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Q: Approximating $\log x$ with roots The following is a surprisingly good (and simple!) approximation for $\log x+1$ in the region $(-1,1)$:
$$\log (x+1) \approx \frac{x}{\sqrt{x+1}}$$
Three questions:

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*Is there a good reason why this would be the case?

*How does one go about constructing the "next term"?

*Are the any papers on "generalized Pade approximations" that involve radicals?

A: Let's rewrite both sides in terms of $y = x + 1$: we get
$$\log y \approx \sqrt{y} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{y}}$$
on, let's say, the interval $\left( \frac{1}{2}, 2 \right)$ (I hesitate to discuss the entire interval $(0, 2)$; it seems to me that the approximation is not all that good near $0$). The RHS should look sort of familiar: let's perform a second substitution $y = e^{2z}$ to get
$$2z \approx e^z - e^{-z} = 2 \sinh z$$
on the interval $\left( - \varepsilon, \varepsilon \right)$ where $\varepsilon = \frac{\log 2}{2} \approx 0.346 \dots$. Of course now we see that the LHS is just the first term in the Taylor series of the RHS, and on a smaller interval than originally. Furthermore, the Taylor coefficients of $2 \sinh z$, unlike the Taylor coefficients of our original functions, decrease quite rapidly. The next term is $\frac{z^3}{3}$, which on this interval is at most
$$\frac{\varepsilon^3}{3} \approx 0.0138 \dots$$
and this is more or less the size of the error in the approximation between $\log 2$ and $\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$ obtained by setting $y = 2$, or equivalently $x = 1$.
With the further substitution $t = \sinh z$, the RHS is just the first term in the Taylor series of the LHS. To get the "next term" we could look at the rest of the Taylor series of $\sinh^{-1} t$. The next term is $- \frac{t^3}{6}$, which gives
$$z \approx \frac{e^z - e^{-z}}{2} - \frac{(e^z - e^{-z})^3}{48}$$
or
$$\log y \approx \left( \sqrt{y} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{y}} \right) - \frac{1}{24} \left( \sqrt{y} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{y}} \right)^3.$$
I don't know if this is useful for anything. The series to all orders just expresses the identity
$$\log y = 2 \sinh^{-1} \frac{\left( \sqrt{y} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{y}} \right)}{2}.$$

A: The simplest Pade approximant we could build seems to be $$\log(1+x)\approx\frac{x}{1+\frac{x}{2}}$$ and we can notice the similarity of denominators close to $x=0$.
However, the approximation given in the post seems to be significantly better for $x<\frac 12$.

A: A different approach.
The function $f(x)=x-\log(1+x)\sqrt{1+x}$ is continuous and increasing on $[-1,1]$ (I have not proved it, but a graph of $f'$ is sufficiently convincing.) For any $a\in(0,1)$
$$
f(-a)\le f(x)\le f(1)=0.0197419,\quad-a\le x\le1.
$$
Take for instance $a=0.8$ we obtain
$$
-\frac{0.0802375}{\sqrt{1+x}}\le\frac{x}{\sqrt{1+x}}-\log(1+x)\le\frac{0.0197419}{\sqrt{1+x}},\quad -.8\le x\le1.
$$
This shows that $\log(1+x)\sqrt{1+x}$ is a good approximation of $x$.
$$
f(x)=-\frac{x^3}{24}+\dots
$$
is an alternate series. This explains the vey good approximation for $x>0$, and the not so good for $x<0$.

A: I am being rather late, yet still there is some interesting information I can add.
The Padet approximant is of the form $\log(1+x)\approx \frac{x}{1+x/2}$ as noted by other posters. This partially explains why $\frac{x}{\sqrt{1+x}}$ is a good approximation, what it does not explain is why the square-root approximation is better than a supposedly "great" Pade approximation. @nbubis had an idea that it works better because it has pole in the correct spot, but it seems that it is actually a red herring.
Let's take a look on more general Pade $(1,n)$ approximation, it equals $\log(1+x)\approx\frac{x}{1+x/2-x^2/12+x^4/24+...}$.
Now the reason $\frac{x}{\sqrt{1+x}}$ approximation performs better can be explained by $\sqrt{1+x} \approx 1+x/2 -x^2/8$ and noting that $1+x/2-x^2/8$ is closer to the "true value" of the denominator than the first Pade approximant $1+x/2$.
To see that it is indeed the case consider the approximation
$\log(1+x)=\frac{x}{(1+5x/6)^{3/5}}$.
Now, as you can quickly check, $(1+5x/6)^{3/5}$ has the Taylor expansion $\approx 1+x/2 -x^2/12$ which aggrees with first 3 terms of $(1,n)$ Pade approximant. Now if you plot it it will turn out that it is even better than originally suggested $\frac{x}{\sqrt{1+x}}$ despite having pole in the wrong place.
Regarding method by @QiaochuYuan, you can perform the same "trick" to  get better approximations which will be performing better in the neighbourhood of $x=0$ but worse when $x$ is large, for example
$\log (1+x) \approx \frac{x}{(1+5x/6)^{3/5}} + \frac{x^4}{108 (1+5x/6)^{12/5}}$
But in disguise what you are actually making is finding better approximations to some Pade approximant.
Some of the other approximations you can find in the same way are
$\log(1+x)\approx \frac{x}{\sqrt{1+x+x^2/12}}$ and $\log(1+x)\approx \frac{x}{(1+3x/2+x^2/2)^{1/3}}$ which are good simply beause they coincide with Pade approximant up to the terms of high order. I guess the first among those two is another reason why $\frac{x}{\sqrt{1+x}}$ worked so well.
Short version: It's actually a coincidence, $\sqrt{1+x}$ happen to have Taylor expansion $\sqrt{1+x}\approx 1+x/2-x^2/8$ which coincides with expansion of $x/\log(1+x)\approx 1+x/2 -x^2/12$ up to 2 terms and the third term is not that different to mess up the approximation.

A: One reason may be that their Taylor series around $x=0$ start the same:
$$
\log (x+1) \approx x-x^2/2+x^3/3+\cdots
$$
$$
 \frac{x}{\sqrt{x+1}} \approx x-x^2/2+3x^3/8+\cdots
$$
So they agree to order 2 for $|x|<1$. They almost agree to order 3 because $1/3 \approx 3/8$ roughly.
However, this is an a posteriori reason. I don't know why this approximation should be good a priori.


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Q: Android finish all previous activities I have got the series of activities as follows , named as A, B, C, D for instance
At C , I will start the services Until F
at F, I will stop the recording service and submit the data and voice file to the server by Async Task
A -> B -> C -> D - > E -> F -> B -> C -> D -> E
At F , I shall finish the activity in this way :
protected void onPostExecute(Boolean result) {
            super.onPostExecute(result);
            if (dialog.isShowing()) {
                dialog.dismiss();
            } ...
....

    Intent intent = new Intent();
            intent.putExtras(b);
            setResult(RESULT_OK, intent);
            //Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
            intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_HOME);
            intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
            intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK);

                startActivity(new Intent(F.this , B.class)
.putExtra("salesid" , userid).putExtra("orderid" ,orderid ));
                parent.finish();
                System.exit(0);

For others, just use :
startActivity(new Intent("this Activity".this , "next Activity".class)

At B , I have logout and exit buttons to finish the Activity by
   startActivity(new Intent(B.this , A.class)
                finish();

At A, I have
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The question is , when I back to A ,
A -> B -> C -> D - > E -> F -> B -> A
and press exit ,
The Activity stack goes like this
A -> B -> C -> D - > E
Would you please tell me how to delete all these previous activity stack ?

