Castaway Paradise simulates life on a beautiful island populated by quirky animals. It can be described as a combination of several popular games, inspired by Animal Crossing, Harvest Moon and the Sims, also containing elements of Zelda style side quests, and a constantly evolving feature set as we add more things to do in our little game world.
The desire to create this game came to us because there were no games that are like the games mentioned on popular mobile platforms iOS and Android. Those experiences are mostly only available on Nintendo platforms and we wanted to bring those experiences to mobile devices like tablets and smartphones.
All 3D assets for this game are made either by me, or supervised by me. My job is to make sure all art assets work in the game and to translate all 2D designs and concept art into 3D. We made 32+ item sets containing hats and hairdos to dress up the player character and decorative items to spruce up the island and the player's little home. Each set contains about 12 items. And in total we have about 2000 unique items in the game that players can unlock.
We tried to come up with an art style that would be both nice to look at, but could be realised in low poly at the same time because the hardware we were aiming at wasn't very fast. And during the development of Kids vs Goblins we learned a great deal of the things we did wrong. So we tried to avoid those mistakes with this project.
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All assets were made with these self-imposed restriction in mind. I think we succeeded in this mission. The art style is coherent and it fits the genre of a casual adventurous simulation game for all ages.


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Nancy Herrera (nacida en Buenos Aires, Argentina, 4 de marzo de 1960) es una ex modelo, actriz de cine, teatro y televisión, y una locutora argentina. Fue la última pareja del comediante Alberto Olmedo.

Carrera

Se desempeñó durante toda su carrera generalmente como actriz de teatro y de cine, la mayoría de ellas al lado de Olmedo.

Cine

 1983: Los reyes del sablazo como la amiga de "Meneca".
 1984: Sálvese quien pueda.
 1985: Mirame la palomita.
 1986: Brigada Explosiva Contra Los Ninjas como pasajera en el colectivo
 1987: Los colimbas al ataque.
 1987: Susana quiere, el negro también! como una secretaria.
 1989: Largometraje documental dirigida por María Estela Lorca sobre adicciones.

Televisión

En televisión actuó como extra en Coquito y Piluso, entre otros proyectos en la que era figura de cabecera Olmedo. Apareció en varios programas chimenteros como Intrusos en el espectáculo, AM, Los profesionales de siempre, Infama, Mañaneras y Bien de Verano. En el 2008 participó en el programa conducido por Andrea del Boca llamada La mamá del año.

En el 2008 participó en el especial Alberto Olmedo: El nombre de la risa, un documental conducido por Marley y emitido por telefé donde cuenta la verdad sobre su vida y su trágico final.

En el 2011 se le realizó un reportaje en el programa El Parador que se emitió por Canal 26 los domingos a las 13:30.

En una entrevista a la Revista Gente en junio de 1988 llegó a cobrar 2000 australes. Donde declaró que pondría fotos de Alberto en las paredes del cuarto de su hijo para que lo pueda ver todos los días.

También fue tapa de la revista Playboy en mayo de 1987 en la que posó medio desnuda, revolucionando el mundo artístico argentino.

Tuvo amigos como Alberto Anchart, Julio de Grazia, Ulises Dumont, César Bertrand, Javier Portales (al que consideraba un señor con todas las letras) y las actrices Susana Traverso y Divina Gloria.

Teatro

Nancy que estudió y se perfeccionó como bailarina en el Teatro Colón trabajó junto a grandes como Ricardo Bauleo, Don Pelele, Alberto Anchart, Jorge Porcel y obviamente Alberto.
 El Capitán Piluso (Temporada teatral).
 1984: La Carlina se pasó.
 1985: El bicho tuvo la culpa - Teatro Regina de Mar del Plata junto a Alberto Olmedo, Susana Traverso y elenco.
 1986: El negro no puede.
 1996: Dos señores atorrantes junto a Alberto Anchart y elenco.
 1997: Pinocho y Pulgarcito.

Radio

 2012 / 2013: Te doy mi voz - Radio sentidos junto a Vicky Buchino, Miguel Medina y Víctor Dupont. Producción ejecutiva: Arturo Lodetti.

