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The train between Buffalo Depew Station Amtrak and Niagara Falls takes 1h 8m. On an average weekday, there are 4 trains per day travelling from Buffalo Depew Station Amtrak to Niagara Falls. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
All available trains travelling from Buffalo Depew Station Amtrak to Niagara Falls. To see full schedules, alternative transport and to book your tickets online click here.
Is there a direct train between Buffalo Depew Station Amtrak and Niagara Falls?
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Buffalo Depew Station station and arriving at Niagara Falls Amtrak Station station. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 8m.
How far is it from Buffalo Depew Station Amtrak to Niagara Falls?
The distance between Buffalo Depew Station Amtrak and Niagara Falls is 21 miles. The road distance is 26.7 miles.
Where do I catch the Buffalo Depew Station Amtrak to Niagara Falls train from?
Buffalo Depew Station Amtrak to Niagara Falls train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Buffalo Depew Station.
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Buffalo Depew Station Amtrak to Niagara Falls train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Niagara Falls Amtrak Station.
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On 21st December 2018, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government enforced updated Amendment Regulations; "Ban of combustible materials in the external wall of buildings".
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After a big grocery shopping trip, we finally set sails at around lunchtime and maneuvered our way out of the New York Harbor. On our way out, we passed the Statue of Liberty and had a great view of the New York skyline.
For some of us, it was the first time on board Pangaea, and you can only imagine the excitement that brought. Luckily, we had great weather and a calm sea so we could sail down the Atlantic coast at a speed of 13 knots. We were all still jetlagged, and the watch during the night didn’t help. It was hard to stay awake at times.
We sailed into the Annapolis harbor in the Chesapeake Bay by midday, we were given a warm welcome by Lauren’s family and the Severn Riverkeeper who were waiting for us on their motor boat. Pangaea immediately attracted a lot of attention at the boat show in Annapolis, and people were cruising around curiously in small dinghies and taking pictures.
We then set off to explore the city of Annapolis, which has a very colonial feel to it. After we finished walking and eating, the group set off to Lauren’s house by boat, where Mike raced us in his dinghy on the Severn River. The atmosphere was warm and welcoming as we celebrated Saraya’s 16th birthday with good food, crazy dancing, and swimming in the hot tub. There was a big feast with a lot of people, as Lauren had invited all of her neighbors, as well as delicious food – this was another great day and hopefully an unforgettable birthday for Saraya. | 2019-04-23T02:00:13 | http://www.mikehorn.com/explore-to-restore-day-3/ |
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“Change is gonna come” is often heard being sung during Civil Rights events and looks at the past. Certainly, despite a present administration that does not actively condone racism, changes are in the works in America’s political system. The last election saw new faces of color take seats in Congress, the House and on state and local level positions nationwide.
Look at Florida and Georgia – the race for governor in both states went down to the wire for two Black candidates, and, Stacey Abrams who ran for governor of Georgia has in fact been chosen to issue the Democratic reply to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. That’s powerful stuff that a Black woman was chosen to make that address. Virginia may be on the verge of appointing a Black governor. According to the Washington Post, Justin Fairfax, an Ivy League-educated attorney , now stands as Virginia’s lieutenant governor, but could become governor if Gov. Ralph Northam resigns. Northam is under fire after a racist photo appeared from a 1984 medical school yearbook.
The photo, which shows one person in blackface and another in Ku Klux Klan garb, spurred calls from national and state Democrats, Black leaders and Republicans for Northam to step down. Fairfax, 39, is serving his first term in public office. He was elected as Northam’s deputy in the 2017 blue wave in which Democrats won all three statewide offices and picked up 15 seats in the House of Delegates. He would be the second African American governor of Virginia, following L. Douglas Wilder, who held the office from 1990 to 1994. Only two other African Americans have been governors in modern U.S. history.
Fairfax grew up in his grandparents’ home in a middle-class area of Northeast Washington, where he moved with his mother, a pharmacist, and his three older siblings after his parents divorced. He attended DeMatha High School, Duke University and Columbia Law School and came to Virginia in 2005 to clerk for U.S. District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee. Fairfax has mostly worked in the private sector except for several years as a federal prosecutor in Northern Virginia. After being elected lieutenant governor, which is a part-time position, he was hired by the white-collar firm Morrison and Foerster. He lives in Annandale with his wife and two children.
Fairfax first sought public office in 2013, running for attorney general as a political outsider. After nearly upsetting establishment favorite — and current attorney general — Mark R. Herring in the Democratic primary, he spent the next few years barnstorming Virginia to help candidates for local office and building his stature within the state Democratic Party. When Northam, who was then lieutenant governor, opted to seek the governorship in 2017, Fairfax entered the race to replace him. He handily beat political operative Susan Platt and fellow former prosecutor Gene Rossi in the Democratic primary and defeated state Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel (R-Fauquier) in the general election.
He didn’t grow up with much, but with scholarships, a hard-working mom, he went to college and law school and chose public service to make sure other striving young kids could have the same opportunities,” former President Barack Obama said of Fairfax when stumping for Democratic candidates at a Richmond rally in 2017. Fairfax had been widely expected to run for governor in 2021 to replace Northam, who would have been barred from seeking reelection because of term limits. Herring, now serving his second term as attorney general, is also planning to run for governor. | 2019-04-19T12:25:47 | http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/feb/04/virginia-could-end-black-governor-if-northam-resig/ |
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Gran Canaria is guardian to an oceanfull of beaches.
A different setting at every turn of the road.
And a sea of mountains towering above towns that blend cultures as if they were cooking ingredients.
There is a hidden grand destination in Gran Canaria. | 2019-04-20T16:27:41 | http://www.grancanaria.com/patronato_turismo/29379.0.html |
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This great Villa overlooking one of the world's most famous beaches, La Concha, is a definite must for your visit to San Sebastian..
The Buda Villa can be found in one of the best and most sought after spots in San Sebastian; this villa offers spectacular views of La Concha bay from the Buda's fabulous terrace, it is only about 25m from the Concha beach and only a few minutes away from the "old town", the aquarium, the San Telmo Museum, etc.
Given the increadible location of this Villa, any trip into the city centre is only a walk away. One of the most well known spa centres in the world "La Perla de Océano" is right accross the road from the Buda Villa.
This area has all the conveniences of restaurants, shops, and easy access to busses that will take you to any part of the city.
The luxurious Buda Villa has four wonderful bedrooms and three bathrooms, that have been decorated in a simple yet very elegant style. The Villa also boasts three terraces, a garden! and some of the best views of the fantastic, world famous La Concha bay; this kind of Villa with such wonderful features is not somehting you come accross every day, especially in San Sebastian.
The building is architectually modern and comprises of three levels and a basement; the quality of construction was first rate, from the high quality wooden floors to the latest top of the range equipment.
On the ground floor you will find an open plan distribution with wall to wall windows. The large living/dining area is a perfect place to relax and enjoy some music or to watch some TV or DVDs; the very modern and comfortable kitchen is fully equipped and comes with very special Philip Stark chairs and has garden views, as well as allowing access to this garden; this floor also comes with a guest bathroom which comprises of toilet and sink only.
On the second floor you have three of the four bedrooms together with one of the two fully equipped bathrooms. Two of the bedrooms on this floor have two single beds (90cm) each, the third bedroom dcomes with a double bed... the bathroom on this floor is independant of the bedrooms and comes with a hydro-massage shower, double sink and is an all exterior facing bathroom.. On the third floor you will find the master bedroom with a large and modern ensuite bathroom. This bedroom has two private terraces from one of which you have spectacular views of the famous "La Concha" bay.
There is also private parking for 2 cars.
The entire Villa is outward facing, which means lots of natural light and lots of sunbathing to be done on one of the three terraces or in the garden!!!!!
The designer kitchen has all the latest modern conveniences that you could possibly need to make this a hassle-free visit to San Sebastian. It comes with washer-dryer, oven, microwave, dishwasher, vitroceramic, fridge-freezer. Other appliences include juicer, cafetera, toaster all provided to make you feel at home. Pots and pans, plates, cutlery is all provided and ready for use upon your arrival. Good quality bed linen and towels are provided.
Make your visit to San Sebastian a wonderful experience from beginning to end and stay at the Buda Villa, you will not be disappointed!!!!
We loved the layout and location of the apartment.
La ubicación es inmejorable y el apartamento ofrece amplio espacio que era lo que necesitábamos. Estamos encantados de habernos topado con él, era lo que necesitábamos y nos facilitó la estancia en la ciudad.
The position was brilliant, beds really comfortable, very clean, fittings and furnishing really good and owner lovely.
The location was amazing. So close to everything it was brilliant.
The location was wonderful! The were was a ton of space for the two couples. Very modern and cool feel. Also, the rooftop view was lovely.
Beautiful and spacious apartment, excellent location. The host, Macarena, was extremely helpful and ensured our stay was perfect.
Ubicación muy buena. Instalaciones en muy buen estado. En general esta perfecto.
Space, equipment, location, terrace view. Especially liked the service offered by Macerena, who drove three of the party members to Santander airport which was a four hour round trip. Very much appreciated.
The apartment was wonderful clean, bright, and quiet. It was well equipped and a pleasure to stay in. We are going back there to stay in June. We loved this apartment.
Ubicación excelente, amplio, muy bien decorado y con unas vistas fantásticas. Lo mejor los propietarios (Macarena y Victor) que hicieron gala de una educación y amabilidad dificil de encontrar hoy en día. Absolutamente recomendable.
Bueno, por buscar algún defecto, tal vez el parking que tiene un acceso complicado si vas con coche grande. En la cocina recomendaria poner una Nexpresso.
Good location. Plenty of room.
A tough decision! The apartment was spectacular and the views from the private rooftop terrace were astounding.
The villa was beautifully done. The kitchen was very well equipped. The wireless DSL was very helpful! The satellite TV and TVs in general were very nice. Bedding and towels were plentiful. And the best part was the location!
The apartment had everything we needed. You could not have asked for more. We also liked the size (big!), the proximity to the beach and the outdoor spaces.
Location was great for beach access and access to the old town. Th bedrooms were very comfortable. We also were given the flexibility for a late check out which was so convenient and very much appreciated. Our stay was great.
Great location. Plenty of room. Large area for the kids to play. Macarena was very helpful.
Nuestra estancia ha sido corto y muy satisfactoria nos ha gustado todo en general.
The location and the quality of the furnishings stood out. The apartment is a short lift ride to the main beach area, and the quality of the apartment and fittings/furnishings were that of a 5 star hotel. The apartment owner went out of her way to ensure we knew everything about the apartment.
Very nice and well-kept apartment, one of the rare occasions when the reality comes up to the description in the internet. Great location as everything is in walking distance. Macarena is a very friendly hostess. Makes you feel like at home from the very first moment.
The most perfect location in San Sebastien (right beside beach, town centre and yet at a remove from noise of traffic), the perfect design and decor for a summer rental: so easy to maintain whilst holidaying and finally the very friendly very accomodating owners.
There was absolutely nothing to not like!
the location was great and the apartment was very comfortable. It was ideal for a number of people to share as the living area was very spacious. | 2019-04-23T02:25:00 | https://www.friendlyrentals.com/en/apartments/sansebastian/apartment-77-5.htm |
The movement is live!– if you dont stand for something, you fall for anything!
The backlash, just hope Nike can stand up and bye that statement.
Not burning my Nike’s and hope people don’t start attacking those of us who wear it cause they are just cool shoes.
Time to finally spend money on some overpriced Nikes. | 2019-04-25T03:59:54 | https://www.bellanaija.com/2018/09/colin-kaepernick-nike-30th-anniversary/ |
William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is colored with religious overtones. His play incorporates elements of religious beliefs of Renaissance England. Aside from its historical basis, Shakespeare’s Macbeth alludes to stories from Scripture as well as Renaissance religious practices and beliefs, particularly regarding witchcraft, prophecy, and the dangers of sin. Through this myriad of sources, Shakespeare offers a vivid and grotesque depiction of a man demise due to his involvement with sin, offering a profound caution to his audience of the dangers of temptation and sin.
Cusimano, Maria, "Temptation, Sin, and the Human Condition in Shakespeare's Macbeth" (2015). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 1969. | 2019-04-18T14:35:23 | https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1969/ |
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D.J. Strawberry - a male celebrity - born on Saturday June 15th 1985, in Unknown.
D.J. Strawberry is gifted with natural leadership and the capacity to accumulate great wealth. He has great talent for management in all walks of life, especially in business and financial matters, where he contributes the greater vision, purpose, and long-range goals. He understands the material world, and intuitively knows what makes virtually any enterprise work. Business, finance, real estate, law, science (particularly history, archeology, and physics), publishing, and the management of large institutions are among the vocational fields that suit Darryl best. He is naturally attracted to positions of influence and leadership, and politics, social work, and teaching are among the many other areas where his abilities can shine.
He possesses the ability to inspire people to join him in his quest, even when they are incapable of seeing what he sees. Therefore, those around D.J. Strawberry need his continual guidance, inspiration, and encouragement. Strawberry is a good judge of character, which serves him well in attracting the right people that he can prod them then into action and direct them along the lines of his vision.
Darryl's challenge in life is to understand that power and influence must be used for the benefit of mankind, and only for his personal gain. Otherwise, D.J. Strawberry is bound to suffer the consequences of greed and run the risk of losing it all. He must also learn to bounce back from failures and defeats. As with many greate visionaries, Strawberry can be reckless for lack of attention to details. Thus, it is not unlikely for such personality to experience major reverses, including bankruptcies and financial failure. D.J. Strawberry, however, has the talent and the sheer guts to make more than one fortune, and build many successful enterprises.
Entrepreneurial and progressive, D.J. Strawberry is ever-striving, heading for the top, and enjoying an enterprising, ambitious and determined personality to do things well, and an unyielding dedication to his plan until the goals are achieved.
There is danger, however that his trait of determination and dedication will shift to stubbornness, making Darryl cling to ideas and projects well past their fruitious season. It is a good idea for him to keep fresh pipeline of ideas to make it easier to replace outdated plans by new and better ones.
Patient as he is towards his goals, Darryl's flying, ravaging temper endangers his relationships with the very same people that will help him to accomplish those goals. He should use his strength of will to study and practice anger management.
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D.J. Strawberry's health improves, and exercise is encouraged. | 2019-04-25T12:08:22 | https://www.celebrities-galore.com/celebrities/d-j-strawberry/home/ |
Vintage miniature Fairyland Trees. Great for craft projects or for gnome homes. 12 pieces. Produced by Koziol during the post WWII period.
A vintage set of unique German miniatures that are from the back of our warehouse, brand new old stock! We imported these directly from Germany over 20 years ago and just found one last box. We only have a limited supply of these and when they are gone, they'll be gone forever.
These Fairytale Trees are full dimensional, come in a set of 12 pieces and are 3/4" tall. These are detailed round trees and are great for Fairy Gardens, or for gnome houses, in miniature villages or for snowglobes. They are made from high quality molded plastic. Manufactured by Koziol in Germany. | 2019-04-18T17:06:57 | https://www.meyer-imports.com/product_info.php/fairytale-pine-trees-german-pcs-iv3-2510-p-3766?osCsid=ea0c3ae1898075128fc5f74f1483a2b5 |
24/05/13 -- Soycomplex: The volatility with front month July beans continues. Ahead of a 3-day weekend there was probably some profit-taking and unwinding of spreads going on which saw the Jul/Nov spread narrow by 28 cents. Nearby bean availability is incredibly tight, but with funds looking to exit July longs and/or roll them into Nov then we could see plenty more crazy closes like this between now and the expiry of the front month on Jul 12th. Strong demand for meal sees the US The September-April crush running at 4.8% above year ago levels, yet the USDA is currently estimating the total US crush to be down 4% this season. Soybean imports need to rise, or the domestic crush needs to slow right up, failing which 2012/13 ending stocks will be a whole lot tighter than the 125 million bushels that the USDA presently stubbornly refuse to dip below. The Argentine Ag Ministry said that 85% of their bean crop has been harvested. They cut their production forecast to 50.6 MMT from a previous estimate of 51.3 MMT. The Buenos Aires Grain Exchange forecast Argentina's soybean crop at 48.5 MMT, unchanged from their previous estimate. They said that harvesting is 93% done versus 90% a week ago. Rabobank estimated the US soybean crop in 2013 at 3.269 billion bushels, a rise of 8.4% on last year. They predicted yields at 42.5 bu/acre versus the USDA's 44.5 bu/acre. They see world 2013/14 soybean production rising from 263.6 MMT this season to 277.2 MMT next, with ending stocks up from 55.2 MMT to 62.3 MMT. They cut their forecast for CBOT soybean prices in the final quarter of 2013 to USD11.75/bushel. At the turn of the year in their 2013 outlook they were predicting USD13.00/bushel in Q4 of this year. All eyes will now be on Tuesday night's planting progress report from the USDA, with soybeans expected to be around 35-40% sown versus 28% as of last Sunday night. Jul 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.76 1/4, down 23 1/4 cents; Nov 13 Soybeans closed at USD12.47 3/4, up 4 3/4 cents; Jul 13 Soybean Meal closed at USD428.20, down USD8.80; Jul 13 Soybean Oil closed at 49.24, down 42 points. Jul 13 beans were up 27 1/4 cents on the week, with nearby meal up USD3.10 and front month oil down 28 points.
Corn: As with soybeans front month Jul 13 corn fell and new crop rose in pre-weekend positioning. Next week's price direction will likely be dictated by weekend weather events and Tuesday night's planting progress report. The trade is expecting that to show corn plantings at around 80-90% complete versus 100% a year ago and 95% on average. Taiwan's MIPA bought 60 TMT of Brazilian corn for August shipment overnight. An Israeli private buyer purchased 75 TMT of what was thought to be South American origin corn for June-September shipment. Around 20 TMT of Argentine corn apparently arrived in Brazil's northeastern state of Bahia yesterday. Production in that region was hit by drought this season. Rabobank forecast the US corn crop rising from 10.78 billion bushels last year to 13.94 billion in 2013, a rise of 29.3%. They have the average corn yeild this year pencilled in at 157 bu/acre versus the USDA's 158 bu/acre and 123.4 bu/acre in 2012. They see the world 2013/14 corn crop rising from 840.6 MMT last year to a record 953.5 MMT. That's less than the USDA's 965.9 MMT, but they also predict lower corn usage and therefore higher corn ending stocks than the USDA. They forecast 2013/14 world carryout at 161.7 MMT, versus 126.8 MMT this season, and 159.1 MMT from the USDA. That's a 2013/14 stocks to use ratio of 18% versus the USDA's 17.1% and compared to 15% this season. The Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said that 50.5% of the Argentine corn crop is harvested versus 46% a week ago. They predicted production of 24.8 MMT, unchanged from their previous estimate. The Argentine Ag Ministry have this season's corn crop estimated at 25.7 MMT. The most recent USDA figure is 26.5 MMT. Rabobank cut their forecast for Q4 CBOT corn prices to USD5.00/bu. Deutsche Bank predicted that prices could go lower than that, suggesting "new crop corn prices south of USD4.00 a bushel" in one of the most bearish forecasts yet. July 13 Corn closed at USD6.57 1/4, down 4 3/4 cents; Dec 13 Corn closed at USD5.36 1/2, up 1 3/4 cents. For the week front month July was up 4 1/2 cents and Dec 13 rose 17 cents.
Wheat: The rumoured Chinese business that sent prices sharply higher yesterday was confirmed, with the USDA announcing the sale of 180 TMT of new crop SRW US wheat to China. In what appeared to be a classic "buy the rumour, sell the fact" move the market closed lower. Maybe that was pre-weekend profit-taking after yesterday's rally that took CBOT prices back up above USD7/bu, or maybe it was disappointment that the quantity confirmed wasn't higher. The rumour is that China booked 600-700 TMT of US SRW wheat for July/August shipment, so there may be more sales announced next week. South Korea's MFG bought 114 TMT of optional origin feed wheat for Sep/Oct shipment. The Asian country is said to have bought over 700 TMT of wheat and corn in the past 18 days. Germany are said to have exported over 1 MMT of wheat to Iran in the Jul/Mar period. The Buenos Aires Grains Exchange estimated Argentine wheat plantings for 2013/14 at 3.9 million hectares, that's considerably less than the Ag Secretary's forecast of "close to 4.5 million" earlier in the week, even if it is up 8.3% on last year. They said 3.2% of the wheat crop has been planted so far. Rabobank forecast a 2013/14 world wheat crop of 694.2 MMT, an increase of almost 55 MMT, or 8.6%, on last year. World ending stocks will rise from 166.5 MMT this season to 181.1 MMT next representing a stocks to use ratio of 22%, they said. They forecast the 2013 US all wheat crop at 2.050 billion bushels, slightly lower than the USDA's 2.057 billion, and 9.7% down on production in 2012. Canadian plantings remain slow. Saskatchewan crop planting as of May 20th is 27% complete versus 19% a week ago and 44% for the 5-year average. Active showers moving though Kansas and Nebraska this weekend and early next week should be of some benefit. Early winter wheat harvesting is said to be underway in Texas. Ukraine got beneficial rain this week, and so too did parts of Australia. Southern and central Russia has decent rains forecast in the 7-14 day time frame. Jul 13 CBOT Wheat closed at USD6.97 1/2, down 5 3/4 cents; Jul 13 KCBT Wheat closed at USD7.45 3/4, down 8 3/4 cents; Jul 13 MGEX Wheat closed at USD8.05 3/4, down 7 1/2 cents. For the week Chicago wheat was 14 1/4 cents firmer, with Kansas up 8 1/2 cents and Minneapolis 2 cents higher.
24/05/13 -- EU grains closed mixed but mostly lower on the day. Despite a bit of a midweek rally, today was still the lowest close on the weekly chart for a front month for both London and Paris wheat since last June.
Jul 13 London wheat finished the day GBP1.25/tonne higher at GBP180.00/tonne. Everything else was lower with benchmark Nov 13 ending GBP1.25/tonne easier at GBP178.00/tonne. Nov 13 Paris wheat settled EUR3.00/tonne weaker at EUR204.75/tonne.
For the week that puts old crop Jul 13 London wheat finished GBP1.75/tonne lower, new crop Nov 13 ending GBP0.85/tonne weaker and Nov 13 Paris wheat settling EUR1.50/tonne easier.
The bulls are clinging to lingering Black Sea production concerns, yet APK Inform today said for Russia: "Despite the fact that the weather conditions were not always conducive to both planting works and wintering period of winter grains in some regions, according to the results of our polling, agricultural producers estimate the condition of winter crops areas as mainly good and satisfactory. As for the losses of winter crops, then only a few respondents reported about losses."
They estimated Russian winter wheat production at 31.3 MMT, up 23% on last year, but gave no forecast for spring wheat.
Agritel meanwhile said that most of Ukraine had received 15-30mm of rain in the past 7 days, with more in the forecast.
Turkey said that they are expecting a 9.2% jump in wheat production to 21.9 MMT this year, which explains why they have been actively tendering to sell nearby wheat of late. They are also forecasting an 11% jump in barley output to 11.0 MMT along with a 7.6% increase in corn production to 4.9 MMT.
Analysts are lining up to forecast sharply lower grain prices later in the year it would seem.
Rabobank today cut their ideas on MATIF wheat prices to EUR190/tonne in Q4 of 2013. That compares to a forecast of EUR204/tonne in December, and represents a fall of around 7.2% from where we are currently, based on the Nov 13 price. Whilst they made no forecast for London wheat, a similar percentage reduction here would cut prices to around GBP165/tonne by the end of the year.
Maybe even more worryingly than that is that they see both Paris and Chicago wheat falling back close to their late 2011 and/or early 2012 historical lows. The late 2011 low for London wheat was GBP140/tonne.
Rabobank also said that they see Chicago corn values falling to around USD5/bu and Chicago soybeans to USD11.75/bu by the end of the year. Deutsche Bank meanwhile suggested that new crop Chicago corn prices could dip below USD4/bu in one of the most bearish reports around yet.
