Travis Scott has announced the inaugural Astroworld Festival which will take place at the NRG Park in Houston on November 17th.
The fest takes place just across the street from the now-defunct Astroworld amusement park. It's the same place which inspired the title of La Flame's third studio album, which is on course to move close to 450k copies in the first week.
Travis will headline the fest but it will also feature some other artists as well as upcoming acts. "Our ultimate goal in launching this Fest is to bring some well-deserved recognition to Travis' hometown of Houston, the place that has made him both the man and creative artist he is today. H-Town has an incredible rich cultural history, and we look forward to showcasing to residents from Travis' own backyard and across the globe what makes this city so special. Make sure to get your tickets now as the inaugural Astroworld will be a really special and unique experience not to be missed," Travis' manager David Stromberg said.
GA and VIP passes will go on sale to the general public on Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. CST.


Is your enterprise connected? The Internet of things suggests that integration of devices and functions are going to be the way of the future for future logistics. In fact market researcher Gartner predicted 26 billion devices will be part of the Internet of Things by 2020, a 30-fold increase from 2009.
So how do you prepare for this shift toward even greater interconnectivity? First and foremost try adopting the philosophy that the Internet of Things is based on. To find out more about this concept we went rummaging through the net and pieced together some pertinent points. Enjoy!
Well this shift toward IoT has actually been happening before your very eyes for quite some time now.
In fact, most likely you are already, to some extent, involved in it. Do you use electronic technologies to improve and connect certain processes within your operation? IoT takes this to the next level by intelligently connecting people, processes, data, and things via devices and sensors. Then using these connections to make smarter, more effective and near instantaneous decisions.
How long have you got? Connecting infrastructure that we already have established and using it to bring a deeper understanding to our processes just makes perfect sense. It gives us incredible power all in the palm of your hand. Obstacles that generally impact logistics like distance, weather and/or demand will become less and less of an issue in future years. With IoT you will be able to overcome these in real-time.
Why Is a Logistics System a Good First Step?
A system like the 4SIGHT Logistics Solution is a great way to introduce your operation to the Internet of things. The 4SIGHT platform has been designed with several goals in mind, the system is modular, so you install only the portions you need. It's a responsive web design that supports multiple devices so you can perform necessary functions from a desktop, from a tablet in a truck, or from a smartphone. The clever use of these technologies is exactly what supports IoT. The platform works with a variety of technologies at all levels to ensure smooth integration with your company's existing systems. Again, this ease of functionality and ability to integrate is a strong suit of IoT.
4SIGHT uses a variety of sensors, RFID and GPS technology. These technologies and devices provide an overall picture and detailed information of everything going on in your yard — from trailer positions and contents to yard truck locations — right at your fingertips. As far as IoT is concerned, the smarter your devices and technologies the smarter the business. In the spirit of connecting functions, 4SIGHT has a list of success stories from reducing labor hours thanks to RFID sensors to time reduced on maintenance thanks to automatic stress-test based notifications; meaning equipment is only 'repaired' when it reaches a certain threshold as opposed to the more common calendar based system.
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Neighbourhood News Desk: Nearly 18 months after Delhi Cabinet's approval, the 'Good Samaritan scheme' became operational 10 days ago introducing monetary benefits for those who come to the help of accident victims. The scheme was announced in August 2016 when a man had bled to death in Subhash Nagar after being hit by a tempo.
The Subhash Nagar incident highlighted that timely help from passersby could save lives as in the case of another accident victim SR Kataria who was lucky to have found help when he met a massive accident in north Delhi six months ago. The man who came to his help was another commuter Anil Sharma, a civil defence personnel, who was travelling in the bus that had hit Kataria's car.The Delhi Cabinet approved the scheme in January 2017, and it finally became operational 10 days ago. People who help accident victims reach hospital will receive a reward of Rs 2,000 and a citation from the government.


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No. 2 Baylor women beat Texas Tech for 50th home win in row
Texas Tech guard Sydney Goodson, left, grabs a rebound over Baylor center Queen Egbo, right, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, in Waco Texas. (AP Photo/Rod Aydelotte)
WACO, Texas (AP) — No. 2 Baylor keeps extending all of its winning streaks. The last two games have just been a little closer without their leading scorer.
With NaLyssa Smith sidelined again because of a right high ankle sprain, Juicy Landrum scored 20 points and the Lady Bears beat Texas Tech 87-79 on Saturday to extend their Big 12 record to 47 consecutive regular-season conference wins.
It was the second game in a row decided by fewer than 10 points for Baylor (17-1, 6-0 Big 12), which entered the game with a national-best average scoring margin of more than 37 points.
"But you know what, we've got players, we've got to grind it out," coach Kim Mulkey said.
Lauren Cox, who missed eight games before Big 12 play because of a foot issue, added 17 points and eight rebounds for Baylor, which also has a national-best 50-game home winning streak over the past three years.
"You get Lauren back, and she's not back full speed. And then you get this injury," Mulkey said. "You know what we can do when we have all of them. And that's what you keep focusing on. And then you just kind of pick and push and prod and grind and do all that along the way. … The bottom line is we still win."
Queen Egbo, who has started both games in place of Smith after starting six times when Cox was hurt, added 16 points and eight rebounds. Te'a Cooper had 15 points with eight assists.
There were five ties and 10 lead changes in the first quarter, but the Lady Bears went ahead for good on Landrum's 3-pointer that made it 27-26 after the first 10 minutes. Landrum hit another 3 to start the second, part of a 14-2 run.
Brittany Brewer had 24 points and nine rebounds for Texas Tech (13-4, 2-4). Lexi Gordon had 18 points and Chrislyn Carr had 16.
The Lady Raiders made 6 of 16 3-pointers in the first quarter, the highest-scoring quarter against Baylor this season, then went only 6 of 33 from long range the rest of the game.
"For us, it was just to stay true to the game plan. Our goals coming in were to be able to shoot the ball from the outside," coach Marlene Stollings said. "They're so good defensively, they don't give you a lot of stuff at the basket, so we knew we were going to have to be able to knock down those shots. The first half we did a very good job of that."
Smith initially turned her ankle against Oklahoma State on Jan. 12, then got stepped on last Saturday against West Virginia. Mulkey said Smith is getting better every day and wants to play.
"When you deal with a high ankle sprain, you're never going to be 100%," Mulkey said. "With high ankle sprains, it's not day to day, it's probably week to week."
Texas Tech: Brewer, the 6-foot-5 senior who entered the game as the only player averaging more than 10 points, 10 rebounds and 4 1/2 blocks a game, hit two 3-pointers in the first quarter. She was only 1 of 12 beyond the arc before Saturday. She had only one blocked shot against Baylor.
Baylor: The Lady Bears have won 21 in a row over Texas Tech and 31 of 32. They still trail the overall series 47-46 because the Lady Raiders won 34 in a row from 1984-2002 under Marsha Sharp.
AT HOME VS. FORMER TEAM
Erin DeGrate spent the past two seasons at Texas Tech before going as a graduate transfer to Baylor, at home where she was high school teammates with Landrum. DeGrate had seven points in nine minutes against the Lady Raiders.
"To leave a school and come back and play at your school in your hometown, that's hard, because family always wants to see you play," Mulkey said. "For her to go out there and do what she did, happy for her. She should feel really, really good about her contribution today."
Texas Tech has a bit of a break before playing three of its next four games at home. The Lady Raiders host Oklahoma State next Saturday.
Baylor plays at home for the third time in four games on Tuesday night against Iowa State.
More AP women's basketball: https://apnews.com/Womenscollegebasketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25
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Kambra by Lucija Penko + Medprostor d.o.o.
The project is located in the Karst region of Slovenia, where the climate is Mediterranean and the landscape rocky and dry, covered only by endless stretches of vine and pine tree forests. The old abandoned barn stands in the centre of a small village, its walls curving along the narrow road between the cluster of houses. It appears to have grown out of a rock, facing South-West onto an enclosed garden and over the hills above the city of Trieste. The refurbishment of the house was approached with thoughtfulness and care, trying to keep as many of the original elements as possible; the stone window and door frames, the oak roof structure, the washed-out facade render and all the ironmongery additions revealing that it was once a home to a cow called Sivka (Lavender). We gave the place a name as well; Kambra, which is the local vernacular word for a multi/purpose room in the ground floor of the traditional Karst house. In the garden a new-built single storey building is placed to support Kambra's contemporary function of a cosy holiday retreat. Facing the house it defines the boundaries of a protected courtyard, a re-interpretation of a local typology; the heart of every homestead. The main materials used throughout the project are elemental and enduring; the concrete base, framed and complemented by black iron detailing is softened by natural oak surfaces wherever tactility is of main importance. The solidity of the new materials and the treatment of junctions between the old and the new alludes to the passing of time that the house has withstood, celebrating its marks and scars. The concrete used on the inside of the old house strengthens the stone. Outside, the new built structure, cast in exposed concrete, resembles it. The house slowly changed and weathered through the course of its past 400 years and its continued transformation has served as an inspiration for its renovation. The concrete building will be eventually overgrown with life forms and marked by rainfall. With that it will, like a rock, become a part of the landscape that it currently confronts with its uniformity and sharp form. The process of change will continue to be its architect.


