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This fund has been approved by the Malta Financial Services Authority and an application is being prepared for submission to the South African Financial Sector Conduct Authority. The fund is regarded as an unregulated fund in South Africa.
|Fund Asset Value
USD 4.7 million
|Risk profile
|Minimum Investment
The investment opportunity
The Reitway Global Property Portfolio, which has been approved by the Malta Financial Services Authority, offers a seamless exposure to a portfolio of distribution-producing global real estate securities. The fund is a Malta domiciled, US dollar-denominated collective investment scheme investing in REITs and property-related securities.
While the securities are largely located in the developed markets of North America, Europe, Australia and Asia, the fund does not exclude exposure to developing economies where compelling investment opportunities present themselves.
Portfolio objectives
The fund's primary objective is to generate high current income, however investors will reap the inherent benefits of capital appreciation that come with real estate assets. The portfolio may be invested in global real estate securities and property-related securities. The portfolio's property exposure will always exceed 75%.
Share class hedging
The Reitway Global Property Portfolio offers clients the opportunity to invest in three currency classes being USD, EUR and GBP. All three classes invest in the same portfolio of underlying constituents at all times.
The funds base currency is USD, as this makes up the largest part of the investment universe and percentage of the Fund's benchmark index. All investment decisions undertaken are done so to maximise the USD returns.
The EUR and GBP share classes make use of a currency hedging strategy at the share class level. This limits the effect of exchange rate fluctuations between the chosen currency and the USD and reduces currency risk.
By investing in a hedged currency class (EUR or GBP) investors essentially gain exposure to the Fund's USD performance and experience similar returns in the currency of their choice. This enables investors to take advantage of the fund managers' skills to deliver returns without taking on exposure to the base currency.
Investors would elect to invest in the hedged currency share classes (EUR or GBP) for a number of reasons including:-
- To diversify currency risk within an offshore portfolio
- Where the chosen currency is the likely domicile in which expenditure will eventually be made.
Experienced investor requirements
An investor in the fund needs to display a required level of investment experience. The investor must:
- have worked as a professional in the financial sector for at least one year; or
- have reasonable experience in the acquisition and disposal of funds of a similar nature, risk profile, or exposure to property; or
- have carried out investment transactions of a defined size and frequency*
*A guideline to the meaning of "defined size and frequency" is a person with sufficient investment experience and knowledge to weigh the risks and merits of an investment opportunity, who within the past 2 years carried out transactions amounting to at least EUR 50 000 at an average frequency of 3 per quarter.
Only applications that comply with the experienced investor requirements will be considered. Click here to read the full disclaimer:
The fund is the essence of diversification and liquid global real estate securities and offers:
- Attractive yields
- Geographic, sector and currency diversification
- Long-term capital appreciation
- Moderate volatility
Platform / LISP availability
- Credo
- Credit Suisse
- Glacier International
- Momentum Wealth International
- Old Mutual International Investment Portfolio
- Swissquote
- VP Freedom
Performance fees:
No performance fees
|Inception date:
17 December 2012
|Portfolio category:
Global – Real Estate - General
GPR 250 REIT NET TR Index
|Minimum investment size:
USD 10 000 or currency
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|Bloomberg Ticker:
Class B1: REGPB1U:MV
Class C1: REGPC1G:MV
Class D1: REGPD1E:MV
|Total Expense Ratio:
Retail: 2.84%
Institutional: 2.32%
|ISIN Number:
Class B1:MT7000006623
Class C1:MT7000006649
Class D1:MT7000006664
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|Fund Administrator:
The Investment Data Services Group
Please note that the Reitway Global Property Portfolio (RGPP) is a sub-fund of The Macro Fund SICAV p.l.c. and is licensed by the Malta Financial Services Authority under the Investment Services Act, Cap 370 of the Laws of Malta as a Professional Investor Fund targeting Qualifying Investors. None of the information or opinions expressed in this article constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities. This material is for information purposes only. The opinions expressed in this article do not constitute investment, tax or other advice and you should consult your professional advisor before you make any decision. The value of currencies, securities or investments and the price of shares which are mentioned in this article may fall as well as rise. Investors may not receive the original amount invested in return. Investors should also be aware that past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance. All expressions of opinions are subject to change without notice. Performance returns quoted are received un-audited from reliable third party sources; however neither Alpha Asset Management nor any of its subsidiaries, staff or branch offices accepts any liability for the accuracy of these return statistics. Performance quoted is net of costs. Certain strategies employed may include unregulated investments. RGPP is a sub-fund of The Macro Fund SICAV p.l.c. and is licensed by the Malta Financial Services Authority under the Investment Services Act, Cap 370 of the Laws of Malta as a Professional Investor Fund targeting Qualifying Investors. This fact sheet is to be read in conjunction with the Offering Memorandum and Offering Supplement of RGPP and in particular with the risk factors contained therein. The most recent Offering Memorandum and Offering Supplement of RGPP may be obtained from the Administrator: IDS Fund Services Malta Ltd, Michael Keyrouz, Director, Tel: +356 2546 6770, Fax: +356 2546 6000, Email: firstname.lastname@example.com, email@example.com.
Alpha Asset Management is registered with the Financial Services Board as a financial services provider (License No. FSP534 Category II(a)).


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Located about 100 km from Antalya, Alanya is one of the most attractive resorts in the Mediterranean in Turkey. Mild climate, warm waters of the sea, sandy beaches and beauty of the city make this resort a very competitive holiday destination.
Alanya has a very long history in the back, reaching up through the years 200 BC. The city was once known as Coracesium, and on these places was once the strongest and most impressive fortress on the coast of Turkey, with no less than 150 towers.
And like any city with a rich history, it is said that Alanya is a real open air museum. Today you can see the remains of ancient settlements, ruins as Syedra Ruins or Leartes. Iotape or Port History is another tourist attraction worth a visit.
Those who arrive in Alanya can visit the Byzantine church of St. George and are able to climb to the castle to enjoy the view over the harbor. Medieval castle is a real historical attraction of the region. There are taxis and minibuses (dolmus) that lead visitors to the castle. Along the way, they can stop at one of the terraces or coffee shops on the exiting way. Another way to see the city from above is the red tower visit, Kizil Kule. Located right in the port, the tower is one of two essential parts of the resort, next to the castle.
Alanya region is rich in caves (Kadrini, Hasbahce, Pirates, Dim, etc), of which the most famous cave is Kadrini. Studies have shown that the cave was inhabited by several thousand years ago, so it is believed that it is one of the first settlements in this area. But perhaps the most attractive is Valentine Cave. Tourists can make excursions with cruise ships. Legend says that lovers must enter the cave and jump into the water together, through this act is promising to remain together for life.
Thanks to its beaches and recreational areas, the resort is a very suitable destination for those interested in air and water sports.

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I do notice though in the family history listed here it's not just a list of _____ begat ______, but that occasionally added snippets are up in.
- Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers
- Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar
- Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab
- Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth
- Jesse the father of David the king
- David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah
- Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon
- and after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel
- Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
Like who doesn't know the story of Boaz and Ruth...the love that girl had for her mother-in-law, her willingness to heed her words?
The story of Judah and his brothers, tossing Joseph down a well and then selling him and having him save the Israelites from starvation?
All these stories add depth and meaning to the care God showed his people in the history leading up to the birth of Christ. That MEANS something. Isn't it good knowing the spiritual history of your family?
I find it comforting to know that many of my family has known and loved God for years. It means I don't stand alone in the gap. It means I have a history in my blood of knowing God. And this to me is a good thing.
What is your family's spiritual history?