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Among the teachings of Islam is that one carry out the tahneek of the newborn child.
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Finding Out What's In It
Hidden provisions in the health law will create new costs for employers.
Health Care Reform: Implications of a Two Subsidy System
As this slide-show depicts, subsidies provided through ObamaCare for lower- and middle-class workers who receive health-care through the government-run exchanges would be much greater than the tax-breaks provided to lower- or middle-class workers who receive employer-provided health insurance. This would lead employers to drop these workers' insurance and let them be covered through the exchanges, at taxpayer expense. Thus, ObamaCare is not only a new health-care system but a new welfare and tax system, which would lead to the segregation of the labor market: upper-income workers would continue to get insurance through their employers; lower- and middle-class workers would eventually get it through the government.
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ObamaCare would impose higher implicit marginal tax-rates on lower- and middle-class workers than on millionaires, thereby penalizing work and providing a barrier to upward mobility. Under the Senate bill (which, along with the Reconciliation Act, became law) those making $14,560, who make another $560, would be $200 worse off than if they hadn't made that extra money at all; those making $12,000 would pay implicit marginal tax-rates of 66 percent on the next $5,000 earned; and people who make between $30,000 and $100,000 would pay implicit marginal tax rates of over 50 percent. Disincentives for work would be coupled with rewards for dropping insurance, as those who drop insurance, picking it up again only when sick or injured, could save as much as $8,000 a year.
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Shape Analysis in PET Images Using Convolutional Neural Nets: Limitations of Standard Architectures
I Klyuzhin1,2*, A Rahmim1,2, (1) BC Cancer Research Centre, Vancouver, BC, CA, (2) University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CA
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Purpose: to test the ability of conventional convolutional neural net (CNN) architectures to effectively capture tumor shape properties, which are important predictors of cancer outcome.
Methods: A set of 5000 synthetic PET images was generated (voxel size 1.5 mm) containing tumors 20-60 mm in size. Image noise was added and a 3.0 mm FWHM Gaussian filter was applied to simulate resolution blurring. Shape features were computed for all images, including: volume; surface area; convex volume; solidity as the ratio of volume and convex volume; extent as the ratio of lesion volume to that of the lesion bounding box; and compactness. A conventional CNN with 7 convolutional layers, followed by 2 fully-connected layers was trained to predict the values of shape features from the images. The network was tested on a distinct set of 100 images. On the test set, we measured the percent mean absolute error (MAE) between the predicted and true feature values.
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PET, Image Analysis, Feature Extraction
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The phase I of HNSS project was originally contemplated to lift Water from the intake of pumping station 1 located near Malyala village in Kurnool district having facility to draw water from 251 meters duly excavating an approach channel With a lowered bed level of 240 meters, suitably locating in take near Siddeswaram in the foreshore of the reservoir near Muchumarri Village.
Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) has set a record of sorts in completion of lift irrigation projects in Andhra Pradesh. The Hyderabad-based firm has successfully executed Pattiseema LIS as well as Purushothapatnam and has now completed another LIS near Muchumarri in Kurnool district as part of the HNSS project.
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Santiago's first book, the memoir When I Was Puerto Rican, was published in 1993 and received great critical praise. Her first novel, America's Dream, followed in 1997. A year later, she published Almost a Woman, a second memoir that took up her life story at the point at which When I Was Puerto Rican ended.
Santiago writes: "I suppose that my life today is about looking at and trying to come to terms with ifs. Human beings are obsessed with the question of 'who am I'? For someone like me, issues of identity are weighted and complicated by the event that has defined who I have become, because it was the migration from Puerto Rico to the United States that made me who I am.
"I was born in one place (Villa Palmeras) at a specific historical time (1948). I was raised in a rural environment (Macún, Toa Baja) that was becoming urbanized and developed to improve the island's infrastructure (a highway destroyed most of our barrio). My first words were in Spanish, a language that, in Puerto Rico, was degrading into Spanglish. I was raised to conform to a culturally specific behavior of a time, a place, a language. It all changed in less than a day, and has had repercussions for the rest of my life.
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GHANA: A US$2·2bn build-operate-transfer concession agreement for the 340 km Accra – Achimota – Koforidua – Bososo – Boankra – Kumasi railway project was signed by the Ministry of Railway Development and Ghana European Railway Consortium on April 4. The agreement must now be approved by the cabinet and parliament.
GERC comprises 16 companies including Germany's Havelländische Eisenbahn and Ralf Blankenbach GmbH, Austria's Voestalpine, Italy's Salcef and local company Keteke Group. It is envisaged that government would take a 30% stake, and construction would be supported by German development assistance funding.
The concession would run for 30 years, including a three-year construction period and 27 years of operation before the line is transferred to the government.
The double-track electrified 1 435 mm gauge line would follow the alignment of the existing 1 067 mm gauge eastern railway corridor built between 1910 and 1923. There would be a 24 km branch from Achimota to the port of Tema and another from Bososo to planned bauxite mines at Kyebi. The line would also serve an inland port being developed at Boankra, south of Kumasi. There would be major stations in Accra, Koforidua and Kumasi, and 30 smaller stations.
Traffic is estimated at 12 000 to 18 000 passengers per day with 4 million tonnes of freight per year.
The only operational passenger rail service in Ghana at present is the link between Accra and neighbouring Tema, operated by a fleet of CRRC DMUs.


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Kickin' in the first day of CCW with great music and a night out!
So yesterday was the first day of the annual Classic Car Week here in "Right bay". And that was celebrated with lots of drinking and the most awesome swedish band called "2 blyga läppar".
It's crazy that people from all over the country comes to this small town to meet up and cruise around and to just have a good time.
The population increases with like 300% this week! lol!
I'm so excited to see what this year has to offer.


Forwards: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Olivier Giroud (Arsenal), Antoine Griezmann (Real Sociedad), Loic Remy (Newcastle United), Remy Cabella (Montpellier).
Few teams should head into the 2014 FIFA World Cup with more confidence and momentum than France.
Prior to the second leg of their qualification play-off with Ukraine, the 1998 winners' hopes of reaching the finals looked to have all but disappeared. France trailed 2-0 from the opening game, however, Didier Deschamps' men rallied magnificently to claim a 3-0 victory at the Stade de France and secure a 3-2 aggregate success, becoming the first team to overturn a two-goal deficit in a World Cup play-off.
Deschamps, who lifted the trophy as a player on home soil in that 1998 success, will hope that improbable qualifying triumph will be enough to inspire a wave of belief among France's players and fans following consistent disappointment in the last three major tournaments they have competed in.
Since losing the 2006 World Cup final to Italy on penalties, France have progressed past the group stage of a major tournament just once, suffering defeat in the quarter-finals of UEFA Euro 2012 to eventual winners Spain.
But Deschamps should be confident of enjoying much better fortune in Brazil, and there is likely to be plenty of pressure on an extremely talented set of players to rediscover their best following a disastrous campaign at the last World Cup in South Africa.
Four years ago, a shambolic French side fell apart on and off the field, exiting the tournament early after earning just one point from three group games.
The squad tasked with rebuilding France's reputation on the international stage is one awash with players from Europe's top-flight leagues, with the likes of Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema and Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery all sure to be key to their prospects - although a troubling back problem has cast the participation of the latter into doubt.
One player who will not be pulling on the famous dark blue shirt is Manchester City attacking midfielder Samir Nasri, who was not even included on the standby list by Deschamps - apparently due to concerns over his attitude, as the former Marseille coach aims to avoid a repeat of the 2010 debacle.
Deschamps will need his team to be united in order to take advantage of a path to the knockout rounds that appears straightforward for a team of France's calibre.
They have been drawn in Group E alongside Switzerland, Ecuador and Honduras and should be the favourites to progress to the last 16 as group winners.
Topping the first phase is likely to be more of a necessity for France considering that two-time winners Argentina could be their opponents should they qualify as runners-up.
A mouth-watering quarter-final meeting with Germany or Portugal could lie ahead should everything go to plan, however, Deschamps will not want to take anything for granted given their recent collapses at major competitions.
France's pedigree is obvious and was displayed in qualifying in a 1-1 draw with holders Spain and the dramatic comeback victory over Ukraine. Additionally, an impressive 2-0 friendly win against the Netherlands in March acted as another example of their ability to compete among the elite.
Deschamps has cleared every hurdle he has faced since taking charge in 2012, yet in leading his country into a World Cup he now faces arguably his biggest challenge yet, as he bids to restore France to their place at the very top of the game.


