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With a Nod to Europe, a Lakefront House in Seattle Gets a New Perspective
Patricia Leigh Brown
Mary E. Nichols
It was a long-distance romance. She admired his cultivated European sensibility, his profound knowledge of beautiful things. She flew from her home in Seattle to his ancient castle outside Antwerp to meet him, bearing dreams of a residence overlooking Lake Washington. They spent the day together, and she told him what she wanted. He understood her, deeply. "Everything just jelled," she recalls.
Thus begins the tale of how a quintessentially American residence with overhanging eaves and rambling covered porches became the province of the legendary Belgian antiques dealer Axel Vervoordt. "He's very much a purist," the client explains of her choice of a designer an ocean and a continent away, his visits to Seattle supplemented by e-mail and FedEx. "I loved the strength and simplicity of his pieces. I wanted something classic and enduring. I didn't want anything trendy and fashionable."
The residence sits alongside a lane high on a hill in one of the city's choicest neighborhoods, with commanding views of Lake Washington, Mount Rainier and, yes, the Gateses. She is English; her husband, South African; their three children, Seattleites. The couple were drawn to the Shingle Style residence designed by Seattle architect Gregory J. Bader, an alumnus of Robert A. M. Stern's office, as it was nearing completion. "We found ourselves in the unusual position of remodeling a brand-new house," she says.
"The house is conducive to tranquillity, to sitting on the window seat reading and looking out and just relaxing."
While it possesses a modern sense of interior space, the sprawling residence draws on historic pedigrees. The château-esque slate roof, the broad outdoor stone staircases leading to a central porch with sweeping views, the generous balconies, combine the feeling of Newport "cottages" built for grandees with earthy Northwest Coast materials like wood and stone. Picturesque stair towers on either side of the house, encircled by windows, recall the chart rooms on square-riggers that once plied the waters of Lake Washington. "In Seattle," notes Bader, "water is inescapable."
For the couple, the chief lure of the house was the expansive views, accessible from every major room. "The house is very conducive to tranquillity," says the wife, "to sitting on the window seat reading and looking out and just relaxing.
I have a very English sensibility. I wanted the kids to feel they could jump on the sofas and that the dog could fall asleep on the chairs. Ornate gilding wouldn't have worked. I didn't want anything uptight and serious."
Though he lives in a nearly 1,000-year-old castle—Kasteel van's-Gravenwezel—overlooking a moat, Axel Vervoordt understood and appreciated her thinking. One of the world's foremost antiques experts, he personally supervises between 12 and 20 major design commissions a year. In his interiors, nothing looks new except the way furniture, paintings and objects are displayed in space. His rooms, dense with antiques of the highest quality, always have a touch of Zen, which he continues to study. Eclectic in his tastes, he is equally admiring of the old painted doors of the Forbidden City and a Mark Rothko painting.
"They have great class," Vervoordt says of the couple, with whom he rendezvoused in Europe, New York and Seattle. "The wife did a lot herself. There is the relaxed feeling of a house close to the water, not ostentatious at all. It's a house with great personality and a sense of stylish living without showing off."
The residence harks back to the "Golden Age" of progress after the Great Seattle Fire of 1889 and the Alaska Gold Rush in 1898 and beyond. It was during that era that the late-Victorian Queen Anne and stick-style houses for which the city is known came to dominate its most distinguished neighborhoods.
Then, as now, the finest examples of Pacific Northwest vernacular embraced the spectacular natural landscape. The French doors of the couple's residence open onto the terrace facing the lawn, "creating a kind of protecting belvedere," in the architect's words. On the upper floor, doors lead to a balcony with views of the snowcapped Cascades. It recalls the widow's walk, where, so the legend goes, sea captains' wives would watch for their husbands.
Inside, the great room is arranged to take advantage of the panoramic views, with a pentagonal banquette beneath the bay window. "It is a very warm, lived-in atmosphere with a beautiful round English table in the corner," says Vervoordt. "The bay window is for enjoying the view during the day. At night you can be cozy and warm around the fire. The antiques all have their original patinas, with no gilding. Nothing looks new."
The kitchen is an informal gathering place where the family members often find themselves ensconced in the 18th-century English Windsor and ladderback chairs, struggling with homework around the French oak table.
The dining room, in contrast, is an elegant space with an Italian landscape by the late-Mannerist painter Joos de Momper (1564–1635), procured from a Dutch collection. The hills depicted in the painting, notes Vervoordt, "almost mirror" the scene outside, through windows framed by draperies handwoven in Belgium. A 19th-century Dutch chandelier hangs from the coffered ceiling above the table.
As one might expect, the eye is constantly drawn to Vervoordtian nuances born of a gifted eye: a set of Georgian library steps in a corner of the great room from Knebworth House in Hertfordshire, for instance, or a rare French settee in the two-story entrance gallery. The wife finds herself attracted to the Chinese antiques, especially the Tang Dynasty horses, and the series of architectural models of French staircases unobtrusively placed in the great room.
The house gives the strong impression "of timelessness, as though it has been there forever," which was the designer's goal.
Perhaps only in the age of e-mail could distance create such intimacy.
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La Rochelle Listen is a city in the south-west of France, historical capital of Aunis and prefecture of Charente-Maritime, in the region of New Aquitaine. With 75,404 inhabitants in 2015, La Rochelle is the most populated commune of the department, in front of Saintes, Rochefort and Royan. Its inhabitants are called Rochelais and Rochelaises1.
Located on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, off the Pertuis d'Antioche, and protected from storms by the "barrier" of the islands of Ré, Oléron and Aix, the city is primarily a port complex of the first order since the twelfth century. It retains more than ever its title of "Porte Océane" by the presence of its three ports (fishing, trade and pleasure).
A thousand-year-old city with a rich historical and urban heritage, the historic capital of Aunis has today become the most important city between the Loire estuary and the Gironde estuary. Its urban activities are multiple and highly differentiated. City with port and industrial functions still important, it has a largely predominant administrative and tertiary sector that come to strengthen its university and tourism in full development.


A student-designed mission seeks to put potato and arabidopsis seeds, as well as silkworm eggs, on the far side of the Moon late this year in a groundbreaking experiment aboard the pioneering Chang'e-4 lunar mission.
China's Chang'e-4 mission will attempt to make the first soft-landing on the far side of the Moon in November or December, carrying with it a range of science payloads.
The experiment was selected from over 200 submissions to a student contest opened in 2016 to place a small experiment on the Chang'e-4 lander or rover, which are repurposed backups to the 2013 Chang-3 spacecraft. The experiment was then developed by Chongqing University in collaboration with 27 other Chinese universities.
According to Xinhua, the experiment consists of a cylindrical container made from special aluminium alloy materials, is 18 cm tall, with a diameter of 16 cm, a net volume of 0.8 litres and a weight of 3 kilograms. The tin will also contain water, a nutrient solution and air, and a small camera and data transmission system.
With light from the sun facilitating photosynthesis, the plants will give off oxygen to allow the silkworms to respire after hatching. Their carbon dioxide and other waste products will likewise be beneficial to the plants, according to scientists at Chongqing University. The hope is to capture the process on camera, with footage possibly being broadcast live.
Liu Hanlong, chief director of the experiment, said since the Moon has no atmosphere, its temperature ranges from lower than minus 100 degrees centigrade to higher than 100 degrees centigrade, major challenges are to keep the mini biosphere within a range of from 1 to 30 degrees, and properly control the humidity and nutrition.
Another complication is that lunar days consist of a period of 14 Earth days of sunlight, followed by a 14-Earth-day period of darkness.
This is not China's first space silkworm adventure. An earlier experiment, designed by students from Beijing Jingshan Middle School, was placed on the 22nd of China's Fanhui Shi Weixing retrievable satellite series launched in August 2005.
The experiment had earlier been placed aboard the Columbia shuttle which launched in January 2003 as part of a NASA project to solicit experiments from students around the world, but this was not completed due to the shuttle re-entry disaster in February that year.
China's latest human spaceflight mission, Shenzhou-11, also carried a silkworm experiment, designed by Hong Kong middle school students and carried out by Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong.
The growth and development of the 'Shenzhou-11 Six' was be compared to those of silkworms living and developed in natural terrestrial conditions in order to study the effects of microgravity on the qualities of the silk produced.
The far side of the Moon never faces the Earth due to tidal locking, with the Moon taking 28 days to revolve and orbit the Earth. For this reason, a communications relay satellite is required to be placed beyond the Moon to facilitate contact with the Chang'e-4 lander and rover on the lunar far side.
The satellite, to be named on April 24, is expected to launch in May or June from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in the southwestern province of Sichuan, carried by a Long March 4C rocket. It will be placed in a halo orbit around the second Earth-Moon Lagrange Point beyond the Moon to provide the communications link.
For more latest news and background on Chang'e-4, see our Chang'e-4 mission feature page.


