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I'm a long time fan of the books, and particularly love the intricate map at the begining.
Unfortunately, in my standard size paperbacks, I often can't find the places easily because the text is so small it's almost unreadable.
Is there a copy of the map anywhere online that I could print out bigger and refer to without straining my eyes? I'd love to examine all the miniscule detail it contains in a larger and more manageable format.
originally posted by Trys
There is no larger map online at this time. However, it is the works for Meisha Merlin to produce a large, printed map.
A larger map can be obtained by writing to my contact address with a self addressed, stamped return envelope and a request.
The address: 5824 Bee Ridge Road, PMB 106, Sarasota, FL 34233
originally posted by Shadow
Once all the public holidays have finished and the post offices are open again I'll send one off. :o)
I know you're very busy, thankyou so much.
originally posted by Hunter
Hi Janny,
how many international reply coupons do you need for those outside of the US to get a copy of the map??
Hunter - in the approximate amount of USD $1.60, which is usually 2 coupons. (airmail, foreign, is .80 per half ounce, and the mailing requires at least an ounce because I put goodies in.)
originally posted by Hunter
Vielen danke…
originally posted by Neil
Hmm…sehr gut…is the german language really useful in Oz?
Maybe it is an good idea to put the post details in a FAQ?
I'd like a map too but I have no idea how to get international reply coupons ?!?
originally posted by Hunter
Ja wohl mein herr! Es ist sehr gut aber mein Deutsche ist sehr schlecht! Ich habe viel Deustch vergessen…
Learning German was a fun activity at University. Came in useful when holidaying in Europe… especially when on the tour of Eisreisenwelt (Ice Caves of the World) in Austria - near Werfen about 50 kms south of Salzburg. If you're in the area, go and see them. Hohenwerfen is the nearby castle which was used as the Schloss Adler in the excellent, excellent film Where Eagles Dare. Or as Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson characterized the film (the band has a song of the same name) - "anywhere you've got a problem to fix, send Clint Eastwood…"
Anyways, the point of the Eisreisenwelt tour is that while the guide speaks fluent English, the tour is only in German… that's where they tell you thre is 960 steps along the way… up.
International reply coupons are a standard way for getting postage to be paid back to you from a different country than that which you are resident in… which is nicer than saying "foreign" I think… any country other than one's own is by definition "foreign". When you go through Tokyo's Narita Airport, the Immigration areas are marked either for Japanese citizens or "Aliens"… kinda makes you feel welcome…
Postage… sounds like letters… hmmm… perhaps a Post Office might sell them?? ::ok… patronizing bastard…::
originally posted by Neil
Well, Hunter I can only think to say "Get stuffed" as Crococdile Dundee's friend is kind enough to advise…and b'stard is rather strong language to use - in my generation anyway - where a young WoLaS reader might find it
I'll maybe try asking at the post office. I live in France and the post office can be a bit "special"…
Yep lack of practice with languages means they disappear…luckily I'm currently obliged to use the ones I've learnt.
I guess German *would* be the the second lanauge to learn, when travelling Europe…The silly English system gave me French since they're closer I guess…the German language is closer to English and easier to learn maybe…oh well, in anycase everyone will be speaking chinese in 100 years
originally posted by Sandtiger
When I was living in Japan, I needed an alien registration card.
I don't think the person at the registration centre quite understood why I was laughing about it.
originally posted by Trys
quote:Makes you look around for the blue skinned, ambulatory plant person.Immigration areas are marked either for Japanese citizens or "Aliens"…
originally posted by Fergus Hancock
Neil - 'bastard' can mean a great many things in Oz - it can be an insult, or a term of endearment: "'Ow ya goin', ya old bastard?"
Don't take Hunter's comment personally!
originally posted by Rurack
hey hunter I'm going down to Oz in Septebmer if your really nice I might bring you one considering Janny only lives an hour and a half away from me
originally posted by Hunter
Hey Neil, as Fergus rightly says, "Bastard" has many connotations… and I meant it about me being patronizing, not you. Andrew Denton, one our funniest satirists, called 2003 (I think), "The Year of the Patronizing Bastard" in response to so many "The Year of…" which were only really paying lip service to whatever cause they were seeking to save.
Mr. Denton recently also conducted a superb interview of Australia's adopted royalty - HRH Prince Frederik of Denmark and his Australian wife HRH Princess Mary. They are in Australia now at the same time as our real royalty - Prince Charles. No prizes for guessing who has more of the attention…
Trys… if I saw a sign that said Aliens, I'd be looking for Sigourney Weaver with a flame thrower…
Rurack - Sept is a nice time to visit… welcome! If you come to Melbourne, be sure to visit Healesville Sanctuary which has all the cute animals Australia is famous for…
originally posted by Neil
Hunter, I was being sarcastic and 'missed' as usual in trying to be funny…
In a country who can produce songs with lyrics "Santa nicked my f**king bike" and "rooting in the back of ut'" bastard is of course a very mild friendly dig
I've been to Oz (well the east side anyway…I have family there) and have also met quite a few Ozzies in London (strangely, I met lot's more in Australia).
In London, we were giving one ossie team mate some 'stick' in a sandwich shop one lunchtime and received a funny look from a young woman. I said politely, "Don't worry, he's Austrialian", justifying my brutality. She replied, "So am I". Oh well, those Ozzies on walkabout…they get everywhere.
The Australians are a special race and I admire them actually I really like the mocking humour stuff. Kinda English without the hangups from the 'british empire days'
Sept 2000, when I went, was "cold" (20 C) in Sydney but hot in Cairns (35+ C)
originally posted by Hunter
Hey Neil,
Earl's Court is the home of Australians in Londonnium… "Entertainers" like Rodney Rude probably don't translate well to other countries.
Our sense of humour is definitely derived from the English which does make me wonder how so called comedies from other countries are allegedly popular here… but means we can appreciate some of the great English comedies, like The Goodies, Mr. Bean, Blackadder, Ab Fab and even something definitely strange like "Little England"…
originally posted by Blue
One Aussie comic I like is Kevin "Bloody" Wilson. A friend of mine went to Australia and brought back a tape of his. Mr. Wilson is NOT for those easily offended by salty language. I especially like his dating advice.
An Aussie that inspires one of my favorite comedians is Steve Irwin. The comic, Bill Engvall, loves Animal Planet programs but seems to have a problem with ol' Steveo, especially when it comes to snakes, and the spitting cobra episode of Crocodile Hunter:
"He started freakin' out because it got poison in his eyes. Y'all, I was yelling at my TV, 'They're SPITTING cobras ya moron! Jesus, didn't you hear it go hhhhuuukk?!?' "
My brother, who is terrified of snakes, howled like a loon for DAYS over that remark.
originally posted by Blue
Um, gads, got off the subject, didn't I?
Wish list for a map of Athera:
1. Larger, so it can be more easily read.
2. Laminated so it is protected from moisture, mold, mildew and other organisms. Protection from wear and tear as I trace the path of travel of the WoLaS characters would be an added bonus.
3. Colorized? So the rivers/lakes etc. are even easier to determine.
4. Pictures? On National Geographic maps, there are sometimes pictures in the margin (which can be quite wide) showing something of interest. Hmm, Ithamon, Etarra, Alestron…
5. Make it a large sized map with points of interest expounded upon on the back.
originally posted by PurplePenny
Hi Janny,
I too would love a map; my arms just aren't long enough to read the one in the books any more How big should the S.A.E. be?
(The joke about not being able to read the map is a bit frightening now that I think about it … I could read the map perfectly well when CotM first came out. Now I struggle even with my reading glasses on.)


