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Passive investing no longer as simple as tracking an index
There are now 70 times more stock market indices than there are quoted stocks in the world
28 September 2020 - 16:46 Laura du Preez
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Index tracking, or passive investing, used to be sold on its simplicity — you buy the market and you don't need to worry about identifying a winning fund manager whose strategy will keep on earning good returns.
But the market of indices you can track has broadened so much that just choosing which index to track is now regarded as a more complex, active decision the returns of which could be for better or worse.
There are 70 times more stock market indices than there are quoted stocks in the world, Ahmed Zaman, director of ETF and Index Investments at the world's largest asset manager, BlackRock, told a recent Allan Gray offshore investment seminar. You have to choose your indices carefully or you can find you are earning returns or getting exposed to risks you did not expect, he said.
Index-tracking investors in European equity markets, for instance, have experienced a wide variety of returns over the past 10 years depending on which of the major equity market indices they tracked, Zaman says.
And index providers also have different classifications. For example, South Korea is classified as a developed market in indices provided by the FTSE but as an emerging market by MSCI. So if you blend a FTSE developed market index with an MSCI emerging market index you could end up duplicating your exposure to South Korea, Zaman says. It is important to open the hood and see what is underneath.
Investment markets have also become more extreme with markets such the US dominated by the now expensive tech stocks and a handful of shares driving the local market.
Many active managers are warning that now is not the time to invest in index-tracking investments. But Zaman says he does not expect the huge growth in index investments of the past decade to stop and for investors to flip back to actively managed investments.
Investors will continue to appreciate that index investments offer a cheap way to earn certain market returns and after securing those, they can focus on complementing these returns with above-market returns or alpha from a few carefully selected active managers.
However, identifying the right active managers to complement your passive investments takes some research that may be beyond you, as an ordinary investor. Does this mean the do-it-yourself-investor should steer clear of passive investing?
Len Jordaan, a director at S&P Dow Jones, says the greatest selling point for index investment strategies is that they remove subjectivity from the investment process. New investment strategies aimed at providing returns above those of traditional indices are constantly becoming available in index form.
Many of these strategies should only be used by sophisticated/professional investors as they may introduce additional risks to a portfolio, he says. These risks are dynamic and can change through market cycles, and keeping track of them can be time-consuming and demanding for many individual investors.
However, index technology is also evolving to reflect changing market dynamics, risks and opportunities — for example, capping a company's weighting, controlling the turnover of shares to reduce costs, or targeting a maximum tracking error.
It is important that you understand the risks you are taking, weigh up the risk-and-return relationship and make an informed decision, he says.
Smart beta has also made passive investing more complex and active. Smart beta providers tweak an index to tilt your exposure to shares that have the characteristics of certain "factors". Academic research has found that these factors can deliver returns above those you can get from an index in which shares are weighted according to their size in the market.
Both locally and internationally these factors have been identified as value, momentum, quality, low volatility and size. To harness the value factor, for example, a passive manager would look for shares with low prices relative to the value of the company as measured by price to book value, price to earnings, net profit, dividends or cash flow.
Multi-asset funds that track indices in the different asset classes (shares, bonds, listed property and cash) are often presented as accessible investments. But with these investments you need to know if decisions on how much to allocate to the different asset classes are actively managed (tactical) or if there is a set allocation (strategic) to each asset class that does not change.
Sygnia head of investments Kyle Hulett says every asset allocation decision is active, from choosing the weighting for each asset class to how frequently the manager rebalances the portfolio after market movements to get your portfolio back to the desired weightings.
Hulett says as an investor you need to choose the optimum blend of active and passive asset classes depending on your appetite for investment risk and knowledge. The higher your appetite for risk, the more active risk you can take, he says.
Sygnia offers investors its RoboAdviser to blend asset classes, including active and passive asset classes, but if your needs are simple and you are a DIY investor, you can invest in funds such as Sygnia's passive balanced funds as they are a complete solution.
Gareth Stobie, MD of CoreShares, says CoreShares's multi-asset funds have a strategic asset allocation. "The research demonstrates that it is very difficult to 'time the market' and consistently get macro calls right, Covid-19 and the market's response to Covid-19 being the most obvious example of late. Accordingly, we favour strategic asset allocations to short-term tactical trades," he says.
CoreShares research shows that managers often underperform their own strategic allocations by making tactical changes rather than sticking to their longer-term framework.
Kingsley Williams, CIO at Satrix, says Satrix reviews the strategic asset allocation of its balanced funds every second year based on what it expects returns will be over the medium to long term.
Over the past few years growth in index-tracking funds has been driven by those with a focus on environmental, social and governance commitments, or on investment themes and on fixed income markets, Zaman says.
It is now possible to invest in major indices that screen out the worst companies without earning returns that deviate from the parent index too much. Or you can invest in an index that focuses on companies that show a real environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) commitment.
BlackRock has launched a number of ESG investments and is doing a lot of research to show investors that it makes sense not only because it protects you from investment risk but also gives you access to good returns, Zaman says.
Satrix recently listed SA's first two ESG-focused ETFs on the JSE, one focused on developed markets and the other on emerging markets tracked by MSCI. The two ETFs feed into iShares ETFs. iShares is BlackRock's index investment provider.
The Satrix ETFs, like two existing index funds offered by Old Mutual, aim to give you similar returns to the parent index. However, in the case of the Satrix ETFs, the share weightings are tilted to reduce exposure to producers of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by 30%.
Knowing the effect of any ESG screening or tilt in an index is an additional complexity you have to navigate.
Williams says index-tracking investments require a number of active decisions including assessing your risk profile and matching it to an appropriate asset allocation and investment strategy, deciding what vehicle to use to give you the access you need and deciding which investment manager and what products to use.
That is not to say that investing cannot be done on a DIY basis, but it highlights the role a financial adviser plays in guiding you through the myriad options available, Williams says.
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The Research and Development Department at Sun Chlorella Corp. reports detail of analysis and studies for health food, and supplements.
and the presenter was awarded the Presentation Prize.
It has been known that the intake of Chlorella as vegetable food increases folate and vitamin B12 levels in the blood and contributes to a reduction of high total homocysteine and cholesterol levels. However, the bioavailability of nutrition obtained from diet changes depending on gene polymorphism and life stages. Therefore, we conducted gene expression analyses, focusing on One-Carbon Metabolism (OCM) involving folate and vitamin B12 to explore potentials of Chlorella as food.
Three male subjects (in their 30's, 40's, and 50's) received 8 g/day of Chlorella food for one year. MTHFR C677T polymorphism that is related to bioavailability of folate was determined and the diet survey was conducted prior to the start of research. General blood tests and gene expression analyses were conducted at baseline and every three months thereafter.
The determination of MTHFR C677T polymorphism confirmed each one subject with TT genotype that shows poor folate bioavailability, CT genotype that shows slightly poor folate bioavailability, and CC genotype that shows usual folate bioavailability. Although the diet survey showed that the estimated intakes of folate and vitamin B12 exceeded the dietary reference intake in all three subjects, the subject with TT genotype at baseline had blood folate level close to the lower limit and total plasma homocysteine (THCY) level markedly higher than the upper limit. However, blood folate and vitamin B12 levels increased following 3-month intakes of Chlorella food. Subsequently, not only the folate and vitamin B12 levels were maintained, but also THCY and total cholesterol levels significantly decreased in one year (Figure 1). Furthermore, gene expression analyses confirmed the increased expression of cystathionine beta-synthase (CBS) that converts folate reduction transporter SLC19A1 and homocysteine to cystathionine, regardless of MTHFR C677T gene polymorphism (Figure 2).
The above results suggest that the intake of Chlorella food not only increases blood folate level and significantly decreases THCY and total cholesterol levels, but also contributes to an increase in OCM. Although this is preliminary research, Chlorella food is considered useful for supplementing nutrients regardless of gene polymorphism and varied life cycles.
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Statement by PM Justin Trudeau on Minister Bill Morneau's resignation
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Minister Bill Morneau's resignation:
"Today, I spoke with Bill Morneau and accepted his resignation. Since the day he was first elected and became Canada's Finance Minister nearly five years ago, Bill has worked relentlessly to support all Canadians and create a resilient, fair economy that benefits everyone. Under his leadership, Canada developed a strong economy with one of the best balance sheets in the G7, created over one million jobs, achieved the lowest unemployment rate in recorded history, lifted over one million people out of poverty, and created a coherent plan to protect the environment while growing the economy. Bill played a central role in transformational projects like the enhancement of the Canada Pension Plan and the creation of the Canada Child Benefit, which are improving the lives of millions of Canadian families.
"That focus and commitment to supporting families and businesses has served Canadians well since the outset of the global pandemic. Bill led the creation of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit and the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, along with many other emergency measures that millions of Canadians and thousands of businesses continue to rely on today. Every step of the way, Bill and I have worked closely together, along with our team of cabinet ministers and caucus members to help Canadians navigate this challenging time. Our number one priority has been supporting Canadian families and businesses the best and fastest way possible. Thanks to his unwavering leadership and commitment to service through the pandemic, our government has laid the groundwork for a strong economic recovery.
"I want to thank Bill for everything he has done to improve the quality of life of Canadians and make our country a better and fairer place to live. I have counted on his leadership, advice, and close friendship over the years and I look forward to that continuing well into the future. Bill, you have my deepest gratitude and I know you will continue making great contributions to our country and for Canadians in the years to come.
"Today, Bill has announced that he will put forward his name as a candidate to be the next Secretary General of the OECD. Canada will vigorously support his bid to lead this important global institution that will play a critical role in the global economic recovery."
The Prime Minister took to Twitter and thanked Bill Morneau.
Earlier today, I spoke with and accepted Minister @Bill_Morneau's resignation. Since he was first elected and became Canada's Finance Minister, Bill has worked tirelessly to support all Canadians and create an economy that benefits everyone.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) August 17, 2020
Bill, you have my deepest gratitude and I want to thank you for everything you have done to improve the quality of life of Canadians. I know you will continue making great contributions to our country in the years to come.
CBC News had earlier reported that Morneau has been under pressure to quit ever since it was revealed that he had forgotten to repay $41,366 in travel expenses covered for him by WE Charity, the organization at the heart of ethics probes into both Trudeau and Morneau.
Source: PM Office | Featured Photo: Bill Morneau | Instagram
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Mawgan Porth Beach is a quintessential north coast beach. With sweeping golden sand sheltered by high cliffs and met with bright blue sea, it is a true gem. Offering lots of space, the edges of the beach are peppered with little caves and nooks and there is plenty of room for everyone to find a comfortable spot to sit. With a number of awards under its belt, Mawgan Porth Beach beckons visitors of all ages. There are lots of facilities in Mawgan town and lifeguards are present from April to October. Dogs are welcome year-round.
We loved this beach more than Perranporth. Good surf for body boarding and all facilities available including helpful surf shop where you can hire all necessary equipment. Good for rock pooling too.
Mawgan Porth beach seems to stretch out into the sea for miles - but when the tide comes in, it comes in fast! We loved exploring the caves, paddling in the river that flows onto the beach, and just building endless sandcastles. There is a great fish & chip shop nearby, well-stocked convenience store with smoothie bar and fresh food to take-away, and a friendly pub with safe garden for children to play in.
Mawgan Porth and the beautiful village of St Mawgan are huddled in between Newquay and Padstow, and together create one of the most attractive areas of Cornwall. Its landscape comprising of rolling hills, lush woodland and stunning, gold sand coastline, there is a constant feast for both the eye and the imagination. If you're looking to be seduced by this charming area, we have a number of luxury cottages that cater to both large groups and those looking to take themselves away for a quiet break. From family-friendly lodges to cosy retreats perfect for couples, we have something to create your perfect getaway. Take the opportunity to get stuck into the local culture, soaking in the authentic Cornish vibe of St Mawgan, and make the most of everything the village has to offer. Talk a walk around the many shops, cafes and restaurants, and jump back in history by visiting the local Parish church, which dates back to the 13th Century. Once you've immersed yourself in Cornish culture, head to the beach to relax in soft sand and take a swim in the cool, azure waters. Whether you're looking to take a holiday with the family, or ready to enjoy a short break, with so much to keep you occupied, you'll want to stay for longer.
Kites, surfboards, mountain boards, this is a ski resort on a beach, complete with two refuelling stops, The Beach Hut or Jamie Oliver's restaurant, Fifteen.
Good place to try a new sport.
Helpful, enthusiastic instructors and great equipment make this a great place to try a new sport.
Great fun! All qualms about freezing cold water and massive waves were quickly forgotten; decent wetsuits and boots meant the cold wasn't a problem and the professional, friendly instructors made us feel at ease in what turned out to be pretty big surf - even a hailstorm halfway through our lesson didn't dampen any spirits! Watergate Bay is a stunning location too and lunch at Fifteen makes a nice treat after a morning in the waves.