Future pharmacy techs in New York should explore their selections for training and certification to optimize their odds of success for employment. It also requires a continuing education as new prescribed drugs are introduced often and a few are even recalled. It will then be required by law for patients with the idea to pay the copay or turn-down the prescription.
However, the potential risk of losing an e-mail is low as long when you have configured the email client to not to automatically delete junk messages, and add important senders to accepted lists. Some like to help people, others just like the science aspect in the job. Chances are there will likely be only one person working the drive-thru at any given time whereas there will likely be multiple people working inside.
Louis University holds the belief in educating the whole person; mind, body, heart, and spirit; using a strong persistence for ensuring students become leaders with sound ethical and moral values. Or, if necessary, they are able to refer that you your doctor or suggest a medical clinic nearby where you can receive treatment and prescription medication. These online drug dealers bypass government safeguards which need uniformity of quality, a prescription from a licensed doctor that says the drug is intended particularly for you personally, and the drug isn't counterfeit, meets manufacturing standards and it is safe and effective for the prescribed use.
The certification does play an important role in making a rewarding career being a PT as it helps in making one more qualified whenever they apply for promotion. College pre-pharmacy study as little as being a day or two which enable it to still pass the exam. They could also check with doctors to authorize refills, and enter drug information into the computer.
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This personalized baptism frame is such a wonderful gift to give to a newborn or the parents of a newly baptized baby on such a special occasion. This beautiful two-tone matte and polished metal frame is an exquisite gift to give for an important event such as baptism. The metal frame has an embossed cross and dove design, which makes it quite appropriate for a beautiful and significant event that should be treasured. Remember this important day by putting a picture of the newly baptized baby on display in this elegant polished metal frame. The frame can be personalized just for that special someone by having his or her name laser engraved in a beautiful script at the top on the frame. The word "baptism" is depicted beneath the photo, letting everyone know what this beautiful frame is celebrating.
Whether you are a godparent, grandparent, or friend to the newly baptized baby, this personalized picture frame is a great gift to give. You can share you love and support for their faith by giving them this token of your affection. The overall dimensions of the frame measure 7 1/2" by 5 7/8" by 7/8", and holds a 4" by 6" photo.
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The story of Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, previously known as Roman Eagle Memorial Home and earlier as Hilltop, is heartwarming – in part, because it is a success story not only in medical progress, but more important, because it is a story of vision, dedication, and service to our community.
Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care Center is a not-for-profit organization with a rich tradition. Our long history of service to the Danville-Pittsylvania County area dates back to 1918. On January 2, 1918, the State Corporation Commission chartered the Anti-Tuberculosis League of Danville, which served as the founding organization.
Danville was the first city in Virginia to declare war on tuberculosis and establish its own sanatorium, named Hilltop. The Danville Kiwanis Club supported Hilltop Sanatorium from its organization in the 1920's. With advances in medical technology, there was no longer the need to care for tuberculin patients. Through the efforts of the Chamber of Commerce, led by President J. Blair Kerns, the Anti-Tuberculosis Sanatorium was converted into a nursing facility, Hilltop Nursing Home in 1956.
The existing facility was inadequate to meet the growing need of the senior citizen population and new construction was needed. Mrs. H. Smith Richardson, a native Danvillian, assisted in providing funds for this new construction from the Richardson Foundation. It was at this time that the Roman Eagle Lodge, No. 122, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, accepted sponsorship of the nursing facility. Their duty was to nominate the forty-five members of the Board of Directors and from this Board the Officers and Executive Committee, who were empowered to oversee the facility.
In 1961, the original charter was amended to change the name from the Anti-Tuberculosis League of Danville to Roman Eagle Memorial Home, Inc., previously known as Hilltop Nursing Home. In 2013, the legal name was changed to Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, Inc. to better reflect the services now provided. Roman Eagle's original facility was constructed in 1962 in front of the original structures, which were later demolished, and the cornerstone laid on July 28, 1962.
Since its inception, Roman Eagle has undergone four expansions to its present capacity of 312-beds.


Composting your kitchen waste has never been easier. These days there are composters designed to handle each specific task.
Wormeries are used outdoors to compost your kitchen waste. They are neat and unobtrusive and all you have to do it add the worms and let them do all the hard work. Throughout the composting process the wormery will also produce a steady supply of liquid plant feed.
Composting can be as simple or as complex as you want to make it and the best part is that it can consist of any organic material that we all have access to every single day from the lawn, the garden, and the kitchen.
This system transforms ALL food waste, including cooked food, meat, fish and cheese, into compost. It is small enough to keep in the kitchen and it does not smell. While the waste is breaking down it also produces liquid which can be drained off and used as a feed for garden and house plants.


People who are highly anxious have brains that want them to survive.
The brain just doesn't know they aren't in danger.
Anxiety creates a hypervigilance – always scanning your environment, your world, for what could go wrong, what needs attention, what is a threat. It's exhausting. It sets you up for physical, mental and emotional tension. People who are anxious are also exhausting to be around. Relationships can be strained, tense, on edge.
Anxious energy that is pervasive is hard to understand if you aren't the anxious type. You may have wondered: Why are they making such a "big deal" out of nothing? Why are they always telling me what to do or how to do it? Why are they shying away from social interaction, crowded venues? What's with the negativity? Why don't they just CHILL OUT?
People who are anxious make great athletes — it can create a competitive edge and it keeps them on their toes (pun intended). The extreme exercise helps burn off the anxious edge. Exercise makes them feel better and they can become compulsive about it which makes them better athletes . . .
People who are anxious are often tidy and neat. If their external environment is as cluttered as their internal environment it makes them more anxious.
People who are anxious are good planners. They don't like surprises which throws their anxiety higher.
Hypervigilant people can excel at detail work since they don't miss much.
There's always a spectrum, a continuum of any condition. Anxiety can range from mild to overwhelming, from high functioning to disabling disorders. The idea here is not to paint everything or everyone with a broad stroke. The hypervigilance which can drive you crazy can also sustain you in many facets of life.
exercise is also at the top of the list. You don't have to be a world-class athlete to benefit. Just do brisk walking every day for a total of 29 minutes.
"How does exercise help depression and anxiety?
Cope in a healthy way. Doing something positive to manage anxiety or depression is a healthy coping strategy. Trying to feel better by drinking alcohol, dwelling on how badly you feel, or hoping anxiety or depression will go away on their own can lead to worsening symptoms.
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I like this. It is the first site on anxiety disorders that acknowledges some of the "positive" sides of a broken brain..And I've been reading and searching for hours now.
The realization that there were some upsides to all of this, for me is helpful in dealing with all my exhausting quirks every day.
Perfect timing that you responded to this post on anxiety! I JUST had a wonderful, intelligent, beautiful client this evening who has an anxiety disorder. We talked about how her anxiety gets expressed and that there is nothing wrong with her. Her brain is just on alert and how she can stop beating herself up which makes her brain even MORE alert for danger!
There are some incredibly good upsides to all things painful — it's just hard to recognize them when the pain is our own.
I drown in it often..thoughts.. powerful and demanding they can be!
I wake up in the night, unable to turn off the flood of thoughts…and I drown in insomnia!
Drowning in insomnia is a perfect description. I'll do another post on insomnia. Thanks for the inspiration.
Anxiety can trigger a flood of chaotic thoughts that seem to be beyond control! A powerful haiku complements an informative post!
Thank you for the compliment! One of my purposes for the blog is to share what I've learned.
Anxious, yes that's me. Write now a pill helps me cope. I use to run but am not well enough anymore. Nice work.
Medication is absolutely helpful for the right people in the right circumstances. I used to believe that "talk therapy" was what was needed. But a little older and a little more experienced has helped me understand that our brains have imbalances just like our bodies.
I'm sorry to hear that you are not well enough to exercise as that does help.
That is one powerful haiku, Judy. The imagery is one that sticks in the mind.
Exercise is a great way to manage anxiety and depression. Be creative. I love running. Endorphins! Try running in a park or somewhere outside that's pretty.


