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Greenfield Investment vs Brownfield Investment Strategies
Whenever a foreign investor company decides to expand its business into new horizons through an FDI (Foreign Direct Investment), these two always come into consideration throughout balancing and measuring.
In the ever-growing global market, multi-national companies and major investors are always scanning for the best investment options, often an option is considered as best when it can also be called "safe" in terms of minimizing risk and ensuring short-term and long-term benefits as much as possible through prior studies of the possibilities. Companies invest a great deal of time and money in research to determine feasibility and value.
Greenfield sites and brownfield redevelopment sites are two different FDI strategies, these two investment strategies are contemplated depending on a project's aims and needs. One is not more fit than the other if the different variants, risks, and possibilities are not assessed to match the project's needs.
What is the essential difference between the two?
Greenfield Investment
A greenfield site investment is when a parent company chooses to begin operations in a foreign country establishing the construction of new production facilities from scratch, including all the necessary offices, living quarters and distribution hubs. A Greenfield project is different from the brownfield investment in that the operations are completely customized from the beginning.
Countries in development constantly offer various benefits and incentives to call the attention of multinational companies willing to perform Greenfield investments. These benefits include tax breaks, preferential rates for import/export, subsidies and other incentives, which in exchange improves the economy in the target country and enhances the human capital in the area by offering additional job opportunities.
The name "green" comes from building in a pristine literally green new land, often covered with vegetation prior to the construction and that has never been used for production.
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Positive aspects
The company following the Greenfield approach can completely control the design of its facilities, establishing its own rules and policies without a transition process, control all production processes and train its personnel up to the company's standards. This offers much more control and customization than a brownfield.
After extensive research and study, this is always a solid long-term strategy with commitment to the market.
The necessary relationships with the market and authorities can be established under the sponsor company's influence and image since the beginning. A fresh facility attracts customers and employees alike.
Difficult aspects
Naturally, the cost of the project is the main difficulty for a greenfield investment strategy, as it covers building, transporting and buying everything the company needs to operate under foreign laws and regulations, and often takes years. The startup process is slower than that of a brownfield in this case.
Any sudden changes in political environment or relationship with the government in the foreign country could pose an immediate threat to the company. A cease of operations for a greenfield investment would mean a catastrophic loss for the company.
Difficulties with gaining the necessary permits and accessing resources could slow down the growth process
Brownfield Investment
When a company or government chooses to purchase an already built production facility within a foreign market, this is called a brownfield investment.
The investing company can buy or lease the existing facility eliminating building costs of the project, focusing on remodeling or upgrading, and skipping some of the initial paperwork and requirements from operating with a new property. This sometimes could be a good advantage for new companies as well, and a good short-term startup opportunity.
The name "brown" comes from the fact that the used land may be contaminated by previous activities from the last existing company. When there is contamination the absence of vegetation is portrayed by a brownfield lacking green, when speaking about a new land which has not been used before for production, this is a Greenfield.
Land that is heavily contaminated is not a brownfield site and is not used for production.
Besides avoiding construction, the company can choose a facility that is already functioning and has its own personnel, which would also save time when it comes to employment.
If the facility already possesses the required equipment, this reduces the expenses down to only maintenance, if there is the need to add or upgrade new equipment, this approach still proves to be cost friendly. This is one of the features that saves the most time and money.
The environmental impact is reduced, no new green areas need to be developed, and it often improves urban areas.
The difference in corporate culture may pose an obstacle when joining the company with the acquired personnel, as they are forced to embrace new policies of behavior and business.
Brownfield sites are sometimes located in really unattractive areas that are harder to develop for the public or even the employees. If investors can't be attracted to the business it won't be able to sustain itself.
Environmental remediation can come as a costly and legally slow process.
Naturally, foreign investors and Foreign Direct Investment strategies possess both positive and negative aspects to consider with both greenfield and brownfield sites. Multinational companies and investors always take into account all of the different possibilities and take the decision based on what's more profitable and convenient.
A quick summary of the essential differences between greenfield and brownfield investment strategies:
Greenfield involves establishing operations, building all necessary facilities, and going through an employment process from scratch,
Brownfield consists of acquiring already built active or inactive facilities (absorbing personnel in the case of an active facility) and modifying them for the company's needs.
Greenfield is established taking advantage of unused new land without any previous industrial or commercial impact. Which causes a new impact on the environment.
Brownfield is established with the acquisition of an existing property in a land contaminated or exploited to some extent, which generally requires some remediation.
Greenfield requires more time to establish, build and run the production operations. It is more expensive at the beginning.
Brownfield is relatively fast as it generally takes over a previous process and either modifies it or improves it. It requires more maintenance expenses.
Sources of information (Differentiation, definitions, pros and cons):
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/brownfield.asp
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/greenfield.asp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenfield_land
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownfield_land
http://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/043015/what-difference-between-green-field-and-brown-field-investment.asp
http://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/structural/brownfield1.htm
http://www.tcii.co.uk/2012/10/23/acquisitions-and-greenfield-investments-the-pros-and-cons/
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-a-brownfield-project-and-greenfield-projects
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/fdi.asp
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Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, "Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place.
then come and stand before Me in this house, which is called by My name, and say, 'We are delivered!'--that you may do all these abominations?
therefore, I will do to the house which is called by My name, in which you trust, and to the place which I gave you and your fathers, as I did to Shiloh.
"Do they spite Me?" declares the LORD. "Is it not themselves they spite, to their own shame?"
"For I did not speak to your fathers, or command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices.
"Since the day that your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets, daily rising early and sending them.
"You shall speak all these words to them, but they will not listen to you; and you shall call to them, but they will not answer you.
"Therefore, behold, days are coming," declares the LORD, "when it will no longer be called Topheth, or the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of the Slaughter; for they will bury in Topheth because there is no other place.


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Re your scale: There's no difference between that and 5 stars, right? Why not just do 5 stars? Seems easier to understand, and it is the same thing.


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Former soldier raised £1,500 on his treadmill - despite waiting for spinal surgery
The money will help staff and patients at the Royal Stoke and the County Hospital
Rachel LawtonCommunity Reporter
Former soldier Tony Mackintosh has raised more than £1,500 for the NHS by running and walking 250 miles - despite waiting for spinal surgery which had to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The 37-year-old, originally from Clayton, is awaiting an operation on his spine following a motorbike accident in the Alps last year, but that didn't stop him completing the fundraiser on his treadmill.
Tony, who now lives in Rugeley, is donating the money to the UHNM Charity, to benefit staff and patients at the Royal Stoke and the County Hospital.
He said: "Being in lockdown can be tough mentally for a lot of people, myself included, so doing this challenge really helped me in that way.
"I reached the 186 mile goal quite quickly so I wanted to keep on going and achieve as many miles as possible. I decided to put a spin on it and donate a pound for every mile that I ran.
"I know the struggles that NHS workers can face because my sister is a nurse. UHNM have helped me in the past too so I wanted to do something to give back to them locally."
Tony, who now works as a railway plant engineer, was originally set the challenge by Andy's Man Club - a mental health support group which encourages men in to talk about their mental wellbeing. His twin sister, Sarah, is an accident and emergency nurse at the Royal Cornwall Hospital.
Tony has now been nominated for an Our Heroes Award in the Charity Champion category.
He said: "For some parts of the challenge I had to walk but I still got the miles in. I did want to run more and hopefully reach 300 miles, but it just felt a bit too far considering my injuries. But I am proud of the 250 that I achieved.
"I was in the army until 2002 and so I've always been active and always fall back on my physical strength. I've been feeling really positive throughout the challenge. Being active is always good for your mental health."
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Tony's original fundraising target was £500, but he has reached more than £1,500 in donations which he hopes will support 'superhuman' NHS workers.
You can see Tony's fund-raising page here.
Readers who want to make a nomination for the Our Heroes Awards should email jennifer.amphlett@reachplc.com with Our Heroes in the subject box.