Vida y últimos días junto a Alberto Olmedo

Nancy conoció y entabló una relación con Alberto Olmedo cuando tenía tan sólo 20 años. Él transcurría por aquel entonces una crisis matrimonial. Nancy que ya tenía unos antecedentes en el escenario teatral comenzó un fuerte romance con él hasta el punto que alquilaron en Avenida de Mayo entre San José y Santiago del Estero un departamento de dos habitaciones y un placard donde convivieron hasta que el año siguiente y tras una buena temporada veraniega en teatro se compraron un departamento en el hotel situado en San Juan entre Combate de los Pozos y Sarandí.

Desde un principio tuvo muy buena relación con los tres hijos mayores de Olmedo hasta que se separó transitoriamente de él, tras las supuestas relaciones que tenía ella con Cacho Fontana que por aquel entonces era el mejor amigo del cómico.

Juntos compartieron lo bueno y lo malo del mundo de la farándula. Escuchando las anécdotas de cuando Olmedo vendía carbones, o robaba olivos de las casas para venderlas en la puerta de la iglesia o cuando robaba el sanador de la puerta donde vivía (conventillo). Viajaron juntos a Tahití, Australia y los Estados Unidos. Durante una gira en Villa Carlos Paz perdió su primer embarazo con casi cuatro meses de gestación.

En sus últimos días Olmedo había ido el lunes 29 de febrero a descansar a su departamento en Mar del Plata. En ese momento habla con Nancy diciéndole que arregle para venir el martes y quedarse unos 10 o 15 días junto a él, lo cual no pudo hacer ya que se encontraba tramitando un juicio que se le estaba haciendo a un productor del teatro de Carlos Paz. El jueves 3 de marzo Nancy habla con la asistente "Yiya" por teléfono pidiendo hablar con él, quien se encontraba en ese momento andando en bicicleta. El viernes 4 de marzo a las 15 la llama Olmedo dejándole un mensaje en el contestador automático, apenas lo escucho lo llamó a Mar del Plata a las 17:30, en dicha conversación Alberto le pidió que vaya a su departamento mañana (el sábado) a lo que ella le insistió en ir ese mismo día en su coche. Tras una gran tormenta en Dolores llega al hotel donde está hospedado Olmedo, pero como llegó a las 21:45 aproximadamente, este ya se había ido al teatro a realizar una función de ...Y éramos tan pobres''. En ese momento el cómico llama al chofer para que le confirme si su auto está en la cochera. Tras comer un lechón en un famoso restaurante, llama a su mujer diciéndole que ya iba para allá. Llegó a la 1 de la madrugada . Pasaron 7 horas en la que bebieron tres botellas y media de champán y hablaron claramente de todo lo sucedido en su relación, dándose un espacio a la reconciliación. El sábado 5 de marzo a las 8.10 de la mañana Olmedo empezó a hacer acrobacias en el balcón de su departamento, precipitándose al vacío luego de resbalarse de la baranda mojada. En ese momento el cuerpo rebota en el pasto y cae en la calle, donde encontraron una misteriosa "bolsita". Supo comentar  pero fue demasiado tarde ya que había muerto al minuto tras una respiración agónica. en ese instante y bajo una crisis nerviosa pidió que lo destaparan porque estaba vivo todavía. La policía intervino junto con la encargada trasladando a Herrera al hall del edificio, llevándola al duodécimo piso, clausurando su departamento. El doctor Marino, su médico de cabecera en esa ciudad la calmó con un fuerte sedante y fue trasladada a una clínica, donde pudo reponerse.
La autopsia develó que en sus vísceras había drogas. Aunque Nancy afirmó que nunca lo vio consumir tales sustancias.

El 26 de octubre de 1988 nació su hijo Albertito, heredando legalmente su apellido tras varias peleas y enfrentamientos. Fue bautizado con cuatro padrinos: Susana Traverso, su hermano y el matrimonio Barrenechea (la socorrieron de Mar del Plata y la llevaron a su casa en Carlos Paz durante el apogeo de la prensa).

El jueves 18 de abril de 1996, en la casa Roldán de antigüedades y remates, Herrera puso a subasta el bombín de Rucucu y la camiseta a rayas, el balero y la cartuchera de Piluso, y alguien que mantuvo su nombre en secreto pagó 5100 pesos por todo el lote.

