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Concurrent Technologies at Embedded World Germany, Nuremberg. Concurrent Technologies released and demonstrated the latest additions to their MicroTCA™ product family – the latest AMC processor boards featuring either dual or quad core 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7 processors based on 22nm process technology combined with IDT's Tsi721 PCIe to RapidIO bridge to provide a highly efficient interface to a Serial RapidIO® (SRIO) backplane. Additionally, support for SRIO has been added to the previously released Fabric Interconnect Networking Software (FIN-S), which provides standardized uniform APIs across a fabric interconnect. The result is a high bandwidth and low latency solution which utilizes about 5% of the CPU's bandwidth and provides a realistic opportunity for users of PowerPC®/SRIO products to transfer to Intel® processor technology. Applications for this hardware and software solution are expected within both the telecoms and defence markets, especially where a large number of computing nodes are required to intercommunicate at high data rates.
Depending upon I/O requirement, system designers have a choice of two high performance processor boards – the AM 93x/x1x or the AM 94x/x1x. Users can take advantage of the boards' processing power, high performance backplane fabric connectivity and the peer-to-peer networking performance of SRIO to develop large multiprocessing systems. These processor boards are particularly well suited for MicroTCA™ based telecommunications applications such as IPTV, digital media servers, media gateways, broadband, Long Term Evolution (LTE) or LTE-Advanced, wireless base stations as well as in test systems for wireline and wireless networks.
All variants of AM 93x/x1x and AM 94x/x1x support Fabric Interconnect Networking Software (FIN-S) which provides high performance Ethernet emulation over SRIO along with other application level interfaces. FIN-S enables plug and play of any TCP/IP based application across the SRIO fabric so reducing the development effort and time to market for the user by providing a very high degree of application portability and reusability. The main features and benefits of using FIN-S on SRIO include:
- more than 60% practical application level bandwidth when compared to 10 GigE
- more than double the performance with half the CPU utilization compared to open source SRIO Ethernet emulation solutions
- TCP/IP Application level bandwidth of more than 1.8 Gbytes/sec achieved with Gen 2 SRIO 5 Gbaud/sec x4 links
- "jitterless" TCP/IP packet latencies of less than 10 micro seconds
Glen Fawcett, Managing Director, Concurrent Technologies, commented: "By using the IDT bridge technology, we are able to provide one of the first Intel® processor based AMC boards with a Serial RapidIO® interface and associated real time capabilities. The availability of our Interconnect Networking Software is offering a high performance solution, while leaving over 95% of the processor load available for the customer's application."


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Phoned this taxi company at 4am on a Saturday night/Sunday morning from Cork. Spoke with Jason and told him my wife was in Galway city centre on her own and was a bit lost and could he get her a cab ASAP……….no problem what so ever, all he wanted was a landmark for where she was and he'd have her picked up in 5 mins. I love everything about my native rebel county, but I can guarantee you that if I called a cab company in Cork last night my wife would have waited at least an hour no matter what the circumstances! Top class from these lads. Only giving 5 stars cause there isn't an option for more!!!!!!

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By now BMW's F30 M4 is a known quantity, being an über-quick German sports coupe revered for its performance and chastised for not being as tactile as its much-loved predecessor, the E92 M3 coupe. The M4 gets dinged for its twin-turbocharged inline-six that can't match the sheer screaming joy of winding out the old M3's naturally aspirated V-8 to its 8300-rpm limit, for its numb steering, and for its generally overdigitized nature. None of these transgressions keep the M4 from posting incredible performance numbers, but they do sap some of the fun from the process of extracting them.
If the M4 is old news, the $5500 Competition package that BMW released for 2016 is new news. (Even newer news is that the 2017 package price has dropped to $4750 for the coupe and $4250 for the convertible.) Available on both the M4 and the M3 sedan, the kit includes the optional M Adaptive suspension dampers (albeit with revised tuning), stiffer springs, blacked-out exterior trim and badges, a 19-hp bump, a substantially louder exhaust, wider tires on 20-inch wheels similar to those on the limited-production M4 GTS, and the same lightweight seats as the GTS. As you could reasonably expect from an option bundle with "competition" in its name, the Competition package intends to broaden the M4's performance envelope.
Well, not so fast.
Literally, Not So Fast
Despite juicing the M4's mighty 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged inline-six by 19 horsepower to 444, the Competition package fails to put any extra spring in the coupe's step. Our test car came equipped with the optional seven-speed dual-clutch automatic, and its 3.8-second zero-to-60-mph time fell between the times posted by two other DCT-equipped M4s we've tested. The extra power, added at the top of the rev range, doesn't help straight-line acceleration much, and the 19 ponies' effect isn't noticeable from behind the wheel. Additionally, the tester noted that the dual-clutch's launch-control function didn't seem to be as effective as the previous examples' and the M4 struggled with launch grip.
Expectations of greater lateral grip from the wider-than-stock Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires (265/30 front, 285/30 rear) and stiffened suspension similarly went unmet. The Competition-package car recorded 0.99 g on our skidpad—0.01 g less than the best figure we've gotten from a regular M4 and only 0.05 g better than the worst figure we have on file from the lineup, that being from an M4 convertible.
Our test car also came equipped with BMW's $8150 carbon-ceramic brakes, and while they aren't required if the Competition package is selected, their promise of fade-free operation under extreme circumstances—say, on a racetrack—make them a natural addition. Except here, too, our expectations were unmet: Our car's admittedly impressive 151-foot stopping distance from 70 mph was no better than those recorded by other M4s we've tested (also fitted with carbon-ceramic discs), and we noticed some brake fade, something that didn't occur in those other M4s. Also, just as we've experienced in other BMWs so equipped, the carbon-ceramic brakes also have the alarming tendency to go unresponsive during the first pump of the brake pedal in wet weather. Extra pumps restore the binders' responsiveness—as noted in the owner's manual—but it's a discomforting trait nevertheless.
Subjective Measurements
If the Competition package fails to light a little fire under the M4's already hot objective performance figures, it has far greater effect on the coupe's subjective performance. There's slightly more information coming up through the steering wheel to the driver's hands, partly nullifying one of our biggest complaints about the regular M4, its lifeless steering.
There's no overlooking BMW's noodling with the M Adaptive suspension's adjustable dampers and fitment of 15-percent-firmer springs front and rear. That's because each of the three driver-selectable settings are a notch firmer relative to the already stiff M4. The Competition model's Comfort mode rides like the Sport mode in a regular M4, while the Sport setting matches up with the M4's Sport+, and Sport+ moves the Competition model somewhere just past "granite" on the hardness scale. We left the M4 in its softest Comfort mode for most of our time with the car, which besides relieving our vertebrae minimized the susceptibility to skip over midcorner bumps, upsetting the chassis.
If there's a silver lining to the rock-hard ride, it's that it keeps the regular M4's overly digitized experience at bay, despite myriad settings for the steering effort, throttle sensitivity, shift speed, shift algorithm, and suspension damping. After all, it certainly doesn't feel like the computers are doing much every time one of the Competition package's gorgeous 20-inch wheels slams over a pothole, no matter which drive mode is selected. Talk about analog.
At this point we could step away from the tit-for-tat, merit-based discussion of the Competition package's effect on the M4 by throwing a Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport–shaped wrench into things. The track-oriented Vette is similarly priced but offers more cornering grip, equivalent acceleration, and more general tactility than the BMW.
For those with their hearts set on an M4, however, the Competition package's price-to-content ratio is hugely favorable, and if you can tolerate the ride quality or live somewhere with glass-smooth roads, the kit is worth it for the extra steering feel and those delectable wheels. The raspier exhaust note (which unlike the regular M4's is audible over the artificial engine noise piped in via cabin speakers) is purely a bonus. Just do yourself a favor and stick with a lower-spec car than our $89,995 test example. The $3200 Executive package (heated steering wheel, backup camera, retractable headlight washers, parking sensors, and a head-up display), $1900 Lighting package (automatic high-beams), $750 360-degree parking cameras, $350 "Enhanced Bluetooth," and $550 Yas Marina Blue paint did little for the M4's competitiveness but inflated the price far beyond the $72,195 minimum required for a Competition package model with a manual transmission.


