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New Features In Our Link Directory
I've added some new features in our Link Directory . I've found some new mods in the php Link Directory forum. Some mods need a major editing to make it works. It takes me about 3 days to fixs it and makes it works. Finally finished it and it's all working out fine now. Make sure you visit our Link Directory and check out the new features.
Features added:
1. Color coded the featured sites and reciprocal link.
2. Added date for the link submitted.
3. Total hits count.
4. Total votes count.
5. New rating system mods to vote and rate the site.
6. A link back to the reciprocal page for the link that have a reciprocal link.
7. New page to display the "Top Voted" sites.
If you find anything that's not working like it should, no matter where you find it, in our Link Directory or anywhere else in our sites, please leave us a feedback comment here. Really appreciated.
And don't forget to vote for your favorites. :cool:
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A Better Outlook for Milk Producers?
By: Juanita Schwartzkopf – Managing Director
Over the past several years, the comparison of milk prices to feed costs has resulted in ongoing difficulties for the dairy farmer, and, therefore, the dairy farm lender. Based on current prices for both sides of the dairy farmer profit equation, the relationship between milk prices and feed costs would provide improved performance for the dairy farmer for the upcoming twelve months.
The chart below compares the actual prices and futures prices for milk, corn and soybeans. As shown in the chart below, over the next twelve months the relationship between milk prices and feed costs is forecast to be more stable than it has been, with the relationship able to provide better opportunities for profitable operations.
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How does this impact the dairy farmer?
Consider a dairy farmer receiving $18.00 per hundred weight (per cwt) for milk and paying $7.64 per cow per day for feed. If that feed cost changes to $5.85 per cow per day as a result of recent declines in prices for corn and soybeans, the opportunity to produce positive EBITDA improves dramatically.
The table below considers the EBITDA performance for a farmer under these two feed cost scenarios. With $7.64 daily feed costs the farmer produces negative EBITDA in three of the six production scenarios. With $5.85 daily feed costs the same dairy farmer produces positive EBITDA in all six production scenarios.
The first set of performance summaries is based on $5.85 daily feed costs and is highlighted in yellow to represent positive EBITDA at all production levels. The second set of performance summaries is based on the $7.64 daily feed costs and results in three negative performance production levels and three positive performance production levels, with the red highlighting showing the negative EBITDA production levels.
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How does this impact the lender?
This example shows the potential performance improvement the dairy farmer could experience over the next twelve months. Farmers will react to this change in performance in many ways, and the lender and the advisors need to be aware of the range of reactions and how those responses might impact repayment.
Some farmers will use this opportunity to hedge milk and/or feed components. It is important that a farmer using hedging works to lock in performance on a portion of their production, rather than trying to outsmart the market. Lenders should understand the hedging plan being undertaken and the impact on performance. A request for a summary of the hedging plan, and the statement of account for the placed hedges should be received.
Some farmers will react by acquiring new assets or performing deferred maintenance on facilities or equipment. This may improve the farmer's facilities, which could have deteriorated during recent periods of reduced cash flow. At this time, a lender with fixed assets as collateral may want to be involved in discussions regarding deferred maintenance. The purchase of new assets may improve efficiency. A lender may want to discuss the expected return from the acquisition of new assets. Countering those aspects of the decision to purchase new assets or perform deferred maintenance would be that liquidity would not be improved.
Other farmers will react by repaying debt – even if it is to the detriment of their operation. Some lenders may encourage this approach – especially for farmers with limited opportunities to produce positive EBITDA.
Next Steps
Lenders and their advisors should work with dairy farmers to understand the approach the dairy farmer is taking to financial management during the next twelve months.
Discussions with dairy farmers will occur over the next few months, and should focus on:
- Performance review of 2012.
- Expectations for feed and milk prices for 2013 and in to 2014.
- Sourcing of feed over this next twelve month period –
- Grown on site,
- Contract growers,
- Third party purchases.
- Hedging strategies.
- How the hedging contracts are being placed?
- Availability of statements reflecting hedges placed?
- Any contracts with the milk buyers which would act similarly to hedging contracts
- Asset acquisition & deferred maintenance
- Financing strategies.
- Expected repayment of investment.
- Any problem with the facility or equipment that are not being addressed.
- Site visits.
- Current line and loan repayment strategies and loan renewals.
- Restructure as necessary.
Most farmers are in the process of providing, or have already provided, year end 2012 financial results to their lenders. This is an opportunity for both the lenders and the farmers to discuss expectations for the next operating period. The discussion outline above, coupled with the futures pricing outlook, provides a strong base for the discussions specific to each farmer.
Focus Management Group is able to provide assistance to farmers and their lenders related to financial performance, cash management, hedging and milk contract strategy review, accounts payable management, inventory review, etc. We have served in a full spectrum of financial advisory and asset review roles for lenders in the agricultural market. Focus Management Group is a leading business restructuring firm headquartered in Tampa, with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, and Los Angeles. For more information on our experience with successful turnarounds or restructuring in the Dairy Industry, please contact us.
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Finally, a cafe worth blogging about that we do not have travel too far to get to! Located in Ainsworth Street, Apples on Ainsworth is a retro-looking café. Mismatched furnitures and vintage style deco makes you feel like you're dining in some small country town.
The menu offers the standard breakfast fair but also a little flair with menu items like the "dirty hippy" – a chai latte with a shot of espresso.
The drinks menu has fresh juices, smoothies, shakes, coffee and a variety of teas. I ordered a mixed berry smoothie ($5.90) and D ordered a cappuccino ($5). The coffee comes in 3 sizes; cup, mug and BUCKET – the choice was obvious. The drinks were both okay, but nothing mind blowing.
Food-wise, I ordered Spanish eggs (baked eggs with savoury mince and beans) ($11.50) and D ordered sunny side up eggs on sourdough with a side of vitamin B-acon ($13.90).
I found the Spanish eggs flavoursome and tasty. The cheese sticks that came with it were the perfect accompaniment.
D's sunny side up eggs came served with spinach, sour dough and a small serving of house relish. The relish seemed too little at first but packed quite a punch and was actually just the right amount. The side of bacon was smoky and a little crispy, just how D likes it.
Overall we were happy with our breakfast. Compared to many others, Apple on Ainsworth is quite affordable and also conveniently located for anyone on the south side. Check it out.


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Emerald Isle is a small barrier island off the coast of North Carolina and is considered part of Carteret County. With a captivating array of ecosystems to explore, this area makes for a pup's paradise. Marshes, forests, beaches, and estuaries create an extremely biodiverse environment home to many endangered species. Your canine will be happy to know that this region is super pet-friendly, and boasts four dog-friendly beaches within 20 miles. Although there are no veterinarians in the city, there are three within a 15-mile drive of Emerald Isle.
Emerald Isle Beach is home to miles of pristine shoreline and crystal-clear water, making it a pawfect destination for beachcombing and water sports. Pets are welcome on the beach, but they must remain leashed (even in the water). Nearby, you can treat your furry pal (and yourself) to a "pup cup" and an espresso at K9's and Coffee. This adorable establishment is also a pet boutique that offers a variety of quality pet supplies and fresh baked treats.
Emerald Isle Woods Park is a 44-acre park that truly showcases the diversity of the "Crystal Coast". As part of the North Carolina Birding Trail, the Emerald Isle Woods Park makes a great vantage point for avid bird-watchers. The recreation area features a disc golf course as well as a floating fishing pier. If your pup works up an appetite, there are several picnic shelters and grilling stations for visitor use. Doggie waste bag stations are located along the trails for visitors' convenience.
Centered between Emerald Isle and Atlantic Beach lies the beautiful dog-friendly shoreline of Indian Beach and Salter Path. The 1.5-mile area township is very small, especially considering over 60% is made up of water! Due to its central location, this spot is ideal for surfing, kayaking, and fishing. There are several places to rent boats and boards within close proximity of the beach. The Bogue Inlet Fishing Pier lies between Emerald Isle and Salter Path, and is a popular place to catch mackerel, flounder, and trout. Dogs are welcome on the beach and in the water, but they must stay on a leash. Visitors are advised to bring bug repellant -- the nearby marshes often lure mosquitoes!


