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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Korean Reinsurance Company
HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of "a" of Korean Reinsurance Company (KRE) (South Korea). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.
The ratings reflect KRE's balance sheet strength, which AM Best categorizes as very strong, as well as its adequate operating performance, favorable business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management.
KRE's risk-adjusted capitalization, as measured by Best's Capital Adequacy Ratio (BCAR), is assessed as strongest, which AM Best expects to remain stable over the medium term. As a listed company on the Korea Exchange, the company demonstrates a high level of financial flexibility, which is proven by a track record of successful capital raising through the issuance of hybrid bonds in overseas and domestic capital markets. Its conservative approach to asset allocation remains supportive of the company's current balance sheet strength assessment, although loans and alternative investment holdings have increased.
KRE's operating performance is assessed as adequate, underpinned by a five-year average combined ratio of 98.9% and return-on-equity ratio of 6.8%. It holds a large book of personal line proportional treaties, which accounted for more than half of net premium written in 2018; this has helped KRE maintain a relatively stable underwriting performance despite a thin profit margin. Sliding scale commission schemes and loss participation terms in personal line treaties also have provided additional stability to its underwriting profitability. Although its overseas business was impacted negatively by higher-than-expected catastrophe losses in Asia in recent years, the company was able to limit its net losses successfully through effective retrocession programs.
In addition, KRE's robust investment income, a majority of which is generated from fixed-income securities, provides sufficient buffer to overall bottom line results.
KRE maintains a dominant position in South Korea's reinsurance market, with approximately a 60% market share in terms of gross premiums written (GPW) in 2018. With more than 60 years of directly working with primary insurers in South Korea, the company benefits from its strong relationship with domestic clients and profound market knowledge, as well as an immense amount of data it accumulated for better pricing and risk management. Although regional diversification is limited compared with other major global reinsurers, overseas business increased gradually over the past five years accounting for 25% of total GPW in 2018. While Asia remains the primary region for KRE's overseas expansion, the company's combined share of business from Europe and the Americas has grown, and made up approximately 40% of its total overseas business in 2018.
Positive ratings action could occur if there is material improvement in KRE's risk-adjusted capitalization or sustained improvement in operating performance.
Negative rating actions could occur if there is a material decrease in capitalization triggered by large-scale catastrophe losses, or if there is significant deterioration in KRE's operating performance.
Ratings are communicated to rated entities prior to publication. Unless stated otherwise, the ratings were not amended subsequent to that communication.
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While playing through Tangrin Entertainment's KYN, I had a hard time coming up with words to describe it. Mixing old-school ideas with new mechanics is usually a recipe for success, but somewhere, the game falls short. Maybe it's the safe fantasy setting, or maybe it's the music that I've heard before, but something about KYN just doesn't leave a lasting impression. That isn't to say it's a bad game; it's actually rather enjoyable. With fun combat, a deep crafting system and a truly unique spin to levelling, on paper, KYN should be a game that I rave about, but a flat cast and a world that doesn't feel different from other similar games leave it hard to feel like much is at stake.
Players are dropped in the fictional Norse inspired world of Heimr. While there are many different races inhabiting this rock, the Aeshir (primitive tribal goblins) and Humans have always been closest. Though wildly different, humans and Aeshir lived in relative peace. That is, until the Aeshir's foreign policy changed. Luckily for the human race, two generic fantasy dudes just completed months of isolated training to become Magni warriors. There's Bram, the shaggy-haired warrior class, and Alrik, the shaven-head, goatee-rocking archer. It's been awhile since anyone could actually overcome the final test, so they're kind of special. It's up to them to build a team in order to get to the bottom of a string of attacks. The story unfolds very organically, with small conversations with villagers doing a lot of the world building instead of cutscenes. A lot of the small nuances of the world aren't said outright; they're something characters learn from the side quests, and the way people react to different races.
The world is vast and diverse, even if it doesn't feel particularly connected or bustling with life. It actually feels kind of empty. Each mission drops you into a new area, so it doesn't feel like one big country, rather several fairly large maps with similar characteristics. I never felt attached to a single person, and I couldn't grow invested the story because I never felt immersed. A big part of that reason is that there isn't much to allow the game to stand on its own. Everything from the visuals to the music seemed very typical of the genre. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it hurts when it's trying to make an impression.
It plays like a typical RPG with a new spin. There are over 100 crafting options, characters are customizable with a wide variety of weapons, armour, and magic, but your upgrades aren't set for the entire game. This makes you think about each space you're about to go into and plan accordingly. While this is a novel concept, I didn't find myself using it very often. I upgraded my characters in such a way to compliment my party, and I didn't feel the urge to utilize that feature. Combat is mostly clicking, with the odd keyboard action to use magic, but it's not very engaging. The enemies are very generic, and at times my characters wouldn't respond to a wave of enemies I was trying to get them to attack. There's also no autosave feature, so there was a lot of restarting from a few hours before because that's a feature so commonplace that its absence is never really anticipated, even after you've been punished multiple times. Still, I had quite a bit of fun. When waves of enemies surrounded my party, the fast-paced, frantic battle in which I could switch from character to character was intense and really brought some genuine moments of joy. If I ever felt overwhelmed, there is a slow-time mechanic to help re-establish myself—and it was much needed.
To put it simply, KYN is a fun game that doesn't do enough to separate itself from the countless other top down-action RPGs. Heimr is not very unique, the hordes of enemies are uninspired, the cast is boring, and I feel like I've played this countless times, just with a different skin. KYN isn't a bad game; it's just not memorable in any way. At least a game that is bad can be memorable. KYN is a well-made game, but it won't leave a lasting impression on me. It's a very good time, but there simply isn't enough to make me want to come back to it.
To put it simply, KYN is a fun game that doesn't do enough to separate itself from the countless other top down-action RPGs.


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Norman Antony Hart (* 15. Oktober 1925 in Maidstone, Kent; † 18. Januar 2009 in Shamley Green, Surrey) war ein britischer Künstler und Fernsehmoderator.

Leben
Hart nahm nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges ein Kunststudium am Maidstone College of Art auf, welches durch seine Einberufung zum Koreakrieg unterbrochen wurde. Nach dem Abschluss des Studiums 1950 arbeitete er zunächst als freischaffender Künstler in London. 1952 wurde er von der BBC für die Kindersendung Saturday Special engagiert. Bis 2000 war er mit Unterbrechungen in verschiedenen Kinderprogrammen zu sehen. Er zeigte in diesen Sendungen sowohl Bastelarbeiten zum Nachmachen, als auch großflächige Bildkreationen, die erst aus der Vogelperspektive zu erkennen waren.

Hart wurde für seine Arbeit mit zwei BAFTA-Awards ausgezeichnet, darunter eine Auszeichnung für sein Lebenswerk 1998. 2001 zog er sich in den Ruhestand zurück. Zwei Jahre später verstarb seine Frau, mit der er 50 Jahre lang verheiratet gewesen war. Laut einem Interview der Times litt er bereits seit Jahren an den Folgen zweier Schlaganfälle.

