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JP Morgan (Chase)
Posted by Jaggaer in on September 4, 2019
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in New York City. JPMorgan Chase is the largest bank in the United States and is ranked by S&P Global as the sixth largest bank in the world by total assets as of 2018, to the amount of $2.535 trillion. It is the world's most valuable bank by market capitalization.


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The laws of each of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and the Cayman Islands permit, within a single company, the segregation of assets and liabilities amongst various "portfolios" in a way which binds third parties as a matter of the respective laws.
Notwithstanding the segregation of assets and liabilities within portfolios, the Segregated Portfolio Company ("SPC") is a single legal entity and any segregated portfolio of, or within, an SPC does not constitute a legal entity separate from the SPC itself. This means, for example, that a portfolio cannot buy shares in another portfolio except through a third party.
Why choose an SPC?
The segregation of assets and liabilities between various separate "pools" is already possible by the adoption of a group company structure comprising a number of different companies. Furthermore, it has always been possible to segregate assets and liabilities within a company on a consensual basis relying on limited recourse language in relation to creditors, and asset allocation provisions in the memorandum and articles of association in relation to shareholders. So what are the benefits of adopting an SPC?
- Cost - there is only one set of registration and annual fees (though these are higher than for a non-SPC recognised or registered mutual fund - see below).
- Simplicity - it is only necessary to administer one corporate entity, rather than several.
- There is a significant diminution of potential conflicts of interest for directors in respect of separate portfolios in a way which would not be possible if those directors were directors of separate companies.
- The SPC regime, whilst using one corporate entity, binds non-consensual third parties as well as consensual third parties under the laws.
- The SPC regime treats each pool of assets and liabilities of an SPC effectively as a separate legal entity so that corporate rules which would otherwise be applied on an entity basis, are applied on a portfolio basis, for example, calculation of profits for dividend purposes.
Which companies can be an SPC?
- For BVI companies the provisions of Section 135 of the BCA do not apply to all companies in the British Virgin Islands, but only those companies limited by shares which apply to and received written approval from the Financial Services Commission (Commission) to be incorporated as a segregated portfolio company (SPC). An existing ordinary non-resident company may register with the Registrar as an SPC. The Commission will give its written approval to the incorporation of a company or the registration of an existing company as an SPC only if the company is, or on its incorporation will be, inter alia, recognised as a professional or private fund or registered as a public fund under the Securities Investment Business Act (SIBA).
- Cayman Island exempted companies are not subject to prior approval by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) but must be registered principally from a fees perspective.
- An SPC must include in its name "SPC" or the words "Segregated Portfolio Company"; in addition, each segregated portfolio must include in its name the words "Segregated Portfolio".
What is an SPC?
- An SPC is permitted to create one or more segregated portfolios in order to segregate the assets and liabilities of the company held within or on behalf of a portfolio from the assets and liabilities of the company held within or on behalf of any other segregated portfolio of the company, or the assets and liabilities of the company which are not held within or on behalf of any segregated portfolio of the company (called the general assets of the company). The segregation of assets and liabilities within portfolios does not create any new legal entity: the SPC is and remains a single legal entity and any segregated portfolio of, or within, an SPC does not constitute a legal entity separate from the SPC itself.
- An SPC may create and issue shares in one or more classes (including different classes or series relating to the same segregated portfolio) the proceeds from the issue of which must be included in the same segregated portfolio as an asset of the segregated portfolio in respect of which the segregated portfolio shares are issued. An SPC may pay a dividend in respect of the segregated portfolio shares of any class or series whether or not a dividend is declared on any other class or series of segregated portfolio shares, or any other shares. The dividends paid on a segregated portfolio share must be paid by reference only to the accounts of the relevant segregated portfolio. In other words, a dividend may only be paid on segregated portfolio shares if the relevant segregated portfolio could lawfully pay that dividend if that portfolio were a separate company.
- Any act, matter, deed, agreement, contract, instrument under seal or other instrument or arrangement which is to be binding on or to benefit a segregated portfolio must be executed by or on behalf of the directors of the SPC and on behalf of the relevant segregated portfolio.
Financial Statement
- All SPC's are required to produce financial statements which shall take into account and shall include an explanation of:
- The nature of the company;
- How the segregation of the assets and liabilities of the company impacts upon members of the company and persons with whom the company transacts; and
- The effect that any existing deficit in the assets of one or more segregated portfolios of the company has on the general assets of the company.
- All SPC's are required to produce a set of financial statements in respect of each of the segregated portfolios comprising the SPC.
Ongoing regulatory requirements
- All SPC's and their segregated portfolios are required to obtain the prior written approval of the Commission in BVI to any material change to any information provided to the Commission, whereas CIMA requires that material changes to the SPC be reflected by filing new MF1 forms detailing changes and where appropriate revised or supplemental offering documents. This applies not only to information supplied at the time of application but also on an ongoing basis.
The Directors' duties
- Unlike many other offshore jurisdictions including Cayman Islands, the directors of a BVI SPC do not incur personal liability for the liabilities of the SPC and the segregated portfolio.
- Among the duties of the directors of an SPC are the duty to establish and maintain procedures to segregate, and keep segregated, portfolio assets separate and separately identifiable from general assets; to segregate, and keep segregated portfolio assets of each segregated portfolio separate and separately identifiable from segregated portfolio assets of any other segregated portfolio; and to ensure that assets and liabilities are not transferred between segregated portfolios otherwise than at full value. The directors may engage an investment manager to collectively invest or manage the segregated portfolio assets or the general assets of the company and provided that the assets remain segregated and separately identifiable then the directors do not breach their duties.
Position on insolvency
- Segregated portfolio assets must only be used to meet liabilities due to the creditors of a particular segregated portfolio, and are not available or to be used to meet the claims of creditors of another separate segregated portfolio.