An angel figurine may inspire a centerpiece.
A well-crafted centerpiece can set the mood of the whole room and serve as the focal point for the table. An angel-inspired centerpiece can be appropriate for the holiday season, or you can make your table sparkle with this heavenly centerpiece year-round.
Lay a white table runner in the center of the table.
Fill the white vase with the long white feathers. Arrange them in the vase as desired.
Set the charger in the center of the white table runner. Place the filled vase on the center of the charger.
On either side of the charger, place the two angel figurines.
Fill the votive holders with the votive candles. Place the votive candles in a row between the angel figures and the vase, using at least two candles on each side.
Surround the vase with tea lights, placing them on the charger.
Scatter gold or silver home decor beads on the vase and around the votive candles.
Use accents to match the angel figures. Gold or silver are just suggestions that add to an all-white display.
Use caution with lit candles. Do not leave lit candles unattended.
For safety reasons, consider battery operated candles.
Fletcher, Jenna. "How to Make a Centerpiece With Angels." Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/make-centerpiece-angels-83397.html. Accessed 19 April 2019.


Here's the next AA page!
They mistaken Burgerburgh High for AA?
I finished this yesterday, but I decided to wait until the next day, which is today.
I noticed though that as I as moving the scene around and zooming out, a couple of the customers were moving a bit by themselves, which is why Scarlett and Sue are a bit misplaced now that I think about it.
Be warned that when you have tons of customers loading in a scene (like when you zoom out), it will began to lag in your device.
A whodunnit scene... try to solve it.
Credit to asdfmovie and TomSka.
Yep, ours, yours, and Ianiant's.
Why was it just 4th of July scenes, though?


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Future Male Birth Control May Zap Sperm with Sound Waves
By Jennifer Welsh
The testis is composed of many tubes called "seminiferous tubules." The seminiferous tubule on the left is from a testis that was not treated with ultrasound while the tubule on the right is from a testis that was treated with ultrasound. (Image credit: JK Tsuruta, et. al. Reprod.Bio. and Endo. (2012))
Two 15-minute tickles could be the future of male birth control. New research on rats indicates that currently available ultrasound machinery could be used to kill off sperm-growing cells, technology that could render males infertile.
"Our noninvasive ultrasound treatment reduced sperm reserves in rats far below levels normally seen in fertile men," study researcher James Tsuruta, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said in a statement.
Male birth control for humans is still far from ready for prime time, though, Tsuruta said. "Further studies are required to determine how long the contraceptive effect lasts and if it is safe to use multiple times." Further work is also needed to figure out what specific settings work best on humans.
Sonic testes
The researchers used commercially available ultrasound equipment, which is used in physical therapy. They isolated the specific power, frequencies and temperatures needed to lower rat sperm count.
The idea was first suggested in 1970 by Mostafa Fahim, a researcher at the University of Missouri-Columbia, who published several studies of ultrasound treatments that killed germ cells and caused infertility, even testing the theory in humans. The machinery Fahim used is no longer available, so the researchers had to start over with commercially available ultrasound equipment and see what would have a similar effect to what was observed historically.
Sperm develops in the testes and goes through multiple intermediate stages. The researchers were aiming to destroy the earliest stages of sperm development, so the treatment, while temporary, would last a few months.
They found that by rotating high-frequency ultrasound around the testes, they could kill most of the sperm-creating cells. The best results were seen after two 15-minutes sessions, two days apart. They tested the rats' sperm two weeks after their treatments.
They found that these two sessions reduced the rat's sperm count to an index of zero, or an extremely low number of motile sperm. They also looked inside and saw that the rats had fewer sperm-making cells.
Sterile rats
The study was performed in rats, which are much more fertile than humans. In the rats, the sperm concentration attained — 3,000 motile sperm or fewer per milliliter — would still allow them to reproduce. In humans that low of a sperm count would beconsidered infertile.
In humans, a low sperm count is defined as anything under 15 million sperm per milliliter; other permanent sterilization procedures, such as a vasectomy, decrease sperm concentration to 3 million sperm per milliliter.
"A permanent or reversible method of contraception based on therapeutic ultrasound treatment could encourage more men to share greater responsibility for family planning," the researchers write in the study, published online in the journal Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology on Jan. 29.
The researchers also noted this kind of ultrasonic sterilization may be adapted to induce permanent infertility, providing a noninvasive way to sterilize household pets to control the pet population.
You can follow LiveScience staff writer Jennifer Welsh on Twitter @microbelover. Follow LiveScience for the latest in science news and discoveries on Twitter @livescience and on Facebook.
Jennifer Welsh
Jennifer Welsh is a Connecticut-based science writer and editor and a regular contributor to Live Science. She also has several years of bench work in cancer research and anti-viral drug discovery under her belt. She has previously written for Science News, VerywellHealth, The Scientist, Discover Magazine, WIRED Science, and Business Insider.


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ADDRESSING the world from the White House, Bill Clinton called it "the most important, most wondrous map ever produced by humankind". Others reached for the clichés: book of life, code of codes. Now, nearly two years on, it appears that the human genome—or at least one of the two competing versions—is largely a map (or book, or code…) of just one middle-aged, balding male.


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Thank a Cowboy for Amarillo's Big Texan 72-Ounce Steak Challenge
Sarah Ramsey
Texas is full of legends -- larger-than-life stories about people who accomplished unusual challenges. So it's not surprising that you can find a challenge to eat 72 ounces worth of steak (and the sides that come with it) or that there's a great story behind how the challenge got started. The Big Texan Steak Ranch opened in its original Route 66 location in Amarillo in 1960. The story goes that founder Bob (RJ) Lee noticed how many cowboys were coming in from nearby stockyards, especially on Friday nights after they got paid.
The cowboys were friendly competitors during these dinners, trying to out do each other with how much they could eat. So one Friday night in 1962 Lee pulled tables together and sat all the cowboys there and gave them this challenge: Who could eat the most one pound steaks in an hour? The cowboys had to pony up $5 to enter the challenge, but whoever won got to keep the whole entry fee.
The Big Texan Steak Ranch
And this is where the legend comes in. According to The Big Texan:
"One of the eaters took the lead by swallowing two steaks in ten minutes. Next, he politely requested a salad and a shrimp cocktail be served with his third steak. He consumed the extras, then this soft spoken giant called for his fourth steak and asked for a baked potato and a bread roll. He wasted little time on devouring those items and called for his fifth steak."
At the end of the hour, this cowboy had eaten 72 ounces of steak plus all the sides. Clearly the winner, Bob Lee not only awarded him the prize money, but also declared that anyone else who could eat that whole steak dinner in the same amount of time would get it for free.
The 72-ounce steak challenge still stands at The Big Texan Steak Ranch, now co-owned by Bobby and Danny Lee and located in Amarillo on I-40 where it cuts through the panhandle of Texas. The restaurant features great steak and a fun gift shop.
You can find the Hall of Fame listing the people who ate the whole thing. (And read the comments for gems like: "Bring me a strawberry short cake. (He ate that too)" and "He then ordered a piece of pie & a Lone Star Longneck."
This guy was up for the 72oz steak challenge! Are you? #TheBigTexan #72oz #72ozSteakChallenge
A post shared by The Big Texan (@thebigtexan) on Dec 21, 2017 at 10:06am PST
The 72 oz steak has been featured on The Travel Channel's Man vs Food, where host Adam Richman completed the challenge. And in 2015, competitive eater Molly Schuyler ate three of the entire meals in 20 minutes, demolishing the challenge. She finished the first meal in 4 minutes, 18 seconds.
The Big Texan, which was named the #1 Steakhouse in Texas by the Texas Country Reporter in 2013, opened the Big Texan Brewery in 2011 featuring beers like Texas Red Amber Ale, Pecan Porter, and Rattlesnake IPA. There's also The Big Texan Motel with a Texas-shaped swimming pool next to The Big Texan Steak Ranch, where you can stay in Old West style.
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Study: Mass. needs more gas-pipeline capacity
By Chelsea Feinstein, cfeinstein@lowellsun.com
Posted: 01/09/2015 07:42:14 PM EST
LOWELL -- An independent energy study commissioned by the administration of former Gov. Deval Patrick outlines a need for increased natural-gas pipeline capacity in Massachusetts over the coming years, bolstering the case for a pipeline-construction proposal that has drawn protests from residents and elected officials statewide.
"Insufficient natural-gas capacity for the electric sector has contributed to high wholesale gas prices to generators and thus high electricity prices," the report's executive summary states.
The report was released Thursday just minutes before Gov. Charlie Baker was sworn in as Patrick's replacement. The Patrick administration commissioned the $250,000 report from Synapse Energy Economics after talks over the summer about implementing a tariff to pay for more pipeline capacity prompted Patrick to look at the state's energy needs.
A major pipeline proposal from Kinder Morgan is in the pre-filing process with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The company has touted the plan as one that will keep energy prices low and create jobs, while opponents have called the new infrastructure unnecessary and decried its potential impacts on the environment and personal property.
The company applied last month to reroute a portion of the pipeline through New Hampshire along existing power-line easements to lessen the impact on the environment and personal property, though protests from those opposed to the pipeline has persisted.
The study says that the natural-gas infrastructure has become "increasingly stressed during peak winter periods as regional demand for natural gas has grown."
That means gas prices are expected to spike during peak demand in the winter until the problem is addressed.
Other fuels, including oil, will be used to meet peak demand over the next four years, but additional pipeline capacity will be needed by 2020, the report concluded.
Synapse evaluated eight different scenarios, concluding that Massachusetts would face a shortfall of 0.6 billion to 0.8 billion cubic feet per day during peak demand in 2020.
The project proposed by Kinder Morgan could provide up to 2.2 billion cubic feet per day, though the company says they will design the project to accommodate only the amount of capacity that they have long-term contracts for.
If approved by FERC, Kinder Morgan hopes to have the pipeline in operation by 2018.
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Designer Samu-Jussi Koski has been busy building out a full-fledged lifestyle label. Koti, his housewares brand, is serving up impeccably simple, quietly rustic ladles, soaps, candleholders, and the like, and his Fall ready-to-wear for Samuji found a lineup befitting of unfussy little luxuries of that stripe. Koski's vernacular of arty basics continues to evolve; his in-house patterns (Koski was formerly the creative director of Finnish print mecca Marimekko) have flourished in recent seasons, here coming to life in abstract painterly numbers, and some loose, gestural florals. Along similar lines is a series of separates with beaded faces atop sheeny, batting-filled black silk.
On a call from his home, Koski spoke about elevating his offering, and indeed, the tenor of luxury felt heightened, particularly in fabrications like seafoam silk and a beautiful rust and navy brushed-wool topper. Surprising, perhaps, given that the designer name-checked an institutional, USSR austerity as one of his inspirations. Then again, contrasts like those have always been at the core of Samuji; the balance he struck between sweetly prim shapes and eccentrically sculptural ones here felt just as fresh as it has in seasons past.