Fernsehen
 1952–1954: Saturday Special
 1954–1959: Playbox
 1964–1977: Titch and Quackers, Vision On
 1978–1984: Take Hart
 1984–1993: Hartbeat
 1995–1996: Artbox Bunch
 1999–2000: Smart Hart

Weblinks

 Offizielle Homepage (englisch)
 Nachruf der Times (englisch)
 Nachruf des Guardian (englisch)
 Nachruf der BBC (englisch)

Fernsehmoderator (Vereinigtes Königreich)
Künstler (Vereinigtes Königreich)
Brite
Geboren 1925
Gestorben 2009
Mann

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package cn.jinyahuan.common.fever4j.time;

import org.junit.Test;

import java.time.Instant;
import java.time.LocalDateTime;
import java.time.ZoneId;
import java.time.ZoneOffset;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;

/**
 * @author JinYahuan
 * @since 0.2
 */
public class TimeHelperTest {
    @Test
    public void testConstant() {
        assertEquals(7, TimeHelper.DAYS_PER_WEEK);
        assertEquals(24, TimeHelper.HOURS_PER_DAY);
        assertEquals(60, TimeHelper.MINUTES_PER_HOUR);
        assertEquals(60, TimeHelper.SECONDS_PER_MINUTE);
        assertEquals(1000, TimeHelper.MILLISECONDS_PER_SECOND);
        assertEquals(1000, TimeHelper.MICROSECONDS_PER_MILLISECOND);
        assertEquals(1000, TimeHelper.NANOSECONDS_PER_MICROSECOND);
        assertEquals(24 * 3600, TimeHelper.SECONDS_PER_DAY);
        assertEquals(24 * 3600 * 1000L, TimeHelper.MILLISECONDS_PER_DAY);
        assertEquals(24 * 3600 * 1000_000_000L, TimeHelper.NANOSECONDS_PER_DAY);
    }

    // - - -

    @Test
    public void testGetSystemZoneOffset() {
        assertEquals(ZoneId.systemDefault().getRules().getOffset(Instant.now()), TimeHelper.getSystemZoneOffset());
        assertEquals(ZoneId.systemDefault().getRules().getOffset(LocalDateTime.now()), TimeHelper.getSystemZoneOffset());
    }

    @Test
    public void testGetSystemZoneOffsetSeconds() {
        assertEquals(ZoneId.systemDefault().getRules().getOffset(Instant.now()).getTotalSeconds()
                , TimeHelper.getSystemZoneOffsetSeconds());

        assertEquals(ZoneId.systemDefault().getRules().getOffset(LocalDateTime.now()).getTotalSeconds()
                , TimeHelper.getSystemZoneOffsetSeconds());

        if (ZoneOffset.of("+08:00").equals(TimeHelper.getSystemZoneOffset())) {
            assertEquals(8 * 3600, TimeHelper.getSystemZoneOffsetSeconds());
        }
    }

    @Test
    public void testGetSystemZoneOffsetMilliseconds() {
        assertEquals(ZoneId.systemDefault().getRules().getOffset(Instant.now()).getTotalSeconds() * 1000L
                , TimeHelper.getSystemZoneOffsetMilliseconds());

        assertEquals(ZoneId.systemDefault().getRules().getOffset(LocalDateTime.now()).getTotalSeconds() * 1000L
                , TimeHelper.getSystemZoneOffsetMilliseconds());

        if (ZoneOffset.of("+08:00").equals(TimeHelper.getSystemZoneOffset())) {
            assertEquals(8 * 3600 * 1000, TimeHelper.getSystemZoneOffsetMilliseconds());
        }
    }

    // - - -

    @Test
    public void testHoursToSeconds() {
        assertEquals(Integer.MIN_VALUE * 3600L, TimeHelper.hoursToSeconds(Integer.MIN_VALUE));
        assertEquals(0, TimeHelper.hoursToSeconds(0));
        assertEquals(Integer.MAX_VALUE * 3600L, TimeHelper.hoursToSeconds(Integer.MAX_VALUE));
    }

    @Test
    public void testMinutesToSeconds() {
        assertEquals(Integer.MIN_VALUE * 60L, TimeHelper.minutesToSeconds(Integer.MIN_VALUE));
        assertEquals(0, TimeHelper.minutesToSeconds(0));
        assertEquals(Integer.MAX_VALUE * 60L, TimeHelper.minutesToSeconds(Integer.MAX_VALUE));
    }

    @Test
    public void testSecondsToMillisecond() {
        assertEquals(Integer.MIN_VALUE * 1000L, TimeHelper.secondsToMillisecond(Integer.MIN_VALUE));
        assertEquals(0, TimeHelper.secondsToMillisecond(0));
        assertEquals(Integer.MAX_VALUE * 1000L, TimeHelper.secondsToMillisecond(Integer.MAX_VALUE));
    }
}

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When San Diego residents have an idea they think could improve their local government, Council Policy 21 tells how they can get the proposal before voters.
The policy directs them to the rules committee, a group of five City Council members who decide whether the idea should be sent to the full council. The council considers putting the question to voters.
Since 2004, the city clerk's office says, 56 proposals have been brought to the committee, and none of them have been sent on.
Critics say the panel's reluctance to endorse potential ballot measures undermines the democratic process. Committee Chairman Tony Young, who is also the council president, said that is not true. Although the full ballot proposals may not get sent on by the committee, he said, ideas are picked up elsewhere in city policies.
Activists such as Mel Shapiro are troubled by the city's history of rejecting citizen-generated ideas.
Political activists are able to qualify measures for a city ballot by collecting a certain number of signatures from registered voters, but that process can be expensive and time-consuming.
Medical pot supporters, for example, are working to place an initiative on the November ballot to regulate dispensaries. To succeed, they need more than 62,000 valid signatures before the end of this month.
Late last year, Cynara Velazquez filed paperwork at City Hall to get a similar measure before voters. In January, she said, members of the rules committee listened for two or three minutes, then did nothing.
Attorney Frederic Schultz wanted city voters to approve or reject a host of issues ranging from regulating home foreclosures and expanding the amount of time the public can speak at council meetings to electing the police chief and prohibiting arrests for certain crimes.
Schultz gave the committee a detailed request outlining the ideas and his justification supporting them. The committee declined his request.
The council policy allowing citizens to propose ballot measures dates back to 1976, when Pete Wilson was mayor and citizens were still digesting the effects of the Watergate scandal.
Good-government groups said San Diego gets credit for creating a way for residents to get their ideas before voters without going through the initiative process. They chided city officials for failing to embrace even one plan over the years.
Young said motions and ordinances that reach the council often originate from citizen input.
Anyone trying to place a measure on the November ballot must file their proposal with the city clerk's office before 10 a.m. June 8.


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This month Natwest Bank said it would change its restrictions on buy-to-let mortgages, which in one case had led to a landlord receiving a demand for the revocation of an existing mortgage while being refused a re-mortgage after she rented the property to a tenant on housing benefits.
Parliament's Work and Pensions Committee has launched an inquiry into discrimination against benefits claimants.
It is quizzing lenders, landlords, agents and benefit recipients and running an online survey of claimants who have had problems finding a place to rent or problems with their landlords.
The National Housing Federation and Shelter said that women and those with disabilities are most at risk from being discriminated against, which could violate the 2012 Equality Act.
A legal case last year saw a single mother win compensation for discrimination from a lettings agency that refused to consider her as a tenant because she was on state benefits.
She argued that the restriction indirectly discriminated against women, especially single women, because they are proportionately more likely to be claiming housing benefit than single men, according to official figures.