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During these years, in order to accompany her sick daughter, she often ignored her husband's feelings. "I feel like I exist like air!" my husband said helplessly.
I was talking to a friend yesterday morning about estranged relationship between my daughter and her husband. My daughter even thought that her husband would hurt her (she always remembered how her father slapped her when she was a child) and her husband heard her. I was a little embarrassed and I wanted to explain this to my husband.
During breakfast my husband said: Do you have any plans for today? Let's go for a walk after dinner!
My husband likes to drink tea, so we found a teahouse and ordered a teapot. I think setting and atmosphere is very good and this place is good for chatting and talking.
My husband is a bit depressed. "I heard you say this morning that your daughter is afraid of me, afraid that I will hurt her?"
"Yes, I've started chatting with my friends. Actually, I'm very worried these days. You've recently become estranged from your daughter and you don't seem to be in a very good mood lately. I'm worried about your unintentional emotional impulsivity will affect high school entrance exam child is about to take!"
"When will she take her high school entrance exams?" her husband asked. I was suddenly speechless and angry - I had already told him twice about time of child's entrance exams to high school. He didn't listen at all! At same time, I was immediately aware of my emotions and habitual patterns that were about to explode. I immediately paused for a few seconds, took a deep breath (and tried not to let my husband see me taking a deep breath), and made a connection for myself. He then once again very peacefully and clearly reiterated specific arrangement regarding date, time, and subjects of high school entrance examination! This time, I think he heard clearly.
"Don't worry, I have a sense of proportion. I will cook her what she likes in these few days. I will adjust my mood and not annoy her." Hearing this, my husband nodded and answered me.
"Do you think I'm going to hurt her too? I grew up so big, I hit her once, and that was in second and third grades of elementary school. At time, I was really angry about my grades, so that I slapped her. But I never hit her again, and I'll give her whatever she wants! But she thinks I'll hurt her?" The husband brought up subject again. He looked unhappy, frustrated and frustrated! He took a sip of tea and I think he didn't remember taste of tea at all.
"I don't think you would hurt your daughter. I also told my daughter that daddy wouldn't hurt her! It's just that she's still a child and she's sick. Some of her Cognition needs time to fix, and it's not is that our reasoning can make a difference! So I hope you don't have to bear this burden!"
"Besides, my daughter once told me that my father is a responsible person. No matter what happens beforema, father will support our family! How do you feel about my daughter's words?" I asked my husband.
"So she pinched me hard knowing I wouldn't ignore her or this family?" I don't understand if my husband really doesn't understand what kid said, or if he just wonders if his daughter would like this knowledge. I couldn't get my husband stuck, so I had to give my own opinion.
"I think it's a daughter's complete trust and her father's recognition! That's also high praise!" I paused.
"Just a few days you had a fight. I asked her if she hated her father? She said she didn't hate him, didn't want to date him, just to avoid unnecessary conflict." The husband listened in silence, not saying a word.
"She also said that she actually looks a lot like you, and she also considers herself a responsible person! What do you think?" I said.
"What do you think?" My husband asked me back.
"I think she's right. She's very much like you. She's a responsible person, but stubborn and refuses to admit her mistakes first. I don't know what you think. Anyway, I see that my daughter is like me . place, I will be very happy." I told truth.
"Is she planning to go to vocational school?" The husband changed subject. I think he should have let go of previous thread.
"Yes, she's very clear that her grades won't allow her to get into a public high school. We also attended a private public high school. She thinks public high school is too difficult and she may not have been able to adapt, so she finally decided to go to a vocational school."
"Can she go to high school in her current state?" Her husband seemed a little worried.
"I don't think it's a big deal. I have records of her emotions, including sleep, exercise, diet, medication, and piano lessons. In terms of data, things are getting better and better! look - I answered.
"Well, last time she said she wanted to study nursing. I think you can look at other majors about major. Getting a job in nursing is still very difficult." It seems husband is still very concerned about this. his daughter's situation, but child does not want to be with her. He said that I again spent most of my time with child, so he really knew very little about his daughter. I suddenly felt a little guilty towards my husband.
"I haven't made a final decision on majors and schools yet. I need to respect my daughter's ideas after high school entrance exams to see results before trying out two public vocational schools."
"By way, sound of her violin has become much better lately," said husband.
"Well, that means she wanted to participateI'm in competition, so I thought about switching to violin."
"When will she compete?" The husband seemed to have no idea about it. I'm really sorry.
This is how my husband and I meet, most of time we talk about children. And he is so unfamiliar with child's situation. In past, I could reproach him for not taking care of child, but today I feel sorry for him, distance between him and child. Obviously caring and loving children, but completely unable to penetrate heart of child.
After talking about child, I asked him about his work and also learned that he has been under a lot of pressure at work lately, so his mood fluctuates a lot.
Later we chatted about gossip about some relatives and friends. During this time, my daughter called twice, and I told her that my father and I were doing some business outside, and we needed to come back later so that she could cook food herself. The daughter readily agreed.
"Let her try and see if she can take good care of herself!" said her husband. I think my husband hopes that his daughter will be able to exercise her independence or wants to communicate with me more. It's been too long since we walked together like today, drinking tea and chatting a little. At same time, he probably does not know that his daughter has long been able to independently monitor her diet: cooking pasta, frying side dishes, making desserts and drinks is not difficult for her.
We didn't leave tea house until five o'clock in afternoon, we went to vegetable market and bought a lot of things to take home. I feel that my husband's mood is relaxed and happy when he comes home. When I got to dining room downstairs, I bought my daughter a mint tea she liked and carried it upstairs.
All way, I thought: in future, I may have to spend more time with my husband. He loves children so much, but he feels marginalized on our part. At same time, give your daughter more opportunities to show her independence.
"Mom should be a good translator out of love for father and child!" I remembered a phrase that teacher said in class.
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03 Oct 2022
This National Poetry Day, we thought we'd share our top 10 best poems about home or moving home.
We love these poems because they're all so different: some are humorous, others are poignant, but each offers a unique perspective on what it means to have a place to call home.
Here are the top 10 home-related poems and verses, both national and international, that we love:
There have been many poems written about this title and we've even had some fun competitions based on it in the past. Yet, one thing that has always stood out to us is the simplicity of this poem - which contends that home should be a place to call your own with lots of love to share.
Home is where the heart is so the people say
Home is where the love is. its there everyday.
Its your little castle that belongs to you
There to last a lifetime for your whole life through.
A place to call your own with lots of love to share
Where ever theres a home your heart is always there.
Happy and content you always be
True love everyday you will always see
This poem is perfect for those moving home. It reminds us that even though we are moving, all of our friends and families will always stay with us.
You may have a new address
But we are never far apart.
For a friend like you will always be
In my thoughts and in my heart!
Whilst this classic was written way back in the 18th century, this poem still has meaning today with home being a haven for so many of us.
Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam,
Be it ever so humble there's no place like home!
A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there,
Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere: Home!
We love the way these verses from the youngest member of the Brontë family capture the restorative powers of home.
Restore to me that little spot,
With gray walls compassed round,
Where knotted grass neglected lies,
And weeds usurp the ground.
Though all around this mansion high
Invites the foot to roam,
And though its halls are fair within--
Oh, give me back my HOME!
This poem is a great reminder that home is not "merely roof and room" but a place to connect with people. It also talks of the joys and wonders of coming back home where we can see those who are special to us; feeling love inside these four walls created for family and friends.
Home's not merely four square walls,
Though with pictures hung and gilded:
Home is where affection calls,
Filled with shrines the heart hath builded!
Home! go watch the faithful dove,
Sailing 'neath the heaven above us;
Home is where there's one to love!
Home is where there's one to love us!
Home's not merely roof and room,
It needs something to endear it;
Home is where the heart can bloom,
Where there's some kind lip to cheer it!
What is home with none to meet,
None to welcome, none to greet us?
Home is sweet, -and only sweet-
When there's one we love to meet us!
This particular verse from John Imlah's poem touches on the feeling of homesickness, something we've all felt when being far from friends and family.
How fondly loves the home-sick heart
To ponder o'er the past,
And pines for scenes then far apart,
To dwell—to die at last;
Though richer vales, and balmier gales,
May tempt the wanderer's stay,
His heart will long to be among
Some scenes far, far away!
Luckily if you are planning on moving abroad with us, you will not have to worry about home-sickness as we'll make sure every step of your move is planned so you can enjoy settling into your new home.
A great poem from Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, about growing up and family tensions, especially with teenagers, in the home yet resonating with underlying tones of affection and trust.
Think, two things on their own and both at once
The first, that exercise in trust, where those in front
stand with their arms spread wide and free-fall
backwards, blind, and those behind take all the weight.
The second, one canary-yellow cotton jacket
on a cloakroom floor, uncoupled from its hook
becoming scuffed and blackened underfoot. Back home
the very model of a model of a mother, yours, puts
two and two together, makes a proper fist of it
and points the finger. Temper, temper. Questions
in the house. You seeing red. Blue murder. Bed.
Moving home can be an exciting and also confusing time in a teenager's life, if your family has plans to move soon, make sure you read our useful free guide on moving with kids to help prepare them for any changes they might experience.
We like this poem as it reminds us a little of house hunting. Many homes can feel like the "wrong house" until your walk into the door of the right home to move to - and then you just know.
I went into a house, and it wasn't a house,
It has big steps and a great big hall;
But it hasn't got a garden,
A garden,
A garden,
It isn't like a house at all.
I went into a house, and it wasn't a house,
It has a big garden and great high wall;
But it hasn't got a may-tree,
A may-tree,
A may-tree,
It isn't like a house at all.
We love the idea behind the first verse of this poem that home is not a home until it's been lived in.
It takes a heap o' livin' in a house t' make it home,
A heap o' sun an' shadder, an' ye sometimes have t' roam
Afore ye really 'preciate the things ye lef' behind,
An' hunger fer 'em somehow, with 'em allus on yer mind.
It don't make any differunce how rich ye get t' be,
How much yer chairs an' tables cost, how great yer luxury;
It ain't home t' ye, though it be the palace of a king,
Until somehow yer soul is sort o' wrapped round everything.
This short poem is definitely one for dog owners, who wouldn't call home a home without their four-legged friends.
Dog at my pillow.
Dog at my feet.
My own toothbrush.
If you are moving soon, and have dogs, cats or small animals, make sure you read out guide to moving with pets.