Polémica

A la terrible muerte del capocómico le sobrevino el escándalo cuando en menos de 6 meses de trascurrida la muerte del cómico sus hijos publicaron una solicitada en la que ponían en duda la muerte accidental del padre. En ese momento Nancy estaba en su campo situado en Santa Elena (a 150 km de Paraná), Entre Ríos. También rechazaban al futuro hijo en gestación como hermano poniendo en duda la verdadera paternidad del actor. Por ello tuvo que someterse a unas acciones de reconocimiento de paternidad.

A esto se le sumó que la exmujer Tita Russ no le permitía su ingreso al Panteón de Actores del cementerio de le Chacarita donde descansaba su marido.

Otros escándalos rodearon a la actriz a lo largo de toda su vida una de ellas fue con la ex vedette y chica Olmedo Silvia Pérez, quien solía ser su mejor amiga previo a enterarse de la infidelidad que tuvo con su marido. Esta enemistad se haría pública con los años. Otros cruces fueron con Susana Romero (supo decir que era un "Pájaro de mal agüero", Beatriz Salomón ( al confesar "Nancy Herrera no lo supo cuidar lo suficiente"), Adrián Martel, Chiche Gelblung (por omitir en su programa parte de la vida de Albertito) y Sandra Villarruel  (al criticar duramente a Porcel).

Vida privada

Estuvo en pareja desde 1980 con Alberto Olmedo hasta su inesperada muerte en 1988. Actualmente está casada con Federico, un constructor y criador de caballos con el que salió desde el 2007. Tiene 3 hijos Alberto Orlando Olmedo nacido en 1988, y Lucas y otro tercero nacido en el 2007.

A lo largo de su vida se la relacionó con varios y conocidos famosos argentinos. El primero fue con el conductor Cacho Fontana, con quien tuvo un affaire en 1987, cuando se encontraba separada de Olmedo. El periodista Guillermo Kelly supo decir una vez que recibió fotos de ellos dos saliendo de un hotel alojamiento. Otro fue con el actor Ricardo Bauleo aunque ella lo negó diciendo que era solo un compañero de teatro. También se incluyeron a los actores Marco Estell y Alberto Anchart, aunque ella los negó rotundamente. En 1987 tuvo una relación fugaz con un jugador de rugby.

Actualmente vive en el barrio de San Cristóbal junto a sus hijos.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Actores de televisión de Argentina
Actores de cine de Argentina
Actrices de teatro de Argentina
Locutores de Argentina
Modelos femeninas de Argentina