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What is Tamera Mowry's net worth?
What is Tamera Mowry's net worth?
From her start in the 90s to her hosting duties today, Tamera Mowry has amassed a net worth of $4 million!Nov 16, 2020
Some of the most reputable sources have estimated the famous mother's current wealth to be approximately $1.5 million. She earned this net worth by having multiple careers over the years, though the greatest part came from her managerial role in the family.Feb 2, 2020
Secondly, What is Tia Mowry's net worth?
Tia Mowry Net Worth: Tia Mowry is an American actress, singer, author, and voice-over artist who has a net worth of $4 million. Tia is probably best known for her starring role in the sitcom "Sister, Sister." This show also featured Tia's twin sister, Tamera Mowry.
Subsequently, How much is Jeannie Mai worth?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Jeannie Mai is currently worth an estimated $1 million.Nov 4, 2020
Likewise, Who is worth more Tia or Tamera Mowry?
Today, both Tia and Tamera are worth $4 million Tia has branched out into the literary world, publishing her first book, Oh, Baby: Pregnancy Tales and Advice from One Hot Mama to Another in 2012. She's also journeyed into the food business, establishing her own cooking series, Tia Mowry at Home, and a cookbook.Jun 18, 2020
How much do the ladies on the real get paid?
Former co-host Tamera Mowry-Housley reportedly raked in $2.5 million per season, while the remaining co-hosts make an estimated $200,000 to $950,000 per season (via Showbiz CheatSheet).Sep 5, 2020
How much are Tia and Tamera Mowry worth?
What is Loni Love net worth?
What is Adam Housley net worth?
What is Tamera Housley net worth?
Who is richer Tia or Tamera Mowry?
How much do the real talk show hosts get paid?
Why is Tamera not on the real 2020?
What nationality is Adam Housley?
What is Jeannie Mai's net worth?
How much is Tahj Mowry worth?
Tia and Tamera Mowry Net Worth: Tia and Tamera Mowry are twin actresses who have a net worth of $8 million dollars. The twins were born in 1978 in Gelnhausen, West Germany, and began their entertainment industry careers as kids.
How much is Loni Love Worth? Loni Love net worth: Loni Love is an American comedienne who has a net worth of $1 million. Loni Love was born in Detroit, Michigan, and began working for General Motors after graduating from high school.
Adam Housley Net Worth: Adam Housley is an American journalist and former professional baseball player who has a net worth of $4 million dollars.
Profession: Actor, Voice Actor, Singer, Television producer
Today, both Tia and Tamera are worth $4 million She's also journeyed into the food business, establishing her own cooking series, Tia Mowry at Home, and a cookbook.Jun 18, 2020
An experienced Talk Show Host with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $67,500 based on 10 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $68,000.
Based on Tamera's Instagram, it appears she made the decision to walk away on her own. "I look forward to spending more time with my family, pursuing amazing new opportunities, and embarking on the next chapter of my life," Tamera wrote.Jul 29, 2020
Tahj Mowry net worth: Tahj Mowry is an American actor, dancer and singer who has a net worth of $1.5 million. Tahj Mowry is perhaps best known for playing the role of H.J.
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Back in late 2014, I was approached by InPost to do a special collaboration involving 9 other beauty bloggers. Each of us were sent £200 to spend on beauty products to send to the next blogger in the chain, like an amazing make-up themed game of pass the parcel. Judging by my love for fun projects and make-up, I wasn't exactly going to refuse. Each beauty parcel was to be shipped off to the lucky recipient using InPost, a simple yet efficient new postal service.
Happy belated New Year everyone! I am now back after taking a short blogging break, so here is my first post of 2015. As a Christmas present, I made my Grandad these dark chocolate truffles. Not only are they a delicious little treat, but they are possibly one of the easiest things to make. Who knew that such a fancy bake could take such little effort to create?! This recipe makes about 20 truffles, depending on how big or small you shape them. While they do require a bit of patience to make (a few of hours waiting for the ganache to set), they are sure to impress everyone who is lucky enough to get their hands on one!


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Q: Writing Assembly for Windows x86 I would like to write simple programs (console input/output) for Windows using x86 assembly, mainly because I am just curious. It would be great if anybody could point me in the right direction. I already have a fairly good understanding of some of the more simple x86 instructions, the functions of the registers, etc. but it remains a mystery to me how programs interface with the operating system and use standard input and output. I know that these things have to do with libraries such as advapi32.dll and kernel32.dll, and that there are associated static library .lib files which enable compilers to use these dynamically linked libraries, but other than that I have little idea how this happens. I'm even fuzzy on how header files in languages like C use .lib files.

A: Perhaps it's easiest to give directions for building some simple programs, and let you extrapolate from there. First you need some source code:
.386
.MODEL flat, stdcall

; This is what would come from a header -- a declaration of a the Windows function:
MessageBoxA PROTO near32 stdcall, window:dword, text:near32,
        windowtitle:near32, style:dword

.stack 8192

.data
message db "Hello World!", 0
windowtitle   db "Win32 Hello World.", 0

.code
main proc
        invoke MessageBoxA, 0, near32 ptr message, near32 ptr windowtitle, 0
        ret
main endp
        end main

To build that, we'd invoke masm like:
ml hello32.asm -link -subsystem:windows user32.lib

That's telling it the file to assemble, and when it links, telling it to link it as being for the Windows subsystem (the primary alternative would be -subsystem:console) and to link with user32.lib. The latter provides the definition of MessageBoxA for us.
A similar program that writes to the console is (oddly enough) a tiny bit more complex:
.386
.MODEL flat, stdcall

getstdout = -11

WriteFile PROTO NEAR32 stdcall, \
        handle:dword,           \
        buffer:ptr byte,        \
        bytes:dword,            \
        written: ptr dword,     \
        overlapped: ptr byte

GetStdHandle PROTO NEAR32, device:dword

ExitProcess PROTO NEAR32, exitcode:dword

.data
message db "Hello World!", 13, 10
msg_size dd $ - offset message

.data?
written  dd ?

.code
main proc
    invoke GetStdHandle, getstdout

    invoke WriteFile,                   \
           eax,                         \
           offset message,              \
           msg_size,                    \
           offset written,              \
           0

    invoke ExitProcess, 0
main endp
        end main

Building is pretty much the same, except that this uses the console, so we specify the console subsystem, and the functions we're using are defined in the kernel:
ml hello_console.asm -link -subsystem:console kernel32.lib

A header would include the equivalent of the declarations I've given above for MessageBoxA, GetStdHandle, WriteFile, etc. Each header would normally have a lot more of them though -- for example, all the functions in kernel32 might be in a single header.
As far as libraries go, the mechanism involved is somewhat involved, but mostly irrelevant. To get the job done, you look at (for example) MSDN, and see what library says to link, and add that on your command line.
The more complex explanation is that at least when you link against a static library, it simply finds any functions you've called, and puts a copy of each into your executable/DLL. If (like above) you're using code that's in a DLL, it basically just puts a record into the executable that tells what function in what DLL it depends upon. Then, when you load/run the program, the loader looks for all the DLLs your program depends upon, and loads them (recursively loading anything they depend upon as well, of course). Then the loader fixes up those references, so the reference to the function in the DLL gets filled in with whatever address has been assigned to that function in that DLL.

