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As a small or medium-sized business, choosing cloud software– whether it's to manage your client portfolio, keep up-to-date with your HR processes or to keep your finances in check– can be a time-consuming and, to many, a daunting process.
Key Research Findings:
- SMBs want easy-to-use cloud software that focusses on keeping their data secure
- Scalability isn't that important
- SMBs want cloud apps that work 'out of the box', without having to rely on customer support
GetApp's latest research has shown that security is the top most considered factor by SMBs when on-boarding new business apps, with over 21 percent of respondents agreeing. Additionally, and perhaps surprisingly, a cloud app having 'good customer support' was only important to 5.3 percent of the panel asked, suggesting that SMBs demand a product that works 'out of the box' and don't expect to have much interaction with support staff.
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Answers to the question: "When choosing a cloud-based solution for your business, what do you value most?"
#1: Security (21.2%)
#2: Ease of use (20.7%)
#3: Affordability (13.3%)
#4: Range of features (13.2%)
#5: Flexibility (7.1%)
#6: Integrations available (6.3%)
#7: Good customer support (5.3%)
#8: Peer reviews (5.2%)
#9: Speed of implementation (3.9%)
#10: Scalability (3.8%)
Demographics: 1000 USA-based respondents from a panel of small and medium-sized business owners, between the ages of 24 and 54, with an average inferred income of between $50k-$150k+.
This research was conducted as part of GetApp's independent research program, GetData. The research was carried out to better understand what SMBs consider to be important when choosing cloud business apps for their organizations.
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Your Privacy is guaranteed with our new Phone Number Masking feature
Hi Gojekers,
In order to give the best experience for you in your journey, Gojek has run a variety of innovative solutions for your various needs. As a proof of Gojek's commitments to secure your personal data, Gojek introduces Phone Number Masking feature that will gradually become available for all customers on GoRide, GoCar and GoCar L services.
What is Phone Number Masking
This feature comes to answer the need for personal data security to every Gojek customer.
Simply stated, the presence of a phone number masking in the Gojek application means that when you communicate with our driver-partner via telephone, both your number and the driver-partner will be hidden. You and your driver-partner will be shown a masked number instead which means better privacy for all. No need to worry if during the order process, you receive a call from a masked number (for example beginning with +6221-XXX), because the driver's phone number is also disguised in order to maintain the confidentiality of both parties.
How phone number masking works:
Before you try this new feature, don't forget to update your Gojek application to the latest version.
Order the GoRide / GoCar / GoCar L service via Gojek application
Use the mobile number registered in the application for calling the driver-partner
With this feature, your phone number will be automatically randomized and your driver-partner could call your current mask number which is only valid on the trip.
After clicking the previous button, you will be directed to your driver-partner mask number.
Therefore, your actual phone number and driver-partner will not be shown. Both of you will see a masked number instead (eg,+6221-XXX).
Important notes:
- Make sure you contact the driver using ONLY via the 'Call' button in the Gojek application.
- The masked number you see is only valid during the trip. You won't be able to contact the driver-partner with the same number after completing your GoCar or GoRide booking order.
- If you intend to call from a different number on the application, you can access it by clicking 'Change' after you click 'Call' button and follow the process.
- This feature will be gradually accessible for all Gojek users.
- Rates may vary according to your provider
The presence of number masking feature in Gojek app provides security and comfort for loyal customers of GoCar and GoRide services. Through this feature, you don't need to worry about the security of your personal data. #ThereIsAlwaysAWay for a safer riding experience. Open your Gojek app and try this feature now!

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Another delayed milestone. Part 1 of the saga here. After suddenly having to write most of the 12 Days of Aniblogging in advance, Aria was pretty tired of writing...but there was still work to do. Specifically, a skipped milestone last month meant that she had to look at the Spellbook's stats for the new year.... Continue Reading →
A Cynic's Outlook on Christmas, Plus a Late 1st Year of OWLS (12th Day of Anime 2019)
OWLS is fun, exactly as I thought it would be, but it was also pretty clear when I bent prompts to things I wanted to write about... Here's the drill - I'll open with the more usual OWLS content and then cap it off with the first list of the 12 Days. Basically, all you... Continue Reading →
Balancing Blogging with Daily Life
Scott's comment on this 100 Word Anime post made me want to put my own take on things into words. Sometimes I write a post from scratch into the WordPress editor and sometimes I'll have a pre-existing idea ready to go, but I like to have 3 paragraphs' worth of ideas to elaborate on (hence... Continue Reading →
Animanga Festival #24 – Blogging Buddies
"Blogger that inspired you to be great"...can I just say "almost everyone"? I can't show that much favouritism to everyone, so I think you know the answer if you've read how this blog began - Scott was the one that got me to sign up but Karandi was the one who made me make the... Continue Reading →
Must-read Monthly Monday (Aug. 2019 ed.)
If it's not specified, the time period covered in this post is from the 22nd of July 2019 to the 26th of August 2019. Navigation: Other People's Reads | Spellbook Offerings|Coming up next... Other People's Reads It wouldn't be a round-up post without them. However, since I scour people's archives on a regular basis, these... Continue Reading →
Advance Reader's Copies
After prowling about Sally After Words, I discovered something interesting... ...and that "something" was that you can get ARC manga. I'd only heard of an ARC from the book bloggers I'd read posts from, but an ARC is an "advance(d?) reader's copy", given by the publishers (sometimes for free!) to produce hype for upcoming books.... Continue Reading →
Must-read Monthly Monday (Jul. 2019 ed.)
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Ending With a Rating – Yay or Nay?
This is a bit off course for me, since I shy away from doing reviews in the first place. Jenn's post on reviews made me think - is a number rating (or a letter rating from A+ to E-, or even an F-) to end a review really necessary? The standard practice is that yes, you... Continue Reading →
Poisoning the First Impression
If you watch a first episode because somebody else told you to, does that then wreck your first impression of a show? Zeria mentions here "[a]ll too often I hear that anime bloggers say they don't watch YouTube videos". I can't really speak on anyone else's behalf, but the reason I don't watch analysis videos anymore... Continue Reading →


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A woman, who was pregnant and was mothering two children, was shot killed yesterday by local people in Dara-e Ashraf village of Tala-e Barfak district, Baghlan, on charges of having illegal marital affairs. Speaking to Ariana News, Abdul Ahad Barfaki, governor of Tala-e Barfak, confirmed the incident and said that …Read More »
Taliban Insurgents Shoot Woman in Badghis
The Taliban insurgents have shot a woman in northwest Badghis province, the local officials said on Tuesday. Abdulghafour Malekzai, the Governor of Badghis, says that based on the primary reports the Taliban inurgents have shot the woman since her husband is an army soldier. No details are available at the …Read More »
MRRD Holds Women's Rural Industries Exhibition in Kabul
The Women's Rural Industries Exhibition inaugurated by the officials of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development in Kabul on Wednesday. Held in 'Chehl Soton Garden" of Kabul, the women from 34 provinces of the country are showcasing their rural products to the visitors. They say that organizing such exhibitions …Read More »
Sexual Favor Accusers Will Be Prosecuted If They Fail to Provide Documents: AGO
The Attorney General Office (AGO) warns that if the people who have accused the government offices of sexual favor in exchange for employment fail to provide evidence for supporting their claims, they will be prosecuted. For the first time, Habibullah Ahmadzai, a former advisor to the President accused the Presidential …Read More »
95 Percent of Women Oppose Return of Taliban's Islamic Emirate
New research of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) entitled 'Women, Peace, and Security' shows that 95.4 percent of the Afghan women oppose the return of the Taliban's Islamic Emirate and want the democracy system to be sustained. More than 5,000 people were involved in the research and over …Read More »
Abdullah Stresses on Transparent Presidential Election
Abdullah Abdullah, Chief Executive of the country, warns that the repentance of the 2014 presidential election's challenges in the upcoming election can be catastrophic. Abdullah says that the government official including heads of the defensive and security institutions should not interfere in the upcoming presidential election affairs. "They do not …Read More »
Another Intra-Afghan Meeting to Be Held Soon: Sources
Following Doha and Moscow meetings, another intra-Afghan meeting is expected to be held in near future that will be hosted by a country in the region, sources familiar with the development of Afghan peace process said on Thursday. The Afghan government and High Peace Council hope these meetings open a …Read More »
