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Please join us on Wednesday, August 23rd at NOON for the Chattanooga REIA Onsite Renovation Group hosted by Michael Hicks, to learn all about finding, funding, fixing, and flipping houses for big profits. This month's meeting will be held at one of Michael Hicks's renovation projects located at 14 Gwen Dr in Ringgold, GA.
This month, Mike will walk you through his step by step process of evaluating a property. This is an opportunity for those wanting to know about rehabbing or fixing up a property. Michael Hicks who has been doing local rehabs for the past 15 years will show both inexperienced and seasoned rehabbers alike the ins and outs of an individual rehab in its various stages. Newbies and Experienced Investors are invited to come out, ask questions, get those questions answered, take notes and learn in a new way to save you from costly mistakes.
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The Chattanooga REIA Onsite Renovation Group is an educational and networking group that focuses on the acquisition, renovation and retail resale (fix and flip) of single family residential homes. The purpose of the group is to allow both new and experienced rehabbers and investors to meet, network and share knowledge and experience with "hands on" access to real property.
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Astronomers have obtained the most detailed observations ever of an old but otherwise normal massive star just before and after its life ended in a spectacular supernova explosion.
Verne Smith of the University of Texas El Paso led an international team of astronomers to a detailed study of the physical properties of the recently discovered nearby brown dwarf companion to Epsilon Indi,
The prototype of the Gemini Science Archive (GSAp) was recently released to the astronomical community and the general public.
The Gemini Deep Deep Survey (GDDS) determined the heavy element enrichment of the interstellar medium (ISM) in the redshift desert using a sub-sample of 13 galaxies with high star formation activity.
The Gabriela Mistral Medal for excellence in education has been awarded outside of Chile for the first time to Gemini Observatory in celebration of its outstanding efforts in international astronomy education through the StarTeachers exchange program.
The Gemini Observatory recently successful coated the secondary mirror on Gemini South with silver.
A team of astronomers used the visiting instrument FLAMINGOS, a multi-object near infrared spectrograph at Gemini South, to study the high redshift quasar SDSS J083643.85+005453.3 (SDSS J0836+0054).
An international team used GMOS-IFU on Gemini North to exploit the rich galaxy cluster A 2218. They used A 2218 as a magnifying glass to observe distant background galaxies at a comparable level of detail to galaxies at redshift z ~ 0.1.
PHOENIX was used to sample multiple stellar atmospheres and has revealed tantalizing clues that neutrino interaction during the supernovae explosion of massive stars is involved in the genesis of fluorine.
High spatial resolution NIRI images taken in the 1.69-micron methane absorption band expose the detailed structure and varying chemistry of the clouds high in the Jovian atmosphere.
As a part of commissioning and engineering runs at the Frederick C. Gillett Gemini North Telescope in June and July 2003, the mid-infrared imager and spectrograph MICHELLE was used to image the young planetary nebula NGC 7027.
Among the images and spectra acquired during recent commissioning of the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) on the Gemini South Telescope, one image is particularly compelling - the Hickson Compact Group 87 (HCG87).
T-ReCS on Gemini South was used to obtain an image of Mars using a spectral filter centered at a wavelength of 12.8 microns. The image was made on 2003 June 4.
A razor-sharp image was released today revealing new details at the heart of a famous star cluster M-13, taken with adaptive optics system Altair on Gemini North.
Astronomers used the mid-infrared camera OSCIR mounted on Gemini North to observe the nuclear region of NGC 4151 at the wavelengths of 10.8 and 18.2 microns.
Gemini's Near-Infrared Imager, NIRI, was trained on the magnetar 1E 2259+586 shortly after X-ray bursts were detected in June of 2002.
Astronomers have embarked on a study of aperiodic optical variability of SXTs, using the Acquisition Camera on the Gemini South telescope, in order to explore the source of the microflares on short timescales.
Henry Roe and collaborators used adaptive optics to study Titan's clouds and the observations have revealed that the southern hemisphere shows more cloud activity than the northern hemisphere.
In late February/early March, staff members completely moved into the new Gemini South Southern Base Facility in La Serena, Chile.

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UChicago Trauma Relief
The new year is bringing much needed medical relief to Chicago's South Side. At the end of 2017, the University of Chicago opened its new and improved adult emergency room and they are expecting to open their level 1 adult trauma centre, a part of the emergency department, in May 2018. "Level 1" denotes a trauma centre that is the most prepared to treat any and all traumas: they have 24-hour general surgeons, quick access to specialists, and serve large regions.
In the 1980s, UChicago briefly opened an adult trauma center while the city was building its network of trauma centres, but quickly closed the facility due to its extensive loss of funds. This was a huge loss to the South Side of Chicago because at the same time UChicago pulled their trauma centre, so did many other hospitals serving the area. The trauma centres were often serving uninsured patients and the hospitals began losing money, which disincentivised them from keeping the facilities open. Since Michael Reese Hospital closed their trauma unit in 1989, there has been only one trauma centre serving the entire South Side, Christ Hospital in the Oak Lawn suburb.
The return of an adult emergency department to UChicago is the result of a long and sustained movement for a trauma centre on the South Side by Chicago activists. In 2010, the movement grew in reaction to the death of 18 year-old Damian Turner, who was shot a few blocks from UChicago's hospital, but had to go to Northwestern for trauma care and died in transit. In particular, the group Fearless Leading by the Youth worked relentlessly to pressure the university into re-opening a trauma centre on the South Side.