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The hype is real, the coffee is amazing
Got to try some of the best voted tacos in Austin
Fall is here, it's officially stout season. Bone Up brought in Bonetown Burgers and Bratto to cook a veggie chili and meat chili and brewed a stout to pair
Yummy pizza in a brewery, what more do you need?
When the ultimate coffee fiend, the king of caffeine, comes to town there's no better place than George Howell
They finally opened their own space and boy it's pretty
Courtesy of Geeks Who Drink, we were able to head to one of our favorite breweries in the Boston area, Night Shift!
The Philly Horticultural Center has a summer garden to show off some of their pretty plants. This garden also serves beer. Outside. With food. Yes please
The seaside town of Winthrop has bbq that is worth the trek.
Lobster rolls are always a tasty bite of New England


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So I decide to go to school and completely change my direction.
But there's just this one company I decide to work for. The one run by a friend of mine. The one I'd pretty much do anything for because I trust her business sense like I trust a bloodhound to find stuff. She's amazing.
Then there's this other company I loved working for. They were amazing and cutting-edge and fun and all the things you want from a social media company. I worked for them for a year and then budgets dried up and while I wouldn't say I was no longer needed, I would definitely say I was no longer budget-friendly.
So I'm taking care of three kids ranging in age from five years old to ten months old, I'm going to be working with my friend's company, I'm going back to school, I'm trying to keep my house from looking like an episode of Hoarders, plus keep a semblance of a social life and finish the Mamavation campaign August 27th with really strong numbers so Leah can use my success – as well as the success of the other Mamavation Moms – to help boost the image of her company.
Then my favorite social media company shoots me an email telling me I'm needed again!
So we have a 50 hour a month commitment through November 1st.
Can I really do it all?
Hell yes I can. Because every single one of those things is something I consider important and wonderful.
Most importantly, every one of those things is something I consider fun.
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More from The Start-Up of You: #slowestreaderever
I read books slowly. Some books. Others, I breeze through but most books I read, I read slow. The reasons being 1) I take ALOT of notes because it helps my brain to connect the dots. 2) I like to. So there. 3) I sometimes get sidetracked by other books and start reading more than one at a time.
I'm still reading the Start-Up Of You By Ried Hoffman and Ben Casnocha. And If you can't tell by the other two posts (Here and Here) I've written about this book, I like it. The chapter I'm in now is titled, "Pursue Breakout Opportunities." The Big Idea of this chapter: Success begins with opportunities. Seeking them out, recognizing them, acting on them. This chapter stood out in my mind because these same principles apply to business and creativity.
Some ideas, favorite quotes, and my thoughts from this chapter:
The idea of serendipity:
Pg. 151 "Winning the lottery is blind luck. Serendipity involves being alert to a potential opportunity and acting on it. Still, even if you're curious and alert, opportunities won't just fall into your lap. Almost every case of serendipity involves doing something."
After that quote, he references back to an earlier story he told about a young George Clooney moving to Hollywood from Kentucky, like so many others, in hopes of becoming a star. But he didn't just sit around, He was auditioning non-stop, playing in bad movies, looking for a breakout opportunity. That's when he got wind of a show in the works called E.R. He didn't wait for them to call him, he called the executive producer and let them know that he wasn't going to let any other actor have that lead role. He auditioned and got the part. Because of the momentum from that opportunity, soon after that came Oceans Eleven and now he's George Freaking Clooney.
Pretty cool how momentum works. Your doing stuff and doing stuff and doing stuff and it seems like forever. Then when that opportunity comes along, and your paying attention and you act on it, things seem to happen a lot faster after that. It's like a snowball rolling down the hill collecting snow as it goes. The farther it rolls down the hill, the more snow it collects with each turn. Clooney wasn't an over night success but it looks like it unless you pay attention to the hustle.
The Idea of Courting Randomness
Love this idea. Sometimes opportunities present themselves when we're in a random situation that we aren't usually in. So seek out randomness but give it some direction.
"The best way to ensure that lucky things happen to you is to make sure a lot of things happen."- Bo Peabody
Connecting to Human Groups
YES! Like real live humans! Connecting with other people is important on so many levels. Hang out with your friends and think stuff up.
"Opportunities do not float like clouds. The are firmly attached to individuals."
He talks about meeting regularly with friends at a coffee-house to think and dream and talk shop. He tells the story of Benjamin Franklin's tendencies to round-up friends for regular meet-ups. One of the groups Franklin started, called Junto ("hoon-toe"), birthed ideas such as: public libraries, volunteer fire dept., public hospitals, and the University of Pennsylvania.
"The only thing better than joining groups is starting your own."
Sometimes just hanging out with friends in a group and talking can bring crazy ideas to life. You might not even be trying, but when we're in a group full of like-minded people, group creativity can run wild. See for yourself! Start a group and hang out! If it's good enough for B-Frank, It's good enough for me 😉
"Chance favors the connected mind."
-Steve Johnson
You can get this book here:
I would recommend it to anyone who wants to shake stuff up and make stuff happen. Especially if you make stuff for a living.
Loving it still. I keep you updated as I continue to plow through 😉
Happy Wednesday, guys!


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Givenchy Flag Print Leather Skate Shoes
Take skating to a new level in terms of fashion, with these flag print leather skate shoes from the one and only Riccardo Tisci. Tisci outfits a pair of leather skate shoes in a colorful flag print for Givenchy's ongoing Spring/Summer 2014 collection. Using a similar motif we've seen in the Italian designer's latest offerings for the French fashion house, the white rubber-soled sneakers complement the label's iconic high-top sneakers. Available now, you can pick up a pair straight from MR PORTER.
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Kim Kardashian by Karl Lagerfeld – "Miss USA" Cover Story for CR Fashion Book
Karl Lagerfeld photographs a very pregnant Kim Kardashian for the new Fall/Winter 2013 issue of Carine Roitfeld's CR Fashion Book. The piece, entitled "Miss USA", was creatively directed by Givenchy head honcho Riccardo Tisci which shows Kim K. wearing a rhinestone encrusted full face mask most notably worn by her beau Kanye West.
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Givenchy Spring 2014 All-Over Print Backpacks
We've seen more than our fair share of Givenchy's apparel collections over the years but not quite enough of their accessories and bags pieces… until now. Givenchy introduces their backpack assortment to be a part of the Spring 2014 Collection. Here we have a closer look at these backpacks headed by Riccardo Tisci. The American Flag, African and vintage computer-inspired prints form the new collection along with the series of all-over print backpacks. Check back for release info.
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Givenchy Spring 2014 Collection
Givenchy unveils it's latest creations as part of it's Spring 2014 collection. For this Spring collection, head designer Riccardo Tisci focused on a lot of prints, both subtle and loud depicting primitive technology, bold stripes and various photo prints. Tisci's influence is seen throughout this collection but you will also find some under the radar gear as well that doesn't really focus on over-the-top design aesthetics.
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Givenchy Releases the Madonna Print T-Shirt Collection for Spring/Summer 2013
Givenchy drops another round of graphic tees for Spring/Summer 2013. We've already got you familiar with the shark tees and crewnecks as well as several other prints. This time around, the focus will be the "Madonna" graphic. Presented in a series of colors, versions and styles, Riccardo Tisci had a little bit of fun on this project.
You can purchase the entire line-up of new Givenchy t-shirts now from LuisaViaRoma.
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Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci Spring 2012 Leather Boots
Riccardo Tisci presents these leather boots for Givenchy's Spring 2012 collection. The boots carry some characteristics of a workboot with an overly thick outersole. An ankle strap covers the top of the boots making for a more fashionable look. There will be two colorways available including an all blacked out pair with an orange lining, and a tan pair, both pictured above.
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Givenchy Spring/Summer 2012 Graphic T-Shirts
Riccardo Tisci, by way of Givenchy, has a nice collection of graphic tees for you to drool over during the Spring/Summer 2012 season. The collection features t-shirts with pin-up models and floral designs as the main choice of graphics. The tees look good, but keep in mind that it is Givenchy and that means they're not cheap at 180- 300 Euros. Pre- order at LuisaViaRoma.
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This is more of an AWWW moment than a laughable moment..but still cute non the less.
Little E's Nanny took him and his cousin down to the boardwalk to play on the playground and on the way back there was a Bride and Groom taking wedding pictures.
My mother in law said that the bride looked gorgeous and Little E went right up to her and said:
"OOOOH look Nanny a real life princess!"
Now…how cute is that?
He's such a stud. 🙂


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get someone's goat
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get (one's) goat
To annoy or anger one. That guy just gets my goat every time he opens his mouth.
get someone's goat
Annoy or anger someone, as in By teasing me about that article I wrote, he's trying to get my goat, but I won't let him . The origin of this expression is disputed. H.L. Mencken held it came from using a goat as a calming influence in a racehorse's stall and removing it just before the race, thereby making the horse nervous. However, there is no firm evidence for this origin. [c. 1900]
get someone's goatINFORMAL
If someone or something gets your goat, they annoy you. If there's one thing that gets my goat, it's some fashion critic telling us what we can and can't wear. It was a bad performance, but what really got the media's goat was the manager's refusal to take the blame. Note: This expression may be connected with the early 20th century practice in America of putting goats in the same stable as racehorses, since the goats seemed to have a calming effect. If someone stole the goat, the horse would be upset and its performance would be affected.
get someone's goatirritate someone. informal
1998 Andrea Ashworth Once in a House on Fire It got his goat when he caught me…with my nose stuck in a book turned the wrong way up.