Other news shows that Brussels issued 247 TMT of soft wheat export licenses this week, bringing the 2012/13 marketing year to date total to 17.6 MMT, up 47% versus 12.0 MMT this time last year. Corn imports meanwhile are up almost 89% at 10.0 MMT.
FranceAgriMer reported French winter wheat conditions at 67% good/excellent, unchanged from last week. Winter barley was cut one point in the good/excellent category to 66%, spring barley fell two points to 78% and corn five points to 72%.
They said that corn planting has slowed a little, up from 81% to only 87% complete in the past week, and is now slightly behind last year's pace of 89% done. Winter wheat is 19% headed versus 8% last week and 53% a year ago. Winter barley headed is up from 46% last week to 84%, although that still lags last year's 99%.
24/05/13 -- Rapemeal prices on the continent mixed, generally a bit weaker on old crop and a little firmer on new crop. Reports filtering through suggest that maybe French rapeseed crops are in worse shape than thought. Prospects in Germany and Ukraine however look good.
24/05/13 -- The overnight Globex grains are mixed, with wheat and soybeans mostly a couple of cents or so firmer and corn down a similar amount.
It's a long weekend in the States, with the markets closed Monday for the Memorial Day holiday.
Brussels issued 247 TMT of soft wheat export licenses this week, bringing the 2012/13 marketing year to date total to 17.6 MMT, up 47% versus 12.0 MMT this time last year. Corn imports meanwhile are up almost 89% at 10.0 MMT.
Agritel say that Ukraine should have a record corn crop this year after the planted area improved sharply.
Turkey is expecting a 9.2% jump in wheat production to 21.9 MMT this year, which maybe explains why they are tendering to sell 240 TMT of red milling wheat for May/Jun shipment. They are also forecasting an 11% jump in barley output to 11.0 MMT along with a 7.6% increase in corn production to 4.9 MMT.
Rabobank meanwhile are forecasting Paris wheat prices to dip to EUR190/tonne by Q4 of this year, an 8.5% decline from where Nov 13 closed last night. If we factor in a similar fall for London wheat then that puts prices around GBP15/tonne lower later in the year than where Nov 13 currently resides.
They see soybeans at USD11.75/bu in the final quarter of the year, around 5.5% below last night's Nov 13 close, with corn prices down to USD5/bu, some 6.5% under where Dec 13 finished yesterday.
In the US next week "deep troughing in the West and strong ridging in the East brings moist, unstable southwesterly flow across the Plains and Western Con Belt. More severe weather, abnormally wet conditions and variable temperatures will occur across both the HRW Belt, Spring Wheat Belt and Western Corn Belt," say QT Weather.
I have seen some reports this morning suggesting that the Rosario dock workers strike has ended, but can't confirm this. Other reports say that talks have broken down and that the strike will continue into next week.
23/05/13 -- Soycomplex: The soybean market raced higher early doors, only to sell-off late and close with only modest gains. An interesting situation seems to have developed in nearby July. If you're short, and haven't got the physical beans to deliver, then you need to cover in those shorts at whatever price the market dictates. If, on the other hand, you're a fund long then taking delivery of those beans isn't an option so you have to sell. There's more open interest in front month July 13 than any other, so we could see further extreme volatility in that in the weeks ahead. We also have a long weekend coming up with US markets shut for Memorial Day on Monday. Weekly export sales of 183,500 MT of old crop beans and 838,900 MT of new crop topped expectations for combined sales of 400-800 TMT. The USDA also announced the sale of 115 TMT of new crop to China under the daily reporting system. Old crop commitments are now 99.6% of the USDA target for the season. The dock workers strike at the leading Argentine port of Rosario is said to have caused a backlog of 50-100 vessels depending on which report you read. Around 80% of Argentine grain exports are shipped out of Rosario, I gather. Argentina’s Ag Ministry estimated the country's 2012/13 bean crop at 50.6 MMT versus a previous estimate of 51.3 MMT. Trade rumour suggests that the US will import around 3-4 cargoes/month of South American soybeans in the May/Jul period. Front month Jul 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.99 1/2, up 5 1/4 cents, having traded over 40 cents higher at one point; Nov 13 Soybeans closed at USD12.43, up 4 1/4 cents; Jul 13 Soybean Meal closed at USD437.00, down USD3.60; Jul 13 Soybean Oil closed at 49.66, up 2 points.
Corn: Corn also closed well off the intra-day highs, settling around 3 to 4 cents higher. Weekly export sales were 104,600 MT of old crop and 341,600 MT of new crop versus expectations of a net 200-500 TMT combined. Existing commitments are now 88% of the USDA target for the season. MDA CropCast raised their world corn production estimate by 2.7 MMT from last week due to better yield potential in the US. "Rains were rather limited early this past week, but did increase across northwestern areas later in the week. The rains once again slowed remaining planting. Rains are now easing there, which is allowing planting to improve again," they said. They now see the US 2013 crop nearly 31% higher than last year at 339.2 MMT. Strategie Grains trimmed slightly their EU-28 corn production estimate by 0.1 MMT to 66.4 MMT which is still up 15% on year ago levels. Argentina's Ag Ministry estimated their 2012/13 corn crop at 25.7 MMT, unchanged from their previous estimate. The USDA currently say 26.5 MMT. CEC estimated South Africa’s 2013 corn crop at 11.44 MMT versus a previous estimate of 11.56 MMT. Taiwan's MFIG seek 40-60 TMT of optional origin corn for August shipment. South American corn exports are in full swing. Argentina are said to have exported around 2.3 MMT of corn between May 1 – May 21. Oman bought 10,000 MT of corn from Argentina overnight. Brazilian ethanol imports look viable again with 2 vessels at the Santos port destined for the US, say Benson Quinn Commodities. Jul 13 Corn closed at USD6.62, up 3 1/2 cents; Sep 13 Corn closed at USD5.63 1/2, up 3 3/4 cents.
Wheat: For once wheat was the leader, closing higher on all three exchanges after rumour swept the floor that China were in for US SRW wheat. CBOT wheat got dragged back up above the USD7/bu mark on the strength of that on short-covering. Reports after the close suggest that they may have been enquiring, but didn't actually buy anything. Japan bought 122 TMT of the usual mixture of US, Canadian and Australian wheat in their regular weekly tender. Tunisia bought 75 TMT of optional origin wheat and 25 TMT of optional origin barley for June/July shipment. Algeria bought 400 TMT of optional origin wheat for August shipment. Weekly export sales of sales of 239,400 MT of old crop and 713,600 MT of new crop beat trade forecasts for a combined 400-700 TMT. Existing commitments stand at 97% of the USDA target for a season with only 2 weeks left to run. That includes more than 2 MMT of outstanding old crop sales, so it looks unlikely therefore that this target will be met. Argentina Ag Ministry estimated Argentina’s 2012/13 wheat crop at 9.0 MMT, unchanged from their previous estimate. MDA CropCast left their 2013 world wheat production estimate unchanged from last week, including projecting Canadian production at a record 29.7 MMT, the same figure released by Ag Canada earlier in the week. Russia's ProZerno said that they expect a grain harvest of 97 MMT this year, up sharply versus the official figure of 71.7 MMT in 2012 and even slightly higher than the 94.2 MMT produced in 2011. Jul 13 CBOT Wheat closed at USD7.03 1/4, up 14 3/4 cents; Jul 13 KCBT Wheat closed at USD7.54 1/2, up 11 1/4 cents; Jul 13 MGEX Wheat closed at USD8.13 1/4, up 5 1/2 cents.
23/05/13 -- EU grains extended their mini recovery into a second day, shrugging off the downdraught of falling equities after Fed chairman Ben Bernanke hinted at a scaling back of QE. If the market gets the jitters at the merest hint of it what will it do when it becomes a reality? They can't keep on buying USD85 billion worth of assets every month ad infinitum can they?
US wheat futures rose in afternoon trade, supporting European markets, after weekly export sales came in better than expected and rumours of China buying US wheat spooked some CBOT wheat shorts.
London wheat closed the day with expiring front month May 13 unchanged and untraded at GBP177.75/tonne. New front month Jul 13 ended GBP0.75/tonne higher though at GBP178.75/tonne and new crop Nov 13 finished the day GBP1.10/tonne firmer at GBP179.75/tonne. Nov 13 Paris wheat ended up EUR1.75/tonne at EUR207.75/tonne.
The overall trend still looks down, although there are maybe still just enough concerns around surrounding Black Sea production potential to stop the market sliding too much further just yet. The high close of the year for a front month London wheat was GBP215/tonne on Jan 15, so we have fallen around 17% since then based on tonight's close.
The plight of the alarming decline of old crop values relative to new crop in the UK was partially explained by the HGCA today revising their 2012/13 marketing year wheat import estimate up by 275 TMT from their March forecast to 2.537 TMT, a year-on-year increase of 179%. They pegged exports this season at 800 TMT, a drop of more than two thirds on 2011/12. That takes carryout at the end of this season to a surprisingly ample 1.935 MMT, which is 29% more than at the end of 2011/12 despite last year's production disaster.
Those figures included a downwards revision for Human and Industrial wheat usage of 279 TMT versus March due to the closure of Ensus. Some would argue that given the problems at Vivergo too final H&I usage will need to be reduced further. In addition, imports could ultimately turn out to be higher than 2.537 MMT, taking ending stocks over the 2 MMT mark. UK corn imports in 2012/13 meanwhile were estimated at 1.4 MMT, up 41% on year ago levels.
Strategie Grains trimmed slightly their EU-28 soft wheat production estimate from 131.1 MMT to 130.9 MMT, forecasting a durum wheat crop of 8.0 MMT. That gives us an EU-28 all wheat crop of 138.9 MMT this year, a 5% increase on last year. Corn production was also scaled back a little from 66.5 MMT to 66.4 MMT, although this is still up 15% versus 2012. Barley output was raised from 54.2 MMT to 55.3 MMT, principally due to increased plantings in France, Germany and the UK.
Grain production in the Black Sea countries probably holds the key to where prices go from here. Lanworth yesterday estimated Russia's wheat crop at 50.8 MMT, Ukraine's at 20.3 MMT and Kazakhstan's at 17.4 MMT. The first two being towards the low end of other trade estimates. Even so that gives the three a combined wheat crop of 88.5 MMT, a 47% increase on last year.
Ukraine's APK Inform Agency estimated the 2013 grain crop there at 53.3 MMT, and exports in 2013/14 at 29.1 MMT. Output in 2012 was 42.1 MMT and exports this season are likely to finish up around 24.5 MMT, so we are looking at potential increases of 27% and 19% respectively there.
Russian analysts ProZerno are forecasting a Russian grain crop of 97 MMT this year (the Russian Grain Union expanded their estimate to 90-100 TMT earlier this week), which would be a 35% increase on last year. Of that they estimate the wheat crop at 57.3 MMT (up 52% year-on-year), with the barley crop at 16.5 MMT (up 18%) and corn production at 8.5 MMT (up 4%). They see Russia's 2013/14 wheat exports rising from 10.7 MMT this season to 17 MMT in 2013/14, a 59% increase.
If the Black Sea region does end up with production and export volumes of this kind of magnitude then they are likely to depress the market further once the harvest begins, and confidence in the validity of these sort of numbers increases. They are almost always aggressive early season sellers, even when they haven't got large crops to market. When they have, they can be cut-throat.
In other news, Algeria bought 400 TMT of optional origin milling wheat for August shipment in a tender to buy 50 TMT. Some are saying that France will most likely end up as the country of origin, just because they usually are Algeria's top supplier, others think that Black Sea wheat may figure.
Grain exports from the French port of Rouen slipped to 81 TMT this week, including 75 TMT of soft wheat.
Sales of 183,500 MT of old crop and 838,900 MT of new crop topped expectations for combined sales of 400-800 TMT. Actual weekly shipments were however a marketing year low of 100,800 MT. The US has now shipped 34.6 MMT of soybeans this season, with outstanding sales of a further 2 MMT versus the USDA projection for the entire marketing year total of 36.74 MMT. That makes existing commitments 99.6% of the USDA target.
Corn sales came in at 104,600 MT of old crop and 341,600 MT of new crop versus expectations of a net 200-500 TMT combined. Shipments this week were 270,000 MT. Total 2012/13 shipments now total 13.3 MMT with a further 3.9 MMT of sales outstanding versus the USDA projection of 19.5 MMT for the season. Existing commitments are therefore 88% of the USDA target.
Wheat sales of 239,400 MT of old crop and 713,600 MT of new crop beat trade forecasts for a combined 400-700 TMT. Shipments were 441,700 MT. Total 2012/13 wheat shipments are now 25.0 MMT with a further 2.1 MMT outstanding with only two weeks reporting left to go. Existing commitments stand at 97% of the USDA target, so it looks unlikely that the latter will be met as sales of 900 TMT of old crop need to be made between now and the end of the month, all of which has to be shipped, along with the 2.1 MMT of outstanding sales.
22/05/13 -- Soycomplex: Beans posted decent gains, supported by a firmer corn market. Although Argentine dockers in the port of Rosario have returned to work a backlog of 40-50 vessels has apparently already built up. The threat of further strikes in both Argentina and Brazil in the weeks and months ahead will keep the pressure on very tight old crop US supplies. Oil World are projecting that the US will import 32 million bushels of soybeans themselves this year, around 870 TMT, as demand for meal stays high. US soybean sales are already 99% of the USDA's target for the season, and 98% in the case of meal (the target for which was increased in this month's WASDE report). Trade estimates for tomorrow's weekly export sales report for beans are a combined crop year total of 400-800 TMT and in the case of meal 100-225 TMT. Lanworth projected the world 2013/14 soybean crop at a record 286 MMT, fractionally higher than the USDA's recent 285.5 MMT estimate. They have the US soybean crop estimated at 3.430 billion bushels versus a previous estimate of 3.425 billion, an increase of almost 14% on last year. China's CNGOIC said that the rapeseed harvest there is 5-10 days ahead of normal, forecasting a crop of 14.1 MMT, up 0.7% on 2012. Harvesting in the top rapeseed province of Hubei is at the halfway stage, and 80% done in the second highest producing province of Hunan. They said that China had imported 2.912 MMT of rapeseed between Jun12-May13 so far, up 40.9% from a year ago, estimating full season 2012/13 imports at a record 3.1 MMT. Jul 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.94 1/4, up 16 cents; Nov 13 Soybeans closed at USD12.38 3/4, up 18 cents; Jul 13 Soybean Meal closed at USD440.60, up USD1.90; Jul 13 Soybean Oil closed at 49.64, up 16 points.
Corn: The corn market got a boost from the USDA confirming the sale of 360 TMT of new crop corn to China, along with a further 180 TMT to "unknown" destinations. In addition to that the weekly ethanol grind came in at 875,000 barrels/day, up 18,000 bpd from last week and the highest level in 11-months. Ag Canada estimated corn production there this year at 13.8 MMT versus a previous estimate of 12.5 MMT and up 5.7% on last year. Lanworth estimated the global corn crop in 2013/14 at a record 965 MMT, similar to the USDA's 965.9 MMT forecast earlier this month. The Australia and New Zeland Bank said that Brazilian corn production in 2012/13 could rise "close to 80 MMT for the first time" versus the USDA's current estimate of 76 MMT due to favourable conditions for "safrinha" or second crop corn. Lanworth pegged Brazilian corn production at 78.1 MMT this year, up 7% on last season. Taiwan cancelled a tender for 60 TMT of Brazilian or South African corn for July/Aug shipment due to high prices. Some are suggesting that US corn plantings could reach 90% complete by Sunday night, from 71% a week previously. The potential problem with having a very large percentage of the US corn crop planted all at the same time is that it will also likely pollinate all at the same time. That leaves a large percentage of the crop vulnerable to a heat wave should they get one later in the summer. The latest 3-month (Jun/Aug) weather outlook from the NOAA predicts above normal temperatures for the western plains, southeast, delta, and east of Indiana. Normal temps are expected from central Illinois north into Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Normal precipitation is expected for nearly the entire Corn Belt with the exception of the western half of Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Trade forecasts for tomorrow's weekly export sales report are 200-500 TMT. Jul 13 Corn closed at USD6.58 1/2, up 18 1/2 cents; Dec 13 Corn closed at USD5.30 1/2, up 10 1/4 cents.
Wheat: Wheat was dragged along for the ride by corn and beans. For once Chicago gained on Minneapolis wheat, suggesting that there may have been some unwinding of long MGEX and short CBOT positions. Lanworth forecast the 2013/14 global wheat crop at 694 MMT, a little lower than the USDA estimate of 701 MMT, but still up nearly 6% on last year. The US wheat crop was estimated at 2.02 billion bushels, unchanged from previous estimate and 11% down on last year. Production everywhere else around the globe though is generally seen higher this year. The 2013/14 Australian wheat crop was estimated at 24.1 MMT versus a previous estimates of 24.3 MMT but up 9.5% on last year. The Argentine Ag Secretary forecast 2013 wheat plantings there to rise 40%. Ag Canada estimated wheat production there this year at a record 29.4 MMT versus a previous estimate of 28.4 MMT and up 8% on 2012/13. Lanworth trimmed their their forecast for wheat production in Ukraine to 20.3 MMT from 21.9 MMT previously, but that's still 29% more than output in 2012. Germany’s Farm Co-op estimated their 2013 wheat crop at 23.7 MMT, up 6.3% from 22.3 MMT in 2012. Analysts estimated the French wheat crop at 36.0 MMT versus 35.6 MMT in 2012. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology said eastern Australia should see above-normal rainfall in Jun/Aug, which would be extremely welcome. Tunisia is tendering for 67 TMT of milling wheat and 25 TMT of feed barley, both of optional origin for June shipment. Trade forecasts for tomorrow's weekly export sales report are 400-700 TMT. Jul 13 CBOT Wheat closed at USD6.88 1/2, up 8 cents; Jul 13 KCBT Wheat closed at USD7.43 1/4, up 4 3/4 cents; Jul 13 MGEX Wheat closed at USD8.07 3/4, down 5 3/4 cents.
22/05/13 - EU grains closed mostly higher, with May 13 London wheat posting it's first gain in seven sessions aided by a weak sterling as the market consolidated from hitting fresh 11-month lows yesterday. There are few that would suggest with any degree of confidence that this is the start of a new trend however.
London wheat closed with front month May 13, which expires tomorrow, up GBP0.50/tonne to GBP177.75/tonne and new crop Nov 13 GBP1.75/tonne steadier to GBP178.15/tonne. Paris wheat closed with front month Nov 13 EUR2.00/tonne higher at EUR206.00/tonne.
The pound was under pressure on the back of a 1.3% fall in retail sales in April, with food sales slumping 4.1% last month, along with the release of the minutes of this month's Bank of England MPC meeting showing a second 6-3 split on the thorny issue of whether or not to raise QE. The fall in retail sales was the largest in almost 2 years, taking sterling down to 1-month lows against the euro and a 6-week low versus the US dollar.
New front month Jul13 old crop also is now a discount to new crop Nov 13 London wheat. The differential was GBP14.25/tonne just a month ago, and at the turn of the year Jul 13 commanded a GBP26.25/tonne premium to Nov 13. Much heavier 2012/13 imports than forecast by Defra clearly mean that there's far more old crop wheat around looking for a home mid-May than many expected.
GBP200/tonne feed wheat is now a distant memory, and it could stay that way for a while. German old crop feed barley is currently offered at EUR176/tonne (GBP151/tonne) ex store Saxony, with 12% milling wheat at EUR210/tonne (little more than GBP180/tonne). New crop feed wheat out of Ukraine meanwhile is being offered at USD245/tonne FOB (circa GBP162/tonne).
There are still a few question marks over grain production in the Black Sea this year. American satellite imagery firm Lanworth Inc today cut their forecast for wheat production in Ukraine to 20.3 MMT from 21.9 MMT previously, that's still 29% more than output in 2012 however. Meanwhile they pegged the world wheat crop at 694 MMT, only marginally below the 697 MMT record set two years ago, and 5.9% up on last year. Lanworth also estimated the world corn crop at a record 965 MMT and the world soybean crop at a record 286 MMT in 2013/14.
Welcome rain is in the forecast for Ukraine over the next few days, moving into southern Russia by the weekend and through next week. That should be beneficial for both winter and spring crops if they materialise. "(The) Russian barley crop 2013 has potential to reach 16.8 MMT vs. 14.0 MMT in 2012. Current conditions are favourable for malting barley," said RMI Analytics.
Turkey announced it would sell 240,000 MT of red milling wheat for shipment between May 31 and June 19, the second such tender in the last fortnight, in an attempt to make a bit of room for the imminent (and expected to be substantial) 2013 harvest.
Algeria are tendering to buy 50 TMT of optional origin soft wheat for August shipment. They like to buy French, but that origin may be undercut by wheat from the Black Sea on this occasion.
Jordan passed on their 150 TMT wheat tender yesterday, and immediately decided to retender again overnight.
Egypt remain absent from the market, as their public tenders seem destined to become a thing of the past. There are some reports that they may have bought in Turkey's recent tender offering. The Egyptian government say that they have now bought almost 2.5 MMT of wheat from local farmers, up from just under 1 MMT a fortnight ago.
Germany's March wheat exports were 610 TMT versus 582 TMT in March 2012. That takes Jul/Mar exports to 5.31 MMT, up almost 30% versus 4.1 MMT a year previously. A fair proportion of that has come into the UK. Barley exports of 326 TMT were well ahead of the 65 TMT exported in March of last year and the largest monthly total since April 2011.
The Argentine Ag Secretary said that farmers there will increase their wheat plantings by 40% in 2013/14, due to a combinations of tax rebates and favourable growing conditions. Planting there is already underway.
22/05/13 -- Rapemeal prices on the continent are around a euro lower today in thin trade. Prices still look overvalued relative to soyameal going forward, keeping end-user buying interest to a minimum.
21/05/13 -- Soycomplex: It was the same old theme once again, old crop higher, new crop lower. Front month July rallied to an 8-month high as old crop remains extremely tight. Some US processors are apparently prepared to pay up to USD16/bu for cash beans. Paraguay’s exporters chamber, CAPECO, estimated their 2012/13 soybean crop at a record 9.0MMT versus the USDA estimate of 8.35 MMT. Customs data put China's April soybean imports at 3.98 MMT, down 18.59% from year ago. Jan/Apr imports are 15.47 MMT, down 14.77% from a year ago. Industry analysts though see May bean imports at 5.67 MMT, rising to a record 7.8-8.0 MMT in June. Import in June 2012 were 5.6 MMT. Safras e Mercado trimmed slightly Brazil’s 2012/13 soybean crop estimate to 82.3 MMT versus a previous estimate of 82.5 MMT. The FT carried a report today saying that Argentine farmers have finally slowly begun selling soybeans "to cover their commitments". Agritrend say sales are now around 1.8-2.0 MMT/month and could rise to 3.5-4.0 MT/month in the months ahead. Jul 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.78 1/4, up 13 3/4 cents; Nov 13 Soybeans closed at USD12.20 3/4, down 4 1/4 cents; Jul 13 Soybean Meal closed at USD438.70, up USD3.40; Jul 13 Soybean Oil closed at 49.48, up 28 points.