My Wife Is Still Under Taliban's Captivity: Rescued Prisoner
Afghan security forces have freed about 400 inmates from the Taliban's prisons during the last three months, the interior ministry said on Wednesday. On Tuesday, security forces broke a Taliban prison in Baghlan province and freed 34 inmates. Some of the rescued prisoners claim that a number of women have …Read More »
Skillful Kidnapper Shot Dead, Four Women Rescued
Afghan security forces have killed the head of a group of abductors and detained four others in northern Faryab province, Interior Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. According to the statement, Faryab police conducted an operation in Pashtunkot district of the province on Friday in which four women were …Read More »
Two Suspects Arrested for Killing Female Journalist
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of Mina Mangal, a former journalist and advisor to the Afghan parliament, the interior ministry said on Sunday. The family members of Mina had accused the individuals and they were on police wanted list. The suspects have confessed that they …Read More »
Young Girls Gang-raped by 'Taliban Militants' in Faryab
Parents of two young girls from Andkhoi district of Faryab province on Sunday claimed that Taliban militants have gang-raped their daughters. The family has moved to the capital of Jawzjan province, seeking justice from the government. Mother of the victims told Ariana News that two of the culprits were living …Read More »
Irresponsible Gunmen Rape Two Women in Kunduz
The local authorities of Kunduz province have confirmed that two women were raped overnight by some irresponsible armed men in the province. "The incident took place over Saturday's night in the market of Dasht-e-Archi district and both victims were relatives of a local policeman", Abdul Hamid Hamidi, Police Chief of …Read More »
Seven People Arrested Over Flogging of Young Afghan Woman
Seven people have been arrested over illegal flogging of Surayya, 22, after the individuals executed a verdict of a Kangaroo court in the northern Takhar province, said Munira Yousifzada, spokeswoman of Afghanistan Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG). According to Mrs. Yousifzada, the arrested men and victim have already been …Read More »
Women Still Being Harassed in Gov't, Private Institutions: First Lady
Afghan women are being sexually harassed in government and private institutions, Afghanistan's first lady said Wednesday. "Sexual harassment is existed in everywhere – in the government institutions, private companies, markets and streets – which is not an Afghan tradition," said, Rula Ghani, Afghanistan's first lady at a meeting where a …Read More »
Two Women Among 16 Dead in Battles in Farah Province
16 people including two women have been killed and 10 others wounded in the battles between the Taliban and Afghan forces in the western Farah province, the local officials stated. According to the spokesman of Farah Police Chief, two women were killed and three people including a child wounded as …Read More »
Two Women Among 11 Arrested for Smuggling Drugs in Afghanistan
Afghan Counter Narcotics Police forces have arrested 11 people including two women within past seven days for smuggling of drugs from different parts of the country, the Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) reported today. According to a statement issued by Afghan Criminal Justice Task Force on Wednesday, December 20, the …Read More »
Afghan Women Face Increased Sexual Harassment: Survey
Afghan women are facing an increased level of sexual harassment in the country, according to a newly released survey conducted by Women and Children Legal Research Foundation. Sexual harassment is considered the most abundant types of violence against women in different places including working environments, streets and markets in Afghanistan. …Read More »
Ghani Apologizes to Women for Using "Head Scarf" to Degrade Political Opponents
President Ashraf Ghani has offered apology to women for using "head Scarf" to degrade some political opponents of the National Unity Government (NUG) due to claims made to the address of its high ranking officials. The president yesterday while addressing a conference held for transferring responsibilities of Afghan Border Police …Read More »
Abdullah Apologizes for NUG Failure in Promoting Women's Participation
Afghanistan Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah, has apologized for the failure of the National Unity Government (NUG) in promoting women's participation and presence in governmental institutions. Speaking in a conference held for women's empowerment, he accepted that the government has lost many opportunities for improving the country's situation and further noted …Read More »
Nothing Done for Cases of Violence Against Women, Says UNDP
The United Nations Development Program says that nothing has been done in terms of probing or handling the cases of violence against women in Afghanistan. As complained Mr. Ibrahim Abu Shamaala, the UNDP director in Afghanistan, the government related institutions lack the required cooperation and coordination for handling these cases. …Read More »


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KMG Utopia Studios Sets Friday For Launch Of 'The Fred Minnick Show' Podcast
January 13, 2020 at 11:26 AM (PT)
GARY KRANTZ' KRANTZ MEDIA GROUP (KMG) has set the launch of the previously-announced "THE FRED MINNICK SHOW" (NET NEWS 7/23/2019) as a podcast through the new KMG UTOPIA PODCAST STUDIOS STUDIOS FRIDAY (1/17).
The show, hosted by bourbon expert FRED MINNICK, will feature guests including LINDSEY ELL, LIVE's ED KOWALCZYK, FLAMING LIPS' WAYNE COYNE, and other artists. MICHTER'S DISTILLERY and SAN FRANCISCO WORLD SPIRITS COMPETITION are among the show's charter sponsors.
"Bourbon and music are art", said MINNICK. "T"his podcast combines the artistic minds of musicians with the rich flavors of American whiskey. I interview artists, who open up about their lives, perhaps inspired by good drink, and delve into their favorite styles of drink. Sometimes, they don't even know what their favorite flavors are, but I help them discover."
KRANTZ said, "Through his work with DANNY WIMMER PRESENTS COUNTRY'S HOMETOWN RISING, Rock's 'LOUDER THAN LIFE,' and as bourbon curator of 'BOURBON & BEYOND' festivals in LOUISVILLE, FRED has serious credibility with the music artist community, and he is amazing storyteller. He brings out a side of the artists that is not revealed in a traditional interview which they love to be a part of."


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Bantayan Island: Essential Budget Travel Guide for Beach lovers
Just off the coast of Cebu, Bantayan Island is known among backpackers as a hidden gem. It is a literal getaway from the hustle and bustle of city life, as well as of the busy tourist beaches like Boracay and Palawan (after all, who wants a truckload of tourists getting in the way of their bonding time with the sun and sea?).
But even now as more and more tourists pay a visit to Bantayan Island, there is still something enchanting about this gorgeous, white-sand beach that still begs attention from hideaway seekers. We're not sure if it's the amazing food that comes at amazingly cheap prices, or there's some strange siren song that lures people in – but whatever it is, Bantayan Island definitely has its own brand of magic. If you're traveling on a budget, here's a handy travel guide you can pluck ideas from for your Bantayan Island getaway.
Must See and Things To Do
1. Paradise beach (PHP 50)
Imagine the white sands that made Boracay famous – minus the people, establishments, and loud music. That's exactly what Paradise Beach is like. It's a secluded strip of fine sand with crystal clear waters where you can take a dip or lay down with a book in peace and quiet. Though there are no restaurants available to serve food and water, you can pack your own lunch for a picnic by the shore. Make a day of it!
- Operating hours: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily.
- How to get there: You can get there via motorbike or pump boat (if you're taking a lot of things with you) from Bantayan Island
- Budget: Entrance fee is at PHP 50 for adults and PHP 25 for children.
2. Kota Park (Free)
While Bantayan Island is better known for its gorgeous beaches, history buffs can find that Kota Park is a sight for sore eyes too. This beautiful park boasts of an old fort reconstructed in the 1790's, used by villagers seeking refuge from Moro pirates. Kota Park also features a beach area you're free to roam and a pier where you can freely bask in a breath-taking sunset.
- Operating hours: all day, every day.
- How to get there: take a right from Bantayan Town Square to the road leading to Madridejos. Kota Park will be on your left.
- Budget: entrance fee is free.
3. Kota Beach and Sandbar (PHP 50)
If you're looking for a place to take your Instagram shots, Kota Beach and Sandbar would be an interesting thing to see. Take photos jumping, cartwheeling, or just absorbing some much-needed sun on a thin strip of sand in the middle of the sea. Access to Kota Beach and Sandbar is only possible through the Kota Beach Resort, but luckily the entrance fee shouldn't hurt your wallet.
- Operating hours: all day, every day.
- How to get there: head to Kota Beach Resort. The sandbar is right in front.
- Budget: PHP 50
4. Obo-ob Mangrove Eco Park (PHP 50)
Cebu takes pride in preserving their natural resources and environment, and Mangrove Eco Park is no exception. This eco-park features a pathway made out of bamboo that cuts across mangrove, so it's great for a peaceful walk especially if you just want to take a moment to clear your head. You can spend an afternoon here, or take a stroll early in the morning. If you're feeling adventurous, you can also go kayaking or boating to explore the eco-park.
- Operating hours: 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM daily
- How to get there: travel to Bantayan Municipality. Under the "Welcome to Bantayan" sign, the Obo-ob Road will come up on your left. That road will be peppered with signs leading to the eco-park.