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Fitness and health are not the same thing, as Philip B. Maffetone and Paul B. Laursen explain.
This current opinion piece combines the art and science perspectives of a clinician/coach (PM) and an applied sport scientist/physiologist (PL), both with specializations in endurance performance. Our collaboration arises from a mutual respect for contributions to endurance athlete performance, as well as a shared primary observation—that of fit, but unhealthy recreational and professional/elite athletes.
The term unhealthy athlete sounds, at first blush, like a paradox. The magazine cover image of an athlete performing her event in all its glory with flexed, lean muscles, bronzed skin, and glowing good looks may be perceived as the pinnacle of health. The internal working state of that athlete, however, may be at arm's length from genuine health. In actuality, an athlete can be fit but unhealthy (Fig. 1).
Fitness: The quality of being able to perform a specific physical taks, which includes exercise and sports.
Poor health can be observed in athletes who adhere to sport's global "no pain, no gain" mentality, who may push themselves beyond a point of appropriate system stress [1, 2]. This includes physical injury (e.g., neuromuscular dysfunction), biochemical injury (e.g., endocrine and immune dysfunction), and/or mental-emotional injury (e.g., depression). Each injury, in turn, could potentially cause other signs and symptoms indicative of poor health. The overreaching label we place on many athletes presenting with various combinations of these injuries is the overtraining syndrome . The mechanisms leading to this condition can vary considerably, across different levels of training history and ability (recreational, non-elite, elite athletes), age, genders, and sports (dependent upon their aerobic and/or anaerobic metabolic requirements). The wide spectrum of various potential injuries is listed in Table 1 .
Important determinants of population health include genetic predispositions, social circumstances, environmental conditions, behavioral patterns (including diet and exercise), and medical care . Fitness factors contributing to the various conditions of the overtraining syndrome may be similar and are certainly multifaceted, interrelated, and complex . Our opinion, based on practical experience and growing support from the scientific community, is that there may be two modifiable primary drivers of these injuries. This includes training intensity and the modern diet. Both appear to conflict with our genetic makeup , and both influence an important biochemical characteristic—the oxidation of fat for fuel .
From the emergence of the human genus, Homo, about 2.4 million years ago, our ancestors survived as hunter-gatherers for approximately 84,000 generations. They required large expenditures of energy on a daily basis derived from lipid oxidation that supported the primary activities of walking, slow running, resting, and the occasional sprint, while adapting to a rapidly evolving glucose-based brain . More recently, dramatic advances in technology by the agricultural (350 generations), industrial (7 generations), and digital (2 generations) revolutions have left us with a population that is genetically adapted for the demands of life as a forager in the wild, but living in a high-tech, generally sedentary, overfed, and emotionally stressful twenty-first century world . While the majority of the population today suffers from the problem of inactivity, there is a smaller group, namely athletes, which may be exercising excessively, or at a level inappropriate to maintain optimal health .
Our bodies obtain substantial energy from stored body fat, even in the leanest of individuals. Lipid oxidation, the biochemical conversion of stored body fat for aerobic energy, also has a mechanical element, the slow-twitch aerobic muscle fibers . As the name implies, these fibers are enlisted during slower or lower-intensity activities and play an important role in the health of skeletal and joint support, vascularization, and antioxidant activity . These fibers and their lipid-derived fuel supply form a critical component of the aerobic system for endurance, defined here as the ability to train and compete over longer timeframes, with less fatigue and at faster paces .
Today's diet is typically high in refined carbohydrate, including various forms of sugar, which many athletes erroneously believe is necessary for better performance [11, 12]. However, a diet high in refined carbohydrate is also high glycemic, which can promote poor health [13, 14]. In the short term, refined carbohydrates, whether in the form of sugar or refined flour, can impair fat oxidation rates [13, 15] and contribute to the production of inflammation and pain [16, 17] and increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production . Over time, this can create hyperinsulinemia and chronic inflammation, also associated with reduced health . Other dietary factors such as excess alcohol, excess omega-6 lipid consumption, trans fatty acids and others, along with various lifestyle factors including stress and excess exercise, can also contribute to chronic inflammation .
Associated with the above potential training and dietary problems are a variety of physical, biochemical, and mental-emotional injuries (Table 1). Whether we call these different components of overtraining syndrome or not, it is the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the autonomic nervous system that play key roles, creating sufficient stress to cause system injury on various levels, and ultimately maladaptation [16, 17, 19].
While acute inflammation is a normal response to exercise training and helps athletes recover and adapt, inappropriate training intensity, volume, or both, especially when combined with a high glycemic/refined CHO diet, can result in chronic inflammation and pain [16, 17], increased ROS , a compromised nervous system , and various symptoms of maladaptation . This may contribute to a wide spectrum of undesirable health outcomes  that may vary considerably among athletes and can include plantar fasciitis, tendonitis, or stress-related health impairment as part of the overtraining syndrome and chronic disease risk (Table 1).
Notwithstanding a multitude of other potentially contributing factors to the various injuries outlined, addressing the possible damaging effects of excessive high-intensity training and/or poor diet is an important consideration. While high-intensity training can be important to implement in moderation and at the right time  for certain elements of sport performance , it does little to enhance fat oxidation rates , unlike lower-intensity aerobic training . Likewise, reducing refined carbohydrate content from an athlete's diet and replacing these calories with healthy/natural carbohydrate and fat over prolonged periods can increase both lipid oxidation rates and various markers of metabolic health [13, 15].
From a practical standpoint, the modification of the diet and/or training programs as indicated can improve health while increasing fitness, potentially through the mechanisms discussed above.
Special thanks to Simon Greenland and Ivan Rivera for the artwork in Fig. 1.
Philip Maffetone is a sports consultant and owns a website (philmaffetone.com) that applies the philosophy outlined within the present opinion piece. Paul Laursen owns a consulting and coaching business (Physis Ltd) that applies the philosophy outlined within the present opinion piece. No funding was received for the creation of this work.
Hetlelid KJ, Plews DJ, Herold E, et al. Rethinking the role of fat oxidation: substrate utilisation during high-intensity interval training in well-trained and recreationally trained runners. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2015;1(1). http://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/1/1/e000047.full.
Webster CC, Noakes TD, Chacko SK, et al. Gluconeogenesis during endurance exercise in cyclists habituated to a long-term low carbohydrate high fat diet. J Physiol. 2016. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26918583.
Wilcox G. Insulin and insulin resistance. Clin Biochem Rev / Aust Assoc Clin Biochem. 2005;26(2):19–39.
Vesterinen V, Nummela A, Heikura I, et al. Individual endurance training prescription with heart rate variability. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2016. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26909534.