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Combine butter, sugar, and eggs in a medium saucepan. Cook to a rolling boil, remove from heat and allow to cool.
When mixture has cooled, add the graham cracker crumbs, coconut, vanilla, and marshmallows. Stir until ingredients are well mixed.
Press into a 9" x 9" or 7" x 10" pan. Cut into small squares and serve.
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coup d'état
At 4pm today, the Thai military launched another coup. Army chief Prayut Chan-o-cha confirmed the coup in a live television announcement broadcast on all channels, and all civilian broadcasting has been suspended. A night-time curfew has been imposed. The constitution (itself drafted by the military following their previous coup) has been abrogated. Including today's takeover, there have been a dozen successful coups since Thailand's first constitution in 1932.
Since their declaration of martial law on Tuesday, the military had been acting as a mediator between the UDD, the PDRC, the Election Commission, Pheu Thai, and the Democrats, with representatives from each group meeting for negotiations at the Army Club in Bangkok. Prime Minister Niwatthumrong Boonsongpaisan did not attend the meeting, though Niwatthumrong, the cabinet, and former prime ministers Yingluck Shinawatra and Somchai Wongsawat have been ordered to report to army HQ.
This afternoon, Suthep Thaugsuban, Jatuporn Prompan, and other UDD and PDRC leaders were arrested during the Army Club negotiations. Former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has also been detained. It's not clear whether the army launched the coup because the negotiations were not progressing, or whether the coup was premeditated and the negotiations were a pretext to detain the protest leaders. The UDD and PDRC protests have now been dissolved.
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The symptoms can be very similar to other conditions, which cause low back pain or hip pain.
Physical examination maneuvers and simple tests like x-rays or even CT scan and MRI's will not yield the diagnosis.
Many physicians (modern allopathic doctors) are not trained in the diagnosis or evaluation of the sacroiliac joint and do not consider the diagnosis.
But age-old unani medicine has specific treatment for this dysfunction & experienced 100% success results.


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What Does Acid Erosion Do To Teeth?
Any foods naturally contain acids like Vitamin C, which if consumed in moderation are good for you and which can cause enamel erosion only if consumed excessively – something that is in your control. However, our modern, consumer-based lifestyle has created another hidden epidemic of acid erosion.
Preservatives like Benzoic Acid and its salt forms, Sodium Benzoate and Potassium Benzoate have been added by manufacturers to prolong shelf life. Apparently one acid is not enough. Others which can do significant harm to tooth enamel are commonly added to magnify Benzoic Acid's preservative power. When combined with high sugar content, your teeth – and body – receive a double-dose-acid-attack.
These synthetic "acid bombs" can dramatically over-tax your body's natural alkaline reserves and create a condition known as chronic acidosis. Harmful effects include leaching of minerals from organs and bones, kidney stones, diminished capacity to digest food, increased cellular ageing, diabetes, chronic fatigue, and chronic weight-gain.
Depending on your diet and health routine, acid erosion can be very common. Some common negative effects of acid erosion are weakened enamel and decline in dental health. One of the reasons this is so common can be tied back to acids found in food and beverages. For example, even water has varying levels of acidity. View the video below for more information!
Preservatives are used in some toothpastes and mouthwashes and commonly in items like jams, tomato sauces, salad dressing, juices, pickles, soft cheeses, ice cream, soft drinks, wine coolers and candies. Now that you know, you can choose moderation and avoid candy, sodas, sports drinks, and vitamin waters. You can also rinse your mouth after acid exposure, dilute acidic juices, and drink water.
If you've already lost teeth enamel, make an appointment and let's talk about your options for the restoration and preservation of your smile.


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Grinning from ear to ear, Septimus gave Cosmia – his eldest sister and now his new business partner – a formal handshake, then shouted to the secretary in the next office to call Malachi and fetch the champagne. The three Gargle siblings popped the cork and toasted their new venture, Upland Hygiene.
Septimus had found a nice little factory 15 miles north of Sudston, and was buying out the founder director. 'The biotech expert told me that new patent they've got will pull in some nice revenue. If Upland's already turning over £5 million on the surgical and clinical cleansing materials, I'd lay odds on us being able to double that in five years or less, with a decent sales manager ,' said Septimus. 'That Barry bloke they've got is worse than useless – he'll have to go. And that appalling Whatsisface – the accountant bloke.'
Malachi frowned at him. 'Barry Rowlock is a shareholder – he won't be so easy to get rid of. Even if you fire him he can still make things awkward for you.'
Septimus waved away the warnings. 'He's only got 12%. We'll force him to sell – and if he won't we'll form a new company, dump the assets into it and he'll be left with 12% of nothing. We'll sort it out one way or another.'
Cosmia leaned forward and poured herself another glass of champagne. 'Come on, then, you tycoon – tell us how much we've all got. If I'm putting in a million, Malachi's putting in £500,000 and you've committed one and a half – where's the rest coming from, by the way? What's the ownership split?
'CWSA have all but said yes,' said Septimus. Cosmia and Malachi looked puzzled. 'They're venture capitalists,' explained Septimus. 'CWSA stands for Cash With Strings Attached, if you ask me. They want 28% for their million quid, which is a bit bloody steep, but they know about biotech and Leo Disciple insists they're my best bet.'
'Who's Leo Disciple?' asked Malachi.
'Leo was Hector's partner in McHenry Disciple,' said Cosmia. 'When Hector died, Leo bought me out.'
'He's a shrewd accountant,' added Septimus. 'Leo's given me some good advice over this buy-in, and he thinks the sun rises and sets with CWSA.'
'So what's the split?' asked Cosmia.
'CWSA 28%, you 25%, Malachi 12.5%, Barry Rowlock 12% – for the moment – and me 22.5%. I reckon we can buy CWSA out in three years,' said Septimus. 'Then it's all ours.'
There was silence as the three of the downed mouthfuls of champagne, then Malachi cleared his throat. 'What about Antiseptics? They're not going to swallow this. We're setting up in direct competition – Alaric and Amos are going to have a blue fit, and Mum's not going to be exactly delirious.'
Septimus suddenly looked very serious. 'Tough. I tell you, Malachi, I'm going to get that business off Alaric and Amos. I'll teach them to shut me out.'
Cosmia and Malachi looked shocked.
'Septimus, you can't. They're your brothers,' said Cosmia. 'I know you don't see eye to eye with them…'
Septimus interrupted her: 'They don't see eye to eye, either – Alaric only comes up to Amos' chin.'
His sister scowled. 'Septimus, grow up. You're a shareholder in Antiseptics – Mum won't let you try and destroy the Gargle family business. For that matter, how are we going to square our support for you?
'By the way,' said Septimus, ignoring the question,' have you heard what Alaric did yesterday? He asked Nellie for a list of Dad's golf cronies, and she said she didn't know anything about it. Hah! Good old Nellie. Alaric fired her on the spot, the prat. I've told her to take him to an industrial tribunal. Mind you, Alaric's done us a big favour – Nellie starts work as my secretary on Monday.'
Malachi felt queasy as he thought about the legal ramifications of that bit of news. He knew Septimus had always adored his father's secretary, but if Nellie Nichos had been discussing confidential stuff with him since old Everard's death, let alone what she might give Septimus as his new PA, it could mean trouble.
'Alaric's got problems,' said Septimus. 'Dad never took him or Amos to any meetings or let them into any of his little trade secrets. They haven't got a clue who his key customer contacts are, let alone how to look after them. Dad told Nellie everything. I reckon Nellie's going to be our golden goose.' He rubbed his hands gleefully and grinned at his siblings.
Cosmia wondered what she'd just taken on; this little brother of hers was threatening to turn the family business on its head after 200 years of Gargle business.
But she knew that her twin brothers had a good chance of wrecking the business themselves, with no help from Septimus. Alaric and Amos, now chief executive and production director of Antiseptics, were no entrepreneurs. Alaric was trained as an accountant, but had the interpersonal skills of a rhino; Amos knew his chemistry, but was solidly resistant to change and was scared stiff of ideas. And having their mother on the board as chairman promised to be a disaster. Dolores Gargle, in her 70s, was becoming increasingly irrational, especially after her usual liquid lunch; board meetings were getting to be white-knuckle rides.
When old Everard inherited the business from his father, Gargle's was a factory producing expensive scented soap for the bathrooms of the wealthy; within five years Everard dumped the lavender soap and moved into industrial markets with specialist cleaning fluids. He doubled turnover and almost quadrupled profits, and kept up impressive growth almost every year until his death. Three months after his children inherited the business, the cracks were already showing.
Annunciata had moved into the personnel office, declared herself a board director and had already committed the company to vast expenditure on consultants to get the company registered as Investors in People. Cosmia suspected that Annunciata was having a fling with a man at the local Training and Enterprise Council. All this effort was certainly not for the benefit of the factory workers, who Annunciata referred to as 'the proles'.
Cosmia was snapped out of her reverie by Septimus, who was crowing over his new role as business owner-manager.
'Upland's production and finances are not in bad shape; once I've chopped out the dead wood and got the sales and the marketing sorted, we can pick up that patent and see where we can take it. This green-lipped mussel derivative has produced fantastic results in stopping tissue rejection after surgery. Amazing – who'd have thought a mollusc could be so clever?'
Septimus put on his jacket, scooped up his files and his mobile phone, kissed Cosmia and punched Malachi playfully on the shoulder. 'Must go, partners.'
'Where are you in such a hurry to go, then?' asked Malachi .
'Remember Petunia Lugg? I'm taking her to a very expensive dinner.'
'The one in the fifth form with…?' said Malachi, sculpting a female form in the air.
Septimus just waggled his eyebrows and smirked.
Cosmia shuddered with premonition. Petunia Lugg had been nothing but trouble at school, and Cosmia had the strongest feeling that she was going to be trouble again…