It's not that I have a rage problem. At all. It's more that sometimes I have a glitch that makes it difficult for me to move on from anger. Or frustration. Or hurt. You too?
One day recently I started thinking about what I like about someone who hurt my feelings. It felt impossible in the moment, but the longer I did it, the more impossible it became to stay hurt. I had to come to the realization that this person is human and makes mistakes. They aren't all bad.
At the same time I thought about this person's good qualities, I found Bible verses that applied. I gave my frustration a double dose of the antidote, so I could delete it from my brain. Negativity doesn't stand a chance when my thoughts are turned toward goodness and the Bible!
Here are 7 verses to help in times like these. I am writing out and focusing on one a day, and hey, there happen to be 7 days in a week!
These are tough words to hear when I want to hang on to my anger and disappointment. The problem I have is that I am a verbal processor. This isn't so bad if I talk to James about a situation and work it out so I can let it go. It becomes a problem in those times I then talk to a friend or two about being wronged. Then it becomes gossip. Gossiping enables me to rehash the bad feelings, and then they don't go away, but grow stronger.
It is so difficult to repay someone with a blessing, but it makes everything so much better when I can do this. If not a blessing, at least I need to let go of the bad feelings. They are too heavy to carry around anyways.
The best wisdom always comes from scripture. Thanks, Sarah.


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Grant Stein comments on the use of IFCs by emerging markets in facilitating investment into these markets as well as putting developing capital to work around the globe.
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The explosion of interest in the world's emerging markets in recent years has highlighted the important role of international financial centres (IFCs) in facilitating investment both into these markets as well as putting developing capital to work around the globe. At the same time, the global economy and international policymakers alike are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits that the presence and activities of IFCs - both small and large - provide to emerging market economies.
The link between the presence of IFCs and improved economic development in emerging nations is well established. A recent paper from Professor Jason Sharman of Griffith University ('International Financial Centres and Developing Countries: Providing Institutions for Growth and Poverty Alleviation') highlighted the experiences of China and India and demonstrated how IFCs have enhanced economic growth and reduced poverty in developing nations. This view runs in sharp contrast to the common misconception that IFCs erode wealth and prosperity in developing nations, but as the evidence demonstrates, IFCs have been critical to economic liberalisation and the reduction of poverty in the developing world.
Starting with China, which since 1978 has seen the most successful reduction in poverty in history, Professor Sharman notes that foreign investment flows - including an increasing amount of outbound investment from China - have been primarily routed through tax neutral IFCs. While it is no surprise that Hong Kong has been the greatest source of foreign investment into China, the British Virgin Islands has consistently been the second largest investor, while 10 times more Chinese outbound investment passes through Cayman Islands structures compared with the United States. He concludes that China's relative openness to IFCs has significantly contributed to higher growth and a reduction in poverty due to lower transaction costs and the more efficient use of capital.
By comparing the contrasting changes in poverty rates in Asia, where substantial IFCs such as Hong Kong and Singapore are located, with Africa, the role played by IFCs is striking. International poverty research by Sylvia LeRoy and Amela Karabegovic of the Fraser Institute showed that while the rate of poverty in China fell from 35.3 per cent to 2.5 per cent from 1970 to 2000, Africa experienced an increase in poverty from 35.1 per cent to 48.8 per cent. While IFCs in Asia have helped facilitate globalisation and financial intermediation, the absence of deep and sophisticated IFCs in Africa, with the exception of Mauritius, has left that region with limited access to efficient financial intermediation and liquidity, with business starved of development capital.
If any further evidence was required as to the importance China places on the IFCs which have served its economic development so well, then one only has to look at the manner in which China resisted any interference in Hong Kong's activities as a financial centre when assuming control in 1997. Furthermore, it was China that was prepared to derail consensus at the G-20 meeting in London in April 2009 to avoid Western interference and an international crackdown in the affairs of its local financial centres, particularly Hong Kong and Macau.
The network of relationships between the world's key emerging markets and the leading IFCs is primarily dictated by the historical presence of double taxation treaties, with China's relationship with Hong Kong a case in point. Here the tax treatment drops withholding tax to five per cent, making Hong Kong entities the favoured entry vehicle into China, while the Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) which came into force in 2004 provides a host of additional advantages to Hong Kong companies entering China.
Typically, a Cayman Islands exempted company or BVI business company will be interposed upstream into a structure to allow the company to take advantage of the flexible corporate regime within these jurisdictions - for example, there are no requirements for BVI companies established since 2005 to have authorised capital, the absence of stamp tax for share transfers in Cayman or BVI which is payable in Hong Kong, while it is generally faster and less costly to establish companies in the Cayman Islands or BVI. Other notable differences include Cayman and BVI companies not being required to file annual audited accounts, as is required by Hong Kong companies. For all these reasons, business companies in the Cayman Islands, BVI, Bermuda and Jersey to some extent, feature strongly among the listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
On the private equity side the Cayman Islands exempted partnership is the preferred vehicle when looking to attract foreign capital to be deployed in China, while for inbound investment into China, the role of offshore funds has perhaps been overstated. More recently the trend has been for domestic RMB funds to be formed in order to invest in China. This development mirrors a similar situation in Japan some years ago when structured finance transactions were dominated by Cayman vehicles before domestic vehicles were adapted to meet the requirements of issuers and investors.
Turning to Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, the key IFC relationship here is Cyprus by virtue of the tax treaty with the former Soviet Union, which most of the former Soviet nations acceded to. In fact, Cyprus is the clear choice for Russia, the Ukraine and other CIS nations by some distance, however for certain transactions The Netherlands and Luxembourg are gaining favour. In any event, once again a BVI company will often be utilised at the top of the structure, with Russia and Kazakhstan very familiar with the BVI's flexible corporate regime. Elsewhere, the Cayman Islands, Jersey, Guernsey, Belize, Isle of Man and Panama all feature to a lesser extent, while Bermuda is a key jurisdiction for Russian aircraft registrations.
The enhanced flexibility of the BVI corporate regime is attractive to Russia, in particular the permissive financial assistance regime. There are no restrictions in the BVI for a company providing financial assistance to any person in connection with an acquisition of its shares, which negates any concerns that such a transaction would be invalid under common law. The flexible and low cost corporate regime in the BVI also means that the constitutional documents of a BVI company can be adapted to create an enhanced bespoke corporate governance structure, to give effect to agreements reached between joint venture partners and to build in sophisticated creditor protections.
The Russian market has matured significantly over the past decade, in line with the greater use and application of IFC structures. Ten years or so ago, Russia utilised IFCs for simple holding companies, however, these entities have now grown significantly. Today, the BVI and other offshore jurisdictions are used by Russian corporate and financial institutions for sophisticated cross border financing transactions and for listing companies on international stock exchanges.
In addition to holding company work, BVI companies are extremely popular for joint venture transactions because of their inherent flexibility – as opposed to the prescriptive regime which applies when adopting a joint venture structure utilising a Russian company. BVI companies are also typically used in Russia as acquisition vehicles for corporate M&A transactions, as well as in finance deals for local Russian banks and international financial institutions. On the investment funds and private equity side, Russian use of offshore vehicles slowed down significantly during the global financial crisis, however, this stream of work is coming back in line with the recovery in financial markets.
In South East Asia, the creditor friendly nature of BVI and Cayman companies make these jurisdictions attractive for Indonesia-related financing for international financial institutions, while Cayman and BVI companies feature strongly in Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand.
There has historically been significant FDI into India from Mauritius as foreign investors have sought to utilise the favourable double taxation treaty between Mauritius and India. For US investors seeking to deploy capital into India there has been a number of Cayman Islands investment funds established with an India focus, which have then in turn established Mauritius subsidiaries for investment into India. Cyprus, meanwhile, has a double taxation treaty with Ireland that is used in some financing transactions into India. One particular area where Walkers is anticipating substantial future growth is in aircraft finance, with Ireland a favoured jurisdiction for aircraft financings for Indian airlines, just as it has become for China. Earlier this year, Indian low cost airline IndiGo placed the world's largest Airbus order worth US$15.6 billion.
Looking at Latin America and Brazil in particular, the favoured IFC domiciles are outside of the traditional 'offshore' jurisdictions, with Delaware, Ireland, Austria and Luxembourg featuring the most commonly, in part due to Brazil's 'blacklist' of IFCs which charge less than 20 per cent corporate tax. The traditional offshore jurisdictions still come into play, however, particularly on the private equity side where a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership is often used as the investment vehicle which sits above wholly owned subsidiaries established in Delaware to invest in Brazilian assets.
So too in the context of capital markets and structured finance transactions, Cayman's position historically as the favoured offshore jurisdiction for the establishment of finance subsidiaries and incorporation of issuing vehicles by a number of Latin American corporations and financial institutions, including Brazil, has been well documented. With appropriate planning, there is also growing potential for the use of Cayman Islands structures for high net worth individuals with assets outside of Brazil for estate planning purposes.
Brazilian managers who want to gain access to international investors recognise that sophisticated investors are comfortable investing through funds established in the Cayman Islands. All the traditional advantages apply, such as the speed and ease of establishment, comfort with the robust regulatory framework, which provides no unnecessary impediments to business, the common law regime, the presence of leading service providers and the familiarity of the product which has led the market for so many years. Currently the main IFC competitors for Cayman in funds work are Ireland and Luxembourg, with Ireland – which does not feature on Brazil's blacklist - becoming increasing popular for Brazilian asset managers and banks, particularly when European investors are targeted. The most significant move to date was Banco do Brasil's establishment of its Qualifying Investor Funds in Ireland with assets under management now around US$10 billion.
With the increasing number of funds created with a Brazilian investment focus, as well as the other emerging markets, there continues to be an increasing need for Cayman structures. Brazil's blacklist, however, remains a significant barrier to entry that requires additional analysis to ensure that the ultimate structure is tax efficient for all concerned. Whether Brazil should open the gates to greater foreign investment to meet the current demand for infrastructure projects is an interesting dilemma for policymakers, with inflation such a concern at this time. One thing that is clear, however, is that Brazil's blacklist and the inefficiencies it presents in terms of raising capital reduces the flow of capital into Brazil and arguably slows down the rate of growth in its domestic economy and increases the rate of unemployment.
For the world's IFCs, looking to service the emerging markets that have now already emerged, as well as the next generation to come, the challenge remains to identify the areas where they can best assist companies and financial institutions in the developing world.
Grant Stein is the Global Managing Partner for Walkers, the global offshore law firm of choice for investment banks, international law firms, collateral managers, and other financial institutions. Based in the Cayman Islands with offices in the British Virgin Islands, Dubai, Hong Kong, Jersey, London, and Singapore, Walkers provides clear, concise and practical advice based on an in-depth knowledge of the legal, regulatory and commercial environment in the Cayman Islands, the BVI, and Jersey.
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Q: Unable to open modal dialog in onOpen function of a spreadsheet copy using Apps Script I have a template spreadsheet which is supposed to execute some code on open.
Part of this code is to open a modal dialog asking the user to wait while the script is running.
I have manually created the onOpen trigger on the template.
Everything works as expected when opening this template spreadsheet.
However when I make a copy of the spreadsheet and open it, the onOpen code executes but the modal dialog is never showing.
The trigger that was manually installed on the first spreadsheet is not added to the copy. If I create the trigger manually on the copy, everything works as expected.
How can I create copies of the initial spreadsheet that show the modal dialog on open without having to create the trigger manually (or do anything else manually) on each copy?