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Motorcycle Roadcraft has been fully revised and updated. Prepared through close consultation with the police, other emergency services and riding instructors, it includes substantial new content:
- Chapters on slow speed manoeuvring and emergency response riding, and updated information on techniques for cornering safely.
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Architectural Services for New Build Housing
Link Group intends to enter into a Framework Agreement with a limited number of Architect Practices for the provision of architectural services for a 4 year period.
United Kingdom-Edinburgh: Architectural and related services
Contract notice
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Link Group Ltd
2c New Mart Road
Contact point(s): Development
For the attention of: Elinor Taggart
EH14 1RL Edinburgh
Telephone: +44 1324417160
E-mail: email@example.com
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.linkhousing.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA12842
Electronic access to information: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
I.3)Main activity
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
Renfrewshire Council
New Gorbals Housing Association Ltd
New Gorbals Property Management Ltd
Partick Housing Association Ltd
Partick Works Ltd
Maryhill Housing Association Ltd
Glasgow West Housing Association Ltd
East Renfrewshire Council
Paragon Housing Association Ltd
Tollcross Housing Association Ltd
Link Homes (2001) Ltd
Link Property
Link Living
Link Energy
Horizon Housing Association Ltd
Larkfield Housing Association Ltd
West Highland Housing Association Ltd
Link Housing Association Ltd
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Service category No 12: Architectural services; engineering services and integrated engineering services; urban planning and landscape engineering services; related scientific and technical consulting services; technical testing and analysis services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Various locations throughout the Central Belt of Scotland and Argyll and Bute.
NUTS code UKM
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 10
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in years: 4
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 0 and 15 000 000 GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Link Group works in partnership with a number of subsidiary companies who may 'call off' from the Framework. The subsidiaries currently include Link Homes (2001) Ltd, Link Housing Association Ltd, Link Property, Link Living, Link Energy, Horizon Housing Association Ltd, Larkfield Housing Association Ltd and West Highland Housing Association Ltd. Although it is possible that other organisations may join the Group becoming subsidiary companies during the term of the Contact, who may also wish to 'call off' from the Framework.
Link Group also works in partnership with a number of external organisations, as detailed in the Contract Notice, who may also 'call off ' from the Framework.
There is no guarantee of any work. It is however, more than likely that individual commissions will be 'called off' either by direct selection or by mini tendering within the Framework.
The Framework will mainly cover the provision of Architectural services for new build housing, rehabilitation of existing properties, extensions and adaptations. The Framework may also include planned maintenance projects.
The projects will range in size, tenure and type from mainstream housing to a variety of special needs projects. The tenure type will cover all affordable tenures, private rented and market sale.
The location of projects will vary but in the main will be located in the Central Belt of Scotland and Argyll and Bute. Commissions may however be located in any part of Scotland. The total number of units in each of the geographical areas may vary and no specific numbers can be guaranteed in any area or in total.
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site athttp://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=440987
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available athttp://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Range: between 0 and 15 000 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.
(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.
(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.
(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.
(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.
(7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.
(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established
(9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.
As detailed in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As detailed in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
As detailed in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As detailed in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision: Architects Practice should be RIBA or RIAS registered and all Architects should be ARB registered.
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated below
1. Quality. Weighting 70
2. Price. Weighting 30
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information
Link Group and its partners to the Framework are committed to the delivery of high quality public services, and recognises that this is critically dependent on a workforce that is well-rewarded, well-motivated, well-led, has access to appropriate opportunities for training and skills development, is diverse and is engaged in decision making. These factors are also important for workforce recruitment and retention, and thus continuity of service. It is therefore expected that appointees to the Framework will adopt fair working practices, which will be further detailed in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
(SC Ref: 440987).
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
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Car mirrors are an extension of your range of vision as you drive and are one of the most important car parts. If you lose a wing mirror temporarily, as far as driving is concerned it can feel like you lose a part of your visual sense.The rear view car mirror is less likely to be broken due to its safe position inside. All deliveries will require a signature so please ensure someone is present to sign for the item. The couriers will try and deliver the item twice before returning the item to us. Channel Islands All GY & JE Postcodes. Isle Of Man All IM Postcodes.
Scottish Highlands All HS, IV, KW, KA, PA, PH & ZE Postcodes. Northern Ireland All BT Postcodes. We promise we'll do everything we can to ensure you receive your order within the time-frame specified. Occasionally events beyond our control may result in your parcel being delayed whilst it is with the courier and we cannot be held responsible for such delays. All parcels are fully insured and if your parcel is lost or delayed, let us know and we'll act quickly to locate it, bearing in mind the points below.
All claims for missing items must be made within 28 days of the date of your order. Please note that we do not dispatch orders on weekends. We use Tuffnells and UPS. Tuffnells provide all radiators and exhaust part deliveries. All other items are dispatched with UPS.Full details of our terms and conditions can be found HERE. Based on the manufacturers' opinion and further subject to clause 14.5 and 14.6 (see terms and conditions), we will repair, (or at our sole option) replace such Goods with the same or superior Goods, without charge or not provide any of the aforementioned. Before returning any goods please read our Terms and Conditions. Please return your item(s) in original packaging and ensure that all packages are securely wrapped. Upon receipt, all products will be inspected and at our discretion, credit may be refused.
Any damages must be reported to us within 24 hours for us to raise any claims with our courier. Any claims after 24 hours will be dismissed for a claim. Certain products are treated specially for legal and/or health and safety reasons, It is important for your own and our couriers safety that they are followed.As well as the above procedures the below must also be adhered to. The item "Mercedes Benz Sprinter Replacement Driver Side OS Wing Mirror Manual Black" is in sale since Friday, December 1, 2017. This item is in the category "Vehicle Parts & Accessories\Car Parts\Exterior & Body Parts\Wing Mirrors & Accessories". The seller is "carpartssaver" and is located in Dordon.
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This is no ordinary check.
I call this an American Dream Check.
And you could begin collecting yours within the next 30 days.
These payments are mandated by the U.S. Government…
And they're made directly to you – to use however you want.
Victoria B. will be collecting an American Dream Check for $1,826.60 next month… and every month after that… for as long as she's a part of this program.
Same is true for Samuel S., a mortgage specialist from Sykesville, Maryland. He'll be collecting $2,907 next month.
Advertising executive Arthur F. of Stamford, Connecticut, will be collecting $3,882 next month.
And former fire chief John G. of Wells, Nevada, will collect $6,427.60 next month.
By law, these payouts are delivered directly to you, like clockwork.
In fact, as you'll see in a moment, you could be collecting your own American Dream Checks once a month… sometimes more often.
In this presentation debut, I'll show you how you can claim your own benefits within the next 30 days.
You'll see why the government's authorized these specific payment opportunities…
And how these mandates are putting more money in the pockets of everyday Americans all over the country.
As you might expect…
The excitement over receiving regular cash payouts has generated a lot of interest, not just on Main Street… but on Wall Street, too.
Many of the biggest financial firms in the world have discovered the value of these American Dream Checks:
And that's just one month's payments.
All from these government mandated payment programs.
It's easy to start collecting your own American Dream Checks… once you know how.
In fact, if your name is enrolled on just one of the official benefit recipient lists before the deadline…
You could be collecting your share of $12.1 million that's being paid out next month alone.
And that's just a tiny fraction of the benefits expected to be paid over the next 12 months.
Again, these benefit payments are mandated by federal law.
Yet they have nothing to do with Social Security, Medicare, or any other government bureaucracy.
Nor is it a part of any official retirement plans – like 401Ks or IRAs – though these payouts could be a potentially huge boost for anyone's retirement savings.
And unlike Social Security or pensions, it's up to you to control how much you receive each month.
So why haven't you heard about American Dream Checks before?
Well, the U.S. Government has only authorized specific organizations to handle the flow of these payments.
These organizations are responsible for collecting revenue and distributing American Dream Checks, based on enrollment…
Only a select number of organizations are approved to take part in these American Dream Checks programs.