Memory used as a temporary location for data in a program is commonly called a buffer. It's a transfer stop for data coming from some source like a network or pins operation. A program can read the data from the buffer when it's ready to work with it. Also, programs put their data in a buffer to make it ready for a transfer to a device or to somewhere else in memory on the micro:bit.
Sending and receiving data over the pins might need a buffer if you use your own form of data. The Pins category contains a function to create buffers for this purpose.
A buffer is created with the createBuffer function by choosing a buffer size as a number of bytes.
You can get a number value from a particular place in a buffer using getNumber. To do it, you have to say how big each of your number values are. The size of the number values is set using a NumberFormat type. You use an offset value which is the position in the buffer where the number value you want is at.
A number is placed in a buffer with setNumber. You use a number format like with getNumber. A new value to goes into the buffer at the position you select.
The buffer length property tells how big the buffer is in size as number of bytes.
You can fill an entire buffer so that every byte in the buffer has the same value. You use the fill function to initialize or reset the buffer contents to a default value. Typically the number 0.
A new smaller buffer is created from an original larger one using the slice function. You tell what position you want to start from in the original buffer and how many bytes from that position you want to copy.
The contents of a buffer are shifted left or right by some amount of bytes with the shift function. A positive shift number moves the data to the left (to a lower position in the buffer). A negative number moves the data to the right (to a higher position in the buffer). Any data that is moved past the first or last position in the buffer is lost. Locations in the buffer where data is shifted out of are filled with 0 values.
The contents of a buffer are rotated left or right by some amount of bytes with the rotate function. A positive rotate number rotates the data to the left (to a lower position in the buffer). A negative number moves the data to the right (to a higher position in the buffer). Any data that is moved past the first or last position in the buffer is placed back in the buffer at the location where the rotation ended.
The contents of another buffer are copied to a location in the current buffer using the write function. You say where (what position) in the current buffer you want to write the contents to and include the other buffer as the second parameter.


The length of the deal with the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol was not disclosed, but Noticias da TV claimed DAZN has invested R$20m (€4.5m/$5.1m) for rights across free-to-air television, pay-television and internet platforms.
The CBF has reportedly requested that DAZN seeks a pay-television partner for the rights.
DAZN has yet to announce an official launch date in Brazil. The CBF deal marks its first rights acquisition for a domestic sports competition.
The OTT service's global expansion could be supported by the merger announced on Monday between US-based sports, data and technology company STATS and DAZN Group's Perform division.
The MP & Silva agency has sealed a deal with media company Globo to distribute rights across Latin America for Brazil's top domestic football properties.
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Brioni is an Italian luxury fashion house that designs menswear, shoes, leather goods, and accessories. The designer company creates made-to-measure suits, loungewear, and sportswear for men. The French fashion group...
Bottega Veneta is an Italian luxury fashion house that designs womenswear, menswear, shoes, handbags, and accessories. The designer company also creates fragrances and jewelry. The French fashion group Kering owns...
Yves Saint Laurent is a French luxury fashion house that designs womenswear, menswear, shoes, handbags, and accessories. The designer company also creates makeup, fragrances, and jewelry. The French fashion group...
Gucci is an Italian luxury fashion house that designs womenswear, menswear, shoes, handbags, and accessories. The designer company also creates makeup, fragrances, and home decoration. The French fashion group Kering...
Balenciaga is a Spanish luxury fashion house that designs womenswear, menswear, shoes, handbags, and accessories. The French fashion group Kering owns Balenciaga and several other global luxury brands, including Gucci,...
Acne Studios is a Swedish luxury fashion house that designs womenswear, menswear, shoes, and accessories. Acne Studios celebrates Scandinavian cool since 1996 and means Ambition to Create Novel Expression. Its...
Amiri is an Italian luxury fashion house that designs womenswear, menswear, shoes, and accessories. Amiri is part of the international fashion group Only The Brave (OTB) with other brands such...
Marni is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in 1994 by apparel designer Consuelo Castiglioni. It creates visionary collections of womenswear, menswear, kids' clothes, bags, shoes, accessories, and jewelry. Marni...
Viktor&Rolf is a Dutch luxury fashion house founded in 1993 by designers Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren. It creates provocative haute couture featuring a sculptural range of classic and feminine...
Maison Margiela is a French luxury fashion house founded in 1988 by Belgian designer Martin Margiela. It creates haute couture, artisanal collections, womenswear, menswear, bags, shoes, and accessories. Maison Margiela...
Alexander McQueen was a British fashion designer of premium womenswear, menswear, and accessories for the Alexander McQueen fashion house. Luxury fashion house Gucci acquired 51% of the company in...
Issey Miyake is a Japanese fashion designer that creates technology-driven clothing designs and breaks the boundaries between East and West. The designer explores the relationship between the body and the...
Jiline "Jil" Sander is a German fashion designer that creates minimalist premium womenswear, menswear, bags, shoes, and accessories for her Jil Sander fashion house. Jil Sander+ is a design collection...
Christopher Raeburn is a British fashion designer that creates menswear, womenswear, and accessories from surplus fabrics. He uses a unique and innovative approach to design responsible and intelligent fashion for...
Dame Vivienne Isabel Westwood is a British fashion designer and activist that promotes high-fashion without the high stakes for the planet. She works hard to stop climate change and the...
Gabriela Hearst is an Uruguayan women's luxury ready-to-wear and accessories designer. She creates beautiful collections of sustainable luxury available at her official online store. Gabriela Hearst designs luxury womenswear with...
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Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and 80+ others to enjoy Spotify soon
Spotify announced plans to launch in 85 new countries over the next few days. The 85 new markets include countries from Africa, such as Angola, Benin, Kenya, Namibia, Ghana, Rwanda, and Nigeria.
To ensure usability in all of these new markets, Spotify also officially added support for 36 new languages to its platform, including Romanian, Hindi and Swahili, so it supports more than 60 languages total.
These areas represent more than 1 billion potential new listeners, according the company.
"As part of our ongoing commitment to building a truly borderless audio ecosystem— connecting creators, listeners, and content—Spotify is embarking on a sweeping expansion that will introduce the world's most popular audio streaming subscription service available to more than a billion people in 80+ new markets around the world, and add 36 languages to our platform. These moves represent Spotify's broadest market expansion to date", the statement on the official website reads.
You heard it from #BurnaBoy. We'll be available in more of Africa very soon 🌍 #SpotifyStreamOn pic.twitter.com/uDJL4zLXOk
— Spotify (@Spotify) February 22, 2021
With the additional countries and territories, Spotify's total footprint will cover 178 markets which the company says is its biggest concentrated market expansion to date.
According to Spotify, its full global music catalog will be available in each of the new markets and the entire podcast catalog will be available in the majority of them. In each new market, "we will work with local creators and partners to expand our music offerings and deliver a Spotify experience that meets the unique needs of each market."
We launch in 80+ new markets over the next few days. See you soon Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nigeria 👀 #SpotifyStreamOn pic.twitter.com/Wqv3IFdicz
The full list of new markets includes Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Djibouti, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Liberia, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mongolia, Mozambique and many more.
Tags Ghana/kenya/nigeria/pakistan/spotify
CJ – I'm Lit (ft. French Montana) (Audio, Lyrics)
Pries – "15th Of May"
MPmania Mix 38 – Greenland (Youtube Music Playlist – Audio)
Ayra Starr shares story about her Music journey on Spotify RADAR
Chlöe – Freak Like Me/Surprise (Spotify Singles) (Audio, Lyrics)
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import {Component, ElementRef, OnInit, ViewChild} from '@angular/core'
import * as d3 from 'd3'
import {EdgeService} from '../edge.service'
import {ChapterService} from '../chapter.service'