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import java.util.Set;

import com.opengamma.analytics.financial.interestrate.ImpliedVolatilityBlackCalculator;
import com.opengamma.analytics.financial.interestrate.InstrumentDerivative;
import com.opengamma.analytics.financial.model.option.definition.YieldCurveWithBlackSwaptionBundle;
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The Hopeless Wish List (Updated)
[It was high time I updated this post, and in fact it's high time I do a brand new one, with several newly-discovered but utterly hopeless titles. In the meantime, I've made some updates below.]
A melancholy list of my most lusted after but elusive titles:
MOLLY CLAVERING
any novel besides Mrs. Lorimer's Family
Molly Clavering, a friend and neighbor of D. E. Stevenson, published at least a dozen novels of her own, but only one, Mrs. Lorimer's Family (1953), seems to have achieved enough popularity (and reprints) to remain available today. It's charming and funny and deserves to be on the same shelf as Stevenson herself, but sightings of any of Clavering's other novels anywhere outside the British Library are as few and far between as really good Nicole Kidman movies…
FRANCES FAVIELL
A Chelsea Concerto (1959)
[Happily, this one is no longer hopeless, though certainly still difficult to find. It's worth tracking down though—see my review here.]
Historian Virginia Nicholson's letter to the Telegraph recommending this book as "an unusually well-written and insightful memoir of the London Blitz" moved it right to the top of my "to read" list, but efforts have been hampered by its complete absence from U.S. libraries and the dearth of affordable copies online. For now, it remains a lovely mirage on the horizon…
the early mysteries
[I did buy a copy of the Valancourt reprint of He Arrived at Dusk, and was very pleased with the quality of the reprint. Valancourt does excellent work. Sadly, though, I couldn't quite engage with the book and have concluded that Ferguson's other mysteries may just not be for me. Perhaps sometimes the hopelessness of a book is more tantalizing than the book itself?]
Admittedly, I've found Ferguson to be uneven in her novels—she wrote two of my all-time favorites, Lady Rose and Mrs. Memmary (1937) and Apricot Sky (1952), but also the considerably less exciting Our Dreaming Done (1946), For Every Favour (1956), and The Wakeful Guest (1962). But I've also read two of the early mysteries she published under the pseudonym R. C. Ashby—Death on Tiptoe (1931), which was (briefly) in print from Greyladies a couple of years ago, and Out Went the Taper (1934), a badly weathered copy of which I stumbled across on Amazon—and they were consistently amusing and interesting. I'd like to track down The Moorland Man (1926), Beauty Bewitched (1928), Plot Against a Widow (1932), or He Arrived at Dusk (1933), but so far it's an unfulfilled desire. [Well, perhaps it's not totally hopeless? Practically as soon as I wrote this, I noticed on Amazon that a new edition of He Arrived at Dusk has just been published. The publisher, Valancourt Books, seems to be relatively new and are offering some other interesting titles as well (but alas, very few by women writers).]
STELLA GIBBONS
the unpublished novels
Maybe it's just because they're so hopeless (never published at all does tend to trump out-of-print for sheer obscurity value), or maybe it's because Gibbons has gradually become one of my favorite writers since Vintage started reprinting some of her lesser known works a year or two ago. Either way, the novels of Gibbons's older years, The Yellow Houses (finished about 1973) and An Alpha (finished about 1980) appear to combine elements of fantasy and spirituality and seem well worthy of publication.
NORAH HOULT
virtually everything except There Were No Windows
Along with Edith Olivier, Norah Hoult is the most completely and unjustly neglected of all the writers I've explored. Persephone revived her wonderful World War II novel There Were No Windows (1944), but otherwise her novels are more or less totally unavailable for sale in the U.S. Most of what I've managed to read has been through Interlibrary Loan from one library in Texas that (bless its little heart) has kept several of her titles on the shelf. Novels like House Under Mars (1946), also set during the war, and A Death Occurred (1954) richly deserve to be in print and to receive critical attention. Thoughts of what other great novels she may have written that are now virtually nonexistent haunt me in the middle of the night. (Okay, not really, but it does make me really sad…)
Norah Hoult, whose books have vanished like Amelia Earhart
BETTY MILLER
A Room in Regent's Park (1942)
The Death of the Nightingale (1948)
Two of Miller's works, Farewell Leicester Square (1941), about anti-Semitism in London, and On the Side of the Angels (1945), about gender relations in wartime, have been reprinted—the former by Persephone, the latter by Capuchin (and by Virago in the 1980s)—and both are lovely and well worth reading. Unfortunately, these two other novels published around the same time have not been so lucky and are out of circulation in U.S. libraries and virtually impossible to find for sale.
ELINOR MORDAUNT
The Family (1915)
[No longer hopeless—for better or worse. I was able to find a copy via Interlibrary Loan. But, alas, it did prove a disappointment. I saw the significance of it in its portrayal of Victorian family life, but I admit I found it just too relentlessly bleak and earnest and moved on to other things...]
Mentioned in by Elaine Showalter in her book A Literature of Their Own in the context of a discussion of Ivy Compton-Burnett, this book has intrigued me ever since. Alas, it remains scarce, and although many of Mordaunt's books are now available for free on Google Books or Project Gutenberg, this one is not. They should really get with the program!
JOAN MORGAN
Ding Dong Dell (1943)
None of her novels are very readily available, but this wartime novel that deals with evacuees seems to have vanished from the face of the earth—or at least from U.S. libraries and booksellers.
The Lark (1922)
[This one is still pretty close to hopeless, but I was finally, amazingly, able to snag a copy from a library in Canada, and a review will follow soon!]
Finding E. Nesbit's The Lark is no, er, lark
Most of Nesbit's books are so readily available they practically settle on you like dust wherever you happen to be—especially since most were published before 1923 and are therefore available from Google Books or Project Gutenberg. So why, why, WHY is the novel that sounds most intriguing completely missing in action? The Encyclopedia of World Biography describes The Lark as "a realistic depiction of two unmarried women struggling to maintain their financial independence by operating a boarding house."
EDITH OLIVIER
The Underground River (1929)
[No longer hopeless thanks to the kindness of Simon at Stuck-in-a-Book. See my review here for details.]
As everyone reading this blog must know by now, Olivier is one of my favorite obscure writers, but although I've read virtually every other word she wrote, this children's book published in 1929 is just a ghostly apparition until my resistance to spending $80 for one book gets worn down. So far that hasn't happened.
EDITH PARGETER
Ordinary People (aka People of My Own)