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Das Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes ist ein Filmfestival in Cannes.

Das Festival zeigt im Gegensatz zu den Internationalen Filmfestspielen von Cannes
 weniger kommerzialisierbare Filme und
 vermehrt Filme aus dem Mittelmeerraum, der Levante bzw. dem Nahen Osten.

Das Festival fand erstmals 2016 statt.

2017 wurde dort der Film Mermaid von Amir Masoud Aghababaeian ausgezeichnet.

2018 zählte der aserbaidschanische Spielfilm Schoellers Archiv von Jalaladdin Gasimov zu den Nominierten.

2019 zählte der türkische Film Soul of the Cities – Antakya zu den Nominierten.

Weblinks

 Website des Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes

Einzelnachweise

Kultur (Cannes)
Filmfestival in Frankreich
Erstveranstaltung 2016
Kultur (Mittelmeerraum)
Veranstaltung in Cannes
Kunst (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)


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Nittany Lion Shrine Renovations Finished
Samuel Brungo | Onward State
The Nittany Lion Shrine's month-long renovation project has finally concluded, the university announced Thursday.
Stretching from June 1 to July 2, the conservation project included touch-ups to the shrine's right ear and claws as well as an all-around deep cleaning and treatment. Although still visible, the landmark's previously cracked ear is arguably less observable to the untrained eye.
Sam Brungo | Onward State
"The Nittany Lion Shrine is the most visited and revered Penn State landmark. This is the latest of several conservation and improvement projects the Office of Physical Plant has undertaken through the years to ensure this enduring symbol of our best continues to be available to the Penn State community," Phillip Melnick, senior director of buildings and grounds, said. "The difference that this conservation project has made to the appearance and physical integrity of the Lion Shrine is remarkable and will protect the shrine for many years to come."
Fencing surrounding the landmark will soon be removed, allowing visitors to return for photos. However, Penn State will continue encouraging social distancing by employing signage and physical distance markers to keep folks safely apart.
The university asks visitors refrain from climbing atop the shrine or physically touching it (and other campus landmarks) for their own safety. Failure to follow these guidelines could result in campus landmarks being closed to the public "until further notice."
Penn State announced the shrine's renovation plan earlier this spring. The project was initially slated to begin on May 18 but started a few weeks later due to projected rainfall.
Matt DiSanto
Matt is a junior majoring in journalism and Onward State's managing editor. He's a huge Philadelphia sports fan, fantasy football aficionado, and washed-up drummer hailing from Collegeville, Pa. The quickest way to his heart is Margherita pizza. He loves Seinfeld, is really into video games, and would wipe the floor with you in Halo. Follow him on Twitter @mattdisanto_ for bad sports takes or email him at [email protected]
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Fans can purchase cutouts that'll sit in Rec Hall's stands for wrestling, volleyball, and gymnastic matches this season.
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Khaled Al Hakim (auch Khaled al-Hakim; ; * 1878 in Homs, Osmanisches Reich; † 1944 in Damaskus) war ein syrischer Diplomat und erster Berater des saudischen Königs Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud.