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MANILA, Philippines – Fowl news! It's not winner winner chicken dinner for fans of these two popular Frankie's Buffalo Wings flavors. Sad to say, the local wings joint has announced that its well-loved Classic Buffalo and Salted Egg flavors are currently unavailable to order for dine-in, take-out, and delivery.
On Wednesday, September 28, Frankie's New York Buffalo Wings said via Facebook post that they're "doing everything they can" to make the two flavors available soonest, "without compromising the taste" that fans have grown to love. It's not just the wings – the Classic Buffalo and Salted Egg flavors of Frankie's drumsticks and boneless strips are also off the menu in the meantime.
Frankie's cited global supply chain challenges as the reason for limited access to key ingredients needed to make both flavors. Instead, Frankie's reminded the public that there are still 12 more wings flavors "made with the same love" that they can still enjoy. These flavors are Caribbean Jerk, Smokey BBQ, Garlic Parmesan, Hickory BBQ, Honey Garlic, Honey Mustard, Cheesy Bacon, Kevin's Bacon, Wicked Wasabi, Nagoya Tebasaki, Salt & Pepper, and Korean.
"You deserve only the best. They'll be back soon, we promise!" Frankie's wrote.
We sure hope so! – Rappler.com
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Key Points:
- SIRT6 therapy has the potential to increase the lifespan of humans, but controversy surrounds how to activate sirtuins like SIRT6.
- SirTLab will embrace existing technologies with the help of world-renowned experts in the field.
- Because of the FDA's outdated rules, SirTLab will start by treating conditions like fatty liver disease.
Countless animal studies have given credence to our newfound ability to delay aging and chronic disease with just a pill. The only problem is that many of these longevity interventions have yet to be tested on humans. Now Israel-based SirTLab Corporation is taking a huge step forward in solving this conundrum by planning to test SIRT6 therapies on humans.
SIRT6 belongs to the sirtuin family of seven enzymes, each of which uniquely promotes longevity. However, only SIRT1 (sirtuin 1) and SIRT6 (sirtuin 6) have achieved the holy grail of longevity medicines — extending the lifespan of mice. With grail in hand, the long-term goal of boosting SIRT6 is to extend our lifespan. Until we get there, SIRT6 has more to offer. The co-founder and CEO of SirTLabs, Boaz Misholi explains:
"It appears that high levels of SIRT6 also boosts physical performance and improves memory and cognitive function – even in young mice. But, while the longevity and healthspan benefits of SIRT6 are well-known, no one has yet developed a therapeutic way to increase SIRT6 levels at a cellular level in the body. Until now."
Controversy Surrounding SIRT Boosters
As Misholi points out, activating SIRT6 in humans has never been done before. On top of that, controversy surrounds just how to activate sirtuins in the first place.
David Sinclair recently tweeted:
"Human trials with longevity molecules that directly activate Sirtuins will begin again in 6 months, 13 years after bad science from Pfizer almost killed my lab and the entire field. Onward!"
It was Sinclair and his team at Harvard who initially discovered that resveratrol activates SIRT1. Resveratrol is a chemical found in vegetables and fruits like grapes that began the "healthy" red wine drinking craze. In his tweet, Sinclair refers to a 2010 study by Pfizer concluding that resveratrol does not activate SIRT1.
The science battle continued in 2013 when Sinclair and his colleagues released a paper reaffirming that resveratrol and other synthetic compounds activate SIRT1. Sinclair even co-founded a company called Sirtris based on this idea.
"I think that the resveratrol experiments as well as our synthetic compounds … clearly puts to rest a lot of the controversy, well, ultimately all of the controversy regarding whether these compounds are directly activating SIRT1," George Vlasuk, former CEO of Sirtris/GSK told FierceBiotech.
The controversy still hasn't dissipated, however. As of 2023, scientists like Charles Brenner still don't believe that resveratrol activates sirtuins. Still, this controversy is beside the point as SirTLab will not be using resveratrol to activate SIRT6. They are doing much more than that.
A Human SIRT6 Activator
"We have developed four different ways to therapeutically target SIRT6 production: messenger RNA (mRNA), small molecules, adeno-associated viruses (AAVs), and antagonists for micro-RNAs that control SIRT6 levels," says Misholi. "There are different benefits to each approach, and it's even possible that a treatment could use a combination of two or more. We've seen in our experiments that our mRNA therapeutic boosts cellular levels of SIRT6 by 20 times, which is very exciting."
Many of the technologies mentioned by Misholi have already been tested in humans but with other genes, which gives more feasibility to boosting the SIRT6 gene. And SirTLab has an upper hand when it comes to doing so, as it was co-founded by Dr. Haim Cohen, a world leader in SIRT6 research.
Cohen was trained in Sinclair's lab at Harvard and has since established his own lab at Bar-llan University in Israel. Cohen and his team were the ones behind prolonging the lifespan of mice by up to 50% by overexpressing SIRT6.
Adding to their brain power, SIRTLab recently announced that Nir Barzilai, M.D., would be joining their team as Chief Medical Advisor and a member of the Board of Directors. Barzilai's research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine has focused on the genetics of longevity. His team found that a variant of SIRT6 was associated with increased human lifespan, as it was prominent in centenarians, individuals who live 100 years and beyond.
"Nir is among the leaders of the longevity field and biology of aging, with a long and successful record of professional achievements. His involvement with SirTLab, demonstrates the unusual potential of SirTLab approach to longevity, frailty, and other conditions related to old age," said Misholi to Longevity Technology.
Working Around the FDA's Poor Definition of Aging
The biggest problem with getting age-reversal therapies approved in the United States is the FDA's definition of aging. The FDA does not consider aging a disease and drugs are usually approved on the basis that they target a specific disease. However, longevity interventions such as SIRT6 can potentially treat multiple diseases. Alas, the FDA's rules hinder the progress of would-be longevity medicines whether aging is a disease or not.
To work around the FDA's traditional procedures, so to speak, SirTLab will test SIRT6 therapies on specific conditions (indications), including fatty liver disease.
"We have many potential indications to consider," Misholi says. "We have demonstrated that we can treat mice with fatty liver disease, and within three weeks we have reversed it – the liver has become totally healthy. In our mouse studies, we found that increasing the level of SIRT6 in the liver alone had a very strong impact on the activity on the energy level of and the overall health of the mice."
The SirTLab CEO also believes that SIRT6 could alleviate frailty, inflammatory diseases, neurodegeneration, and osteoporosis. Ultimately, treating these conditions could result in extending the human lifespan.
"We strongly believe that the platform we have developed has the potential for delivering the first therapeutic to improve human longevity," he says. "But, of course, we also need an approved indication from the FDA, so that is why we'll be going after some specific indications first."