@Component({
  selector: 'wn-book-graph',
  templateUrl: './book-graph.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./book-graph.component.css']
})
export class BookGraphComponent implements OnInit {

  @ViewChild('bookgraph') bookGraph: ElementRef

  bookId = '59d71d9ab40855001296ce3c'

  // bookId = '59dbde5601700f0012288c58'
  constructor(private _edgeService: EdgeService, private _chapterService: ChapterService) {
  }

  ngOnInit() {
    this.setup()
  }

  setup() {
    // set up SVG for D3
    const width = 1600,
      height = 800,
      colors = d3.scale.category10()

    const svg = d3.select(this.bookGraph.nativeElement)
      .append('svg')
      .attr('oncontextmenu', 'return false;')
      .attr('width', width)
      .attr('height', height)

// set up initial nodes and links
//  - nodes are known by 'id', not by index in array.
//  - reflexive edges are indicated on the node (as a bold black circle).
//  - links are always source < target; edge directions are set by 'left' and 'right'.

    let lastNodeId = 2

    this._edgeService.getBookEdges(this.bookId).subscribe((edges) => {
      this._chapterService.getBookChapters(this.bookId).subscribe(chapters => {
        const graph: any = {}
        graph.nodes = chapters
        graph.edges = edges

        const nodes = graph.nodes
        let links = graph.edges.map(edge => {
          const sourceId = edge.source
          const targetId = edge.target
          if (edge.source === '59d763fa29704a0012f24940') {
            console.log(edge)
          }

          edge.source = nodes.find(node => node._id === sourceId)
          edge.target = nodes.find((node) => node._id === targetId)
          edge.left = false
          edge.right = true

          return edge
        })
        links = links.filter(link => link.target)

// init D3 force layout
        const force = d3.layout.force()
          .nodes(nodes)
          .links(links)
          .size([width, height])
          .linkDistance(150)
          .charge(-1000)
          .on('tick', tick)

// define arrow markers for graph links
        svg.append('svg:defs').append('svg:marker')
          .attr('id', 'end-arrow')
          .attr('viewBox', '0 -5 10 10')
          .attr('refX', 6)
          .attr('markerWidth', 3)
          .attr('markerHeight', 3)
          .attr('orient', 'auto')
          .append('svg:path')
          .attr('d', 'M0,-5L10,0L0,5')
          .attr('fill', '#000')

        svg.append('svg:defs').append('svg:marker')
          .attr('id', 'start-arrow')
          .attr('viewBox', '0 -5 10 10')
          .attr('refX', 4)
          .attr('markerWidth', 3)
          .attr('markerHeight', 3)
          .attr('orient', 'auto')
          .append('svg:path')
          .attr('d', 'M10,-5L0,0L10,5')
          .attr('fill', '#000')

// line displayed when dragging new nodes
        const drag_line = svg.append('svg:path')
          .attr('class', 'link dragline hidden')
          .attr('d', 'M0,0L0,0')

// handles to link and node element groups
        let path = svg.append('svg:g').selectAll('path'),
          circle = svg.append('svg:g').selectAll('g')

// mouse event vars
        let selected_node = null,
          selected_link = null,
          mousedown_link = null,
          mousedown_node = null,
          mouseup_node = null

        function resetMouseVars() {
          mousedown_node = null
          mouseup_node = null
          mousedown_link = null
        }

// update force layout (called automatically each iteration)
        function tick() {
          // draw directed edges with proper padding from node centers
          path.attr('d', function (d) {
            const deltaX = d.target.x - d.source.x,
              deltaY = d.target.y - d.source.y,
              dist = Math.sqrt(deltaX * deltaX + deltaY * deltaY),
              normX = deltaX / dist,
              normY = deltaY / dist,
              sourcePadding = d.left ? 17 : 12,
              targetPadding = d.right ? 17 : 12,
              sourceX = d.source.x + (sourcePadding * normX),
              sourceY = d.source.y + (sourcePadding * normY),
              targetX = d.target.x - (targetPadding * normX),
              targetY = d.target.y - (targetPadding * normY)
            return 'M' + sourceX + ',' + sourceY + 'L' + targetX + ',' + targetY
          })

          circle.attr('transform', function (d) {
            return 'translate(' + d.x + ',' + d.y + ')'
          })
        }

// update graph (called when needed)
        function restart() {
          // path (link) group
          path = path.data(links)

          // update existing links
          path.classed('selected', function (d) {
            return d === selected_link
          })
            .style('marker-start', function (d) {
              return d.left ? 'url(#start-arrow)' : ''
            })
            .style('marker-end', function (d) {
              return d.right ? 'url(#end-arrow)' : ''
            })

          // add new links
          path.enter().append('svg:path')
            .attr('class', 'link')
            .classed('selected', function (d) {
              return d === selected_link
            })
            .style('marker-start', function (d) {
              return d.left ? 'url(#start-arrow)' : ''
            })
            .style('marker-end', function (d) {
              return d.right ? 'url(#end-arrow)' : ''
            })
            .on('mousedown', function (d) {
              if (d3.event.ctrlKey) {
                return
              }

              // select link
              mousedown_link = d
              if (mousedown_link === selected_link) {
                selected_link = null
              } else {
                selected_link = mousedown_link
              }
              selected_node = null
              restart()
            })

          // remove old links
          path.exit().remove()

          // circle (node) group
          // NB: the function arg is crucial here! nodes are known by id, not by index!
          circle = circle.data(nodes, function (d) {
            return d._id
          })

          // update existing nodes (reflexive & selected visual states)
          circle.selectAll('circle')
            .style('fill', function (d) {
              return (d === selected_node) ? d3.rgb(colors(d._id)).brighter().toString() : colors(d._id)
            })
            .classed('reflexive', function (d) {
              return d.reflexive
            })