Stacks and Chimneys are used to exhaust corrosive gases into the atmosphere. FRP (Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic) has emerged as the product of choice for chimney liners and stacks for low cost and critical performance. The corrosion resistant resins used as the backbone of these structures are generally the same as the corrosion resistant resins used in the duct and scrubber sections upstream to the stack or chimney. Stacks and chimney liners can be efficiently designed as free standing, or with the benefit of support columns, made from steel or concrete.
The design of chimneys and stacks is generally subject to ASTM D 5364 and often subject to visual acceptance criteria outlined in ASME RTP-1. We are one of the few FRP manufacturers that has the experience and capability to design and build FRP Stacks and Chimney liners. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is one of the critical tools used to make certain that the loads encountered will be accommodated by design.


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Q: Looker Filter that can evaluate to more than one condition I'm trying to create a filter for my dashboard.

I need the filter to be able to evaluate to more than one condition.
For example, my logic can look like the following:
case
when account_age < 1 then 'populate new accounts'
when account_health < red then 'populate unhealthy accounts'
...
end

So in the case where an account is new and unhealthy...I'm running into problems. The filter will only evaluate to the first match.
Meaning if the account is new, it will just populate when someone selects populate new account and will not appear when someone selects populate unhealthy accounts.
How can I create a filter that can evaluate to more than one criterion when selected?

A: If you create the Looker parameter in LookML, you will be limited to single filter values
   parameter: healthy_selector {
    type: string
    default_value: "Very Healthy"
    allowed_value: {
      label: "Very Healthy"
      value: "Very"
    }
    allowed_value: {
      label: "Average Healthy"
      value: "Average"
    }
    allowed_value: {
      label: "Unhealthy"
      value: "Unhealthy"
    }
  }

However if you base the filter on a dimension in Looker, you will be able to change the parameter type to a Multiple Selection control such as a Tag List

Which will allow you to select more than one option at once


Battery Business carries a stock of sealed, maintenance-free batteries for golf carts. We carry Panasonic and Lion absorbed glass mat batteries, GelTec and Sonnenschein gel batteries, as well as DryPower AGM batteries that typically pack about 10% extra capacity into the standard battery case sizes.
All our hand-cart batteries are sealed for life and easy to handle, in a range of sizes, and they usually come with a FREE carry bag.
Come and see us and we'll show you a "27 hole" battery that'll give you a bit more capacity than the original, but will still fit into the holder on your cart.
We'll also be delighted to change over the charging fittings if your cart has a proprietary system, and we can also test (and perhaps recondition) your current battery to get more life (or a few more holes each round) out of it.
We can also test, advise on and supply battery chargers that will keep your golf batteries in peak condition and ready to go and, if your current charger appears to be damaging your batteries, we can probably tell you why!
For the ultimate in lightweight power sources, Battery Business can advise on, and supply, lithium batteries and charging systems. For ride-on carts, long range applications and other special circumstances, Battery Business is a major supplier of Lion, Trojan and Interstate batteries designed for this purpose, and we are delighted to carry out cart modifications, if required, to accomodate a special battery setup.
For hand carts lithum batteries are ideal because of their light weight and high power. The best way to get the right advice is to contact your local store and chat to one of our technical team.
Battery Business can supply the batteries that you need for your golf cart. We carry a wide range of 6, 8 and 12 volt "flooded" deep cycle batteries, including the very strong Lion 820 and 830 (260 and 240 amp hour respectively) which are a direct replacement in terms of size, and a substantial upgrade in terms of capacity, for the typical OEM battery.
We can also supply Trojan, Fullriver and a number of other premium brands, and we are used to advising on whether wet batteries, absorbed glass mat (AGM) or gels would be most suitable for you.
Whether the cart is just running short sooner than usual, needs one or a bank of replacement batteries, or even a full installation with a self-watering system, Battery Business can help.
We can also supply chargers and charging systems, usually from stock, for 12 volt, 24 volt, 36 volt and 48 volt setups, including units from Ctek, Durst, Matson and DeltaQ.
Call us 7 days on 02 9970 6999...there's no golf for the wicked!