Leben
Er war der engste Vertraute des ersten Königs von Saudi-Arabien und zugleich Hauptverantwortlicher in Entscheidungsfragen, wie der Beschaffung militärischen Zubehörs und außenpolitischer Belange in den Pioniersjahren des 1932 gegründeten Golfstaates. Er pflegte Beziehungen zu Joachim von Ribbentrop und anderen hochrangigen deutschen Politikern, da er schon vor dem Ende des osmanischen Reiches  Kontakte zu deutschen Politikern im Zusammenhang mit dem Bau der Hedschasbahn in seiner Eigenschaft als Ingenieur knüpfen konnte.

Als Diplomat sprach er acht Fremdsprachen, darunter fließend Deutsch und Französisch.

In der Zeit während und nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg kämpfte er zunächst gegen die Italiener, die Osmanen und schließlich gegen die französischen Besatzungsmächte bei Tripolis, welche ihn für seine Teilnahme an rebellischen Aktivitäten in Abwesenheit zum Tode verurteilten.

Auf Anfrage des Fürsten der Provinz Nedschd, Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud, verließ er Syrien mit seiner Familie und wurde für seine  Verdienste mit der saudischen Staatsangehörigkeit geehrt.

Heute erinnert eine nach ihm benannte Straße im Stadtteil Ar Rabwah der Hauptstadt Riad an ihn.
Sein Familiensitz befindet sich noch heute im diplomatischen Viertel von Damascus, Al Muhajrin, in der Nazem Basha Street 20 شارع ناظم باشا.

Seine Nachkommen leben heute in Saudi-Arabien, den Vereinigten Staaten und in Deutschland.

Weblinks
 Biografie – alencyclopedia.com (arabisch)
 Biografie – moqatel.com (arabisch)

Syrischer Diplomat
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Geboren 1878
Gestorben 1944
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At the company's annual general meeting Thursday, 93 per cent of shareholders voted in favour of a salary and bonus plan for the executive team that would boost compensation by about 50 per cent, while 92 per cent supported a continued role for Pierre Beaudoin as chairman of Bombardier's board of directors.
Bombardier has faced a tumultuous period in which criticisms of the company and its management practices have been coming from investors and politicians alike.
The pride in Bombardier and its economic importance as a local employer justified the Quebec government's decision to give the company a $1 billion bailout in 2015, followed by a federal loan valued at $372.5 million earlier this year.
But Bombardier "shot itself in the foot," as one political critic in Quebec said Thursday, when it hatched a plan to boost executive compensation for Beaudoin, Bellemare and a few others by almost 50 per cent. The public outrage forced them to restructure the proposed compensation package so that the lion's share of the bonuses will not come until 2020 and only if the company has had strong financial performance, explained Jean Monty, a Bombardier board member who headed its human resources and remuneration committee. Beaudoin also asked the board to cut his 2016 compensation by $1.4 million (U.S.).
The justification was simple, Monty said. The company needed to be able to offer better incentives to attract and retain talent and compete with other leading multinational companies. One shareholder protested that the examples they had selected were all well-performing companies, which is far from what Bombardier could boast.
Hours before the shareholder meeting, however, the company appeared to bow to its many critics in announcing that Beaudoin would give up his title as "executive chairman of the board" at the end of June, ending what the company said was a "transition period" to hand Bellemare full control of the company's daily operations.
The "situation" was in fact a large-scale revolt against the compensation plan and the continued role of the Beaudoin clan — which holds a majority of Bombardier's shares — that was led by major institutional investors including the Ontario Teachers' Pension Fund and Bombardier's largest outside shareholder, the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.
Criticizing the board for a "lapse of governance" on compensation, the pension fund manager was the first of several institutional investors to withhold support for Beaudoin's re-election.
The wishes of the major pension funds were not heeded by the company or the majority of shareholders, but the concerns will be a factor as the company goes forward, said Moore.