          // add new nodes
          const g = circle.enter().append('svg:g')

          g.append('svg:circle')
            .attr('class', 'node')
            .attr('r', 12)
            .style('fill', function (d) {
              return (d === selected_node) ? d3.rgb(colors(d._id)).brighter().toString() : colors(d._id)
            })
            .style('stroke', function (d) {
              return d3.rgb(colors(d._id)).darker().toString()
            })
            .classed('reflexive', function (d) {
              return d.reflexive
            })
            .on('mouseover', function (d) {
              if (!mousedown_node || d === mousedown_node) {
                return
              }
              // enlarge target node
              d3.select(this).attr('transform', 'scale(1.1)')
            })
            .on('mouseout', function (d) {
              if (!mousedown_node || d === mousedown_node) {
                return
              }
              // unenlarge target node
              d3.select(this).attr('transform', '')
            })
            .on('mousedown', function (d) {
              if (d3.event.ctrlKey) {
                return
              }

              // select node
              mousedown_node = d
              if (mousedown_node === selected_node) {
                selected_node = null
              } else {
                selected_node = mousedown_node
              }
              selected_link = null

              // reposition drag line
              drag_line
                .style('marker-end', 'url(#end-arrow)')
                .classed('hidden', false)
                .attr('d', 'M' + mousedown_node.x + ',' + mousedown_node.y + 'L' + mousedown_node.x + ',' + mousedown_node.y)

              restart()
            })
            .on('mouseup', function (d) {
              if (!mousedown_node) {
                return
              }

              // needed by FF
              drag_line
                .classed('hidden', true)
                .style('marker-end', '')

              // check for drag-to-self
              mouseup_node = d
              if (mouseup_node === mousedown_node) {
                resetMouseVars()
                return
              }

              // unenlarge target node
              d3.select(this).attr('transform', '')

              // add link to graph (update if exists)
              // NB: links are strictly source < target; arrows separately specified by booleans
              let source, target, direction
              if (mousedown_node.id < mouseup_node.id) {
                source = mousedown_node
                target = mouseup_node
                direction = 'right'
              } else {
                source = mouseup_node
                target = mousedown_node
                direction = 'left'
              }

              let link
              link = links.filter(function (l) {
                return (l.source === source && l.target === target)
              })[0]

              if (link) {
                link[direction] = true
              } else {
                link = {
                  source: source,
                  target: target,
                  left: false,
                  right: false
                }
                link[direction] = true
                links.push(link)
              }

              // select new link
              selected_link = link
              selected_node = null
              restart()
            })

          // show node IDs
          g.append('svg:text')
            .attr('x', 0)
            .attr('y', 25)
            .attr('class', 'id')
            .text(function (d) {
              return d.title
            })

          // remove old nodes
          circle.exit().remove()

          // set the graph in motion
          force.start()
        }

        function mousedown() {
          // prevent I-bar on drag
          // d3.event.preventDefault();

          // because :active only works in WebKit?
          svg.classed('active', true)

          if (d3.event.ctrlKey || mousedown_node || mousedown_link) {
            return
          }

          // insert new node at point
          const point = d3.mouse(this),
            node = {
              id: ++lastNodeId,
              reflexive: false,
              x: 0,
              y: 0
            }
          node.x = point[0]
          node.y = point[1]
          nodes.push(node)

          restart()
        }

        function mousemove() {
          if (!mousedown_node) {
            return
          }

          // update drag line
          drag_line.attr('d', 'M' + mousedown_node.x + ',' + mousedown_node.y + 'L' + d3.mouse(this)[0] + ',' + d3.mouse(this)[1])

          restart()
        }

        function mouseup() {
          if (mousedown_node) {
            // hide drag line
            drag_line
              .classed('hidden', true)
              .style('marker-end', '')
          }

          // because :active only works in WebKit?
          svg.classed('active', false)

          // clear mouse event vars
          resetMouseVars()
        }

        function spliceLinksForNode(node) {
          const toSplice = links.filter(function (l) {
            return (l.source === node || l.target === node)
          })
          toSplice.map(function (l) {
            links.splice(links.indexOf(l), 1)
          })
        }

// only respond once per keydown
        let lastKeyDown = -1

        function keydown() {
          d3.event.preventDefault()

          if (lastKeyDown !== -1) {
            return
          }
          lastKeyDown = d3.event.keyCode

          // ctrl
          if (d3.event.keyCode === 17) {
            circle.call(force.drag)
            svg.classed('ctrl', true)
          }

          if (!selected_node && !selected_link) {
            return
          }
          switch (d3.event.keyCode) {
            case 8: // backspace
            case 46: // delete
              if (selected_node) {
                nodes.splice(nodes.indexOf(selected_node), 1)
                spliceLinksForNode(selected_node)
              } else if (selected_link) {
                links.splice(links.indexOf(selected_link), 1)
              }
              selected_link = null
              selected_node = null
              restart()
              break
            case 66: // B
              if (selected_link) {
                // set link direction to both left and right
                selected_link.left = true
                selected_link.right = true
              }
              restart()
              break
            case 76: // L
              if (selected_link) {
                // set link direction to left only
                selected_link.left = true
                selected_link.right = false
              }
              restart()
              break
            case 82: // R
              if (selected_node) {
                // toggle node reflexivity
                selected_node.reflexive = !selected_node.reflexive
              } else if (selected_link) {
                // set link direction to right only
                selected_link.left = false
                selected_link.right = true
              }
              restart()
              break
          }
        }

        function keyup() {
          lastKeyDown = -1

          // ctrl
          if (d3.event.keyCode === 17) {
            circle
              .on('mousedown.drag', null)
              .on('touchstart.drag', null)
            svg.classed('ctrl', false)
          }
        }

// app starts here
        svg.on('mousedown', mousedown)
          .on('mousemove', mousemove)
          .on('mouseup', mouseup)
        d3.select(window)
          .on('keydown', keydown)
          .on('keyup', keyup)
        restart()

      })

    })
  }
}

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Where can I find out how to apply to ICIT?
Do I have to have an undergraduate music degree to get into ICIT?
Do I have to have a master's degree to get into ICIT?
Do I need to submit scores with my application?
How much should I submit as part of my portfolio of creative work, and in what formats?
Are you looking for a certain style of music in applicants?
What should I include in the personal statement?
What is a writing sample, and what should I include for that?
Should I contact faculty members via e-mail or phone with more questions?
Can I visit the program and meet faculty?


Paying Yourself was first published in The Bookkeeper's Notes on August 15th, 2012. I've revised the chat and publish it here for your reference.
It can be confusing to the small business owner on how to go about paying yourself. Is the money taxable or not?
As you've probably guessed, this is not a yes or no type of question. It depends ... on whether you are a sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation. Let's discuss the best bookkeeping practices on how to pay yourself.
Only sole proprietors and partnerships can take draws.
How to go about taking your draw is discussed in my chat about audit trails.
Your draws are not taxable.
As your draws are not related to payroll, no source deductions are required.
Best practice to pay yourself is to write a cheque/check to yourself (do not put payee as cash) or do a direct transfer to your personal bank account from your business account.
Worst practice to pay yourself is to dip into the till and take cash for your personal needs. STOP IT!!! But if you can't break this baaaadd habit, here is how to do the bookkeeping for cash that never makes it to your business account.
Be cognizant that you are now an employee subject to all the rules surrounding payroll and the mandatory source deductions required.
Owner-managers do NOT take draws. Your sole proprietor days are over. You have other options to remove monies/assets from the corporation. Some options are taxable and some are not. Follow the above links to find out what they are.
YOU need to be careful that money/assets removed from the company are not at risk to be taxable.
Best practice when deciding on the best method to pay yourself ... as this is a complicated area, you should put remuneration on your list to discuss with your accountant. Better to be safe than crying over spilt your milk later.
Whether you are a sole proprietor or an owner-manager, you need to remember there are slightly different procedures if you are reimbursing yourself for business expenses paid for with your personal funds.
Filing expense reports with source documents attached becomes an important habit if you want to keep more money in YOUR pocket at tax time! Follow the link above to learn the best practice for doing this.
Check out Expensify if you are into paperless recording keeping. I love when my bookkeeping clients use it.