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Welcome to the Sheering Telephone Directory
The Sheering Telephone Directory is a helpful online resource designed for both residents and visitors to the English counties of Essex and Hertfordshire to find the contact details of local companies. You will also be able to find hidden attractions, hotels and shopping hot-spots in our pages, so feel free to delve in and look around!
Featured companies in the Sheering Telephone Directory
- Cex Chelmsford: 01245 352 225
- Call Cex Chelmsford on their customer enquiries telephone number if you would like to trade in a video game or electrical item at the High Chelmer shopping centre.
- Chelmsford Bus Station: 0345 602 0121
- Phone the First Group Essex contact number for enquiries about Chelmsford Bus station, to report any lost property or to make a formal complaint about a journey delay.
- Chelmsford Library: 0345 603 7628
- The Sheering Telephone Directory also has the contact number for Chelmsford Library so that members can renew a book loan over the phone.
- File and Forge Jewellery School: 01992 551 099
- Contact the File and Forge Jewellery School on their UK phone numbers to book a class or party, where you can also forge your own wedding rings.
- Game Chelmsford: 01245 348 520
- Our database has the contact number for the Game store in the High Chelmer Shopping Centre so that you can confirm their opening hours or check the stock availability of a particular video game over the phone.
- Henry Moore Studios & Gardens: 01279 843 333
- Phone the Henry Moore Studios & Gardens for information about the famous sculptures, for admission prices and to get directions when travelling there by car.
- HomeSense Chelmsford: 01279 813 237
- Speak to a member of staff from the Chelmsford branch of HomeSense for enquiries about opening times, or for recommendation on their new homeware lines.
- Mountfitchet Castle: 01279 813 237
- Contact Mountfitchet Castle for details about their reconstructed medieval castle and for information about their House on the Hill toy museum.
- Riverside Ice and Leisure Centre: 01245 615 050
- You can contact Riverside Ice and Leisure Centre on their general enquiries number to book a place in an ice-skating class over the phone.
- Ron Emerson Autos: 01279 877 789
- You should phone Ron Emerson Autos on their Sheering contact number to ask for a quote on the cost of an MOT, tyre fittings or wheel balancing.
- Sheering Village Hall: 01279 734 306
- Contact the Sheering Village Hall on their local telephone number for bookings, to change an existing reservation or for directions to the venue.
- Sheering Newsagents & Post Office: 01279 734 204
You should call the Sheering Newsagents & Post Office contact number for information about their opening times or to enquire about the cost of sending a parcel via Royal Mail First Class delivery.
- Sterling Car Sales: 01279 734 750
- Phone Sterling Car Sales to purchase a used motor vehicle, for finance enquiries and to part-exchange a car for discounts on a purchase.
- Tesco Hertfordshire: 0345 677 9347
- Phone Tesco Hertfordshire to discuss the supermarket's returns policy or for additional product information prior to your visit.


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What does a flower known as the sacred white lotus have to do with house paint?
In the world of biomimicry, everything.
The white lotus is a symbol of purity, yet it grows in swamps around the world. The secret of how the flower rises above its dismal environment was discovered by a German botanist, Dr. Wilhelm Barthlott at the University of Bonn, who spent 20 years studying
the microscopic architecture of thousands of plant surfaces with a scanning electron microscope. Dr. Barthlott noticed that the leaves that needed the least amount of cleaning before they were scanned had the roughest
And the cleanest leaf of all the white lotus turned out to have tiny points on it, like a bed of nails, Dr. Barthlott found. When a speck of dust or dirt falls on the leaf, it teeters precariously on those points. When a drop of water rolls
across the tiny points, it picks up the poorly attached dirt and carries it away.
The lotus, in other words, has a self- cleaning leaf.
The lotus effect, as it is called, has been applied to a house paint made in Germany called Lotusan. The paint, on the market in Europe and Asia, is guaranteed to stay clean for five years without detergents or sandblasting. Now the lotus effect is being
developed for other products, including roof shingles and auto paint.
The lotus effect is an example of biomimicry, an engineering approach that has been gaining momentum in recent years as manufacturers look to nature to solve some engineering problems. By looking at the way plants and animals handle similar kinds of problems,
the engineers hope to make products that are less polluting, use fewer materials and even cut costs.
"Businesses should work like a living system," said Janine M. Benyus, a science writer who wrote "Biomimicry," published in 1997, and is now a consultant on the subject. "They should find a way to create conditions conducive to
life, not toxic to life."
Nature has inspired engineers for a long time, for things like hypodermic needle tips shaped like rattlesnake fangs and Velcro, which is based on the same principle as those cockleburs that stick to socks in a walk through a field. But the search for
biological designs with commercial potential has become more sophisticated and more widespread.
The examples are legion. Dr. Robert J. Full, a biologist at the University of California at Berkeley, has discovered that the attractive force between molecules allows the gecko, a small lizard, to scamper across ceilings and up walls at three feet per
Microscopic tips of hair on the gecko's feet actually get close enough to interact with the molecules of the surface it is crossing. To take another step, the gecko peels each foot from the wall. The charge is so powerful that, theoretically, a 90-pound
weight could be suspended from a gecko.
A novel approach to hearing comes from the parasitic Ormia fly, which is being studied at the State University of New York at Binghamton and at Cornell. Crickets, able to disguise their location by how they chirp, cannot fool the Ormia, which lays its
eggs on the cricket and has an ear that has evolved to find them. Researchers have discovered that the fly has the biological equivalent of directional microphones in its ears; they hope that their studies will
lead to a better hearing aid for people.
The idea of biomimicry has become Ms. Benyus's stock in trade. She travels extensively explaining the concept to businesses like Interface Carpets and Nike
She recently returned from a snorkeling trip to the Galápagos Islands with a group of wastewater treatment engineers from Carollo Engineering, a California firm. The engineers went to see organisms that had evolved to solve their own water treatment
problems, like mangrove trees that turn salt water to fresh water, and filter feeders, like barnacles, that eat by straining water.
The engineers returned home with food for thought. Pipes at wastewater plants build up mineral deposits that impede the flow of water. How, the engineers wondered, do filter feeders deposit minerals to build a shell and then turn off the mineralization
when it is big enough. If the engineers can understand that process, they thought, they may be able to stop the calcium carbonate deposits at treatment plants and avoid using toxic chemicals to dissolve the deposits.
It is an example of thinking about manufacturing in a different way. "The question we ask is, How would nature solve this problem?" said David Oakey of David Oakey Designs, a company in LaGrange, Ga., that designs commercial carpeting and other
textiles using nature as a model. "When you ask that question, you move in directions you never would have thought about."
One such project near the end of development at a Department of Energy laboratory is a water-resistant glue made from mussels. Mussels are bivalves that fasten themselves firmly to ships, piers and other objects in salt water. The foot of the mussel is
equipped with a tiny organ that excretes something called byssal threads, four proteins that combine, in the presence of a catalytic fifth protein, to create the glue. The glue is especially powerful, adhering even
in salt water and working in a many environmental conditions.
"We've measured bond strength, and there's evidence that it can be developed into good adhesive," said Dr. Frank Roberto, a senior scientist at the Department of Energy's Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
in Idaho Falls. Experts are also looking at using the superglue to fasten the metal oxide platters on computer hard disks, to replace sutures in the human body and to repair ships while they remain in the water.
A major hurdle is that 10,000 shucked and ground-up mussels are needed to distill a single gram of the protein. But nine years after they began, scientists are manufacturing small amounts of glue in a fermenting process. But fermenting will not produce
enough glue for commercial use. One possibility, Dr. Roberto said, is to insert a mussel gene into a plant through genetic engineering so the supersticky proteins can be grown as a crop.