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Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios Promotes Patricia Wilson To Executive Vice President Of JusticeCentral.TV Television Network
Longtime Showrunner Will Continue as Executive Producer of All Five Court Series for Network and Broadcast Syndication
Entertainment Studios, Inc.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Byron Allen's Allen Media Group division Entertainment Studios proudly announces the elevation of Patricia Wilson to the position of Executive Vice President of its television network, JUSTICECENTRAL.TV, currently available in over 44 million U.S. homes. Wilson joined Entertainment Studios in 2010 when its first court series, AMERICA'S COURT WITH JUDGE ROSS, launched in syndication.
Patricia Wilson, Executive Vice President of Allen Media Group's television network, JUSTICECENTRAL.TV
Entertainment Studios Court Series (L-R): Justice with Judge Mablean, Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez, America's Court with Judge Ross, The Verdict with Judge Hatchett, and Supreme Justice with Judge Karen
In her new network executive position, Wilson will also remain as an Executive Producer and Showrunner for all five of the Entertainment Studios/Allen Media Group court series currently in production:
AMERICA'S COURT WITH JUDGE ROSS – Nominated for an Emmy® Award, this is the next generation of court shows. Judge Ross shows litigants how they can responsibly deal with their disputes and understand the consequences of their actions. America's Court with Judge Ross premiered in Fall, 2010.
JUSTICE FOR ALL WITH JUDGE CRISTINA PEREZ – Three-time Emmy®-Award winner Cristina Perez is back on the bench. Cristina is the ultimate award-winning judge, who appeals to audiences everywhere. Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez premiered in Fall, 2012.
SUPREME JUSTICE WITH JUDGE KAREN – Twice elected as a county court judge in Miami, Judge Karen Mills-Francis is known for her feisty, full-of-life personality and passionate advocacy for families and children. Supreme Justice with Judge Karen premiered in Fall, 2013.
JUSTICE WITH JUDGE MABLEAN – Television viewers know Judge Mablean from the television show 'Divorce Court,' where Judge Mablean presided as the Judge for seven seasons (1999-2006). Justice with Judge Mablean premiered in Fall, 2014.
THE VERDICT WITH JUDGE HATCHETT – Two-time Emmy®-nominated host Judge Glenda Hatchett presided as Judge on 'Judge Hatchett' for a total of fourteen seasons on the air. 'Judge Hatchett' won a Prism Award for Best Unscripted Non-Fiction Series or Special for Television. The Verdict with Judge Hatchett premiered in Fall, 2016.
All five of these court series are carried in broadcast syndication in 90 percent of U.S. television markets, and on the Entertainment Studios television network, JUSTICECENTRAL.TV. Comcast, DirecTV, AT&T U-verse, Verizon FiOS, and DISH are among the many platforms that currently carry JUSTICECENTRAL.TV.
Prior to her ten years at Entertainment Studios, Wilson, a five-time Daytime Emmy® nominee, served as Senior Producer for Twentieth Television's most successful courtroom drama series, DIVORCE COURT. She has also produced other Twentieth Television courtroom shows, including POWER OF ATTORNEY and TEXAS JUSTICE. Wilson was one of the original producers for the Telepictures syndicated courtroom show, MORAL COURT featuring radio host Larry Elder. Wilson's additional production credits include EXTRA, INSIDE EDITION, AMERICA'S MOST WANTED, BLACK ENTERPRISE MAGAZINE, and FAMILY COURT. Patricia has also worked at CBS EVENING NEWS, Fox News Channel, Buena Vista Development, BET News Division, and KFI Talk Radio. Wilson holds a bachelor's degree from UCLA.
"Patricia Wilson is an excellent executive who is leading the expansion of our syndicated court programming and our television network JusticeCentral.TV," said Byron Allen, Founder/Chairman/CEO of Entertainment Studios/Allen Media Group. "Patricia is an extremely talented television showrunner, and we are fortunate to have her lead our court television network and production team into the next decade."
"It is with great enthusiasm that I continue to produce new content for Entertainment Studios and JusticeCentral.TV," said Patricia Wilson, Executive Vice President of JusticeCentral.TV. "With Byron Allen's visionary leadership and our roster of enormously talented judges, I look forward to further elevating our brands for the Allen Media Group global distribution platforms and achieving our long-term strategies."
About Entertainment Studios / Allen Media Group
Chairman and CEO Byron Allen founded Entertainment Studios in 1993. Headquartered in Los Angeles, it has offices in New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Raleigh. Entertainment Studios owns 16 ABC-NBC-CBS-FOX network affiliate broadcast television stations and eight 24-hour HD television networks/streaming services serving nearly 180 million subscribers: THE WEATHER CHANNEL, PETS.TV, COMEDY.TV, RECIPE.TV, CARS.TV, ES.TV, MYDESTINATION.TV, and JUSTICECENTRAL.TV. Entertainment Studios will add its ninth network, THE WEATHER CHANNEL EN ESPANOL in 2021. Entertainment Studios also owns the LOCAL NOW streaming service, powered by THE WEATHER CHANNEL and content partners, which delivers real-time, hyper-local news, weather, traffic, sports, and lifestyle information. Entertainment Studios also produces, distributes, and sells advertising for 67 television programs, making it one of the largest independent producers/distributors of first-run syndicated television programming for broadcast television stations. Entertainment Studios International Television continues to extend the ES corporate branding and content around the globe. It currently has active license agreements and programming in South Africa, The United Arab Emirates, Australia, The Bahamas, Canada and New Zealand. With a library of over 5,000 hours of owned content across multiple genres, Entertainment Studios provides video content to broadcast television stations, cable television networks, mobile devices, multimedia platforms, and the World Wide Web. Our mission is to provide excellent programming to our viewers, online users, and Fortune 500 advertising partners.
Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures is a full-service, theatrical motion picture distribution company specializing in wide release commercial content. ESMP released 2017's highest-grossing independent movie, the shark thriller 47 METERS DOWN, which grossed over $44.3 million. In 2018, ESMP also released the critically-acclaimed and commercially successful Western HOSTILES, the historic mystery-thriller CHAPPAQUIDDICK and the sequel to 47 METERS DOWN, 47 METERS DOWN: UNCAGED. The digital distribution unit of Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures, Freestyle Digital Media, is a premiere multi-platform distributor with direct partnerships across all major cable, digital and streaming platforms. Capitalizing on a robust infrastructure, proven track record and a veteran sales team, Freestyle Digital Media is a true home for independent films.
In 2016, Entertainment Studios purchased TheGrio, a digital video-centric news community platform devoted to providing African-Americans with compelling stories and perspectives currently underrepresented in existing national news outlets. TheGrio features aggregated and original video packages, news articles and opinion pieces on topics that include breaking news, politics, health, business and entertainment. Originally launched in 2009, the platform was then purchased by NBC News in 2010. The digital platform remains focused on curating exciting digital content and currently has more than 20 million annual visitors.
For more information, visit: www.entertainmentstudios.com
SOURCE Entertainment Studios, Inc.
http://www.es.tv


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Q: Location Permission on iOS app built with Capacitor I am building a mobile app for iOS and Android that needs geolocation permission. Using Capacitor to build this, it works fine in Android. But on iOS, the "center on user" button in my Mapbox map does not work and gets crossed out and disabled when you try to click on it. There are lots of answers online like this one where people explain that you have to add three permissions to the Info.plist file:

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*NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription

*NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription

*NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription

I only added the second one because I only need access to geolocation while the app is in use. But there is still no access to location services. I've also tried adding several plugins, but this also did not fix the problem. Here is a list of the relevant items in the package.json file:
  "dependencies": {
    "@capacitor/core": "^3.0.2",
    "@capacitor/ios": "^3.0.2",
    "@ionic-native/location-accuracy": "^5.34.0",
    "@mapbox/mapbox-gl-geocoder": "^4.7.1",
    "@mapbox/mapbox-sdk": "^0.13.0",
    "cordova-plugin-request-location-accuracy": "^2.3.0",
    "mapbox-gl": "^2.3.1",
    "react": "^17.0.2",
    "react-dom": "^17.0.2"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@capacitor/app": "^1.0.2",
    "@capacitor/cli": "^3.0.2",
    "@capacitor/geolocation": "^1.0.2",
    "capacitor-resources": "^2.0.5"
  }

For the android build, which works properly, I don't have to import any plugins or anything, I just have to add the permission. How can I let the users center the map on their location on ios using Capacitor? Thanks.

A: The problem was that Android and iOS behave pretty differently for my use case. In the Android build, it was enough to give location permissions. With just these permissions, the mapbox map that's a big part of my app was able to  make use of the user's location as it would normally in the web build. No plugins were necessary, so it was basically an ideal scenario.
On iOS, the mapbox map still does not have direct access to the user's location. So, when you clicked on the target symbol button to center on your location, the mapbox map couldn't complete the request even with the permissions. But what you can do is use the @capacitor/geolocation plugin to get the coordinates (and other gps data), and then set the map to go to specific coordinates that you pass to it.
I'm not sure why Android and iOS behave so differently in this case.