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Global Indians
Sportspersons
Introducing Alungal Mohammed
By Petrina D'Souza, 18 Jul, 2017
"Quality healthcare delivery in affordable pricing was an inevitable need, particularly for the expat communities in Saudi Arabia two decades back. This thought spurred my interest in health sector then."
Alungal Mohammed is a popular name in the Middle East. The Kerala-born businessman holds the positions of president, chairman and managing director of Al Abeer Group, a healthcare organization owning and operating high-end medical centers and hospitals across major cities in Saudi Arabia and surrounding nations.
Alungal was just another expatriate until he decided to make a difference utilizing his business acumen coupled with his overwhelming compassion for his fellow beings. Talking about what encouraged him to launch Al Abeer Group, he says, "Quality healthcare delivery in affordable pricing was an inevitable need, particularly for the expat communities in Saudi Arabia two decades back. This thought spurred my interest in health sector then."
This pioneering vision of serving quality medical care in the most affordable expense triggered the opening up of a polyclinic in Jeddah in 1999. From there began the rapid expansion of Al Abeer Group with 15 facilities in Saudi Arabia itself and also transcending borders to Oman, Qatar, UAE, Kuwait and India. "The group has also undergone diversification to non-healthcare verticals like aviation, visual media, advertisement and marketing, and information technology," adds the president.
Coming back to his hometown, the group's project, Al Abeer Educity, at Malappuram district in Kerala comprises of a cluster of institutions in both medical and non-medical streams on a single campus. A multispecialty hospital cum proposed medical college on this campus will be dedicated to the public this year. "The towering growth and abundant scope of medical tourism in Kerala is also part of the key objectives of this hospital project," says Alungal sharing the vision of the project.
Other prospective ventures like an international school, technical academy, ayurvedic spa, shopping mall, luxury hotel, residential villas, and metro library will be established there as well. "To enable the student community for accomplishing academic fullness is the principal objective of Abeer Educity project," shares Alungal, adding that this project expects to offer direct and indirect employment to almost 5,000 and 10,000 people.
The successful businessman has been honoured with many awards, two of them being Business Entrepreneur Award (2012), and KMCC Award for the Best Health Care services in KSA (2010). Yet, he does not solely take credit for these achievements. "It is the dynamic and devoted team of Abeer that has brought this success," he humbly states. Before concluding, I ask him what is his biggest achievement so far, and he asserts, "It is nothing but the trust and preference of scores of care-seekers and employees we have won to date."
What is your advice to future immigrants?
Most of the immigrants settle in the GCC countries to earn a better living. I wish to say that these countries are really gifted lands; treasure houses of opportunities. Those who work hard with a dedicated mindset and definitive vision to win the bread will be rewarded. These nations are the most stable and secure part of the world. So, explore the possibilities.
What advice would you give to those who wish to follow your path?
Think and act out-of-the-box. Be ready to take meaningful risks. Have an indomitable vision and a never-say-die attitude. Commitment, loyalty and dedication bring success. Be persistent, trustworthy and humble. Live a value-based life. At first, make yourself a good man before you become a businessman. The quality of your service is ultimately an expression of the quality of your own self.
How do you see the growth of the healthcare sector worldwide?
Healthcare industry all over the world is booming as never seen before. But what accounts for this is the rampant unhealthy lifestyle. In my perspective, mushrooming of healthcare facilities indicates an inauspicious condition. The actual growth of healthcare industry must never be understood in terms of multiplying healthcare institutions. It has to be rather on the basis of increasing awareness on the ways to enhance healthy lifestyle practices and thus to check ill-health to the best possible level.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics recently released their Top 10 2018 Hospital Pediatrics Articles and "A Quality Improvement Intervention to Improve Inpatient Pediatric Asthma Controller Accuracy," authored by Alex Hogan, MD, a Connecticut Children's pediatric hospitalist, was the most read article of 2018.
Originally published in the March 2018 issue of Hospital Pediatrics, the study's findings show that improved personalized inpatient assessments can enhance the accuracy of the prescribed asthma therapy a child receives. Currently, asthma contributes to more than 136,000 annual pediatric hospitalizations.
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Navigating the lauded Padron portfolio is an indulgent mission. The brand is handmade in Nicaragua and is considered one of the most prestigious makers of premium cigars in the world. There are many outstanding cigars to taste. Deciding between them or where to begin is a monumental task if you're unfamiliar with the brand. Consider this article the ultimate roadmap to Padron as we explain each blend, the references to anniversaries and years in the names of the cigars, and the tasting notes for each series. We will also highlight the key awards and ratings Padron has been honored with over the years, as well as shed light on the brand's illustrious history.
At a glance, you'll notice a few recurring themes: "1964," "1926," and "Family Reserve." Each of these identifies a specific blend in the Padron portfolio. Today, there are five core Padron blends. They include the original Padron (sometimes called baseline or the thousand series), Padron 1964 Anniversary, Padron 1926 Series, Padron Family Reserve, and Padron Damaso. Following is a brief overview of the brand's history and then an introduction to each blend.
The company has been around for many decades, but its heritage can be traced back to the 1800s in Cuba when Damaso Padron, grandfather of legendary late cigar-maker José Orlando Padron, arrived from the Canary Islands and planted his first crops of tobacco. José Orlando recalled his grandfather's rigid character in addition to his love of tobacco – the latter quality would migrate through several generations of Padrons.