Stab and gunshot wounds account for about a third of the traumas treated in Chicago's current trauma centres: they are the primary concern of emergency care in the city. Shootings occur in much higher concentrations on the West and South Sides of Chicago. The West Side has more access to trauma care, not the hyper immediate access of downtown and much of the North side, but their ambulance transport times are generally shorter than the South Side. Due to this, shootings on the South Side more often become fatal because of an absence of immediate trauma care.
Last year, a University of Illinois at Chicago study reported that 16% of gunshot victims in Cook County were not treated in trauma centres, which highlights the gap in healthcare in the county. As a result of the lack of available emergency care on not only the South Side of the city, but the entire county, community hospitals are having to treat gunshot victims that should be receiving care in a trauma centre.
Hopefully, the University of Chicago will be able to fill some of the gap in care to the South Side. As an institution, they have key resources to undertake the project. First, they have the endowment and donor base to cover an extensive expansion. Additionally, they have some of the top specialists in the country, so not just the immediate trauma care, but also the after-trauma care that patients will receive at UChicago will save lives and quicken recoveries. Given these comprehensive resources, UChicago should have taken on this responsibility to the South Side a long time ago, but better late than never.
Although the opening of the UChicago trauma centre will not address the entrenched, historical causes of violence on the South Side – including housing discrimination, lack of educational resources, and lack of jobs – it will hopefully be able to save lives by bringing trauma care into closer proximity.
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We are focused on the cost and schedule objectives—and the vision—of your project. When individual professional objectives seem at odds, third-party involvement is usually the best means to achieve value engineering. Every construction and development scenario is different, and managing diverse levels of expectation from all members of the team is part of what we do. We are not one of the big guys, which allows us to be hands-on and address the individual needs of a particular project. We leverage our existing relationships with contractors, vendors and designers to optimize schedule and budget.
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Leicester City 'exploring all options' to seal move for Adrien Silva
Leicester are battling to complete the transfer of Sporting Lisbon midfielder Adrien Silva amid reports in Portugal that FIFA have rejected the move.
The Foxes agreed a £22 million deal for the 28-year-old on transfer deadline day but admitted on Tuesday that they were still working on completing a deal to bring the Portugal international to the King Power Stadium.
A Leicester spokesman said: "We are working with Adrien and Sporting Clube de Portugal to overcome some issues relating to the player's registration and exploring all options to find a resolution."
The Premier League club had been confident they would complete a deal for Silva after being granted a two-hour extension to the 11 p.m. transfer window deadline on Aug. 31.
Silva's move hinged on Danny Drinkwater sealing a switch to Chelsea and the window closed with Silva at Leicester's training ground and Drinkwater at Chelsea's Cobham base.
Drinkwater was announced as a Chelsea player at 1:30 a.m. Sept. 1 but because Silva is an international transfer, Leicester have been waiting on clearance to announce the deal.
Sporting said at the time in a statement: "Sporting Club de Portugal... informs the market that we have reached an agreement with Leicester City Football Club for the definitive transfer of the sporting and economic rights of the professional soccer player Adrien Silva. The registration of the same [player] is awaiting confirmation of FIFA."
Silva is a product of Sporting's academy and has had loan spells at Maccabi Haifa and Academica. He has earned 20 caps for Portugal, despite being born in France.
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After a Sikh demonstration outside the Indian Embassy in the British capital turned violent, 20 protesters were arrested by the London police. One policeman was injured in the incident.
Hundreds of demonstrators from a group called 'Sikh Lives Matter' had gathered for a sit-in yesterday protesting the alleged police brutality against Sikhs in Punjab. Initially a peaceful demonstration, the protest turned violent forcing police to cordon off the area around the Indian mission in central London.
The police said they were aware of a "planned demonstration" at Indian High Commission but were forced to take action as the protesters blocked roads causing disruption.
"Whilst it was initially a peaceful protest, the demonstrators blocked the roadway at the Aldwych and caused significant disruption to the central London road network," the Metropolitan Police Service said in a statement.
"Police liaison officers attempted to negotiate with those present, in order to facilitate peaceful protest and minimise the disruption to the public," it said.
"Additional officers, including those from the Mounted Branch, were mobilised to the area and a small group of protesters became violent towards police," the statement added.
During the altercation, one police officer suffered a head injury and was taken to hospital. No other persons were reported to be injured, they said.
"There have been 20 arrests - the majority of which have been for affray," it added.
"The point of the protest today was to raise awareness and show the Indian authorities that Sikhs of the UK stand in solidarity with the community in the Punjab who are suffering at the hands of Indian authorities," said Jasveer Singh Gill, a spokesperson of the Sikh PA who was present at the spot.
Commercial and educational establishments were affected and transport services disrupted in parts of Punjab last week in response to a bandh called by Sikh outfits against the killing of two youths and police action during protests over alleged desecration of their holy book.


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Dead Island 2 not in development - Report
Deep Silver denies working with Spec Ops: The Line developer studio Yager on sequel to 2011 island-set zombie first-person shooter.
Earlier this week, a source told IGN Germany that Yager Development, which is presently finishing up Spec Ops: The Line for its June release, had been tapped to develop Dead Island 2. This is not the case, says Guido Eickmeyer, development director with the original game's publisher, Deep Silver.
"We are neither working with Yager on Dead Island 2 nor do we have any contractual agreement with Yager about any project at this point," he said.