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LINESVILLE – Fancy pens and coloring books lined the tables on Monday, Jan. 28 at Linesville Community Public Library thanks to a new doodle art program as organized that afternoon for patrons through Erie and Crawford County District Programmer Abby Texter.(Feb. 1 edition).
According to Library Director Telce Varee, Texter has been offering several new programs at their library and other libraries throughout Pennsylvania last year and this year provided a fake news program, an escaper room program, as well as just started up a sign language program this month.
In regards to what the doodle art program would consist of that day Texter explained had to do with creating art much like 3D printing but by using a fancy pen.
Of the community members that stopped in to participate or watch how it was done that day included Espyville resident Sharon Abraham, as well as Linesville residents Kathy Utz, Kathy Baldwin and Gula Smith.
"Mondays I usually come for the Knit and Stitch so I thought I'd observe this for a little while," said Smith regarding her reason for attending.
In addition to the doodle art program Varee said that the library also plans to offer their annual magazine sale from Feb. 1 through Feb. 28 at a cost of $1 for four magazines or 30 cents each (until they run out), as well as will be providing another free sign language program involving the alphabet and every day signs through Texter on Saturday, Feb. 2 from 10 a.m. until Noon which requires registering ahead.
Other programs offered regularly at Linesville Community Public Library she said includes a 10 a.m. story hour for preschoolers on Wednesdays, a therapy dog reading program for grades seventh grade and lower on Thursdays from 5:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. (weather pending), as well as offers a Knit and Stitch program on Mondays from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.
Hours at Linesville Community Public Library are Mondays 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m., Wednesdays 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., plus 4 p.m. until 8 p.m., Fridays 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m. until Noon, as well as are closed on Sundays and Holidays.
For further information on Linesville Community Public Library or their programs please call (814) 683-4354 or stop in at its location of 111 Penn Street in Linesville, Pa.
Pictured: Abby Texter and Telce Varee teaching and trying out doodle art within Linesville Community Public Library this past week in Linesville.


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Високе Середньовіччя  Золота доба ісламу  Реконкіста   Київська Русь

Геополітична ситуація

Візантію очолює Роман IV Діоген. Генріх IV є королем Німеччини, а  Філіп I — королем Франції.

Апеннінський півострів розділений між численними державами: північ належить Священній Римській імперії,  середню частину займає Папська область, південна частина півострова окупована норманами. Деякі міста півночі: Венеція,  Генуя, мають статус міст-республік.

Південь Піренейського півострова займають численні емірати, що утворилися після розпаду Кордовського халіфату. Північну частину півострова займають християнські Кастилія, Леон (Астурія, Галісія), Наварра, Арагон та Барселона. Вільгельм Завойовник став королем Англії,  Олаф III є королем  Норвегії, а Свейн II Данський — Данії.

У Київській Русі править Ізяслав Ярославич. У Польщі княжить Болеслав II Сміливий.  Хорватію  очолює Петар Крешимир IV.  На чолі королівства Угорщина стоїть Шаламон I.

Аббасидський халіфат очолює аль-Каїм під покровительством сельджуків, які окупували Персію, в Єгипті владу утримують Фатіміди, у Магрибі почалося піднесення Альморавідів, у Середній Азії правлять Караханіди, Газневіди втримують частину Індії. У Китаї продовжується правління династії Сун.  Держава Чола домінує на півдні Індії. В Японії триває період Хей'ан.

Події
 У Київській Русі спалахнуло ростовське повстання смердів, підбурюваних волхвами.
 Вільгельм Завойовник завершив підкорення Англії. Лідер останнього осередку опору Херевард здався, ерла Мерсії Едвіна вбили власні охоронці.
 16 квітня норманські війська під командуванням Робера Гвіскара, що в 1061 році з благословення папи Миколи II розпочав завоювання Південної Італії і Сицилії, захопили останнє володіння візантійців — місто Барі.
 У Мілані при виборах єпископа виникло протистояння між патаренами, які підтримували кандидатуру, висунуту папою, та прихильниками імператора.
 26 серпня у битві біля Манцикерта (на північ від озера Ван у Вірменії) війська турків-сельджуків під керівництвом Алп-Арслана розбили армію візантійського імператора Романа IV Діогена, а його самого захопили в полон.

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Jingle Bells ~ Such a fun song to sing throughout the holidays! I've simplified the lyrics so that they are more appropriate for kindergarten and preschool aged kids. The original version has many more verses so I took out the extra lyrics, that are unnecessary really, and we are left with this classic simplified version of Jingle Bells that your little ones will love to learn and sing!
In a one horse open sleigh!
And then we got upsot!