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WeWork cancelled their controversial IPO late in September, after increasing investor concern around their precarious financial position. Their biggest shareholder, Softbank, invested on a valuation of $47bn pre-listing, and now had to bail the company out on a sub-$10bn valuation, in a deal that is expected to see the company narrowly avert bankruptcy.
WeWork is struggling to avoid bankruptcy through participation in a heavily diluted capital raise (Credit: Mother Jones)
Pre-IPO companies do not have the same disclosure requirements that a listed company will typically have since the exchange of listing will impose additional requirements on the company before an IPO is approved. While these requirements are not designed to ensure that the company is a good investment, they do help avoid management misleading investors around the business's health.
In the case of WeWork, these additional disclosure requirements gave investors an eye into never-before-seen aspects of the company's financial position. The deal also gave a people an inside eye into how Adam Neumann, the company's CEO, ran the business. Revelations that included turning up to investor meeting hungover, smoking marijuana in the office and sex parties on the company dime certainly weren't what investors want to hear as the company's valuation tanked.
Rumours circulated around financial markets that the company would more than halve the IPO price to $20, which fed through to more investor concern around the financial health of the company. The low valuation by default made future capital raising activities more dilutive, which further reduced the perceived attractiveness of the investment. This continued until a point where the company's ability to raise enough capital to keep its business operations afloat was thrown into question, raising the possibility of bankruptcy.
As part of its rescue package, the organisation's largest shareholder, Softbank, required the Neumann to step down and paid him $2.5bn to do so. Against the backdrop of what would appear to most a catastrophic failure, headlines of the CEO getting a $2.5bn payout while other shareholders naturally take people by surprise. Since shareholders backed the deal, it certainly isn't the case of a defensive management team using outsized influence to write their own paycheques.
The reason for the payout lies in the fact that the company is still worth some money in the eyes of shareholders and can be saved from bankruptcy with a large enough capital injection. Given these circumstances, the CEO's shareholding needs to be bought out if his power within the business is to be eliminated. The $2.5bn payout was for the acquisition of his ownership interest in his company, which Softbank continues to believe is a good investment at the right price and was not a reward for good performance. In a nutshell, this explains the extent of the payout.
Defenders of WeWork often talk about bad timing, claiming that negative sentiment around the company got out of hand. Other analysts, however, point to companies like Facebook, which had IPOs in market environments which were much less forgiving of potentially overvalued tech companies. For long term investors, it is important for businesses to manage all economic circumstances they may face. If a business model falls apart when markets are close to all-time highs, most investors would be very sceptical of the ability of such a company to survive a more severe economic downturn. This makes sound unit economics and a route to monetisation an important aspect of a tech start-up that aims to be commercial.
The tech businesses that have been struggling are generally the ones that have had a much longer pathway to monetisation than investors anticipated. This makes investors very nervous when the markets tank, since the extent of future ownership dilution becomes hard to predict. Building a company up to a $47bn valuation certainly makes Neumann is a talented executive, but the business may need more input from outside investors to monetise their offering.
How Other IPOs Have Been Tracking
Facebook, one of the first major tech IPO's of this cycle, sold shares to shareholders at $37/ share. The IPO was not successful for initial investors at first, with the company's share price declining to $18 within a few weeks of the IPO. Investors who bought at the bottom and kept holding onto the stock had the potential to make more than 10x their money when the share price recovered. Zuckerberg's ability to achieve and maintain global market domination, in addition to successfully monetise his user base through aggressive data collection and very targeted advertising, paid off for shareholders.
Snap's share price fell over 75% after the company's IPO, as a result of consistent failure to monetise the offering. Facebook copied several of the platform's features in Instagram, which reduced the incentive for users to switch social media platforms. The CEO also said that the business "may never be profitable", which did not sit well with investors in an uncertain climate. While such a statement sounds strange at first glance, coming from a company CEO, the unrelenting focus on revenue and user growth in Silicon Valley creates CEOs who run businesses with a very different mindset to most executives.
Uber Technologies, the pioneer of ride-sharing, saw it's share price declined by 8% after the IPO. The only management shake-up in the past three years was the ousting of CEO Travis Kalanick, who went on to start a food delivery business. Nevertheless, since this news was already in the price post IPO, the main catalyst causing the share price fall was negative sentiment around Uber's valuation. There are also concerns around an ability to monetise the product in a market that is currently suffering
Future Opportunities
One company that is set to IPO soon is Airbnb. Airbnb's last valuation came in at $35bn, but the company is looking towards an IPO price of $100bn next year. As most investors know, companies that triple their value in a year are few and far between, so Airbnb's management team are certainly setting high goals for themselves. The company has consistently ranked in the top five unicorns globally and landlords have been known to double their rental yield within a year from listing properties on the platform, so management certainly has a great ability to execute.
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has agreed to appear before lawmakers and face questions on his secret hospitalization later this month.
Austin will appear at a hearing hosted by the House Armed Services Committee on Feb. 29, according to the committee.
"The Department of Defense has confirmed to the House Armed Services Committee that Secretary Austin will testify before on the Committee on February 29th on his failure to disclose his hospitalization," House Armed Services Committee spokesperson Justine Tripathi said.
The Committee called Austin to testify after the defense secretary was hospitalized last month for prostate cancer treatment without public notice and without informing the White House.
Austin, 70, told reporters he apologized directly to President Biden for not giving advance notice of his condition or hospital stay, acknowledging, "I did not handle this right."
"I should have told the president about my cancer diagnosis. I should have also told my team and the American public, and I take full responsibility. I apologize to my teammates and to the American people," he said at a press conference last Thursday.
Austin insisted there were "no gaps in authorities and no risk to the department's command and control" during his hospitalization, which came at a time of crisis in the Middle East. The day he returned to work in person at the Pentagon, Jan. 29, was one day after a drone strike by Iran-backed militants killed three U.S. service members and injured at least 40 others in Jordan at a post near the Syrian border.
Fox News' national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin noted that during the time that Austin was in the intensive care unit, there was a drone strike carried out against an Iraqi leader of a militia.
The unannounced absence has led to calls from some lawmakers for Austin to resign, but he has said he will not do so.
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Ala., called on Austin to testify before the committee in a Jan. 18 letter and answer questions including whether the defense secretary instructed his staff not to inform the president of his hospitalization.
Austin's office said the Department of Defense provided the House Armed Services Committee three letters in a "good-faith effort" to respond to the panel while "recognizing that there is an internal 30-day review underway, and the DOD Inspector General is conducting his own review."
Austin returned to work in a virtual capacity on Jan. 5 while still hospitalized, even authorizing airstrikes on Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis. Despite being admitted to Walter Reed upon Jan.1, the Pentagon didn't inform the public, press or Congress until Jan. 5.
Officials also acknowledged that the White House had not been informed about Austin's hospitalization until Jan. 4.
Fox News Danielle Wallace, Louis Casiano and Aishah Hasnie contributed to this report.
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The trio that the ACE logo points to is unusual. Its participants are multifaceted personalities who form a single tandem, complementing each other. The elements of the emblem are permeated with movement. The group goes forward and leads the youth.
ACE: Brand overview
Founded: | 2017–present |
Founder: | Beat Interactive |
Headquarters: | Seoul, South Korea |
Website: | beatkor.com |
Meaning and History
The band made its debut in mid-May 2017. But listeners learned about it much earlier because all five members of ACE managed to become famous media personalities even before the release of the first Cactus song. They attracted attention by leading an active social life. First of all, the team published on their YouTube channel arrangements of world-famous hits and new renditions of dances. Videos enjoyed great popularity. What are millions of views of the cover of "Playing With Fire" by BLACKPINK. In addition, the musicians starred in musicals and attended various shows as guest guests.
Though the band is owned by a small label, the budding stars made a high-profile name for themselves so they could make their long-awaited debut. ACE members not only sing, but they also move very well, which the audience could see at their many street performances. They danced on the street, gathering crowds of people around them. A huge fan base became the backbone of the Choice community. As the musicians admitted, it was the fans that helped them win the Choice Global Hallyu Star Award in 2020.
The K-pop artists rose to fame very quickly, so their first song, Cactus, was met with great enthusiasm. The day of its release can be considered the official date of the group's appearance. Shortly before that, a teaser of the ACE logo was unveiled. It turned out that it looked like a complex abstract symbol, consisting of wide stripes. At the top is a triangle. A diagonal comes from its bottom edge, which connects with two lines of different lengths. In the empty space is written the name of the creative team with dots after "A" and "C." The entire left side is aligned vertically, so it slightly skewed the image.
The logo is not as abstract as it seems. The geometric composition has a hidden meaning: each element denotes a specific letter. The upper triangle symbolizes "A," though without the lower diagonals. Three parallel lines connected by a common basis represent "E." On the opposite side is "C," turned around in the opposite direction but still recognizable by its horseshoe shape. It is these letters that make up the band's name.
Font and Colors
The word "A.C.E." is written in a custom font. "A" looks like a triangle without a bottom edge, "C" resembles a fallen "U," and "E" has a shortened middle horizontal stroke. There are no serifs; all lines are the same width. The designers tried to make the letters coincide in structure with the emblem elements, or at least be remotely associated with them.
The main colors of the logo are black and white. This combination emphasizes the minimalist style of the band, its desire for brevity and visual balance.
ACE Logo Color Codes:
- Black: Hex color:#000000; RGB:0 0 0; CMYK:0 0 0 100; Pantone:PMS Process Black C