The developer did not rule out working with Yager in the future, saying there is a "legitimate chance" the companies will one day team up. He even went as far as to say a future relationship could be on a project related to the Dead Island franchise.
Eickmeyer went on to explain that Deep Silver does not have Dead Island 2 "in concept or production with external partners" and that it is currently considering options for a sequel.
Dead Island was developed by Polish shop Techland and shipped in September 2011 to generally positive review scores. The game shipped 3 million copies and welcomed various add-on packs. Speculation about a follow-up sparked in November, when Techland filed a trademark application for Dead World.
Though a sequel to Dead Island is currently out of sight, a movie based on the property may see the light of day. Film studio Lionsgate optioned the rights from Deep Silver after the game shipped last year. Development of the Dead Island film will be led by The Mummy producer Sean Daniel and Stefan Sonnenfeld, who did postproduction work on various Pirates of the Caribbean films and X-Men: The Last Stand.
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This is a discussion on What is your least favorite orchid chore? within the General Orchid Culture forums, part of the Orchid Culture category; I voted for dividing - because I always get an attack of 'stupid' when I ...
I voted for dividing - because I always get an attack of 'stupid' when I divide plants - - - cut here? no, here? uhm, does that look like it will be a growth? is that enough bulbs? is it too young? I always end up looking at the plant and thinking "maybe I CAN squeeze it back into a pot whole".
Ahh...just chop through the pot with a shovel. Division accomplished!
No frills orchid growing. LOL - boy, I wish!
Admit it Julie -- You're probably even more anal rententive about it than I am!! You always do everything just so.
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Insect probs are rare for me. I'd say it's a toss-up between disease control & repotting. Disease-wise, phals are typically the only ones with which I have problems. Repotting I find to be a pain -- especially since I hate to damage & remove roots. So repotting takes me FOREVER.
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Doing up your home on a small budget can be a challenge. For any homeowner or renter, wanting to make your living space that bit better is natural. But when it comes to flooring, the cost can often be too dear. Especially when it comes to materials and choices that require fitters for their correct use.


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April 7, 2017
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Settlement tanks are increasingly becoming a necessity on many sites where environmental considerations need to be taken. They offer a degree of protection, ensuring that oil, silts and fines are not discharged back in the watercourse.
The Environment Agency's Pollution Prevention Guidelines PPG6 states that:
Surface waters and groundwater have legal protection. It is an offence to pollute them.
Silt and oil are the most common construction site pollutants to water. Your site doesn't need to be next to a river to cause a problem; any pollutants getting into drains can end up in a river even if it's miles away from site, and can be traced back to their source. Drainage systems, including land drains, act as unseen pathways. If your site is near surface waters or drainage connection leading to surface waters, you'll need to take extra care to manage your site activities to reduce the risk of pollution.
A settlement tank typically has a number of internal baffle plates or wiers which reduce the flow velocity allowing suspended particles to settle out. Since oil floats on water the baffles can be constructed in such a way that the water flows under the plate, leaving the oil trapped behind the first baffle.
The illustration below shows the flow of water through the settlement tank – entering at the top, the water then flow under the first baffle, leaving any oil floating on top and trapped in this first section, then flows over a v-notch in the second baffle before being discharged.
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Hello my name is Yolanda and its been 7 days since my last purchase.
Okay, one thing I want to point out is that unlike other addictions like alcoholism where it's not necessary to purchase or consume alcohol…shopaholism, you do actually need to purchase clothes from time to time.
Now I'm not saying this to justify purchasing a new Oroton bag or anything, no? But, from time to time, I might need to buy a new pair of jeans, or runners or bras and undies…it's an essential. But where I have to draw the line now is the cost and at times the volume (I have been known to purchase the same item multiple times…in order to have all the released colors). So instead of buying a $270 pair of Sass n Bide jeans…I have to opt for perhaps a…deep breath…Jeans West alternative.
So back to my post…I have a shopping addiction and it took me many years to admit it. Truth is…deep down, I always knew I had a problem…but it's not until you actually admit it out aloud that you can take action.
Denial. The dictionary defines it as, 'A refusal to accept or believe something, such as a doctrine or belief.'
Now I'll be honest with you, I don't know how I could have ever possibly believed this was normal and denied having a problem.
Look at that? Who in their right mind could deny there is a problem there?
In fact…if a shopping addiction wasn't the problem, well then me being insane for actually believing this was normal is the possible problem or the fact I could rival any contestant from 'the biggest hoarder' show…is another problem. I swear…there's probably a cat under all those clothes and shoes.
So yes, it took me years to come to terms and finally get a handle on my problem. But bit by bit and day by day things are getting better. Hopefully, if you out there have a problem just like me, you won't have to go to the length of taking over your garage, whilst your new Toyota Corolla remains parked in your driveway braving the elements, just so your 'clothes' can have a home.


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Supporting adults in the Award
Published: 26 Apr 2018
The Award couldn't exist without the dedicated people who offer their time, energy and support to delivering and growing it around the world. Whether working for a national operator and leading the Award in a country, championing it within a school or organisation, or mentoring and supporting young people on the ground, as a Leader, Assessor or volunteer; the Award is nothing without its people.
At The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation, we recognise this and are continuing to invest in developing new ways to support the Award's adults across the globe.