EDIT 1: Here is a simple example.
function onOpen(event) {
  var ui = SpreadsheetApp.getUi();
  ui.createMenu("Custom menu")
    .addItem('Show modal dialog', '_pleaseWait')
    .addToUi();

  _pleaseWait();
}

function _pleaseWait(){
  var htmlOutput = HtmlService
    .createHtmlOutput("Processing...")
    .setWidth(100)
    .setHeight(100);
  SpreadsheetApp.getUi().showModalDialog(htmlOutput, 'Hello');
}

Without the onOpen trigger created manually, the menu is added but the modal dialog never shows automatically. However it is displayed by clicking on the added menu item.
Copies of the template spreadsheet will be made and a manual trigger cannot be added on each copy.

A: I had a similar issue. It would work perfectly when called via a custom menu; but the minute I would add it to the function onOpen(){} it would not work and, additionally, it would not execute anything after it. I even tried to add the code directly to the onOpen function (opposed to calling another function). This appears to be an issue explicitly with the ui.showModalDialog(); it would work as expected with ui.alert. I ended up adding a project trigger to run my function and it works with no issue. The following code would not work:
function onOpen(){
    SpreadsheetApp.getUi().createMenu('Feedback').addItem('Submit Feedback','sendFeedback').addToUi();
    startUpNotification()
}
function startUpNotification(){
    var ui = SpreadsheetApp.getUi();
    var message = HtmlService.createHtmlOutputFromFile('reminders').setWidth(800).setHeight(250);
    var result = ui.showModalDialog(message,' ');
}

However, once I added startUpNotification() to the project trigger list via the 'Edit' menu in the Script Editor window, it worked as expected.

A: Thanks so much for your support.
I found that using the structure of _pleaseWait() and the Startup notification it works well. Just include the onOpen() in the startup and it will work.

