dog sausages in puff pastry, cheese and spinach triangles too. I also made some fruit kebabs and drizzled ice magic over them.
These vanilla cupcakes I am not overly proud of and I really wanted to do fondant icing but ran out of time….but I wanted to show you the rice paper toppers I bought off ebay to go on the cakes. I also made the goodie bags at the rear with little toys along with some In the Night Garden bits I found on ebay. I didn't put lollies in them because we did a daisy pinata that I filled with 2kgs of lollies so I figured they would be sugared up enough!!
Finally my proudest moment…the cake! So pleased with how this turned out. I used butter cream icing tinted with green and piped it on using a grass/hair tip. I also covered the cake board in a thin layer of the icing so it looked better. The edible daisies were picked up from Aldi. I was going to attempt to make them and the characters using gum paste but the lady in the cake suppliers shop recommended with my zero skill level I should just stick the plastic characters on it! The cake was an amazing (if I do say so myself!) mud cake s when you cut the cake it looked like dirt.


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Posted on June 27, 2018 by Sarah Michael
Mother, grandmother, and grandchildren beaten to death in their home
Clydach, Swansea, Wales
Mandy Power, her disabled mother, and her two young daughters are beaten to death and burned
Power (34), her disabled mother (80), and her children (8 and 10) were each bludgeoned with an iron pole. Power was beaten 38 times, and a sex toy was inserted into her after death. The house was then set on fire to destroy evidence. Responders described the scene as "an orgy of savagery."
At trial, prosecutors suggested David Morris (pictured), who had previously been in a casual relationship with Power, had requested sexual favors. They also suggested Power, who had recently started another relationship, denied Morris' advances, which sent Morris into a rage resulting in the murders of all four victims. With an absence of DNA evidence or fingerprints, a broken gold chain at the scene linked Morris to the murders, further bolstered by a lack of an alibi. Despite little evidence against him, Morris was sentenced to 4 life terms in 2002, but appealed for a chance of parole. In 2007, three judges at the Court of Appeals in London ruled Morris would serve a minimum of 32 years in prison but would then be given the possibility of parole. In 2017, an appeal case was deemed "not suitable" for a hearing.
Other possible suspects are Power's lover Alison Lewis, Alison's husband Stephen Lewis, and Stephen's brother Stuart Lewis. At the time, Alison was a police officer, Stephen a police sergeant, and Stuart a police inspector. Circumstances surrounding the Lewises were suspicious, including Stuart — who was on duty — being unable to account for his movements at the time of the murders. Also, a witness picked Stephen from a line-up, claiming she had seen him carrying a bag to Power's home shortly before the murders. This claim was dismissed when Stephen provided an alibi: he had been at home asleep in bed with Alison. Although all three were investigated and questioned, no charges were made, and at this time no further investigations have been made against the Lewises.
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CAMARILLO, Calif., April 11, 2017 – Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, announced it will collaborate with ZTE, a major international provider of telecommunications, to bring to market new low-power, wide area network (LPWAN) gateways featuring Semtech LoRa® devices and wireless RF technology (LoRa Technology) that enables native, GPS-free geolocation functionality for Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
Since 2016, ZTE has rapidly deployed IoT applications based on the LoRaWAN™ protocol that is standardized by the LoRa Alliance™. Semtech and ZTE will develop and test gateways with enhanced features including native and GPS-free geolocation. The companies will also work together to make new gateway and other IoT solutions more commercially available. Semtech's geolocation functionality uses a hybrid mix of time stamping techniques to locate sensors relative to gateways without requiring additional hardware/space, battery power, and other costly add-ons.
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2001-04-22T00:15:19-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/fcb/20010422005939002_hd.jpgPatrick O'Donnell talked about his book Beyond Valor: World War II's Ranger and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat, published by Free Press. Mr. O'Donnell is the founder of The Drop Zone, an award winning website that is a virtual community for veterans of WWII and the interested public and a pioneering effort in oral history at www.thedropzone.org. The book mainly focuses on the veterans' never-before-told personal stories. After several readings from the book, and after hearing from several WWII veterans at the event, Francis Lamoureux was awarded the Bronze Star medal he had earned as a member of the 82nd Airborne Pathfinder Team during WWII.