As you'll see, each entity must follow stringent guidelines and meet specific qualifications before it can take part.
These strict guidelines make sure that only the very best organizations become part of the program.
And these organizations traditionally keep a very low profile.
I'm sure you can understand why.
You see, there are only 791 authorized American Dream Check paying entities…
Yet, there are over 100 million qualified Americans eligible to take part.
If every one of these folks found out about this opportunity, you'd see a stampede trying to get in. It would be bedlam.
So, unless you've been personally introduced to one of these programs by someone in the know, there's a good chance you'd never hear about it.
Which is why I'm here today…
To introduce you to the very best American Dream Check programs available.
Just one of these organizations is scheduled to pay out a whopping $12.1 million next month alone…
That's over $144 million this year.
Another one is scheduled to pay out over $134 million in the coming months.
Yet another is gearing up to deliver an incredible $948 million to its members.
Some of these entities will pay you every month… some every quarter.
Some will occasionally deliver special "bonus" checks once or twice a year – and that's over and above their regular payouts.
And unlike government benefits… it's up to you how often you get paid.
In fact, you could set it up so that, for some months, instead of collecting just one payment, you could pick up multiple American Dream Checks.
As an example, in February, you could've collected THREE distinct payouts…
$2,175 on February 8…
And then, just 7 days later, on February 15, you could've collected TWO payments…
One for $975… and the second for $3,300.
That's $6,450 extra you could've put in your pocket in that one month alone.
Just to put that in perspective, the average Social Security check is only $1,465.
So you could be collecting nearly 4½ times MORE than the average Social Security payment some months.
And remember, there are only 791 entities in the entire country authorized to deliver American Dream Checks…
Yet, combined, they're capable of paying out trillions of dollars this year alone.
Donald S. from East Cicero, Illinois, used just one of these entities to create a substantial cash flow for his family.
"At current returns," he said, "I'll have an income of about $50,000."
And he wasn't the only one.
Timothy M. from Old Saybrook, Connecticut, said his American Dream Check program "currently pays us $1,588.27… [and] in another account… $396.63."
That's a total monthly income of nearly $2,000… created from just one of the American Dream Check firms authorized to distribute these payouts.
Dan M. of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, says, thanks to his American Dream Checks, "I am ahead about $98,778."
And these good folks aren't the only ones raking in the dough.
Vincent F. from Hicksville, New York, is looking forward to collecting an American Dream Check of $37,579.60 next month… and every month after.
Jonathon Bainbridge of Glendale, California, will be collecting his American Dream Check in the sum of $20,472.80 next month.
Jackie Copeland of Gulfport, Florida, stands to collect $15,532.40 from her American Dream Check next month.
And Duval Hightower from Wimberley, Texas, will soon be receiving his American Dream Check… in the amount of $67,319.
As I mentioned, there are a very limited number of organizations authorized to issue these American Dream Checks.
And each one handles these checks a little differently.
So you get to choose how often you get paid.
For instance, instead of monthly checks, G.B. chose to have his Dream Checks coming in every three months.
His next American Dream Check should be paying him a handsome $105,166.47.
In just the next few months…
And you could get in on the next round of payments within the next four weeks.
A payout just like this one could soon be delivered directly to you – no questions asked.
Once you're properly enrolled with one of the 791 authorized entities… the money is yours.
And there's no limit to how many different Dream Check programs you can join.
Sign up for one – or more. It's up to you.
In fact, a little later, I'll show you three of the very best ways to start collecting your own American Dream Checks.
So, by now you might be wondering, "Where do these American Dream Checks come from?"
Believe it or not… the very first American Dream check program was authorized by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, way back in 1960.
The new law created specific organizations legally required to make regular payouts to anyone properly enrolled to receive them.
For 20 years, if you wanted to collect an American Dream Check, these entities, authorized by Ike, were the only ones available.
Then, in 1980, President Jimmy Carter surprised everyone…
By creating his own American Dream Check program… authorizing a complete roster of new organizations to handle the payouts.
Not to be out-done by Carter, one of the first things President Ronald Reagan did when he became president was to authorize an entirely new kind of American Dream Check system.
Today, there are 791 authorized entities allowed to participate under these three unique programs.
That may seem like a lot, but consider this: there are 4,687 commercial banks in the U.S. alone… and 5,530 federal credit unions…
And none of those institutions could ever hope to pay you anywhere near what one good American Dream Check program could pay.
Each American Dream Check institution is mandated, by law, to make payments to anyone registered as part of the program.
You don't have to live in the United States, either.
Once you're qualified, you can begin collecting your own American Dream Checks from anywhere in the world.
In a moment, I'll show why these three different Presidents – Eisenhower, Carter and Reagan – created their American Dream programs…
And how you could get started in collecting your own checks shortly…
In fact, enroll now, and you could collect your first check as early as the next four weeks.
First, I'd like to introduce myself… and the man who first brought these incredible opportunities to my attention.
My name is Roger Michalski.
16 years ago, I broke away from the financial publishing establishment to found my own research service, Eagle Financial Publications.
The goal was – and still is to this day – to find the best investment opportunities available using bold, independent ideas… and to deliver them with straightforward market insights and a conservative point of view.
I'm extremely proud of the fine research we've provided over the years…
And I'm especially proud of the incredible money-making opportunities we've been able to bring to our readers.
But one of the greatest privileges of my professional life was the day that one of the most distinguished, experienced, and well-respected analysts in the world walked into my office.
Dr. Mark Skousen
For 16 years, I've had the privilege of bringing Dr. Skousen's work to the world.
Mark is unlike anyone I have ever met before.
To put it simply: the man is brilliant.
If you've ever seen any of his many appearances as a guest on ABC News, CNN, CNBC, Fox News, C-Span, and others… you likely know what I'm talking about.
He first earned his PhD in monetary economics at George Washington University in 1977.
He has worked as a consultant to companies like IBM… Hutchinson Technology… and other Fortune 500 companies.
And I have rarely met someone who is as universally respected as Dr. Skousen.
Milton Friedman, Nobel Prize winning economist, said, "Mark Skousen is an able, imaginative, and energetic economist."
John Mackey, the President and CEO of Whole Foods Market, offered, "Mark is a skilled investor, creative entrepreneur, and a first-rate thinker, writer, and practitioner of sound economics."
Larry Kudlow, Director of the National Economic Council and former host of CNBC's Kudlow & Company, said, "Mark Skousen is one of the best financial economists I know."
Steve Forbes even said, "Mark Skousen… should get the Nobel Prize in Economics."
Yet, even more impressive…
Mark was recently named one of the "20 Most Influential Living Economists" in the world…
Acknowledging his work as some of the most important in the world of economics.
Now, I've worked with this man for 16 years…
So, I've gotten used to Dr. Skousen coming to me with one incredible investment idea after another…
Like the time he told me about a fertilizer company… and then turned around and made 424% off the investment.
Or the little-known tobacco stock that made a fast double…
Or the industrial company he parlayed into a 180% return.
These opportunities – and many more just like them – were flying under the radar of most people… until Dr. Skousen began to share his research with his select group of readers.
And he does it over and over.
I'm talking about gains such as:
Yet, when he came into my office and told me about these American Dream Checks…
And said they were possibly THE best way for everyday Americans to build their own dream…
Whether it's a dream home, dream vacation, or dream retirement, he explained how these American Dream Checks could help anyone achieve theirs.
The simple fact is that Dr. Skousen calls these payouts American Dream Checks for a very simple reason:
They were all established to keep the American Dream going strong…
By helping millions of average Americans with regular, dependable cash payouts.
As I mentioned earlier, the very first Dream Check program was established by Congress and signed into law by President Eisenhower in 1960.
By 1960, the U.S. economy was already in its greatest period of economic expansion ever…
And Eisenhower's first-of-its-kind American Dream Check program was designed to keep the economy booming.
With a stroke of his pen, Ike gave average Americans the chance to participate in the booming market for commercial real estate.