- It follows that a liability in respect of a particular segregated portfolio entitles a creditor of that segregated portfolio to have recourse only to the segregated portfolio assets attributable to such segregated portfolio, and not to the assets of other segregated portfolios. The respective laws also permit the liabilities of a particular segregated portfolio to be met by the general assets (unless specifically prohibited by the articles of association) of the SPC to the extent that the assets attributable to the segregated portfolio are insufficient to satisfy the liability and to the extent that the SPC's general assets exceed any minimum capital amounts lawfully required by a regulatory body in the Cayman Islands or the British Virgin Islands. Where the assets of more than one portfolio are insufficient to meet each respective portfolio's liabilities it is not clear on what basis the liabilities of such insolvent portfolios will share in the general assets.
- It also follows from the above, that where a liability arises or is imposed other than from a matter in respect of a particular segregated portfolio that liability may only be met from the SPC's general assets.

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ray10k (unregistered)
Most languages that I know of would complain loudly at the empty try block, so! Who wants to bet this project had over 1000 warnings? (also, obligatory "Simpsons did it")
someone (unregistered)
Wondering if there's any real reason
base.OnLoad(e)couldn't be
registered (unregistered)
I would like to try the frist nothing.
ray10k (unregistered)
Expanding on Remy's assumption as to how this code came to be, it could be another
buttenine rule. "If a function must call a function from the class it overloads, then the call must be the first thing that happens in the function."
bvs23bkv33 (unregistered)
on my project cc -Wall >warning.log gives over 2 mb file
my name is missing (unregistered)
Do. Or do not. There is no try - Yoda
Little Bobby Tables (unregistered)
The word is "asinine" if you were trying for a seriously-past-its-sell-by-date joke.
ray10k (unregistered)
Yeah, an old one indeed. https://thedailywtf.com/articles/29-Just-Say-It
Nutster (nodebb)
Someone is thinking this is a constructor, where the first statement must be the call to the parent's constructor, if you are going to use one at all, at least in .Net languages, like C# or VB.Net.
Altaree (unregistered)
No comments. No unicorns. No rainbows. Remy, have you been hacked?
Kleyguerth (github)
No easy reader version? Literally unreadable.
33vkb32svb (unregistered)
On my project, the build fails if either cppcheck or gcc -Wall -Wextra -pedantic finds anything. I still want to add the clang analyzer wrapper 'scan-build' to the process.
Bill T (unregistered)
I'm still impressed by how much WTF is in the unreachable logging line. What all is going on under the hood for LoggingService? No, there were some things man was not meant to know...
Derf Skren (unregistered)
No what drove them under was having their tabs set to 8 characters! :-O
Watson (nodebb)
There is nothing. Remy didn't even try.
Vilx- (unregistered)
I have a much more mundane explanation for this - it's a blank template. When they make a new class, they use some sort of template that comes along with a basic skeleton like this. If there was something useful to do, then the person writing that code wouldn't forget the try/cath/log part. If there isn't anything... well, someone forgot or just didn't bother to clean up.
assurance (unregistered)
My associated assistant assured me that no-such assinine class rule has been assembled.
BernieTheBernie (nodebb)
The actual problem is that base.OnLoad(e) sometimes threw some exception, and the author of the derived class used to wonder why his code failed to catch it...
Anon (unregistered)
Then TRWTF would be the template logging unhandled exceptions in the OnLoad event instead of implementing it somewhere more global. And even worse - that it swallows the exception rather than re-throwing it.
Vilx- (unregistered)
True dat.
Chris (unregistered)
Are we not going to discuss the string.Format("")?
Merlin (unregistered)
Nope, not a blank template. I dug deep in the version history (which presumably is a dump of an svn resulting in one folder per minor version)... The OnLoad was added like that long after the class existed.
David (unregistered)
TRWTF is the anonymization:
public partial class SomeProcessUserControl : SomeSlightlyDifferentProcessUserControl
Apparently the editor doesn't even know that a more specific class is usually extending a more generic one but at the same time feels entitled to complain about other peoples code...
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On Thursday, 14th of July, 2016, delegation from Balıkesir Merkez Karesi Municipality, led by the mayor Mr. Yücel Yılmaz visited IUS.
Delegation was welcomed and hosted by the Rector of IUS Prof. Dr. Yücel Oğurlu. On this occasion, Rector introduced our university, it's brief history, vision and mission of IUS as well as many projects that our university successfully implemented. During this visit, importance of developing good and friendly relations between IUS and Balıkesir Merkez Karesi Municipality for possible future cooperation was emphasized.
At the end, they exchanged gifts and our guests expressed their gratitude by this visit.


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While we tend to stick with our enthusiasm for movies around here, we couldn't help but take the opportunity to celebrate what a grand time it is for television. Some of these shows we've discussed previously, while others we've only recently caught on to. While television hasn't come close to supplanting film, we can't deny that some of the best best storytelling, acting, and overall filmmaking is taking place outside of our movie theaters. Prepare yourself for countless hours of binge-watching as we present to you the best TV shows of 2015:
The 100
Attractive young adults must survive on a post-apocalyptic Earth while standing up to an older generation. Sound familiar? It should. It's a typical YA set up. The 100 will lull you into a comfort zone before pulling out the rug from underneath you with ideas of psychological trauma, politics, the price of war, and not shying away from some of the most twisted gut punched in modern television history.
Better Call Saul
The truth is that Better Call Saul is the most emotionally-rich, deftly-acted show of the year. While Breaking Bad was brilliant, even Vince Gilligan has admitted they didn't always know where they were going. Here we get to see a show with defined start and endpoint, which plays on our knowledge of the future of this character. Bob Odenkirk has carved out a particular character over the years, but given the screentime to do so, he has now added such depth and nuance it feels more real than ever. Better Call Saul is an incredibly detailed, funny, and melancholic depiction of man doomed to fail.