Some researchers and entrepreneurs consider splicing genes a legitimate way to enhance biomimicry. A biotechnology company in Montreal called Nexia, for example, says that it has transplanted the gene for making dragline silk from the golden orb weaving
spider into a handful of Nigerian goats that can now be milked for silk. Re-creating spider silk is one of the field's major goals because it is five times as strong as steel and much lighter.
Nexia's chief executive and founder, Dr. Jeffrey Turner, said the transgenetic goats excreted protein in their milk that, when isolated, assembled itself into fine strands of spider silk, a product the company calls Biosteel. The strands are woven
into larger units.
"We hope to have thousands of goats producing silk for everything from ophthalmic sutures to bulletproof vests," said Dr. Turner, who added that the process did not harm the goats. "A goat has 70,000 genes, and only one of them is from
a spider." But transplanting genes between species worries some.
"That's about as far from biomimicry as you can get," Ms. Benyus said. "The movement of genes from a mammal to a plant is not a common natural strategy. It's really scary to me."
Some researchers are looking at natural processes of construction in the hope of finding efficient, less polluting ways to build structures. At Sandia National Laboratory in Albuquerque, such work tries to mimic abalone shells, which are among the hardest,
most durable materials in nature. The shells are made up of alternating layers of hard and soft material. When a crack occurs in a hard layer, it is absorbed by the soft layer and does not spread.
While some packaging mimics that layering, it is still manufactured with ordinary methods: the energy- intensive, polluting approach that engineers call "heat, beat and treat." Dr. Jeffrey Brinker, a senior scientist at Sandia, has been working
with others on ways to create such materials with self-assembling polymers. That strategy depends on repellent and attractive forces like the ones that let detergent molecules in a solution dissolve the oil in a
Molecules of smart polymers can be herded almost instantly into hard and soft layers with synthesized detergent molecules to create things as diverse as hard, transparent finishes on automobiles and coatings for windshields. The process is now used commercially
to make parts for computers, and it may soon find wider application.
"They're more elegant and more efficient than traditional polymers," Dr. Brinker said. "They are very cheap, clean and there is no waste."
Another area where biomimicry may be commercially useful is in carpet manufacturing. One carpet company that is interested in a more natural approach is Interface Carpets, one of the world's largest commercial carpet companies, based in Atlanta.
It went in that direction after its chief executive, Ray Anderson, read a book by Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins and L. Hunter Lovins called "Natural Capitalism" (1999). In Mr. Anderson's own book, "Mid-
Course Correction: Toward a Sustainable Enterprise" (1998), he called moving toward sustainability the next industrial revolution.
"I am a plunderer," Mr. Anderson was quoted as saying, speaking of his business and manufacturing methods, in an interview in U.S. News & World Report in 1998. "Someday people like me may be put in jail."
Mr. Oakey's company designs products for Interface. A biomimicked carpet now on the designed by Mr. Oakey is called Entropy. When an ordinary commercial carpet wears out, the whole thing needs to be replaced because of differences in dye lots, though
just 20 percent of the carpet may be be worn. Entropy, Mr. Oakey said, mimics the randomness of a forest floor with different shades and sizes. Because there are no matching problems, small sections can be replaced,
installation is easier, and there is far less waste.
Entropy is just a start, not an end, Mr. Oakey said. Interface is doing research on carpets made from a plastic formed with corn and recycled materials.
Nature continues to lead him to think about carpet in new ways. "Can you do it without dye, but with refraction, like the feather of a bird?" he asked. "Can you make it like a snake skin, where instead of taking out the whole carpet you
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There are some days that provide you with a glimpse of what is to come in the days following. This past Thursday was one of those. With it being "Dollar Day", I was ready to hit a few Goodwill stores that I had already scouted and knew there might be the opportunity to pick up some great buys for a dollar each. The first stop brought in a fantastic couple of jackets, one from Yves Saint Laurent and the other from Brioni. Of course, neither of these were a dollar but less than $10 each. The weekend also found a surprise perfect fitting brown Donna Karan and the real surprise was the Dolce & Gabbana corduroy jacket. Total cost to my wallet for the four jackets was $35.94, price new for the same four would have been around $8,450.00. In addition, I was able to take advantage of the dollar per item with a brown Banana Republic pair of pants and shirt and a blue Tommy Bahama shirt.
The weekend also brought in several other items including a couple of Turnbury sweaters, one of baby alpaca and the other of super fine cashmere. There were many shirts that made their way into my basket including names like Oxxford Clothes, Banana Republic, Giorgio Armani (2), Burberry, Hugo Boss, Ermenegildo Zegna (2), John Varvatos, Yves Saint Laurent and Canali at a cost of $59.16 to me but if purchased new would have set me back right at $3,194.56 before taxes. There were also some nice pants that jumped at me as I passed by with names like Ermenegildo Zegna, Giorgio Armani, Lucky Brand, Eddie Bauer, Zanella, Hugo Boss, Burberry and Christian Dior that cost $46.48 and new would have been $2,022.50. Of course, I had to pass by the necktie section and found Ermenegildo Zegna (4), John Varvatos, Christian Dior, Brook's Brothers, Giorgio Armani, Yves Saint Laurent and a Fendi with a price paid of $24.65 worth $1,578.37. Other items I found were the much needed Florsheim shoe trees, a shoe brush, two maple suit hangers and gold plated belt buckles from Yves Saint Laurent and Christian Dior.
All in all, this was a great weekend of treasure hunting and almost everything was my size. Total cost for everything was $166.23 with a value of right at $13,224.94 if purchased new based on what I could find on the Internet.


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So I've been working ridiclously hard these past two years to try and get a body I'm happy with, I'll admit what I have achieved has mostly been through working out my diet is still pretty horrendous so when I saw bloggers were wanted to try some new diet products by Exante I knew I had to give it a try, surely healthy eating could taste good and weight loss food products can be nice right? I eagerly awaited my parcel in the post and was so excited when it arrived, however I then moved house and released I didn't have a microwave and had to wait two until I did to try most of the products!
^ These are the Sweet and Sour Noodles, before this I'd never had noodles (weird I know) and was a little bit apprehensive about trying this dish as I'm not a massive fan of sweet and sour sauce. However these were lovely, the noodles weren't as soggy as I expected and the sauce was more of a curry sauce than a sweet and sour one which was a pleasant surprise.
^ Gooey Salted Caramel Pud this dish I was super excited about as dessert is my favourite thing ever and I can never find a good tasting healthy one. The taste of this was odd, I feel like maybe I could have done with some cream with it or something which completely defeats the point of it. The pudding had a weird texture a little rubber like mug cakes sometimes turn out to be. I can't describe the taste but I do know I personally didn't enjoy it. Maybe I cooked it too long or put too much water in? Who knows?Maple Syrup Flavoured Pancakes were perfect for breakfast, so quick and easy to make. I normally hate pancake mixes and have really big issues using them because for some reason I can never cook them even though they're from a packet.. Odd I know. However these were great to make and had a fluffy texture and tasted so good. Admittedly I did pour some more maple syrup on top because I just can't control myself/my sweet tooth.
I also absolutely loved the Chocolate Coconut Bar which was kinda like a bounty, I was a little weirded out when I saw the inside cause I was like what this isn't coconut?! But oh man it tasted so good but then again you can't ever go wrong with chocolate and coconut can you? The Chocolate Orange Bar was also a good shout so good, I'm considering buying more!
Personally I haven't lost anything through eating Exante but really my weight doesn't seem to shift much and I didn't really do a length of time that would make a massive difference to my body. However the products did prove to me that diet meal's can taste really good and not be cardboard like! So I'd definitely recommend them solely based on the taste of them!
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Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana is a scheme initiated by the Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency that aims to provide financing for micro and small industries. These industries are mainly comprised of non-corporate, non-farming areas of the market. Due to lack of proper financing from the corporate sector, such business had to rely on smaller loans from private lenders. This scheme initiated by the government basically allows micro units to avail loans if their credit requirement is lesser than INR 10 lakhs.
