How Carefully Do You Consider Payment Details?
Are you a stickler for the details in a payment agreement. I am. Here's why.
Most, if not all, experienced freelancers have gotten burned financially. But experience makes you wiser and teaches you to look for signs of risk. For me, vague payment terms are one of those signs.
I don't tolerate clients who aren't clear about my money. Period.
I want specifics and I want them in writing. Not just for the sake of having them but because I'm going to read the details, closely. And I'm going to consider what each point means for me.
If I don't like what I read or I get a bad vibe, I'll either get written clarity or find other work.
What do you think about this? Sound good to you?
The first sentence and I'm already concerned.
It sounds as if these people have been debating whether to stiff people or not and they finally reached the conclusion that dammit, they are going to pay and they're not going to take too long to do it.
Still, "timely manner" is not specific. And their definition may not match mine.
What if they commission five posts and I write two then decide I don't want to work with them anymore?
What if I write four articles and get sick and can't complete the fifth?
According to the terms, they don't even have to think about paying me until they have everything they asked for.
Here, the standards they're talking about are the writer's guidelines, which were, of course, detailed before this skimpy and vague section on pay. It sounds to me likes they're going to use them as another license to play with my time or money.
There's no mention of their commitment to review posts within any timeframe. Since I don't know how many posts they receive or when they'll get around to reading mine, I don't know how long it's going to take these people to determine whether the posts satisfactorily meet the standards.
Furthermore, if there's a problem with a post, I don't know how long it's going to take them to contact me about it. Someone may set it aside and not tell me for days or weeks.
This means I have absolutely no idea, when or if I'm going to get paid.
And, on top of all this nonsense, they want to send me a check?
Don't get me wrong, I do accept checks. BUT, not from everyone. And certainly not from any company that can't provide a specific payment date.
Clearly, this was not the client for me. They need a writer who is comfortable with lack of details.
I prefer companies that say clearly how they pay and when they do it. Companies that put into writing, We issue payments via check on the 15th and 30th.
If this was an opportunity I really wanted to pursue I could have contacted this company and got more specific terms, but their approach was just a turn-off.
If a company can specifically outline what they want and when they want it. They should be equally specific about when they are going to pay for it.
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DONELSON, ANDREW JACKSON (1799–1871). Andrew Jackson Donelson, diplomat, was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on August 25, 1799. He attended Cumberland College, Nashville, and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1820. He spent two years as aide-de-camp to his uncle, Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson, before resigning his commission in order to study law. In 1829 President Jackson appointed Donelson his private secretary; Donelson remained in Washington in that capacity until the expiration of his uncle's second term on March 4, 1837.
In 1844 President John Tyler appointed Donelson chargé d'affaires of the United States to the Republic of Texas. His duties were to present American propositions to President Anson Jones and to further the cause of annexation of the republic to the United States. Donelson performed both tasks with skill and diplomacy. In March 1845, while he was temporarily in New Orleans, Congress passed a joint resolution admitting Texas to the Union, provided that the state adopt a republican form of government before July 1846. On April 12, 1845, Donelson interviewed President Jones, and on April 15 Jones called Congress to meet on June 16, 1845. Jones presented the proposition of the United States, and the offer was accepted unanimously. A convention was called to meet on July 4, 1845, and the ordinance accepting the terms outlined in the joint resolution of the United States Congress was passed the same day. Donelson was given a certified copy of the ordinance, which he forwarded to the secretary of state. He was subsequently minister to Prussia and in 1852 a candidate for the vice presidency of the United States. He died at Memphis, Tennessee, on June 26, 1871.
George W. Cullum, Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. Dictionary of American Biography. Annie Middleton, "Donelson's Mission to Texas in Behalf of Annexation," Southwestern Historical Quarterly 24 (April 1921).
Handbook of Texas Online, Hugo Ellis, "DONELSON, ANDREW JACKSON," accessed April 19, 2019, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fdo13.