Best Episode: "Five-O" – For all the wonderful writing that went in to Odenkirk's character, the best episode of this season is centred on Jonathan Banks' Mike. The stoic man we are familiar with from both shows is finally given a backstory, and it's one of the most tragic, believable, and excellently-crafted episodes this year. Banks is phenomenal, and the performance is so measured and quiet that his eventual breakdown is utterly heart-breaking. – Jack Godwin
Bojack Horseman
The first season was game-changing; this year's second was life changing. The show upped its game in every way without becoming a parody of itself or resting on its laurels. A show that should have been a stupid Hollywood satire led by a talking horse has gradually become the best thing on TV.
Best Episode: "Escape from L.A." I've written about this before but this is the episode when the show pushes into that hallowed ground where a TV show stops being fantastic and becomes majestic. The episode keeps zigging and zagging right up until the heartbreaking finale and we realise that perhaps Bojack's redemption story isn't going to come true, and maybe ours aren't either. – Sean Fallon
Marvel has dominated the blockbuster stratosphere for half a decade. It was only a matter of time before they dominated TV. Agents of SHIELD has improved significantly and is worth the shout out just for being led by an Asian-American superhero. Daredevil on the other hand still stars a white guy but he's blind and knows a variety of fighting styles! He's a lawyer by day and dark, brooding potential anti-hero by night. You might think superhero shows can't be realistic, but for those of us who were raised Catholic, nothing sinks in like that Catholic guilt. An accurate depiction of guilt, and crises of faith, proved Marvel has solid footing in the TV realm.
Best Episode: "Stick" – Daredevil is not a perfect show. It's a superhero show with Law & Order elements to it, minus the issues that bog down that procedural show. Daredevil, once in a while came across issues on the superhero side of the affairs. "Stick" displayed none of these problems by fully embracing the comic book aspects of the series and letting us know that Matt Murdock was indeed a superhuman thanks to his abilities born out of tragedy. It also set the stage for future Daredevil stories with a possible hint of Iron Fist and Defenders in the mix. – Diego Crespo
Doctor Who
It's rare that the ninth season of a show is one of its best (even rarer when it's the thirty-fifth season too), but Peter Capaldi's second season as The Doctor is a triumph, removing all doubts fostered by his shaky debut. Having every episode be a two-parter was a masterstroke and the introduction of Maisie Williams added a fantastically layered threat/ally.
Best Episode: "Heaven Sent" – The Doctor is transported to a prison in which a nightmare from his youth stalks him amidst a castle which twists and turns like a Rubik's cube. The Doctor, awash with grief and rage from the events of the preceding episode must escape the prison and work out who needs to receive some old-school, Biblical revenge. Directed by Rachel Talalay, this episode is a masterclass in tension and horror before delivering a twist that explains what true horror is. Capaldi, the only actor on screen for the majority of the episode, is at his best and the realisation of what the prison is is some of the best dramatic work in Doctor Who history. – Sean Fallon
Building upon the success of its immediate predecessor, which was no easy task to surmount, the second season of the hit FX show, based in part on the works of seminal writer-directors Joel and Ethan Coen, is still the best television drama on the air. Blending all of the existential and absurdist themes that make the Coen Brothers' films such a joys to watch and treasures to be unpacked after preliminary first viewings, the second season of Fargo unpacks a lot of the mystery and social intrigue of the first season, and delivers a truly masterful epic on organized crime and the syndicates that run it, with the show's Gerhardt clan on a par thematically with Francis Ford Coppola's Corleone's.
Best Episode: "Waiting for Dutch" – In the cold open for the second season, all of the surreal intrigue that unfolds over the course of the series' ten episode run unfolds in miniature. Actor Kieran Culkin plays the youngest Gerhardt, Rye, with such an overwhelming lack of social grace that it becomes almost cathartic to watch his rising star burst and fall down in flames before the show has even really started. What's more, the fallout from such a singularly tragic series of events is a joy to watch, and it all has its start in this first, unparalleled episode of meticulously articulated narrative set-up. – Sean K. Cureton
The Flash
The Flash is a godsend of superhero television. Greg Berlanti & co. have once again brought just enough gravitas to a show that functions as a serialized drama as well as the more outlandish superheroics that make these hooded figures such a staple in pop culture. No other show can have its protagonists facing off against a genius gorilla one week, and a time hopping speed demon from a parallel universe and have them feel like natural conjunctions. Barring a few select pieces of live-action superhero media (Spider-Man 2, The Avengers, The Dark Knight), The Flash is the best example of how to do a superhero property right.
Best Episode: "Fast Enough" – When you ask about payoff, some shows opt for a cliffhanger instead of concluding one story and beginning another. Flash did both in the conclusion to its first season. There's a wedding, heartbreak, multiple deaths and closure for what remains a highlight of longform storytelling in modern television as Barry Allen finally breaks free of the Reverse Flash and decides once and for all if he can outrun the man who took everything from his family and friends. – Diego Crespo
Fresh Off the Boat
While it may not be the best source of drama and large cinematic scale, Fresh Off the Boat is always a lot of fun. Its newest season, no longer abiding by its protagonist's novel, is chock-full of inseminations of cultural differences, nostalgia (which, though I haven't lived through, resonate nonetheless), and a quick and constant sense of humor that is applicable to all who watch it, regardless of age, race, or gender. Fresh Off the Boat's newest season, now with the artistic liberty to do what it wants with its characters, has solidified it as one of the best sitcoms currently on television.
Veronica Mars but with zombies! Showrunner Rob Thomas picks up queues from his previously adored series about a young woman caught in a world of intrigue and adapts it to fit into the mold of other popular genre shows. Each episode ties into a further character arc or narrative push but also allows the cast to showcase their talent with individual "brains of the week" letting star Rose McIver play essentially new characters after every brain is devoured.