The loans offered under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, as per the discretion of MUDRA (Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency) have been categorised into three classes. Each type of loan under this facility has a different limit of financing available and is meant for specific firms or trade bodies that are in specific stages of growth. Any business either in its nascent stage, mid-growth or in the final stages of achieving financial independence can apply for the loans that seem fit to them. The categories of loans are as follows –
As with every business loan, the MUDRA loan also necessitates that you have a business plan and that should be presented along with your application for the loan. It is a good idea to draft out the business plan, taking into account the finances needed, projected business model, expected turnover and contingency plans. You could seek the help of a business analyst or even an accountant to help you with drafting the business plan. As a barebones concept, your business plan should include the nature of the business, the members involved and the source of funding, if applicable. The following needs to be carried out sequentially in order to apply for any variant of the loan –
The interested borrower needs to approach an approved Public Sector or Private Sector bank closest to his/her location
Along with the business plan or idea, one needs to present the application form and the documents required will be –
The bank will provide instructions to fill out separate forms and they would need to be duly filled
In case all details provided by the borrower are given a green by the bank, the loan will be approved and sanctioned
The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana is a scheme started by a government initiative and the rules and regulations are controlled by a government. The interest rates on offer from banks under this scheme could range from as low as 11.2 percent to as high as 37% per annum. The interest rates are dependent upon the banks that offer such loans.
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First Annual ACO Summit
On May 18th, at the beautiful Grand Bohemian hotel on a Saturday Afternoon, FACS along with over 30 primary care physicians, ancillary health providers, and several honored guests held its second annual ACO Summit for Florida Physicians Trust and the newly formed Central Florida Physicians Trust. We began the day with a discussion regarding ACO updates / paradigm shifts in the local market by Dr. Sandeep Bajaj, which transitioned quite nicely into a discussion regarding commercial ACO platforms by our honored guest Ms. Ruth Fricke, Senior Vice-President for Aetna Healthcare. Members of the FACS team Dr. Richard Cairl and Vikram Saini discussed the ACO quality metrics and some of the shared savings calculations, while we also received updates regarding the Guardian Health Solution. Our day was bookended by our keynote address from Florida Physicians Trust Medical Director, Dr. William Silverman of Lake Howell Family Medicine and myself, Dr. Dwight Jones.
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Disputes often arise when business decisions go bad thus creating disputes over matters relating to management, operations, logistics, compliance, and money. Often times these disputes involve all of the above. [1]
Commercial litigation involves the body of law that applies to the rights, relations, and conduct of persons and businesses engaged in commerce, merchandising, trade, and sales.
Commercial litigation includes within its compass such titles as principal and agent; carriage by land and sea; merchant shipping; guarantee; marine, fire, life, and accident insurance; bills of exchange and partnership. It can also be understood to regulate corporate contracts, hiring practices, and the manufacture and sales of consumer goods. Many countries have adopted civil codes that contain comprehensive statements of their commercial law. In the United States, commercial law is the province of both the United States Congress, under its power to regulate interstate commerce, and the states, under their state sovereignty. Efforts have been made to create a unified body of commercial law in the United States; the most successful of these attempts has resulted in the general adoption of the Uniform Commercial Code, which has been adopted in all 50 states (with some modification by state legislatures), the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories.
Many of these same concepts regulating the application of law to interstate commerce, also apply in practice and theory to international commerce and trade, and at times resulting in disputes between international parties, thus requiring some form of resolution. In the last ten to fifteen years, many international agreements now include an international arbitration clause. Please refer to our section on International Arbitration.
Arturo J. Gonzalez has the capacity to assist you in attaining solutions to challenges facing you in this complex time, whether it be the resolution of a business dispute, disagreements related to the shipment or receipt of goods or services, the drafting of contracts incorporating jurisdiction and arbitration clause – we can help you.
And the best part of working with us is that we are available to you 24 hours a day – 7 days per week. Our goal is to provide you with solutions to the challenges facing you in the business community – whether it be domestic or international, we have one goal in mind – to exceed your expectations.
1. "Commercial Law: An Overview" (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/commercial_law). Legal Information Institute. http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/commercial_law.Retrieved 7 July 2012.


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Guardians of the Galaxy jets into the top spot in the UK
Superhero film Guardians of the Galaxy has dethroned Dawn of the Plant of the Apes' two week reign at the top spot by bringing in £6,363,110 on its opening weekend.
This makes the film one of Marvel's biggest ever original openings, beating Iron Man (£5.6m), Thor (£5.46m), Captain America: The First Avenger (£3.3m) and X-Men (£4.8m) and has become the biggest August opening of all time in the US, taking $94m (£56.7m) in its first weekend. The previous record was held by The Bourne Ultimatum with $69.2m (£41.7m).
In addition to these achievements, Guardians of the Galaxy gained the third largest opening of 2014, coming behind the £56.4m of Captain America: The Winter Soldier in April and the £59.4m launch of Transformers: Age Of Extinction in June.
With an ensemble cast, including Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Glenn Close, and Benicio del Toro, Peter Quill (Pratt) forms an uneasy alliance with a group of extraterrestrial misfits who are on the run after stealing a coveted orb. The film was received positively by critics with the consensus on Rotten Tomatoes stating, "Guardians of the Galaxy is just as irreverent as fans of the frequently zany Marvel comic would expect–as well as funny, thrilling, full of heart, and packed with visual splendour."
The studio announced at Comic-Con in San Diego last month that a sequel is already set for release in 2017.
Falling to second is science fiction film Dawn of the Planet of the Apes which brought in another £2,967,278 on its third weekend bringing its total in the UK to £23,444,365. The film is the second of the latest Planet of the Apes franchise, following the growing and genetically evolving apes, as they find themselves at a critical point with the human race.
Rising to third place, from last week's fourth, is fantasy How to Train Your Dragon 2 which on its sixth week has made £1,096,888 bringing its gross to £17,634,729 in the UK.
Second week, and falling two places to fourth is action adventure Hercules which pulled in £901,151 last weekend. Starring Dwayne Johnson, it is one of two Hollywood studio Hercules films to be released this year, the other of which being Summit Entertainment's The Legend of Hercules. The plot revolves around Hercules, the Greek demigod, finding his sword-for-hire life is out to the test when the King of Thrace and his daughter seek his help in defeating a tyrannical warlord. So far the film has grossed £3,657,781.
Falling fast down the charts is horror The Purge: Anarchy making £811,444 bringing it to fifth place. The film stars Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez, Zoë Soul, and Michael K. Williams, with Edwin Hodge reprising his role of Dwayne from the first movie – in which the plot centres on one day a year that all crime is legal. On its second weekend in the UK grossed £3,101,005.
Brand new on the charts sees computer-animated heist-comedy The Nut Job hit the charts at a modest sixth place with £666,966 on its opening weekend. Starring the voices of Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Gabriel Iglesias, Jeff Dunham, Liam Neeson and Katherine Heigl, it follows a self-serving exiled squirrel who finds himself helping his former park brethren raid a nut store to survive, that is also the front for a human gang's bank robbery. The Nut Job has been been received negatively by critics with Peter Debruge of Variety saying "The Nut Job comes up short compared with a film like Ratatouille, which, despite its less-than-adorable rodents, won audiences over through appealing voicework and writing."
A sequel, titled The Nut Job 2, is scheduled to be released on January 15, 2016.
The latest venture from the Secret Cinema Company, an immersive themed experience of Back to the Future has gained £538,159 over three days from just a single site.
Straight down to eighth place is action Transformers: Age of Extinction which has claimed £455,725 last weekend and after four weeks has totalled £18,653,075.