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Cruising around Croatia
Castles and archipelagos
Very few places in the world can claim a history, topography, culture and climate better suited to luxury yacht charter than Croatia. The country's Adriatic coastline, which spans around 300 nautical miles from Slovenia in the north to Montenegro in the south, is better viewed as an intimate flirtation between land and sea than a simple transition. For almost its entire length, it is cut through with bays and inlets, punctuated by islands and lined with fractured ranks of rocky outcrop, arranged in defensive lines as if to protect the region's ancient UNESCO cities, olive groves and vineyards from seaborne threat.
For those on a Croatian yacht charter holiday, the implications of that are extremely positive. While Croatia enjoys one of Europe's sunniest and most reliable climates, its convoluted maze of 1,200 islands means that, if the weather does turn, there is plenty of accessible shelter on hand for the cruising yachtsman. And this distinctive topography also helps create a more interesting mix of seascapes, with massive scope for tweaking the itinerary or abandoning the crowds in search of a private bay or secluded anchorage.
The proliferation of warm, clear, sheltered water, allied to long, undeveloped stretches of coastline, also means you can make great use of your yacht's on-board toys. From kayaking and paddle-boarding to personal watercraft, tenders, sailing dinghies, inflatables, Seabobs and wakeboards, the opportunities to get on, in or under the water are more prolific here than anywhere else in the Med. Dramatic rural landscapes mean plenty of unspoiled forest walks to help work off the wonderful local wines and the diving on Croatia's Dalmatian coast is also fully deserving of its fame.
Build an itinerary that works for you
When the traditional summer season is drawing to a close in the west Med's most iconic and well-trodden coastlines, Croatia's balmy climate enables you to enjoy the region well into October. The sheer breadth of options encompassed by the country's coastline is also very generous, providing each and every charter guest with the ability to forge a plan that is entirely unique to them. However, most charter holidays tend to operate in either the north of the country or the south – the former encompassing an itinerary in and around Rjeka, Zadar and the Krka River; and the latter most often navigating between the pristine fortified cities of Split and Dubrovnik, taking in destinations like Hvar, Korcula, Mljet and Cavtat. In all cases, it's very easy to select five or six lovely destinations for a week-long charter and to do so without expanding the scale of your cruising region beyond a very manageable 120 nautical miles.
History, serenity and hedonism
The history of this region dates back to the golden ages of the Greek, Roman and Byzantine empires, and modern Croatia presents that heritage in a very tangible way. It's positively littered with magnificent medieval towns, anti-piracy fortifications and coastal citadels, jutting out into the sea with such perfect 'time-capsule' elegance, it almost defies credibility that they continue to exist – but exist they do, and it's very easy to get amongst it. You can take time out for a meal in one of the bars or restaurants that line Dubrovnik's ancient ramparts; or you can indulge in a lazy day of coffee-fuelled people-watching among the glorious Gothic and Renaissance buildings of Korcula town. More reverential destinations include the 4th century palace of Roman Emperor, Diocletian, in Split and the vast Roman amphitheatre in Pula – but while you're enjoying the physical evidence of Croatia's colourful history, make sure you don't overlook its natural assets…
Croatia is a place of secluded coves, white sandy beaches and uninhabited islands and it's very easy to take advantage of that whilst you're cruising around. You can visit the mainland resort town of Cavtat, with its dive-friendly Greek shipwreck; swim with turtles and dolphins off the island of Vis; find a private Korcula anchorage or visit Mljet, a long, narrow, resolutely unspoiled island, for a swim in one of its lovely saltwater lakes. The Blue Grotto in Bisevo, where the sunlight reflects off the white sand of the seabed, is another major attraction, as is the pristine Lovisce Inlet in the north of Scedro, where snorkelling in the crystal-clear waters has become something of an art form. And if you enjoy the idea of heading inland, why not cruise up the Krka River, through the lakes between Split and Zadar, with its precipitous cliff faces, its famous waterfalls, its pretty villages and its National Park landscapes?
Notwithstanding its glorious architecture and the loveliness of its natural settings, a Croatian charter also offers plenty of options for the partygoer. While the city hotspots all cater for that as a matter of course, the port of Hvar is gaining particular renown for the vibrancy of its nightlife. Down at the port, the well-heeled yachtsman can expect plenty of upmarket shopping, exclusive hotels and quality restaurants. And when night falls, the sheer energy of the bar and club scene steps up a few notches, bringing this burgeoning party hub a degree of unapologetic hedonism that is a match for almost anywhere in the Med.
East or West?
For those who imagine that an eastern Mediterranean yacht charter brings a radical increase in affordability, it's worth recognising that things are not quite as they were. While once, Croatia was a very affordable place for food, drink and fun, its deserved renown, particularly in the big-ticket cities like Dubrovnik and Split, has begun to change all that. As a region very much on the yachting landscape, as well as a place on the bucket list of every tourist with an interest in maritime antiquity, much of its modest rusticity has been supplanted by high-end services for the worldly sophisticate. You can still find rustic food and affordable wine; and the region's topography will always enable you to find a private bay or inlet. But in terms of its restaurants, bars, shops and entertainments, Croatia is increasingly inheriting some of the Western Med's impeccable prestige.
That said, Croatia's position at the Mediterranean's mid-point sees it straddle east and west in more than just geography. While to the east, Turkey remains a big charter favourite for its modest cultural authenticity and its freedom from the trappings of tourist artifice, to the west the French and Italian Rivieras are a global byword for decadence at its most chic. With its combination of natural serenity and shoreside sophistication, modern Croatia could be said to embody elements of both these worlds. You can find an empty bay for a private meal ashore or you can perch in a dramatic waterfront eatery, surrounded by lavender-scented hills and medieval ruins, drinking fine wines and eating Michelin-star food. While it might sound unusual, that fusion of the suave and the simplistic, the crude and the cultured, is increasingly rare in the Mediterranean and it is part of what makes modern Croatia such a special destination.
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I've known him for a very long time but it was during his two years living in the Toronto area that I got to know him a little more as we were both band mates in the 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band: a dry wit, great fun to be with, smart as could be – and a mighty fine piper and, yet, a humble guy.
My sincerest condolences to his family, especially, and his many friends. I've watched from afar as his beloved (and legendary, with no small thanks to his involvement) Simon Fraser University Pipe Band stood together and did what they could to support Andrew and his family.
I made this for Boney 25 years ago. Thinking of him now. A man who will be remembered.
PS. The British Columbia Pipers' Association, always at the forefront, it seems to me of doing the right thing, has launched The Boney Music Memorial Fund to help "support, promote and advance piping activities and events that were dear to Andrew Bonar." Donations can be made here.
A Celebration of Life for Andrew Bonar will be held this Sunday, October 22 at 3:00 pm in Surrey, British Columbia.


