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Current regulation of IPPs
Historically, Indonesian independent power producers (IPPs) have enjoyed a large decree of regulatory freedom as compared to their investor counterparts in the mining and oil and gas sectors. The "regulation" of what IPPs can and cannot do was largely found within the confines of power purchase agreements (PPAs) signed with the Indonesian state-owned power utility PT PLN (Persero) (PLN).
These PPAs traditionally have only sought to impose restrictions or approval requirements on the corporate actions of IPP companies through obligations regarding changes in shareholding. Typically, these contractual requirements imposed on IPPs by PLN related to retention of ownership of shares in IPP companies. In essence, PLN's philosophy was that if an investor participated as a "Sponsor" in a PLN procurement process to be awarded the project (eg, a tender run by PLN for a coal-fired project, or a direct appointment process for a hydro power project), then that investor should remain committed to the project for a minimum period of time to ensure that the project was constructed and put into reliable operation, and not simply look to flip the project. So to implement this philosophy, the PPAs have typically provided that:
However, despite these restrictions, the PPAs would always give PLN an overriding right to grant approval for changes in shareholding at any time where PLN took the view that the requested change in shareholding was in the interests of the continuation of the project.
It is also important to note that after an early lock-in period, investors were free to monetise their investment.
Aside from contractual restrictions associated with changes in shareholding, neither the PPAs nor the power sector regulations imposed any other restrictions on corporate actions of IPP companies (such as changes in board members).
Earlier framework for Geothermal License holders (including Geothermal IPPs)
The issue on transfer of shares in geothermal license (commonly referred to as IPB) holders is a subject that is touched upon by the existing geothermal regulatory framework. The 2014 Geothermal Law provides that an IPB holder can only transfer its shares on the Indonesia Stock Exchange after exploration is concluded.
While this provision clearly does identify a specific instance when a transfer is permissible, it is not clear as to whether transfers other than in this specific instance are in fact permitted. For example, is a private transfer of shares in an IPB holder permitted at any time without Ministry approval? Despite this lack of clarity, the Ministry has over the past couple of years granted its approval to private share transfers in IPB holders (even during or prior to exploration period).
However, under the pre-existing framework, there is no restriction for the change of directors and commissioners in geothermal license holders.
On 14th July 2017, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources issued Regulation No. 42 of 2017 on Supervision on Business Activities in Energy and Mineral Resources Sector (Reg. 42), which seeks to regulate two corporate actions of IPP companies (namely holders of electricity generation licences, known by their Indonesian acronym IUPTL) and IPB holders, namely: (i) transfers of shares in IPP companies and IPB holders; and (ii) changes in board members in those companies.
Transfer of shares
Any transfer of shares in an IUPTL holder (ie, a license for the supply of electricity for public interest, which is the license that an IPP requires to carry on business) or an IPB holder requires approval by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources.
In the case of an IUPTL holder, a transfer can only be carried out if:
Reg. 42 also states that for the affiliate transfer option, the affiliate must be a direct 90% owned subsidiary of the transferring Sponsor.
The regulation provides an extensive list of documents that must be submitted with the request for approval, including an explanation of the reason for the share transfer, approval by the buyer of power (ie, PLN, in a typical IPP project) as well as past tax returns, and financial statements of the transferee. The Minister is required to issue approval or rejection within 14 business days (for power projects) or 10 business days (for geothermal projects). There are no "deemed approval" mechanisms if no response is received within the prescribed period. In practice, therefore, the 14-business-day period may be more of a guideline than a rule.
For IPB holders, Reg. 42 only states that the transfer of shares must be done in accordance with prevailing laws and regulations (namely the relatively unclear provision of the 2014 Geothermal Law) with prior approval from the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources. For the purpose of obtaining the approval, Reg. 42 requires the IPB holder to submit similar documents to those required for a change of shareholder in an IUPTL holder, with the additional of evidence of payment of the latest deadrents, production fees and production bonus (if the company has already achieved commercial operation). Accordingly, the fact that Reg. 42 does provide a mechanism for Minister approval, and this list of requirements that needs to be fulfilled does relate to documents relevant to a private (ie, non-stock market) transfer, this does support the view that the correct interpretation of the 2014 Geothermal Law is to allow for private (ie, non-stock market) transfers.
Curiously, although the 2014 Geothermal Law clearly contemplates a transfer of shares through the stock market, Reg. 42 does not contain a mechanism for dealing with approvals of share transfers in a publicly-listed IPB holder (ie, it would be unworkable if the Minister were required to approve a change in daily trading of shares in a listed company that held an IPB). It would appear that for geothermal companies that hold both an IPB and an IUPTL wanting to change shareholders, there is a need to make two applications for approval.
Change of board of directors / commissioners
Holders of IUPTLs must first obtain the approval of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources before making any changes to their board of directors or commissioners.
As with the share transfer approval process, there is a requirement for submission of a number of administrative documents, including the recommendation of the buyer of power (ie, PLN for a typical IPP) and the past income tax returns of the incoming Director/Commissioner. Again, the Minister must notify its approval or rejection within 14 business days.
For IPB holders, similar approval is required, except that:
We set out below some of the implications of these new requirements.
Which projects are caught?
Reg. 42 applies to all holders of IUPTL, whether those projects are already existing or are to be awarded in the future.
Typically, IPPs are granted a temporary IUPTL (issued under the title of IUPTL Sementara) at the time of signing of a PPA, and the permanent IUPTL is granted following financial close (and on occasion, closer to the time of commercial operation). So a question arises as to whether these new restrictions only apply to holders of an IUPTL (ie, the permanent IUPTL), or whether it also applies to IUPTL Sementara. Our view is that the restrictions apply to both forms of IUPTL (ie, whether temporary or permanent).
For IPB holders, Reg. 42 similarly applies to all existing IPB holders and all future holders of IPB. It does not apply to geothermal projects that are based on the old Joint Operation Contract structure and other forms of non-IPB concessions (eg, Kuasa Pengusahaan Sumber Daya Panas Bumi).
Block on lenders security enforcement
Except where the transfer is to a >90% affiliate (which is permitted at any time, subject to the Minister's approval), a share transfer in the IPP company can only occur after the commercial operation date of the power plant is achieved. Even after commercial operation, the change of shareholding is only permitted with the Minister's approval.
For IPP projects, project financiers invariably take security over all of the shares in the IPP company, such that if a default occurs under the financing agreements, lenders can step in and sell the shares in the IPP company to new Sponsors.
However, Reg. 42 contains no carve-out for project lenders enforcing security. Accordingly:
For this reason, we would expect that project lenders will insist without exception on a two-tiered shareholding structure in all IPPs, such that if a default occurs, lenders can enforce share security at the holding company level without having to transfer any shares in the IPP itself. This workaround does comply with the regulation, as the regulation only restricts transfers of shares in the IUPTL holder (ie, the direct shares in the IPP company itself).
Affiliate exception only applies to direct subsidiaries
The transfer exception given for affiliate transfers are only where the transfer is to a >90% affiliate that is directly owned by the transferring Sponsor.
That is, the affiliate transferee cannot be a parent of the Sponsor nor an entity under common control with the Sponsor, as shown below in the following possible affiliate ownership structures:
PLN approval required for change in shareholding
An approval letter from PLN must be submitted to the Minister for a change in shareholding of the IPP company. Accordingly, Sponsors will need to obtain the approval of PLN prior to approaching the Minister.
The vast majority of the existing PPAs signed had provided for the Sponsors to be free to sell their shareholding in the IPP after the initial lock-in period (ie. typically the fifth anniversary of commercial operation). However the effect of these new requirements is to give PLN (and of course the Minister) a project-life long right of approval over changes in shareholders.
Transfer of shares vs. issuance of new shares
The wording used in Reg. 42 is to restrict "transfers of shares of IUPTL holders." It, therefore, raises the question of whether a change in shareholding effected through an issuance of new shares by the IUPTL holder (without any transfer of existing shares) falls foul of the regulation or not.
Clearly if the issuance of new shares was not intended to be caught by the regulation, there would be a very simple workaround to the restriction (ie, sell 99% of the IPP company by issuing new shares, instead of transferring existing shares).
Requirements for tax documents
For both the change in shareholding and change in board approval process, the documents required to be submitted include a reference to the Indonesian tax file number of the transferee (in case of share transfer) or director/commissioner (in the case of a change in board) and Indonesian tax filings for the past two years.
Clearly for foreign companies and for non-resident foreign directors or commissioners, they will not hold Indonesian tax documentation (as they are not Indonesian tax resident).
The requirement for two years of records means that newly-incorporated companies (which would not have two years of audited financial statements or tax filings) cannot be put forward as the transferee. Certainly for the affiliate transfer (which is often done for corporate or tax structuring reasons), the transferee entity is often a newly-established company.
It is hoped that the Ministry takes a pragmatic view on these requirements (eg, if a company can show that it has paid its taxes in its home country then that would suffice, where the company has only been newly-established, no requirements for tax filings or financial statements, etc.).
Approval of electricity purchasers
Both the change of shareholding approval and the change in board member approval require supporting documents from the "buyer of electricity." While a change in shareholding is a relatively infrequent event in the life of an IPP, changes in board members happen far more regularly. As these requirements for PLN to give a recommendation for a change in board member apply to all power projects, PLN should expect to be inundated with such requests down to the smallest of projects (eg, a 500kW micro-hydro project). Reg. 42 does not prescribe any time limit for PLN providing its approval, nor sets any real criteria for when approval will be given or withheld, and hence there are concerns that there may be delays in PLN issuing these approvals.
While the approval/recommendation requirement is clear for a traditional IPP (ie, PLN as the sole buyer of electricity should give the approval/recommendation), the position is less clear for integrated IUPTL holders for distribution areas (ie, companies that have been granted their own business area (wilayah usaha) where they supply power to many customers). In the case, for example of an IUPTL holder that supplies an industrial park housing 20 customers – is it required to obtain a recommendation from each of its 20 customers in order to change its board members? Taking an even more illogical scenario: PT PLN Batam itself is the holder of an IUPTL to supply consumers in Batam, and PT PLN Batam supplies thousands of customers throughout Batam. On its face, the regulation would require PT PLN Batam to obtain approval from its customers. We again would expect that the Ministry would drop this requirement where the IUPTL holder has multiple customers.
The Ministry has stated in its official announcement launching the regulation that Reg. 42 does not cover changes in the boards of state-owned/regional government-owned companies (such as PLN). However there is no express exemption for these Government entities built into the regulation, and for PLN subsidiaries such as PT PLN Batam, albeit that they are 100% ultimately owned by Government, as those subsidiaries are not companies more than 50% directly owned by the Government, they are not "state-owned companies" as defined by the state-owned companies legislation. However, as a matter of practice we would expect the Ministry to disapply the new approval procedures to PLN and its subsidiaries.
Reg. 42 itself covers not only IPPs and geothermal companies, but also mining and oil and gas entities. These types of approval regimes for corporate actions in the mining sector (and to a lesser extent the oil and gas sector) have been relatively longstanding features of those industries, largely driven by the constitutional requirement for the state to manage Indonesia's natural resources. In that respect, Reg. 42 is nothing particularly new as it relates to resource sectors. Those geothermal companies are brought under a similar regime is also not unexpected, as geothermal energy is similarly another important natural resource of the country in much the same way as coal or oil and gas.
However, to bring power generation projects under this same regime is somewhat unexpected. The Ministry has officially stated that that the desire of the government to throw its net over the power sector has been driven largely by the Constitutional Court's reasoning in last year's challenge brought against the 2009 Electricity Law (see our previous Client Alert). In the court's reasoning, private sector investment in the power sector is constitutional, provided there is state control. Clearly, the government is taking the view that they should exercise the same types of "state control" over power companies as they have over mining companies. The government has always controlled the two key fundamentals of an IPP, namely, the licence to operate (as an IPP cannot operate without an IUPTL issued by government) and the revenue that the IPP enjoys (as the government must approve the IPP tariffs). So even without the new controls imposed by Reg. 42, the government has always, and continues to, exercise significant control over IPPs.
Regardless of its justification, the regulation is now in force. Lenders particularly will have to look closely at the corporate structures of IPPs to ensure that they can continue to enjoy effective security over the project. Sponsors will now need to consider at a very early stage possible future plans to bring in equity partners, and ensure their structures allow for such eventualities.
Like many regulations, the rules and requirements appear to be very rigid and may not neatly fit or apply to all situations, so it is hoped that the Ministry adopts a pragmatic view with regard to its implementation. Of course only time will tell.
Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners, Member of Baker & McKentie International - 21st july 2017
Capital: Jakarta
Population: 259 million (2016)
Currency: Indonesian Rupiah
Nominal GDP: $936 billion USD (IMF, 2016)
GDP Per Capita: $3,620 USD at Current Prices (IMF, 2016)
GDP Growth: 5.0% (2016)
External Debt: 36.80% of GDP (BI, Q2 2016)
Ease of Doing Business: 91/190 (WB, 2017)
Corruption Index: 90/176 (TI, 2016)
Investment in Indonesia's Electricity Sector; Sparks of Life
Renewable Energy in Indonesia – A Sleeping Giant
Indonesia's Geothermal Energy Sector; Latest Advancements
Indonesia's Smelting Plans – Moving Slowly, but Moving
Indonesia's Coal Mining Sector: A Silver Lining Behind Dark Clouds
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Last Thursday, the Senate voted 58-40 to vote on former Senator Chuck Hagel's nomination for Secretary of Defense, falling just short of the 60 votes required for cloture. Senator Pat Toomey (R) was one of many GOP senators who voted against cloture, postponing the vote to February 26th.
Sen. Bob Casey joined all other Democrats and voted to move forward with the Hagel nomination.
Senator Toomey, who voted in favor of confirming John Kerry for Secretary of State, released the following statement regarding his opinion on Hagel:
"The president deserves considerable latitude on appointing members of his cabinet and I have typically supported those nominees including those with whom I have significant policy disagreements. But Sen. Hagel's shifting positions, questionable performance during the Senate confirmation process and disturbing record on some of the most important national security issues of the day concern me. In light of these concerns, I will not vote to move to his nomination forward."
PoliticsPA is seeking comment from Toomey's office whether he, like some other Republicans, has agreed to vote yes on cloture even if he intends to vote no on Hagel's nomination.
The resistance to Hagel's nomination comes mainly from his own party, with which he has had a rocky relationship. Hagel supported Barack Obama in the 2008 election over John McCain; McCain has been one of the more outspoken senators opposing Hagel's nomination.
In another departure from party lines, Sen. Hagel supported Rep. Joe Sestak (D) in his 2010 bid for a seat on the US Senate when he ran against Pat Toomey.
"I'm confident that Sen. Hagel will probably have the votes necessary to be confirmed as secretary of defense," said McCain on Meet The Press this past Sunday. He and Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) say that despite the probability that Hagel will be confirmed, the prolonged discussion about Hagel's qualifications enabled them to glean more information on issues such as the Benghazi embassy attack.
Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey (D) said that he found Hagel to be a "person of integrity" and issued a statement of support for Hagel last week saying,
"I have studied the Senator's record and examined concerns raised by many respected defense and foreign policy experts. I engaged closely with constituents in my state and leaders in the pro-Israel community. I met with the Senator to discuss his nomination and press him on host of security issues including Iran, the U.S. relationship with Israel, Syria, Afghanistan and Pakistan. In this meeting, I received important assurances on his views with respect to U.S. policy on Iran and Israel. On the basis of this process, I have decided to support his confirmation to serve as Secretary of Defense."