- Budget: PHP 50 entrance fee for adults, while kayaking is at PHP 150 and boating is at PHP 350
Places to stay within all budgets
1. Kota Beach Resort (PHP 1600/night)
Situated right in front of clear blue waters and a gorgeous sandbar, Kota Beach Resort is famous because of its high quality and great prices. It features a restobar by the beach where you can play billiards, a wide beachfront peppered with palm trees, and a restaurant serving great food. If you also fancy an airconditioned room with good amenities, Kota Beach Resort is well worth the money.
- Location: F. Duarte Street, Poblacion, Santa Fe, Bantayan Island, Cebu
- Price per night: PHP 1600 for two
- Website: http://www.kotabeachresort.com/
2. Althea White beach resort and restaurant (PHP 400/night)
Also featuring a beachfront, Althea White Beach Resort also comes with on-site dining options and a bar (so yes, that Margarita-by-the-beach getaway you've been pining for is definitely possible). The resort also comes with free WiFi, so bringing work with you should be no problem. The resort also offers guests continental breakfast with American or Asian options daily.
- Location: Villaceran Street, Talisay, Cebu, 6047 Santa Fe, Philippines
- Price per night: PHP 800 for two
- Website: https://www.facebook.com/althearesort/
3. Bantayan Island Nature Park & Resort (PHP 1000/night)
Maybe you want to bring your family with you for fun beyond the sand and sun. Bantayan Island Nature Park & Resort is fit for just that – it features a mini-zoo with tropical birds and animals for your exploration. It also has a cave pool with waters coming fresh from springs, a cliffside reaching the beaches, on-site dining with international cuisine, a bar and a swimming pool.
- Location: Tamiao, Bantayan Island Cebu, Bantayan Island 6008, Philippines
- Price per night: PHP 1000 for two
- Website: https://www.facebook.com/althearesort/
4. Cocou Bar Hotel & Restaurant (PHP 1500/night)
Cocou Bar Hotel & Restaurant is known on the island for its superb service and delectable food selections, so when you're in for some pampering, this is where you go. Cocou features an open-air bar and restaurant right by the beach, so you can definitely get your share of some Long Island Iced Tea on a long island like Bantayan. They also offer boat rentals and island hopping services, so you need not travel far to find things to do.
- Location: Batobalonos Street Poblacion Santa Fe, Bantayan Island
- Price per night: PHP 1500 for two
- Website: hotelbantayan.com
Delicious places to Eat
1. Bantayan Burrito Company (PHP 200-250)
Tex-Mex is the name of the game here, and for hearty servings, we'd say Bantayan Burrito Company's offerings come at a bang-for-your-buck price. This humble restaurant offers nachos, quesadillas, burritos, and chimichangas, to name a few. You can also order drinks like beer (at only PHP 50 per bottle), margaritas or Cuba libre, then top it off with a sweet dessert.
- Location: MJ Square, Santa Fe, Cebu, Philippines
- Price per meal: PHP 200-250
- Website: https://www.facebook.com/BantayanBurritoCompany/
2. Stumble Inn (PHP 200)
A simple restaurant that serves breakfast all day every day – which comes with free tea or coffee, no less – is what Stumble Inn is known for. Diners can avail of snacks like onion rings, or more filling meals like a clubhouse sandwich, pasta, curry, Filipino meals (like Sinigang) and other meaty options (like beef in mushroom or pork spare ribs). Stumble Inn also offers ice cold beers and wine at very affordable prices – in fact, almost no meal will set you back by more than PHP 200. Sweet, huh?
- Location: MJ Square, Santa Fe, Cebu, Philippines
- Price per meal: PHP 200-250
3. Shake Me (PHP 30 – 290)
What goes well with a hot summer's day on the beach? Fruit shakes do – and Shake Me has figured it out. Featuring some of the best fruit shakes on Bantayan Island. Guests can enjoy tasty smoothies from mango to banana to watermelon, as well as flavored shakes like chocolate, bubble gum and buko (coconut). Shake Me also offers pure fruit juices, and their largest offerings will only set you back by PHP 290.
- Location: MJ Square, Santa Fe, Cebu, Philippines
- Price per drink: PHP 30 – 290
How to get to Bantayan Island
The only way to get to Bantayan Island is to jump-off from Cebu City, to which you can take a plane.
From Cebu City, you can take a bus to Hagnaya port, and then take a ferry to Bantayan Islands. From the Cebu City, travel will take about three hours at PHP 160 by bus to Hagnaya Port. The earliest trip leaves at 4:00 AM and the last one leaves at 5:00 PM.
From there, the public ferry to Bantayan Island costs around PHP 170 for a one-hour trip. The ferry departs earliest at 7:00 AM and leaves the latest at 5:00 PM every day.
Plan Your Budget Getaway and Shop Smart
Bantayan Island is truly a gem in itself, especially if you're looking for some downtime from your everyday hustle. Unwind with a beer or shake in hand, dip your toes in the island's cool, crystal waters, and lay down on its white sand beaches. All of it is possible at Bantayan Islands.
A trip to Bantayan Islands would set you back by around PHP 1000 – 1500 for a one-night stay, excluding airfare, and inclusive of the entrance fees mentioned above. But if you really want to make the most out of your stay and your budget, you can score travel deals right here. You can also get discounts on flight tickets by booking online on sites such as Traveloka and Booking.com.
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This release completes the beta test of version 3.16.0, and also makes some improvements and fixes a couple of bugs:
Released December 23, 2019.
This release fixes some long-standing problems that were recently discovered. The changes appear small, but touched a lot of code, so it's being released for beta-testing first.
Invoices Report: If you recorded an invoice with a handling fee but no tax on the fee, an error occured when trying to view the invoice in the list.
MySupplies: Previously it was possible to edit item specifications like specific gravity and INCI name 'on the fly' while browsing a list of items. But this resulted in the possibility of saving the wrong value. For example, if the cursor was left in the input box for specific gravity and then a new item was defined, the new item could be saved with the previous item's SG value instead of the new one entered.
To avoid this problem, a different approach is now used for editing item specifications - to change a value you must click the new Edit button. While in edit mode, all other controls are disabled until you Save or Cancel.
To make it easier to use this new approach, keyboard shortcuts enable you to do it all from the keyboard:
|Move to the next main Tab (Base Oil, Lye/Water, Additives, etc.)
|On the Additives or Packaging tab, switches between Organize by Category view and Sortable List view.
|Up/Down arrows
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|Left/Right arrows
|Expand or collapse a category in the Organize by Category view.
|Start editing an item's specifications (e.g. Notes, SG value, tracking options)
|Move to the next input field
|Save changes made to an item's specifications
|Cancel changes and exit the Edit mode
Other changes to MySupplies:
The Users Manual has been updated to reflect all these changes.
Released December 13, 2019.
This release fixes some problems and adds a few improvements.
Fixed bugs in the Product Transfers report:
The following improvements will make it easier to use SoapMaker:
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This release just fixes some problems with the Reused Products report:
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This update fixes a couple of bugs, and adds a few improvements. It coincides with the initial release of the FREE edition, and major face-lift to the website.
Changes to Soapmaker LITE and PROFESSIONAL editions:
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This update fixes a couple of bugs, and adds a small improvement.
Released July 20, 2019.
Some users still getting occasional errors when creating new categories. This update suppresses those spurious errors.
Released July 20, 2019.
This update fixes a few bugs and adds some minor improvements:
Released July 6, 2019.
This update adds one new feature - in soap recipes you now have the option to specify the water amount by Water/Lye Ratio (as well as the previous options: Discount from suggested or Lye Solution Strength.
Released May 20, 2019.
This update fixes 3 bugs:
Released April 10, 2019.
This update fixes a few problems:
Released February 12, 2019.
Another bug fixed in the New Batch form. Hopefully the last one.
An error occurred if you tried to edit the lots of a packaging item when recording a new batch.
Released February 8, 2019.
This update fixes one more bug in the New Batch form:
If you selected a different option for portions, the packaging quantities were not being initialized, so were double-counted.
Released February 8, 2019.
This update fixes a few bugs:
Released January 19, 2019.
This update fixes one obscure bug, and completes the beta test.
If you included packagaging items in a recipe, and duplicated an item specifying quantities 'per SB-x' AND 'per SB-y',
the second one's quantity was not being included in the Supply Lots Used report.
Released January 17, 2019 for beta testing.
This update fixes a few bugs.
Also added a help topic 'Specific Gravity Topics' which just lists the other pages (including the list of common substance SG values) for easier access when defining a new additive item.
Please give it a try and report any problems.