[No longer hopeless, and, alas, below is not at all an accurate description of the book! I was able to find a reasonably-priced used copy, though I haven't yet gotten around to reading it, but I did discover that it is set pre-war, NOT during the Blitz. Apologies for my misleading description below, which was based on a rather poorly-worded blurb in a short bio of Pargeter. Still hard to believe the book hasn't been reprinted, in light of Pargeter's popularity overall, but it's at least easier to understand why the interest in home front lit hasn't triggered a reprint.]
This one is pretty inexplicable. How did one Pargeter novel—and one about a family living through the Blitz in a small village, no less—get left off the list of Pargeter works to reprint in the 1980s and 1990s after Brother Cadfael became a sensation? It's bizarre but true, and copies of both the British and American editions are prohibitively expensive when they're available at all. Someday…
Virtually every book Edith Pargeter
wrote is a dime a dozen--except one
the World War II novels
Although her children's fiction has remained perennially popular, and her largely disacknowledged "romance" novels under the pseudonym Susan Scarlett are almost entirely back in print thanks to Greyladies, only one of Streatfeild's non-romance novels for adults has been reprinted in recent years—Saplings (1945), reprinted by Persephone (bless their hearts). Her other novels, particularly the wartime works The Winter Is Past (1940) and I Ordered a Table for Six (1942), are tantalizing in their apparently total unavailability.
WINIFRED WATSON
the early novels
Another odd oversight. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (1938) is Persephone's top selling reprint and a really wonderful, charming masterpiece of entertainment and inspiration, but her several other novels—Fell Top (1935), Odd Shoes (1936), Upyonder (1938), and Leave and Bequeath (1943)—remain extinct outside the preserves of the British Library.
A whole slew of other promising World War II novels
The proliferation of novels by women writers during World War II, combined with paper shortages and other wartime factors, inevitably resulted in a lot of perfectly fine novels becoming impossibly scarce way before their time. These include: Hester Chapman's Long Division (1943), mentioned by Barbara Pym in her diaries of the time; The House Opposite (1943) by Barbara Noble, who also wrote the great Persephone find Doreen (1946); Ruth Adam's one and only mystery novel Murder in the Home Guard (1942); Marjorie Wilenski's Table Two (1942), which a contemporary review tells me follows the experiences of a group of elderly women translators in the early days of the Blitz; Tea and Hot Bombs (1943) by Lorna Lewis, also set during the Blitz; and Richmal Crompton's Mrs. Frensham Describes a Circle (1942), the plot of which apparently revolves around refugees. These are all about as rarely spotted as an Abbott's Booby.
Richmal Crompton, author of the elusive Mrs. Frensham Describes a Circle
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James D. Jenkins June 1, 2013 at 8:34 AM
Glad you found us (Valancourt Books). Interesting post and a lot of authors and works I'm not familiar with. We're actively working to include more women writers on our list (at present, the list has only a couple: Hilda Lewis, R.C. Ashby, Jennifer Dawson, and we're trying hard to get some works by Isabel Colegate and Gillian Freeman). I'll have a look at some of these you mention to see if they might be good fits for our list.
Furrowed Middlebrow June 1, 2013 at 12:44 PM
Hi, James. Thanks so much for commenting! I've already come across several interesting works I'd never heard of on your website, and have already ordered the Ashby title. The Hilda Lewis book is tempting me too.
Glad to hear you're looking at other women writers. I always recommend Edith Olivier's quirky and sometimes rather Gothic novels to anyone who will listen, and I wonder if Richmal Crompton's early "horror" and ghost stories might fit your list?
Thickethouse.wordpress July 11, 2013 at 7:53 PM
Scott, I managed to find a copy of People of our own for less than $40.00 so I bought it since you suggested it was so rare. So far, I am enjoying it very much. The publisher is a very obscure one I've never heard of (ok, that doesn't mean all that much) and I wondered if that could have been why it is so rare. I belonged to someone named Betty O'Boyle in 1942 and then to a seminary library later on.
Furrowed Middlebrow July 11, 2013 at 8:46 PM
Well, Kristi, they say that great minds think alike. I just ordered a copy earlier today. Until now, the copies I've seen have been in the neighborhood of $100, so what were the chances we'd both find it for less in just a few days? Glad to hear you're enjoying it!
Matt747 October 29, 2013 at 7:14 AM
Hi I just bought Edith Oliver's the underground river for my mum, she said it was a children's book she loved when growing up... Can't wait to see her face when she gets it! I will message back when i get chance to read... :-)
Furrowed Middlebrow October 29, 2013 at 11:05 AM
What a great gift, Matt! I'm sure she'll be thrilled, and I'm happy to know someone else will be reading Olivier! Please do share what you think about it when you have a chance to read it. I'd love to know more about it.
Yeah wasn't easy to find... Had it as a notification on eBay for ages... Must be very rare like u said
hi there! I have e.nesbits the lark if you're interested! its the 2nd edition one with the red cover! and I know what you mean by rare add i've only ever found one other copy the same as mine on Amazon, but they've took it of now. anyway, my email is mandihillwarner@gmail.com or you can find me on face book under the same name. thanx and look forward to hearing from you yours sincerely mandi
EDITH OLIVIER, The Triumphant Footman (1930)
EDITH OLIVIER, As Far as Jane's Grandmother's (1928)
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ENID BAGNOLD, The Squire (1938)


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I've tried every combination of setting with UTExportedTypeDeclarations and UTImportedTypeDeclarations but I just can't get the file /icon to show when the user taps on the attachment in the users mail client ??
Heres my settings (for security I've changed my business name to com.myBusiness)
<key>UTTypeConformsTo</key>
        <array>
            <string>public.data</string>
        </array>
        <key>UTTypeDescription</key>
        <string>Quiz Maker File</string>
        <key>UTTypeIconFiles</key>
        <array/>
        <key>UTTypeIdentifier</key>
        <string>com.myBusiness.quizMaker.qzm</string>
        <key>UTTypeTagSpecification</key>
        <dict>
            <key>public.filename-extension</key>
            <array>
                <string>qzm</string>
            </array>
        </dict>
    </dict>
</array>
<key>UTImportedTypeDeclarations</key>
<array>
    <dict>
        <key>UTTypeConformsTo</key>
        <array>
            <string>public.data</string>
        </array>
        <key>UTTypeDescription</key>
        <string>Quiz Maker File</string>
        <key>UTTypeIconFiles</key>
        <array/>
        <key>UTTypeIdentifier</key>
        <string>com.myBusiness.quizMaker.qzm</string>
    </dict>
</array>
<key>UTTypeTagSpecification</key>
<dict>
    <key>public.filename-extension</key>
    <string>qzm</string>
</dict>