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This season could very well go down as the Year of the Freshman. Looking back on the year, some of the best storylines were lived by first-year students. It means the Freshman of the Year race could be nearly as exciting as the one for Player of the Year. Here's a look back at some of the best freshman feats of the last few months, and of the five players listed below, two have a legitimate shot at also becoming Player of the Year:
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Annie Park, USC
Golfweek/Sagarin College Ranking: 1
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Gigi Hadid walked the Anna Sui show at NYFW last night with one shoe. If this were an episode of America's Next Top Model, Tyra Banks would give a speech about how Gigi exhibited bravery, courage, professionalism and a true model spirit by powering through her wardrobe malfunction. It would be a lesson to all the other models about resilience and overcoming life's obstacles. It would be so extra, as Tyra is.
It's a bit impressive how you can barely tell that Gigi is only wearing one obnoxiously high heel in this video:
… but I care less about Gigi's lost shoe than I do about analyzing her supermodel walk. Gigi is a supermodel. That is no longer up for debate. Before Instagram followers, a supermodel's walk was her most valuable currency. Tyra Banks was known for her walk. Naomi Campbell's million-dollar walk is legendary. So, who owns the catwalk in 2017? Even though Gigi can still pull out a solid strut with one shoe, it's not either of the Hadids. And it's not a Jenner. That title now officially belongs to Teyana Taylor.
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The print filter used in conjunction with LPRng is lpdfilter, which is installed as a package with the same name. The following is a detailed description of the steps involved in processing a print job. If you need to know about the inner workings of the print filter, read the scripts powering it (in particular, /usr/lib/lpdfilter/bin/if) and probably also follow the steps described in Section 6.5.3. "Troubleshooting Hints for lpdfilter".
The print filter (/usr/lib/lpdfilter/bin/if) determines which options to use as passed to it by the print spooler and specified by the print job's control file. Options for the queue to use are also gathered from /etc/printcap and /etc/lpdfilter/queuename/conf (where queuename is the name of the actual queue).
If the ascii queue has been specified, the print filter is forced to treat the file as ASCII text. If a queue other than ascii has been specified, the printer filter tries to autodetect the file type. The filter determines the file type using the script /usr/lib/lpdfilter/bin/guess to run file on each file in question. The output of file is used to determine the type according to the entries in the file /etc/lpdfilter/types.
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If the queue specified is not a raw queue:
If the data is not in PostScript format, it is first converted into PostScript by running /usr/lib/lpdfilter/filter/type2ps on it (where type is the actual file type determined for the data in question). For example, ASCII text is converted into PostScript with /usr/lib/lpdfilter/filter/ascii2ps, which in turn relies on a2ps to obtain the correct character encoding defined for the queue. This ensures that country-specific special characters are printed correctly in plain text files. For details, see the manual page of a2ps.
If necessary, PostScript data can be converted again if a suitable script is placed in /etc/lpdfilter/queuename/pre (where queuename is the name of the actual queue to use).
PostScript data is converted into another printer language, as needed.
If the printer is PostScript capable, the data is sent directly to the printer (or forwarded to another queue). However, data can be further processed using the Bash functions duplex and tray, which are defined in /usr/lib/lpdfilter/global/functions, to enable duplex printing and paper tray selection through PostScript commands (which requires that the PostScript printer has this functionality).
If the printer is not PostScript capable, Ghostscript uses a driver suitable for the native printer language of the model to produce the printer-specific data that is finally sent to the printer (or forwarded to another queue).
Ghostscript-relevant parameters are stored either in the cm line of /etc/printcap or in the file /etc/lpdfilter/queuename/upp (where queuename is the name of the actual queue to use).
If so desired, the Ghostscript output can be reformatted again, if a suitable script is placed in /etc/lpdfilter/queuename/post (where queuename is the name of the actual queue to use).
The printer-specific data is transferred to the printer (or to another queue). Control sequences for a specific printer can be sent to the printer both before and after the data stream. These must be specified in /etc/lpdfilter/ queuename/conf.
Normally, the printing system is configured with YaST (as described in Section 5.3. "Configuring a Printer with YaST"), which includes the setup of lpdfilter.
Some of the more special settings, however, can only be changed by editing the configuration files of the print filter by hand. For each queue, a dedicated configuration file is written to /etc/lpdfilter/ queuename/conf (where queuename is the name of the actual queue to be used).
By default, files not in PostScript format are converted into that format with /usr/lib/lpdfilter/filter/type2ps (where type is the actual type of the file in question).
If a suitable script is placed in /etc/lpdfilter/queuename/type2ps, it will be used for the PostScript conversion of the file. The script must be able to accept data on stdin and to output data in PostScript format on stdout.
If so desired, an additional step can be performed to reformat PostScript data, which requires a suitable script be placed in /etc/lpdfilter/ queuename/pre. This may be a script to add custom PostScript preloads, for example. The script must be able to accept data on stdin and to output data in PostScript format on stdout. Some programs to reformat PostScript are included in the psutils. In particular, the program pstops is capable of performing extensive transformations. See the manual page of pstops for details.
Special Ghostscript parameters: When writing the configuration with YaST, Ghostscript parameters are stored in /etc/lpdfilter/queuename/upp (where queuename is the name of the actual queue to use), but custom Ghostscript parameters can also be added to this file manually. For details on Ghostscript parameters, read Section 6.6. "Working with Ghostscript".
If so desired, data can be reformatted again after conversion by Ghostscript. This requires a suitable script be placed in /etc/lpdfilter/queuename/post (where queuename is the name of the actual queue to use). This script must be able to accept data on stdin and to output a data stream suitable for the specific printer model on stdout.
For the purposes of this example, suppose there is a queue called testqueue, which should be configured so ASCII text is printed with line numbers along the left margin. Apart from that, all files should be printed with two pages scaled to fit on one sheet. The scripts /etc/lpdfilter/testqueue/ascii2ps and /etc/lpdfilter/testqueue/pre, as shown below, would achieve that:
Example 6.3. /etc/lpdfilter/testqueue/ascii2ps: ASCII to PostScript Conversion
#!/bin/bash cat -n - | a2ps -1 --stdin=' ' -o -
Example 6.4. /etc/lpdfilter/test/pre: PostScript Reformatting
#!/bin/bash pstops -q '2:firstname.lastname@example.com(20cm,2cm)+email@example.com(20cm,15cm)'
These scripts need to be made executable for all users, which can be achieved with the chmod command:
chmod -v a+rx /etc/lpdfilter/test/ascii2ps chmod -v a+rx /etc/lpdfilter/test/pre
Reformatting files with pstops only works with PostScript files created to allow such transformations, as is usually the case.
PostScript preloads are small files containing PostScript commands that preceed the print data stream to initialize the printer or the Ghostscript program in the desired way. PostScript preloads are mostly used to enable duplex printing on PostScript printers or to activate a special paper tray. They can also be used for margin and gamma adjustments.
To use preloads, the PostScript printer or Ghostscript must be able to interpret the special commands. Ghostscript, for instance, does not interpret commands related to duplex printing or paper trays.
For this example, the queue testqueue is again used:
To enable or disable duplex printing, create the files /etc/lpdfilter/testqueue/duplexon.ps and /etc/lpdfilter/testqueue/duplexoff.ps with the following contents:
Example 6.5. /etc/lpdfilter/testqueue/duplexon.ps: Enabling Duplex Printing
%!PS statusdict /setduplexmode known {statusdict begin true setduplexmode end} if {} pop
Example 6.6. /etc/lpdfilter/testqueue/duplexoff.ps: Disabling Duplex Printing
%!PS statusdict /setduplexmode known {statusdict begin false setduplexmode end} if {} pop
The following PostScript code can be used to revolve the back by 180 degrees for duplex printing:
%!PS statusdict /setduplexmode known {statusdict begin true setduplexmode end} if {} pop statusdict /settumble known {statusdict begin true settumble end} if {} pop
To enable the default paper tray 0 or tray number 2, create the files /etc/lpdfilter/testqueue/tray0.ps and /etc/lpdfilter/testqueue/tray2.ps:
Example 6.7. /etc/lpdfilter/testqueue/tray0.ps: Enabling Tray 0
%!PS statusdict /setpapertray known {statusdict begin 0 setpapertray end} if {} pop
To adjust margin settings, create a file like /etc/lpdfilter/testqueue/margin.ps.
Example 6.9. /etc/lpdfilter/testqueue/margin.ps: Margin Adjustments
%!PS << /.HWMargins [left bottom right top] /PageSize [width height] /Margins [left-offset top-offset] >> setpagedevice
The margin settings left, bottom, right, and top and the paper size measures width and height are specified in points (with one point equaling 1/72 inches or about 0.35 mm). The margin offsets left-offset and top-offset are specified in pixels, so depend on the resolution of the output device.
To change only the position of the printed area, it is sufficient to create a file like /etc/lpdfilter/testqueue/offset.ps.
To adjust the gamma distribution between colors, use a file like /etc/lpdfilter/testqueue/cmyk.ps or /etc/lpdfilter/testqueue/rgb.ps:
Example 6.11. /etc/lpdfilter/testqueue/cmyk.ps: CMYK Gamma Correction
%!PS {cyan exp} {magenta exp} {yellow exp} {black exp} setcolortransfer
Example 6.12. /etc/lpdfilter/testqueue/rgb.ps: RGB Gamma Correction
%!PS {red exp} {green exp} {blue exp} currenttransfer setcolortransfer
You need to know which color model is used by your printer (either CMYK or RGB) to make this work. The values to use for cyan, magenta, yellow, and black or for red, green, and blue should be determined through testing. Normally, these should be in the range between 0.001 and 9.999.
To get a rough idea of the effect of the above filtering actions on the output, display them on screen. To see how a sample file looks without gamma correction, enter:
gs -r60 \ /usr/share/doc/packages/ghostscript/examples/colorcir.ps
To see how it looks with gamma correction according to the above sample filters:
gs -r60 /etc/lpdfilter/test/cmyk.ps \ /usr/share/doc/packages/ghostscript/examples/colorcir.ps gs -r60 /etc/lpdfilter/test/rgb.ps \ /usr/share/doc/packages/ghostscript/examples/colorcir.ps
End the test by pressing Ctrl-C.
To reset the printer to its original state each time, use a file like /etc/lpdfilter/testqueue/reset.ps:
To activate one of the above PostScript preloads, create a file similar to /etc/lpdfilter/testqueue/pre:
Example 6.14. /etc/lpdfilter/testqueue/pre: Activating a PostScript Preload
#!/bin/bash cat /etc/lpdfilter/testqueue/preload.ps -
In this file, replace preload.ps with the name of your custom preload file. In addition, make this script executable and readable for all users, which can be achieved with chmod in the following way:
chmod -v a+rx /etc/lpdfilter/test/pre chmod -v a+r /etc/lpdfilter/test/preload.ps
Use the mechanism described above to insert PostScript commands not only before the print data, but also after it. For instance, with a script like /etc/lpdfilter/testqueue/pre, reset the printer to its original state after each print job is finished:
This section provides an example for the customized configuration of a gdi print queue. As explained in Section 5.2.3. "The Issue with GDI Printers", it is often nearly impossible to make such printers run under Linux. However, special driver programs are available for some GDI models. In most cases, they are designed to run as Ghostscript add-ons with the driver reformatting the Ghostscript output into the printer's own language. Often these drivers make limited use of the printer's functionality, however, allowing only black-and-white printing, for example. If such a driver is available, Ghostscript can be used with it in the following way (also see Section 6.6. "Working with Ghostscript"):
Ghostscript converts the PostScript data into a raster of pixel dots then uses one of its drivers to convert the rasterized image into a format appropriate for the GDI driver at a suitable resolution. Data is then passed to the GDI driver.
The rasterized image is converted by the GDI driver into a data format suitable for the printer model.
For the steps described below, it is assumed that a GDI printer driver suitable for SUSE LINUX is already installed or can be downloaded from the Internet. It is also assumed that the driver works in the way described above. In some cases, you may need some familiarity with the way source code is handled under Unix or how to handle these installations (from .zip or .tar.gz archives or maybe from .rpm packages).
After unpacking such an archive, you will often find the latest installation instructions included in some of the files, typically in README or INSTALL, or even in a doc subdirectory. If you have downloaded a .tar.gz archive, you usually need to compile and install the driver yourself.
For the purposes of the example explained below, the following setup is assumed:
The driver program has been installed as /usr/local/bin/printerdriver.
The required Ghostscript driver is pbmraw with an output resolution of 600 dpi.
The printer is connected to the first parallel port — /dev/lp0.
The Ghostscript driver and the resolution may be different for your printer. Read the documentation included with the driver to find out about these.
First, create the gdi queue. To do so, log in as root and run lprsetup, as follows:
lprsetup -add gdi -lprng -device /dev/lp0 \ -driver pbmraw -dpi 600 -size a4dj -auto -sf
Now, create the script /etc/lpdfilter/gdi/post:
#!/bin/bash /usr/local/bin/printerdriver <gdi_driver_parameters>
Read the documentation of the driver program to find out what options exist for it. Specify them under gdi_driver_parameters as needed. Make the script executable for all users and restart the print spooler:
chmod -v a+rx /etc/lpdfilter/gdi/post rclpd stop rclpd start
From now on, users should be able to print with this command:
lpr -Pgdi <file>
Enable different debug levels for lpdfilter by uncommenting (removing the # sign in front of) the corresponding line of the main filter script /usr/lib/lpdfilter/bin/if.
Example 6.16. /usr/lib/lpdfilter/bin/if: Debug Levels
# DEBUG="off" # DEBUG="low" # DEBUG="medium" # DEBUG="high"
With DEBUG="low" enabled, the program logs its stderr output to the file /tmp/lpdfilter.if-$$.XXXXXX (where $$ is the process ID and XXXXXX a unique random string).
With DEBUG="medium" enabled, the program logs, in addition to its own error output, the stderr output of the scripts in /usr/lib/lpdfilter/filter if these scripts are run by /usr/lib/lpdfilter/bin/if. The debugging output is written to /tmp/lpdfilter.name-$$.XXXXXX (where name is the name of the script run and $$.XXXXXX a string composed in the way described above).
With DEBUG="high" enabled, all error output is logged as above. Additionally, all output normally destined to the printer is redirected to a log file named /tmp/lpdfilter.out-$$.XXXXXX (where $$.XXXXXX is a string composed in the way described above).
To avoid losing control over the logging activity, you may want to remove the log files with rm -v /tmp/lpdfilter* before each new test run.