Released January 11, 2019
This update just fixes one bug, and makes a small change to the Sales History report.
Released December 28, 2018
This update provides several improvements, and fixes a few bugs.
In version 3.10, the ability to specify sub-batch portions was added to the recipe form. This is important if you split a batch into sub-batches of different sized products, and include packaging items in the recipe, so that you can associate each packaging item with the correct product size.
However this has turned out to be an unpopular change with users who don't split batches because when you saved a recipe without specifying portions you got an annoying warning.
Now, if you set your Preferences with either a default portion size, or number of portions, when you create a new recipe, it will automatically calculate the quantity or size to match for one sub-batch.
If you make multiple sub-batches and include packaging, it's still important to specify portions on the recipe form. If you don't split your batch, or don't include packaging, you can adjust portion size and quantity when you record a batch, or later by editing in MyProducts.
To make this new feature work, MyPreferences will now insist that each recipe type has at least one sub-batch size or quantity set as default (you don't need both), together with a default Tag (e.g. 'regular').
Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements.
Released December 2, 2018
Released November 17, 2018
It will no longer automatically open MyRecipes, MySupplies or MyProducts. It used to do this as a convenience, but this could result in unnecessary screen clutter. You can open any of these by clicking the main toolbar button - the window will open with the same size and location as the last time it was used.
Released September 24, 2018
This release fixes some bugs, and changes the way CDs are registered:
If you originally purchased SoapMaker on a CD, when you move to a different computer and install this latest release, you will not be able to register using the CD number - instead you will be directed to a page to re-register and receive a new number.
Released August 18, 2018
This release fixes a few bugs and adds several improvements to the program and the users manual.
Released June 22, 2018
This release provides a few improvements and fixes some bugs:
Released May 7, 2018
This release fixes a few bugs, including one serious one that can affect lye calculation under some conditions. It also adds a couple of improvements.
Released April 24, 2018
This release fixes a couple of small bugs, and marks the end of the beta test period for version 3.13.
Bugs fixed:
Released April 16, 2018 for beta test
This update adds a few improvements and fixes several bugs.
Released March 28, 2018 for beta test
This update fixes one bug - an error could occur when saving changes to a batch in MyProducts.
Released March 28, 2018 for beta test
This update fixes two bugs:
Released March 23, 2018 for beta test
This update fixes a couple of bugs:
Released March 21, 2018 for beta test
This update adds a new improvement, and fixes a few bugs found during beta test:
First the improvement: When you export any report as CSV file now, you have the option to choose either comma or tab as the field separator character. Whichever you choose will be the default for the next time.
Bugs fixed:
Released March 15, 2018 for beta test
This is a major update with new features and improvements, as well as a few bug fixes.
Previously you could only specify one size of bar/portion in a recipe, although you could specify up to 4 sub-batches with different sized bars/portions when recording a batch, or later by editing the batch in MyProducts.
Now you can specify up to 4 sub-batches in the recipe form, with quantity and size of bar/portion for each sub-batch.
Packaging items can be specified per sub-batch portion, per any portion, or total for the recipe. This will result in more accurate bar/portion costs, and make it unnecessary to adjust packaging lots in the New Batch dialog.
Waste factor and Shrinkage are now set in each recipe, rather than just applied when you record a batch. When you update to this version, existing recipes will receive the current settings from your Preferences.
When you make a new batch now, it will default to using either the recipe settings for bar/portion quantities and sizes, as well as waste and shrinkage, or the previous batch settings if any, based on which option you used the last time you made a batch. You can change this option, or enter custom settings for this batch.
To get to know this new feature, before you make your next batch open the recipe and click the new Portions tab. Set it up the way you want and save the recipe before making a batch. This is how it's intended to work now. (Of course you can still do it the old way if desired.)
You can now write off excess scraps from a batch, or reuse them as ingredients for rebatching.
When a batch is first made, or edited later and portions are changed, if there is significant excess you may see an optional reminder that you can write off the scraps and record it in the Stock Removed report, or reuse the excess as an additive for use in other recipes.
You can now print a receipt for removed stock items (products or supplies) given as donations.
A new Edit button allows you to change the date, purpose or comment for a selected record.
Released Feb 12, 2018.
This update fixes a few bugs:
Released Jan 28, 2018.
This update fixes a serious problem for non-English computers - in several reports, date range selection could cause errors.
Fixed a bug in the Product Transfers report - if you tried to print a transfer invoice to a customer branch with no shipping address saved, an error occurred.
Released Jan 24, 2018.
This update fixes one bug, and marks the end of the beta test phase.
There was a bug in MySupplies which caused column widths to be a bit off.
This version appears stable with no known bugs at this time. If you have not been trying the beta test versions, please see the list of changes for releases 3.12.0 through 3.12.2 below.
Released for beta testing Jan 20, 2018.
This update fixes a bug in the Reused Products report that could cause the program to hang.
Released for beta testing Jan 16, 2018.
In response to user feedback, the ability to enter fractional packaging quantities in recipes has been restored.
Several forms and reports have been changed to better display fractional packaging quantites.
A bug has been fixed in the Sales Record form and Product Transfer form - If you added packaging items for shipping while editing a previous order, stock may not have been adjusted correctly.
The Price List has been changed so exporting will exclude products with no stock when the Show only products with stock remaining box is checked.
If open, the Reused Products report list is refreshed automatically when you make a batch using reused products as recipe ingredients.
The Stock Removed report will show 'reused' for the Order Number when you remove supply stock that was a reused product.
Released for beta testing Jan 15, 2018.
This is a completely new form to replace the previous version. It has a format similar to the new Sales Register form introduced in version 3.11, and provides the following benefits:
During beta test, the old version is still available under the main Supplies menu in case of problems, but will be retired when the beta test phase is completed.
This new report lists all transactions where you have transferred products back into your supplies stock. It is accessible from the main Reports menu.
From this report, you can:
Search boxes have been added to MyRecipes, MySupplies, MyProducts, and Customers Report. See below for details.
Whenever you print anything now, a standard Print Dialog will show like most other applications. This will enable you to easily select a different printer or print to PDF file, or change printer properties for landscape format (best for wide reports).
MyRecipes: New Search feature - just start typing any part of a recipe name and the list will show all recipes which match.
NewBatch and New Blend Batch forms � you can now cancel and close the form even if you have entered an invalid field.
Additive or Packaging items called 'Lye (NaOH)' or 'Lye (KOH)' can cause confusion, so this is no longer allowed.
Transfers report: Total quantity is now shown on printed consignment invoices.
New Recipe main File menu has been restored and can be used even if MyRecipes is not open.
Exporting a recipe or ingredient list could cause 'invalid filename' error if the recipe name contains a character that is illegal for filenames. Now any illegal characters are removed from the suggested filename before saving.
List of All Purchases report is now refreshed automatically if open when recording new purchases.
Wizard panels on Recipe forms, MySupplies and MyProducts are intended to guide new users while learning the program. But I often see experienced users leaving these panels open even though they use up a lot of screen space. Now if a Wizard panel is unused for 20 sessions, it will automatically be closed. Of course you can open/close it any time by clicking the Wizard button on the toolbar.
Previously, the following reports could miss items recorded on the first or last day of the selected date range, depending on the time of day they were recorded:
Some reports showed a date range option 'This year' and some showed 'Year to date'. Now they all use 'This year' to be consistent and avoid confusion.
New stable release on October 10, 2017 (First released for beta testing October 6, 2017)
This update fixes a couple of bugs and adds some improvements:
Invoices report: When deleting a sales register and restoring stock, MyProducts and MySupplies are now refreshed AFTER the final message to avoid confusion.
Transfers Report: When deleting a transfer register, if the quantity to be returned to the source location exceeds the quantity made, the stock remaining is set equal to the quantity made instead of being unchanged.
Released for beta testing Sept. 30, 2017.
This update fixes one bug - The new Sales Record form was not showing the correct Product Description
and Item number after editing and saving an item.
Released for beta testing Sept. 27, 2017.
This update fixes one serious bug, as well as several other problems, and adds a number of improvements.
The following changes should make it easier to use these forms:
Customers List:
The currently selected Input box is highlighted
Keyboard shortcuts:
Keyboard shortcuts:
MyMolds and
Keyboard shortcuts:
Price List:
Keyboard shortcuts:
Released for beta testing Sept. 16, 2017.
This update fixes two bugs:
Released for beta testing Sept. 14, 2017.
This update fixes some bugs and makes a few improvements in response to user feedback.
Released for Beta Test September 2, 2017
This update introduces a major new feature for Professional Edition users, and provides several improvements and bug fixes.