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(Redirected from Disclaimers)
For other uses, see Disclaimer (disambiguation).
For Wikipedia's disclaimers, see Category:Wikipedia disclaimers.
A disclaimer is generally any statement intended to specify or delimit the scope of rights and obligations that may be exercised and enforced by parties in a legally recognized relationship. In contrast to other terms for legally operative language, the term disclaimer usually implies situations that involve some level of uncertainty, waiver, or risk.
A disclaimer may specify mutually agreed and privately arranged terms and conditions as part of a contract; or may specify warnings or expectations to the general public (or some other class of persons) in order to fulfill a duty of care owed to prevent unreasonable risk of harm or injury. Some disclaimers are intended to limit exposure to damages after a harm or injury has already been suffered. Additionally, some kinds of disclaimers may represent a voluntary waiver of a right or obligation that may be owed to the disclaimant.
Disclaimers vary in terms of their uniformity. Some may vary depending on the specific context and parties involved, while other types of disclaimers may strictly adhere to a uniform and established set of formalities that are rarely or never modified, except under official authority. Some of these formal disclaimers are required pursuant to industry regulation, qualification for protection under a safe harbor, and other situations where the exact wording of a particular clause or document may be dispositive in the event of a legal dispute. (See e.g., Product liability, Toxicity Class, Rule against perpetuities, Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act.)
The presence of a disclaimer in a legally binding agreement does not necessarily guarantee that the terms of the disclaimer will be recognized and enforced in a legal dispute. There may be other legal considerations that render a disclaimer void either in whole or part.
Tort lawEdit
Sign on bridge, warning: "Use at own risk"
In law, a disclaimer is a statement denying responsibility intended to prevent civil liability arising for particular acts or omissions. Disclaimers are frequently made to escape the effects of the torts of negligence and of occupiers' liability towards visitors. The courts may or may not give effect to the disclaimer depending on whether the law permits exclusion of liability in the particular situation and whether the acts or omissions complained of fall within the wording of the disclaimer.
A disclaimer may take effect as a term of the contract between the person making the disclaimer and the person who is thereby prevented from suing. This kind of disclaimer is, for example, invariably found in the 'terms and conditions' that a software user is confronted with when first installing the software. There will often be term(s) excluding any liability for any damage that the software might cause to the rest of the user's software and hardware. By clicking "I Agree" in the dialogue box, users are agreeing to this disclaimer as matter of contract between themselves and the software company.
Disclaimer of liability for "equine professionals" (Indiana)
At common law, disclaimers can also have effect as conditions of a license (i.e. permission) to enter land. An occupier of land will have certain duties to take care for the personal safety of people he or she allows onto the premises. By placing a sign at the entrance to the premises, such as "visitors enter at their own risk", the occupier may be able to stop entrants successfully suing in tort for damage or injury caused by the unsafe nature of the premises. Warnings or disclaimers contained in signs may, by a slightly different legal analysis leading to the same result, allow the person who would otherwise be responsible to rely on the defense of consent.
Under UK law, the validity of disclaimers is significantly limited by the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977. By virtue of the Act, a business cannot use a contract term or a notice to exclude or restrict its liability for negligence causing death or personal injury. In the case of other loss or damage, a disclaimer will only be effective so long as it is reasonable in all the circumstances. The common law in other nations may also place legal limits on the validity of disclaimers; for instance, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has previously successfully sued Target Australia for the usage of inaccessible disclaimers in advertisements (the televised advertisements in question contained disclaimers that were only shown on screen for 1.50 seconds).
In the United States, disclaimers on the sale of goods are covered by Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code, but details vary by state. Unless considered unconscionable, disclaimers are generally enforceable as part of a contract between knowledgeable parties of comparable bargaining power, but most states do not allow a party to limit their liability for gross negligence.[1]
Patent lawEdit
Main article: Disclaimer (patent)
In patent law, a disclaimer identifies, in a claim, subject-matter that is not claimed.[2] By extension, a disclaimer may also mean the action of introduction a negative limitation in a claim, i.e. "an amendment to a claim resulting in the incorporation therein of a "negative" technical feature, typically excluding from a general feature specific embodiments or areas".[3] The allowability of disclaimers is subject to particular conditions, which may vary widely from one jurisdiction to another.
A prosecution disclaimer is another type of disclaimer in patent law. Under United States patent law a prosecution disclaimer is a statement made by a patent applicant during examination of a patent application which can limit the scope of protection provided by the resulting patent. It is one type of file-wrapper estoppel, the other being prosecution history estoppel.
Estate lawEdit
Main article: Disclaimer of interest
In estate or inheritance law, a disclaimer (also called disclaimer of interest) is a written document voluntarily signed by an heir to an estate in which the said heir does not accept (disclaims) the part of the estate of a deceased person which the heir is entitled to receive. The disclaimed part of the estate is then inherited not necessarily by a person of the disclaiming heir's choice, but by the next heir in line to receive that part of the estate as if the disclaiming heir were also deceased, either according to the will, beneficiary designation, or the laws of intestacy. Government tax agencies have further rules on such disclaimers. Reasons for such disclaimers may include imminent death of the disclaimant or the fact that the disclaimant already has enough wealth.
LiteratureEdit
The all persons fictitious disclaimer is a standard disclaimer used in works of fiction in an attempt to avoid liability for defamation.
In the case of fan fiction, the author will usually give a disclaimer saying that the author of the fan fiction does not, in any way, profit from the story and that all creative rights to the characters belong to their original creator(s).
E&OE, an initialism standing for "errors and omissions excepted"
Mandatory disclaimer
^ http://www.pillsburylaw.com/siteFiles/Publications/0C62DFD605F0471619ADF0E2E5576E98.pdf Contractual Limitations of Liability, Warranties and Remedies, Shultis, et al, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, 2006
^ Decision G 2/10 of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office, August 30, 2011, Reasons for the decision, point 2.1.
^ Decision G 2/10, August 30, 2011, Reasons for the decision, point 2.2.
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Anthony's Florist
2412 Sandy Ln.
Laurel FLORIST - Anthony's Florist - COVID-19-Update
in Laurel, MS & Surrounding Areas
COVID-19 Health, Safety & Flower Delivery Update
Yes We are Still Delivering Flowers
Despite the uncertainty of COVID-19, we expect to continue to deliver the same level of service and excellence to our customers. We are here to serve you and continue to operate safely and effectively.
At Anthony's Florist, we want to assure you that we are taking every precaution possible to ensure the health and safety of our clients, employees, and partners.
We are closely monitoring the situation and adhering to all CDC protocols and guidelines. We regularly sanitize all work stations, shared spaces, delivery vehicles, and products. Although the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have no reports of human illnesses that suggest COVID-19 can be transmitted by packaging, food, or fresh products like flowers. Still, we remain vigilant in working to ensure safety remains our top priority.
Specific steps we have taken to protect our staff and customers:
Daily disinfecting of all facilities including door knobs, countertops, phones, keypads, keyboards, mice, tools, and equipment
Disinfecting delivery vehicles at the end of each route
Elimination of the "hand-deliveries" requirement.
Drivers will notify recipients of delivery and leave the gift at the door
Pick-up orders will be delivered curbside
Business orders will be dropped at the front desk.
Nursing homes and hospital deliveries will follow the protocol set by the facility.
***PLEASE NOTE: MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR SERVICE!!!***
Call us for more information!
Should a Shelter In Place Order For Our Area Occur:
We will follow the procedures and guidelines
Flower Delivery To Laurel, MS
RECIPIENT'S PHONE NUMBER IS REQUIRED FOR DELIVERY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR BUSINESS.
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656 F. 2d 986 - Nettles v. L Wainwright
656 F2d 986 Nettles v. L Wainwright
Ennis NETTLES, Petitioner-Appellant,
Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections,
State of Florida, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 80-5596.
Fifth Circuit.
Robert W. Knight, Federal Public Defender (Court-Appointed), James D. Whittemore, Tampa, Fla., for petitioner-appellant.
Michael J. Kotler, Peggy A. Quince, Asst. Attys. Gen., Tampa, Fla., for respondent-appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Before RONEY, HILL and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges.
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
Ennis Nettles, a Florida state prisoner, appeals the denial of his application for habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In denying Nettles's petition, the district court accepted a United States Magistrate's report and recommendation finding Nettle's claims to be without merit. Because Nettles did not object to the magistrate's report and recommendations before they were accepted by the district court, we hold that Nettles waived the right to appeal from the judgment based on the report and recommendations. We affirm.
In 1976, a Florida jury convicted Nettles of robbery, aggravated assault, and aggravated battery. The state trial judge sentenced him to seventy-five years imprisonment. A state appeals court affirmed the conviction. Nettles v. State, 336 So.2d 614 (Fla.App.1976).
Nettles then brought a federal habeas corpus petition claiming:
(1) Since his arrest was illegal, the pre-trial identification should have been suppressed, and
(2) He was denied due process of law by the admission at his state trial of inflammatory photographs, and denied due process of law by both pre-trial and in-court identification evidence.
On April 4, 1980, a United States Magistrate, without holding a hearing, filed his report and recommendations finding Nettles's contentions to be without merit. Nettles did not object to the magistrate's report and recommendations. On April 22, 1980, the district court accepted the magistrate's report and recommendations and dismissed Nettles's petition.
Under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) of the Federal Magistrates Act,
a judge may ... designate a magistrate to conduct hearings ... and to submit to a judge of the court proposed findings of fact and recommendations for the disposition, by a judge of the court, of (motions to suppress evidence in a criminal case) ....
Within ten days after being served with a copy, any party may serve and file written objections to such proposed findings and recommendations as provided by rules of court. A judge of the court shall make a de novo determination of those portions of the report or specified proposed findings or recommendations to which objection is made. A judge of the court may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate. The judge may also receive further evidence or recommit the matter to the magistrate with instructions.
This court, in a direct criminal appeal, has interpreted 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) (B) to mean that failure to object to the magistrate's report and recommendations prior to the district court's acceptance of such constitutes a waiver of the right to appeal the recommendations "contained in the report." United States v. Lewis, 621 F.2d 1382 (5th Cir. 1980). There, following the lead of the Second Circuit, we held that:
Jackson did not object to the magistrate's report and recommendations on the suppression motions. His failure to object is a waiver of his right to appeal the recommendations contained in the report. The Second Circuit recently reached the same conclusion. John B. Hull, Inc. v. Waterbury Petroleum Prod., Inc., 588 F.2d 24 (2nd Cir. 1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 960, 99 S.Ct. 1502, 59 L.Ed.2d 773 (1979). Jackson's appeal is, accordingly, dismissed.
Lewis at 1386.
We read Lewis to mean that where a party does not object to a recommendation contained in a magistrate's report within the time allowed, and the recommendation is accepted by the district court, the party will be held to have waived the right to appeal that ruling. This is true even where the ruling is only implicitly reflected in the judgment.
The Sixth Circuit has also reached a similar conclusion. In United States v. Walters, 638 F.2d 947 (6th Cir. 1981), the court established a prospective rule that failure to object timely under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) to a magistrate's report and recommendations constitutes a waiver of a right to appeal the district court's order adopting the magistrate's recommendation. In so doing, the Sixth Circuit reasoned that:
The permissive language of 28 U.S.C. § 636 suggests that a party's failure to file objections is not a waiver of appellate review. However, the fundamental congressional policy underlying the Magistrate's Act to improve access to the federal courts and aid the efficient administration of justice is best served by our holding that a party shall file objections with the district court or else waive right to appeal.
Walters at 949-50 (footnote omitted).
Under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) of the Federal Magistrate's Act, the parties to an action are expected to "serve and file written objections to such proposed findings and recommendations" with which there is disagreement "as provided by rules of court." It is reasonable to place upon the parties the duty to pinpoint those portions of the magistrate's report that the court must specially consider. Although the statute calls for "a de novo determination" by the judge, such a determination need only be made as to the "portions of the report or specified proposed findings or recommendations to which objection is made." (Emphasis added.)
Our holding in no way diminishes the duty of the judge to review the magistrate's report and recommendations carefully and completely to determine whether to accept, reject, or modify them. Our holding of waiver applies only where the judge accepts the report and recommendations without objection from a party.
Even if we were inclined to hold that failure to object to a magistrate's report did not constitute a waiver, the Lewis case, by a prior panel, forecloses such a holding. Any further consideration of this issue must be by the en banc court.
Accordingly, Nettles's failure to object to the magistrate's report and recommendations serves as a waiver of his right to appeal the recommendations accepted by the judge. We affirm the district court's denial of Nettles's habeas petition.
ON PETITION FOR REHEARING AND PETITION FOR REHEARING EN BANC
Before GODBOLD, Chief Judge, RONEY, TJOFLAT, HILL, FAY, VANCE, KRAVITCH, FRANK M. JOHNSON, JR., HENDERSON, HATCHETT, ANDERSON, and THOMAS A. CLARK, Circuit Judges.
A member of this Administrative Unit of the Court in active service having requested a poll on the application for rehearing en banc and a majority of the judges in this Administrative Unit in active service having voted in favor of granting a rehearing en banc,
IT IS ORDERED that the cause shall be reheard by this Administrative Unit of the Court en banc with oral argument on a date hereafter to be fixed. The Clerk will specify a briefing schedule for the filing of supplemental briefs.