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The Florida legislature got a lot of attention this week for passing a few gun control measures in the aftermath of the horrific February shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.
Florida lawmakers did something else of note this week, too: they voted to get rid of Daylight Savings Time with the passage of the "Sunshine Protection Act." If the law is approved by the federal government, Florida residents will no longer move their clocks one hour forward or backward twice a year like most of the rest of the U.S. population (Arizona and Hawaii do not observe Daylight Savings Time). The Sunshine State would get an extra hour of sunshine during the evenings throughout the year.
What a great idea.
This Sunday, however, most Americans will "spring forward" one hour without thinking much about why this is even necessary. Why do we change the clocks in the spring and fall, anyway? What are the benefits?
Turns out, there really aren't any. This article from Smithsonian.com provides a CliffsNotes version of the 100-year history of Daylight Savings. The original idea was that adding one hour of daylight to most peoples' awake time during the spring and summer months would conserve energy used to light houses and buildings. This turned out to be true. However, the time change also led to Americans consuming more gasoline by driving their cars to parks and other outdoor attractions during daylight hours. In other words, Daylight Savings Time was found to increase energy consumption rather than reduce it.
That didn't stop the government from forcing the entire nation to adopt Standard and Daylight Savings Time in a 1974 effort to ward off an energy crisis. As some of you older folks may recall, we still had an energy crisis in the 1970s, despite the time changes.
Who has benefited the most from Daylight Savings Time? Retailers and the golf industry. When there are more daylight hours, people tend to stay out longer and spend more money. Which begs the question: why not just make Daylight Savings Time the standard and get rid of the time changes?
Perhaps most dispiriting is that a majority of people don't seem to like having to change their clocks twice a year, yet we numbly comply with it, as if it is a reality of life instead of just bad government policy. Here in the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave, we keep our heads down, don't ask questions and grumble about losing daylight, or giving up an hour of our weekend. We put up with it instead of wondering how we can change it.
There is hope, though. Maybe in this new age of political activism, Daylight Savings Time, along with many other bad ideas, will finally fade into the sunset.