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There are many bills that a renter or homeowner must pay, but one of the most expensive can be utilities. Utilities provide a way for people to heat and cool their homes, as well as heat up hot water, dry clothes and cook food. Some of these utilities are run by electricity, while others use some form of gas or alternative for fuel. In most urban areas, heat is provided in the form of natural gas. In many rural areas, there may be a choice of propane or natural gas, or the consumer may only have the option of one. There is also other heating alternatives, such as geothermal units or wood burning stoves.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, domestic natural gas prices can be varied based on a variety of factors, but mainly by supply and demand. Natural gas is a limited resource that is used in millions of households across the United States. Consumers can reduce their use of natural gas in order to reduce their utility bill by switching major appliances to electric, such as dryers, ovens or water heaters. They can also turn down their heat during the winter or use electric heaters. In it's natural form, natural gas has no odor or taste. When there is a gas leak, consumers often smell a foul odor because mercaptan is added to it by the distributors.
Many people that live in the country will find that the only option available to fuel the home is through propane. This type of gas is often used to fuel smaller personal items, such as propane grills. The propane tanks can be purchased at a local gas station or mini-mart. Propane tanks that fuel the home are much larger and hold hundreds of gallons of propane at a time. The tank is then connected to the home to give a direct line in for fuel. Propane prices fluctuate based on many different factors as well, including the price of natural gas itself.
People that have more room in their yard may be a good candidate for a geothermal unit. This type of unit uses a complex system to move and heat water through underground pipes in order to heat the home. It harnesses energy by creating electricity, which may create an increase in electric bills, but a huge decrease in fuel bills. The initial investment on a geothermal unit is quite high, but the overall savings is tremendous for long-term homeowners. Some people prefer to install other heating sources, such as a wood burning unit. While these units are highly effective and save the homeowner money, it requires a lot of physical work to keep the wood stocked on a regular basis.
To learn more, contact a company like Apollo Propane Inc.


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I enjoyed the film quite a bit more than I anticipated I would. Like most people, I've placed certain filmmakers in certain boxes and assume I know what to expect from them each time. However, I was pleasantly surprised with 'Acrimony,' and the different spin it placed on the "fed up/wronged woman" trope that is seen so often in films. There are a few more layers to this film, and it definitely blurs the lines between villain and victim.
Overall, I would give it a 3 out of 5. Have you seen the flick yet? What did you think?


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BTS' New Album Includes a Song About Mental Health Amid the Pandemic
Jacklyn Krol Published: November 20, 2020
BTS' new album features something we can all relate to: a song about mental health amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Thursday (November 19) evening, the group held a global press conference to discuss their newly released album, BE (Deluxe Edition). Fans (a.k.a. ARMYs) are already loving standout track, "Dis-ease."
"I took part in the lyrics of the song It's a very impactful name in these times," J-Hope shared during the conference. "What this song is, everyone has sort of a mental 'dis-ease' or illness in one way or another," he explained in reference to the inspiration for the song.
"In the pandemic, I was feeling that when we had a chance to take a break, this was not a complete break," the performer added. "It was a break tinged with uncertainty and [it was] uncomfortable. So I wanted to compare this with a disease of our own profession, for example. BTS is good at overcoming difficulties I think, so we also wanted to share this message of hope about the future—a bright future. We wanted to melt that down into this."
"Dis-ease" isn't the only track that speaks to the topic of mental health. An acoustic ballad called "Blue and Grey" also touches on mental illness.
V revealed that he participated in the track's creative process. "It's about the sadness and depression that's expressed as blue and gray. It's softer," he explained.
Jin added that the retro-pop disco track "Telepathy" was inspired by their situation while in lockdown. "It's a song created by Suga. Because of COVID, we couldn't meet our fans, he wanted to melt down these feelings into the lyrics. We are only momentarily away from our fans."
Watch a snippet of the conference, below.
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S&P Global plans to sell engineering solutions business
Reuters | Posted: Nov. 30, 2022, 10 a.m. | Updated: Nov. 30, 2022, 10 a.m. | 1 Min Read
(Reuters) - S&P Global Inc plans to sell its engineering solutions business and has confidentially engaged with several prospective buyers, the market intelligence and ratings agency said on Wednesday.
The decision to sell the unit follows S&P Global's $44 billion acquisition of data firm IHS Markit earlier this year.
The engineering solutions division serves more than 6,000 customers globally. Its products help engineers, builders and architects access the data and insights needed to deliver complex projects and new products.
S&P Global reported a 37% rise in revenue in the third quarter due to the inclusion of IHS Markit's businesses. On an adjusted basis, revenue was 8% lower.
The engineering solutions unit accounted for 3.3% of its parent's total revenue during the quarter.
(Reporting by Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath)


Have been playing in Bursa for quite some time. Would like to try to start in the US stock exchange now. Any recommendation for brokers in which aside from equities I could also trade in forex etc?
Preferably those with not so much of procedures to have you to open an account.
It is not surprising that many people like this story.


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Ao tentar baixar o bit defender dá sistematicamente a seguinte resposta: Please try later.
Does anybody know what has to be done to be sent an email from Bitdefender with a download link and instructions?


Trouble with colours? Blizzard are going to sort that out in the 6.1 update.
Colour blindness must be a right pain but thankfully developers realise it's a problem and colours can sometimes be switched around or tweaked to help. Blizzard has decided that World of Warcraft players who suffer from colour blindness need enhanced options and the 6.1 update will add these as well as all the new graphics options mentioned previously.
The colour changing will be accessed via new accessibility interface option and there's an option to 'Enable UI Colorblind Mode' for text and visual enhancements. The game will now have three colour blind filters for protanopia, deuteranopia, and tritanopia. These have been pre-defined in the UI can also be tweaked further via sliders which can remove problematic wavelengths of colour from each of these.
While this won't be useful for most players but it should make live a easier for World of Warcraft players with the condition so additions like this are always great to see. Blizzard explain how the The game will be affected with these options selected.