Drop the whole tomatoes in boiling water for about 30 seconds. Remove and cool in cold water; the skins should slip off easily. Chop and set aside. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet, and saute the green pepper over medium heat for 10 minutes. Add the chopped tomatoes, cover, and cook for 10 more minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic, salt, and coriander (if desired) to the tomatoes and peppers, cook for 5 more minutes. Set aside and serve at room temperature.


Jordan Brand is steadily releasing iconic original colorways that fans know and love, as well as exciting new colorways. Furthermore, thanks to Baltsneakershow, we now have confirmed release dates for most of the Spring '16 Jordans that were previewed. Find the latest 2016 Air Jordan releases.


Best Answer: Who cares? As long as 47% of congress are republicans it's going to stay in the crapper.
Not sure, but I think it's humorous that liberals are still blaming Republicans for the fact that congress hasn't been able to do anything. When it wasn't a democratic congress, it's the republicans. When it's a democrat congress, it's still the republicans. Wow, wish I could use that kinda logic on my customers!
What they fail to realize, or simply don't want to, is the fact that the reason they haven't been able to get anything constructive done is not because of republican resistance, but public resistance to their efforts. If the public was behind them, they'd have all kinds of republican support. As it is, they can't even get democrat support half the time.
Gang, the first step in solving a problem is to come to terms with it. The democrats, except for a few stalwarts, are shills for MoveOn and America knows it. And so does MoveOn, Code Pink and others. That's why they're taking legal action to removed Pelosi and Read. "Do as we say, or lose your seat!"
Stop blaming republics kiddos and start looking in the mirror.
The approval rating of everything from the President down is shamefully low, very few feel that a good job is being done by our legislatures as a whole.
As of 5 december, it was in the low 20s.
Not low enough to keep a lot of people from wanting to elect a senator as president of the US.
I believe it is still quite low along with Bushie's, but that will change when we get more Democrats in next November. A two vote majority for the Dems cannot accomplish anything with Bushy vetoing everything they do. The Republicans always drag things down; that is apparent.
It's about 6 points lower than Bush's approval rating. Gotta think about that one!!!
Nationally, about 15%, plus or minus a couple.
What are your thoughts on this Gallup Poll showing the Repub and Dem congress approval rating?
What did the Democrat-controlled Congress with a 9% approval rating do this week about the high cost of gas?
Why do you think that Congress' approval rating is so low?
Congress - Lowest Approval Rating In History . . .. . . . .. . Do You Have A Solution ?
Who is going to write the screenplay and star in the movie about the FAKE RUSSIAN COLLUSION coup d'etat attempt by the Democrats?


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Indebted: Season Two? Has the NBC Series Been Cancelled or Renewed Yet?
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Indebted: Season One Viewer Votes
Indebted: Season One Ratings
Indebted: Cancelled; No Season Two for Fran Drescher Sitcom on NBC
Thursday TV Ratings: In the Dark, Station 19, Young Sheldon, Last Man Standing, Indebted
Thursday TV Ratings: Grey's Anatomy, Man with a Plan, Last Man Standing, Tommy, Arrow
Thursday TV Ratings: Broke, How to Get Away With Murder, Last Man Standing, Indebted, Katy Keene
Thursday TV Ratings: Outmatched, Legacies, A Million Little Things, Indebted, Young Sheldon
Thursday TV Ratings: Station 19, Will & Grace, Last Man Standing, Katy Keene, Mom
Thursday TV Ratings: Legacies, Grey's Anatomy, Will & Grace, The Unicorn, Deputy
Thursday TV Ratings: Last Man Standing, Indebted, Katy Keene, Mom, Station 19
Thursday TV Ratings: Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Station 19, Tommy, Deputy, Katy Keene
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Robinson was shocked and frightened one day when he saw a man's footprint in the sand along the shore. He ran to his home (which he now called his castle), stayed there all day, and was unable to sleep all night. At first he thought the footprint was from the devil, but then reasoned that it was likely from a savage who had ventured to the island by canoe.
Whereas Robinson would have previously wished for someone to come and rescue him, now he has come to appreciate his solitude so much that he reacts to the possibility of someone else on the island with only fear. At the same time, the footprint represents the return of the unknown to his life, when he had so civilized the island that it had become thoroughly known to him.
Robinson was thankful that he was not seen by these savages, but worried that they would see his enclosure with the goats, and his crops. His fear took away all his "former confidence in God." Robinson calls life a strange "chequer-work of Providence," and notes how strange it is that, all alone without any other humans, he was so terrified by this prospect of another human being on the island.
Robinson automatically assumes that any native people he might encounter are savages. His fear causes his strong faith in God to waver. In retrospect, Robinson notes how strange his reaction to the possible presence of another person was.
Robinson continued to reflect on the situation and concluded that it was not his place to question the "providence of God," and that he should "resign" himself to God's will. He remembered the Bible verse, "Call upon me in the day of trouble, and I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me," prayed, and regained his spirits.
Robinson's faith returns and his belief in God helps him through his fear. The idea of providence provides a comforting structure or purpose behind events like his finding the footprint.
After three days within his "castle," Robinson ventured out into the island again. He reasoned that the footprint could have been an old one of his, and convinced himself that there was nothing to worry about. However, when he returned to the footprint, he saw that it did not match the size of his foot.
Robinson stays safely insulated and isolated from the world within his "castle" for three days before finally venturing out and examining the footprint, a threat of intrusion and the unknown into his life of solitude.
Robinson says that fear often causes men to discount reason and describes how he planned to destroy his livestock enclosure and send his goats into the wild and destroy his crops and "country house," so that whoever else was on the island wouldn't see these signs of habitation.
Robinson continues to fear the unknown stranger who left behind the footprint, whom he assumes would be hostile. He generalizes from his own experience in order to give the reader advice about fear clouding one's reason.
Robinson admits that he did not cry out to God in his distress instead of relying on "his providence." He thought that savages perhaps often went to his island by boat, so he decided to expand the fortifications around his dwelling, adding another outer wall with holes through which he could fire his guns. Scared of losing all his goats if attacked, he scouted out another place where he could build an enclosure for some of the goats, so that they would not all be in the same place.
Robinson prepares to defend his isolated home against any savages (though he has yet to encounter any). His fear again causes him to momentarily forget his trust in divine providence.
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Krauthammer: 'You Can't Do Repeal Alone' on Obamacare – It 'Will Be Utterly Intolerable'
Ian Hanchett
On Friday's broadcast of the Fox News Channel's "Special Report," columnist Charles Krauthammer stated that a bill that only repeals Obamacare won't get a majority and that figuring out a replacement is the only route.
Krauthammer said, "Look, in theory, the repeal first idea is good, but there is a reason why it was abandoned. It's not going to pass. You can't have a clean, bold, and naked repeal because it means that there are millions of Americans who are going to be out of healthcare insurance, out of coverage almost overnight, and that will be utterly intolerable. It will not get a majority. The reason why [Senator Ben] Sasse (R-NE) wants to advocate it because he knows it's so intolerable it will then force the Senate into doing a repair — a replacement, quickly. But that may not work. I think that's going to be seen as a bluff. The only way to go, I think, right now, is the [Senate Majority Leader Senator Mitch] McConnell (R-KY) way, where you try to piece together a replacement, and if you can do it, you do it. If you can't, you can't do repeal alone."
Follow Ian Hanchett on Twitter @IanHanchett
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Students will be taking MAP tests in Math and English on August 21st and Aug 23rd.
The Fall Sports Parent meeting will be tomorrow night at 6:15 in the Forum.
Parents, please remember to submit all bus passes in writing to the front office. Bus passes should include your child's name, parent contact number, bus number, drop off address, and your signature. I appreciate your assistance in this process!


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CJSF volunteer Anna Santiago reviews Invictus, the latest film by director Clint Eastwood.
A remarkable resemblance, an inspiring true story and a stellar performance… that sums up director Clint Eastwood's new film, Invictus. Invictus re-lives a leader's quest for unity in his country. Convinced that winning the World Cup can bring his people together through a common interest in rugby, Nelson Mandela and the captain of the South African rugby team joined forces to end the great divide that has torn their country apart. Invictus is a film about hope, determination, and one leader's commitment to change the world he lived in.
Oscar-winning actor, Morgan Freeman, plays the infamous Mandela who was determined to reunite South Africa after years of the apartheid. Freeman gave a heartwarming performance. Though the striking resemblance between the fearless leader and the Oscar-winning veteran was undeniable, it was Freeman's high-caliber performance that truly brought Mandela back to life.
Matt Damon plays Francois Pienaar, captain of the Springboks, South Africa's rugby team. Though Damon's performance is note-worthy, I felt that his role just did not suit him. Somehow Damon playing the underdog captain of an unsuccessful rugby team just did not appeal to me. Maybe it's just difficult to separate him now from his complicated action-hero character Jason Bourne. Regardless, the rapport between Damon and Freeman made the inspiring story behind Invictus a pleasure to watch.
This latest Clint Eastwood flick hits the mark of success with a touch of history, stellar performances, and a larger than life political icon. This mixture of history, politics, sports, family and society is what separates Invictus from the other movies that are currently playing. It's a true story of inspiration and hope; courage and determination.