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21 August 2017
Guest Post - Filofax Winchester Price History by gmax
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I'm afraid the model captions mentioned haven't made it on to the graph, but the models were E199 (1937), 5CLF 7/8 (1981 to 1985) and 4CLF 7/8 (1986 to 1994).ReplyDeleteReplies
I managed to get them back again by doing a screen grab of the Word File!Delete
Why haven't you also shown the purchasing power equivalent in other major currencies like USD, Yen, and some combination of DM/EUR?ReplyDelete
Haha! just kidding!
Interesting post, as usual.
The point about Collischon boosting prices illustrates a classic problem in business: short-term vs long-term value maximization. If prices had been kept more moderate, there may have been less incentive for competitors to enter the market, but that could have very well been offset by the immense popularity of ringed planners - surely Filofax wold have sold MANY more had the prices been lower. (**) Those even higher volumes would have attracted competitors into the market. I don't doubt that had Filofax not jacked-up the prices their success would have been sustained over a longer period.
However, fundamentally a Filofax is a durable consumer good, like leather shoes or a handbag. It takes people years to wear out a good leather binder. While some will want new shiny binders every year or so, others will still be using their Winchester 25 or 30 years down the road. A natural reaction is to use colour and variety to stimulate turnover demand that we see today: Whenever Filofax introduces a new model or colour of "Original" and there's a chorus of "I need that" on social media. That also changes the business model as there will be shorter production runs of more models, which reduces margins.
(** I remember being in the Filofax shop in London in 1986 or 87, and leaving with 3 OL7/8 because, as a student, I could not justify the cost of the leather binders.)Replies
Thanks Alan.Delete
Yes - I too would have bought more items if the Filofax prices then had been lower, and would also have chosen more Filofax products over competitor ones.
A crucial difference between then and now is that the extensive range of leaves in the 1980s provided Filofax a substantial ongoing revenue stream after the initial binder purchase. I think they did go a bit overboard with the range, causing problems with stockholding and administration. Ironically, with the ability to print on demand and sell over the Internet, that business model might just work again today.
They may we'll have been able to sell more, but Collischon realised that they simply could not produce enough. Therefore he took the decision to dampen down excessive demand by pricing, This achieved the bonus of product exclusivity and boosted profits in the short-term. Of course, it also allowed lots of new entrants into the market and forced a reversal within 5 years. Filofax then outsourced production overseas to enable them to expand the range and increase sales considerably. The expanded range is something that has continued to this day - but the niche exclusivity tag was lost forever.Delete
One other factor should be considered, namely that on the horizon was the PIM/PDA phenomenon (Sharp Wizard, Psion Organizer, Casio Digital Diary, and Apple Newton). The Wizard debuted in 1989 and was all the rage amongst middle management.ReplyDelete
Upper management, of course, stuck to their Filofax and Time/system planners. Given the inarguable superiority of paper-based planning, perhaps that's why they ended up in upper management!