and outlandish predictions for the future of what is the thesis of an argument essay humanity, via comments below. 9 The scientific knowledge of space has value beyond the measurements of cost. Evil is a human concept, and applying human concepts to non-human things is called anthropomorphizing. 7 Are technological gadgets, the leading cause of cancer? As it gets more data to learn from, as it has access to more compute power, it will get smarter and build upon that complete knowledge. 16 Can online friends stick by you even in harsh times?
In just a few years, the country went from camels to cars. 5 The most suitable age for voting. 2 Rock music is not related with Satanism. Beyond that, everythings uncertain. And heres Year 1 of Wait But Why on an ebook.
Artificial Intelligence, also known.I., is a 2001 American science fiction drama film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Steven Spielberg, co-written by Ian Watson, and based on the 1969 short story "Supertoys Last All Summer Long" by Brian was co-produced by Kathleen Kennedy and. Over the last couple years, Ive spent an increasing amount of time diving into the possibilities Deep Learning (DL) offers in terms of what we can do with Artificial Intelligence (AI). Part 2: "Our Immortality or Our Extinction".


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Volunteers thanked in unique way
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, and he doesn't just make his presence known at Christmastime. In fact, he "paid it forward" to three Lake Region Healthcare volunteers in March.
Instead of getting a bill for their lunch, volunteers Carol Nygaard, Arlene Palmer and Pat Eidal got a note written on a napkin thanking them for their work. It was signed by Santa Claus. Photo by Carol Stender
The volunteers – Carol Nygaard, Pat Eidal and Arlene Palmer – were celebrating Arlene's birthday at a Fergus Falls restaurant after they'd finished their shifts. When Carol asked for the bill, the waitress told her the tab was paid and gave her a napkin with a handwritten message:
"Ladies: Don't ever forget people appreciate all you do!
Helping others is a special gift you give that is noticed by all around you!"
It was signed by Santa Claus.
The waitress couldn't give them any information about the donor due to the privacy act, Carol said.
They started to play detective. They knew they were easily recognizable as volunteers since two of them were wearing their volunteer blue smocks. They talked about who they knew at the restaurant. Carol remembered one of the restaurant patrons also attended her church. She saw him at an event shortly after the lunch and said thank you. He smiled and walked away, she said. The three even sent him a thank you card, but learned later that he was not their benefactor.
The volunteers were back to square one.
Someone told them one of the restaurant's customers was wearing a hospital bracelet. It's a clue, but the identity of the actual "Santa" remains a mystery, they said.
It's obvious in their expressions that the three have been touched by the act of kindness. It's especially special because they don't draw attention to what they do. They just do what comes naturally – helping others.
They have, combined, more than 55 years of volunteer service among the three of them. Pat's volunteered at the hospital for eight years and Carol for nine. Arlene tops the group with 38 years of volunteering. They've also helped with their church activities, bloodmobile and meals on wheels plus civic organizations like the lake association where Pat has served as treasurer. Carol also volunteers at the Fergus Falls Veterans Home.
Pat chose to volunteer after she and her husband moved to Dalton to retire. Originally the couple grew up in the region. Pat is from Richville, and her husband is from Wendell, she said. They'd always vacationed at Ten Mile Lake and decided to make it their new home.
She wanted to do something special with her spare time and called the hospital about volunteer opportunities. After she attended an orientation, Pat began volunteering either at the gift shop or front desk.
She met Arlene and Carol during one of her shifts, and the three became good friends.
It was Arlene who got Carol involved. The two attend the same church, and when Carol retired from her Fergus Falls schools teacher's aide post, Arlene asked her to become a hospital volunteer.
Arlene had volunteered at the hospital before she took an assistant administrator position at an insurance agency. When she retired, Arlene returned as a hospital volunteer.
Carol's volunteer work reminds her of her mother. She was a nurse who carried an autograph book with her. Patients would sign it, Carol said.
"There were so many nice things they said about her," she said. "Hopefully I can have that many nice things said about me."
Why did the three choose to volunteer?
"To help others," Arlene said. "To help where there is a need."
During their volunteer shifts they bring flowers to patients' rooms, tend to the gift shop and give directions. But their job involves so much more, the three said.
"You can't just tell them to go down the hall," Arlene said. "You help wherever there is a need. It can be confusing, especially if people haven't been here before. You put them at ease and take them where they need to go. It's very comforting to help people who need to have tests or are here visiting someone."
She described helping one young man who asked to see a certain doctor. Arlene learned he needed to go to the clinic which is attached to the hospital. Instead of giving him directions, she walked him to the clinic and stayed with him as he registered at the front desk.
"He would keep looking at me making sure I hadn't walked away," Arlene said. "He asked if I would stay with him, and I said yes, I would show him where he needed to go, and I did. He just kept thanking me. It was just nice to know that I could help him get to the place he needed to go."
The help they provide plus the hugs and lots of thank yous makes it all worthwhile.
And then there was that lunch.
They brought the napkin to hospital volunteer coordinator Kim Blank. She's displayed it and their story outside the gift shop.
"We are still trying to figure it out," Arlene said. "There's still a Santa Claus out there somewhere. Maybe he will come forward. We believe there really is a Santa Claus."
#SpecialGift #volunteers