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Ben Cunliffe Architects Awarded Best Of Houzz 2018
Ben Cunliffe Architects has won "Best Of Customer Service" on Houzz®, the leading platform for home renovation and design. The 15-year old architecture firm , based in the Lake District National Park was chosen by more than 40 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community from among more than one million active home building, home improvement and design industry professionals.
The Best Of Houzz is awarded annually in three categories: Design, Customer Service and Photography. Design award winners' work was the most popular among the more than 40 million monthly users on Houzz. Customer Service honours are based on several factors, including the number and quality of client reviews a professional received in 2017. Architecture and interior design photographers whose images were most popular are recognised with the Photography award. A "Best Of Houzz 2018" badge will appear on winners' profiles, as a sign of their commitment to excellence. These badges help homeowners identify popular and top-rated home professionals on Houzz.
"After a busy and successful 2017, including winning several awards for our design work, we're thrilled to be recognised for Service by Houzz", said Ben Cunliffe. "We like to think we have always gone the extra mile for our clients, and we're very grateful to those who have gone to the trouble of leaving such lovely, positive comments".
"We're so pleased to award Best of Houzz 2018 to this incredible group of talented and customer-focused professionals, including Ben Cunliffe Architects," said Marcus Hartwall, Managing Director of Houzz UK and Ireland. "Each of these businesses was singled out for recognition by our community of homeowners and design enthusiasts for helping to turn their home improvement dreams into reality."
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There are many cannabinoids and terpenes present in cannabis, and each offer different health benefits. We have every batch of oil we make lab-tested, so patients will know which cannabinoids and which terpenes and at what percentages are present in all of our oils.
The Benefits of the Most Common Cannabinoids in Cannabis:
THC is the most well-known and most abundant cannabinoid in marijuana, THC is the cannabinoid responsible for the main psychoactive effects most people associate with marijuana. THC has analgesic, anti-emetic (reduces vomiting and nausea), anti-proliferative (inhibits cancer cell growth), antioxidant, antispasmodic, anxiolitic (decreases anxiety), appetite stimulant, euphoriant, and neuroprotective (slows damage to the nervous system and brain) effects.
CBD is the main non-psychoactive cannabinoid in cannabis. CBD has a wide range of therapeutic uses. Because of its many therapeutic uses and because it is non-psychoactive, it is often recommended for treatment of children, the elderly, and anyone who wants the medicinal benefits of cannabis without the "high." CBD has analgesic, antibacterial, anti-diabetic (reduces blood sugar), antidepressant, anti-emetic, anti-epileptic, anti-inflammatory, anti-insomnia, anti-ischemic (reduces the risk of artery blockage), antipsoriatic (treats psoriasis), anti-proliferative, antipsychotic, antioxidant, antispasmodic, anxiolitc, bone stimulant, immunosuppressive, intestinal anti-prokinetc (reduces small intestine contractions), neuroprotective, and vasorelaxant (reduces vascular tension) effects.
CBN is a mildly psychoactive cannabinoid that comes from the degradation of THC after an extended period of time due to exposure to oxygen and heat. There is usually very little to no CBN in a fresh plant. CBN has analgesic, anti-epileptic, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-insomnia, anti-emetic, anti-proliferative, appetite stimulant, and bone stimulant effects.
CBG is a non-psychoactive cannabinoid that is believed to block the psychoactive effects of THC. CBG has analgesic, antibacterial, anti-epileptic, anti-inflammatory, anti-insomnia, anti-proliferative, bone stimulant, and neurogenic (promotes growth of new brain cells) effects.
CBC is a non-psychoactive cannabinoid. CBC has a wide range of medical uses. CBC has analgesic, antidepressant, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative, bone stimulant, anxiolitic, and neurogenic (promotes the growth of new brain cells) effects.
Tetrahydrocannabinolic Acid (THCA)
THCA is the most abundant cannabinoid in cannabis. THCA is the acidic precursor to THC and converts to Δ9-THC when heated. THCA is non-psychoactive and has many therapeutic uses. THCA is an analgesic, a neuroprotectant has anti-inflammatory, anti-insomnia, antispasmodic, anti-proliferative, and anti-emetic effects, and has been shown to modulate the immune system.
CBDA is found in elevated levels in specific cannabis strains. Like THCA, CBDA converts to CBD when heated. CBDA is non-psychoactive and has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties and has also been shown to be anti-inflammatory, anti-emetic, and anti-proliferative.
The Benefits of The Primary Terpenes found in Cannabis:
Pinene is the most common naturally occuring terpenoid in nature and is responsible for the pine taste in many popular strains. Pinene is a bronchodilator and has analgesic, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-prolifertive, and anti-oxidant effects.
Linalool has a floral scent with spicy overtones and has analgesic, antidepressant, anti-epileptic, anti-inflammatory, anti-psychotic, anxiolytic, and sedative effects.
Myrcene is the smallest terpene but the most prevalent terpene found in most varieties of cannabis. Myrcene dictates whether a strain will have an indica or sativa effect. Strains high in myrcene will result in a "couch lock" effect while strains with low levels of Myrcene will produce a more energetic high. Myrcene has earthy, fruity notes and analgesic, antibacterial, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, anti-insomnia, anti-proliferative/ant-mutagenic, antipsychotic, and antispasmodic effects.
Limonene is a dominant terpene in strains that have a pronounced sativa effect. Limonene has a strong citrus odor and flavor and aids in the absorption of other terpenes through the skin and mucous membranes. It has antidepressant, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative, anxiolytic, gasto-pesphageal reflux (reduces acid reflux), immunostimulant effects.
Caryophyllene is a spicy terpene. It is the only terpene known to interact with the body's endocannabinoid system (CB2). Caryophyllene has analgesic, antibacterial, antidepressant, anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative, antioxidant, anxiolitic, analgesic, and neuroprotective effects.
Humulene contributes to the "hoppy" aroma of cannabis. Humulene has analgesic, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative, and anorectic (appetite suppressant) effects.
Bisabolol has a light, sweet floral aroma and is known to have antimicrobial, anti-inflamatory, and anti-irritant effects. Bisabolol has also shown to be a pro-apoptotic agent for acute leukemia cells.
Ocimene is used in perfumes for its pleasant odor. In nature this terpene acts as part of the plants defenses and possesses antifungal properties.
Terpinolene has smoky or woody notes. Terpinolene is a sedative and also has antibacterial, anti-fungal, anti-insomnia, anti-proliferative, and antioxidant effects.
Geraniol has rosy, floral notes. It is an effective mosquito repellent and shows a potential protective effect against neuropathy.
Terpineol has a pleasant lilac smell. It is known for having relaxing effects.
Valencene contributes to the citrus odor of cannabis. The effects of Valencene are being researched.
Selina-3, 7 (11)-diene
Selina-3, 7 (11)-diene is a more recently discovered terpene whose properties are still being explored. It has been used in various antimicrobial studies in essential oil testing and has shown promise with inhibiting microbial growth.
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The lure of cheap web hosting was attractive at first. But by the time we added up all the things we would need for a viable, successful site, it amounted to thousands of dollars. Money we didn't have and were unlikely to get.
The sites we saw being built for a song didn't leave their owners singing for long. You see, it's easy to build a website. It's hard to build a web business.
That's where Site Build It comes in. SBI, as it's commonly known, came to our rescue. They take care of the technical part--researching, planning and building a website--and make it manageable.
While Site Build It does all the hard stuff behind the scenes, we concentrate on building pages that deliver the patterns, tips and how-to articles that people search for.
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SBI enables us to work together in a viable business that we can do from home, on our own terms and our own schedule. We're finding there is a good reason that people say, "I love SBI!"
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Many people dream of starting a small business. Often the very idea of it seems unrealistic. But with Solo Build It and the power of the web, people all over the world are achieving independence for themselves and their families. The results speak for themselves.
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Our own "product" is purely free information, yet we earn money every time someone clicks on a Google Ad on our site. We can also earn by becoming affiliates with businesses we respect and trust. Whenever someone follows our link to their store and makes a purchase, we get a commission.
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eye of newt Jan. 20, 2012
What Newt's Open Marriage Request Does to the Callista Fairy Tale
By Noreen Malone
Sharing calamari, and other things. Photo: Mary-Louise Price; Photos: Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty Images (Gingrich), JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images (Gingrich's head), iStockphoto (Calamari)
So, if Newt Gingrich's second wife is to be believed, the presidential candidate who wanted romantic arrangements best described with the prefix poly isn't the Mormon. Whatever damage this may do to Gingrich at the polls remains to be seen, but the revelation that he wanted an open marriage isn't really that surprising, whereas the idea that Callista was totally onboard with it is. "Callista doesn't care what I do," Marianne quotes Newt as telling her, which could be problematic because, in large part, Newt Gingrich's phoenixlike rise from the moral ashes is premised on Callista caring very much what he does. Even way back in his adulterous days in the nineties, Newt seemed to know this: After all, according to Marianne, he "told her that his mistress and current wife Callista was going to help him become president one day."
"It didn't look like help to me," Marianne said. But at least for a small part of this election season — back in those heady December days of Newt's Iowa surge, and maybe again tomorrow in South Carolina — she seemed to have been proven wrong.
Sure, Callista started out as the evil homewrecker — but in the eyes of the conservative base, that could be excused because she so clearly seemed to want nothing more than to be the perfect pearl-wearing helpmate. She helped Newt find religion. She helped him grow up. She helped him finally get the institution of marriage right! And, as Ariel Levy's The New Yorker profile makes clear, she's been crucial behind the scenes in managing the temperamentally difficult candidate.
The takeaway for voters inclined to be sympathetic to Newt, then, was that there might have been a few bumps at the outset, but what Callista really desired was a traditional marriage of her own. Certainly not, as we are now led to believe by Marianne, that she was cool with sharing, which carries with it an ick factor, even for people way outside the Evangelical base. Or that, at least, she was allegedly willing to tell him that — after all, according to Levy's reporting, Callista has Newt firmly in hand, so perhaps playing the part of the less-territorial, constricting paramour was a Machiavellian stroke of long-game genius.
Either way, Marianne's interview could be more directly damaging to Callista's image than Newt's. As Jessica Grose wrote on DoubleX, "Unless Marianne has photographic evidence of Newt drop kicking several puppies and then peeing on Ronald Reagan's headstone, I don't think the interview will make much of a difference." And there's some evidence (both anecdotal and in his surging poll numbers) that South Carolinians, at least, are shrugging about the ABC interview. But since Callista functions as a stand-in for Newt's own new, improved moral compass, well … at least it will give the Gingrich campaign fodder for the convenient "blame the wife" excuse, if and when everything finally and completely goes pear-shaped.
Earlier: Why the GOP Base Accepts Newt and Callista's Unconventional, Modern Marriage
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Here are the 10 breeds of adorable dog ideal for more elderly owners
Edinburgh property: Rare chance to own a sought-after Victorian villa on Joppa's promenade, with panoramic sea views
These are the companies signed-up to the Real Living Wage as workers set for a pay rise
Monday, 15th November 2021, 11:47 am
Updated Monday, 15th November 2021, 11:54 am
The Real Living Wage is set to rise today (Getty Images)
More than 300,000 workers are set to receive a pay boost after the Real Living Wage, a voluntary rate paid by thousands of employers announced higher rates.
There is an increase of 20p, setting the new hourly rate to £9.90, except for London, where the pay rises to £11.05, seeing an increase of 40p.
This should not be confused with the National Living Wage, the obligatory minimum wage, currently at £8.91 an hour for anyone over 23.
The Living Wage Foundation, who set the rates have said almost 9,000 employers across the nation have signed up to the policy, with 3,000 employers joining in the pandemic.
Who has joined?
The latest announcements from the foundation include firms like Taylor Wimpey, Persimmon Homes, Fujitsu, Getir and outsourcing firm Capita.
Other firms already part of the foundation include half of the FTSE 100, Everton Football Club, Aviva, Burberry and Nationwide.
The Real Living Wage foundation has said one in 13 people now work for an accredited Living Wage employer.
Workers who have been paid a higher rate than the National Living wage of £8.91, have benefited from more than £1.6 billion in extra wages since the campaign launched over 20 years ago.
The Foundation has also said that despite this rise, 4.8 million employees, or 1 in 6 workers, are still paid below the Living Age, and a majority of them are from racialised groups, 19.4% compared to 16.3% of white workers.
Katherine Chapman, Living Wage Foundation Director, said: "With living costs rising so rapidly, today's new Living Wage rates will provide hundreds of thousands of workers and their families with greater security and stability.
"For the past 20 years the Living Wage movement has shaped the debate on low pay, showing what is possible when responsible employers step up and provide a wage that delivers dignity.
"Despite this, there are still millions trapped in working poverty, struggling to keep their heads above water – and these are people working in jobs that kept society going during the pandemic like social care workers and cleaners. We know that the Living Wage is good for businesses as well as workers, and as we rebuild our economy post pandemic, the real Living Wage must be at its heart."
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It's not a question of whether some students are made for college and academic work and some are not. Rather it's whether academic work reflects the creative and innovative intelligence that our dyslexic students possess and the world needs. If these students have ended up here at CSB/SJU, they have already shown great intelligence and an unbelievable voracity to succeed. These students come to us many times battered and bruised from the prejudicial system of education that has tried to box in and narrowly represent intelligence. On an individual basis, each student has learned a route that goes in, around, under, and above the traditional ways of learning. They have found ways to not merely cope, but to use their strengths to compensate for their weaknesses. This ability to creatively navigate the school system in order to succeed demonstrates a kind of intelligence that is needed but often goes unnoticed. At this presentation, find out about the extremely successful leaders in our communities and world that have dyslexia, and learn how you can help these extraordinary learners excel in our community.
Klug, Patricia, "Disability or creative ability: reexamining our misconceptions" (2014). Forum Lectures. 111.