<key>CFBundleDocumentTypes</key>
<array>
    <dict>
        <key>CFBundleTypeIconFiles</key>
        <array/>
        <key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
        <string>Quiz Maker File</string>
        <key>LSHandlerRank</key>
        <string>Owner</string>
        <key>LSItemContentTypes</key>
        <array>
            <string>com.myBusiness.quizMaker.qzm</string>
        </array>
    </dict>
</array>

Heres a screen shot of my settings as a pList:

All of the above code does not have icons (.pngs) but I don't think makes a difference at this stage as a blank icon would show.
I would really appreciate any help or ideas to solve this problem. Thanks

A: Problem solved - If you get stuck with the same problem, follow my code below:
 <key>CFBundleDocumentTypes</key>
<array>
    <dict>
        <key>CFBundleTypeIconFiles</key>
        <array>
            <string>inCommand icon114</string>
        </array>
        <key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
        <string>qzm</string>
        <key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
        <string>Editor</string>
        <key>LSHandlerRank</key>
        <string>Owner</string>
        <key>LSItemContentTypes</key>
        <array>
            <string>com.myBusiness.quizMaker.qzm</string>
        </array>
    </dict>
</array>

<key>UTExportedTypeDeclarations</key>
<array>
    <dict>
        <key>UTTypeConformsTo</key>
        <array>
            <string>public.data</string>
        </array>
        <key>UTTypeDescription</key>
        <string>qzm</string>
        <key>UTTypeIdentifier</key>
        <string>com.myBusiness.quizMaker.qzm</string>
        <key>UTTypeSize320IconFile</key>
        <string>inCommand icon114</string>
        <key>UTTypeSize64IconFile</key>
        <string>inCommand icon57</string>
        <key>UTTypeTagSpecification</key>
        <dict>
            <key>public.filename-extension</key>
            <string>qzm</string>
            <key>public.mime-type</key>
            <string>application/quizMaker</string>
        </dict>
    </dict>
</array>

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Books we are glad that mom shared with us
Denise	book lists, reading	 May 13, 2019 4 Minutes
Again, I love book lists. This one, by Emma Cubellis, is a list of children's and young adult books. I've read some. My children have read some. Some I hadn't heard of. I'll chat more in individual posts later. But, some of these are wonderful! The list is great.
(11 books we are glad mom shared with us)
11 Books We're Glad Our Moms Made Us Read
By Emma Cubellis|May 10, 2019
Here at BookBub, the one thing we love almost as much as books (okay… perhaps more than books) is our moms. In celebration of Mother's Day, we asked the BookBub team what book they're thankful their mother made them read and why. From beloved classics to must-read contemporaries, our moms were definitely right about these titles.
"When I was a kid, my mom introduced me to Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume. It's a classic that almost every girl I know has read, and for good reason. It perfectly encapsulates that hilarity and awkwardness of what it's like to be a girl. Reading it felt like a rite of passage, and it was special that she passed down a book that had also helped her during her childhood." — Maya, Content
"I don't know if I ever would read this if my mom didn't introduce me to the story. It's such a heartwarming tale, and because it's so small, I often will just carry it around with me in my bag in case I forgot my current book so I always have something to read in downtime. A constant reminder to stay gold." — Briana, People Operations
"When I was younger my grandmother gave me a copy of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith — a poignant, beautiful story about a girl coming of age in early 20th-century New York City. Following the heartaches and successes as Francie Nolan grew up brought me on such an emotional, intense journey, and I couldn't put it down. When I think of this book, I think of my grandmother and how she has always fostered my love of reading, which allowed me to escape into other times and places, and helped me find inspiration in everyday life." — Danielle, Content
"My mom encouraged me to read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone after I had said I was never going to read a book again after my sister and her friends were teasing me, calling me a 'book nerd' (which at the time felt like an insult). I'm grateful I read it because, well, it's Harry Potter! And because it made realize that being a book nerd wasn't a bad thing!" — Ali, Partners
"I'm glad my mom made me read Ingathering: The Complete People Stories of Zenna Henderson when I was younger. It helped spark my lifelong love of science fiction, introduced me to a little-remembered female pioneer of the genre, and inspired my oldest kid's name!" — Morgan, Business Development
"My parents got me Don't Bet on the Prince by Jack Zipes (a collection of feminist fairy tales) when I was very young, too young to understand the symbolism and subversion going on in most of the stories — but the stories were still entertaining, so I read and reread them all regardless! I like to think that while Snow White and Cinderella and all the other classics were worming their way into my subconscious with all of their problematic representations of women, Jack Zipes's collection was doing the same, setting me up to become a feminist later in life. For feminist moms, or fairy tale lovers of all ages, I highly recommend it!" — Annie, Partners
"My mother is an elementary school librarian, so I spent most of my childhood in and around her library, reading every Magic Tree House book I could get my hands on. But I'll never forget when she read me Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henke. I have a long last name that's hard for most people to pronounce, and when I was younger I was pretty self-conscious about how different it was — and people were ALWAYS commenting on it. Chrysanthemum's schoolmates are quick to point out that her name is too long for her name tag (which my last name often is), and it has 13 letters (only one more letter than my own last name) and as a kid I was like 'WOW, someone wrote a BOOK about my LIFE.' I really identified with Chrysanthemum's story, and Henke's message about choosing to love yourself despite what others may say is still relevant. Thanks, Mom!" — Kayti, Production & Support
"My mom and I read the Bloodhound series to each other one summer when I was younger. This was back when the young adult section of the library was more limited, so I ended up just reading whatever my mom was reading. She always steered me toward books with strong female protagonists, and Jo Beth Siddon was strong, smart, and fierce! This series for sure launched my love of crime fiction, which is my go-to genre today. Thanks, Mom!" — Caitlin, Partners
"My mom is responsible for my life-long love of books, and I have so many fond memories of visits to the library where I'd eagerly pick up the next book in a Jane Yolen or Brian Jacquesseries. But one book she encouraged me to read that stands out isn't a fantasy — it's The Care And Keeping of You! This book answers every question a girl going through puberty wouldn't even know to ask, and promotes body positivity, confidence, and comfort in your own skin. Eleven-year-old me will forever be grateful for this book!" — Carlyn, Business Development
"My mom encouraged me to read Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic, and I couldn't have been more grateful. Rife with motivation and inspiration, Gilbert — just like my mom — reminded me that we're all full of creativity and potential, and it's important to give that creativity an outlet. My mom is always encouraging me to create and to write, and her recommendation of Big Magic really fueled that fire. Thanks, Mom!" — Sara, Production & Support
"My mom introduced The Magic Tree House books to me when I was in first or second grade, and I read them non-stop. This was a stand out among many book series (Winnie the Pooh earlier, Harry Potter later) that helped instill in me a love of reading, which I'll always be grateful for." — Francis, Content
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Larry Pool has taught history and government at Mountain View College since it opened in 1970. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Stephen F. Austin University, with additional studies at the University of North Texas, the University of Texas at Arlington, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Florida State University and the University of Belgrade.
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Tim Pratt Reviews Locklands by Robert Jackson Bennett
July 28, 2022 June 10, 2022 locusmag 0 Comments Tim Pratt
Locklands, Robert Jackson Bennett (Del Rey 978-1-984-82067-9, $28.99, 506pp, hc) June 2022.
Locklands is the third and final volume in the Founders trilogy by Robert Jackson Bennett, begun with Shorefall and Foundryside. It's hard to talk about the last book in a trilogy without spoiling the first two, so consider yourself warned.
The central magical conceit of the series is scriving, inscribing objects with a magical script that alters their physical properties, sometimes in dramatic ways. A skilled scriver can create arguments that convince objects to behave in ways that are contrary to the laws of reality. In simple terms, this means they can do things like create cart wheels that roll forward by themselves on command, or city walls that can withstand any amount of damage, or unbreakable doors that only open for those with the right credentials. More powerful scrived objects, called rigs, can do more dramatic things, like convincing a crossbow bolt that it's denser than lead and that it's traveling faster than the speed of sound, or a suit of armor that it's as strong as titanium but as light as cloth. The more you want to deviate from reality, the more complex and difficult the scriving is to accomplish. In practice, scrivers are like computer programmers, but capable of programming reality itself on a limited scale. The world of the series is dominated by city-states run by groups of merchant princes called campos, who use the power of scriving to impose their will on everyone else.
The scrivers rule the world, but they're nothing compared to the ones who invented the art in the distant past: the hierophants, who were capable of altering reality on a much vaster scale, and even of scriving humans, giving themselves powers like flight and invulnerability, though at a terrible cost. The hierophants nearly destroyed the world (and did destroy themselves) in a series of devastating wars long ago.
In Foundryside, we meet the thief Sancia, who has the rare power to see scrived objects, which allows her to avoid traps and detection. She gets her hands on an ancient hierophantic artifact: a key capable of changing and overriding the commands created by other scrivers. That means it can open any door, disarm any trap, and hack through any defenses. Even stranger, the key has consciousness, and can talk to his wielder. The key's name is Clef, he has no idea how he ended up stuck in a key, he doesn't remember much about his past at all, and he's an absolute delight; his close relationship with Sancia is one of the great joys of the series.
In the first two volumes, Sancia, Clef, and various allies work to bring down the oppressive regime of the campos. The stakes get way higher when the first of the hierophants, Craesedes Magnus, is restored to life. That is bad. He can alter reality at a fundamental level, he is ancient, he is inhuman, and he is driven by an ambition vast enough to burn the world down. Our heroes (including Sancia's lover, the brilliant scriver Berenice) manage to fight Craesedes, but in order to do so, they have to transform their home city of Tevanne into a conscious entity: It basically becomes an immensely powerful artificial intelligence. Sure, it can stand up to Craesedes, but it also has its own goals and ambitions, and those won't be good for mere humans, either.
In Locklands, set several years after the second book, Craesedes and Tevanne are locked in a brutal war, and the rest of the world is collateral damage. Tevanne is an ever-expanding, world-conquering entity that uses mind control to make people into slaves, and thinks nothing of sacrificing hundreds of human lives at a time to achieve its strategic goals. Craesedes is horrible, but he's also the only check on Tevanne's power… and when Tevanne finally captures Craesedes and imprisons him, the world seems doomed to fall to an inhuman intelligence. Meanwhile, Sancia, Clef, and Berenice have formed their own nation, Givia, with an armada of ships hidden in fog-shrouded islands, dedicated to making guerilla strikes on Tevanne's forces and trying to save refugees.
Locklands is structured around a series of excellent set-pieces, including a ferocious assault on a city, a harrowing magical prison break, and a quest for an ancient artifact that Tevanne and Craesedes want to use for world-shattering purposes. In between, there are quiet moments of character growth, philosophical musings, and meditations on the consequences of trauma, grief, and loss. There's also a lot of cool new stuff – like Tevanne's ''deadlamps,'' terrifying aerial engines that can edit whole swathes of reality out of existence, and a powerfully augmented suit of armor that lets Clef operate independently at last, like a guy piloting a mech-suit. My favorite new element is the way the people of Givia use scriving technology to link up telepathically, so they can communicate silently, sense one another's emotions, and even see through each other's eyes. Some of them form affinity groups that function as gestalt intelligences, forming a unified mind with dozens of bodies: like Greeter, devoted to healing and helping morale; Design, a cold and pragmatic engineer; and Play, who takes care of the young and elderly.
Locklands is a great conclusion to the series, with enemies forced to ally against common foes, new revelations about the history of the world's civilization, wrenching personal sacrifices, and a bittersweet finale. At heart, the Founders trilogy is about the uses of technology, and its potential to improve and elevate all of human existence, or to grind people down for the benefit of a few. It's an excellent balance of big ideas, clever technological extrapolation (even if it's actually magical), and compelling characters you really care about. Who could ask for more?
In addition to being a senior editor and occasional book reviewer at Locus, Tim Pratt is the author of over 20 novels. His short stories have appeared in The Best American Short Stories, The Year's Best Fantasy, The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, and other nice places. He's a Hugo Award winner for short fiction, and has been a finalist for World Fantasy, Sturgeon, Stoker, Mythopoeic, and Nebula Awards, among others. He lives in Berkeley CA with his family. Every month he writes a new story for his Patreon supporters at www.patreon.com/timpratt
This review and more like it in the June 2022 issue of Locus.
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These are lovely beads. They will go good especially good with flowers like irises which are rich in purple textures.
I am going to rock this on one of the dresses for "In the Garrett" by Paula Vaughan.