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SC Wave and Milwaukee Kickers Form New Alliance
Milwaukee Kicker Soccer Club (MKSC) and SC Wave are excited to announce a new alliance to jointly build teams to compete in the MLS Next level, Girls Academy (GA) level, E64 level, and MWC Club v Club effective for the 2023-2024 seasonal year.
The main objective of this alliance is to provide a complete player experience that will allow proper levels of programming for all players to enjoy soccer. As the landscape of youth soccer continues to change, clubs must evolve to stay competitive and sustainable. This alliance will help us do just that. We are excited to continue our growth in the youth soccer landscape with this MKSC and SC Wave alliance.
With any change, there may be uncertainty and questions that may arise, but the goal of both clubs' leadership is to be as open and transparent as possible. MKSC and SC Wave will work to communicate, identify, and work through any potential concerns as they arise. The following information provides some additional details of this alliance, and hopefully answers many questions we know families may have.
What this alliance means for SC Wave: Through this alliance, SC Wave will expand the competitive talent pool with MKSC elite level players competing for positions on all higher-level teams. In addition to helping maintain and improve the existing SC Wave Elite rosters' competitive strength, this alliance will also help SC Wave expand current programming, present co-branding opportunities, and provide increased tournament revenue by leveraging a broader footprint of facilities. SC Wave recreational play will now participate in all MKSC run and organized leagues, which reduces travel time for our members and SC Wave costs.
What this alliance means for MKSC: MKSC players will have the opportunity to try out for and compete at the elite level programs SC Wave provides under the new alliance teams. The alliance will give MKSC players a chance to benefit from an elite-level development path beyond what is currently available today. MKSC coaching staff will also have the opportunity to participate at the highest competition levels and benefit from the combined strength of both clubs' training and development resources. Further, this alliance will help MKSC expand current tournament revenue by leveraging a broader footprint of facilities and benefit from co-branding opportunities. MKSC recreational and regional play will also have new and more localized competition with SC Wave regional teams to help reduce travel and costs.
What comes next:
Structure: SC Wave will maintain its existing elite level programming and will begin to create opportunities for MKSC players to participate. SC Wave and MKSC players who are rostered to the elite level teams may also have opportunities to play within their respective Regions as well. Players within both clubs who are not part of the elite level programming may have supplementary opportunities to play with the elite level programming throughout the year. SC Wave and MKSC program offerings that are not elite level, will remain the same as it is today. There will be very little change or disruption to the majority of SC Wave and MKSC players that participate in a Region program. This includes any offerings within SC Wave and MKSC Regions, as well as programs that SC Wave and MKSC may additionally offer.
This alliance will not only increase the competitiveness of our clubs, but it will offer development opportunities for every child who wishes to play the game of soccer. This move will help create teams that can consistently perform at a national level and create in-house opportunities for all skill levels. This alliance is critical for both clubs' long-term strategies in competing to have the strongest higher level programming as well as offering price-effective programming for all levels of soccer competition.
Why MKSC and SC Wave?
· Player Development: As member driven organizations, this alliance will facilitate and grow pathways and opportunities for player development as well as maintain and increase competitiveness at the elite levels. Our goal is to be a program known for developing players at all levels, creating a culture of inclusion, and positively impacting our communities. The ability to provide a superior player experience at all levels is our top priority and purpose of this alliance.
· Staff Development: The ability to collaborate and provide professional level coaching education will help to strengthen our coaching staff. Coach representation from each club will be an asset to ensure cohesion of our higher level teams. With strong coaching strategies and continued staff development, we believe the player's experience will be the finest in the Milwaukee area. These exclusive coaching opportunities will enable us to retain and attract highly qualified and diverse individuals.
· Long-term Projects: An additional benefit of the partnership is the potential to create resources to undertake projects in the future, ranging from development of playing facilities, to providing more scholarships to give greater access to the game for our players and hosting showcase tournament events.
Is this a Merger?
It is not any sort of merger or acquisition. This is an Alliance between two clubs, SC Wave and MKSC, which will expand the pathway for more elite players and give all levels of players a place to play. It is critical to protect the integrity of each club so the current business operations of each club remain the same. The highest-level programming will simply offer both clubs the ability to provide the most competitive teams in the State of Wisconsin.
What does this mean for the Spring 2023 season?
There are no changes for the 2023 spring season. This alliance will go into effect beginning in the Fall of the 2023-2024 seasonal year.
In what League will the teams participate?
The elite level programming SC Wave teams will play in the highest competitions league offered for their respective ages including MLS Next, Girls Academy (GA) , E64, and MWC Club v Club. The remainder of the teams will play in Kickers/WYSA offered leagues (6U-14/15U) or WYSA leagues.
For what age groups will this Alliance be offered?
SC Wave and MKSC will work to identify elite level players throughout all ages. The primary goal of the alliance is to build the strongest teams starting at the 13U.
When will the coaching staff be announced?
The new coaching staff will be announced in late Spring.


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About the Business
XL Childcare is committed to providing high quality care that is developmentally appropriate for young children. Our program offers a warm and nurturing environment that promotes the physical, social, emotional and cognitive development of young children while responding to the needs of their families.
XL Childcare was founded in 1997 at Walkden Methodist Church to provide primarily after-school and holiday care. This service was called Schools Out. In September 1997 with the full support of what was then the Salford Registration and Inspection Unit (now Ofsted) we opened a playgroup called Little Munchkins. Parents could chose morning or afternoon sessions.
However we were soon inundated with requests from parents and carers wanting longer childcare sessions. Therefore, in January 1999, Ofsted, registered us as a full day care facility. From August 2006 both Schools Out and Little Munchkins were known collectively as XL Childcare.
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Why the Kansas City Chiefs win over the Baltimore Ravens was so important
The Chiefs refused to be bullied
The Chiefs started the game looking good on offense but an intentional grounding call where two Chiefs ran into each other and a sack of Patrick Mahomes killed the drive. The Ravens then responded by driving all the way down the field and scoring a touchdown. In the process they went for it on fourth down in the red zone and then went for a two-point conversion as well. While K.C. did allow the touchdown, the stop on the two-point conversion was a partial win.
The Chiefs would then answer with a score of their own. During the drive, Mahomes took several shots and it was clear that the Ravens were making it a point to go after K.C.'s star quarterback. When the Ravens got the ball back, they decided to go for it on fourth down again, but this time on their own side of the field. They were clearly trying to send a message that they felt they could push the Chiefs around. After converting on their first two fourth down attempts of the game they pressed their luck one too many times and the Chiefs took over on a short field.
Mahomes would make the Ravens pay for their aggressive play calling as the Chiefs took a 14-6 lead on beautiful touchdown pass from Mahomes to Demarcus Robinson. The next drive the Ravens would not dare to go for it on fourth down again and instead pinned the Chiefs back deep in their own territory after a punt. The Chiefs would then extend their lead to 20-6 on an 83-yard bomb to rookie Mecole Hardman. At that point it was official, the Chiefs had withstood the Ravens' early attempt to come in and push them around and completely turned the tables around on them.
When you are a team, even a very good team, known as more of a speed/big play offense team with a suspect defense, the league's physical teams are going to try and take you out of that offensive rhythm and turn it into a slug fest. You can argue that all three of K.C.'s early opponents—the Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders, and the Ravens—have tried to do that. The Chiefs have now sent a statement out to the NFL that they aren't having it. That's huge for the Chiefs going forward.
While the Chiefs have several more challenging games remaining on their schedule, I don't know if any of those teams are viewed as physical as the Jaguars and the Ravens. If those teams couldn't figure out a way to bully the Chiefs, then I'm not sure there is a team out there that can do it. It looks like if you want to beat the Chiefs this season, you are going to have to find a way to outscore them.
There was also some encouraging signs for the defense when it comes to not being outscored.


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If you're yet to nominate a charity, social enterprise, community group or volunteer in the Welsh Charity Awards, then you're running out of time...the nominations stage closes on 2 October (next Wednesday!)
There are 9 categories to choose from that cover the breadth of the work of the voluntary sector.
If your life has been changed by a voluntary organisation or volunteer (or indeed, a team of volunteers) then make sure you get your nominations in - don't miss out on this opportunity to show them how much it meant.
Visit welshcharityawards.cymru to nominate.


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Art Camp | August 21-25
Ages 9-16 | 9 am-3 pm August 21-25
$200 per child ($80 nonrefundable registration fee)
Limited financial assistance is available.
Registration deadline and full payment due August 16
Headwaters Music and Arts hosts its ever-popular Art Camp the third week in August! Art Camp is a week-long day camp for ages 9-16. Registered participants will find themselves immersed in a fast paced program riffing on the theme of Take Flight, August 21-25, from 9 am to 3 pm.
Art campers will learn about a wide variety of art media from talented area artists. They will have a chance to spread their creative wings with a range of exciting art experiences while creating new connections with other young creatives. Participants will be divided into two groups based on age but will have many chances to mingle with campers of all ages throughout the week. The program will conclude on Friday with an informal art show for friends and family. All materials are provided, however participants should plan to bring a bagged lunch each day.
40% of your camp fee will be retained as a nonrefundable registration fee. Headwaters requires a 30 day notice prior to the start date of a camp to provide a refund. Participants who do not give 30 days notice will not be refunded their camp fees. You are required to read and sign the Art Program Policies when attending any Headwaters Group Class.
Headwaters Scholarship options available for this program. Read more here.
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Yingyi Zhang
Yingyi Zhang is an Associate Professor at the Anhui University of Technology. He has presided and participated in more than 20 research projects. He is mainly engaged in the research of development of new ironmaking technology, comprehensive utilization of metallurgical solid waste, and the preparation of high temperature coating. With more than 50 publications and 30 patents, Prof. Zhang is a leader in the reactive melt infiltration technology field. In recent years, he hosted one China postdoctoral science foundation program, one national natural science foundation program, and two national key research and development programs. In addition, he has participated in two national science and technology support programs as the backbone, one international science and technology cooperation and exchange program, and six national natural science foundation programs.


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Moscow to host ministerial meeting of Caspian countries
The foreign ministers of five Caspian littoral countries will gather on December 5 in Moscow, Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for Russia's Foreign Ministry, announced at a briefing on Wednesday, News.Az reports.
"On December 5, a meeting of the foreign ministers of the Caspian states: Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan is planned in Moscow, chaired by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov," she said.
Zakharova noted that the Russian foreign minister will also hold bilateral talks on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting.