Today is the 58th anniversary of National Teacher Day, the highlight of Teacher Appreciation Week, which is traditionally observed the first full week of May. To honor our nation's 3.2 million teachers, Senators Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Murkowski (R-AK) have introduced a resolution, and Representatives Graves (R-MO) and Loebsack (D-IA) have introduced House Res. 227. We urge you to support these resolutions.
At the White House today, President Barack Obama is honoring NEA member Michelle Shearer, the pre-med student turned chemistry teacher who is the 2011 National Teacher of the Year. She captures students' attention by making connections between scientific theories and real life at Urbana High School in Frederick County, Maryland. The other three finalists for the award are also NEA members: Annice Brave, a high school English and journalism teacher at Alton High School in Alton, Illinois; Cheryl Conley, a fourth-grade teacher at Osceola Magnet Elementary School in Vero Beach, Florida; and Paul Andersen, a ninth- through twelfth-grade biology teacher at Bozeman High School in Bozeman, Montana.
The achievements of these hard-working educators are not unique. From coast to coast, from urban enclaves to rural towns, educators exercise incredible expertise, creativity, and caring to equip the next generation of Americans to succeed—in school and in life. But they can't do it alone.
"Teaching has always been challenging, but lately it's become contentious as well. Unfairly criticizing teachers seems to be the nation's latest political pastime. It's unfair and it's wrong," NEA President Dennis Van Roekel says in a recorded announcement airing on radio stations nationwide. "[This] is a perfect time to refocus the debate on creating great public schools for every student. It's quite simple really: a highly qualified teacher working with involved parents supported by a community that values education. That's what we should be debating. And everybody in that debate, especially teachers, should be treated with respect." Hear the complete statement at www.educationvotes.nea.org/media-clips/. For more information on events around in the country in honor of National Teacher Day, visit www.nea.org/teacherday.
A great way to express your appreciation for our nation's teachers would be to join NEA's Board of Directors at their reception for the 112th Congress on Thursday, May 5, 8:00 to 9:30 a.m., Rayburn House Office Building, Room 339. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Cathey Bernhard at 202-822-7343 or cbernhard@nea.org. We hope to see you there!


as someone who wouldn't really call himself religious, but rather interested in the history of religion and how it shaped societies over the centuries, actually sitting down and reading the bible is always a curious but also fun experience.
So what is your personal favorite Quote from the bible?
I didn't really mark nice quotes while reading for a bit, but rather marked interesting concepts like "1. John 3 2", man becoming like god when he identifies him for what he is, or hints to a "historical" Abraham, being born in the Mesopotamia city of Ur.
This isn't completely without own interest, for I'm looking for a nice quote from the bible, which should be unrelated to "god", that could be used as a "wedding line" or "trust demanding" (not quite sure about the English word here, the quote that a couple uses in a church marriage).
Re: Favourite Quotes from the bible?
"Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly." (Proverbs 26:11).
This is crazy enough to be amusing.
1 Corinthians Chapter 13 "the love chapter" defines what love is and is not. Paul came pretty close to getting something right. " Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
I am a Romantic Philosopher and as such love God.
1 - Do unto others as you would they do unto you (rough translation from Koine Greek).
2 - Love thy neighbor as thyself (rough translation from ancient Hebrew).
3 - Love thy friends and hate thine enemies (rough translation from ancient Hebrew).
4 - Love God with all thy heart, mind, and breath (rough translation out of ancient Hebrew).
5 - Render to Caesar that which is Caesar's and to God that which is God's (rough translation out of Koine Greek).


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Q: MySQL Workbench Load Data Local Infile error I have been running into a problem with MySQL's Load Data Local Infile command. I know that they disabled it by default due to a security threat. I have a SQL Script that I would like to run in MySql Workbench. I keep getting the error "1148. The used command is not allowed with this MySQL version." I have been able to get this to work from the command line using command line arguements. However I havent had any success in the Workbench. Any help would be appreciated. Here is my script.
DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS a2004TS;

CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS a2004TS;

USE a2004TS;

DROP TABLE IF EXISTS a2004TS_1;

CREATE TABLE a2004TS_1(
Version CHARACTER(25),
Dsetid CHARACTER(6),
V040001 DOUBLE,
..
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);

SET GLOBAL local_infile = 1;

LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE '/home/output/sqlCSV/a2004TS.sqlscripts.table1.csv'
INTO TABLE a2004TS_1
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' ENCLOSED BY'"'
LINES TERMINATED BY'
'(columns......);

A: If the server is started with the option to disable LOAD DATA then a client has to explicitly call mysql_options(...) to enable it (http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/load-data-local.html). This does not happen in WB, so you cannot use it to load a file currently. Instead use the command line client for this.
You could file a feature request at http://bugs.mysql.com to have handling implemented that allows the import (e.g. a preference setting).

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void ICacheStubGenerator::generate_icache_flush(
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  Label L;
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  __ br(Assembler::positive, false, Assembler::pn, L);
  __ delayed()->inc( O0, 8 );
  __ retl(false);
  __ delayed()->mov( O2, O0 ); // handshake with caller to make sure it happened!

  // Must be set here so StubCodeMark destructor can call the flush stub.
  *flush_icache_stub = (ICache::flush_icache_stub_t)start;
};

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Reporting to the Savings, Investments and Funds Senior Product Manager, the Funds Product Manager is responsible for the oversight and review of funds on an ongoing basis. The role will also include promotion of the fund range to advisers and customers.
•	Review of existing funds on an ongoing basis to ensure they continue to be fit for purpose. Make recommendations and oversee changes as required.
•	Ensuring that both customer and distributor product issues are managed over the product lifecycle as they arise.
•	Recommendation and delivery of solutions to issues that arise due to either external and regulatory changes or internal & commercial decisions.
•	Delivery of adequate communications to support this with a wide range of stakeholders across functional areas and distribution channels.
•	Support strategy for relevant product line and manage new product design, development and product marketing as required.
•	The successful candidate will be required to manage competing priorities and ensure key deliverables are identified and prioritised.
•	An actuarial qualification (FIA / FFA, FSAI or other appropriate professional qualification).
•	Excellent communication skills (both written and oral). An ability to communicate complex concepts in a manner tailored to the audience.
•	A strong blend of technical ability, judgement, and commercial awareness.
•	Highly motivated and driven with an ability to meet challenging deadlines.
•	Drive for customer satisfaction.
Please contact Paul on 016099404 or paul@acumen-resources.com for further information.