To help us achieve this, a brand new Learning and Development team has been established and during 2018 they will focus on four key areas:
- Developing a new online platform for adults in the Award
- The evolution of Award delivery training
- Scoping new training for Award Operators
- Executive education
All of these initiatives are aimed at enabling growth of participation rates, Award Unit numbers, and as a result the number of trained Award deliverers.
Here is a snapshot of some of the exciting activity to come:
A new online platform for adults in the Award
During 2018, a new online platform will begin to be scoped and developed, to help support the delivery of the Award around the world. The platform will support learning and development, as well as offering news, insights and the opportunity for the Award family to collaborate and share ideas, best practice and learnings.
In the coming months, work will be begin to scope and develop the platform, with the first phase due to launch towards the end of this year.
Evolving Award delivery training
Over the next few months, we will be working on and testing a new way of training those who help deliver the Award to participants. A two part training programme will be developed, which includes staggered training programmes and interactive support sessions which can be accessed online and in person throughout the school year.
Once trialled, the programme will be opened to Award Units and National Operators, allowing for greater opportunities to collaborate on training and take advantage of economies of scale.
New training for Award Operators
This year will see greater research and discussion around the various staff and roles which are needed to deliver the Award around the world. Work will focus on establishing role types/functions which are consistent from country to country; allowing for greater opportunities to set up consistent training to support growth of Award Operators. Training will start by focusing on supporting licence requirements, however will expand to other areas as the programme evolves.
Executive programmes
The Foundation is working closely with two UK universities to offer executive education programmes for senior Award staff. Through a partnership with Surrey Business School, a short course 'mini MBA'-style programme has been established, which specifically speaks to some of the challenges and opportunities of the Award. Delegates will also work together to apply their learning to a live case study and apply their learning to their own National Award. Enrolment will launch in the coming week and the pilot course will launch in early May of this year.
In addition, we are also partnering with Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt University to provide senior and high-potential Award staff the opportunity to study an MBA on a part time basis over two to three years. More information will follow soon on how to get involved.
For more information on upcoming adults in the Award activity or to get involved, please speak to your regional teams or email email@example.com


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The Downside of Summer
Most of us love a bit of sun. Life is easier – BBQ's, picnics, ice creams and drinks in the pub garden. But what we all forget is along with these activities comes the arrival of the bloody wasp population, sent to ruin our fun.
My children have all been stung by wasps and bees over the years, with little consequence, other than a bit of moaning and mild discomfort resolved by a dab of sting cream. I had assumed we were in the clear as far as allergy was concerned, but last week we had a very different experience when my eldest daughter was stung again.
A Rude Awakening
The stripy little 'pest' (I want to use a different word but don't want to offend anyone) stung her in her sleep, having flown in through an open window during the recent hot weather. Initially she had a mark on her shoulder and after an antihistamine tablet we all headed back to bed.
A few minutes later she reappeared at our bedroom door complaining of severe itching and red spots over her trunk and arms. The itching of her palms was the worst although there was nothing to see. As an ex-nurse I was immediately concerned and called 999 knowing that if it worsened it would become a time-critical emergency.
Emergency Services
The emergency call operator was fantastic and spoke reassuringly to her, and me, and told us an ambulance was on its way. We sat downstairs and waited. She was now complaining of a painful, tight chest as well as further hives, flushed skin and itching – all common symptoms of a wasp sting allergy.
The paramedics arrived quickly and were impressively efficient. She was given an injection of an antihistamine and, although she didn't need adrenaline as it wasn't a full-blown anaphylaxis, we were told she is now officially allergic to wasp stings! They stayed with her for a surprisingly long time and she was allowed a cold shower to relieve the itching once they were satisfied that her blood pressure was stable. They then checked her vital signs again and headed off into the night at around 3.30am.
GP and Pest Control
The following day we arranged for a pest control company to treat two wasp nests we discovered in our roof. We then visited the GP who prescribed her an Emerade pre-filled adrenaline pen (similar to an Epipen) and some tips on reducing the risk of being stung, particularly never to walk around with bare feet outside and to respond super-quickly if she is stung again.
We were reassured that this reaction would not automatically be worse the next time, but with an allergy it was definitely a possibility.
Most importantly BE AWARE
The moral of my story is that if your kids get stung it will most likely be fine, but don't get caught out. Anyone is at risk of an allergy even if they have been stung before without a bad reaction. Make sure your children have someone with them for a while afterwards (severe reactions usually happen within the first ten minutes) and be aware of the immediate signs of an allergic reaction – it could save their life one day.
Official Advice from the NHS
- Most insect bites and stings are not serious and will get better within a few hours or days.
- Insect bites and stings will usually cause a red, swollen lump to develop on the skin. This may be painful and in some cases can be very itchy.
- The symptoms will normally improve within a few hours or days, although sometimes they can last a little longer.
- Some people have a mild allergic reaction and a larger area of skin around the bite or sting becomes swollen, red and painful. This should pass within a week.
- Occasionally, a severe allergic reaction can occur, causing symptoms such as breathing difficulties, dizziness and a swollen face or mouth. This requires immediate medical treatment.
- itching or hives in places other than the site of the sting
- nausea or vomiting
- breathing difficulties
- dizziness
- swollen face or mouth.
- Dial 999 for an ambulance immediately if you have these symptoms.
NHS Choices have some good advice about how to deal with bites and stings
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What is Risk Management?
RM is a hybrid discipline combining tools of statistics, probability, economics, fincance, decision theory and management.