For the first time ever, folks like you and I could be eligible to receive a steady income stream, taken directly from the cash flow created by these commercial projects.
The first programs gave Americans the chance to become mini-retail kingpins… enjoying cash payouts from shopping centers and malls.
Soon after, you could take part in the cash-flows of railroad properties, office parks, racetracks, healthcare centers and hospitals…
Today, you can collect checks from casinos, data centers, electric power-lines… even outdoor advertising.
The cash flows are generated by the revenues from these properties… which are passed through directly to folks who've opted to receive these checks.
And Dr. Skousen has identified one of the most profitable American Dream Check opportunities out there…
One that is expected to pay out $134 million next month and every 90 days after that. More on it in just a second…
First, think back, if you will, to 1980. That's when the American Dream had been battered down by a series of major ecomomic shocks…
The worst being runaway inflation and the devastating effects of two OPEC oil embargoes in 1973 and 1979.
Those embargoes crippled the American economy.
I'm sure you remember those bad old days of gas lines and odd-even gas rationing.
The impact of the OPEC embargoes led to the second of the great American Dream Check programs.
This one would help ensure that America would be able to keep the oil flowing, even in the face of major shocks to our energy market, like the embargoes.
So President Carter made it possible for everyday Americans like us to take part in vital oil and gas infrastructure projects… like oil exploration, wells, and even transportation.
In return, specific oil outfits agreed to return 90% of their revenues to participating Americans…
Making it possible for folks like you to receive hefty payments from the flow of America's oil.
And today, as America is well on the road to becoming truly energy independent, these oil-based entities are even more valuable.
The best part is, they'll almost certainly continue to make money – and make payouts – no matter where the price of oil goes.
And Dr. Skousen's zeroed in on another one of the very best of these American Dream Check programs…
One expected to be paying out $948 million next month – and every three months after that – like clockwork.
The third American Dream Check program was established in 1981 by President Ronald Reagan.
The U.S. was in the grips of a major recession – and Reagan saw that something needed to be done.
So Reagan took a different approach to his Dream Check plan.
Instead of focusing on giant industries, like oil and real estate…
Reagan focused his program on America's small businesses…
The backbone of the American economy.
Reagan's program would allow regular folks to receive American Dream Checks – by helping out owners of small businesses all across the country.
Americans helping Americans.
And mere participation allowed you to receive regular income from the revenue generated.
Dr. Skousen was there when this program first came into existence… and he's been tracking the best opportunities closely ever since.
In fact, he's landed on what may be the best of these American Dream Check opportunities…
One that's expected to be paying out over $12.1 million next month… and every month thereafter.
And you could be eligible to grab your share of this massive monthly windfall.
What makes these three American Dream Checks opportunities so unique – and why they can deliver so much income to so many Americans…
Is due to the special nature of these 791 entities.
Each of the Dream Check entities I described gets special treatment from the government.
They get to operate essentially tax free…
As long as they pay out at least 90% of their revenues back to those who enrolled, people like…
Now, it is true that not everyone is qualified to take part in these programs.
To qualify, you must be properly enrolled in one before the deadline coming up.
Enrollment is actually very simple.
See, when these American Dream Check programs were first established, the government made sure that participating Americans would be able to take part easily and simply…
Without reams of paperwork, background checks, or red-tape of any kind.
So Congress decided the fastest and easiest way to make these programs as simple as possible…
Was to allow individuals to get into these the same way they got into stocks.
So, to start receiving your own Dream Checks…
You don't have to go down to any federal office, or fill out any forms…
You can simply log into your trading account… buy into the program of your choice by the deadline… and you're good to go!
And because they all trade just like stocks… they are super-liquid.
So you're not obligated to keep your money in for any length of time. You can move in and out as you please.
It also means that you get to choose how much you want to receive.
You can opt to collect as much or as little as you want, depending on your level of participation.
Like stocks; to participate, all you need to do is choose how much you want to own.
Naturally, like anything, the more you own, the greater your payouts.
You could begin receiving your American Dream Checks as early as the next few weeks…
Because Dr. Skousen has uncovered three of the very best opportunities out there.
See, Dr. Skousen has set very strict guidelines for the programs he recommends…
Even though there are 791 possible Dream Check entities to choose from…
Not all opportunities are created equal.
To help guide him to only the very best opportunities…
Dr. Skousen's relied on his decades of economic research and analysis…
To establish two very simple, very effective ground rules.
The first – to even be considered worth participating in – the Dream Check entity must show a solid, consistent record of payouts.
This way, you can be sure your Dream Checks will be coming in without interruption.
And, most importantly, Dr. Skousen only considers American Dream Checks programs that show a track record of always going up…
Meaning that, each year, you can look forward to collecting more and more money as the payouts increase.
Dr. Mark Skousen has a history of uncovering opportunities – and dangers – that most other analysts ignored.
For instance… in the economic doldrums of 1981, he boldly predicted, "Reaganomics will work!"
And he recommended buying stocks and bonds just as the markets started their long bull market run.
Then, in 1987, he saw the market over-heating and alerted readers, "Get out of stocks now."
Just six weeks later, the Great Crash of 1987 saw the largest single day drop in market history.
By October 1989, Dr. Skousen's experience as a strategic economic analyst for the CIA allowed him to see the writing on the wall for the Soviet Union.
Yet, when he declared, "The Berlin Wall will be torn down," few took him seriously.
One month later, it came tumbling to the ground.
In January 1995, he startled readers again when he predicted "The NASDAQ will double… and then double again."
And it did exactly that, going from 750 to over 3,000.
And, in the summer of 2015, no one wanted to believe Dr. Skousen when he wrote, "A Chinese stock market crash could set off a chain reaction around the world."
Yet, sure enough, in August, China's market cratered… and it took global and U.S. markets with it, wiping out $1.3 trillion in value.
Dr. Skousen's research has proven so influential… it's actually disrupted how the entire U.S. economy is being measured.
That's because the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis has adopted Dr. Skousen's breakthrough economic indicator, called the GO (gross output).
The GO is designed to measure the total sales volume at all stages of production "…from the production of raw materials through intermediate producers to final retail."
It's the first new metric for quantifying the U.S. economy since the GDP was adopted over 50 years ago…
And, at more than twice the size of the GDP, Dr. Skousen's GO is proving itself to be a powerful leading indicator of where the economy is heading.
That's just one of the endless reasons I trust Dr. Skousen, and why tens of thousands of readers do, too.
I know from years of working closely with Dr. Skousen…
When he says these American Dream Checks are one of the best income vehicles on the planet – suitable to any investor – you can take it to the bank, quite literally.
To help you get started collecting your own American Dream Checks…
Dr. Skousen has authorized me to send you his special research report: American Dream Checks: 3 Ways to Grow Rich Keeping America Great.
Inside this exclusive report, you'll get all the details of Dr. Skousen's three favorite American Dream Checks programs.
The first gives you the chance to help American small businesses achieve their own American Dreams.
This was one of Ronald Reagan's first priorities when he took office back in 1981… and these dream checks could be coming to you every month.
In fact, depending on your level of participation, your first monthly dream check could be $1,000… $2,000… $3,000… it's up to you.
The next American Dream Check lets you cash in on America's oil boom with a program that pays you every three months, no matter what happens with the price of oil.
Even if oil goes down… you get paid.
That's because this entity makes money by transporting oil, not drilling it.
It gets paid in advance to move the oil, whether prices are up or down.
So you can count on regular payments every three months without worrying about the price of oil.
And the third American Dream Check entity is involved in specialized healthcare, letting you collect regular checks from the exploding demand for quality rehabilitation and elder care facilities.
All three of these opportunities are detailed in Dr. Skousen's special report, American Dream Checks: 3 Ways to Grow Rich Keeping America Great.
But that's not all Dr. Skousen has for you.
Once you've begun collecting your own American Dream Checks, it's more important than ever to make sure you get to keep as much of this extra income as possible…
To make sure you keep as much as possible out of the hands of the tax man…
Dr. Skousen's created a special report, just for you: Lucrative Loopholes: 4 Ways to Keep More of Your Money out of the Taxman's Reach…
This well researched and fast reading report brings you four practical strategies for protecting your wealth from the eroding effect of higher taxes…
In it, you'll learn the top four investments the IRS wants to keep secret from the American public.