If you use a web shopping cart, or a point-of-sale system, you may be able to import sales records into SoapMaker and have your product stock adjusted automatically. The Users Manual has new topics explaining how to do this.
To facilitate this new feature and address some other issues, the New Sales Register form has been changed significantly. There is no longer a limit of 99 entries, and the user interface is different. To help you adjust, an optional Tips window on the form explains how to efficiently use the new layout.
First Released as Beta July 14, 2017; Removed 'Beta' designation July 26.
This update consolidates several bug fixes since version 3.10.5.
If you have already installed 3.10.10 beta, there is no need to update.
Released July 11, 2017.
Released July 6, 2017.
This update attempts to fix one problem:
If you have a very large inventory of unique products, some changes are not captured when saving the Price List after editing.
This may be due to a timing issue, so I have added a delay to allow the database to finish deleting old tables before saving new ones.
Released June 29, 2017.
This update fixes two problem:
Released June 27, 2017.
This update addresses two error conditions:
Released June 26, 2017.
This update fixes a number of problems, and adds code to further chase some weird occasional errors.
Released June 13, 2017.
This update corrects a few problems and marks the completion of the 3.10 beta test phase. This new version is stable with no know problems.
Problems fixed and other changes in this update:
For a complete list of new features and improvements in version 3.10, please see the release notes below.
Released June 1, 2017.
Fixed a bug, and made a couple of changes in response to user testing:
Released May 22, 2017.
This update fixes several problems uncovered during beta testing:
It also adds a couple of small improvements:
Released May 17, 2017.
This update fixes one problem - when first installed, there was a problem updating your database if it contained batches made with just packaging items.
Released May 12, 2017.
This is a major new update that adds the 'most requested' new features and many improvements. It also fixes a number of little bugs.
Because this release changes lots of existing code and adds many new modules, it is being released for Beta testing by experienced users.
When you update an earlier version by installing this one, it will make significant changes to your database. So be sure to backup your data before installing it. (If you decide to uninstall later and reinstall the older version, you will have to restore your backup data, as the updated database will not be compatible with the previous version of SoapMaker 3.)
Many small bugs have been fixed, plus these ones:
Released January 5, 2017.
This is an emergency update with an important bug fix for Pro edition users.
This bug prevented the Tax and Income summary report from showing the correct supplies inventory value unless you first opened MySupplies and selected the Packaging tab. Otherwise, your packaging inventory value was not included in the total.
This release also contains the following changes:
Released November 21, 2016.
This update completes the beta test phase, and provides a few fixes:
Released November 9, 2016 for beta testing.
This update fixes several problems:
Released November 4, 2016 for beta testing.
This update includes the correct version of the Users Manual, and fixes a problem
in the List of All Purchases report (some columns were not sorting correctly).
Released November 2, 2016 for beta testing.
This update really fixes the bug in the Tax and Income Summary report.
Released November 1, 2016 for beta testing.
This update fixes one bug in the Tax and Income Summary report.
Released November 1, 2016 for beta testing.
Please try it, and report any problems.
Released August 2, 2016
This release fixes some problems and adds a few improvements:
Released May 31, 2016
Removed 'beta' designation June 30, 2016. This is now a stable release.
There is one know problem with the Reuse Products feature - An error occurs if you try to Re-use a product whose descriptive name is longer than 38 characters. You can avoid this by editing the product name.
Released May 29, 2016
This beta release adds a few improvements:
It also contains additional code to try and resolve an occasional mysterious problem with
the Batch Reuse feature.
Released May 12, 2016, Updated May 16, 2016
This is a beta release intended for de-bugging a mysterious problem.
It also fixes a couple of problems:
Released April 21, 2016
There was still a bug in the new Re-use products feature. Unit costs were not being saved correctly for additive ingredients.
If you have already used this feature to save your products as additive ingredients,
you may need to correct them in order to see the accurate costs in recipes. Please follow the steps
described below in the 3.8.4 notes...
Released April 13, 2016
On some computers, the needed system file MSSTDFMT.DLL is missing. This update makes sure this file is installed and registered.
Fixed bug in MySupplies RefreshTree sub - this
could result in an error when adding a new packaging item or recording new purchase.
Released April 8, 2016
This update fixes just one bug...
When the new Re-use Products feature was used to save products as an additive ingredient, the unit cost was not calculated correctly.
If you have already used this feature to save your products as additive ingredients, you can correct the situation by following these steps after installing this update:
Released April 7, 2016
This is a bug fix release that fixes a few problems...
Released March 27, 2016
This version appears stable, with no problems reported, so the 'Beta' designation is being dropped.
Please see the list of new features and improvements below under '3.8.0'.
Released March 16, 2016
Another fix - If you had never saved any Packaging items, then when you upgraded to version 3.8.1, an error occurred while trying to
update your database.
Released March 16, 2016
Just a couple of fixes in response to user detected bugs (Thanks for your help folks! Keep up the good work.)
If you are using the beta version, please install this update now. Thanks.
Released March 15, 2016
This update includes several requested new features, as well as some fixes and improvements. On the surface, changes may seem slight, but the new features required significant changes to many modules as well as several changes to the database structure.
It's being released for beta testing - please feel free to install it, but make sure you backup your database first. If you find any problems, please let me know by using the Contact form on the website SUPPORT page.
From MyProducts, you can now select a batch and click the Re-Use button to move some of the products from that batch into your Supplies inventory so they can be used to make other products.
You can use this feature for gift sets, pre-making soap bases, soap imbeds, and re-batching.
Recipe forms, MySupplies and SalesRecord form have been changed to include Category selection of Packaging items.
MySupplies now has a tree-view for organizing Packaging items by category. Initially, all your items will be in the 'MiscPkg' category, but you can create new categories and move items by dragging them individually, or using the MOVE button to move several at once.
You can now specify up to 3 different sales tax rates in each tax group (e.g. City, State, Country)
Previously, the Tax and Income Summary Report showed your costs based on purchase amounts for materials and packaging during the selected period. Now it provides the option to use COGS instead - this is calculated using the adjusted costs for the actual supply lots used to make each batch, regardless of when those supplies were purchased.
COGS is also shown in a new column on the Sales History report.
The Price List allows you to save unique product codes for each product, but previously SoapMaker did not make use of these codes. Now, when you use the Fill Prices button when creating a Sales Record, the Product Codes for each item will be filled in as well as the saved prices.
The Sales Registers/Invoices report shows the Product Codes for each item.
When printing a customer invoice, you now have the option to show product sizes, product codes, or neither.