Panda Planner is a scientifically designed planning system that will empower you with the tools to take back your time. Using Postive psychology and neuroscience founder Michael Leip develop a system that provides the tools you need to live the life you want to live.
The Panda Planner is more than just a place to keep appointments. It is a system you use daily to reflect on the positive aspects of your life, set your goals and plan out your day. The Panda Planer is a monthly, weekly, daily planner, a gratitude journal, a habit tracker, and a motivational speech all in one. Instead of reminding you of what you didn't do, it reminds you of all you have accomplished and everything you have to be grateful for in this moment. Best of all it's undated, so you can start whenever you want and don't have to worry about wasted pages. There are two versions the Classic which is a 3-month planner and the Pro which is a 6-month planner. Here's a flip through and my thoughts on the Classic Panda Planner which I received free for review purposes.
I need to organize my life! thanks for the tips.
I use it for school and work! It helps me know what I have to do each day.
This would be nice! I know for myself I would use this not only for my side jobs that I do, my Dr. appointments, church meetings, Bible study groups, squeezing time with my grandchildren , among a few other ways I can utilize this book.
I'm an HR manager for a large company and use a calendar and planner to keep track of meetings. My day is filled with employee meetings and with our team.
Great tips! I know people love these. I rarely write anything down. I worry for the day when my memory fails me. 🙂 Thanks for sharing with SYC.
We have a small business so a planner is essential. I love the tips!
I could really use a planner. Right now I use a regular monthly calendar that's the main family calendar. There's not enough room to write down all of the info.
I use a planner to keep up with all our appointment, sports practices, games and important school dates.
I have used a planner for years to keep my life in order. I like to have a physical planner rather than an electronic one as electronics can fail. I used a planner for all Dr. appts and events in my life.
I like a physical planner too.
Youtube was down for some reason.
I am a teacher so I use a planner every day for things like what to plan for the week. I also use one at home as my son and daughter are in a lot of sports so I can keep track of where I am supposed to be and what time to be there.


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DAILY GK 27 NOV 2019
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1. IRIFM inaugurated
ü The Indian Railway Institute of Financial Management (IRIFM) by the Indian Railways (IR) has been set up in Hyderabad, Telangana. The institute will provide professional training in railway finances management. It was inaugurated by Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman of the Railway Board.
2. 'Insurance Khata'
ü India First Life Insurance, a leading life insurance company in India has partnered with Spice Money, a tech-led financial services provider, for distribution and marketing of 'insurance khata', a micro-insurance plan aims at the informal sector & agricultural labourers with seasonal incomes.
3. 27th Ekalabya Award 2019
ü Jhilli Dalabehera, Odisha weightlifter has been awarded the 27th Ekalabya Award 2019, the annual award organized by Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT). The award comprises a cash prize of Rs.5 lakhs along with citation.
4. 'Quality Ratna' award
ü Suresh Krishna, former president of CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) and chairman of Sundram Fasteners Limited received India's First 'Quality Ratna' award from DV Sadananda Gowda, Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India.
5. Suman Billa designated as director of UNWTO
ü Suman Billa appointed as director of Technical Cooperation and Silk Road Development at D1 level in United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) at its headquarters in Madrid, Spain for a period of 2 years, initially.
6. National Milk Day -26th November 2019
ü The National Milk Day is observed annually on November 26 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr.Verghese Kurien, who is called the father of the White Revolution in India. White revolution denotes the 'billion litre idea' of Kurien in the dairy production.
7. 70th Constitution day-November 26,2019
ü On November 26, 2019, Constitution Day (also known as 'Samvidhan Divas) celebrated all over India to mark the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Indian Constitution by the Constituent Assembly.
8. GGNP declared as 4th Tiger Reserve
ü Chhattisgarh Government has decided to declare Guru Ghasidas National Park (GGNP) as Tiger Reserve. The Guru Ghasidas National Park is located in the Koriya district in Chhattisgarh and it is the 4th Tiger reserve in the state.