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Hung-Wen Kuo, National Cheng Kung University
2018.04.03 14:00-15:00
601, Pao Yue-Kong Library
In kinetic theory of a rarefied gas, there are many interesting phenomena caused by the effect of the boundary. For example, the equilibrating effect of the boundary and the slow approach to the equilibrium in a highly rarefied gas, the slip flow induced by the impulsive motion of the boundary and the temperature jump caused by the sudden change of the temperature of the boundary. In this talk, we will discuss these problems.


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Madonna played her first of two shows at KeyArena last night. I want to type that again but won't. It's one of those sentences I never thought I would ever see, as the artist – before last night – had only played this city once before. So this has been remedied. Madonna returned to Seattle after a disturbing gap, and I had the pleasure and serious honor of being one of the photographers who got to take official photos of songs seven and eight ("Express Yourself" and "Give Me All Your Luvin'") of her show. She'll hit the stage again tonight, and I suspect many of you checking these photos out will be there. I hope you enjoy these pix of the talented and beautiful musician.
Madonna – all photos by Dagmar


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Beyond Good and Evil
In 2001, Ian and Billy teamed up with Matt Sorum to hedge a comeback. Unfortuneatly, no one noticed. A pity, because this album is pretty darn good.
This album hits you with an unwavering wall of noise from start to finish. Aside from Rise, none of the songs really stand out, but they certainly all rock out. Sometimes you just want a good hour of uptempo headbangers. This will certainly fill that need.
Rise is the best track off the album and takes its place among Love Removal Machine, In the Clouds, and Fire Woman on my list of favorite Cult songs. If you missed this album--chances are you did, give it a listen.


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I'm grateful to my friend Phil for drawing to my attention a story in Wednesday's Sun about a North Wales Police murder investigation that wasted £20,000 following up leads given by psychics (story here). An apparently straightforward suicide case was re-opened after information supplied by psychics was passed to the police by the suicide's family, and twenty large later it was confirmed as cobblers by the rather more conventional method of a second post-mortem examination. The police should, according to The Sun, have dismissed the psychics as "cranks" - a commendably sober judgement, undermined somewhat by the stories sitting next to it on The Sun's website: "Jacko's ghost at Neverland"; "Derek Acorah 'talks to Jacko' at Seance". Not to mention the horoscopes.
The police often accuse members of the public of mixing up fiction and real life when it comes to understanding police procedures, but it would seem that, on this occasion, they themselves have been guilty of one too many X-Files episodes. What makes this case unusual is it is normally a last resort rather than an opening line of enquiry that seems to have been done to satisfy the wishes of the family who were said to be "grateful". Touching as this is, I was not aware this was a service the police performed: wasting public money out of sympathy for the family rather than satisfying the rest of us there is some sort of process involved in investigating a death, not just a plan based upon whatever was on telly the night before.
Maybe they were confused after catching a show on Living2 that I stumbled across called Sensing Murder. It is a New Zealand TV show that re-opens cold cases and invites psychics to bring their powers to bear, in an attempt to get fresh insights into unsolved murders. It is also one of the funniest shows I have seen on TV in a long time - even funnier than Masterchef: The Professionals or The West Wing. It's a tricky act to balance - making the psychics' guesses carry some weight to make the show interesting, while trying to appear detached, to make it credible. Amazingly, for an "acclaimed" and award-winning show, they manage neither of these things, allowing the psychics to perform cold-reading techniques that wouldn't fool a child all the while failing to turn up any new evidence that helps solve a case.
So far there have been 27 episodes of the show in New Zealand, leading to a grand total of zero cases being solved. But, to be fair to the Kiwis, the show is based upon a Danish format, and they didn't solve any crimes either. In fact, in every country in the world in which the show has been created, not one psychic lead has ever produced any result. Not that you'd get that impression from the show itself or its website, which is more keen to tell you about the number of reality TV awards it has won. So maybe the cops in Dyfed shouldn't feel so bad about their recent bad publicity; they might be able to recoup the money from New Zealand TV, as the 2009 series of Sensing Murder is currently in production. And maybe by the time Ninox Television has recut it, it will turn out to be murder after all.
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I had a lot of fun making these little mini pictures and bookmarks for a group of friends. My friend, Julie, hosts a lovely ladies group every fortnight where we chat and share and have lunch. Then we focus on something spiritual to make sure every part of us is fed and watered! Knowing I'm a crafty kind of person, she asked me to do a card making session on our last week before the Easter break. Julie also wanted to give everyone a little encouragement with the scripture below since it was our special Easter session.
I did these last week so was unable to use this week's word art at Word Art Wednesday:
which is a shame because they would have been perfect for this project!
The butterfly stamp is a lovely Papermania Urban Stamps which I found at the big Hobbycraft Show in a sale bin for only £2.50!!! What a bargain for such a beautiful stamp. Its square, but I stamped it twice, turning it after the first stamp. Then I sponged distress inks all over and dusted with Perfect Pearls for a little sheen.
It was fun doing different colour combinations:
I finished it off with a punched butterfly and gem:
For the bookmarks I used a beautiful Inkylicious stamp set, also bought at the Hobbycraft show - I really did enjoy the show this year and found some lovely things: This one had different flower heads and stems and grasses.
Most of the people there had never made a card before but they all took to it and made some beautiful cards. I love it when someone discovers the joys of papercrafting!
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There might be dirty links (pun intented), but I strongly doubt pictures hosted on the board contain viruses. Are there any other users who might be able to identify the offending page (through their antimalware or antivirus software popping up)?
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Hello guys.
I use audials (http://audials.com/en/how_to_r…os_movies_from/start.html ) , works fine even on my old XP computer. The trial version is sufficient for most usages.
Hi everybody,
I haven't noticed any issue.
However, blankrefer could be intermittently down or slow to respond. The workaround is easy: just remove the "blankrefer" part from the url (i.e. the beginning) and open the link (i.e. the part starting with the SECOND http from the address bar.).
Interesting side note: if the place you are surfing from already removes referrer and other http headers (like my workplace does), the forum software doesn't add the "blankrefer" part - which comes handy for me since my workplace also blocks "blankrefer" urls. However, this forum behavior is determined at logon. So if you have issues, you may want to log off, empty your browser cache, and log back on.
Hi everybody,
I apologize in advance is what follows is straightfoward or obvious to some, or - even worse - if there's a much simpler way to achieve what I will describe. I hope this may help some of you though.
I recently noticed that vine videos could not be easily saved to hard drive anymore (I used to be able to do that by just right-clicking). Seems to be the case with both "Internet Explorer" and "Chrome". I'm describing below a simple method to save them for your collection . This applies to vine now (October 23, 2013), at least for me... things may change... they do all the time with such websites.
What follows applies to the "Chrome" browser, but it will probably be easy to apply a similar method to other browsers. Let's take for instance one of yeahstix's nice webfinds (in his post Web Finds yeahstix webfinds ), i.e. https://vine.co/v/b0jbMIvLOhm .
1. Follow the link above (i.e. click on it)
2. Display the source of the page (by right-clicking)
3. Use the "find in page" function of your browser (CTRL-F under Windows on most browsers) in order to find ".mp4" (don't forget the leading dot). There will be multiple hits. Check them one by one until you find a clickable one. It will be of the form " https://v.cdn.vine.co/v/videos…rEFngFl3sWu3S7hrAkKxmSgax ".
4. Click on that link
5. From there, you can right click and "save to disk" (using right-click in "Chrome", or choose "save" in "Internet Explorer".
Hope this may help some of you
Anonym.to has been confirmed as non-working.
Everyone has to understand that the "indirection" provided by anonym.to protects our community, since it prevents for instance blog owners to discover where all this sudden traffic growth comes from after they post pictures of their broken arm/leg/whatever.
So, until anonym.to is fixed or we find an equivalent service, open the link, delete the "http://anonym.to?" part of the url in your address bar - and you will access the link. It's a pain... but it protects us.
Hi krueckenlover,
You're probably right. We'll tune the "securitysystem" plugin that way.
I think that if you use the add-ons (for whatever browser) that allow you to open many many links "at once", you may stumble onto that problem. I only encountered it once, and for security reasons, it makes sense to leave it on.
Please indicate whether the problem is recurrent and/or really bothersome.
Anonym.to may cause a series of problems. For me, for instance, when I'm at work, it's filtered out by the firewall, so I can't access ANY anonym.to page. The trick then is simply to edit - by hand - the url in order to remove the "anonym.to" part.
Tools like "anonym.to" are a necessary evil. If we didn't use them, the referrer website would be easily available and blog and other website owners would be quickly alerted of large amounts of traffic coming from biocosighting to their holiday pictures or whatever... something we don't want !
Hello punkcast,
Can you please give an example of a post in which you encounter that problem (just copy and paste the address of the thread in your message) ? I think i've encountered it once or twice, but not lately.
For instance, in castronaut's post [mixed casts] Castronaut Webfinds , there is a mix of fbcdn with and without the "a" in the url - I can see all of them. Also, can you tell us more about your specific setup (browser, operating system, specific error encountered ...) ?
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Number: 125
Title: Come, Holy Spirit, Our Souls Inspire
Composer: alt.Plainsong, Mode VIII Arr. Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Author: Attr. Rabanus Maurus, 9th century Trans. John Cosin, 1627;
Scripture: Acts 2:3 I Corinthians 12:4-11
Theme: Day Of Pentecost
1. Come, Holy Spirit, our souls inspire, And lighten with celestial fire; Thou the anointing Spirit art, Who dost Thy seven-fold gifts impart. 2. Thy blessed unction from above Is comfort, life, and fire of love; Enable with perpetual light The dullness of our mortal sight. 3. Teach us to know the Father, Son, And Thee, of both, to be but one; That through the ages all along This may be our endless song: 4. Praise to Thine eternal merit, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.