text: Mathematics SL Internal AssessmentWhat is the correlation between the countries' unemployment rate and their crime rates?IntroductionCrime is not a major issue in our residential country, Singapore, with slogans such as "low crime does not mean no crime". With Singapore's crime rate ranked as the second lowest globally, I was curious to find what we could credit these low crime statistics to. Usually, we would associate criminals as uneducated, unethical individuals and thus this was why I decided to investigate and find out the relationship between a country's unemployment rate and their crime rate. With this investigation, we could possibly find the roots of high crime rates in other countries and improve on them.In the process of this investigation, I look into the crime statistics of the the country with the lowest ranked crime rate, Switzerland, and compare them with Singapore against both countries' crime rate. I specifically chose these countries as these are developed countries found at the bottom of the crime rate rankings. Furthermore, it would be unfair to compare crime statistics between developed and undeveloped countries as the states of these countries would differ, leading to other variables that would affect the country's crime rate.I was keen to investigate on this after seeing the posters put up by the Singapore Police Force with the slogan "low crime doesn't mean no crime" during my travels around the country. Thus, this lead me to wonder how Singapore was able to achieve a low crime rate. After thinking about the country's education system, I thought it should have been the education in Singapore, unemployment rate being a good indicator of that.The aim of this investigation is to find the correlation, if there is, between Switzerland and SIngapore's crime rate and their unemployment rate. Data from both countries will be collected from a 10 year span between 2006 and 2015. Two possible methods may be implemented in finding a correlation between these two variables, that is if the variables have a linear relationship, I will be using the Pearson's correlation coefficient. If not, I would be conducting the chi squared test of independence on the two variables gathered to see if the variables influence one another.Collected Data AnalysisWhen looking at the data collected, there is no obvious relationship seen between the two variables when comparing both countries. We observe that in Singapore, the overall number of crime cases increases with the unemployment rate ranging from 1.9% to 2.2%. Further on, we see that the overall number of crimes plateaus with the overall crime rate ranging from 2.5% – 3%. On the other hand, Switzerland's unemployment rate ranges from 3.4% to 4.8%, significantly higher than that of Singapore's. However, the range of Switzerland's overall number of crime cases is smaller ranging from 24000 to 36000.Scatter-plot graphs of the corresponding data have been crafted to observe the individual's overall number of crime cases against their unemployment rate.Chart 1.1: Scatter Plot Graph showing Singapore's overall number of crime cases against unemployment rateChart 1.2: Scatter Plot Graph showing Switzerland's overall number of crime cases against unemployment raAs the investigation aims to compare statistics from both Switzerland and Singapore, I plotted their data on the same graph to find out whether a relationship would be found between the two countries' crime rate and unemployment rate.Chart 1.3: Scatter Plot Graph showing overall number of crime cases against unemployment rate in Switzerland and SingaporeUpon seeing the plotted graph, there does not seem to be a linear correlation between the points shown on the graph, thus I decided to carry out the Chi-Square Test of Independence with the data collected from the two countries.Chi-Square Test With there being 3 types of analysis falling under the Chi-Square Test, I am specifically looking into the Chi-Square Test of Independence, that is defined as a test for determining whether two variables are independent. If the null hypothesis is not obtained when testing, the variables are not independent and thus have a relationship or are associated to each other.The chi-square test of independence involves four steps to find a relationship between these two variables or otherwise.These four steps include;Stating the hypothesesTwo sets of hypotheses may be crafted prior to carrying out the chi square test on a set of data, that is null or alternative. Firstly, the null hypothesis suggests that you may not predict one of the variables by observing the level of the other variable as they would not be associated. The alternative hypothesis, on the other hand, suggest that there is a relationship between the variables and thus you may be able to predict one variable's level by observing the other.Formulating an Analysis PlanThis analysis plan describes how the data is used to reach the alternative or the null hypothesis. This includes stating the significance level and identifying the test method to be the Chi-Square Test for independence.Analyzing the sample dataWith the data collected, the degree of freedom must be obtained. The degree of freedom refers to the number of values that are free to vary in the final calculation of statistics. The degree of freedom is obtained using the equation below.DF = (r – 1) (c – 1)In the equation above, R refers to the number of rows while C refers to the number of columns in the final calculations.Furthermore, the expected frequency counts of each cell of the collected data need to be calculated as expected frequency counts refer to the projected value in each cell if the null hypothesis were to be true. To calculate the expected frequency of each cell in the collected data, the formula below is used. Er,c = (nr * nc) / nIn the case of this investigation, Nr would be the total number of observed data in a row, while Nc refers to the total number of the data in a column. Finally N is referred to as the total sample number. An example of the Nr and Nc can be found below Next, the test statistic is obtained, that is a random chi square variable defined by the equation below. ?2 = ? (Or,c – Er,c)2 / Er,c Or,c refers to the observed value of either total number of Crime cases or the employment rate in one cell while Er,c is the expected frequency count of that same cell.Lastly, the P value is obtained from the Chi-square distribution calculator.Interpreting the ResultsWith the significance level and the P value in hand, we may now be able to reject the null hypothesis or otherwise when corresponding the values on the Chi-square distribution table.Carrying out Chi-Square TestHypothesisNull Hypothesis – Both overall number of crime cases and unemployment rate in both countries are independentAlternative Hypothesis – The overall number of crime cases is dependent on the unemployment rate of the country in a given year.Using the formula below, I calculate the expected count of both the overall number of crime cases and unemployment rate for every cell.With the processed data above, I now craft a frequency table depicting both average observed and expected overall crime cases with the corresponding ranges of unemployment rate.


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Toronto's medical officer of health reported three new COVID-19-related deaths in the city on Wednesday.
Dr. Eileen de Villa told reporters that the deaths involve an elderly man who tested positive at North York General Hospital and two residents of Seven Oaks long term care home in Scarborough. The elderly man had pre-existing health conditions, de Villa said.
"My sincerest condolences to the families and friends of these individuals," she said.
There are a total of 319 COVID-19 cases in Toronto, an increase of 39 from Tuesday, de Villa said. A total of 22 people are hospitalized, with fewer than 10 in intensive care beds.
Sixteen per cent of the cases are due to community transmission of the virus, she added.
"This virus is spreading in our city and this is why I keep urging everyone to stay home. When you don't stay home you are putting our most vulnerable residents at risk: our parents and our grandparents; people with compromised immune systems; and people with chronic health conditions," de Villa said.
City to close parks, playgrounds
At the news conference, De Villa and Matthew Pegg, Toronto Fire Chief and head of the city's emergency response team announced that the city is closing all city-owned playgrounds effective immediately to slow the spread of COVID-19. De Villa said she recommended that the city do so.
"I strongly urge everyone to take your part seriously. Unlike other cities and countries, we still have the opportunity to slow this virus spread, but our window is closing. We will get through this by working together. So please stay home, stay safe and take care of each other," de Villa said.
City to close sports fields, off-leash dog parks
In a news release on Wednesday, the city said it is closing other amenities in parks as well.
These amenities include sports fields, basketball and tennis courts, off-leash dog parks, skateboard and BMX parks, picnic areas, outdoor exercise equipment as well as parking lots attached to its parks system.
"While the public has been advised that fresh air and exercise is good if you are not ill, and if so, you should stay home, it has been observed that individuals are using parks and their amenities to congregate," the city said.
"The public has also shared its concerns about how parks amenities are supporting that congregation. The city is urging all residents, who are not performing essential or critical services, to stay home."
Toronto Mayor John Tory said he understands that parks are the heart of many neighbourhoods across the city but the city needs to take steps to ensure members of the public are not congregating in these areas as the virus continues to spread.
"They are some of the best parts of our city, but playgrounds and other park amenities are gathering places and the more that people gather, the more COVID-19 will spread in our community, putting lives at risk," Tory said.
"As much as it will cause further discomfort and disruption, the steps we are taking today are based — as we have based all decisions around protecting the public — on the strong recommendation of our medical officer of health."
Signs to be set up at parks on Thursday
Beginning on Thursday, signs will be set up across Toronto's parks to advise of closures, including playgrounds.
Where fencing or gates exists, they will be locked. Unfenced playground structures will be signed and taped off. Parks green spaces will remain accessible, but all amenities within city parks will be closed.
The city said its bylaws give the general manager of parks, forestry and recreation the power to close parks and amenities. Violations of the bylaws governing city-owned parks depend on the offence, but can result in fines of up to $5,000.
Toronto has more than 1,500 parks, 800 playgrounds, 300 soccer and multi-use fields, 300 baseball diamonds, about 70 off-leash dog areas, 150 basketball courts, 360 parking lots at 200 locations, 14 skate parks, five BMX parks, 50 park locations with outdoor fitness equipment, 600 tennis and pickleball courts at 185 locations, 12 outdoor allotment gardens, and 83 picnic gardens.
Toronto follows lead of York, Halton regions
After Ontario Premier Doug Ford declared a state of emergency on March 17, some municipalities in York Region began advising residents not to use public playgrounds. The municipalities include Markham, which closed city facilities on March 18 until April 5.
"Playgrounds should not be used — equipment is not sanitized," the city of Markham says on its website.
And this past weekend, Conservation Halton, which is a conservation authority in Halton Region, closed its parks.
"Conservation Halton is continuing to monitor the latest COVID-19 developments and is taking precautions to keep our workplace safe for staff, visitors and partners across the watershed," it says on its website.


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Mambo95 said:But Walsh and Kimmage don't often write about cycling. Walsh, for example, writes mostly about rugby, but I've yet to see him stand up in a six nations press conference and ask how the players got so big. Why not? Perhaps because he'd lose access and rugby's important to his income?
Really? Sounds like you are playing fast and loose with the facts to suit your agenda.
He talked about doping and rugby in the NYVelocity interview. The interview sums it up nicely, shame that L'Equipe didn't stay the course but thank god for Walsh, Kimmage and others with some guts and integrity.
AS: Part of this blog post also says that Pierre's favorite sport is rugby, and it says that in rugby dope testing is virtually non-existent. Is it hypocritical for you guys to follow rugby yet tear down cycling?
DW: [...] I would have no hesitation in addressing that...I've written loads of doping stuff about rugby, I've written loads of doping stuff about athletics, I've written loads of doping stuff about swimming. Cycling is just one other sport, although you'd have to say one that has a very particular and very hard to eradicate problem.
AS: Ok, I'm going to stop being devil's advocate and go back to being myself.
DW: I'm sorry if I sound antagonistic, I'm not. But I'm just defending myself, I believe in what I do.