Corn: The corn market is doing the reverse of soybeans, with old crop losing ground versus new crop despite Monday night's USDA planting numbers suggesting that farmers planted 42 million acres of corn in the week through to Sunday night, a record area in just one week. Informa’s Senior Vice President forecast a 2013/14 corn futures price of somewhere between USD4-5/bu, Macquarie forecast the 2014 average corn price at USD4.75/bu. The FAO estimated Argentina’s 2013 corn exports at 18.5 MMT, up 8% from a year ago. They placed Argentina’s 2013 corn crop at a record 25.7 MMT. They estimated Brazil’s 2013 corn crop at 77.81 MMT (also a record). China's Ministry of Agriculture said as of May 17th the corn acreage in Heilongjiang (one of china’s biggest corn production areas) is at 101.43 million acres, up 2.54 million versus a year ago. Ag Processing Inc said that they will be permanently closing a Nebraska ethanol plant which had been idled since February due to poor margins. MARS estimated EU-27 corn yields at 6.87 MT/ha, up 16% on a year ago. US planting progress has been slowed by rain again this week in some parts of the Midwest. Argentina’s Ag Ministry estimated the 2013 harvest at 61% complete, 3% ahead of last year. China's Jan/April corn imports stand at 1.45 MMT, down 17.76% from a year ago. Jul 13 Corn closed at USD6.40, down 9 1/2 cents; Dec 13 Corn closed at USD5.20 1/4, unchanged.
Wheat: The recent trend of Minneapolis widening the gap between itself and Chicago wheat continues on the back of slow spring wheat planting progress. It's not just the US where spring plantings are behind schedule. Russia’s Ag Ministry reported spring wheat has so far been planted on 4.5 million hectares, down 1.6 million from a year ago. The Canadian Wheat Board said western Canada’s spring grain planting is 45-50% complete, up from 15% a week ago, but still below average. Things are looking more promising in South America though. The FAO estimated Argentina’s 2013/14 wheat crop at 11.0 MMT, up 22% from a year ago. They also estimated Brazil’s 2013/14 wheat crop at 5.5 MMT, up 25% from a year ago. Rain is finally in the forecast for eastern Australia too. Jordan made no purchase (again) in their tender for 150 TMT of milling wheat. Algeria are tendering for 50 TMT of optional origin milling wheat for August shipment. Japan are tendering for 122,222 MT of milling wheat, of which 67,897 MT is specified to be of US origin. China's April wheat imports were 203,337 MT, down 30.69% from a year ago. That brings Jan/Apr wheat imports to 894,556 MT, down 36.75% from a year ago. Russia’s Grain Union increased Russia’s 2013/14 exportable grain surplus to 25.0 MMT from a previous estimate of 20.0 MMT. Jul 13 CBOT Wheat closed at USD6.80 1/2, down 4 3/4 cents; Jul 13 KCBT Wheat closed at USD7.38 1/2, down 6 1/2 cents; Jul 13 MGEX Wheat closed at USD8.13 1/2, up 2 1/4 cents.
21/05/13 -- EU grains closed mixed, after having traded down to fresh lows for the recent move in early trade. Sterling weakness helped London wheat a little following news that domestic CPI inflation had fallen from 2.8% in March to 2.4% in April. That was taken as potentially widening the scope for further QE from the Bank of England. The minutes of the May MPC meeting are due out tomorrow.
May 13 London wheat finished GBP1.25/tonne lower at GBP177.25/tonne - an 11-month low for a front month - and new crop Nov 13 ended GBP0.40/tonne higher at GBP176.40/tonne. Nov 13 Paris wheat settled EUR0.75/tonne firmer at EUR204.00/tonne.
Fund money continues to shy away from commodities, seeing other investments as potentially offering more lucrative returns. Heading into the London close the FTSE100 looked like it was going to finish at a fresh 12 year high. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index are also hovering around historic highs.
The EU Commission's MARS unit released their revised May forecasts for yields, trimming slightly the outlook for wheat, corn and OSR and raising marginally it's estimate on barley. "In general, the current prospects for EU-27 yields remained close to the average," they noted, despite acknowledging problems in the UK and Ireland.
EU-27 soft wheat yields were forecast down from 5.63 MT/ha last month to 5.54 MT/ha this time round. That's still up 2.4% on last year, but slightly lower than the 5 year average of 5.63 MT/ha. UK yields were estimated at 7.68 MT/ha versus 8.02 MT/ha last month. That would still be up 15% or 1.0 MT/ha on last year if they are correct, and marginally ahead of the 5 year average of 7.66 MT/ha.
EU-27 barley yields were seen averaging 4.56 MT/ha versus 4.48 MT/ha last month, up 4.8% on last year's 4.35 MT/ha. UK barley yields were predicted at 5.54 MT/ha versus 5.52 MT/ha last month and last year.
EU-27 corn yields were estimated at 6.87 MT/ha versus 6.96 MT/ha last month, up more than 16% on year ago levels even if slightly below the 5 year average of 6.97 MT/ha. EU-27 OSR yields were estimated at 3.06 MT/ha versus 3.09 MT/ha last month and 3.10 MT/ha last year. The 5-year average is 3.04 MT/ha. UK OSR yields were only dropped slightly from last month's forecast of 3.50 MT/ha to a still very ambitious looking 3.32 MT/ha, which is only marginally down on last year's 3.40 MT/ha yield.
For the UK they noted that the "growth cycle remains delayed for all crops leading to high uncertainty in yield forecasts." In Germany they said that "the significant delay at the end of March has mostly been recuperated and a boost in vegetative growth has been observed since mid-April. Spring sowing started with a slight delay but the weather was favourable for a prompt germination."
In France "remote sensing indicators suggest a much more favourable outlook in the northern half of the country than a few weeks ago, although there is still a noticeable delay in crop development of winter cereals compared to the average, of about 10 days for Centre, Pays de la Loire and up to 20 days for Champagne-Ardennes and Picardie," they said.
In international news the Russian Grain Union revised their forecast for grain production there this year from 90-95 MMT to 90-100 MMT. They increased their 2013/14 grain exportable surplus estimate from 20 MMT to 25 MMT. The Russian government sold 39,196 MMT of intervention grain in this week's tender, bringing the total volume sold since sales began last October to 3.23 MMT.
India's MMTC withdrew a tender to sell 100,000 MT of wheat after only picking up one bid at USD268 - some USD32/tonne below the government's minimum target level of USD300/tonne.
German milling wheat for May delivery in Hamburg was said to be offered at EUR230/tonne (USD297/tonne), with new crop September offered at EUR208/tonne (USD268/tonne).
Israel seeks 80 TMT of corn, 60 TMT of feed wheat, and 20 TMT of barley for June/Sept shipment of North American, South American, European or Black Sea origin.
21/05/13 -- Rapemeal prices on the continent are mostly a little steadier today, following gains in Chicago soymeal values last night. Trade is quiet however, with consumers content to sit on their hands for the time being. Rapemeal quotes look expensive when taken as a percentage of value of soymeal, and particularly so given the potentially bearish outlook for new crop soymeal prices.
21/05/13 -- The overnight market sees beans unchanged on front month July, but everything else is red, with new crop Nov 13 down 6 1/2 cents. It's old crop corn that is taking the biggest pasting, down 14 1/2 cents nearby, with wheat also showing around 10-11 cents lower.
New crop Dec 13 corn is down 8 1/4 cents, another decline of a similar magnitude would see it trade with a 4 in front of it.
The USDA numbers suggest that farmers planted 42 million acres of corn in the week through to Sunday night, a record area in a week.
US winter wheat crop conditions fell again, and spring wheat planting remains delayed, but the market is instead choosing to look at the global supply picture for wheat.
Whilst there are still some concerns over Ukraine and Russian grain production this year, output estimates are still well ahead of year ago levels. IKAR yesterday increased their Russian wheat production forecast to 53.8 MMT versus a previous estimate of 52.5 MMT and 37.7 MMT in 2012.
A report on Reuters today says that Paraguay's 2012/13 soybean crop may have come in at a record 9 MMT this year, versus the government's forecast of 8.4 MMT and the USDA's 8.35 MMT, according to the CAPECO export chamber. Plantings were up 5-6% for this season, and yields have beat the previous record of 2.7 MT/ha, coming in at 3.0 MT/ha, they say.
The FT carry a report today saying that Argentine farmers have slowly begun selling soybeans "to cover their commitments". Agritrend say sales are now around 1.8-2.0 MMT/month and could rise to 3.5-4.0 MT/month in the months ahead.
Ag Processing Inc, said to be the largest farmer‐owned soybean processor in the world, have said that they will be permanently closing their Nebraska ethanol plant which had been idled since February.
Anacer said Italy Jan-Feb soft wheat imports fell by almost a third to 465,888 MT this year versus 690,797 MT a year previously. Corn imports in the same period rose to 671,063 MT from 388,807 MT a year ago.
Old crop Jul 13 London wheat opened GBP1.75/tonne lower at GBP177.00/tonne this morning - the contract's lowest level in 11 months.
20/05/13 -- Soycomplex: The same old theme of very tight old crop stocks supported the nears, whilst suggestions of potentially record US soybean production in 2013 weighed on the deferred positions. Vietnam bought 120 TMT of US soymeal for Sept/Nov shipment. Weekly export inspections of 3.328 million bushels, were subdued compared to 13.079 million a year ago, although in line with last week's effort. Even so 2012/13 exports are so well advanced already that hitting the USDA target for the season looks to be a formality at this stage. Although old crop US export sales have slowed up markedly of late, any sign of a switch back to the US due to South American logistical problems is a threat to already razor thin US ending stocks, especially with an anticipated delayed start to the 2013 harvest. Brazilian dockers were on strike last week, workers in the Argentine port of Rosario went on strike today. The availability picture later on in the year though still looks a whole lot rosier. The US Soybean Export Council forecast the 2013 US soybean area at 80.0 million acres, almost 3 million higher than the USDA's estimate of 77.1 million. The Council also said that soybean prices could fall below USD10/bu by July due to an acreage switch from corn to beans. After the close the USDA said that 24% of the 2013 US soybean crop was in the ground, up from 6% a week ago, but well behind the 5 year average of 42% - the market was expecting plantings at 25-35% complete. The percentage of the crop emerged was 3% versus 32% a year ago and 14% for the 5 year average. The Argentine Ag Ministry said that 85% of the soybean crop there has been harvested versus 83% a year ago. Farmer sales to exporters are said to be well behind normal levels as growers continue to sit on their stocks due to spiralling inflation and an ever weakening Argentine peso. Jul 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.64 1/2, up 16 cents; Nov 13 Soybeans closed at USD12.25, down 3 1/4 cents; Jul 13 Soybean Meal closed at USD435.30, up USD10.20; Jul 13 Soybean Oil closed at 49.20, down 32 points.
Corn: Unlike soybeans, today we had new crop corn gaining on old crop. Maybe this was in anticipation that the USDA would report corn plantings at the low end of the 50-75% range of trade estimates. They came out with a figure of 71% after the close, meaning that US farmers equalled their busiest corn planting week on record (set in 1992), sowing 43% of the crop in a week. Planting still lags the 5 year average of 79%, but not alarmingly so. It remains to be seen how well this crop develops from here though as much of it has been sown under far from ideal conditions. The USDA said that 19% of the crop is emerged versus 5% a week ago and 46% for the 5 year average. A senior Agriculture Economist at Kansas State University said if planting delays continue through to the end of May the 2-4 million acres of corn could be switched to beans. That appears to be consistent with the US Soybean Export Council ideas. Weekly corn export inspections of 14.557 million bushels were up from 12.7 million a week previously and better than the 7-12 million that the trade was expecting. Weekly inspections will need to average 15.6 million bushels to meet the USDA's export target for the season. The USDA also reported the sale of 120 TMT of new crop corn to "unknown" destinations. China’s Ministry of Agriculture said as of 16 May 96.7% of the 2013 corn crop had been planted in the northeast of the country. Japan's corn usage, and purchases from the US, keep ebbing away. Japan’s Ag Ministry said that the use of corn in animal feed in March was 42.2% versus 44.3% a year ago. They also said that Japan imported 1.31 MMT of corn in March, down 9.2% from a year ago, with only 40.5% of March imports coming from the US as opposed to 87.8% a year ago. The Argentine Ag Ministry said 61% of their corn crop has been harvested versus 58% a year ago. Jul 13 Corn closed at USD6.49 1/2, down 3 1/4 cents; Dec 13 Corn closed at USD5.20 1/4, up 3/4 cent.
Wheat: The USDA reported spring wheat plantings at 67% complete versus 43% a week ago and 76% for the 5 year average. They have spring wheat emergence at 22% versus 10% a week ago and 49% for the 5 year average. Worryingly, winter wheat conditions continue to deteriorate. The USDA raise the proportion of the crop rated poor/very poor by 2 points from last week to 41% compared to only 14% a year ago. Good/excellent conditions fell one point versus last week to 31% and versus 58% a year ago. Winter wheat headed was 43% versus 29% a week ago and 62% for the 5 year average. Reports suggest that severe storms over the weekend may have further damaged some winter wheat in Oklahoma and Kansas. Weekly export inspections of 21.149 million bushels were decent, the trade was expecting somewhere between 15-23 million. Russia’s Ag Ministry said that as of May 17th spring grain planting is 51.9% complete versus 63.4% a year ago. IKAR estimated the 2013 Russian wheat crop at 53.8 MMT versus a previous estimate of 52.5 MMT and up almost 43% on last year. Welcome rain is expected in both Ukraine and southern Russia this week. Ukraine's Trade Ministry estimated Ukraine’s May-June grain exports at 2.97 MMT, taking full season 2012/13 grain exports up to 24.5 MMT. Effective tomorrow, after the close, the CME Group will raise margins on wheat. On the side lines of an international grains conference in Bali an executive from Australia’s largest co-op said that Indonesia may become the world’s largest wheat importer within 5 years due to its large population, strong GDP growth and changing diets. The USDA currently has Indonesia down to import 6.6 MMT of wheat in 2012/13, rising to 7.0 MMT in 2013/14. Chicago wheat continues to lose ground to Minneapolis wheat. Jul 13 CBOT Wheat closed at USD6.85 1/4, up 2 cents; Jul 13 KCBT Wheat closed at USD7.45, up 7 3/4 cents; Jul 13 MGEX Wheat closed at USD8.11 1/4, up 7 1/2 cents.
20/05/13 -- EU grains slid to fresh 11-month lows in thin trade due to public holidays in several European countries including France, Germany and the Netherlands. Even so, the Paris market was open for business, but volume was light.
London wheat closed the day with front month May 13 down GBP3.00/tonne to GBP178.50/tonne, and with new crop Nov 13 ending GBP2.85/tonne easier at GBP176.00/tonne. Nov 13 Paris wheat ended EUR3.00/tonne lower at EUR203.25/tonne. That puts the differential between old crop Jul 13 and new crop Nov 13 London wheat at only GBP2.75/tonne, a month ago that was GBP12.85/tonne, as old crop premiums continue to erode.
"UK new crop feed wheat futures remain at around a GBP5.00/tonne premium Paris milling wheat – against a norm of GBP10-15.00/tonne discount. This pricing relationship is likely to be supportive of new season imports," the HGCA note.
Russia’s IKAR raised their 2013 wheat production forecast from 52.5 MMT to 53.8 MMT. Their total grain crop estimate was increased from a previous estimate of 90.0 MMT to 92.0 MMT, up almost 30% versus 71 MMT last year, despite reports of possible yield reductions in some areas due to dryness.
"Scattered strong showers last week improved prospects in Krasnodar, one of the 4 main winter-wheat districts. The new forecast calls for more beneficial rain in southern Russia," said Martell Crop Projections.
That may help the early strong pace of Russian spring grain plantings, but which have slowed dramatically in recent weeks, pick up again. Spring grains have now been planted on 15.7 million hectares, or 51.9% of the total planned area as of Friday, 11.5% less than on the same date last year, according to the local Ministry.
The Ukraine Ministry said that their Jul 12/Apr 13 grain exports were 21.5 MMT, including 12.2 MMT of corn, 6.83 MMT of wheat and 2.1 MMT of barley. They said that they expect to export a further 2.33 MMT of corn, 184 TMT of wheat and 73 TMT of barley in the last two months of the marketing year. If so that would place full season exports at around 14.53 MMT of corn (versus the USDA estimate of 13.5 MMT), 7.0 MMT of wheat (7.0 MMT) and 2.17 MMT of barley (2.2 MMT).
Agritend estimated Argentina’s 2013/14 wheat area at 4.0–4.2 million hectares versus the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange estimate of 3.9 million and up 11-17% versus 3.6 million in 2012/13. Planting is now underway and conditions are said to be more or less ideal.
CBH said Australia’s 2013/14 wheat crop will increase by 16% this year.
There's been a lot of talk lately about cash-strapped Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, wanting to become self-sufficient for their wheat needs within 4 years. They usually import around 8-10 MMT a year but that is expected to halve this year, falling to only 4-5 MMT.
Oil World pegged the world OSR crop at a record 64 MMT, up 2.2% on last year. Despite the UK crop falling almost 27% on last year, Europe's output will rise 3.1% to 19.9 MMT led by a rebound in production in Germany and Poland, they said.
The market is now focused on tonight's planting progress report from the USDA, particularly in relation to corn planting which is seen increasing sharply from week ago levels of 28% to around 60-70% complete.
20/05/13 -- There are no rapemeal prices quoted the continent today due to the Whit Monday holiday, even though the French and German stock markets and MATIF grains are open for business.
World production is seen up 2.2% to a record 64.0 MMT in 2013, with EU output rising 3.1% to 19.9 MMT. Both those are close to the USDA's forecasts of 63.39 MMT and 20.0 MMT respectively.
In Europe they expect Germany to regain top spot (they're so bloody competitive aren't they?) in the EU production table with a crop of 5.5 MMT, up 14.6% on last year. France meanwhile will slip into second this year with a crop of 5.1 MMT, down 7.3% on 2012. Poland leapfrog the UK into third slot, with a crop of 2.2 MMT, up 15.8%.
Meanwhile the UK will somehow manage to produce a rapeseed crop of 1.9 MMT (rolls eyes), which would be "only" down 26.9% on last year.
I love the German sense of humour, don't you? In honour of it here's my favourite German joke: Why are there no aspirin in the jungle? Because it would not be commercially viable to attempt to sell pharmaceuticals in a largely unpopulated rainforest, especially when taking into consideration the lack of infrastructure and the logistical difficulties that would bring.
Elsewhere, Ukraine will produce a 2.0 MMT rapeseed crop this year, they say. That's up sharply, like over 50% sharp, on last season's 1.3 MMT.
Canada will weigh in with a crop of 14.5 MMT, up 4.3%, but Australia's output will slump 25% to 3.0 MMT. | 2019-04-23T04:38:38 | http://nogger-noggersblog.blogspot.com/2013_05_19_archive.html |
Soaring through the air like a supersonic helicopter, Air Wolf is the next generation of aerial combat.
Signed at 19 by Major League Wrestling, this Minnesotan marvel man is an up-and-coming middleweight.
With a Greco-Roman wrestling background, Air Wolf can mix it up on the mat as well as in the air.
Trained by Ken Anderson, Shawn Daivari, Ariya Daivari and Molly Holly, Air Wolf has quickly turned heads with his rapid-fire precision using moves like the 617 (a bottom rope version of the 619) among other moves.
Now the hunt begins as the young wrestler looks to the skies for triumph and championship gold in Major League Wrestling. | 2019-04-19T21:14:47 | https://mlw.com/air-wolf/ |
The museum’s latest exhibition, ‘Wunder der natur’ celebrates the variety of natural life by showcasing the very best of international nature and wildlife photography. The exhibition has proved such a success, it has been extended for another year to the end of 2017.
Using satellites positioned 36,000km above the Earth’s atmosphere, timelapsed images show the impressive view changing from day to night, through the seasons. Visitors can also the see the formation of ice at the North Pole in winter, along with cloud and air movements.
12 laser projectors blanket the sphere with 27,648,000 projection-mapped pixels. A glass lift to the gasometer’s roof provides an impressive panoramic view of the Earth, faithfully recreated using projection technology.
The DLR created the video sequences for each projector with use of a virtual camera rig, supplied by Intermediate Engineering. The cameras were pointed at the globe in a virtual gasometer, setting out the positions of each projector and ensuring the projection was aligned exactly in the final setup. It took 90 days in total to fully render the content.
The largely steel construction of the gasometer provided a challenging internal environment, with humidity as high as 95% and temperatures up to 44°c. Intermediate Engineering’s remote control server monitored conditions to ensure continued uptime, but with technical support located five hours away, the company needed a product and support package they could rely on.
“Any company can have issues with products, but it is how you deal with the problems when they arise. They must be solved and they must be solved quickly”, said Heiko Wandrey, founder and managing director at Intermediate Engineering.
“During the winter we experienced very low temperatures which was causing occasional projector startup problems. Panasonic dealt with this by supplying replacement units which had been upgraded to satisfy our requirements for low temperature startup and we’re very happy with the results,” said Heiko Wandrey.
The projection needed to be as faithful to nature as possible – “The colour reproduction must be second to none, warping must be fine, high brightness, mapping must be great. As the centrepiece of the exhibition, the bar was high,” said Heiko Wandrey.
With a maintenance-free run time of 20,000 hours thanks to Panasonic’s SOLID SHINE laser technology, the PT-RZ670 was up to the task. 6,500 lumens provide an impressive brightness level and the 360-degree flexible mounting options allowed such an unusual and eye-catching centrepiece to be pulled off.
The airtight, hermetically sealed case also ensures high picture quality even within the dusty, high traffic environment of the museum. Five selectable modes also ensure the best combination between brightness and fit-and-forget longevity, allowing up to 87,600 hours of maintenance-free operation on the most efficient, long-life mode. | 2019-04-23T23:00:57 | https://www.panasonicvisualsystems.com/industries/museums/panasonic-business-creates-hassle-free-laser-projection-solution-for-centrepiece |
The “Path of Remembrance” is made up of twelve information panels set out along the route of the foot march leading from Dachau railway station to the Memorial Site’s Visitors’ Center. With these panels the Dachau municipal authority remembers the historical significance of the pathway, some three kilometers long, most of the prisoners were forced to take to reach the concentration camp in the Nazi years. The information panels explain the links which existed between the camp and the town of Dachau. Around 45 minutes are needed to walk the “Path of Remembrance”.
The information panels are oriented on the remnants of the historical past in Dachau. For example, the rail embankment on which the prisoner transports once rolled into the concentration camp can still be made out, so too the public roads concentration camp prisoners were once forced to build. Just before the concentration camp was liberated the SS forced some 7,000 prisoners along these roads on a death march into the unknown.
Taking the “Straße der KZ-Opfer”, visitors are directed further along the southern perimeter of the former SS compound to the Memorial Site. The SS redeveloped the cluster of buildings belonging to the old munitions factory, creating a generally accessible district with residential and commercial premises for members of the SS and their families. Today information panels tell of the close neighborly ties between SS members and the civilian population. Most of the historical structures have meanwhile been dismantled; only a few buildings, today used by the Bavarian Riot Police, as well as curbstones and remnants of pavement surfaces remain of the original development.
Foundations of the concentration camp’s outer gatehouse were also excavated; from 1935 prisoners were forced to pass through this gate upon their arrival in the camp. The “Path of Remembrance” ends at the Memorial Site’s Visitors’ Center with a view of one of the factory buildings where prisoners performed forced labor. Two other factory workshops were demolished in the 1980s and the only remnants today are the earth walls heaped up out of the rubble of the demolished buildings. At this point the panels of the “Path of Remembrance” link into those of the Dachau Memorial Site.
This project of the Dachau municipal authority was carried out in cooperation with the Memorial Site in 2007 and consulted various citizen initiatives in the process. For the “Path of Remembrance” the municipal authority adopted suggestions and ideas from former prisoners, the Memorial Site, and the Förderverein für International Jugendbegegnung und Gedenkstättenarbeit in Dachau e.V. | 2019-04-19T04:25:42 | http://memorial-site-dachau.org/path-of-remembrance.html |
Traditionally speaking, flower girls are one of the most adorable elements of a wedding party: teeny-tiny, clad in a gorgeous little frock and scattering petals down the aisle after the bride.
However: a recently-wed couple from the US changed all that when it came to picking their flower girl.
Patrick Casey, 28, managed to persuade his bride-to-be cousin, Andria Farthing, that he should step up as 'flower man' at her wedding to beau Jake.