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A second red meat industry delegation was in China in September, continuing the sector's 'engagement strategy' to strengthen relationships between the meat industries in the two countries.
Building on earlier visits by a high level delegation of chairmen and chief executives to China last year and a return visit this year to New Zealand from a delegation led by the China Meat Association (FoodNZ, June/July 2015), this latest outward bound visit from New Zealand had more of a technical focus than in 2014. It gave the opportunity to highlight to the Chinese industry and government some specific aspects of how the New Zealand industry operates, explains Meat Industry Association (MIA) chief executive Tim Ritchie.
The delegation, led by the MIA, participated in the New Zealand Meat Industry Technology Seminar in Qingdao, which was organised by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise as part of its programme for the 2015 Sheep and Beef Technology Road Show China. Guests heard about New Zealand developments in the areas of innovation and automation, including the Ovine Automation Consortium project, from an MIA presentation. In addition, an overview of the 'New Zealand chilled meat story' was presented at the seminar by MIA and Alliance Group representatives. This focused on the science underpinning chilled meat production and the processes that have been developed to ensure that customers receive a high quality, safe product.
While in Qingdao, MIA chief executive Tim Ritchie gave a presentation on the New Zealand meat industry structure and competitive challenges and opportunities at the World Meat Industry Development Conference 2015.
The delegation also spent time in Beijing meeting with government agencies and industry organisations.
China has a significant Muslim population, and the country has rapidly grown to become New Zealand's largest market for halal-certified meat, comments Ritchie.
"In Beijing, the delegation met with the national Islamic body, the China Islamic Association, to strengthen the relationship between the MIA and the CIA and to progress the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two organisations."
Another meeting was held with the China Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA). As well as being responsible for registrations of processing plants, the CNCA has been tasked with developing China's administrative requirements for halal products which will be the basis a national standard and certification system.
The MIA's presentation to CNCA outlined why halal production is a vital part of the New Zealand industry's business model and how the industry has developed significant expertise in this area over the past 40 years and is now backed by the Ministry of Primary Industry's Halal Notice.
"Overall, the visit was an important step in continuing to develop the relationship between the industries in the two countries," says Ritchie.
This article has appeared in Food NZ magazine (December 2015/January 2016) and is reproduced here with permission.


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In Greek mythology, Bellerophon kills the chimera with the help of Pegasus. He attaches a block of lead to the end of his spear and shoves it into its throat. The lead melts and the chimera suffocates.
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I love Greek mythology. Thanks for sharing this.
As you know if you've been to my blog http://caenus.blogspot.com I Love, Love, Love mythology. Thanks for sharing this. The Chimera was definitely a force to be reckoned with.
I'll have to share this with my son. He is eleven and loves Greek Mythology so he will enjoy this post. Thanks...
Chimeras are pretty nifty creatures. I love the picture you found. :)
Yikes, what a way to die! Scary.
That looks--and sounds--like one formidable creature . . .
Love this brief blurb on the creature. Thanks for sharing :D
I love chimeras!!!