Grew up… poor but happy. Growing up with her parents and younger brother, Mako has never been particularly wealthy, but she's never lacked in the love department.
Living… in the slums of Honno City. A second-year student at Honnoji Academy, Mako is a no-star student, meaning that her family is relegated to housing in Honno's poor district.
Profession… high school student. Although her numbers of stars at Honnoji determine her family's standard of living, Mako doesn't put too much effort into school, preferring to cheerfully sleep through classes instead of studying.
Interests… food, money, and her friends. Although growing up poor has given Mako a keen interest in the former two, she always puts her friends above material matters. When sharing her food with transfer student Ryuko, Mako happily invites her to dig in: "Go ahead, Ryuko! Don't be shy!" Of course, the food is full of maggots, but it's the thought that counts.
Relationship Status… single. While generally oblivious, Mako does know what relationships are, but she seems more interested in helping Ryuko than in romance.
Challenge… helping her best friend. From inviting Ryuko to living with her family to cheering her on during battles with other classmates, Mako does everything in her power to support Ryuko. And while Ryuko might be busy looking for her father's killer, it's going to take more than a few murderous classmates to stop Mako from hanging out with her bestie.
See Her In... the anime. By the creative force behind the critically acclaimed Tengan Toppa Gurren Lagann, Kill la Kill focuses on the adventures of Ryuko Matoi, a tough schoolgirl determined to avenge her father's death. From this simple premise, however, spawns an action-packed show full of deliciously over-the-top fight scenes and characters in the style of Gurren Lagann. Though its risqué content may turn off some viewers, Kill la Kill's playful animation and well-written characters are sure to please many.
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Jan 3 Intriguing signs
Rajmohan Gandhi
'Narendra Modi seeks image make-over.' 'Rahul Gandhi puts Modi on the defensive.'
In identical or similar words, such comments are common today in India. After facing setbacks in state-level elections, and staring at the national elections that are due before June, Narendra Modi, whose marketing skills worked wonders in 2014, is now trying to sell a more democratic persona to an uneasy and disappointed public.
On 1 January he even appeared before the nation facing a journalist, Smita Prakash, editor of the news agency, ANI, and tried to play it 'cool,' to quote Shailaja Bajpai of the Indian Express.
The next day, however, Prime Minister Modi failed to show up in Parliament when it discussed the Rafale deal, an absence underscored and deplored by several commentators including Shekhar Gupta of the website theprint.in.
Gupta, a prominent analyst, added that Rahul's attacks in Parliament on 2 January had put the government on the back foot.
One of Rahul Gandhi's cutting remarks in Parliament was this: "…The entire nation is asking why the Prime Minister can speak for one-and-a-half hour in a staged interview and not answer the fundamental questions of Rafale."
Shekhar Gupta noted that Modi's absence was compounded by the silence during the 2 January discussion of Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
It's early days yet. It will be interesting to see whether for the parliamentary elections Modi will again provide a one-person show (with support from party chief Amit Shah), or whether BJP leaders thus far off-screen will be asked to join the A team of the BJP campaign.
While Modi's strong-leader image benefited the BJP in 2014, the party may now need a wider nucleus of campaigners. Will Modi's nature permit such an expansion?
Friday 4 January is likely to see the start of the Supreme Court's examination of the vexed question of who owns the land where the Babri Masjid stood before it was demolished by a mob of extremists in December 1992. The degree and manner in which the BJP will try to use the temple/mosque issue for the elections may become apparent as the SC hearings proceed.
Recent weeks have cast some doubts on the theory that communal polarization always profits the BJP. While inflammatory rhetoric clearly energizes a major section of its base, that rhetoric has appeared in recent months to alienate a larger number of Indian voters.
In recent weeks, several BJP allies have freely criticized the Modi government, and now a prominent BJP MP, Udit Raj, a champion of Dalit rights, has publicly opposed the BJP's agitation in Kerala against the Supreme Court's judgement in favour of women's entry into the Sabarimala temple.
Regional parties like Telangana's TRS, which scored a most impressive victory three weeks ago and which until recently was careful not to displease the Modi government, now feel far freer. The TRS leader and Telangana chief minister, K. Chandrashekar Rao, has even named a Muslim as his state's home minister.
The Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar, and the long-serving central minister, Ram Vilas Paswan (also from Bihar), are influential politicians who hitherto have supported or allied with the BJP. In recent days they have made it clear that they would not welcome a ratcheting up of communal rhetoric.
In short, things appear to be a little brighter than they were a couple of months back.
Jan 17 India's coming elections
Dec 23 Grounds for hope?


The Asia Region contains some of the fastest growing and most dynamic economies in the world. The need for strategic and local planning is well recognised to provide the backbone for successful social and economic development. MVA has developed national, regional and urban transport strategies and policies to provide a framework for cost-effective and sustainable development to meet the objectives of communities around the region.


In this new interview YouTube Content Creator Quill18 and Firefly Lead Designer Simon Bradbury spend nearly an hour discussing Stronghold Crusader 2. Creating a new experience with innovative features while staying true to the original game can be a difficult task, but we are up to the challenge! Simon talks about co-op, new unit abilities, Steam Workshop integration and how all these things are being tested and balanced as we speak.
A few weeks ago Journalist Keith Stuart and Game Designer Georg Backer sat down to interview our Senior Producer at Radius Festival. Click here to experience Paul's unique ability to play the game while being interviewed and see him employ three of the cruellest tactics available in Stronghold: Fire, disease and cheats! Highlights include the return of the Trebuchet and a sneak peak at some of the new diseased animals that will be launched over castle walls.