Best Episode: "Blaine's World" – Liv's ex-fiance Major turned zombie hunter is captured by up-and-coming zombie crime lord Blaine. What follows is a surprisingly well crafted action scene where Major gets revenge zombies from Blaine's butcher shop front "Meat Cute." Ravi is able to create two doses of a zombie cure before Liv has to use one on Blaine to stop his mass infection the population of Seattle and one on Major, whom she turned into a zombie to save his life after Blaine stabbed him. Yeah, a lot happened here. Not to mention the cliffhanger where Liv decides not to give her brother a blood transfusion as to not turn him into a zombie. Rough stuff, Olivia Moore. – Diego Crespo
Jessica Jones
What show-runner Melissa Rosenberg and the team over at Marvel has accomplished with this series is completely unprecedented. They have crafted a damn near flawless series around an at best c-list character. Part of what makes Jessica Jones work so well is the pitch perfect tone that can be dark and disturbing without ever being oppressive and losing track of the fun. It allows characters and premises that are expertly interwoven within the thematic and metaphorical stakes as well as the more physical genre-based stakes. All is kept in check by the strongest pacing of any show you'll see all year, resulting in an experience that satisfies both as a complete experience and as an episode-to-episode basis if binge-watching isn't your thing. Of course I have to mention the brilliance of Krysten Ritter who is still just a small piece of what makes Jessica Jones the best show of 2015.
Best Episode: "AKA Sin Bin" – This was a difficult decision since just about every episode is pretty much perfect in its own way. I almost went with "AKA 1,000 Cuts" if only because it contains one of the most disturbing, upsetting on-screen sequences of the year. Instead, I chose the ninth episode of the series. The extended finale of this episode is when we find the show firing on all cylinders. The stakes are sky high for all the characters as Jessica attempts to capture evidence of Kilgrave's mind control abilities. Every major player in the show gets involved for a truly intense finale which mounts shock after shock without ever feeling forced. To say anymore would ruin the strongest single episode of television of the year. – Ryan MacLean
Mad Men
Man Seeking Woman
Created by Simon Rich, released on Hulu Plus, and starring that guy from How to Train Your Dragon (Jay Baruchel), Man Seeking Woman is, simply, the best show about dating. It combines the surreal and the absurd to create a comedy that has everything good that you like about Portlandia, but is just normal enough not to turn the average viewer off.
Best Episode: "Stain" – The best episode so far, really? All of them. If I had to choose one, it would be "Stain," in which Josh (lead) attends a destination wedding in Hell. – Katherine B. Shelor
Master of None
Master of None is not only my favorite show of 2015, but my favorite thing in general of 2015. The brainchild of Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang, the show is cinematic, practical in its depiction of everyman plights, and has poignant interest in the social world. It is both hilarious and emotionally aware and I absolutely adore it.
Best Episode: "Parents" – Dev (Aziz Ansari) and Brian (Kelvin Yu) realize that they don't appreciate their parents enough. As children to first generation immigrants, they learn about their parents' struggles to make it to America in order to give their children a better life. As a son to a first generation immigrant mother, this had real life emotional weight for me. While my situation isn't the exact same as Dev and Brian (only one of my parents is an immigrant), I found that past experiences with my mother mirror what Dev and Brian learn in the episode. It's funny, touching, and it warms my heart. – J. Scott Shreve
Nathan For You
Nathan for You combines the unflinching anti-comedy approach of Andy Kaufman with Sacha Baron Cohen's commitment to character and shapes the bit in a mirror format that uncovers the most absurd faults of our capitalist structures and their influence on culture. These forms of comedy-personalities typically have a short shelf life, given that the punchline is dependent upon the mark (and really, the audience) being fooled by the crafted persona. It's hard to say how far past its third season this show will go, but this is certainly the best season yet and we all need to appreciate Nathan Fielder's genius (and it is genius) while we all have the chance.
Best Episode: "Smokers Allowed" – When Nathan uses a legal loophole to allow a bar owner to permit smoking in her establishment, he layers his comedic approach into a dizzying rabbit hole, wherein the show says more about social identity than any 22 minute episode has any right to communicate. – David Shreve, Jr.
Orphan Black
The third season of Orphan Black aired on BBC during the first half of 2015, and the already layered story becomes increasingly more complex throughout this season. Sharp witted dialogue, smartly crafted mystery and suspense, and a standout cast makes Orphan Black one of the best shows currently on TV. Not to mention the fact that Tatiana Maslany continues to conquer the small screen with her ability to transform into an increasing number of different character with each season. Where is this woman's Emmy?
Best Episode: "Certain Agony of the Battlefield" – This episode rewarded viewers for sticking with what began as a slightly cluttered season by providing a series of twists, a shocking character death, and the best twerk scene ever to appear on television. The meat of the season's storyline is fully fleshed out and given new momentum, but it never feels too crowded or fast paced. "Certain Agony of the Battlefield" fuels itself by making the audience feel almost every emotion simultaneously, which is what Orphan Black succeeds at when it's at its very best. – Beth Reynolds
Parks and Recreation
A mockumentary that never got too involved in the mockery. Watching Parks and Recreation is akin to playing with a golden retriever as your best friend wraps you up in blankets and feeds you cotton candy made out of smiles and rainbows. It's so sweet you'll end up with cavities. Few shows on television spread this much cheer and sincerity in single episodes. Parks and Rec did it on a weekly basis while reminding us the most important things in life are friends, waffles, and work. Or waffles, friends, work. But work comes third.
Best Episode: "Johnny Karate Super Awesome Musical Explosion Show" – Possibly the funniest episode in the entire run of the show, "Johnny Karate's Super Awesome Musical Explosion Show" contains all the heart of Parks with an unhealthy dose of everything that makes Andy and April… Andy and April. High octane fun and a heartwarming sendoff to some of our favorite Pawnee citizens. It also contains an appearance by John Cena, which I am convinced kickstarted the influx of John Cena related memes in 2015. – Diego Crespo
Penny Dreadful
Penny Dreadful had a hit-or-miss first season, but if you stuck with it, you'd know just how impressively it improved itself in its second, which aired on Showtime this summer. What started off as an uneven, but still very fun, mash-up of horror icons and archetypes from Victorian literature (including Dorian Gray, and Victor Frankenstein and his creation, along with some fascinating original characters) really hit its stride in season 2, with increased stakes and a scarier villain, and a more coherent, satisfying storyline overall. The fact that this sophisticated (yet still somewhat campy) Gothic genre show is finally getting some awards nominations is a testament to how great the series became in its sophomore season.