A disappointing new entry in ninth place with American 3D dance film Step Up 5: All In which brought in £391,192 on its opening weekend. The film is the fifth installment in the Step Up film series and features all the stars from the previous Step Up instalments, who come together in glittering Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers. Receiving negative reviews, Peter Bradshaw of the Guardian states, "This one follows the heroes of the last movie, Step Up 4, a punchy entertainment set in Miami. Now they are following their dreams in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, by – guess what? – entering a reality TV competition. This really doesn't have the fun or the zip of that earlier Miami adventure. The dialogue is even more tired and, crucially, the dance sequences themselves are looking less fresh this time around."
And ending the top ten is American science fiction film Earth to Echo, falling from sixth place, after making £378,522. The film, which is shot in found footage format, follows a group of kids after they receive a series of encrypted messages and decide to embark on an adventure with an alien who needs their help. After two weeks on the charts the film has made £1,698,348.
Next week expect the exciting release of comedy The Inbetweeners 2, drama God's Pocket, and computer animated Planes: Fire and Rescue.


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Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is a US – based humanitarian and development organization working in over 100 countries around the world to assist people victims of disasters, people in need and the disadvantaged regardless of race, belief or nationality. CRS has been operating in Indonesia since 1957 under the Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Social Affairs to provide both humanitarian response and long-term development to the most vulnerable communities. CRS Indonesia's current strategy includes emergency preparedness and response, disaster risk reduction, and integrated agriculture and livelihoods.
CRS/Indonesia is currently hiring for Disaster Risk Reduction Project Officer (DRR-PO) to be based in Bogor with regular travel to Jakarta for coordination meeting with CRS program team and other implementing partners. This position will report to Disaster Risk Reduction Program Manager (DRR-PM).
- Lead the day-to-day implementation of the project activities in collaboration and by working directly with the District Agency for Disaster Management (BPBD) and other relevant stakeholders including community leaders and members in the target areas.
- Organize and coordinate project activities at community level in consultation with BPBD and community local leaders, including facilitation of various DRR trainings at the community level.
- In coordination with BPBD, facilitate the establishment and/or re-activation of Kelompok Siaga Bencana in the target villages.
- Provide capacity building for BPBD and KSM on humanitarian standard and need assessment, mainstreaming gender and protection into the KSB's plan
- Provide institutional strengthening to KSB by assisting them in developing standard operating procedure and contingency planning.
- Provide technical support and accompaniment to BPBD and KSB in the implementation of their respective DRR plan.
- Coordinate information sharing among the project team, and project beneficiaries to strengthen community engagement
- Mobilize community stakeholders to ensure full involvement of community leaders, community representatives, and local government representatives in the overall implementation of project activities.
- Compile data provided at the community level as per project requirements and contribute to the preparation of reports.
- Graduate degree (S1) in development, social science or related field.
- At least 3 years professional experience in the technical area of DRR, including Community-based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM), preferable working in international NGO
- Strong skill and broad experience in community organizing
- Has knowledge and good understanding of protection and gender issues in DRR programming
- Has experience working on or has good knowledge on Indonesia's DRM system and structure, particularly BPBD structure, policy and strategy.
- Has strong skill in training facilitation including develop training plan and modules
- Has experience applying participatory tools and able to facilitate Focus Group Discussion (FGD), interview, observation and survey.
- Understand international code of conduct in humanitarian programming, and able to apply them in daily work within the community.
Required Travel: CRS Indonesia currently working in DKI Jakarta, West Java, NTT, East Java, Bali and Lombok, Central Kalimantan and Central Sulawesi on disaster preparedness and climate change adaptation project. In the event of a CRS emergency response, all CRS Indonesia staff may be requested to travel to CRS project areas if necessary and/or deployed to other parts of the country.
Only applications that meet the above qualifications will be shortlisted. All applications and CVs, should be sent by email to CRS Indonesia at email@example.com before or by November 17th, 2017.
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After 6 weeks working in Shanghai I've barely managed to keep tweeting while my blogging has been very thin on the ground. Well, these regular updates from my life on Twitter hopefully make up for my silence.
iCandy – Dentsu London's light extrusion 3D text demo now available to everyone as an iPad app… http://engt.co/epVKIS
- This amazing project by Dentsu and Berg has been featured on my blog before. Now anyone with lots of patience and time on their hands can make incredible 3D writing appear in the air. Just don't ask why. It's cool.
Very smart… RT @tomgooday: RT @blogilvydotnl .WWF a .pdf that cannot be printed http://bit.ly/hg4p8s great idea!
- This won't catch on unfortunately but I love the thinking behind it. A future award winner to be sure.
Brighten your Monday with GE's Ecomagination YouTube extravaganza – http://bit.ly/fVuOoj
- The agency behind GE's campaign have dome some amazing work. The song might be a little annoying but the execution is spot on…
What the fail whale designer did next – cool murals from Yiying Lu http://bit.ly/hUvJOc
- No doubt she was paid peanuts for her design that is seen by millions – but she rode that fail whale to international stardom. Read the full story here.
How times have changed… RT @mariegoupry: A Day in the Life of Social Media http://bit.ly/ez181p
Amazing 360 degree video for Doritos Late Night Flavours –http://bit.ly/bdm7tw
- Incredible music video that allows you to change to viewpoint of an immersive world featuring singer Professor Green. The link with the product is a little week but great branded entertainment.
Ooh la la! French iAd for Perrier featuring Dita van Teese –http://youtu.be/5hAnqMMU8E0 via @brunoclement
OK GO launches a GPS Art Project http://bit.ly/gx8gnN If only their songs were as interesting as their videos.
- As Daan (one of my old colleagues) summed up, "Maybe they're a viral ad agency in disguise :-)"
and finally – something non-digital to mark the season…
The true spirit of Christmas today – beautifully captured in Pot Noodle ad from AKQA http://bit.ly/dT487U
You have to be English to get the full irony. But sweet anyway. Merry Christmas everyone!


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The handrail being integral to the scales allows the patient to remain supported throughout the weighing process. Thanks to the generous platform area, a chair can be placed on the scales for patients to sit on. With the pre-TARE function, a stored weight (such as a chair) can be deducted, thus making it easy to determine the net weight.
Moreover, the seca 645 is mobile: with its two rubber wheels it can be moved around the ward. Mains or battery power supply for further flexibility.
When a printer is connected up, weighing time and weight are automatically recorded on the print-out by the time module
The seca 645 is well-suited for hospitals and clinics, particularly geriatrics, gynaecology, nephrology, orthopaedics, nursing homes, retirement homes and rehabilitation centres.
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FOX program has started. First Alpha of X# ready
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We are pleased to announce that the Friends Of XSharp (FOX) program has started.
You can now register for this program through the Store link on this website.
The introductionary price for the FOX program is EUR 495,- as has been announced before. There is also a discounting system for companies that want to subscribe with multiple users.
The FOX program includes support for the X# language as well as for Visual Objects and Vulcan.NET.
At this moment we offer support through our online forum only. The Internet Newsgroups are being setup, and we will let you know a.s.a.p. when these are available.
For our subscribers we have also uploaded the first Alpha version of the X# compiler.
Runtime Optimizations in X#
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Some of the many items in our TODO list for Vulcan.NET had to do with optimizing the runtime and adding some missing functionality (like passing USUALs by reference to CLIPPER methods) to it. We had already implemented some, like improving performance of the late binding system, but for obvious reasons we were not able to make any further improvements in Vulcan.NET. But now, with the fresh start of XSharp, it is a great opportunity to make things right and fast from the beginning. In this article we will discuss optimizations planned or already implemented on the USUAL, FLOAT and ARRAY data types, more about other types and parts of the runtime will follow in future articles.
The problem with the USUAL type
In Vulcan.NET, the VO-compatible USUAL type is defined as a structure (value type), which makes sense, as it is easier this way to emulate the semantics of the USUAL type, the same way as it behaves in VO. Structures are supposed to be lightweight, compact data types, usually a few bytes long, in order to achieve good performance when copying values from one to another, or passing them as parameters to methods etc. Examples of very common structures used in the system classes are System.Drawing.Point (8 bytes long) and Rectangle (16 bytes long).