This is a fantastic slow burn of a first novel. I'm a fan of Arkady's short fiction, and the hallmarks of well-crafted language, intricate, intimate worldbuilding, and smart, expressive characters are all here, too.
It is space opera, but it is also a murder mystery and diplomatic novel, while simultaneously commenting on memory and knowledge and how it's passed along, and selfhood, self-determination, and problem solving. What's also here is the softest of sweet lesbian romance subplots, which grows so gradually and organically that you feel like it's a warm hug. Wrapped inside a twisty, turny political thriller in space. I'm seeing comparisons to Ann Leckie's work, and that holds true, and it reminded me not a little bit of Babylon 5, too.
Mahit is a brand new ambassador, summoned abruptly from her space station to serve after the murder of her predecessor. Which she must solve. With very little help since no one will admit there's a murder. There's a civil war brewing, an aging emperor, and possibly something further out coming for both Mahit's space station and the Teixcalaan homeworld (and everything else). Mahit needs answers, allies, and resources, and she begins the novel with none of the above.
It lives up to every ambition it sets itself. This novel is very much worth your time and energy.
New Verity! In which I am terrified of spiders.
Lovely fluffy romance I got as an audiobook from my public library. Jane is a bluestocking. Garrett is supposedly a man-about-town.
They hate each other. They snipe. They banter. They fall in love.
There is Another Lady who Causes Trouble, and Dear Friends who try to Sort It Out with all manner of Shenanigans.
Thoroughly enjoyable in part because of the reader, who was an absolute DELIGHT.
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There's always two people in a relationship. One who loves, and one who loves more.
A friend of mine is in the moving on phase, aka, hell. And summing all our conversations up, I think I also learned from what I said than what she can fully absorb. And I'm sharing it here for anyone who needs some healing too. Hope you can also pick up a thing or two.
Be prepared for the worst. I told her I wasn't dictating what she should do, but if I were in her place, I would ask if the guy still loves me. And if she does, she has to be prepared if he answers no and what she needs to do next. If you're not willing to ask, then you're not willing to let go of the feeling. And dwelling into it is not how moving on really works.
She wanted to ask that same question, but the guy didn't want to see him. I asked her, "isn't that already enough to answer your question?" Sometimes, no closure is the closure.
It's not always enough to just love someone to endure all the pain, especially if the other one isn't ready to sacrifice the same way.
Don't restrict yourself to someone just because you love him, yes, it's fun to love and be loved, but there are times that you should also think if all your efforts are still worth it especially if giving that kind of importance to someone is not mutual.
She told me it's so difficult to move on, and I told her, "That's reality when you allow yourself to fall in love." Whoever falls in love, loses. You have to know what you want to do next and stick to it, because the more you wait and linger, the more you're making yourself vulnerable.
When we love, we can be really stubborn. We fix ourselves to the idea of loving and wanting the person that we disregard ourselves and seek for happiness in that someone instead of ourselves.
Moving on is difficult, it's a tiring process. I took 5 years. But through those 5 years are lessons that I want to take in my future relationship and I don't regret any of them.


Cleary Gottlieb represented Aéroports de Paris in the sale by its affiliate, Aéroports de Paris Management, of its 6.24% interest in the share capital of Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited (BCIA), for a gross amount of 1,970.4 million Hong Kong dollars (HKD) (approximately €191.6 million). The transaction was conducted through an accelerated placement with institutional investors, including a U.S. private placement, in which Morgan Stanley & Co. International Limited acted as placing agent. The bookbuilding took place on February 26, and the transaction closed on February 28.
Aéroports de Paris had acquired these shares during the initial public offering and listing of BCIA, a sino-foreign joint stock limited company organized under the laws of the People's Republic of China, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited in February 2000. BCIA is the operator of the Beijing Airport.


My first winter semester at the University of Ottawa has been as busy as the first one although I now feel that I am getting used to the amount of work and study that engineering requires. This semester, aside from the general sciences and mathematics courses I had to take, I was able to follow my first course geared towards civil engineering students only. It was an industrial drafting class combined to a series of seminars on different aspects of the profession of civil engineering. I really enjoyed this class even tough drafting, especially by hand, has always been a challenge for me since I've never been, and I'm still not, a very creative or artistic person. For the seminars, where we discussed subject such as professionalism, health & safety as well as geotechnical engineering, the only downside I found is that we did not have the chance to hear from an engineer, who is not an academician and that works in the field.
Outside of my curricular activities, I have continued my involvement with the Young Liberals, but I decided to get more engaged locally by volunteering in the re-election campaign of the Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger in Ottawa-Vanier where I now live. In addition, one of my main activities during all the semester was job hunting. I applied to dozens of jobs in the field of civil engineering and some outside the field across the county. Although it is very difficult to get a summer job in engineering after finishing only one year of study, I was very fortunate to be employed as an Office Assistant at the Infrastructure Services Department at the City of Ottawa. Although I will not perform tasks directly linked to civil engineering, I will be able to work with engineers and familiarize myself with the different steps of project management.
In conclusion, even if I'm very happy to have successfully completed my first year of civil engineering, I do look forward to gaining experience in the working world this summer before going back to class next fall with exciting courses with content more geared towards civil engineering.


I am using Jenkins and bitbucket integrations. I want to trigger a build when a PR is created. I created a webhook on bitbucket its returning 200 response but no build is getting triggered. I have enabled "Build when a change is pushed to BitBucket" option in the build configuration.