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Get on-the-sand advice and tutoring from a local expert. There are a number of excellent learn-to-surf schools along the coast and most students find themselves standing on a board by the end of a two-hour session. Speak to experienced locals who will share a secret or two about the best spots for surfing novices but to get you started, ride waves ideal for beginners at Torquay, Anglesea, Fairhaven and Lorne or travel further along the coast to Cape Bridgewater.
Base yourself in the surfing capital of Torquay and experience some of the best surf in Victoria for advanced riders along the Great Ocean Road. From Bird Rock, at the west end of Jan Juc, to Bells Beach is a rocky shoreline with a series of reef breaks below the cliffs more suitable for advanced riders. World-renowned Bells Beach has two main breaks, the Bowl and Rincon, both right-handers and at their best during autumn and winter. Excellent right-hand breaks can also be found at nearby Winki Pop and Centreside, with Southside providing one of the few lefts in the area.
Find a popular spot further along the coast between Airey's Inlet and Lorne at Cathedral Rock or the right-handers running into the rocky shores of Lorne Point and, on its western side, at Vera Lynn and off St George's River. Along the coast, between Lorne and Apollo Bay, there are good surf spots at Cumberland River, Wye River, Baldy Rock, Skenes Creek, Sawmills and Kennett River.
Tackle the wild western surf areas past Cape Otway. Many surfers consider Johanna Beach, 35 kilometres west of Apollo Bay, to be one of the top surfing beaches in Victoria, with big beach breaks on the steeply sloping ocean floor and a variety of reefs and beach breaks also around Castle Cove. These conditions are repeated at Princetown, Gibson Steps, Port Campbell and Peterborough. There are big right-hand reef breaks at the Lighthouse and Green Island, the point break of The Passage and the reefs of Gabbos and Gooloos.
Travel further west to Warrnambool for the beach breaks of Logan's Beach, The Flume and Levy's Beach or the gentle surf of East Beach at Port Fairy. Experience an outstanding variety of points, capes and bays around Portland. Here the rides are so long that you have to walk back to a take-off point rather than paddle out again. Hot spots include Shelley Beach east of Cape Bridgewater, the Water tower near Portland, Yellow Rock and Crumpets which are sure to produce fine waves, as well as Whites Beach to the east of Discovery Bay.
Check out the waves at Bells Beach, one of Australia's famous surfing beaches and home to the Rip Curl Pro held every Easter.
Check out the Australian Surfing Hall of Fame plus interactive displays and exhibits celebrating the history of surfing and beach culture in Victoria.
Surf's up at Bells Beach every Easter, when the world's top ranked surfers carve up the waves and compete for the most sought after trophy in surfing.
Dose up on surf culture at Torquay, the start of the Great Ocean Road, home to Bells Beach and birthplace of iconic brands Rip Curl and Quicksilver.
Soak up some summer sun, cool off and explore the Geelong and Bellarine region in a kayak or canoe, or ride the waves on a stand-up paddleboard.
Discover the underwater world of Port Phillip Bay with over 60 nineteenth century shipwrecks and four sunken submarines from the second world war.


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Welcome to the new Holiday Inn Express hotel in Alliance, Nebraska. This hotel is conveniently located near Highway 385 and Highway 2, and is located near shopping and restaurants. The Holiday Inn Express Alliance hotel is minutes from Carhenge, Alliance Knight Museum, and Dobby's Frontier Town. The property was completed in the summer of 2018 and is perfectly equipped for either business or leisure travel. The hotel offers guest rooms, complimentary high speed wired and wireless internet access, deluxe complimentary breakfast, business center, fitness center and indoor pool. The Holiday Inn Express is ideal for your trip to Alliance. While in town, you should visit attractions such as Carnegie Arts Center, Carhenge, and the Military Museum. Welcome to the Holiday Inn Express and Suites Alliance!
Featuring free WiFi, American Inn Alliance offers pet-friendly accommodation in Alliance.
Each room at this motel is air conditioned and comes with a TV. Certain rooms have a seating area where you can relax. Every room is equipped with a private bathroom equipped with a bath or shower.
Alliance Hotel and Suites
Featuring free WiFi throughout the property, Alliance Hotel and Suites offers pet-friendly accommodation in Alliance. Free private parking is available on site.
Certain rooms feature a private bathroom with a hot tub, while others have free toiletries and a hair dryer. Some rooms have a seating area where you can relax. A flat-screen TV is featured.
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Welcome to Alliance, Nebraska and Our Hotel's Facility The Holiday Inn Express? Alliance hotel's property is situated in the rolling, fertile dunes of the Sand Hills region and is centrally located near the Black Hills of South Dakota, the Rockies of Colorado and the high plains of Wyoming. Business patrons find it easy to stay in touch with area clients and the office back home thanks to free local calls and Wi-Fi access throughout the hotel's property. In Alliance, NE, companies like BNSF and Parker Hannifin are nearby since we're right off Hwy-385 and Hwy-2. Another convenience we offer to corporate guests is the Business Center, which has two PCs, a printer and a copier. Make time to see the sights of Alliance, Nebraska. The hotel's guests can learn more about the town at the Knight Museum and Sandhills Center or Sallows Military Museum and tour the galleries at the Carnegie Arts Center. The Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Alliance, dedicated August 2010, is just a few minutes away, too. Big Blue Bay is a great place to cool off during the summer, and don't miss seeing Carhenge, our most famous attraction. A free Manager's Reception every M-Th and complimentary access to the local YMCA are just a few of the amenities our hotel's patrons enjoy in Alliance, NE. A free, hot breakfast is the perfect way to start your day, while the indoor pool and relaxing whirlpool are great ways to end it. Come see why we're the best hotel in town.
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Q: Accessing record fields by their name in Oracle I want to know if there exists something like Reflection API in PL/SQL or not.
I have a table like
create table my_table (
  id number,
  value1 number,
  value2 number,
  value3 number,
  value4 number,
  value5 number);

And I have a variable as
rec as my_table%rowtype
... fill rec

insert into my_table values rec;

is there any way I can populate rec field dynamically by its name.
I mean I know the index (in this case something between 1 and 5), so I want to set 'value'||index to something.
As in my real case the last index is much more than 5, using a set of if/elsif is not proper. By the way number of fields is increased in long term (for example value6, value7 ma be added next year and so on, so I wan to write some kind of code not to be changed on every new column).

A: You can access variables in a program using dynamic SQL only if they are available globally.  If you declare you record in the spec you can build utility functions that will use EXECUTE IMMEDIATE to build a small PL/SQL block to set the value.  Here is a simple example of what you are looking for.  Notice you can overload the set procedure to keep your datatypes intact.
CREATE TABLE my_table (
  value1 NUMBER,
  value2 VARCHAR2(100),
  value3 DATE);

CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE pkg_my_table IS
  my_table_rec my_table%ROWTYPE;

  FUNCTION build_statement(i_record IN VARCHAR2,
                           i_field  IN VARCHAR2) RETURN VARCHAR2;

  PROCEDURE set_value(i_record IN VARCHAR2,
                      i_field  IN VARCHAR2,
                      i_value  IN VARCHAR2);

  PROCEDURE set_value(i_record IN VARCHAR2,
                      i_field  IN VARCHAR2,
                      i_value  IN NUMBER);

  PROCEDURE set_value(i_record IN VARCHAR2,
                      i_field  IN VARCHAR2,
                      i_value  IN DATE);

  PROCEDURE insert_a_row;
END pkg_my_table;
/

CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY pkg_my_table IS
  FUNCTION build_statement(i_record IN VARCHAR2,
                           i_field  IN VARCHAR2) RETURN VARCHAR2 IS
  BEGIN
    RETURN 'BEGIN ' || lower($$PLSQL_UNIT) || '.' || i_record || '.' || i_field || ' := :x; END;';
  END build_statement;

  PROCEDURE set_value(i_record IN VARCHAR2,
                      i_field  IN VARCHAR2,
                      i_value  IN VARCHAR2) IS
  BEGIN
    EXECUTE IMMEDIATE build_statement(i_record => i_record,
                                      i_field  => i_field)
      USING i_value;
  END set_value;

  PROCEDURE set_value(i_record IN VARCHAR2,
                      i_field  IN VARCHAR2,
                      i_value  IN NUMBER) IS
  BEGIN
    EXECUTE IMMEDIATE build_statement(i_record => i_record,
                                      i_field  => i_field)
      USING i_value;
  END set_value;

  PROCEDURE set_value(i_record IN VARCHAR2,
                      i_field  IN VARCHAR2,
                      i_value  IN DATE) IS
  BEGIN
    EXECUTE IMMEDIATE build_statement(i_record => i_record,
                                      i_field  => i_field)
      USING i_value;
  END set_value;

  PROCEDURE insert_a_row IS
  BEGIN
    my_table_rec := NULL;
    set_value(i_record => 'my_table_rec',
              i_field  => 'value1',
              i_value  => 42);
    set_value(i_record => 'my_table_rec',
              i_field  => 'value2',
              i_value  => 'forty-two');
    set_value(i_record => 'my_table_rec',
              i_field  => 'value3',
              i_value  => to_date('1/1/1942',
                                  'mm/dd/yyyy'));
    INSERT INTO my_table
    VALUES my_table_rec;
  END insert_a_row;
END pkg_my_table;
/

BEGIN
  pkg_my_table.insert_a_row;
END;
/

SELECT *
  FROM my_table;
-- 42   forty-two   1/1/1942

Beware globals: you need to reset them correctly before using them again or you might get data carried over from previous invocations.  Setting an entire record type variable to NULL will reset all the underlying fields (handy).
You will also be prone to ORA-04068: existing state of packages has been discarded errors should you compile PL/SQL with globals where there are active sessions referencing your code.  Generally this is not a problem, but it is a behavioral difference.