This set of Network Theory Question Bank focuses on "Open Circuit Impedence(Z) Parameters".
1. Two ports containing no sources in their branches are called?
Explanation: Two ports containing no sources in their branches are called passive ports; among them are power transmission lines and transformers.
2. Two ports containing sources in their branches are called?
Explanation: Two ports containing sources in their branches are called active ports. A voltage and current is assigned to each of the two ports.
3. In determining open circuit impedance parameters, among V1, V2, I1, I2, which of the following are dependent variables?
Explanation: In determining open circuit impedance parameters, among V1, V2, I1, I2; V1 and V2 are dependent variables and I1, I2 are independent variables i.e., dependent variables depend on independent variables.
4. In determining open circuit impedance parameters, among V1, V2, I1, I2, which of the following are independent variables?
Explanation: In determining open circuit impedance parameters, among V1, V2, I1, I2; I1 and I2 are independent variables and V1, V2 are dependent variables. Independent variables are the variables that do not depend on any other variable.
5. Which of the following expression is true in case of open circuit parameters?
Explanation: The expression relating the open circuit parameters Z11, Z12 and currents I1, I2 and voltage V1 is V1 = Z11I1 + Z12 I2.
6. Which of the following expression is true in case of open circuit parameters?
Explanation: The expression relating the currents I1, I2 and voltage V1 and open circuit parameters Z21, Z22 is V2 = Z21I1 + Z22 I2.
7. Find the Z – parameter Z11 in the circuit shown below.
Explanation: For determining Z11, the current I2 is equal to zero. Now we obtain Zeq as 1+ (6×2)/(6+2)=2.5Ω. So, Z11 = 2.5Ω.
8. The value of Z21 in the circuit shown in the question 7 is?
Explanation: V2 is the voltage across the 4Ω impedance. The current through 4Ω impedance is I1/4. And V2 = (I1/4) x 4 = I1. So, Z21 = 1Ω.
9. Find the value of Z12 in the circuit shown in the question 7.
Explanation: The current through vertical 2Ω resistor is = I2/2. So, V1 = 2 x (I2/2). On solving and substituting we get Z12 = 1Ω.
10. Determine the value of Z22 in the circuit shown in the question 7.
Explanation: Open circuiting port 1, we get V2 = I2((2+2)||4) => V2 = I2 x 2 =>V2/I2 = 2. Therefore the value of Z22 is 2Ω.
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Sirenia - "The 13th Floor" (CD)
"The 13th Floor" track listing:
1. The Path to Decay (4:18)
2. Lost in Life (3:12)
3. The Mind Maelstrom (4:48)
4. The Seventh Summer (5:22)
5. Beyond Life's Scenery (4:33)
6. The Lucid Door (4:49)
7. Led Astray (4:35)
8. Winterborn 77 (5:34)
9. Sirens of the Seven Seas (5:12)
Reviewed by Eccentricity on April 10, 2009
"Veland's backup growling provides just enough density to keep Sirenia's music grounded, and out of the lofty realms of traditional symphonic metal."
The Norwegian metal band Sirenia has once again replaced its lead vocalist for their latest release, "The 13th Floor." Their new siren is Ailyn, a contestant from the Spanish talent show "X Factor" (similar to American Idol), and the result is smashing. Ailyn's vocal style may be a bit different from her predecessors, but the quality of Sirenia's music hasn't diminished in the least, and fans old and new should walk away from "The 13th Floor" very happy.
Many refer to Sirenia as goth metal, but personally, I think they fall more within the realm of symphonic metal. Sure, there are gothic themes to the songs, which on "The 13th Floor" include mythical sirens and morose mindsets, but the overall instrumental compositions are of the ornate, full orchestral and symphonic sounds like their peers, Nightwish and Echoes Of Eternity.
They have also been accused of being too commercial, but ironically, most commercial music fans have never heard of Sirenia. There is, however, an undeniably radio-friendly vibe and Evanescence sound that permeates the second track on the album, "Lost In Life;" regardless, it's a great tune, if less complex.
Sirenia succeeds where other symphonic and goth metal bands fail in appealing to more hardcore audiences, due in large part to the death metal growls of founder and guitarist Morten Veland. Veland's backup growling provides just enough density to keep Sirenia's music grounded, and out of the lofty realms of traditional symphonic metal. Plus, the combination of Veland's throaty vocals and Ailyn's clean, classical soprano voice is awesome, particularly in "The Seventh Summer," a track that tests Ailyn's vocal range, but one that she pulls off masterfully.
The next track, "Beyond Life's Scenery," opens with a pretty impressive guitar riff, something that's surprising for the genre, but for Sirenia in particular. After all, Sirenia has never been into showy guitar riffs, and prior to this release, never even used a bass. Unlike the rest of the album, "Beyond Life's Scenery" is full of minor chords, both on the vocal and instrumental sides, lending it a bit of an industrial feel.
Of course Sirenia wouldn't be European and symphonic without keyboards. Thankfully, only two songs rely much on keyboards, and particularly in "Winterborn 77," you don't even mind them because they're offset by a pumping guitar and bass drum. In "Led Astray," there's a crazy fast classical piano score that you can hear occasionally, but its main purpose is simply to provide another layer to this complex track that also features double kick drums, violins, and guitar.
The closer, "Sirens Of The Seven Seas," is the best closing song I've heard in a while. It sticks out as being different from the rest of the album, in part because Veland takes the helm of lead vocalist, but also because the composition is more anthemic and traditional metal than symphonic. There's a brief return of the death growls, but the best part is how Ailyn takes over lead vocals again at the end of the track, her voice serving as the siren mentioned in the song title. This track is a good listen even for those who don't like their metal dressed up and pretty.
"The 13th Floor" is well-written and orchestrated, and there are no bad songs, though one or two may be a bit commercial. Still, Sirenia does an excellent job at whatever you want to call their style, and if you're into female-fronted metal music, Sirenia is a great choice.
Highs: The combination of Ailyn's clean, classic vocals with Veland's death growls.
Lows: A couple brief moments of dated synth sounds.
Bottom line: An album that manages to mix death growls with symphonic metal, and pulls it off in a great way.
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Catalan separatists plan mass rally for independence from Spain
Catalan leader Quim Torra gives a speech at Catalonia's National Theatre in Barcelona. (Reuters pic)
BARCELONA: Hundreds of thousands of Catalans are expected to fill the streets of Barcelona on Tuesday for the Spanish region's first commemorative day since its leader declared independence last year and pitched the country into constitutional crisis.
Supporters of splitting the wealthy northeastern region from the rest of Spain have in recent years used the Sept. 11 "Diada", the anniversary of the fall of their coastal capital to Spanish forces in 1714, to promote the cause.
This year, Catalonia's leader Quim Torra, who took over from his exiled predecessor after Madrid ended an unprecedented period of direct rule, has called for a mass rally in support of his bid for a binding referendum on independence.
"Our government has committed to making the republic a reality," Torra said in a televised address to mark the occasion. "I wish you all a very good Diada. Long live free Catalonia."
He wore a yellow ribbon signifying support for nine politicians whose jailing for their role in the independence bid is one of the Catalan government's biggest grievances.
Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who took power in June, has taken a softer approach to one of the thorniest issues in national politics than that of his conservative predecessor Mariano Rajoy, but he has stood firm against allowing a vote on secession, or any unilateral attempt by Catalonia to secede.
Last year's Diada, in which marchers often climb on each other's shoulders in shows of the traditional sport of forming human towers, fell as the regional government was preparing to hold a referendum in defiance of Madrid, which ultimately sent riot police to try to stop the vote.
Torra's predecessor and ally Carles Puigdemont then declared independence, prompting Madrid to impose direct rule on the grounds that Barcelona had violated the 1978 constitution which states that the country is indivisible.
Extra police will be deployed during the anniversaries of events in the independence bid. The government's regional delegate, asked last week about 600 agents being sent as reinforcements, said this was the normal approach to scheduled rallies.
Divisions over the question of secession are stark in Catalonia, which makes up around one fifth of Spain's economic output and already has a high level of autonomy in areas including education and health, and its own police force.
A poll by the Centro d'Estudis d'Opinio in July showed 46.7% of Catalans surveyed saying they wanted an independent state, just ahead of 44.9% who did not.
Last year's banned referendum delivered a majority vote for independence, but turnout was low.
A pro-secession coalition regained control of the regional parliament at a regional election in December that Rajoy had hoped would put paid to the independence bid, but a staunchly pro-union party emerged as the single biggest winner.
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24 June 2020 / Women in AI
Interview with Emily Bailey, Data Science Manager at Uber - AI in Loyalty & Subscription Products
We had the pleasure of speaking with Emily Bailey, Data Science Manager at Uber, for an episode of our Women in AI Podcast Series. Emily, who is now leading data science for Uber's loyalty and subscription product, discusses the glass ceiling in the working world for women and shares her advice and personal experience on the steps taken in her journey into data science.
Read the full podcast transcript below.
Topics explored include:
* COVID Recovery Strategy
* Large Scale Business Forecasting
* Successes and Failures within the Business
* Model Modification
* Female Role Models
* Management Strategies
* Women in Data Group at Uber
Charlotte RE•WORK [0:46]
Hi Emily, thanks for joining us today. I'm really excited to speak with you about your role at Uber, diversity and inclusion and also a little bit about Uber's COVID recovery strategy which would be really interesting to hear about. So, to start us off, can you give us a little bit of background about yourself and your journey into data science?
Emily [1:09]
Sure, and I'm really happy to be joining you. Thanks for having me. So I got into data science about five years ago now, technically, but I would say, I have sort of been building along that path unknowingly since college. So in undergrad, I studied environmental science and economics, which is not the most traditional way to get into the field. But I ended up writing a senior thesis about energy efficiency that leveraged a lot of different econometrics and statistical techniques that then helped me find a job after graduation, that was working on forecasting and experimental design and measurements for a small tech start-up. And so that led me into learning a lot more about programming and other modelling techniques.
I found it so interesting. I really love making decisions with data and being able to discover insights. After working at that company for several years, I thought it would be areally great to work somewhere with, really quite a big name in data science so that I could grow my technical skills and explore more of the field. And so Uber has a pretty great reputation when it comes to being a data driven company.
I was fortunate enough to end up here and so I started on a very small team with a very small number of people in data roles, I got to do a little bit of everything for my first year at Uber and then migrated into an even more technical role after about a year and since then I have been working on a bunch of really interesting problems and moved into management in the last couple of years . I am enjoying the organisational problems almost as much as the technical ones these days.
Fantastic. What are you currently working on and what excites you about the role at the minute?
Well, I actually spent the last three and a half years working with our finance data science team, and then just six weeks ago I moved to work on our customer engagement products, which are the subscription passes. So being able to buy a monthly pass that gives you specific benefits when using any of our products and also our loyalty programme, so the programme that will reward you for taking trips and ordering with each app. That's been really exciting for me, because I'm at the same company, and I have a lot of the support that comes with, you know, being in the same job, but I'm actually doing a completely different job. So that's been really fun learning a new part of the business. And then as you've alluded to earlier, this is very relevant to our COVID retail recovery strategies.
So that's been very exciting and thinking about how we can re-engage customers when they have not had the habit of necessarily taking Ubers anywhere when we've all been staying home, rightfully so. But we will start going places again, hopefully soon. And we want to do so safely. But its figuring out how to do that.
Yeah, that's really interesting work. And you've previously done some work on large scale business forecasting at Uber, and the success and failures in adapting to a changing business. So can you tell us more about this and what the successes and failures are?