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The Record For The Hottest Year Ever Just Got Broken Again
Jan. 20, 2016 , at 6:43 PM
By Christie Aschwanden
Filed under Climate
A girl cools off in a fountain in Bulgaria during a heat wave in 2015. 2015 was the hottest year on record globally.
NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV / AFP / Getty Images)
1998 was the hottest year on record. 2005 was the hottest year in more than a century. 2010 was just as hot. 2014 was the hottest year on record.
And now we've set a record once again — 2015 was Earth's warmest year since record-keeping started in the 1800s. That conclusion comes from three separate analyses released Wednesday, which you can see in the chart below.
One measure is from a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration analysis, another from NASA, a third from the U.K.'s Met Office (previously known as the Meteorological Office), and finally NOAA's raw data without adjustments to account for technical issues. "Regardless of whether you correct the data or not, if you just plot the raw data, you still get a record in 2015," said Thomas Karl, director of NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information, in a press briefing Wednesday.
In case three data sources in agreement weren't enough to convince you, the NOAA, NASA and U.K. data mirrors the findings of other groups, including the Japan Meteorological Agency and Berkeley Earth, an independent analytic group created to investigate the concerns of climate skeptics.
"There's no evidence of any change in the long-term trend," said Gavin Schmidt, head of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, during the press briefing. It just keeps getting hotter. As the following chart illustrates, global temperatures have been on a decades-long upward trajectory.
January and April were the only months in 2015 that did not produce record global average temperatures. As El Niño kicked in, the warming became more pronounced, with October, November and December far exceeding the previous global temperature records.
It's quite likely that 2016 will be even hotter. Past trends have shown a pronounced warming about four to six months after the start of an El Niño like the one that began last year. Because of this delay, 2016, which Gavin said began with "a very strong El Niño," is expected to be an exceptionally warm year — "perhaps even another record," he said.
But El Nino is only a small part of the story. Global warming remains the major driver of rising temperatures, Gavin said. "There is no evidence that that long-term trend has slowed, paused, or hiatused at any point in the last few decades," he said.
For some who reject the conclusions of climate change scientists, such as GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz, these measurements are not enough. These skeptics have pointed to satellite-based measurements as evidence that warming isn't as large as ground-based measurements imply. But Carl Mears, a senior scientist for Remote Sensing Systems, told The Associated Press that satellite measurements have five times the margin of error that ground-based measurements do and that measurements taken at the Earth's surface are more important for their influence on humans and our environment.
Both land and satellite-based data shows warming, but what's happening on the ground is especially urgent, Karl said. "The reason why we emphasize and regularly record what's going on at the surface is that's where we live, that's where we work, that's where we grow our food."
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DAILY BIBLE STUDIES FROM 2 TIMOTHY 4:9-22 provides a short devotional thought that is easy to read and apply to the Christian life."
One of the things that really amazed me when I first became a Christian was the fact that several people were praying for me—people I didn't even know…were praying for me. Here I was thinking that it was between God and me. No one else knew what was going on in my life at the time. It never dawned on me that people were praying for me…waiting to see if I would become a Christian. At no time did I think it was more than God and me.
I hadn't realized that when I became a Christian, I would become a member of God's family. I would become a part of the body of Christ—what we call the church. I knew I was a sinner. I knew Jesus died for me on the cross. I knew I needed to accept what Jesus did to become a Christian. I knew those things, but what I didn't understand at the time was that I would become a part of the body of Christ when I became a Christian.
In many ways, I found that exciting. It wasn't just about God and me. It was more than that. Of course, the church is more than an individual doing his or her own thing. It is a group of people working together with God and each other to see people come to know the truth about Jesus Christ and to see people grow and mature in the faith. And this happens when Christians work together. Paul did not work alone. He worked with many people over his lifetime. Many of his co-workers were faithful. Some were not so faithful. But one was always faithful. Of course, I am referring to God. May we discover the faithfulness of God as we work together to tell people the truth about Jesus Christ!
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YES case manager "Kara" knows all too well what it's like to be a homeless youth. Kara started running away from home in her early teen years, trying to avoid an abusive mother. She spent many nights sleeping on beds of hay in abandoned buildings and roaming the streets of her rural hometown.
Kara tries to remember her experiences when relating to the youth she works with in YES' Transitional Living Program and Maternity Home.
"I try really hard to meet the youth where they are and accept them no matter what their situation is," she says. She sees YES' number one goal as getting youth off the street and into a safe place.


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Why Tesla needs Panasonic more than...
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Profiling all major companies, industries and geographies, MarketLine is one of the most prolific publishers of business information today.
Why Tesla needs Panasonic more than Panasonic needs Tesla
After several run-ins between Telsa and its battery supplier Panasonic about production setbacks of the Model 3 electric vehicle (EV), the California-based carmaker is looking to develop its own batteries.
In 2014, Tesla and Panasonic agreed to build a large-scale facility in Nevada, known as the Gigafactory, devoted to the production of EV batteries for the Tesla models. A fruitful relationship arguably followed, with the Model 3 becoming a best-selling EV with 138,000 models sold worldwide in 2018.
Is it bye-bye Panasonic?
However, the pressure to become a mass-market EV maker may explain why Panasonic decided to end its investment in expanding production at the Nevada facilities. Instead, Panasonic said it preferred to work on improving production efficiency. Tesla saw this as stifling its plans to grow production in the short-term, prompting it to start developing batteries in-house.
Tesla needs to manage expectations
The pioneer EV manufacturer is focused on becoming a profitable mass-market car maker. Elon Musk, Tesla's chief executive, is determined to reduce the price point of the Model 3 to $35,000, but the company has so far failed in this goal.
Tesla demand in the US is expected to remain flat, partly due to the elimination of the federal tax subsidy for EV.
Although recent moves at Tesla will help the company align its production with its sales targets, Tesla will still need to rely on its partnership with Panasonic.
Tesla intends to reach one million unit sales, per year, by next year. This would imply a tripling of its annual sales figures. In 2019, unit sales are estimated to be 360,000-400,000.
It is therefore unlikely Elon Musk will be able to increase productivity in developing Tesla batteries and reduce production costs without compromising quality. Also, the company has been forced to take significant cost-cutting measures.
Tesla is hoping that by developing batteries in-house, the company will reduce its reliance on Panasonic, and Tesla is determined to use that in future negotiations to achieve lower prices.
Nonetheless, after the Osaka-based company struck a deal with fellow car maker Toyota to supply batteries for their new EV models, Tesla appears to need Panasonic more than the other way around.
This article also appears on Verdict, which is part of the same group as NS Tech and MarketLine
Why hasn't the UK produced a tech giant yet?
The new startup visa shows the UK is still open to entrepreneurs
Britain's got the talent to keep Europe investing


Microsoft has released nested virtualization on Hyper-V 2016. Seems like it's making more sense as many Azure workloads might require this feature and also it facilitates Labs and any other testing without the need of having an actual physical host deployed. Windows Containers it's also another emerging feature as it allows you to virtualize within the virtualized roles.
Hyper-V Features required for VEEAM Proxy Servers.
Never use for as a production solution, please refer to MS best practices.
Hyper-V Role Installed on your Windows Server 2016 or Windows 10.
A VM that will act as a VM/Virtualization Host running 2016.
Note: This testing will be performed on a Windows 10 Hyper-V Role Enabled Surface Pro 4.
Go to the Hyper-V host and run the following command to verify if the Expose Virtualization Extensions are enabled by running the following PS command.
If not enabled then Power Off the VM and run the following command to enable Nested virtualization.
Run the Get-VMProcessor -VMName TESTHVHOST01| FL * command and the value should have updated to True.
Follow below steps and then Install to get the services configured on your nested virtual host.
After installing the role and restarting the server, proceed to open the Hyper-V Manager.
Create a New nested Virtual Machine and specify its configurations then Finish.
After creating the VM you should be able to connect from your Hyper-V Virtual Host.
That's it, you have now deployed your first nested virtualization host.


Researchers at the University of Colorado will investigate the impact of legal weed on careers, mental health, and families.
The researchers say that although twice as many adults have reported past-year cannabis use over the past 15 years, there is still very little information on maximum doses of cannabis, or whether certain groups of individuals should abstain altogether. "If you go to a doctor's office, there are established guidelines for what you might call safe and appropriate use for alcohol, but doctors have no idea what they should be telling patients when it comes to marijuana use," said CU psychiatry professor and co-lead researcher Christian Hopfer.


Have you always wanted to work at Paisley Park? You're in luck.
Paisley Park is looking for a General Operations Manager.
Located in the quiet idyllic suburb of Chanhassen, Minnesota, Paisley Park is Prince's mythical creative sanctuary. Following the metaphoric success of Purple Rain in the mid 1980s, construction began on what would become a $10M, 65,000 square-foot recording and production complex complete with state of the art technology capable of outputting any form of creative work Prince could envision – from music recordings, clothing production, artwork and graphic design, music videos and even full-length feature films.
No information on salary is available, but responsibilities include, daily operation management, coordinating media tours, staff recruitment training, and basic accounting.
For a full job description, responsibilities, and to apply, click here.
Coordinate and facilitate in conjunction with P. Park Management, LLC corporate staff the formulating and administering of company policies, directing and coordinating all divisional department activities and operations to develop and implement long-range goals and objectives to meet business and profitability growth objectives.