Best Episode: "Glorious Horrors" – While there is an episode earlier in the season ("The Nightcomers") that gives us the dramatic superhero-origin-style backstory of Vanessa (Eva Green) and which features an affecting guest turn by the unrecognizable Patti Lupone, it's arguable that "Glorious Horrors" is actually the best of the season, or at least, it is certainly the more climactic, entertaining, visually-arresting episode. It serves as a kind of turning point in the season, and it features an important reveal, a blood-soaked ball, and some of the most artistic, interesting camerawork on television this year. – Redhead at the Movies
Steven Universe
You won't find a braver, bolder, or better show on television than Rebecca Sugar's Steven Universe. This animated adventure follows the Crystal Gems, a trio of alien warriors who rebelled against their home planet in defense of Earth, as they begin to train Steven, the half-human son of their late leader. Its subtle world-building and nuanced character development take up the torch of Avatar: The Last Airbender to an extent rivaling even that show's successor, The Legend of Korra, going much deeper in their second season this year. And for a kid's show, it goes further than anything else on TV in its exploration and embrace of queer identities.
Best Episode: "Alone Together" – This was a really tough call, with the heartbreaking romantic tragedy of "Rose's Scabbard" coming in a close second. But I have to go with my gut, and my initial gut reaction to "Alone Together" was that it was the best episode of television I had ever seen. Steven and his best friend Connie fuse into a single being named Stevonnie, whose adult appearance and non-binary gender lead the two into some thrilling and uncomfortable new experiences. Is this the first non-binary character on television? In any case, it's rare to see such a complex take on relationship dynamics – how far removed is unparalleled intimacy from total solitude? – Josh Rosenfield
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
A show with candy colored spirit and delightful content, there may be no show more entertaining than Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt in 2015. The sugar coated sweetness is sincere but also serves to embrace the truth behind the series: overcoming trauma. It's a heartwarming message to a show starring an actress with the most infectious smile in the business.
Best Episode: "Kimmy Goes to a Party!" – Pinot Noir, Caviar, Myanmar, Mid-sized car, You don't have to be popu-lar, Find out who your true friends are, Pinot Noir, In the boudoir, In the boudoir. Pinot Noir, smoke a cigar, Revenge can be spectacu-lar, Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir. Pinot Noir, leather bar. Oh, so close and yet so far. Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir. Pinot, Pinot, Pinot. Pinot Noir, you're a star Listen to Tom Beren-gar, Pinot Noir, Roseanne Barr, Pinot, Noir, Au revoir. – Diego Crespo
In its fourth season Veep remains political satire at it's finest. Where most comedies start running out of steam from tiring personal stories of relationship drama or jumping sharks, Veep refuses to let characters get too likable. It's the characters from Paddy's Pub or Jerry's apartment running the political gamut with low effect for the country and high effect for our comedy.
Best Episode: "Testimony" – Though "Teran" has my favorite Ben line in the show "I'm so tired I could eat a horse." the show continued to show its strength in diving headfirst into ramifications of our characters shady political maneuvers with "Testimony." The entire episode takes place during the course of a single deposition with characters attempting to toss each other under the bus and others using other people's stupidity to get them away from the Supreme Court's crosshairs. – Diego Crespo
List curated by Diego Crespo, Josh Rosenfield.
Click here to read Josh's 2015 film rankings.
Click here to read Diego's 2015 film rankings.
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How many do I order?
The need can vary widely depending on how many dog frequent the area you are trying to keep clean. Here are some guidelines to get your started:
For Apartment Communities: Open areas and parks are man's best friend's favorite place. Start by installing one pet waste station every 160 yards within the area. Don't forget – placing stations throughout your property is crucial; make it easy for residents to clean up after their pets. Putting stations near the mailboxes, pool, and parking spaces are all good areas. Everyone loves their dog, but no one loves dog poop.
For residential areas: Condos, mobile home communities, Home Owner Associations (HOA) and more. Place one pet waste station for every 55 homes or units. Keep in mind if the residential homes/ units are really spread out, you may need a pet waste station for every 35-40 homes/ units.
Remember: At first be sure to monitor the usage, and place additional pet waste stations if the cans are filling up or the dispensers are running out of bags more than once a week.
Did you know?
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More than 70% of apartment renters are pet owners on average.
Leaving pet waste behind actually damages grass costing you more time and money in the long run.


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The finest British Biltong. We air-cure only the most exclusive, healthy and delicious Welsh Wagyu Beef from good old Blighty.
Founded in 2016, BlightyBiltongCo is an ambitious young company specialising in air-curing only the most exclusive, healthy and delicious meats available here in good old Blighty.
Spotting an opportunity to create an amazing product by utilizing the buttery, melt-in-the-mouth Welsh Wagyu Beef and hand-crafting it into one very special ready-to-eat Biltong snack, BlightyBiltongCo leapt at the chance.
With the help of an innovative British spice company, we are now producing this exclusive Biltong in three different flavours.
... and with more Great British meats to come with even more deliciously different flavours, this truly is a British product making waves in a South African market.
1. The supplier's chosen courier services are the Royal Mail on lightweight orders and APC on heavier orders. All internet orders will be sent via the client's preference at the time of purchase. If the client requires an alternative service, they can email Diane to discuss the request. Contact information is available at our contact page.
2. Delivery can only be made to mainland U.K. for the immediate future.
(The Supplier can arrange deliveries to destinations other than mainland U.K). Such deliveries will need to be arranged in advance. Please email us using the contact information to discuss your request.
3. For as long as there is stock available, any order received before 9am on a working day will be processed the same day. If after 9am, it will be dispatched the following working day.
(As the Biltong is made to demand, delivery dates and times given by the Supplier are estimates only. Unless expressly agreed by the Supplier in writing, delivery will take place within a maximum of 14 days. We will do our best however to make delivery within 72 hours).