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One has to wonder how many 'foot lock miles' Nicky Ward-Allen has under her belt!
Have a look at the video below which chronicles Nicky's road to success as the womens world foot lock record holder.
Commencing back in 2005 with a 16-lock attempt at the Unsworth Reserve on the North Shore, the final footage shows the world record breaking climb of 9-locks completed at the 2010 ITCC in Chicago.
You can almost 'feel' the amount of training that must have gone into making the world record books!
Nicky's record breaking foot lock was completed on ultra light weight 10mm Teufelberger Globe 5000 supplied by Treetools but she is currently experimenting with 10mm Armor Prus (as used by the current men's world foot lock record holder, fellow kiwi, James Kilpatrick).
The 48m continuous length of Armor-Prus was also supplied by Treetools in association with current world champion tree climber Scott Forrest (patron of the Legends Foundation).
Our thanks to Neal Harding for posting this video.


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In 2012 I studied graphic design at Shillington College in Manchester, U.K. In the end I received a piece of paper which said: 'Certificate IV in Design – CUV40303.' (Note: the 'Shortfolio' contains an old e-mail address! The current one is firstname.lastname@example.com)
Here's a shortened version of my portfolio.
Single covers
In 2013 I designed new sleeves for old hit singles. Here are a few examples.
Fighting Spirit
In 2014 I wrote 'Fighting Spirit', the English version
of [football madman] Fernando Ricksen's biography.
Here are a few pages from the book, which was
published by Arena/Birlinn in Edinburgh.
Trunk Tales
In 2016 I wrote 'Trunk Tales', a book about
Amsterdam's number one erotic theatre,
Casa Rosso. My sidekick was an elephant.
A pink one.
The Final Battle
In 2020 I wrote 'The Final Battle',
AKA 'Fighting Spirit part II', the English
version of a Dutch bestseller.