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Q: Lenovo ideapad can't scan for wifi signal after Ubuntu installation I am a newbie at Ubuntu and have reached my limit trying to get my laptop which has no ethernet port to connect.
$ sudo lshw -enable TEST
stacy-computer
    description: Computer
    width: 64 bits
    capabilities: smbios-2.7 vsyscall32
  *-core
       description: Motherboard
       physical id: 0
     *-memory
          description: System memory
          physical id: 0
          size: 3830MiB
     *-cpu
          product: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3337U CPU @ 1.80GHz
          vendor: Intel Corp.
          physical id: 1
          bus info: cpu@0
          size: 929MHz
          capacity: 2700MHz
          width: 64 bits
          capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx rdtscp x86-64 constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf eagerfpu pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm pcid sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic popcnt tsc_deadline_timer aes xsave avx f16c rdrand lahf_lm epb tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid fsgsbase smep erms xsaveopt dtherm ida arat pln pts cpufreq
     *-pci
          description: Host bridge
          product: 3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller
          vendor: Intel Corporation
          physical id: 100
          bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
          version: 09
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
          configuration: driver=ivb_uncore
          resources: irq:0
        *-display
             description: VGA compatible controller
             product: 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
             version: 09
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
             configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
             resources: irq:28 memory:e0000000-e03fffff memory:d0000000-dfffffff ioport:2000(size=64)
        *-generic:0 UNCLAIMED
             description: Signal processing controller
             product: 3rd Gen Core Processor Thermal Subsystem
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 4
             bus info: pci@0000:00:04.0
             version: 09
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: msi pm bus_master cap_list
             configuration: latency=0
             resources: memory:cfa08000-cfa0ffff
        *-usb:0
             description: USB controller
             product: 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 14
             bus info: pci@0000:00:14.0
             version: 04
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm msi xhci bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=xhci_hcd latency=0
             resources: irq:26 memory:e0400000-e040ffff
           *-usbhost:0
                product: xHCI Host Controller
                vendor: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic xhci-hcd
                physical id: 0
                bus info: usb@4
                logical name: usb4
                version: 4.04
                capabilities: usb-3.00
                configuration: driver=hub slots=4 speed=5000Mbit/s
           *-usbhost:1
                product: xHCI Host Controller
                vendor: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic xhci-hcd
                physical id: 1
                bus info: usb@3
                logical name: usb3
                version: 4.04
                capabilities: usb-2.00
                configuration: driver=hub slots=4 speed=480Mbit/s
              *-usb
                   description: Mass storage device
                   product: Cruzer Glide
                   vendor: SanDisk
                   physical id: 2
                   bus info: usb@3:2
                   logical name: scsi6
                   version: 1.27
                   serial: 20051738030CB2F0286B
                   capabilities: usb-2.00 scsi emulated scsi-host
                   configuration: driver=usb-storage maxpower=200mA speed=480Mbit/s
                 *-disk
                      description: SCSI Disk
                      product: Cruzer Glide
                      vendor: SanDisk
                      physical id: 0.0.0
                      bus info: scsi@6:0.0.0
                      logical name: /dev/sdb
                      version: 1.27
                      serial: 20051738030CB2F0286B
                      size: 14GiB (15GB)
                      capabilities: removable
                      configuration: ansiversion=6 logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=512
                    *-medium
                         physical id: 0
                         logical name: /dev/sdb
                         size: 14GiB (15GB)
                         capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
                       *-volume
                            description: Windows FAT volume
                            vendor: MSDOS5.0
                            physical id: 1
                            logical name: /dev/sdb1
                            logical name: /media/soulfire76/DA6E-CA8A
                            version: FAT32
                            serial: da6e-ca8a
                            size: 14GiB
                            capacity: 14GiB
                            capabilities: primary fat initialized
                            configuration: FATs=2 filesystem=fat mount.fstype=vfat mount.options=rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1000,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,showexec,utf8,flush,errors=remount-ro state=mounted
        *-communication
             description: Communication controller
             product: 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 16
             bus info: pci@0000:00:16.0
             version: 04
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=mei_me latency=0
             resources: irq:29 memory:e041c000-e041c00f
        *-usb:1
             description: USB controller
             product: 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1a
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1a.0
             version: 04
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=0
             resources: irq:16 memory:e0421000-e04213ff
           *-usbhost
                product: EHCI Host Controller
                vendor: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic ehci_hcd
                physical id: 1
                bus info: usb@1
                logical name: usb1
                version: 4.04
                capabilities: usb-2.00
                configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=480Mbit/s
              *-usb
                   description: USB hub
                   product: Integrated Rate Matching Hub
                   vendor: Intel Corp.
                   physical id: 1
                   bus info: usb@1:1
                   version: 0.00
                   capabilities: usb-2.00
                   configuration: driver=hub slots=6 speed=480Mbit/s
                 *-usb:0
                      description: Generic USB device
                      product: USB2.0-CRW
                      vendor: Generic
                      physical id: 3
                      bus info: usb@1:1.3
                      version: 39.60
                      serial: 20100201396000000
                      capabilities: usb-2.00
                      configuration: driver=rtsx_usb maxpower=500mA speed=480Mbit/s
                 *-usb:1
                      description: Bluetooth wireless interface
                      product: 802.11n WLAN Adapter
                      vendor: Realtek
                      physical id: 4
                      bus info: usb@1:1.4
                      version: 2.00
                      serial: 00e04c000001
                      capabilities: usb-2.00 bluetooth
                      configuration: driver=rtl8xxxu maxpower=500mA speed=480Mbit/s
                 *-usb:2
                      description: Human interface device
                      product: Touchscreen
                      vendor: ELAN
                      physical id: 5
                      bus info: usb@1:1.5
                      version: 80.13
                      capabilities: usb-2.00
                      configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=100mA speed=12Mbit/s
        *-multimedia
             description: Audio device
             product: 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1b
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1b.0
             version: 04
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0
             resources: irq:30 memory:e0418000-e041bfff
        *-usb:2
             description: USB controller
             product: 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1d
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.0
             version: 04
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=0
             resources: irq:23 memory:e0420000-e04203ff
           *-usbhost
                product: EHCI Host Controller
                vendor: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic ehci_hcd
                physical id: 1
                bus info: usb@2
                logical name: usb2
                version: 4.04
                capabilities: usb-2.00
                configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=480Mbit/s
              *-usb
                   description: USB hub
                   product: Integrated Rate Matching Hub
                   vendor: Intel Corp.
                   physical id: 1
                   bus info: usb@2:1
                   version: 0.00
                   capabilities: usb-2.00
                   configuration: driver=hub slots=8 speed=480Mbit/s
                 *-usb:0
                      description: Human interface device
                      product: Lenovo Yoga
                      vendor: Invensense
                      physical id: 5
                      bus info: usb@2:1.5
                      version: 11.41
                      serial: B62B746F2D000A00
                      capabilities: usb-2.00
                      configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=100mA speed=12Mbit/s
                 *-usb:1
                      description: Video
                      product: Lenovo EasyCamera
                      vendor: Sunplus IT Co
                      physical id: 7
                      bus info: usb@2:1.7
                      version: 50.28
                      capabilities: usb-2.00
                      configuration: driver=uvcvideo maxpower=500mA speed=480Mbit/s
        *-isa
             description: ISA bridge
             product: QS77 Express Chipset LPC Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.0
             version: 04
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: isa bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=lpc_ich latency=0
             resources: irq:0
        *-storage
             description: SATA controller
             product: 7 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.2
             version: 04
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: storage msi pm ahci_1.0 bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ahci latency=0
             resources: irq:27 ioport:2088(size=8) ioport:2094(size=4) ioport:2080(size=8) ioport:2090(size=4) ioport:2060(size=32) memory:e041f000-e041f7ff
        *-serial UNCLAIMED
             description: SMBus
             product: 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.3
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.3
             version: 04
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             configuration: latency=0
             resources: memory:e041d000-e041d0ff ioport:2040(size=32)
        *-generic:1 UNCLAIMED
             description: Signal processing controller
             product: 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family Thermal Management Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.6
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.6
             version: 04
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
             configuration: latency=0
             resources: memory:e041e000-e041efff
     *-scsi
          physical id: 2
          logical name: scsi0
          capabilities: emulated
        *-disk
             description: ATA Disk
             product: SAMSUNG MZMTD128
             physical id: 0.0.0
             bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
             logical name: /dev/sda
             version: 2L0Q
             serial: S15FNEAD200893
             size: 119GiB (128GB)
             capabilities: gpt-1.00 partitioned partitioned:gpt
             configuration: ansiversion=5 guid=5d0f32fb-b4ba-479f-b9b9-ccf89064a783 logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=512
           *-volume:0 UNCLAIMED
                description: Windows FAT volume
                vendor: mkfs.fat
                physical id: 1
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1
                version: FAT32
                serial: 51a5-aa52
                size: 510MiB
                capacity: 511MiB
                capabilities: boot fat initialized
                configuration: FATs=2 filesystem=fat name=EFI System Partition
           *-volume:1
                description: EXT4 volume
                vendor: Linux
                physical id: 2
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,2
                logical name: /dev/sda2
                logical name: /
                version: 1.0
                serial: 0f2ee6d4-750a-43d0-97a5-7e2ad7e8a2e3
                size: 114GiB
                capabilities: journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files dir_nlink recover extents ext4 ext2 initialized
                configuration: created=2016-07-11 14:27:38 filesystem=ext4 lastmountpoint=/ modified=2016-07-11 17:30:26 mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered mounted=2016-07-11 17:30:27 state=mounted
           *-volume:2
                description: Linux swap volume
                vendor: Linux
                physical id: 3
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,3
                logical name: /dev/sda3
                version: 1
                serial: 93563bfc-ca2f-4299-a20d-7e0a640b6f69
                size: 3974MiB
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Oscar Nominated Actor James Cromwell Honored For His Vegan Activism
Cromwell works tirelessly on behalf of animals
Cromwell has been vegan for a number of years
Oscar Nominated Actor James Cromwell is being honored for his work fighting for animals.
The star of movie Babe will receive the 'Hero to Animals Award' from animal rights charity PETA.
He decided to ditch animal products after acting in the iconic movie - and learning more about animals. Since then, he has been a passionate and outspoken advocate.
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PETA Honorary Director, Nanci Alexander, said: "We're honoring James Cromwell for his unerring social activism for animals.
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Cromwell will receive the award at Sublime Restaurant & Bar in Fort Lauderdale later today.