Talking to the Huffington Post, Patrick revealed: "I was lobbying to be their 'flower man' even before they were engaged. A little later, after their engagement, they honoured me by bestowing me with the duty I so craved".
As children, Andria and Patrick were once flower girl and page boy at a family wedding, with Patrick deciding stepping up as 'flower man' could be a fun way to remind their friends and family how far they'd both come.
He explained: "I used the same flower basket that she used when we were in that wedding together as children. A good marriage includes a lot of laughing, so what's wrong with a bit of fun at your wedding with someone you both love and who loves you both?" | 2019-04-20T23:15:00 | https://www.weddingandweddingflowers.co.uk/article/4378/realweddings/this-couple-picked-a-grown-man-to-play-flower-girl-at-their-wedding |
Located on the north bound frontage road of State Highway 6, this property consists of two buildings totaling over 21,950 SF of showroom and warehouse space. This 2 AC site is adjacent to Southern Pointe, a master-planned community with approximately 2,000 residential home sites (first lots to be delivered in 2019). The propertys improvements and location lend to a wide variety of potential end users and tremendous upside potential. | 2019-04-20T03:21:30 | https://www.melshell.com/homes/17801-Sh-6/College-Station/TX/77845/91341650/ |
Tjerk Oosterkamp is awarded an Investment Grant NWO Large of 2.5 million euro to build a machine that offers an environment with ultra-high vacuum and very low temperatures, only one thousandth of a degree above absolute zero. This will provide many research groups with the opportunity to conduct groundbreaking research under unprecedented conditions. The facility will be unique in the world and its future place in the low-vibration lab at the new Leiden science campus gives it even larger capabilities.
On the level of the quantum world at room temperature, particles swarm and vibrate wildly. Physicists learn about this miniature world by very precisely studying a small sample plate containing ‘entangled’ particles. Surely they are unhappy with the chaotic situation at room temperature that quickly destroys the very fragile entwined state that they want their particles to be in. Just imagine gluing a broken pot back together in a hurricane. And without a proper vacuum, the sample plate will get contaminated immediately by unwanted atoms on the sample surface. So add a dust storm to the hurricane scenario.
Quantum physicists need extremely low temperatures and an ultra-high vacuum to perform their research. Only then, their sample will stay clean and its particles stay entangled. Oosterkamp’s new machine will offer exactly that when it’s in function, in just over a year from now. | 2019-04-24T12:12:57 | https://casimir.researchschool.nl/lion-pi-tjerk-oosterkamp-receives--m-euro-nwo-investment-grant-2890.html |
And thus I have SO MUCH news!
(I may have been slightly busy. I write to you from York, where the dayjob has sent me for a conference; the dayjob has also recently sent me to Istanbul, Paris, and Munich, all since the last time I wrote, which was on my way to Armenia. In addition I have taken myself back to the US to go to many SFF cons and spend time with my girlfriend, and thus have become exceptionally well-acquainted with the Amtrak corridor.
“Fear Death By Water”, out today at Unlikely Story 12.5, the Journal of Unlikely Observances. In which I take a peculiar set of prompts (face-painting, water fights, inversion of power) and come up with … the death of Caesar, except with GIRLS in SPACE. Apologies due to both The Wasteland and the Georgics. Eheh.
Yllia imperator, first of her name, shoved face-down in the reflecting pool with a knee between her shoulderblades, the bright red curve of her murderer’s Judiciary cloak feathering through the water, as good as blood. Her hands scrabble at the tiles. Her mouth opens and her lungs flood. Marcalla, all her weight balanced on that knee, tosses her dripping hair out of her face and looks up at the starfield through the great quartz-glass windows of the Senatorial bridge. Every star she can see is within the scope of what Yllia controlled. Marcalla blinks tears out of her eyes while insisting the moisture to be pool-water. She is thinking two things at the same time.
First: the end of tyranny is the function of my office.
Second: oh I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry.
And from last month, a story I am incredibly proud of: “All The Colors You Thought Were Kings”, in Shimmer #31. I’ve talked about this story before — it was one of my VP application pieces, and it’s also been the source of a lot of my work on/about/with second person POV. Shimmer is the perfect home for it, and I am ecstatic to have it appear there.
Moonrise glitters dull on the sides of the ship that’ll take you away. She’s down by the water, her belly kissing the sand and her skinny landing-legs stuck out like a crab. You and Tamar watched her land, stayed up half the night like babies staring at their first meteor storm, peeking over the railings of Tamar’s balcony and marveling at how the falling star-glimmer lit up the lights under your skins like an echo. You two have been full up with starstuff for as long as you’ve been old enough to go outside the crèche by yourselves. Now you’re almost home.
and lots of reviews of interactive fiction at Spooky Action at a Distance!
And lastly, I will be at Readercon next weekend (July 7-10) and Worldcon in August, if you’re looking for me!
Both great stories – and both make me think of the Empire & Corporation panel at 4th Street.
Plus, playing with the Wasteland is always cool – I’m grabbing handfuls of Eliot myself at the moment, though for a roleplaying game, not a short story. | 2019-04-26T12:43:22 | https://arkadymartine.wordpress.com/2016/07/01/new-stories-and-new-nonfiction-and-con-schedules-and-i-totally-havent-updated-in-way-too-long/ |
I was very eager to go on a day trek where I got to do trekking as well as other kind of outdoor activities. This is when one of my friends recommended me to check out Escape2Explore. I was very impressed with the various packages that it had. Moreover, all the information is properly displayed so that there is no confusion regarding the details of the packages. I chose this as earlier mentioned, I wanted trekking along with outdoor activities. Savandurga is a lovely place and this is the third time I am visiting here. The breakfast and lunch provided to us was hygienic and well made. I thoroughly enjoyed my time as we did a lot of activities that included rappelling, paintballing, swimming and kayaking. We were a bunch of friends who went here together but during my time there, we also made a lot of new friends. This is a great outing and I recommend it to all those who like having fun doing crazy activities.
Savandurga is one of the most popular destinations for trekking around Bangalore. Most of those who live in the city are aware about the place but very few have had the opportunity to visit it. I was one of those and my visit here was spectacular. The trek experience along with professionals from Escape2Explore was amazing. There are guides for whatever help you need throughout the journey. It would have been difficult to go there alone without the help of guys from Escape2Explore. Even the booking experience on the site is quite simple and all the details are perfectly listed in particular sections. These things clear any kind of confusion without requiring any additional efforts. If you want to go for a trek but are unsure of where to go, choose this package or any other listed on Escape2Explore’s website. I can assure you that all of them are really good and worth the money they cost. For example, this amazing trek was priced at just Rs. 1200.
I have been to many treks before but Savandurga was a great experience. The whole trek was carried out by the team at Escape2Explore with diligence and sheer professionalism. The whole experience was a lot of fun, especially the outdoor activities provided within this package. Moreover, the price was extremely reasonable as I availed the tour in just Rs. 1200. All the guidelines were provided to us priory and thus there was no miscommunication which ensured that we carried all the required items for the trek. The team guided us throughout the journey and added more to the already exciting outing. The breakfast and lunch provided to us was hygienic, healthy and sufficient for me. The view from the trek was excellent, especially while coming back when the sun was about to set, giving way to a marvelous scenery. The team planned and organized everything so that we started and finished the trek on time. If you are in or around Bangalore, I would highly recommend you all to try out this amazing trek, great work in putting everything together team Escape2Explore! | 2019-04-25T12:00:19 | https://www.escape2explore.com/one-day-outing/savandurga-trek-with-outdoor-activites |
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, Willy C. Shih, and Nancy Dai. "Zhejiang Geely Holding Group: Acquisition of Volvo Cars." Harvard Business School Case 619-041, February 2019.
In 2000, Procter & Gamble Co. introduced Crest Whitestrips, a new, revolutionary product that allowed consumers to whiten their teeth at home. With Whitestrips, P&G created an entire new category in oral care, worth $460 million in 2002. Whitestrips sent P&G's main competitor in oral care, Colgate Palmolive Co., scrambling because several patents protected the strips, making it difficult for Colgate to copy the invention. But in September 2002, the tables turned. Colgate introduced Simply White, a favorably priced whitening product that consumers could simply paint on their teeth. One month after its introduction, Simply White had captured one half of the market, and Crest Whitestrips lost more than 50% of its share. However, P&G's tests of Simply White indicated that Colgate's new product was largely ineffective. Had Colgate just committed a major strategic blunder by introducing a product that did not work? And, if so, how could P&G best take advantage of the situation? | 2019-04-22T02:14:18 | https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55816 |
ATLANTA (AP) — Federal and state officials have been working for nearly two years to shore up the nation's election infrastructure from cyberattacks by Russians or others seeking to disrupt the voting process.
Early voting leading up to Tuesday's midterm election revealed a wide variety of concerns with voting and registration systems around the country — from machines that changed voter selections to registration forms tossed out because of clerical errors.
Already there is concern that last-minute court rulings on voter ID requirements, the handling of absentee ballots and other issues in a handful of states will sow confusion among voters and poll workers.
"We expect poll workers will be overwhelmed, just as voters are overwhelmed, and there will be lots of provisional ballots," said Sara Henderson, head of Common Cause in Georgia, where voting-rights groups have been raising numerous concerns about election security and voter access.
The problems come amid a surge of interest, with registrations and early-voting turnout running well ahead of what is typically seen during a midterm election.
The election marks the first nationwide voting since Russia targeted state election systems in the 2016 presidential race. Federal, state and local officials have been working to make the nation's myriad election systems more secure. They have beefed up their cybersecurity protections and improved communications and intelligence-sharing.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, FBI and other federal agencies have opened a command center to help state and local election offices with any major problems that arise.
"We want them to be as informed as possible," said Matt Masterson, senior cybersecurity adviser with the Department of Homeland Security.
There have been no signs so far that Russia or any other foreign actor has tried to launch cyberattacks against voting systems in any state, according to federal authorities.
But early voting and voter registration has been problematic in a number of states. Problems include faulty machines in Texas and North Carolina, inaccurate mailers in Missouri and Montana, and voter registration problems in Georgia and Tennessee.
In other states, including Kansas, Election Day polling places have been closed or consolidated, leading to worries that voters will be disenfranchised if they can't find a way to get there and cast a ballot.
Questions about election integrity erupted in recent days in Georgia, where the governor's race is among the most closely watched elections in the country.
Over the weekend, reports of security vulnerabilities within the state's online voter registration portal prompted a flurry of accusations from the Secretary of State's office, which is overseen by Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp. His office claimed without providing evidence that Democrats had tried to hack into the system. Democrats dismissed that as an effort to distract voters from a problem in a system Kemp oversees.
DHS officials have boasted that the 2018 midterms will be the most secure election in U.S. history, pointing to federal intrusion-detection sensors that will protect "90 percent of election infrastructure," as DHS Undersecretary Christopher Krebs tweeted in mid-October. Those sensors sniff for malicious traffic, and are installed on election systems in 45 states.
But similar sensors used at the federal level have performed quite badly. According to a Sept. 14 letter from the Office of Management and Budget, those sensors had a 99 percent failure rate from April 2017 onward, when they detected only 379 out of almost 40,000 "incidents" across federal civilian networks.
Nationally, some 6,500 poll watchers are being deployed by a coalition of civil rights and voting advocacy groups to assist people who encounter problems at the polls. That is more than double the number sent to polling places in 2016, while the number of federal election monitors has declined. | 2019-04-25T06:30:29 | https://1010wins.radio.com/articles/ap-news/voting-officials-under-scrutiny-amid-heavy-election-turnout-0 |
Since its inception in 2000, EBRC – European Business Reliance Centre – has helped businesses to grow confidently in the digital age.
Exponential digitisation creates new opportunities but also growing threats.
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Relying on a team of over 300 experts based in Luxembourg and France, we provide support throughout the entire data protection value chain: risk management, business continuity, 24/7 management, protection and security of sensitive data, “Cyber-Security” Advisory services, compliance, alignment with best practices and international certifications (ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27018, ISO 20000, PCI DSS, Tier IV…).
Cyber-Resilience should enable businesses to protect themselves against risks on a day-to-day basis, much like the human body defends and strengthens itself every day by developing its immunity.
In a digital environment increasingly exposed to risk, guaranteeing business continuity and security requires more proactive and better integrated approaches. We promote Cyber-Resilience by applying the latest standards and best practices in order to protect “by design” processes, systems and infrastructures, and thus guarantee organisations’ trust in digital.
In order to establish this permanent immunity of businesses against Cyber-risks, it is necessary to be able to constantly detect and identify threats, protect and restore data and systems in case of attack. The objective is to guarantee high availability and security to the business. In this context, we offer tailored guidance based on our range of “Trusted Services”, and more specifically on Trusted Advisory Services, and Trusted Resilience Services.
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We have our own SOC (Security Operations Center) and our own CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) within our internal teams.
By relying on EBRC, our clients naturally benefit from our international certifications, thus enabling them to develop their business as well as attract new clients and get awarded tenders that are increasingly demanding in terms of compliance, continuity, security and auditability.
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Opt for an integrated approach that goes beyond Cyber-Security. Enter the age of Cyber-Resilience. | 2019-04-26T10:13:13 | https://www.ebrc.com/en/offer/cyber-resilience?utm_source=ITOne&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=November18 |
Champion Fire Protection is a privately owned company that operates in Queensland and Northern New South Wales specialising in the design, installation and maintenance of fire protection systems and equipment.
Paul Graham and Chris McGuire (Financial & Operational Managers) have worked together on many large projects over a 20 year period with Paul managing the maintenance, design and installation of the fire alarm and evacuation systems and Chris managing the maintenance, installation and design of the fire sprinkler, hydrant and hose reel systems.
The company is licensed in Queensland with QBCC. Lic No1191167 and is a member of the National Fire Protection Industry Association. Please refer to our work history document for qualifications and experience.
1991 – 2010 Premier Fire Protection – Construction manager specializing in the design and installation of fire services. The work covered in this time includes the design, installation and certification of fire services to major sporting complexes, shopping centers, health facilities, education facilities, residential high rises, high rise hotels, suppression systems, multi level car parks and airport terminals.
Extensive experience in the design of fire sprinkler systems in all types of buildings including high-rises, warehouses and shopping centre complexes.
Highly experienced in Project Management of fire services which include fire sprinklers, fire alarms and fire hydrant and hose reel systems.
Full knowledge of the QFRS requirements with regards to inspection and testing of the fire systems to achieve building compliance and a successful handover.
Complete understanding of the Australian Standards AS2941 (Fire Pumps), AS2118 (Fire Sprinklers),AS2419 (Fire Hydrants) and the Building Code of Australia.
Full commitment to the Occupational Health and Safety Policies on all our projects.
· Ability to supervise and manage a working team to successfully complete a project on time and on budget.
· Ability to communicate with client representatives in a polite, diplomatic and professional manner.
· Possess the necessary skills required with time management, project procurement, and forward planning in meeting the construction programme target dates.
· The experience to deliver the most diverse scope in my field.
· Excellent network of industry leaders with high creditability.
Involvement in the electrical construction industry continuously for the last 32years with the last 15years specializing in the fire services industry undertaking project management and supervision roles.
Extensive experience with the major construction companies in south east QLD and northern NSW on a vast array of different project installations.
Absolute commitment to safety for all aspects of endeavor.
The ability to control procurement and resources on multiple projects of all sizes.
Experience and understanding all brands of fire panels and evacuation systems used in Australia and the contacts and knowledge to overcome any installation requirement.
Ability to undertake complex interfaces with other services and trades.
An excellent understanding of the BCA and applicable standards and the application of these codes and standards to projects.
Ability to produce all documentation as required by clients for project completion.
Experience to assess design documentation and identify short falls or over design.
The knowledge to design layouts for installations to meet all codes and standards.
Ability to communicate with people from a diverse range of backgrounds at all levels.
Commitment to the customer’s goals.
Highly skilled in time management and forward planning.
Ability to multi task and think outside the square to achieve the required results.
Punctuality and reliability with all enquiries answered.
Respect for all people involved in the work process.
Always endeavor to make the work place a happier one. | 2019-04-24T22:45:36 | http://championfire.com.au/Company%20Profile.htm |
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Just over a year ago, legislation increasing both the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the personal exemption, both utilized by working families, was signed into law by the governor.
Hutchinson was the lead sponsor of Senate Bill 400, passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by the governor last January, which raised the EITC from 5% to 10% in 2013, providing the first increase since its inception in 2000. The EITC primarily targets working families with children. According to the Voice for Illinois Children, more than 935,000 working families benefit from the EITC. | 2019-04-19T07:38:58 | http://senatorhutchinson.com/news/press-releases?start=132 |
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We keep our Storage Blocks below what typical server vendors charge making them cost effective to deploy in pairs. When deploying as a pair the two appliances replicate their data to each other in real-time allowing easily your to run your operation off the other system in the event of hardware failure, maintenance, or other outage. Each pair holds a days worth of hourly backups onsite for fast restoration of data in the event of hardware failure. Combine with our cloud backup service for more robust long term protection, offsite storage and versioning of backed up files and databases. | 2019-04-21T04:07:30 | https://skinnyoffice.net/hardware/storage-block/ |
Yapp’s CEO Maria Seidman was featured in the NYTimes along side Yahoo’s new (and pregnant!) CEO Marissa Mayer for working through her pregnancy and delivery. She wouldn’t have expected anything else!
Our first offline mention! BizBash included us in their list of 15 new gadgets, apps and tech tools that are improving the event experience. You can read the online version of 15 Gadgets, Apps and Tech Tools for Meetings here.
“Yapp is the ideal tool for all of the luddite event planners out there. Yapp allows you to custom design a mobile app for your event, even if you have no idea of design technology or simply technology in general.” Thanks, EventPlanning.com, for the mention! | 2019-04-26T02:04:06 | http://blog.yapp.us/category/press-2/press-2012/ |
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Teachers selected for the program, who began this year on July 26, “will receive training, resources, and support to strengthen their teaching of international conflict management and peacebuilding,” according to the USIP.
This isn’t the first time USIP has worked with Alabama. For example, every year around Sept. 21, celebrated as International Day of Peace, the agency programs educational and outreach efforts. In 2015, Peace Day Challenge brought USIP to the state to work with a nonprofit leader who was inspired by the 50-year anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March. That effort resulted in Montgomery school officials declaring Sept. 21 Peace Day districtwide. USIP also has in the past sponsored a Peace Essay Contest; some of the winners have been from Alabama.
So why does the president want to cut USIP’s budget?
First, USIP, despite close ties to the federal government, is actually an independent agency that formed around the notion that it is just as important to make peace as it is to wage war. The organization was created in the 1980s by members of Congress who were veterans and believed the study of peace was a key contributor to U.S. national security interests.
A spokeswoman who would only speak on condition of anonymity described the USIP as “a congressionally funded organization that is working to create a more peaceful international landscape for the U.S. … We are a really important way in which the U.S. deals with the rest of the world.” USIP works in other countries but also works in the U.S. with government agencies, nonprofits, teachers and students to further discussions around conflict resolution and building and establishing peace.
While “An American Budget” does not propose completely eliminating USIP as it does with some agencies or programs, it does see the need to trim its budget. Specifically, the president wants to cut USIP’s funding from $38 million to $20 million.
Although USIP officials would not comment about the president’s proposal on the record, they did say that they continue to fight for their funding by staying in touch with Congress and the executive branch.
Adams, the Peace Teacher from Chelsea, said he’s glad USIP exists to support his close-to-home classroom goals.
He sees the Peace Teacher program as a vehicle to help examine similarities and differences between cultures and the interconnections between cultures that can contribute to ending conflicts.
“As long as they maintain programs such as this that are trying to implement and establish those values, I feel blessed that I was one of four selected,” he said.
BirminghamWatch is looking at a number of the programs on President Trump’s list to end or significantly cut and asking “What If?” Stories behind the programs targeted for elimination show why they’re valued or disdained, troubled or effective, applicable or outdated, but perhaps most of all entangled in the lives of Alabama people, their governments, and community businesses and other institutions. This is the second story in the series. | 2019-04-22T20:39:56 | https://birminghamwatch.org/peace-program-presidents-budget-cut-list-heres-alabama-teacher-values-help-2/ |
Note: for Do it, Senders of it, etc., a null selection will be expanded to a word or to the current line in an attempt to do what you want. Also note that Senders/Implementors of it will find the outermost keyword selector in a large selection, as when you have selected a bracketed expression or an entire line. Finally note that the same cmd-m and cmd-n (and cmd-v for versions) work in the message pane of most browsers.
Enclose the selection in a kind of bracket. Each is a toggle.
Ctrl-"" Enclose within "" and "", or remove enclosing "" and "" | 2019-04-19T22:15:52 | http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/pipermail/packages/2010-March/003183.html |
Good mental health is highly essential to improve your productivity and to lead a successful life. According to the National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing of Adults, 1 out of 5 adults are reported to have had a mental disorder. Mental disorders are caused by a combination of the health, economic, social, psychological and environmental factors. And the people suffering from mental illness have increased risk of mortality and morbidity.
There are various scientific researches that prove the positive effects of physical fitness on a person’s mental and emotional well-being. In many cases, a specialised exercise program devised by a professional in Physiotherapy at Perth can effectively combat a lot of emotional challenges.
It is the main contributor of many kinds of illnesses all around the world. One of the most common forms of stress occurs in the workplace, which can result in psychological problems. In Perth physiotherapy clinics offer exercises that can trigger the release of endorphins. This hormone increases your happiness and comfort level. It can strengthen your immune system and synchronise your appetite, thereby enhancing your physical health. Hence, it can inhibit stress indirectly.
Depression can affects an individual’s sleeping and eating habits and therefore he/she cannot function well in their day-to-day life. In Perth Physiotherapy combined with other treatments can assist the cognitive process of the person and reduce the issues that lead to depression.
Depression is also caused due to pain. Physiotherapy can help you overcome pain by stretching and exercising. Physical treatments can also increase your strength and vitality.
People who are physically active are found to have lesser levels of anxiety and other related metal challenges. Physiotherapists provide exercises that are suitable for people suffering from anxiety and teach them to relax and attain peace of mind. | 2019-04-24T02:44:02 | http://www.plumbhi.gq/2018/01 |
Magnesium diboride gained significant interest in the materials science community after the discovery of its superconductivity, with an unusually high critical temperature of 39 K. Many aspects of the electronic properties and superconductivity of bulk MgB 2 and thin sheets of MgB 2 have been determined; however, a single layer of MgB 2 has not yet been fully theoretically investigated. Here, we present a detailed study of the structural, electronic, vibrational, and elastic properties of monolayer MgB 2 , based on ab initio methods. First-principles calculations reveal the importance of reduction of dimensionality on the properties of MgB 2 and thoroughly describe the properties of this novel 2D material. The presence of a negative Poisson ratio, higher density of states at the Fermi level, and a good dynamic stability under strain make the MgB 2 monolayer a prominent material, both for fundamental research and application studies.
Pešić, J.; Popov, I.; Šolajić, A.; Damljanović, V.; Hingerl, K.; Belić, M.; Gajić, R. Ab Initio Study of the Electronic, Vibrational, and Mechanical Properties of the Magnesium Diboride Monolayer. Condens. Matter 2019, 4, 37.
Pešić J, Popov I, Šolajić A, Damljanović V, Hingerl K, Belić M, Gajić R. Ab Initio Study of the Electronic, Vibrational, and Mechanical Properties of the Magnesium Diboride Monolayer. Condensed Matter. 2019; 4(2):37.
Pešić, Jelena; Popov, Igor; Šolajić, Andrijana; Damljanović, Vladimir; Hingerl, Kurt; Belić, Milivoj; Gajić, Radoš. 2019. "Ab Initio Study of the Electronic, Vibrational, and Mechanical Properties of the Magnesium Diboride Monolayer." Condens. Matter 4, no. 2: 37. | 2019-04-25T00:22:30 | https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3896/4/2/37 |
My goal is to not have IDs encoded with a PL tone.
the repeater not to send a PL with the current audio.