4. The Client must ensure that they write down the correct shipping address whilst ordering as this will be the address used. If an error has been made by the Client then the Client accepts fault and incurs full cost to have the order re-sent. The Client shall make all arrangements necessary to take delivery of goods whenever they are tendered for delivery.
5. Items are supplied subject to their availability. Whilst the Supplier will endeavor to hold sufficient stock to meet all orders, if there is insufficient stock to meet your order, the Supplier may at their discretion contact the Client to offer a substituted product or alternatively refund the price paid for such goods as soon as possible.
6. The Supplier reserves the right to change details and/or product specifications without notice.
7. Our last dispatch day before the Christmas Holiday is Wednesday 20th of December. Any orders received after this date will be sent on our return on the 8th January.
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1. The Client has the right to cancel any order placed on this website within two working days beginning with the day after the date goods are delivered. 2. All returns must follow the procedure laid down in the returns section. 3. Refunds will only be made on the credit or debit card that was originally used to complete the transaction within 30 days.
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On the last Wednesday, the "Association des Amis de Nicolas Sarkozy" (Friends of Nicolas Sarkozy Association, movement promoting and defending the Nicolas Sarkozy term's political legacy) held its first conference at Paris about the former French president's foreign policy. Most former ministers of Nicolas Sarkozy were present which Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, Laurent Wauquiez… Jean-François Copé, current UMP party leader, and François Fillon (former French head of government) were there and also Ingrid Betancourt, the FARC ex-hostage, who want to testimony all her gratitude to the Elysée Palace's ex-tenant.
This rally aimed at more maintaining the glorious hours and the flame of sarkozysm than having a new (not to say more critical) view about the French ex-head of State foreign policy, compared with the current François Hollande's. For information, most supporters and faithful people of Sarkozy strongly criticized the current Hollande's strategy to more consider his predecessor's one. And watch out for the one who dared to express a different opinion as Jean-Pierre Raffarin. Criticizing the Nicolas Sarkozy's strategy during the French presidential election run-off the last year (to get the far-right's Marine Le Pen votes), the former Jacques Chirac's Prime minister (2002 to 2005) statements were hugely questioned by the whole UMP leaders and executives who want to exonerate Sarkozy of any reponsability regarding his own and the French right defeat.
The UMP party, main right-party in the opposition to François Hollande, is experiencing major difficulties vis-à-vis Nicolas Sarkozy and to go forward as if the former UMP leader was non-replaceable and exempted of any critic due to the moralistic and political weight of Nicolas Sarkozy within the movement. What is more, the current speculations regarding to his (improbable) come-back in 2017 (recently re-launched by Alain Juppé and Bernadette Chirac's statements) and the rivalry between Jean-François Copé and François Fillon for the UMP leadership are reinforcing this impression of blockade existing within the UMP party.
Depending on Nicolas Sarkozy (his political gesture mainly), the UMP party is nostalgic of a man who moved France according to it. This nostalgic attitude is perfectly and consciously maintained by "The Friends of Nicolas Sarkozy Association", chaired by Brice Hortefeux, to preserve his chances for the coming months and years. Nonetheless, maintaining the flame and the sarkozysm years of glory, the UMP is taking the major risk to live in melancholia and in a considered past, preventing any critical analysis of the Nicolas Sarkozy's action on the last five years. But, if the main right opposition party, wants to go back to power in a near future, it is clearly aware it has to do this critic, even if it is means "killing the leader" to be freed and independent from him.
The "Friends of Nicolas Sarkozy" meeting, the mutual distrust between François Fillon and Jean-François Copé and even the current attitude of Sarkozy once again show the UMP party is not ready to make a critical analysis of its ex-leader and refuse to make this so indispensable approach. Such a situation enjoys to the current left ruling majority and to François Hollande mainly, insofar as the UMP party and "The Friends of Nicolas Sarkozy" prefer to look back rather than challenge the future.


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al-Hamdu lillaah, Eid-ul-Adha will be on Saturday 4th October 2014 in shaa' Allaah.
Eid Mubaarak - taqabbal Allaah minnaa wa minkum! May Allaah accept our good deeds and yours. We ask Allaah 'azza wa jall to accept our good deeds from the first 10 days of Dhul-Hijjah, which many scholars regard to be the best 10 days of the year.
Eid Prayers at the Masjid will be at :
8:00 am : Ustadh Alomgir Ali
9:00 am : Ustadh Abu Abdillah Yunus
9:45 am : Ustadh Abu Haneefah Sohail
Please arrive early, without causing disturbance to our neighbours. Please look after your children and ensure they are supervised at all times.
Please park sensibly without obstructing anyone. As it is a Saturday, there is free parking in most of the marked bays on the side roads near the masjid. However please check and make sure you are permitted to park before leaving your car. The marked bays on the High Road will also be available for parking.
Please do NOT park on single or double yellow lines, bus stops or bus lanes, or in any way that causes danger or obstruction to others, otherwise you WILL get a ticket.
May Allah grant all Muslims a happy and enjoyable Eid.
The Prophet (saas) said : "There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allaah than these ten days." For detailed information on the virtues of the first ten days of Dhu-l-Hijjah (which started on Thursday 25th September) please see : http://islamqa.info/en/1699


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A #mysterious pieces of #spacecraft will hit of the Earth coastal off #Sri Lanka near #India on #November 2015. Up to now scientist have also doubted about that space object, actually they don't know. What it is, they gave it technically the name is '#WT1190F' objects.
An #astrophysicist from #Harvard-Smithsonian Center said that "It's a lost piece of space history that's come back to haunt us".
Dr. Tim Flohrer, head of ESA's Space Situational Awareness Program office, explained that the space object is only a couple of inches in diameter, and that part of it will completely burn up even before crashing into the planet. The mass of the space object is not enough to cause any danger, but the WT1190F's crash-landing will be quite spectacular as its burning fragments brighten up in the sky.
#ESA's head of Dr. Tim Flohrer explained about the space object, it is only a couple of inches in diameter, and it will be completely vanish before reaching to near Earth.