AS: I just thought this posting was a good crystallization of a lot of what I see on forums when people complain about you guys.
DW: Sure. People genuinely believe this. But this argument, to say that rugby is Pierre's favorite sport, is ridiculous. This guy started out in life as the best cycling writer in l'Equipe. In 1999 when Lance won his first Tour, Pierre was The Man. When l'Equipe was sending someone to interview Lance in Texas, I think it was 1997 during his year out in cancer rehab, l'Equipe sent Pierre, because he was their best cycling guy. He was the guy who would write the most engaging piece. He loved the sport.
He then saw how corrupt it was in 1998, and he said to his bosses at l'Equipe "I will only cover this sport now if you allow me to cover doping in this sport. Because until I believe these guys are riding in some way that's fair, starting from the same line, all of them, there's no point in writing about the results. Because they mean NOTHING."
And l'Equipe says, "Yeah, Pierre, we think that's right, because doping is a scourge in the sport. Do it." Of course, Pierre, being Pierre, did it so well that a lot of the riders were refusing to talk to him. And to put pressure on the newspaper, a lot of the riders said they wouldn't speak to Pierre's colleagues who didn't give a damn about doping. Those guys went to Pierre's bosses and said, "Look, we can't do our job because this guy is always writing about doping."
And l'Equipe found itself in a very difficult position, because most of their cycling coverage wasn't doping. All of Pierre's writing was on doping, but they write 40 pages about cycling, there might be one piece about doping. So they had a problem. They felt that their coverage was being undermined by Pierre's reputation as the guy who always asked about doping, so they tried to silence Pierre. Pierre went to l'Equipe, and said, "The guys who complained about me asking about doping, have engaged in pot belge parties WITH RIDERS. And you listen to their complaints."
And of course l'Equipe freaked when Pierre talked about their journalists who were engaged in pot belge parties. But it was true. And in the end Pierre was in a situation where they basically wanted to get rid of him on this basis, he had the usual responsibilites of mortgage, having to get a job, and basically l'Equipe came to a good financial settlement with Pierre, to ease him out provided Pierre wouldn't talk too freely about his colleagues. Pierre needed to live, so that's how Pierre ended his time with l'Equipe.
It was a story that told you that ultimately, people whose guiding principle is the bottom line will always do what's best for the bottom line. The ASO have reacted in the same way. My view is that when the chips are down, and we're talking about the big stakes, the UCI will always act the same. It will protect the interests of cycling. What I mean when I say that is they'll protect the commercial interests of cycling.


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Abstract: A famous conjecture about group algebras of torsion-free groups states that there is no zero divisor in such group algebras. A recent approach to settle the conjecture is to show the non-existence of zero divisors with respect to the length of possible ones, where by the length we mean the size of the support of an element of the group algebra. The case length $2$ cannot be happen. The first unsettled case is the existence of zero divisors of length $3$. Here we study possible length $3$ zero divisors in the rational group algebras and in the group algebras over the field $\mathbb{F}_p$ with $p$ elements for some prime $p$. As a consequence we prove that the rational group algebras of torsion-free groups which are residually finite $p$-group for some prime $p\neq 3$ have no zero divisor of length $3$. We note that the determination of all zero divisors of length $3$ in group algebras over $\mathbb{F}_2$ of cyclic groups is equivalent to find all trinomials (polynomials with 3 non-zero terms) divided by irreducible polynomials over $\mathbb{F}_2$. The latter is a subject studied in coding theory and we add here some results, e.g. we show that $1+x+x^2$ is a zero divisor in the group algebra over $\mathbb{F}_2$ for some element $x$ of the group if and only if $x$ is of finite order divided by $3$ and we find all $\beta$ in the group algebra of the shortest length such that $(1+x+x^2)\beta=0$; and $1+x^2+x^3$ or $1+x+x^3$ is a zero divisor in the group algebra over $\mathbb{F}_2$ for some element $x$ of the group if and only if $x$ is of finite order divided by $7$.received 09.12.2018, accepted 04.11.2019 (14 pages)
Abstract: Let $G$ be a finite group and ${\mathcal{F}}$ be a non-empty formation. We define the ${\mathcal{F}^*}$-norm, denoted by $N_{\mathcal{F}}^{*}(G)$, to be intersection of the normalizers of the ${\mathcal{F}}$-residuals of all $F$-subgroups of $G$, where $F={\mathcal{N}}{\mathcal{F}}$ is the class of all groups whose ${\mathcal{F}}$-residuals are nilpotent. In this paper, we research the properties of $N_{\mathcal{F}}^{*}(G)$ and investigate the relationship between $N_{\mathcal{F}}^{*}(G)$ and $N_{\mathcal{F}}(G),$ where $N_{\mathcal{F}}(G)$ is the intersection of the normalizers of the ${\mathcal{F}}$-residuals of all subgroups of $G.$ We show that $N_{\mathcal{F}}^{*}(G)=N_{\mathcal{F}}(G)$ if ${\mathcal{A}}\subseteq {\mathcal{F}}\subseteq{\mathcal{N}}.$received 21.06.2018, accepted 28.10.2019 (10 pages)
Abstract: A ringed partially ordered set with zero is a pair $(L, F)$, where $L$ is a partially ordered set with a least element $0_L$ and $F\colon L\to\mathbf{Ring}$ is a covariant functor. Here the partially ordered set $L$ is given a category structure in the usual way and $\mathbf{Ring}$ denotes the category of associative rings with identity. Let $\mathbf{RingedParOrd}_0$ be the category of ringed partially ordered sets with zero. There is a functor $\mathcal{H}\colon\mathbf{Ring}\to\mathbf{RingedParOrd}_0$ that associates to any ring $R$ a ringed partially ordered set with zero $(Hom(R), F_R)$. The functor $\mathcal{H}$ has a left inverse $Z\colon\mathbf{RingedParOrd}_0\to\mathbf{Ring}$. The category $\mathbf{RingedParOrd}_0$ is a fibred category.received 27.02.2019, accepted 28.10.2019 (10 pages)
Abstract: Let $R$ be a unital subring of a commutative ring $S,$ which is a free $R$-module of rank $m.$ In 1994 and then in 2017, V. A. Koibaev and we described normalizers of subgroups $GL(n, S)$ and $E(n, S)$ in $G = GL(mn, R)$, and showed that they are equal and coincide with the set $\{g \in G: E(n, S)^g \leq GL(n, S)\} = Aut(S/R) \ltimes GL(n, S).$\mathcal{H}reover, for any proper ideal A of R, $$N_{G}(E(n, S)E(mn, R, A)) = \rho_{A}^{-1}(N_{GL(mn, R/A)}(E(n, S/SA))).$$ In the present paper, we prove similar results about normalizers of classical subgroups, namely, the normalizers of subgroups $EO(n, S), SO(n, S), O(n, S)$ and $GO(n,S)$ in $G$ are equal and coincide with the set $\{g \in G: EO(n, S)^g \leq GO(n, S)\} = Aut(S/R) \ltimes GO(n, S).$ Similarly, the ones of subgroups $Ep(n, S),$\\ $Sp(n, S)$ and $GSp(n, S)$ are equal and coincide with the set $\{g \in G: Ep(n, S)^g \leq GSp(n, S)\} = Aut(S/R) \ltimes GSp(n, S).$ Moreover, for any proper ideal $A$ of $R,$ $$N_{G}(EO(n, S)E(mn, R, A)) = \rho_{A}^{-1}(N_{GL(mn, R/A)}(EO(n, S/SA)))$$ and $$N_{G}(Ep(n, S)E(mn, R, A)) = \rho_{A}^{-1}(N_{GL(mn, R/A)}(Ep(n, S/SA))).$$ When $R = S,$ we obtain the known results of N. A. Vavilov and V. A. Petrov.received 18.10.2018, accepted 10.10.2019 (13 pages)
Abstract: In a classical paper, Manin gives a congruence [15, Theorem 1] for the characteristic polynomial of the action of Frobenius on the Jacobian of a curve $C$, defined over the finite field $\mathbf{F}_{q}$, $q=p^m$, in terms of its Hasse-Witt matrix. The aim of this article is to prove a congruence similar to Manin's one, valid for any $L$-function $L(f,T)$ associated to the exponential sums over affine space attached to an additive character of $\mathbf{F}_q$, and a polynomial $f$. In order to do this, we define a Hasse-Witt matrix $\mathrm{HW}(f)$, which depends on the characteristic $p$, the set $D$ of exponents of $f$, and its coefficients. We also give some applications to the study of the Newton polygon of Artin-Schreier (hyperelliptic when $p=2$) curves, and zeta functions of varieties.received 21.03.2019, accepted 04.10.2019 (21 pages)
Abstract: We discuss some elementary questions in the calculus of variations related to the Lavrentiev phenomenon and the uniqueness of the minimizers.received 17.07.2019, accepted 27.09.2019 (6 pages)
Abstract: We establish the boundedness of the Erd\'{e}lyi-Kober fractional integral operators on ball Banach function spaces. In particular, it gives the boundedness of the Erd\'{e}lyi-Kober fractional integral operators on amalgam spaces and Morrey spaces.received 23.07.2019, accepted 10.09.2019 (14 pages)
Abstract: We give a criterion for the good reduction of semistable $K3$ surfaces over $p$-adic fields. We use neither $p$-adic Hodge theory nor transcendental methods as in the analogous proofs of criteria for good reduction of curves or $K3$ surfaces. We achieve our goal by realizing the special fiber $X_s$ of a semistable model $X$ of a $K3$ surface over the $p$-adic field $K$, as a special fiber of a log-family in characteristic $p$ and use an arithmetic version of the Clemens-Schmid exact sequence in order to obtain a Kulikov-Persson-Pinkham classification theorem in characteristic $p$.received 23.04.2019, accepted 27.08.2019 (20 pages)
Abstract: We describe the module of integrable derivations in the sense of Hasse-Schmidt of the quotient of the polynomial ring in two variables over an ideal generated by the equation $x^n-y^q$.received 08.01.2019, accepted 08.07.2019 (12 pages)
Abstract: We estimate the number of composite elements in the $n$-th grade of a group semiring of finite boolean groups. In view of this result we conjecture that the composites in these semirings of finite groups are thinly dispersed.received 15.08.2018, accepted 02.07.2019 (6 pages)
Abstract: It is well known that all of the prime cyclotomic polynomials and binary cyclotomic polynomials are flat,
and the flatness of ternary cyclotomic polynomials is much more complicated.