I hope that is a better explanation. | 2019-04-21T19:08:07 | http://lists.allstarlink.org/pipermail/app_rpt-users/2013-July/007775.html |
The South African government Monday seized another US$5.7 million wired by the Nigerian government through a bank to an arms dealer in that country. The controversy generated by the first transaction involving movement of $9.3m cash in South Africa by agents of Nigerian government had barely subsided back home when another $5.7m was intercepted by the South African authorities.
The Street Journal can authoritatively report that the development has unsettled the Aso Rock as the presidency views it as a ploy by the Zuma administration to spite Nigeria. It was argued by the presidency sources that Jonathan views the South Africa’s action as a deliberate attempt to get back at the his administration sequel to the recent rebasing of the Nigerian economy which now places Nigeria’s economy over and above the South Africa’s economy. ‘’You know these South Africans are not happy about the rebasing of our economy, and they are probably doing this to ridicule us’’, said our source who begged for anonymity.
However, investigation by the Street Journal revealed that South African companies operating in Nigeria like MTN, DSTV and a good number of marketing communications agencies are now jittery as they panic the controversies over the seizures of the monies by the South African government might snowball into a diplomatic row that could take huge tolls on their investments in Nigeria.
It was reliably gathered that boards and managements of the companies have slated series of intervention meetings for Wednesday after the long Sallah break in Nigeria.
A source close to one the companies confided in The Street Journal that the companies were already in contact with their headquarters in Johannesburg on possible intervention in the row in order to nip it at the bud.
MTN and DSTV are two South African companies that will never toy with the Nigerian market.
The duo made several billions of naira in Nigeria though a near monopolistic business environment at their inceptions in the country. They however, remain market leaders in their respective market segments, smiling to the banks with not too satisfactory services to the Nigerian consumers.
It was argued that many anti-consumers tricks they play on the end-users of their services in Nigeria, they dare not try in South Africa due to efficient and effective regulatory control.
However, Nigeria responded with fury Monday after South African authorities confiscated a second tranche of funds meant for arms purchase to fight the extremist Boko Haram sect, denying the deal was unlawful and warning South Africa of its investment in Nigeria.
The news of the first transaction angered Nigerians; particularly as it became clear the private jet involved belonged to the head of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Ayo Ortisejafor.
South African paper, City Press, said it was the NSA, Mr. Dasuki, who personally authorised the first arms contract by issuing an end-user certificate, alongside a “shopping list” for helicopters, unmanned aircraft, rockets and ammunition.
A security source was quoted as saying “in issuing end-user certificate, the ONSA (Office of the National Security Adviser) ensures that it carries all relevant agencies and stakeholders along. Therefore, such a responsibility is not a unilateral development,” according to the military authorities. | 2019-04-23T06:17:57 | http://thestreetjournal.org/2014/10/seized-15m-arms-deal-money-panic-grips-mtn-dstv-others-as-nigeria-blows-hot/ |
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After a grueling 82 days, Aaron Linsdau became the second American to ski alone from the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole. His Antarctic expedition Over a frozen 1130 kilometers (706 miles) of ceaseless ice, Aaron made a trip that only 28 humans before him ever have. Though there have been less than 300 humans who have ever made the trip at all, only a few of those expeditions have ever been solo.
While skiing 9 hours a day, with no weekends or holidays, Aaron experienced some of the most harrowing weather on the planet. He was routinely skiing blind in whiteout conditions, where only his skis and sleds were the only things visible, appearing as though they were floating. This is not an expedition for the faint of heart. Nearly 25% all people who have attempted this expedition have failed.
What would drive someone to give up a well paying career in engineering to do something so dangerous? Antarctica is not a place to be trifled with, as people have died in their attempt to ski to the South Pole and back. Many have suffered frostbite, even on a short last degree ski to the pole. Shackleton’s great great cousin made it to the South Pole. But then he accidentally froze his thumb taking a picture.
Just recently, a bicyclist finally made it to the South Pole. This had been tried by an experienced explorer in the year Aaron went. But, conditions made it impossible for him to succeed. Even with years of training, people fail here. There is no help for hundreds of miles. There is no life for hundreds of miles, either. You are truly alone on the polar plateau. One the moon has less life than Antarctica.
Read the captivating details of the expedition in Aaron Linsdau’s book, Antarctic Tears, available on Amazon. This was not just a journey of walking across ice. Rather, he dedicated his life, energy, and money to making his dream a reality. Going to Antarctica required him giving up his well paying job. He was forced to walk away from a career in engineering. He put everything on the line to achieve his goal. | 2019-04-26T01:56:47 | http://www.ncexped.com/polar-expedition/antarctic-expedition-2012-2013/ |
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After five hours of traveling, we made it to Quest’s new home in Omaha. Fortunately Quest slept a lot on the flights and so he was up for the new adventure of checking out his new pad and room mates.
I have an adult Dalmatian named Farley and a Border Collie / Lab mix named Cali but wanted to give Quest a chance to get used to his new pad without them around so I had my apprentice Tara take the big dogs out for a walk.
We started things off in my back yard in case Quest had to do some business (His command word for potty) and because outside is usually an easier setting for first experiences due to more space.
Quest had just finished doing some business when we were surprised with something coming from my back yard neighbor’s property.
It was great to see how Quickly Quest recovered from the unexpected sounds coming from my back yard neighbor. Many people would pick up their dog as soon as it got startled by the nail gun and try to pet the pup to console it. The problem with that sort of interaction is you can make the experience into a bad one or cause the dog to associate getting attention with getting startled.
But because I didn’t make a big deal out of it, Quest recovered right away (Much of that is due to his AMAZING Breeder Linda McSherry at Patch Mountain) and walked away from the incident with a great socialization experience that should help him be at ease around loud banging sounds for the rest of his life.
Once Quest had his fill of the back yard (Didn’t take long, it was like a million degrees outside), we headed inside so he could check out his new digs.
I didn’t spend a whole lot of time in the living room as puppies get into habits easily (such as chewing furniture, shoes, etc). By keeping Quest in his play pen area, Im able to control what he has access to chew on. Keeping your dog from developing unwanted habits is all about managing its early environment.
I had only ordered one set of the play pen sections as I wasn’t sure how much space they would take up. As you saw in an earlier post, I added a second section later to expand his area. But as I taped the below video, we were only using the single play pen.
We stated out in the play pen while my other two dogs were just about to return home from their walk with Tara.
I found it interesting that Quest was accepting of Farley’s approach, likely a result of his having the same marking as Quest’s mother and litter mates – while barking an alarm when Cali came up to the play pen.
Because Farley and Cali were so hot from their walk in the summer heat, we kept them outside of the play pen at first. I wanted to give them a chance to cool down before interacting with Quest which gave Tara a chance to get her puppy cuteness fix in.
Its always a good idea to make sure that your dogs are calm before introducing them to a puppy. Unbalanced energy can sway things in unexpected ways and during a puppy’s Critical Socialization Period, you just don’t want to take any risks.
In retrospect I wish I would have ordered both puppy play pens at the same time. Quest quickly got into a habit of going on the puppy pad in the first location I placed it. But later when I added the second set of play pen gates to make the area bigger, I moved the location of the puppy pad and this change caused Quest to have some accidents on the vinyl flooring. Not a biggie as the flooring makes it easy to clean up. But its always best to start things off the right way whenever possible.
So if you have the means and area, Id suggest ordering two play pens off the bat, especially if you have a pup that will grow up to weigh more than 25 lbs. | 2019-04-23T18:39:52 | https://www.doggoneproblems.com/quest_arrives_home/ |
A rudimentary conceptualization of the development of ancillary contract terms would assert competition will result in terms that are joint-wealth-maximizing for merchants and customers. Building on developments in modeling frictions in markets, this article presents simple models of frictions in multi-period contracting as to ancillary contract terms. The modeling illustrates that, for plausible parameter estimates of frictions, combinations of switching costs and investigation costs may allow collectively inferior contract terms to persist in consumer transactions. The results are in harmony with recent evidence illustrating the infrequency with which consumers actually read contract terms. The modeling identifies circumstances where this opportunistic behavior-- taking advantage of frictions to secure collectively suboptimal contract terms--is particularly likely. They include: (i) contracts of small dollar amounts, in terms of consideration or marginal cost in rendering performance; (ii) contracting involving the sequencing of relationship-specific investments during formation; (iii) multi-period contracting involving increasing switching costs; (iv) rapidly growing markets; and (v) merchants who bifurcate contractual terms among customers. A number of these factors are common to the provision of online services. This article additionally samples authority that can be revived by courts inclined to police opportunistic structuring of the methods of mutual assent to secure collectively suboptimal contract terms. | 2019-04-25T02:02:08 | https://scholarship.law.missouri.edu/facpubs/523/ |
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Robert C. Wade, 97, a resident of Lancaster, California, passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at his home in Lancaster.
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Odiogo is a free tool which creates text-to-speech. These files can then be downloaded and played on Ipods, MP3 players and even mobiles. It seems to have been especially designed to transform blog postings into mini podcasts which you can listen to when away from your screen. As with many other tools, you need to sign up and then begin your exploration of Odiogo. It's a fun way for learners to share their blog entries with their class and other students.
Vocaroo is another audio tool worth trying out. Vocaroo claims to be an audio toy, which allows you to share audio messages in blogs and websites, but you need to be aware that messages aren't saved forever nor are downloadable. Nevertheless, it can create learning activities which are fun to integrate in and out of the classroom.
Wetoku is a cool video interview tool which you can then embed in your blog or website in 3 simple steps - meet, record, share.
Webdoc is a cool tool which allows you to create content by mixing media simply by drag and drop.
After you create a Webdoc, others are also able to immediately post a reply with another Webdoc. You can also post it to Facebook, Twitter, email, or simply embed in your blog.
It's a great tool to add to projects or themes which are being dealt with in class. Students can create and comment on each other's Webdocs, thus creating a stream of Webdocs on a topic.
Social networks have become another feature that educators introduce in their daily practices. One of my current favourite social platforms is Edmodo which is not represented here below.
Do you have any other favourite which you would include or recommend?
Another question I have is whether you think this infographic only reflects what may be true in the U.S.A. or whether the trend is similar in other parts of the world. What social networks are you using in your daily practices as an educator?
Writing is never easy, particularly in a foreign language. But if you are creating a cartoon and adding text to it, isn't that writing as well?
Pixton and toonlet are two free cartoon makers which are fun and simple to use. For both you need to sign up, and confirm through your email. Each one of these cartoon makers is accompanied by a short video explaining how to use the cartoon maker. Both let you print and share your cartoons in your blog and social network, so it really is a question of personal choice between which one to use.
Pixton has the additional choice of a teacher's edition, which will allow a whole range of further options and activities.
Witty Comics, ToonDoo and Futurama Comics are some other options you may want to look into for creating digital stories with cartoons.
Here you can find further tips and tools on how to use cartoons in the classroom by Kelsey Allen.
Photosynth captures your images in 3D, is free and you can embed them in your website or Facebook account. You need to sign up for an account, upload your images and then just let yourself be amazed at the results.
ZoomIt does exactly what it says - it zooms out images. Paste the URL link you wish to zoom and within seconds you'll have the results. You can link, embed or send to your favourite social network.
The third image maker is Imagoid - easy to use and with the promise of more effects soon to be added.
Like Nicky Hockly, in her excellent post on Digital natives & immigrants, I think that it is time to move away from the debate of whether one is a digital native or digital immigrant. Instead, perhaps one should reflect on the different kind of learning environment that being digital brings to education.
The introduction of digital tools in the classroom, teaching learners to become responsible digital citizens, giving learners the opportunity to engage in social media for learning purposes does change the traditional classroom eco-system.
Some may argue that it is only tools. Digital toys that provide activities which could easily be accomplished with pen and paper. My view is that it is not only about digital "toys" but a different way to regard learning, a different approach to empowering students to take control of their learning and creativity. As educators today, it is our responsibility to enable, engage and empower learners growing up in our digital world by offering them a digital eco-system where they can apply their digital literacies while learning.
Digital natives: where is the evidence?
A common request that educators often hear, is " we want games!", "we want to play games!". Games are a great way to integrate revisions and consolidation.
Kubbu offers more than just creating games; it also keeps track of learners results and progress.
You begin by opening a free account which you may share with up to 30 students and include 15 activities at a time. If this account is not used after 60 days, beware, because it will be deleted. Any teacher can have 1 free account at a time. Kubbu also give you the option to print a game or to have learners play online.
Below I include an example of a matching activity which is played like domino; the opposites are in the box below (not seen here) and students have to drag the tile with the correct answer to match the opposite. In this case, it was opposites, but could be any other language focus.
It's simple for teachers to create matching games, and you can even upload images and sound to your games (in the case of composer).
After signing up, Kubbu offers short tutorials on how to manage students' accounts as well as how to create activities and make them available to students.
I'd like to thank Nik Peachey from whom I first learnt about Kubbu. In Nik Peachey's Daily English Activities, you will find a wealth of games and activities which are suited for a wide range of levels and contexts.
Five Card Flickr Story is a slightly different game and as the name suggests, a digital story teller tool. Five random Flickr images are generated and learners then tell a short story from those images. You can either print the stories or share them in your website or social network. Because images are random, learners can stretch their imaginations and come up with wild tales.
Writing is surely the most challenging task for learners, but by adding images, creating digital narratives where events can go forward or backward, where narratives are enhanced with images and sound, this writing process which used to be so awkward and challenging, becomes fun and engaging. And best of all, learners can share and comment on each other's productions.
Alan Levine has created a wiki page where you can find more about digital narratives and story telling. 50 + Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story offers a wealth of resources for everyone who is interested in digital narratives.
And from digital narratives to online newspapers. The Learning Edge is a Canadian production of an interactive newspaper. It was designed for adult literacy and includes stories, games and audio. It is very user-friendly and a great source for learner autonomy and self-study.
Using timelines is an engaging way to create digital narratives. I have already mentioned Dipity and today I'd like to suggest Tiki-Toki.
You can include videos from YouTube and Vimeo, as well as upload images from Flickr and text. Tips are given as you go along and it is really easy for students to use. Now that the end of the academic year is approaching, a fun activity is for students to create a time-line of their past academic year and perhaps even include some goals and dreams for the future. As with any digital narrative, the possibilities are endless.
Do you have learners who would like to be detectives?
RubySkye P.I is a comedy web series created by Jill Golick of Story 2.OH. RubySkye P.I. has won awards, is upbeat and definitely contemporary. Learners can watch a video clip and then read Ruby's blog, contributing to threads. RubySkye P.I. is not only entertaining, but also contains educational tips for E-safety, as you can see in the Scam File.
Although not necessarily for language teaching, there are different activities which teachers can create to accompany each episode. Better still, ask learners to choose an episode and develop mini-lessons around it.
Lastly, I'd like to thank Jill Golick for getting in touch with me and telling me about this great resource for education. I'm already looking forward to her next project!
Flavors.me is a site where you can create cool websites and keep all your social networking sites together by including all your favourite feeds. It's easy to use and offers a wide range of personalization.
Here you can find example of what people are doing with Flavors.me. It's very visual, but doesn't really take the place of your blog or social networks; rather, it works almost as a virtual calling card, so keeping it simple with powerful images is best.
Jux is a collaboration platform which is also interesting to use. It offers free websites, widgets to add photos and of course, you can also embed videos and RSS feeds. You don't need to have any experience of creating a website with Jux as most of it is simply drag and drop.
Flavors.me from Hiidef on Vimeo.
Have you ever collected pearls? Shiny pearls with a particular glow?
PearlTrees is a social curation community where you can collect your sites and links, and visualize them as pearls. Each link becomes a pearl or pearltree which then can have further pearls (or links).
You can share your pearls, comment on other's pearls and invite others to help build your pearltree. Like Live Binder It, you can keep the bookmarking tool on your tool bar so that you can easily add sites/links to your pearltrees.
Overall it's simple to use and is an interesting way for learners to begin using social book-marking tools. One suggestion is for students to collect pearls (i.e. their favourite sites) over the summer and keep connected with their classmates. The best part is when the new academic year begins, they'll have a rich source of pearltrees to share with each other.
What pearls do you have to share?
For many learners, final exams are coming closer by the week and revising is in full swing. The three tools I will mention today are especially useful for revising vocabulary, but can be adapted to other subjects as well.
Free Puzzlemaker has different puzzles you can create; from word searches to maths squares and cryptograms. The word search in particular is great to see who can find all the hidden words first. After creating your word search, you can print out the puzzle and even check the answers.
Super Teacher Tools offers another variety of games, my favourite being the Speed Match quiz maker. You can revise vocabulary, phrases or any content with this quiz. After you create your game, you then simply upload the link to your wiki or classroom platform (for example, Edmodo) to share with others. As a group plays the game, their score is kept on the side panel. By using the projector, the whole group can see who is scoring the highest and even try to do better than their previous score. There are other games which you can create as well, such as Jeopardy and Board Games, which you adapt to suit your own teaching context.
Lastly, why not try out the Matching Game Maker?
You just need to download the game maker and follow the instructions. Students can then download the game on their own laptop/computer to play again.
My only recommendation is that if you would like to link your matching game to a class wiki, the only way I was able to do this, was by uploading to Wikispaces rather than Wetpaint.
For many, summer days are long days that need to be filled with activities which we don't always have time for during the academic year. Catching up with movies and documentaries is a relaxing way to keep on practising listening skills as well as learning something new. Among the different sites which offer free downloads of movies and documentaries, there are three which I'll point out today.
Top Documentary Films has a broad selection of documentaries ranging from comedy to the environment, from social issues to history and technology. Documentary Heaven also offers a wide range of topics and is easy to navigate.
Then there is Miro - a Video Player which you will need to download and offers you free TV programs as well as free video feeds.
Do you have any favourite documentary site you would like to share?
Whether preparing for exams or doing revisions, flashcards really do help with learning vocabulary.
In this short posting, I'd like to point out two sites where you can make flashcards and an app which is fun to have on your mobile.
Cramberry and Braineos are two free flashcard sites where you can create, study and even challenge your friends with vocabulary. Although they are great for learning languages, you can use them to revise almost any subject you want to and share with your friends.
And for fun, why not explore Save the Words where you can learn all kinds of new words?
SnaPanda is an app which you can download to your mobile. Easy and handy to use whenever you want to.
TubeSnack is a cool tool which makes a playlist with your favourite videos. You can also make an audio player for your favourite songs with PodSnack and while you listen to your playlist, why not use PhotoSnack to make a photo slideshow to share with your friends?
Meanwhile, you may want to share documents with others in the form of a book. Simply use FlipSnack, which will turn your PDF documents into an online book - which again, you can embed in your blog or share in your social network.
Although these tools are free to use, FlipSnack only allows you to upload documents in PDF format and limits you to publish 3 books, with 15 pages each. The example above was taken from the British Council/BBC Teaching English , and you can find the complete IATEFL publication here.
Another snack you may like to explore is QuizSnack. As with the others mentioned here, you need to sign up and then log in. One feature I particularly liked with QuizSnack is that you can create online surveys, polls or personality quizzes all with one tool.
Which snack do you find the most interesting? | 2019-04-20T18:34:02 | https://cristinaskybox.blogspot.com/2011/05/ |
Jennifer and Margaret Josephs go head to head during a cast trip at a winery. Margaret tells the group about her mother dating a married man when she was growing up. Jennifer remarks that she “sees a pattern.” And then the insults fly with Jennifer telling Margaret, “I can’t relate to people who have affairs with married people.” Damn.
Margaret counters that she told Danielle not to trust anyone in a more general sense. It sounds like Danielle took some liberties with her words. That sounds very similar to the Danielle vs. Dolores Catania feud last season on Real Housewives of New Jersey.
At that same party, Margaret’s husband Joe Benigno and Danielle’s soon-to-be-ex-husband Marty Caffrey get into it. Marty tells Joe that Margaret is “jealous because she’s threatened by [Danielle]. There’s no reason for Danielle to be jealous of Margaret. There’s nobody that looks better than her.” Really? Nobody at all?
It sounds like everyone is fighting on Real Housewives of New Jersey tonight! Make sure you catch the new episode at 9 PM on Bravo. Come back here to discuss the shade and drama in the comments. Follow us on Twitter and check back tomorrow for our recap!
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How do I replace a cartridge for kohler bancroft sink faucet?
kohler bancroft is the sink manufacturer, not the faucet mfgr. do you have a clue what faucet mfgr it might be?
I had cascade toilets with a pull handle. Once I unscrewed the handle, there was a nut that held the lid on. Remove that, then the lid, then you should be able to get to the mechanism.
Check the inside of the faucet for debris blocking the cartridge or the inlets.
Have a 1256315 Kohler Touchless Flush toilet. Inserted new batteries and now it does not flush. Checked everything, wire is not bent or jammed and batteries are inserted correctly. Help!!!
If it is a pull spout there is a screen and or check valve assembly where the hose connects.
Call Kohler for a new faucet.
You can cut a new seat first which is good in most cases . I would not do what you are saying you are going to make your self problems . Reseat if it don't work get a new tap.
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Read and understand before attempting. Make sure water is off, wife will not be happy.
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The aim is to make clearer the breeder’schoice of stallion through an initial phase where he provides as full and accurate a description of his mares as possible, then a second phase where he chooses the characteristics he wishes to change in the next generation - in other words, the foal.
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The description phase looks at morphology, the musculo-skeletal system, natural manner of jumping and behaviour at the stud and at work.
The review phase questions what the breeding hopes to achieve: the same characteristics obviously cannot be expected from a foal that is to be sold after weaning, as a three-year-old, or kept by the owner. | 2019-04-23T22:55:29 | http://hippolia-showroom.com/en/advice-and-services/75-cross-breeding-assistance-programme-.html |
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You won't want to miss this doTERRA Spa Day!
We'll be using doTERRA essential skin care on the face and use the body wash in the water, and a body scrub and body butter on the feet.
Oh and did I mention chocolate fondue? You'll also learn how to use essential oils in chocolate. How cool is that?
Plus we'll make a bathbomb for you to take home with a recipe. You'll be able to make your own with a few simple ingredients and customize them for relaxation, sore muscles, or head colds.
You'll also learn how to "phluff your girls!" | 2019-04-25T15:58:24 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/doterra-spa-day-tickets-57106755844?aff=ebdssbdestsearch |
Hokkien “Chiu Kang” Mee is an unusual dish, which is very hard to find. In fact, I have not seen it on any menu, even in local Hokkien restaurants.
Personal wish related to cooking: I wish that more people will take up a spatula or a whisk and cook or bake something at home!
Marinate pork for at least 4 hours.
Coat pork with sweet potato flour. The flour will be absorbed in the beginning. Keep adding flour until the pork slices feel dry and have visibly been coated with the flour.
Add the pork slices (in batches) one piece a time into hot oil and deep fry until cooked through. Drain on kitchen towels and set aside.
In a hot wok, saute the shallot and garlic in hot lard or vegetable oil until soft.
Add the cai xin stems and cook for one minute.
Drizzle dark soy sauce and water. Stir to combine.
Add the cai xin leaves and pork to the noodles.
Cover the wok and braise the noodles until the liquid has almost completely evaporated. Remember to stir once in a while.
Add white pepper, chicken powder, give the noodles a final mix.
Sprinkle fried shallots and lard over the noodles. Serve immediately. | 2019-04-25T05:58:58 | http://mysingaporefood.com/recipe/hokkien-chiu-kang-mee/ |
Maya’s BALTIC Monster Hunter Party!
Check out this rare species of monster which Maya and her friends designed and created!
He eats grown ups, light bulbs and lives in tree tops! | 2019-04-26T12:05:10 | http://www.celebrationstation.co.uk/mayas-baltic-monster-hunter-party/ |
In "Ank 16 Shakunavali" there are 16 boxes each having a number from 1 to 16. Any type of question can be asked and the answer obtained comes in an elaborated form with a label of good, bad and medium.