The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a Trump administration request that it immediately decide whether DACA—the program that shields some 700,000 young undocumented immigrants from deportation—can be shut down. The New York Times reports that the decision means the immigrants, often called "Dreamers," will remain in legal limbo for many months unless Congress acts to clarify their status.
Idaho makes a lot of lists. The latest, and perhaps most generalized, is a U.S. News & World Report rundown of "best states," where Idaho ranked 12th. Idaho got high marks for public safety, fiscal stability and economic performance. The top states in the nation, according to the magazine, were: No. 1 Iowa, No. 2 Minnesota, No. 3 Utah, No. 4 New Hampshire and No. 5 North Dakota. Washington State ranked as No. 6.
Rome, Italy has been hit with its first major snowstorm in six years. A Siberian weather front nicknamed the "Beast from the East" has locked much of Europe into frigid temperatures. Photographer Oliver Astrologo made the madness into art, and published a gorgeous drone-shot video of Rome draped in snow on YouTube.
Long before the Food Network and its plethora of cooking shows, there was the Pillsbury Bake-Off, now in its 48th year. After thousands of entries, the winner of the $50,000 grand prize is Amy Nelson of Zionville, North Carolina who baked a cranberry-orange roll. According to USA Today, Nelson is a 51-year-old nurse and lives on a 20-acre farm with 14 goats, two horses, three dogs, three cats, one duck, a very hungry husband and three children.


This week's big release is, of course, Solo: A Star Wars Story on Blu-ray Tuesday, September 25.
On the comic end of things on Wednesday, September 31, we've also got Poe Dameron #31, the final issue. There's also Doctor Aphra #24 and Star Wars Adventures #14.
This week brings two comics for Wednesday, August 15: The Solo one-shot Beckett (with two variant covers) and Poe Dameron #30.
We've got three new comics and an old (very old) trade collection coming on Wednesday, July 18. They're Star Wars #51, Darth Vader Annual #2, Poe Dameron #29 and the Legends collection The Original Marvel Years Volume 3.
Marvel's Poe Dameron ongoing is due to end with issue #31 in September, per that month's solicitations.
"In this final chapter of the POE DAMERON series, we see what may be BLACK SQUADRON'S last mission, as they desperately attempt to find allies for GENERAL LEIA ORGANA'S decimated RESISTANCE," the blurb says. So perhaps we'll see what the "missing" pilots from The Force Awakens were up to during the events of The Last Jedi?
"This is about the story ending in a nice, tidy place based on everything else happening" in Star Wars, writer Charles Soule tweeted.
It's a noteworthy week for releases, with the year's first all-new novel and a comic that takes us – very briefly – into shouting distance of The Last Jedi.