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Middle East Upheavals and Israel
A briefing by Efraim Inbar
https://www.meforum.org/3096/middle-east-upheavals-israel
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Efraim Inbar is professor of Political Studies at Bar-Ilan University and director of its Begin-Sadat (BESA) Center for Strategic Studies, specializing in Middle Eastern strategic issues with a special reference to the politics and strategies of Israel's national security. He served as a member of Israel's Political Strategic Committee of the National Planning Council and has authored five books ,most recently Israel's National Security: Issues and Challenges since the Yom Kippur War (2008). Prof. Inbar addressed the Middle East Forum in New York on October 27 and in Philadelphia on October 31, concerning the implications for Israel of the Arab unrest and American responses to it.
Mr. Inbar began his talk by expressing pessimism about the so-called "Arab Spring" and explaining its regional implications. He pointed to the weakening of the Arab states due to their failure to modernize, which in his view could lead to civil war and to failed states. He then noted the growing perception of American weakness as Arab leaders had seen Washington let its allies fall while doing nothing to support popular uprisings against hostile regimes (notably in Tehran and Damascus). Washington also criticized its Saudi ally for intervening in Bahrain (another ally) where the royal family was threatened by a pro-Iranian Shiite uprising.
While Israel's No. 1 security problem remains Iran's dogged quest for nuclear weapons, it is unclear how these momentous developments will affect Arab behavior. Having been weakened by the uprisings, the Arab states are likely to concentrate on their domestic problems and focus less on Israel. Yet some beleaguered regimes (Syria being the obvious example) may initiate limited confrontations with Israel to deflect attention from their internal predicament. There is also increased danger of regimes losing control of their territory, with recent events in nominally-controlled Egyptian Sinai being a possible precursor. There is already evidence of national weapons arsenals (notably in Libya) finding their way to trouble spots like Gaza.
Inbar warned that Israeli deterrence has declined due to the perception of a reduced U.S. readiness to back its local ally in time of need as it had done in past crises and wars. He also anticipated the end of the Palestinian-Israeli "peace process" and expressed relief that Israel had failed to give the Golan Heights to Syria. Finally, Inbar warned of the threat of Islamist resurgence in the eastern Mediterranean and stressed the importance of Cyprus, and of Greece protecting it, in the face of potential Turkish designs on the island. Israel, he argued, would have to spend more on defense, especially its navy, in order to ensure its security and safeguard its rights to the natural gas fields that had recently been discovered in its nearby territorial waters.
The speaker ended on a cautiously optimistic note regarding the region's demography. Israel's Jewish population has the highest birth rate in the Western world at a time when Palestinian and Arab-Israeli birth rates are declining. No less importantly, cleavages in Israel's body politic —between socialists versus capitalists, Ashkenazim and Sephardim, and between left and right— have largely disappeared. The heated debate between "Greater" and "Smaller Israel" loyalists no longer roil the nation, with approximately 70% of Israelis supporting the two-state solution.
Summary written by MEF intern Stefan Kirschner.
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The number of small apartments, or shoebox units, in Singapore will nearly quadruple from 2,500 currently to 9,700 by 2015, the government said.
Currently, about 8 out of 10 shoebox apartments are located in the city, appealing to singles and expats with lower transportation costs and travelling time to their workplace.
But analysts question the appeal of shoebox units in the heartlands, where HDB flats are in abundance, providing more space for less rental.
Cheaper mortgage rates and plenty of liquidity were pushing investors to property, but speculation may be waning.
Since December's cooling measures, transactions of uncompleted units in the resale market dropped to four per cent, while the number of private residential properties bought by foreigners and companies dropped to seven per cent.
Land supply for residential needs has also increased.
"The market is a lot cooler than it was, say, one year ago," Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan said.
"(But) there are pockets of hot activities, particularly in the mass market, with the emergence of these shoebox units."
Shoebox units made up 27% of new home sales in the first quarter.
But unlike the soft landing of most property segments, analysts warn rentals and resale values of shoebox apartments could drop drastically.
"Shoebox (units) would be the first to suffer," research head of Chesterton Suntec Colin Tan said.
"We may get (a situation) in the future where there will be falling prices for small apartments, and then rising prices for normal-sized apartments because they simply do not meet the requirements of the family."
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Aristotle Quotes
Name: Aristotle
Born: 384 BC, Stagira, Chalcide, Northern Greece
Died: 322 BC, Euboea, Greece, Macedonian Empire
Alma mater: The Academy
Occupation: Philosopher, educator and writer
Influenced by: Plato
Inspired: Alexander The Great, Andronicus, Aristoxenus, Ayn Rand, Bryan Magee, Cassander, Claudius Ptolemy, Geoffrey Chaucer, George Boole, Herophilus of Chalcedon, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Martin Heidegger, Theophrastus and Thomas Aquinas
Founded: The philosophical school known as the Lyceum
Firsts: He was the first person who recorded the classification of plants and animals
Nickname: The father of biology and The Father of Western Philosophy
Trivia: He has been celebrated on canvas by some of the history's greatest artistic talents including: Francesco Hayez, Raphael, Rembrandt, Paolo Veronese, Justus Van Ghent and Lucas Cranach
"He who has overcome his fears will truly be free"
"One swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too one day, or a short time, does not make a man blessed and happy"
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it"
"Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms"
"I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who overcomes his enemies"
"We are busy that we may have leisure, and make war that we may live in peace"
"It is impossible for motion to subsist without place, and void, and time"
"Knowledge of the fact differs from knowledge of the reason for the fact"
"Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all"
"If a character is inconsistent, he must be consistently inconsistent"
"People prefer plausible impossibilities to implausible possibilities"
"In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous"
"The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet"
"Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies"
"Piety requires us to honour truth above our friends"
"The energy of the mind is the essence of life"
"The law is reason unaffected by desire"
"The actuality of thought is life"
"Nature does nothing uselessly"
"We are what we repeatedly do"
"Wit is cultured insolence"
Aristotle Biography
The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle has gone into the annals of history with a reputation of having one of finest minds ever to grace planet earth. Indeed the dramatist and poet Ben Jonson was quoted as calling Aristotle: "The greatest philosopher the world ever had" , but he was so much more than a fountain of wisdom of his time as his thinking and curiosity to understand things saw him make significant discoveries in science, logic and mathematics.
At The Academy he had an eminent teacher in Plato where Aristotle stayed under his tutelage for 20 years. He did not always see eye to eye with his mentor and his curious mind led to some philosophical disagreements with Plato who, upon his death, decided against allowing Aristotle to take over the Academy and instead bequeathed it to his nephew Speusippus. Aristotle left Athens at the request of King Philip II of Macedonia who wanted him to teach his son Alexander who went on to become a leader and conqueror known as Alexander The Great.
Aristotle eventually returned to Athens and set up his own philosophical school The Lyceum that was named in honour of the wolf god Apollo Lyceus. It was his recorded observations and theories on a plethora of subjects from the arts of poetry and literature to the sciences of biology and physics not to mention his notable explanations into politics and economics that made him stand out as a leading light of the Hellenic Age of discovery.
He had interesting beliefs on the universe which he saw as eternal with no beginning and no end which somewhat ties in partly with todays science of the expanding universe. He had a passion for nature where he was fascinated by observing things in their natural state including their actions and characteristics. He developed a reasoning process where he identified the water cycle, astrological events and his empirical studies began the classifications of plants and animals which set the tone for modern standard classifications.
Of his body of work only 31 of his 200 plus works have survived to this day and they have been extensively studied whilst inspiring generations of scientists and philosophers for more than two millennia. His philosophical doctrine was empiricism and as you would expect from a sage who has learnt so much from experience he was great for a well meaning one liner also, so here is my compilation of 21 of the best Aristotle quotes
Quotes About Aristotle
The philosopher Ayn Rand was inspired to say: "Aristotle may be regarded as the cultural barometer of Western history. Whenever his influence dominated the scene, it paved the way for one of history's brilliant eras; whenever it fell, so did mankind"
The German thinker Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel who influenced many paid tribute by saying: "To him the greater number of the philosophical sciences owe their origin and distinction"
The naturalist Charles Darwin described him thus: "I had a high notion of Aristotle's merits, but I had not the most remote notion what a wonderful man he was. Linnaeus and Cuvier have been my two gods, though in very different ways, but they were mere schoolboys to old Aristotle"
The astronomer Galileo Galilei talked of comparing two era and systems: "We have in our age new accidents and observations, and such, that I question not in the least, but if Aristotle were now alive, they would make him change his opinion; which may be easily collected from the very manner of his discoursing: For when he writeth that he esteemeth the Heavens inalterable, because no new thing was seen to be begot therein, or any old to be dissolved"
The philosopher Bertrand Russell shared this observation: "Throughout modern times, practically every advance in science, in logic, or in philosophy has had to be made in the teeth of opposition from Aristotle's disciples"
The philosopher Thomas Davidson spoke highly of him when he said: "Aristotle was the best educated man that ever walked on the surface of this earth"
The poet Christopher Marlowe summed up his influence: "Live and die in Aristotle's works"
The Roman philosopher Cicero gave high praise indeed when he said: "If Plato's prose was silver, Aristotle's was a flowing river of gold"
The biologist George J. Romanes called him: "The greatest intellect that has ever appeared upon the face of this earth"