Think about your God and click on any square to get the answer for the question in your mind. | 2019-04-20T00:20:10 | http://www.indianastrology.com/games/16-ank-shakunavali-4 |
Mesovouni on Wikimapia, elevation 1242 m. (Digital elevation model) GPS coordinates: 39.1, 22.63333.
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Shanghai was home for six years. The glory years. I originally wrote this as an email for a colleague on the eve of her first visit to Shanghai back in 2010. Several others have since taken the same list and come back with positive feedback, so it appears that these beacons of brilliance continue to shine.
The best Shanghainese restaurant in Shanghai. It has two outlets, one providing an underground Shikumen experience in Xujiahui, the other taking pride of place on the fringes of the bund. The latter, its interior a throwback to 1920s Shanghai opulence, is situated inside the Astor Hotel, built in 1846 and situated next to the historic old Shanghai bridge. Make sure they give you the Chinese food menu. Do not miss the deep fried mandarin fish with sweet and sour sauce, or the preserved veg/bean curd rolls. Enjoy the velvet and the chandeliers.
Taikang Rd is home to the largest of Shanghai’s happening artsy districts and also housed my old business. By the time I had left in 2009, it was halfway through a massive transformation that brought an influx of new retailers, restauranteurs and business hopefuls. Though its lost a bit of its raw charm, don’t miss this place. Make sure to stop by the Kommune Cafe – a Taikang Rd establishment owned by a close mate and still the best cafe in the district (nay, city!).
Excellent Yunnan-style cuisine in a venue with a soothing, dark ambience. Located in the French Concession, this place is always packed, so book ahead. It always satisfied. Some of the best food you’ll find anywhere.
This bar sits 30-odd stories up the Hyatt on The Bund hotel. It has sweeping, priceless views across old and new Shanghai. If you go to Morning Shanghai restaurant (above), then go to Vue before or after, as it’s a few minutes walk away. On every trip back to Shanghai since I left, I have re-visited this place to gaze and reminisce.
Why? Because everyone deserves to have a drink 400+ metres above Shanghai. On a clear day/night, the views and perspective will take you to a higher place. A few floors up in the same building, there’s a glass-floored attraction that’s meant to be rather decent.
Go for the sights, a tea ceremony and “Shanghai xiao long bao” (steamed pork dumpling with soup inside). For the latter, find the restaurant at the top floor of the building in the middle (by the pond). It gets very, very busy here, but is definitely worth a visit. However, if it’s raining, I’d recommend staying away, only because you’ll have a hard time finding a taxi out of there.
Why? Because it is super crazy, super big, and so super busy that it’ll simultaneously amaze and annoy you. Go at night for extra dazzle. Start at the bund near the Peace Hotel and keep going until you hit People’s Square. It’s everything good and bad about New Shanghai in a thirty-minute stroll.
If you do the above stroll, keep going along Nanjing Rd until you see People’s Park on the left. Barbarossa is a bar/restaurant suitable for singles, couples, families who want to eat/drink/dance/whatever. It’s everything to everyone and one of the few versatile venues I’ve seen that actually works. It is set amongst a small lake, trees, museums, skyscrapers and old Shanghai folks playing cards.
Taxis – Ubiquitous and very cheap. If you have a choice, stick to the Dazhong/light blue, Qiansheng/green, or Jinjiang/white taxis (in that order). Most drivers don’t speak English, so get your venues transcribed in Chinese. There’s also an English help line – or there was before/during the Expo, which you can call on demand.
Metro – Efficient but usually chockers. Worth a go to observe the shenanigans alone. Also ubiquitous and very cheap.
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In the dead of winter or the heat of summer, outside or inside, Canadian children have always worked hard to have fun! This exhibition examines our favourite games and toys over the past 130 years.
Despite the twentieth-century’s astonishing developments in science, medicine and technology, some things have remained constant. Children still play with dolls and farm sets. Skating, tobogganing and playing hockey remain an integral part of Canadian winters.
Canada at Play includes activities and toys for a range of ages. Replicas of a tin steam roller, a wooden jumping jack, and more will transport visitors back in time. All generations will enjoy this exhibition, celebrating what is common to us all!
This exhibition is organized and circulated by the Royal Ontario Museum through its Travelling Exhibitions Program. The Royal Ontario Museum is an agency of the Government of Ontario. | 2019-04-20T02:41:52 | http://museumlondon.ca/exhibitions/canada-at-play-100-years-of-games-toys-and-sports |
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This competitive evaluation process includes eight duty free concessions opportunities totaling 8,613 square feet. Proposals will be accepted any time before December 19, 2018, by noon EST.
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Morning, dear MMOsiters~ Here is your Weekly Cosplay Highlight show, and some of the cosplay works are quite amazing. All of those are cospaly works for League of Legends' characters. How many characters can you recognize? I hope this morning call will bring you a good beginning of the brand new week! And if you are cosplay lover, you can send your cosplay works to our email: community@mmosite.com, perhaps your work will be shown at our Morning Call next week :) Enjoy! | 2019-04-19T10:17:47 | http://news.mmosite.com/content/2015-09-13/mmosite_morning_call_weekly_cosplay_highlight_septh_1.shtml |
I could have easily titled this post, “Top Million Most Amazing Honeymoon Moments.” My wife (it’s still strange saying that…) and I really had a great vacation in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic: it was the perfect paradise escape after months of planning and worry, all leading up to the big day. The article would have started with something like catching a blood red lunar eclipse at three in the morning, and then moseyed over to watching the sun rise over the Caribbean Sea every day. The tropical beaches, the wild hermit crabs, the white herons pounding down the shore would have to be in there. Of course, the swim up bar, all inclusive buffet and restaurant menus with real Dominican food, plus starting and finishing a book on the history of the island of Hispañola would have rounded out the list. I might have even thrown something in there about getting to spend some time relaxing after our big, ol’ wedding with the woman I love. It would’ve been a swell piece.
The reason I’m not writing that post, however, is because I think more people are interested in reading this one: the few times when things got screwed up. Link bait, plain and simple. Is it cynical? Perhaps. But you’re the one reading it, so there might be something to the theory. Either way, enjoy our honeymoon snafus. They did absolutely nothing to take away from the rest of the trip.
Over the course of a week in the sun, lovely Sarah’s skin slowly changes from her usual, fair olive to the most golden brown, attractive tan that anyone could ever hope for. She sports a few freckles across her cheeks, but mostly just slowly crisps and hardly ever burns.
Within a few minutes of being in the sun, my pasty body starts blotching red and prickling with pins and needles. There’s nothing smooth or even about the process of my skin baking into different colors. I end up with large swaths of doughy white where an inexplicable shadow settled, situated directly beside tomato red sunburns that almost immediately begin to peel and itch. The tan lines last for months.
Easy enough to prevent, though – right? Just apply a little sun block and I should be set. Except, it seems, I have to relearn this lesson every year. I’m past the frivolous days of youth when I would deceive myself into thinking I’ll just get “a little color” if I don’t wear sun screen. These days I always rub on some SPF 30 before I head to the beach, head to toes, and I try to stick to the shade while I’m out there.
My problem now is reapplication. Sweating, swimming, and the general lapse of time render my initial efforts moot. My vigilance when it comes time to reapply has waned due to a heady cocktail of heady cocktails and a general intent to let my cares drift away. In fact, within the first 24 hours of lying on a Punta Cana beach resort, I was looking pretty lobster like, as the staff was giddy to point out.
It kind of worked out in the end, though, because that first day forced me to be conscientious about keeping myself protected from then on. I knew from experience that the next step was blistering, to be avoided at all costs. By the last day, my Santa Claus red complexion had kind of faded to a brownish brick, and folks back at home complimented my “tan” when I returned to work.
We packed just a few hours before the trip. We were married on Saturday, slept off the post-wedding pub crawl on Sunday, and hopped in a taxi on Monday morning at 4:30 A.M. For as close as we cut getting ready for the trip, we didn’t forget much: just sunglasses. I used Travel Smith’s handy packing checklist to make sure I had everything, but shades aren’t on there. Whoops.
When we fly, we like to stick to carry on luggage. That way we don’t have to wait for our checked bags to float down the conveyor belt and slowly spin around the carousel like, as Sarah says, some kind of weird parade. For my part, I was able to stuff everything I needed into a small knapsack. Sarah, who cares about wrinkles for some reason, neatly folded her clothes up into a wheelie tote and also brought a backpack to keep at her feet on the plane. No checked bags meant there was no waiting for the fun to start.
The downside, however, was that we couldn’t bring as much sun block as it turned out I actually needed, once I’d decided that reapplication was necessary (see above). The three ounces of liquid rule really hampered my carrying a large tub of goo onto the plane. Once we were there for a day or two, we decided to take a walk along the sandy, palm lined beach to the next resort, which, we were informed, had a gift shop. Souvenirs, sun glasses, and sun block were the goals, and maybe some aloe for my stinging legs.
Sure enough, they had everything we wanted. We spent a few minutes trying on the dollar store sunglasses, laughing at each other’s bug eyed faces, and finally settled on a pair each. We opted for two small bottles of sun screen instead of one big one, just in case we ended up having to bring some home. I also picked up a small bottle of aloe, a magnet, and a couple of post cards to send out. With a bit of quick tallying, the cashier showed us our total on a calculator: $113.
“American?” I balked, flabbergasted. Indeed. We had expected to overpay, but not to that extent. We didn’t even think to budget for small extras on an all inclusive vacation. We put back both pairs of $30 sunglasses and resolved to continue squinting, put down the aloe because I decided right then and there to stop being a baby, and we replaced the two small bottles with one medium tube, guessing that it would probably be enough to last. Of course, we ended up having to buy another one from the hotel again later in the week for another $30. All told, $50 in sun block later, it might have been more worth it to check a bag for large tub of goo purposes alone.
We’ve never done an all-inclusive before, and so we only had vague notions of what to expect. I knew that tipping was neither encouraged nor discouraged, and that the room, food and drinks would be covered under the price we paid upfront. With that in mind, I felt like I was getting an amazing deal through Orbitz: $850 for five nights at Alsol del Mar — a brand new, all inclusive beach resort, with a two floor apartment and an ocean view balcony. Should the alarms in my head have sounded? Probably. But I was busy with a wedding, and I had no other experiences with which to compare.
From the moment we checked in, the service was amazing. A “welcome home” glass of champagne, an attentive and cheerful staff, strong drinks at the bar, and a restaurant with expertly prepared local dishes – just what we were hoping for. We were afraid the menu wouldn’t even reflect the fact that we were in the Dominican Republic, but that just wasn’t the case. It was right after my fresh caught lobster and steak (mar y tierra) and my third glass of wine that I said to myself, “I’d better double check that I’ve got the right package.” It all seemed too good to be true.
It was a blessing that I listened to my gut. Here’s what happened: having booked the honeymoon so long ago, months in advance, and then put it to the side as something we no longer had to worry about or plan for, I was unaware that the initial price we paid was for the room only, and that the all inclusive package would be another $65 per person, per night. That information wasn’t available through Orbitz – we would have had to contact the resort directly. Otherwise, I was informed in the most polite manner, I was paying for all of the food and cocktails as I went along.
Quickly tallying in my head the drinks and food we’d enjoyed that day, I asked with dread if it wasn’t too late to sign up for the all-inclusive deal. Of course not, they said, and they apologized for the miscommunication! They even waived the first day’s consumption, since we had barely arrived before lunch. One swipe of my international credit card, and we were back to where we thought we’d started. Now everything was truly paid for, and though it still felt unreal, I was comforted that I had the right package – and glad that it was still a great deal.
I think that if this trip hadn’t been planned in the midst of making sure our wedding went off without a hitch, I’d have caught the pretty glaring error that two people’s room, food, and drinks for 6 days were not going to be covered by $850.
For a long time we’d been looking forward to doing absolutely nothing besides drinking on the beach and eating buffet style in a tropical destination. However, we also wondered if going in such a completely opposite direction from our previous vacations might result in boredom. We resolved to look into off-resort excursions if we felt the need to do something in addition to practicing hedonism.
As we hopped off the plane and a bag handler grabbed Sarah’s tote, rushing along behind him toward the exit, we followed until we reached what we thought was our taxi stand, where a man behind a counter called out to us and asked to see our receipt. The bag handler, who spoke no English, looked pissed that we’d stopped before he did. I wish we’d just followed him to where he was going.
As it turns out, this wasn’t a taxi stand at all, but a guy offering excursions. Sarah and I know as well as anyone else that at that point we should have kept walking, but we were still confused about whether this was our ride or not: in fact, we were tricked. As he got into his pitch, we realized that he was offering free excursions in exchange for touring the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. We’d been given a free snorkeling excursion in Mexico, so we continued to listen, thinking it would be the same deal. But it wasn’t.
The free tour would take about 90 minutes, he said. A taxi would pick us up from our hotel and drop us off back, at no charge, and after the tour we would be given tickets for horseback riding and a boat trip to Saona Island. It seemed like a fair deal, and so we agreed to sign up, assuming we could just back out if we didn’t feel like taking an excursion after all. That’s when he asked for a $50 deposit. It would immediately be returned once we showed up for the tour, he promised.
Sarah and I both had reservations about handing over the money, but we didn’t communicate them with each other quickly enough: she was (unlike me) uneasy about walking away since we’d already agreed to the deal, and I thought she was into the whole thing once she reached into her purse. After all, we had talked about excursions, and this was free. We gave him the deposit.
Feeling dirty about the whole thing, we followed our baggage guy who brought us directly to the correct taxi stand a moment later, and we realized that in order to get our money back, we’d have to leave the resort, pick up the tickets, go back to our resort, and then leave the resort again the next day to go on the excursion. This was turning out to be really hectic. Our ill-ease was further exacerbated once we reached the resort. Our concierge explained with a frown that we had not simply agreed to a tour of the hotel, but a timeshare pitch. Ugh. How did we get fooled so badly?
Couldn’t we just stay here?
I suggested just letting them keep the $50 and forgetting about the whole mess, but Sarah would not have any of it. No way, she said, and then she called me a gambler who was too willing to throw away good money. So, a couple of days later, with an agreed upon plan to just keep saying no, get our free tickets and get our money back, we climbed into our free taxi and went all the way to Hard Rock – a half hour away. For the most part, the tour was what we were promised. The cab was free, they gave us our $50 back right away, and the tour was about 90 minutes long and included lunch. They ended up not having the horseback riding tickets because, strangely, they received an email that morning which said “all excursions were cancelled for Easter.” But they would still give us the boat tickets and a gift basket instead.
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino was like Disneyworld for drunks. Thirteen pools, non-stop DJ beach parties, and crazy high prices: it was definitely not our style. I was overwhelmed and a little bit disgusted at the footprint this place had smashed into paradise. The pitch that followed was laughable: they wanted $40,000 for lifetime vacations to Hard Rock Hotels all over the world. It wasn’t hard to say no. In the end, as we were trying to get our boat tickets and the woman who gave us the gift basked tried to sell us on another “deal,” we walked away without the tickets at all. We just wanted to get out of there.
With the ugliness of that place behind us, we left, and we were so happy to go back to our little resort with the pool and the lagoon, with no one else there but a couple of other honeymooners and some Dominican families on vacation. Seeing our other options helped us appreciate what we had accidentally stumbled across in booking a small honeymoon. We spent the rest of the time doing exactly what we’d planned to do: napping, eating, drinking and reading. Our visit to that other resort was excursion enough.
Our wedding and honeymoon couldn’t have been more perfect. The weather held out, our friends and family had a great time, and we did it all our way. We both agreed that while there’s still a lot of world left to see, going back to Alsol del Mar in Punta Cana, D.R. for an anniversary or two is something we’d like to do.
What was your all-inclusive experience like?
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I spent part of my honeymoon locked in my "stateroom" on a ship I have tried to forget the name of. However, once we reached Canada, we had a great time. And, our shipmates saw how upset I was, and gifted us a bottle of wine at dinner.
Well told narrative, would've liked larger text and actual dialog instead of telling. Pictures a little static but great eyecathers and breakup for text. If you return, pictures to match the text, for example, of the booth where they sold "the excursion" would fit better. Also, would've loved to see your beautiful wife in pic one, not way down the line. But this is the first blog i picked, basically cause I loved the title, and learned a helluva lot about Orbitz trips, probably similar to all of them.
A well-thought out, interesting story.
And congrats by the way!
Oh, sorry, Our honeymoon snafu was driving from New Jersey to Chicago, which ended on the Ohio Turnpike with a blown head gasket from a water hose leak. We paid for the tow to the next rest stop by signing the car title over to the tow truck driver. But we made it there sitting in the back of a pickup truck going 70 mph; and back home in a 1971 cramped, filthy, Greyhound bus. My toolbox from the car was under the seat. That and our luggage bag were all we kept from our '62 Chevy Nova. But we were 21, in love, and none of it was any bother, in fact, we were showered with kindness through every mile of the trip.
Hey Rodney, thanks for the tips. I'm looking forward to making it out to another meeting, but part of the trick to maintaining a travel blog is that I've got to do some traveling! We're headed out now to Kenya for a couple of weeks, but I should be around for the end of August. See you soon. | 2019-04-25T01:01:28 | http://travelogueblog.net/top-4-honeymoon-snafus/ |
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These are relations of two emotivist, strategic, positivist, extraverted types. As emotivists, they may give promises and offer their services without giving it a second thought. As two positivists, they will tend to see life and other people in an affirmative "rainbow" light. As two extroverts, both are hyper-active and inclined to take initiative without thinking it over and consulting each other. Finally, both of them are strategic types, thus each of them creates his own strategy towards his goals, and, of course, neither of them wants their progress to be hampered.
At first, each of them sees the other as a "prop" that can aid them in reaching their goals. LIE is quickly activated by the volitional impulse of SEE, especially since this impulse is delivered on such a strong emotional impetus and seems to be very promising. The SEE sees the LIE as the person who will do anything and everything for him. He relates to the LIE as a good friend who doesn't turn down any requests, who actuates every whim of SEE, and who is always surrounded by pleasant and cheerful people, whose help may come in useful. The SEE doesn't see the LIE as an ideal partner: LIE seems like a good person, but too simple and straightforward. At first, for it is easy for SEE to manipulate the LIE, especially since the LIE at first stages of relationship does not restrict SEE in anything – he absolutely trusts him with everything as he would trust his dual ESI. This stage is perhaps the happiest and most romantic period for them both.
Not feeling any restriction or limitations imposed on his behavior, SEE begins to allow himself everything that his heart desires, counting on the fact that he would be able to fix his relations with LIE – SEE is quite confident in the capabilities of his flexible, manipulative, creative ethical function. In addition, since SEE is subconsciously expecting his dual partner ILI, he does not see anything wrong with a bit flirting and taking some interests on the side , since this is just a natural manner of behavior for him the purpose of which is to titillate and invigorate his impassive dual partner. The LIE, of course, is not "titillated" by such "signs". Instead they alert, disturb and puzzle him. SEE's attempts to turn all these ethical misunderstandings into a joking matter cause even greater hostility and alienation of the LIE. He condemns such lack of principality and frivolity of his "activity" partner – LIE doesn't understand how SEE can "play around" with such matters because LIE himself is expecting the strict, inert, "principled" ethics of his dual ESI.
It is possible that already at this stage their relationship comes to an end, if only they weren't both emotivists – that is, people who cherish their existing relationships (more so that the aspect of the "ethics of relations" in this dyad still has some value).
Activation in this dyad can very soon lead to marriage, especially since it is not difficult to marry the LIE, which SEE can do on the very first activating impulse – with all of SEE's energy and enthusiasm, this is a piece of cake for him. Being under the influence of his surging emotions, LIE can additionally logically decide that he won't find a better match for himself and will regain his senses only after the fact. However, it does happen that relations in this dyad fall apart before they sign the papers. An example: the groom LIE found his bride (and co-worker) SEE in the office of their boss providing sexual services. Moreover, all her attempts to explain that in this way she was trying to secure a position for her brother did not convince the LIE to forgive her – her act deeply shocked him, such that he put an end to their relations immediately. Subconsciously oriented at a dedicated and faithful partner, LIE was unable to understand the motives of his "activator", unable to understand her impermanence, frivolity, and lightheartedness. Moreover, at this stage, he was already starting to get annoyed by SEE's bragging and narcissism, as well as her ambitious and conceited nature.
Nevertheless, relations between them eventually resumed - Jack, even though he is touchy, also does not hold grudges for long. And Caesar won't allow him to sulk for too long – he will quickly try to smooth over the conflict, sign off all the unpleasantness to misunderstandings and confusion, and promise to be more sensitive to the feelings of his partner in the future.
Activators in this dyad do not form the happiest of couples. As has already been mentioned, both partners are extroverts – very active people who are used to taking the initiative and who are not inclined to take each other into consideration. Jack is in need of protection of his "rear front" - he is most comfortable when he can afford to safely forget about it for a time being. This is what happens in his dual relations – his hands are fully untied and nobody stands in the way of his plans and his goals.
However, SEE won't be satisfied with such a situation in his family. Even ESI wouldn't be fully satisfied by it – who likes to feel herself as the "home slipper" forgotten under the bed? SEE won't be able to and wouldn't want to remain on the sideline in the secondary role. He won't tolerate being ignored, being "turned off from life", such that all life would violently and glamorously pass by somewhere at a distance from him, while he wold only get the role of dishes and diapers. Neither will SEE tolerate unexpected expenses in the family. He won't allow Jack to risk their last savings – he, too, knows how to accumulate money and be thrifty, and will not permit his activator to sneak around, to secretly smuggle out large sums, to omit telling him things, especially if all of this leads to trouble.
While ESI all his life fights with LIE for his equality, if he expands the entirely of his ethical program and all of his creative volitional sensorics to establish in the family at least the minimum ethical standards, the SEE is least willing to expand his volitional sensing to everyday fights. Though when SEE is faced with the crude and ugly actions of his activator, he will assume ESI's positions for a short while and make a few ethical remarks to the LIE, reprimand him for his lack of tact and blame him for lack of attention. SEE, under conditions of activation, quickly turns into "the moralist" to the extent that he may even surpass ESI in this. He assumes the subtype of ESI – his ethics assume more fundamental principled positions instead of being flexible and manipulative, while his inert program volitional sensing will have to assume a more flexible position for educational sorting out of relations with his activity partner, without which unfortunately it is not possible for their relations to continue.
SEE will have quarrels and scandals with Jack on the topic of "you have ruined my life" during which SEE's volitional sensing breaks through with such a strong flow that LIE becomes not as much reasonable as deafened – it simply knocks him out of his normal psychological state. From ESI he never receives a volitional impulse of such a crushing force as he does from the SEE. Whatever sorting out of relations and quarrels Jack's dual starts up, all of this is still contained and restrained by his program ethical function that won't allow ESI to go beyond his ethical framework. Even if an angered ESI beats up her LIE partner, it will be only a couple of symbolic blows that won't hurt him or cause much moral nor physical damage.
An offended SEE responds quite differently. She won't wait until Jack matures for harmonious and highly ethical relations. Instead, she will start to look for "moral support" on the side: open a "second front", the third, the tenth, however many are necessary. On these "fronts" she will find for herself a figure that is more significant to her than her legal spouse, who at this time will be removed to the background.
The reader perhaps remembers the example when one of the representatives of this type became involved in romance on the side when she was deprived of attention, accepting the courtship of all men, familiar and unfamiliar to her. Such "punishment and execution" for Jack will be more painful than splashes of volitional sensorics – he will very painfully respond to such inconstancy and levity of his partner. This, by the way, rarely happens in a union with his dual ESI, who simply leaves when he wants to leave without straying on the side, and if he decides to commit adultery it would be only after he files for a divorce.