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Hey Loves!
So, my son doesn't handle drastic weather change well. And since he was born, that's all that happens where I live except the 4 months out of the year where it is too hot to move. I digress.
Anywho, he gets really congested and snotty and it's hard for him to sleep and it's kinda gross. Well, really gross.
So, when I was pregnant I bought boogie wipes with one of the gift cards I got and was going to buy some more when I googled to see what other people did and that led me to many recipes. I chose this one. I doubled it, I can't remember why now but unless your wiping 20 noses a day, I would say doubling it is unnecessary.
So far, I'm really pleased. And they aren't just for my son-we all use them. I know all the ingredients in it and I can wash the wipes and re-use them. That's what I call #winning!
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Rating: PG
Thrawn McEwok
A more twisted take on Jaina's assimilation within an insect hive-mind in the "Dark Nest" books.
"I don't know why she came back here," Han grumbled from somewhere just behind Leia. "I mean, she knows they were just controlling her mind." He glanced through the wax of the next cell in the Nest. "Nope, just bugs in there."
"Same here," Leia agreed, pursing her lips as they moved round the mica path that edged the waxy central hub of the Nest. The beams of their flashlamps danced like crazy, sweeping through the vast dark space to pick out flashes of the cold, gleaming architecture. Occasionally, bug-eyed Killiks moved past them, singly or in small groups; all seemingly oblivious to the intrusion.
"Perhaps that's the reason in itself," Leia added, her forehead tensing slightly. "The mind-control, I mean."
"She's my daughter," Han frowned back. "Why would she do that."
He glanced into the next cell, and shook his head again, pulling his head back out quickly, turning away. He had his blaster drawn in his free hand, she noted.
Leia was about to move off after him, when her beam caught a flash of something pale.
"Han, wait." He glanced at her. "Let's take another look."
Slowly, they leaned in through the entry, their flashlight beams sweeping the inside.
At first, it just looked like all the other cells packed full of squirming Killiks, most of them about the length of a hand or a shin, but a few were larger, the size of frog-dogs or even human beings.
Then Leia saw a flicker of white amid the coloured chitin, and the tight throng of Killiks shifted, forcing a human body to the front a pale-skinned young woman with the frozen expression of a Joiner eyes wide and unblinking, matched by the open circle of her mouth.
"Bug****er," Han breathed.
Jaina stood, swaying slightly as if she wasn't used to standing upright any more. Her long hair was still drawn back from her scalp in a broad fan, with Killik spinners braiding it into the wall of insects behind her even as she watched. The palms of her hands rested against the flexing chitin too partially for support, but also to allow a constant stream of bugs to flow on and off her body, coursing across her skin her in a dance that wrapped chitinous figures of eight around her waist and shoulders.
Leia glanced at the rippling ropes of highlights in her daughter's dark hair, and saw currents of tiny beetles coursing and teeming amid the insect-woven braids. For a moment, she had a nauseating image of Jaina's skull hollowed out, her brain eaten and replaced by a nest of beetles.
Han had already turned away, and was throwing up violently just outside the door.
"Hi, Mom," her daughter said, in a dazed, happy voice. A thumb-sized insect dropped from her tongue to the floor. Her eyes flickered with concern. "Uhh, Dad too, I guess. We ... we'd like you to meet our friend."
"Friend?" Leia pursed, suppressing a shiver as she looked at the mass insects. Through the Force, she had an impression of vastness, a space full of Killiks that was big enough to hide an entire squadron of X-wings in and for all she knew, Jaina's XJ7 was in there somewhere, drawn into the shifting mass of Killiks just like she had been. "There seems to be a lot of, uhh ... him ...?"
Jaina just smiled. A tiny Killik darted across her bare thigh, and then a pair of slender forelimbs slipped around her upper body. Leia nearly leapt as a huge, bug-eyed head leaned out of the solid lock of insects behind her daughter's form, curved mandibles carressing her throat in an alien gesture of affection.
Jaina leaned back in the Nest's embrace, reaching one hand up to stroke a chitinous curve as two more limbs slipped around her belly. She closed her eyes, and gently nuzzled the insectoid face.
Then, still smiling flush with happiness she looked back at her mother. The Killik head seemed to be smiling, too radiating contentment through the Force.
Leia just stared open-mouthed at the creature that had once been her daughter.
"This is Taat, Mom," Jaina said. "Say hi?"
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Be still, God has never failed you. He has never turned His face. Never once, has He abandoned you; He's always shown you grace.
Even when you were so sad, you could not even sleep. You could not pray or even speak; all you could do was weep.
Your past is the sweetest story, of God's faithfulness so true. Of how strong and safe His tower of His gentleness with you,
Remember, how He saved you; through each storm He was your light. Remember, how He gave your soul His love songs in the night.
Remember, when He hid you 'neath the shelter of His wing. Remember, how He held you tight, when comfort He would bring.
Remember, that you're in His heart forever, there to stay. Be still, and know that He is God; He care's for you each day.
Remember; don't forget God's kind deliverance in the past. Do you really think He'd leave you now to fall apart at last?
Your life is the sweetest anthem that you could ever raise. Of how awesome God's provision, how to Him belongs all praise.
Wait, be still and rest in Him who carried you that day, Praise Him for His perfect plan that came without delay.
Trust, have faith, remember how God's mercies brought you through. Thank Him, and remember He'll deliver you this time too!


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Beautiful labradorite pendant with necklace (check out the backside of the pendant). More about labradorite.
The flat snake link necklace and pendant are made from sterling silver (925). The length of the necklace is 41,0 cm and the links are about 4 mm.
The blue color labradorite pendant is about 10 mm.
Cleaning: Don't soak jewelry in water but wipe them clean with a soft cloth without chemicals.


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When I first heard abut the treasure, I assumed it was in New Mexico, or NM. After all, Forrest Fenn, or FF, stated that it was located "in the mountains north of Santa Fe," NM.
After reading his book, The Thrill of the Chase, I changed my mind. FF said that the poem stands alone – it gives all of the clues needed to solve the puzzle and find the treasure. The book also contains "subtle clues" that will help.
Here's why I now think Yellowstone and the surrounding area are key
First, much of the book describes FF's cherished days of youth spent in and around Yellowstone. The book includes photos – especially photos related to fishing in the park
There is a story where FF refers to holding his thumb over a population – emphasizing his thumb. There is an area in the park called West Thumb
There is a story about a bison or buffalo named Cody. There is an area in Yellowstone called West Cody. Now, in Wyoming a man named "Buffalo" Bill Cody is something of a local legend. You've probably heard of him. There is even a town named Cody, WY – but that town is outside of the area on the official chase map. Maybe the Cody of the book is simply named after Buffalo Bill.
The book centers on Texas, Asia, and the Yellowstone area. Only the Yellowstone region lies within the designated area on the official map. Also mentioned are West Yellowstone, WY, Gallatin national Forest, and Lake Hebgen. All of these are close to, or adjacent to YS Park.
There is relatively little mention of NM, and most of it relates to the home of FF's art gallery – Santa Fe. We already know the treasure is not there – it is at least 8.25 miles north of Santa Fe.
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In the State of Sikkim, India there are many places to visit. A trip to Sikkim is not complete without a visit to North Sikkim. North Sikkim is considered to be one of the most beautiful place. There are many beautiful places or lakes to visit. Gurudongmar Lake is one them. It is one of the highest lake in the world. It is the second highest lake in Sikkim as well as in India, the first being Cholamu lake at a height of 18000 ft, also located in Sikkim. The altitude of this place is 17,800 ft. Lake which is considered sacred by both Buddhists and Sikhs. The lake is named after Guru Padmasambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche. There is also a temple of the Guru besides the lake. The blessed water of the lake is believed to posses the miraculous power of granting children to issueless couples. The lake is not only blessed by Guru Padmasambava but also by Guru Nanak Dev ji. The surface of this lake is 118 hectares. The ideal duartion of this place is 2-3 hours. This place is famous for Fun Lovers, Experience Seekers, Photo Fanatics, Adventure Seekers, Photo Fanatics. Many tourists come in this place in every year.
Gurudongmar Lake is also known as Gurudogmar Lake.
Places to Visit near
Best Time to Visit
The best time to visit in Gurudongmar Lake is from November to May. The weather is quite pleasant at that time of the year.
In Summer : The temperature in summer is 19 degree Celsius to 37 degree Celsius.
In Winter : The temperature in the winter is 3 degree Celsius to 24 degree Celsius.
How to Reach
By Air : The nearest airport is Paro Airport, lachung . The distance of this airport is 109 Km from Gurudongmar Lake.
By Rail : Darjeeling railway station is the nearest railway station. The distance of this railway station is 16 km from Gurudongmar Lake.
By Road : Gurudongmar Lake is well-connected to all major cities.


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For those of you who aren´t aware, Stockholm is situated on 59N21 latitude, which means that by this time of the year sun sets at about 3.30 pm . This makes our days short and dreary. And we all tend to get very tired. Needless to say, the only mammals that have adapted properly to life on these latitudes are the brown bears here. They go to sleep in fall and wake up in springtime. How I wish….


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Alan Watts was a British philosopher, writer, and speaker who spent much of his life in San Francisco. Best known as an interpreter and visionary who popularized Eastern philosophy for a Western audience, the concepts contained in his books still resonate today. According to the critic Erik Davis, Watts' "writings and recorded talks still shimmer with a profound and galvanizing lucidity."
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People Dr Efthymios Papastavridis
Oxford Martin Fellow, Oxford Martin Programme on Sustainable Oceans
Postdoctoral Research Assistant
Dr Efthymios Papastavridis primary responsibility within the interdisciplinary team working on this project is investigating the international legal implications of enforcement of fisheries and biodiversity protection, within and beyond national jurisdiction, including in marine protected areas.
Dr Papastavridis read law at University of Athens and University College London. He has taught international law at University College London, Westminster University, Democritus University of Thrace, University of Athens and University of Oxford. He is Research Fellow of Academy of Athens and Athens Public International Law Center. He has consulted the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and UNHCR on issues of law of the sea and refugee law. In 2012 Dr Papastavridis was appointed Director of the Centre of Research and Studies of The Hague Academy of International Law.