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Стабильный релиз 0.1
+ обработка создания документов

=======
## Шаблон для работы правильного 1С разработчика

[![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/silverbulleters/vanessa-bootstrap](https://badges.gitter.im/Join%20Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/silverbulleters/vanessa-bootstrap?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)

* содержит выработанную и обдуманную семантически структуру каталогов
* содержит необходимые утилиты для быстрого старта

текущая версия **0.2.5.4**

### Порядок установки

* прочитайте [Wiki](https://github.com/silverbulleters/vanessa-bootstrap/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%BC-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%87%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BC-1%D0%A1)
* склонируйте репозиторий в любое место, чтобы изучить каждый каталог и его предназначение
* не забудьте что git под Windows нужно устанавливать с git:bash интерпретатором

#### Порядок работы 1С специалиста

* как настоящий 1С специалист новую конфигурацию подключите к Хранилищу 1С (если вы разрабатываете внешнюю обработку, этот пункт можете пропустить)
* настройте на своем CI-сервере выгрузку исходников из [Хранилища 1С](http://v8.1c.ru/overview/DeveloperGroupp.htm) в git репозиторий с помощью [Yet Another Unpack](https://github.com/silverbulleters/vanessa-unpack) - выгрузку лучше всего настроить в каталог .\src\cf
* обратите внимание на проект [по исправлению артефактов 1С при выгрузке в исходники](https://github.com/pumbaEO/undiff1c/blob/master/src/undiff1c/undiff1c.py) - если вы видите странные изменения в xml файлах, значит необходимо описать пример в качестве запроса https://github.com/pumbaEO/undiff1c/issues, чтобы исключить проблемы выгрузки.
* обратите внимание на наличие у вас интерпретатора python для работы с [precommit1C](https://github.com/pumbaEO/precommit1c) - конечная цель чтобы в каталоге src находились все epf файлы анаходящиеся в репозитории, только в виде исходников.
* следите за обновлением шаблона
* подпишитесь на изменения WiKi в виде RSS канала https://github.com/silverbulleters/vanessa-bootstrap/wiki.atom

обратите внимание что:

* существует проект [gitsync](https://github.com/EvilBeaver/oscript-library/tree/develop/src/gitsync) реализованный на [oscript.io](http://oscript.io/)
* precommit1C на данный момент имеет версию как для Python, так и для **OScript** [precommit1C](https://github.com/xDrivenDevelopment/precommit1c/)

### Порядок инсталяции и обновления шаблона

инсталятор и скрипт обновления представляет собой скрипт на `bash`, поэтому, необходимо выполнить следующие команды

если еще нет репозитория `git`

```Shell
echo "Эти команды нужно выполнить в командной строке"
echo "для пользователей Windows используйте MSGIT:Bash (устанавливается вместе с MSGIT)"
git init ./my-new-repo
cd ./my-new-repo
curl -o bootstrap.in-up.sh -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/silverbulleters/vanessa-bootstrap/master/bootstrap.in-up.sh
./bootstrap.in-up.sh
```
если репозиторий уже существует

```Shell
echo "Эти команды нужно выполнить в командной строке"
echo "для пользователей Windows используйте MSGIT:Bash (устанавливается вместе с MSGIT)"
cd ./my-existing-repo
curl -o bootstrap.in-up.sh -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/silverbulleters/vanessa-bootstrap/master/bootstrap.in-up.sh
./bootstrap.in-up.sh
```

обновление шаблона происходит автоматически, для этого достаточно запустить скачанный скрипт еще раз

```Shell
echo "Эти команды нужно выполнить в командной строке"
echo "для пользователей Windows используйте MSGIT:Bash (устанавливается вместе с MSGIT)"
cd ./my-existing-repo-with-download-bootstrap
echo "Обновляю BootStrap"
./bootstrap.in-up.sh
```

откуда берется `curl` вы должны понять, если изучили каталог `.\tools\Windows` - ключевое слово для понимания `choco`

### Возможности доработки шаблона

* откройте issue - если вам не хватает кого-то каталога под ваши задачи
* войдите в чат Gitter - чтобы задать дополнительные вопросы
* сделайте fork, внесите изменения и выполните pull request с предлагаемыми вами изменениями (fork и pull request - это кнопки на GitHub.)

### Заметки на полях

* структура содержит адаптацию семантики каталогов для проектов на проекте Graphite от компании 1С (пример текущего каталога из проекта Graphite можно посмотреть тут https://github.com/1C-Company/dt-demo-configuration/tree/master/DemoConfDT

* для GitFlow в Windows мы советуем использовать программу SourceTree от компании Atlassian, для GitFlow в linux следует использовать расширение git-flow для git

* для управления релизами мы используем [Семантическое версионирование](http://semver.org/lang/ru/)
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With the recent release of home sales data, the world of real estate has been turned on its head. What will this access mean for buyers, sellers and realtors?
On December 1, 2017, the Federal Court of Appeal upheld a ruling from Competition Tribunal Canada that Canada's largest real estate board must allow its realtor members to make home sales data accessible online, dismissing a Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) appeal. Shortly after the appeal court ruling, websites such as MongoHouse.com and HouseSigma.com began publishing and sharing online the selling price of particular houses, which TREB had argued violated consumers' privacy. TREB CEO John DiMichele has said that "the board is concerned and believes strongly that personal financial information of homebuyers and sellers must continue to be protected and only safely disclosed with their knowledge and informed consent." He reiterated that TREB disagreed with the appeal court's decision and wanted the decision argued in the Supreme Court of Canada.
On August 23, 2018, the Supreme Court brought a final end to the lengthy and exhausting conflict between Competition Tribunal Canada and TREB. Based on the latest decision published on the Supreme Court website, TREB's appeal was dismissed, which has forced its member real estate agents to publish home sales data on their websites.
MongoHouse.com and HouseSigma.com are websites that are slowly eliminating the role of real estate agents and putting buyers, sellers and investors in the driver's seat. These websites provide the final sale price data of every house in Canada by using technology that allows artificial intelligence to correctly estimate Canadian home values in real time. With a single click, homebuyers can acquire a precise automated home valuation for every listing within a second. The algorithms also correctly recognize the value of similar houses sold nearby, helping buyers to decide on their final offer price.
Brian Facey, TREB's legal counsel, indicated that the Supreme Court order requires that TREB make available the "Disputed Data" (which includes sold data) in the VOW Datafeed within 60 days. As such, TREB is going "live," complying with the order to allow all members to be on a level playing field.
Marcus, a PhD who bought his Harbourfront property five years ago, believes he probably overpaid for the property because his agent wanted to make more money off of him. "This time, I didn't want to make the same mistake. I don't want to be upsold," he says. With a wife and a young family, Marcus was looking for a bigger place to raise his kids. "I want my kids to attend a great school and to live in a safe area." But Marcus didn't pick the traditional route to find his dream home. Instead, he checked out MongoHouse.com, stumbling onto it while googling information on properties. "MongoHouse is fantastic. Once you're on the site, a Google-type map comes up, and you can determine in which zone you want to buy a house. The site let us screen all the houses in the neighbourhood and what they have sold for," he says. "Every day, I was provided with fresh updates on which houses were for sale, how much neighbouring houses were selling for and if there were open houses. I don't believe an agent would have given us daily updates with all the current information. As well, MongoHouse.com is free." Marcus and his wife decided on six potential houses. At that stage, they brought an agent into the fold, but they received a sizeable discount, as they had done a good part of the work themselves. "The sole purpose of our agent was to handle the details." Their offers were based on the information the couple gathered from MongoHouse.com. "I probably saved between $150,000 and $200,000 using MongoHouse," says Marcus. In the end, the family purchased a five-bedroom house in Toronto's Lawrence Park neighourhood.
With so many companies using artificial intelligence, it was only a matter of time before the technology became a major ingredient in the real estate world. Will companies like HouseSigma.com and MongoHouse.com turn the industry on its head in the long-run? Or perhaps buyers should follow Marcus's human footprints and combine the best of both worlds.


A lip-smacking variation on the Tarquin's Handcrafted Cornish Gin recipe, with a focus on blackberries! They combine the gin with the delicious British blackberries as well as a small helping of Cornish wildflower honey to impart a subtle mellow sweetness. Superb in a summer-y cocktail, or simply served over ice.
Fresh red fruit up front, a core of pine-y juniper and orange oil, perhaps even a hint of Sherry!
Unusual gin which I found to be quite pleasant but I am not sure of the slightly medicinal taste. I served it with Fever Tree Mediterranean tonic, which is my usual mixer with all gins. My husband loves it however. Not my favourite fruit gin but that is just my taste.
not too sweet, pleasing to the palate and very refreshing, I served it with "Fever-Tree" tonic and lots of ice.
A decadent experience from nose to finish.
We experienced this in the Ginvent (our second annual advent calendar shipped to us in the States - so grateful for that service!) and my husband eyed it suspiciously. We've never done a flavoured gin, beyond the usual aromatics, but were immediately hooked. From nose to finish, the British Blackberry was a decadent experience. I am online now to order full bottles. The drams are such a tease! (But in a good way) - Thanks for introducing us to a favourite we'd never tried on our own.
I like a sweeter drink and have recently discovered sloe gin. When out for dinner, I was offered this instead of sloe gin. It was absolutely beautiful with lemonade (sorry to the purists who think it should only be served with tonic). If you like sloe gin, you'll love this!
Had it in Cornwall with tonic and blackberries rather than lime wedges. Outstanding and very refreshing!