Sure. So this was in my time on the finance data science team, where we worked really closely with financial analysts around the globe, and Uber grew very quickly over the last, well actually since it started, really, it hasn't stopped growing fast. And so forecasting how quickly our footprint in every individual city will grow is really critical to ensure that we can create scale effects and that we have enough supply to meet demand and that demand to meet supply enough customer support agents, enough HQ staff to keep it all running smoothly.
And so we are forecasting how many trips will occur as the number one metric for us, but a lot of other metrics as well to help us keep things, keep things running. And so that we did at a city level, which you can imagine you've probably taken Ubers in many different cities, we operate in hundreds. This was a really fun, challenging problem because no two cities really look alike. So we could share a lot of insights across geographies, but we couldn't necessarily use exactly the same model everywhere. And then we couldn't even use the same input features really, you know, certain cities have different products launched or they have different regulatory conditions.
It was really interesting working closely with our local teams to understand what we needed to take into account and understand what their tolerance for error is, and whether we should be maybe calibrating toward over forecasting or under forecasting when we know that there's going to be bias in one direction. So it was very challenging, and then when you ask about what are the successes and failures. I think I'm speaking now from a place of having worked on those problems for almost four years, but in the early days, we thought that maybe things would look a lot more similar to one another.
So we were trying to use one model to fit the whole world and that left us with big problems in places. For instance, when we launch in a brand new city, it's really hard to forecast a new city and you might think you know what it's going to look like based on similar cities near it. But if you're not thinking closely about the specific factors that separate one city from another, you can do a really bad job.
We had some cities where our forecasts were so spot on, and others where we were wildly off and causing huge problems for local teams. So I definitely learnt a lot over the years.
Great. What do you need to think about when getting internal buy in on data science projects? And what does this involve?
It really takes a lot. So, and this is coming from Uber, where data science is really, really integral to so many things about the business. I mean, the core thing that we do is match riders who need to go somewhere or people who are looking for food to a courier driver, who will make the trip, which in itself is a data science problem, it's a matching problem. And so we're very much a business that's comfortable with data science having a leading role, but it's still because the business is so interconnected, and it's a big marketplace. So any one thing you do has ripple effects, on the whole company wide.
There's a lot of communication and coordination that goes into making any decisions, about especially automated decision making that we might do. For instance, on the forecasting example, and those forecasts are also used in determining how many servers should be online at a given time, they're used in like I mentioned, customer support staffing, and so when we would go about making modifications to those models, we would work with business partners from all over the organisation to ask, how should we optimise this will? Will this outcome fit your needs?
So it does take a lot of communication here and there, maybe more familiar to the industry at large. I'd say it really comes down to identifying what the overall business objective is that you're solving for and not getting lost in the technical details. There are a lot of times when there's a really lightweight solution that gets you most of the way there, and maybe speed is more important at that moment than perfection. Those are challenging decisions for data scientists to make. We really love building fun, complex things, so that might be the hardest part.
Great, and thanks so much. That's really interesting to hear about. We're going to move a little bit more on to diversity and inclusion, so as a female data science manager, from your own experience, what would you say were the steps you took to get to this point?
I've been extremely fortunate to work with people who are willing to answer my questions all the time. I think that is something that is valuable for anybody. But I think as a female in the field, it can be hard to ask those questions, and so just getting comfortable with asking questions that you might worry that other people know it all already. And you worry that you're the only one who doesn't know it.
Emily [10:06]
I just had to get really comfortable asking those questions, and even now, as a data science manager for several years, I just started leading this new team. There's so much I still don't know, I'm asking my team questions all the time, and making sure that I really deeply understand the problems and the solutions that we're working on. It's still uncomfortable today, but pushing through that is something that I've been able to do. Then I think something else that has been important for me, or I perceive it as important, is I think there's a glass ceiling that we talk about across all of the working world for women.
In technical roles, I think we all have seen it's as if there are even fewer women in leadership roles. And so I had, like I mentioned, an undergraduate degree that wasn't extremely relevant. I started taking classes on the side just to make sure that I actually had the fundamental side needed. So I started taking classes at Berkeley and classes at Stanford and other schools.
I was racking up so many credits, I figured I may as well turn it into a master's degree because those qualifications really do end up being important as you're looking at higher and higher level roles. So even while working full time at Uber, I was doing a part time Master's in Computer Science. I definitely know men who are doing the same, but I don't know if their reason for doing so is identical. I think as a woman, it feels even more critical for me to have have those letters after my name at some point.
Charlotte RE•WORK [11:40]
Great, that's really cool. Thank you. Do you have any role models in the field and what did they teach you?
I definitely do. I'm, as I mentioned, super, super fortunate to have worked with people who are willing to invest in me, and my previous director was a woman named Fran Bell. She was at Uber for a number of years and just left earlier this year to go work in an exciting division for Toyota.
She taught me so much, especially about leading data science teams, and being very rigorous, being very organised, and being very inclusive. We were talking about getting buy in earlier, getting your buy in stepwise. So starting with who's closest, and who needs to be 100% bought in and then expanding sort of in concentric circles. She's had some amazing advice for me about leadership and keeping your team motivated and engaged. Actually, even as I was considering taking this last role, she's somebody who I called for advice and just watching her career is very exciting and I'm really grateful that she's willing to take the time to talk about mine.
So when we talk about increasing the number of women in the field, what's interesting I've noticed is, though the number of women in tech is much smaller proportionately than the number of men, data science, I've observed more equality, which is really neat. So what's interesting to me about that is data science as a field is newer. I think there simply wasn't as much of an entrenched masculine dominance as there is, for instance, in engineering.
I think that's given an opportunity for equality to just exist or at least exist more from the get-go. And I think a big part of that is there weren't established data science leaders who all looked like one certain blueprint. There is still in balance, but I think, so what that makes me think is the leadership roles matter a lot.
For recruiting teams to focus on getting women into data science leadership roles sets the tone, it shows people that they should stay in this career and they can continue growing and get there. Like I mentioned, I worked for a female director and that was extremely motivating for me. I've actually had the privilege of working for two extremely high-level women at Uber, and that's extremely motivating to have them on our data science team.
Fantastic. Can you tell me a little bit more about your Women in Data group at Uber?
Sure, so a few years ago, the number of women who worked in Data Science at Uber realised that though we had a really fantastic lady data group, among other groups for minority individuals and another social and employee resource group at Uber, we didn't have one specifically for Women in Data Science, and so they founded that.
I joined the leadership team for that group a couple years ago, and have really enjoyed this, not only as a way to make a change and increase the number of women at the company, but especially in the data science field. Working on various recruitment initiatives and partnering with organisations. Honestly, around the world to do events and help women at Uber in the technical field, or especially in data science, share their work and have a platform to speak.
It's also been really wonderful just to build a community. Like I mentioned earlier, you can feel a little out of place and having questions, or just feeling like you're one of few in in your demographic and a job. We have a really active Slack channel, we have community events frequently and just building that group has been such a wonderful part of the last couple of years for me.
Great, that's a really nice project. Then I guess where can our listeners keep up with you? And do you use social media?
I do. I'm pretty active on Twitter, and you can find me there @EmilyWBailey. And that's about it really, um, my dog has an Instagram.
We can put the link to that in the description box.
And he doesn't talk about data science.
Great. It's been so lovely to speak with you today, Emily. I think that was a really good conversation. Thank you so much for joining us.
As Emily said, you can follow her on Twitter @EmilyWBailey and keep up with her work. We hope that you enjoyed the episode and if you have any questions, know someone who would be great to get involved, or have some things that you'd like to ask our upcoming guests get in touch at [email protected]
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LONDON: The governments of California and Scotland have signed a new agreement to expand their collaboration on climate initiatives, and support the Under2 Coalition of states, regions and cities committed to ambitious emissions reduction targets.
The Governor of California, Jerry Brown, and Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, met in Sacramento on Monday to discuss the coalition and sign a letter of cooperation that will lead to closer work between the two administrations to advance global climate leadership.
The Under2 Coalition, for which The Climate Group acts as Secretariat, includes 167 sub-national governments committed to reducing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80-95% on 1990 levels, or 2 metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent per capita, by 2050.
The coalition was founded in 2015 by California and the German state of Baden-Württemberg, and now represents over a billion people, spanning six continents and 33 countries with a collective GDP of US$25.9 trillion. Scotland joined the coalition in July 2015.
In signing the letter, both governments have agreed to support members of the coalition in sharing best practices for reducing GHG emissions, accelerating renewable energy deployment and transitioning to clean, prosperous economies.
Libby Ferguson, States & Regions Director, The Climate Group, said: "The leadership being shown by California and Scotland in setting some of the world's strongest climate targets, and collaborating to achieve these, is inspiring. They are demonstrating the collective power of state and regional governments in driving significant emissions reductions and creating thriving regional economies.
California and Scotland will also work on preparations for a major summit – to be held in 2018 - which will convene the public and private sectors, as well as leading NGOs and civil society, to galvanize climate action and demonstrate progress in support of the Paris Agreement.
California has established itself as one of the world's leading sub-national actors on climate and clean energy and has a target of generating 50% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. The state has also committed to reducing petroleum use in cars and trucks by up to 50% over the next 15 years.
Scotland has also demonstrated its strong leadership on climate action in recent years and has been setting new records in renewable energy development. Scottish turbines provided 1.2 million megawatt hours of electricity to the National Grid in March, enough to power 136% of the country's households.
The state of California has also played a key role in responding to the US Administration's Executive Order to review the Clean Power Plan, with Governor Brown and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo reaffirming their commitment to exceed the targets of the Plan and curb GHG emissions.