I read a lot of books which fall into the 'Popular Science' category, and this website is written to appeal to other readers of such books. I try to add a page regularly, either an applet concerning some scientific topic, or an article on an subject of interest, or a book review. I hope that you will find plenty to interest you here.
Books are all very well, but I feel that interactivity helps enormously when trying to understand science and mathematics - it is useful to have something to play with and try out different concepts. This is the thinking behind the applets on the site - they are written to illustrate scientific and mathematical ideas. Personal computers are so powerful nowadays that things are possible which would have required a powerful workstation several years ago. So whenever I come across an interesting problem I try to think of how it could be illustrated with an applet. Of course they are only short projects, not up to the level of what researchers in an area come up with, but I do try to do something different to what is available elsewhere on the web.
I realise that it is probably the writer of the program who gets the most benefit from this, and so I am hoping to get involved with other people in forming a group to write open source scientific software of this form. But more on that at a later date.
The articles on the site are written to express some of my ideas about scientific topics. Some higlight an area of interest which I feel hasn't yet recieved the attention it deserves in books for the non-technical reader. Others are there to challenge some of the scientific views which are currently popular but which I feel have serious problems. However don't think that this means that I am trying to overturn accepted science with some flight of fancy. On the contrary, I hope to point out where the general opinion seems to depart from solid science. I will say here that one thing I am totally against is what I call the 'anything goes' idea - that if the leading contender for a scientific explanation is shown not to be totally perfect then all other possibilities are then equal. This is nonsense - no one would take this point of view in their everyday lives. Clearly if anyone wants to criticise accepted science then they must have a thorough understanding of that science before they can expect to have any influence at all.
Naturally, since the site is aimed at readers of popular science books, there are reviews of such books. I hope that these will help you decide whether the book is worth reading. I also try to show where there are problems in what is written in the book, so my reviews may well be more critical than others which you have read, although I do try to give a balanced viewpoint. As well as full page reviews listed on the home page, I have pages for other books which I have read, with a shorter review by me together with links to reviews from elsewhere, and of course a chance to buy the book in question. There is also the Book index which lists these books by author.
For some of the pages I have prepared a list of related books (with the symbol) and websites to help you understand the background to the subject in question. For each book I try to give a comment of how it is relevant as well as an indication of the level of expertise needed to understand it, and a link to a review page for the book as described above.
My name is Stephen Lee. I came to Oxford University as a Mathematics undergraduate in 1977, went on to do a doctorate in mathematical quantum scattering theory and have lived in Oxford ever since. Although I have had no formal connection with the university since my doctorate, I do like to go to seminars and talks at the university societies. Following my university studies I've been self-employed doing various computing projects. I started out writing programming language compilers for the Sinclair ZX spectrum. This was followed by writing control software for scientific apparatus, and for quite some time now I've spent some of my time working on management training simulations. I'm hoping to spend the more of my time on my websites (so I hope that you'll make it possible by buying your books via this site).


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Well, sweet is the fragrance of successful completion. Community proposals feedback marked completion of Kitui Learning Studio, laying solid foundations to pave way for community-driven implementation phase. Whilst the conventional planning processes are characterized by vertical hierarchical exchange of ideas and engagement in plan decision making, the Kitui Learning studio was anchored on integration and inclusivity:
It provided a rare opportunity to community members, students, young graduates and professionals to engage in tackling local problems, drive regeneration and to improve coordination, planning and delivery of workable solutions. Having successfully undertaken data generation, verification of generated socioeconomic data, visioning, and community rapid plan formulation sessions. The final community engagement as per the studio schedule entailed verification of the proposals by the community. Kitui Learning studio targeted to improve the connection between all the tiers of Kitui County Government, academia and wider society work through partnership working to jointly deliver better outcomes for everyone. The generated community strategy plans identified from immediate to long-term priorities for improving the social, economic and environmental well-being of Kitui town, settlements and the people who live there.
A plan once drafted and visualized it becomes a reality along with other realisms. The entire community proposal verification workshop was interactive and community driven. Volunteer community members presented the strategies and plan drawings to larger community forum in attendance. Afterwards, the community vowed to take-up the studio outcomes: data and proposals, and engage the county government and town management to ensure successful Implementation. The seriousness of this matter was noted when a community member revealed that, being motivated by Kitui Learning Studio processes, they have been having community development meetings and as a result formed a group dubbed 'Kitui Township Development Forum', which is headed by an appointed chairperson and selected representative from each settlement. These representatives meet on weekly basis to find a way forward on project implementation. As an implementation measure, the community suggested during the forum that first, the studio volunteer participants would present the project to larger Kitui Town community to create a sense of ownership; sensitize all affected stakeholders within the settlements, send their representatives for introduction of their intentions to the relevant county authorities, then proceed to present plan to the County government of Kitui as a large group as they believed there is power in numbers. It's the hope that with support from NGOs like SDI-Kenya, and the Local Urban Forum in Kitui, and political goodwill from the county, such community network can be instrumental in the transformation of Kitui's urban development landscape.
The climax of the learning studio was culminated by the issuance of certificates of participation to all the community planning team, students and the graduate assistants who had actively taken part in the entire planning process: Rashid Mutua, The National Chairperson – 'Muungano wa Wanavijijii'presented the certificates. Truly, the gesture was fulfilling to as expressed by the Kitui community as they acknowledged the studio to be educative, most comprehensive, well-coordinated and proposals possessing high implementation probability than previous planning attempts within the settlements. While giving the vote of thanks, bwana Hassan, the appointment Kitui town development chairman, stated that the certificates issued would go a long way in helping the community members secure employment in various places, and that it had revived their energy to follow up the studio proposals for implementation. It is therefore crucial that the planning team and relevant stakeholders assist the community by guiding them on the implementation process, offering them with strategies on how to approach the county government, and continue motivating and impacting them on the benefits of urban planning and an inclusive urban society.
Indeed, the implementation of the studio is another exemplary success story. Critical data and information was generated, which can be used to step-up efforts towards enhancing inclusive and sustainable urban development in Kitui. Whereas the studio was set-up mainly as a learning activity for planning and design students, and young graduate planners/designers, it was also designed to create awareness among community members on the benefits of urban planning and constructive engagement with government. It is therefore important for the partners involved to develop further on the achievements/the positive impacts of the studio by harnessing the opportunities presented by the collaborative environment emerging from the studio (academia, civil society (NGO), community and government).
by,
Sammy Muinde,
Studio Assistant, CURI.
Submitted by CURI_UIP on Fri, 2018-04-27 15:43