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On June 26, 1974, the first product with a UPC barcode was scanned at a Marsh Supermarkets store in Troy, Ohio. The randomly selected item from a cart filled with varied scannable goods was a 10-pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum, and that's of enough historical significance that the pack is now in the Smithsonian.
But that's not the only part of the story of the retail game changer that's interesting. The path to the barcode revolution was long, and it involved scientists and grocery executives and some inspiration from the movies. And yet so few films have been inspired by the UPC technology for anything more than barcode tattoos on heads, necks and arms in sci-fi dystopias.
Typically those markings are for keeping track of people, but in a classic bit from Mike Leigh's Naked, David Thewlis's character goes on about how in the future we'll have barcodes on our hand or forehead instead of paper and plastic currency, to pay for items that also have "the ubiquitous barcode that you'll find on every bog roll and packet of johnnies and every poxy pork pie."
Read ahead to learn about how the advent of the sound cinema and the rise of the porn film – with the notorious Deep Throat – figured into the development of the Universal Product Code as well as its legacy in the form of an Errol Morris short, a Jude Law feature, a Star Trek reboot and one of the most clever interactive online movie projects in recent years.
It all started in 1919 with Lee De Forest's work with a sound-on-film process he eventually coined Phonofilm (watch one of their 1923 productions below). He may not have been the first or only man to come up with the idea of having film prints include lines on the side of the frame that translated as sound waves when put through the projector light, but he is the most famous and was an inspiration to later inventors in the development of scanners like those now found in supermarkets and other retail stores.
He also had help, from guys like Theodore Case and Edward Sponable at the Case Research Labs and Eric Tigerstedt and others who were integral in further perfecting De Forest's system – and none of whom earned proper credit, as is expected in the field of inventing. Sadly, Hollywood wasn't interested in Phonofilm, only advancing away from silent film when Warner Bros. came out with their sound-on-disc Vitaphone system. Phonofilm went bankrupt and when the optical sound-on-film process replaced sound-on-disc as the standard, RCA and Movietone took its place as industry leaders.
Jumping ahead to 1948, two graduate students at Drexel University teamed up to meet a challenge proposed by a grocery chain executive. The businessman wanted a way to track products being sold in his stores. That wasn't a totally fresh idea, as 16 years earlier a Harvard class led by Wallace Flint came up with a punchcard system for the purpose of keeping track of merchandise inventories. But at Drexel, Norman J. Woodman, who was also a teacher at the school, was so set on coming up with an automatic system that he not only devoted the next few years on working with concepts involving Morse Code, UV-visible ink and other techniques, he also quit his teaching job to pursue its perfection.
In 1952, he and the other Drexel student, Bernie Silvers, patented their invention, which took De Forest's sound-on-film idea and adapted it as the first barcode (though they technically relied on an RCA movie sound system photo-multiplier tube). Instead of light translating lines to sound, theirs translated lines to numbers. And instead of straight, parallel lines, they went with concentric circles, which became known as the "bullseye code." At the time, few saw its commercial potential, including De Forest's new employer, IBM.
Forty years later, though, Woodland would receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation for his work with barcodes (Silvers was long dead from an auto accident). Ironically, it was given by President George H.W. Bush, who just months earlier had shown amazement upon apparently seeing a supermarket scanner for the first time, nearly 20 years after its debut.
With little interest in their barcode idea, partly because their system required impractically large and strong lightbulbs, Woodman and Silvers sold the patent to Philco, who sold it to RCA, who did actually work on the idea of using it for supermarket scanning in the late 1960s (now the process used newly available lasers that hadn't existed in 1952) and began a lengthy test at a Kroger in 1972, but their idea failed in part because it involved barcode labels that were specific to the chain, and thereby not a universal system (the food companies were not into that idea at all), and because the bullseye codes tended to have flaws in their printing.
Meanwhile, some of the nation's grocery and food manufacturing companies, members of the National Association of Food Chains, had gotten together and formed the U.S. Supermarket Ad Hoc Committee on a Uniform Grocery Product Code. They were led by First National Stores (Finast) president Alan Haberman. The story goes that the 12-person group was filled with type-A personalities (mostly executives from brands like Heinz and General Mills) who couldn't agree on a standard symbol, so eventually Haberman eased the tension between them by taking them all out to a very fancy restaurant and then bringing them to see Deep Throat. Yes, that Deep Throat.
Among the different designs for the UPC symbol were RCA's bullseye, a semi-circle type from Litton that they collaborated on with A&P and a vertical-line concept by Pitney Bowes that closely resembles the winner. The champion, of course, was IBM. Woodland was still working there are the time and ended up playing part in the continuation of his invention. But the man credited with the UPC symbology we still use today is George Laurer.
The reason IBM's concept was chosen wasn't just because of that symbology. The company proposed a whole system using silicon discs. Basically, every cash register would be a computer. Hear that story, as told by one of the committee members, retired Procter & Gamble manager Barry Franz, in Errol Morris's short film They Were There, commissioned for IBM's centennial, below (it's about a third of the way in, if you want to skip ahead).
That was 1973. The next year was the famous gum sale followed by the introduction of UPC scanners in Pathmark stores and chains in Canada. By 1980, they were all over. Yet by 1990 the best use of a supermarket scanner was in the opening credits of The Simpsons, which had baby Maggie ringing up at the price of $847.63. That year also saw the release of My Blue Heaven with its supermarket price fraud gag indicating that the suburb Steve Martin is sent to doesn't use barcode scanning for all items.
Over the next couple decades, as I mentioned at the top, barcodes could be prominently found in movies like 12 Monkeys, Alien 3, The Island and Hitman, all as tattooed markers on people. In one movie, 2010's Repo Men, the barcodes were on internal parts of the body, for an industry treating organs like any other UPC-coded product. Earlier, 2003's Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines featured a portable scanner in the scene where Claire Danes and her fiancee are picking stuff for their wedding registry, and humorously she has a problem with the device and says, "I hate machines."
Other films with notable barcode scanner references include the documentary Food, Inc., which tells us we vote for what kind of food we want made, organic or local or neither, with every item of ours scanned at the store, and the 2009 Star Trek reboot, and its sequel, Star Trek Into Darkness, both of which used various retail scanners as props in the bridge of the USS Enterprise.
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The most interesting and clever way that UPC codes have come back to significance with movies, however, is a 2011 project called Barcode (aka Barcode.tv). Co-produced by the National Film Board of Canada and ARTE France, the interactive documentary consists of 100 shorts by 30 directors (Canadian and French), each film about a different consumer goods – yet not in an informational or advertisement way. The fun is that you can, via your webcam or iPhone, scan a barcode off something in your home. And then you should get the short related to that item.
Unfortunately, their system seems to be pretty specific. None of the items I tried came up, even when I tried a box of bandages and canned goods, the kind of product of which there are films about. The good news is that even when your object comes up as "unknown," you still get an appropriate short film, one of which is a fun interpretations of the term "File Not Found." I haven't gone through all of them, but I plan to – you can choose them directly if you don't like the search or random options.
Please remind me of any good movie scenes involving barcodes, supermarket scanners, UPC symbols or anything else relevant in the comments.