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City Council Holds Hearing on Impact of Third-Party Delivery Fees on Restaurants
by Lauren Bennett • May 21, 2020 • 0 Comments
The City Council Committee on Small Business and Workforce Development held a hearing on May 15 regarding the impact of delivery commission fees on restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Council heard from City administration as well as restaurant owners and deliv-ery companies about the struggles they are facing in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak.
"Lots of folks are struggling," City Councilor Michael Flaherty said. "The restaurant and food industry is probably one of the hardest hit." Flaherty said that delivery services and venues are having a hard time because volume is down.
"Complaints have been that while everyone is supposed to be sharing sacrifice…delivery fees are high," he said.
Councilor Ed Flynn said that delivery companies charge 25 to 25 percent commission fees on delivery fees, adding that this is a "huge burden" when sales are already down. "Huge com-mission fees can wipe out revenue and the ability to retain or rehire. We're in a pandemic; we're in an economic recession. We're asking delivery companies to be reasonable. They ha-ven't been reasonable. We don't want to put restaurants out of business."
Councilor Matt O'Malley said that while he understands the importance of these companies as he has used them himself, and they also provide web search optimization for restaurants, that talking specifically about the delivery component, changes need to be made.
O'Malley reminded everyone that this was week eight of no sit down service at restaurants in the Commonwealth. "The four big vendors are doing well, and good for them," he said of the delivery companies. "They have got a windfall perhaps unlike anything they have seen before."
Kaitlin Pasafero of the City's Office of Economic Development said that "small businesses are the heart of Boston's economy," providing 170,000 jobs in the City. "The impact on the quality of life of residents cannot be overstated," she said.
She said that these third party delivery fees "threaten to wipe out a restaurant's entire profit margin." She said that her office continues to work with small businesses to provide grants and additional support through virtual workshops and other resources.
John Schall, owner of El Jefe's Taqueria in Cambridge and soon to be on Boylston Street in Emerson College's Little Building, said that the fees for third party delivery companies are a "huge part" of his cost structure.
"When paying 18 percent of total revenue to delivery companies, you're just not viable," he said, especially for restaurants that did not offer delivery prior to COVID-19.
"This problem isn't going to go away when restaurants open for sit-down dining," Schall said. "If this isn't addressed permanently, there will be another wave of restaurant shutdowns."
Amy Healy, head of public affairs for GrubHub—and the only representative from a third party delivery company who attended the hearing— said that she opposes a cap on these delivery fees. She said that a cap "will result in damaging unintended consequences for local busi-nesses," and that it will "result in the exact opposite of what the legislation is designed to ac-complish."
She said that GrubHub has supported millions of dollars in meals and cash donations to help hospitals and others during this crisis.
"A cap will lower order volume," Healy said, and "raise costs to costumers. Delivery workers would have fewer work opportunities and lower earnings. GrubHub is ensuring that workers in Boston can continue to provide for themselves and their families."
She said that delivery is one component of GrubHub's business. The company charges 10 percent to a restaurant to deliver, which she said is "certainly not enough to pay a driver." She said they also have to pay for personal protective equipment to provide to drivers.
The other part of GrubHub's business is marketing for restaurants, and offers a menu of dif-ferent services to restaurants and they can choose what they would like.
"The fees are fully transparent," Healy said. "We have restaurants tell us all the time that it's too expensive to hire their own drivers. That's a choice the restaurant makes—to use us, or they pay their own."
Councilor Andrea Campbell asked Healy what seemed "reasonable or fair" from her perspec-tive.
"We announced that all profits for the second quarter would be reinvested in programs for driving business to restaurants," Healy said. "That's what we believe is going to be most help-ful. They need business, they need volume."
Stephen Clark, Vice President of Government Affairs for the Massachusetts Restaurant Asso-ciation, said that in a recent survey, 46 percent of restaurants report not being open at all, and for many, takeout and delivery is "easier said than done," as it is hard to build up a deliv-ery platform when many restaurants have never offered delivery before.
Clark also read an email from a restaurant who said that one of the third party delivery com-panies set up a website without their permission, even before the pandemic hit. Reading from the email, Clark said, "The concept is someone finds our restaurant on their site and orders from an abbreviated menu which they have selected. A driver comes to the restaurant and shows our hostess the order on his or her phone, pays with a credit card, and has the logo of the third party delivery company."
The owner proceeded to call a representative from the delivery company who said the person who set up the account in the restaurant's name was someone who had never worked for the restaurant. The owner also said in the email that the "dummy website" listed an abbreviated menu with outdated items and prices "were inflated by at least $1.50."
Clark said that third party delivery companies "will need to have increased regulation" moving forward.
Councilor Matt O'Malley asked GrubHub if they were participating in listing restaurants that do not agree to be listed on their website.
"We are looking at it," Healy said. "Our competitors do it and in order to stay competitive it was something that we started doing at the tail end of last year."
She said that "we don't like that practice either," and that she would be willing to work on "al-ternatives" with the Massachusetts Restaurant Association.
"I think the alternative is not doing it because it's a duplicitous practice and the fact that you're charging more for a meal and setting up an online portal for restaurants that may not even know about it," O'Malley said. "That's just very troubling."
He suggested capping the delivery fees now will support diving business to restaurants.
The councilors generally agreed that more transparency is needed and further discussion on this topic will be necessary. Several councilors said they were upset by the fact that only one representative from the four major delivery companies (GrubHub, DoorDash, Postmates, and Uber Eats) to show up to the hearing.
"Thank you to Amy for testifying," said Councilor Ed Flynn. "Think of this; she's the only person that came here from one of the four delivery businesses to face the fire, face the tough ques-tions. The other ones hid behind the computer and didn't want to engage in this topic and didn't want to engage in this subject. It probably shows the disrespect those other compa-nies have for the residents of Boston in my opinion."
He said that he does expect the others to attend a working session on this topic "talking about solutions to the problem." He said that "Boston definitely needs a cap," citing serval other cities that have already implemented caps on fees. "Our restaurants play an integral part in our community and our neighborhood."
Councilor Michael Flaherty said that the Council is "trying to strike a balance at what's fair and reasonable," and trying to make sure that the process and fees are transparent.
"This is one piece of the puzzle that has to be addressed now and in the future," said Counci-lor Andrea Campbell. "I hope that this is an opportunity for us to do something to protect [res-taurants]." Councilor Julia Mejia finished out the hearing by saying she was "grateful to have had the op-portunity to learn and listen to all sides," but she remains "concerned" about the fees and some of the restaurants not even knowing they were on these third party sites. "I think we have a lot of work to do," she said, "and so I appreciate the dialogue and look forward to the next steps."
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Q: how to find the list of different geoms and aesthetics I am trying to find the list of aesthetics and geoms in the ggplot2 package for R and the problem that help(qplot) does not yield any results. I can not find a way to invoke help for only aesthetics or geoms.
What is the correct way to invoke help for aesthetics in R?