The problem with the way the USUAL type is implemented in Vulcan.NET, is that it's much longer than that. It is easy to check its size, with a simple line of code:
? SizeOf(USUAL)
New language features
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Below is a list of some of the most visible new language features in the Core language of X# , compared to Visual Objects and Vulcan.
As you can see many new keywords were introduced, but these are positional: they will also be recognized as Identifiers on other places, so there is very little chance that you will have to make changes to avoid naming conflicts.
Entities and Statements
Below is a list of the new commands / entities inside X#. There are also some new options for existing commands. A full list of changes will be available later.
The Friends Of XSharp (FOX) community program
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A while ago we have officially launched the new XSharp project and announced that we are working on a new XBase for .Net platform called X#.
We have received many positive reactions from the community, especially about the fact that we will be releasing the product under an Open Source License. Some people have asked us under which Open Source License model we will release the source code and others have asked us how we plan to finance development of X#. Some of the highlights in these reactions were words like Share, Together, Communication, Generous and Family. We consider the VO and Vulcan.Net community as our family!
And that sort of describes perfectly why we have started to do this:
The community and the future of the XBase Language are our first priority and not the money!
We realize that some of you (or your companies) have invested many man years and many hundreds of thousands of Euros, Dollars or Pounds in the development of your products. Others have invested less, but are just as dependent on the future of their xBase development language.
And now you are confronted with the fact that the product owner of VO and Vulcan.Net (Grafx) is no longer able (and does not want) to execute future development on these products. Also the development of several other XBase alternatives has come to a stop.
Creating a language definition for a compiler
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Some people have asked us how we are going to write our compiler, and if that is not very complicated.
The honest answer to that question is that it is indeed very complicated, but we use tools to help us doing it, which makes it a little bit easier.
In my previous blog article I have described how we are using the Roslyn infrastructure for a large part of our compiler, and that "all" we have to do is to create a recognizer for our language.
In this article I would like to elaborate a little bit about the language recognition part.
For our language recognition we are using a tool called ANTLR (Another Tool for Language Recognition), written by Terence Parr, a professor from the University of San Fransisco.
This tool allows us to generate a major part of the language recognizer from language definition files. This language definition roughly consist of 2 elements:
- Tokens. These are the sequences of characters that form the Keywords, Identifiers, Constants (Strings, Integers, Floats, Symbols etc.) comments and whitespace in our language.
- Rules. These are the sequences of tokens that form our language.
From this definition the Antlr tool generates classes:
- A Lexer class that scans the source code and builds a list of tokens (the tokenstream)
- A Parser class that uses the rules and scans for the patterns from the language elements. This builds the Parse Tree.
Have we lost our mind?
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Some people have asked us if we have lost our mind. And that is a very good question:
What they mean is that writing a compiler from scratch is a hell of a job and will take a lot of time.
But we are not writing a compiler from scratch
So we have NOT lost our mind. Let me explain that a little bit:
Early 2015 Microsoft has published the source code for its C# and VB compiler. This is called the Roslyn Project.
You can find this on the web on https://roslyn.codeplex.com/ and https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn.
Since this source code is licensed under the Apache 2.0 Open Source license we can use and change this code to create our X# compiler.
That means the the biggest part of the code in our compiler has been developed by the geniuses at Microsoft and has been tested by hundreds of thousands of developers all over the world. That is a HUGE benefit for our project.
So it is easy then?
No it is still not easy to write the compiler but a lot of work has already been done.
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Introducing the XSharp Devteam
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At the Devshare conference in Newent UK Robert van der Hulst has presented the new XSharp Development team:
- Fabrice Foray
- Nikos Kokkalis
- Robert van der Hulst
- And others that want to remain anonymous (for now)
XSharp is announced at DevShare 2015
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At the DevShare conference in Newent UK, Robert van der Hulst has presented the new XSharp project to the world.
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We've built it – we can make it better!
Epe: September 28 2015.
We have just returned from a VERY successful DevShare Conference in the UK. Many thanks go to Phil Hepburn, Mike Bertenshaw, Dai Darkin and their spouses Sue and Sue for organizing this great event.
Our new XSharp initiative has received as very warm welcome at the conference, but also raised many questions. We would like to take the opportunity to repeat and answer the most common and most important question over here:
Why do you want to introduce a new compiler / competitor for a small market as Vulcan.NET?


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Many companies have been moving from batch HPC processing to nearly real-time data processing, with in-situ visualisation getting all the attention from SMEs as a new user-facing HPC service. In a nutshell, the idea behind the real-time visualization is to perform rendering operations during the execution process, so users could react or even steer computing HPC simulations at any stage, for instance check whether application parameters were set correctly or they have to be modified due to instability. In fact, this scenario is commonly seen among SMEs operating in Architecture, Engineering and the Construction sector, e.g. using different forms of Computational Fluid Dynamics. However, achieving such HPC capabilities where high-speed and reliable network for heavy visualization data transfer is available on-demand, along with HPC resources booked in advanced (for both, simulation and data analysis) is not trivial. Over the last few years Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Centre (PSNC) has created a set of a set of dedicated user- and service-level components called QCG (www.qoscosgrid.org) for HPC centres that simply hide the complexity of the underlying network and computational HPC facilities. In order to enable remote communication and data exchange, the application code has to be recompiled with the external in-situ visualisation library. For the data analysis, visualisation and steering the computation usually well-know software ParaView is used, whilst the rendering is performed on dedicated, remote hardware resources enhanced by GPGPUs. The client-side ParaView software is a gateway to remote HPC resources and simulations, and it looks that this is exactly what many users want. The in-situ visualization solutions have been successfully applied to improve the process of a computational construction design at FIDES DV-Partner SME. During some experiments we have developed a new methodology and provided corresponding software products for a computing simulation of wind pressure distributions in space and time resulting from a (wind) – construction (bridge/building) interaction. By integrating a CFD application with the in-situ visualisation library, in this case ParaView on the client desktop, demanding fluid flows may be rendered and controlled remotely on a dedicated GPGPU cluster at PSNC to show a real-time visualization of generated results what is crucial from the engineering users perspective. The example screenshot from our experiments is presented below.
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Do you have a plan to keep healthy, especially over the colder months? If the answer is no, and you know deep down your diet could do with a bit of a kick up the bum, then I think you need my top three tips.
Eat mostly real food
Real foods are ingredients in their natural state – fruit, veggies, meat, fish, eggs, unprocessed dairy and plenty of probiotic rich fermented food and drink (more on that in point three). A real food diet essentially means making your own meals from scratch. I understand how daunting this sounds to many, but if you want to eat your way to better health, it's absolutely non-negotiable.
Mark Sisson, author of the Primal Blueprint and phenomenally successful website Mark's Daily Apple, advocates eating like a saint for 80% of the time and allowing ourselves 20% leeway. I started coming away from processed food and refined sugar in 2007, went paleo in 2012, and followed the gut healing GAPS diet in 2014. Nowadays I run at around 90% awesome diet, 10% leeway. As I'm insulin resistant, because of my PCOS, this works really well for my body. Everyone is different of course, and for many people 80/20 is optimum.
Be honest about your relationship with sugar
I don't have all the answers, just my own personal experience. It took me going through the GAPS Intro Diet to properly ditch my sugar cravings, and I can now go an entire week without having anything sweet. No fruit, no chocolate, no naturally sweetened puddings, nothing. If we're entertaining, or going to friends for lunch, I'll make dessert (such as these brownies, or this caramel slice), but I don't feel the need to eat sweet things every day like I did prior to 2014.
None of us are able to, or are going to want to, eat perfectly, which is fine, because none of us are perfect. We do, however, have a massive problem with the way society views food in the main. We were duped, and sold the idea that fat was bad. We were told for many years that we should be eating low fat foods because they were healthy. In actual fact, they are full of sugar and sweeteners, because when you remove the fat from food you also take away most of the flavour.