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John and I have been taking advantage of the nice weather and going on picnics on my day off. John starts work at 4am so we like to head to the park at 8 or 9am. That makes it a late breakfast for me and lunchtime for him. I thought it would be nice to come up with an easy stuffed sandwich that I could make the day before. That way we could hop in the car as soon as John was done with his morning cheese chores.
This is an old picture of John making feta. He doesn't like having his picture taken so I have to sneak up on him.
I had my recipe books open which makes my son very happy. I told him what I was looking for, he suggested using his favorite salad recipe. This recipe was contributed to "A Taste of Tradition" Mt. View Church recipe book in 1998 by none other than my sister-in-law Ann. We make this salad all the time as a light supper, especially during the summer. Stuffing it into a loaf sandwich turned out perfect!
I also like this salad/sandwich because it uses three of our cheeses, Quark, Maasdammer, and Cheddar. What's not to love about that?
Making cheddar is a physically demanding job, just ask Elizabeth.
I do recommend choosing your bread carefully. We loved the sourdough artisan loaf for flavor, but the chewy crust forced the filling to squish out a little bit. It's okay to get a little messy on a picnic, right?
Mix the carrots, peas, quark, mayonnaise, mustard, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Set aside.
Cut off the top third of the loaf and dig out the center, leaving an inch of crust to make a bowl. Fill the bread bowl with lettuce all the way to the top, this layer will compress. Layer the quark filling evenly over the lettuce, followed by the ham, red onions, cheeses, and eggs.
Cover with the top of the bread loaf and wrap tightly in saran wrap. Chill for a minimum of four hours, can be made 24 hours in advance. Slice in wedges for a round loaf or thick slices for an oblong loaf.
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Jupiter Farms man using eyes in the sky to find lost animals
His newest thermal drone finds targets by the heat they emit
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RESCUE LOST ANIMALS. RON BURKE HAS THE STORY ALL NEW AT 11:00. >> I GOT A CALL ABOUT A HAWK, AND HE WAS ON THE GROUND, AND HE WAS NOT REALLY MOVING. HIS WING SEEMED A LITTLE BROKE. >> AN INJURED BURKE AT A RESIDENCE IS HIS CALL TO ACTION. >> YOU DON'T TURN DOWN ANYTHING. IF AN ANIMAL NEEDS HELP, I'M THERE. >> HE LOADED THE HAWK INTO HIS CAR TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF NURSING IT'S BACK TO HEALTH. AS HE SAYS HE TREATS EVERY ANIMAL HUMANELY. I WANT RELEASE THE ANIMAL UNTIL I KNOW IT'S ABLE TO SURVIVE IN THE WORLD. >> THE HOMEOWNER SHOWS US WHERE THE JUVENILE HAWK WAS TRAPPED. HE LOOKS FORWARD HAVING THE BIRD RETURNED TO HIS FAMILY. >> THEY DINE IN MY OAK TREES AND I BELIEVE THEIR NESTS ARE IN THE BANNION TREE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SO IT WOULD BE NICE TO GET THEM ALL BACK TOGETHER AGAIN. >> HE SENDS UP DRONES TO SEARCH FOR DOGS, CATS, AND OTHER ANIMALS. >> I GOT THE NEW ENTERPRISE HERE. IT'S GOT THE DUAL CAMERA, NEW THERMAL, WHICH IS THE NEW TECHNOLOGY. >> HE SAYS HE'S ALWAYS LIKED ANIMALS AND OPERATES FLORIDA WILDLIFE BUDDIES OUT OF JUPITER FARMS. IT'S A COMBINATION PEST CONTROL, WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND NONKILL EMERGENCY RESCUE SERVICE THAT'S REACHING NEW TECHNOLOGICAL HEIGHTS. >> IF YOU LOOK OVER HERE, THIS WILL SHOW YOU RIGHT HERE, THE HEAT SIGNATURE. THAT'S ME WALKING ON THE GROUND. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT WOULD BE AN ANIMAL YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO SPOT IT. IT'S VERY ADVANCED. IT CAN PICK UP HEAT SIGNATURES. IT WILL DEFINITELY HELP IN CATCHING ANIMALS. >> I CAN LOCK ON TO AN ANIMAL, IF I SEE A DOG THAT'S WALKING AND IT WILL SIT THERE AND HOVER AND IT WILL FOLLOW THAT ANIMAL UNTIL I ARRIVE THERE REQUEST MY VEHICLE. >> HE SAYS HE CHARGES A SMALL FEE TO SEARCH FOR YOUR ANIMAL BUT TOUGH TO ACT FAST. >> THE SOONER I KNOW ABOUT THE LOST ANIMAL, THE BETTER, THE HIGHER CHANCE OF ME RECOVERING THE ANIMAL FOR YOU. >> HIS MAIN GOAL, HE SAYS IS TO RETURN LOVED ONES TO THEIR FAMILIES. ARMED WITH THIS CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY, HE'S MAKING AN OFFER HE HOPES POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS CAN'T REFUSE. >> I'M PROBABLY NOT EVEN GOING TO CHARGE FOR THE FIRST MONTH. JUST TO SHOW PEOPLE WHAT IT CAN DO. EVEN IF I FIND YOUR ANIMAL AND IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD IT, I MEAN, I'M STILL GOING TO G
"I got a call about a hawk. He was on the ground and not really moving. His wing seemed a little broke," said Nicholas Kotarski. "I don't turn down anything," he said. "If an animal needs help, I'm here."An injured bird at a Lantana residence is Kotarski's call to action. He loaded the hawk into his car to begin the process of nursing it back to health. "I won't release the animal until I know it's able to survive in the wild," he said. Homeowner David Hunt looks forward to having Kotarski return the bird to its family. "They dine in my oak trees, and I believe their nests are in the banyan tree in the neighborhood. It would be nice to get them all back together again," Hunt said. Kotarski operates Florida Wildlife Buddies out of Jupiter Farms. It is a combination pest control, wildlife sanctuary and non-kill emergency service that's reaching new technological heights. Kotarski sends up drones to search for lost dogs, cats and other animals. Most of his calls, he says, are about lost animals. "I can lock on to an animal," he said. "If I see a dog walking, (the drone) will sit there and hover. It'll follow that animal until I arrive there with my vehicle." Now that he's recently upgraded to a state-of-the-art drone called the Hawkeye, Kotarski says he can find just about anything. The drone allows him to send voice commands to anyone on the ground. Other features include a search spotlight, a beacon, twin cameras and thermal imaging sensors that detect heat in objects and makes them visible. That means if you lose your animal, Florida Wildlife Buddies can conduct a thorough search any time of day or night. Kotarski said, "I could pretty much be at my house, flying the drone and finding animals for people."He says for a small fee he will search for your animal, but you have to act fast. "The sooner I know about the lost animal the better and higher chance of me recovering the animal," he said. His main goal, he says, is to return loved ones to their families, as he will do with the injured hawk. Armed with his cutting edge technology, Kotarski is making an offer he hopes potential customers can't refuse. "I'm probably not going to charge for the first month, just to show people what it can do," he said. "Even if I find your animal and you can't afford it. I'm still going to give you your animal."
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"I got a call about a hawk. He was on the ground and not really moving. His wing seemed a little broke," said Nicholas Kotarski.
"I don't turn down anything," he said. "If an animal needs help, I'm here."
An injured bird at a Lantana residence is Kotarski's call to action. He loaded the hawk into his car to begin the process of nursing it back to health. "I won't release the animal until I know it's able to survive in the wild," he said.
Homeowner David Hunt looks forward to having Kotarski return the bird to its family. "They dine in my oak trees, and I believe their nests are in the banyan tree in the neighborhood. It would be nice to get them all back together again," Hunt said.
Kotarski operates Florida Wildlife Buddies out of Jupiter Farms. It is a combination pest control, wildlife sanctuary and non-kill emergency service that's reaching new technological heights.
Kotarski sends up drones to search for lost dogs, cats and other animals. Most of his calls, he says, are about lost animals.
"I can lock on to an animal," he said. "If I see a dog walking, (the drone) will sit there and hover. It'll follow that animal until I arrive there with my vehicle."
Now that he's recently upgraded to a state-of-the-art drone called the Hawkeye, Kotarski says he can find just about anything.
The drone allows him to send voice commands to anyone on the ground. Other features include a search spotlight, a beacon, twin cameras and thermal imaging sensors that detect heat in objects and makes them visible.
That means if you lose your animal, Florida Wildlife Buddies can conduct a thorough search any time of day or night.
Kotarski said, "I could pretty much be at my house, flying the drone and finding animals for people."
He says for a small fee he will search for your animal, but you have to act fast. "The sooner I know about the lost animal the better and higher chance of me recovering the animal," he said.
His main goal, he says, is to return loved ones to their families, as he will do with the injured hawk. Armed with his cutting edge technology, Kotarski is making an offer he hopes potential customers can't refuse.
"I'm probably not going to charge for the first month, just to show people what it can do," he said. "Even if I find your animal and you can't afford it. I'm still going to give you your animal."