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Normani Kordei Hilariously Teaches 'DWTS' Partner Val Chmerkovskiy Fifth Harmony's 'Work From Home' Routine
Val Chmerkovskiy may be the pro, but he's learning a thing or two from his Dancing With the Stars partner, Normani Kordei.
Kordei took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a hilarious video of herself teaching Chmerkovskiy Fifth Harmony's "Work From Home" dance routine, and while the 30-year-old dancer is definitely a quick learner, Kordei "works from home" just a little bit better.
EXCLUSIVE: Erin Andrews Reveals Her 'Dancing With the Stars' Crush, Predicts the 'Ringers' for New Season
"During our water break...I thought it would be cool to reverse roles lol so I taught @iamvalc the "Work from Home" choreography ✨? #DWTS," the 20-year-old singer captioned the cute video.
EXCLUSIVE: Maksim and Val Chmerkovskiy Jokingly Reveal Their Plans to 'Use' Baby Shai for 'DWTS' Votes
Chmerkovskiy and Kordei are definitely putting in the work while they can. ET recently caught up with the Russian dancer, who opened up about juggling rehearsals with Kordei's upcoming Fifth Harmony tour.
See what he had to say in the video below.


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LOCATED deep beneath the busy streets of Beirut, BO18 has a music policy to match. "It is possibly the coolest, most underground club I have played in for years," says Nick Warren, who's also one half of Way Out West. "Amazing sound system, great crowd and when they open the roof to cool the place down it just increases the vibe. I love this place."
Indeed, arguably the club's most impressive feature is its moveable, star-unveiling roof, and there is also a massive mirror positioned at a 50-degree angle to reflect the city's lights inside. But, while BO18 is by no means short of gimmickry, the club's most prevailing feature is the club's engagement with wartime memorabilia. Located in an area where a refugee camp used to house 20,000 evacuees during the Lebanese Civil War, BO18 is basically a mock bomb shelter within which clubbers drink at tables made of coffins. Now there's nothing quite like a light-hearted bevvy over a coffin, is there?


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Product Description
- Powerful Jet cooling Mode cools with cooler temperature and stronger air flow, reaching further distance
- Gentle Cooling Mode cools the room gently without direct blow of cold dry air to the body, comfortable for baby & elderly.
- 12-Hour ON/OFF Timer
- Auto Swing function
- 1-Hour Off Timer
- LCD Wireless Remote Control
- Auto Restart Function
Enjoy a powerful yet gentle cooling with the Sharp AHA18LEV 18,000 BTU split Air Conditioner. Unique to this unit comes in its dual cooling modes, both powerful jets for strong airflow that will reach further distances and a gentle cooling mode that delivers an indirect, gentle airflow that will make any person in the house comfortable. This quiet unit features a 12 hour on/off timer and auto restart function for lasting use. Easily operate and control this unit with the included LCD Wireless Remote Control. This Sharp Air Conditioner works only on 220 volts and will put your mind and body at ease with its easy use, energy saving design, and temperature controls.
- Power: 220-240 Volts 50 HZ (EUROPE, ASIA, South America, & Africa USE)
Specifications Cooling
Capacity 5.0kW,
17,100BTU Frequency
(Hz) 50 Rating
Voltage (V) 220-240
COP 2.78 Air Flow
Volume (m3/min) 16
Power Input (W)
1740-1790 Running
Current (A) 7.8-8.2
Sound Pressure
Level* 14 [Indoor
unit (Hi) dB] 37
[Outdoor unit (Hi)
dB] Dimensions (W x
H x D) - Indoor Unit
(mm) 1040 x 325 x
222 Dimensions (W x
H x D) - Outdoor
Unit (mm) 780 x 540
x 269 Net Weight -
Indoor Unit (kg) 14
Net Weight - Outdoor
Unit (kg) 37 Pipe
size (Inch) - Liquid
side 1/4 Pipe size
(Inch) - Gas side
1/2 Refrigerant R22


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Is The Way To A Man's Heart Really Through His Stomach?
New Survey Reveals Powerful Insights Into the Relationship Between Love and Food
Oct 04, 2013, 06:00 ET
NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The verdict is in regarding the "300 sandwiches for an engagement ring" debate, thanks to a new survey by YourTango.com – the leader in love and relationships. It turns out you can be a feminist and still enjoy preparing meals for your partner according to 85% of respondents.
The survey explores the role that food plays in love. And while it confirms the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, this is true only for a slight majority of men. What's surprising is that nearly half of women indicated that food is the way to their hearts. The vast majority agreed that food plays an incredibly important role in their relationship.
"We were thrilled to discover that almost 80% of people felt preparing a meal for someone is a significant act of love!" says Andrea Miller, YourTango CEO. "Conversely, only 21% reported that food is a source of tension or conflict in their relationship, with 7% claiming they could not agree on what to eat. Less than 1% said it was because the person responsible for meals doesn't cook well."
In fact, 90% of people surveyed say a lack of kitchen know-how is not a deal-breaker for them.
Additional survey findings:
- Over 50% surveyed admit that they tend to use food (especially junk food) to compensate for negative emotions, like heartbreak and loneliness.
- Less than 20% indicated that meeting for a drink or coffee is best for a first date; 48% prefer dinner.
- More than 40% say being with their significant others inspires them to cook more.
- In the age-old debate about whether a man should pay on the first date, over 60% responded yes.
Through October 11, YourTango.com is hosting its second annual Breakfast, Love & Dinner campaign. Users can enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win prizes from Destination Dinners & Max Brenner's Chocolate Shop.
About YourTango
YourTango is the leading media brand dedicated to love and relationships. Our mission is to help our nearly 10mm unique visitors/month live their best love lives. Whether the topic is dating, sex, marriage, intimacy, divorce, or celebrity love, YourTango offers an abundance of entertaining, engaging text and video content, providing an active forum for this all-important, never-ending conversation.
*Survey methodology.
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Orange customers flee to Free Mobile's new ultra-cheap plans
Last month we reported on the wireless revolution Iliad's Free Mobile was leading in France. Now the first casualty reports are in. France Telecom's Orange(s fte) on Wednesday lost 201,000 net subscribers in a little more than a month, as waves of customers suspended their voice and data subscriptions and signed up for Free's market-busting all-you-can-eat plans, Mobile Europe reported.
Those 201,000 lost subscribers may not seem like a lot, but keep in mind that European countries don't grow operators quite as large as they do here in the States. With 27 million subscribers, Orange is smaller than even T-Mobile USA, which has 34 million customers. Orange saw more than 1 million overall terminations in the period, but those were offset by 837,000 new customers. So while Free is definitely having an impact, it's not as if customers are shunning the major operators now that Free is on the scene.
Free uses its 5 million Wi-Fi access points located in customer homes as the backbone of its network. Wi-Fi is the secret to its low prices, and Free is using that advantage to the hilt, offering unlimited voice, SMS and data plans for a mere €
2520 (U.S. $25.50) a month. When customers leave Wi-Fi coverage, they connect to HSPA networks built either by Free or by its roaming partner (which is, ironically, Orange). While on the cellular network, they face 3 GB monthly caps, but even with restricted use, Free's data prices far undercut anything France's three major operators are offering.
Free's momentum may have slowed down considerably since its high-profile launch in January. Orange said that on the day following Free's debut it received 150,000 number portability requests, i.e., customers moving their phone numbers over to other operators. That rate has since slowed down to 15,000 per day. Orange has also dropped its rates considerably, offering monthly voice and data plans below €10, but Free's cheapest plan is an astonishing €2 a month.
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Information from the CDC on Pressure Ulcers and Staging
According to the CDC, in a study regarding pressure ulcers based on data from the National Nursing Home Survey, 2004, Pressure Ulcer – Definitions:
Pressure ulcers: Nursing home providers were asked the highest stage of any pressure ulcer the sampled resident currently had. This measure had five categories: no pressure ulcer, stage 1, stage 2, stage 3, and stage 4.
Stage 1: A persistent area of skin redness (without a break in the skin) that does not disappear when pressure is relieved.
Stage 2: A partial thickness is lost and may appear as an abrasion, blister, or shallow crater.
Stage 3: A full thickness of skin is lost, exposing the subcutaneous tissues―presents as a deep crater with or without undermining adjacent tissue.
Stage 4: A full thickness of skin and subcutaneous tissues are lost, exposing muscle or bone.
Recent Weight Loss: It is defined by a "yes" response to the following question: "Has the sampled nursing home resident had weight loss of 5% or more during the past 30 days or 10% or more during the past 180 days?"
High Immobility: It is measured using two measures, bed mobility (how resident moves to and from lying position, turns side to side, and positions body while in bed) and transfer (how resident moves between surfaces―to and from: bed, chair, wheelchair, and standing position). Each measure had five response categories: independent, supervision, limited assistance, extensive assistance, and total dependence. Residents were considered to have high immobility if they had a response of "extensive assistance" or "total dependence" for either or both bed mobility and transfer.
Recent Incontinence: It is measured using five categories: continent, usually continent (incontinent episodes less than weekly), occasionally incontinent (incontinent episodes once a week), frequently incontinent (incontinent 2 to 3 times a week), and total dependence (incontinent all or almost all of the time) in the last 14 days. Residents were considered to have incontinence if they were at least "usually incontinent" of the bladder or bowel.
Key Pressure Ulcers findings Data from the National Nursing Home Survey
In 2004, about 159,000 • current U.S. nursing home residents (11%) had pressure ulcers. Stage 2 pressure ulcers were the most common.
Residents aged 64 years • and under were more likely than older residents to have pressure ulcers.
Residents of nursing homes • for a year or less were more likely to have pressure ulcers than those with longer stays.
One in five nursing home • residents with a recent weight loss had pressure ulcers.
Thirty-five percent of • nursing home residents with stage 2 or higher (more severe) pressure ulcers received special wound care services in 2004.
For more information regarding pressure ulcers in nursing homes see: Pressure Ulcers Among Nursing Home Residents:United States, 2004.
This website is not intended to provide legal advice as each situation is different and specific factual information must be obtained before an attorney is able to assess the legal questions relevant to your situation.
If you or a loved one has suffered an injury or abuse in a nursing home or other care facility that serves the elderly in Minnesota please contact our firm for a free consultation and information regarding the obligations of the facility and your rights as a resident or concerned family member. To contact Attorney Kenneth L. LaBore, directly please send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com, or call Ken at 612-743-9048.