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Alexander Murray Laphroaig 12 Year Old 2005
Brand Alexander Murray
Sternly poised on the Islay coast, one of three in Port Ellen, Laphroaig's façade is as austere as its whisky. Waves crash against the white brick 'LAPHROAIG' walls with awesome ferocity. Think wrath of the sea rather than hint of maritime, here.
Recognized the world round for everything medicinal: not only are distillery bottlings presented in an apothecary-style green and white bottle, evocative of nightmarish childhood visits to the medicine cabinet, many also perceive its flavor profile a close relative to cough medicine, whilst others lap it up for its fiercely acquired taste. Definitely a love-it-or-hate-it type dram.
The distinctly medicinal flavor characteristic that is found in the spirit produced at Laphroaig is a result of the peat utilized during the malting process, which like very few distilleries in Scotland is still conducted at the site of the distillery in a traditional manner. The distillery maintains access to its own unique peat beds, at Glen Machrie, whose peat contains relatively high levels of 'Sphagnum', which develop iodine-like flavors during production.
On top of the potency of raw ingredients used at Laphroaig, the distillery's process retains a large amount of phenols (ppm) in its new-make, making its whisky a fierce beast that requires robust maturation to develop graceful. Well-matured expressions, however, are absolutely sublime.


When people actually listen to my lyrics, many of which are tragic or nasty (how I love the blues), sometimes they'll assume they're based on my life, failing to credit me with an imagination. "Oh boy, I wonder how Diane feels about that one." Stuff like that. Well, this one is 100 percent autobiographical. Written May 10, 15 & 29, 2005 after one of our rare spats. Man, how I hate those things.


Lucy Liu is now my hero.
Known for her film roles in "Kill Bill: Vol. 1," "Charlie's Angels" and "Chicago," as well as her television parts in "Elementary" and "Ally McBeal," she will shine a spotlight on some female heroes with a project in progress at ABC Studios International.
The actor and director is developing a scripted anthology series called "Unsung Heroes" for the studio via her Moonvision Entertainment. No distributor is attached yet, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Liu will direct the first episode of the series and executive produce with her longtime manager Maryellen Mulcahy and Ruthanne Secunda, who has a deal at ABC Studios. Kelli Lee, managing director international content, platforms and talent, is overseeing the project for ABC Studios International.
"Unsung Heroes" will profile women who were highly accomplished in their fields but did not receive acknowledgment for their achievements and how their stories have affected history. The first episode will focus on Hollywood's silent era star Anna May Wong.
The Emmy-nominated performer is going into the final season of "Elementary" on CBS, which will premiere later this year. Liu also will star in "Why Women Kill" for the CBS All Access streaming service.


Getting in front of the media isn't easy but can be very effective. Taking the media on an adventure that is both fun and educational is a great way to build relationships, as well as get in depth, great coverage. Or taking a celebrity on the road for a pre-set schedule of TV segments is a win-win for both media and our clients. The media outlet gets "free" content and our clients get nice press. Mostly it's the positioning and hard work up front, as well as covering all of the logistical details, that separate a good media tour from a great media tour.


AFTER more than eight months of media speculation, Yanzhou Coal Mining has unveiled an all-cash takeover offer for Felix Resources in the realm of $A3.3 billion.
Ashton: Underground Longwall Roof Support Maintenance. Image courtesy of Felix Resources.
Yanzhou is offering $16.95 a share though the completed deal will also see Felix shareholders receive total dividends of $1 per share plus shares from the planned listing of Felix subsidiary South Australian Coal Corporation, valued at 5c each.
Felix has declared a fully franked dividend of 50c per share, while the remaining 50c per share of dividends are conditional on the approval of Yanzhou's takeover bid and are also expected to be fully franked.
Felix's board has recommended its shareholders accept the offer, which will provide them with value equivalent to the $18 per share predicted in press reports this week if the deal goes ahead.
Aside from winning over shareholders, the transaction needs approval from the Foreign Investment Review Board, various Chinese government agencies and Yanzhou's banks.
Felix expects the takeover to be completed by late December, with a shareholder meeting in mid-December to approve the scheme of arrangement.
Living up to preconceptions about the deep pockets of Chinese mining companies, Felix said Yanzhou had indicated the takeover offer would be financed from its existing cash resources, around $1.8 billion at the end of June, as well as bank debt.
The big Chinese miner also has the funds to continue development of Felix's Moolarben project, which is expected to start open cut mining in September/October.
Yanzhou has committed to retaining Felix's employees and management, and maintaining the workforce at the Austar mine in New South Wales's Hunter Valley, which it picked up for $US23 million in October 2004.
"Yanzhou will grow the combined workforce as development projects are brought into production and future exploration opportunities become development projects," Felix said.
Research on Felix's Ultra Clean Coal technology at its Cessnock facilities is expected to continue after the takeover.
Felix chairman Travers Duncan said the proposed transaction was an important milestone and that, since the company acquired White Mining in 2005, it had delivered more than a six-fold increase in value for its shareholders.
"The Yanzhou offer allows shareholders to benefit from the certainty of cash consideration which fully values Felix, without taking on the risks associated with Felix's next phase of growth," he said.
"Given Yanzhou's global experience and expertise in coal mining, we believe that Yanzhou is well positioned to continue Felix's development to the benefit of all stakeholders, including their commitment to maintain and possibly expand employee numbers.
Felix aims to pay its first dividend of 50c in late October.
South Australian Coal Corporation wholly owns the Lake Phillipson exploration projects, which include a coal deposit. The company will be spun off with $10 million in cash and will seek an Australian Securities Exchange listing after the takeover of Felix.
Felix came out of trading halt this morning with its shares lifting 80c to $17.70.
Stanmore Coal advises shareholders to take no action in respect of the offer.


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Q: Laravel: update issue while customer has multiple records I have these three tables device_companies, devices & device_inventory connected with relations and loaded with ajax while creating and updating a customer. However, only available data is loaded which is managed by subscriber_devices table.
The create part its working as required. But, while updating all the devices associated with the selected customer are loading. For example: if a customer has ABC -> DEF -> A1,A2,A3 and I am updating the details of A2 then A1,A3 must not appear in the dropdown. Only A2 and A4,A5,A6,... should load.
Tables:
device_companies:  ->  devices:                ->  device_inventories:
|-- id                 |-- id                      |-- id
|-- title              |-- device_company_id       |-- device_id
...                    |-- title                   |-- serial_number
                       ...                         ...

subscriber_devices:
|-- id
|-- subscriber_id
|-- device_inventory_id
...

DeviceCompany:
public function devices()
{
  return $this->hasMany(Device::class);
}

public function _dropdown($useWith = null, $subscriber = null)
{
  $Self = self::where('status', \Common::STATUS_ACTIVE)->select([
    'id',
    'title'
  ])->orderBy('title', 'ASC');

  # with relations
  if($useWith == true)
    $Self = $Self->whereHas('devices.deviceInventory', function($q) use ($subscriber) {
      $q->whereDoesntHave('subscriberDevice', function($q) use ($subscriber) {
        if(!is_null($subscriber))
          $q->where('subscriber_id', '!=', $subscriber->subscriber_id);
      });
    });

  # building query
  $Self = $Self->get();

  return ($Self->isEmpty() == false)
    ? $Self->toArray()
    : null;
}

Device:
public function deviceCompany()
{
  return $this->belongsTo(DeviceCompany::class);
}

public function deviceInventory()
{
  return $this
    ->hasMany(DeviceInventory::class)
    ->where('status', \Common::STATUS_ACTIVE)
    ->orderBy('serial_number', 'ASC');
}

public function _dropdown($deviceCompanyId, $useWith = null, $subscriber = null)
{
  $Self = self::select([ 'id', 'title' ])->where([
    'device_company_id' => $deviceCompanyId,
    'status'            => \Common::STATUS_ACTIVE
  ])->orderBy('title', 'ASC');

  # with relation
  if($useWith == true)
    $Self = $Self->whereHas('deviceInventory', function($q) use ($subscriber) {
      $q->whereDoesntHave('subscriberDevice', function($q) use ($subscriber) {
        if(!is_null($subscriber))
          $q->where('subscriber_id', '!=', $subscriber->subscriber_id);
        });
    });

  # building query
  $Self = $Self->get();

  return ($Self->isEmpty() == false)
    ? $Self->toArray()
    : null;
}

DeviceInventory:
public function subscriberDevice()
{
  return $this->hasOne(SubscriberDevice::class);
}

public function _dropdown($deviceId, $useWith = null, $subscriber = null)
{
  $Self = self::select([
    'id',
    'serial_number AS title'
  ])->where([
    'device_id' => $deviceId,
    'status'    => \Common::STATUS_ACTIVE
  ])->orderBy('title', 'ASC');

  # with relations
  if($useWith == true)
    $Self = $Self->whereDoesntHave('subscriberDevice', function($q) use ($subscriber) {
      if(!is_null($subscriber))
        $q->where('subscriber_id', '!=', $subscriber->subscriber_id);
    });

  # building query
  $Self = $Self->get();

  return ($Self->isEmpty() == false)
    ? $Self->toArray()
    : null;
}

SubscriberDevice:
public function subscriber()
{
  return $this->belongsTo(Subscriber::class);
}
public function deviceInventory()
{
  return $this->belongsTo(DeviceInventory::class);
}

Response (current):
{
    0: "-- Device Inventory --",
    1: "A1",
    2: "A2",
    3: "A3",
    4: "A4",
    5: "A5",
    6: "A6",
}

The current user has three inventories associated with him A1, A2 & A3.
The inventory selected to edit is A2.
The A4, A5 & A6 are available inventories which can be selected.
Therefore, the expected result is:
{
    0: "-- Device Inventory --",
    2: "A2",
    4: "A4",
    5: "A5",
    6: "A6",
}

A: Well it took me a while. But, I solved the problem. Here is my final code...
public function _dropdown($deviceId, $useWith = null, $subscriber = null)
{
  ...