Magic: The Gathering finance has become a hot topic among players interested in earning a profit from buying and selling collectible trading cards. Trying to understand a collectibles market driven by supply and demand is not always easy. Thankfully, there are resources available on the Internet to help with navigating the dynamic market. The popularity of MTG finance has risen thanks to MTG finance related podcasts and YouTube channels such as MTG Fast Finance, Cartel Aristocrats, and Alpha Investments. One of the points made by many of the podcast and YouTube personalities is that they understand speculating comes with inherent risk. There are plenty of stories and videos of people trying to invest in MTG products to turn a profit, but come up short.
Speculating involves long and short trading. A long trade is when you buy a trading card today with the intention of selling it later at a higher price. This type of speculation is more common than shorting in MTG finance. You can conceptually make a short bet on a trading card by selling it today with the intention of buying it back later at a lower price. I recently buylisted a copy of Vivien Reid from Core 2019 to an online vendor for $24.00 on March 13, 2019. The current selling price for a near mint copy on April 17, 2019 is $18.99. After free shipping and sales taxes, I will come out ahead if I purchased it back.
In my opinion, one of the issues with the MTG financial market is the imbalance of long and short trading. Think about how many articles and videos you have seen recommending to buy a card instead of selling a card. It is common knowledge when a Standard card will lose value from rotating, but there is much more uncertainty surrounding the timing of a reprint. Often times, people will buy cards that work well with a new reprint by betting that demand for a complete deck will rise. An imbalance in market trading can also give rise to market manipulation. Unfortunately, the MTG market is susceptible to manipulation through card buyouts. It does not take a large sum of money to buy all of the quantities of an older card from online vendors and websites. A buyout will drive up the price of a card to around the last known purchase price. Sometimes, these buyout price changes are temporary and the card will retrace back to a level close to its pre-buyout price. More often than not, the prices will hold at the new price or somewhere between the two. It is even easier for a group of people to work together and target a specific card. I encourage you to be aware of buyouts and how they may impact your decision making.
I am taking on the challenge of understanding the feasibility for an average player to make money on collectible trading cards. My goal is to maximize the cash return from speculating. I plan to use any profits to offset my recent, non-speculative purchases. This multi-post series will use a real-life speculating test to understand the barriers of entry, costs associated with speculating, outlets to sell products, and tactics for spotting trends in the market. I will analyze different steps in the process of buying and selling cards through public transactions across multiple websites. While I believe it is possible to make money speculating, my hypothesis is that the potential profit margin will not be worth the investment of time for the average player.
To begin my MTG speculation test, I purchased almost $200 in MTG trading cards from TCGPlayer, Toy Wiz, and Ebay. My speculation choices did not come from any form of paywall related to a website, Patreon, or insider information. I made choices based on information available to anyone with Internet access. I created an Excel spreadsheet to track my buys and costs associated with acquiring different MTG cards. You can download a copy of my speculation spreadsheet here. I encourage you to use it and follow price changes throughout this test.
Before analyzing my speculation picks, I wanted to understand the upfront costs of acquiring MTG cards. The fees associated with shipping and sales tax greatly impact the profit margins associated with speculating. When purchasing cards over the Internet, I incurred an average of 10% in additional costs between shipping and state sales tax. These costs were spread among the cards in each relevant transaction. Not only do I have to sell these cards later at a higher price, but I also have to cover the 10% fee hurdle.
Another cost incurred was my time to research and buy MTG cards. I spent a total of four hours researching and finding the lowest prices available. There is an opportunity cost of spending time purchasing cards instead of working another job or meeting up with friends. Opportunity costs exist in many forms of financial investing. When you decide to save money for retirement instead of spending it today, you are making an opportunity cost decision. This test will mainly focus on the cost of time versus potential profits in sales dollars. How much money do you expect to make for investing X hours of time on speculating? This is a question you should ask yourself before investing in MTG cards.
The third cost associated with speculating is when you sell a card. While different selling platforms have various fees, Ebay charges a 10% to 12% fee for sold listings. In addition, PayPal charges a $0.29 base fee plus 2.9% of the transaction. While the Paypal fees can vary based on your account and sales volume, I am using fees that an average person would pay. Shipping an item with a stamp, hard case, and envelop will run you 55 cents plus materials costs. If you need to use a padded envelop with tracking, PayPal offers a discounted rate starting at $2.67. I added all of these costs together and came to an average of 25% of my final sale price per card. This percentage can fluctuate depending on the sale price of a card and distance it needs to be shipped. If you sell a card at $50, the fees will be a lower percentage than another card sold for $20 assuming both were shipped with tracking and no insurance. I found that selling a card for $7.50 on Ebay is the lowest sale I can make to mail with a stamp. Anything lower than $7.50 will cost me higher than 25% of the final sale price in fees. I would be better off pooling multiple copies of a card together as one transaction, buylisting, or selling locally. As for tracking, my lowest sale price for Ebay is $25. I should only mail cards sold over $25 with tracking and a padded envelop. One other risk of selling online is shrinkage from becoming lost in the mail or buyer discrepancies. At a minimum, you should expect a loss of 1% of your total transactions. For example, if you average $20 per card across 100 transactions, you will incur $20 in unforeseen losses. Keep in mind that shrinkage affects your bottom line profit margins.
My overall transaction costs were estimated at 35% of the total MTG card costs when buying and selling online. These costs decrease when using a vendor buylist, but you should expect a lower cash offer than if you sold cards directly to a buyer. Also, I did not add in a cost for the time it takes to research, purchase, or sell cards. You should try to find ways to lower transaction costs by receiving free shipping from online orders, buying cards locally from other people, and taking advantage of discount promotions whenever possible.