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Q: Ruby gem installation stuck on Nokogiri I'm trying to do a bundle install but the installation seems to be getting stuck on Nokogiri 1.6.3.1.
The operating system is Raspbian on Raspberry Pi, and the Ruby version is 1.9.3.
Here is the output:
$ sudo bundle install
Don't run Bundler as root. Bundler can ask for sudo if it is needed, and
installing your bundle as root will break this application for all non-root
users on this machine.
Fetching gem metadata from http://rubygems.org/........
Fetching additional metadata from http://rubygems.org/..
Using i18n 0.6.9
Using multi_json 1.10.0
Using activesupport 3.2.18
Using builder 3.0.4
Using activemodel 3.2.18
Using addressable 2.3.6
Using gyoku 1.1.1
Using mini_portile 0.6.0
Building nokogiri using packaged libraries.
Building libxml2-2.8.0 for nokogiri with the following patches applied:
        - 0001-Fix-parser-local-buffers-size-problems.patch
        - 0002-Fix-entities-local-buffers-size-problems.patch
        - 0003-Fix-an-error-in-previous-commit.patch
        - 0004-Fix-potential-out-of-bound-access.patch
        - 0005-Detect-excessive-entities-expansion-upon-replacement.patch
        - 0006-Do-not-fetch-external-parsed-entities.patch
        - 0007-Enforce-XML_PARSER_EOF-state-handling-through-the-pa.patch
        - 0008-Improve-handling-of-xmlStopParser.patch
        - 0009-Fix-a-couple-of-return-without-value.patch
        - 0010-Keep-non-significant-blanks-node-in-HTML-parser.patch
        - 0011-Do-not-fetch-external-parameter-entities.patch
************************************************************************
IMPORTANT!  Nokogiri builds and uses a packaged version of libxml2.

If this is a concern for you and you want to use the system library
instead, abort this installation process and reinstall nokogiri as
follows:

    gem install nokogiri -- --use-system-libraries

If you are using Bundler, tell it to use the option:

    bundle config build.nokogiri --use-system-libraries
    bundle install

However, note that nokogiri does not necessarily support all versions
of libxml2.

For example, libxml2-2.9.0 and higher are currently known to be broken
and thus unsupported by nokogiri, due to compatibility problems and
XPath optimization bugs.
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What should I do? Should I wait a while? It doesn't give me any errors, unless I press Ctrl+C.


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Community kicks against relocation of LCDA headquarters, barricades Lagos-Abuja highway
By securityadmin August 16, 2021 60 views
Tayo AFOLABI
The people of Ilasa Ekiti, in Ekiti South East Local Council Development Authority (LCDA) of Ekiti State have kicked against the relocation of the Council headquarters from their community to Isaya Ekiti.
As early as 8am on Sunday, angry residents barricaded the Lagos-Abuja highway, a major road linking the Southwestern part of the country to Abuja, the nation's capital with burn fire and other articles.
Lagos, Abuja and Kwara bound vehicles and travelers were stranded for several hours.
Efforts by a detachment of police led by the Divisional Police Officer of the area to restore normalcy were rebuffed by angry protesters who insisted on showing their displeasure at the relocation of the LCDA headquarters.
Some of the protesters carried placards with inscriptions such as : "We say no to day light robbery, Ilasa Ekiti must be headquarters of Ekiti South East LCDA, no more no less", "it is evil and inhuman to change the headquarters of LCDA", "Changing the headquarters of LCDA to Isaya Ekiti height of insensitivity," amidst chanting of solidarity songs.
One of the leaders of the community, Mr Olowookere Akin, who addressed newsmen, explained that Ilasa was the headquarters of the LCDA in 2014 before it was suspended by the Ayodele Fayose led administration.
Akin, a retired civil servant, also affirmed that Ilasa remained the headquarters of the new LCDA until some powerful forces from the other community tinkered with it. " I doubted if Governor Fayemi is aware of the tinkering and this is why we felt we should show our displeasure through this protest.
"Since we can't have access to him privately, then he will hear our cry through this medium. He must therefore right the wrong by reversing it. If we can't have the headquarters of the LCDA, then no one will have it.
Also speaking with journalists, the National President, Ilasa Development Union, Mr Tajudeen Olutope Ahmed, Esq insisted that Ilasa had been the natural headquarters of the entire communities in the state constituency 2, now made up of the LCDA.
He noted that the Isaya community now hosting the LCDA headquarters was recently granted autonomy in 2019, adding that prior to the time, the community was just part of Kota Ekiti.
"At the draft of the bill for the LCDA, Ilasa Ekiti was the headquarters. We only woke up on the 12th of August read a statement by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Wale Fapohunda stating that the headquarters is Isaya Ekiti.
"We the people of Ilasa Ekiti in Ekiti East Local Government Area are appalled and devastated to read from the Press Release dated 12th August 2021 issued from the Desk of the Chairman, Local Council Development Area (LCDA) implementation committee, who doubles as the Honourable Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Ekiti State.
"Contrary to what was in the draft copy of the Creation of Additional Local Government Areas in Ekiti State (Second Amendment) Law 2021: No9 of 2021 which was a law meant to amend the Creation of Additional Local Government Area in Ekiti State (Amendment) Law, 2014; the purported Press Release of the Chairman LCDA Implementation Committee made Isaya Ekiti the headquarter of Ekiti South East LCDA.
"We shall resist any attempt to locate the headquarters of both Ekiti East Local Government and Ekiti South East LCDA at Omuo-Ekiti. The purported location of Ekiti South East LCDA at Isaya Ekiti amounts locating both the headquarter of Ekiti East Local Government and Ekiti South East LCDA in the same Omuo Ekiti.
"This to us is untenable, repulsive, draconian, unjust, unfair, unacceptable and condemnable.
"The only thing that can assuage our people, guarantee peace is for the needful to be done by reversing the LCDA headquarters back to Ilasa. We can't be under Isaya, a recently created community.
"It has to be here or nowhere. We will not be part of the LCDA unless its capital is situated here in Ilasa. In the alternative, we wish to remain with Ekiti East Local Government."