What's the aim of RM?
- to identify, asess and prioritize risks;
- to minimize, monitor, and control the probability of unfortunate events;
- to maximize business oportunities
Name some of the benefits of RM to society
- it helps in lowering systemic risk;
- it aims at dispersing risks, so that economic shocks are more easily absorbed and do not cause cascading failures;
- it increases the general stability of the system.
Name some of the benefits of RM to shareholders and companies.
- it may reduce tax costs, by reduing the variability of cash flow;
- it increases the credit scoring and the value of a company, by making bankruptcy less likely;
- it reduces the costs of external financing, since it helps in achieving optimal investment.
What is risk? (definition restricted to economics and finance)
the probability that an actual return (or loss) on an investment/financial decision will be lower (or higher) than the expected return (or loss).
Can we always quantify financial risks?
No, because of Knightian uncertainty (from Frank Knight). This is uncertainty that we cannot measure, calculate or estimate.
Name three types of financial risk often discussed in the book.
Market Risk, Credit Risk and Operational Risk
What is meant by the expected return?
The expected return is the expected value of the returns (or roughly: the weighted average of returns).
Denote the formula for the standard deviation (STD(R)=...)
STD(R) = sqrt(E[R^2] - (E[R])^2)
What's the practical use of a risk measure?
A risk measure is meant to determine the amount of an asset (or set of assets) to be kept in reserve. The aim of a reserve is to guarantee that the presence of capital that can be used as a (partial) cover if the risky event manifests itself, generating a loss.
Denote the formula for the SD of a combined portfolio consisting of 2 investments.
sigma(portfolio) = sqrt ( w1^2*sig1^2 + w2^2*sig2^2 + 2*rho1,2*w1*w2*sig1*sig2 )
What does the efficient frontier represent?
The EF represents all portfolios that maximize the E[R] and minimize sigma[R], thus dominating all other portfolios. The portfolios on the EF are convex linear combinations of all the portfolios of the economy.
Give an example of a risk free invesment and explain why we call it 'risk free' and the difference between a risky investment.
An example of a risk free investment is a German federal bond (the bund). It's risk free because it guarantees a constant return (the risk free rate). The difference between the bund and a risky investment is that a risky investment has a higher expected return, but there's a chance it will generate a loss. The lower risk free return is 'sure'.
How do we get from the efficient frontier to the new efficient frontier and what is represented by the touch point?
We add the Risk-free rate to the graph and then we draw a tangent line from this point to the EF. The point where the two meet represents the market portfolio.
Which is a straight line: The new efficient frontier or the efficient frontier and why?
The NEF is a straight line. This is because we draw a tangent line from the risk-free rate to the EF and beyond, because now investors can choose the most rewarding portfolio combination in terms of the SD and return.
What is the capital asset pricing model and give the formula's with and without alpha.
It's a model used to determine the theoretically appropriate required rate of return of an asset, if the asset is to be added to an already well-diversified portfolio, given that asset's non-diversifiable risk.
E[R] = alpha + beta*R(M) + epsilon
E[R] = (1-beta)*R(F) + beta*E[R(M)]
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IR can be controlled with diversification, but SR depends on the economy as a whole and can therefore not be diversified. E.g. a risk-averse investor will require extra returns to compensate for SR.
Does the CAPM work in reality?
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U.S. District Judge Patricia Seitz signed the order granting summary judgment to Westchester Fire Insurance, which prevailed over Gryphon Construction.
At the heart of this case was the inferior and somewhat hazardous product colloquially called "Chinese drywall" in the construction industry.
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his year the corporate learning market is going through explosive change: microlearning and adaptive learning systems have arrived, there's an explosion of interest in learning experience platforms and consumer-like learning environments, and video, audio and small chunks of relevant content are available everywhere.
All this change is positive: We are turning the traditional, page-turning e-learning experience of the past into a dynamic, agile, as-needed learning experience that fits into the way we use the internet. But how do we apply all this to the skills development and training needs of business?
A new paradigm has arrived, one I've written about before and that I call "learning in the flow of work."
We all struggle with too much to do. We are working more hours and getting too many emails, and we feel inextricably tethered to our phones, email and other work-related platforms. I call this the "hyperconnected workforce," and research shows that we are all struggling to deal with this reality, increasing our stress at work.
Additionally, the proliferation of content and new topics to learn has exploded. We need to learn about cloud-based systems, artificial intelligence, new technologies like blockchain and hundreds of other new topics and ideas spanning every facet of our careers. As I like to put it, in today's economy, "the learning curve is the earning curve," so we are all searching to learn faster than ever before.
On top of all this, a new market of learning platforms has arrived. Learning experience systems, modern LMS platforms, and adaptive and microlearning platforms are now in the market, and these products publish, serve and recommend content in a consumer-like experience, making learning as easy and enjoyable as watching TV.
But how can we use all this technology and content to truly drive results? The answer: learning in the flow of work.
To simplify the concept, think about it this way. Every employee in your company (from sales person to service worker to senior executive) has a learning curve for their job. Some are going through a steep learning curve early in their role, others may have plateaued and be looking for tips and techniques, and others simply want to reinvent themselves. Our job in L&D is to take all this content and insert it into the workflow so each employee can get what he or she needs when it's relevant, needed and interesting.