A: The actual documentation has a detailed and very handy list as well
 http://docs.ggplot2.org/current/

A: The best approach I can think of is to look at help(aes) which gives links to
help(aes_colour_fill_alpha)
help(aes_group_order)
help(aes_linetype_size_shape)
help(aes_position)

Which summarize the various aes sub groups.
You would get to one of these if you were search for a particular aestheic (eg help(alpha) or help(group)
For a list of geoms, look at the index for the help, under G. Perhaps when the documentation for layer is completed (or started) it will spur a similar listing / sub grouping.
You could also extract the relevant exported objects within the ggplot2 namespace using
ls(pattern = '^geom_', env = as.environment('package:ggplot2'))

 ## [1] "geom_abline"     "geom_area"       "geom_bar"        "geom_bin2d"      "geom_blank"      "geom_boxplot"    "geom_contour"
 ## [8] "geom_crossbar"   "geom_density"    "geom_density2d"  "geom_dotplot"    "geom_errorbar"   "geom_errorbarh"  "geom_freqpoly"
## [15] "geom_hex"        "geom_histogram"  "geom_hline"      "geom_jitter"     "geom_line"       "geom_linerange"  "geom_map"
## [22] "geom_path"       "geom_point"      "geom_pointrange" "geom_polygon"    "geom_quantile"   "geom_raster"     "geom_rect"
## [29] "geom_ribbon"     "geom_rug"        "geom_segment"    "geom_smooth"     "geom_step"       "geom_text"       "geom_tile"
## [36] "geom_violin"     "geom_vline"

ggplot2 has an unexported character vector .all_aesthetics which contains all the possible aesthetics
ggplot2:::.all_aesthetics

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