Following the Cuban Embargo, José Orlando Padron left Cuba after his family's tobacco farms had been seized by the government. Once a supporter of the revolution, Padron's optimism that things would change for the better quickly faded as Castro's tactics erased the productive and satisfying life the Padrons built for themselves as tobacco growers. José Orlando first moved overseas to Spain and then to the U.S., trying his luck in the frigid Northeast before settling in Miami in the early 1960s. There, he vowed to recreate the indulgent cigars of his native Cuba. Surviving on government assistance for a short time and working as a carpenter, José Orlando eventually saved enough money ($600) to open a modest cigar factory on West Flagler Street in Miami in 1964.
The first Padron cigars would hardly be on par with the brand's reputable award-winning lineup today. A mix of short and long-filler tobaccos from Brazil, Puerto Rico, and Connecticut was handcrafted by just one cigar roller in a single size, called a Cazador. Despite its rudimentary recipe, the cigar gained a popular following with Cuban émigrés and made the Padron brand known in Miami and other local Florida markets. The company began importing Nicaraguan tobacco in 1967. Demand soared and Padron built his first Nicaraguan factory in 1970. In Nicaragua, José Orlando discovered a true reflection of the beloved Cuban tobaccos he grew in his youth.
Despite years of uncertain political turmoil and having to operate out of Honduras for temporary periods during the 1970s and 1980s, the family endured in Nicaragua. The original Padron cigars are well-established thanks to the persistence of José Orlando's youngest son, Jorge Padron. When Jorge completed his MBA and came on board with the company in the early 1990s, it was his mission to expand the brand nationally and move beyond its local Miami audience. The family attended their first cigar tradeshow in 1993 and convinced hesitant retailers to try the rich, Cuban-seed Nicaraguan cigars they produced.
The original, all-Nicaraguan blend is available in a Natural and a Maduro wrapper varietal. It is handcrafted in a wide variety of traditional Cuban shapes like the long and slender Panetela (6.875 x 36) and Magnum (9 x 49), as well as thicker ring gauges like the #4000 (6.5 x 54), #5000 (5.5 x 56), and #7000 (7.25 x 60). Padron Magnum was rated 94 points in a Natural wrapper while numerous shapes in the thousand series have scored 93 points in both wrappers. Its spicy and woody flavors serve as the perfect introduction to Padron. It also represents the brand's most accessible price points at between $5.70 and $10.40 per cigar.
Cigar lovers smoking Padron 1964 Anniversary for the first time often ask if the cigars were actually rolled back in 1964. The answer is no, but the blend is certainly aged for a long time. Padron 1964 Anniversary was released back in 1994 to commemorate the company's 30th anniversary – the first of many commemorations. Originally, the cigar was allocated in small quantities as it is rolled exclusively from rare and well-aged tobaccos, the youngest of which is six years old.
Padron 1964 is the blend that immediately elevated the brand. The critics loved it as did consumers who were enamored with the sharp box-pressed shapes the cigars were rolled in. It was different, but in a very traditional way. The intrigue Padron 1964 created prompted cigar connoisseurs in the mid-1990s to embrace a more full-bodied cigar. During this period, the Padron family promoted their reputation as cigar-makers who blended cigars strictly for their own palates and who only sold what they didn't smoke themselves. The strategy was wildly effective. Padron 1964 Anniversary Exclusivo is among the most popular cigars in the entire brand today. The blend is well-known for its rich profile of cocoa, cinnamon, cedar, and cayenne pepper.
All Padron 1926 cigars are handmade from tobaccos aged a minimum of eight years. The 40th Anniversary is considered extra-special because the cigar celebrates the company's 40th anniversary. The original release was packaged in ornate, hand-painted boxes of 40 cigars. They are extremely collectible if you can find them today.
In 2007, Padron 1926 Series #9 Natural earned the company its second '#1 Cigar of the Year' title, in addition to scoring the brand's highest rating to date with 97 points. The blend is known for delivering luscious notes of cashews, coffee beans, cocoa, black pepper and savory Nicaraguan spices with perfect density.
Technically part of the Padron 1926 Series, Padron 80 Years and Padron 1926 Series #90 commemorate José Orlando's 80th and 90th birthdays, respectively. Padron 80 Years is a sharply tapered Diadema, only rolled by the factory's most experienced cigar-makers. Padron 1926 Series #90 is actually rolled in a round format, in lieu of the brand's iconic box-pressed shape. The 5.5 x 52 cigar is presented in an elegant tube which encapsulates its dramatic flavors. The cream-colored version is for the Natural wrapper and the maroon tube is for the Maduro.
Growing up in Cuba, José Orlando learned very precise techniques for fermenting tobacco for extended periods of time. It is during the aging and fermentation process when the tobacco is elevated to its optimal taste. Allegiance to these old world methods have set Padron cigars apart for years. Much of the family's success is owed to patience. They understand it's essential to possess vast inventories of tobacco to insure every leaf is given unlimited time to mature. Luxuriant, earthy notes of dark chocolate, fresh ground coffee, and silky spices characterize the lingering, succulent finish Padron Family Reserve cigars deliver.
The line includes the greatest number of commemorative blends. Padron #85 was made in honor of José Orlando Padron's 85th birthday. Padron #44, Padron #45, Padron #46, and Padron #50 each celebrate corresponding anniversaries of the company. When Padron #50 was first released, a limited number of gorgeous humidors were handmade, containing 50 cigars in a special blend and size not available for individual sale. Consumers could choose either a Natural or a Maduro version of the cigar with an option to order a set of cigars to refill the humidor when the first batch had been smoked. The entire package sold for over $5,000.
Padron Damaso is named for José Orlando's grandfather and is the youngest brand in the company's portfolio. Damaso reflects evolution. Some might say risk. Jorge Padron stepped away from the family's customary formula of exclusively using Nicaraguan tobaccos and instead blended Damaso with a golden blond Ecuador Connecticut wrapper leaf. In addition, the cigar is rolled in a traditional round shape as opposed to the brand's iconic box-pressed formats. It furnishes a moderate profile of white pepper, toasted almonds, and wood.
While the blend has appealed less to conventional Padron fans, it was intended to reach a new audience: cigar lovers who prefer a lighter Connecticut wrapper leaf. In 2017, the Padron Damaso scored 91 points in Cigar Aficionado. It continues to inspire connoisseurs who have found the brand's core release like Padron 1964 Anniversary and Padron 1926 Series a bit on the strong side. But, it has yet to rise to the esteem levied on the many Padron classics available today – understandable considering the brand's towering reputation.