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February 15, 2011 by Jon F. Merz
Upcoming Release Schedule…
With the entire Lawson Vampire backlist selling well on both Amazon and Barnes & Noble, I've decided to get a lot of stories, novellas, and novels out into the ebook marketplace. So, to give you a snapshot of what's ahead, here's a list of what you can expect between now and next year. The exact schedule is up in the air as I juggle multiple projects, but this should be a fair indicator of about when you can expect things to show up for sale.
THE MADAGASCAR MATTER – This was supposed to be a serialized novella but it's grown into a full-fledged early novel (meaning pre-Fixer) with Lawson and Zero in Africa. I'm still finishing this up, but I expect it will be out by the end of March.
THE SHEPHERD – Not sure what this is going to be yet. It's already proving it's too involved to be a short story, so odds are good this will be a novella. I expect to have this out around April/May.
MISSION: MALTA – A serialized piece for my newsletter, so this will end in December unless it takes on a mind of its own. This will be a short story.
THE CAIRO CONNECTION, CANARY TRAP, A FORCED DISAPPEARANCE – A trio of longer short stories originally supposed to be published by a certain UK chapbook publisher under the banner of DARK OPS. Due to problems with that publisher, I'll be bringing these out myself. Probably a Fall release.
THE RIPPER – Officially, the 6th novel in the series, it will be out in trade paperback from St. Martin's next Spring.
Other Lawson projects include two other novels (not releasing the titles yet, but they're coming) and a few more short stories. Lawson's world is growing everyday and new fans are getting caught up in the rapture – between the ebooks, print novels, and the TV series, things are going to get crazy. And we still have to get the graphic novel finished at some point as well. Lots of stuff happening so please spread the word about Lawson and his adventures. And if you don't have an ereader yet for your smartphone, a Kindle, Nook, iPad, or other ereader, you should probably get one soon. 🙂
Need to get caught up on some Lawson adventures you've missed?
Go here if you've got the Kindle or Kindle app: Lawson on Kindle | Go here if you've got a Nook or Nook app or other ereader that handles epub files. Lawson on Nook
Additionally, I will be working on the first NINJA novel, the sword & sorcery epic starring Ran, a recent ninja school graduate. I've gotten a number of emails lately asking when that will be available, so I'll be working on that. I also have to do revisions on my boys adventure series THE NINJA APPRENTICE. Busy times ahead, but good fun – lots coming at you! 🙂
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April 30, 2010 April 30, 2010 by Jon F. Merz
THE FIXER Graphic Novel Cover Art Revealed
Artist Brian McCulloch has delivered the final painting for THE FIXER graphic novel cover and it's fantastic stuff! I especially admire how well he was able to capture actor Brandon Stumpf and the background of Vienna (where the first part of the story takes place). This is going to be a gorgeous book and Brian's skill definitely adds a great deal to its worth. If you haven't ordered the book yet, you need to now. Don't wait because these will go quickly once it's done. Right now, there are no plans to offer this through a traditional distributor, so unless you get in on this great book now, you won't be able to find a copy unless you search the secondary market and don't mind paying hundreds of dollars for it. You can get it right now for just $19.95 ($14.95 + $5 shipping anywhere in the world) by using the form below.
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TV GUYS – Chapter 1
Note: This is a reprint of a column I started writing last year that fizzled out as my schedule got more complex. I'll be reprinting the columns here over the next few months and then continuing where I left off last year. Enjoy!
If I were pitching my current project as a movie in Hollywood, here's what the logline would sound like: "Two guys with no real experience in the television business decide to ask private investors to front them millions so they can produce 13 episodes of a new supernatural TV series that they will then sell broadcast rights to domestically and internationally, thereby hopefully making hundreds of millions of dollars and turning the entire Hollywood business model on its head."
Sounds absolutely ludicrous, right?
But that is, in fact, what my business partner Jaime and I are doing. Let me back up for a moment and give you a few more details.
I'm a writer. It's what I do. I've had over a 16 novels published, co-authored two non-fiction books, had scores of short stories appear in print alongside some heavy hitters like Stephen King, and have written ad copy for everyone from Polaroid to Red Lobster Restaurants. I've scripted comics, screenplays, and turned four 3-minute webisodes into a novel. I don't just write in one medium, preferring instead to try my hand at anything that helps me bump my game up to the next level.
Over the years, I've flirted a lot with Hollywood. There's been some serious sexual tension, culminating a few times with deals that looked reasonably good on paper. But I've never jumped into the sack and here's why: Hollywood doesn't pay writers enough.
If you're interested in how Hollywood makes its money, there is no finer book to read than THE BIG PICTURE: Money & Power in Hollywood by Edward James Epstein. I read that book several years ago and it opened my eyes.
Novelists especially tend to have a very fairytale image of Hollywood. They imagine that if they write a book, that Hollywood will come calling with an option (this is a small price – almost a rental fee, really – giving the producer or exec the ability to shop the project around and possibly secure financing, cast, crew, etc. within a certain time frame (usually 6-18 months)) or an outright rights purchase. If the movie then gets made, the studio will cut the writer a handsome check and the novelist gets the thrill of seeing their book turned into a movie.
When I started cutting my teeth in publishing, I imagined it would be an incredible experience. What I didn't count on was the interminable wait, the endless teases, and the fact that Hollywood doesn't want novelists writing anything or sticking their noses anywhere into the process.
Some writers can live with that. They take the money and run, knowing that the end result may well be such an extreme departure from their original novel that it bears resemblance in name only – if they're lucky.
But when studios wanted my work, I knew what they could reasonably expect to make off of my creations. And I wanted more than they were offering. Of course they balked and all the whispered promises evaporated.
Last year, exhausted at the number of television shows that were coming out that were, to be overly kind, crap, my friend Jaime and I sat down and discussed the idea of trying to do something ourselves.
When we hashed out the concept of using my un-vampire vampire series of novels as our first project, the first person I bounced the idea off of was a good friend of mine who works in the film/TV industry. He's well-known, so I won't mention his name here, but he pretty much knows everyone worth knowing in Los Angeles and New York City. I called him and told him what we were planning. Then I asked him if we were crazy.
What he told me was this: "If you can make this work, then the sky is the limit. You will open doors that have never been open to you before and you will change the way Hollywood works in TV." Then he offered to come on and be part of our executive board.
That was good enough for us. We started New Ronin Entertainment and chose THE FIXER as our first project. Ronin, in feudal Japan, were masterless samurai – called "wave men" because they owed allegiance to no lord. The name felt appropriate and our mission seemed sound, albeit tough as hell.
We would find private investors willing to back us in the production of thirteen episodes for the first season. (Networks usually greenlight, or approve, a pilot and then order up to twelve additional episodes for a first season run). We would put a team together to shoot, edit, and package the series, as well as sell it domestically and internationally. I would write all the episodes, thereby guaranteeing that the sanctity of my novels stayed intact and that I had complete control over the story lines and characters. The novels take place in New England; the cast and crew would be from New England; and we hoped that our investors would also be from the region. THE FIXER would be born and raised in our backyard. We thought that was pretty cool.
We enlisted two experienced directors who had worked in both television and independent films for years (therefore they knew how to work on a tight budget). Our sales force was composed of industry vets who had shepherded major films to hundreds of millions of dollars worth of sales. Experienced vets and up-and-comers made up our crew. And our art & marketing department worked hard to develop a consistent look for our flagship project. You can see the results thus far at our official website http://www.thefixer.tv
But we needed money to pull this off. There was no business precedent whose plan we could use to attract investors, so we put it together after weeks of research into Hollywood budgets, sales forecasts, and more. Trying to divulge what Hollywood spends and what it makes is harder than cracking into the National Security Agency, but at long last, we felt we had a workable business prospectus.
Our offer was generous; we knew it had to be. We offered a 50% return on investment within 24 months to those who chose to back us. The task now was to try to convince wealthy Bostonians and New Englanders that a TV series entirely produced in their backyard was a viable and worthwhile investment.
But first, we had to find them. And then we had to get in the front door…
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March 19, 2010 March 19, 2010 by Jon F. Merz
First Glimpse of THE FIXER Graphic Novel Interior Art
I'm happy to announce that artist Rob Moran of Voodoo Vision Studios has been hired to handle pencils on THE FIXER graphic novel due out in October. Rob did up a quick promo piece at the left featuring a few key elements from part 1 of the story arc. Artist Brian McCullough is also hard at work painting the cover and I fully expect this to be a fantastic book with some truly gorgeous artwork.
Remember, you will need to pre-order this book in order to receive a copy! Right now, there are no plans to offer this through a traditional distributor, so unless you get in on this great book now, you won't be able to find a copy unless you search the secondary market and don't mind paying hundreds of dollars for it. You can get it right now for just $19.95 ($14.95 + $5 shipping anywhere in the world) by using the form below.
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It's always a good idea to remind readers that they can order or get a lot of my stuff still at various venues (my website is actually being moved to a new platform & once it's done this will all be streamlined much better than this, but for now…)
Let's start with the Lawson Vampire stuff:
THE FIXER graphic novel debuts in October, but it's very VERY important to get pre-orders in now. Use the button below to order it: Cost for this gorgeous trade paperback is $15.95 + $4.00 shipping anywhere in the world. Estimated publication date is October 2010.
THE MADAGASCAR MATTER is an on-going e-serial spanning all of 2010 (although this week we went on hiatus because I'm haulin' butt to finish the first draft of a new novel) $7.95 for the entire year, delivered each week to your email. Order below:
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So, go on and have some fun this weekend – grab some of my stuff! 🙂
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By KalingaTV Bureau	 On Apr 27, 2019
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will soon issue new Rs 20 currency notes. The notes will be a continuation of the Mahatma Gandhi series and come in a greenish yellow colour.
The new notes will have a motif of Ellora Caves on the reverse, depicting the country's cultural heritage, a press release by the RBI said.
At the front, the note will have the Ashoka Pillar emblem on the right, Mahatma Gandhi's picture in the centre and electrotype (20) watermarks, a number panel with numerals growing from small to big on the top left side and bottom right side on the front.
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Pic Credit- Times of India
The RBI's press release also clarified that the previous banknotes in the denomination of Rs 20 issued by the RBI will continue to be legal tender.
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[itemtype="http://schema.org/Event"] time {
  display: inline-block;
}

/* put the timestamps on their own line */
[itemtype="http://schema.org/Event"] > time {
  display: block;
}

[itemtype="http://schema.org/Event"] ul.attendees {
  display: block;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 1em;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  right: 0;
}

[itemtype="http://schema.org/Event"] [itemtype="http://schema.org/Organization"] {
  text-align: right;
}