Following the announcement that Apple will be switching to Intel in 2006, IMG contacted several Mac game developers to get their initial thoughts. A growing concern came after yesterday's keynote, when Apple's Phil Schiller stated there are no plans to sell or support Windows on an Intel-based Mac. "That doesn't preclude someone from running it on a Mac. They probably will," he said. "We won't do anything to preclude that."
Reactions from developers run the gamut from fear about cannibalized sales to excitement about better performance being able to keep up with that latest game technology and faster porting times. Uncertainty is the common thread, as no one will know what these new machines are truly capable of, and the implications that will arise because of this move, until they are released.
To check out IMG's article, follow the link below.


The Hardwick Estate is full of lives, loves and adventures. It was the formidable Bess of Hardwick who built the place in the sixteenth century. Her name is all over the building – in the architecture and stitched upon intricate embroideries that adorn the walls.
Seek out stories about the characters of Hardwick's past in hidden corners; visit the Great Barn restaurant for breakfast, lunch or afternoon tea. Enjoy the garden daily, throughout the seasons, discover the woodland play trails and activities over the school holidays.
The Hardwick estate is open every day, for countryside walks with picturesque views, woodland family play trails, locally sourced gifts in the shop and delicious seasonal menus in the restaurant. There are events at Hardwick throughout the year. Visit our website www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hardwick.
local villages for hundreds of years, Stainsby Mill is still in full working order. The 17ft water wheel still turns, the pretty mill pond still powers the machinery and a series of cogs and wheels still keep everything working smoothly. Lucky visitors can see everything in action, getting an insight into the workplace of a nineteenth-century miller. The Mill opens early February until the end of October. Visit the website http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hardwick-estate-stainsby-mill.


Maldives is a hot-spot for vacationers who desire an all-inclusive holiday that incorporates the sun, sand and surf along with all the luxuries imaginable.
It's not just a relax-on-the-beach sort of holiday either; there are plenty of exciting things to do in the Maldives.
Here's a compilation of what to do in the Maldives if you are indeed contemplating a vacation that's not only relaxing, but fun and memorable at the same time.
Our 10 Fun Things To Do in Maldives are sure to make you want to jump on the next plane there!
The Maldives has some of the best dive sites in the world. With a teeming sea life to experience, each resort on the archipelago also has its own PADI Dive Centers, Instructors and Certification. The instructors will teach you the basics in diving and be with you every step of the way.
It's something to look forward to, with some resorts even offering video footage of your diving experience.
For children, there's the Bubble Maker activity which is a basic version of diving in under 6 feet of water. Supervised by trained instructors, kids love this, as it's something new and exciting for them to try out in safe conditions.
A luxury vacation is always at your fingertips in the Maldives. And this is not just the luxury villas and resorts that we are talking about.
You can charter a luxury yacht for a sail on the seas sipping champagne, eating caviar and having your every whim attended to….It's also a romantic way to watch the dolphins swim. Perfect!
This is a great way to discover and be adventurous. While some islands in the Maldives are uninhabited, others comprise a small population of local people.
You can visit both on Island-Hopping expeditions, enjoying picnics on deserted islands and meeting the local people on inhabited ones and seeing the local culture firsthand for some great memories. A visit to Malé, the Capital, will also afford you some great opportunities to visit historic sites and do some shopping.
If you don't want to do anything much, just opt for a spa day-or week at a resort where you will be pampered to perfection using the best of ingredients to ensure a healthy mind and body.
The various resorts specialize in various therapies from Balinese to Ayurveda and more, so this is something definitely worth trying out, either by yourself or with a loved one.
What's more romantic than some time on the beach with your better half? Take it up a notch and try a movie on the beach under a canopy of stars. Enjoy some tasty snacks and drinks while you snuggle up to each other as you indulge in a great movie….
Maldives knows how to party! Have a super time at a beach barbeque with DJ music, or visit a club available at some resorts where you can boogie the night away! Tourists can also order the beverages of their choice to make the night that much better….
Ask the resort you are staying at to organise a Night Fishing experience for you where you can fish under the night sky using hand lines and raw fish as bait.
Then to top it all off, have your catch cooked for your meal!
Yes, it's all about the unusual in the Maldives. Some resorts have regular feeding times for giant stingrays near the pier. It's fun to see these huge animals gather at the prescribed time every day as they have begun to expect this regular meal.
Grab your favorite book or sunglasses and just get into a hammock in the sea to lull yourself to tranquility amidst the peaceful waves.
It's pretty much guaranteed that all resorts in the Maldives have a variety of restaurants that offer different types of cuisine from Western, Maldivian, Mediterranean to Japanese and more. Try all of them! Take a gastronomical journey that will uncover for you a whole new world of taste. Many resorts also have their own wine cellar as well, so choose from among the best, to wash it all down!
Your Holidays to Maldives are incomplete without trying all or most of the above. Make it a vacation to remember!


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During more than thirty years of ecological research I've been involved in a wide range of funded projects that have taken me all over the world and resulted in some highly cited publications in journals such as Science, Ecology, Oikos, and Ecology Letters. If you would like to discuss collaborating with me on a project that you think I can add value to, or if you need advice on a potential funding bid, please get in touch via the Contacts page.
Here's a list of the main projects and collaborations with which I'm currently involved:
Climate change and its effects on the global distribution of pollination systems: with Dr Zong-Xin Ren (Kunming Institute of Botany) and international partners, funded by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2020-2021)
Modelling landscapes for resilient pollination services in the UK: with Prof. Simon Potts and Dr Tom Breeze (University of Reading), Prof. Helen Lomax (University of Huddersfield) and Dr Jim Rouquette (Natural Capital Solutions) funded by BBSRC (2017-2020)
Chequered skipper reintroduction project: with Prof. Tom Brereton (Butterfly Conservation) and Dr Duncan McCollin (University of Northampton) funded by Butterfly Conservation (2018-2021) – see my blog post on Hunting the Chequered Skipper
Genetic and morphological changes in UK bees to a century of agricultural land-use change: in collaboration with Dr Richard Gill (Imperial College, London) and Prof. Ian Barnes (Natural History Museum, London) funded by NERC (2017-2020)
Understanding when biocontrol and enemy release affect plant populations: with Prof. Angela Moles and Dr Stephen Bonser (University of New South Wales) and Dr Raghu Sathyamurthy (CSIRO) funded by the Australian Research Council (2019-2022)
Safeguarding Pollination Services in a Changing World (SURPASS2) – a new international partnership to improve knowledge, build research capacity and initiate new collaborative actions for the conservation and sustainable management of pollinators across Latin America: with Dr Claire Carvell (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology) and multiple UK and Latin American partners funded by NERC (2019-2022) – see: https://bee-surpass.org/
In addition to these research projects I'm a board member of the Nenescape environment and heritage project involving multiple Northamptonshire partners, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (2016-2021)