Dr. Skousen lays out the advantages and disadvantages of each strategy – and offers multiple opportunities to put each of these loopholes to work for you.
American Dream Checks: 3 Ways to Grow Rich Keeping America Great… and Lucrative Loopholes: 4 Ways to Keep More of Your Money out of the Taxman's Reach… would normally retail for $129 each…
But you can have them absolutely free.
They're yours as welcome gifts when you accept a no-risk membership to Dr. Skousen's flagship research service: Forecasts & Strategies.
Every month for 39 years – since the beginning of Ronald Reagan's first administration – Dr. Skousen has published this newsletter to show readers smart ways to profit, no matter how the markets are behaving… or what's happening in the world.
In every issue, he shares his best investment ideas… expert market analysis… consistent strategies for protecting and growing wealth… experienced insights into future Fed moves, the economy, the markets and more…
Forecasts & Strategies is also one of the longest-running independent advisory newsletters in the world.
Every month since 1980, Dr. Skousen has been sharing his insights and recommendations with folks just like you.
And now, you have the chance to be a part of this nearly 40-year legacy.
Dr. Skousen's lifetime of experience as an economist, an investor, and an analyst have allowed him to create an uninterrupted, four-decade track record of finding the best stocks for readers like yourself.
As a Forecasts & Strategies reader, you'll never miss out on the biggest and best opportunities to make – and keep – more money… no matter what's happening in the world.
From every spectrum of the market:
Stocks… bonds… mutual funds… and the little-known American Dream Checks…
Even strategies for multiplying returns over and above regular gains.
And you'll have the chance to hear about each one, as he reports them in Forecasts & Strategies.
Dr. Skousen has launched businesses across the globe.
He's met with presidents and CEOs of fortune 500 companies.
He's served as a consultant to major corporations… Worked for the CIA… Traveled to over 85 countries… Spoken at state dinners in China.
He's even had billionaires ask for his personal advice.
What's more, throughout his career, he's developed a personal network of contacts at the highest levels of business and government.
Accessing a direct line to his personal insight into the world is something you just can't get anywhere else.
It's his unique standing in the world that's led him to predict nearly every major market move of the past 39 years, starting in 1981 with his prediction that Reagonomics would save the U.S. economy and blast the stock market higher.
Since then, the market calls he's made have been uncanny.
Following Dr. Skousen's newsletter would have guided you safely through virtually every major pitfall since Ronald Reagan was elected.
And that's why I feel so strongly that accepting this invitation to join Forecasts & Strategies today could change the course of your financial future…
Giving you opportunities to profit from fast moving stocks, while working to protect your money from the occasional downturn.
In addition to your exclusive free reports: American Dream Checks: 3 Ways to Grow Rich Keeping America Great… and Lucrative Loopholes: 4 Ways to Keep More of Your Money out of the Taxman's Reach…
Here's everything you'll receive when you accept my risk-free invitation to join Forecasts & Strategies
Not only that, when you join Dr. Skousen's Forecasts & Strategies…
You'll have immediate access to the entire library of valuable investor reports from Dr. Skousen…
You'll have instant and unlimited access to every one of Dr. Skousen's money-making reports – and every new report we publish.
They're yours, free of charge, when you become a member of Forecasts & Strategies today.
If you're with me this far, I can tell you're the kind of person who can see the value in a publication like this…
Who can recognize the incredible income opportunities of American Dream Checks…
And appreciate the inside track to information and recommendations you simply won't find anywhere else…
Like these folks, who were so impressed by Dr. Skousen's performance, they felt compelled to write to him:
Now, you have the opportunity to join these fine folks… and see for yourself the impact Dr. Skousen could have on your portfolio – and your future.
I'm sure you can see that this is an incredibly rare opportunity.
A full year of what may be the most valuable newsletter in America, written by a successful and highly respected economist with over 40 years of market know-how at your fingertips.
So, what does this incredible package cost?
When you look at everything you get, it's actually quite inexpensive.
Normally, the regular list price for a one-year subscription for this fast-moving, wealth-building research is only $249…
Considering the caliber of information, I feel this is more than reasonable.
However, to prove to you the impact that Forecasts & Strategies can have on your future…
I want to make sure price is not an issue.
So, for a limited time, I've slashed the cost to join Forecasts & Strategies to the bone…
In fact, you can join now – for one full year – for as little as $49.95…
That's a full 80% off the regular retail price… a savings of $199.
Heck, it's really only about 13 cents a day.
What else can you get for 13 cents?
Even a measly pack of gum costs more than $1.50 these days!
And when you consider the sheer depth of insight, the years of experience, and the solid money-making recommendations you'll be receiving every month for a full year…
It's a downright steal!
Become a member of Forecasts & Strategies right now, and Dr. Skousen has authorized me to release another special report with a very unique form of American Dream Checks…
Because it lets you take part in the incredible cash-flow generated by the world's richest gold mines…
But it's not a mining stock, or an ETF.
Your bonus special report, American Dream Checks: Golden Cash Flows, is yours, absolutely free, when you become a Forecasts & Strategies member today.
You'll have to agree that this is a great offer.
But if you don't think that this is good enough, I want to make it even better for you…
I'm so convinced in the importance of these American Dream Checks to help you build exceptional income – now and for years to come…
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I'm going to give you the chance to take it all for a no-risk test drive.
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How to delete tracer arrows in Excel?
Sometimes, to know the relationships of the cells, you may add the tracer arrows into your sheet as below screenshot shown, but in some cases, you may think the arrows hide the data and make the sheet viewed untidy. Now you need to delete the tracer arrows in Excel.
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To remove tracer arrows you only need to do as:
Select the cell with tracer arrows, and click Formulas > arrow of Remove Arrows, then you can select the arrow type you want to remove from the list. See screenshot:
Now the tracer arrows are deleted.
Tip: If you just need to remove all arrows, you can click the Formulas > Remove Arrows but not the arrow.
Note: It will remove all tracer arrows in the active worksheet.
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Best Circular Saws
What To Look For In A Circular Saw – The Buying Guide
Circular saws are always the crown jewel of every tool collection. They provide the craftsman with the ultimate versatility and an almost infinite number of options when dealing with wooden materials and surfaces.
Whether it be a cordless or a corded one, a good circular saw will make your life easier and having one by your side is a wise decision.
With that being said, you want to round up the best circular saws, but first, you would want to know what the key parameters are and what is of the biggest importance. If you keep an eye on the following features and factors, purchasing an excellent circular saw will turn from hassle to pleasure in no time.
We've rounded them up and we hope they will be of help.
Which one is better: Corded circular saw or cordless circular saw
If you work in an area where sockets and extension cords are unreachable and power levels are slim, you should think of buying a cordless circular saw. Because they don't have a motor as big as corded ones, they will be easier to slide into confined spaces. The downside is that the batteries don't last all that long on the most excruciating cuts, so you might want to give it a second, though.
Having an extension cord by your side is always an advantage and you should definitely opt for a cordless circular saw in that case. They will work better with steel and advanced masonry, as they don't depend on the short battery life and can perform long and powerful cuts.
Before we continue to the stats concerning power and voltage, we can't stress this enough – safety is of the utmost importance in the circular saw world.
A saw should absolutely have an electric brake. It cuts off the flow of electricity in the motor and stops the blade's rotation in a matter of seconds. This means a lot when disengaging the circular saw from the material, in order to keep your limbs safe.
The best circular saws should also have quality shaft locks, for keeping the blade firmly in place. A blade that moves during usage means trouble.
Power features
The amount of amps
The granddaddy of them all is, of course, the amount of amps the saw has. All good circular saws put an emphasis on this, as it determines the cutting power and the endurance a saw has.
To elaborate, the more amps the motor has – the longer can the saw cut, performing more difficult cuts on more resilient materials. You wouldn't want poor results and slow progress.