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Huge congratulations to US-based Glaswegian Douglas Stuart who was announced as the winner of the Booker Prize 2020 on 19 November. As well as the prize of £50,000, he can expect international recognition. His debut novel Shuggie Bain is published by Picador.
Congratulations also to the others on the shortlist, particularly Maaza Mengiste for The Shadow King published by Canongate Books based in Edinburgh.
The Booker Prize for Fiction is open to writers of any nationality, writing in English and published in the UK or Ireland.
The 2020 shortlist was:
Diane Cook (USA) - The New Wilderness (Oneworld Publications)
Tsitsi Dangarembga (Zimbabwe) - This Mournable Body (Faber & Faber)
Avni Doshi (USA) - Burnt Sugar (Hamish Hamilton, Penguin Random House)
Maaza Mengiste (Ethiopia/USA) - The Shadow King (Canongate Books)
Brandon Taylor (USA) - Real Life (Originals, Daunt Books Publishing)
Douglas Stuart (Scotland/USA) - Shuggie Bain (Picador, Pan Macmillan) - WINNER
The shortlisted authors each received £2,500 and a specially bound edition of their book.
For comment on this year's winner, see Alison Flood in The Guardian of 19 November 2020 and Brian Ferguson in The Scotsman of 19 November 2020. Shuggie Bain has also been selected as Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year 2020.
Douglas Stuart is the second Scot to win the prize. The first was James Kelman in 1994. For a round up of Scottish writers and publishers on the Booker lists over the years, see our Booker Prize page.


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Rihanna and Hassan Jameel Call It Quits After Almost 3 Years of Dating
Jan 17, 2020 4:37 pm·
By Jennifer Machin
It's over for Rihanna and Hassan Jameel. The former couple called it quits after almost three years together, according to Us Weekly.
It's still unknown as to why the pair split, but throughout the course of their relationship, they've managed to keep things pretty private until recently. In October 2019, RiRi revealed to Vogue that she was in a relationship. "Yeah, I'm dating," she told the outlet. "I'm actually in an exclusive relationship for quite some time, and it's going really well, so I'm happy." She also added that she hopes to become a parent someday. It looks like the singer has her eyes set on starting a family soon, and hoped to do it with Hassan.
Rihanna Gushes Over Her Private Relationship With Her BF Hassan Jameel
"I know for a fact that she would love to be a mom," a source told Life & Style in December. "She can't wait to have kids. In fact, she wants a daughter first." For a while, the pair seemed to be on the same page, with one condition. "Maybe 2020 will be her year, but her boyfriend, Hassan, definitely wants to be married first," the insider said.
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It seems like Rihanna may have thought her ex was going to propose ahead of the new year. "All her friends think Hassan will pop the question on New Year's Eve," another source divulged to Life & Style. "Rihanna is so chill that she's not sweating it, she jokes that she may say no. Of course, she won't, but she loves messing with him."
Rihanna and Hassan Jameel's Romance Proves Opposites Attract
While the pop star isn't afraid to call the shots, she was leaving it up to him. "Rihanna is hoping for a holiday proposal from Hassan," the insider added. "She'd love nothing more than to ring in 2020 with a huge rock on her finger. But she's not pushing it — she wants to be surprised, and she doesn't want Hassan to think that she's pressuring him."
We can't help but wonder if that had anything to do with their split. Breakups are rough, but hopefully this inspires RiRi to release some new music soon!


January 2, 2019 at 12:10 PM: A solo vehicle has rolled over on Hwy 4 at Big Trees Parkway in Ebbetts Pass.
An ambulance is responding to the scene. Be extra cautious if headed that way.
January 2, 2019 at 10:35 AM: A tree has been reported in the power lines on Hwy 4 at Hillcrest Road in Ebbetts Pass.


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.super Ljava/lang/Object;
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        Landroid/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat$ConnectivityManagerCompatApi24Impl;,
        Landroid/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat$ConnectivityManagerCompatApi16Impl;,
        Landroid/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat$ConnectivityManagerCompatBaseImpl;,
        Landroid/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat$RestrictBackgroundStatus;,
        Landroid/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat$ConnectivityManagerCompatImpl;
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# static fields
.field private static final IMPL:Landroid/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat$ConnectivityManagerCompatImpl;

.field public static final RESTRICT_BACKGROUND_STATUS_DISABLED:I = 0x1

.field public static final RESTRICT_BACKGROUND_STATUS_ENABLED:I = 0x3

.field public static final RESTRICT_BACKGROUND_STATUS_WHITELISTED:I = 0x2

# direct methods
.method static constructor <clinit>()V
    .registers 2

    .prologue
    .line 143
    sget v0, Landroid/os/Build$VERSION;->SDK_INT:I

    const/16 v1, 0x18

    if-lt v0, v1, :cond_e

    .line 144
    new-instance v0, Landroid/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat$ConnectivityManagerCompatApi24Impl;

    invoke-direct {v0}, Landroid/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat$ConnectivityManagerCompatApi24Impl;-><init>()V

    sput-object v0, Landroid/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat;->IMPL:Landroid/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat$ConnectivityManagerCompatImpl;

    .line 150
    :goto_d
    return-void

    .line 145
    :cond_e
    sget v0, Landroid/os/Build$VERSION;->SDK_INT:I

    const/16 v1, 0x10

    if-lt v0, v1, :cond_1c

    .line 146
    new-instance v0, Landroid/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat$ConnectivityManagerCompatApi16Impl;

    invoke-direct {v0}, Landroid/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat$ConnectivityManagerCompatApi16Impl;-><init>()V

    sput-object v0, Landroid/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat;->IMPL:Landroid/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat$ConnectivityManagerCompatImpl;

    goto :goto_d

    .line 148
    :cond_1c
    new-instance v0, Landroid/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat$ConnectivityManagerCompatBaseImpl;

    invoke-direct {v0}, Landroid/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat$ConnectivityManagerCompatBaseImpl;-><init>()V

    sput-object v0, Landroid/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat;->IMPL:Landroid/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat$ConnectivityManagerCompatImpl;

    goto :goto_d
.end method

.method private constructor <init>()V
    .registers 1

    .prologue
    .line 198
    invoke-direct {p0}, Ljava/lang/Object;-><init>()V

    return-void
.end method

.method public static getNetworkInfoFromBroadcast(Landroid/net/ConnectivityManager;Landroid/content/Intent;)Landroid/net/NetworkInfo;
    .registers 4
    .param p0, "cm"    # Landroid/net/ConnectivityManager;
    .param p1, "intent"    # Landroid/content/Intent;

    .prologue
    .line 177
    const-string v1, "networkInfo"

    invoke-virtual {p1, v1}, Landroid/content/Intent;->getParcelableExtra(Ljava/lang/String;)Landroid/os/Parcelable;

    move-result-object v0

    check-cast v0, Landroid/net/NetworkInfo;

    .line 178
    .local v0, "info":Landroid/net/NetworkInfo;
    if-eqz v0, :cond_13

    .line 179
    invoke-virtual {v0}, Landroid/net/NetworkInfo;->getType()I

    move-result v1

    invoke-virtual {p0, v1}, Landroid/net/ConnectivityManager;->getNetworkInfo(I)Landroid/net/NetworkInfo;

    move-result-object v1

    .line 181
    :goto_12
    return-object v1

    :cond_13
    const/4 v1, 0x0

    goto :goto_12
.end method

.method public static getRestrictBackgroundStatus(Landroid/net/ConnectivityManager;)I
    .registers 2
    .param p0, "cm"    # Landroid/net/ConnectivityManager;