Let me give an example. A distribution center worker clocks in every morning. When he arrives, a two-minute learning video appears, asking him to remember a few safety tips or perhaps notifying him about a new process on the production floor. The next day the employee sees something a little different, building on what he learned the day before. Week by week the content becomes more advanced, useful and relevant.
Learning in the flow of work is here — and I encourage you to jump in as soon as you can.
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My suggestion to you is simple: Take a few minutes to think about your most important employee audience and how you can embed learning into their flow of work. You'll find yourself building things that are more relevant, valuable and important. Learning in the flow of work is here — and I encourage you to jump in as soon as you can.


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Put in your order now to be the first to get your hands on the Into The Woods printed book.
I'm so grateful to all of the people who have been supportive and enthusiastic about this project – and I want to give you the chance to get a copy as soon as possible. I don't have an exact date yet but it will be shipped as soon as I get it from the printers, and you don't need to pay until then.
Into The Woods is a picture book constisting of 14 original illustrations. The images have been created from fabric and then photographed and printed in the book. Presented without text, you are free to create your own stories exploring the seasons, animals and activities of the woods. You may have seen a video of the original book on Facebook or followed the progress of this project on this blog – now is your chance to order your own version.
Take a walk in the woods without leaving the house and explore the textures, colours and landscapes of the forest. Or take the book with you on your own adventures through the trees.
Pre Order Details:
You can pre order through the Celery platform. Which is a clever system for small businesses like myself to set up pre orders that don't charge until the product is ready to ship.
I will ship worldwide but not every country is supported by Celery. The pre-order system is fairly rigid so if you want different shipping options, a large quanitity or to combine the shipping with other items from my shop – please wait until it is published and I can send the orders through my shop, or get in touch and I'll create a custom order for you.
Please let me know if you have any questions or have problems pre-ordering your copy!


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Woof! I was such a Grouchy Gertrude last week! But today is a new day, friends and everything's coming up HoBags. This afternoon I'm off to Baltimore for my 5-year college reunion and while I'm out of town, my boyfriend is moving from Philly to Brooklyn, barely a mile away from me. No longer will I have to take the bolt bus to get laid! I mean, yes, this reunion is a sign of my impending old age and a reminder of the many things I have not yet accomplished and going from long distance to short distance means I have to shave my legs more than twice a month and maybe we'll realize we actually can't stand each other and break up and life will be horrible but I'm not dwelling on those things right now. Today I am a Positive Patty, a Happy Henrietta, an Optimistic Oksana…I could do this all day, folks.
To celebrate my grand mood and reverse any lingering negative energies from my last post, herewith is a not-nearly complete list, with very limited commentary, of a few very strange, very specific things that never fail to fill me with glee.
Small children wit]h eyeglasses. It is well documented here how much I love kiddos, but none of them are cuter to me than the the ones with glasses. Not little girls with curly hair or little black boys with miniature Timberlands, not even twins wearing matching footie pajamas. It's the bespectacled ones who get me every time. My kiddos will have to inherit this trait from their father, as I have 20-10 vision which is, NBD, better than perfect. I wouldn't be surprised to find me trolling local sperm banks for donors with genetic eye disorders. Love me dem lil four eyes!
And please don't call the authorities, I swear I'm not a pedophile.
Watching old eps of Law & Order and spotting now famous guest stars before they hit it big. Above you can see William H. Macy on the stand, testifying that he did not rape those girls at the drug rehab center when in fact, he so did do that. William H! You devil. Or have you seen the one where Victor Garber (spoiler alert!) gets the death penalty for murdering his wife, or John Krasinksi as a high school basketball star/witness? Love it! And check this out http://www.mediaite.com/tv/favorite-law-order-guest-stars-before-they-were-famous/.
Biting cleanly into a Kraft Single so I can see my teeth marks. If I die in a tragic fire, I hope they use cheese to check my dental records.
When cute old men still wear hats when out on the town.
Or older African American women who still dress to the nines for church.
When my land lady, who is crazy, but in like, a good way, decorates our apartment for holidays…or whatever. Above is our apartment at Halloween. At Christmas time it was adorned with wreaths, lights, strange furry polar bears and garlands a-plenty. All year long she has it decked out with plaques bearing biblical quotes (Our God Is An Awesome God!) and hundreds of photos of the Obama family. I love that crazy broad. This weekend she's getting married (congrats, gurrl) and here's what she's done to the place:
Ok that's all for now! TAFN! Off to Bodymore Murderland with this girl. You Sassy Sallies have a fantastic weekend and feel free to share your own happies in the comments!
(Please! I assume it goes with out saying that my ultimate happy maker is attention.)


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Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide's ornate former bank and office buildings, humble warehouses and bond stores, and wharves and hotels tell the vivid story of colonial maritime life. One of the state's most acclaimed museums, the South Australian Maritime Museum, celebrates the stories from settlement to today in its collections and exhibitions. The Port is also home to the National Railway Museum, South Australian Aviation Museum and the National Military Vehicle Museum.
The mangroves, estuarine waters and wetlands form an aquatic reserve and are richly endowed with birds and marine life, including a substantial colony of much-loved Bottlenose Dolphins.
The Ships Graveyards is a rare and unusual heritage collection: more than 40 ships dating from 1850s have been abandoned here over the years, as local waters were generally too shallow for scuttling.