What the amp amount determines is, of course, the RPM (Rotations Per Minute). A good circular saw should have anywhere above 4.000 RPM because the bigger the amount the faster and more precise the cuts are. Again, it all depends on what you aim to accomplish with the saw.
Blade Capacity
Depending on the material you intend to work on, you should decide how big a blade capacity you want. A blade capacity equals in the depth of the cut and the incision point.
The best circular saws have the biggest ones, as they are crafted to work on different materials and surfaces. When deciding upon this, it's important to note that a circular saw with smaller blade depth is easier to control and weighs much less.
Laser guiding
Laser guiding may be an exquisite feature even amongst the best circular saws. If you really need precision on an inch-to-inch basis, then you shouldn't hesitate and invest some extra dollars into a saw that has one.
Pens and markers are always handy, but a laser provides you with an instant beam of light to your surface, guiding you through the cut, one step at a time. These can be especially valuable in lowly lit environments.
The blade itself
Although the body build is a big factor that makes a good circular saw that good, the most important thing, in the end, is the quality of the blade. Of course, there are hundreds of types, but you should narrow your choice down to the following categories:
Regular steel blades – They are used for the most basic woodwork and provide an excellent basis for non-advanced cuts.
High-speed steel blades – With them being more resilient than the regular ones, a bigger amount of money is required, but they are harder and don't lose sharpness.
Masonry blades – Special, fortified blades made for only the hardest and most resilient materials like concrete, cinder, and others.
Tile blades – Exclusively used for work on ceramic materials and possess diamond tips for the best resilience.
Carbide-reinforced blade – The carbide tips make them more expensive, but they literally never have to be sharpened and provide the best cuts.
The manuals and the customer service
When you receive your circular saw and you're a novice, it's important to have helpful guide or manual at your disposal. This allows you to experiment under the guidance of experts and learns the craft the way it should be. Manufacturers who disregard this are out of the question.
Even the best circular saws break, so it's great to have 24-7 customer service to tend to your problems and give your exact advice or deliver you spare parts. While many people forget about this, the relationship towards customers is the tip of the general impression and the factor that truly makes the best circular saw what they are.
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Consumptionomics: Asia's Role in Reshaping Capitalism and Saving the Planet
By Chandran Nair
Infinite Ideas, Oxford
Growing consumption in Asia's largest developing nations may help alleviate trade imbalances, but is also virtually guaranteed to create an environmental catastrophe.
To head off the coming disaster, governments need to adopt a new decision-making model and begin framing their policies around environmental and resource preservation priorities rather than economic development needs, argues Chandran Nair in Consumptionomics.
"[Environmental challenges] can only be seriously met by using less, and this requires a dramatic shift in the way we imagine – and plan for – the future," Nair writes.
Nair is a former environmetal consultant, business executive and now chief executive of the Global Institute for Tomorrow, a "social venture think tank." Consumptionomics is his first book. It is an ambitious, compelling and well-structured argument, but is not without flaws – some might argue that Nair is naïve. Consumptionomics calls for Asians and their governments to abandon the Western economic growth model based on consumption to preserve the environment for future generations. For example, Nair says China should reverse its urbanization policy, de-industrialize agriculture and send more people back to the farm. This will be a tough sell.
To help make his case for austerity, Nair looks at consumption patterns in the developed West, extends them to the most populous countries in the East – particularly China – and paints a picture of a world stripped of resources. At current consumption rates, he says, Chinese people will own 330 million cars by 2020, a little less than double what they own now. If Asians start to eat poultry at the same rate as Americans, they will eat 120 billion birds a year by 2050.
Nevertheless, Nair is not calling for an outright overthrow of capitalism, but for governments to better consider the environmental costs of their push to drive economic development: "By putting a realistic price on our environment through emission taxes and other charges, countries can determine an appropriate direction and rate of development."
And it is individual countries that should determine it. Nair has lost faith in multilateral climate change negotiations and suggests governments set their own policies based on their own needs.
Nair says governments will have to exert their authority, even (or especially) when implementing policies is likely to be unpopular. This approach would be difficult if not impossible in developed Western democracies that have to answer to their electorates. It would likely be easier to put in place in authoritarian states like China (or Singapore) where leaders don't have to worry about reelection. On the other hand, this does not mean autocratic leaders have a free hand to reduce their populations' living standards in the name of environmental preservation.
Some of Nair's premises seem rehashed and even Malthusian. Some two centuries ago, Thomas Malthus predicted environmental catastrophe driven by human overconsumption, but he failed to take into account humanity's ability to innovate and improve efficiency. Nair takes innovation into account but points out that much of human creativity applied to increasing energy efficiency has paradoxically resulted in increased net resource consumption. Invent a more efficient air conditioner and the price of air conditioning goes down; more people buy air conditioners.
Nair's condemnation of the consumption model as inherently flawed may be a little unfair. The governments that control market economies have tools at their disposal to price in social and environmtal costs. Any smoker who has tried to buy a pack of cigarettes in New York or Toronto has felt this first-hand. Another example is the congestion charges for rush-hour drivers in London. These policies have shown results, but there is no such template for re-rusticating millions of people who have been encouraged to aspire to an urban lifestyle for the past three decades.
Still, it's difficult to argue with his main point – that encouraging billions of Asians to start consuming like Americans is a recipe for disaster. Asia's governments have to start taking drastic action to slow resource consumption now, and those who wait for international consensus will wait too long.
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I want to start with a (hopefully) short explanation of how I came to this conclusion. My friends and I all started playing Project Gorgon recently, we all have about ~200 hours each of gameplay as of writing this. We love how open PG is - in the sense that it doesn't hold you hand an encourages the player to discover and explore as much as possible. Like other role-playing games, we each enjoy playing specific archetypes to round out our party.
A major draw to PG was the emphasis on player community and the perception of specializing into specific skills to then sell your labour (i.e. one individual trains carpentry to sell their product to another individual who is training fletching; the arrows made by the fletcher are then sold to an archer who will go out into the wilds and collect other resources and so on, etc.) It felt logical in a game like PG that you would have to rely on players who had specialized into a specific skill to be your source for that skills commodities.
My friends and I each chose a line of skills that benefited the group (for example, we pooled our resources so one of us could train cooking and make meals for each of us). I just happened to take the lines of leatherworking and tailoring, in hopes of making great gear for the party. Along the way I discovered the ability to enhance certain traits and abilities into gear, using enhancement features from Blacksmithing, Tailoring, Shamanic Infusion, and Augmentation.
This was where we encountered our first problem... and really, where the majority of my frustration comes from. Each piece of gear has an enhancement value that determines how many enhancements it can have added to it - which seems really straight forward until you consider the flaws of the enhancement system:
Shamanic Infusion:
Offers the ability to infuse relatively minor generic stat bonuses onto specific types of gear (such as max health, max power, and increases to damage). Anyone who has trained Shamanic Infusion can understand the problem right away - Alongside the minor bonuses, Shamanic Infusion adds the requirement of a Shamanic Infusion level equal to the enhancement.
What? Why?
If a Shamanic Infusion requires that an individual has that Shamanic Infusion level... why wouldn't each player just train Shamanic Infusion? What would be the purpose of visiting your local player shaman to have them infuse a desired spirit into your gear?
It makes no sense from either a mechanical or thematic perspective. This desperately needs to be changed to allow players to equip infusions without the shamanic level. A shaman should be able to offer their services to create a more in-depth community.
Unlike Shamanic Infusion, which has a warning that it will add a requirement to the gear you are enhancing, Augmentation is not new player friendly, nor is it community friendly. Everywhere within the game, augmentation appears to be a great skill for a crafter to enhance gear tailored to a player's unique archetype and playstyle:
- The introductory book for Augmentation references players that can augment and transmute gear for you:
- Augment mods themselves, which appear as early as the starting area of Anagoge Island, reference the ability for players to augment your gear:
- Finally, the augmentation screen itself lacks any warnings that your actions are going to have consequences:
The frustrating, and devastating, aspect of player augmentation is that it "Attunes" the chosen piece of gear to the player. I had naively thought that I could improve my friends great gear in hopes of making it amazing, but instead I ended up locking it to myself. Attuned gear cannot be worn by other players and cannot be sold to shops.