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How to Install Floris Evolved
Floris Evolved is a mod for Mount & Blade: Warband. It is one of the largest and most ambitious mods for the game, adding a wide variety of new content such as items, NPCs, quests, and gameplay mechanics. The mod can be installed via the Mod Manager or manually.
Download the Floris Evolved Mod from http://www
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Unzip the downloaded file into your Bannerlord mods folder 3
Open the module in the Module Manager and check the "Enable Module" box 4
Launch Bannerlord and enjoy!
Floris Evolved Download
Floris Evolved is a free and open source download manager for Windows. It is designed to be a lightweight, yet powerful tool that can help you take control of your downloads. Floris Evolved supports a wide range of features, including:
– downloading from HTTP and HTTPS sources – managing your downloads with an easy-to-use interface – pause and resume downloads
– setting bandwidth limits
Floris Guide
The Floris Guide is a comprehensive guide to the world of flowers. It covers all aspects of flower care, from choosing the right Flowers for your garden, to growing and caring for them. The Floris Guide also includes a directory of over 2000 different species of flowers, with detailed information on each one.
Floris Mod Bannerlord
Floris Mod for Bannerlord is a massive overhaul of the game that aims to make it more historically accurate and enjoyable to play. The mod includes a plethora of new features and changes, such as: -A complete rework of the combat system, making it more challenging and tactical.
-A revised economic system that encourages trade and commerce. -An improved AI that is more difficult to exploit. -A redesigned interface that is more user-friendly.
-Hundreds of small tweaks and improvements to various aspects of the game.
Cadmus Floris Expansion
Cadmus Floris, a floral design and event company in Los Angeles, is expanding its operations to include a new production facility in the city. The expansion will allow the company to increase its output of high-end floral arrangements and offer new services to clients. The new production facility will also help the company better serve its existing customer base in the greater Los Angeles area.
Cadmus Floris has been in business for over 10 years and has established itself as a leading provider of custom floral designs for weddings, corporate events, and other special occasions. The company's current production facilities are located in Pasadena and Burbank, but the demand for their services has grown so much that they decided it was time to expand. The new production facility will be located near downtown Los Angeles and will enable Cadmus Floris to increase its output of both standard and custom arrangements.
In addition to offering an expanded selection of arrangements, the company will also be able to provide delivery services to clients anywhere in the city. And with a larger staff on hand, they'll be able to take on even more large-scale projects. This expansion is a major milestone for Cadmus Floris, and we're excited to see what the future holds for this growing company.
We're confident that their unique blend of artistry and customer service will continue to bring joy to everyone who works with them!
Floris Mod Pack 2021
The Floris Mod Pack is a collection of mods for Mount & Blade: Warband, created by the team at Floris. It is one of the most popular mod packs available for the game, and has been downloaded over 5 million times. The Floris Mod Pack 2021 includes over 100 different mods, ranging from small tweaks to major gameplay changes.
Some of the most popular mods included in the pack are: -Achievements: This mod adds a achievements system to Warband, similar to that found in many modern video games. Players can earn achievements by completing certain tasks, such as winning a battle or recruiting a certain number of troops.
-AI Overhaul: This mod significantly improves the AI of both friendly and enemy troops in Warband. Troops will now make better use of cover and terrain, and will be more effective in combat overall. -Better NPCs: This mod makes all non-player characters (NPCs) in Warband more believable and realistic.
NPCs will now have unique personalities, backstories, and goals. They will also react differently to player choices, making each encounter feel more meaningful. There are many other great mods included in the Floris Mod Pack 2021, so be sure to check it out if you're looking for ways to improve your Mount & Blade: Warband experience!
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Where Should Floris Mod Pack Be Installed?
There are a few different ways to install Floris Mod Pack, but the most common and recommended method is to use the Nexus Mod Manager. This will allow you to easily keep track of any updates or changes that need to be made to the mod pack. If you don't want to use the Nexus Mod Manager, you can also manually install the mod pack by downloading it from the official website.
Once you've downloaded the file, extract it to your "Documents\Mount & Blade Warband\Modules" folder. If this folder doesn't exist, create it. Once extracted, open up Mount & Blade Warband and go to "Configure Module Settings". From here, select "Floris Expanded", click on "Enable Module", and then hit "OK".
Is Floris Mod Pack Good?
There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this question, as the best mod pack for you will ultimately depend on your own individual preferences and playing style. However, that being said, there are definitely some things that make Floris mod pack stand out as a great option for many players. For starters, Floris mod pack includes a huge number of mods – over 200 in total!
This means that there is a very wide range of options and features available to customize your game experience. Whether you want to make major changes to the way the game plays, or just add some small tweaks here and there, Floris has you covered. Another big selling point for Floris is its compatibility with a large number of other popular mods.
If you're someone who likes to use multiple mods at once, then this is definitely something worth taking into consideration. There are very few (if any) other mod packs that can boast such broad compatibility. Finally, it's also worth mentioning that Floris comes with an excellent installer/updater program.
This makes it extremely easy to keep your copy of the mod pack up-to-date with the latest version – no manual downloading and installing required!
What Does Floris Mod Pack Do?
Floris mod pack is a collection of mods for Mount & Blade: Warband, created by Floris. It is one of the most popular mod packs for the game, and adds a number of features, including new factions, items, gameplay mechanics and more. The mod pack has been updated numerous times since its initial release, and is now up to version 2.6.1.
One of the most notable features included in the Floris mod pack is the ability to play as any of the game's factions, regardless of your starting point. This means that you can experience all aspects of Mount & Blade: Warband's gameplay, from commanding vast armies to ruling a kingdom as king or queen. Other popular features include enhanced AI behaviour, customisable troops and increased difficulty levels.
There are also many smaller changes and additions too numerous to list here. If you're looking for an immersive and challenging Mount & Blade: Warband experience, then you should definitely check out the Floris mod pack.
What is Floris Evolved?
Floris evolved is a new type of floral arranging that has been developed in recent years. It is based on the traditional art of flower arranging, but with a few key differences. The most notable difference is that Floris evolved arrangements are designed to be more natural-looking and organic.
This means that they often incorporate branches, leaves and other plant material into the design, as well as using a wider variety of flowers than traditional arrangements. Another key difference is that Floris evolved arrangements are usually much larger than traditional ones. This allows for a greater sense of drama and impact, which can be particularly effective for special occasions such as weddings or parties.
If you're interested in trying out this new style of floral arrangement, there are plenty of resources available online. You can find tutorials, photos and even videos showing you how to create your own Floris evolved designs.
[Guide] Installing the Floris Mod Pack
Floris Evolved is a mod for Mount & Blade: Warband that aims to improve the game's mechanics and add new features. This guide will show you how to install the mod. First, you'll need to download the latest version of the mod from its official website.
Next, extract the contents of the zip file into your game's main directory (wherever you have Warband installed). After that, launch the game and select "Modules" from the main menu. From there, enable Floris Evolved and any other mods you want to use.
Finally, start a new game or load an existing one and enjoy!
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[quote]We're thrilled to launch this initiative with the U.S. tour of The Hunger Games exhibition, which celebrates the world of The Hunger Games and offers Hunger Games fans an extensive behind-the-scenes look at the movie-making process." — Lionsgate CMO Tim Palen[/quote]
Santa Monica, CA, USA (May 30, 2014) — As part of its initiative to extend its global brands and franchises into new lines of business, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), a premier next generation global content leader, will launch a U.S. tour of "The Hunger Games: The Exhibition" in summer 2015, it was announced today by Lionsgate Chief Marketing Officer Tim Palen. The state-of-the-art exhibition, which will include interactive displays of authentic costumes, props and other elements of the world of The Hunger Games, will be designed in conjunction with Thinkwell Group, one of the world's leading theme park and location-based entertainment companies.
The first two Hunger Games films have grossed more than $1.5 billion at the worldwide box office and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire became the highest-grossing domestic release of 2013 and the 10th highest-grossing domestic release of all time. "The Hunger Games: The Exhibition" will launch several months ahead of the November 20, 2015worldwide release of the fourth Hunger Games film, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, and will incorporate artifacts featured in the first three films from locations within the Capitol and the various Districts of Panem. The exhibition will be featured in major museums and institutions across the country and will be supported by a multimedia promotional effort and nationwide advance ticket sales.
"Now that we've built a critical mass of intellectual property, we're committed to extending our brands into exciting new businesses that create opportunities for our fans to engage with our properties at the same time they deliver significant incremental financial benefits to Lionsgate," said Palen. He noted that the exhibits will also be paired with local school curricula, and nearly all aspects of the tour will be interactive.
Palen also announced that, as part of the studio's commitment to expand its branded retail and merchandising operations, it has brought veteran Thinkwell executive Jenefer Brown in-house, naming her to the newly created post of Senior Vice President, Branded Attractions. Brown will not only oversee the launch of the U.S. tour of The Hunger Games exhibition but will explore additional theme park attraction and other location-based entertainment opportunities around the world for The HungerGames franchise and the Company's entire portfolio of branded properties.
Brown brings over 10 years of experience working in both the entertainment and high-technology industries. Most recently, Brown served as both a project manager and director of business development, where she managed the strategic planning and creative development of location-based entertainment projects and live events for major film studios and Fortune 500 Companies, including Warner Bros. Entertainment, Anschutz Entertainment Group, the National Basketball Association, CORE Media Group, Sesame Workshop and Nickelodeon Animation Studios.
Brown will be overseeing the production and management of all branded attraction efforts on behalf of Lionsgate as the company focuses on expanding its IP presence in this space. She will report to Chief Marketing Officer Tim Palen. She holds a JD, cum laude from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of California at Berkeley.
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        <item name="@android:windowExitAnimation">@anim/shrink_from_topright_to_bottomleft</item>
    </style>

    <style name="Animations.PopUpMenu.Right">
        <item name="@android:windowEnterAnimation">@anim/grow_from_bottomright_to_topleft</item>
        <item name="@android:windowExitAnimation">@anim/shrink_from_topleft_to_bottomright</item>
    </style>

    <style name="Animations.PopUpMenu.Reflect">
        <item name="@android:windowEnterAnimation">@anim/pump_bottom</item>
        <item name="@android:windowExitAnimation">@anim/disappear</item>
    </style>

</resources>