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Title: There is no once, and once only.
Author: Romany
Pairing: Clark/Lex
Rating: R-ish, Adult if you squint
Fandom: Smallville
Length: 1,867 words
Spoilers: future fic, post-series, post Rift
Warnings: slash, anaphora; drunkenness, cruelty and forgiveness
Disclaimer: Not mine, seriously. All belongs to Al & Miles, WB/CW.
Summary: In vino veritas, in cerevisia felicitas. [In wine, there is truth; in beer, there is joy.]
There is no once, and once only. There is only this.
For sixteen years, Clark Kent receives a case of Crater Lake beer at the Daily Planet on Christmas Eve. No signature, no return address, but there doesn't need to be.
And each and every year, Lex Luthor sits across the way at the fountain plaza, sipping a dreadful cappuccino, and watches as Clark walks purposefully out those doors, around the side of the building to toss the case in the dumpster.
The seventeenth year, he doesn't.
He walks out those doors, hoists the case on his hip, and raises one hand to hail a cab.
And because available cabs are so elusive in Metropolis on Christmas Eve, Lex has time. He has time to rise. He has time to cross the plaza. He has time to stand just three feet away from Clark and say, "What makes this year any different?" Of course, he already knows, but he wants to hear him say it, receive that concession.
"Look, Lex, I've had a sucky day, and I'd like to go home and get drunk like regular people do."
And it's Lex, a name that Clark hasn't used in so long, not the familial name, the name of power, but the given one. The one reserved for intimates—family, of which there are none left; friends, of which he has none; and lovers, of which there are few. His breath comes out long and crisp, a cloud that hovers and rises.
"Sucky? How old are you again, Clark?" And he says this softly, as if there is any chance that he could be speaking to the Clark that was any more than he could be the Lex that was. All ghosts and remembrances, a cruel auld lang syne.
For they have stood atop skyscrapers, stood across the Arctic plains. They have stood on the opposite banks of Victoria Falls. They have stood on planets, the distant arms of galaxies spiralling away from them. Each and every time in battle, confrontation, no ground given, until the stars themselves have trembled.
They have stood in all these places. And here, in wool coats and scarves, breath visible and mingling, the distance has never seemed so vast.
For Clark is sixteen and Lex twenty-three, when Lex's hands slide across that skin. Clark lies languid beneath, eyes red with drink and open, so open. And Lex is drunk too and it's too soon, too soon, and Lex knows it but can't stop. Not when Clark doesn't say no but only turns his head slightly to press his own lips to Lex's wrist.
It has only been the once and ends so badly. Clark crying and vomiting in the bathroom, Lex scrambling for the master key to unlock the door, explain and fix it. Or he would if he could find the damn key.
And when Clark claims not to remember much of that evening, Lex believes him, feels an uncharacteristic shame. Lex never mentions it again.
Four years later, when he finally knows the truth, he takes every bottle of Crater Lake beer that he can purchase and smashes them, one by one. Smashes them until his hands are nothing but cuts, blood on the ground, and it's still not enough.
The liar. The filthy, filthy liar.
But when he buys the controlling shares of Crater Lake Brewery, in order to raze it to the ground, he's called in to oversee the removal of the gravel filters. And he laughs, laughs until he's sick, as he plunges his fists into the wet grey grit interspersed with flecks of red and green. It looks like Christmas; it looks like truth. And none of it matters.
None of it matters as he brings the brewery back on line, back into production.
None of it matters even now as Clark shifts the Crater Lake Brewery case from his hip to his chest. At thirty-seven, he's just as magnificent. Even more so.
"Yeah, sucky as in suck-ass. Merry fucking Christmas, Lex." And he shifts slightly again so he can take off that ridiculous charade called glasses and rub his eyes.
Clark never swears. This is something he always holds back, keeps within his throat. It is uncharacteristic. Dirty and intimate. Lex adds this to the list of firsts that he has from Clark, the list of things he has taken.
Christ, he looks tired. This is the part where Lex should gloat, laugh. He is Lex Luthor and he gives no quarter.
For Lois is gone; Lex has more than a little to do with this. He orchestrates the destruction of every relationship that Clark tries to build. He pulls down any space that Clark tries to claim for himself.
She's a marvelous fuck, almost a match for him as she is for Clark. Lex leaves no part of her untouched. Just as Lex touches every woman that Clark so much as even gazes upon.
But Clark, the bastard, forgives her. It's the forgiveness that breaks her in the end.
Perversely, Lex hopes that she's stronger than that. And he fears that she just might be still. If she so much as attempts marital reconciliation, Lex will have her killed, slowly. And he will watch.
It is Clark's greatest fear, his destiny, to be alone. And it is Lex's destiny to ensure this.
It is only the once, and the world pays daily for this cruelty. Lex is a creature of absolutes as well as sliding greys. Paradoxical, but true. For there is anything and nothing and everything in between. There is no once, and once only. There is breath and life and death and he will hold Clark as he breathes his last, as he has once held him when he has shuddered beneath him. He will hold him as heroes do, in battle. He will hold him so or he will die, and it will be Clark that kills him.
There is no once. And the distance between them has never been so vast as their breath curls and mingles on this curb, waiting for the cab that has yet to arrive.
For Lex, there are women and there is Clark, as surely as for Clark, there are women and there is Lex. There is no once, and once only.
Even Lex's electrons betray him as he leans slightly forward. They shift valences, extend and escape. They are borrowed things only, physics teaches him this. But they are his and now they are Clark's. He can only hope, as much as he knows that this is true, that Clark's electrons make that return leap, that small compensation.
He can name every protein, every chemical, every subatomic particle that composes this man, this alien being. He comprises protein chains, molecules, that science has yet to name, and Lex knows each and every one of them.
There is no once. There are fields that fold the universe in upon itself, doors to other universes. Collapse and return. And there is this.
"Merry Christmas, Clark."
There is a universe where Lex stands on a porch and Clark stands next to him, a universe where there is love but also death, a universe that he strangles before it can be born.
For there is power, and there is Clark, and he cannot have both and be anyone other than who he is.
And Clark holds a box. The box is between them. He shifts from one foot to the other and looks away.
This distance, this shared electron cloud, there is gravity here, a force from which there is no escape velocity, only orbit. The path varies slightly, but there is only return.
There is no once.
The cab arrives, screeching sleet upon the curb, almost touching them, but not quite.
There are streetlights and headlamps and all the light seeks out Clark, illuminates him. He is forlorn, yet defiant, and has never looked more beautiful. He is meant for snow and graveyards and pain. He is meant to struggle and be broken and to rise again.
Lex must always bear witness to this. And, if possible, be the cause of it. For if he is cause, then Clark must be effect. They are action and reaction. They are always and still.
Lex reaches out of the shadows and opens the cab door.
Once, in a space that is not today, there is laughter and muted light, the meeting of hands, the sliding of skin. There is drunkenness and open mouths and whispers. Too soon, and now too far away.
There is a vast distance as Clark slides past Lex and gets inside the cab.
Even in the cramped space, box beside him, Clark is breathtaking. And they never see it as he bisects himself, plays the hero and the buffoon. But Lex sees him, for there is no escape velocity, only orbit. The rest are blinded by color, tricks of light, and that is why they are not worth the breath they draw.
He will hold him as he draws his last.
"It's Christmas Eve, Clark. Don't you have somewhere to go?" And Lex knows this is not true but fears it still. "Someone?"
Clark looks at him and disarms him with those amazing eyes. "I'm going home and getting drunk."
There are creatures that can undo a man with their eyes. Clark has always been one.
Lex holds the door open, still, and leans in. "I'll leave you to it then."
And he means it, that he will grant him space and time and isolation. Peace, if even for a short while. Not invade and kill him, as he must one day.
It is Christmas, after all. And Lex and Clark stood on a porch once, both with drink in hand. That Clark is dead and that Lex never existed, but in all the realms of possibility and vectors and chance, there is a space where he can feel that drink in his hand and feel that happiness still.
There is no once, and once only.
And so he asks, "What did you get me for Christmas this year, Clark?" A parting shot, he could hardly leave without one, it wouldn't be wise. For all his generosity, Clark is not imaginative with gifts. As if simple enmity should mean that he should stop giving them.
Lex forgives him this. He doesn't know if he could bear to receive anything that Clark would have to give.
Clark looks at him and undoes Lex one more time. He smiles, just a flittering ghost, but painful for them both nonetheless, and moves the box to his lap.
"Cab fare."
And Lex, who has had this man at the brink of death no less than thirty-seven times, who has nearly annihilated the world for five of those—Lex, who has bankrolled and bankrupted nations, who has held the presidency of the United States in his hands only to lose it, can merely smile in response and climb inside beside him.
There is no once, and once only. There is once and once again. There is orbit and return.
And there is simply this.