It's often in our spiritual desert or wilderness times, when we are at our weakest point, Satan comes and tempts and tries us.
Like Jesus, we need to know God's word and reply with, "...it is written." We need to also be aware that Satan uses scripture too - but out of context. We need to know the truth, and live by that truth, to overcome the subtleties of Satan. For Satan's lies and deception can be hidden in scripture and can often appeal to the flesh.
We read here that Jesus was hungry. The first thing Satan comes at is Jesus desire for food - he tempts His flesh.
Satan then comes at Him with scripture. Trying to entice Him using God's word, but Jesus saw it was out of context and replied with, "it is also written..."
Then once again Satan comes to tempt Jesus' flesh and calls on Him to bow down to him. Jesus replied with the truth of God's word and sent Satan away. Jesus won the battle with God's word. He did not give in to Satan when His flesh was weak, we shouldn't either.
One way to overcome Satan, is to know Scripture, know who we are in Christ and know the Character of God.
We need to guard our hearts and minds, because deception is subtle. Satan disguises his lies and weaves his way into our lives. Don't let him have a foothold. Know your Bible!
Like Jesus, we reply, "It is written"
To refute his deception and lies.
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We should respond with, "It is written"
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What is normally referred to as standing meditation is the practice of standing postures in stillness (Zhang Zhuang), in here I refer in general also to standing meditation in movement such as the practice of Tai Chi and Qi Gong. Standing meditation is an ancient practice that has many different aims and benefits. It is practised for health, for spiritual growth and for many other purposes. In here I will focus on the benefit of standing meditation for martial arts.
We are all familiar with the images from the movies where the kung fu master would make the student hold a posture for very long time and we all know that this was a more traditional way of practising.
This does not only apply to "internal martial arts" which make the practice of Qi (energy) and relaxation its main focus but it applies in general to all martial arts. This type of practice seems too "boring" for us nowadays especially since martial arts entered the market in the west as another form of entertainment.
The truth is that the enormous benefits of this practice are not widely understood by martial artists. The most basic postures in martial arts are usually very simple and natural but if one tries to hold them he would realize that even a high stance guard is very hard to hold for long, this shows that one is unable to be relaxed and natural in the position. Through perseverance in this process one is able to reach the stage where the posture becomes natural and comfortable: this implies the relaxation of the body on a deeper level.
We have a lot of unnecessary tension in our body and if we try to be still we are able to feel the weight of all this tension we carry with us all day. As long as we are holding the position we are forced to stop using energy in unnecessary ways and our body learns how to use it in more intelligent ways. To optimize energy the body organizes it on "power lines" that sustain the body, this is what in martial arts is referred to as "structure". Just as in architecture there are some shapes ( like for example the arch) that allow the weight to be transferred to the ground the same happens in our body. When the structure is properly aligned it supports itself and there is no need for unnecessary tension: this creates a strong, solid and relaxed structure (and at the same time helps preventing and curing illnesses).
An other very important aspect of standing meditation is rooting. Continuing on the example of architecture we can say it is necessary to have solid foundations to build a house. With practice one will be able to open more the meridians in his lower back, hips, legs and feet and to sink his weight and energy into the ground. The same structure that works as a vessel to transfer our own body weight to the ground can be used to redirect an attack or to generate power for a strike. The more one is connected to the earth the more power he can generate and the harder it is for one to be pushed away. If we want to deliver a strike like this the whole body needs to be relaxed so that the power from the earth can be transferred without obstructions from the ground through the body to the opponent: all the unnecessarily tensed areas in the body will work as blockages for the power that needs to pass. The vessel must open.
Through the practice of relaxation also the flexibility increases, it is not only about stretching the tendons but also about relaxing in our mind that the tight areas of our body will release the tension and allow our flexibility to grow naturally.
Those processes of alignment, connection and relaxation combined with the settlement of the mind enable the practitioner to connect with the inner power of the body's energy centres and in general to become more sensitive to his energy and more able to use it with efficiency. In this way even somebody with a small and thin body is able to defeat a much heavier and bigger opponent as he is able to use his true inner strength, to borrow the power of the earth and to redirect the power of his opponent against him. For this reason it is said: the soft wins against the hard.
In truth this is the most natural way for the body to work, this is why a martial artist should pursue simplicity and naturalness. Observing nature we can see that a little monkey, who's size is much smaller than ours can generate the power of many man, its body moves naturally and its mind its simple. The simplicity in the mind goes together with the simplicity of the movements, its our mentally unhealthy life that makes our body unbalanced, stiff and goofy. Through calming the mind and the body, speed and power are achieved naturally; this also applies to the speed of reflex and of reaction time. In fight the mind should be clear and not clouded by schemes and strategies, fear or pride, if one has a plan in mind he can be predictable, if one processes all the informations in his head before acting he will be slow. Only by being clear in the mind, relaxed in the body and present in the moment one can be always ahead of his opponent.
In China the internal styles and the stillness practices are considered a higher lever of kung fu. The cultivation of inner strength and of the power of the mind is considered a necessary step for the martial artist who wants to achieve higher levels of practice. It is very common that a martial artist practises his hole life and reaches a point where he stops improving or even worse that has injured his body and cant achieve the high performances that had before. Through the practice of internal martial arts one can not only recover his body but multiply his efficiency, speed and power.
In this article I only made a small introduction about the most normal and easily achievable benefits of standing meditation in regards to martial arts.


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I was music editor for "Babylon Berlin". All music was written by Johnny Klimek and Tom Tykwer.
Working so closely and for so many month with everyone in post-production was one of the greatest professional experiences in my life. Usually as film composers we come in at the very end of a project, but since Johnny and Tom write the music before even shooting a film this whole process is turned upside down and as a result I had the pleasure of following how all the film edits and the storytelling developed over time.
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David Foss says:
I have a question about the Mahler song used in episode 3. The episode credits state that it is performed by Magdalena Kozena with Claudio Abbado and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, and I agree. But a sharp-eared Mahlerite has pointed out that the opening line of the song is from another recording (he says it's Kathleen Ferrier). If you listen to the Youtube video carefully, you can definitely hear the change in voice (and recording ambience) at about 1:55, even though the editing is cleverly done. Was that done so that the song would initially start with an older recording, to better fit the time period? But Ferrier's was made in 1952, which is much too late for the setting. There is a recording of the song made in 1930, but the poor sound quality would have been distracting in the scene. So why didn't you just use one recording or the other? Regardless, it's an amazing scene, especially because of the music chosen. Well done!
thank you for taking the time to write about this.
I don't recall having any version other than the Claudio Abbado recording you mentioned of this music anywhere in my workflow. Also, there wasn't really a discussion about using recordings from different periods.
It's very good to know that there are people out there who are paying close attention. Keeps us on our toes.
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New England Love Stories- 4 new releases
Abide with Me (M)
by Sabin Willett
"A small-town bad boy, forged into a man in the fires of Afghanistan, returns home, still burning with a romantic obsession nothing can quench. As the fog lifts one morning, a lone soldier is walking home. Who is he? The sleepy, gossipy town of Hoosick Bridge, Vermont, has forgotten him, but it will soon remember. He is Roy Murphy, returning to face his violent, complicated reputation. Returning to Emma Herrick, descendant of Hoosick Bridge's first family, who occupies its grandest, now decaying, house: the Heights. Their intense and unlikely adolescent romance provided scandalous gossip for the town. The young lovers escaped Hoosick Bridge, but Emma remained Roy's obsession long after they parted. Now Roy returns from Afghanistan a changed and extraordinary man who will stop at nothing to obtain a piece of the Herricks' legacy..." - publisher
Margaret from Maine: a novel (M)
by Joseph Monninger
"Brought together by war, separated by duty, a love story for the ages. Margaret Kennedy lives on a dairy farm in rural Maine. Her husband Thomas - injured in a war overseas - will never be the man he was. When the President signs a bill in support of wounded veterans, Margaret is invited to the nation's capital. Charlie King, a handsome Foreign Service officer, volunteers to escort her. As the rhododendron blossoms along the Blue Ridge Highway, the unlikely pair fall in love - but Margaret cannot ignore the tug of her marriage vows. Joseph Monninger's 'Margaret from Maine' is a page-turning romance that poignantly explores the dilemmas faced by those who serve our country - and the men and women who love them." - publisher
The One-way Bridge : a novel (M)
by Cathie Pelletier
"Welcome to Mattagash, the last town in the middle of the northern Maine wilderness. The road dead-ends here, but Mattagash's citizens are fiercely proud. Yet this simple town connected by a single one-way bridge is anything but tranquil. While neighbors bicker publicly over trivialities such as offensive mailbox designs and gossip about suspicious newcomers, they privately struggle to navigate deeper issues - scandals, loss, failed ambitions, the scars of war...and a mysterious dead body in the woods. With her trademark wit and keen eye for detail, Pelletier has assembled an unforgettable cast of endearing and eccentric characters, from scheming mailmen and peeping toms to lovesick waitresses and loggers whose underhandedness belies their ingenuity. The citizens of Mattagash will make you laugh and cheer for them as they stumble into one another's lives and strive to define themselves in a changing world that threatens to leave them behind. The One-Way Bridge is an extraordinary portrait of family, loneliness, and community - and the kinds of compromises we all make in the name of love." - publisher
Twelve Across (M)
by Barbara Delinsky
"Leah Gates makes up crossword puzzles for a living - a nice, tame occupation in a safe urbane setting. Now knee-deep mud, facing lashing rain and a burned-down cabin, what was her friend Victoria thinking of, sending her up here to the wilds of New Hampshire? Meanwhile, woodsman Garrick Rodenheiser was stunned and wary when Leah turned up shivering on his porch, knowing it meant trouble for him. But he couldn't slam the door in her face . . . or shut out the storm of feeling that raged between them." - publisher
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