This is an old project I no longer have time for. But will make a pretty quick build for someone that can slap on a neck and wire up some electronics.
The top is a beautiful piece of AAAA quilted maple. THe body is a 1-piece black walnut from Butte County, California. It was chambered to reduce weight with a solid chunk of wood down the center for the neck, pickups and bridge to mount.
The neck pocket has been routed to fit a standard Fender neck pocket. It may require a shim to get the proper height. I do have a cover for the electronics cavity, just forgot to take a picture of it. It's clear plastic.
There are some imperfections as any amatuer build might yield. Nothing that would take away from the functionality of the instrument, but browse the pics to determine if it's right for your tastes.


There is a great need for godly leadership today. We need godly leadership in our homes. As homes continue to deteriorate and nearly half of all marriages end in divorce, we need godly leaders in the home. We need godly leadership in our churches. Many are unwilling to perform the work and preparation needed to be a leader in the family of God. We need godly leadership in our society. We need men and women who show a godly light and godly leadership in this nation. All of this begins in our own sphere of influence. We need men and women showing godly leadership at work, at home, in the neighborhood, during worship, and in every aspect of life.
I would like to spend some time looking at a forgotten great man who exhibited great, godly leadership. Joshua is a forgotten leader because he filled the shoes of one of God's greatest leaders, Moses. Can you imagine taking over the job of leading the people of Israel into the land of Canaan and conquering it? Can you imagine taking over the leadership reigns from one of the all time heroes who had performed mighty miracles and wonders through the power of God? Before we look at the leadership characteristics of Joshua, I think it is important to look at the background of Joshua to understand why God chose him, among hundreds of thousands of men, to be the leader of God's people.
I think we need to first consider the conditions through which Joshua grew up. By no means did Joshua grow up with a silver spoon in his mouth. Joshua was born into slavery in Egypt and lived a life enslaved. The conditions of the slavery in Egypt were severe. The Egyptians "made their lives bitter with difficult labor in brick and mortar, and in all kinds of fieldwork. They ruthlessly imposed all this work on them" (Exodus 1:14). God recognized the pain of the Israelites: "And the LORD said: "I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their suffering" (Exodus 3:7). Did you have a difficult upbringing? Joshua probably had it worse. Joshua would have been immediately pressed into hard labor and suffered at the hands of the Egyptian taskmasters. But just because he had a difficult beginning, Joshua raised up to the challenge so impressively that God chose him to be the next leader of the people.
The second characteristic we see in Joshua that prepared him to be a great, godly leader is that he was a faithful worker. Joshua was not just a soldier fighting for the Lord. Nor was Joshua just another obedient Israelite. Joshua was also a faithful worker such that he was given special privileges to work side by side with Moses. In Exodus 24:13 Joshua is described as Moses' assistant. "So Moses arose with his assistant Joshua, and went up the mountain of God." The word "assistant" can also be translated "servant" as the New American Standard translates. The point is that Joshua is described as a worker. He went up the mountain of God with Moses while Aaron, Hur, and the elders of Israel were left behind.
In Exodus 33:7-11 we read about another important work of Joshua: 7 Now Moses took a tent and set it up outside the camp, far away from the camp; he called it the tent of meeting. Anyone who wanted to consult the LORD would go to the tent of meeting that was outside the camp. 8 Whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people would stand up, each one at the door of his tent, and they would watch Moses until he entered the tent. 9 When Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and remain at the entrance to the tent, and the LORD would speak with Moses. 10 As all the people saw the pillar of cloud remaining at the entrance to the tent, they would stand up, then bow in worship, each one at the door of his tent. 11 The LORD spoke with Moses face to face, just as a man speaks with his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his assistant, the young man Joshua son of Nun, would not leave the inside of the tent.
Joshua was a special worker who was inside the tent of meeting when the Lord came down in a pillar of cloud and spoke to Moses face to face. Once Moses left the tent and returned to the camp, Joshua would stay behind and remain in the tent. Did Joshua also have an opportunity to speak to the Lord? Did Joshua remain behind to perform other works of service for the Lord? Whatever the case, Joshua is spending his time as a faithful worker. Joshua wanted to serve. He stayed behind and served and did not run off to take care of his own schedule. A godly leader is first a dedicated servant.
Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who scouted out the land, tore their clothes and said to the entire Israelite community: "The land we passed through and explored is an extremely good land. If the LORD is pleased with us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and give it to us. Only don't rebel against the LORD, and don't be afraid of the people of the land, for we will devour them. Their protection has been removed from them, and the LORD is with us. Don't be afraid of them!" While the whole community threatened to stone them, the glory of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the tent of meeting.
True leaders do not go with the flow or go with the majority for the sake of peace. True, godly leaders always do what is right, even if the decision is not popular. In this story, this was a life threatening decision on Joshua's part to plead with the people to not rebel. However, the people of Israel were preparing to stone him for trying to convince the people to do what is right.
God told Moses: "Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall go in there. Encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it" (Deuteronomy 1:38).
God also told Moses: "But commission Joshua and encourage and strengthen him, for he will cross over ahead of the people and enable them to inherit this land that you will see" (Deuteronomy 3:28).
"Moses then summoned Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, "Be strong and courageous, for you will go with this people into the land the LORD swore to give to their fathers. You will enable them to take possession of it" (Deuteronomy 31:7).
"The LORD commissioned Joshua son of Nun, 'Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land I swore to them, and I will be with you'" (Deuteronomy 31:23).
"Be strong and courageous, for you will distribute the land I swore to their fathers to give them as an inheritance" (Joshua 1:6).
"Haven't I commanded you: be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go" (Joshua 1:9).
Do you get the feeling that Joshua was fearful about the task the Lord was giving him? Do you think he did not see the large shoes he was going to fill once Moses died? But he stepped up to the task. Joshua did not shirk his duty or put off this awesome responsibility. He did not say that he did not want to be a leader of God's people. He felt the fear, but he was still faithful to God's challenge. Joshua stepped up to the task.
Make the preparations to be a leader. God needs leaders. But a person cannot become a leader by sitting back, getting older, and then expecting that leadership will suddenly land on them. This thought process happens all to often in churches today. A man does nothing in serving God for decades and then suddenly thinks he should become an elder because he is a certain age. A leader prepares himself for the task before he is a leader. He does not learn about leadership while on the job. Joshua showed himself to be a leader years before he became the leader of the people. What are the preparations each of us should make now so that we can be leaders in the home, at work, in society and in the church?
Be faithful to the current godly leaders. Joshua followed the commands of Moses.
Be faithful to God's commands. Joshua was not a rebel. He was obedient to the word of God from an early age.
Be a faithful servant now. Look for opportunities to serve within the church. From teaching to making calls, from praying to sending letters, there are many ways that you can serve within this church. You need to show yourself a godly servant in the home. Serve your spouse and your children by putting them above yourself. Show yourself to be a godly servant at work by working hard and working with your co-workers well. Be a faithful servant for the Lord's sake in every capacity. Do not let fear interfere with the ways that you can serve today.
Be faithful to serve despite opposition. Always do what is right. Always live for what is right, regardless what your peers or society is doing.


The moonstone measures approximately 5mm x 8mm, and the diamonds range from 1-2mm.
In passing words and subconscious connection, a passion for jewelry design emerged between husband and wife, Christopher & Mai. They wanted to do something together, unspoken, connected, and unrivaled. They knew that after creating their first few pieces, something special and uniquely talented emerged. Sirciam's (sir-key-am) refined organic style speaks through warm rose gold and diamonds as our central theme, where sapphires, tanzanite, moonstone, tourmaline, and labradorite grace our keepsakes as center stones. Assymetrical earrings and rings often tell an abstract story, where our specal take on form and function can be seen in all pieces of our collection. Every one of our pieces are expertly handmade in Los Angeles by husband and wife team who apprenticed under master jeweler Jose Reyna. Our style only emerges when we all put our life, love and energy into what we are creating. It has been told that each of our pieces has something special and tell its own story, here's where yours will begin.