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In the Heat of the Moment: Why In-Store Advertising is Still So Effective
Marketing researchers have been wholly swept up by the digital wave which continues to revolutionize our way of life. Convinced that social media and augmented reality represent the marketing of the future, more traditional mediums have been unceremoniously left in the dust of this rush to experiment. But, despite the best efforts of many experienced marketing teams, these digitally oriented, online ad campaigns are not pulling in the audience engagement and sales numbers that were predicted. Now, we see retailers pondering their next step: push ahead and fully commit to new digital advertising campaigns, or try and blend them with the best of the previous ideas which still seem to hold strong.
In-store speaks to the consumer at their point of decision
The advertising compromise these retailers should be looking at is in-store banners, stickers, runners and labels. While some have questioned whether they are too intrusive, they are brilliant examples of advertising fulfilling its essential purpose; to speak to the customer at the time of their purchase decision.
And in fact, research shows that even the Millennial generation, supposedly driving the online advertising revolution with their ever-present smartphones, are more easily reached by this basic in-store advertising. Polls conducted for U.S. marketing firms have shown that millennials are highly likely to decide on which brands or products to purchase after reaching a retail store, and that twice as many rated in-store advertising "highly effective" than would even admit to looking at online advertising before making a purchase.
"Simple but effective" makes for great returns
So if digital advertising targeting the shopper before they shop is not the way to drive sales in the modern day, what is? Why should retailers be focusing on in-store posters and shelf runners over other traditional media? While a number of studies attest to the superior outcomes of physical, in-store advertising, the single biggest reason is the simple one of hard-minded finance – return on investment. ROI is the ruling metric when it comes to advertising, and with solid numbers for audience engagement and sales influenced, in-store's supremely low cost positions it as the only mandatory advertising medium for retail outlets.
Customisable on a store-by-store level
Because the physical components of in-store campaigns are so cheap and disposable, they make for a great way to consistently refresh your marketing angles and retarget the campaign to suit the season, new products or any other event. By swapping out your shelf strips, merchandising displays and hanging banners you can catch the eye of even those consumers who walk by your store every day, positioning yourself as an evergreen shopping prospect in their mind. Any Australian business ready to think seriously about a smart, high-quality in-store campaign should contact Roger Kirwan at SuddenSigns.com to discuss a printing schedule.


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Scent: Vanilla Clouds
Price: US$1.99 (got this during discount for US$1.00)
Price: US$1.99 (got this during discount for US$1.00)
According to Yankee Candle's webpage:
Up to 8 hours of fragrance
About This Fragrance
Quiet dreams float on this airy vanilla blend with hints of cool eucalyptus and sunny lemon
My Opinion:
This smells nothing like vanilla or lemon, it has a very strong scent that I'm unable to describe, it wasn't unpleasant, just unexpected (not something that I'd usually pick up) and this stuffs lasts forever. I had it burning for weeks and is still strong. I might repurchase, but it appears that this scent has been discontinued.


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How to use environment variables in your Angular application
If you develop a website that uses multiple environments such as development, staging and production you probably have a configuration file of sorts to handle things like database settings, mail server credentials, and so on for your backend system. But how do you handle such variables in the front-end? Specifically, in an AngularJS App? For instance, you might have a seperate API you're talking to for your content, which has a different location locally, than on your production server.


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In emails from the New York Fed obtained by California Republican Darrell Issa's office, the New York Fed told AIG not to disclose the payments AIG was making to counterparties when the Fed was bailing out AIG.
By Robert Stowe England
January 7, 2010
Officials from the New York Fed in emails in December 2008 pressured AIG not to disclose how much was paid to counterparties in the federal government bailout of AIG earlier that year.
Normally, such information would be disclosed in an 8-K filing by AIG.
The emails were obtain by Representative Darrell Issa, California Republican, and released to the press yesterday.
Under a bailout deal overseen by then New York Fed Chairman Timothy Geithner, the government agreed to provide 100 cents on the dollar for credit default swaps that were worth considerably less.
Through the bailout, full payment on the notional value of the credit default swaps were made by AIG to Goldman Sachs, Societe Generale and other counterparties.
The actual emails can be seen at this link :
The payment of full value by AIG to its counterparties on credit default swaps was also criticized by the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) and reported by Mind Over Market at this link:
Further, Goldman Sachs played a starring role in the entire bailout. Many many of the bailed out positions made by AIG's 100 percent reimbursement, both at Goldman and other counterparities, were written against derivatives underwritten by Goldman Sachs.
See story here: http://mindovermarket.blogspot.com/2009/11/tavakoli-goldman-sachs-played-starring.html


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In 2010, Jay Leno and the NBC brass behind him ousted Conan O'Brien from the network in what would become known as "The 'Tonight Show' Conflict."
After the incident made Leno look like a bully, his fellow comedians and late night colleagues didn't all react kindly.
The same is now happening in what appears to be a repeat situation— but this time it's Leno in the hot seat, with pressure to keep up with his younger competition like Jimmy Kimmel.
With NBC rumored to be giving 62-year-old Leno's coveted late night time slot to 38-year-old Jimmy Fallon, many are saying Leno is just getting what he had coming.
- "As a comedian, you can't not have disdain for what he's done. He totally sold out," the ABC late night host told Rolling Stone in January, calling Leno "a master chef who opened a Burger King."
- "Everyone is better than Leno," Kimmel bluntly told New York Magazine of his competition.
- On Wednesday, Kimmel told CNN's Jake Tapper: "Obviously NBC is looking to move on, because they did it once already. This would be the second time that this has happened. So it makes perfect sense. And Jimmy Fallon is doing a great job. And he's very popular. And so, I mean, hey, eventually, it's going to happen one way or the other. I mean, one way or the other, it gets going to have to happen, right?"
- "The odds are we will both leave this Earth without speaking to each other, which is fine," O'Brien told The Hollywood Reporter after the 2010 "Tonight Show" controversy. "There's really nothing to say. We both know the deal. He knows; I know. I'd rather just forget ... It helps that almost everybody involved in the craziness has been relieved of their jobs."
- "He and I are different, so we didn't have a lot to talk about in common," O'Brien said during an appearance on Letterman. "I didn't own many automobiles that were made before 1904, primarily of brass and leather… There are very few ways in which he and I relate. We're not interested in the same things. He was my lead-in. He was the host of 'The Tonight Show.' I was the host of 'The Late Night Show.'"
- Fallon opened his show this week by jokingly addressing the rumors: "I have to talk about the rumors that came out today which say that I'll be moving up to 11:30, or as my parents call it, 'Umm, still too late.' Actually the rumors are true: NBC is turning 'The Tonight Show' into a diving competition. So exciting."
- "I've know Jay a long, long time," Letterman said on his own late night show. "We go back to the mid-'70s… Jay was always 'the guy.' He was the funniest guy. He was the guy you'd go to see. He was the guy you wish you could be more like. He was funny. He was also a bit of a brat. When this came along I said: 'Oh, yes, this is the Jay I know.'"
- During the "2010 Tonight Show Conflict," "Late Late Show" host Craig Ferguson started referring to failed punchlines as "Leno jokes" and would impersonate the "Tonight Show" host.
"I really got my start on Conan, I think of the Conan people as family," Silverman said during the 2010 controversy between Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien. "Sensibility wise, I literally was on Team Conan. I played on their indoor soccer league."
Silverman continued:
The first time I ever got recognized on the street, it was from being on Conan all the time, so my heart is kind of there and I also feel like, 'Geez,' they moved… all their families. I'm friends with those people that work on that show and Conan as well, and they moved their families — their kids are in schools out here.
Really? Six months? I mean give the guy a f------g chance. He did so much for them at 12:30, but then again, I'm somebody that would probably be jazzed to stay at 12:30. I like being able to do whatever I want to do. They all want that coveted 11:30.
"I have nothing bad to say about anybody, but I do recall a certain young Jay Leno saying that he was going to take his wife Mavis out for dinner by the time he was 60, isn't that what he said five years ago? How 'bout that dinner. Mavis is starving. But I don't know… I hope that Conan winds up at, like, Fox with everything he ever wanted because he deserves it."