Let $p
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Abstract: Let $G$ be a finitely generated relatively free group that is locally graded. We show that either $G$ contains a non-trivial free subsemigroup or $G$ is nilpotent-by-finite.received 30.05.2018, accepted 17.06.2019 (5 pages)
Abstract: In this paper we considerably extend the class of known $\alpha$-minimizing hypercones using sub-calibration methods. Indeed, the improvement of previous results follows from a careful analysis of special cubic and quartic polynomials.received 29.10.2018, accepted 31.05.2019 (20 pages)
Abstract: For a completely regular frame $L$, the ring $\mathcal{R}L$ of real-valued continuous functions on $L$ is equipped with the uniform topology. The closed ideals of $\mathcal{R}L$ in this topology are studied, and a new, merely algebraic characterization of these ideals is given. This result is used to describe the real ideals of $\mathcal{R}L$, and to characterize pseudocompact frames and Lindelöf frames. It is shown that a frame $L$ is finite if and only if every ideal of $\mathcal{R}L$ is closed. Finally, we prove that every closed ideal in $\mathcal{R}L$ is an intersection of maximal ideals.received 31.01.2018, accepted 30.04.2019 (18 pages)
Abstract: The definition of a pseudo-dualizing complex is obtained from that of a dualizing complex by dropping the injective dimension condition, while retaining the finite generatedness and homothety isomorphism conditions. In the specific setting of a pair of associative rings, we show that the datum of a pseudo-dualizing complex induces a triangulated equivalence between a pseudo-coderived category and a pseudo-contraderived category. The latter terms mean triangulated categories standing in between the conventional derived category and the coderived or the contraderived category. The constructions of these triangulated categories use appropriate versions of the Auslander and Bass classes of modules. The constructions of derived functors providing the triangulated equivalence are based on a generalization of a technique developed in our previous paper [45].received 24.09.2018, accepted 30.04.2019 (77 pages)
Abstract: In this article, we study the multiplicity of weak solutions to the boundary value problem \begin{eqnarray*} -G_\alpha u&=& g(x,y,u) + f(x,y,u) \ \mbox{ in }\ \ \Omega,\\ u&=&\ 0 \hskip 3cm \mbox{ on }\ \partial \Omega, \notag \end{eqnarray*} where $\Omega$ is a bounded domain with smooth boundary in $\mathbb{R}^N \ (N \ge 2), \alpha \in \mathbb{N}, g(x,y,\xi),$ $ f(x,y,\xi) $ are Carathéodory functions and $ G_\alpha $ is the Grushin operator. We use the lower bounds of eigenvalues and an abstract theory on sign-changing solutions.received 01.04.2019, accepted 19.04.2019 (16 pages)
Abstract: Let $(K,|\cdot |)$ be a local field. In this paper we define an invariant analogous to the discriminant over $K$ for certain transcendental elements over $K$.received 03.12.2018, accepted 28.03.2019 (8 pages)
Abstract: This paper investigates the projective dimension of the maximal right ring of quotients $Q^r(R)$ of a right non-singular ring $R$. Our discussion addresses the question under which conditions $p.d.(Q) \leq 1$ guarantees that the module $Q/R$ is a direct sum of countably generated modules extending Matlis' Theorem for integral domains to a non-commutative setting.received 11.12.2018, accepted 25.03.2019 (16 pages)


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Un-Shattering Lucy (Lucy & Harris #4) - Terri Anne Browning
The cold January rain was numbing my body while the pain in my soul numbed my brain. I'd been moving on autopilot for the last few days, but today I couldn't do that. My life was on the line and I couldn't leave California without at least trying to fight for it.
I was leaving in just a few hours. Mom had spent the last two days packing up all the clothes she thought I would need for school. All the pictures on my bedroom walls were in boxes. All my favorite books had been carefully packed and everything was waiting so neatly by the front door at home. My parents were flying out to D.C. with me and would stay two days while I got settled in for the spring semester at Georgetown.
I'd spent most of my life dreaming about going to Georgetown, but now it felt like it was going to be my prison. I'd made the choice not to accept the early entrance spot they had offered in their English program. I had been set to start UCLA in the fall. I didn't want to move across the country when everything I needed—everyone I needed—was right there in California.
All those plans had gone to hell when Tessa Conway had turned my life—our life—upside down.
She hadn't just destroyed my plans. She'd obliterated my future with Harris as well. She'd taken everything from me when she had nearly killed Harris by drugging him. I was still unable to get the videos she had sent to my phone out of my head, was haunted by every groan and sigh that had left Harris while he'd done things with her that I'd been aching for from him.
None of that had mattered, however, the second that Harris had thrown me out of his hospital room. Having him toss me out had been the kick to the chest that had made me realize that no matter what had happened with Tessa, I wanted to fight for him.
Fight for us.
That he didn't want to fight for us had hurt more than seeing those fucking videos. That he hadn't even tried was slowly killing me.
With my hair dripping into my face and my lips trembling, I blindly reached for the doorbell. I heard the footsteps on the other side, waited while someone looked through the peephole and paused. Several long moments passed and I wrapped my arms around myself in an attempt to keep from falling apart right there on the Cutters' front steps.
I'd snuck out of the house when I couldn't get Harris to answer his phone or anyone else to pick up on the landline. I couldn't leave that night without at least talking to Harris first. I couldn't just walk away without trying, damn it.
Finally, the door opened and Natalie Cutter looked down at me with a mixture of concern, pity and determination darkening her blue-gray eyes. I sucked in a deep breath, watched as the air misted with my exhale and met her gaze with my own determination. "I need to see him, Nat." She opened her mouth and I knew she was going to turn me away. I reached for her hand, held on like my life depended on it—because it fucking did—and whispered the only word I could. "Please."
She jerked like I had slapped her and carefully pulled her hand free. Instead of pushing me away like I had feared, her arm wrapped around me and gently pulled me inside her home. "You're soaked, Lu," Natalie gently scolded as she pulled me into the living room. "Dev, bring me a towel," she called.
"Be right there, baby."
There was a fire already blazing and Natalie urged me closer to it. The heat hurt against my cold, damp body and I shied away from it, not wanting the numbness to go away. I needed that numbness to help hold myself together.
"You're going to get pneumonia, honey." Natalie pushed my dripping hair back from my eyes and ran her blue-gray eyes over my face as if looking for something. After only a moment her eyes darkened and she turned away with pity still shining in her eyes.
I swallowed back a small sob, hating that this was hurting her just as much as it was me. She'd nearly lost her stepson less than a week ago. The thought of having nearly lost Harris had almost killed me on the spot so I knew she was still hurting from what had almost happened.
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