The Astronomers of the European Space Agency's (ESA) are monitored of the space Junk's (WT1190F) at Netherland office.
65 Km near to Sri Lanka coastal WT1190F will hit on November 2015
Source: RT News, Dailymail
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10 Easy ESL IcebreakersBy Camille Turner
August 16, 2019
The first day of English class is crucial for setting the tone for the whole term, so it's important to start with a bang. ESL icebreakers are a great way to accomplish this, as they get students moving, build confidence, and set the tone for class. However, icebreakers aren't just for day one! Throughout the term, English students might be coming to class tired after a long day or groggy and sleepy-eyed, so you want to get them engaged and energetic, and it might take a little creative ice-breaking to do that! There are tons of ESL icebreakers out there, and we'll share details on how to effectively use the following 10 in your class.
- Would You Rather…?
- Two Truths and a Lie
- Positive, Negative, Crazy
- Finish the Story
- The Hot Seat
- Open-Ended Questions
- One Beep
- Interview and Introduce
- Balderdash
- Find Someone Who
What are ESL Icebreakers and why should I use them in class?
First, let's talk about how icebreakers are beneficial in many classroom situations.
What makes a good ESL icebreaker?
A good ESL icebreaker is, first and foremost, fun, meaning that it should appeal to your students. One of the main ideas behind icebreakers is to get students out of their shells and make them more comfortable with speaking in class, so you'll need to use an icebreaker that interests them.
Make sure that the icebreaker you choose is level-appropriate and that while pushing students to share more, you don't go overboard and make them uncomfortable by asking them to share too much or things that are too personal.
Additionally, ESL icebreakers that only have a few rules are typically easier to explain to English learners and ensure that you spend less time going over instructions and more time actually conducting the activity.
Finally, a really good icebreaker doesn't require too much preparation and additional materials but rather focuses on oral participation and fun.
No time for prep? Need to fill time? Check out our Last Minute Lifesaver activities.
What are the best ESL icebreakers?
Each of the following ice breakers requires little to no preparation, is easy to explain, and can be adapted to all levels and ages. These activities promote student talk time and encourage students to become more comfortable with speaking up in class.
1. Would You Rather…?
In this game, students think about two scenarios and choose the one they would rather do. The "Would you rather…?" questions (a variety of which can be found online), can range from goofy to serious, such as:
You can play this as a whole class or put students in groups and give them a stack of cards with questions and they take turns asking each other the questions. Either way, following up by asking "Why or why not?" can lead to some fun discussions.
2. Two Truths and a Lie
This can be a good ESL icebreaker for the very first class or as a warm-up later on.
One student thinks of three statements about herself that she will share with the class. Two are true and one is a lie. For example, the student may say something like, "I have five dogs, I've lived in three countries, and I'm a ballet dancer." Then, the other students must guess which statement is a lie and if they can, explain why they think so. At the end, the student will reveal whether the others guessed correctly or incorrectly.
If used on the first day, the teacher can start by demonstrating the game as a good getting-to-know-the-teacher activity!
3. Positive, Negative, Crazy
Write a discussion topic on the board (for example, food, pets, social media, or dating) and then start passing a ball or "hot potato" from student to student. As students pass the hot potato around, they must stop when they hear you say the words positive, negative or crazy.
When you say, "positive," the student holding the potato must stop and make a positive statement about the topic. For example, If the topic is food, their statement might be "My favorite restaurant is Ichiban Sushi."
If you say, "negative," they must make a negative statement about the topic, e.g. "I've never eaten Chinese food!"
And, if you say, "crazy," the sentence they create can be anything they like, such as "One time I ate a whole pizza myself!"
4. Continue the Story
In this creative game, first think of several half-sentences and write each one on the top of its own piece of paper. The half-sentences should be written so that students can easily finish them to start a story, such as:
Alternatively, put these examples on the board and then have students each think of a half-sentence and write it on a piece of paper. Then, collect the papers and mix them up.
Students will then work in groups (or you can do this as a whole class). A group is given a paper with a half-sentence at the top and the first person in the group must read the half-sentence out loud, then finish it with whatever they like to continue the story (they will write it down and say it aloud). Next, the student passes the paper to his or her right and writes another sentence to continue the story.
When everyone has had a chance to contribute to the story, a representative of each group can read the completed story to the class. Not only can the stories be very funny, but this icebreaker gets students used to being more spontaneous with English.
5. The Hot Seat
This ESL icebreaker is a fun vocabulary guessing game.
Put a chair at the front of the room with its back facing the board; this is the Hot Seat and a student volunteer must sit here. Then, write a word on the board (for beginners, tell them the category or theme of words, such as jobs or food – ideally vocabulary they are already studying). Then, the other students try to prompt the hot-seater into guessing what the word is by describing it without saying the actual word (fun with famous people too!).
For example, if you've told your beginner class the category is fruit and the word on the board is pineapple, the students can say things like:
With guessing games like this one, students are really enthusiastic about trying to get their peers to guess correctly and win the game. The desire to guess takes over, and formerly reserved students forget that they were ever afraid to speak up in English.
6. Open-Ended Questions
Have students each write down an open-ended question on a piece of paper. The questions could be something like "What is your favorite holiday?" or "What kind of movies do you like?"
Students then either fold their papers or crumple them up into balls and drop them in a box as you pass it around. Then, go around the room and have students take turns drawing a paper from the box and answering the question. (Just be sure that students answer questions from their classmates, returning their own papers if they accidentally draw them.)
Ask follow-up questions if time allows.
You can easily tweak this activity for smaller classrooms with fewer students by having them each write three questions that have to be answered. You can also impose a speaking time limit, so students know how long they need to talk.
7. One Beep
This is a very simple ESL icebreaker that works well for any age and is a great way to practice English numbers.
Traditionally, students alternate between saying a number and the word "beep" as they go around the room counting. For example, the first student would say, "one," the second would say, "beep," the third would say, "three," the fourth would say, "beep," and so on.