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It gives us immense pleasure in presenting the Maharashtra Current Affairs Yearbook 2020, Useful for competitive exams. This book deals with the relevant features and topics of Current affairs of State in a systematic and comprehensive manner by the use of simple and concise language for easy and quick understanding. We hope that the readers will find this book user friendly and helpful in preparation of their examinations. I look forwarded to have the views, comment, suggestions and criticism from readers which would definitely help in further improvement of the Book. I would like to heartfelt thanks to all my team members for their efforts to prepare this book. Maharashtra GK Yearbook 2020
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Introduction of Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is the second-most populous state and third-largest state by area. Maharashtra is created as a Marathi speaking State. Spread over 307,713 km2, it is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to the southeast and Chhattisgarh to the east, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to the north, and the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the north west. It is also the world's second-most populous sub national entity.
Maharashtra was formed by merging the western and south-western parts of the Bombay State, Berar and Vidarbha, and the north-western parts of the Hyderabad State and splitting Saurashtra (in present-day Gujarat) by the States Reorganisation Act. It has over 112 million inhabitants and its capital, Mumbai, has a population around 18 million making it the most populous urban area in India. Nagpur hosts the winter session of the state legislature. Pune is known as the 'Oxford of the East' due to the presence of several well-known educational institutions. Nashik is known as the 'Wine Capital of India' as it has the largest number of wineries and vineyards in the country.
The Godavari and the Krishna are the two major rivers in the state. The Narmada and Tapi Rivers flow near the border between Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. Maharashtra is the third-most urbanised state of India. Prior to Indian independence, Maharashtra was chronologically ruled by the Satavahana dynasty, Rashtrakuta dynasty, Western Chalukyas, Deccan sultanates, Mughals and Marathas, and the British. Ruins, monuments, tombs, forts, and places of worship left by these rulers are dotted around the state. They include the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of the Ajanta and Ellora caves. The numerous forts are associated with the life of Shivaji.
Maharashtra was ruled by the Maurya Empire in the fourth and third centuries BCE. Around 230 BCE, Maharashtra came under the rule of the Satavahana dynasty for 400 years. The greatest ruler of the Satavahana dynasty was Gautamiputra Satakarni. In 90 CE, Vedi shri, son of the Satavahana king Satakarni, the "Lord of Dakshinapatha, wielder of the unchecked wheel of Sovereignty", made Junnar, 30 miles north of Pune, the capital of his kingdom. The state was also ruled by Western Satraps, Gupta Empire, Gurjara-Pratihara, Vakataka, Kadambas, Chalukya Empire, Rashtrakuta Dynasty, and Western Chalukya before finally, the Yadavas rule. The Buddhist Ajanta Caves in present-day Aurangabad display influences from the Satavahana and Vakataka style. The caves were possibly excavated during this period. Maharashtra GK Yearbook 2020
The Chalukya dynasty ruled from the sixth to the eighth centuries CE, and the two prominent rulers were Pulakeshin II, who defeated the north Indian Emperor Harsha, and Vikramaditya II, who defeated the Arab invaders in the eighth century. The Rashtrakuta dynasty ruled Maharashtra from the eighth to the tenth century. The Arab traveller Sulaiman described the ruler of the Rashtrakuta Dynasty (Amoghavarsha) as "one of the four great kings of the world". Shilahara dynasty began as vassals of the Rashtrakuta dynasty which ruled the Deccan plateau between the eighth and tenth centuries. From the early 11th century to the 12th century, the Deccan Plateau, which includes a significant part of Maharashtra, was dominated by the Western Chalukya Empire and the Chola dynasty. Several battles were fought between the Western Chalukya empire and the Chola dynasty in the Deccan Plateau during the reigns of Raja Raja Chola I, Rajendra Chola I, Jayasimha II, Someshvara I, and Vikramaditya VI.
In the early 14th century, the Yadavas Dynasty, which ruled most of present-day Maharashtra, was overthrown by the Delhi Sultanate ruler Ala-ud-din Khalji. Later, Muhammad bin Tughluq conquered parts of the Deccan, and temporarily shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad in Maharashtra. After the collapse of the Tughlaqs in 1347, the local Bahmani Sultanate of Gulbarga took over, governing the region for the next 150 years. After the break-up of the Bahamani sultanate in 1518, Maharashtra split into five Deccan Sultanates: Nizamshahis of Ahmednagar, Adilshah of Bijapur, Qutubshah of Golkonda, Bidarshah of Bidar and Imadshah of Ellichpur. These kingdoms often fought with each other. United, they decisively defeated the Vijayanagara Empire of the south in 1565. The present area of Mumbai was ruled by the Sultanate of Gujarat before its capture by Portugal in 1535 and the Faruqi dynasty ruled the Khandesh region between 1382 and 1601 before finally getting annexed by the Mughal Empire. Malik Ambar, the regent of the Nizamshahis dynasty of Ahmednagar from 1607 to 1626. Increased the strength and power of Murtaza Nizam Shah II and raised a large army. Malik Ambar is said to have been a proponent of guerrilla warfare in the Deccan region. Malik Ambar assisted Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in Delhi against his stepmother, Nur Jahan, who had ambitions of seating her son-in-law on the throne. Maharashtra GK Yearbook 2020
By the early 17th century, Shahaji Bhosale, an ambitious local general who had served Ahmadnagar Nizamshahis, the Mughals and Adil Shah of Bijapur at different periods during his career, attempted to establish his independent rule. His son Shivaji Maharaj succeeded in establishing the Maratha Empire which was further expanded during the 18th century by the Bhat family Peshwas based in Pune, Bhonsle of Nagpur, Gaekwad of Baroda, Holkar of Indore, and Scindia of Gwalior. At its peak, the empire covered much of the subcontinent, encompassing a territory of over 2.8 million km². The Marathas are credited to a large extent for ending the Mughal rule in India. The Marathas defeated the Mughals, and conquered large territories in northern and central parts of the Indian subcontinent. After their defeat at the hand of Ahmad Shah Abdali's Afghan forces in the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761, the Maratha suffered a setback. However, the Marathas soon regained lost influence and ruled central and north India including New Delhi until the end of the eighteenth century. The Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1818) led to the end of the Maratha Empire and East India Company ruled the country in 1819. The Marathas also developed a potent Navy circa 1660s, which at its peak, dominated the territorial waters of the western coast of India from Mumbai to Sawantwadi. It would engage in attacking the British, Portuguese, Dutch, and Siddi Naval ships and kept a check on their naval ambitions. The Maratha Navy dominated till around the 1730s, was in a state of decline by the 1770s, and ceased to exist by 1818.
The British governed western Maharashtra as part of the Bombay Presidency, which spanned an area from Karachi in Pakistan to northern Deccan. A number of the Maratha states persisted as princely states, retaining autonomy in return for acknowledging British suzerainty. The largest princely states in the territory were Nagpur, Satara and Kolhapur; Satara was annexed to the Bombay Presidency in 1848, and Nagpur was annexed in 1853 to become Nagpur Province, later part of the Central Provinces. Berar, which had been part of the Nizam of Hyderabad's kingdom, was occupied by the British in 1853 and annexed to the Central Provinces in 1903. However, a large part called Marathwada remained part of the Nizam's Hyderabad State throughout the British period.
The period of British rule was marked by social reforms and an improvement in infrastructure as well as revolts due to their discriminatory policies. At the turn of the 20th century, the struggle for independence took shape, led by radical nationalist Bal Gangadhar Tilak and the moderates like Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Pherozeshah Mehta and Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj, Dadabhai Naoroji, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Jyotirao Phule – social reformers who were all born in this region. After the partial autonomy given to the states by the Government of India Act of 1935, B. G. Kher became the first Chief Minister of the Congress party-led Government of tri-lingual Bombay Presidency. The ultimatum to the British during the Quit India Movement was given in Mumbai, and culminated in the transfer of power and independence in 1947.
After India's independence, the Deccan States, including Kolhapur were integrated into Bombay State, which was created from the former Bombay Presidency in 1950. In 1956, the States Reorganisation Act reorganised the Indian states along linguistic lines, and Bombay Presidency State was enlarged by the addition of the predominantly Marathi-speaking regions of Marathwada from erstwhile Hyderabad state and Vidarbha region from the Central Provinces and Berar. The southernmost part of Bombay State was ceded to Mysore. From 1954 to 1955 the people of Maharashtra strongly protested against bilingual Bombay state and Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti, was formed. The Mahagujarat Movement was started, seeking a separate Gujarat state. Keshav rao Jedhe, S.M. Joshi, Shripad Amrit Dange, Pralhad Keshav Atre and Gopal rao Khedkar fought for a separate state of Maharashtra with Mumbai as its capital under the banner of Samyukta Maharashtra Movement. On 1 May 1960, following mass protests and 105 deaths, the separate Marathi-speaking state was formed by dividing earlier Bombay State into the new states of Maharashtra and Gujarat. The state continues to have a dispute with Karnataka regarding the region of Belgaum and Karwar.
Districts of Maharashtra
Konkan Division
Nashik Division
Pune Division
Aurangabad Division
Amravati Division
Nagpur Division
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Grace McVeigh graduated from Vanderbilt University with a degree in biochemistry in 1925. She then launched a 30-year career as a geophysicist for the Atlantic Richfield Co. Studying charts to determine were precious oil might be found, Miss McVeigh's work took her to South America and the Middle East.
A strong and active supporter of Vanderbilt, McVeigh endowed five scholarships for medical students and was one of the original members of the Canby Robinson Society.
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Are we "digital" yet? An algorithmic answer to a philosophical question
"We're entering a publish-digital-transformation period, where corporations are no longer setting up to turn into 'digital.' They are electronic."
I didn't assume that was a specifically controversial statement, which I wrote back in April whilst doing the job on this year's martech landscape. It is hard to inventory all of the methods in which technology is now embedded in advertising and marketing and not conclude that we're past the "we should really possibly go digital someday" phase of items.
But with a study from LeanData that reported the #1 direct ability that earnings marketing teams want is "more automation/fewer guide tasks" (32%), along with our individual joint report on martech occupations that showed 70% of advertising ops gurus commit 10+ several hours a week in spreadsheets (or spreadsheet-like applications such as Airtable), editor Kim Davis at MarTech.org is calling me out on that assertion.
"While we're certain that our viewers are making use of electronic spreadsheets — Microsoft Excel, for example, rather than paper and pencils — that is certainly not what Brinker signifies," he not too long ago wrote.
That's correct. We have been utilizing spreadsheets on computers considering that the 80's. The only "digital transformation" back then was the shift from records and cassettes to CDs.
But when does a advertising and marketing section qualify as currently being reworked into digital?
It's an intriguing dilemma.
Kim implies that it's when a "digital paradise of fully automated (and AI-run, of study course) marketing" has been realized. That appears to be like a fairly superior bar.
I suggest a additional realistic yardstick: marketing has been digitally transformed when additional than 99% of advertising and marketing "actions" — entrance-phase and again-phase — are executed algorithmically by computer software.
It is not that there aren't nevertheless a good deal matters we people individually do in advertising and marketing in that setting. But when you add up all the steps that application executes on our behalf, without our fingers having to jab at the keyboard for each specific one particular to come about, the ratio of algorithmically executed actions to manually executed types is 99 to 1 or bigger.
The Unseen Sea of Algorithmically Executed Steps
Let us make this concrete with an illustration all over digital events — which, ha, are totally electronic by mother nature, but which is just the commence:
If you take signups for a webinar, export them to CSV data files, and manually import them into your CRM, that is not algorithmic. It most surely does not receive you details in direction of staying digitally transformed. If in its place, having said that, those people signups are mechanically despatched to your CRM by way of API — integrations for the acquire! — they transfer over to the "algorithmically executed" column.
If you manually deliver signup affirmation e-mail, reminder e-mail, and submit-party emails to these webinar registrants, that is not algorithmic. But if you set up your marketing events software to immediately ship all those emails when triggered by new signups or at pre-outlined situations, they're now algorithmically executed.
What takes place following with those signups? Do you have an intern lookup the internet to discover a lot more about people companies and manually augment their CRM document? Not algorithmic. Or do you use a assistance like Zoominfo, Clearbit, and many others., to instantly validate and enrich all those information with more details? Algorithmically executed.
How about scoring those people sales opportunities? Is it a purely manually method (not algorithmic), or is it by using a software program-defined heuristic, possibly even with device mastering (algorithmic)?
Routing prospects? Distributed by hand (not algorithmic) or via a application-based workflow (algorithmic)?
Subsequent nurturing (drip) campaigns? Steps that occur programmatically when that person visits your internet site or responds to another desire gen marketing campaign or sequencing phase? Probably even anyone else from that exact enterprise, firing your account-dependent promoting spidey-feeling, calculated algorithmically, and reacted to algorithmically? E-mails, site personalization, direct mail, SMS messages, (re)-qualified marketing, etcetera., all currently being executed algorithmically by computer software.
If you include up all people steps remaining performed on your behalf by computer software — in its place of you doing each individual a person by hand — it speedily becomes a pretty huge amount.
It dwarfs what we are even bodily able of accomplishing by hand, effortlessly blowing past the 99-to-1 ratio I've instructed as the litmus exam for being a digital department.
The irony is that simply because all individuals points — as large of a volume as they are — are accomplished immediately by software for us, they quickly fade from our consciousness. We never assume about them since we're not executing any of that work. In its place, we're off accomplishing other matters that never still happen automagically. So, of program, it is our current guide workload that arrives to intellect when we feel about how we devote our times. Howdy, recency bias.
Congrats, You are Digital. Now Let's Get to Do the job
Now, obtaining read through as a result of the above situation, you may be declaring, "We are not executing any of that nonetheless!" In which situation, I grant you, you're almost certainly not a digitally remodeled advertising and marketing division. Nevertheless. The good news, nonetheless, is all of that is now generally nicely-recognized finest observe, enabled by a large alternative of frequent martech products and solutions. You can get there from right here.
On the other hand, if your response to the previously mentioned is, "Yeah, we're accomplishing all that — but there are so a lot of matters we want we could do improved, so quite a few far more manual responsibilities we desire we could automate, so lots of more laborous selections we wish an algorithm could execute swiftly and safely on our behalf…"
Perfectly, welcome to article-electronic transformation internet marketing. Just mainly because we're digital, does not necessarily mean we have arrived at nirvana.
As a metaphor, take into account a software package plan. It is inherently 100% electronic. But, hey, not all application systems are good. They can be buggy, they can deficiency features we want, they can have a undesirable UX, etc. Such software desires to be fastened and improved. And, if we appear at the previous 50 many years of software, I consider it is reasonable to say that it's improved noticeably. But it continue to has a long way to go.
Or, as software program business owners would body it, "What a fantastic option!"
And that was the stage I was building in the statement I created at the leading of this write-up. Quit contemplating of "becoming digital" as some foreseeable future point out and know that you in all probability presently are electronic nowadays. But you've still acquired a ton of operate to do to make your electronic advertising and marketing operations far better.
Concur? Disagree? If you assume my 99-to-1 ratio isn't the right exam to assert electronic-ness, remember to suggest a distinct measure. But to avoid it being a purely philosophical argument, I'd thrust you to make it a quantitative measure that can be calculated.
Or, in other terms, an algorithm.