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GM G-Bodies have been some of the most dominating street and track cars for decades now. From stock, to wild, they are mean beasts that look the part. These cars are known to have suspension load issues, thanks to deflection, and changes in rearend geometry happen as a result. A little more control could go a long when it comes to getting behind the wheel of a G-Body.
BMR recently released new control arm braces for 1978-1987 GM G-Bodies to fix these issues. We told you about these a few weeks ago, you can check out the original release here. This video explains just exactly how these control arm braces work, and why G-Body owners should use them.
The new BMR control arm braces are made to help cars launch harder, reduce wheel hop, and improve cornering. These replace the stamp steel sections of the factory frame that are known for deflecting under load. It eliminates the flex that changes the geometry of the rearend of the car.
These control arm reinforcement braces attach to the inner part of the upper and lower control arm mounts. This adds strength to areas of these cars that are prone to deflection. The braces are made from heavy-duty, 1-inch diameter, 0.156" wall DOM steel tubing, and have a center adjustment. It's this heavy-duty construction that helps to eliminate flex, giving you more control and more consistency.
BMR made these braces to run on street car, drag cars, and even road racing applications. They offer the kits in black hammertone and red powdercoat for a lifetime of good looks. They're also made in the U.S.A.! Using these won't interfere with your exhaust components. They allow for plenty of room for stock or aftermarket exhaust systems/mufflers.
These install in 2-3 hours, and then you're ready to hit the road or track with a new level of control and traction. BMR makes correcting frame deflection issues seriously easy. Check them out here.
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9 July 2012, Vol. 5, No. 4
Editorial: Leaving hope for further action on the arms trade
Ray Acheson | Reaching Critical Will of WILPF
On Friday, most delegations made a concerted effort to begin substantive work on the arms trade treaty (ATT) in discussions on goals and objectives and on scope. One cross-cutting theme was the perceived tension between the rights and responsibilities of producers and exporters on the one hand and of importers on the other. Some delegates also highlighted the relationship between the production of weapons and the transfer of weapons, arguing that both should be addressed by a future ATT. However, a separate process is necessary for the regulation of weapons production and the reduction of conventional arms.
As the ATT would likely be limited to regulating the international trade in weapons, some developing countries have been concerned that it will be used to prevent them from acquiring weapons while the major producing countries will not face any impediments to their own ability to acquire weapons. Thus during the general debate of this conference, the Egyptian delegation called for monitoring over and significant reductions in the production, possession, and trade of conventional weapons by industrialized states, arguing that over-production and increasing stockpiles of conventional weapons within major arms exporters and producers "can easily contradict the spirit and purpose" of an ATT.
To many, such a suggestion appears to be an attempt to distract from the core objective of the treaty, which is ostensibly to prevent the transfer of arms in situations where they will likely be used to violate international law and human rights. Yet as Venezuela's delegation pointed out on Friday, the largest weapon producers have been known to use their conventional weapons to violate these same standards, but "little is said about measures for enabling the control or restriction" of their weapons.
While production by definition arguably falls outside the scope of an arms trade treaty, production is an integral part of the arms trade, as the Pakistani delegation noted on Friday. How then should a treaty on the arms trade address this question of the unregulated vertical proliferation of conventional arms?
The reduction of arms and of their production has been on the UN's agenda since its inception. Article 26 of the UN Charter gives a mandate to the Security Council and the (now defunct) Military Staff Committee to formulate a plan for regulating arms to promote "the establishment and maintenance of international peace and security with the least diversion for armaments of the world's human and economic resources." However, as the five permanent members of the UN Security Council are among the largest arms exporters in the world, it should come as no surprise that the Council has failed to fulfill this mandate.
A viable course of action could be for the UN General Assembly to take up this responsibility. The task has already de facto fallen to the General Assembly: its first special session on disarmament in 1978 aimed to end the nuclear and conventional arms race, curb military spending, and develop a global, comprehensive strategy for disarmament. It resulted in a final document that outlined priorities and measures to be undertaken "as a matter of urgency with a view to halting and reversing the arms race and to giving the necessary impetus to efforts designed to achieve genuine disarmament leading to general and complete disarmament under effective international control." It also emphasized, "The General Assembly has been and should remain the main deliberative organ of the United Nations in the field of disarmament and should make every effort to facilitate the implementation of disarmament measures." Thus it would be fully within the General Assembly's purview to establish a dedicated process, as it did for the ATT, to address the issues of the reduction of arms and their production. Indeed, 34 years after this final document was adopted, it is well past time for the UN to address this issue head-on.