  # with relations
  if($useWith == true)
    $Self = $Self->whereDoesntHave('subscriberDevice', function($q) use ($subscriber) {
      if(!is_null($subscriber))
        $query->where('token', '!=', $subscriber->token);
    });

  ...
}

It turns out the only thing that needed to changed was the where condition's column from subscriber_id to token. The token is a unique identifier of the subscriber's inventory record which was being edited.
Hope this may someone with the similar problem.

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Murder Penalties in Minnesota
Some may argue that there are more heinous crimes out there, but murder is one of the few crimes that results in the death of another individual. Similar to assault and battery, murder has a few degrees based on the nature and the intent of the individual committing the crime. In Minnesota, there are three degrees of murder, simply referred to as:
Third-degree murder
Degrees of Murder in Minnesota
The two biggest factors influencing the degree of a murder charge are intent and premeditation. Intent is whether or not a reasonable person can expect that their actions will result in the loss of someone's life, and premeditation occurs when a person plans the murder instead of acting in the heat of the moment. Simply put, a first-degree murder requires intent and premeditation, a second-degree murder requires intent but does not involve premeditation, while third-degree murder does not require intent or premeditation.
You can probably picture scenarios for both first-degree and second-degree murders, but you might be wondering how a person can commit murder without forethought or intent. By definition, third-degree murder occurs when a person "without intent to effect the death of any person, causes the death of another by perpetrating an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind, without regard for human life." For example, selling or giving drugs to a person who later dies as a direct result of taking those drugs can result in charges of third-degree murder in Minnesota.
As one might expect, Minnesota does not take murder charges lightly. In fact, Minnesota has enacted what are known as "Mandatory Minimum" sentences for individuals convicted of first-degree murder.
Under the Mandatory Minimum sentencing guideline, a person found guilty of murder in the first degree will receive a life sentence without the possibility of parole. Some crimes that are punishable by a first-degree murder charge include:
Rape murder
Murder of a law enforcement officer
Murder in the act of kidnapping
Murder in the course of a felony crime
A person found guilty of murder in the second degree faces the possibility of up to 40 years in prison. Anyone found guilty of murder in the third degree can face up to 25 years in prison. Under the Mandatory Minimum sentencing guideline, the court must impose the maximum possible sentence for anyone found guilty of second- or third-degree murder if the individual has committed another "heinous crime" within the last 15 years.
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If you're facing the possibility of living the rest of your life in a prison cell, hiring an experienced murder attorney is essential. Your attorney will review all the facts and make sure you understand your options. Don't go through the trial of your life alone, speak to the Apple Valley criminal attorneys at Appelman Law Firm.


Russia continues doing more to confront the scourge of terrorism than any other nation. America is its main proliferator – state terrorism, the worst kind, using ISIS and other takfiri terrorists to help advance its imperium.
US officials responded duplicitously to Friday's Paris incident, their comments ignoring America's war OF terror on humanity.
Russian officials reacted responsibly. Musovites laid flowers in front of France's embassy in solidarity with Parisians. Unlike Obama, Vladimir Putin always says what he means and means what he says.
It bears repeating. Russia is the world leader in battling the scourge of terrorism, America its main perpetrator. Its global war on humanity threatens everyone.
Putin, Lavrov and other Russian officials are too discrete to publicly blame Washington for the scourge it righteously opposes, waging real war on terror to defeat it, polar opposite America's agenda – humanity's greatest threat.


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Home Press Releases More than $150bn of rail projects under way or planned in MENA
More than $150bn of rail projects under way or planned in MENA
More than $150bn worth of major railway, metro and tram projects are under way or planned in the Middle East & North Africa region, according to a report published this month by MEED, the business intelligence and events company.
The figure reflects the momentum gathering in the region's railway projects market due to rapid urbanisation and the increases in cross-border movements in people and goods.
"More than $25bn-worth of rail contracts are expected to be awarded in 2014, with a similar amount likely in 2015," according to the author of the report MEED Insight Head Ed James.
"These include packages on the Doha, Jeddah and Abu Dhabi metros, the second phase of the Etihad Rail project, the third phase of Line 3 of the Cairo metro and various tram projects in Algeria."
Ed James will be delivering a keynote address at the 10th annual MENA Rail & Metro Summit 2014 which opens at the Conrad Hotel in Dubai on 21-22 June.
"The main driver for rail and metro development in the region is the increasing congestion in urban areas and the growing realisation that building more roads is not the solution," James writes. "At the same time, governments are recognising the economic benefits rail networks can bring, especially to more remote areas. Moreover, for the oil exporters high oil prices have meant they have the funds to finance their rail ambitions."
Figures compiled by MEED show that plans call for the total length of MENA region railway track to be increased by 40,000 kilometres from under 29,000 kilometres at present. The largest railway programme is in Saudi Arabia where the aim is to build 10,000 kilometres of track compared with 2,415km at present in the form of the Riyadh-Dammam lines and the North-South Mineral Railway to Ras al-Khair.
More than one quarter of the new railway track is to be lain in the GCC, including the GCC railway from Kuwait City to Muscat in Oman which is due to start operating in 2018. Plans for the regulation and operation of the railway are now being finalised.
The conversation about the US$300bn MENA rail and metro industry will be continued at MEED's 10th Annual MENA Rail & Metro Summit this October in Dubai.
Download the Agenda to find out who will be speaking and what case studies and topics of discussion will be covered.
For more information on the Summit:
E: lara.masri@meed.com
W: www.meedrailprojects.com
EXISTING AND PLANNED TRACKS (KILOMETRES)
Gaza/West Bank
Source: MEED Insight
The largest existing mainline networks are Egypt, with more than 9,600km and Algeria with 3,500km. Much of the existing MENA network was built when both countries were controlled by the Ottoman Turks, France and the UK. The most famous line was the Hejaz Railway, which the Ottomans built to link Syria with Muslim Holy Cities in what is now Saudi Arabia.
Libya is the only North African state to have no mainline or metro services, although historically it did have a mainline network.Libya had been in the process of building a coastal rail line and a minerals rail line into the interior, but the civil war and the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi's regime in 2011 put all infrastructure plans on hold as contractors pulled their workers out of the country.
It is a similar situation in Syria where the conflict has destroyed rail infrastructure and where plans to upgrade the network and build a metro have been indefinitely delayed.
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Deezer Paris, France
Our company We are music and tech fans hailing from all over the globe, working to make Deezer the most personal music streaming service. From data scientists to tech experts, artists & labels specialists to marketers, and even in-house music editors, our team is spreading the love for music to over 180 countries. Supporting local and international artists and bringing them closer to their fans is our mission - we believe music is about diversity, multiculturalism and togetherness. Ready to join the team? We're all ears. What you will do: As a Brand Copywriter for Deezer's Global Brand Studio, you will be responsible for coming up with fresh concepts and writing English copy for digital ads, newsletters, emailing campaigns, UX and product pages and making sure they're aligned with Deezer's brand tone of voice. You will also collaborate closely with Artist Marketing to write about the latest releases and formats on Deezer, with Product to communicate around new features, and with the Brand Studio to deliver ideas and creative copywriting for 360° global campaigns. Experience in tech, music companies and ad agencies preferred Qualifications What we are looking for: Native English speaker with expert command of the English language (including spelling, grammar, punctuation) Bachelor of Arts in Writing, Communications, Journalism or a related field International experience and having worked in a multicultural environment is a real plus Additional Information Life @ Deezer HQ in Paris Start-up environment with an at home vibe and outdoor space Kitchen stocked with free drinks and snacks daily Friday drinks & seasonal parties Gym access, plus yoga, pilates and boxing classes English and French language courses Hackathons & meetups We are an equal opportunity employer. >>> Click on Apply Now to be taken to the application page.


Since 1984, Lancaster Payroll Service has been fulfilling the payroll needs of small businesses in the Lancaster County, PA and surrounding areas.
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Call or e-mail Cathy at Lancaster Payroll Service for a free quote, references, and to see how we can help you take the worries out of payroll.
• Employee pay is provided by check or direct deposit.
• Summary printouts include all payroll transactions per employee and a check register sheet.
• Timely online filing of 941 EFTPS payments and PA E-tide payments with confirmations are included.
• Quarterly taxes are prepared and filed online.
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• Employee W-2's are provided at the end of the year.
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Sadly there has been a complete block from the Department of Agriculture on importing Greenies into South Africa since November 2016 and we are devastated! All our recent shipments of Greenies were returned to the manufacturers in the USA in January 2017 by South African customs.
In terms of supplying Greenies in the future, we honestly don't know at this stage. We have no idea what the problem is but can only imagine that there has been a change in regulations. Nobody seems to know if or when the problem will ever be sorted out, but this is South Africa and it is a government issue, so please don't hold your breath.
If you purchase Greenies as treats, rather than for their dental cleaning powers, please have a look at our Orijen range of freeze-dried cat treats as an alternative. These treats are manufactured in Canada (but there are no restrictions on supplying them here in South Africa, thank goodness), and Magic and his brother Domino go crazy for them, especially the Wild Boar flavour. The quality is amazing; they are pure freeze-dried meat products.
If you're keen to try them, please click through to our Cat Food and Snacks page (scroll down the menu to the left, or click on one of the product images below). We are 100% confident that the Orijen range is a more-than-suitable alternative to Greenies; Magic has sampled them himself on many occasions and has give two high paws in approval.