Of course, now we know that sugar consumption contributes to a whole host of health problems, but largely society is addicted to the stuff. So what is the solution?
Bombard your gut with fermented foods to help the good bacteria flourish
The only way to know exactly what we're putting into our bodies, is by getting in the kitchen and making our own food. There is no quick fix, but the good news is we can wholeheartedly reverse the damage caused by a poor diet with a great one. The way to make it enjoyable is to get into the right frame of mind.
Even when we are as time poor as most of us are, there are plenty of ways to incorporate healthy food into our busy schedules. They don't get better than home made probiotics in the form of fermented veggies, kefir and kombucha.
In her fascinating book Cultured Food for Health, Donna Schwenk talks about the incredible health benefits to be gained by adding these three fermented food and drinks to our daily diets. Working in harmony with each other, they create billions of beneficial bacteria, and help with a multitude of ailments. These include: constipation, diarrhoea, acne, acid reflux, sleep issues, liver cleansing, adrenal support, candida, inflammation and food intolerance.
Knowing where to start when it comes to gut health and fermented foods can be overwhelming. Which is why myself and my very good friend Trish have created our comprehensive one day course. By the end of the day with us you'll have learnt how to make kefir, kombucha, sauerkraut, sour cream and a sourdough bread starter. We'll feed you a nourishing, home cooked lunch, and there will even be the chance to sample home made cider from foraged apples.
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Inspired by a real-life event in December 1998, this action-packed comedy follows a group of Katoeys (ladyboys) caught in a border dispute after their plane crashes. A group of six straight soldiers reluctantly takes on a mission to save them- but first they must attempt to cast aside their personal prejudices in order to tackle the task.
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In the Taiwanese capital of Taipei, the taboo of sex is racing through everyone's minds: a kindergarten teacher is a party animal at night, a sex-addicted hairstylist seduces anyone she can, a cyber angel hungers for various sexual relationships, and a lesbian swears to protect the women of the world. In their lives the questions of sex, love, and the game of romance plays through their minds, but will the answers ever come?
Blue Gate Crossing
Two teenage girls are best friends, when one doesn't have the courage to talk to a boy she likes the other acts as messenger. However the boy mistakes the messenger as the girl who likes him, and the messenger starts to wonder about her own feelings for her friend.
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Young San Franciscan Daniel Chang, living at home with his clueless, traditional mother. Desperate for a grandchild, she's eager to see him married and spends much of her time planning introductions to suitable Chinese girls for Daniel. But when she recruits a new lodger for the downstairs flat, Daniel finds himself falling for Robert, the hot Southern boy who's moved to the big city. Well, Robert's not a suitable Chinese girl – but is he gay? And does he feel the same way about Daniel? Daniel soon gets his chance to find out when the basement floods and his mother insists Daniel share his bedroom with Robert while the plumbers fix the mess downstairs.
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Analytics Reporting Suite
Google Analytics is a web service to help businesses figure out where their visitors come from and how they interact with their sites. Analytics Reporting Suite is an Adobe AIR application that brings Google Analytics to the desktop (see Figure 1). In this article, I'll talk about my experiences on porting the Google Analytics web version to an Adobe AIR application and also tell you something about our plans for the suite's future.
Like most cool ideas, the Analytics Reporting Suite was never really intended to be a go-to-market product at first. In fact, Adobe AIR didn't even exist back then, so I never expected the Analytics Reporting Suite to evolve into the product it has become. At that time I was working at an interactive agency. They had a fairly large portfolio of clients using Google Analytics as their measurement platform and somehow I got involved in the whole analytics process. Managing a lot of profiles with the Google Analytics web interface felt quite cumbersome and I wanted to see if there was anything I could do to boost the productivity of the analytics department.
After doing some research, I immediately learned that this wasn't going to be very easy as Google Analytics is one of the few Google services that doesn't offer a public data API. Not willing to give up, I started developing my own ActionScript data API for Google Analytics by manually documenting the web interface and examining each and every HTTP request. Over time, I learned more and more on how Google Analytics worked and soon I had a fully featured ActionScript data API.
After I completed the data API, I started looking on how I was going to present that data to the user. Was this going to be a web or a desktop client? Which technologies would I use to visualize and manage all that data?
This proofed to be a very though challenge. Adobe Flex was an obvious choice for the user interface, and the charting components provided a strong base to do the data visualization, but it soon became clear that a browser based web application wasn't powerful enough for all the things I wanted to do.
For the first alpha version I used a Flash/Flex wrapper, using MDM Zinc, to add desktop capabilities and break out of the browser. Although this approach got the job done, I encountered a number of problems that prevented me from pursuing this project any further:
- When using a Flash wrapper you end up with an EXE/DMG file which is a serious setback when you intent to distribute a desktop application compared to a web application.
- There was no true cross-platform support. Although you can publish cross-platform apps, there's a huge difference in the code base between Windows and Mac.
- It was very hard to create a good development workflow, you had to recompile the Flex application each time and debugging was a pain.
- PDF and HTML support were poor, and creating an advanced component like the Site Overlay (explained below, in the section "Some of the technical challenges") was just not possible.
Just when I thought I had hit a roadblock, Adobe announced AIR, a cross-operating system runtime that would bridge the gap between the web and the desktop. I was very excited about the news; more importantly, AIR bridged the gaps of traditional desktop wrappers:
- Easy distribution: Even now, when people ask me what the I believe to be the coolest feature of AIR, my answer is: "Its distribution model." The seamless installation with the install badge is just great and really enhances the user experience.
- Cross-platform support: Adobe AIR is truly cross-platform both from a runtime and a development perspective. For me it's not enough to be able to run an application on different systems. What I love about Adobe AIR is that any team member can use the tools they like on the operating system they prefer.
- Flex Builder support: I've been doing Flash development for years and after moving to Flex it really hurts to go back doing Flash once in while. Flex Builder is built on the highly customizable Eclipse editor. It has code completion, code refactoring, an integrated debugger, and a memory profiler.
- Supports multiple technologies: Some things work better in HTML and some things will never even be possible with Flex. If you're building truly engaging application relying on just one technology can be a serious handicap. The way Adobe AIR integrates HTML and Flash content is just awesome. Adobe AIR seamlessly integrates JavaScript and ActionScript which let's you mix up Flex and HTML content really easy.
Adobe AIR really revived the project and proved to be the perfect tool for the job.
After the first alpha and feedback from a limited number of alpha testers, I decided to put all my effort in this project. Everything felt right; I fell in love with Adobe AIR, I'm really intrigued by web analytics and it's great fun working on a product like this.
The agency I worked for wasn't able to fully support me on this venture and I was neglecting my work already in favor of this project so we decided to part. Shortly after I left the agency I joined Boulevart, one of the fastest growing Flash/Flex production companies in Belgium. We made a deal, and from then on I was working on the Analytics Reporting Suite full time. Yes!
My philosophy is simple and I have two main goals for the Analytics Reporting Suite:
- Create a quality product that is functional. This might seem obvious at first. However, if you take a look at the initial AIR applications that have been released, you'll notice that a lot of them are visually interesting but not very functional and certainly not applications you'll use every day. Who needs another music player or instant messenger? Although it is great to see so many AIR apps out there, I think AIR really needs more functional applications like eBay Desktop to make the platform succeed.
- It needs to be free, or at least offer a free version. Google Analytics owes its success to the fact that it was the first to offer professional web analytics at no charge. I'd like to reach at least 20% of the Google Analytics users and by offering a free version I hope to get that target by the end of the year.
Adobe AIR is a great technology and Google Analytics is a great service. To me it seems like a perfect marriage and I want to attract as many people as possible to both platforms. Although the Analytics Reporting Suite could be another factor for one to pick Google Analytics as a measurement platform of choice, Google Analytics with its enormous user base could put the runtime's market penetration on the fast track, and could certainly get more people interested in Adobe AIR. The Analytics Reporting Suite could be another reason for people to go with Google Analytics as their web measurement platform of choice.