However, you can make this game as complex as you want, such as choosing to insert "beep" for odd or even numbers, on numbers divisible by three, etc. You could also bring it to the next level by creating other sounds or words they have to say for certain numbers. For example, every number divisible by three must be replaced by "beep," and every odd number must be replaced by "boop." For numbers that fall into both categories, you must say both ("beep boop").
Be creative and establish the rules based on your students' level.
Need another creative TEFL activity? Use Emojis to Teach English.
8. Interview and Introduce
This is an easy one to incorporate on the first day of class (or later on if you feel students could get to know one another better). A benefit of this activity is that it removes the pressure of students introducing themselves at the start of class, which can sometimes cause stress for new students.
Simply break students into pairs and have them interview one another. To help students get started, give them a list of things to find out about their partner, such as where they're from, how many siblings they have, or what their summer plans are for the upcoming year. Then, they will introduce their partners to the rest of the class.
9. Balderdash
This ESL activity, based on the game of the same name, works well for older and more advanced students.
Introduce a strange word that you're sure they've never heard before (ask them to be sure that no one knows it, and make sure nobody looks it up!). Have each student write down a definition that they believe fits the word.
Collect all of the definitions and insert your own—the correct one—into the mix. Read off the definitions and have students vote on which they believe to be the correct one. Give points for students who guess correctly.
For teaching young learners, you could use this same idea to teach new, level-appropriate vocabulary or even to review past words that you've taught them.
10. Find Someone Who
This activity gets students up and moving around and asking their classmates questions.
Create a list of traits, such as someone who has a birthday in July, someone who owns a cat, someone who has traveled abroad, etc. Then, have the students mingle with one another to find someone who fits each category. They can write down the names of their classmates next to each one to keep track of who fits which trait.
If you add the rule that they can only use someone's name for one category/trait, it will ensure that they get to speak with each of their classmates instead of simply talking to the one person who meets all the requirements.
ESL Icebreakers: An all-around win for the TEFL classroom
ESL icebreakers are a great way to boost students' energy, get them excited about the class, and build an atmosphere that makes them feel comfortable. While there are tons of icebreakers out there, the best ones are fun and engaging, promote speaking in English, and foster confidence.


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Changing the World, Together
From protecting animals and habitats, to planting trees and educating communities, Club Penguin is comitted to protecting the earth and the creatures that call it home.
From protecting animals and habitats, to planting trees and educating communities, Club Penguin is comitted to protecting the earth and the creatures that call it home.
Educating children about animals and their habitats is an important step towards conservation. Club Penguin funds a variety of programs that connect kids to nature. These include conservation camps, and educational programs in schools that inspire kids to protect their natural habitat.
Community gardens give people access to fresh produce. Club Penguin works with Free The Children and helps build community gardens around the world. These community gardens benefit families and individuals by connecting and educating them about growing healthy foods and helping them supplement their nutritional needs.
Tree nurseries are an important part of reforestation programs. Club Penguin partners with Free The Children to help fund tree nurseries. Our teams around the world also plant trees in their local communities. These trees help reforest areas where people and animals live, rebuilding habitats and helping maintain balanced ecosystems.
By helping preserve animal habitats, we can protect numerous species around the world. Club Penguin works with the Wildlife Conservation Network and Rare Conservation to help protect forests and oceans by teaching communities to use sustainable agriculture and fishing practices along with alternative incomes. We are working to preserve forests, coral reefs, wetlands and the wild animals that call these places home.
Protecting animals is an important part of maintaining a balanced ecosystem. With partners such as the Global Penguin Society and the Wildlife Conservation Network, Club Penguin directly supports the protection and conservation of nearly a dozen animal species. Our partners use science management, field research and community education to help promote and protect endangered animals.


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It has always been a tiring work for architects and designers to take actual measurements on site. You have to draw and measure each wall and orifice including heights and whatnots. As glamorous as 'designing' sounds, it was never a piece of cake and we may need all the aid we can get even if it includes throwing in our smart phone or tablet along the ride.
RoomScan is a free app for ioS users. It requires iOS 7.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. RoomScan can generate floor plans by tapping your phone on every wall. It's as easy as walking around the room. It's a good way to make a basic outline of the room although I don't think it can include openings such as doors and windows.
MagicPlan on the other hand is a free app for Android 4.+ users. It measures and draws rooms using the camera on your handheld device. You take photos of the room and denote the corners which serves as markers for the app to calculate the distances and actual layout. You can edit the plan to add doors and windows or rotate it according to the correct position. As much as the app is free, you have to register using your email address and it sends you a watermarked pdf file unless you pay the present fee then you can also get the plan in DXF format which you can load directly on CAD or SKP.
It is very exciting to know that these helpful apps are available on the market although I'm still trying to look for more helpful apps I can share on next posts. Although these are a big help in lessening the burden of having to draw and measure, measurements are still not 100% accurate but close enough to use as basis.
Have you tried these apps on your phone/tablet? Let me know what you think about them or if you have any other useful plan measuring apps to suggest. 🙂


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The immense heat still surrounded in Seoul while the fashion industry has moved on to next season collection and SPAO collection released new line-up of their next season clothes recently. Of course, the models is our pretty 9- Angels 'So Nyuh Shi Dae' ^^. Let take a look now.
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Here are some SPAO screensavers for you ^^
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★Images credit to SPAO ::
Besides, yesterday (30th August) Taeyeon & Seohyun have made appearance for their first dubbed movie (Super Bad) press conference at the CGV in Seoul. Taeyeon artiste spec-looks and light make-up absolutely gorgeous ^^ . Love it or not ~~
Super Bad images credit to sosiz & sosiman.com
Lastly, we're aware of our cute maknae 'Seohyun' already is Yong's ~~~ wife ^^, but can you imagine how Seohyun look like if she wore wedding dress, now you got the chance to see Seohyun in TRAX latest single called 'Oh~~ My Goddess' ^^, really suits our cute, innocent maknae ^^. She looks really like an angel in these pictures, loving it ~~~ ^^. Go below for the pictures & teaser now;
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