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This is a lecture I gave to my club's members:
Hello friends,
First of all, I want to ask your forgiveness if I use notes:
- Firstly, I don't really have the experience of public speaking, which requires time to learn.
- Secondly, it was very important to me that my message be clear, unambiguous, with examples, well organized, and that I don't forget anything I wanted to tell you, all this so that you get the most out of this talk, and all of this I could never have gotten if I had had to improvise a speech instead of writing it down as I did after thinking about it a lot, and seriously.
What do I want to talk to you about today? About the thing that unites us all here and that is: the treatment of mental illnesses. By the way: for many people, humanity is divided in two: on the one hand, "normal" people, and on the other, the mentally ill. We used to be called "crazy people" but changing the term didn't change anything fundamentally, the stigma remained. Why was it important for me to point this out? Because the people who divide humanity in this way believe that mental illness, unlike physical illness, is incurable. The height of the paradox is that among these people there are also many therapists. The problem is that patients themselves also tend to see the world this way. We say to ourselves: "If everyone considers us abnormal, then... it must be true!" The result is that too often we don't take the bull by the horns and we don't really deal with the disease. To use a term from psychology, the stigmatization of society causes patients to stigmatize themselves. So, if we don't cope, then what do we do? Well, everyone finds their "solution". The smart ones among us turn to alcohol, tobacco and drugs in the hope that they will end their suffering. There are those who consider themselves more "serious" who think (very naively in my opinion) that if they take this or that medicine morning and evening, then their anxiety, depression, difficulty concentrating and insomnia will stop. . And finally, all are victims of all sorts of myths that others have constructed for them and which, therefore, they have constructed for themselves.
A personal example: I have been told for years that I was complexed, ridiculous, unsociable, dreamy, distracted, moody, not masculine, absent-minded, haughty, weak-willed, angry, lazy, naive, depressed, shy and what else do I know?! One moment! I'm not saying there wasn't some truth in that. Of course, there was! But I could have solved each of these problems if only there had been people around me who understood me and loved me. And you want to know who, in my entourage, misunderstood and disliked me the most? Well, that's… me!!! When I finally acquired a positive thought, a positive view of the world and of myself, self-confidence, self-love, humility, self-compassion, most, if not all, of the problems that I listed have been resolved.
Some of you may say to me, "Come on, Yossi! You are not now going to be one of those who lecture us with empty clichés about positive thinking, self-confidence and self-love! only those things don't always work, for me, for example, they don't work at all!
So, for those of you who think so, I will answer. " That is true! My answers are incomplete. I would still need a few good hours of conversations with you for you to understand these concepts in depth. Conversations that will include some big examples from life and some small examples from everyday life. What I can tell you for now are my personal development successes, which include overcoming the issues I listed earlier. Your common sense should tell you that if it worked for Yossi, there's no reason it shouldn't work for you! And that, I will prove it to you! »
I am going to tell you my story: in 2005, when I was hospitalized for two months in a hospital for the mentally ill, on the orders of the district psychiatrist, after an act on my part which had required, in addition to calling a ambulance, also the call to the police, I was admitted to the hospital by a psychiatrist and at the end of this interview I was diagnosed as schizoaffective i.e. suffering from a mixture bipolar disorder (depression if you prefer) and schizophrenia. He prescribed forced treatment for the rest of my life, incapacity for work (until then I worked as a software engineer) and 80% disability. Between us, I am indignant that the doctor on duty is authorized to make so many decisions fateful for a person after questioning them for only five minutes. Apart from that, I did nothing and they did nothing to me, absolutely nothing in the two months that I spent in the hospital, except that they deprived me of my freedom. As you can see, I do not spare the medical world my criticisms.
But I don't have only criticisms! I also have a lot of praise for the healthcare system in Israel. I learned that I could benefit from the rehabilitation law which was enacted in 2000. And indeed, I received a rehabilitation basket which gave me the following advantages:
- A personal trainer.
- A psychologist with whom I have been speaking to once a week since 2005.
- Help from associations.
- and above all, above all a social club like ours.
Why "above all"?
- Because I realized that I was not the only one in the world to be in mental distress, as I thought and as my loved ones and as the whole society led me to think.
- Because meeting other patients, sometimes in a much more serious situation than mine, was a great help to me: I was sensitive to their story, they helped me, and I at the same time, discovered that I also had the ability to help people, whereas before I felt like a useless and undesirable element in our world, to the point that I had thought several times of ending my life.
- The meeting with the therapists also brought me a lot. Not necessarily psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers. There are good ones, of course, but there are also those who think that because they have this or that degree, they know everything about the human soul. I was helped by many conversations with volunteers and care coordinators who had no diploma, but who were human beings first.
In 2005, after the event I told you about, I spent my first years like this:
- Without friends
- Doing nothing during the day except spending many hours in front of the television without understanding what was said on it.
- Exhausted, despite my inactivity.
- Suffering from all the problems I mentioned before.
- Depressed to the last degree!
However, today:
- I have many friends.
- I am busy non-stop from six o'clock, the time I get up, until 10:30 p.m. when I go to bed.
- I see my therapists.
- I go to my club.
- I read books.
- I surf the Internet, especially on social networks.
- I take part in two different courses to improve my English.
- I am learning spoken Arabic.
- I play chess online and I am a member of a chess club. I was also offered to participate in tournaments but I had to decline the offer, because there are still no more than 24 hours a day.
- I am learning to play the piano
- I participate in family reunions.
- I love life madly!!!
If that's not proof, then what is proof?!
I would now like to hear your comments and answer your questions.


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Sweden Town Park has it all! There are three playgrounds at this park as well as a new splash pad (June, 2019)! Aside from the playgrounds there are hiking trails, a skate park and even a dog park with a pool!
John Henlon Prkwy, Brockport, NY 14420
Take Me There
Playground #1
This is the largest and newest of the 3 playgrounds. It is padded and wheelchair accessible with several large ramps up the play structure. There are musical instruments scattered throughout and a roller slide! The surface is padded and entirely wheel friendly. This playground is sure to entertain and is found toward the back of the park.
Playground #2
Located behind the town lodge, this quaint playground has a tandem swing, ride on ladybug and smaller structures for the little ones. This is a great spot for family reunions and parties.
Playground #3
This playground is located near an open air pavilion. A second tandem swing can be found here as well as typical swings, baby swings and an adaptive swing. The playground is a good distance from the road with lots of green space surrounding. This spot is known to host many gatherings as well. Note: the parking and bathrooms are a good distance away from the pavilion and playground.
The Splash Pad
The splash pad at Sweden Town park is unique with moving parts everywhere! kids can spin the various fountains to create different patterns from the water. Since there are moving parts as well as two "falling bucket" features, the water output can be unpredictable. There is plenty of seating and an open air pavilion located perfectly between the splash pad and playground. Bathrooms are a short walk away. This splash pad is adjacent to playground #1, is further down into the park. As you enter John Henlon Parkway keep driving until you see the splash pad!
The Skate Park
There is a large skate park located behind the splash pad and playground #1. Only Skate boards and in line skates are allowed on the skate surface. The area is entirely fenced in and open 8:00 am to sundown daily.
The Hiking
Sweden town park is expansive. Along with three playgrounds, there are hiking trails with disc golf. The trail pictured below is accessible from Playground #2, located behind the Lodge. This trail and disc gold course is very well maintained. There are rock piles everywhere and you may spot some unique rock structures along the way! The trail is flat and short, making this an easy walk for all ages. Keep an eye out for poison ivy!
The Venue
Sweden Town Park hosts a beautiful lodge with indoor and outdoor seating as well as a nearby gazebo. The gazebo has two rocking benches and overlooks the pond. Located behind the lodge is a playgrounds and hiking trail with disc golf course. The lodge has heating and air conditioning as well as a kitchen.


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April 5, 2022
SACRAMENTO, California—Police are investigating recent fender bender robberies where thieves purposefully rear-end victims with the intent to rob them.
Rindy Merrifield was a victim of one of these crimes and shared her story in hopes it helps others avoid being a target of thieves, reports KCRA3.
Merrifield was heading home on Business 80 on March 10 after running errands in Sacramento when a driver bumped her SUV from behind.
She wasn't worried the bump did any damage and continued on. The small car behind her then bumped her again, but again, Merrifield wasn't concerned and kept driving along the highway, according to KCRA3.
"He pulled beside me, told me to pull over," Merrifield said. "So I thought, OK, maybe he did do some damage, and that's why he wants me to pull over."
She found a place to pull over near the Cal Expo exit and got out of her car to speak with the other driver.
"I just came around and I looked and I said, '…no damage. Just go on your way,'" said Merrifield. "That's when he said, 'You know, I really think we should exchange insurances because that's the right thing to do.'"
Merrifield told KCRA3 she went to the passenger side door where the other driver pushed her away, grabbed her purse, and swatted her arm away—preventing her from retrieving her purse.
"It was just, 'How dare you… take my purse!' and I was bound and determined to get it back or hurt him enough that I could get it," she said.
Merrifield chased after the other driver—repeatedly slamming his own car door on his legs as he was getting away. However, her efforts did not stop the thief who escaped with her purse.
KCRA3 was told by the Sacramento police that a similar fender-bender type robbery happened involving a different victim a day later on March 11.
Later that same day, detectives arrested Hau Nguyen and Phung Nguyen and charged them for that crime.
On April 1, police received an arrest warrant for Phung Nguyen for charges related to the March 10 robbery – Merrifield's case.
According to Sacramento police, Nguyen's whereabouts are not known and he is considered wanted by law enforcement.
Feature Image via KCRA3


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