Aside from a general strategy the project also has some more specific goals and requirements from a software development perspective.
In order to extend the Google Analytics platform it first must be recreated and ported to the desktop as a solid base to start from. The biggest challenge was to improve the user experience without moving too far away from the original web interface. People who've been working with Google Analytics for years should be able to use the desktop version without having to learn using a new interface. This is why I only made subtle user interface changes in the beta version. A good example is the tab interface (see Figure 2); by opening a new report in a new tab the user can switch fast between different reports, but it doesn't break the original flow of the web-based user interface.
For those who are not familiar with Google Analytics, it has more than a hundred base reports and if you start drilling down into the data or if you start making segmentations the possibilities are nearly endless. Take in the fact that Google regularly adds new report types or changes data models it is imperative that the desktop version needs to be very flexible.
Also, I don't want to be a code monkey, hard-coding each and every report, nor do I want to redistribute a new version of the suite each time Google pushes and updates the web version. That is why every report in the Analytics Reporting Suite is created dynamically. Figure 3 shows a diagram that explains in a simplified manner what is happening behind the scenes.
Most reports share a set of data visualization components such as line charts, data grids, pie charts to display the data at hand. Flex already provides a solid base for that, but some reports require more custom components.
Take the Site Overlay, for example, a component that visualizes where the users click on a certain page of your site. The component is fairly complex, but with AIR it's just about a day's work. By using web technologies on the desktop, it makes it really easy to interact with online content.
The Site Overlay loads a live version of your site into the component and displays interactive content on top of the links. With AIR loading your site into an application is the easy part; the challenge is to locate those links and display information on top of them. Figure 4 shows an example of my blog inside the Site Overlay component.
Here's the code snippet that gets you all the link information from an HTML page in ActionScript 3.0:
private function parsePage():void
//The links Arraycollection holds all the link information
_links = new ArrayCollection();
//htmlView is a refernce to a Flex HTML component in which the site is loaded
var doc:Object = htmlView.htmlLoader.window.document;
//loop through all the links in the current document
for (var n:int = 0; n<doc.links.length; n++){
//find the exact X and Y position of the link
var pnt:Point = findLinkPosition(doc.links[n]);
//get other information about the link that might be useful
var link:String = doc.links[n].href;
var path:String = doc.links[n].pathname;
var title:String = doc.links[n].innerText;
var dim:Point = new Point(doc.links[n].clientHeight, doc.links[n].clientWidth);
//add the link information to the Array Collection
links.addItem({pos:pnt, dim:dim, link:link, path:path, title:title, id:n});
private function findLinkPosition(link:Object):Point
//find the links X and Y coordinates relative to the document
if (link.offsetParent){
var px:Number;
var py:Number;
for (px = 0, py = 0; link.offsetParent; link = link.offsetParent){
px += link.offsetLeft;
py += link.offsetTop;
return new Point(px, py);
} else {
return new Point(link.x, link.y);
The Map Overlay component is similar to the Site Overlay component. It displays visitor information on a map and is also a mix of Flex and HTML. Because it's a Google Analytics client, I felt obligated to use Google Maps, but any other map provider would work as well (see Figure 5).
Because Google Maps has some really nice examples of JavaScript integration I didn't bother using ActionScript this time. The component loads an HTML page with the JavaScript methods embedded into a Flex HTML control. The page looks like this:
//htmlview is a reference to a Flex HTML control
_dom = htmlView.htmlLoader.window;
//center the map
_dom.setPosition(48.8, 2.333, 2);
//ad a marker
_dom.addMarker(49, 3, "7 vistors from Paris");
//set the zoomlevel using a flex slider
Inside the AIR application you just use ActionScript to invoke the JavaScript methods directly. Very straightforward and really easy stuff. You got to love AIR.


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IIT Chennai - Saturday, 12 February , 2000
Comperes: Radha Ramani & Shiv Narain
Radha : Good evening. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to IIT
Chennai Mardi Gras 2000! Well, there is music, a hushed
crowd and the lighting of ceremonial flame, but it has
nothing to do with the Olympics. Tonight Chennai's guys
and girls have gathered for yet another Mardi Gras for the
year 2000. It is being launched with a distinct Olympic
flavour. The one week festival will culminate on 19th
February with the famous parade through the streets of
IIT campus. In front of a hushed crowd on the steps of the
IIT gallery, the flams is it with the reverence of -well -
Mardi gras.
Ladies and gentlemen, Shiv Narain and I arc representing
our students as comperes in this cultural event. And if you
want to announce anything, any time, you just come on
right up and let us know,
Shiv : That's an offer. What are you going to do for the cultural
fest? Are you looking forward to those?
Radha: Yeah. We are wrapping up with Pundit Hari Prasad
Chaurasia's flute concert. Hey, I'm going to compete in
the 'Dumb charade' sessions!
Shiv: And thai would be your best contribution to silence. It's a
new event. Those who wish to take part can register in
counter C with Camel alias Kamlesh!
Radha: The Mardi gras festival is estimated to pour more than
Rs. 20,000/- into the treasury of the campus. So much for
the aside, Ladies and Gentlemen put your hands together
to declare the fest open.
Shiv: While it is important for us over the next few days to have
fun, relax and simply enjoy ourselves, it is important for us
to appreciate that what happens here has an effect
elsewhere in our lives.
Radha: Mardi gras is much more than fast food, din music and
event trotting. It has a focus on fun, and all your dreams
and expectations are sure to feature during the coming days.
Get going folks!
Shiv: Go forth and have an unbelievably gorgeous Mardi gras.
There is nothing nicer than being a sportive, aggressive
participant in February- the month of Mardi gras.
Note: The name of Ihe IIT cultural festival is Mardi gras.
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When it comes to running, you have to watch your foot strike, and when combined with poor form, you might find yourself in a world of pain. There is one of three sections of your foot to land on: the heel or rear foot, mid-foot and forefoot or balls of feet. What is best for you depends on your natural rhythm and whether you're sprinting or running long distance. Either way, knowledge of the most efficient foot strike for each running pace won't hurt and it may help you run like the wind.
Sprint Like a Champ
The current Olympic world record holder, Usain Bolt utilizes mid-foot striking when he sprints. When it comes to sprinting, you want to spend as little time as possible contacting the ground. The mid-foot strike is between your heel and ball of your foot. Track coach, Raymond Tucker, CSCS recommends landing on the midfoot. Running barefoot or with light shoes is the most efficient way to get used to running with a mid-foot strike because it is uncomfortable to heel strike barefooted.
Going the Distance
Long-distance runners tend to land on their heels, according to Dr. lain Hunter, a biomechanics researcher at Brigham Young University. This is when you land on your rear foot and roll on to the balls of your feet. It is thought to be inefficient for sprinters because more time is spent on the ground. However, over a long distance, heel striking uses less energy, which is ideal for long-distance runners.
It's All About Form
Your running economy measures how you use oxygen while you run. Proper form while running affects your running economy, and this goes beyond your foot strikes. To run in perform form, start by keeping your back and neck straight by looking straight ahead. Relax your shoulders, drop them low and keep them level. Despite running being all about the legs, your arms play a crucial role in maintaining good form. Avoid swinging your arms across your body and clenching your fist. Loosen up your fingers and swing your arms in a backward and forward motion. With the running strides, you should raise your knees high and extend your legs forward to cover the maximum distance.
Don't Go Against Nature
Dr. Hunter observed professional athletes at a track event and found that they used a variety of foot strikes, which did not affect their running economy or performance. Therefore, with proper form, your foot strike may not be ideal and still work for you. The "Journal of Applied Physiology" published a study in 2012 that found no difference in forefoot and rearfoot striking on your running economy. If you do not run competitively it may not be worth changing your foot strike.
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