Must See and Do:
. Meet the dolphins on a cruise or kayak tour of the mangroves
. Visit the museums, walk the wharves and see the tall ships One and All and Falie, which offer day or evening cruises or trips out into the gulf
. Take a Ships Graveyard Cruise on the 1942 police launch Archie Badenoch
. Walk the Port or Semaphore on a self-guided tour or with one of the Port's volunteer guides
. Ride the carousel and the steam train at Semaphore
. Explore the bustling weekend markets
A short drive from the Port is the charming seaside suburb of Semaphore, its name reflecting its vital communications role in the 19th century. The tower on the hill was an official signal station where signalmen relayed information to about all ships in the gulf.
Semaphore retains a nostalgic beachside holiday atmosphere, with a charming foreshore with an old carousel and a steam train that runs a 2km route along the coast.
Activites and Experiences at Port Adelaide
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
- Art and Craft making
- Barbecue
- Birdwatching
- Canoeing
- Charter
- Cruising
- Cycling
- Dinner Cruise
- Fishing – Beach
- Fishing – Estuary
- Exercising
- Golfing
- Kayaking
- Seakayaking
- Lunch Cruise
- On-Board Dining
- Photography
- Sailing
- Shopping
- Sightseeing
- Wind Surfing
- Swimming
- Marine Animal swimming
- Train Ride
- Animal Viewing
- Walking
- Water-based
- Accommodation
- Ambulance
- Automatic Teller Machine
- Banking Facilities
- Beach
- Boat Ramp
- Bottled Gas
- Chemist
- Cinema/Theatre
- Licensed Club
- Service Club
- Coach Stop
- Currency Exchange
- Dentist
- Electronic Funds Transfer at Point Of Sale
- Fuel
- Golf
- Hospital
- Public Bar
- Jetty
- Mechanical Services
- Medical Facilities
- Newsagent
- Police
- Post Office
- Public Telephone
- Rail Terminal
- Restaurant
- Sporting Facilities
- Supermarket
- Swimming Pool
- Takeaway Food
- Tennis Court
- Visitor Centres
- Places of Worship
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
- Active
- Adventure
- Beach
- Cruise
- Cultural
- Eco Tourism
- Educational
- Environmental
- Fishing
- Golf
- Historic/Heritage
- Marine
- Nature based
- Pub Stay
- Rail
- Relaxation
- Soft Adventure
- Shopping
- Water based


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Reinier van Houdt | Igitur Carbon Copies
Hallow Ground (LP/DL)
Reinier van Houdt's Igitur Carbon Copies is not so much one album as two – what is ostensibly a somewhat heavy-handed exercise in gothic aesthetics, hides beneath its surface a nuanced exploration of compositional structure that, like many complex works, only reveals its true beauty with the application of patience and time.
At first listen it might be tempting to write it off as an emulatory album of gothic aficionado – and in many ways it is – yet there is far more at stake than it initially seems. Reach past its inescapably spooky veneer, and you're liable to discover a surprising 'classical' composition, with the composer voicing specific narrative devices via the building blocks of traditional gothic storytelling. Breathy whispers, sombre drones, distant bells and bleeps are all used to not only create a suitably sinister atmospheric bed, but as a means of investigating and unpicking the melodic and structural relationships of the work as a whole. Static, one of several such devices, is articulated throughout the album in the differing bursts that punctuate most tracks, a motif that interplays with equally recurrent melodic stabs reminiscent of a touch-tone handset. What begins as the violent interruptions of radio-static, mutates over time into the gentle hiss of filtered noise, rising and falling in length, frequency, and amplitude.
With the work inspired by Stéphane Mallarmé's unfinished gothic tale IGITUR, the album summons not only the requisite gloomy atmosphere, but invokes the author's text itself – an inclusion of which, in all honesty, I struggled with. Whatever the existing merits of Mallarmé's writing, its framing by such an explicitly referential musical accompaniment risks removing any of the subtlety present in either music or speech. At times, Van Houdt's otherwise excellent composition feels subservient to the text to such a degree that it is reduced to being simply a signifier of its theme, rather than an artistic effort in its own right. Entwined with the far less abstract entity that is Mallarmé's writing, what is at first a clever use of gothic tropes to construct a complex and multi-layered sound-world, risks simply ending up as pastiche. Likewise, the inclusion of a well-known – and thematically disorienting – David Lynch quote seems incongruous, at home neither with Van Houdt's or Mallarmé's own contributions.
Reservations concerning the spoken elements aside, the composition utilises a wonderful narrative arc, and it is this – the consideration of the album as a whole, rather than a critique of its composite parts – that elevates the work to such a high degree. What begins as a wealth of murky, harmonium-like drones, whispered voice, and distant sporadic percussion, soon broadens into a world of delicate synthesis. It is intensely atmospheric, yet rendered with a certain economy – a strangely articulate soundscape arranged with understatement and precision. The gentle, unaffected production allows the recurring static, or the occasional tonal flurry, to stir the listener at each new burst, pulling them from an otherwise unbroken reverie. If the first half is withdrawn to the point of being nearly purely atmospheric, the faintly glacial 'Descent' reveals a delicate, almost lonely melody that serves as not only the longest track, but the compositional heart of the album as a whole.