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The Mathematics Consortium is a Consortium of Mathematical Societies and Institutions in India and it will also include Mathematical Societies/Institutions from SAARC Countries.
The Mathematical Societies will be members of The Mathematics Consortium with voting right. They can nominate up to 3 nominees as representatives of their society with prescribed 10-year membership fees. The societies with up to 1000 members can nominate 1 representative with a membership fee of Rs. 3000/- and 2 representatives with a fee of Rs. 5000/-. The societies with a membership of more than 1000 members can nominate 3 representatives with a fee of Rs. 10000/-. These nominated members will have voting right.
After 2018, the nominated members will select the Executive Council Members of The Mathematics Consortium.
More information about this will be available in due course.
The Mathematics Consortium may organise joint activities in collaboration with various Mathematical Societies in India and SAARC Countries.
The Mathematics Consortium has organized a joint conference with American Mathematical Society during 14th to 17th December at BHU, Varanasi. It expects to organize such conferences with other foreign Mathematical Societies from time to time.
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- Beside the Russian hacking, the American voting system also suffers from gerrymandering and voter disenfranchisment.
- Politicians have systematically drawn districts to weaken the power of their opponent's party.
- Some states systematically exclude the poor and minorities from voting using different state laws.
- Its becoming increasingly difficult with technology to recount votes.
Over the past year, the public discussion on election security and integrity has focused on concerns about foreign meddling in U.S. elections. The evidence is still coming in about which countries did what to influence both the public and the election itself. The American people have been left with a vague sense of disquiet — that something untoward was likely attempted, the results of which are unknown.
I first started studying election security during the lead-up to the 2004 presidential election, when researchers revealed serious security flaws in voting machines— and found out how hard their manufacturer would work to keep the problems secret. Most of the efforts to protect elections have focused on technical cybersecurity to thwart hackers. But as someone who researches technical innovations, it's clear to me that the 2016 presidential election results were most affected by social and political forces, not technological shortcomings.
These problems with America's voting system did not materialize out of the blue, and certainly were not orchestrated by foreign powers. Rather, the election results were skewed by two longstanding, systematic, often racially motivated, well-resourced efforts: election district gerrymandering and voter disenfranchisement.
To ensure that all Americans can trust the accuracy and integrity of the 2018 election results, officials and communities nationwide must guard against foreign tampering, to be sure. But more importantly, they must prevent misuse of political power to mute citizens' voices at the ballot box in anti-democratic ways.
Fixing the elections, district by district
Political campaigns collect more and more digital data about Americans and their communities. They analyze political trends and people's voting tendencies. Using this knowledge, politicians have systematically drawn voting districts in ways that dilute the power of their opponent's party.
The result has been custom-designed voting districts dominated by either Democratic or Republican voters. This division ensures that American democracy is far less representative than it could be.
Both parties have engaged in this type of behavior, but current political maps were overwhelmingly drawn by Republicans to benefit their party. When the Associated Press analyzed the 2016 congressional election results, it found that gerrymandering gave Republicans " as many as 22 additional U.S. House seats" more than they would have won in a fairer election system. In fact, the AP concluded, "even if Democrats had turned out in larger numbers, their chances of substantial legislative gains were limited by gerrymandering."
That's just not the way a representative democracy should work.
Stopping individuals from voting
Another threat to voting fairness comes from limits on who is even allowed to vote. People's right to vote differs by state, and many states have chosen to systematically disenfranchise poor, minority and overwhelmingly Democratic-leaning constituencies. Many of today's voting laws have similar effects as those in the South before the Civil War or in the Jim Crow era.
For example, individuals with a felony conviction on their criminal record, but who have served their time and been released from prison, can vote in some states but not others. The ACLU has found that this hodgepodge of state laws has resulted in 5.85 million Americans being disenfranchised— 2 percent of the U.S. voting population. This barrier disproportionately blocks black men: 13 percent of them can't vote.
In addition, laws requiring people to present official identification when registering to vote, or when voting, are much more likely to prevent legitimate voters from casting ballots. Voter ID rules are often justified as efforts to prevent election fraud, which study after study has found doesn't happen in any significant way.
Not only do these strict voter ID laws reduce overall voter turnout, but studies have shown they do so in unfair ways, specifically lowering "African-American turnout and … Democratic vote share." A study from the University of California, San Diego found:
"Democratic turnout drops by an estimated 7.7 percentage points in general elections when strict photo identification laws are in place. By comparison, the predicted drop for Republicans is only 4.6 points. … The skew for political ideology is even more severe. For strong liberals the estimated drop in turnout in strict photo identification states is an alarming 10.7 percentage points. By contrast, the drop for strong conservatives is estimated to be only 2.8 points."
Other restrictions, such as reducing early voting and preventing people from registering to vote on Election Day, also limit how many people can vote. Again, these rules disproportionately affect lower-income Americans and people of color. And then there are the millions of Americans living in Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories who can't vote for president at all — and have no voting members of Congress.
Averting future disaster
A last line of protection for election integrity is the ability to recount votes. However, as mechanical voting equipment from the 20th century is increasingly replaced by software-driven electronic voting machines, recounts of paper ballots are no longer guaranteed. In my view as a technologist, any modernization of voting equipment should include verifiable paper receipts provided to voters and election officials alike. That way, voters can be sure their votes were cast as they intended, and any concerns or disputes can be easily resolved via an objective, verifiable review process.
Concerns about foreign meddling might be getting more attention than these American-made pitfalls - but ensuring the integrity of national, state and local elections requires paying attention, first and foremost, to the inherent fairness of our democratic processes. Worries about outside tampering shouldn't be ignored, but rather, they should be kept in perspective. Contemporary election integrity is being undermined far more effectively by domestic threats than by foreign adversaries.
The country stands at a critical crossroads. One path leads toward ever-worsening, data-driven discrimination and disenfranchisement — processes that already affect millions of Americans. The other focuses on ensuring electoral fairness — bolstering the underpinnings of representative democracy and maximally enfranchising a 21st-century body politic.


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I remember really well a speech by Giancarlo Brocci from 2nd October, 2010. This was my first Eroica, and at the time a passion for vintage bicycles brought me to Gaiole in Chianti. I didn't know what to expect from the Strada Bianca, the White Roads that Giancarlo brought up several times during the presentation which I would ride the following day.
The aim of the event I learned, was to preserve the kilometres of unpaved Tuscan roads, at the time barely used except by those living and working off the land. His speech fascinated me, and it made me think of the fields around my hometown of Bergamo which was my playground as a child.
This memory was what inspired me on 25th April, 2018 to fill a bag with the bare necessities and ride from Bergamo to Buonconvento, following the course of rivers, secondary roads and dirt roads, on the anniversary of Liberation Day in Italy. Myself, Maicol and Alessio, each on our Stelbel bikes, followed the Serio river to Crema and then arrived in Piacenza, the last Emilian province. Following the river Trebbia upstream, we climbed up to Passo della Forcella in the Val d'Aveto and then down to the sea in Chiavari, the first coastal city of our journey.
Sunny days accompanied us on the climbs and descents of the beautiful Cinque Terre, up to Lerici before arriving in Tuscany on the seafront of Marina di Massa, then Forte dei Marmi and finally Viareggio. A visit to Piazza del Duomo in Pisa was a must, mixing with the tourists who flock to see this attraction. We then entered the Tuscan territory, focusing on the Volterra, the last leg of our 530km journey before arriving at our destination of Buonconvento.
Pappa al pomodoro, lampredotto and a nice bottle of Chianti to share with friends were the things we most desired after this trip, just the right boost to face the 135km Nova Eroica course the following day.
The perfect weather, impeccable organization and authentic refreshments made this, our first Nova Eroica, an experience that I hope everyone can do, but the journey through this magnificent country is something that changes the way you go by bike.
Alessandro Caccia, Stelbel Telai