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Administration & Finance Division
The Administration & Finance division effectively manages the District's financial activity and provides support services to the District's operating departments through Finance and Accounting, Human Resources Management, Information Technology Services, Purchasing and Risk Management. In addition, the department performs financial analysis, maintains the general ledger, and manages the District's investments and fixed assets.
Operations, Planning & Public Safety Division
The Operations Department maintains the District's infrastructure, trails, roads, bridges, parking lots, walkways, entrance gates, and all District vehicles. Ranger staff maintain thirty five sites and miles of trail open to the public to ensure visitors have a safe and enjoyable visit. Facilities staff maintain structures, buildings, shelters, and provide repairs and maintenance. The District's mechanics maintain all District vehicles and equipment in a manner that provides for continued long-term usability. Staff in this department also perform some construction services as needed by the District.
The Planning & Development Department is responsible for the planning, designing, and implementation of District infrastructure for the betterment of public uses and staff, while protecting the natural and cultural features of McHenry County. The Department prepares and executes all Site Improvement Plans and Master Plans that guide the logical development, use, management and acquisition of District lands and resources. Each plan presents a thorough inventory and analysis of pertinent data relating to regional and site conditions, resources and programs as well as implementation strategies for physical development and resource management. The Planning Department manages these capital improvement projects from beginning phases: designing, engineering; cost estimating; permitting, bidding and prioritizing; to final phases: directly overseeing all aspects of construction.
The Police Department protects and serves the District's site users along with protecting any and all natural resources, property and infrastructure that the District owns or manages. In addition, the department focuses on educating the general public in areas of public and personal safety, as well as providing programs which encourage spending quality time outdoors, like the Hooked on Fishing and Safe Kids Wear Lids programs. Officers strive to protect the public and natural resources in the utmost professional manner, ensuring a safe visit for every citizen in the community.
Land Preservation & Natural Resources Division
The Land Preservation and Natural Resources Division primary focus is the protection, inventory and management, of natural and cultural resources of county-wide significance. Data is used to inform and guide management efforts and advance scientific discovery. Management of natural resources involves restoring natural ecological process, structure and composition to District lands. The Farm Program, Hunting Program, Wildlife Resource Center and Cultural Archives Program are also managed by the Land Preservation and Natural Resources Division. Activities include: planning and conducting prescription burning; removal of invasive brush and trees, and artificial subsurface and surface drainage modifications to restore original site hydrology; control of invasive and noxious weed species such as thistles, reed canary grass, and purple loosestrife; bank stabilization, stream re-meandering and other aspects of riparian restoration; and the regulation of game fish and animal harvest through the District's recreational fishing and hunting program.
Land Preservation and Acquisition
The Land Preservation and Natural Resources Division possesses a unique familiarity with the landscape of McHenry County, stemming from decades of accumulated first-hand knowledge of the county's natural heritage. This enables the Division to play a valuable role in the development of a long-term land protection efforts to preserve the county's natural lands. The Division updates the McHenry County Natural Areas Inventory and Oak Ecosystem Inventory Reports that aid in identifying the most critical parcels worthy of consideration for long term protection county-wide.
The Database and Cartographic Resources section of Natural Resources provides access to specific natural resource related information, both detailed and summary, in an organized, useable and concise manner, in tabular, graphical, visual or cartographic format. Over 35 years of scientific inventory and monitoring information has been digitized in a user-friendly, easily-queried database format. In 2003, GIS resources were added, augmenting the existing database conversion with detailed digital maps. Over 3,900 biological inventories have been digitally converted, as well as ongoing data collected in the field on all major species groups, not limited to, breeding birds, reptiles and amphibians, small mammals, fresh water mussels, fish, butterflies, and plants.
In addition, over 4,000 digital maps have been created for all District sites and include information on parcel boundaries, previous owners, management and burn units, prescribed burn histories, and natural community restoration projects. This cartographic information also includes all biological survey maps for all species groups sampled, prescribed burn records, tile removal records, planting project records, natural community distribution, parcel boundaries, management units, burn units and soil distribution.
The Plant Ecology section of Natural Resource Management integrates its expertise into many aspects of overall departmental work plans, projects and activities. This section implements critical scientific inventory and monitoring needs related to vegetation District wide as well as providing native seed and plants for planting projects. These include: propagation, collection and installation of plant species native to McHenry County and identified as part of natural community restoration projects on District lands; monitoring of all endangered or threatened plant populations located on District lands; monitoring of long-term vegetation studies to track the effects of ecological management and restoration efforts; assess all new land acquisitions for baseline vegetative inventories; and operation and oversight of the MCCD Native Plant Nursery and Seed Processing Building.
The Wildlife Ecology section of Natural Resource Management works to improve the biological health of Conservation District lands, monitors and implements critical scientific inventories of existing wildlife resources, including breeding birds, herps, freshwater mussels, fish, and butterflies. In addition, staff monitors endangered and threatened wildlife species on District lands and works to help species in greatest need of conservation by developing plans for re-introduction and population supplementation in addition to making management recommendations, all based on scientific data.
The Wildlife Resource Center's three primary tasks are environmental education, captive rearing and reintroduction of selected wildlife species, and rehabilitation of species of conservation concern. Staff provides environmental education programming to schools, community groups, and the public utilizing various live animals (raptors, snakes, and turtles) as an integral part of the program. Staff also assists the public by fielding and handling a variety of wildlife related inquiries. The wildlife reintroduction projects currently encompass the Illinois state endangered Blanding's turtle and a species of conservation concern, the smooth green snake.
Marketing & Education Division
Marketing & Communications serves to reach, educate, gain awareness and create a positive image to the general public. The Communications Department executes a comprehensive marketing awareness campaign that utilizes enhanced print publications, advertising, social media, public presentations and special event coordination. In addition, continued efforts will be made toward creating a well-trained, well-informed, efficient and sustainable volunteer base for the District.
Education Services develops and delivers natural and cultural history programs for the general public, community organizations, and schools; provides self-directed educational materials; and manages two educational facilities. The Department's educational programs support the District's mission by stimulating an appreciation of the natural world, increasing understanding of the overall significance of the county's natural and cultural resources, building awareness and encouraging public involvement in the solution of environmental problems.
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We decide to use eJava Token in our project. could we customize it with USB type C interface instead of the current interface?
Topic: how i can lock a javacard with a secret key?
Re: how i can lock a javacard with a secret key?
it should be noted that and be sure to save the new key to somewhere safe.
I have already asked this question several days ago.
I heard that javacardos team is working on this. They are developing a tool that can make java card J3H145 switch to SCP03.
Maybe you can ask javacardos@gmail.com for the progress.
AFAIK, it's not open source.
You'd better contact JavaCardOS team to know more.