Therefore, the betrayal by his partner Jack perceives not as a personal insult or defamation, but as a sentence of dissolution of relations, as the natural result of all of their family problems. Hence the jealousy of Jack - betrayal, in his understanding, cannot be explained and qualified only by sensual attraction - it's a very serious and telling act. If his partner doesn't understand this – this is frightening! One cannot live with such a person because he is not reliable and capable of betrayal.
In matters of ethics Jack is a maximalist like his dual Dreiser – he is just as rational and consistent. He also doesn't understand how one can be living with one partner while meeting other people, how can one maintain two "love lines" in parallel. If LIE doesn't immediately put an end to relations, eventually he comes to realize that his activator isn't going to leave him, that casual flirting for SEE is a natural form of behavior, by means of which he puts up a protest and tries to liven up and get the attention of his partner. One also shouldn't forget that due to his "program" sensing function, SEE places greater value on physical closeness and intimacy than on the aspect of the "ethics of relations" – thus ethics for him is secondary, and the desire to "attain and see the object" is primary.
After this realization Jack starts to follow his "activator" around as if he is tied on a string. Now, his job, his friends, his trips and hikes will matter much less. No, of course, he will try to go on his trips and outings and will try to bring SEE along. However, Jack will be keenly watching SEE's behavior, for long as this need to control his partner won't begin to tire him out. At this stage, life will be rich with events for both of them.
The pulsating nature of activity relationship is more visibly manifested in the introverted dyads of 3rd and 4th quadra because the aspect of the "ethics of relations" is a program function of one of the partners. | 2019-04-19T14:54:06 | https://www.the16types.info/vbulletin/content.php/315-Activity-Relations-ESFp-and-ENTj-by-Stratiyevskaya |
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We stock fresh, safe and delicious Japanese products second to none. From fresh Japanese breads, coffee and tea to a phenomenal assortment of groceries. We have a Sake selection that is far superior to any other store or restaurant in the Jacksonville area.
For those just coming to the area we provide friendly and accessible source for learning about the area and assisting with arrangements to ease the transition. If you are coming from Japan we a truly a taste of home. | 2019-04-20T03:32:22 | http://circlejapan.com/ |
When a dividend is declared by Infratil it will be announced if the Plan will apply (i.e Infratil can elect to paying only cash dividends). Infratil has not applied the Plan to dividends since 2013.
The Infratil Dividend Reinvestment Plan gives shareholders the option of receiving some or all of their dividends (which includes other distributions) as shares.
Any shareholder who does not apply to be included in the Plan will receive cash dividends.
Read the Offer Document (PDF 97KB).
Complete a Participation Notice (PDF 45KB). You may participate in regard to some or all of the shares you hold.
Infratil Limited Share Registrar, Link Market Services, Locked Box A14, Sydney South, NSW1235, Australia.
Shareholders are free to opt-in and opt-out of the Plan at any time so long as notification is received by Link Market Services by 5.00 pm (NZ time) on the Record Date for the relevant dividend.
The dividend amount will continue to be taxable as at present. It is anticipated that Infratil’s dividends will continue to be fully imputed, whether they are received as cash or as shares.
When a dividend is declared by Infratil it will be announced if the Plan will apply (i.e. Infratil can revert to paying only cash dividends) and if there is to be a discount in the price of the shares issued.
The price of the shares issued under the Plan will be the volume weighted average sale price of all shares which take place through the NZSX market over the 5 trading days after the relevant Record Date.
Infratil may determine to issue the shares under the Plan at a discount to the market price as calculated in the manner noted above.
Shares issued under the Plan will rank equally in all respects with existing shares.
All shareholders in Infratil with registered addresses in New Zealand or Australia are eligible to participate in the Plan. Infratil may, in its absolute discretion, elect to offer participation in the Plan to shareholders whose address is outside New Zealand if the Board considers that to do so would not risk breaching the laws of places outside New Zealand and Australia. | 2019-04-26T13:57:22 | http://dividendyield.co.nz/viewdetails.php?loc=IFT |
Seven-phased Lok Sabha elections in the country will begin on April 11 and end on May 19. Therefore, each and every political party have started campaigning with buckets full of promises and accusations on each other. On the other days, biopics and political leaders are raining these days. Right from “Thackeray” to “The Accidental Prime Minister” to “PM Narendra Modi”, all these biopics have become the talk of the town. However, the biopic based on PM Modi has fallen in deep trouble as the film will release amid Lok Sabha elections.
Congress and other political parties criticised the biopic of PM Modi as propaganda and termed its impending release during the poll process as a violation of the model code of conduct. Responding on this, film’s producer Sandeep Ssingh said there was “no political agenda” behind the movie.
“Political parties wanted us to postpone or should not release the film either. We have submitted papers with the proof and documents that it’s nothing like that. There should not be a political agenda behind this. There should be a reason if the movie’s release has to be shifted from April 5 to any other date. Now they will get back to us,” he added.
It is to be noted that “PM Narendra Modi” depicts the journey of Indian PM from his humble beginnings to becoming the Prime Minister of India. It also stars Boman Irani, Zarina Wahab, Darshan Kumaar and Manoj Joshi. | 2019-04-23T17:56:14 | https://www.thelivemirror.com/sandeep-ssingh-vivek-oberoi-defend-modi-biopic/ |
One of the most common questions I get asked when I talk about express is how I manage my routes. While I generally point out things like app.param() and other middleware tricks, I am left just saying that I don't have a great solution. Well, I am happy to say that as of express 3.0.6 I have a better answer; use the router!
Routes, why do I care?
Maybe you don't like routers, but they do serve a purpose. If you are writing a web app or even a headless api, you can benefit from the simple separation and organization a nice router will provide. Just think of it as a URL if statement on steroids!
As the number of routes you want your app to handle grows, you might find that this single file approach gets out of control (justifiably so) and move to a multi-file approach where you export handler functions.
The problem is that your routes/post file is now void of the actual route information. This can make it a bit more challenging to see what is going on and debug.
Instead of exporting individual functions from your routes files. You can now use the express router without creating a whole new express app.
What we have done is left the relevant path information in the routes.js file and "mounted" those routes under the /foo url. Now we have basic routes and handlers defined separately from where the parent application may be mounting them.
Note: You could app.use(require('./routes').middleware); if you wanted to host the routes from the site root.
I have created a gist which you can clone or review below as a more complete example.
Our main app.js (server.js, index.js, whatever.js) file does not change much. The only major difference is that instead of using app.get for our /user and /post routes in the file, we use app.use and inject them under their respective parent urls.
Like the app, the router has a .param() function which allows you to consolidate parameter handling. In this example, we see that since all of these routes will need a post, we use the :post_id parameter from the url to make sure a post is loaded before any route is run.
Now go forth and bring order to those routes! Remember that you will need express version 3.0.6. | 2019-04-26T00:47:46 | http://shtylman.com/post/expressjs-re-routing/ |
On January 30, 2019, customers will have to begin to pay for parking at the Westfield University Town Center [UTC]Mall, which is upsetting some students and University City residents.
“The first two hours of parking will be free, guests will be charged two dollars for visits lasting two to three hours, four dollars for visits lasting three to four hours, and six dollars for visits lasting four to five hours. The 15 dollar daily maximum will be reached for visits lasting longer than nine hours” (westfield.com).
According to the official Westfield website, The purpose of introducing this “new secured parking plan” is to alleviate any inconveniences experienced by UTC guests as a result of vehicles being left each day by people making visits to other places in the neighborhood besides the mall and “ensure that our valued customers have the convenient parking access they deserve” (westfield.com).
Junior and UTC employee Lauren Thiemthath feels that the new parking system will discourage people from going to the mall and have adverse effects on business. “I think, if anything, UTC will be losing business since people will not want to pay whenever they go to the mall. Fashion Valley doesn’t make you pay for parking and that just might be where everyone will end up shopping,” stated Thiemthath.
Senior Emma Campbell doesn’t like the idea of paying for parking at UTC. “You’re already having to pay to shop around. No other mall is making you pay. Although they have to make up for revenue, they could have done it some other way,” stated Campbell.
UTC tenants will be given the option of purchasing monthly or daily parking passes for their employees. If not purchased by the employer, individual employees may buy the passes themselves (westfield.com).
Thiemthath feels that having to pay for parking will not be beneficial to businesses. “With workers getting paid a certain amount of money and not having to go to work every day, it means that having to pay 72 dollars for a parking pass every month is useless, and I will end up losing a lot of money having to do that,” stated Thiemthath.
“If employees got free parking or even just a designated section for them to park in, it would be easier to make it to work on time, instead of having to compete with shoppers when it comes to finding a spot,” said Thiemthath.
UTC is including new parking features to improve shoppers’ experiences, such as newly designated Uber drop-off and pick-up sections and new parking facilities that feature “park assist technology” – a simple, easy-to-understand system of red and green lights leading drivers directly to the first available open space (westfield.com). | 2019-04-22T00:08:14 | https://www.uchscommander.com/news/2019/02/01/westfield-utc-mall-to-implement-paid-parking-january-30-as-part-of-secured-parking-plan/ |
The estimated worth of 100gradc.blogspot.co.uk is £ 53.24. This is among other things based on 65 pageviews per day which we estimate to turn into a advertisment revenue of £ 4.32 a month. The website is hosted in Mountain View, United States and has a Google Pagerank of 0. This information is last updated on 24 July 2013 at 14:00. | 2019-04-19T14:26:26 | https://www.siteinformation.co.uk/100gradc.blogspot.co.uk |
The massacre at Monte Sole was just one of many brutal reprisals against insurgents and civilians carried out by German occupying armies and their Italian Fascist allies during the Second World War. One of the most notorious examples of reprisals against civilians in Italy took place in the Ardeatine Caves, near Rome, in the spring of 1944.
After partisans had ambushed police in the Via Rasella in Rome the German High Command decided to execute 10 Italians for every victim of the ambush. A total of 335 Italians were rounded up and taken to the caves for execution.
Similar massacres occurred in other occupied countries. The massacres at Oradour-sur-Glane in France and Lidice in Czechoslovakia were mentioned earlier. The strategy employed in Northern Italy in 1944-45 was similar to the one employed by the SS along the eastern front. | 2019-04-21T16:59:06 | https://historiana.eu/case-study/rights-civilians-and-responsibilities-armies-during-war-wwii-and-onwards/second-world-war-total-war-and-crimes-against-humanity |
We were appointed as landscape architects by a design and build contractor client on this refurbished school project located in Teddington, West London. Our scope was to develop an existing landscape design and to provide detailed landscape architect’s information to submit to the Local Planning Authority to satisfy Conditions. In addition, we provided a detailed package of landscape architect ‘s construction information for specific areas of the site to enable our contractor client to implement these proposals. Due to the significant number of existing trees on site the Local Authority’s Tree Officer were very interested in the specific construction details proposed within the root protection zones of existing trees to be retained.
The site was an existing school where a number of structures were to be demolished, a number of classroom blocks were to be built. The external spaces were to be rationalised and modified to suit the revised building layouts and to provide an improved external environment for the children attending this school.
Within the canopies of the existing trees our landscape architects proposed no dig construction, in line with industry best practice. Where wooden decks were proposed we adopted construction techniques which would minimise the likely detrimental impact on the roots of the existing trees. In addition we adopted a number of construction techniques on paved surfaces to provide the desired surface finish whilst minimising the impact of construction on the existing trees.
The football pitch was remodeled to accommodate excess fill and some contaminated fill generated by site excavations. We developed a landscape design so as to minimise the impact of the football pitch on existing and proposed structures and ensured that adequate circulation space was maintained.
Our landscape architects worked closely with the architect and engineer to ensure our proposals were suitable for their specified end use. | 2019-04-21T00:42:20 | http://davisla.com/landscape-architect/stanley-primary-school-teddington-london/ |
Buy Global Vectra with Stop Loss of 157.50 Rs.
Technically Good Share to Buy as All three bottoms are in rising channel and also getting fundamental support also . It will perform consistently and will achieve 180 Rs. Shortly .Some Whispsaws are there in RSI Chart but 157.5 is acting as a Good Support . Even if it breaks 157.5 , 144-147 Range is A Strong Support in the Script . | 2019-04-26T12:02:13 | https://in.tradingview.com/symbols/BSE-GLOBALVECT/ |
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Coccolite: Mineral information, data and localities.
The name was introduced by d`Andrada in 1800 for a mineral found at the Hellesta (?) and Åssebro (?) iron mines in Södermanland, Sweden and the Arendal iron mines in Norway. It was later showed to be identical with diopside. The name is derivated from the greek words for grain, κοκκος, and λίθος, rock, and it occured as massive granular concretions of anhedral to subhedral grains, loosely aggregated together, and frequently separated simply by the press of a finger.
May also be an alternate spelling for coccoliths, individual plates of calcium carbonate formed by algae arranged in a sphere.
This page provides mineralogical data about Coccolite. | 2019-04-20T20:39:23 | https://www.mindat.org/min-11018.html |
When a lead submits a form you’ll see how they arrived and what they viewed even before they filled out your form or applied for a job. And when they come back, tracking picks up where it left off.Every activity is logged in a tidy timeline, so you know exactly where a candidate is and what they're interested in.
The Clinch Talent platform collects all your candidate data and context in one place - from first page viewed to most recent job applied for, and everything in between. With lead scoring, use all that context to reach out to the right people at the right time. Our ATS integrations also allow you to push data driven lead scores into the ATS to help the recruitment team figure out which applicants are more likely to be hired and who they should be spending time on first.
Using Clinch you can create and insert a form on a page in the time it takes to send an email. Plus, the CTA and form manager allows you to create any type of form with GDPR consent built in.
Display personalized content, CTAs, and forms for each and every visitor to improve the performance of your pages and jobs. Dynamically show different content based on a visitor’s location. Gather more information about candidates using dynamic forms that never ask them for their details twice. | 2019-04-20T21:13:50 | https://www.clinchtalent.com/marketing-automation/candidate-data-capture |
The Nutrition and Behavior Change Technical Lead will provide leadership and oversight over the program’s nutrition interventions. The Technical Lead will be responsible for overall planning, coordination and implementation of nutrition activities in the program, ensuring interventions achieve maximum impact while remaining on schedule and budget. The individual will work closely with other members of the senior management team and private and public sector stakeholders in designing and implementing innovative nutrition and behavior change approaches.
Maintain close working relationships with counterparts in other relevant international NGOs, and local NGOs and associations in Ethiopia and East Africa.
The Nutrition and SBCC Technical Lead is based in the capital city – Addis Ababa. The location is accompanied and secure. Housing is family accommodation with good freedom of movement beyond the house/office. There are several international schools in Addis Ababa, British systems exist for children up to 11 years old. The US school takes students to pre-university levels. Staff have access to basic services (electricity, water, sporadic internet etc). Medical facilities are basic with international clinics able to provide emergency services. This position requires 35% travel by road and air to field offices in often insecure environments. Addis Ababa is host to many international organizations including the OAU, the Economic Commission for Africa and other multi-national bodies, many of which have their headquarters based in the capital city. | 2019-04-25T14:47:27 | https://www.devj.org/nutrition-team-lead-prime-ii-ethiopia/ |
Orange and Peach battery operated nasal cleaner is a smart, safe, and effective solution for helping your congested (due to colds, flus, and allergies) baby sleep comfortably through the night. It opens up the nasal passages so that you and your baby can get some rest.
1. Place the nozzle tip inside nostril. Choose the “wave-like” nozzle tip for infants and babies. You may use saline solution or drops to soften the mucus before suctioning.
2. Press blue button to start suction.
3. Clean the nozzle tip and mucus cup before and after every use.
Here are some features and articles about our products.
Will the suction be powerful enough to collect the mucus?
The suction is powerful yet gentle enough to collect mucus from your baby’s nose. Be sure to use high quality or new batteries to ensure efficient suction.
What is the difference between this and the manual nasal cleaner?
Both can collect mucus effectively but if you are after speed and convenience, the battery operated nasal cleaner is a better choice. | 2019-04-23T10:53:27 | https://www.orangeandpeach.com/shop/orange-peach-breastmilk-storage-bag-fk29t |
For two decades, the Classic Kitchens Design Studio team has been helping Kansas City homeowners fall in love with their kitchen. Their 2200-square foot showroom provides custom design using modern 3D technology to visualize how the completed space will turn out. They have a large selection of door styles and a variety of the finest top-grade woods with unmatched fine furniture finishes.
Their Certified Kitchen Designers with the National Kitchen and Bath Association means they stay current on innovative design within the industry.
They believe their time is well-spent bringing beauty and luxury to your home. | 2019-04-23T14:25:54 | https://www.435mag.com/the-face-of-kitchens-lauren-gammon-esther-tantillo-and-lisa-otterness-of-classic-kitchens-design-studio/ |
Drummond, P.D. and Lazaroo, D.C. (2012) The effect of niacin on facial blood flow in people with an elevated fear of negative evaluation. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 22 (3). pp. 200-204.
The vasodilator niacin may provoke greater facial flushing and other symptoms of anxiety in patients with social anxiety disorder than in non-anxious controls. To determine whether this also applies in non-clinical samples, niacin (100mg) or placebo was administered double-blind to 33 young adults and flushing was investigated in relation to fear of negative evaluation (a cardinal feature of social anxiety). Increases in facial blood flow were greater in people with high than low fear of negative evaluation in the niacin condition, but were similar in both groups in the placebo condition. However, changes in pulse rate and ratings of embarrassment, anxiety, blushing and facial heat were similar in both groups in both drug conditions. These findings suggest that the facial vessels of people with a heightened fear of negative evaluation are particularly responsive to niacin under conditions of low anxiety and embarrassment. | 2019-04-19T04:16:10 | https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/6769/ |
In a study of the management of obesity 43 patients were randomly assigned to behavior therapy, will power, and no-treatment control groups. The behavioral treatment involved contingency contracting, stimulus control, self-monitoring, energy expenditure, and group reinforcement procedures over an 18-week period. The will power patients were told to do the same thing as the behavior therapy patients; however, instead of having formal contingencies and meeting regularly, they were told to apply "will power" on their own, as this was the most important aspect of losing weight. The third group was a standard no-treatment control group. Analyses of covariance indicated that (a) the behavior therapy group lost significantly more weight than the will power (p less than .05) and no-treatment control (p less than .01) groups, and (b) the will power and no-treatment control groups did not differ significantly from each other. An 18-week maintenance follow-up of the behavior therapy group indicated that there was no significant weight gain from the end of treatment to follow-up. Also, an analysis of time spent per patient suggested that the behavioral treatment employed in this study was more efficient than previous treatments.
In a study extending over five years 35 of 70 excessively overweight patients with subclinical diabetes mellitus who had not significantly changed their weight, demonstrated a further deterioration in glucose tolerance, and manifest diabetes occurred in ten. In the remaining 35 patients who had achieved 20% weight reduction from the initial level glucose tolerance had become normal. The two groups were similar as to age, initial weight, and original degree of glucose intolerance. There was a significant correlation between loss of weight and increased glucose tolerance. No such correlation occurred with subgroups of patients whose initial overweight was more than +100 relative percentage and who had been over 50 years old at the start of the study.
In 2005, more than 56 percent of Massachusetts adults were overweight, a 40 percent increase from rates reported in 1990. Overall, nearly 21 percent of Massachusetts adults are obese. Both Blacks and Hispanics in the state are more likely than whites to be both overweight and obese, whereas Asians are the least likely to be overweight or obese. Nationally, rates of overweight and obesity are even higher. Obesity is a risk factor for multiple serious health problems in adults, including heart disease, hardening of the arteries, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, certain types of cancer, stroke, diabetes, muscle and bone disorders and gallbladder disease. In Massachusetts, it is estimated that direct costs for obesity-related medical expenditures came to a total of $1.8 billion (4.7% of total medical expenditures) in 2003. Medical expenditures for obese people are estimated to be 25-27% higher than normal weight people, and 44% higher among people who are very obese. Costs are largely attributed to higher rates of coronary heart disease, hypertension and diabetes, and longer hospital stays. Indirect costs associated with obesity approached $3.9 billion in 1995 reflecting 39.2 million lost workdays, 239 million restricted activity days, 89.5 million hospital bed-days, and 62.6 million physician visits. Causes of obesity include the wide availability of unhealthy foods, increased consumption, changing eating habits, high-calorie beverages, advertising and lack of physical activity. Although a number federal, state and local programs, policies and initiatives aimed at curbing the obesity epidemic have been implemented, more needs to be done. What is the responsibility of government in curbing the obesity epidemic, and how much of the burden should be left up to the individual? These important questions will be discussed at the Massachusetts Health Policy Forum on January 23, 2007. Overweight and obesity continue to climb steadily in the United States among both adults and children, increasing the risk for a host of physical, psychosocial and economic problems. This paper details the issues associated with being overweight or obese, with a focus on Massachusetts. The discussion begins with a general description and definition of this public health epidemic. Next, an examination of factors that contribute to overweight and obesity and associated costs to individuals, families and society is given, followed by a discussion of programs and policy options, both nationally and in the Commonwealth that are aimed at addressing this crisis. | 2019-04-23T22:28:00 | https://www.bioseek.eu/us/eng/research/search?q=DISEASE%3AMESH%3AD009765&t=2&o=0&p=1&ps=10&tp=9&s=0&rp=info&rps=0&rpa=DISEASE%3AMESH%3AD009765&rpt=2 |
One of the antenatal patients. Orang Asli women are increasingly attending Gombak for childbirth. Orang Asli girls are trained as midwives and work both at the hospital and in the jungle. | 2019-04-18T16:33:00 | https://commons.keene.edu/handle/20.500.12088/590 |
Lapis ring has been skillfully sculpted from natural gemstone lapis and is held in a gold plated (5 Microns 18K Gold) sterling silver chassis. This is a round or roundel ring in striking Roman design.
This fine hand-crafted medium sized heraldic Regnas ring will be a stylish addition to any collection.
Roundel size: 22 mm (7/8 Inch diameter). | 2019-04-23T19:53:38 | https://www.jewellerymen.com/product/lapis-ring-gemstone-carved-saint-george-the-dragon-unisex-gold-plated-sterling-silver-925/ |
A Thanksgiving tradition in Louisiana is using up the leftover turkey and carcass to make gumbo, so we’re bringing a little Cajun deliciousness to the holiday season New York City. Similar to our regular gumbo, this gumbo starts with a dark roux before the addition of the trinity and a selection of Cajun spices. Get the best of leftovers without having to do any of the work! | 2019-04-20T04:58:14 | https://www.goodstocksoups.com/products/turkey-amp-andouille-gumb0 |
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph 26331OR.OO.1220OR.02 18k Pink Gold Mens Watch. Box & Papers.
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26470ST.OO.A027CA.01 Men's Watch. 42mm stainless steel case with a stationary bezel. Blue dial with “Méga Tapisserie” pattern, white gold hands and white Arabic numerals. Tachymeter markings around the outer dial. Date display at the 3 o'clock position. Three Chronograph sub-dials displaying 60 seconds, 30 minutes and 12 hours. Blue rubber strap with stainless steel buckle. Sapphire crystal and clear case back. Calibre 3126 automatic self-winding movement with a 50-hour power reserve. Original Box and Papers included. | 2019-04-19T01:10:44 | https://www.phigora.com/catalog/product/view/id/14616/s/audemars-piguet-royal-oak-26470st-oo-a027ca-01-mens-watch-box-papers/category/2/ |
A smoothie in a bowl? Yep!
A nice nourishing smoothie bowl of 1 cup of kefir, 1.5 cups coconut water, 1 banana, 1 avocado, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, 1 cup strawberries, and 1 cup of blueberries all blended together. Add more or less coconut water to your liking. Then top off with homemade granola and some dried fruit. I used dried cranberries and blueberries.
*Combine oats, pumpkin seeds, and pecans in a bowl and set aside.
*Mix almond butter, maple syrup, and salt in a small bowl and heat in microwave for 20 seconds. Or mix together in a sauce pan on the stove over med – high heat until it’s heated all the way through and starts to get thinner and easily pourable.