This is an incredibly confusing system. Feeling defeated, I went to the Project Gorgon Wiki to discover that my fears were true - player enhancement is a poorly thought out system that does not facilitate a sense of community where players can enhance gear for other players - not even as a service.
The enhancement system is so close to being a positive thing for the community. After reading into some older threads about augmentation, Citan mentioned:
- "I didn't want the highest-quality items to be passed down among players forever."
- "If you augment an item it's attuned to you forever. That's the whole point of attuning it, to get that stuff out of the economy once you've had fun with it. Otherwise that stuff will slowly become the norm and nobody will be excited to find loot anymore, they'll just use hand-me-down items from their guild forever. Overpowered stuff has to go away eventually!"
I can understand the perspective on not wanting "best in slot" gear polluting the player markets and guild stashes, but that presents two further issues:
- In a game as complex and intricate as PG, it would be disappointing to even see a time when there are "best in slot" abilities to begin with. Players should be inspired to mix and match abilities that suit their playstyle, there should theoretically never be a set "meta" that dictates one specific build that players fall into.
- By not allowing gear to be traded, you've effectively created a money-sink where loot is constantly being destroyed, rather than creating the possibility of sold gear or services such as player augmenters.
The current solution of attuning gear is, put plainly, bad. There needs to be a better solution if the fear of meta is as strong as it is evident.
A possible solution could be for player augmenters to "attune" gear to another player (other than themselves); keeping the attunement system but tweaking it would maintain a sense of control but allow for a greater sense of community.
Additionally, augment mods and shamanic infusions should not be competing; it would be nice to see a system where you could have one augment mod and one infusion on the same piece of gear (perhaps by reducing augmentation and shamanic infusion damage to 50 each), and then further Blacksmithing and Tailoring enhancements on crafted gear.
By opening up this player crafting system you would see more players engaging with one another and a selling of services and labour - in general, a healthier community.
- Shamanic Infusions on gear should not require a Shamanic Infusion level to wear.
- Augmenting gear with mods should not attune that gear to the player.
- Infusions and Augmentations should be able to co-exist on a single piece of looted gear (example: reducing damage from 100 to 50 each)


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It is a normal Friday. I wake up at 9:30 and get ready to rush to Liberty University's convocation, finally relieved to be done with the week and head into the weekend. Now it's 11:30, convocation has just let out and I leave with my friend to get some tea and catch up. Then I hop on a bus to another part of campus to catch lunch before my class. The bus is crowded and smells a bit weird, but the drive is short and I hop off and rush to the food court where my roommates already have a table. I have been up for 4 hours now. We talk about our classes so far, joke around, make plans for the weekend, etc. After lunch, I get back on the bus to go to my class. I make it just in time as the professor starts the lecture. We finish up at 3:30 and I am now free for the rest of the day. I am done with my 6 hours on one typical Friday.
However, today is not a typical Friday. Christians call it Good Friday, although what happened was far from good. The Son of God was hung on a cross. He bled and hurt and spent 6 hours up on the cross before He died. For 6 hours He hung there in humiliation, suffering the worse death created by man. Crucifixion was meant to not just kill you, but to make you suffer for a long and horrible time. It was meant to show that Rome was in power, and this was what happened to those who crossed them. The one who created all them, who had the ultimate power over the entire universe had to endure all this. The one who was most high suffered the death of the least of us, a death we all earned through sin.
Jesus was perfect. Not once in his whole life did he ever turn away from God or do anything wrong. This did not always look like what the people of that time thought. Pharisees hated him, priests feared his power of the people, but sinners? The broken wrongdoers? They loved him. He came for all of them though. Christ came to bear the penalty we all earned by going away from God. He lived the perfect life we never could, but stepped in and took our penalty. The people had the law of the Old testament. They thought they could make themselves perfect but the law presents a standard of holiness we can only dream of living. That's why Christ came and lived it for us. He did this because he loved us.
One of the more prominent verses in the Bible is John 3:16. Little kids memorize from an early age, this verse of the gospel. "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." Read that again. God sent his only Son, so perfect and holy, into the suffering and death that we deserved. All so we could be with him forever. This is the grandest of love stories, for there is no greater love than this.
Instead of sitting in a crowded bus, we deserved the vile sponge held to our lips. Instead of the seats we might think are uncomfortable in class, we deserve the wood to be hung on. Instead of laughing with friends we deserve the ridicule and slander. We should take the nails over the food, the pain of the world instead of wondering what we might do on a Friday night. That is the 6 hours I earned by walking away from God.
But Christ stepped in. He saved us. He endured the worst of the worst so we could spend eternity with God and be free from sin. We still will struggle. We still will fall. But claiming Christ as our Savior means that we now have the freedom to leave our burdens at the cross. This is where Good Friday leaves us. Standing on blood soaked ground at the feet of the cross where we are free to leave our sin. We can leave our depression, our anxieties, our hopelessness. We can walk away with knowing that we might struggle and waver, but at the end of the day we are free.
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A new Local Planning Office opening on 26 January 2015 will see Newtownabbey people having planners on their doorstep for the first time.
At present DOE Planning for the Antrim and Newtownabbey areas operates from County Hall, Ballymena.
From Monday 26 January 2015, experienced Planners from the DOE Area Planning Team will relocate to Mossley Mill. From there they will work alongside future council colleagues while ensuring a normal planning service is maintained for the area covered by the new council.
This marks another important step in the preparation for the transfer of planning to councils on 1 April 2015.
Welcoming the move Minister Durkan said: "Planning reform is about bringing forward improvements to the planning system, improvements that will bring planning closer to the public and make it easier for the public to access and participate in the planning process. This is part of the wider local government reform programme which will ultimately deliver local councils which are more effective, more efficient and more responsive to the needs of their local business and community.
"All 11 new councils need to be ready to assume their new responsibilities when planning functions are formally transferred to them in April. The relocation of the Local Planning Office for Antrim and Newtownabbey Council to Mossley Mill is another tangible step forward in this preparation."
Presiding Councillor of Antrim and Newtownabbey Council Mandy Girvan said:" We are delighted to welcome the planning staff to Mossley Mill and pleased that they will be settled in well in advance of 1 April when the new Council will take on the planning function. The Council is also making provision at Antrim Civic Centre to ensure that members of the public will be able to conveniently access planning services. "
Councillor Billy Webb, Chair of the Planning Committee commented: "Our Officers and Members have been working very closely with the Planning team and making excellent progress to ensure a smooth transition. We will continue to work together over the next few months to guarantee that Antrim and Newtownabbey District Council is ready for the transfer of planning to the Council on 1 April and this exciting new era."
All planning applications and queries for the Antrim and Newtownabbey Council area should be directed to this new planning office from 26 January. All applications already in the system for the new council area will transfer along with the planning staff and planning officers will continue to process these as normal.
If you are unsure which new council area you are in, you can find out on the NIDirect website
Environment Minister announces the opening of a new Planning Office for Antrim and Newtownabbey Council
A new Local Planning Office opening on 26 January 2015 will see Newtownabbey people having planners on their doorstep for the first time.


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There had been rumors rolling around the internet that The Orville wouldn't really have an example of what sort of show it would be until the third episode. Critics were given the first three and, while full reviews didn't pop up immediately, word was that was the episode when The Orville started to Orville. And now that it's aired, that's true, for better or worse. The show had trouble with people when it premiered because everyone thought it was going to be a Star Trek parody. But the jokes weren't sharp enough, and the joke density too thin for a parody. No, The Orville had revealed itself to be a Star Trek-like show in its own right, that happens to have some (mostly mediocre) jokes. It's not trying to make fun of Trek, it's trying to be a funny Trek.
Looking over the episode synopsis, it's clear that episode three is the turning point:
- "Old Wounds" – The crew of the Orville try to keep an experimental ray that can accelerate time out of the hands of the Krill.