Villa Bellevue is located on the very dominant spot in Herceg Novi. That spot offers beautiful bay and town views. Villa is surrounded with evergreen plants and is protected from the town noise. Villa consists of 12 apartments over 4 levels. Each level has 3 apartments.
Apartment layout was made with maximum consideration of their orientation towards the sea so each apartment offers stunning panoramic views.
The building is located in Topla region, 500 meters from the sea. All amenities are close by.
The apartment C2 is furnished.


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New York University student creates True Love Tinder Robot to help people find true love
By Adam Justice
December 17, 2015 15:55 GMT
A New York University (NYU) graduate has created a device using biometric sensors that helps people find partners called The True Love Tinder Robot. Nicole He, a student on NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) and the creator of the project, explains on her website that the project explores the idea that the computer knows us better than we know ourselves, therefore it knows who we should date too.
She also states that the True Love Tinder Robot makes the user confront what it feels like to let computers make what would normally be intimate decisions for us. Nicole also said that it was a challenging experience to create the robot as she had never done anything like it before and everything in the device was based on what she had been taught at NYU, from the coding to the fabrication.
The True Love Tinder Robot will be exhibited at the ITP Winter Show on 20-21 December in New York.
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Tinder owner Match Group aims at $3.36bn valuation through IPO proceeds


A new opportunity has arisen for an Area Manager to lead one of the Forward Leeds sites, based in Armley in Leeds. This highly regarded integrated service is one of the biggest in the UK and the successful post holder will match our organisational ambition and commitment to provide the highest standards of service quality and performance across Leeds, engaging with local communities and supporting their priorities.
You will be required to provide strategic management and leadership for the South of the city, working within partnerships within Forward Leeds.
Please read the full Job Description and Person Specification prior to applying for this position.
We understand the importance of ensuring all our service users are safe from harm and are committed to following guidelines on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and good working practices, including the safe recruitment of workers.
Please visit https://humankind.careers for more information and an application form. The closing date for completed applications is noon on the 1st May 2019.
Application packs are also available via email at hr@humankindcharity.org.uk or by contacting our recruitment line on 01325 731160 quoting reference 19/LDA/13.
Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address you have provided on your application form, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Ensure that you check your emails after the closing date as you will not be contacted by any other means.
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Please submit proposals and questions to the co-chair listed below by August 24th, 2018.
This will be a video demo showcasing the capability of fault isolation, and fault severity estimation in high pressure fuel delivery system in automotive gas engines.
Attendees will experience real world automotive application of PHM concepts & understand the complexities of modern direct injection fuel delivery systems in automotive gasoline engines.
This will be a video showing automotive electrical wiring harness diagnostic, using the test bed shown in 2017. The demo video will include: (1) Introduction, (2) Diagnosis for wire open/short, and (3) Prognosis for ground offset trend detection before it becomes a floating ground.
Attendees will be able to see real world automotive application of PHM concepts & understand the complexities of modern automotive control.
D2K will demonstrate the usage and utility of next generation model-based solution development platforms for creating re-usable online PHM reasoning software. The authors have applied this approach to the creation of PHM and autonomous operations systems across multiple domains, including PHM for complex DoD systems, autonomy for NASA flight and ground systems, abnormal situation management systems for manufacturing, and industrial process optimization for various industries. The hands-on demonstration focuses on equipment and data from a real-world mining operation as an example but will highlight the specification and development of system software models (e.g. digital twin) and the leveraging of generic artificial intelligence technologies that reason over those models. The attendee will be offered an "under-the-hood" look at software development within such a platform and gain better insight into how to leverage such approaches for delivering value-added PHM software. The attendee will also be given the opportunity to connect to the reasoning platform and make software modifications. D2K will also provide insight into managing such a software project, including the management of requirements, Verification and Validation (V&V), and Software Quality Assurance (SQA).
Siemens will provide an introduction to MindSphere - the cloud-based, open IoT operating system from Siemens. The combined live and video demonstration will cover a variety of uses cases – from an end user perspective, collecting sensor data and the subsequent data analytics to reduce unplanned downtime, machine builders creating new revenue streams by offering new digital services based on MindSphere applications up to how the developer journey looks like, developing applications and pushing them into the MindSphere Store to market them.
The demonstration will range from presentation and dialogue about examples of successful applications using Siemens MindSphere to how one can get started with little cost and risk and scale up fast.
The demonstration will allow participants to identify ideas for innovate scalable business solutions by using MindSphere IoT and understand what it takes to design and create the most suitable business models or technical solutions for the business. Participants will learn how advanced sensor, automation, and cloud technologies can combine to help you take advantage of advanced analytics and machine learning. This will create insights into the benefits from open IIoT platforms in terms of connectivity, custom app development and an ecosystem of apps.
MathWorks will show how to use machine learning and time series modeling capabilities to monitor the health of a machine and estimate its Remaining Useful Life (RUL) using different techniques based on the data available. The algorithm will then be deployed to an Internet of Things (IoT) platform such as ThingSpeak.
The demo will cover how to access data and bring it into MATLAB from a variety of sources including cloud storage systems such as Azure and Amazon, preprocessing it and extracting features using signal processing and statistical techniques, and building predictive models to estimate RUL using similarity and trend-based methods. The datasets will include the NASA dataset for jet engines. The demo will also show how to develop a dashboard in MATLAB that can be used to monitor data as it comes in. Finally, the demo will also cover the use of simulation data modeling the failure of an oil pump to train RUL estimation models that track exponential degradation.
Attendees will be able to interact with the presenters and see how they can evaluate different techniques and modeling methods for developing their algorithms. They will also be able to introduce faults into the simulation model used to generate data. This will allow them to explore how the machine's behavior can change as fault type and severity is varied. They key way this demo builds on last year's demo is its focus on RUL and the dashboards that can be built with MATLAB.
In order to reduce maintenance costs, technologies are needed that can facilitate condition-based maintenance operations for electrical and mechanical components to predict when failures may occur. A system that can estimate when a failure of a component will occur would reduce maintenance costs by eliminating unnecessary replacements. This system would have to monitor environmental conditions (e.g. current, voltage, temperature, vibration etc.) and then, using changes in component characteristics in conjunction with reliability calculations, determine if a system failure is imminent.
The demonstration will feature PHM sensors that are part of a GCU monitor module and software to display and visualize collected PHM data. It will illustrate the benefits of PHM smart sensors for aircraft Condition Based Maintenance operation and the design challenges and trade-offs necessary to produce a wireless sensor module that will collect and log PHM data relevant to aircraft generators and GCUs.
The demonstration will be fully interactive, triggering on over voltage, under voltage and under frequency. Q&A will be encouraged. The sensor interface includes multiple graphs for displaying data and status.
How to find PHM related standards and other information using the SAE Mobilus platform Search methods and advanced features of the platform will be demonstrated.
Attendees should bring their own laptop or cell phone with internet connectivity. The steps will be demonstrated on a large screen so participants can follow along on their own equipment. Brochures with information on Mobilus will be available, as well as a contact for more information. In addition to SAE staff in person, expert staff will be on telecom.