    .prologue
    .line 195
    sget-object v0, Landroid/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat;->IMPL:Landroid/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat$ConnectivityManagerCompatImpl;

    invoke-interface {v0, p0}, Landroid/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat$ConnectivityManagerCompatImpl;->getRestrictBackgroundStatus(Landroid/net/ConnectivityManager;)I

    move-result v0

    return v0
.end method

.method public static isActiveNetworkMetered(Landroid/net/ConnectivityManager;)Z
    .registers 2
    .param p0, "cm"    # Landroid/net/ConnectivityManager;

    .prologue
    .line 166
    sget-object v0, Landroid/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat;->IMPL:Landroid/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat$ConnectivityManagerCompatImpl;

    invoke-interface {v0, p0}, Landroid/support/v4/net/ConnectivityManagerCompat$ConnectivityManagerCompatImpl;->isActiveNetworkMetered(Landroid/net/ConnectivityManager;)Z

    move-result v0

    return v0
.end method


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The Smash L.A. Success That Started in a Liquor Store
The Standing Room evolved into something much higher-scale than its humble beginnings.
Fast Casual | July 2017 | Sam Oches
The Standing Room earned rave reviews for its iconic burgers served at a Redondo Beach liquor store.
Some restaurant concepts get their start as a food truck. Others start as a traditional standalone on a busy commercial drive, while still others start as a walk-up window in a tiny, urban, hole-in-the-wall space.
But for one popular concept in Los Angeles, the origin story not only goes back to real estate that's a bit more unusual—a small counter in a liquor store—but it also evolved into something much higher-scale than its humble beginnings.
The Standing Room, a two-unit operation dishing enormous burgers with Korean and Hawaiian culinary influences, opened its first location in 2011 in Catalina Liquor, an inconspicuous convenience store in Redondo Beach, California.
Lowell Bakke, The Standing Room's founder, had worked in restaurants and wanted to eventually open his own place. So when his cousin inherited a liquor store with space in the back, it seemed as good a spot as any for testing ideas.
"It was something we opened to practice, I guess you could say, a concept that we would try to eventually move into being a full-service restaurant," Bakke says. "We weren't really expecting it to take off the way that it did, and luckily it ended up blowing up."
Named for the fact that the small counter was supposed to be takeout only, The Standing Room started with 12 items on the menu, mostly burgers and sandwiches, as well as fries and other sides.
Initially, Bakke says, dishing those decadent burgers out of the back of a liquor store—one with a playful cartoon whale painted on the exterior—was something of a tough sell.
"At first, people looked at us like we were weird," he says. "They definitely thought it was kind of gross. … We literally started giving away burgers for free. We were like, 'Look, try this out, see what you think about it, give us some feedback.'"
Customers eventually came around and provided their feedback. Guest recommendations led to new menu items. And culinary innovation led to positive Yelp reviews and word-of-mouth buzz—buzz that grew into a cult-like following.
The Standing Room's options became some of the more coveted burgers in all of L.A., with many customers waiting in line for as much as an hour, Bakke says.
"When we started getting really busy, we went to the city and asked them if we could put in seating," he says. "We ended up taking a couple parking stalls that were in the lot and making a seating area."
That popularity wasn't without reason; the concept's Instagram-worthy burgers were unlike anything else in the city. For example, there's the signature Napoleon burger, which is loaded with bacon, caramelized onion, smoked gouda, cheddar and American cheese, a fried egg, spring mix, braised short rib, truffle parmesan fries, tomato jam, and Korean aioli. Then there's the Bull burger, which is topped with spring mix, Korean marinated beef, kimchi, shishito pepper, caramelized onions, cheddar and American cheese, and a kimchi dip.
The liquor-store Standing Room menu also includes sandwiches and plates, with fries, pan-roasted edamame, and shishito peppers available as sides.
True to Bakke's vision for the restaurant—and seemingly a giant leap forward from the Catalina Liquor space—The Standing Room's second location, which opened in 2014, is a full-service restaurant in nearby Hermosa Beach.
The decision to make the second location full service mostly came down to the experience Bakke was trying to create; many guests had told him they wanted to sit down to The Standing Room's burgers with a beer, and he wanted his restaurant to be the kind of place locals would want to go hang around in—a place that was at once high-quality and comfortable.
The Hermosa Beach space came with a live-music license, so Bakke and his team built it out as a gastropub with a full bar, starters, salads, desserts, and a broader range of entrée options.
"Overall, with the food, it's always been trying to put out really quality food for a cheap price," Bakke says. "I always envisioned that someone with a business suit could come in and someone in shorts and flip flops from the beach could come in. It's not like we were aiming for a specific type of customer—it's just quality food for everybody at a good price."
He adds that the transition from counter service to full has been much more difficult than he anticipated.
"When I first did it, I thought that it would be easy, but it's definitely not," he says. "It's a different animal. It was quite a big slap in the face when we opened up the restaurant."
There are plans for further growth, Bakke says, but he's not committed to any one service model. He envisions a mix of counter-service and full-service locations; the sweet spot moving forward, he adds, will likely resemble a fast-casual restaurant with beer and wine available. Hard liquor isn't a must for The Standing Room concept, he says.
The decision on which model to open, Bakke says, will simply come down to real estate—whether that's a standalone location, a hole in the wall, or even a counter in the back of a liquor store with a cartoon whale painted on the side.
"The concept we have could translate to a food truck, could be a counter space, and it could be a full-service restaurant," he says. "Whatever opportunity arises, I think that's what we'd go with."
This story originally appeared in QSR's July 2017 issue with the title "Room for Two."


We spent a few days away at my Sister-In-Law's house out in Montauk. As much as we love our house, it's nice to get away from it for a little while.
Now that we're back, we've got a week to make the house ready for Aurora's birthday party. I can't believe that she's going to be two years old. I know that time flies, but it seems to me that's been traveling at mach 10.


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By: Harneet Singh Sethi | March 2, 2021
Can England win the 4th Test to level the series against India? Despite being on the receiving end of an Indian cannonade characterised by outright quality, England still have a chance to redeem themselves in the 4th Test. Not often a touring side will have that luxury against India in their own backyard. In retrospect, […] READ MORE
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By: Harneet Singh Sethi | February 28, 2021
India brush aside England at Motera For the second time in this series, England fell prey to some high-class spin bowling and of course, their penchant for playing the wrong line. They were well beaten, rather dispatched, at the end. In this article, we will dissect the game between India and England and explore five […] READ MORE
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Axar Patel vs Ravindra Jadeja: Two quality all-rounders vying for one spot Axar Patel has had quite the start to his test match career, picking up 18 wickets in just 2 test matches. This means that he currently has a wickets-test ratio of 9. A number which is incredibly high and likely to fall by […] READ MORE
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England look to continue momentum in the 2nd Test Match at Chennai Welcome to our India v England preview. With India trailing 1-0 after the first test, the 2nd test at Chennai will be a test of the team's character. Is there a bounce back on cards (again) or it will be another clinical and […] READ MORE
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Here's a rough timeline of discussions in the MN Legislature regarding the donation of hunter-harvested venison, and the poisoning of children by lead-ammunition fragments in venison.
A few MN Legislators actually attempted to exempt donated venison from Minnesota's food-safety laws in order to allow the Minnesota venison-donation program to continue unchanged (and therefore to continue poisoning unsuspecting mothers and their children with lead-ammunition fragments). A few others wanted to eliminate the Minnesota venison-donation program (for various reasons including the complications of funding the program through voluntary donations associated with deer-hunting licenses).
2/8/2012: MN Senators Bill Ingebrigtsen and Paul Gazelka, and MN Rep. Dan Fabian introduce a bill (SF 1706 / HF 2351) to exempt hunter-harvested venison from Minnesota food-safety regulations.
3/6/2012: MN Senate Committee hears expert scientific testimony from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and others on the hazards of lead in venison.
MN Senate Committee on Environment & Natural Resources, evening session (Senate Media Services lost its recording of this session).
Despite expert testimony to the contrary, the Committee includes the exemption in the 2012 MN Senate Game & Fish Bill SF 1943 (later to be identified as HF 2171).
4/23/2012: in a MN Senate floor session, Sen. Rod Skoe raises awareness of the dangers of toxic ammunition and lead poisoning from wild game, and introduces an amendment to correct the error on that subject in Game & Fish Bill HF 2171.
Sen. Skoe's good amendment passes on a voice vote, thus allowing the Minnesota venison-donation program to continue with deer taken using non-toxic ammunition.
As amended, the Game & Fish Bill HF 2171 passes on a roll-call vote.
4/27/2012: the MN House/Senate Conference Committee (to resolve differences in their versions of the Game & Fish Bill HF 2171) not only deletes the donated-venison exemption from food-safety regulations, but goes on to eliminate the Minnesota venison-donation program. The bill passes on 4/28/2012 and is signed by the Governor on 5/3/2012.
House clueless on outdoors issues. Star Tribune 4/6/2012 by Dennis Anderson: "Rep. Tom Hackbarth, R-Cedar, has been quick to alert poor people and other unfortunates that while uninspected venison they might encounter at food shelves this fall could contain chunks of lead bullets, it's their choice whether to feed the potentially toxic meat to their kids -- or whether instead to let the little ones go hungry."