OPOKO, AP (1988) the Use of Space in Nigerian Homes. (NBRRI Report No.10). Technical Report. NBRRI, lagos.
The architectural design of a home is a creative work of the professional architect. He conceives a design around the personality and needs of his client. His work is therefore expected to meet the aesthetic ideas and functional needs of his client. His work is made easier if there are standards to guide him especially in the use of space. Uptil now, the Nigerian architect has relied on foreign standards evolved for cultural lifestyles that differ from those of Nigerians. It is thus expedient that design guidelines which reflect Nigerian cultural lifestyles are evolved. This report is based on anthropometric survey undertaken by the Nigerian Building and road research Institute, Lagos. It has attempted to evolve spatial guidelines for domestic activities especially those that are peculiar to the Nigerian cultural lifestyle.


Have you ever had that gut feeling that you're an option, not a priority in your romantic relationship? Have you felt like you just need someone to check with, to make sure that you're not just over reacting or over-sensitive? Has this person suggested to you (even told you) that you're reading too much into things or being too dramatic? Or perhaps this is just how you feel about it when you're alone, in your quiet moments? Below, you'll find a list of 15 objective indications that "it's not just you" and in fact, it might just be them.
It's not an easy thing to come to grips with and many people tend to ignore the signs that they are not a priority by rationalizing them away. It's true that some of these signs can be rationalized, but when a significant other is presenting with more than a few, it may be time to reassess whether the relationship is something that is giving you energy and making you happy and valued, or whether it needs reassessing.
Projection in Relationships – Who is Really Hurting Who?


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Energy Dept creates wind-turbine research group
Six leading wind turbine manufacturers signed an agreement with the Department of Energy to find ways to improve turbine design and production methods as the industry attempts to boost its contribution to the nation's electric supply, the energy agency said on Monday.
The memorandum calls for a two-year collaboration to research methods to design and fabricate more reliable turbine components; reduce installation and operating costs; address environmental and technical issues; and to develop turbine certification, workforce and grid connection standards.
Companies that signed the agreement include GE Energy, Siemens Power Generation, Vestas Wind Systems, Clipper Turbine Works, Suzlon Energy and Gamesa Corp, DOE officials said at a press conference at WindPower 2008, an annual conference and exhibit sponsored by the American Wind Energy Association in Houston.
Andy Karsner, DOE assistant secretary of energy efficiency and renewables, said the cooperative research effort between the agency and industry shows a "shared commitment" to expand wind's share of the U.S. electric supply from about 2 percent to a 20 percent target by 2030.
"To dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance our energy security, clean power generation at the gigawatt-scale will be necessary to expand domestic wind manufacturing base and streamline the permitting process," Karsner said.
The U.S added 5,000 megawatts of wind generation capacity last year at an estimated $9 billion, according to AWEA, as states move to mandate renewable power generation. About 1,400 MW was added in the first quarter.
(Reporting by Eileen O'Grady; Editing by Christian Wiessner)


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French president requests respect following Trump's tweets
SYLVIE CORBET
Associated Press November 14, 2018
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said France and the United States must respect each other, in a response to a flurry of critical tweets by Donald Trump.
Macron said in an interview Wednesday with French television TF1 from the Charles-de-Gaulle aircraft carrier off the coast of southern France that "the French don't expect from me to answer to tweets."
Trump lit into Macron Tuesday over his suggestion for a European defense force, French tariffs on U.S. wine and even Macron's approval ratings.
Asked whether Trump's four tweets were unpleasant and inelegant, the French leader answered: "you summed up everything."
He said he thinks that Trump "is doing American politics and I let him do American politics."
"To be honest, I don't do diplomacy or politics through tweets and comments", he added.
Earlier Wednesday, government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux suggested that the U.S. president lacked "common decency" by launching his broadside on a day when France was mourning victims of the November 2015 attacks in Paris.
"We were commemorating the assassination of 130 of our compatriots three years ago in Paris and Saint-Denis, and so I will reply in English: 'Common decency' would have been appropriate", Griveaux said.
Trump's tweets underscored tensions between the once-chummy leaders and displayed the U.S. president's irritation over criticism of how he acted in France.
"Diplomacy is not made through tweets but through bilateral discussions," Macron said during Wednesday's weekly Cabinet meeting in comments reported by Griveaux.
The French and the American leaders met on Saturday in Paris before ceremonies commemorating a century since the armistice of World War I.
Since Macron's election last year and their first white-knuckle handshake at a NATO summit, they have had an up-and-down relationship. Macron called Trump "my good friend" in front of reporters this weekend and their meeting was described as cordial by the French presidency.
Trump's tweet Tuesday that said "MAKE FRANCE GREAT AGAIN!" revived French national pride on social media. Many replied by recalling France's World Cup victory in July, 20 years after winning its first title.
France player Benjamin Mendy replied "don't worry bro," placing two stars in his tweet to signify the country's two World Cup victories. Many others posted photos and reference to the soccer victory.
French decathlon champion Kevin Mayer tweeted "work in progress, dear Donald," posting a photo of his recent world record, beating U.S. athlete Ashton Eaton's previous mark.
Associated Press writer John Leicester contributed to this report.
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LITERATURE 1900-1925
Grahame, Kenneth [1859-1932] Illustrated by Lois Lenski
(Book #ID 108)
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd., London First Thus Edition 1921. 1921.
Hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers with illustrations and lettering to the spine and the upper panel. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 199 pp. 4 guarded colour plates mounted to chocolate brown card, many charming drawings to chapter ends. Age darkening to the spine, snagging of the cloth across the spine tips, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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Arethusa
Crawford, F. Marion [Illustrated by Gertrude Demain Hammond]
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd., St. Martin's Street, London 1907. 1907.
Hard back publisher's original maroon cloth covers, gilt stamping to spine and upper panel, blind stamping to upper panel, top edge gilt. 8vo 7¾" x 5½" viii, 362, 10 [pp] catalogue. Sixteen monochrome illustrations on glossy paper by Gertrude Demain Hammond. Former name to half title and front end paper, light tanning to page edges In Very Good clean and sound condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.
Jewels in Brass
Horlick, Jittie
Published by Duckworth & Co. 3 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London First edition 1913. 1913.
First edition hard back publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt and yellow ochre stamping to spine and upper panel. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 323, 20 [pp] catalogue. Former name to upper paste down, general light soiling and foxing to end papers, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.
The Perfect Tribute
Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman
Published by Bickers and Son, Leicester Square, London 1909. 1909.
Hard back publisher's original brown cloth spine, grey paper covered boards, brown stamping to upper panel, fore and lower edges untrimmed. 7½" x 4¾" 47 pp. Tissue guarded frontispiece. Ink message to front end paper. In Very Good clean condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.
Steps to Parnassus
Squire, J. C.
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 40 Museum Street, London First edition 1913. 1913.
First edition hard back. In Very Good condition. No dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.
Sleeping Dogs with The Chair and The Burning Glass
Hayling, G. and M.
Published by J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd., 6 Upper Bedford Place, London First Edition 1923. London 1923.
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original strawberry cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [ii] 266 printed pages of text. Severe surface rubbing of the cloth to the front cover, spine slightly darkened, without any ownership markings with the contents in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.
The Arrow of Gold: A Story Between Two Notes
Conrad, Joseph [1857-1924]
(Book #ID 1453)
Published by T. Fisher Unwin, Ltd. Adelphi Terrace, London First Edition 1919. 1919.
First edition hard back publisher's original ribbed green cloth covers, gilt stamping to spine and upper panel, top edge green. 8vo 8" x 5½" x, 336 [pp]. Cloth frayed to edges of spine tips, spine darkened and in Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.
Portrait of a Man With Red Hair: A Romantic Macabre [1]
Walpole, Hugh [1884-1941]
Published by George H. Doran, New York First Edition 1925. 1925.
First edition hard back publisher's original burgundy cloth covers, oxidised gilt stamping to spine, fore and lower edges untrimmed. 8vo 8" x 5½" 333 pp. Damp stain to foot of upper paste down and front end paper, former bookplate to front end paper. In Very Good bright and sharp condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.
The Log of a Privateersman
Collingwood, Harry [Illustrated by W. Rainey]
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd., 50 Old Bailey, London circa 1910 edition not stated. 1910.
Hard back binding in publisher's original cloth covers, lettering to spine. 8vo. In Very Good condition with light rubbing to cloth, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.
The Grit of Life
Walters, E. Walter
Published by The Epworth Press, J. Alfred Sharp, London First Edition 1920. 1920.
First edition hard back publisher's original blue cloth covers, black stamping to spine and upper panel. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 190 pp. Three tone frontispiece. Former bookplate to upper paste down. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.
John Bull's Other Island and Major Barbara
Shaw, George Bernard [1856-1950]
Published by Times Book Club 1907. 1907.
Small mark to front panel. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.
A Maid of Many Moods
Sheard, Virna
Published by Samuel Bagster & Sons Ltd., London First edition 1902. 1902.
First edition hard back publisher's original dark brown cloth covers, gilt stamping to spine and upper panel, cameo pictorial onlay to upper panel with gilt decoration around, top edge gilt, fore and lower edges untrimmed. 8vo 7¾" x 5¼" 177 pp. Six captioned tissue guarded two tone illustrations. Tiny rubs to corners. In Very Good clean and sharp condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.
Edith Raymond
Robbins, S. S.
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 35-36 Paternoster Row, London circa 1925 edition not stated. 1925.
Hard back. Book in Fine condition. Dust wrapper with hairline creases to front panel and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.
The International Library of Famous Literature Volume II [1]
Garnett, Dr. Richard [Edited by:] In Association with M. Leon Vallée, Dr. Alois Brandl, Donald G. Mitchell
Published by The Standard, London 1900. 1900.
Well illustrated. Rubs to edges and ends. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.
The Browning Cyclopaedia: A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning with Copious Explanatory Notes and References on all Difficult Passages
Berdoe, Edward [Robert Browning (7 May 1812 - 12 December 1889) was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of dramatic verse, and in particular the dramatic monologue, made him one of the foremost Victorian poets.
Published by Swan Sonnenschein & Co. Ltd., London Fourth Edition 1902. 1902.
Thick 8vo. Maroon cloth, gilt titles and top edge, blind stamping. xviii, 576 [pp]. Spine sunned with shading to lower panel, touch of foxing to fore and lower edges. Member of the P.B.F.A.