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Japanese carmaker Toyota developed the FT-86 Sports Concept and it will present it at the Tokyo Auto Salon. The series will be sold through Toyota-brand dealers. The base vehicle is equipped with internal and external components that include sports suspension, aerodynamic parts and racing-style seats. The models are designed for customers who strongly desire to own a unique vehicle, offering them a personalized interior and exterior design along with sports-driving performance. TMC has been carrying out a diverse range of activities to broaden the joy and dreams that vehicles inspire, along with its ongoing efforts to use hybrid-vehicles and other technologies to address environmental issues.
TMC to Launch "G`s" Sports Conversion Series
-Concept Car Debuts at Tokyo Auto Salon-
Toyota announces it plans to begin a gradual rollout in Japan in mid-2010 of its newly developed "G Sports"1 (G`s) sports conversion car2 series. The series, to be sold through Toyota-brand dealers, is meant to offer to a wider range of people the "automotive seasoning" that TMC has pursued through its GAZOO Racing3 activities.
The G`s series is designed for customers who strongly desire to own a unique vehicle, offering them a personalized interior and exterior design along with sports-driving performance. TMC has directly designed this sports conversion series, instead of the conventional approach of outsourcing development to a customization firm.
The base vehicle of the G`s series is equipped with internal and external components that include sports suspension, aerodynamic parts and racing-style seats. A special focus has been placed on "driving seasoning" to make handling fun, through fine-tuning carried out by the GAZOO Racing test drivers who drove the Lexus "LF-A" in the 24 Hours Nürburgring race in Germany and developed the "iQ"-based "GAZOO Racing tuned by MN4" (GRMN).
TMC`s aim is to bring that "driving seasoning" and the joy of automobiles to a wider range of customers by reducing production costs through partial inline customization5 and other measures.
TMC has been carrying out a diverse range of activities to broaden the joy and dreams that vehicles inspire, along with its ongoing efforts to use hybrid-vehicle and other technologies to address environmental issues.
In addition to the "FT-86 Concept" rear-wheel drive compact sports car and the Lexus "LFA" shown at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, plans call for TMC`s sports model lineup to expand through the introduction of conversion models and sports-trim models of mass-produced vehicle series, such as the GRMN and G`s series.
TMC intends to help foster a motorsports culture by also actively participating in grassroots motorsports events, Formula Nippon and SUPER GT in Japan, and NASCAR in the United States.
The models listed below (including GRMN and G`s concept models) are being displayed at the "Tokyo Auto Salon 2010 with NAPAC6", one of the world`s largest customized car shows, which is being held from January 15 to 17 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture.
1. The "G`s" series name is based on the "G" associated with classic Toyota sports models like the Toyota 2000GT and the Celica GT-Four.
2. A vehicle produced in limited numbers that comes with specialized features in terms of exterior and interior design and driving performance. In Japan, such modified vehicles must be inspected directly by license plate-issuing authorities (whereas conventional vehicles can be registered upon submission of required documentation only).
3. A project of the GAZOO.com website that involves a team of test drivers (led by TMC`s master test driver Hiromu Naruse) who participate in races, develop automobiles, and support motorsports activities.
4. A limited-edition car developed in close conjunction with master test driver Hiromu Naruse; the 100 cars that went on sale in August of last year sold out within one week.
5. An in-house production system premised on vehicle customization; it involves specialized parts (such as seats and suspension) being attached on the base-vehicle production line, prior to work performed at customization plants.
6. Nippon Auto Parts Aftermarket Committee.
Cars Displayed at Toyota Booth of the Tokyo Auto Salon 2010
G Sports FT-86 G Sports Concept Reference vehicle
Noah G Sports Concept Reference vehicle
Voxy G Sports Concept Reference vehicle
Mark X G Sports Concept Reference vehicle
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GAZOO Racing GRMN SPORTS HYBRID Concept Reference vehicle
GRMN FR Hot hatch Concept Reference vehicle
GRMN iQ + Supercharger Concept Reference vehicle
GAZOO Racing LEXUS LF-A
(2009 24 Hours Nürburgring entry) Race vehicle
(2008 SUPER GT entry) Race vehicle
TLC Land Cruiser 200
(Dakar rally entry) Race vehicle
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Sai Modellista Version (Solar Type) Production vehicle
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TMC customizing & accessories PRIUS CUSTOM PLUS CONCEPT Reference vehicle
Toyota Technical College Tokyo TOYOTA SPORTS EV by Toyota Technical
College Tokyo Reference vehicle
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Pulling Down Strongholds
Regular price $22.00
The Word of God is alive and powerful. Because we are made in God's image, we have the creative ability to imagine a thing and then see it manifest. This ability is meant to be used for faith, but it can be misused. If the enemy wants to manifest something in our lives, he must first get us to visualize and fixate on it- because he has no creative power. When we do, a stronghold is formed. The good news is that no matter what type of stronghold we find ourselves up against, the Word of God has the power to make us free. In this series, you'll see strongholds begin to fall as you learn how to set your mind in agreement with God!


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August 2, 2017
Grief is an odd experience. We all understand what it is when happening to someone else, but struggle to understand it when we are the affected party. It is universal but never experienced the exact same by any two people.
What does it look like? Most of us, understandably, conjure up thought of death when thinking about grief, but what about other forms of loss? This is the grief that we deal with more commonly, perhaps without even realizing it.
In thinking about this topic, I couldn't get an image out of my mind. It was of my grandfather. He was so many things: A veteran, a nationally recognized principal and educator, and a well-loved father and grandfather. But the image of him in my mind is almost always of him riding his motorcycle, a deep red Honda Goldwing. Having summers off, he was always taking trips on his motorcycle. Sometimes by himself and sometimes with one of his grandkids, he would pack up his tent and hit the open road. He loved to ride-to go new places and have new experiences. He rode well beyond the age he probably should have stopped. Invariably, as his health deteriorated, he was faced with the reality he could no longer ride. The day he was forced to sell his motorcycle was probably one of the worst days of his life. It wasn't losing the object, but what it represented in his life—a source of memories, passion, freedom. On that day, he was a different person for what he had lost, and I think he grieved that change.
At R3, we see a lot of grief associated with trauma, but also grief associated with loss. Loss of identity, pride, functioning, or meaningful activity. It is real and it is life changing. It is important to acknowledge that loss-because it is real for that individual. If we can't try and understand what that looks or feels like for that individual, how can we help them move forward? Functional or job loss may not seem as serious as death of a loved one, but the experience may be just as significant psychologically. It is losing part of life, perhaps a very important part (psychologically, financially and even existentially). While we don't often think of that as a grief situation, it very much can be. Whether in the world of Disruptive Event Management, Disability, of Workers Compensation, it behooves us to think about the loss and how it may influence the path forward. To understand how to get to point B, we need to understand point A; not to dwell or obsess, but to understand and acknowledge. There is indeed always a path forward from loss, and we are privileged to help people find that path.


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Bonanova – Premium Lifestyle
Somewhere in the outlands on a beautiful place on earth – our story started with a new journey, an embracement of life, a taste of love, a moment of truth. This story started a long time ago.
We call this the new way of life – BONANOVA
A journey where taste is the essence of our senses. BONANOVA stands for the good life in food and lifestyle where people need each other to celebrate life and a feel of trust. We all have our desire to have a good life. We bring this to together in our wines, olive oils, chocolate, coffee, wellness and events.


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Rock Hill Service Center
We keep electric motors and generators running!
IPS Rock Hill services industrial AC & DC electric motors, generators, and mechanical power transmission equipment such as gearboxes, pumps, fans, compressors, shafts … Our capabilities include in-shop repair, field services, distribution and storage of critical assets. We serve all industrial applications including: power plants, mining, steel mills, paper mills, cement plants, chemical plants, pipelines and manufacturing facilities.
IPS Rock Hill is one of many IPS North American Service Centers offering local, regional and national coverage, all backed by a single Quality Management System, Health Safety & Environmental program, Continuous Improvement culture and Customer Service that offers you an Unmatched Customer Experience (UCE).


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If you have played or are a fan of baseball, you know what the words opening day mean to you. The butterflies in your stomach, the expectations. In Pittsburgh aside from the previous 3 seasons, you knew you were going to be disappointed.
As I travelled to Omaha, I will admit I felt like a rookie in a veteran clubhouse. To my pleasant surprise, that feeling dissipated almost immediately. Never have I met a group of wonderful and welcoming individuals. So eager to share their stories, but also kind enough to listen to mine. Our group may vary in age in upwards of 40 years, but in this previous evening and today's interactions, it's clear to me that I have a new family.
I start my testing tomorrow with 3 or 4 different exams, so I will definitely have much more to speak. I am just so grateful that I have found a whole community to welcome me as an equal and ask me as many questions as I have asked them. Thank you to all whom have supported me and have allowed me this priceless experience.
More to come tomorrow. I wish you all the best and as always God bless!


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To collect your royalties you must submit an invoice online from your statement listing screen in our system. You can only do this if the amount owed to you is greater than the minimum payout detailed in exhibit A of your distribution contract.
Complete the following steps to submit an invoice :
1. Select "Statements" on the top menu.
2. Under the status column click "Submit Invoice"
3. Enter "Your Invoice Number"
Note - Your Invoice Number should be a unique number and is intended as a reference for your own records. If you do not currently have an invoice numbering system then start with 1, 2 etc.
4. Select your payment method at the bottom of the form and enter your details
5. Click the "Submit" button on the icon menu
Once you have submitted your invoice Label Worx will send your royalty payment during our next payment run. This is usually within 1 week although our agreement allows up to 30 days.