Language is a lot more important than we often realize. It's not simply a tool for communication, it is so much more. We understand the world through language, we think in language. And our thinking makes us who we are. This is why language is so closely tied to identity. For example, Skull Face's identity was 'stolen from him' because his language was stolen from him. "With each new post my masters changed, along with the words they made me speak. With each change, I changed too." We cannot observe and interpret the world in the same way if we change our language. Language is probably the most important part of what makes us humans different from other species. Take the concepts of history and future, for example. We have these because we have language. And now, it's impossible not to think in these concepts, we live our lives around them. They are as real to us as anything.
The Phantom Pain's story revolves around the relation between (physical) objects and (abstract) concepts, between signified and signifier – and how language plays a central role.
In the same way as language is more than just a tool for communication, a name is more than simply a way to refer to someone. It's part of someone's identity, and by giving someone a specific name you can steer the interpretations tied to it – shape the concept. Define it. In the game this idea is reflected in several of the characters as they (or others) talk about their names.
Around the time The Phantom Pain takes place, the Mujahadeen started calling Ocelot 'Shalashaska'. This name is the result of how they see Ocelot – their concept of Ocelot; a combination of several concepts that in their mind, make up this man. The moniker is more than a tool for reference, it encompasses their way of seeing, and the reason the name came to be in the first place has everything to do with their concept of this man – and of course, the specifics of their language. But as soon as this word existed, the concept – the idea of this man called Shalashaska – existed as well.
To Eli, his Kikongo name is who he is, how he sees himself and how he wants others to perceive him. Eli is the clone of another man, the inferior carbon copy, but Nyoka ya Mpembe (White Mamba) is his own person, the leader of a group of child soldiers. "Word of the infamous White Mamba spread fast." To Eli, calling him by his 'real' name is denying him this identity, the one he chose for himself. After arriving on Mother Base, the children are instructed to abandon their 'noms de guerres', it's the first step in removing their 'child soldier' identities. But Eli does not comply, if he gives up his name, he'll lose control. He sees losing his name as a great threat. He is aware of the effect of words, aware of the power of language.
Quiet is another example, but more on that later.
As for Big Boss, the name itself holds the power of the concept it conveys. Shalashaska explains at the beginning of the game: "Once word of Big Boss' return starts traveling, that will be our true deterrent against Cipher." But the concept of Big Boss has another effect, on Diamond Dogs' soldiers. "Regardless of where they came from or why they're here, they revere you." It's a name with the power to unite and to lead people, because of the concept it represents. Simply put, 'Big Boss' is a specific word representing a specific concept. Throughout the game, the protagonist is Big Boss. He's Big Boss in the mind of those who surround him – and in his own mind. Or, as Ocelot put it: "That's our reality here, whether it's real or not. […] All that matters, is that's the concept that's taken shape in their heads." It was up to Venom Snake to live up to the legend, the concept that now existed in people's heads, and he eventually did. Physically, he wasn't Big Boss, but conceptually, he was.
The idea of how a word can create an image in our heads, a concept, is something that is not just true for names, but for language as a whole. Simply put, concepts are linguistic constructs.
And so we have arrived at the most important theme of the game, the one that is central to the story: the importance of language for our understanding of the world, and for the existence of each and every concept.
Each word represents a concept, and each concept can exist because of the word that refers to it. That's how it can exist in our minds. In other words, language and concepts are inextricably connected: these concepts exist and can be understood because they exist in language, and once that language is gone, not only the words but the entire concept itself ceases to exist.
Objects exist in the physical world. But concepts exist in the mind. And just as we're only able to perceive objects because of light, we can only imagine concepts because of language.
Each specific word in each specific language brings a specific image to the mind. That's the power of language – the power to shape something inside our head. Once some concept has taken shape in our heads, it can become a powerful driving force. "Words can kill." Language is a way to share ideas, to form concepts and shape images in other people's minds, a way for us to think and to understand. A way for us to be.


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By Marilyn Dubinski Sep 22, 2018, 2:52pm CDT
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The NBA's Board of Regents has unanimously passed three new rules changes. Here is a quick recap of what they are and how they could effect the Spurs.
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Shot Clock Reset – The shot clock will reset to 14 seconds in three scenarios: after an offensive rebound of a missed field goal or free throw that hit the rim; after a loose ball foul is called on the defensive team immediately following a missed field goal or free throw that hit the rim; or after the offensive team gets possession of the ball after it goes out of bounds immediately following a missed field goal or free throw that hit the rim.
As was discussed here at PtR last month when the rules were officially proposed, this should be a beneficial rule change to the Spurs. They raked in the sixth most offensive rebounds last season despite coming in at 21st in shots per game, and they were also the fifth-best at preventing them. This is also a rule that should already be familiar to some players as it already exists in FIBA, the G-League, and it was used during the 2018 Summer League games.
As for resetting the shot clock to 14 instead of 24 seconds after loose ball fouls or rebounds that fall out-of-bounds, I am also for this change just to speed up the game. All other non-shooting types of defensive fouls reset the shot clock to 14 seconds if it has already passed, so why not a loose ball foul considering the defense has yet to gain possession? There's also no need to reset the clock all the way back to 24 seconds if no one secured a rebound, so all-in-all this is a good change. (Still waiting to hear about those other clock problems, though.)
Simplification of the Clear Path Foul Rule – The changes to the clear path foul rule establish "bright line" standards based on the position of players at the time of the foul while also narrowing required referee judgment and reducing the number of variables impacting the rule's application.
Sometimes simplification can sound more complex, so let's let the NBA explain this even further:
A clear path foul is now defined as a personal foul against any offensive player during his team's transition scoring opportunity in the following circumstances: the ball is ahead of the tip of the circle in the backcourt; no defender is ahead of the offensive player with the transition scoring opportunity; the player with the transition scoring opportunity is in control of the ball (or a pass has been thrown to him); and if the foul deprives his team of an opportunity to score.
As part of the clear path foul rule simplification, referees will no longer need to make judgment calls as to whether or not a defender was between (or had the opportunity to be between) the offensive player with the transition scoring opportunity and the basket. In addition, referees will no longer have to determine whether or not the defender was at any time ahead of the offensive player prior to committing the foul, nor will it be relevant whether or not a defender beat the offensive player with the transition scoring opportunity into the frontcourt. Further, plays of this nature will no longer have to originate in the backcourt (since transition scoring opportunities can originate in the frontcourt).
Under the simplified rule, a clear path foul cannot occur if the fouled player is in the act of shooting or if the foul is caused by the defender's attempt to intercept or deflect a pass intended for the player attempting to score in transition.
I hope you got all that. Regardless, this rule change will affect the Spurs no more or less than any other team in the NBA. Clear path fouls are not overly common to begin with, so time will tell if this actually plays any significant role in easing the officials' job or not.
Last but not least:
Expanded Definition of "Hostile Act" for Replay Purposes – For purposes of triggering instant replay review, the definition of a "hostile act" has been broadened to enable referees to determine the appropriate penalty for players or coaches if they are involved in hostile encounters with each other, referees or fans.
Again, this is not something that should affect the Spurs whatsoever. Not only have they rarely (if ever) called for a "hostile act" in recent history, but they don't have anyone on the roster that they even need to keep an eye on for such offenses.
Training camp starts on Tuesday, so start getting pumped up, Pounders!


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Identifying the maturity stage of specimens is essential for the determination of the spawning season, which in turn facilitates the formulation of adequate fisheries management measures for the sustainable use of sea resources, such as abalone. This study aims to validate, based on histological evidence, a gonad maturation scale that encompasses four morphochromatically-defined stages (developing, maturity, spawning and resting) for females and males, plus an additional stage for reproductively inactive (undifferentiated) specimens, to be used as an identification key. Given the similarity between Haliotis fulgens and Haliotis corrugata as to their morphochromatic features, the gonadal maturation scale can be used for both species.
KEY WORDS: Assessment tools; Gametogenesis; Gonads; Reproduction.