In part 2, I will explain the benchmarks surrounding my card choices and the expected hold periods. I will also touch on different ways to lower transaction costs and purchase prices.
Last weekend, I took the updated Gruul Aggro deck list from my previous post to a Friday Night Magic event. I made a slight sideboard edit by dropping The Immortal Sun for a Banefire. The FNM event was at The Mighty Meeple with 23 players participating. The recent metagame for this shop is about 50% of the players with aggressive decks, 40% on control decks, and 10% for mid-range decks. There is a nice mix of casual, competitive, and, semi-competitive players at The Might Meeple. I will cover an updated sideboard guide, deck strategies, and FNM recap.
Nullhide Ferox is a beating against many decks in the format for game one. However, you need to expect more board wipes and other answers for games 2 and 3. I like to take one or two Nullhide Ferox out when bringing in the Planeswalkers and Banefire. Pelt Collectors are probably the weakest creature because they do not scale well later in the game. I like trading them out for Legion Warboss against control decks and Mono Blue. Shivan Fire and Lava Coil are all-stars against other creature strategies. Fiery Cannonade is used against go-wide match-ups such as Mono White or Azorious Aggro. You should not bring in Fiery Cannonade against Mono Blue. Cindervines are excellent against control and reclamation strategies.
Do not keep 4 land or higher hands. The likelihood to draw more lands or non-impact creatures is higher than it would seem. I believe it is correct to keep 3 lands and a Llanowar Elves.
Try to sideboard out red spells for other red spells. The mana base does not support an influx of red on top of the current deck configuration. Siding out Collision // Colossus counts as a red spell.
It may be correct to sideboard out one Skaargan Hellkite on the draw if you plan to bring in Vivien Reid and Domri, Chaos Bringer. I have had awkward hands and draws where I see too many four and five mana cards.
Mulligan slow and non-aggressive hands. You really want to make plays on curve or at least turns two, three, and four. Games I lose are when my starts are not impacting the board quick enough. You do not have enough card draw to come back from behind without casting Domri Chaos Bringer or Vivien Reid.
Ideal hands contain two forests and a dual color land. Be careful keeping hands without a red source when you have red cards on the play. The worst position to be in is having dead cards in hand due to mana screw.
I never sideboard out Steel Leaf Champion, Llanowar Elves, Gruul Spellbreaker, or Grove-Chamber Guardian. These creatures are the centerpieces of the deck. I also like keeping in at least one Collision // Colossus, except against control.
You should have an answer to Lira Dawnbringer, Shalai, Voice of Reason, and other large flyers for games 2 and 3. Control decks like to bring them in out of the sideboard. I have found Vivien and Kruul Harpooner are great answers.
This match was over in two quick games. My opponent was playing Sphinx of Foresight in his deck. While it was strong scrying an extra three cards both games in the opening draw, Sphinx of Foresight is not good. My opponent was punished tapping out every time casting it on turn four or five. Gruul Aggro runs 8+ answers to every creature in Mono Blue. In addition, Mono Blue has no way to block or remove large creatures. My opponent sided in Deep Freeze for game two, but it was not enough to stop all of my threats.
The first game was over quickly as my opponent flooded out without finding card draw. The second game went much better for them as they landed a Cleansing Nova and Wilderness Reclamation. My opponent then played a Lyra Dawnbringer, but had no protection for it. I luckily drew Vivien Reid to take out Lyra Dawnbringer. Vivien Reid provided enough card advantage to close out the match.
This was a tough match that I was unprepared to face. Gates Ablaze is incredibly strong against Gruul Aggro. In addition, the incremental life gain buys enough time for the Gates deck to find their pieces. I lost game one to double Gates Ablaze and a 10/10 Gatebreaker Ram. Game 2, my opponent stumbled on card draw and mana. I was able to close out the game before they could find a Gates Ablaze. Game 3 was quite close. I unfortunately drew two Skaargan Hellkite and Domri, Chaos Bringer in my first few turns. I got stuck on four lands and could not cast Domri, Chaos Bringer and play a Growth-Chamber Guardian on the same turn. I needed to do this to protect Domri from a Gatebreaker Ram on my opponents board. I believe my opponent should have played more aggressively this game. However, he found an Expansion // Explosion at the right time to draw four cards and close out the match.
I quickly lost game 1 getting stuck on two mana for multiple turns. I let the game play out a while just to see what my opponent had in their deck. I was smart not to show a Nullhide Ferox or any combat tricks while I was losing the game. For game 2, I had an amazing start and my opponent stumbled on four mana. They were unable to hit six lands for a Find // Finality to wipe the board. Game 3, my opponent did not draw answers to a large Nullhide Ferox played on turn three. They tried to stabilize with a Hydroid Krasis, but I had creature removal in hand to get through the final points of damage. I was one turn ahead of them casting a Find // Finality to re-gain board control.
There are a handful of movie theaters around Charlotte, NC that hold special movie nights throughout the year. Such events include theatrical release anniversaries, international films, limited release films, and stage-to-screen productions. Often, these showings only happen for one or two days. For example, tickets are available for a special showing of Ben-Hur to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the movie. The easiest way to find tickets for many special events is through Atom Tickets or Fathom Events.
One of my favorite features of Regal Stoncrest is their bar area. Their selection of local and national craft beers is better than you would expect. My friends and I usually order a tall draft before seeing a movie. If you are interested in wine, they serve chilled wine by the glass. This is not a standard offering you would expect at a movie theater. Ashley really likes it when wines are kept in a chiller rather than room temperature or stored improperly.
Another perk of visiting Regal Stonecrest is their stadium seating. The theaters have stadium seats that recline back and push out a foot rest. They are very comfortable for enjoying any movie. I will typically go out of my way to visit a theater with stadium seating. One point to keep in mind is that Regal Stonecrest has reserved seating. You will need to reserve the best seats ahead of time. My friend and I unfortunately reserved tickets at the last minute for recent a movie and had to sit in the front row. While it was not a great seat in the theater, we were still able to see the whole screen.
Regal Stonecrest is one of the best movie theater experiences in Charlotte, NC. I encourage you take advantage of the amenities the next time you want to see a new or limited release movie.