- "Command Performance" – The captain and first officer are trapped in an alien zoo while the head of security struggles with command for the first time.
- "About a Girl" – Lt. Commander Bortus, a member of an all-male species, lays an egg which hatches to reveal his offspring is a female. The crew travel to Bortus' home planet to fight a court battle to prevent gender reassignment surgery from being performed/inflicted on the infant.
That is a hard turn on that last one. And it doesn't completely work.
First off, while I like Seth MacFarlane the guy, and love Seth MacFarlane the singer, I do not trust Seth MacFarlane the writer very much. He has a style to his humor which is a weird mix between the "everything is a punchline" of South Park and the "occasional irreverent preachiness" of Ricky Gervais. This can lead to him approaching subjects he feels are important, but not following through with any sort of layered understanding. Let's take Commander Bortus' species, the Moclan. They are said to be a single-gender species that are all male. Were this a Trek parody, fine. But that's not the intent. The purpose of this show has been revealed to tell stories that reflect our society, like much of science fiction. So let's parse the Moclan and gender. If they are are all one gender, why do they identify as male? That's not something the humans read into them, that's the foundation of their society, as shown during the court proceedings on their home-world. Furthermore, how are they all male? They lay eggs, which means that all members of the Moclan produce viable ova. They're all female. But Bortus also has a mate, which means they don't self-fertilize. So do the Moclan produce both male and female gametes? Are they a hermaphroditic species? At this point, there's so much to dig into, it's clear the writers making them all "male" was supposed to be funny, long-term repercussions be damned.
But for a species where any individual creates both gametes and reproduce in pairs, what does having a female infant mean? This isn't quibbling over minute details, this is the entire point of the third episode, and deeply affects the character of Bortus. The crew of the Orville do end up tracking down a Moclan woman, who has been secretly publishing works under a male pen name and has become a culture cornerstone. But all the arguments in the episode revolve around the broadest of female stereotypes. Females are weaker. Females are intellectually inferior. Yet the entire time, we don't know what the Moclan consider the delineation between male and female. The standard Moclan is male, despite having the traits of a female or hermaphroditic species. They also all identify as men. So the main distinction between male and female Moclan seem to be masculine or feminine presentation. So how does this all come down to gender reassignment surgery, which would necessitate a physical aspect to their differences? Everything is muddled here, with part of the writing trying to elicit a transgender metaphor with the rest of the writing relying on intersex issues. It's a mess.
This brings up another huge problem with About a Girl, which is that misogyny is never discussed in the entire episode. The arguments all focus on the fact that a Moclan female (whatever that means) will have a second class life in Moclan society. We are shown mentally inferior human males, and physically superior Xelayan females as exhibits in the court case. So the real crux that the Orville crew should have brought up is that the limitations aren't based on what gender this child is, but what Moclans do with individuals of that gender. Of all the varied, though tired and trite, arguments the Moclans make for forcing the infant to become male, they all come down to the fact that Moclans simply don't want to deal with females, and that their society will go out of its way to make the life of a Moclan female terrible. How is this never discussed? For all the mixed metaphors and indistinct sex and gender issues, they all are built upon a foundation of misogyny, and that common issue is completely ignored! The ill-defined gender issues I can wave away to lazy writing in pursuit of "Men are like this, and women are like that" jokes made at the Moclan's expense. But to make the point of an episode be about this many disparate gender issues, all revolving around the perceived inferiority of females/women/femininity and never even bring up the underlying issue that could apply to all of these things shows such a distance and disconnect from the subject matter that one wonders why Seth MacFarlane (the sole credited writer) felt comfortable attempting this at all.
This episode could have gone better. For all of its missteps, it acknowledges some big issues. Just without much awareness. Like someone who's read headlines about current events, but never the articles. Should they should get credit for devoting an episode to gender in society without realizing that there's a difference between gender, sex, transgender, and intersex? Well, that's up for debate. There are numerous ways they could have turned this into something far greater. First and foremost, pull in some people with direct experience. Get some trans people on the script for this episode. Or the show, that wouldn't hurt either. There are also moments within the script that could have become turning points. When the ship scans the planet for female Moclans, rather than finding a single celebrity hiding in the mountains, they could have discovered that their species is much closer to an even split than anyone realized, with their shame perpetuating the surgeries in silence. Or they could have come at it from a different perspective of gender, with the Moclan court declaring Gordon Malloy a female due to his incompetence, or Alara Kitan a male due to her superior strength. That could have framed their understanding of gender as much more subjective, and loaded with explicit value. But none of those things happened, and there's just no reason for Seth MacFarlane and this episode to take the lead as the prime time discussion on gender, especially when it ends with such a tepid whimper.
As I said, it's a mess. The two things I'm trying to balance here are The Orville's intent and execution. This show has lofty intentions. Clearly, it's trying to be thoughtful on issues. But the execution is severely lacking. This episode tries and fails. Whether you want to focus on the "try" or the "fail" aspect will probably be the deciding factor in whether you make it to episode four.


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[Common of a Theologian and Teacher]
PRAYER (contemporary language)
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The dispute about icons was not a dispute between East and West as such. Both the Greek
and the Latin churches accepted the final decision.
Obviously, the use of images and pictures in a religious context is open to abuse, and
in the sixteenth century abuses had become so prevalent that some (not all) of the early
Protestants reacted by denouncing the use of images altogether. Many years ago, I heard a
sermon in my home parish (All Saints' Church, East Lansing, Michigan) on the Commandment,
"Thou shalt not make a graven image, nor the likeness of anything in the heavens
above, nor in the earth beneath, nor in the waters under the earth -- thou shalt not bow
down to them, nor worship them." (Exodus 20:4-5 and Deuteronomy 5:8-9) The preacher
(Gordon Jones) pointed out that, even if we refrain completely from the use of statues and
paintings in representing God, we will certainly use mental or verbal images, will think
of God in terms of concepts that the human mind can grasp, since the alternative is not to
think of Him at all. (Here I digress to note that, if we reject the images offered in Holy
Scripture of God as Father, Shepherd, King, Judge, on the grounds that they are not
literally accurate, we will end up substituting other images -- an endless, silent sea, a
dome of white radiance, an infinitely attenuated ether permeating all space, an
electromagnetic force field, or whatever, which is no more literally true than the image
it replaces, and which leaves out the truths that the Scriptural images convey. (One of
the best books I know on this subject is Edwyn Bevan's Symbolism and Belief, Beacon
Press, originally a Gifford Lectures series.[note - now out of print]) C S Lewis repeats
what a woman of his acquaintance told him: that as a child she was taught to think of God
as an infinite "perfect substance," with the result that for years she
envisioned Him as a kind of enormous tapioca pudding. To make matters worse, she disliked
tapioca. Back to the sermon.) The sin of idolatry consists of giving to the image the
devotion that properly belongs to God. No educated man today is in danger of confusing God
with a painting or statue, but we may give to a particular concept of God the
unconditional allegiance that properly belongs to God Himself. This does not, of course,
mean that one concept of God is as good as another, or that it may not be our duty to
reject something said about God as simply false. Images, concepts, of God matter, because
it matters how we think about God. The danger is one of intellectual pride, of forgetting
that the Good News is, not that we know God, but that He knows us (1 Corinthians 8:3), not
that we love Him, but that He loves us (1 John 4:10).
In the East Orthodox tradition, three-dimensional representations are seldom used. The standard icon is a painting, highly stylized, and thought of as a window through which the worshipper is looking into Heaven. (Hence, the background of the picture is almost always gold leaf.) In an Eastern church, an iconostasis (icon screen) flanks the altar on each side, with images of angels and saints (including Old Testament persons) as a sign that the whole church in Heaven and earth is one body in Christ, and unites in one voice of praise and thanksgiving in the Holy Liturgy. At one point in the service, the minister takes a censer and goes to each icon in turn, bows and swings the censer at the icon. He then does the same thing to the congregation -- ideally, if time permits, to each worshipper separately, as a sign that every Christian is an icon, made in the image and likeness of God, an organ in the body of Christ, a window through whom the splendor of Heaven shines forth.
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