*Once almond butter mixture is done, pour over oat mixture and mix till everything is coated.
*Spread mixture into a thin layer on a rimmed cookie sheet and bake stirring every 10 minutes for about 30 minutes.
**30 minutes makes it soft and not too hard and crunchy. I like it crunchy but a soft crunch. So cook it as short or as long as you want until you get the crunch you want. Just be careful not to burn it.
In happiness and health! XO!! | 2019-04-22T10:09:53 | https://eat2nourish.com/smoothie-bowl/ |
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We are super excited to host our first Pop-Up Shop & Fabric Launch with Julia Williams of Alchemy Tea. Julia is a super talented artist and fabric designer who launched her first fabric line Whiskers & Tails with Robert Kaufman. We are happy to be carrying the entire line as well as Julia's patterns and flair. As an added bonus, Julia will be offering her new Catnip Zipper Pouch Pattern FREE with a purchase from Whiskers & Tails. She will also have new artwork prints and cards for sale. There will be corks popping, cat fabric flying off the shelves, and lots of fun as we celebrate Julia and Whiskers & Tails. Be the first to get Julia's Catnip Pouch Pattern before it goes on sale to the public on December 3!!!
On Saturday, December 16th, come and take two classes and make an entire outfit in a day. Make Shirt no. 1 by 100 Acts of Sewing from 10:30-1:30 and then make Pants no. 1 by 100 Acts of Sewing from 2:30-5:30. Go home with new 2 pieces for your wardrobe. Bring a friend and take class together.
Lisa the Unicorn Quilt pattern has arrived. Plus meet Florence the Flamingo, the Sleepy Sloth, and Lloyd & Lola the llamas by Elizabeth Hartman. This week we also got in Violet Craft's Atomic Starburst Quilt and Orange Peels + Pinwheels Quilt Patterns. These two quilts are stunning. You are going to want to make them.
See you Saturday at the Pop-UP! | 2019-04-20T20:29:43 | https://www.sewtogetherlounge.com/module/newsletter.htm?newsletterId=36090 |
Now, freshly inspired with a slew of new songs bouncing around his head, Cantillon started redecorating. Enter longtime friend and fellow Santa Barbarian Steve Libby (bass), Cantillon’s younger brother Michael (electrics, acoustics and keyboards) and California transplant Matt Palermo (drums). “Holden was based on a group of friends who wanted to play music together. Simple enough,” Cantillon says. “That’s our credo in Pilot world as well.” And thus, Tommy and The High Pilots was born.
With two albums to their name, dozens of songs in the hopper and even more yet to be written, Tommy and The High Pilots are just getting started. As is often the case in life, adversity led to opportunity for Cantillon and his fellow Pilots, and they plan on taking full advantage. “Learning from the past is huge for us,” Cantillon says. “We know what has worked so far and what maybe didn’t work too well. We get to draw from that and, in the long run, that will be very beneficial.” Barring any unexpected turbulence, this foursome sees nothing but blue skies ahead and has no plans to let their fast moving feet touch the ground any time soon. | 2019-04-19T10:35:36 | http://redbirdrecords.com/artists/tommy.html |
A big focus for White Dog Labs this year will be on protein-based products for aquaculture, with Tracy noting the significant need for high-quality protein products to feed salmon and other animals. As part of their partnership, CATC will test the performance of White Dog Labs’ products and support the company in development and optimization.
“That will be our major commercial thrust this year, to get products across the finish line into the market,” Tracy says. | 2019-04-20T12:12:41 | https://www.delawarebusinesstimes.com/white-dog-labs/ |
Danny Rand and Luke Cage won't be the only heroes having a crossover moment in Luke Cage Season 2, and the new clip below reveals that Colleen Wing and Misty Knight will get a chance to team up as well. The video shows Misty and Colleen doing some day drinking and getting rudely interrupted by a guy who has some beef with Misty. And don't go thinking this is all about verbal jabs, because things quickly devolve into a classic bar room brawl led by two of Marvel TV's most badass women.
Misty and Colleen managed to drop their assailants despite Misty not even having her bionic arm just yet. Colleen gave her friend a bit of tough love by at first refusing aid, which nearly inspired Misty enough to handle all those attackers on her own! Of course, the Iron Fist regular soon stepped in as the criminals began to swarm, and she whipped out some of the patented kung fu skills that made her one of the shining stars opposite Finn Jones' Danny Rand. Both women bested the foes pretty easily in the Luke Cage clip, although it's not like anyone should be surprised by that, considering who we're talking about.
This particular Luke Cage moment seems to be more about Colleen helping Misty cope with the loss of her arm, rather than something advancing the main overarching plot. One thing this clip does reveal, however, is that Misty apparently doesn't have her bionic arm at the start of Luke Cage Season 2. This may mean that Rand's company will be involved in granting her the tech for her new arm, as some had theorized after The Defenders. It may also mean the Iron Fist and Luke Cage crossover happens very early on in Season 2, although it's certainly possible that Season 2 will hold off on Misty getting a new arm until much later.
The Misty and Colleen clip is hopefully a small taste of what's in store for the Iron Fist crossover in Season 2, and it better not be the only time Luke Cage pays homage to Daughters of the Dragon. Following The Defenders, rumors swirled that the groundwork was being laid for Simone Missick and Jessica Henwick to team up for comic-inspired heroics, and it looks as though Luke Cage found time to set that up amidst putting Luke and Danny's Heroes For Hire-inspired scenes together.
Luke Cage showrunner Cheo Coker has said he hopes Marvel fans warm up more to Iron Fist after watching Season 2 of Luke Cage. Provided Danny and Luke gel as well as Colleen and Misty did in this scene, and as they did in Defenders, there's a strong possibility that fans will embrace Iron Fist Season 2 with more open arms. But if not, perhaps Marvel can shift focus to bringing Wing and Knight's Daughters of the Dragon arcs to viewers sooner rather than later.
Luke Cage Season 2 premieres on Netflix on Friday, June 22 at 12:01 a.m. PT. For a look at other upcoming superhero shows, visit our superhero premiere guide. For a look at other shows coming to television this summer, visit our summer premiere guide. | 2019-04-24T04:27:27 | https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2430310/luke-cage-season-2-crossover-clip-teams-misty-and-colleen-up-for-a-bar-brawl |
(Phys.org) —A new long-term study of honey bee health has found that a little-understood disease study authors are calling "idiopathic brood disease syndrome" (IBDS), which kills off bee larvae, is the largest risk factor for predicting the death of a bee colony.
"Historically, we've seen symptoms similar to IBDS associated with viruses spread by large-scale infestations of parasitic mites," says Dr. David Tarpy, an associate professor of entomology at North Carolina State University and co-author of a paper describing the study. "But now we're seeing these symptoms – a high percentage of larvae deaths – in colonies that have relatively few of these mites. That suggests that IBDS is present even in colonies with low mite loads, which is not what we expected." The study was conducted by researchers from NC State, the University of Maryland, Pennsylvania State University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The study evaluated the health of 80 commercial colonies of honey bees (Apis mellifera) in the eastern United States on an almost monthly basis over the course of 10 months – which is a full working "season" for commercial bee colonies. The goal of the study was to track changes in bee colony health and, for those colonies that died off, to determine what factors earlier in the year may have contributed to colony death. Fifty-six percent of the colonies died during the study.
"We found that colonies affected by IBDS had a risk factor of 3.2," says Dr. Dennis vanEnglesdorp of the University of Maryland, who was lead author on the paper. That means that colonies with IBDS were 3.2 times more likely to die than the other colonies over the course of the study.
While the study found that IBDS was the greatest risk factor, a close runner-up was the occurrence of a so-called "queen event."
Honey bee colonies have only one queen. When a colony perceives something wrong with its queen, the workers eliminate that queen and try to replace her. This process is not always smooth or successful. The occurrence of a queen event had a risk factor of 3.1.
"This is the first time anyone has done an epidemiological study to repeatedly evaluate the health of the same commercial honey bee colonies over the course of a season," Tarpy says. "It shows that IBDS is a significant problem that we don't understand very well. It also highlights that we need to learn more about what causes colonies to reject their queens. These are areas we are actively researching. Hopefully, this will give us insights into other health problems, including colony collapse disorder."
The paper, "Idiopathic brood disease syndrome and queen events as precursors of colony mortality in migratory beekeeping operations in the eastern United States," is published in the February issue of Preventive Veterinary Medicine.
Yes, it is strikingly apparent that these researchers went out of their way to identify some other cause of CCD than environmental poisoning. This problem with larval mortality, aka "IBDS" isn't a new finding, as nate pointed out, above.
Worth noting is that they studied no wild or non-commercial domesticated bee colonies in an effort to develop any ACTUAL, REAL-WORLD basis for comparison.
One has to wonder at the extremely poor design of the research, and as a result of that reflection, has to also question the motives of the researchers themselves, at least in Leadership terms.
That same questioning could also apply to other portions of the process, as well...there may be a taint of special interest here. | 2019-04-21T02:44:56 | https://phys.org/news/2013-03-id-queens-mysterious-disease-syndrome.html |
The abandoned tunnels deep underneath the city have an extraordinary power – they transport explorers into their memories. The Guide, a mysterious hermit who lives within them, spends his existence leading people through the perilous dark, into the recesses of their own pasts. When his ‘services’ are hired for use by Charlie, a teenage girl in search of the truth of her mother, they discover their pasts are linked by the same cataclysmic event.
Jonathan Grace is an independent filmmaker based in Melbourne, Australia. | 2019-04-20T09:07:24 | http://www.footcandlefilmfestival.com/films/the-guide/ |
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Become a Sponsor of the Anthony Bates Foundation Cardiac Screening days and our "Healthy Heart Fair" and connect with all the Anthony Bates Foundation participants & volunteers that work that saves lives.
ABF Youth Cardiac Screening Program is being held by the Anthony Bates Foundation (ABF) in your community. As many as 1,000 young people and their families are expected to take advantage of the lowcost / free hearth health screenings. The Foundation has organized and hosted events in Arizona, California, Kansas, Missouri, New York, and Washington,. Hundreds of additional student athletes will receive screenings from our Cardiac Screening friends across the United States to enhance this effort to save young lives from the tragedy of Sudden Cardiac Arrest. A portion of the proceeds from our cardiac screening donations go into the community as AED (automatic external defibrillator) donations to schools and another portion goes directly to ABF. The ABF contributions will further the mission to raise awareness of the leading killer of young athletes in this country (HCM, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy).
Reap the value of helping prevent an unnecessary demise to a young person's life; become a sponsor of our Youth Cardiac Screening Program. The Foundation anticipates screening up to 1,000 youth & their family members in our next event. Our initial press date will be 6 weeks prior to the event.
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"Screening young hearts…Saving young lives" | 2019-04-21T22:01:58 | https://www.anthonybates.org/sponsorship.html |
A full range of plastic surgery is offered to a high standard for both benign moles and cysts and the different types of skin cancer.
There are a range of skin lesions that cause either cosmetic concern or become troublesome to patients. These are often requested to be removed and can be easily performed under local anaesthetic.
The common mole can be treated by either direct excision or by shave excision. Direct excision will leave a straight scar approximately 2-3 times the width of the mole. Although reddened for a few weeks these tend to heal extremely well over time. By contrast shave excision is literally cutting the mole flush with the skin and allowing it to heal. This avoids the longer scar but does have a small chance of the mole recurring. The best option will be discussed.
Other common problems are simple skin tags, sebaceous cysts (blocked pores) and lipomas. Tags can be shaved off but the cysts and lipomas need the skin opening to remove both the cysts and the blocked pore.
There are a number of other benign less common conditions which can be treated in a similar fashion.
All these operations carry few risks. There is a small chance of bleeding, infection and recurrence of the problem.
Skin cancers have become a lot more common over the last two decades. The most common is the Basal Cell Carcinoma (often known as a Rodent Ulcer). Although a form of skin cancer, they will not spread around the body. However, it is important to treat them as early as possible when they are small. Surgery is the best first line treatment. If small, this will usually be by direct excision but occasionally need more complex surgery e.g. skin grafts or skin flaps.
Other skin cancers include Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Melanoma. These cancers do have the potential to spread and it is very important to treat at an early stage. Melanoma is usually pigmented and often has an irregular edge, differing colours within it and may itch.
Any moles or patches of skin which change size, shape or colour must be checked by either your G.P., Dermatologist or Plastic Surgeon.
The secretary of Mr Alan Park can be contacted at the offices listed on the appointments page or by calling 07984 614603. Please write or telephone to arrange a consultation. | 2019-04-19T13:24:20 | http://www.alanjpark.com/skin-lesions/ |
It’s that time of year again when you simply cannot survive without lip balm. That chapstick is all that stands between you and cracked lips that painfully linger on till spring.
While you can simply walk into the local pharmacy and grab the first lip balm you see, where’s the fun in that? Wouldn’t you rather learn more about this essential product and pick the best one for your lips?
On this guide we review the best lip balms for men that you can find online. Upon researching and trying several products, we found the Jack Black to be the best lip balm for men followed by Vaseline’s top notch lip salve that offers great value for money.
Without wasting any more time, here’s the guide to everything a well-kempt man needs to know about picking and using lip balm.
Lip balm, lip salve is basically a wax-like substance that you sab onto your lips to keep them protected from the elements. You might also heard the term chapstick which is actually a brand name rather than the product’s name.
The main feature of lip balm is to trap the moisture in and prevent cracks. It can also be used to fight cold sores, angular cheilitis, and stomatitis.
The objective of a lip balm is to mask the lips so that dryness doesn’t set in.
Cold climates and dry air tend to steal away the moisture from your whole body. Your skin might become dry and your lips will start to crack up if the mercury drops too low.
Lips are actually the first body parts to show any sign of dryness. This is because the layer of skin near the lips is thinner than the rest of the body. In addition, it’s the only part of the body that tends to be constantly wet.
How did we get to that awesome invention anyway?
It wasn’t until two centuries ago when the first commercial balm was introduced to the market.
More specifically, Charles Browne Fleet is considered to be the first person to market lip balm, back in the 1880’s. He, in turn, is said to have been inspired by Lydia Maria Child’s use of earwax as an effective treatment for cracked lips.
Child included this home remedy in her famous book The American Frugal Housewife. Fleet decided to use a substitute for ear wax and manufacture his own product that quickly failed.
After years of trying to make the product work, Fleet eventually gave up and sold the rights for five dollars to Lynchburg resident Kip Martin. Martin repackaged the product and sold it in sticks that were encased in tubes. His reiteration and packaging quickly caught on and the product was a success. It helped Martin fund the Morton Manufacturing Company in the 1920’s.
The Martin Manufacturing company eventually sold the product to A.H. Robbins Co in 1963.
The company quickly introduced new flavours, such as petroleum jelly based chapsticks, Sunblock, and medicated lip balms.
The most popular lip balm is now called ‘chapstick’.
That brand was registered by the Pfizer Consumer Healthcare company in 2009. The company still manufacturers and sells millions of units of chapstick every year around the world.
Among other common ingredients most lip balms have paraffin, petrolatum, lanolin, cetyl alcohol, camphor, carnauba wax, and beeswax.
The Pfizer chapstick formula has menthol, petrolatum, phenol, vitamin E, aloe, and oxybenzone added in most varieties.
Some even have SPFs, which means they can act as an effective sunscreen. Lip balms can have antibacterial and analgesics to prevent sore lips.
Now here’s the key question – is lip balm really needed? There’s a little bit of debate on this.
A ton of people have what’s called ‘lip balm addiction’. This means they literally apply lip balm every chance they get.
Lip balm can actually have negative effects if you apply it too often or live in a humid place with warm weather.
But that doesn’t mean it’s useless.
It’s pretty effective at blocking moisture in the lips when the air is cold and dry.
So, if you live in a place where the temperature falls below freezing, the humidity is low, and you can kick the habit of applying lip balm every few minutes, this is a great product to use. It’s useful as long as you know how to use it right.
Lip products make up a market of nearly $1.6 billion annually. There’s a thousand different products with hundreds of different brands and ingredients.
Although there are some awesome products, some lip balms are actually bad for you.
For example, lip balms with added phenol can dry out your lips more than usual and lead to broken skin over time.
Camphor, alum, and menthol can all have that pleasant tingly feeling on your skin and lips, but you need to beware that these substances will enter your body as they stay on your lips throughout the day.
This is also the reason why you should probably stay away from lip balms that have added synthetic flavors or petroleum products.
Your best bet is to go with something that’s natural.
Pick a lip balm that has beeswax, shea butter, essential oils, or cocoa butter in the mix. Make sure the ingredients smell and taste great, since you’ll subconsciously be eating them.
That being said, I’m positive that it’s better to eat something that’s natural than synthetic.
Even if you don’t realise it, you already know the most popular lip balm brand and it’s the chap stick from Pfizer. It’s the mainstream alternative for everyone.
But if you’re looking for the best lip balm for men you need to take into consideration a few things like ingredients, consistency and quality besides price.
Among the vast selection, you can choose one of the many lip balms offered by men’s grooming brands.
EOS, True North, Jack Black, and Malin + Goetz are all well known brands of lip balm. I’ve had the chance of trying all of these brands out and I was very happy with their products.
Even though this doesn’t affect the quality or price of the lip balm, you normally have to choose between a tube and round tin.
I like the tube best as you simply push the stick up and apply it on your lips. On the other hand, when the lip balm is in a tin, you’ll have to apply it with your hands.
If you don’t want to get messy, lip balm in a tube would be a good idea to go for.
The average lip balm can cost anywhere from $5 to $35, depending on the brand, ingredients, and shop you go to.
Natural lip balms for men tend to cost a bit more than other products. Natural ingredients are the ones that increase the cost and in many cases, it’s worth going natural.
Egyptian Fennel is one of the lip balms that surprised me positively.
This is a thick lip balm stick that has tons of flavor while it won’t make you feel like you’re applying lip gloss.
The one I like best is grapefruit and sweet orange. It’s a natural and organic lip balm with some amazing organic ingredients such as jojoba oil – a key ingredient found in the best beard oils, hemp seed and shea butter – same found in beard balms and beard waxes.
Although it’s not the cheapest lip balm for men, it’s definitely one to consider if you’d like to try a natural product.
Everyman Jack is a great brand and I particularly like their body wash. This lip balm is also great.
This one is a sleek and slim stick with added SPF 15, which means it protects against the sun.
I like the fact that it has shea butter and tons of aloe, which are both amazing natural moisturizers. Although it won’t be the best lip balm a man can get but it’s definitely a great one especially if you get the twin pack which offers great value for money.
Another great brand that believes in natural products and cruelty-free manufacturing. So far I’ve used several products from Jack Black including their shaving cream, pomade and this lip balm.
When it comes to this lip balm, it contains natural ingredients while it acts as a sunscreen for your lips. There’s also added mint to make this lip balm a lot more refreshing and better tasting.
Price wise, this isn’t among the cheapest but it surely is among the top notch lip balms for men. Besides the excellent moisturisation, this lip balm has one of the highest sunscreen protection of SP25.
If you ask me, I haven’t got any product from Jack Black that left me unsatisfied and the same goes for this lip balm.
For all the above, I feel that the Jack Black is the best lip balm for men you can get as it combines excellent ingredients, duration and sunscreen protection paired with excellent flavor – just in case this is something you consider important.
Tom Ford is one of those truly stylish brands that I really admire. They’ve managed to put out some excellent products for men over the years and stayed true to the brand, but the prices have always struck me as over-the-top.
This lip balm is no exception.
It’s a 0.34 ounce tube of lip balm with great ingredients priced at around five times the price of other lip balms for men!
Yup, you could buy at least five other lip balms for that price and still have change to spare.
Despite the added vitamins, the organic ingredients, and the delicious butters in this, I wouldn’t recommend this lip balm unless the price tag isn’t a problem for you.
Is this the best lip salve you can get? If you’re searching a product with good value for money, you might want to keep on reading.
If you’re a man, MenScience sounds like a name you can trust. I haven’t tried any other of their products besides this lip balm.
The particular lip balm is no different than anything else on this list and the price is slightly higher than some that offer greater value such as all natural ingredients and better smell – although scent is something subjective.
Overall, it’s a decent product and you won’t regret getting it but you can also look for something else that is either cheaper for the same value or at the same price with more premium ingredients.
Here’s a great branded lip balm you can get cheaper than almost anything else.
The Vaseline lip balm is based on petroleum jelly – as being the first company that included it in their formula, and the results are amazing. It’s really effective throughout the day and tends to moisturize pretty well.
Vaseline always manages to package great quality with reasonable prices. And this one is no different.
It’s a great value for money lip balm for men and if you’re short on cash, keep it in mind. This Vaseline lip balm is probably the top lip balm for the price.
Here’s a lip balm for guys who like flavored ones. This one is a mojito flavored lip balm with all natural ingredients.
In fact, even the ingredients sound tasty. It’s got jojoba oils, coconut oil, and grapeseed oil.
Widely recognized as one of the top lip balms for men on the market, this one can hydrate the lips in no time and stay on for most of the day.
Considering that it’s cheaper than many premium lip balms this is a top notch lip salve that is worth every penny.
Burt’s Bees is one of the most popular lip balms out there.
All the ingredients are 100% natural and the company promises there no parabens, phthalates, petrolatum or SLS in the product. Also, it’s a really nourishing lip balm that’s long lasting.
The particular one has a taste of coconut and pear, without It has coconut, and pear extract.
Compared to other lip balms, it has a matte finish and you won’t look as if you just applied lip gloss.
Overall, it’s one of the best lip balms for men who want an all natural product at a fair price.
Another lip balm priced similarly to Baxter of California. This is a bigger stick, though, with added SPF 15.
They also claim to have added some ingredients that make the lip balm leave a matte finish and last longer than expected.
Truth is that it does give a matte finish, which is great for guys but I’m not sure about the long lasting effect. I would say that it lasts as long as other lip salves do.
Overall, it’s a very good lip balm that is worth trying out.
Nivea has delivered another great product for men here, and the best bit is that it’s a pack of six.
The Nivea lip balm is probably the cheapest lip balm reviewed here and it’s a solid choice when you don’t want to spend a lot of money on such product.
A great price for a lip balm from such a reputed company. It’s also got shea butter and jojoba oil.
The Nivea lip balm you can also find it with other names such as Labello and Liposan. All three produced from the same company, the personal care giant Beiersdorf.
Is this the top lip balm for men you can get? I doubt it. You won’t find anything cheaper than this though.
In any case, it’s probably the first lip balm all men try out. Some stick to it while other don’t. Nevertheless, it’s a solid choice that it won’t set you back a lot of money.
Hurraw! was a lip balm that I tried for the sake of this review and didn’t disappoint me.
It’s a 15 ounce tube of lip balm that’s priced a bit lower than many other lip balms reviewed here which makes it a great buy by any standards. I also like the design of the stick and the way you push the balm out.
All in all, the particular balm is a great buy.
L’Occitane usually does some of the most luxurious men’s and women’s grooming products on the market. I’m a proud owner of their limited edition of Plisson shaving brush and I’ve also tried several shaving products in the past.
This lip balm delivers the same level of quality you would expect from the particular brand. Although the price isn’t the best one you can get out there for a 0.4 ounce stick.
Yes the quality is one that you would expect from such great company but in all honesty, I wouldn’t buy it again as I would prefer an all natural lip balm like Burt’s Bees at a fraction of L’Occitane’s price.
Now here’s a well-priced lip balm that tastes great.
Performance wise, it’s easy to apply and it stays on for hours if you fight the urge to lick your lips. The finish is not as matte as I would prefer it but in any case, it doesn’t look as glossy as a lipstick.
The Vanilla bean active lip balm has SPF 15 and is made of a mixture of coconut oil, beeswax, and yerba mate. All natural ingredients make this the perfect little lip balm, but the price seals the deal.
Why is it important to cleanse your face before going to sleep? | 2019-04-20T08:22:46 | https://manlinesskit.com/best-lip-balm-for-men/ |
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