From this, 'Riemann Angels' introduces further variance, violins and electronic percussion usher in a more traditionally avant-garde section that offers a certain counterpoint to the murky amorphous drones of the first few tracks. 'Murmurations' with its extended bells, is almost a work of 'classic' ambient music, stripped of most of the sombre gloom that permeates the rest of the album. And though things return once more to dense atmospherics towards 'Igitur Carbon Copies' final few tracks, the introduction of reverb-drenched strings summon a final, forlorn and sombre tone. If I have admittedly struggled with the monotonic vocals thus far, they finally begin to make sense on the penultimate 'Tomb Ectoplasm' – perhaps I at last give in to a previously overlooked charm, but here the voice seems to predicate the composition, casting the proceedings as a piece of experimental story-telling, albeit one very much embedded in the gothic tradition.
Overall Reinier van Houdt has constructed a proficient, emotive, and highly articulate composition, though one that demands a certain acceptance from its listener. The filtering of his compositional materials through such an explicit gothic prism – whilst entirely fitting the text upon which it is based – requires you to submit to its more thematic excesses. Once this is achieved, however, the album reveals itself as multi-layered and sonically rewarding experience, a celebration of structure and narrative.


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|Reviews for Bobsled Australia
| Little Kunai chapter 1 . 9/7/2013
deuce is an interesting character. is he dart's boyfriend?
| MCat711 chapter 1 . 6/4/2008
Hee hee hee...great descriptions, snappy dialogue, and a premise you certainly don't see every day.
| Ajnin chapter 1 . 4/20/2008
LOL! Pretty darned funny! Wonder what the other Decepticons would have to say about that though.
| TheShadowCat chapter 1 . 4/16/2008
Ok, I'm a bit confused about Dart being a Decepticon if she has blue optics, but other than that, this was side splitting, tears down the face funny. Great job.
| GBscientist chapter 1 . 4/16/2008
Great story! I quite like that Deuce character and the idea of Transofmers tobogganing on Mt. Fuji on a regular basis makes me laugh.
| Meiza chapter 1 . 4/16/2008
I've never come across Deuce and/or Dart before, but already I love them both. Especially Deuce million-a-minute mouth.


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Day 01: Departure from Ahmedabad,Overnight train journey. (Train :- 19223/Jammu Tawi Express)
Day 02: Arrival at Pathankot, Departure for Dalhousie by bus Night stay in Hotel.
Day 03: Dalhousie to Hadsar by Vehicle, Night stay in Hadsar.
Day 04: Trek from Hadsar to Dhancho (13 Km ).
Day 05: Trek from Dhancho to Manimahesh Lake and Return back to Dhancho (14 Km ).
Day 06: Trek from Dhancho to Hadsar and Back to Dalhousie by Vehicle.
Day 07: Freeday for Site Seeing in Dalhousie.
Day 08: Departure for Ahmedabad (Train: 19224/Jammu Tawi Express)
Day 09: Arrival at Ahmedabad.
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Çelebi Ground Handling's quality policy is rooted in the principle of continuously improving the services that it provides at international standards so as to create new demand for them in order to maintain its presence in the market and to expand its existing customer portfolio.
Çelebi Ground Handling regards having effective and well-trained human resources and investing to keep its technology current as two cornerstones of its ongoing growth and development. ÇGH's operations conform strictly to the quality systems preferred by the civil aviation industry. These quality systems ensure that service standards and operational processes are better understood and adhered to by its personnel while maintaining a consistently high level of performance.
Çelebi Ground Handling's quality policy is rooted in the principle of continuously improving the services that it provides at international standards so as to create new demand for them in order to maintain its presence in the market and to expand its existing customer portfolio.
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Having identified "key performance indicators" for its operational sub-processes, Çelebi Ground Handling measures and analyzes them on a regular basis. The results of these measurements and analyses are shared with customer airlines at regular intervals. This system was instrumental in ÇGH's being awarded the AHS 1000 and IATA AHM 804 certifications that are so highly regarded in the airline industry.
The AHS 1000 quality measurement and control system was introduced for the first time in Turkey at Çelebi Ground Handling's İstanbul station. Although it has been certified at only six stations so far (İstanbul, Dalaman, Bodrum, İzmir, Ankara, and Antalya) it is in active use in all 21 of them.
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text: Manning receives 35-year sentence 08/21/13 01:51 PMUpdated 10/07/13 06:18 PM Three years ago, Bradley Manning leaked sensitive national-security materials, including videos of airstrikes and hundreds of thousands of diplomatic cables, causing an international uproar. Three weeks ago, Manning was convicted on muliple counts, including illegally releasing classified documents knowing they would be accessible to the enemy.Today, he was dishonorably discharged and sentenced to 35 years in prison.Manning was convicted on July 20 of 21 criminal counts, including espionage and disobeying orders, for providing 700,000 classified documents to online transparency group WikiLeaks in 2010.Manning was also given a reduction in rank and a dishonorable discharge, although he will be eligible for parole and will get credit for the three and a half years he has already spent in jail. He is likely to spend only another ten years in prison.The 25-year-old had faced a possible maximum sentence of 90 years in prison. The prosecution had sought a sentence of 60 years.Manning's backers have argued that the case will have a chilling effect on future leaks, which I suspect was the point of the 35-year sentence – a more lenient punishment wouldn't have sent so severe a message to others who may be tempted to divulge classified materials.While an appeal is already underway, also note that Manning has already spent three-and-a-half years in custody – all of which will be applied to his sentence – and with good behavior, will likely be released long before the 35 years are up. Explore:The MaddowBlog and Bradley Manning About those 'soaring' premiums... Forgetting the relevant Katrina detail,... More Like This Best of MSNBC


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