All-inclusive was definitely the way to go! We stayed at the Gran Bahia Principe Punta Cana resort. It was a very nice place. The biggest decisions we had to make each day were where to eat our meals and if we were going to hang out by the pool or by the ocean. Our room was close to the ocean, to one of the pools and to a couple of the restaurants, so we didn't have to venture too far.
This made it easy to accommodate Hudson's morning and afternoon naps, which we went back to our room for. He is too nosy and too high energy to sleep in his stroller when there is any sort of activity going on around him. Thankfully our room was on the ground floor and had a nice patio area facing east where Kurtis and I could sit to read and relax while the boy snoozed.
Punta Cana is one hour ahead of Toronto, which definitely worked in our favour. Hudson's usual bedtime at home was 7:00PM, which was 8:00PM in Punta Cana. Most of the restaurants didn't open for dinner until 6:30PM, however this worked out pretty well with the time difference. We had initially considered trying Mexico, but the time difference was actually one of the main considerations for selecting the Dominican Republic. We had never really worried about time zone changes but with an infant it is definitely something to consider.
The resort was very family-friendly, which again was something we had never paid attention to before. The staff were really great at giving Hudson lots of attention, which he loved. He got really good at waving and by the end of the week he seemed to understand what "hola" meant. There were also a couple of really great pools for little ones that had an area with a very gradual sloping bottom. We could easily walk in and out with Hudson and even sit him on the bottom and let him play and splash around.
The beach also had a long gradual slope into the water which allowed us to hold Hudson's hands and let him walk into the waves. The beach area (and the whole resort) was kept very clean so we didn't have to worry about Hudson crawling around and playing in the sand. The sand was probably his favourite thing about the trip. He loved trying to pick it up in his hands, smashing the little sand castles we would make, pushing it around on the lounge chairs and just generally getting himself covered in it! Surprisingly though, he actually didn't try to eat it!
All around it was a really great trip. We are not typically drawn to all-inclusive type vacations, but it was the perfect thing for our family to just chill and spend a full week of quality time together.


Are you planning on selling your home? Did you know you may be eligible to contribute some or all of the sale proceeds into your super? This factsheet is a handy tool offered by the ATO. Talk to your superannuation adviser if you think this may apply to you.


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Nadir Belarbi's Year One at L'Oréal Canada
L'Oréal Canada's CIO is industrializing IT innovation at the world's largest cosmetics company.
By	Amy Martino
When opportunity knocked, Nadir Belarbi couldn't resist—he joined the C-suite at, the world's largest cosmetics company. In addition to taking on the role of CIO for the first time, Belarbi was interested in working for a global brand. With the ability to speak five languages and an appetite for travel, Belarbi's twenty-year career began in Europe as a project manager for Air France, took him to the United States as a senior manager with Groupe Danone, and—prior to L'Oréal Canada—to Canadian National as cloud manager and IT project director.
"It's an amazing possibility for someone like me who wants to go to the next level, test innovative ideas, and launch new initiatives at this scale," Belarbi says. In his first weeks as CIO, in May 2014, Belarbi traveled to the United States with the goal of creating strong ties within the "Americas Zone," a relatively new concept within L'Oréal. He immediately set up vertical meetings between the US and Canadian teams to ensure alignment and identify synergies. "We are less and less acting as two different countries in terms of IT," Belarbi says. "We are working as one team, and we are extending this collaboration to Latin America."
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Belarbi is also bridging L'Oréal's four divisions: consumer products, L'Oréal Luxe, active cosmetics, and professional products. He set out to understand how each division works, down to their daily tasks. "Moving from one division to another is like moving from one company to another—different culture, different processes," Belarbi says. "Nevertheless, in IT, what I immediately put in place is a road map to find the common solutions that can be implemented across divisions."
L'Oréal Canada has been a leader in the area of e-commerce, and the subsidiary's platform has become a template to build group solutions. "We're working almost like a web factory," Belarbi says. "We have our brands and the different divisions, and we know how to deliver, in a standardized way, websites with e-commerce features that are deployed quickly." This year, Belarbi's team is deploying e-commerce platforms for brands such as Kiehl's, Lancôme, Biotherm, and Vichy.
Belarbi's goal is to mimic what Ford did for the automobile. He is working to develop an agile and structured IT department that can help the business integrate new brands and acquisitions faster and offer a "plug and play" approach to services. "It's really about industrializing IT innovation," Belarbi says.
Belarbi has been particularly successful in partnering with the sales teams of each division, taking the time to identify pain points. "The meetings that we had with the different teams showed that if we could improve and provide better tools: connected tools, mobile tools, more user-friendly tools with additional features, this would be a game changer for these teams."
To that end, Belarbi launched a Salesforce project that ensures sales reps will be connected and able to make presentations efficiently, retrieve data in real time, and collaborate. Belarbi is also working on improving the sales forecasting process. "I believe the conjunction of these two strategic moves will make a huge difference to improve our efficiencies as a company," he says.
Another efficiency IT achieved was through the SAP Fiori application, which L'Oréal Canada was the first to deploy worldwide. It allows managers to approve expenses from their mobile devices anytime, anywhere. For the logistics area, Belarbi is planning to implement a holistic transportation management system that will be used to track deliveries and optimize transportation costs.
Within his first few months at L'Oréal, Belarbi earned a seat at the table and started reporting directly to the CEO. As a member of the executive committee, he has more access and better vision of L'Oréal's strategic goals. He views his main role as translating the IT strategy in direct support of those business objectives.
"I personally believe that in such a mature market, a key goal, besides acquisitions of new brands, is also to improve our efficiencies and be ahead of our competitors," Belarbi says. "More than ever, information technology will become a critical factor for success in this globalized and highly competitive market. In this perspective, L'Oréal Canada's IT organization is actively transforming its ways of working and its process to meet these needs and innovate to support the L'Oréal Group and the Americas Zone business growth strategy."


Veridian Connections, Gravenhurst Gravenhurst Provides hydro electric power to Gravenhurst area customers.
Via Rail Canada, St. Marys, St Marys, St Marys Station St Marys Provides train services throughout Canada. This is an manned station. Ticket purchases outside of manned hours will need to be made online or by phone. No service for children traveling alone.
Victim Services of Peterborough and Northumberland, Port Hope, Purpose: Victim Services Thrift Shop Port Hope Thrift store. Proceeds go to support Victim Services of Peterborough and Northumberland.
Victorian Order of Nurses, Listowel, Perth-Huron Branch - Volunteer Visiting Listowel Volunteer visitors are matched one to one with seniors and adults with disabilities to provide companionship and support.
Village Players of Coldwater (The) Coldwater Produces two shows a year, one of which is a musical * Holds productions at Community Centre in Coldwater.
Virtual Learning Centre Lindsay * High School credits online to students across the province. * These courses taught by certified teachers can be counted towards a high school diploma or taken out of interest.
Vision Impaired Peer Support, Huntsville - Mailing Address Huntsville Addresses the needs and concerns of blind/low vision residents in Muskoka. Support for anyone losing their sight. Advocates on issues that impact the lives of vision impaired people.
VitalAire Healthcare Port Hope Home oxygen and home medical equipment (hospital beds, wheelchairs, walkers, stairlifts, porchlifts, T.E.N.S., C.P.A.P.) sales, service, and rentals.
Volunteer Dental Outreach, Haliburton County Haliburton Provide free dental care to low income residents of Haliburton County who qualify.
Volunteers in Perth Association Stratford An association for managers and coordinators of volunteer resources in volunteer supported organizations primarily in Perth County.
VON Canada - Peterborough Victoria Haliburton Site, Keene - Heritage Line, Keene Health Centre Nurse Practitioner Program Keene Three Nurse Practitioners provide primary health care services to patients who do not have a family physician.
VON Canada - Peterborough Victoria Haliburton Site, Peterborough - George St N, Foot Care Program Peterborough Basic and advanced foot care for adults and seniors provided in the comfort and privacy of their own homes or in clinic settings throughout City of Peterborough and Peterborough County.